THE ASHBURTON HERALD

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Auction Sale?. THURSDAY, JULY iorn, 12.30 sharp. ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions from Mr. A. Leßreton, Moore Street (who is giving up huuse teeninA, to • sell on the premises, the whole of his Household Furniture and Effects, comprising— Bedsteads, Bedding, Chest Drawers, Pictures, Chairs, Tables, Car pets, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils, etc. also, — A HANDSOME PIANO, By Brinsmead, Sale at 12.30 sharp, THURSDAY, ioth JULY, ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, 13™ JULY, At 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions from the Trustee in the estate of Henry McCutcheon, to sel by public auction, at his Yards on the above date, — 1 Dray, nearly new 1 Forge and Bellows 1 Anvil I Road Scraper. 12 o’clock, - SATURDAY, 13th'JULY, ALFRED HARRISON, no., Auctioneer. UNDER BILL OF SALE. ames Quigley to Saunders Brothers. SATURDAY, JULY 13, At 12 o’clock, l LFRED HARRISON has received in -1 structions to sell by Public Auction t his Yards, on the above date, — - DOUBLE-FURROW PLOUGHS g 12 o’clock, SATURDAY, JULY 13. 60a ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. Tenders. TENDERS FOR PLOUGHING. RENDERS for Ploughing 700 Acres of Tussock Land will be received till iday, 14th July. For particulars, apply to DONALD McLEAN, Lagmhor. rhe lowest or any tender not necessarily :epted. I AO RE LET BY TENDER, for 14 - Years, a Capital FARM of 128 ores, First-class land, with river front- being Educational Reserve 1123. For further particulars, apply to C. P. !os, Esq. Tenders to be sent to the ndersigned to Ist August. JAMES E. TREVOR, Chairman, Ashburton High School. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for the FORM ATION and SHINGLING of part of the North-East Town Belt, 48 chains, more or less. Specifications may be seen at. the office Of Messrs. Fooks and Son, Borough Engineers. Tenders endorsed “ Tender for Forming N.E. Town Belt,” and accompanied by a guarantee deposit of ££>, to be sent in to the Borough Council’s office on. or before Monday, the 14th in&t., at noon. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 4th July, 1879. 48a Public Notices. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. aENTLEMEN willing to conduct the LEGAL BUSINESS of the Ash burton Borough Council for the ensuing twelve months, are requested to send written applications, to the Town Clerk on or before Monday, the 14th July. Re muneration, £IOO. Schedule of duties may be seen at the Borough Council’s Office. CHARLES BRADDELL, ~ ; i ; Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, July 2nd, 1879. 40a ASHBURTON BOROOGH COUNCIL. APPLICATIONS for the COLLEC TORSHIP of the Borough Rates (G enera' and Special), will be received at the Town Clerk’s Office up till Monday, 14th July. Applicants to state the per centage required. Applications to be marked “ Application for Collectorship of Rates. ” CHAS. BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, July 2nd, 1879. 42a ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. ;■ • f "VrOTICE is hereby given that, in accordance with clause 42 of The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, the Burgess List for 1879-80 is now open for inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office, during office hours, till the 15th July, 1879. . . . , AH objections must be in writing in the form of the 6th Schedule of the Act, addressed to me, and delivered to me at my office, on or before the 15th day of July, 1879. CHAS. BRADDELL, Ashburton, Town Clerk. ; 23th June, 1879. 28a DIARIES. —A Few, Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald ” Stationery Depot, East Street North, near Railway Station.



To Let. TO LET, A FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with half an acre of gr ‘den, fenced, in Prin ces Street, near North-East Town Belt. Rent, £35 per annum. Apply 44a HERALD OFFICE. For Sale. £2 SS. PER ACRE. Messrs, saunders brothers have had placed in their hands for sale 993 Acres of fair Agricultural Land, within 5 miles of the Dunsandel Railway Station. The property adjoins a railway reserve, aud water can be obtained within twenty feet of the surface. To effect an immediate sale, the proprietor will accept £2 ss. per acre. Full particulars on application to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 20a Ashburton. f|tO BE SOLD, CHEAP—Nine j-acre | Sections of Magnificent LAND fonting on Allen and Middle Roads, North Town Belt. Apply to R. ELSTON, 1038 South-East Belt. Business Notices. C. . PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND r VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TC LET OR SELL— CBO Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables, woolshed, sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com plete ; very convenient. 320 Acres reserve, first-class land, part sub-let, sufficient to cover the whole of Government rent, etc., leaving upwards of 200 acres rent free for 2 years. Low price wanted for goodwill of lease, or would be let to a suitable tenant. 2,500 Acres ring-fenced, to be let in one block for grazing, or in blocks to suit purchasers for cropping, with or with out purchasing clause. Town and Suburban Sections . sell or let in Ashburton and Hindhope. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 SANDP AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. ALL Debts owing to this Estate must at once be paid to Messrs. Saunders Brothers, or they will be sued for without further notice. 1016 S. SAUNDERS B. HALE | Trustees. N O T I C E. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate must be paid forthwith to Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927. W. BROWNE. SEWING Machines and other Requi sites. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 n NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealano Wesleyan ” for July. Price Gd. Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. 35a JUST ARRIVED. FINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No. 6 ; extra secure shape, ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000; 500, 55.; 250, 3 5., NETT CASH. ALSO, — BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER. WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “ HERALD ” OFFICE. 20a IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE-Vl'lie “ Ashburton Rural is a Gazette for all notices under ! Debtors and Creditors Acts.



Booksellers, &c. NEW BUSINESS. J . Y . WARD, BOOKSELLER., COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and County, that he COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH I, 1879, in Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITERATURE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS, and OTHER FANCY GOODS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment. 8- &gL.Note the address — J. Y. W A R D, East Street North (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), ASHBURTON. Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of. Timber unsold at the Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 feet to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will he disposed of AT SEDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ TIMBER. YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027 SPECIAL NOTICE. WE ARE LANDING 1000 TONS 1000 CO|AL, (Ex Emperor And Canny Scot), AND HAVE FULL SUPPLIES . ON HAND.



W. MONTGOMERY & CO. [Limited], ASHBURTON. Fruiterers, &c. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. T. DAVISON, GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, BEGS to inform his customers and the public that he has REMOVED to the Shop lately occupied by Mrs. Morey, next to J. R. Chapman’s, Tancred Street. Fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, etc. Orders Delivered Regularly. W.' T. DAVISON, Wholesale and Retail Greengrocer and Fruiterer, Tancred Street, Ashburton. 315 Business Notices. EW JNDUSTRY. COFFEE, Pure and Fresh Ground Daily at ORR & CO.’S. 953 Q_EORGE ALLEN , COLI,ECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. WANTED KNOWN—That the cheaD est r.nd neatest CARDS may be had at - he ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North.



Auction Sales. BULLOCK AND CO., AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSQN, Manager, Christchurch. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. rjIHE Undersigned have on Sale: — Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. BULLOCK AND CO., East Street. Business Notice. NOTICE. Messrs. Poyntz & Co. s HAVE ON SALE AND T O L E T, SEVERAL ELIGIBLE FARMS, Improved and Unimproved. also, — HOUSES AND SECTIONS IN ASHBURTON, TINWALD AND RARAIA. Rents and Debts promptly collected, and General Commission Agency busi ness transacted with despatch. Orders taken for Posts and P-uls, Stakes, Firewood, Etc., and supplied at lowest remunerative rates. OFFICE: EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (Opposite Town Hall). 54a Cabinetmakers. ~~ T. A. GATES, CABINET-MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, AND PI CT URE-FR AMF MAKER SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, Opposite the Railway Station. Manufactory, Peter Street. CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chairs Mattrasses, Tables, etc. All kinds of Furniture, Shop Fittings, Picture Frames, and Household Requisites made to order. FUNERALS FURNISHED. .. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. QHARLES jgRADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Great South Road, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei. 2SG



General Storekeepers. GREAT SALE NOW ON AT T R jj ODI)ER & c°— ’ East Street, For One Month Only. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN !' Winter Drapery, Cotton Goods, Flannels, Blanket.;, and Clothing. ALL NEW GOODS, & WELL BOUGHT. FOR PARTICULARS, SEE HANDBILLS. Liberal Discount allowed in each Department, viz. BOOTS & SHOES, GROCERY & PROVISIONS, IRONMONGERY & FURNISHING, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE. An early visit invited, to compare prices with any Selling-off House in the Province. FOR CASH O'NL V T. R. HODDER & COMPANY, EAST ,STREET,SASHBUILTON. . bL'ea" ! i0 46 Tailors. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his busi ness to new shop near Baldwin’s Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him hoc t<~fore, and solicits a continuance patronage at his new shop—W r akanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S . ST OKE S , TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 TAILORING, AT MOST REASONABLE RATES, TO MEET THE TIMES. ' W. L E E (Formerly Tailor to G. Fletcher, of Christ church), BEGS to announce to the Gentlemen of the County of Ashburton that he has commenced the business of Tailoring and Habit Maker, in all its brandies, and can guarantee a Good Fit and Superior Workmanship in all orders entrusted to him. Gentlemen’s materials supplied made up in the best style, on the shortest notice. Clothes cleaned and repaired, and made to look equal to new. ALL ORDERS EXECUTED AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES FOR i cash.; ; Address— W. L E E, TAILOR, & c., . Havelock Street, Ashburton. at Hooper, Aitken & Co.’s. ■ 1012 Milliner and Dressmaker. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAETNG. MRS. WILLIAM ADAMS, assisted by a first-class Milliner and Dress maker, is prepared to . make up Ladies’s and Children’s Dresses in the Newest Styles and lowest possible charges. Mrs Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. MOORE STREET, Opposite Mr. Boyle’s Office. 272 Public Notices. I ENVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN 'j VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever olfered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55



Drapery. ORR AND CO.’S GLORIOUS NEWS! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OF DRAPERY and' ■ ;; : : ; - FANCY GO Ob S, AT ORR;: & CO’S.,; £IO,OOO to be Sold at a Sacrifice. PRICES TO SUIT THE a TIMES. 4 cases, of snow flake, Wincey at per yard, wortli 9d. 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yard, slightly soiled, worth is. iod. 1 case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jackets at 12s. 6d. to 255. 1 bale white Blankets at 16s. 6d. to 225. slightly soiled, worth 275. 6d. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN, Calicoes at 3s. 6d. to ss. 6cL. per dozi 50 doz. Ladies’ Cambric Handkerchiefs at 4s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per doz. I * ; Ribbons in all shades at reduced prices 30 doz. Ladies’ Silk Ties at 6d. aiid is. . each 6 doz. prs. Ladies’ Boots, stained, will be given away, at ss.;Qd. u)- V> 20 pieces wool Tartan will be sold at is. 6d. per yard'- : ■ 5 doz. Ladies’ Straw Hats given away at 6d. each 2 doz. Ladies’ Costumes at half-price. CLOTHING I CLOTHING! We hold an immense stock of Cloth ing—Colonial, Geelong, and Mosgiel made, in every variety and style of suits. Gent’s Ulster Coats in great variety , B oys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster Coats / 'Gents’ Hats, Gents’ Ties Men’s Shirts at 2s. 6d. each Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d. up wards.- r :: " ; As this is a Genuine Sale and all goods of first-class quality we would ask the public to call as early as possible! as a speedy clearance is anticipated. A LOT OF FELT CARPETS AT 6d. PER YARD. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. We have just engaged a first-class Dressmaker from London, who will take charge this week. Good style and perfect fit guaranteed. Dresses and Costum es made to order on the shortest notice.



ORR AND CO., I M PORTERS, AS FIB l' AND RAsKAIA.



Hotels. ORAM’S SOMERSET. COMMERCIAL AND . FAMILY HOTEL, ASMBURTONJ UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C. 8., Premier of New Zealand. * ' Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor «ii New Zealand, AND J . Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tits mania. . ’ T HIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce! ' v to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision o* . an eminent chef and the proprietor hopes that , his long experience in the trade is a sufficieni guaiantee as to the quality of the contents of the cellar. • ' -•*••••£ R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL /; (the oldest established in. the DISTRICT) TTAS been Re-erected and considerably Enlarged, and now offers to Tra- •; vellers and the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense ’ having been spared in making it second to none in the Ashburton for comfort and .V convenience. .. ; . - •• SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR « FAMILIES. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN STOCK. The Proprietors trust, by strict atten- / ion to business, combined with U MODERATE CHARGES, to meet with a fair share of public patronage. . . .. MUTCH & McKENZIE, .. / Proprietors. 427 ; JOSEPH BALDWIN .Begs to inform his friends and the public ' i that he Has Opened ' ' j THE CENTRAL HOTEL, : : • AT THE " i. JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND -• • f WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, THIS commodious hotel is situated ,W P within three minutes’ Svalk of the Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 p.m. Luncheon on the table from 12 to 2 p.m. The Jug and Bottle Department ? will be made a special feature, single ■ V bottles and small quantities being supplied at the lowest remunerative rates. Only 4 the best quality of Wines, Beers, and Spirits procurable will be kept. ■ J . EALDWIN , 540 Proprietor. t THE PRINCE ALBERT f ' BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING » ' - ROOMS, ; Wills Street, Near Railway Station ! (Late Clark’s). Is now open for the convenience of Bon ders, Commercial Travellers, and .... . ‘ the Public. , , THE House is entirely new, and beautb /fully fitted up with All Comfort?* Every attention will be paid to patrons, .*' FIRST-CLASS TABLE, AND"-' ■ ■ TERMS LIBERAL Families accommodated with private rooms. Breakfast, G a.m.,.t0 9 a.m. ; Dinner* 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7. p.m. . M.E A L S Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6d , J Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 17s. j ■SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. ‘\- • ’ • No Charge. . FRANK BROWNE Proprietor. * Poulterer, &c. i ; R ABBITS! .RABBITS !!. , P. HARPER, y FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the. inhabitants of Ashburton that he HAS OPENED j in the above line, and trusts, by strict » attention to business, and supplying but a articles of first class’quality, hopes to merit a. share oTpiiblic patronage OYSTER SAL OO N ‘ ' •. v - * l .. ■ L'°t Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from 6 I to 11 every night,