1 v Mr. Stringer called evidence. % Joseph Shearman deponed that on the } 26th May he lent the prisoners aLI note each. They said they were going to get wages next day from their em ployer, Mr. Clark, at Tinwakl. Both ~ men paid for drinks after this in silver. Mr. Stringer addressed the jury for the ' h defence.

: His Honor summed up. The jury, after a short deliberation, re turned a verdict of “ Guilty ” against both ;-b prisoners. His Honor said it was a most startling thing, though no one could doubt that the jury had arrived at a right conclusion . in returning the verdict they had. He o.U. should like to have some suggestion from the prisoners a 3 to how they could have •'. ..come to do such a thing as this,. one of the most serious crimes known to the law. It was. a most painful thing to him to ' > have to pass sentence upon -young men like these, because he had the ■ power to send them for penal servitude for life. The prisoners had nothing to say. His Honor said that he was unable to find any reason for giving them a short sentence. His duty to the public com pelled him to give each of them a sentence . : of three years’penal servitude. ’ —: .■ ==

Mount Somers Assessment Court

A sitting of the above Court was held at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, on Monday, July 5, 1880, before Mr. F. Guinness, J udge. The following objections were con sidered John Carter, reduced from 2s. 6d. to 2s. per acre ; J. R. C. C. Graham, j to 3d. per acre; Messrs. Gould and Cameron, improved freehold land, reduced from 3s. 6d. to 2s. per acre. In the following cases the valuation was upheld: Frederick Tooth, John R. Campbell, Francis Polhill, A. E. Peache, J. E. Taylor, E. and S. Saunders. The name of W. D. Wood was struck .out, and that of James Shand substituted. The name of W. Jameson was struck out, and the word “owner” substituted.

Mr. Guinness expressed his satisfaction at the.'careful manner in which the valua tion roll'had been compiled, and the Court rose.

Upper Ashburton Road Board.

This Board met on Tuesday the 6th ,’r inst. . , Present—Mr. Donald McLean (Chairman), M. Stitt, Isaac Sargant, and Harry Pool. THE OVERSEER’S REFORT s For the preceding month was read, the works mentioned therein considered, and in some cases adopted. TENDERS Were then opened and one in each case accepted. . CORRESPONDENCE. Michael Mullaney, bridge-keeper at the v Ashburton Bridge, wrote asking for a piece of ground at the south end of the bridge, lately granted by the Board to Mr. McDonald, for garden purposes. The Clerk was requested to see whether Mr. McDonald had abandoned the ground, and if so, Mr. Mullaney’s request be sc granted. Mr. (Rangitata), wrote asking payment for. .repairs to Rangitata ford authorised to be done by the Upper Ash burton Road Board Overseer amounting to LI 15s. The Clerk stated that he had found the crossing dangerous in the extreme, and had asked Mr.. Watkins to find men to do ; it and had fixed the price to that amount. The Board granted the amount, the Clerk to write to the CountyJCouncil asking them to recoup the Board. From the Mount Somers Road Board, r agreeing to pay one half of the cost of the . boundary Lyndhurst Railway Station ' road. • . .

From W. M Taylor, complaining about the crossing at the north branch Ashbur ton river,- on the old Timaru track at Harris’ Farm. Mr., Sargent, member for the ward, was asked to see to this, along with the over seer.

From the Ashburton County Council requesting payment of half cost of Dig by’s bridge and protective works, amount ing to L 2,000. The clerk was requested to hand the Council a cheque for the amount, and at the same time to write asking the Coun cil to make a road into the Forks. Messrs. Baker and Brown had an inter view with the Board re stable. „ It Was resolved that the Board meet on > the last Monday of every month, instead of the first Tuesday in the month. The clerk was requested, to meet Mr. Stitt on Saturday, anent removal of the fence on cross road, known as Noah Mar tin’s road into the North Branch. The clerk was also instructed to push * all contractors on with their various ' works at once. Accounts were then passed, and the Board adjourned.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Thursday, July 8. The Hon. H. K. Taiaroa moved— “ That Lake Ellesmere should not be drained, unless the natives who were' de prived of their fishing rights were com pensated, as the said draining was a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.” The Hon. F. Whitaker said that as Go vernment had bought the lake he pre 'rl Burned they also bought the fish. There was no intention to drain the lake, which would require enormous pumps, but } merely to keep down its level, and pre vent the flooding of the railway and ad jacent country. After discussion, the question -was ad journed to Tuesday. The Council again went into Committee on the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, and Colonel Whitmore moved that it should be thrown out. He stated ho would abide by the result of the division. On division, 14 voted for the Bill, and 13 to throw it out. Colonel Whitmore then moved an amendment that all marriages already entered on should be validated and child ren legitimised. Several other amendments were pro posed, and ultimately further considera v tion was deferred to Tuesday. V, ' The Hon. W. S. Peter moved that the Deceased Husband’s Brother Marriage - : !Bill be thrown out. Carried by 12 to 23. The Council then rose at 5 p,m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thursday, July 8, 1880.

Mr. M £ Caughan gave notice that he would move —“ That next session of the A Bsemhly meet in Christchurch, and that an address be presented to the Governor praying him to place the sum of L 20,000 on the estimates to defray the cost of securing the necessary accommodation.” Replying to the Hon. W. Fox, The Hon. R. Oliver said an agreement was .made with Mr. Conyers, the Middie Island Railway Commissioner, by the late Government in 1877, that he should receive L9OO a year, and if the working of the line were satisfactory, lie was to recive a bonus of LSOO. Last year the bonus was paid bn the authority of the then Government. The Hon. W. Fox gave notice that he would move for the production of all cor respondence between Mr. Conyers and the Government relative to (he payment of the bonus of LSOO. TECHNICAL .EDUCATION. Mr. De Lautour moved—“ That it is desirable that Government workshops should be made available for the prac tical instruction of boys receiving tuition for half time at one or more of the pri mary or secondary schools in their district. That primary or secondary schools, or some of them which may bo so situated as, to enable boys receiving instruction therein to attend half time at any Government workshop should be organised with the view of engrafting instructions upon the educational system at presentby law carried out thereat.” After discussion, in wliich the proposal was very favorably viewed, the motion was put and carried. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. At the evening sitting Mr. Hutchison moved the second reading of the Chinese Immigration Bill. In the discussion which followed, all the pros and cons of the question of Chinese immigration were fully ventilated, and when the motion for the second read ing was put it was carried by thirty-one to twelve.

The Fire Brigades Bill was read a second time, and was ordered to be committed that day fortnight.

THE STORY-TELLER

THE GAR-WOLF.

A Romance of Brittany.

[continued.]

How dreary was the downward path through the tall pine stems ; how ghostly ttie “hush ! hush !” of their branches. But even that was c'ompany in the great silence of the forest, where a pine-seed quivering, spinning down, clicked as it touched a fallen limb. How heavy and choking the scent of the hyacinths below. Air! air ! To be again among his fellow-men, out of that dell were the mist rose heavy and clank, and the leaves sprinkled a clammy rain on him ; and as the sleeping vale below burst on his sight, and the dim outlines of the fields mapped out on its broad moonlit bosom ; as he peered clown at tli eferme, nestling in its sheltering aspens he breathed a prayer that revenge might, bring at least a poor relief for his troubled thoughts. It was barely dawn when some twenty armed peasants filed out of the farm yard, the old man himself on a pony, vowing to find the Bisclaveret, dead or alive, and if the latter to take a fearful vengeance. As to have gone by Yvon’s chaumi&re would have been longer, they went up straight through the woods to the spot. Little tits and golden crested wrens were twittering through the pine branches when they reached it. A woodpecker was tapping on the the tree over it, and flopping away through the woods, echoing his harsh laugh ; hut the body and hand kerchief were gone ! Where ? “ Look for the clothes under the stone,” proposed one. “If he is dead his own clothes will be there ; if dead the skins.”

The stone was lifted, and there lay the Bisclaveret’s nightly garb, a rude blouse and trousers of wolfskin, with thongs round the waist. Off both of them the hair was frayed in great patches, and the}' were bedraggled with mud. “By St. Yves, his namesake, he does the saint honor, wearing the devil’s livery so freely ! ” said a peasant. “ ’Twere well to take these and confront him with them as he is alive ! Even if he does deny killing Annette, he cannot deny that in these he has joined in a wolf - danee. Ten to one he has buried the body in the woods, and gone down to the chaumidre to brazen it out. If he has, we can avenge Annette first and hunt for her body afterward. ” The advice seemed good, and in the first piece of soft • ground along the trail they found Yvon’s tracks going down the moun tain.

At- the corner of the pasture bonpapa called halt. Should they take him alive if they could and make him confess, or kill him outright ? “Killhim ! kill him ! kill the Bisclav eret!” was the answer. “Why should he be allowed to live longer ? What was he but a murdering demon in whose com pany no one was safe 1 If he would kill Annette he would kill any one! This taste for blood might bring out his wolf nature, and our homes and little ones are not safe ! Call him out ; shoot him down ! and if he will not come out fire the roof. En avant! en avcint /”

And soon a ring of fierce faces close in on the little chaumierc, from whese chim ney a thin film of white smoke simpers up through the morning air. “ Yvon ! Bisclaveret ! come out and show yourself ! Ha, ha ! we have you now, in spite of your sharp teeth ! Ho ! murderer ! wolf mate ! show yourself !” Slowly the doors opens, and Yvon, pale and hollow-eyed, shows himself, only to stagger back into the house, slamming the door convulsively as the charges of a dozen guns rattle round him. “ Fire ! fire ! Burn him out ! Set fire to the thatch ! smoke the wolf out !” rang out again the-revengeful voices, and ere it was well said tinder was put tc the roof in two or three places. A pause. A bright streak of flame runs up a long straw, and the roof is in a blaze.

“Aha! Bisclaveret, you are trapped now ! The devil will have his own sooner than he expected! Show yourself murderer ! Show your teeth for the. last time, and die like a brave wolf !” But not an answering sound, till a sudden rush of smoke hurtles up as the roof crashes in, echoed by a cry of rage

and pain which silenced even crackling straw and rafters. In a moment more the door was burst outward, and from the debris into their midst struggled Yvon, shambling and tottering, grimed with smoke, and dripping blood from a dozen wounds ; but in his arms was clutched something, of which, in the fury of revenge, they had forgotten the existence—the body of the unfortunate Annette—in a dress once white, but. now moottled with the fresh blbod of Yvon’s wounds, and smirched with cinders.

The sight - was so unexpected that all shrank back as he staggered across the road, and fell beside the spring. Still further they shrank back as, glar ing round on them, he panted out with the energy of death— “ Devils ? what do you mean! What have I done to deserve such a death ? ” .

“Done?” exclaimed boh papa, his anger rising as Yvon spoke; “have you not done enough ? Did not Annette and I track you last night to your wolf-den ? and did not you murder the innocent thing while I was in search of you ? Did not my silver bullet bite into your wolf flesh ? And do you ask wliat. you have done, fiend that 3-011 are ! But ’tis no use you have not long to live, so make your peace with God, or the devil your master, whichever it bo.” “ Stay,” said Yvon, “ I came out of my mine this morning (there’s no use conceal ing it longer, as I’m dying) to find Annette cut to pieces by wolves, I sup pose, though some one must have been there since, as the body had been moved. Water ! quick ! I’m dying ! 1 am a miner. A year ago, in hunting, I killed two wolves in which I found traces of lead. I opened the mine, used their skins to work in, so as not to soil my clothes and'betray myself, sold my lead in Guingamp, and to put Annette of the scent, 1 told her I was a Bisclaveaet. And the omen of, the fountain has come doubly true— Annette! Annette ! ”

Slowly the last words bubbled up through the frothy lips, and drooping over her body there passed away the soul of Yvon Cardock the last Bisclaveret of Brittany. CONCLUDED.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 9; 1880.'



Holloway's Pills.—These Pills are more efficacious in strengthening a debilitated con stitution than any other medicine in the wmld. Persons of a nervous habit of body, and all who are suffering from weak digestive organs, or whose health lias become deranged by bilious affection, disordered stomach, or liver complaints, should lose no time in giving these admirable Pills a fair trial. Coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of breath are also within the range of the sanative powers of this very remarkable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills are not superficial or temporary, but complete any permanent. They are as mild as they are efficacious, aud may be given with confidence to delicate females and young chil dren. Their action on the liver, stomach, and bowels is immediate, beneficial, and lasting, restoring- order and health in every case.— Advt ", Public Notices. NOTICE. EDW AR D TAYL 0R , BAKER, Saunders’ Buildings, BEGS to intimate to his customers and the public generally that he has this day disposed of his Business to W. White, and solicits a continuance of support for his successor. ACCOUNTS. MR. W. WHITE is AUTHORISED to COLLECT ALL DEBTS due to me in respect of my Bakery Business due at this date. EDWARD TAYLOR, Baker, Saunders’ Buildings. Ashburton, 9th June, 1830. , 552c^937g



Business Notices. QUILL’S. JfeiHI HOTEL Opposite Railway Station, Ashburton. SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATION for TRAVELLERS JpRIVATE SUITES OF APART MENTS FOR FAMILIES. LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS FOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. BATH ROOM. FIRST-CLASS j£&' BILLIARD SALOON. *** Wines, Spirits, and Ales, of the most genuine brands only, kept and supplied, wholesale and retail. Note Address — QUILL’S WHOLESALE BOTTLING STORES, Commercial Hotel, (Near Railway Station), Ashburton. ; 751g-336c



Business Notices. LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & PARIS. Craighead & Go,, Merchant Tailors, TAN C RED STREET, (Next Orr. & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. SB2a-445a W. WHITE, CONFECTIONER AND BAKER,- . SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, BEGS to announce- that.lia.- lias taken the business lately carried on by Edward Taylor, P-aker,, A\c., Saunders’ Buildings, and trusts by. supplying a first class article at a moderate price, to merit a continuance of public support. : Best Bread, 41b. Loaf, 6d. Cash. W. WHITE, ' SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. 928g-550c EVERETT BROS. AND CO., CHEAP DRAPERS, HAVELOCK STREET, ASHBURTON. E. B. and Co. are now showing their TINTED . TUAPERY, Comprising EVERY NOVELTY IN. EACH DEPARTM ENT. NEW GOODS ARRIVING MONTHLY. 505 c



IB’B FUR N ITU RE .AND BEDDING; M A N U FACT ORY, MOOEE STREET, ASHBURTON. EVERY article Sold *at Christchurch Pkices and gua't!aiiteed 'best of material and workmanship.



FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY'FURNISHED . W. D avis;" MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. 520 c M. MeCALBUM, ■ATCHMAKER and jeweller Every description of Jewellery. made to order and repaired. Electro-plating and Gilding. Hair plaits and Devices done. Vdatches and Clocks accurately Repaired. Diamonds and every description of Stones substantially Set. Clocks from 75.. 6d. eaojv . Do., with alarm, ;15s. <. CASHEL STREET, ; ; ' '* Next Bank of Australasia, Christ church. ' 221> DON’T PASS THIS BY 1! Ut TOP before you give your next order O for a Suit of Clothes. F you want Style, Fit, and Quality, try the Undersigned." 500 EAD the following, then call and in spect the Goods. YARDS READY 1 TO | CUT. \ JUST ARRIVED—The best Stock of Winter Cloths to be got for money SUPERIOR in quality to anything ever yet shown in Ashburton. ’SAMPLES TO SELECT FROM / O' Comprising the following : German Cloths, plain and fancy, the , most fashionable Beaver Cloths, suitable-for Winter Scotch Tweeds, assorted • Mosgiel - •„ r " Kaiapoi ~ ~ . West of England Cloth's Bedford Cords Irish Frieze, Ac., Ac., Ac. THIS IS THE MAN FOR im MY MONEY. GO TO D> f • Triangle, * Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. CALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before you order. OTTO : Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms —Cash. and Finish second to none. EC £1 Is. Cash for a Pair CONOMY ) of Tiousers ) £3 15s. Cash for a Tweed f Suit. 780g-390c



Business Notices. CONTINUATION OF THE Great Sale AT ' ORR'AN D CO.’S., Have made still further reduc tions in various lines of Goods, as wc desire to clear out all our old Stock .FOR GASH , In preference to carrying it over to another season. Our motto is SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RE TURNS, and ve are glad to find the public ap preciate our efforts to serve them ; hence the EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF. OUR BUSINESS since coming to Ash burton. Prices of Goods at Home are greatly advanced, but we having purchased largely previously, our Customers will get the full benefit.



Drapery. Lot of Japan Silks, at Is. per yard, ■worth 2s. 6d. Dress Goods, as low as 6d. per yard. Winceys, at from sd. to 9d. Blaelc Goods, at all prices. Stays, at 2s. to 7s. Gd. Wool Shawls, at 7s. Gd. to 12s. 6d. , Flannel, heavy, at lOd. to Is. 3d. Colonial made Flannel, from Is. 2s. to Is. 6d. A Job Lot of Ladies’ Jackets. Collars and Cuffs, from Gd. per pair. Real Welsh Homespun, at Is. lOd. ; all wool. 25 Costumes, dark colors, at 20s. each. 1 Lot of Childrens’ Costumes, at 4s. to 7s. 6d., to clear out. Millinery. 6 doz. Straw Hats, at 6d. each. 2 ~ ~ . ~ at Is. ~ Trimmed Hats, at half usual prices. Trimmed Bonnets very low. Blankets, Etc. Blue Blankets, at 10s. 6d to 15s. Gd. Superior Blue Blankets at 17s. 6d. Kaiapoi Blankets, at 20s. Towels, at 6d. each. Turkish Towels, at Is. to Is. 6d. Boots. A few dozen Children’s Boots left, at Is. per pair. Boys’ Heavy Lace-ups—a Bargain —at 4s. Ladies’ Kid Boots, from ss. per pair. Gents’ Boots, at our usual low prices Clothing, Etc. Men’s Overcoats, from 355. to 555. Men’s Waterproof Coats, as low as Bs. 6d. Men’s Heavy and Leather Bound, from 16s. to 265. Men’s Suits, from 395. 6d. to 675. 6d. Mens’ Tweed Pants, from 10s. 6d, to 15s. Gd. Men’s Hats, at, 4s. 9d., ss. Gd., to 7s. Gd. Carpets. A great variety of Brussels Carpets, at 2s. under usual prices. Best Tapestry Carpets, at 3s. Gd. Best Kidder. Carpets, very cheap. Felt Carpets, from 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd. per yard. Floor Cloths, in great variety. Cocoanut Matting-, all widths, very low. China Matting, unusually Cheap. Dressmaking. Dresses and Costumes made to order promptly. Prices moderate, and perfect fit guaranteed. ORR AND CO. ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Business Notices. ■ NOW O PEN. MONSTER CARNIVAL, FANCY'. FAIR, AND BAZAAR, IN FOWLER’S NEW ' BUILDINGS, Tailored street. Splendid Opportunity for PURCHASING BAZAAR GOODS. \/T R. L. MONTAGUE, ItJL of High street, Christchurch, Begs to inform the - inhabitants of Ash burton-and 'surrounding districts that he has . H~ OPENED —h Those .extensive pi’emises known as Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street, With an enormous stock of FAN GY GO O.D S Of every description. v THE SHILLING TABLE IS WORTH A VISIT. Gold and Silver Jewellery. Gold and Silver TrimmiLgs for Fancy . . Dress Costumes. These Goods are a Special Importation, and will be ' ■ ' SOLD AT' VERY LOW PRICES. The Sale will last for a Fortnight Only. EVERYONE INVITED. Gl4c-Gg BEST NEWCASTLE COALS LAMBTON COLLIERY. 50s .:>ERw. .... 1 A PER CENT. DISCOUNT for CASH. SPRINGFIELD COALS 40s. PER TON. 10 Per Cent. Discount for Cash. To be delivered in my yaid. Acconnts to be paid monthly. T C. PERCY COX. 359 C "773 G



ASHBURTON HAIRCUTTING , . ROOMS. ' REDUCED PRICES. E. A. GARNETT, Hairdresser, East Street, WILL REDUCE his PRICES from June 19th, in order to meet the times, as follows : GENTS’HAIRCUTTING BOYS’ haircutting, under 12 years 3d. 3d. shaving A large and well-assorted stock of Tobacco, Cigars, Perfumery, and Fancy Goods, at greatly reduced prices. . Note the address— E. A. GARNETT’S Old-Established Haircutting Rooms, East street, Ashburton. Agent for the sale of the Ashburton Guardian and Evening Herald. 565c-959g



AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF . NEW" BILLS,*. ACTS, A XT) OTHER GOVERNMENT.'PUBLICATIONS. THE. following NEW BILLS intro duced into. Parliament can be ob tained .at the . Ashburton Guardian office : No. 21 Adulteration Prevention ~ 20 Aliens ~ 22 Animals Protection ~ 30 Bank and Bankers ~ 31 Bills of Exchange Procedure ~ 15 Brands and Branding ~ 23 Building Societies ~ 33 Chattels'Securities ~ 35 -Corrupt Practices Prevention ~ 24 Cruelty to Animals ~ 25 Deaths by Accidents Compensa tion ~ 19 Dog'Registration ~ 14 Fencing; 4 Fisheries • - • •• • ~ 3S Hospitals and Charitable Insti tutions '■ - • ■ • ■ ' ~ 13 Impounding ~ 26 Juries - 17 Licensing 27 Marriage „ 28 Married. Women’s Property Pro tection ~ 32 Mercantile Law ~ 11 Native Land Court ~ 12 Native Land Sales ~ 34 Regulation of Elections ~ 45 Pharmacy ~ 42 Municipal Corporations Acts Amendment Also, Financial Statement, with Tables Estimates for 1880-81, in detail Roport of the Civil Service Commission. CROWN LANDS GUIDE, No. 11., With Map of the North Island. WEEKS AND DIXON, Authorised Agents. ‘



Edmision, Ghm&ry & Co. A.i ■ - T SA I. o-Morrow, • TURD AY, JULY ioth. -/T COTSIOXM3ST OF FOR US']’, 0R N AMENTAL, AKD i ,. v.;^ FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS,. &c., £c.'.c vj ussruu M - and CO., will •:» ■?•. • SELL- BY. PUBLIC AUCTION,. AT THEIR STORES ON v,‘ £; > SATURDAY, ioth JULY,IBBO, $$ ' WELL-SELECTED AND#I FOREST TREES, &c:, A safe size lor planting out. Sale at 1 o’clock sharp. .EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO X-Vl 646 c Auctioneers.



TO RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS;-" AND OTHERS. ' ' -V H/fESSRS. EDMISTON, GUNDRY IM_ & CO. have ON Farm & Station ,Sto?e§pi OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. ""# . GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, -i FARM DRAYS. We have just received a well-assorted shipment of . BUILDING TIMBER, v INCLUDING WHITE & BLACK PINE - TOTARA -il KAURI : -0 T. & G. FLOORING v ,-V: MATCH LINING, Ac. , ALSO - 500 TONS BEST • v , * v.A NEWCASTLE CO ALr, We would draw special attention to our :• > .. : . "stock of - r A ' BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY / FURNITURE, &c., &c. . .. L AGENTS FOR JOELS .. ' CELEBRATED DUNEDIN BEER, In case, kilderkins, barrels, and >J A hogsheads. All orders'left at our office will be' punctually attended to. LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASBf.,C: . EDMISTON, GUNDRY ,& CO. . /V A SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY •• ’ • ■ (fire and marine). Capital : £1,000,000. THE COMPANY is prepared to take risks on all kinds of Property at CURRENT RATES. ' . EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & Co., : - r •. Agents, Ashburton. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL ...PRO VIDENT SOCIETY. V ESTABLISHED 1849. LIFE ASSURANCE on the MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. ACCUMULATED FUNDS,' £3,000,000.’ This Company offers special advantages. For particulars apply to EDMISTON, GUNDRY - , & C 0.,; East Street, Ashburton. TITLES UNDER THE LAND TRANSFER ACT. MESSRS. EDMISTON, GUNDRY & Co., Licensed land brokers, Under the Land Transfer Act, .. East Street, Ashburtori." 1 ' MONEY TO LEND ON ’■ .• APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY,., . 1(56; , .y. t ~! Vi: T. Bullock. TO LET FOR CROP OF WHEAT' 200 AOR E s 200 About six miles from Ashburton, on the Wakanui Estate. FOR SALE OR TO LET,, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, V. ACRE FARM 450 5 ' Or in Two Farms—one about 220 Acres and another about 230 Acres. Well watered on Longbeach Run. For Sale cheap, dwelling house of seven rooms, near the Parsonage, -' East Town Bolt. Also that VALUABLE TOWN SECTION- Situated in Tancred Street,.and will be Sold on very liberal " ' terms of payment. •. ' . , To Let, two' shops in- East Street. Also Office in do. .«■ .. ; - . . Also, ' That old established blacksmith and V, v wheelwright’s' workshop, and - - Dwelling House in Ashburtgtfl, centrally situated, close to. the Somerset Hotel, and now in-the Jr occupation of Mr. H. J. - Edwards. - For full particulars Apply to ' ■ • 453 c T. BULLOCK. TO LET, NE of those Newly Erected COT--' GES in Tancred Street, near Mr. Anstee’s Private Hotel. 571 c T. BULLOCK. " 10 LET—An Office in East street, near the Union Bank. Also, Shop and welling-houso, in same street. T. BULLOCK. : ’ /.