SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Te i nan, s.b., from Sydney, via Anck and and way porta. Hawea. b.b., from Dunedin via Akaroa, Oomet, ketch, from Pelorus Sound. Wakatipu, s.a., from Sydney, via Wel lington. Sailed. Y KSTERDAT. H. J. Libby, barque, for Newcastle. Wakatu, b.b., for Kaikoura and Wel lington. Hawea, s.s., for Manukau and way porta. Te Anau, a.a., for Melbourne, via South. Wakatipu, b.b., for Port Chalmers.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived —Omapere, from Grey mouth ; Zealsndia, from Sydney. Sailed —Wanaka, foriho South; Siorm bird, for the SoutV. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Mahinapua, from the South; Riogarooma, .from Melbourne and the South ; Mawhera, from the South, Sailed—Arawata, for Picton and Nel son ; Ringarooma, for the North ; Ma binapua, for the West Coast. Dunedin Yesterday. Arrived—Manapouri, from the Bluff.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Saturday, November 15 Mr Tboa. Bullock, at tte Arcade, Burnett street —Properties Tuesday, Noafmesr 18. Messrs Matson, Cox and C >., at the Ashburton Saleyarda—Stock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Wednesday, November 19 Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Asso ciation— Annual '"Exhibition of Stock, Implements, etc. Primitive Methodist Church—Tea Meet ing at 4.30 Oddfellows’ Hall—H.M.S. Pinafore, at 8 o’clock Monday, November 24 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7. Friday, December 5 Ashburton County Council —At Council Chambers, 11 a. m. Saturday, December 6. /Takatmi Road Board, at i-ioad Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1884. The New County Council.

From an economical point of view, it is perhaps not to be regretted that the election of the Ashburton County Council did not involve a contest. In only one riding were more candidates nominated than were required to fill the vacancies, and in this solitary instance the difficulty was, if report speaks truly, solved by the rough and ready method of twirling a coin. Those who have of late been persistently clamoring for a change in the personnel of the principal local governing body in the County have in a measure attained their end, as only three of the old members of the Council now occupy their former seats, namely, Messrs Walker, Jackson and Taylor, Whether the new blood which has been infused into the Council will result in our affairs being belter administered remains to be seen, but we must con fess to feeling serious doubts on the subject. If the speeches of people who have lately been gathering together in sundry places for the purpose of airing their views, with more or less eloquence, on local government can be accepted as a criterion of popu lar opinion on this important matter, the days of County Councils are num bered, and Road Boards are in future to reign in their stead. It is strange 1 that such ai agitation should have been got up in Ashburton, which has always been quoted as a model of good admin , islration, and we have certainly cause ► to feel proud of the many useful works carried out in the County in the past. Even those who quarrel with the exist ing system recognise this fact, but they 1 contend that in the present state of our finances economy is imperative. With this contention [nobody will feel dis posed to quarrel, and the late Council showed every disposition ! to give the subject careful con j sideration, which would no doubt > have resulted in salutary reform being carried out. The question is whether the new members are better fitted? to grapple successfully with the difficulty than were the old ones. Among the ! the latter who have not sought re-elec tion w r e may refer to Messrs E. G. Wright and Hugo Friedlander, both shrewd, clear-headed business men, with a special aptitude for public work. .The absence of these gentle men from the County Council is to be deplored, nor can it be said that the i return of Mr Megson and Mr McLean has supplied the loss. Without in any way prejudging these new members, who may develope capacities in the future the presence which they have, up to now given no indication of, we do not think they would themselves attempt to in-' stitute a comparison with their prede cessors. Mr Megson has been a lead ing spirit in the agitation in favor of the Road Boards, and his attitude in the recent conference with the Council showed that he regarded himself as a missionary for the extinction of the lat ter body. Your Little Pedlington re former is nothing if not thorough. His one idea of improvement is to remove what he considers an obnoxious thing from the face of the earth, and this is the feeling with which Mr Megson has ap proached the subject of local govern ment. We do not think that his views will meet with general favor in the Council, and we can only hope that he will recognise this and, not waste time in useless discussion. What Mr Mac lean’s ideas on this burning 'question of County Councils versus Road Boards are we do not know, nor is it of very great consequence. His long connec tion with the district lor which he sits in the Council will make him an admir able local representative, but the kind of knowledge he possesses will scarcely compensate for the absence of the general financial ability of Mr Fried lander. On the other hand, we are glad to see Mr Harper and Mr Coster have been returned, as they are both capable men, possessing a heavy stake , in the County, and therefore alive to i our best interests. Taken as a whole, / however, the new Council is scarcely i an improvement on the ®ld one, and \ we should be sorry to think that the ' absence of any contest was due to a distaste on the part of the gentlemen most fitted for the position to undertake < the responsibilities of public life. i

The best periodical for ladies to take monthly and from which they will receive the greatest benefit is Hop Bitters. Read.— [Advt.] 10 “ Rough on Rats.” —Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, btd-bugs, beetles, insects, -kunks, jack rabbits, gophers. Druggists, The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents, 2 “ Buchu-Paiba.” —Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder, and urinary diseases. Druggists. The N.Z. Drug Co, General Agents. 2 Holloway s Ointment and Pills combine both sanitive and sanative powers in a high degree—by the former term is understood their ability to preserve health, by the latter their capability to restore health, With these reme dies at h«nd no invalid need be at fault tp guide himself or hetself safely through the many trials to which everyone is subjected during opr long and ofttimes inclement winters. Coughs, colds, ulcerated throats, diptheria, whooping cough, can be successfully treated by well rubbing this Ointment upon the chest, ana by taking the Pills. During damp foggy weatherastnmatical siificrer* will experience the utmost possible relief from the inunction of the ointment on all tender chested persons will save endless misery by adopting this treatment,—(Advt.J

At a meeting of the Auckland Harbor Board the tender of Pierce Laingan for L 88.836 was accepted for the construction of the Calliope dock. The engineer’s estimate was L9B 675 The tender of Fleming and Stephenson, of london, for a dredge for L 18.350 was accepted. At the annual meeting of the New Zea land Frozen Meat and Storage Company Limited it. was hoped that freezing opera tions will commence in Auckland in February next. !n April the first ship ment would be m -.de Horn :). A Maori wh-tre was burnt down at Tologa Bay, and an old native woman was burnt to doath. Two Mtori women tried to rescue her, but got nearly suffocated.

Miss Genevieve Ward and Mr Vernon opened in Dunedin last night in “Forget meNof’at the Princess Theatre to a good audience, though the weather was very bad. The performance was highly successful.

Tho waterworks at Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, were opened on Monday. The Mayor, Mr Reed, was presented with an address and a purse of 50 sovs on the occa sion.

A meeting of the Wellington manufac turers is to be held to-morrow evening to consider the industrial Exhibition pro posed by .the Government to be held in Wellington, and a deputation will be foimed to wait on the Premier for infor mation en tho subject. At the usual monthly mealing of he Christchurch Presbytery yesterday, the Rev A. M. Beattie laid on the table the plan of a new church to be erected at Flemington, which was approved of. The Rev J. Elmaiie reported that a gift o 5 laud had been made by Messrs J. H.

Twentyman and E. O. Morley, on condi tion that a building for divine service was erected immediately at Rangitata. The thanks of the Presbytery were accorded to the above-named gentlemen for their munificence.

At R. Wilkin and Co’s annual sale of Tasmanian, South Australian, and New Zealand stud rams and ewes, held at Christchurch yeste-day, there was a good attendance of buyers, and nearly all the 84 lots offered were quitted. One of W. Gibson and Sons’ Tasmanian merino rams fetched 130 guineas, and another 110. Two of James Gibson’s merino rams fetched 210 and 160 guineas respectively. The highest price obtained for ewes was 20 guineas. A t the inquest on the body of Captain

Culmer, of the barque Clyde, on Monday night, the lad Gibson gave evidence that he saw the deceased bleeding very much about the face. A verdict was given to the effect that the c°ptain was killed by a spar striking him. He is to be buried in Christchurch, where his mother resides His Worship the Mayor presided at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, and cautioned and di-missed a first offen der for drunkenness.

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The ordinary monthly meeting of this Committee was held last evening in the Borough Schoolroom. Present—Messrs Sealy (Chairmen), Craighead, Zouch, Andrews, and Reid. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters were read from the Board of Education in reference to the valuation of the school sites.—The Secretary reported having furnished the Board with the valuation asked for.

From the same, stating that the desks in the school would be granted, as re quested by the Committee, as soon as funds were available for the purpose, and recommending that the work be taken in hand during the coming holidays.—lt was decided to reply to the Board, stating that the Committee were quite agreeable to leave the matter in their hands.

From the same, stating that Messrs Cumming and Edge would inspect the school —The Chairman and ecretary stated that they had, with Mr Andrew Orr, been present during the examination which was held last week, and the in spector had expressed themselves -highly pleased with the state of the school in every department. Their report had not jet come to hand. From Miss Barrett, asking for leave o‘~ absence from her duties until the end of December, and enclosing a certificate from Dr Trevor, as to the nature of her injuries—lt was unanimously resolved to grant the request of Mias Barrett. From the headmaster, in reference to Miss Barrett’s absence, and recommend ing the Committee to grant the request. —lt was decided to apply to the Board for an assistant teacher in Miss Barrett’s place.

From Miss Harband, asking for leave of absence for one week in order to attend , the University examination in Christ church.—The Chairman said he had granted leave to Miss Harband, as she had to leave on Friday last.—The action of the Chairman was approved of. From Mrs Hoare and Mrs Dailey, re the caretakership of the Trevorton side school.—lt was resolved to leave the ap pointment over until the' school was ready for opening, Prom Miss Andrews, stating that she had been unable to attend to her duties in the school owing to the wet weather. DRAINAGE AX MASTER’S HOUSE. It was resolved to have the d r ain com plained of by the head master opened out and cleaned at once. REPAIRS. The duty of effecting a number of minor repairs in the school and grounds was left in the hands of the Visiting Com mittee. master’s report. "Inspector’s visit.—Messrs Edge and 1 umming examined the school on Thurs day and Friday, 30th and Slat proximo. There were 490 children present for ex amination, out of 539 on the rolls. Those who were not present absented themrelves on their own responsibility. The average attendance during the week of examina tion was 463 2. Teachers ; All the teachers were present to-day with the ex ception of the mistress, who is, I under stand, attending an examination in Christ church, and M'ss Barrett who is ill, and from whom I have forwarded to the Chairman an application for leave of absence. She is however prepared to find a substitute. Furniture : A number of small matters require looking after, and several minor repairs to the furniture are requisite. Holiday: The school closed yesterday, owing to the general holiday in town.”

The report aa read waa adopted. VOTE OF THANKS. A vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs Sealy, Orr, and the Secretary for attend ing the school during tho examination, SIDE SCHOOL. It was resolved to write to the Board and point out the necessity of haring the side school opened as soon as completed, owing to the crowded state of the infant school, and to ask if applications for a mistress can be called for at once to save delay. ENTEKTAI'MENT FOB BAIZES. It was resolved to ask the head master to undertake the duty of getting up an entertainment in aid of the school prize fund, similar to that of last year, which was so successful. The Chairman said that it had been spoken about to him, and he thought that a circular should be sent out to those persons who were likely to give prizes for special subjects naiqed in the circular. VISIT* NQ COSfM TTEE. Messrs Reid a«d Andrews were ap pointed a Visiting Committee for thp month. accounts. Accounts to the amount of L 8 6s 6d ware passed for payment, and the meet ing adjourned,

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Council was held last evening to confirm the following resolu ion, adopted at a special meeting of the C tuncil held on Monday, 13th v’ctober, viz : “That the lease of'part of Borough reserve No. 7b6 to the vsli burton public library trustees be cancel led, and this Council assumes the control and management of the said library, and that the balance of the sum expended by the Library Committee in erecting the nuilding, exclusive of fixtures and furni ture, after paying off mortgage and in terest, be invested with this Council at current rates of interest >.s ruling from time to time ; and that the said interest, together with subscriptions, donations and ali other moneys received on behalf of the library, be expended in maintaining tho same, and in the purchase of books or other reading matter, or in the formation of a museum ; and that this Council will recognise the rights and privileges of life members at present on the books of the library, as if no change in the manage ment had taken place.” Present —His Worship tho Mayor and Ora Friedlander, Nelson, A.Orrand Sealy. The minutes of the previous special meet ing were read, a"d on the motion of Cr Friedlander, seconded by Or A. Orr, the resolution then adopted was confirmed.

Ordinary Meeting.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Council w.s held last evening. Present— His Worship the Mayor, and Cra Fried lander, Nelson, J. Orr, Sealy, Harrison, Leggett, Bird, Thomas and A. Orr. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. mayor’s statement.

The Mayor stated that the Bank over draft was L 712 2s 2d. The amounts re ceived since last meeting were; —Licenses, L2 15s ; excise, 5s ; oorough seal, LI 1s ; Inspector of Weights and Measures, 2s2d; earth, Lh; rents of reserves, Ll 3 ; rates, L 8 8s; total, L 26 11a 2d. He had con sulted the borough solicitor in reference to the tether rope nuisance, and had arranged that the next offender should be prosecuted. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence was read: expressing regret that he was unable to alter his previous decision in reference to the Moore street crossing.—(2) From the same to the same effect in reference to leasing certain sections of the railway re serves.—(3) From Mr W. 0. Walker, M.H.R., acknowledging the Council's letter thanking him for his atten tion to the interests of the Borough. —(4) From the same acknowledging the receipt of the ratepayers' petition, praying that the Moore street crossing be opened, and stating that the Minister of Public Works had promised further con sideration to the question.—(s) From Mr H. J. Shaw, soliciting an order for brooms, samples of which had been for warded to the Council. VALUATION ROLL.

The tender of Mr John Davidson at L 23 for the compilation of the valuation roll was accepted. DOO COLLARS.

The tender of Mr f. Tait for the supply of dog collars at Is each was accepted. LIBRARY.

The Mayor said that having determined to take over the Library, it became ne cessary to appoint a Committee to super intend the details of management. Be propost dThat Cra A. Orr, J. One Leggatt, Thomas, and Harrison be the Library Committee ” Cr T omas declined to act upon the proposed Committee. He assured coun cillors that it had been his intention to maintain the position he had taken up at their last meeting in reference to the Library resolution and he regretted that owing to a misunderstanding he had not been present at the special meeting to support his contention with the authori ties he now held. However, he gathered from the tenor of the Major a proposition that the resolution had been confirmed, and he (Or Thomas) wished to enter his protest against the whole proceedings, which he held were illegal and might in volve the Council in many serious conse quences. He deprecated the tone adopted towards him by the Mayor at the last meeting, and disavowed any desire to raise frivolous objections. The Mayor had distinctly ruled that no amendment could be moved upon a resolution to which a previous amendment had been defeated, but he (Cr Thomas) was prepared to show that fifty amendments could be moved, and the matter saving gone so far he bad determined to take legal steps to nullify the whole proceedings. He called attention of Councillors to the 157th clause of the “Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,” which he contended held Councillors personally liable for the re piyment of any raorey improperly bor rowed for Library purposes- The Mayor substituted the name of Or Nelson for that of Cr Thomas, and the amended motion being seconded by Cr Bird was carried. The Mayor said that it would be neces sary to provide the Committee with the necessary funds to discharge the pressing liabilities of the Library. Cr Thomas proposed—“ That no money be expended upon the Library for one month.” The proposition was not seconded, Cr Bird proposed—“ That the Commit tee be authorised to pay pressing claims up to LSO at once, and report at next meeting in reference to the remaining liabilities. ”' Cr Harrison seconded the proposition. He said that he held with Cr Thomas that his amendment should have been accepted, but seeing a large majorl y of the Coun cillors were in favor of the resolution adopted, he (Or Harrison) had not felt justified in maintaining a futile opposi-

tion. He was sure the action prooosed by the Council met with the approval of a majority of the burgesses. At the same time he disapproved of the provision made by the resolution for the adjust ment f accounts and interest between

the Library and the Council, which he regarded as a complication of a very si ii pie matter of account, Cr J. Orr said that Or Thomas had positively asserted that the action taken by the Council was illegal, and it might be judicious to consult thetr solicitor before moving further in the matter. (Or Thomas: “ Hear, hear. You shoul I have done that before.”) The Mayor might have erred in declining to put the a mend meat, but if it had been submitted to tlie Council they would undoubtedly have arrived at the same conclusion

Or A. Orr did not agree with Or Harri son as to the futility of the accounts pro vided for by the resolution. He suggested that Or Thomas should be allowed to seek legal advice on the question, and that the Council should act with independence, not run to their solicitor whenever the holder of some fad impugned the legality of their proceedings. The Mayor said that it had not been his intention to speak bn the, subject, but Or J. Urr’a remark that he (tho Mayor) might have erred in not putting th-i amendment called for some explanation. As a matter oji f<*ct no amendment was tabled. Or Thomas had asked if he might put a further amendment, and ho (the Mayor) had rep ied “No.” There vfaa no amendment submitted, and the pro ceedings were of a conversational charac ter between Or Thomas and himself What had been stigmatised as aq improper ruling was merely a hurried opinion, and Cr Thomas had entered no protest or taken other stops, &x the imputes would show, to record hi*

dissent. They were now threatened with I he terrors of the law, but he regarded it | ss a mere storm in a teapot, an ocunr-1 retvce of which no Court of law would take 11 any cognisance. I Gr J. Orr said that he had not wished j to impute the slightest impropriety to the j Mayor. J The resolution was then put and car- j tied., I engineers’ report. I The Engineers’ report waa read as fol- I lows : j The Works Committee discussed the ques- I tion of the proposed erection by Mr Turner of I a cottage at the head of tne mill-race for the I residence of a man to attend to the regulation I of the supply of water, and it was resolved that I the matter should be brought before the Council J with a recommendation that some steps be J taken in this direction. The labor gang have I been employed in fo ming Grey street and I footpaths in Aitken street, filling up footpath I in Burnett street east, carting soil to Kermode street, shingling along side channel in Moore street, forming footpath on S.E. Belt to fall width between Burne t and Havelock streets, making and fixing culverts and bridges, clean ing out water channels, attending to water supply, etc, MILL RACE. Some discussion took place in reference to the appointment of a caretaker at the head of the race, the cost to be borne jointly by Mr C W. Turner and the i Council, and it was ultimately resolved to allow the matter to stand over until the next meeting of the Council. The remain der of the report was adopted. LICENSES. ) The following licenses wore granted'.— - Drivers; William Fox, Francis Maofar - Une, Robert Maofarlane. Kerosene; , Fciedlandec Bros and A. Orr. a - ACCOUNTS. 1 The usual fortnightly accounts amount, log to L 135 13s 6d were passed for pay' ment, and the Council adjourned.

THE CANTERBURY AGRICULTU RAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIA TION’S SHOW.

(BT TELKOBJJPH ) Ohbistohubch, ’To-day. Joy came with th'e morning when it broke fine for the great day of the Can terbury Metropolitan and Pastoral Show. Visitors in crowds are going to the Show grounds at Sydenham, and the trams and coaches are doing a roaring trade. The display throughout was a most imposing one, notwithstanding the fact that some of the Southern exhibitors had held back this year to the regret of the friends of the A. and P. Association. The following medals were awarded Hold medal for the beat bull of any age, G. Steel’s Rosa’s Earl; gold medal for the best cow, John Deans’ Duchess of Bruns wick 6th. The two silver medals for merino sheep were taken by W. H. Teschemaker, and two by A. McMaster, H. R. and J. B. Parker, H, Overton, 0. Witherell, W. Boag, H. J. Washbourne. J. Deans, and Dudley and North y also secured medals in various classes of sheep.

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

The fallowing is a list of Acts passed during the recent session, and to which the Governor’s sanction has been given:— PUBLIC ACM. Affirmations in >. ieu of Oaths Anatomy Act, 1875, Amendment Animals Protection Act, 1880, Amend ment Appropriation Bankruptcy Act, 1883, Amendment Beetroot Sugar Bills of Exchange Act, 1883, Amend ment Chatham Islands Animals Codlin Moth Consolidated Stock Destitute Persons Act, 1877, Amend ment Drainage of Mines . East and West Coast (Middle Island) and Nelson Railway Kleotric Lines Employment of Females and Others Act, 1881, Amendment jfgFalae Notice of Birth, Marriage and Death Fisheries Conservation Foreign Companies Greymouth Harbor (No. 1) Greymouth Harbor (No. 2) Immigration and Public Worse Appro priation Impounding Imprest Supply (No 1) Imprest Supply (No 2) Imprest Supply (No 3) Imprest Supply (No 4) Justices of the Peace Act, 1833, Amend ment Land Act, 1*77, Amendment (No 2) Life Assurance Policies Married Women’s Property Municipal Corporations Act, 1877, Amendment (No 1) Native Land Alienation Restriction New Zealand Government Insurance Association New Zealand Loan Parliamentary Honorarium and Privi leges

Pension Police Offences (No 2)’ Property Tax Public Health Act, 1876, Amendment Public Revenue (No 2) Public Works Act, 1882, Amendment Railway Authorisation Registration of Births Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trust Board Incorporation of Rivers Board Road Board Act, 1882, Amendment Salmon and Trout Act, 1867, Amend* ment Sharebrokers Acts Repeal Sheep Act, 1878, Amendment Slaughter House Act, 1877, Amend ment Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Timber Floating Waikato Confiscated Lands West Coast Settlement Reserve Act, 1881, Amendment Westland Education District Subdivi sion

Westport Harbor Board Workmen’s Wages PRIVATE ACTS. Gisborne Gas Company New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) Empowering Perpetual Trustees Estate and .Agency Company LOCAL ACTS. Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877, Amendment Caversham Drainage City of Dunedin Leasing Powers Dunedin Drill Reserve Act, 1876, Amendment Gisborne Harbor Hokitika Racecourse Reserve Hokitika Steam Tug . Invercargill Reserve Leasing Kaiapoi Domain Board Empowering Napier Harbor Board Empowering Loan Otago Harbor Board Empowering Act, 1875,1 Amendment Otago Harbor Board Loan Consolida tion jOtago Presbyterian Church Board of Property Amendment Special Powers and Contracts Tauranga School Site Thames Recreation Reserve .Sale Timaru Market Reserve Wellington College Reserve Wellington Harbor Board Loan Consolidation and Empowering West Harbor Borough Empowering.

SPORTING.

METROPOLITAN meeting The following are the results of the final events of yesterday’s me°t ng Thb Wkucomb Stakes, a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, with 250 sovs added. Second horse to receive 50 sots, and the third horse 15 sovs from the stake. Four furlongs. I MrG 01 fford’scho Stoneyhurst, King I of Clubs —Waterspite, Bit 51b 1 (Brown).-1— IMr F. OoVon’s b'c Hermitage, 'tJadb- ** - " I g al i—Macs’coar, Bst6lb ... (Clifford) 2 { Hon W. Robinson’s ch o Wizard,- - 1 King of Clubs—Charm, Bst Bib I (Derrett) 3 I Spade Guinea, Wai-iti colt, Lady Ger- I trade and Nemesis also ran. The Wai-itl I colt was made a hot favorite, and went to J the front in company with Hermitage I from the start. Very soon, howevw,. I Stoneyhurst took the lead, and the 1 favorite fell back to fourth place, Wizard I coming up third. This order was main* j II lined to the finish, Stoneyhurst I a couple of .lengths from Hermitage, I 1 1 Wizard a good third, Spade Guinea fourth y 1 1 and the rest nowhere. On the inside ] 1 1 totalisator the dividend was L 6 16s, and > j on the outside L 8 5s 6d. > I WINNERS OF THE WELCOME STAKES. Ij "3 ———— ■ I § Owner. Horse. Rider. , .1 1 1870 Mr H. Prince Hilarious S. Harris s*'A - I 1880 Mr H. Horsford La Mode J, Webster 51 ■- I 1881 Mr H. Horsford Siesta J. Webster 51 I 1882 Hon W. Robinson Oudeis R. Derrett 48)5 * 1 1883 Hon W. Robinson Liverpool Rudmgs 5i?9 I 18S4 Mr G. Clifford Stonyhurst Brown 53 l |Th3 Riocabton Welter Handicap, of “* I 100 sovs, with a sweepstakes of 3 sot* : I each to go to thesecond horse. Minimum I weight, Bst. Six furlongs. Mr J. Pilbrow’s b g Mata, aged, by •' I Dead Shot—Raupo, Bst ...(Derrett) 1 • IMr H. Goodman’s b g Billy, 6 yrs, 9st j gib ; ... ... (Owner) , 2 I Mr W. L. Browne’s hr g Bally (late I Whitbach), aged (Bradley) 3 I Puck, Youth, Rubezihl, Duchess of it I Albany, and Shuffla-the-Brogue also ran. n-1 Speculation, Ugly Buck, and Deceiver v. 1 were scratched. This was an easy win for w I Mata, Derrett riding a waiting race till id j entering the straight, when he came he I through his horses and won as he liked, ag I The Scratch Selling Race, of 20 sovs ae I was won by Ploughboy, but a protest waa ck lodged against him, on the ground of bis he I having run under a different name. The I decision of the Stewards was not mads known yesterday. '

SHEEP AND RABBIT ACTS.

In Committee of Supply (Sense of Re preaentatirePf November 4th) the follow ing remarks were made on the rote—- stock branch, L 30,360: — Mr Walker would take the opportunity of impressing several points on the atten tion of the Government, the more so as there had been no opportunity of discuss ing the report of the Joint Oommittee.on the Sheep and Rabbit Acts. Certain dis tricts in the colony now paid nearly the whole of the expenses of the department, which caused a great deal of dissatisfac tion, and the Committee—be spoke of himself as a member of it—only refrained from recommending the Government to adjust the inequality because they 'be lieved that at the present moment there was an urgent necessity that the Govern ment should use every endeavor under the Acts to stamp out the scab and rabbit pests ; and therefore the Committee con sidered it would be inopportune to raise the question of expen iture now, con sidering it a mere subsidiary question that could be settled at another time. The Committee were most emphatic in urginy that the scab pest should be stamped out, to enable New Zealand to take advantage of the Australian market for sheep; and it was clearly proved that it was.ienly through the bad administration of the Acts that the colony was not now iu a position to do so. He therefore earnestly impressed on the Government the neces sity of a vigorous administration (of the Sheep and Rabbit Acts in the spirit of the Committee’s report. Sir Julius Vogel said the Government had not yet had time to folly consider the report and evidence of the Joint Com mittee, but they had had time to recog nise that the labors of the Committee were of a most important character. Its recommendations deserved very high con sideration, and the evidence was of an ex ceedingly interesting character. It would have to be considered by the Government very carefully. These estimates were made out before that report was brought down, and the amo ints were similar to those passed last year. The Government would not be relieved from the duty of considering to what extent and in what manner they could give effect to the re commendations of the Committee. Those recommendations, summarised, amounted to this: that the provisions of the Act should be vigorously carried out without reference to local partiality or local feel ing; that officers of the department should be chosen only for their efficiency, and that sinecure positions should not be conferred upon any persons who could not find other employment. It was a strong recommendation on the part of the Committee that the Government should aid in introducing in large numbers the natural enemy of the rabbit—the ferret. Mr Smith pointed out that the larger proportion of tba money raised was paid by the districts of Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay, and that there should be a fairer division of the money expended in future. Vote, L 30.360, agreed to.

That husband of mine is three times the man he was before he began using “ Wells Health Renewer.” Druggists. The NiZ Drug Co., General Agents. 2 The local industries of Ashburton are grow* ing apace. A visit to the principal workshops in this town will convince any of our readers that there is still a splendid future before us if we only patronise those of our enterprising townsmen who are determined to do a legiti mate business with small profits. In Burnett street the workshops of Messrs Meech and Co. present a busy appearance, and having im proved machinery are able to turn out an ex cellent display of household furnishings equal to any in Canterbury. We anticipate a great demand ana a satisfactory profit for the manu facturers in return. In feast street Messrs M. and Co. have also opened a show room, where is to be seen some very fine furniture suitable to all classes, and we believe at prices that mus: command a ready sale. Our advice is— inspect Meech and Co.’s stock for house fur nishings.

The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or ceunterfdted. This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest v. hie. As soon as it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the meritsj of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce sudering invalids ? to use their stuff instead, expecting tct make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in supt- . . lar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word “ Hop ” of “Hops ” were used, in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word “Hop” or “Hops’ m their ■, name or in any wav connected with them or their are imitations or counterfeits, Beware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a ouqch or cluster of green Hops on'tne white label, and Dr Soule’s name blown la the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and chemists are warned against dealings* intlt* tioas«utG^natafeitSi

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1881.



Wanted. WANTED —A Girl about 14, to at tend to two children. Apply Office of this Pape; - . 11 2095 ANTED ' Immediately—lmprovers W to the Dressmaking. Apply to Mrs Meech, at A. Orr’s. 11 2093 WANTED Known Sugar, 34d ; Kerosene, 7s 3d a tin; 501 b Fiour, 4s Od ; Oysters, 6d ; Salmon, 8d ; Bisouitr. 3£d ; a good family tra, la 6d. J. McOregob, Tancred street WANTED Known—H. O. Seoers’ is the Cheapest House in town for First-c'ass Drapery and Millinery, Every thing marked with a small profit. Sealy’s Buildings, Fast street. |: : ~ WANTED Known— A. Orr is selling for cash at the following reduced prices :—Tea, rare value, per box 14s 6d ; tea, per lb Is 3d, extra quality; L.B. sugar, per lb 3d ; currants, per lb s|d ; raisins, per lb 6d ; tapioca, per lb 3d, fine white ; sago, per lb 3d ; sperms, per lb 7d; sauce, per bottle Gd ; rice, beat Japan, 3d. 11 20G6 WANTED Known—That Fbiedlander Bros, have on sale all requisites for the shearing season. Sheep shears (the favorite brands, Nos. 38AS, 75, IIA, Etc.), Turkey Oil-stones, Lamp Black, Raddle, Boiled Oil, Woolpaoks. WANTED KNOWN —Robert Elston, Bill Poster, Theatrical Agent, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 c OTANTED Known—That I have » » opened r Coal Yard in East street, opposite Messrs Jones and Bradshaw’s Corn and Chaff Store, where orders may be left, also at my residence, Hampstead, as I am now prepared to supply a first class Coal at most reasonable prices. Charles Brown. 8 1555



[HRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS CABDS! Tor Bending Home to your Friends. A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT, With Colored Views of New Zealand Scenery:—Lytelton Harbor, Timaru Breakwater, Ocean Beach (Dune din), Port Chalmers and Otago Heads, Mount Cook, Milford Sound, and others. Also Views in the North Island. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &0., BAST STREET, SOUTH, Ashburton. HAVING procured the moat suitable appliances for carrying out Funerals IN TOWN OR COUNTRY, The Undersigned beg to notify that they are prepared to supply EVERY REQUISITE in a style hitherto UNSURPASSED IN ASHBURTON, AX THE MOST REASONABLE TERMS. J. Meech & Co. All persons in want of really GOOD AND SERVICEABLE FURNITURE Suitable to the most limited incomes, or Those in good positions cannot do better than inspect J. M. & Co.’s stock before going elsewhere, as they intend CLEARING THE WHOLE of it at once REGARDLESS OF COST, to make room for NEW SHIPMENTS of Eng lieh an American FURNITURE shortly to arrive. Houses supplied with every require ment of household use. Venetian Blinds, etc. J. MEECH & CO., Ashburton. fEAST STREET, next Warehouses < Diman t and Coe, and IfU g ) BURNET i STREET. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO CASH PURCHASERS, PRIOR to Annual Stock-taking, a very LIBERAL DISCOUNT Will be allowed to CASH PURCHASERS OF PIANOS. One of the finest and best selected stocks in the colony to choose from. V2 * m H. M. Jones Agent for lILNER & THOMPSON Ashburton.



ANTED Known—Boots ! Boots ! V\ That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, eto., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4s 6d; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men’s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1272 VfTANTED Known —That Jones and V\ Bradshaw, next Mr Lancaster’s butchers shop, East street, are now offer ing Pig Feed, Chick Wheat, Horse Feed, etc., etc , etc., cheaper and of a better class than any other in the tjwn. All goods delivered free of charge in town. 4 752 SOMETHING worth knowing.—F. F. CLAYTON, Practical Tailor, pro fessed Coat and Habit Maker, is next Jones and Bradshaw’s, East street. F. F. 0. is too well known as a master of his profession to need further comment. One trial will prove it Gentlemen’s own ma-, terial made up ; repairs and alterations carefully attended to. 10 1952



Special Advertisements. NEW TWEEDS 1 SUMMER SUITS. Perfect Fit NEW TWEEDS! SUMMER SUITS. Guaranteed in the latest or any style that, may be required. Craighead & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, imam pleasure in announcing VV to our friends and patrons, and all who may feel interested in the general ogreos of our times that we have just coived a splendid assortment of Tweeds, Coatings, Serges, etc., eta., of the best quality and latest designs—suitable for the season we are now entering. All Goods Suppliel at LOWEST CASH PRICE 3. CRAIGHEAD & CO., Tancred street, Ashburton. REDUCTIONS. REDUCTIONS. The Undersigned have For Sale at Reduced Prices : Timber. Timber. Timber. Coal. Coal. Coal. Firewood. Firewood. Firewood, •Stakes. Stakes. Stakes. Posts. P.'sts. Posts, Hurdles. Hurdles. Hurdles. Inspection invited. MACPHERsON, FIRMER AND CO. (late A. Hayes). TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS, East street. W. H. 0 ‘LLINS, Manager, Ashburton. XTEW BOOKS! NEW BOOKS!! EW BOOKS ! and CHRISTMAS CARDS Now in. Popular Encyclopedia (14 vols); Colo nies and Dependencies, by T. S. Cotton ; Local Government, by M. D. Chalmers ; i'reasury of Sciences, Biographical, Work shop Appliances, Systematic Mineralogy, Electricity and Magnetism, Strength ot Material; Vanity Fair, by Thackery ; The Newcomes ; English Men of Letters— Bacon, Oowper, Uic&ens, Defoe ; Journal of the Plague Year, Plays from Moliere, The Prince Micharelli; Pedigree of Man, by Hoeckel; India, the Law and the People, by Caird ; (jilbert on Banking ; The Assommoir, by Emile Zola ; Medi- i eval History, by Chambers; Cassell’s 1 Family Magazine, Irish Pleasantry and . Fun, English Scenery (G vols), Countries > of the World (6 vols), Peoples of the 1 World (4 vols). All Round the World (2 J vols), The Book of Health, Family Phy sician ; Animal Life, by Wright; The ' Technical Educator, Popular Educator, Men of the Time, Family Herald (half year vol), How the Poor Live. Thomas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER, ASHBURTON.



Special Advertisements. T'fc OTH.ERHAM WATCHES Fi\ m £5 10s. AtCH MAKERS Jewellers ibhJ^7. r ( c CHEAP STATIONERY FOR TtU'. PEOPLE. Superfine note paper, 5? per ream Cream laid envelopes, 6a pep IIOJ Foolscap (unequalled value), la per quire CHEAP BOOKS. Standard works by various authors. CHRISTMAS CARDS. Beautifully Colored New Zealand Scenery From 3d and upwards. TOYS, FANCY GOODS, &c., In great variety from Id and upwards. E. Bevan, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, Eto., (Next shop to Quill’s Hotel).



25 Branches Now Open 25 THE NEW” ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEWEST STYLES in SPRING & SUMMER CLOTHING, Manufactured from the renowned Wear Resisting MOSGIEL TWEEDS. The fit and workmanship of every gar ment is undoubtedly unsurpassed, whiie the large production and increased busi ness enables the proprietors to offer special advantages as to price. Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing in every variety at Wholesale Prices. Shirts, Hats, Hosiery, Blankets, Rugs, Portmanteaux, and every requisite at WHOLESALE PRICES. Note the address— NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY EAST STREET, Ashburton 25 Branches Now Open 25



DAVIS’S Cheap Clearing Sale NOW ON. £ s. d. Bedroom furnished complete for 6 6 0 Chest of 5 drawers, for ...200 Suites in Leather, for 14 0 0 (Suites in EZaii, for ... ... 14 0 0 Every other article equally cheap. Must be Sold to make room for our CONSTANT MANUFACTURE OF FURNITURE of all kinds. W, DAVIS, Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer, EAST STREET SOUT , Ashburton 9 1729



d o 43 pH w a Fancy and hoisbsy COUNTER. Four - Button - Length Suede Gloves, la lid ; Six do, 2a lid ; Ten-Button do, 3s 3d. A beautiful assortment of Jersey Silk, Lisle and Taffeta Gloves; also the new Elbow Clove, Gauntlet Kid, Dogskin and Housemaids’ Gloves, Is 2d. India Muslin, 7|d ; Scarf Net, all colors, l|d; Children’s Sox, 4£d; Linen Buttons, Id per card ; Dress Steels, fljd set; Tailor’s Thread, 3d reel; China Tape, 4d£ doz. d CJ 43 < 2 fa ta MANCHESTER COUNTER. Handsome Lace Curtains, 3s lid; Pampadour Prints, dark colors, 4|d ; Ginghams, G£d ; Galatea -tupes, s|d ; Crewdson’s No. 2 White Calico, 4s lid doz; Horrock’s, 3s lid.; Heavy Grey Twill Calico, 4£d ; Grey Twill Sheeting, 9|d ; Harvard Shirting, 4|d ; The New Unshrinkable Saxony Shirting, B|d, worth Is; Welsh Flannel, B|d ; Saxony Welsh, ll£d ; Good Cotton Diaper, 7£d ; Slate Selisia, 6|d ; Honeycomb Quilts, only 4s lid; Brown Holland, 4-|-d. CLOTHING ROOM. d u •3 P*’ W d Men’s Tweed Trousers, 5s lid, 7s lid, 9s 6d, 10s Gd ; Men's Trousers and Vest, Gs lid, 9s lid, 12s Gd, 16s; Men’s Tweed Coats, 5s lid, 9s Gd, 12s Gd, 15s; Boys' Tunic Suits, 5a lid, Gs 1 d, 8s lid, 10s Gd. Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’ Kaiapoi Clothing. Men’s Harvard Shirts, Is Gd, Is lid, 2s Gd, 2s lid; Men’s White Shirts, 2s lid, 4s lid, 4s lid, 5j lid ; Men’s Hard and Soft Hats, Is lid, 2s lid, 3a lid, 4s lid. Sox, Ties, Collars, Scarves Braces, etc. 43 P* a w cd TAILORING DEPARTMENT. In response to hundreds of en quiries for a good pair of Trousers and suits made to order at a rea sonable price, we have at last de termined to supply the long felt want. Wo guarantee satisfaction and a Perfect Fit. H. E. May & Co.’s CASH SYSTEM Is now acknowledged to bo far the best both for buyer and seller.



1884. Victoria House. 1885. SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON. Prints, Dress Stuffs, Co tujiks, Trimmings, Fancy Tibs, Hosiery, Millinery, Men’s, Roys’, anu Youths’ Clothing, Shirts (assorted), Hats, <£c. , <Sc., Of newest designs, super-excellent makes, and durability, selected and offered for the especial purpose of well and worthily recommending Victoria House as pre-eminent for variety, quality, liberality, and incomparable value, JESS' Ladies’, Men’s, and Children’s HOOTS, &a, at “ cdl again ” prices. Patterns of Boslyn, Mosgeil, and KaiapoiTWE .DS receive 1 weekly, from which Men’s Youths’, and Roys’ Garments are promptly made to measure, fit, finish, and fashion perfect. Charges strictly reasonable. Dimant and Coe. Ready-Money Drapers, Clothiers. &c, East and Tancred streets in ptcuus-a lately occupied by Orr and Co.



Special Advertisements. A. Tapper, SAWMILLER TIMBER, AND IRON MERCHANT, East street, Ashburton, | Has decided to | Sell Off Hia Large Stock of TIMBER I BUILDING GATE' & IRON I MATERIA S FENCING WIRE, &j. at greatly Reduced Prices, As he ia retiring from business, therefore ANY REASONABLE OFFER WILL NOT BE REFUSED. Stock must be cleared off by December 31st. H. W. BARRETT, 8 1537 Manager.



Goughs, Colds, Bronchitis, etc., are cured by using Baxter’s ‘‘Lung Preserver.” Ibis old-established medicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical and clerical profession. Bead ad* vertisemeat.