And at LYTTELTON-Hnlk Lnna. Coal at colliery prices and freight added. Sales, 187,000 tons yearly. 1 THOS. BROWN, Agent. We are deUvering te Christeh—eh the under —•<*■> .-■■ ... mentioned HOUSEHOLD COALS la Retail quantities, at LOWEST CT-BRBNT PRICES BRUNNER COAL WESTPORT COAL COALPITHEATH DO NEWCASTLE DO WALLSEND DO NATIVE DO Also, FIREWOOD, FIRE TILES, and FIRECLAY GOODS always la Stock at Lowest Current Rates. THOS. BROWN. Agent, At the above address. TTTiAINTS, Oils, Copper, Slate Nails, Roofing F wiMw**- Ai___ Md Roberts, Gashals—set West. BEST Hollowground Rason and Strops Aitken aad -aborts. O—hei street W. LIME. LIME. CEMENT. CEMENT. WE have A PPOINTED Mr T. O. KBLSEV our SOLE REPRESENTATIVE for tbe SALE of our LIME AND CEMENT FOR CANTERBURY. THE MILLBURN LIME ft CEMENT COY. (Lid.) Dunedin, January 1889. 1003 PICTURE FRAMES A ND ARTISTS' MATERIALS for Oil and /_L Water Color Painting at Moderate Prices.. " J. W, GIBB, Morten s Buildings, Cathedral square. J, De H-LLE WEL L, (Late Ingham),. DENTIST, 190 CASHEL STREET, Opposite Ballantyne'a SHILLING. 1805 «J. Re Parker. TAILOR AND WOOLLEN DRAPER, High street, Rangiora. Style aad elegance unrivalled. List of prices on application. 8147 H. WILKINSON. SUMMER GOODS, ex Kaikoura and other vessels. BOOTS aad SHOES from tbe Best Makers in the leading lines of l_ng.imi aad Cant—eat— Manufacturers. Large and Varied Steek. and prises to suit the times. STRANGE- BUIUHNGS, HIGH STREET. Inspection invited. P.a—Best „ ordered work" to measure as WILSON'S PORTLAND CEMENT. F order to remove any misapprehensian in the minds of users of Cement in respect to the Quality of the above article, it hss just been __G_XN -fiSTED BY MR DXRBRIDGE, who gives the follow—k report:—- Ictrelton, 26_ January, 1889. M_T.N.Hoss_SY. Sir —I tested the ~.mpi« of Cement deoverea to mc by you on Friday last with the following result :-im 1-0,1-906 lbs per briquett. Thi* I consider a good test: but had it teen cooler I think tbe result would nave been better, as the Cement sets too quick In this very hot dry weather. I have the honor to be. Yours obedienUy, S. UERBRIDGE, Inspector of Works for Harbor Board, Lyttelton. The above gtves an average test of 4161b per square me— Knight, Be van and Sturge's test cave an ayr jrage of 340 per square inch. It will be Been by the above that the Cement STILL wt__. 