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THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

and pubfished by Horace Joh* Wel'sks and CharlesDjxon, at,-;their ™ n fg Office, East Street, Ashburton, January 3, 1880. < ,■



hoarding Houses. aAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square ! .. (Near Town Hall). E-OPENING of the above commo w dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, - PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on ■, : ' ■ - - . REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ... ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11.30. Beds (single), Is. 6d. Private Room for Ladies. 153—624 a Business Notices. NOTICE. TSS HOLDER, lately arrived from ■JLYJL London, begs to announce that she has commenced business as DRESS MAKER in .Moore street, Ashburton, near Dr Stewart’s residence. Prices strictly moderate, and no effort will be spared to give satisfaction. MISS H ,0 D D E R, Drrssmaker, Moore street. 169 —651 a NE W ZEALAND IVESLE VAN Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan” for December. Price 6d, Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. ONFECTIONERS, Fruiterers, i Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, &c., an be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, nd Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, General Printers, East rtreet North.



SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends ahd 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, A' EAST STREET. 1 Tho facilities we possess 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.



. PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend , using the Ashburton Gas Company’s 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. jB. Artesian Weils sunk and Pump* fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixer at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. . • W. T. D AVISO,.N, /N BEENGROCER & FRUITERER, Has on Sale — Good Oranges Lemons Dates • ’ Rhubarb, in any quantity Cocoanuts Good Potatoes Onions Cabbages - Turnips Garden Seeds Thyme and Sage All kinds of Herbs Orders delivered in any part of Ashburton. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (' EXT TO FOWLER’S, GROCER), TANCRED STREET, 4SHBU R T 0 N. 563 a Lik’F you want anything known, put it in ifffpp Xho Herald ” —Twenty Words for a t-



Tentmaker. NOTICE. WM. PATCHIN G BEOS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING •f TENTS, . TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing ' Canvas, Calico, American Puck, Drill, &c. / Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and Hemp Halters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. The following : Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Boys’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, the address— -1 WM. PATCHING (Next Friedlanders’) East Street, Ashburton] 108 a Public Notices. i' ■ i ■ I ' C. PERCY COX, T AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND JL, VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD, SECURITY Agent for U NION I NSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717



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 iis 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 iettlers. 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 ... Mr. Ginney Wakanui Creek.. ... G. Leadley Seafield... Mr. Atkinson T. M. Jones Newlands ... ... Ed Watkins Spread Eagle ... ... Mr. Tisch Mount Somers ... R. Morgan The Agents will supply printed form* j Ipr new siibf Bribers to sign. I



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY, &c., JUST OPENED. QOPYING PRESSES, Letter and Foolscap Sizes. jQOPYING BOOKS, BRUSHES, Waterwells, Oil Paper, &c. jgTEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Violet Red, &c. CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, DAY BOOKS, &c. TYANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER PAPER AND ENVELOPES. jgINVELOPES, Blue and White, Commercial and Fancy. jpENS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Waverley and Pickwick. AND LETTER PAPERS j Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. ~ „ Superfine, Ruled. „ „ Extra „ „ „ ~ Waterlined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign Note, Colored, &e.



Useful Information. VACCINATION. By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, i. is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government for the district, or to some qualified Medical Practitioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the parents of the consequences: Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of £lO, The word “ parent ” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES. “The Slaughter-House Act. 1877,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1877. If such slough ter-house is within the above described limit, application for the licer.se must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. It a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, ffiot being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once m each week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.” MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES. Table of Fees to be taken in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1567,” by Bailiffs. Service of summons or subpoena, or order or copy of notice of set-off, if within 2 miles of the Court House, 3s ; for every, extra mile, one way, is ; bailiff’s fee upon execution of any warrant, or going to! view tenement, upon each view, 4s; executing any warrant, or going to view tenement beyond 2 miles from the Court House, for every extra mile, one way, is ; poundage on sum levied or received under distress, is ; for keeping possession, per diem, any sum 'not exceeding 8s ; auctioneer’s commission on sale of goods taken in execu tion, 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on sum for which the body is taken in execution, is. Table of Fees to be tvken in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by the Resident Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, or their Clerks. .o o 2 -syS? S 3 O O P . o o g, TO VO w <-•> S 3 S 3 S? S 3 Filing plaint, including pliant note, if any Filing notice of set-off, accord ing to amount claimed Hearing... Payment of money into Court before judgment, according to amount paid in Judgment Summons to a party Summons to a witness (to n clude one name) Order not being in nature of final judgment ... ... Adjournment of hearing on application of plaintiff or defendant Swearing witnesses, exceeding 3 on either si-1e... Warrant of distress or for seizure of specific goods (value) Warrant for delivery of pos session of tenement Filing agreement (as to juris diction) Filing memorandum of claim by landlord for rent Order for le-hearing Older giving leave to appeal Settling case for appeal, not exceeding 5 folios Where case exceeds 5 folios each additional folio Swearing or filing affidavit... For every search ... For every document required in proceedings and not enumerated For every folio above 2 of 90 words each For every copy of any such document, per folio On every application to the Court, not being a hearing Filing notice of any such application ... ~. Filing, ike., of bond under Sections 89 and 100 of Act For issuing every warrant of apprehension or committal, except in cases hereinafter ex pressly provided for, 6d in the £. For every summons for commitment under section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, iß6h,”3din the £ on the amount of the original demand then remaining due. For every hearing of the matters mentioned in such summons for commitment, 6d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of apprehension under the Bth section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of committal under the 9th section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 6cl in ’the £ op the aniqunt last afore* said. \ For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; for any sum not exceeding £20 —5 s - Ditto not exceeding^so—7s 6d. Dit<o not exceed ing £lO0 —1 os. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 186 S,”; for any sum not exceeding £5 —4s; not exceeding £lO - ss; not exceeding^2o—Bs; net exceeding 12s ; not exceeding ,£lO0 —20s. For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,” the same fees as payable in respect of the like proceed ngs under “ 'Hie District Courts Act.”



Useful Information. NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES. Affidavit or Declaration ... ... o z 6 ' Agreements, where the value is of or upwards. ... ... o I o Ditto deed, ios. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com pany, on every of nomi nal capital ... ... ... o i o Appointments, of power over pro perty ... ... ... o io o Bill of Exchange, on demand ... o o 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every £SO or part thereof ... o 1 o Billot Lading, or receipt, or copy... 010 Certificate of Incorporation ■••5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum ... o 01 Conveyance for every or part thereof ... o 5 O Deed of Settlement, for every or part thereof ... ... o 5 o Deeds not otherwise charged ... o 10 o Lease, without premium, for every £so, or part thereof annual rent ... ... ... o 2 o 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, lor every £IOO or part there of... ... ... ... o x o Ditto, not exceeding six months for every is. ; 12 months ... o 2 o Power of Attorney ... ... o 10 o Promissory Notes on demand ... o o x Ditto, other than to bearer, on de mand, not exceeding £25, 6d; not exceeding is; and for every additional or part ... ... ...O IO Receipt for £2, or upwards ... o o 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £2O, is ; 2S 6d; ss; exceed ing j£ioo for every £SO or part thereof ... ... ... o 2 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every £IOO of value ... ... ... 0100 MOONLIGHT EVENINGS. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about S o’clock. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 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 at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. THE 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, 1 pound is I quart. Indian meal, I pound 2 ounces are 1 quart. Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. ' Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is I quart. White sugar, powdered, pound I ounce are I quart. Ten eggs are 1 pound.? Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are l?pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are 1 gill. Four large teaspoonsful are ]£ gill. Two gills are J 4 pint. Two joints aie I quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A commsn sized wine glass is y 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 tab'espoon 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, jjand 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 such 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, £l 2s 6d; Marriage by Registrar, £l • and 2$ 6d for Copy of Marriage Registrar. Persons wishing to bp'married out of the dis trict in which they liye, can only dp so by residing in the district in which they wish to bp 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 dear days in the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, viz:—one from 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 or person so acting, under penalty of ,£10; but any of the persons liable niay depute, in writing, some person acquainted with par 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 pf £s : »nd Clergymea officiating and not signing Buri,ai Certificates are also liable to a penally of £s. Any person not attending to register, alter notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £2O . There are various other provisions denning powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various provisions of tb'* Act.



WEEKS AND DIXON, IMPORTERS OF COMMERCIiL STATIONERY Herald and Guardian offices, ■\ EAST STREET, ASHBURTON..



i Business Notices, m i t r' tjs ’ c Lj 1 v_T X 1 O CANTERBURY RESTAURANT, Papaiui Road, near Post Office, { - . Ohristcliurch. I 1 M EARS' AT AIL SOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEES & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 OHERTSE Y. A. UR. MARKHAM J (N Montgomery’s, Cliertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVTNT! taken over the store of 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 Medicinal. OTEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS 'U* FOR CHILD IEN CUTTING TEETH. CAUT I 0 i T TO P UECHASER S. 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 Rive 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 : 1st —In 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—COMFORTING. BREAKFAST COCOA. “ By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application ol die fine properties of well selected co:oa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with ?. delicately-flavoured beverage w'hich nay 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 ftoatinj arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata -haft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pue bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —Tie Cizii Service Gazette.



SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homoepathic Chemists, London BUGS, PLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES And. all other Insects are DESTROYED by * Kea'ting’s INSECT POTVDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles tte success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one need be troubled by those pests. Ii is per fectly clean in application. Ask for and be sure you obtain “KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as Imitations arelloxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. . Sold by all Chemists in Tins, is. & 2S. id. each. KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, Doth in appearance and tasta, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for IN TESTUiAL or THREAD WORMS,. It is a perftctly safe and mild preparation, and is especiallj adapted tor children. TESTIMONIAL. Medical Hall Gildersome, Nov. 2&h, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir, —I think it nothing buimy duty to inform you of the immense sale 1 Have for your Worm tablets, which I may justly say is enormous, and in every case gives tht greatest satisfaction. I have now in stock tvo bottles containing the Round Worms broight me during the last few days by custoners, one Worm 40 yards long. I dare not bi without the remedy.—yours respectfully, j M. A. WtLKER. Sold in tins by all Chemists and Dhggists • Proprietor, THOS. BLEATING, London, REWARD AND CAUTlON.—,Vhereas fraudulent imitations of this umsirpassed remedy h ive been sold, I hereby reqiest any one knowing the vendor of the sameto com municate with me, on conviction of the offender a liberal reward will be paid. 637 ~ 1 IN BANKRUPTCY, i EEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East - PROOFS OF DEBTjtT^d FORMS OF AFFID,AV' vV Also, — I FORMS of TO LET A.ld FCA RIRISTCHURCH AND SUbMbaN DIRECTORY FOR LE 1879 N SALE at the “ HERALD ” Blunders Buildings, East-street Price: Two Shillings and Sixpence. JTeatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a loj of aluable information, and should be ip the awds of every Tradesman. 1 MAN, is not wise if he don’t advertise, AncTyrenty Words cost a Shilling.



Printers and Publishers.- T H E" ASHBURTON HERALD AND BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER. (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) -■'! \ : GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHBURTON. (Near the Railway Station.) J rjpHE Proprietors beg te 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 ia capable of executing the finest work in r ;. , Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, bjmeuu of this labor-saving Machinery; be GREATLY REDUCE"). BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS; CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUES EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannot fail to GIVE SATISFACTION) WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS," THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE, East Street N&rth Ashburton.'