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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 945, 17 May 1883, Page 1

Business Notices. MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL ... ... ... £250,000. Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on most ■ Favorable' Terms. Special Notice.—As this Company has been the means of Reducing Fire Premiums, Insurers will best consult their own interests; by heartily supporting it, and so'prevent a return to the Old Rates: Agents for Ashburton and District, > ■ : orr ~& go. "' William Patching, fjl ENT, TARPAULIN, & HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER W. P. Has always on hand a Itirge stock'of Tents, Tarpaulins and Horsecovers, ’Waggon and Trap Tilts, etc., Men’s and Boys’ Oilskin Suits, Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, etc,; Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines; Flax, Manilla, and H6mp Rope; of all sizes. Wood and Iron Blocks always in Stock: REAPER &; BINDER CANVASES CHEAPER THAN THE IMPORTED ONES. N.P—Reaper and Bindpr Canvases Repaired at Low Rates. Flags of all Nations Made to order or Lent on Hire. the Address— ■«, WILLIAM PATCHING, East Steeet, Ashbueton. 530 e CANTERBUtY BRANCH. i»»t I He*: s£d w Established !859. Capital y. I ; 000^000 -V ntreo UflßlUTr OF SHf}REh'OLDFF>r rjl H|E IE R COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. . ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson, 24

Mc F A R L A N E , (Late Guard N.Z. Railways), Begs ,to inform his numerous friends that he has taken over the GROCERY BUSINESS lately carried on by Mr James Baker, and hopes to merit a fair share of the patronage hitherto accorded to his predecessor. All goods will be of the Beat Quality, and will be sold CHEAP for CASH. Cash Purchaser of Fresh Butter and Eggs. D. McJFarlane (Late James Baker), HAVELOCK STREET. . .1286 Note the Address—

James Gudsell EGS to intimate to 'the residents of Tinwald and the surrounding districts that he has OPENED the old POST - OFFICE STORE, under the management of Mr J. M. Reid, where his friends may rely on receiving every attention. Sole Agent at Tinwald for Nelson, Moate, and Co.’s celebrated Gold Medal Pure Blended Teas. Carts run daily through the district. 47 JAMES GUDSELL.

V/TONUMENTS, HEADSTONES, & iVX CHURCHYARD CROSSES, Made from the handsome and enduring Stone of this District, either Red or White. Designs submitted. Prices moderate. Inscription accurate and neat. All Goods carefully packed and put on the Railway at Anama Station, A. Pollock, ARCHITECTURAL STONE CARVER, ' ■ Mount SoMers. 382

Geo.-Booth’& Sons,) Manufacturers and importers of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. CARLYLE IMPLEMENT WORKS, Sydenham (near Christchurch). Makers of Carlyle Iron Windmills Carlyle Seed Strippers Carlyle Improved Disc Harrpws , Carlyle Drays, Tip Carts, Spring Traps, &o.; Ploughs, Harrows, Cultivators, Broadcast Sowers, &c. Sole Agents for RANSOME’S STEAM THRESHING, MACHINERY. Offices and Stores—--213 Tuam street, Christchurch. Postal Address—P*o. Box 89, Christ*' church. • 473 e

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