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LAST SIGHT'S MEETING.

TO THB EDITOB.

Sir,— l should be glad to know whether it is usua' for a Cjhairman of a pub ie meeting at wh<ch a mo ion and am« d _nent have le-n moved to make a loig tpeech Btrongly m support of the motion, and as Btrongly denouncing tbe amend ment immediately before calling for a vote. Also, whether a majority of •xactly two out of some forty voters can be fairly described as a large m jotity . I was of opinion till last night that a Chair man's dnty was to act impartially, and not to support one side or the other, unless a easting vote is necessary. However, after attending the meeting to discuss the steam fire vngine project, I find I have been laboring under a mistake. Perhaps tht above innovations are among tbe wrinkles onr worthy Mayor haa learned at tbe Mnnioipal Conference where we are told he has gained so much experience, I am, etc, Ekquiilbb.

Seth November, 1887.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary fortnightly meeting was held last night. Present— The Mayor, and Ora Williamson, X Friedlander, Tucker, Soott, Roberts, Beid, and Har ilion. mayor's statement. The Mayor said the debit balanoe at the Bank wai £1336 5s 7d He detailed the amounts whioh had been received ■inoe last meeting. CORB_SSro_.D_-_.o_- Letters were read (1) From County Counoil offioe, stating that an adjourned meeting to eleot representatives on Chari table Aid Board would be held on De cember 2nd. — It was deoided to delegate the election of representatives to the County Oounoil ; (2) From Municipal Conference, forwarding copies of resolu tions passed at the reoent session of the Conference. (3) From Canterbury Fire Insuranoe Association, approving of Gounoll's choice of a B Yertloal Steam Sire Engine : (4) From Charitable Aid Board requesting payment of Council's contribution £43 la 3d— Amount passed j (5) From same m reference to the election of representatives ; (5) From Mr W. 0. Walker acknowledging reoeipt of Council's letter on tbe subject of the Auctioneers' BHi, M-fiUn-BBS' Bffl-ORT. The Engineers reported that they had Invited tenders for cutting grata m the squares. The remainder of the report was of a routine charater . The report was adopted. DOO COLLARS. It waa resolved to invite tenders for tbe supply of dog collars. VALUATION. It was resolved to Invite tenders for the compilation of the va nation roll, the Works Committee being empowered to Mcept a tender. GRASS. Tenders for the right to cut grass m Baring Square (East and West) were opened, end that jot Mr A. Young at £1 wm accepted, LICENSC. A kerosene license was granted to $fr H, M. Carson. PAYMENTS. Accounts amounting to £147 19s 3d were passed for payment and tbe Oounoil •djourned.

INTERPROVINCIA. NEWS

At. cki. and. November 28 * The Committee of the Auckland Indus- f trial ABBOciatlon have passed a resolution t expressing the opinion that the question of a protection to local industries of iqual im- r Eortance with that of retrenchment, and c aye decided to sak all the Auckland members who favor projection to Bupport t the revision of the tarifl thiß session. Thames, November 28. f Richard Bodeo, miner, was killed to- t day when working m the Ssxon mine, c A mass of stuff fell on him, causing In- c itifltaneous death- He leaves a wife and * a large family. Ta-7BAH<_a, November 28. < At a public meeting to day it was i resolved to form a Prospecting Association J to keep prospectors testing the value of 1 coal deposits and quarlz reefs m the I distriot Proapectors reported having traced > coal fields over a rquare mile on the i ranges between Te Puke and the Hot 1 Lakes, and having found blocks of coal m < the rivers, ' There Is double tbe quantity of land « nnder maf?. this season compared with < laat season, i Wellington, November 28. In consequence of tbe moon being at ' Its fall, It has been decided to delay I farther tests of the electric light until 1 darker eveniDgß have set In. Mr Prince, cf Dunedin, has telegraphed to the Mayor ' tbat he intends to bring the Pelton wheel, i aclses of water motor which has lately been much In vogue on the goldfields, to Wellington, with which to drive the dynamo for lighting the city. Tbe next display will probably be made as soon as the moonlight is over. The case of the Sbaw-S vlll and Albion Company v. Timaru Harbor Board Ib still before the Court of Appeal. Mr Jas. Donald, J. P., of Featherston, had a narrow escape of belDg killed by a bull on his farm. Iv company with several others, he was engaged m dis horning an animal, when after one horn had been removed, the rope broke, and tbe ball got loose ln the yard. Mr Donald tried to Bccure it,butunfortunately nia efforts resulted m bis being savagely attacked by the beast, which gored him | with ita remaining horn, Inflicting serious Injuries In the neighborhood of his ribs, and one of hia legs, Mr Donald ilea m a prepsrlous condition. Chbiptchtjboh, November 28. The Beard of Governors of the Canter bury College to-day passed a resolution regretting that they are unable to make • grant to the widow to Sir J. Von Baast, Mr W. Langdon, one of the candidates for the Sydenham Mayoralty, has In stituted an aotion for slander for £ipOO dapages against his opponent, Mr A. £_. wjio how whbdfaws bis state ment- aod offers to apologise. Mr Lang fion refasesifhe apology nnlesa Mr powden sends a cheque for £100, to be devoted to pome charity. DpNEpiN, Novembor 23. At the Inquest en Alfred Hay, who died from the result a of • kick 'from a horse, the evidence showed that deceased j was a married man, wi«h a wife and { family at Oamaru. H$ visa walking behind the mail m»n, when the horse the latter was r'ding kicked bim. A verdict of accidental death was returned. A woman named Emily Dunbar was sent to gaol to-day under rather peculiar plrgun-Btances for stealing a jacket and umbrella. She had been charged with a similar offence last Tuesday, and to appear m Coart she had taken artloles from a woman she was staying with. It was stated ahe w&s respectfully conpectsd In Christchnrch, bnt there were some donbts as ip her sanity, and, as ehe bad been m tbe Christchuroh Asylum, the Eenph decided that, as ber friends did not teem Inclined to do anything for her, the kindest thing to de was. to peud he. to

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPr-Kfc ENTATIVES.

Monday, November 28.

The H^usa met Xt 2.30 p m. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. The Pc m er ___o v.d mat tha Gove^n- I ment bu ideas take precedenoa for thn I remainder of this session. He said bo should also like to ask for Thursday for Government business, as it whs evident that the private Bills ou the Order P..p. r wou'd not be allowed a chance of beiog considered this cession. He should, : however, if possible, give a further op | portunliy at a later period to those members who bad Bills on the Order Paper. Mr G. F. Blohard-on moved that Thursday be included, m the naotlon, whioh was oarrled after a long discussion. TARIFJT REVISION. The Premier moved the resolution regarding the tariff, of which he had given notice latt week. Personally he desired that the Oustomß duties should be revised without delay, but he had oome to the j deliberate conclusion that it could not be i done this session as time would not j allow both that and the retrenchment j scheme to be properly thought out. He | reminded the Honse that every day the 1 session was prolonged added to the expense j of the country. I Sir George Grey asked whether any ' other member would be allowed to make a motion on the bu bject, The Pr.mier said if it was conneoted with a ..vision of the tariff tho Govern ment would regard it as a JNo Confidence motion. Sir Julius Yogel repudiated Mr Fisher's aoonsktion m the previous debate that he had been wasting the time of tha Honae, which was a piece of grossest preenmptlon on that gentleman's part. He had only spoken three timeß on the question of policy. During the seventeen sessions he had sat ln Parliament he had never seen the buisness bd terribly mi-managed by Government. It had taken tbem a whole , week to bring down the present resolu tion. Aa to tbe tariff be pointed out that, even if the whole tariff could not be revised, there were several items whioh could be dealt with withont any trouble or delay Such were tbe ad valorem duties whloh might be advanced four or five per oent on rice, corrugated iron, and iron and brass work, spirits and cement. From some of these extra revenues might properly be raised, and iv othera local industry oonld be helped. He charac terised the resolution as being an Imitation of the French practice of Government moving a vote of confidence m themselves. He could not congratulate these Auokland members who were committed to altera tion iv tbe tariff on the way m whloh they had allowed the Government to smooth them over, or the position m which they now found tbem elves. He read the resolution to which the Opposition had come which was to the effeot that tbey would neither debate nor vote upon the Premier's motion. The fact was that the Premier had no Idea of the real state of the oolony, and thought tbat all that was wanted waa retrenchment instead of development of ooal Industries. He (Sir Juliua Yogel) had thought carefully over the position, and wss prepared to bring down proposals which would redaoe taxation, enable him to do without a loan for years, and go on with the railways, but he was actually afraid to doao because of the personal hostility whloh had been excited against him. They were of a different character to tboae last brought forward, and more suited to the different circumstances of the colony. He appealed to the Honee not to awallow the Govern? mert premises without firßt having the details of the pr< poeed retrenchment laid before them If he and those with him thought there was any po ß.ible means of farcing the Government to revbe the ta iff tbiß session the Opposition would not act as tbey were now doing, but tbey reoogn.Bed that they were not strong enough to do so. Sir. Julias Yogel and other members then left the chamber. Mr Faldwick said he Intended to call for a division, because he did not believe tbe statement waß correct that the tariff conld not be revised this session. Seven or eight hours' work would effact all that was required. Mr O'Oonor said that he did not walk out because It was ab-iird to believe that the House c~>uld dp anything mn.e this year than was already set before them. Ho believed their right course m the present financial position was to Btop the railways and baud over their construction to private companies. It was the railways which had landed tbem ln their __onet_ry difficulties. He was In hopes the Govern ment would fhlnk over this propo-itlou, and to that end would endeavor to keep tbem on their benches Bomewhat longer till he paw how their proposals tended. Mr Ward would walk cut If the resolu tion was put m as a whole but would vote for one section of it, He considered there had been a great waste of time. Mr Samuel thought it was as well Government" had not the extra revenue arising from fresh duties as its Absence I would be an incentive to economy. Mr Grimmond Intended to give bis voice, as he believed m members recording ! their vote.- Mr Filjzherbert was opposed to both absolute Protection and absolute Free trade. He waß surprised Government had not attempted to bring down a revised tariff, and wonld vote against them. Mr Kerr eaid the tariff was the ques tion on which the lata Government had gone to the country. He had pledged himself to try and get the tariff revised at the same time that retrenchment was carried out. The Government was afraid to tonch the matter. The Premier said tbat Sir Jnlius Vogel's aotion was just what they might have ex pected from hiß previous behavior this session, but he would reoelve no con sideration frora them. The proposals Sir Julius Yogel announced were a mere sha-a, and hfo followers knew it. The resolution of the Opposition wan tho opinion of half-a-draon men, for many of the party wonld not go to the meeting. If the Opposition bad su-*h a scheme aB , Sir Julius Yogel alleged, they should certalnJy bring it down, but the faot waa . that they had no such plan. It was a I niere myth. ''Sir Jullub Yogel was going to regenerate the oountry with his scheme . of 1884, but here they were with tbo . sinking' fund gone, and the oountry worofi i off than ever. There w&s a eoheme of lair. 1 year. If they had adopted that tbey would have led the country to Ita ruin. Any revision of tbe tarifjf must be eare > fully done, end, moreover, there waß go i one la the Honoe who could pretend to \ I say what additional revenue would come m. 1 ( The Premier was Interrupted by tho r p3O adjournment. _ On the House reßuming at 730 p.m. fc tbe Premier continued. They cou'd not Interfere with one or two articles, B golvanleed Iron, etc. What was wanted r was a genera* revision of the whole. The J proposed retrenchments were continued j m the financial statement, and tho Bill o brought down by the Government, b I. seemed to him that notoriety wai t the essence of Sir JhHub "Vogel's life II J b 9 epnld nnfc g«t notoriety he would die c appear from political life. He had got . & .oheme for the regeneration of tht c country, but It was loakgd In his breast it and be was a.raid to bring it forth lea c they Bhonld laugh it out of the House o Where was Sir J. Vngel's patrioiiem if h coqld refuse to divulge a plan that ooul< save the country beea nee he was afraid o 3 » hostility towards himself ? Sir Jullu 9, Vogel's whole effort had been dlreote< ,t towards a ooalition, but be (the Premier tad long wade up his (Bind that he *egb

1 never be a party to it. For hlmßelf h j would say, and all his friend* knew It, that tho position he now held was no seeking of hie, for he bad distinctly said he wonld Dtand asido and support any Government which w^ald go m for r»trenchment Never had the finances of 'he o 1 ny, and they were bad enough m 1874, been so badly managed aa during the last three ypar_. No wonder New Zealand stocks had fallen, and he ventured i to aay they would (all B'.itl further whbn I the finanoial conduct of the late Govern ment became fuby known. He laughed at the idea that he did noi understand ♦he condition of the oountry. Sir Julius Yogel was now posing as a patriot and constitutional-.., attacking him violently both aa the head of the Government and as member f-.»r E'gtnont foe want of oourtesy. Where was his own courtesy 1 Let the empty benches opposite answer. If the hoaorable gentleman continued as he wis doing the benches round him would alwaya be empty. In conclusion he hoped that after the division whloh had been called for, the Houae would address Itself to the business on the Order Paper. It had already done good work by dlfplooing the late Government The House divided— Aya 44, noes 4, The latter consisted ff Mr Fi-ldwlok. Mr Fitj-herbe.t, Mr Stewart, and MrDu o»n. THB 00VBRM0R'8 SALAJCY. The Premier m >ved ths aec-nd reading of the Governor's Salary and Allow* noes Aot Amendment Bill. Anticipating tho objection that the reduction would be derogatory to the dignity of the Governor, he pointed out that the salary would Bctoally remain at the same amount, £5000. but they proposed to Btrlke off the £25C0 of allowances. Mr Seddon wanted to know why the fioauolal debate was not finished before going on with these Bills. To test the question he moved the adjournment of the debits till tbe Financial Statement was finished with. Mr Fisher accused Mr Seddon of merely wasting time. There was no pleasing some honorable members. The financial debate waß dead; Sir George Grey also complained of the postponement of the financial debate. He had had certain proposals to bring forward, whloh he thought might be worth the while of the House to consider, and he hoped an opportunity would yet be given him to do so. , Sir Julius Yogel, by way of personal explanation, denied that he had ever made any overtures to Mrjor Atkinson fer a coalition, or given anyone authority to do bo. He proceeded to Bay that all the difficulties whiob the Premier had got himself into were through not pushing the financial debate along every day* If he did not now allow it to be finished he wonld find the members talking round every one of the Government Bills, With j regard to this Bill he warned them that it would be a mfstake. They would always be involved iv quarrels about money matters with their Governor sod as they had experienced In the past. Ha suggested that they had better make the salary £4000 and allowances £1000 if it must be cut down, and with view of getting thia done m Committee, he would vote for the second reading. Mr Seddon withdrew his motion for the adjournment. Sir George Grey said that exactly ten years ago he had introduced a Bill to redctce the salaries of Ministers, which Major Atkinson bad Bncoesafully opposed. As this Bill was of a financial character, he claimed tl c right ta speak on the i whole financial question. The honorable gentleman proceeded lo debate the aspect of tho finances tf the country. Amongst other things ho contended the property tax ought to be collected on pension*, and the bondholder ought to be tox^d, whioh alone would produced £143,000 a yewr. Further reductions could easily be ___dein the Legislative department, and four Ministers would be enough. Mr Turiibull also spoke at some length m favor of taxing absentees. He would support borrowing prop s.ls, bb money was urgently required to complete rail ways. Messrs Taylor and Ward spoke briefly, and Mr Walk tr supgested that the finan cial debate ahonld be allowed to go on. The Premier said it was useless going over the ground twice.' They cou'd spy all they wanted on each Bill as It came up. The thin att-nd.noe Bhowcd little intereßt was being taken m the proceedings. Beplyiog to Sir George Grey, he eaid he resi. ted the reduction of members' salaries 11. 1877 because be thought they were not I .oo low and he thought so still, but the country could not afford them m Its pre sent state. The Bill was then read a seoond time on the voices. SALABIES AJSD ALT-OWANOKS BILL. The Premier moved the second reading of tho Ministers salaries and Allowances Bill. Sir George Gify opposed these reduc tions. They wot. a mere affectation of economy. Mr Barron hoped the number of paid Ministers would be reduoed to six instead of seven. Mr Moss thought tbat £1000 was ample for any Minister* All allowances ought to be abolished. Mr Turnbull said from the returns laid on the table that night it appeared that one-tenth of the tnxabls real and personal property of New Zealand was owned by 114Q absentees living m England. That alone showed the necessity for getting at these people lv some way. Mr Levestam opposed the reductions, and Messrs Fraser, Newman, Sooble Mackenzie, Allan, Perceval, Beeves (3t. Aiban_), Walker, Menteath, Smith, Ward and Goldlo also spoke. The Bill was read a second iimo on the voices, and the House rose at 1.5 a.m.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER

Auckland, November 28. At the Police Court this morrjlne, befo-jj T-Jr Baddeley,' R.M , Samuel Clegg was charged with manslaughter 11 hy killing and slaying one Arthur Dawson." Accused, who seemed quiet and composed, and not at all overcome by the Bflrious charge, pleaded not guilty. The oate waß remand .d till Wednesday, pending the inquest on the body of Dawson, ' Ihe Inquest was oommenoed this after poon before Dr Philson, District Coroner, ikY GJeeßon'a hotel. The body of the "^.ceased man had been removed from the police cell where he died, and lt having been -^ftipalMeil by the jury, a post aiortern waq~ made by Drs IJrson and Hooper, when it was found that death had resulted from a fracture of the skull, tbe Inner portion of which had[ bfon drivou m upon the brain. There was a large clot of extravasaled blood on the brain, and It was the pressure of this blood which caused death. Dawson, when taken Into cnatody on the morning of death, gave a number of different versions as to the cause of the wound upon his head, and Mrs Dawson, when afterwards Interrogated, said that In n quar_el which ensued tetween the deceased and Clegg, the latter BtrucH her husband with the buckle of a belt. The doctor, however, In his eyidenc^ Bald the wound was not such a one as would be caused m this way, and was more likely to have resulted from a blow with a -harp instrument applied with great force_ Constable Addison, who assisted Dot act Ive Hughes to arrest deceased on Saturday morning, and Drs Ereon and Hooper were the only witnesses examined to-day, the inquest being ad journed till to-morrow, At present considerable mystery exists as to how ' Dawson received the wound whiob caused

SERIOUS RIOTS IN IRELAND.

Pboxeb's Tblegrams—Copybight]

Received November 29, 12.10 p.m. j London, November J* 8. ! Rioting of a serious nature occurred at Limerick yesterday. The police, m endeavoring to disperse a mob, were set upon and stoned and ultimately com j pelled to charge the rioters, many of whom were injured.

POLITICAL NEWS.

(FltOM OUR COBKESrONDENT. )

Wellington, November 29,

The whole of last night's sitting was occupied m a debate on the aeoond reading of tbo Governor's Salary and Allowances Bill and Ministers Salaries and Allowances Bill, during whloh the Opposition took occasion to criticise the whole of the financial policy of the Government so far as It has been disclosed. Eventually both Bills were read a seoond time.

THE AWARUA AGAIN.

Inveroarqixl. November 29.

Lewis Frederick Drew and Danis Fox ; master and mate respectively of the schooner Awarua, belonging to Mr J. Hatch, ex M. H.R , were charged at the Police Court with having on the 15 h AugUßt at the Auckland I Hands killed 10 seals during the close Beason, and further with having ln their possession at the Auokland Islands the rklns of 176 seals. The offence It is alleged was committed on the occasion of the rescue of the survivors of the Derry Castle by ths schooner, which was formerly engaged for some months by the Government In protecting the sealeries at tbe Aucklands. The case was oonduoted by the Crown Prosecutor, who applied for bu adjournment till Thursday m the abaenoe at Stewart Island of a material witness. Counsel for defendants objeoted, but the application was granted,

CRICKET.

VERNON'S TEAM v. SYDNEY. [revteb's xblegbams— copybig HT ] (Reoeived November 29, 12.10 p.m.) [Delayed m transmission.] Sydney, November 28. The match, Vernon's Eleven v eleven of Sydney, was continued to day. The weather was fine and the play good, bnt there was only a poor attendance ef spec tators. With a score of 286 to their credit, for the loss of five w okets, the Englishmen oontinued their firat innings aud auoeeded ln putting together a total of 340 before all were disposed of, In addition to the Individual scores already reported Peel contributed 74, Newton 30, Vernon 3, Rowling 4, Beamont 2, Attwell (not ont) 13. The looal team followed, and when time was called had scored 186 for two wickets, towards which Macdonald con* trlbuted 112, Bannerman 8, Moses (not out) 47, Allen (not out) 17, extras 2.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Manganese. Auckland, October 29. A rich deposit of Manganese has been discovered at P<_wa Bay, Whaogarei, and will be worWed t>y » looal oompany. A trial shipment o. 200 tons will be sent away as coon aa a wharf ia erected. The Recent Boat Accid.nt. Tauicanoa, November 29 Although the police have been dragging the harbor all day the body of Games, drowned on Saturday night, has not yet been recovered. Appeal Court. Wellington, November 29, At the Appeal Court the following judgments were given : — Joseph v Staples, (Wellington), appeal dismissed with costs. Offi dial Assignee v Moa Flat Daby Oompany (New Plymou'h), appeal allowed with costs, Attorney .General v Tipae (Wanganui), judgment for respondent with coats. Bennett v Douglas (dawkes Bay), appeal dismissed with costs. The oase of the Hutt County Councl, appeal against the deolsion of the Chief Justloe declaring the Kalwarra toll gate being within a mile of the city, is now being argued. SuicidG. Inybbcako^ll, November 29. An old resident yarned John Vint, engaged as a hawker, committed suicide ' by taking " rough on rata."



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I Public notice STORACE. STORAGE. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. THE Undersigned begs to announce to hie numerous friends cf Ashburton and the surrounding districts that he has taken over the NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MER- CANTILE AGENCY CO 'S STOKES IN ASHBURTOfI, And is prepared to receive Wool and Grain for STORAGE or SHIPMENT. i Liberal Cash Advances made on WOOL, ' GRAIN, SKINS, &c„ m store or con- signed for Salp. WOOLPACKB and CORNSACKS at the Lowest Prices. TWINE, CHAFF, OATS, OILS, LAMPBLACK, &c. GRAIN bought and sold. Land and Estate Agent. agent"for— H.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Union Insurance Company ! Brooke's !.heep Dip, Etc. Newest Improved Threshing Machines arranged for. EEED. MAKEIG, II 35 Ashburton. Wool Season, 1887-88. WE are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES againat Large or SMALL Clip* of Wool, whether In- tended for Sale ln ASHBURTON OE ELSE- WHERE. We have made most ea .isfacto.y[arrange_! ments for SHIPPING CLIENTS' WOOL, If prices realised m Aahburton are not considered satisfactory. It is our Intention io hold PERIODICAL WOOL SALES Throughout the Season, Of which due notice will be given, and as onr GRAIN STORE, which wsb con- structed with due regard to LIGHT, will be EMPTY, we ahall^have an opportunity of displaying the Wool to the very beat advantage, whioh ahould be a dislderatum to the Seller. Oharges exactly the same as Christohurch; Farmers, consult your beßt Interests, and Sell locally, thereby saving Railway Freight. WOOLPACKS AND TWINE OP the] BEST QUALITY SUPPLIED. H. MATSON & CO. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS. HAVB FOR , B ALE THE FOLLOWING -.(.PEP-TIES'- — nX ACRES, ho?nfr R.S. No. 20078, tl 20079, 20205, £t Abhton, lately occupied by Mr Thoa. Magee. lAH ACRES, being R.S. 28585, 2SS.GaI XV-/VJ 1 AHord Forest. A ff\f\ ACRES, Isid down In grass for 5 TrV_/vr yewra, -v»i>-ed into 2 paddooks, -Kith, ntable thereon, at Kyle. r m, t f\f\ ACRES m grass, for 5 years, at I VJVJ Dromore. AOREB;. at AsLburton. 1 I \C\ ACRE8 i beiDg rart of-RS. 7186 at ll_/\_/ Wafeanui, now occupied by Mr B. Adams. -i Z)£) AORES at Weeterfield. Or* AORES Do. QQ »o. Do. j 209 Do - Do - -104 Do Do * 158 Do 120 Do * Do ' LOTS IC, 17, 18,19 and 20 each contniniog about i an acre, fronting Winter's Road n"d Char]> a street, being immediately opposite tbe Woollen Factory. LOT 77, s-outi'-eaet Town Belt, Ashbnrton, contai-ing with Dwelling-houße therson. TOWN SECTIONS Ko 1046, 1047, 1050 TOWN SECTIONS No 580, 581, with 4- roomed House on each Section, Cameron street. TOWN SECTIONS No GC6 and GG6, Park Btrett. For price, terraß, and fnll paj ticulars apply to the unaersigned. OUR FIB ST WOOL SALE OF THE SEASON Will be li eM on tho 9th of DECEMBEE. I REGULAR AUCTION SALES [ON SATURDAYS, Ol' Farm Produce, Furniture. Eotscb,' Cattle, Pige, AND Farm Implements. Saleß of STOCK m County fcaleyard. every ,1 TUESDAY, SHEEPSKIN Sales every Second FRIDAY during the Season. Clearing Farm Sales, nnd othe? local Sales 035 MONDAY^ WED » KHDAYS, THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS. EBIEDLAiDER BEOS., tfETEB WILLIAMS, Auctioneer,



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Public Notices. MO..EY TO LEND. I HAVE £200, £400, £1,400 and other sumß, waiting investment on good freehold Beourity at current rates of interest. JOHN A. CAYGILL, 10t58 Solicitor, Tanored street Masonic Bazaar, j DECEMBER Bth, 9_h AND lOth. A GRAND MASONIC BAZAAR will be held on THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, December Bth, 9th, and 10th, m the MASONIC HALL. The Hall will be handsomely decorated for the occasion, and a most extensive and artistic assortment of Fancy and other Goods will be displayed for sale. Many novel attractions will be pre- sented, notice of which will be given m future advertisements, 11 64 R: McOallum (LATE CF ORR AND ALCORN) /)EGS most respectfully to inform the JL> inhabitants of ABhburton and Sur- rounding Distriots, that he will open on ! SATORDaY, 15th INST, I Those premises m Tancred Street, known ' as Fowler's Buildings, with a large and well Assorted Stcck of GROCERIES of the best esorlptlons, at Loweit Prices Noons Addbess, — B. MoCALLUM, FAMILY GROCER, Next MITCHELL AND TURNER. > 10 76 Mt. Somers Coal. THE TRAMWAY having. |been com- pleted, tbe undersigned oan supply COAL m any quantity : ASHBURTON, 17s per ton/,by tbe Truok TINWALD ... 17s „ „ WINSLOW ... 17s „ „ BINDS ... 17s „ EALING ...18s „ DROMORE ... 17a „ „ OHERTSEY ... 17s „ Terms Cash. Mes.bß TUCKER anu RESTELL, Sole'ogents for Aahburton, 11*30 E. F. WRIGHT. Rakaia Stock Sales WE beg to announce that, m con- junction with Mr Charles W. Turner (formerly of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company), we purpose holding regular AUCTION BALES AT RAKAIA SALEYARDS, Of all description of STCCK, IMPLE- MENTS, &o , On the firat THURSDAY 0 f each month. Our FIRST SALE will take place on THURSDAY, the Ist December. Entries will be received by Mr Charles W. Turner, FRIEDLANDER BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, 11*140 Auctioneer. JOHN om & CO ARE NOW SHOWING Large Stocks IN IRONMONGERY, Including the following- Perforated Zmc, Babbet Metal, W Netting, Engine Packing Patent Scythes, Hayrakes oud Fork Saratoga Trunks, Gladstone Bags, Portmanteaus New Patent Tile Register Grate Fenders, Fire Guards, Fire Iron and Lamp Stoves Plough Line, SeamiDg Twine and Rojh Bedsteads, French Stump, Half Tea cr and Cots New American Perambulators Butter Workers, Milk Pans and Churns Oils, Paints, and Co lorß of all kinds Tarnishes — Oak, Copal, Body and Carriage Grindstones and Fittings, Knife Cleauerß m great variety Digging, Manure, Stone, Potato, and Hay Forks Axes, Picks, Shovels, and Breast Ploughs Mangles, Wringere, and Washing Machines Saws of all kinds, including Fretsaws Hammers, Wrenches Bolts, Locks and Hinges^ofialllkinds Lampblack, Oil, Raddle Sheep Shears, 11a N.Z., B.B.A.N[Z< 38 A. S. and7s's Turkey and. Washita Oilstones, Jcta Orr and Co.]



Public Notices. SLAUGHTERING LICENSE, THEREBY give notice that I intend at the County Council meeting m January, 1888. to apply for a Slaughtering i icense for large and small cattle for Reserve 1827. W. E. BOND. Longbeach, November 29th, 1887. IJ_l6l SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTRICT. TENDERS will be received up to Noon on THURSDAY, the Ist December, for tbe following works : — Tussockiog about 2\ mi'es of Rakaia and Upper Ashburton Boundary Road. Walling up cuttings ou Great South Roa_. Caretaker for South Rakaia Cemetery ; and for about nine (9) Acres Clover Hay.. Specifications can be Been at the Road Board Office, South Rakaia. Tenders to be be endorsed and addressed to the Chairman of the Board. The lowest or any Tender not neces- sarily accepted, A. MAKEIG, 11*152 Olerk to the Board. ASHBURTON GAS, COAL, & COKE COMPANY LIMITED. "VTOTIOE is hereby given that an Ex- J_M traordinary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett Street, Ashburton, on THURSDAY, the Ist day of December, 1887, «t 4 o'clook ih the afternoon, when the subjoined resolution for altering the Articles of Association, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the Bth day of November inst., will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution. RESOLUTION. That the Articles of Association of this Company be altered m manner following : (a) In Article 28 the word " six " shall be substituted for the word " eight." (b) In article 33 the word "three" shall be substituted for the word "four." (o). In Article 44 the word "five" shall be substi luted for the word 1 ' S9ven ." (d ) In Article 65 the word " two " shall be substituted for the words " at least one-third." (c.) In Article 61 the word " three " | shall be substituted for the word I "four." _____ By Order of the Board, J. WARD, Secretary. Ashburton, 21st November, 1887. 11*11 F. H. von SCHOENEBERG, FRENCH POLISHER. OABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, AND UNDERTAKE R , HAS opened In Premises (next W, Patching) East stroet, *.nd hopes to receive a fair share of public support, being prepared to MAKE FURNITURE any design to order at OHRISTCHURCH RATES. Pianos acd Furniture r_- polished at very low rates. 11*87 BAK_ER^BKOS. BUILDERS, UNDERTAKE BS, &_., Oorner Wakanui Boad and Cass street, (Pest Cbktrai. Hotel) Or at Baker nnd Brown's Coaoh Faotorv, H-velock etreet. UjU)j NOTICE. Proctor and Co. BULLOCK'S ARCADE (Lnte HAVES BEG to inform tho public of Ashburton and surroutding districts tbat they are determined to uphold tbe character which their establishment hns _o loDg held aa the BEST and CHEAPEST. They aro now opening a well-assorted Btock of GROCERIES, etc., which they will dispose of at the Lowest Rates for i Cash. IIH WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND CO.'S, Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, A FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and Jeweller ia employed on the Premises, Watches cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired At LOWEST CHRISTCHUROH PRICES OS WATCHES CLEANFD OS GLASSES, 6d ; HANDS, 9d. WATERBURY'S repaired from 2s 6d, N.B. — Waterbury 's reduced from 13s 6d to 12s. 11 120 W. F. FANNAFORD, TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, BURNETT STREET, oppoßito " Mall," KEEPS In stock and can make to order all varieties of TINWARE for DAIRYING a*d FARMING purposes. All Goods sold at lowest remunerative prices. Repairs of any sort promptly executed In a skilful manner. Please give a call. HORSE HAIR and BEES-WAX pur- chased for CASH. 10 SALDIEKY ! SADDLERY 1 1 MR A. IRELAND, having started m above Business, m premises next door to Mr Patohikg, Tent Maker, East Street, hopes, by Btrict attention to Busi- ness, to merit a share of public patronage. THS LOWEST PRK-ES CHARGED. Evmjt _eqc iflite m the Trade kept m Stock. P.S.— ln order to encourage Bu6ine.s, I intend to give a valuable Astronomical Telescope, to be drawn for m 6 months. Each purchaser of goods, to value of £5, will entitle buyer to a ticket. ll q l9 HAYING taken over the Grocery and Earthenware Departments of the Business of the late Firm of ORR and ALCORN, I will oontlnnethoße Branches of the Bnßineßs In tho Bame Shop for tbe present. I have regular Shipments of GLASS AND EARTHENWARE, Coming forward from the Manufacturers which enables me to SELL at a PRICE that defies competition! i I Intend, as formerly, making TEA my speciality. ; COFFEE ground dally on the Premises. Quality combined with Cheapness will i be my Motto, R, ALCORN. » rjP.S. — B;w._.g taken over the debts of i t't.o IRONMONGkRY nnd GROCERY ) Departments of the lato firm of Orr ani) j Alcornj persons indebted aro hereby 1 ) requested to settle at once, ox call oa mo J ' and ajtWßgQ und save expenses. liam ' ROBERT AWfPJW.



Public Notices. . . , — , i £20 REWARD. J IN conßeo-uenco of tbe amount o. Poaching going on m the Creeks on tbe Legmhor Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information tbat will lead to a conviction. From this dato NO ONE will te per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lagmhor Estate. 11*68 DONALD MoLEAN. ♦ • i LODGE SOMERSET, 1811 E.C, MEMBERS are requested to meet at the Orange Hall, Burnett street, on WEDNESDAY Evening, November. 30th. at 7 30 p.m., to attend tbe Installation of. R.W.M. of the Thistle Lodge. By command of the W.M' J. _H- COLYER, 11 J6fi Secretary. LODGE ST. JOHN, 1858, E.G.. MEMBERS are requested to meet at the Orange Hall, Burnett streot, on WEDNESDAY Evening, Novombor 30th, at 7.30 p m, to attend tJie iu_talla- tion of tho R. W.M. of Thistle Lodge. _jsy ord. y of the W.M. CYRIL JEPHSON, 11 IG4 Secretary. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. TUESDAY, 29r« NOVEMBER. HIGH SOHOOL CONCERT, PROGRAMME.— First Part : 1. Piano Duet—" Shepherd's Song "— [Miss Bair, R, Curtis 2. Song-— ... ... ... Mr Thomas 3. Song—" The L*at Muatar M — Mlas Kidd 4. Quartette—" Tho Carnival "— 5. Song— " Pelrrot "— ... Mica Gifford 0. Song —  Mr Simpson 7. Sqng— " Peplta "— ... Mrs Crisp 8. Song—" Cleansing Fires "— [Mrs Wllllamß Second Pakt : 1. Flute solo, with piano accompaniment 2. Song— "Ah Ohe La Morte"— [Mr* Outhbertson 3. Song — ... .., Mr Stephenson 4. Song—" Trusty as Steel "— [Mr Williams 6. Song — ... ... Mr Atkingpp 6. Song— "Birdie"— Mrs i)en_hlre . 7. Duet—" Hear me Norma "— (Mrs Williams and Miss Gifford 3. Soog~- , ,„ Mt florspe Gates nm