SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT QF LYTTELTON,

arrivals. Feb. 22.—The s.s. Albion, at 8.40 a.m., with cargo and pas*engers. —The brig Tauri, from Kaipara, with 170,000 ft. timber. —The s.s. Wanaka, from Akaroa and Port Chalmers, with passengers and cargo. —The ketch Clematis, with 54,000 ft. timber. Feb. 23.—The brig Transport, from Newcastle, with coal.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close u follows :

For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. * p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.20 p.m. and 3 p.m daily. , „ For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakai.ui and Seafield, every Monday and Thursday, at 7.30 p.m.

The next mail for the United Kingdom, via San Francisco, will close at Ashburton on Fii day, 28th inst., and will be due in London on the 15th of April. ' The next mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton will close at Ash burton on the nth of March. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on the 51“ of May, and that via Southampton on the 12th of May. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

CHRISTCHURCH NOTICES.

February 25. For Otago and Australian Colonies, per s.s. Hawea, NOTICE. A travelling Post Office having been estab lished on the Southern line of railway, letters bearing a late fee of 2d. may be posted at any station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches. Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN TRADE. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 22. Herald Office, Monday Evening. Another week of almost unprecedentedly dry weather has been taken advantage of by producers to deliver into store, by ra'il and otherwise, quantities of grain ; a large proportion of which, we understand, is waiting facilities for shipment to the Home market. We sincerely trust the venture may result in a margin of profit to the shippers. As the wealth of a new icountry consists to a great extent in the value of her exports, the thanks of the colonists are due to those enterprising individuals who step out of the well worn beaten track, and at some financial risk create a market for our surplus produce elsewhere.

Barley, we may fairly say, has been offering freely since our last report, but the quality we certainly consider inferior to last season’s growth. The absence of rainfall Fat the most critical time for this cereal has produced that class of grain the malster finds it so difficult to work,— namely, uneven in size, and brittley, flint kernels, and worse than all those, sus picious blue stripes, which all denote a second growth and unevenness in the ripening. Buyers, this season, we believe may look for bulk deliveries being better than sample, and we are inclined to this opinion for this reason, that farmers are now aware of the fact that, the large amount of the saccharine contained in the straw during the sweating process in the stack has a natural tendency to find its way through the delicate pores to the grain itself, and so mellows, softens, and sweetens the barley, preparing it to ger minate more freely when in the hands of the maltster for manipulation. Indeed it has often struck us whether some means might not be adopted in very dry seasons (like the present) to aid and assist nature in the operation. We are hardly prepared to suggest what course should be pursued ; it is one of those subjects that might be taken up with profit by the Agricultural College, and a series of experiments tried by steaming, watering, &c. In fact any plan might be tried that sug gested itself to the practical mind, aided by the scientific knowledge of the Su perintendant in charge. Threshing is so important a matter in connection with the production of sound malt that it deserves special mention at this season. A long experience has con vinced us that on an average 6d. to 9d. per bushel is lost to the farmer, in conse quence of the careless manner in which barley is handled by those whose duty it is to prepare it for the market. Amongst other grave faults we may mention the large percentage of broken ears, the result of over-feeding, or setting the drum too close. We fear the only remedy for this would be to have barley threshed at per hour, instead of at per bushel, or a con tract entered into with the proprietor of the machine, to make a . marketable sample”. Of course the fault is oftjn laid to the grain, and to a certain extent not without cause. There are cases where it cannot be avoided, notably small holders, who have wheat, oats, and barley, who sell as soon as possible to put themselves in funds, and it consequently happens that, the wheat and oats have been perhaps a month or two more in stack, while at the same time the barley has just commenced to sweat. Is there any wonder, then, if it is found the latter grain is either knocked to pieces, or is so tough that po .machine can do it justice? /

Screening, as a rule, if only partially complete under these circumstances. The screen must be opened out much too wide to make anything like a fair sample, and so lose a portion of the best seeds with the feed. We have long been of opinion that it would pay th? grower to hand screen the whole before sending to market. With regard to this subject we do not profess to give all the points in connection with it, but shall be satisfied in drawing the attention of those concerned, and trust we shall be considered to have done our duty to our readers by so doing. QUOTATIONS. Wheat per bushel, prime milling 3s. 3d. to 3s. 4d. ; inferior and fair 2s. 9d. to 3s ; oats, (feed) per bushel, 2s. 9d. to 2s. lOd. ; ditto, (milling) ditto, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 3d. ; barley, (feed) per bushel, 3s. 6d. to 45.; ditto, (malting) ditto, ss. to 6s. ; beans, per bushel, 4s to 4s 3d., new ; flour, per ton, known brands, £8 10s. to £9, small bags 20s. extra ; potatoes, ton, £4, trade limited ; onions, per ton, £7 to £9, brisk demand ; sundries, rye grass 4s to 4s. Gd. dull; cocksfoot, Gd. to 6|d imported. Mr. J. L. Wilson, Christchurch, reports as follows :—Wheat per bushel, 3s to 3s 3d, fair amount offering, quantities very thin; oats, feed, per bushel, 2s 9d to 3s ; barley, (feed) 3s Gd ; ditto (malting) 5s to 5s Gd; flour, per ton, £9, best brands ; potatoes, per ton, £4, kidneys small quan tities ; onions, per ton, £lO ; sundries, rye grass must come lower to find a market. Value, from 5s to 5s Gd. 7 1 •

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo"). MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1879.

Colliery explosions of more or less severity, and attended with conse quences more or less appalling, are of frequent occurrence in Great Britain, and though many of them pass without attracting much notice outside the dis trict in whicli they happen, now and again one more calamitous than its pre decessors or more terrible in its nature harrows the feelings of the nation, and for the time being draws the attention of the country to the danger attending the miner’s calling. Great colliery disasters of this kind had been of so frequent occurrence, and so many lives had been sacrificed by them, that it became necessary, in the interests of that grand humanity which is so prominent a part of the Briton’s nature, to provide special legislation for the working of mines, with a view to secure, as far as human skill, experi ence, care, and foresight could secure it by judicious’ provision, the safety of the underground, workers. Never in the nation’s history were so great or so. wise precautions taken as those now enforced by statute upon the coal masters and pit-managers in Great Britain to prevent loss of life by col liery explosions, and to guard against the occurrence of those explosions themselves. But notwithstanding strin gent legislation and ever-watchful care, scarcely a year passes without a mail having brought to us the harrowing de tails of some explosion or other that has slain a greater or less number of the hardy men who go underground for the nation’s mineral wealth. Just as the grand war waged by Samuel Plimsoll failed to “ charm the life of poor Jack ” against the inevitable dangers of the sea—though the philanthropist revolu tionised our mercantile marine, greatly improved Jack’s position on board ship, and enforced the prevention of preven tible wrecks by Board of Trade inspec tion for seaworthiness—so has every effort of the Legislature, and all due care and diligence on the part of mining owners and managers failed to put a period to the recurrence of those awful calamities which once and again overtake mining communities. The terrible accident at Kaitangata mine on Friday morning, by which nearly forty lives have been lost, brings us face to face with the fact that the miner’s labors in the southern colonies are no more free from danger than are those of his . fallows at Home. It has been a common belief that the coal seams of our colony were not so “ fiery ” as the miners call it, as those in the Mother Country, and it is quite pos sible the accident' at Kaitangata may have arisen as a consequence of that mistaken faith. But as none are left of all who were in the mine, to tell how the catastrophe was brought about, and until the legal enquiry is made we have no information likely to point :o the cause, we must abstain from bootless surmise. We are told, however, in one account of the accident, that a com petent authority inspected the mine,

anc] all duo precautions had boon taken agaipst danger from an explosion of inflammable gas, some slight warning of ihe existence of which had had been given. If some incautious miner— familiar as we know these men are with the danger ever near them, yet too thoughtlessly, daring of that danger— had. invited the calamity by his heed lessness, a Higher Tribunal than a Coroner’s inquest must sit in judgment upon him, for he has gone, w r ith all his comrades, for ever. Meanwhile, 25 widows and 100 orphans demand the Colony’s sympathy and aid, and their future will doubtless be provided for by the benevolence of New Zealand, which never yet has failed when a worthy object called for its exercise; but the cause of their desolation—the first of its kind in New Zealand —requires the attention of the Legislature. As we have already said, the miner’s labors never will be free from danger any more than the mariner’s, but it is the country’s duty to demand that no man’s life should be endangered by an explo s'on within the power of precaution to prevent; and that, as at Home, such precautions be made compulsory upon the managers of mining enterprises.

Ashburton Borough |. Council. —The ordinary meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council will be held in their chambers to-night at 7 o’clock, when the question of water supply will be further considered.

Too Late. —A long memorandum on the Pacific Islands question, and a sum mary of Australian news, most of which has been anticipated by telegraph, reached us by wire to-day, but too late for this issue.

The Prince Albert Boarding House. —We are happy to notice, from an ad vertisement in another column that Mr. Frank Brown, hitherto manager of the Prince Albert Boarding House, has become sole proprietor of the establishment. We congratulate him upon the event, and con fidently bespeak for his excellent man agement and attention a long and pros perous run for the “ Prince.” In Bankruptcy. —Be Thomas Hicks ; baker, Ashburton, a bankrupt. The ad journed meeting of creditors, was held this morning in the Town Hall. Creditors present and proved—Messrs Beed, J. H. Pass, Knackman, and G. Warner. Mr. Charles Beed was elected chairman. The liabilities are set down at £BOO, and the assets at £294. Messrs J. H. Pass and C. B. M. Branson were appointed credi tors’ trustees, to investigate the affairs of the bankrupt. The meeting then ad journed sine die.

Seafield School Committee. —The Committee met on Thursday, when there were present the Chairman (Mr Murdoch Bruce), Messrs Silcocks, W. H. Parsons, and T. M. Jones. . Applications from eight teachers were opened, and four of these were selected from which to make the final choice. After considerable dis cussion it was resolved to accept the appli cation of Mr. Isaac Atkinson, duties to commence, if possible, on the Ist March, subject to the Board’s sanction. In the event of any difficulty .arising with the Board, or otherwise, it was resolved that, failing Mr. Atkinson, the Committee’s chpice fall on Mr. Borthwick. The Board’s circular regarding the nomination of Messrs Duncan, Montgomery, and Bowen was read, and it was stated that the school and teacher’s house had last week been passed by the Inspector. The Chairman, and Mr. Parsons were appointed a Committee to see to the fencing of the school grounds, and the preparation, &c., of the buildings for the commencement of school work.

CRICKET.

ASHBURTON V. TIMARU. The above match was played at Timaru on Saturday last, and as was generally anticipated, resulted in an easy victory for the home team. The Timaru eleven comprised several of the first players of the colony, and the Borough Club must be considered fortunate in making even so good a show against them. Ashburton went first to the wickets, to the bowling of Godby and Perry. With the exception of Grant none of the bats men made a long stand; Denshire, who is always looked to for runs, unfortunately hitting his wickets before scoring. Grant, Ashwood, and George Andrews showed some nice cricket, the former’s 21 being a really first-class innings. The fielding of the Timaau club was excellent. D’Emden, Godby and Fowler were the principal scorers for Timaru, each playing capital cricket, and meeting with frequent applause. Ashwood, Andrews, and Pearce bowled very well for the Borough team, and the whole team fielded well, Pearce and Priestly, as usual, being con spicuously smart. In the second innings of the Borough Grant was again in ex cellent form, and scored freely until he unfortunately jplayed .one back to Godby. Denshire was nicely set and playing in his well-known pretty style when a very clever catch at the wickets disposed of him. The rest of the team completely collapsed, and the total of their two in nings being only 81, left the Timaru club victorious by an innings’and 8 runs. There is little doubt that with five or six members of our county club substi tuted for the tail end of Saturday’s team, Ashbutorn would make an excellent match against even such a cricketing centre as Timaru. The following are the scores

Ashburton y. Temuka. —Details of scores will appear to-morrow.

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION

FURTHEB PARTICULARS.

The following account of the Kai tangata explosion is given by the Dune din Star of Saturday evening : The terrible accident has caused a pain ful interest here, there being scarcely one household in the township which has not lost either a member or friend, and the lamentation is general. There is some doubt even yet as to the precise number killed, but the best information to hand states that 33 men went into the mine yesterday morning. The bodies of all those killed, except Archibald Hodge and Andrew Jarvie have been recovered. The boy Dunne was driving a horse out of the tunnel, and when within 40 yards of the mouth the blast caught him, and hurled him forth with terrific force. He was picked up alive strange to say, although nearly every bone in his body was broken, and was carried to a siding, where he died in a few seconds. Altogether at present (8 a.m.) thirty-two bodies have been laid out, leaving two still to be found. From six to eleven o’clock last night nine bodies were found, and from eleven to four one corpse only (that of James Spiers) was picked up. As soon as the news reached them yesterday, Mr Samson and his brother, of Green Island, left for Kaitangata with a gang of about thirty men, and assisted by volunteers from the neighbouring districts, these gentlemen and their brave followers devoted their, energies unremittingly all night to the task of searching for the remains of the entrapped miners. They are armed with four Davy lamps, and this morning started to hunt about some of the more remotely situated workings, a task involv ing so much danger from the probable re-accumulation of fire-damp that no strangers are permitted to enter the mine.

The cause of the explosion is and must necessarily remaian a mytery, not a single soul being left to explain it; but by the appearance and situation of many of the bodies it would seem probable that an ex plosion of fire-damp took place somewhere about the centre of the mine, and that becoming aware of the disaster the coal cutters hastily made for the mouth, but were compelled to cross a belt of black damp which caused them to drop down as if stupified with chloroform. Then they were speedily suffocated by the pestilent vapor. Of course this is only a hypothesis; but it seems a feasible one when it is con sidered that not one corpse was found in the place where the men were working, that thirteen bodies were found within a radius of twelve yards, in a spot where rip explosion occurred, and that the majority of the corpses were not even blackened or mutilated in the slightest, but wore a peaceful appearance, and were only disfigured by the mud and mullock always to be found in workings of this nature. Some miraculous escapes are recorded by the men. Tiffin, our light weight wrestler, was a miner, but was absent at the time. Hunter, brother-in-law to Lock heart, overslept himself yesterday, or he would have been at work in the; mine when the explosion occurred. A house that stood within 30 yards of the mine mouth was driven bodily off its founda tion several yards, and the end shattered, and two horses killed, but strange, to re late a man who was tipping the trucks im mediately in front of the shed escaped with his. He was propelled like a shot from a gun before the blast, but was lucky enough to be forced under the shed where he stuck, and was afterwards ex tricated without material injury. One corpse was found with a pipe stuck in its mouth, and looking in the ghastly glareof the safety-lamp, quite natural and life like. William Hodge (the Manager), was when discovered, reclining on a ledge of coal, with his hands supporting his- head, and with Ms countenance peaceful, as though he had passed away in tranquil meditation. His brother _Archie is not yet got -oat. He is supposed to be in. the/ place where the explosion occurred. ‘'Coulter and Bu chanan were relatives, and both arrived by the Taranaki, and only turned to work last Thursday. The brothers Hall came out per Easterhill, still more recently. But while some of the corpses are little - injured, others are hacked frightfully. Poor little Edward Dunn has a hole right through his head from temple to temple, and is shattered to pieces. The horse he was driving was hurled out of the drive with him, but lingered on till late in the evening, when some merciful man knocked its brains out. James Spiers was picked up with a stick embedded in his breast, and otherwise mangled. The other men were badly disfigured, but on the whole the sight of the corpses as they lay in the temporary deadhouse was not so revolting as might be imagined after such- awful treatment.

At five o’clock yesterday morning the body of Archie Hodge was discovered,- much disfigured. To this man, who was deputy-manager of the mine, is attributed the cause of the accident. He is said to have been in the habit of pottering about the disused workings, always dangerous, with a naked light in his hand, and as the disused workings were accessible to ahnost any one who chose to enter them, there can be little doubt by Arehie Hodge's foolhardiness the calamity was more im mediately brought about, though the arrangements of the mine could not have been the most efficient when they per mitted an eccentric individual such as Hodge is represented to have been, to roam about the dangerous parts of the mine with a naked light in his hands, inviting death to himself and his fellows. All the bodies have now been recovered, and yesterday the dead were buried. Twenty-five of the men killed were mar ried, and they leave about 100 orphans. Steps are being taken for raising a fund for relief of those left destitute by the accident, and the list has already been headed by £IOO from the Springfield Coal Company, Canterbury.

Bogus Threepences. —An individual was arrested in Melbourne the other day for imposing upon the Melbourne Omnibus Company by dropping small round bits of zinc or tin into the fare-box of an omin bus as genuine threepenny pieces. The company have ‘been taken advantage of in this way for some time, and have quite a collection of spurious coins which have been found in their fare-boxes.

TELEGRAPHIC

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

THE ZULU WAR. London, Feb. 19. Lord Napier of Magdala has been' re called from Gibralter, and appointed Commander-in-Chief against the Zulus. He is now in London. The force under Colonel Pearson was established at Ekope. There are no hostile Zulus now within the boundary of the Colony. Sir Charles Dilke has given notice in the House of Commons of a resolution con demnatory of the Zulu war. A British column was attacked by 4000 Zulus. The British victory was complete and was attended with trifling loss. The first reinforcement have left England. London, Feb. 17. The San Francisco mail has been de livered. x

The Aconcagua has arrived via the Suez Canal. Wheat is Is. highei*. Home Rule candidate was elected by a large majority for Cork, in the room of thaj deceased member. . I

Feb/TB.Sj The German Tariff Commission . hav| resolved to admit raw wool duty free. I Consols, 96L s. • I The wool sales opened with a gooj demand ; prices are firm. j The German Government refuses tj arrest the' Socialist deputies. *■* I There have been serious riots at Cairo] A mob insulted the Khedive and threw missiles at his Ministers. 1 Alexander Malt has been appointed ambassador at Constantinople. | Anarchy reigns in Thessaly. The mili tary and police have come into collision, j For the Champion Cup Elliott defeated Higgins easily. The wool sales opened with 25,000 bales, and were largely attended by Home and Foreign buyers. Cape wool preponderated and prices are similar to last quotations, with inferior fleeces lower. -f London, 'Feb. 19. The President of the Council of' Minis] ters in Egypt advises retrenchment •id consequence of the difficulties. -- 'is ■v-.l A threatening demonstration was madl by disbanded Egyptian officers. I The New Zealand Loan is one per cenl higher. I Bombay, Feb. 21.1 General Roberts’ head-quarters Jial been transferred to ThulL .. f I The Commander-in-Chief off India 1* gone to Jellalabad. . fl St. Petersburg, Feb. 15. H The Czar has issued a manifesto ratil ing the definitive Russo-Turkish treaty* peace which was signed at Constantino?* on Feb. 8. The withdrawal of the Bn sian troops from Turkish territory hi commenced. |

AUSTRALIAN

[Bv Submarine Cable.]

Sydney, Feb. 2*ll| No reply has yet been received fromtiJ Government regarding assistants'to" iq? Corporation. The latter has been ceil pelled to discharge all its employe | except the scavengers. I Melbourne, Feb. 22.1 1 Governor Bowen and family left to-cj’j by the Suez mail steamer for the MauritiV His Excellency was accorded the us 1 honours. ‘J Cahill swam 16 miles in the Yarra toj day in fi hours. j

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Monday Major Wheoro’s daughter died typhoid fever yesterday at Aucklu where she was at a boarding school. The Volunteers propose raising substantial token to the widow and fai; of the late Major Gordon, in testimouj the esteem in which he was held. ’ Livingston®,-chief clerk Office, has gone home' on leave, hat fallen heir to considerable property.! Invercargill, Monde: The advantage of through munication is shown by the number of passengers from. -..JH lately arrived at Port Cm •; ,/M here on Saturday apparently the land. The people were ‘ class, and quite a large number advantage of the single fare the Dunedin, races. Dunedin Leary, a tried to improve the stealing Signor Morley’s u.u day of the Governor’s .xHHH an affecting display in the pleading poverty, and got hours’ imprisonment. . A number of the fancy have iSj||||§ in on the course by a tract They eagerly besieged him for ihdiH tip, but rswoivod—i*istca<J("a headed—“ This Way to the.Pit.”{■l Two of the Kaitangata miners Frew and William Hay—will be Dunedin this afternoon. A lai- is expected.

The Spice Column.— “ H eal smiling,” as the reports ofjlkJß that is, he came up into our sanctum, jo,, and setting his dripping. ' new straw hat that was corner, and smooching sleeves upon a page of fresh side-table, he remarked—“ Say, ol< big thing for your Spice Column ; ,j of it last night after I went h Don’t say so,” said we, moving i* copy. away from drippings hat rinicj kind of you to come tell to—let us have it.” need an astronomer never bother ; we suppose it is can’t tell-his-scope, or becaustjM| howto plan-it without vilkifi XB thing of the kind.” “No ! I*’, -M he always knows where to asteroid—an ass to ride didn't think it worth while to , J him, as he went out, that heV9 leaning his left elbow into thel. J aid had rubbed his nose witf l 'l hind after taking hold of a f c -i? slip, for ho felt he had i: akl iM iifthis office. We only shoutO “jto 1 eep out of sight whd tl tionomer wished to ride.” f :

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s. d. Butter, inferior to best $ lb 1 0 to I 2 Eggs, $ dozen 1 6 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, lb o 10 to 0 0 Bacon, prime smoked, w lb 0 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, 1? lb 1 0 to 0 0 Flour in bags, $ ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oat ratal.” v 251b 7 0 to 0 0 Lat3, $Mb - 0 9 to 0 0



ASHBURTON. First Innings. Second Innings. Grant, c and b A. Godby. . 21—c and b A. Godby ro Pearce, run out. . x—run out 0 G. Andrews; c Cook. . 8—b Blundell . 3 Denshire, hw, b Godby . . 0—c Fowler b Blundell 11 Field, c Jones, b Perry . . O' —c Perry, b Blundell 0 Harris, c Godby, b Perry a—b Godby 0 Priestly, c Godby b Perry 2—b do. 4 A. Andrews, b Godby . 0—not out z Ashwood, c D'Emden, b Perry 7 —Ibw, b Blundell . Broadbelt, c Cook, b Perry . 0 —c Cook 1 Zouch, not out . 2 —lbw, b Blundell . 1 Leg-bye . . . 1—W. 2,1-b x, byes 3 — 6 Totals • 44— 37 TIMARU. D’Emben, st Priestly, 26 Cook, b Pearce 3 Jones,' b Andrews 0 Blundell, b Ashwood z Fowler, c Pearce, b do 15 Craig, not out . 2 Perry, b Ashwood x Miles, b Ashwood . 1 M. Godby, b Ashwood 16 A Godby, c and b Ashwd 1 Hamersley, b Pearce 8 Extras, . . is Total for one innings of Timaru, 89



Accountants and Commission Agents Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings Architect and Civil Engineer S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buddings B. Mountfort, East Street Auctioneers — Bulldck and Co., East-streei Alfred Harrison, Baring Square Bvrristers and Solicitors — Messrs. Branson and Purnell, East-street , Messrs. Harris and Ireland, Montgomery s Buildings.



Bakers, Confectioners, Etc. Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street • Taylor and Lill, East-street, Sando and Olsen, East-street ANKS— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers- John Candish, Moore-st, S. Lucas, Cox-strect J. G. Anstee, East-street Prince Albert Boarding-house, Wills-st. Guilders, Contractors, Etc.— G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moor e-street. Booksellers and Stationers — A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street Weeks and Dixon, East-street North (next to Quill’s Hotel.) Bootmakers — T. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-st. M. Nealas, East-street J. Campbell, Moore-street Brewers and Bottlers — Wood and Co., Cameron-street Quinton Bros., Mount Somers Road Cabinetmakers — Joseph Rule, Moore-street. C. Bradei, Tinwald Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — T. A. Gates, Peter-street, near Quill’s G. Parkin, Moor-street Thomas Williams, 1 imvald



Carriers — Thomas Bradford, Forest Road G. F. Scott, Cameron-street B. C. Smith, Moore-street Chemists.and Druggists— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Charles Neate, Moore Street. Coal and F-irewood Merchants — F. Doherty, Peter-street A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail* ■*-ay Station F. P. Leßreton, Bumett-street. Drapers and Clothiers — Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co., East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street T. Quinn & Co., Moor-street Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Burnett-street W. J. Hesse}', Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms — . A. Spillard, Tancred Street Grocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co,, East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street Friedlander Bros., East-street Sando and Olsen, East-street F. Doherty, Peter-street Greengrocers— W. T. Davison, Moore-street J. Mooar & Co., East-street W. Birtwell, East Street Hairdresser — A. Weston, East Street Hotels — Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Central Temperance Hotel, Havelock Street Willcocks’ vVheatsheaf Hotel, Wheatstone



Ironmongers— Orr and Co., East-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street ’ S. Hardley, East-street Ladies’ Clothing Establishment — Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street. Milliner and Dressmaker- Mis. Adams, Cox-street Painter, &c. — J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Teague and Sons, .Burnett-street T. S. Tucker, Moore-street. Photographer—



E. Teague, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers — Weeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc, J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-stieet Saddlers — Thomas Dudson, Bumett-street



Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, Triangle, Wakanui Road Tailors — Aitken and Co,, Havelock-street Tentmakers — Sando and Olsen, East-street Tobacconists — A. Weston, East-street Watchmaker — J. P. Parker, East-street, near Bullock's eS’Notices in this Directory, £i per annum.



Public Notice. THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA, FIELD MAIL EXPRESS. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by Sando and Olsen’s Mail Express, which leaves Ashburton every Tuesday and Friday. New Subscribers will please forward then’ names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or express, Bs. Gd. per quarter ; in advance, 7s. 6d. per quarter ; or 28s. per annum. Tee Ashburton. Heraid will contain all the latest telegraphic and other news, grain and produce market reports, and particu lar attention will be paid to the wants of settlers. All notices referring to the Borough Council, County Council, and the Road Beards, will be found in the Herald. Agencies w here The Herald can be obtained : Wakanui School Wakanui Creek.. Seafield Di # * * Charing Cross ... Newland.. The Agents will supply printed forms for new subscribers to sign. ... McClure ... G. Leadley ... T. Jones ... M. Bruce ... T. M. Jones ... G. S. Brown ... Ed. "Watkins



T. R. HODDER & CO., BEG to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and Surrounding Districts that they intend OPENING THEIR NEW AND EXTENSIVE PREMISES IN SAUNDERS BROS.’ BUILDINGS, ON SATURDAY, MARCH ist, With a Large and Carefully-selected Stock, in the following Distinct De partments :



GENERAL DRAPERY, MILLINERY AND SHOW ROOM, BOYS’, YOUTHS’, & MEN’S CLOTPIING, TAILORING DEPARTMENT under the CHARGE OF A FIRST«CLASS CUTTER FROM MELBOURNE), BOOTS, SHOES, AND MENS’ HATS, GROCERY & PROVISION WAREHOUSE CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, & FANCY GOODS. IRONMONGERY of Every Description. T. R. H. & Co., in respectfully soliciting a share of the business-in the rapidly-increasing district of Ashburton? intimate that they can offer many advantages, having had extensive busi- j ' | ness experience in every branch, being DIRECT IMPORTERS, and well established in the Home, American, and Colonial Markets, and having purchased largely from an over stocked market, especially in Cotton Goods, which will be Sold much under ordinary List Prices. They have se cured



COMPETENT HANDS for each Department, and with these Superior Facilities for carrying on busi ness, they trust to give their customers the UTMOST SATISFACTION. WOOL, GRAIN, & DAIRY PRODUCE BOUGHT FOR CASH, AND TAKEN IN ACCOUNT. Indents received for every description of Agricultural Machinery, or any other commission promptly attended to by their LONDON AGENTS. T. R. HODDER Sc Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GENERAL MERCHANTS.



NOTICE. Advertisements for the Ashburton Herald must be sent in not later than 2 p.m. for the Country Edition, and 3 p.m. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, other wise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Notice to discontinue Advertisements must be left at the Office in writing, before 12 noon, and alterations the day previous. Subscriptions : Quarterly— Delivered in town ~ country Posted ... , In Advance. If Booked. Hooper, aiti are prepared to make CASH ADVANCES ON GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets. *390