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New Advertisements. V. R. In the District Court of Canterbury Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and of The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, e Amendment Act, 1878, and of the bankruptcy of THOMAS REID and FREDERICK WILLIAM LAW RENCE, carrying on business to gether in partnership at Seafield, as farmers, under the style or firm of “ Reid and Lawrence.” THIS IS TO NOTIFY that Thomas Reid and Frederick William Lawrence, carry ing. on business together in partnership as farmers at Seafield, and Provincial District of Canterbury, under the style or firm of “Reid and Lawrence,” have this day filed in the above-named honorable Court a declaration that they are unable to meet their engagements with their creditors. The first meeting of creditors to be held at the District Courthouse, Ashburton, on Monday, the eleventh day of August inst., at eleven o’clock in the forenoon. Dated this fourth day of August, 1879. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the District Court. Branson & Purnell, Solicitors fo.* the Debtor. 224 a Meetings. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. A MEETING of the Members of the above Club will be held on THURS DAY Evening, 7th August, at 7.30 p.m., at the Road Board Office. Business : Consideration of Balance-Sheet, Appoint ment of Officers for Spring Meeting, and other Important Business. A Full Meeting requested. JAMES WILKIE, 185 a Hon. Sec. Tenders. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. SEPARATE Tenders are invited for FIVE CHAINS of ROAD FOR MATION and LEVELLING South-East side of Baring Square ; also, for Fourteen Chains of Wrought Timber FENCING round same. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of Messrs. Fooks and and Son, Borough Engineers. Tenders, accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £5 (either cash or a marked cheque), and endorsed respectively “ Tender for For mation and Levelling,” and “ Tender for Fencing.” to be sent in to the Council’s Office, before noon, on THURSDAY, the 7th August. CHAS. BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, Ist August, 1879. 201a—1 Public Notices. V. R. IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF GEORGE PARKIN, OF ASHBURTON. ALL proofs of claims against the above Estate are required to be sent in to the undersigned on or before the Bth instant. FREDK. PAVITT } J. TUCKER J Trustees. Ashburton, August Ist, 1879. 209 a Clearing Sale ! GLASGOW HOUSE, EAST STREET. GAVIN begs respectfully to thank his friends and the itants of Ashburton and surrounding ■t for the esteemed patronage be d upon him during the past twelve is, and hopes to merit a continuance 1 same. He desires to announce A CLEARING SALE, For One Month, OF Winter Goods, At Greatly Reduced Prices, TO SUIT THE TIMES. Inspection Invited. BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! ! ! W, GAVIN, DRAPER, GLASGOW PI OUSE, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street, Ashburton. 218 a JUST ARRIVED, Albums, Desks, Workboxes, &c. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 a, WANTED KNOWN, that Envelope.: and Notepaper can be obtained, who l esa 1 e or retail, at unusuaPy low rates at the “ Herald” Office, East-street North. WANTED KNOWN—That the cheap est Lnd nextest CARDS may be had at ‘ >e ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North.



To Let. TO LET, FOR CROPPING. 1 000 °- C' Stubble Laud, in tbe Lagmlior District. For particulars apply to 138 a DONALD McLEAN. For Sale. SADDLE FOR SALE. FOR SALE, a Strong SADDLE, quite neAv. Price—£3 15s. ; worth £5. ALFRED HARRISON, 122 a Auctioneer. £2 ss. PER ACRE. Messrs, saunders brothers have had placed in their hands for sale 993 Acres of fair Agricultural Land, Avithin 5 miles of the Dunsandel Railway Station. The property adjoins a railway x-eserve, aud Avatei - can be obtained within tAventy feet of the surface. To effect an immediate sale, the proprietor Avill accept £2 ss. per acre. Full particulars oix application to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 20a Ashburton. Public Notices. E 0 R G E fJT R I 0 KE T T MEANS TO DO BUSINESS And the under given figures sho\y that he is in earnest. A. call at his establishment, Saunders’ Buildings, East Street North, j Avill give further proof. Gentlemen’s E. S. Boots, 15s. to 20s. Watertights, a Superior Fashionable Article, 16s. Balmorals, very best., 20s. Bluchers, the “ ne plus ultra,” 10s.-Gd. Gent’s. Calf Shoes, 14s. 6d. , used to be 17s. Cd. Ladies’ Boots of every description, equally low. Slippers for all feet—ladies’ 4s. 9d. to 6s. Gd. ; Gentlemen’s, ss. Gd. to 7s. —in leather, felt, patent, and carpet. Leggings, knee-high, 7s. ; Carters’, 15s. A lai'ge choice of Boots and Shoes (all prices) for the LITTLE ONES. Every description of Sewn, Pegged, and Rivetted Boots and Shoes made to order. promptly attended to. 207 a IN TIIE MATTER OF A BILL INTITULED AN ACT to Enable tiie Ashburton County Council to Supply the Rate payers of that Part of the County of Ashburton between the Ash burton and Raicaia Rivers avitii Water. NOTICE is hereby given, that application is intended to be made at the next session of the General Assembly of New Zealand, to introduce a Bill to enable the Ashburton County Council to supply the ratepayers and residents of that part of the County of Ashburton be tiveen Ashbuiton and Rakaia Rivers with wa ter, for Domestic, Agricultural, and Pastoral purposes and for such purposes to take Avater from the said rivers to the extent of one half the volume thereof or from the tributary of the Ashburton River, known as “Pudding Hill Stream,” to the ex eat of three-fourths of the volume thereof, and to purchase and hold all lands necessary for such purposes, and to make and construct all the necessary works, and borrow the necessary money to enable the said County Council to do so, ancl making provision for the payment of the interest upon any loans and providing a sinking fund for the payment of the principal money. /.Iso defining the boundaries of any district within or in respect of which any water supply is to be provided. Also empowering the Council to enter upon any land within any district for the pm pose of making the necessary surveys. Also enabling the Council to obtain the con sent of the ratepayers within any district and defining the mode by which such consent is to be obtained. Also enabling tbe Council to provide for and regulate the supply ol water to ratepayers and the charge to be paid therefor, and to make all necessary By-laws affecting such object, and to make all regulations necessary for the guidance of the Council in carrying out the provisions of the Act, and to fix penalties for the breach of any by law or regulation, or for the wilful or malicious injury to, or trespass upon any work, or for taking or abstracting water therefrom, and for the recovery of such rates and penal ties. Notice is hereby further given, that copies of the proposed Bill may be obtained at the offices of Messrs. Garrick and Cowlhhaw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places : The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburton. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton. W. C. WALKER, Chairman, Ashburton County Council. Garrick and Coaylishaav, Solicitors for the Bill, gga Clnistchurch.



Auction Sales. WEDNESDAY, 6th AUGUST, 12 o’clock, ALFRED HARRISON has received insfruciions from Mr. F. Dolieriy, who is about to remove into a smaller house, to sell by public auction, at his residence, Peter Street (opposite Quill’s Hotel), his Furniture and Effects, com prising— A VERY HANDSOME DINING-ROOM SUITE, (Complete) REAL MOROCCO, DARK GREEN, * nearly new, Centre Table (cedar), feet beautifully carved, Velvet Pile Table Cover, Lamp, Handsome Carpet and Hearthrug, Fender, Fireirons, Cur tains, Ornaments, &c. Also, Double Bedstead, with brass fit tings, Hair Mattress, Feather Pil lows, Bolster, Palliass, Blankets, Sheets, "Washstand, Looking-glass, Tables, Carpets, Curtains, &c., &c. Sale at 12 o'clock, WEDNESDAY, 6th AUGUST. ALFRED HARRISON, 196 a Auctioneer’. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the ASHBURTON BREWERY, WOOD and CO Have on hand a Larg) L eck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Business Notice. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET, ARE now offering their Stock of Trees at prices that will compare favorably with those ruling anywhere in the Pro vince. OUR FRUIT TREES Are all budded and grafted in the most approved manner, and are perfectly clean and true to name. Prices ranging from 15s. to 18s. perdoz. THE FOREST TREES And Shrubs of all sorts have been R EPE\TEDLY TRANSPLANTED, which secures to them Fine A Roots, so essential to their SAFE REMOVAL. Prices from ss. per 100. Persons about to plant on the Plains would consult their own interest by pro curing trees locally grown, as they will withstand the drought much better than those grown like reeds on the swampy land about Christchurch and Papanui, which perish in the first nor’-wester after removal. iVg„Before you buy elsewhere, compare prices. SEALY BROS., ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, One Minute’s Walk from the Belt. 167 a NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN, Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealano Wesleyan ” for August. Price 6d. Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. ' WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. 35a SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. DEBTS due to this Estate must be paid to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac countant, Saunders’ Buildings, without delay. S. SAUNDERS B. HALE | Trustees. Ashburton, 9th July, 1879. 86a NOTICE. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. A LL Accounts clue to the above estate t\ must be paid forthwith to Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE. ESTATE OF J. H. PASS & CO. RnHE Undersigned begs to notify that JL the UNPAID ACCOUNTS in the above Estate are in process of recovery by law ; those who desire to save extra expense, should pay at once. J. B. TWENTYMAN L. E. NATHAN Trustees. Per W. Stringer. N.B.—Office removed from Old Bank Store to premises next Messrs. Fried lander Brothers, East Street. 177 a Public Notices NORTH ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. Applications are invited from persons competent to discharge the duties of CLERK and OVERSEER to the above Board. Applicants to state Salary required. House free. Applica tions will be received up to noon on Saturday, 9th August, addressed to the Chairman of the Board. H. T. WINTER, Chairman. Ashburton, July 28th, 1879. ISSa WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per ID. at the Herald Office. Apply arly. s‘o



Auction Salop. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 th. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold his USUAS SALE OF MERCHANDISE ou SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, 195 a Auctioneer, &c. Business Notices. C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT ANT ' VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL -680 Acres first-class land (limestone) good house, large stables, woolshed, sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com plete ; very convenient. 320 Acres reserve, first-class land, part sub-let, sufficient to cover the whole of Government rent, etc., leaving upwards of 200 acres rent free for 2 years. Low price wanted for goodwill of lease, or would be let to a suitable tenant. 2,500 Acres ring-fenced, to be let in one block for grazing, or in blocks to suit purchasers for cropping, with or with out purchasing clause. Town and Suburban Sections sell or let in Ashburton and Hindhope.



MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE—The “ Ashburton Herald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. GO T. R. H' ODDER & £|OMPANY’S, J TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT Is now under the management of Mr. E. W. Tomkins (from West End, London), Cutter, Practical Tailor, Breeches, and Riding Pants’ Maker. Orders promptly attended to. Exact fit Guaranteed. i&lt'K Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS or TO LET and FOR SALE. SCHOOL Requisites ancl Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473;' Envelopes, notepaper, en velopes, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55 Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at tli Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 fee to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027



Auction Sales. notice, i i ; BULLOCK & CO. TT7"E bpg to intimate that the Business V\ carried on hy us for the past twelve montlis under the" style of BULLOCK & Co. Will in future be conducted under our own names as EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. C. J. EDMISTON. P. A. EDMISTON. W. H. GUNDRY. Ashburton, July 1, 1879. 82a EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. rjnHE Undersigned have on Sale : Fencing Wire No. G to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsiko Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Evf/ry Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. Fruiterers, &c. W. T. D A v 1 s 0 ■*’ GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SALE Onions, Good Potatoes, ' Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) TANCRED STREET. ASHBURTON. 79a



Tentmaker. NOTICE. RE-OPENING. WM. P ATC KING BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted pal terns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico. American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and Hemp Halters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. The following : Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Boys’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS. j232' - Note the address— WM. PA T CHING (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. i ©Ba Public Notices. rtCIDOL Books, Bags, Etc.—ll. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 a



Business Notice. :-r <•!>*.'i ORR AND CO. BANKRUPT Stock OF J. H. Pass & Co. GREAT SALE OF DRAPERY, B O OTS AND SHOES. £3,000 Worth TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE.



HAVING SECURED THE STOCK OF J. H. PASS & CO., Will RE:OPEN the Premises lately occupied , by them on SATURDAY, JULY 26, And will Continue the Sale until the Whol of the Stock is Cleared Off,



AS THIS IS A GENUINE CHEAP SALE, TITE GOODS WILL BE SOLD AT SUCH PRICES AS WILL ENSURE A SPEEDY CLEARA NCE. Intending Purchasers fihon Id therefore CALL AT ON.( :E. PREMISES OPEN DAILY DURING THE SALE From 10 a.ji, to 6 n't. iORR Aim €O.



yf/-’) lotels. ORAM’S SO MERS EX \\ COMMERCIAL %' ANL> F A MIL YHO TE | ASHBURTON. i? ' / UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor of New Zealand, and . Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tus mania. '"pHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce! 1 to be one of the finest in the Southern Ileml-. sphere. The cuisne is under '.he supervision o: an eminent chef, and the proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the contents of the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL (THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED IN THE .. DISTRICT) "AS been Ha-erected and considerably Enlarged, and now offers to Tra vellers and the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense having been spared in making l it second to none in the Ashburton for comfort and; convenience. SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR j f FAMILIES. . LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN STOCK. . The Proprietors trust, by strict atten tion to business, combined with v MODERATE CHARGES, J . V to meet with a fair share of publia \ patronage. mutch & mckenzie, Proprietors. 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Regs to inform his friends and the public •' that he Has Opened j ; THE CENTRAL HOTEL* V AT THE V JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND . . ,V WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, #



THIS commodious hotel is situate# within three minutes’ walk of the ... Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 , p.m. Luncheon'on the table from 12 to , ' 2 p.m. The Jug and Bottle Department will be made a special feature, single Vv bottles and small quantities being supplied '/ at the lawestern unerative rates. Only ’• the best quality of Wines, Beers, andv, Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 540 Proprietor. THE PRINCE ALBERT y, BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING ROOMS, *. Wills Street, Near Railway Station (Late Clark’s). Is now open for the cenvenience of Boas. V ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. THE House is entirely new, and beauti;* fully fitted up with All Comforts • •• Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, ASTD TERMS LIBERA L ; • Families accommodated with private rooms | V Breakfast, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinhei AV 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.: Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. ,yV MEALS— V, Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6d Board and Lodging, 255., 205. , and 17a '/* SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. FRANK BROWNE " Proprietor. Poulterer, &c. ' ' RABBITS! RABBITS 11 Y? P. HARPER, >; FISHMONGER AND POULTERE&J Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants iV- Ashburton that he HAS OPEN El!/ in the above line, and trusts, by stri^ - attention to business, and supplying articles of first class quality, hopes &•* merit a share oi public patronage OYSTER SALOON. ,» 0 Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from.',/ I to 1.1 every night. .