POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as follows :

For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at x 0.20 a.m daily. For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m and 4 p.m daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, AY in slow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.in, daily. For Tenruka, Timaru, and South at 10.20 a:m and 3 p.m daily. For Grcenstrect, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on luesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

Mails close at the Chief Post Office for the following places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under : MONDAY, SEPT. 1. For Kaikoura and Northern Ports, per llula> at 4.45 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. For Otago and Australian Colonies, per Al bion.

The next mail foi the United Kingdom via San Francisco will be closed at Christchurch on Friday, Sept. 12, and will be due in London on Oct. 28.

A travelling Post Office having been estab islied on the Southern line ol railway, letters bearing a late fee of 2d. may be posted at any station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches.

Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postinastei'.

NEW POSTAL REGULATION.

Letters posted within the colony having the names and addresses of the senders printed on the address side of the envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters be returned if no; claimed within a stated period, will be returr - ed unopened. Provided, however, such letters shall have remained in the post office to which they may be addressed, at least ten days.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

On the first da; ■>( each month a list is ex hibited at each Pc ..t Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month at such Post Office; and such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of a further period of two months are then for warded to the Dead Letter Office, to be return ed unopened to the countries where they origi nated. Unclaimed letters originating in the Colony are not advertised, but at the end of two months are forwarded to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Ashburton Herald A ND Borough and County Advertiser With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1879.

The valuations set upon property in the Ashburton County, by the assessors under the Land Tax Act, do not appear to have given unmixed satisfaction to the owners and occupiers thereof, if one may judge by the number and magnitude of the ob jections. From its initiation in Parliament till its arrival at its present stage, the Act has been a vexatious measure, and can only be looked upon as unpopular to all classes. Framed ostensibly to tax the large landholders, and from them to raise a special tax, it will, so far as adding to the revenue is concerned, prove a loss to the colony, since the cost of valuation and assessment up to the present time, and the future cost of collection will, in the opinion of those competent to judge, absorb the whole of the revenue derivable from that source. The manner in which the valuations wore made was very unfair, since landholders themselves were re quired to put a valuation on their hold ings. Let us take two cases and thou see how this would alfect the question. Smith and Brown own adjoining farms of equal value. Smith wishes to sell ; Brown to hold on to his land and improve it — Smith values at £lO per acre ; .Brown at £4. Theassessor, we believe, takes the aver age, and puts down both properties at £7. and as the valuations were made when there was more competition for land than at present, the honest farmer who valued his land at a fair rate has to suffer from the questionable power put into the hands of the land speculator by the working of the Act. Further, why should two such bodies as the General Go vernment and the County Council both travel over the same ground, and with tho same object in view? One valuation should, at any rate, be sufficient in each district, and could be done better by a local body than from Wellington.

Wo have received from the Agent- General a somewhat bulky pamphlet, edited by Sir Julius Yogel, on the subject of “ Land and Farming in New Zealand. ” An introduction by the editor gives somo very sound and useful information regard ing the Colony, its circumstances and resources, with invaluable advice to in tending emigrants from the old country. Extracts from newspapers —both Home and Colonial—follow, and letters are also given from correspondents in New Zea land, all combining to lay before the people of Great Britain a fair and honest picture of what New Zealand is like. Any one hankering alter a change from the Old World to the New can, from Sir Julius Vogel’s pamphlet, form a pretty clear idea of how he ought to shape Ins course after landing in New Zealand, so that he may reasonably hope to become a successful colonist, and make a comfor table home for himself. The pamphlet gives the most reliable statistics obtain able regarding the Colony, and it is notice able throughout the book that in the in formation given nothing is left to guess work, but everything is drawn from the region of ascertained facts. The publica tion is issued more for the benefit of small -tnrju r f, u ._ the working man, and with a view to induce many of tiro farmers in the old country who, though possessed of a considerable amount of capital, are struggling with heavy rents, and other adverse circumstances un known in New Zealand, to turn their eyes to this colony and bring their capital and farming knov'ledge to our shores. To aid this knowledge Sir Julius publishes in his pamphlet a reprint of the land laws of the colony, and explains their working in a clear and lucid manner, explaining away many things that are bewildering oven to colonists and could not be expected to be very plain, or woidd at least be misleading to people in the old country. At the end of the book two colored maps arc given. They are a credit to both draughtsman and lithographer, and their use is to show by the different colors made use of, the land available for purchase from the Crown and for lease ; also flip land held in freehold and lease by private individuals : so that having been favorably impressed by the attractions of any particular district the intending emigrant can ascertain where he may bo able to find a piece of land to suit him. either' by purchase from the Crown or from the freeholder. Just at- this time when a bad harvest threatens to follow on the heels of as severe commercial depres sion :ih every clouded ths hopes of our native country, and when men’s minds aro most likely to be affected towards a change of home, Sir Julius Vogel’s book comes ii* opportunely, and will doubtless have the ! effect of expediting the decision of many ; well-to-do farmers who have toiled Jong j against the drawbacks to bo contended J

with in following agriculture as a profes sion at home, and that militate against the chances of securing a fair return for outlay of capital.

Erratum. —In publishing names of Mr. Hart’s committee in yesterday’s issue we in error substituted that of Mr. J. L. Crawley for Mr. Geo. Parkin. Electoral.— Mr. E. G. Wright held a meeting at Chertsey last night. About forty persons were present, and Mr. W. A. Brown occupied the chair. The candi date received a vote of thanks. Mr. Wright will address the electors at Seafield to-night.

Presbyterian Cuuroh, Ash burton. — By advertisement in another column, it will bo noticed that tho Rev. Mr. Ehnslie, will preach in the forenoon to-morrow at 11 a.m., and Mr. Beattie will give a special address to the young folks at 2.30 p.m., and will again hold service at G.‘!o p.m. From the cordial welcome Mr. Beattie received at tho Town Hall, we look for a large attendance to-morrow.

Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion. —The above useful organisation does not appear to work this year with the energy the members displayed last season in this month. Wo would remind them that time is on tho wing, and as yet no notification has appeared fixing the dale either of tiro ploughing match or the show. Wo have heard a number of enquiries on the subject, and hope that tho officers of the association will, make a sign at an early date.

Tenders. —The tender of Mr. George Parkin was accepted yesterday for the erection of office, cottage, and stables for tlio Lower Ashburton Road Board. The buildings arc designed by J. Stanley Bruce, Esq., and will be very neat and substantial when completed. The location of the future head quarters of the Board is to be at the junction*of Surveyor’s road with the Longbeach road, about eleven miles from Ashburton, and is about the centre of the new district.

The Kinds Pound. —This very neces sary work is now approaching completion, and a very sturdy looking erection it is. Although not a populous district at pre sent, the Hinds is tho centre of a large area of land of very mixed qualities, from the poorest of shingly tussock ground to the richest of swamp, and the want of a pound has been severely felt, as a large number of vagrant horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, are in the habit of haunting the district, more especially in the neighbour hood of the railway line. Tinwald.— The plate-laying on the Mount Somers Railway line is now in full swing, and as a good stock of rails, sleep ers, and fastenings are on the ground, and a considerable length of the line ballasted, we may expect soon to hear the screech of the whistle in the direction of Laghmohr. It is to be hoped now that this side of the river has a Road Board and a Surveyor to itself that a move will be made in the direction of forming footpaths along the principal roads : at present there is not a single resident in the township who lias a decent approach to his own doorstep ; the footpath is more of a ditch than any tiling else, and is made a convenience of to drain the railway. The rate-paying power of the township is considerable, and as yet the Board has not spent a shilling on it, not even for the streets already formed, the cost of these having been met by sub scriptions from the residents. Rain Falls. —A correspondent of the “Canterbury Times” has forwarded for publication a record of the annual rain falls in Christchurch since 1866. From this we have made an extract thinking that it may'be of interest to our agricul tural and other friends. It will be noticed that the fall for 1878 is the lowest on record. It may also be regarded as an encouraging fact that the first seven months of the current year are well up to the average, 15'0 inches having fallen, or 2116 inches more than the whole of the fall for 1878 :

A Teetotal Ball.— Certain teetotalers at Wells, Wisconsin, have made a sad mistake. Selecting the largest barn in the place, they announced a grand ball, and invited to it their neighbours and friends. No champagne or claret cup excited the dancers, but from great jars, expressly idled, lemonade was liberally served out to the guests of the evening. Suddenly the drinkers of this apparently rush from the room. A general stampede took place,’ the lawn outside being strewn with people who were so violently sick that they could proceed no further. Oil inquiry it was found that the gentleman who made the lemonade had, by some blunder or other, put tartar emetic instead of tartaric acid into the beverage. The people of Wells will probably be shy of temperance drinks at their dancing parties in future. An Exi’enstve Voyage. —The voyage allowance for a Governor-General of Canada is £4O, but the Marquis of Lome’s little bill is £2,000. The Colonial Office says that to allow an excess of the usual rate would be to create a bad precedent. Canada also does not see that it is her duty to pay the bill. Clearly, tho <( Echo” says, the Colonial Office is right, and Canada is wrong. If the Canadians wish to indulge in the luxury of a resident Princess, they ought not to object to pay a paltry £1,600 to take her across the ocean.

JvEur voun Tumcko.—lt is related of Queen Elizabeth, that seeing a certain baronet in her garden one day, she looked out of the window and addressed him in Italian to this effect What does a man think of when lie thinks of nothing?” The baronet, who lio,d not received those sub stantial marks of royal favour which he had been led to expect, paused for a moment, and then blurted out, “ Madam, bo thinks of a woman’s promise.” The Queen was completely nonplussed, and was hoard to retort, “ Well, Sir Edward, I must not confute you. Anger makes dull meg witty, but it keeps them poor.”

DUNEDIN.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

The commercial depression which has swept over New Zealand, and in fact over the whole of the trading world, has not of course allowed Dunedin to escape scath less, hut our business people appear to have suffered less than those carrying on operations further north, and their inden mity has prevented the crisis weighing insupportably on the community at large. Business embarassments of any very great magnitude have not occurred, although several small tradesmen and the inevitable number of “ periodicals” have taken ad vantage of this opportunity to “ place their houses in order and rumors have been current which, if they indicate no more, make it apparent that the stringent times are at least recognised in the higher circles. Our depression has been suflicient to create a i nun her of “ unemployed,'’and some real distress exists. I hear of some bitter complaints emanating from recent immigrants who do not hesitate to affirm that this country and its requirements were grossly misrepresented by the agents who induced them to leave their respective homes. The several local bodies are exert ing themselves to provide temporary work for a lai’ge number of men, and thus avert or at least alleviate the difficulties in this direction.

Politically we are looking forward to keenly-contested elections for Parliament. We are not, as is generally assumed by outsiders, indiscriniinating supporters of the present Government, and the several Opposition candidates arc considered to have excellent chances of election, Mr. Macandrew is being opposed by Mr. Green for the Port Chalmers seat, and some sanguine supporters of the latter gentleman anticipate a victory over the Minister for Public Works. I think, however, that this is improbable, although not entirely out of the range of possi bility. A rumor has been circulated to the effect that Mr. Conyers will shortly take up his residence in Dunedin, but this is regarded as an electioneering move only. I hope there is more ground for the rumor than is generally supposed, as ®ur local railways are in much need of energetic management, their general dis organisation attracting unfavorable com ment from all quarters.

TELEGRAPHIC.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS

( Special to the Meibom lie Age.)

Quebec, August 29.

The Council has rejected the Supply Bill, and demanded that the Lieut.- Governor shall change his advisers.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

THE NATIVE DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

Auckland, Friday,

News just come in states that a party of surveyors who were engaged on a block of Government land between Tairua and Te Aroha, in the Thames district, have been attacked by Maoris. It is supposed that two have been shot. Messrs. Crump and Bayldon, two European surveyors, and another who was wounded, succeeded in crawling into Tairua and gave informa tion of the affair. It is impossible to get any reliable information as yet. Inspector Kennedy of the police with Mr. Andrews have started for Tairua. Mr. Sheehan has been made acquainted with the matter, and the Rotomahana is getting ready in the event of Mr. Sheehan deciding to go down to-night. Messrs. Crump and Bayldon have been surveying in the dis trict. Some of the party detected the small party of Natives just as they were going to fire, but too late to get out of the way. Auckland, Saturday.

It is believed the natives who attacked the survey party are of the Ngatihoo tribe who occupied an inferior position in Ohi nemuri district under Te Hira. Some years ago Ngatikoe appeared in the Land Court against Te Hira, and to assist the Government. He remained chiefly at a place half between Ohiuemuri and the East Coast. If there is a man of note amongst the natives who have committed this outrage, they will no doubt at once make their way to the King country, and defy us to attempt to capture them. .Blhe surveyors whose fate is so uncertain, are well known in Auckland and the Thames. Mr. Bayldon was a rosident of the Thames since the opening.

The fact that McWilliams was wounded .chows that the Maoris really meant to kill a number of the party.

There are several settlers on the Thames River not far from the lino of retreat of the natives. It is however not at all likely that they will do any further mischief. Their first care will be to place themselves in safety. There was great excitement in Grahams town and Shortland ; the news was almost inconceivable. The anxiety is almost intolerable. At 2 o’clock this morning the bugles sounded, and 50 men fell in under the command of Col. Frazer, provided with several days’ rations. It was suggested that there should be a general turn out of Volunteers on Saturday to proceed to the Upper Thames, Later. Mr. McWilliams was wounded with small shot. He states that lie shammed death, and the natives, one of whom lie recognised, came to him and “ koreroed” over his supposed dead body, cutting off part of his hair and chewing it. Latest, Official information has been received by Native Minister of the safety of Crump and Bayldon. Wanoanui, Saturday, At the Rangin'kei. nomination Major Willis and Mr. McLean were proposed. The show of hands was for Willis 40, McLean 30.

Hokitika, Friday. The Hon, W. Gisborne was returned unopposed to-day for the Totara district.

Waiad, Saturday. Though the vote of confidence in Mr. Saunders was carried last night, it is known that there are a few Inglisites at the Waiau. Mr. Inglis is expected to be' at Mr. John Tinline’s place .to-night, and will probably hold a meeting on Monday night at the Waiau, and Mr.* Saunders will probably hold another meeting at Kaikoura on Thursday evening. Mr. Inglis’ chief supporters at. Kaikoura are Catholics, who object to; Miv- Saunders’ views against denominational education. The Catholics are a strong body at Kai koura, and are very zealous in support of the education amendment, which its author, Mr. Curtis, has now abandoned.

In v euc A tig tel , Friday.

Sir George Grey’s meeting to-night was crowded. The Mayor occupied the chair, and the leading Liberals were on the plat form. Sir G. Grey spoke for two hours, and met with no interruption, and was frequently applauded. Mr. Shanks has been returned for Mat-aura unopposed.

SIR ROWLAND HILL.

We published yesterday a cablegram containing the announcement of the death af Sir Rowland Hill; and by the follow ing paragraph from the “ European Mail ” it will be remarked bow short a time elapsed between the recognition of his services by the City of London and his death.

“ The freedom of the City of London was presented on June Gth to Sir Rowland Hill, jtho foulider of the penny post. It is one of the ordinary conditions attending the bestowal of such a compliment that the recipient of it can only bo admitted a citizen within the jurisdicition of the city. In the case of Sir Rowland Hill, however, it was agreed that this condition should he dispensed with, and for good reason. The founder of the penny-postage system is eiglity-tliree years of age, and is infirm as well as old, and a compliment of any kind would hardly be acceptable which brought with it the necessity of Sir Row land Hill’s leaving his house to receive it. A deputation, therefore, from the city went to Sir Rowland’s residence at Hamp stead, and there presented him with the resolution of the Corporation and the gold casket containing it. Sir Rowland Hill, in replying to the address presented to him, observed that there were probably few innovators who had the good fortune to live to see their plans crowned with a success far exceeding their most sanguine expectations. This certainly, as he observed, has been his own singularly favored lot. Indeed, the very completeness of the success which has attended his reform is not unlikely to make people in general forget to think of the difficulty there was in establishing iLg'j-nd the genuine public service whichr'Was ren dered bj r its founder. Wa"all take the penny post now as we fake the printing press, or indeed, for thot matter, the alphabet. T.t-'is there ; it is accepted as one of tlm, essential conditions of civilisa tion, and we do not even stop to think how people could ever have got on without it.

CO-OPERATIVE STORES.

It is quite certain (says the European “Mail”) that before the advent of the co-operative stores, the consumer was paying exhorbitant prices for almost every article of food and clothing. This is borne out more and more every day as the witnesses before the select committee on co-operative trading are examined. An important statement was made the other day by Mr. Debac, chairman ot the Committee of the National Chamber of Trade. He said that some of the firms which had been affiliated to the Civil Service Stores had seen the error of their ways, and now made a reduction of 25 per cent for cash. That is to say, these tradesmen can now afford to sell their goods at 25 or 30 per cent less than they formerly charged, and still obtain a re munerative profit. Admissions of this kind are double-edged ; they certainly give countenance to the assertion that the co-operative movement on tlie part of the civil servants, whose incomes, it must be remembered, are fixed and limited, was justifiable as a matter of self-defence. On every hand there are signs that shop keepers in future mean to run the co operative associations very close, and one firm in Regent street, not content with lowering their prices to those of the societies, now offers to supply all the brands of champagne at 2-1- per cent less than the co-operative price list, with free delivery in London.

EXTRAORDINARY SPECIMENS OF THE HUMAN RACE.

An unusual number of extraordinary specimens of the human race have recently been on exhibition in New York, including the “ North Carolina Twins,” or “ Dou ble-headed Nightingale;” the “St. Benoit Twins,” which were described last sum mer in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, and the remarkable dwarfs known as tlie “Midgets.” A number of well known physicians were invited a short time since to make a physical examination of the latter. They are about twenty-two inches in height, and the weight of the boy, who is said to be fourteen years of age, is nine pounds; ; while the girl, who is fifteen, with the long train and all other appurtenances of a lady of fashion, or rather of a modern French doll, actually weighs only four pounds and three-quar ters. The diameter of the boy’s head, as ascertained by Dr. H. T. Hanks, professor of obstetrics in the Dartmouth Medical School, arc scarcely larger than those of an average new-born infant, and those of tlie girl are even smaller. One was born in Central New York and the other in Mexico. The boy was found to be suffer ing a little from bronchitis ; and after some of the physicians had made an ex amination of his chest, it was very amusing to watch his little companion practising percussion and auscultation upon him in imitation of their proceedings. Tlie girl’s parents state that when she was born she weighed only three-quarters of a pound, and was but nine inches in height.— British Medical Journal.

Texts, —Pointing one’s phrases too fre quently with texts and turns of Scripture, Dr. Johnson calls “ a mode of merriment which a good man dreads for its profanity, and a witty man disdains for its easiness and vulgarity.”

MORE THAMES JOBS.

( From the Wellington Post.) The Colony has lately heard a great deal about tie Thames Railway job, and there is no doubt that a most illegal act, invol ving an enormous cost to the Colony, was perpetrated by the Government in that matter. The Thames people having done so remarkably well out of being repre sented by one Minister, have naturally shown themselves anxious to improve the shining hour, now that two Ministers are candidates for their suffrages. With this view, the Chairman of the County Council and the Mayor of the Borough visited Wellington in the closing days of the session, and remained indeed until Mon day last, when they departed in the Hine moa. It has been somewhat amusing to watch their operations down here, and to read the telegrams sent by them to the local papers. They have not been quite so indiscreet as a former Thames Mayor now Judge Macdonald—who, when :he went back, blurted out the history of his private negotiations with Ministers," and so caused a little scandal; but enough has been said to give the Thames electors s a very good idea that the labours of their extra Parliamentary representatives have not been altogether without substantial benefit, and to make the general public rather alarmed as to what may have been given or promised. Yesterday the fol lowing carefully-worded telegram from Grahainstown was published : —‘‘ The dis pute re the water supply for domestic pur poses has been satisfactorily arranged by the Government between the two local bodies. The County authorities receive a very substantial monetary consideration for handing over to the borough their in terest. The legislature will give the borough the necessary powers to raise money for the improvement of the supply.” This relates only to one point in the list of matters included in the mission .of the Thames delegates, and yet we believe wo are correct in stating that the “substan tial monetary consideration,” therein re ferred to, represents a cash payment of the sum of £3500 for the cancellation of an agreement most foolishly and impro perly entered into by a newlv-fledgea Under-Secretary who visited the Thames in November last, and took it upon him self to deal definitely with matters, which were entirely beyond his comprehension, and which, under any circumstances, should have been referred to Cabinet before being decided upon. The Govern ment constructed a water-race at the Thames, and when the provinces were abolished handed it over to the coanty and borough. The county wanted the water for mining purposes, the borough wanted it for general municipal uses, and the two could not agree as pective shares joy. The already alluded to visi ted the Thames at a time when a munici pal election for the Mayoralty was going on. There was a hitch in the proceedings, and there was therefore no one to guard and represent the interests of the borough. The astute County Chairman did the honours of the district, and the result was that the borough was ignored, and the county got an agreement signed making the water-race its property. Of course there was a row, and now the position has been reversed, and the borough gets the water-race, while the county is to get £3500 as compensation for breach of agree ment. This little matter is a sample of tire administration of the Grey Ministry, which we commend to the special attention of Mr. Edward Wakefield, should he chance to hold a seat in the new House of Representatives.

Going to the Play. —The following recipe for going comfortably to the play was written early in the century :—“ Go alone ;or if j 7 ou must needs have a com panion, choose one who knows how to speak and when to be silent. Take a huge stick ; it answers the double purpose of dispensing terror to the toes of in truders as you are obtaining a seat, and of supporting your hat when you have ob tained one. Sit in the middle of the third or fourth row ; let the play be Shake speare’s or Otway’s, and let the farce be musical ; have your great-coat lying at the nearest oyster shop, if the weather be cold, and let tlie house be comfortably thin if the weather be warm ; take care not to sit near your tailor if you owe him anything ; let there be no royal visitors, to cause ‘ Rule Britannia’ to be drummed into your ears; and finally, and particularly,’ let the players be very quick between the acts. These things provided, a play is a delightful, fascinating, and rational amuse ment ; without them, it is the hotbed ot human misery.”

Novelty. —At the time of the Reforma tion, tlie air seemed to be full of new ideas on religion, politics, and everything else, which called forth from Bishop Gardiner the following remark, which may, perhaps, bear more application than one:— “ Some are for one thing, some for another, until there is nothing old left them but their folly.”

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Year. Indies. Year. Indies. 1866 IQ’IO 1S73 26-33 1867 vO'O 1874 22-71 1 868 29-96 1S75 32-3I 1869 27-24 1870 23-99 1870 28’32 1877 23-72 1S71 27 -89 1878 I 3’54 1872 19 71 Annual a' 25-01.



New Advertisements. OPEN THIS DAY. BREAD ! BREAD! 1 BREAD!!! CONFECTIONERY and BISCUITS. EDWARD TAYLOR begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding neighborhood that he lias commenced business as Plain and Fancy Bread and Biscuit Baker, and Confec tioner in Saunders’ Now Buildings, and hopes by strict attention to business, and keeping a first-class article, to merit a fair share of public patronage. Confectionery and Biscuits always in stock. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. Note the Address — TAYLOR, Bread and Biscuit Baker and Confectioner, ,i„ - EAST STREET, Near the Railway Station. 343 a PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL fjpHE undersigned having opened the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under the management of Mu. and Mrs. Lucas, begs to say he is destermined to keep a GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. • THOMAS CLAR K, Proprietor. 333 a



ASHBURTON CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baiiing Square (Near Town Hall). RE-OPENING of the above commo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ... ••• 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Beds (single), Is. 6d. Private Room for Ladies. 334 a Clearing Sale ! GLASGOW HOUSE, EAST STREET. AYIN begs respectfully to VX thank his friends and the inhabitants of Ashburton and surround ing district for the esteemed patronage be stowed upon him during the past twelve months, and hopes to merit a continuance of the same. He desires to announce A CLEARING SALE, For One Month, OF Winter Goods, At GreaUyOKeaucea-^-!™, TO SUIT THE TIMES. Inspection Invited. BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! ! ! W. GAVIN, DRAPER, GLASGOW HOUSE, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street, Ashburton. 2iSa N BW NDUSTRY. COFFEE, Pure and Fresh Ground Daily at ORR & CO.’S. P 53



Clothing Establishment. ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO., CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO Mb. J. H. Morrison, Manager Mosgiel Woolen Factory, AND ' > Trustees. Mr. John Ross, Of Sargoocl, Sons & Ewing



mHE alcove large Clothing Manufac turing Firm having had to succumb to these hard times, and assign their estate, we have been induced by the Trustees to purchase the whole of their lai'ge Manufactured Stock at a Very Heavy Reduction, and have resolved to sell the same again in our Branches direct to the public at prices at which we could not legitimately sell our own Goods. -,-In_fac.t (without exaggeration) during the next t(S\V VTCcnvo -rr-p— >... - rtnali.ioiL. to offer NEW GOODS IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF T HEIR USUAL COST. H ALLEN STEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28tii JUNE. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 12a jpNVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings, 55



Advertisements for the ashhukton Herald must he sent in not later than 2 p.m. for the Country Edition, and 3 pan. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, other wise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Notice to discontinue Advertisements must be left at the Office in writing, before 12 noon and alterations the day previous. Subscriptions : In Advance. Quarterly— s. d. Delivered in town ... 6 o ~ country ... S o 3 o II Looked s. d 6 6 3 C 3 6 Posted



Special Notice. COLERIDGE ELECTION. jyjTv. GEORGE HART will meet the Electors of Coleridge at the TOWN HALL, Ashburton, on MON DAY, Sep tember Ist, at 7-30 p.m. 325 a



New Advertisements. WESLEYAN CHURCH, Cameron Street.—Service will be conducted in the above Church To-morrow Morning and Evening by the Rev. W. Keall. 350 a PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, Wills-street—Service will be con ducted in the above Church To-moriw Morning by Mr. J. W. Maidens and in the Evening by Mr. J. Johns. 351 a PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—Divine Service will be conducted in the above Church To-morrow as follows : Morning, at 11—Rev. Mr. Elmslie ; after noon, at 2.30 Special address to the Sunday School, by Rev. Mr. Beattie; Evening, at G.3o—Rev. Mr. Beattie. 352 a WANTED, comfortable BOARD and RESIDENCE.-- Separate bedroom indispensable. Central situation preferred. Address, C. AY., “ Herald” office. 353 a ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. NOTICE TO TENDERERS. mHE Time for Receiving Tenders for JL Lighting Lamps, &c , EaintingJLamp Posts, and Formation and Shingling East Belt, has been Extended till 4 p.m. on MONDAY, Ist September. CHAS. BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 30th August, 1879, 8—354 a