THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

fFriday, Avavar i, IS7O



Public Notices ESTATE OF J. H. PASS & 00. THE Undersigned begs to notify that. the UNPAID ACCOUNTS in the above Estate are in process of recovery I>3’ law ; those • who desire to save extra expense, should pay at once. J. H. TWENTYMAN ) fJ , , L. E. NATHAN ) imstccs. Per W. Stkinger. N.B. —Office removed from Old Bank Store to premises next Messrs. Fried lander Brothers, East Street. 177 a 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, 9th August, addressed to the Chairman of the Board. H. T. WINTER, Chairman. Ashburton, July 2Sth, 1879. Ihba ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. A MEETING of the Members of the /-\ above Club will be held on THURS DAY Evening, 7th 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 . HOll. Sec. 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 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 Dgtnestic, 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 o the interest upon any loans and providing a sinking fund for the payment of the principal money. A. Iso defining the boundaries of any district within or in respect of which any water supply is to he provided, Also empowering the Council to enter upon any land within any district for the purpose 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 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 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 apy \ypjlq or 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 ipay be obtained at tfic qffices of Messrs. Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburton. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton, do, Rakaia. W : C. WALTER, Chairman, Ashburton County Council. Garrick and Cowlisiiaw, Solicitors for the Bill, g Q n Christchurch. Tenders. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD, TENDERS are invited by the Board for the following works : No. . 36, —Shingling 120 chains (more or less) qf roads lending from W, Green’s farm to the Alford Turks School and the Alford Forest Road, Green street’s, including repairs op the former road, 37, Re-formation of portion of road below Dighy’s, Winch more Road. 38. Forming 80 chains (more or less) of road through sections 28497, 27051, 28490, Hinds River. 3y, Forming Road, North-East and West SBglfc jo j/ljC Racpcqiu'SQ, ing about 5 niijes qf Furrows oq Road front Win chip pro to Pass more’S- 4X._JP orm ii)g 150 chains, more or less, Cross Road from Winchmore Road, opposite Bland’s, towards Rakaia Road. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, must be sent in not later than noon, of TUESDAY, sth August. Fur specifications. No., apply fq ROB'r. D DOLLAR, Cleric to the Board. j Westerfield, July 24, 1879, 175 a



Auction Sales. snd AUGUST, 12 (/clock sharp. ALFRED HARRISON has received in structions to sell by Public Auction Furniture and Effects (removed to his Rooms for convenience of sale), com prising,— Cheffoniers, Chest Drawers, Sofa, Chairs, Tables, Crockery, Wash stand and Set, Perambulator, Bed steads, Bedding, Blankets and Sheets, Feather Pillows, Sewing Machine, Pictures, and a quantity of Household Requisites. Also, — A Set of Carpenters’ Tools, in small lots. WITHOUT RESERVE. ALFRED HARRISON, 200 a Auctioneer. WEDNESDAY, 6th AUGUST, 12 o’clock, A LFRED HARRISON has received l \ 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 DRAWING-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, Waslistand, Looking-glass, Tables, Carpets, Curtains, Ac., Ac. Sale at 12 o'clock, WEDNESDAY, Cm AUGUST.



ALFRED HARRISON, 196 a Auctioneer. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the ASHBURTON BREWERY, WOOD and CO Have on hand a Lavg; L cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Business Notice. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET, ARE bow 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 arc perfectly clean and true to name. Prices ranging from 15s. to 18s. perdoz. THE FOREST TREES And Shrubs of all sorts have been REBEvTRDLY TRANSPLANTED, which secures to them Finej Roots, so essential to tlieir SAFE REMOVAL. Prices from ss. per 100. Persons about to plant QP the Plains, would consult their awn interest by pro curing trees locally grown, as they will withstand the drought much better than those grown like reeds op the swampy land about Christchurch and Papanui, which polish in the first nor'-wester after removal. Ysußeforc you buy elsewhere, compare prices. SEALY BROS., ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, One Minute’s Walk i-rom the Belt. 107 a SANDO AND OLSENS ASSIGNED ESTATE. DEBTS d Ll v! to thO Estate must be paid to Mr, G, D, Boiloau, Ac countant, Saunders’ Buildings, without delay. S. SAUNDERS B. HALE Trustees. Ashburton, 9th J uly, 1879, 80j\ W 0 T IC E. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts duo to tlie above estate must he paid forthwith io Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, Ij, CARO. 927 W, BROWNE. IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS A DIXON have on Sale at their Ofiice, East Street North,- - PROOFS OE DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT Alsq,-= FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. H'~"' CHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 471 D ENVELOPES, NOTEPA.PER, pX lu h'ELOPES, NOI EPAPER. —The cheapest ever oHerod in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55



Business Notice- ORBT"AND~Ca BA NERUPT Stock OF J. H. Pass & Co. GREAT SALE OF DRAPERY, BOOTS AND SHOES. £3,000 Worth TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE. ORR & CO. HAVING SECURED THE STOCK op J, H, PASS & CO., Will RE:OPEN the Premises lately occupied by them op 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 HE SOLD AT SUCH PRICES AS WILL ENSURE A SPEEDY CLEARANCE. Intending Purchasers should therefore CALL AT ONCE. PREMISES OPEN DAILY DURING THE SALE FjiO.U 10 A.St. TO G r.M. ORR AAD CO.



Auction Snj.es, SATURDAY, 2nd AUGUST. UNDER DISTRESS WARRANT. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will soil by Dublin Auction, at the Western Repository, Burnett Street, — 1 Black Marc (5 years), broken to harness 1 Chestnut Gelding (aged) broken to harness 1 Set Cab Harness 1 Saddle and Bridle, and Sundries. Sale at 12 o’clock sharp. NO RESERVE. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY. 189 a Auctioneer. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND. R. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, At his Rooms. Saunders’ Buildings, SATURDAY NEXT, Clocks Tools, Albums Lamps, Rocket-books Ironmongery Brushes Churns Teas Sugars 1 Bale Yorkshire Tweed, And other articles too numerous to mention. Sale at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, 195 a Auctioneer, &c. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. R. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will have a VERY PRIME LOT of FAT SHEEP to offer at the Ashburton Sale yards on Tuesday, sth August, 1879. 149 a Business Notices. L C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT ANT VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO 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 U NION I NSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 T R fj 033333331 & q ompany ’ s > TAI LOR ING EST A B LIS H MENT 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. ySS'A Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER AT LIAYEV TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at th Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 fee to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will lie disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT II A YES’ T I M BE it YAIt DS, East. Street, Ashburton. 1027



Auction Sales, NOTICE, BULLOCK & CO. "YY7"E beg to intimato that the Business y v 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. 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. fjpHE Undersigned have on Sale : Fencing Wire No. G to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds—- White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., Ac. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. 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) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. 79 a Tentmaker. N OTICE. RE-OPENING. WM. PATCHING 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. 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. TS'-Note the address —- WM. PATC HI N G (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. ioßa Public Notices. £5 JuNjis, Square. inks, Bags, Stationer, Etc.—lf. M. Etc., Baring 4.73 a



Hotels. ORAM'S SO M ERSE T COMMERCIAL AN l > FA MI I,Y 11 OTE L, ASHBURTON. UNDl'.l; THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Part., late Governor o’ New Zealand, AND Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tas mania. 'JpIIIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce! to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under '.he supervision or 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 the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. TRIE ASHBURTON HOTEL (TIIE 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 in the 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 liis friends.and tlie 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. Tabic cVHote 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 . BA L DWIN, 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 Boar ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. mHE House is entirely new, andbeautii X fully fitted up with All Comforts Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, AND TERMS LIBERAL Families accommodated with private room? Breakfast, G a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinnei, 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. MEAL S Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. Gd Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 37a SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. FRA N K BROIF N E Proprietor. Poulterer, &e. RAI» B ITS! RA B B ITS!! P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton that ho HAS OREISED in the above lino, and trusts, by strict attention to business, and supplying but articles of first class quality, liopos to merit a share oi public patronage OYS TE R S A LOON. Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from 0 to 11 every night.



Dining Scorns. CANTERBURY DINING ROOMS (Late A ll stoe’s Private Hotel) TANCRLD STREET, A S H B U K T ON. M. O’SULLIVAN T'>EGS to inform the inhabitants of the L> County of Ashburton, and the Tra velling Public, that he has RE-OPENED THE ABOVE ROOMS, f And is prepared to afford Good Accommo dation at reasonable charges. , ; r THE BEDROOMS Will be found clean and comfortable. . i 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 Boarding Houses. ECHO DINING ROOMS, k EAST STREET SOUT PI,, 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. 554 A. DUPUIS, Proprietor! TEMPERANCE BOARDING HOUSE, Moore-street, Ashburton.. (Late Worner’s.) PROPRIETOR JOHN CANDISII. rpHE above Boarding House is now Open for the accommodation of Boarders; Travellers, and others. Private Rooms for Families. Breakfast... ... 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Linner ... ... 12 to 2. Tea ... ... sto 7. Board and Lodging, £1 per week. MEALS & BEDS—ONE SHILLING. 300 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. SPANISH RESTAURANT (Late Eagle’s Boarding House), HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton, Near Town Hall, and Two Minutes’ walk from Railway Station. THIS well-situated and commodious House has 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 . COTTON, Proprietor. 359 Cabinetmakers. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. CHARLES jgRADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed'with Despatch. Noto the Address—- Great South Road, TinwaiH), (Next to Mr. Pfettejohn’s, Shoe Makei 2m Tailors. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. S. STOKES, TAILOR AN D CL O THIE R. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his busi ness to new shop near Baldwin’s Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him lu v U fore, and solicits a continuance patronage at his new shop—Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S . STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 Business Notices. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. rn HE following are AGENTS for the 1 Sale of the ££ Ashburton Herald” in Town : H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresse *, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. K. Sando, Under the Verandah, Ea l Street.