Mr. Clark pointed out that through laxity displayed in not collecting last year’s rate, about L6OO of the subsidy had been lost. , , ~ . Mr. Dobson considered that notices of immediate proceedings for recovery of old rates should be at once sent out, and would propose —“ That the Board take immediate steps to recover all outstanding rates after 14 days’ notice had been given." . Mr. Lewis thought the notices should be given personally, and not by advertise ment. The Chairman said the legal notices had been given. <«»» Mr. Clark posters being stuck up all over the district. Mr. Dobson said it had been advertised once already, and notices served also. 1 He agreed with Mr. Clark’s suggestion. The Chairman said it could not be argued that people were not aware the rate was now due. Mr. A. Frisby seconded the resolution, and it was carried, . Mr. S. Chapman asked how much shingle had been put on the Winslow road. The Surveyor replied that 4i yards per chain had been put on. Mr. Chapman considered there was not enough, as some of the ruts even had not been filled. The Chairman agreed that there was not enough on, but the work had to be curtailed owing to want of funds. Mr. Chapman said he considered that a great deal of dissatisfaction existed with the manner in which works were done in the district. The Chairman said it was the duty of any ratepayer when he noticed work being scamped to at once report the matter. He quite agreed with what Mr. Chapman had said ; but the members of the Board could not possibly see all the work that was being done in the district. He trusted ratepayers would give infor mation to the Board. Mr. Williams asked if it was the inten tion of the Board to divide the district into wards. The Chairman could not say what the opinion of the other members of the Board might be. He was in favor of the ward sys tem. He thought therewouldbe a difficulty in carry in the work of the Board other wise. The fairest thing to do was to retain the old boundaries of the wards, as it was known to all that a heavy sum had been spent in No. 3 ward, and the record of that expenditure should be kept against ward No. 3. The boundaries of the three wards were then pointed out on the district map. Mr. Williams thought it was very un satisfactory to have all the members resi dent in one corner of the district as at present. In reply to Mr. Dobson, The Chairman said that if the district was legally divided, there would have to be one member elected for each ward, and he would be a sort of dictator to his own part of the district. By the old system the work was better and more fairly done, as the members for other districts exercised a control over all parts of the district, and by that system each district received its share of the rates, and subsidies. With regard to the previous year’s expenditure, this had not been strictly adhered to, as the Chat moss estate had received a very large proportion of the expenditure, whilst the rest of No. 4 Ward had received less than its share. Mr. Lewis drew attention to the stag nant water at Tinwald which had been a nuisance for the past two years, and it was dangerous for sanitary reasons. If a drain were cut through Mr. Carter’s land the water could be drained away. The Chaim an said the matter had been referred to the Coy^fcviCouncil. Mr. Clark the same sys tem should be adopted as was done in the Mandeyille district—viz., that 20 or 25 ratepayers from all parts of the district should meet to divide the district into wards. If three wards only were retained whilst there were five members there would always be a difficulty in the di”ision, and lie would prefer a deputa tion of ratepayers to settle it rather than the Board. Mr. Chapman agreed with this view. So far as the expenditure in No. 3 ward was concerned, the money had been all spent to wards Waterton. The Chairman said it was competent for the ratepayers to insist on dividing the district into wards. The Chairman, in reply to Mr. Frisby, said he did not consider it desirable to have three members living within a stone’s throw of each other. He had done what he could to prevent it at last election. The nominations were then proceeded with of candidates for the three vacant seats in the Board. Mr. F. Lewis proposed, and Mr. J. Bell seconded, Mr. John Carter ; Mr. S. Chapman proposed, and Mr. C. Martin seconded, Mr. E. G. Wright; Mr. Dobson proposed, and Mr. Dawson seconded, Mr. J, Clark; Mr. Williams proposed, and Mr. Kavanagh seconded, Mr. S. Chap man ; Mr. Fleming proposed, and Mr. Lewis seconded, Mr, T. Taylor. A show of hands was taken with the following result —Mr. ' Dobson, 5 ; Mr. John Carter, 5 ; Mr. E. G. Wright, 12 ; Mr. J. Clark, 9 ; Mr. S. Chapman, 12 ; Mr. Taylor, 8. Mr. Lewis, demanded a poll on behalf of Mr. Carter. The poll having been taken gave the following result : Mr. E. G. Wright 40 ~ S. Chapman ... ... ... 33 ’, Joseph Clark ... ... ... 32 ~ John Carter ... ... ... 25 ~ E. H. Dobson ... ... ... 21 ~ T. Taylor 18 The first three named were therefore dedlared elected, by the returning officer, Mr. Cuthbert, to whom a vote of thanks was given.

THE WELLINGTON LIBEL CASE.

♦ In the case Anderson (editor of the “ Evening Chronicle,” Wellington) v. Kirkbridge (proprietor of the “JRangitikei Advocate”), an action for libel arising out of the recent election, the following were the chief issues set before the jury, with the answers given : • ‘ 2. Did defendant print and publish of and concerning the plaintiff in the “ Bangitikei Advocate ” the words set forth in the declaration ?—Yes. 3. Are said words defamatory of plaintiff?—Yes. 4. Are the allegations of fact in alleged libel true ’ of the several matters following, that is to say, was plaintiff apprehended and placed under restraint and charged and liberated as in second plea alleged ?—Yes. _ Did plaintiff assault and beat one Richard Cobden Easby, and was the plaintiff com mitted for trial as alleged ?—Yes. Was plaintiff in employment of one Thomas McKenzie, and, whilst in such employ ment, was plaintiff a person of drunken and dissipated habits !—-Yes ; during the latter portion of that employment he was a person of drunken habits, but he did not threaten McKenzie. Did plaintiff reside at the town of Wanganui and con tract debts, and did he leave the said town without paying such debts and have such debts never been paid ?—Yes. Was plain ' tiff arrested and charged and convicted at WangarA%HSfelleged ?—Substantially, yes. Did pontiff unlawfully illtreat his wife at Wanganui as alleged, and was the assis tance of the police constable procured, as alleged ?—Yes. Was plaintiff charged at Wellington and convicted as alleged 1 — Yes. Is plaintiff, and was he many years prior to the 9th day of August, 1879, in the habit of drinking alcoholic liquors very hard as alleged, and was his health thereby affected as alleged I —He ■was so at various

times up to 29th July, 1879. Did plaintiff illtreat his wife as alleged ?—Yes. Is plaintiff, as a journalist, and as editor of the “Evening Chronicle” newspaper, generally known and reputed to be a very scurrilous writer, and in the habit of making coarse personal attacks in the said “ Evening Chronicle ” newspaper upon persons who happen to differ from him in politics ?—Yes. Is the alleged libel, so far as it is a matter of comment, fair com ment upon the acts, conduct, and writings of the plaintiff?—The comments on the acts and writings are justified so far as the article complained of is concerned. What sum, if any, is plaintiff entitled to recover from defendant ?—None.

OBITUARY.

Our telegrams this morning report the death of Jules Favre, an account of whose career from “ Men of the Time,” is ap pended : Favke, Gabriel Claude Jules, a French statesman, born at Lyons, March 31, 1809, was prosecuting his studies fer tile bar at the outbreak of the revolution of July, 1830, in which he took an active part. He soon afterwards commenced practice, whilst, the independence of his character, the bitter irony of his address, and the radicalism of his opinions, made him a reputation, and he has remained the consistent champion of French Re publicanism, in the Press, in the different national assemblies, and at the bar. After the revolution of February, 1848, he became Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Interior, and was the author of the circular to the Commissioners of the Pro visional Government, as well as the “ Bulletins ” of the same year. He officiated for some time as Under-Secre tary for Foreign Affairs, voted for the prosecution of M.M. Louis Blanc and Caussidiere for their complicity in the insurrection of June, 1848 ; refused to join in a vote of thanks to Gen. Cavaig nac, and opposed the expedition to Rome of December, 1848. He became the strenuous opponent of Louis Napoleon after the latter’s election to the Presi dency, and the leader of the Montagne on the flight of M. Ledru Rollin. Elected after the “ coup d’ dtat ” of 1851 to the General Council of the Loire-et-Rhone, he refused to take the oath to the new constitution. His defence of Orsini in 1853 created a great sensation by its boldness and eloquence. In the same year he became a member of the Legis lative body ; since which time he has distinguished himself by his speeches in favour of complete liberty of the Press, against the law of “ deportation,” the war with Austria of 1859, and in 1864 by an attack on the policy of the Imperial Government in the Mexican war. At the general election of 1869 M. Favre nar rowly escaped losing his seat. He was proposed for various constituencies, but it was thought he had the best chance in the 7th ciroonscription of the Seine, and the Ist circonscription of the Rhone. At Lyons, however, he sustained a severe defeat, polling only 5991 votes against 16,985 recorded in favour of the Socialist candidate, M. Raspail. In Paris the con test was a closer one. M. Favre was opposed by M. Cantagrel who held very advanced radical opinions, and by M. Henri Rochfort, who was well known to be particularly odious to the Government, The result of the first ballot showed that out of 34,308 votes recorded M. Favre obtained only 12,028 against 10,033 given to Rochfort and 7,437 to Cantagrel. The latter thereupon retired, but M. Rochfort maintained his candidature. M. Favre, however, was returned by 18,267 votes against 14,503 given to his opponent. On the downfall of the Empire and the establishment of the Government of the National Defence, he was appointed Minister of War (September, 1870), in which capacity he proceeded, on Sept. 18, to the head-quarters of the King of Prussia at Ferrieres, in order to consult with Count Bismarck as to the terms on which an armistice could be arranged far the purpose of permitting elections for a Constituent Assembly to take place. The negociation came to nothing, in conse quence of Count Bismarck insisting, as a preliminary condition, on the surrender of Strasburg, Toul, and Yerdun. In Janu ary, 1871, M. Favre was invited by Lord Granville to attend, as representative of France, the conference held in London on the Black Sea question, but he declined to do so for various reasons, one of the principal being the refusal of Count Bis mark to provide him with safe-conduct. M. Favre resigned the office of Minister for Foreign Affairs July 23, 1871, and on Aug. 1 he made his re-appearance in his robes as a barrister in the Salle des Pas Perdus, at the Palace of Justice. Since then he has actively resumed practice at the bar. He was elected batonnicr of the Order of Advocates at Paris in August, 1860, and again in 1861, and a member of the French Academy in May, 1867. Many of his most famous speeches have been published, and he is also the author of several pamphlets. The principal of these are, “ De la Coalition des Chefs d’ Atelier a Lyon,” 1833; “ Anatheme,” 1833; “ Sixieme Proces du Precurseur,” 1833; “ Affaire Ladvocat et Boullenois,” 1837; “Biographic Contemporaine,” 1837, of which only two numbers were published; “La Libertid de la Presse,” 1849; and “ Defense de Felix Orsini,” 1866.

THE HELIOGRAPH.

This Heliograph, or sunwriter, as we may translate the word, consists of little more than a round mirror so mounted that it can easily be turned in every direc tion. It has a small hole in the centre through which the operator can focus the sun’s rays on any desired spot. This work is further helped by a stick planted in the ground a few yards in front of the mirror. Upon this stick a little rod slides up and down, so that it can be adjusted to any required height. Suppose now that a signal is to be sent to a fort or a lull ten miles away : the mirror is first roughly adjusted to the position, so that flashes can be sent towards the fort; but in order to make all sure, the stick with the slid ing-rod is placed in front, so that when the observer is looking through the hole at the back of the mirror, this sliding piece just comes in a line with his view of the fort. It therefore acts much in the same manner as that little notch of metal which projects over a gun-barrel, called the sight—it enables the operator to sight the object, and to fire his sun flashes across the country with a true aim, and exactly in the direction of the observers. But supposing that he has .sighted the object, he can do nothing without some method of giving these flashes a meaning, although he might amuse himself at his expense by flashing his signals into their faces, and making them wonder what it all meant. An alphabet composed of short and long flashes is contrived to meet all require ments. Now it is evident that by giving every letter in the alphabet a number, .ex pressed by this system of shorts and longs, any word could be transmitted, but this would be a most tedious business. A plan has therefore been adopted for re ducing both the trouble and time occupied in flashing a message. This plan is founded on the knowledge that there must be certain sentences which in prac tice are constantly required.—“ Little Folks Magazine.”

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

The Channel Islands are the oldest pos sessions of the present ruling house of Great Britain, having passed to the English Crown through William the Conqueror. When Normandy was regained by France, Ihe Islands chose to remain with England, and though Jersey had been attacked and invaded by the French, the population has remained loyal to England—a fact the more remarkable since the language used is that of France. The words, “From the fury of the Normans, good Lord, deliver us ! ” were added to the Litany, and the stoutest resistance was made to all attacks. A day’s sail, more or less, according to the state of the weather, down the river Solent from Southampton, past the Isle of Wight, and out upon the ever turbulent Channel, brings the Caskets into view—the fatal reef upon which innumer able lives and vessels have been lost. It was here that Prince William, the only son of King Henry 1., was drowned, after whose death the monarch never smiled again; here a Russian line of battle ship went to pieces ; and here, also, the English man-of-war Victory was lost, with 1100 lives. Three lighthouses, a short distance apart, throw out warning rays for the benefit of the mariner, who passes the reef with a shiver as he remembers its dangers. The sea around the islands bristles with projections of rock, upon which it dashes in the fiercest of white breakers ; add to these the perils of wily currents, and it will be understood that the safe arrival of the steamer at St. Peter’s Port, Guernsey, is a matter of relief and congratulation. St. Peter’s Port is the only town of im portance on the island, and it contains a population of about 16,000, two-thirds being females, which is the case with all the population of the islands. It is built on an embankment, rising 200 feet above the level of the sea, and its steepness has necessitated a curious succession of long stairways, with cross-lanes meeting at the landings, and leading up narrower steps. There are an old and a new town, and while in the old town the houses are almost entirely of granite, in the new town they are stuccoed with tinted cream color or bi-own. Unostentatious com petence, if not wealth and good taste, are visible everywhere.—“ Picturesque Europe.”

THE FARMER.

• AMONG THE FARMERS. (By Our Rambling Reporter.) A visit to the Longheach district is one of the pleasantest outings on a fine day to be found in the neighborhood of Ashbur ton, and it is principally dr.e to Mr. John Grigg’s indomitable pluck and enterprise that this country—a few years ago a few years ago an almost impassable swamp —has been reclaimed and drained until it is unequalled in the colony as an agricul tural or grazing estate. The quality of the land is so various, and at the same time of such a suitable character for com bining the agricultural, pastoral, and cattle growing pursuits simultaneously, that under the personal supervision of the proprietor the property necessarily is a paying one, and one which employs as much labor as twenty times the acreage in runs ; and everything is managed as by clockwork. The quantity of crop now in process of being harvested, is immense this year, and the returns will be far above the average of last year, as the wheat will give a yield all round of 30 bushels per acre ; oats 45, or perhaps over that ; and the barley, which is a very mixed lot, will thrash out from 20 to 65 bushels The acreage of wheat is 1450 acres ; oats, 716 ; and barley 478 ; and 630 more of the latter cereal at Dromore. There are also l f| so acres in turnips, rape, carrots, &c., for fodder ; and grass hay to the extent 600 tons has been saved and stacked. When we consider that the above figures represent fully 2500 tons of grain alone, from this one estate, our readers will readily understand that the railway authorities will have to keep a few trucks at Winslow for the Longbeach estate. Nor does this represent the only export from this wonderful farm, for a mob of cattle generally numbering 60 to 70 head are driven overland monthly to the West Coast, and about 10 head per week to the Christchurch sale yards, where they always toil the market. We have on previous occasions described the various industries on the estate, and will defer fuller description till the crop is harvested. Another large landed proprietor and farmer in this prosperous district is Mr. Joseph Clark, whose well known energy has been of so much benefit both to the Watorton and Tinwald districts in which he is largely interested. On his Wator ton farm he has 350 acres of wheat which will average 35 bushels per acre, 180 of a splendid crop of oats look ing fully up to 50 or 55 bushels, and on Winchmore run there some 900 acres of wheat looking wonderfully well for the light nature of the soil in that locality. On the home farm Mr. Clark has been successful in saving a splendid crop of hay ; indeed there is quite a superabun dance of this product all over the district. In this neighborhood Mr. Andrew Daw son makes a verygoodshow, his oats being very heavy and well headed, he has 340 acres, they will certainly go 40 bushels through out, and 135 acres of barley looks rather light and will not probably thrash out more than 20 bushels. Hay has also been saved here to the extent of about 100 tons, and there are about 80 acres in turnips, mangold, carrots, &c. Near Willowby Mr. Stoddart is engaged in ploughing at present, the crop being a late one, and, although not extensive, is very heavy. He has 80 acres of wheat, which will give a yield of 55 bushels to the acre, and a 40 acre paddock of oats, which will go 60, besides 300 in pasture. On the opposite side of the road, Messrs. Chapman Bros’, fine farm is mostly laid down in English grasses, they having about 370 acres of pasture, and in crop 186 of wheat, which is a rather light crop and not likely to return more than 20 bushels per acre ; there is a very good 80 acre paddock of oats which should average 40 bushels and perilaps a little over. Nearer Winslow a field of 80 acres or so of wheat, is very patchy, and belongs to Mr. Wm. Clark of Leeston, and shows evidence of bad work in preparing the land, as for a first crop, it should have had a really good one this season, it will give 25 to 28 bushels. Next comes Mr. Arthur Frisby’s farm, he has a nice even crop of 110 acres wheat and 120 of oats, both of which will give 30 bushels, whilst his brother has 100 wheat and 40 of oats of about the same average, and 150 in permanent grass. BIRDS AND SEED CORN. The following, from a Lincolnshire paper, may not be without value in these days of sparrow pests : Mr. James Howard publishes a receipt for an effective but non-poisonous dressing for seed corn. For eight bushels of wheat or six bushels of barley take half a pint of gas tar, two pounds of blue vitriol, and two gallons of boiling water. The tar should be accm-atolymeasured(not guessed at), and should be of the consistency of treacle. After the tar is put into a pail one gallon of water should be poured upon it, and well stirred ; the black greasy scum which will rise to the surface should be skimmed off with a wisp of straw or piece of sacking, to which it will readily adhere. While this operation is going on, another man should be mixing the vitriol with the other gallon of water. When ready, both lots should be mixed together and poured over the heap of corn previously shot upon the barn floor ; the heap should be well turned over two or

three times quickly so as to saturate the whole. If any far or dregs remain at the bottom of the pail they should not De poured on the grain, or it will stick together in lumps, and bo likely to clog the drill cups. I have used this dressing for several years with complete success ; imt a single boy has been employed to mind the fields, nor has a gun been fired. The, full plant, however, whether wheat or barley, has afforded evidence that no loss had accrued. A new bailiff, who wished to save trouble, planted a large field of barley hast spring without dressing the seed ; but some 200 sable depredators from a rookery hard by gave him a lesson which is not likely to be lost upon him, foi, as he remarked to me, the field was a constant source of vexation to him, while, as to the other fields subsequently drilled with di'essed corn, he “ could not find the mark of a rook-peck upon them.” I may add that other birds appear to have as great an aversion to the taste of tar as rooks. How to Guard a Flock. —Oh imo sheep in every ten of the flock put a bell < f the usual size for sheep. Tiie instinct of the dog prompts him to do all hisac' s in a s!y, stealthy manner ; his attacks upon sheep are most frequently made at night while they are at rest, anc' the simultaneous jingling of all the bods strikes terror to the dogs ; they turn their tails and leave the sheep, fearing the noise of the hells will lead to their exposure. .

THE-’ ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1880.



Unclaimed Funds. —A supplement to the “ London Gazette ” of March 1, has been replanted. It contains a list of of more than 2000 causes, &c., to the credit of -which funds were standing at the Chancery Fay-offices on the Ist Sept., 1875, the greater part of which are still unclaimed. It is published “by authority. ”



Asia Minor. —A correspondent of the “Times” writes: —“To the sportsman Asia Minor opens as splendid a field as it does to the capitalist and the farmer. Game of all kinds is abundant, not to speak of waterfowl and fish, both fresh water and marine, or of such exciting sport as bears, wolves, leopards, wild boars, jackals, and hyenas. Nowhere in the world, again, can the lover of nature enjoy a more exquisite variety of beauti ful scenery. Mountain, plain, lake, river, and sea are all at bis command, in match less beauty of form and picturesque variety. There are snow peaks for Alpine climbers to ascend, and elevated plateaus where the summer tourist may breathe as pure an air as in the Engadine. Within a few days’ distance for Smyrna, for instance, above Odemish, there is a large lake, of great beauty, lying about 4000 ft. above the sea level, among forests of walnut, apple, and olive, and surrounded by the rugged summits of Mount Timolus. No more perfect summer residence c-'uld be imagined. In fact, Asia Minor offers a wonderful variety of agreeable climates, suitable to every season of the j'oar and to every constitution. As for the interest it possesses for the historian, the archae ologist, and the geologist, that is a theme I need do no more than touch upon. At every step the traveller is met by some monument of t.ie past, historic or pre historic, and countless treasures of Greek antiquity still lie buried under the soil.”



Wanted. ANTED, Employment by a married , , couple on a farm or station, wife to cook, man to make himself generally useful about the farm. Apply to Herald Registry. 422 g WANTED, work of any kind, by a single man. A good general hand on station, well up with horses. Apply at once, Herald Registry. 42G0 ■\TTANTED, a SITUATION as Baker, * ’ by a first-class hand; one who is accustomed to small goods. Apply to Mr. John M'Namara, Railway Hotel, Rakaia. 416 g HARVESTING. WANTED, TENDERS for the entire HARVESTING of ICOO Acres on the Laghmor Estate, of which quantity -400 Acres have to be tied by hand. Ten ders will be received up to SATURDAY, 24th instant. For particulars apply "to 399 g DONALD M‘LEAN. w SHEEP. ANTED—To PURCHASE 5000 Sound Mouthed Merinos or Cross breds, in lots. Apply to SAUNDERS BROS. 313 Ashburton. WANTED— STOCK for GRAZING Good stream of water running through the paddock. Terms liberal. Full particulars on application to G. COX, 351 g Wakanui. "ANTED Known, tlnF TWENTY Words are inserted in this Column for ONE SHILLING prepaid, and FORTY Words for TWO SHILLINGS prepaid. WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. 642 WANTED KNOWN—That Money can be saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Books, for cash, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” Whole sale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Build ngs, near Station. tWANTED KNOWN—That Visiting >Y Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various stylos, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” offices, near the Rai w ay Station IT 7AN TED KNOW r N —That the cheap- YV est and neatest CARDS may be had at Pie “GUARDIAN OFFICE.” Meetings. MEETING. THRESHING MACHINE OW'NERS, A MEETING of threshing machine owners is hereby convened to be held on WEDNESDAY, January 28th, at 3 p.m. at Messrs. Buchanan and Co.’s auction rooms, Baring Square. Business ; To consider and arrange, if possible, a tariff for the current season. G EARLE. 4310 THOS. CLARK. Tenders. TENDERS for TYING and STOCK ING 400 Acres Wheat, at H. Mof fat’s farm, Hinds, in 100 acre blocks. Tenderers can apply for one or the lot. Tenders to be sent in not later than THURSDAY, 29th inst. H. MOFFAT, 4230 Wakanui. THRESHING. TENDERS are invited for THRESH ING 5000 acres of Grain. Specification can be seen at the office of 360 g • SAUNDERS BROTHERS. A RARE CHANCE. nnBNDERS are invited for LEASING, JL for a term of three years, the ASH BURTON RACECOURSE, consisting of 146 acres of first-class land, within a mile of the Ashburton Railway Station. Tenders will be received till SATUR DAY, Jan. 31, at 5 p.m. The terms are very liberal, and all particulars can be obtained at the “ Guardian” office, on application to JAMES WILKIE, 958 a Hon. Secretary.



Impounding Notice. IMPOUNDED, at South Eakaia, Jan. X 11, 1 Black Filly Hack, about 18 months old, little white on near hind foot; and 1 Bay Filly about same age, half draught, little white on near hind foot, star on forehead ; both from near Kyle. If not released by Jan. 26 they will be sold. GEO. SHBLLOOK, Poundkecper.



Public Notices. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. RATE NOTICE. A LL RATES for the year 1880 are collectable during April, and OVERDUE RATES MUST BE PAID forthwith. JAMES WILKIE, 418a—968a Collector. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTER BURY. SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF ELGIN & WAKANUI. rnHE EDUCATION BOARD of the I. District of North Canterbury here by publicly notifies that in pursuance of the power conferred by the “ Education Act, 1877,” section 35, it has resolved to DIVIDE the SCHOOL DISTRICT of WAKANUI into two districts, to be called respectively the School Districts of Elgin and Wakanni, and that the BOUNDARIES of these districts are as follows : Boundaries of the School District of Elgin—commencing at a point on the river Ashburton, being the southernmost corner of the Ash burton School District, thence north-easterly following the boun dary of that district to trig, station 15a, therics easterly and south easterly, follo wing the boundary of the Cambridge School District to the road forming the north-east boundary of section 28270 ; thence south-westerly following that road to its junction with the road south west of section 22611; thence north westerly following the latter road to the Has'ornmost corner of section 16057 ; thence south-westerly fol lowing the south-east boundary of section 16057, and 20485 to section 16680 ; thence north-westerly and south-easterly, following the north east and south-west boundaries of the latter section to the Wakanui Creek ; thence westerly following a straight line to the southernmost corner of section 7774; thence north-easterly following the south western boundary of that section to the western corner thereof ; thence south-westerly following a line in continuation of the north-west boundary of the said section to the river Ashburton, thence returning north-westerly along the same to the commencing point. Boundaries of the School District of Wakanni—Bounded towards the northward by the School District of Elgin, as hereinbefore defined, towards the north-east by the School District of Seafield, towards the south-east by the sea, and to wards the south-west by the river Ashburton. The Board hereby calls PUBLIC MEETINGS of the householders of the above-mentioned districts to be held on MONDAY, the twenty-sixth day of JANUARY, 1880, at seven o’clock in the evening, for the purpose of electing Committees for such districts for the year ending with the fourth MONDAY in JANUARY, 1881. The places of meeting will be as fol lows : ELGIN—The House of Mr. J. Stan ley Bruce. WAKANUI—The Schoolhouso. The Board further directs that the first meeting of each School Committee be held in the places appointed for the election immediately after the election upon the same evening. t, J. V. COLBORNE VEEL, 429 a ' Secretary. Christchurch, 22nd January, 1880. THE EDUCATION BOARD OP THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTER BURY. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE. mHE Board, in pursuance of power in I that behalf conferred by “The Education Act, 1877,” (section 63) hereby directs that a Public Meeting of the house holders in every school district through out the Education District of North Can terbury to be held on MONDAY, the twenty-sixth day of January, one thou sand eight hundred and eighty, at seven o’clock in the evening, for the election in each district of seven householders (sec tion 63) to form the Committee for such district for the year ending with the fourth Monday in January next year. The place of meeting shall be the schoolliouse in each district which is pro vided with a schoolliouse, and this is understood to mean the main schoolhousa in any district which has more than one school. In the districts in which schools are not yet built, the places of meeting shall be as follows : Aylesbury—House of Mr. William Blaclder. Cambridge—House of Mr. Joseph Megson. Flemington—Wheatstone Hotel. Kirwee—Kirweo Hotel. Loburn North—House of Mr. J. A. Cunningham. The Board further directs that the first meeting of each School Committee be held in the place appointed for the elec tion, and immediately after the election upon the same evening. The Board requests the Chairman of each public meeting to make to the Board, immediately after the election, a return of the names of the several householders elected to form the Committee, and re commends that each Chairman of Com mittee report his own election as soon as possible. J. V. COLBORNE VEEL, Secretary. Christchurch, 9th Jan., 1880. 377 g TOTARA ! TOTARA ! ! TOTARA ! ! ! NOTICE. To members of County Councils, Road Boards, Contractors, and others. THE undersigned desires to notify that he is prepared to supply SAWN TOTARA (or Black Pine) for Bridges, Culverts, Slabbing wells, or other purposes, of any dimensions, and in large or small quanti ties to suit customers. ALPHEUS HAYES, Timber Merchant, East street, Ashburton. N.B.—Building Timber*, Firewood, Stakes, &c., now on sale at the yards, East street, near Railway station, at lowest current rates, or can be delivered at any station along the line direct from the mills. Firewood by the truck-load at greatly reduced prices. 967 a* —413 g CHINIQUY’S LECTURES. —H. M. Jokes, Stationer, Baring square.



Public Notices. FOII SALE. O 6-FANNED Samuekon’s REAPERS, /.j in good order. For particulars, apply to 4280 FRIEDLANDER BROS. CAUTION. ANY Person found removing Timber from the swamps in the Hinds, part of the Laghmor Estate, or trespassing thereon, after tnis date, will be PRO SECUTED. DONALD M'LEAN. January 10th, 1880. 3810 Y. R. IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF MESSRS. HOOPER, AITKEN & CO., STOREKEEPERS, ASHBURTON. ALL DEDTS due to the above Estate, if not paid to mo on or before the 31st instant, will be SUED FOR without further notice. By order of the Trustees. W. R. BOYLE, 392 a Moore Street. M R. FRANCIS PHILIP O’REILLY, Barrister, Solicitor, & Conveyancer, TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON, Next Messrs. Orr and Co.’s. 3G20 MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. MR. C. J. W. COOKSON, Jun. has been appointed COLLECTOR of all OUTSTANDING RATES in the Mount Somers Road District. By order, C. J. WENTWORTH COOKSON, Jun. 425 g Clerk. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DISTRICT. TAKE NOTICE that the Mount Somers Road Board OBJECT to the VALUATION LIST for 1880 as a whole on the following grounds : Ist. That the Valuation List is not made out in five separate lists, one for each sub-division or ward, according to the provisions of the Rating Act, 1876, section 6. 2nd. That no proper description of properties valued is set forth, nor is a value set upon each section so as to enable persons assessed to appeal. 3rd. That initials are given in place of Christian names and names of firms, and more than one name is inserted in the first column, contrary to the provisions of the Rating Act, 1876. By order, C. J. WENTWORTH COOKSON, Jun. Clerk to the Mount Somers Road Board. 4240 NOTICE. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. “jVTOTICE is hereby given that the Mount Somers Road Board pro pose to stop a road from the south-east corner of section 23518 to south-east cor ner of section 19075, and to take in ex change thereof a road from the aforesaid south-east corner of section 23518 to the south-east corner of section 24989, join ing Government road at south-west corner of section 25614. Plans of the above are now deposited at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers. Dated this 2nd day of January, 1880. By order, JAS. FRASER, 243 Clerk. "MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. Take notice—The valuation LIST for the Mount Somess Road District for the year 1880 will be OPEN FOR INSPECTION from 15th January to 15th February, 1880, at John Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers. All OBJECTIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, on or before the 15th day of February, addressed to the Judge of the Assessment Court ; and a Copy of every such Objection must be left at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, addsessed to the Chairman of the Board, not less than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. JAMES FRASER, Clerk to the Mount Somers 404 g Road Board. SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTRICT. NOTIFICATION”OF VALUATION LIST. "VTOTIOE is hereby given that the VALUATION LIST for 1880 is now OPEN FOR INSPECTION at the Road Board Office, South Rakaia, up to FEBRUARY 10 next. All OBJECTIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board office, South Rakaia, on or before FEB RUARY 15, 1880, addressed to the Judge of the Assessment Court, and a. copy of every such objection shall be sent to the Chairman of the South Rakaia Road Board not less than SEVEN DAYS be fore the next sitting of the said Court. A. MAKEIG, 4210 Clerk to the Board. LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. rnHE VALUATION LIST for the JL LONGBEACH ROAD DISTRICT will be open for inspection at the Road Board Office, Longbeach Road, till FEB RUARY 15th, 1880, and all OBJEC TIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Longbeach, on or before the Jsth February, 1880, addressed to the Assessment Court; and a Copy of every such objection must be left,at the Road Board Office Longbeach not less than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. WILLIAM CUTHBERT, Clerk to the Longbeach 401 a Road Board. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. rnHE VALUATION LIST for the 1 WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT will be open for inspection at the Road Board Office, Ashburton, till FEBRUARY 15th, 1880, and all OBJECTIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Ashbur ton, on or before the 15th February, 1880, addressed to the Assessment Court; and a Copy of every such objection must be left at the Road Board Office, Ashbur ton not loss than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. C. E. FOOKS & SON, Surveyors to the Wakanui 402 a Road Board.



Public Notices. SPECIAL NOTICE. ■p ROPE 3S 0 R WALLENBURG, Oculist, Adrist, and Specialist (From Europe.) May be consulted upon all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, Deafness, Noises in the Head, Defective Sight, Cataracts, Amaurosis, Opthalmia, Gutta- Serena, Loss of the Eyelashes, Inflamma tion, and all Diseases of the Eye, Ear, and Throat, treated upon new and scien tific principles. PROFESSOR WALLENBURG. HAS ARRIVED IN ASHBURTON, And may be Consulted at his Consulting Rooms at MR. THOS. QUILL’S COMMERCIAL HOTEL, For TEN 10 DAYS’ ONLY. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Blindness and Deafness. {“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 15.) Professor Wallenburg is still kept busy with patients. Wo on Saturday received a visit from two persons upon whom he had operated. Their names are Mr. Nicholas Power and Mr. James McGrath, both of Waimate. The first-mentioned had been deaf in one ear for 14 years. On Wednesday last he visited the doctor, and obtained some relief. On Thursday he was perfectly cured, a grass seed and an accumulation of skin which had gat thered aroifnd it having been extracted. He told us that he could hear better with the ear that had been operated upon than he could with the other. The last men tioned visited the doctor at the same time. He was slightly deaf in the left and totally deaf in the right ear. A growth having been extracted from the right ear, he entirely recovered his hearing. He told us that he could hear his own voice— a thing that he had not done for 16 years. The case of Mr. Alexander Aitchison is worth chronicling. He had been totally deaf in one ear for four years and slightly affected in the other. He is now perfectly restored, and was so gratified that he to day introduced a suffering friend to the doctor. Mr. Aitchison tells us that he could only hear his watch ticking by means of the diseased ear by pressing it tightly to it. Now, he can hear it at a distance of a foot, although his ear is stopped with wadding. (“Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 16.) To the Editor. Sin, —About Professor Wallenburg and liis cures. lam glad that in previous issues you have called attention to the work and remarkable success of the Pro fessor in a few days of his residence in this town. I only just wish to say that I can confirm the truthfulness of several of the cases mentioned by you, for I have seen the patients myself. I would like to urge upon the people of Oamaru and neighborhood the importance of having any affection of those parts of the body which he specially treats attended to at once, or when he has gone they will regret that they did not avail themselves of his skill. Such men as he are a blessing to humanity. Hoping this may lead to the relief of some sufferer or sufferers, I am, &c., Chas. E. Barlet. (“ Oamaru Mail,” pec. 22.) Mr. James Gibson, a shepherd employed at Station Peak, called upon us this morn ing, and requested us to bear testimony to the fact that he has been cured of almost total deafness by Professor Wallenburg. He had been more or less deaf for 30 years, but for the last 20 years his hearing had been getting gradually worse. Ten days ago Mr. Gibscn placed himself under the treatment of the Professor, and has so far recovered that he experiences no diffi culty in hearing ordinary conversation. At the same time Professor Wallenburg introduced to us Mr. William IVPKenzie, of Kakanui. He had been so deaf for 13 years that he had been unable to hear ordinary sounds. On Saturday last he became a patient of the Professor’s, and obtained immediate relief. His hearing is now as perfect as could be desired. { (“ Oamaru Mail,” Dec. 29.) To the Editor. | •Sir, —Permit me through your paper to direct the attention of the public to the following. At the request of a member of my con gregation, unable to pay, and suffering with eyes nearly blind and inflamed many years, I applied to Professor Wallenburg for advice and treatment gratis. He, with generosity and kindness readily granted the favor. I made the applica tion because I had learned from other clergymen that the professor is ever ready to give his services to the poor when asked to do so by any person on whose honesty he can rely on being assured that no deception is being practised on him. I This person was under the care of several j medical men, but without any beneficial result. Professor Wallenburg has had the case under treatment for about ten days, and now the eyes are perfectly well, and the person is likely to be able to earn his livelihood, to the great delight of all his friends, whose lasting gratitude Pro fessor Wallenburg has earned. I know of my knowledge three others who bene fitted very much by the treatment of the worthy Professor. I write this letter without the request of any one; but I consider it a duty owing to the Professor’s kindnesss ; and I recommend those suffering in eye or ear to apply to him whilst they have the present favorable opportunity. I hereby tender my best thanks to Professor Wallenburg for his charity to the poor.—l am, &c., Wm. Coleman, Roman Catholic Clergyman. The Eye and Ear.—Professor Wailen burg is effecting some marmellous cures in cases of blindness and deafness. At his invitation we visited the consulting rooms at the Albion Hotel, yesterday morning, when we conversed with two or three out of a total of about thirty patients present. The first case brought under notice was that of James Robertson, of Morton Mains, who was suffering from heavy films in both eyes. He assured us that for the past six yews he had suffered acutely, and during for years of that period he had been under medical treat ment without receiving any benefit —in fact he went from bad to worse. Placing himself under Professor Wallenburg’s treatment he speedly came round, and yesterday could distinctly see a hair at the ordinary reading distance. Richard At kinson, of Invercargill, who had been treated in Dunedin and Melbourne for impaired eye-sight, als bore testimony to the Professor’s skill. He had been totally blind of one eye, the other being consider ably affected, but could now distinguish the time on a clock a couple of chains off. Mrs. W. Jerrett, of Riverton, was the next patient introduced. She stated that she had been suffering from deafness for the last six years, and during that time her husband had expended something like LICO in endeavoring to effect a cure. Under Professor Wallenburg’s treatment she had so far recovered her hearing that she could without difficulty hear a watch ticking. H. N. Bates was the next patient consulted ; he had been totally deaf of one ear for fourteen years, the deafness arising from an attack of scarlet fever. In England his case was regarded as a hopeless one, and this was the more serious since the remaining ear was com mencing to sympathise with the affected one. He had only been under the Profes sor’s treatment a few days, and could now



Public Notices. hear perfectly well. Constable Buchanan also states that the occulist has succeeded id curing him of partial deafnes. These are a few patients indiscriminately singled out from the patients in the consulting room, and they certainly go to show that the Professor is thoroughly up to his busi ness. At present he has 75 patients under treatment. We would strongly urge all who are afflicted with blindness or deafness to pay this oculist a visit, and at once, since his stay here is limited. “ Southland Times,” Nov. 25, 1879. (From “ North Otago Times,” Oamaru, Dec. 18, 1879.) There would seem to be some founda tion for the merits claimed for Professor Wallenburg’s treatment of diseases of the eye and ear, if we may judge by the re sults of several cases that have fallen under our notice. These are the days of discoveries, and possibly the Professor may have come across some special remedy for the disease of the eye and ear, or he may only be an intelligent, sharp sighted man, better able than the generality of his fellows to see where the evil he would cure is best to be grappled with. At any rate, several long-standing cases which have only been under his treatment for a week are already be ginning to show good signs of total cure, and are really worthy of some notice by an impartial observer. The first of these is that of James Beale, who was formerly of thel Cape Mounted Rifles, and lost the sight of one eye 14 years ago in Africa, and who was treated in vain by several army doctors when there, and by some medical practitioners in Weymouth, Eng land. About a week ago he came to the Professor totally blind with one eye, and partially so with the other, which had begun to suffer in sympathy. He is now able to read small print with either eye, and in a few days, judging faom ap pearances, will be completely cured. Another case is that of. a son • of Andrew Meldrum, a baker, of Oamaru. This boy, who has been partially blind for several years, and has been operated upon and treated without any beneficial effect by several New Zealand professional men, applied to the Professor about a week ago, and can now begin to see again very fairly, and is to all intents and purposes perfectly cured. Mrs. Kenahan’s case is an interesting one, both for the rapidity and the completeness of the cure of a most painful and seemingly hopeless malady. This lady, when she applied to the Professor, was afflicted by the most violent inflammation of the right eye, which was swollen as big as an egg, and continually discharging an offensive mat ter. She was in great agony, arid had not slept for moi’e than a week. The sight was completely gone, and worse than all, the other eye beginning to show signs of suffering from a like disorder. Sage medicos, who had attended her from the commencement of the com plaint with a slight inflammation caused by a cold, began to beg her to make up her mind to lose both eyes, as no cure could be found. However, she is doing well now, at all events, with the swelling reduced, and the sight partially restored in the one eye, and the other as well as ever it was. George Gordon, a man of 79 years of age, who was almost entirely deaf but a few days ago, can now hear words spoken in a low voice from the other side of the room, while the two children of Mr. Townsend, who have suffered from deaf ness for a long time, can now hear the tick of a watch. These cases are cer tainly interesting, as effectual cures of old standing diseases, after some of them have defied all the skill of the general practitioner, and whether the cure is due to the remedy or the matter of treat ment it is equally worthy of praise. Timaru has contributed its quota of tes timonials to the skill in eye and ear cases of Px-ofessor Walleriburg. Since his ar rival here, a few days ago, his consulting rooms at the Grosvenor Hotel have been beseiged with patients. An idea of the number of cases treated may be formed when we mention that on visiting his apartments about 9 o’clock this morning we found them thronged. Prom 6 a.m. he had been busily at work, and during the three hours upwards of fifty cases had been treated. The best guarantee of the specialist’s success is that the living wit nesses are both numerous and well known. During our visit, which only lasted a few minutes, several cases of restored vision were introduced to our notice. One was the son of the landlord of the Masonic hotel, at St. Andrews, whose right eye, through the stab of a penknife, was rendered totally blind about three weeks ago. Medical advice was sought, and the lad was ordered to be confined in a dark room ; but the Professor, without subject ing him to any ordeal of the kind, or any painful operation restored his sight in the short space of twenty-four hours. The lad can now read the finest type with his injured organ. Another boy named Edgier, from Temuka, has his sight in process of perfect restoration, after groping his way in the dark and suffering from cataract for the last three years. He received the attention of several surgeons, but after one or two consultations he isnowsofarrecoveredthat he can read with but slight difficulty, arid the Professor assures us that in a few days he will be able to see perfectly. Chiaririi’a Circus has contributed two cases, the patients, one of whom is one of the most accomplished of the lady performers, re maining behind for the purpose of under going Professor Wallenburg’s treatment. Heniy Kent, a young man who tells us he has been neai’ly blind from his infancy, after a six months’ sojourn in the St. George’s Hospital, London, without ob taining relief, demonstrated the efficacy of the Professor’s treatment, by reading an extract from the “ Otago Daily Times ” in our presence. Lastly two or three cases of chronic deafness were brought under our attention which by dint of steaming, syringing, and operating,, had been effectually overcome. The sceptical who are apt to run away with the idea that every specialist is a charlatan, need only pay a visit to the Professor’s consult ing rooms, and their impressions will be at once removed.—“ South Canterbury Times,” Saturday, Januaiy 10th, 1880. 932a—376



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