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NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES.

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 to o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. -The Moon at i 2 days old shines from Sun down till about 4. in : the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is 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,-1 pound is r quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, I pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, 1 pound I ounce are I quart. Ten eggs are I pound. Flour, 4. pecks are I bushel. Sixteen‘ large tablespoonsful are I’pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are I gill. Four large teaspoonsful are % 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 teaspdonfuls 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 £10 ; 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 cortviction}:.bpfor,e, a Magistrate, and un pro duction of certificate of conviction signed by Magistrate ,or Clerk to Bench, and within one mottdi of such conviction. . There are other provisions as to registration of children found and registration of names within one year of l»&rth. ■ MXJtRIACF-S-— damages must be solem nized 1 with open doors, between eight in the morning and (four in the afternoon, in the presence of two or. more witnesses. Persons obiecting to-be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous of bfiiag married must give notice to the Registrar ofithe district, and take 22? Marriage Certificate, but before doing so must have resided in the district three clear days immediately proceeding the application for certificate. The fees are -for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s 6d ; Marriage by Registrar, Si. and 2S 6d for Copy of Marriage 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 repre 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 £10; but any of the persons liable may. depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to . attend, and register ; and the person registering MUST in all cases take to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate of Dearth. Jn all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seven days, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders pre sent at audh bwrial. Undertakers not return ing such Burial Certificates within seven days are liable to a ,penafey of £5 : and Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificates are also liable to a penalty of £s• Any person not attending to register, after notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £2O . . , c . There are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in. complying with various 1 provisions of th<* Act.

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VACCINATION.

By an Act of. the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months ot its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Govefonvnt fc 'the di'suic, or to sot-to q*n*s the child back again for ./.sueouom c ' n 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, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the parents 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 4 0s> lino culation with the virus of small pox. is a crime punishable by a penalty of 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 has been erected, or was in course of erection for t hat purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1877. If such slaughter-house is within the above described limit, application for the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, fnot 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 fori 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; bailiffs 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 Jtaken in execu tion, 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on snm 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, iß6fc,” 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 Bth section of " The I Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of committal under the 9th section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 6d in the £ on the amount last afore said.

j For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; for any sum not exceeding £20 —ss. Ditto not exceeding^o—7s 6d. L>it*o not exceed ing — los. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1568,” ; for any sum not exceeding £s 4s ; not exceeding £lO - ss; j not exceeding —Bs ; not exceeding —■ 12s ; not exceeding £lO0 —20s.

For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,” the same fees as payable in respect of the like proceed pgs'under •*' r hc District Courts Act.”

TI'ESDAYj 7 Mi mi in mi—n immiTii

the aSfbo&ton herald

Printed and published by Horace Jawv Weeks and Charles Dixon, at tkejr. Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Tuesday, December 16, 1879., . fV" , /



- . . Affidavit or Declaration ... ... o 2 6 Agreements, where the value is of or upwards. 0 1 0 Ditto, deed, ices, counterpart Annual License. Joint took Com p.my, on eveiy *100 o: t.o,t.:- n .1 capital ... ..... O O Appointments, of power over pro- ; perty 0 10 0 Bill of Exehange, on demand 0 0 b Ditto, ditto, ; inland, not on demand, for every ,£50 or part thereof ... 0 1 0 Bill of Lading, or receipt, or copy... 0 1 0 Certificate of Incorporation S 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum 0 0 i Conveyance for every £$o, or pait ; thereof .. . . 0 5 0 Deed of Settlement,' foi every £100, Or part'thereof ... ••• O 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged . ... 0 10 0 Lease, without premium, for every i or part thereof annual rent ... ... ••• 0 2 0 Ditto, with premium, with or with- out rent, or 'with premium an ; annual rent of . £20 or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and r.ent : Coun- tespart of Lease 0 2 6 Policy of Insurance, Marine, tor every j£loo or part there- of... 0 1 O Ditto, not exceeding six months for every is. ; 12 months ... 0 2 0 Power of Attorney ... 0 10 0 Promissory Notes on demand 0 0 I Ditto, ether than to bearer, on de- mand, not exceeding £25, 6d ; not exceeding £$0, is ; and for every additional £Z>o, or part 0 T 0 Receipt for £2, 01 upwards 0 O 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £20, is ; £50, 2s 6d ; 5s ; exceed- ing £ IO ° f° r every £50 or part thereof ... ■ .., 0 2 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £ 100 of value ... . , ... 0 10 0



o‘ d 8 O S3 S3 Q 0 '2 — 0 0 0 s? S3 S3 s. s. s. s. s. Filing plaint, including pliant 8 note, if any ... Filing notice of set-off, accord- I 2 4 s ing to amount claimed l 2 3 4 6 Hearing... Payment of money into Court 3 4 6 8 12 before judgment, according £ to amount paid in 1 a. in the s. s. s. s. s. Judgment I I 2 4 8 Summons to a party Summons to a witness (to n- I 3 4 5 6 elude one name) Order not being in nature of 2 2 2 2 4 final judgment ... * ... Adjournment of hearing on 2 2 2 2 2 application of plaintiff or defendant ... ... I 2 3 4 5 Sweating witnesses, exceeding 3 on either side... Warrant. of distress or for I 1 2 2 2 seizure of specific goods (value) 3 4 s 6 7 Warrant for delivery of pos- ' 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 1 2 4 s Order for re-hearing 2 2 2 2 2 Older,giving leave to appeal Settling case for appeal, not 2 3 4 5 6 exceeding-5 folios . - ... 10 10 10 10 xo Where case exceeds 5 folios : each additional folio 1 1 1 1 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... 1 1 I 1 1 For every search ... Far every document required 1 1 1 1 1 in proceedings and not enumerated 2 2 2 2 For every folio above 2 of 90 words each 1 1 1 1 1 d. d. d. d. d. For every copy of any such document, per folio 6 6 6 6 6 s. s. s. s. s. On every application to the Court, not being a hearing 3 5 7 9 12 Filing notice of any such application .;. Filing, &c., of bond under 1 2 3 4 5 Sections 89 and 100 of Act 5 S 5 5 5



Tentmaker. NOTICE. WM. PATCHING J~>ECS to inform the inhabitants of ) Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, lia will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Includiiig— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico, American Puck, 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 FLA GS OF ALL. NA TIONS the address — WM . PA T C HIN G (Next Fried landers’), East Street, Ashburton :: ' ' " xoßa Public Notices.



C. PERCY COX, L AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON, MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance ZEA] jAND. 717



THE ASHBURTON? HERAL D And Borough and Cou nit? AdVER tiskr (With which is incorporated ths » Evening E cho.) ASHBURTON, WAKA NUI, AND SI'A FIELD “HERALD' * DEEiIVERY.. Subscribers t© The ashittsto\' Herald, residing at an&’between the above places will, in futi ire, ba supplied by the Boy, at their resid- jnces, every Tues day and Friday. GREENSTREET, /V’ESTI 2RFIELD,. UPPER ASHBT JRTON , AND MOUNT f jOMERI i. Subscribers resid' jig in th e above dis tricts will be suppli e d by Coe kson'* coach. Orders received bj f Messrs. ' Tisch and R. Morgan. New Subscri bers will pi ease forward their names to r in y of the A| ;ents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscriptioj ; jjy post or Boy, Ba. 6d. per quarter; j n advance, 7s. 6d. per quarter ; or ‘ 28s. per annum. The Ash burton Herald ill contain all the latest t alegraphic and othe r hews, grain and prodr lC e market reports, and particu lar attent |on will be paid to * the wants of settlers. All notices refei ring to the Borougl A Council, County Coi - .incil, and the RoadP ,cards, will be found in the Hearld. Age iNciss where The Her. u,d can be ; f {' obtained : ' ' ! akanui School ' /akanui Creek.. * jeafield.. Newlands ►Spread Eag?* v .. Mount Somers ] dr. Ginney G r. Leadley 2t [r. Atkinson T .M. Jones E d Watkins 3M r. Tisch 3 . Morgan The Agents will supply pin nted forms for new subs crib ere, fajju sign.



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY;, &c., JUST OPENED.



OPYING PRESSES, Letter rad' Foolscap Sizes.



OPTING BOOKS, BRUSHES, WaterweUp, Oil Paper, &c.



TKPHENS’ writing inks, Blue, Black, Violet Red, &c



T EDGERS. CASH BOOKS, JOUR- NALS, DAY BOOKS, &c.



X>A-NK H.M. NOTE AND. LETTER PAPER AND ENVELOPES.



T^NYELOPES, Blue and White, Coi-nmer&ial and Fancy.



GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Waverley and Pickwick.



N OTE AND LETTER PAPERS : Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. ~ Superfine, Ruled. „ ~ Extra: „ „ ~ Waterlined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign Note, Colored, &c.



J WEEKS AMD DIXON IMPORTERS OF COMMERCIiL STATIONERY, tfERALD GUARDIAN : ■ OFFICES,- -■ EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



General Merchants. ORR AND CO., ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA. BANKRUPT ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & Co. £5,345 l(k 4d. ORR AND Co., j~"|~AYING Purchased the Whole of the above Stock from the Trustees, will offer it for SALE on SATURDAY, At the Premises Lately occupied by J. H. PASS AND Co. THE GOODS ARE ALL QUITE NEW AND IN SPLENDID CONDI TION, AND WILL BE SOLD AT Bess Than Half Price for CASH. COME AT ONCE, AND Secure Bargains COME EARLY, ON SATURDAY, 27°?-



IMPORTERS, ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA,



Business Notices. • BL I G H’S 7 CANTERBURY RESTAURANT, Papanui Road, near Post Office, Christchurch. th) E A E S AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 OHERTSE Y. A. R. MARKHAM (N. Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, Haying taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. etc. Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD. •' 423 Medicinal. STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of ITFT\ YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD 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. ; r



Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : Ist—ln every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH,. SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and . the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, 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. y.A 490



GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. JgPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “ By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application ol .he fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tne judi 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 arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.” —The Cizit Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homcepathic Chemists, London. BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES all other Insects are 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 lt KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as Imitations are Noxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Tins, is. & 2s. 6d. each. KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, noth in appearance and tasta, furnishirg 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 childien. TESTIMONIAL. Medical Hall Gildersome, Nov. 28th, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir,—l 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 CAUTlON.— Whereas fraudulent imitations of this umsurpassed remedy have been sold, 1 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. 637



IN BANKRUPTCY. 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 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. 'f V’V i.V • ' \J 'l I THE ASHBURTON HERALD • . ■ i. u;t Oi: AUD BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER'; (With which is incorporated th. Evening Echo.)



GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHBURTON (Near the Railway Station.) Proprietors beg to intimate that they have imported a first-class “ATLAS” TREADLE *; ’ - ? • Printing Machini, FOR JOB WORK ONLY, CAPABLE OF THROWING OP 2000 IMPRESSIONS -i AN HOUR- Unrivalled and unequalled ia the eetim*-~ :/ .. T • .tii - tion of Printer*. rfoT. It ia capable of executing the work in . ■ ■ . : . ■ ? .v; i. i Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery, be :■ GREATLY REDUCE!. BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS CATALOG UES, ; -I EVER? DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannot (ail to GIVE SATISFACTION. WEEKS AND DIXON;; PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, . j THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE ■ East Street N*rth Ashburton* ■