DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALbS. Thursday, July 8 Mf Thos. Bullock, at Mr St IlilTa resi dence —Furniture and eff-.els Fbiday, July 9 Matson, Cox and Co, opposite Tattereall’s —Builder’s Plunt

MEETINGS. AMUSEMENTS Etc. ’ Wednesday, July 7 1.0.G.T., Star of the East Xio,.ge—Meet ing in the Orange Hall at 7.30 Ashburton Debating Society—Meeting In the Arcade Chambers at 7.30 Thursday, July 8 Orange Hall—Quadrille Assembly at 8 o’clock

Friday, July 9 Sons of Temperance—Meet'ng in Arcade Chambers at 8 o’clock Monday, July 12 Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers at 7.30

Fbiday, August 6. Ashburton County Council—At Council Chambers, 11a.m. ________

RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Train Arrive at Ashburton— From Ohnst and the North, at 10.15 a.m. (express), p.m., nd 7.10 p.m. From Timaru, 10.45 a.m. From Dunedin and South, 5.27 p.m. (express). From Mount Somers, 10.6 *'*Traiss Leave Ashburton —For Christ church and North, at 7.10 a.m., 10.55 a.m., •nd 6.37 p.m. (express). For Dunedin and South, 10.25 a.m. (express). For Timaru, 4*46 p.m. For Mount Somers, 6.5 p.m.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office follows ; For Christchurch and North at 6 a. in 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, <fcc., at 10.30 a.m and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Joldstroain, R.itigitr.ta, Orari, Winchester, »nd Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temula, at 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m Tima.*:; and South, at 10 a.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Groenstreot, on Wednesdays and turdays, at 10.45 a m. For Wakan’. i, Elgin, beaviow, Seafield, nd Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and •turdays, at 6.30 a.m. For Mount St mere, daily at 4.30 p.m For Mayfield and Kuapuna, on Mon days and Thursdays, at 4.30 p.m. For Ashton, Water ton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m. daily. For Fleming ton, on Mondays, Wednes *4ays, and Fridays, at 4.30 p. m. For Newiands, on Tuesdays and bri at 10.30 a.m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Chris tch n rcli and Rakaia at 10.15 .m., 4.35 p. m., and 7.20 p. m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.15 £. and 35 p.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places *vm. daily. aFrOui Temnka and Timaru at 10.40 a. in no 5 30 p.m daily. , From Groenstreet, ” ednesdaye and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. t . From Mount Somers, daily at 10. B From Mayfield and Ruapuna, on Wed Utsdays and Saturdays, at 10.5 a.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long each at 10 a.m. daily. . From Newiands, on Tuesdays and in ays, at 2.30 p.m. From Flomington on Tuesdays, inar* ays, and Saturdays, at. l^a.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1886. Hakatere v Hampstead.

It appears highly probable that there will be some opposition, of a more or less determined character, to the pro posal to change the name of the Hakatere Town District, and, we con fess our sympathy is entirely with those persons who prefer an euphonious native production to a hackneyed im ported article. We have no fault to find with the sentiment which suggests the name Hampstead ; we lose no op portunity to applaud the extention and perpetuation of our national ties, but we do think the indiscriminate adoption of European names for colonial towns and places is open to very serious ob jection. Were the designation of Hakatere changed to Trevorton, Mayo ville, Huntsby, or Macleanborough the alteration might be excused as giving additional prominence to a name long associated with the fortunes and de velopment of the new district, but, so far as we can learn, very few of the ratepayers immediately interested have any particular desire to be reminded of the faded beauties and historical •incidents of “ ’ampstead ’eath.” It would too create a good deal of confusion if a School District and a Town District with different boundaries were given

the same name ; indeed if Hampstead were adopted for the Town District, the present school district of Hamp stead should find some other dis-

tinguishing title. The only serious ob jection advanced against the name Hakatere is an entirely fallac-

ious one. Several very worthy persons, jealous for the reputation of the new district, have been led to believe that the name, freely translated, means “ poverty stricken Now as a matter of f?ct, the word Hakatere means "a rapid dance,” and the name was probably given by the natives to the Ashburton river, in consequence of its rapid and meandering course, although it is quite possible the original name was Hakari, a feast given in commemoration of one of the great moa and eel feasts of which there are still abundant traces in the Longbeach and Waterloo districts. The space at our disposal will not permit us to examine the arguments for and against the pro posed change at any length, but we think the Town Board before giving effect to the resolution adopted at its last meeting should take steps to ascertain definitely the wishes of the ratepayers on the subject. We feel satisfied a majority of the ratepayers are opposed to this being made the burning question in the deliberation of their representative body and would be better pleased if the bone of contention were removed to another sphere.

The Mines Statement.

The Minister of Mines, the Hon Mr Larntch, delivered his usual Statement in C.o House of Representatives last evening.

Ho said the total quantity of mineral ores produced and exported since 1853 was : g01d—£42,327,907 ; silver, £118,322 ; copper ore £17,397 ; chrome ore, £37,367; antimony ore, £7731 ; manganese, £43 103; hematite ore, £220 ; mixed minerals, £49,834; coal. £102,681; coke, £4873 ; and lastly, kauri gum, £3,685,489, amounting in the aggregate to the grand I total of £46,394,934. The nominal capita of the gold mining companies was £7,078,393, representing 451 companies, the amount of paid-up capital beiqg £1,575,933. The total quantity of quartz crashed daring the past year was 94,016 tons, which yielded 111,432 zi of gold, while the quan'ity crushed during the previous year wis 92,872 ton* I which produced 88,299 zs of gold thus allowing in this branch of goldi mining a satiSfaotoiy increase in favor of last year of 23,133 zi. Referring to the Kimberley rudi Mr Larnach said, “ I hope the minors of Now Zealand will pause before deciding to proceed to Western Australia, for with the greater experience I have been en abled to gather by the visits I have had the pleasure periodically to make to the many mining centres and districts in this colony, I feel convinced that to the

practical miner as well r i the worker who is willing to foil >w the pur suit (f mining, no better fin'd can be found for the profitable oocupa im of i their labor, and no finer or m re whalo some sphe.e for the well-being and exorcise of their physical capacities than exists in Ihi* colony.” Speaking of the coal industry Mr Larnach observed that it was second in importance to no branch of mining in New Z island, and it is mast gratifying to find that our coal mines are year by year, making steady and sure progress. In 1878 our total output was 102,218 tons, while in 1884, a period of seven yearn, inclusive, it hrs reached 48J,83l tons The total production from oar coal mines last year, ending 31st December, was 511,063 tons, and the

quantity imported 130,202 tons, making a total of 641,265 tom.—Taken as a whole the statement is of a satisfactory nature and certainly shows that Mr Larnach has done a largo amount of nsoful work during his term of office. We trust the Minister’s sanguine an l icipa tions for the future may be fully realized.

Post and Telegraphs

The annual report of the Postmaster General and Oommissioner of Telegraphs shows that, there has been a very large Increase of business in all branches duiing the past year. The ccsh receipts of the Department for the financial year araoun ted to £297,375 10a lOd, an increase of £13,139 8s Id, or 462 per cent. The revenue was £7603 16s fid in excess of 1 the expenditure, and it may be stated that the Post office and Telegraph expen diture has been considerably les than the receipts for the last five years. The value of the work performed gratuitously for the other Departments of the Govern ment service was no less than 4s BJ, and taking credit for th’ssum, the gross earnings of the Department will be found to have amounted to £392,450 15a 6d foe the year. The more important details of the Report have already been published, but the following particulars of artta'es found enclosed in letters opened in the Dead Letter Office, and ' returned to the senders, when practicable will bo road with interestls9 money orders, £474 4a 7d; 39 bank drafts, £3500 11s Id ; 108 cheques, 1644 9a 8d ; five promissory notes, £,?46 16i 4d stamps, £5 16s 2d; bank notes, £lB2 ;l gold, £25; silver and coppers, £4 13a : IOJd, representing a total of £5243 11s B£d. In addition—five gold rings ; nine , gold rings, sat with precious atones ; two ■ seta of gold shirt studs and sleeve links ; one sleeve link ; one Jgold scarf pin, set with amethyst . one gold locket ; one gilt • watohguard ; one packet of gold dust, four silver watches, with silver chains ; two silver brooches ; one silver bracelet; one silver ring, and one New Zealand war

medal. 4204 unc'aimed registered letters wore dealt with, and 558 newspapers and 293 books and other articles, without addresses, were received. Of these, 50 were delivered, and 83 book packets for warded, to London and other countries, for return to the senders ; 98 letters were posted without addresses ; II letters, with libellous addresses, were intercepted ; 104 letters were imperfectly and wrongly ad dressed ; 2490 letters wore refused by the adressees; 4 letters were posted with previously used stamps.

The Native Lands Administration Bill passed its third read’ng in the House of Ito .presentalives shortly after 2 o’clock this morning. Tho division list showed Ayes 29; Noes 9; Pairs 25 (50 members,) A complimentary banquet will be given to Mr G. H. St Hill to-morrow evening at the SoniersetSHotel.

In this issue we publish the Hanmnl report of Major Steward’s speech upon tho second reading of tho Land for Settlements Bi'l. As the member for Waimate was the ;lirst repre sentative in tho present House to advocate l he acquisition of land by the State for pur poses of settlement, his remarks upon this Bill will doubtless bo road with interest. As a cab was leaving the gaol at Auok’and yesterday containing tho prisoners, the cap tain and mate of tho Petrel, tho horse swerved through tho whistle of a ballast train, and tho engine struck the hind part of tho cab, making it a wreck. The prisoners were uninjured. The disaffected Otago] Daily Times com positors have started a new morning journal in Dunedin for which they have selected tho title Daily Nov*. The number before us is an excellent penny’s worth, but is not pub lished at a protit. However if the present literary character of the paper be maintained, its commercial prospects will improve. Great complaints have been made about the color of the new receiving forms used by tho Telegraph Department, which at night time are exceedingly trying to the eyes. It appears that the color originally ordered was French grey with a pink tint, but red was supplied in mistake. The Chief Offioer expeota to obtain the proper forms in two months’ time. The Premier statedfin the House yesterday that a change would be made.

Under the of certain share holders in the Inolso'-i m Copper Com pany, and with tua leave o. the Court, smelt ing operations were commenced on Sunday afternoon. The furnace has been going splendidly over since, and the copper is running freely.

The usual monthly meeting of the South Bakaia School Committee was hold in the Library on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Hardy (Chairman), Cox, Makeig, Reyoraft, Stewart, and Broadbent. The Chairman apologised for the absence of Mr Oxley, who was unwell. The Master reported that the late severe weather bad had the effect of re ducing the attendance considerably; the aver age for the month being 130.7; the number on roll was 201; and the highest attendance 157. The school was inspected on June 28th by Mr Wood. The Chairman stated that Mr Farr, the Education Board’s archi tect, had visited the Master’s house and would recommend the alterations proposed by the Sub-Committee. It was decided to close the school for winter holidays on Friday, July 9, and re-open on Monday, July 2G. A letter was received from the Master, with regard to fie charges preferred by Mr B.immicombe, and after due consideration it was moved by Mr Maokeig, seconded by Mr Cox, and carried unanimously, “ That the Committee having investigated the complaint and charges made by Mr Brimmicombe, find that there is not the slightest ground for such assertions and that they have full confidence in the present stall.” Certain repairs were ordered to be attended to. The Chairman stated that

during the month ho had, in company with Messrs Oxley and Cox, visited the school several times and bad he work progressing satisfactorily.

Word has been received from Wright’s survey party of Tongariro having been active on the night of the Tarawera eruption. The noises in the mountain were alarming, and they expected an eruption every hour. Owing to the weather th ly have been unable to ex amine the mountain since.

The adjourned meeting.'.of |the Ashburton Hospital Board was held at the County Coucil Chambers on Tuesday afternoon. Present— Messrs C. J. Harper (in the chair) R Fried lander, D. McLean, and A. Harrison. The report on the Hospitals of the colony was laid on the table, as was also a return of patients and the audited accounts, The usual monthly accounts were passed for payment. Tenders for supplies were opened and the following were accepted :—Bread, Zander and Co ; meat, R. Lancaster; medical comforts, Zander and Co; milk, Hepburn ; drugs, A. Kamnitzer ; groceries, Zander Jand Co ; fuel, MoCallum and! Co ; funerals, Gates and Son. The Board then adjourned.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr D. Williamson, J.P., and Mr D. Thomas, J.P., Patrick O’Connor was brought up on re mand, charged with assaulting his wife, Mary Ann O’Connor. After the evidence of three witnesses for the prosecution had been

beard, the accused was ordered to find sure ties for keeping the peace for six months, himself in £SO, and two others in £25 each, in default one month’s imprisonment with bard labor.

A meeting of the Licensing Committee lor I the district of Ashburton was held in the Courthouse this morning. Present—Messrs John Grigg (Cnairman), C. T. Dudley and D. Thomas. The business for which the meeting was called was to consider an appli cation lor a license for the Hindhope Hotel. It will be remembered that at the annual meeting the application of the then licensee for a renewal was refused, but that an ad journment for a month was granted in order that a suitable person to take the hotel might be found. Edwin Oliver, for whom Mr Crisp appeared, now made application for a license. Sergeant Felton had no opposition , to offer, and a license was issued subject to the bouse being furnished to the satisfaction of the police. The Bench advised Mr Oliver to be careful in his dealing with a few persons at the Hinds, who seemed to have been the authors of all the trouble in the past. If these persons insisted on being supplied with liquor, Mr Olliver.oould take out a prohibition order against them, and exclude them from the house. Mr Oliver assured the Bench that he would act on their suggestion if the persons to whom they referred became troublesome. This was all the business be fore the Committee, which the nadjourned. 1 The adjourned monthly meeting of the 1 Ashburton Home Committee was held yester day afternoon in the County Council Chambers. Present—The Mayor (in the chair) and Messrs A. Harrison and D. McLean It was decided to recommend the sup , ply of rations and fuel in the case of two persons who needed re’let. It was resolved to order a new range as the building was liable to take fire on account of the defective state of the present one. It has decided, on the recommendation, of Mr Fox, the Master of the Home, to 1 -.0-oure oure certain articles of clothing for the use of the inmates. It was resolved to supply rations to a woman who was in destitute cir cumstances, and the Mayor was deputed to at tend to the matter. The Committee then adjourned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

LAND NATIONALISATION.

XO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Allow me to ask your corres pondent “ Radical” if he will kindly prove his assertions that all taxes are ultimately borne by tho hind, and that it is r.ght to place all taxation thereon The illustration of the Irishman and his donkey only proves that the man was defi cient in knowledge, and ignorant of the groat principle upon which all true politi cal, social, and religious economy is based, viz , that every ass must bear his own burden, or his share of the burden of the community in which he lives Now, if tho man had simply got off the back of the “ baist” and carried his own share of the burden, instead of placing himself and his burden as well on the poor brute, he would have been right; but, like “ Radical” with the laud, through want of knowledge, ho put tho burden, himself, his family, and all tho community on as well, and ro pior animal to death.— I am, &c,, Lacidar

HAKATERE v. HAMPSTEAD.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — Permit me to suggast to tho rate payers of Hakatere a simple way to settle the dispute about the name of their Town Board, because I dread to see a paper war going on at a time when the Eastern Question is paramount I am a fishmonger by trade—that is, I sell fish for a living—but never mind that just now ;I am also a patriot. I hereby contract to telegraph to Kimberley for a cons gnment of fresh alligators to serve on tho Hakatere Town Board in place of tho two candidates resigned. Direct Carle Co.. Limited,

P. S. —If the constituents will guarantee tho funds I will arrange with Mr Lan cas’er for uis steam sausage machine, which could serve pro tern , so to speak, till tho arrival of the crocodiles. D. C. Co.

TO THR EDITOR. Sin, —I beg to enquire through your valuable paper why the Hakatere Town Board did not try and work together for a time before commencing to light ? It ; s undoubtedly the correct thing to have rows some time or other in all local bodies, but

they have kept the fun to themselves, if there has been any, and as the ratepayers have to pay for it, I think the least they could have done wou’d have been to make public the compli ments that presumably passed between them.

We ratepayers had expected nothir less than the raillenium to have arrived upon the advent of the Town Board. Everything was going to be done in the interest. Tbd Board was to bo worked upon economical lines, and so on, but the first thing they do is to adver tise for a clerk ! an expense that it was clearly understood was not to be incurred. Another thing, it was stated at the de claration of the poll that the name was to be left alone ! And yet this would seem to bo the chief cause of tho disturbance among the members. Colonial communities have come to look upon a statement made in public as of no consequence whatever. It may be de parted from with ease and without loss of credibility to the individual, even though he bo a pillar of Ids particular church. Really, Mr Editor, if we allow members of Parliament—for State reasons, of course—to say one thing and mean another, it ought not to be allowable for simple Town Board gentlemen to do so, or it will become common, and politicians will have to adhere to statements to pre serve their dignity. With these few remarks on a grave public question, I will close, trusting some abler pen will take the iask in band. Ratetaveb.

LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS BILL.

The following ia the Mansard report of Major yto ward’d speech on the above Bill : Major Steward.—l venture to aay that there ia no debtee that has taken place In 'his House since I have had the honor to ,e a member in which more interest will be taken by the country at largo than that which is no v proceeding ; and 1 feel

that, although the hour is late, no

apology on my part ia needed, represent ing an agricultu-al coastitneacv as I do, for venturing to offer a few remarks upon

the subject. I may perhaps say I have a special reason for asking the attention of the Bouse fora short time, bjcausaitis not in any manner to mo a new subject, I have long advocated something in this direction, for I do feel this : that, what ever mistakes we may make with regard to matters connected with our general policy and polity, if we can only succeed in de vising wise and liberal land-laws, and in placing large numbers of persons upon the lands of the colony under conditions under which they can thrive and prosper, we shall achieve the great end cf colonization, and wo can afford to make a great many mistakes in other directions without any disastrous result. In ad dressing my constituents on the slh June, 1885. I went at some considerable length Into this subject ; and I will trouble the House with a few words which X uttered on that occasion, because 1 >hlnk t .sy lead very much up to the position in which we are now. I said, —

“ What, then, I think we ehould seek to obtain under the new Land Act is a power to purchase lands for settlement wherever land is required f t that pur pose, and is obtainable under favor able conditions that is to say, when the present owners are will ing to sell at a price which can readily be re-obtained by the Grown upon the land being cat up and thrown open for application. No doubt, if such a policy were entered upon, money wou'd have to be raised to meet these purchases; hut I think that that is a financial opera tion which presents no insuperable difficulty. But will the pow-r to repur chase for settlement lan is voluntarily offered to the Crown meet the requirements of the case 1 Ido not think that it will. The pr nciple which underlies the modern I theory of government is that of the 1 greatest good to the greatest number, balanced always by a due observance of the rights of the indivduil—that is to say, that the inierest of the mass mu.-t be t dvanced without martyrzn.; the nn t Thus, if It bo necessary to cma'ino a road or a railway for th- general advantage, we Invade the right of (he individual to ihe extent of resuming as much land as may be necsssary, but wo respect the right of the individual by paying him the full value of the dnd taken. .Now, as settle ment is even more nect'.s iry to the general weal than Is the extension of roads and railways, does It not logic lly follow that land should be cap-d le >f te n r taken for settlement precisely as for roads and railways 2 It appears to me tha* it does.’ That is precisely the position taken up by the authority quoted by my honourable friend the member for Geraldine, and a higher authority than that we could not have to guide our action upon this subject I was not content with expressing try opinions on the matter as I have quoted, but I endeavoured to give effect to them, and when the Land Bill was before t' e House, on the 17th July, 1885, I sail this : ‘‘The very fact of the depression ntw existing has resulted in a fall in d o value of land, and large arem of lai d could, I believe, now be acquired by t ;e State at a very much lower price then those lands would be sold for if produce were at a higher rate; and, if we wee iu the position to take advantage of such a circumstance and to purchase that land, I believe that, divided into small hold ings snd offered on easy terms, the Si ate would be able to obtain, by way of nn’al for those hn is, from perarui who would make them piy, more than the interest on the money require! to acquire the lands. If I am right in that view, I do think that the financial ability of the present Government—which is capable of devising many things —would be very well diverted into that channel ; and I am prepared to s?y this as a Government supporter ; that I think the Government would do a great deal more for the country if they were to attempt to elaborate the finance of such a scheme as this than they could possibly have done had they got all their own way with regard to the fostering of local industries. And, Sir. witheut giving a scheme In detail, it does appear to mo that something of this sort must be done : that the Government should ask power— and it should be given to it by this House —to negotiate for the purchase of areas of land at a fair market value In places where there is a demand for settlement; thaa the price should be paid by way of debentures—and these might be irredeem able debentures, It never being contem plated that there should be a debt to be repaid by the colony—bearing 3$ or 4 per cent interest.” That speech was made before the scheme of the honorable member for Auckland East was in any shape or foran, before the House ; and it will be seen that I moat heartily approve the principle of the Bill, though I may not agree with all its pro posed in detail. And I may say that I endeavored •to give my ideas practicd effsot for I do not know that it is any secret that the 168th clausa of the Lind Act—in which p ■ > ' •, / - o to the Government, subject to certain conditions, to acquire lands up to a thousand acres for the purpose of village settlements - was drafted, by me, remitted with other amendments to the Waste Lands Com mittee, snd so put into the Government Bil 1 . And I may say that, if the limits i ion there contained were taken out and i

we were to render It possible of larger extent than a thousand acres could be eo acquired for other purposes, say, for a small farm se'ilements, nearly all that is attempted to be acheived by this Bill wou'd be acheived Another reason for ray speaking strongly in favor of the necessity for something being done In this direction is furnished by a document which I hold in my hand, and which I only received this very day from the constituency that I have the hpnor to represei t. It tells a sad tale. It is a document drawn up by one of their own number and signed by thirty-seven men, representing families, in all a hundred and twenty-eight persons.

who inform me that they are not able to obtain employment, either public or private, and have not been able to do so for some time ; and they ask me to do' anything I can in my power to bring about the opening of some public work, or something which shall promote employ ment in the distrot. Together with that is a letter from the Mayor, notifying that

he knows the men some of them having worked for him, he tormerly having been a contractor, and that he knows them to be honest, respectable men, desiring employment. Now, why is it that in that centre and in many other centres of the Middle Island of the colony, persons are in this unhappy ease, in a colony which ought to be prosperous, and yet in which from year to year is heard this cry of the unemployed, whieh never should be heard in a colony like this 2 Why is it ? There are many and various reasons, but one reason undoubtedly is the aggrega tion of some of the finest land in the

colony ia enorirous estates ; am | he cure, or one cute, ia the settlement of the lands as they should be settled by ami re numerous class of people. That is how we are t > remove the difficulty. The

Premier points to the fact—a doubtf d fact, it seems to me—that out of a total area of 64,000,000 acres in the Colony of New Zealand there have been alienated

17 COO.fOO, sti'l leaving 46,000 000 unsold frrm which ha deducts something like ei-;ht or nine mi Hons of what may be ceiled useless 1 *nd that is monn—

a tops and hkes ; and there remain on that showing, 37,399.000 for disposal by the Crown icr settlement. It seems to me that ti.e-ro is something wrong about these cal culations, for if one only proceed through the Middle Island and look at the vast ranges of hills, he will say, “Why, one-hall is quite uaslesa for settlement and when one turns to Dr. Hector’s Handbook he will see that the arable land in the colony a reliable for disposal at the present time Is hot 12,000,005 acres. That is a very different position from that which was put by the Premier. Then, again the e is this point to be considered : Sup posing that there are still 12,000,000 acres of arable land for disposal, a large part f that is still under bush, and s still larger part of it Is out of the reach of the present settled population. In such places as Oatnaro, Timrru, Waim&te, and a number of other centres! where people have been settled for years, they may per haps ha«e quarter acre sections —some of them may not even’.have quaitar-acro sections —and little or potbing towards the suoport of a family can be raised from such small holdings as these. But it Is useless to tell them that they can go to the North Island and take up a hundred acres of bush land. They have no money to take them to the North Island ; and It th- y had sufficient to do that, they have not sufficient to ..clear the land. What they want is, that there shall be land available within their teach ; and I say it is most necessary that Ministers should recognise that, whatever there may be available in remote unsettled districts, something should be en deavoured to be done for those popu lations already gathered together in vari ous parts of the* colony. It is in the highest degree advisable that these unemployed to whom I sm referring should have five or tea acres within the reach of the town, so that—on the three acrea-and-a-cow piimlp’o, quoted so much at|Home now—they might be able to keep a cow, a few pigs, and poultry, and nvght be able to farm their little bit of land, so that when work fell short in the winter they might be able to manage to get along till the summer came round and work waa more plentiful. On aqu irlewore section tt is utterly impossible to raise anything; acid these people, unites they obtain em ployment, must absolutely starve, or the next thing to K In the last resort they will have to sacrifice their 1 tUe possessions and co elsewhere. Something should be done to give them sufficient land in thelrim met late neighborhood; and something that is still more wanted is to set aanie areas of land that cr.nld be obtained by persons who would be able to empl-.y these people. We want numbers of small farmers on a large extent c f co irtiy which is now In the hands of a few individuals, who only employ a shepherd or two, except at shearing-time. 1 know that there are diffi culties in regard to financing this or any other such . chenr.o. 1 ( may bo said that it would be better for the colony at once to provide so much money out of loan to ab solutely purchase certain defined areas of land with the censer tof Parliament. Ido not quarrel with th »t view, but I say it is necessary to supply the land where the people at present live. We might set aside, say, £50,000 or £IOO,OOO to enable the Government to pur.hase land, which would be dispo-ed of upon residence conditions, the tenants to p-»y h rental at I least equal to the interest on the money expended on it by the State. Such an experiment might be tried, and, even, if it were not successful, it would not place too serious a burden on the colony. There is another direction in which the Government might do a great deal Last year I succeeded in getting into the l and Bill while before this House —though they were struck out in another place— clauses enabling the Government to open blocks of land on runs now held under pastoral license. This consists of what I call second-class land, and might be thrown open in a-eao of from one thousand to two thousand acres. It might be disposed of at a low price, s»£. from 10s to £1 10s an acre, payable in instalments extending over a long series of years. The Crown would then derive a larger amount of rent than it now sets, and where it has only one tenant there would be twenty or thirty tenants with their families. That would aid the Customs revenue, and we should thsn have so many more employers of labor. I think the honorable member for Geraldine was very much out in his calcu latio i when he said there were only avail able for sale in Canterbury twelve thousand acres of. land capable of being ploughed At any rate, there is a very large area of lower country that could be cut up into mutton farms of a thousand or two thousand acres, on which men could live and rear families {exceedingly well. I think, too, that an immense im provement might be effected in the Land Act, and an immense impetus given to settlement, if we merely provided that any land in the hands of the Crown conld be taken up under any system a man pleased deferred-payment, perpetual - lease, or cash. Settlement would then progress much more rapidly than it does under the present restrictive method, on which land is laid off in prescribed blocks in which land can be selected only under one system. The honorable member for Rangitikei deprecated going into this matter, from a sentimental point of view. He sa ; d that there was a senti mental value attached to land by large property-owners, and that it should be respected ; that under no circumstances whatever should we break through that sentiment. I think there is a sentiment on the other side of the scale, which is that, if we can, we should plant hundreds of happy homes on lands which are at present but a desert. That Is a sentiment which I think should operate much more powerfu ly than the selfish sentiment of those whowould monopolise principalities to the hindrance of the progress and prosperity of the country.

TINWALD LIVE STOCK SALE.

Mr E. G. Staveley reports on Tlnwald live stock Bales on Tuesday:—About 2500 sheep and fair entry of cattle yarded. Good attendance of buyers, and values decidedly firmer for sheep. G od cross bred wethers made 10s to 12s 61, do ewes 7s to B’, fat mixed twc tooths 7s to Bs, fat two- tioth crossbred wethers IQs, ordinary crossbred lambs Ss Id, mpted two-tooth crossbreds 6s, two-tooth cross bred wethers in forward condition 7s 2d to 8s fid, aged merino wethers 2s, good store do 4s Id.

FURTHER RIOTS.

One Killed— 36 Wounded,

[rbdter’s telegrams — oopvß’oar. London, July 2

Orange* Workman’s Club at Dublin last night was attacked by a body of rioters, when the occupants of the building fired upon the mob and killed one man and wounded thirty-six others. Seventy-five Orangemen were subsequently arrested by the police.

FRENCH COLONISATION.

Force! Emigration,

[rkcibr’s telegrams—copyright,] Paris July 6.

The first batch, consisting of 360, of a large number of convicts under sentence of transportation has bees shipped to New Caledonia.

THE AbHBDKruN GUAHiJivN, WEDNESDAY, JDLY 7, 1886



Wanted. W ANTED—A Gardener, for the eonn« try,—Apply Sbalt Bros 7231 w ANTED—HOUSEKEEPER for. bachelor. —J Foster. t 7257 WANTED known that R. Lancaster has the prettiest Villa Hesi once in Ashburton (opposite Infant School) to Let or Sell A pcrLct bargain. Terms easy. 7 234 t-D KNOWN—Y >n can sides of mutton from from l£d to 21, s nt hom • to you - res - dence, within attending tho all ;t''>n sa’ei all day. 6 174 ITT ANTED KNOWN—Long locked \\ for come at last. T. Huult, having commenced bacon curing, he i> able to supply a real good Pork Saurage at fid per lb at the Factory, Moore at, Ashburton. Pigs cured in any quantity dried, smoked and delivered home at One Penny per lb. T. Hotjlt. 7 317 JUtsT OPENED—A lot of good plain Dress Stuffs at 4Jd all good colors, Girls Stockings 4jd all sizes, also a choice lot of Stockinette Jackets. Dressmaking on the premises style and fit guaranteed. H. 0. Shores, Melford House, East Street. irjTf ANTED 999 lovers of the Fine Arts W to see t , , the new Premium Pictures, to be given away to subscribers to tho American publications., The Pictures are now on view at tho Picture Frame Manu factory of Gates and Son, Burnett Street, opposite the " Ashburton Mail” Office. 5 22 WANTED Known—Hayes and Co have bought the samples of an English Umbrella manufacturer, at a large discount. Also, a splendid lot of new Dress Materials, very cheap. Como and see them, at Hayes and Co.’s, Arcade. WANTED Known—The Gospel will be preached every Lord’s Diy evening In the Arcide Chambers at 6.30 p.m. (d.V.) Free for all. No collection. 5 697 ONTHLY ADVERTISER, issued by Robert Elston, Theatrical Agent and Bill Poster ; terms—4o inch space 5a per month, centre spaces 10s ; for longer terms special arrangements can be made ; advertisements should not be later than the 26th ef each month. 760



Special Advertisements. SERVANTS WANTED. SEVEN GENERAL SERVANTS and one COOK for Ashburton and suburbs. Also, one COOK and one GENERAL SERVANT for the country. Apply to Airs Randall’s Registry Office. A. W. RANDELL, FRUITERER, Ac., Town Hall, Ashburton. RANGITATA ROAD DISTRICT. -VTOTIOE is given that all Gorne or Broom growing on the public reads must be Cleared from s<»Qie within three months. 0. J. HARPER, Chairman. June Bth, 188(3. 6 10F Trees Trees Trees THE undersigned has FOR SALE all kinds of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, Finns Insignis, Austriaca, Marliima, and Macrocarpa, by tens of thousands; other kinds in proportion. All 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 kiads of planting done by coi.t act, JAMK> POUT R. CLIFTON NURSE MY, 4 75 Alieiiton, Ashburton.



MUSIC,— Mk J. H. Bkooks, teacher of Pianoforte, Organ, Violin, Sing ing, etc. Pianos tuned. Terms on application. Williams Street, Ashburton 26 • JJLACK, BEaTTIK & COMPANY, Criterion Mouse, 201, 203, 205. High street, CHRISTCHURCH. We have the pleasure to advise our Customers and the residents generally in the Ashburton District that we have now received very large Shipments of NEWEST DRAPERY GOODS for the Present Reason. The advantages which we pos»ess in being able to bay in ,he Best British Markets, and the thorough experience of cor buyer, enables us to supply aU Gooda under OUR Cash system of business AT XiOWEST P°lo KS. We endeavour to give our Customers best value procur ble, whatever Prices they may wish to p’ ! rch» ie Goods at, and •nr Stock is so LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED »hat the most varied wants can bo sup plied. We append a list of our Depart ments, in each of which an Immense Variety of meet Kovel and Fashionable be found DRESS DEPARTMENT HO lERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DEPARTMENT ; DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT MILLINERY DEPARTMENT DReSS department HOSIERY DEPARTMENT MANTLE DiRABTMBNT DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT MILLIN’: RY DEPARTMENT CLOTHING DEPARTMENT UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT TAILORING DEPARTMENT HOUOEHOLD FJRNIHING DEPT. i OM.NIAL Manufacture from varione mils Including BLANKETS, FLANNELS & TWEEDS OF ashblbton manufacture. Cash S-’irEM ahb Cash Fkiozs. ACK, BEATTIE & CO. GENERAL DRAPERY WARE HOUSE TAILORS, i.oamr Atrtcßa >»n MILLINERS



Baylis and Go. FAMILY GROCERS. 'i HE CRITERION Oi’ PRICE AND QUALITY. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. CAN 1 tKB URY MI LLS # ASHBURTON, j WILL BR A BUYER OF UPWARDS 300,000 Bushels MILLING WHEAT THIS SEASON. a Ist go cup Dartre LI»?# of O \TS AND OTHER PRODUCE. CORNS Full Slzo aud .'eight, »t 6aGd per cozen. 0. wT TURNER, 340 Pa- i H. BROWN.



Victoria House, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. "vyOW SHOWING, a Splendid 'fsottmont of ihe fa-nous “ LION” brand (Vict.>p ; iiii) (JOOOS, io Moil’s Plain and Fancy Tweed Suita, Trousers, Trousers and Vests, Waterproof and Overcoats, Cord Biding Pauls, Printed and Will's Moles. P 'V’b Roicker and Beacinsfi-dd Sac ' : ui : s, of'.. etc. Tlie e (’}, ols, amount! •» in value to over £4OO, .-re Manu-Vct arera’ Samples, cut and finished I" the most perfect stvl--. Purchase 1 ala h-avy O'-ciunt, and are offered at a slight advance uonM 'M! JURNK \VII >LR ■ \ ’ P • 1088. Our Stock of General Dnperv, B-.ots, etc., is nn< :rp so 1 t Value. DIMANT AND COE, DR-vPKftS, CLOTHi BM, <fe BO >T IMPORTERS, Ekk Streets, Ashburton Vici.ori iu Steam Carriage Works. J. R. STEEL & SON W r ISH to Intimate to tho Public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that, having obtained STEAM POWER and other Machinery requisite for the carrying on their work efficiently, are now la a position to meet tho demands of the public with a fir *--class article at prices to suit the times. Every r Option of Carriages and Traps made, Painted and Repaired. Spring Traps fr >m £2O. Whitechspols from £25. Buggies 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 Turning, Boring and the Repairing of all kinds of Machinery, inolnding Combines, Engines, Reaper and Binders, and every description of Agricultural Implements. ESTIMATES given for Contractors and Builders Ironwork. HORSES CAREFULLY HOD—Draughts, 7s ; Hfi.oks, 6s. 8



Special advertisements. >h' '.?rs m I! c SOWN RON WORK 8 ARMAGH STREET, Christchurch. Portable Kauges Burn Wood and Coal—in Four Sizes. PAINTED CORRUGATED I HON IK Five, Six and Seven Foot Lengths. 40 per cent. Cheaper than Galvanised Iron. 10 1988 Notice. I HAVE 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 have much 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, we respect fully request the Public of Ashburton and District, and all Mends and customers of Mr Farley, to favor us with a contiuuance of their commands, and wo guarantee to give at all times the value in Now Zealand in onr line of Business. An additional stock of Commercial Stationary, of superior quality, and latest new Boohs, to the value of £IOOO, will be speedily forwarded fram our Christchurch depot. The latest now Books and Magazines will be to hand by every direct steamer from London. Subscribers supplied at onr Ohrhlchurch price--. Any Book out of stock will bo imme diately procured from our Christchurch establishment.



H. J. WOOD AND CO., STATIONERS’ HALL. M! book debts to bo paid to H. J. Wo d and Go. THUS. F. FARLEY. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FxCTuUV. 1111 FI NEW GOODS FOR THE i WINTER SEASON ARE SOW O TEN ED OUT. The Stock is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns in Men’s, Youths’, and Boys’Clothing leaves notliiug to bo desired. Thousands of Men’s and Boys’ Suits, newest stjles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of Now Zealand Tweeds. Every garment I warranto 1 shrunk Overcoats, Waterproof Coats and I egginga in great variety Hals, < ompris ng every new stylo worn Children’s Jersey Suits, Children’s Men of-VV«r Suits Gentlemen’s Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Rugs, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags Tue celebrated W ■ d I’IIEIM SEEING MACHINE. Time Payments, ■ N.2». CLOTHING FACTORY, k EA£>T Sf BEET.



Orr and A EASE STRKE re now landing Direct fr facturure A LARGE AND VAR] OF FURNISH iND DOMESTIC IRC And Respectfully in Inspection 592 Glorious 1 GREAT SUCCESS ( GIGANTIC CHEi EVERY ONE : DELIGE the barga; Andrew