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 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 I quart. Indian meal,' 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is I quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound 1 ounce are 1 quart. Ten eggs are 1 pound. Flour, 4 pecks are I bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are i"pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are I gilL Four large teaspoonsful are >2 gill. Two gills are % .pint. • Two pints: die 1 quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A common sized wine glass is yz a gill. A tea-cup .is 1 gill, j:■ / , A large wine-glass is 1 gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to X 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 dedaration' as to'truth of particulars being duly aaade ; and beyond six months only after conviction before a Magistrate, and on pro duction <s£ certificate of conviction signed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of such conviction. . There are other provisions as to registration of children found 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 afteinoon, in the presence of two. or more witnesses. Persons objecSEiig- 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 distiict, and take out a Marriage Certificate; but before doing so, must have resided in the. district three clear clays immediately preceedmg the application for certificate. The fees are for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s 6d ; Marriage by Registrar, £l ; arid 26 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, vizone from the Registrar of each of the districts in which they reside. Any person making false affirmation, declaration, or repte- Isentation before a Registrar, is guilty of mis demeanour. . ’ , . ~ . Deaths. —The occupier of house m 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 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 nil 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 days, 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 £%. Any person not attending to register, after notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of : , , , . . There are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various tliff Act,}' '

VACCINATION.

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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 for the district, or to some qualified Medical Practitioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to talie the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a line not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer 01 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, 1 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, The word “ parent ” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, 01: custody of the child. " ,

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES.

“The Slaughter-House Act, 1577,” 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 that 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 She 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 Fef.s 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 oil 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.

Taele of Fees to be tVken in reseect gjfOF 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, iB6S,”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 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.

For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; fo? any sum not exceeding —ss. Ditto not exceeding ,£50 —7s 6d. Ditto not exceed ing £loo las. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,”; for any sum not exceeding £5 —4s ; nut exceeding £lO • ss; not exceeding ,£2o—Bs ; not exceeding £50 — 1 25 ; not exceeding ;£ioo —20s. For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868," the same fe«s as payable in respect of the like proceedt tops unite? ’'The District Cstuts Act.-

Wednesday, December 3, 1879.

THE ASH

Printed and published by Horack . JOMX Weeks and Chaklks Dixojf, •. attheir Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Wednesday, y C 579.,



£ Affidavit or Declaration ... 0 2 6 Agreements, where the value is of /20 Or upwards. 0 I 0 Ditto, deed, , ,10s. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com- pany, on every £ioo of nomi- nal capital 0 I 0 Appointments, of power over pro- perty 0 IO 0 Bill of Exchange, on demand O O 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not . on demand, for every /50 or part thereof ... 0 I 0 Billot Lading, or receipt, or copy... 0 I 0 Certificate of Incorporation 5 O 0 Cheque or dra t for liny sum O O 1 Conveyance for every. £s°> or part thereof ... 0 5 0 Deed of Settlement, foi every £ 100, or part thereof 0 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged 0 10 0 Lease,|,withoutJ premium, for every | /50, or part thereof annual [ rent 0 2 0 Ditto, with premium, with or with- out rent, or 1 with premium an ' annual rent of £20 or more, sairm rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun- terpart of Lease 0 2 6 Policy of insurance, Marine, lor every /'loo or part there- of... ... 0 1 O Ditto, not exceeding six months for every/“ 100, is. ; 12 months ... O 2 O Power of Attorney 0 10 0 Promissory Notes on demand 0 0 1 Ditto, other than to bearer, on de- mand, not exceeding £25, 6d ; '■ not exceeding /’to, is ; and for every additional £50, or part ... ... O 1 0 Receipt for /2, 01 upwards 0 0 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed /20, is ; Z50, 2s 6cl; /100, 5s; exceed- ing £100 for every /'50 or part thereof O 2 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £100 of value ... .... 0 10 0



d S3 6 01 0 0 10 0 8 s? O 0 O 0 i/-> w 0 S? V? 's? S? S? Filing plaint, including pliant s. s. s. s. S. note, if any Filing notice of set- off, accord- I 2 4 5 8 ing to amount claimed I 2 3 4 6 Hearing... Payment of money into Court before judgment, according 3 4 6 8 12 to amount paid in id. in the /> s. s. s. s. s. Judgment 1 I 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 2 defendant Swearing witnesses, exceeding 1 2 3 4 5 3 on either side... Warrant of distress or for seizure of specific goods 1 1 2 2 2 (value) Warrant for delivery of pos- 3 4 5 6 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 iandlord for rent 1 2 3 4 5 Order, for 1 e-hearing 2 2 2 2 Older giving leave to appeal Settling case for appeal, not 2 3 4 5 6 exceeding 5 folios Where case exceeds 5 folios 10 10 xo 10 10 each additional folio 1 1 X 1 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... 1 1 I 1 1 For every search ... For every document required in proceedings and not 1 1 I 1 1 enumerated ... For every folio above 2 of 90 2 2 2 2 2 words each ... 1 1 i 1 1 For every copy of any such d. d. d. d. d. document, per folio 6 6 6 6 6 On eveiy application to the s. s. s. s. s. Court, not being a hearing Filing notice of any such 3 5 7 9 12 application Filing, &c\, of bond under Sections 89 and 100 of Act 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5



Tentmaker. NOTICE. WM. PATCH IN G BEOS t6' inform th!c inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, i that,: having': purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue-;the. ] . MANUFACTURING •f TENTS, h-: " • i -I f ..HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LArtGE STOCK '6N HAND; H . Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose- 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 \ Habc arid Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single ..... FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, the address — WM. PATCH IN G (Next Friedlanders’), East Street, Ashburton 108 a



Public Notices. C. PERCY COX, Land and estate agent and VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. . . MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for . Union Insurance COMPANY OF.SNEW ZEALAND. 73.7



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser *" (With, which is. incorporated the Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEi FIELD ‘‘HERALD” DELIVERY. Subscribers to the Ashburton Heraxd, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by the Boy, at their residences, every Tues day and Friday. GREENSTREET, WESTERFIELD, UPPER kSHBURTON, AND MOUNT SOMERS. Subscribers .residing in the above dis tricts will be supplied by Cookson’- coach. Orders received by, Messrs. Tisch and R. Morgan. . : ‘; • ‘ -■ . New Subscribers will please forward tlieir 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 paatimn lar attention will be paid to the wastes of settlers; j-All referring to tlle- Boriough-Council, County Council, and the Road Boards, will be found in the Hbarld. Agencies where The Herald can be obtained : Wakanui School ~.v , My. Gjnney Wakanui Creek. i ;.il G. Leadlpy Seafield Mr. Atkinson ... ... ... T.M. Jones Newlands ... ... Ed Watkins Spread Eagle Mr. Tisch Mount Somers ... R. Morgan he Agents Will- supply primed fpnag K.-rtor lofign’ ■ .•'*



Business Notices. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends and the public of Ashburton for the liberal support accorded them during the past five years, and to intimate that they HAVE OPENED new business premises in East Street near the Bank of New Zealand, where they will be prepared to supply Agricul tural arid' Garden Seeds of 'every descrip- : : 4 " ' ' SEALY BROS., ' , NURSERYMEN AND 1 SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET. The facilities we possess for testing the quality of all Seeds offered by us, and our desire to extend this branch .of our busi ness, will be a sufficient:guarantee that all Seeds offered by .us . will be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. S' v- SEALYJBROS., THE ASHBURTON. .NURSERY, BEACH RO MOORE STREET. : : r.-',' V-' v' '■ -306 a



NEW TAILORING JgSTABLISHMENT, ' ' i THE TRIANGLE, Wakanui Road, near H. M. Jones’. G. J. F. LUBLOW, PRACTICAL TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Begs to announce to the public of Ashbur ton and the surrounding district :fchat lie HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS, and is prepared to execute orders equal to anything in the Colony. . One trial will be. sufficient as to Fit, Style, and Workmanship. ; i . Dress Suits, iii various styles, and latest fashions.. 1 weed >Suits of- every; kind in latest styles. Fancy; Coatings anti 'Vest ings. Cord Pants; Trousers strapped and cuffed. . A good assortment of Tweeds,and Cloth in Stock. / -;,0 c-fit k« Reasonable'Prices will be charged, and satisfaction guaranteed. "Sss-Note the address— G. j. F. LUBLOW, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. 283 a Gasfitters, &c., PUBLIC'NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Ga 3 Company's Gas should give their orders at once have their premises fitted with Gas Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gas is brought into the town. ‘ , J. C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, , Hot and Cold Water Engineer, . TANCRED STREET, -ASHBURTONV 1 N,B. —Artesian "Wells sunk and Pump? fitted and repaired ; O. G.; puttering fixec at Current Rates. ; v ** Electric Bells supplied arid fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. • . 812 Fruiterers, &c. W. T. DAVISON, Has on Sale—



Good Oranges Lemons ,“ Dates Rhubarb, in any quantity Cocoanuts ... Good Potatoes Onions. Vil: • . Cabbages Turnips Garden Seeds Thyrne and Sage All kinds of Herbs



Orders delivered in any part of Ashburton. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (y EXT TO FOWLER’S, GROCER), TANCRED STREET, ashbue ton. ** • - . a;.. i.. 563 a Public Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. IST is a OTICE —The “ Ashburton Herald” Gazette for all notices under the Dabfccw -a and Creditors Acts. IF y« >u want anything known, put it in tlii e “ Herald ’’—Twenty Words for a Shilling - . ASH BURTON HERALD, Published Daily. FIBERS are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in H town or Country, which shall be immediate ly remedied. Country Sub* pribers along the Wakanui Road to the school, thence ,to Seafield, Cambridge, and 4, ara thb



Business Notices. BTL I G H'S CANTERBURY REST Al t RANT, Papaimi Road, near Post Office, Christchurch. MEA L S AT ALL HOURS OP THE LAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS— Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. R. MARKHAM (N«ct Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVING 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. OTEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS 'A 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 FIFTY 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. 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. U; 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. . 496



GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough, knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application ol die 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 bicod and a properly nourished frame.”— The Chit Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AN D C O Homcepathic Chemists, London. BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES, And all other Insects are DESTROYED by* KEATING’S INSECT PO WDER, 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, Doth in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or TIjREAP, WORMS.; It is a , perfectly safe and. mild preparation, and is especially adapted lor children. 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 CAUTlON.—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. 637



IN BANKRUPTCY. 11TEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at YV their Office, East Street North,-- PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also, — FORMS or 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. .4 MAN is not wise if he don’t advertise, Jx And Twenty Words cost a Shilling.



General Merchants 0 0 ORE AM) ASHBURTON" AND SAKAIA. BANKRUPT ESTATE or HOOPER, AITKEN & Co. £5,345 10s. id ORR AND Co., ~|'~|~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 Dess Than Half Price for CASH. COME AT ONCE, AND Secure Bargains COME EARLY, ON SATURDAY, 2W



OKR AND CO. IMPOBTEES, ASHBURTON AND RAKAJA.



Printers and Publishers. THE ASHBURTON HERALI?; and BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTIS R (With wdiich is incorporated; tie ;; . , 7, fevENiird . 5 GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHIiURTO (Near the Railway Station;) '- < ■ 1 r| IHE Proprietors beg te intimate that they have imported afirst-class' ! '. • 7;.*; “ ATLASTREADLE Printing Machine, FOR JOB WORK ONLY, 7 CAPABLE OF THROWING OF 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the estima tion of Printers. It is capable of executing the finest , 7 * Work in ; • " ' ' Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machintry, be->n.3;i GREATLY REDUCED, ■ BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, 7 7 ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUES EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannot fail to GIVE SATISFACTION WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North Ashburton.