SHIPPING.

*OM OP LYTTELTON. i ii i i , - ( . - Arrived. :: « To-dat. ' ' Bawea, from Wellington. Biowroonu.lrom Port Chalmers. SailecL Yesxrrdat. ■ Bawea, for the South. BB3PPINQ TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. - from Napier. J * New Plymouth, Yesterday. • Bailed—AtnoOn, the Penguin, for Net son and Southernports. v .. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived Hinemoa and Wanaka, from i (South.- via ■v Pour Chalmers, Yesterday.. 'j , r Arrived —Obelisk, brigantine,from Ads* if.,M hide t 'Rotomahana, from the North.

MAIL NOTICES.

MaSa dlose at the Chief Post Office for the following places (subject to the necea f! if> ma* alteicationsl tis'under:— ’’ .'■ow: 5 ; Friday, July 8. For WeatCoast Sounds, per, .express train, to connect with the s.s. Wallace, at 7£nT: 1 ‘ 'I - ' '' P SjifußDAY* July 16. blsff nxTpoftSdUniteJ Kingdoina, via San. Iran* ItS tnsoo. Continents of Europe and America, - SaHdwioh Islands, Northern Ports of New Zealand, &c., per Wanaka, " lia fbllowa^ —Ordinary le£tersat 6. SGp.m. ; late fee letters, nt 7 p.m. ; books am newspapers, at 6 p.m.; money orders, at S p.m. ; registered letters at 5 p.m. ; } \ guard’s van, 8.30, pun. train. i ,-7- Hails closest the AshburtonPost Office I '"as follows - Fpr Christchurch and North at 5.30 a.m. 'loa.ni., and 6 p.m., daily. ; For Ohertaey . Rakaia, &c., at 3,0 a. m. : lid 5 p.m. daily. t For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream,' Rangitata, Orarii; Winchester) * andGeraldihe, at 10 a.m. daily. ■. , j- For Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., rTimaru and.. South, at 6 a.m., 10 C- 'q ‘ 'Fat : Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, ■ Ifnupt; Somanr,- and Ashburton Gorge, ',i \' --.on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. -, For. Ashton, Waterton; and Longbeaoh, " 1 / Elgin, Seafield, New land, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and;Saturdays,at 6 a.rn. /Mails arriyei at the Ashburton Post - ’ £ . ffr-V i Jii*.,/ and Rakaia at, 10.25. c and.7.sQp.m; &a at 10.25 a.m. and ' 4.35* p.m. daily. • -tf< = Stem Dunedin and intermediate places . . sV6.3Gtp.rn.. daily. - _ " IVom Temuka andTimatu at 10.15 am. 6.35 p.m., and 8.15 p.m, daily. . - From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, i ! I • Mount Somers, 1 and Ashburton Gorge . :i'on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach atTO a.m. daily- T ; )From Elgin, Wakanni, Seafield, New -3 Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, *1::-. sndSaturdays, at 4 p.m.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

* AUCTION SALES, Saturday, Judy ;9.. . . Mr. T, Bollock,, at his Rooms, East street ' —Valuable Town and Suburban Pro [x x- iV' parties. ! ■ — Wkdhbsday, JuiT 13. . Mr Alfred Harrison, at his rooms — Trees; 12 o'clock. • • MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &o To-night, Thursday; July 7. * “ l+O’.L* Monthly Meeting* Somerset Sample l&oma. ' S'* Jiecture in the Schoolroom, Ohertsey, at Sl) ,, 3t Library—Committee Meeting. : ' . Monday, July 1L >l ' r : ' Council, at Borough Council V* ‘"! Chambers,'at 7Vclock. ‘p' . *' Tuesday, July 12. Jjefctttre, in the Wakanui Schoolroom, at i'r-rs .> 7,30p.m.'r V rP Somerset Hotel, 8 p.m. .. - Ashburton.Sohpl Oommittee. - . .. f ;‘p ' Tuesday, August 2.' ~u ■ Ashbttrton Permanent Building and.ln , vestment, Society,. Monthly Meeting, front 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. * :ii j-' => : Wednesday, August 3. . County Oouncfl,lat. the County Council

TRAVELLERS' GUIDE.

J^iujBASIS LbatM Ashburton for Ohmst ohttroh and intermediate stations at 6 n,m., 10.30 ilk, and (Express) 5.48 p.m. *P»*TNW IiKATB ASHBXTETOK FOB TIMABU aito Sooth, at 7 a.m., 10.36 a.m. (Ex .l' press), and 4.Bop.m.—the latter pro . ceeding no farther than Timaru. Trains Arrive ; at Ashburton from Oheiotohoroh ~at 10 24 a.m. (Express), 86 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. Arrive at Ashburton from . ,'UniABU Ann Sooth at 10.15 a.m., 6.34: ;i p.m, (Express), and 8.15 p.m. Ziwrnmhimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

BIRTH.

Buddicombe.—On the 6th inst., at her residence, Mount Somers, the wife of . -W. H. Puddioomhe, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1881.

TOWN EDITION. ' [lssued at 4.30 p.m.]

To Orangemen. —The members of the local Orange Lodge are reininded that the usual monthly meeting takes place, to night in the Somerset sample rooms. Wesleyan. A congregational tea meeting in connection with the Wesleyan; Church is to be held this evening. At an after meeting we understand some matters of special interest to the congregation will be discussed. Mount Somers. A tea meeting and entertainment in aid of the Presbyterian cause ui the Mount Somers district is an nounced for to-morrow night. Inquest. . Last Saturday an inquest

was held in Temuka by Mr J. N. Wood O.n the body of a child named Simon Demuth, eight years, old. The evidence clearly showed that the boy was drowned accidentally in the Temuka River on the 29 th ult. , and a verdict to that effect was accordingly returned.

Lecture at St. Stephen’s Yesterday evening a Lecture was given in St. Stephen’s Church, by the incumbent, the Rev. A. W. Hands, on the Translation of the Bible by Tyndale, and the subsequent revisions. About fifty or sixty persons were present. The rev. ; lecturer entered at some length into the history of the earliest ,translations, of the Biblo after the inven tion of; printing, and the revival of classi cal literature," in consequence of the cap ture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453, and the flight of learned men west ward which followed. After dwelling on the life and work of Tyndale and the other translators, the lecturer brought down his subject to the time of the present autho rised version, of the Bible, and stated that he would deliver another lecture shortly on the subsequent attempts at improved translations.

South Rakaia School Committee.— The monthly meeting of the South Rakaia School Committee was held last Tuesday evening. Mr Hardy was in the chair. An application on behalf of the Roman. Catholic body to use the school for divine service on the fourth Sunday of _every month, was granted; •On the motion of Mr L Gaarder, the Rev. E. E. Chambers was elected a member of the Committee in place of Mr J. N. Sharp.

Thoroughgoing Suppression or Gambl ing.—When the Hon. Mr Whitaker moved the second reading of the Gambling and Lotteries Bill in the Upper House, the Hon. Mr Scotland said the Bill did not go far enough. Gambling should be wholly abolished. Lotteries for works of art woic mole Goooy xluolco,nvonoy toing fKo real object. ' Racing was a barbarous cruel sport, and should be put down alto gether. Everyone getting up a race or found at a race meeting should be sent to hard labor. . No half measures, would stop the great evil. . We fear that .a large section of the public are not yet prepared to follow Mr Scotland's lead, and will not endorse his statement in so far as it .regards horse racing pure and simple*. A Precocious Son. —An amusing oc currence, says the Post took place on a city tramcar the other day. An elderly gentle man, accompanied by a little boy in knickerbockers —the former slightly ele vated—entered a crowded tramcar, and, from the little circumstance just men tioned, were the source of a good deal of interest. On the following morning the youngster made it his business to travel by the same tram, And during the journey, called the conductor on one side, and into his ear whispered with a confidental air, “If the old man, you know, comes into the tram again a little bit squiffiey, and forgets to bring his fare with him, don’t make any row about it before the other passengers, but just let me know, and I’ll pay for him. The guv’nor has plenty of money, so there’s no need to kick up a fngg about it. The guard smiled a know ing assent, and the lad, heaving a little sigh of relief, seemed perfectly satisfied.

Religious Education in Schools.—A petition, worded as follows, has been drawn up, and is being signed in the town 'J’o the IJoif. the Speaker and the Members of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New Zealand, <fec. The petition of the undersigned inhabitants of the Provincial District of Canterbury humbly, sheweth that your petitioners are firmly convinced—(l) That a system of national education, from which instruction in the principles of religion is excluded, is fraught with danger to the best interests, of the community. (2) That such a i .system shocks the religious instincts, and is opposed to the deepest convictions of very many persons .among all classes, who from their aversion to ppbjjcity, and their quiet uncomplaining character, do not for the most part make their opinions heard. (3) That the majority of the parents of the children attending the public schools of the County desire religious instruction for their children, and many make sacrifices to obtain it for them, when schools are sat on foot by the religious body to which they belong; but that the exclusion of such schools from any share in public grants, while At the same time they have to compete with the State Schools which are free, makes it almost impossible to majatejn them, so that the majority of parents are either compelled to forego a privilege which.very many of them value dearly, or are placed at an unfair disadvantage by having to pay school fees, while at the same tuna they contribute their share to the public revenues, out of which the free schools are maintained. 4. That the time avail able on Sundays for the communication of religious instruction-in Sunday schools, which very rarely exoceods an hour and a half, is altogether insufficient for the pur pose, and that religious instruction con fined to one day in the week is very far from adequate. 5. That justice arid sound policy therefore alike require that provision should bo made for grants in aid’ being mads to schools set on foot by any religious denomination, provided that the attendance and saoqlar foatruc tion in such schools shall come up to the required standards, and satisiy the Go vernment inspectors. 6. And further, that .provision should bo made for the communication of religious instruction in the public schools by ministers bf re ligion, or persons duly authorised by item, to the dhiidten pf their respective communions within school hours. _ Your petitioners therefore pray that the Educa tion Act, 1877, may to so amended as tp make provision for these objects. And your petitioners wiUeverpK97j>.; . i :

Elgin School Committee. The ordinary monthly meeting of this ~Comm ittee was held on Wednesday eyenihg last, at which all the members were ;pro-, sent, excepting Mr Henry, jMoffatt, who was unwell* „ Proposed, by Mr. Peter Inries, seconded by Mr Andrew Leatham —“ That Mr John Koir be a member of Committee in lieu of Mr Henry Moffatt, who is out of office through /non-atten dance.” Proposed, as an amendment, by Mr Bruce, seconded by Mr T. Holmes— “ That Mr George Cox be elected on Committee in lieu of Mr Moflatt. ” The amendment was carried by four against two. Proposed by,Mr Andrew, Leatham, and seconded by Mr John Cochrane— “ That Mrs Oavfli’s, tender‘ for keeping the schoolroom clean, at TA 10s per annum, be accepted, in accordance with Committee’s schedule, and that the Com mittee allow an extra ten shillings for necessary requisites, to .become ; their property. The office to take effect on the 17th August next, and that Mr’ Proud look 1 receive notice to that effect.” Carried. Proposed; by Mr Thomas Holmes, and seconded by Mr James Skillen —“That the Committee will not sanction. ; any mid-winter holidays.” Carried. Proposed by Mr John ;Coch rane, seconded by Mr Thomas Holmes— “ That the Chairmah be authorised to order the necessary fuel required.” Carried. Proposed by Mr John iCdch-- rane, and- by 'Mr '.Andrews Leatham—“ That the Master be ' dis missed, or otherwise the Committee will resign.” Carried ncm. con. Proposed by Mr Andrew Leatham, seconded by Mr Peter Innes—“ That the Committee pass the following accounts:—“ Teachers’ sala ries, Ll4l6sßd; Charles Shaw, for deep ening well, LI 10s.” Carried. The Committee then adjourned.

Opening of the Lyttelton Restaur ant. —Mr Lazurus formally opened his new boarding-houso last. evening by giving a free supper. A 1 goodly number —probably fifty—sat down to partake of their host’s cheer, which was served iup in a really creditable manner. The yiands were of the {best quality and in abund ance. After the cloth had been removed recourse was made to the' flowing bowl, a chairman and vice-chairman were elected, and toasts drunk, amongst which ;were— “ The Queen,” “ The Mayor,” f * The Host,” “ Chairman,” “ Ourselves,” &c. In the interval capital songs were sung, Messrs Scott, Stevenson, Easton, Jones, and several other gentlemen contributing largely to this part of the programme. The party broke iip at a late hour, the visitors thoroughly enjoying themselves, the host having done his best to entertain them.

Wakantti Road Board.— ln conse quence of unusual pressure on our space, we are compelled to hold over our, report of the monthly meeting of the Wakanui Road Board, which was held to-day.

County Council. —The following is the only business transacted at the County Council meeting after we went to press yesterday afternoon A letter was read from the Mount Somers Road Board, asking that the road on the west side of the North Ashburton- bridge should be put in thorough repair, before they were called upon to pay half this .cost of the original construction. The application was refused. Letters from the Lohgbeach Road Board, and from D. Brans, respecting the Waterton drainage, were read. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs Wright, Saunders and Grigg, and to the County Clerk, Mr Mainwaring, to whose efficiency in the discharge of his duties a high tribute of respect was paid. The Council then adjourned. A special meeting of the Council, respecting the closing of some roads, was held, but it was not of any public interest. “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” —The represen tation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin is now 1 defi nitely fixed for the 14th, 15th, and 16th inst. It is in active rehearsal, and pro mises to be a great success. The repre sentative character of Uncle Tom will be taken by Mr Hosea Easton, who played the part for one. hundred consecutive nights in New York, and forty in Mel bourne. We hope the friends of the drama in the county will avail themselves of the opportunity of witnessing so genuine a representation of Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous novel.

Measles at Port.— There having been a few cases of measles reported lately ia Lyttelton, the committee of the Roman Catholic day school in Port, with a View to the protection of the children : who attend the institution, hare ordered that it be.closed from date for fourteen days. As far as it can be ascertained there' are very few cases of. measles at present undergoing medical treatment, not more probably than three or four-— Press. ; New Stage Ppopsbtiesin “Hamlet.”— In an essay in the Awtralasian an unfortu nate actor and literacy man tells the follow ing story :—“ I was property man in New Zealand for a fortnight , "We were playing to indifferent houses on the Thames, and Jorkina—you know Jorkina—was billed for Hamlet. I had forgotten the bones for the churchyard agene, and while he was telling Ophelia to f get thee to a nunnery, 1 I rushed over to the butcher’s to order a supply. To tell the truth, I had been drinking for a week beforehand when the miscreant emptied a bagful into the grave, I deemed that my part in the play had been well played. But when the gravedigger shovelled half a dozen trotters and a bleeding neck of mutton on the stage, and when Jorkins took up a gory sheep’s head to moralise on. Yorick’s skull, the theatre rose at him with yells of laughter, aij.d h e rushed behind the scenes and grasped me by the throat. I was sorry afterwards that I gave him a black eye, for I was to blame. But I lost the billet, and was .fined, at the local Police Court, 5s for the assault, so he. had his revenge.” . Quantity of Government Stationery Used. —The Government Printer has lately sent in his report On the stationery consumed .in the Government offices throughput the colony. He states as fol lows The value 0/ annual orders sent to England during the past three years has been as follows :—IB7B-79, L 12,904; 1880-81, L 9.643; 1881-82, L 7,883. This steady reduction has been effected by the stock having been carefully examined, and the substitution of cheaper papers for the expensive hand-made descriptions for merly so extensively used. Requisitions have also been carefully scrutinised before being given out to supply, and reduced whenever the quantities applied for were considered excessive. For instance, one office empluyimr four clerks, requisitioning for the annual supply, asked for 4 reams blotting paper, 8 reAmy foolscap, g reams note, and 2 reams letter-paper, 250 quill and 240 barrel pens, 4,320 pen nibs, 1,440 paper-fasteners, 6,000 eyelets, 144 Faber's, eerasers, and 864 elastic bands. These were reduced to J., 1, 1,125, J. 28, 1,008, 720, 3,000, 24, and 288 respec tively. Another office applied for 3,000 ?ens, 36 penholders, 72 blacklead pencils, 2 colored pencils, 3,456 paper-fasteners, 864 elastic bands, 12,000 eyelets, 12 letter clips, 12 dozen pieces red tape, 12 pints rod ink, 12 pints copying ink, and 8 reams blotting paper. These were, reduced to 2,712, 24, 36,36,864, 288, 3,000, 6,6, 3, 6, and 1 respectively. Cancelled and ob solete forms printed on one side only, which were originally thrown away as waste paper, pro now.utilised; mail notices and, in" some instances, departmental forms being printed on this unused side. This has also materially assisted to the expenditure for paper. A greater reduction would have been observably in the last indent but; for. the increase in prices of stationery under the last con tract, an increase amounting in the aggre gate to nearly 30. per; cent. ■!, I ; cannot iso count for this, aa ijjie prices EogUah Imwkotf.hpvy.9otaltered." " j

NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wednesday, Jolt (5. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Hon. Colonel Brett moved that the Government should bring in a Bill to add flogging te the punishment for in indecent exposure. ■ The motion was carried, the Hon F. Whitaker saying he would draw up a Bill and submit it to his colleagues. The Gaming and Lotteries Bill was re ported from Committee without amend ment, the motion to erase the clause legal ising the totalisator being rejected by sixteen votes to seven. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Council, at 435 p.m., adjourned till Friday. L i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ; Wednesday, July 6. The House met at 2.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. The W. Rolleston said that last session he had made enquiries and foupd that the coal seani on fire at Seventeen-mile Beach is not worth the expense, of getting +he fire .extinguished. Further enquiry would be made, and if it was found that the| seam was:of;sufficient value to warrant the ex pense, steps would be taken to get the fire put out.—The Hon. W. Rolleston stated that Government intended carrying out certain native land purchases and abandon ing others. A detailed statement would be given before Parliament prorogued. NEW BILLS. The following Bills were introduced and read a first time :—To provide that in any general or other election of members of the House of Representatives each elector shall be entitled to vote in respect of one electorate only (Sir G. Grey) ; to amend the Native Land Act, 1873 (Mr McDonald). REPRESENTATION. Dr Wallis moved, that this House is of opinion that the system of proportional or personal representation- known as- Hare’s system ought to be adopted in the promised Representation Bill,' or in the Bill which the Hon. the Premier at Leeston had in view for the reform of the Legislative Council. The first evil of the present system was that an important section of the community was always ■ left unrepresented. - That proportion ranged from. pne-third tp; one-half. The second evil was the exclusion of the most independent thinkers from Parliament Mr Wakefield supported, the motion, agreeing' in the opinion that Hare’s sys tem would be a decided improvement on the one now in operation. He did not agree in. the opinion - that, Hare’s system abolished local repieaentation. Localities, by this system would fee induced. to put forward the very best men they could get; ; in the hope that they would succeed in the election. Looked at in its broadest view its great.recommendation was that it provided .representation for every great interest, and no man could possibly get into Parliament unless he’went in under ’ the auspices of one or other of these great ' interests. It had been objected to as an impossibility in respect of machinery. He believed if it was once inaugurated work able machinery would soon be devised. Mr Hutchison ridiculed the Mea of . the system ibeing adopted in tliia country. Local and provincial jealousies were far too strong to expect that such a system could by any possibility succeed in New Zealand. The system as; expounded was far from being .clear,to his mind, and he questioned if it was . quite clear to the mind of its author. ,

Messrs Bowen and Oliver spoke in favor of the system, and Mr Moss opposed

Dr Wallis intimated that he would ac cept the amendment. ■ ; The Hon J. Hall said that he believed that the system indicated would give them a representation of all classes, all. opinions, and all sentiments mope closely than the system now in operation. He hailed with satisfaction the growing estimation in which this system was held. It had been objected' to the system that it would introduce into the House all man ner of eccentric opinions. What he said was, if these were shared a sufficiently large number of electors, then let them be introduced and discussed. This was a very proper opportunity for having the whole question ventilated now that they were oh the eve of a general election. : ' ;

Mr Wood said those Who had under taken to give them particulars of this system had only shown that not one" of them agrees with the other. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. At 7.30 the House resumed. The Gaming ■ and Lotteries Bill received from the Upper House, was read a first time, and the Horise went into Committee of Supply* and- the - Hon. the Colonial Treasurer delivered his Financial Statement, which appears else- 1 where.

Messrs Ballance arid Speight criticised the statement urifavprably, and yreve replied to: by Messrs Wakefield and Saunders. .

The Hori. J. Hall moved the adjourn ment, which was carried at 10.40 p.m.

MORITZON'S CASE.

I , (BT telegraph.) I Dunedin, Tp-daj. When Moritzon was brought up ‘ for sentence, there was a wordy discus [ §ion between the Grown solicitor and I the Chief Justice. The latter pressed that the other indictments against the ( prisoner should be proceeded with, as, ■ if he had committed a series of em -1 bezzlements, a long term of penal senri ' tue should be passed. Mr Haggitt in i sisted in sentence being passed on the ! conviction obtained. The Judge re , plied tljat the usual rule was that all information as to prisoner’s antecedents, particularly as to having'committed of fences similar to • that charged, should be fully brought out. Mr Haggitt re fused to state whether he would pro ceed with the other indictments against the prisoner. He knew there were others, but the Court was not supposed to be so aware, as the certificate of the Appeal Court directed that sentence .should h$ passed during the present sessions; he firijjly, but respectfully pressed for judgment. His Honor then said it left him in the position of dealing with a conviction as for a separate offence for which he inflicted a sentence of twelve months. Mr Haggitt subsequently stated he would inti mate to the Government what sen tence had been passed, and would inquire if they proposed to proceed with the other indictments. If they did, he would apply for a change of venue , as his experience was that-it was impossible to get a conviction in Dun edin for embezzlement—no matter how strong the evidence against the prisoner was. Besides this, the . whole com munity had been worked on to prevent Moritzon being puqjshcd as he de served. He hoped the Court .would acquit him of strong language, but in the interests of justice, it was abso lutely necessary to change the \venue. The Judge gdjnitfod the'ease wis (JUito

exceptional, and told sel if he could find could apply to have the .other ments gone on with. hra| ordered the sentence to date from coi# viction, but the Chief Justice orderejp it to date from Monday. . ,

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE

.... (IB Mercantile. , ~,, ; London, Jiilf &• (• Consols remain at , 19.0^.,;. , Zealand? securities are firm, anji the.: following kf the quota±ions ;-~Eive per cent., 10.40 Loan, .105 %; • s.per cent.,. 1880 Loan, 105 ; 4s; per. cent, iSy§- 1 1904 Loan, 103. Adelaide warehouse, 48s 6d; Ne# Zealarid, ex ship, 475. Adelaide flpur, ex warehouse, 343.^ ’’ .Australian''. tahow,i ' : best bpef, 36s ; ; best4hutioh,!3Bij ,t Arrival of the Suez Mails.; ■ The homeward, Sdfez 'hiaiis vfai Brin; 'dish which* left Melbourne on . trere ■■ ’ ’ 1 a^lao.lX«apa| i. ~ London, s Jiuly 6. In the House of Commons fast night, further progress' was made) in the consideration of the Irish Land Bill in committee. Clauses seven to eleven were passed after debate, and progress was reported.; r ~, ■> // : Progressing Favorably. 1 Washington, . July 6. . . This morning’s < .bulletin* reports that General Garfield is progressing favor ably towards recovery. -r Trouble Ahead. Athens, July 5. In consequence of intelligence re ceived that the Turkish troops i have re-occpied Arta, a large force of Greek troops is being despatched to the district. The latter., have .already crossed the frontier, >nd are rapidly advancing to their destination. ~ '

AUSTRALIAN.

[pek reuter’s agency.] The Detached Squadron, j

Melbourne, To-day.

The squadron consisting of H.M.S’s Inconstant, Carysfort, Tourmaline, and Geo'pktra, willf leave Pbit Phillip lb-mbfrow''for Sydriey.'' ’ - .. I

The Royal Princes.: ; 1

The Royal Princes, will .proceed with the Inconstant, the Bachante being de tained to her repairs. Arrival of Inwand Suez Mail

AiißAirr, July 6. 1

The P; and O. Company’s steamer Venetia arrived at King George’s Sound this morning, with the inwiard Suez mail, dated London, June 3rd. . Parliament.

Sydney, Julj &. In both Houses of Parliament list’ evening, the address in reply Mithi Go vernor’s opening speech was carried without divisions. 1 ‘ j Opening of Parliament. Bbisbane, July 6. ' The Queensland Parliament has ibeen opened by .the Governor. His Excel lency, in his speech on the occhsiohj announced that the Government had failed to come to any agreement!with the English company for a construction of the trans-continental railway, but it was hoped the Government would be able to introduce a Bill for the purpose during the session. . ! Arrival of the Cotopaxi. j Adelaide, July & The Orient • Company’s steamship Cotopaxi arrived here this morning froih Plymouth. 5 : - ' ;■ >

TELEGRAMS.

w :[PBB ! PHBfcS 5 ; d A Breach of the LicenflingAet. ' Welitogton, To^day,vr;!. .The police are still enforcing the PM: ijs virions of the licensing law rfgfadmg' if Sunday trading, and the proprietor of the Prince of Wales Hptel, Tory street; was i 0 fined L 3 and, costs ior. a breach of this e Ordinance. > is A Non-Legal Pee; » The Law Society this morning brought >t an action against a solicitor' to recover >• his annual subscription now due. The i s magistrate held' that- the ' Society, not j being a corporate body, could not recover. £ - .Good News for New Zealand. e _ The Government has received informa j tioii from the Agent-General that he has, as instructed; completed arrangements for the efficient representation of New Zea land at the wool exhibition, to be held at L the Crystal Palace. The Agent-General also sends intelligence as to the amount of the New Zealand revenue for the year, ending March 31, including the statement that the' railway, profits represented 3J per cent.: of the construction,■ had been received in London with great satisfaction, and it is thought it is likely to have a good effect on the price of New Zealand j stock. • 1 The Dido. A letter received by th® Post states that i for the past fortnight the hands belonging ( to the Watarangi station, on the east coast, have seen wreckage on the shore belonging to a small craft, judging by the ■ size of the mast. Amongst it is a buoy . with the name of “ Dido ”on it, also part of a boat painted blue on the inside. - The 1 spot where the wreckage is seen is about five miles off Cape Palliser. Drowned. Nelson, To-day. A boy named Orson'Brookes, aged 14, together with his horse, has been drowned in attempting to" dross the Wafmea Fraudulent Bankrupt- Dunedin, To-day. Michael O’Grady, for fraudulent bank ruptcy, was sentenced to a month’s im prionment, without hard labor, the point reserved for the Appeal Court being with drawn. Committed for Libel. Thomas Allan, seedsman, is committed for trial for libel on M? Massey, the town cleik. Brought Dp. The Kaitangata' Coal Company have purchased the Elliot Vale Colliery for LIO,OOO, ~

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

i|*\ —— ♦ “ ' '<l ik&t night, the House went into , / Committee of Supply, when the Hon.' the" Colonial Treasurer delivered Ids :'.-' JEhjancial Statement, of which the follow- ,V . jjjjg'is a summary : 1 " Mr Seymour—l have before me this evening a much more pleasing and satis factory task than that which fell to my lot when I last had the honor of addressing *bn ■ HtatasssswS which I ain about fp make I'must ask pernusalojato calLto the mind j of the Cte Wrnitte&' l '~tb tf HShiTOj^jl 1 ffjklltionof -. tbe-uolonyra SuyembeT'/ at the c\oßßot~Mm<i^i^Or- :, 1 was so un— ‘fwuire veqr vigorous : treatment on the piuShf ;fiuß.®luße, and it.ktothe.resMtsio!ltirtJietionj|hßn taken I have to call your attention to-night. In ; Npyemher, -1879^.-1 r * consohdafea revenue, in (fading there* • n oeipte frdm larid kaleiflfdf r me fime months f " to the date proposed<- for the termination of the financial . ; period' suffi cient; ~.to a meet , jduxgeable agaiosi it by mat by the sum of L 796,886, and' in 1 Confirmation of that opinion, r I pointed .opt that the revenue betweentbe 30th the time at’ which l - I was speaking had alreadyproved inadequate to meet the by abbut-LGOOjOffiJ, which sum badbeen, raised 3 by,deficiency bills, and these bills it was hopeless to .expect .. to ,redeem, out.pf current reyeuuje. The causes bf'tms deficiency were 'hot far to •SrdSs*frbin 1 the great r from ’ k lavish and rapidly increasing, expendi ture, world, was suffering great.commercial de pression. Ttut althoughthe dmculty was serious and embarrassing at thelime, com* pari«i)ii of thd that of former, yearp-pro?. ed conclusively : that our receipts Aom taxation had been and .ipcreasuig ,- year by year,; ippd tpe.' phpek which - we were temporary . / only. Qno : ;bjfdf;: i ; °f period of nine montha-beiagj passed, it . ... by means... of .fresh taxation or .retrench* ment during that period, _ especially .as every iteth’of revenueiwaa either declining > or. stationary. , to place the amount upon loan, which was > accordingly done the Treasury Bjlls Act,' in .winch- provision was. made for LBoo,oob butthe actual deficit . a ;theT of. V » L 796,886, - nearly Ji20Q,009-n|OTjej and S was-found necessary to obtain further aid by the issue . of Deficiency BiUa forthat ainountrby the f Treksury3ol| added 1 , ! tothe public debt? it musrbd tomembered • r moreover, Ahiat ®iia defied Haw''mita3ed- “ s upon theicdonyi i ture of atdeast. LfiOjOOOiayeSr'jfcir Jiiterest until this sum pi LI ,000,000 is repaid. The Committee % will., proposal which I made ihiß79 tMt'ttf future the. -, receipts withia,tha .sear.should., ha dealt t with as the. revenue of thp^Mf,'and the . payments made ‘■mthiSffieySar, as the.ex* i penditureof theyearrit willTdsobein the , recollection of the was determined not to apply this , of keeping the acopunta .to thel,fulancial periodo£9 month'BendingSistAp^fhjlOSO,, 1 but that whatever stuii miglfti r J required to equalise the : afld" tothatdktetih'eMdbein^dld^rontof i loan, so that wo might*litifit 'Sfear of r liabilities.' In cbhseqde&ce4>f this, 1 eati . -mated; in making the financial Statement . last year, that theliabilitiea.o£ i ‘ would the assets with. i the exception i, has.not prdved-Ab berths ,caM, Ac after disohargiAg all liabili«es ! id'; nspfic&of.the; period ttiiw to wfalcn came in course of, payment to Slat, March last, there reinaihedhbi^^tba&nTOb!fTdß,6sS. \ The deficit y 1880, was L 961.445, r beW,th'e differenee betWeeii the credit,-x58,566 . ‘ and Li ,000,000, of ' and- Deficiency Bills" the revenue Pf the ‘yeaA .’-' ii ' + ®*ti mated the cPst'Pf the ) foi? ’tfie year at L 3,423,709 f r"and the amount which Would course of -business :7 r l^ n the year at mates these ’ "aumk were modified to r L3;348;889 ahd*TS,lss^B9' 1 H9llSfia.ively, j The actual ..Expenditure: was L 3,168,183, jor L 44,294 more than-I-thought-would , come in course of payment during the year. The Committee will not, however, look upon, this, with disapprobation, l but to think, with satis- - . faction, when I fell them it means simply ’ that I took of the opportunity of paying I had estimated 1 would at the end of the fit anpul reducing this from L 225,000 fo 8165,514. • The amount ■ voted “for; the services of last year, inmusif e of Lands and Surveys, ’ wa5L1,929,807, and the actual expenditure - - less than ■ l Yoted; anid if 'fr6m A thu‘ J we; flsduct theputsUndingUa^Uiti^w^And v tfiatfhp services of the year havo f been performed for rather,less r than I now come to the estimated revenii’d as com pared with actual receipts for the year. I do not include-here the receipts from land sales. The estimated revenue was , L 3,237,000, . .whilethe actual receipts amounted-‘to L3,i23,9'6l|being L 114.039 . less -than, r, myi taslimate. The receipts frpm.railways weep Jess than the estimiiitisd "iui&aiif'bjf' : Lu!C,%!rf ( ( but, notwithstanding this fact, it will be grati fying tp knpw tha¥thrpugHAconomi- . oai ; management ..-pf, Minister lor have - yielded about 3£ per cent, upon the Ei9,228,000 spent in their construction. The Property Tax yielded L 80,253 less than I had estimated '; but of-.this sum L 42,000 had yet to come in, being the amount outstanding and collectable *on the 31st March. Of the remainder, L 20,000 is accounted-for by the alteration of the schedules which was authorised during the session, and L 20,000 is an ever esti mate. Telegraphs, yielded L 12,562 leas than seimiatad.'' ttfS pthei( hhndj' cusioms and stamps{iq£the latter linclude land and deed) produced more thau' was estimated, the former -by the, yum of L 67,634, the tlatter by , JilQ,Bß6.f , The estimated expenditure - phargeahlp: against the land fundwas 1<155,70!6, iPxd,usiye of L 61,648 representing pne]|uU| pf . the pro posed subsidies to jocal ; bodira,.,jj.Pon. members will doubtiess recollect tbatwhen ,t was found impossible, from want of timei lib' consider the locAl pubEc wbrks’scheniß of the, Government, St was determined to continue-the Cubsidies at % MdlAed rate.

. I then thought th»t tho 38,i1d ; {und 4 Would not bear the whole of these subsidies, hut I affl glrf to gw thaMtssMasa&W *ha purpose. 1 neve, therefore! charged against the land ! fund ; 'the£ full ainonqt .paid on this account, The total ex penditure, including L 110,506 .for sub sidies, has been JL266,793, the |Whe ? %ch rI«J^ x sal^ but through the siiccesstnl handling of afiaica on'theWest Cbast'bf tfiil/lidand, we have had;:mott> of land in that district, which hasbrought UR tho' lteoeipl*; fibnil land-fides to L 299,166, the expenditure'being ili266v793i;:h}avingil£) Jbrwiit iJlSaflffiflSe of L 32,375. .TheJifkbiiitiea outstanding at the'&oßalof the yesr«ni(iuxitedltDi&37j36L The jgrosah pnbliol-idtbt colony 01}., 31st.. .March, 1880 f .Talnoonted to £27,422,611; qn. Slst M*rtd*J«iyit waa *1129,165,511, or deducting the accrued . . .... i i :; .. i«4 ’

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1881



‘.V- E. 1W ZEALAND RAILWAYS. UN INDUSTRIAL'EXHIBITION, CLOSING ON 12TB INST. SOCIAL NIGHT TRAINS AT EXCUR- V 3 . A Special Night Train will leave Christ ■ _ ; church for Dtmedm at JL4O p.m. on ?-» FRIDAY, Bth inst (taking up passengers 1 any station "where required up to ; rrr Camara), arriving at Dunedin at 8 a.m. -' r day; and a return night train <A; ; leave Dunedin for Ohnstchuroh on I's ‘MONDAY, llthinst, ‘at 9.20 p.m. The J 5 -fonder wiU leave Ashburton at 10.55p.m. Knfee lor retard journey (to Dunedin 'lahdbaokV, two thirds of ordinary second , tdasksihale fares,", This from Ashburton t ' Passengers will only be Vft*. 'booked atthese cheap fares by the Friday j 1 Night Special, but passengers so booked t » , return by- Monday’s Express or Night irains. : w. ml hannay. k y ,y ’ 1 ' .Traffic Superintendent. V ' Traffic Superintendent"a*Office, r ’ j:r '• Dunedin, flth July, 188 L 2100 Ji : hi pVi.<■’!l' is r;Ki■ -?r .f:f- AMOUNT SOMERS AGENCY. i H. Ptodioombb is authorised to I'?-' --’lectjinpney,and transact*all business connection with Thx Ashbubtos til irasittUp in ‘ihe> Mount Somers and Frpprietor. rsa««a*x m m fijelef’«/, the



Wanted. WANTED—% a Youth, SITUATION asShephdrd, with dogs, on a Farm or Station, With good references if re quired ; capable of killing, Ac. •, Apply at this Office.' 812 c 'ANTED—2O,OOO Bushels of GRAIN to Qrush, at 2d per bushel Mayo JHtot. ' . 2Qlq YTTANTED KNOWN—That the Under- VV signed is prepared to put and keep in ORDER GARDENS, by the day or year, at very low rates. Apply, J. Lino, -Mayo’s Block. - 1850 WANTED immediately—CHlCOßY DIGGERS. Apply at Works, Moore street. EB. Pearce. 1800 TTI7ANTED BVBRBODY to know that VV HORSE COVERS can be bought for 6d (former price, 255), at S. Stephens’, Saddler, Tinwald., 726 a TY7ANTED KNOWN—That A. Faequ- Vy har baa leased BUTIjER’S BIL LLARD SALOON, and requests a; visit. Pool every evening at 9 o’clock. 93c ‘ANTED, KNOWN—That Robert . v v: i Elston, Burnett-street, Ashburton, having procured the Newest Apparatus, is prepared' to SWEEP CHIMNEYS at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town HhU will receive prompt attention. 810 ■TVTANTED KNOWN.—Young Ladies’ VV Journal, Is 7d | Bow Bells, Is 7d; Family Reader (Monthly), Is 2d_; (Quarterly)do., 2s 2d; Family Herald, Is; London Journal, Is 4d ; Ac., Ac. A large assortment of School Books and Stationery of every description. Hymn and Prayer Books, &c., Ac. Subscribers wanted for every Newspaper and Periodical published. Books, Piece Music, Ac., hot in stock can be supplied to order, at lowest prices. _ L. F. Ajndeewes, Bookseller, Stationer, and General Newspaper Agent, East street South. 963 a ANTED KNOWN—That Miss ~ T . Verrall is now showing her Winter Stock of Millinery, Deapery Ac. Stay and Corset Manufacturer. Dressmaking done on Premises, Colombo street, opposite Cookham House. 630 a Special Advertisements.



THE BEST VALUE FOR READY MONEY is the MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING Manufactured by TH E NE W ZEALAND Clothing Factory, Which can be purchased at their Retail Branches all over New Zealand. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. THOUSANDS OF DISCERNING CUSTOMERS Testify that the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Garments are the Very Best Value for Ready Money. Ashburton Branch : EAST STBIE T. WM. SPARROW. 75c Manager. Dr James Murdoch, ~|~|~AVINQ taken the House in Bur nett street, at present occupied by Mr --triII—COMMEUfIE PRACTICE in Ashburton, on MONDAY, oth June, 1881. 951 a George St. Hill, JJUILUER AND CONTRACTOR, SUBNET! STREET, ASHBURTON. plans prepared and Estimates given at the lowest rates. Terms as may be arranged. - ; ' 409 a A LL work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” consequently, bear ing the truth of this adage in mind, , Frederick Clark, OF BAST STREET, HAIRDR E S S E R, Has just imported a quantity of NOVEL AND AMUSING GAMES wherewith to while away the dragging hours of winter nights. They meet the : requirements of both old and young,' and. include playing cards, “ sqtieezero, &o.; chess and draught men and boards, back gammon, dominoes, go-bang, race game, lotto, &c. , &c. ■ Those having favorite Authors should, to prevent disappointment, make their selections from his large stock of NEWEST NOVELS at their earliest convenience. THE SMOKER’S FRIEND is F. 0., end to preserve the right to this title he has just imported the following Brands of TOBACCO : —Nail Rod, Vanity Fair, Ruby Twist, Twist, &c., &c. CIGARS and CIGARETTES: Havanna and Cuban, Vanity Fair Cigarettes, &c., &0. , and a large selection of novelties in PIPE WARE. Hairontting, Shaving, and Shampooing Saloon, Montgomery's Buildings. 720 a



ASHBURTON BOOKSTALL. ON "SALE. “ Canterbury Times ” and Dailies Weekly and Daily “ Press ” “ Liberty ” Dunedin “ Witness ” and “ Times ” “Timaru Herald” “ Ashburton Guardian ” and “ Mail" “Home News” “ Australasian ” ; Sealey’s Pamphlet on New Zealand. Latest Novels, &c., &c., &c. CHARLES HAY, 1880 Proprietor. U S 10 TUITION. M NEXT TERM commences July lst, Lessons on the Piano, Harmonium, Violin and Flute. Pianofortes and Organs on sale. Terms to suit purchasers. Pianos and Harmoniums tuned. H. J. WEEKS, 931 a Cameron street West. John Meech, •PRACTICAL cabinetmaker, X UPHOLSTERER, &0., BURN ET T STRE BT, Opposite the Mail Office. Oheapest House in Town fox New and < Secondhand Furniture. All;, kinds of Furniture, repaired or ez- changed, GOOD PRICE GIVEN 1 FOR SECONDS HAND FURNITURE. »!0



Special Advertisements. [3 BEATEN begs to inform the in- Li;, habitants wvAshburton and the unrounding district that he will COM JENCB BUSINESS on SATURDAY jTEXT, as : General Stationer, Bookseller, Goods, Toys, &ie. The largest and best selection of Litera ure, &0., oyer offered for sale in the dis riot The beat goods, choice selection, ndextremely moderate prices, being the iroprietor’s moto, he hopes thereby to nerit a fair share of public patronage. Note the time and address— SATURDAY, JULY iith. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, Next the Guardian Office, East Street. I 206 c Pianos. Pianos. PIANOS, HARMONIUMS, tad AMERICAN ORGANS For Sale >n. deferred payments. Also, on Hire, is may be required. (Anyone hiring an nstrument and subsequently wishing to Purchase within six months, the amount paid for hire may be applied to purchase jf same. . - H. M. JONES, - Stationer and Boozsem.ee, East street and Square. , : 365 a THE Undersigned has ON SALE several parcels of choice SEED WHEAT. FREDK PAYITT, 169 c East street. D N E D U S T. Bone Bust ON SALE, in large or small quantities. Prices, £6 10s and £6 10s per ton.. 1950 MAYO & HUNT. O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY.



Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing,- EAST STREET ASHBURTON. 'VTURSE.—Mrs Paulino begs to in timate that she has opened a Private Nursing Establishment and Hospital for Ladies and Gentlemen, and is prepared to receive Ladies to Nurse who require medical attention.: Address Moore street, near Presbyterian Manse. 104 c N EW AND LARGE DISCOUNTS. 4s. in the £ RETURNED to all Customers purchasing Mens’ or Boys’ Clothing, For this Month only, at EVERETT BROS., Havelock stbbbt. Two Shillings in the Pound returned to all customers purchasing in Mercery, Dresses, Manchester, Millinery, and Fancy Departments. SAVE 2s in the £ or 10 per cent, on purchases, 4s in the £ or 20 per cent. 822 a



Hayes’ rjvl M&E It V— 4. It Bs. Balance of Short Firewood unsold at auction sale will be SOLD CHEAP, for cash, in order to clear it. ALPHEUB HAYES. FRESH SUPPLIES of TIMBER, &c., to hand. 608 a OP REMOVAL. JOHN HARVEY, BOOT and SHOEMAKER, Begs to intimate to his numerous friends and customers that he has removed into his new Premises, next to the Panama House, TANCRED STREET, Where he hopes to merit a fair share of public patronage. Every description of Boots and Shoes made to order on the shortest notice. Repairs neatly executed. 199 c METHVEN AGENCY. MORGAN and HIBBS, General Store keepers, Methven, are authorised agents for the Ashburton Guardian. Subscribers will please get their papers from the agents in future. Orders en trusted to them will receive prompt attention. W. H. ZOUCH, Proprietor.



p R I N T 1 N O, 0? Evert Description, NEATLY AND CHEAPLY EXECUTED, rjHE Q.UARDIAN O FFICB. PLACARDS AT AN HOLE’S NOTICE THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN OFFICE, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, &SR. East street, ASHBURTON.



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EdUOATIONNOT STOPPING liAßßlEmsif. —lf Victoria is cursed with lawlessness and larrikinism it is not through a stingy expenditure on national education. The department of public instruction will cost. L 535,130 during the : present. year; and Mr Smith estimates that durihg 1881-82 the disbursements will reach L 642.830, or between a fourth and a fifth of the total amount iof the expenditure of ! the country. < He., endeavored to reduce , this vast sum by lowering the salaries in' the higher grades of the school teachers,! and. by compelling ;the: masters: and mis tresses to tench singing. -and: drawing in' addition to the otherbranches.of 'educa tion ; but the Assembly; and the teaching: casta prpyedi toq.jrttoPg; jfor.jhimjiand, defeated eyejy e®?*Jfpjr pstrenehment. |