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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1329, 18 November 1885, Page 3

A. Harrison, Alfred Harrison, To suitthh: depressed times, I am about to meet my farmer friend* and otben with a cheerful spirit, and shall Sell, at my Saturday Sales, at the following RATES OP COMMISSION, until further notice: — PRODUCE \ £ PER CENT. SUNDRIES / O Over £6 SALES, in I £ PER CENT. Country JAs may be arranged. HORSES CATTLE PIGS 2 PER CENT. PER CENT IMPLEMENTS, Town or or LAND, FARMS, and Town and Snbn r b a n 1 PER CENT 2

Properties, J VERY SHORTLY I shall be arranging a regular MONTHLY LAND SALE, and shall be glad to receive entries for the same AT ONCELOANS.—Money to lend on Freehold Security. TERM;!.—Bills can be arranged for previous to any sale, otherwise terms will be cash. ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer AGENT for THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Risks at Lowest Rate*.

Tenders. ROAD BOARD. TENDERS ara invited for 40 chains of road formation rear the Upper Ashburton Bridge. The specifications may be seen at the Guardian Office, or at Mr Dollow’s, Mayfield. Tenders to he sent in on the 23rd. EDWARD G. WRIGHT, Chairman. November 11, 1885. 11 986 SHBLRTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TENDERS are INVITED from Competent Persons for making the Valuation f of the Borough and Compiling the Roll in terms of the Bating Act, 1876. Tenders, accompanied by a Guarantee Deposit of L 5, to bo lodged with the Town Clerk not later than 12 o’clock noon, on FBIDAY, the 27th inst. The lowest or any tender will not necessari'y be accepted CHARLvS BRADDELL, Town Clerk.

Borough Council Office, Ashburton, November 18,1885. 11 19 BOROUGH COUNCIL. TENDERS are INVITED for the sup ply of Pog Collars for the year 1886. Specifications may be seen on application to the Town Clerk, to whom tenders, together with a Guarantee Deposit of L 3, are to be sent in not later than 12 o’clock noon, on FRIDAY, the 27th inst. CHARLES BBAViDBLL. Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, November 18,1885. 11 20 SHBDRTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. SCAVENGING CONTRACT. TENDERS are INVITED from persons willing to perform tbe duties of Scavenger to the Borough for one or three years. Specifications and conditions may be seen on application to the Town Clerk, to whom tenders, together with a Guarantee Deposit of L 6, are to be sent in not later than 12 noon, on FRIDAY, the 27th inst. The lowest or any tender will not necesBorough Council Office, November 18,1885. 11 17 sarily be accepted. CHARLES BRADDELL. Town Clerk.

Public Notices fj\o WO OL PRESSERS The tender of R. NE ALON accepted. 11 16 D. MoLEAN. BHBDRTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. In pursuance of the Municipal Corpora* tions Act 1876, and the Regulation of Local Elections Act 1876, I hereby give notice that an ELECTION for ONE PERSON to fill an extraordinary vacancy in the Ashburton Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Councillor Tucker, will be held at the Borough Council Chambers, Baring Square West, Ashburton, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of December next Nominations, in the form prescribed in the second schedule of the Regulation of Local Elections Act 1876, will be received at the Town Clerk’s Office till 12 o’clock noon, on THURSDAY, the 26th day of November instant. CHARLES BBADDELL, Returning ■ffioer. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, November 18,1885. 11 18

Christmas Cards. Christmas and New Tear Oarda, 1885-6. H. J. WOOD * 00. Respectfully Invite the attention of their valued Customer*, and the pnblio gene* rally to their very choice assortment of Christmas Cards now ready for transmis* sion by ontgoing mails. In our new season—lßßs*B6—Christmas and New Tear Oarda are included

OVER 3.000 NEW DESIGNS From the worldRaphael Took and Sons Marcos Ward & Co. Thomas De La Rae and Co. Hildesheimer and Faulkner Eyre and Spottiswoode renowned firms of John Walker & Co. Sydney J. Saunders and Co Marion and Co. L. Prang and Go., Boston, U.S. And several other Publishers TO attempt a description of the various sorts of gems in Hand-painted Palettes, Shields, and Scrolls, Ivory and Satin, Natural Flowers and Ferns, Photographs (colored), Chromo Cards in the most delicate shades, Pearl and Shellmounted Souvenirs, etc., would require too much space in Print, but we feel confident that, for Beauty and Artistic -''kill, the whole Assortment will be found second to none in New Zealand. We have also a fine assortment of Australian and New Zealand hand-painted and Photo and Ohromo Cards by Celebrated Colonial Artists, suitable for en* closing to friends by the Home Mail. Now landed ex s.s. lonic and s.s. Rimntaka, 29 eases of new books including the new serial volumes —Boys Own Annual, Girls Own Annual, and about 20 others. Also a very fine shipment of fancy stationery, photo albums, scrap albums, ladies* hand bags, desks, workboxes, purses, and, card eases, photo frames. We have a larger and better assorted stock of School Prize Books and sell cheaper than any house in N.Z., wholesale and retail. Orders by post or through our Ashburton Branch shall have out but attention. H. J. WOOD AND 00., Stationers’ Ball, 940 High street, Christchurch, sod at Tiararo and Aahbnrton.