THE FARMER.

SCOTCH FARMING.

Commenting on Lord Deiby’s recent peech on the. present state of British agriculture, the Scotch correspondent of the “ Times ” observes : There is one point at least in Lord Derby’s address with which Scotchmen who are farmers will be inclined thoroughly to agree. That is the suspicion he very plainly avowed that there is a good, -deal of “ over-colouring ” in the pictures of agricultural distress which it is now customary to exhibit to the coun try. Lord Derby more than hinted that those farmers who are complaining of ex orbitant rents, and who are, therefore, *'■ threatening Vtb throw, up their farms, would be greatly disappointed if they f -were taken ;at i their iword.. It is quite natural that they should wish to make the best possible terms : for themselves, and that with this view they should be eager to take advantage of a time of general de pression. But it is by no means so clear as it ought to be, before action is taken on their behalf, that the grievances of which they complain really exist. There has quite lately been a good deal of discussion on this subject in the leading Scotch news papers, which is both interesting and in l structive. Farmers have been publishing their annual balance-sheets, in order to demonstrate <to the> public how utterly hopeless is their case. The evidence thus adduced has not been altogether convinc -1 K ing fromi the point of view of the impar tial spectator. Take, for example, the case of a Midlothian farmer who invested ' I 'in biff holding a' capital of £4300. He confesses to an expenditure of £3234 a year, and to ah income from farm produce of £3304 in good years, leaving admittedly * 1 a surplus 'of-- or 10 per cent, on his invested capital. Against this gain in good years,however, he puts Iris still heavier loss in bad years, which he esti mated in 1872 and 1877 at £IO6O ; and he therefore argues that his profits in five , years .of. gain are almost entirely swallowed up* by his ‘deficit in two years of loss. But when the details of his estimate are looked into,* itQs "found that .he lias reckoned as expenditure two items at least which 'ought>in strict fairness.:to .be put to his credit. He has charged himself with 5 JO per cent, dkterest: .on, his capital, which amounts to £215, and with £2OO oh ac ija;coriht* iof ; expenses, of management. • If these sums do not constitute profit, it The interest a man earns from his invest ments and the returns he gets for his per-... sonal labour ought surely to be reckoned as profit if anything ought to be calcu lated. It further appears that nothing has been allowed by this model farm-ac countant either for house rent, which he is saved, or for the milk, poultry, and vegetables used by his family, of which he Delias •-•thebbenefit,; without profit being charged. His net profits ought, therefore, without straining a single point, to be estimated, not at £430, but at £495, ':'J.rtvhtclxTepresents-.a-return of 22 per; cent. on bis invested capital of £4300. With, r;: "Shch'profits,; in. good years it will be ad mitted that the losses of had years must :k: be both .very, great, and very frequent in their recurrence before they make him a loser in the end. Alongside of this case there is'pladed that of a Linlithgow farmer who invested in his farm a capital of £2OOO. His income was £3015, and his expenditure was £2930, leaving a profit of £175. Butin this case the interest on capital was reckoned in expenditure at £l5O, to which £l5O was added as expense of management. .Beckoning 80 for house rent and dairy and farm produce, the net profit becomes £555, or 18 per cent, on the whole capital invested. If the balance sheets now laid before the public so freely ' were all of this character, it would be im possible to admit that the case of the Scotch farmers, bad though it may be, can be as hopeless as is represented. Some of the statements of income and expendi ture, however, which are declared by the authors to be bona fide, exhibit a much more unfavourable state of matters. A,. Fifeshire: farmer with a gross income of £1686 shows an expenditure of £1947, and, therefore, a deficit of £261 ; but it should be noted that that was in 1877, an exceptionally^-bad year. The balance sheet of another farmer for last year, ex hibits expenditure amounting to £3138, and receipts-amounting to £2475—1055, £663. In neither of these cases is in terest on capital or expense of manage-. xnent charged ; but there are some items ’ ; ' J, -whieifi-obviously include household av;d personal expenses, such as a man usually pays out of what he calls his income. Whether the complaints of the farmers are justified or not, they are evidently ef fecting tlieir ...purpose in bringing down rents, fron which it may be concluded that landlords are satisfied that high rates can not be maintained. A Midlothian farm formerly let at £I4OO a-year has been re : let at £9OO. We hear also of Perthshire farms which. have lately been reduced by 18, 20, or' eveil'4o per cent; and of-Fife \y, shire farms .which"have ; gone down 10 and '■ 15 per centJ There is alsoWgrowing dis position to reject the system of long leases, and!;tr>-adopt that of six months’ and nine months’ notice to quit, with liberal arrangements on the part of land lords fof Unexhausted improvements. This shows that the tenants are beginning to . ; fh.e command of the market, and proves*thergffifp tllivfc Ihffir grievances are ... jaot, altogether imaginary. But, at the O V&fie -time)' it**demonstrates the; wisdom and the prudence of Lord Derby’s caution that it is dangerous “to drift away from the plain rule of ordinary life—that of leaving the two parties to a bargain to settle the.terms between themselves; ”

To Prevent Sheep Worrying

Many farmers and graziers suffer, severe losses through dogs worrying sheep, but according to an American paper; this can be prevented by using bells freely in the )% flock. (The.' journal i eferred'to! says The cheapest’and best'assurance against dogs killing sheep is bells—plenty of jaab6lli.lfi.The sheep.flog: is a great coward when in pursuit of mischief, and.he wants to do it quietly—wants no noise, tio alarm. ,£ ° Bells' bought at : wholesale prices ‘do not cost much. Buy a side of bridle leather oTjr.ati'thfc currieiis ? fpr i pgUars/ : jand put a bell on every sheep, if your flock j is small. The price of one sheep will buy a gross of bells, and leather enough and buckles to jstrfip them. But this gross of! bells, on fleck pf sheep and they will frighten "■ gvess flog sut fifths fleld* Bk'Sk r Q J’f-'j/isO i } 1 • ,

er\ee and spend large sums of money, to little purpose. Members of the legisla ture ai’e fond of dogs themselves, and do not want them taxed. They own no sheep, and care but little about their protection.

How to Shoe a Horse.

The way to shoe a horse properly, (says a writer in the “ Hawaiian Gazette ”)is first to take a look at the foot, and find out what it is made of, and try to come to some rational understanding as to the intention of the Creator when he made it, and leave it as we find it, except to protect the wall against the wear, and prevent them from stepping. For, if we undertake to improve on what the Creator has done, we fail. The proper way to shoe a horse is this. Look and see if the foot stands in a natural position, so that he stands upright as we do. If so level the wall to receive the shoo, and nothing more. Never cut the frog, braces, and soles, or heels ; let nature do its own work. If let alone, once in six weeks or two months, the frog, braces, and soles will shed. Make the shoe light at the toe, heavy at the heels, (for the heels are the tender part of the foot) put the nails well forward of the quarters, use light nails, concave the shoe until you get the quarters to protect the soles ; then convex the heels a little, and you cannot .make narrow heels, corns, quarter crackers, or contracted feet. Fit the shoe cold, and fit it to. the foot, not the foot to the shoe. Follow the wall nicely ; fit the shoe as broad as you can, bring the heels round to the frog, but do not touch it. Never make the shoes; longer than the foot. Never rasp the outside wall of the foot, for you destroy, the enamel that protects against decay, and prevent it from growing rough and ridged. This im proper method of shoeing is the cause of more lameness than any other one thing. It causes corns, quarter cracks, and con tracted feet. Whoever pares or allows to be pared a horse’s sole, brace, or frog, and bums the foot with a hot shoe, or puts clips on the shoes in front or sides, is guilty of cruelty to the' horse whose foot is so mutilated. No frog, no foot; no foot, no horse.

Tillage Combined with Stock.

The most profitable farming is that which gives the largest returns for the smallest comparative outlay. This state ment (says the “American Agriculturist”) is based on business principles, but it is not always apparently true, for sometimes a farmer gets large crops with small out lay by ; the use of means which draw heavily upon the reserve forces of the Soil. The latter should be reckoned into expense account, but usually is. not, though, if such a course is continued, it results in exhaustion. To revise the first statement, then—that kind of farming is most profitable which gives the largest returns for the expense incurred, without decreasing one’s capital by exhausting the soil. English agriculture dates its rise from the beginning of the fattening of animals for market. The most fertile .farms in the Eastern States to-day are, a's a rule, those that are devoted to stock and dairy farming. The production and sale of large crops of grain, potatoes, and other field; crops, without any. return of fertility, has caused the present sterility of the many thousand acres of compara tively exhausted farm lands —west, south, and east. If their owners Had kept live stock for the consumption of their crops, and sold only the animal products and surplus grain, etc., they might have been even more productive to-day than in the beginning. The growth of plants does hot exhaust the soil, but, on the con trary, makes it richer, so long as the mineral and nitrogenous element of plant food are returned to the land. The action of the roots is to extract food materials from the rocks (as we may regard the inorganic matter of the soil), and of the leaves to draw it from the air, and to store it in the soil ; but if more of the material thus obtained is removed and not returned, exhaustion necessarily fol lows. By feeding crops to animals, the larger portion of the essential mineral and nitrogenous portions are returned to the soil in the result manure ; particularly is this the case in fattening mature animals, and in the production of butter and pork. An animal extracts from its food nitrogen for its muscles, phosphate for its bones, some potash, and the ; vegetable oils and other carbonaceous matter for its fatty tissues and for respiration-. The nitrogen, phosphates, and potash we must supply to the soil, as plants seldom obtain these .materials from natural sources so rapidly as we remove them in crops sold ; the materials for oils, sugar, starch, and other carbonaceous matters are furnished to the . plants from air and soil, in ample quanti ties to meet all demands. Now, a grow ing animal stores up the first three of these food materials. A mature animal, on the contrary, only, uses enough of them to make good the wastes of the body, but these wastes are all found in the excre ments : so that practically a fattening animal removes none of those constituents of its food that are valuable for manure. We can, therefore, feed the home-grown, crops and purchased food to mature animals, and get nearly or quite its full value twice over, in beef and in manure, for the production of more crops. Similar principles apply to feeding swine. Pork is for the most part composed of the fatty matter which oosts nothing in the crop. Hence the value of hog manure, with which every farmer is familiar. In butter making, also, very little, if any, fertility is removed from the farm in the butter sold, as it is composed wholly of fatty compounds. This fact is illustrated in practice by the exceptional fertility of butter dairy farms, which, instead of becoming sterile, are continually growing more fertile. These facts indicate that the profitable farming of the future, in many sections, is to be, as it is to-day, hi increased attention to fattening animals and dairying.

How to Care for Goslings.

Goslings are .easy to raise if managed properly. They should be early hatched, that they may get the first bite of fresh grass while it is young and tender. They need little else if they came off strong. They require some shelter from the beating rains and sudden changes that our climate is subjeot to especially at night. The tendered age of the gosling is when it begins to feather, When they da well, they make rapid growth fgji the first few w»@kih fund fheir strength is es= bttusk'd in 'cumblgting gigm When, there Bf#|| I

tures’ system, and that is when they are taxed to. produce the material feathers. At this time they need a little care and feeding. They should be closely watched, especially during hard rains or sudden showers. Their bodies, especially their backs, are nearly naked, having out-grown the soft covering of gosling down, and consequently the heavy and sudden rain falls beat them to death. When the goslings are full-feathered, there is little danger of loss. Goslings should ‘be fed with sifted meal, thoroughly scalded, with a little salt, when moulting. Geese are seldom attacked with disease, and live to a great age.—“ Country Gentleman.”

A WONDERFUL MAN-OF-WAR.

The torpedo ram Polyphemus, now being constructed in Chatham Dockyard, appears likely to be the most extraordi nary ship that has 3 r et been built. She is novel and peculiar alike in torm, structure, fittings, and arrangement of armour pro tection, while her weapons of attack are such as will necessitate her being fought differently from -any other war-ship. Her design was described by the late Mr. Ward Hunt, in the House of Commons on the 12th of March, 1877, as being “of a kind as yet unknown in any part of the world, but which has been much talked about, and lias at last been forced upon mo by the gallant officer who stands at the head of the veteran list of the navy— Sir George Sartorius, who has shown that although his age is great, his mind is still youthful, and that lie is willing-to receive new ideas and able: to inculcate them.” The leading features of the Polyphemus are a strong rain bow, a.powerful, torpedo battery, great speed and handiness, moderate size, and a small extent of sur face above water exposed to the enemy’s fire, such portion of the vessel as is above the water-line being convex in form, so as to deflect any projectile that may strike it. The appearance she will present when at sea Avill be that of a cylinder, floating on its side and deeply immersed, which, is tapered at the ;encls to form a bow find stern. The top of the cylinder will be 4ft Gin. above the water-line, and will be flattened over a large portion of its area to form a. deck. The whole of this flattened cylindrical surface will be plated over with steel armour, and will cover in and protect the ship, and all her machinery and fighting appliances. The ship proper, as she wiil thus appear, will ybe surmounted by a light structure carrying a hurricane deck of about two thirds her length, and upon this deck will be seen a signal-mast, funnel, pilot tower, boats, and other : fittings. Under water the form of the Polyphemus is as strange as it will thus appear above. The cylin drical curvature of the sides is carried down several feet below the water-line, and armor-plated to that depth. Below this point the section assumes a Y form, and ends at a sharp angle at the keel. It will therefore be seen that a complete cross-section of the .vessel is very similar to that of a peg-top. The flattened con vex curvature of the tipper part would represent the part of the Polyphemus that is above water, and the lower por tion, which ends in a point, would also represent the part of - the ship that is below water. If the peg-top be imagined to float in water at a depth below where its breadth is greatest and where the section thus begins to ■ curve towards the centre line, ,a rough idea may thus be ob tained both of the form and proportions of the above and under water parts of the Polyphemus. . ..' , . .„c : The Polyphemus is 240 ft: long between perpendiculars, 40ft. in extreme breadth, and will have a load draught of 20ft. Her displacement will be 2640 tons. The con vex armoured deck will be 4ft.; Gin. above the water-line, and will be completely plated over with steel armour' 3in. thick. This armour will be carried to a depth of 6ft. to 7ft. below the water-line. The Polyphemus will not .be fitted with masts or sails, but will carry a pole for signalling purposes and for making observations from. Mrc will be propelled by twin screws, ’and will have two pairs of high pressure compound horizontal engines, which are. constructed by Messrs. Hum phreys and Tennant, of Deptford. Each high-pressure cylinder will be 38in. in diameter, and the low pressure G4in. The stroke will be 45in. : The boilers will be of the locomotive type, 12 in number, and will be made of steel. ,They will work' up to a pressure of llOlbs. per square incli. It is estimated that the en gine will- indicate a collective power of 5500 horses, and that the speed of the ship will'be 17 knots.' The only offensive weapons .the .Polyphemus will possess are a powerful ram bovv and Whitehead tor pedoes. She will Have no guns at all, except a few light shell guns and Gat lings on tlie hurricane deck for the pur pose of repelling boat or torpedo attacks. —“ Times.”

AN AUSTRALIAN VIEW.

(From Sydney Town and Country.)

If no Australian legislature boast a Fox and a Pitt, adorning .its debates with their impassioned or sonorous eloquence, New Zealand can point with some pride to'Fox and Grey disputing pre-eminence in ora tory and ' statesmanship,' with an ability not unworthy of the British House of Commons. For lofty eloquence, Sir George Grey is probably unsurpassed in Australia. Aged as he is,-he can stir the. passions of a friendly audience, and charm a hostile one as no other man on this side the equator can do. Sir William Fox, however, is well able to hold his own in debate, and a fortnight ago, when he moved a vote of want of confidence in the Grey Ministry he did full justice to his own powers. As a political strategist, he exhibited considerable skill, for he avoided reference to the Grey policy which is un doubtedly popular, and delivered battle against-the Grey -administration of affairs, which’ has been undoubtedly defective, and he brought humor into his service in his description of the Premier’s treatment of his colleagues. Sir George, in reply, was as brilliant as ever, but was not able to avert defeat. It is doubtful, however, what the popular verdict will between these two eminent men in the general election. Whatever the decision, New Zealand is to be congratulated on the possession of the party leaders who add lustre to her Parliamentary annals,

THE VOLUNTEERS.

Colonel Whitmore reports on the volun teer force of the colony that volunteering has very greatly increased during the last year, and the volunteer spirit has spread widely throughout the colony. Three very creditable demonstrations by volun teers, at considerable expense to them selves, have taken place, at Dunedin, Auckland, and Invercargill, and at each place it lias been proved that a consider able body of trained men can be, at a very short notice, brought together from dis tant districts. The Volunteer Rifle Asso ciation meeting at Nelson was a marked success, and will be the first of a series of such meetings in the future. It has been with great pleasure that I have received from the Thames, Wellington, Christ church, Tiinaru, Oamaru, Temulca, Picton, Cromwell, and Queenstown corps offers of assistance in the event of any outbreak on the West Coast; proving that the military spirit created by the formation of volun teer corps is a reality, and not,, as is too often believed, only an illusion. In,order to foster the volunteer spirit, the Govern ment-.intend to ask Parliament to follow the recent English precedent, and,tp.in crease the capitation grant on certain con ditions. Moreover, in accordance with the arrangements now being made at Home, it is proposed to invite the co operation of the force in rendering the clothing of the several corps more uniform,; and, if possible, to arrange that volun teer demonstrations detachments of several corps may act in companies and battalions with a similar dress and appearance. As a step in this direction the Volunteer Artil lery is now formed into a regiment with the same uniform and system throughout, and officers have been appointed to it by election. It is proposed to cany out fur ther improvements in regard to this branch of the service, including a regular inspection by a competent scientific officer. The Volunteer Cavalry lias during the' past year kept up its former efficiency. On the West Coast, as soon as our rela tions with the Natives, appeared to be cri tical, and when the regular paid force, of the colony in the locality was hardly suffi cient to-inspire a feeling of security in the district, the settlers came forward so readily to enrol themselves for tlie; defence of the country, and to maintain law.and order, in ten thatdays the large number of 1500 volunteers were under arms and training. '

School Board Education.

. Mr Carter held an inquest in the King Henry VIII. Tavern, High street Lam beth, touching the death; of David Dug gin, aged nine, lately residing with his parents at 9,' Queeu’s Head ‘ Court, Vaux hall Walk, who was found floating in the Thames, close to Sufferance Wharf, Lam beth, on Sunday. Edward Perkins, aged nine, of 7, Vauxhall Walk, a playmate of deceased, was called, and said he accom panied him on the sth inst. to play on a barge off Doulton’s Wharf, at Lambeth. At'this juncture the coroner said- —Can you read or write, my boy ? The witness Perkins, a bright, intelligent lad, re plied—No, . Sir. The mother, Mrs Per kins, here jumped up, and said' that her boy had been for the last two years at the School Board school, in Park street, and, in her own words, said that “ her boy did not know nothing.” The coroner—Do you know the Lord’s Prayer, my. boy ? No, sir. The mother—Oh, yes, lie does, sir. Mr. Sheppard (coroner’s officer) looked at Mrs. Perkins, and' said he doubted very much whether she knew the Lord’s Prayer herself. , The coroner (to the boy)—Did you ever hear, of God ? No, sir. ' Or the devil T No, sir; The coro ner (putting his watch down upon the table) said to the witness—lf you were to take that, and you were found taking it, what would be done to you? Witness— I’d be a thief, sir.. The coroner, address ing the jury, said—“ After that I cannot possibly swear the boy.” Two or three jurymen here got up, and stated that it was; a most scandalous fact that such a thing was allowed as a lad who, for the last two years, had been a constant at tendant at a School Board school, and did not know the difference between God and the devil, and they, as ratepayers, con tribute to the expensed of the schools and towards' the supposed . education of the children. The coroner quite; concurred with the remarks of the jury, but thought also that a great laxity was shown by the parents themselves in; not'having taught the boy tlie Lord’s Prayer, as every mother should do. A juryman said—AVe could go and civilise the Zulus off the face of the.earth, and grossly, neglect the edu cation of our so-called, civilised white brethren iii London,

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FjRS-pjsj.il fsiw. —-The committee ftp pointed to' select ft gu|t!v]4e §ite fox' fee I'iva fe-igada and |?ellpfetvei> have filxosßlj'pgeVye t?¥> at fitx'egtH,'



Auction Sales. • SATURDAY, OCTOBER iith, At 12 o’clock. A LERED HARRISON’S Saturday Sale £X will include 1 Dog Cart A Potatoes Mangolds Grass Seed 1 Avery’s Weighing Scale (new) Furiiture ' " " Blankets, &c., &c. -'j • Harness, &c. . &c. .. Sections at 3 o’clock on very easy terms. ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, OCTOBER iith. 3 o’clock. ; ALFRED HARRISON lias received in structions to sell by Public Auction at his rooms— -22 SUBURBAN SECTIONS ALFORD FOREST ROAD. These sections are within two minutes’ walk of the Belt, and from their position in the healthiest part of the suburbs, should command a ready sale. Terms very Easy, at Sale. 3 o’clock. 543 a ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. Public Notices. NORTH ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that •; Mr. Francis Gborub Parry has been, duly appointed Valuer for the . T TM * —l-' JL-.V. TU V: it rm. .. above District) for Vm purposes of “The Rating Ast, IS7G. • - ; POO NS & SON, |pvg|p}| Botu'4,



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4m MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold his USUAL SALE OF MERCHANDISE . At his Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, o3sr , ) SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. Sale to commence at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, ’ , Auctioneer MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY has for Sale some- VALUABLE TOWN SECTIONS in Ashburton and Timvald ; .also,: some Farms to Let and for Sale. } : , , . ... ALSO,— . j 1 Good Double-seated BUGGY . | 1 ~ Single-seated „ - | J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, j * Auctioneer, jAc. ' ’ Tentmaker. r 1 AHA L NOTICE. • ! RE-OPENING, i VV M. P A TCHIN G BEOS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased, the busi ness lately; carried on by Sando and .Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING j • • of . • 1; TENTS, ... TARPAULINS, /C'.l'J.T ! HORSECLOTHS, •; | WAGGON TILTS,. &c. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— -a ; Druggets, assorted patterns j Tents, all sizes ::.. -■ \ Indiarubber and Canvas |Hose ; in § ■ : 7 aaO I ti f Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, Szc. • , J . j Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls \ '' , . :jHi 1o Flax and Hemp Halters I ■ -ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES, o - The following : | Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and, Boj s’ ;Macintoshes* Leggings jj j Flax and Manilla Rope ! . Blocks, double and single.. \ FLAGS OF ALL NATION,S the - * j | W M. P A T C IT I.N C (Late Sando & Olsen), | •East Street, Ashburton/; ioSa



Public Notices. j C PERCY cox; . T AND AND. ESTATE AGENT ANT VALUATOR, j ASHBURTON.| MONEY TO LEND 'ON " ’ | ■ APPROYED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union I nsuralnce .* * j COMP any: OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 • IN O TIC E . • ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. A LL Accounts due to the above estate f\ must .be paid forthwith i o Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. r.r ; i By order of the Trustees, - ' < D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE. - N' OT I C E. | TINWALD AND HINDHOPE TOWNSHIPS. | PURCHASERS -of the undermentioned Sections in the above-named Tov rn ships. are hereby requested to pay balances of purchase-money,, together with interest thereon to the undersigned without delay. Tinwald Sections, j Nos. 2, 26, 09, 89, 90, 123, 136, 147, 165, 105, 179, 1 182, 183, 234, 248, 260, 253, 254, 277, 378, 379, 380, and 383, HiNDiroyu Sections, Nos, 6, 11, 10, '2O, 23, 47, GB, and 95, ROBERT WILKIN & CO., - JjQit£j||sljpoh,



Auction Sales. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY Have on Sale 1 AAA BUSHELS 1 AAA Iu uu TAKTARI AN OATS. IUI/ \) capital, quality and price low. Y. D. L. * PALINGS, PALINGS, PALINGS, rpHE Undersigned have on sale 5 and G FEET Y.D.L. PALINGS, . Of the very hest quality for roofing, being perfectly straight and free from twists, which they are now offering at a very low rate. *- - -EDMISTON BROS. &-GUNDRY. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE > L: I.L : 11 IT AND: : >i. i •; MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. capital ::. ... £i,000,000: Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack.



TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS AND OTHERS. Undersigned have on Sale: — Fencing Wire No. G to 10. Standards and Stakes. ..r,.-, Seeds — White Clover Red Clover- A Cow Grass., >“< <■ , r V , r<r . Alsilce 1 : • Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. ■ , ; Rye Grass Seed< . _ Coal and Firewood .1.1. Station Stores of Every Description., d Ji r /. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discoun t Tori cash, f A C EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. . , . . , East Street. ~ j ~, Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL ppHE !| underSi’gnied having -opened the- Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near'the Railway Station, under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Luo4.s, begs to say he is determined to keep I. ! 'LIAi.O and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at ilX ‘ ' | .-;L MODERATE CHARGES; THOMAS CLAR V.* — Proprietor. 333a —-,27.



ASHBURTON CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, /■ B ARI > T Cl S QJJ ARE (Near Town Hall). V:-.: E-OPENING of the above commo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. ■ T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda-‘l tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Bqard ... ... ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. '* ‘ x Beds (single), Is. 6d. ; ; „ r . T . . Private Room for Ladies. kL } 334a—28 ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STR EET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsen, Ashburton. : DUPUIS begs to inform the inhabi tants of the County of Ashburton and visitors that he has opened the above. Every attention has been paid to making this establishment all that can be desired. Yery Reasonable Charges. Tea and Coffee All Hours. Breakfast for early train s Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m, A Chef de Cuisine of considerable experi ence ha? been specially engaged for this egtablilbjnen.t, and, A?! that tlie jiroprigfor



Wants, &c. "YTTANTED by a Young Person 18 years W of age, a situation as HOUSE MAID. Applv— Echo Dining Rooms. 542 a XN R A ZIN G.—Wanted, Horses for vX Grazing, about H miles from Tin wald, on M‘Lean’s Road.—Apply - J: GOUGH, 534 a : or Herald Office. TXT ANTED Known, that TWENTY V y Words are inserted in this Column for ONE -SHILLING prepaid; and FORTY Words for TWO SHILLINGS prepaid. YTTASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per ID. VY at the Hkkald Office. Apply early. 590 WANTED KNOWN, that 1 Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, Kast-streel North. . ■ ; ! '. 042 To Let. :: : TO LET, '-i SH OP at present occupied by Mr. Stringer, • adjoining Messrs. Fried lander’s Store. V ;; ‘ T. BULLOCK. T 0 LE T. mO MEET THE TIMES, I am prer JL pared to take a very low rental fo- Shop 3 c f mine, situated in Triangle and East street. ■ •- - . r ’ \ . T. BULLOCK. rhO LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, § together with' Dwelling-house and Shop, near,the Post Office. ! • 393 a - ; * ' THOS. BULLOCK. TO LET,- A. ' WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, 458, , ' AC L E X" -’453 Witch would' make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Digby’s. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. For Sale. FOR- SALE-, • - GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to 2—866 a THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, ' A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, ; and-rea- ly. first-class .land- of about 200 acres, situated on Longbeach Estate. . . For full particulars, apply to 6 ' '■ ' ' THOMAS-BULLOCK. TFjIQR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with S' a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 137 Acres, partly improved, and situated about three' and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 'OO THOMAS BULLOCK. ( Meetings. ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. rjIHE ANNUAL SHO WILL BE HELD AT TINW AL D , ON TUESDAY, 18th NO VEMBER. For particulars see posters. Persons willing, to offer private prizes will please, communicate with, the under signed at an early date. RIOT-. : : ' GEO. JAMESON, 536a—64 •• • - Secretary. The Stud. ; THE IMPORTED DRAUGHT HORSE, y ’ ' BILLTY FAIRPL.AY, AXtILL STAND at Ede’s Horse Bazaar, i YY* s v ; Ashburton,' *tnd- Travel Wakanui and Longueach Districts., Terms —£s 55., payable Ist January," 1880. Groomage— -ss.y payable first time of service. Particulars see cards.—Apply 535a—63. i ‘ *- B. EDE.



THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Traducer Blood. To Travel this-Season the ASHBURTON \ AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars, S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors, 504a-—2O ; ; : Winslow.



Public Notices. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL, NOTICE TO RATEPAYERS. -jVTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jal all the Rates now due and remain ing unpaid on the 13th October next, will be SUED FOR without further notice. ,, ' By order, CHAS.- BRADDELL, _ Town Clerk. Ashburton, 29th Sept., 1376. 507a-~13 M US, S 0 0 XT'S IMPERIAL BOARDING HOUSE, Durham Street Soutlj, - IS T 0 H T; Bi 0 H. ■ | * Boa? 4ah 4 Bodgaig, 20*,