THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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DIARY

Moonlight Etenings. i The Moon at 3 days old shines till about i 8 o'clook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old Bhines till nearly 1 o'clock m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shinea til morning. The Moon at 27 daya old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. 38 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The San Frano : eoo mail closes at Ashbnr tort on Friday noxt at 5 p.m. Money orders muit be ebtainod before 10 a.m. The following is a list of letters reocived at the ABbbnrton Foßt Office, from places beyond the colony, during the month of September, and remaining unclaimed on Nov. Ist, 1887 : — Heotor McKenzio, Patrick Halleran, and 6, Sohmidt, The Summer Assembly dance takes place to-morrow (Thursday evening), ai usual. The temperance play, •• Trial of John Barleyoorn," will be presented ai the Odd* fellows' Hall this evening. It has besn a long time under rehearsal, and those taking part are thoroughly well verstd m the oharaoters they are to represent, and therefore the affair should be a great euooeis. The first load of wool for the season was delivered at Messrs Friedlander Bros, stores, West street, to-day, it being a vary nicely grown sample from crossbred hoggets, and reeeivsd from Mr John Corbett, of Wakanui. The wool shows excellent fibre and good con. dition, and augurs well for a very favorable return to the owner, and confirms the previous report of a heavy clip and good quality of wool being handled thig season by our wool growers and salesmen. ; A daylight inspection parade of the Ash. \ burton volunteers was held at the drill-shed last evening, Major Douglaß being ineptoting officer. Capt. Fooks and Sergt.-MajorHajei were also present. The rifles (Capt. Dolman), mustered 50, guards (Capt. Sparrow), 37. The oonpanies were exercised m battalion and skirmishing drill by Major Douglas, and sword-bayonet exercise by Capt. Fooks. Be fore dismissing, Major Douglas announoed that he had been informed there would be a field day at Orari on the 9th inst., (Prince of Wales birthday), but no orders have yet boon received, A private trial of a plough designed to form water-races was held yesterday afternoon. The implement, whioh is worked by a traction engine, iB the property of Mr W. J. Siloock, whose invention it is, and has been con. etrncted by Messrs P. and D. Danoan. The present average ooßt of forming water-races is about Is 9d per ohain, but with his new plongb Mr Siloook estimates that he will be able to do the work for id or 6d, and complete from two to ten miles of race per day. As the plough has not yet been patented we are not at liberty to enter into any details of its construction. At the trial yesterday the implement gave great satisfaction, and when a few improvements, suggested by tho prac tical test, are effeoted, there seems little doubt that it will fulfil all the expectations of its inventor Why do American Hop Bitters eara so muoh ? Beoauso they give good digestion, rich blood, and healthy aotion to all the organs. HolliOway's Pills akd Ointment. — Soldiers and Sailors,— Theso well-known and easily used remedies are especially serviceable and convenient for those who, like soldiers and sailors, are exposed to great changes of climate, and the hardships inseparable from their calling. Many of the diseases engen dered m the system from these and other un. toward causes can be checked and controlled by attention at their onset, and m Holloway's remedies will bo found a ready means of relief without hindrance from duty. Many a man is invalided and rendered more or lets a burden to himself and friends from neglecting the early eymptomß of his ootnplaint, whioh calamity might be averted by timely resort to the up« of Kol)ow»7 7 s Fill* ted Ointment*

The annual garden party m connection ith St. Stephen's Ohuroh will be held this ear as usual on the 16th Deo. The paraouago arden will be the place of meeting. The " Mataura Ensign " says :— It is umored that a oompany, composed of laading den throughout the Olutha elaotorate, is being , £ ormed for the purpose of starting a paper at ' j, Jalolutha m opposition to the " Leader," p Mr Alexander Stephen, shipbuilder, recently v purchased the estate of Kelly, Wemyaa Bay, * m tbe Clyde, for £35,000. The late Mr * fames Young acquired the estate from the late Mr James Scott for £50,000. In the report of the Agricultural and Pastoral Show an error occurred m the prize list, the words " not pure " being appended to some of Messrs Upton and Kussell'a entries of Shropshire Down sheep. Most probably this has been generally recognised as a manifest mistake, beoause the sheep scoured two first prizes, but m justice to Messrs Upton and Russell, as perhaps some persons have been given an erroneous impression, we tako this opportunity of putting matters right. The experiment of artificially forming an oyster bed at Blueskin Bay, Otago Heads has turned out a failure. Mr A. Wilson the pro* jtotor of the scheme, planted the bed with spawn, and has attended to it for tha last Ifteen months ; but the flood-water shifted the ohannol and submerged the bed m a lot of mud, and after fifteen months of work and worry Mr Wilson haa become discouraged and given up the venture. Five years age (says the " Boston Budget ") there was not an eleotria railway m praotioal operation m tho country, while to-day there are more than a dozen with every prospect that there will be a hundred within the next two years. Experts do not hesitate to prediot tbe [speedy displacement of the horse as a motor for oars m cities, and one authority believes that the change from horses to eleotrioity will go on as fast as the eleotrio plants can be manufactured. Step by step the dynamo has been so improved that the work whioh it costs lOdola to do with horses oan be done by eleotrioity or Gdols. A story of mental telegraphy comes from Christohuroh, whioh may have something m it, but as told it does not hang together. The story is that a lady m Christohuroh was, about seven o'clock one Wednesday evening, suddenly seized with a peouliar kind of fit, and she was queer for some days after. By and bye comes the news from Melbourne that her sister was killed on the railway at Essendon nbout seven o'clock on that Wed* nesday evening. The narrator forgot tbat there is a difference of about 100 minutes between Christohuroh and Melbourne time. In sooiety there are many young married ladies who seem to think that their whole duties m life consist of " going out " as muoh as possible, and being as well and expensively dressed as possible, no matter what their! husband's means may be and what bills they May ran at their dressmakers and milliners. They are entirely eaten up by the craze for society, and it does not seem to enter thoir brains that they have duties as wives and mothers.—' 4 Saturday Review." Says an English paper :— To the shame of our womankind, it was left to the Roman Catholic nuns of England to present to the Queen the best Jubilee offering. These devoted women worked as many as eight thousand four hundred articles of clothing for distribution by Her Majesty among the poor. The offer was accompanied by a beautifully; Illuminated address breathing loyalty m gentle womanly terms. The Queen was delighted with the nuns' idea, and the liberal way m which they had carried it out. England has raised the cost of naturalisa tion from £5 to £14 on acoount of the influx of aliens to London, and the Home Office thinks it is now none too dear. Germany practically excludes aliens exoept as tempo rary residents; The delarations of American political conventions within the last two or three years point m a like direotion, though they have not yet gone far on the road. Not far enough with regard to some olasses of immigrants: The " Sydney Echo " stated recently that the deaths resulting from administration of chloroform had averaged one weekly of those reported, and that there was reason to believe that the aotual number of deaths from the same cause was considerably m excess of that, SANDER AND SONS' EUOALPTI j EXTRACT. — In proteotion of the worldwide fame our manufacture has acquired all over tho globe, wo publish, the following '.—Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Dißoases of the Mind and Nervous System, ' says m an editorial published iv the *' Oiimaal Beoord " : — " We have examined half a dozen speoimem of different manufactures ; the 1 preparation of Sander and Sons' was the only one that proved to be reliable and cor responding to scientific tests." Another con cootion oalled "Refined Extraot of Euoa lyptus," has made its appearance since. This produot stands, acooordipg to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious efleotfi. That gentleman communicates at a meeting of the Medioal Sooiety of Tiotoria that a child living at Fitzroy beoame most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declara tion that se suffered cruelly from the effects of the same conoootion, To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m exposing the above facts, and desire the publio to exercise oare and preoau ttOß when buying.— SANDER AND SONS'. — (Advt.)

IRISH AFFAIRS.

♦ [atUTER's TSLEQRAMS— OOFTBiaHT.] Lonboit, Ootober 31. The appeal case of O'Brien was brought to a conclusion this afternoon, a full Court confirming the sentence of three months imprisonment passed upon him by the Mitchelltown Court. Upon judgment being delivered O'Brien strongly resisted the attempts of the authorities to arrest him, and a scene of great uproar, with a great amount of scuffling took place within the Courthouse. The prisoner was ultimately taken into custody and at once removed to Cork gaol. J. R. CoX) Nationalist member of Parliament for East Clare, has been i summoned under the Crimes Act for I attending meetings which were pro claimed by Government, O'Brien, speaking at Kanturk, de clared that 50,000 tenants had given m their adhesion to the Flan of Cam paign. 1 Mr O'Brien tried to leave the Court, pending the issue of a warrant of com mittal. Messrs O'Brien, Dillon and Lane, M.F.s, roughly handled the re corder who ordered Dillon's removal 1 for disrespect, London, November 1, The Marquis of Hartington, speak ing at Truro, said the Irish people rauit abandon the idea that England will ever concede to them national Parliaments. He is expected back to assume a prominent position m the Government. It is suspected that O'Brien's object m attempting to evade arrest was ( to hold unexpected meetings, and bring {be police into contempt, ,*««**.

POLITICAL NEWS.

[rao&IOUR OWN COBBESPONDBNT.J Wellington, November 1. Wbllinoton, November 1. In the Honse to-day M-jor Steward gave notice of the following questions : —If the Minister of Poblio Works la aware that, now and for a long time past, commercial travellers and others visiting Walmate forward their luggage from Studholme Junotion to Wairaate by road instead of by rail, owing to carriers obarges being lower than railway freight, m oonsfquenoe of whloh an amount of revenue U lost to the railway which would more than pay the salary of the looal atationmaster. If so, does he, propose to alter the tariff on the branoh line bo as to Becure to the revenue the freight referred to. Whether, m view of recent alter ations m the railway time table, he will arrange that express trains Bhall oall to take up and set down passengers at Walhou flag station. Wellington, November 2. The only subject of discussion to-day was the Financial Statement wh'ch was generally conceded to be clever but one that was capable of a lot of pulling to pieoea. The Opposition have not yet had » meeting to consider the line to be taken, but It is generally oonslderered that they will go m the direction of proposing an alteration of the tariff In the wt>y of pro* tection and objeot to retrenchment, at the present tima a* likely to intensify tbe depression. A meeting of the Opposition will probably be held either this afternoon or to-morrow morning.

TEA AND CONCERT AT ASHTON.

CONTRIBUTED. i A meeting of a very enjoyable character was held In the Ashton Schoolroom on Thursday evening, m connection with the looal Singing Class, which has been con ducted during the past winter by Mr W. Miller. The benefits derived from such o! asses In the several centres of population cannot be overestimated, especially to the young, and the creditable way m whioh the youthful oboir acqalted themselves on the platform shows what perseverance can accomplish. The programme, whloh was a varied one, commenced with a piano solo by Miao A, Ingram. This lady also aocompanlod the several pieces during the evening. The oholr sang "We shall meet by and by." The Rev A. Blake, who occupied the chair, then gave a short address. " Hark, Hark, my booI," by the Choir, after whioh a quartett " Little Mary," waa given by the Misses Tay. lor, Shearer, Donaldson, and McConnel, the rendering of this piece by those four young ladies being excellent, and It was undoubtedly the gem of the Choir's prsctioe for tie evening. A read ing by Mr Blake, followed by a song from Mr D. Thomas, of Ashbnrton, and a selection by the Choir brought the fi st part of the programme to a close. During the interval, tea and a pleuMful supply of cakes and eatables were handed round and Appeared to give general satisfaction. The eecond part included eeleotions by the O.'tofr, amongst whipb may be mentioned 11 My own Na»&* Land," whioh was rendered m go.qd/ time by the young Hoys and girls In their respective parts* A humorous song by Mr Thomas, given m his usual happy way, called forth hearty applause and a i enoore The only recitation of the evening (Loch nagar) was given by Mr T. Mitchell. The piece, although rather lengthy, was delivered m good style, and with that force of elocution which is required to give the proper effect to an audience. Mr H. McConnell contributed a song, '• Nancy Lee|" which web rendered very fair. A trio by Mesßrs Millar (2) and McConnell caused considerable amusement, and was successfully given. A song by Miss Ingram, and a duet by Messrs Shearer and Millar, and tha singing of the National Anthem br aught a very social and orderly meeting to a close. 1 here were about 140 people present. The arrangements, which were carried ont under the superintendence of Messrs Taylor, Gilmour, and Shearer, gave general satisfaction, Mr Taylor kindly gave the use of his piano. Mr J Dunn proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and the several performers,

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON RAOBS. The following nominations were received last night for the forthcoming Bprlrig Meeting of the Ashburton Raoing Olub.— OPEN HURDLES. Ef&gy Mammoo ]>tro Panio Sawdust Golden Butteify Maloboom >hylook COUNTY PLATE. Yabkee Opera Utland Sqaib Dnubtfal Ivanhoe Moses Oliver Cromwell Mountain Dees Ngaia Nipper Tittle Wondet Temukft Loan Nelly Marmlon Malvina Aothentlo ASHBURTON CUP. Miss Webster Leeston Quibble Jaok Bavenscralg OrKN TROT Lady Grey Bismarck Southern Queen Frolicsome Jo Noble Jimmy Brown Narrow Gaage Gipsy Ohantioleer Grannie SPBING HANDIOA? Yankee Bt A^nes Mountain Deer Vanity SMr Jaok College Boy Opera Oliver Cromwell Tornado Authentic Goldfinch Second Dvt. county hur»les. Monteagle JNero Wrangler Leah Panio Sbylook Aurora 'lato Lass) BACINC tXU» HANDIOAT. Mist Webster Bavenaorafg Vanity Fair Jaok Quibble Leeston District Tbot. Lady Grey Wakanal Jo Bi*nwob Marongo Noblo Sedgemere Lass Ptockinga Welter Handicap. Doubtful Jvanboe Derby Lesh Monteagle Maramoc Nipper Panic Bho Flying Handicap, Urland Opera St Agnes Squib Mountain Deer Oliver Cromwell Vanity Fair Tornado Starlight Little Wonder Jack Anthentio College Boy Goldfinch

V. K. O. SPRING MEETING.

ISecond Dat. MsLBOtrBNE, November 1. The seoond day'a of raotng the Olab was held at Flemlngton to-day. The weather «rai extremely fine, and the attendance of the public unpreoedentedly large, Their Excellencies Sir Henry Loch, Lord Oarrlngton and other distinguished visitors were present daring the afternoon. ReaaltQ — Subdle Race, of 250 bovb ; About three miles. Mr S. Martin's oh g Friction, aged ... 1 Mr W, Bailey's b g Sir Launoelot, $%, riiillp'a b'g Elierillo .',',' !," 3

Friction spoored a very easy victory. ' C looting S'r Launeolot by two lengths ■ ftmo, smiu 40aec U&vtat Handicap, of 200 sovi ; Six . furlon&s. " Hr J. Thompson's b o Master John 1 7 Kr W. Oollin'e oh o Newman ter ... 2 " klr 8. Millet's eh h Lando 3 . Won easily. Time, lmin 17seo. Ibnsinoxon Stakbb, of 250 boys j five P furlongs, tfr HiU'a b o Venture, by Richmond * — Snccaas , ... 1 Vtr Smith's b f Heglra 2 ? Mr Whittfnsiham'a b o Van Yean ... 8. " Time lrain 3seo' a VIbI/BOUenb Cur, a handicap Bwoeptake r of 20 aova each, with 2500 soys and a G trophy value 100 soya added. The ! second horse to receive 500 boys and . the third 350 soys out of the stake. x Two miles, 128 sobs, E Mr L. Donovan's borbr h Danlop, j 5 yra, by Neckeregat— Etta (imp.). 7at 121 b ... ... 1 ' Mr W. O. Cooper's blk h SUvermine, ] 6yrs, by Napoleon— Silverhalr, Bit 31b ... . 2 j Mr W. Gannon's br o The Australian Peer. Syrs, by Darebin— Stockdove, (Imp) ... 3 A splendid start was effeoted, Algerian, ' Silver Prince, Thunderbolt, Tranter, Oaklelgh, Beoall, and Charmer getting first away, Meteor being the last to move off. In racing down the straight Oharmer ' was leading Silver Prlnoe by half a length, , and then followed Trnnter, Algerian, ' Thunderbolt, Remus, Recall, with the others m a bunch, Meteor being second from last, Passing tha stand the positions ' were the same, but In rounding the turn Silver Prlnos took the command, and then ; onme Obfcrmer, Algerian, Tranter, Abor oorn,]Remus, Oranbrook, Australian Peer, and Recall, with Sardins bringing np the rear. Running along the riverside Silver Prince maintained his lead, and the ord«r romalned almost unchanged until the abbattoirs were reached, when Danlop and Silver mine asuumed a bold front. Tranter and Thunderbolt now fell aw»y and were done with, Approaching the scraping sheds, Silver Prince was still leading hla field, with Algerian, Oakleigh, Remus, Danlop, Silvermine, Australian Peer, Recall and Oranbrook following m the order named, while others filed past m straggllDg order. Coming abreast the shede, {Silver Prinoe had shot Mb bolt, and Algerian was also done with, whilst Donlr-p assumed the command, with Silvermine and Australian Peer closely following him, A magnifioent struggle between Duniop and Silvermine ensued all the way np the straight, ending In favor of the former by a length and a half, Australian Peer ft length and a half farther I off being third ; then came Niagara, Oran brook, Algerian, Silver Prince, Aborcorn nnd Thunderbolt In the order named. Time, 3 mm 28£*eo. This is the fastest on record. Pakeha and Jebnaite also ran. Trident. Affluence, 'Frisco and Enfilade were scratched. There was no change m the betting quotations reported last night save that Meteor was quoted to-day at 5 to 1. Nursbry Handicap, of 200 soys j Five furlongs. Mr O. Sampson's oh f Magpie.., t.» 1 Mr L. L. Smith's b o Salisbury ... 2 Mr D Fountain's b o Lord Roiebery 3 Magpie won very easily. Time, lmio 2s«eo. i he Van Yean Stakes, of 200 aova; One mile. Mr A. Drake's b h Pasha, 6 yrs, by Mute — Rose d'Amour ... ... 1 Oapt. Hulme's b o Dufferln ... ... 2 Mr Nathan's br h St. John ... ... 3 Pasha beat Dufferin by- a heaJ after a splendid race. Time, lmin 44aeo

0. J. 0. METROPOLITAN MEETING.

The following handicaps were Issued last night : — The Spring Hurdle Race HANDidfcr. st lb at lb Moody « 11 3 Teddy .„ 912 Garibaldi... 11 3 Malnboon... 912 Marmion... 11 3 Mao ... 912 Isaac ... 10 10 Archduke .., 910 Panic ... 10 10 Effigy ... 9 9 EUvenswood 10 9 Miywood ... 9 9 Irish King 10 7 Trapper ... 9 0 Secretary... 10 5 Meteor ... 9 0 Seourus ... 10 0 Riccabton Welter. st lb ] it lb Quibble ... 10 4 Marlborough 9 0 La Rose .., 10 4 Credulity ... 813 Bard ... 10 0 Repose ... 812 Meteor ... 912 Leon ... 8 9 Jack ... 910 Vanity Fair 8 9 Molly Bawn 9- 9 Teddy ... 8 9 Mokoia ... 9 5 Tyrant ... 8 6 Ktnoberley 9 2 Krln-Go-Br'n 8 0 »t Ives ... 9 O Snltnn ...8 0 Ravei'Boraig 9 0 Martin Luther 8 0 Selling Plate Handicap. rt lb St lb Melville „. 810 Forward ,„ 7 0 Ktngask ... 8 0 Sultan ... 6 7 Paribaka ... 8 0 Thk Oritsrion Stakes. Bt 1H Bt lb Q albble ♦„ 9 3 Roseandßlaok7 2 bnapshot ... 9 3 Patrician ..* 7 0 La Rose , M 812 Teredo ... 7 0 Apropos ... 8 9 Red Ensign 612 Fair Nell ... 8 7 Bronte ... 612 Forester ... 8 6 Kiraberley... 6 9 Jack ... 8 5 Wakatipu ... 6 9 Titbit ... 710 Enid ... 6 7 Ruby .., 7 9 Beresford ... 6 5 Silvormark 7 6 Sultan ... 6 0 Bt. Ives ... 7 6 Leon ... 6 0 Mokoia ... 7 4

TRAINING NOTES.

Ckbistohuroh, November 8 No Important work was done at Rtooar ton this morning. Nelion oantered two miles. Gipsy King, Sextant and flermi tage went very steady once round. Moana was sweated, and Rnby galloped a mile fast. Orutchfield, Artillery and Regina were confined <o walking exarcise, and Torrent and Lorraine were not out. Artillery will probably gallop this after noon, but Lorraine was very lame yester day,

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

» Geeymouth, November 1. The saw milling industry is making rapid strides In this district, and the land along the railway, purchased years ago for a few shillings, is now yielding from £7 to £9 per acre for royalty on timber ont upon it One piece of silver pine bush mcd for sleepers Ib paying over £20 an acre to the own*r.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Supposed Drowning Case. Tauranoa, November 2 It Is reported to tbe police that four Natives who left m a boat on Friday night for Notiti have not turned up, a\id it is believed the boat must have foundered and the Natives been drowned. There was a rough sea that night. Constables have been despatched to examine the beach for bodies. A Streak of Luck. Wellington, .November 2. Two Wellington residents, Tlndall and Bond, drew Silvermine In Adams' Mel bourne sweep, prizes for whioh were £5000, £2000 and £1000. They laid off £3000 to £200, and consequently as their horse only onrne In second they win £2200, or £400 more than they would have re> ceived had the horse won the Onp.

" Rough on Rats." — Clears out rats, mice, roaohes, iiies, ants, bedbugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows., gophers. At chemists and druggists. 1 Kidney complaints, one of tho most com* Tc&on and yet- most neglected disease of this country, can be readily cured by the use of Bop Bitters. Ec ears ana got Awrioaa Co.'b »&ke. geo

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Last evening the Hon. Major Atkinson, le Colonial Treasurer, brought down his inancial Statement, of nhioh the following i a summary : — Major Atkinson commenced by saying het on no previous occasion had he ex erlencad a greater Bense of responsibility, mt nuve£ pteviously had he felt more onficleat that our difficulties could be vercome, since the colony had deter alned that its difficulties should be met n the right spirit. The Government were ,mong those who fully believed m the easonableness of the determination of the toantry that all possible retrenchment thoultl be made before farther taxation je imposed ; and they believe also . that ;he country was prepared for the neoei jary self-sacrifices which it Involved. To lomo extent, he hoped, retrenchment may 3e effected by greater oare In administra tion, but there was no doubt, speaking generally, retrenchment meant self laorifioe m some shape on the part of the sommunlty at large. Before going further lie referred to the position of the land fond aocount. It must be remembered that although the land fund had been kept a separate aooount sinoe 1879*80, Mid very wisely, it was In law a part of tht ooHsolldated fond. Any deficiency In the land fund Is properly t> defiolenoj of the consolidated fund, and should be io treated. On the 31st March, 1887, the land fund was In debt £64,263, so that If to the £92,293 was added this £54,263, the deficit of the consolidated fond at the close of the year which had to be provided for, including the land fund, was £146,656, and as a matter of faot It wai inoluded In the deficiency bills oat standing. CONSOLIDATED FUM> EXPBNDITUKB. He next proceeded to state what would be the defiatt m the Consolidated Fund aooount at the end of the present year If the expenditure continued at the rate prevaiiit g when the present Qorerament took office and If no additional taxation were imposed. It appeared that the probable expenditure from the Consoli dated Fund account for the year 1887*88 would amount to £4,118,395 as against the total of £4,088 7u4 appearing In the estimates of tha late Goveri>meat, The so called saving on votes whloh ire ordinarily expect to find at the close of the year would not prove so large as usual, beoauie the estimates appear to have been framed wiik little margin over the lami propojedr to be actually spent. Me specified tbe services not appearing on the estimate!, or whioh had been insufficiently provided for. In arriving «t the above estimated total of £4,118,395, he had not allowed for percentage reduction of salaries eitU mated to amount to £20,000, proposed by the late Government, bat which had not been actad on when the present one took office. ORDINARY REVENUE FOB YEAR 1887*88. \ Tue revenue proper received for the six months, ending on 30 oh September last, was £1,510,863. This was £16,844 less than was received during the same period of the financial year 1885-86. The Customs yield £29,446 less, me railways £18,434 more, thai, the previous year. To this mast be added the proceed of debentures, amount* ing tv £258,184, loaned last April under tue O jnaohdaied Stook Act, 1884, on account of the sinking fuud to acorue during the financial year 1887-88, but he did not add the proceeds of deficiency bills sold beoauae the objeot is to show what the probable defioit will be at the end of the year. The total receipts were, therefore, exclusive of the prooeeda of deficiency bills, £1,769,047. Be estimated the revenue on the assumption that taxation was not altered from last year* He adopted the estimates of hiß predeces sor except m regard to stamps and railways. The experience of the past six months leads to the probability that stamps will not reaoh the estimate by £32,600, and railways by £50,00 C. Takin? these circumstances into consideration^ he estimates that the revenue for the six months ending 31st March, 1888, will ataouut to 2,019,460, making a total of £3,788,607 for the year, as against £4,156,184 ai estimated by the late Colonial Treasurer, which inoluded the proposed additional taxation. THE LAND FUHD. He had already informed the Com mittee that on tbe 31 st March. last there was a balance of £54.2b'3 at the debit of the I and Fund Account. On the 31st March. 1884, tLere was a balance of £80,447 at credit. The land fund expen diture hes therefore during the past three years exceeded the receipts by an average of £44,900 a year This excess of expen diture is exclusive of an outlay of £108,266 which has been made from loan during the last three years on opening np land botore sale, and of liabilities £76,908 since incurred on the same account. It is alao exclusive of £1891 expended oa village settlements to 31 et March last, with liabilities of £67,886 since incurred ; but this latter expenditure is to be capitalised and interest obtained for It m the shape of rent if possible* The money, however, has yet to be provided either from loan or Consolidated Fund, no provision having been made for it by Parliament. RESULTS, i: The'revised estimate of expenditure, ordinary revenue account, being£4,Hß,39s, and the revenue being £3,788,607, the expenditure will exceed tho revenue by £329,8d8 on the ordinary revenue account, aua if was added the excessive expendi ture on the land fund, £59,417, there was a total of £389,305. The late Government proposed to meet the deficit they antici pated on the ordinary revenue account by additional taxation, amounting to ' £250,000, aud by a percentage reduotion of £20,000 from salaries. With regard to tbe laud fund, they proposed " that for a term of years, until increasing revenue will permit otherwise, the deficiency between land revenue and land expendi ture should be made up by charges on the laud Bupplied by such local borrowing as may bo required." How the present Government propose to deal with the deficiency of the Consolidated Fund as a whole, and prevent its recurrence, he would shortly state THE PUBLIC DEBT. The gross pubno debt at 31st March, 1884, was £31,071,572, sxolusive of £398,000 for deficiency bills. At 31st March, 1887, it wen £35,741,653. ex clusive of deficiency bills for £279,100 then outstanding, binco that date further defiolenoy bills to the amount of £715,900 have been isaued, tbe total of those now outstanding being £995,000, In addition to debentures for £258,184 issued m April last for increases of tanking fund for oar rent year. After considering the effeot of those provisions of The Consolidated Stook Aot, 1874, which empower the Colonial Treasurer to Issue debentures In each financial year to an amount equal to the accrultions of the sinking fund for the year, Major Atkinson went on to refer to tbe PUBLJjO WORKS FUNDS ACCOUNT, This Aocount Is now divided into three separate accounts, a separation necessi tated by Legislation of the session of 1886J No. 1 Account — This is an acoount of the balance of the loans rrlsed before 1886; The credit balance on this acoount was, on 31st March last, £491,245, subject to liabilities amounting to £334,774. On the 30th September last there was a credit balance of £247,262, subject to liabilities amounting to £280,495. Against this fund is charged ail miscellaneous works, auoh as harbor defentee, roads, bridges, sohool buildings, purchase of Native Lands, and telegraph expenditure* Eon members will therefore see that without further borrowing, neither can our liabilities be met, nor can necessary ▼Oiks of the Above deiStlptloß be n.nd.««

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER % 1887: ="



Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at Riecs. Sets. Rises. Bets, noonday 28 Friday.. .. 4.49 6.37 3.65' 3.V 11 29 Saturday ... 4.48 6.38 3.64 360 13 30 Sunday .. 4.47 6.40 4.53 4.24 13 31 Monday .. 4.46 6.41 6.50 4.50 14 1 Tuesday .. 4.46 6.43 6.48 6.18 15 3 Wednesday . . 4.44 6.44 7.48 5.44 16 3 Thursday .. 4.43 6.45 8.46 6.15 17



Wanted SUMMER Assembly- The weekly dance of the above will be held To-morrow night (Thursday), as usual.— W Hicks, Hon. See. _ £H 12 ~Y\ /"ANTED Known.— Board and Kesi- ; VV dence for One Gentleman ; comfortable bedroom and use of sitting- room, only one other Boarder. Address — A. 8., " Guardian " Office. 10 178 PRINTS, Prints, — Just oponed a splen- did assortment •fPrintn, Ginghams, Zephjrs, &c. Great variety to clioobo from.— H. C. Bbqers, Melford Houao. ANTED known that HAVES & CO have Large titocks on hand. Foi further particulars Bee new advertiaemen m this issue. FOR SALE— A lot of Empty Cages, cheap. — H. C. Seqebs, Melford House. ANTED Known.— Melford Housa ib the Cheapest m town to buy first- class Drapery and Millinery. — H. (J. BBttEßa. ANTED CABH — loir's Oatmeal, 251b5,2s 9d ; Ling Fish, 5d ; Dried Apples 4d ; 21b Tina Beat Honey, lOd ; Vestas, 5d per doz.; Sperm Candles, 6d ; Tin Fruits, Is {Cutting do. Is 6d.— James MoGbeoob, Tanered Street, opposite Arcade. WANTED KNOWN — Oleegraphs Scenery, and Catholio Subjects Catholio Cards, good variety m Scraps Novelties m Penwipers, Crewel Wools and Silks, Knitting Cotton, Colored Crotohet Cotton, Transfers, Tinsel Balls, Ac, &c, at -*Ibs Makbibe's Fancy Repository, Sanndera' Bnild'nga.



MITCHELL & TURNER, < rpHB old established Drapers, Clothiorß, and Outfitters, of Fowler's Buildings, x I Tancrcd street, have now on view and for sale at Marvellously Low Prices, j THEIR NEW STOCK OF Spring and Summer Drapery; For Style, Qaality, and Value canaot be beaten m Ashbnrton. t clothing" clothing. COMB AND BEE OUR Kaiaroi and Ashburion Snits, from 47e 6d ; 103 pairs Kaiapoi Trousers from • 10 6d ; 1 case Colored Moles at 5s lid. Boots all sorts and sizes. Hats, j immense stock, Tweeds, Felt and Straw. Shirts, Underclothing, &c., &c. m Every Variety and all prices. Carpete, Linoleums, Oilcloths, and Furnish- KOw'lS THE TIME TO PUROHABE, BEFORE SHOW DAY, Mitchell and Turner, 0 152 TANCRED STREET? fPickiord and Undrill, ig£g^£& FDRKITUBEY/ . UI^ACTURERS, UPHOLSTERBBS, y '""■P AiS CABINETMAKBBS, TTAVB Large od Varied STOOKB ON HAND of AITSTRIAN XX »fd AMEHIOAN CHAIRS, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Fier, Toilet GHaeaee, Mattresses and Palllasaes, Couches, .Perambulators, Toilet Ware. MATS AHD 9ENBRAL FURNITURE OF ALL SORTS. ALL NEW G«OD3. Any deacriptlon of HOUSE FURNITURE made to order on the Premlief , at Prloes to tuit the times. Note the *ddresa— TANORED STREET, OPPOSITE UNION BANK. " Tflß """ MONARCH OF THE HARVEST FIELD. THE HOBNSBT LIGHT-DBAUGHT STEEL SHEAF-BINDING HARVESTER THE SIMPLEST, THE STRONGEST, i THE MOST RELIABLE, THE EASIEST TO MANAGE, and THE LIGHTEST IN DRAUGHT or aht BINDER IN THE MARKET ! TBE HORNSBY HOLDB The Three Largest Prizes erer offered m the World ! And an unequalled record of Colonial Honors. R. HOBNBBY & SONS, LIMITED, constructed their first Bheaf Binder m 1575, and hare gone on steadily improving them, profiting by every year's experience, and by the failure of other Machines, until they have now no hesitation m recommending their Binder as the most practical and perfect Maohine m the market. GEORGE JAMEBO N, AGENT, ASHBURTON. <3"Farmers are invited to inspect carefully the Maohine for the Coming Season, at the Show Grounds, Christchurch. ANGLO-AMERICAN STO DRILLS. TTfARMERB wishing for the above MACHINES for use NEXT SEASON will oblige §j by forwarding particulars of their ORDERS before 30th November next, as only a limited number will be imported. A good supply of FITTINGS and EXTRAS always kept m stock, GEO. JAMESON, WEST STREET. Sole Agent for Ashburton District. : STTTJ, AHKAD OF ALT, OTFTTCttfIj AND THIS IS ENDOBSED BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 45,587 MACHINES. THIs record stands nnparalled. It is laid before the public ai the best erldsnce of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and REAPERS. i This exhibit of Sales showing at once their volume and their marvellous growth, has always had, and must continue to have, an irreiistable influence upon the t judgment of the farmer m determining what make of machine it In pruotfcally and economically hli Interest to own. The best possible test of the merit of machinery is comparison. This Is the test - upon whloh we are satisfied to rest the claims of tho WALTER A. WOOD HAR- VESTINGS MACHINES. Eaoh year's addition to the record of sale* contributes to the value of the test. It will be seen that more than 45,000 machines have been placed m the hands of the farmers during last season, and it is everywhere known that these farmers unite (n the verdiot that the harvesters, binders, mowers and reapers tbat do the best work m the grain field and hay field, that are most readily understood and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, and tbat last tho longest, are those that bear the name of WALTER A. WOOD, • aims which theie mtchtaeß have long made familiar m M civilised parti of the wold. DURABILITY OF THE WOOD MACHINES. Sales of repairs less than for any other Maohlnei. It is a fftot attested by agents who sell them, and by farmers who me them, that i Wood's Machines requires far less repairs than any other machines In use. No i other harvesting raaohinos are «b durable and free from breakages, '» { F. FEBRIMAST, Ashburtoii, Agent, r_":'4 ". — ,' "^ — i AGAIN YICTOEIOUS ! ! t fllflE Latest Honors— first prize— Gold Medal and 500 francs awarded to the 5 -*- Walter A. Wood Binder, after a three days' Government trial, at Melun, In France. MoOormlck Wood-frame 2 ad, Hornsby 3rd. The " Oaltlvator and Oountry Gentleman " *aya :— " The trial at Melun was a grand success. It was attended by the Frenoh Cabinet Minister of Agrioalture, and the Department Director, as well as orany other Frenoh Government offioiab. M, VaulUdre, Impector-General of Agriculture, having personal direction." The result has been published In the leading American dailies— east— west * north and south — m the following cable despatch, which was clipped from the 14 New York Tribune," of 11th August, 1887 :— " A Government Harvester and Binder Contest was held near Melun, July 29, 30, 31, the moat Important European contest sinoe 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Maohine received first prfjjQ— gold medal and 500 francs. MeCormlok Wood-frame, second ; Hornsby, third. MoOormiok Steal*fiamo Machine, tod Johnston's, »n<i Aokboret's Mtchloes also competed In the ,*w. up



PqhHo goVcea. I B: McCallum r (LATE CF ORR AND ALOORH) .YEGS most respectfully to inform the j> inhabitants of Ashburton and Snr* rounding Districts, that he will open on SATURDAY, l&ra INBT, Aon premises m Tanered Street, known M Fowler's Buildings, with a large *nd well Anorted Stnck of GROOEBIE9 of Che best eaorlptione, at Lowest Prices Hon At-imM*,— £. McCALLUM, FAMILY GROCER, Next MITCHELL AND TURNER. 10 76 FISHING SEASON. W. ZANDER HAS jnst received and opened ip his New Stock of ANGLEBS 1 GOODS, comprising Split Cane and other Rods, various prices, with Minnow and Fly Tops, FEes, Minnows, Lines, Hooks, Reels, Gut end Gut lines, W.P. Stockings, Fishing Bags, and every requisite for the Fishing Season. Fishing Licenses for the Ash- barton County can also be obtained from kia Also m larger suppIy— CRICKET aid LAWN TENNIS materials, Just opened up several cases ef New TOBACCONIST WARES and FANCY GOODS, "which will be sold at veryilow prices' • Notb the Address :— W. ZANDEE, Hairdresting and ShaviogSaloon. Billiard Beom with 2 first-class Tables upstairs EAST STREET, ASHBUBTON. 9*70 LOW VITALITY. DR. CHDBOHILL'S Syrup of HypopaospMte of Lima prescribed by the faculty for the cure of j Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility. TT eentains two of the principal In. 1 gradients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are con- sidered deficient m the above complaints, yJz., Phosphorus and Lhne. It cannot be too highly recommended for Delicate Children. Dr. Churchill's Compound Syrnp of HYPOPHOSPHITES Is real Brain Food, and m oases of Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion has acemired a werld-wide reputation. Each bettle bean Dr. ChurohiU's signature. Price, 4fr. Prepared only by Swan, Chemist, 18, Bui Cimauoirß, Faub. TRY KIRIPATRICK'S JAM. CAUTION. "VTONIi is genvine unless our name] is l^j stamped en each tin, and has our j Registered Trade Maim', "^Lora Nelson,! t» the label. TRY KIRKPATBICK'S OTATO SAUCE, THH most delicious flavoring for Cold Heats, Chops', Stfaks, Soupß, Gravies, ASHBURTON WOOLLEN FACTORY CO. ANDREW ORR RECEIVED First Prize for the Ash burton Woollen Factory Go's Goods ■ at the Annual Show for Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, Fingerings, Bugs, Ac. Why send for Goods Manufactured elsewhere, when we have First-class Goods uade 'up m the place, and abont £6000 Spent annually on wages, benefiting nundreds.bf people directly and indirectly Support Local Industry, AND PURCHASE YOTJE GOODS ROM ANDREW ORE,.