THE ASHBURTON GUARDINA.

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DIARY.

Moonlight Evenings.

The Moon at 8 days old shines till about 8 o'olook. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o'olook. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o'olook m the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sundown till about 4 m the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning, The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 a.m. and Bhines till morning. The Moon at 2d days old rises about 2 a.m. and Bhinesti 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rißos about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian.

Magna est Vkritas kt Pr^valiibit

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1888. DEMISE OF THE CROWN BILL.

In order to make provision for certain matters m case of any demise of the Crown, a Bill intituled " Demise of the Crown Act, 1888/' has been introduced into the Hou3o this session by the Hon Sir F. Whitaker providing as follows : — The General Assembly of New Zealand m being at any future demise of the Crown shall not be determined or dis solved by such demise, but shall con tinue so long as it would have continued but for such demise, unless it shall be sooner prorogued or dissolved by the Governor. Any future demise of the Crown shall not affect anything done m New Zealand before the day whereon the Governor, by his Proclamation m the " New Zealand Gazette," has notified such demise, and all things done within tho said colony at any timo after such demißO but before tho day of the publication ofthe " Gazetto " containing the aforesaid Proclamation, and which but for tbis Act might be affected by any such demise, shall have the same effect and be of the samo force as if no such demise had happened. Every commission, warrant, or other authority for the exercise of any office or employ ment, of any kind or nature, within the colony, issued or exercised by the Governor m Council or tho Governor,, or by any other person m tho namo and on behalf of Her Majesty, m virtue of his office, or under the authority of any Act of the Imperial Parliament or of the General Assombly of New Zea land, or of any rules or regulations made thereunder respectively shall continue m full force notwith standing any future demise of tho Crown until duly revoked or cancelled, and shall be of the same effect as if no such demise had happened, anything contained m an Act of the Imperial Parliament passed m the first year of his lato Majesty King William the fourth, chapter four, to tho contrary notwithstanding. — No action, suit, or other process or proceeding, civil or criminal, m or to which her Majesty shall be a party, or which shall have been commenced or carried on m her name or by her authority, shall, by reason of her demise, abate, discontinue, or be m any manner affected ; but every each action, suit, process, or proceeding shall and may be carried on, enforced, or otherwise completed or acted on m the name of her successor, and as if such demise had not happened. — All contracts of every kind lawfully entered into by or on behalf of Her Majesty with any person, body, or authority, and all benefit and advantage thereof, and all liability m respect thereof, shall respectively j attach and belong to tho heirs and suc cessors of Her Majesty, although they bo not expressly named m any such contract. It has been the rule hitherto for the Ministers of the Crown to resign their offices upon the death of their Sovereign, and the foregoing Act is to provide that m New Zealand the Ministry shall not so go out of office, should Her Majesty's demise occur during their occupation of the Ministerial benches, Ihe Act will also apply to any Ministry m future who may be m power when the demise of the Crown iB announced. Tho Bill has been already read without debate, and it is certain to pass both Houses.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Australian butter brings big prioes m England, and is m increasing demand. Pheasants aro selling at 3s per brace m Wollington, A " backward " raco was beld lately at the Wellington Rink. i Tho " Wellington Press "is still " fulmi nating " against tho new loan. Cigars have been manufactured m Tau. ranga from looally grown tobacco. Miss Laura Heath, of Wellington, passed hor Pharmacy examination laßt April. This is tho first female candidate who has passed m this colony. Captain Allman's life-saving raft has been taken by the Tprawera to Melbourne, where it will bo handed over tg tbo syndicate who havo taken tho patent up. Dr Fitchott has mado the delioate oompari, - son that wo are no more able to contend with tho Chinese than woro the Egyptians with tho plaguo of lioo. A country paper says that a worse trouble than the yolJo>yed-pkinned Chinaman is the yollow-flowored furze. The .onoo beautiful Waimate North ia now a forest of furjae. Mr J. Higgg, traffio manager for the Great Northern Railway, New South Wales, is touring tbo colony and taking notes concern ing the New Zoaland Railways. Bl" Rooan on Ratb."— Clears oitf rat9,|mipe, oaohos, flios, ants, bedbugs, beetles, insect, skunks, jaok-rabbits, sparrows, gophers. At

At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr R. Aliorn, JP., Jnbn Jaok, for drunkenneßß, was fined 10s without costs. The sooial gathering m St Stephen's Sohoolroom thia evening will be held m spite of the wetnebs of the weather. A Creche is to be established m the Pon sonby and Freeman's Bay Distriot if suffi cient interest is displayed m the subject. At the moeting of the Timaru Borough Council on Monday, it waß resolved that the Works Committee Bhould report on the cost of lighting the streets with eleotrioity. There is a good authority for stating that a .telegram relating to the possibility of a European war has been reoeived by Hia Excellency the Governor. More than that is \ not known. j| Mr Lillywhite intimates that on his return [ from Australia he will play a combined North Island football matoh at Auckland, and v combined South Island matoh at Dunedin. The Government are said to have declined to aooede to the application of the Union Company to bring on Chinese passengers to New Zealand from Australian portß. "Puff," speaking of the Chinese diffioulty, the unemployed, the Property-Tax, and other ills, says ; — •• The colony wants dipping under water for twenty-four houra, and re-oolonising on sound principles. At the settling over of the D.J.O. Winter Meeting, H. Hammond reoeived £202 7s, Hon. G. McLean £158 12s, J. Stephenson £99 135. Other Bums brought the total up to £978 155. j ■The people m the gold districts of Burma are Baid to bury the nuggets they unearth under the impression that a orop of gold will result. It is a wonder theße primitive souls have not tried the cultivation of rupees. On aaoount of the stormy weather, the leoture m St, Stephen's Schoolroom, whioh was to -have been delivered by the Rev Gordon Macpherson, was postponed. Mr Maopherson hopes to give it on Thursday m next week m the same plaoe. The new oars that are being made to run by stored eleotrioity on the Fourth avenue line, New York, will hold several more persons than the present ones, and will be heated and lighted, as well as run by eleotrioity. We have been requested by Messrs Fried lander Bros, to call attention to Mr Thomas Walsh's sale of land and stook whioh takes plaoe to-morrow at Saaview, Wakanui. A ooaoh will leave the Railway Station after the arrival of the Express from Christohuroh. At a special meeting of tht Timaru Steam, ship Company on Monday night it was agreed to wind up the concern m consequence of the steamer m the employ of the Company having been sold. The Company did well while m the coal carrying business. | At the R.M. Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr A. Harrison, J.P., a little boy named Neil, aged about seven, was charged with the larceny of certain goods from Mr Dunoan's store. The lad was remanded till Thursday next. The Parliamentary correspondent of a con temporary says : — It is understood that the Railway Department ia having a leather medal, suitably inscribed, manufactured for the member for Sydenham, to take the place of the golden one at whioh his eoonomioal soul revolted. An American trade journal to hand by the mail says : — If a oontented labor market ia a sign of prosperity some of the Australian ooloniea ought to be happy. On the Govern ment Relief Works m one section laborers are diQioult to get at sight shillings a day, owing to the demand for harvest hands and the golden opportunities at the mines. Sixty ciroulars have been sent out to practical dairy farmers m the various districts within a radius of forty miles of Ohristohurch, inviting them to attend a meeting m the Grain Agenoy Buildings, at 2 p.m. on Satur day next, for the purpose of drawing up the prospectus of a Co-operative Dairy Company, and for arranging meetings m the country distriots to ascertain the amount of support likely to be accorded to the Company. Tho people of Ashburton seem to appreciate the dolight of a " freo show," and consequently last evening when Mr Eden George threw open his pioture gallery free of charge there was a crowded attendance deßpite the very unfavorable weather. The musio was excellent, and during the two hours or so the ahow was open those present were agreeably pleased with everything on exhibition. Mr George's show oases of pedestal portraits were, however, not on view, having been forwarded to tbe Melbourne Exhibition. Miss Mary J. Chippendale, neo Snowdon, whose death is announced m our cable news, was a highly accomplished actress, and a favorite with London theatre goers m her day. A few years ago she came to this oolony and played with Mr Wybert Reeve m " Im pulse," " Diplomacy," and other plays. Her " old woman " assumptions were always her masterpieces, and hormostimportant persona tions were Miss Candour and Mrs Malaprop m the plays of the " Sohool for Scandal " and *' The Rivals " respectively. Rinkomania is fast and faster taking posses sion of the Ashburtonites, and every session findß the Oddfellowß* Hall floor space fully ocoupied with the admirers of this graceful form of amusement and exercise. The Palace Company are about to introduoe a number of novelties to keep up the interest, but it would seem that jußt at present there is sufijoient interest taken by the majority to become au fait m the art of roller skating. The after noon session is largely taken advantage of by lady skaters anxiouß to acquire the graceful art, and not a few gentlemen also put m an appearance at the rink for the same laudable purpose. Mr A, Ayers recently dug up a root of Derwent potatoes m his garden, at Opawa, with no fewer than ninety-one tubers on the eingle root. Unfortunately, they were not weighed, but the total weight must have been considerable, as a largo proportion of the potatoes were of goodly sijse. They wore grown m rich sandy loam. A resident of Addingion has been equally Buooessful m potato-growing. Ho showed Mr Murphy, Seoretary of tho A. and P. Association, two blue Derwent potatoes, one whioh scaled 2Jlb, while the other reaohcd tbe unusual weight ( of 3 Jib. The weathor experienced just now is simply exeorable, and the streets are a perfeot puddle, while by-paths are m a deplorable condition, and pedestrian looomotion is rendered un comfortable and dangerous. To add to the misery of the publio who are obliged to bo out of doors m suoh weather the streets m the early part of last night were m worse than Egyptian darkness, the City Fathers, apparently m their zeal for eoonozpy, not making provision for having the street lamps lighted. When the moon beams struggled through the dark rain olouds travelling was more easy, but just at the busiest time of the evening arrangements might be made for Btreet lighting op suoh an eyening as we had experience of yesterday. On Monday evening at Wellington, the Hon. Sir H. Atkinson was installed as District! Grand Master of the Wellington (North Island) Grand Lodge of New Zealand (E.G.) Upwards of 500 Freemasons were present from all parts of tho colony. Bro. 0. J. Tox ward, the retiring Distriot Graud Master, per formed tho installation ceremony, assisted by Bro. H. Thomson, Distriot Grand Master, jGantprbury (E.G.), and the members of the- '' Distriot (Grand Ijodge. The ceremony took plaoe i# the old Provincial Counoil Chamber, ; and was concluded at about J) p.m. A ■ Masonic banquet was afterward? ijeld m the ' Masonio Half, Boulcott street. The whole of ! the proceedings were of tbe most impressive I character. " i Our cable news informa ua that the Em- , peror of Brazil is rallying from the attaok of I paralysis whioh he experienced while on a visit to tho King of Servia. In the event of ! his death Brazil w/11 lose a good and wise ; ruler. Ho ia a travellod and jojiltured gentlo man. Ho writos and speaks fluent iy'J?u^lish. i French, German, Spanish, and Italian. He I is strongly attached to literature, and liberally I patronises industrial enterprises by enoourag- i ing publio works and perfecting the navigation J of rivers. He has sucoeedod m aubatituting I free labour' for slaves, by enoouraging Euro- i pean colonisation.' In 1871 the Emperor ( made the tour of Europe, visiting Rome, ( Brussels, and other capitals, and m 1876 he 1 visited.the United States. The moat impor- ] jtant event was the issuing of an Imperial . decrpe m JB7I for tho gradual but total i abolition of pfoyery m Jfrftjjtfl, ,

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting waa held last even ing. Present— The Mayor, and Crs William son, Tucker, Roberta, Thomas, Reid, Scott, Scaly, Bird, and Friedlander. mayor's statement The Mayor said that the debit balance at the Bank was £1431 Is 6d. The amounts whioh had been received since the previous meeting were:— Earth gold, 13s ; Library aooounfc, 13s ; stamping leaße, refund, 16* ; lioenaea, by-laws, £2 ; licenses, dog, £1 IO?; rent of pound, £5 ; rent of Reserves, £49 ss; rates, 1887, 15s ; rates, 1888, £25 6s ; total, £85 18s. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters' were read (1) From Wairarapa County Council, m reference to Charitable Aid payments, and enclosing copies of resolu tions passed at a conference called to consider what steps should be taken to resist the present unjust demands made on country districts. — | It was deoided to reply that the Counoil was moving m the direotion of obtaining separa tion from the present Charitable Aid distriot ; , (2) From the Railway Department m refer ence to tree planting on Reserve opposite Baring square ; (3) From the same stating that no planting, beyond that already autho rised, oould be undertaken. — Reoeived; (4) From Messrs P. and D. Duncan m regard to tbe reduotion of rent on a Borough Reserve held by them. — Cr Williamson said that there was a Fair Rent Bill now before the House, whioh was likely to beoorae law, and he thought that nothing should be done till it had been seen whether that measure was carried or ! not. A motion to that effeot waa carried ; (5) From Mr G. Hioks applying for culvert. — Granted subject to the usual conditions ; (6) From Selwyn County Counoil asking the Council's co-operation m urging upon Gov ernment the advantage which would re suit from the triennial elections of licensing committees, and tbe eleotion to be held on the days on wbioh the looal option polls are taken, — Cr Thomas moved that the matter be brought under the notice of the members for the dißtriot, The proposal had his entire oonourrenoe. — Cr Soott seconded the motion whioh was carried ; (7) From Fire Insurance Association stating that the Association oould not alter the conditions under whioh they made the grant to the Counoil for the purchase of a steam fire engine, — The As sociation had promised a subscription provided a Shand-Maaon engine be scoured, but the Counoil had subsequently asked that it might . be allowed to make a ohoioe, after trial, be tween a Shand-Maaon and a Merewether en gine, the Association to be represented at the ! trial. — Cr Roberts suggested that the Associa tion should be again written to, pointing out certain advantages claimed by the Mere ■ weather engine, and urging that the Council I should be allowed to make a choice after a i trial bad been made.-— After some disoussion, ' Cr Friedlander, who ia going to Christohuroh i m a few days, undertook to explain mat' era to the Association, and the matter waa left m hia hands ; (8) From poundkeeper, aßking for ! a new book. — Left m the hands of tbe Mayor; ( (9) From Christchurch Oity Council asking Council's co-operation m urging upon Parlia , ment the desirableness of abolishing the totalisator. A petition for signature was for warded.—Several Councillors thought it was hardly a matter for the Counoil. — The Mayor i asked the presa representatives to draw atten : tion to the matter, so that if the publio ' wished it taken up they could ap i proach tbe Counoil with a view to a meeting . of burgesses being called to take the question into consideration — Or Roberts thought the matter was one for the Counoil to consider, ' but m the faoe of the generally expressed [ opinion of Councilors he would not move. — 1 Cr Friedlander moved that the letter be acknowledged and the matter be deferred. — The motion was carried, Or Thomas dissent ing. TOWN GLBRK AND ENGINEER. A letter waß read from Mr Braddell, stating that Mr Fooks had no inclination to aot aB Engineer except by direct appointment from the Gouuoil. Under these oiroumstances Mr Braddell desired to make the offer, without prejudice, to acoept the offioe of Town Olerk at £125 a year, abandoning that of Engineer at £75, when the Council might appoint Mr Fooks as Engineer. Mr Fooks also wrote stating that m the engineering work for the Borough the principle of paying a definite salary for an indefinite ' amount of work was not a right one. He ' thought the fair way would be to allow a re taining fee as before, to give the offioer a standing, and to pay a commission on work 1 exeouted. 1 The Mayor said that upon receiving Mr | Braddell's letter he had made it his business to see Mr Fooks. That gentleman was not prepared to acoept a salary of £75 a year for 1 performing the engineering work, but might take the position under the old arrangement of a retaining fee of £25 per annum, and a commission of 7 per cent on works executed. The Counoil's estimates this year showed £700 to be expended, and upon this ■ basis the retaining fee and oommißsion com bined would make a aalary of £74. Or Scaly aßked if tho Counoil waa bound by • the estimatea ;if they were oompelled to spend ' the exact sum specificd — no more and no less. The Mayor said that was not the oase. i The estimates were simply framed for the guidanoe of the Counoil. Cr Scaly said that there was then no guarantee tbat the salary might not exoeed £75. Or Soott moved that the matter be post poned till the Works Committee report had been reoeived. It oould then be seen if there had been any inoonvenienoe oaused through there being no engineer. If there had not then they might be able to rub along, and only oall m the assistance of an engineer when there was oooasion for professional assistance. Or Reid asked if there was any Works Committee report. In reply to the Mayor, tho Town Olerk said there was none, and the Mayor then stated that Cr Scott's motion was unneces sary. Cr Soott wished to know if any engineer besides Mr Fooks had boen asked. In reply to the Mayor the Town Clerk said that be had spoken to no other. Cr Soott moved " That the offer Bubmittted by Mr Braddell be accepted." Cr Bird asked if the motion were carried how long would it bind the Counoil before they oould make fresh arrangements as to engineer. The Mayor said that hitherto the Council > had given three months' notioe, though he believed the law only required one. Or Friedlander aßked m oase the Council could not get an engineer to do tho work for £75, where did the retrenchment come m. Cr Williamson suggested that aa the dis. cussion might be rather embarraasing to the Olerk, he should bo aooorded permission to withdraw. Permission was granted and the Olerk left the room. Cr Scaly said that Mr Braddell had been appointed to the combined offioea of Town Olerk and Engineer. He had now deolined to carry out one portion of hia duties, and he (Or Scaly) would ljke to know what position the Council was m. Cr Thomas thought that Or Scaly had misstated the oase. Mr Braddell had not refused to oarry out any portion of his dutiea, but tho Counoil at its last meeting had said that if expected the sej.*vioe3 of a qualified engineer. The Mayor thought the question a wise ' one. Thoy had appointed Mr Braddell to the two offices, but the dutios were not being fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Counoil. Seeing the trouble they were m, he thought it best that thoy should upset the present arrangement and then start on a new basia. They had already fixed the terms upon whioh thoy could elect a Olerk and Engineer, and ho thought thoy should oanoel the present appointment, whon they could re-appoint the Plerk to that ollioo or oall for applications for both ofiioes £}s tljoy thought fit. ' Or Soott waa astonished tp hoar tho Mayor state that Mr Braddell waa not doing his work satislaotorily. Ho did not know of any work that was not done satisfactorily. The Mayor said that he had been misunder stood. What he hsd meant to imply was that tho position m regard to tho offioo of Engineer was not satisfactory to Councillors. Or Williamson said that tho position was porfootly clear. They had oalled for applica tions for tlfo offiooa. thoso had oomo m, and that of Mr Braddell had been rtcqopted on the understanding that ho should provide an Engineer to oarry out the Council's work m tho terms of the aohedulo of duties. The application was mado a month or six weeks ago, but the Council still had no Engineer, and Mr Braddell m his letter told them that he had failed to $take arrangements, and that he was prepared "to abandon the position of Engineer. The Counoil was in' tho position, if they accopted Mr Braddell's lotter, that if j Mr Fooks or porno other Eo^inoor did not

ohooae to undertake the work at £75 they i must exoeed the limit of £200 they had fixed aa the aalaries for the two offices. They might revert to the old applications if the ' applicants were still willing, or thoy might call for fresh offers, but he did not think any other method would be satisfactory to the Council or to the ratepayers. With regard to the present appointment, they could termin ate that either by paying a month's salary or giving a month's notice. Other gentlemen were prepared to do tho work for the sum specified, and the Counoil were not justified m exceeding it, As regarded an Engineer, they could not do without one. There were many things whioh the Works Committee could not take the responsibility of, and with whioh they oould not saddle the foreman. A very important matter was attending to the water supply, the Counoil now having the custody of the intake of the mill race, a matter which was of immenao value to the Borough, and whioh oost it very little. If the Counoil decided on having no Engineer, the County Counoil and the mill owner, who were also interested m that supply, might possibly take steps whioh would cause the loss to the Borough of a good deal of the advantage now enjoyed. Or Friedlander thought that they should aonsider this matter impartially, and .m the best interest of the ratepayers. Some time ago the Counoil adopted the Retrenchment Committee's report m whioh was embodied a ! olause whioh stated that the position of the Borough did not warrant the then expendi ture on salaries, and if the Oounoil went behind that now they would be undoing the work ot eoonomy that had been commenced. Mr Braddell now offered to retire from the ' position of Engineer and oontinue that of Town Clerk at a salary of £125, but the Counoil had to oonsider what it would cost ' them to seoure the services of a professional engineer. They knew that the estimate of works was seldom adhered to, and that probably 60 per cent more than specified would be expended, and if they paid an engineer a percentage they would exoeed the £200 whioh had been fixed as the salary for the joint offioea of Engineer and Olerk. They must not lose sight of the faot that they had had applicants able and willing to do the work for the salary fixed. He would ask if Councillors Bitting there m the interest of the burgeßseß would be justified m increasing the salaries when there was not the slightest necessity for suoh a step. However hard it waß on the servant — who had served them well m the paat everyone would admit— still they could not keep his plaoe warm and saddle the burgesses with expense there waa no oooasion for. Or Reid thought that Ors Williamson, Scaly, and Friedlander had stated the oase dearly, and he did not see how they oould do anything except what had been suggested. At the laat meeting of the Counoil they had given the Clerk every reasonable ohance of finding an engineer, though to hia mind the Olerk . should have had one before he put m his application. He was altogether opposed to the percentage system, and he objected to it when he first oame on the Oounoil. He was then told the Engineer's commission would only come to about £50, but at the end of the year he found that it was more than double that amount. He took it they would be m the Bame position if they adopted the same system again. They had fixed the salaries at £200 and there were gentlemen willing to do .the work for that money. He thought the only thing they oould do now would be to oanoel the present appointments and make fresh ones. Or Roberts said that the gentlemen of whom they had been hearing might be good engineers but awkward clerks. In suoh a oase if they made an appointment they would find themselves m exaotly the same diffioulty as they were now m. Or Thomas was not at all Borry for the Counoil. He had previously pointed out that they were not treating their officers m the manner they should. The Retrenchment Committee he considered had not gone into the matter thoroughly at all but had jumped at conclusions, considering the work oould be done for a oertain amount. The Town Clerk had been receiving about £180, and the Engineer about £130, or m all about £300, whioh had been out down to £200. The mistake made by the Counoil was m not giving their officers a chance of accepting their respective positions at the altered salaries, before calling for outside applica tions. Ho pointed this out at the time, but the Counoil were determined on calling for applications, with the possibility that they might get a oheap and nasty man. Cr Roberts had touched on the . weak point. If they got a new man he might prove a good engineer but not be able to look after the books- In addition, an old seryant always had a great deal of experience and could do great deal m the interests of the ratepayers that oould not be done by a new man. A muoh had been said about the necessity for an engineer, but he would affirm that Or Williamson oould " run " the town as well as the best engineer, after the work already done by Mr Fooks, for most of whioh, however, he had not been paid. All the work at the intake could be done by any man of common sense. All that was required was a consult* ing Engineer m reference to the building by-laws. Gr eaid tbat the question was not what they had (paid for the work m the past, but what they oould get it done for now. If the Oounoil had chosen to be mean and stingy, and had only offered £175 for the two positions, he was sure they would have had the same applicants. He was oertain all the clerical work m connection with the Oounoil oould be done m 52 days m the year. There was nothing difficult about the work, and yet councillors who were men of business expressed doubts as to whether a man oould be got capable of doing a work. He had been lov a long time oonneoted with that Oounoil and with the pounty Oounoil and Road Boards, and he know there waa more work on the Road Boards m one month than there was on that Council m four, and yet the work of both offices was done for*£lso and m some cases for less. Cr Scaly denied that the Oounoil had wished to get the work done for less than it was worth. They had themselves fjxed the salary and had not called for oilers, condemn* ing that principle as a bad and vioious one. The faot that they had reoeived fourteen applications Bhowed that tho salary they had fixed was fair and reasonable. No one denied that some of the applictns were capable of doing the work, and if that was so would the Counoil be justified m giving a larger salary when that whioh they had fixed was proved to be reasonable ? If the Oounoil did suoh a thing they would be the laughing-stock of the town. Cr Thomas j They are now. Or Williamson : Are they ? Or Scaly oontinued that he thought the proper thing would be to revert to the original resolution Jbef ore any side iasuea had been in troduced. The salary had been fixed at £200, which waß a reasonable one, and tho Counoil could get their work done m a proper manner for it. Cr Roberta said that, after hearing some of the expressions of opinion, what puzzled him was that Mr Braddell had been appointed Engineer at all. Or Friedlander said those who voted for him did so on the understanding tbat the services of an Engineer would be always available. Of Roberts said that puoh wfis not the oase. Ho and other Covjnoillors understood than ap engineer would bo oalledin when required. Or Williamson said that although Coun cillors had adopted the schedule of duties, some of tbem did not appear to reoognise it when making the appointment. Or Thomas, said that he reoogni3ed the schedule of duties, but he read it differently to Or Williamson. After a disousaion of a desultory nature Cr Friedlander . moved " That Mr Braddell reoeive one month's notice of the termination of his engagement." In speaking to the motion he took' oxooption to tho wording of I\fr Braddell's letter, whioh was not m tho spirit suoh a communication should' be. Cr Roberts said the Mayor had already explained under what circumstances the letter had been drawn up, and that there was no intention on tho writer's part of* being impertinent. The Oounoil should be just. Cr Thomas said that thoy should also oon sider tho way m whioh tho master had troatod tho sorvant. Cr Reid seoonded Or Friedlander's motion. Or Thomns maintained there waa nothing m the lotter whioh oould o#end the dignity of the Council. What was there m 'the worka «' without prejudioe " wbioh were taken exception to ? Mr Braddell had been treated badly thoroughout, Or Williamson said that he had every respeot for Mr Braddell as Town Olerk, and a >p.o of the Oounoillors would remember hui saying before tho applications were called that it would bo a pity if' they lost $bt}t

gentleman's services, He had no persona I feeling against Mr Braddell whatever. 1| has however, ridioulous to say they could got nobody else to do the work. Why m the applications they had received, they had to go no further than that of Mr Fooks whose firm oould fulfil the duties satisfactorily. I Those gentlemen had been doing their work for Road Boards for many years past — and Cr Friedlander who had had experience stated the Road Board work was heavier than that of the Oounoil— and it was evident thoy did the work satisfactorily or they would not continue m that employment. He had noth ing against Mr Brad 101 l but it was a question of whether the Council's interests should not be considered before those of its offioers. Cr Soott thought they were treating Mr Braddell harshly. If the proposal didn't suit, them they should refer it back' to Mr Brad dell. He knew that that gentleman had been misled, and he knew Councillors Bitting at that table who at the time the appointment was made agreed that an Engineer was only to be called m when required and now said they understood differently. (Or Friedlander t Name them. — Or Soott : Oh, I oan name them, and prove it, too.) He began to think there was an undercurrent at work, and not m Mr Braddell's favor, but m somebody else's. Or Friedlander having addressed the Ooun oil, the motion wbb put and carried as follows — "That Mr B_.addell reoeive one month's notice of the termination of hia engagement." The voting was as follows :— For : Ors Bird, Williamson, Friedlander, Roberts, Scaly, snd Reid. Against: Ors Soott, Tucker, and Thomas. It was resolved, on the motion of Ct Tuoker, seconded by Or Bird—" That appli cations be invited for the combined Offioea of Engineer and Town Olerk, applications to be m by 12 o'olook on llth June, 1888, tha salary to be £200 per annum." WORKS. Gr Williamson reported on the worka that had been done during the past fortnight. The formation ot a portion of Kermode street was authorised. IN3PECTOR OT NOISAKC3S REPORT. The Inspector of Nuisanoes complained of persona who loitered on the footpath opposite the Courthouse on Court days. Pedestrians had to either elbow their way through -the orowd or retreat on to the road. It wbb deoided to oall the attention of the police to the matter. The Inspector also drew attention to an iron pipe on the footpath m Burnett street. It was deoided to aßk the owner to remove the pipe. TIBS). The Fire Brigade reported on tbe recent fire at Hampstead, and enclosed acoount for expenses incurred thereat. The aooount was passed, and it waa deoided to apply to the Hampstead Town Board for a refund. FIRE INSPECTORS. Cr Scott asked if the Fire Inspectors aaw any inflammable material m close proximity to a building, oould they order its removal.; It appeared from the reply that suoh a matter came within the scope of the Inspeo* tor of Nuisanoes. I PAYMENTS. Acoounts were passed for payment, xaiioel* laneous business transacted, and the Oounoil adjourned.

CHINESE INFLUX

(Per Press Association.; BVDOTSY. May 28, . The steamer Chang Sha, from China, has a number of Chinese passengers for New Zealand. There are 3 booked for Lyttelton, 43 for Greymouth, 5 for Dunedin, and 9 for Wellington. Melbourne, May 28. Arrangements are now nearly com pleted to hold the Chinese, Conference about the middle of June, the general feeling of the several Governments being m favor of the Conference meet ing m Sydney. The actual date of meeting has not yet definitely been fixed, as it is not icnown when the New Zealand delegates will arrive. Wellington, May 28. Government have reoeived a letter from a Wellington firm stating tbat the writers had reoeived a cable message from Sydney to the effect that the steamer Ohang Sha arrived there with 60 Chinamen on board, bound for New Zealand ports, and re questing from Government permission for the Union Company to send the Celestials on by the Wakatipu. The application runs counter to the understanding arrived at between the Government and the Union Oompany that, provided they, were allowed to get rid of the Te Anau ship ment of 78 Chinese, by plaolng them on the Wareatea, which was only entitled by the mailne law to carry four sueh 'passen gers, they would bring no more Ohinamen from Australia to New Zealand ports The matter Is under the consideration of Government. [It has been Intimated that the Govern ment has refused to grant the application of the Union Company.] ■ - S3

SHOOTING AFFAIR AT SPRINGSTON

[" AN EXCITED FARMER. M " ■ > d The " Lyttelton Times " reports that n on Monday Mr Peter Sinclair, Olerk to il the Springs Road Board, was shot at and d wounded by Thomas Henley, a ooniider* n able farmer of the distriot, who was after e wards arrested for the outrage. The Is clroumatances of the aff_.tr were as fol -0 lows : — On Friday night the Road Board Office * at Springaton was burned down, and Mr * P. Sinclair, the Olerk, sent a telegram to ° Inspector Pender on Saturday, asking ' that a deteotive might be sent out to j make enquiries, as there were auspicious 1 cfroumstauoea oonneoted with the fire. I Accordingly Chief Deteotive T. Neil went 3 to Sprlngston yesterday morning, and ] with Mr Sinclair started to make enquiries r In the distriot. Amongst other plaoea i they went to Henley's farm, which ia 1 situated about a mile from the Rolleston : railway elation, and fourteen miles from Ohristohuroh. On oalling at the house, Henley and Mrs Henley asked them In, After they had been a short time there, they commenced making their enquiries. ' Henley then flew into a passion, ordered them out, and assaulted Mr Sinclair. Nell and Sinolalr were just leaving tbe houae, when Henley fired at the latter with a double-barrelled gun, missing him. He then ran round the corner of the house and fired again. The Bhot took effect In Mr Sinclair's legs and thighs, and he fell to tbe ground. Henley, his son and his wife, then attaoked the detective and Sinclair, but Mr Nelll succeeded ln getting the latter away, and taking him to his house olose to the Road Board Office. . Neither the deteotive nor Sinolalr, it should bo noted, were armed. Dr Westenra wag at onoe set for, nnd extracted forty-eight shots from Mr Sinolaic's legs and thigh*. Most of these bad lodged m the left leg j some of them had paused right through the oalf. Dc Oooko afterwards arrlvjd, and attended to the wounded man, whoie condition he pronounced to be serious, though with absolute quiet and careful attention he will doubtless reoover, Wheu Inspector Pender with four ob five constables fully armed went to arrest Henley, they were unable to gain ad mittance to the house. It appeared Henley was determined not io qqtijei^ec himself, but at the entreaty of his wife bloodshed was prevented, In Henley's bedroom was found a double-barrelled guv loaded and capped. Henley Ib between forty-fiva and fifty years of age, and baa lived In Canterbury for twenty-four years, fourteen of whioh have been spent at hia present farra. He had, it ia said, served m the Amerioan war. Ho is a atrongly built man, though BOtnewhat understand. His son, aged 2s, was also arrested as being oonoocued m the attach on Sinoiair,'

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 29. 1888



Moon's Snn Sun Moon Moon ago at May-Juno Rises. Sots. Rises Sets. noon. p.m. n,m. 28 Monday .. 7.23 4.32 7.15 8.41 10 29 Tuesday .. T. 23 4.31 8.20 11.30 17 iBO Wednesday.. 7.24 4;30 9.25 p.m. 18 31 Thursday .. 7.95 4.30 10.29 0.13 10 X Friday.. .. 7.26 4.29 11.33 0.47 20 3 Saturday ... 7.27 4.29 • ♦ 1.17 21 ajn. 1.43 3 Sunday .. 7.28 4.28 0.35 2 8 33



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CAUTION 1 1 1 AFTER the gratuitous paff m tbe " Weekly " and dally " Press," and the present advertisement m tbe " Ashburton Gaardlau " respecting the Poisoned Wheat prepared by the so-called Patent Prooeßa of Mr J . M. Cambridge, on behalf of the Ashburton Drug Company, I deem It my dnty to draw the attention of Graingrowera to the fact that the process m question ia not patented m New Zealand, nor ia it likely to be, for the simple reason that the varions advantages set forth are exactly thoie which I have atrtctly observed m the preparation of my Poisoned Wheat for the laat three years. Coft or Telegrams. HiZBLnKAK, Esq. , Patent Registrar, Wellington. Plesie reply whether J, M. Cambridge, Ashburton, has obtained or applied for any j patent m connection with Poisoned Wheats, and if ao poat copy of specification. , Ashburton, 30th April, 1888. O, M. Brooke, j Hr 0. M. Bbooxb, Aahburton.— No application received from Mr Cambridge. Wellington, May 1, 18S8. F. 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