NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES.

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MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o’clock.

The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Moon at 15 days old rs full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE.

The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured : Wheat flour, I pound is 1 quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, I pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound 1 ounce are I quart. Ten eggs are 1 pound. Flour, 4 pecks are I bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are i?pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are 1 gill. Four large teaspoohsful are >4 gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints ate I quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A common sized wine glass is % a gill, A tea-cup is I gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to 1 tablespoon ful.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MAR RIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Births. —Parents and all other persons pre sent at a birth, are liable under the Act for Registration under penalty of ;£io; failing, the occupier of house in which such birth took place is liable.' Births are registered free up to Sixty-two days, day of birth and of registra tion, both inclusive; afterwards up to six months, on payment of ss. penalty,, and' after declaration as to truth of particulars being duly made ; and beyond six months only after conviction before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of certificate of conviction sighed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of such conviction. There are other provisions as to registration of children found exposed, and registration of names within one year of birth. Marriages. —Marriages must be solem nized with open doors, between eight in the morning and four in the afte'noon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting to be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous of being married must give notice to the Registrar of the district, and take out a Marriage "Certificate; but before doing so, must have resided in the district three.clear days immediately preceedmg the application for certificate. The fees are for Notice and Certificate, £\ gs 6d ; Marriage by Registrar, £\ ; and 2s 6d for Copyof Ma.riage Registrar. Persons wishing to be married out of the dis trict in which they live, can only do so by residing in the district in which they wish to be married for three clear days, and obtaining certificate from the Registrar of that district. And persons living in different districts must either both reside for three clear days in the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, viz:—one from the Registrar of each of the districts in which they reside. Any person making false affirmation, declaration, or repie sentation before a Registrar, is guilty of mis demeanour.

Deaths. —The occupier of house in which death occurs, and all persons present at a death, are liable for the registration within thirty one days; and failing these, the Undertaker or person so acting, under penalty of £io\ but any of the persons liable may depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to attend 1 and register ; and the person registering MUST in all cases take to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate of Death. In all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seven diys, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders pre sent at such burial. Undertakers not return ing such Burial Certificates within seven days are liable to a penalty of : and Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificates are also liable to a penalty of £5. Any person not attending to register, after notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £lO There are various other provisions defining | powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing j penalties for neglect in complying with various j provisions of th« Act. j

VACCINATION.

Useful Information.

By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government forthe district, or to some quaiitie-l Medical Prac itioner, to have the child vaccin ate l, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, of unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the paients of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of £lO, The word “ parent ” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child. -

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES.

“The Slaughter-House Act. 1877,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any' borough, unless such slaughter-house lias been erected, or was in course m erection for that i;u. p->3e, immediately before the Ist December, 1877. If such ..laughter house is within the above described limit, application for the license must lie made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughtc-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, ffiot being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.”

MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES.

Table of Fees to be taken in respect of Proceedings under “ The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by Bailiffs.

.' Service of summons or subpoena, or order or copy of notice of set-off, if within 2 miles of the Court House, 3s ; for every extra mile, one way, is ; bailiff’s fee upon execution of any warrant, or going to, view tenement, upon each view, 4s; executing any warrant, or going to view tenement beyond 2 miles from the Court House, for every extra mile, one way, is ; poundage on sum levied or received under distress, is ; for keeping possession, per diem, any sum not exceeding 8s; auctioneer’s commission on sale of goods .taken in execu tion,' 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on sum for which the body is taken in execution, is.

Table of Fees to be tvken in respect of Proceedings under “ The Resi dent Magistrates’Act, 1867,” by the Resident Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, or their Clerks.

For issuing every warrant of apprehension or committal, except in cases hereinafter ex pressly provided for, 6d in the £. For every summons for commitment under section of “The Resident Magistrate’s Act, iB6N,”3d in the £ on the amount of the original demand then remaining due. For every hearing of the matters mentioned in such summons for commitment, 6d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For , issuing every warrant of apprehension under the Stli section of “ 1 he Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1865,” 3d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of committal under the 9th section of “The Resident Magistrates Act, 1865,” 6d in the £ on the amount last afore said.

For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; for any sum not exceeding £ 20 —ss, Ditto not exceeding^so—7s 6d. Dit ( o not exceed ing —los. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,” ; for any sum not exceeding —4s ; n>t exceeding -53 ; not exceeding^2o—Bs ; not exceeding 12s ; not exceeding .iCioo —20s.

For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1865,” the same fees ns payable in respect of the like j roceed ngs under •‘’’Hie District Courts Act. :

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THE ASHBURfON HERALD

Printed and published by Week's "and Charles Dixon;- at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Monday, December 22; 1879.



Affidavit or Declaration ... ... O 6 Agreements, where the value is of A 20 or upwn rds. ... ... o I O Ditto, deed, IO.-. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com- pany, on ev ,-y £100 of nomi- nal capital ... ... ... o I O Appointments, of power over pro- perty ... ... ... o IO 0 Bill of Exchange, on demand ... o O 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, ■C' for every £50 or part thereof ... 0 1 0 Bill ot Lading, or receipt, or copy... 0 I O Certificate of Incorporation ... 5 O O Cheque or dra t for any sum ... 0 0 s Conveyance for every £s°> or part thereof .. .... ... 0 5 0 Deed of Settlement, foi every ' or part thereof ... V.. 0 5 0 Deeds not'otherwise charged ... 0 10 0 Lease; without premium, for every or part thereof annual rent ... - ... 0 0 Ditto, • with premium, with or with- out f<-nt, or with premium an annual rent of £zp or more, same rate as Conveyancer., on . the premium and rent : Coun- v teipart of Lease ... ... 0 2 6 •Policy of Insurance, Marine, tor every :£loo r or part there- of... ... ... ... 0 1 0 Ditto, not exceeding six months for ' every £100, is. ; 13 months ... 0 , O Power of Attorney ...' ... 0 I c 0 Promissory Notes on deman'.! ... 0 0 i Ditto, other than to bearer, on de- • mand, not exceeding 6d : not exceeding £<\C>, is ; and lor every additional or part ... ... ... 0 I 0 Receipt for £2, 01 upwards ... 0 0 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £20, is ; £50, 2s 6d ; .£100, 5s ; exceed- ing for every ,£5001- part thereof ... ...• ... 0 2 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every yjioo of value ... ... ... 0 IO 0



d d N s* 0 d V? 0 8 s? o 0 0 0 'v') s? s? Filing plaint, including pliant S. s. s. s. s. note, if any Filing notice of set- off, accord- 1 2 4 5 8 ing to amount claimed 1 2 3 4 6 Hearing... ... ... Payment of money into Court before judgment, according 3 4 6 8 12 to amount paid in 10. 1 in the JL s. s. s. s. s. Judgment 1 1 2 4 8 Summons to a party Summons to a witness (to n- 1 3 4 5 6 elude one name) Order not being in nature of 2 2 2 2 4 final judgment .;. Adjournment of hearing on application of plaintiff or 2 2 2 2 defendant Swearing witnesses, exceeding 1 2 3 4 s 3 on either side... Warrant of distress or for seizure of specific goods 1 1 n O 2 (value) ... — Warrant for delivery of pos- 3 4 5 b 7 session of tenement ... Filing agreement (as to juris- 4 4 4 4 4 diction) Filing memorandum of claim 2 2 2 2 2 by landlord for rent X 2 3 4 5 Order for re-hearing 2 2 2 2 2 Older giving leave to appeal Settling case for appeal, not 0 3 4 5 6 exceeding 5 folios Where case exceeds 5 folios 10 10 10 10 10 each additional folio 1 1 1 1 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... 1 1 1 1 I For every search ... ... For every document required in proceedings and not i 1 1 1 X enumerated For every folio above 2 of 90 2 2 2 2 2 words each X 1 X 1 1 For every copy of any such d. d. d. d. d. document, per folio 6 6 6 O 6 On every application to the s. Court, not being a hearing Filing notice of any such 3 5 7 9 12 application ... ••• Filing, &c., of bond under i 2 3 4 5 Sections 89 and too of Act 5 5 5 5 5



Tentmaker. NOTICE. WM. PATCHING BEOS 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., .... ' . "! *• * 'ij ;.. ■;. of ", TENTS, TARPAULINS, V : tIORSECLOTHS, - WAGGON TILTS, &c. - LAkGE stock on hand, Including— .. Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, -all- sizes - ■- •- -Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico, American Puck, . Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax *ttd Hemp Halters



ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. The following;— - 1 ‘ Tarpaulins and Horsecloths .Oilskin Suits,’ Men’s and Bovs’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double; and sing’e FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, the address — WM., PATCHING : - (Next Friedlanders’), : East Street, Ashburton^ 108 a Public Notices. C. PERCY COX, L AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND OK APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the ... ~. Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON/WAEANDI, AND SEA FIELD “ HERALD ” DELIVERY. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by the Bpyj.at their residences, every Tues day and Friday. OREENSTREET, WESTERFIELD, UPPER ASHBURTON, AND MOUIST SOMERS. Subscribers residing in the above iis tricts will be supplied by Cookson'- coach. Orders received by Messrs; Tisch and ft. Morgan. < ‘, . • ; - New Subscribers will please forward their names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or Boy, Bs. 6d. per quarter; in advance, 7s. 6d. per quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald will contain all the latest telegraphic and other news, grain and produce market reports, and particu lar attention will be paid to the wants of settlers. All ; notices referring to the Borough Council, County Council, and the Road Beards, will be found in the Hearld. Agencies where The Herald can be ; obtained : Wakanui School ... Mr. Ginnoy Wakanui Creek.. ... G. Leadley Seafield... ... ... Mr. Atkinson ~ ... ... ... T. M. Jones Newlands ... ... Ed Watkins . ipread Eagle ... ... Mr. Tisch Mm mhSomers ... R. Morgan ts will supply printed forms new subscribers to sign. The ireau i'- mmtS i



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY, &c., JUST OPENED. QOPTING PRESSES, Letter.and Foolscap Sizes.: . I •' t rv: / a «ff %j QOPYING BOOKS, BRUSHES, Waterwells, Oil Paper, &e. gTEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Violet Red, &c. T EDGERS. CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, DAY BOOKS, &c. T>ANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER PAPER ;A^;ENYEIiOPES. : ;ji JgNVELOPES, Blue and White, Commercial and Fancy. pENS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Waverley and Pickwick. i . ••: :■> rr> ! AND LETTER PAPERS : ' Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. ~ „ Superfine, Ruled. „ ~ Extra „ „ ~ . .Waterlined. j Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamok, Wateriined. 1 Foreign Note, Colored, sc.



WEEKS AND DIXON, IMPORTERS OF j COMMERCIIL STATIONERY, Herald and Guardian OFFICES, j . _ EAST STREET. ASHBURTON.



;. General Merchants. NbW - f IRONMONGERY BUSINESS. ORR AND Co., IrlrTlLL open the Premises lately ■ occupied as thcir Brapery Depart-; nient, corner of East and-Tancred Streets, on Saturday, the 13th December, with a well assorted Stock of • '' ' HOUSE FURNISHING. ' AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY I The Success attending this Depait- I ment of our Business has induced us to; give it special attention. To do this : moye effectively .we will devote the Premises as. above to this trade only, and trust- ’ that our. sedulous endeavours to meet the growing'wants of this important district will in future, as .in. the past, be amply - repaid for-' : this - addition to. our Business. ; "



' The following leading linen, as well as the numberless useful articles in an Iron mongers stock, will be found in value to hear favorable comparison with any other house in the colony 1 McCORMACK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Harvesting. Tools. • Bolts and Nuts Files and Rasps Lard and Castor Oil Machine Fittings Sewing Twine Weighing Machines Spring Balances Chums and Buckets Tubs and Cheese Vats Ranges and Grates Fenders and Fireirons Sash Cords and Weights Brass Foundry Hammers and Sledges Copper Rivets and Washers Spanners -and Wrenches Blacksmiths Tools Carpenters Tools Bedsteads and Cots , Perambulators Bolts* and Springs Axes ■ and Hatchets Gate Hinges Nails and Washers Mortice Locks Rim Locks Padlocks Augers and Boring Machines Braces and Bits Hedge Knives Rope and Ream Cord Lawn Mowers Sheet Lead and Zinc Plain Sheet Iron Galvanised Iron Bar and Rod Iron Pumps and Piping Washing Machines Wringing Machines Mangles Tin Goods, all kinds Kettles, Boilers, and Saucepans Boilers and Frames Baths and Sponges Portable Forges Guns, Breechloaders Guns, Slug and Double Barrel Powder, Shots, Caps, &c. Preserving Pans Stew Pans Plated Goods Cruets Table Cutlery Spoons and Forks Scales and Weights American Stoves Colonial Ovens Camp Ovens Fencing Wiie Ploughs and Harrows Chaffcutters Horse Gears



ORR AND CO., Importers & General Merchants ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Sussi-aess Notice? 1 .. V L i G H’S CAN'] ' ..-.BURY RESTAURANT,■ Pap:w .-.i Road, near Post Ofiico,/.’ Christchurch. : 'V^ M E A L S : : : - AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board, and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. It. MARKHAM (N Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVING taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply lirst-elass articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. etc. * ... AY. Agent for THE ASH B URTON HERALD. ] ■: • ..... ... • '.. ' . 423 Medicinal. QTEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS O for CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTI. N TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by nil grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in QUTW vRD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none r-rn genuine : Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. • 2nd—EaJi Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Wahvo.th, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s. -4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors. Sold by Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 490 GRATEFUL—CO.MFORTIF G. BREAKFAST COCOA. “ By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of .he fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with r delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is'by tnejudi cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata shaft tn keeping ourselves well fortified with pare blcor and a properly nourished frame.” —The Cizi Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homcepathic Chemists, London. ETJ3S, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES .And all other Insects ate DESTROYED by* KEATING’S INSECT POWDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one. need be troubled by those pests. It is per fectly clean in application. Ask for and be sure you obtain “KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as Imitations are Noxious, and fail in giving.satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Tins, is. & 2s. 6d. each. 637



KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, noth in appearance and tasts, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted tor chikhen. TESTIMONIAL. Medical Hall Gildersome, Nov. 28th, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir, —I think it nothing but my duty to inform you of the immense sale I have for .your Worm tablets, which I may justly say is enormous, and in every case gives the greatest satisfaction. I have now in stock two bottles containing the Round Worms brought me during the last few days by customers, one Worm 40 yards long. I dare not be without the remedy.—yours respectfully, M. A. Walker. Sold in tins by all Chemists and Druggists Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, REWARD AND CAUTION. —Whereas fraudulent imitations of this umsurpassed remedy have been sold, I hereby request any one knowing the vendor of the same to com municate with me, on conviction of the offender a liberal reward will be paid. G 37 IN BANKRUPTCY. \T7EEKS & DIXON have on Sale at Y\ their Office, East Street North.,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT Also, — FORMS ok TO LET and FOR SALE. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. Price : Two Shillings and Sixpence. Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume, contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman. A MAN is not wise if he don’t advertise And Twenty Words cost a Shilling.



Printers and Publishers. THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER (With which is incorporated the ' Evening Echo.) GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASH-BURTON (Near the Railway Station.) ~ "t*: rjIHE Proprietors beg te intimate that they have imported a first-class , ' “ATLAS” TREADLE Printing Machine, FOR JOB WORK ONLY,; ; CAPABLE OF THROWING OF 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the estima* tion of Printers. . V hr. It is capable of executing the finest work in .. - • • ; Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery, be t GREATLY REDUCED. : BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ' ADDRESS LABELS, . CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS CATALOGUES EVER* DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STILE, and at Prices which cannot fail to GIVE SATISFACTION WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street N@rth Ashburton.