THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

Monday, Jui.y 28, 1879



Public Notices of G. T I. O. f *ITH KOl** DAWN; OF PEACE LODGE. THE Members of this Lodge are par ticularly requested to attend a SPE CIAL MEETING THIS (Monday) Even ing, at 8 o’clock. Business of importance. JAMES ASHWOOD, 160 a W. Secretary. ASIIBUKTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. -VTOTICE is hereby given, that at a IN Council, held on Monday, the 30th June, a RATE of ONE SHILLING in the pound on the rateable property in the Borough, for 1879-80, was struck, which Rate is payable to Mu. Hakky Fried lander on demand, or at liis house, Tan-, cred Street, Ashburton, on or before the 31st July, 1879. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 15th. July, 1879. 113 a IN THE MATTER OF A BILL INTITULED AN ACT to Enable the Ashburton County Council to Supply the Rate-. PAYERS OF THAT PART OF THE COUNTY of Ashburton between the Ash burton and Rakaia Rivers with Watpr. t. r NOTICE is hereby given, that application is intended to be made at the next session of the General Assembly of New Zealand, to introduce a Bill to enable the Ashburton County Council to supply the ratepayers and residents of that part of the County of Ashburton be tween Ashburton and Rakaia Rivers with wa ter, for Domestic, Agricultural, and Pastoral purposes and for such purposes to take water from the said rivers to the extent of one half the volume thereof or from the tributary of the Ashburton River, known as “ Pudding Hill Stream,” to the ex tent of three-fourths of the volume thereof, and to purchase and hold all lands necessary for such purposes, and to make and construct all the necessary works, and borrow the necessary money to enable the said County Council to do so, and making provision for the payment of the interest upon any loans and providing a sinking fund for the payment of the principal iponey. Also defining the boundaries of any district within or in respect of which any water supply is to. be provided. Also empowering the Council to enler upon any land within any district for the purpose of making the necessary surveys. Also enabling the Council to obtain the con sent ©f the ratepayers within any district and defining the mode by which such consent is to be obtained. Also enabling the Council to provide for and regulate the supply of water to ratepayers and the charge to be paid therefor, and to make all necessary By-laws affecting such object, and to make all regulations necessary for the guidance of the Council in carrying out the provisions of the Act, and to fix penalties for the breach of any by-law or regulation, or for the wilful or malicious injury to, or trespass upon any wotk, «r for taking or abstracting water therefrom, and for the recovery of such rates and penal ties. Notice is hereby further given, that copies of the proposed Bill may be obtained at the offices of Messrs. Garrick and Cowlithaw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places : The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburton. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton. W. C. WALKER, Chairman, Ashburton County Council. Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors for the Bill, 89 a . Christchurch. Business Notice. NOTICE. Messrs. Poyntz & Co., have O N S A L E AND TO LET, SEVERAL ELIGIBLE FARMS, Improved and Unimproved. ALSO,— HOUSES AND SECTIONS IN ASHBURTON, TINWALD AND RAKAIA. A Country Hotel, doing a good Trade, -tfoT’lSale.g- V| ;■ / T:;t r j Rents and Debts promptly collected, and General Commission Agency busi 'ness transacted with despatch. Orders taken for Posts and Rails, Stakes, Firewood, Etc., and supplied at rates. OFFICE: i ' ' -EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (Opposite Town Hall). 54a



Auction Sales. ft yfJEt. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will f i have a • VERY PRIME LOT of FAT SHEEP to offer at the Ashburton Sale yards on Saturday, sth August, 1879. 149 a Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the ASHBURTON BREWERY, WOOD and CO Have on hand a Larg 1 cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Business Notices. SANDO AND OLSENS ASSIGNED ESTATE. DEBTS due to this Estate must be paid to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac countant, Saunders’ Buildings, without delay. S. SAUNDERS B. HALE j Ashburton, 9th July, 1879. Trustees. BGa NOTICE. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate must be paid forthwith f > Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE. C. PERCY COX, L AND AND ESTATE AGENT ANT VALUATOR, ASHBU R T O N. 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. Tow r n and Suburban Sections sell or lei in Ashburton and Hindhope. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurancp: COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 T R jj 0I)I)EI1 & 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. Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a 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 FRUIT TREES Are all budded and grafted in the most approved maimer, 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 FineJ 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. 167 a IT'NVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN- Jjj YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Heralij Office, •’ Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55 V ?



Auction Sales. THURSDAY, JULY 31- LONG BEACH. TO FARMERS, SPECULATORS, AND INVESTORS. IN TIIE ESTATE OF JOHN JONES. Messrs, edmiston bros. and GUN DRY have been instructed by the Trustee in the Estate of John Jones, to sell by Public Auction at their Rooms, East Street, on THURSDAY, JULY 31. A MAGNIFICENT FARM OF 266 ACRES Situate at Longbeach, and lately in the occupation of Mr. John Jones. Thex-e is a comfoi’table four-roomed cottage on the fai’nx ; also, out houses. The property is well fenced and subdivided with live fences, and well-watered by a per manent stream. This is really a first-class farm, and as the greater part of the purchase money can remain on it till Ist June, 1882, it is a rare opportunity for farmers and others to invest. Tei’ms, liberal, at sale. Sale at 1.30 p.m. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY (Bullock & Co.). 178a—614 Auctioneers. NOTICE" BULLOCK & CO. bpg to intimate that the Business VY 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 Ashburton, July 1, 1879, BROS. & GUNDRY. C. J. EDMISTON. P. A. EDMISTON. W. H. GUNDRY. 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. 1 1 JHE 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. Fruiterers, &c. ’W. T. D A v 1 s 0 GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SALE Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) TANG RED STREET. ASHRURTON. 79*



Business Notice. ORR AND CO BANKRUPT Stock OF J. H. P ass & Co. GREAT SALE OF DRAPERY, BOOTS AND SHOES. £3,000 Worth TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE. ORR & CO. HAVING SECURED THE STOCK OF J. H. PASS & CO., Will RE:OPEN the Premises lately occupied by them on SATURDAY, JULY 26, And will Continue the Sale until the Whol of the Stock is Cleared Off, AS THIS IS A GENUINE CHEAP SALE, THE GOODS WILL BE SOLD AT SUCH PRICES AS WILL ENSURE A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. Intending Purchasers should therefore CALL AT ONCE. PREMISES OPEN DAILY DURING THE SALE From 10 a.m. to 0 p.m. ORR AND CO.



Dining Rooms. CANTERBURY DINING ROOMS (Late Anstee’s Private Hotel), TANCRED STREET,)- ; A S H 13 U R T O N. M. O’SULLIVAN BEGS to inform the inliabitants of the County of Ashburton, and the Tra velling Public, that he has RE-OPENED THE ABOVE ROOMS, And is prepared to afford Good Accommo dation at reasonable charges. THE BEDROOMS I - Will be found clean and comfortable. Breakfast in time for early trains. Dinner from 12 till 2 p.m. Tea from 5 to 7 p.m. ALL MEALS AND BEDS, is. Board and Lodging, £1 per week. M. O’SULLIVAN, Proprietor. 123 a Tentmaker. NOTICE. RE-OPEN IN G. WM. PATCHIN G BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS* Ac. , 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 ' -T Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Boys’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single . FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS . the address— WM. PATCHING (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. ... ioSa Public Notices. SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc. —H. M. JONES, Stationer,, Etc., Baring Square. 473 a JUST ARRIVED. FINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No 6 j extra secure shape, . ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000 j s°o, 55.; 250, 35., NETT C A S : 11. ALSO, — BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER, WEEKS & DIXON, ; DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL q STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “HERALD” OFFICE. 20a nEO RG E ALL EN , COLLECTOR* HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT,'. f I Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. 4(3 IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, ] FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR|SALE.' Coal and Firewood. [ CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold! at th Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 fee to arrive, now lying at the Wainjate Sta tion, will be disposed of if AT REDUCED PRICES ’ * AT : 'i'X'i HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027



■ Hotels. • - OR A M’S SO M EKSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, AS I ! BURTON. ' : UNDER TIIE TAT RON AG E OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor ot New Zealand, AND Sir CttARi.ES Ducane, late Governor of Tas • ,• : . mania. | = •; i?f j \ | 1 \ centrally-situated Flotel is pronounce i to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere.. The cuisne is under ‘.lie 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 of he cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL (the oldest established in the district) HAS been Re-erected and considerably f Enlarged, add now offers to 'Tra vellers and tlie General Public Accoihmo dation of a Superior Class, no expense having been spared in making it second to none in the Ashburton for comfort and convenience. SUT I'ES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ' ONLY IN STOCK. The Proprietors trust, by strict atten tion to business, combined with MODERATE CHARGES, 1 to meet with a.. fair share of public patronage. • MUTCH.'&■ McICENZIE, 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, THIS commodious hotel is situated within three minutes’ walk, of the Railway ; Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 p.xn. ; 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 1 Proprietor. F • > ‘‘'T'r~THE PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING : ROOMS, '- - : Wills Street, Near Railway Station . (Late Clark’s).. Is now open for the convenience of Boai» ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. . jnnHE House is entirely new, and beauti 1 X fully fitted up with All Comforts Every attention will be paid to patrons. , FIRST-CLASS TABLE, ■■•. And V; ... r .■! T E R M S LIB E R A L Families accommodated with private rooms Breakfast, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinnei f 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. ■ - ! ' is ' M E A L S Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6d Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 17s SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. FR AN K BROWNE • ' ■ Proprietor,



Poulterer, &c. i RABBITS! RABBITS!! P. HARPER, i FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants ol Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in the above line, and 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 Stowed Eels from ** ' ' y * -to ll every night.



_ . / _ Hotels. \ ■ THE QUEEN’S HOTEL, Corner of Cashel and Manchester Streets, CHRISTCHURCH. W . R. S~M ITH , ; BEGS to inform the public that the above Hotel.has lately been renewed, and fitted up in the Best Home Style, with every attention to comfort and convenience. Water laid on in' every room, with excellent bath. Private Suites of Rooms, Commercial and Sitting Rooms. Liquors of the very best brands. Terms Moderate. R. SMITH, Proprietor. . Como of Cashel and Manchester Streets, CHRISTCHURCH. . ill



Boarding Houses. 1 • ! ECHO DINING ROOMS,' . EAST ST RE ET S O UTH, Next door to Messrs. Sand.o& Olsen, Ashburton. A DUPUIS begs to inform the inliabi . hints of the County .of Ashburton 1 and' visitors that die has opened the above. ■ Every attention has been paid to. making this establishment all that can be desired. Very Reasonable Charges. Tea and Coffee Ale Hours. Breakfast for early train ; Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m. A Chef de 0 uisine of • considerable experi ence has been specially engaged, for this establishment, and all that the. proprietor asks is one trial. 554 A. DUPUIS, Proprietor. TEMPERANCE BOARDING HOUSE, Moore-street, Ashburton. (Late TVorner’s.) ■ PR0PR1ET0R........:...J0HN CANDISH. fJIHE above Boarding House is . now Open for the accommodation of Boarders; Travellers, and others. Private Rooms for Families. : Breakfast... G a.m. to 9 a.m. Dinner ... 12 to 2. Tea 5 to 7. Board and Lodging, £1 per week. ' f r»* MEALS & BEDS—ONE SHILLING. • ; 300. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. SPANISH RESTAURANT (Late Eagle’s Boarding House), W I' ’ r ‘ HAVELOCK STREET,' . Asiiburtox, - Near Town Hall, and Two Minutes’ walk from Railway Station. THIS well-situated and commodious House lias just been thoroughly renovated, and is being refurnished and supplied with every comfort. ■- Boarders and the Travelling Public will find a Good Table, Superior Accommoda tion, and Best Attention, combined with VERY LIBERAL CHARGES. Meals : Tea or Breakfast, Is. ; Dinner, Is. Gd. Beds, Is. and Is. Gd. J . C 0 T T O N V Proprietor. 359 Cabinetmakers. T. A, GATES, i CABINET-MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, ; .......Y,- ~,-T AND. • P.I CTURE-FRAMF. MAKER { SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ' ‘ ■ ASHBURTON, * . J Opposite the Railway Station. Manufactory, Peter Street;'- CHE A P E.S T HO US E • IN CANTERBURY ... ' . ! Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chairs .* Mattrasses, Tables, etc. ' All kinds-of Furniture, Shop Fittings, Picture Frames, and Household Requisites made to order. i r i FUNERALS FURNISHED: TINWALD -FURNITURE DEPOT. 0 HAEL E S Jg RA D E R CABINET' MAKER, FURNITURE . DEALER, &c. Yenetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture ; Erames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— : / - Great South Road, Tinwaud, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei. ■ ; Pri 256 ( BBBaMgaBaiB3MBagaHgIBMPIMBBBBgBaHSMMB3BgiagPM—BKT ? Business Notices. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Boroug h ...and_Co unty Advertiser. ; iriHE following are AGENTS for the § Sale of the “ AshburtoirTjerald” ‘ j in Town : 11. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, j ' iiext Friedlander Bros. '■ -Td-P E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, .C Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. ; : QCIiOOL Requisites and Artist Matc- PD ••rials.’ E. ’ 'Mi JONOlHyeSlat'oneiy . Bming Square. ■ 470.>