The waste lands in the settled- districts have all become enclosed, and it is no longer possible to enrich our fields at the expense of adjoining open country. The original fertility of our soils has so greatly diminished by repeated cropping, and “ the want of a sufficient supply of manure ” is exactly our great need. Our case, in fact, exactly resembles that of our forefathers, and the remedy which they devised appears to be the only one possible in Canterbury. By the introduction of turnips and green crops'highly manured they pass on to the alternate system, with all its many advantages, but for reasons already stated we cannot imitate them. In our rotations we must be content to start from what the Melbourne “ Leader” calls “ the healthy and natural basis of grass,” taking care not to draw too largely upon the fertility thus obtained before sowing down again. Having then arrived at the conclusion that the convertible system is the one best adapted to our circumstances, we will proceed to consider what rotations are possible under it. Land that has been laid down in pas ture two or three years becomes greatly enriched, not only by the droppings of sheep and cattle, but also by the peculiar power possessed by grass plants, especially clover, of abstracting nourishment from the atmosphere. “ Plants of this kind,” saysJProfessor Stockhardt, absorbs so much nourishment, —namely, carbonic acid, ammonia, - and water—from the atmos phere that the roots and other residue -^produced'thereby remaining in the land give the soil more humus constituents and nitrogen than they have extracted from it during their growth.” When it is broken up this stored up fertility becomes avail able for the production of crops of grain. By the rotting of the sward it becomes rich in humus. “This substance,” says Professor Stockhardt, “when air and moisture can act upon it is slowly but unceasingly decomposed still, further, and therefore continually furnishes fresh si7pplies of carbonic acid to the foots of plants as nourishment. At the same time also, the nitrogenous and mineral sub stances which.it contains become soluble, and capable of being received as food.” 'As long as- the stock of humus lasts, and there is sufficient moisture to decompose it, good crops may therefore be expected. But owing to tlie great demands made upon it by cereals, and still more to the gradual disappearance and volatilization going on where it is exposed to the rays of the sun, the supply soon diminishes and for us there is no alternative but sow-

ing down to grass to obtain a fresh supply. The quantity of humus still remaining and available for the nourishment of the young grass is of course dependent upon the extent to which the land has been previously exhausted, and the “ plant” of grass will be good or bad in proportion. A good “ plant :” of grass is essential to the formation of a fresh supply of humus for a future rotation, and hence it follows that by repeated cropping not only is the immediate result attended with loss and disappointment, but the injury done to the land is felt through many successive years. The humus contained in the soil is, so to speak, a farmer’s capital, and the taking of three or foui grain crops in suc cession, is nothing less than living upon capital at the expense of income. History teaches us what the result of such a prac tice has always been, and we need only read the American and Australian papers which lie on this table to learn, that in this

respect history still repeats itself, in obedience to the same immutable hows of nature. The best rotation possible, after breaking up grass land, Avould be to take but one crop of grain, and then sow doAvn again. A good corn crop Avould be looked for Avith tolerable certainty, and a splendid pasture would follow, the land becoming more and more rich, in proportion to the amount of humus stored up. Such a ro tation Avould, however, allow but a A T ery small proportion of the total area to be in cultivation at any one time, and this, added to the cost of the necessary clover and grass seeds, would prevent its general adoption. Farmers are so much in need of present returns that I think most men would insist upon at least two grain crops, obtained either tAvice in succession or Avith an intermediate fallow or root crop. More than two grain crops in succession are certainly not advisable, for reasons

already stated. On rich soils it might be - possible to take three grain crops by alloAV ing a turnip crop to intervene, but it is questionable if the third crop would not he dearly purchased, and the land would certainly require to remain longer in grass before being broken up again ; where wheat is required to folloAV wheat, an intermediate falloAV may no doubt be ad vantageous. The practice alloAvs of soav ing rape immediately after the first crop is removed, and plenty of time is allowed to feed it off in spring. The droppings of the sheep, rich in nitrogen, the principal constituent of wheat, are ploughed in fresh

and a good crop- generally follows. The the chief objection, besides the cost of fallowing and the loss of a year, is that should there be any sorrel in the ground = it will speedily spread, unless kept down -by repeated harrowings and scarifyings, 'and this constant attention it is not always possible to give during the busy months which include harvest. Fallowing the soil no doubt in creases its immediate productiveness, owing to the rapid decomposition of its inorganic and humus ingredients. The cereal crop rapidly gains, but it is at least an open question if, in this climate, where the sun is so powerful and evaporation owing to the high winds, so excessive, the loss arising from volatilisation is not more than equal to the gain by absorption fiOin tlie atmosphere. The introduction of a turnip crop between the second and third grain crops, although excellent in itself, and to be defended upon all tlie principles

of scientific husbandry, is open to the • same objections about sorrel, and on heavy land in this neighborhood it lias been found a bad preparation for grain, owing to the poaching of the soil caused by feeding off in winter and early spring, and its consequent lumpy condition. As you are aware, spring is ordinarily uslieied in with high winds, the transition from extreme moisture to dryness being ex ceedingly sudden. Heavy land lias alv ays at such times a tendency to cake, and tins is much increased by the treading of sheep consequent upon feeding on loots upon the ground. The objection wou d not, of course, applv in tlie same degiee to light soils. Although it is impossible, as I stated at tlie commencement of this paper, to lay down any rule to all cases, a man’s own experience being often his best guide, yet in my opinion a

simple rotation something like the follow ing would offer many advantages, and would be open to no serious objection : One year wheat. One year oats or barley. Three years grass, or one year turnips, two years red clover and grass. Upon a farm of 100 acres there might be 20 acres wheat, 20 acres oats or barley, and GO acres grass each year ; or 20 acres wheat, 20 acres oats or barley, 30 acres grass, 10 acres turnips, 20 acres red clover and grass. The proportion of red clover and turnips might vary according to cir cumstances, but as it appears certain that comparatively high prices will always be obtained for meat in the winter and early spring, each year will probably find us devoting more and more attention to the growth of roots. Turnips fed off with sheep make a splendid preparation for red clover, and any sorrel m the land world be speedily banished when the latter be came established. Red clover supplies an abundance of feed during the hottest summer months when ordinary pasture is burnt up, and in consequence of its r' ots being so rich in nitrogen is about tlie best known preparation for wheat. Three years in grass or under turnips and red clover fed off by sheep would more than restore to the soil the humus abstracted from it in producing two grain crops. The farmer would be enabled to keep a comparatively large flock of sheep in pro portion to his acreage, and I need not say that where sheep abound there will grain also abound. Many other reasons might, be brought forward, but as this paper has already grown beyond ordinary dimen sions, I will conclude by expressing a con viction that if instead of exhausting tlie soil by repeated cropping some more ju dicious system were generally adopted we should not only find ourselves nearer to the solution of the question—“ How to obtain the most profit at the least expense in fertility,” but also having the satisfac tion of knowing that we had done our duty in our day and generation as stewards and trustees of the farm lands of this young country for the benefit of posterity.

Women on the Gallows.

Within recent recollection the gallows have . been busy in England with female criminals, and more than a dozen have suffered death under Her Majesty Queen Victoria, many of them being phenomenal criminals. In April, 1845., we believe,

Sarah Freeman, was hanged at Taunton for the poisoning with arsenic of her mother, brother, husband, and illegiti mate son. In April, 1849, Sarah Thomas was hanged at Gloucester for beating out tlie brains of her mistress, an old women of 61, with a stone. She went to the gallows in an ungovernable fit of rage, wrestling"and biting so desperately that it was with difficulty two warders could

force her up the ladder, and her screams of anger and terror continued until tlie holt was drawn. On the 21st of August of the same year Mary Ann Geering was hanged in front of Lewes jail for having poisoned her husband and two sons, so as to get tlie burial allowance from tlie Friendly Society to which they belonged. Two days later, Rebecca Smith suffered at Devizes for tlie murder of her baby, aged four weeks. Her show of fervent piety had provoked much sympathy for her, but after her conviction she broke down and confessed that she had poisoned her seven other children. Finally, on the 13tli of November the Mannings were hanged before Horsemonger Lane Jail. On the 9th of August Patrick O’Connor, a custom-house officer, was missed from his lodgings. On the 17th his body was found buried in the back kitchen of his friends, the Mannings, in Minister-place, Bermondsey, lying on its face, with its legs doubled and tied up in a mass of quicklime. The house was deserted, Mrs Manning having gone to O’Connor’s lodgings after killing him and taken his money and securities, and then fled to Edinburgh under an assumed name. The police during the three days that elapsed before her flight had searched her house, but not closely. On the 20fch she was taken, having offered some of the stolen scrip for sale; on the 29th her husband was captured in Jersey. During the inquiry lie declared that his wife had invited O’Connor to dinner, and asking him to go downstairs to wash his hands, had put her arms around liis neck when they reached the passage and shot him. The trial took place on October 25th and 2Gth. Mrs Manning, who spoke in ex-

cellent English, but with a slight French accent, complained that she had not been treated like a Christian, but like a wild beast of the forest ; that there Avasno IaAV in England to execute her; and if Mr Ballantine had called witnesses he could have shown that she bought the scrip Avith her owu money. Her husband made a confession of a kind, imputing the guilt chiefly to her, though she severely asseve rated her innocence and besought him to tell the truth and sa\ r e her life. His most

circumstantial statement was as follows “My wife asked O’Connor to go down stairs, and in about a minute afterwards I beard tlie report of a piistnl. She then came up to me and said, ‘Thank God, I have made him all right at last ; it will never be found out, as we are on such extraordinary good terms no one will ever have the least suspicion of my murdering him.’ To which I replied, £ T am quite certain that you will be hanged for this act,’ and she said, ‘ It won’t be you that is to suffer ;it will he me.’ After shoot ing him she said, ‘I think no more of what I have done than if I had shot the cat on the wall.’ Upon her coming to me upstairs she insisted on my going down immediately, and upon my reaching the kitchen I found him lying there. He moaned—l never liked him well—and I battered his head with a ripping chisel.”

Mrs Manning was hanged in black satin and a long lace veil. She and her husband shook hands upon the drop. Dickens wrote of the execution, memorable to this day, that “a sight so inconceivably awful as the wickedness and levity of the im mense crowd could be imagined by no man and presented by no heathen land under the sun. * * * There was no emotion, no more pity, no more thought that two immortal souls had gone to judgment, no more restraint in any of the previous obscenities, than if the name of Christ had never been heard in this world and there were no belief among men but that they perish like the beasts.” On tlie Bth o f August, 1853, Helen Blackwood and Hans Smith Macfarlane were hanged at Glasgow for throwing a ship-carpenter, named Boyd, out the window of a brothel, while he was helplessly drunk. The

next execution of a, woman which we find recorded took place at Dumfries, April 29, 1862, when Mary Timuey was hange.l for killing Ann Hannah. “ The execu tion,” we read, “ was rendered unusually touching aul remarkable from" the hysterical appeals of the poor woman on her passage to tlie gallows that meiv.y might even then he extended to her for the sake of her poor children.” Sept. 19, 1864, Jane Myers and Joseph Sargisson were executed at Leeds, and on the Utli of January, 186 h, Ann Lawrence suflered death at Maidstone for the murder of her child. On the 27t,h of

May, 1870, Maagaret Lynch and her brother Lawrence were hanged at Tulla more, Ireland, for the murder of one Dunne, and on the 11th of October, within the precincts of Horsemonger Lane Jail, was put to death the notorious Margaret Waters, the baby farmer. She had had many aliases and was known to receive infants at railroad stations and in the streets. - Wherever she made her residence, at Brixton, Batterson, and Peckhani, the emaciated bodies of babies were found with suspicious frequency in out-of-the-way places. On the eve of her execution she wrote a statement attribut ing her resorting to baby farming to finan cial difficulties ; she had borrowed money at exorbitant interest, and people Avere willing to pay freely to get rid of their illegitimate children—she thought they were more to blame than 'herself. She owned to having laid down the bodies of five babies, but insisted that they had died of convulsions or dysentry—not of deliber ate starvation. The original Little Butter cup Avalked to the scaffold Avith a firm step, and after the rope had been adjusted, “ uttered in a calm and composed tone, Avhat Avas described by those who heard it,

as a beautiful extempore prayer. She appeared to die instantaneously.” March 25, 1873, Avas hanged at Durham, Mary Ann Cotton, the Bishop Auckland prisoner,. Avho had done to death eighteen persons, husbands, children, and lodgers. With all this load of guilt upon her conscience slept Avell, walked to the galloAvs AA r ith a firm step, and spent several minutes there in earnest prayer. The person avlio “funked” Avas the Under Sheriff, who had to be supported by two men, and fainted dead away Avhen the drop fell. On the 29th June, 1874, Frances Stewart Avas hanged for killing her gradson. On the 15th of August last Selina VVadge, a Avoman of 28, Avas hanged at Bodmin for dropping one of her two illegitimate children into a Avell. A man had prom ised to marry her if she could dispose of one of them. . She Avas, a “very kind mother,” and the jurv recommended her

to mercy, but in vain. On the 26th of May, 1879, Catherine Churchill, aged 54, AA r as executed at Taunton. She had killed her husband Avith a bill-hook to prevent him altering the Avill he had made in favor of their illegitimate son, and then burned the body so that scarcely a trace of Auolence could be found about it. She firmly pro tested her innocence and insisted that her life had been sworn aAvay. Finally, on the 29th July, Kate Webster A\ r as executed

at Wadsworth for being unable to hold her tongue. Had she kept her own counsel it Avould have been impossible to establish legally that it Avas she avlio killed her mistress, Mrs Thomas, at Richmond, cut the body into pieces and threAV them into the Thames. Her case Avas further notable in that Avhen she pleaded preg nancy in bar of execution "a jury of matrons AA r as impanelled to pass upon the plea. The President of the London Obstertrioal Society published a letter on the original impropriety of retaining in a modern judicial system a custom based upon a mediaeval medical error long since exposed.

Storm-water Drainage.

The Conference held at Rakaia last Aveek slioavs that the public bodies in the district are in earnest in endeavor ing to devise the best and cheapest scheme for battling Avith the storm Avater, which causes so much damage in various parts of the Comity. All the different bodies in terested were represented ; and the dis"

cussion on the report, Avhich had been sent in to the County Council by three engineers proved that the conference had fully digested the suggestions made by the experts. The remarks made oil the re port were both practical and indicative of a knowledge of the importance of the sub ject. The chairman, Mr Maclcie, very properly made the other members of the conference aivare of the powers granted to Counties and Road Boards under the .Pub lic Works Act of 1876, by which authority is given to enter on any lands to obtain drainage areas, providing they are con sidered necessary for the safety and pre servation of public roads. And he ex pressed an opinion that the Avorks sug gested by the engineers would prove so expensive as to render their construction almost impossible. Mr M. Stitt, avlio from his long residence and practical

knoAvledge of the question, is entitled to be considered an authority on the matter, hit the right nail on the head Avhen he stated that in works of this description it ivaswiser to expend a large sum on efficient and permanent work than to adopt a patchwork scheme —to effectually cure the

evil at once, instead of having to take the chance of the Road Boards having to be liable to a continuous annual expenditure for repairing damages to roads by floods. We entirely coincide witn Mr Stitt’s re marks. Every chain of road formed, every acre of land ploughed, and every ditch and bank fence made, is a means of diverting water ; and although storm water on the plains is a phenomenon only seen on rare occasions, it is very destruc tive when it does come, and the natural course it takes is the ditches alongside tlie fences, or the formed roads as offering the best channel by which to obtain an outlet to the sea. As the fall of tlie country— although to the eye apparently flat—is at a considerable grade, the consequence is that roads and ditches are scoured away, and irreparable damage done. So long as the original surface of the land, protected by a tough covering of tussock, is left in its natural state, the storm water spreads in all directions, and cannot do any damage, but every im provement made, which, of course, means the disturbance of the natural pro tection of tussock, causes a diversion of the flood water. The storm water is thus from point to point gradually collected into one large stream, generally on a line of road, and the road is converted into a canal, so that the public body under

wh >se jurisdiction it may be, is put to an enormous and needless expense on the oc casion of every Hood. Whereas the adoption of a well considered scheme, such as was submitted to the County O-mncil, would effectually cure the evil at once and for ever.

Another question considered by the Conference created some di.vjusaion. The report recommended that seven acres or so should luvre tlie surface soil stripped down to the shingle at Methven, and the flood water turned into it, s.i tiliat it should percolate through the gravel, and so lose itself. The Conferense argued out the merits of this idea at some length, and a considerable amount of valuable infor mation Avas given on the matter by mem bers who had noticed the effect of flood Avater in gravel pits. The success of an experiment like this is entirely de pendent upon the nature of the gravel. If it is of a clayey or tough nature, the water could not possibly percolate through it, but, if loose, there is no doubt that an immense body of water would lose itself in such a large area as seven acres. We have seen a ditch, twelve feet Avide, and lliree feet deep, emptying into a gravel pitabout one eighth of an acre in extent, and the whole of the Avater absorbed ; and from the nature of the shingle at Metheven, we are inclined to believe that if the stripping is done effectually—that is, that the loose shingle is laid bare—there can not be a question about the success of it. As for tlie pit silting up, that is a mere trifle ; as the cost of removing tlie silt by plough and scoop work after each flood would be a mere bagatelle in com parison Avith the benefits to be derived. Any one having the most superficial knowledge of the nature of tlie river beds, and subsoil of the plains, must be aware that tlie shingle, when reached, is no more capable of holding Avater than a colander, an.l the idea of a seven-acre sieve is at once cheap and effective. We must heartily congratulate the Con ference on the almost unanimous result of their meeting. They have determined that the scheme shall be developed, and that the public roads in tlie country shall be reserved for their legitim ite purpose as roads, and not as drainage areas, and Ave trust that by this time next year Ave shall not have the chance of recording the unwelcome news of miles of fencing, acres of grain, and long sections of roads being AA r aslied away for Avant of a proper scheme of drainage.

THE AS 11E UR TON HE R ALL)

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Boarding Houses. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square (Near Town Hall). RE-OPENING of the above commo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROAD BELT, 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. Dinner on Saturday from 11.30. Beds (single), Is. Od. Private Room for Ladies. 153—82 a PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL f 1 1HE undersigned having opened, the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under the management or' Mr. and Mrs. Lnus, begs to say he is determined to keep . GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. TTI OMAS CL AR K, Proprietor. 333a—27 ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsen, Ashburton. A DUPUIS begs to inform the inhahi . 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.. Very Reasonable.. Charges. Tea and Coffee All Hours. Breakfast for early train ; Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m. A Chef de Cuisine of considerable experi ence has been specially engaged for this establishment, and all that the proprietor asks is one trial. 54 A. DUPUIS, Proprietor.



For Sale. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. FOR SALE, about the end of October, One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, Ac., 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 A DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. 505 a ITTANTED KNOWN —That Money can YV be saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Books, for cash, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” Whole sale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Build ings, near Station.



ASHBURTON RACMXG CUM'.. SALE OF PRIVILEGES. T| | ESSRS. AC LAND, CAMPBELL, It.JL AND CO. have received instruc tions fro.a (he Ashburton Racing Club to sell by Public Auction, at the Horse Bazaar, Burnett Street, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, (sth NOVEMBER, I'lio following Privileges for the two days’ racing on 19th and 20th November. 1. The Publican’s Booth under the Grand Sr.an l. 2. The Publican’s Booth, to he erected by the Purchaser. 3. Confectioner's Booth, No. 1. 4. Confectioner’s Booth, No. 2. 5. Right of Sports. 0. Right of Selling Cards of the Races. 7. Gate Money. 8. Grand Stand and Saddling Paddock. 9. Right of Erecting Horse Thirds.



Particulars and conditions can be obtained from the Secretary of the Racing Club, or THE AUCTIONEERS. Sale to commence at 12 o’clock sharp. 632 a ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTO RAL ASSOC!AIMOAh ANNUAL SHOW, 18th NOVEMBER. "m MESSRS ACLAND, ' CAMPBELL, It 1 AND CO. have received instruc tions to sell by public auction, at the Horse Bazaar, Burnett street, Ashburton, ON THURSDAY, Oth NOVEMBER, The following PRIVILEGES 1. Publican’s Booth, No. 1 2. do. do. No.' 2 8. Confectioner’s Booth 4. Right of Sports. Particulars and conditions can he oh tained from the Secretary of the Asso ciation, or THE AUCTIONEERS. Sale to commence at 12 o’clock sharp. 633 a Tenders. SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTRICT. finENDERS will be received up to jl_ Thursday, November 6, for the fol lowing WORKS : 1. Forming about 310 chains of the road near Irishtown 2. Metalling about 155 chains of the same 3. Metalling about 70 chains of Dun can’s road Specifications to be seen, and tender forms had, at the Road Board Office, South Rakaia. Tenders to be endorsed and addressed to the Chairman. A. MAKING, 630a—156 Clerk to the Board. TO CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. TjnENDERS are invited for a COTTAGE § at Ashburton. Plans and Specifica tions may be seen at the offices of Messrs Orr and Co., Ashburton, and at the office of the undersigned until noon of Monday, November 3rd, where tenders are to be delivered. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.



W. F. HUBBARD, C.E., Architect and Surveyor. Hereford Chambers, Hereford street, Christchurch. 121—587 WAKANUX ROAD BOARD. [RENDERS are invited for the follow ing WORKS 7. Beach Road—Re-forming and Metal ling and making Footpath from Township to Queo i’s Road, Ac. 8. Beach Road—Supply and spreading of 8,000 yards (more .or less) be tween Queen’s Road and Mill Race. 9. Leadley’s Road and Butterick’s Road—Making Drain. Ac., from Junction with Christie’s Road to sea. No. 1 section, - about 258 chains ; No. 2 section, about 154 chains. 20. Denshire Road—Metalling about 120 chains. 11. Rule’s Road—Metalling about 3-i miles. 12. Butterick’s Road—Metalling. No. 1 section, about 198 chains ; No. 2 section, about 115 chains. The lowest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. Plans and specifications can be seen at the Board’s Office, Moore Street, and tenders, endorsed with the No. of the Contract, will be received till 10 a.m. on THURSDAY, November oth. FOOKS AND SON, 128—598 a Surveyors to the Board. Public Notices. LOST —Between here and Seafield, this Morning, November 3, a grey ULSTER. Anyone returning the same to W. B. Denshire, Esq., or Herald Office, Avill be rewarded. G3Ga



ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. MEMBERS are reminded that their SUBSCRIPTIONS are now DUE, and must be paid before the Spring Meeting to entitle to free access to Course ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. LOWER RANGITATA FERRY. is hereby given that Mb. J3l David Jackson has been appointed Ferryman by the Council, and any other person acting in that capacity does so on his own responsibility. By order, F. MAIN WARING, Clerk. Ashburton, October 28, 1879. 145 —637 a WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. peril). at the Herald Office. Apply early. 590



Auction Sales. ITK JOB LLOYD CRAWLEY, xv i hits • Jt'Oß SALE some valuable TOWN and SUJiU»M>AN SECTIONS in Ashburton. Also, Quarter-acre Section, Tiuwald, 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 tirst-class opportu nity to investors. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY", Auctioneer, Ac. , Saunders’ Buiildings, Ashburton. SATURDAY, Bth NOVEMBER. MR JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY has received instructions from C. C. Hukrei.l, Esq., who is giving up housekeeping, to sell at his residence, Wakanui Road (three minutes’ walk from the Post-office), the whole of his furniture and effects, comprising— Drawing Room Furniture —handsome sofa, easy chairs, Ac. lied Room Furniture Kitchen Furniture and Cooking Utensils and numerous oilier articles. Sale at 1.30 sharp. No Reserve. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, 034 a Auctioneer. L'FRED JJ A R RIS ON, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT, •ASH BURTON. Farms, Town Sections, and House Pro perties on the Books for Sale or to Let. AGENT FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Chief Office —Christchurch. *



Public Notices TO HUGO FRIEDLANDER, ESQ.., ASHBURTON. DEAR SIR, We, the undersigned Electors of the Borough of Ash burton, request that you will allow your self to be nominated for the Mayoralty of the Borough, and we pledge ourselves to use our interest in securing your return. Donald Williamson James Campbell Weymouth Roberts George Parkin G. M. Robinson Andrew Orr R. Friedlander G. D. Branson John Orr W. H. Gundry T. Riches Hodder John H. Pass C. E. Fooks & Son Edw. G. Crisp Alfred Curtis J. M. Cambridge Thus.- Chambers William Anderson Robert Anderson James McDonald George Kidd W. Mitchell H. Turner James Bradley Robert Cullen J. S. Savage H. J. Weeks Chas. Dixon James Wilkie C. B. M. Branson G. Compton M. J. Robinson C. W. Ireland Chas Reid. Harry Friedlander J. F. Butler Daniel Henderson H. T. Winter T. Toppin Alfred Harrison Samuel Hardley To Donald Williamson, Esq., and the other Ratepayers signing the above Requisition. GENTLEMEN, Your most influen tial Requisition cannot otherwise but make me accede to your request, and I have therefore much pleasure in allow ing myself to be nominated for the posi tion of Mayor of our rising Borough. Should Ibe returned, I will use my best endeavors to merit the confidence placed in me. I shall take an early opportunity to make known to you my views on munici pal matters. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, 149—G2Ga HUGO FRIEDLANDER.



REAPERS AND BINDERS. rjnHE Undersigned having been a - 1 pointed agent for the sale »»' MeOORMICIvS & W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS, is now prepared to treat with those who will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAVITT, 555a—88 East Street, Ashburton NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN, Published Monthly. J UST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan ” for October. Price 6d Sold at the Herald Oihce, East Street. ' , ' WEEKS AND DIXON’, Agents. The Stud. 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, s(Ma—2o Winslow



Auction Sales. El Mil MON MR -S. & GUNDRY li ;t ve on Sale 10 ;!U T A. I v ! AMi ATS. 1000 C.\; IT \L QUALITV AND PRICE LOW. v. i). i.; PALINGS, PALINGS, PALINGS, Undersigned have on sale 5 and 6 FEET V.D.L. PALINGS, Of the very best quality for roofing, being perfectly straight and free from twists, which they are now offering at a very low late. * EDMISTON BROS. & SUNDRY. EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. AGENTS FOR TIIE SOUTH BRI TISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ... £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. TO RUNH )LDERS, FA RM ERS, AND OTHERS. T h * Undersigned have on Sale : Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Sheds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, Ac., Ac. Rye Grass Seed CoaTand Fire wood" Station Storks of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. ASHBURTON Meetings. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND IN VESTMENT SOCIETY. rgfHE Monthly Meeting of the above _L Society will be held in Mr. Bullock’s office on 'JUESDAY EVENING, from G 30 to 8.30. Subscriptions will be received at the Secretary’s office, Burnett street, be tween the hours of 9 o’clock and 4 p.m. this day, at Mr. Bullock’s office, from G '3O to B‘3o on Tuesday evening. J. WARD. G29a Secretary. ASHBURTON FIRE BRIGADE.



Monthly meeting on Tues day, at Somerset Hotel, at 8 o’clock. Practice on WEDNESDAY NIGHT at 6.30. 631 a WESLEYAN HOME MISSION AND CHURCH EXTENSION FUND. THE Ashburton Circuit Auxiliary An nual PUBLIC MEETING of the above Fund will be held in the WESLEYAN CHURCH, ox MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 3rd Next, At Half-past Seven o’clock, When the Rev. Alexander Reid, Chair man of the District, and others, will give information respecting the objects and progress of the same. A Collection in aid of the Fund will be made at the service. 622 a To Let and for Sale. rfO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO j_ SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK mO LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, I. together with Dwelling-house an 1 Shop, near the Post Office. T O LE T , WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, 453 ACRES ' 453 Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Digby a. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to -866 a THOMAS BULLOCK. A FOR SALE, COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and rea'ly first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lomrbeaeh Estate For full particulars, apply to ) 6 THOMAS HUCLCCK ' A ITiOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, vvi*h _ a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, v>f 137 Acres, partly improved, and situated about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 THOMAS BULLOCK