SHIPPING.

• sTI , > ,4 i e..,; PORT OP LYTTELTON. * „ Sailed. t ., - Tjsstbbbat. ifi-. jlOlna, ship, for Queenstown or lor orders, t Hqq; Stirlingshire, ship, for Cork or Fal . mouth for orders. 7 ■ ; Hawse, a. s., for Wellington. Rotomahaua, s.s., for Melbourne, via fioutheni porta. TELEGRAMS. w,,ijlK : ■ ■ '-i Auckland, Yesterday.; i?.. from Hoba..; Te Ansa, from Sydney. " BiSed—Famenoth, for London. 3. V. ; Wellington, Yesterday. Arrired—Lyttelton and Mohaka, from Blenheim ; ,Taiaroa, from Auckland, via tbei East Coast. ' ' Sailed Wakatu, for Kaikonra and Lyttelton ; Taiaroa. for Port Chalmers. Timaru, Yesterday. Bailed—Waitaki, for Dunedin ; Oceola, for Auckland. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived—Tarawera t from the Bind. Sailed—Edith Reid, for Foxron.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES . THURSDAY, ftJNK li. Mr Alfred.Harrisbn, at the Alford Forest = Hotel—Stock. Mr T. Bullock—Sale of Stock, Household . iFprnitnrjs, Dairy Utensils, etc., at Ash- ( * vfaurtbnForked; 1 o'clock - Saturday, June 16. ■ Mr*. Bhllock, at ths Arcade Sale Yards —Wheat Land, at 1 o’clock. MEETINGS. AMUSEMENTS, <fco This Evening. Wednesday, June 13. Orchestral Society’s Grand Concert, at the New Oddfellows’ Hall, at 8 p.m. : f Friday, June 22. St. John's Lodge—lnstallation of W.M. 0i ~ end Officers at 6p m. and Masonic Ball no «t 8.30 p;m. n .ibnos u< K-: Monday, Jdhb2s... . Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. » Wednesday, July 4 ' Ashburton County Council —at Council dit’tfQheiabete >'ll a.m. ' • 1 j_

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BIRTH.

Elliott. —On June 12, at Princess street, Ashburton, the wife of Mr. James Elliott, of a daughter (prematurely).

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. 1883.

Mails for the United Kingdom, etc. via San Francisco, will cloie at the'looal post office on Saturday morning. On Sunday last Bishop Nevill admitted the Rev. T. Callaghan as a clergymen of the Church of England. He formerly belonged to the Church of Rome.

The Master of the Ashburton Home de sires to acknowledge with thanks the re ceipt of II from Mr Wason, through Mr Wilding, solicitor, towards the Piano Fund.

Constable Fleming, who is stationed at Port Chalmers, has been promoted to the position of second-class constable for special services on May 6th. He jumped off the pier at Port Chalmers and rescued from drowning Andrew 'Miller, a seaman belonging to the ship Wellington. The Wellington correspondent of the Press says:—w ith reference to the Go vernment’s intention regarding the crea tion of a Minister of Agriculture, I may explain it is not intended merely to con stitute a nominal portfolio and allot it to one of the present Cabinet, as in the case of Mines. What the Government intend to do is to propose to the House the creation of an eighth paid Minister, and to introduce a Bill to give effect to that proposal. It is generally believed that the Minister of Agriculture will be a Can terbury man, and that he will take over one or two other portfolios. At the meeting of the Borough School Committee last evening, a letter was read from the headmaster to the Chairman drawing attention, inter alia, to the wanton destruction of school books which has been going on for some time. This disgraceful work is evidently done at night, access to the school being obtained through one of the windows, and it surmised that it has been committed out of revenge. However that might be, it is as well that the malefactor should know that the police have the matter in hand, and should he continue in his present course, he will inevitably be severely punished.

Our readers, especially those musically inclined, will scarcely need reminding that the long-looked-for Orchestral Society’s concert comes off this evening in the new Oddfellows’ Hall. We have already spoken of the programme, and it only remains to be said that the various items have boon thoroughly rehearsed during the past few days, and that a suffi cient number of tickets have been dis posed of to guarantee a good house. Apart from other considerations, the entertainment should be well patronised, as it is the first concert given by the Society on its own behalf, although the members have several times lent their services to assist other people.

The recent execution in Berlin of the coachman, Conrad, for the brutal murder of his wife and four children, has led to the publication in the German news papers of some interesting statistics rela lative to the infliction of the death penalty in Germany. Between 1864 and 1868 inclusive, of 218 persons condemned to decapitation, 26 were executed; but between 1869 and 1878, although no less than 428 persons were condemned, none were executed ; and the executions were only resumed after the attempt of Hcedrl, who perished on the scaffold on August 16, 1878. This year Conrad is the second prisoner whose death sentence has been carried into effect. The German execu tioner’s name is Krauts, and he has four assistants, whose duty it is to divest the victim of his outer clothing, and to bind him with leather thongs to the block. Krauts deals the fatal blow with an axe, usually severing the head from the body at the first stroke ; and the remains of the prisoner are at once covered with black cloths, placed in a coffin, and borne away for immediate burial.

The following appointments ■ are gazetted : —Mr John Hunt tp be a ranger l for Ashburton under the Animals Pro tection Act, 1880, and Mr Charles Ward to be Deputy-Registrar of marriages, etc., for the same place. It is certainly high time (says the Globe) to take into serious consideration the question of providing a second maritime canal through Egypt or to enlarge the existing one. The statistics given in a parliamentary return which has just been issued point very clearly to the conclusion that the more frequent stoppages of the traffic in the Suez Canal are largely due to congestion. During the last three years only the number of vessels annually using the Canal has increased from 2,026 to 3,108, and their aggregate tonnage from 4,344,519 to 7,122,125 ; that is to say, not only were there about one-third more ships to be provided for in 1882 than in 1880, but the average tonnage also increased considerably. Going ten years back, we find that in 1872 only 1,082 ships, with a gross tonnage of 1,744,481, passed through the Canal ; and it comes out, therefore, that in a single decade the number of ships and their capacity has been trebled. From another table there eeems good reason to believe that a second canal would soon become a paying concern. In 1880 the transit dues were a trills under 40,000,000 fr, but last year they amounted to more than 60,000,000 fr, the augmentation of income being there fore at the rate of 10,000,000 fr per annum. Should the Indian v.heat trade the expectations of those who regard it as destined to oust America from the Euro pean market, the Suez Canal will cer tainly have to be greatly enlarged to ac commodate the increased traffic. These latter remarks anent the Indian wheat trade are not unimportant to settlers in the Australias. There are millions of acres in Upper India where wheat can be grown, and the industry is occupying the attention of capitalists. A member of the press who recently paid a flying visit to Bombay made the acquaintance of several gentlemen acquainted with the district, who stated that from the cheapness of land and labor India might psssibly be come the world’s granary. It is impossible to remain long sick or out out of health where Hop Bitters are used. See another.—[Ad vt.] Why do Hop Bitters cure so much ? Be cause they give good digestion, rich blood, and healthy action of all the organs. Read.— [Advt.] Holloway’s Pills.—The changes of tem perature and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their health, and most particular in their diets. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient Pills are the best icmedy for all defective actions of the digestive organs ; they augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct biliousness, and carry off all that is noxious from the system. Holloway’s Pills are composed of rare balsams, uumixed with 1 baser matter, and on that account are pe culiarly well adapted' for the young, delicate, and aged. As this peerless medicine has gained fame in the past, so will it preserve it in the uturc by its renovating and invigorating qualities, and its incapacity of doing harm. —[Advt.] Wanted Known—That J. Meech is im porting all his own goods, which enables him to sell cheaper than any other furnishing house in Ashburton. He has every class of furniture to suit all parties, from the' kitchen to the drawing-room. All kinds of cutlery, crockery ware, fenders and fire-irons, iron beadsteads, carpets, table cloths, matting, and draggetting. A variety of tinware and other cooking uten sils, etc. A splendid lot of Vienna chairs _in walnut and maple. Feathers, flock, horsehair, and wool for furniture and mattrasses —in fact every article for house furnishing.. Owing to facilities afforded to him, enables him to sell cheaper than if in East street. Furniture ex changed, and parties selling out will find that he gives the highest price for furniture. All kinds of furniture repaired; practical workmen kept. Agent for the celebrated Dunedin blind-maker. Spring window rollers kept in stock. Carvings and turnery sold to the trade. —J. Meech. Note the address, next Bullock’s Arcade. — [Advt.]

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT DUNEDIN.

[by telegraph] Dunedin, Yesterday.

A fire broke out in a new railway goods shed at about half l past eight o’clock this evening. It was completely destroyed in leas than an hour. It was full of goods, a considerable portion of cargo of the Westmeath and the whole of the goods per Tarawera, which came in this morn ing, having been stored in it. It is & question whether the goods being stored from ship board, the insurance risks are at an end. The shed had only been taken over from the contractor a week or ton days ago. It was a building perhaps a couple of hvindred feet in length. There was no water available for a long time, as the shed was on the reclaimed ground. Thousands of people were on the scene of the fire.

There were fourteen truck loads cf goods from *the Tarawera put into the burnt shed this evening. One importer of jewellery had goods to the value of LSOOO in it. The shed has been’in the hands of the Railway Department a month. Nothing is known yet as to the origin of the fire. It is believed the loss to Insurance Companies will be extremely little, but that it will all fall on the owners.

The size of the burnt shed was 450 ft in length, and it had cost nearly L3uoo. Two night watchmen were on duty, one of whom was specially told off lo watch this and another, the import shed. He had gone the round at a quarter past eight, trying all the doors, and nothing appeared to bo wrong. Within leas than half an hour the fiie-bell rang. All the goods per Tarawera, a quantity by the Wakatipu, and a few packages by the Westmeaih were in it. Eleven railway trucks loaded were in the shed. Nothing at all was saved. A large number of leading importers are losers. A sixteen horse-power gas engine, intended to drive the printing and electric light machinery in the Daily Times office, was burnt. Donbwn, To-day.

At 8 35 p.m. yesterday the goods shed was completely filled with inflammable goods, and the flames, which spread with astonishing rapidity, had the effect of brilliantly illuminating the southern and central wards. Though several streams of water were played upon it, it was im possible to save the building. Superin tendent Carmalt and Lieutenant Fox, of the Salvage Corps, found the railway con stable breaking open the main door of the goods shed, in order to obta n certain books and other valuable property. By this time the smoke was suffocating, and it was with the utmost difficulty the fire, men again closed the door, the opening of which had been the means of increas ing the volume of the flames. The shed, which was of wood and roofed with slate, was 400 feet long by 30 feet in width, and had only been used about two months. One lot of jewellery in it was said to be worth L 5,000 and very little was saved. It is impossible to estimate correctly the value of the goods destroyed, but author ity has given an expression of opinion to the effect that L 100,001) will not cover the actual loss. Among the goods des troyed were moat of those included in the following manifests :—Per Westmeath, l,3lorails, Hon. Ministerfor Public Works; 272 packages, Reid and Gray; 1 do, Bishop Moran ; 16 do, O. Bell; 2 do, Matheson Bros; 9 do, 0. Ford; 1 do, W. H. Teacheinaker ; 2 do, B. Storm ; 1 do, W. Turpin ; 60 ingots, A, and T. Burt; 48 packages, Park and Curie ; 2 do, Whit tingham Bros and Instone ; 42 do, W. Couston ; 7 do, Boss and Glendening ; 6 do, Sargood, Son and Ewin ; 2 do, Mill champ; 2077 do, A. Briscoe and Co ; 4931 do; 50 .tons pig iron, N.Z. Woodware Co; 33 packages, G. Munroe ; 2 do, Gibbs, Bright and Co ; 2419 do, Hard ware Co > o lot do to order, and the transhipments. Per Wakatipu : 28

packages, Gibbs, Bright and Co ; 3 do, Tomlinson ; 3 do, Fernhill Club ; 7 do, Cargill and Co. ; 25 do, Meenan ; 1 do, Walker; 20 do, Carter and Co. ; Ido, White; 26 do, McQuaid ; 4 do, Brown, Ewing and Co ; 172 do, Dunning Bros. ; 103 do, Poull ; 1 do, Heath ; 1 do, E. Smith ; 186 do, order ; 3 do, Haggitt ; „ 1 do, Esquillant; 1 do, Lister ; 20 do, Turnbull and Co ; 2 do, Larnauh ; 1 do, Dr Ooughtrey ; 8 do, Nixon ; 1 do, New Zealand Drug Co ; 1 do, Braithwaite ; 1 do, Wilkinson and Pettit ; 1 do, Herbert Haynes and Co ; 2 do, Hallenstein ; 20 do, Anderson and Co ; 1 do, Jolly, Con nor and Co ; 1 do, Evening Star ; 50 do, Neill Bros. , 2 do. Kum Goon Lee ; 1 do, Lieber and Co ; 135 do, Larnach ; 72 do, Pryor; 72 do, Silverstone; 63 do, Patterson ; 1 do, Smith ; 1 do, Isaac ; 160 do, Mackerras and Hazlett ; 4 do, S. Mackay ; 2 do, McGavi ; 1 do, Wal ters ; per Tarawera, Hpkgs, Soider ; 1 do, Haeboron ; 1 do, Mercer Bros. ; 4 do, Wong Sapo ; 6 do, Butler Bros.; 1 do, Coning and Lloyd ; 2 do, Sargood, Son and JEwen ; 8 do, Roberston ; 1 do, P. Dayman and Co ; 11 do, »V. Speight and Co ; 1 do, Weston ; 16 do, R. Wilson and Co ; 1 do, Elliott ; 1 do, Norman ; 1 do, Maxwell; 8 do, Marshall and Co; 50 do, Neill and Co (Limited) ; 41 do, New Zealand Drug Co; 3 do, Gregg and Co; 2 do, Peacock; 13 do, Baxter and Co ; 1 do, Vickers ; 1,237 do, New Zealand Woodware Co ; 13 do, Light band, Allan and Co ; 17 do, Watt and Go ; 22 do, New Zealand Ship ping Co ;20 do, order. The fire burned very fiercely until midnight, and at one time it was feared that the goods in the Harbor Board’s shed,, near the. wharf, would have ignited. James Thomson,;a railway employe, who is responsible for locking up the goods-shed, states that he carefully did so at 5.10 p.m. yesterday, when there was no sign of fire in the office grate. He locked all the doors of the shed, and can make no suggestion whatever as to the origin of the fire, which broke out near the south-west corner of the building. Shortly before 5 o’clock nine or ten waggons full of gcods were shunted into the shed for safety. Two watchmen were employed by the Railway Department to look after the goods-sheds, and one of them went round this building ai 6 p.m. and also at a quarter past 8 last evening, when everything appeared to be quite safe. The first watchman is on duty regularly from 6 p.m. till 3 a.m.. and the second man is employed daily from 8 p.m. till about 6.30 a.m. The regulations as to smoking in the goods sheds have always been strictly enforced. There is no insurance on the building. Of the goods destroyed a large proportion is said to have been insured, but the particulars have not yet been compiled. It is probable an inquest will be ordered by the Minister of Works. A man named Brown says he saw the fire before it had a great hold of the building, and that it originated at the southern end. There are, however, various other per sons who claim to be the first who dis covered the fire. Since the erection of the new railway shed the night watch men, Charles Robin and William Yeich, have been constantly ondutv. The latter was specially instructed to ke,-p an eye on the new importers’ shed, and reports that at a quarter past eight he went round the shed next Rattray street cross Wharf (the one destroyed), and triad all the doors,, everything being then all right. .Shortly after half past eight an alarm was sounded, and in a few minutes afterwards the south end of the building was one sheet of flame. The wind was blowing iti the direction of the Harbor Board’s shed, abutting on the wharf a few yards distant. Fears were entertained for the safety of this shed, and it was deemed advisable to keep two jets of water play ing on the roof. Luckily it was of corru gated galvanised iron construction. Fears were also entertained for the safety of the cross wharf, and the newly-built steamer Port Jackson, which was lying alongside, shipped her moorings and stood off. By the time the fire brigades had arrived, the flames had so firm a hold of the building that it was impossible to save anything. After some delay, there being a scarcity ;of water, two jets were b ought to bear on the northern end of the building, in the hope of saving a quantity of valu able jewellery there. The efforts of the Brigade, however, proved futile, and the flames spread and spread till the whole length of the building was a sea of flame, 160 yards along. The scene at this stage was a grand one. The main portion of the southern half of the building fell in with a crash, and the flames shot higher into the air, lighting up the houses on the heights of Mornington, throwing out in bold relief the outlines of many larger buildings in Bond and Princes streets, and lighting up a considerable extent of the harbor. Meanwhile the firemen worked cheerily, and were assisted by relays from the on-lookers in pumping water from the Bay. But all their efforts could not stay the progress of the devouring elements, and before 10 o’clock the shed was a heap of burning ruins. The shed was well filled with merchandise of all descriptions, including tobacco, rice, groceries, several cases of valuable jewel lery, and many other articles. The entire cargo of the s.s. Taraweca, and a great portion of the cargo of the s.s. Wakatipu, and several packages ex West meath were among the goods stored in the building. The loss incurred by the con signees of these goods will, in most cases, be very heavy, as the marine insurances lapse, on the goods being discharged from the vessels, while very few of the merchants are in the habit of re-insuring their goods immediately after they arrive on land. Among the firms whose goods were destroyed, maj be mentioned the following —W. and G. Turnbull and Go, Mackerras and Hazlett, A. and J. M'Farlana, Neill Bros., Otago Bible, Tract and Book Society, J. Rattray and Co, Robinson and Co, M'Gregorand Co f Ross and Glendining, James Wilkie and Co, R. Wilson and Co, J. S. Williams, Wertheim Sewing Machine 00, Braith waite, Mitchell, Sligo, Gibbs, Bright and Co, H. J. Moat (Oamaru), Miles, Archer and Oo (Timaru), New Zealand Drug Co, Hallenstein Bros., New Zealand Express Co, Maclean and Stewart, Lance, Berns hardt, Grigg and Co, B. and G. D. and M. A. Co, F. Meean, Singer and Berens and Silverstone. At a late hour last night a large quantity of tobacco and a good deal of jewellery, all very much damaged, were recovered. It was at this end of the building some four cases of jewellery consigned to Berens and Silverstone, were stored, and some police constables rumag ing amongst the ashes and dying embers on several occasions came across gold and silver watches, bunches of keys and other jewellery which wore placed in a cab and driven away to the railway offices in Dowling street. Later. The Otago Daily Times machinery was found in the station this morning unin jured, and several large firms are covered oy floating policies. The Star office con signments by the Westmeath and Tara wera wore delivered yesterday.

A HOSPITAL DISPUTE.

[BY TELEOKAPH.] Timaku, Yesterday. An unfor. unate disagreement has arisen between Mr Turnbull, M.H. K. for Timaru, and the Hospital authorities. For the past twelve years or so Mr Turnbull has been in the habit of visiting the Hospital on Sunday mornings, conducting a sort of religious service in the male ward, dis tributing papers, &c., among inmates, and doing kindly offices for them. Two Sun days ago ha noticed that an old inmate, a feeble and somewhat imbecile old man, had a black eye, and he made enquiry

about it, anil satisfied with the Reaident-Su'jrpeon’s explanation that it was Sue to! an accident, called on the Commissioners to hold a formal enquiry, and they did so, and the evidence taken went to show that the injury resulted from an accident, and Dr Drew, Resi lient*'Surge n, incensed, perhaps, that his explanation was ignored, and, in fact, flatly .repudiated by r Mr Turnbull, made a counter complaint that Mr Turnbull conducted the, English service in the ward where members of all denomina tions tvere accommodated, and the Com missioners passed a resolution that ■ nly ordained ministers should conduct sudb . services, ana this occurred last week. Last Sunday Mr Turnbull made his usual visit to the Hospital, and entered the ward without communicating with aqy official, and commenced talking with the Patients while the doctor was still engaged in the ward. The latter requested Mr/ Turnbull to withdraw until he hrid finished, but he declined, producing a pass given to M. H. R. ’s, entitling them to' visit hospitals, gaols, » .d lunatic asylums at any time. Mr Turnbull claims that words “at any time ” are to be literally interpreted, and told the doctor he would act upon that interpretation.. Thedpctor, therefore, complained to thb Commis sioners that Mr Turnbull was interfering with him in the performance of his duties. A special meeting of the Commis sioners was held to-day,at which long state ments in writing were received from the doctor and Mr Turnbull. The former asked to be protected from insult and the inter ference of the latter, who declined to attend the meeting, and asserted his right to visit whenever he pleased on the au thority of the pass, and > stating that he would continue his visits ex officio. The Commissioners questioned Mr Turnbull’s reading of‘ the words, i“at any time,” and passed the following resolution •.—“ While recognising Mr Turnbull's authority to visit the Hospital, the' Commissioners will not allow him or anyone else to interfere with the internal arrangements of the. Institution. The members, of Parliament are supposed to be gentlemen of sufficient common sense to know that the officers in charge should be communicated with and treated with ordinary courtesy, which Mr Turnbull in this case has failed to do.” “ That copies of all letters and evidence taken in the case reported by Mr Turndull be s mt to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary for his information, and also for his ad vice on Mr Turnbull’s action as a visitor to the Hospital, and as a member of the General Assembly:’’ ’' '■

THE ASHBURTON JUSTICES.

The following gentlemen’s names appear in th e,Gazette, on the list! of the Commis sion of the place : Alcorn, Robert, Ashburton Bullock, Thomas, Ashburton Cameron, Duncan, Springfield Station, Methven, Ashburton County Coster, Edward Stafford, Morint Hutt, Ashburton County Cox, Charles Percy, Ashburton Dudley, Charles Thornton, Ashburton; Grigg, John, Ashburton Holmes, David Gordon, South Rakaia, Ashburton County Mackie, Charles Norris, South Rakaia, Ashburton County

Parsons, Henry William, Seafield, Ashburton County

Potts, Donald Henry, Ashburton Gorge, Ashburton County ' Price, Mathew, Ashburton Saunders, Alfred, Ashburton Wintar, Henry Thomas, Ashburton

BOROUGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary meeting of the above Com mittee was held last evening, the follow ing members being present : Messrs John Orr (in the chair), Sealy, Sparrow, Andrews, and Reddiri. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con firmed. i- ■■■'■■ ERECTION OF VERANDAH. Mr St Hill’s tender, in the sum of L2O 6s fid, for the erection of a verandah at the master’s house was accepted. ' : SALARIES. ; The salaries of the teachers were ordered to be paid. SWIMMING BATH. A communication from the Secretary of the Board bf Educatibn waa stating that the question of erecting a bath would be considered at a future time, when funds would be more plentiful. •

master’s REPORT.

The following report was read : I beg tb submit mv report on * the school for the month ended, Bth inst. The average at tendance was for the past four weeks respec tively; r in'the ripper school,'vzuli, *209.1, 212.3, 208.3; and in the infant department — 139,1, 132.7, 140.5, 141.8; total attendance -348.9. No. on rolls, upper school, 278; infant school, 219. Total nunber on rolls, 497. The attendance would have been much better had it not been for the prevalence of colds in the beginning of the month, and the: presence of an epidemic, viz :—Whooping cough, from which a considerable number of the pupils are at present , suffering. The ma jority of those who have been irregular during the month have returned the absent notes with satisfactory reasons for their absence. I ap pend a list of those who have made less than two-thirds of the possible attendances during the four weeks. .

It was resolved that the repainting of the black board be held over till the holi days, but that it be cleaned in the mean time. Be the request for goal posts for football, the Committee decided that the sum of LI be experided in the erection of the posts. ACCOUNTS. A number of accounts having been passed for payment, the Committee ad journed.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

ASHBURTON.— To-day. Before Joseph Beswick, Esq., R.M. Breichbs' op Borough By-laws.—A number of cases in which defendants were okarged with breaches of the Borough By-laws, fines being inflicted in each in stance. Drunkenness. —Two ,first offenders were fined os each for this offence. Sheep Stealing. —William Legge was brought up, on remand, charged with having stolen sheep from Clunes and other places.—Sergeant Felton conducted the prosecution, and Mr Crisp appeared for the defence.—Duncan Cameron, far mer, deposed that he had lust several sheep. Knew Meek’s farm, which pris oner was managing, which bounds wit ness’s upper farm. Visited Meek’s farm on June 2nd in company with Messrs Jackson and Macfarlane. Witness found sixteen sheep there with Mr Meek’s brand on and his (witness’s) ear mark, and he took possession of these. Went to the woolshed where he found the skin produced, which he recognised as his property by the earmark and brand. The kin was that of a sheep killed since la-t shearing. Prisoner had no permission, to kill witness’s sheeii. There is some sitnilarity between the ear mark of witness and that of Messrs Meek, but none in the brand. Prisoner admitted to witness that he had billed tt.e sheep. Mr Thomas Jackson was present at the time.—Cross-examined : The fence be tween Meek’s farm and witness’sland ad joining was not sheep proof, and the sheep often got mixed- Knew .tbat jpris ■onar had .heed maxiaging for AVer- a year. There was no attempt on the part of pris oner to conceal his sheep, and witness was able to inspect them at his pleasure. Witness went to the farm solely for the purpose of drafting sheep, but did not suspect anything prior to the visit. The skin was found in the place where it is customary to hang them, Gould swear that.

the she p did not die of tutu, although that is known in that part of the country. Would not swear that he' had not sold or parted with the sheep in any way, but all that witness’s had disposed were at the Addington Yards. By the appearance of the skin he judged that the sheep were killed and did not die from natural causes. . Prisoner on being spoken to said that he had noticed to whom the sheep belonged, but that he would pay for it. Several of Messrs Meek’s sheep had got into wit ness’s flocks, and it was quite' possible that one of the latter’s shepherds might kill another farmer's sheep —-Philip B. Bolton, registrar of brands for the Can terbury district, produced the brand and earmark register. He gave evidence as to the difference between Cameron’s a id Meek’s brands arid earmarks, and identi fied the skin produced os belonging to the former by the brand, but the earmark : was jnot Mr Cameron’s. Messrs Meek had not registered under the -new Act, and consequently had no.legal brand, but his Worship admitted tHe firm’s former brand as evidence. ; Cross-examined : Could not say when the earmarks were made, though that on the left eat ,looked .fresh- Should'' say that the sheep had been skinned about three months from the time of shearing. Did not think' that sufficient 'siiriiliarity existed between the two earmarks to Cause a mis take to be made.—Duncan Cairiekon, recalled, said that the sheep had other earmarks on it when he bought it, and that he had put his own mark on afterwards. —Cross-examined : Ooud> riot say if another earmark had been tnade after witness’s.—Robert Neill, constable, deposed that he arrested the prisoner-kin the 7ch June, when he stated he skilled the sheep by mistake, and that he would > pay Mr Cameron.—This concluded the - evidence, and Mr Crisp said he ’didmot i intend to call any witnesses. He sub mitted that it was not shown that any criminal act had been committed.—His > Worship said he would hear the evidence i. iq,the other cases before deciding’. prisoner was.then charged with .stealing » eight; sheep, trie property ,ot i Jackson.—-Julian Jackson deposed that i he was a member of : the firtq of T. Jackson, sheepfarmers, near Moth van. ’ Knew the farm of J. and T. Meek, which > prisoner was managing. • Witness re l membered being there ori : the Ist aridjTth * June, when he took possession' of bight - sheep, which were in Meeks’ yard. • ®e •’ cognised the sheep produced as -betefag&ig ) to witness, from the private mirk iriPfhe nostril. ' The earmark had been/altered to resemble that "of Meeks’ sheep. Witness’s land was separated from Meek’s by a boundrry a fenco, which/ was not a good one.—Cross-examined : Thri’ :l Sheep of the different farmers got muted owing to the Witness went to' Meek’s for the purpose of seeing whether any sheep were dead. Could notswoar that - he bad not sold the sheep' produced. ' made no objection to witness taking away the sheep. Such ari earmark ’ as that on the sheep could riot* be altered. —By the Bench ; Did not go to-'drift the ' sheep by prisoners’ invitation.—l*. 8.- Bolton gave evidence to the effect that he recognised Messrs Jackson’s' earmark ’ on the near ears of sheep 'produced. —T. Jackson said that he was a sheep farmer, ’ previously in partnership with the first witness, his brother. The' witness gave 1 corroboratory evidence as to the visit of himself and brother to Meek’s farm. Rb ’ cognised the earmarks and thought ; that they had been made recently. - Had sold sheep of a similar class to Mr M’ llraith and Mr Harper in April, when they had witness’s earmark. The brand now on the sheep was that of 'J; arid T. Meek. About 150 sheep had been missed since the shearing from witness's/land.—'Oross - examined : Not the slightest ; obj action ■ was made by the prisoner to the removal i of the sheep. Could not say how >, many of the sheep had bean tampered c- with. Knew that Mr Meek- had test sheep, because some of them had died in witness’s paddock. The causes of death were po.verty and had weather. This ) finished the evidence on the second charge t ; arid his Worship said that as there was a large quantity of civil work ho Would re mand, the hearing of the other charges till > to-morrow at 10 a. m. • ' .V" - :,. ■ : - CIVIL CASES. f Grigg v. Sutherland.—This was a clpam , of Ll 5 12s, for grazing horses on I plain [ tiff’s land.—Mr Garrick appeared for j plaintiff, and Mr Wilding for the defen dant.—W. Isbister deposed that he was - accountant co Mr Grigg. Defendant was the contractor for cutting drain, qea£fto r the Hinds, and had grazed a number of . horses upon plaintiffs property. Witness . had told, defendant that ha .wouhlwba , charged for the horses grazing, but lie answered that be would not pay. ~ Had - subsequently, on the 22rid November, • sent a letter stating that defendant would < be charged Is per week. The horses re f mained on the ground until.the conclusion _ of the contract. —Cross-examined ~Tna ’ defendant always said that he would not - pay, but witness did not remerribar'if the ! defendant said that if ho were obliged to r pay he would throw up the contract." The contract'was done for the County Council, ■ and it would benefit Mr Grigg’s land. l Was not prepared to swear that the men ; were not camped on a surveyed road/Wlt if they were the road was not marked Out. ■ -Re-examined : The one paddock con ■ tained about 1,000 acres, and there were no roads where the men wore' camp* ' ing. Counted the horses about three [ times a week, and (saw them every day.— John Grigg said that there was a roadat the top of the paddock, but he did riot think that there were any camped on ?it. The price, Is per head, was the loweat he had ever charged for horses.—Cross-ex amined: The men were on the works by witness’s concurrence, but in no other part of the paddock. Did not know Sutherland, and had never had any con versation with him to his reoollectiqo. The land was not broken up, as it was too well laid down in English grass, and there was no peat in the part of the paddpek where the horses were. Was quite-eure that Sutherland never saw wit ess in the County Council offices, nor was there Any thing said, to his recollection, about* the entrance to the paddock being boggy.— For the defence, Mr Wilding called the following evidence:—William Sutherland said that he was engaged on a drainage contract through Mr Grigg’s land. '- The work was to deepen and widen the river, and to cut a drain, which would .benefit the whole district. Witness waited, on Mr Grig; at the ' ounty Council Cham bers, when Messrs Jackson, Cameron, and others were present. Had a conver sation with him, and _ asked him for permission to get on the land in a particular direction, and he consented. Nothing was said by Mr Grigg about a claim for grazing, nor did he hear any thing of it till about the 10th of Novem ber, three weeks after the commencement of the contract. He then told the plain tiff’s manager that he would not pay for the fodder of the horses, and that he would throw up the contract if the claim was persisted in. The men were camped within peven chains of the drain, .put witness iid not know whether they were in a roadline. English grass was riot sufficient for horses doing such work, and they had to be fed three times a day. The contract covered 27 acres, and the e horaea were grazing betweeqpegs as often as in other parts of the paddock. Could not keep the horses tied' rip on account of the cattle.—Cross-examiried : If the horses had not run on the land it would have been necessary to. erect stables, or to tie them up. Sarif Mr Grigg at the County Council on 4th October, arid had the with him as. narrated. ; Had no communication with either plaintiff or his manager after receiving the written notice. Oriunael

TTTTT. ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1883.



JEHU NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory figpAVti sparedno effort to place before 1 '■ ' the public a ; MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT MANUFACTURES /r • ' . Comprising' all the latest styles in J9 V ? Ml: > N , S & BOY'S CLOTHING from the best qualities and ‘"V newest Designs in colonial; scotch, British, and lin CONTINENTAL TWEEDS. Thelarge and increased trade has en t gabled the Proprietary to offer their cus tomers etaf.: further advantages than hitherto, and 3 SEASON'S GOODS, upon inspection, will be found CHEAPER THAN EVER. k sraonn garment . AX WHOLRSALB FRICK. ai SHIRTS, HATS, HOSIERY, gad 'every requisite at 'Wholesale Prices. K Nineteen Branches now open in New . Zealand. Agents for the Unrivalled WEBTHEIM SEWING MACHINES jnrro:'. "i 1 - ’ 07; v;]' v Ashburton Branch : STREET. s PEO IA L NOTI 0E j THE INHABITANTS OF ASH - BURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. G. Rl'West and Co.; MUSIC "AND PIANOFORTE I f „ WAREHOUSEMEN, J i PIIINCBB iTEltl, DxTNBDIH Have great pleasure in announcing that it is thejr intention to eater for the Music loving 'population of Ashburton in such a mapier-as has . never; before been at tempted.' ' i Messrs G, R. West ;& Co. are the , Largest Direct Importers of PIANOS, ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, BRASS, WIND, AND STRINGED INSTRUMENTS K ln Ahe Golony, and a large and varied / stqohof tlm above can always be found. _ 1 MrG. RL West, being at present in England, is shipping direct to Dunedin all (be latest novelties in •' " MUSIC! ’' MUSIC !! MUSIC 1!! And the firm respectfully solicit a call their friends, teachers, and the general to inspect their magnifi ' cent stock of Music, personally selected. dU Money ! Money! 1 EQUITABLE INVESTMENT _ COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, .sited, are prepared, through their agent, O. Duhoan, East street, to LEND MONEY on Ashburton approved free vjhQld or leasehold property, repayable by either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, #r yearly instalments, or for a fixed period. - The Company are also open to DIS COUNT BILLS. J. 0. DUNCAN, Agent, East street. YOU WANT GOOD AND STRONG FURNITURE, ;K GO TO DAVIS’S OHEAP FURNITURE AND BED , DING MANUFACTORY, * BAST STREET SOUTH, . ASHBURTON. article Sold at Christchurch vPxipxs and guaranteed bed, of mnixhd'ahd workmanship, FUNERALS eEKATXiT ft OOMFUSTXLY FCTENIfIHKD UiOOlf XaOh



Wanted WANTED —A{ good General SER VANT. Apply to Mrs Douglas, Post-office. 1376 WANTED— A General SERVANT, apply to Mrs Gundry, the Ter race, East Belt. 1379 W ANTED TO PDRC HASE—Second hand BAGS'. GEORGE JAMESON, 1367 Ashburton. WANTED KNOWN— Hates and 00. have a lot of EMPTY OASES for sale. Arcade Shops. au!2 WANTED KNOWN—That Robert Elston, Burnett, street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus, is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. Terms cash. 760 e WANTED Known—That Mr Dan Lea has Opened his Gymnasium next to Harrison’s Auction Rooms. An inspection of his calisthenics of every description is invited. ioja 1344 TTTANTED Known—Am now selling VV that celebrated Costume Cloth, in all shades, at Bjd, usual price, ll£d ; also another lot at Is 4£d, usual -price 2s. H. O. Skoers, Compton’s Buildings, Moore street (opposite Friedlander Bros).' Every thing marked with a small profit 1350 w ANTED KNOWN, That BONEDUST, specially prepared f»r drilling with carrots, mangolds, etc., an be obtained from the undersigned. F. MAYO, Hampstead Bone Mills. Special Advertisements. gPORT t N G. I have just received my season’s stock of Guns of every description, and respectfully invite an inspection. Double Breech-loaders from L 5 ss. Double and Single Muzzle-loaders at all prices: Lecoy Ducks. Duck Calls. Game Bags. Cartridge Belts and Bags. Field Glasses. Loading Machines, etc., etc. New Season’s a : P O W- D E. R, Curtis and Harvey’s, and Pigou, Wilkes aud Lawrence’s —very best quality. Newcastle Chilled Shot, all sizes. Cartridges, Cartridge Cases, Wads. And every shooting requisite. Being the largest importer of Guns and and Ammunition in New Zealand, and every Gun being made to my own order, intending purchasers cannot do better than communicate with me. HOS. G. ROWLEY, 830 Gunsmith, Timaru.



J AM A CASH PUR CHASER, AT HIGHEST 267 MARKET RATES, of WHEAT OATS GRASS SEED BARLEY Farmers wishing to SHIP ON THBL3 OWN AC COUNT can get information as «> Cost, Freight, etc., by applying to JOSEPH CLARK, Ashburton & Tinwald. STATIONERY OF EVERY DE SCRIPTION. Account Books Ink—fiom small to largest jars School Books—School Committees sup plied at lowest rates Latest Novelties in aH kinds of Fancy Goods, Toys, &c. ■ All the Home Journals, Magazines, and Papers by every mail. Subscribers wanted for any Magazine or Paper published. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERY, &c.. East street South Ashburton. nIS R OBIN'ON AND TOWNSHBND ABB CASH BOYERS OP WHEAT OATS B vRLEY GRASS SEED Agents for A. Moore & Co. ROBINSON AND TOWNSHEND, Havelock street. 229 I AM CASH PURCHASER OF BRIGHT MILLING Oats, IN ANY QUANTITY. ALBERT ROBERTS, 763 West street. AN D FOR SALE The UNDERSIGNED have received natructions from the Owner to SELL BY PRIVATE TREATY, All that COMPACT BLOCK OP LAND on the Acton Station ESTATE, ’ SOUTH RAKAIA, Being SECTIONS 31757, 31758, and 31759, Containing 1099 ACRES. The block has been SPECIALLY SELECTED >y the Proprietor, and is thoroughly .dapted for farming purposes, the adjoin ng sections having this season grown some of the lEATIEST CROPS ON THE PLAINS. Only a small instalment on the pur chase is required to be paid, the balance to remain on mortgage at 6$ per cent, for a term of years as may be agreed on. We have also FOR SALE an Improved Farm Containing 1026 ACRES. Utuated close to Ealing Rilway Station, and well watered. For further particulars apply to THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN IGENOY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED. Christchurch or Ashburton. 12au



Special Advertisements. INTRODUCTION OS’ THE PARCEL SYSTEM. Fashion House, Cashel street, Christchurch. Great success has been achieved in the Old Country by the introduction of the “ Numbered Parcel System,” for the supply and purchase of useful household drapery, thousands of parcels being for warded to the order of distant customers upon the distinct understanding that any article not proving satisfactory to the pur chaser, the money in all cases to be re turned. This system is now being intro duced by E. C. Brown & Co., FASHION HOUSE. Cheistchdbch. The splendid stock of General Drapery in all departments has been purchased by E. 0. Brown and Co., from the Trustees in the Estate of the late firm of Craig and Smyth, at a very large discount off cost for cash. Thus articles sold under c°st price leave a good margin of profit for the vendor, while giving unsurpassed value to the purchaser. In all parcels we stake our reputation on the values, and, as suggested above, re turn the money in all cases where the article is not satisfactory. Our No. 1,20 s Dress Parcel, contains — Worth ! £ s. d. 1 dress piece (12 yds) any shade, French costume cloth ... 0 18 6 l£ good velveteen to match dress 0 5 6 3 yds silesia, for linings ... 0 1 10 2 doz new oxydised buttons, to match ... ... . ... . ... 0 1 6 1 pair warm lined fur-top spring cuff gloves ... ... ... 0 2 6 £1 9 10 Our No. 2,30 a household parcel^ contains— _ Worth 1 pair good medium size blan kets 10 0 1 good honeycomb quilt... ... 0 12 6 8 yds good wincey ... ... 0 5 0 1 pair good strong corsets, any size 0 5 0 £2 2 6 Our No. 3, dress parcel for £2, contains— * Worth 1 dress piece (10 yds) celebrated Empress black velveteen ... 1 7 6 3 yds good silesia for lining ... 0 2 0 2 doz new style oxydised buttons 0 16 1 handsome striped winter skirt 0 9 6 1 durable silk umbrella, p.»ragon frame ... ... ... ... 0 8 0 1 choice silk chenille scarf ;.. 0 3 11 £2 12 5 Our No. 4, Ladies’ parcel for £2, contains— Worth 1 dress piece (12 yds) French check costume cloth ...' ... 1 1 0 3 yds silesia lining for same ...0 2 0 2 doz choice buttons, to match dress ... ... ... ... 0 1 6 1 good warm Ladies’ tweed ulster 0 17 6 1 black quilted alpaca skirt ... 010 0 1 white or colored wool wrap ... 0 5 6 1 pair lisle lined fur-top spring cuff gloves 0 2 0 £2 19 6 Our No. 5, household parcel for £2 10s, contains — Worth 1 pair large size good witney blankets 1 10 6 1 nice large size good honeycomb quilt ... ... ... ... 014 6 1 pair good heavy white sheets 0 9 6 6 good value honeycomb towels 0 4 0 6 yds heavy Welsh flannel ... 0 8 0 £3 6 6 Our No. 6, family parcel for £3, contains — Usual price 12 yds super Boslyn flannel (pure wool) ... ... ... ... 018 0 24 yds splendid white calico, heavy make ... 013 0 24 yds good strong brown or grey wincey 0 14 0 6 yds tartan plaid 0 6 6 6 yds good brown holland ... 0 4 6 12 yds hemp carpet, dark stripe 0 7 0 6 pair Girls’ or Women’s warm winter hose 0 7 6 4 large unbleached Turkish towels ... ... ... ... 0 4 9



£3 16 3 Our No. 7, mourning parcel for £2 10s, contains— Worth 10 yds good black French cash mere ... 1 2 6 2 yds 4x4 celebrated rainproof crape 0 9 6 1 good black alpaca or sateen skirt ... 0 14 6 2 pairs Ladies’ black hose ... 0 3 0 1 pair L 'dies' two-button choice black kid gloves ... ... 0 4 6 £ doz Ladies’ cambric handker chiefs, in fancy box 0 5 6 £2 19 6 Our No. 8, furnishing parcel for £lO, contains— Worth 20 yds nice pattern good tapestry carpet ... 3 6 0 1 nice pattern hearthrug, to match ... ... 0 16 6 1 p*ir handsome lace curtains ... 0 14 6 1 pair medium lace curtains ... 010 0 2 pair full size good white sheets 0 18 6 1 pair full size good witney blan kets 1 10 0 1 pair medium good witney blan kets ... 1 0 0 1 full size white honeycomb or toilet quilt ... ... ... 014 0 1 choice pattern wool tablecover 0 15 6 2 white Turkish bath towels ... 0 3 0 6 white or unbleached honey comb towels ... 0 4 6 2 white antimacassars 0 2 0 2 white toilet covers 0 4 0 6 yds linen check glass cloth ... 0 6 0 1 superior white linen tablecloth 011 6 £ll 15 0 Our No. 1, wedding parcel for £4, contains— Worth 1 dress (12 yds) pretty shade in cashmere 1 17 6 2 yds pretty shade in satin, to match 0 13 6 1 dress (12 yds) good costume cloth 1 1 0 2 yds rich colored velveteen, to match 0 7 0 6 yds good silesia 0 6 0 3 doz buttons, to match dresses 0 2 0. 8 yds braid, to match dresses ... 0 0 8 1 pair two-button first choice tinted or white kid gloves ... 0 5 0 6 Ladies’ linen collars 0 3 0 6 Ladies’ linen handkerchiefs ... 0 5 6 3 pairs Ladies’ nice hose 0 4 6 £5 5 8 Our No. 2, wedding parcel for £lO, contains— A very complete trousseau. Our No. 9, Ladies’ (half-price) fared for L 5, contains— Usual price adies’ handsome mantle ... 2 17 6 1 Ladies’ beautiful real sable muff and collarette 4 10 0 1 Ladies’ quilted satin skirt ... 1 0 0 1 fashionable, tweed ulster, in leading shades 1 10 0 £9 17 6 A problem whereby Ladies may stay at home and order their* drapery in perfect confidence. Just try one parcel and see what you will save. Remember—Cash returned at once for any article returned in good condition. Samples post free on application to any part of New Zealand. In ordering any of these parcels, it is sufficient to quote number and name of. parcel only. P. 0.0. made payable to E 0. BROWN & CO., Fashion House, Christchurch. 1362



Special Advertisements. H. Mi Jones f Has now on view a fuse STOCK OF PIANOS. FROM £2O. AND UPWARDS. A Magnificent Instrument by Lipp and Sohn, in walnut; also one by Schwarch ton with TRANSPOSING KEY BOARD, And others by English, German and French Manufacturers. ORGANS. ORGANS. ■ A good selection of these Instruments on hand from £l2 12s upwards. 25 INSTRUMENTS TO SELECT FROM. 25 HARMONIUMS HARMONIUMS. Accordians, Violins, Banjos, Cornets, and all kinds of Brass and Stringed Instru ments. PH 0 0 Lmost won derful instru- N Ements of the day. Tjl Music by the y»rd. A child _LI Mean play it. Very cheap. Just the Q thing for those who cannot have a )o piano. Pianos on hire and for sale at the lowest cash prices, and on TERMS to SUIT PURCHASERS, Agent for MILNER & THOMPSON. A Large Assortment of STATIONERY, BOOKS, TOYS, & FANCY GOODS. H. M. JONES, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. Ashburton. 13d w A N T E D. SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR CIRCULATING LIBRARY ANDREWES BROS., Booksellers and Stationers, East street South, Ashburton. 77