DAILY MEMORANDA.

MEETINGS, A MUSK ME NTS Etc. Friday, July 30 Kyle Schools oai - Irrigation Meeting at 7 o’clock Moxdiy, Avgust 2 U.4..0.D. Mceiii gin the Aicadc Cham beta at S o’clock Friday, August G. Aeiouctou County A ouucil—At Council Chamber; 1 . II A. in.

Monday, August 9 g .rough Cour.c'l, at Borough Council Ch--.rubcra at 7.3 Q

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Train Arrive at Ashburton— -Frpm Christ-

church and the North, at 10.15 a.rm (express), 4.55 p.m.. nd 7.10 p.m. From Timaru. 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, S.-. 7 p.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.5 ot Tr.AiN’3 Leave Ashburton— For Christ church and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., and 5.37 p.m. (pxpress). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4-45 p.m. For Mount Somers, 5.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Malls close at the Ashburton Post Office

follows: — „ For Christchurch and North at 6 a.m O.so a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, Ac., at 10. ./0 a.m and 5 p.m. daily. TT , , For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Dolietream, Rangitata, Onun, Winchester, tnd Geraldine, at 10 a. m. daily. ForTemuka, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m Tirnarnand South, at 10 a.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. , For Greenstreet, on Wednesdays and tut days, at 10.45 a.m. ~ . For Wakannl, Elgin, Seaview, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and »turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount Somers, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Buapuna, on Mon flays and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m, daily. _ , For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes 4*ys, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m. For Newlands, on Tuesdays and Frl at 10.30 a.m.

Malls arrive at thej Ashburton Post From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.15 ,m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.20 p.m._ From Chertsay, Ac, at 10, lo f. and ,35 p.m. daily. ~ . , From Dunedin ana intermediate places B.3''’i.m. daily. _ . k'erom Temnka andTimaru at 10.40 a.m a 5 30 p.m daily. 1 From Greonatraot, Wednesdays and ‘•aturdays, at 10 *-m. iri R From Mount Somers, daily at 10.5

*From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wod oosdays sad Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, _ Warerton, and Dong each at 10 a, n\. daily. . From Newlands, on Tuesdays and l r a vs, at 2.30 p.m. , From Flamington on Tuesdays, Ihars ays, and Saturdays, at 10a-m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1886. The Natives.

The annual reports furnished to the Under-Secretary of the Native De partment by the officers in charge of Native districts are seldom pleasant reading, but the reports for the current year, which we received from the Government printer this morning, are of a distinctly encouraging character. Nearly all the officers report an im provement in the moral and social condition and general .health of the people placed under their charge, and although the recent census revealed a very grave diminution in the numbers of the Maori population it may be reasonably hoped that the threatened demolition of this interesting race may yet be averted. The main features of the various reports have already been published in these columns, and their tenor goes to show that the Natives during the past twelve months have made considerable progress in the better parts of civilization. Of 8218 Natives living in the Auckland, Waikato, Thames, Coromandel, Ohine muri, andTe Aroha districts, only n have been punished for drunkenness and eight for larceny during a period of twelve months. This, we think, is a record of which even an European community might be proud. The Government Native agent af Alexandra makes some very sensible remarks with regard to a matter to which we referred some days ago. “ During the past year ” he says, “ some Mormon elders have been preaching and teaching in different parts of the Waikato District, during which time they made their head-quarters at a settlement called Kaitumutumu, on the west bank of the Waikato River, nearly opposite to the Huntly coal-mines. A number of Natives, more especially those at the Kaitumutumu settlement and some in the locality of Raglrn, have professed to be converts, and look upon the Mormon faith and teachings to be the best—because, perhaps, the newest to them—religion extant, and the Mormon way of interpreting the Scriptures the correct one. As there is no semb lance of a political element in this—to the Waikato people—new religion I have not interfered with it in any way, as my experience has taught me that to cry down or oppose any religious movement is more likely to strengthen than weaken it, simply from the pro minence and notoriety that the action of opposing it would give to it. If let alone its followers will themselves soon test its suitability or not to be per manently supported by them. With Natues, to try and persuade them con cerning a matter before they have .had time to satisfy themselves about it, or to attempt to coercs them where religion is concerned, is a sure way to court failure.” Mr W. Renuell, the .Reserves Trustee, at New Plymouth, referring to a more important matter says, “ The influence of Te Whiti is as great as ever over the minds of the majority of the Natives here, particularly between White Cliffs and Patea, and it extends in a weakened degree much farther than that. There has been no special sickness amongst them this year. Education is almost entirely neglected, and cultivation is only carried on to the extent of provid ing themselves and visitors with food! ; and growing a few strawberries, and i similarly easily-raised articles for sale. 1 Near the towns they may bring in a few ■ loads of firewood, but as a rule they do :

lot settle down to anything beyond he supplying of their own immedi ite wants. The Native census shows an ippaient increase in numbers in this iislriot; but I put that down to the boundaries of the district being altered, md to the names of so many Natives being enrolled in hapu grants, omissions being more easily detected now than formerly ; but I am of opinion that as a race they are decreasing considerably. The Te- Whiti-itcs still decline as a body to receive their shares of rent for lands leased under West Coast Settlement Acts, and generally hold a mildly antagonistic attitude to any dealings with their land, either for leasing, rates, roads, or similar matters.” — It is pleasant to notice that the feeling of the Natives towards the Government

leems generally to be of a most salis actory character. Many of the Native :hiefs evince a strong wish to do all ;hey can to cement thi cordial feeling which exists between the people and the pakehas. We trust that by a policy of firmness and justice on the part of the Government these excellent rela tions may be preserved and extended. The following amended official re gulations In connection,wltbjvlllage settle ments will doubtless, bo read with

Interest : Married men will have preference as selectors under those regulation s, No greater area than.fifty acres will bo allotted to any one applicant. Su’-ject to such conditions as the Steward of Village Settlements may per scribe, and within the first five years of the date of the selection, an advance of a sum not exceeding £2O will bo made to assist a sel< ctor In the erection of a house on his selection ; and in bush lands a farther sum not exceeding £2 10s an acre up to but not exceeding an area of 20 acres will be advanced for bush-felling and grassing from such earns as may be appropriated by Parliament for these I purposes.

The annual rent shall be 5 per cent, on the capital value o£ the land, together with 5 per cent, cn such sums oa may be advanced in terras of clause 7, payable half-yearly, on the first dayfof January or July next ensuing after the lapse of six months from the dates of the selection and advances respectively. All applications for land under these regulations shall bo made to the Commis sioner of Crown Lands for the district. Where more applications than one are made on tho same day for the same land, the right to occupy tho land applied for shall, Jsufcject to 'clause [5, (that refer ring to married men) b edetarminod by lot amongst tho applicants. Each selector or transferee will bo re quired to occupy hisssloction as his homo, and to mako permanent improvement as required by tho followin golauses . Each selector shall within two yoara cultivate one acre, and wi'hin four yoara the half of the remainder, of his solcc tion.

Permanent improvement shall mean— (а) Fencing tho land with timber or other durable materials, not being a brush fence ; or (б) Breaking up and laying down tho some In English or other culti vated grass; or (c) Breaking up and planting or sowing root or other crops therein ; and, in case of lush lands, the felling and clearing of timber and sowing of grass.

The Town Clerk is busily engaged in taking out summonses against the owners of property in the borough whose rates are still unpaid. The Hon. Jas. Paterson died at Dunedin on Thursday morning. Intelligence Las been received in Dunedin that James Wyllie (Herd Laddie) tho cham pion draughts player, leaves England at the end of August on bis visit to Australia and Now Zealand.

Titokowaru having been found to be suffer ing from some disease, has been removed from tho Terraco Prison to Wellington Hospital. A Maori prisoner, who had his leg broken during the disturbance at Manaia,has also been removed to tho Hospital.

Included in the manifest of the Tongariro which left Lyttelton yesterday for London arc 13 boxes of gold-, shipped by the Bank ol New Zealand, and containing 15,097 ounces, valued at £61,111.

This is a thoroughly Friday year. It came on a Friday, and goes out on a Friday, and will have fifty-three Fridays. There are four months in the year that have five Fridays each ; changes of the moon occur five times on a Friday, and the longest and shortest days are Fridays. Mr Edward Stanley, the New South Wales Government veterinarian, has published a report upon tbe recent mysterious outbreak among the horses at Coonong station. He attributes the diseasofto the consumption of ensilage in an unwholesome condition. The silo pit being two miles from the station, and three and a half miles from the place where the works are going on, it was necessary that a three or four days’ qupply should be brought from it twice a week, instead of being fresh every day as it ought to bo. If kept over three days it became whitened with a fungus like mould, rotten and foul.

It appears that, in response to an applica tion made by the woolgrowers, the Victorian Government has decided to introduce a Bill making provision for the eradication of tho Bathurst burr and Caitornian thistle. These noxious weeds ate spreading rapidly, and, as it has boon found that the machinery for enforcing the provisions of the Thistle Act will have to be simplified, it is proposed to confer on the officers of the local bodies similar powers in regard to the extinction of noxious weeds to those which are now exor cised in dealing with the destruction of rabbits on private property. It will be a good thing for the woolgrowers if this nuisance can be stamped out. t At a meeting of the committee oi 4hc New Zealand Land League at Oamaru, we learn from tho North Otago Thm* that a letter was re ceived from Mr Hislop, M.H.K., who said : "lam afraid that Sir George Grey’s bill has little chance of passing. There has now been much talking to flittle purpose. If wo can, during tho recess, make the operative part of tho bill more simple, it will probably pass next session in some form.” Tho New Zee; land and Australian Land Company wrote that they were quite willing to sell land on tho Ardgowan estate; but before quoting prices they would like to know specifically what portion of the land was wanted. In referent * to this Messrs Church and Blair were dee., patched to look over tho map of the Ard; go wan property, and select one or two alternative portions up to 1000 acres that would be suitable, and ascertain tbe prices from (be Company.

The sheep .breeders of the provinces of Prussia have forwarded a petition to the Reichstag, praying for a heavy protective duty on imported wool.

The Melbourne council of the National j Agricultural Society has affirmed that it is I desirable to prohibit the importation of cattle, I sheep, and pigs from all foroign coontries for J three years. The number of pure-bred rams sold in Scot- j land during the past year was 10,637, at an average price of £-1 Is 7.Jd per head, the total amount realised being £13,101 8s Id. Black. 1 faces stand highest in point of numbers, and Border Leiceaters in price. A telegram received from Dunedin sta'es the New Zealand Refrigerating Company I report the profit for the year to be £lO2l, out of which it is proposed to pay 10 per cent, dividend, and carry forward £209. The number of carcases frozen and shipped iat the Company’s works was 108,981. Shaw> I Savill and Co. have intimated their intention to charge freight at 12 d per lb, which is oon ' sidered excessive.

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. report I upon the live stock market for the week I ending July 27th, as follows On Tues- J day at the Ashburton yards we held oar J usual weekly sale of sheep, cattle and I pigs. The entry for the day was not a 1 very large one, but the attendance of 1 bnyors was quite up to the average. In | fat sheep there was more than sufficient J for local requirements, and the quality J not being good enough for freezing j purposes, several lines had to be passed I In stores, however, a better demand 1 existed, and every line was sold at im- j proved values. The cattle market was very poorly represented, no prime fat coming forward, and what stores were ] yarded were in very poor condition. The following are the prices realised : Fat crossbred ewes, 8s to 8r 4d ; forward conditioned 2-tooth ewes and wethers, 8s 3d ; small 2-tooth crossbred ewes, 5s 4d ; merino ewes in lamb, 4i ; crossbred lambs, 5r Id, 5a 33, 5s 6d ; culls, 2s 6d. Wa also sold privately a good line of f fat crossbred wethers, at 9s 91. Pat Cattle —None came forward. Calves, 11s.

A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

An inquest was held at Christchurch vesferday on the body of Mrs Katkerine Uses, wife of George Manning Bees, a printer, residing at Knight’s Town, a suburb of Christchurch. The inquest resulted in a verdict of manslaughter against the husband. The evidence showed that Mrs Bees had died rather suddenly on Wednesday evening She had been ailing for some months, and had been discharged from the hospital six weeks ago. Bees was in the habit of drinking too much, and his wife had com plained to a constable shortly before her death that he had struck her several times when she was ill and handled her ronghly. The deceased had sometimes been known to drink excessively. Corroborative evi dence was given as to the bad conduct cf Bees to his wife, but he denied the allega tions. It was s‘a‘ei that a rolnisUr < f religion had to provide nourishment for the woman and her family in consequence of Bees' neglect. The medical evidence showed that the woman had suffered from pulmonary consumption, and was in such a state that any rough treatment would hasten death. Tho jury found that death was accelerated by general neglect, and this was tantamount to a verdict of man slaughter, upon which charge Bees was forthwith arrested

CRICKET

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME,

[ueuxer’s telegrams-copyright ] Lokdon, July 28. cricket Australians v An Eleven of England, was resumed and concluded at Stoke to-day. The attendance was good and the weather fine.

The Home team, with one wicket down for 35 runs, continued their first innings, which closed for 119, G. B. Stodd being the principal scorer (27). Being 129 behind the Australians, the Englishmen followed on, and were all disposed of for 148, (Notts) and Flowers being the moat successful batsmen, each making a score of 29. The Australians in their first Innings made 248, end the Englishmen in their first innings 117, and in their second innings 148, total 267- Time did not permit of the match being played out, and It was therefore declared drawn.

WHOLESALE STARVATION.

Thousands of Deaths.

The Indians resort to Cannibalism

[better's TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT ]

New York, July 28

Intelligence is to hand from Labrador that intensely severe weather has lately been experienced there, 3000 Indians and Esquimaux having perished from hunger and cold. An immense snow block occurred in a thickly populated part of the Peninsula. Ten thousand Indians are, it is feared, cut off from assistance, and must also perish. Later accounts from Labrador show that the Indians have been reduced to such straits that they have been com pelled to eat the dead.

THE HOME CRISIS.

TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT ] London, July 28.

It is definitely stated That the Marquis of Londonderry will be ap pointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chief Secre tary for Ireland ; Lord R. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Earl of Iddesleigb, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A meeting of the leaders of the Liberal party was held to-day, at which it was resolved not to take any action upon the assembling of Parliament, but to await the delivery of the Queen’s speech before deciding upon the course to be pursued in opposition. It is understood the meeting agreed to assist the Government in the passage of supply. London, July 29. It is understood that the position of Foreign Secretary in the new Ministry has been offered to but declined by Lord Lyons, the present British Am bassador in Paris. London, July 29 Further appointments to the new Ministry including the following:— Lord Halsbury, Lord High Chancellor j Mr W. 11. Smith, Secretary of State for War; Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr Chamberlain has made a state ment fully endorsing the promise made 1 to the Marquis of Harrington to sup port the Conservative Administration 1 in dealing with the Irish difficulty. j Colonel Stanley has been appointed 1 Secretary of State for India in the new g administration.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Unemployed. Auckland, July 30.

About 250 attended a meeting of unem ployed this morning, H. vV. Farrell pretiding. Voles cf thanks were recorded to Sir George Grey and Mr H. Moss for their action in the House of Representa tives, and censure ou Messrs Tole, I)ar gaville, Peacock and Thonopso »f( r apathy. A resolution was also passed with 3 groans strongly condemning the rci>n of the Mayor re uienp’oyed Seme revela- I tiona are anvolpsted when Govern me itproduca corrreipondcnco with Mayor of Auckland on unemployed question. I Meeting adjourned Tuesday next.

Fire. Mnj >r Wood’s house and school at Tah ka, RololU, were burned to the ground this morning at 6 o’clock. The Major has lost everything, including many medals which he had gained for valour during his military career in China, Crimea, Bormah, etc. More Native Trouble. Sergeant Pratt and six constables have gone out to-day to the scene of the Maori ploughing at Mangere about twelve miles from the city. Tbe arrest of the Natives is expected.

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Thursday, July 29. Iu the Council a number of Bills were dealt with.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

Thursday July 29. The House met at 2.30. p.m PRIVILEGE.

Mr Sevan called attention to a question I of privilege in reference to last night’s 1 1 proceedings in Committee. At an early hour of the morning, when the railway connected with portions of lines In his J own district ware under discussion, he' was assailed by Mr Fergus, the member for Wakatipu, with some very coarse re marks, to the effect that the Hokitika- Qreymouth Railway was a swindle, ac companied with some coarse adjectives and obscene epithets, which he would not repeat to the House. Ho thought it best to bring the matter beb re Mr Speaker, as whatever the relations of members were, he thought they should respect each other as gentlemen. The Speaker said the proper course to pursue was to bring the matter under the notice of the Chairman of Committees, who would then have !o report to the Speaker. However, he should like to hear Me Fergus’ explanation. Mr Fergus said he happened to bo con verging with the member for Franklin North about a certain railway in a confi dential manner, and he had no idea Mr Bovan was listening to their conversation. He had characterised the line as a political fraud, and said ho did not believe in it. Mr £evan then intai jected some remarks upon which Mr Fergus politely told him to hold his tongue, or something to that effect. Had Mr Bevan asked him to apologise he should have certainly done so, as he had no intention of any offence ■to the hon gentleman. Ho desired now to tender him a full apology. The Speaker said Mr Fergus had mot the charge like a gentleman, and he thought it was not neceseary to proceed further with the, matter. Mr Bevau freely accepted the apology. He said he should hive asked for an apology last night, only the member for Wakatipu was in such a state of excre ment he did not like to approach him. BILLS. The Deceased Persons Estate Duties Act Am ndment Bill, aud the Adminis tration Act Extension Bill wore committed and pissed without amendment. The House went into committee on the Public Bodies Leasehold Bill which was passed with slight amendment. The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill, which hid been postponed for the consideration of new c'auses, was further discussed in Oommiltoe. There was a long argdmeat over clause 2b providing for the representation on district boards to be proportioned to the amount of con? tributlons thereto by the several contri butors. Messrs Walker, McMillan, W. F. Bnckland and other members desired a limit of three representative’s for five counties. The Premier said he would agree to a maximum of four for any local body. Dr Newman objected that this was sub jecting boroughs with their large popula tion and contributions to country districts. Mr Peacock pointed out that if the maximum were fixed at four, it did not follow that every local body would be entitled to that number. He and other borough representatives denied that they had any wish to raise a strife between town and country, as alleged by some speakers The maximum was eventually fixed at tour, and Mr Walker then moved to add “ one with the exception of boroughs, in in which three shall be the maximum.’’ The Premier said this would only fairly apply to Canterbury ; it was unjust to other districts, Dunedin, for instance, had more than three times the rateable va’ua or population of any county. Eventually the compromise was accepted and Mr Walker’s amendment withdrawn. Mr McArthur moved an addition to the clause in the direction of adjusting the representation on the united boards on the principle laid down regarding district boards.

Agreed to. Clause Ba, directing boards to collect contributions on an uniform s'ale was objected to by Messrs Buchanan, Pearson and others, who drew the attention of country members patticularly to it. Mr Pearson said ho bad a clause to move in its place providing for a dif ferential contribution. He read it, rc: marking parenthetically, that he did not quite understand it, as It was drawn by a lawyer. He asked the Premier if the Government intended to take any notice of the resolutions he carried the other night. If the present system wore con tinued it would result in the Actbreaking down.

The Premier asked the country members how they would like it if the borough members got the upper band sud made the country districts pay twice as mnoh as the town. Mr Taylor denied that such was the case.

An attempt was then made tp strike out of the clause the words preventing the imposition of differential rates, but it was negatived by 35 to 2t A .motion that the Chairman leave Ilia chair was a’so negatived after a long discussion and the clause carried intact by 33 to 20.

A number ef clauses passed with un important amendments, apd the Premier in view of the late sitting that morning, moved to report progress, which was agreed to. The Bills passed through Committee that day were then dealt with in their final stages. The Premier said ho did not propose to take any more Government business that night, but asked the ijoaao to the Dog Registration Act Amendment Bill a third lima.

Mr Backend protested and said he would talk till 12.30 rather than let it be done. Mr Buckland continuing to proteat, the Premier said he aid not wish to keep members there, and he would agree not to go on with the Bill.

A MISSING TOURIST

itoTOBUA, July 30

Mr R. M. Cotton, of Lake Coleridge Canterbury, who, with his wife, arrived hero yesterday afternoon, and pat ap at the Palace hotel, has been missing since sp.m. A diligent and efficient search was Kept up all night bat no trace can be found of him. To-day search pari ies are being organised and a reward is offered. Every possible means are being used and a number of natives are now search ing, all being ambitions to join in the search. It appears after Mr Gotten came oat of* the bluebath he returned to the upper town and went Into Mrs Morrison's hotel for a short time and instead cf going back to his own hotel be wound his way down to Brent’s boarding house, from where he was direc ed back to the Palace hotel. This, it is believed, was the last seen of him.

THE ARMENIAN FRONTIER.

Turkish Commander.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.} Constantinople. July 29. Moukhtar Pasha will shortly proceed to the Armenian frontier to assume command of that district

COMMERCIAL.

Loudon Markets.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.} London, July 28.

Consols are ios lower — loiffr.

New Zealand securities —Five per Cent., 10 40 Loan, a halt per Cent., 1879-1904 Loan, 101%; Four per Cent. Inscribed Stock, 98. Bank rate, per cent ; market rate, 1% per cent Breadstuff's Adelaide wheat, ex store, per 4961 b, 345 6d ; New Zealand wheat, do, 28s to 32s 6d, according to grade ; Adelaide flour, ex store, pet 28olb, 245. Tallow Australian fair average quality beef, per cwt, 255; mutton, per cwt, 275. _

THE NEW HEBRIDES.

Withdrawal of French Troops.

[rECTTEE's TELEGRAMS —OOFT RIGHT ]

London, July 29. It. is announced that as a result of the parleying which has been proceed ing between the British and French Governments, the latter expressed its readleess to order the withdrawal of all French troops from the New Hebrides as soon as the fpret* t emergency has passed. ;

THE RISE IN WOOL

(Melbourne Argus ) It is no news to Australians to be re* minded that woolgrowera in all the five colonies have gone through two years cf weary watching fcr a b oak in the cloud of dulness and depression which hung over the wosl industry. The “ jump” in the price of wool in London telegraphed to us yesterday may be only temporary and there may be a reaction. Bat it is • cheering and encouraging turn of fortune's wheel for all concerned. Since 1883 btfZ m skies, baked pastures, and dusty river beds have been the montonons tale from Q loens'aod and New Sooth Wales. Want of feed acd want of water bare dice mated or annihilated flocks, and swept great fortunes out of existence, right and left, in those colonies. These are inci dents only too famailiir in the history of Australian wool growing; but serious as are the disasters brought on by bad seasons, it has been a specially .calamitous feature of the recent depression in wool, that as supply fell off demand fell off too, I i Victoria the steady depreciation in the value cf wool has told, perhaps, mon disastrously than the drought. In tha other colonies tha two plaguaa have bad to be borne together. Our readers have already doubtless cal culated that an average rise of 24 or 3d per lb a.l round in wool is mainly a bonus or “windfall” to woolbrokers, and to yrhose fortunes are harnessed to the proa? parity ofjtbisjgreat staple. ThogroWer, lit the majority of oases, was bound to those accept almost any price. If wool coaid bo produced at all at fifteen pence per lb, eighteen pence means just as much sheet profit. It is virlnilly equivalent to the discovery of over a million and a half of gold In some unexpected and cheaply worked colonial goldfield. The gradual advance since the last wool sales la London, and the marked improvement on Tuesday last, may have been dk» coanted to a certain extent. Possibly it was “ now or never” with a good many - unlucky woolgrowets. It is no secret that numbers of pastoraliats have been “ carried” by the banks, mortgage and finance companies of re<eotyeo*i. Ttotj however, dees not alter the fact that the community generally mast share In tha increased value of enr chief Victorian ‘ staple. Funds which have been looked up in advances on unprofitable stations, and on unsaleable wot 1, will now be lilerated ft-r emnloyment in other branches of -colonial industry and com merce, while financiers will be encouraged, »nd will Lei themselves justified In tha future in supporting pastoral enterprises when carried on by prudent men. One or two circumstances indicate that the present rise in London quotations may be explained on the sitpplfr' and glo fashioned groundsthat manufactures find the normal demand for woollen and worsted goods increasing more rapidly than the supply of wool. It may be assumed that woollen manufacturers In common with all other manufacturers in these days have been purchasing raw material cautiously, and ** from bands to mouth,” during the last few months, and that they have maintained that policy a? - long as they dared, There has probably been no speculative baying of wool. Tha low “bank rate’ 1 in all the European capitals indicates that all through the markets speculation for the rise is still dormant, or dead. Indeed the days whan capitalists or middlemen took eff the market large quantities of staple com modities, such as iron, cotton, oils, &o , and held' them for an advacce, seem to have completely vanished. Tno present excited buying m«y be taken to be lha competition of manufacturers, who intend to use what they boy, and are getting nervous about stocks, A sustained ad vance would, however, Inevitably bring ip speculators with the Intention of holding wool for even better prices than those paw ruling, and that would mean a rise on the top of the present rise. It is an old colonial saying that wool growing is a lottery, and that station owning is a species of gambling—a throw ing of the dice against drought and bank ruptcy. On the other hand, monpy partly made, money which pours in p'heu three or four good seasons follow each other— when there is a run on the red in fact—

s squandered as recklessly as it Is made. Tftere is no doubt that “the squatter” spends his money like a prince, and when he does fail, fails like a gentlemen of the ancient regfme. If the practice of giving advice or iuoa’culating lessons of prndorce hud not pone bltogether out of fashion, the moat filling time to ente? a protest against that imprudence and ex travagance, which has come to be a characteristic of the “copp'anlone of the golden fierce" in Australia, would bt when a prospect opens up of the return of better Utme and better prices to wool* The Bousedjumuadst 12.6 a.m. | growers,

IHE ASHBURTON GOAKDIAiN, FBI DAY, JULY 30, 1886



TP PAID IK advance : Per Quarter.. 63 63, by post, 9s 63 „ Half-year 12s 63, by post, 18a 63 „ Year . .. 24s 03 by post, 37s 03 IF BOOKED ; Per Quarter.. 7s 63, by post, 103 93 „ Half-sear 15s 03, by post, 21s 63 „ Year .. 30s 03, by post, 43a 03



THE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN MANU FACTORING COMPANY (LIMITED) IS prepared to received limited sums of MONEY ON EEPOSIT at the following r:ites of interest At call, 5 per cent If deposited for Three Months, 6 per cent ; for Six Months, (A per cent. ; and for Twelve Months, 7 per cent. ALFRED BUNTING, 6 194 X Secretary.^



WANTED— A Good General Servant, who can milk. Apply, after 3 p m., to Mes StoWaed, Trevorlon House. 7 374 TJfr ANTED—A Rood General Servant. y ■ Small family. Apply oflice of this paper. 73/7 WANTED CASH.—-White Sugar, 2£d ; White Crystal, 3d ; Sperm Candles. 5d ; Lingdsh, 4d ; best Lobsters, 6d ; Plaid Vestas, 5d per doz. ; Tea, la per lb; Sago, 2Jd; Tapioca, Cnlting Salmon, 8d ; Venus Nailrod, 5a 6d ; Groats, 9d. J, McGregor, Tancred Street. WANTED Known—Milk de ivered daily in town or suburbs, at prices to meet the times. Orders addressed Wm Greenseade, Allenton or left a* McFarlane’a Stores, punctually attended to. 7 276



WANTED Known —Hayes and Co. will commence their Great Gift 1 Sale To-morrow (Saturday) The greatest sensation of the day. Kook out for the lucky glass jar of peas in their window next the Arcade. W 'ANTED Known —That Gates and Son, Burnett Street, arc prepared to execu'e orders for all kinds of Household Repairs, Household Requisites, Picture Frames, cheap Bookbinding. Venetian and other blinds at the lowest possible cost. b 22 WANTED KNOWN—Long looked for come at last. T. Hoult, having commenced bacon caring, ho is able to supply a real good Pork Sausage at 6d per lb at the Factory, Moore st. Ashburton. Pigs cured In any quantity dried, smoked and delivered home at One Penny per lb. T. Hoult. 7 WANTED KNOWN—Where cart the most Drapery bo bought for your money?—At 11. C Segeus, .Vclford House. Two shillings worth of handsome presents given for every 10s tpmt. Fresh presents in. Soo window. Ladies’ own dress materials mode up ; stylo and fit guaranteed. WANTED Known —The Gospel will be preached every Lord’s Day evening in the Arcade Chambers at 6.30 p.m. (d.v.) Free for all. No collection * 5 6D7



Special Advertisements. CENTRAL HOTEL. JW. MoRAE having taken the above , Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashburton and sur rounding districts. Best Brands of Wine's Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling—Feeds, Okb Shilling. Horses and Bnggios to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenience of travellers hansom cab will tpeet all trains. Trees Trees Trees THE undersigned has FOR SALE all kinds of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, Pinus Insignia, Auatriaca, Maritima, and Macrocarpa, by tens of thousands; other kinds in proportion. AII kinds of cabbage plants, etc, on sale All orders by post or otherwise shall receive my best attention. N.B.—Gentlemen’s Gardens tastefully laid out. All kinds of planting done by conti act. JAMES PORTER. CLIFTON NURSERY, 4 75 Allenton, Ashburton. CANTERBURY MILLS, ASHBURTON. T WILL be a BUYER ot UPWARDS I or 300,000 Bushels MILLING WHEAT THIS SEASON. Also some Large Lines of OATS AND OTHER PRODUCE. CORNS ACKS, Full Size and Weight, at 5a 6d per dozon. 0. W. TURNER,! 310 Co >. 11. BROWN J E II AY E FOR BALE PRIME SEED WHEAT, OAT--', and



I~vr,ACK. BEATTIE & COMPANY, Criterion House, 201, 203, 205, High street, CHRISTCHURCH. We have the pleasure to advise oar Customers and the residents generally \ a the Ashburton District that wo have OW received very large Shipments of NEWEST DRAPERY GOODS the Present {Season. The advantages which we possess in being able to bay in p lf;a t British Markets, and the Ehoron»h experience of eur buyer, Fenablea us to under odr cash system of business at IiOWEST P°lo ES. We endeavour t-give our Customers bast value procac b Ip, whatever P r,co ® i hey may wish to purchase Goods at, and ° D AuGH*AND WELL-ASSORTED „hat the most varied want! can be sup nl ed. Wo append a list cf our Depart ments, In each i £ which an immense Variety of meat ho-’el and Fashionable o wiU befouad. dress department hosiery department MANTLE DEPARTMENT DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT millinery-apartment » DReSS department H ISIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DBRARTMENT D’IESSM AKiN(T~DEPARTMENT millinery department CLOTHING DEPARTMENT UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT tailoring Apartment HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Manufacture from various Mills Including LANKETS, FLANNELS & TWEEDS OP ASHBURTON MANUFACTURE. Cash System and Cash Prices, ACK, BEATTIE & CO. JEHBKAL DKAPSRY WABB. house tailors, B SMAE.ER iKd MILLINtRB



BARLEY Some of the above lots have been grown in the Timam district. FIG FEED FOR | SALE In any quantity. Just Landed — All kinds of CLOVER SEEDS, choice quality. RYEGRASS and COCKSFOOT Tor Sale. FU'EDLANDER BROS 7 W



Victoria House. RE-ORGANISATION OF BUSINESS. REDUCING STOCK. I'jETIRINO from the FANCY DRESS, HATS, and MANTLE EPARTMENTS jLV of the trade. PHENOMENAL VALUE now bchvj given, and to bo obtained until AUGUST 20th NEXT. DIMANT AND COE, GENERAL DRAPER % CLOTHIERS, &u., East and Tancrod streets, Ashburton.



Victorian Steam Carriage Works. f J. R. STEEL & SON WISE to Intimate to the Public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that, having obtained STEAM POWER and other Machinery requisite for the carrying on their work efficiently, are now in a position to meet the demands of the public with a fir i claas article at prices to suit the times. Every e, ’rtptiou of Carriages and -Traps made, Painted and Repaired. Spring Traps from £2O. Whitochapels from £26. Baggies from £3O. P.S. —Special attention paid to Repainting and Retrimming. ■VICTORIAN STEAM IRON WORKS AND [GENERAL SHOEING FORGE. J. R. S. & SON, while thanking the public for their past liberal support In this department, beg to intimate that, having procured first-class Machinery, they are now in a position to undertake all kinds of Engineering work. Special attention is given to Taming, Boring and the Repairing of all kinds of Machinery, including Combines, Engines, Reaper and Binders, and every description of Agricultural Implements. ESTIMATES given for Contractors and Builders Ironwork. HORSES CAREFULLY HOD—Draughts, 7s ; 8 Wanted. I Special advertisements.



fi 8.0. W N 3, O.N WJOJR K£S ARMAGH STREET, Christchurch. Portable Banges Burn Wood and Coal—ln Four Sizes. PAINTED CORRUGATED IRON iif Four, Five, Six and Seven Feet Lengths. 40 pee cent. Cheaper than Galvanised Iron. 10 1938 Notice. r SHAVE disposed of my Business in Ashburton to MESSES H. J. WOOD & CO., OF CHRISTCHURCH. In thanking the Public of Ashburton and District for their liberal patronage accorded to me during the years I have carried on business here, 1 hare ranch pleasure in soliciting a continuance of their favor on behalf of my worthy successors, who will make this a branch of their well-known STATIONER’S HALL.



THOS. F. FARLEY. In reference to the above, wo respect fully request the Public of Ashburton and District, and all friends and customers of Mr Farley, to favor us with a continuance of their commands, and we guarantee to give at all times the value in New Zealand In onr line of Business. An additional stock of Commercial Stationary, of superior quality, and latest now Books, to the value erf £IOOO, will be speedily forwarded from our Christchurch depot. The latest now Books and Magazines will be to hand by every direct steamer from London. Subscribers supplied at our Christchurch fpricos Any Book out of stock will be imme diately procured from our Christchurch establishment. H. J. WOOD”AND CO., STATIONERS’ HALL. All book debts to bo paid to] 11. J. Wood and Co, THUS. F. FARLEY.



&EW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTO P. rnUE NEW GOODS Foil THE i. WINTER SEASON AUE NOW OPENED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Stylo and Patterns in Mon’s, Youths’, and Boys’Clothing leaves no tiling to bn desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys' Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of Now Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and Leggings in great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men o£-War Suits Gentlemen’s Hosiery, Starves; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Ruga, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. | N.Z. CLOTHING FACTORY, East SxaßfiT,



NEWCASTLE COAL, AA COMPANY’S MINE E ARE NOW LANDING, ex Josaio r\ and Okonom — 400 TONS COAL From tlio above Company’s mine. The demand for this Coal in Melbourne md Sydney is bo great that a cargo rarely inda its way to Now Zealand. f? 244 TUCKER AND RESTELL, ACCIDENT INSURANCE ASSOCIA TION OF NEW ZEALAND. Head Cilice : Dunedin.



Capital, £IOO,OOO. WE have much pleasure In appointing Moesra TUCKER & RESTELL LOCAL AGENTS for the above Company, WALTON, 339 General Manager. J. Ballaoityne & Co. A holding an J-MMBNSE OP ALE DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, On account of ALTERATION IN PARTNERSHIP.



DUNSTABLE HOUSE, CußisTcnnßCir, %1 227 FOR COUGHS, COLDS, Bbohchxtis Asthma, Coryza, Inflaerz*, Con mmption, &c. TT AY’S COMPOUND OF LINSEED, l x Aniseed, Senr-gs, Squill, Tolu, &c., with Chlorodyno. KAY’S COMPOUND, a demulcent expectorant, for Coughs, Colds, ana Chest Complaints. KAY’S COMPOUND, for Coughs, and Colds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle. KAY r ’S TIC PILLS, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, *£c. Con tains Quinine, Iron, &o. COAGULINE. —Cement for Broken A rticles. Sold Everywhere. Sole Makers :—KAY BROS , Stock port, England.



TOWLE’S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS FOB FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities,*§and relieve the distressing symptoms so pre valent with the sex. Boxes Is lid and la 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drng Co., Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all tho Wholesale Houses. Beware of Imitations.