MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows :

Eor Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 9. a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia. &c., at 9 a. m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 6 a.m. and 10.15 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 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, and Seafield, on Tues days and Fridays, at 6 a. m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office—

From Christchurch at 10.35 a.m., 4.55 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at 10.35 a.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.25 p. m. dailj\ From Temuka and Timaru at 9.25 a.m. and 5.25 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. in. daily. From Wakanui and Seafield on Tues days and Fridays at 2.30 p.m.

W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

The next mail for the United Kingdom via Brindisi (for correspondence specially addressed only), will be closed at Christ church on May 6th, and will be due in London on June 26th. SYDNEY J. DICK, Chief Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo"). THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1880.

It is evident there are some of the Ash burton Borough Councillors who do not estimate at its very highest the honor they fought for at the election, nor the responsibility they placed upon themselves when they took office. It may not, per haps, be the highest pinnacle of fame that is reached when a man secures so much of his townsmen’s confidence as to be able to obtain a seat at the Council Board, but having obtained the seat, the duties de volving upon the man who occupies it ought °to be faithfully discharged. There are several reasons why these duties should be attended to with a punctuality and fidelity equal to those displayed by the Councillor in the discharge of his own business. First, the business of the Council is that of the community, and the community reposed a trust in their repre sentative when they placed him in the position of honor ; secondly, inasmuch as every Councillor is a member of the com munity, the public weal is his own ; thirdly, liis own character as a business man is involved in the manner in which he discharges his duties as a Councillor ; and fourthly, he ought to have some con sideration for the time of his fellow- Councillors. If no other consideration weighs with him. at least he ought to respect the courtesies which are due from one gentleman to another and prevent as far as possible the time of those who make an effort to attend to the public business from being wasted. We make these remarks because we think the lapsing of the meeting to-day calls them forth. A special meeting of the Borough Council was called for to-day at noon, the purpose of it being to sign the rate roll for the year. At noon the Mayor, Mr. Williamson and Mr. St. Hill were punc tually in attendance, at half-past twelve Mr. Orr put in an appearance, having mistaken the hour. Still one was wanted to make the needful quorum, and Mr. Wil liamson went in search of Councillor Robin son. His business was too pressing, and he could not attend. Mr. Bullock was in Christchurch, Mr. Parkin was also out of town, and so were Mr. R. Friedlander and Mr. E. Saunders. At one o’clock the meeting had to be adjourned till Monday, and an hour and a-half in the busiest part of the day was lost to the four gentlemen who attended, simply because the presence of a fifth out of the nine could not be obtained to allow business to proceed. Surely some little sacrifice is due on the part of members for the sake of their fellows, seeing that, as Mr. Williamson quietly put it, “ other people’s time may also be of some account. ”

The Staff of Life. —Mr. T. Taylor, baker, announces that his bread is now sold at 6d. per quartern loaf. Orr and Co. —Prior to the dissolution sale, Orr and Co. announce that their drapery shop will be closed to-morrow (Friday), for re-marking their stock. The Licensing Court. —The announce ment of the Licensing Court’s sittings for the Ashburton, Rakaia, and Mount Somers district on the Ist of June has been made. Unpaid Rates. —As announced by ad vertisement, the Ist May, (Saturday next) is the last day of grace, and Borough rates unpaid after that date will be sued for without further notice.

The Westerfield Mill.— We learn that the Westerfield estate changed hands yesterday, C. S. Howdon, Esq., Christ church, being the purchaser. A notice appears in our advertising columns respect ing the mill.

The Coleridge Electoral Roll.— The office of the Registrar of Electors, Ashburton, and the Post-office, Sheffield, have been gazetted as the places at which the electoral roll of the Coleridge district shall be open for inspection.

Missionary Meeting. —We understand a meeting is to be held in the Wesleyan Church, this evening, for the purpose of laying before the congregation and others interested, the claims of foreign mis sionary enterprises. The Rev. J. B. Richardson, the Chairman of the district, is to preside.

Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act. —The following Ministers are announced as being authorised to soleminise marriage under The Marriage Act,. 1854 :—Roman Catholic Church : Rev. J. P. Cassidy ; Church of England : Rev. A. W. Hands and Rev. L. C. Brady ; Baptist Church : Rev. A. W. Webb.

Bar Framed Bee Hives. —We had thought that los. per hive and 2d. each for frames was about the minnimum price at which bar-framed bee hives could be produced, but a Thames saw-milling Com pany offer to fupply the Christchurch Bee keeping Association at a cheaper rate still, believing they can undersell Christchurch in its own market.

Canterbury Cattle Board and In spectors. His Excellency lias been pleased to appoint Messrs. Robert Wilkin, F. J. Kimbell, Charles Newton, J. T. Peacock, and John Studliolme members of the local Cattle Board for the district of Canterbury, Mr. Robert Wilkin to be Chairman. A Cattle Inspector, with three deputies have also been appointed as follows :—lnspector—Philip Baker Boulton ; Deputy-Inspector Reginald Foster, R. T. Holderness, James Mac donald.

The New Roll —The new electoral roll is now being made up, and to-morrow is the last day on which names for the first edition will be received. As yet only comparatively few names have been re ceived, and unless advantage is taken of the day that remains there will be some disappointment. It would be as well if those who have not applied to the Regis trar did so at once. They will find both Mr. Cox and Mr. Curtis extremely obliging and helpful over any difficulty or diffidence that may exist in the applicants’ mind regarding the mode of procedure.

The Express. —We didn’t hear of the incident referred to in the following para graph from the Sydney Town and Country. —A .man fell off the platform of one of the carriages of an express train in New Zea land last week. It was thought he was killed, but he wasn’t. He was not hurt at all, but pursued the expioss train, and wasn’t far behind it at the next station. Falling off railway trains, though doubtless as easy as “ falling off a log,” is not there fore recommended as profitable or even desirable physical exercise. It is apt to prove trying to the nerves.

Season for Shooting Game. A Gazette, just to hand, contains a proclama tion declaring the period within which im ported game may be hunted, shot, taken, or killed, within the several districts of the colony. The part more particularly referring to Ashburton, intimates that the Ist to the 30fch June is the season during which cock-pheasants are at the sports man’s disposal, and hares may be hunted (coursed) from the Ist May to the 31st July. It is, however, added that it is illegal to attempt to take or kill such game at any other time than between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

The Chertsey Land Sale. —On Tues day last, the well-known property of W. A. Brown, Esq., Chertsey, was submitted to public auction. Mr. John Matson officiated, giving a glowing description of this splendid property, referring more par ticularly to its close contiguity to the rail way station. The land, as a block of 1100 acres, was passed in at L 7 10s. per acre, and the homestead section was passed in at L 9 10s. The sale of implements, machines, etc., being proceeded with, realised only ordinary rates. The stock was sold at a low average rate, and the sale on the whole, must have been a loss to the owner.

“Ashore and Afloat.” —The final per formance of the drama “ Ashore and Afloat” was given in the Town Hall last night by the Amateur Dramatic Club. There was a very fair attendance of the public, and the play went on with far greater smoothness than it did on either of the two former representations, and the several players appeared to be a good deal nearerto perfection in the texts of their various part. The winding up was somewhat altered to get rid of a scene for which the stage appliances were not suited, and the change was a marked im provement. We understand that towards the close of the present month, “Black Eyed Susan ” will be placed upon the boards by the local company. Sudden Death at Dunedin. A ■woman named Esther Teague died very suddenly on Tuesday at Dunedin. She had been residing with a Mrs Atkinson at the corner of Cargill and Scotland streets, and, after partaking of lunch, went to her room to dress. Mrs. Atkinson not hear ing her moving looked into the room about a quarter of an hour later, and found her lying dead on the floor. Dr. Murphy was immediately sent for, and he attributed death to heart disease. The deceased, who was about 40 years of age, had fre quently complained of coldness and a pain in her side, but was not considered suffi ciently unwell to render it necessary to summon a doctor.

A Railroad that Really Pays. —The idea of a railway paying the cost of go vernment if a novelty that could only oc cur in America. It is not yet an accom plished fact, but it is put forth in an American paper with all the gravity of possible realisation. The paper says : —“The debt of Illinois has been reduced to 800,000 dollars, and will be extinguished, it is claimed, within a year by the payment to the State of the dues of the Illinois Central Railroad. This railroad has proved a perfect Bonanza to the State. When the Bill for the creation of this road was be fore the Illinois Legislature, Senator Douglas affixed a provision by which, in stead of paying taxes, it should pay in lieu thereof seven per cent of its gross receipts every year. The . sum received by the State from the railroad has been yearly increasing, and has gradually wiped out the State debt. When this is gone, as it will be within a year, it is thought that the road will jfield a sufficient revenue to carry on the ordinary expenses of the Government, thus doing away with the necessity of levying any State taxes.” When shall we have a New Zealand rail way to put by the aide of this ?

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

(By cable from Rei tier’s Agency.) The 2,000 Guineas. London, April 28. The race for the Two Thousand Guineas was run to-day at Newmarket, and won byPetrruch, with Muncaster 2nd, and Abbot third. The Markets. London, April 27. Three Per Cent. Consols, 90-J ; Ade laide wheat., per 49Glbs., ex warehouse, 535.; Five Per Cent. New Zealand, 10-40 loan, 104 ; the Now Five Per Cent, loan is LI lower. At the wool sales to-day 8700 bales were catalogued, making a total of 70,200 since the opening. Prices were firmly maintained. The Ministry. April 28. Lord Kimberley has accepted office as Secretary of State for the Colonies. The other appointments are Lord John Poyntz Spencer, President of the Coun cil ; the Duke of Argyle, Privy Seal; Earl Ripon, Viceroy of India; Sir 0. Wentworth Dilke, Foreign Under-Secre tary ; Mr. G. J. Shaw-Lefreve, Secretary to the Admiralty ; the Right Hon. W. P. Adam, Public Works. Sir H. E. Cham berlain also enters the Cabinet. Reported Arrest. St. Petersburg, April 27. It is reported that the author of the Winter Palace explosion has been ar rested. Arrival. Aden, April 26. The steamship Somersetshire arrived here yesterday. The German Parliament and the South Sea Trading Company. Berlin, April 28. The German Parliament has rejected the Bill which was introduced for the purpose of granting a subsidy to the South Sea Trading Company, which took over Goddefroi’s business at Samoa.

AUSTRALIAN.

The Suez Mail

Melbourne, April 28,

The P. and O. Company’s steamship Malwa arrived at King George’s Sound to-day with the inward Suez mail. The Rotorua. April 29. The Rotorua (not Tararua) arrived yes terday from Bluff. She missed the out ward mail via Suez, which left Melbourne yesterday. Mining'on Private Property. Sydney, April 29. In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Fitz patrick’s motion of censure on the Govern ment for refusing legislation on the ques tion of mining on private property, was negatived by a large majority. The Suez Mail. Melbourne, April 29. The Orient Company’s steamship Sorata, which leaves Melbourne on the 4th May, will take the Suez mail brought from New Zealand by the Rotorua, but which missed the P. and O. Company’s steamship Assam, outward bound, yesterday. An Amended Land Bill. At a Cabinet Council, held yesterday, it was resolved to introduce an amending land Bill during the next session of Par liament, with a view to relieve selectors from the hardship they are suffering under the present law.

NEW ZEALAND.

The Kawakawa Bailway. Auckland, April 28. Sims, the contractor of the Kawakawa railway, starts works immediately. Fire. The house of Mr. E. 0. Shephard, Whatawhata, has been burned down. It was insured in the New Zealand Insurance Company for Ll5O. The Irish Relief Fund; The final instalment of LIOS to the Irish relief fund was sent by the San Francisco mail, making a total of LI,6GG for Auckland and the neighborhood. Nabbed. John Pound, arrested on the mail steamer, at the instance of the Timaru police, was brought up charged with leaving his illegitimate children unprovided for in Timaru, and remanded to Timaru. Lan,d Transactions. Near Petetere, Joseph Howard and James Dill worth are negotiating a 10,000 acre block. As to the Petetere block, the Government claim to have paid L 15,000 on the land. The natives deny that a tithe of the amount ever reached their hands. The Petetere Company are urging on Government to withdraw the proclamation, and they will repay the L 15,000, deducting the amount from pay ments still to be made to the natives. A Far thing Damages. Auckland, April 29. In the case of Smith v. Palmer, in which L 3,000 damages were claimed for breach of contract, the jury awarded one farthing damages. The Proconsul. Sir George Grey is expected from Kawau next Friday, and will address a meeting at the Theatre Royal. Burned to Death. A girl named Annie Wallace, aged three years and five months, has been burnt to death at Hunia. Highly Deserved. The totalisator cases are concluded. The defendants were sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labor. Illness of Major Atkinson. A private telegram received here states that Major Atkinson is too ill to go to the front with Mr. Bryce, and requires rest. Indecent Assault.

At the Police Court to-day, C, A, Mar tin, charged with indecently assaulting Rachael Fletcher, was remanded. The Auckland Totalisator Tricks.

Henry Richardson, James Corbett, R. J. Felton, and Leonard A dams, were charged, under the Vagrant Act, with playing at games of chance by means of totalisators on the Ellerslie racecourse. The totalisator was produced in Court. The charge against Felton was withdrawn as he only acted as clerk. Francis Short,

hairdresser, deponed that he paid 10s for a ticket on King Quail. King Quail won. When he returned to the totalisator the proprietor offered him 14 short. _ A dis pute ensued, and the proprietor said some one altered the numbers. Eventually he got his £l2. William Booth, bootmaker, corroborated. W. R. Churchton saw only 4up when the race was run. Felton de poned that Richardson received the money and Corbett worked the machine. . Wit ness stamped tickets. The fourteen sub scribed to King Quail were put up after the race had been run. After further evidence had been heard the accused were each sent a month to jail. The Highest Bidder. Wellington, April 29. At a special meeting of the City Council hold last night to consider a letter re ceived from the manager of the Bank of New Zealand on the subject of the bank account, it was resolved- —“ That the var ious banks be asked as to what terms they are prepared to do the banking busi ness of the Corporation, and what rate of interest they will give for the money now lying at call at the bank of New Zea land.” A Patent Infringed. It is understood Charles O’Neill, C.E., has instituted proceedings against the Corporation of Wanganui, claiming L 2,000 damages for infringing his patent for Caithness flagging. Sifting Matters. Wellington, April 28. The Magisterial enquiry as to the acci dent to the steamer Manawatu will be held to-morrow afternoon. Patent Slip Company’s Report. The annual meeting of the Patent Slip Company was held this afternoon. The balance sheet showed a profit of L 225. The report stated that the business was gradually increasing although the number of vessels taken up was not so large as the previous year. The directors recommend that on receipt of the Government subsidy a divident of four per cent, be declared. Uncle wants more Money. Invercargill, April 29. It is understood the Loan Societies throughout the colony, in anticipation of the property tax, have decided to raise their rates of interest per cent. Lopping Off. Several changes have been made in the railway department, with a view to re trenchment.

Leases.

The year 1879 was the most disastrous one to commercial and farming interests within living memory. Disastrous ones we have had before, but none in which every branch of trade and agriculture was so generally and deeply depressed. Tiiis depression has been attributed to a variety of causes, commercial, political, meteorological, and even astronomical, but whichever is the correct one, there is no doubt that in our own neighborhood the difficulties of the position were much ag gravated by the complete absence of pre paration for such a period. From this unreadiness we must not hastily assume that our farmers and commercial men were less provident than their contem poraries in other districts ; but as pioneers to an unsubdued country, a large expendi ture was demanded from them, and this expenditure was undertaken with every reasonable hope of a profitable return in due course. But the anticipated return was denied, and as a consequence many estimable men found themsehes in em barrased circumstances. To review the commercial casualties of the past twelve months would indeed be a pain ful task, and one which would serve no useful purpose, but it is of the most vital importance that any lessons taught by these sad experiences should be care fully noted, and studied as a safeguard against their repetition. We think many of our readers will be with us when we say that one of the necessities recently made apparent in our midst, is the re-adjust ment of the relations existing between landlord and tenant in this country. Led away by the prosperity which buoyed up the whole colony some time ago, tenants have entered upon land and assumed obligations which completely cripple them, and in the interest of the community at large and themselves in particular, it is absolutely imperative that landlords should promptly and liberally remodel their leases. We know of a number of instances where men have undertaken to pay a yearly rental of five, [six, seven, and more shillings per acre for very light land, and in addition to this, to pay one pound each year off the purchase money. To discharge the conditions of such a lease, a farmer requires five or six years of uninterrupted good for tune, and it is well known that none of those in our midst have experienced this, As a consequence many excellent hard working men just now find themselves crushed by the demands of those who have induced them to occupy the land. In this predicament it behoves every land lord to exercise the utmost leniency, as any other course must compel many holders to abandon their farms, and lose to the district a number of very desirable settlers. To avoid such a catastrophe we must all unite, and as landlords are chiefly interested in the adoption of the course we advocate, and they have every thing to gain by a liberal policy, we shall leave the question to their good sense, calling to their recollection the fact that Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath hath

made. But a bold peasantry, their country’s pride, When once destroyed can never be supplied

Bottled Lightning. —A shocking story comes from Birmingham, which shows how careful people ought to be in using the electric light. It appears that at the Holte Theatre several designs are lighted by a number of electric lamps. A M. Bruno, one of the orchestra, although warned not to do so, took hold of the brass connections when the lamps were pot in use, and thus received the full force of tire current generated by a power ful battery, which supplies all the" lights in the buildings and grounds. He was unable to disengage himself, and pulled the wire down. When released he was insensible, and though restoratives were applied, lie died in about half an hour. London gas is certainly bad enough, but it is better than what an irreverent young man called bottled lightning.

Pleuro-Pneuxnonia.

Jusl at a time when farmers’ attention is directed to the export of frozen meat to Europe we find that a dangerou s disease is gaining ground amongst cattle in the North Island, and that the steps taken to confine the scourge within such limits as will prevent its spreading over the Island, and possibly threatening the whole colony, are very unsatisfactory in deed. We find the Auckland Cattle Boards discussing what they should do in the matter : we find owners of stock dis puting the symptoms their ailing beasts exhibit ; and little or nothing at all done to stay the progress of pleuro-pneumonia. And while these discussions go on, and the people interested stand idly by, the disease itself keeps on its course, and another, and another, and another herd are added to the list of infected ones! There can be no doubt about how pleuro arose in the Auckland province—that it was imported from New South Wales ; neither can there be any doubt that, had prompt and proper steps been taken to stamp it out when it was first discovered, it would never have readied the cattle in the surrounding bush, and we would not now be hearing of its ravages amongst the herds of the North Island. There are people who fancy that Cook’s Straits arc a sufficient safeguard to the Middle Island against any possible infection. Were every infected beast in the infected district known to the authorities, and the latter had power to stamp out the disease by the death of the animal and the deep burial of its carcase, we would have no hesitation in saying that the safety of cattle lay in the isolation that the Straits give us. But while we see a cargo of cattle infected with pleuro pneumonia able to find their way to Auck land auction marts, sold to the settlers in open market, and spread- amongst many herds before a single word is said of the existence of disease ; and while we have reason to fear that there are many cattle in the Northern bush affected by the disease, and roaming about perhaps unknown to the owners, as well as to the Cattle Boards ; and while ignorance of the symptoms of the disease is displayed, both by the settlers themselves and the inspectors to whom they look for protection—there is some cause for alarm lest the scourge should find its way to this province. It came from New South Wales to Auckland, and penetrated from the sea-board to the interior. Who can say that, when it has attained strength enough, it will not work its insidious way South, and ultimately find a lodgment amongst the cattle of the Middle Island ? As yet, no sign of pleuro pneumonia has'made its appearance in the Middle Island, and the whole colony has been remarkably free from disease, but while it has secured a hold on the Northern herds, there is no assurance that immunity from infection is secured to the Southern. We remember during the ravages of the rinderpest at Home, that the greatest difficulty the inspectors ex perienced in their work was with farmers themselves, who did their very best to conceal, as long as they could, the exis tence of any disease amongst their cattle and sheep. The farmers knew that a heavy'loss would be entailed upon them by the slaughter of their beasts, and they preferred to treat them themselves with a view to saving them if they could, and have them sound and well if possible against the visit of the inspector. With rinderpest this was a hopeless task, and in the end the beasts had to be sacrificed. But the attempt to save them only helped to spread the evil, and while the farmer was pottering aw r ay with such remedies as lay to his hand, and pretending ignorance of the nature of the disease he was treat ing, his conduct was only endangering the unaffected beasts of his neigh bors, and the whole district ultimately suffered. It is just possible, when we find the manager of the Waikato Com pany’s estate parleying with the Cattle Board, and trying to make them believe that the symptoms of disease exhibited by his cattle are not those of pleuro—it is just possible that he is not alone in the course he is following, but that there are many stock-owners who are following the same course, and nursing a viper that may eventually use its sting in every part of the colony. The Auckland people are now beginning to use the only effective remedy—the axe. This is the cure that should have been adopted from the first, and had it been so, ■ the infection would not have spread beyond the sale yard. But the measures used to bring the infected cattle to the slaughterman should be prompt and unwavering. No infected beast should be spared, and no consideration of individual loss should be allowed to weigh, for it is better that the cattle of a small district should be sacri ficed than that those of the colony should be jeopardised, nor should the compensation offered be insufficient. A farmer should be placed in a position as regards compensation that would induce him to report his cattle affected at once, if they are so. He ought to receive for each beast a fair price—not, to be sure, the price of a sound and healthy beast, but a fair price all things considered, and then doubtless he -would prefer to bring them to the slaughter for the colony’s safety and his own. We hope the disease will be prevented from travelling south ; as yet it is only in the northern districts of the North Island ; but we have no guarantee that it will remain there, and should it do so, we hope steps will be taken to arrest its further progress. We do not know if any provision has been made by legislation for giving compensa tion to owners of stock slaughtered in the interests of the common good. Cir cumstances have not until now arisen calling for procedure of this kind, but doubtless the House of Representatives will this session have the matter brought before it, and will probably frame a mea sure whereby funds for this purpose will be provided in the future, should such an exigency arise.

The Gazette of April 17, just to hand contains the notice of the Canterbury Cattle Board appointment, and also the appointment of Cattle Inspectors and Deputy-Inspectors.

The Work of Destruction. —The slaughtering of cattle infected with pleuro-pneumonia is still going on in Auckland. Mr. Fantham’s pure-bred shorthorn bull, Lord Darlington, was killed on suspicion. The post mortem examination showed that the animal was suffering from tuberculosis,

Thursday, April 1 9, 18Bo.]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.



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New Advertisements. WANTED, a GENERAL SERVANT at once. Apply Mr. T. R. Hodder, North-east Town Belt. 780g-380c WANTED— A Good General Servant; also, Nurse Girl, about 14 years. Apply at once, Mrs. R. Friedlander, Tancred street. 38Gc WANTED— By a young man, Board and Lodgings in private family. Apply, stating terms, to R. B. J., Herald Office. 392 BOG FOR SALE.—A Capital Watch Dog, and would be suitable for Cattle. Apply Herald Office. 384c-797g MONEY TO LEND.—Several sums of money ready for investment at current rates. F. P. O’Reilly, Solicitor, Tancred street, Ashburton. 263c-GB4g CASH RECEIPTS, in Books of 100 each, on SALE at the ‘ ‘Herald and Guardian ” office. 3GBc SERVANTS requiring situations, call and get your names entered in the Herald Registry, Is. CHINIQUY’S LECTURES.—Just Ar rived, New Edition H. M. Jones, aring Square. J^OTICE —The “Ashburton Herald’, s a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Arts DON’T! PLEASE! DON’T! STOP ! DO STOP ! S’ R TOP before you give your next order for a Suit of Clothes. F you want Style, Fit, and Quality, try the Undersigned. EAD the following, then call and in spect the Goods. ( YARDS READY \ 350' 10 350 ( 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 ) rvA ' TO > SELECT FROM ) 70 \ Comprising the following : German Cloths, plain and fancy, the most fashionable Beaver Cloths, suitable for Winter Scotch Tweeds, assorted Mosgiel ~ ~ Kaiapoi ~ ~ West of England Cloths Bedford Cords Irish Frieze, &c., &c., &c. CALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before, you order. MOTTO: Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms—Cash. TYLE and Finish second to none. Sf £1 Is. Cash for a Pair CONOMYI of Trousers 1 £3 15s. Cash for a Tweed f Suit. The Address is— G. J. F. LUBLOW, THE TAILORING DEPOT, Triangle, Ashburton, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. 782g-380c



NOTICE. ON AND AFTER the Ist MAY, 1880, the undersigned will Sell BREAD for CASH at SIXPENCE PER 4-LBS. LOAF. He also requests that all. out standing ACCOUNTS be PAID up before the 4th of May. THOMAS TAYLOR, 391 - Ashburton Bakery. NOTICE. RATING ACT, 1876. WHEREAS at a sitting of the Assess ment Court for the Road District of Longbeach, held this 17th day of April, at Longbeach, before me, F. Guinness, Judge of the said Court, it was proved that no Valuation List had been prepared as required by the said Act. Now, there fore, under the provisions of clause 28 of the said Act, I order that a Valuation List be made ; and I hereby appoint William John Cuthbert to be the Valuer for the said District; and I do further fix Tues day, the Ist day of June next, the day for the completion and inspection of such list ; and that the last day for delivering objections thereto shall be Tuesday, the 15th day of June. The Court will sit at 10 o’clock in the forenoon on MONDAY, the 21st day of June next, for the purpose of hearing and determining all objection! to the Valuation List of the said District. FRANK GUINNESS, Judge. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, 378 c Clerk. NOTICE. RATING ACT, 1876. TTTHEREAS at a sitting of the Assess ' V ment Court for the Road District of Mount Somers, held this 19th day of April, at Mount Somers, before me, F. Guinness, Judge of the said Court, it was proved that no Valuation List had been prepared as required by the said Act. Now, there fore, under the provisions of clause 28 of the said Act, I order that a Valuation List be made ; and I hereby appoint Cracken thorpe John Wentworth Cookson, Jun., to be the Valuer for the said District; and I do further fix Tuesday, the Ist day of June next, the day for the completion and inspection of such List, and that the last day for delivering objections thereto shall be Tuesday, the 22nd day of June. The Court will sit at 10 o’clock in the fore noon, on MONDAY, the sth day of July next, for the purpose of hearing and determining all objections to the Valua tion List of the said District. FRANK GUINNESS, Judge. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, 377 c Clerk. NOTICE. WESTERFIELD MILL. TO FARMERS, BAKERS, & OTHERS. rjIHE Westerfield Mill is now in full work, and the public can be supplied with FIRST-CLASS FLOUR on most reason able terms. Every attention will be given to Public Gristing, and farmers from a distance can have grist done immediately after de livery. Apply to the Miller, HENRY BOWERS. Grain stored on liberal terms. 389c-796g



ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for the following works : 1. Wheatstone Drainage Extension. 2. Pound at Methven. Plans and specifications can be seen at Council offices, Ashburton, and tenders, with marked cheques equal to 5 per cent, of amount of contracts, addressed to the Chairman, to be sent in not later than 11 a.m., Wednesday, sth May next. By order. WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. 382c-798g WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for the following Works : No. 18. Beach Road, Forming to full width from Finger Post to Wakanui School, about 200 Chains. No. 19. Beach Road, Metalling above, 15 yards to the chain. No. 20. Suburban Roads near South East Belt, Metalling about 50 chains. No. 21. Additions and Repairs to eight immigrants’ cottages in district. No. 22. Leadley andßutterick’sDrain, Making three concrete falls. Specifications, etc., can be seen at the Board’s office, Moore street, where tenders will be received till 10 a.rn. on THURS DAY, MAY Gth, addressed to the Chair man, endorsed with No. of contract, and accompanied with 5 per cent, (marked cheque) on the value of the work tendered for. FOOKS & SON. 757g-365c Surveyors’ to the Board. LATEST STYLES FROM LONDON & PARIS. CRAIGHEAD & CO., Merchant Tailors, TANCRED STREET, (Next Orr & Co.) PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 394 c



Y. ms R. LICENSING ACT, 1873, AND LICENS ING ACT 1873 AMENDMENT ACT, 1874. IYTOTICE is hereby given that, in pur _l3l suance of the above ‘Acts, a Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Commissioners of the Districts of Ash burton, Rakaia, and Mount Somers, will be held on TUESDAY, the Ist day of June, 1880, at the hour of 12 noon, m the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashbur ton, for the purpose of considering appli cations under the said Acts. C. CAYENDISH HURRELL, Clerk, Licensing Court. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, 23th April, 1880. 393 NOTICE. ORR & CO. BEG to announce that their drapery department will be closed (TO MORROW) Friday, April 30th, so that they may have time to RE-MARK all their Drapery Stock for the cheap sale commencing Saturday, May Ist. 395 c V. R. In the District Court of Chrtstciiurch. Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and the several Acts amending the same, and of the bankruptcy of WILLIAM RISELY and CHARLES RISELY, Farmers, debtors. A MEETING of Creditors of the above named debtors will be held on MON DAY, the 3rd day of May, 1880, at the office of Messrs, Friedlander Bros., Ashburton, at 12 o’clock, to consider an application for dis charge of debtors. Dated, this 29th day of April, 18S0. HUGO FRIEDLANDER, Trustee. Notice is hereby given that at the next sittting of the above-named Court, application will be made for an order of immediate discharge. Dated this 29th dav of April, 18S0. C. W. IRELAND, ■3otc* Solicitor for debtor.