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THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Saturday, January 31, 1880.



Public Notices. PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Gas Compands 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, ASHBURTON. N.B. —Artesian Wells sunk and Pumj r fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixec at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town an<? country. 812 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 and Garden Seeds of every descrip tion. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET. The facilities ive 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. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. 306 a



W... T. DAVISON, REENGROCER & FRUITERER, Has on Sale— Good Oranges Lemons Dates Rhubarb, in any quantity Oocoanuts Good Potatoes Onions Cabbages Turnips Garden Seeds Thyme and Sage All kinds of Herbs Orders delivered in any part of Ashburton. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (next to fowler’s, grocer), TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON.



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA FIELD “ HERALD ” DELIVERY. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, 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 ASHBURTON, AND MOUNT SOMERS. Subscribers residing in the above 'ts tricts will be supplied by Cookson’* coach. Orders received by Messrs. Tisch and R. Morgan. New Subscribers will please forward their 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 particu lar attention will be paid to the wants of settlers. All notices referring to the Borough Council, County Council, and the Road Boards, will be found in the Hearld. Agencies where The Herald can be obtained : Wakanui School Wakanui Creek.. Seafield Mr. Ginney G. Leadley Mr. Atkinson T. M. Jones Ed Watkins Mr. Tisch R. Morgan ~ Newlands Spread Eagle .. Mount Somers The Agents will supply printed forms for new subscribers to sign. ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. are requested to make snown any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall be immediately remedied. Country Sub cribers along the Wakanui Road to the school, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Rowland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday and Friday*



General Merchants. NLW IRONMONGERY BUSINESS. ORR AND Co., WILL open the Premises lately occupied as their Drapery Depart ment, corner of East and Tancred Streets, on Saturday, the 13th December, with a well assorted Stock of HOUSE FURNISHING AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY. The„ Success attending this Depart ment of our Business has induced us to give it special attention. To do this more effectively we will devote the Premises as above to this trade only, and trust that our sedulous endeavours to meet the growing wants of this important district will in future, as in the past, be amply repaid for this addition to our Business. The following leading lines, as well as the numberless useful articles in an Iron mongers stock, will be found in value to bear favorable comparison with any other house in the colony : McCORMACK S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Harvesting Tools Bolts and Nuts Files and Rasps Lard and Castor Oil Machine Fittings Sewing Twine Weighing Machines Spring Balances Churns and Buckets Tubs and Cheese Vats Ranges and Grates Fenders and Fireirons Sash Cords and Weights Brass Foundry Hammers and Sledges Copper Rivets and Washers Spanners and Wrenches Blacksmiths Tools Carpenters Tools Bedsteads and Cots Perambulators Bolts and Springs Axes and Hatchets Gate Hinges Nails and Washers Mortice Locks Rim Lock Padlocks Augers and Boring Machines Braces and Bits Hedge Knives Rope and Ream Cord Lawn Mowers Sheet Lead and Zinc Plain Sheet Iron Galvanised Iron ■ Bar and Rod Iron Pumps and Piping Washing Machines Wringing Machines Mangles Tin Goods, all kinds Kettles, Boilers, and Saucepans Boilers and Frames Baths and Sponges Portable Forges Guns, Breechloaders Guns, Slug and Double Barrel Powder, Shots, Caps, &c. Preserving Pans Stew Pans Plated Goods Cruets Table Cutlery Spoons and Forks Scales and Weights American Stoves Colonial Ovens Camp Ovens Fencing Wire Ploughs and Harrows Chaffcutters Horse Gears ORR AND CO., Importers & General Merchants ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY, Ac., JUST OPENED. QOPYING PRESSES, Letter and Foolscap Sizes. BOOKS, BRUSHES, "YVaterwells, Oil Paper, Ac. gTEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Violet Red, Ac. CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, DAY BOOKS, Ac. B ANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER PAPER AND ENVELOPES, JgNVELOPES, Blue and White, Commercial and Fancy. J)ENS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Waverley and Pickwick. sr OTE AND LETTER PAPERS : Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. ~ ~ Superfine, Ruled. ~ ~ Extra ~ ~ ~ ~ Water! ined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign Note, Colored, Ac.



IMPORTERS OF COMMERCI A.L STATIONERY Herald and Guardian OFFICES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. C H E NT S E Y. A. R. MARKHAM (Next 'Montgomery’s, Cliertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, TfipAVING taken orev the store of I S Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 423 INK for Marking Packages, Sten cilling, &c. Large bottles, 2s. each WEEKS & DIXON, Stationers, &c., East street. CRICKETING Materials -Bats, Balls, Stumps, Knee Pads, &c., at H. M. JONES’, Stationei, Baring Square Medical. ENO’S FRUIT SALT. THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF LIFE. GOOD FOOD. How to enjoy good food that would other wise cause Bilious headache, disordered Stomach, Poisoned Blood, &c.—use ENO’S FRUIT SALT. A NATURAL APERIENT. ENO’S FRUIT SALT, when taken with water, acts as a natural aperient, its simple but natural action removes all impurities, thus preserving and restoring health. If its great value in keep ing the body in health were universally known, no family should be without it. FAGGED, WEARY, AND WORN OUT! ! ! Anyone whose duties require them to under go mental or unnatural excitement or strain— EFO’S FRUIT SALT is the best known remedy. It acts like a charm. It allays ner vous excitement, depression, aud the injurious effects of stimulants and too rich food. Its power in aiding the digestion is most striking. It also restores the nervous system to its proper condition (by natural means). Use ENO’S FRUIT SALT. You cannot overstate its great value in keeping the blood pure and free from disease. ENO versus STIMULANTS. An in sufficient amount of exercise frequently deranges the liver. ENO’S FRUIT SALT is peculiarly adapted for any constitutional weak ness of the liver. A world of woes is avoided by those who keep and use ENO’S FRUIT SALT.—“AII our customers for Eno’s Salt would not be without it upon any consideration, they having received so much benefit from it. — Wood Brothers, Chemists, Jersey, 1875.” Every travelling trunk and HOUSEHOLD in the world ought to contain a Bottle of ENO’S FRUIT SALT, prepared from Sound, Ripe Fruit, as a Health giving, Cooling, Sparkling, and Invigorating Beverage for any Season. It is the best Pre, ventive and Cure for Biliousness, Sick Head ache, Skin Eruptions, Impure Blocd, Fevers, Pimples on the Face, Giddiness Feverishness, Mental Depression, Want of Appetite, Sour ness of Stomach, Constipation, Vomiting, Thirst, &.C., and to remove the effects of errors in Eating and Drinking, ENO’S FRUIT SALT.— From the Rev. Dr Hurst, Vicar of Collorly : —“I have used your Fruit Salt for many years, and have verified your statements, The thanks of the public are due to you for your unceasing efforts to relieve suffering humanity. Long may you live to be a blessing to the world.” ENO’S FRUIT SALT.—“After suffering for nearly two and a half years from severe headache and disordered stomach, and after trying almost everything and spending much money without finding any benefit, I was recommended by a friend to try ENO’S FRUIT SALT, and before I had finished one bottle I found it doing me a great deal of good, and now I am restored to my usual health; and others I know that have tried it have not enjoyed such good health for years, —Yours most truly, Robert Humphreys, Post Office, Barrasford. ” Agents for New Zealand, MESSRS. KEMPTPIORNE, PROSSER, AND CO. TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS 1 I f OR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTICN 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—lll 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. 490 GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. gPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application o 1 -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 arc and 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 Chi. Se>vict Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homcepathic Chemists, London,



Medical. JpOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. jpow ELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. ELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. HE Oldest and Most Effectual COUGH REMEDY. XTRAORDINARY TESTIMO NIALS. HER MAJESTY’S GUN BOAT NETLEY. Wick, Scotland. Dear Sir, —- Having had a most distressing and severe cough, which caused me many sleepless nights and restless days, I was recommended by his LORDSHIP the EARL of CAITHNESS to try your most invaluable Balsam of Aniseed, and I can assure you, with the first dose, I found immediate relief, even without having to suspend my various duties; and the first small bottle com pletely cured me, I have the greatest confidence in fully recommend ing it to the million. Signed, W. LINZELL, H.M.G.B. NETLEY. 130WELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. -U Due be Montabor writes : “ Chateau de Montabor, Aveyron. Sir, —Having suffered for some time from an obstinate cough, accompanied with fever, continuous liead-aches, and sleepless nights, I resolved after having vainly tried several other medicines, to have recourse to your BALSAM of ANISEED. I cannot resist, sir, the desire of making you acquainted with the really marvelous results which I derived from it. From the first dose I felt great relief, the bad symptoms grew feebler, the irritation of the throat was calming down, and I recovered the sleep which hacl nearly left me. The third dose delivered me completely, and I am now completely restored to health. Receive, sir, with the expression of my gratitude the assurance of my distinguished sentiments. DUO DE MONTABOR,” DOWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. I. ‘‘‘Sir, I have for a long time suffered from a severe cough and tried all manner of remedies. Dr. Liberecht advised POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED ; it cured me after a few days. You are at liberty to use this letter in hopes that otliens may benefit by it. — I am, Sir, Yours. &c., ALBERT COUNT POTOCKI.” OWELL’S BALSAM OF ANISEED. WILL LOOSEN the PHLEGM imme diately.—The Dean of Westminster’s Verger writes: “I was advised to try the Balsam of Ani ;eed; I did, and have Found great relief. It is most comforting in allaying irritation and giving strength to the voice.” Lionel Brough, Esq., the eminent actor, writes : I think it an invaluable medicine for members of my profession, and have always recommended it to my brother and sister artistes. ” 'T'RULY an EXTRAORDINARY EX- X FECTORaNT.— Mr. Edward M. Ullett, of Bury, Hunts., writes to Messrs. Palmer & Son, Ramsay : —■“ Having been in the habit of using Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed for a great number of years, I have great pleasure in bear ing testimony to its incomparable effects as an expectorant. I always find a single dose gives immediate relief, and a small bottle effects a perfect cure.” POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED.— The effects of one teaspoonful taken in a little water before going to bed is extraordinary. No family should be without it in the winter. Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the World, |s i %<\ and 2s 3d per per bottle j a great saving in taking family bottles, iis each. Established over 50 years. Prepared only by THOMAS POWELL, Black friars Road, London. ASK for POWELL’S BALSAM of A ANISEED SOLD by all CHEMISTS and STORE KEEPERS. Observe the Trade Mark, “Lion, Net, and Mouse.” Wholesale Agents in the Australian and New Zealand Colonies -Elliot Brothers ; Evers & Solomon ; Felton, Grimwalde, & Co. ; P. and S. Falk, Faulding & Co. ; Rocke, Tompsit, & Co. ; Rosentiiall & Co. ; Kempthorne, Prosser, & Co. ; S. Hofeenung & Co.; Hemmons, Laws, & Co. ; Berkley, Taylor, & Co.; and all other wholesale houses. Proprietor—Thomas Powell, Blackfriars Road London. 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 01- THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for childien. 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 BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES And all other Insects are DESTROYED by KE AT I N G’S IN SECTPO WDE R, 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. fid. each. 637



Useful Information. NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES. £ Affidavit or Declaration ... ... o 2 6 Agreements, where the value is of £2O or upwards. ... ... o i o Ditto deed, ios. counterpart Anrual License Joint Stock Com pany, on every of nomi nal capital ... ... ... o I o Appomtmcnts, of power over pro perty ... ... ... o io o Bill of Exchange, on demand ... o o 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every or part thereof ... o I O Bill ot Lading, or receipt, or copy... 010 Certificate of Incorporation •••5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum ... o O 1 Conveyance for every or part thereof .. . . ... O 5 0 Deed of Settlement, foi every £ICO, or part thereof ... ... o 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged ... o 10 o Lease, without premium, for every £SO, or part thereof annual rent ... ... ...0 2 0 Ditto, with premium, with or with out rent, or with premium an annual rent of £2O or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun teipart of Lease ... ... o 2 6 Policy of Insurance, Marine, tor every £loo or part there of... ... ... ...010 Ditto, not exceeding six months for every is. ;12 months ... o 2 o Power of Attorney ... ... O IO O Promissory Notes on demand ... 0 o 1 Ditto, other than to bearer, on de mand, not exceeding ,£25, fid ; not exceeding is ; and for every additional £s°, or part ... ... ...o 1 o Receipt for £2, ot upwards ... o o 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £2O, is; 2s 6d ; ,£IOO, ss; exceed ing 100 for every ,£SO or part thereof ... ... ...026 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £IOO of value ... ... ... o 10 o MOONLIGHT EVENINGS. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about S o’clock. The Moon at 6 d iys old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at S 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 ac 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at iS days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morrrng. The Moon at 21 days old rises about II p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old ri es about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. TIIE 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, I pound is 1 quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is 1 qu rt. White sugar, powdered, 1 pound I uncc aie 1 quart. Ten eggs are 1 pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are 1 Eight large teaspoonsful are I gill. Four large teaspoonsful are gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints aie 1 quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds x / z pint. A common sized wine glass is x /z a gill. A tea-cup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls 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 conviction before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of certificate of conviction signed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of sucK conviction. There are other provisions as to registration of children found exposed, 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 afternoon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting 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 district, and take out a Marriage Certificate; but before doing so, must have resided in the district three clear days immediately preceeding the application for certificate. The fees are :—for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s 6d ; Marriage by Registrar, £1; 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 fiom 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 ticulars required to attend and register ; and the person registering MOST in all 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 ,£5. Any person not attending to register, afte* notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £2O There are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various provisions of the Act.



Printers and Publishers. THE AS H B U RTON HERALD AND BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHBURTON (Near the Railway Station.) rjIHE Proprietors beg to intimate that they have imported a first-class “ATLAS” TREADLE Printing Machine, FOR JOB WORK ONLY, CAPABLE OF THROWING OF 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the estima tion of Printers. It is capable of executing the finest work in Colors dr Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery, bo GREATLY REDUCED. BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS CATALOGUES EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannor fail to GIVE SATISFACTION WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, X THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE, East Street North Ashburton.