THE ASHBURTON HERALD

[Thursday August . ig, f iß;a,



New Advertisements. WANTED to Rent for a term, a good HOUSE within the Town Belt. Apply 274 a BOX 31, Ashburton. Meetings. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. A MEETING- of the Ratepayers of this Road District will take place in the Road Board Office on THURSDAY, the 28th inst., at 10 o’clock n.m., for the purpose of electing a member for the Forks Ward, in the room of William Sutherland, Esq., who has resigned. A Poll, if demanded, will be taken the same dry, and close at 4 o’clock p.m. CHARLES REED, Chairman. Westerfield, August 13th, 1879. 207 a To Let. TO LET, FOR CROPPING. 1000 00t * Nibble Land, in the Lagmhor District. For particulars apply to 138 a DONALD MuLEAN. For Sale. FOR SALE, fpHAT Superior Draught Entire Horse, “ SIR WILLIAM WALLACE. For particulars, apply to POYNTZ & CO. 263 a East Street, Ashburton. £2 ss. PER ACRE. Messrs, saunders brothers have had placed in their hands for sale 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 will accept £2 ss. per acre. Full particulars on application to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 20a Ashburton. Public Notice. ’ SPECIAL NOTICE TO RAKAIA CUSTOMERS. ARRANGEMENTS have been made with Messrs. Oitft & Co., Rakaia, to keep on sale a supply of all iny well-known Medicines and Preparations ; also, a well assortod supply of simple Drugs, in bottles ready for use, and Horse and Cattle Medicines. This, I trust, will avoid the delay and expense of sending to a distance for them when required. I also take the present opportunity of thanking the Residents of Rakaia and District for the very large patronage hitherto accorded to me, and they may ■rely on all orders sent me meeting with prompt attention. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, MEDICAL HALL, ASHBURTON. 204 a LICENSING ACT, 1873. AND LICENS ING ACT 1573 AMENDMENT ACT, 1874 vrOTICE is hereby given that, in pin’- ll suance of the above Acts, the Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Com missioners for the Districts of Ashburton, lakaia, and Mount Somers, will be held in THURSDAY, the 4th day of Septem >er next, at the hour of 12 noon, in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, :or the purpose of considering Applica ions under the said Acts. C. CAYENDISH HUREELL, Clerk, Licensing Court. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, Ist August, 1879. 256 a ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. INSPECTOR. OF NUISANCES. APPLICATIONS are invited for the A office of INSPECTOR OF NUI SANCES for the Borough ; salary, £SO per annum. Duties —in accordance with the Act. Applications to be sent to the Town Clerk before 12 o’clock on SATUR DAY, the 23rd August. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 13th August, 1879. 4 —270 a ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. Applications are invited from competent persons willing to act as FERRYMAN at Lower Eangitata for one year, on a subsidy of £BO per annum, together with all fees paid according to the Schedule, as hereinafter mentioned. Applications, with references, endorsed “ Ferryman, Lower Eangitata,” will be received at. the Council’s oilices, Ash burton, up to 10 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, 3rd day of September, 1879, Schedule of Fees proposed to re Charged. Cattle or Horses driven or led in a mob ... Gd. per head Passengers forded cm horseback ... ... 2s. each Horses forded (including horse and rider) ... 3s. ~ Vehicles ... ... ... ss. ~ By Order, F. MAINWARING, Cleric. Ashburton, July 31, 1879. 220 a Tenders. ASHBURTON COUNTY'COUNCIL. ERESH TENDERS are invited for PLOUGHING Plantation Blocks at Dromore and Cliertsey. Tenders, ad dressed to E. G. Wright, Esq., County Council Offices, Ashburton, will bo re ceived up to 4 p.m. on THURSDAY, 21st August, 1579. Specifications arc on view at the offices of the County Council. By order, F. MAIN WARING, Ashburton, Clerk. August 14th, 1879. 271 a



Wants, &c. rjwo Gentlemen require Board and 2G5a Residence in or near town. Apply G. D. BOILEAU, Ashburton. WANTED KNOWN—That the cheap est and nettest CARDS may be ‘ASHBURTON HERALD OFEICE East Stukkt North. JUST ARRIVED, Albums, Desks, Woi-kboxos, Ac. 11. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 470 a WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Note paper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North. ijn > aim vittf av arc ''■cm Public Notices. LOWER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. APPLICATIONS are invited for the Situation of CLERK, COLLECTOR, and SURVEYOR for the above Board, at a salary of £250 per annum. A four roomed house, and a nine-acre paddock will also be provided. Applications, addressed to the under signed, at Winslow, will be received till FRIDAY, August loth, 1870. The successful applicant to find guaran tees in the sum of £SOO. JOHN GRIGG, 217 a Chairman. “THE . LAND TAX ACT, 1878.” CANTERBURY DISTRICT. COUNTY OF ASHBURTON. NOTIFICATION OF SITTING OF AS SESSMENT COURT. TAKE NOTICE, that the sittings of the Assessment Court, under the above named Act, for the Borough of Ashburton and the County of Ashburton, for hearing and determining all objections to the Valuation Lists of the same under the above Act, will be hold as follows, when all Valuers and other persons duly appoin ted for the said Districts shall attend the sittings of the said Courts, and shall produce all books and papers relating to their respective offices, which the Court may require to be produced : Borough of Ashburton- —Monday, 25th August, at 11 a.m., at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. County of Ashburton—Thursday, 28th August, at 11 a.m., at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. F. GUINNESS, R.M., 235 a Judge. Notice. HJ\/I~OFFAT bogs to inform the . Ixi. inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL ■ ' AT WAKANUI I-lAS COMMENCED WORK, And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to merit a share of pubb'c support. Special attention paid to Grist l ng, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return. 248 a - ,! ?crrW J_ IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE—The “ AsiißUirroN Him at. n” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. GO Tent maker. NOTICE. RE-OPL N I N G. WM. PATCHING BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Saudo and Olsen, ho will continue the M ANUFA CTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, 110 R SECLOT I IS, WAGGON 'PIETS, Ac. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarlibber and Canvas liose ing Canvas, Calico. American Duck. Drill, &c. ' Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines 1 lead stalls Flax and Hemp Halters O N SAL E , 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. fßfßNote the address— WM . PATCII IN G (Late San do & Olson), East Street, Ashburton. 108 a



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, t6th AUGUST, At .1 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON’S Saturday’s Sale wi’l include the following:— Pigs, Fowls, 2 duz. veiy fine Choose, A few hue Hams ; also, Draper)', Overcoats, Vests, Trousers and Vests, Bouts, Silver Watches Ac., Ac, 12 o’clock, ALFRED IIARRISON, 279 a Auctioneer. Fruiterers, &c. W. T. D Av 18 ON> GR EE NGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SAL E Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. 79a Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connection with the ASHE URT O N BREW ER Y, WOOD and CO Have on hand a Larg: £. cck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. Business Notice. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET, ARE 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 REPE VTEDLY TRANSPLANTED, which secures to them Fine,, 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 trees locally grown, as they will withstand the drought much better than those grown like reeds on the swampy land about Christchurch and Papanui. which perish in the first nor’-wester after removal. Ygußofore you buy elsewhere, compare prices. SEALY BROS., ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, One Minute’s Walk from the Belt. 107 a NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN , Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “New Zealam. Wesleyan ” for August. Price Gd. Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. 35 a SAN DO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGN ED ESTATE. D EBTS due to this Estate must be rim’d to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac countant, delay. Saunders’ Buildings, without S. SAUNDERS < B. HALE J Ashburton, 9th July, 187 G. Trustees. SGa IN OTIC E. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate must be paid forthwith to Mr. Dolierty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE. ESTATE OF J. H. PASS & CO. rnFIE Undersigned begs to notify that X the UNPAID ACCOUNTS in the above Estate are in process of recovery by law ; those who desire to save extra expense, should pay at once. Trustees. J. 1-1. TWENTYMAN L. E. NATHAN Per W. Stringer. N. jj,—Office removed from Old Bank tore to premises next Messrs. Fvied .nclor Brothers, East Street. 177 a yjCHDOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M. 3 JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring quaro. 473 a



Auction Sales, SATURDAY, AUGUST i6tit. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will sell by niI!LIC AUCTION, At his Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, ON SATURDAY NEXT, Valuable Town Sections at Tinwald 1 Splendid 20-gallon Copper Boiler Ironmongery Tools Groceries Chairs Stretchers Bedding, &c. 2 Muzzle-loading Guns Set of Breaking Harness Ploughing Harness, Ac. Sale at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, 195 a Auctioneer, &c. SATURDAY, t6tjt AUGUST. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY has received instructions to sell by pub lic auction, at his Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, on Saturday, 16th August,— Q VALUABLE TOWN SECTIONS f) At Tinwald, Nos. 104 and 105, /O Fronting on Thompson Street. The Sections are centrally-situated, and offer a splendid investment. Terms, liberal, at sale. Sale at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY. 240 a Auctioneer. Business Notices. C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT ANT VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TC LET OR SELL— GSO Acres first-class land (limestone) jivith 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 vent 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 B JJODDER & HOMPANY’S, TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT Is now under the management of Mr. E. W. Tomkins (from West End, London), Gutter, Practical Tailor, Breeches, and Riding Pants’ Maker. Orders promptly attended to. Exact fit Guaranteed. jfcxt-X Large Assortment of Tweeds, Doeskins, and Coatings on hand. 150 a SCHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. FI. M, JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473.' Envelopes, notepaper, en YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Hera-ld Office, Wholesale .Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55 Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at th Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 fee to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ TIMBER YAR DS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027



Auction Sales, SATURDAY, i6tii AUGUST. UNDER DISTRAINT FOR RENT. W/TESSRS. EDMISTON BROS. AND IVX GUNDRY, have received insti ac tions to sell by auction, at their Rooms, on Saturday, Kith August, a quantity of Household Furniture and Effects, com prising,— Bedsteads, Bedding, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils, Ac., Ac. Sale at 2.80 p.m. EDMTSTON BROS. & GUNDRY, 278a—(521. Auctioneers. NOTICE. BULLOCK & CO. 7"E hog to intimate that the Business carried on by us for tho past twelve months under the stylo of BULLOCK & Co. Will in future be conducted under our own names as EDMISTON BROS. A GUNDRY. C. J. EDMISTON. P. A. EDMISTON. W. H. GUNDRY. Ashburton, July 1, 1870. 82a



EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 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 RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. |TpHE Undersigned have on Sale : JL Fencing Wire No. G to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds- — White Clover Itcd Clover Cow Grass Alsilce Trefoil Lucerne, ike., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. East Street. Public Notices. Q E OR G E rjl R I C Iv ET T MEANS TO DO BUSINESS And the under given figures show that he is in earnest. A call at his establishment, East Street, next Messrs. Orr and Co.’s, will give further proof. Gentlemen’s E.S. Boots, 15s. to 20s. Watei tights, a Superior Fashionable Article, lGs. Balmorals, very best, 20s. Bluchers, the “nc plus ultra,” 10s. Gd. Gent’s. Calf Shoes, 14s. Gd., used to be 17s. Gd. Ladies’ Boots of every description, equally low. Slippers for all feet —ladies’ 4s. 9d. to Gs. Gd. ; Gentlemen’s, ss. Gd. to 7s. —in leather, felt, patent, and carpet. Leggings, knee-high, 7s. ; Carters’, 15s. A liu'ge choice of Boots and Shoes (all prices) for the LITTLE ONES. Every description of Sewn, Pegged, and Rivcttcd Boots and Shoes made to order. jKsT'Repairing promptly attended to. 207 a IN BANKRUPTCY. SENS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALF. WASTE PAPER for Sale, od. per lb. at the Herald Office. Apply



Business Notice. ORE AND CO. GREAT BANKRUPT SALE OF Pass & Co’s. Stock £3,000 Worth OF OLOTHI1T& DRAPERY, BOOTS AND SHOE S. 2 5 G00 Still Remains. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS. ORR & CO. Have made still further reduction, in order to clear out balance of tho above Stock in Three Weeks, so that they may give up the Premises. COME At once AND SECURE THE GREAT BARGAINS. Boots, half-price Childrens’ Boots from Is. per pair Dress Goods at 4d., Sd., lOd., and Is. j worth Is. to, 2s. Gd. Wool Shawls at 10s., worth 21s. Gd. One Bale White Blankets at 12s. Gd., and ISs. Gd., worth 20s. to 375. Gd. 13 doz. Ladies’ Felt Skirts at 3s. Gd. to 10s. Gd., worth Ss. Gd. to 17s. Gd. Men’s Felt Hats, from 2s. Gd. Men’s Ulster Overcoats at 305., worth 575. Gd. Men’s Suits at 455., worth 82s. Gd. Men’s Boots at Bs. Gd. and upwards China Matting, Gd. per yard. - Every Article in Stock Must be Sold. PREMISES TO BE LET IST SEPT. ORR AND CO. IMPORTERS, ASHBURTON. AND RAKAIA,



Hotels. ORAM’S SOMERSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL ASHBURTON. UNDER THE 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 Tus mania. A ~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 sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the contents o? the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR, THE ASHBURTON HOTEL (the oldest established in the district) 'AS been Re-erected, and considerably Enlarged, and now offers to Tra vellers and the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense having been spared in making it second r ; to none in the Ashburton for comfort and convenience. SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR /• FAMILIES. v". LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY / ONLY IN STOCK. /' t. The Proprietors trust, by strict atten tion to business, combined with MODERATE CHARGES, to meet with a fair share of public patronage. f MUTCH & McKENZIE, \ Proprietors. 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE TUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI ROAD, ASITR.URTON, mHIS commodious hotel is situated § within three minutes’ walk of the Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 p.m. Luncheon on the table from 12 to 2p. in. The Jug and Bottle Department will be made a special feature, single bottles and small quantities being supplied . at the lowest remunerative rates. Only the best quality of Wine 3, Beers, and Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 0 540 Proprietor. H. THE PRINCE ALBERT f BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING ( ROOMS, Wills Street, Near Railway Station (Late Clark’s). Is now open for the convenience of Boar* \ ders, Oonunercifli Travellers, and the Public. THE House is entirety new, and beauti fully fitted up with All Comforts, Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, AND TERMS LIB E R A L Families accommodated with privaterooms < Breakfast, G a.m. to 9 a.in. ; Dinner, 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. M E A L S--' Brcakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6dJ Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 17s SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No ChaPvGe. FRANK BRO WN E Proprietor.



Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS! I P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near tlie Ashburton Hotel, East Street/} BEGS to inform the inhabitants oi Ashburton that he HAS .OPENED in the above line, and trusts, by strict attention to business, and supply ins; but articles of first class quality, hopes to merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. i. Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from 0 to 1.1 every night.