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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1299, 27 July 1886, Page 3

Public Notices. LOST— A Bunch of Key. Has a sabkey among them. Please return to 0. Jephson, Tinwald. 7 367 SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. 1 HEREBY give notice that 1 intend at the County Council" meeting os Gth Aujustuext to apply for a tilangh'ov - n; License for largo and small cattle for jL.ot No. 9 R S. 350, near Tmwa d JOHN M. REID. T nw.ld, July 9 1836. 7 720 ASHBURTON BOitOUGH CuUNCiL. \TOTICE is 1 .orc v y given that all Borough Ratos now duo must ho paid on or before the 2Gth JULY, bates remaining unpaid after that date will bo sued for No further notice will bo given. By order, CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, July 13th, 1886. 7288 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL, GENERAL RATE

-'VJOTICE ia hereby given that the j i\| Ashburton County Council intends at a meeting to be held at the County Council Chambers on 6 h August, 1886, to strike a GENERAL RATE of gths of Id in the £ <-n the rateable value of the lands situated in the County of Ashburton, tor the period beginning on January Ist, 1886, and ending on Deoem ber 31st, 1886 such rate to be, payab'e in one sum on Ist September, 1886. Notice is further given that the rate bo' ks will be open for inspeo'iou at the Ci ufic 1 Chambers, Baring square, from the 16th July, 1886, unlit August sth, 1886. between the hours of 10 a m. and 4 p.m. on all week days excapt Saturdays, when the bonks may bo inspected between the hours of 10 a m. and 1 p.m. By order. F MAIN WARING, Clerk Ashburton, July 12, 1886 *7 281 HAKATERR TOWN DISTRICT. ELECTION OF TWO MEMBERS

Nt TICE is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of (he “ Town Districts Act, 1881,” and amendments, and “The Regulations of Local Elections, Act, 1876,’ an Election of two persons to servo as Commissioners on Hnkatoro Town Board (in the place of Messrs White and Carter, resigned), will bo held on SATURDAY, Angust 7. Nominations in the prescribed form (blank forms obtainable from the Returning Officer, Ashburton) must bo addressed to the Returning Officer, and delivered at the Schoolroom, Hampstead, before 12 o’clock noon on SATURDAY, 31 at day of July, 1886. The POLL, !f necessary, will bo taken on SATURDAY, 7th day of August, between the hours of 9 a m. and G p in., at the same place. B. HUGHES, .{.7345 Returning Officer, Great Gift Sale OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING. BOOTS, GROCERIES, & PROVISIONS FOR THRPE MONTHS ONLY.

HAYES & CO, IN DING their Stock excessively largo have determined to reduce it fully one-half by making an IMMENSE SACRIFICE OF TMKIR WINTER STOCK, And in addition to the reductions made, they will give a large number of VALUABLE PRIZES, For which every Customer Purchasing Goods to the value of 10s in either the Drapery or Grocery Establishment will have the opportunity of competing. The following is the Prize List Ist PRIZE, value £o 2nd ~ ~ ••• ••• Ld 3rd „ £2 And 10 PRIZES, value 20s each. These Prizes will bo awarded to tho lucky ones who shall guess the number of Peas in the largo Glass Jar which will be placed on view in the Drapery Window, next the Arcade. Read this Carefully. THE GLASS JAR OF PEAS, Now on view, was filled by Messrs Dunn and Stracbey, and was sealed by Mr J C. Duncan, Broker. Each Customer purchasing Goods to the value of 10s will be entitled to one guess as to the number of Peas the Lucky Jar contains, thus a Customer spending 20s would be entitled to guess twice, and, of course, for every additional 10s spent, another guess, and so on The Jar will be opened at the conclusion of this GREAT SALE by a committee appointed by those interestedj when those who have been fortunate enough to guess tho correct numbers will be presented with the above mentioned Prizes ; but, in the event of tho exact number not being guessed, the nearest to the correct number will bo awarded tho First Prize, and pro rata.

is no deception, but the power of a j READY MO> EY BUSINESS The following list of Bargains is worthy : special notice ; White Calico, 2Ail per yard Grey Calico, 3Ad per yard Grey Calico, yard wide, 2s 9d per doa Welsh Flannel, 9d per yard Scarlet Flannel, 10W per yard Fine All-wool Saxony, Is per yard Cream Holland, 5d per yard Colored Bed Quilts, 3s 3d and 3s Scotch Cloth Blankets, Gs lid, 8s <sd, and 9s lid per pair Witney Blankets from 7s 9d Cheeked Winceys. 4Ad and 5Jd Bleached Sheeting, 2 yards, BAd per yard, wonderful value Homespuns, 71d, and lOld Double-width Cashmeres, all colors, Is 44d per yard Black Cashmeres, Is and Is 3d All other Dress Materials Greatly Reduced Ladies’ Wool Squares, 8d Men’s Heavy Tweed Trousers, 7s lld Men’s Tweed Suita from 10a 6d Boys’ Overcoats, 2s lid A grand lino in Youths’ Tweed Trousers, 5s 9d Boys’ Suits from 4s 6d Ladies’ Cloth Jackets, 4s Oilcloth, 1 yard wide, Old A splendid Tweed, all wool, 2s Gd A quantity of Black Velvet Buttons, Id per doz, and a lot of Remnants which must be cleared

In the BOOT DEPARTMENT there are some Special Linos which cannot be rubbed out. Wo are also paying special attention to Prices in our GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Hayes and Co. 1 ARCADE