The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

» The great pressure upon our space compel I vi to hold over the report of to-day's sitting of the County Couooil until to-morrow's issue. A meeting of the Jubilee Committee was held on Tuesday evening m the Borough Council Chambers, when arrangements were made for the collection of balance of unpaid subscriptions, both m town and country, and as soon as this results, another meeting will be sailed, at which the balanoe-shaet will be considered, and tha date of a general meeting of the lubßoriben .fixed to disbuss the form whioh the permanent memorial shall take, The following are the Hospital returns for the month of AugUßt ; — In tha Hospital on Ist month, 10 ; admitted during month. 18 . discharged, 14 ; remaining on Sept. Ist, 9. The Matron of the Hospital withes to aaknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of old linen from Mrs Blandish (Longbeaoh) and Mrs Sergeant (Forks) ; books from Miss Pattman, for use of inmates ; also a quantity of trees and flowering shrubs from Mr Bloom, field for the Hospital grounds. A miner named Moir met with a dynamite accident at Lyell. He was brought to West, port Hospital where the remains of a finger and thumb were removed. The New Zealand Loan and Meroantile Agency Company, Limited, has just received the following cable message from London, dattd August 30 : — Wheat— Market continues drooping. New Zealand, average and long berried, are worth rtspeotively 31a 6d and 33s per 4961b5. Quotations are nominal. The crop here is estimated to yield nine million quarters, and m America fifty-three million. Tallow—Market steady. Fine and good mutton tallows are worth respectively 24s 6d and 23s 6d per owt, and good beef tf How 22s 6d per owt. A correspondent of the " English Meohanio" lays:— Let «U "ours" know the following: —My wife has suffered occasionally with aoute rhsumatism m her feet, with painful swelling, •ompUtely taking her off her feet for many days at a time. The following remedy was reoommended recently and tried, and took ftway tha agonising pain m lest than fifteen minutes, and she oan now walk very fairly, and m a couple of days she was able to button her boots and walk without a stick or orutoh. One quart of milk, quite hot, into whioh stir loz of alum, This makes curds and whey. Bathe the part atfeoted with tha whey until too cold. In the meantime keep the curds hot, and attar bathing put them on as a poultice, wrap m flannel, and— go to sleep (if you can). Three applications should be a perfeofc cure, even m aggravated oases. Sir Julius von Haast leaves one daughter and four sons born m New Zealand, one of whom ii studying painting at Dusseldorf, and another son, by a former wife, is an oifioer m the Prussian army. Beef tea as ordinarily prepared is of little nutritive value ; but if the .white of an egg be mixed with a oup of benf tea and heated to about 160 degrees Fahrenheit, the value of the beef tea is greatly enhanced. Again, if minced raw beef be just covered with very weak hydroohlorio aoid (four drops of acid to one pint of water) and left to macerate for the night, the liquid strained off and squeezed out of the fleih by wringing m a oloth, it contains so much syntonin as to make it highly nutritious when neutralized; such a liquid will remain clear after boiljng to remove the above raw flavour. — "London Lanoet." A Berlin correspondent telegraphs :—Ex periments have been made by a professor of chemistry here, by order of the War Minister, with the new explosive melinite, m the course of whioh the (interesting foot *as proved that this ohemioal compound m tbo course of time deoomposas. It is dearly, therefore, useless for war purposes. If this had been discovered looner by the Frenoh Government, a great saving would have been effeotod, as about fifty million fraaos bare already been «p/snt for the raanufaoturo, Hoi&OWAfc'S QjNTM ENT AND PlfcLS.— Coughs, Influenza. — The soothing properties ot these medicaments render them well worthy of trial m all diseases of the respiratory organs. In common colds and influenza the pills taken internally and the ointment rubbed over the chest and throat are exceedingly effioaoious. When influenza is epidemio this treatment |is the easiest, safest, and rarest. Holloway's Pills purify tha blood, remove all obstacles i to its free oiroulation through the lungs, relieve the over-gorged air-tubes, and render respiration free, without reduoing the strength, irritating the nerveß, or depressing the spirits ; such ara the ready means of escaping from suffering when afflicted with colds, ooughs, bronchitis, and other cheat com plaints, by which the health of so many is seriously and permanently Injured ip most eou,ntriw,

MR J. BROWN AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL.

Laot evening Mr Jas. Brown addressed ] a meeting of the electors of the Rangitata ' dißtriot m the Oddfellows Hall. The bail ' was well filled and the Mayor occupied ' the ohair. • ( ! The Mayor briefly introduced the ' speaker, 1 Mr Brown who wag received with ap- 1 plause said that he had come before them ' as an elector, as a farmer and as a colonist of many years' standing. Hla politioal ideas were the result of his own thought an : observation. As the head of a large family he had had considerable experience of the educational system about which he Intended to give them his views that • evening ; and he was m auch a position that he could afford to Bay what he thought about the political position. He waß very much pleased to see that politicians were getting more numerous every day. It was a very good sign, although these poll cicauß as such were m various stages of growth. Whether he had arrived at a atate of perfection as regarded bis abliity to render his services to the public it <ras not for him to say ; that was a matter for them to judge. As he wished to place before thorn the necessity for RETRENCHMENT, He would first bring them face to face with the national debt. Thii was according to the last Financial Statement £37,558,000 bat from that amount had to be deducted the accrued linking fand amounting to £3,366,000, the total being £34,192,000, or m other words £58 per head of the population of the colony. Before he looked into the matter for himself he had from what he read and heard, been led to believe that the country was m a bad ■tale and was going headlong to ruin. The result of his investigations was that he had come to the conclu sion that the state of affairs was not so bad as It had been made to app9ar. He found that the amount of interest — the annual charges that they had to pay —was £1,727,000. aad after paying these annual charges there was a deficiency of about £97,000 between the receipts and the expenditure. Now if they made up that deficiency and stopped borrowing, he though that all would be right. Mr Brown alluded to the deficiency on the estimates and said with regard to the deficiency m the beer duty that it showed that there had been a very considerable Improvement ia the habits of the people which mutt be taken as a very satisfactory sign, In regard to the imports and exports of the colony, he quoted official statistics showing that the imports had decreased while the exports had increased. This was a very satisfactory sign and he would like to see the exports equal the Imports. A great deal had been said about the proposed INCREASED TAXATION. The Opposition had objected very ■trongly to any increase. jNow It had Appeared neoessary to the Government m order to place the finances of tho colooy upon a sound footing, that there should either be au increase of taxation or very severe retrenchment. He w&b of opinion that the retrenchment which would have been neoessary, was so severe that neither the present nor any other Government would have been justified m undertaking It without having firat appealed \o the country on the question. He also thought that the Opposition, under the olroum atanoes had done nothing more than their duty, Although the proposed TABIFF. Wae not entirely satisfactory it was as near the mark as it well could be. One itom he objected to was the large duty on boots. The increase wbb to 20 per cent, Snoh a duty would tell severely npon every poor man with a large family. A good deal had fceen ra'd upoo the pro posed increase of the tariff. The Chambers of Oommeroe at Dnnedin, Auckland and Obristohuroh had held meetings and had tried to influence the Government m the matter. They bad propoeed that the Government should Impose extra duties on " tea, sugar, spirits tobacco and other luxuries." Now It appeared to him that tea and sugar were no longer luxuries but were neces saries, snd he thought he cou'd show that m this matter the Chambers of Oommeroe were actuated by selfish interests mine than with a regard to the interests of the country. During the three weeks before the proposal of the increased tariff was brought down tea to the value of £15,000 and sugar to the value of £12,000 were withdrawn from the Customs. This showed an enormous increase upon any other period of the year, and he thought that it was perfectly clear that the people who had drawn these Articles expected to make their fortunes, or at any rate, verj large sums out of the transaction, but as the sequel proved they had been disap pointed and they were all now on the Op. position side and entertained no friendly feelings towards the Government. That showed them the patriotism of the Chambere of Commerce. The Govern ment had been accused of extravagance and of not having effected. RETRENCHMENT. He noticed that the Premier had stated that when he took office m 1881, the field force was 463 men costing £60,000. The number was now 346 and a saving of £13,003 had been effected. He thought that that wan retrenchment and that the Government deserved credit for it. The Government had stated that they could effect further retrenohent to the extent of £100,000. He had no doubt that they could do this ; but as he had said before they would not have been justified m insti tutiog suoh severe retrenchment without taking the voioe of the country on the matter Then again there was the Minister of Public Works Statement. This showed that although 250 additional miles of railway had been opened and 53 additional stations erected, the cost had been very little inoreased. Mr Brown quoted figures on this point and also oalled attention to the great Increase there bad been m the amount of farm stock carried on the railways, He considered that the present Minister of Public Works deserved great credit for the way m which the railways were managed, and he said that he had never known a time when there was loss grumbling than there pas now among the farmers m regard to the Railway management. A great deal had been said on this matter of RAILWAY MANAGEMENT And bo had noticed that a great many candidates had expressed themselves' m favor of non-political Boards. He did not exactly know the duties which it was proposed to assign to these Boards, but he supposed that they were to manage the railways on what were known as commercial principles. Now his ex perience of commercially managed con oerns was that they tried to squeeze as much out qt the publio or out of private individuals as they possibly could and he was very suspicions that that was the way In which these proposed $oards \youltj manage our railways. Before ho would be preparod to give nff sanction to the gem stitutlon of such Boards, he would want to know a little more about them j and as matters as present stood, he much pre ferred Mr Richardson having charge of the railways. It Jiad been said that these Boards were a success ia Victoria, bat there was a great doal of difference between Viotorla and this poultry, and he thought that it was vary questionable whether Boards would answer here. While, however, he did not think it advisable at present to have a ohange In the management of the railways he thought jyhafc it would be as well to reduce the tariff and faveo eg much as possible. Be did not look upon the call^yg ag a Woollen Factory or elinlUr money making concern, as something that should return a certain interest on the money expended. He reftrrtd to the itatement of B|r Juitps

Yogel that the railways ware the great ■ < public highways end similar to the ' ordinary roads A great deal of money ] was expended on the roads but no one i looked for a return from them, and he i thought that It should be something the same with the railways. He did not say that the latter should be free, bat he did ■ not think they Bhould insist on their ! paying 4 or 5 par cent, A reduced \ tariff, even if It did not lead to ' more revenue being yielded by the rail- 1 ways would benefit the people indirectly. 1 He compared the present Government's • management of the railways with that of , the Atkinson Government, and drew at tention to what was likely -to happen, should an Opposition administration get into power again. Major Atkiosoo m a recent speech atHwern had unmistakably stated that his Government had made £40,000 out of the Canterbury farmers, then they found Mr Hursthouae when addressing his constituents saying that the revenue might ba raised to the extent of £80,030 by increasin » the tariff. Theae were the views of members of the Opposi tion, and the farmers of Canterbury, knew what they might expect did the Opposition get into power. Mr Brown reiterated his opinion that It would be good policy to reduce the railway rates as low as poasible, booause by the benefits it would afford, If we lost on the railways, we would be better able to make up this loss some other way. TH9 ©OVJBBM4BHT. He was a aupp rter of the present Government. He had faith m them and he believed that they were tha boat Government that they ever had m New Zealand. They were most certainly a Government that had the Intercut) of the people at heart, and they therefore deserved the confidence and support of the country, BALABIES Thero was any amount of room for retrenchment In the Civil Service. The amount of salary received by the higher paid Civil Servants was, from the woiking man's point of view enormous, and he thought that the state of afiii a was tucb that it should be put a atop to. The Speaker of the Legislative Council received £600 a year, the Speaker of the House of Representatives £6 JO, and the Chairman of Commlteea £400. These salaries were fixed by statute, but the recipients were able, (it was publicly stated by a member of. the House, who was m the position to know) by a aott of "h'noodling" to materially Increase them. Mr Brown alluded to Acts passed In former years, fixing the salaries of the higher Civil Servants, and against theße he compared the Civil Service Reform Aot oarrled by the Government m 1886. This latter was, he said, a moat beneficial measure to thj country. Under the Civil Service Aot of 1866, a Civil Servant was entitled, after serving ten years, to a year's holiday on half pay and after serving a certain number of years to a re irlog allowance. The civil servants enjoying this latter privilege did not, however, always retire and the anomaly was effordod of a man drawing both sala r y and retiring allowance. He oompared the lot of theae Civil Servants with that of the farmer and farm laborer. The former were able to continue m their office till old meo, but the farmer who had to knock about m the broiling sun and m the wee of wiuter, laid up the seeds of rheumatism for his old age, when he received no pension, as did those more fortunate individuals who had had a so rauoh happier lot during their prime. Since 1880 the colony had been paying pensions to those gentlemen engaged uuder the Civil Servioa Act of 1866 to the tune 0f£9.693 a year or over £67,000 In all. He thought that it was no wonder that the ratepayers obJ3cted to snoh a state of things as thla. The Civil Service Reform Aot passed by the present Government put matters on a differed t footing. That Aot provided that all future appointments t) the Civil Service should, be through competitive elimina tions, and not rest as formerly m the hands of the Mlnistars of the day ; every youth In the colony thus having a chance to enter the Service If he wished. The Aot further provided that every Civil Servant should be a monthly servant, and that m place of the years ahrcnoe on half pay allowed by the Act of 1886 only three months should be allowed. Briefly the Aot pabied by the preeent Government pat tbo Civil Servants on the same footing with other classes of clerks, and It was only right that this should be bo. It had now passed into law that; no man could join the police unless ha had passed an examination equal to that of the fourth Standard, and they c mid, therefore, lc ok for an improvement In the status of tha men composing the force. Another ex cellent measure which had been passed by the Government was the MUST OFFERERS FBOBATION AOI. He briefly explained the objects and scope of this Act, and characterised it as a most benign inoasure, Riving persons who had made a slip a chance to reform, LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES. They had heard a groat deal about the sul jact of cheap money. The Govern ment Loanß to Local Bodies Aot, one of the measures the present Ministry had passed, was an Aot which provided for the obtaining of oheap money, though not by individuals but by local bodies. This Aot would, he was convinced, be of groat benefit to the colony, because no public money went further than that of which the administration was m the hands of local bodies. The Government which had passed all these useful measures deserved the inpport of the country. It was noteworthy that the Opposition m all its attaoki on the Ministry had refrained from referring to these measures, whioh would, however, be of the greatest benefit to the colony, and were a oredlt to the Government that bad passed them. education. He wished to nay that ho was In favor of sepnlar education, and he withed further to say that ha would do nothing to lessen tbp efficiency t)f the cysfam. He believed that it was the duty of the State to see that every child had a good eduoation, The objection he had to the present system was that it was too ex travagant and costly. He had had con siderable experlepce In connection with education, and from that experience he had drawn the conclusions he intended explaining. He would be no party to raising the ago at whioh children are admitted to school, because m these hard times the poor man could not afford to allow his children to remain at Bohool long, And to raise the school age, consequently meant curtailing the eduoation the poor man's children would otherwise reoeive. He referred to the faot that the average age at which children passed the First Standard was throughout the colony 9 years. This be thought showed something wrong some* where, and he thought that the Reaching was m some measure to blame. Bart of the bad result might also be attributed to the greai number of holidays. He quoted from the report of one of the inarjeotors showing that In lome sohoolg (he holidays given h.ad amounted tq fifteen weeks m the year. The great number of ftolidfyt and perhaps also tha negligenoe of some parents In not sending their children regularly, to a great extent accounted for the bad result. It was a well known fact that many children had bad memories and if kept from sphbola short time forgot nearly everything thpy had been taught. After quoting a report of Inspector Edge as to tha loose manner m which the llina tables m some school* were kept, Mr Brown went on to say that the schools were not managed m they might be, and he was of opinion that they never would be propgrly managed under tha present system. Anyone loc&I»g lnfcotho matter would be surprised at tae extraordinary difference m sohoolmftatera oaloflos. Aj

no matter had to teach higher thaa the 6th Stand trd, one wculd think that all would be p»ld alike, with of course, a small allowance, for larger attendance. The schoolmaster at Sydenham received £391, at one of the Ohrlstchurch schools £459, at another Ohrißtobarch school £433, at Lyttelton£4Oland at Asbbutt)n £318. He did not see why these men should have each high salaries m compa rison with ether teachers. Teachers were dirided int> five olasses from At) B. A holder of an B certificate, was supposed to be able to take charge of a sohool of 100 teachers d d the beet service to -the pupils, and he believed that this class of pnblK Bonusea were given, ranging from £9 to £72, but the teachers m the E olass got none of these. If a holder of an X certificate who i had done good service m a country sohool applied for a situation m a town sohool he would have to go under a teacher who received about £400 a year, while the E teacher got only about £120 though quite as competent to teach as his euperior. He could understand the distinction made if the higher class teachers had to teach over the 6th Standard but this they had not to do. It wib the came with regard to the mis tresses. He mentioned a number getting from £299 downwards. There had Veen a tnistteas at Wakanui getting only £75 a year, yet he ventured to say that she did at good service to the State' as the one getting £299 He did not know the eyatem on which theie salaries were arranged but he was confident that it was groeily wrong. When the salaries of the inspectors and the whole management of the Education Boards was looked at it WBi seen that m regard to them thera was a very great deal of extravaganoe. The salaries of the Inspectors' ranged from £675 to £600,*£500 and £400, he thought they might pet just as competent men for half the money. In these higher branches of the Civil Service competition was not allowed to operate and he sus pected that a good deal went by favoritiaim. The administration of the Boards was most extravagant . Some of the Secretaries received enormous salaries. In North Canterbury the Secretary received £570 and there were two olerke at £250 and £150 ; In Auckland the Secretary received £500 and there was a clerk at £200. In the majority of cases he thought the clerk was the man who did all the work. He had been looking into these matters of salaries and he thought that there would not be the slightest difficulty m saving from £25,000 to £35.000. He would reduce salaries of £400 to £300 ; £300 to £250 ; and take a little off salorhs of £250, He would not touch a uingle salary under £150. By this means he was confident that the sum he had stated oould be saved, Mr Brown then went on to speak of the High Sohool system. These schools were on a wrong basis, each being on its own account as it ware. They were very expensive to the country, the ocmt of the Akaroa High School to the country being £20 par pupil and there were other* costing nearly as much, He thoujht thai if arrangements were made wboreby- i High School education oould be given al the primary schools it would meet the case. Country people would then have s b.t er chance of securing a High Sohool education for their children, and as the 'master would then have to teaoh over the 6th Standard there would be no objaotloc to his having a little more salary than those teaching lower Standards. LEGISLATIVE RETRENCHMENT The Governor's salary with allowance: amounted to £7,600 and he th-u^ht with those who maintained that £100) mighl > hi knooked off this amount. Ii reg»rc i to the Legislative Council he was In favoi t of a redaction to 40 and the honorarlun t might weU be reduced. He was not it ) favor of doiDg away with the Council ; h< b had a rather high opinion of it, because k members did not speak to their cotstitaen< 1 ces through Hansard, bat said what the] > had to, censlbly and to the point. Ther< ■ were some of the members who however i took no part m the business and these r oould be done without. Therefore he s was m favor of a reduction to 40. He ) would also have the members of the I Council elected for 6 years, half the , number to retire every tht'ee years. The i question of the number of the House had j been settled for three years, but be f thought the number might have well been t reduced lo 80 and the honorarium tc 5 £150 He noticed that members of the i Opposition bad been raising a great out- I cry about the amount of travelling I allowances drawn by Ministers, Th« i amount of the travelling allowances thai i could be drawn was fixed by statute »t c two guineas per doy and why if the Op> , position objected, did they not alter the . law and make the amount a smaller one, r f r m lieu of travelling allowances pay t fixed mm. VILLAGE SETTLEMENT. i A matter they had been told a greal i deal about was the Village Settlement i scheme. Mr Ballanoe had come m for t , great deal of nmerited abuse on accounl of having incurred liabilities In regard tc the scheme, Now, while he (Mr Brown] did not approve of the Tillage Settlement soheme as a mode of settling the land, he thought it was a wise and excellent means of disposing of the unemployed difficulty. CONCLUSION. Mr Brown said that ho was m favor ol Protection for this colony- He was m f »vor of selling lands on cash and deferred payment— There was one member if the Government who had received much un deserved aboae, yet he stood amongst their statesmen as Mount Cook did among their mountains — towering above them all. He oould Bee olesr'.y what was best to provide for the future— not for this district or that— but for the whole colony That man wbb Sir Julins Yogel. Mr Brown who hal spoken for nearly two hours resumed his seat amidst applause. Tiro or three questions were asked and answered, One that created much amuse ment was ; «' Sir Julias Yogel says sago it made from potatoes ; can Mr Brown tell n« what ' soft soap ' is made from."— Mr Brown confessed himself unable to answer ihe query as the article alluded to was one that he had never dealt m. Mr B. Hughes made a lengthy speech saying £hat it was gratifying to find men among the farmers lika Mr Burton and Mr Brew n. He was confident Mr Brown conld worthily represent them io Parlia ment, lut it was a pity he had not come out before. It would never do for two Government candidates to run for the seat, because if they did they would split the votes and the enemy of Canterbury would go m like a shot." Mr R. Elefcon proposed that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Mr Brown for his able address. Mr D. Thomas said that he had very great pleasure In seconding the motion, le agreed with a great deal of what Mr Hughes had said and It would be a mis fortune if two Government candidates were to ran against each other. It was a pity that Mr Brown had nqt came out two or three weeks ago, before they had pledged their votes. Had he done this there was not the slightest doubt that he would have headed the poll, {f Mr Brown, at any future time, decided upon standing for Parliament he oould, if he went on the lines he had advocated that evening, depend upon his (Mr Thomas') support, Mr Brown said that he was not a candidate. He was not going to split the votes with Mr Buxton, $c had come forward that evening as an eleptor w|th the hope of leading some of them \o think on political matters. Tho vote of thanks wan oarried upanl. raousiy and a gimilar compliment to the ohair concluded the proceedings.

R.M. COURT.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY. (Before John Ollivier, Esq., R.M ) CIVIL CABES. Larabie v Buckley —Claim £34 15s, for loss and damage sustained by the worry ing of plaintiff's sheep. Mr Purnell, with him Mr Crisp, for plaintiff, Mr A. A. Loughnan for de fendant. Counsel having opened the case for plaintiff, called "W. Watson, farmer, who deposed to having seen a dark dog rounding up sheep m his paddock m May last. He waf olose to the dog, and followed him for about 1£ miles towards Buckley's, Had since seen the same dog at Buckley's. Crosß examined : No other dog was with the one ho caw with the sheep H« could have given as good a description of this dog without seeing the one at Buck ley's. Did not notice whether the dog had a tail or not. Peter GordoD, 14 years of age, said he knew Buckley's two dogs. One is a bit of a sheep dog. He is a wolfy-hoaded, slate colored dog. Some time m June last, at 4 p.m , was m the paddocks, about a mile from Lambie's, and saw Buckley's dogs there. Tried to send them homo, but they vent away. They were about four ymls from witness. The noxt morning Mr Lambie asked witness about his sheep being worried. Cross-examined : Tried to send the dogs home because they were going towards Lambie's paddocks. This took place m the middle of June. Henry Hardwick, shepherd, deposed thut he went on Saturday, 11th June, and , examined Lambie's sheep m company with 1 Lambie Saw that five had been killed i and a lot injured and knocked about. • The sheep were 2 tooth crossbreds, and m good condition Had offered 7a 6d per i head for some of these sheep. The sheep i had the appearance of having been yarded i up, and some had the wool torn out. ) They had been worried by dogs. The I flock had suffered at least 6d per head I through this. Went same day to Buck i ley's with Lambie. Buckley said if it was J bis dogs he would destroy them— if Peter . Gordon said it was hie dogs that worried f the sheep. Saw Buckley's dogs ; one was I a sheep dog. It was wet and dirty. The I other was a greyhound. Buckley said the I dog was tied up Jate the night before. ) Could not say if Buckley's dog had ever • killed sheep, ■ Thomas Adams said :In April last was b with a threshing machine, and carted i water from Bnckley's. Saw the dogs 5 there. One was a bluish sheep dog, and 3 one a greyhound. There were also two 1 other sheep dogs. Had seen some dogs ? m among Lowe's sheep ; they were not 3 the slaty dog or the greyhound : Was ? present when an arrangement was made * about settling the case, and Buckley fc offered £20 to Larabie to let him keep the { dog. ' H. W. Parsons, farmer, Kylo, deposed B that he knew Buckley's dogs well. They * had been amongst his sheep about a year 1 ago, and he bad told Buckley that his doge 3 were dangerous. Made no claim for 3 damages en Buckley. 3 Wra. Bruca deposed that he was sent by 1 his father to Buckley's with a message that Buckley's dogs had been amongst their sheep. Did not see them there himself. Murdoch Bruce deposed that two of Buckley's dogs had been amongst his sheep. One was a slaty-colored dog ; the other a young sheep dog. Had seen the aarae slaty dog with Mr Buckley since. John Lambie deposed that when the arrangement between himself and defen dant was made, Mr Buckloy said that it was really the other dog that worried the sheep, and he had since destroyed that one, and that if he (plaintiff) would allow him to keep the sheep dog alive, he would gire him £20, which he (plaintiff) refused to agree to. D. Buckley deposed that he had a sheep dog of a peculiar color, which Mr Lambie saw. It was a valuable sheep dog, and had never worried any sheep to witness's knowledge. On 30th May last he was at Chertsey sale, on which day the cheep dog was tied up at home, and had not been loose that day. The dog had boon away from home with Mr Mabin from 15th to 27th May ; the dog had followed Mr Mabin home from Ashburton. On 27th May witness got the dog back from Mabin, took him home m his trap, and tied him up. The dog was not loose for over a week from that date. First heard of the sheep worrying on the 11th June from Lambie. Lambie saw the dog referred to as a peculiar colored dog. He did not recognise it He (Lambie) said that his daughter had seen the dogs among the sheep about a fortnight before Lambie went down the paddock, and eaid he thought the dog looked like the one he had shot at. He then saw the other dog and said that they were the dogs. It was after dinner when Lambis came to witness's place. Had had the dog out that day. Took him off the chain that morning, and worked the sheep m the paddock with him. It had been a wet night, and the paddocks were wet. The dog was wet. This was on the 11th June. Took the dog off the chain before Lamb : e came. The dog was not off the chain the day before. Had no dog witl a bob tail. Never owned one that he recounted. Knew there was such a dog m the neighborhood. Cross-examined by Mr Purnell ; I knew the dog was tied up on the morning of the 30th May. It was tied up on the 27 th. and remained so for over a week after. Told Mr Lambie on the 11th June that my dog was always tied up. Did not tell him that the dog was tied up on the 30th May. The reason witness was willing to pay £9 12s, and to kill the dog wa« " be cauie you lawyers persuaded me into it." Agreed to pay that sum, although know ing that the dog was tied up on 30th May. Would "pay that amount any time to escape you or your crowd." Wit ness thought he had instructed his solicitor (Mr White) that the dog was tied up on the 30th May. Told him all the circum stanges of the case. " Don't think you (Mr Pmnell) had much to say. It was Mr Crisp-" (Mr Crisp : "Oh ! come now !") Was not willing to carry out the settlement proposed (killing the dog and paying damages.) Saw Mr Lambie at the sale on the 30th May, Have not killed any dog since the 11th June. If Mr Lambie has sworn that I told him that I had killed the other dog, I will not say whether it is true or not. Saw Mr Crisp at the races, and had some conversation with him. He advised, me to kill the Blaty-blue dog, and bet me a new hat I would lose the case- Witness did not say that he had thought better of it and would not destroy the dog. To the Court : The dog was on the ohaln for fully a week, from the 2?th May. The dog wont work for anyone elie but me. Mrs BuokUy, the wife of the defendant, gaid that "h® knew the dogs m question. The peoalUr oolored dog was away some time m May. Witness' husband brought (t back on the 27ch. It was tied up m a kennel. Saw the kennel three or four times * day. The dog was kept tied up for abont a week for fear he thould go back again to Mr Mabin. Witness never untied the dog, Bametn bered Mr Lambie and Mr Hardwiok coming to own the <fcg m Jane. Witness h«d fed the dog that morning. It was tied up In the kennel, Fed him again after dinner. That was before Mr Lambie came. Cross-examined : Remember the 27th May because we engaged a man on that day. On the 30th M»y, my haoband we.ab to a talfl and be t Jid jqe to tell the

>oys not to loose the dog. My htubstft killed. a djg ia the month of April. It had not botu worrying shetp. It wil ft black and white dog mixed. The peoullar colored dog was kept tied up til day on the 30 th May. It was kept tied up (or about ft week. John Backley, son of defendant Mid I lire with my father. We have a sheep dog and greyhound. My father brought back the sheep dog from Mabln'a on tht 27th. It was chained np. I did not loose It. It was kept on tha ehsin until a week after it cime, and again on the 11th Jane. It was not loots on any other oooaiion. My father took it with him on those ocasslons, to work, with the •beep. It was ohained up when he brought it back. Whin Mr Lamble oame I asked him for a description of the dog*. *He said one waa white, and yellow round the neck, and tan color. He did not lay what the other was like. Cross- examined : I have three brother* and four aistero, and there is a man employed on the farm. Either of them could loose the dog. They would not do so as my father only used ft himself. The dog has never gone away from the farm on its own aooount to my' knowledge. Don't know of anyone having complained of that dog worrying sheep. Thomas Buckley, another of defendants sona : Remember the dog being away with Mabin. It came baok on S7feh; May, Remember the day btoause my father went to a. ial<* nt Aihburton on that day. Don't remember the day of the week" my father brought the dog back and. the. dog was tied up. He was kept tUd up. My 1 father works the dog. Don't remember 1 soeing the dog worked a'ter he camVbaok. 1 Cross-examined : Don't know how Mr Mabin came to have the dog . Knew the dog was brought back on the 27th, because ' my father engaged a man on that: day, 1 Don't remember the day of the week, I think it was near the end of the week. Edward McAnnlty : I live at Kyle. I 1 know Mr Watson. One morning while I p was planting trees one of my boys told ? me that there was a dog worrying 1 Watson's sheep. Sent another of my boys • to inform Mr Watson. Was down at 3 Watson's the same evening ; lie spoke of • the dog which had been worrying his • sheep. He said it was a savage-looking 8 brute, and that he had no tail upon him.' r Have seen the peculiar- co'ored dog of i Buckley's ; he has a short bushy tail. 8 This witnees was not cross-examined, 0 Edward M'Annlty, junr : Am a son of 0 last witness. On 30th May last was • working for Watson Went after a dog. r Saw a dark grey dog going into the ploughed paddock. Got within about a a chain of him. Did not see any tail on the d dog- Saw the dog jump a fence. Did b not see any tail then. Knew Buckley's 1 peculiar colored dog ; that dog has a tall. 0 Cross-examined : Told Mr .Watson that s if it had had a tail it would have been >* Buckey's dog. - (Laughter m Court ) • The Magistrate : There s a ,very long ® tale about the dog now at all events. y Edwin Mabin : Enow a dog belonging c to Buckley which followed ine from 17th to 27th May. Returned it to Buckley on 1 27 th May. It is a safe sort of dog so far V as I know. > r Cross examined : The dog followed me 8 from ABhburton. Kno ir it was the' 17th r because it was the night of the Ingleside. Know I returned the dog on the 27th, J because that was the. day 1 was^ dipping c sheep. ...:'., |l Percy Gorton : Reside at Kyle. ■' Saw 0 Sir Lambie one Saturday m June. He said he had hadsome sheep worried the night •f before by a dog. He believed it was Mr is Buckley s dog. :•:•.• c Croes-oxamined ; I was leading a horse, c Robert Mulligan, farmer, Kyle.; Re member seeing some dogs m my b'addock o some time m May; One was a white and j- brown greyhound, the other a black sheep it dog. Don't know. Mr Buckley's, dog. c The dogs I saw were not Mr Buckley's. ■t Defendant, recalled : Before Mr Gambia *" and I went to the kennel on the It to c June he said that the dog he had seen d among his sheep was yellow round the neck and tan color. I did not know P until after the summons was issued that a the day on which the alleged damage was d done was the 20th May. » Mr Purnell: Mr Lamble did not •t mention the 30th May to me. He said P the worrying took place about a fort 't night before. n Mr Lambie, re-callad — I never said to Mr Baokley's boy*. that the dog wm yellow round the neck and tan-oolored. I never addressed myself to the boy at «il. On the 11th Jane I went to Hard* iriok's before I went to Baokley's and was back again m time for dinner. I dine at 12 o'clock. To Mr Loughnan : I was at ChertieyJ sale on the 30th May. Don't recollect, seeing defendant there. Mr Hardwlok, recalled : I had dinner at Mr Lambie's after we went to Buckley's We had dinner I should think about 1 o'clock. It was between 11 and 12 whe» we went to Mr Bucklej'n. Mr Loughnan addressed the Court for the defendant. Be did not contend that 7s *t head was an excessive value for the •heep but submitted that the evidence as > to damage done, calculated at 6d per head, was unsatisfactory, As to the faot relied upon by the other side that defen> dant bad agreed to pay £9 (not believing his dog did the damage) he Mr Loughnan submitted that instead of the arrange ment being used to the detriment of his client only, it might fairly be oontended for the defendant that the sum of £ was the fair measure of damages. As to the damage done on 30th May. plain tiff did not identify defendants dog. (Mr Pnrnell: Yes— reading from his notes— lmnhie says "1 saw two dogs, one was a greyhound the other the slaty blue dog of Buckley's) Mr Loughnan, continued, commenting upon the evidence as to what took place on the 11th June, He also drew attention to the faot as shown by Mr Mulligan's evidenoe, thtt there were other dogs at this time prowling about worrying sheep, and urged that it was highly probable that the mischief done was done by these dogs and not by defendant's dog. He then pointed to the distinct evldeuoe that defendant's dog was kept ohained up from the 27th May for over a week, and asked the Court In face of that faot to give jadg. Mont for the defendant. Mr Purnell, for plaintiff, pointed out that defendant could not succeed unless the Court disbelieved tho evidenoe of four or five disinterested witnesses and also drew attention to the faot that defendant's counsel had confined his remarks to one particular dog. It was quite suffiolent if plaintiff proved that one of the dogs belonged to Buckley, but he (Mr Purnell) contended that Lambie's Identification of both dogs as Buckley's d,ogs was fqll and complete. He also drew attention to the fact that the evMenoe on defendant's side was what he would term family evidence. With regard to the compromise he ur» ad that Mr White, as solicitor for defendant, would never have advised such a cam promise of the faots stated to him were, such aa defendant .had sworn to to-day Ih. a Magistrate gave judgment for plalnti ff for £21 and costs , J. O. Duncan y R Hill, claim £L JudgmeDt for plaintiff with oosts. Same v Shaw, olalin £2 14s 6i. Jade ment for plaintiff with costs. N. Welsh v J. Holmes, claim £i 8s 6d —Mr Purnell for plaintiff. Defendant filed a set-off for board, eto. of plaintiff and his horse. Plaintiff swore to the oorreotness of the particulars of the demand. Cross-Bxanained by defendant. I came to yonr plaoo on a Monday, started Tuesday and worked till Monday evening. Worked Tuesday, Wednesday* Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Worked on the Sunday at yonr suggestion Did not work before break. nit. I WQ?k«d after dinner. J swetf

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Wanted WAX TED— A good General Servant One able to Milk. Apply Mrs S Hakdley, East Street. "VTOUNG LADIES' JOURNAL for X September now In. HM. Jones. WANTED Known. — R. S. Bean wishes to dispose of his Grey Pony, " Maggie," perfectly quiet, and carries a lady.— B. 8. Bban, West street. WANTED to cell a Wise's Post Offioe Directory for the current year. Price 35b ; coßt £2 2s. Address " X.Y.Z," " Guardian " Offioe. WA2STBD— Tenders for Procuring, Delivering and Patting In 500 Willow Stakoß, 5 feet long, l£ inohea through. Apply — Foens and Son. Koown— Final Clearing W Sale of the balance of our Win- ter Drapery. 'I his boing oar Clearing out Sals, GoogU will be Cheap for Cash only. — H. O. Severs. Mnlford Hodbb ANTED known that HAVES & GO. have Large titocks on hand. For further particulars see new advertisement m this issue. ■ "TTT ANTED Known— Our Great Bale \V 1b now on, come and judge for yonrselvej. —H. C. Sioebs, Melford Hocbb, WANTED Known.— Ladies' Black Cloth Mantles we are selling at 3b 6d and 5s 6d. The wholesale prices of these goods were 10s lid and 13s 6d. (Just opened. Come and secure one.) — About 300 Ladies' and Maids' Jackets and Ulsters, newest kinds, at ridiculous prices. Great Cash Sale, Melford House. WANTED CASH — Moir's Oatmeal 251bs, 2s 9d ; Ling Fisb, 6d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tins Beat Honey, lOd ; Vestas, 5d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 5d ; Tin Fruits, Is ; Cutting do. Is 6d.— Jambs MoGregob, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. WANTED KNOWN — Oleographs Scenery, and Catholic Subjects, Catholic Cards, good variety m Scraps, Novelties m Penwipers, Crewol Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotchet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, &c, &c, •t Am Manhibb's Fancy Repository, Saundsrs' Buildings.



1 PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. • . TT C CRAIGHEAD has great plea , i „ ,XJ • lore m intimatiog to the Public fflO LET for Grazing for Six Months, ]of Ashburton and Burronnding districts I from l»t Septembtr, about 57 Aores that be haa admitted Edwin G. Craighead •f the best land m the District, within 10 into partnership with him, and that the araitcs walk of the Ashburton Post business will for the future bo carried on OCft. Apply to under the style or firm of H. and B. B. M. CUTHBERTSON, Craiqhead ; Solicitor, Havelocfc street. " pEFERRING to the above, H. and E. Jtt Cbaigbead beg to announce to the Brt T) Tj^ AAT Public of Ashknrton and surrounding .. J\. Ti jii Al\ districts that they have just lately received c kh WiiA M a large aflsortment of English and Colonial GOAL AND FIREWOOD MBBCHANT. Tweeds, Worsted Coatings, Ac, suitable T>B6B to inform his Frienda and the Public for the present Season, and hope by strict n^JwiitAw P atron *B ß 80 liberally bestowed upon X ILILQGI. their predecessors. Either lor Bridge or Hoaae BnUding purposes* Ht * Ef °^'j^ BADf BEST NEWCASTLE, MAL"VBBN, AND 6 2 Tancred Btreet, Ashburtoa WKSTPOBT COAL m Btcck, delivered at — . - . CHEAPEST BATES. ~~ R. 8. BEAN, Weßt Btreet, Aehbarton. -TTTANTED Known. — That Andrew VV Orr will during the next few : — : weeks offer the whole of his Surplus Stock of Drapoiy, Gotbing, and Boots at an rni^'Tr immense reduction. KIBIPATRICK'S «^ » «^-r,« "TTTANTED Known—That A. Orr is NEW SEASON'S W now selling Ladies' Jackets at 5a lid to 7s 6d. One lot Ladies' Ulsters, -w- k ~Tk /r fashionable shape, 5s 9d and 6s 9d. JAM. - SPECIAL NOTICE. W^^SSTSSJISfiI to lOd per pair. Gloves at half price. TT'IRKPATBICK'S NEW SEASON'S I Chinft Mattin g» 6d.— A. Orr's Cheap Sale. IV JAM is made from NELSON OKOWN FRUIT, and boiled within a . few hours after the fruit has been gathered. It thus retam. most of the -rx TAK rED Known.-A big lot of natural flavor of the fresh fruit. yy La{Jieg , Boots> 4s M . KIBKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'B Children's Bocto, Is to 2s 6d ; Gents JAM it the most delicious preserve m Boots, 7s Gd to 11b 6d ; Gents Shoes at &» market. 3s lid.— A. Orr. Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and iaferi brands Jam, the remains of old — — stock, which must be sold at any price, btrk ASK for KIRKPATBICK'S NEW _ rk^ lnmn BEABON JAM. and see that you get it. \1 RANTED Known.— Brußßels Carpet V V at half price (heiog overstocked) TBttß BEST 18 ALWAYS THE Tapeßtry Carpet* greatly reduced. One CHEAPEST. Kirkpatrlck's New Season Lot of Kemnants of Dress Goods at your *«ml (ho best. | own prices. White Calico at 2s 6d per doz. — A. Orf's Sale. r . k ICAUTION* ' None ir genuine unless our name is "YIT'ANTED Known.—- Boys' Suits, 3s stamped oa each tin, and has our VV lid ; Jersey Suits, 2a <Jd ; Men's Tr*** Mark v Lord Nelson' Suite, splendid quality, 30s ; Shirti, Is m ifc« libtl. lld f Men's Hats greatly xeduoed.— A. Orr'a Cheap Sale. SjKirkpatrick&Co. -ur a Ttrnw a <itttrt?-r q "W A ? TBD Know . a ' *~ D '««Bmaking MA£SlyrAUlUJll!illC, VV Department is now admirably worked ; etyfo a»d fitting giving the very El |K>^ l, higheit B*tiefactioq, Orr.



fflHB PRKKIKR COLON I> L COMPANY. CANTERBURY BRANCH. ■jefA*u*"ED !85S^^^^f^^fp^^CAPJTALt 1000,00 >\. • "xo ! (fjaiWrOFSHfJR£frOLDERS FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING ;CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson,! AGENT, ABHBURTON FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! THfijWHOLBI.OFJITHE ba.l|[V.ag;e stock OF TUB Timaru Woollen Factory Hm bwn I»«f ht by anAihbnrcon BimforOißH, MITOBSuL aad*TU&NHB» having m»d« the above purchase, wUI offar th« whol«;8TOCK to the Aihbnrton and Raagitata Blectore,and their Wives nod Families, at inch prices M m eaij b« hj a personal interview with the firm, and an inspection of the goods fMUelva. ' H«wlhas come tin chanca for EVBUTONB to enconrage NEjW ZEALAND INDUSTKIJES, And that too, with benefit to themtolves also. l!9h£ abeva Grand L«t of GOODS will be impacted and open! for BALE on THURSDAY KBIT, whtn onr Windows will show what marvelloni BARGAINS can be had m TWBEDS FLANNELS, KUGS, MAUDS, BLANKETS, SUITS, CLOTHING, &c, &c, All through the FIBB FIEND at Timaro, Qaotations|ai<<niß]eftding, COJtE ! BEE 1 ! and be CONVINCED. MITCHEIXT& TTJKNEE, TANCREJD STEEET. ALBEET EOBEETS HAS FOE SALE,— Clovers, — BED, "WHITE, COWGEASS, ALSYKE, and TEEFOIL. BYEGBASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, 12BDPEAS,'8BED OATb;(variopß kinds), CRUSHEDJBBANS PLOUGH t SHABEB. 4, COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Aekccvledged to be THE BEST IN THE MARKET.