THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

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Ttiljlic Notices. op 1.0. HO** T itrrii cvu«ar G. T. DAWN OF PEACE LODGE. fp|HE Members of this Lodge are par- I i ticularly requested to attend a SPE CIAL MEETING on MONDAY Evening next, at 8 o’clock. Business of importance. JAMES ASHWOOD, 160 a; : W, Secretary. To Let. TO LET, FOR CROPPING. 1000 stubbie in the Lagmhor District. For particulars DONALD McLEAN. apply to 138 a For Sale. SADDLE FOR SALE T7IOR SALE, a Strong SADDLE, quite f new. Price—£3 15s. ; worth £5. ALFRED HARRISON, 122 a Auctioneer. • £2 ss. PER ACRE. -Tl/f ESSRS. SAUNDERS BROTHERS IVI have had placed in their "hands for sate'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 ivill accept £2 55,. per acre. Full particulars on application to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 20a Ashburton. Tenders. WANTED, RENDERS for PLOUGHING Thirty ‘Acres;- also;'Fifty Chains FENCING [more or less) ditch and bank three 3od and three wire—for Chertsey Recroa tion Ground. Separate tenders will be received until noon, WEDNESDAY, July 30th instant. For further particulars, apply to W. A. BROWN, Chairman. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 161 a UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited by the Board . for the following works— No. *■' V'"'" "■ '‘ of rbads leading from W. Green’s .... farm Jtp r the. ; Alford Forks School and the Alford Forest Road, Green street’s, including repairs on the _ former road.. ‘ TV/. 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, opposite Bland’s, towards Rakaia Road-. Tenders, addressed .to the Chairman, must he sent in not later than noon, of TUESDAY, sth August. For specifications, &c., apply to ROBT. D PULLAR, Clerk to the Board. Westerfield, July 24,1879. 175 a O BE LET BY TENDER, for 14 Years, . a Capital FARM of 128 Acres, First-class land,, with riverfront age, being Educational Reserye 1123. For further particulars, apply to C. P. Cox, Esq: Tenders to be sent to the undersigned to Ist August. ; JAMES E. TREYOR, Chairman, Ashburton High School. 46a -—— TENDERS. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. BUILDERS desirous of Tendering for the ERECTION of the Ashburton Ashburton, are requested to send in Seale.d . Tenders, duly endorsed, and ad dressed to the Architect, on or before TUESDAY, the sth AUGUST. The drawings and. specifications may be seen at tiler Architect's office, Ashbur ton, up to Thursday, 24th July, and after that . date at -the . City Council Cham bers, Christchurch. •J.,STANLEY; BRU ; CE, C. E., 116 a Architect. "ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited from competent persons for the compilation of Valu ation Lists for the Road Districts within the County of Ashburton for the Year 1880, in accordance with the provisions of “The Rating Act;"1876,” and “Rating Act Amendment Act, 1878.” Valuation Lists of eaoh Road District to he supplied in duplicate, and to be in the bands .of the Glerk f to. the Council on or .The Valuer to undertake to appear before' Assessment Court to deferia valuations objected to. Tendpr,ersto deposit amount, equivalent to s'perlcent 'ton-amoiint of tender. The lowest or any tender not necessarily •accepted..;. h . • ~ ~,.y Tenders, in sealed envelopes, endorsed “ Tender for Valuation List,” to be sent to the Council’s offices, Ashburton, on or before 10 o’clock on Wednesday, the 6th day of August, 1879. - - - - t a . By Order, F» MAIN WARING, Clerk. Ashburton, 10th July, 1879. 85a



Auctioneers’ Notices. SATURDAY, 26th JULY. 12 o’clock. MR. ALFRED HARRISON will sell by public auction at his Rooms on above date,--- A large quantity of Men’s Hosiery, suitable for all classes Fancy Goods, of every description Jewellery and Watches, of all kinds, Also, 1 Light Spring Cart 1 Set Trap Harness A Consignment of Crockery, suitable to Hotels, Boarding-houses, etc., A Large consignment of TREES, in cluding, Fruit tiees, Forest trees, and Shrubs, grown near Ashbur ton, and in Splendid Condition. Also, A FEW PRIZE FOWLS. 12 o’clock, ALFRED HARRISON, 174 a Auctioneer. Public Notices PONY FOUND. STRAYED on to my Land, Wakanui Creek, about eight weeks ago, one BAY PONY, with no visible brands. If not claimed within six days, and expenses paid, will be liable to be sold. FRANCIS CASS, Wakanui Creek. July 22, 1879. 155 a ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. IVTOTICE 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 th'e rateable property in the Borough, for 1879-80, was struck, which Rate is payable to Mr. Harry Fried bander on demand, or at his house, Tan cred Street, Ashburton, on or before the 31st July, 1879. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 15th July, 1879. 113 a ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. PUBLIC NOTICE. nVTOTICE IS HEREBY GIYEN that jy a SPECIAL MEETING of the Ashburton County Council will be held, at the office of the Council on WEDNES DAY, the 6th day of AUGUST, 1879, immediately after the ordinary meeting, for the purpose of confirming or otherwise the following resolution adopted at a special meeting of the Council held on the 2nd day cf July, 1879. W. C. WALKER, Chairman. Ashburton, July 4th, 1879. COPY OF RESOLUTION. That the fees and charges at the proposed Hinds and Mount Somers Pounds be the same as those charged at the Ashburton Pound. CHARGES FOR DRIVING CATTLE. For any number of cattle of any sort whatso ever not exceeding twenty-five in number, one shilling for every mile or fractional, part of a mile from the residence ot the person driving such cattle, to the residence of the owner of the same, or to the pound. For any number exceeding twenty-five, two shillings per mile. For giving notice of detention of cattle :—For every mile or part of a mile exceeding one furlong from the residence of the owner cf the cattle, one shilling, provided that in no case shall the charge for so driving or for giving notice exceed the sum of two pounds. ! POUND FEES. s. d. For each Entire Horse above the age of twelve months ... ... ... 2 6 For each’Mare, Gelding, Colt, Filly, Foal, ; Mule, Ass, Goat, and Pig ... I b For each Bull above the age of twelve months ... 2 6 For each Ox, Cow, Steer, Heifer, or ; Calf (first ten) ... o £ For each Ox, Cow, Steer, Heifer or Calf (above ten) ... 04 For each Ox, Cow, Steer, Heifer, or Calf (above thirty) ... o 3 For each Ox, Cow, Steer, Heifer or Calf (above fifty) ... o 2 For each Ram above the age of nine . months ... ••• o 6 For each Ewe, Wether, or Lamb (first twenty) ... ...02 For every Ewe, Wether, or Lamb (above twenty) ... ... ... 01 For every Ewe, Wether, or Lamb (above one hundred) ... ... o ]4. The above fees to be paid for each day or part of a day during which the animal is kept in the pound. CHARGES FOR FOOD. For every Horse, Mare, Gelding, Mule, Ass, Colt, Filly, Foal or Bull, Cow, Steer, Heifer, or Calf ... 10 For every Sheep or Lamb o 1 For every Goat ... ... ... o 2 For every Boar, Sow, or Pig ... ... o 6 , ; The above charges to be paid for each day or part of a day during which the animal is sup plied with food and water by the poundkeeper PQUNDKEEPER’S FEES FOR GIVING NOTICE OF CATTLE IMPOUNDED. For giving notice to any owner, agent, or bailiff j within twenty miles of the Pound : For | every mile or part of a mile, exceeding one furlong from the Pound to the residence of the owner of the cattle, is. Fpr posting a notice where the owner may be not known or lives at a greater distance 1 than twenty miles from the Pouud, and has no agent or bailiff within that dis { tance, is.



Auction Sales. FARM FOR SALE. By order of the Mortgagee. M essrs. Robert wilkin and CO. (under instructions received from the mortgagee) will offer for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION, At their NEW ZEALAND WOOL STORES, IN HEREFORD STREET, on SATURDAY, 26x11 JULY, 1879, At 12 o’clock, All that YALUABIE FARM, late in the occupation of James Colwell, situated in the District of Ashbur ton, being Rural Section No. 26427, containing 186 acres. Title—Land Transfer Act. For particulars, apply to the Auc tioneers. ROBERT WILKIN & CO., 107 a Auctioneers Public Notices. 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 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 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 %vithin 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 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 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 Cowlishaw, 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, 89a Christchurch. Business Notice. NO TIC E . Messrs. Poyntz <Sc Co., have O N S A L E AND T O LE T, SEVERAL ELIGIBLE FARMS, Improved and Unimproved. also, — HOUSES AND SECTIONS IN ASHBURTON, TINWALD AND RAKAIA. A Country Hotel, doing a good,, trade, for sale. 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 lowest remunerative rates. OFFICE: EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (Opposite Town Hall). 54a



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, JULY 26. UNDER BILL OF SALE. W. De B. Compton, to Saunders Bros. R. JOIIN LLOYD CRAWLEY has l’eceived instructions to sell by public auction at his yards (between Post Office and Saunders’ Buildings, East street), on Saturday next, at 2 p. m., the following horses and plant:— 1 Bay Gelding 1 „ 1 » » 1 »> » 1 Brown ~ 1 Double Seated Buggy 1 Single „ „ 1 Break Gig 2 Sets Buggy Harness 2 Riding Saddles The horses are all broken to saddle and harness. 147 a J. LLOYD CRAWLEY. Auctioneer. SATURDAY, JULY 26. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will sell at his yards on Saturday next, July 26th, at 2 p.m.— 1 Bay Filly by Sputter the Dew out of a well-bred mare; broken to saddle, and a good hack. 10 Ashburton Templar Hall shares 10 Tons Potatoes 148 a J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will have a VERY PRIME LOT of FAT S H E E P 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: £. cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Business Notices. SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. EBTS due to this Estate must be paid to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac ountant, Saunders’ Buildings, without lelay. S. SAUNDERS ) T , B. HALE \ irustees. Ashburton, 9th July, 1879. - 86 a 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. C. PERCY COX, Land and estate agent anl VALUATOR, ASHBU R T O N. 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 Union Insurance 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. Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a -ONVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN 8U YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in. Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, 26tii JULY. EXTENSIVE SALE 03? FOREST, ORNAMENTAL & FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, &c., From a First-class Ashburton Nursery. 'ESSES. EDMISTON BROS. AND GUNDRY will sell at their Rooms, East Street, on SATURDAY, 26 th JULY. Choice and Well-selected Parcels of the above. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY (Bullock & Co.). 156a—616 Auctioneers. SATURDAY, 26th JULY. FOREST, ORNAMENTAL, AND FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, &c. ESSRS. EDMISTON BROS. AND GUNDRY, will sell by Auction at their Rooms, on Saturday, 26th July,— A large and valuable Consignment of the above from Mr. James .Mal colm’s Nursery, Papanui, can prising many choice and Standard varieties. THE FRUIT TREES Comprise some Very Fine Trees, all well-grafted, and selected with care to secui’e a successful re . planting. Sale at 2 o’clock sharp. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY (Bullock & Co.), 163a —618 Auctioneers. NOTICE. BULLOCK & CO. 'TITT'E beg to intimate that the Business 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. Ashburton, July 1, 1879. 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. [nsurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. PO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. IHE 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 prepai’ed to allow a very liberal iiscount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. Fruiterers, &c. A Y I S O N, GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SALE Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. 79^ Tailors. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 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 he* to fore, and solicits a continuance patronage at his new shop—Wakamu Road near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794



Business Notice. ORR AM) CO. BANKRUPT Stock OF J. H. Pass & Co. GREAT SALE OF DRAPERY, 800 T S AND SHOES. £3,000 Worth ' TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE. OPR & GO. 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 S 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.m.



■Dining Rooms. CA N TERB URY lUNING ROOMS (Late Anstee’s Private Hotel), TANG RED STREET, A S II J? U R T ON. M. O’SULLIVAN I>EGS to infoi'in the inhabitants of the y County of Ashburton, and the Tra velling Public, that lie has RE-OPENED THE ABOVE ROOMS, And is prepared to afford Good Accommo dation at reasonable charges.. THE BEDROOMS 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-OPENING. WM. P aTc hI 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. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted patterns 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. iSss"Note the address— WM. PATCHING .. . (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton. ioßa Public Notices. SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Boring Square. 473 a JUST ARRIVED. FINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No . G ; extra secpi-e shape, ~ , . , . ONLY 95,. 6d. per 1000; s°°, SS-; 250, 35., N E T T. C ASH. ALSO,— ■ BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER. : WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL : STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “HERALD” OFFICE. 20a v . : ' •• E O R G E ALLEN, COLLECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- - TROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FORgSALE. Coal and Firewood. : CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at the Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 feet to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion , will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT - HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton, 1027