The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1888. THE SHEEP ACT.

It will be remembered that a few weeks ago Mr Justice Ward quashed the conviction entered by a Resident Magistrate against a Mr Wachman m North Canterbury, for not keeping his run free oi scabby sheep. The judge held that it had not been technically proved that the sheep were infected, and so reversed the decision of the Resident Magistrate. Under section 23 of " The Sheep Act 1878 " it is provided, first, that if any sheep inspector be satisfied that any sheep are infected, he shall give notice to the owner to clean them effectually within six months of such notice ; and if within these six months such owner shall not have made reason able exertions to clean such sheep, or if, m the opinion of the inspector, at the expiration of three months after the expiration of said six months, such sheep shall, m the opinion of such inspector, still bo " infected sheep," the owner shall upon conviction be liable to a penalty it was shown before the R.M. that ex ertions had been made, but ' questioned whether they were sufficient ; and the inspector declared that m his opinion they were still " infected sheep." On being examined as to his reasons for this opinion, he confessed that he knew nothing whatever about the state of the jsheep at or after the close of the six months, »nd had no idea whether the measures taken for cleaning them had been effectual or not, But he contended that until he chose to give h certificate that they were clean, these sheep must be held to be " infected Bheep " under subsection 7 of clause 5 of " Ihe Sheep Act 1878." This view was adopted by the R.M., and a penalty inflicted. On appeal, Mr Justice Ward held that this interpretation 'of £hp words "infected sheep " was inconsistent with t}ie cpntext of clause 23 : that the word " infepted " at the commencement of this clause clearly meant infected absolutely and really, and not merely infected m the genae of subsection 7 above cited ; and that this word when repeated as it was m the same clause, must be held to have the same meaning as when first used. It will thus be seen that some amend- ! ment is necessary to maintain the purity &f flocks as careless owners could, by refcgou of this technical argument, evade the provisions of ths Act to some extent, and so infect » country ejdp before measures could be taken to prevent it. !

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr E. Shaw, formerly B.M. of Wellington, is now m Melbourne, The Poßtm aster informs us that th« (/bingtu sails from Port Darwin at noon on Thursday with cablegrams for Banjoewangie. Manawatu small farm erg are said to be reaping their harvest just now out ot butter at Is Id. per 1b wholesale. Twenty-three teeth out m half a minute. That is the Canadian doctor's record. Ugh ! its butchery. #ir Arthur Halliburton, a Bon of " Sam Sliok/' m &n .under-seoretary m the British War Office. When Artemua Ward wa« ejh^bjting hie #bow m 'Salt Lake City, his oompluo^entary tickets to the officials read— "* Admit bearer and oos wye/ The body [ot a man, name unknown, wan found at Leslie Pass, near Waiau, by pnp of Mr Duncan liuthorford'B boundary ridors on Tuesday morning. While the Lawrence train was going down a fair inoline with steam shut off one of the axles of the engine broke and ihe sleepers were torn up for & considerable distance. No one *r*fl jburt, At the 7/ajpawa County Council meetings the reporter to? Ab£ Jpcal paper adds to the jnerriflient by joining £a tho debates, and, when this is objected to, by telling the objector that he £haU ba ppoken to " outside! I1 '' f "

! The Viotorian Minister of Defence stated to j a reporter his opinion that the yiotoaan forte are superior m armament to those of $reat Britain, and yet Victoria ie tbfl jnoet easily soared of all the colonies! I A V'anganui* paper says that the strain eu the single wire cable m Cook's Straits, when it was broken by the Sherard Osborne, was bo that when it snapped the two ends ,s£>raDg nearly half a mile apart.

There are one hundred men on the new goldfield at Mahakipawa, Nelson. Ia Southland there are nine dairy factories most of which are paying a dividend. M. Pasteur's system of inoculation haß been tred upon some sheep m Russia as a remedy against the Siberian cattle plague, and so far the experiment is said to promise satisfactory. The " Auokland Herald " declares that the kvwi ia not becoming extinot, although many other.native birds are getting soarce. In some districts it is increasing. Kiwi oan easily be prooured at Waitakerei, withia a few miles of Auokland.

In consequence of the recent extensive sheep stealing by Kyrrison and Batohelor m the northern district, a Sheep Farmeis' Pro tection Association has been formed af Ban giora to protect farmers against similar depredations m future. A ourious typographical error appeared m a ; morning paper rebently. In giving an account of an inquest, it was stated, "the deceasod bore an accidental oharaoter, and the jury returned a verdict of excellent death." It has transpired that the British Govern ment recently offered to hand over Norfolk Island to New South Wales, but the Govern ment deolined the gift on the ground that they would not know what to do with the island if they accepted it. A Kansas pastor has wisely deolined an addition of one hundred dollars to his salary on the ground that the hardest part of his | labors heretofore has been the collection of his salary, and it will kill him to undertake to colleot one hundred dollars more. An Inspection Parade of the Ashburton Voluteers was held last evening, Major Douglas inspecting officer. The Rifles (Oapt Dolman) mustered 49 and Guards (Captain Sparrow) 32. Stafi-Sergeant-Major Jones put both oompanies through the manual exercise,

The meeting of the Bowling Club to have been held last evening was adjourned for a week. A Committee was appointed to obtain information m regard to securing of a suitable ground and other matters, suoh infor* mation to be laid before the members at their next meeting.

The quarterly meeting of the Ashburton Club will be held this evening, and we would specially direct the attention of members to the same. Eight o'olook is the hour announced for tbe commencement of business, and after tbis is disposed of a social smoke concert is to be held to whioh the members may bring their friends.

One day last week Mr Levestam gave the House an illustration of the unreliableness of "Hansard" reporting. In the course of a debate be bad said that " one grain of stryoh nine would kill a man, but a larger quantity would not." He found he was reported as saying that " one grain of opium will kill one man, but it would not kill another."

A meeting of tbe Ashburton Rifles was held last evening with the object of arrang ing for the holding of the annual ball. It was decided to hold the ball early m August. The following Committee was appointed to make the neoessary arrangements : —The Officers ex offioio, Color-Sergeant McDonald, Seigt Dee, and Privates Salek and Williams. It was decided that tbe ball should be a military and fanoy dress one.

Mr John Ollivier has retired from the con test for AHbley m deference to the wish of tbe electors to be looally represented. Messrs Verrall and Dixon addressed tbe eleotors on Monday evening. The former announced himself a Freetrader and independent of all parties. The latter thought that tbe present Government was as good as any New Zea land had bad, but he was not m fivor of Protection.

Franois [Innes, brewer, was sentenoed to three months' bard labor by Mr Justice Ward at Ghristchuroh an Tuesday for fraudulent bankruptcy. Tbe evidence showed that during tho six months previous to the bank rvptop be bad banked £698, though his day bookshowed reoeipts only amounting to £102. He bad disposed of property to the value of nearly £300, and bad paid the money to two or three creditors, thus shewing a fraudulent preference to them. He received about 30QQ bushels of barley for malting from Mr Moir, giain merohant, aud failed to account for 900 bushels of it.

In the House on June 27 Major Steward, speaking on the salt duty said : — That, as representing a district considerably interested m the dairy interest, be should have opposed even tbe reduoed duty on salt if its imposition Beriously affected that industry. But be should vote against the recommittal of the item, for tbis reason : Honourable members would find that a duty of 10a per ton on salt meant i.-lQth per pound, and only £d on a hundredweight of butter. P they reokoned Tib of salt for a hundredweight of butter they would find that tbe duty was only £d. It must be remembered, too, that the salt was weighed m with the other constituents of the butter, and was sold again at a very rnuoh higher price.

By the Bimutaka's mail the following advicesjhaye been reoeived regarding tbs Biver Plate Ppoaen Meat Trade, which as that oountry is our oblejE ooojpetitor jarinpt fajl to be of interest to our farmers j •— Freiglits— The rate of freight on muttpp vanes from }d tp lgd per lb, the average rate being 1| Sxports — The quantity of sheep exported isaa follows : —1884, 108,823 Bheep ; 1885, 190,571 sheep ; 1886, 331,245 Bheep ; and 1887, 242,903 sheep It is generally understood that the trade haa not been satisfactory to the growers of sheep, and the very large decrease m the sbipmsnts for 1887 as compared wj£h the previous year appears to confirm this view. " -

The story of a dceadf ul sequel to a soandal is told by the New York correspondent of the •• Liverpool Daily Post." He states that Mr Nathaniel W. Hatch, a broker, of New York, is stated to baye been unduly intimate with the wife of a Uv Sofroseld. At any rate, the woman's husband, on returning borne, founder fiatoh there, and a Boone took place; Tho broker, m ordpr to escape the wrath of the irate, husband, olin^ibjed through a back window and clung to the bough of 4 tree whioh shades the yard of the house, 'f be bough was too weak for Mr Hatob's weight, and hs fell to the ground. His brains were dashed out, death occurring almost instanta neously. The scandaf and itg dreadful sequel are the common talk of the oity.

The Parliamentary correspondent of the "Star" sftya;;— " By redooing the pay of the railway bands receiving r (a per day to ,6s fjd, and of police constables by 6d per day, and taking Is per day off those reoejving slightly higher wages, a saving of from £10,000 to £50,000 could be made, and if the [House makes it an instruction to the Government to further retrench, tbis course #$1 probably be followed. In the Survey JDepartraent, by the classification of officdrS it is estimated afurtbe? cayjng of £10,000, extending over three years', can be uiade, tj^e annualreduotion of vote being 'about £3^oo'.'.' We tHink"jyßgej3 haye been Buffioien'tfy re trenched.

The " Colonist " (Tasmania) has the follow ing concerning the aooundrel who attempted to injure the Bale of New Zealand butter m that colony : — " It is impossible too strongly to denounce the mean, paltry, oontemptible aotion of the person responsible for the injuri ous falsehood. It is the more worthy of chastisement beoauso there is every reason to suppose that it had its origin m a pitiful trade jealousy, and a desire to make a few shillings by pushing tho local article during i,he period- of mild p,»nio so created. For the time'being'Jt ytaa sucoeflsful, y^je sale of $ew Zealand bucter was checked. Buipfee'Dtu for Tasmania were sent oh fh Sydney, and qon.s/'cter^bje loss waß entailed' Upon tjje looal purohaaer. $ut tL.e refutalioh ' o! the Jjibel yjU FPStore the to its place \ m the market, and %j attempt j to force trade by dishonest meonp will justly recoil on the head of its author. It a man cannot make sales without resorting to taotics of this chacaoter, he should accept it as an evidence that he is not fitted for commercial pursuits, and he should leave business to Ithvose who pan conduct it with, profit and Btjill pwaejrv'e a respeot for prinoiple and honesty. ' ' -

The best Remedy tor Indigestion. — Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indiges tion, whioh is ihe cause of newly all the diseases to whioh wj are aubjeot. Norton's J?ill0, with justice called the "natural gtrengtfrener of. the human Btomaoh," aot as A powerful tonic aftdg;ent}e apetienjb, are mild m their operation, and 1 safe tinder any circumstances. Sold m bottles at" Is lAI, 2s 9d, Us, by all tytedioine Vendors throughout ibewprjdj; :, '

"HANS THE BOATMAN."

Thia Company open m the Oddfellows' Hall th : s evening m the r sterling play— " Hans the Boatman." So far the success of the company has been pheno menal considering the counter attractions, m Dunodin for instance, where the skating rinks oro still so largely patronised In Dunedm the compa >y played to a full honse ecery night for a week, and io Oamaru and Timara equally good houses hive awaited the rising of On curtain. The "Timi'U Hera d " siys of th ) firat performance — •• W e do not wonder that " Bans the Boatman" io immensely popular. It is full of g", foil of variety, ai.d tbe characters are as distinct m their individuality as ao nuthor ever drew or actors represented, flans, with his happy go lucky temper, carelessneea of to morrow, even of to-day, romping with the children, and singing songs for them, talking good tonse sometimes and nonsense ot'tener id imperfect English ; Gladys, the " high-tor;ei city girl," the foolish lover nni still more foolish wife ; Jeffio, an up right, down -straight, smart and slangy Yankee girl, fond of hearing herself talking (but not more so than the audience were) ; iTank, the father (by mistake of birth or breeding more of a Yorkshire man than a down easter, though), a very rough indeed and generally ready boat man ; Lieutenant Finch, a baahtnl, but otherwiae very decent young fellow • Mr Farwell, one of the old Bchool of stage fathers, pompous of manner, ponderous of speech, quick to anger, who pots his parental afiectioa on and off more easily i than his hat ; Little Hans, Fritz (also Baby Coquette) two tiny toddles, who play their not 100 Biinple parts amazingly well, and finally a swell viiliin who is a our, and a big St. Bernard dog who is not — here is variety enough m tae consti tuents of the boating party at all events. E-jch one took his or her part, great or ema : l, extremely well ; there is no •' tail" to the company — except the dog'B. Nine out of ten probably will be inclined to give the palm to the children, so clever and engaging were they ; no one could help enjoying their pretty performance. Hans (Mr Charles Arnold) will come next, and then no doubt, the sturdy Blangy Yankee gall (Mibs Jessie Grey), her pert repartees will b» well remembered as | something out of the common run. Miss Alice Norton, as Gladys, had a more difficult part m presenting well the cultured girl, and the discontented and Heverely punished wife.

At the time of oar going to press, there were still a few ctiaira ie the front of the hall unsecured, and we would advise those who wiah to see the performance com fortabiy to tecuro these. The house is Hure to be a full and fashionable one, as the merits Jof the play are acknowledged on every s:de.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, July 17. A manganese reef, J2 : t wide, has been discovered at the Red Point Hill, Walta kerei rangoe. The lease of the properly for ten ytara has bean secured, and prospecting is about to commence. Another anima'ed dleouaslon took place at a mooting of tho Hospital and Charit able Aid B >ard yesterday eveulng with reipeot to the proposed new refuses. The Board bad appointed a Committee of ex perts to examine the variom properties In the possession of ihe Board and report as to suitability no aites for the refuges. The Oomraktee reported that the One Tree Hill aits was superior to that at Elleralia, that m the Hospital grounds, however, being euperlor to either. Some members of the Board were opposed to placing the refagua In the Hospital ■ grouoda, arid eventually the report was received. The stock Bnd goodwill of the old established ftm of Owen and Graham, soft goods merchants, Q leen street, were purchased to-day by fcl»rgood, Son and Kwea for about £60,000. Porter, the Oamondge b\nk clerk, who abaoonded, has been committed for trial. Dcjnedin, July 17 The City Ooanoll held a apeo'al meeting to consider tho balance-sheet, The Auditor-General wrote stating that the overdraft exceeded, the limit by nearly £13 000. Assuming that the Council sated on a miaun ieratandiug of the Uw by overdrawing the general account, whila having balances at tho orodit of gaa and water asoount?, he did not propose to pat the l»w m force this year, but wu'd do so next. A loDg dlacnaßlon took place, m which it waa stated that the Council had been advised that they could treat their account^ as one for the purpose of the overdraft- There was a talk of resigning m a body, but eventually It was resolved to ask the Auditor to certify to tho ga3 and witer nooonnta, and refer the matter to the Flnanoe Committee. To red ace the overdraft would mean a rate of 9d m the pound.

The divorce case of McQaeen v McQieon and Malr, cf Tapaual, was before the Supreme Chart tc-day, peti tioner claiming £500 drmagea from the 00-reßpoudent. The evldenoa was of rather an extraordinary character, show ing that the respondent waa little batter than a woman of tho town, her husband Sending her hi a Chinese camp, and a dootor {nformjpg the haabaud that one at least of ibe children waa i>y an Asiatic father. For the co-respondent it waa contended that McQueen had connived at the edaltery, and flvad on the proceeds of his wife's oilaoondaot until .he found a solvent co-respondent likely to pay damages, The jury found that the 00-reßnoDdeaf was guilty of adultery, that petitioner had oondoned it. but wbb not guilty of craslty or wilful neglect, The petition was dismissed, with coats One wltneegj v?ho t)ad reported lmpro prletiea, statpd that he had never men tioned anything until he quarrelled with tho co respondent, and lent money to the petitioner to bring the o\w.

WHEAT STOCKS IN CANTERBURY

Tho fallowing table gives an approxima tion 1 of ''the quantity of ie/heat h^!d m .Canterbury orf July Ist, 18&8 :— •'•■ ■ : ! " Sacks. Lyfctelton, ChT^stqbi^rch, and * ' Aldington storeß ... ... 150,000 South bridge and Leestqn .'.'. ' 25,006 Rakaia, Chert»ey ; and Lynd hurst „ 40,000 Rangiora and Kaiapoi 15,000 Ashburton and linwald vt . 150 000 Timaru and South G&nterbury 185,000 I 665,000 I Oaranru, s&y ... 175,000 740,000 Equal io bnshelß ,to ... 2^0,00,0 The abflve quantity may be disposed of asfolloyfl';— Buahels. Q rose atock" &s above 2,860,Q00 Leee New Zealand consumption . for six months ending Fob, Ist next, say 600 000 popu lation at 2£ busheh per head 1,250,000

For export t# Europe and Aus tralia ..; ..." \.. i,7jo ># oop Eqnal m bags to 427,500 The average carrying; capacity of a wheat ship may be taken at 15,000 sacks, consequently there is loadmp for a little over p8 ships froraLyttelton. Timaru, and Onrniru, without pairing any allowance' for shipment by ditep.i' eteatnor, and also : to Byflqey, • • ' ■ " " ;

ALFORD FOREST

(from oub own correspondent )

The Salvation Array had a fbld day bere on Monday last, Us advent being anticipated with delight by a great crowd of admirers, bat more particularly by the javeniles who ware anxionn to st'e a real band. Some of them had 7ery vague' ideas of it, questions beirfg asked, each j as " Whether the band was not » big drnm ?' Tnis erroneona conclusion oon tamed some germ of truth, aa indeed most nntrutha do, tot who would bs satisfial with a band without a big dram. I remamber following; an a child, a ciy band whoae drummer became Impeded by the crowd eagerly taking Its tnrn abont m carrying that martial instrument, and lagging behind somewhat he took the wrong turn, and nothing but the warning cry of the crowd brought him baok to his comrades. A torch light procession and the Imposing glitter of the many brass instruments, together with the soul in spiring maroh tunes brought a large number of people together who marched from the Bohool down the road to Host I Tiaoh's Hotel, but from a variety of oanses that fort has fallen into quiet In offeuslveness, and there was not much ohanoe fot so heroic attack or the snatching of brands from the burning. >( Times have changed," as an old imbiber of long sleevers and stiff nobblers re marked smiling iy and knowingly ; and be added, sfgni6oantly, "If any one had to?d us ten years ago this would happen, we should have huDted for a straight waistcoat for him. 1 ' Truely it If not only what has been fenced m, that causes the feeling of wonder, but wh»t has been fenced out. We enjiy all fiah that come to the bet, tolerate all sects, Presby terlanlsm, Wesleyanistn, and m the past Mormonlsm, but latterly these last named have gone farther afield. We are an impressionable people, willing to give fair play to all. About 7 o'clock the schoolroom pre sented a most animated scene being orammed to overflowing 1 , id Captain Aston whose quiet common sense and earnest manner has made a great impres sion here, with the help of Mrs Captain Harvey and her sister Miss M Dawson soon got to work, the band enliveniug the proceedings amazingly. A large supply of cakes, tarts, sandwiches, etc., dis appeared as if by magic, and if the intolloctual standard may ba gauged by rude health and robust digestion, Young Men's Christian Associations will not keep ral recent converts gave their testi in the ba r kground much longer. Peve mony, and Messrs Allison and Duff of Methven earnestly addressed the meeting. The proceedings terminated about ten o'clock, and the proceeds to be devoted to the furtherance of the cause amounted to about five pounds. We trnst here that the grand old hilte will never re-echo anything more unpleasant than the hymn of praise and the shouts of thanksgiving. The Mount Somers Buxton Lime Kiln is being resorted to largely by all the farmers m the district, and the outside demand is very large. The first lot made wps carted away directly, and there is no reason for doubting that the cold land will be as much benefited by itß application as the respected owner, Mr A. E. Peache, must be by its rapid sale, Many are trying it on a small scale this year, so that, should its use prove as it must do profitable, they will cjo m hrgely for general purposes. Analysis of various sample.3 of soil sent to the Royal College of Agriculture, proved that it abounded m all elements of fertility, but this one lying at our doors, namely lime.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(BY BLEOTRIO TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT.) (FBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Received July 18, 12 30 p.m.)

MANSLAUGHTER.

Sydney, July 18. A verdict of manslaughter has. been returned against two aboriginals charged with killing another black during an inter tribal fight m the Bellinger dis trict.

TRAMWAY FRAUDS.

It is believed that the extensive frauds discovered m the Government Tramway Service have been committed during the past 8 months.

SEAMEN'S CONFERENCE.

An Intercolonial Conference of dele gates from various Seamen's Unions has commenced . its sitting, and the proceedings open to" the Rress;. The Chinese question and the seamente difficulty m New Zealand are being discussed.

BILL REJECTED.

The Legislative Council have re jected the Payment of Members Bill.

RAILWAY RETURNS.

The railway returns show ''that the capital for the past ten years has been 4*13 per cent.

T HE WRECK OF THE STAR OF GREECE.

AjJBLAJDE. July 18. A lengthy debate took place m the ftouse of Assembly last Vijght on the alleged negligence of the Government m delaying the despatch of the life saving appliances to the scene of the wreck of the ship Star of Greece. The .Government were exonerated from any blame, but a select pomraittee w.as appoipted to investigate the action of the Marine Board m the matter. In addition to those previously mentioned it is Known that three others were drowned, and the police believe they include -two persons wanted on a charge of burglary committed at Port Adelaide. j

RUSH FOR TICKETS.

■•■'<- ■: MsfLBOpBNE, July I£. There is a great rush for tickets- for the opening ceremony of the ifaelbburne .Exhibition, whfph' are being sold atone gijinea each. One fhmisan'd tjyo n^ndreii} were disposed of m t\yo hoqrs.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

WBiitNaTON, July 17. Trouble Is brewing as to the action or the Government m placing before the House the letter written by Chief Judge M'Donald m reply to the ohargei made against him by Mr Hamlin. In reply to Mr Walker to-day tbe HonE. MUohelnon admitted that Jadge M'Donald is » Civil Servant, and then Mr Walker enquired from the Speaker if it was net an in fringement of the privileges of the House that a letter written by a Civil Servant commenting on words uttered m debate by a member of the House should ba placed on the table by command ? Sir Maurice replied that the question was not an easy one to Answer, as the conduct of three persons was implicated, viz , Chief / Jodge M'Donald m commenting on the onndnot of a member of the House, His Excellency the Governor m submitting tbe letter to the Housa, and the Minister for Publlo Works m presenting such a paper. It was not for the Speaker to pronounce his ipse dixit as to whether an infringe ment of tbe S aiding Orders had taken place, but m a case of th»t kind, In which the conduct of so many member* was concerned, he suggested the adoption of tbe course proposed by Sir Eeklne May m suoh cises. This was that a Select Committee be appointed to enquire Into * the circumstances, and that the House should suspend its judgment until that had bean done. Mr Walkei Intimated that he should adopt the suggestion of the Speaker, and move for the appointment of a Committee to consider tbe question. Ministers are not to be caught with cheff. Replying torMr Taylor to-day, ai to whether there is aoy truth m the rumour that Sir F. Whltaker and Mr Fergus intend to retire from the Ministry after the close of the session on acoount of " urgent private business," Mr Hiilop rattier neatly informed the House that no sach intention bad been expressed by the gentlemen named. If, however, he re marked, any such Intention was made known during the session " the matter will be taken into consideration." Tbe House seemed tickled by the smartneu of the reply, wbloh, of course, meant nothing, and laughed over the manner In which Mr Taylor was sat upon. That everlasting Midland Railway con tract is still upon the boards as a toplo of conversation, and it aeemi likely to remain from all appearances. To bring the matter to a bend Mr R. Beeves has given notice to ask the Premier on Friday whether any information has been received as to whether lbs con tract has been signed In London, and! if not, whether Government will Insist upon It being signed before the end of the present session.

Daring the remarks of Mr Fish on the motion for going Into supply, that gentle man objaoted to the proposal of Mtf Withy to oat down the wages of working men. He several times referred to the fact that when he was aw»y from Parliament he was a working man himself, and worked b» hard as anybody. Thlo rather am biguous remark left an impression that perhaps when In Wellington either Me F.ah or the Hocae m general did not work, and Meesrs Fltzherbert and Butohlson took advantage of the oppor tunity to chaff the member for Dunedin South. Thla brought from Mr Fiah the retort that he knew more about working man than either of those gentlemen, and, a3 a matter of fact, he believed that neither of them had ever done a day's work m their livas. As both of the gentlemen referred to are lawyers, the inference was that they got their Hying* very easily, and the Houae appeared to tje vary much amused In consequence, Mr Moar, the member for Rodney, has struck rather an original notion, which he is urging the Minister for Justice to adopt. He contends that under the pre3ent system of appointment of j.P.'s, who mostly come from towns, gfeat inoonvenlenos is felt by cquotry aettlerq. With a view to remedying this, he suggests that where there are no resident Justices, Poatmttßters or other persons of good repute should be appointed to take dsclaratlonp. If the Government age willing to carry out this idea, he wishes them to give effect to it by legislation this session.

Correspondence, whioh was presented to the Honse to-day, sbovs that at the beginning of the present year a request was made by the Government of India to be supplied with all available Information aa to breeders of horses m this Colony, with their brands, etc., whloh was for warded In April. In supplying the required facts, it was pointed oat by the Under Secretary that hitherto the breed ing of horses suitable for India had been small, owing to the limited demand. If, however, there was an available market In India, and information is to the descrip tion of horses required was given, farmers would breed the*m providing. the prices were satisfactory, -,? "A« an inducement to breed, however, it wonld be necessary for the Indian Government to undertake to purchase a certain number of horses yearly at a fixed price, conditionally on their reaching the required standard, and being otherwise suitable; Any Informa tion on the subject whioh was supplied would be publfshed. No reply baa been received to the last letter. ; Wellington, Jqly 18. The debate on Mr Wlthy'a amendment did not conclude last night, and wilt be resumed to-day. It Is generally considered that the amendment, if a division foozled for, will be lost by an overwhelming majority, • ' : ■'■ : ' ■■> ' :> The Committee to whloh .Mr Walker proppaes to refer the question of privilege In conneption with the memorandum of -Judge McDonald, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, will be' composed of the Speaker, the Colonial Secretary, Sir J. Ball, Messrs Ballanoe, Ormond, Samuel, Downie Stewart, Seymour, and |ihe : mover (Mr Walker): All B.crta of rumors are current a« to what was done at yesterday's meeting of the Opposition, about which members aro very reticent. One version Is, for Instance, that a committee of two was appointed to consider the advisableness of a nc oonfidence motion. Another rumor is that a certain member of the Freetrade party proposed to the Opposition that those two sections ehould join In turning out the Government, and m replaolng them by a Ministry formed jointly by the Freetrade and groteotlonift (qp Opposition) parties* It' is said that thfe wa B agreed to bf the Opposition, 4 but that when the scheme was 'communicated to the Freetraders ail but three 'or fou* refused to agree to It, bq that as this left the proppsed at ll eg In' a iplporlty. the project was" abandoned fie im4 praqtloable, xxh iut.ormal meeting of members of the Opposition was held this morning, but no report wag Received from the Bab- Committee of two, appointed to ooneider tho propriety of bringing down a "no confidence " motion. It is now con sidorad definite, however, that a "No Conflclenqe!?' m^tign w|U not be inovc^ J at any rate at present* as if is foun4 thftj the Proteotionißts and Freetraders are irreconcilable, and that though the Government party are really m a minority, thsy will stand on account of the want of combiuation on the part of their opponent*, Protectionists now deny that any'over tures were rrade to the Freetraders m the direction of forming a coalition againßt the Government, but without doubt some thing of the sort did take place, and m consequence of the manner m which they were received the prqßosalfj'to oust the Government have been dropped. '

THE ABHB ORION GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY IS, 188S



THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. J From ana after the 30th November, 1886, the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz. : — IT PAID IN VANCE t Per Quarter.. 6s 6d by post, 9s 6d Half-year 12s 6d, by post, 18s *6d Year .. 24s Od, by post, 37s Od ir booked "* Per Quarter.. 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d „ Half-year 15s Od, by post, 21s 6d „ Tear .. 30s Od, by post, 43s Od Birth riage, and Death Notices, if paid for at the- time of insertion 2s 6d each (stamps may sent as payment) if booked, _s eaob. Announcements of Births, Deaths and Marriages sent for publication from the country districts require to be verified by the signature of the person sendinc* the notice. >-■-■■»«■_>-_■______—__—■_ DI AR _ . ] Moon'a Snn Sun Moon Moon age at July. Rises. Sets. Rises Seta. noon. a.m. p m. 18 Monday .. 7.31 4.42 11.19 "> • G 17 Tuesday .. 7.30 4.4 11.50 a.m. 7 pxa. 0.13 18 Wednesday.. 7.30 4.44 0.23 1.24 8 It Thursday .. 7.29 4.46 1.3 3.37 9 20 Friday.. .. 7.28 448 1.48 360 10 21 Saturday ... 7.27 4.47 2.41 6.0 11 32 Sunday .. 7.26 4.48 3.40 6.7 12 Moonlight Evenings. The'jMoon at .8 days old [shineß.till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rißeß about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rise, about 4 a.m. and shines till Bunrise.



Mr Samuel Revans, the oldest journalist m the colony, died at Greytown oa Saturday, agejl eighty years.



Wells Hair Balsam.— lf grey restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil or grease. A Tonia Bestoralive. Stops hair coming out; BtreD^btqg.oie^Qses, he&le PQ»lp %m



The best taedfolne known ia SANDER ana SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effeots m coughs, oolda, .influenza, eio.— the relief is instantaneous. Tliousandsgtve.the most gra tlfyjng testimony. Bfia Majesty the King of Italy, 1 and mtfdical syndicates all ovef the globe are its patrons. Kead theoiiiojar reports that aooornpany eaoh bottle. ' Sioßler, M.J}., Prof, University, G're^fswald, reports;— fjthe JBuoalypti Extraot proved magnificently siiooegßful m very severe contusions, bruises, sprains, wounds, scald- ings, broken ribs, and limbs. (" Medical Journal," Nov., 1881.) In diseases of the kidneys, either active congestion or suppres- sion, (uroemia) or albuminuria, dropsy, lithiaaia, nothing will equal m its action Budalypti Extract, Dosea, sto 8 drops. ! Mosler, M.D., Prot, Univerfeity.'^reifswald, . reports :— Diphtheria. Tonsils continually | ooherent presenting ulcers with white exudats. r Cured m fourteen days, Surgioal Clinic of Prof. M'lnlyre, College of Physioians and Bar^rons, St. Louis— Soirrhus of Breast • Kxcision. Eucalypti Extraot employed. No I swelling, heat, or diacolor»Uo». lOursd m ifOtttteep<^Pr^(A d vMl



I HoMiOWAf's JOjntment and Pill?,-— As winter advances and thjo w.eather becomes more and more inclement and trying, the earliest evidenoe of ill-health must be imme, diately checked and removed, or a Blight ill, ness]may reßult m a serious malady. Belated An/3 sore throat, quinsey, influenza, ohronio cough, ibropchitis, and most other pulmonary atfeotions will he relieved by rubbing this cooling Ointment injto the skin as nearly as praotioable to the seat of mischief. This treatment, simple yet effective, ja admirably adapted for the removal of these .djaeagep during infancy and youth. Old RStbmatio invalids will derive marvellous relief from ftho uae of Holloway's remedies, whioh havt wonderfully relioved many «uoh sufferers, and reestablished kejalth af (jerreyery other means b|d signally f»|lei '



Bora .Fide Sale NOW JN FJJLL SWJNG AT THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Tact ory. W. H. WEBBER, Manager. TRY KIRKPATRICK'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -JAM S— NOTICE. ADR Special Quality "X" brand of V_/ New Season* JAM 1b made from Frpoh Fruit, within a few houra after it haa been gathered; it thus retains the full flavor of the Freeh Fruit, and la the beet quality it li poialble to make. CAUTION: None is Genuine unless our Name Is stamped on the Tin, and has our regis- tered Tiade Mark, the letter "X."on the Label. S.[;KIRKPATRICKgAND;.CO., MANUFACTURERS,; NELSON!



A CARD. I Miss Cabson, TEACHER OP MUSIC, (PIANOFOBTE AND OJtCGAN), Bubnitt Street, 12 101 Good News ! Good News! TO ALL HABD- WORKING MEN AND ASXIOUB MOTHERS. gSg* BONA FIDE SALE NOW ON AT THE Hew Zealand Clothing Factory PBEVIOUS TO TAKING STOCK. WE offer you Real, Genuine. Substantial Goods (our own make) ACTUALLY BELOW COST FOR YOUR READY MONEY. EVERY Article m our Extensive Stock, consisting of Men's and Bojs' Clothing, Huge, Shirt?, Hats, etc, reduced to prices tmtqu&L'ed, thus enabling people oi limited means the opportunity of dressirg&nd clothing themEelvea and their children for a small cum, — SPECIAL. — MEASURE SUITS X?Q i i^S TROOPERS TO MEASURE H n S (£0 FROM X I O COMPARISON IS THE TRUE TE9? OF VALUE.



Wanted. VS7 ANTED a Girl about 14 to assist In VV honeework. Apply at this Office. T\7 ANTED Known— Genuine Clearing V v Bale now on — H. 0. SiGeßs, Mo) ford House SALE, Molford Honee, Cash Sale now od, cheapest Eouao ia Ashburton, — H. C. EEQER9. f^i REATES1 1 Sale of the day? every \JT thing cheap for Caeh — U. C Seqbrs, Mcl ford House WANTED Known— That Hayes and Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers Your ptok for 10s 6d. WANTED Known— Just landed, ex •hip Otago, a large assortment of Brass and Iron Bedsteads, at PICKFoBD and Undrill's Bdding and Furniture Warehouse, Taucrod Street. 7*73 BOOTS. BOOTS.— Keep the feet dry and sire doctot'n bills. Quality ie everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value io New Zealand at Ashburton Clothing Mart, Sauodars Buildings.— Robert Aloorn. "Air ANTED -Everyone to come and V V Bee the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Aehbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed m New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers. — Robert Aloorn, Saun- dors' Buildings. Hi WANTED Cash. — Muir's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 61 ; Candles, 54 ; Vestas, 5i dos. ; Coffee and Milk, 1b ; Cocoa and Milk, la ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrnp (21b tia»), Is Crockery , Qlasawara, and Ironmonger . — J. Mo Grkgor, Tailored street. 1.0.0. F., M U. THE Aehburton Lodge of Oddfellows will celebrate their 15th Anniversary by a Tea and Sooi»l Gathering m the j Oddfellows' Hall on Joly 20th. Tea at 6. Dauoing at 8, Tickets, 2a 6d : children, h»if price. R.M INNIE, 6 164 Hon. Sec j FOR the Blood is the Life— Clark's world famed Blood Mixture, warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever causes arising. For scrofula, scurvy, skin and blood dieeases, and scores of all kinds ita effects are marvel- lous. Thousands of tes imonials. Sold m bottles 4s 6d and lls cash by chemists and patent medicine vendors everywhere 'ole proprietors : The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Co , Lincoln, England 1 11



1 have oeen appointed Agent lOK THIS Mercantile Finance Co., ICHBISTCHURCH, Wfco are prepared to advance Money BILLS OF SALE, MORTGAGE OF STOOK CROP LIENS, or other Sacarlty D. THOMAS. Agricultural Implements. I AM APPOINTED SOLE AGENT IN ASHBCRTOJtf FOB Mbssbs BOOTH MoDONALD & Ou Carlyle. lmplement Works, ' Chrlitcbrohi Vr|I M rL»MENIB£OW HAKD"i Inspection lavited. D. THOMAS. (i tteof.MATEON.ftCoxJJM gCo,) ~" Aahburtoni



LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE been appointed Agent lor the above Company, and am now prepay ed to take risk* on Buildings, Stook and Ciopt at current rates. D. THOMAS. Ashburton; Skin Sales, I shall hold PortnigbtlylSales of the above throughout the Season, at my WOOL STOBES, West Street, Aahburton commencing PBIDAY, 29th JUNE, f at 12. o'clock, D. THOMAB. METHVBN, ■ I PURPOSE holding Periodical Falen of Sheep, Cattle, Pigs, and Sundries at Methven during the year, the first of whioh will take plsce on FRIDAY, AUGUST 10th. D. THOMAS, Auctioneer. Entries can be given to Messrs Hibbs Bros., Afethven.



D. Thomas. 1 i FOR SALE— £-aore Section and two- roomed Cottage on the Alford Forest Road ; cheap ; D. THOMAS, 7*32 Ashburton. TO LET. "1 QAA ACRE S of Land, situated at -LOUU May6eld, Binds, and known as Burgees Farm. * D. THOMAS, 6*164 Ashburton. FARMERS, BUY booth and macdonald's Sbeep Feeding Racks. Will pay for themselves {in j a {Season . D. THOMAS, FOR SALE. SEVERAL GOOD FARMS CHEAP TO LET. AiAA ACRES ALFORD FOREST, /C^XJyj half English grass, 3s per Aore ~~D. THOMAS, Ash burton. I HAVE FOR SALE OR TO LET. A GENERAL 6TORE (m Ohertsey) doing a good business. No Good- will. Stock %i Valuation. No oppoeltlon. Profitable business; good opening for energetlo man. For particulars apply D. THOMAS, Aihbarton.



Public Notices. [ THE Undersigned have Trust Fnnda for Investment upon first clapß free- hold securities at lowest current rates of interest m sums varying from £50 to £2000. WILDING AND LEWIS, 77 Solicitors, Burnstt St. Charles Braddell, estate, insurance, financial and general agent, and valuator. Bfc&ts and Debts collected. B bnett Stbxet (opposite Arcade), Ashburton. 7*26 BIG CLEARING SALE JOHN OBR & CO.'S ANNUAL DRAPERY SALE NOW ON. Great Bargains IN Men's Clothing and Boots Blankets and flannels J. Ivess and Co., AUCTIONEERS, GRAIN & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND FORWARDING AGENTS, SffAREBROKERS, HOUSE, LAND, & ESTATE AGENTS, Ljcbfield Street, OHRISTOHUROH, BEG to inform the Inhabitants of the County of Ashbarton, that they b»ve made arrangements with one of the leading Grain Merchants m Sydney, to receive consignments on their behalf, and *?• now prepared to make liberal O»n advance* on all kinds of Dairy and Farm Produce, for Sale In the New Zealand, Sydney, or English markets. In all cases th« original acoount Salei will be attached io their report*, and tbetr OHenti may Kit Miured that no unnecessary eh irgea will be debited against their consignment! . Mb Ohabi.es Bbajddbll ha* been ap- pointed to act aa their Ashburton ageot, and all business entrusted to him will reeetve hit best attention. Bam plea of Grain, etc-, may be left at his office, where latest New Zealand and Inter- colonial market quotations may be ob- tained. The Shipping branch of the business will be conducted by «n experienced Clerk, and busioess mtn end farmers re eelrlng goods at Lyttelton will Gnd their charges moat moderate. xllning, Insurance, and Bank Shares bought and sold at highest market prices. Country Sales undertaken. Furniture and Produce Sales held evury Saturday. Leans negotiated. J* Ivess and Co., UOHFIELD STREET, CERISTCHTJRCH. 6 17 ZEALANDIA BOOT STO"RE ASHBURTON. FOURTEEN DAYS' SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES. COMMENCING Saturday, July 14, OUR FIRST ANNUAL SALE Will commence on the above date, when we intend offering the Whole Stock at a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT, THE Public are respectfully requested to examine the Goods. The Quality is firat-olass, and we guarantee all Boots and Shoes to give Good Satisfaction, Now is the time to purchase as the new Duty will raise the price considerably of Impoited Goods, —REMEMBER— BVSBYIHWG OfFBBED AT CLD PfilOlS During thk Sale with a DISCOUNT OF 2s IN THE £. ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE ASHBURTON ~