The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

w The following are the Ashburton Hospital returns for the month of May : — Number in Hospital on April 31st, 9 ; admitted during month, 10 ; discharged, 9 ; died 2. At Prague, ieoently, a condemned murderer had just mounted the scaffold, when he was struck with apoplexy within a minute of his exeoution ; but as the wretoh was only insensible, not dead, the execution prooeeded as usual. A new tunnel under the Thames is soon to be open to traffic Trains of small passenger oars will be run through on the cable system. ■ A peculiarity of this tunnel is that it is lined with a cylinder of oast iron, the joints being bolted together, with waterproof packing between them. The River Amazon at its narrowest part [ is nearly a mile wide during the period of high water, with an average depth of 225ft., running with a velocity of neariy five miles ■ an hour and discharging 245,876 oubic yards of water per seoond, or eight times the i quantity discharged by the Mississippi in a second during high water. We are pleased to hear that Messrs Brough and Bouoioault have secured the Oddfellows' Hall for a season early in July, when their latest novelties in oomio opera will be pro duced. After the Company finish up their season in the South they will play here several nights beforo opening for a return season in Cbristchurch. New South Wales ooal is now Belling in San Franoisco at 48s to 50 per ton for best quality. A leading firm of coal merchants in that oity report by last mail that, notwith standing liberal arrivals from coast collieries, the soaroity of coal is still apparent, and the yards appear to be bare of stock. If supplies do not come to hand more, freely, and prices drop a little, some of the factories will be forced to Bhut down. Heavily taxed China tea cannot compete with the duty free tea of India, and if the taxation is not remitted, tbe tea trade of China is within a measurable distance of extinction. The entire crop of Indian tea in 1890 will be laid down in London at a cost of 6d per lb, or under, while the average cost of the Fooohow Congou this year waa 9d per lb, laid down in London, for teas inferior to those of Indian growth. Out Seafield correspondent writes : — The Rev W. Gordon Macpherson paid a visit to Seafield on Tuesday and delivered his interesting leoture on *• Evenings in the Houbo of Commons." A very vivid descrip tion was given of Gladstone and Disraeli, the two great masters of debate, and the effeot their eloquenoe produced on the House. The many that are not familiar with London may learn muoh from Mr Maopherson's able descriptions. A pneumatic tube system is talked of for New York City, by which messages and packages can be sent swiftly to any part of the city. The inventor of this system is Henry Clay, of Philadelphia. The scheme callß for a continuation of pneumatic tubes and electrio _ wires by means of whioh a metallic carrier can be dispatched from the main station through an underground tube and switobed off by the operator at any way station without interfering at all with other carriers whioh may bo travelling in the tube at the came time. The company will have a capital of 85,000,000. The system includes Bervioe for householders and the collection of letters from the street letter boxes and carry- - ing the same to the post office. A meeting of the Tinwald Sohool Commit tee was held on Wednesday evening, May 29. Present— Messrs S. Oorrigan (chairman), J, Corrigan, J, A. Clothier, O. Doherty, (and C, Jepußon, Correspondence was read from the Board of Education, asking the Committee to nominate a candidate for the extraordinary vaoanoy occurring thereon. — The flomraittee decided not to nominate anyone, but to record it« vote when the namea of the various candi dates appear..— The Master's report was read and reoeived. — It was decided to do sundry repairs to fenoes, the matter being left fpr the Visiting Committee to carry out.— lt was de cided to procure ink and stationery as required by the Master.— Aocount for clearing tho school was passed for payment.— Messrs J. Corrigan and Doherty were appointed a|Visiting Committee for tbe month, and the meeting therl adjourned. Another convent saandal is developing itself, but this time tbe soeno is a seoluded spot in Spain, tho convent being situated near Loroa, in the province of Meroia. The Madrid correspondent of the " Daily News " . telegraphs that a lady, with the consent of the Bishop,, placed her daughter for three months in a convent whilst she was away from home on acoount of. ber health. At the expiration of the throe months the lady went for her daughter, but was only 'allowed to see her behind a grating, and the abbess refused to give her up. The mother appealed ' to the ecolesiastioal authorities in yain, god was told that ber daughter wafl in very i delicate of health, and wished to remain in < tbe oonvent and beoome a nun. Tho mother - has gone to Madrid to ask the assistance of - tbe Minister of Justioe, as her daughter is a \ minor, and she fears the case will be a repeti of the Vigo nun scandal. In the latter oase < no punishment has been' in^io ted. , Tho following is from the " Southland j News":— Tho Dirootora of tho Waianiwa » Dairy Factory are in receipt of good news. • They have been advised that the shipment of : oheese per Tongariro, oonoioting of about l nine tons, has been all disposed of at Jhp s highly Batisfaotory prioo of 52s per owt. £ The agent of the faotory advises that QQlb 1 oheeses are the favouritesize with distributors, \ Hitherto 401b has been the maximum weight, n Dealers have been accustomed to handling \ tbe heavy Amerioan oheeses, in whioh there 2 is neeessarily less waste than in the smaller sizes. It will not be diffloult for our South, j land faotories to adjust their vats to the requirement? of the Home market, They a have already achieved tho most important objeot— that of suiting the feaste of oonsnmere, 1 AU the rest — size, packing, transit, temper- * turs pn board the steamers— are makers oi a dets, ti

•« That's what 1 -"n 1 ! ingenious," said Merritt, ib he sharpened the end of a match and used ;t as a toothpiok. "Anyone can do that," returned Cobwigger. «« The diffioult thing to Jo is to make a matoh out of a toothpiok." " Ya'as," said young Mr Sissy, suoking the bead of his cane," I'm an Anglomaniao, but t only in a mild form, y'knaw." " Yes," Bhe ] responded, by way of keeping up the oon- . versation, " sort of an Anglolunatio, as it , were, Mr Sissy." ' The following letters were reoeived at the Ashburton Post Offioe from plaoes beyond the j colony, during the month of April, and remaining unclaimed on the Ist June: — J. Burrows, Jun., F. 0. Dennen, Patriok Fallon, William Fraser, Pat Hyland, J. W. H. King, 0. Sohmidt, William Taylor, and John ■ \ Tweed. • At the nine hundredth anniversary of the introduction _of Christianity into Russia it has been deoided shall be celebrated simulta neously at Kief and on the ruins of the Taurio Ohersonese, the scene of the baptism of St. Vladimir the Great. The Cathedral of St. Vladimir, now in course of construction, at i Kief as a special memorial of the event, will be soon completed. — " Athenteum " The inaugural meeting of the Presbyterian Literary and Musioal Society was held in the Church last night, and was very well attended. A varied programme was provided, consisting of musioal selections, on organ, piano, and oornet, glees, songs, readings, reoitations, eto. The President, Rev A. M. Beattie, gave an addresß on tbe " acquisition of knowledge," whioh wftß muoh appreciated. Refreshments in abundanoe were handed round during an interval in the programme, and it was announoed that the meetings would be field on Thureday evenings fortnightly during the tbe session. Printed rules were issued to tbe members, over fifty being now on the roll, and every sign was given that the future of this Society would be very successful and of great value to the members in many wayß, both sooially and mentally. We have been shown by Mr Lamb, farmer at Wakanui, a speoimen of a small thistle whioh has been growing on the bank of a creek on his farm for some years. It never seemed to spread until reoently, when part of the oreek side was cultivated, and then the thistles oame up very thiok over the outlivated land. It is quite a diminutive Bpeoimen with a leaf and flower almost tbe same ,as the Californian thistle, but a close comparison between tbe Californian thistle and the one Mr Lamb showed us, does not lead to the belief that the plants are one and the same. It seems strange that only where the soil has bean cultivated that the thistle has spread. Mr Lamb has taken measures, Binoe be noticed their growth, to clear them out as muoh as possible. The root is long, in the speoimen before us, in proportion to its size, but it is not like a root that would throw out others to seek susten ance in all directions. A social gathering was held in the Tinwald Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening in connection with the Gospel Temperance Society and Band of Hope. Despite the inclement weather there was a large attend ance, and some friends were present from Flemington. The Rev A. Blake presided, and a varied and pleasing programme was gone through. Songs were rendered with much taste and expression by Messrs Dunn, E. Blake, and Dakere, and by Miss Blake (who also presided at tbe piano), by the Misses Meharry (3). Excellent recitation* were given by Mr Meharry and by some of the juniors. A dialogue wbb admirably well given by two boys and two girls, and some of the younger ohildren sang in a very pleasing way a tem perance song. A very interesting reading was given by Mr Dunn, " I drank to pleaße thee, lass." The Chairman, in the course of his address, suggested that a prize might be given for the best essay on the subject of " Reasons for Abstaining," and before the close the usual votes of thanks were heartily given. In moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr Dunn expressed a hope that some of the juniors might visit Flemington^ for while they felt proud of their Society there, they oould not come up to those he had heard that night in dialogue and recita tion. During an intorval an abundant supply of good things was handed round, whioh tended materially to enhance the pleasure of the entertainment. ' Khatino's Cough Lozenges cures Coughs, Asthma, and Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medioine is so effeotual in the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bed* time ensures rest. For relioving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium or any violent drug. Sold by all obemists, in tins Is ld£d and 2s 9d eaohjj

MAGISTERIAL

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY. (Before Captain Wray, R.M.) CIVIL cases. D. Wilson v tho inhabitants of the Wakanui Road Distriot and the Board thereof, claim £20. — The following conoludes our report of this case:— Mr Wilding maintained that that was one of plaintiff's allegation. — The objec tion was not allowed. — The witness continued that the Board had never taken any steps in the matter, after his letter. — By Mr White >, Waß not sure if he was a member of the Board when tbe road was formed. Knew the natural course of the water by seeing where the water formerly ran j there waa a visible depression. The witness was subjected to a lengthy oroßß-examination, a number of plans of the locality being called into requisition. — William Baxter, Engineer to the Ashburton County Counoil, said overflow water from the river had a natural outlet by a well marked depression to (he Wakanui Sahool road, but its flow was interfered with by fences, and tho road lino itself, To allow the water to flow in itß natural course the fenoe lines should have been opened, and oapaoious fords oonstruoted across the road. Without any artificial obstruction the overflow water could not possibly find itß way to the gully at Wilson's. — E Thomas also gave evidence, —J. Cochrane gave evidenoe that tbe oatur/jl overflow would go into the school gully,— Robert Maxwell was tbe loßt witneeß called and his evidenoe having been taken the case was adjourned for a fortnight.

ADDINGTQN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

T [ At the market pn Wednesday there' were moderate entries of cattle and sheep, and another largo entry of piga. , Weather flue, attendance) about an aver | age one. Fat Cattle. — Not a largo number yarded, and quality pretty good on the whole, some very nice quality medium weight steers being offered. The demand showed the least bit more life, and values improved a bbade. Good quality steers sold at from £5 15s to £7 per head, light weights at from £4 10s to £5, heifers and fat cows Hold at from £3 to £6 lOj, being at from 14s fid to 17s 6d per 1001b, accord ing to quality. J*rojj/B 0* f TTLw.— But little offering ; hardly any business done. Dairy; Oattlb.— 4l good numbor yarded: a few eftra good sorts. y"ery active en* quiry was ohown for cows just calving, values for such ranging at from £6 10s t6 £8 10s ; socond and third rates at from £2 10a to £4 10s. Fat !?heep,— A small supply; qualityon the whole not first class; a few exceptions, Tho market opened very firm, and con tinipd £o until about midway througli the Bale, at an of about Is per head over last week's market ; aftop this it weakened considerably, and 'closed at a par with late quotationu. Heavy-weight crosstyoda sold at from 12s to 14s, aod ai high as l§s Qi was reached ; lighter weigbt crossbreda at from §s 6d to lQs 3dt i merino wethers Bold at from 5s to 7s 2d ; values por lb ranged at from Hd to say 2i par lb Btoub Sheep.— Not many offering, and demand fairly active ; all lots sold at i about late values. < Pias —A full entry, with an active in- 1 qalry; and a partial recovery from last ] week's decline took place. Bjconors aold i at from 33) to bpj porkers at from 18a | toSfy, ' '' ? * j

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent.) • Wellington, May 31. ' An important statement was made by ' tbe Premier to-day with regard to the ' Midland Railway qaestlon, whioh tends to show that the matters in dispute between tbe Government and the Company will soon be settled on a satisfactory basis, He Btated that the negotations which had been going on between tham were now practically concluded, and he propiaed to lay on the table the telegraphic corres pondence that has taken place, which will show the whole position. The Company had asked permission, Inttead of cutting tunnels, to have a clause insdrted in the contract which would enable the Govern ment, if they like, to agree to the line being taken over ranges, Government proposed to have such a clause Inserted, to the effeot that if the Company oan satisfy the Government that the proposal will not interfere with tbe working of the ' line or effect the timber or mineral pro* daots of the oonntry, permission to make tbe proposed deviation may be given. It would be a stipulation, however, that the land grant mnst be decreased propor tionately to the oost ol the line, is so built. The following is the fnll text of the proposed amendment in the contract with the Midland Railway Company, suggested ' by the Government : tl Provided also that the Oorrpany may oonatruot an ' Incline line,' instead of a 1 tunnel lire', if the Governor, after having obtained the opinion of two eminent engineers to be nominated by him, is satisfied that an inoline line oan be made suitable for mineral and other heavy traffic, and, inhla oplnloD, worked at a satisfactory oost, and if the ooat of construction of the entire line from Spring field to Balgrove shall be less tbau £2,500,000. a reduction shall be made in tbe grant of land to the Company, pro portionate to the amount saved by tbe substitution of an ' tnciine line ' for a 1 tunnel line ' " A return presented to the House to-day shows that during tho pa*t year the Bum of £9691 17h Id was spent on* advertising by the various departments. Of this sum the bulk goes to the working R til ways and Lands Departments, which expended £3798 l'.ls lOd and £2526 8s 8 i respeo tively The Public Works Department had an expendi u e o~ £853 Is Bd, and the Defence £705 10s lid. A batch of correspondence b^tweon the Government and the Agent-General, as to the appoiatm nt of the Chief Commis : feioner of Railways, was presented to day, j showing that on April 21st, the Agent- General in conjunction with Sir Edward Watkin and Mr bindlay, two railway magnates of consummate abi'ity, had decided to interview personally seven of the applioints Ihe result of their de liberations is conveyed in the following cable meaßage, of j date May 1 : — "Messrs Watkin an,'i r-indlay ond myßelf are unanimous against taking the responsi— bili y of recommending any of the appli cants . Our opinion ia that none possess the combinaticn of qualities necessay. It is quite o'ear that men of that kind will not compete We believe the only way is to take time and endeavor to find suoh a man Please instruct " The reply of the Premier was :— f ' Message of May Ist re ceived. Endeavor to find such a man." This finishes tho correspondence. During the morning the rumor gained ground, and was credited on all hands, that in oonsequenoe of the action taken by Mr Fisher in bringing forward a motion thronL'h an Opposition member rt fleeting on his colleague (Mr Mitchelson), the litter had resigned his port foils Before the Houbo sat, I was informed by a prominent supporter of the Government, who is well known to be in their eeoreta, that Mr Mltchelßon had resigned j but that the Premier had noted as peacemaker and smoothed matters ovar. When en quiry was made lu iho 9ouae, therefore, the Premier was in a position to say that tbe Mlniater for Publio Works had not resigned his position ; though In effect he bad Bent in his resignation and had aatsiqnently withdrawn it. One ramor current afterwards was that at the time the Premier had In his band the resigoa tion of Mr Mitchelson, and that five minutes afterwards Mr Fisher was apolo gising to Mc Mitohelson In the Cabinet room, which put things right again. A gentleman who profess^ to have seen Mr Mitohelson bimaelf on the subject informs me that tbe latter states there was serious , difficulties between himself and Mr Fisher, whioh he thought would have caused bis resignation, though he did not resign. 1 ' give this for what It is worth. Whatever is the position, however, It la very , certain that things are rot all they might . be In the Cabinet, and that though i patched up in the meantime there will be a big burst before very long, i The Public Petitions Committee to -1 day virtually recommended the imposi tion of a duty of imported fruit ' The report of the Minister for Edoca ' tlon on the institution for deaf mutes at Sumner shows a highly satisfactory state of affairs theie It is rumored that the Hon R. Oliver ia to represent tho colony at tha Ohiuuso Conference in Sydney. Government will consider the question of imp sing a duty on hop bitten, which are Bnid to contain 25 per cent of alcohol. Mr So-ib'e Mackenz e Is underetood to be leallog tho free lance section of the Hotiao in regard to tho tariff. Toe Royal Commission appointed to secure tho repreaentali-n of the colony at the Melbourne Oenteunlal International Exhibition presented their first progrees report to--day, which, shows that the matter basbeea taken up with great enthusiasm In the colony, Wellington, Juno 1. Considerable sensation has been caused In the lobbies to day by the fact becoming known that Messrs McArthur, Bruce end Wilson have written to the premier stating that efter the finanolal proposals of the Governmont they oould no longer continue to support them. The letter Is signed by the throe gentlemen named who . expressed their sympathy with the Premier in the position but stated that they could not support his financial policy, I learn from one of the gentle? men named, tbat the future course of the supporters of the Government in other matters than Tariff la left an open ques tion, and will depend on clroumstanoec If tho opposition endeavor to make obo of their defection to throw out the Govern . ment proposals it Is probable the gentle- I men mentioned will not vote at all, but otherwise tht>y may be compelled to vote against Government. Ia addition to the names mentioned I hear that Mesßrs Bjotham, Buchanan, and Izird, who have been staunch Atkiueoaians, will have to opposo the Government en their i Tariff proposals, and 'ttya defection jf turned agalast Government would moan 'a difference of 12 votes with Mesara Sew- < man, Menteath, Barron, Allen, Sooble I Mackenzie and others, who give a quali fied support, but will opposo the Tariff. There ia a strong array should the j Opposition doolde to oppose the pro- ( posals as not being aufliilontly Proteo- I five. J understand t|ut the probable t debate on tb.9 FinaDo'al Statement will e not oomo oh 1 to-night, and if in*y fo t further adjouruod for noarly a week or so. as a oomparajtlve statement of the new i and old Tariff has not; been received and the Customs Duties Bill has not bean c distributed. t At a meeting of the Goldflelds Com mittee this morning Mr Seddon was vi elected Chairman. It was deolded that n he should be authorised to propose reso- p lotions In the House agreed to last r. session, by whioh the Committee had b powor to discuss all questions affeotiug the la tereata of gold mining . ] k

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

• The ordinary meeting was held this morning. Present — Messrs E.G. Wright, 0. J. Harper, 11. Fried' ander, j, Holmas, Jas Brown, and E. S. Coster. Mr Wright was voted to the chair. chairman's statement. The Chairman said : — The Local Option polls have been held in tbe Ashbur ton, Uppr Ashburton, and Mount Soraers licensing districts, with the result that licenses are not to be increased in those districts. The Local Option poll for the Mount Hutt licensing district takes place to-day. The Selwyn County Council forwards a clrcnlaTßtating. it has been suggested to the Government that the Licensing Act be amended so. that Licensing Committees be e'ected on the same day as tbe Local Option poll is taken, and if this is approved of by this Council, it ia asked to co operate with that Council in this matter. — The lessee of the Mount Somers tramway has arranged for sureties., and the Committee appointed to consider this subject has not therefore been called .together. — A circular from the Town Clerk, Obristchurch, covering a petition praying for the abolition of tbe totalisa tor, will be placed before the Council to day; also one from the Wairarapa North Counoil, with reference to the payment of subsidy for Charitable Aid purposes, — | Mr Chapman writes to ask the Council to I reconsider its decision not to fence off | the concrete channel at Pudding Hill. — The Tinwald Town Board and Domain Board inform the Council that they have no objection to Messrs Jephson aad Co. erecting their fhx mill in the Reserve as applied for. The Tinwald Town Board also requests that the Reserve in qiestion may bo vested in it so that if any nuisance should arise from this mill, it could deal with tho matter. — The aooounts of this Council have been audited by the Go vernment Auditor and found oorrect, and have been transmitted to Wellington. — The amount of rates paid to data is £2324 Is lid, leaving £2603 3j 5d out standing. — The sum of £14 15s has been | received on aocount of water charges.— As there is not a great demand for dog collars now, I should recommend the Council to aßk the po ice to summon per sons having unregistered dogs in their possession. — A special meetiog will be held after the ordinary meeting to con firm the bye-laws for the Ashburton traffic bridge.— The Upper Ashburton Road Board applies for a road to be laid off through Reserve 1737. The land referred to, however, is not a Eeserve vested in tbe County Council, but a part of the fownßhip of Dromore, and Govern ment land. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer reported as follows : — Ash. burton Rangitata Water Supply : The raoes throughout this Bystem have had a continuous supply during the month of May. The Ash burton Hinds seotion is now closed for a few days for overhaul, and next week the Hinds- Rangitata seotion will be shut off. The oulverts for main at Anama and oatohwater drain tbers have been completed. I have marked off the race at Coldstream authorized by the Counoil some time ago, and the con tractor will start there next week. Plains Water Supply : The head raoes are now being overhauled, and the settlers are busy olearing out and making necessary repairs in the distributing raoes through their respective holdings. Most of them are doing the work very satisfactorily, but there are still a few defaulters. lam getting out a list of them whioh I will present to the Counoil, and will arrange to put on men at the expense of the occupiers if work is not started forthwith. The small protective work authorized by the Counoil afi the inlet of auxiliary channel has been oompleted. The improvement of the oreek at Methven has also been finished satisfactorily. The settlers in Wakanui Flat have cleared out their raoes very well indeed on the present occasion. The condition of the river at the inlet of the River road race is so variable that the supply of that race is neoessarily very intermittent, and the expense of keeping it up, as I reported at the outset will be very considerable taking into acoount the few miles of raoe which are supplied from it. It would be well if the negotiations for opening up a connection near the old line of raoe were oompleted as soon as possible, and the member for Wakanui Riding will be able to supply information as to how that matter now stands. With reference to Mr Brown's resolution as to the utilizing of greater part of Wakanui oreek for irrigation experiments by the settlers themselves, lam of opinion that tbe best method of attaining that objeot would be the enlarging of the present main and the three firßt raoes connecting with it, eaob to a point distant about thraa miles from the intake at oreek, This might be done to a greater or less extent as the Council might determine, but I oaloulate that an expendi ture oi about £120 would convey half the normal supply of the creek to the parts indicated. The control of the supply so far as rotation was ooncerned would require to be in the hands of the Counoil. The location of the line of mains should be determined in a great measure by the unanimity of the Bottlers in any portion of the distriot to make use of the water for irrigation purposes. Up return of water.raoes asked for, I now beg to annex this, whioh shows the mileage in the different districts, constructed wholly out of County funds, those made partly at owners and partly at Council's cast, and those oonstrqqted entirely at owners oost. No revenue has as yec been derived from the latter. Plantation ; Tenders will be placed before you to-day for the ploughing and fenoing of 180 aores, forming parts of Reserves 1769 and 1772 in Ohertsey District. All the plantation fences have now boen put into a fair state of repair, but the gorse outting on three of them is still incomplete. North Ashburton Bridge, Pudding Hill : Some repairs have been exeouted on this bridge reoently, and a small stook of decking timber will require to be provided for this and other bridges in .the upper distriot. I Flood Drainage : Accompanied by Mr John . Holmes, one of the members for the Mount I Hutt Riding, I made a prelimary investiga tion of the proposed scheme for that distriot, with a view more especially of judging of the best location for the line of obannel, as that line would, in a general way, deter mine the upper boundary of the distriot, and the fixing of the boundaries, is among the first things to be done. Until, however, the projeot is advanced a stage T presume it is unnecessary to report on the matter in detail, fie the proposed Lagmhor?Watertdn Boheme, after oareful consideration of all the circumstances, I have prepared a map show ing the boundaries of the distriot whioh, in my opinion, should be constituted the drain, age distriot for that seotion of the county, but these boundaries may have to be modified to suoh extent as the Drainage Committee, after meeting the ratepayers, may deoide. Re petition from Mr John Bell, of Ashton, part of the flood ohannel in gully is filled up with shingle, the expense of removing whioh would be about £4, and this extent of clear ance should be done. RACE AT lIVER ROAD. Mr Brown spoke of the present un satisfactory supply obtained from the rivor, and reoommended that Mr 8. Brown be oomraunloated with and his permission asked for the raoe to be taken through his property. - ' " It wad resolved that the Engineer should oommunloate with Mr Brown in reference to this matter. EXPERIMENTAL IRRIGATION. Mr Brown said that the Engineer hid {one lato the matter of providing supply )f water from the Wakanui Oreek for trlgation by the farmers themsolves, in a nore elaborate manner than his motion loutamplatad. H* thought It might jbo lone for less than '£12Q. ' - ' The Ohalrrn™ 'susgeatedj that the natter be postponed. Mr Holi^a thought the Ooqnoll could , iot In fairness allow oue section of farmers o benefit in this way and debar otherß, Mt? Brown said that a large quantity of rater was going down the Wakanui Creek nuMliacd, while land In the vicinity was f ■'» - 1 up. He thought If this water >< ■' .i utilised inexpensively It ghould •1 '..'oil , ] It was suggested that the farmers \ HereatedJ.mlght be»c the expense them. 1

splvra, and it was ultimately resolvtA thit the matter be postponed, Mr Brnvru t > take steps In the meantime to ascertain the vieffa of the farmers. WAT R RAOES. The return compiled by the Engineer ahowed that out of a total mileage of 862. there were 296 miles of raoe c mstrnoted who'ly at owners' cost, and 73 miles oonstruoted at owners' and Couooil'a joint coat. The Chairman said this wa« a question it behoved tin Council to take into consideration. There was more than one third of the roes whioh contributed nothing to the maintenance of the system — water rangers 1 salaries and oosfc of maintaining headvorka. Thus ■ those people who had races constructed by the Council were now bearing the whole ooat, and he thought It advisable to oonalder whether it was feasible to bring oat those owners who made their raoes, and thus have all to contribute alike* The matter was discussed at some length, and it was deoided that a special meeting should be held on the 22nd iost, to consider the question, BELIEF. Mr Wilson waited on the Council, and asked for relief from storm water, whioh was backed up by a bank on a plantation reserve It waa resolved to put m a swing-gate to afford the lolief asked for. FLOOD CHANNEL AT ASHTOH. It was resolve! to remove shingle. ASHBURTON BRIDGE. Mr Coster, pursuant to notice, moved "That the maintenance of the Aehbur ton traffic bridge be charged to the Ri lings, whose ratepayers are benefitted by it." He thought that tha districts whioh were specially b nefitted by the briuge should pay for thit advantage, m the way that other districts had 1o pay for wa'.er races and other works. Mr Brown thought the motion was out of order, as there was a resolution on the minutes that all bridgeß should be a charge on tbe County funds. The Chairman said the motion was m order. At the suggestion of Mr Friedlander, as several mombers were absent, Mr Coster asked and obtained leave to post* pone the consideration of his motion. . ißaiamoN rARit, Mt Harper brought up the report of the Irrigation Committee whioh had been postponed from last meeting m order th»t a legal opinion as to tbe legality of expau. dituce on the farm had been aaoeruiued Mr Pucnell wrote, stating his opinion that the Oounoil could not lawfully appropriate any portion of the ouun y fund till due provision had been made foe the three ohargea specified m olause 145 of the Act. He quo.cd the oaie lately deoided againat the Late County Council, and although, the paymaut o»lled to. question was outside the soops of that Council's fuGctions, the priaoipia affirmed was of general application. Mr Harpac asited that further con sideration cf the report might be pj»t« poned till after lunob. This was agreed to. PAYMENTS. Aooounte were pustd for payment. TRAJTIO BRIDGE, Mr FrledUnder stated that any small repairs on the traffio bridge ooeld bo undertaken by the Bjrongh Oouaoil'a labor gang, waioh arrangement he thought would be more aatiafaocory than that m force *t present, It was resolved that the offer of (he Bjrough Ojunoil be accepted. ; THE IOTALISAXOR. The Chriatchuroh Oity Oounoil asked tbe OouooU's co-operat on In endeavoring to aeoare tbe abolition of the totalisator* Letter received, but no action taken. CHABITABI/K AID. A letter waa lead from the Wairarapa i County Oounoil m referenoe to the i charitable aid contributions by country districts. The Oounoil deoided to again urge upon the members for the distriot to follow up their action m the previous session, and endeavor to obtain separation from the Ohristonuroh Charitable Aid distrlot, BOAD. A letter was read from the Upper Aahburton Road Board, asking the Oouu ; oil to lay off a road through Reserve 1773. Dromore. The reserve is not under the control of tho Ooanoil, and It was deoided to inform the Board accordingly. DIVIIION OF THE OOUHTT. The Upper Asbbnrton Road Board wrote stating that the members of the Board preaent at the meeting expressed the opinion that the division ef the oounty would be a change for the bettor, and with s view to getting the ratepayers to give thelc opinion a public meeting would be held at Tinwald on July 3rd. 1 It was understood that as many of the Councillors aa could attend the meeting ; would do so. BOXVJBRTS, A resolution moved by Mr Brown, (n , the direotion of giving the Wakanui Road Board the same authority as possessed by other Boards to repslr oertaln oulverts, was carried. FLAX. Mr Jephson desired to establish a flax mill on a gravel reserve near Tinwald. The Tinwald Town Board had no objaotion to the mill belns; ereoted provided no nolsanoe was allowed to exist, and the buildings were removed when tho land was required. The Board also asked that the reserve ba vested m it, so that If any nuisance were caused it would have power to deal with It; It waa deoided that Jephson and 00. should have power to occupy the reserve at a rental of Is &> month, and subject to three months' notice, the Oounoil to have power to enter the land for the purpose of taking gravel at any time. TTATER RAOE, Mr W. Cochrane complained of overt flow from water raoa through his property The Engineer was instructed to attend to the matter. laOEKSINO OOUMITTBES. Mr Friedlander moved—" That this Counoil approves of Major Steward's Licensing Committees Election Bill, which provides that elections should be triennial and simultaneous with the Looal Option poll." The motion was carried, and it wa« decided that copies should be forwarded to the members for the district. RAEAIA GORGE BRIDGE. A letter from the Selwyn County Council was read, proposing that the balance of the special grant be equally divided between the two Councils, to meet any claim that may be made m conneotlon with the bridge or approaches. The «ug. gestion was made because of the Govern ment having determined to retain the control of the bridge, and equally charge the two Councils with the maintenance. . (Lett sitting.)



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" GRAND SUCCESS MITCHELL & TURNER HAVE Tory much pleasure m thanking and announcing to their numerous! Friends and Customers that success having attended their efforts since removing to Fowler's Buildings, especially during past Season, they are encouraged to hold out ■pecial Inducements for coming Winter Season. Purchasers will find a Splendid Assortment of Men's and Boys' Overcoats, Winter Suitp, Trousers and Vests, &c, comprising Ashburton, Eaiapoi, and other Colonial Makers. Ladies' and Children's Ulsters, Jackets, &c. Blankets, Bugs, and Flannels. fiß* N.B. — See our Dress Goods, Homespuns, Serges, and Tweeds. Fair prices, excellent quality. Shirtings, Linseys, Flannelettes, Quilts, Hosiery, and General Winter Goods BOOTS AND SHOES. ALL WHO WANT A FIBST-OLASS ARTICLE SHOULD PAY US A VISIT. MITCnELIT& TURNER TANORED STREET Important to Grain Growers. OAtmofriii AFTER the gratuitous paff m the " Weekly " and daily " Press," and the present advertisement m the " Ashbnrton Gaardian " respecting tho Poisoned Wheat prepared by the so-called Patent Process of M.r J. M. Cambridge, on behalf of the Asb burton Drag Company, I deem It my doty to draw the attention of Graingrowero to the fact tbat the prooess In question is not patented m New Zealand, nor is it likely to be, for the simple reason that the various advantages set forth are exactly those which I have strlotly observed m the preparation of my Poisoned Wheat for the last three years. Copy or Tbiegrams. Wazeidban, Esq. , Patent Registrar, Wellington. Please reply whether J. M. Cambridge, Ashburton, has obtained or applied for any patent m connection with Poisoned Wheats, and if go post copy of specification. Ashburton, 30th April, 1888. C. M. Brooxe. Mr 0. M. Brooke, Ashbarton. — No application reoaived from Mr Cambridge. Wellington, May 1, 1858. F. Waldeqravk, Deputy Patent Officer. If Agriculturists want a satisfactory and reliable article (oot an experimental one, to which yoa have hitherto been chiefly Created) Brooke's Poisoned Wheat is the preparation to use, as the following testimonials hereby testify : — " I have the honor by direction of the Board, to inform you that your Poisoned Wheat is proving highly satisfactory, and to request that yoa will forward me twenty bushels more of exactly similar qaallty at yoor earlies convenience. — You's, etc., Road Board Office, j£irwee. 14th July, 1886, Albert John Francis. J have great pleasure to Inform yoa tbat the Poisoned Wheat tho Board received from you givas satisfaction, and beg you will forward at your earliest convenience eight boaheU more, the same sample as before. — Yours, &o. ; Road Board Office, Temuka, 23rd Jane, 1886. Gekorqk Dyson. I have the honor by direction of the Board to request you <o forward £10 worth of your best Poisoned Grain, the same as the last lot received from you last season, which was everythlog that could be deaired, I used some a few day* ago, after hav- ing it from la»t tetion, and it was m first-rato condition, and very effectual. DUtrlot Office. South RakaU, 4th Jane, 1886. A. Makkig. PREPARED ONLY BY C. M. BKOOK E, (f ate or Kaiapoi) OHBMIST, ASHBDRTON. THE STANDARD FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OP SHAREHOLDERS. CAPITAL— £I,OOO7OOO STERLINGS HEAD OFFICET DUNEDIN. INSURERS have the tnost undoubted Security under this Company's Pol ioie a I together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIRE and MARINE RISKS accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise also Crop, Stack, and Machine B^iska at Lowest Kates of Premium, fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE : HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand.) ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. AL.BEBT BOBRiITS- AGENT ASHBURTON POTATOES! POTATOES! ''POTATOES! nnHE Undersigned has now for SALE, by Bag or per Ton, a splendid Hae of Prime Blue Derwents, Grown en good ground, and warranted to give satisfaction. PLOUGH SHARES] PLOUGH SHARES. ItANSOME and SIMS' and HOENSBY'S, (ALL feIZES.) ANGLO-AMERICAN DRILLS. DRAIN aNDJJELD PIPES- Cape Barley, - Cape Barley. KELSON, MOATE AND CO.'S TEA AND OOFFEE, AND ALL KINDS OF GENERAL STOJREJ3.', GEORGE JAMEsSO^ ASHBURTON.