THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN.

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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 oldißhineg till nearly o'olcok 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 shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and ehineati 11 morning The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1888. THE UNEMPLOYED.

In Oamaru and Waimate the unem ployed question is becoming so pro minent that Government has been moved to assist m the matter and afford relief by opening up works where ever employment may be found for a large number of men who have famlies dependent upon them. In Oamaru the unemployed have been holding meetings and when their cases have been examined into it has been found there is real cause for the cry for work, while m the case of Waimate the same has been the result of research into the circumstances of petitioners. The member for Waimate has interested himself .most

heartily ttr'prtmde-fot^tlf^'necegßity of many working men m his constituency, and the member for Oamaru from his seat m the cabinet ha 9 also seen the neces sity of doing something. It is well that just at this particular time Ashburton has not to face such a serious question as finding remunerative employment for a large number of working men. We can, however, while congratulating our selves on our position feel for those who are not so well circumstanced and who have no alternative left them, but an appeal to the Legislature to set on foot some public work which will absorb the unemployed labor and keep house and home together till the busy season of shearing and harvest comes m again. From what we can gather from our Oamaru exchanges it appears that Government have agreed to advance £500 to be spent on work for the Oamaru unemployed, and an additional sum (assumed to be also £500 m amount) on behalf of the unemployed at Waimate, who are expected to work m conjunction with the Oamaru men. In addition to these sums £100 is being given for instant use Thus a sum of £1100 m all is given by the Govern ment ; and it has been resolved that this should be expended, under the supervi sion of the County Council, on the road which is needed to connect the interior with the port of Oamaru. It is under stood that Mr Banks, the County Engineer, will lose no time m getting the men to work and the employment so foand will stave off for the time the effect, wbich a large body of men with out employment would have on the country while the work done will bo sufficiently remunerative to recoup the country for the outlay.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

M. de Lesßeps has spent over £1,000,000 a year m advertising his sohemes. Most of this is paid to Paris newspapers.

The first batoh of Russian offioera who have been acquiring a knowledge of Eastern languages have just returned to their com mands m the army.

The annual football matoh between Can terbury College and the Otago University played at Christcburoh on Saturday resulted m a draw, eaoh sooring a goal.

German newspapers are crying out for protection against the large importations of wheat into that country, the market being swamped with Russian grain.

Peter Lovelook, commonly known as Major Lovelook of the Salvation Army, is gazetted as an officiating minister vmdes •« The Marriage Act, 1880."

The name of a medical man is announoed as having been erased from the register of Qualified medical praotitioners m the colony, m consequence of his having committed a felony.

In the "Otago Daily |Times" is the fol lowing advertisement : — " Wanted, male attendant for Seaoliff Asylum, briokburner preferred." What peouliar qualifications has a brickburner for the post ?

We would direot attention to the railway arrangements for the Hunt Club Steeplechases to-morrow. Trains will stop at the saleyards siding near the raoeoours? for the convenience of visitors.

A half-caste woman while going through tho®eborah Bay Tunnel, near Port Chalmers, was overtaken by a train, and before she could reach a man hole she was knocked down, but fortunately escaped with a few bruises.

The Minister of Lands m the reeentdebate on Village Settlements acknowledged "that "the whole of the Village Settlements m Wellington and the South were self-support ing, and also a very fair proportion of those m the North."

TheAmerioan correspondent of the Danedin "Star" says:— Every year the American public) sohools turn out tens of thousands of youths who are oondemned to get no good chanoe m life because the education, so excel lent m its way, and burdensome to the people, is so absurdly unsuited to the conditions of our national progress.

The Young Women's Christian Temperance Union, whioh has reoently been established, are anxious to form a benevolent fund m oon« neotion with their work. For this purpose they intend giving, on Tuesday next, a grand concert m St. Stephen's Sahoolroom. Admis sion will be one shilling, and the members intend to push the sale of tickets to the utmost.

The rinking oraze did not find favour In the eyes of certain of the Salvationists m Mosgiel, neither are the Gore contingent m favour of Bkating. Lieutenant Battray has invented a new name for it and calls it the " eight-wheeled devil."

When at Mastorton Mr McCallam quoted the prios of a boiler and engine for a dairy. " Does that include the new ad valorem duty?" asked a settler. "Oh, no I" waa the brisk reply. "Then how would you avoid it ? " " Get them made m the colony," was the' ready answer.

A schoolmaster m Glasgow, the other day, received the following letter from an irate and righteous parent : " Sir, I hope you will not insist on John Brownlee having a song book, I do not pay for such rubbieh. There is no suob vanity m heaven. May we all meet there."

The latest hoax regarding Jonathan Roberts is the circumstance chronioled m the " Chriatohuroh Telegraph " that the will of the celebrated esoapee has been found on ths main land, near where his olothes were dis covered. He makes elaborate provision for the disposal of his property aooording to the text of the published will; j

A correspondent writing from Round Hill, m Otago, says the oost of living to a China man is at least 10s per week, although he eats nothing but a little pork or bacon with his rice. When they are making anything like good wages they spend ffom 15s to 20s per week on food, whereas the average Euro pean miner, even at Bound ;Hill does not spend more than 8s or 9s per week on his food and tobacco.

Te Kooti has taken to preaching and prophesying. At Opotiki lately he prophesied that a dreadful epidemic m the torm of a Bkiu disease which would affeot almost every, body, would come over the land sometime between now and next New Tear's Day. He exhorted his hearers to pray fervently to Jehovah, aa nothing else would avail or would help to ward off this disease but prayer.

The humble menial m Maßterton is still said to hold her own (says a local paper). A lady the other day asked a servant whom she waa engaging, "Oan you come at once?" "No," was the reply, " I am going to a ball on Friday evening, and it will not be conve nient for me to come till after then." An idea flitted aoross the mind of the mistress that ehe would like, just for onoe m a way, to go to the ball herself if the maid could only be induced to Btay at home, but she did not care to give expression to a sentiment whioh might hurt the amour propre of one whom she waa bound to study.

Since the Queen met with a slight aooident at Windsor and sprained her knee, she has not been able to stand comfortably for any long period, and at drawing-rooms, although appearing to stand, she is really been standing on a oleverly-arranged ohair of crimson and gold. This year (says "Truth") another and a lower chair was substituted for some reason or other, with the result that several ladies nearly tumbled over when they kissed hands, as the Queen was sitting so exoeed ingly low that it was quite a gymnaßtio exercise to bend down to her hands.

" Truth " alleges that the " Times " letters were supplied by a, secret servioo spy employed by the Tory Government to assist them m their endeavours to bring about the dissolution and demolition of the Irish party. Mr Wemyss Reid's biography of Mr W. c! Forster oontains a number of private letters whioh passed between Mr Gladstone and Mr Forater, whioh it ia hoped by the Unionists will damage the oause of the Home Rule party. The^ latter, however, olaim that they prove the wisdom of the polioy now pursued by Mr Gladstone.

The result of some trials with the new Maxim mitrailleuse, whioh has been intro duoed into the Austrian eervioe, gives an approximate idea of the preoision and effect of the improved ordnanoe. Hiram Maxim himself made oonsecutive points forming the letters of his name upon the face of the butts, from a distance of 1950 feet. One shot followed another m rapid succession during an interval of three to four seconds, UNtil the word "Maxim" appeared m large and regular characters, readily distinguishable from afar.

A correspondent writes: — An excellent leoture upon the Maori race was delivered at Willowby on Thursday evening laßt, by the Rev J. N. Buttle, whioh was full of instruc tion and of thrilling interest. As the son of an old missionary, Mr Buttle is well ac quainted with what he undertakes to impart to his audience, therefore all who have an opportunity should hear from him a graphic account of our fellow-subjects, whom, m this distriot, we seldom or never see. There was an abundance of toothsome refreshments provided by the ladies of the distriot afte the leoture.

The miners of the Thames goldfields have prepared an illuminated address for presen tation to the Hon. W. J. M. Larnaoh express ing deep regret at the departure of so true a friend, and so earnest an advocate of the mining industry as the hon. gentleman. The memorialists state that " no member of any New Zealand Ministry has so persistently endeavoured to advanoe the prosperity of the colony by bringing to the assistance of the miner a praotical knowledge of the com position of ores, the most modern appliances for the extraction of metals, the reform and establishment of schools of mines, and the publication of mining literature."

There is now on vfew m the ironmongery department of Messrs John Orr and Co. a very fine sample of dressed New Zealand flax from the local mill of Messrs Jephson and Co., at Tinwald. The sample is from a bale sent by the firm to the Melbourne Exhibition, the fibre is six feet long and very free from vegetable ooloring matter, it being of a uniform tint and texture. It should prove of great value for twine and rope making purposes, and shows that with oare and proper machinery how valuable a produot the phormium tenax is when properly prepared for the market, and there is no limit to the demand for fibres of this nature for manu facturing purposes.

The " Auckland Herald " says : — The mysterious individual known as the " White Pasha," whose identity is as insorutable as that of the Man of the Iron Mask, appears to be at least no myth. Messengers from Khartoum confirm the previous reports of his existence, although they appear to be unable to thrown any light upon his antecedents, or the object whioh he has m view. As commu nication with the interior of the Soudan does not seem to present insuperable diffi culties, it ia not a little surprising that if the White Pasha be, as is supposed, Stanley, he has not found a means of sending some intelligence of his movements to the outer world.

For 16 years the War Office have had before them Major Watkin'i " Poeition- Finder," and at last they have made up their minds that it is most valuable and simple, and calculated to make one gun do the work of ten guns m a Bhore battery, and they have awarded Major Watkin a lump sum of £25,000, and a retaining fee of £1000 a year for ten years. By the use of telescopes at signal stations, eleotrioally oonneoted with a direoting Btation, the position of any vessel or objeot ia ascertained by converging lines, and reoorded automatically, and the gunners take thai* sighting and elevation from the direoting {station, quite independent of what they themselves see. Jn faot the guns may be behind a hill, and yel the aim may be quite aoourate. The acouraoy of (it* by the •« Position-Finder " is marvellously close. About £50 is the cost of fitting eaoh gun with the apparatus.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

The ordinary meeting svaa held d even'ng. Present— The Mayor, and Jra W lliamson, H, Friedlander, Robert?, 1 Scaly, Reid, Thmnas, tscott, and Tucker. FINANCIAL The Mayor stated that the debit bilanoe at the Bitik was £1449 o\. 4.1. Sam* amounting ta £80 2s 61 had bean received ainco the prevlom meeting.

CORRESPONDENCE,

letters were read (I) From Hftmpsteid I Town Board, onoloalng cheque for Fire Brigade expenses, A Bum of os for railway whiatle was disallowed, and the Board pointed oat that this ir&3 the last fie, expenses on aoooant of which it would be responsible for. — Or Scaly thought the only thiug to do vas to act as had been done m a forraar inatanoa, and withhold the aervioes of the Brigade, allowiog the l< oil bod; interested to take the responsi bility. He moved tint it be notified that the Brigade would not attend fires m the Ilatnpjtead district, on aooount of the notion of the Town Board.— Or Fried lander seoonded the motion. — Or Thomas thought the Oounoil should make its position dear, and nhow the Town Board aloue was responsible. He therefore moved that the letter be published — Oro did not think suoh a oourse neoessary ks that suggested by Or Thomas.— Or Sealy's motion was carried.— (2) From the Fire Insurance Aaaoc'atloa hoping that some deos'oa on thequsstion of proouring i efficient fire extinguishing apparatus might be come to as the matter bad been hung up so long.— Deferred till later m the evening, — (3) From the Building Soolety on the subject of insurances on buildings on Borough reserves. — Seld over.

A number of application! from persons desiring to be pat on the burgess roll were referred to the Mayor to deal with,

BENTS 07 BEBEBTH3.'

The Committee appointed to go loto the question and consider whether relief oould be afforded to certain of the Borough tenants submitted their report. The Committee recommended that no inoreasea be made m the rents of the reserves held by Baildlng Society (lately In the oocupa tion of Andrewes Bros ), W. Patohing, Joseph Scaly, H. 0. Segers, James Taaker, P. and D. Demean and John Orr. The Committee had no recommendation to make In regard to the reserve oooopled by the New Zaalaad Loan and Meroantlle Agency Company, The Committee re commended that In the oaae of J. L. Brown the rent be allowed to remain as at present till end of term, as if this were done the lessee nndertook to build. In the case of J. R. Steel, the Committee recommended that the rent be reduoed one-half as it was out of all proportion. The Committee suggested that before this relief were granted all arrears should be paid op, and wished it to be understood that with that exception of the oases of Messrs Brown acid Steel, It was only of a temporary nature. Or Williamson moved the adoption of the report. It was not to the interest of the Council to crush the lessees, and he was sore that m adopting the suggestions made the Council would be benefiting itself as well as the lessees. o<r Thomas seconded the adoption of the report, endorsing the remarks of Or Williamson. Or Tucker failed to see why relief should not ba afforded to the lessee of the site on whioh Btood the N Z'L. and M. A. Company. He 'moved that Mr Restell and the N.Z.L. and M.A., Company be allowed the same privilege as the other lessees. Or Scott seoonded Or Tucker's amend ment. Or Reid Bpoke In favor of the report, Cr Frledlander said oaoa case had been considered on its merits. Mr Ueßtell had admitted his roat was reasonable and did not ask for any reduction. The rent of the New Zealand Loan and Meroantlle Agency Company, too, was not exoeasive. Aftor dlsoußslon Or Tuoker withdrew his amendment aad the report waa adopted. INSURANCES o A report on the insuranooe on buildings on Borough reserves was adopted. WAKANDI CUEEK. Or Williamson reported the result of the Interview with the County Oounoll and mill owner on the sabjaotof the Wakanni creek. The creek was silting up aod damaging ruads and properities lower down. It had been decided to ask the Birough and ntill-owner to contribute £10 each towards the cleaning out of the creek, the County Oounoll to bear the remainder of the cost. The recommendation made by Cr Williamson was agreed to. THE HIGH PKES3URB SCHEME. The Engineers submitted a lengthy, report on »he scheme for a high pressure water supply, and electric lighting, whioh had been submitted to the Council by Mr D. H. BrowD. They estimated that the cost of the necessary works to put the scheme m operation would be as follows: — Building complete, including boiler house and wrought Iron tank of 15,000 gallons oapaolty ... 1350 Supply pjpo from reservoir, Including laying and lead with concrete intake, sluice gate, etc, at reservoir, and feed tanks for pumps at the works « , 390 Supply pipe from the works to i the East Street Main, slnioe valvep, etc., oomplete, Inolud- Ing laying and laad ... ,„ 270 Main pipe In East street, run ning from Cox to South street, 60 ohalns with double juno tions, stopped ends, etc., in cluding laying and lead ... HCO Hydrants and pipes from main, sluice, valves, eto. ,„ 260 Hose, etc,, hose reels... ... 250 Engines and boiler equal to 50 or 60 horse power 1000 Installation of electric light ing, say 50a t lamps (incandes cent), including all wires, posts, lamps, etc., complete, but using present lamp posts 1000 £5620 The annual oosfc to the Borough esti mated on the foregoing estimate would result as follows : — Wages ... .„ ... 3po Faei... , ... ,;; gpo Maintenance & repairs, say 100 Interest on £5620 at 6 per cent .„ .„ .., 337 2 £1037 2" At an Informal meeting of the Works Committee to consider the report the "pinion had been expressed that it would not be judicious for the Council to enter upon a work of such magnitude and cost at the present time and under present circumstances.

Or Read moved that the report be re oeived, and ihe recommendation of the Works Committee not to proceed wltn the scheme be adopted. Or Scott seconded.

Mr O. Cates wished to address the Council, but as he had given no wrlt'en Intimation of his intention he could not be allowed to do so. Mr Gates then retired representing hU intention of hand ing m a written notice at 9 o'olook ou the followtog morning. He considered the ratepayers would be robbed if the scheme were oariied out. STBAM FIRB ENGINE. After a deßultory discussion it was re solved on the motion of Or Frledlander i that Or Roberta, who had the nutter In hand, be requested to collect the promised aabiorlptiona m aid of the purohase of a steam fire engine. Or Thomas moved " That a Committee consisting of Messrs Williamson. Fried- Japder, Tucker, Roberto aqd the mover

be empowered to purchase a ateam fire engine upon th? moat favorable terms to the Oounoll, co soou aa £130 raised by private subscription? be paid into the Borough fund 3."

The motion was seoonded by Or Reid and carried.

The amount of £130 referred to, !s ex clusive cf the subscription c.f £70 promised by (ha Fire lußiiranoa Associa tion, j WORKS COMMITTEE REPOUT. The Worka Ojraraittee'a report was read as follows :— Proleotive Worka : On Saturday, the 28ch ult., there was a con siderable fresh la both branches of the river, anJ at one time lha billow planta tion and fenoa immediately below the bridga were Berlously threatjned<- We are happy to say, however, that no damage w*b done to the lower works beyond loosening aoms stakes and damaging some of the ootjr fanoe, the bjnks and gruiaa being qalte unimpaired. At the workß near the Old Men's Home the smallest groin, and a short length of the bank at the oorner of Norman'a paddook, and part of the fence and some willows below No. 3 groin were soourad away, but the other grolnß are unhurt. The Wotka Committee recommended the reinstate ment of the grolu wuahed away and some minor works on portions of the bank. Or Williamson referred to the efficiency of the proteotive work doae by the Council last year. Very little damage was done by the last freah, and the river now seemed to be working towards the other side.

The report was adopted. MISCELLANEOUS

Payments were passed, and a quantity of minor business having been attended to the Ooancll adjourned,

PAH-ANGLICAN CONFERENCE.

(PSR PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

London, August 3. The Judicial Committee of the Pan- Anglican Conference have decided that the Primate should take action on the petition complaining of the ritualistic practices of the Bishop of Lincoln. .

London, August 4 The Pan- Anglican Conference con demns the spiritual neglect of emigrants, and the exclusion of the colonial clergy from the same preferment as others. It approves of the constitution, of a council of reference, as suggested by the Aus tralian Synod,

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(E3R PKBSS ASSOCIATION.)

WEttitNjTON, August 6. Mr Gordon has returned from a visit of Inspection to the Mahaklpawa goldfialda, and his report is of a favorable nature. He expresses the opinion that a payable goldfield exists m the locality, and states that of 200 men on the ground 00 are on payable gold.

The estimates will be the first buslnoaa for to-day ; it 1b Anticipated that nearly the wbole sitting will be ocoupled m Committee of Supply.

Nothing is definitely deolded yet as to the delivery of the Public Works State ment, but it is generally thought it will not now come on till Thursday, and that the debate on the 'Friaod Service will be taken on Friday,

la connection with this matter the Auckland members claim a majority m favor of the continuance of San Francisco Mail Service, The majority claimed ia not a 'targe one, but it is admitted that the Government proposals may have the effect of either Increasing the number or reducing it to a minority. At present the belief la that the Premier's proposals will be decidedly m favor of the service.

In connection with the rumor of calling Major Campbell to the Uppar House, I understand that nothing has yet been fixed, but there is an ld':a that if it should come to pass, an effort will be made to give the position to a former officer of the tlouse ; but who haß now entered into their bußlneßS, the said peraon being a son of a prominent politician and a oo,m paratively young man, The feeling Ib that, should a vacanoy arise it should be filled by ordinary promotion, and that Mr Stowe, olerk to the Legislative Council or Me Friend, clerk's assistant m the House should be raised to the position. Government have received a oable menaege to the effeot that tha Midland Bail nay oontract had been signed and eoaeld by the Company m London, the Directors having met on Friday when they decided to accept the last proposal mads by Government.

A further meeting of the Opposition will be held to-morrow morning, when it Is hoped that such steps will be take a, as will place the parly on each a baala that they will oonatltuta a respectable and consolidated minority of the whole House, of whioh, however, they will form the strongest individual aeotlon. A misrep resentation as to the result of the meeting of the party jon Friday has been Bpread about m some quarters to the effeot that they had deolded to call themselves the <' constitutional " party, but lam assured that nothing of the sort was passed. There is no deßire for any fanoy title of that sort. Beyond the fact that It was decided to appoint a Committee to super intend the affairs of the party, nothing was really done at the meeting, and practical business will really be transacted to* morrow, when it la anticipated the leader will be chosen and Beven gentlemen eleoted to act as a Committee. It is' now contended the party haß profited by the experiences of Thursday, and Mr Walker's amendment, whioh has had the effeot of hardening them np, while I am osaared on the best authority that those who were prevented from voting With the party on that occasion, regret the clroumstanoa of the amendment being of a aurpriae nature, and that they were not as a whole : oonaulted, prevented them from giving ' their vote, as their party loyalty would have liked them to do. Mr Walker took a certain responsibility on his shoulders by tabling the motion, and that It was supported by so respectable a minority goes to show that it was based on soucd principle, and deserved more consideration than it reoelved. Several members who voted with the Government vowed they did so because they were averae to any amendment which was takon m the light of a no-oonfidenoe motion. The Opposition aa a party re frained from bo treailng It, consequently foroes were unequally distributed. These faots were fully shown at the j meeting on Thursday at which explana tions were made by several members of the party who voted against the amend ment, whioh to a great extent acoounted for the large majority of the Government, and the upshot will be, it is believed, ihat the party will ba much stronger than before. Up to the present the Opposition have bean demoralised by the support they were compelled to give to Govern ment during the passage of the Customs Duties Bill, Inasmuoh as they bad to toa the mark.

On the question of the New H»rbor Bill, the Opposition will have the co operation of the freetrader*, and the probability! Is that Government will be defeated upon It, but It will not be made a ministerial question.

The Freetraders have declined an Invita tion to be praaeat at the Protectionist banquet. The banquet promises to be In every sense a success, and It fa atited that from 600 to 1000 people will take part, Including the leaders of the Protection movement throughout the colony. Every thing that Is to ba uaed at the banquet will be of local manufacture or production. Larger quantities of Unnecessary supplies have been (jousts foe the ogoaiioa,

SYDNEY GRAIN MARKET.

Measra R. Goldsbroush and Oo Limited. report undir date, July 25 th . Milling wheU is In fall supply at late quotations, Ohickfeed'ia plentiful, and prloos are easier. Oata, io ooneequence of short deliveries, have Improved, and for Ma z* late ratea are maintained. Bra-i and Pollard continue dull of sale. Wa quote ; —

Miming wheat, 3s 5d j obiokteed, £• 8d t 2s lid.

Oats -Milling 2a 53, bright heavy feed 2i 41, medium to 2 2£l, inferior from2l. JBHAN AND POLLAKD— 9d.

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

AFTERNOON SITTING,

Monday, August 0,

The House met at 2.30 p.m. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr O'Oonor moved aa an amendment that m the opinion of the House no farther appointment should be made to the Legislative Council until the legislature should have had an opportunity of determining upon any alteration to be made In the dlreotion of limiting the nntnber, altering the words of appoint* maot, and for fixing the term for which suoh appointment shall be valid. He said that he would move the resolution without any consultation with Government, and he hoped the Houae would support I*. Dr Hodgklnßon said that if he thought the resolution would effect any reform In the manner of making appointments to the Ojuncll he should support It, but he did not think It was likely to do so. '

Sir John Hall said that he bad fre quently advocated a ohsnge m the mode of making those appointments, bat he thought that a large question of this kind should not be brought forward without notice, and he therefore oould not sup> port it. . . Mr Verrall, Mr Leveatam and Mt Samuel, supported the amendment.

The Premier considered that a more In* opportune time for bringing forward a resolution of this klud oould not h»ve been chosen , The Goternment had already deolared that they were nbfc going to make any further appointments. The question must ba d<souai9d by the House next session, and it would. then have to be decided whether the number of the Legislative Oouooll should be limited or whether the two houses should ait to gether, on the Norwegian plan. He sub mitted that at this time of the session it was most undesirable to_ open a large question of this kind. Mr O'Oonor said that after the Premier's explanatlonjhe should aakj for leave to withdraw his amendment.

Leave was refused.

The Premier, In reply to a question b/ Mr Kerr said that he did not intend to make any further appointments to the CoudoH this year, unless by direction of the Honae. Of oourae it might be ab solutely neoessary to do so ie order to carry on the Government, but he did. not anticipate any contingency of that kind arising.

The motion for going Into Supply was carried on voioen, and the amendment lost. " • . .-

The Estimates were then farther oon sldered.

A lengthy dlaoaaaion ensued on the vote, £300, for compilation of Maori history, and at Me Hialop'a suggestion the sum was redaoed by £5, upon his pro-* mißing to enquire into the matter.

Considerable dieousaion was caused by vote £2660, contribution towards the expenses of the protactorate of New Guinea. . -

Mr Hlslop said that the late Govern ment had agreed with the Home Govern* ment to pay a contribution for this '■ pur pose. He suggested that the vote be reduced by £5, and Government would undertake not to make any farther payment after this year without Instruc tions from the House.

Mr Peacock moved that {the vote te reduced by £5. '

The amendment was agreed to. The House rose at 5.20 p.m.

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Considerable (discussion took plaoa on the Item £75, oompenßation'to Mr Brent* It appeared that Mr Brent was a. teacher at Danedln High School, who oame oat under a life agreement to the Provinolal Government. The High Sohool Board had refused to pay his fall salary, and the dlffarenca had to be made up .by the colony. Several members vigorously de nounced the item, whioh they insisted the Board was morally bound to pay. Having succeeded to the school endowment they insisted that it took over the liabilities also.

The Colonial Secretary said that the Board conld not afford It, and under Mr Brent's agreement the colony mast pay*. On the motion of Mr Flah the item #aa atruok out by 38 to 23. The remainder of the vote passed. Olaaa I— Legislative Departments. £100 was struck off the Clerk of the Legislative Oounoil, and £50 ofl the clerk's assistant. The motion to strike oat the salary of the second olerk'i assist ant—£loo—was lost by 36 to 31. Two attempts to redaoe the amount failed when the estimates for the House of Representatives came on.

Sic Maurioa O'Rorke took charge of them and explained that he Intended to suggest the lama redactions ss had ap peared on the Government estimate! with the exception that he proposed to retain both Maori Interpreters. He accordingly moved the redaotion of whioh notloe had been given.

An attempt was made to retain the Sergeant-at- Arms' salary at £340. bat It war lost by 34 to 31.

Mr Marohant moved to strike " Reader. £150," out altogether. Loßt on the voices. Mr Fish moved to dispense with the servloes of one Interpreter. Lost by 35 to 19 Record clerks— £2s,o, was retained by ob to Jl.

uoSf ? iß^^ ed lto reduce oontlngenolei, jfcOOU, DyjfclqQ. Carried by 35 to 22. The Assistant Librarian's salary was re. talned at £25Q, lnotead of £235, as pro* posed to be reduced. Passages of members, £500. Mr Monk thought In these hard times members ought to pay their owe paiaazes, «nd moved to strike tho item oat, but after much opposition ho withdraw It, and the remainder of the vote passed without farther dlsoussioo.

Class XlV.— drown Lands Survey Department.

There was cDnsiderab'e di.ousslon oret the alterations made among the Ocown Lands officers, but the item passed without alteration.

On the. motion of Me Moss progress wat reported by 27 to 20, and the House rose at 1.15.

THB ASHBPRIQN GTJABDIAN TUESDAY AUGUST 7, 1888



I Moon's Sun Sun Moon Moon ago at August. Rises Sets.| Rises Bet>« noon; "ZZ n.m. p.m. 6 Monday .. 7.10 8.3 6.48 3.20 37 7 Tuesday .. 7.8 5.4 6.34 4.20 28 8 Wednesday.. 7.7 5.5 7.14 5.26 0 9 Thursday .. 7.6 5.6 751 633 1 10 Friday.. .. 7.4 5»7 8.23 7.43 2 11 Saturday ... 7.3 6.8 8.53 8.53 3 12 Sunday .. 7.2 5.0 9.22 10.4 4



The best Remedy for Indkjestion. — Norton's Camomile Pom are confidently recommended as a simple remedy for indigea- tion, whioh is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whioh wo are subject. Norton's Fills, with justice called the "natural strengthener of the human stomach," aot as a powerful tonio and gentle aperient, are mild m their operation, and safe under anT ommmstanoes. Sold m bottles at Is U3 2a 9d, 11s, by all Medicine Vendors throughout thQWQr/4.



Wblm Haib. Balsam. — If grey restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil or grease. A Tonic Restorative. ops hair doming out etrn^enf, ole^neeß^ beftle ecalp, 2



J Statutory Declaration.— l, Franz Baabe i Ironbark, Sandhurst, m tbe oolony of Viotoria, i Australia, do solemnly and sincerely deolare that on the 25th June, 1877, my son Alfred, cis years of age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on hi/3 knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance. However, m epite of all efforts, ou the 27th August; 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that an amputation of the injured limb had become imperative, m order to save life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, proouring some of their Extraot of (he Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I bad the satisfaction of seeing my son within a fortnight out of all danger, and to-day he, is recovered., I may just add that it was when the orißis had been reached that the Extraot referred to was first applied. And I make this solemn declaration, etc jFivm Baabx. Deolared at Sandhurst, m tbe colony/)/ Viotoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of Ootober, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven before me, Morita Conn, *.P.-(4dYt,- 6



A CARD, j Miss Carson, TEACHER OF MUSIC,' (PIANOFORTE AND OKGAN), Burnett Stbeet, 12 101



TO THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON. Misses Morrison & Holloway DRESS AND MANTLE ;MAE£BS Tancbed Stbeet ASHBURTON. 6 169



Good News! Good News! TO ALL HABD-WORKINGMENAND ANXIOUS MOTHERS. Egg* BONA FIDE SALE NOW ON AT THE New Zealand Cloihing Factory PBEVIODS TO TAKING BTOOK. WE offer yon Real, Genuine, Substantial Goodß (onr own make) ACTUALLY BELOW COST FOB YOUR BEADY MONEY; EVERY Article m onr . Extensive Stock, consisting of Men's and Boys' Clothing, lings, Bhirte, Hats, etc, reduced to prices cmquaUed, thus enabling people ol limited means the opportunity of dreesirg and clothing themielvea and their children for a smftll Bam. ,— SPECIAL.—: MEASURE SUITS An -g £JS FUOM 3&4 ID TBODPEBS TOMEABURE -f /JD FROM X/ D COMPARISON IS THE TRUE TEST OF VALUE. Boxia Fide Sale NOW IN FULL SWING fAT THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. W. H; WEBBER, Manager. TRY KIRKPATRICK'S ISPEOIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" -JILfV M S— JNOTIOE. f\UR Special Quality "X" brand of V_/ New Season's JAM is made from Fresh Frnlt, within a few hours after it h been gathered; it thus retains the full ..,BVcrof the Freeh Fruit, and is the beet quality it la possible to make. CAUTION: None Is Genuine unless our Name Is stamped on the Tin, and has onr ragls- -1 tered Tiado Mark, the letter " X,"on the Label. SSIRKPATRICKijANDJ!CO., MANUFAOTURiSRS, NELSON.



Wanted. IRi'OT Cable will run tor the Ojster Stakes To-morrow. Fresh fish, Smoked fiah, and Cray fiir*, Cheap.- G Gates. 8 44 WANTED a smart Active Lad In the Ktchen, App"y Mr Timjo, Lyttelton BmdinghoUße, Uavelook street. 8 42 ESTERN Fire Brigade— lmportant meeting of Subscribers and M m- bera, Wednesday Evening, at the Station House, at 8 o'clock p.m 8 33 STOCKINGS- 700 paira of Ladies and Children's sample Hosj juat opened llaaded under the old Tariff.) All qu ihty to be sold cheap during our sale. — xi. C. Segbrs, Melford House WANTED Known— A clearing sale of Saddlery for one month only; The whole of A Ireland's Btock will be offered at wholesale pricea foe one month. Now is the time to secure bargains. WANTED Known— That Uayks and Co. has 250 Splendid Tweed Trousers Your pick for 10s 6d. f] KEATEST Sale ot the day, every- VJT thing cheap for Cash.— H. C bsaBBS, Melford House, BOOTS. BOOfS.— Keep tho feet dry and save doctor's bills. Quality is everything m bad weather. I guarantee every pair. Best value In New Zoaland at Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders Buildings.— Robert Aloobn. . T ADIES' Jackets.— Just Opened a few I A Ladies very superior Jaokets, both m style and quality. Will be aold at less than half their price during our present Sale, — H, O. Segbrs, Melford House. ~11 /"ANTED —Everyone to come and V V Bee the nicest lot of Glass, China, and Earthenware ever shown m Ashbur- ton, and the Cheapest ever landed In New Zealand. Imported direct from the Manufacturers. — Robbbt Alccrn, Saun- ders' Bulldingß. til WANTED Cash. — MuJr's Oatmeal (251 b), 2s 6d ; Candles, 5d ; Vestas, 5d doz. ; Coffee and Milk, Is ; Cocoa and Milk, Is ; Corn Flour, 4d ; Fruits m Syrup (21b tine), Is. Crockery; Glassware, and Ironmongery, — J. Mo* Gbkqob, Tanored street



Friodlander Bros. VyE HAVE FOR SALE,— BEBD WHEAT SEED OATS SEED BARLEY ALL MACHINE DRESSED. FRIEDLANDER BROS, We are heavily overstocked m RYEGBASS EEED Thoroughly cleaned, which we will sell very cheap, FRIEDLANT)ER BROS, Wo are Cash^Purchaßers of WHEAT OATS AND BARLEY m Large and Small Quantities, HIGHEST PftlOES GIVEN FRIEDLANDER BROS, We are landing, ex "J. D, Peters,'" BED OLOVEB, WHITE CLOVfiB, COWGBABS, ALBYKE, &c, &o. [All of Choicest Quality. FRIEDLANDER; BROS. GOOD NEWS TO GRAINGROWEBB THE WONDER OF THE DAY' MASSEY'S Light 2-Horse_Steel Binder. We have pleasure of intimating our friends and others that we have been appointed SOLE AGENTS FOR FEW ZEALAND for the Bale of this wonderful Machine. Wherever the Machine has been tried it has given entire satisfaction and those who attended the trials and saw the Machine at work expreeued themselves highly pleased. Numerous orders have alreudy been taken for next Beaeon'B harvest, and thoße m want of Machines , will do well to eeo THE MASSEY BINDER Before placing their oro^ra elsewhere We guarantee every Mapiine, thereby showing tbat we ourselves have every confidence m the MABSEY LIGHT STEEL BINDER 808-AGENTS WANTED. FRIEDLANDER BROS.



Eden Gteorge. , EDEN GEOEGE'S BRANCH^STUOIO 18 NOW CLOSED. ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE FROM Henry Zander, a s;h burton. £)ERSONS wishing to order Extra 1"^ Copies of their Photographs oan have them at the following prices ; — £ ■ d 32 Cabinets 10 0 6 , 0 12 6 12 Boudoin 1 10 0 6 „ 10 0 These prices Include Groups, also my position already worked up. All orders to be aent direct to Eden George, CHRISTCHURCH.



H,J. WOOD & Co. STATIONERS' HALL, *Vied lander's Buildings, Ashbarton. BOOKS, Commercial and Genect Stationery, Account Bookß, &c HEW BOOKS B 7 BVBRY HAIL. music; Pianos, Harmoniums, Acoordeon. Ooucertlnaf, Violin?, Btnjos, &o , &o. New Songs and Muoio of every description A large quantity of Music (Sheet and Books) slightly soiled, to be sold at a Great Sacrifice. FANCY GOODS i Writing Oasea and Deßka, Scrap, Phot,: and Fern Albums, Work Boxes, Purses C»rd Cases, Pocket Burkn.Photo Frames, and every deacripticn of Fancy Stationery. Writing, Printing, and Wrapplug Papers In any quantity. Any Book out of stock procured from out Chrlstcharch Establishment, tho Stock of which is one of the Largest and Bes. Assorted m the Colonies, or from London Agency. A special Discount allowed to Llbnry •nd School Commltteesi H. J. WOOD & 01 STATIONERS' HALL, ASHBUETOr



30,000 FETJIT TREES. No Christchurcb Woolly Aphis or Bangiora Scale Blight. THOS.~SEAL.Y NURSERYMAN, ASHBURTON HAS now ready for thiß Seraons Planting by far the Largest atd Best Stock of Fruit Trees m Ca- terbury, probably m the Colony, consisting of — APPLE TREES PEAR TREES PLUM TREES PEACH TKEES CHKRRY TREES APRICOT TREES Quinces, Walnuts, Filberts, Graje Vines, &c, &c, we!' grown robust tree and grafted on the best stocks. AJso large quantity of B^rry Fruits of all kind and an innumerable quantity of FORES and SHELTiiK TRKEB, Roseß, <ma mental Trees, Shrubs, Roote, &c, &c. great variety. MESSR^ J. 83ALY & CO., geedsmei East strce continue to act on my behal m Town, nd all orders, &c., entruateo to them shall have prompt attention. desop livr priced catalogues on application. THOMAS FEALY, Biver Eank, Ashburton ! .Fronting south approach to Traffic Brdge



20 TONS CLOVER SEEDS CLOTER SFEDS CLOYFR SEEDS WE ire now landing, ex "Aorangl" from London, our new Season's Clovers, Turnips, Garden, and Flower Seeds, which we hive procured direct from the GROWERS. They are of the choicest quality, being this Season's crop, and are therefore fresh and bbliablb. We will forward samples to any address on application, bo that Intending pur- chasers can test the germinating quality for their own aatlsffcction. ALSYKE OLOVER, RAPE. WBITE CLOVER, MUSTARD, COW GRASB, TURNIPS, RED CLOVER, MANGOLD, TIMOTHY, CARROTS We have also Peretmlal Ryegrass and Cocksfoot for sale m Urge or email quan- tities, latest novelties m Garden and Flower Seeds, from that well-known Lon- don firm, James Carter and Compart. Empty Iron Tanks SDI Gates for sale. J. BEALY~and CO., (Lite Seal? Bros.) 7



TTJILLIAM BAYLIS begs to announce f T to his Cnstomera and the General Publio that he has been forced to remove from Sounders' Buildings to the above Prenvses m consequence ot the Bank having l»»t his shnp In launders' Buildings to Mb Alcobn. W.B. trusts that his Cns'omers will net be inconvenleoced by the change of situation, as the new premises are an immense improvemen npon the old, and more centrally placed ; m fact, my Customers will be very pleased with the change. In my new Premises shall have a large and varied Stock of Groceries, Teas, China, Glassware, Hard- ware, Cutlery, Brush ware. Cheese, Bran, Sharps, Chaff, Potatoes, Flour, and every requisite of the trade, which will be sold ftt the LOWSBT POSSIBLE PBIOSS. Goods delivered daily. Families waited on for orders. Agent for the Wakanul Flour Mills. Thb Bbst Floub Madb.



Public Notices fpHE Undersigned have Trnst Fnnds J. for Inyeßiment npon first clasß free- hold seoarities at lowest onrront rates of Interest m sums varying from £50 to £2000. WILDING AND LEWIP, 77 Solicitors, Burnett SI. Trees. Trees, Trees fIIHB Undersigned begs to thank his X numerous Friends and Customer! for tbelr past favors, and calls their special attention to his extensive stock of FRUIT AND FOREST TREES of all sorts. N.B. —Planting done by contraot, and all Trees supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Fro.lt Treei pruned and gardens kept m order byjthe week or by the year. 40,000 Cup- 1 Macrooarpa, 1 year old, 4s 6d per 100. 20.000 ditto. 2 year old, 7s 6d and 10j per 100. 24,000 Pinus Insignia, 4s per 100. All orders by post, or left with Mb fl. G. Flowhr, Confectioner, East Street, •hall receive my prompt attention. James Porter, OLIFTON NURSERY, 4 192 Allenton, Ashbnrton. BEMOVAL NOTICE. WM. BAYLIS GENERAL STOREKEEPER, Junotion of the Wakanul Road and Cameron street, between Post Office and Mr Gamble's, faolng the County Council Avenue.