NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES.

Useful Information.

MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o’clock.

The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about II p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE.

The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured : Wheat flour, 1 pound is 1 quart. Indian meal, I pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, I pound is I quart. Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is I quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound 1 ounce ate I quart. Ten eggs are I pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sjxteen large tablespoonsful are 1 pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are 1 gill. Four large teaspoonsful are l / 2 gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints ate I quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds yi pint. A common sized wine glass is a gill. A tea-cup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to I tablespoon ful.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MAR RIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Births. —Parents and all other persons pre sent at a birth, are liable under the Act for Registration under penalty of £10 ; failing, the occupier of house in which such birth took place is liable. Births are registered free up to sixty-two days, day of birth and of registra ti®n, both inclusive; afterwards up to six months, on payment of ss. penalty, and after declaration as to truth of particulars being duly made ; and beyond six months only after conviction before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of certificate of conviction signed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of such conviction. There are other provisions as to registration of children found exposed, and registration of names within one year of birth. Marriages.—Marriages . must be solem nized with open doors, between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting to be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous of being married must give notice to the Registrar of the district, and take out a Marriage Certificate; but before doing so, must have resided in the district three clear days immediately preceedmg the application for certificate. The fees are :—for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s 6d ; Marriage, by Registrar, £1 ; and 2s 6d for Copy of Marriage Registrar. Persons wishing to be married out of the dis trict in which they live, can only do so by residing in the district in which they wish to be married for three clear days, and obtaining certificate from the Registrar of that district. And persons living in different districts must either both reside for three clear days in the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, viz:—one from the Registrar of each of the districts in which they reside. Any person making false affirmation, declaration, or repre sentation before a Registrar, is guilty of mis demeanour.

Deaths. —The occupier of house in which death occurs, and all persons present at a death, are liable for the registration within thirty one days; and failing these, the Undertaker or person so acting, under penalty of ,£10; but any of the persons liable may depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to attend and register; and the person registering MUST in all cases take to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate of Death. In all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seven days, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders pre sent at such burial. Undertakers not return ing such Burial Certificates within seven days are liable to a penalty of £5 : and Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificates are also liable to a penalty of £s. Any person not attending to register, after notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £2O There are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various provisions of th<» Act. g

VACCINATION.

Useful Information

By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government for the district, or to some qualified Medical Practitioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. 1* or breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the parents of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of j£io, The word “parent” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child.

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES.

'“The Slaughter-House Act, iSjy,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1577. I f such slaughter-house is within the above described limit, application for the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, fnot being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each 1 week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.”

MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES.

Table of Fees to be taken in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by Bailiffs. Service of summons or subpoena, or order or copy of notice of set-off, if within 2 miles of the Court Blouse, 3s ; for every extra mile, one way, is ; bailiff’s fee upon execution of any warrant, or going to{ view tenement, upon each view, 4s; executing any warrant, or going to view tenement beyond 2 miles from the Court Blouse, for every extra mile, one way, is ; poundage on sum levied or received under distress, is ; for keeping possession, per diem, any sum not exceeding 8s; auctioneer’s commission on sale of goods taken in execu tion, 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on sum for which the body is taken in execution, is.

Table of Fees to be tucen in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by the Resident Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, or their Clerks.

For issuing every warrant of apprehension or committal, except in cases hereinafter ex pressly provided for, 6d in the £. For every summons for commitment under section of “The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the amount of the original demand then remaining due. For every hearing of the matters mentioned in such summons for commitment, 6d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of apprehension under the Bth section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of committal under the 9th section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 6d in the £ on the amount last said.

For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; for any sum not exceeding £20 —ss, Ditto not exceeding £so—7s 6d. Dirio not exceed ing £loo 10s. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,”; for any sum not exceeding ,£5 —4s; not exceeding -53; not exceeding —Bs ; not exceeding las ; not exceeding ;£ioo —20s. For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,” the same fees as payable in respect of the like proceed ings under “The District Courts Act,”

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THE ASHBURTON HERALD,

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton. Friday, November 21, 1879.



\ £ Affidavit or Declaration ... ... o 2 6 Agreements, where the value is of £20 or upwards. ... ... o 1 0 Ditto, deed, xos. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com- pany, on every £100 of nomi- nal capital ... ... ... o 1 0 Appointments, of power over pro- perty ... ... ... o 10 0 Bill of Exchange, on demand ... o 0 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every £50 or part thereof ... 0 1 0 Bill ot Lading, or receipt, or copy... 0 1 0 Certificate of Incorporation ... 5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum ... 0 0 1 Conveyance for every £$o, or part thereof .. . . ... 0 5 0 Deed of Settlement, foi every ;£ico, or part thereof ... ... 0 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged ... 0 10 0 Lease, without premium, for every or part thereof annual rent ... ... ... O 2 0 Ditto, with premium, with or with- out rent, or with premium an annual rent of £20 or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun- terpart of Lease ... ... O 2 6 Policy of Insurance, Marine, tor every or part there- of... ... ... ... 0 1 0 Ditto, not exceeding six months for every £100, is. ; 12 months ... 0 2 0 Power of Attorney ... ... 0 10 0 Promissory Notes on demand ... 0 0 1 Ditto, other than to bearer, on de- mand, not exceeding £25, 6d ; not exceeding is ; and for every additional £5°> or part ... ... ••• O 1 0 Receipt for £2, 01 upwards ... 0 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £20, is ; 2s 6d ; ,£100, 5s; exceed- ing for every £50 or part thereof ... ... ... 0 0 1 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £100 of value ... ... ... 0 10 0



6 pH O o n s? 0 0 § o -2 0 0 0 tr> M o* S? V* Filing plaint, including pliant s. s. s. s. s. note, if any Filing notice of set-off, accord- I 2 4 5 S ing to amount claimed 1 2 3 4 6 Hearing... Payment of money into Court before judgment, according 3 4 6 8 12 to amount paid in id. n the s.. s. s. s. s. Judgment ... :.. 1 I 2 4 8 Summons to a party Summons to a witness (to n- 1 3 4 5 6 elude one name) Order not being in nature of 2 2 2 2 4 final judgment ... Adjournment of hearing on application of plaintiff or 2 2 2 2 2 defendant Swearing witnesses, exceeding 1 2 3 4 5 3 on either side... Warrant of distress or for seizure of specific goods 1 1 0 2 2 (value) Warrant for delivery of pos- 3 4 s 6 7 session of tenement Filing agreement (as to juris- 4 4 4 4 4 diction) Filing memorandum of claim 2 2 2 2 2 by landlord for rent 1 2 3 4 5 Order for re-hearing 2 2 2 2 2 Older giving leave to appeal Settling case for appeal, not 2 3 4 5 6 exceeding 5 folios Where case exceeds 5 folios 10 IO 10 10 10 each additional folio 1 I 1 1 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... 1 I 1 1 1 For every search ... For every document required in proceedings and not 1 I 1 1 1 enumerated For every folio above 2 of 90 2 2 2 2 2 words each 1 I 1 1 1 For every copy of any such d. d. d. d. d. document, per folio 6 6 6 6 6 On every application to the s. s. s. s. s. Court, not being a hearing Filing notice of any such 3 s 7 9 12 application Filing, &c., ©f bond under 1 2 3 4 5 Sections 89 and 100 of Act 5 5 5 5 5



Tentmaker. NOTICE. RE-OPENING. WM. PATCHING T>EC‘-S to inform the inhabitants of i> Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, Jsaving purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. \i LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted pal terns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and Hemp Halters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES The following:— Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bojs’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS the address — WM. PATCHING (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton 108 a > Public Notices. C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND f VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated tho Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA FIELD “HERALD” DELIVERY. Subscribers t© the ashburtor Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by the Boy, at their residences, every Tues day and Friday. GREENSTREET, WESTERFIELD, UPPER ASHBURTON, AND MOUIST SOMERS. Subscribers residing in the above ~is ■tricts will be supplied by Coskson * coach. Orders received by Messrs. Tisch and R. Morgan. New Subscribers will please forward their names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. . Subscription : By post or Boy, Bs. Gd. per quarter; in advance, 7s. Gd. per quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald will contain all the latest telegraphic and other news, grain and produce market reports, and particu lar attention will be paid to the wants of settlers. All notices referring to the Borough Council, County Council, and the Road Boards, will be found in the Hearld. Agencies where The Herald can be i'U-tt ■ J obtained : ; Wakanui School ... Mr. Ginney Wakanui Creek.. ... G. Leadley Seafield Mr. Atkinson T. M. Jones Engle .V. ... Mr. Tisch jvibuin Somers .... R. Morgan The Agents will supply primed forms ’7 ! for new subscribers to sign'



Business Notices. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends and the public of Ashburton for the liberal suppoi’t accorded them during the past five years, and to intimate that they HAYE OPENED new business premises in East Street near the Bank of New Zealand, where they will bo prepared to supply Agricul tural and Garden Seeds of every descrip tion. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET. The facilities we possess for testing the quality of all Seeds offered by us, and our desire to extend this branch of our busi ness, will be a sufficient guarantee that' all Seeds offered by us will be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. SEALY”BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. ' 306 a



NEW rjIAILORING THE TRIANGLE, Wakanui Road, near H. M. Jones’. G. J. F. LUBLOW, PRACTICAL TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Begs to announce to the public of Ashbur ton and the surrounding district that he HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS, and is prepared to execute orders equal to anything in the Colony. One trial will be sufficient as to Fit, Style, and Workmanship. Dress Suits, in various styles, and latest fashions. 1 weed Suits of every kind in latest styles. Fancy Coatings, and Vest ings. Cord Pants; Trousers strapped and cuffed. A good assortment of Tweeds and Cloth m Stock. Reasonable Prices will be charged, and satisfaction guaranteed. the address— G. J. F. LUBLOW, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. 283 a ESTABLISHMENT, Gasfitters, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Gas Company 's Gas should give their orders at once have their premises fitted with Gas Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gas is brought into the town. J. C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, Hot and Cold Water Engineer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. N.B.— Artesian Wells sunk and Pump* fitted and repaired ; 0. G. Guttering fixed at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812 Fruiterers, &c.



W. T. DAVISON, REENGROCER & FRUITERER, Has on Sale— Good Oranges Lemons Dates Rhubarb, in any quantity Cocoanuts Good Potatoes Onions Cabbages Turnips Garden Seeds Thyme and Sage All kinds of Herbs Orders delivered in any part of Ashburton. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (>'EXT TO FOWLER’S, GROCER), TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. 563 a



Public Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. j^OTICE— The “ Ashburton- Herald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors vi:l Creditors Acts. IF you want anything known, put it in the “ Herald ” —Twenty Words for a Shilling. ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall he immediately remedied. Country Sub sribers along the Wakanui Road to tlie ichool, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart tfvery Tuesda: and Friday,



General Merchants. I ORR AND CO., ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



BANKRUPT ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & Co. £5,345 10s. id



ORR AND CO., JJAVING Purchased the Whole of the above Stock from the Trustees, will offer it for SALE on SATURDAY, At the Premises Lately occupied by J. H. PASS AND Co.



THE GOODS ARE ALL QUITE NEW AND IN SPLENDID CONDI TION, AND WILL RE SOLD AT Less Than Half Price FOR CASH.



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PUBLISHED ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATURDAYS. Ths size of tlie Guardian will be Six pages demy for tlie present, pending the arrival of suitable machinery, when it will take the same size permanently as the Christchurch Press. The Guardian is intended to meet the \ want in the County of Ashburton of a J paper specially devoted to the agricultural



and pastoral interests. It comes into existence in response to the expressed desire of a numerous section of the influen tial farmers, merchants, and other settlers in the country dristi'icts, and it purposes



to supply an excellent compendium of the news of the day, derived from the most trustworthy sources. Arrangements have been made with able correspondents in every district in the County to supply intelligence of all events of interest oc curing in their locality, while advantage will also be taken of the great facilities now given by the telegraph for securing the latest news from all parts of the colony,



and, through Reuter’s Agency, of sum maries of intelligence from all parts of the world. Special attention will be given in the Guardian’s columns of matters of interest to agriculturalists, and no pains will be



spared to make the Paper an indispensable item in the economy of the Ashburton farmer’s household and a welcome guest at every fireside. Travelling reporters have been retained, who will personally visit the various dis tricts ; and arrangements have been made



whereby reports upon the condition and progress of the crops, &c., written by men with a practical knowledge of the subjects on which they write, will be secured. On this point it may be mentioned that papers have been secured written by some of the ablest and most practical pens in the colony on subjects of moment to the farmer ; and these will appear in regular succession. The Guardian will be thoroughly inde pendent, and appears with its hands untied, and in no way trammelled by the influence of any party, its aim being, while the progress of the farming interest in the County has first place in its desires, to



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