PROTECTION AND WAGES.

As i^i view of the revision of the Tariff, which is certain to take place during the next session of Parliament, great interest attaches to the arguments for and against a protective policy, it is not necessary to apologise to our readers for a reference to the subject. This is BO wide and far-reaching a question, so many- sided -, that it is not possible to glance at it hi more than one aspect within the ordinary compass of a news paper article, and on the presenf \u25a0 occasion, therefore, we purpose merely to j refer for a moment to the disputed point ; as to what is the effect of a protective policy upon the rate of wages. It has been asserted by Freetraders that m countries where a protective tariff obtains, wages are m consequence low, and that therefore the working classes are doubly sufferers, m that while protection in creases the cost of living it at the same time reduces the means of meeting that cost. Now, if this were true, it would follow of course that the Freetraders' contention that the many under Protec tion suffer for the benefit of the few would be indisputable, and it is there lore a matter of great interest to ascer tain whether the assertion be true or fake. In an article, devoted to this Bubject, which appears m the " Dunedin Evening Herald," of the 9th inst., what peems to be a very conclusive answer to this qV-ciiiDnjs given. That journal has been looking up a tabulated statement of comparative wages m England and the the United States m seventy-five dif ferent trades published m " The gcientific American," of 25th Feb. of this year, and has taken out the figures for fifteen of the most prominent of these, reducing them m every instance to their equivalents m English money. It has also compiled from Hayter' Victorian " Year book," for 1886-7, the rates of wages for the same trades m Melbourne, and publishes the results m tabulated form as follows : —

Now, with respect to tho foregoing, and the conclusions to be deduced therefrom, the " Scientific American " is authority for the statement that " the cost of living m the United States, as shown by official figures, is 17 per cent, higher than m England," and aleo for the further statement that the figures as to rates of wages m England are compiled from the latest returns of the Board of Trade m London. Bearing tbis m mind, it seems to us that the table above given is a conclusive proof that the wage earner benefited by a protective policy. Upon this point our Dunedin contem perary remarks: — "The contention of Freetraders is always this : that the con sumer pays the taxes. To this citadel he always retires when feeaten out of all his outposts. To dislodge him from this, we can but appeal to the experience of other countries. If it can be shown that m the country where Protection has been most exhaustively tried, wages go np m a largely greater proportion that the cost of living, then of course this Freetrade argument must fall absolutely to the ground, 1J and, referring to the table above given as proof of the posi tion it advances the ' Herald " goes on to say: — " Our readers will observe that m very many of the trades the differ ence between Fngland and America is something more than 100 per cent ; While with brickmakers, farm hands, laborers, masons, and plasterers it is Very considerably more than 100 per cent. In the same number of the ' Scientific American ' there are com parative differences m rates of woollen goods and worsted goods, and we learn from the same reliable source that 'according to official authority wages are 100 per cent higher m tho woollen and worsted industry m the United States than m any of the European countries.' To point the coutrast, the relative cost of labor m a woollen mill of 221 hands m Providence and of a similar mill m Bradford, England, is given, showing 107.98 per cent m favor of Providence operatives. The cost of living being only 17 per cent higher than m England, according to official figures, the conclusion is obvious. We trust that this authoritative statement of facts and figures will stop the assertion bo frequently made to the effect that the increased wages paid m Protective coun tries are more than over-balanced by the increased cost of living," We would join our contemporary m the expression of a like hope did we not know that many Freetraders are such thorough going bigots that nothing m the world Would convince them; their opinion being that if tha facts are against them, then that it's so much the worse for the facts.

We clip the following important testimonial Irom-tha " lilawarra Mercurry " (N.8.W.) of the 3()th March. It needs no comment : — " Mt. John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract. He says seeing the said Extract advertised m the 'lilawarra Mercury,' his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to 'which he had been a Btranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes ftleo that he has found the Eucalypti Extract a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests ua to publieh thia information through the ' Mercury.' We have much pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object m view other than a pore desiro to benefit suCering&umanity."— • fin g

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN; THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1888

Printed and Published by the Ashbubto l'uijjjisinNjJ Company (Limited at thei Steam rinting Office, Burnett-street Aehburton \ Thursday, April 12 1888,



En w an t S^ 3 Melbourne \ p. w en, p^ W eek p. week. £s. d. £b. d. £ b. d. Boilermakers 112 3*389 300 to 4 4 0 Briokmakers 014 9 2 9 5 \u0084 Batchers ..1502 10 0 200 to 2 10 0 Coalminers .. 1 4 6 2 14 2 Carpenters ..1 11 3326 200 to 3 10 0 Farm hands . . 012 6 111 3 015 0 to and found 1 17 6 to 10 0 Laborers .. 01211 113 4 119 0 to 2 5 0 ilasons ..1 13 4476 300 to 3 12 0 Printers, 1000 ens 0 010 0 1 8 0 1 1 Printers, -week hands 1 7 B*2 15 10 Painters ..1 13 3326 280 to 3 0 0 Plasterers ..1 13 3476 300 To 3 12 0 Railway engin- eers 2 18 4 7 6 Boilermakers (shipbuilding) 1 9 2 2 18 4 Shoemakers . . I 5 0 210 0 2 5 6



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Railway Time-table. RAILWAY TIME TABLE- OHRIST- CHUROE^ OAMARD DUNEDIN. South. Week Days. • Exp. a.m. "a.m. "p.m. p.m Christchurch depart 7.20 8.10 i.is'W-^ Addington Jun. \u0084 7^29 ... 1-^3 Middleton ... „ * '" * Sockburn ..* \u0084 ••• Hornby arrive 7-5° _»» '-45 Hornby depart 7.58 ... t.4| 4 Templeton ... „ * •>• i;s«> 3 Weedon's ... \u0084 ••• 1 Rolleston Jun. arrive 8.25 840 2 17 Rolleston Jun. depart 1 2.21 Burnham ... „ \ 2 -34 5-9 Selvvyn ... „ 2.56 5.28 Dunsandel ... „ ... * 3-5 S-3O Rakaia ... „ .« 9-37 3-47 £*7 Chertsey * 4;2 0^36 Dromore ... \u0084 ••• Ashburtcn ...arrive ... 10 15 4-35 7;15 Ashburton depart ... 10.25 4.45 Tinwald \u0084 4»54 Winslow (for Longbeach... M ... s^*3 Windermere ... \u0084 * Hinds.. , ... * 5-4° Ealing ... * * I Rangitata Island \u0084 Rangitata + ... „ 8.20 * 0.25 Orari (for GeraU dine „ 8.45 * 6.49 Winchester (for Geraldine) ... \u0084 9-° 7«9 Temuka .« „ 9.1412.6 7.24 Arowhenua .~ \u0084 * «« Seadown ... \u0084 Washdykejun, „ 9-44 ••• 7«57 Timaru ... arrive 9.55 12.37 Bv*°8 v*° p.m. Timaru.,. depart 7.2012.57 4;4<> Normanby ... \u0084 * St Andrews ... „ 8.0 1.25 5,20 Otaio ... .„ „ 8.14 c 5.34 Makikihi .. „ 8.32 1.44 5-52 H00k... ... „ * .. * Studholme Jun. „ 8.55 2.0 6.^5 Waihao ... \u0084 * Waitak' North „ 9-5 2 — 7- l S Waitaki South „ * .« Hilderthorp .„ „ * .- * Richmond ,« M Pukeurijun. .„ „ 10.40 ... 7-55 Town Belt ... „ * ... * Oamaru .„ „ li.o 3' lo 8.1 5 Oamaru... depart 730 3.22 4.25 Hampden ... „ 9.11 4-36 6.33 Hillgrove ... „ 92 4 ••• 6 S l Palmerston ... „ 10.13 5.23 7.40 Waikouaiti ... „ Xl.o 5.55 Waitati .« „ 12. 1 6.40 Dunedin ... arrive 1. 10 7.4° North. Week Days. Exp. a. mi a.m. p,m. p.m Dunedin ...depart 8.10 3.20 Port Chalmers „ 8.34 * Waitati ... „ 9-13 4-32 Waikouaiti ... „ r 9-55 5- 2 5 Palmerston .„ „ * 10.22 5.57 Hampden ... „ 1 1. 17 7-6 Oamaru ... n 12.30 8.32 Oamaru ...depart 7.3012.50 4.20 Town Belt .„ „ • .« * Pukeurijun. ... „ 7.43 «« 4;4 I Richmond ,« \u0084 * .-. Hildertborp ... „ * .« * Waitaki S. ... \u0084 Waitaki N. .~ „ 8.20 .„ 5.20 WaUiao .„ „ * ... * Studholme Jun. „ 9-5 1-59 6.5 Hook * ... * Makikihi .„ „ 9.42 2.18 6.42 Otaio ... „ 9.56 c 6.56 St. Andrews .... „ 10.14 2.36 7.14 Normnnby .... \u0084 * Timaru .., „ 10.50 3.5 7-5° iTmarii ...depart 7.30J 3.17 ... 5.2 c Waslidyke Jun. \u0084 7'4 2 S3; Seadown \u0084- \u0084 * .- .« Arowhenua ... „ * * Temuka ... „ 8.13 3.49 ... 6.3 Winchester (for Geraldine) ... „ 8.29 ... .« 6.2( Ornri (for Getal- dine ... „ 8.47 * .- 6.3; Rangitata S. ... „ 9.10 • — .Do. Island ... \u0084 - HindT '.'.'. \\ 9-55 * Windermere ... „ ' * ... .« ... Winslow (for Longbeach,- „ 10.15 * Tinwald ... 10.31 .„ Ashburton arrive 10.40 5.27 ... , M a.m. Asb bin ton depart 10.55 5.37 7.10 Dromore ... \u0084 * * * Chertsey ... „ U. 34 * 7-49 Rakaia ... „ 11.53 6.19 8.9 Dunsandel ... \u0084 12.30 * 8.46 Selwya 12.40 * 9.0 Burnham ... „ 12.57 * 9' J 7 RolJeston Jun. arrive 1.8 7.11 ... Rolleston Jun. depart 1.1 l 7. 13 b Weedon's ... \u0084 * b b Templeton ... „ 130 b b Hornby ...arrive 1.39 b _& Hornby depart 1.44 b b Sockbum ... \u0084 * b [ * Middleton ... „ * * * Addington Jun. \u0084 2.4 b 10.9 Christchurch arrive] 2- 10 7.55/10. 15 * Platforms only. Trains do not stop at these unless required. Notice should be given to the guard at the previous slopping station by any passenger wishing to alight at ona of these platforms. b Trains stop to put down passengers only, c Slops on Saturdays only, if required. + Starts from Rangitata on Saturdays only, on other days it starts from Orari. CHRISTCHURCH AND LYTTELTON. Passenger trains leave Christchurch at 6.55, 7-30. 8.5, 9.5, 10.25, a - m -» * 2 -iOi 1,25, 2.40, 4-°> 5-3°> 6>I 5> 6 >s°. 8.15, p.m., arrive m Lyttelton 7.20, 7.55, 8.30, 9,30, 10.50, a.m., 12.35, i-50, 3- 5>4-25, 5-55, 6.40. 7.15, 8.40, p.m. Trains leave Lyitelton for Christchurch at 6.56, 7.30, 8.35, 9.35, 11.20, a.m., 12.40, 2.0, 3.25, 4.30, 5.15, 6.0, 7,20, 9.0, p.m., arrive m Christchurch 7.15, J. 55, 9.0. 10.0, 1 11.45, p..vi., 1.5, 2.25, 3.50, 4.55, 5.40, 6.25, •7-45. 9-25. p.m. JSxtra Trains. An extra train on Thursdays leaves Christ- church for Lyttelton at 11.30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 1 0.0 p.m. An extra train leaves Lyttelton for Christchurch on Thursdays at ii.o p.m., and on Saturdays at 10.30 p.m, RAKMA AND ASHBURTON FORK? BRANCH. To Methven p.m. Rakaia. ... depart 6.40 Hatfield ... „ J Somerton ,„ \u0084 % Mitcham ... \u0084 % Sherwuod \u0084, \u0084 % Lauriston .. „ 7.33 Urrall .. .„ \u0084 % Lyndhurst ... \u0084 % Cairnbrae \u0084. \u0084 j Methven ... arrive 8. 10 To Rakaia a.m. ~~" ' Methven ... depart 126.40 Cairnbrae ... „ Lyndhurst .« „ ± Urrall ... .„ „ % Lauriston ... „ 7.17 Sherwood ...» \ Mitcham ... \u0084 % Somerlcn ... \u0084 Ilatfic'd ... „ X Rakaia... ... arrive 8.0 I Platform only. ~ MOUNT SOMERS BRANCH, To Mount Somehs p.m. Ast burton ... depart 5.45 Tin v/ald Junction „ ..... K.Ka. Chelmsford ... , V* WcsteiSeld „ j Hackthorne Road ... ,„ \u0084 Valletta ... ... fM „ J Anama ... ... ... M J Cavendish , ... tt f Mount Somers arrive] 7.20 To Ashburton a.m. Mount Somers ... \u0084. depart 7.55 Cavendish .. .„ .... „ j Anama » „ t Valetta ... „ „ " | Hackthorne road .„ ,_ \u0084 t Westcrfield \u0084 " J Chelmsford „, ..• », t. Tinwald Tunction ... ,„ arrive 9.4^ Ashburton , „ [9.30



Friedlander Bros. SXTANTED TO PURCHASE WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, K*E CORN, 1 RYE GRASS, ! IN LARGS OR SMALL QUANTITIES. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN. WASTED TO SELL 1000 BALES CORNSACKS. WANTED— Our Farmers and other Clients to note that we are agents for NEW ZEALAND STONE COMPANY, O&IARU. FISON'S Celebrated Fertilizers, The beat m the Market. TOMLINSON Ind" HAY WARD'S POWDER DIP AND GLYCERINE DIP. The boat and cheapest m the Market, Prevents contagion for an almost nn« limited time ; will not Id j are or discolour the wool, bat on the contrary gives it a beautlf appearance. It keeps good for any period of time ! easy to mix ! requiring no hot water and thus saving fuel, con- siderable expense and trouble ! GOOD NEWS TO GRAINGROWERS. THE WONDER OP THE DAY. MASSEY '8 Light 2-horse Steel Binder. WE have pleasure of intimating our friends and others that we have been appointed , SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW ZEALAND for the sale of thia wonderful Machine. Wherever tho Machine has been tried it has given efttiro satisfaction and those who attended the trials and saw the Machine at work expressed themselve highly pleased. Numerous orders have already been taken ior next eeanon'p harvest rt d thcee m want of Machines will do well to ace THE MASSEY BINDER before placing their orders elße where. We guarantee every Machine, thn* showing that we ouraelvea have ever confidence m the MASSBY LIGHT STEEL BINDER. i SUB-AGEJMTS WANTED. : FRIEDLANDER BROS r I flporting. ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACING CLUB. RACE MEETING, ON THE ASHBURTON RACECOURSE. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1888. FOR DISTRICT HORSES ONLY President— W. O. Walker, 'M.H.TI. Vioe-Presidkhts — A.. Harripon (Mayor) Jnlian Jackson, and W. ,1. Steward, M.H.R. Judge — W. J. Steward, M H.R. Stewards— B. G^toa, W.- J. Haye?, h. Mar- key. J. Purchase, mi P. WilHairp. HANricAPPER and Starter— T Qaill. Clerk o# the Scales— J. O. Dancan. Ot.euk of the Course— G. Scott. Treasurer— R. M. Cuthbertson. PROGKAMME: First race toßtarfcnt 1230 n.m. 1. Hurdle liAca Handicap, of 2> soya Beoond h r raa 6 eova from tho stake. One m'le nnd d-hulf. Ov t six fl ghts of hnid c». about Bft 6in hi^h. Nonmina- tion. 15) ; n/*e^p<anco, "io.i. 2. ?ei/ling Hurdle Raob o* ]5 ; boys; win- ner t.o be sold for 15 roy, any Bnrplos to goti the funds of the Club. No weight nnftvT 10 flfoce. One rnilo end a-balf. Over b;x fl qhts of bnrdles, about 3ft 6i a hitjh. E'ltry. 15a 3. Ashburton Plate Handicap, of 35 sove ; Bjcocd horse 6 eovs fiom ihe stake, One rr-il? aid aholf. nomination, 20a ; ac- ce* tanc^, 15s. \, Handicap Time Trot, of 20 bo/s ; second h- r?e 5 bovb ff in the stake. Three mil^s. 1 rril •. Komina'.ion, 10* ; acceptance, 10s. 6; Ladies' Euaoflet Welter Handicap, of 20 eovs ; second noree 6 Bova from tho BtKke, bmceleta or caeh. G ntlemen iider« N' miration, JO?; acceptance, 103. ft. Hack Race, of 10 boys ; v inner to be sold frr 10 so7B, any surplus to goto thi fnnda of tho Clnb. No -weight under 8 acne. Four furlongs. E-.try, lOi. 7. Flying Hatdioap, of 25 bovb ; second horHe 5 .soys from the stake Six furlongs T>?ominfiiion, 15a; acceptance, 10s. 8. Consolation Handicap, of 10 soys ; on« mile Nomination, 10b no acceptance. (To be run if time permit.) BULB^ AND REGULATION* B. Tbc \feetine: will be held under the Now Zealand Rulo^ of Racidg. In t^e Trotting Ruco all horses to trot foir)y to thj tatisfaction of the Judges. Pull- ana- po, A dUtrct horBQ eball mean any horao that haß b/en iconimonly resident m the district between t n . rlvo- Sclwjn and "Waitaki from February 10, 1888, and np to the date of tho forthcO'uinß Meeting, and o by a person whe has resided m tha said district during the Bams period. Five p?r cent, will be dttducte 1 ! from tho gross of bII moneys payablo m accordance with thia programme for t .0^ expense of the course. All nomi ations and acc?ptances to go to tho funda of the Club. ; No cctry will bi received except m the conditions that all disputes, claitnß, and objee- ! tiona ariPing out of ths racing shall be dcci Jed oy the Stewards, or whom tfcey may appoint. Their decision on all poiotß connected with the carrying out of thia progiammo to be final. 1 Nominations with fee for all Handicaps, in- cluding the Trot, stating tho name, age, and • description of horse, and colors of tha rider, must be m ths h;im!s of the Secretary at . Henry's Commsrcial Hotal, Aehbnrton, not 1 ater than 9 p.m. on Patard»y, Apri l 21 , 1888. Weights will be doclared on eaturday, April 28. : Acceptancen for the HfUKi^aps and Trotß, and Entries for Selling Hurdle Race and Hack RaceJ vith fe^s, musf. be made to the Secretary not later tuan 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, ] II3S Secretary. V.