SHIPPING.

POST OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Saturday. Examiner, barque, from Greymouth. Thomas Bell, barque, from Newcastle. Rotorua, 8.8., from Manukau and way porn.. ' ' Soukar, ship, from Port Chalmers. Antelope, cutter, from Akaroa.- • Croydon Lass, schooner, from Waitapu. Timaru, s. a., from Westport. Ysstbbdat. Reward, schooner, from Waitapu. Sailed. Saturday. Qerah W. Hunt, schooner, for Auck land. ■* Rotorua, s.s., for Wellington. Mahinapua, a.a, for Greymouth. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ■' Auckland, Yesterday. . Arrived Chieftain, from Noumea ; - Southern Cross, from the South; Doric, from Plymouth, via Hobart. Sailed —Notero, for Lyttelton ; Ada C. Owen, for Rarotonga; Yolande, for Camara; Marmion, for Cooktown ; Cyg net, for Tonga. Timaku, Yesterday. Arrived—Mary Ann Auniaon, from Newcastle ; Spray, from Horseshoe Bay ; Mawbera, from the South. ./PobtChalmebs, Yesterday. Arrived —Ship Dunedin, from London; Circe, from Kaipara; Beautiful Star, * .from Oamaru ; laiaroa, from Timaru. Sailed —Wave, for Sydney; Maw flora, for Oamaru; Star of the South, for Greymouth.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. - Tuesday, June 17.- Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton , Haleyarda—Stock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Tuesday, June 17 ' Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m. •St Stephen’s Sunday School — : Sacred Concert in the Schoolroom, at 7.30 p. m. Court Star of Ashburton, No. 6034 Meeting .Tit the Arcade Chambers, at g ji.m. . , Monday, Juke 23., Borough Council, at Borough Co&ncil Chambers, at 7.30. - Satobday, July 5 Wakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a. m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1884. The Political Situation.

When Sir Julius Vogel, in his address the other evening, expressed his opinion that the present position of political affairs in New Zealand was comical, he fitly enough described one aspect at least of the situation. We have a Government that is unquestion ably disapproved of by the majority of the colony, but at the same time it is equally clearly recognised that a satis factory Ministry could not be formed from the ranks of the Opposition at present in the House. Under such circumstances as these it would appear that the only possible course would be an immediate dissolution, but Major Atkinson has put off his final de cision until to-morrow, although the no-confidence motion was car ried nearly a week ago. In the meantime’ the most conflicting re ports are being circulated as to what course events will take. A caucus of Government supporters was held on Saturday, but what transpired at the meeting has seemingly been kept a profound secret. This, at any rate, is the only thing we can imagine to account for the contradictory statem'ents of what took place published in two of • our contemporaries this morning. The Christchurch P/ess, a paper generally well-informed on Ministerial movements, says that the caucus was “ practically unanimous ” in favor of a dissolution, while the Timaru Hetald states that the Premier “is in favor of advising the Governor to send for Mr Montgomery to form a Ministry, to support them with the whole strength of the present Government party.” This latter report on the face of it ap pears to be wildly itnprobab'e, as Major Atkinson, even to keep Sir George Grey out of office, would scarcely be so inconsistent as to unite with the : member forAkaroa, whom he has.always persisted in considering as possessing no more influence than a private member. 1 A glance at the division list on the.want ; of-confidence motion will show that many of those who voted in favor of Mr Steward’s amendment would by no means consent to serve under Mr 1 Montgomery, while hardly one of the Ministerial supporters on that occasion would agree to such an unnatural coalition as that reported to be advocated by the Premier. The result of it would be either to ’ strengthen Sir George Grey or to • lead to the formation of one more party 1 in a House that is already too much split up into factions. Should this happen, the situation would be more “ comical ” than it is now, but we do not fancy that the chance of it taking place exists outside the brain of our Timaru contemporary’s correspondent. The absence of information as to what really took place at Saturday’s caucus has evidently caused those gentlemen •whose duty it is to purvey news during the session to draw upon their imagi nations. On the whole, we should say that the speculations of the Press cor respondent are nearer the truth, and that a dissolution of Parliament will be the course ultimately decided on.

As will be seen by an advertisement in another column, Ashburton will be visited on Friday and Saturday next by Messrs McOaskey and Ennis, who will give a dissolving view entertainment on those evenings in the Town Hall. The pictures will include scenes in London, the Con tinent and Egypt, and will conclude with the history of the Kelly Gang, whose exploits created such a sensation in Aus tralia a few years ago.

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court this morning. The meeting held by Mr Wason at the Town Hall on Saturday evening was at times decidedly noisy, the partisans on both sides having mustered n strong force. The candidate was listened to throughout his sp ?ech with attention, and at the conclusion was called on to ask a large number of questions. For some reason or other neither Mr Brown nor Mr Purnell was allowed to address the meeting, alth .ugh the Mayor appealed to the good sense of those present to give them a hearing, and Mr Wason himself pointed out that they were paying him a very poor compliment by making such an uproar. Much may be forgiven at an exciting election meeting, especially on a Saturday night, but it certainly docs not speak well for Ashburton that such an occasion should be disfigured by rowdyism and uproar. A special meeting of the Ohertsey School Committee was held last Thursday evening, when amongst other business, it was decided to hold a concert and ball on Friday, July 4th, in aid of the school children’s prizHund. A large number of people assembled at the railway station on Saturday evening to witness the departure of Sir Julius Yogel by the express. A special carriage was provided by the Railway Department, and it was drawn up opposite Q.nil’s Hotel, where Sir Julius an,l Lady Yogel have been staying during their visit 10 Ashburton. Cheers wore called for 011 the train starting, and - wore heartily re sponded to. Sir Julius left Lyttelton on Saturday evening by the Rotorua, and arrived at Wellington yesterday, Mr Otto Schweers, the pianoforte tuner, is now paying his periodical visit to Ash burton, and those who require his ser vices can obtain pirticulars from Mr H. J. Weets. No one can be sick if the stomach, blood, liver, and kidneys are well. ‘ lop Bitters keep them well. Notice.— [Advt.] Tic-Uoloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain speediiy yields to Baxter’s Anti- Neuralgic Pills. The greatest nourishing tonic, appetizer, strengthens, and curative on earth—Hop Bit ters. See.—Advt.

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

August Flower.—The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 75 per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, palpitation of the heart, heart burn, waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and dis agreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a bottle of august dower. This valuab e medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers, and is known in all civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s 6d a bottle. Sample pottles, 6d.—[Advt.

Wo have been shown to-day a copy of the “People’s Illustrated Journal,” for which Mr W. Wilcox has been appointed travelling agent in South Canterbury. It appears a very well arranged journal with plenty of reading matter, and in addition fifteen chromolithographs are presented to each subscriber during the year. The price is only 6s per annum, and should command a large circulation in this district.

The football match between Oamaru and Timaru was won by the former by one goal and six tries to nil. The following amounts were paid over by the Oamaru J .0. for stakes won at the late meeting;—Mr Sheenan, LBO ; Mr Vallance, L6O; Mr Hobbs, L4O ; Mr Goodman, L4O; Mr Wise, L4O; Mr Dooley, L3O ; Mr Waills, L 25 ; Mr But ler, Ll 9 ; Mr Morton, LlO. The schooner Result picked up an open boat off Caralli Island containing two men, who deserted from the scow Rua kaka of Monpouui, bound for Sydney. They are supposed to have thought the voyage too risky in the scow. They were at sea twenty-four hours without food of water before being picked up. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, have received the following cable from their London branch, dated 12th inst : —“ Wool : The sales closed firmly at the level of last sales on the 12th inst, except for inferior, scoured, and clothing, and combing, washed, for which the market is easier. Crossbred has advanced £d to Id per lb. The principal advance has been on cross bred. Coarse crossbred lambs, scoured, has declined Id per lb since close of last sales. The sales comprised about 324,000 bales ; 38,000 bales have been held over for future disposal ; 180,000 bales have been taken for export. A large and influential meeting of busi ness men was held on Saturday in Wel lington for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity for the reduc tion of the high rates of insurance pre vailing in that city. Mr J. JB. Nathan was voted to the chair. The matter was discussed at great length, and a general opinion was expressed that the people of the city were not being properly treated by the various Companies. Statistics were quoted to show that the rates charged on property in Wellington were very much higher than other large centres, and it was asserted by one or two speakers that more than one-half the profits of the v Companies has of late been made out of insurers in this part of the colony. The result of this discussion was the appoint ment of a Committee for the purpose of ascertaining whether the reduction in the rates is likely to bo made.

The report of the directors of the Wei ifigtou Woollen and Manufacturing Com' pany ;s to be presented to the meeting of shareholders oh the 30ch inst. Jt states that Mt Kumaden, whose services have been secured as manager, has bean engaged in preparing full details of the estimates for the proposed buildings and machinery, and that 1,676 new shares have been taken up since the balance sheet was made up, making a total‘already placed of 11,899; that the directors believe the number of shares already taken up is suffi cient to justify the calling for tenders for the buildings and machinery without de'ay ; that the Board consider it desir able to reserve a large portion of the un applied shares ; that the Chairman has only been acting provisionally, and hsa expressed a wish to retire, and that the directors have decided to give the share holders the opportunity of selecting a Board more directly representative of the general body of investors by resigning in globo, and not offering themselves for re election.

The Lalla Rookh, Captain Campbell, arrived at Onehuuga yesterday afternoon. He reports that when nine miles south west of Manukau Heads on the voyage from Wvtitara ha saw signals of distress from a ship, and ran alongside to render assistance. She proved to be the barque Andro Nias, 40!) tons, from' Hong Kong for Auckland with a cargo of sugar for the Auckland Sugar Company. The captain reported disease on board, the type being unknown. Two were dead, and six dis abled, and himself, officers, and the bal ance of the crew were exhausted with the extra duty. The barque was taken it tow over the Manukau bar, and anchore 1 in Huia Bay. The Rookh came on to One hunga, Captain Campbell acquainting the Harbor Master, Captain Wing, wh> with Dr Scott proceeded to the barque to ascer tain the disease. The officers ot the barque are in good health. The crew,'part of whom are Chinese, are the only sufferers. The disease, it is feared, may bo smallpox and scurvy of a grave description. The cap tain of the barque thought when he Rookh picked him up he was going into Auckland harbor, and was surprised to find his mistake. The Rookh carried away part of her rigging, and damaged her funnel in taking the barque in tow. Tue Andro Klas left Amoy on March 26uh, and during the latter part of the voyage experienced heavy weather.

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The most vexing problem of the day is how to dress well on a small income. This can be solved by paying a visit to H. ”E. May and Co., of Christchurch. They are now selling the balance of a very large purchase made from the trustees in the estate of Messrs Hudson, Ridiey and Co. at actual landed cost, kindly read their advertisement which appears in our columns. See the goods at the prices there mentioned, and you will be mote than satisfied that they are far below the ordinary trade prices.— [Advt.]

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MR WASON AT THE TOWN HALL.

Mr J. O. Wason addressed a largely attended meeting of electors at the Town HaU on Sa' urday evening. His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and in introducing Mr Wason said that it gave him as much pleasure to preside as it had done at Sir Julius Vogel's meeting on the previous evening, for although he was not with Mr Wason in the present contest he had supported him before, and wou'd probably do so again. He would remind the audience that they would have an opportunity to question Mr Wason at the conclusion of his remarks, and he thought that it would bo more satisfactory, in every way if they would refrain from noisy interruptions and reserve any expression of feeling until Mr Wason had concluded his address.

Mr Wason on rising was loudly ap plauded, and said that when he first entered upon the present contest be had addressed the electors at Methvon, where he folly entered upon the aspect of public affairs and enunciated his views upon the more important questions then before them. Since then the Government, late, present or transitive, had paid the penalty of their high-handed and unconstitutional conduct by a defeat which no previous Ministry had so well deserved. Ha did not credit the report which had been disseminated that Major Atkinson would advise the Governor to send for Sir Geo. Grey; he thought it more probable that tha Government would j seek a dissolution and go to the country with all their sins upon their backs. However, he could only give a speculative opinion upon this sub ject which would be confirmed or other wise by events which would transpire at Wellington in the course of a few days. He must admit that he had been much disappointed with Sir Julius Vogel’s address ; he had expected that a gentle man of his opponent’s prestige and high standing would have announced some tangible scheme by which he proposed to combat the dilemma in which the colony was admittedly involved. But Sir Julius Vogel had mainly confined his remarks to a remmi of past events in which he had borne a conspicuous part, and had given them little indication of what his future policy would be. The delusion may have inspired the breasts of some confiding people with courage and hope, but he (Mr Wason) felt that it was his duty, however disagreeable, to show them that there was a reverse to the glowing picture which had been drawn with so much charming eloquence on the previous evening. He could tell them unhesitatingly that the public of Canterbury would now be much better off if they had never heard of Sir Julius Vogel or of his Public Works and Immigration policy. Sir J ulius Vogel had told them that it was desirable to take a broad colonial platform in politics, and he had declined to discuss matters on any

other basis, but he (Mr Wason) thought the time had arrived to take a more narrow view and see that their represen tatives gave some attention to local matters of paramount and vital import ance. When Canterbury was jeered at in Parliament by a rran occupying Mr Co nolly’s insignificant position it was quite time that some one was there to vindicate the claims of this important district. This broad colonial policy, which had been advocated by so able an exponent, had certainly converted Wellington from a paltry fishing village into a great city, but it had at the same time well nigh brought Canterbury on to her knees. He would ask them to compare their present position with that which they occupied „at the time this much lauded Puolic Works policy was introduced. It was true that at that time their railway had only reached as far as DunsandoJ, but healthy provincial enterprise was alive and had they been left alone there is little doubt that the line would have been extended to Ash burton, Timaru and Oamaru at much less cost and without saddling the ratepayers with the monstrous taxation under which they now groaned. But the vulture eye of this broad colonial policy was upon the district. The harpies of the North saw that they were making progress, had valuable land, and were establishing rail ways, and they determined to share the plunder. Then Sir Julius Vogel came to the front with his Public Works scheme and the death knell of provincialism was sounded. The North had since assidu ously considered how, when and where it might best rob the South, and ♦ had amongst many other injustices done all in its power to convert their railway int« a gigantic taxing machine, and it was diffi cult to see a limit to this conjuration. In 1875 he was elected to the House of Representatives, pledged to support the Vogel Government then in power, and he went up to Welling,on determined, with many other members, to secure the 25 per cent of the land revenue for local expen diture, a concession which South Canter bury had previously arranged to receive from the Government. They had been successful in this effort, but had been deceived by the Government and had ever since regretted the support they accorded them. True the 25 per cent of the land fund had enabled the County Councils to undertake works which they could not possibly have compassed without it, and for a time the arrangement worked satis factorily, but the harpies of the North again descended, impounded their share of the land fund and left a rubbishy Roads and Bridges Construction Act in its place. ( \pplause). He did not think that it was creditable for this constitu* ency that the arch apostle of this policy should come among them without it being pointed out that he had effected the ruin

of the provincial district. (Applause). At the same time he (Mr Wason) would admit that if the scheme propounded by. Sir Julius Vogel in 1870 had been carried

out in its entirety they would have escaped many of their present deplorable difficulties. Sir Julius Vogel had pre pared certain safeguards in connection with his railway policy, which had been correctly enumerated by their author on the previous evening, but none of these sa'eguards had been retained. Wellingt m influence had talcen the whole matter out of his hands, and so mutilated his scheme that he ultimately threw it upon the floor of the House where many of its best features were demolished. Now,he was sorry to hear Sir Juhus Vogel last night sneer at frugality, because he (Mr Wason) thought that never was frugality more needed in this colony than at the present time. Sir Julius had started with extravagance and had given the colony an extravagant policy, and he could no more remedy the effect of this than a pine tree could stay an avalanche. The electors of Ashburton had been told a good deal last nightabout what SirJuliusVogel had done for the colony, but the truth of the matter was that in 1875 be had lost all control over the blouse, and his colleagues were only too anxious to get rid of him. They had therefore appointed him Agent- General. and very well had he performed the duties of that office, never losing an opportunity of cracking up the colony. And here he would say that the present Ministry treated Sir Julius Vogel very scurvily in this matter of the Agent- Generaiship. He thought this for the reason that a Government was responsible for any appointment made by their prede cessors. Mr Lamach had given the ap pointment of Agent-General to Sir Julius Vogel, with it is to be presumed full Ministerial sanction, and on that ground the present Government should have held to the engagement. What had been the result of the Vogelian policy ? Why, we had spent L2,00p,Q00 more than that statesman anticipated, and the schedule was very far from completed, nor could it be without larger expenditure. Lines of railways had been commenced in all parts of the colony, but never finished. This '

proved that a large railway system was impossible in Now Zealand, and he (Mr i Wason) thought that the control of these matters should be taken out of the hands of the General Government and entrusted to the local bodies. They had listened to a good deal about borrowing last night. No doubt it would be necessary to resort to borrowing in the future, but loans should not be contracted without provid ing safeguards. The principal safeguard, ho thought, should be that the districts where the money was spent should be liable. He was ready to give Sir JuHua Vogel credit for possessing great ability, but he lacked the qualities of a true statesman. He had in the past formu lated enormous projects, but instead of waiting to carry them through he had gone from the colony, and left them to drift whither they would. This is what he had done in the past, and this is what he would do in the future, should he be_ returned to Parliament. For this reason he (Mr Wason) objected to Sir Julius Vogel being returned for Ashburton un opposed. Sir Julius had last night talked a great deal about gigantic schemes, but he was a man-who attempted to soar with the eagles and forgot his dinner. After listening carefully to his speech it was impossible to discover the key note of his intentions. So far as he could see, Sir Julius’s views were identical with those that had been expressed fifty times, although perhaps not in such fine lan guage, by the opponents of the present Government. He (the speaker) con sidered this as a satisfactory state of affairs, and rejoiced to hear many of the views he held supported by so able an authority. Mr Wason then went {on to give his reasons why he had determined, if returned, to accept Mr Montgomery ->a leader of the Opposition, which were the same as already repiorted when the candi date gave his first address. Resuming his criticism of Sir Julius Vogel’s speech, Mr Wason said that when ho heard that gen tleman speak of the West Coast railway and finance he felt that he (the speaker) wanted a glass of brandy. He was in a

complete haze as to what it all meant, i he climax was reached when Sir Julius declared that he was neither a Freetrader nor a Protectionist, and then he must co )feas i to being thoroughly flabbergasted. This candidature of Sir Julius Vogel re minded him (Mr Wason) of the tricks of the Indian snake charmers. These 'men carried no other stock-in-trade but a

basket containing snakes, and a pipe on which to plaj. A boy with a drum accompanied each conjurer, and Sir Julius in Ashburton had the same thing. Not a single boy, but a large number of big boys —some of them precious big—and the drum they carried was a big requisition, (applause.) Well, the effect was the same as with the snake charmer. The audience

was got together and the performance commenced. First there was slow music; the candidate did not wish tc oppose his old friend Waaon, and Mr Jolly’s speeches he had read and admired. Then he brought out his serpents, and exhibited them, forcing them to twist and twine about just as he liked. The great snake, what might be called the cobra di capella, was the immigration and bor rowing policy, and the charmer shows such control over this that he almost con vinced the audience that the venomous reptile is a harmless eel. When he has made the cobra do what he likes, ha pops it back into the basket and says “See what a great magician I am.” This was all- on a par with last night's speech, which absolutely told the electors nothing that they wanted to know. As an essay on the politics of the past, Sir Juliu# Vogel’s address was admirable, but as an enunciation of a future policy, made by one who was a possible Premier, it must be regarded as thoroughly unsatisfactory. Those who had been hunting, up names for the requisition and had indulged in fancies of showers of gold falling round them should they secure the election of their candidate, must have experienced a cold shudder when they read the twelve columns of the speech in that morning’s paper. W hat Sir Julius Yogel should have given them was an outline of his future policy, but, instead of that, he had told the electors nothing that they had hot heard from the Canterbury members a hundred times. But perhaps be was not right in saying they had not been told anything. They noticed last night that the stags was crowded with a large number of gentle men, and Sir Julius cast his eye to the back and thought it necessary to say some thing to please the supporters he saw there. He (the speaker) for his part, pre ferred to meet both his friends and his enemies face to face, and if he had wished he could no doubt have had plenty of gentlemen to come on the stage that evening. Well, Sir Julius thought that under the circumstances and considering who his supporters were, the best thing he could do was to go for the Property Tas. lie showed how this im post pressed hardly upon the great land owners, and he also ridiculed the idea of a tax on land in any shape and form. But ■sir Julius did not say how we were to ob tain revenue if we abolished the Property

Tax, and he seemed to forget that if we abolished one method of raising money we must find some other way. All that Sir Julius Vogel said on the matter was to ai-

visa them to increase the Customs duties. He said that this would be to tax their exports, which was a clover way of put ting it, but it really meant that every man, woman or child throughout the country would have to pay, while the rich would feel it so little that they would vir tually get off scot-free. Sir Julius said that they could raise a large sum of money if they increased the Customs duties, and he left the electors to say if they would submit to pay more for their tea, sugar and beer, or not. For his part, he failed to see how his opponent could reconcile this policy to the assertion that he was neither a Protectionist nor a Freetrader. Mr Wason then gave his views on land settlement, which were substantially a repetition of his remarks on the samb subject at previous meetings. It had been reported that he was an op ponetit of the sale of land on the deferred payment system. This was incorrect, but he did object to some of the details of the system, which he thought might be remedied to the advantage of all con cerned. Sales by auction often instigated

people to pay a price beyond the value of the land. He also thought that compul sory residence was nut desirable. It appeared to him that there were advan tages rather than objections to a man mainly engaged in other pursuits devoting his spare time to the cultivation ef a piece of land. Men, fathers of families, might not be disposed to go into the back woods, but prefer to live near educational and social advantages for their children. If the land was thrown open to the people on reasonable terms it would be extensively occupied, and what Govern ment received for the land was immaterial compared with the advantages which the people derived. There was nothing what ever in dummyism—it was a mere bug bear, and it was Letter to have land culti vated than lie idle even if the Govern ment did not receive a sixpence for it. It was evident that only a short time would elapse before ha would be called upon to address them again, perhaps under more favorable circumstances, and he would not prolong his remarks, but, as intimated by the Chairman, he would be very happy to answer any questions which might be put to him.

Mr Wason resumed his seat amidst loud and continued applause, and in reply to questions said that it was not congenial blowing his own trumpet, but he did not reproach himself with having bean indo lent when previously m the House of Kepresentauves. He had been elected to support the Government of that day, and

had done bo, although compelled to vole . against them on what appeared to him fo ■ have been a distinct job—the Pialco ' swamp. He had acted as Government whip, and thought that ho had not ’ neglected the somewhat onerous duties which fell to his lot in that capacity. He : did not recollect disregarding any com munication from his constituents; he had drafted and introduced the Adulteration of Food Act and the Mines Act, both of which measures had conferred inestimable benefits upon different sections of the community. Ten years ago he had d«- dared himself as opposed, to denomina tional grants to education ; he thought religion was best taught at home. He did not know that L 70,000 had been un justly taken frem the Oatholics, hot if elected he could promise that any grievance brought under his notice by sny section of his constituents should >be thoroughly ventilated. There wasno doubt that labor had created capital; Capital without labor would be of no value. He thought that if all tteir capital and all their indebtedness were thrown into the ocean they would be no worse off. Licensing Committees should certainly hare tba power to inspect the hotels, but he saw nothing objection able to their relegating this duty to the police. He thought that storekeepers, and in fact the whole of the commusity, were more or less under police super vision. He did not wish to refer to per sonal matters, but his English astocia tions were not Conservative. Hie father had sat as the Radical member for Ipswich, and had early inspired bimlwith 1 the first radical principle which demanded government by the majority. During his last visit to England he had taken an active part in returuiuu 4 supporter of illr Gladstone to the ~-e 0, Commons. He thought that nine teuciis of the (large laud speculators would be very glad to have their money back or s<e a reasonable prospect of ever doing so. He had never seen Mr Montgomery's Progressive Land Tax. Everyone had their Utopia; his own was to see the rail ways used as roads at merely nominal (.rates, and if Mr Montgomery had spoken rashly of a Progressive Land Tax they must remember that he enjoyed the . liber-y of a private member, and w»s un- * trammeled by Ministerial responsibilities. If the West Coast railway could b« con structed by private enterprise he Would encourage it by all possible means, :l - but he feared that it would entail an additional expenditure of L 10,000,000, as numerous railways north and south would have to be au thorised before the necessary vote could be obtained. It was for the Colonial Treasurer to devise means for the erection of additional school buildings. That Minister might be able to tell them where he proposed raising the L 160,000 said to be required for that purpose ; he (Mt Wason) could not. He considered that the erection of a traffic bridge over tbs Ashburton river was a matter of colonial interest, and no effort should be aparal upon his part to have the work under* taken. Ho thought that if the L 5,000 voted for Dobbin’s J ford bridge had been allocated for this purpose, both the con stituency of Wakanui and Ashbortoa would have been be'tter pleased. (Ap plause.) He would be strongly in favot of abolishing the law of distress for rant, and thought that landlords should be! placed upon the same footing aa other” creditors. The Government had grossly neglected promises made on this subject previous to the election of the present Parliament. He was opposed to pan* sions {of .every description, and thought that the very worst was that by which the Ministry in power could place a porter in the Upper House with a pension of L2IO a year. The question of closing the hotels rested entirely with the people; - they might, if they desired, close them not only for three muntha of the year, but all

the year round. He had not been aware that newspapers were exempt from post age in any, country, but he thought the power of the press was so large that it could obtain any mortal thing it wanted. Ha thought the less jewellery and silk worn the better; the practice was a rem nant of barbarism, hilt a large increase of the duty might lead to a contraband traffic. He would not withdraw from tho Licensing Committees the discretion they now exercised in respect to the hour at which hotels should close. If the District

Railway Bill as it pacsod through the Bouse had been honestly carried oat, there would hare been no difficulty, but the Gorernment had been unscrupulous and were really responsible for the exist ing troubles. The question of railway am- ' ployees trarelling free or at a loner rate than other people was a matter of rail way management If a free passage was part and parcel of the employee’s con tract with the department, in fact a part of his wage, he saw no objection to it They were only concerned to see that the railways were well and profitably man aged. The Government had, he thought, already responded to the cry o f the un employed, and granted them tree passages to work. If not, they certainly should do so. He thought that the Government having found ic expedient to keep even their judges in circulation, must recognise the propriety of applying the same precept - to their superintendents of police. By a long residence in one place he thought it possible that a superinteudent of police might become surrounded by influences from which he should be removed. As regards the constables, he did not see the same necessity , if they were guilty of any impropriety their officers would re port them, and they should be dismissed. He considered it very probable that a penny postage was better than a twopepny postage, but it was merely a departmental revenue question. He was not prepared to reduce Ministers' salaries to L6OO a year, but he thought a very substantial reduction might be male in the salaries and costs of establishments. He would favor the reduction of the honorarium paid to members of the House of Repre sentatives to LIOO, but at the same time he thought that constituencies should be * allowed to pay their members, as he knew some men better worth a thousand pounds than others were a thousand pence. They might rely upon his best endeavors to advance the interests of Volunteers, a body of men who went to considerable trouble to prepare themselves for the de fence of the country. Thought that threshing machine proprietors and harvest contractors should have a prior claim upon crops for the amount of their earnings. If the Government secured a good man to act as Resident Magistrate he thought it ' would be unwise to restrict bis place of residence. If the public were highly in convenienced by the absence of the Magis trate they might complain, but they should not insist.merely for the good of trade or any other insufficient reason that he should reside among them. Soipe law was required to compel people to give notice of stock being driven over private lands. If the honorarium to the Upper House were abolished, the question of ita constitution would give them much less trouble; it would soon be the survival of the fittest. He thought that bachelors were already sufficiently burdened - with out imposing a special tax of L2OO a year upon them. After the answering of the questions had been concluded, Mr D. U. Brown rose, but he was met with a storm of hissings and bootings, and was forced to resume his seat.

Mr Purnell then went on to- the plat form, but the Audience refilled to listen to him, although the Mayor appealed to the good seme of the meeting. Mr iS. Nelson said that he had great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks and confidence in Mr Wason as a repre sentative for Ashburton, Ha bad

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1884.



Stock Sales. R A K A I Stock Sales. A The undersigned will hold regular SALES of all classes of STOCK, etc., etc., at- South Rakaia, on the under mentioned dates, the Ist and 3rd THU 0 *?- DAY in each month : June 19th THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED. 0. W, TURNER, ' Agent. Matson, Cox & Co. L. DXLEY, Balraia Agent. JQOMESTIO PATTERN DEPOT. Mrs Hodge , DRAPER AND DRESSMAKER, Begs to : intimate 1 to the Ladies of Ash burton 1 and sntronnding districts that they will find a great saving of time and ma terial by Cutting their Dresses and Chil dren’s apparel from the above Patterns, which are universally used. Ladies’ Dresses and Underclothing made at the shortest notice. Registry office for Female Servants. - ' 1 173 Com Crushed, TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. HAVING leased that large Grain Store from Mr T. Bullock, I am pre pared to STORE GRAIN and other pro duce at lowest profitable rates. CHAFF FOR SALE. 8 529 T. H. ZOUOH. I B . N U I N E j ENGLISH LEVERS from £5 10s. Genuine Waltham from £3 10s. All watches guaranteed two years. Special attention to repairs, which are guaranteed twelve months. O. ADAMS & CO, Practical English Watchmakers, 246 High street, Christchurch, Opposite Uity Hotel. 6 959 T N W D. Boots. Boots. GREAT REDUCTIONS. 0. HAWKJNS having reduced his prices to such an extent, he is now offer ing good serviceable BOOTS, at prices which cannot be competed with in Ash burton. * Come and Judge for yourselves. 0. HAWKINS, Boot and Shoemaker, Tinwald. 6 115 Special Teems and Special Prices will be allowed to PURCHASERS OP PIANOS veom £6O UPWARDS BOX THE. NEXT TWO MONTHS, in consequence of being largely overstocked. 200 PIANOS TO SELECT FROM BY VARIOUS MAKERS, including all the principal and Continon- A. v ' ' (iil manufacturers. ' Brinsmead and Sona, Erard, Collard Collard, Broadwood, Lipp and Sohn, Plays!, Bord, the Leipziger model, Dres den model and many others. Milner & Thompson Abhbobton, If, JONES, Agbkl



Wanted WANTED —A good Ploughman. Ap ply to Charles Reid, Blacksmith, from whom all particulars can be ob tained. 6 1169 WANTED —A general Servant for the Ashburton Hospital. Apply to Matron, Hospital. 6 1156 WANTED Known—Fieraington Fac tory Cheese, Best White Sago, 4d ; Tapioca, 5d ; Bis cuits. 4d ; White Crystal Sugar, 4£d. — J. McGregor’s, Tancred street, opposite the Arcade. 4 640 WANTED Known—The cheapest house in town to buy Millinery, Dolmans, Jackets, Dress Stuffs, etc., is H. C. Segere’s, Sealy’s buildings, East street. First-class goods marked with a small profit. Now goods now open. 2 234 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, 7600 WANTED at once, 500 customers. Hayes and Co. having bought 500 pairs of sample boots are determined to clear them at startling prices. Chil dren’sE.S., Is per pair; ladies’ kid E.S. ,3s lid per pair. H. & Co. have also a grand lot of boys’ and men’s boots at prices that will astonish all. • 4 749 TXT ANTED Known—That Jones and VV BbAdshaw, 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 town. All goods delivered free of charge in town. 4.752 WANTED— The public who are want of Boots to inspect our win dow before purchasing elsewhere. As far as style and "cheapness we 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 6d ; women s do, 3a 6d ; girl’s do, 2s 6d. Nokes, Leicester Boot Warehouse, Burnett street. 12 1107 VBTBRINAR if SHOEING FORGE. WANTED Known—W. T. Kingston (late with J. B. 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 O. 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 best workmanship. Re pairs neatly executed. Estimates given for builders’ ironwork. 3 552 Special Advertisements. Music. Herr weiss, pianist, late of the Willmott Company, takes engagements for Theatrical Shows, Con certs, Balls and Private Parties. Terms moderate. Address, Post Office, Lauris ton, South Rakaia. 6 1139 mHB Utdersigned is prepared to CUT JL CHAFF m any quantities at the lowest rate. Orders left with B. S. Bean, Coal Merchant, or at the machine where working will be punctually at tended to. 5 1042 A. FOSSE. J- MPORTANT. The undersigned is now landing PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL for household purposes. Also on hand, BEST NATIVE COAL AND BLACK PINE FIREWOOD. Building Timber at Prices to suit the Times. ALPHEUS HAYES, Coal and Timber Merchant. WILLIAM COLLINS, Managei. DRAPERY DEPOT. Mrs GL Compton, DRAPER, Etc., Moore street, Opposite Friedlander Bros., BEGS to announce to the Ladies of Ash burton and surrounding districts that she has commenced business as DRAPER, and invites a call to inspect her NEW STOCK,, which is being sold cheap for CASH. 6 1138 Roberts, paxton & co. ABB CASH PURCHASERS OF WHEAT BEANS BARLEY PEAS OATS COCKSFOOT AND RYE GRASS SEED. They supply farmers with the best quality Large Cornsacks, at the lowest market rates, and will makeliheral Caah Advances against Grain placed in their hands for shipment to London or else where. ROBERTS, PAXTON & Co. Late P. Cunningham and o»'s offices, Corner of Manchester and Lichfield Sts.. Christchurch. 3 523 yp- I N'T B B SEASON.' THE NEW” ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are now Showing NEW MANUFACTURES FOR THIS SEASON. A Splendid Variety of Garments manu factured from the OEIEBRATED MOSGIEL TWEEDS. Patrons are specially requested to inspect this season’s OVERCOATS, SAC SUITS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS & VESTS, And our Grand Variety of CHILDREN’S and 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 Brauch : EAST STREET. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.



Special Advertisements. TATIONERY. Commercial, Plain, and Fancy. ACCOUNT BOOKS PRIZE BOOKS SCHOOL BOOKS & REQUISITES (School Committees supplied) TOYS & FANCY GOODS. Andrewes Bros., Booksellers, Stationers, &c., ASHBURTON, NoSSt J- A. Persson CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER & SHOP-FITTER, Wakanui Road (near Post Office), Begs to thank his customers for past favors and to announce that he is now prepared to execute orders for all classes of suites' of furniture in tapestry, repp, velvet, leather and horse hair, and to suit every one. Furniture upholstered and polished. Mattresses le-made and car pets re-laid. People from the country will do well to pay J. A. P.’s establish ment a visit before purchasing elsewhere. All work entrusted to him will be faith fully carried oat, and his prices will defy competition. Agent for Walter Gee’s Venetian Blinds J. B. Mansfield, Monumental Mason FUNERALS CONDUCTED ON REASONALE TERMS. J. BALLANTYNE & CO., HAVE now OPENED UP Extensive Shipment of NEW WINTER DRAPERY. A large Choice and Magnificent assort ment in all the Departments, bought under Special Advantages from the manufacturers. All GOODS Marked at LOW PRICES, as their rule is to CLEAR OUT THE STOCK EVERY SEASON, J. B. and Co. are Manufacturers of MENS’ YOUTHS’, and BOYS’ CLOTH ING, an industry which they have lately commenced on the premises, and which has proved a great success, the cut and workmanship of all garments being under special inspection. Also, MANUFACTURERS OF HATS AND CAPS of every description. Is off every £ Discount for Cash, DUNSTABL'E HOUSE, Christchurch. 5 1008 F YOU WANT 'GOOD AeiD -TRONG FURNITURE, GO y-r-f-r-. C 7 TO DA * IS’B ’HEAP FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, E IST STR Ea T sou T.EI, ASH BURTON. EVERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and , jaranteed best of material and Workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED si s PEOIAL INDUCEMENT THESE HARD TIMES. Money Saved is Money Gained All who wish to buy to advantage and save money are specially asked to read over this advertisement, call and see the goods at the price j and we feel sure you will be satisfied that they are by far the cheapest you have ever been shown. N O WON D E R, THE GOODS ARE BEING SOLD AT ACTUAL LANDED COST .Thus effecting a saving of both the Warehousemen’s and Retailers’ profit. Be wise, Shop in time, And thus secure Genuine Bargains, ATT H E » BANKRUPT SALE. White and Brown Huckaback Towelling only 7£d Brown Table Linen, splendid value, 2s, now Is sjd Brown Turkish Towels, 10£d, now 6£d Strong Cotton Tick, now 4|d Russia Crash for Round Towels, 6£d, now 4^d Fine All-wool Flannel for ladies’ wear. Hid Heavy All-wool Welsh for Men’s wear, 12|d Good Oxford Shirtings, now 3|d Splendid Wincey Shirting, B|d, now sid Honeycomb Counterpanes, Gs lid, now ds 9d Grey rielisia Lining, only 3 d 2yds wide Floor Cloth, down again, 2s lid Ribbons, all widths and colors, 2d and d^d Ladies’ dark colored Hose, from 5Jd Children’s Stay Banda, 2s 6d, now only Is Cheaper than ever, Fingering Wool, 2s 3£d lb Fancy Check Dress Stuffs, now 3id Splendid value, Costume Cloth, Is, now B|d Black Ribbon Velvets, wove edge, at quarter price Ladies’ Corsets, very cheap, only Is 6d Men’s Flannel Shirts and Drawers, only 2s lid Good strong Shirt for working man, Is did Men’s Woven Cardigan Jackets, only ds lid Men’s Lambs’-wool Socks, strong, now 7£d Men’s Lambs’wool Drawers, only 3s lid Large variety of Men’s Overcoats, from 21s Men’s and Boys* Clothing at London prices H, E. MAY & CO,, THE HALL, CHRISTCHURCH. 5 10X4



PIANO TUNING. HERR OTTO SCHWEERS has arrived. Custo mers only waited upon. Orders sent to H. J. Weeks, Music Seller, Tailored street. 6 1173