NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES.

V V-- : ' TTseful Inf urination,

MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 3 clays old shines till about 8 o’clock.

The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Moon ac 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. 'hire Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE.

The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured : Wheat flour, 1 pound is 1 rjuart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces me 1 quart. Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, r pound 1 ounce ate 1 quart. . • Ten eggs are 1 pound.§ Flour," 4 pecks are I bushel. ’ c:i Sixteen large tablespoonsful are I pint. TTY Eight large teaspoonslul are 1 gill. TfY Four large teaspoonsful are R gill. L Two gills are ]/ 2 pint. Two pints aje 1 quart. Four quarts are I gallon. A common sized tumbler holds pint. A common sized wine glass is J 4 a gill. A tea-cup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is 1 gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. 1 Four teaspoonfuls are equal to 1 tablespoon ful.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MAR RIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS, —parents and all other persons pre sent at a birth, are liable under the Act for Registration under penalty of failing, the occupier of house in which such birth took place is liable. Births are registered free up to sixty-two days, day of birth and ot registra tion, both inclusive; afterwards up to six months, on payment of ss. penalty, and after declaration as to truth of particulars being 4.ujy made ; and beyond six months only after COriyicljon before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of certificate of conyictfoir signed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of sucß conviction. There are other provisions as to registration of children found exposed, and registration of names within one year of birth. Marriages.—Marriages must he solem nized with open doors, between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting to be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous' of being rnarri.ed must give notice to the Registrar of the district, and take out a Marriage Certificate; but before doing so, must have resided jn tfie district three clear days immediately preceechng the application for certificate. The fees are >—for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s 6d; Marriage by Registrar, £1 ; and 2s 6d for Copyof Marriage Registrar, Persons wishing to be married out of the dis trict in which they live, can only do so by residing jn the district in which they wish to be married for three clear days, and obtaining certificate from tfie Registrar ,of that district. And persons living in different districts must either both reside for three clear days ii> the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, viz: —one from the Registrar of each of the districts in which they reside. Any person making false affirmation, declaration, or repre sentation before a Regisfr ( i.r, js guilty of mis demeanour.

PEATffS, —The occupier of house jn which death occurs, and rill persons present at a death, are liable for the registration within thirty one days; and failing these, the Undertaker or person so acting, under penalty of but any of the persons liable jpay depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to attend and register ; and the person registering MUST in all cases take to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate of Death, Jn all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seyu/r d ws, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders p~ e . sent at such burial. Undertakers pot return ing such Burial Certificates within seypn days are liable to a penalty of £$ : and Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificates are also liable to a penally of Any person not attending to register, after notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of ,£2O '1 here are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various provisions of the A,ct.

VACCINATION.

Useful Information

By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed hy Government forthe district, or to some qualified Medical Praci itioner, to have the child vu in ated, and on the eighth day following L> take the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. It the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer 01 Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the paients of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of The word “parent” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child. <3*

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES.

“The Slaughter-House Act, 1577,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1577. If such slaughter-house is within the above described limit, application for the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. I! a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, fnot being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.”

MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES.

Table of Fees to be taken in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1567,” by Bailiffs.

Service of summons or subpoena, or order or copy of notice of set-off, ff within 2 miles of the Court House, 3s ; for every extra mile, one way, is; bailiff’s fee upon execution of any warrant, or going to,' view tenement, upon each view, 4s; executing any warrant, or going to view tenement beyond 2 miles from the Court House, for every extra nule, one way, is; poundage on sum levied or received under distress, is ; for keeping possession, per diem, any sum not exceeding 8s ; auctioneer’s commission on sale of goods ..taken in execu tion, 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on sum for which the body is taken in execution, is.

Table of Fees to be tvken in respect of Proceedings under “ The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1567,” by the Resident Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, or their Clerks.

For issuing every warrant of apprehension or committal,' except )n cases hereinafter ex pressly provided for, 6d' in the £; r'°F evei T summons for commitment under section of “The Resident Magistrate’s Act, iB6S,” 3d in the £ on the amount of the original demand then remaining due. For every hearing of the mattefs mentioned in such summons for comuiitm.enj:, 6d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warranf of apprehension under the Sth section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the aipoittif lssf aforesaid. For issuing every warntpt pf cpipmitfal under the 9th section of “The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 6d in the £ on the amount last afore said.

For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; for any sum not exceeding £20 —ss. Ditto not exceeding^,'so— 7s 6d. Dit'o not exceed ing £ioo —I os. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, exceeding /5 — 4 s i n-4 exceeding £\o - ss; not exceeding£2o—Bs ; not exceeding £s6 12s ; not exceeding £lO0 —20s.

For any process o r proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ Tit? Resident Magistrates’ AM, 1568,” the same fees as payable in respect of the like procced ngs under ,f '''he District Courts Act,”

Tuesday, December 30, isZ9d

\ ~ ••. " • - .v:, - THE ASpBUR CON HERALD.

Printed and published by HoRAf Weeks and Charles Dixon/ Printing Office, East Street, j\ Tuesday, pccember 30, 1879. j



£ Affidavit or Declaratio ... ... o 6 Agreements, where th value is of or upwards. ... ... o I 0 Ditto deed, ios. c< '.interpart Anrual License, Joint -took Com- pany, on every / too of nomi- nal capital ... ... ... o I 0 Appo ntments, of power over pro- perty ... ... ... o 10 0 Bill of Exchange, on demand ... o 0 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every £$o or part thereof ... o 1 0 Bill ot Lading, or receipt, or copy... o 1 0 Certificate of Incorporation ... 5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum ... 0 0 ) Conveyance for every or part thereof .. ... ... 0 5 0 Deed of Settlement, fot every £100, or part thereof ... ... 0 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged ... 0 10 0 Lease, without premium, for every or part thereof annual rent ... ... ... O 2 0 Ditto, with premium, with or with- out rent, or with premium an annual rent of £20 or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun- teipart of Lease ... ... 0 2 6 Policy of Insurance, Marine, tor every £ 1 00 or part there- of... ... ... ... 0 1 0 Ditto, not exceeding six months for every ,£100, is. ; 12 months ... 0 2 0 Power of Attorney ... ... 0 10 0 Promissory Motes on demand ... 0 0 1 Ditto, other than to bearer, on de- mand, not exceeding £ 25, 6d ; not exceeding £*,o, Is ; and for every additional or part ... ... ... 0 1 0 Receipt for £2, ot upwards ... 0 0 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £20, is ; £ 50, 2s 6d ; £100, 5s; exceed- ing for every £50 or part thereof ... ... ... 0 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £100 of value ... ... ... 0 10 0



- - . yj C, s? s? s? - c c 0 0 0 O t -4 S? "fo s. s. s. s. S. Filing plaint, including pliant note, if any Filing notice of set-off, accord- I 2 4 5 8 ing to amount claimed I 2 3 4 6 Hearing... Payment of money into Court 3 4 6 S 12 before judgment, according £ to amount paid in fa. in the Judgment 1 124 8 Summons to a party Summons to a witness (to n- 1 3 4 5 6 elude one name) Order not being in nature of 0 222 4 final judgment ... Adjournment of hearing on 2 2 2 2 2 application of plaintiff or defendant ,,, 1 234 5 S vveaiing witnesses, exceeding 3 on eith.er si<!e... ... Warrant of distress or for 1 1 2 2 2 seizure of specific goods (value) .3 456 7 Warrant for delivery of pos- session of tenement Filing agreement (as to juris- 4 444 4 diction) 2 222 2 Fifing memorandum of claim by land lord for rent ... 1 2 3 4 5 Or.der for te-heating' 4 2 2 2 2 Older giving leave to appeal Settling case for appeal, not 2 3 4 5 6 exceeding 3 folios ,,, Where case "exceeds 3 folios to 10 10 10 10 each additional folio I I I X 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... I I I X 1 For every search ... For every document required I 1 1 1 1 in proceedings and not enumerated 2 222 2 For every folio above 2 of 90 words each 1 I k I I d. d. d. d. d. For every copy of any such document, per folio ... 6 6 6 6 6 s. s. s. s. s. On every application to the Court, not being a hearing 3 5 7 9 12 Filing notice of any such application Filing, <Scc., of bond under 1 2 3 4 5 Sections 89 and 100 of Act 5 5 5 5 5



‘Teiitmaker. NOTICE.



WM. PATCHING SPEC'S to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis iricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he Avill continue the MANUFACTURING ef



TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LAkGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted pal terns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and Hemp ITalters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES The following : Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bo}s’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS /3j“Note the address — WM. PATCHING (Next Friedlanders’) East Street, Ashburton. 108 a



Public Notices. C. PERCY COX, / /and and estate agent ant. VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance; COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA EIELD “HERALD” DELIVERY. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by the Boy, at their residences, every Tues day and Friday. GREENSTREET, WESTERFIELD, UPPER ASHBURTON, AND MOUNT SOMERS. Subscribers residing in the above dis tricts will be supplied by Cookson'- coach. Orders received by [Messrs. Fiscli <tnd R. Morgan. ITew Subscribers will please forward fcheir names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or Boy, Bs. 6d. per quarter; in advance, is. Gd. per quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald 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 Hearld. Agencies where The Herald can be obtained ... Mr. Ginney .. G. Leadlej .. Mr. Atkinson .. T. M. Jones .. Ed Watkins .. Mr. Tisch ... It. Morgan The Agcrd* will supply printed forms new subscribers to Wakanui School Wakanui Creek Seafield... ands id Eagle . Mount Somers



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY, &c., JUST OPENED. QOPYING PRESSES, Letter and Foolscap Sizes. BOOKS, BRUSHES, Waterwells, Oil Paper, &c. QTEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Yiolet Red, &c. y EDGERS, CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, DAY BOOKS, &c. T>ANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER PAPER AND ENVELOPES. Envelopes, Blue and White, Commercial and Fancy. JpENS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Waverley and Pickwick. N OTE AND LETTER PAPERS Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. ~ ~ Superfine, Ruled. ~ ~ Extra „ „ ~ ~ Waterlined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign Note, Colored, &c.



WEEKS AND DIXON, IMPORTERS OF COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Herald and Guardian OFFICES, STREET, ASHRURTOJT.



General Merchants. NEW IRONMONGERY BUSINESS. ORR AND Co., WILL open the Premises lately occupied as their Drapery Depart ment, corner of East and Tancred Streets, on Saturday, the 13th December, with a well assorted Stock of HOUSE FURNISHING AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY The Success attending this Depart ment of our Business has induced us to give it special attention. Tq do this more effectively we will devote the Premises as above to this trade only, and trust that our sedulous endeavours to meet the growing wants of this important district will in future, as in the past, be amply repaid for this addition to our Business. The following leading lines, as well as the numberless useful articles in an Iron mongers stock, will be found in value to bear favorable comparison with any other house in the colony : McCORMACKS REAPERS AND BINDERS. Harvesting Tools Bolts and Nuts Files and Rasps Lard and Castor Oil Machine Fittings Sewing Twine Weighing Machines Spring Balances Churns and Buckets Tubs and Cheese Vats Ranges and Grates Fenders and Fireirons Sash Cords and Weights Brass Foundry Hammers and Sledges Copper Rivets and Washers Spanners and Wrenches Blacksmiths Tools Carpenters Tools •*. Bedsteads and Cots Perambulators Bolts' and Springs Axes and. Hatchets Gate Hinges Nails and Washers Mortice Locks Rim Locks Padlocks Augers and Boring Machines Braces sod Bits Hedge Knives Rope and Ream Cord Lawn Mowers Sheet Lead and Zinc Plain Sheet Iron Galvanised Iron Bar and Rod Iron Pumps and Piping Washing Machines Wringing Machines Mangles Tin Goods, all kinds Kettles, Boilers, and Saucepans Boilers and Frames Baths and Sponges Portable Forges Guns, Breechloaders Guns, Slug and Double Barrel Powder, Shots, Caps, &c. Preserving Pans Stew Pans Plated Goods Cruets Table Cutlery Spoons and Forks Scales and Weights American Stoves Colonial Ovens Camp Ovens Fencing Wiie Ploughs and Harrows Chaffcutters Horse Gears



ORR AND CO., Importers & General Merchants ASHBURTON AND RAK.AIA,



f Business Notices. \ • - f & L i c ll'S CANTERBURY Papanui Road, near Post Office, Christchurch. MEA L S AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., ISs., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTSE Y. A. R. MARKHAM (N Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVING taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles inGrocery,Drapery, Ironmongery 7. etc. Agkntfor THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 423 Medicinal. QTEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTKN TO PURCHA SER S. The value of tills well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by nil grades of society, for upwards of HFI'Y YEARb. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTW.vRD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal a; to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none Are genuine : Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stanp affixed to each packet. 211 I—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chenist, Walwo:th, Surrey, printed thereon. jd—The name, Steedman, is always spelt wiu two EE’s. ,th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi ciie Vendors. ;Sold by Kemptiiorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 490 GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application ol .he fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with f delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tile judi clous use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak and a properly nourished frame. ” —The Ciii, Set vice Gazette, SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Ilomcepathic Chemists, London. BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES And ail other Insects aie DESTROYED by ' KEATING’S INSECT POWDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one need be troubled by those pests. It is per fectly clean in application. Ask for and be sure you obtain “KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as Imitations are Noxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Tins, is. & 2s. fid. each. KEATIKGB WQRM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, noth in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and- mild preparation, and is especially adapted for childien. TESTIMONIAL Medical Hall Gilfiersome, Nov. 28th, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir,—l think it nothing but my duty to inform you of the Immense sale I have for your Worm tablets, which I may justly say is enormous, and in every case gives the greatest satisfaction. I have now in stock two bottles containing the Round Worms brought me during the last few days by customers, one Worm 40 yards long. 1 dare not be without the remedy.—yours respectfully, M; A. \y4LKER. Sold in Lins by all Chemists and Druggists Proprietor, TRIOS. K.EATING, London, REWARD AND CAUTlON.—Whereas fraudulent imitations of this umsurpassed remedy hwe been said, I hereby request any one knowing the vendor of the same to com municate with me, on conviction of the oilender a liberal reward will be paid. 637 IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DE£GN have qij Said at their Office, East Street North,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE C HRISTCH UllCi H and SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-sfieet. Price : Two Shillings and Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman. MAN is not vrUa if he don’t adve rtiso And Twenty Words cost a Shilling.



ASHBURTON HERALD?® AND BOROUGH & COUNTY ( With which is incorporated t' Evening Echo.) TISE*i AD GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE , A east street north, ashberton (Near the Railway Station.) rjpHE Proprietors beg ts intimate that they have imported a first-class “ ATLAS ” TREADLE i Printing Machine, ’ FOR JOB WORK QNL\, CAPAILE OF TH.iOW.IN-g O'l 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN'' HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the estima tion of Printers. It is capable of executing, the finest work in Colors &. Ornamental Prtnfi^_ And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machir. cry, be GREATLY REDUCE"). BILLHEADS, NOTE HEADINGS, gNVELOpgg, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, [CIRCE LARS, PAMPHLETS. CATALOGUES EVERV DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, apd at Price§ which cannot fail to GIVE SATISFACTIONS* WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE, East Street Nwrth Ashburton.