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New Advertisements. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. INDUCTION SERVICES. SERVICE will be hold in the Church on TUESDAY, 26th iiist., at 11 a.in. Rev Blake will preach, after which the Rev. J. Elmslie, A.M., Moderator, will preside, and Induct the Rev. A. M. Beattie; A.M. to his new Charge. Rev. C. Eraser, Christchurch, and the Rev. McCallum will respectively address the newly-inducted Minister and the Congre gation. Rev. J. Hill, of Lyttelton, will expound the principles of the Presbyterian Church. A TEA MEETING In connection with the above Services will be held in the TOWN HALL in the Evening. Addresses by several members of the Presbytery. Music Anthems, solos, &e., will be rendered during the Evening. Tea on the table at 6 p.m. Tickets 2s. each. 300 a V. MSO R, In the District Court ot Canterbury Holden at Ashburton. In the matter of WILLIAM MUNRO, of Whiter ton, Farmer, a debtor. "VTOTICE is hereby given that a Gene j_al ral Meeting of the creditors of the above-named debtor will be held at the office pf the undersigned bn SATURDAY Next, the 23rd inst., at 11.30, to consider the subject of the application of the said Debtor’s discharge. ;; : FREDK. PAVITT, 299 a Trustee. TEN. SHILLINGS REWARD. LOST, between Shearman’s Hotel and Saunders’ Mill, a MACINTOSH. The above reward will be paid to anyone returning it to ■st BAKER & BROWN, ' Coacli Builders, 302 a Havelock Street. Wants, &c. WANTED, Tenders for Two Miles FENCING. Tenders to close on Friday, August 22nd, 1879. For par ticulars, apply to 298 a FRIEDLANDER BROS. WANTED KNOWN —That the cheap est and neatest CARDS may be had at Tie ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North. CONCERTINAS, German Accordians, - Violins,-etc. Concertinas, 20 keys, from'lo/6. , H. M. JONES, Stationer. ' To Let. TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, ACRES, 453 Which would make a very compact mi, situated at the back' of Mr. Digby’s. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. ) LET, AT A REDUCED RENTAL, > OARDING-HOUSE, presently occu -3 pied by Mr. Broadbelt, situated near e Post Office! Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. 10 LET, Shop in East-street, lately occupied by Sando and Olsen. Ap -7 t 0 THOMAS BULLOCK. 10 LET, for Cropping, or with a Pur chasing clause, a FARM of 186 res, partly improved, and situate near omore Railway Station. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. For Sale. OR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 7 Acres, partly improved, and situated out three and a half miles from the >wnship. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, \ and really first-class land of about i 0 acres, situated on Lorn-beach Estate. For full particulars, apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. A :FOR SALE, CHEAP, NEW AMERICAN BUGGY. Ap ply to THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, . GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to 16a ' THOMAS BULLOCK. ;• 5 5.: PER- ACRE. Messrs, saunders brothers have had placed in their hands for sale 993 Acres of fair Agricultural Land, within 5 miles of the Dunsandel Railway Station. The property adjoins a railway reserve, aud water can be obtained within twenty feet of the surface. To effect an immediate sale, the proprietor will accept £2 ss. per acre. Full particulars on application to . SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 2fla WA7 -, " ' / : v Ashburton. ** i. '-1 ■/ ; X - ’ - Y- - - w DIARIES.— A Few Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald” Stationery Depot, East Street North, near Railway Station. IN BANKRUPTCY. TTTEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at "YV their Office, East Street North,- ■ PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS,. ■i.FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, - - -Also,—- - . ■ FORMS of TO_LET and FOR SALE.



Electoral. COLERIDGE ELECTION. MR. WRIGHT’S COMMITTEE will meet THIS EVENING, At the Secretary’s Office, Moore Street, next door to the Road Board Office, At 7.30 p.m. All persons willing to join are invited to attend. J. E. BUCHANAN, 301 a Secretary. COLERIDGE ELECTION. MR. E. G. WRIGHT invites the Electors of the Coleridge District to meet him at the following places, and on the dates as under : Sheffield, Friday, August 22nd, at 7.30 p.m. Wakanui Schoolhouse, Saturday, August 23rd, at 7.30 p.m. Rakaia Town Hall, Monday, August 25th, at 7.30 p.m. Dunsandel Schoolhouse, Tuesday, Aug. 26th, at 73.0 p.m. Mr. Wright will address Electors at Hororata, Mount Somers, Alford Forest, Waterton, and Chertsey. The times and places of the meetings will be advertised at a future date. 287 a TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COLERIDGE DISTRICT ENTLEMEN, —I have the honor to inform you that it is my intention to offer myself for Re-election as your Representative in the next Parliament. I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, GEORGE HART. Christchurch, 13th August, 1879. 275 a TO THE ELECTORS OF THU COLERIDGE DISTRICT. GENTLEMEN, —ln compliance with the wishes of a large section of the Electors, I beg to offer myself as a candi date to represent you in the next Parlia ment, and should you honor me with your confidence, I shall be prepared to support the following measures : 1. A Bill to adjust the representa tion on the basis of population. 2. Triennial Parliaments. 3. Such an extension of the franchise as will give every man a vote, with the safeguard of a residential or property qualification. 4. The extension of the public works system, in order to develop the resources of the Colony ; provided always that the district to be served gives promise of a profitable return within a reasonable period. 5. A Property Tax, to include all classes of property, as well as land. 6. Such modifications of a Free Trade policy as would stimulate local in dustries, without being burdensome to the consumer. 7. Free Education by the State. 8. An alteration of the Licensing Laws to prevent, as far as practic able, the sale of adulterated liquors. 9. And an extension of the Deferred Payment System in the settlement of the land. I shall take an early opportunity of addressing the Electors at Ashburton, Sheffield, Rakaia, and, if possible, at the other principal centres of population in the district. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, 284 a EDWARD G. WRIGHT. Meetings. v - R ASHBURTON VOLUNTEER CORPS. A MEETING will be held at Mr. Shearman’s Sample Rooms, on THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING, at 7.30 sharp. Business: Important. Persons wishing to join who have not gent in their names are requested to attend. A Full Muster is expected. F. A. VAUGHAN, 293 a Secretary pro tem. I. O. O. F., M. U. LOYAL ASHBURTON LODGE. MEMBERS are hereby duly Sum moned to attend the Lodge on FRIDAY Next, at 7-30. p.m. Every member not present when the roll is called, will be fined according to law. By order of the Lodge, THOMAS WILLIAMS, 288 a Permanent Secretary. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. A MEETING of the Ratepayers of this Road District will take place in the Road Board Office on THURSDAY, the 28th inst., at 10 o’clock a.m., for the purpose of electing a member for the Forks Ward, in the room of William Sutherland, Esq., who has resigned. A Poll, if demanded, will be taken the same day, and close at 4 o’clock p.m. CHARLES REED, Chairman. Westerfield, August 13th, 1879. 267 a Public Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. IN TAYLOR & LILL’S ESTATE. ALL Claims against the above estate must be lodged with the under signed on or before MONDAY, August 25th next, or they will not be recognised. Dated this eighteenth day of August, 1869. HUGO FRIEDLANDER, 285 a Trustee.



Public Notices. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. THE BRIDGE at W. T. Smith’s, Alford Forest, is CLOSED for traffic until further notice. By order, JAMES FRASER, 292 a Clerk. “THE LAND TAX ACT, 1578.” CANTERBURY DISTRICT. COUNTY OF ASHBURTON. NOTIFICATION OF SITTING OF AS SESSMENT COURT. TAKE NOTICE, that the sittings of the Assessment Court, under the above named Act, for the Borough of Ashburton and the County of Ashburton, for hearing and determining all objections to the Valuation Lists of the same under the above Act, will be held as follows, when all Valuers and* other persons duly appoin ted for the said Districts shall attend the sittings of the said Courts, and shall produce all books and papers relating to their respective offices, which the Court may require to be produced : Borough of Ashburton—Monday, 25th August, at 11 a.m., at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. County of Ashburton—Thursday, 28tli August, at 11 a.m., at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. F. GUINNESS, R.M., 235 a Judge. LICENSING ACT, 1873. AND LICENS ING ACT 1873 AMENDMENT ACT, 1874. "IVTOTICE is hereby given that, in pur suance of the above Acts, the Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Com missioners for the Districts of Ashburton, Rakaia, and Mount Somers, will be held on THURSDAY, the 4th day of Septem ber next, at the hour of 12 noon, in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, for the purpose of considering Applica tions under the said Acts. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk, Licensing Court. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, Ist August, 1879. 256 a ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES. A PPLICATIONS are invited for the ok office of INSPECTOR OF NUI SANCES for the Borough ; salary, £SO ier annum. Duties—in accordance with lie Act. Applications to be sent to the I?own Clerk before 12 o’clock on SATUR DAY, the 23rd August. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 13th August, 1879. 4—270 a ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. Applications are invited from competent persons willing to act as FERRYMAN at Lower Rangitata for one year, on a subsidy of £BO per annum, together with all fees paid according to the Schedule, as hereinafter mentioned. Applications, with references, endorsed “ Ferryman, Lower Rangitata,” will be received at the Council’s offices, Ash burton, up to 10 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, 3rd day of September, 1879. Schedule of Fees proposed to be Chakged. Cattle or Horses driven or led in a mob ... 6d. per head Passengers forded on horseback ... ... 2s. each Horses forded (including horse and rider) ... 3s. ~ , Vehicles ... ... ... ss. ~ By Order, F. MAIN WARING, Clerk. 1 Ashburton, July 31, 1879. 220 a Tenders. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. FRESH TENDERS. BUILDERS desirous of Tendering for the Erection of a DWELLING HOUSE in Baring Square, Ashburton, are requested to send in Sealed Tenders, duly endorsed, and addressed to the Architect, on or before MONDAY, the Ist September. Altered Drawings and Specifications may be seen at the Architect’s Office, Ashburton, up to Saturday, tlie 23rd August, and after that date at the City Council Chambers, Christchurch. J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., 289 a Architect. WANTED, rnENDERS for FENCING the Tinwald Domain Ground, close to Tinwald. Particulars to be seen at Mr. Cox’s office, Ashburton. JOHN CARTER, 291 a . Chairman. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. JI/IRESH TENDERS are invited for jP PLOUGHING Plantation Blocks at Dromore and Chertsey. Tenders, ad dressed to E. G. Wright, Esq., County Council Offices, Ashburton, will be re ceived up to 4 p. m. on THURSDAY, 21st August, 1879. Specifications are on view at the offices of the County Council. By order, F. MAINWARING, Ashburton, Clerk. August 14th, 1879. 271 a TENDERS. LOWER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. BUILDERS desirous of Tendering for the Erection of OFFICES for the Lower Ashburton Road Board, about six miles from Winslow Railway Station, are requested to send in Sealed Tenders, duly endorsed, and addressed to tlie Architect, on or before THURSDAY, the 28th August. The Drawings and Specifications can be seen at the Architect’s Office, Ashbur ton. J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., 276 a Architect.



Fruiterers, &c. \¥. T. I) AY 18 oN greengrocer AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SALE Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. 79a



Business Notice. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET, ARE now offering their Stock of Trees at prices that will compare favorably with those ruling anywhere in the Pro vince. OUR ERUIT TREES Are all budded and grafted in the most approved manner, and are perfectly clean and true to name. Prices ranging from 15s. to 18s. per doz. THE FOREST TREES And Shrubs of all sorts have been REPEATEDLY TRANSPLANTED, which secures to them Fine t Roots, so essential to their SAFE REMOVAL. Prices from ss. per 100. Persons about to plant on the Plains would consult their own interest by pro curing trees locally grown, as they will withstand the drought much better than those grown like reeds on the swampy land about Christchurch and Papanui. which perish in the first nor’-wester after removal. you buy elsewhere, compare prices. SEALY BROS., ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, One Minute’s Walk.-from the Belt. 107 a Notice. HA ff OFF A T begs to inform the . IVJL inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKANUI HAS COMMENCED WORK, And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to merit a share of public support. Special attention paid to Gristing, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return. 248 a v. Jfejtefii! r. IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE—The “ Ashburton Herald ” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. GO NE W ZEALAND WESLE YAN, Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealam, * Wesleyan ” for August. Price Gd. Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, ■ Agents. 35a SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. ' DEBTS due to tliis Estate must be paid to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac countant, Saunders’ Buildings, without delay. S. SAUNDERS B. HALE | Trustees. Ashburton, 9th J uly, 1879. BGa NOTICE. 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. 927 W. BROWNE. ESTATE OF J. H. PASS & CO. THE Undersigned begs to notify that the UNPAID ACCOUNTS in the above Estate are in process of recovery by law ; those who desire to save extra expense, should pay at once. J. H. TWENTYMAN ) rp , L./E. NATHAN f r ™ stees - Per V/. Stringer. N.B.—Office removed from Old Bank Store to premises next Messrs. Fried lander Brothers, East Street. 177 a SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 a



Auction Sales, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold his USUAL SALE OF MERCHANDISE At his Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, OJT SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. Sale at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, &c. 195 a



Business Notices. C PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT ANr ' VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TC 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 Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 Tentmaker. NOTICE. RE-OPENING. WM. PATCHING BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding disr tricts, that, having pin-chased the busi ness Lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LARGE 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 Halters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. The following : Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Boys’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS. jsSKNotc the address— WM. PATCHING (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. ioßa



Auction Sales. NOTICE, BULLOCK & CO. bog to intimate that tho Business carried on by us for the past twelve months under the style of BULLOCK & Co. Will in future be conducted under our own names as EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY C. J. EDMISTON. j P. A. EDMISTON; W. H. GUNDRY. Ashburton, July 1, 1879. 82a EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 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 RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS AND OTHERS. rjpHE 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. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the ASHBURTON BREWERY, : WOOD and CO Have on hand a Largi £. cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Public Notice. T R B” & Q OMPANY ’ S ’ TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT Is now under the management of Mr. E. W. Tomkins (from West End, London), Cutter, Practical Tailor, Breeches, and Riding Pants’ Maker. Orders promptly attended to. Exact fit Guaranteed. #'ST“A Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a early. ASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per lb. at the Herald Office. Apply 590 NEW fjIAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, THE TRIANGLE, Wakanui Road, near H. M. Jones’. G. J. F. LUBLO W, PRACTICAL TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Begs to announce to the public of Ashbur ton and the surrounding district that he HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS, and is prepared to execute orders equal to anything in the Colony. One trial will be sufficient as to Fit, Style, and Workmanship. Dress Suits, in various styles, and latest fashions. 1 weed Suits of every kind in latest styles. Fancy Coatings and Vest ings. Cord Pants; Trousers strapped and cuffed. A good assortment of Tweeds and Cloth m Stock. Reasonable Prices will be charged, and satisfaction guaranteed. "fegJNote the address— G. J. F. LUBLOW, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. 283 a



'• Hotel?, h. ORA M’ S SO ME ES E T COMMERCIAL Lii’.’lL# AND FAMILY HOTEL ASHBURTON.! U. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OFjj .:l;s Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New ; '; i Zealand. ' ! • -i", Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor o’. j New Zealand, AND Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tus. n^ania. ;T /•iru? G-Sr'f - ,*} 'JpHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce i ' to be one of the finest in the Southern' Ileml* «x sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision o: •>*' an eminent chef, and the proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is.a sufficient .■ guarantee as to the quality of the contents o the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL- A „ (the oldest established in the . " DISTRICT) HAS been Re-erected and considerably ;'L ? Enlarged, and now offers to Tra- A > vellers .and the General Public Accommo- f < dation of a Superior Class, no expense ! liaving been spared in making 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. •;>!T The Proprietors trust, by strict atten tion to business, combined with MODERATE CHARGES, to meet with a fair share of public patronage. MUTCH't& McKenzie, Proprietors. 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON. mHIS commodious hotel is situated 8 within three minutes’ walk of the - Railway Stat'on. Table d’Hote daily at G p.m. Luncheon on the table from 12 to 2 p.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 the best quality of Wines, Beers, and* ; - Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN 540 mrtrr iirwxssa i Proprietor. Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! P . PI ARP ER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER is / ■■ . Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, EGS to inform the* inhabitants ot 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 oi public patronage • ; - • OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from to 11 every night. Public Notices. Gr EOR G E RICK E .T T T MEANS TO DO BUSINESS And the under given figures show that he is in earnest. A call at his establishment, East Street, next Messrs. Orr and Co.’s, will give further proof. Gentlemen’s E.S. Boots, 15s. to 20s. Watertights, a Superior Fashionable Article, 16s. Balmorals, very best, 20s. Bluchers, the “ ne plus ultra,” 10s. 6d. Gent’s. Calf Shoes, 14s. 6d., used to be 17s. Gd. Ladies’ Boots of every description, equally low. Slippers for all feet —ladies’ 4s. 9d. to 6s. Gd. ; Gentlemen’s, ss. Gd. to 75.-—in leather, felt, patent, and carpet. Leggings, knee-high, 7s. ; Carters’, 15s. A large choice of Boots and Shoes (all prices) for the LITTLE ONES. Every description of Sewn, Pegged, and Rivetted Boots and Shoes made to order. - promptly attended to. 4 bnr .. !i 2 07» 1