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Ashburton Guardian Office. Friday afternoon.

The following is the Christchurch Corn Ex change report for the week ending Friday, the jtfithinstant:—Lutle animation hits been dis played during the week in the grain and pro duce markets. Prime milling wheat, winter sorts, has a fair demand, a d sales can be effected lor very prime Tuscan. Second qua'ity is especially quiet, owing to the large propor tion of this class of wheat offering; whole fowl wheat is sought after at current rates. Oats arem good demand for milling; short bright fefA and slightly discoloted sorts. Barley ; ' Local buyers are still d sinclined to operate at quotations ; the only business that has trans pied ate for a few parcels of second quality malting for Beans; Very few arc offering, while the same remark applies to feed peas, but Prussian Blues com mand Ml rates. Rye grass has a brisk demand fat clean fanners’ parcels. Potatoes : Very ' few Derwents are offering, and buyers fare not inclined to purchase at higher quotations, ex cept for specific orders for quick delivery when a slight advance on the quotations could be obtained. Wheat, prime milling, winter sorts 2S od to ns rod; Tuscan, 2s 8d to 2s qd ; second quality, fit for shipment, 2s 2d to 2S 6d; fowl feed, is tod to 2s, f.o.b. O ts: Milling and bright short feed, is qd to is lod ; short teed, slightly discolored, is yd to is 8d ; inferior kinds, is qd to is 6d, f.o.b. Barley : malting, prime, 3s fid 103 s qd ; second quality, 2sfid to 3s ; feeding kinds, is qd to 2s, f.o b. or Christchurch. Beans, 2s fid; peas, feed, 2s fid; Prussian Blues, 3s fid, f.o b. Rye grass : Machine dressed, 4s fid; clean farmers’ par cels, 3s to 3s fid. Cocksfoot, bright, 3#d ; discolored, 2d, f.o.b. Lyttelton. Potatoes : Derwents, 32s fid at country rtations. Dairy S reduce : Butter, prime, lid ; second quality, d; inferior from +d. Cheese, small loaf shape, Sdto Sj£d; medium sire, 4d to 4j£d ; large, 3#d, f o.b. Lyttelton,

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Saturday, Junk 27 Mt Thos. Bullock, at the Arcade, Barnett Street —Trees, etc. Mews Matson, Cox and Co, at Tatter gait’s—live find Dead Stock Tuesday, Junk 3ft Messrs Matson, Cox and Oj., at the Tinvald Saleyards—Stock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Etc. Friday, Junk 26 Oddfellows* Hall—Oddfellows’ Anniver sary Concert and Ball Wbdnxsday, July 1 Orange Hall—Star of the East, 1.0.G.T., meeting at 8 o’clock Friday, Judy 3 iaaburton County Council —At Council Chambers, 11a.m. Lonbgeach Road Board at Road Board Office. Satusday, Judy 4 /fakanui Road Board, at Road Board office, Moore street, at 10.30 a.m. Monday, Judy 6 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Aw-ftdn Ohambers—Star of Ashburton, U.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1885. Manhood Suffrage.

We are told that McCormick once presented an old-fashioned American farmer with one of his first constructed reaping machines. As soon as the corn was ready the old man put his best team into the machine and mounted the box, expecting to aston ish his neighbors with the expedition with which he would cut down his coin. But the unwonted noise alarmed his lively team, so that they started off, cut themselves to pieces, smashed up the machine, and the old man narrowly escaped with his life. For a long time after this the old man declared that he would not have another reaping ma chine as a gift, as he could do far bet ter with a sickle. Now, this is just what happens in most countries after the sudden introduction of manhood suffrage. The machine is put into hands that do not know how to use it, and the first result is only confusion and disaster. But do not let us come to the conclusion that therefore the machine is necessarily a bad one. In considering this subject we may safely start with the assertion that no .coun try is ever well governed by ignorant men. An ignorant nation may pos sibly be well governed, but never by ignorant governors. We may have a good despotism in the hands of one good, able, just, and well-informed man. A very small number of intelli gent men may form a good oligarchy, but when we come to a democracy in which every man takes a share in the government, we must have .either a bad government or a politi cally educated nation. The ques tion is often asked, Why not be satisfied with a despotism or an oli garchy, and not risk an ignorant demo cracy ? The simple answer to this is that no machinery has ever been dis covered by which a good despotism or a good oligarchy can be secured. When one man or a few men are allowed to govern the many, the natural selfish ness of human nature is usually dis played, and the many are governed in the interests of the few. Favors are conferred on the few, and justice is denied to the many. And thus we arrive at the conclusion that the only guarantee for good government is a well-informed politically educated de mocracy. But whilst this is the highest ideal of good government, it is at the same time by far the most difficult to obtain, and one that has never yet been obtained. Perhaps the nearest approach to it was in the United States after the war of independence, when seven years’ struggle against oppression had educa ted a naturally independent race up to a high pitch of political intelligence and disinterested patriotism, and cul minated in the election of Washington, and the brave and intelligent patriots that surrounded him. But, as their great difficulties vanished, the great mass of the American people be came careless and indifferent in the election of their governors, and never again selected such men as those that composed their first democratic repre sentatives. In England the experiment is being tried of gradually and cautiously extending the number of governing heads, so as to leaven and educate each new batch before another is added to undergo the same pro cess, and so far that experiment has proved a great success, so that with all her faults and with all her difficul ties Great Britain is now the go verned country in the world. Each extension of the franchise/has led to nothing but the most happy results, so that without revolution, or commotion or a single year’s retrogression, the rights of the people have been rapidly extended and selfish monopolies and '

class legislation are disappearing like the dew before the ascending sun. In New Zealand we have had none of the severe political education of the early American patriots, none of the cautious extension of the British con stitution. Our settlers have been sud denly thrown into the deep water of manhood suffrage in the hope that they would learn to swim—suddenly sup plied with the most dangerous weapons in the hope that they would learn to use them —suddenly called on to choose tneir own rulers before they had learned the most simple lessons in the art of ruling themselves. Thus, even up to the present moment we present to the world a warning rather than an example. With the best intentions, with a na tural love of order, with an almost uni versal power to read and write, we have shown such a want of political intelli gence and education that we have sud denly lowered our chief legislature from one of the highest to one of the very lowest that now represents any English speaking community, and are still solemnly sending men to the House of Representatives that we would not trust to teach one of our own children, and whose candidature in any other part of the Empire would be looked upon only as a burlesque, and is in fact looked upon as a vulgar Joke even by the very men who are suicidal enough to vote for them. In England every concession to the people has been won from the property-holding olig archy with great difficulty, and in small instalments, so that the organisation necessaiy to pass a Reform Bill or to abolish a selfish monopoly has at the same time given a most useful amount of political education to the mass of the people, and the real wrongs and hardships endured have instilled into them an amount of ardour and public spirit that is quite unknown in this colony. Men who have never had an ooportunity to read or write are tfiere found with an amount of political knowledge an earnestness of public spirit, a consistency of public action, and a faith in great political principles that we may search for in vain amongst the electors of this colony. Take the town of Birmingham as an illustration of this. There the artizans and me chanics already rule every election and choose their own representatives. If we take up an English paper and read a full account of any great political meeting in that town we can soon see wliy these intelligent mechanics have always chosen such able and reliable men to represent them; have so con stantly and consistently given honor where honor is due; and never think of forsaking the great and consistent men, who have fought their battles in the past, for any upstart who would climb to power on their shoulders by any appeals to their lowest class pre judices or any promises how ever tempting, which carry no guarantee for their fulfilment. Every cheer, every groan, every “ hear, hear,” or “no, no,” at one of these Birmingham meetings, indicates care ful intelligent attention and thought that reflects honor on those noble sons of toil, and proves them to be fit for self-government, so that we glow with pride for our countrymen, as we read of the incalculable power which the respon ses of such a mass of intelligent men have given to the eloquence of Chamberlain and of Bright. John Bright first ably advocated the political rights of the working men of England, and they now adore the ground he walks on, and will continue to do so till the day of his death. William Fox did the same for the working men of New Zealand, and the first use they made of the votes he obtained for them, was to turn him out of the House of Representatives with many of the ablest and most con sistent men who fought with him in the interest of the unrepresented. And what have they put in the place of such men ? Men who have never earned but who have begged their votes; men who know nothing of the history or the wants of their country, but who know .the pet prejudice of each elector and the pet name of each elector’s child; men who will never be listened to even by their own peers in a legisla tive assembly, but who will promise more than was ever accomplished by a Stafford or a Featherston, a Wilberforce or a Gladstone; men who have care fully calculated what organised mono polies, and prejudices and selfish inte rests have most votes at their command, but who neither know nor care what great principles or policies will conduct the colony they are entrusted to go vern, either to weal or to woe. Surely it is time that the working men of New Zealand should learn better than this, and that they should choose their ser vants for the House of Representatives as they would choose them for any other service, not by what they are willing to promise, but by what they have really done; not by their eagerness to beg, but by their willingness and capacity to work; not for the little flatteries they can utter when seeking the place, but by the useful work they will perform when the place has been conferred upon them.

I A novel ease brought under the Police Offences Act, involving a question of police discipline, was heard in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Christ church, yesterday. Janies McCaualand, a police constable, was charged on the in formation of Police Sergeant P F. Curlyon, under clause 39 of the Act, with not using his best endeavors to arrest a woman who was drunk and riotous in a public street. The constable bad been proceeded against deparlmentally, but had appealed to the Commissioner of Police to allow the case to be heard in the open Court. The eyidance showed that there had been no serious neglect of duty, but a hesitation on the part of the constable to arrest the woman, who was a bad character, when ordered by the sergean* to do so. The Bench concluded that Ser geant Oarlyon was quite justified in order ing the constable to arrest the woman, but as there was a doubt about the woman’s state, it was not surprising the constable hesitated. Mb conviction was recorded. “ German Syrup.” —No other medicine n the world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschee’s German Syrup. In three years two million four hundred thou sand small bottles of this medicine were dis tributed free of charge by Druggists in the United States of America to those afflicted with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs. Pneumonia and other diseases of the throat and lungs, giving the afflicted undeniable proof that German Syrup will cure them. The re sult has been that Druggists in every town and < village in civilised countries are recommending I it to their customers. Go to your Druggist | and ask what they know about it. Sample j Bottles 6d. Regular size 3s. 6d. Three I oscs wil relieve any case,—[Advt.! }

Mr Wright at Rakaia, and Mr Iv«*s at Seafield, will address the electors of Wa kanui this evening. We are pleased to learn that represen tations made by Mr Baddeley, R. M have resulted in the Government promising to take immediate stops t have the loctl Courthouse properly heated. Wa have bean requested to state that the Vshhurton School Committee will meat on Tuesday next, Jana 30. at 7 3 > p tu

Mr Joseph Tvess addressed T ha electors at the Schoolhousa, Wokanui last evening There was a go d attendance, and Mr D. Johnston occupied the chair. The speech of the candidate was in its salient features a repetitiou of the address he delivered in the Town Hall last Monday evening, but going ranch more largely into ques tions of law reform. Mr Ivess’a replies to questions were warmly applauded. The most important of the queries had refer ence to the establishment of a National Bank, which the candidate stated he would favor if the meisure were brought forward as part of the pokey of the Go vernment , and in conneo ion with their scheme forextendmg the benefits of cheap money to farmers. Mr James B:o.»n in a short speed, in which in favorable terms he referred to the leading points of the candidate’s programme, more particu larly in regard to law reform and the con stitution ofjthe Upper Chamber, proposed a vote of thanks and confidence, which, having been seconded by Mr George Cola, was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the Chairman, three enthusl astio cheers for Mr Ivess, with “ He’a a jolly good fellow,” brought tha meeting to a close. The Champion Stakes (LlO7 10 j) at the South Canterbury Coursing Club’s meet ing yesterday, were divided by Mr A. Daigle l h’s r w d Marker, Day, by Sock — Pkipping Girl, and Messrs McAuly Bros’ f b Moonbeam, by Totara —Sunbeam. Moonbeam is a fall siste; to Mr P Wel don's Bide a-wee. The Consolation Stakes (winner L 22 10a) were won by Mr M. Digby’s Flying Colors. Mr Hobbs, not the senior partner in the well-known firm of Hobbs and Good win, but the member for the Bay of Islands, has introduced a Bill iu o the House of Representatives proposing to abolish the totalisator.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ASHBURTON— To-dat. (Before H. 0. S. Baddelsy, Esq., R.M.) CIVIL CASES. Upper Ashburton Road Board v Lemon, claim LI 18s Id. —Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs. Same v Thomas Weston, claim L2. C. Jephson, clerk to the Board, gave particulars of the claim.—The defendant said his name was Alfred Weston. He bad never owned nor occupied land in the Road district.—Case withdrawn. Orr v t'urton. claim L 6 Us lid—Judg meet by default for the amount claimed and costs ReidandGray v Sellings, olaimLS Is 41 —Judgment for the amount claimed and costs. The amount to be paid withiu three months. Sutherland v Camille, claim L 3 Os dd. —Mr Wilding for the plaintiff —Judg meat by default for the amount claimed and costs. Ashburton County Council v Ryan, claim Jul 19s fid. —Mr Burnell, for the plaintiff, Mr Branson for the defen dant —F. Maui waring, clerk to the County Council, produced the rate book showing the defendant’s indebtedness. Demand had been made by witness for the amount. —It was contended for the defen dant that no demmd had been made for the amount, and than one of the sections for which rates were claimed was not occupied nor owned by defendant.—Judg ment for the amount claimed and costa. Daily v S. Saunders, claim L 3 12s. Mr Wilding, with him Mr Osygill, tor trie paintiff.— Adjourned on the application of the plaintiff for a week. Eyes v Pooock, claim L3O 10s Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costa.

/doom v Rickards, claim Ll 3 2s. —Judgment by default for the amount claimed and costa.

Bland v Devary, claim Ll9a 8a 81.— Mr Oriap for the defendant.—Adjourned far a .reek.

Bland v Hellinga, claim L 23 18i 4i.— Judgment for the amount claimed and costs.

Perks v Griffin, claim L 49 12s Bi. Mr Wilding for the plaintiff; Mr Purnell for the defendant.—L3l Is lid was paid into Court.—Ev>denoa in this case was taken last Court day, and Mr Purnell now aa u ed permission to call rebutting evidence.—Mr Wilding objected, and the Beuch decided not to take the evidence tendered. —Mr Burned addressed the Bench at considerable length, contending that the plaintiff, having first inspected the gram threshed for defendant, anj made himself a quainted with its condi tion and having still undertaken to do the work, should be compelled to complete his contract, which was to render the grain marketable. He bad voluntarily undertaken to do certain work at a cer tain price.— Mr Wilding replied, holdiog that no negligence on the part of his clien tiad bean shown, it was before the Court that the plaintiff was a skilled and ex perienced thresher, and in the case in point he had exercised every reasonable care.—The Magistrate said he had two questions to consider. It was unfortunate for the plaintiff that none of the indepen dent witnesses on his aide had seen the crop previous to the threshing For the defendant the evidence of independent witnesses who had seen the crop had been led. These latter stated that the crop of the defendant was no worse than many others in the district, which had been pro perly cleaned by other machines. The witness Winter, a farmer of large practical experience, bad certainly stated that the crop was a very dirty one, and in his opinion could not be thoroughly cleaned at one dressing But ha had not stated very minutely what a dirty o.op was. On the other baud the witness Hamilton had sworn very positively that he had seen crops quite as dirty as defendant’s pro perly cleaned. The amount of the action allowed of au appeal, and both the parties tu the action were in a position to take that course. It was remarkable that when the mac ine was driven slower it did bet ter work, hie thought the defendant had found the contact did not pay and had done his best to make the loss as small as possible by increasing the speed of the machine. > The grain had been put through too fast and it was beyond a doubt that the work had not beau well done. He thought the weight of evi dence was overwhelmingly in favor of the defendant’s contention. When a thresher undertakes a contract it devolves upon him to do the work properly. In the present case the plaintiff was not merely required to make the oats fit for horse feed, but marketable for all purposes.— Judgment for is fid more than the amount paid into Court without costs. Pawnbroker's License. A pawn broker’s license was granted to I. Salek. Police Cases Drunkenness —A first offender was fined 10s and costs for having been drunk while in charge of a team of horses •Larceny—A lad, barely seven years of age, was charged with the -larceny of a whip valued at 16s.—Mr Purnell appeared for the accused. —No evidence was called in the case, the police withdrawing the charge, but the Magistrate severely cau tioned the acuaed and his parents, and commented unfavorably upon the acti< n of the person who had purchased the whip from tb«

CORRESPONDENCE.

V e do not hold ourselves responsible tor ihe opinions expressed by our correspondents.

To thk Editor. Sir, —As some of the .electors of Waka nui have expressed a wish that I should publish the correspondence firing my reasons for refusing the portfolio that was offered me in 1882,1 ,have obtained Sir Whitaker’s {[consent, and now enclose it. Yours, etc., Edward G. Weight. Windermere, 26th Jana, 1885. (Oi.PIES ) Wellington, September 20, 1882. My Dear Sir, —There is a vacant port folio, as y m are aware, and the time has oimo to fill it up. At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday we unanimously Came to the conclusion that an offer of the seat should be made t > you. Will it suit you to take it ? The designation of the office will be “ Minister for Agncul ure ” to be held with the offices of Po--maater-Gene ral tnd Telegraph Oom nissioner. L shall be glad to hear from you as early as con venient, and I hope that you will be able to see your way to an acceptance. I remain, yours very truly, Feed Whitaker Edward G. Wright, Esq., iahburton. Windermere, September 22,1882. My Dear Sir, —ln reply to your com munication of the 20th instant, I wish to thank yourself and the several members of the Ministry for the confidence and goodwill towards me, expressed by the • of the vacant portfolio. The duties which you ask mo to discharge, though highly important, are not 'hose for which I have any special aptitude, aud I hesitate to accept the responsible position of a Minister of the Grown, unless by doing so I can -render soma service to the colony and assistance to yourself. Putting aside all personal considerations, and at the risk of being misunderstood, I think it only my duty to inform you that during the last session many members (on both sides of the House) expressed a hope that I should receive the portfolio of Public Works, and a lesser number (on both sides) offered me their support in that capacity. Therefore, In the interests oP the party with whom I have acted since my election, in 1879,1 am of opinion that it would be a mistake for me to accept any other position in the Ministry. With a fall sense of the honor which you proposed to confer upon me, 1 remain, dear Sir, yours sincerely, Edward G. Weight. The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. [telegram.] Wellington, October 3, 1832. We shall be glad if you can make it con venient to come up at gn early date as we are desirous of conferring with yon.

Free. Whitaksb. E. G. Wright, Esq., Ashburton. Wellington, October 9, 1883. My dear Sir,—l have been much trou bled in mind as to the answer which I ouaht to give you. I know that the offer which you make me is one that may never be presented to me again, and coming from yourself and colleagues is doubly welcome, and yet I am constrained to say that I cannot see my way to accept it with out some sacrifice of my own self respect. In looking back to the discussions which I had last session with several members of the Assembly I see that to accept any other position than that of Minister of Public Works is calculated to lose mo the confi dence and good opinion of my friends. To . averal members who broached the subject 1 declared, “That I was not de sirous of any portfolio for the sake of office, and that the portfolio of Public Works was the only one which I would be willing to acceptmy reason for that exception being a vary strong conviction that this department requires a thoroughly searching overhaul. As Postmaster- General 1 should have a full share of the responsibilities, without that immediate control which would be requisite to enable nu to work any decisive improvement either in the railway or public works ad ministration. !'o accept the position now offered would be such a recantation on my part that it must shake the confidence of my (rionds end lessen my own self-faspect, and an action of this nature could not possibly result in any benefit to the Ministry. I therefore feel compelled, though wi h much regret, to decline an offer which, under other conditions, 1 should have greatly valued, . Yours, very sincerely, Edward G, Weight, The Hon F, Whitfthef,

FACT V. FICTION.

TO THE KdIXOR Sir,—There is not a particle of truth in Mr VVildinsj’s statement that Mr Grigg only resigned after it was arrang'd 'hat T shou.d ootn i forward ; either Mr Wild ing or bis informant, the member, ia under some grave delusion I have suffered so much fro n similar false statement.-, .vhich I have disdained to notice, that I must ask Mr Wilding to produce his authority. I am, etc., Edward Q. Weight. Windermere, June 25, 1885.

THE WAKANUI SEAT.

To this Editor. Sib, —As a communication designed to affect the minds of men, I must say the letter of Mr John Grigg, which appeared in the columns of your widely-read journal yesterday evening, most be considered the most unique an I surprising Affect the minds of men, no doubt, Mr John Grigg a letter will, but certainly not in the manner which Mr John Grigg intended. He is good enough to taka the electors of Wakanni into his confidence with a frank ness as simple as the result is astounding. He says—“lf I could hav-* had any hope that I could have induced Mr Wright to offer himself for election upon my resigna tion, 1 certainly would have done so, but I knew his firm determination nut to en er into politics again.” The electors of Wakanni will by this time doubtless have noted that prior to the resignation of Mr John Grigg the firm determination of Mr Wright not to enter into politics again was such —notoriously such -that Mr John Grig<* could not entertain any hope of inducing him to change his mind. This was the state of affairs prior to Mr John Grigg’a resignation, and Mr John Grigg candidly goes on as follows; — “ After my resignation I went to Mr Wright with some other electors to ask him to rome forward, and we could not induce him to consent to do so. ■ Now what a picture of a hard inflexible iron nature we have here presented in Mr Wright. Full of such “ firm determina tion ” before Mr John Grigg’s resignation that the mind of the eminent agricultur alist of Longbeach was reduced to the moat pitiful hopelessness, and irresistably immovable in repelling the blandishments of his admiring but perhaps somewhat sycophantic friends afterwards Surely no ancient tioraan ever stood upon a pedestal of such heroic obstinacy Alas, in a couple of days the “ firm determination " —the iron inflexibility—of this very much sought after gentleman melted away, and he is to be found a soft suppliant wooing the sweet voices of Wakanni From a noble strength he became reduced to the most abject weakness. Ido not know that this communication is of much value beyond the manner, perhaps, in which the ooint is put, for every elector of Wakanni has sufficient intelligence to discriminate so glaring a we kness in the position of Mr Wright, revealed by the hand (it his kind friend Mr John Grigg, nevertheless I trust you win find a corner for it in the Guardian. —I am, etc., Thomas Arnold.

[telegram ] Auckland, June 24,1885. G. E. Wright, Eaq , Winslow. You have my permission to publish the correspondence re portfolio. F ®B WSITAUX.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE <J USOIL. Thursday, J nh 25, The Council me at 230 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS The Imprest Supply Bill war. read » drat time. —A Select Committee wee ap pointed to enquire into the working of the Government printing office. CHEAP MONEY The adjourned debate on Ur Bath* gate’s motion for a Committee to emprise into the granting of State assistance to aettlera by lending them money at a low rata of iotereat waa resumed. The motion was carried by aevsntoen , to fifteen. BILLS. The Municipal Corporatioua Bill and ■ Mercantile Law Amendment BiU were - further considered in Committee. The ' former waa reported with amendments) and the latter waa read a third time and - I passed. The Council adj turned at 4.65 p.m. HOUSE OF HEPKESKNTATTfBa I Thdbsdat, June 25.

Tha House met at 8 SB’p.m. : hours or SITTING. . § Mr Macaodrew brought op the tappet ' of the Standing Orders Committee on the proposal that the House should sit at half-' i past 10 am. for tbs remainder of the . sesdon, and moved that it be considered at 7.30 pra. QUESTIONS. Ministers answered a number of qoes tloo». BILLS. The following Bills were introduced The Juvenile Accidents Prevention BQI (Mr Hatch), the Mortgage Debenture Bill (Sir Julius Vogel), the Postal Note BiQ ; (Sit Julius Vogel). • CHRISTCHURCH PUBIIC WORKS LOAN BILL. Mr Holmes moved the second reading of the Christchurch Pabllo Works Loan Validation Bill. Agreed to. ' COSTS or RETURNS. Mr Fulton moved—“ That there be en- ' dorsed on every return presented to this House the cost of its preparation) and when a return is printed the number of , ■ copies printed and the estimate of the ‘ I coat of such printing separately; also in I capital letters the name of the member I on whose motion the re.urn ia made.” 1 Agreed to. CHEAT MONEY. Mr Macandcew moved—” That a Select I Committee be appointed to consider and - I report as to how far it is expedient that I the credit of the colony should be ■ I applied towards making advances, at t I low rate of interest, to settlers on the M* I entity of their land ; and also as to tha ■ j best mode in which such credit may be so employed.” In moving the motion ha I said he . would have preferred that the I Government should have- taken the in- I itiative in the matter, aa it was one on which the future of the country greatly : depended. The subject waa at present , attracting a large amount of attention I among thoughtful men in the South la- J land. He hoped the House would giant I the Committee.

Agreed to. GOVERNMENT printing establishment. Mr Bnckland moved—“ That a Select Committee be appointed, to eoniist of seven members, to enquire into the work ing of the Government printing establish ment. ” Motion lost on the voices COST OF CABLEGRAMS Mr W. J. Hurst moved for a retom showing (I) the cost of all cablegrams lo and from England during the last financial year; (2) the coat of cablegrams to or from England from June 1880, to June 1885, in each year, having reference to loans and , conversion of debentures in inscribed stock. . i The motion was agreed on a division by 49 against 15. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7 39 p.m. THE HOURS OF SITTINGS. Mr Macandrew moved —“That the House concurs in the report of Standing Orders Committee brought np this day.” Alt Seddon moved the previous question. After a lengthy discussion, the pre vious question was put, and the House divided Ayes 85, noea 35. The Speaker gave his easting vote with the ayes, to enable the question to be again put The House then divided on the motion for the adoption of the report, when the motion was lost by 37 against 33. The following is the division list— Ayes, 33—Messrs Barron, Beetham, Brown, Bruce, Conolly, Cowan, Darga ville, Dodson, -Duncan, Fulton, Garrick, Hakuene, Hamlin, Holmes, Johnston, Kerr, Larnaoh, Maoandrew, J. McKenzie, McMillan, Moat, Montgomery, O’Oonor, Ro leston, W. J. steward, W. D, Stewart, Stout, Sutter, Turnbull, J. W. Thomson,* Wakefield, Walker, W. White* ' ’ ‘ T Noes—Messrs All wright. Bans, Brad shaw, Buchanan, J. 0. BackUnd, W. F. Bucklend, Fergus, Fisher, Fitzheehsrk, Fraser, Grey, Guinness, Hatch, H. Hint, Hobbs, Joyce, Lake, Lsnoe, Levestam, Locke, M. J. 8. Mackenzie, Manteitb, Mobs, Newman, O’Oallaghan, Ormond, Peacock, Pearson, Pyka, Reese, Rosa, Samuel, Seddon, Te Ao, T. Thompson, Trimble, J. B. White

Pain—For : Major Atkinson ! against : Mr Bussell. EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES ACT. • The Employment of FontalM and othm Apt 18H1 Amendment Bill was Mid** second time. 2ASK MOTS SECURITY BILL. Mr Datgaville moved the second read ing of the Bank Note 'eonrity BilL MINKS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. . The Mines Act Amendment Bill wn read a second time. The Souse adjourned at 10 25.

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THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1885



notice to advertisers



Advertisements for The Ashburton flnuiw.B must be sent in not later than 8 p.m., with the number of insertion, irntten plainly on the copy, ptherwise they wifi be inserted until counter manded, and charged accordingly. Re place Advertisements must be supplied previous to that on which they re to be inserted. Special notices can be received up to 8.30 p.m., but will be charged double ■ate* ' All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the sig of the sender, as a guarantee of ood faith. All advertisements and business miters o be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should be addressed to The Emxob.



LONDON AND LANCASHIRE TpHB Fire Insurance Co. We have much pleasure in informing the public pf Ashburton that; Mb shs. WILDING, LEWIS & CAfGILL have bean appointed AGENTS for the above Company in the Ashburton Dis trict. All risks taken at lowest current rates. LEWIS & GO OLD, 8 828 General Agents for Canterbury. Ashburton agrioul tural AMD 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 asking the Government tu subsidise a direct steamer to Queensland, with the view of opening op a market for produce. . To consider and adopt rules as revised by Committee. The attendance of all members is re quested, H. B. SECRET AN, 6 22 Secretary. C o COALS L S tljE are Qow landing, ex s.s. Hauroto, a FRESH SUPPLY OF PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL we beg to inform our customers and the public that, in consequence of oo>- supplies coming to hand regularly per Steamer, we'pnrcbase the very beat Coal obtainable. We also take this oppor tunity of acknowledging the many expres sions of satisfaction evinced by our clien's |q one endeavours to meet their wants, and the speedy clearance of lots already effected in the past is evidence to us that our efforts to supply FIRST-CLASS COAL an abundantly appreciated.



THE BROOKFIELD NATIVE COAL And ear Waimate SHORT, BLACK Pi NR WOOD AI.WATB UT STOCK f BUILDING DEPARTMENT. We supply TIMBER direct from our Mills in any quantities; orders can be executed, as usual, from our Yards, which ■te now replete with every requisite lot Urn Trade. We have now in Stock, and constantly arriving Red, White and Blade Pino, TVatfb Kauri, and V.D L limber, also Doors, Bashes, Roofing icon. Mouldings. OUBODtr Limf, Bricks, Pickets, Failings, pogta, Stakes, Bdrdles; etc. , etc., etc. An Inspection Invited. MACPHERSOV. FILMER & Co., 1 (Late a. Bayes), ' PPd,o«f»l Alt • chants, East ttree*. 6 83



Wanted. TK7ANTED Two strong Lads as ap prentices, Apply to J. Hydk, WASTED —A Conk and Laundress. Appl}, Mt A. Kamnitzkr, Ohem sr, TASTED —To Sell 50 old Apple Trees; all good fruit tiea- ers. Apply. H. LaNuAsrER, Ready-Monej Meat Mart, !>ul«<iok’s Arcade. 6 26 ANTED Known—Ladies’hose 6d, vv girl’s 4d per pair ; 2 doz dreis button, la ; towels, 4d ; atays, la lid ; far caps, Is. A. Ore’s cheap sale. 645 WANTED Known— Jokes and Brad shaw are offering a superior blend of Nelson, Moate and Co's Tea, at 20s per box ; Flour, 18s per sack ; Chaff, 35s per ton ; Wheat, seconds and crushed, equally cheap, for Cash. Ashburton Tin Factory. 6 59 East street. 6 27



WANTED Known—Boys’ cloth turn o’shanters, Is 6d ; boys and girls’ boots, 3a 9 i ; men's boots, 6s 9d; women’s kid, 6a ; men s hats, la lid ; braces, Is ; men’s Kaiapoi trousers, 11a 9d per pair. A. Orr's die ip sale. 6 46 WANTED Known—Fingering wool, 2s 6d per lb ; black cashmere, Is 4d : white calico, 2s lid per doz; ribbons, 4d per yard ; four-button silk gloves, Is ; new flowers, 3d per spray ; ladies' ulsters, 6s 6d ; umbrellas, Is lid each. A. Orr’s cheap sale. 6 47 WANTED Known that K. Pork Sausages at 61 per lb excels any other in the Canterbury province. Gash buyer of bacon pigs. R. Lancaster Ready-money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Ar cade. 5 774 TX7ANTED Known—We are offering » * our whole stock of first-class Dra pery, Millinery, Jackets, etc, at greatly reduced prices to clear out stock before moving into new premises. If you want good value for your money give us a trial. Dress Stuffs, B£d and Is (under wholesale prices). H. C. Skgees, East street. WANTED Known—That Hates and Co. has bought 1009 yards superior Velveteen, all shades, from Is; dress goods grand value, worth 2a, now Is; ladies’ jackets, cost 26a 6d, now 4s 6d ; bats and bonnets half-price ; winceys, 1 yard wide, 6d ; ladies’ ulsters, 2a lid. 637 WANTED Known—That T. Houit has commenced Bacon Curing, and having purchased a first-class sausage machine, he will be able to supply the wants of the inhabitants of Ashburton with a real good Pork Sausage. Fresh every day. Only good corn fed pigs bought. 5 711 V\T ANTED 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. gDPPORT LOCAL EXCELLENCE. M T. A. GATES’S SPECIALITIES C The Cinder Sifter T 1 and E N Office Cabinet. N Once used E B A place always in R A for favor; will S 0 everything ever give x and utmost E S everything satisfaction. C I in its L I —— F own F T place P Inventor K O and sole maker R T, A. Gates, Cabinet s Picturb-fkamb Makeb, PETER STREEt. 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* dians, etc. a Photo and Scrap Albums, Is Tobacconist’s Sundries, etc. Specially low rates to Country Stores. YODNG LADIES’ JOURNALS, (June No., Is 3 i), now to hand. JR. Bevan fAUNDKRS’ BUILDING, I (Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel.)s 692



GRIOULTURAL Machine Shop, WAKAMCI road. CHARLES RAY Repaira Engines, Combines, Chaff-cutters, Reapers and Binders, and all classes ot machinery. Special attention given to Bicycles, Tricycles and Sewing Machines. Lawn Mowers repaired, sharpened and adjusted. * Model work. General repaira. 3 4 Read, mark, learn anh INWARDLY DIGEST, and to accomplish the above feat, visit my estab lisfament, and lighten your inward gloom by appeasing your appetite for the beauii tut by inspecting the most delightful!} ARTISTIC EASTER CARDS ! 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 believe it was Lord Wolseley who said (he happens to be the most popular man of the day, and one must squeeze a liter, popularity into advertisements), “ A man who aspires to great heights should rea< incessantly, and never forget bis newr* papers;” and I say the same 1 Read ! Read 1 Read ! When both you and my self will be considerably benefited. No. having room to give a detailed list of the contents of my shelves, I can only finish i by saying— Come and see for yourselves, | and if you are disappointed come again.— Nothing like Persiwerance 1 Thomas F. Farley’s, BOOKSELLER AND STaTIONER, j Saundees’ Buildings, East St., ' Asobueton.



special Advertisements' Groceries CHEAPER THAN EVER AT JAMES McGREGOR’S, L’anorkd Sxrkbx (opposite the Arcade) Best White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb by the mat Best English Cut Loaf Sugar, 4£i per lb Box Tea, from 12s 6d per box A grand assortment of new tin Pish— Herrings in Shrimp, Tomato or Tennel Sauce i Kippered, Spiced or Devil’d He.rings; Uigby chicks or Fiudon Haddocks, at Is per tin j Fresh Herrings, 7d. Best Oysters, 6d Muir’s Oatmeal, 3s 9d per bag Salmon, 8d Best Cutting Brand, 9d Mackerel, lOd Sardines, 6d Full sizes new Figs, 9d per box Cadbury’s Cocoa, Is per tin i Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, la Cd per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rice, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb JAMES MoGREGOR, Tancred Street 12 2342 Extraordinary Sale OP A WAREHOUSEMAN’S STOCK OP SILKS. VELVETEENS, CRETONNES, CASHMERE MITTS, &c.



Colored Silks Colored Velveteens Costume Tweeds ... Knockabout Tweeds Bought at 70 per 1 cent discount. Do f you realise what I this means, viz that ) silks 5j yard cost us Is 6d 1 . Bought at £ dis j count, and will be I offered to the public [at London prices, f Goods in the usual Black Goods Cretonnes ... Skirtings ... Silesias Men’s Moles Cashmere Mitts ... Infants’ Polkas Blue Wool Repps... Cotton Shirts way costing say 2/6 | the yaH, we enly J paid 1/8 for. . Bought also at I dis j count, which will ... I enable us to sell at ... '.less than invoice ... j price. It is a won ... derfol reduction on regular safe goods J of everyday demand 114 doz, bought at 40 per cent discount Bought at 60 per cent discount, 10/9 Goods for 3/9 Bought at 76 per • cent discount, and "sold at 6jd.—Full sized cotton shirts \ Bought at 90 per Men’s Dux Collars > Bold at 9d for 12 doz J or Id the nox 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, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. WE have just received from Newcastle per Barque WILLIE McLAREN and Steamer HAUROTO Coal of superior quality, guaranteed from THE WALL SEND MINE. Wo can therefore s- fely recommend this to our customers. Further supplies now being discharged, Ex barques ISLAND CITY and DEVENPORT, which arrived in Lyttelton yesterday with cargoes from NEWCASTLE. This ’oeing 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 despatch. First-class SHORT BLACK PINE FIREWOOD, From Mr Alpheua Mayes’s Bush, Waimate. hartley coal company’s j « elebrated NATIVE COAL. 620 <JIHB IS E W ZEAL N D Clothing Factory



CONTRACTORS To fha New Zealand Government Rail ways. Pos.t Offices, Volunteer Corps, &o. d>o. Vre now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARf UNIFORMS in any quantities, the organisation of the Fautory being specially adapted for tur; aing out large supplies in the moat ''inexpensive and expeditious manne r. ARMY AND NAVY CONTRACTORS Estir nates and drawings supplied on the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN, NOT. 7 a -Measures for all uniforms may bo er,trusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clot hing Factory branches in the follow ing centres, viz:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. In veroargill Hokitika New Plymouth C amaru GrSymouth Napier ’ Animate Reefton Waipawa litnaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Masterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland



Victoria House, Fireside employment, amusement. & instruction FOR WINTUK EVENINGS. NOW SHOWING—A Splendid Assortment of Fine Art Qo'oda and Traced Work in Slippers, 'Cosies, Antimacassars, Tidies, Ladies’ and Children’s Aprons, JB.rackets, Diapes, Splaikers, -Nightdress Bags. A Nice sole, tion. of Crewel and Washing alike, Lagraln Cottons, Berlin Fingerings Transfer Patterns, Designs for -Jross Stuck work, &o Also—A Nice Variety of Homespuns, Ladies’ and Children’s Ulsters, Jackets, Gloves, etc,, and a few Cartels of Manufacturers' amples in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Cloth ing, bought at 20 per cent under the regular prices, and offered accordingly. - IMmant and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &0.. East and Tsncrsd Strsets^Ashburton Victoria House,



Special Advertisements. AKANDI ELECTION. Mr E. (1. Wright INVITES THE ELECTORS OF RAKAIA, LAURISON, And Surrounding Districts, To MEET him at the TOWN HALL, RAKAIA, ow FRIDAY, June 26, at 7.30 p.m. 6 36



Mr i£. G. Wright ILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS WAKANUI, IN THE ODDFELLOWS’ HALL, WILLS ST., ON SATURDAY, JULY 4, 658



Mr Wright Will address the Electors of Wakanui As follows ; Bakaia, Laariaton and surrounding dis tricts—Bakaia Town Hall, Fri day, June 26, 7.30 p.m. Hinds —Schoolroom, Hinds, 27th inst, 7.30 p.m. Oherlsey—Schoolroom, Chortsey, 29th inst, 7.30 p m. Pendersea Schoolroom, Pendarves, SOthJnst, 7 30 p m. Kyle Schoolroom, Kyle, Ist July, 7. .i 0 p. m. Tinwald —Templar Hall, Friday, July 3, 7.30 p.m. D. THOMAS, 6 11 Chairman of Committee.



Mr Joseph Ivess Invites the Elect' irs ot Wakanui to meet him at the following places Seafield—Schoolhouse, Friday, Jane 26, at 7.30 p. m. Wateiton f'ohoolhouse Longdeach, Saturday, June 27, at 7.30 p m Tinwald —schoolhouse, Monday, June 29, at 7.30 p.m. Bakaia—Town Hall, Tuesday, June 30, at 8 p. m. Flemington—Schoolhouse, Wednesday, July 1, at 7.30 p.m. Pendarves Schoolhouse, Thursday, July 2, at 7.30 p.m. Lauriston —Schoolhouse, Friday, July 3, at 8 p m, Ashburton —Town Hall, Saturday, July 4, afternoon and evening JAMES IZETT, 6 34 Secretary Central Committee.