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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1342, 3 December 1885, Page 3

A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONS it, STOCK AND STATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE at 12 o’clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company. FOR SALE— Whitechapel Dog Cart, on ▼lew at my Rooms, Cheap. For Sale—Piano, by Brinsmead and Sons; Piano, by Hummel. In Grst class order ; easy terms. For Sale—Johnston Twine Binder; price, L 45 ; with all improvements. Second hand reapers by M'Oormick and Wood; cheap. For Sale—Corn Crasher, by Peybridge. For Sals—Cheese Press, bv J. and T. Young. MONEY. £SO TO £SOT On Freehold Security. 4LFRKD H ARTMHOW

Tenders. WANTED— lenders for CROPPING GOO Acres English grass in any siz L -d blocks. >. he Janci has to be broken up for turcipa and cropped for wheat next sea'on. Apply, at once, to DDNOAN CAMERON, 11 53 (dunes, Methven). Mount hutt road board DISTRICT. TENDERS will be received until noon on FRIDAY, December 11, for:— Making Cuttings and forming portion ß of a road on the Springfield Estate* Specifications can be seen at the Road Board ufiioe, Methven. Ihe lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. JULIAN JACKSON, 12 93 Chairman. COUNTS COUNCIL TENDERS are invited for 1 Sooth Approach, Ashburton Traffic Bridge 2. Four Piles and Addition of One Span 20 feet, Bridge, Hinds District 3. Water-race, Mitcham, 180 chains in length. Plans and Specifications can be seen ot Council office, and tenders addressed to the Chairman to be eent in not later than 10 o’clock a.m., FRIDAY, 4th December next. By order, WILLIAM BAXTER, 11 County Engineer. Meetings

IMSLOW DISTRICT SCHOOL.— A Concert and Ball will be held in the above Schoolroom on Wednesday, the 9ib December next, in aid of the prize Fund. Concert at 8 o'clock. Admission to Concert and Ball, 2a 6d ; Children, le. A limited number of 4 reeerv.d seats at 4 a bd each. H 6t> ST STEPHEN’S CHURCH. Ashburton. ANNUAL GARDHN party and SALE OF tYOKK. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th. Qlfta of saleable articles eladly received at the Parsonage. Gates open at 3 p m.; admission with tea, | 2s; children, la. 11 49 AKANUI WESLEYAN CHURCH ANNIVERSARY. In connection with the Gharch will be held in the Wakanui Main School on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1885. Ashburton cheese & butter FACTORY CO., LIMITED. ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the above Company will be held at Bollock’s Arcade on WEDNESDAY, the 9th December, 1885, at three o’clock p.m. Business: To receive the Report and Balance sheet for the year ending September 30, 1885 Election of Directors Election of Auditors And General. THE ANNUAL Tea Meeting Tea at 6 o’clock. 11 21 JOHN G. RES TELL, Secretary.

SOMERS ANNUAL Sports & Races, SATURDAY, DEOBMB R 26th, 1885, BOXING DAY.

PROGRAMME• 1. Handicap Hurdle Race of 10 sovs ; entrance, 10s; acceptance, 10s ; acceptances to go to the second horse ; 2 miles ; eight flights of hardies, 3ft 6in high 2. Maiden Plate of 6so vs, with'a sweepstake of 6b each for second horse ; entrance, sa; |-mile; weight-for-age; for all horses that have never won public money. 3. Handicap Trot of 8 sovs; entrance, 10a, acceptance, 5s ; acceptances to go to second horse ; 3 miles ; no well ht under list 71b 4. Mount Somers Cup Handicap of 12 sovs; second horse to receive 2 sovs from stake ; entrance, 10s ; acceptance, 10s; l£ miles. 5. Pont Race of 3 sovs; second horse to save entrance; entrance,sa; height, 14 hands ; 1-mile ; catch weights. 6. Huebt SoußKi, of 4 sovs, with a sweep of 5s to go to second horse ; entrance 6s ; 1 mile ; catch weights. RUL^S.

1. All races ate confined to horses that have been commonly resident in that portion of the old Mount Somers Road District, lying sooth of the North Ashburton river, from September 30th, 1885, and owned by a person who has resided in the said district daring the same period. 2. Three horses the hona fide property of different owners to start or no race. i 3. N o entry will bo received except on condition that the decision of the Committee or whom they may appoint, will be final in all oases of dispute, or on all points in carrying out the programme 4. Protests mnst be made in writing, and handed to the Secretary, accompanied by a deposit of 20a within 30 minutes of the race being run. Should the protest prove frivolous, deposit to bo forfeited. 5. All horses *o be ridden out so long as they have a reasonable chance of win- 1 D ing. 6 Owners of horses most be subscribers of not lees than 10s to the fund. 7. Five per cent will be deducted from all money paid for prises for expenses. 18 First race to start at 10.30 a. m. 9 The usual Athletic Sports will be held, for which liberal prizes will be I fives. W»*