Moonlight Evenings.

ThelMoon at [8 days old >hinea till about 6 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'olcok m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old Bhines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is fall, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises 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 uhinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and Bhinea till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1888. NEW ZEALAND V RIVER PLATE MUTTON.

The Bteady growth of the Frozen Meat trade to London, and the general good quality of the shipments has had the effect of crushing the export of River Plate mutton. Not only is the quality of colonial meat superior to the South American, but the condition m which it is placed m the market is much better. The top price for meat from Wver Plate has been about B§d per lb, while New Zealand descrip tions are readily disposed of at a better figure. The exports of the former locality have fallen off greatly lately. The Bydney " Mail " m a recent article on the subject goes on to say that it is quite possible that the frozen meat busi ness will develop with great rapidity. The Coptic's recent cargo sold m London at 4£d, per lb, and it appears that this leaves l^d to the shipper, which is about from 10s to 12s per carcase. The New Zealand sheep average about 6&lbs. The tallow is worth Is, and the skins bring a fair sum. Thus it pays much better to ship the frozen mutton than to boil the sheep down. Tho local authori ties on the subject of shipping estimate that the fact that tho sheep is not ripe for boiling down till ho is four year old would alone be sufficient to prove the iuperiority of tho freezing trade. At the present prices of tallow, about an average m London of 2d net, the return from a 601 b wether of about 80lbs would be ss, as against tho return of 11s for carcases and tallow from the frozen meat market for a shcrp of the same weight. Thus, freezing not only gives double the return that boiling down does, but it gives that return m half tho time. What the shippers of New Zealand are anxious to effect is the redaction of freight to say £d per lb, which ia e/jual to a rate of 30s per quarter for wheat, The present rate of freight for meat is 1^ per U>. Tp these charges are added which brings the total cost of delivering the meat to tho pur chaeer m London to 2£ per lb, Jf the present prices pan be maintained, the shippers will bo well satisfied. But we look forward to something better than , this. It the absurd prejudice which has so long had force against the übo of frozen meat is thoroughly tfokon down, the first quality mutton gent by New Zealand and /\ustialia should command prices much higher than those now quoted. Wo have often remarked that the frozen meat trade is merely m its infancy. The shipments from this colony were bo irregular that a steady market at the other side of the world could not be ex pected. We h/ava Jeaj'ned enough, however, to know that tho London buyers are not easily pleased. Low qualities have but a poor chanoo, and possibly tho failure of the exportation frofli this port is due lo tho fact that much of U*e mutton sent from here to London was of low quality,

PROTECTION— THE LOGIC OF IT.

Last night's meeting cannot on the wholo bo said to be altogether satisfac tory, but the effort put forth to bring the advantage of Protection before the electorß here is a very welcome one. Un less the merits of Protection are brought prominently before the public by means of such an Association as it is contemplated to start, no other means will be of such service. Wo should liked to have seen a larger attendance, but though the meeting was Email it may lead to larger things. Wo have just read an extract from an article published m the " N<ew York Tnbuno " which wo think gives & yepy fair idea of why Protection should bo *cU>pjted. The writer is Emil Scholk and ho Bays inter alia : — Protection m every form, m its fullest meaning, applied to every sphere of life is the distinguishing feature of civilisation. Without pro tection society and civilisation cannot exist ; barbarism, savage life, the life of a brute, alone prevails. Protection is tho slow; working agency which gradu ally lifts men to higher plane* of civili sation. It reduces the dangers and chances m the strugglo for life. Society charges itself with guarding the indivi dual against dangers and difficulties by which ho may bo beset. Jn tho natural stato each individual has to fight hunger and thirst, the inclemencies of climate and \wejbtber, and his mortal enemies beside, who are flyer plotting his destruc tion. It is by meansxjf protection that tho life of man differs from that of the animal ; for protection is the result of man's highest intellect, of his faculties of reflection and forethought, We build

houseß to protect ourselveß by day and right from the inclemencies of the weather. Wo make clothes to suit the season, now to shield us from the scorch ing rays of the sun, and then to protect us against the freezing wind of the north. We cultivate fields and orect storehouses ; we raise cattle and collect provisions to ward off starvation ; we create insurance companies against accident and fire ; we create life insur ance to protect the brood should the wage earner die ; we create savings banks to prevent want m our old age, and thus through every phase of civilised life protection may be traced. Governments, laws, institutions, are but fco many arrangements for the pro tection! of the individual m his life, Umbs, possessions, and m his right to enjoy life and happiness. Civil laws dotine his rights, and courts protect him m them. Criminal laws are enacted to ■hield society from the efforts of the wicked ; police and courts are there to enforce the protection. Armies and navies serve no other purpose than to protect nations against other nations. But the protection which civilisation to-day accord 3 the individual goes far beyond that of life and limb and material possessions. Names, honour, thoughts, writings, inventions, business, even the name a man may choose to give his goods or merchandise, are protected. And among civilised nations some go still further and accord to individuals protection m their occupations, their means of earning a living, against the inroads made by individuals of other nations. These countries take to heart « Shylock's " words :— You take my house, when you do take the prop That doth Bustain my house ; you take my life, When you do take the means whereby I live. And just as this protection m thn means of earning a living is but a natural and logical consequence m the advance of civilisation, another link m the chain of protection which makes up civilised life, so is Freetrade the very reverse of protection and civilisation. It is a return to the methods of barbaric life. It is the fight of each agiinst all ; of individuals against the species, and of entire organised species against the individual. It means want of fore thought and reflection m the individual, and m society as a whole. We hardly think the argument m the above can, m principle, be controverted.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Auckland is supporting seven skating rinks, oaoh one m fall swing, and yet trade is depressed m that city. The Wasboe Indians of Nevada have found a new amusement. They pit their squaws against one another m prize fights. No rules are observed, and hair-pulling, soratohing, fighting, and kicking are permitted. The " Auckland Star " says trade must be reviving, for men were aotually seen repairing the broken windows m the Auokland Court house. It ia easy to see how a drowning man olutohes at straws. The Auokland boya hit upon a now and sfleotive plan for " raising the wind " to bay a football. A number of them agreed to get a tooth drawn at the Golden Chariot, and by raising a great howl after the operation got money shoved into their hands to paoify them. The ruling passion is often strong m death There is no reason why it should not be strong m the pulpit. A clergyman m Mel bourne the other day, who was up to his eyes m the land racket, and up to his eyes m aorner seotions, gave out his tost the other Sunday thusly :— ln Matthew, block Vt, section 3, you will find it thus written. The guarantees that Bbeep will be supplied for freezing purposes during the years 1889-90, received by Mr P. Waymouth on be. half of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, are bo satisfactory that the Pireotora will be enabled to prooeed with the necessary negotia tions with the Shipping (Jompanieß, and oiroulars to that effeot are now being issued to the guarantors. One reault of the agitation for economical administration will bo that officials oonneoted with the House of Parliament will be engaged m olerioftl and other work duriDg the recess. Hitherto they have been paid an annual salary for the work they do during the three months that the House is sitting ; but under a circular recently issued they will also be required to do departmental work during the xeoesH. The " South Gantesbuyy Times " says : — Speaking of the use of schoolrooms for other than school purposes, Mr Jackson on Thurs day said a distinction should surely be made between dances and ohuroh services. For ono thjng there would be no whiskey at ohuroh services. Mr Barker said he had known people to drink whiskey .after church, and he believed thero was as much kjtepiqg behind . the blackboard after ohuroh as after dances. Th# v North Ptago Times" says.— There are still pereops m the community who are never weary m assisting thpmsplyes tp other people' property. Tba other day a plumber, after finishing work on a stove jn a town, left a ladder, about 30 feet long, on the ground. When next ho oame to look for it, the ladder had disappeared. The person who took it away was evidently not to be deterred by trifles, for the ladder was a pretty tidy load to oarry. Ao advertised m our columns the Rev C. -C. Brown. ,of Ti^ari;, leotured m the Orange Hall last eyebing. fcttpndaaoe, oon sidering the inclement state" bi me W£fc'her, was very good!. At the oloso of the ''address , several questions were asked and answered, to the apparent satisfaction of those present. Mr Brown will leoture again this evening, the subjoot being "Dead persons are dead, and not m either Heaven or Hell." Given fine weather there should be a large number present, I " Skipped by the pale ligh£ o/ the morn- I ing," wa« acted on Monday at an early hour, a well-known purveyor ip JSaßt street taking the leading oharaoter, Thr) ghop was not open at the usual hour, and upon en/^iry it was discovered that the enterprising pro, prietor waß non est. Enquiries were set afoot ani it was discovered that an early hour he had driven to a southern railway station ond waited for the down express, on which he et^bar^ed with feelings of high hopes. Alas for thos,e yb#m he was about Ito loavp lamenting, ©rib ,of tjfco •' left," however, wa« e^ual to itbe qooasion) oqd j^ben our hero arrived at Runedin he found' a ' stranger who knew him not, bat who would '. not take less than £4 to let him leave. tUa platform. The money was paid, and now all those whom our friend left m tears wish they were as luoky, or had had the outeness to anticipate his arrival m Dunedin. Opinions $r/3 divided as to the future destination of our wortftfr.

Half-aorown per head ja the prioe paid at Thargomindah station, New South Wales, for all oats. The San Franolsoo mail cloaca at Ashburton on Friday next at five p.m. Money Orders must be procured not later than ten a.m. ?9Mails for the Australian colonies and the Continent of Europe, via Hobart, olose at the Bluff at noon on Friday, 13th instant. Dr Maogregor m hia charitable institutions report, reoomraonds the establishment of the workhouse system m New Zealand, Barracouta are very plentiful m Warrnam. bool. Men have been catohing them almost as fast as they oould pull them up. ■* Since the opening of the Columbia Rink at Auckland, 2800 skates have been sold and the managerihas ordered 500 more from America. From Cooktown it is reported that numer ous applications are being daily received by persons desiring of emigrating to German New Guinea. The directors of the Canterbury Tramway Company have deoided to call for tenders for a tramway to Sumner, m order that the line may be completed m time for the summer traffic The " Hawke's Bay Herald " says :— " The greater portion of the Victorian 'jam' now being retailed In Napier is absolute rubbißh, and some of the New Zealand brands are as bad. The major portion of the stuff offered under the'name jam ought to be oalled ' potted pumpkin.' " A gentleman' m Ohristohuroh has invented a oontrivanoe to prevent Bkating amateurs from falling backwards. It oonßists of a wooden check-block conneoted with the hind axle of the skate. So long as the skater keeps upright he is safe, but as soon as the rollers are about to oarry the skator off the equilibirum the blook drops down and allows him to traighten up again, Professor De Loree and Son will give an interesting entertainment m the Templar Hall to-morrow evening. The programme oomprises a series of views known as the '• Mirror of the World," while the " Boyal Jubilee Panorama " itself should be a deoided attraction. Our country correspondents have spoken well of the entertainment, and upon their opinions we oan recommend the per formance to the notice of our readers. Admission is fixed at the popular shilling, and wa hope to Bee the Professor well sup. ported. The Auckland Schools Committee have passed, a resolution that all pupils who have passed the Sixth Standard, and were over age, be no longer eligible to remain m the schools m the district. The mover asked that every member should vote. Although they had few instances of this kind m their district, still, aocording to the report of the Minister of Education, there were 1992, or, m round numbers, 2000 pupils over ago attending sohools. They, as a Committee, should show that they took an interest m the expenditure on eduoation. In connection with the oiroular whioh has been issued by the Education Department, forbiding the use of sohools for purposes of amusement, the Minister has received a reply from the Wanganui Board to the effeot that it has long been one of the rules of that body that schoolrooms Bhould on no account be used for danoing. On one or two occasions the Baard has been obliged to resort to stringent measures m enforcing the rule. In the paragraph whioh appeared m Saturday's issue, the expenditure upon the re-ereotion of the West Coast school, destroyed by fire, was represented by a printer's error at £800, instead of £1000.—" Post," At a meeting held at Oamaru on Friday night a resolution was carried " That viewing the necessitous circumstances of many, the meeting respectfully yet earnestly urges the Government to open if possible, and without delay, some reproductive work m North Otago. as until harvest comes round again many men willing to work will otherwise not be able to obtain it here or elsewhere m New Zealand." It was suggested that the proposed new road over the ranges from the DUntroon line to Naseby would be a suitable job ; but as it must be some time before this could be put m hand temporary work near town is to be asked for, The " Daily Times " says :— We have made inquiries regarding the oiroular whioh it is alleged the Chinese have received from Pekin, and leara that there is some truth m the statement. The manager of the firm of Kwong Sing Wing, Stafford Street, assured our representative that news had been re oeived to the effeot that China was going to make preparations for fighting by manufac turing {small arms and other implements of warfare ; but he thought there was no immodiate prospect of war. He said there was no truth m the statement that all Chinese had | to return to their native oountry before the end of three years The •' PoB,t " says: — A correspondent, 11 E.T.," forwards us the following Communi cation, whioh we gladly publish ; — " J hayp the pleasure of informing you concerning a oaso of youthful honesty m Wellington. A friend of mine, m buying a oopy of the "Evening Poaf," gave the boy inadvertently a half-crown for a penny, the night being dark. The youngster, on seeing my friend next day, brought the half-orown baok. He had been keeping it oarefully sot apart from his -other money, m a match-box, until he should have the chance of restoring it. In these days of howling against the morals of our young people, it ia a pleasure to light upon contradictory evidence like this. The boy's name, I havo since found out, is William Day, a runner for the " Evening Post." It is a great mistake to suppose that th« usefulness of lifo oeases with the power of aotiyo service. When the tjxod hands are folded m the repose whioh their toil has rightly earned for them, when the weary brain m relieved from the burden of cares and nerpfexUies whjph it has nobly borne, there should be a season rich m blessings and jn influence wnioh no pne would willingly forego. Then should come the leisure vainly lopged for m paßt years, and the opportunity to attend to many things and to enjoy muoh that waa before impossible. If the busy life has also been 'an Honourable one, there are Bweet memories, cherished friendships, the devotion of ohildren, the rospoot of sooiety, the power of helping others through the accumulated experienoo and intelligence of many years. The very presence of a venerable and beloved fa£o is a bleping to those who look upon it, bringing sugiP^B' jono 9/ well-earned peace and oalm to the busy toiler, aria" Qalljpg up emotions of tender roveranoe jn Ihe'eajjer and buoyant youth. The Venerable Arohdeaoon Lingard of Christohurch patronises the rink, and at the Columbia on Tuesday night the Rev gentle man distributed certain prizes won. In the course of some remarks he said he had re ceived floma'v hartf'Jcnocks ;' from people who blamed his recognition -of tlio pasti'mo, but fop hjs pwn part b,e gloried m it, as ho had m formey yjeofa gloried jn the championship of thoee who doybtod tfyeir jtioui's'ot amusement to boating and orioket, no furj:hernjpre com plimented the management upon the excellent order and docorum nlways maintained, assert that during the dozen or bo times he had visited tha Rink he had neither heard nor Been anything that could be considered m the plfghttißt degree objeotionable. He had, when seating, mat and ?i}spn with many m a few minutes, to visit wbotp would haw paounied O»*ny d'avs; v and"he'on]i' v reßrdtte'd tfeat r the numW of Mlcflgymgn W|ho thus mixed 'wfth the people during re6rfiat£o.n was '$ofr Jaeger. Mr 'Shappero's residenco on the Waima taitai Itoad, at Timaru, was totally destroyed by fire at two o'olook this morning. It is not known how the flro began, bufc it seems probable that it was from a spark from tbp dining room fire whioh was not extinguished jvhen Mra Shappore wont to bed, she being jthe lap* retired, and the J?our then being about 12 o^'plockf jjfcprtly after two o'clook Miss Ada Shappere a.wojte chokingsensa tion #nd found the rqo'm full ojc a r em& X qmojke. She iraraedjatolv rouaod the O.the'r'irimatbß, i but the fire had evon thpn got a .yorv strong ' hold, and the family had the utmost dj#}o,ulty ' m making their esoapo m their night olotnea, As it was thoy had to got out of a bedroom window, and they had hardly done so when the whole plaoo beoamo enveloped m flames which burnod with terrible fierceness till the roof fell m. The night was very stormy, and thja rain fell m torrents during the whole time the " £>lace wag burning. The insurances 1 amount to fiMQ on honoe apd furniture m Liverpool, London, and Globe office. Hothing ' was payed, ' ••'■... ; ' To tub Deaf.— A person who was oured ' of deafness and noises m the bead of twenty three years' standing by a eimplo remedy will send a description of it free to any person I . I who applies to Nicholson Linooln Inn i ( Ghatnbers,|WUliam street, Melbou.rne.3j ]

MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD,

The usual monthly meeting ot this Board was held m their office on Monday last. Present— Messrs Harrison, Edflon and Chap man. Mr Harrison was voted to the ohair. overseer's report. The Overseer's report was read and oon aidered. It was resolved to call tenders for a supply of Bhingle on the Alford Forest road near Jolly's. It waa resolved to repair Graham's road. It was resolved to fill m the ruts on the Gorge road. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters were read— (l) From the County Counoil stating that £11 19s 4d was available j for poisoned grain— The Clerk was instructed to purohase grain to that amount and distri bute the same to any one wanting it. (2) From Messrs Wilding and Lewis on behalf of Mr Stephen Ryan asking for an extension of time to pay rates. Granted. (3) From New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Com pany stating that they had sold section 26796 to Mr J. Brown and asking that bis name be put on tbe roll— To be attended to. ALFORD ITOREBT POUND.,. It was resolved that tenders*bVinvited for keeping the pound for twelve months, tenders to be m by the next meeting of the Board. GOBSE ON ROADS. Resolved that the Olerk advertise that gorse growing on the roads must be oleared by the 31st July. BUSH ROAD, Permission was granted to Mr A. W. Smith to out timber on the Board's road between sections 21742 and 21740. RATES. Mr Chapman a eke 5 permission to postpone till next meeting the proposal to strike a rate. Agreed to. PAYMENTS. The pay-sheet amounting to £21 5s 6d was passed for payment and the Board adjourned.

INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION LEAGUE.

A mneting to consider the advisableness of forming a branch at ABhburton of the Industrial Protection League of New Zea land, was held at the Aroade Chambers last night. There were about a dozen gentlemen present, and the Mayor pre sided. The meeting was convened by Mr Eden Oeorge, who had been deputed by the Christchuroh branoh of the League to i inaugurate one here. The Mayor having opened the meeting, Mr George addressed those present, ■ Having alluded to the necessity for the [ people at large to take an intelligent ( interest m politics, he outlined the hißlory of the Indnatrial Protection League. \ Some yearß ago, m Christchurch, was formed the Industrial Association of Can. i terbury, a Society which flourished for some time, and got well m funds. It was i understood that it was a Protection , Society, but unfortunately the name did [ not make that clear, and when the fight r commenced a number of avowed Free i traders joined the Association, and carried ' the day as far as h was concerned. The 1 result, however, was that the Association ' was now m great straits, its prosperity ' being a thing of the past. Several en ( thusiastic Protectionists left the Society, j and formed a Protection Association, and , the result of their labors was the frimiog } of a tariff, which was sent to their mem bers m the House. Four other Protection , Associations m the colony also cent [ tariffs, ond no two were alike. This fact i made it apparent that an amalgamation of i all the Protection Soc : eties was advisable. ; A conference was held m Wellington, . with the result that all the Societies represented decided to amalgamate under J the title of the Industrial Protection r League oi New Zealand. The speaker ( proceeded to point out the good results . which he claimed would follow this step. '. The fact of there being but 1 one Society, j with numerous branches, would enable members to become cognisant of } industry that might be Btarted, and the 5 whole influence of the Association would ( then be exerted with Government to afford j such protection as might be necessary. E With regard to the new tariff, he would I like to auy that it was not oxactly what • Protectionists dosirod ; th f y looked upon 1 it ai a ha'porth of promotion, and a ' penn'orth of taxation. Protectionists had ' nothing to do with the duty on tea ; thfty were averse to taxing the necessaries of j life. In his opinion, however, the tea , duty was not an unm'xed evil, for if it had not been levied a great burden would have been throwm on local bodies The ! argument of Protectionists was that labor , was capital. A mass of iron worth £1 , was, if manufactured into horse shoes, . worth £2, if made into needles it was i worth jgj.l, into penknives £650, into buttons £0100, and into watch spricgs ! £51,200. Thus wan seen the value imparted by labor to raw material, and why shou'd they not establish msnufao i tures (,ere instead of Hending elsewhere for their goods. If they had manufac tures here their children could find profit ible employment at home instead of i having to go to Victoria and other protected countries, as was the case at present. He contrasted the stato of New t-outh Wales with that of Victoria— the former depressed, and its factorits cloßing, the latter m the midst of prosperity and continually advancing. He read extracts to show that it would be to the farmers interest that a poljcyof protection should b,e adopted, as they would then have a homo consumption for their produce! instead of haying to compete m the Hqme market with countries whic^ had rneanß of cheaper production. Although the taris was not altogether what the Protectionists desired, its effect already was that m Chrihtchurch alone over £7000 was to be spent m establishing new industries, which wonld give employment to a num bor of paoplp, and tho number would in crease as the businesses expanded, Mr George spoke at co siderable ltngth on the advantages of Protection. : A number of questions ware asked by Meeds' Bhary ? D. H. Brown, and P. Walker. These gentlemen denied thfet any advantages were to be gained by the adoption of a policy of Protection. They adduced faotn to show that wages wore lower, and the cost of living higher m protected countries than m f reetrade ones, Mr Jolly said that the tariff was putting the l&Bp straw on the farmers, who wore burdened nibre thari'lhey c'ctyld b.ear. The only way to restore the prosperity of the country would bo tp tax |ho absentee proprjotprs, iax fho output of gold, and put ia operation a judicious system of land settlement. A running discussion took place between Mr George and the gentlemen previously UMiiod, m regard to the merits or other wise of protection. In the course of tho conversation Mr H. Zander stated that as an e#ept of the tariff steps were being taktn 1 to b< art a starch factory m qr near Ashburton. 1 <• " • '» ■• '. ■ ■. ■ ' jultimatoly Mr George moved *' That it is ndvißobJo that a fcranoh of tho Industrial Protection League of '"Hoy JSoaland ' bo formed In Ashburton.' 1 Mr James Baker seconded. The voting was r— For the motion f ; against 7. The Mayor gave his casting ' voto m favor of the motion. Votes of thanks to Mr George and to tho brought the meeting to a cloae.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Tuesday, July 10: The Oounoll met at 2.30. la tho Counoil several Bills were dealt with. Managers were appointed for a confer enoe with the House on the Chinese BUI. *

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, July 10. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Hamlln, m the absence of the Speaker, took the chair. •JUBSTIONS. Replying to queatlons, it was stated that it waa intended to oharge loosl bodies fot the audit of their aoooants ; that the Agnews had beeo dealt with very liberally, and had no claim whatever against the oolony ; that the question of appointing a dlstrtot tribunal to determlce appeal* against tbe decisions of Native Land Courta was under consideration. ; that i i£ definite information were not received shortly from the Midland Railway Com pany, Government wonld take steps to define the time m whloh the oontraot shonld be algned ; that the total cost for the new, survey for the North Island Trunk Railway now being made would not ezoeed £8500, and that the amount was taken out of the allocation for new lines m the Loan Act, and' under the authority given foe the survey of new linea. TRAMWAYS ACT AMENDMENT ACT. ■-' The Premier moved the aeoood rea'dlng of the Tramways Act 1872 Amendment Bill, providing a penalty for runnlag vehicles fur hire on the raili of a tramway without a license. Tbe motion was agreed to* LAND ACT AMENDMENT 'BILL. Mr Richardson moved the seoond read ing of the Land Aot Amendment Bill. He said that the Bill did not propose to alter the present land laws of the oolony, but was brought In mainly to daal with pastoral leases whloh fell m 1890, as well as with a few other points that required amending. The Bill aleo provided for the powers of Land Boards being vested la the Oommiseio .cis of Grown Lands In the various districts. He thought that wold be more satisfactory than the present system. He said that 720,000 acres had ; been brought under the Aot of lant year, and that the result of sales had been so , far satisfactory. Mr Ballanoe said that the Treasurer would have to readjust the finanoes. ai the revenue from land sales was lower lower now than It had been for many years past. He approved of the proposals for clrasflylng pastoral lands, but thonght that the House should have an opportunity of reviewing the whole position respecting those leases befoie anything was done .m that direction. With respect to Land Boards ho differed altogether from the Minister of Lands when he said that tbe functions of those Boards had ceased. Mr Baetbam approved of the Bill as a whole^ but objected to the olaase ptopoi* '. ing to abolish Land Boards, ', Mr McKonzle (Walhemo) agreed with I Mr Ballanoa that before pastoral leases were dealt with they should have a map ahowing what was really pastoral and \ agricultural land. He asserted that the , Land BUI of last year did more to create monopoly m land than any Bill whloh had . been before Parliament for fourteen yean past. He opposed the abolition of Land Boards. Mr Oowau was not afraid of dummylsm and thought that settlers would find relief from tbe Bill, though It would have been better if the same provisions had been embodied In the Fair Rent BUI. He objeoted to the abolition of Boards, Mr Hobbe did not wonder at members of Land Boards opposing tho BUI. He took exception to one or two minor points In the Bill, but otherwise he heartily supported It. Mr Pyke characterised it as a very ; dangerous Bill with one or two good pro visions . He doubted if the Minister really know what he was trying to do, Mr Marohant pleaded tbe oause of the bush settlors, who deserved the utmost consideration from Government and the Land Boards- He thought that nothing but a judioious hnd poltoy would lift the oolony from the slough of despond, v He waa strongly m favor of Land Boards. Mr Kerr took a similar view to Me Pyke'a. He objected to oentrallslng the land business In Wellington, People wore satisfied with fhe bostrda, and would distrust the commissioners. Sir George Grey hoped to see a great scheme of land settlement suggested by Government, whloh would restore vitality to the country. Be laughed at the idea of settling 593 on 9500 acres, while two and a half million aorea were given away for nothing to a railway syndicate. That area would have absorbed 15 000 people at the same rate. He adversely orltitised the whole system of, the land laws exUtiog at present. Ha twitted the Minister with having adopted In the BUI a number q7 propositions whloh ho (Sir George Qrey) had brought forward year after year without success. ' - , r Dr Newman gave predlt to Mr Ballanpq for opening, up a largp a.rea for setyle-* ment. Enormous tracts still romalnad, towards the opening up of whloh nothing was being done. Mr Turnbull thought that this would be a very different Bill when it came back from the W«ta Lands Committee He understood that Government did not Intend to subdivide the runs In the Maokenzle Country, when leases fell tn m 1890, and thia waa a great mistake. Nothing hindered the progress of the country mor6 than theao huge estates, moat of them heavily mortgaged, Oantar* bury had to find a million of money every year for Interest. 'He 'dfd'not 'expflbt Government to deal with the question of breaking up big runs. It was more than their seats were worth. Major Steward said the most important part of the Bill was the portion dealing; with the Canterbury leases, and on the mariner m" vrhioh tijoso leases were' dealt with'woiild undoubtedly depend' the pros perity of that dintriot • Ho wns not clear," ljowevpr, whether th.c Bill pjrovidejj for that difficulty satisfactorily. JJe held that it waa the duty of the Minister for Lands, who, ho felt Bure was sincerely desirous of adcainietering the lands of ihe Oolony m a fair manner, to see that those runs were dealt with m such a way as would promote the settlement of the Colony, Several other members spoke, and Mr Rphardpon replied . ''The Sill' wafl road a epcond lime without division,' anVi Syria referred to the^Wast© Lands Committee. : r '' ' ' '• * « | ' OALIfORtjIAN THISTLB BlLfc. The OaKfornjar* Thistle gradation gill wqB committed, but aftpr an hour and $ quarter's discussion go progress was made, The Houao adjourned at 1.20 a.m.

THE ABHBPRION GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1888



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Public Notices jj . H. iron SCHOENEBERG, ' •binet maker, Upholsterer, Undertaker, and General Honae Furnisher, (Late of Chrietoburch), East Street, next Wm. Patching. Furniture to any design or pattern at 3hristchurcb rates. The latest patterns produced Pianon repolished at very low rates. Repairs done on the premises to complete satisfaction of Customers. Funerals conducted with approved Btyle and eoonomy. WHY 1 WHAT'S O'CONNELL DOING NOW ? SeTlbg HORSE CLOTHS from 15s Od WA.TEBPKOOFOTLRKINBUITH from 12 6d OALIOO TENTS from 12i 6d And everything else m the Trade equally cheap ; and fell hU own make. Let us go and c P. O'CONNELL'S Al Tent Depot. Where is his Shop ? why, OOMPTON'S BUILDINGS! Moore Street, Ashburtoh. 6*29 BLANKETS. BLANKETS. I HAVE secured a large lot of Heavy ASHBURTON BLANKETS, slightly stained. OOME EARLY as the priot will fell them quick. Ashbnrton Clothing Mart, SAUNDER8 1 BUILDINGS. Robert Alcorn. Sporting. ASHBURTON COUNTY HUNT CLUB. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. To be held on the Ashburton Racecourse ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888. Patrons : Hon John McLean and Matthew Stitt. President : John Grigg. Vice-presidents : G. H. Alington, W. B. Denshire, D. McLean, and Dr Leahy. Stewards : J. Coibett, E W. Bowyer. J. C. N. Grigg, A. f. Reid, J. Jackson, F, Rus ell, A. Fooks. J. Heseltine, H. G. Pitt, v. B. Denshire. Judge :M. Stitt. Starter :D. Thomas. Clerk of the Course : A. Hewson. Clerk «f the Scales : t. E Upton. Handicapfers : Mark Scott, John Corbett, W. B. Denshire. PROGRAMME : The first Race to start at 12.30 p.m. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 15 soys ; the second horse to receive 3 soys from the stake For qualified hunters, the property of members of the Ashburton County Hunt Club. Nomination, ios acceptance, ss. About 2 miles 2. Hunt Club Steeplechase Cup Han. dicap, of 20 soys (c*sh or trophy) ; the second horse to receive 3 soys irom the stake. Open to any qualified Hunters, the property of members of any recog- nised Hunt Club. Minimum weight, 10 stone. Nomination, ios ; acceptance, ios. About 3 miles over fair hunting country. 3. Selling Hack Race, of 10 soys ; no weight under 9 stone. The winner to be sold by auation immediately after the race fo. 10 soys, any surplus to go to the i< n's of the • lub. Post entry, lOs. *! hree-quarters of a mile. 4. Maiden Steeplechase Plate, of 15 kovs ; the second hnrse to re-civc 3 soys from the stake. For horses that have never won an advertised steeplechase ; for qualified Hunters, th.- property of mem- bers of the Ashburton County Hunt Club. Weight-for-age. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, free. About two miles. 5. Hunters' Flat Race Handicap, of 15 soys ; the second horse to receive 3 soys from the stake. For qualified Huntess, the property of members of the Ashbur- ton County Hunt Club. Horses before starting for this race must qualify over a flight of hurdles m front of the stand to the satisfaction of the Stewards. Nomi« nation, ios; acceptance, ss. About two miles. 6. Selling Hunters' Steeplechase Han* dicap, of lo soys ; winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 soys, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. Nomination, ios ; acceptance free; to be notified to the Secretary within ten minutes after the weights are declared. Once round the Steeplechase course. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. 1 he meeting will be held under the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Rules where applicable. 2. No entry will f c received except on the conditions that all disputes, claims, and objec- tions arising out of the racing, shall be decided by the Stewards or whom they may appoint, their decision on all points connected ■with the carrying out of this programme to be final. 3. A qualified Hunter shall mean any horse that has been fairly hunted at least three times with any recognised pack of hounds during the season 1888 Master of Hounds certifi- cate to be produced at the scales. 4. Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of alimonies payable m accordance wi'h this programme for expenses of the course. 5. All nominations and acceptances to go to the funds of the Club. 6. Riders m all races except Selling Hack Race must be members of some recognised Hunt Club, and member's ticket must be pro* duced at the scales if required. 7. Riders who have never won an advertised race of any sort, rvalue 20 fovs or over, al- lowed 7'.bs m all races, except the Selling Hack Race, NOMINATIONS. Nominations for all handicaps and entries for Maiden Steeplechase and Selling Hunters' Steeplechase, accompanied by fees, name, age, description, and performances of horses, and colors of the riders, must be m the hands of the Secretary, Commercial Hotel, Ashbuiton, not Uter than 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 21st, xBBB. WEIGHTS. Weights fcr the Handicap Hurdle Race, Hunt Uub Cup, and Huntos' Flat Race will be deflated on Monday, July 30th, I 88. Wdg ts for the Selling Steeplec? a c will bt dccl re 1 iinmediaiely after the Hunters' F at Race b run. ACCE TANCES. Accej. ances, accomp .nic. by ftes mudt be m th bands of he >ry rot Inter than 9 p*n). oa Saturday, August 4th, 1888. X, J.SFOOKS, Secrct«7 (