DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Tuesday, July 21 Messrs Matson, Cox and 0)., at the Ashburton Saleyarde—Stock MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Exo. Wednesday, July 15 Orange Hall—Star of the .East, LO.G.T., meeting at 8 o'clock Oddfellows’ Hall—Quadrille Assembly, at 8 o’clock Town Hall—Meeting of Householders, at 8 o’clock Friday, Jolt 17 Orange Hall—Parliamentary Union, at 8 o’clock Monday, July 20 Arcade Chambers —Star of Ashburton, D.A.0.D., at 8 o’clock Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7.30 Tuesday, July 21 Ashburton Guards—Meeting at Mr T. H. Zouch’s grain store, at 7 o’clock »■ Friday, July 24. v Oddfellows’ Hall—Complimentary Con cert to Mr and Mrs Branson Friday, August 7 Lonbgeaoh Road Board at Road Board Office. Saturday, August 8 ilhburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11 a.m. _____

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisements for The Ashburton GuabmaN must b© pftTit in not later than 8 p.m., with the number of insertion, written plainly on the copy, otherwise they Thrill be inserted until counter manded, and charged accordingly. Re yinee 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 he charged double "AH notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the Big* of the sender, as a guarantee of ood faith. All advertisements and business miters be addressed The Manager ; literary wmmunioations should be addressed to The Editor.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office follows; — „ Foe Christchurch and North at 6 a.m. tQ.3O a.rn., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertseyßakiua, &c., at 10.30 a.m. MV* 6 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Otari, Winchester, •ad Geraldine, at 10 a.m. dally. Tor Temuka, at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., For Tims-ru and South, at 6 a.xn., 10 «.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. . For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10.46 a.m. For Wakanni, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m. For Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Mon - days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longheads, si 4.80 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 430p.m. F or Rowlands, on Tuesdays and Fri days at 10.30 im. arrive at the Ashburton Pott ■ *1 From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 am., 4.36 p.m., and 7.20 p.m. _ Fwm Ohertsey, &c. at 10.15 a.m. and 4.35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin'and intermediate places at &3 < '*»,m» daily. ' Froie* Temuka and Timaru at 10.40 a. m. i.JO p.m», and 8 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5 SbUL From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beachat 10 a.m. daily. . From Rowlands, on Tuesdays and Fn ays, at 2.30 p.m. From Flemington on Tueadaysi Thurs days, and Saturdyaa, at 10a.m.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

“ Fireman No. 2.”—Your letter wi appear to-morrow.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1885 Sir Julius Vogel v Colonial Treasurer.

A Latin poet tells us that Quern deus vult perdere ptius dementat. Not satis fied with having brought down a Cus toms tariff which met with almost upi. versal condemnation, and nearly caused their own destruction, the Ministers in tend, it is reported, to ask the House to sanction the granting of a bonus of to Sir Julius Vogel for services rendered by him, while Agent-General, in floating a loan for the colony. This stale old claim was made years ago, and was so obviously insupportable that the Parliament of the day would not entertain it for a moment, and its re fusal to do so was obviously in accord with the feeling of the country. The ground taken up by Parliament was extremely simple. Sir Julius Vogel was being paid the handsome salary of ■£ 1,500 a year for performing the duties of Agent-General. Now, the floating of loans is a part of the ordinary work of an Agent-General. It is done by the Agents-General of other colonies ; and Sir Francis Bell has performed it since he has been Agent-General for N*w Zealand. He has never asked for or been paid any special remunera tion for his services in such matters, nor do other Agents-General get any. Why, indeed, should -they ? What is an Agent-General kept in London for but to attend to these and similar trans actions? To a man possessed of an ordinary knowledge of the money mar ket the floating of a colonial loan is not an undertaking which presents any exceptional difficulties. It requires a certain amount of tact and judgment and but little more. It must further be borne in mind that Sir Julius Vogel was aided by the judgment and experi ence of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, two men who had been en gaged all their lives in floating colonial loans. In short, Sir Julius Vogel has neither a legal nor moral claim for special remuneration for doing what was really part of his ordinary work as Agent-General. Nor can it be said that the colony has treated Sir Julius Vogel ungenerously in other respects. Opinions differ widely as to the wisdom of his borrowing policy; but even his j warmest admirers must admit that the ; colony has granted him pay and allow- ( ances with no stinted hand. No other i

public man in New Zealand has been I treated so liberally as Sir Julius Vogel; and we think, to put it mildly, that he is showing little consideration for the colony when he makes such a demand as this upon its purse when it js suffer ing from' the deepest depression, and its taxation is about to be largely in creased. If the House deals with this claim upon its merits, it is perfectly certain that the claim will be rejected; but unfortunately the political machine does not always move in the direction of the public interests.

Owing to the small number of entries received last night, the Ashburton Cours ing Club determined to abandon the Couieing meeting fixed for to day. While regretting the failure of the local Club to attract a more encouraging entry, we are compelled to observe that, in our opinion, the unfortunate result is largely owing to the insufficient publicity given to the meeting. Whatever difference of opinion may prevail as to the efficacy of general advertising, any person acquainted with sport will readily admit that publicity is the keystone of success. Don’t Die in the House. “ Rouugh on Rats ” clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jack rabbits, gophers. The N.Z. Drug Co,, General * Indigestion and Liver Complaints.—For these complaints Baxter’s Compound Quinine Pills have proved a specific, acting powerfully on the liver and mildly on the stomach, bold everywhere, or post free from J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps. ,

Mr Matthew Stitt, of Wincbmore Sta tion, has become an honorary member of the Ashburton Rides. We understand that the entertainment which was proposed to be held in aid of the Ohertsey school prize fund on the 31st instant, has, through uuforseen cir cumstances, been postponed till the 14th August. Wo are plea ed to learn that a few friends of Constable Neil, whose promo tion to the Detective Force we recently recorded, have determined not to allow that efficient officer to leave Ashburton without some tangible mark of the esteem in which be is held in this district. Several volunteers have asked as the question as to whether or not the Ashbur ton Guards have been gazetted. The

official announcement of their acceptance as an honorary corps was made in the Gazette of June 25, with dace of ac ceptance as from June 10, 1885. A meeting of the Committee of the Ashburton Racing Club, fixed for this evening, has been adjourned till Saturday evening next. A public meeting, called by His Worship the Mayor in resp onse to a requisition, will be hold in the Town Hall this even ing, to discuss matters in connection with the Ashburton School. The “majority” of the School Committee have notified their intention not to be present at the meeting. The recent interprovincial chess match between Christchurch and unedin has resulted in a win for Christchurch by five ' games to four. Mr Beubow, of Dunedin, , the referee, has adjudged oue of the un -1 finished games to be a win to Christ . church, and the other in favor of Dun . edin

It is reported that it is the intention of Sir John Hall to return to New Zealand

in the course of about three months, but that his health will not permit him to re enter political life.

Nominations for the Ashburton Hunt Club Steeplechase were received last night and are published in another part of this issue. They sho v a considerable improve ment, both in number and quality, upon the nominations received last year, and we may safely predict a successful meeting for our local Club.

Yesterday in the Christchurch Supreme Court, the trial of Hough aid Dudley ou a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Railway Department was concluded, and resulted in the conviction of the accused. The Judge deferred passing sentence. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr Robert Alcorn, J.P., P. Willin was fined 40s and costs for having been drunk while in charge of a horse and dray.

Philip Dolan, a resident near the beach, is supposed to have been drowned at the mouth of the Rakaia river last night. The particulars at present to hand are of a very meagre description, but Constable Bourke proceeded to the scene of the ac cident this afternoon. Holloway’s Pills. Liver Complaints.—The digestion cannot be long so seriously disordered without the de rangement being perceptible on the counten ance. These pills prevent both unpleasant consequences ; they improve the appetite and with the increase of desire for food, they augment the powers of digestion and assimila tion in the stomach. Holloways Pills deal most satisfactorily with deranged or diseased conditions of the many organs engaged in ex tracting nourishment for our bodies from our various diets—as the liver, stomaoh, and bowels, over all of which they exercise the most salutary control. By resorting at an early stage of this malady to these purifiying and laxative Pills, the dyspeptic is speedily restored to health and strength, and his sallownes gradually vanishes.—f Advt.

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

1 The uanal monthly meeting of the Ash -3 burton School Committee was held at the , Borough School last evening. Present— ; Messrs D. Williamson (chairman), A. Orr, •’homas, Tucker, J. Orr, Collins and S. W. Alcorn. t MINUTES. The minntes of the last ordinary meet* ' iug having been read, Mr Thomas stated * that he had not left that meeting to : attend another (as recorded by the ; minutes), but had vacated his seat as he ; considered the Committee had no right to p consider the applications for the head mastership until the Examiners’ report ’ was received from the Board of Edooa- I cion. —t he minutes were altered as sug gested by Mr Thomas and then confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. ; The following correspondenee was read: —(1) Prom the Board of Education ac . cepting the resignation of Mr B. William son as pupil teacher.—(2) From the same, forwarding eight daily attendai.ee regis ters fur the use of the school.—(3) From Mr B. Lowe, applying for appointment as pupil teacher. Consideration deferred.— (4) From the Board of Education, stating that they did not intend to alter the staff or salaries.— the Chairman explained that the second master having resigned, he thought it would have been a conveni ent time to reorganise the staff, and had communicated with the Board to that effect.—(6) From the Board of Education stating that the attendance at the 'Main school was not large enough to warrant the retention cf both Mias JDiok and a second master. An average attendance of 386 would be required.— the c hairman thought the attendance would improve in the summer. —(6) Erom the Mayor o Ashburton, enclosing copies of resolution pa-aed at a public meeting held on July 1 —Mr J. Orr moved, and Mr Collins se. oonded—“ That the letter lie on the table.”—Mr Thomas, after referring to the character of the public meeting, said it would be discourteous to the house holders they represented to treat the letter with indifference. He moved as an amendment —“ That the communication be considered. ” —Mr Tucker seconded the amendment. On being put the amend ment was lost, and the motion carried.— For the motion Messrs A. Orr, J. < rr,

Collins and Alcorn ; for the amendment, the Chairman, Messrs Thomas and Tucker. master’s retort.

The headmasters monthly report was read as follows :—The schools re-opened after the winter holidays on Monday, 6th instant. The attendaioe during the week has been very low, owing to the severity of the weather, the numbers being: Main School, 1114.4; Side School, 63; total, 187 4; with a roll of 583. A number of new pupils have been admitted to-day ; the holidays wer* granted earlier than has been the custom since I came here. We are not entitled to any pupil teacher in place of Master B. Williamson, resigned Since the pupils are divided between the Main and Side Schools, more adult teachers are allowed by the regulations, and less pupil teachers. P.S. Miss Stuart complains of the bell being cracked and says it is almost useless. ATTENDANCE. It was resolved to communicate with MrW. C. Walker, in reference to the compulsory clauses of the Educa tion Act; pointing out the difficulty of enforcing them, and asking the member for the district to procure soma amend ment if possible. I’AYMRNTS.

Accounts amounting to Ll2 2s 5d having been passed for payment, the Committee adjourned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

. —■». We do not hold ourselves responsible (or the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

“JUNIUS” IN REPLY.

To the Editor. | Sir,— Although, in the opinion of Mr Thomas, my previous letter was “a very rambling, disjointed epistle, etc.,’* yet he has found very little in it with which he could disagree. He is at last becoming a hypercritio. His last letter savours of eg otism, and is indicative of pusail lanimity. He has used the name “ Junius ” in a letter not half the length of my last, just eight times (not a bad proportion at that). I did not ask him if he could answer the problems, but simply to insert the answers to those questions which could be answered. He has not seen fit to do this, therefore (I fear that he has not the strength of his own opinion. I maintain that my answer (L 660) to the “ambiguous” question as I set forth in your columns is the correct and only answer thereto. If the word “ and ” was written on the blackboard instead of the word “or,” the question would simply have been one of addition and multiplication instead of LC.M. Q N.B. A.. If Mr Thomas calls that an absurdity, he will,probably soon make a more startling assertion. He appears to know what percentage is required to ob tain a pass. Perhaps it would have been better had he been Inspector. I for one would like to be in a Standard under such an Inspector. On the one hand lam prepared to admit that Mr Thomas is well up in the questions of his every day practice, but on the other do not think that the art of polygraphy is one of his attainments. I would never have thought that he had been a student at a Univer sity. I am sure it wpb not a New Zea land University. I wonder what has the fact of having 2,000 men in one’s employ to do with working out problems. I must say that Mr Thomas is becoming exceed ingly conservative in objecting to our pre sent educational system. It has stood the test of seven years, and there has been no reason, on the score of educa tion, yet found why it should be altered. Opinions differ on many {subjects. Mr Thomas only differs from me on the sub jedt of arithmetic. The syllabus of our Government schools provides for all that is thought necessary to be taught and learnt there. This syllabus is drawn up by men, mote competent to do .so than either Mr Thomas or myself will ever be I am, etc., Junius. Ashburton, Jnly 14. ‘

RAKAIA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Tc th« Editor. Sib, —In anticipation of the report of the special meeung of the Rakaia School Committee reaching you so as to appear in this issue, I should thank you to grant me space to explain my motive in per sistently opposing the master's reports that were handed to the Committee at the last two meetings. During the past month certain house holders have spoken to me regarding some illness that was reported to he prevalent at the school, and one in particular stated that correspondence had been sent to the master on the subject I replied that I had heard of some rumor to that effect, but the matter would bo sure to be men tioned at the next Committee meeting, I at the time never doubting but that the master would refer to the question in his report. You can then fancy my surprise on hearing the report read that the only matters mentioned were the average attendance, school accommodation, and something about a football match. Your correspondent then reports as follows, which is strictly correct:—“ Mr Turner informed the Committee that he was aware that correspondence had passed between certain householders and the master in re ference to an alleged illness amongst the children attending the school, and ex

pressed surprise that the matter was not mentioned in the report. He would move —“ That the same be referred back to the master, requesting him to report fully to the Committee, and forward copies of all correspondence in the matter referred to.’ The motion was co trried unanimously, and it was resolved t'o hold a special meeting on Monday next, to consider the reply. ” The italics are mine. 1 may here add that it was the Chairman who asked the Committee whether there should not be a

special meeting. At the meeting held last evening, the master’s reply was produced, where n he stated that there could not be any illness of importance among bis pupils, as the attendance was satisfactory, but as to the Committee’s request for him to pro duce any correspondence, that be declined to doashe looked upon anyletters that may have passed between any householders and himself as private correspondence ! I then moved that the report be again referred to the master, with a request that he would attach the “ private ” corrsspond* ence in question. The Chairman replied that the stand I was taking was absurd, as I ought to know that a certain danse ap pears in the Act giving the master power to send away any children that may be unclean or ill. I leave you. to consider whole action was the mwe htaord. A

member of the Committee asking for im portant documents to be produced, for which a special meeting was called, and which the the master did not deny haring received, or the Chairman of the Com* mittee, who, if ha did not know, ought to have known the particular clause of the Act and quoted it at the ordinary meeting on the 6th instant, If it had such an im portant bearing on the matter under discussion; and not, as I have previously stated, suggested a special meeting to con sider the master’s reply? I fail to see how one argument has the slightest reference to the other. As I could see that my re solution as to again sending the report back to the master was to be received by an opposition who bad apparently had the whole matter argued to them individually prior to the meeting taking place, I asked leave to withdraw my resolution, and in its - stead one was passed in the words “ that the master’s report be accepted, and to the credit of of the mover, he declined to agree to the Chairman’s pressure to add the words “ as satisfactory. ” As the whole question has now resolved itself as to whether the master has a right to disclose correspond ence relative to the school, we will take a fair business argument : Supposing a merchant should have a branch of his business in charge of a responsible agent, and in the ordinary course his representative receives a latter from a client, complaining or otherwise of the | conduct of the business, 1 wonder whether his employer would claim that he had a right to see such correspondence. I say unquestionably that he would ; and so the master of a school has no right to retain correspondence from the Commit tee; otherwise the earlier such bodies are extinct the better. The Ashburton resi dents have been very large dealers in School Committee squabbles, and I can readily understand your readers consider ing that oar Committee has very little determination or respect for their own opinions—i.e., the unanimous resolution of the Committee on the €th inst. I do uot anticipate any trouble in obtaining copies of the letters in question, and they will then probably be published. I am, eto.,_ _

Ohas. W. Turner. Rakaia, July 14, 1885. [Oat report of the last meeting of Rakaia School Committee appeared in jester day’s issae— Ed G.]

THE CURE.

To the Editor. Sib, —There are a groat many man in this wicked world who, like “ Another Anxious One,” are not only ashamed to own their names and their professions, but who if at auy time are found out and brought forth into the light endeavor to conceal their identity by the use of some alias or false name. Now, Sir, I did not designate your cor respondent, as ho puts it, a “law— a— yer” but simply wrote the syllables *’ law ye—r.” The first may suit him for an alias, but is a word of no meaning. Not so, however, with the second word, which is the name of a creature—according to the “missing Ups’* theory by “Protessor Darvin ’ —which has worked its way up from the slitney regions, and passed through the countless changes of form, assumed by the myriads of nasty creeping mud-producing genara, to the form of the one which the “showman” delights to ex hibit. And from thence on to where the “ survival of the fittest ” theory leaves him—in “ Another Anxious One’s own words—simply “waiting fora laugh.” This, Sir, is no doubt a perfectly harm less case, and in order that he may have his most anxious desire fulfilled, I would advise his friends to change the “ treat ment ”so as to amuse him. Get him, if possible, to sit down and “ contemplate himself cutting out a paper pattern with a pair of scissors by the united efforts of his right hand, lower jaw, and two thirds of his tongue " when he may get a “ laugh.” I am, etc., Anxious One.

STREET CORNERS.

To the Editor. Pir, —Having occasion to frequently pass ud and down East street, I have often been annoyed by the bad language used by a number of men who congregate at the spot known as Montgomery’s Corner. Attention has been called to the nuisance on previous occasions in your columns, but apparently with little good results. A word to the wise is sufficient; will those concerned kindly take the hint, and so save themselves the disgrace and others the annoyance complained of, otherwise T. with others, will hava to take steps to abate this nuisance as provided for by the Police Offences Act. I am, etc, I - X '

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

To the Editor. Sib, — \e we understand that a number of householders are anxious to knot? if me intend to be present, or to take any part in the public meeting advertised to take place this evening at the Town Hall, to discuss the action of the School Commit tee, we beg to inform all and sundry that we neither intend to take any part, nor to be present at the said meeting, as the matter in debate have been referred to the Board of Education for their decision. vVe are, etc, John Ore. W. H. Collins. A. Ore. S. W. AL OEN.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASES. The following nominatians were re ceived last night for the Hunt Club Steeplechases, to be run on Friday, August 7 next: — Handicap Hurdle Back. Mr 0. J. H. Neate’s blk g Wrangler, syrs Mr 0. J. H. Neate’s b g Sir Jalias, aged Mr J. J. Cargill’s hr g Robinson Cru soe, syrs Mr M- Healey’s b g Bill Allan, syrs Mr J. Corbitt’s b g Captain, aged Mr J. Worner’s br g Wakarara, aged Dr Leahy’s ch g Dan O’Brien, aged Mr T. Upton's blk m Rubina, aged Mr J. Kemp’s blk g Darkey, aged Dr Leahy’s b g Teaser, aged Mr J. 0. Grieg’s b g Boomerang, aged Hunt Club Cup. Mr C. A. Jefferson’s b g Ormidale, aged Mr P. Jones’s oh m Coryphee, syrs Mr W. B. Colton’s br r Jester, aged Mr J. H. Bond’s g g Victor, aged Hon Mr Rodney's b g Trust, aged Mr J. Smith’s b g Jasper, aged Captain Cotton’s ch g Safton. aged Mr J. Corbitt’s b tr Captain, aged Mr J. Kemp’s b g Larry, aged Mr J. C. Grigg’s b g Boomerang, aged Maiden Steeplechase Mr 0. J. H. Neate’s blk g Wrangler, 6yrs Mr J. E. Paterson’s b g Bradland, 4yrs Mr J. Worner’s br g Wakarara, aged Mr J. Smith’s b g Rajah, aged Mr T. Upton’s br m Flora, aged Mr J. Kemp’s b g Larry, aged Dr Leahy’s b g Teaser, aged Mr J. O. Grlgg’a b m Ruby, aged Mr J. C. Grigg’s b g Boomerang, aged Hunter's Flat Race. Mr T. H. Lance's br g Premier, aged Mr J. H. Bond’s g g Victor, aged Mr C. J. H. Neate’s b g Sir Julius, 6yrs Mr J. J. Cargill’s br g Robinson Crusoe, 6yrs Mr M. Healey’s b g Bill Allan, 6jrs Captain Cotton’s oh g Doveridge (late Sefton), aged Captain Cotton’s br g Life Buoy (late Rally, aged Mr T. Upton’s blk m Rubins, aged Mr E. Wilson’s b g Panic, 6yrs Mr J. C. Grigg’s b m Ruby, aged Mr J. 0. Grigg’s b g Boomerang, aged Mr J. C. Grigg’s b g Starling, aged Mr C. A. Jefferson’s br g Ormidale, aged

Mr P. Jones’s ch m Coryphee, syrs Weights will be declared on Saturday, July 25, and acceptances must be made to the Secretary (Mr S. Saunders) before 9 p.m. on Monday, Augusts.

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE OvJUNOIL. Tctesdat, July 14 The Council met at 2.30 p.m. BILL PASSED. The St. Mary’s Convent Property Leases Bill was read a third time and passed.

| FIRST READING. The Adoption of Children’s Act Amend ment Bill was renewed from the Lower House, and read a first time. SECOND BEADING. The Hon the Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Postal Notes Bill.—Agreed to. ADJOURNMENT. The Council adjourned at 3.55 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. —mmmm Tuesday, July 14. The House met at 2.30 p.m. NEW MEMBER. Mr Ivess, Member for Wakanul, took the oath and bis seat. NOMINATED IMMIGRATION. Mr Pyke gave notice that on going into Committee of Supply he would move that it is desirable and necessary that the nominated system of immigration be re sumed without delay. QUESTIONS- Replying to questions. Ministers said— It was proposed to ask the House to grant a sufficient sum to employ shorthand writers in the Supreme and District Courts.—Ammunition would be renewed and supplied to RiSe Club* at wit ptioe, 1

—immediate steps would be taken to in clude “ Bough on Bata” under section 3 of the Poisons Act, 187 L m BILLS. The following Bills were introduced The Westland and Grey Education Boards Rill (Hon Mr Stont), a Bill to Validate * the Sydenham Municipal OonneQ Pnblio Works Loan (Mr W. White), the Coro ners' Jurieal Act Amendment Bin (Hon Mr Tole). XHB SAN OTLAKCISCO HAIL SttVlCB. «. , The Hon Sir Jalina Vogel gave notice to more on Wednesday that the House go into Committee to consider resolution— 1 * That the Government be re quested to arrange a fresh service between Ban Francisco and Auckland, Cur five years, at a cost not exceeding L 30,000 a j year.” «■-> LOCAL BODIES AND TOT ABC* FOWXBB BILL. • Major Atkinson resumed the debate on t the second reeding of the Looal Bodlee " Finance and Powers Bill He said it wee greatly to be regretted that the Govern ment had made this a Ministerial mea- , sore, as if there was one Bill more ' another that should be free from party bias, it was the present one, andltwonfci -a-. require all their combined wisdom to it an acceptable measure. Having crlti- , oised the measure at length Major Atkin son concluded by stating that he thought, . that instead .of thrnstmg the measure ’ upon an unwilling Bouse some temporary arrangements should be made for thia year, and tbe whole matter should be con sidered further during the rcoesa. The Hon Mr Stout said he was glad to hear the leader of tbe Opposition was wil-, ling to consider tbe Bill free from party spirit, bnt he was sorry that thehon mem ber, for the sake of a temporary victory, had departed from this line daring the tariff He contended that the hon member by bisspeech had practically given np the principle of the Roads and Bridges Construction Act which he had formerly advocated. Mr Beetbam wonld be glad if they could approach thia important question ; free from party lines. j Mr G. F. nichardson thought s proper system should be adapted whereby the local bodies would supply correct figures, so as to ensure a fair distribution to those bodies

Mr Lance said the local body which he represented was strongly in favor of the measure under discussion. ; k Mr Gore said the Bill would not fulfil what was expected of it Mr Lake considered the Bill was tread from its most objectionable feature by its borrowing power being eliminated. Mr Buchanan thought the House had wisely determined to approach the subject from a non-party point of view. ADJOURNMENT. The House rose at 5.30 p m., and re sumed at 7.30. Mr Hurst thought fthe Government should have managed to place the local Bills before the country previous to the meeting cf Parliament, fie felt it waa part of the general scheme of local govern ment. Mr Oowan looked upon the Bill as the fulfulment of a promise made by tbeOo vernment, and be felt It was the doty of every member of tbe House to do his utmost to make tbe Bill acceptable to the requirements of the country. Dr Newman thought the city members . had good grounds for complaint against the Bill, as it meant the raising of a special - rate for the city of Wellington. Mr Walker said the question of local finance had for eoms years been one of difficulty in dealing with local Govern ment. He thought the proposals of the Government in regard to hospitals end charitable* aid deserved the earnest bon- ■' sideration of the House, as they seemed to him to be framed with a dealt* to ap- < proach the subject la a fair and impaitial manner. The old principle of devoting a certain percentage of the land* land to , opening up settlement was the most factory one they had yet had, and. the;/ proposal to pay the subsidies out of the consolidated revenue was only an act of justice 10 the local bodies. He hoped the Government would pay due regard to dis tricts where Road Boards and County Councils were in operation, and also trusted no opportunity would be lost la endeavoring to induce the Bead: Boards and County Councils to amalgamate.; Mr Pyse said the Bill had been so v purged by the Government that it had now become almost a harmless measure. Mr Fisher hoped the system of subsi dies w uld not come into force in the colony again. Mr W. F. Bnokland contended that - outlying districts wanted the same en couragement as other districts, but he thought they would not benefit largely under this Bill. Mr Joyce said the time waa approaching when they must cut the “Gordian kfaot,*' and establish something like stabillty tn their finance Mr Hurst ho use held that so longasthe colony waa pledged to the English money lender, for the construction of roads, the outlying districts had a fair claim for some of the expenditure. Mr Holmes said the object of tha Bill waa tu give assistance to tbe poorer dis tricts, so that if they allowed the poorer districts to tax themselves they would not receive half what waa now proposed. He said it was a vicious system that the money for roads and bridges should be borrowed. Mr Menteath said when he beard the Government were about to deal with the question of local finance he hailed it with great satisfaction, bat he was altogether disappointed with the BUI brought dotih. v Mr Dodson said that any scheme > .S^” to be successful should give aid to oat lying districts. Mr Duncan said as the colony could not carry ont a five yean 'guarantee of local finance it was quite impossible they could do so for 25 years. Mr Montgomery said he intended voting ■ ' for the Bill, as the most important fea- 1P tures had been taken ont of it. Mr Ivess said the country had been clamoring for local government for many years, and he tboaght the present Bill s very acceptable schema. There wen oh- ' j actions against it, but he thought they might be got over in Committee.' He hoped under tbe Bill that the ■ yearly scramble for money for roads and bridges would be a thing of the put. He thought it would be more becoming on the part of members who had attacked the measure to have.suggested some improvements in it, and to reader the Government every assistance in making It an acceptable mea- ■. aura

Colonel Trimble said the Bill would ensure that the system of favoritism would be in force the same aa under the BHs and Bridges Construction Bill. Mr W. White expressed bim—H M greatly disappointed with the Bill. air Hobbs said the Bill did not at at| suit the district whioh he represented. Mr Bagron said the Bill did not con tain one solitary provision that com- ' mended Itself to him with the exception of the repeal of that obnoxious measure the RoadsTand Bridges Construction BilL Mr 'Filfcherbeit said he had always looked upon the County system as the ■ J worst thaS could be conceived by aayaan. The Eton Sir Julius Vogel, iu reply, said the Ball was distinctly a Government measure, i The House was light In con sidering the Bill aa one of very great im portance. |He contended the member for . Sgmont b!ad failed altogether in local. ...... government. The other colonies ware., borrowlngl largely for the prosecntion ol public wochs and other purposes, and, this colony should not remain undovaloprf., Did anyone think that the main lines of railways would never be constructed I He considered! New Zealand would be “ Th* Qae«u of ?scifo.” II fet -

THU ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1885.



Miss Steane, EAOHSB OF MUSIC. * Term*—One Guinea pet quarter in advance. .. A young girl required as daily pupil to «««;.* in school work, in return for gratis Wnrn Tanered street 7 11* TOOB Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis > Asthma, Coryza, Influenza, Con sumption, eta . EAY'S Compound of Linseed, Aw seed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, etc with Chlorodyne. KAY’S Compound, a demulcent ex pectorant, for Coughs, Colds and Chest Complaints. EATS Compound, for Coughs and Colds, is equally serviceable for Morses and Cattle. EATS Tic pais, a specific in Neu ralgia, Face Ache, etc. Contains Quinine, Icon, eto. COAGOUKE Cement for Broken Articles. Sold everywhere. Bole makers— KAY BROS., 10i Stockport, England, H. J. Wood & Co., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, Direct Importers of Books, Magazines, Newspapers and Fancy Goods, Engravers, Lithographers, Printers and Bookbinders. IX7® have much pleasure in informing v v our rained customers and the public generally that we have opened a Branch of our well-known Christchurch badness Temporary premises and office In the Town' Hall Buildings, Ashburton, under the management of Mr L. F. Audrewea Gate Andrewes Bros). Orders for Books, Stationery, Magazines and ,v ewspapers received by Mr Andrewes and executed promptly from our Christchurch stock, which Is the largest of it kind in the colony.



Stores end Schools supplied at onr Wholesale Prices. JEstinaaks given for Printing and Book • binding H. J. WOOD & CO., Stationers' Hall, tMßfligh street, and 9 Cathedral Square, Christchurch ; and Town Hail, Ashburton. Hfcsiag purchased the Stockfof Books, {dsStonery and Fancy Goods from the • GSeisl Assignee in the estate of Mr L. F. , Andrewes, we propose holding a Clearing ftpU rf .same* and a quantity of other SHlfiltls stock at than Half Cost ■r iSpesaftUr, dsys- A {torn 2d per qnire ; Music 'H Sspieces; Toys at any price to .’'jcliSK ■ AH 'ligea rot disposed of in this be sold by A action. 50 1 e paid to' Mr L. P. » collector for the Assignee . f p, jt. wood ft go,



Waited WANTED —A respectable strong Girl able to do general housework. Apply, Mrs Heseltivk, Tinwald. 7 180 w ANTED—A respectable Girl, MrsJ. Tab er, Kast street. Apply. 7 171 W A ™ —To Hire or Purchase H. Frirdlandek, TTTANTFD —A good General Servant. W Apply to Mrs Harry Fried, lander, Taucred Street. 7 17 T¥7ANTED by a young Man about 19, *f “Homely” Board and Lodgings. Reply, stating terms and full particulars before Saturday at noon, to G. F. Dow uho, Post Office, Ashburton, N.Z. 7 182 VXTANTED —A Woman (good cook and * ■ laundress) as housekeeper for a few gentlemen. Apply office of this paper. 7 184 \\T ANTED Known—That I am selling VV Venus nailroad. 5s 6d per lb; Venus navy twist, 5s 6d per lb ; Venus twist, 5s 6d per lb.— F. Clark, Hair dresser and Tobacconist, East street, nTANTED Known—That I am selling » * GBD’s and other pipes at greatly reduced prices.—F. Clark, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, Fast street. 7 98 WANTED Known—That I have a very large assortment of GBD’s, Meer schaum and other pipes, in cases, at greatly reduced price...— F Clark, Hair , dresser and Tobacconist, East street. WANTED Known—l am selling large boxes of Bryant and May’s vestas at 8d per box.— F. Clark, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, East street. 7 100 WANTED Known —24 men’s sac coats, 12s 6d; 15 youths’ sac • suits, 21s 6d ; 100 men’s Eaiapoi trousers, ■ 11s 6d ; Brussels carpets at 3s lid.— 1 Andrew Orb’s cheap sale. 7 95



WANTED Known—Ladies’ hose 63, girl’s 4d per pair; 12 doz dress button, la ; towels, 4d ; stays, la lid ; far caps, Is. A. Gas’s cheap sale. 645 WANTED Known— Jones and Brad shaw are offering a superior blend a{ Nelson, Moate and Go’s Tea, at 20s per box; Flour, 18s per sack ; Chaff, 35s per ton; Wheat, seconds and crushed, equally cheap, for Gash. WANTED Known—Boys’ cloth tam o’shanters, Is 6d ; boys and girls’ boots, 3s 93 ; men's boots, 6s 9d; women’s kid, 6s ; 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 6d per lb ; black cashmere, Is 4d ; white calico, 2s lid per doz; ribbons, 4d per yard ; four-button silk gloves, la ; new flowers, 3d per spray ; ladies’ ulsters, 5s 6d; umbrellas, la lid each, A. Obr’s cheap sale. 6 47 TXT ANTED Known that B. Lancaster’s ’ V Pork Sausages at 6d per lb excels any other in the Canterbury province. Cash buyer of bacon pigs. R. Lancaster Ready-money Meat Mart, Bullock’s Ar cade. 6 774 WANTED Known—That T. Houix 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 W ANTED 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 ns a trial. Dress Stuffs, B£d and Is (under wholesale prices;. H. C. Seoers, East street.



ITS7A.NTED Known—That Hayes and Co. has bought 1009 yards superior Velveteen, ail shades, from la; dress goods grand value, worth 2s, now la; ladies’ jackets, cost 25s 6d, now 4a 6d ; hats and bonnets half-price ; winceys, 1 yard wide, 6d ; ladies’ ulsters, 2a lid. 6 i>7 5 \ f ANTED Known—Wertheim Sew- Vf ing Machines can be had on Time Payments at the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Branch, East street, Ashburton. ____ 2 276 Special Advertisements. fTIHE Ashburton Quadrille Assembly I. will meet at the * •dofellows’ Hall on WEDNESDAY Is EXT at 8 p m. sharp. 7 172 W. LAVCuCK, M.C. DO you want cheap Pipes! Then go to R. SEVAN I Do you want cheap Books ? Weil, pay a visit to JtC. Bit VAN Is it cheap Stationery you want? Get it from R. BEVAN Do you want cheap Toys and Fancy Goods? Goto JR. BEVAN Do you want cheap Cutlery 1 Well, why don’t you visit R. BEVAN Do you want cheap Jewel lery in Sterling Silver or Plated goods? Goto R. BEVAN Do you want cheap 'iccordi ans or cheap Concertinas? Well, give a call to R. BEVAN There is a very large Stock of NEW GOOD'! to be sold wholesale and retail, and if yon want anything in this line really cheap yon should call and see R. BEVAN BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, Exo., Saunders’ Building, (The next shop to Quid’s Hotel.)



ANNOUNCEMENT. MUsIO, PIANOS, AMERICAN ORGANS, Etc, T. F. FARLEY AGENT FOR SALE OP ABOVE, All instruments can be bought on the deferred payment system, from 30s per month. AH instruments guaranteed to be the manufacture of the firm whose name is upon the instrument. Price from £35. Harmoniums and Organa from £lO 10s, Thomas!?. Earley, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER AND MUSIC AGENT, Saunders’ Buildings, East St., Ashburton.



Special Advertisements* Groceries CHEAPER TBAN EVER AT JAMES McGREGORS, Tancrkd Street (opposite the Arcade). Best. White Crystal Sugar, 3d per lb by the mat Best English Cut Loaf Sugar, 4£d per lb Box Tea, from ] 2s 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 1 Moir’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 Fry’s Cocoa, tin or packet, Is Gd per lb Biscuits, 3d Cheese, 6d Best Rice, Sago and Tapioca, 3d per lb JAMES McGREGOR, Tancred Street, 12 2342 Extraordinary Sale ov A WAREHOUSEMAN’S &STOCK



OF SILKS, VELVETEENS, CRETONNES, CASHMERE MITTS, Ac. Colored Silks Bought at 70 per cent discount. Do you realise what this means, viz that silks 5s yard cost us Is 6d ? Bought at dis count, and will be offered to the public Colored Velveteens Costume Tweeds ... ! at London prices. Knockabout Tweeds 'Goods in the usual Black Goods Cretonnes ... Skirtings ... Silesias Men’s Moles way costing say 2/6 the yard, we only paid 1/8 for. Bought also at J dis count, which will enable us to sell at less than invoice price. It is a won. derfnl reduction on j regular safe goods 1“ of everyday demand Cashmere Mitts ... ) 114 doz, bought at Infants’ Polkas ... )40 per cent discount } Bought at 60 per cent discount, 10/9 Goods for 3/9 Cotton Shirts Bought at 75 per Ic /cent discount, and sold at 6^d. —Full sized cotton shirts } Bought at 90 per cent discount, and sold at 9d for 12doz or Id the box. 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. fTTB have just received from Newcastle »» per Barque WILLIE MoLARBN and Steamer HAUROTO Coal of superior quality, guaranteed from THE WALLSEND MINE. We can therefore st. fely recommend this to our customers. Further supplies now being discharged, Ex barques ISLAND CITY and DiiVENPORT, which arrived in L/ttelton yesterday wich 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.



la reference to the above, we have made arrangements for regular MONTHLY SHIPMENTS so aa to be able to execute orders with despatch. First-class SHORT BLACK PINE FIREWOOD. From Mr Alpheus Hayes’s Bush, Waimate. HARTLEY COAL COMPANY’S Celebrated NATIVE COAL. 620 fJIHE NEW ZEAL N D Clothing Factory 0 O N T eTo TORS To 'ha New Zealand Government Rail ways. Post Offices, Volunteer Corps, &c. &o. &o. ( Are now prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of NAVAL AND MILITARY 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 NAVY CONTRACTORS Estimates and drawings supplied on the shortest notice. Head Offices and Factory— DOWLING STREET, DUNEDIN. NOTE—Measures for all uniforms may be entrusted to the Manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory branches in the follow ing centres, viz:— Dunedin Nelson Palmerston N. Invercargill Hokitika New Plymouth Oamaru Greymouth Napier Waimate Reefton Waipawa Timaru Wellington Hastings Ashburton Masterton Gisborne Christchurch Wanganui Thames Lyttelton Hawera Auckland



Victoria House. 1 FIRESIDE EMPLOYMENT, AMUSEMENT, & INSTRUCTION J FOR WINTER EVENINGS. NOW SHOWING—A Splendid Assortment of Fine Art Goods and Traced Work in Slippers, Cosies, Antimacassars, Tidies, Ladies’ and Children’s Aprons, Brackets, Drapes, Splaikers, Nightdress Bags. A Nice Selection of Crewel and Washing Silks, Ingrain Cottons, Berlin Fingerings, Transfer Patterns, Designs fur Stitch work, &o. Also—A Nice Variety of Homespuns, Ladies’ and Children’s Ulsters, Jackets, Gloves, etc., and a fow Parcels of Manufacturers’ ampler in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’ Cloth ing, bought at 20 per cent under the regular prices, and offered accordingly. Dimaut and Coe. GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &o„ But «b 4 Teetered Streets, Aubburtou Victoria House.



Special Advertisements. HUPPORT LOCAL EXCELLENCE. U T. A. GATES’S SPECIALITIES ' 0 The Cinder Sifter T T. A. Gates, Cabinet x Picture-frame Maker, PETER STBS El'.



c o COALS L S ryE are now landing, ex s.b. Hauroto, FRESH SUPPLY OP PRIME NEWCASTLE COAL And we beg to inform oar customers and the public that, in consequence of our supplies coming to hand regularly per Steamer, we purchase the very beat Coal obtainable. We also take this oppor tunity of acknowledging the many expres sions of satisfaction evinced by our clients in our 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 are abundantly appreciated. THE BR CKFIELD NATIVE GOAL And our Waimate SHORT, BLACK PINE WOOD ALWAYS IN STOCK BUILDING DEPARTMENT. Wo supply TIMBER direct from our Mills in any quantities ; orders can be executed, as usual, from our Yards, which are now replete with every requisite for the Trade. We have now in Stock and constantly arriving Red, White and Black Pino, Totara, Kauri, and Y.D L. Timber, also Doors, Sashes, Roofing Iron, Mouldings, Cement, Lime, Bricks, Pickets, Pailings, Posts, Stakes, Hurdles, etc., etc., etc. MACPHERSON, FILMER & Co., _(L»te A. Hayes), 6 82



Hop Bitters has restored to sobriety and health perfect wrecks from, intem perance. Peruse all Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” —Ask for Wells’ Rough on Corns.” Quicks relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bun ons, The N.Z, Drug enera Agents, I