The Chairman stated he had declined to consider the application favorably, since the public bodies on the south side of the river had refused to contribute anything. Both the Boards had been applied to by the Council; one had replied that Mr. Findlay had no claim, and the other had not answered the letter.

Mr. Grigg considered that one thing against the applicant was that he ha d pro duced no evidence to show in what manner he had conducted the Ferry, and that of itself was negative evidence against him. The application was refused. ADVERTISING. A letter was read from Messrs. Weeks and Pixon, asking for a share of the Council’s advertising account. Some dis cussion ensued as to the manner in which it should be distributed. The Clerk stated that at present three advertisements per week appeared in the “Mail” and “Herald” each. Mr. Coster proposed—“ That the adver tising be distributed equally between the “Guardian,” “Herald,” and “Mail,” without increasing the number of adver tisements unnecessarily. ” Carried MISCELLANEOUS. A circular from the Western Railway League was ordered to lie on the table. A letter from J. Marshman, Esq, Com missioner of Crown Lands, asking the Council to select ten acres from the 100- acre reserve at the Lower Rangitata Ferry, was considered, and it was resolved that application be made for all the land below the terrace. The Ashburton Borough Council wrote, consenting to be placed under a Board of River 1 Conservators, but objecting to the system of appointing nominated Boards, Mr. ' J.v S; Bruce, architect, recom mended certain additions to the Hospital, such as water supply, drainage, hells, &c., which were authorized. ROUND-KEEPER AT ASHBURTON. Tenders were opened for the office of pound-keeper of the Ashburton Pound, and that lof William Price, at £52 per year and 10s per week rent of house, was accepted. I . . POUND AT RAKAIA. Mr. Coster stated that the pound at South Rakaia was not sufficient for the reqiiirements of the district, and proposed the Council erect a suitable pound at South Rakaia ; and that the Road Board be requested to recommend a site. This was agreed to. A slaughtering license was granted to W. A. Brown, Chertsey.

Sundry accounts were passed for pay ment, and the Council adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Per our Special Wire.

PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

Wellington, Oct. 1.

The debate on the address in reply commenced yesterday afternoon with the speeches ’.of the. proposer and : seconder, which were of a decidedly harmless cha racter;- '■ In the evening, Mr. John Hall made a quiet, telling, unanswerable charge of incapacity, neglect, and corruption against the present Government. Sir George tried to get out of his difficulty by a few utterly unsupported denials, and then repeated the least communistic part of the speeches he has delivered all over the Colony. Mr. Saunders replied, and when He sat down a little before midnight, the House and galleries were still full, and the Opposition had certainly all the argument on their own side. This after noon, Mr. Speight made a very long speech, in a very flippant and objection able style, but with a great flow, of lan guage ; his information was evidently supplied by the Premier, and he adopted the offensive practice of misstating his opponent’s arguments and then pretend ing to answer what was never stated. Colonel Trimble followed with a quiet gentlemanly address, chiefly on the neglect and blundering of the Govern ment in the conduct of Native affairs.

There is no apparent change in the position of parties, though the most des perate efforts are being made by the Government to influence any apparent waverers. While they talk of intro ducing a stringent Bribery Bill for elec tions, they are trying on the very grossest offers to members, and making the most desperate efforts to buy votes enough to win. The division will be a close one, blit once over the reaction against the Government which had adopted such means is sure to be great. There is no common bond to hold the Grey party together. No division is likely to take place this week, unless some surprise division should he attempted. Mr. Wright, your member, has not yet spoken, but there is no occasion to put a big D after his name.

LAST NIGHT’S PARLIAMENT.

Per out Special Wire. NEW BILLS. The London, Liverpool, and Globe In surance Company’s Bill and the New Plymouth Gas ; Company’s Bill were read a second time. C-j 'i; .NEW: ZEALAND .WINE.. ; In reply to Mr George, The : Premier said Government would take into ‘consideration some method of encouraging the manufacture of wine in New Zealand. NELSON HARBOR. In reply to Mr Acton Adams, Mr Macandrew said that a survey had been ordered to be made to ascertain the cost and best means of improving the entrance to Nelson harbor by the removal of sunken rocks. PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION. In reply to Mr Adams, •Mr. Macandrew said the Public Works ' Department did not-think it was proper to take any action with regard to the report upon the resolution cai-ried last ' session ‘ on the 17th July, and spoken to avain on the 9th August, to the effect that the administration of Public Works in Nelson and West Coast should be placed under the control of the Depart ment in Wellington instead of that in Dunedin. % HANSARD,” ETC., FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. In reply to Mr Adams, ' Tie" Premier said the sum of £3O would v the Estimates to carry out :: therfetolution of the member for Motueka ••(Mr. L«irsthouse) passed by the, House last Bessie namely—-“ That all libraries

| in the Colony, receiving Government aid, ; should be supplied with a copy of the Government Gazette, Hansard, and all Parliamentary Papers, free of cost,” has been complied with. the licensing fees. In reply to Mr. Adams, The Premier said Government did not intend in the meantime to introduce a Bill to amend the existing Licensing Act so as to equalise the license fee through out the Colony, as those fees were the revenue of local bodies. GRAIN AND TIMBER TRAFFIC. In reply to Mr. Ballance, The Premier said a comparative return would be laid before the House, showing the exports and imports, foreign and coastwise, for the March, June, and September quarters of the calendar years 1878 and 1879. THE COLONY’S BANKING ACCOUNT. In reply to Mr. Ballance, The Premier said there was no objec tion to lay before the House the letters from the Bank regarding the termination of the agreement respecting the public account. HARES. In reply to Mr. Richmond, The Premier said Government would, if desired, proclaim hares exempt from the Schedule of the Protection of Animals Act in the provincial district of Nelson. THE GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. In reply to Mr. Dick, The Premier said that owing to extra work required of them, it had been found impossible to carry out the House’s reso lution, as expressed in the Colonial Trea surer’s Statement of 19th .Nov. 17, 1877, viz., to sell one of the steamers now the property of the Government. KAIAPOI NATIVE RESERVE. In reply to Mr. Tainui, The Premier said Government intend bringing into operation the Kaiapoi Native Reserve Act of 1877. THE JURY LAWS. In reply to Mr. Hutcheson, The Premier said it was under conside ration to introduce a further reform in the Jury Laws, more especially—(l) By the abolition of the grand jury system ; (2) By the improvement of the coroner’s in quest jury; (3) By an increase of the pay ments to common jurors. THE LAND TAX. Mr. Wakefield asked the Colonial Trea surer (1) Whether he is aware that the Land Tax Commissioner is demanding payment ef a whole year’s land tax on the Ist of October, though the eighth clause of the Land Tax Act, 1878, provides that the tax shall be payable by equal half yearly payments; (2) Whether Govern ment intend to insist on payment of tax for the whole year in one payment, and if so under what provision of the law they propose taking this step ? The Treasurer said it was impossible to collect the first half-yearly tax due in April last, in consequence of the work requiring to be done. There was no reason why it should not be collected now. The next half-year’s tax was due on the Ist October, and it was competent to col lect both half-years together, under clauses 8 and 9 of the Act. RAILWAY BRIDGE AT HAMILTON, In reply to Mr.. Wright, ~ Mr. Maeandrew said, no contract had yet been let. for the construction of a rail way bridge at Hamilton, but so soon as they got the necessary appropriation it would be gone on with. BAY OF ISLANDS RAILWAY. In reply to Mr. Tawhia, Mr. Maeandrew said, no petition had been received from Europeans and natives praying for the construction of a railway from Te Kawa, Bay of Islands, to Te Kaheke, Hokianga. FIRST READINGS. The following Bills were introduced and read a first time—To Regulate the Issue of Licenses for the Sale of Intoxica. ting Drinks, to be called the Local Option Bill (in Committee—Mr. Saunders) ; Auckland College and Grammar School (Mr. Wood) ; to amend the Canterbury Rivers Act, 1870 (Mr. Rolleston). The No-Confidence Debate.

Mr Speight re-opened the debate on the want of confidence amendment. He said the wretched proceedings in con nection with a similar vote last session were disgraceful, and he congratulated the House on the improved tone of the debate. He was disappointed with the speech made by the leader of the Opposition. He believed he could frame a better bill of indictment against the Government himself. Even then he did not think it would justify the amendment proposed. Nothing was easier than to pile up charges of this kind. The grounds taken were mere assertions on the part of the leader of the Opposition—a reason satisfactory to the country, and one which would bring conviction to the electors as a body. He therefore hoped young members would not be caught in the wiles of sophistry proposed to be woven. He thought the Premier had completely exonerated himself in regard to the charges made about the fiancial statement of last session. The next complaint was promised reforms which had not been carried out. The abolition of the pro vinces had caused a great deal of extra work to the Central Legislature, and in consequence it was difficult to give effect to much that might have been desirable. The abolition of the provinces had been a fruitful source of expenditure, and to that cause he attributed the extra expenditure for which Government had been blamed. Had Northern men had charge of Native affairs the difficulties complained of would not hare existed. . Throughout all Mr Sheehan’s negotiations with the Natives it was a well known fact that there were those who followed in his track, using their best endeavors to render these nego tiations futile ; and so long as that was the case great trouble and difficulty must of necessity be experienced. The course pursued in regard to the Thames outrage was, in his opinion, the right one. To have apprehended the two offenders would have cost the lives of at least 13 or 14 Europeans. Pegarding the Government advertisements, he thought that it was a poor' compliment paid to the colonial press to say or even insinuate that a paltry advertisement fee would be deemed sufficient to influence the tone of. the Press. Road Boards and municipalities gave a great deal more to the Press in the way of advertisements than the Govern ment. _ He would suggest that no paper be paid for inserting Government ad vertisements. In that case the public

would learn to patronise only those papers who saw it to be to their interest to insert those advertisements. He knew from his own knowledge that it was the anxious desire of the Government to adjust the Charitable Aid question on the most equitable basis. The real fact was that Opposition desired nothing more than to take possession of those Benches. There were Ministers on those Benches who would be acceptable to the Opposition, but he hoped the Ministers would give it to be understood that they bad no inten tion whatever of deserting each other. The Opposition did not say that they were prepared to pass the measures out forward by the Government. AH they professed to be desirous of doing was to give effect to the Liberal measures desired by the country. Now, that meant that they were to be ex ponents of what measures the country wants, and these would be the measures they were prepared to pass. The country was honestly anxious that the Govern ment, as constituted, should have the opportunity for carrying out the measures put forward. Colonel Trimble alluded to the question of subsidy, and said that the complaints all over the colony had been that these subsidies were not paid. Under the old rule, subsidies when due, were sent to the body ; but under the new rule they had to send for them.. No notice of the new rule that they had to send for them had been given, hence the difficulty. He con demned employing the Government stea mers for election purposes. He disputed the statement made that the Opposition desired to establish an aristocracy. Such a taunt did not apply to him, and he believed it did not apply to any material section of that side of the House. More than that, lie would maintain that in these colonies it was impossible to esta blish an aristocracy. An aristocracy was established by right of conquest, but that principle could not possibly be made to apply to a colony like this. There were two points on which he differed from the Government, and upon which he justified the vote he intended giving. The first was Immigration. The nominated system was the one which was most advantageous to the colony, and yet one of the very first conditions imposed by that system was that a sum of £5 be paid. Then, again, the head of the Government had told them last Session that he intended to put a stop altogether to immigration, and as far as he knew, it had been put a stop to. A proper system of immigration tended to increase rather than diminish the wages of the working classes’ Alto gether he imagined that the immigration scheme of the colony had been mis managed, and such being the case he could have no confidence in a Govern ment that would mismanage such an im portant part of the public policy. Again, the Premier has shown by recent events which occurred at Christchurch that he was altogether ignorant or indifferent to the question of free trade. No one so ignorant or indifferent could conscien tiously say that he was himself influenced by the Liberal party. Native affairs despite all that had been said to the con trary, were in a most unsatisfactory state. That was not the case when the Govern ment took office.

The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. Colonel Trimble continued the {debate. The position of native affairs was the direct sequence of the stoppage of the surveys. Then, putting the land in the market at £5 was a mistake, inasmuch as that left the impression on the public mind that there was danger in. occupying these lands. They were worth at least £lO per acre. Afterwards, the with drawal of these lands from sale acted ad versely on the native mind. The px-o ceeding was so vacillating that they said Government had no mind of its own in the matter, or rather, that it could not trust itself to carry out its own intentions. Then, when hostilities broke out Govern ment waited before taking the action required there until it could see what the settlers themselves would do. "When he (Col. Trimble) remonstrated with the Government, the reply he got was that he (the Premier) did not see that there was any danger. It was not until the settlers took the initiave that the Government took action in the matter. In that respect, the Government deserved. the reprobation of the country. So far as he could make out Government had no policy for the future in regard to native matters. The settlers themselves had a policy, it was to make roads and settle the district. He condemned the proposal to form military settlements, stating he had never known them to succeed. He denied each member of the Government was doing his duty ac cording to his lights—if they were, these lights were nothing better than darkness, referring to the question of manhood suf ferage ; lie said that what was required was an honest-Electoral Bill, not a contra contradictory measure as now. Even in his own district there were 60 freeholders who were not on the roll. That was an evidence of the contradictory character of the measure at present in force. He ob jected to the Maoris being in a position to swamp the European■ ; vote. He was favorably disposed to a redistribution of seats, and counselled them in fixing the boundaries of districts to fix upon natural boundaris, irrespective of every other con sideration. By that means a community of interest was maintained instead of a division, as was too often the case. He was likewise in favorable of triennial Par liaments, and every one on his side of the House had expressed a similar opinion. He did not believe the Liberal party (so called) in New Zealand were honest in their pretensions ; for, if they had been honest, how was was it that no attempt had ever been made to repeal the law of entail, which was still in operation in this colony. Then, again, it was the practice to lay hold of the working man and cajole and flatter him in a most un just manner, That was not Liberalism, it was mere mountebankism. It was an attempt to set up a barrier in the absence of natural barriers.

Mr. Moss said complaints had been made by the previous speaker about the upset price of Waimate land being fixed at £5. He begged to say, however, that lands were to be put up by auction, and in that w r ay it was bound to reach its market value,. independent altogether of the upset price. This was the first time he had been made aware that the law of entail applied to New Zealand* He re minded them, however, that the Govern ment had been instrumental in getting a measure passed for placing the descent of real property on the same footing as per sonal property. They did not envy any

man of large estate, nor did they wish un fair means to curtail these estates. What they wanted to avoid was to prevent owners of these estates geiting more than a fair voice in the Legislature. The ag gregate holdings in New Zealand showed that a very few individuals held as much as 2jt million acres, and the result would be in 100 years hence, if these individuals had too much say in the legislature, that all the evils of the property system of the old country would be established in this colony. Referring to the Native question, the speaker said that the House had been shown that these affairs should be treated in a pacific manner. It was argued these measures were absolutely necessary for the success of their loan schemes. Now what did they hear ? They heard Government blamed because it bad not rushed the colony into war upon the Native. He did not feel disposed to say much, as he had during the previous“ses sion gone over the ground, and lie was in danger of repeating what lie had already said. He contended that this was the only Government that had ever shown any disposition to advance liberal measures. Complaints had been made of unfair deal ing towards civil servants; but the facts wei’e that previous Governments had literally filled every office with men im ported from England, to the detriment of men equally well qualified to discharge the duties of their office who resided in the colony. He would not detail the telegram business sent to Mr. Inglis, but still he would maintain that that was a trifling, and at same time a, solitary instance. Once break up the Liberal party on these benches and it would be a very difficult matter indeed to rally it again ; and the charges put were far too trifling to warrant such an experiment being made.

Mr. Gisborne contended that if the charges levelled against the Government in the last want of confidence motion had been sustained by the verdict of the elec tors the majority would have been a great deal more than the 14 they scored on that occasion. Now the fact was the most the Opposition now claimed was a majority of four. That, to his mind, was conclusive evidence that the country when appealed to did not consider the Government guilty of the charges made against them. The position of the Opposition was this— They said we will take your place and your policy. It was a proposal unprece dented in the history of Parliamentary proceedings. They had no guarantee that the Opposition, if they came into power, would give effect to the Liberal policy it professed to espouse. He concluded by stating that the Premier had devoted him self disinterestedly to the cause of suffei'ing humanity, that class whose life was a struggle from the cradle to the grave. Mr. Dick said the new members bad been cautioned that if certain measures wei’e passed they would have to go back to their constituents, and if they did not support the Ministry they would be re jected. He was, however, afraid he would liave to run the risk of this sei-ious wreck of his political hopes. He was not well up in Native affairs, it was true, still he ventured to foi'm an opinion upon them of his own. He did not think the Premier and his colleagues in hanging on the Natives to get an interview with the King Natives followed a dignified course. Their bettor course would have been to have stood aloof from the Natives and allowed them to make the first advance. To give the Natives to understand that they had only to make a disturbance, and then that money would be spent on them and humble overtures made, was calculated to give the Native mind a false estimate of the true state of affairs. A nobler course would have been to have taken prompt action and apprehended Te Whiti himself, and kept him in custody, instead of apprehending the men who were merely acting under his orders. The Premier gave himself out as a great authority and a man of in fluence amongst the Natives. When at the Cape, and on his own representation, he was re-appointed Governor of New Zealand. As Governor he may have done some good, but as Prime Minister bis conduct had been max'ked by a want of decision. They had been told in glowing terms that his name would go down to posterity. Had he never taken the posi tion he now occupies, he (Mr. Dick) be lieved bis name would have a better chance of reaching posterity favorably than it was now likely to do. He had made great promises and propositions, but he had failed in carrying out these. He pro mised to reduce the expenditure bj*- £IOO,OOO, but what did they find. There had been no reduction ; on the contrary, they found that although the former Government may have chastised them Avith Avhips, this Government had chastised them with a scorpion. The speaker traced the mo\ r ements of the Premier in the Government stump, and expressed his regret that he stated that he Avould do the same thing again. He trusted that the House Avould prevent him from doing so. He next referred to the Cabinet dissen sions, and spoke, of tlie Luckie appoint ment as degrading to the country. He denied that the present Avas a covert attack upon the Liberal measures demanded by the country. He deplored the abolition of the Provinces, but having been given effect to, their wisest course was to build up the system Avhich took its place, and work out the details taken in hand by the Provincial Councils. It was unfair to place members in the position in Avhich they Avere placed. In consequence of the Public Works policy being vested in this House, it exposed them to danger of deal ing unfairly Avith the Public Works ad ministration of the country.

Mr. Ireland said he thoroughly agreed in the policy embodied in the Governor’s speech, and would be prepared to support the Government in its endeavors to carry the same into effect.

At 11.40 p.in. the debate was adjourned, till to-day, on the motion of Mr. Fisher.

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Auctioneers’ Notices. JJ A RRI SON, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT, ASHBURTON. Farms, Town Sections, and House Pro perties on the Books for Sale or to Lpt. AGENT FOR THE ' TRANSATLANTIC FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Chief Office —Christchurch; * Wants, &c. . TO BAKERS. WANTED —A Second Hand for the Bakehouse and to Drive Cart.— Apply to • • E. TAYLOR, 494 a Saunders’ Buildings. To Let. TO LET. y.V; TO MEET THE TIMES, I am . pre pared to take a very low rental for Shops of mine, situated in Triangle and .East street. T. BULLOCK. mO LET, at a very low rental—Bakery,; a together with Dwelling-house and Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a THOS. 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 Mr. Digby’s.' Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. ROLLING. 9000 TO LET, in Lots to suit Contractors. Apply at once to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, Ashburton, Charing Cross, or Seafield. 493 a For Sale. FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to -866 a THOMAS BULLOCK; FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonsrbeach Estate. For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 137 Acres, partly improved, and situated, about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 THOMAS BULLOCK. Public Notices.



, c. PERCY COX, Land and estate agent ant VALUATOR, •' ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance..., COMPANY OF NEW-ZEALAND. 717 FINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No. 6 ; extra secure shape, ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000; ' 500, ss.; 250, 35., N”E T T C AS 11. ALSO,— BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WI-lOLESALE AND RET AT L STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “ HERALD ” OFFICE.



Arid ionegrs. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold his USUAL SALE OF MERCHANDISE At lus Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, ON : SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. Sale to commence at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY has for Sale some ' V.' VALUABLE TOWN SECTIONS in Ashburton and Tinwald ; also, some Farms to Let and for Sale. also, — 1 Good Double-seated BUGGY L ' Single-seated ■ ' j-' - J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, • •’ * Auctioneer, &c.



The Stud. .1879. TO STAND THIS SEASON. THOROUGHBRED BAY COLT, CAMDEN. CAMDEN is a bay colt, 1G hands 2 inches high, with beautiful sym metry and splendid action, aged 4 years ; bred by Mr. G. H. Lee. , Camden is by Traducer, dam Jeu d’Esprit, by Peter Flat, dam Jessie, by Muleyson, dam Bay Camerton, out of Arab mare Muleyson, by Muley. The Arab mare was bred by Mr. Riley, New South Wales, from an Arab mare imported by him. Camden will travel the district of Ash burton. Terms : £5 ss'. per mare, payable Ist Jaanuary, 1880; groomage fees, ss. payable on first service. . f . ...... Good paddocks, 2s. per week. Every care taken but no responsibility. ROBERT LITTLE, 48Ga Proprietor. •THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE . COLT Of the Traducer Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON . AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars. 504 - S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors, -20 A ... Winslow. 1879. TO STAND THIS SEASON. THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOUNG TRADUCER. "tT-OUNG- TRADUCER, by Traducer,) 1 dam Kasper’s dam, imported. See “ Stud Book.” • Young Traducer was bred by W. C. Webb, Esq., at Riccarton. He is a rich dark brown, standing 16 hands .high, with immense bone and substance, and for make and shape has • been pronounced by the best judges as hard to beat anywhere. Young Traducer is rising 5 years. Terms: £5 ss. per mare, payable Ist January, 18S0 ; groomage fees 55., payable on first Also, tlie Grey Entire Pony, ■ ■ ' SYDNEY, ‘ Will travel, with the ‘ entire horse Young Traducer, the district of Ashburton during the season. Good paddocks 2s. per -week. Every care taken, but no responsibility; ROBERT LITTLE, 39 Proprietor. Public Notices. NO-TIC E. . . TINWALD AND HINDHOPE ' TOWNSHIPS. PURCHASERS of the undermentioned Sections .in the above-named Town ships are hereby requested to pay balances of purchase-money, together with interests thereon to the undersigned without delay. j Tinwald Sections. Nos. ; 2, 26, 69, 89, 90, 123, 136, 147,; 153, 155, 165, 179, 182, 183, 234, 248, j 250, 253, 254, 277, 378, 379, 380; and 383- : -A ;T br; . //I Hindhope Sections. Nos. 6, 11, 16, 20,- 23, 27, 29, 47, 6S, and 95. ROBERT .WILKIN & CO., j Hereford Street, \ Christchurch.' 492 a ,JN OTIC E . ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate . must be paid forthwith 1 ' Mri Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. j By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE, j ■ ‘ i WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. peril). at the Herald Office. Apply early. f‘OQ



Auction Sales, EDMISTGN BROS. & GUNDRY Have on Sale 1000 tartarL4n L oAts. 1000 CAPITAL QUALITY AND PRICE LOW. V. I). L. PALINGS, PALINGS, PALINGS, rjIHE 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,|; vvhich they are now offering at a very low rate. * EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. . . AGENTS FOR THE vGf) '•j'■■ , ~ ' ' y.' SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY ' 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. fJpHE Undersigned have on Sale Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover* .. • v \ Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, Ac., Ac. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station . Stores of Every t -f Description, t / C We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON, BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. - Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL! FJpHE undersigned ■ having -opened th.> Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under [the management of Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, begs to say he is determined to keep GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. TPIOMAS CLARK, Proprietor. 333a—27 , : J/. ASHBURTON’ x J CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Barin g Squ ar e (Near Town Hall). R FI-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 'jj,.. •.;. ( > .... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. . Beds (single), Is. 6d. Private Room for Ladies. . J \ I :• !>| j;.| 334a—28 ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando & Olsen, Ashburton, A DUPUIS beg 3to inform the inhabi . tants of the County of Ashburton and visitors that he hast 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 5t0,8 p in. A Cdef de Cuisine 6f considerable expel i ence lias been specially engaged for this establishment, and all that the proprietor ! asks is one trial. 1 ' 54 r . ... A- DUPUIS, Proprietor,