THE ASHBURTON HERALD

[Wednesday, July '9, s



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, 13TH JULY, At 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions- from the Trustee in the estate of Henry McCutcheon, to sell by public auction, at his Yards on the above date, — 1 Dray, nearly new 1 Forge and Bellows 1 Anvil I Road Scraper. 12 o’clock, SATURDAY, 13th JULY, 62a ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. UNDER BILL OF SALE. James Quigley to Saunders Brothers. SATURDAY, JULY 13, At 12 o’clock, ALFRED HARRISON has received in structions to sell by Public Auction at his Yards, on the above date, % DOUBLE-FURROW PLOUGHS £ 12 o’clock, SATURDAY, JULY 13. ALFRED HARRISON, oO a Auctioneer. Tenders. TENDERS. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. BUILDERS desirous of Tendering for the ERECTION of a DWELLING HOUSE in Baring Square, Ashburton, are requested to send in sealed tenders, duly endorsed, and addressed to the Architect, on or before THURSDAY, the 24th instant. , The drawings and specifications may be seen at the Architect’s Office, Ashburton, up to Thursday, the 17th, and after that date at the City Council Chambers, Christ church. _ J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., Architect. LOWER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. Tenders ARE invited for the following works No. 1. Drain and Formation on McLellan’s Road, 100 chains. No. 2. Outfall through Gidding’s, 22 chains. - No. 3. Cutting on South Terrace Road, by Findlay’s. No. 4. Raking, &c., of Boulders on Islesworthßoad, about 320cliains No. 5. Ford, Drain, and Footbridge, at Ashton. Tenders addressed to the Chairman, and accompanied with a deposit equal to 5 per cent, on the value of the work, to be sent in to the Chairman by 3 p.ru. on Friday July 25th, at the Willowby School, near Winslow. By order, JAMES WILKIE, 00a Surveyor to the Board. TENDERS FOR PLOUGHING. TENDERS for Ploughing 700 Acres of Tussock Land will be received till Friday, 14th July. For particulars, apply to DONALD McLEAN, Lagmhor. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 59a TO BE LET BY TENDER, for 14 Years, a Capital FARM of 128 Acres, First-class land, with river front age, being Educational Reserve 1123. For further particulars, apply to C. P. Cox, Esq. . Tenders to be sent to the undersigned to Ist August. JAMES E. TREVOR, Chairman, Ashburton High School. 46a ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for the FORM ATION and SHINGLING of part of the North-East Town Belt, 48 chains, more or less. Specifications may be seen at the office of Messrs. Fooks and Son, Borough Engineers. Tenders endorsed “ Tender for Forming N.E. Town Belt,” and accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £5, to be sent in to the Borough Council’s office on or before Monday, the 14th inst., at noon. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 4th July, 1879. 48a Public Notice. WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. 642 JUST ARRIVED Young Ladies’ Journal, London Journal, Family Herald, and Bow Bells, at H. M. Jones’ Baring Square. WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per 10. at the Herald Office. Apply arly. 590 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.



To Let. TO LET, mWO and Four-roomed COTTAGES. JL Apply to W. R. BOYLE, 72a Moore Street. TO LET, A FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with half an acre of garden, fenced, in Prin ces Street, near North-East Town Belt. Rent, £35 per annum. Apply 44a HERALD OFFICE. For Sale. £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, 2Qa Ashburton. fJIO BE SOLD, CHEAP— 4-acre Sections of fonting on Allen North Town Belt. 1038 LAND Roads, Magnificent and Middle Apply to R. ELSTON, South-East Belt Business Notices. C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND r VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. 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 SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. ALL Debts owing to this Estate must at once be paid to Messrs. Saunders Brothers, or they will be sued for without further notice. 1016 S. SAUNDERS B. HALE j Trustees. 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. NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan ” for July. Price Gd. Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. 35a JUST ARRIVED. FINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No. 6 ; extra secure shape, ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000 j .500, 55. ; 250, 35., NETT CASH. ALSO, — BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER. WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “HERALD” OFFICE. 20a IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE—The “ Ashburton Herald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. 60



Booksellers, &c. NEW BUSINESS. J. Y. WARD, BOOKSELLER,, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS imii’h pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton anti County, that he COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH r, 1879, in Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITERATURE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS, and OTHER FANCY GOODS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment. Cgp.Note the address— J. Y. W A R. D, East Street North (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), ASHBURTON. _ 440 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 SPECIAL NOTICE. WE ARE LANDING 1000 TONS 1000 CO,AL, (Ex Emperor and Canny Scot), AND HAVE FULL SUPPLIES ON HAND. W. MONTGOMERY & CO. A [Limited], ASHBURTON. Fruiterers, &c. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. T. DAVISON, GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, BEGS to inform his customers and the public that he has REMOVED to the Shop lately occupied by Mrs. Morey, next to J. R. Chapman’s, Tancred Street. Fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, etc. Orders Delivered Regularly. W. T. DAVISON, Wholesale and Retail Greengroce and Fruiterer, Tancred Street, Ashburton. 31 Business Notices. E W I NDUS T R Y COFFEE, Pure and Fresh Ground Daily at ORR & CO.’S. 953 a EORGE ALLEN, ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. *6 WANTED KNOWN—That the cheap est „nd neatest CARDS may bo A SHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North.



Auction Sales. BULLOCK AND CO., 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. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. PJpHE 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 Des^iption. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. BULLOCK AND CO., East Street. Business Notice. NOTICE. Messrs. Poyntz Sc Co., "have ON SALE AND TO LET, SEVERAL ELIGIBLE FARMS, Improved and Unimproved. ALSO, — HOUSES AND SECTIONS in ASHBURTON, TINWALD AND RARAIA. 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 Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, CABINET-MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, AND PICTURE-FRAMF MAKER SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, Opposite the Railway Station. Manufactory, Peter Street. CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chairs Mattrasses, Tables, etc. All kinds of Furniture, Shop Fittings, Picture Frames, and Household Requisites made to order. FUNERALS FURNISHED. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. Q H AELES JgRADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repaiks Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Gbeat South Road, Tinwal,d, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei. 256



General Storekeepers. GREAT SALE NOW ON AT T. R. H ODDER & QOMPANY’S, East Street, For One Month Only, SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN' Winter Drapery, Cotton Goods, Flannels, Blankets, and Clothing. ALL NEW GOODS, & WELL BOUGHT. FOR PARTICULARS, SEE HANDBILLS. Liberal Discount allowed in each Department, viz. BOOTS & SHOES, GROCERY & PROVISIONS, IRONMONGERY & FURNISHING, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE. Ail early visit invited, to compare prices •with any Selling-off House in the Province. FOR CASH ONLY T. R. HODDER & COMPANY, EAST STREET,fASHBURTOK ’ |io46



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 lies tefore, and solicits a continuance patronage at his new shop—Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S . . STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 TAILORING, AT MOST REASONABLE RATES, TO MEET THE TIMES. W. L E E (Formerly Tailor to G. Fletcher, of Christ church)* BEGS to announce to the Gentlemen of the County of Ashburton that he has commenced the business of Tailoring and Habit Maker, in all its branches, and can guarantee a Good Fit and Superior Workmanship in all orders entrusted to him. Gentlemen’s materials supplied made up in the best style, on the shortest notice. Clothes cleaned and repaired, and made to look equal to new. ALL ORDERS EXECUTED AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES FOR CASH. Address — 1 . { W. LEE , TAILOR, &c. , Havelock Street, Ashburton. at Hooper, Aitken & Co. ’s. 1012 Milliner and Dressmaker. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. MRS. WILLIAM ADAMS, assisted by a first-class Milliner and Dress maker, is prepared to make up Ladies’s and Children’s Dresses in the Newest Styles and lowest possible charges. Mrs Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. MOORE STREET, Opposite Mr. Boyle’s Office. 272 Public Notices. Envelopes, notepaper, en velopes, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever oil ere d in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 55



Drapery. ORR AND CO.’S GLORIOUS NEWS! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OF DRAPERY AND FANCY GOO DS, • : - AT ORR & CO’S., * £IO,OOO to Tie Sold at a Sacrifice. PRICES TO SUIT THEJTIMES. 4 cases of snow flake Wincey at per yard, worth 9d. 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yardj'slightly soiled, worth is. iod. • ■ 1 case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jackets at 12s, 6d. to 255. 1 bale white Blankets at 16s. 6d. to 225. slightly soiled, worth 275. 6d.



SPECIAL BARGAINS IN Calicoes at 3& 6d. to ss. 6d per doz. 50 doz. Ladies’ Cambric Handkerchiefs at 4s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per doz. - , j Ribbon's in all'shades at reduced prices 30 doz. Ladies’ Silk Ties at 6d. and is. each 6 doz. prs. .Ladies’ Boots, stained, will be given away at ss. 9d.' 20 pieces wool Tartan will be sold at . is. 6d. per yard 5 doz, Ladies' Straw Hats -given away at 6d. each . . . I 2 doz. Ladies’Costumes at half-price. ; CLOTHING! CLOTHING! We hold an immense stock of Cloth ing—Colonial, Geelong, and Mosgiel made, in every variety and style of suits. Gent’s Ulster Coats in great variety Boys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster; Coats Gents’ Hats, Gents’ Ties Men’s: Shirts, at-2s. 6d. each; i > Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d. up wards. As this is. a, Genuine Sale and all goods of first-class quality we would ask the publifc to call as early as possible, as a speedy clearance is anticipated. A LOT OF FELT CARPETS AT IS-BuPERvYARD. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. We have just engaged a first-class Dressmaker from London, who wilL take charge this week. Good style and perfect fit guaranteed. Dresses and Costumes made tc > order on the shortest notice.



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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 < ! New Zealand, . ' and • ; * Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tad' mania. centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce J to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under ‘.he supervision or 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 of the cellar. R. W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL (the oldest established in the . district) TT AS been Re-erected and considerably -*-A 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 to none in the Ashburton for comfort and convenience. . . : SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN STOCK. The Proprietors trust, .by strict atten tion to business, combined with MODERATE CHARGES, to meet with a fair share of public patronage. v V\ MUTCH & McKENZIE, Proprietors. : 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE ' JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, THIS 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 2 p.m. 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 Wines, Beers, and Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 540 Proprietor. THE PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING ROOMS, Wills Street, Near Railway Station , • - (Late plark’s). : Is now open for the convenience of Boai«. ders, Commercial Travellers, and *; .the Public.: THE House is entirely new, and beau tit fully fitted up with All Comforts. Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLB, . and . ‘ ‘ 'ff TERMSL IB E R A L Families accommodated with private rooms, Breakfast j 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinnej. t 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 6.30 to 7 p.m. ~ME A L S - Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6.d Board and Lodging, 265. , 205., and .17a SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. . * .No Charge. ; FRAN K BROWN ’£ Proprietor. ’



Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! R ABB MTS ! ! P.H ARPE.R, FISHMONGER AND I ‘OULTERER Near the Ashburton Hnte !, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants ol Ashburton that he . HAS OPENED in the above line, and trusts, by strict attention to business,’md supplying but articles of first class ? quality, hopes to merit a share of public • patronage