WAKANUI ROAD BOARD.

The Wakanui Road Board met on Thursday, * when there were present— Messrs. Hugo Friedlander.. (presiding), Joseph Hunt/;James Brown, and A. G. Earle. U :

John Blaclc wrote, asking for compensa tion on account of the loss ‘ he had sus tained on hi% contract—Leadley and But terick’s drain,—-the loss amounting to over L2OO, which had arisen owing,to the difficult ground he had to work. The matter was ihelct over for a full meeting of - the Board. ?»t > ' William Evans undertook to complete • the fence as®}md the Board’s section he occupied, if/tiie Board would supply the material, Mr. Brown moved that on the first Wednesday in October the contract with Mr. collecting the rates be mr. Wilkie and his sureties being served with notice to that effect; and also that|fhe latter will be held re sponsible for all rates uncollected through Mr. Wilkie’s neglect. Mr. Earle Seconded the motion.

Mr. Hunt said the Board had allowed ratepayers ;an|extension of time to pay, and he wai?iu: : therefore opposed to the sureties being-held responsible. The Chairman was also opposed],to this part of the motion. Mr.'BroWmwas of opinion that the in structions issued to Mr. Wilkie not to press ratepayers did not exonerate him for neglecting to serve notices. A time for the contract to end should have been stated in the agreement. The Clerk, in • answer r to Mr. Brown, supplied the‘following information Last year’s rates amounted to L 1,102 odd, L2OO of which were still uncollected, as well as some rates still due on the old roll. Since last meeting several sums had been re covered, and there were still cases to be heard. For. some reason ,or other, the collector had reduced the amount of Ll 4 to hi, which stood on the roll against Mr. Thomas Bullock.

Mr. Brown, who was of opinion that the sum of L2BO paid by the Board to the Borough was paid in error, and that the Borough had no right to the portion -of the surplus land fund which the sum Was supposed to represent, moved .that the Board is of this opinion, and that the Mayor be requested to refund the money. He had opposed the payment at the time, and recent events had only strengthened his belief that, the payment was illegal. The Chairman explained that the pay ment had riot been made to the Borough as such, but *was paid to the Ashburton township,. which at the time the moiiey accrued was a ward of the Board.

Mr. Joseph Huntsaid that if the money had been paid by the Ashburton Road Board at the time that body recognised the Borough’s-right to the money, there Would have'been no trouble now.

The Chairman said the Borough had no Wish to retain money it had no fright to, and he. would - second the motion pro forma, to raise a discussion. Ultimately it was decided that the reso lution could riot pas 3 without a previous one, authorising the payment, being re scinded, and Mr. Brown, therefore, gave ffibtice to friove at next meeting. The surveyors’ ; report stated the quantity specified had not been acted ./up to in the concrete falls contract on Leadley’s and Butterick’s drain, and therefore the work, though reported finished, had noi been passed. The out fall on Corbett’s road had been cut through MessrS. Wilson and Wright’s property, with their consent, at a cost of L 6. The surveyor desired information as tio whether they intended to call for tenders for forming to its full width the Wakanui' road near Moffatt’s mill, as it was impossible, owing to the heavy traffic, for the contractor, for maintenance to keep the road in repair. „ They also advised the re-formation of the road between Messrs. Bruce aud Prendergast’s property. Mr. D. Fitzgerald .had not yet removed the obstruction tq, the watercourse on River road, though he had been written to on the subject.' Filling where pipes had been taken out had been done on the Suburban road in continuation of Have lock street, at a cost of L 3 55., which in cluded metalling culvert approaches. It was resolved to adopt the surveyors’ recommendation regarding the Wakanui road, as far as from the junction of the Beach road to Trevor’s road, and to doing several other. pieces of - forming in the district. It was resolved" to defer action in regard to Fitzgerald’s land in the mean-

time. ( It was resolved to call for tenders for the road maintenance contract when the ’existing one expired.

DEATH.

Major; —On Sunday, September sth, 1880, at his residence, Ashburton, Mr. Frank Major, aged 43, late of Waimate and. ■ Japan. - Home papers; please copy. 845 c

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1880.

Borough Council. —The usual fort nightly meeting of this body will be held in the 'Council Chamber this evening.' at 7 o’clock.

Licensing Court.— The usual quarterly meeting, nf. the Licensing Commissioners for. the Mount Somers, Rakaia, and Ash burton district will be held at noon to morrow.

Horticultural Society. The Plea sures and Benefits .of Gardening ”is the title of a paper to be read ,by Mr, T. Sealy at the monthly meeting of the Hor ticultural, Society to be held, to-morrow night at . the offices of Messrs.; Jacobsori and Eyton. •; H ■■ The Lonc,reach- Coach;—The Long beach coach will in future leave Ashbur ton at 4.45 p.m.., instead of at 3.30 p.m., as hitherto. This will enable, passengers and mails arriving from , Christchurch per 4.35 p.m,..train to be forwarded to Long beach the same afternoon. Consequent on this alteration, the Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeaeh mails will now close at .4.30 p.m. daily.,. ..... ’

Masonic;.— Our masonic readers are re ferred to an announcement elsewhere in timating that an emergency meeting of the Somerset Lodge is to bo held on Friday next. An address and lectures on matters of Masonic interest will be delivered by several brethren. ■ At a similar meeting held recently a deal of interest was mani fested by those-present, and a general feel ing of satisfaction (expressed with the pro ceedings. Weeping Willows. —The introduction of weeping willows into New Zealand, according to the Rangitikci Advocate, is en .veloped with A tinge of romance. An early English ship en route to New. Zea land had to put into St. Helena. One of the passengers.landed to visit Napoleon’s grave, and took some cuttings of the wil low that 'dropped over the illustrious tomb. These slips were ’brought to the colony and planted, and in the course of 'nearly half a. century, have been, dis tributed far and wide. .... Smart .Telegraphy.—A nothern con temporary says :-4-The cable message con veying Home the news of the capture of the Kellys reaqhed London five hours before it was put in at Sydney ! The tele gram was despatched from Sydney at 12. to. (Sydney time) on 28th Jane,- and it reached London at 7.33 a. to. (Greenwich time) pn the same day. Allow ing for the difference of. time between Sydney and London—Sydney being ten hours , and five minutes in advance of Greenwich time—the actual time , occu pied ill transmission was five hours and eight minutes, thus enabling events at the Antipodes to be published in London on the day of their occurrence.

Cooper’s String Binder. — On Satur day the new string binder attachment in vented by Mr. Cooper, of Christchurch, was exhibited at Messrs. Jameson and Roberts’ 1 store. The weather was'fine, •and induced a large number of farmers, etc., to come to Ashburton. Consequently, Mr. Cooper had many visitors. The attachment was fixed to a McCormick wire-binding machine, chosen- at. hap hazard from those at Messrs. Jameson and Roberts’ store, and the work of fixing took only from three t0..-four ..hours.. The attachment ’ which' Mr. Cooper ..brought with him bord evidence .of having been hastily made, as that..natty-“ finish,” so characteristic'of the American machines was absent, but the principle of the ma chine was 1 admired 1 by; all. This want of “ finish” i s a; want that a file, sorne emery cloth, and a paint-brush will readily sup ply; but it is only the success of the ma chine’s I 'work‘that will cause it to be popu lar with the farmers. That it will be popular is,, already assured, for many ,of those who saw the attachment at-work have made up their minds to supply themselves with it this season, the coat; being only ten pounds. It appears there will be no difficulty in obtaining in the colony an unlimited supply of twine, and the difference in cost between twine and wire is in itself a great inducement, leaving. out of the question altogether the advantage of getting rid of the objection of wire in chaff. The attach ment is a very simple affair, and consists of a lever, a clutch, and the tyer, or knotter.- The string, which is threaded through the needle similarly to the wire, is held firmly in a “ jaw,” which is finished with a cutting and a holding edge. These enable it to cut - off the string below the knot, and at the same time retain the. end.. The string is passed round the sheaf and both ends are brought together below. The tyer (which opens and shuts in a manner somewhat resembling a shifting spanner! then per forms the [operation of tying the knot. By revolving, it forms a loop round itself, and. then opens to receive the ends, which it draws through the loop. The “’jaw ” now opens to discharge the end of the string, and take a fresh hold at the same time, cutting off the string, below the knot formed. The operation is thus complete and the sheaf is left quietly lying on the platform, to be pushed off by the next;, and then the needle —in Yankee parlance—goes for the,next sheaf. There could be no better guarantee of the machine’s simplicity than the low price of LlO which will be charged for eaoh attach ment.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE-

(Per Reuter's Agency.) THE AFGHAN WAR.

Collapse of Ay oub Khan’s Army.

His Whole Artillery Captured by the British.

Ayoub s Followers in Flight, Pursued by Our Troops. Calcutta* Sept. 3. News has been received from Candahar that General Roberts has commenced operations for an attack on Ayoub Khan’s position at Umsajah. Recennoitering parties have been sent out by the British camp, and they report that the enemy are entrenched in a position of great strength. General Phayre, with a further reinforce ment, is continuing his march from Kho jah without opposition, and will reach Candahar to-morrow. Later. Intelligence has been received that General Roberts, with a large force, attacked Ayoub Khan at Umsajah yester day. A desperate engagement ensued, but the enemy were unable to withstand -the fierce attack made upon their posi tions, and these were gradually abandoned and captured by the British. Ayoub’s troops fought desperately, and, made a most gallant defence, but they were ulti mately completely dispersed.’' Twenty seven guns, comprising the whole of the enemy’s artillery, were captured by the British troops. No particular? have yet come to hand of the loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners inflicted on Ayoub, neither is the British' loss yet stated. ' Sept 4. Further intelligence to hand reports that Ayoub Khan’s camp has been cap tured. Hi ß troops have fled to Khabrz, and the Heratees have also fled to Hel mund. The British troops are pursuing them. Several hundreds have been killed. The British loss was three officers and eighteen rank and file killed, and 650 wounded and missing. The Markets, &c. London, Sept. 3. Consols, 97f. Australian tallow, best beef, 345. 6d.; best mutton, 365. 6d.; Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 475. 6d. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,820,000 qrs. . New Zea land wheat, ex ship, 435. At the wool sale to-day, 10,300 bales were offered, making a total of 141,200 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale was firm. Sept. 4. At. the wool sales to-day, 7,000 bales were offered, making a total of 148,200 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale continues firm. Shipping. The Orient Company’s steamship Orient sailed from Plymouth to-day for Melbourne. Candahar. London, Sept. 3. The Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for India, replying to a deputa taion which waited on him to-day, laid stress upon the difficulty and incon venience of retaining Cand ahar and hinted that it would be necessary to - evacuate that province. Mr. Parnell and the IrishjVoters’Bill. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Purnell again reverted to the rejection by the House of Lords of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill, and again pro posed to tack the Bill to the Appropriation Act. The Hon. Mr. Forster, Chief Secre tary for Ireland opposed the; proposal, and blamed the Lords for persisting in a course which was calculated to lead to a change in the constitution. Sir Stafford Nortlicote strongly protested against Mr. Parnell’s proposal, and expressed his amazement at the language used. A Hops and Bitters Regatta. r Sept. 4.

The American Hops and Bitters Com pany has arranged for a regatta to be held on the Thames on November 22nd, and gives prizes to the value of LI,QQO. Trickett and’ Laycock, the Australian oarsmen, will compete. The Bank Rate.

The Bank rate of discount at Berlin has risen to-day to 5 k per cent. The Bank of England’s rate is 2 k per cent., and the market rate, 2|-. Mr- Parnell's Motion. In the House of Commons to-day,. Mr. Parnell’s motion, that the Irish Registra tion of Voters Bill (which had been re jected by the House .of Lords) should be tacked on to the Appropriation Bill, came again under discussion. After further de bate, the motion was rejected. [ The Rabbits Bill andj the Burials Bill.

In the House of Lords to-day, the Hares and Rabbits Bill, which has been re-amended in the House of Commons, and the Burials Bill which has also been amended by Commons after receipt from the Lords, were again considered. After discussion the amendments of the Lower House were accepted, and both Bills finally passed. The Prorogation. Parliament is expected to be prorogued .pn : ,Tuesday next. Mr. Gladstone’s Health. ,Mr, .Gladstone...has returned, from his his cruise in the Grantley Castle, off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, and is now quite restored to health. The Czar. St. Petersburg, Sept. 4. The Czar has arrived at Lividia, from St. Petersburg. It was reported here to day that the line of railway at Sharkoff, in the province of the'same name, had been discovered to be completely undermined.

AUSTRALIAN.

The Suez Mails. Melbourne, Sept. 4. _ The P. and O. Company’s steamship Assam, with the inward Suez mail, dated London, July 30th, arrived at King George’s Sound this morning. Cutting Down. The Government are continuing to make reductions in the public service, especially in the Customs and Land departments. Many officials will be superannuated, including Captain Standish, Chief Commis sioner of Police. Wrecks. Melbourne. Sept. 4. The ship Eric the Tied has been wrecked at Cape Otway. She had on board the American exhibits for the Melbourne Exhibition. One passenger, the car penter, steward, and a seaman were drowned.

Adelaide, Sept 4. The Orient Co.’s steamship Sorato, which arrived yesterday from Plymouth, , and left during the day for Melbourne, has gone aground at Cape Jervois, Kan garoo Island, at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Vincent. The vessel is in a dan gerous position, but the passengers have all been landed safely on the island; Later. The Sorato struck on a reef a mile from Cape Jervois. She is still: ashore, but is not making water. The passengers have been transferred to the steamer Woonanga. Sept. 5. The latest information to hand states that the Sorato is in a critical condition. The forehold is full of water, the engine rooms are filling, and the fires are out. It is feared that the Sorata’s position is hopeless and that she is certain to become l a total wreck. It is believed she has on board a large quantity of exhibits for Melbourne. •Melbourne, Sept. 6. Five hundred tons American exhibits were on board the ship Eric the Red, ; which has been; wrecked at Cape Otway. The Randwick Races. Sydney, Sept. 4. . The Randwiclc races were held to day. The Derby was won by Grand Flaneur, 5 Trevellyn second, Sapphire third. Won by half a length. Time, 2min. 45secs. and 2-10ths. It was a grand race. Epsom Stakes —Master Avenel, 1 ; Ravensyvood, 2; Chesterfield, 3. Time, ,lmin. 45secs. and 4-10ths. Won by a length. | Obituary. Sept: 5. Mr. Thomas Higinbotham, engineer, has died from apoplexy. An Undelivered Lecture. Sydney, Sept. G.^g There was great excitement -in town yesterday, owing to Government having prevented Mr. Proctor from lecturing at the theatre last night, by putting pressure on the lessee. A crowd of 10,000 persons proceeded to Mr. Proctor’s hotel, and cheered him. Sailed Albion, for Auckland, on Saturday.

NEW ZEALAND.

Fined Again. Auckland, Sept. 6. Henry W. Hulme, proprietor of the Provincial Hotel, has been fined £lO and costs for allowing gambling in his house. The Wellington Footballers, ’, The Wellington footballers commenced practice this morning. The general im pression is that they are stronger than the Auckland team. A Survey Party Stopped. A dozen Maoris stopped the survey of the newly-acquired purchase by Mr. Firth. They say it was leased by natives having no right to it. They behaved quietly. Bail Up. Wellington, Sept. 6. It is stated that the Goverment have called upon an insolvent Justice of the Peace to resign.

The Railway Employees’ New Scale of Pay.

The following is a summary of the new scale of pay for railway em ployees issued under ministerial approval by Mr. Conyers : Clerks, first class, Ll7O to L 25Q 1 second class, LllO to Ll6O ; third class, LSO to LIOO.

Station masters, first class, L 220;5 0; second class, L2OO ; third class, L 175 ; fourth class, LIOO. House or allowance additional in each class. Roadside station masters, 48s. per week and house or allow ance.

Foremen, goods and coaching, 10s. to 12s. per day. Passenger guards, first year, Bs. 6d.; econd year, 95.; ,to seventh year, 9s. 6d.; ver seven years, 10s. Goods guards, first year, Bs.; second year, Bs. 6d.; after Second year, 9s. Head shunters 10s.

Horse drivers, shunters and signalmen, first class, Bs. 6d.; second class, 7s. 6d.; third class, 7s. Head porters, 10s; Porters and laborers, first class, 7s. 6d., second class, 7s. ; third class, first year, 65.; do second year, 6s. 6d. Watchmen, 425. per week. Fitters, turners, smiths, Bs. 6d. to 10s. 6d. per day. Machinists and strikers, 7s. to Bs.; laborers, 6s.

Cleaners, first year, 55.; second ss. 6d.; third, 6s. ; fourth (and maximum), 7s. . Firemen, first year, 7s. 6d.; second, Bs.; third, Bs. 6d.; fourth (and maximum), 9s.

Enginemen, first year, 10s. Gd.; second, 11s.; third, 11s. Gd.; fourth, 12s. First class engineers, who must not exceed '25 per cent of the whole, and must have served five years, 13s. per,day. (Experi enced and first-class engineers are offer ing from Home at Bs. per day.) Permanent way, general reduction of Is. per day.

Messrs, H. Matson and Co. report on the live stock market, etc., for the week ending Thursday, Sept. 2nd, iSSo, as follows : Country Sales.—At the Ashburton Sale yards we held our usual fortnightly sale of live stock, etc. There was a very fair entry of stock penned for the day’s business, but, owing no doubt to the inclement weather, there was an unusually small attendance of buyers. We sold about 85 head of cattle at fair values, and we quitted some fair beef at 28s. 6d. per ioolb. Sheep were scarce, and in consequence were much enquired for. We sold, in the insolvent estate of Joseph Ward, butcher, five horses, spring cart, sausage ma chine, harness, scales, saddles, etc., at full market values. At our next Tinwald sale, on Tuesday week, we expect to yard a grand line of young cattle. Canterbury Horse Market. —Our last Satur day’s catalogue at Tattersall’s comprised an entry of eighty-seven horses, mostly broken and unbroken draught and plough horses. We quote young sound heavy draughts, L 35 to L 455 extra good, to LSO; medium do and plough horses, L 25 to L 32 ; light draught and spring cart horses, LlB to L 23 ; unbroken stock, pro portionate rates ; good sound upstanding hacks, Ll 6 to L 25 ; ordinary do, Llo to Ll 4 1 weeds, L 4 to L 7.

Messrs. Acland, Campbell, and Co. report on the live stock' market for the week ending Thursday, September 2nd, as follows : On Tuesday, the 3 1st August, at the Ash burton Yards, we held the usual fortnightly sales. Owing to the inclement weather the entry of sheep was small. A. ll lots entered were cleared at. a.slight reduction on prices ruling at the last market in this district. There was a fair entry of cattle, and for . beef the market was a good one, best quality making about 255. For stores the 'demand was very limited, and many were passed in.

A special meeting was fixed for that day week, at two o’clock, to consider the work of preparing the rate-roll in- connection with the clerk’s duties. ’■'< /

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by.our correspondents.

HONEST ANONYMOUS SCRIBBLER.

[To the Editor.] Sir, —In taking notice of the letter that appeared in your issue of the 4th inst., I must first apologise to my friends in so far forgetting the respect due., to them and myself in taking notice of any letter in which the writer is too cowardly to affix his name, but I suppose a reaction has set in, and the anonymous individual is suffering from a plethora of honesty, but :in-this particular case I cannot allow it -to pass without some comment, .The “Honest” Anonymous Scribbler say* every ratepayer has a right to know what sort of a person asks his suffrage, and also a straightforward answer to an honest question. Now, sir, note his idea, of honesty (the H. A. S. makes so much; of that word that L already begin to look- on him with, suspicion). He “honestly” assumes that there is a kinship between the requisitions in question, and acting upon that “honest” assumption, .the H.A.S. states that I ought to be able to answer any question regarding the two-re quisitions. The “honest” anonymous scribbler’s assumption is an unmanly, and cowardly untruth, and is evidently meant to influence the ratepayers in prejudice to myself and in favor of the gentlemen, seek ing a seat, in the Council. .And here I may be allowed to remark it does not redound much to their credit when they have such H. A. S. ’s canvassing for them. And now for the test in support of the truth of my statement. That there, was no kinship between the drawers up of the said rqqui tions, I am prepared to bet the “ Honest” anonymous scribbler any sum from LlO to LSO (money down, H.A.S. no tick—you are too honest to trust), that there was no. collusion between the gentlemen that drew up Mr. Ivess’ and my requisition, but that they were separate and. distinct one from the other. With regard to the . other question, “the 50 others,” the only conclusion ! can come to is that the poor H.A.S. cannot be quite right, a shingle short like. If he thinks for one moment I am going to show him my hand,- evidently my noble H.A.S. your. honesty outruns your discretion. I think, sir, I may state here the names of a great many gentlemen were not published at diheir own request, much I suppose to the" dis gust of the printer, as it shortened the advertisement, and, as a consequence, eased my pocket. When those gentlemen read this they will see I have kept faith with them. I may here state Mr. Ivess’ well and widely known, integrity and strict conscientiousness, as shown in all his actions both public and private, together with his fearlessness and independency of action in the cause of right and justice, must «f necessity be patent to every ratepayer in the Borough that he has no wish or desire to obtain one vote in an unfair manner ; and, sir, so far as regards ..myself, if the H. A. S. .will accept the.terms of iny. bet, and come up to my yards in Burnett street, I will tell him what he can do with his vote. —I am, &c. ; ' * .

George St. Hill.

LETTERS FOR THE TIMES

Ho. 6.';

To thk Editor.

Sir, —The conduct of Minister during the recess and the session just concluded, fully, justifies the assertion which. I made in one of my previous namely, that the present Minister are a; set of political shams. Let us take the re-ad justment of the representation as ah ex ample. Their criticism of Sir George Grey’s Government in reference to this matter was as pungent as it was unjust '; indeed,'only the wilful blindness of .those who won’t see, could have induced any in telligent being to listen for a moment to the absurd accusations on this point, made. by Mr. Hall and his party against their bete noir —Sir George Grey. These high souled partisans insisted that the late Cabinet never could or would bring in a Bill to readjust the representation ; that the outcry about the mal-distribution of seats was merely got up for the purpose of amusing that hydra-headed monster— the people—and that, if Sir George were allowed to retain office till the crack o’ doom, Taranaki would still rejoice in its triple membership, and Canterbury still lament the unfair restriction of its voting power in the Lower House of Assembly. In reply, they were pointed to a Redistri bution of Seats Bill lying on r the tyble of the House of Representatives, placed there by the Grey Government, ready to be discussed arid passed into law as soon as Mr. Hall and his friends saw fit to de sist from their shameless struggles for office. These gentry, however, were equal to the occassion. It is of no use telling a lie by halves ; so they persisted that notwithstanding the Bill was there, it was never intended that it should ripen into a statute. Possibly some members of the Assembly believed them—the Hall party possess the faith of saints—anyhow Sir George was deposed, and the Hon. John Hall reigned in his stead. The Redistribution of Seats Bill disappeared with Sir George. The new Government was promptly asked what it intended to do about this important question. Promptly it pledged itself to introduce a Bill during the then current session. It broke its pledge of course. The recess followed—“ The Major ” strolled up to Taranaki to find Government billets for his multitudinous brothers, brothers-in law, cousins, and nephews ; Mr. Bryce set a thousand policemen to work making roads at the colonial expense for the bene fit of Taranaki; Mr. Rolleston vanished into the recesses of the Waikato ; Mr. Oliver concentrated his gigantic upon the scrutiny of the ironmongers bills sent in to his department; while Mr. Hall, having started off several packs of Royal Commissioners (cost—Ls,ooo odd) sat down to compose a speech that would astonish the Leeston “ bumpkins.” The wheel of time rolled round in due season, and brought again the weary session, with its scenes and wrangles— dii certanies — and committments for contempt and apologies ; but the Representation Bill came with less alacrity. Strictly speak ing, it did not come at all, because it was laid on the table at such a time that it was hopeless to expect to pass it before the

THE ASHBURTON HERALD. MO®AY, SEPTEMBER 6, iSSo.



Miscellaneous. Lgl A AAA TO LEND, la sums to W S uit borrowers, at lowest rate of interest. E. P. O’Reilly, Solicitor, Ashburton. - 424c-835g v. TENDERS. TJtr ANTED-TENDERS for PLOUGH ' * TNG four or five hundred acres bf .Tti&sock Land. Tenders to be sent in by THURSDAY, 9th inst. For par ticulars apply to DONALD McLEAN, 842 c -A- Lagmhor. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. rpHE Monthly MEETING of the above .Js will be held at Messrs. Jacobsen .trad Eyfoii’s Ofiices, Burnett street, on TUESDAY, September 7th, at 8 p.m. when Mr. T.; ?Sealy will read a Paper, being a sequel to “ Th« Pleasures and Benefits bf Gardening. ” 2;STEPHEN E. POYNTZ, ’4lc ' ••• Hon. Sec. CHANGE OF PROPRIETARY. rriHE UNDERSIGNED . has much pleasure in announcing to the in habitants of Ashburton and district that he has TAKEN OYER the BUSINESS bf Mr: J. S. SAYAGE, East' street, Ash- Burton," and respectfully solicits a con tinuance 'of the patronage so liberally Lestowed on his predecessor, trusting by .keeping a choice assortment of all classes of V FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, &c., fto merit a fair share of the public support. % _ b:i.>.T. - B EHNETTO, ■ PRUtTERER AND CONFECTIONER, East street, Ashburton. 814 c



Business Notices. IMMENSE ARRIVALS V , OF NEW GOODS AT ORE & CO.’S. ON Tuesday, 7tli Sept., We Will show THE LARGEST STOCK OF NEW SPRING G O () 1) S EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON.



) L Ex HALCIONE, AT LYTTELTON, AND \ NEW LONDON, AT MELBOURNE. 3 t ) ALSO, rpHE Stock in the Assigned Estate of ! Messrs. Edmiston, |Gundry, and (Co. valued at £2,000, S Which will he SOLD at about : HALF-PRICE. 1 [consisting op CARPETS, MATTING; BLANKETS, r GROCERIES, IRONMONGERYr CHAIRS, mattresses, ORE AND QCO. September 84Xc-183€



Miscellaneous. w ANTED, a NTJRSE GIRL, office of this paper. Apply 844 c MASONIC. THE Masons of Ashburton are invited to attend an EMERGENCY MEET ING of the Somerset Lodged on 'FRI DAY, 10th inst., at 7.30, at the Somerset Masonic Hall, when ADDRESS AND LECTURES Will be delivered by several Brethren on matters of MASONIC INTEREST. All are particularly invited to attend. W. H GUNDRY, W.M., St. John’s Lodge, 1858, E.C. THOMAS QUILL, R. W. M., Thistle Lodge, 627, S.C. CHAS. BRADDELL, W. M;, 850 c Somerset Lodge, 1811, E.C.



Y. R. In the District Court of Christchurch, - Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, the Acts amend ing the same, and of the Bankruptcy of JOHN LOGAN, of Rangitata, farmer, a debtor. - . Notice is hereby given. that on! Friday,-the ,15th day ©f October next, at II o’clock in the forenoon, or so soon there after as counsel can be heard, Application will be made to the above Honorable Court for an order of discharge to be granted to the abovenamed debtor. Dated this 3rd day of-September, 1880. v BRANSON & PURNELL, 851 c Solicitors for the Debtor. ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. ' A GENERAL MEETING of Members of the Caledonian Society, will be held in the Upper Room of the Town Hall on THURSDAY Evening first, at. Seven o’clock. As the business ,is im portant and pressing, a full attendance is requested. By order, J. MACLEAN DUNN, 856 c Hon. Sec. THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY’S GARMENTS FOR MEN’S AND BOY’S WEAR Fit Better Are Better Cut Look Better Abe Better Made Wear Better Are Better Shrunk And therefore give more satisfaction than any other goods offered to the public. Testified to by their thousands of Cus-. tomers who purchase constantly at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAC TORY’S BRANCHES, . Now Established in Dunedin _ Wellington Invercargill Nelson Oamaru Wanganui Timaru New Plymouth Ashburton Napier Lyttelton Thames Christchurch Auckland



A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLESALE PRICE. N.B.—Our New Winter Manufactures are now ready. “TRY THE N.Z. OVERCOAT.” SHIRTS, HATS, AND HOISERY OP EVERY DESCRIPTION, AT WHOLESALE PRICES. Ashburton Branch : EAST STREET. WM. SPARROW, Bo2c Manager. TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. THE above reward will be paid, to any person who shall give such informa- I tion as will lead to the conviction of any- I one committing a breach of the Law Practitioners Acts or Odinances, by pre i paring Deeds or other Legal Documents i or otherwise BRANSON and, PURNELL. F. P. O’REILLY. EDWD. G. CRISP. C. W. IRELAND. 853 q Amusements. GRAND GALA NIGHT. ASHBURTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB. SPLENDID ARRAY OF TALENT. NEXT PERFORMANCE, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, Sept. Bth and Oth, TI7HEN will be presented the two cele- Yf brated Plays, Nan, THE GOOD -FOR- N OTH IN G, AND GOING TO THE DERBY. With strong cast of characters, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, Under the Patronage of his Worship the Mayor and Borough Councillors, LIZZIE LIZETTE’S BENEFIT (Mrs. Thompson’s.) in addition to the above pro m Lizzie Lizette will give English, Irish au< * Scotch dances, and Messrs. Cullen Und Dolman will also give comic interludes. > Full Particulars in Handbills; Admission : Dress Circle and Front Chairs, 35.; Middle Seats, 25.;. Back Is. Seats may be reserved for the 9th on application. 8 -



Miscellaneous. ' NOTICE. I HEREBY give notice I will NOT be RESPONSIBLE for DEBTS contracted by any persoli whatever unless undter a written order from mfe. ..... v JAMES .WILKIE. Ashburton, Sept. 6th, 1880. 847 c nhEAGHERS 'can obtain the MULTI- X PLICATION TABLES, printed on gummed paper, in any quantity at the Herald Office, East street, near the Railway Station. > • ; • ;