The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. Ward, the Begistrar of Electors, has reoeived instructions from the Government to have the rolls for Ashbarton and Bangltata printed as Boon as possible. Any fresh applications reoeived up to the time of issuing the writs are to be placed upon a supple* mentary roll. It Trill thus be seen that applications can be received to August 14th, Last evening about five o'olook Mr Charles Baid left his horse and light spring cart outside Mr Pfuham's house, opposide the County Saleyarcß, the horse being frightened m coma way started for home, and made the journey safely at a great pace, until rounding the oorner of the Domain, opposite the goods shed, where ths trap came into collision with the guard post with tuoh force as to snap this off. just above the ground, the trap and horse then turning completely over, and landing m the water channel on the opposite Bide of the road, where Mr George Gates pluokily held on to the horse's head until several. willing hands unooupled the harness and righted the trap, whioh seemsd very little the woraa for the capsize, the horse, a well bred and rather spiritrd one, did not appear to have suffered any damage, whioh was very fortunate, considering the rough tumble it received. About one hundred persons of both sexes were present at the inaugural meeting of the Ashburton Temperance Club held last night at the Club's room, Saunders 1 Building. After singing one verse of the National Anthem, the Bey D. MoNicoll invoked the Divine blossing on the undertaking, and th«n proceeded to explain the oircumstanoes*oonneoted with the origin of the Club and methods proposed for oarrying it on. The Women's Christian Temperance Union had the honor of propos ing the movement, whioh was meant to oounteraot eomo of the evil influences by whioh young men were b«set, and also to provide a cheerful room with pleasant associa tions and innocent recreation for those whos o homes were the reverse of comfortable. Magazines, periodicals, and the daily papers would be found on the table, and draughts, chess, and kindred games were provided. If the Club proved suooeisful, and obtained commensurate support, classes would be formed, and possibly leotures on elementary soienoe with other subjects might be given, ■nd he also hoped some day to sea a gymasium m connection ,'wfth]the Club. The entrance fee had been fixed at eighteen pence, with a monthly of one shilling ; lads under sixteen to be oharged one shilling •ntrance fee. Thejrooms would be opened daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and refresh mental were obtainable at a small oharge. The rev gentleman concluded by stating that, with judioious management, the Club would be able to maintain itself without any extraneous financial help, but he solicited contributions of books, poriodicals etc. Several songs and ohoruses were sung, and a oouple of readings given, the rest of the ovtoing being muoh of a "free-and-easy " desonptlon, the indispensable tea and coffee I with other light comestibles giving an air of 1 sooiableness to the proceedings whioh were very enjoyable, and augured well for the suocesa of the future. Thi Canterbury Coursing Club announoo elsewhere that the Canterbury Stakes and Puppy Stakes will be run on the Lagmhor Estate on August 3rd and 4ib.  Messrs Orr and Alooro have been appointed tola, agents m the Ashburlon county for Hartley's Patent Steam Washer.

THE RANGITATA SEAT.

MR ROLLESTON AT THE ODD FELLOWS' HALL. Lasb evening the Hon. W, Rollesfcon addressed a meeting of th« electors of the i'angitata electorate at the pddfollows' Hall, Aehburf-.n. The Hall was orowded, and tho chair aras occupied by the Mayor, iCrT. Bealy. The meeting wag a moil orderly one throughout, The Mayor briefly introduced tho speaker. Ide said that Mr Rolleaton waß before them that evening as a candidate for the uewly constituted district of Bangitata, and he was sure that he would receivo a fair and impartial hearlrog from the meeting, and that Ashburton audiences would maintain their character for con ducting themselves m a quiet and orderly manner. Mr JRolleston ; who was greeted with applause txpressed his pleasure at such a uumbor of gentlemen having assembled. He felt, to a certain extent m a strnnge position, on an Ashbu-ton platform asking Raogitata electors to support his oandida tuwi for the House of Representations ; but though tho position was rather j strange, it was not an unpleasing one to meet a fresh group of electors, electors whom any man might bo proud to repro sentj electors who were tho backbone of the community — the farmers and agri oultutists of Canterbury. Alluding to the fact of his being on an Ashburton platform seeking the suffrages of the electors of a dißtriqt taking its name from the Rangitata, he said that he thought that on the whole the operation of the REPRESENTATION ACT was not all that the people could desire. He had previously thought that the position taken up by the Government m regard to this meaaure was an unfortunate one. Parliament had abdicated its funo tions as regarded this question of repre sentation, functions which should inalien ably attach to the representatives of the people to a commission. The representation could not be adjusted by any rule of thumb, and it was impossible for any body of men, no matter how honest and able they might be, and he had no doubt the gentlemen who composed the com* mission were both, to perform a duty such as this satisfactorily to themselves and to the country. His own opinion was that the Represent t tion Bill should proceed to defiae the natural boundaries and group the people m geographloai districts, and then tbe number of members and other details could be ieft to the final decision of Parliament. But tho position of political matters had lattterly been so confused that it was quite impossible for the Government to have carried a Represen tation Bill through the House. Suoh a BUr was difficult to foroe through at any time, but the position lately had been bo muddled that the Government had not had a party stJong enough at its bsok to force through a Bill satisfactory to the oounty. Therefore the Government re sorted to the experiment of the automatic pdnolple. This was a obuntrj of experi ments but that with regard to Representa tion was not altogether satisfactory. However, they had to make; lh3 beat of things as they were, and, at far as he was eonoerned, he was satitfisd with his district. It was » large one and required oonaiderabta enduranoe to get over it, but he hoped that, whatever h's othor quali fications, he would get arqiainted with the wants of Unpeople throughout the whole dis^riofc. He thought that the Gavernment had done wrong m hot taking the Bill through m the previous session, beoauae the House had be?n placed m a very awkward position* Great quertiona canoe apdtrlogtha last session m which an appeal was made to the country, thus involving two sessior s instead of one and had put the country to great expanse and he thought it unfortunate that the election had not taken plaoe before the laat session. THE POSITION as he understood it, now before the country was this :— The Government met Parliament with a very considerable de- Bolt, and the revenue was falling short every month by £18,000 or £19,000 or nearly a quarter of a million a year, and this while the present elec iod was being carried. The Government had made proposals to Increase taxation' by more than a quarter of & million, and the ques tion now before the electors was this :— Are you prepared to submit to this increased taxation or are you de termined that there shalt ba retrench' raent. It seemed to hiai that thin wa3 the main question. The Govoenment might beat about with Retrenchment:, L\nd Lawn and Education, but this question overshadowed them all : Are wo going to rotrench before we submit to further taxation? He did not think there was much difficult m answoring this. Since goiop out of office the Government had cad a sort of death-bed reprentenoe, and. the Premier had lately acknowledged that it was possible to re trench to the extent cf £100,000 m addition to the £20,000 stated to Farlia mbnt. The country had a right to suppose that if the Cabinet went into the matter again theyoould see their way to savo another £100,000. It wag not sufficient to retrench only to tho amount of , £100,000. Retrenchment to the extent of £2;0,000, at least, was needed if they wanted to live hosestly as a cDuntry, re store equilibrium to their finances and establish that confidanoo with the outside would, whioh waa needed to put New Zealand on a proper footing. Dnringpaat years we bad been borrowing to a large extent, and wa^ had now reached a point where the interest we have pay at H( me Is very great, and the position is beoomlng more eerioua every day. For the fust time the people were awaking to- the fact that something is wrong m the Gnanoial position, and that it was time to bestir themselves. Blame for the state of affairs had been thrown upon the Government and that, and upon the representatives, bob »he fact broadly stated was that the representatives took their one from the people, and that If the latter were extravagant and localism determined to put its hand into the pnbllo ohest the representatives would follow m the wake and they might take it that the Government would be no better than the representatives, or that it would not be ab!e to resist their im portunity. This, he thought, was the first hopefo.l time m the reoent history of the colony, because he saw a general* move towards tconomyj Economy he had been preaching for years, from it he believed waa the only safety for the colony. He did not wish to press his own claims on tht.ni that night, but he thought he was entitled to remind them of the course he had taken m the past That oonrse had rabj roted him to much derision as being a man who waa over prudent and cautious and who was inclined to put pa the brake too muoh, He did not repent of that course, for the tendency had been too muoh on tho other side, and they must have men with Btrong viows on either side if they were to have a happy medium. He would not aik them to go back to the inauguration cf the poHoy of 1870, but he would ask them to go baok to the time whan his Govern ment left office m 1884. 'they had had three eventful years since then, Tho present Government went into office with the cry that the country was doling and that it resources were elaatlo enough to satisfy any treasurer, that it only wanted reinstated finance and it would proceed with leaps and bounds. The first year, .884, was a year of equilibrium. The Government said that little could be ex« paotad from an increase of taxation through the Customs, as the people were already too heavily taxed. The reve ua . was relieyei by the appropriate of tbe

4inktn; Fund, and the Government pa ;> ' out of loan wha 1 , had prevlons'y baeo paid out of revenue. The next year 1885, the Government B^id that thing* were not proceeding, ia spite of the se'zireof the sinking fund, aa pleasantly as they wished and the country was not going ahead by leaps and bounds. There upon they revoraed their prof easlohs of »he previous year and propoaod hrgelf in creased Castotnß duties, but,the Hou*e aaH that they we old have noni of it, and h*> thoaght the country endorsed the dee minatlon of the Opposition on that occa sion. That year was Blgnaliied by proposals »hat would, if carried, have landed ths colony m diffionlties, compared with which our present onea wereamall indeed. There was the Meggs proposal by whhh the colony would have been committed tj £97,000 a year for 20 years, anl there waa the proposal to subsidise the looal bodies to Mm extent of £303,000, and to enable them, to borrow on the strength of that revenue to the extent of seven or eight millions. He asked them what would have been the ooantry'a present position had there not been men' in the House who would have none of it. la addition, the Opposition, not content with negativing these proposals, also took steps, through Oaptain Russell, to curtail the expenditure of borrowed money by half a million a year. The Govern ment was itsongly averse to this course, and at the time tha oountry ranj with Ministerial denunciations of the aotion of the Opposition. Time had gone on and he thought tima had justified what they did. Coming no^w to last year 1886-7 the Government; appeared to hava been again somewhat divided m their connse's, At one end of the country lha ory of the Premier *as eoonomy and taparing-off borrowing, and at the other the Treasurer advocated giving the country another chance meaning to go m for further borrowing. Here waa a display of extroardinary Inconsistency by a Ministry at a most orit'ol time m the history of the colony. Mr Bolleston then went on to deal with the profensons of the Govern ment of tapering off. He referred to several of the items m : the schedule of the Loan Bill, and he said that never had such proposals been pat before the' oountry likely to be of leas advantage to it. Thtra was the Blenheim-Tophousa Bail way, which would require abonfc throw quarters of a million, and would bo utterly unreprodoctive ; then there was the Inangahua-Westport line, to which the same remarks would apply Another proposal was the Thames-Aroha Railway, which would run alongride a navigable river, and m addition Aroha was alreahy connected with Auckland by rail. The Helensville Northwards Railway, about which they were now hearing again, would run through a country served with more deep water bvyj than any other part of New Zealand. Tbat line might wait years and years, and he doubted (hat even then if it were constructed whether it would b? able to compete with water carriage. Then there was put on the ratepayer* half a million on acoonnt of district railways. With the talk of taporing there had been also a good deal or vapoury. They had been amused with a proposal of female suffrage ; with the proposal to reform tha Supreme Oourt, a proposal that would bring the Oourt under tin heel of' the legislature ; with an extraordinary 8 11 for Civil Service Reform and with various other things. After a few further re marks, Mr Rolleston wtnt on to say that things bad juet nonr a<rlsed at a olimar, and he was happy to tLiak that there wai an appeal to the electors though that appeal fccarae somewhat inopportunely, his. opinion being that it ought to have oame before/ and that 'Parliament should now bs devising means to meet the situa tion instead of electionerring going on. BURBKCHMBST.

The Government talked of refreach tnent He had told them of tho ao'lon the Opposition had taken m insisting on the' Government edopting a more prudent course than that proposed during the last three years, but the Government now talked aa If they were the apostles of re trenchment. lletronohment indeed: How about the three thouaands pounds which hid been paid m contravention of the law to a person — who was now working m the Government interest m the North Island— for negotiating the purchase of Native lands on commission, and how about £1900 -which had been paid to the wife of a member on behalf of land pur chases. Take the expanditare grotesquely advertised m Hansard on account of Mr Lundon and settlement m the north; take the return asked for by Mr Barron Bhowlag the steady growth of ex penditure. There oonld ba no doubt that Ministers were grossly extravagant as far as regarded travelling expenses, one minute alone having drawn £900 on Re count of travelling expenses during one year Then there was great extravagance m regard to Ministerial residences, House allowances; etc. He would make a com parison. In 1881, when the Government, of which he was a member, was m power, the totil amount expended oa Ministers waß £10,516, but during the last two yearß it had been £14,710 Take the increase m the Legislative) Council at a time when economy was required, would anyone contend that the fresh appointments made by the present Government wen neces sary ? In 1811 this body had cost £4927, but m 1885 this amount had risen to £6631. As regarded Defence there was m 1881, when there was considerable internal trouble, expended on this department, £141,000 from the Consolidated Fund, but this amount had now risen to £182,000, besides £25,000 out of loan on account of harbor defence. This wa* an item whict the country ought carefully to consider. Was it not an enormous amount for i community like this to expend for insur ance by way of defence To turn to the Native Department : His colleague, Mi Dryce, had reduced the cost of this de yartment to very near the £7000, per manently appropriated on tha Civil list. In the time of bir Donald McLean, when the Native offica was ats height there waß only expended £1100 m excess of the Civil list. The expenditure is now £3000 m excess of: the Civil list. Mr Rolleston here referred to the fact that Mr Bichard son had taken credit for surveys having been reduced m cost, but this he said wss to be attributed to the fact that either work which needed doing was not boing done, or survey charges had been trans ferred to other departments. He now came to what he thought was THE OMMAX, Notwithstanding that a quarter of a mil lion had been taken from the Sinking Fund to pay out of loan what had pre viously been paid out of revenue, and notwithstanding that a windfall of £104,000 bad been discovered by the Sinking Fund Commissioners, there had i been a falling off m customs of £124,000, m stamps of £16,000, and m railways of £167,000. Yet tho Government claimed that they were making savings. If any I of thoae ip the meeting ha 4 rea4 a re markably clear speech of Mr Mpntgorn. cry— who, nnfortuuately, had to retire from political life— they would have learnt what those saving* were. In moßt cases they consisted of non-expenditure. There was m regard to education, where a saving of £16,000 was claimed, This was on account of children who had not qualified for capitation, and was simply a caie of non-expenditura Another itom was £6000 on account of rewards for dis ooveries of goldfields. No goldfields had been discovered and, of coarse, nothing was paid; but it was not fair to call tUas amount a saving. In %ho estimatbs thia year Government said that they were making a saving of £150,000. To a large this olaiin was a sham, because a great deal of the alleged saving was non reourrent expenditure. Therff was tho item of 36QQQ for th.fi MIW p{ ifea

Hinemoa thin would. not occar every year ; £11,000 on account of census was an expenditure inouwed only every four Fears, and £10,000, Indian and Colonial Exhibition; wonld not come again Not only was a great deal of claimed by the Gevernmentno real saving, bin he thonght the state of the finances of the colony wohH turn out far worse than was made to appear, when a large amount of expen diture, which did not appear on the Esti mates had to be made. There was the ; amount for the Imperial Institute, the contribution arranged with Admiral Tryon m reference to the Australasian squad* ron, and the amount required to re-instate the postoffice at Wellington, which, he trusted, would not come out of loan The Government proposed to meet the de^ ficiency thus.'-- ADDITIONAL TAXATION. B/ means of the Property Tax £75.000, by means of Ouatoms £186,000. Besides this they proposed that £75,000 whloh hadbaen paid to loojl bodies should be dtaoontinuad and that the looal bodies should have to reiiort to increasing their taxes to ralve this amonnt now paid oat of ■ the Consolidated Fond. A progressive property tax was proposed. Propertia ap to £25000 would still have the £500 exemption and pay 316ths of a peany ai now ; but all properties abov« £2500 In value would be subject to no exemption and wonld pay a tax of a penny In the £. He asked them if the Opposition did hot do rightly In or j acting to these proposals of the Government and in '^withholding Its consent to further taxation till all possible retrenchment had been made. It now rested with the electors to say what . should be done. Unless they sent men to Parliament thoroughly determined that retrenchment should be effeoted they would not get it. Retrenchment was a difficult thing to bring about. ; It was all very well to preaoh economy m the abstract, but It wns entirely different . thing, when it cams to be practised, BBrKBNOHMBNTi " - He wouH now briefly state where ha thought retenohmentahonld beeffdottd. * The should begin at the top of the tree. If the Governor'B salary were reduoed it wonld be an earnest of reduotioas lower down, Be thought £5000 would be a quite sufficient salary for the Governor (load applause). Ministers' salaries should '■ be reduced and their perquisites allow ances and residences done away with; v jßlx •*••■■-■ ok sev an thousand pounds might ihW fte ' saved here. Coming to the Legislature ho was quite satisfied that the expenses were far m exceaa of what they ought to be, and unfit they <we?e cut down the Legislature would not go m for cutting downright round. Ministers shouldsetthe example of retrenchment, and members,, should also show" that they were prepfred > iomake Baorifices. The honorarium "wW^ m excess of whit it ought to be, £160 waa qnite sufficient for,tbe Lower Houoe and £100 for the Upper Honsa. The Govern- ■>. maot of which hs was a member brought '■'* m a Bill to reduoo the houorarlnm of the Uppor House, but it was thrown oat. It - had been said that this Government bad not economised ; they had brought m measures m the direction of economy from timo to time, bat their efforts had since been reversed. He would give them an example. His colleagoe, Mr Bryce, had found m the Police Department an undue prooortion of highly salaried offioera to the number of men. Mr Bryce put the department on a bettor basis. He reduced a number of the officers m rank and salary, but his Government had not been long out of office before the present one gave their rank back to those who had been reduced, and subsequently their pay. To revert to this subject, thera were other expenditures which might be postponed. SS« «£?**' D «P«ta>ent, which, cost k ±,10,000 a year, was at the present time ■ premature, and gave no commenaurato T advantage for tee amount expended on it. = ''■' THE PUBLIC DBBT, V : y : : The Publio Debt was £37,304,622, and - the Private Debt £52,186,702, or a toial A of £90,000,000. The interest, on the Public Debt waa £1,764,000, which took the whole of the Property Tax, Customs revenue, and two or three other items of revenue, which, if necessary, he could giv« them, to meet.. [A. Voice : Give us them then.] Mr Rolleston said the itema were as follows .-—Customs, £1,285,765 • Property Tax, £310,897; beer duty.' £53 494 ; registration fees, £37,034 ; feoa under Marine Department, £13,071 • miscellaneous, £44,233 ; total, £1,744,493, beins: the interest requiring to be paid as he bad before stated, £1,764,793. In round numbers the colony had to meet interest at Home on the Public and P. rivata Debt to the amount of 4£ millions. Of coarse we did not send cash, it was dona m exports Four and s half millions of our six millions worth of exports were required to pay interest at Home . Those figures should make them ponder seriously. The interest amotinteVf to £3 7b 8d per every man, woman, and child m the colony, and the indebted ness to £62 14s 6d. He would ask them what would any individual do with two-thirds of whose income was repuired to; pay interest ? The first thing he would do .would be to stop borrowing to ourtail every sixpence of aoriPcesMfry expenditure and to increase his prodno. tips, by whioh term he meant that from a farmer's point of view the man would make two blades of grin grow where formerly there was only one; he would raise mor« wool, more grain, Improve his method of cultivation. Let them see wh»t the Government were aolng. Did they propose to stop borrow, ing. They had the answer m Sir R. Stout's speech, In which he said two jiillions more were wanted to carry on the Otago Central to lake Wanaka and to construoa the Helensville Rtflway. A. more glaring bid for the support of .North and Sooth had never been -made. It came as a mockery from the lips of one who had given the watchword taperiog-off, ' He would like to «»y with regard to the Otaso Central Railway that It was use* less till it was through to the Strath- Taicrl plain. It w *a nearly there now and when it was there it might stop for along time to coma* The Helensville Railway miglit stnnd over indefinitely. He hoped that tho people would not ooa «ent to the lmpoaltion of another burden of £80,000 a year on aoooont of these works. Did the Government propose to ourtail the expenditure. Yes : as he had said before they had had a tort of* death bed ropentanoe and intimated that they oonld retrenoh to the oxtont of £100 000 but aa he had also previously said the. people wanted more than that. It usemed to him. that the PROPOSALS O* THE OjVHRNMBNT Were utterly untenable, The colony «ss sugaring under the weight of taxation and the inoubus cf borrowing, and the Government proponed to tax farther by means of the Customs and Property tax. i ?Lo W0 tOM i hat the Oo «t°aw duties m 1883 were as heavy a 3 those proposed ! -that is hat they would raise as larg« a iqm. Ih*t is all very well bqt the people are not able tq bear it as well now as they werh then. oocht to coneider aerlously In regard to %he«» proposed customs duties. These would fall heaviest on bread-winners «nd fathers ofrwmlios. Each workman would have to contribute from £8 to £12 towards the increase* This was how the pill was to ba glided. They were to be told that a system of protection wonld foster into lira industries that wonld give thorn employment but ha hoped they would not be gulled beoauee' of their wlvas and famlfles, wouXd feel tbe dntUft with greater weight than any othei class m tbe oommunJty. Ho maintained that if any oouotry were inleceattrd ia keeping ap a polioy of Freetrado it was oura, aituated as it was In the midst of islands. He quoted tho definitions of poUtwi {QonoinjgtQ of thf principles. q|

THE GPifBPIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1887



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POTATOES! POTATOES POTATOES!!! 3s 6d PER SACK. Delivered m any part of Town. WHY Starva your OOWB when Ferrlman will deliver yon 14 Hacks Carrot*}, 1 ton tor 25a, or 1 ton Mangolds 22b 6d. It's cheap Feed for Horses and a good change. THE PERFECTED SELF- ADJUSTING EUBEKA WEINGEE. TEE simplest, best, and cheapest Olothrs Wringer m tho World, Bolf-Adjusting Steel Elliptic Bpringe. No Thumb Screws or Oogs required. Compact Galvanised Iron Frames. Best White Rubber n oilers. FORD'S PATENT Sconr & Lung-Worm Mixture FOB SHEEP. A PBBFKOT CURE FOR SCOUR & LUNG WORM (which results from Scour.) ONE Drenching as per Direction!, will be found perfectly effectual, and, Instead of injuring the Sheep m any way, it will give both Stomach and Bowels a healthy tone, and increase tfae appetite wonderfully, bo that the Sheep recover and thrive right away On May 3rd, 1887, Mr Joxk Btorribr, of Baling writes i— SlR.— I hereby beg to certify that you drenched 82 of my Hoggets with jour Patent Mixture fcr Scour and Lung- Worm, on tho 16th April. They were m a weak state, and had bacon to die. After yon drenched thorn not one died, and on the third diy tin Scour was stopped, and they are now doing well. TO Mr JOSEPH FORD, Baling, and m ethers. PBIOB PEiTgALLON • 17s Ad m 1 Gallon Tins | 17a m 2 Gallon Tins One Gallon is sufficient for 160 Bheep, F, FERRIMAN, Aehbnrton, STILI TBIUMPHANT. rpHB following Medicines have been for JL many years highly approved of by the Public, and a Gold Medal awarded for them at the Obristchnroh Exhibition, viz. : FOR HOUSES: Colic or Gripe Drink Blister Ointment Embrocation Grease Ointment Condition Powders Hoof Oil Worm Powder*. FOR DOGS: Distrtnper Powders Mange Ointment, FOB HUMAN USB: BHEUMATIO BALSAM snd Conga Syrap. Every Article that bean my , ■ ■■■ fS.S.> • Traded J-Mark, . : Also my Mama, Is GtiKAHTJKP, Beware of Spnrions Imitations. CAUTION. Wbarets B. BLBSINGKB, the oldest and most renowned Veterinary Practitioner m the Awtralian Colonies— who has Introduced his unfailing remedies and educated the Public to treat their own Hones, Cattle or Dogs by offering bia medlciriea at a very low price (for the different diseases, see circulars)— haa, after obtaining a good sale for th«m, now to caution the Pubic against bpnrions Imitations of his Bemed'ec The genuine articles can be obtained from F. FfIBBIMAN; Queen's Stables, Great King Street, Dnnedin. To Mr FmamaHß, V.b.— Dear Sir,— l think it a pleasure, oombined with a dnty, to inform you that I have used yonr vAtiens Horse Medicines for several years, during which time I have always found them to be as good as, and even better/ than yon described them. One dose of yonr Colic Drink always cured my horses m Itss than two hours. Tour Hoof Oils have acted won* derfully well on my horses' feet, having kept them sound and free from lameness for the last four years. I would not be without theet Oils m my stables on any account. Your £m* brocatian, Blister Ointment, and Condition and Worm Powders are superior to any of the many kinds I have used ; indeed, I may men-i tion th*t through using your preparations 1 have not required the services of a Veterinary Surgeon m my stables for six years. I have much pleasure m recommending your tlorse Medicineß to every horse pro- prietor. My wife, who suffered much with Bhou* matism, has also need yoir Bheumatio Balaam with wonderful effect, all other treat men ta having failed. Ton ore welcome to publish this. I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully, DAVID BACON, (Of D. and J. Bacon.) TEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR* rHB NEW GOODS FOB THE WINTER SEASON . , ABB NOW OPENED OUT The k is THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Pattern* m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Ihousands of Men's and Boys Suite, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garmen warranted shrunk Jvercoatß, Waterproof Coats and Leggiugs iv great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn Children's Jersey Suits, Child/aa Men- of- War Suits Gentl omen's Hosiery, Scarves; Oxford ; Regatta and White Shirt* Bugs, portmanteaus, and TravelH oftßags rhe celebrated WERTHEIM St. <VINU MACHINE. Time Payments. N.Z SLOSHING FACTORS', ,/Eaot Stbmt A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR SATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock ifa»n. —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce »nd Merchandise. FOR SALE— Farming Implement*, and Vehicles of all kinds constantly m Yards on view for Fate. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as requiscd, and mosfc liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and .Sellers. Rents collected, and the business of absentees managed with care Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, Advances msde instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. AgtnJ for the NorirJoh Union Fire In- sm»noe Company, Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA ALFRED BABRJ6O&



FERKIMAN'S .'- MABVJELLOTJB STEAM WASHER. STILL TRIUMPHANT. TTT HAT TH~DffAN SAYS :— Copy of Testimonial.) The Deanery, Christchnrch, May Brd, 1887. I baTO tnaoh pleasure m stating that one of Messrs Barrell and Co.'a Patent Washing Machine's has been m use m my hoaee for two irontha and a half, and gives entire eatisfac- tion. HEJTiY JACOBS, Dean of Ohriatchnrch. THE DOCTOR ENDOR^Ea. In reply to your card, we find the Washer % moat neeful and labor-saving machine. There ia nothing cqnal to it m the washing line. It is all yon claim for it, and our women folks would not be without it. Even a delicate female c<*n do a large waehing m half a day. I cannot epeafe tco highly of it. Mbs Dr. HIOKBY. THE FARMER SUPPORTS. To Mr Ferriraan, Aehbarton. : Dear Sir,— ln reply to your rcqaaet re Meesra Barrell and Cb/a Bteaia Patent Wm» tng Machines my wife reqncsts me to state that the machine we got from yon is & perfect nccees. The work that usually takes from right to nine hours to accomplish 1b now done m two hours and a half. The work 1b done »ell, -with Teiy little labor.-— Yonn respect* -plly, 9. S. CHAPMAN, Ashburton. THE SCHOOLMASTER TEAOHE3. Seafield, Jnne Ist, 1887; Mr F. Ferriman, Ashbnrton. Sir.— l have much pleasure m itating that j Banelns Steam Family Woehing Machine haa given us complete satisfaction, The machine is especially useful to thoae who conld not otherwiid do the washing themselves j it Bavee much: labor and expense. — I remain, *c., W. H. HBRBEBT, THE MECHANIC BBSS. Ashbutton, June 4th, 1887. Mr Ferriman, Dear Sir, — I was for a long time a sceptic as reeards the capabilities of your Washing Machines. I am now thoroughly convinced that they do what you claim for th-m. The conitiuotion o! the machine as regards com* pftctnes» and convenience is all that can be desired.— Kours faithfully, JAMES KEIR. THE LAUNDRESS OBOWS WEALTHY WITH. Ashburton, Mar«h 29th, 1887. Mr Ferriman, The Washer I got from you leaves my clothes a beautiful white color, ia fact they are muoh whiter than I could got them by hand, and takes the dirt fiom them thoroughly. Mkb ttWILL. AbA each member of the hmnan family that can possess one join and send up one universal shout or praise, O praiie Ferriman's Marvellous Washer. Listen, listen, can't you hear the evening chorus from the undenignodv "•'being how their work ia done. lead the following liet of names:— Mrs Herbsrt, Seafield Mr M. Bruce, Seafield Mr Colliflon, Seafield Mr D. Boas, Lauriston MrG T. Harriott, Ashbnrton Mr T. Olaridge, Aebburton MrW. Charlton, Ashbnrton Mr Bradbury, Ashburton Mr HZ Hudson, Elgin Mr J. Lloyd, Newlands Mr E, Thomas, Wakanui Mr A. Frisby, Ashburton Forks Mr h. Chapman, Willowby Mr G Grlce, Willowby Mr J. Williams, Willowby Mr J. Hearn, Baling Mr A. MoLeod, Tinwald Mr W. Andeißon, Flemington Mr C. 0. Fooks, Alford Fonet Soaa Mr Peter Lownie, Wakanui Mr William Browne, Wakanui Mr J. Johnetone, Trevorton Mr Cbu'es Ward, Ashburton Mr William Bayliss, Ashburton Mr Charles Fowke, Aekburton Mr Andrew Dawson, Waterton Mr John Pmall, Wheatstone Mr J, H. Carlton, Monnt Somers Mr J. Tucker, Ashburton Mr T. U. Jones, Ashburton Mr Reyciaf t, R»kaia Mr Button, Methven jflrMaglnnis, Methven ■ Mr L P. Andrewes, Ashbnr icn Mr B. Lowe. Willowby Mr J. W. Bilcock. Ashburton Mr J. Canning, Aehburton Mr J. Kingsbnry, Chertsey Mr McAnnally, Kyle Mr J. Primmer, Hakala Mr J. Wheeler, Willowby Mr J. Osborne, Willowby Mr J. Dunn, Flemington Mrs Aevill, Ashburton Mr J. Doyle, Ruapuna Mr A. Gibson, Temuka Mr J. Crowe, Temuka Mi J. Moßae, Central Hotel Wr B. Baker, Ashburton Mrs Hellene, Ashbnrton Mr J. Harris, Ashbnrton Mr P. Fawoett, Ashbnr o Mr P. W*'dou ABh»)U/to Mr John Boae, Breokside Mr OBbornc, TaiTapn Mis Allen. Dnnsondel Rev Mr Philips, Burnhara Mr Roundtree, dpreydon Mr George Bakor, Greenpark Mr Simpaoa, Kaiapoi Mr Maithew Barnett, Tai Tapn Mr C. J. Iczer, Christchurch Mr Farra, Dnnedin Mr Bosnian, Newcastle, New South Walee Mr J Keir, Aehburton Mr Wills, Bpringsten Mr Baker, Sydenham , Mrs Durham, Lyttelton Mr Marquet, Woolston Mr A. Lawrence, St. Albatn M* Arthur Patnell, Gieborne Mr G. Brown, Ohri tchurch Mrs W. Pilliett, Chris tchurch Mr Alpe, St. Albans Mr Hullett, Avontille *» Mr O'Conor. M.H.R , Westport Mr Patrick, Christchurch Mr H. Bennett, Little Akaloa ' Mr Tnrner, Rakaia Mr Monaon. Chtietchurch Mr Harley, Opawa Mr McLaren. Bankside Mr Orr, Woolston Mr Wittee,Tai Tapo Mr Burke, Halßwell Mr BenniDgton, O,:ri9 tchurch Mr Dyer, Otira Gorg6 Mr Robert Cooper, St. Alban Mrs Pope, Lyttelton Mr Hartnell, Rakaia Mr Hibbs, Methven Mrs flales, Christchurch Mr Bcdden, Ohristchurch Mr Collins, Avonside Mr Martan, Rangiora Mrs Wilmott, Ferry Read Mr Parsons, Kaikoura ,Mr R. Patton, Methven . ' Mr Granger. Cairnbrae Mr Gardar, Methven Mr Frampton, Willowby Mr McMillan, Methvon Mr E. Thomas Methven ' Mr Budd,Sydennam Meesrs Wilklns and Field, Nelson Mr T. E. Mcßae, Alford Forest Mr Echberg, Melbourne Mr Speirs, Invercargill Mrs Uedwortb, Cbristchurch Mr Mackintosh, Bingsland Mr Pannett, Linooln Mr Clark, Bakaia And 900 others, SOLE AGENT ASHBURTON Forliale. Q ANGLO-AMEBICAN DfiILLS hi ■I SECOND-HAND;* Ditto, KoW *nd dray, large size. F. EEEEIMA^ TONIC FOOD FOR HORSES, CATTLE AND BHEEP. /^OMPOhED of 20 iugredienta, oomprisicg V the most nutritiouß.article« of diet com* bined with harmless tonics and alteratives m proper proportions. Recommended for main* Uining animals m good health and condition, and also for restoring thoae to health that hove got into an unthrifty state from any oanse. Involuablo for SUlliom, Raotibom*. Hnntets, and all descriptions of Herueo from which great exertions are required . • Allowance forHorfe3, HalftptntDxlly, 8 Cci be obtained only from



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AND ■ • %• » OABINETMAKEBS.UPHOLSTEREBS, 1 AHD 1 GENERAL FURNITURE MAKERS. HAVE taken those Central and Con- venient Premises m Tancred Street, opposite Union Bank (late Jno. Meech\ and will carry on the above businesses m ill Branches. Furniture Re-covered, Polished, and re- paired promptly, and at very reaaonable terms; VENETIAN BLINDS MADE TOJB ORDER. 5 34 TRY IIREPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM. SPECIAL NOTICE. T^IRKPATBIOK'S NEW SEASON'S XV JAM is made from NELSON GROWN FRUIT, and boiled within a few hours after the fruit has been gathered. It thus retains most of the natural flavor of the fresh fruit. KIRKPATRICK'S NEW SEASON'S JAM is the most delicious preserve m the market. # i)o not be persuaded to buy cheap and inferi brands Jam, the remains of old stock, which must be sold at any price, but ASK for KIRKPATBICK'S NEW SEASON JAM, and see that you get it. THE BEBT IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. KirkpatrioJc'a New Season ami the best.| CAUTION^ None is genuine unless our name is stamped on each tin, and has our reg-stered Tra*» Mark. "Lord Nolson 1 <»s? he label. S Kirkpatrick&Co. MANTJFACTUREES,



TO WORKING MEN. MRS TIMMO, PROPRIETRESS OF TH« WATERLOO BOARDING HOUSE, Tanored Street, Ashburton, BEGS respectfully to inform the general pobiio, particularly the working classes, that she has reduced tbs ratei for Board and Lodging as under:— Board and Lodging, per week, 16s to 17a Dinners only, per week ... ... 4s Board only, per week .-., ... 10a The cooking Is done by Mr Timmo, whose reputation as a fir^t-claes cJief remains ansollied. A capital table, and meals at all hours. 7 50 « • — —^— — — — — — " THE BULLI DISASTER. PERSONS not subscribing towards this urgently required Fond through any looal Committee m their own locali- ties, or m any other way more desirable to themselves, can do so by addressing their kind contributions either to the Central Committee In Sydney, the Branoh Committee at Bulli (eight miles from Wollongong), or to W. J. POULTER, i Mayor of Wollongong, A. A. TURNER, Police Magistrate) T Joint Treasurers, Wollongong Branoh, Boili Relief Fund. Town Hall, WolloDfpng, N.8.W., April 6th, 1887. Trees Trees Trees NOTICE TO PLANTERS. THE undersigned begs to call the attention of farmers, settlers and other* to his extensive stock of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, •mong which •re about 3,000,000 Forest Trees, Inclu- ding 200,000 Cupressus Macrooarpa, one and two years old; 200,000 Pinus Insfg- nfs, one and two yoars old ; 100,000 Plnua Larlcio; 3C0.000 Silver Birch; 0,000 Pinus Austriaoa; all other kinds proportion. All kinds of Cabbage lants on sale, and a few thousands of err early Strawberry Plants. &B. — All orders by post, or other* 1 */), hall receive my best attention. JAMES PORTER, CLIFTON NURBTCRY. Allenton, TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON DISTRICr. MISS MORRISON | CLate with Messrs Friedlander Bros and 1 Mr £L O. Segore) and { MISS HOLLOWAY (For a considerable term with Messrs Hobday and Co., of Ohrlntchurch) ' HAVE, at the request of numerous patrons, decided upon euterlng into business as DRESSMAKERS, etc., and witn this object have taken premises fa TANCRED STREET, opposite Mr Chapman's, painter. All orders received will be promptly executed under out personal supervision, * which will be a sufficient guarantee that r Fit, Finish and Fashion will be ail that ( could be desired. Charges specially arranged to meet the approval of customers. Terms — Prompt upon execution of orders. j MISSES MOBKISON & HOLLOWAY, DRESSMAKERS, &c, TANCRED STREET, AS3BURTON, Opposite M* Co&jnaaD'e, Painter. 030,



Victoria House* IN Coneequenco of Bcquisit© Alterations to Premises, which will alfoid greater fecilitir s for condoctiug oar rapidly increasing business, it has been found ecf scary to Greatly fiednce our Stock within the next few weeks. 1 urge and liberal Eeduotioos are now made m every Department, Holders of Glasswate Gift Coupons are requested to present the same as early a convenient to enable the (lift Distribution to be satisfactorily closed . DIM ANT & COE, GENERAL DRAPER?, OLOTHIEBS, &0., East and Tancred streets, Aehburton. -\*T I 111 PRBMIBB OIiOSIAL OOMANT CANTERBURY BRANCH. ..:^---jS\i«US"EgnSSr*^SI^^B^P^^CAPITAL fe 1000.00' FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS \CCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson, AGENT, ASBBURTON To Meet the Times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, f&c. fKTBNDS to SELL FDRNITUBB of all kinds at Prices NEVER BEFORE I Hfi&RD OF. Note the Addrxss— FURNITURE MANUFACTORY, EAST STEEET SOUTH, ABHBUETOIT. IM ALBERT ROBERTS 18 A CASH PUROHAbEB OP Wheat, Oats, and other Farm Produce* Offers STORAGE FACILITIES or Advantageous Terms, Has for Sale,— GOIiDBN TABES, CAPE BARLEY, PLOUGH SHARES (all; sizes). 6SED VBFAT, OAIB, BABLJY, UCAEBP, CCCESFCGT, BYE GB BAPEJSEED, OOBN4SACKS, SEAMING TWINE. COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged 2to be THE BEST IN THE MAEKET.