DAILY MEMORANDA.

. AUCTION SALES. Thursday, Junk 25. M> T. Bullock, at Mr Greenaway's farm, Wakaaui—Live and Deadstock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Wbdnbsday, Junk 24 Onrnge Hall—Star of the East, 1.0.Q.T., meeting at 8 o’clock Thursday, June 26 Jbeonie Hall—lnstallation Bali Friday, Junb 26 Oddfellows’ Hall—Oddfellows’ Anniver sary Concert and Ball "■ Friday, July 3 f AVmrtnn County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a. m, _ , _ , litmbgeaeb Road Board at Road Board Office Saturday, Juit 4 ffakanni Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, July 6 * Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7-30

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dose at the Ashburton Post Office follows: — , _ ~ A „ For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. 10.30 a.m,, and 6 p.nu, daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.nu daily. For Dunedin,Tinwald, Winslow, Hmds, Eangitata, Orari, Winchester, Geraldine, at 10 sum. daily, i .For Temoka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., 'For Tima-*u and South, at 6 a.m., 10 A.HUj and 4.30 p.m., daily. " For Gruenstreet, on Wednesdays and 'Saturdays, at 10.45 a.m. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 0.30 turn. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. ■ For Ashtcn, Waterton and Longbeaoh, at 430 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at A3O p.m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 a,m. TMml« arrive at the Ashburton Pos Pfoxa Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 From Ghertsey, Ac. at 10.15 a.m. and '485 p-m- daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places »t 6.3° Snu daily. • From Temuka andTitnaru at 10.40 a.m. 3>.dop.m., and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenatreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.nu from Mount Somers , daily 10.8 |,yn. ■ - From Mayfield and Ruipuna, on Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.nu Wtom Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a.nu daily. . From Newlands, on Tuesdays and Fn ays, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a. m. From Elgin, Wakanui, Seafield, and Kyle on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat urdays. at 4.45 p.m. __________

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1885. The Financial Statement.

A celebrated Frenchman, whose wife was more able and more cele brated than himself, is reported to have said that it was a pleasure to be tyran ised over by such a woman. As we rise from a careful perusal of Sir Julius Vogel’s magnificent Financial Statement, we feel inclined to say, “ It is a pleasure to be deceived by such a writer.” In the midst of huge indebted ness, decreasing revenues, increasing taxation, and unparalleled depression, he finds something to rejoice over, and almost makes us believe that we are still well off, that we have nothing to fear, and that we are to become rich by a policy which lives to-day upon the revenue of to-morrow; and sends to foreign creditors a million and a-half of money, that under a more prudent ad ministration, in the past, would have enabled us now to spend that sum on our own public works, and in the em ployment of our own population. Clever men who have a fondness for borrowing are generally able to show on paper that the borrowing would be a good speculation, but the result of universal experience goes to prove that all such reasoning is fallacious, and that the successful men, and the suc cessful countries, are those that live well within and not beyond their means. The ostensible purpose for which money is borrowed, either pri vately or publicly, is often a perfectly legitimate one. But the actual result of a resort to borrowing is almost always to demoralise the borrower; to suppress rigid and painful economy and to foster extravagant practices to take off the pressure necessary to keep up a spirit , of self denial, and to encourage a re sort to habitual self indulgence. It has been just so with the New Zealand 1 Government. Whilst going more deeply in debt than any other country in the world in proportion to our popula tion we have conducted our Govern ment on a scale of extravagance „un known to any other colony. All the ' money is borrowed under the “public works policy ” —under the pretence that it would be spent in remunerative . railways and other paying public works much of it has been spent in extra ; vagant public buildings, extravagant establishments and in extravagant bribes to localities that were strongly repre ' sented in Parliament. As soon as the Government obtained the consent of ! the House to borrow a million a year, they made a large all round increase to the civil servants of the colony, and were enabled to give patronage to 500 engineers when 50 good men would have done the work far better. Even now, when every other class of the community is called on to curtail their expenditure, the Government are pro viding that the civil servants should get an annual and a secured in crease, however impoverished may be the ratepayers that provide the salaries. This is what opposes all Sir Julius i Vogel’s clever and plausible theories. But much as we lament the over san guine temperament which misleads that 1 stateman and enables him to mislead the House in financial matters, we can not but feel that we are being ably mis led ; and that the government of the country is safer in his hands than it was, or would be, in the hands of men who are quite willing to take up his 1 dangerous weapons, and do not know how to use. We should rejoice to see the adoption of a more prudent policy, but if the House of Representatives will not submit to prudence, by all means let us cling to capacity. There was another over the colony at the time Sir Julius Vogel returned to office, as great, and even more to be dreaded and lamented, than the love of spending borrowed money. We allude, of course, to the deplorable class animosity which was fired by Sir George Grey and fanned by the reckless self seekers, wno hoped to rise on the ashes of the conflagra tion they produced. |That destructive fire has abated. Sir J ulius Vogel’s able pen has done much to extinguish it; so that, even the most thoughtless and irresponsible firebrands, are ashamed to say what they would have said to set class against class two years ago. We commend to the notice of such men the remarks made by this able statesman in his last Financial Statement, and we cannot conclude this notice better than by quoting one of the most valuable sen tences it contains. “It is essentially” he says, “of the utmost importance to each class that each other class should prosper. This seems so simple a truism that you may consider I am trespassing on your patience in leading up to and uttering it; yet it appears to me of such unmeasurable moment that I can not proclaim it too loudly.”

Meesra H. Matson and Co report upon to-day 'a Addington Live Stock Market as follows . —ln fat sheep there was again a y o fy small entry. Tho trade was well represented, and prices were farther ad vanced Is per nead. Qoo i wethen brought 14s 6d to 15s 6d, and extra quality to 18s ; merinos to Its 6d for the primeat quality, or 2jd per lb. The average for mutton was about 2d per lb. In stores there was a slightly better enquiry for young sheep, for which prices were firm In beef there was a fairly average supply and rather better trade, there being an advance of say 10a to 15i per bend Uur quotation is i7s to ißs 6d per lOOibs. In piiis there was a smaller entry, and porkers, etc , sold slightly better. The heavier sorts were firm at iate rates. Tho installation of officers in connec tion with the St John’s Lodge, No. 1858, JS.O., will take place at the Masonic Ha l this evening Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other neuralgic pain speedily yields to Baxter’s Anti- Neuralgic Pills. Catarrh of ihk Bladder.—Stinging .rotation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba,” The | N.Z. Drug Co., General Agents. 3 Hollojvay’s Pills.—The sudden changes frequent fogs, and pervading dampness sorely impede the vital functions and cphduce to ill health. The remedy for these disasters lies in some purifying . medicine, like these'' Pills which is competent to grapple with the mis, chief at its source, and stamp it out without fretting the nerves or weakening the system, | Holloway’s Pills extract from the blood all noxious matters, regulate the action of every disordered organ, stimulate the li.ycr and kidneys, and relax the bowels. In curing chest complaints these Pills are remarkable elfective, especially when aided by friction of the Ointment on its walls. This double treat ment will ensure a certain, steady, and bene ficent progress, and sound health will soon be rs-esublistred.—AdvL '

Mr K. G Wiight addressed a ver> meeting of electors at 'Vaf.etton last even ing. There ware upwards of 100 persons present, and Mr John Qngg occupied the chair The candidate’s address was similar in tenor to that delivered at Ash burton and already folly reported Several questions having been asked and answered to the evident satisfaction of the meeting, the following resolution, oroposed by Mr Andrew Dawson, and seconded by Mr Matthew Bell, was oar ried unanimously—‘‘That this meeting thanks Mr Wright for his address, and expresses its entire confidence in him as representative for Wakanui.” The usual compliment to the chair concluded the proceedings. The Wellington and Dunedin Fire .In surance agents have expressed themselves as of opinion that it is not desirable that the Fire and Marine Insurance Companies bill now before Parliament should become jaw, except so far as relates to the limita tion of liabilities of shareholders in local Companies. They are particularly op posed to the clause of the Bill providing for a deposit of L 20,000 with a trustee, and are urging the withdrawal of that por tion,

In Monday's issue we announced that the meeting of the Ashburton School Committee fixed for last evening had been postponed. We made the statement at the request of the Secretary to the Committee, but it was discovered later that unless the meeting took place last even* ing it would have to be postponed for a considerable period. It was therefore determined to hold the meeting as origin ally arranged, and a full report of the proceedings, which were of a somewhat ani mated nature, appears in this issue.

Thu Ashburton hounds met at Mr A. Dawson’s Waterton on Monday. There was a large held out, but owing to the poor scent the sport was very indifferent. The fences were unusually large, but we noticed misses A. Grigg and S Shury and Messrs J. 0. N. Grigg, Graham, Uugomu, Davies, Dawson (2), Uevane, and Dr Ross well with the hounds.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr David Thomas, J.P., J, G. Granger, charged with vagrancy, was remanded until Tuesday next. James Grigg, for d-unkennesa, was fined 10s and coats, with the alternative of 7 days’ im prisonment. The Christchurch Drainage Board have abnegated their position as a district local board of health, and have delegated their powers in this capacity to the various local bodies within the district. Colonel Haultain, who represents New Zealand in connection with the N. S W. Contingent, is acquainting himself thoroughly by personal inquiry with the

various charitable institutions in New

South Wales. He has visited the Sydney Benevolent Asylum for Old Men, Liver pool, Paramatta and Rand wick Asylums, and various houses founded as charitable institutions. He intends visiting the Goulbouru district, where 1,509 children are boarded out, and will devote some time to similar enquiries in Victoria, where 2,000 children are now placed under the system.

There was a fair muster at the weekly

drill of the Ashburton Rifles last evening. After the usual preliminaries Captain Douglas, taking advantage of the bright moonlight, marched the men outside and put them through a good hour’s exercise

in company movements and skirmishing. .'iergeaut-Major Jones was present. Mails for Australian Colonies, United

Kingdom, and Continent of Europe via, Hobart c ose at the Bluff per Mauapouci, at noon on Friday next. This mail is due in London on August 17. A concert was given in the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, last night, in aid <>f the funds of the Jewish Synagogue. It was an immense success, every part of the bouse being crowded. The usual rink will be held in the Town Sail this evening.

We understand that the Australian Mercantile Union Insurance Company has determined to adhere to the reduced tariff of rates. “ staying” Powbb. —It will be interest

mg to athletes, and to all who vaiua the power of physical endurance, to know that at “ home ” and in the sister colonies an article has of late years come into general use, which i« very strongly re commended as being an exceedingly plea sant beverage, and which yet imparts, in an unusually large degree, what is expres sively known as “ staying power,”—in other words, nutriment and strength. We refer to Cadbury’s “ Cocoa Essence ” August Flower. —The most miserable oeings 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 flower. This valuable 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 bottles. 6d.—fAnvr.

BECEPTION OF THE H.S.W. CONTINGENT.

Sydney, Jana 23. The landing and formal reception of the New South Wales Contingent on their return from isondan took place, as had »een arranged, this morning, but the heavy rains which had been prevalent during the past fewdays continued through the night and during the morninv, neces sitating a considerable change in the plans which had been prepared, and marring to a great extent the success of the demon stration from a spectacular point of view. The ovennnent of New South Wales had lent great importance to the occasion, a public holiday having been gazetted throughout the colony, while the whole available forces of the colony, to the num ber of over 5,000 men, were massed in the metropolis for the purpose of taking part in the oe-emony. The transport Arab was brough alongside the Circular Quay, from her moorings in the harbor, and the Contingent disembarked on the same spot from which they sailed in March last When the work of disembarking was completed, a procession was formed and proceeded to Paddington barracks by the same line of route which was adopted on the uccasiun of the departure of the Contingent. Rear-Admiral Tryon fur nished an Imperial contingent of seamen and marines belonging to Her Majesty’s ships now in harbor, and in the procession were the following—His Excellency the Governor, Lord Augustas Loftus ; Ad miral Tnon ; members of the New South Wales Ministry ; special represent was of the neighboring colonies, namely—Vic tor's, Sir G. Vernon ; South Australia, General Owen ; Queensland, Colonel Mein ; Tasmania, Celouel Legge ; and New Zealand, Colonel Haultain. Then c -me carriages containing a number of persons of public positions in the colony. On the artiv 1 at ihe Barracks, the troops —who had all along been loudly cheated by crowds of spectators, who, notwith standing the rain, thronged the line of route—were addressed by his Ekoollen;y, who thanked them in the name of tht-ir Queen and country lor their services. fior this they wete dismissed. The original intention was to hold a combined review of tbe forces, but a heavy down ix.ur prevented the carrying out of this part of the programme.

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The adjourned meeting of'be Ashbur ton School Committee was held in the itorouarh School last eveniug. Present— Mesais D Wi liams in ( 'hairtn*n), W. H. Oolhus, J. Orr, A Orr, J. Tucker, D Thomas, and S W. Alcorn. OHAIRUAN’a STaTKMENT. The Chairman reported that Mr Stir line, the second master, had resigned, and the Board of Education had offered, In the event of the Committee desiring it, to appoint his successor.—The Board had 1 authorised the planting and levelling at the Side School, and had asked the Com mittee to send an estimate of vork re quired at the Borough School. HOLIDAYS. It was resolved that the Borough School should re-open on Monday, July 6. INSPECTION. A letter was read from the Brard of Education, enclosing the Inspector’s and Mr Malcolm's report upon the school, and asking the Committee to consider the same, and communicate with the Board before its meeting on July 4 next. The report was read as follows: — Education Office, Christchurch, June ii, iBBS- H. R. Webb, Esq., Chairman. Sir, —We have the honor to submit the fol lowing special report on the Ashburton Main School, inspected on the loth, nthand 12th ofJune * Number present at examination, 370, Staff and Distribution. Mr Dempsey, Headmaster ... ) Standards Mr H. Priston. Pupil Teacher... ) VI. and V, Miss Harband, Mistress ... ) .y Mr B, Williamson, Pupil Teacher ) Mr Stirling, Second Master ... | Miss Dick, Assistant ... ... ) Miss Bean, Pupil Teacher ... XL Miss Barratt, Pupil Teacher ... I. Miss Clarke, Infant Mistress ... 1 Miss Willi unson. Pupil Teacher > Infants Miss Chapman, Pupil Teacher... j General Remarks, Attendance—Toe attendance, judging by the lists handed to us, is very irregular in the case of at least one-third of those enrolled. Tnis irregularity has seriously iffected the uniformity of progress throughout the different classes. The percent ige of attendance to roll number is highest i > the case of Standards VI. and V., and lowest in IV. In the remaining Standards the rate of regularity is ,about the same. Organisation—The present staff in the Upper School is quite strong enough, b ing in the ratio one teacher to every twenty-five scholars 1 present during the examination. The number of adult teachers is greater than that contem ‘ plated by the present scale. The existing _ ar l rangement of the staff does not, in our opinion, seem to be the best possible under the circum stances. At present tie Hea Imasier, assisted by two pupil teachers has charge ol three Stan ; dards (VI., V., II ), while the pupils of the the Third Standard are taught by two certifi cated teichers in another room. and the I irst Standard is under the charge of a pupil ’ teacher, in a smaller room leadin, off that m which the Third Standard is taught. It would seem to us that were the Headmaster to have » along with him one adult teacner, say the 1 second master, and one pupil teacher, he 1 would be able to supervise the whole school ! more thoroughly than can be done at present, and the work of his division would, at the [ same time, be itte ded to in an efficient man ner. The arrangement we propose is as fol lows ;—ln the south room, to which a class ’ room is attached, the He idmaster, second master, and one pupil-teacher should take Standards VI., V., and IV.; in the middle room, to which there is likewise a class-room attached, the mistress, assiste by *ne pupil teacher, should have charge of Standard HI.; and in the north room the assistant mistress and one pupil teacher should be engaged with Standards 11. and I. The additional pupil teacher now employed in this division of the school might be removed to the infant school until the proposed addition i ■ ma e to the side school, when a larger staff will be required there. Discipline, etc —Generally speaking, the dis cipline and order were reasonably satisfactory. The children were quiet and well-oehaved, but in some of the classes, especially those taught by Mr Stirling and Miss Dick, they did not exhibit tha- attention to and interest in th ir work which is absolutely necessary to good progress The pupils enter and leave schoo in an orderly manner ; and considerable atten -1 tion is paid to school drill and class move

ments. , , Work—ln examining the school there was no attempt made to test he chi dren in the full requirements of the Standards, as such a plan would have evidently been unfair to all con cerned; but the different classes were examined on those parts of the subjects which the te .cners professed they had taught. The following is our estimate of the answering of the pupils in each subject:— Reading—This subject is fairly well taught, but the meaning ot the words and phrases was not well known. In Sta idard II the majority of the pupils had read the lessons so frequently that they were known by heart. Hence, ex* pression was little af.ended to. It would in duce to better reading if the pupils were to read more. This fault was not so noticeable in the other Standards. Spelling—ln Standards I, 11, HI, 'V and VI this subject showed signs of careful teach ing ; but in Standard V the majority failed to satisfy the requirements, although the words were dictated by the teacher of the class. Writing —The writing on slates .was very good; but in the lower glasses tnat on paper was not generally good. This was specially noticeable in the copies of the Second and Third Standards. As the copybooks used are carefully ruled, there should be no diffi culty in spacing. Arithmetic —The arithmetic of Standards 1., 11., 11l , was good; that in Standards IV. and V. moderate; i > Standard VI. all failed. We would strongly recommend that more at tention be paid to the solution of problems than seems to have bean done. The mental arit metic requires more attention and method ical treatment than seem to be given to this important branch. Grammar—ln Standards 111., IV. and V., the results were poor; but in Standard VI. the pupils see tied to have a good grasp of the subject. The girls of Standard 111. answered far better than the boys. The boys’ papers were very careless and inaccurate. Geography This subject was not wall known in Standards 111., IV. and V.; but had been fa rly mastered by Standards 11. and VI.

History—Standard 111. passed a very fair examination in this subject, though the work of the boys was rather uneven; Standards IV. and V. almost failed in answering the ques tions; but Standard V) • did well. We fear that so long as the attendance is so irregular in the ca-e ef many of the scholars the woik of the s-hool must, in every .class, remain uneven; yet the irregularity of the pupils alone cannot account for the general in i' norit /of the work done by Standard 111., especially the boys of that Standard. In too many cases he work of this class was done in a careless and slovenly manner. During the past six months Mf Dempsey has spared no pains or trouble to put the school into good order, as is evidenced by his monthly ex aminations, reports and hints given to the different members of his staff. His methods of instruction appear i;ood and sound, and he evidently carries with him the sympathy aad attention of his pupils. Miss Harband is painstaking and earnest in her work, but she lacks that sympathy with her class that is so essential to successful teaching. Stirling is weak in discipline, and the results of our examination snow that his methods of instruction are only moderately sue - cessful.

Of Miss Dick much cannot be said, as she has been only a short time in ihe school, and has not yet had tii • . powers as a teacher. The infant schot : Vi.is ‘bke is well disciplined and ta . ..a- .n- V-i-lren' seamed pleased and anxiou -r ' . 1 i,v demands. We have th noanr t or Sir,' Your oK-dit. ' -van G v ME, ' "It.-x-LM. The Chaiiiuat. >- ■■■.V. ■ r. ... ,t, to his mind, was a ve ■■ a ■ c; isidering that one of the •- ■ < ;r-;io,tors had joined in the pre-.- -no report. Mr Alcorn sail in-t a. fspectioc at this stage of tb< i ' ■ ! ■*.; vr. vl no oil teiion, M.< Tucker p -i--- : ti *' a meet ing adjourn to .1 . ; -«c to give members an opp< i -.i> j q pt.: doing and tbe 1 .■ v,

Mr A. Orr seconded the proposal for i adjournment. Mr Thomas expressed his approval of the curse suggested by the motion. The present rep >rt was so opposed ,to the former that ha thought it required some analysis. Mr A'corn opposed the adjournment. The circular calling the meeting stated that the bu iness was the appointment of a headmaster. Me thought it a mistake that the matter had been deferred from the ordinary monthly meeting He strongly objected to being called out night after night for no pnrpose. They had this certain business to perform ; they had the applications before them, and they should select the most suitable candidate. The report from the Inspectors might be con* sidered after the appointment had been made. He moved as an amendment that the Oommittee proceed with the business for which they had been sum* monad.

Rfr O 'Mins did not see why they had been called together if they were to again adjourn. Mr J. Or* said if each member of the Committee had been furnished with a copy of the report there would have been no necessity for holding that meeting. He was aware, however, that members <>f the Committee had made application for an inspection of the report, and had been told by the Secretary that the Chairman had directed him to keep the report from yiew until the meeting of the Committee. The Chairman stated that he had not directed the Secretary to withhold the report, but to keep a letter received from the Board of Education private. The Secretary explained that he had understood the Chairman’s directions to apply to the report. Mr Collins said it appeared the Secre tary had made a very lame excuse. He (Mr Collins) had applied to see the report, with the idea that the matter might be forwarded by each member of the Committee acquainting himself with the tenor of the document. The Secre tary had replied to him that he had been instructed by the Chairman to keep it under look and key. If the report had been seen by the members of the Com mittee they would have been prepared to dispose of the business forthwith. He considered that each member of the Com mittee had a perfect right to examine the report. The Chairman said that the matter having been referred to ha would state that he was of opinion no member had a right to inspect the report without an order from him. His instructions to the Secre tary had referred to the letter and not to the report, but if members were going to raise questions of this sort he would, hold that all correspondence should first be produced at the Committee meeting, tie would not tolerate arguments of the description advanced by Mr Collins. Mr Thomas said he had never seen the

report nor the letter. Mr Tucker said he had applied for the report, and the Secretary had told him that he had be*n directed by the Chair nun to withhold it. Mr Collins hoped the Chairman would not misunderstand him He had applied for the report, and that had been the answer he received from the Secretary. The Chairman: “ And a very good answer, too." He 'did not want the letter made public property until it had been before the Committee. Mr Alcorn said be thought the Chair man should not insinuate that members would divulge the contents of the letter. The Chairman : “ lam not insinuating. I say it would be the case.” Mr Alcorn : “ If that is your opinion the present members of this Committee have no right to hold office." The Chairman ; “I do not propose to define the rights of the Committee. 1 It is merely my opinion, and X have given

it to you.” Mr J. Orr Mid that if each member had had an opportunity to examine the report it would have been unnecessary to call the meeting. tie objected to being compelled to attend meeting* for no pur pose He had made a trip from Ohrist church specially to attend the last meet ing, and found that three of the members had absented themselves.

The Chairman said he could readily ox

plain the reason of his absence. He had informed the Committee that nothing could be done towards the appointment of a master until the report of the Inspectors and the recommendation of the Board were before them.

Mr Tucker gave a similar explanation and added that he did not think the Oom mittee had any power to open the appld cations until hey had received the com munication from the Board.

Mr A&orn : “ Oh, you’re talking like a goose." Mr Tucker: “ Don’t yon call me a goose, or I’ll goose you on the side of t the head. ”

Mr Thomas also explained why be had not attended the last meeting of the Com mittee.

Mr J, Orr maintained that the Board had dismissed the Headmaster, and had given the Committee authority to invite applications for the vacant position. (Mr Tbomas : ‘'But ruled that no appoint meat was to be made until after the result of the inspection had been made known. ”) He went further than Mr Thomas and contended that the Committee had a per fect right to maße a recommendation. The Chairman pointed out that the amendment bad not been seconded. Mr Collins seconded the amendment.

The amendment was then put and lost; the motion was put and carried, the divi sion being for the motion :—The Chair man and Messrs Thomas, Tucker and A. Orr; against—Messrs J. Orr, Alcorn and Collins. The meeting then adjourned.

MR IVESS AT CHERTSEY.

Mr Ivess, one of the candidates for the representation of the Waltanui district in the House of Representatives, addressed a large and highly representative meeting of electors in the Schoolhouse, Ohertsey, last evening. Tne meeting was certainly one of the largest and beat conducted ever held in the district. Mr T. B> Wilkinson occupied the chair, and in introducing the candidate to the meeting, stated that as every one present had doubtless come to the meeting to exercise their privilege as .electors, and listen to the address which Mr Ivess was prepared to lay be fore them, ha hoped that with the usual courtesy extended by Englishmen to Eng lishmen everywhere on the face of the globe, they wonld hear the candidate patiently, weigh his utterances well, and to the best or their ability form an ac curate estimate that evening whether he was a tit and proper gentleman to repre sent the district in the Colonial Parlia ment. Mr Ivess, who on rising tn address the meeting was greeted with applause, pro ceeded to deliver his speech, which was essentially the same as that delivered at the Town Hall, Ashburton, on Monday evening. 6%yeral times during the de livery he was heartily applauded. The speech occupied about an hour in de livery. The Chairman then announced that as Mr Ivess had exhausted his notes, he was now prepared to answer any ques tions or make any explanations ere the meeting separated. Mr Stracbau then asked if Mr Ivess would bo in favor, if returned, of trying to obtain some reduction in the amount of stamp duties exacted in the course pf the transfer of land between two parties, say ' tjm buyer and the seller, as at present the f charge* in his opinion were excessively ) high. Mr Ivess. in reply, statea that ho j w<‘iild certainly be in fav r of a very sub- 1 atyutiai reduction in the stamp duties, as j

in many ir-Uncas they were of an exceed* ingly o.*pre4cive character. The ex penses, for instance, entailed upon the transfer of small parcels of land weie entirely disproportionate to the valne of the property involved. Searches also, and other business of a similar nature, should be facilitated, and he thought that the services of Postmasters, for example, could be utilised in this direction Mr J. BL Newlyn staled that he had - J-fpi misnndai stood Mr Iveas’s remarks oh the subject of the purchase of lands from the natives. Ur Ivess having rendered a satisfactory explanation of the point in question, Mr T. B. Wilkinson then asked Mr Ivess whether he thought that soma measure, having for its object the leasing of land from the natives for the purpose of releasing to colonists, would not be | better than the oat sod oat purchase of land. In reply, Mr Ivess stated that he did not think, looking at the matter In its various bearings, that settlement would be successful in the King Country on the leasehold system. The aim of the beat settlers on the whole seemed to be to wish to possess a holding in freehold, juxd doubtless such a tenure of land had much to recommend it in a Democratic colony tike New Zealand.—Mr Stcaeban then asked if Mr Ivess was favorable to the . protection of the vaaions industries of the colony. Mr Ivess stated, in response, that be was, bat not in the imposition of duties having a positively prohibitive tendency. In short, he was cer tainly not in favor of the hot house forcing system ; bat would steadily advocate a dne measure of aaaistaaoe ta every promising industry, at least tfll fairly established and enabled to stand alone opon their own merits. An elector then asked Ur Ivess faia views upon the dog-tax. (Just at this moment a mongrel, as if quite aware of the question asked, raised such a dismal howling that for the space at*. miw*r or two the elector’s further remarks were quite inaudible.) The tax; was an unfair one, inasmuch as it was not admihfsterad equally over the colony. One district paid, say only a merely nominal emu, whereas in others the maximum dhatge was made.—Mr Ivess explained that the whole matter was in the hands of the County Councils, the discretionary power of such bodies decided what should he tike rate in their particular districts. The remedy lay in the hands of those who had the election of members of such OonnuOa* viz, to elect men who would give'that and many other more important matters their most intelligent consideration. Mr Walter Wilkinson asked if Mr Ivess ■>. would be in favor, if returned, of promot ing any well considered scheme of usistad . immigration I—Mr Ivess stated that he WH most decidedly in favor Of resuscitating the defunct system thst had formerly pre vailed under a somewhat modified ahapn The benefits of sucha system of tion could, he thought, be -hardly over rated. Settlers of a staunch useful class at present in, the- country- should have -acilitias given tK4m for fttcfodumng rela tives and frlondxof a siiqjday class to thp con itry. The consequences of snob a system wouM be’ that a fine yeomanry class of settlers wou'dgradnally be formed in the colony. And everyone knew that such a class of settlers wOhld be the vasy bone and sinew of the country^—in fatty the nation’s pride. Mr T. K.' Wilkinson having'than in vited others who-had- not questioned the owdidate to do so, and no response having been made to the invitation, Mr John Downie proposed the following re solution “ That this meeting having heard Mr Ivesa’s address aid faia answers to the questions of the electors present, considers him a fit and proper gentleman to represent the district in the House of Representatives. ” Seconded by Mr Stringfellow, and agreed to by thS meeting without a dis sentient voice. The meeting then ad journed, after passing the usual compli ment to Mr Wilkinson for' hts services as Ohatrman.

THE RAILWAY CROSSING CASE.

The following is the full text of the judg ment delivered by Mr H. C. S. Baddeley in • the Besident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in connection with the charge against Or Boss of having driven over a railway crossing at other than a walking pace. The ease was heard on Tuesday, 16 th inst. Mr p. 'W. Parnell, who appeared for the defendant, contended that the bylaw under which the charge was laid was ultra vires, and quoted from the Public Works Act, 1882, and numerous authorities in support of his contention:— As 1 said last Tuesday, I quite .think it is the province of the Supreme Court to declare such bylaws ultra, vires, if they ape- so, bat as I have been pressed to consider the ' matter, and good reason has been given why I should do so, I am now ready to state what I think. Few, 1 believe, will disagree with _ me when I call this a very hard bylaw, and If that were all, it might be well; but let na compare its provisions with the Act under which it is framed—the Public Works Act, 1883. I may premise that every person has a common law right to use a public highway in a reasonable manher.; This right, by the 132nd and 156th (sub-sec. 4) clauses of the Act, in dear language is restricted so far as roads crossing railways on a level are concerned; - and, as the learned, counsel for defendant says, it is hard to say why the 132nd obtuse . and the sub-section quoted were not included in one danse. Clause 132 enacts where any part of a road, except it drosses a railway on a level, is taken for a railway, such part of the road shall thereafter cease to be a high way. Where a road crosses a rsihny|m a level the public right of-way at such erasing shall cease whenever any engine or carriages on the railway are approaching, and within a distance of one mue from the cross ing, and shall at oil other times extend only to the right of crossing the line of railway with all convenient speed, bat not to stoppings continuing thereon. Clause 156, sub-section 4, enacts any person who drives or attam|>ts to drive any vehide or animal across a level crossing or elsewhere on a railway when : an engine, or any carriage, or waggon on the rail way is approaching, and within a quarter of* mile of such crossing, shah be-liable to a certain penalty. This sub-section seems to complete clause 132. By section 144, the Minister has power to make by-laws radiat ing the traffic on roads and bridges osed both lor ordinary and railway traffic, |mi of coarse there is no power over persons not using the railway conveyed by this clause. The provisions of Acts encroaching on rights, it must be remembered, must be strictly con strued. [Maxwell on Statutes, 257-258, 1 Hale 491 and 3 Dyer, 326 (B), Harrod v. Worship, 1 B and S 381.] So much for the Act, now let ns consider the by-law. That provides that no per son shall drive or attempt to drive any vehicle ’ or animal on any part of a public road when the same crosses over or upon a railway on the same levd otherwise than at a walking , pace, and every person shall before crossing the lines of rail comply with the direction upon the notice boards, “ Stop, look out for the engine.” How it is patent to everyone that this bylaw not only goes beyond the Act, but it absolntdy contravenes it, inasmuch as it tells you to do what the Act, in point bf fact, forbids. A person who crosses a railway line at a walking pace cannot be said to do so “at all convenient speed.” With regard to the latter part of the bylaw-, “Stop, look out for the, engine.” Stop where ? The distance in ’* by-lawsuoh as this must be definitely stated for the bylaw to be of any use. ; In the ease Calder and Hobble Nav. Go. v. Kffiajfc 14 M* and W., 76, which is very much in ina bylaw was declared illegal, and in rot case as in this it was to serve an .excellent purpose, bat also in that case as in’ Una it weht beyond thtfstatnte. This I have ho doubt, interferes with persons the railway,' whereas the Act only gives power to the'Miniater to make’bjfows regulat ing railway traffic. ■ The power* to make bylaws is strictly construed; 'Maxwell, 267, 268. I need hot touch Ph thq guMect'« absurdity, although I agree with a great deal, that was said on that head. 1 have to look at , the statute as a whole, construction has to be made of all parts together, and I may say aQ the cases seam to me to favor the view I hwi -

THE ASHBURTON GU AROIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24. 18*5.



LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing the public of Ashburton that 2Es #BB WILDING, LEWIS & OAEGILL have been appointed AGENTS for the above Company in the Ashburton Dis trict. All risks taken at lowest current rates. LEWIS & GOULD, 3 328 General Agents for Canterbury, A SJHBDBTON AG BIC 0 L TUEAL AKD PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. A Special General MEETING of the above Association will be held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett Street, on Monday, June 29, at 8 p. m. Business : To consider the advisableness of salting the Government to subsidise a diieet steamer to Queensland, with the view of opening np a market for produce. To consider and adopt rules as revised fay Committee. The attendance of all members is re quested. B gEORETAN, 5 23 Secretary. C O COALS L S fTTTJ are now landing, ex s.s. Hauroto, a ” fresh supply OF PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL And we beg to inform our customers and the pnblio that, in consequence of on*- supplies coining to hand regularly per - Steamer, we purchase the very best Coal obtainable. We alao take this oppor tunity of ‘acknowledging the many expres sions of satisfaction evinced by ionr clients in nnv endeavours to meet their wants, and the speedy clearance of lots already effected in the past is evidence to os that efforts to supply FIRST-CLASS COAL are abundantly appreciated.



3HE BROOKFIELD NATIVE COAL And-ear Walmate - SHORT, BLACK PINE WOOD ALWAYS IS STOCK BUILDING DEPARTMENT. ' We supply TIMBER direct from our r»H»Li, in any quantities ; orders can be SAxetej ted, as usual, from out Yards, which replete with every requisite for near in Stock and constantly srrirrf Rod, White and Black p*ne. Katun, and F-I> L Timber, also K«s«g Cement- Lime, Bncka, Picket*, Pwluiflj Posts, Stakes. Hurdles, etc,eto., etc. An Inspection Invited. MACPHERSON, FIRMER Sr Co., <Lsta A. Bayes), limbec »«d|,CLal Merchants, Sait atrt efc. ! hlrW r v 82



Wanted. \\* ANTED Two strong Lada as ap prentices. •' pply to J. Hydc, Ashburton Tin Factory. 6 59 WANTED — A good General Servant. Apply to Mrs HomehshaM, South Ashburton. 6 65 WANTED —A Cook and Laundress Apply, Mr A. Kamnitzkr, Che mat, East street. 6 27 WANTED— To Sell 50 five-year-old Apple Trees; all good fruit bearers. Apply, R. Lancaster, Ready-Money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Arcade. 6 26 WANTED Known—Ladies’ hose fid, girl’s 4d per pair; 12 doz dress button, Is ; towels, 4d ; stays. Is lid ; fur caps; Is. A. Orb’s cheap sale. 645 \TT ANTED Lnown—Jones and Bead s' shaw are offering a superior blend of Nelson, Mnate and Co’s Tea, at 2<*s per box ; Flour, 18s per sack ; Chaff, 15s per ton ; Wheat, seconds and crushed, squally cheap, for Cash. WANTED Known—Boys’ cloth tam o’shanters, Is fid ; boys and girla’ boots, 3s 9.1; men's boots, 6s 9d; women’s kid, 6* ; men’s hats, Is lid ; braces, Is ; men’s Kaiapoi trousers, 11s 9d per pair. A. Orb's cheap sale. 6 46 WANTED Known—Fingering wool, 2s fid per lb ; black cashmere, Is 4d ; white calico. 2s lid per doe; ribbons, 4d per yard ; four-button silk gloves, Is ; new flowers, 3d per spray ; ladies’ ulsters, 5s fid ; umbrellas, Is lid each. A. Orb’s cheap sale. 6 47 WANTED Known that B. Lancaster’s Pork Sausages at 6 i per lb excels any other in the Canterbury province. Cash buyer of bacon pigs. R. Lancaster Ready-money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Ar cade. 5 774 ANTED, by a married couple with one child—a Situation on a farm or station ; man as ploughman, and wife as cook or can manage a small dairy. Apply to Wilw m Honeywell, next Woruer’s,bmcher, Mo-ire street. 6 42 WANTED Known—That Hates and Co has bought 1009 yards superior Velveteen, all shades. Is ; dress goods, grand value, worth 2a, now 1«; ladies’ jackets, cost 25a fid, now 4s 61 ; hats and bonnets half-price ; winceys, 1 yard wide, 61 ; ladies’ ulsters, 2- lid. 6b7



WANTED Known—That T. Moult has commenced Bacon Caring, and having purchased a first class sausage machine, he will be able to supply the wants of the inhabitants of Ashburton wich a real good Pork Sausage. Fresh every day. Only good corn fed pigs bought. 5 711 ITT ANTED Known—Before buying Vv Dress Materials, Dialers, Jackets, Dolmans, Millinery, etc , call and inspect our stock. The cheapest first-class Drapery ami Millinery Establishment in Ashburton —H. G. Sbgrbs, ealys’ Buildings, East > treet. IT7ANTED Known—Wertheim Sew- V\ ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. 2 276 Special Advertisements. HUPPORT LOCAL EXCELLENCE. U T. A. GATES’S SPECIALITIES 0 The Cinder Sifter T O and sole maker R T. A. Gates, Cabinet « Picturkfkame Makes, • PET ILK Sl'RteW . ; ARRIVED. ARRIVED. NEW GOODS. Wholesale and Retail. Books by various authors Stationery in great variety Toys and Fancy Goods of every de scription Jewellery, Cutlery, Concertinas, Ac r diaus, etc. Photo and Scrap Albums, Is Tobacconist’s Sundries, etc. Specially low rates to Country Stores. YODNG LAD IE V JOURNALS, (June No., Is 3 ), now to hand. K. Bevan SAUNDERS’ BUILDING, (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel. )6 692



Repairs Engines, Combines, iff-cutters, Reapers and Binders, and ail classes of macninery. Special attention given to Bicycles, Fricycles-and Sewing Machines. Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and adjusted. Model work. General repairs. Read, mark, learn anu INWARDLY DIGEST, and to accomplish the above feat, visit my estab lishment, and lighten your inward gloom by appeasing your appetite for the beauti ful by inspecting the moat delightfully ARTISTIC EASTER CARDS I ever imported into Ashburton (direct from Home), You are then at liberty to in spect the contents of a large case of books personally selected, and just received, i bedeve it was Lord Wolseley who said (he happens to be the most popular man of the day, and one must squeeze a little popularity into advertisements), “ A man who aspires to great heights should reau incessantly, and never forget his news papers; 1 ’ and I say the same 1 Read ! Read 1 Read 1 When both you and my self will be considerably benefited. Noi having room to give a detailed list o f the contents of my shelves, I can only finish i by saying— Come and see for yourselves, and if you are ,dis a PP o m te< l come again.— Nothing like Pecsevpywioe 2 Thomas F. Earley’s, BOOKSELLER AND STaTIONER, ' Saundkes’ Buildings, East »x., AsttßPiaroN. Machine Shop, WAKAJSUI ROAD. CHARLES R Y 3 4



.Special Advertisements' Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT JAIVfES McGREGOR’S, Tancbed Street (opposite the Arcade). Best White Crystal Sugar, 3d per ib by the mat Best English Cut Loaf Sugar, 4sd per lb Box Tea, from 12s 6d per box A grand assortment of new tin Fish— Herrings in Shrimp, Tomato or Tennel Sauce; Kippered, Spiced or Devil’d Herrings; Digby Chicks or Findon Haddocks, at Is per tin Fresh Herrings, 7d. Best Oysters, 6d Muir’s Oatmeal, 3s 9d per bag Salmon, 8d Best Cutting Brand, 9d Mackerel, 10d Sardines, 6d Full sizes new Figs, 9d per box Cadbury’s Cocoa, Is per tin Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, Is (id per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rice, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb JAMES McGREGOR, Tanored Street. 12 2342 Extraordinary Sale OF A WAREHOUSEMAN’S STOCK or -SILKS, VELVETEENS, CRETONNES, CASHMERE MITTS, Ac.



Colored Silks 1 Colored Velveteens Costume Tweeds Bought at 70 per cent discount. Do ynu realise what this means, viz that >ilks 5« yard cost us Is 6d ? nought at I dis count, and will be offered to the public at London prices. Knockabout Tweeds f Goods in the usual Black Goods way costing say 2/ti the yar l , we only paid 1/8 for Bought also at Cretonnes ... skirtings ... Silesias Men’s Moles Cashmere Mitts Infants’ Polkas I- count, which will enable us to sell at less than invoice price. It is a won deiful reduction on ! regular safe goods J of everyday demand ... ) 114 doz, bought at ... J 40 pi per cent discount (Bought at 60 per cent discount, 10/9 Goods for 3/9 } Bought at 75 per cent discount, and sold at 6Jd. —Fud sized cotton shirts \ Bought at 90 per Cotton Shirts ~, ... „ I cent discount, and Men s Dux Collars V , d at 9d for 12doz J or la the oox. All perfectly New Goods. The Purchase only effected last week. The whole will be shown on Tables in the Centre of the Shop, and not in any way mixed with our ordinary Stock. SALE NOW ON. H. E. May & Co., THE HALL, CHRISTCHURCH. COAL. COAL, COAL.



Tucker and Restell, WBaT STREET, ASHBURTON. riSTB have just received from Newcastle ” per Barque WILLIE MoLARBN and Steamer HAUROTO Coal of superior quality, guaranteed from THE WALLSEND MINK. We can therefore s> fely recommend this to our customers. Further supplies now being discharged. Ex barques ISLAND CITY and DAVENPORT, which arrived in Lyttelton yesterday with cargoes from NEWCASTLE. This being good fresh Coal, and specially bought to suit this market, should give every satisfaction, and we hope therefore to receive a continuance of orders. In reference to the above, we have made arrangements for regular MONTHLY SHIPMENTS so as to be able to execute orders with despatcn. First-class SHORT BLACK PINE FIREWOOD, From Mr Alpheus Hayes’s Bush, Waimate. HARTLEY COAL COMPANY’S j ' Celebrated I NATIVE COAL. 6 20 Jlfl E NEW ZEAL N D Clothing Factory CONTRACTORS To fho New Zealand Government Rail ways, Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &o, &o. Ho. Are now prepared to enter into contracts lor the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARf UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Factory being specially adapted for turning out large supplies in the most inexpensive and expeditious



manner. ARMY AND NAYY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE -Measures for all uniforms may bo entrusted to the Manager of the N ,Z. Clothing Factory branches in the tollow ing centres, viz:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika New Plymouth Oamaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Beefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Master torv Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton £[awQra Auckland



vicfcona ilouse. ITMRESIDe EMPLOYMENT, AMUSEMENT, & INSTRUCTION J FOxs. WINTER EVENINGS. NOW SHOWING—A Splendid Assortment of Fine Art Goods and Traced Work in Slippers, Cosies, Antimacassars. Tidies, Ladifs’ and Children's Aprons, Brackets, Drapes, Splaikers, Nightdress Bags A Nice Ss/e< tion of Crewe) and Cottons, Berlin Fingerings Transfer Patterns, Designs for >oas Stitch worn, i&c. Alsu—A Nice Variety of Homespuns, Ladies’ and Children’s Ulsters, Jackets, Gloves, etc,, and a few Parcels of Manufacturers’ amples in Man’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Cloth ing, bought at 20 per cent under the regular prices, and offered accordingly. Dimant and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &a, Sift tad Ttocftd JUbbwioa Victoria House,



For close confinement, want of air, sedentary habits and brain and nerve tire, trust u\ (ion Sitters (Awerfou Co. ’s). Rc%4