COMMERCIAL.

Messrs. Davies and Winter report : —We held our first weekly general sale, in our new auction room, on Saturday last. There was a good attendance, and we quitted most of our entries, comprising—wheat, oats, barley, furni ture, potatoes, and onions, and the balance of Miss Wood’s drapery, at very fair values, per sons present expressing themselves highly pleased that a weekly sale of . this character should be established here—it being our inten tion to hold this sale every Saturday ,at two o’clock. We quitted about 600 bushels barley at is., 375 bushels oats at is. 3d., 25 bushels wheat at is. 98., sacks 6d. About a ton of potatoes at 4s. per bag. Onions id. per lb. Hand chaff-cutter, 425. 6d., and. a quantity of drapery at prices at a considerable advance on !■ former salei

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails dose at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows : For Christchurch and North at 5.30 a. m. v lO a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia. &c., at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a. m. daily. For Ternuka, Timaru, and South at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. ' For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 a. m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office—

From Christchurch at 10.25. a. m., 4.35 p. m., and 7.50 p. m. , From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at 10.25 a.m. daily. „ From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p.m. ,daily.

' * Fr»m Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 a. m. and 5.35 p. m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a. m. daily. From Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p. m.

W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald. AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1880. The Borough Election.

The correspondence that has been going on in those columns during tha past few days on the subject of Mr. St. Hill’s and Mr. Ivess’s requisitions has been, to say the least of it, lively—too much so, on the part of all concerned. We have made enquiries into the subject, and we are now able to lay the whole facts of the matter before our readers. From these enquiries we find that both Mr. St. Hill and his opponents are in the right, the one in spirit, the others in letter. lhe accusations brought against Mr. St. Hill, as will have been seen by those who have perused thej - corres

pondence, were —first, that he was running in the same leash with Mr. Ivess for a seat in the Council, and had, so to speak, acted as Mr. Ivess’s agent in the- afiair of the requisitions; and secondly, that the line with which the signatures to thosea requisitions closed, “and-50 others,” was, to t be mild, apocryphal. Mr. St. Hill has already denied any con nection with Mr. Ivess, beyond what the requisition to that gentleman bears wit ness to —viz., that he would like to see Mr. Ivess in the Council—a very innocent desire. Regarding the second accusation, one of “ stuffing,” if we may so call it, it is here that the most severe charge is made against Mr. St. Hill, and is the one perhaps most easily explained away, notwithstanding that “Honest’s” accusation is perfectly true in the letter though not in spirit. Mr. St. Hill explained to us that fifty signa tures were certainly not attached to those requisitions, but quite that number of ratepayers had promised him, or those who are working for him, their support, though they did not care to have their pledges proclaimed' in the newspapers. -Mr: St. Hill is impulsive, and knowing that he had those pledges he was not careful to liote the difference between a verbal pledge and a written signature. Here he made an error, and this error laid him open to “Honest’s” charges, which, as we have said, may be quite true in the letter, though not so in spirit. Mr. St. Hill is, we have, said, impulsive, and . when “ Honest ” attacked him so vigor ously, lie replied with equal vigor, but with more temper than he need have dis played. Had he shown less temper he would been able with a few words of calm explanation to have, disarmed “ Honest’s” charge, and saved a considerable amount of ink-spilling, and strong language. Regarding requisitions, pledges; and all the stock-in-trade of this kind of .the electioneer, we fancy that too much weight altogether is attached to them. The requisition is a useful means of bring ing out a modest but quite willing candi date, and the pledge is too often given more to please and pacify for the time being a candidate or an agent, than to aid the former in gaining' a' seat. , The' ballot enables a man to sign a.dozen requisitions if he wishes, pledge to all and sundry, and yet prevent the deluded and trusting ones from finding out for certain whether the pledge was redeemed or broken. There never was an election yet, under the bal lot, in which some unfortunate unsucess ful one sadly but futilely compared his number of actual supporters with the list that lay on the table of his committee room, and purported to represent those whose promises of support to him were supposed to be sure, and which fulfilled would have won him the election. Requi sitions like tliosejpublished, over which so much bitter ink has been spilt, represent little more than the confidence of the can didates in their own return, but it has always to be borne in mind that the ballot box, and that only, is the sphinx that can read the future, and until that sphinx’s time comes, all prophecies are vain. The public is a peculiar Person. He is easily gulled on some sides of his character, but in the main his eyes are open, and his mind clear.

Tenders. —In another column will be found the invitation of the General Post Office, for tenders for the various mail services in the Canterbury district.

The Railway Employees. —Mr. Con yers arrived in Christchurch from Dunedin last night, and will be interviewed by a deputation from the employees.

The Price of Gas. —We learn that on and after the Ist of October, the price of gas in A.shburton will be reduced to 18s. lOd. per 1,000 ft., and to consumers of over 10,000 ft., 17s. fid. per I,oooft.

The Unemployed.— Twenty more of the unemployed applied at tlie Public Works Office, Christchurch, this morning, but were informed that Government could not put any more on the railway works at present.

The Play. -To-night is to be given by tlie Amateur Dramatic Club, the first re presentation of “Nan, the Good-for-No thifig,” and “ Going to the Races.” To morrow, these pieces will be repeated for the benefit of Mrs. Thompson, whose sprightly acting has been such a source of attraction to the Club’s performance’s. On her benefit night Mrs. Thompson will favor her patrons with several dances, and the evening will altogether be an attractive one, and will repay the attendance of Mrs. Thompson’s many friends. And Yet Another. —We have received a copy of the first number of the Waikato Mail, the latest journalistic offspring of Mr. Ivess, which bears evidence of the characteristic energy put forth by that gentleman in all the numerous progeny of which he proudly claims parentage. The advertising columns of the Mail look exceedingly healthy, while the literary portion of the journal shows that no small amount of trouble has been taken to provide the settlers of Cambridge with intelligence: both of local and general in terest.

Chess — Timaru v. Ashburton. —Last night four members of the Ashburton Chess Club—Messrs. F. Guinness, E. G. Crisp, F. P. O’Reilly, and H. C. Jacob son-played at Timaru a match with Messrs. Vincent, Byrne, Gordon, and Taylor, members of the Timaru Chess Club. Each player played two games. Mr. Guinness, pitted against Mr. Vincent, won one game and lost one ; Mr. Crisp beat his opponent, Mr. Byrne, on the first game, but on the second, though playing a winning game, carelessly lost the ad vantage and the game ; Mr. O’Reilly succumbed to Mr. Gordon each time, through, as we think, want of practice ; Mr. Jacobson was unsuccessful with Mr. Taylor each game, though both games were fought out to the bitter end, with very little apparent advantage on either side. Thus Timaru won the match, winning six games and losing the two won by Messrs. Guinness and Crisp. The Timaru Club will visit Ashburton to play a return match in about a fortnight, when, at the least, Ashburton ought to be, able to come out with a better result. We think this as Ashburton’s strongest player, Mr. R. Wilkin, was absent on this occa sion, and that Messrs. Vincent and Byrne, two of the Timaru best men, in full prac tice, were each beaten by Messrs. Guin ness and Crisp, who are, relatively speak ing, not in full play.

The Auckland Yacht.— The yacht in tended to compete in the Melbourne re gatta has been commenced in the yards of Mr. Thomas Niccol, Auckland, whose de sign has been approved by the committee of subscribers. The enterprise is not being carried out by public subscription in the usual sense, but takes the form of a company, the expense being shared by several gentlemen, who will hold an in terest in the vessel to the extent of their contributions.

An Alleged Swindle. —At a special general meeting of the New Zealand Pru dential Insurance Society, held at Auckland last week, Major Green stated that there were 2,143 policies issued, of which 941 had lapsed, leaving 1,174 active policies. The weekly pre mium income in March was L 7, and was now L 750 a year. The meeting decided to resist the claim made on behalf of Mrs. Williams, on the ground that she stated that she was in good health, when it transpired after her decease that she had been suffering from an incurable disease for two years prior to her death. Kate Kelly’s Farewell. —When her brother’s committal was pronounced Kate Kelly, who was attired in very deep mourning, rose from her seat and walked to the side of the dock, over which her brother leaned and kissed her most affec tionately. They clasped hands, and for a moment gazed at each other, and were then separated. Kate Kelly then left the court. She stood by the side entrance through which the prisoner was expected to appear, and on his removal from his cell into the cab to be conveyed back to gaol, again shook hands, kissed him and said, “ Good-bye, Ned ; God bless you.” There are numerous rumors of the Kelly plant having been discovered, but none are reliable.

The Property Tax. —Sir Hercules Robinson held an Executive Council at noon on Saturday, presiding for the last time in New Zealand. Messrs. Hall, Dick and Oliver were present. The new Property Tax schedules were to have been laid befoi’e the Council for approval, so that an Order in Council might be granted appointing them, but it was found that some verbal alterations, which were con sidered necessary in the draft form, have caused some delay in printing. The result has been that they,could not be laid before the Council that day, consequently, as the schedules cannot be distributed until thus approved by Order in Council, and as another meeting of the Executive cannot be held betore Thursday next, when the Acting-Governor has been sworn in, it is not likely that the new forms will be circulated for nearly a week. It is possible, therefore, that it may not be practicable to make them returnable even by October 15th, and that it may be necessary tc grant a further extension of time. As some exception has been taken to all debts due to the taxpayer being in cluded in the schedule of taxable property, without an;/ provision for bad or doubt ful ones, it may be explained that it is the value of the debts, and not their amount, which is to be returned, and the value of such property is to be the basis of taxa tion. Consequently, a man will value his debts, good, doubtful, or bad, at what he has reason honestly to believe he will get out of them. He will value good debts to their full amount, doubtful ones at such discount as would, represent his probable loss on them, and absolutely bad debts as nit.

Horticultural Society.

A meeting of the Horticultural Society was held last night, at which there was but a small attendance. Mr. Stephenson occupied the chair. Accounts were passed for payment to the amount of L 6 6s. 3d. Mr. Sealey, who had promised to read a paper, was late in arriving, and mean while the members present occupied their time in conversing on the best method of sowing vai’ious kinds of seed. Some dis cussion was carried on relative to the best method of sowing onion seed, the prevail ing opinion being that the seed should be first trodden or beaten in, and then lightly raked, and that the same piece of land should be kept for onions only. Mr. Sealey having arrived, read a paper as fol lows, on general observations on flower gardening :—The cultivation of flowers being the most popular branch of garden ing, I make these remarks in the hope that they may prove useful hints to ama teurs. Soil. —Ground intended for an nuals or any class of flowering plants, whatever the nature of the soil, should be well broken up and liberally manured. Where the soil is heavy or very retentive, a free admixture of rough sand or roacl scrapings will be very beneficial ; where too light a portion of loose clay may be added fwitli advantage. The most useful soil for the raising of seed 3 in pots is a compost of two parts rich, well-decayed leafe mould or soil from an old hot bed, one part fibrous loam, and one part coarse sand ; mix well before using. In prepar ing pots it is necessary that ample drain age should be provided. For this purpose they should be filled one-third of their depth with pieces of broken pots, and these slightly covered with moss, or some fibrous substance, filling in with soil. Situation. —ln sowing seeds or planting out annuals, &c., it will be well to bear in mind that the more tender kinds should be planted in warmer situations, their brilliancy of color and habit of growth being greatly influenced by the nature of the soil or aspect in which they are placed. Phloxes, zinnias, verbenas, &c., cannot possibly have too much sun, and will not come to perfection in the shade, whilst ariculas, polyanthus, and most of those requiring a stiff loamy soil will thrive best in shady situations. Arrange ment and Contrast of Color.- —ln arranging flower beds or borders, the dwarfer kinds of annuals, &c., should be placed in the front, the taller varieties in sucession in the back ground, so that the whole may present a gradually sloping surface, and their distance apart must be so regulated that they are all fully exposed to the sun and air—their brilliancy and effect depend ing much on this and the harmonious arrangement of colors. Never place two patches of similar color in close proximity, but contrast one color with another of corresponding intensity—as orange with purple, scarlet with blue, and light rose or pale blue with white. As white con trasts well with almost every shade of color, it cannot be too frequently intro duced to relieve and vary the intensity of the more brilliant varities. Mode of Sow. ing, —The simplest and perhaps the best

plan is to sow in shallow furrows in circles of from nine to twelve inches in diameter or in rows or drills, their distance apart to be regulated accord ing to the height of the plants when fully grown. When this is done in dry weather, an excellent plan is to fill the furrow with water and allow it to settle before sowing, carefully covering the sides with the soil removed by the opera tion and pressing down firmly with the back of a, spade. Nasturtiums, lupins; sweet pea, etc., may be covered- to the depth of one inch, while smaller seeds, such as mignonette, require but a very slight covering. Lobelia, and other very small seeds, should be thinly scattered on the surface and gently raked in. Many of the hardy annuals may be sown broad cast in beds or patches in waste places, aud have a very pleasing effect. When sown in autumn for spring flowering, an excellent method is to sow them in drills in any vacant piece of ground, and after wards transplant as vacancies occur in the clumps beds or borders. Transplanting should always be done in the moist cloudy weather ; butshouldit.be hot or sunny, seed beds, pots, etc., should have a liberal watering before being removed, taking care not to let the young roots or fibres get dry by too long exposure to the sun and air. Water after, planting, and shade from the sun till the plants are established; Thinning out. —Hardy annuals, etc., when sown where intended to flower, should be carefully thinned out, to admit the air and light necessary for their vigorous growth, as soon as the young plants can be fairly handled. To be successful, amateurs can not be too strongly impressed with the importance of this. Annuals which grow to a foot high, and those of a spreading habit, should be thinned out to four or six inches apart ; in taller varieties the distance must be regulated by the height of the plants -where they are full grown. Watering. —All seeds when sown should have a gentle watering with a fine rose watering pot, and on no account should they be allowed to become dry when germination, has once commenced, plants in pots should only be watered as often as the soil becomes dry, and not daily or periodically, regardless of the state of dryness, as is erroneously prac tised by some amateurs, to the permanent injury, and sometimes destruction, of the plant. The value and importance of fre quently stirring the surface of the soil cannot be over-estimated in its results to growing plants, whether in pots or open gromid. The slight admission of air to the roots thus'obtained is highly beneficial in promoting healthy growths In' most kinds of annuals, &c., the time-, of flower ing may be considerably by . picking off the seed-pods when the flowere;. are past their best, or beginning to decay. 1 This prevents the plants ripening seed, and induces a continuance of blooming and vigor. By the means of annuals, our gardens can be kept gay with beautiful flowers for five or six months in the year, and the labor bestowed will be amply re turned by the enjoyment of their pos session.

In reply to a question, Mr. Sealey said that hardy annuals could be sown in autumn. They would then -flower early in the spring, and after that a succession should be kept up. Mr. Poyntz gave notice of motion that when the number of papers read had reached six, they should be printed in pamphlet form, and sold to the public. It was resolved that the question of con tinuing the monthly meetings during the summer, be brought up at the next meet ing. A vote of thanks to Mr. Healey for his paper was unanimously carried. :

Mr. Simmonds promised to read a paper at the next meeting, and the meeting ad journed.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

(Per Ratter's Agency \) Tall Scoring.

London, Sept. 6. The match between the All England team and the Australians was commenced to-day. The Home team went in first to the wickets, and when the stumps were drawn for the day had lost eight wickets for 410 runs. Mr. W. G. Grace scored 152 s run. The attendance was very large* The fielding of the Australians was ex cellent, and the weather throughout the day was very fine. A capital wicket was pitched, and the ground was in good order. Spofforth was absent. Ayoub in Retreat. Calcutta, Sept. 7. Intelligence has been received from Candahar that Ayoub Khan is retreating with all possible speed along the road to Herat, and is accompanied by Hassirn Khan, and a large body of Heratee cavalry.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Beider's Agency.) Appointment. k Melbourne, Sept. 7. Mr. Elsden succeeds Mr. Higginbotham, late Engineer-in-Chief. Mr. Gaunson. Melbourne, Sept. 8. In the Legislative Assembly last night, David Gaunson was elected Chairman of Committees. Several Ministerialists pro tested against his election. Held Over. Sydney, Sept. 7. The decision in the case against the Evening News for contempt of Court has been deferred. The Torres Straits Mail Service. Brisbane, Sept. 7. The Premier-has ratified the mail con tract via Torres Strait, without reference to the proceedings which took place in the Legislative Assembly on the part of the Opposition. Settled Down- Adelaide, ; Sept. 7. The Sorata has settled down. Cargo is still being 'transhipped, and it is hoped to save 1,500 tons. t

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1880.



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Amusements. To-Night'! GRAND GALA NIGHT. ASHBURTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB. SPLENDID ARRAY OF TALENT. NEXT PERFORMANCE, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, Sept. Bth and 9 th, TYfHEN will be presented the two cele- VV brated Plays, Nan, IBS GOOD-FOR-NOTHING, AND GOING TO THE DERBY, With strong cast of characters, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER c>th, Under the Patronage of his Worship the Mayor and Borough Councillors, LIZZIE LIZETTE’S BENEFIT (Mrs. Thompson’s.) When, in addition to the above pro gramme, Lizzie Lizette will give English, Irish, and Scotch dances, and Messrs. Cullen and Dolman will also give comic interlude's. Full Particulars Mf Handbills. Admission i Dress Circle and Front Chairs, 35.; Middle Seats, 25.; Back, Is. Seats may be reserved for the 9th on application. • ■ 846 c Miscellaneous* -YTT ANTED, a NURSE GIRL, about 13 years of age. Apply office of tliiS paper. 844 c WANTED. rfnENDERS for PLOUGHING 159 acres fi Stubble, in four paddocks, in one or more lots. For particulars', apply to BGlc MATSON, COX, & CO. £IO,OOO rate of interest. Ashburton. TO LEND, in sums to. suit borrowers, at lowest' F. P. O’Reilly, Solicitor, 424c-835g fTTANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes VV and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rate, ■at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. ON SALE. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. r<ONFECTIONERS, Fruiterers, t Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, &c., can be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS' AND DIXON, General Printers, East street North



Business Notices. IMMENSE ARRIVALS OF NEW GOODS AT ORR & CO.’S. We are now showing THE LARGEST STOCK OF NEW SPRING GO O D S EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON. Ex HALCIONE, AT LYTTELTON, . and NEW LONDON, AT MELBOURNE. ALSO, r |IHE Stock in the Assigned Estate of Messrs. Edmiston, Gundry, and Co. valued at £2,000, Which will he SOLD at about | HALF-PRICE. CONSISTING OP CARPETS, MATTING BLANKETS, GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, CHAIRS, MATTRESSES, &c ORR AND CO. September Ist, O*L. V „. , S4lc : lß2#



.... .Miscellaneeus. " 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, 854c-199g Hon. Sec. TWENTY POUNDS REWARD. THE above reward will be paid to any person who shall give such informa tion as will lead to the conviction of any one committing a breach of the Law Practitioners. Acts or Odinances, by pre paring Deeds or other Legal Documents or otherwise BRANSON and PURNELL. F. P. O’REILLY. EDWD. G. CRISP. C. W. IRELAND. 853c-198g FOR SALE. 4 GOOD Brick Four-roomed HOUSE, J7JL with back kitchen, wash-house, and boiler, all well finished and complete,, good out-houses, and every convenience, Quarter-acre Section, nicely fenced, well cultivated, with a number of trees planted thereon ; very cheap ; can be had on terms. Also, Quarter-acre SECTION adjoining, well fenced. Full particulars by applying to “ P.H. W.,” Herald Office. 798 c TENDERS. TiyANTED—TENDERS for PLOUGH ING four or five hundred acres of Tussock Land. Tenders to be sent in by THURSDAY, 9th inst. .For par ticulars apply to DONALD McLEAN, 842c-201g. Lagmhor. TENDERS FOR INLAND SERVICES FOR "1881 AND. 1882. . . General Post Office,. ' .. . . / Wellington, August 17, 1880. . SEALED TENDERS will be received .• at the Chief Post Office, Christ church, until THURSDAY, September 30, proximo, for the conveyance of mails between the undermentioned placesj for a period of two years, from January 1, 1880, to December 31, 1882.



Postal District of Christchurch. 1. Christchurch and Green Park, thrice weekly 2. Christchurch and Green Park, daily 3. Christchurch• and Courtenay, thrice weekly 4. Christchurch-and Courtenay, daily *5. Christchurch and Surpner, twice daily 6. Christchurch'-'and New Brighton, thrice weekly 7. Christchurch and New Brighton, daily *B. Chris(:church nnd Aharon, thrice weekly *9. Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay, thrice weekly *lO. Lyttelton'and Little Akaloa',, weekly' 11. Lyttelton and Port Levy, weekly .12. Lyttelton and Gebbie’s Flat, weekly "13. Lyttelton and Gebbie’s Flat, twice weekly 14. Lyttelton Post Office and Railway Station, and vessels in harbor, as required 15. DuvjmcheU'e’s, Little Akaloa, and Okain’s Bay, twice weekly. 16. German Bay and Le Bon’s Bay, twice weekly,' " , 17. Akaroa and Wainui, weekly 18. Kaiap®i .and Saltwater Creek, thrice ■weekly 19. Kaiapoi and Saltwater Creek, daily 20. Kaiapoi and Coutts Island, twice weekly 21. Kaiapoi and Coutts Island, thrice weekly 22. Kaiapoi and Clarkville, twice weekly 23. Kaiapoi and Clarkville, thi'ice weekly 24. Mnndeville and Eyreton, weekly 25. Mandeville and Eyreton, twice weekly. 26. Oxford and View Hill, weekly 27. Oxford and View Hill, twice weekly 28. Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station, daily 29. Ashley and LobuVn, twice weekly 30. Ashley and Loburn, thrice weekly 31. Balcairn and Leithfield, thrice weekly 32. Balcairn and Leithfield, daily 33. Waikari and Waiau, weekly .. 34. Waikari and Waiau, twice weekly 35. 'HururiUi'alid Upper Waiau Ferry, weekly 36. Upper Waiau Ferry and Ilanmer Plains, weekly : 37. Waiau and Hawkeswood, weekly 38. Waikari and Lake Station, weekly 39. Waipara and Cheviot, weekly 40. Prebbleton and Broadfield, twice, weekly 41. Prebbleton and Broadfield, thrice Weekly 42. Irwell Railway Station and Brookside, twice weekly 43. Irwell Railway 1 Station and Brookside, thrice weekly 44. Irwell Post Office and Railway Station, as required 45. Leeston and Lakeside, twice weekly 46. Leeston and Lakeside, thrice weekly 47. Springfield and Iyowai Bush, weekly 48. Malvern Post Office and Russell’s Flat, weekly 49. Malvern Post Office and Russell’s Flat, twice weekly 50. Darfield and Kimberley, weekly 51. Darfield and Kimberley, twice weekly 52. Darfield and Greendale, weekly 53. Darfield and Greendale, twice weekly 54. Coalgate and Ilororata, daily 55. Hororata and Lake Coleridge, via Wind whistle House, weekly 56. Hororata and Acheron, via Lake Coler idge and Wind whistle . House, weekly 57. Glentunnel Railway Station, Windwhistle House, and Lake Coleridge, weekly 58. Glentunnel and Acheron, via Lake Coleridge and Windwhistle House, weekly 59. Dunsandel and Killinchy, twice weekly 60. Rakaia and Kyle, weekly 61. Rakaia and Barr Hill, twice weekly, 62. Rakaia and Barr Hill, thrice weekly 63. Lauriston Railway Station arid. Barr Hill, twice weekly 64. Lauriston Railway Station and Barr Hill, thrice weekly 65. Methven Railway Station and Alford Forest, thrice weekly 66. Ashburton and Mount Somers, twice weekly 67. Mount Somers and Ashburton Gorge, weekly 68. Ashburton and Seafield, via Elgin, Waka nui, and Newland, twice weekly 69. Ashburton and Seafield, via Elgin, Waka nui, and Newland, thrice weekly 70. Ashburton and Longbeach, daily 71. Hinds Railway Station and Mayfield, weekly 72. Upper Riccarton Post Office and Middle-, ton Railway Station, daily 73. East Oxford Post Office and Railway Station, daily 74. Christchurch Post Office and Railway station and Town Receivers, providing mail-cart, driver, horses, &c., as re quired. * Terminable on one month’s notice from the Postmaster-General. a 863 c



Miscellaneous. THISTLE MASONIC s.c. LODGE, 627, A LODGE .OF EMERGENCY will be held TO-MORROW EVEN ING, September 9th, at 7.30 p.m., in the 'Masonic Hall, Tancred street. '■[ ■Visiting brethren incited. • By order : of the R. W.M. - BG3c MASONIC. THE Masons of Ashburton ‘are invited to attend an EMERGENCY MEET ING of the Somerset “Lodge, on FRI DAY, 10th in3t., at 7-30, at the Somerset Masonic Hall, when ADDRESS AND LECTURES Will be delivered by several Brethren on , matters of 5 • MASONIG INTEREST. All are particularly invited, tq attend. W. IT GUNDRY, W. M , St. John’s Lodge, 1858, E.C. THOMAS QUILL, R.W.M., Thistle Lodge, 627, S.C. - 1 ' CHASi BRADDELL,: W.M., - 850 c Somerset Lodge, • 1811, E.C. ASHBURTON LIBRARY. THE Quarterly MEETING of Members will be held on THURSDAY Next, September 9th, when Dr. Ross will move the following resolution, of which due notice of motion has been given' :—“ That Rule 4 be altered, and that the Committee consist of ten instead of dive members.” H. C. JACOBSON, 862 c vV- Hon;-'Secretary. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. . TENDERS are invited.for RIG PENS on Reserve 2471. -;' .Plans can be seen at Council Chambers,, and Tenders, addressed to Chairman, to be sent in not later than one .-o’clock on THURSDAY, 9th September. , By order,' ‘ . ! WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. Ashburton, September 6, 1880. . .. 195g’ 859 c KAIAPOI WOOLLEN MANUFACTUR ING COMPANY (LIMITED,) CAPITAL £IOO,OOO IN 4000 SHARES OF £25 EACH. ' ISSUE-OF NEW SHARES. ■ EORMS -of, APPLICATION ' FOR SHARES, with fdll information, can be obtained of Mr. Weeks, Asliburton Guardian Office, by whom application for Shares will be received. Deposit, 20s. per share ; and 60s. per -share on allotment. August 23, 1880. , THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY’S G ARMENTS .. FOR MEN’S AND BOY’S WEAR Fir Better Ake Better Cut Look Better Are Better Made Wear Better Are Better. Shrunk And therefore give more satisfaction than any other goods offered to the,public. Testified to by tlieir thousands of Cus tomers who purchase constantly at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAC TORY’S BRANCHES, Now Established in Dunedin Invercargill Oamaru -Timaru Ashburton - Lyttelton Christchurch . Wellington Nelson Wanganui New Plymouth Napier Thames Auckland A SINGLE GARMENT . ; •' AT W H O L E S ALE PR ICE. N.B.—Our New Winter Manufactures are now ready. “ TRY THE N.Z. OVERCOAT.” SHIRTS, HATS, AND HOISERY OE. EVERY DESCRIPTION, AT WHOLESALE PRICES. Ashburton Branch : EA ST ST REE T . WM. SPARROW, Ss2c ' -Manager. THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. FRANK MAJOR are respectfully informed that his FUNERAL will leave his resi dence, Cox street, TO-MORROW (Thurs day), September 9, at 2 p.m. THOS. A. GATES, 855 c Undertaker.