THE STORY-TELLER.

THE TWO LANDLORDS.

(From the Gazette.)

Continued. Mr. Lambert, as a scientific farmer, miclclle-aged without family, had accepted the offer of a pupil at a hundred guinea? a year, a youth of 18 fresh from the agricultural college at Cirencester ; and about the time of saving the first barley crop under the new regime, the youth and his father made their appearance at Weston, having strolled over from the station at the market town, four miles distant.

The farm house of Weston was an old manor house in the suburbs of the village. The stout gentleman with his hat off and a handkerchief with four knotted corners on his head, is Mr. Cooper; the youth walking by his side is his son Horace. Mr. Cooper, born at Weston half a cen tury before, had been cast upon the world at an early age. Owing to the circum stances of the old regime and to ■ other causes, Horace had never before seen Weston.

“ So this is Weston,” he said ; fine old fashioned house. I shall like it better as your birthplace. Won’t you put your hat on 1 ”

Mr. Cooper did so, leaving the knots of the handkerchief sticking out below. He was wrapt in thought. “ Yes, my boy , my birthplace ; and the shrine of my early affections, Horace.” With hand on heart, and handkerchief on head, and eyes fixed on the manor house, Mr. Cooper marched past the house where he was born, and entered a meadow be yond. ’Tis undoubtedly a hard fate that the shrine of one’s affections should pass into other hands ; at least so Mr. Cooper thought in his present romantic mood.

“ Weston at one time seemed mine as sure ss fate,” said Mr. Cooper. “My fathers had farmed it for a hundred years.”

The companions had paused upon a bridge crossing a trout stream. “ What a pity it was not their pro perty.” said Horace. “ Great pity,” replied Mr. Cooper. “ How well I remember those gabled roofs and grey walls, and that ivied porch with the great sheltering elms. I used to cross this bridge twice a year in a very doleful state, taking the short cut to catch the coach for school ; and in my mind’s eye, I still see my mother craning over the laurel fence there before the door, to catch a last glimpse of her beloved son. This stream was the Rubicon of those black Mondays ; beyond it lay school and drudgery, behind it lay Weston and waving pocket handkerchiefs. My mother and sisters, and any accidental aunt who might be staying in the house at the time, used all to stand on tiptoe waving their pocket handkerchiefs and shedding tears behind the laurels ; and your father, Horace, used to wave his schoolboy cap, with his heart in his mouth, as he crossed this ‘ bridge of sighs. ’ ” Here Mr. Cooper took off his hat and waved it,' the four corners of his large silk, handkerchief fluttering in the wind. “ ’Tis another proof of the immorality of the land laws,” said Mr. Cooper, “ that land thus endeared to a man’s heart should ever be alienated. By law divine, my boy, Weston should be ours. If you can find an opportunity of getting hold of the property, without asking me to pay for it, be sure you embrace it. ”

An oaken table centuries old ran down one side of Mr. Lambert’s kitchen, a rem nant of the old regime, and of older times still, and a wide open chimney with a ba con loft above, and seats in the cornel’s, yawned on one side of that old-fashioned kitchen. In former days half-a-dozen farm servants had dined daily at the oaken table with the farmer’s family. That custom had departed, but Mr. Lambert was still endeavoring to approach his laborers and win their, sympathy by other means. At the table were seated a dozen men and boys with slates and books. This capacious kitchen was at present a sort of literary institute, where young men and even grey-beards, if they liked, might take up afresh the threads of learn ing which some of them had dropped very prematurely at school. The visitors entered—Horace and his father. “ The . old kitchen is not so much changed as I expected ” said Mr. Cooper. “I should have known some of you, my friends, from your likeness to your fathers ” —he turned to the table as he said this—“but I am glad to see, from your present occupation, that you will enjoy a better chance in life than they did.”

Another day’s work is over in the fields and the laborers of Compton are strolling homewards ; the pheasants are crowing in the W’oods, and the vernal choir of birds, strengthened by the arrival of their prima donna by the dozen from beyond the Channel, are singing in every hedge and copse. It is glorious spring ! The advent of the new era has become visible; the affairs of Compton are at the flood. Quoth William Root to his two com panions, walking homewards, “ The long tails seems merry a-hopping up to roost; and well they may, what’s left of’m, for their enemies has become their friends.” “ I don’t believe there’s a man in Compton as would wire or trap nothing, if you paid him never so well,” said William’s next neighbor; “You and I have followed that trade, Bill, brisk as anybody." “Ah and should again sooner than starve; but howsomdever, there’s no call to expect the old squire agin, and as to the new un, I hope he’ll gejt a good crop o’ long-tails, and hares too, and kill ’em down early' afore they gets out into the fields and does harm.”

“Shall ye manage to buy a cow one ’o these days 1 ” said William’s neighbor. “In course I shall,” replied William. “ Leastways, we shall manage it between us. My boy is savin’ up fast as he can, and we means to club together, and mas ter says he’ll put five pounds to it if re quired, pervided we affirms a cow club and insures the cow. Mr. Lambert be something like a master, he be.” “ I’d sooner work for him for nothing, than I’d work for a tread-me-down master for a pound a week,” said William’s next neighbor.' “I say Bill, I actually got a sovereign along with the shop goods in this here blessed basket,”

“ Seed ye take it, my lad. This dish clout business, or whatever ye calls it— money back, I mean, at the end of six months for them as pays ready money, is a first-rate plan.” “Jest as good,” said William’s neigh bor, “ as having a pig put into your stye for nothing. So you’ll conquer your cow soon, shall you, Bill 1 I wish I could corner a cow, but I can’t. My missis aint adapted for the business.” [to be continued.!

Frightful Italian Scourge.

A correspondent of the Lancet writes : —Ninty-seven thousand Italians (so I gather from the report lately issued by the Minister of Commerce and Agricul ture) are at this moment dying of pellagra. About one-half of the provinces of Italy are desolated by this scourge. The num ber of the victims represents 3.60 per -1000 of the total population of the Penin sula, or 0.21 per 1000 more than the worst cholera epidemic that ever swept over France. If we restrict our consideration to the infected region only, the proportion becomes still more terrible, and oscillates between a miximum of 11.76 per 1000 in Lombardy, 11.80 per 1000 in Venetia, and a minimum of 0.09 per thousand in Latium. In France, in the cholera visitation of 1834-35, the proportion in the infected departments only was 10.42 per 1000 of the population for the sick, and 4.73 per 1000 for the dead. From the Mantuan Commission, appointed to inquire into the subject I gather that pellagra, considered per se, is so extended and so manifold in its symptoms as to appear, so far as exter nal phenomena are concerned, a general malady of the organism. Its developments are principally found on the skin, the mucous membrane of the mouth and the entire alimentary canal, in the muocular system, and in the nervous system in its threefold sensory, motor and psychical relations. For the most part its victims betray the first inroads of the disease by stupefaction, giddiness with a sense of traction from behind, and a general enfeeblement of organism. On the ap proach of spring the parts of the skin most exposed to the sun, the backs of the hands and feet, the face, the neck, and the median part of the chest at the part ing of the shirt, show an erythematous discoloration, with desquamation of the cuticle, and more rarely, in the severe cases, rough nodosities, vesicles and puckerings. Corresponding character istic altrahons manifest themselves later in the mucous membrane of the lips, the mouth and the fauces, and then there supervenes profuse, obsti nate, exhausting diarrhoea. The patient, becoming always feebler, is no longer fit for the slightest exertion; he totters rather than walks, with knees semi-flexed and curved, until finally he falls forward and lies with his mouth in the dust. The skin of the entire body becomes of an earthy colour, and hangs in loose folds, the muscles are attenuated, and the whole person becomes lean or emanciated, if indeed he does not rather acquire a tume faction, down-dragging and semi-trans parent, from the infiltration of the sub cutaneous tissue with scerosity. The £>el lagrosi complain for the most part of a pain as if from contusion on the head and spine, which often radiates in zones around the abdomen, and is pro longed to the thighs ; of a formiculation and sense of heat at the extremities, and of an internal tremor often visible in the hands and tongue. They have often a burning sensation in the stomach, ascend ing the oesophagus; while not unfre quently there is laboured breathing, which sometimes approaches absolute aplioea. The sight becomes clouded, the hearing first troubled with rumbling noises, and then blunted. The heart’s impulse gets Aveaker and diminished in bulk as the organ sometimes shrinks along with the other muscles. The radial pulse is feeble and generally raid, with venous stasis in dicated by the diffused leaden color, mottled with sporadic sanguinous blotches sometimes small, sometimes large, on the skin and mocous membrane. In many cases of pellagra, sometimes from the be ginning, occasionally later in the progress of the disease, there is mental alienation, which may break out in sudden paroxysms and assume every form, from laughing and loquacious maniacal exaltation to the gloomiest, fiercest, melancholy, with sui cidal, incendiary, and homocidal tenden cies. More often, however, it begins with hebetude or slowing of the intelligence, and a prostrate apathy of mind which be comes true lypemania with stupour, and betrays itself by delirious words and deeds, in fear of pei’secution and in hope less despaii’. Pellagra runs, usually, a slow course, lasting for years, during which it betrays itself in attacks which may continue for months, and less fre quently in winter, and still less in autumn, and which recur always at the same season in successive years, with graver and more extended virulence. Like every other malady, pellagra renders the system more liable than it otherwise be to obnoxious influences ; and so it frequently happens that in its progi’ess other common maladies supervene, especially those of the respira tory organs. It is computed that in more than one-half of the cases of death among the pellagrous, intercurrent diseases of the lungs is the proximate cause. But, independently of that, there are cases of pellagra in which it assumes an acute form, either from its commencement or i*i a more or less advanced state of its chronic course. The malady then takes in some measures the aspect of typhoid (Ufa pella groso), and is generally fatal. In these cases, as in those of a persistently slow course, death most often happen from an intractable diarrhoea, which has exhausted the patient.

Centenary of Sunday Schools.

The Canterbury Sunday School Union has arranged a plan of action for co-oper ating with the parent Society in England, in holding a “Bailees Centenary” cele bration of the establishment of Sunday Schools. In connection thesewith a con vention is to be held in Christchurch, and a large number of representatives are to be present thereat. The pro gramme decided upon is as follows : Sunday, June 27, a central prayer meet ing at 9 a.m. ; special services in all churches, morning and evening; grand gathering . of scholars in the afternoon. Monday, convention of lady teachers at 2 p.m., and tea and conversazione for senior scholars at 5.30. Tuesday, grand con vention of representatives from every

Sunday School in New Zealand, to discuss matters affecting the work. Wednesday, second session cf convention; soiree in the evening. Thursday, sacred concert in the evening. Fi'iday, united commu nion service.

The topics pi’oposed for discussion at the Convention are as follows :—l. The history of Sabbath schools, and their in fluence on the world. 2 Necessities for making our Sunday school buildings more attractive, and better adapted to the re quirements of classes. 3. How best to | attach the senior classes to the school. 4. The objects and aims of Sunday school teaching. 5. Distribu tion of time in Sunday schools. 6. Sabbath school extension among the dif ferent classes of society. 7- Preparation of teachei’s and normal classes. 8. Week evening amusements in connection with our Sabbath schools. 9. Awards: are they advisable, and of what nature should they be? 10. Best means of procuring the necessary Sunday school funds. The Committee of Management have laid dewn a few rules for the guidance of speakers, and appear to have devoted most careful considei’ation to their import ant scheme. Representatives will be pro vided with home 3 in Christchurch during the celebration, but they will be required to provide their own travelling expenses. Early intimation is desired of intentions to send x-epresentatives, in order that all arrangements may be completed not later than June 1.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1880.



Holloway's Pills.—These Pills are more efficacious in strengthening a debilitated con stitution than any other medicine in the world. Persons of a nervous habit of body, and all who are suffering from weak digestive organs, or whose health has 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, and 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



J. E. Buchanan and Co. TO THE RESIDENTS OF ASHBURTON AND OTHERS. IMPORTANT SALE OF BUILDING SITES, TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTIES. Messrs, j. e. buchanan & co. have been instructed by various clients, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE ASHBURTON TOWN HALL, ON TUESDAY, ist JUNE, AT TWO O’CLOCK P.M., The following Properties : QA SPLENDID SUBURBAN OA OU SECTIONS, 01/ Situated between the Wakanui and North Belt Roads, having frontage on both, about 200 yards from the East Town Belt. 2Q SUBURBAN SECTIONS 2g Fronting the North Belt, close to Messrs. Montgomery and Co.’s Brickworks. TWO FIRST-CLASS DWELLING 1 HOUSES IN PETER STREET, R.S. 27716, containing— -80 ACRES 80 Situated at Wakanui at the back of Mr. Butterick’s. Terms at Sale, exceptionally easy. The Auctioneers will be able to give every advantage to intending purchasers, and solicit the attendance of the public. For Sale plans and particulars, apply to J. E. BUCHANAN & CO. 499 e Auctioneers. About six miles from Ashburton, on the Wakanui Estate. FOR SALE OR TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, ACRE FARM Well watered on Longbeach Run. Also, 165 ACRES 165 Ashburton Forks, now in grass. For Sale, cheap dwelling house of seven rooms, near a the Parsonage, East Town Belt. To Let, two shops in East Street. Also Office in do. Two-roomed house with lean-to, in Mona Square. Two-roomed cottage near Mr. Hay T. Smith’s Also, That old established blacksmith and wheelwright’s workshop, and Dwelling House in Ashburton, centrally situated, close to the Somerset Hotel, and now in the occupation of Mr. H. J. Edwards. For full particulars Apply to T. BULLOCK. 453 c



Edmiston, Gundry & Co. FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE TREATY. THE undersigned have for sale by Private Treaty, the following Pro perties : R. S. 28216, 7,8, 9, containing 686 acres, which will be sold in farms of 100 acres and upwards. This property is within 4 miles of Ashburton township, is very good land, and will be sold on very reasonable terms, viz, 10s. per acre cash and the balance at a low rate of interest on a term of years. 210 ACRES on Gould and Cameron’s run. This property is partly fenced with gorse fences. 128 ACRES at Cliertsey, all securely fenced, and is at present sown with turnips. This property will be sold at a low price on easy terms. 125 ACRES at Greenstreet, securely fenced with live fences, and sub divided, and a permanent stream of water. 285 ACRES at Greenstreet, to be sold or let on a purchasing clause in one or more blocks. This is excellent land, and laid down in English grass, and well watered with creeks. This would make a capital farm, and will be sold on very liberal terms. 210 ACRES close to the township of Ashburton, with good dwell ing-house, stable, granary, See. This property will be let for a term of years at a low rent. 500 ACRES at Orari, in one or more blocks. 150 ACRES at Tinv aid. A capital farm, being all fenced and ready for cropping. There are three creeks running through this pro perty. 150 ACRES at Ashton. A well com pact farm, together with house, stables, &c. Price very low. 800 ACRES at Mount Possession. 1500 ACRES near the spread Eagle Hotel. T.S. No 879, Ashburton. T. S. 301, 302, Burnett-street, Ash burton. T.S. 247, Kermode Street, Ashbur ton. T.S. 182, 183, opposite Church, Tinwald, a bargain, &c. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., Auctioneers and Estate Agents. Agents for the (gOUTH BRITISH FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £1,000,000. Risks taken on all kinds of Property, Growing Crops, Grain in Stack, Thresh- , ing Machines, &c. EDMISTON, GUNDRY, & CO., East Street. 106



Tenders. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. TENDERS. TENDERS are invited for the follow ing works : No. 23—Seafield road, re-formation, &c., adjoining Fairfield Estate. No. 24—Beach road, making foot path on east side from Town Belt to Trevor’s road. Specifications can be seen at the Board’s Office, Moore street, and tenders, accom panied with 5 per cent. deposit, and endorsed with No. of contract, will be received till 10 a. m. on THURSDAY, June 3rd. FOOKS & SON, 887g-493c Surveyors to the Board. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for the following WORKS : 1. Main Drain—Tinwald. 2. Drainage Extension near Wheeler’s Creek. Plans and specifications can be seen at Council Offices, and tenders, accompanied with marked cheques, to te sent in ad dressed to the Chairman not later than 11 o’clock a. m. WEDNESDAY, 2nd June next. By order WILLIAM BAXTER, 491c»899g County Engineer. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL TENDERS are requested for the fol lowing SUPPLIES, delivered at the Ashburton Railway Station : I. —loo to 200 Casks Cement. 2.—20,000 feet Timber, more or less, Totara and Black Pine, for cul verts and kerbing. Also, for the following WORKS : 3. —Repairs to Immigration Cottage, N.W. Town Belt. 4.—Concrete Channelling and Tim ber Kerbing, cement and timber provided by the Borough Coun cil. Specifications may be seen at the Borough Council Offices, and Tenders, enclosing a guarantee deposit of £5, to be delivered at the Town Clerk’s Office on or before MONDAY, May 31st, at 4 o’clock p. m. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. FOOKS AND SON, 487c-891g—38 Borough Engineers. ITIORMS PRINTED —“To Let” and j ‘ ‘ For Sale ” —can be obtained at tlio Herald Office,



Business Notices. LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & .PARIS. CRAIGHEAD & CO., Merchant Tailors, TANORED STREET, (Next Orr & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 982a-4450 PRACTICAL WATCH & CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER, &c. EOBT. MURRAY, MOORE STREET, BEACH ROAD, ASHBURTON, HAYING had over thirty years’ ex perience in some of the leading establishments in England and Scotland, trusts by good workmanship and atten tion to business to merit a share of the patronage of the inhabitants of Ashburton and County. A well-assorted stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Spectacles, &c. Watch Glasses and Keys, of best quality, fitted. All Watch and Clock Work and Jewel lery repairs executed on the Premises. Specimens of Workmanship by R.M. shown in the window, AT MOORE STREET (Next Door to the Road Board Office), BEACH ROAD, ASHBURTON. 824g-429c All Hot! All Hot! Hot Pies, Hot Tea, Hot Coffee, AT ALL HOURS. AT EAST STREET. 492 c



Public Notices. Ashburton steeplechase MEETING. SATURDAY, MAY 29th, 1880. List of Officers : President : E. G. Wright, Esq., M.H.R. Vice -President : 'W. C. Walker, Esq. Stewards : Mr. Hay T. Smith Mr. John Carter Mr. L,. E. Corsbie Mr. R. Friedlander Mr. Neil M ‘Lean Mr. J. Hunt Mr. E. Saunders Mr. A. McLean Mr. E. S. Coster Dr. Ross Judge : Mr. M. Stitt. .Starter : Mr. John Carter Clerk of the Course : Mr. E. oaundeis. Clerk of the Scales : Mr. E. F. Wright. Hon. Secretary : Mr. J. Wilkie. 1-lon. Treasurer : Mr. C. C. Fooks. Handicapper : Mr. FI. P. Lance. FIRST RACE TO START AT 12.30 P.M. 1. Ashburton Handicap Steeplechase, of 40 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each for acceptors ; over about 3 miles of fair hunting country ; nomination 2 sovs. 2. District Handicap of 20 sovs., added to a sweep of 2 sovs. for acceptors ; 2 miles ; nomination 1 sov., for district horses only. 3. The Wakanui Stakes, of 20 sovs.; weight for age ; open to all horses ; 2 miles ; entrance 1 sov. 4. Farmers’ Steepechase, of 15 sovs.; about 1-| miles ; weight for age ; en trance 1 sov.; for district horses only. 5. Hack Steeplechase, of 5 sovs.; 1 mile ; catch weights ; entrance 1 sov.; for district horses only. Rules and Regulations : The N.Z. Grand National Rules strictly adhered to, except where specified. A district horse shall mean a horse commonly resident in the County since March Ist, 1880, and the bona fide pro perty of the owner ; and “ owner ” shall mean a person or persons commonly resi dent in the County of Ashburton not less than six months previous to this meeting. The decision of the Stewards on all dis puted points shall be final. No protest will be received unless 2 sovs. be deposited, which shall be forfeited if the protest be considered frivolous. Nominations for the Handicaps to be sent to the Secretary at Quill’s Hotel not later than 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 20th. Weights will be declared on Tuesday, May 25th. Acceptances on night of general entry, Wednesday, May 26th, at 8 p.m. All entries to state age, color, and name of the horse, and the colors of the rider. JAMES WILKIE, Hon. Sec. Ashburton Steeplecha< es.



Business Notices. Dissolution OF Partnership. o ORR AND CO., ~|p>ECl to announce tliat they intend to DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP on Ist SEPTEMBER. They will therefore, on Saturday, May Ist, offer the whole of their superior stock, amounting to over £20,000 worth of DRAPERY, IRONMONGERY, AND GROCERIES, j AT COST PRICE. The reductions in price extends to every Department in our Business, And we trust our Customers will pay PROMPT CASH?? DURING SALE. All Goods will be marked in plain figures with Red Ink. $ All outstanding accounts must be paid at once so that partnership accounts may be adjusted. ORR & CO., ASHBURTON & RAKAIA April 24th, 1880. P. S.—A Large Shipment of Drapery Goods just opened up ex Pallala.



Guns! Guns! Guns! POWDER. SHOT. CAPS, ~jp|~ AVEJ now on hand a very fine assortment of BREECHLOADING DOUBLE AND SINGLE-BARREL GUNS, And as these have been imported direct from the manufacturers, we are prepared to Sell at the most] Reasonable Prices — From_£2 10 S g to]£2s. ORR AND CO 199c-9g



Business Notices. I. ft. HGDDER & CO. HAVE much pleasure in announc ing to their friends and the public generally, that tlieir stock of WINTER DRAPERY, MILLINERY, MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING HATS AND HOSIERY, BOOTS AND SHOES, IS NOT TO BE SURPASSED FOR QUALITY AND ASSORTMENT, Each Department being replete with everything suitable for the season. JUST TO HAND— A Very Large Assortment of Melbourne Clothing’, MADE ESPECIALLY TO ORDER. T. R. HODDER & CO. having been encoui’aged by their greatly increased trade in the Clothing Department, have ENLARGED r » HEIR PREMISES, Enabling them to keep a Larger and More Varied Assortment. Tailoring In all branches by most experienced hands. SUITS, RIDING TROUSERS, HABITS, &c., made on the most im proved principle, at the shortest notice, and as cheap, or cheaper, than any house in Canterbury. T. R. HODDER and CO., seeking to Encourage Local Industries keep a well assorted stock of Kaiapoi, Roslyn, and Mosgiel Manufactured Goods. Boots and Shoes, Imported and Colonial make, from the best Christchurch and Dunedin Manufacturers. T. R. HODDER & CO., while not pro fessing to sell everything at COST PRICE, are prepared to meet EXISTING COM PETITION and to encourage all Cash Purchasers. An experience of twenty six years Colonial storekeeping has taught our Firm the value of a Cash Grocery Business, which they have found succeed so well in Ashburton since bringing down the prices of many leading commodities, which course they are still prepared to continue and show their preferring PROMPT CASH, rather than risk long credit with large profits. Ironmongery AND Crockeryware AT LOWEST FAYING RATES. Sole Agents for Singer’s Sewing Machines Sole Agents for Wanzer Sewing Machine. Agents for Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. T. R. HODDER & CO. 407 c sSkwi'. c OTTON & CO HORSE CLIPPERS, 24 Years’ Colonial Experience. • $ HORSES BROKEN IN TO SADDLE AND HARNESS. Moderate Charges. Apply Baldwin s Hotel, or Brighton Boarding House, Triangle. 842g-450c m LOOK OUT FOR LANCASTER’S CART. FOR CASH. ON AND AFTER MONDAY NEXT. BEEF 2d, 3d, and 4d, per lb. LEGS MUTTON 3d „ FORE-QUARIERS MUTTON lfd „ HAVING secured the Principal lines of Fat Stock in the Ashburton district, from John Grigg, Esq., and Chalmers Bros., there can be no doubt of the excellent quality of the meat supplied. ALL KINDS OF SMALL GOODS DE LIVERED AS PER ORDER. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT 20s. PER lOOlbs. 482 c R. LANCASTER. BEST NEWCASTLE COALS =mg LAMBTON COLLIERY. 50s. PEB TOK 1 A PER CENT. DISCOUNT for CASH. SPRINGFIELD fcCOALS 40s, PER TON. 10 Per Cent. Discount for Cash. To be delivered in my yard. Acconnts to be paid monthly. 359 C -773 G C. PERCY COX.