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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1003, 19 November 1883, Page 3

Tenders. rj\o FARMERS AND OTHERS. In consequence of the Termination of Lease. TENDERS are invited for the Purchase of the Building now occupied by the undersigned on the Railway Reserve, East street. Tt would make a splendid granary for a farmer. Tenders to close on the 21st inst. ALPHEUS HAYES, 11 897 Timber Merchant, Ashburton. COUNTY COUNCIL, DOG COLLARS FOR 1884. The Ashburton County Council invite TENDERS for the Supply of Dog COLLARS, for the year 1884. Specifications can be seen at the following olace ; Herald Office—Timaru Town Clerk’s Office—Christchurch County Council Office—Ashburton Tenders will bo received at the Council Offices up toll a.m. on WEDNESDAY, 28th instant.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By order, F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, Nov. 6, 1883. 11843 Racing. Winslow annual sports and RACES. NEW YEAR’S DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 12 sovs ; nomination, 10s; acceptance, 16s. distance, ij miles. 2. Winslow Cup (Handicap), valued at 5 guineas, with 20 sovs. added : second horse to save his stakes; nomination, LI; acceptance, LI. 3. Trotting Race (Handicap), of 5 sovs ; nomination, 5s ; acceptance, ss. Two miles. 4. Maiden Plate, of 5 sovs ; weight for age ; entrance, 10s. One mile. 5. Consolation Race (Handicap), of 5 sovs; Domination, 5s ; acceptance, 6s. One mile.

RULES: No one will be allowed to enter a horse unless a subscriber of half a guinea to the fund, or when the prize is L2O or over, one guinea. All horses to have been owned in the County three months prior to the races. Three horses t>> start or no race. No protest will be entertained unless LI be deposited with the Secretary within 30 minutes after the race is run, which will be forfeited should the same, in the opinion of the Committee, prove frivilous. No one allowed to train a horse on the course one week before the races, under penalty of being disqualified. In event of a walk-over only half of the stakes will be awarded. Programme for Athletic Sports will be advertised on the 22nd Nov. Nominations, with qualification fees for tLa Hurdles, Cup, and Trot, w ith name of horse, age, and color of rider, will close on the 22nd, at 8 p.m. Address— Secretary, Harris’ hotel. THOS. HICKS, 10 837 Secretary. Business Notices

SEEDS. NEW SEEDS. We beg to intimate that we have received our SHIPMENTS of NEW SEASON’S Seeds, which on trial have proved to be of extra fine quality. Our FARM SEEDS ndude white and red clover, alakye, cow j( rasa, trefoil, lucerne, cockafoot, rye grass, gorse, carrots of aorta, mangolds of sorts, including the new mammoth kinds, which ’have given such great satisfaction to our customers during the last two years. Our GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS are the finest we have r rer had the satisfaction of offering both in quality and .variety. They contain many novelties highly spoken of in England, and offered here for the first time. Also TREE SEEDS, comprising blue gum, red gum, weeping gum, peppermint gum, swamp gum, stringy bark, silver wattle, black wattle, pinus insignia, pinus maritima, cupress, macrocarpa, and many others. Also SEED POTATOES, among which is the new American ruby, queen, American fluke, and others of the earliest sorts known ; also Bone Dust in large or small quantities. Tools of all sorts. Plain and ornamental Flower Pots. Pruning and budding Knives, etc, etc. Sealy Bros., SEEDSMEN, ASHBURTON. 756 F. S. Shearer, OF THE May bank works, tinwald, begs to thank the public for their past support, and takes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture and Repair on the shortest notice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot Treahing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &c.

Shearer & Lewis, GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, AND Veterinary Shoeing Forge, Having secured the services of a first-class Shoeing Smith, defy competition. .. All orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention at reasonable charges. Agents for McCormick’s Reapers and Binders. Note the Address— Great South road, Tinwadd. 590 d OR S L E Seed. Seed, SEED WHEAT—Hunter’s White, Prime Tuscan, SEED OATS—Canadian. Tartarian, first-class. Danish. KAIAPOI I«LAFD POTATOES. CRUSHED i T S, First-class, Is. lOd. per bushel. JOSEPH CLARK,