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Notices- ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that at a meeting of the Ashburton Borough 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 Mr. Harry Fried landeb. on demand, or at his house, Tan cred Street, Ashburton, on? or before the 31st July, J*^ RLES B xtADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 15th July, 1879. 113 a IN THE MATTER id', .u'IOF A BILL INTITULED AN ACT to Enable the Ashburton County Council to Supply the Rate payers of that Part of the Count a of Ashburton between the Ash burton' and Rakaia Rivers with Water. OTICE 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 ■ j -Council .to supply the ratepayers and residents & of that part of the County of Ashburton be tween Ashburton and Rakaia Rivers with wa- O'ifcVvYoV' Domestic, Agricultural, and Pastoral purposes *>■ and for such purposes to take water. from the said rivers to ji .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 arid hold all lands necessary for such purposes, and to make and construct all --: tjie 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 fiind for 1 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 f6r 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 ' 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 liVV.kriy -bylaw or regulation, or for the wilful or malicious injury to, or trespass upon any work, s '-"6* foi- faking or abstracting water therefrom, ffrid, for pf such rates and penal ties. Notice is hereby further given, that copies of the proposed Bill may lie obtained at the offices of Messrs. Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburfon. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton.. • - W. C. WALKER, Chairman, Ashburton County Council. Garrick and C.owlishaxv, Solicitors for the Bill, 89a Christchurch. Business Notice, NOTICE. Messrs. Poyntz Sc Co., have ONS A L E T O l. ET, SEVERAL ELIGIBLE FARMS, Improved - and Unimproved. HOUSES AND SECTIONS ‘ ll Ashburton, tinwaLD and rakaia. A Country Hotel j doing a good,, trade, foraale. Rents and. Debts promptly collected, and General Commission Agency bush l O I ' ness transacted With ’despatch, f Orders taken for Posts and Rails, Stakes, Firewood, Etc., and supplied at lowest remunerative rates. - OFFICE: . I ■■ . EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (Opposite Town Hall). 54a Tailors. f/fOXfCI NOTICE OF REMOVAL. S. STOKES, ,a>AILORf l AND CLOT HI ER. T>EGS to remind his friends and the i~> t public that he has removed his busi ness to hew shop near Baldwin’s Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would: take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him hei t r fore, and ' solicits a continuance patronage at liis new shop —Wakanui Road,.near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. tf ' ■ S r STO. K E,S, j Jti utfs‘i%AJLOß AND CLOTHIER,; 794



Auction Sales. TUESDAY, AUPUST g. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will have a VERY PRIME LOT of FAT SHEEP to offer at the Ashburton Sale yards on Tuesday, sth August, 1879. 14Ja Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. Tn connection with the „ ASHBURTON BREWERY, WOOD and CO Have on hand a Larg i l cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Business Notices. SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED | ESTATE. DEBTS due to this Estate must be paid - to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac jountant, Saunders’ Buildings, without lelay. S. SAUNDERS ) qYnstees B. HALE ' Trustees. Ashburton, 9th July, 1879. BGa N OTIC E 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. C PERCY COX, Land and estate agent and VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL -680 Acres first-class land (limestone) jsyith 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 APPROYED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for UNI ON I NSURANCP: COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 T.R.H ODDER & QOMPANY’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. jfig-A Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET, 1 RE 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 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 tfges locally grown, as they will Withstand the drought much bgtt§r than those grown like reeds on the swampy land about Christchurch and Papaftui, 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 Envelopes, notepaper, en velopes, N O'J’EPAPER. —The cheapest ever ottered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Pgpot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55



Auction Sales. THURSDAY, JULY 31- LONG BEACH. TO FARMERS, SPECULATORS, AND INVESTORS. IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN JONES. H/fESSRS. EDMISTON BROS.AND VI 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 266 ACRES 266 Situate at Longbeacli, and lately m the occupation of Mr. John Jones. There is a comfortable four-roomed cottage on the farm-; also, out houses. The property « well fenced and subdivided with live fences, and well-watered by a per manent stream. This is really a first-class farm, and as he greater part of the purchase money an remain on it till Ist June, 18 ° 2 ’ “ 18 , rare opportunity for farmers and others o invest. Terms, liberal, at sale. Sale at 1.30 p in. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY (Bullock & Co.), L78a—614 Auctioneers. NOTICE. BULLOCK & CO. "f TTE beg to intimate that the Business VV 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. & GUN DRY. 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. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds — White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &0., &e, 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, &o. w. t; d a v 1 s 0 N ' GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SALE Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler,. Grocer) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON -713



Business Notice. ORB AMTCO. bankrupt Stock OF J. H. Pass & Co. GREAT SALE OF DEAPERY, BOOTS AND SHOES. £3,000 Worth TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE.



ORE & CO. HAVING SECURED THE STOCK OF J. H. PASS & CO., Wjll REiOPEN 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 6 p.jj,



Dining Rooms. CANTERBURY DINING ROOMS (Late Anstee’s Private Hotel), TANCRED STREET, A S II 15 U R T O N. M. O’SULLIVAN iEGS to inform the inhabitants 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. | A THE BEDROOMS Will be found clean and comfortable. ~ j | Breakfast in time for early trains. j ■ Dinner from 12 till 2 p.m. Tea from 5 to 7 p.m. ALL MEALS AND BEDS, is. j Board and Lodging, £1 per week. M. O’SULLIVAN, Proprietor. 123 a Tentmaker. NOTICE, RE-OPEN IN Gi WM. PATCH I'U'G EOS 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 i' | TENTS, TARPAULINS, • -•j. HORSECLOTHS, f j \ y WAGGON TILTS, &c, LARGE STOCK ON HAND, , { Including— Druggets, assorted pa* terns Tents, all sizes Jndiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &e,- , . Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls . Flax and Hemp Halters K -,%N SALE:, :, } AT TJNUSi %LY. LOW PRICES, TheDpllo wing : r Tarpaulins and Horsecloths - Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Boys’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALT, NATIONS, the address— >VM. P ATCHIN G (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. ioßa



Public Notices. SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 a JUST ARRIVED. F INE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No 6 ; extra secure shape, ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000; SQO, 50. 3 350, 39., NETT CAS 11. ALSO, — , : BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER, WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, ' ASHBURTON ,£ HERALD” OFFICE. 30a EORGE ALLE N ', ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, ■ HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. I 4fv IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street Nai’th,t * PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, j A FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, j . - Also, —jj i FORMS of TO LET and’ FORgSALE. Coal and Firewood, CHEAP TIMBER HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at th Auction Sale. Also., 200,000 fee to arrive, no\y lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of ' i AT REDUCED PRICES EJ AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARD S, * East Streei, Ashburton. 1027



Hotels. ORAM’S SOMERSE T COMMERCIAL ; AN D FA MI LY HOTEL, AS! IBURTON. UNDER TIIE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart,, late Governor o' New Zealand, AND | Sir .Charles Ducane, late. Governor of Tas .i fi i f f/Z ■ \ .'mania.? '| \ I 'JMIIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce! to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision o: an eminent chef., and the proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is a sufficien. guarantee as to the quality of the contents o. he cellar., ,~, , ~ „ , r R. W. SH E ARMAN, PROPRIETOR. <j"() -f ; f) '. Y; > ;/■ • 'J ’ ' the. Ashburton hotel (THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED IN THE DISTRICT) XJAS Been one! qontsiderably Enlarged, and now offers to Tra vellers and the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense liaving been spared ill making it aeoond to none in the Ashburton for oomfort and convenience. SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS EOR FAMILIES. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN STOCK. The Proprietors trust, by strict atten tion to business, combined with . f MODERATE .CHARGES, to ■ meet with a fair share of public patronage. ; ; c 1 -mutch & McKenzie, -Do -~ - ■' Proprietors. ;L : 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the' public that he Has Opened . THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE L JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND : ■ -DL C WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, THIS . commodious hotel is situated ~ within three minutes’ walk 'of the Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at G p.m. Luncheon on.the table from. 12 to 2 p.m. The Jug and Bottle Department will he 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, l ■ J B ALD WIN, 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. TBJHE House is entirely new, and beauti. i fully fitted up with All Comforts Every attention will be paid to patrons. ■ FIRST-CLASS TABLE, r b ‘ . . . AND, "b - TERMS LI BE R A L Families accommodated with privaterooms v -Breakfast,- 0 a.ni. ; to 9 a.m. ; Dinner 12 (noon) to 2 phm. ; Tea/5.30 to 7 p.m. MEAL S Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. Gd Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 17s SERVANTS REGISTRY. OFFICE. No Charge. FRANK BRO WN E Proprietor. Poulterer, See. RABBITS! RABBITS!! P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants ol Ashburton that lie 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 ol public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried jFish and Stewed Eels from G to 1.1 every night..



$s?*KWSi Corner of Cashel dntl^i^els^tfe^ * W. R . Tm IT H; -. ■>EGS to inform the public that the i) above Hotel lias lately been renewed, ui<l fitted- up in the Best Home Style, ,vit!i every attention to comfort and convenience. Water laid on in every room, with excellent bath.



Private Suites of Booms. Commercial and Sitting Booms. Liquors of the very best brands. .‘■■■■Sift .Terms Moderate. i R. SMITH, Proprietor. Ourne of Cashel and Manchester Streets, CHRISTCHURCH. ; ill Boarding Houses, ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsprij Ashburton, A DUPUIS begs to. inform the mb* 1 * - , tants County of A ' and visitors that he V , -‘ JI above. Every at*' q --snburtoi makinjthi. bS°p a id£ - eSIT U • U e3takl! ahme n t ail that. can b< x'ea ako ;v VfiW , B " u^^ able Charges, for Y comn Ali, Hours. ■ Breakfast ■ early train ; Table d’flote from 15 rmon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m A Cher be Cuisine of considerable exper been specially engaged for V hi establishment, and all that the prorW* asks is one trial. : ‘ - ecoj I -A DUPUIS, -Proprietor. 554 TEMPERANCE BOARDING! HOUSE Moore-street, Asheortoh. (Late Wor nor A) PROPRIETOR... . JOHN CANDISII. rjIHE above Boarding. House is now Open for the accommodation of Boarders; Travellers, and others. : : : - Private Booms for Families. Breakfast... ... 6 a.m. to : 9 a.m. L inner 12 to 2. r> Y , Tea.. . .......... sto 7.. - Board and Lodging, £1 per week. MEALS & BEDS—ONE SHILLING. y;y •, y • 300 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. 1 .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 lias just been thoroughly renovated, and is being refurnished and supplied with every comfort, u, ww - Boarders and the Travelling Public! will find a Good-Table; Sujierior Accommoda tion, and Best combined with VERY LIBERAL CHARGES. , Meals :. Tea or Breakfast-, Is: ; Dinridr/Ts. 6d. •: i / :Beds, Is. and Is. Gd.l .?,; J . CO T T"6 N ; : •*> v - > Proprietor. 359 / CiabinetmaEershh ‘ T. A. GAT ES , CABINET-MAKER," UPHOLSTERER, ■ -h : AND P I C T ITRF.-FR AM?' MAKER SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, • ASHBURTON, . ; : . Opposite the Railway Station. -■-v :: ■ Manufactory ; Peter Street.- / CH E A VEST HOUSE ■' ' / IN ! x CANTERBURY ; ' Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chain Mattrasses, Tables, etc. All kinds of Furniture, Shop Fittings, Picture .Frames, and Household Requisites made to order. A FUNERALS FURNISHED.



TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. - HAR LE S TV'R AD E R CABINET -MAKER, FURNITURE ' DEALER, Ac. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. .Repairs .Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Great South Road, Tinwaid, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei ISO Business Notices. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. TITHE following are AGENTS for the i Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town : H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser. Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. Q CHOOL Requisites and .Artist Matc- O rials. H. M. JONES, Stat mer, Baring Square. : i , 47a..