The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1887. NEW ROAD DISTRICTS.

Last night our Wellington corres pondent telegraphed that a clause will be added ta the Counties Act Amend ment Bill, now before Parliament, deal ing with the matter of the constitution of New Road Districts. The section m question provides that where it is desired to constitute any portion of a road district a new district, it will be necessary for two thirds of the rate payers m the portion desiring to secede to sign a petition praying the County Council to accede to the proposal. The clause m the Road Board's Act of 1882, which at present deals with the subject, has m nearly every quarter been hitherto held to bear an exactly similar meaning, and numbers of new road districts have been constituted In ac cordance with its supposed previsions. Sut it is to an entirely different effect, and if not amended a recent decision would doubtless have the result m a great number of cases of making it practically inoperative, The clause m question is not couched m the clearest language possible, and if hastily read, ninety-nine persons out of every hundred would come to the conclusion after its perusal that it provided, as its framer doubtless intended it to do, that three fourths of the ratepayers m the district which desired separation from the road dis trict m which it was included should be favorable to the proposal. But a careful study will show that it can also be taken to have another meaning, and that is, that two thirds of the ratepayers m the whoh of the district, part of which might want to set up for itself, should sign a petition m favor of the proposed secession. And this latter view is that adopted by the law officers of the Crown, and the consequence is that as the law now stands, the rate payers m a portion of a road district, who wished to form a district for them selves would find it very difficult, m the majority of cases perhaps impos sible, to obtain what they required. It is to alter this state of affairs that the clause to which we hays before referred is to be added to the Counties Act Amendment Bill now before the House.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr D. Ross, a salesman who has acquired a great reputation, and who has been hold ing Bales m Ashburton for the last few even ings, has an advertisement m this issue re garding an entertainment to be held m the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday evening. The competitions which are announced, are not yet quits filled up, and further entries will be received by the manager. In addition to other attreotionß, several members of the Roselle Bros.' Surprise Party have been en gaged to perform. ■ The Ashburton Bifies and Guards will parade at the Diillshed m "review order" (full dress) at 10.30 on Tuesday next, Her Majesty's birthday, when hjeu dejoic will bfl fired and sundry evolutions executed. On an occasion of thisikind there should be a full muster. We understand that the members of the band have reoeived their new uniforms from the New Zealand Clothing Factory.

Dr Lynn, the famous wizard of the Egyptian Hall, London, has been appearing at the Theatre Royal, Chrißtohuroh, during the week, m his marvellous magia working enter tainment. " The Vanishing Lady " mystery is one of the most ingenious, and puzzling, and surprising feats which have been par* formed here ; but wonderful though it be, it pales before the startling and astoundingly realistio feat of cutting a live man to pieces before the dyes of the audience, I have seen nothing like it. It eolipses everything of the kind ever attempted by illusionists, and entitles the Doctor to be ranked as the Prince of Wonder Workers, The Dootor himself is almost as wonderful as his feats. He is an ex-naval officer, a qualified medical man, a Shaksperian scholar, a Biblical student, and one of the most accomplished polygot linguists of the day. Besides knowing and speaking fluently most of the Continental language^ he is a master of Greek, Hebrew and Latin, m addition to I know not how many Oriental iialects. A very remarkable man is the Doctor.— " Lyttelton Timeß." .A meeeting of the Ashburton Fire Brigade will be held at seven o'clook this evening, when, as the business is important, the Captain desires a full attendance, Sergeant Felton received the following telegram from Timaru on Wednesday :— " A fisherman from Oamaru was blown out to sea m a four-ton boat about seven p.m. on Tuesday; last seen going north; an oar belonging to the boat was picked up on the beach near Waitaki thi3 morning." At the I .R.M. Court this morning a lad named Alfred Burmeister, 15 years of age, who is licensed out from Burnham Industrie] Sohool to a family m Ashburton, was brought up charged with having indecently assaulted a little girl, four years of age, with intent to commit a rape. The acoused was, on the application of the police, remanded til] Monday; Some misconception appears to exist will: regard to the bearing of the resolutior passed at the meeting of the Jubilee Com tnittee on Tuesday. It is as follows :— " Tha the present Library building be extended for the purpose of establishing an Industrial Museum to be devoted to the exhibition of the geological and other specimens already m the hands of the custodian, also for displaying samples of the agricultural and pastoral, mineral, and other productions of the town and country, as well as providing meeting accommodation for farmers and others in terested m the development of the resources of the district, and that a clock be erected if funds permit." There was an unusually good attendance at the Weßleyan Band of Hope and Temper ance Society fortnightly meeting on Wednes day evening. The Church choir rendeted some selections from the Fisk Jubilee Melodies m a pleasing manner, Miss Potter accompanying on the organ. Recitations were given by Miss Maggie Meyenberg and Mr G. W. Andrews, while Messrs Beamont, F. Steel, and C. Dixon contributed suitable readings. During the evening Rev D. MoNicoll gave an address on the respective merits of temper* ance and total abstinence, and held that, generally applied, the former was the higher platform ; but when a man became a total abstainer, not from any personal benefit, but denied himself as an example to, and for the good of others, then, the rev gentleman ! argued, the case was altered, and the palm must be awarded to theleetotallor. Several members spoke on the subjeot, and the pro ceedings, as a whole, were entertaining and profitable. The Canadian thistle, which has made its appearance m several parts of New Zealand, Is spreading rapidly m Yiotoria. The Bun garee Shiro Council have recently taken the matter up, and have obtained a report from the Government Agricultural chemist on the thistle. This gentleman recommended the application of half a ton of chloride of lime to the acre as a remedy. A manufacturer offers to supply the chloride at £8 or £9 a ton, so that it is apparently a rather expensive thing getting rid of the Canadian thistle. A motion was passed by the Council urging the Government to supply the chloride of lime at £4 per ton to farmers. A short time ago we drew attention to the necessity for farmers m this district destroying the weed wherever it made its appearance. It is much worse than the Scotch thistle, and judging from the steps that have had to be taken m Victoria a rather expensive process has to be followed to secure its eradication. The arrangements for fitting up and deco rating the interior of Westtminister Abbey for the jubilee services on June 21 are to be on Buch an elaborate and extensive soale that the dean and chapter are to give possession of the building to the Lord Chamberlain on Monday May 2. It is intended to arrange the seats m the nave and transepts on much the same system as was adopted at the coro nation. Every place will be numbered and booked to the person who is to occupy it, and there is to be a plan showing each seat and the name of its occupant. There will be a wide passage up the nave from the west door to the choir gates, along whioh the Queen, the Royal Family, the great officers, and the representatives of Foreign courts will pass m procession. The difficulty of finding places for all the representative personages who must be invited is so great that the clergy are to be all paoked together is the sacra rium, and room will have to be found for the choir m the organ loft. The whole service is to be comprised within an hour, by the Queen's command, and this sharp-time limit makes the selection of the musio a very difficult busi ness, and is calculated considerably to embar rass the Arohbishop of Canterbury. A coroner's jury at Adelaide recommended that the bravery of Thomas King, caretaker of Willis's Company's works, should be hand somely rewarded, because he by bis conduot had saved the property from total destruction; but though eleven companies were m tereated to the extent of over £20,000 they have de clined to give him any reward. In New South Wales the other day amongst the applicants for work by the un employed were a barrister of the Inner Temple, an Oxford 8.A., and an M.D. from Aberdeen University, a baritone singer, a water color painter, and a once famous plat form orator m Manchester.

POLITICAL NEWS

(from our correspondent.) . Wellington, May JB, Messrs Ivess. and Walker interviewed the Minister of Public Works to-day, and urged that the Rangitata stook bridge should be extended acrons the north branoh. They pointed ont that the accommodation would prove an immense boon to the settlers and persons who are engaged driving stock through that portion of the district. Mr Rlohardson promised to get estimates for the work prepared, and to i;lve the matter attention. It ftil be remembered that a petition was presented from ratepayers resident at May field, praying for separation from the Road Board to which that distriot is attached, but m consequence ef the law officers having advised that the petition did nob contain two-thirds of the signa tures of the ratepayers owning property within the whole distriot, portion oi which desired to sacede, the petition was disallowed. . MUjor Steward his induced the Premier to draft a clause to meet the difficulty, whHoh provides that two-thirds of the ratepayers within tin district proposed to be constituted may petition to be created a separate district. Ktr Tole, who has oharge of the Counties Amendment Bill, has accepted the clause which will m due course be added. Mr Ivesa presented a petition to the Minister of Linda to-day from the village settlers near the cemetery, \ehburton, ask ing the (lovermnont to assist them m get ting a branoh raca through the settlement Mr W. 0. Walker, the County Chairman, w*a proßent, and m the course of the dis cussion said that his only fear was that if the request were granted it would reduce the Bupply to others. Mr Ivobb pointed ont that the water would be conducted through the village settlers land into the county's main race. Little or no loss of water would ensue. The Minister of Lands promised to defray one half tin cost and recommended the petitioners to apply again to the County Council for permission. Mr Walker promised to aid the petitioners without causing Incon venienca or Id jury to others.

THE TARIFF.

Auckland, May 18. A mooting of the cmicnerclal com munity, called by the Chamber of Com mero3, was held to-day, to consider the new tariff, when resolutions were passed protesting against the tariff, and recom mending that the deficiency m the revenue would be best met by imposing an extra duty on tea, sugar, spirit?, tobaco), and articles especially m the nature of luxuries ; also protesting a^aiast the pro posed increase of the pn party tax, and urging that if it were necessary tv increase the amouct raiaed by thU Ux, suoh increase should be obtained by re ducing or doing away w : th existing exemptions ; and alao protesting againit the proposed removal of the Bubsidy to the steamer Janet JNicoll. Dunedin, May 18 A largely attended nieetiug of importers and those Interested m the tariff question was held at the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon. The following resolutions were carried*almosfunanimously : — Moved by'Mr R." Wilson— "That this meeting disapproves of the propoied alterations m the Customs tariff, which clearly indicates a* p.ilicy of protection and are not consistent with the Treasurer's avowal that they are made for reveaue purpossa " " That this meeting expresses its opinion that duties inquired for reveDixe purpo3ea should be levied so as to fall equitably upon all clashes of the community, and bo as to disturb as little aB possible the general course of trade, while the proposed tariff is not based on those principles." • Moved by Mr Gow — ''That In the opinion of this meeting no duty should be levied which is calculated ab-o'utaly to prohibit Importation, and even where it may bo deemed politic to combino enoouragonient of local industry'with the raising of the 'revenue it is unwise to impose a higher duty than 15 per cent ad valorem, or Its equivalent ." Moved by Mr Bovrn — " In the opinion of this rneet : ng the system of levying differential rites upon ctpods.of the same class opens the door to fraudulent evasions of duty, and Bhould be aboiiahed, and that a simpler and more uniform system of classification should be adopted, bo as to reduca the labor to all concerned, and render more easy the collection of duty." Moved by Mr John Roberts — "That all raw 'materials used fur the purposes of manufacturing m the colony should be admitted free." Mr James Allen moved — " Thai this meeting considers the proposal to impose a duty on certain implements, tools, pumps, etc,, used m the agricultural, pas toral, and mining industries, is burden some and unfair to these Industries, aud especially so m view of the fact that tools of trade used m other industries are ad mitted free. About fifty persona were present. DuNEDi*, March. 19. The Dunedin fruit importers have tele graphed to the Colonial Treasurer pro testing against the duty on fruit whioh means an additional sixpence per case. They allege the t9x will be heavily felt where fruit arrives damaged. Ihe Protection League approve gener ally of the duties on articles grown or manufactured In the colony, bat suggest that several artioles require classification and differential value j. The League re gard it as impolitic to impose duties on articles whioh cannot be made or produced m the colony.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

New Plymouth Harbor. New Plymouth, May 19. Mr McGiiire, of Hawera addressed a largely attended meeting 7a it night, when he advocated handing over to Govern menjt the New Plymouth harbor. He contended that the colony was In duty bound to take it over owing to Parliament having inflicted an Injustice on the settlers as well as the bond holders by changing the tenure of the lands after it had been pledged for harbor purposes to the British creditors and he showed that the harbor was the only plaoa of refuge for vessels on the west coast seaboard of fifteen hondred miles, and it would therefore benefit the colony to complete it. He showed that the aßßets m land revenue with the land at disposal would be a profit to the colony In the transaction, A Committee wan ap pointed to agitate the proposal. Suicide. Ouristohuroh, May 19, This morning the body of John McDonald, a patient m the hospital, wbb found m the river. He is supposed to have committed suiolde. He was seen half an hour before by the attendant and then eeemed all right, The Illicit Distilling Case. TIMAKtr, May 19. The oonvlction of .J. and J. Matthews at the R.M. Court on Maroh 11, for poßneßeing an illicit still, was quashed at the District Court because the Justices added costs £7 te the fine of £ICO ,

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wednesday M 47 18. The Legislative Oounoil met at 2,30 p.m. GAMftKG AND LOTTERIES. In the Legislative Council to-day, the Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill was farther considered In committee. A new clause was inserted exempting totaliaafors from clause 33 of the Act of 1881) or any contract or agreement m connection therewith, or to any money depoaltod by way of wagera upon any horse represented thereby. A motion to repeal the section legalising totaliaatora was lost by 19 to 3. An amendment to tax the totalisator to the extent of one-half of the commissions charged, auoh tax to be for the benefit of charitable aid boards, wa3 loat by 17 to 9. The Bill was reported with amend ments, and the ..third reading made an order for next day; The Council adjourned at 4.20 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wednesday, May 18. The House!met at 2 30 p.m. QUFSTIONS In reply to questions it was stated that the advisability of levying ad talorem duties on tea according to quality waa under consideration, but it had already been found it would ba very difficult to carry oat ; that the total amount piid foe floating the last loan was £43,000 ; that if the holders of annual railway tickets were allowed to pay for the same m quarterly instalments, the price of the , tiokets would have to be raised ; that where practicable, firewood would be used instead of coal on railway locomo tives ; that alternate routes had baen partly surveyed, leading from Taranakl to a point m the North Island trunk line of railway, with a view to ultimately connect the West Ooaßt districts with Auckland. RETRENCHMENT. Mr Fulton moved tiat the resolution of the 6th September, 1833, be rescinded ho far aa it regards the wives of members ef the Assembly being paid " actual fares by coach, railway or staambout, once each way, to and from their usual residences " He said that under this head £92 15) 53 was paid la 1884, and £100 m 1885. The Hon Mr Richardson said Govern ment would loava the matter m the hands of the House Motion was agreed to by 35 to 28, Mr Garrick moved that the annual honorarium, payable to members of tin Hou&e of Representatives be reduoed by a sum of £50, and that contingent upon the House bo resolving the Governor be requested to introduce a Bill during the present sasaion giving off act thereto. Mr O'Oallaghan eaid he should move to add t ) the motion that the honorariums of the membeisof the Legislative Council be reduoed by £100. Mr G. F. Richardson said he Bhould move as an amendment to reduce Ministers' salaries by £250. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7 30. OTAGJ CENTRAL RAILWAY. Mr Pybe moved the pscond reading of the O ago Central Railway Extension Bill. He explained that thay wished to obtain power to complete tbe line from Ta ; eri Lake, where Government intended to stop to Lake Wanaka. The length was 116 miles, and the estimated cost £700,000. This could be raised without going into the London market. The Bill was baaed on much the Borne lhea as the Midland Railway Bill, except th*t toe •land grant was to be 33 per cent of the value instead of 50 per cent. A private company was to be formed to construct the line. He dwelt at length on \he value of the l»nd to be opened up, and the advantages to be obtained from the railway, contrasting the way m which the Midland and Manawatu Railway Gum panics pushed on their lines with the dlUtoriness of Government cons'ruotion. Mr Balance said that the Otago Central h?d boon built as fast as any other line of dimiUr hngth. The honorable gentle man would have toehowthathissyndioate was not going to make an extravagant profit, and how the land was to be dealt wilh. It was no good to hand over the land to syndicates. Tt wuiild practically be borrowing at a ruinous rate. It was not like that given to the Midland Railway Ocmpany, useless fur agriculture, but was cf the best quality. Mr Soobie MclCer.zta twitted Mr Bal lance with supporting railway construction by land grants last seeslon, and resisting it this. Mr Gore complained of £he dilatory way the line had been carried on. Sir Julias Yogel saw no reason why the proposal contained m the Bill should be refused, and he did not agree with his colleagues, opinions on the matter. The system of land grantß had been a great success, Mr Bryce supported the Bill. Mr Bryce regretted that he could not do so. Mr Hislop remarked that the line had been a disappointment to the colony. The Premier aaid that the land & fleet sd was almost the only portion m the South laland now left suitable for small se'tle maa'a and he hoped the House woold not agree to the B 11. Mr "Fergus Bald thaV the Premier had once again contradicted hiß former senti ments. He had handed over two and a half millions of acres to a foreign company on the West Coast, and now refused a similar principle to another railway. Mr Cidman moved that the bill be read that day six months. He believed m the end the Government would have to Luy thcao railways. Mr Turnbull condemned Mr Fergus* attack on the Premier, although ho him* self supported the Bill. Messrs J. C, Buckland and Bevan sup ported the measure, and Mr Fyke replied. - The Premier depreoated tbe elura cast on the work done by the unemployed on the Hneß. which really was honestly and well done, and defended himself from Mr Fergus' statements that he was not acquainted with the conntry through which the line passed, aud also pointed cut that the present Government had spent £175,000 on this particular line. The amendment was lost by 31 to 20, and the bill tead a second time and passed to the Waste Lands Comnvt c?. EIGHT HOUiS DILL. Sir George Grey moved the second reading of the Eight Hours Bill. The Premier said m oommittee ho would move to prevent barmaids con tracting for more than eight hours. Mr Turnbull eaid he would move to exempt agricultural laborers. Messrs J. O. Buoklfiud and Duncan spoke m the same direction, Mr Samuel remarked no doubt the mover of the Bill would make any con cession to get through, but he thoroughly disapproved of it altogether, and moved It be read that day six months. After some discussion, the amendment was lost by 23 to 17, the Bill read a seoond time, and the Houße rose at 1.20 am, •

THE DUTY OF LANDLORDS.

VvußDiJt, May 19. At the City Court the licensee of the Ayrihire Hotel, Kensington, was charged with a breaoh of the Licensing Aot, It appeared his wife served liquor to a man whom ehe knew to be a near resident though he declared that he had travelled over three miles that day. The man never drank nor paid for his beer through the police interfering. He was fined 5i for falsely representing himself as • traveller, and the landlord, £10 theMagU trate holding that it was the duty of the ' lioensoe to make reasonable enquiries. •

ELECTION PETITION ENQUIRY.

A Court of Enquiry into the petition of Hugo Friedlander, Robert Murray and J. G. Reatell, praying that the election of Ronald Campbell as member for the Hakatere Ward of the Upper Ashburten Road Board be declared Informal, wai held this morning before, Mr H. 0. S. Biddeley, The petitioners objaoted to the re»' tara of Mr Campbell oa the following grounds :— . • (1) That Section 49 oC "The Bofti Boards Act, 1882," was not com. plied with. (2) That the nomination of Mr Hugo ; Friedlander was not accepted by the Returning Officer, being an irregit- ' larity under Sub-section 6, Section 50, of the "Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," which tended to defeat the fairness of \tba' : ; Election; " ■■■.-. v > Mr Wilding appeared for the Road Board and for Mr Campbell. : Mr Fc iedlander said that he supposed the other side bad no objection to raise Id regafd to the petition. - • Mr Wilding took objection to the peti tion as not being m conformity with the Regulation of Local Elections Act. It was laid down m th*t Act that it was neaessary for a petition to be signed by ft candidate and two duly qualified electors, or by six duly qualified eleotora, and declared before a Justice of Peaoe. The latter proviso had not been ompied l with. Mr Friedlander said that ttrough an oversight the petition bad not been da olared before » Justice of the Peaoe, md' on reading the Act that morning he had seen that the petition was not m atriot conformity with its provisions, and there* fore he had asked the othor elde before the case was proceeded with if they had any objections. Mr JtJaideloy held that Me Wildlng'i objection was fatal. The petition would be dismissed without costs. Mr Wilding addroßaed the Court oa tho question of costs. • Mr Baddeley ultimately decided ta allow £L Is costs. Mr Friedlander objected to coats btlng allowed. He . was proceeding to point out that the Returning Officer was In error, when Mr Biddeley said he oou'd not go into that question; He had Allowed the lowest amount of coats possible. The Court then adjourned.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

• Auckland, May 18. 1 Forwood, a solicitor, charged with -em bezzling £840, proporty of a Maori ohief, haa been arrested at Melbourne on war rant, and reminded till 28th last. De tective Herbert leaves to-day to bring the prisoner over. An important decision was given by Mr H, G. Selh-Smiih R AI., atthePolloo Court, m a case against Tfioi. Peel, wholesale wine and spirit merchant, for aeliing liquor without a license.. Mr Cottor, wno appeared for defendant, sated that m the terms of his whcleßilft' license defendant waa not permitted to sell less than 2ga,ls at a time, and he sub mitted that as the liquor sold totalled m quantity 2galß, although it consisted of diffarent kinda of liquor, the Eale came within the terms of the license. His Worship upheld Mr Cotter's contention, and ruled that no breaoli of the Act had been committed. Gisborne, May 18. The Bchooner Onward from Grey mouth struck on the bar coming m the river yeaterday. The swell sent her on the rocks, and a big hole was soon knocked m her bottom, the vessel filling m five minutes. The cargo of coal was dig. charged into carts at low tide. The ex* teat of the damage is not yet known, but is thought to t>6 considerable. Wellington, May 13. About 100 replies have been received to a oircular issued to the ratepayers with a view of ascertaining tholr opinions is to whether funds for maintaining the ohari table aid expenditure of the oity shonld be raised by special rate cr by voluntary contributions. So far a bare majority of the voters are favorable to the latter course, and a considerable number of these have signified their willingness to contribute to the fund sqma In excesi of the amount for which they would ba liable under a rate. An inqniry into the Poßt Offioe fire com menoos to-morrow. The Roman Catholics intend to present his Grace Arohbiehop Redwood with a congratulatory addresson his elevation to the Primacy of New Zjaland. Ihe wreck of the a t earner Waltakl haa beea sold lot £65. Tn the Court of Appeal the caaa Sperrey v Church of England property trustees 1b proceeding. The case involves the ques tion of the liability of churches to pay the property tax on theit properties. H. J. Rogers was s^aln before the Cjurt to-day on the alleged charge ot defrauding by means of race consultations. Mr Devlne, for the accused, opposed a remand to Christchurch. The alleged offanoa having been committed m WtU lingtoc, he 'contended that it shoold ba heard here. His Worship said he felt a great difficulty m the matter of granting a remand noeiely on application, without evidonoe. He could not understand why Bilby (who was charged In connection with the accused with having conspired to defraud a Wellington resident) was not forwarded to Wellington Instead of Rodgers being sent to Ohrktohuroh, He could not dee his way to sending accused to Ohristohuroh. A remand (which his Worship announced would ba the final ) was then granted to this day week, bait being allowed. CHKisrcflUKOH, May 18. One hundred unemployed have baen selected for the Midlaud Railway, and forty for the Mount Somars Railway. Forty old men have been put to work In the Domain. It is hoped this will dispose* of the agitation. Oamaru, May 18. A man named Thos. iVay put pat m a fishing boat oa Tuesday, and failing to make the harbor at night has nob boon seen since. It is aupposed that the boat has been oapsfe'ad and the man drowned. One of the oars of the boat haa beau picked up on the beach near town. Tho night was Bqually. Duhedin, May 18. The charge against Phelan of stab* bing has been dismissed. No evi dence was brought forward for the prose tion. A ferret attacked a child at Outram, bat the animal was killed before serious injury wan done, A 78 ounce nugget hos been found at one of the branches of the Shotorer.

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DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. ANDREW ORR bogs to announce thaf he bas secured the services of i First-O ! a»B Dressmaker, who has for the past SEVEN YEARS held a leadiog Position m one of the Best Chrietchurch Bouses. Fit and Style Quabanibbd. ANDiiw OEE, 5J85 East Street Wanted. ' \XT ANTED TO LET-Good Shop with ■"^ 6 Rooms, East Street, at prjeent m occupation of Mr Flower, Confectioner Apply Wm. Patching, Ea»t Street. Y\J ANTED KNOWN. — That MRS YV MEEOB, Dressmaker, has Re- moved from Burnett street to premises m Cameron street, next Post Office. ITjr ANTED known that HAVES & CU. • » have Large fctocka on hand. For particular see our advertisements m th ; s paper. ' WANTED KNOWN — About 1000 Presents to be given away by the 21st Juno, 300 as Pumpkin Prizes, the re- mainder to every purchaser of 103 and upwards. See windows for bargains m Drapery and Clothing — H, O. Segers, Melford House. WANTED KNOWN— CIose on June 21st, handsome Glass Presents to ever purchaser of JOs and upwards. Also guesses for the SOO Pumpkin Prizes, which closes 'at the same time— H, O. Segers, Melford Hou3e. WANTED KNOWN— AII Customers spending 20s will receive a hand* pome Glass Present to the value of 2s, besides 4 guesses at the Pumpkin, for which it is possible for you to get 4 Prizes to the value of 8s to £B.— H. C. Itegers, Melford House. m HE Wonderful Steam Washing Machine X will be exhibited (weather permitting) ' opposite Bullock's Arcade and back of Somerset Hotel on SATURDAY Nest, 2Ut May, 1 o'clock to 3 p.m. Ladies specially invited. — S. Hardlby, Inventor 5 128 WANTED known— l have jaat opened up a useful assortment of house- hold Orookery, Ironmongery and Brush- ware.— James McGregor, Grower, Etc., Tancred Street, opposite Arcade. FIREWORKS! FIREWORKS! JOBILEBI JUBILEE!! JUBI- LEE Ml I h'ivo just received ex ship " Nothumberland " from London a well- assdrted Shipment of JUBILEE FIRE- WORKS, suitable for public or private display, at Million Jubilee Prices. Look m window. —W. Bayup, Saunders' Bui'dings. * 5*112



NOTICE TO TnE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. MRS PAULING has REMOVED to WALTON CTTAGE, t^KEEN Lane, Hampsteao 145 DRILLS- CHAMPION DRILLS JP B pi R RIM AN, HAYI G PURCHASED From the Executors of the Late R. WILKIK AND Co. THEIR STOCK OF CHAMPION DRILLS AND EXTRAS IS PREPARED TO Supply the Same AT CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. The best erain distributor known is found m the Champion, and it possesses five necessary points for a perfect distributer which can bo found on no other machine, viz. : — 1. The atrsam of grain must be of uniform Hizo from the time it is first' taken noßaession of by the feeding meclmniani until it is delivcred| or it will be vramped and uneven. j 2. It must lie on a moving surface! during its entire passage ; m other words, it rauat be a positive force feed. 3. The stream must not bo divided or cut by paddles or projections on the wheel. If it ss, the sowing will be bunched. 4. It must be of size sufficient to allow the largest grain sown to lie cloeely m the chanuSel without vacant spaces. 6. The stream must move m all parts with a uniform velocity whicn must be under the control of the operator. The diatributore must, of course^ be all iron. The focdera of the Champion f ulf ) all of the above conditiaos,' are pet feet Brain mefcaures : the quantity being con- trolled «bj the *peed at which they run, and the speed, is regulated by change pinions and grves a perfectly even flow of grain, ihue enabling the farmer to sow the smallest possible quantity of seed, and at the same time to occupy every available inch of soil w:th the roots of a wheat plant, which will gather up the food that wou'd otherwise be ap- propriated by a worthleßß weed. The beauty of muchinre work is its perfection and accuracy, a cjifference of twmty.five pounds, m scrvige and durability. i ■ ' ' TRY XIEKPATEICFS NEW SEASON'S JAM. SrECIAL_NOTICE. iTT-IRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S IV JAM is made fr«m NELSON 'GROWN FRUIT, and boiled within a :few hours after the fruit has been It thus retains most of the natural flavor of tho fresh fruit. KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEABON'6 I «.lAM is the moat delicious preserve m .the market, Do not be persuaded to buy cheap and ■inferi brands Jam, tho remains of old wtock, which must be sold at any price, 'but ASK for KIRKPATRICK'S NEW IBEASON JAM, and see that you get it- THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE ■CHEAPEST. Kirkpatrick's New Season oin i tho best* CAUTION None is genuine unless our name is etanipod on each tin, and has our restored Trade Mark «' Lord Nelson' on the label. 8, Kirkpatrick & Co, MANTfI^CTURERS,



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ASHPUR rO^ GUABPS VOLUNTEERS WILL hoH tho first of n sciiesof Socia GntherinKß iji the Oddfellow* HaU on FRIDAY, 27th May at 8 p.m. Music, Finging, Dancing, and Military Exercises Ticket^ 2-j GJ ; ladies free. To bo had from any of the members of the Com* PaDy JAS PURCHASE, 5 88 Secretary. STORAGE. STORAGE.' STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LARG QUANTITY OF GRAIN. I NO VERMIN. H. MATS~ON & CO., ASBBURTON. [ AND CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERED S, AND GENERAL FURNITURE MAKERB. TJAVE token those Central and Con« XX venient Prt-inisos m Tancred street, 07poeito Union Bunk (late Jno. Meech), and will t arry on the above businesses m all Branches. Furniture Re-covered, Polished, and re- paired promptly, and at very reasonable terms. VENETIAN BUNDS MADE TO ORDER. 5 34 TO THE LADIES OF ASBBURTON DISTRICT. MISS MORRISON (Lite with Messrs JTriedlander Bros and Mr H. C. fc'cgore) and MISS HOLLOWAY (For a considtrable term with Meseri Hobday and Co., of Christohnroh) HAVE, at the request of numerous patrons, decided upon entering into business ai DRESSMAKERS, etc., and witn this objeot have taken premiftos m TANCRED STREET, opposite Mr Chapman's, painter. All orders received will be promptly executed under our tiorconal supervision, which will bo a sufficient guarantee that Fit, Finish and Fashion will be all that conld be decired. Charges specially arranged to meet the approval of customers. Terms — Prompt upon execution of orders. MISSES MORRISON & HOLLOWAY, DRESSMAKERS, &c., TANORED STREET, ASBBURTON, Opposite Mr Cnapman'r, Pointer. 4 320 • McOallum & Co. FRESH IMPORTATIONS OP FENCING MATERIALS mow a ©.haw — i WIRE- WIRE. BARBED & PLAIN. | • -- fNo>J§ 8. 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE No.Jt 8, 9 and 10, BOUND STEEL WIRE BARB3D W] its, ••BEST DOMINION ' Barbed wire, •• acme •• STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDARDS. Out and .Punched to any length and • guage'reqalred, j JMcCalltim Co., Iran, Timto and Coal Merchants & mporters ASJEBURTON, OAM ART! DUNEDIN &• INVER OA»GIL£;-



Victoria House. IN ConeequeDce of RequiB r to Alterationa to Premise b, which will affoid greate frcilititfl for conducti. g onr rapidly increaßiDg business, it baa been found uec.eeary to Greatly fiednce our Stock within the next few weeks. I arge »nd liberal Reductions are now made m every Department, Doldtrs of Glasswaie Gift Coupons are requested to present the same as early as conveniehHo enable the (Jift Distribution to be satisfactorily closed. DIMANT~& COE, GENERAL DRAPER", CLOTHIERS, &&at. t East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.



Piiblic Notices" K EATING'S POWDER deetroya oth flew, moths, hedtles, and all inseotß, whll»t quite harmless to domestic •nimals. In exterminating beetles the •aoceas of this powder is extraordinary, t is perfectly clean m a Pf lio *\^ tN(3 , f .he article yoa purchasb <b KEATING J Imitations *re noxious and Ineffeotool Bold m tlni. 6d, Is, and 2a 6d each, by ehemlatv. •» NEW BOOKS AND NEW SUPPLIES OF B?OKS. H. J. WOOD & CO., m ATIONER'S HALL, 240 HIGH 8 CHRISTCH URCH, And Fmedlandebs' Bdildikgs, ASHBURTON. %\f% reieive from London publiabin VV firms regular shipments of from 15 to 20 cnßes monthly by the direc public are respectfully Jnvited to inspect our large and varied Btock of Books m every branch o Literature. , , , . . Aa we buy for cash and buy largely, we are allowed extra discount?, and are m a position to giv* exceptional advan- tages to our cußtq^re, aDd a iwera discount on parcel and to Library Committee a, H. J. VVOOD & CO. Wholesale and Retail Booksellers and Stationers, CHRISTOHUROH & ASHBURTON. ACCOUNT" BOOKS In every variety of size and etyle ol ruling, from the largo-it Imperial Ledgei extra super handmade, full calf, double Russia bands down to a penny Pass Book A very Large Stock alwnys kept, and anj utyle and size made to older Writing, Printing, and Wrapping Paper In any quantity. Commercial and General Stationery an* eta»y description of Stntionerß' Sundries Commercial Note and Letter Papers b} the case or packet— an assortment o over 3000 reams m stock. Commercial Envelopes— over 3,000,0 m stock m Christchurch. Cream Lnid Bu'.ed Foolscap— over 351 reams m stock. Brown Wrapping, Double Imperial various weights, by tho bale or ream- best value m New Zea and. Bchool Exercise- Bootu— over 100 gros assorted m stock. School Slateß, Oop: Books, and Sclrol Requisites. Parobw ruled and headed "Thi M ' HJBSCRIBEBS WANTED For Illustrated London Kows, Sportinj and Dramatic News, Scientific Americai Young Ludiea' * Journal, Family Herald Family Reader, Tho Graphic, Engineei Punch, Home News. European Mail, Boi Bells.— We deliver m town immediate] on arrival, and we post to subscribers i all ports of the country without deloy. H.J.WOOD&CO Stationers' Hall, 240, High street, OHRISTOHURCF, And at Friedlnnders' Buildings, ASHBUHTON A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AOdTIONEKrt, STOCK AND BSTATI AGENT AKD VALUATOR. BA?U&t>A\' SALE at 12 o'clock ab»r| — Horses, Cattle, Plgo, Produce »nd Merchandise. Agant Norwich Union Fire InßUtanc Company. Agent for the Mutual life association of AUSTRALA lAj FOR BAL E— Grubber, by Howard, nearly now cheap. Seed Sower, by Haxton and Beatdi* Cheap. Ploughs, Harrows, and other (napl rcentn. Cbeylesmore Club Tricycle, the be kind made — cheap 3«Hor«e Dray and Frame, new cheap . Double- seated Buggy. Spring Cart, with back seat. Double furrow Plough by Reid on Gray, nearly new ; very cheap. Waggone [m good order. Pr low. FOR SALE.— Oaten Bhea Chaff i any quantity. ALFRED HARRISON. T. Bullock. 1A Q ACRES together with House To JUxO Let or For Sale, situated on tho Mitch am Boad, being R.S. 28250, nearly all m grass, and about 1\ mile& from the County Saleyardß, B'or particulars apply. T. BULLOOHL riOWDRAY Farm, 695 Acres* port \J of Lowcllffo Entnto, Coldatrejimßoad Board Dutrfct. late Hi «... O. Boyle'a. Not having sold thin property by auction, I am prepared to recoivn offors fur it op to BATU,RJ>A\i, May 2 1st. For fal* patticalars ag^y to T. BULLOCPv; LET.— DvrellJnßhouso, tcqetlw^ith X "roall fl'able, Moore's Road^. sear the Presbyterian Maoae. AppJy to T. BULLOCK. M " — --- — - ■ , f- nm TO LET— Two Cottages m. «rey street known aa Coutts' bteefc ; r<jnt nt 5 per week. 1. BULLOCK. TPI^BT,— At a low rental, Propr - t J^ Tanorcd Street, recently j n ' tne oedopttion of Mr Dclman. or w vi*x i. er«o»ed Shop, S a»le, eto,-A- *. "™ n " . , ?. Bullock. « 1 TB u"? > One-eighth of an v Acre,Hv'; l)g n jfcontage of 33 feet & jjtrebc, md adjoining tho ' Mail Office. "Vjary liberal terms of payment will ha •accepted.— Apply io T. BULLOOK. ■ ■ '•■" ...*'■, i '. • ' ■ • - — ■ — — — — FOlfc SALE -Lot 25, fronting the North 1 Town Belt. Price, £10. Liberal terms if required . Apply to _ T. BULLOCK. TO PAINTERS, TO LET at a !.r.v rcntf.l. Shop an-? Dwellinghonso m Mr qrt^treet, latelj m occupation of Mr Luc raj T. BULLOCK miNWALD— Town Sections 371, 372 JL 353, 374, 375, 37G, 377, m on block, fronting Thompson »ireet, nea the County ?aley«rda, for sale at a low price, and on liberal terms, A DD Iy to T. BUILQOK.