Freetrade, and he stated that Sir Robert Stout had himself a few yoara ago, said In memorable words that " the system of protection was a system of robbery by the arm of the law." They might depend npon it, that any Govern ment tbat used taxation for any other purpose than revenue would land them la endleit difficulties. He had not time to go into the question at length, but he warned them against artificially foroing Industries, aao* asked them to read Henry George's remarks, m regard to what such a state of affairs had done for America. Pauperism was growing at a gigantio rate, | that completely dwarfed the want and misery existing m the Old World. la Philadelphia there were 50,003 pc pie out of employment. The system of pro teotion had destroyed the American Mer cantile Marine, and called into being ad appallingly gigantic pauperism. Mr Roilettou then referred to the question of Faimade, with which , h« said he had no sympathy; It wvionly another phaie of the gelfighmga that developed at every torn of protection. H« spoke of our trade with the Australian colonies. He said that we exported to New South Wales over £800,000, and to Victoria, which was more protected, £600,000. Goald then be any policy more suicidal than preventing a free interchange of commo dities with these colonies? He asked them to look at what happened In 1885. The Government, to please a few people on the Weit Coast .imposed a doty ef 2s on coal. The next morning 2s 6 i was put on every ton of coal ooneumed ia the colony, and the worst of this sort of thing Is that the extra prloe Is a long time In being taken off. Althongh this duty on coal was soon abolished it waa a long time before the inoreased cost of the caal was reduced ; perhaps the extra cost might not all have been taken off yet Tbat was a great evil of protection. It did not pot into the public chest;, what it took ont of tbe people's pockets. There was another way m which this ooal question affeo'ed them. If they shut off Hew Sc n -h Waftfal ooal then veeieis taking produce from here to that colony would hare no baokfrelght of coal, and ebargca would m consequence be raised. It was ptrfecfc nouses sa to talk as had been* done during the past few days of creating a local market for wheat Our prices wera determined by those of the Old Country, and we were not goipg ; within a reasonable period to have such a' population as would make us independent of outside markets. During the last few days he had- been asking a number cf paople what they wanted protected. One, a farmer, wanted a duty on grain when he (Mr RollestoD) pointed out that it would be just as reasonable to Impose a tax on imported batter, became there waa practically none, A tradesman wanted reapers and binders protected, but he (Mr Bolleston) fancied tbe farmers did not want that. With regard to machinery, of the ordinary olaeß, the farmer could get better and cheaper locally manufactured than he oould import, aud it was of no use imposing a duty on such articles as horse-rakes, corn-crushers, etc. Mr Rolleston next alluded to artioles of domestic use, which It was propoced to tax. — Soft goods, calioo, eorafl ur, candles, etc, He said that he thought the real object of all this proposed taxation was that incwaied borrowing might be gone In for and the olony thus led further Into t hi mire, when tbe revenue had been sufficiently increased by the taxation proposed- He thought that Protection was only a cry to gild the pill of furthar taxation ; an appeal to the working •laisei on a false ir gue. IH* 7BOPJBTY TAX. Mr Follestoa next dealt with the Property Tax proposals of the Government whiob were that property ondej £?SGO should have the £500 exemption and pay 33-16 th» of a penny m the & : above £2500 no exemption and a tax of a penny. He did wish to disguise his opinion that this wag a moat mischievout proposal; It wag an appeal to one class as against another. The principle waa a wrong and vicious one. He would tell them the Opinion he had come to after having read the writings of those who bad made a stedy of political economy, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and other*. The prin ciple laid down was tbat taxation must bear equably after a certain point, the tsrm used being equality of sacrifice on the part of taxpayers, Only that part of a perion's Income not neoessary for ob taining the necessaries of life should be taxed and that was tha reason for the £500 exemption m the Property tax. Bayond that all shou'd bear taxation' •qoally. Any limit to the application of progressive taxation was arbltratry. If they pat on the wealthy a tax double thit of the less wealthy why not treble and quadruple ? It was a dangerous power to place m the hands of aay Government to tax arbitrarily. Another objection was the penalty upon thrift and economy. Sooh a tax was a penalty npon a ' man for having worked harder and saved more than his neighbor, and it was accordingly calculated to discourage thrift. " It was also eminently unfair. Were they to draw a hard and fast line at properties of the value of £2500, and were some 6000 people to be made the subjects of an excessive tax beoame they happened to be on one side of this Hoe 1 Whether they agreed with him or not on the abstraotquestlon, the nutter had also to be considered m it practical aspect. It was eminently inexpedient at the present time. They oould not afford to trifle at the present position of the colony's affairs and they could not afford to take any course likely to prejudice the colony with the outside world and drive •way capital, and. this wm a tendency he was certain the proposed tax would have. Twoqoettlonu Were re' tig much discussed at the pre««nt time, and the Government ware puttiag themselves forward as if they were champions of Lbsral senti ments In regard to them; These were the quattlong of ZDr/OATIQN AKl> THE LAND LAWS. He wished to say that the Government bad no monopoly of liberal sentiments m regard to either. There were men on his aide of the House as strongly Imbued with liberal sentlmentg as on the Government tide, and the dry that had been raised ought not to weigh with the government as against those who opposed them. Was there anyone more determined than 001, Trimblt , Mr Montgomery and himself to aphold the national system of Education and wag there anyone more than himielf who had endeavored to frame land laws dealing fairly with all classes of the com munity. Tho Land Aot of 1885 was largtly i&e result of his labors. In regard to JSBUGATION. H« did for a moment tuppoie that while •eonomy was ti be carried Into every other branch of the Government service It waa to be exolnded from this Depart ment and he believed that a good deal of economy might be exercised without im pairing the efficiency of tho service. Bat he woald be no party whatever to the destruction of the national oystem of Edppatyon, and he wonld rather leave the Ho. pie bet baa tl: ere should auoh a thing pome to pass, He definned the tsrm '* National Education " and went on to deal with the proposals that had been made for reduolog the cost of the system. The first of these was raising the echool age, anJ secondly cutting down the Standards and taking the system of National Kducntion no further than tho Fourth Standard. With regard to the question of age It geemed to him one which guided the general distribution of the EcTooailon Fund. He did not wish to argue tbe question of whether it was better to commence teaching ohildren at the age of six or seven, but he did not believe they coldcut off a sum of £100,000 f rcrn tho TCduoatlou vote and stilt carry on | the system, affording the tame advantage* !

to country districts that it now does. "With regard to reducing Standards the question was to consider whether the re sult* now aimed al were too high. He referred to Dr Laishley's work on the subjeor, m which comparisons between the vanoos Educational systems of the world were nude, and from which it appeared tSat our Sixth Standard is no higher than the sixth standard m great Britain ; indeed, m some respaots not so high. He asked them if they were pre pared so to dimlDiih the oostTof the Education system that their ohildron would be m a. worse position than they would be had they been at Home, He believed la the principle that the State could not neglect the education of the children if it would not faU behind the other nations of the world. Air Roles 1 nn here quoted from several work a inoln 1 g •n American authority, SirLyon Piayfair, Norman Lookyer, and the report of the Oommisiion which recently sat m England to enquire into tba c&usea of the depres sion. This latter he considered extremely applicable. la it reference w&a made to the supe/lcr teohnioal Education of Con tinental workmen and the desirableness of provision for .such Education being ra*de m England, He said that be did not think the people of the oalouy, would even under the influence of depression reiolve to do away with their national system of Education. He Ijad no doubt savings could be made but m determining those it would not do to ally themselvea with those inimical to the system, but to work with those who were friendly to wards it. The amount that was commonly eet down as being the oost of primary Eduoation was more then coqld be fairly charged towards it. There was £ 10,000 for Industrial schools, a like amount for Native schools and £3000 for the deaf and dumb institution. Tha expenditure on the teaching power was £'290,000. It might bo that -considerable saving might be effect** m regard to the Boards and Ihe way In- which schools were planted up and down tbe oonntry, but it should be the iubjeot of earnest enquiries. Mr Rollesfoa referred to the charge that had been made of the secondary schools costing a great deal of j the taxpayers' money. He "a»fd that of the £58,100 they cost, only £3 703 came out of the public purse, £21,000 of the remainder came from reserves wbioh bad bean set aside for that purpose. Ho was free to confess thnt the position of these secondary ichoola was not all that could be desired, but he could not consent to do away with them. It was their duty to readjust them so that they woald be available to all. He appealed to the people not to cripple the national system of education. It. was anomalous to say that the country could not bear the cost when the drink bill was £300,090, and an enormous amount was spent on luxuries of various kinds. XHB LAND QUESTION. ■ He was of the belief that the existing land law required wise and careful adminis tration, but with a few modifications it was capable of meeting, all the require ments of the settlement of the country. He referred to Mr Ballanca's action m regard to village settlement. He said that much as he sympathised with the intrntion of placing the people. on the land it should be with the authority of Parliament. When Mr Bullance had ex ceeded his votfl, if. he had come to Par liament and said that ho had done oo believing it to be m the interests of the country no doubt Parliament would have condoned him; but m place of that Mr BallaDce maintained tbat he bad acted with the sanction of Parliament, whereas he had done nothing of the sort. BAIIAVAY MANAGEMENT. Mr Rollesten dealt with the question of railway management at some length. Mr Richardson's. . proposals us to Boards of Advice ho .considered too crude to be accepted by Parliament Ho had con sidered the matter, and had come to the conclusion that a Board should be estab lished similar to that m Victoria- There it was composed of departmental experts, and nothing could be done unless nug gested by them. He thought if a Board consisting of expert heads of departments, assisted by a Parliamentary Committee appointed the first session of every Parliament were appointed here it would meet tbe case' c : '" CONCLUSION. [". He was very hopeful of the future of ihe colony seeing the movement which was taking place to remedy the evils that had arisen under tbe borrowing polioy of the past. It was necessary to retrenoh from the highest to tbe lowest, iostopborrowlng, andco help oi as far as possible the powc| of production, to make the exports in crease, and at no distant period the colony would work round. It had been working round at a remarkably rapid rate during the last few years, had it not been for theoounterbftiancing and crippling effect of the financial polioy. , The production of wool had m a few years Increased .by three million poundß, and nearly a pound more par. sheep was produced; Tbe property assessment had greatly increased, as had also tbe number of acres dndet cultivation. If they were determined that they would have co more flash policies, tke future of the colony was a bright one. He hoped the electors would' exercise wise discretion m tbe ohotce of men to represent them. He did not want them to return him unless they thought he was the best man. He did not want to ro to the House exoopt with the good will and baoklpg of the electors, to enable him to go and attack work of the, most disagreeable sort m the next Parljrment. Mr Rolleston, who had been , listened to attentively throughout, and who had been frequently applauded ducing the de livery of his speech, which ocoupiei about two hours, resumed his seat amidst applause. f . . Several questions were asked and answered. Mr D. H. Brown proposed a vote of thanks which was sedonded by Mr Llll., Mr M. Bruce wished to propose a vote of thanks and confidence, but unmlstake able signs of disapproval were .made by many of those m the hall. Mr Rolleston expmsed his disinclina tion to accept a vot6 of confidence as he desired the electors to record that at tbe ballot-box. He had a very good idea of I the feeling there was towards him' m the ball, but he would be sorry for arljf kind'y expression to Interfere with the uleotors reoording their opinions at the ballot-brx The Mayor put the motion In regard to the vote of thanks to tbe meeting. There were a good many cries of'" No/ and the Mayor called fcr a show oF hands'. Only one was held op against' ihe "motion. Mr Rolleaton returned thanks and the customary compliment to the chair brought the meeting to a olose. ....

REPORTED DE/VTH OF STANLEY, TEE EXPLORER.

♦■ — . [eEUTBE'S. TELEGRAMS— COPYKIGHT.]

(Received July 22, 11. 40 am ) Londow, July 21. Further intelligence from Congo states that a report reached the Misr sionary station at Matadai that Stanley had been" shot dead while fighting a native tribe on his journey to Wadelai.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Auckland, July 21. A telegram from Ramene states that the police from Hokianga, Bay of Islands, Mongonal, Whacgaroi, and Whaa«ana putded by several ae'tkra from Kohukohu, the party being under Inspector Mct3overu r are proceeding to Waihoa camp for the pirposo of arresting Hauhau Natives of tho Kaitaogata tribe, whone recent babavioar has created some alarm. Wellington, Jnly 21. A. proclamation m the " Gszjtte " de clares the Kermadeo lilands to be part of New Zealand. : The Government f ffer a free pardon and £109 reward 'for euch evidence as will lead to the conviotlon of the persons implicated m the attempt to destroy tho Excelsior Wins Vaults, Wellington 0u28.h Jnne. The fr(Z)n matton whiob was on board the halk Jubiloo when she went ashore was thta evening transferred to the steamer Kiikoura, wh'oh left for Lyt telton. A forged cheque has been passed on Messrs Grave? and F.'embg, drapers, and the ohequt was found to have been ex traotod from a book belonging to Mr Whitehonae, whose premises were recent y entered by buglars, Invbrcabgim., July 21, Robert Fraser was fined to-day for smuggling 13 bof tobacco. He wai de teoted on the Bluff wharf with the stuff In hit possession, an 1 it Issuppoeod that he was I m l«agus with aomeon? not yet discovered. He pleaded guilty, but declined to give the name of his confederate on the ground that that woald be dishonorable. He was fined £9 15s, and tho tobacco was con fiscated* ■

ELECTION GOSSIP.

Mr J D Knya announces himself as a candidate for the Lincoln districts. We understand he ia a " fair trader," aad would oppose most of the measures of the present Government. Ht aifobd, Jaly 21. G. A. Marchant} a candidate for Tara naki, addressed the electors lsst night. He favors general retrenchment, and wtuld cut down education to the Fourth Standard, sweeping away higher educa tion altogether. Ue condemns perpetual leases and village settlements, opposes the Government, bub will not pledge himself to any leader. A vote of con fidence was unanimously passed. Wellington, July 21. Mr W, J. Hunt hag daolined to con test Wellington Booth. Wellington, Ju'y 22. Political speeches are now becoming j frequent and so far the meetings have all ! been orderly, Mr Izird at South We' llngton, and Mr Mason at the Butt, both declare themselves independent, but the former sympathises with the Opposition. He supported Freetrade snd opposed Bible reading In schools. He obtained a vote of oonfidonce. Mr Mason advocated retrenchment, Protection, and reduction m the cost of eduoition A vote of thanks was acootded him. . Blenheim, July £1. Sir Robtrb Stout addressed » meeting of eleotors and non-elect >rs here to-night The building was rrowded. The speech was chit fly devoted to the defence of the village settlement scheme and the eduoa* tion system. He deo'ared he would rather retire than give wav on questions of land settlement and education. Mr H. Dobson proposed a vote cf thanks ; Mr G. Henderson seconded Mr S J Macalister propped, us an amendment, a vote of thanks and confidence, which was carried. Sir R. Stout was heartily cheered , and left for Wellington imme diately after the meeting. Wbstport, July 21. Mr Reeves, OMididate for Inanghua> continues addressing the eleotors m the lower portion of the electorate, and has beton well rcoalvei He opposes State eduoation as at present arranged. Mr Munro, for Bullor, spoke at Dennteton last night, and rtooived of vote of confi dence, »s against one of thanks, by a majority of over 213. Oamartt, July 21. JVCr T. W. BUhop, addressing the eleotors of Oamaru this evening. There was a large attendance. The candidate's remarks were principally directed against the Government. At the cono'usloa of the address a vote of thanks and oonfi deooe was carried.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[keutsr's telegrams— copyright.] (Received Jnly 21) 12 85 p m.) DEFENCE GtF INDIA. OAibuTTA, July 20 It is announced that the Indian Government are engaged m specially studying measures for the improve ment of the internal and external de fence of India.

(Received July 21, 1.15 a.m.) THE STANLEY EXPEDITION. London, July 21. News is to hand from the West Coast of Africa that Stanley's expedi tion for the relief of Emm Pasha has left Arnwi'z (stc) for Wadelai. ;

THE AFGHAN QUESTION.

St. Pktbbsbobo, Jaly 21. It is officially announced that a set* tlement of the Afghan boundary ques tion has been arrived at by the British and Russian Commissioners. It has been decided that Russia shall receive the territory between Kushk and Murg hab, north oi Herat, while accepting the frontier on the Oxus as defined by ■ England. Russia further renounces her claims to districts awarded her m 1873. '

AUSTRALIAN.

[bbptbb's iblvobams— oopybioht.] (Received July 21, 10.15 p.m.)

POLITICS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Stdnbt, July 21. The Premier addressed a meeting at Molong last nigbt. In the course of his speech Sir Henry Parkes reviewed the action of the Government, and in timated the measures they intended to introduce next session.

A CHINESE DIFFCULTY.

BRISBANE, Jdly 21. The Mining Warden at Clermont has given the Chinese notice to quit the new goldfields by August ist, but it is considered likely they will resjst; the order.

(Received July 22, 12 0 pro.)

KELEASE OF THE QUARAN TINED.

Byw«sy, July g2 The persons on the quarantine sta tions, except Alexander, will be relaased to-day.

DIRECT TAXATION.

The Hon Mr Parkes addressed a meeting at Orange last night. He in dicated that any further fiscal changes would be made m the shape of direct taxation, m order to still farther simplify customs tariff and elimitte crery vestige of protection.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— FRIDAY.

(Before His Worship thp Mayor, and Mi D. Williamson, J P.) OIVIL CASES. W. J. Hayes and 00. v. G. Kidd— Claim £1 18s Bd, balance alleged to be duo on a grocery account —Mr J W. White pppeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr IS. ». Crisp for the defend nnt.—H. W. Slovens, plaintiffs manager, gave evidence m support of the claim. He was erofs examined at length by Mr Crisp, m the course of which Stevens denied that the signature to the receipt for £1 18 d 8d was m his handwriting ; it must have been a forgery. He also denied that defondant and his wife came into Hayes' Bhop together, and paid the account be fore the tenth of May.— G. Kldd, the defe&d«nt, deposed ih»t just before the teuton tea meeting on the 10 ih May he and his wife treat to plaintiffs ■h p to pay a bill of £1 18s 8d due to Hayes,— Witness 1 wife had a £5 note — Witness and hia wife both saw Stevens. The £5 notd was given to Stevens, who returned the change and wrote something on the account. Witness remembered the occHslon well because his wife aiked S evens for some lollies, and he remarked that "ho was sorry he had no blackballs". Cros -examined : Got the £5 note from Mr Ferrlman and gave it to his wife on the same day. Forrlmin's money was en frjred on April 14th. Paid Stevens between 7 aod 8 p.m.— Grace Kidd, wita of the defendant, gave corroborative evidence, adding that Stevens took away the receipt from her home without hor conae* t or knowledge. She was certain iha* Stevens receipted the acooont for £1 28s 8d In her presence. -Orons examined : When I v/ent to the shop about the reoelpt Mr JHayes was oallei m. The receipt was shown to him and ho said to Steveas, «• That's your name." Stevens denied the genuineness of the signature remarking taut ha always signed with t«vo aitohea — Mr Arthur re* membered seeing Mr and Mr« Kidd to* gather about 7 pm. early m M*y. They wore just entering Hayes' chop. Mr Steveas was m the ahop standing behind the counter, — Cross-examined : I was not with Mrs and Mr Kidd and Me Stevens m the uhop together.— Mr McOwen, manager of the, Bank of New Zealand, ! I Ashburton, said that m his opinion the signature to the batoh of receipts pro* duced (Hay ot and Oo.'s) and the aigniture to the alleged forged receipt wore m the same hand writing. There was a difference oertainly. but a great sirau larity m more than one particular. The ben<?| In the a.'tche were alike and so were the ees. Witness described at length m what respects tho similarity m the signatures existed.— Mr Shury, manager of the Union Dank of Australia, deposed ' that all the signatures were dif ferent, even on those receipts not disputed, but the great similarity m all led witness to believe that one person wrote the whole lot, including the one Stevens alleged to be forged —Mr H. Friodlander gave cor roborative evidence.— The last two wit nesses and Mr T. Bullock gave evidence to the effect that thoy had known Mr Kidd for some yearß, and had always found him thoroughly honest m hia dealings, and a man who paid his way promptly .—This was the case for the defence, and the Court then adjourned for . half-an hour, when Mr White called the following re butting evidence : — H. H. Stevens ;On the let Jane I sent m April and May accounts. Mrs Kidd hnd a conversation 7 with mo about tho middle of Juno, when she remarked that the April account had been paid. Early m July;, the sth, she brought down the alleged receipt, as pro mised.-. I denied afc' once the signature was mine, there being only one aitch and one Greek "c." Previous accounts had been settled by cash and contra. At first Mrs Kidd said the £1 ißsßd had been settled by contra and cash, bat afterwards she stated that the account had been paid, by cash, viz , a£6 note and change. Mrs Kidd said she remembered after baying a conversation with her husband about Retting the £5 note from Mr Ferriraan. Siw Mr Kidd about tho aff jr. Kidd said, " I saw you take the money from my missus, and give her the receipt." I denied this, and he oalled mo a liar, adding thatho would never come into the d — shop again, and he would apeak to Mr Hayes. I replied, " I am very sorry, but I can't father that signature." From the 2nd of May to the 7th I was not m tho bhop ■after 6 p m , it being my week off, and for the last two months I cart swear that I have never had my coat off after 6. Have been employed by Mr Hayes during the past three years, and have bad passed through my hands about £14,000, and have never had such a dispute as this before. —By tho Court : I took round the alleged receipt to Messrs Lancaster aDd McGregor to ask their opinion as to whether the signature was liko mine.— — Mercer, asHistont to Stevens, deposed that he was m the shop when Mrs Kidd spoke about the receipted account, Mrs Kidd said she was positive that she paid the account, as part was settled by contra, and the balanco m silver, for which she had teased Mr Kidd. Miss Kidd corro borated this, ifrora May 2. to June 7 I was on duty m the shop from oto 8, Mr Stevens was hot present on any night between these dates save on Saturday night.— Daly, employed In Hayes and Go's grocery shop deposed that he heard Mrs Kldd say m the shop that she had paid tho account partly by oontra and partly by c«sh,and that she remembered this well, the previous payments being by oontra and obeque. fcho paid partly la Bilver, for whloh she Aad " teasod Mf Kidd/'and heard Mr Stevens deny that the BlgnaturowashU.-Orofla-examin'd: Heard Mr Hayes eaj to Stevens, "If this [re ferring to the signature] is not yours, I don't know whoao It Is. It's your name aoyhor."— W. J.Hayes, the plaintiff, re membered being called to see the disputed bill. Remarked In Mrs Kidd's presence that the signature was not m his opinion, that of Stephens. Mib Kidd laid ahe paid the ncoount partly by oontra and partly by silver. Stephen has had the management of the grocery for three years, and there has never been the olightest Irregularity* m his accounts. Mrs Kldd regrotted that she had paid m silver Instead of by cheque, as It would have saved a lot of (rouble — Mr Webster, Bank Manager, deposed that he had had eleven years' experience. Tbe figntture on the reoelpt for £1 18s 8d and th» signatures on tho provlous receipts were unlike. CroBE-examined— At bis banker I would pats four of tho receipts as bearing; gennlne signatures, By the Court : —Tho writing on the receipt for £1 18s Sd.ln n<t In my opinion that of Mr Stephens.' Walter B. Mobs, accountant, oalled as an expert, Bald that m his opinion the receipts were not written by the aamo person and In support of this opinion he pointed oat the differ ence m various letters and figures. Willful Rerringe, an expert m writing, deposit that he was well acquainted with Mr Stevens' handwriting. Thea Ignature on the account for £1 18a 8d wfii oertainly not that of Mr Steven*, the letters and general style being quite dfaitmUar. He was confident that the the signature was not Me Steven*'— John Swwanon, ft drape* In the employment of Mr Hayes, itated that: from May 2 to May 7 Btavens wan not. on datj after 6 p.ra — J. A. Oayglll, Solicitor, 'deposed that Mr Kidd demanded the receipt from him and he de clined to give it up. Stevuns wm preß«ut and Informed Kidd that Mrß Kldd had given him the; receipt »nd he had given her a oopy of It.— Mr Crisp addressed the Bench at sorao length for the defence, drawing attention particularly to tbe many d. iQ'ereot w*j«

Pteveng bad signed his signature, and quoting authorities to show that the export evidence was valueless — Mr White fol lowed on the other sido, pointing out that it had been clearly proved that ' Stevens was not m tho ahop aftet 6 p.m. from May 2nd to 7th, benwotn whioh date it was alleged Mrs Kidd had pud Stevens. As a solution of tho matter, ho (Mr White; thought it likoly that Mrs KHd had beo.ome mixed up m regard to iho dates. Fer iman's £5 uoto was paid on the 14th April, and on that date an account waß settled with Hayea Ho regretted I that his learned frleud had cast asper jpionß on the character of Mr Stevenß, a ] young man who held a position of trußt, which, according to Mr Hayes, ha employer, ho filled with credit Mr White contrasted the evidence oE the different witnesses at considerable length.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Arrival of the 'Frisco Mail. Auckland, Jaly 22. The mail Bte&mer Alameda arrives at 2 30 p.m., also the Tul. A Real Grievance. Wellington, July 22 Tbe Harbor Board recently put up to auction the loaaei of the reclamation oloao to the wharf, with frontage on a street to be formed, oni being excellent sites good prices wore olti tried. The ttreet .was shewn on the plan as 66 feet wide, but buyer* now find it is only 40 feet and complaiu that tboir plana fur building are valueless. It was snggeoted that all haaes should bo cancelled and offered ur.der the coiditious, but the Board's Solicitors have i<iven an opinion th»t if the Corporation chcoia to make the street of Us; width thuu CO feet it can ot affect the le>ees exfeu ed by tbe Board. For the pres nfc, therefore, the lesaeos appear to have no redress. Th§ Fattl Boating Accident. In tho Petone drowning case, the jury simply fouad a vordot of drowned by the swamping of the boat. Kobbiog the Dead. Anne Parker, n troraan accused of steal ing a watch from a body cast up on the .harbor, was remanded for modical ex amination as to her sanity, : "My Lord." Tyler was committed for trial on another oharge— breaking into the store of KoDonald and Co. Illegal Exhumation. S2d ward Morris, Undortukor, proseouted by the Oemetery Trustees for exhuming the body of a Chinaman without permit sion, as it WBB tho firßt case of the kind only a small penalty was aiked for, bit the Magistrate said it was necessary to mark the gravity of theoffenco and inflicted a five of £5 and coo's. Fire. CHKIBTOHrjBOH, July 22. On Wednesday night the house of William MoOuiloch, farmer, Le Bon's Bay, was burned down It vtai insured for £350 m the Liverpool, London, and Globe. Tha causa ia supposed to be ac oiiftntal.

THE VALUE OF ENSILAGE

». — . It woijld noetn certain that the oyetsm of ensilage is to become n established feature m agriculture. The efficiency and utility of tho ayttam have both been proved. In the aoarohlng h&nds of ihe skilled agriculturist, as well as under the crboial test of thhe doubting scientist, it has ahovh results that moot bo regarded ag highly natL) factory. I. has boon tried under conditions which present great variety; crops which differ wldaly in v character have been submitted to it ; the produotj has been put to various uses m feeding; aud all round the suooess, if not oompKte, has indeed been veiy remark able. A system whioh gives such good results under such, varying oiroamstanoes, which endures equally the tests-of noieoce and practioa, cannot fail io be bo h effioient and useful. The reports of the Ensilage Oommie sion and of the judges of the Koyal Agricultural Silo Competition have been published, and aro very encouraging, for both empbatioal'y declare ensilage a guooess, Tbe ISnsilago Oommlasion says that en- Bllage renders the farmer independent of weather m sowing his crops, and increa ses the productive OApabllitles of the fatro, for a greater amount of food may be ob -1 tainod from a given area of land than if the crop were made Into bay. The feeding value of ensilage—weight for weight, they say— la only one-third tbat of hay, but a ton of green food, pre« served by ensilage, will weigh m silage &vq times as muoh as if made into hay. The Royal S joletlea' judges are equally favorable, for the systam. They say :— '• We are of opinioa that the great ques tion of satisfactorily ensiling green crops his received amply confirmation. It has baen pro red to os, inoonteatibly, that Its euocess has been manifested m every dis trlot. We have saen allcs of brlok, store and wood; we have seen old barosand other bulldlnga converted Into sUob ; we have B9eu them sunk into tho ground and built on tho level ; wo have seen them contain ing twenty tons, and we have inspected others o^pablo of containing 700 toue wo have found slloi constructed at a little over £20, and others at £40); wo have found them Oiled with all sorts of groen crops, and we have found some eour and some sweet — the laitor m by far the greater proportion ; we have Boon them weighted wit bricks, with btaues, with slates, with sand, with earth, and also with ingenious mechanical contrivances ; we h»ve inspected some chaffed, and m others, the fodder oproad out and pub m whole '; m all cases the practice was suc cessful, and m ,every instance cattle of all descriptions did well on the silage, and m many' instances the opinion was so oon elusive that decidedly more stock oould bo oarriod with silage than with hay,"— "Live Stock Journal."

CORN EXCHANGE.

Th 6 following ib tha Corn Exchange re port for the week ending Friday, the 22nd July ;— Wo have but few grain transactions to note for the past woek. Shipping orders are not plentiful, and sellers would find some difficulty m quitting at anything beyond tho quotations given below . The weather during (lie past few days will considerably hinder farm work, and it Is anticipated that a good deal of the sown wheats on the low-lyiDg land will have to bo re*sown, Tuscan need has had a few enquiries during tho week. Wheat. — Sales m limited sized parcols have taken plaoo at 3a 7d to 3s 7£d for Pearl and Tuscan, and 3a 6d for Hunters, all prime milling. Chicken wheat Lab been easier at 3a to 3b 4d. Oats are dull except for prime milling, which are hard <o obtain at la lid to 2a. Short feed vary from la 9d to 1b lOd, and the long descriptions are without enquiry at Is 7dtolsßd. Barley. — In the absoDoe o£ prime malting lines we h,ave Jittle bnainess to noto. Inferior Hues are being taken fir filiipmont at 3s 3d to 3a Cd, and feed is quiet at 2s 3d. Beans have a very good onquiry at 3s 2d to 3a 4d, and peau are exceptionally q\tfet at 3,8 to 3» 3d for Prussian Blues, and feeding sorts are hard to soil at over 2a Od. Grass Spusna, — Ilyegrasa is offering I plentifully, but buyers a,ro holding aoof expecting to buy cheaper. Machine dressed is quoted at 3b (id, and farmers' liDea yary according to satnplo at from 2s [to >Ja f M. Cooksfoot is iinn at 4d to 4^d. Potatoes.— But little busincßS is doing. Sydney market contiuuos glutted ,. and local and interprovinoial orders arc very j limited. 22s Gd is the beat price at WWtry tta.tion.B,

I Da-ry P«6dooio — Gutter has not »<?• , vanced beyond 8 1 for extra prime, ami the market is fairly well stocked. Choesi is a drug at 4d. Less money wrull l>. accepted by holders tor mixed sz s The above prices aro thoao paid t< farmers, delivered fob. Lyttelton, »uck> extra.

£BM ASHBtT^TON OUaKMiOr, FBIDAif, JtJLY 22, 1887.



Publii Notire*. d ; ~ : ~~ ~~" is • ■"■.■-■ . ; :■ . ■ • ■ -. . .'*»-■ ( i ' ••■.-•■■■: . .1 ■ ' •- ' '. ■■ ' .'. ' :■■ f . SPECIAL NOTICE to the Laclie?. r • ' • .. , • - »: - •— <— i ORR & ALGGRN " TT^ E ma< * e a mo<it xtraf rdinary Cheap Jl Purchaso of I ndie B Fashionable SHORT J •■CKRI" m Kyril Oloth and i Stockingette, l.a!i «' Long Ottoman Cloth i Paletots; und Lod e»V and Children's New Ulßters, Sling Eleoves and other shapes. 127 Garments m all. 127 WE intend giving our Customers tho full benefit of this Wonderfully Cheap Lot, and have marked them m Plain Figures at considerably LESS THAN HALF THE USUAL , PRICES. . LADIES requiring any JACKETS or MANTLES, will do well to CALL EARLY "- fl^f 40 PIECES OF: mAli ABERDEEN WItfSET. Uflual Prices Is 6d and Is 9d, f urjhosocf at. JOB PRICE, which we now otfor for THIS MONTH ONLY . at .. ■ i- • ';;» Q^D AND :;.■': | A JD Pfja YARDi ORR & iLCORN'S DISSOLUTION SALE. McCallum & Co. COAL! COAL! ML 171BESH SUPPLIES OF NBWOAbTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL GREYMOUTH COAL. Also— Native Coal, superior to Mount Somera Coal. ,'.-.. Freab supplieajof Building Timber and Building Materials oiE every deßoription, FREBH IMPORTATIONS OF FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE- WIRE. WIRE: " BARBED ■& PLAIN. ' \ No.'a 8, 9 and 10, OV^L STEEL WIRE : No.> 8, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE barbed wire, "best dominion; barbed wire, •« aomei* STANDARDS-STANDARDS STANDARDS. Out and Funobed to any length and guago required, i. . . McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Coal Merchants ft Importers ASHBURTON, OAMARU DUNEDIN & INTERS :; OAEGILL.



3 ub ie Notices. TO ■ LEi—A romrortable 5-Roomed ITousp, with Stable, with'o s^oo ynrrls of the i'ostcflije Appl; t r 'K9. Jamw on WE linve vnrioua euuits of nionry i«i lend on approved FnyloM q fiOHrties at Lo^ost Current Kih-s it Interest, WIL"-IX«r & LEWIS, ' Solicitora Ashburton. FOR SA r .TS. i DUMBER of Blue Cum Poleß, t\. suiubl«s for Stookyard Rails, or making a frame for Rough Stable. ' J. BULLOCK. TO LET, /><OTTAGE with 4 acres Land, East \J Town Belt, presently occupied by Mr Leahy. Apply 7f134 Bank of New Zealand. WOOL, TIHE Undersigned is prepared to mate L ADVANCES against Growing Clips of Wool. GEO. G. STEAD,, Christclmrch, 11th July, 1887. " 778 AFABM of 1280 ACRES m the Bangitata District, to Let, at a low Rental, with a Purchasing Clause. It is all Fenced and divided , into 7 Paddocks, part cultivated and laid down m English Qrasßes, the remainder m tussok. There is a 10-Boomed House erected on the Property, fctablo and other Buildings. For full particulars apply io 7+98 T. BULLOCK. Bazaar ! Bazaar ! Bazaar ! A LARGE quantity of Useful and Oroa- mental Articles being left from the last Wesleycn Bazaar, and the MONEY being required to pay off the balance of the Mortgage on tho Church, the Commit- tee have decided to hold a FINAL SALE m Saundbh's Builmxgs, commencing on SArURDAY, July 23rd. Open at 10 a.m , admission free. Re- freshment aud Recreation each EVEN- ING. 7°129 CANTERBURY COURSING CLUB. ■ _ V*- Canterbury Stakes, of three guineas each AND Cantbrbuhy Purrr Stakes, of two guinea* j each, To bo itun 'on THE LAGMHOR ESTATE, on " ■; ' ; ' AUGUST 3rd and 4th. Entries for the above will close on MONDAY, Ist, August, at 9 p m., at iho Shades Hote', Eloreford Street* CHAS. A. CALVERT, . ' Secretary. Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association. < TH Annual General Meeting of the » AJ- n»bers of tie. Associntion will be hold a I c Arcado Cliambt ra, Burnett. Street, / * burton, on TUESDAY, 26th July, 188 3 o'clock p in. Business — To receiv.! Annual Report and Balance- sheet to 30th June, 1837. A Meeting of the General Committee will be held on the Bame DAY at 2.30 p.m. The Balance-Bheot, duly audited, now lien for the inspection of Members at the offioe of the Treasurer, Mr J. <*. Restell. H. H. BECRETAN, 7|63 Secretary. Mr Rolleston UTILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS OF THE RANQITATA DISTRICT ON ! FRIDAY, July 22, Rakala ' ' TUESDAY, July 2tith, Plemington, * i WEDNESDAY, July 27th, Willowby. 1 THURSDAY, July 28th, Waterton Schoolroom. FcUDAY, July 29, Wakann! Further appointments at other placeß within the district will be advertised shortly. Meetings m every oase at 7.30 p.m. 7 80 . I TO THE ELECTOESOP THE ASHBUETOtf DTSTBICT. /GENTLEMEN,— ' I beg to offer my services to you as your Represot.tativo m Parliament . I j trust 'that you will again honoi me with your confidence. I propose shortly to address you at the several centres of population m the ' District. . ■■•' . : I have the honor to bo  Your Obedient Servant, .. W. 0. WALKEB. " Ashburton _ July. Utb, 1887. 93 FaiifielrL i THREE THOUSAND ACBES c OR THERE ABOUIS, IH U LOCKS OF 200 to 1000. Acres, TO LET FOR CROPPJNG. J mENDERS are invited up to 31et August X. next, for tho right to grow one Turnip Crop and one Grain Crop on the Falrfield Eitato, adjoining the Aahbarton Township. The land haa not been under . crop for seven years. Entry for Ploughing will be given on l&t October next. Plans of the Estate may ba seen, and particulars obtained, on application to MR GEORGE JAMESON 4 etioft I.



Prosecute the Swindlers ! If when you call for American Hop Bittera (see green twig of Hops on the white label and J)r Smile's name blown m tlid bottle), the vendor hands out. anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun tbe vendor as you would a viper ; and if ho has taken your money for wnytidng else indict him for the fraud and bug him for damages for the swindle and we will pay ycu liberally' for the convio- tion. ■



I Owe My Life. CHAPTEB I. " I was taken sick a year ago ■ With bilious fever." . "My doctor pronounced me cured, out I got sick again with terrible pains m my tack nnd sides, and I. got so bad I Could not move 1 I shrunk ! From 2281bs to 120 1 I had been doc- toring for my liver, but it did me no good 1 did' not expect to live more than three months. I began to nso Hop Bittern Directly my appetite returned, my pains left me, my entire system seemed renewed as it by magio, and after using several bottles, am not only as sound as a sovereign, but weigh more than I did before. To Hop Bit- tera I owe my life." Dublin, June 6, '81. K. Fitzpatrick. CHATTER 11. Maiden, Mass., Feb. 1, 1880. Gentlemen— I suffered with attacks of siok headaohe." Neuralgia, female trouble, for years m the moat terrible and exoruciating man ner. No medicine or doctor could give me relief or cure, until I used Hop Bitters. '•The first bottle Nearly cured me ;" The second made me as well and strong as when a child. " Ao.d I have been so to this day." My husband was an invalid fcr twenty years with a Berious '* Kidnoy, liver and urinary complaint 14 Pronounced by Boston's b »t phyei cians—" incurable 1" Seven bottles of your Bitters cured him and I know of the '• Lives of eight persons " In my neighborhcod that have been saved by your bitters, And many more aro using them wi:h great benefit. " The} almo&t do mirao'os V" w ' „ — Mrs E.D. Slack How to Get Sick.— Expose yourself day and night; eat too muoh without exercise, work too hard without rest, doctor all the time ; take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know » How to Get Well.— Which is answered m three words— take Hop Bitters 1



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Auctions. NOTICE. A GREAT DRAPERY SALE. specialluegains AT HARRIBON'S AUCTION ROOMS. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURS- DAY NEXT, July 26, 27, 28, For particulars see Hand Bills. ___ 7*B2j SPECIAL ENTRY. MESSRS FrFeDLANDER BROS, will sell J HOBSE-HAIR SUITE . I PIANO, by Bbrd. Single and Double Iron Bedsteads and Mattresses. At 12 o'clcok. FRIEDLANDER BROS. PETER WILLIAMS, 7J135 Aco'loneer. SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, 23ru JULY, 1887. At East Street Horse Bazaar, At 1 o'clock. SADDLE Ail) UAENESS HOESES, DEAUGHT HOESES. MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS, have received instructiona from Mr Edward McGrAth to Sell by Public Auction at the above time and place, — 6 GOOD HACKS AND HARNESS /> HORSES. 0 8 MEDIUM DRAUGHT Q HORSES. O The Auctioneer wishes to call Bpeoial attention to this lot of Horaos. They are young and sound and good workers. FRIEDLANDER BROS., PETER WILLIAMS, 7*130 Anotloneer. Public Notices GROVE FARM ESTATE pERSONS are warned against removing JT Posts, Rails, Stakes, &c. , from any of the foncoa on this Estate. A reward will bo paid to anyone giving information which will lead to the conviction of any person or persons doing ho. T. BULLOCK, 7fG5 Agent. 'no - MEET THE TIMES* C TRUCKLE, PROPaiTOR of the Prince Albert Boarding - House, Wills Street, Ashburton, next OddfoUowa 1 Hall, while thanking Ina many Friends and Customers for their liberal support for the past 10 years, eolioita a continuance of the same, Board and Lodging, 14a 16b, 18s pet Week ; or as per day.' Board only, 10a per week. Dinners only, 4s per week, Good accommodation for Famjljeß, and i private rooms (or Ladioj. , 752 j



Wklls 1 HAia Balsam;~-I gray, restores to original color. An elegant dressing,' teof tens end beautifies. No oil nor grease. A tonic restorative.',' -fifcopa hair coming out Btrangthen^cleanssi, heals soalp. KEATiNo'iOouon Lozu.ngeb- . cure ■ Ooughs Asthma, flronobitib. • . Medioal testimony tstes that 4ji other medicine, as ao effootual a the oure of lUoee.. dangerous roaladießi One IjozepgoaloiiG giro. oaoe r ono or .two at etjtiipe pnsyreß rest. .Itorrefaving difficulty breathicg they are invaluable. Thoy coo- nqq opium nor any violent drug. Sold by Ciaemfste m Tine, Is Ihi »cd 90 94 e»oh.