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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1259, 21 May 1884, Page 3

Railway Notices. i vv' RAILWAYS. * The Fares in cr. section with Queen’s I Birthday ' a-'es at Dunedin, 23rd and 24th , May, and at Christchurch on 26 h May, I will bo as follows; Saturday Bet urn Tickets to Dnnodin will be issued on 22nd inst , at all Stations issuing through tickets, and Saturday re« turn tickets w.ll be issued from any 1 station to any station on 23rd, 24th and 1 26th May, kuch being available for return 1 in each case up to and including 31st ins-. J, P, MAXWELL, General Manager. General Mansgei’s Office, Wellington, May 19th, 1884. 5 282 Tenders. /JIENDERS FOR PLOUGHING. WANTED Tenders for Ploughing 70 acres stubble Land at Lauriston, 6£ inches by 10. Work must ■be commenced at once and completed by 20jh June. GEORGE JAMESON, 6 987 Ashburton. TO LET FOR CROPPING. TENDERS will be received by the undersigned up to WEDNESDAY, 21st$ for CROPPING, for one year, 400 acres on the farm of Mr Edward Bright, near Winchmore, who will point out the land to tenderers. The land is of good quality, and lias only borne one crop It will be let if necessary in 100 acre blocks. No tender necessarily accepted. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE CO., LIMITED, 5 928 Ashburton. t AKA NUI ROAD DISTRICT, TENDERS are invited for the following!'— No. 22—Oxford street (Hampstead), formation, 17 chains No. 23—Cambridge (Hampstead) formation, 17 chains No.—Church street (Hampstead) formation, 17 chains. Plana and specifications can be seen at the Board’s office, where tenders will be received till noon on THURSDAY, the | 22nd inst. FOOKB & SON, 5 927 District Surveyors. PPBR ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for the following works : No. 16—Formation 40 chains (more or less), on bank of Hinds river No. 17—Formation Charles street, Tinwaid

Plans and specifications can be seen at the Board’s Office, where tenders will be received till noon on SATURDAY, 24th inst. CYRIL JEPHSON, 6 984 District Road Surveyor. Auction 8. ■ SATURDAY, MAY 24. MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions from Messrs Furneaux and Dunlop, to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, Burnett street, on the above date—g Sound young Draught HORSES Bay HACK 2 Tip DRAYS Quantity HARNESS, etc., etc. Sale at 1 o’clock. T. BOLLOCK, 5 981 Auctioneer. SHERWOOD, On the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway Line. EXTENSIVE Clearing Sale OF LIVE AND DEAD STOCK. MILES & CO. are instructed by Messrs Lee and Co , in consequence of their impending dissolution of partnership, to hold a CLEARING SALE At their Homestead, immediately adjoining Sherwood, Railway Station, on FRIDAY, 30th MAY, 1884, When the following LIVE AND DEAD STOCK

Will be offered, viz.:— SHEEP : 1100 four and six-tooth Merino Ewes, in lamb to Rokeby rams 12G Fat Merino Ewes 1300 Sound mouth Metino Wethers 400 two-tooth Merino Wethers 700 Crossbred Ewes 600 Fat Crossbred Wethers 400 Crossbred Lambs 400 Merino Lambs DRAUGHT HORSES : B Draught Geldings 8 ~ Mares All young, sound, staunch, and good workers 2 Yearlings CATTLE : 1 two-year-old pedigree Ball 5 Cews in milk and in calf PIGS : 1 Berkshire Boar 2 ~ Sews, in pig IMPLEMENTS . 3 Farm Drays and frames 8 Double-furrow Ploughs 1 Gang Plough 1 Single-furrow Plough 3 McCormick String Binders 1 McCormick Wire Binder 1 Mower 2 Cambiidge Rollers 1 McSherry Drill 1 Broadcast Sower 3 Sets Harrows, Oat Crusher Vertical Engine, Chaffcutter Shaft, Leading - * Plough Hamers - Iron Tanks, Hydraulic Ram Horse Covers, Gate Posts, etc. The Auctioneer invites special attention to the above stock and plant. The sheep are second to none In the district, either as regards quality or condition. The horses and Implements are too well known to need comment further than to state that the former are thoroughly sound and good workers, and the latter are in splendid order and almost new. For further particulars apply to MILES * 00. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer; G. JAMESON. § 033 Agent, Ashburton.