SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Onyx, barque, from Newcastle. Ann and Mary, barquentiue, from Rock hampton. Sailed. Yesterday. Ocean Ranger, barquentine, for New- ■ castle. ■ < 'jr ■‘X » ! '„** . \ /: * —• Auckland, Yesterday. from Dunedin} Syren, frosi Timaru ; Mary Campbell, Dunedin; Parnell, from Lyttelton; Rn.ga rooma, from Sydney. ■ Sailed Sarah W. Hunt, for Cape Wn ' Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Manawatu, from Westport ; Kiwi, from West Coast. Sailed— Waihora, for 'Melbourne via the South ; Manawatu, fofWestport, Wellington, To-day. Arrived—Hauroto, from Sydney, at 8 o’clock this morning , T t , ■ Dunedin, Yesterday. Sailed—Hawea, for the North. Bluff, Yesterday. Arrived—Arawata, from Melbourne.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

, \ ' AUCTION SALE *. Tuesday, July 8. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Baleyards—Stock. * MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS. Etc. Friday, July 11. Star of Ashburton, L.0.L., No. 23- Annual Dinner, in tne Town Hall Monday, July 21. .RoaOuch Council* at Borough Council 7.80. Friday, August 1. Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a. m. STtn v A ApiTUBfcAY, August 2. Wakanui .Road Board, at Road Board :: ;office, Moore street, 1 at 10.30 a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1884.

Mr Wason announces that ho will address the electors to-morrow evening at the Hinds School, and at tho Lismore School on Thursday. The candidate speaks at Ashburton on Monday next. At last evening’s meeting of the norough Council Cr John Orr stated his intention of moving at an early date that a drinking fount in be erected in East street. He regarded such an institution as a great benefit and a necessity, and he hoped Councillors would think over the matter. Or .elsou was of opinion that the -sayor should celebrate the conclusion of his third year of office by presenting a foun tain to the Borough, but Cr arrison thought that tha burgesses themso vea might put their hands in their pockets and build a memorial of Mr Williamson’s triennial mayoralty themselves, placing upon it a suitable inscription. Which suggestion found favor i.x the eyes pf'the Chairman himself did not transpire, as that gentleman's countenance was as inscrutable as the Sphynx, while he pre served a judicious silence in the matter.

Cr St Hill’s letter resigning his seat on tho Borough Council was read at last night's meeting, and the resignation was accepted. A minor election will there fore divide the attention of the burgesses at the same time as the more important choosing of Parliamentary representatives will be going on.

At a meeting of the Temperance Union Committee it was unanimously resolveo that a public meeting be held in the Town Hail on Wednesday, July 9th, to bead dressed by several gentlemen on the poli tical aspect of the temperance question, the Parliamentary candidates to be in vited.

We would refer our readers to the business# announcement of Messrs Elz Bros , which appears in another column From’ the weli known workmanship this nrm turns out and their moderate charges, they should anticipate a largo increase in their trade very shortly. Mr Graham announces that he will ad dress the electors of Ashburton in the Town Hall on Thursday. The installation of officers for tho cur rent half year in the Star of Ashburton Lodge, NolGl, U. A.O f)., to )k place last evening, when the following were in stalled J.P.A., Bro Higgins; A. ~ Bro Elston ; V. A.D., Bro Joseph Smith; -■ecretary, Bro C. Ward ; Treasurer, Bro Undriil ; i.G., Bro Greenaway; A. B.’s, Bros Porter and Johnson; Y.A.B’s, Bros Wall and Brown ; 0.G., Bro J. W. Mcßae ; Auditors, Bros Hill and Oaks ; iVlinute Secretary, Bro F. A. Styele. The District President, Bro Taylor, was pre sent, and delivered an excellent address, in wnich he strongly urged upon the brethren to support the movement for founding a District Grand Lodge in New Zealand.

“ Boaz’a ” five chief prizes were dis tributed as follows : —L3OO to Wellington, Ll5O to Christchurch, LIOO to Napier, L 59 to Wanganui, LSO to Dunedin. The usual meeting of the .South Rakaia School Committee was held in the library last evening. Pre.ent—Messrs Hardy (Chairman), Oxley, Howell, Haslett, Fletcher, and Broadbent. The Commit tee appointed to accept a tender reported that Mrs Smith’s tender had been accepted for six months for L 7. The Committee’s action was approved of. The master re ported the working average for last quar ter, 117.05; strict average, 112 4; highest attendance, 142 ; number on roll, 172 ; average last mouth, 109 1 ; last vvtek, 107. The extra desk accommodation is of great service, but the large room is still inconveniently crowded. A ponton of the ground requires re-fencing, and the schoulhouse requires some repairs. It was decided to do tho repairs at once to the house ; the fence to be loft till the central Board had finished the promised alterations. It was decided to close the school for winter holidays on Wednesday the lOthand re-open on Monday the 29 h ■ July. Accounts were passed for Ll 3 Ids 9d, and tho meeting adjourned.

Sour stomach, bad breath, indigestion, and headache easily cured by Hop Bitters. — [Advt.] 2

Kidney and urinary troubles are universal, and the only safe and sure cure is Hop Bitters, Rely on it. Read. —[Advt.] Z Flies and Bugs. —Beetles, insects, roaches, ants, bed-bugs rats, mice, gophers, jack-rab bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” The N.Z, Drug Co., General Agents. 3 Wells’ ’‘Rough on Corns.” —Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, wards, bunions. The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 3 Indigestion and Liver Complaints.— For these complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach. Sold everywhere, or post free from J. Laxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps. Money wanted —We notice by our adver tising columns that one of tire large drapery and clothing firms of Christchurch are in urgent need of L 3,500. In order to secure the amount before the 30th of July they have decided to sacrifice their entire stock, supplying all comers at wholesale price. We should advise all friends wishing to make the most of the little money at their disposal to lose no time in visiting H. E. May and Co., of the Hall. Advt.] “ German Syruu.”-— No other medicine in the world was ever given sueu a test of its curative ,7;’' ,I 'ties as Boschee’s German Syrup, in three years two mill;™ Jour hundred thou sand small bottles of this meemd"? wcre a , ls ‘; tributed free of charge by Druggists In tuc United States of America to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The re sult has been that Druggists in every town and village in civilised countries are recommending : it to their customers. Go to your 1 Druggist and ask what they know about it. Sample Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case. — [Advt.]

Mr Walker addressed the electors at Mothven last evening. There were fully 250 pers ns present, and a considerable number were unable to obtain admission on account of the crowded state of the solieolhouse. Mr Walker’s address occu pied rather more than an hour, and at its conclusion lie answered a large number of questions put to him by the au ienca. The proceedings throughout were of a most orderly character, a fact which attracted the more attention on account of the reverse having been anticipated, a fear for which the antecedents of some of our Melhven friends are not wholly irre sponsible. It is particul rly gratifying to bo able to record that the creditable reception accorded to All Walker was in a great measure due to the personal influ ence of some of Mr Wason’s prominent supporters. 1 The usual monthly meeting of the Borough School Committee takes place this evening at 7.30. A root race took place this afternoon on the new Sports Ground, East Belt, be tween James Macfarlane and A. Fosse, the distance being half a mile, and the stakes L 5 a side. There was a fair attend ance, but the strong nor’-wester blowing at the time made things rather unplea sant. Tho two men got well away from the start, Macfarlane going immediately to the front at a good pace. It was soon seen that Fosse was quite out of the race, as after the first lap his opponent was about 30 yards ahead. This lead he in creased and came in an easy winner by more than a hundred yards, Fosse giving up the contest when about that distance from homo. Macfarlane is to meet J. M. O’Connor next Tuesday in a, quarter-mile hurdle race, over eight flights of sticks, and taking into account the plucky run ning of the winne. to-day, the race should be a close one. During the gale which was blowing at Dunedin on Saturday a horse and van were blown over by a gust of wind and the driver slightly injured. The van was smashed to pieces, and the cover blown a quarter of a mile away. A largely attended meeting of in favor of tho introduction of the Bible into schools was held at Dunedin yester day The Hon T. Dick, Mr niton, and Mr Macandrew, M. H. R.’s, addressed the meeting in favor thereof. At a stormy meeting of shareholders of the Koranui Goal Mining Company held last evening at Wellington, it was decided to wind up the Company, and Mr J. H. George, Chairman of the Company, was appointed liquidator. The Secretary of the Yew South Wales Rifle Association replies to the Secretary of the ! ow Zealand Rifle Association, stating that no special concessions could be made to an Auckland team of Volun teers visiting Sydney during the Associa ! tion meeting.

Thd Wairarapa took seventy-seven pas sengers on her second trip to the South Sea Islands. Catarrh of tiik Bladder.— Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by ** Buchu-paiba.” The N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 3 Holloways Ointment and Pills.—. Notable Facts.—lntense heat augments the annoyances of skin disease and encourages the development of febrile disorders; therefore they should, as they can, be remove by these detergent and purifying preparations. In stomach complaints, liver affections, pains, and spasms of the bowels, Holloway’s ungent well rubbed over the affected part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and in flammation, checks the threatening diarrhoea and averts incipient cholera. The poorer inhabitants in large cities will _ find these remedies to jbe their best friends when any pestilence rages, or when from unknown causes eruptions, boils, abscesses, or „|p P „i; on „ poi.n uui the presence ol taints or imparities within the system, and call for instant and effective curative medicines. — [Advt.] The Bad and Worthless

are never imitated or counterfeited. This is es pecially true of a family medicine, and it of positive proof that the remedy imitated is is the highest value. 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 merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to ma-:e money on the credit and good name of H. B Many others started nostrums put up in simi lar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in which the word “ Hop ” or ‘‘Hops ” were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. aH such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is, and especially those with the word “ Hop ’’or •* Hops ” in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Be ware of them. Touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the w t ; te label, and Dr scute’s name blown in th glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and ch,mists are warned against dealing in im ta tions or counterfeit’’

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last evening, when there were present, the Mayor and Crs A. Orr, R. Eriedlander, S. /Nelson, if. Bird, W. Leggett, and J. Orr. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con firmed. •mayor’s statement. Tho Mayor said that tho debit balance at tho Bank amounted to L 590 10s. The following amounts had been received since last meeting:—Rent, L 3 10s 3d; licenses, LI ; rates, L 1 19s 6d ; L 720 161 still remained of rates not collected. The Mayor added that no doubt the attention of the Councillors had been called to a recent fatal accident on the Alford Forest road at the new cutting. He no ticed that one of the papers had stated that the fall was four feet six inches at this particular part of tho road, but he had ex amined that place, and found that it was not more than two feet. A rider had also been appended to the verdict of the jury which seamed to infer that tho Council was comowhat to blame. He, for one, would disclaim anything of thut kind, as the road was good, and the Council could do nothing except to erect a fence on a private section. If a fence was put at one end people would come in at the other end, and no remedy would bo af forded. However sorry they might feel that tho sad accident had happened, he could not see that the Council could be considered in any way responsible. IT.ANTING RESERVES. A letter was read from tho Crown Lands asking for the Council to send returns of tho planting reserves within the Borough. The Mayor said that the Borough had no reserves at present^but there was a block of land near the sports ground and close to tho Town Belt, and he thought that an application might well be made for that reserve for plantation purposes. Ho would move th a t such application be made to the Government, Cr Harrison seconded this, and it was carried. CR. ST. hill’s RESIGNATION. On the letter from Or St Hill, resigning his seat in tho Council being read, the Mayor said that even if they wished to act otherwise they could not do anything else than accept tho re signation. Hy would move to that effect, and also that the Clerk be instructed to take tno .-pessary' steps to fill up the vacancy,—Carried.

burning rubbish. The appliertions from A. Pritchard and H. W. Felton for leave to burn rubbish on their sections was granted, subject to the usual conditions.

’ 1 engineers’ retort. The following report was read and adopted

As instructed at last meeting we have called s lor tenders for the formation of Grey street, ( and as it was suggested at the meeting of the t, Works Committee that it might ire preferable j to do the work by day labor, instead of by g contract, we have obtained alternative tenders f for supplying teams. The tenders were opened at a special meeting of the Works Committee held this afternoon, that of H. Hooper being the lowest at Li 17s 6d per 1 chain, equal to L 63 for the whole length. The 1 tender of John Griffin was lowest forsupp'ying J teams at 9 s each for three learns per day. We i believe it was the intention of ti e Council to £ complete the formation only so far as William 1 street, but as this would not allow for the dis- , posal of storm water we have the , whole length in the contract. The Works Committee resolved to suggest to the Council the advisability of placing a lamp at the corner ( of the Wakanui road and Cameron street. The labor gang have been engaged in the formation of Havelock str et west and Cameron street, carting soil to private sections, clearing rubbish etc., from streets, making and fixing culverts and bridges, attending to water supply, etc. As one of the gang is now engaged in spread ing shingle, the Works Committee authorised the engagement of another mm to fill his place, which has been done. SEW LAMP. Cr A. Orr moved and Or J. On se conded That a now lamp be erected at the Triangle, Wakanui road.’’—This was carried, Cr Nelson alone dissenting. HOAD IMPROVEME VIS. Or Harrison cal Bel attention to the state of the road where the fatal accident had recently occurred on the Alford Forest road. He thought that if a chain, or even less, of fencing were put at each end of the section it would prevent the recurrence of a similar disaster. After some further conversation on the subject, in which it was pointed out chat the sections were not private ones, Cr. Harrison moved, Cr .Nelson seconded, and it was carried—“ That sections 1210 to 1212, inclusive, should be fenced and planted.” Cr Leggett called attention to the necessity of fencing the extension of Grigg’s road, where it sloped towards the river, and it was decided that this work should be carried out. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. The discussion of this question, which had been adiourned from last meeting, was resumed by Cr Harrison, who expressed himself strongly against the adoption cf the provi sions of the Act in this locality, as he thought it would bring -shburton into unpleasant notoriety. It was no reason that we should adopt it because Christ church had done so, and he knew that in other large towns in the colony it had met with strong opposition. Ha would mOV9 _“ That consideration of the ques tion by this Council be indefinitely post poned.” Cr Nelson seconded the motion. The Mayor, as one of the oramittee who had suggeoted that the matter should be brought before the County and Borough Councils, deprecated the idea that some i Gouncill rs appeared to have that the Act was altogether a stupid one. The hue r and cry that had been raised against it at ■ Home was not so deserved as it appeared to ; be. He argued at some length that by bringing it into force not only the present • generation but also posterity would be : benefited. as the feeling of ; the Council was evidently against him he ' would not move an amendment, but ' simply content himself with expensing I his opinion. 1 Cr Harrison’s motion was then put to 3 the Council and carried. FINANCIAL. 1 The Mayor remarked that there were a r great many outstanding debts remaining 1 unpaid to the Council, and he would 5 move—“ That the Clerk be mstructed to 1 press for the payment of t ess.”—o ; fried. • ACCOUNTS. j The Usual fortnightly ;ccounts, amount ing to LOG 12i Bd, having been passed for payment, the Council adjourned.

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

3 London, June 23 J The negotiations between t.e British . and the French Governments as to the ; conditions upon which the proposed Egyp i tian Conference is to be held have > on r eluded satisfactorily. One of the terms l agreed to between the two countries is that 5 France shall never sen 1 troops to Egypt • without the conssnt of the Englis ’ Government. : la the House of Commons the sup- I porter iof the Government are diminish ing, but it is probabl i that the Opposition | will remain quiet until after the Confer . enco on Egyptian aff irs has been, con i eluded. : The Pall Mall Gazette last night on ■ tained a reference to the decision given by Mr Justice Mol sworth in favor of the : local winding up of the affairs of the Oriental B ink, Victoria, and expressed the : opinion tha this decision would he re- I versed on appeal. The prospectus of the new Oriental Bank Corporation is now being issued, and it is expected that the company will be floated next month. London, June 26. Speaking in the Reichstag yesterday, 1 Prince Bismarck referred to the proposed 1 annexation of New Guinea and other islands of the Pacific, and ridiculed the idea that the Australian colonies had any .claim to monopolise tnem. Berlin news papers d ny that England is entitled to annex New Guinea.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, July 2. Considerable apprehension has been aroused in tins city owing to the appear ance of a disease which some 1 doctors declare is smallpox and others state to be aggravated chicken-pox. A case occurred m the hospital, and a student named McGill caught the disease, which, what ever it is, is highly contagious. There was a large gathering of firemen yesterday. About a thousand assembled, and held sports, and organised a torch light procession. The Tel graph Department has adopted the plan of pre-paying messages in stamps, thus saving a large amount of clerical work. A, W. E. Stifle, a native of Welling ton, only lately arrived in the colony, shot himself in McCulloch’s bonded store on Friday. Deceased had been in a despon dent frame of mind, owing to the dull ness of trade. His accounts were all cor rect. Sir Henry Loeh, the new Governor, may be expected to arrive shortly. He will stay a short time in Tasmania before coming to Melbourne. The French ship Dupuy de Lorme has arrived in Hobson’s Bay en route for JNew Caledonia. She has on board a number of French female convicts. Tha police autho rities maintained a strict surveillance while the ship was in harbor. Pollard’s Juvenile Troupe has arrived from India The children have returned to their homes. SyDNET, July 2. Mr A. G. Taylor, member for Mudgee, was guilty of most disorderly conduct in the Assembly on Tuesday night, and bad to withdraw his words and apologias. John Adams, who shot his wife, and absconded, has been apprehended and re manded fora week. The Marine Board has suspended the certificate of the captain of the schooner Surprise, wrecked off Seal Hocks, for six ' montlu, fop careless navigation. 1 ' Hot?art, July 2. | The Parliament opened on Tuesday, i The revenue for the past yjjar js jfhe I largest ever received. The Governor’s ' speech stated that Parliament would be, ' invited to consider a Federal Council; i oilers would be made for a direct steam service, and England would be asked to <

sanction the appointment of an Agent- General in London. In consequence of the increase of revenue, it was contem plated to repeal the duty on cattle and sheep. Various matters of internal econo my were dealt with. Adelaide, July 2. In the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Col ton. the Premier, introduced the Minis terial financial He proposed, in view of the deficency in the revenue, to introduce a land tax without exemption, and an income tax with exemption under L 3 0 a year. He intended gradually to withd *w subsidies from District Councils and Co porations. One important pro posal is the withdrawal of the Jubilea Exhibition Bill. Government consider they cannot afford to carry out the scheme with the finances in their present condi tion.

The Hon W. H. Bundey, Q.C., has been appointed Judge of the Supremo Court, in place of the late Mr Justice Andrews. South Australia has expressed its wil lingness to contri ute towards, the main tenance of the High Commissioner of the Western Paci(jc, provided tha subsidy bo in proportion to the population of the colony

MR W, O. WALKER AT METHVEN.

Mr Walker addressed a la ge meeting of electors in the schoolroom, Methven, last evening. Mr Julian Jackson occupied the chair, and notwithstanding the pre sence of a large number of Mr Wason’s enthusiastic supporters, the proceedings throughout were of a most orderly de scription. The Chairman, in introducing the can didate, said that be would observe the same strict impartiality which had guided him at previous meetings, and ho hoped that the audience would accord Mr Walker a patient hearing. Mr Walker on rising, was received with applause, and said that he trusted his audience would consider his long resi dence amongst them and his connection with their various local bodies as a suffi cient excuse for seeking their suffrages. He had been their representative in the Provincial Council at the time of its J abolition, and had since held a seat in the County Council, of which body he had the honor to be Chairman. He thought that he might, fairly claim to be one of themselves, and it was his ambition to become a representative who could apeak and plead with an intimate know ledge of their troubles and anxieties. He thought that the electors of both islands recognised chat during the present con test it was essentially necessary that candidates offering themselves for election should state clearly which of the two now well-defined parties they proposed to fol low in Parliament, and that the respon sibility of choosing should devolve upon the electors themselves. He would there fore endeavor to be perfectly candid with his hearers up n this important subject, and he hoped that after having heard both aides of the question they would vote for the man they thought moat likely to do them justice. He felt less difficulty in clearly defining his own intentions, as his ooponents had already announced theirs, Messrs Wason and J oily by means of ad dresses which they had delivered in the same room, and Mr Graham, who had not yet personally addressed them, by means of a circular which expressed that gentleman’s views in very unmistakeable terms. Under ordinary circumstances, Mr Wason would probably have been re turned as their representative without formidable opposition, ‘ie (Mr Wason) had oreviously represented the district in Parliament with advantage to the con stituency and credit to hinuelf, but in an address which he delivered about two months ago, ha enunciated views with which a number of his previous supporters cmld not possibly agree. He (Mr Wason) then announced his intention, if elected, to vote against the Atkinson Government, a determination which very few would find fault with, as that Government had forfaited the confidence of at least that part of the colony, by their iniquitous manipulation of the grain tariff. But Mr Wason had gone further, and chosen Mr Montgomery as his leader, and from that moment the confidence of many of his friends was shaken, and now he (Mr Walker) found himself in actual opposi tion to Mr Wason. It was hardly neces sary for a,candidate at the present junc ture to say that he would nut support Major .Atkinson and his Government; the question was almost settled by the ma jority recently found against that Govern ment, a majority which, would certainly not be lessened by the forthcoming elections. This part of the country could have no sympathy with a Ministry at whose hands it had suffered so much. The Opposition had recorded a substantial vote against the Ministry of the day, bat their deplor able jealousy and disorganisation pre vented them turning their advantage to any good account. Fortunately, an old and well - tried leader tad appeared amongst them at this critical time in the person of Sir Julius Vogel. Some people attempted to sneer at that statesman, but none could really despise him. He had been absent fromthe colony for some years, and it was a truism that the “ evil men do live after them, but the good is oft interred with their bones.” He (Mr Walker) thought that this had been the case with Sir Julius Vogel, but few were without reason to thank that gentleman for the good he had done the colony. In his Ashburton speech he had attributed much of the credit of his P .blic Works policy to Messrs Moor house and Macandrew, but Sir J lius Vogel had made public works possible on a much larger scale than ever contem plated by those gentlemen. He (Sir Julius Vogel) had certainly gone to Englmd, but when there had advocated the claims and importance of the colony in a way which no other man could have done, and the success of his successor, Sir F. D. 801 l in floating their recent loan was mainly due to ths well-timed exertions of Sir Julius Vogel. When a man of this calibre was amongst them and likely to be a leader of a party in Parliament, it was imperative that a candidate for their suffrage should honestly avow his inten tions. The question was a ■ most serious one. If they did not have Sir Julius Vogel, who would they follow ? Were they to have Sir George Grey'and Mr Montgomery striving one against the other for power, while the colony at large was starving? In Canterbury, Otago, South land and many places in the North Island popular candidates were adopting the policy enunciated by Sir Julius Vogel. He (Mr Walker) thought that a trial of that policy was assured, blit it remained for the electors of Ashburton to say if they would practically assist in the salva tion of the colony. Would they return to Parliament a supporter of Sir Julius Vogel, or a man who stigmatised him as a deceptive charmer? He (Mr Walker) asked them to accept the policy of a statesman and reject that of the charlatan. One objection arising rather from forget fulness of the past than the reality of the future, \yas raised to the Vogel policy, that its promulgator would commit them to further borrowing and injudicious expenditure, This fear was purely imagi nary. Sir Julius Vogel had certainly proposed borro wing, but had at the same time insisted upon precautions for the ex penditure of the loan in safe and prudent directions. They had initiated the policy of borrowing, its continuance was im perative, and so long as done judiciously it entailed no danger. The old notion that they should squat alone in the wilderness, uamiiisUd by foreign capital, was long since abandoned. If the Puljlie Works policy as initiated by Sir Julius Vogel had been carried out in its entirety, I the° colony would not now be in its present J

deplorable condition. That it had no been so carried out was no fault of Sir Julius Vogel’s, but of his successors. He hoped that the character of many of the candidates now seeking election, and who would probably be successful, would be a sufficient guarantee that the expenditure of borro /fed money would in future be carefully watched, a supervision which would ensure it employment upon proper and reproductive works. He thought that Sir Julius Vogel would attract a fol lowing which would sink all past differ encesj and heartily unite under one leader for the good of the colony as a whole. With such statesmen as Messrs Stout, Macandrew, Ormond, Richardson, and others, -a Ministry could be formed ef exceptional power, not too Radical and yet Liberal enough, a Ministry which would set aside all private' differences animated by a desire that common prac tical sense, and not an unseemly struggle for power, should be the order of the day. it the same time he must reserve to him self the right not to follow even such a party further than he thought prudent Private opinions on smaller matters of „ detail must occasionally be sacrificed to v ~ the exigencies of party politics, and unless members went up to Parliament prepared to submit to this necessity, little good would result from their deliberations.’ One of the most important questions which would occupy the attention of Par liament at its next meeting was the man agement of their railways. Theft were, he thought, few of his hearers who would not admit that the managdhenfc of these railways had in the past been in every sense bad. The first step towards reformation would be the removal of. the railways from political to the care of non-political Boards of Manage ment. Mr Walker then spoke at some length on the questions of taxation and local government, substantially to the same effect as reported in his Ashburton speech, referring to indirect taxation, he said that one advantage of the Customs duties was that they reached every indi vidual, even the casual visitor, and so long as they were not fixed too high, and he thought the present rate judicious, they held the balance as it were between the imported article and local manufac tures. He thought that the District Rail ways Act reflected no credit upon the man ner in which such Acts were framed. _ The working of the -Act was moat unsatisfac tory, and where the initiatory difficulties bad been'overcome it was found, he be lieved, that the securities the Companies were able to offer were of a most illusory description. For this condition of things he thought that the State should make same reparation, and, at least in the case of the line in which they were immedi ately interested, the Government - should, if the finances of the colony permitted it, take it over. This would be a happy solution of the vexed question, and one which from the published returns from the line their representative might fairly urge upon the Government. After touch in® upon some other matters referred to in°hia Ashburton address, Mr Walker invited questions and resumed his seat amidst applause. • Replying to questions, Mr Walker said that he thought it very probable that the Government might make a National Bank of issue a commercial success, but it would be an enormous financial lever with which he would be strongly disinclined to trust any Ministry.—lf elected, he would endeavor to amend the present law of distraint for rent, under which he was aware many hardships arose to the working men. —He feared that at hia Ashburton meeting ha had nob made, himself sufficiently clear upon the question of indirect taxation. A very proper tendency of all taxation was to fall upon the rich, and although labor consumed some of the commodities pay ing Customs duties, they sought higher wages as a result, and he hoped that the speedy return of prosperity to the coun try would enable the employers to pay these wages. —The unsold lauds remain ing in Canterbury were almost entirely of one character —purely pastoral. These ha would like to see leased for periods of 10 or 14 years, and not alienated from the Crown -—He would like to see the Mount Somers and Methven line united, and if the opportunity to effect this work from the next loan should arise he would sup port it.—He thought that in some re spects ha was even better qualified than Sir Julius Vogel to be their representa tive. Under ordinary ciicumstancea he thought that a constituency should look for a local man to represent them in Parliament, but before the dissolution the colony demanded that they should send Sir Julius Vogel to Wellington to sea if he could succeed in setting things right. —He believed that in many parts of the colony anything that would eat a rabbit was valued, and to such dis* tricts he would offer all the help he could, even to the introduction of pole cats.—Both the Wellington, Auckland and Otago central lines of railway had been sanctioned, and money appropriated by Parliament for their construction.— In such cases it was unusual and unde-

sirable for one Parliament to set aside the definite pledge of another.—lt was not true that he had said in private that he would exert himself to abolish the resi dential qualification. None but a very injudicious statesman would dream of such a retrogressive step.—Jewellery was not much in his line, but he did not think that the increase of the present duty would materially add to the revenue. Mr Walker answered a number of other questions similar to those put to hiqi at Ashburton, to which his answers have already been reported. Mr Duncan Cameron, of Springfield, said that he had very much pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to Mr Walker for his address and confidence in him as their representative in the House of Assembly. He (Mr Cameron) reviewed at some length Mr Walker’s services in the Provincial Council and local bodies, and concluded by hoping that they would all turn up on the election day and place Mr Walker at the head of the poll by a substantial majority. Mr W. B. Compton seconded the reso lution.

Mr T. Jackson said that Mr Walker enjoyed the distinguished honor of being the third selection of the clique who were now running him for the constituency. First they had chosen Mr Purnell, then air Julius Vogel and now Mr Walker. Mr Purnell, like Jonah of old, was thrown overboard without much ceremony by bis friends, and fun her, like Jonah, he wds swallowed by a whale in the person of Sir Julius Vogel, and when the whale bedame stranded upon the sands of Ashburton he vomited and qast up IVfr Burnell trans mogrified into the similitude ’of: Mr Walker. I t was of course natural that they should have differences of opinion as to the moat suitable 1 man to be their representative, but he was surprised that Mr Walker should allow hhqsalf to be the nominee of a clique (No, no, and applause) in antago nism to Mr Wason, a gentleman of whoni the worst his opponents appeared to be able to say wi a,that he would be a follower of Mr Montgomery. As a nqatter of fact Mr Wasbn had always distinctly qualified his adherence to Mr Montgomery, and referred to him as the leader selected by the House, and not by himself (Mr Wason). At the conclusion of an address of some length, which elicited re peated applause, Mr Jackson moved as an amendment to the resolution— “ That this meeting is of opinion that Mr Walker’s candidature is ill-judged and quite uncalled for, and this meeting is further of opinion that )it is the bounden' duiy of the district to place Mr Wason at the head of the poll.” Mr W. McMillan seconded the amend ment, which on being pntto fhs meeting

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1884.



STIMMU begs to inform the work • , ing jnen p£ the district, who are in Wantof a- : comfortable home, that he has taken the WATERLOO BOARDIN G-HOUSE in Tancred street, and hopes to receive pat/onage» Board LI per week. Meals, tall hours, Is. 3 453 Musics Herr weiss, pianist, late ■1 of the Willmott Company, takes engagements for Theatrical Shows, Con certs. Balls and Private Parties. Terms moderate. Address, Post Office, Lauris tffl, ffenth b N -0 W HEADY. MAPS of the Town of Ashburton and Suburbs, showing sub-divisions up to date may he obtained at our offices. Mounted, 22? fidunmounted, 16s. . FOOKS & SON, 5'995 Licensed Surveyors. » Stationery, Account Books, Presents, &c. A. M. JON ES, 'i*' East Street 11 123 JjcAPERY Mrs G. Compton, DRAPER, E t c., Moobb street, l f Opposite Friedlander Bros,, JJEGS to announce to the Ladies of Ash burton and-eutrojundinf! dUtrjcta that she bai-commenced “business as DRAPER, 'and invites a call to inspect her NEW STOCK t which is being sold cheap for OAfICL 6 1138 JOHN FOWLER Corn and Chaff Store, ; Tancred street. - J. F. has always on hand ; Seed Oats, Feed Oats, Crushed Oats Oaten Chaff, Straw Chaff, Chick Wheat Barley, Potatoes, Carrots, Flour Oatmeal, Cheese, Bran, Sharps And general produce. Tea, Sugar, Candles, Soap, Salt, by the bag or box. Grain bought and sold on commission. AlTgoods delivered to any part of the town at prices that will defy competition. Note address: J. FOWLER, 6 1082 The old stand, Tancred street. Messrs Elz Bros., COACH BOILOERS, Wills street next Oookson’s Stables), Ashburton. BEG to thank the inhabitants of the County of Ashburton for their past liberal support, and beg to intimate that we are now in a position to work cheaper than ever; < Repairs, repainting, and re trimming we make a special feature. Repainting double-seated bug gies aud wagons, each ... £3 0 0 Repainting single-seated bug gies and Whitechapel carts, gaoh 2 15 0 Spring traps, cash ... ... 20 0 All work guaranteed and estimates given. Several cheap traps on hand. 395 e ■fTf INTER SEASON. THE NEW _ ZEALAND Clothing Factory k Are now Showing ’ new Manufactures for THIS SEASON. A Splendid Variety of Garments manu factured from the OBIEBRATED mosgiel tweeds. Patrons, are specially requested to inspect this season’s OVERCOATS, , SAC SUITS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS Sr VESTS, An 4 opr Grand Variety of CHILDREN’S anw BOY’S CLOTHING, Every Description of Hosiery, Hats, Shirts, etc., AT WHOLESALE PRICES. A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLE SALE PRICE. 23 BRANCHES NOW OPEN. Ashburton Branch : BAST STREET. JSBW Z|BALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.



Wanted WANTED— Situation aa Cook. Apply office of this paper. 7 1285 WANTED to call and see Hayes and Co. ’s ; Wonderful Bargains. 7 1271 WANTED Known—Flemington Fac tory Cheese, Best White Sago, id ; Tapioca, 6d ; Bis cuits, 4d ; White Crystal Sugar, 4£d.— J. McGregor’s, Tancred street, opposite the Arcade. i 640 WANTED Kno.vn—The Ladies and Gentlemen of Ashburton can have their clothing dyed any color, also damask curtains and feathers beautifully done. For further particulars, apply to As dbewes Bros, Stationers. 7 1275 4 NDREW ORR’S cheap sale of /\ Drapery, Cloth and Boots is now aoin" on. Come early and secure bar gains- 7 1245 \ST ANTED Known—Bargains in Boots V\ and Shoes. Command judge for yourselves. One lot of Women’s Boots, slightly soiled, 4s lid, reduced from 10s Gd! 7 1246 WANTED Known—Will clear several Trucks of Women’s Kid Boots at 7s 6d, former price 11a Gd to 12s 6d. . 7 1247 ANDREW ORR is selling Girls’ Kid Boots for 3s lOd, worth 7s fid ; Maids’ 1 and 2 Kid Boots ss, w. rth 9s 6d : Men’s Shooters, 10s 9d, worth IGs Gd. 7 1248 T¥TANTED Known—A splendid line VV of heavy Overcoats at 37a Gd ; Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 12s 91 ; all wool Crimean Shirts, 3s lid ; Men’s Black Felt Hats 2s lid— at A. Okr’s Cheap Sale. , 7 1249 WANTED Known Colored French Merinos, Is Gd worth 3s ; Costume Cloths, B£d and 13£d, worth Is and la 9d. If you want a Dress come and see them before they are all sold. H. C. Segers, Sealv’s New Buildings, East street. 4 6 1222 WANTED Known—lf you want good value for your money, go to H. C. Segees, and you will buy first-class Diapery and Millinery greatly reduced to meet the times. Sealy’a Buildings, Kast street. 6 1221 \T7ANTED Known—Boots ! Boots ! That Hayes and Co. are Clearing a few desperate lines of Boots, etc., to wit, Ladies’ Leather, 4a Gd ; Men’s Shooters, Pegged, 10s; Men s Elastic sides, 9s, and a lot of odd lines that must be cleared at once. 7 1272 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. 7COc WANTED at pnee, 500 customers. Hayes and Co. having bought 500 pairs of sample boots are determined to clear them at startling prices. Chil dren’sE.S., Isperpair; ladies’ kidE.S.,3s lid per pair. H. & Co. have aleo a grand lot of bojs’ and men’s boots at prices that will astonish all. 4 749 TXT ANTED Known—That Jones and VV Bradshaw, next Mr Lancaster’s butchers shop, East street, are now offer ing Pig Feed, Chick Wheat, Horse Feed, et:., etc., etc., cheaper and of a better class than any other in the tawn. All goods delivered free of charge in town. 5 4 752 WANTED —The public who are in want of Boots to inspect our win dow before purchasing elsewhere. A? »uu cneap»oo„ are determined not to be excelled. Boots for everyone, and at any price. Large stock of women’s best prunellas from 7s 6d ; men’s half sole and heeling, 4s fid ; women s do, 3s fid ; girl’s do, 2s fid. Nokes, Leicester Boot Warehouse, Burnett street. 12 1107“ VETERINARY SHOEING (FORGE. WANTED Known— W. T. Kingston (late with J. R. Steel, Blacksmith) begs to announce to the public of Ash burton and surrounding district that he has commenced business in a new shop erected on the Wakanui road, next C. Ray, Engineer, Millwright, etc. (nearly opposite Central Hotel), and trusts to re ceive a fair share of public patronage. All shoeing done in his usual style, and guaranteed the beat workmanship. Re pairs neatly executed. Estimates given for builders’ ironwork. 3 552 Special Advertisements. Mrs Dack, NURSE. Highest local references. PARK STREET, NEXT DOMAIN -7 1284 "VTOTICE.—Having disposed of my business, consisting of my Timber Yards at Timaru, Ashburton and Wood lands ; my Sawmills at Mabel Bush, Southland and Stewart’s Island ; also the brigantine Lady Mabel and the schooner Spray, to Messrs Macphersou, Filmer and Go., I beg to solicit for them the same patronage that has been so liberally be stowed in the past.—ALPHEUS HAYES. We, the Undersigned, beg to inform the public that we have purchased the above Business, and that in future no thing will be wanting on out part to give every satisfaction, and trust that by promptly attending to Orders and guaran teeing the quality of Materials supplied, we shall get a continuance of the patron age so liberally bestowed on our predeces sor. The Business will in future be car ried on at the above places under the style of MaCPHERSON, FILMER AND CO. Coal and Firewood. A. TAPPER, TXEGS to say that ho has added COAL AND FIREWOOD to his Timber and Iron Business, and is now Landing a consignment of Newcastle COAL, and is open to receive orders for the same. J. C. DUNCAN, Manager. Office : Old Bank of New Zealand, 6 1193. ■y ICTORIA HOUSE. V PERIODICAL SALE. SURPRISING REALITIES, For Five Weeks Only. SHILLING TABLE •WONDERS. Dimant and Coe, Ready-Money Drapers, Clothiers, &c. Bast and Tancred Streets, Ashburton. / 6289



Special Advertisements. I Y E IST AWAY. PRESENT TO EVERY PURCHASER OF 2s 6d WORTH and UPWARDS. We are now Selling our Stock of BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, TOYS, Ac., &c., AT A Great Sacrifice For Cash. Andrewes Bros., BOOKSF.LI.ERS, STATIONERS, &C., East Street South, Ashburton. \ G ENGINE ROTHERHAM’S ENGLISH LEVERS from £5 10s. Genuine Waltham Levers, from £3 10a. All watches guaranteed two years. Special attention to repairs, which are guaranteed twelve months. G. ADAMS & CO, Practical English Watchmakers, 246 High street, Christchurch, Opposite City Hotel. 5 959 s PECIAL NOTICE. TO THiS READING PUBLIC. My present stock of Books by Ward, Lock and Co., Lon don), and comprising some of tho beat literature of the day, I will offer for sale at the London published prices. REMEMBER —any book at the Lon don published price—for cash only. R. Bevan, Stationer, Bookseller, etc., Saunders’s Buildings, 6 1206 Next shop to Quill’s Hotel. GRICULTURAL MACHINE SHOP. Charles Ray, WAKANDI ROAD, ASHBURTON, Engineer, Millwright, Reaper and Binder Expert. All kinds of Machinery repaired with despatch, and on reasonable terms. Ex tras of all kinds; orders taken for the latest improved reapers and binders, and the best twine. Sewing machines re paired. 1° 800 J. BALLANTYNE CO., HAVE now OPENED UP Extensive Shipment of. NEW WINTER DRAPERY. A largo Choice and Magnificent assort ment °in all tho Departments, bought under Sfocial Advantages from the manufacturers. All GOODS Marked LOW PRICES, as their rule is to CLEAR OUT THE STOCK EVERY SEASON. J B and Co. are Manufacturers of MENS’ YOUTHS’, and BOVS’ CLOTH ING, an industry whiclj they have commenced on and which nao proved a great success, the cut ana workmanship of all garments being under special inspection. Also, MANUFACTURERS OP HATS AND CAPS of every description. Is off every £ Discount for Cash. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, Christchurch. 5 1008 F VOU WANT GOOD AND -THONG FURNITURE, GO V-U JVS »■ - TO DAvIS’S w j < in O & < W* J u W * N T E .D IN TWENTY-FOUR DAYS— £B,SOO. Money is wonderfully scarce, but the above amount WE MUST HAVE, and in order to secure it by the time required we have REDUCED THE WHOLE OF OUR LARGE AND VARIED STOCK, So that now anyone can buy A SINGLE ARTICLE AT WHOLESALE PRICE. JUST FANCY■!— A yard of Flannel or Calico, a pair of Blankets or Stock ings, a suit for roan or boy, a yard of tweed, a hat, bonnet, or any Single i article of underclothing at the usual WHOLESALE PRICE. So be wise ■) study yopr own interest, and shop during .the next TWENTY FOUR DAYS at | H. E. May & Co., THE HALL, CHRISTO HURO f. ‘ 5



Special Advertisment. ■VJ- E W BOOKS NOW IN English Poete=263, Young Ireland (b> Duffey), Greater Britain (by Sir C. Dilke), assays • y Genu;?; "Elliot, Life and Times' of the Right Hon. John Bright, Lie of fhe Isight Bon W. JR. Gladstone, the Book of Health, the Family Physician, Greater London, Buckles' History of Civilisation in Engl..nd, Chambers' Medieval History, Life and Works of *'-. Paul (beautifully illustrated), the Tro '3u;e Island, Saunders' Domestic Birds, Cutting Tools, Linear Drawing, the Present Tru-h (by Spurgeon), Great Barnes in European History, British Scenery (in G vols), Countries of the World (6 vols), Scottish Life and Character, Scottish Characteris tics, the Denominational Reason Why, Trade Manuals, Lost Israel Found, Works by W- Clarke Russel, A Short History ] Our Own Times (by McCarthy), the Land and the Book, Brighter Britain, Druggists General Beseipt Book, Highland Clear ances, the Gun: Its Development, Life of Garibaldi, Memoir of W. and R Chambers, Gilbert on Banking. Tlioinas F. Farley, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Saunders' Buildings, East St., Ashburton Piano. Second-hand PIANO for Sale. lO Apply, C. W4.RD, G 1173 Arcade Chambers.