SIR WIiLIAM^OX ON s THE POLL

TO THE EDITOR. Flß,— lt would be impossible for one who hsi taken an active part m the colonisation and political life of the colony for 45 years, not to feel a deep interest Id the present crisis of its affaire. Aod aDy one having such interest would hardly like to remain silent, without Riving expression to his thoughts and opinions. Not being a candidate for a seat m the Nsw Parliament, I have no platform from which to ipeak ; but it has occurred to me that I might, with yonr permission, avail myself of the oolnmai of the 11 Advocate" to talk matters over with my old constituents, whose representative m Parliament I was for many yeara. It may, perhaps, interest some of them to know what my opinions are. There is, no doubt, a orisia m our affairs, wh'ch m the eyes of some hat aisomed almost the form of a panic. I have lived through a good many crises m New Zaaland. The flnt 20 years of the colony's existence was an almost continuous succession of crises. In one settlement I have seen wages on the public works down to eighteenpence a day } m another, I have known the ■mall farmer reduced to dlpging up hia ■Md potatoes to feed hii starving family ; m a labor market of 850 men I have kncwn 300 dismissed In one day for want of the means of employment; I have known all the leading men of a settlement mwnabred m a morning j I have seen several whole settlements, one after another, devastated lad tbeir inhabitants killed or driven away by Native wars, which lasted for ylars : and I have Been the colony engaged m along body-to-body fight with the Colonial Offioa and its representative to obtain a Constitution which might give us the rights of free men and' the machinery of self government; I have seen the colony pass through all these crises and a good many more, and oome ont' strong and vigorous to achieve new triumphs and continue its careers of progress and prosperity ; and I have do doubt it will do no again. When a political crisis occours, it Is wonderful how many State phyaloiana coma to the front with their advice gratia. There is always a crop of Hollo ways, each with hia universal remedy, which too often resolves itself into a olass or personal job. We have plenty of ■uoh In the field at this moment — leading statesmen, young aspirants for Parlia mentary honors, and the prophets of the Press. I have read a great msny of their speeches and articles, and this fact has ■track me ; that • while every one his his separate remedy, there is scarcely one who appears to have taken the trouble to ascertain what are the causes which have led to the crisis. If the captain of a ship were to find four feot of water In the well, and the pomps choked, he would not be satiefiad with setting the crew to bale out the hold with pannikins; bnt if he was a man of common sense he would try to find out where ihe leak was, and then do his best to stop v. This is just where our political captains seems to me to have failed. They er* all prepared with their remedies, each with his own peculiar pannikiD, but not one of them seems to know where the water oomes m. One says, take away the land from- those who have it/ and give it to these who havn't, and every body will be prosperous and contended, particularly, I suppose, these from whom It is taken ; another saye, appropriate the "unearned increment;" another, abolish freehold tenure and tnike eveiy landowner a political ■erf dependent on the State, that i« on the Government for the time being ; another ears, protect native Industries; another criea out for freetrade ; and an •ther has a scheme for abolishing hard timek, for good and all, by getting the beys and girls to Insure their lives and get mirrled, when, I Bnppcse, the State will give them two new suits of clothes every half-year and a free railway pas* to tide to the balls and races. But the favorite remedy of a large number is " to get rid of Sir Julius Yogel. I?, is he and his public works scheme which have des troyed the credit of the olony and °roagbt all this trouble upon us." Before I proceed to stati my opinion as to what are the real causes of the crisis, I would like to dispose of this scmeleßß and nndiscriminatlng cry about Sir Jnliua Yogel and his Publio Works scheme. For the introduction of the scheme, I am just as responsible as ha is, I was Premier of the Ministry m which he was Colonial Treasurer, aod jointly with bur other col kagutt, Sir Donald McLean, Sir Di lon Ben, and Mr Gisborne, thoroughly en dorted his scheme And every Ministry we have had since has done the same : Majoi Atkinson's, Whltaker'a, Grey'p, Han't, and Stout's. I was only two years In offioe after the scheme was adopted, ■ and Sir Julius himself only six He then beoame Agent-General, and lived m Lon don for eight yean. Between 1876 and his return m 1884, any mischief which has been. dope has been UDder the mal administration, of others. The time when the credit of the colony was moat nearly Wrecked was during Sir George Grey's administration, when large sutqb were spent not only without appropriation, bat In direct defiance of law, such as m the instances of the Tapanui and Hamllton- Te Aroha railroads ; and when just before going oat of office a loan of five millions, In a lump sum without appropriation, was demanded from the House, with a pistol at its head, as I may say, when no financial statement had been made for 15 months, and when, as afterwards came to light, two millions of the loan demanded had been forestalled before it was got, and the Government went . out of office with a contingent .deficit, of a million. But Sir Julius Yogel had nothing to do with these events. On the contrary, it was by his able intervention as Agent-General that the credit of the oolony was at that time fared from absolute ruin by the non payment of its interest to its bond-holders m London ; an event which four-and twenty hours might have brought about. It is not, however, my business to defend Sir Julius ; be is capable of doing that himself. What I want to do is to show that the " Immigration and Publio Works scheme of 1870" was a wise, rational, and Statesmanlike measure, and that it has net only not ruined our oedit, but has pro moted the progress and prosperity of the oolony to an Immense extent In order to do this efficiently it will be necessary to. give a brief historical mums of the olrcumstaijoes m which the colony was at |he thne, and how they justified the adoption of so large and important a measnre as the scheme undoubtedly was. This I will endeavor to do m my next letter.— l»m ( etc., . . William Fox.

HOW CAPTAIN COOK WAS MUR DERED.

About Captain Cok and his connection with ihe Sandwich Islands not a little ignorance is abroad m the community. We ro srepreeent the general publio m no great degree if we state our belief that the majority of them to this day are under the impression that Captain Cook was ornelly and uoprovokedly massacred by a few savages, that he was after wards roasted and eaten * and that the " King of the Cannibal Is'ands " is fitly represented by the monarch who at precent ruleß the Hawaiian group, and who has been bo long m diplomat c re'a tione with us. In reali'y, none of these' popular beliefs are correct. Captain Cook was an accompli9hep navigator, but his manners bad to the end of his life a strong flavor of the Whitby collier'B cubin-boy Like the seamen of his »ge, he had little sympathy with or respect for the natives of the countries he came In contact with. They were simply " black?," to be treated as Bnch, without much regard for honor on the part of the mariner, or delicacy of feeling on the side of the natives. Accordingly, when Cook came to the Sandwich Islands he returned the kindness of the simple natives with harshness, and often in justice. He found that they believed him the long-lost god -Rono or Lono, whom tradition fabled would some Jay return. On this superstition he worked, but it was his death-warrant. la the course of his dispute at Kealakeakua Bay he was accidentally struck and wa* heard to groan. Ins'antly the news spread among the childlike natives, and on their excited minds ac'ed like a wet blanket. "He can be no god," they cried, and m the revulsion of feeling which followed he was fallen upon and stabbed to death." He wan not, however, eaten. The Sandwich Islander* never were — at least habitually— cannibals, and even an occasional addiction to the use of human flash among them is indignantly denied by all their his torians. Cook's body waß curried to a place still shown, beyond the range ,of the -cannon of his Bhipß, the flash stripped off hia bones, and burned on an altar still standing, acd his bones baried with all the rites attending the. obsequies of their own chiefs. Nor was anything but honor intended m all th's. ■ To burn h's flash was the greatest respeot which, m tbeir eyes, could be paid to him. No portion of his body was eaten ezoapt his heart Two children found it hanging tip m a hot, and,- thinking it was a dog's heart, devoured it unwittingly. One of them not long since died m Honolulu, a very old man. The death of Cook ia to this day looked upon by the Natives as a Bad stain on their history. Kapina Kuke, bb they call him, is among the lower-class : Hawailans considered m the light of a pasred personage, and no greater insult can te neaped upon them than to hint at the killing and eating cf that mythical being.— 1 ' The Countries of the World." ■SSSWSWSSWSfiSWSMSWaSISWSBSISMSMSMSSMSMi «

NON-POLITICAL RAILWAYS

,4 I begin to fancy, -says a Victorian wiifrr, that we m this co'ony are the spoiled children of misfortune Just tbink of a Treasurer excepting to bppjn the year with a cash balance of £329.197, and finding it to be half a million. .Not only bo, bu* after making provision for a expenditure of £7,445,440 duriDg the currency of the present fiaauoial year, he anticipates carrying over a surplus of not less than £400,000 to the nfxt. Bbt the most gratifying item m the financial statement was that the m oome from our railways Is bo steadily on Ihe increase, that after paying all working expenses, and defray the interest on the loans contracted lor their construction, there will, be, it is estimated, a surplus of £100,000 on the 30th June next, to be paid into the general revenue No more BtrikiDg evidence could be uftorded of the wisdom and souop policy of taking the ma&ago ment of the department out of the hands of the politicans and p'aciug it under the oontrol of an independent board. So long 88 it Wd3 under the oontrol 'A the former it was a place of refuge for needy and Beedy pis counters, who lounged about the railway pl&tfcrms and ate the bread of idlflnese, Now we have changed all that, and the result is the fi,ures I have just quoted. — Correspondent Mel bourne paper,

THE FROREN MEAT TRADE

+ In the intervals of " Jublleefng " writes the " Star's " London correspondent Mr J.C. Brown, M.H.R , hasbetn continuing his investigations into the working of the frczen meat trade, and made some rather valuable discoveries. One conclusion he has come to, he tellß me, is that if the sale of frozen mutton is to be successfully pushed m the North and West of England It will be neceßiary to send cargoes direct to other ports than London. Toe expenr e of transmitting the meat to the country by rail ia enormous and eatß up all the profit. It cost*, m point of fact, more to send, a caress from Londoa to Manchester than to bring it from New Zealand. Mr Brown means to visit Bristol before his return, and hopes to arrange for the recaption of a trial cargo of frczm mnttoD. There can be no question that meat should be sent to Liverpool district; The good old town (or " oltyj" I suppose It must now be called) is within easy reach of countless manufac turing centres, which would jamp at good and cheap mutton. Unfortunately, ..New Zealand mutton 1b uot particularly cheap retail, even m London now. r J he middle men's charges are bo high that evea big dealers like the Leadeuhall Market folks seldom care to sell under about lOd alb. Others get rid of the difficulty by o&lling importations from other countries New Zealand mutton and vending it as suoh. I am myself quite convinced of one thing : the salvation of the frozm meat trade lies m the unlocking of other port* than London— Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull especially.

PROGRESS OP SETTLEMENT

» It will interest our readers to learn that for the quirter ended June 30 last, 1058 Bottlers were placed on the Grown lands of the oolony on settlement condition!, the. area taken up being 102,000 acres. Of tbji number 243 are village homestead special settlers. In addition, 445 settlers took up holdings averaging 103 acres each, from July 1 to August 15, and 115 village homestead settlers have been located on their sections ; 'bat nothing further will be done under this system till the sanction of Parliament be obtained, m accordanoa with a promise made by Mr liallance la the House that he would settle 150 families on the land, which has now been done. Survey* of additional areas are, however, being made and got ready for settlement, In view of further Parlia mentary eanotioa being obtained It is a faot worth recording that whereas for many yean prior to 1886 only 800 families had been located under settlement condi tions, during the last financial year the number was 2424.

ACTION OF BEVERAGES ON DIGESTION

1 Di James W. Ffaser. has lately put -1 liehect the results cf an interesting Beriea • of experiments on the it fluence of some \ of our common beverages on digestion. ' From the3e it appears that tea, o ffee and 1 cocoa retard digestion and the absorp'ion ' t of nitrogenised principles when peptic ' and pancreatin digestion are tiken to gether, and f that none of them cmpArd 1 advantageously wit?} wat^r as a standard beverage for cxpe imental investigations. ■ The results, of c ursp, leave cut of con sideration individual variations of human ' digestion and the influence of the glands '' whloh prepare the gaßtric and other juices, but, a f tor Bumm*riß?ing his obse vvioDS, 1 Dr F aser h,s b c i bbla to deduoa certain ' rales, from which we have mado the 1 following ncit^a : 1 It is better not to eat albuminoid fcod-jluffa At the same time as infused beveragos are taken ; 1 absorption tmy be more rapid, but them will by a loss of nutritive substance. 2] • The digestion of starch food ia assisted by tea and coffee. 3 Bread is the natural aooompaniaoent of tea aid creoa, 4. The digestion of meat is not much retarded by coffee, aod it is suggosted that perhaps this is the reason why it Is usual'y deni al breakfast m this county, a* this meal usually oonslßts largely c f meat, or of eggs- and salt meats, the digestion of 1 which is not much retarded by ccff<n 6. Bggs are tha best foira of animal food i to be taken with infuard beverage*. 6 The butter used wnh bread nuder^ es digestion more slowly m presence of tee, and probably mrre qaiokly m preaeqee of ctiffae or coc^a. - -■ .

APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS.

♦ The following applications for patents are fsz.ttei : — An invented for n simplex telephone enuneia'or. ty Frank Oukden, of Dunedin, architect ;• tor improvements m automatic apparatus for giv'ng warning In o-»8B of fire, by Fairlie Hard i Tronson Wellington; for onverllng any table or other knife into a p3tfcct tobacco cotter, by Edward Percy Ameebury, Mastonon ; for ihe Sol way rabbit poisoner, hj Donald Donald, Maslerton ; for improve ments m sewerß. d ains Knd oes.^poolfl, by Harry Robert Newton, Surrey ; for an electric device for operating the contr l- Ung valve of elevator engines from the oar, and for improvements m and rest ing to e'evato.' engines and ca s (i om muoication from Gyru? W. Haldwlr, Ohioago), by William Frank Hall ; for J".nkii son's patent concrete water and drain pipes, by Robert Jenkinaon, Auck land ; for a box or case for the packing and preaervatiou of oheeße and other dairy produce, meats, and other oondiments, by Alexander Harvey, Auckland ; for a re frigerator for cooling and aerating liquids e:c", by Alexander Harvey, Auckland ; for gathering fl wens and fruit, by John Shrews Talbot. of Auckland ; for Stalker's grating check, by John Stalker, Tinwald; for a o'oihes horae ("The Nursiry Folding Cotl.es H by Thinna William Foetter acd Danfsl Thomas Kiu#, of Carterton ; for Lough's low level wool presp, by Beury Shirley Lough. Oauter7 bury; for improvements In hydraulic I steering gear, by James Hart, Wellington'; for a wool or hop proaa, by James Elliott Thomson, Ohristohqrch.

3PHE ASHPtT»TpN GXTAJRDIANi TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1887.



Public Notices. TO WORKING MEN. MRS "fIMMO, P :OPRIETBESS OP THB WATERLOO BOA RDINGHOUSB, Tancred Street, /'shbarton, BEGS respeotfally to inform the general pobllo, particularly the wotklng clawee, that she has reduced tba rate* for Bwd and Lodging as undet: — Bwrd »ad Lodging, per week, 16a to 17a Dineera anly, per week 4a Board only, per week ... ... 10 j Tbo cooking la done by Mr Timrao, whose reputation as a firat-claaa c/«/ remains anoallied. A capital table, and meali at all hours. 7 59 As Byron says — I never, no, I never, Saw any man so yellow, How'b your liver ? (Yellow Dwarf.) TAKE MOOBE'3 PILLS, .Christchurch, March 9th, 1887. lam happy to testify to lhe value of your Liver find Stomachic Pjlls, having used thorn for the last fourteen years, and can recommend them to every household with every confidence. —J.G. Gakfobth. Sole Agent for Ashburton,— OHAS. NEATO, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 7 166 AND § Wml | CABINETMAKEBS, UPHOLSTEREBS, AND GEKERAL FDRNITURE MAKERS. HAVE taken those Central and Con- venient Premiaea m Tancred Street, O )pot-ite Union Bank (late Jno. Meecb), r:. id will carry on the above businesses m Furniture Re-covered, Polished, and re- aired promptly, and at very reasonable isrmß. • VENETIAN BLINDS MADE TO ORDER. A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock Bhuf. — Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce *nd Merchandise. FOR SALE— Farming Implements, and Vehicles of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Sale. Clearing . Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Bents collected, and the business of absentees managed with care. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms. Advances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. Agon* for the Norwloh Union Fire In. Bur&noe Company. Agent for the] MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O . gAUSTRALASIA,'! ALFRED HARRISON, T. Bullock. TINWALD. TO LET a* a low rental, Cottßge well situated, fronting Graham's Road. T. BULLOCK. "DUILDTNG SITE near the Woollen Jj» Factory For Sole, beiDg Lot 47, con- taining about 1 acre, fronting the Alford Forest Road, and next to Mr Wildßmith's property. A large proportion of the money can remain on interest at 6 peF cent, per annum.— Apply to ■ T. BULLOCK. TO LET. A5-ROOMED HOUSE, situated near the English Church ; also, 3 Roomed House, Park Street. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET or for sale a Farm of 233 acres near Waterton, Loegbeach JRoad Board District. There is a dwelling- bouse of 6 rooms erected on the property, also Granary, Stable, &c. Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO LET — 5-Boomed House m Cameron Street, opposite the Wesleyan Church, Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. T\OUBLE-SEiTED American Wagßon. Ap- ly to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE,— Central Site, being part of TS 177, containing One-eighth of an Aore, having a frontage of 33 feo on Burnett Street, and adjoining the "Mail" Office. Very liberal terma of payment will be accepted.— Apply to T. BULLOCK, TINWALD. TO LET— AFonr-rccmod House with Shop, adjoining Mr Hesoltlne's pro- perty, and near the Railway Station. A e*r rental will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. TIO LET.— Dtrellinghouee, together with .1 email stable, Moore'a Road, near the Presbyterian Manse. Apply to T. BULLOCK TO LET,— At a low rental, Property i Tanored Street, recently m the oooupation of Mr Dolman, on which i ereo*ed Shop, S^a&lo, etc,— Apply to T. BULLOCK FOR SALE. RUKAL Section 27429, containing 118 acres, 2 roods, m its native state, about 8 miles from Ashburton, fronting the main South Road. Apply to T. BULLOQg. NOT having sold by auction on Saturda RS. 25334, containing 100 acre Wakanui Road Board District, 1 am prepared to receive offers for eauie. Very lipewl tejmj pi .payment



Public Niti i eg ■ . t ORfIiALCDRN Clover Seeds. WE bave jml rogelved ex steamer Talaui, from London, WHITE OLOVER RED CLOVER OOW GRASS ALSYKB. These Seeds have been earefaUy selected, end »m of the' highest cfaas obtainable, The DISSOLUTION SALE will be continued for another WEEK* ORR & ALCORN. /■ ■ . ; ' .;■•; .<V. ,'• V ; :'■', ... '' . . j McCallum & Co. COAL! COAL! COAL ■HBESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL . GREYMOUTH COAL ALB 3— Native Coal, superior to Mount Somera Coal. Fresh supplies of Building Timber and Building Materials of every description. FEESH IMPORTATIONS OF FENCING MATERIALS NOW TO HAN WIRE. WIRE. WIRE BABBEJD & PLAIN. No/s 8, 9 and 10, OVAL STEEL WIRE No. a 8, 9 and 10, ROUND STEEL WIRE BARBED WIRE, "BEST DOMINION BARBED WIRE, '• ACME ' STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDAEDS. Out »ud Punched to Any length and guage required, McCallum & Co., Iron, Timber and Goal Merchants & Importers ASHBURTON, OAMAEU DUNEDIN & INVER* CABGILL. 4^166



Fublic Notices. ROYAL MAIL COACH, ASHBURTON TO KYLE. rjIHE Undersigned ia prepared to carry I J_ Passengers and Parcels from A6hbur- ton to Kylo, or anyplace en route, viz, Elgin, Wakanui, Seav'ew, Seafield, Byle, or vice versa leaving Ashburton at 7 a.ra , on TUESDAYS, THURBDAYS and SATURDAYS, arriving at Ashburton 5 p.m , return journey. Parcels may be left at <c Mail " office. | P. FAWCETT, 8*53 Mail Contractor. Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. rpHE nndersigned bega to call tie X attention' of farmers, settlers and Jthers to his extensive stock of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, among which are about 3,0t0,000 Forest Treei, In old ding 200,000 Cupressus Maorooarpa, one and two years old; 200,000 Pinna Insig- nia, one and two years old ; 100,00 C Pinns Laricio: 3G 0,000 Silver Blroh; 10,000 Pinns Außtriaca; all other kinds m proportion. All kinds of Cabbage plants on sale, and a few thousands of very early strawberry Plants. N.B. — All orders by post, or othervtao, shall receive my best attention, JAMES PORTER, OLIFTON NURSERY. Allenton, Ash^arton HAVES & CO.'S Great Sale. OBLIGE BY READING TfcE ! FOLLOWING :— BLACK Straw Hats only 3d Felt Bats were 8s 6d, now Is Grey Calico, l£d White Twill, 2} d Blankets, from 2s s£d Lot Velvet Buttons, all U dozen for Id Cashmere Gloves, from 2d Men's Good Waterproof Coats, from 7s 6d Lace Curtains, Is Boys' Caps, 4£d Men's Black Felt Hats were 6s 9d now 28 3d Heavy Dress Goods, 6^d Lot of Wide Ribbons, Id Good Shirtings, 4£d Wool Squares, 6d Tweed Trousers from 5s 6d . Let of Diagonal Coats were 21b 6d now 10s 6d A Grand Lot of Overcoats awfnll Cheap, and a quantity of other goods too numerous to mention m this advertise* ment. — — . In addition to the above, H. &Co. will during the Sale, give a Discount of One Shilling m the Pound. Only call and see the WONDERFUL BARGAINS at HAVES AND CO. S 6+29 H. Matson and Co. STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LtSix QUANTITY OF GRAIN;  no vlTr m i n. H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. WE ARE CASH f UROHASEP OF Wheat Oats Barley AMI Ryegrass H. MATSON & CO., SHBUR N George Jameson GALVAJNISED IRON TANKS. I HAVE several for SALE suitable for holding WATER : also, a large num ber of OAK CASKS. GEO. JAMESON, Ashburton Seed Barley. TjtOß SALE- A olean Sample. 1 GEO. JAMESON, 8*73 Ashburton. Fail field. THBEE THO"USAND ACRES OR THEREABOUTS, IN BLOCKS O* 200 to 1000 Acres, TO LET FOR CHOPPING. mENDERS are invited up to 31st August JL next, for the right to grow one Turnip Crop und one Grain Crop on the Fatrfield Estate, adjoining the Ashbarton Township. The land haß not been nnder crop for seven years. Entry for Ploughing will be given on Ist October next. Plans of the Estate may be seen, and particulars obtained, on application to MR GEORGE JAMESON ASHBURTON. . 6J105 CLOVER SEED JUST landed, ex steamer " Kaikoura/ . my first shipment for the season of RED CLOVER, COW GRASS, WHITE, CLOVER, | _ ALSYKE.. Tb.eße Seeds have been carefully selected jnd aro the best obtainable. . I I HAVE ALScTIN STOCK— Machine-dressed Ryegrass and Cocks* foot, alao Linseed, Peap, Barley, Oatß Wheat, Potatoes, and oil kinds of STATION AND FARM STORES. George Jameson, MEBUETQN.



Election Notices SIR JULIUS YOGEL "VTTILL Address the Electors at the ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON, ' ON Thursday; the 25th Inst., At^B p.m. Ashburton, 22nd August, 1887. 8»169 ASHBURTON ELECTION. MR WALKER will address the Electors at the HAMPSTEAD SCHOOLROOM, ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, _' At 7 30 8 167 ASHBURTON ELECTION. MR O. W. PURNELL will address the Electors v under :— LAURISTON.*-At the Schoolhonae, on V FRIDAY, , 2Sth August, at 8 p.m. AXFORD FOREST.~At the Schoolhouae, on MONDAY, 29th August, at 8 p.m. 8 54 ' RANGITATA ELECTION. . *Vf R BUXTON will address the Electors Jjj[ as under:— ; ASHBURTON— Oddfellows' Hall, TUES- DAY, August 23rd, at 8 p.m. Meetings throughout the District will be notified. . B°l4o Mr Rolleston "■TTTlt'ti Address the Electors of the VV RANGITATA DISTRICT AT THE HINDS— MONDAY, AugUßt 29th. AT MAYFIELD—TUESDAY, August 30th Further appointments at other places within the district will be advertised Bhortly. Meetings m every case at 7 30 p.m. 163 ' NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS CF : RANGITATA DISTRICT. Mir Palmer WISHES to inform the Electors that as Rakaifi is not within the Ringitata District he will address the Electors ;at DO lUE on FRIDA\, 26th instaot, and cot at Rakaia on the 25th as previously announced. Bfl6o Public Notices. I mENDERS wanted for Ploughing Two JL Hundred and Fifty Acres of Tussock | Land at Surrey Hills Specifications can be Been at Office of this Paper. 8 116 E. G. WRIGHT. WE have various suras of money to lend on approved Freehold Securities at Lowest Current Bates of i Interest. WILDING & LEWIS, . Solicitors Ashbarton. UKEENSTttEET PUBLIC SCHOOL. fTIHE distribution of Sohool Prizes will 1 take pUoeon FRIDAY, 26th nut., at 4 p.m., to be followed by a Dtnoe m the Evening, m the Schoolroom. Double Tickets, 3s ; Single Tlokets. 2a ; each B*l4l ; ; tenders. WANTED Tenders for Lease of Odd . ..fellows' Hall for 12 months from Ist September. For particulars apply to the undersigned, to whom Tenders must be sent m on or before 24th inst. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. JOSHUA TUCKER. TO CONTRACT PLOUGHMEN. mENDERS are invited by! the N.Z.L. & X M. Agency Company for Ploughing, Harrowinp, and Rolling about 800 Aorei at Bucoleuch, Mount Seiners. Tenders will be received till the Ist September by the Manager on the Estate, from whom all particulars can be obtained. 8°159 808 WORBHOIDICON. A SURE CURE for PILES. A new discovery. Forwarded to any address On receipt of 7b 6d. Communications strictly confidential. WALTER B. MOSS, Ashburton. ITTE have a shipment of good useful KAURI TIMBER, Ex "Notoro " from Auckland, Which we are prepared to SELL at Low Priceß, m lines to suit Customers. TUCKER & REBTELL. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD mENDERS are Invited for formation at L Cher tee y of about 246 chains of Main South Road, full width. Specification*, levels, and all particulars can be obtained from the undersigned, wi'h whom tenders must be left before 10 a ra. on MONDAY, 29th im»t. Also, tenders nre Invited for the pur- ohase of the Road Board's Cottage of 6 rooms. The successful tenderer is to re- move s&me and finish off the end of the office from which the Cottage i« removed. For farther information apply CYRIL JEPHSON, 8t143 District Road Surveyor. <pO MEET THE TIMES. C. TRUCKLE, PROPRIETOR of tho Prince Alberl Boarding - House, Wills Street ABhburtoo, next Oddfellows' Hall, while thanking his many Friends and Customers for their liberal support for the past 10 years, solicits a continuance of the same. Board and Lodging, 14s 16s, 18s pei week; or 3s per day. Board only,- 10s per week. Dinners only, 4s per week. Good accommodation for Families, and private rooms for Ladies. 7 52 WILDING AND LEWIS, BARRISTERS AND CIOLIOITORS, t> _ & F. WILDING, NOTABY PUBIJO. Offioes: Next "Mail" Office, Burnett at. Ashburton. Mr Wilding will attend the sitting * o' the Ashburton Courts on Tuesday and Friday.., «nd may be consulted personally on these days. The firm Is now repiesented m Ash- burton, by Mr Clayton, an Englich Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In dally attendance at the office o reoelve toiwaoHoas %vi confer vita



Public Notices. A. CONCEttTond BALL will be held m the Chertsey Schoolroom on FRIDAY, September 9th, 1887, on behalf of the Library Fund. Admission : — Concert, la ; children half-price. Dane«, 3b ; ladies free. 8 138 ASHBURTON OOUiSTY FIUKTCLUB MEMBERS are informed' that Mr Armitnge's Hounds will meet by invitation at Tinwald Hotel at 11 am. on VyEDNESDAY, 24 h August. B*l4l ASHBURTON B J^OUGH COUNCIL. ANNUAL ELROTION . FOR COUN- CILLORS. IN pursuance of the " Municipal Cor- porations Act, 1886," and the '' Regu- lations of Local E'.eotiona Act, 1876," I hereby give notice that the Annual Elec- tion for THREE Councillors m place of Councillors Harrison, Hugo Friedlander, and Sparrow, who retire by rotation, but who are eligible for rt-eleotion, will be held on THURSDAY, the Bth day of September next, at the Borough Council Ch'.m'-ers, Baring Square, West, Ash- borton. Nominations will be received at tha Town Clerk's Office till 12 o'clock NOON, on THURSDAY, the Ist day of Septem- ber next. OHARLES BRADDELL, Returning Officer. Borough Council Office, Arhburton, 23rd August, 1887. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, i A TEA, VOCAL* AND INBTRU- 1 MENTAL fONOERT, m aid Of tie Tru6t, Funds, will be given on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th, 1887. Tea m the Church from 5 p. m. Concert m Oddfellowß' Hall to commence at 7 30. Tea and Concert, la 6d. Tea only, li, Concert only, Ib. Orchestra. First Violins — Mr Mayo, Misses Simmons and Ray, Second Violins — Mr iSimmons and Mrs Dunn. Viola—Mr Parker, Cello— Mr Ray. '. Bass — Mr. Hoskine. Piano — Mrs Davis and Mi'bb Kidd* ' PROGRAMME. Part I.— Sacred. Overture — Orchestra Anthem, " Thine O Lord "—Choir Anthem, " Eing ye Jehovah's Praises ' — Choir Duet, '• Beautiful Home "—Misees Potter and Ray Anthem, " The Lord Reigneth "—Choir Anthem, l( Sing O Heavens " — Choir Song, " The Land O' the Leal "—Mrs Dunn Anthem. " How Beautiful upon the Mountains "— Choir Motett, "Sweetly come those Strai»s" — Choir Song, — Misß Kidd Anthem, « 'Jhe Earth is the Lord's '— Choir Interval of 10 Minutes. Part II — Fecular Selection— Orcbeßtra Glee, *< The Merry, Merry Spring "—Choir Song, "Apart"— Miss Potter' Part Song, "Volunteer Song" — Male • Voices Selection— Orchefijtra Sorjg, " Effie Sunshine f '— Mies Bay Serenade, " Sleep Lady, Sleep"— Choir . God Save the Queen. .- ■ .■.■'• ' ■■ • . t ENLARGEMENT OF 4 THE PKESS' 64 Columns 64 ONE PENNY. USE CHEAPEST PAPER. ALWAYS THE BEST. NOW THE BEST AMD THE LARGEST. < THE PBESS > WAS THE ; FIRST DAILY PAPEE IN CANTERBURY. - ' After many changes and 1m- . l . provements, it stands at preient m the PREMIER POSITION FJR SIZE, QUALITY, AND CHEAPNESS. ' ' IT 18 NOW BY' FAE iIHB LABGEST PENNY PAPER IN NEW ZEALAND. EIGHT PAGES or EIGHT COLUMNS EACH. ONE PENNY. In consequent of tha large and rapidly inoreattng circulation of the Prbss, Weekly Pkess and Tblb- GUiPH, the proprietors have had built to their BPKOAL ORDER m England, and are now erecting, a MAGNIFICENT NKW ROTARY WEB PRINTING MAOTIINE, con- structed by Foster and Son, of Pres- ton, Lancashire. This splendid Ma- chine possesses nil the latest improve- ments, and prints with equal eaas an an eight-paged or itxteen-pagfld paper. It is m fact the latest development cf meotunloal genius as applied to newapaper printing, and ia far In advanoa of anything to be seen In any other office m tho South Island of New Zealaad, •8.-J, PAT7L, Ageifc,



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FOR SALE, A quantity of LAMMAS WHEAT for Late, Spring Sowing. Apply to T. BULLOOK. IMPORTANT AUCTION OF BOTCHER'S PLANT. UNDER BILL OF SALE. JC, DUNCAN has received instruc- • tioDB to Sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY, the 26th inst., At 12 noon, without Reserve, AT THE SOMERSET BUTCHERY, EAST STREET, 1 4 h.p. Vertical Steam Engine, by An- , derson 1 Sausage Machine, with Chopper and i Barrel complete 1 Chopping Machine, with filler 3 Sleam Boilers, with PipiDg, Butcher's , Block, Bakers' Troughs, dec, &c, \ . Also, — [ Immediately afterwards, at the I ROYAL SALEYARDS, MOORE STREET, I 3 Horses, Harness, Paddles, Brldiea, I Butcher's Cart, Spring Dray, Trolly, i Iron Tank on Wheels, Windlas, with Block and Tackle, Casks, &c, &o. 1 Sale at 12 o'clock, 1 Without reserve. J, O, PUNOAN, Asctiowr.



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