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Auction Sales. BY ORDER OF THE BAILIFF. MONDAY, JUNE 30TH, 12 o’clock. LFRED HARRISON has received in- structions to sell by Public Auction ait his on the above date, — 1 Weighing Machine 1 Cambridge Roller 1 One-Horse Power 12 o’clock, MONDAY, -30th June. 14a ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. Amusements. TIME CHANGED. • DATE ALTERED. ASHBURTON CHRISTY DRAMATIC COMPANY’S ENT ERTAINME NT. I I<rf * ‘ ‘ TILL ' L— J M 0N D A Y, • OWING T© :; ' f: THE JRjAAHST. ASHBURTON RIGHTED, the Demons of gold.



1.0.0. F. M. U. ear jiuxsxauaaons' • g/yoxa 07 CCTTP TEKLOWg ' LOYAL ASHBURTON LODGE, &&&.%* : : WILL Celebrate their next Anniversary by a D INN ER, at Mr. Shearman’s Sample Rooms," on FRIDAY, JULY 4th, 1879. Dinner on the table at 7.30 >p. in. Tickets, 7/6 each, to be had of any of the following members of the Committee : C. Reid, Josh. Tucker, W. . Dolman, H. A. Gates, J. Stribling, John Fowler, Win. Bland, or THOMAS WILLIAMS, 1066 Hon. Sec. . Public Notices. BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. General Borough Rath. " 1 ' ’• ’ IN pursuance of the “ Rating Act 1876,” Public Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Ashburton Borough Council, at their next ordinary meeting, to be held on Monday the 30th, inst., or at an adjournment theredf, ! to strike a Rate or One Shilling in the Pound on all rateable property within the said Borough for the period: commencing on the 2nd day of January, 1879, and ending on the 31st day of December, 1879, to be payable in one SUM. on,, the 31st , July and that the Rate Book is now open for Inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office, Montgomery’s Buildings, Ashburton, during office hours. “CHAS. BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, June 17, 1879. 1065 LOST, ON Saturday, near Bullock & Co.’s Auction Rooms, a POCKET-BOOK, containing £5 in notes (numbers known), and some papers. Finder will be hand somely rewarded on returning same to Williamson’s Store; East' Street. f * !! la NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ES TATE OF-’THOMAS • MADDOX, BUILDER, TINWALD, A BANK RUPT. V\y ?>> y . .... , r is hereby given, that all debts i ]\ < • not proved and sent to me ; before the Ist of July next will not be recogr; ‘T ~ 1 K. SANDO, ' j 1064 Trustee. SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. ALL Debts owing to this Estate must at once be paid to Messrs. Saunders Brothers, or they will be sued for without further notice. S. SAUNDERS In, , B. HALE J Trustees. 10145 IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at Y m their,Office, East Street; North BANKRUPTCY ACTS, PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS,.OF AFFIDAVIT . ;•>. • Also,— - / ' FORM’S'of TO. LET- and . FOR SALE.



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, JULY 5. Messrs acland, Campbell and Co. have received instructions to sell BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON SATURDAY, JULY 5, (By order of the Mortgagee) RURAL SECTION 27619, Consisting of 50 ACRES 50 In the County of Ashburton —12£ chains on Reserve 1782, running back north westerly, 40 chains rectangular, east of and adjoining Section 26242. Sale to commence at 12 o’clock sharp, at the Bazaar, Ashburton. Full particulars at our offices, Ashbur ton and Christchurch. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., 3a Auctioneers Tenders. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited by the Board for the following works : No. 29 ; —Forming, &c., about two miles of the road' from Wester- j field House to Bradfield. No. 30—Shingle repairs, Lagmlior Road. No. 31—Reforming and Shingling a portion of the Alford Forest Road. No. 32—Erecting Timber Crate at the Narrows, Alford Forest Road. Timber supplied. No. 33 —Reducing Grade of a Cutting at the Rangitata. No. 34—Reforming road from Wes terfield House to the River. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, must be sent in not later than TUESDAY, the Ist. July, prox., at noon; if later, they will be rejected. Specifications, «fcc., are to be seen at the office up to six o’clock on Monday night, the 81st instant. ROBT. D PULLAR, Clerk. Road Board Office, Westerfield, June 12th, 1879. 1022 Business Notices. J^-EW JNDUSTRY. . COFFEE, Pure and Fresh Ground Daily at ORR & CO.’S. 953 E6R G E ALLEN, ACCOUNTANT, COLL ECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. r- ■ ; 46



C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND r VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL -680 Acres first-class land (limestone) with : 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 U n i on Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 N O T I C E. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate must, be paid forthwith to Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. W. BROWNE. 927



Booksellers, See. NEW BUSINESS. : J. Y. WARD, BOOKSELLER, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and Coynty, that he COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH I, 1879, v - in • Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITERATURE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS,' ' and OTHER FANCY GOODS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment. the address— J. Y. WARD, East Street North (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), ASHBURTON. 440 Coal and Firewood, CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. ! BALANCE of Timber unsold at the Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 feet to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027



SPECIAL NOTICE. WE ARE LANDING 1000 TONS 1000 CO|ALj (Ex Emperor and Canny Scot), AND HAVE FULL SUPPLIES ON HAND. W. MONTGOMERY & CO. . 1 [Limited], V-j .. . ASHBURTON. Fruiterers, &c. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. T. DAVISON, GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, BEGS to inform his customers and the i I public that he has REMOVED to the Shop lately occupied by Mrs. Morey, next to J. R. Chapman’s, Tancred Street. • ‘ ■ Fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, etc. Orders Delivered Regularly. W. T:. D AVISO N, Wholesale and Retail Greengrocer and Fruiterer, Tancred Street, Ashburton. 315 Poulterer, &c. ; RABBITS! RABBITS ! ! j P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, j BEGS to inform the inhabitants o l Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in the above line, arid trusts, by strict attention to business, and supplying but articles of first-class quality, hopes to merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from (> to 11 every night. „



Auction Sales,., BULLOCK AND CO. } AGENTS SOUTH BRITISH FIRE j s AND MARINETNSURANCE’COMPANY i • j 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. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, ' j AND OTHERS. rpHE Undersigned have on Sale:— Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover ; Cow Grass ; 'Alsike ; Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood | Station Stores of Every ; Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. East Street. Business Notice. Properties for sale AND j TO LET | BY Messrs. Poyntz & Co., ASHBURTON. j FOR SALE. 800 Acres Unimproved Land, near Chert sey. 150 Acres,[ T three miles' from Ashburton, | 70 acres in English Grass. 150 Acres at Longbeach; Good House | and Outbuildings. 1 10 Acres near Wakanui Township ; good | stand for a Blacksmith. : £-Acre in South Rakaia Township. The Central Temperance Hotel, Baring Square, Ashburton. TO LET. 1 40 Acres of Good Land, two miles from Tinwald. 350 Acres Good Land, Coldstream Run, Rangitata—purchasing clause. Several Houses in Ashburton, various j sizes. A House And Shpp in’East! Street. > A House and Shop in the Triangle. A House, Shop, and Bakery, in the Tri angle. A House and Shop in Burnett Street. also, — SEVERAL HOUSES IN ASHBURTON FOR SALE, ON EASY TERMS. Apply POYNTZ & CO., East Street, 928 Ashburton. Cabinetmakers. \ tT"a. GATES, j CABINET-MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, j AND PICTURE-FRAME MAKER SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ? ASHBURTON, Opposite the Railway Station. Manufactory, Peter Street. CHEAPEST house IN CANTERBURY Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chairs: Mattrasses, Tables, etc. > All kinds of Furniture, Shop Fittings, Picture Frames, and Household j Requisites made to order. I FUNERALS FURNISHED. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. ; OHARLES RADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Great South Road, Tinwald, j : (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Maker. 2SG



General Storekeepers. GREAT SALE NOW ON AT T R JJ ODDER & Q 0 East Street, For One Month Only. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN Winter Drapery, - Cotton Goods, .. *: Flannels, Blankets, and Clothing. ALL NEW GOODS, & WELL BOUGHT. FOR PARTICULARS, SEE HANDBILLS. Liberal Discount allowed in each . Department, viz. • .. A BOOTS & SHOES, ■ GROCERY & PROVISIONS, IRONMONGERY & FURNISHING, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE. An early visit invited, to compare prices with any Selling-off House in the Province. FOR CASH ONLY. T. R. HODDER & COMPANY, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. •' ■■ 1 ■ ‘ . .1046 ! Tailors. NOTICE OP REMOVAL.. ; . S. STOKES, TAILOR AN D CLOTHIE R. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his'busi ness to new shop near Baldwin's Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him her Vfore, and solicits a continuance :patronage at >; his new shop—Wakanui l -Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794



TAILORING, at f ... lX \7.7" MOST REASONABLE RATES, TO MEET THE TIMES. ;,W. : L E E . (Formerly Tailor to G. Fletcher, of Christ church), BEGS to announce to the Gentlemen of the County of Ashburton that he has commenced the business of' Tailoring and Habit Maker, in all its branches, ancl can guarantee a Good Pit and Superior Workmanship in all Orders entrusted to him. ; ’- Gentlemen’s materials supplied made up . in the best style, on the shortest notice. Clothes cleaned and repaired, and made to look equal to new. • ALL ORDERS EXECUTED AT THE , LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES FOR CASH. Address— W. LEE, T A I I/O R, & c., Havelock Street, Ashburton. at Hooper, Aitken & Co.’s. 1012 „ j;—— Milliner and Dressmaker. A 7 MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING; MRS. WILLIAM ADAMS, assisted by a first-class Milliner and Dress maker, is prepared to make up Ladies’s and Children’s Dresses in the Newest Styles and lowest possible charges. Mns Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. : MOORE STREET, . v ; . ; Opposite Mr. Bovle’s Office. , 272 Public Notices. Envelopes, notepaper;! en velopes, ; NOTEPAPER. —The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders 2 'Buildings. 55



Drapery. ORR AND CO.’S GLORIOUS NEWS! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OF DRAPERY AND FA NC Y GOODS , k : AT , • ORR & CO’S., £io,000; to jbe Sold at a Sacrifice. V PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. 4 cases of snow flake Wincey at per yard, worth 9d. ' ■' ’' : ? 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yard, slightly soiled, ;Wqrth is., 1 od. 1 case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jacketsat 12s. 6d. to 25s_ 1 bale white Blankets at 16s. 6d. to 225. slightly soiled, worth 27 s. 6d. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN Calicoes at 3s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per doz. 50 doz. Ladies’ Cambric Handkerchiefs j at; 4s. j6d. ;to 7S.;6d.;per doz;f v / Ribbons in all shades at reduced prices 30 doz. Ladies’ Silk Ties at 6d. and is. : each >■£ . - 00? OTfU 6 doz. prs. Ladies’ Boots, stained, will be given'away at 55. : cjdL- 1 i' C : o‘l TIA 20 pieces wool Tartan will be sold at is; Ain :rro; 5 doz. Ladies’ ; Straw;.HatS: given away at 6d. each 2 doz;' Ladies’ Costumes at : half-price. CLOTHING! CLOTHING! We hold an immense stock of Cloth ing—Colonial, Geelong, and Mosgiel made, in every variety and style of suits. Gent’s Ulster Coats'in great variety 0 ! u Boys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster Coats Gents’ Hats, Gents’ Ties 1 Men’s Shirts at; 25; 6d. each . s .--y Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d. up wards. As this is a Genuine Sale and all goods of first-clkss quality we would ask the public to call as early as possible, as a speedy clearance is anticipated. A LPT; OF,FELT CARPETS AT, 15..,61 PER YARD. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. We have just engaged a* first-class Dressmaker from London, who will take charge this week. Good style and perfect fit guaranteed. Dresses and Costumes made to order on the shortest notice.



IMPORTERS',, ASHBURTON AN®> RAICAIIAV



Hotels. OR A M’S SOMERSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, ASHBURTON.! UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor o'. New Zealand, - AND Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tns« mania. 'JpHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce i to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision ot an eminent chef, and the proprietor hopes that i - 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'; "X (the oldest established in the : DISTRICT) ■ ' ; r; "AS been Re-erectecl and considerably ‘ Enlarged, and now offers to Tra vellers and the General Public Accommo-1 dation of a Superior: Class, no expense Having been spared in malting it second to none in the Ashburton for- comfort and convenience. SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. . LIQUORS OF, THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN STOCK. The Proprietors trust, by strict atten ion to business, combined with MODERATE CHARGES, to meet with a fair share of public patronage. : mutch & mckenzie, Proprietors. : 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened ’..! THE CENTRAL HOTEL, , j JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND HVAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, THIS, .commodious hotel is situated \ ' within three minutes’ walk ,of The' 7 ■Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at (> ;' p.m. Luncheon on the table from 12: to i 2ip.m. The Jug and. Bottle Department will be’ made a special feature,, single bottles and small quantities being supplied ( at the lowest remunerative rates. Only j the best quality of . Wines, Beers, ant Spirits procurable 'will be kept. J. BALD WT 540 Proprietor. “ THE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL,’ WHEATSTONE. G. H. WILLCOCKS jgEGSto announce that he has COfiIPLETED THE ABOVE , HOTEL/ which is NOW OPEN to the Public. EVERY COMFORT & ATTENTION Will be found for TRAVELLERS AND THE GENE'R) ' PUBLIC. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITI THE PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DI " ROOMS, V» t ills : ‘Street, Near Railway Station, ‘ ■ (Late Cla,rk’s).L . : Is now open for the convenience of Boar ders, Comihercial Travellers, anil “ L, the Public. , iTB E House is entirely new, and I fully fitted up with All COl Ever y attention will be paid to pat FIRST-CLASS table, :: . AND T'E R M S LIBE Families accommodated with private Breakfast, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dii 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7pj '-■'v ;m e a : l s-L : ' ■•' Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. Board and Lodging, 255., 205., andl SERVANTS REGISTRY Ofl D i ;v l J 1: No Charge. FRAN K BROW '/ ‘ ; Proprietor