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..... _ New Advertisements. I. O S T~ A FOX-TERRIER PUP (white, with black and tan head). The finder will be rewarded on returning the saint t > A. SMITH, 219 a Saundeis Bros’. Clearing Sale ! GLASGOW HOUSE, EAST STREET. AVIN begs respectfully to V VX thank his friends and the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding district for the esteemed patronage be stowed upon him during the past twelve months, and hopes to merit a continuance of the same. He desires to announce A CLEARING SALE, For One Month, OF u Winter Goods, At Greatly Reduced Prices, TO SUIT THE TIMES. Inspection Invited. BARGAINS! BARGAINS ! ! ! W. GAVIN, DRAPER, GLASGOW HOUSE, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street, Ashburton. 21Sal Meetings. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. A MEETING of the Members of the above Club will be held on THURS DAY Eveni»g, 7tli August, at 7.30 p.m., at the Road Board Office. Business : Consideration of Balance-Sheet, Appoint ment of Officers for Spring Meeting, • and other Important Business. A Full Meeting requested. JAMES WILKIE, 185 a Hon. Sec. Tenders. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. SEPARATE Tenders are invited for FIVE CHAINS of ROAD FOR MATION' and LEVELLING South-East side of Baring Square ; also, for Fourteen Chains of Wrought Timber FENCING round same. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of Messrs. Fooks and and Son, Borough Engineers. Tenders, accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £5 (either cash or a marked cheque), and endorsed respectively “ Tender for For mation and Levelling,” and “ Tender for Fencing.” to be sent in to the Council’s Office, before noon, on THURSDAY, the 7th August. CHAS. BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, Ist August, 1879. 201a—1 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited by the Board for the following works : No. 36.—Shingling 120 chains (more or less) of roads leading from W. Green’s farm to the Alford Forks School and the Alford Forest Road, Green street’s, including repairs on the former road. 37. —Re-formation of portion of road below Digby’s, Winchmore Road. 38. —Forming 80 chains (more or less) of road through sections 28497,27051, 28496, Hinds River. 39.—Forming Road, North-East and West Town Belt to the Racecourse. 40. —Ploughing about 5 miles of Furrows on Road from Winchmore to Pass more’s. 41.—Forming 150 chains, more or less, Cross Road from Winchmore Road, opuoßi to-"-Ifluiul Vj—L>wai ds Rakaia Road. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, must be sent in not later than noon, of TUESDAY, stli August. For specifications, &c., apply to ROBT. D PULLAR, Clerk to the Board. Westerfield, July 24, 1879. 175 a Public Notices. V. R, 2 ASSIGNED ESTATE OF E PARKIN, OF ASHBURTON. >roofs of claims against the above itate are required to be sent in to trsigned on or before the Bth [ R TOCKBB VITT i TraSteoS -- n, August Ist, 1879. 209 a :EALAND WESLE YAN, Published Monthly. iRRIVED, the ‘‘ New Zcalam l&yan ” ■ for. August. ml. e. Hekald Office, East Street. VEIiKS AND DIXON, Agents. • * ‘ 35 a



To Let, T O LE T, ONE Five-Roomed House and one Four- Roomed House ; moderate rent. Ap ply THOS. CLARK, 208 a Burnett Street. TO LE T, FOR CROPPING. 1000 of oo( * Lan< *’ in tlie Lagmlxor District. For particulars apply to 138 a DONALD McLEAN. For Sale. SADDLE FOR SALE. FOR SALE, a Strong SADDLE, quite new. Price—£3 15s. ; worth £5. ALFRED HARRISON, 122 a Auctioneer. £2 ss. 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, and water can be obtained within twenty feet of the surface. To eftect an immediate sale, the proprietor will accept £2 ss. per acre. Full particulars on application to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 2 r *a Ashburton. Public Notices. QL EORGE r|l PICKETT MEANS TO DO BUSINESS And the under given figures show that he is in earnest. A call at his establishment, Saunders’ Buildings, East Street North, 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. 6d. Ladies’ Boots of every description, equally low. Slippers for all feet —1 adies’ 4s. 9d. to 6s. 6d. ; Gentlemen’s, ss. 6d. to 7s. —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. 207 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 ano Rakaia Rivers with Water. 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 Ilill Stream,” to the ex ent 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 money. /.Iso defining the boundaries of any district within or in respect of which any water supply is to be provided. Also empowering the Council to enter upon any land within any district for the pm pose of making the necessary surveys. Also enabling the Council to obtain the con sent of the ratepayers within any district and defining the mode by which such consent is to lie obtained. Also enabling the Council to provide for and regulate the supply of water to ratepayers and the charge to be paid thereto 1- , 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 work, or for taking or abstracting water therefrom, and for the recovery of such rales and penal ties. Notice is hereby further given, that copies of the proposed Bill may lie obtained at the offices of Messrs. Garrick and Co wl is haw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places : —■ The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburton. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton. Garrick and Cowl is haw, Solicitors for the bill, g Qa Christchurch.



Auction Sales. — V ~ WEDNESDAY, 6th AUGIISTv 12 o’clock, A LFRED HARRISON has received f\ instructions from Mr. F. Doherty, who is about to remove into a smaller house, to sell by public auction, at his residence, Peter Street (opposite Quill’s Hotel), his Furniture and Effects, com prising—- A VERY HANDSOME DJNING-ROOM SUITE, (Complete) REAL MOROCCO, DARK GREEN, nearly new, Centre Table (cedar), feet beautifully carved, Velvet Pile Table Cover, Lamp, Handsome Carpet and Hearthrug, Fender, Fireirons, Cur tains, Ornaments, Ac. Also, Double Bedstead, with brass fit tings, Hair Mattress, Feather Pil lows, Bolster, Palliass, Blankets, Sheets, Washstand, Looking-glass, Tables, Carpets, Curtains, Ac., Ac. Sale at 12 o’clock, WEDNESDAY, Gth AUGUST. ALFRED HARRISON, 196 a Auctioneer. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the ASHBURTON BREWERY, WOOD AND CO Have on hand a La re: L cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. 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 FRUIT 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 REPE ATEDLY 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 iirst nor’-wester after removal. isgußefore you buy elsewhere, compare prices. SEALY BROS., ASHBURTON' NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, One Minute’s Walk from the Belt. 167 a SANDO AND OLSEN’S 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 Trustees. Ashburton, 9tli July, 1879. 86a NOTICE. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate must he 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. |HE 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. 11. TWENTYMAN L. E. NATHAN Trustees. Per W. Stringer. N.B.—Office removed from Old Bank Store to premises next Messrs. Fried lander Brothers, East Street. 177 a Public Notices NORTH ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. APPLICATIONS are invited from persons competent to discharge the duties of CLERK and OVERSEER to the above Board. Applicants to state Salary required. House free. Applica tions will be received up to noon on Saturday, 9tli August, addressed to the Chairman of the Board. 11. T. WINTER, Chairman. Ashburton, July 28th, 1879. 188 a IMPOUNDED. IMPOUNDED from Mr. McLean’s Station, South Ashburton, One BAY HACK GELDING ; no brand visible. If the above is not released on or before August 7, it will be sold to defray ex penses. W. B. COMPTON, 2.13 a ‘ Poundkeeper. WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. peril). at the Herald Office. Apply arly. 500



Auction Sales: TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will have a VERY PRIME LOT of F A T S H E E P to offer at the Ashburton Sale yards on Tuesday, sth August, 1879. 14'“a SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 th. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold his USUAS SALE OF MERCHANDISE OxNT SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. 195 a J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, &c. Business Notices. C. PERCY COX, L AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR, A S HBURTON. TO LET OR SELL -680 Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables, woolshed. sheep-yai’ds, 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-fencecl, 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 Asliburton and Hindhope. MONEY 7 TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union I nsurance COMPANY 7 OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 T It {-J ODDER * Q OMp ANY’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. jEiV'A Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a IN BANKRUPTCY 7 . 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 SAT.E. SCHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 a I ENVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN u VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered-in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55 Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at th Auction Sale. Also, 200,00 Q fee to arrive, now lying at the Waimato Sta tion, will he disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ T IMBE R YAR DS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027



Auction Sales. . NOTICE.' ~ 7 ~~ ■ BULLOCK & CO. l> p g to intimate that the Business v i carried on by us for the past twelve months under tile style of BULLOCK * Co. Y ill in future be conducted under our own names as I EDM IST ON BROS. & GUNDRY. C. J. EDMISTON. R A. EDMISTON. W. H. GUNDRY. Ashburton, July 1, 1S7!). ,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..Building**,■- Threshing "Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. TO RUNITOLDERS; ' FARMERS, AND OTHERS. rjpHE Undersigned have on Sale : Fencing Wire No. G 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 - ; ' 1 GREENGROCER AND . . • FRUITERER, - ‘ . ‘ HAS ON SA'LE- Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, : Turnips, Herb's. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fo\vi.er, Grocer) TANCRED STREET. ASHBURTON. 79a RE-OPENING. WM. P ATC IT I N-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, &c. L ARC FT STOOS'-ON- XLAJSDD ; Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes - - ' Indiarubber and Canvas Mb'sC ing Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and ITemp Halters . ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES, The following : Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bays' Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NA'TIONS. the address— WM . PATC HI N G - (Late Sando N. Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. 108 a Public Notices. Ol CiIOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—-11. M' JONES, Stationer, Etc., Unring Square. 478 a



Business Notice. omFANiTca : BANKRUPT St o c k OF J, H. Pass & Co. GREAT SALE . ° f DRAPERY,. B DOTS AND “ '" SHOES. £3,000 Worth TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE. ORR & CO. HAVING SECURED THE STOCK OF J. 11. PASS & CO., ' .Will RE:OPF;N the Premises lately occupied by them on SATURDAY, JULY 26, And. will Continue . the Sale until the Whol . 1 of the Stock is Cleared Off,



AS Tills; Is 'A' GENUINE CHEAP--bale; THE GOODS WILL .BE SOLD AT SUCH PRICES AS WILL ENSURE A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. ' .•.' * • ; Intending Purchasers should therefore CALL. AT ONCE. •• V"Y ' PREMISES OPEN DAILY DTJPJiNG THE SALE From 10 a.m. to 0 f.m. ORB AND Q{\



Hotels. O R -AMIS SOMERSET u : ‘ * * • ... ' . ‘ .• '. . •1. t-.'f l *{ COMMERCIAL ;; * . • AND FAMILY HO TE L, ■. ASHBURTON. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of Ne - -v Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor o? New Zealand, AND Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tas mania. r JpHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce i to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision oz 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. r SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL ■.. (the oldest established in the .. • district) TTAS been Re-erected and considerably Enlarged, and now offers to Tra vellers and the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense having been spared in making it second to none invtlip Ashburton for comfort and convenience. * SUITES 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, to .meet with a fair share •of public .patronage. - * MUTCH & McKENZIE, Proprietors. 427 Joseph Baldwin Begs to inform his Mends 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.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 l’ates. Only the best quality of Wines, Beers, and Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 540 Proprietor. ~~ 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. nnHE House is entirely new, and beauti > ' fully fitted up with All Comports Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, AND TERMS LIBERAL families accommodated with ..private rooms* Breakfast, G a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinnei, iV-Juuoii) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. ME A L S—~~~ r— 'Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner,.ls. 6cT~* Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and J7a SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. •FRAN K- BRO WN E Proprietor. Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton lintel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants oi 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 Stewed Eels from 6 to II every night.