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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1044, 8 January 1884, Page 1

Business Notices OF REMOVAL J HARVEY, BOOT and SHOE MAKER, has REMOVED from Tancred atre tto the shop in East street, lately occupied by Neal as and Co. Repairs nea ly executed. 8 415 >pO FARMERS AND OTHERS. The undersigned has for Sale SOUND DERWENT POTATOES, a splendid sample. ALB I RT ROBERTS, West street, Ashburton. 13th Nov., 1883. 11 880 Hamburg - Magdeburg fire INSURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed capital, £3,000,000. Mr Stephen E. Poyntz has been appointed agent fbr the above Company in Ashburton, arid will be prepared to accept risks at Joweat current rates. Prompt and liberal settlements. James Henderson, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, chief agent for Cartj terbury, ; 1022

D OMESTIO PATTERN DEPOT. M fl.O D u E, j TANORBD ST. (ppposita the Arcade), | Begs to intimate to the Ladies of Ashburton and 'neighboalfKooa"' that she "Has Winter Dress Materials that can be disposed of exceedingly cheap. Ladies Cresses and Underclothing made at the shortest notice. : Registry Office for Domestic Servants. } 8 320

fJIHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN PRICE ON E .;PEN-N.Y. | PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING. j Advertisers are reminded that' ! THk Ashburton Guardian is the / ONLY DAILY PAPER ; published between Christchurch and Timaru, and ' commands a,f LARGER OIROULATIOIjr throughout : the: County of-* Ashburton /than anyf other Journal. ; -| The I uAshbdeton Guardian. < will Vbe forwarded to, any address in. the colony for. 34s ps:, annum, (paid, in. advance), .or 6s 6d pey quarter, postage extra.,, . ■ j . TEB r Guardian oiroulatep largely ;|a" the Town,.and Sp.htpbs,. and also ‘in Rakaia, Chertsey,, .Seafield*; -Mem* ven,[, Forest, Mount ; ■ Somers, Wakfinui, Longbeach, Ashburton, Forks,. Tinyvalfi, -Winslow, Waterton, ap every part of the County of Ashburton, witbip the reach, of. postal communication, thub beipgj ihe best general as well',.. ■ local ,'mibdium'toir Advertising, ' , , ,', J. A. Perssbn " v- .T\ ' .oaeinetmakep;,.; i ~ ' upholsterer, # i ■ • undertaker. i Begs’to inform the inhabifants of Ash( burton and surrpiibding districts that. he HAS BEHOVED ; from his Old premises to MORE COMMODIOUS ONES I Situated in Wakanui Road, ~ i NEXT TO tgE PQSP qFBIICE, | And.capjsejl as cheap,as any house./ii^ AU the latest aad no w‘designs offurpttiirej bedding,. etc.received direct jfrorh | Home every month. Furniture "or all descriptions at' lowest prices.’! Shopntterj etc. ’ ; ’ "" ’’ / ;•]t ’ Agent for . S Walter Gee’s Yepetian Blinds J. B; Mansfield,'Monumental Maaor. | 1423 An inspectiojn invited. j

AW' EVIL ANp;, ( ITS ; ; REMEpy.-.Ti the Editor,-pit isahefilthy sign oftbe times when our local papiers t are. beginning Ip dcaj. in a fedrlesS' niaundi’ With bankrupts and the bankruptcy' lawsi The ’ tirtife i has come when something must be done ieither by the>legislature or by business men themselves to put >an end to a state of .affairs which is, a disgrace our boasted civilisation.. , We, (the;tundeif signed) have been doing business, in , Ashbur? ton about years, and the money ,we have lost during that' period by bankrupts, leyan* ters,. and blacklegs 'generally amounts to'd great deal more than the margin usually allowed for bad debts. If the law cannot protect us then we must protect ourselves, and there is only one>way to do so,- viz.p to abolish the credit system altogether. This: system has been the curse of other countries besides' New Zealand, and past experience has proved, it to oe rotten.to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses we have resolved to sell fof cask only n‘ future. The honest mad who is willing to‘ pay : his 20s in the and pay as he goes. Will find this no disadvantf age but agreatgain, as'he will be able to obtain a first-class article much cheaper than he would under the old system, •: We shall- exert' ■ burl selves to j the utmost as heretofore, to give our customers full satisfaction, and every order will be executed in our,usual first-class style—but we shall no longer run .any unnecessary , risk] Under the cash system we are prepared to offer a special line of tweeds at the following unusually low prices Gentleman’s suit made to 6d';' 'la'diek’' 1 tailor, ’m'adi ulster, £2. All other goods in-bropdrtiOip for cashonly. ;<-,i j CRAIGHEAD' & GO.,- ■ TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS| ! ’ ■ TAptRED Street,. 7 V. R. Q^OYERNMEN,7: The following Government Publicatidns, w ith others, can be obtained at the Office, of "this Papor—- • Mines Act, 1879 , V ~ ! Mining Companies Act, 1872 ! Mjnes Act Amendment Act, 1872 i Canterbury Rivers j Gaming and Lotteries . P , [ Debtors and Creditors Act i Debtors and Creditors Rules ~. p : i i Stamp,' Act ; , , ■ ; Railway Tariff Amendment, . . I Companies 1 Road Boards Fencing Act Amendment, 1882 Local Elections : 1 Corrupt Practices . . 1 Licensing Act ,P ,'j Licensing Amendment , t , : .: Acts affecting Agriculture and Stock Education • Agricultural and Pastoral Societies ■ ■■. - ) Cruelty to Animals i Protection of Animals : i Brandr and Branding . 1 , I Dog Registration Draf»‘aye