THE SYDNEY EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Court.

The following flattering description of the New Zealand Court at the Sydney Exhibition, is thus referred to in the Sydney “ Town and Country” : The enterprise and fraternal spirit mani fested by our New Zealand neighbor is in the highest degree commendable, especially from a New South Wales point of view. The court is one of the most attractive and popular in the whole exhibition, and as an indication of the wealth, enterprise, and natural productions of the colony, the dis play made is very satisfactory. Perhaps the excellent and valuable collection of products and manufactures sent up from Maori land may be in some measure due to the influence of Sir Hercules Robinson, who, as he—well, not to put too fine a point on it—ran us into holding the show, could not do less than exert himself to secure the co-operation of the people over whom he now presides. However this may be we do not know. We only know / that New Zealand makes a really grand 4 display of her natural commodities. If she had sent nothing else than the magni ficent samples of cereals to be seen in her court, she would have been entitled to our gratitude and admiration. In this line, so far as quantity is concerned, New Zea land is far ahead of all other competitors. There is more grain sent by her than by any of the 'other colonies. The samples, too, are of splendid quality. Over 150 growers have sent samples of the produce of their farms. The wheat is really grand and ought to put some of our own farmers to the blush, though the Mudgee farmers have upheld the honor of New South Wales in this particular. This cereal in quantity predominates over all other kinds of grain. Much of it 'is grown near Oamaru, Dunedin and Christchurch, in the South Island. One sample, from Christchurch, of Tuscan wheat, goes GBlbs to the bushel, and one exhibitor alone sends 20 different samples. Besides wheat there is a great show of barley, oats, maize, peas, beans, pearl barley, mangel wurzel,- hops, flour, meal, grass seeds in great variety, &c. Many of the samples of wheat contain full information respecting its growth, &c., as for example, the following : “ One bushel white velvet ■wheat, grown by E. Menlove, Esq., on his Windsor Park Estate, near Oamaru, on undulating ground, loamy soil, limestone formation ; average yield per acre this season, 50 bushels ; value in Oamaru, 2s 6d per bushel. ” The minerals of New Zealand ?re mode rately well represented ; but there is a fine show of native woods, furniture, wool len goods, and works of art—paintings and photographs. We observe that the Hon. Lady Robinson has sat for her photograph since her residence in Maori land. The furniture in this court, manu factured by Messrs Guthrie and Larnach, a Dunedin firm, will compare favorably with anything shown in the palace. Messrs A. and T. Burt, another Dunedin firm, show a lot of splendidly-finished brass-work for engineers and plumbers ; also lead-soil pipes, rough brass castings, i pumps, lead and composition pipes, bot \ tling machine and syphon, gaseliers, &c. A model of the splendid steamship Roto mahana attracts crowds of visitors. There are also several other models of a kindred character in the court. In the matter of wool and manufactures the colony is well to the fore, being represented in this com modity by specimens of tweed, all made at the factory of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Co. (Limited). There are 35 dif ferent patterns of tweed, all made from wool grown in the colony, and they are equal to any English stuffs. Some flannels and yams are shown with the other ex hibits. This company, we understand, employs about 150 hands, and its tweeds are in great favor, and bring paying prices. The Kaiapoi Woollen Manufac turing Company, of Canterbury, also send samples of their heavy tweed, blankets, and white cricketing flannels, all of a very superior quality. It is a pity these ex hibits have not greater space assigned them than has been allotted. The court, though a large one, is somewhat cramped for room. Among Other New Zealand productions are to be noticed some very nice confectionery and biscuits, bottled ale, preserved meats, flax, rope, cordials, liqueurs, boots . and shoes, leather, sad dlery, hats, plated-ware, fancy work, gum, hosiery, a plan of Lyttelton harbor, coffee, chicory, flock, stuffed birds, hand muffs, candles, soap, wool, and New Zea land greenstone. There is also to be seen in this court a bust ofHapuku, a late cele brated Maori chief. The paintings in this court possess great merit. There is one ancient sketch in the wool work, said to have been made by Mary Queen of Scots —not for criticism.

The Colony’s Wreck Register. During the past year 82 casualties were reported to the Marine Office, 78 of which occurred on or near the coasts of the colony. Of these, 32 affecting vessels of an aggregate of 5634 tons, were cases of total w r reck ; while 46, affecting vessels of 6504 tons in all, were of partial loss only. The number of lives lost on or near the coasts of the colony was 25. Weather, Forecasts. Captain Ed win’s fifth annual report cm the storm warnings and weather forecasts issued by his department, and their results, has been presented to Parliament. It shows that the direction of the wind was correctly predicted in 87 per cent of cases, the barometer movement in / 6 per cent, and the state of the sea in 72 per cent of ca,ses. Of the warnings for force of coming winds only 43'6 per cent were verified, but it must be remembered that as Captain Edwin puts it “ The results of fore cast of barometeV movement and the wind direction are the best tests of the weather forecast, as few places are exposed to all winds, and it therefore follows that should gales prevail from which many of the stations are protected by the formation of the adjacent country, the force as given m the returns will naturally be lower than would otherwise be the case ; but the movement of the barometer would not be affected by these conditions : thus showing that, although no bad weather may have been experienced at the station which received the warning, yet there is great .probability that other places m the vicinity have experienced it. ” On the other hand , the gales experienced without any pre vious warning being given amounted only to 14 per cent. This in itself is an un answerable testimony to the usefulness of the department, and the value of Captain Edwin’s services.

A Gushing Doctor.

The good character of Victoria will not suffer in Irish eyes if aught that Dr Beaney can say will sustain it. Speaking at a banquet in Dublin recently this is how he pours forth in praise of his adopted country : “ The Colony of Victoria, the Go vernment of which I medically represent here, is, from the beauty cf its scenery, the fertility of its soil, and the healthi ness of its climate, one of the most at tractive of the group of Australian Colonies. Its gross area comprises over fifty-six millions of acres, and the popu lation is at the present time under one million, so that there is boundless room for stout hearts and willing hands. Mel bourne, the capital of Victoria, is a splen did city ; the streets are wide, and well planned, and of the water supply I will merely say that it is as abundant and perfect as your own Vartxy. Railroads run in all directions into the interior. It has. a university, with a complete pro fessorial staff; and is enabled by its charter to confer degrees in the faculties of arts, law, and medicine. It possesses a flourishing medical school, and a general hospital—a magnificent structure, containing 500 beds, and in which I have the honor to be senior surgeon, lecturer in clinical surgery, and practical teacher of operative surgery. Melbourne posseses, besides botanical and zoological gardens, an observatory, with a splendid telescope, the work of Mr Howard Grubb, of your own city. It has, moreover, a general post-office, a public library, a gallery of fine arts, public gardens and recreation grounds, theatres, an opera house, and a town hall, which possesses the finest organ in the British dominions out of England. “ Irishmen will, no doubt, be gratified to hear that the interests of sport are not forgotten, for we have a racecourse and a standhouse finer than any in England. We have our own flag, and a small but effi cient army and navy, a large volunteer foi’ce, and a very fine body of mounted and foot police ; so that you see we are quite alive to the necessity of maintaining law and order or of repelling foreign in vasion.

“ Our exports consist of wool, tallow, hides, preserved meats, gold, silvei 1 , cop per, tin, iron, antimony, and wine. The production of wine promises to be a great industry, for, with the climate of Southern France, we produce the finest grapes in the most luxui’iant abundance. We are enterprising, and have brought in numbers of the most expert vine growers and wine producers from the wine districts of Europe for the purpose of training our own people. Wine is already made in great abundance, and the foreign experts say that they will shortly imitate and equal the veiy best European varieties. When I left they were making champagne —a veiy satisfactory circumstance indeed. “And all this, sir, has been accom plished in a country which 43 years ago was uninhabited save by the aboriginal blacks. Yes, in the very spot where the palatial structures of Melbourne now stand, about 40 years ago the solitary white shepherd smoked his pipe and guarded himself against the spear of the prowling savage, who on the banks of our beautiful rivers, now smiling with the evi dences of happy industry, sang his war dance in grand “ Corroboree.” “ Victoria is a land flowing with milk and honey. The climate is simply delicious. There is money to be made, and people really enjoy life. Everyone is comfortable, and the least opulent—for we have no pool' —have abundance for all material wants. Victoria is destined to become a gi’eat country ; and the time will yet come when the five colonies, united federally, will form one grand dominion, presided over, like Canada, by a Governor-General. And I can see in the vista of time a gi - eat future for those who follow in our footsteps, when we, the pioneers, have passed away. “It is now an established fact that Irish men make good colonists—three of our Supi’eme Court Judges are Irishmen, as also our Speaker of the Legislative As sembly, Sir Charles Gavin Duffy. We have had several other Speakei's from this side of the water, including Sir Francis Murphy, about whose nationality I need speak no further in this place. During sevei'al Pai’liaments of Victoria the high and honorable office of Premier has been filled by Irishmen. Our mounted troopers who were so much admii'ed by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, during the memorable visit of the Galatea to the Port of Melboui'ne, ai'e Irishmen. “ In this country there are hundreds of thousands of people who require fresh fields for enterprise, and they have seen them at hand in the Australian colonies, which acknowledge the same allegiance, are swayed by the same laws, and are in habited by the same people as these is lands. Queensland, the youngest of the Australian group, presents also a great opening to those who choose to settle there. This colony occupies the north eastern quarter of the Austi'alian conti nent, and stretches from the northern boundary of New South Wales to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is twelve times the size of England, twice the size of Canada, and half as large again as England, Scot land, Wales, Ireland, France, and Spain combined. It is very rich in the precious metal—gold. In fact, the area of the auriferous country now being worked can not he much less than 4,000 square miles ; and the colony is something like what Victoria was twenty years ago. In con clusion, I hope that thousands and tens of thousands of brave hearts and willing hands will leave these shores for the “ New World,” and when on board the good ship which is to bear them to the land of their adoption, may their voices ring out merrily the old refrain—

“ Cheer, boys, cheer, no more of idle sorrow ; C'heer, boys, cheer, united heart and hand ; Cheer, boys, cheer, there work for honest labor ; Cheer, boys, cheer, for the new and happy land.”

A New Arch Ornament — On the arrival of the Maharajah at Bangalore one of the triumphal arches was ornamented with locks of women’s hair. The Depression. —During the first week in August a million sterling was withdrawn for holiday purposes from the Bank of England by persons who keep private accounts there. The Great Eastern. The big ship is to be converted into a meat trader be tween England and Texas. She is capable of accommodating ‘2OOO head of cattle, or 30,000 sheep, and ought to pay.

Mr Joseph Shepherd, M.H.R.

The Nelson papers just now are full of Mr Joseph Shephard, M.H.R. for Wai mea, in that province, whose recent ratting (to use the Parliamentary slang of the Greyite whip) lias been the talk of the Colony. Mr Shephard, it will be remem bered, sat with the Hall Opposition for a time at the opening of the present Parlia ment, and then all at once shifted over to the Greyite side. He aided with his vote the turning out of the Grey Minis try, and then, suddenly struck with re morse of political conscience, or from some other motive not explained, nor even hinted at by himself, he trimmed his sails to catch the breeze on another tack, and sailed with the party whom he had voted against. In his own district Mr Shephard seems to have commanded a certain amount of respect, for we find that he was returned unopposed—pledged, however, to give an uncompromising and unequivocal opposition to Mr Macandrew. In his election speeches he expressed himself as not wholly opposed to Sir Geoi’ge Grey, but the Hon. Mr. Macan andrew was the object of his special and implacable hatred. From Mr Shephard’s utterances and writings regarding the ex- Minister of Public Works we gather that Nelson had a foe in Mr Macandrew —an enemy who, if allowed to hold power, would do to death the pretty but back ward city, the province of sublime scenei’y and a sublimer future, that never seems to be any nearer realisation. Like man, in the words of the poet, Nelson “Never is, but always to be, blest.” Mr Shephard, through the Nelson press set down the great foe of N elson as the “ incarnation of sham and shoddy,” and spoke of one of that foe’s “ mis-state ments” as an “odious, disgusting, and des picable piece of cant. ” Holding such an opinion of the the then Minister of Public Works it was scarcely to be expected that the member for Waimea would go to Parliament to support any Ministry in which Mr Macandrew held a seat; but in Mr Shephard’s case, it is always the un expected that happens. T 1 is is not the first time he has been accused of playing the part of a turncoat, so that to be ac cused of betraying his constituents is nothing new to Mr Shephard. It was this unstable character of his that forced him to give place in 1875 to Mr Edward Baigent, a quiet, respectable old farmer, who if he did not add to the length or brilliance of a parliamentary debate, never did anything to lower the character of our Colonial Legislature. He was too honest to be bought under any circum stances, and while his abilities were not so transcendently bright as to lead him him to believe he was fitted for the position of a Cabinet Minister, his modesty prevented him from aspiring to a portfolio, so that no Ministry could shake a temptation of that kind before his eyes. Not so Mr Shephard. The “incarnation of sham and shoddy,” and the retailer of “ odious, disgusting, and despicable cant ” knew exactly whom he had to deal with, and following on Mr Shephard’s defection from the Hall party, it was no surprise to those who know whose vote it was put in the Stafford Ministry one week and ousted them the next, to find Mr Shephard’s name dang ling before the country as a probable Minister under the leadership of the ‘ ‘ in carnation of sham and shoddy.” No wonder that the portion of the Nelson Press which Mr Shephard does not con trol denounce him, nor that his con stituents rise up in rebellion against him, and proceed to draw up for signature a petition to the Governor to remove from his place the man who has betrayed them. No right-thinking man can blame a con stituency for taking steps to rid them selves of a representative who thus plays fast and loose with their confidence ; and we cordially hope they will he successful in accomplishing their aim. Mr Pinton, a staunch supporter of Mr Shephard during the election in writing now on the subject of the member’s conduct says he objects to the course Mr Shephard has followed, but still has the same respect for him as a private gentleman that he ever had. Either Mr Pinton’s respect for Mr Shep hard was at all times low, or he reads honor, honesty, and truth as having totally different meanings in. their rela tions to private and political life.

An Incident in the Khyber Pass.

A correspondent of the “ Pioneer ” gives the following account of an incident on the recent return of some British officers from Afghanistan : —“ Scene : the wildest part of the Khyber, with barren rocks towering on all sides, an English officer riding along, escorted by a motley company of maliks and tribesmen all armed to tlxe teeth ; more armed Afre dees in the middle distance ; a weary, lonely figure toiling on the dusty road in huge black boots, face burned a brick red and fringed by a scanty sandv beard. The figure is clad in a thick wadded gar ment, 0 and has a bundle on its back. ‘ Halt! Who are you ? ’ ‘A Turkestani. ’ ‘ Where are you going V ‘To Mecca ’ ‘ How will you get there ? ’ £ God will help. ’ ‘ Peace be with you.’ ‘ And with you.’ The figure moves oft’, and the armed circle breaks up. This poor de votee had tramped hundreds of miles through hills and valleys, swarming with cut-throats, secure in his simple faith which had led him to leave distant Turkes tan in quest of the still more distant Mecca.

First Wool. —In Wellington when the first arrival of wool for the season from the country is brought into port, the engine drawing the train is decorated with fern and New Zealand grasses. Holloway’s Pii.ls.—Let the Sick tkae heed. —The stomach is the commissariat of the physical system. It furnishes the material sus tenance of every organ. If disordered, the whole body languishes ; but however severely it may be affected, its tone and vigor may always be restored by a course of these irresis tible Pills ; biliousness, indigestion, liver com plaints, and other disorders ol the stomach can easily be cured by the use of Holloway’s Pills. Thousands attest this assertion, and no sufferer who has ever tiied them will deny their su preme efficacy. In every case of stomach dis ease, from the mildest case of dispepsia to the disorder of both liver and stomach, from the nausea of the free liver t<> the vomiting accom panying ulcerated stomachs, these Pills imme diately relieve, and by perseverance effectually cure.—Advt.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

[Monday, October af, I%?s,



Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL rjpHE undersigned having opened the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under the management or Mr. and Mrs. Luo<s, begs to say he is determined to keep good table, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. THOMAS CLARK, Proprietor. 333a—27 CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL 7 Baring Square (Near Town Hall). RE-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 ... ... ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Beds (single), Is. Gd. Private Room for Ladies. 334—82 a ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET SOUTH,



Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsen, Ashburton. A DUPUIS begs to inform the inhabi , tants of the County of Ashburton and visitors that he has opened the above. Every attention has been paid to making this establishment all that can be desired. Very Reasonable Charges. Tea and Coffee All Hours. Breakfast for early train ; Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m. A Chef de Cuisine of considerable experi ence has been specially engaged for this establishment, and all that the proprietor asks is one trial. 54 A. DUPUIS, Proprietor.



SHBURTON AGING ILUB.



ANNUAL MEETING. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19'rii and 20TII. FIRST DAY. r. Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sovs; distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of about 3ft. 6in. hurdles; nomination I sov., acceptance 2 Sovs. 2. County Hurdle Race Handicap of 25 sovs. ; over 6 flights of about 3ft. 6 in. hurdles; nomination I sov., acceptance 2 sovs. ; IYz miles. District horses only. 3. Maiden Plate of 20 sovs. ; distance miles; weight for age ; entrance 2 sovs. ; district horses only, that have never won an advertised race. 4. Ashburton Cup Handicap of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstake af 5 sovs * for acceptors; nomination 2 sovs., acceptance 2 sovs.; 2 miles. 5. Lvdies’ Purse of 25 sovs.; district horses only ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders, who must be members of the Ash burton Racing Club ; entrance 2 sovs.; 11/2l l /2 miles. 6. Farmers’ Plate of 10 sovs.; for horses the bona fide property of owners residing in the County of Ashburton ; no weight under 12 stone; miles; entrance 1 sov.



SECOND DAY. 1. County Steeplfcha.se of 30 sovs.; over about 2 miles of fair hunting country ; weight for age ; for district horses only ; entrance 2 sovs. 2. Racing Club Handicap of 40 sovs.; added to a sweep of 3 sovs. for acceptors ; 1 miles ; open ; nomination 2 sovs. 3. Tradesmen’s Handicap of 20 sovs.; district horses only; miles; nomina tion 1 sov.; acceptance 1 sov. 4. Forced Handicap of 15 sovs.; for all winning horses at this meeting ; entrance 2 sovs.; I miles. 5. Consolation Handicap of 15 sovs.; for beaten horses; nomination 1 sov.; acceptance I sov. RULES AND REGULATIONS : Qualification fee, £2 25.; members of the Ashburton Racing Club free. No entry will be received for any of the races except on the condition that all dis putes shall be decided by the stewards, whose decision in all cases shall be final. County horses shall be held to mean horses the bona fide property of owners I’esiding in the County of Ashburton pre vious to Ist September, 1879. Canterbury Jockey Club rules strictly adhered to unless otherwise specified. No protest will be entertained urile.is £2 2s. be deposited, which shall be for feited should the protest, in the opinion of the stewards, prove frivolous.



All entries and nominations to be in the hands of the secretary, addressed to the Somei’set Hotel, not later than 4 p.m. on October 31st. Weights to appear for first day’s handicaps on Friday. November 14th ; acceptances on Monday, November 17th, in “ Lyttelton Times,” the “Press,” and the Ashburton “Herald,” and for second day’s racing, weights will be declared at 7 p.m. on evening of Novem ber 19 ; acceptances at-9 p.m. same night. 11l entries to be sealed and addressed tc to the secretary, Ashburton, enclosing entrance fees, name and age of horse, and colors of the rider. Any jockey riding in any other than hie declared colors will be fined one sovereign. JAMES WILKIE, Hon. Sec, 402 a



Auction Sales. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY AUCTIONEER, Ac., Saunders’ Buiildings, Ashburton. 2 L FREDJJAR RIS ON, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT, ASHBURTON. Farms, Town Sections, and House Pro perties on the Books for Sale or to Let. AGENT FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Chief Office— Christchurch. * Public Notices. REAPERS AND BINDERS. THE Undersigned having been ap pointed agent for the sale A McCORMICK’S & W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS, is now prepared to treat with those who will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAVITT, 555a—88 East Street, Ashburton. JpNVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings.



M SS. ScOTT’S IMPERIAL BOARDING HOUSE, Durham Street South, CHRISTCHURCH. Board and Lodging, 20s. Beds and Meals, Is. each. 509 a w early. -ASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. peril), at the Herald Office. Apply 590 WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that it is the intention of the Waka nui Road Board, at a Meeting to be held on Thursday, November Gth, 1879, to strike a Rate of Ninepence in the Pound on the rateable value of all property in the District, for the year ending the 31st day of March, 1880, payable in one sum, on and after Thursday, the 13th day of November, 1879, and that the Rate Book is open for inspection at the Board’s Office, Moore Street, Ashburton. FOOKS & SON, Surveyors, &c., to the Board. 581a—123 THE PENNY made the postal system of England a success. So has it made the Herald. Everybody buys the Herald. I'TTANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes VV and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North. 642 CONCERTINAS, German Accordians, Violins, etc. Concertinas, 20 keys, from 10/G. H. M. JONES, Stationer. SEWING Machines and other Requi sites. 11. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 v mHE “Herald” is published every § evening, thus giving every day’s news. This is better than buying a Six penny weekly. IT is only a Penny, is to be got every where in Town, along the Railway line, and of the Country Agents. WANTED KNOWN—That Money can be saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Books, for cash, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” Whole sale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Build ings, near Station. YTT’ANTED. — The Herald tells your W Wants in 20 words, for 1/-. The Sbud. THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Traducer Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars, S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors, 504a—20 Winslow



Auction Sales. ASHBURTON YARDS. TO-MORROW. SPECIAL ENTRY. lIORSE, TRAP, AND HARNESS. Messrs edmiston bros. and GUN DRY have received instruc tions to sell, at the Ashburton Yards, to morrow, A first-class Horse, Trap, and Har ness Being sold on account of the owner having no further use for them, and who contemplates leaving the district. Sale at 1 o’clock. EDMISTON BROS. AND GUNDRY, Auctioneers. 1109—601 a EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY Have on Sale BUSHELS TARTARIAN OATS .1000 CAPITAL QUALITY AND PRICE LOW. V. D. L. PALINGS, PALINGS, PALINGS, mHE Undersigned have on sale 5 and 6 FEET Y.D.L. PALINGS, Of the very best quality for roofing, being perfectly straight and free from twists, which they are now offering at a very low rate. . EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY.



EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. 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 RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS AND OTHERS. rj|HE 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 vei’y liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. ASHBURTON



ACLAND, CAMPBELL, AND CO., Auctioneers, Land, Stock, and General Agents. WOOL AND GRAIN BROKERS. Christchurch, Ashburton, and South bridge. We beg to inform our constituents and the public that we have made arrangements with Mr George Jameson to take charge of our Ashburton Branch, and to act as our Agent there. Mr Jameson will make arrangements for Sales of Stock, Farms, &c., and is authorised to receive and pay all moneys on our behalf. The Sale of Horses at the Bazaar will be held Fortnightly, from the Ist Nov., commencing at 12 o’clock sharp. The Fortnightly Sales of Stock, Ac., at Ashburton and Tinwald, will be held as heretofore. Account Sales rendered with care and promptitude. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO. GEO. JAMESON. 000 a Public Notices. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. FOR SALE, about the end of October, One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, Ac., complete. We are replacing this machine by a Double Royal Wharfedale, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine now used for printing the “ Herald ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can be seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. SGDa NE W ZEAI.AND JVESLE YAM Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan ” for October. Price 6d Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agent?.



Wants, &c. WANTED, a Good DRESSMAKER for up-country. Must have refer ences. Apply by letter. Y. K. HILLGROVE, 588 a Ashburton. UTANTED—A MALE OR FEMALE YV COOK. Apply—Tinwald Hotel, Tinwald. 279 a To Let and for Sale. TO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO SHOPS in East Street; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, or FOR SALE, Very Cheap, a STORE, with Comfortable Dwelling House attached, situated at Winslow. Terms—£ls Cash; balance by quarterly or half-yearly instalments, bearing in terest. Apply to T. BULLOCK. rp() LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, JL together with Dwelling-house and Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TUOS. BULLOCK. T O LE T , WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, 1 ko “)(>) ACRES, Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the hack of Mr. Digby’s. Apply to THOMAS BUI.LOCK. FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to A 2 —S66a THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SAL E , COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and rea 7 ly first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonybeach Estate For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. I7IOR 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. FOR SALE Ql HEEP-PROOF RAILS and STRAIN o ING POSTS. Cheap. Apply to 120—586 a JAMES WILKIE. Tenders.



ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. rgIENDERS are invited for making the X Valuation of the Borough and com pleting the Roll for the Year 1880. Valuation to be completed and Roll deposited with the Town Clerk by the 7th January next. Tenders to be sent to the Town Clerk not later than 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 3rd November next. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Cleak. Borough Council Office, 22nd October, 1879. 584a—116 14 TO CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for a COTTAGE at Ashburton. Plans and Specifica tions may be seen at the offices of Messr* Orr and Co., Ashburton, and at the office of the undersigned until noon of Monday, November 3rd, where tenders are to be delivered. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. F. &ÜBBARD, C.E., Architect and Surveyor. Hereford Chambers, Hereford street, Christchurch. 121—587



MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD.



TENDERS FOR BUILDINGS. OFFICE, COTTAGE, STABLES, AND CONCRETE TANK. TENDERS are invited for the Erection of Office, Cottage, Stables, and a Concrete Tank for the Mount Hutt Road Board, according to plans and specifica tions to be seen at Messrs. Friedlander Bros.’ Stores, Ashburton. Tenders, if posted, will be received up to the 4th of November; if de livered, up till 12 o’clock on the 6th at Cor war, addressed to the Chairman, Cor war, Mount Hutt, and endorsed, “ Ten ders for Building.” The lowest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. Plans and specifications to be seen at Messrs. Friedlander Bros.’Ashburton, up till 4th November. W. B. COMPTON, 591a—124 Overseer. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for the follow ing WORKS : 7. Beach Road—Re-forming and Metal ling .and making Footpath from Township to Queen’s Road, &e. 8. Beach Road—Supply and spreading of 3,000 yards (more or less) be tween Queen’s Road and Mill Race. 9. Leadley’s Road and Butterick’s Road —Making Drain. &c., from Junction with Christie’s Road to sea. No. 1 section, about 258 chains; No. 2 section, about 154 chains. 20. Denshire Road—Metalling about 120 chains. 11. Rule’s Road—Metalling about miles. 12. Butterick’s Road—Metalling. No. 1 section, about 198 chains ; No. 2 section, about 115 chains.



The lowest or any tender jiot neces sarily accepted. Plans and specifications can be seen at the Board’s Office, Moore Street, and tenders, endorsed with the No. of the Contract, will be received till 10 a.m. on THURSDAY, November 6th. J FOOKS AN® SON, . 128—598 a Surveyors to the Board. DO you Want the News of the Day ? Read the Asmvwoy JisjuiP,