THE COLONIAL TREASURER’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The following is the financial fUitemont delivered by Hon. the Colonial Treasurer to-ni"ht :—“ The difficulties and dangers <2f the position into which we have per mitted our finance to drift are admittedly gtvgreat, and the time at the disposal of the°Governmont has been so short, and so broken, that I feel confident I shall have the sympthy of hon. members when I ask the Committee for as favorable - a con sideration of the proposals I am about to submit as may be found, compatible with careful criticism and a full discussion of their merits. Sir, I,think that all those whoi halve* given any real. thought to the question of our present financial condition must have come to the conclusion that it will bo impossible to surmount our mon strous difficulties and escape tbe dangers of our position without something like a complete remodelling of our finance, both general and local ; without careful admin stration of Ministers ; and without the exercise of much thrift and self-denial on the part of all classes of the community. The period of the session at which we h ive now arrived renders io impossible to

v properly consider the whole question of * our finance. This year my unfitness for the responsible position I have the honor to hold would be at once manifest if I were to pretend to be capable, in the short time I have been in office, of maturing and sub mitting In detail so complete a financial policy as'the Government believe to be practicable and necessary. I shall, how ever,'Sir, endeavor to indicate clearly the general scope, and to give what I hope the Committee will consider sufficiently full details of such parts of it as we think possible to deal with this session. But first it will be necessary that I should recall to the mind of the Committee our present financial position—l venture to say one unparalleled in tlie history of the colony ; for. with abundant national resources,. With excellen' credit, and with an increasing'ordinary revenue,- notwith standing great commercial depression, we find ourselves reduced to such a position as to cause the greatest ' anxiety - <.■ to .* all . true friends of thß colony, an tto necessitate important measures. of financial reform involving large additional taxation. POSITION OP THE CONSOLIDATE© PONDS RE STATED.

In the speech, which I had the honor to address to the House on the 14th of Oc tober last, I si owed that the total ex penditure within, and on account of, the year 1878-79 was £4,006,961 ; and the total receipts amounted to £3,875,137, in cluding therein the surplus of 1877-78, amounting to £116,844 ; and the assets of the year 1878-79 amounting to £6,995 realised since 30th June, 1879, and that the transactions of the' year ended by

leaving deficit of £131,824. Notwith standing the , fact I shave just mentioned, that we began with a surplus of £116,844, I showed that the deficit. of £131,824 would have been £50,000 less had the Land Tax .for the half year been collected within the year ; but I did not mention, as perhaps 1 ought, that bills taken, on ac count of the sale of the old Supreme

Court site, and the reclaimed land in Wel lington, and amounting , i to £82,544 <were included in the last year s re revenue account. Of this amount £33,114 has beenvpaid, and £49,409 remained still outstanding. I found these bills credited to revenue in the treasury accounts, and did not therefore disturb the arrange ments, although I am clearly of opinion that they should not have been credited as if the amount had been received in cash. Of course, but for this mode of treating these transactions, last year’s deficit would have been £214,348 instead of £131,824. This, then, was my start ing point for the current year—a deficit of £13,824, to which I added the esti mated expenditure for year 1879-80, amounting to £3,975,034 taken from esti mates left in the treasury by the late Go vernment which obtained £4,106,888 as the year’s estimated revenue. From this amount I deducted the estimated revenue derivable from our present sources of income, amounting to £3,193,900, and arrived at a total estimated deficit of £911,948 to be provided for in some way this year. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE AND INCOME OP THE YEAR, 1879-80, REVISED. Sir, since I last addressed you upon this subject* the Government have gone carefully through the Estimates of Ex penditure as left by our predecessors. These were necessarily imperfect, no pro vision having' been made for several necessary services, and the estimates as now presented show an increase of £39,044 the total amount being £4,013,078, •.'• instead of £3,974,034. The total of- these Estimates is larger by £6,117 than the actual expenditure of the previous year, but it must be remembered that they include provision for interest on the new loan and deficiency hill to the extent, of. £IIB,OOO as .well as the expense attending the second meeting of Parliament within the year. We hope, moreover, by careful administration to be able by further experience to effect considerable reductions ; but on this point it is impos sible to do more than promise that we will use our best endeavors to confine the ex penditure within the narrowest limits con sistent with efficiency of the public service. We shall also, during the recess carefully examine into the present organisation of the Civil Service, and see how far, by the com bination of necessary offices and the aboli tion of unnecessary ones, the expenditure canbe furthsppgdncgdnextyear. Competent well paid officers are absolutely essential \o good government, while a large staff of Uff4er-paid civil servants is not only costly but in its very nature fatal to efficient has also been carefully reconsidered, but -with the advantage of four ninths’ actual collections to guide us, I am unable, I regret to aay,, H t.o : increasQ the amount esti mated. It is possible that the Land Fund may be under-estimated, but I don’t see any reason to expect an appreciable increase in land ‘ sales;* until a fall' takes 'place in the price of -money, and this can’t be hoped for uritsiTgood harvest; has been successfully housed. The problem, there fore, for solution ia how is this large esti mated deflcifc/iimoimtingafter correction, to £951,002 to be provided for this year, and what action miibt we take to equalise our income and expenditure in future ? For, although it is somewhat unusual, I am compelled by our peculiar circumstances to look beyond the-present year, and in some measure to take counsel for the next. But before we can'answer these questions satis factorily'we must | examine the nature of t|}e deficit* and ascertain whether it is of a

temporary or a permanent character ; be cause our mode of dealing with it will greatly depend upon the result of that ex amination. Now, to enable the Com mittee to come to a decision upon this im portant. point, it will be necessary to examine and compare the receipts of the Consolidated Fund for some time past. I propose to do so for the last three years, ancl under three heads —Taxation, Services Rendered, and Land Fund. There was raised by Taxation in the financial year 1876-77. £1.318,643 ; in the year 1877-8 £1,424,029 —being an increase of £104,386 over the preceding year. In the year 1878-9, £1,505,237 —being an increase of £81,208 over the preceding year, of £185,584 over tbe year 1876-77 ; and this year the estimated amount of receipts is £1,512,300, being about £7OOO only more than last year, though largely exceeding the receipts of the years 1876-77 and 1877-78 respectively. For services rendered (omitt ing for reasons I will presently give, re ceipts from railways) there was received for the year 1876-77 L 318,250 ; for the year 1877-78, L 366,377 ; for the year 1878-79, L 421,377 ; this year the estima ted amount is L 401,600. Here, also, as in the case of taxation, it will be found that the increase has been marked and steady during the three years named, and that while the estimate of the total re ceipts for this year in respect of services rendered was about L 20,000 less than the actual receipts of last year, an increase of amount in some of the items of receipt is anticipated. I will not trouble the Com mittee with remarks upon the separate items included under the two heads of taxation and services rendered, but I may say that the examination of tables, which will be appended to this Statement when published, will show that in almost every case there has been a steady increase from year to year. As I have said I have omitted receipts from railways. My reason for so doing is that our railway system was too incomplete in 1876-77 to compare fairly with the receipts of 1878-79, hut according to the comparative statement of Receipts and Expenditure on the railways made by the late Minister for Public Works in August last, the figures I have given under the head of services rendered do not show as large an increase as I might fairly claim. It is not, however, desirable in any way to over state the case. I have not thought neces sary to take receipts of more than three years for comparison. Had I done so, however, the only deduction to be drawn from a careful consideration of the figures, would certainly not have weakened ir,y conclusion. On the contrary, the further hack we go the stronger would my case appear. It may, then, I think, be fairly stated that our receipts from taxation are steadily in creasing, as also our receipts from services rendered, and .that the slight check which the revenue derived from these sources has met with during the current year is temporary only, and is fairly accounted for by the general depression of trade throughout the world. This fact should, I submit, give us confidence in the future as showing undisputably that our population is hard working and prosperous. In the financial year 1876-77, we received from land sales L 870,819 ; pastoralrents, L 135,036; total, L 1,005,855. In the year 1877-78 land sales, L 1,440,824; pastoralrents, L 145,738; t0ta1,L1,586,562. Last year, land sale 3, L 737,694 ; pastoral rents, L 132,035; total L 869,729. The esti mated revenue, for this year is", land sales, L 248,000; pastoral rents, L 132,000; total, £380,000. It will be seen that the land sales last year only reached £737,694, falling short of the estimate by £384,304, and that this year they are estimated to produce only £348,000. Here, then, we find the cause of our deficit—the falling off in the Crown land sales of the last year. They had reached the estimate, and could be relied upon this year to yield £150,000 (this amount being about the average receipts of the last two two preceding years. We should have this year a small surplus instead of an estimated deficit of £951,002. In other words, under our. present system we require from land sales, exclusive of the coat of survey, and administration, some thing like £9oo*ooo per annum ; and of ordinary revenue it may be, I think, fairly anticipated that wit]' the return of prosperity the annual sales will again be in excess of the Estimates for the current year. With these facts, then, before us, Sir, we are in a position to affirm what we should con tinue to treat land fund receipts as in come, and were we content to sacrifice the future settlement of country for the sake of a temporary adjustment of finance, the deficit to which I have drawn atten tion would, with our large area of unsold land, he for some years to come of a per manent nature. So long, however, as we do so treat these receipts, we can’t disguise from ourselves that in years of depression we shall be subject to large deficits, which it will be difficult to provide for without adding from time to time td our permanent indebtedness. In other words, we shall have an un certain and therefore unsatisfactory finance, and shall be continuing the ob jectionable practice of relying upon what is really capital for ordinary expenditure, instead of providing for such expenditure as ought to be done out of our legitimate income. If on the other hand, we should determine that receipts from land sales are not income, and shall not in future be so treated, then it is clear that there is a permanent deficit of from LBGO,OOO to L9Q0,000 a year upon our present expenditure and income. So much then, Sir, for the nature of the deficiency with which we have to deal. Be fore, however, I answer the question as to hoy the Government propose to meet the estimated deficit of this year, and obviate a deficiency ip futurp, it will be convenient that I should call the attention of the Coinmittee to the state of our public debt, and the condition of the Pnblic Works Aocount. -

Through pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over the major portion of the Statement, but subjoin the conclud ing resolution of the Colonial Treasurer : “ That in lieu of the duties of Customs now charged on the undermentioned articles, the following duties of Customs shall, on and after the 18th day of No vember, 1879, he charged thereon on im portation into New Zealand, or on being cleared from any warehouse for home con sumption, namely, almonds in the shell, and nuts of all kinds, except cocoanuts, 2d per lb ; chaff, 10s. per ton ; corks (bot tling), 15 per cent, ad valorem ; fruits, (dried), 2d per lb ; fruits, (fresh), othei than oranges, lemons, bananas, and pine apples, 15 per cent, ad valorem; glass,

Crown, sheet, and common windows, 2s. per 100 ft. superficial ; grain and pulse of eveiy kind, not otherwise enumerated, 9.1 per 1001 b ; grain, when ground, or in any way manufactured, Is. per 1001 b ; malt, 2s. per bushel; peas, split, Is. per cwt; hops, 6d per lb ; iron fencing wire, staples, and standards, 20s. per ton ; iron, gal vanized, corrugated, sheets, guttering, ridging, and spouting, washers, screws, nails, and wire netting, 40s. per ton ; iron tanks, ss. each ; matches, of all kinds, 25 per cent, ad valorem ; milk, preserved, 15 per cent, ad valorem ; nails, 3s. per cwt. ; perfumery and tiolet preparations, not otherwise enumerated, 25 per cent, ad valorem, proprietary medicines, com monly called patent medicines or prepara tions of medicines, or any medicine or preparation of which the receipe is kept secret, recommended by advertisement, bill, or label for the relief of any disorder or ailment 25 per cent, ad valorem; timber, sawn rough, 2s. per 100 ft. super ; dressed, 4s. per 100 feet, super ; shingles and laths, 2s. per 1000 ; pailings, 2s. per 100 ; posts, 8s ; rails, 4s ; salt, 20s. per ton ; spirits or strong waters, not being sweetened or mixed with any article so that the degree of strength there of cannot be ascertained by Syke’s hydro meter, for every gallon of the strength of proof of such hydrometer, and so in pro portion for any greater or less strength than the strength of proof, and for any greater or less quantity than a gallon, 14s per proof gallon spirits ; other spirits being sweetened or mixed so that the degree of strength cannot be ascertained as afore said, 14s per gallon ; liqueurs, and coi’- dials, 14s per gallon ; perfumed spirits and Cologne water, 21s per gallon ; stearine, Id per.lb ; tobacco, 3s 7cl per lb ; cigars and cigarettes, 6s per lb ; wine, other than sparkling and Australian, 5s per gallon ; all articles not otherwise enumerated, which are now chargeable with duty at 10 per centum ad valorem, 15 per centum ad valorem. That the duties of Customs chargeable upon the goods, wares, and merchandise, hereinafter mentioned, imported into New Zealand, shall cease and determine, viz : —Almonds, barbary bitter and other for confectionery, bolts and nuts, carriage bolts and nuts, tire bolts, shackles, holders and other iron fittings for carriages, morocco, roan, jappanned and enamelled leather and tanned and dressed sealskins, and goatskins, buggy shafts, bent wheels, arms, and other bent carriage timber, hickory unwrought, hat ters’ galoons and hatters’ calicoes, fine iron, brass, and copper wire for use in brush making, phosphorus, and oil of Rhodium, sulphate of soda, saddlers’ ironmongery, grindery, sheet zinc, plain sheet galvanised iron. ” After a discussion, in which Sir G. Grey, Mr. Reader Wood, Mr. Moss, and others took part, the resolutions were adopted, and the House adjourned at 11.30 p.m.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. Present: The Mayor (presiding) Messrs. Parkin, Friecllander, Roberts, St Hill, Orr, and Williamson. THE MAYOR’S STATEMENT. The Mayor said that he had been in communication withrhe railway authorities re the water hole at Mr. Lancaster’s, and it would be filled up. The £lOl had been paid by the County Council, but they declined to pay for any planting within the borough. He had received a copy of Mr Hutchison’s Corporations Act Amend ment Bill, and had telegraphed to Mr. Wright to have inserted in the Bill a clause providing for Boroughs obtaining a share of the land fund. At last meeting he had proposed to lease the rural endow ments of the Borough, but the matter had not been dealt with. He hoped it would be dealt with that evening. Referring to the fire of Saturday night, the Mayor paid a compliment to the pluck and energy of fire brigade, and expressed a hope that one or two more tube wells should be sunk, as it was the one in use on Saturday that had saved a large amount of property. Since last meeting a letter in one of the ocal papers had appeared, written by a member of the Council. It was 'not a courteous letter, and it would be for the Council to deal with it. AN UNPAID CONTRACT. A letter was read from Mr. S. B. Nel son, claiming £0 still unpaid upon the Baring Square fencing contract. It appeared to be the opinion of one or two members that the work had been done, and passed by the Works Committee, but no Engineers’ certificate was produced. It was resolved to refer the matter to the Engineer ; the money to be paid imme mediately on the Engineer’s explanation being received. Municipal association. Regarding the suggested Municipal As sociation the Waimate Borough Council wrote, expressing their willingness to co operate in the matter. The Mayor said that only two of the boroughs had now to reply, and next meeting the Counoil would require to deal with the subject practically. THE TOWN BELTS. Mr. C. C. Fooks wrote, enclosing a cheque for £62 15s, being the share of the Wakanui Road Board in the cost of forming and metalling the north east Town Belt, The writer expressed the Board’s desire that the contractor be not paid until the road is put in good order which he has used —namely, the continua tion of the north east Town Belt—for cart ing metal, and left in a bad state. The Engineer was instructed to attend to the Board’s wishes in. the matter. THE WATER-HOLE AT LANCASTER’S. J. H. Lowe, Resident Engineer, wrote, saying that the Council's offer re the water-hole opposite Mr Lancaster’s would be given effect to. The offer made by the Counoil was the offer of Mr Trevurza to do the work of filling up for £5. BOARD OE CONSERVATORS. The Clerk to the County Council wrote, saying that it was the Chairman’s opinion that as two-thirds of the owner s and oc cupiers of land within the proposed conservation district were ratepayers within the borough* the petition to be presented to the Governor should be ad vertised as. lying for signatures at the Borough Council's offices, A description of the proposed district was enclosed, and has already been published. It was resolved to write to the County Council, asking them to do the necessary work, and the borough would bear its share of the expense attending advertising and canvassing for signatures,

THE N. JB, .BELT,

The contractor, Mr T> Trevurza, ap-

plied for an allowance upon the contract he had undertaken, as he said it was too low to pay him, and if he did not get an allowance upon it he would not be able to meet his bills.

Tlie Mayor said it was a hard case for poor Trevurza. Mr Williamson said he understood the work had been taken in hand by Trevurza from Wake's securities, and the Council did not know any contractor in the matter. If any money had been paid to Trevurza on the contract an error had been made, as the Council had only to deal with the securities of Wake. PI EE BRIGADE. The Secretary of the Fire Brigade wrote asking that permission be granted to the Brigade to hold its meetings in the Council Chamber, until they were in a posi tion to build a suitable room for them selves. He also called attention to the unprotected state of Messrs Saunders’ block of buildings in East street north, and Mr. Quill’s hotel. He suggested that to admit of working the pipe well near by those buildings an approach 6 feet deep should be cut for the engine, and 4 feet taken ofl' the pipe. Mr. St. Hill moved that the Chamber be let to the Brigade, which Mr. Orr seconded, and the motion was carried. It being understood that the Brigade’s meet ings were not to clash with those of the Council. An application was made from the Fire Brigade for a crossing leading from section 503 to Wakanui street, so as to allow the fire engine to be taken from its new site to the main road. Referred to the Engineer with power to act. THE LAMPS. Mr. Parkin pointed out that 17 lamps were being paid for by the Council, but only 16 were erected. He suggested that the lamp not erected be put up at the new Brigade station. The Mayor said the arrangement with the Gas Company did not provide for lamps during the summer months ; and some of the citizens thought the lights should be kept burning. The foreman was ordered to erect the lamp, referred to by Mr. Parkin, near the Fire Brigade Station, the Brigade to color the glass as they choose. DOG COLLARS. Resolved to 4 procure a supply of collars this year from the County Council, and to gazette Mr. Braddell as collector of the tax for the Borough. TUBE WELLS. It was resolved to invite tenders for the sinking of a well for fire prevention pur poses in Baring Square. RURAL ENDOWMENT. Mr. Parkin moved that the reserves in hand be let by public auction. The Mayor suggested that they should he let with a provision increasing their rent 15 per cent, eveiy four years. It was ultimately decided that the re serves be vested by the Reserves Com mittee, and that the land be let for 12 years with a 4-yearly increase, the rate of increase to be decided at next meeting.

brigade’s report on the fire at fowler’s.

The Secretary to the Fire Brigade, in structed by the Captain reported as under :

The Brigade congratulated the borough on the complete success of the coupled pipe wells, which gave a practically inex haustible supply of water. Thanks to the additional hose and other plant the Brigade had been able to throw fairly good jets of.water. The Secretary made a suggestion for an increase of the coupled wells, and another to procure a steam fire engine for the borough. Several of the Brigade members had suffered loss by burning of clothes, boots, Ac., and a hope was expressed in the re port that the promised uniform would be pvoivded for the Brigade as soon as pos sible, It was impossible for branchmen to work in safety without a helmet. A dis tinguishing uniform was also wanted to enable the police and the crowd to recog nize the members, and give way when re quired. The Secretary also called the Council’s attention to the want of a fire police and salvage corps. The following disbursements by the Brigade had been made, and a cheque was solicited for the amount. 49 men, for pumping, at 4s each, £9 6s. Two men in charge of plant and debris till 9 a.m. on the 16th at 10s each, £1 ; refreshments to pumpers, 9 gallons ale at 2s 6d, £1 2s 6d : 3 bottles . brandy at 7s, £1 Is. 25 bottles lemonade, at 6d, 12s 6d ; cab hire to Mr M'Rae fordragging engine, 10s ; cab hire to belts, 5s ; ringer of alarm bell, 53 ; repairs to hose and buckets, ss.

The Mayor said he was sorry that the state of the finances would not admit of uniforms being supplied as yet. Mr St. Hill was in favor of supplying helmets. Mr Parkin said several of the members of the Brigade had had whole suits of clothes and hoots burned, and they ought to be reimbursed..

It was resolved to approach the In surance Companies Association for an in crease to £IOO of their grant to the borough. Mr St. Hill moved that the account pre sented by the Brigade for £l4 17a he paid.

Mr Orr seconded. Mr Parkin said the disbursements had been made, not to members or the Brigade but to outsiders.

Regarding theformation of a free police corps, he said he would confer with the Brigade,

engineer’s report

The Engineer reported that the Scavengers’ road had been made passable; that 75 loads of stuff had been spread along the hollow place in Peter street, and that shingling had been commenced on the north-east town belt.

It was announced that it would be. necessary, owing to the work ip hand, to. retain Mr Fooks another fortnight.

SCAVENGER..

Mr Henry Rudley’'s tender- for the position of scavenger was, accepted. Rates —one pan, 7;id ; two, 7d 5 three or more, 6d ; rubbish,, 2a per ouhio yard : Is Gd per half yard } and to collect the fees. The pay-sheet, amounting to £l6O 19s 2d, was passed for payment. PRIVILEGE. The Mayor said a letter had appeared in a local paper in which it was stated that the Council had appointed a rate collector upon- 1 a fea'egojie conclusion.” He desired that' that Councillor- to with draw (hose words. Mr. St.-Hill, ; said he had no intention of withdrawing the statement, not one word, If it was wrong on his part to make use of tb.Q words, it was equally so

on fclie part of the Mayor to tackle him on the street regarding the matter. He said he wrote what he believed to be the truth when he said that Mr Friedlander had been appointed as the rate collector. Mr Williamson said he was not favorable to the appointment of Mr Friedlander, and was sorry that he had been appointed, to the exclusion of men who would have made a better roll than the man who had been appointed. He was equally sorry that Mr. St. H 11, when he said ,he had made a blunder, should have turned round and tried to place the blame upon another. Mr. St. Hill had the whole evening opposed the putting of Mr. H. Friedlander in the position of valuator, and then with strange inconsistency turned round and moved the very motion that put him in. ■

Mr. St. JLlill replied in a very excited manner, and after some further discussion of a stormy character the matter dropped. The Council here adjourned.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD

[Tuesday, November iB, 1879.



Holloway’s Pills. —The extraordinary range of temperature prevailing in our climate is extremely trying to the delicate-chested, the weak and nervous. All troubled by these afflictions should resolve to resort to this strengthening and legulating medicine immedi ately they perceive in themselves discomfort of that feeling of restlessness which betokensdis ordered digestion and defective secretion of bile. One of Holloway’s Pills taken about noon and followed at bed-time by a dose suffi ciently large to act apperiently will speedily recruit the faulty functions, and restore order throughout the whole system. A treatment so safe in operation and so successful in result should be known and practised when, from cold and sundry other causes, disease is at tempting to gain a vexatious footing —Advt.



For Sale. FOR SALE. SECOND-HAND REAPERS AND BINDERS—by McCormick, Wood, and Osborne, in good working order, and VERY CHEAP. Apply, POYNTZ & CO, 683a-195 Ashburton. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. T7IOR SALE, at an early date,— Jj One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, &c., complete. We are replacing this machine by a Double Royal Wharfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine now used for printing the “Herald ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. ' WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. 565 a Business Notices. FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, &c. , &c. NOW OPEN. F. FURNESS BEGS to inform the public of Ash burton that he has just opened a NEW STOCK 01? FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY IN THE SHOP NEXT TO HODDER & CO.’S, Saunders’ New Buildings, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Dates, Nuts, Almonds, Confectionery, Biscuits, &c., &c., &c. 678 a BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, and solicit a continuance of past favors, assuring customers that their interest will always have first consideration at the hands of the advertisers. Jones and Co. beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their' Bread, Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below : Seafield to Kyle, and Acton—Wednes days. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road— Thrsdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road —Fridays. In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Ma\ Lambie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown Clontarf blacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seaeifjjx ’ Butchers, , Bakers,, General Store keepers, Grasn and seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 a



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Auction Sales. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, At 12 o’clock. 4 HARRISON will sell by Public Jl jL. Auction at his Rooms, on above date— - 20 Cases—APPLES—2O Cases 18 Doz.—Cocoa Nuts—lß Doz 200—Bushels Oats —200 Bushels 2 Tons—Potatoes—2 tons Also, Merchandise. 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON,. Auctioneer. MR JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, has FOR SALE some valuable TOWN and SUBURBAN SECTIONS in Ashburton. Also, Quarter-acre Section, Tinwald, with a good Four-roomed House, lined throughout, and a Garden securely fenced ; also, several other well-situated Sections in the above Township. Some of the above, being low in price and terms easy, offer a first-class opportu nity to investors. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, , Auctioneer, Ac., Saunders’ Buiildings, Ashburton.



To Let and for Sale. TO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK. rXIO LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, I together with Dwelling-house and Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TUOS. BULLOCK.



TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, 453 ACRES Which 'would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mi\ Digby s. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK.



FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to 2— 866 a THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, Avell-waterf .fl, and really first-class land of ab out 200 acres, situated on Lonsdbeach Es J *te. For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLO' JK. FOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LE’ r, with a Purchasing Clause, a FA of 137 Acres, partly improved, and. situated about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 THOMAS BT JLLOCK. Business Notic js. REAPERS AND F iINDERS. THE Undersigned Laving been ap pointed agent for the sale »»* McCORMICK’S W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS BINDERS, is now prepared fcts treat with those who will want them fast the coming season. FREMC PAVITT, 555a —8S East Street, Ashburton. T 7! NULL,OPES, NOTEPAPER, EN JLJJ YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating that, owinv to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Mjnupactdrers- PAPERHANGINGS, : 1 ; ’ WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WART: And all the necessaries of the Trad®, and is therefore in a position to coirqvftA with any house in Canterbury for and quality. Every description of mak in the trade executed under personal 1 superin tendence. Competent workmen sent t o all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN,



-- Auctioii*£dies/' WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. To Farmers, Wool-growers, and others. WE beg to inform Sheep Farmers and others that our FIRST; WOOL AND SKIN SALE.W : this season will take place at our Auction - t Rooms, East street, on , THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. Farmers and others wishing to make entries are requested to send in particu lars at an early date, so that we can class and catalogue the same before the day of , 5 sale. . ... s .. , ... :/;V " 1 EDMISTON BROS. AND GRUNDY, Auctioneers. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE • AND : - MARINE INS U RANGE'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. TO RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. rjlBE Undersigned have on Sale:— Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds — . j . White Glover Red Clover Cow G rass Alsike »• Trefoil Lucerne, Ac., &c. . Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal! ' discount fin* cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY-- 1 East Street. ASHBURTON c A A Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL rpHE undersigned having taken th.v Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Sti'eet, near "the Railway Station, begs to* say he is d eterniined to keep ,j GOOD TABLE, and affor d Comfortable Accommodation to custome rs at MODI URATE CHARGES. S. LUCAS, PRINCEALI JERT BOARDING HOUSE Wiles Street., Ashburton. 333a—27



CENTRAL a IKMIPERANCE HOTEL, Bai i.iar<&, SqV ak e (IN ear Town Hall). RE-OPENJ »rof the above commo dious a nd a mtrally situated Pri vate and Comr, lercii ,1 Hotel. T. ] IRQ A.DBELT, : PBOt»i 'IETOR, Is pi-epared to give £ uperior Accommoda tion to Boarder saitdi he Travelling Public on ‘ ‘ REASC iNAJILi '' TERMS. Weekly Boat d afidL' . Weekly Boa «1 ... . >•• ME.' t IS AT ALI ' HOURS. Dinner Saterelay from 11.30. Btedk (single), la , jPItdVAiTE. ROOAS K>K. 4 INDIES. i 163—82 a NOTICE! MISS BOODDER,, la&eSy s Londbni, begs; teiaannou j has commenced business a; MAKER - ih( Moore* stnes#, neirr Dr- Stewart’s- -resiiyiHac strictly .moderate-, and: n»> eth ispared. to.give satiafuetioiu. rrived from nee that. sh« * DRESS > Ashburton ; ». Price! rt will tx M I S-'S Hi 0i 3D]© 1 ; , . DIITtSSMiVKJnXC, . Mo ori) s'nsa'iEK. T m R, 09- 651 TALE. — The. Heraed * jiaUHMi s t tion of eost day. Read it;. , ( •sap