The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1890. THE NOMINATIONS.

Though many of the electors maybe aware of the changes effected by the Electoral Acts Amendment Act passed last session, there are yet others per haps who are not cognisant of those changes, and whom it is desirable therefore to post up in the subject. The old-fashioned nomination'day,; with its speeches of proposers, seconders, and candidates, and subsequent show lof hands, has been done away with, and for the present, and all future j elections (unless the Act be hereafter repealed or amended), nominations will be made much in the same way as in the case of Municipal, County, or Road Board elections, that is to say in writ ing. Section 5 of the Act provides that" Any duly-registered elector, with his consent, may be nominated as a candidate for election for any district by a nomination-paper in the form or to the effect set forth in the Form B of the first schedule, given or trans mitted to the Returning Officer so as to reach him not less than seven days before tlie day appointed for the pollf the same Section further providing that " the consent of any person to be nominated may be signified to the Returning Officer by letter sent by post, or affixed to the nomination paper, or by an ordinary message by telegraph, which shall be deemed to be delivered in time if delivered at the telegraph office for transmission withiri the time hereinbefore limited." The following is Torm B. iiv the Section cited referred to :— Nomination Paper. To the Returning Officer for an Electoral District of '. - We, the undersigned Electors for the Electoral District of do hereby nominate A. B. of {residence, occupation), with 4iis consent, as a candidate at the Election of- - —member of the House of Representatives for the aforesaid Electoral District, the poll wherefor is appointed for the day of 18— CiD. .■■■'■ ■ e;f. (Full names, rimdenre, and occupation of tmti .Electors nominatflng,) I I consent . ■ A.8., Candidate: Now, referring to the words itali cised in section 5 of the Act; as above printed, we draw special attention to the fact that nominations must reach the Returning Office " not less than seven days before the day appointed for the poll " and we strongly advise all nominators and candidates to make sure that no hitch shall arise, by send ing in their nominations .in ample time, and in order to this we hold that they should be sent in on tlte 27th at latest. We mention this because we notice that while the Returning Officers for some districts—as for example Ashburton, Ellesmere, Kaiapoi, and Waimate—have notified the 27th as the last clay for receiving nominations, the Returning Officers for Timarn and Wellington, (and possibly other dis tricts) have fixed the 28th as the last day. Now, although counting to 9 a.m. of the sth of December, a nomina tion handed in before 9 a.m. of 28th November would, according to the section of the Act quoted, be in time, because there would be fully seven days between the two periods, it appears quite clear to us that a nomina tion received after 9 a, m. on the 28th would not be in time. Hence if any Returning Officer accept a nomination on | the 28th after 9 a.m. we venture to think that the election of any persons nominated co<ild be upset, and we forsee possible trouble in those cases where the 28th and not the 27th has- been named as the last day for receiving nominations. , It will be well, therefore, for candidates and nominators to make quite sure by sending in their papers in all cases, on or before the 27th November. While ' on this subject there is just one other point to which we will direct attention, and that is to the shortness of the interval between the close of the nominations and the day of poll. There are districts in the colony in which the communication with outlying por tions is so difficult that it is quite possible should, say, one candidate be nominated early, and no other until the very last moment, that the electors may be in ignorance that there is a contest until the contest ia over, —may not know of the date fixed for the poll until after that date has elapsed. The Act needs amending in this particular, and the interval should be increased to fourteen days.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In connection with settling over the li^e meeting the Secretary of the Ashburton Racing Club iidvertiscs for all accounts against the Club to be rendered by noon to-morrow. The Capuchin Fathers, who are leaving their monasteries in France because of the new military law requiring all clergymen up to the age of 35 to serve in the army, are emigrating to Canada and the United Statss. A special weather forecast was issued at Brisbane on the 19th inst. warning vessels between New Zealand and Few South Wales to expect strong winds and gales, rapidly veering from north through to west to! south south-east. I A curious instance of the absurd injustice of the anomalies of railway rates is reported from Bacup. Shopkeepers in that town can buy sugar in London, take it thence to New York, and bring it back again, via Liverpool to Bacup, lOd per ton cheaper than it can be sent from London to Bacup. What is probably the largest sale of sheep that has taken place for many years was on Thursday effected by Messrs C. Newton and Son, auctioneers Christchurch, who sold the whole of the annual draft from the Cheviot Hills estate, comprising 18,500 merino sheep, on account of the executors of the late Hon. W. Robinson. A meeting of the Methven Sports Club was held on Monday, November 17th, at Mrs Patton'a hobel. There was a very fair attendance. The programme was arranged substantially the same as last year. It was decided to invite offers for the different booths, right of Bports, and for a band. After disposing of other routine business the meeting adjourned for one month. Tli3 death is announced in a lunatic asylum at Ward's Island (U.S.) of Ktni'leSauret, the pianist who accompanied Camilla Urao in ) her tour of New Zealand a few years ago. Deceased, who was a brother of the famous French violinist, studied at the Paris Con servatorie, and during the Franco-Gentian war emigrated to the United States, where he enjoyed a good practice, JJe lost life teastfu two years ngo.

, .England has put in a claim for £2,000,000 indemnity for the recent ron in th« Argen tine Republic. The combined .armies and aaviesof France Germany, and Russia number 10,453,164 men, and cost £110,248,930 a year Seventy-rtine persons in Great Britian pay tax on incomes exceeding £50,000 per annum. The total aggregate amount of incomes thus assessed exceeds £8,000,000. The Temperance Society of Paris has offered an international premium of IOOQf for the best original work on alcoholism and its cure. In our notice of the entertainment in aid of Mrs Keely and family we omitted to mention that the Ash burton Borough Band gave its services gratuitously, and that Messrs H. Gates -»nd E. Ward furnished the ochestra for the occasion. Says the " Hawera Star " :—As illustrat ing the importance of exercising the greatest care in preparing butter for export, .we'were, shown recently by Massrs Bobbins and Pierard an English price list of butter dated September Bth in which Danish is quoted at Is 7H per lb. Mr Don, the Danish butter expert, is now in the district advising settlers as to the best methods of making butter. The rates for carriage of native brown coal (lignite and shale) on the New Zealand rail ways will be reduced on and after 6th January next. The rates for 12 miles will be (per ton) Is 9d ; 20 miles, 2s 6d; 30 miles, 3s 9d; 40 miles, 4s 7d; 50 miles, 5s 7d ; 60 miles, 6s 3d; 70miles, 6s 8d; 80 miles, 7s Id; 90 miles, 7s 6d; 100 miles, 7s lid. The mini mum quantity carried at these rates i 8 four tons. It will be noticed that a considerable reduction has been ; made on the rates at present in force. The "American Agriculturist" writes :— •'The war against binder wire in the United States last year proved very advantageous for New Zealand flaxgrowers. A large part of the 15,000 tons exported from this latter country in 1889 was shipped to the United States and made into cordage. This sudden increase in the New Zealand flax export trade haa opened the eyes of London merchants, who are anxious to obtain regular statistical information in regard to this industry. The cultivation of flax during the present season in New Zealand is naturally taking on large proportions." The Midland Railway. Company offered at auction on Thursday 74,021 acres of the land granted to them by Government as subsidy. The sale took place in the Chamber of Com merce Hall, and Mr J. Matson was auctioneer. Of the acreage offered 41,817 were sold in nfty-nine lots, realising in all £52,532; and .the unsold twenty-six lots represented an acreage of 32,204, and an upset price of £25,000. In every case, with one small exception, the upset price was reached, and in v; some j instances very substantially ex ceeded. The prices realised from 13s to £3 7s 6d. In consequence of the remarkably splen etic and indiscreet language made use of by Prince Bismarck to interviewers with respect to State affairs, it is confidently anticipated in Berlin that the Emperor will direct the application to his ex-Chancellor of the rescript which he himself prepared after the Yon Arnim trial. This ordered Ministers of State to take an oath not to publish any thing relating to State affairs without the express permission of the Sovereign. The Prince, it will be remembsred, whilst-he was in power, endeavoured to enforce this against the Empress Victoria. , Mr Gladstone saya he doubts the wisdom of educating children with a view ti penwork and clerkships, because there is scarcely any class of people among whom the competition for employment is so hopelessly great as the labourers with the pen. This is owing to the cultivated disdain for manual labour in the ordinary sense of the term, and also to the competition of foreigners. Iti London it ofter happens that a German who knows both French and English, as well as his own tongue, comes over and offers to do the pen work of the counting-hoxise for half the sum for which it would be done by an English man who knows no language but his own. } {The departures from New Zealand during October numbered 809, of whom 423 went to New South Wales, 233 to Victoria, and 90 to. the United Kingdom.' The arrivals were 1085—from New South Wales 384, from Vic toria 235, from the United, Kingdom 341. Seventeen Chinese arrived and 66 went away. Tlic total loss of population by excess of emigration over immigration for the nine months ended 30th September was 3552 persons. The departures for Australia are given subject to revision, as the Customs emigration returns do riot include all pas fiengei'3 wiio go on Board without booking. The numbers may eventually be increased somewhat after the receipt of returns from the Shipping Companies. A good story, writes " Marjorio" in "Woman," reaches me from the somewhat out-of-the-way region of Petaluna. Early last week all was going merrily at a very interesting wedding in the town until the bridegroom was called upon to produce the wedding-ring. In vain he felt in his trousers pocket for the missing trifle. Nothing could be found except a hole through which the ring had evidently fallen into the high boot which is affected by young men of that country. What was he to do t " Take your boot off," said the parson. The suspense and silence were painful. The organist, at the priest's bidding, atruck up a "voluntary." The young man sitting on the altar rails, removed his boot, the ring was found—also a hole in the stocking, which led the worthy divine to remark, "Young man, it is time you were married.'' The whole horrible evidence respecting the way the poor are housed in the large towns pales before a recent case of overcrowding in a Tillage near Bridgwater. It was given in evidence that the defendant, an old laborer with his wife, two daughters, and eleven illegitimate children belonging to the daughters, were herded in a hovel, contain ing one room 14 feet by 9 feet and 6 feet 6 inches high, another 12 feet by 9 feet, and a garret above, reached by a ladder. There was no ceiling in one of the rooms, and no casements to any of the windows ; and the only water supply was from a neighboring ditch, into which the sewage of the premises ran. Such is life in some of our country villages, "where health and plenty cheer the laboring swain."--" Truth." The polonaise is literally upon us ! That unpicturesque garment, has been slowly but surely creeping back into favor for some time. Modistes have hinted at it; fashion prophets have foretold it; and fashion plates have given us faint indications of its approach. Now (writes " Miranda" in the " Lady's Pictorial ") it is actually with us. Two have been seen during the past week on the Lees at Folkeston on ladies whose toilettes bears Fashion's latest stamp, and with the outbreak of autumn gowns the polonaise will be found, I think, to be an established fact. I cannot but deplore its revival, for I think it will be the precursor of the other "fussy" arrangements and re dundant draperies that we have so long i happily banished. For grace and effect ana comfort the straight, plain skirt cannot be equalled, and though at first polonaises may fc» made on the straight Directoire lines, paniers and other monstrosities will tin questionably follow, and then "there's-no knowing," as Mr Colletle says, to what depths of absurdity Me may not descend ! The passengers by the 1.45 p.m. tram from Sydenham to Christchurch on Thursday received a serious fright, if nothing worse. As the car was passing the railway crossing at Colombo street, a shunting engine was seen to be rapidly approaching, and before [ ifc could be stopped, it collided with the train j car at about its mid section, throwing it off the rails. There M rere about two dozen passengers on the car at the time, and all these were thrown off their seats; but be yond a few bruises, no one was, fortunately, seriously hurt. The horses broke loose, and proceeded in the direction of the town, but were quickly recaptured by the driver. The train was running on the line of rails nearest Sydenham, and one of the passengers says that he saw the red flag displayed by the crossing-keeper. The tram-car was badly knocked about by the cow catcher of the engine, which got under neath it, the lower frame of tlie tram sustain ing somewhat serious damage. Fortunately there was not much way on the engine at the time, but had there been, it would have been difficult to estimate the serious nature of the Accident,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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London, November 19. The Bank of Australasia and the Bank of Australia are co-parties to the Baring guarantees. Messrs Dillon and O'Brien have been sentenced to six months' imprisonment oh each of two charges of inciting at Tipperary. The sentences to be con current. Miss Macknight, a passenger from Melbourne by the Lusitanin, committed suicided by jumping into the Red Sea. j Judgment in the Ah *'oy case was reserved. The Court will probably ignore the constitutional aspect of the case, and base their decision upon the question whether breaches of the Act were committed by tbe master or Col lector of Customs. Oxford University has rejected the admission of women as Bachelors of Medicine. Washington, M ovember * 19. A religious convulsion has broken out among the Indians of Indiana. They are said to be expecting the advent of the Messiah, and are adopt ing a bellicose attitude towards the white population. ■ Berlin, November ;2Q. / Dr Koch has not made public the component parts of his specific. He desires the Government to undertake the manufacture of the remedy. It is understood the cure is not immediate but requires] several years.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, November 20. Some anxiety is felt for the safety of the brigantine Edith May, which left Port Chalmers for this port forty five days ago. * Grasshoppers are causing great havoc iii Ballaranald district,; 550 miles inland. The largest illicit distillery ever unearthed in the colony was discovered to.day in a produce merchant's' pre mises in the city. Three stills in full work, and a large quantity of whisky were seized. Melbourne, November 20. The locust plague in some country districts is. reaching alarming propor tions, and the greater portion of vege tables, flowers, and herbage in Kerang (180 miles North West of Melbourne) have fallen victims to the pest. The insects travel at the rate of several miles per day, and the surface of the river Loddon, which runs through Kerang district, is in many places black with bodies of locusts. The Victorian Government will be represented in Berlin by Professor H. Cullen, of Melbourne University, who is at present in the German capital in vestigating Dr Koch's cure for con sumption. Several local medical men have left for Berlin on their own ac count. Other Colonial Governments having refused to bear part of the cost, the Victorian Government have declined to contribute to the expense of fitting i out an Antarctic expedition. The Canadian Government have approved" of the postponement of the departure of Mr J. J. C. Abbot, leader of Government in the Canadian Senate, who was appointed a Commissioner to visit Australia for the purpose of ipro moting trade relations with tiie Colo nies. Mr Abbot will probably leave i in March. Brisbane, November 20, The weather bureau forecasts that stormy winds, gales, rain and rough seas no^Y prevailing on the Australian coast will make their way towards New Zealand. , .; ■ A hospital is being prepared for the treatment of consumption by Koch's method. A Koch ward is being opened, in the Birmingham Hospital. . Sydney, November 19. Kemp and McLean have been matched for £300 a side and the championship of the world. Mklbockne, November 19. Mr Munro, Premier, fea depu tation that he was in favor of a joint colonial (representation on the Postal Union. He deprecated the actio'h of New Zealand and Queensland in hold ing aloof from sharing in the guarantee for cable reductions. He hoped, how ever, they would yet show a disposition to join, and he would ask the Cabinet to again approach them. If they persisted in their refusal he would tlien see what could be done.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, November 20. Negotiations are being«completed .by .a private firm in Auckland for the estab lishment of a Steam Service between Auckland and New Caledonia. It is prob able that the Government steamer Stella may be chartered for the purpose at firsl". One of the employees ac the sugar works, Chelsea, a man named Hen|yjr Caldicott, was found lying across one of the machines with his hand cut off and wonnds on his head and face. He was taken to the Hospital, where he died. It is supposed he was struck by some of the machinery. Napier, November 20. A tremendous easterly sea started roll ing in yesterday, which greatly increased by this morning, The weather is clear, with a light south-east breeze. The ship Ransjitikei dragged her anchors, and with much difficulty was prevented from going ashore. She had on board lOfM) bales of wool and a lot of tallow. Wellington, November 20. A new scale of parcels post rates foi New Zealand is gazetted. Under lib the charge will be 6d, and after that 3d per lb extra up to 111b, the maximum. At the inquest on Mr Putnam it was shown that the accident occvirred through the shaft of the trap he was driving giving way. It had been broken and bound up with wire, but he persisted in using it. The Government have received a com munication from the Agent-General on phylloxera. He states that steps are being taken by him in accordance with instructions, to collect the most recent: information of the most trustworthy kind. He has been in communication with Misa Ormerbd, the well-known entomolgist, and has asked the Government of France, the Agricultural Department at Washing ton, arid the Cape Government to let him have the best information in their posses sion. He has read also a large number of reports on the results obtained in various ravages of the peat;, and expects in due course to have sufficient material to be of service to New Zea^nd vine grower*. TiMAuu, November 20. The Harbor Board to-day discussed the " travelling shingle" question on a report from the engineer as to the coinparativecbst of land and water carriage if it was deter mined to shift the annual drift. The calculation was much in favor of lifting it

b y a dredge over the breakwatsr, rmd transporting by means of punts. Thn question, of an experiment of this nature was further held over. The estimated cost of shifting the shingle across the harbor, tho whole drift, is £1500 per annum. Some members advocate obtaiu ing further professional advice. Woodville, November 20. - The R.M. Court was occupied to-day with a case-in which. Strnchan and Co., of Dunedin, sued A Sandul, of the Star hoU'l, for b«er which ho found inferior aftor delivery, and refused to pay for. Judgment was given for defendant, with costs, amounting to £10, tho Resident Magistrate holding the beer to be inferior, and tho intention of the plaintiff had been drawn to the matter within a reasonable) time aftt-r delivery. J-hwEDijr, November 20. A large number of shareholders of the Equitable Insurance Association met Mr Bevan, the delegate from the West Coast shareholders, to-night by invitation. After a long discussion- a motion wan carried, by a largo majority, that tho Press bg excluded. The case of Atkinson v Atkinson, n. wife's petition for judicial beparation, was not concluded to-day. (July Mrs Atkinson's evidence was taken.

SPORTING

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB

SPRING MEETING.

SECO&D DAY. Disposal Stakes, of 30 soys ; the winner to be sola by auction immediately after the race, and the whole oi the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Weight Bst; any overweight to be declared. Three-quarters of a mile. 143 Mr P. J. Henley's bitg Mailboy aged, lib over ... (White) 1 31 Mr S. Alexander's eh g Doubtful, aged (McConochie) 2 7 Mr W; P. Claridge's br m Violet, (F. Ross) 3 9 Mr J. M. Reid's brg Cymaro, aged ... ... ... (Leeson) iO 27 Mr F. N. Black's eh m Duchess of Albany, aged (Ray) 0 61 Mr H . Kerr's b to Emma, aged (Barry) 0 30 Mr M. Scott's eh m Goldfinch, aged (Derrett) 0 - All seven'entered, but the public choice was shown to be the correct one early in the race. Violet sprang away j with a good start, and kept that position to the distance, where Maiiboy; ran through and won easily, Doubtful a'good second, and Violet a third just beaten for second place: > Time—lmin 16secs. Dividend—£i 18s. WijfCHMORB Handicap, of SOsovs ; second horse to receive 5 sdvs from the stake/ District horses only. One mile and a quarter. 94 Messrs M. and C. Hobb's b g Quibble, aged, Bst 61b (Jackson) 1 102 Mr T. Daly's br g Liberator, 4yrs,Bst... ... ... (White) 2 21 MrtM.»Scott'schg Pennine, syrs, 7stllb ... (Kayy 3 49 Mr H. Lambert's br h Sir Julius, I 6yrs, Bst 21b (lib over) (Brown) 0 'J Mr J. Doherty's blk m Rondinella ! 4yrs, 6st7lb (Dunn) 0 Quibble and Rondinella ran in front for the first six furlongs, when the latter fell bock beaten, and Quibble went on with a i clear lead of Pennine and Liberator. Pennine was the next to retire, and Quibble striding along in front, won very easily by three lengths, the same distance separating second and third. . , Time, 2miu 13sec. Dividends —£2 11s. • Open Welter Handicap, si 35 .soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake. Winner of A.R.O. .Handicap $0/ carry,;Tl^'penalty. ' One "'mile." " '' i- ■ - . 37 Mr W. Russell's be h Breadalbanb 4yrs, Bst ■' ... ... (Leeson) 1 55 Mr 11. Lambert's eh f L->o, 4yr.s Bstl2lb (Butterworth) 2 96 Messrs M. and C, Hobbs' b ]i Quibble, .-.'red, "Bst 51b (Jackson) 3 6 Mr T. Daly's br g Liberator, 4yrs, ttst 21b ..: ... (White) 0 25 Mr P. J: Henley's g m Nellie Gray, syrs, Bst (Derrett) 0 B'readalbane and Quibble were quickest away from a good start, and the pair raced together until entering the straight. Here Liberator made his effort, but could not catch the leaders. Loo came very fast at the rails and beat Quibble, but Breadalbane, beautifully ridden by Lee son, kopt in, and won comfortably by a length, Quibble a close third,, Time, lmin 44sec, Dividend—£s 6s AllentojS* Handicap, of 30 soys ; second horse toreceive 5 soys from the stake. District horses only. Winner of Winch more Handicap to carry 71b's penalty. One mile. : 118 Messrs M. and C. Hobbs' b f Lady Zetland, by Perkin Warbeck ll— Forget-me-not, 3yrs, 6st 71b (H. Holmes) 1 60 Mr T. Daly's br g Bon, 4yrs, 7st 121b (car. Bst) ... (White) 2 24 Mr S. Binney's b m Prima Donna, aged, Bst 41b (Derrett) 3 26 Mr H. Lambert's br h Sir Julius 6yrs, Bst6lb ... (Leeson) 0 7 Mr M. Scott's eh g Pennine, syrs 7st 41b ... (Ray) 0 38 Mr F. Russell's br g Coinage syrs, GstlOlb (Ross) 0 2 Mr J. J. Lewis's b g Kilmarnock syrs, 6st 71b (Compton) 0 3 Mr S. Alexander's eh f Rose water. 3yrs, fist 41b ... (Dunn) 0 This race was Lady Zetland's own from the straggling start of which she got the best. White on Ben tried all he knew to catch her, but failed, and Prima Donna made a good third. Time— lmin 45sec. Dividend—£2 2s. Flyikg Handicap, of 35 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stoke. Winner of A.R.C, Handicap to carry 7iba penalty. Five furlongs. 56 Mr M. Sherwin's Dragon, syrs, 7stl2lb (Derrett) 1 30 Mr H. Lambert's eh m Loo, 4yrs, 7st6lb ..: ... ... (Ray) 2 123 MrT. W. Hungerford'sbf Heather Bell, 3yrs v 7st 121b ... (Leeson) 3 104 Mr V. Harris' b f Inez, 3yrs, Bst 51b ... ... ... (White) 0 53 Mr P. Butler's be Bay King, 3yrs, 65t121b... ... (Holmes) 0 6 Mr P, J. Henley's g m Nelly' ftray, 6st 101b .... ... (Ross)' 0 38 Mr Grices Sevastopol, 6st (carried lib over) ) (Dunn) 0 4 Mr E. Saunders' b g Portadown, sys, 6sc (car. 21bs over) (Cusdin) 0 After a good deal of delay at the post, the lot were sent off from a rather straggling start. Dragon soon forced his Avay to the front, and-'managed *o keep there to the finish, notwithstanding very determined efforts on the part off Loo and Heather Bell to displace him. Inez, the favorite brcke down badly, andj Bay King pulled up lame. Time—lmin 2scc. Dividend—;£6 6s. Messrs Mason and Roberts had charge of the t^talisator and worked the double machine most satisfactorily. That they were kept busy on both days the follow ing figures will show. On the first day there went through their hands £2217, and on the second day £1928—making a total of £4145, against £3228 in 1889.

WELLINGTON MEETING.

Hutt R4QBGOUKBB, November 21. The weather is I6v«ly for the races, and the attendance fair. Following are results: Grand 'Stand Handicap. Rebellion. , ... ... ' .1 Gladstone ... .., . 2 Cruiser 8 Rebellion won easily at the finish. Tim«—lroi'i 44secs. Dividend—£3o 10s, j

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do pot hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

MR BROWN'S SPEECH.

TO THE KDITOB. Sir, —I notice that Mr Brown in his speech at H-unpstead, is reported to have n;iid : -"I think the present land laws' •■we the best we have h:id, bjnfc,d'.inmyism should not beallmrurt." Now Mi 1 Editor, the like of this coining from Mr Brown, tends to make him appear virtuous in (ho eyes of the elcctoia ; but .1 would ask Mr Brown, if it is not a fact that la^t year he went to the JSorth Island to buy laud, and that he ur,ed his childrens' names, as dummies, to further his ends, and evade the law 1 Thanking you in anticipation.— I am, Sir, ' :, . . V,'m. M'Rae

THE GAG APPLIED.

» TO THE EMTOtt. Sir, —A few years ago, 1,, in common with the other Liberal electors of Wakanui, had the mi*-fortune to be califd '.'Tag-rags and Bob tails," but Mr Leadley in a vigorous tirade against the, Land Tax and a»d Income Tax h&"< now; denounced us as "faddists." Now,'M? Editor, if Mr Leadley had finished here, we could for give him, but he had the questionable taste to propose a motion, which practi cally debarred electors who wero not farmers, from voting.' The farmers evi dently have had enough' of such one-side ness, for the motion met with such oppo sition tliab it was eventually withdrawn. I would earnestly impress Mr Leadley with the fact that the reins of power are slipping from his party's grasp, so much so, that when he open 3 his mouth agaiv to speak to a Liberal meeting he should be careful imt to put his foot in it.—l am, etc., Nemisis. November 20th,, i* ■'

MR SAWLE'S FIGURES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —When I read Mr PurneU'a letter in the "Guardian" last evening, I was struck by the manner in which Mr Purnell attacks Mr Sawle and his figures. It would be gratifying to know where Mr Purnell gets his information that Mr Sawlc finds the official returns incon venient. Mr Pumell states that there are only 13,275,350 acres of freehold in New Zealand, Sir George Grey says that 18,000,000 acres are owned ,by as few as sixteen hundred persons. Are these the only landowners in New Zealand out of a population of (300,000! From Mr Pur nelVs statement t we gather that the total available land is 21,476,902 acies. Mr , Perceval, of Chrietchurch, states that there are 32,000.000 acres alienated, and the 36,167,920 acres that Mr Sawle bases his taxation on are taken from an estimate given by Mr Gannon when , speaking at Napier. Mr Sawle distinctly stated this in his address, and also the fact that, up to the time of his using them, their correct ness had not been disputed. , Looking at Sir George Grey's and Me&srsGannon's and Perceval's figures, must we class these gentlemen with Mr Sawle as huge blunderers who know nothing of what they are talking I—l1 —I am, etc., Onlooker.

THE ELECTIONS.

MR McLAdHLAN AT ELLESMERE.

Gitki iTCHUjRCH. November 21. Mr McLachlan, who opposed Sir J. Hall for Ellesmore, addressed a' mooting last night. Ho stated thit ho opposed Sir J. Hall on account of the latter's views on the education question, and owing to his .support of the Government. Ho was opposed to Sir H^ Atkinson, and was a freetrader. He favored a progres sive Property Tax on absentees, recipro city with Australia,- and an, amendment of the land laws to prevent 'dum.rn.yism. He spoke against federation, and advo cated bonuses instead of protection to encourage locfil industries. He op posed female suffrage. A vyto of thanks was accorded. , , ...

Mr J. G. Fraser,'who is: opposing tho Hon. G. F. Richardson for Mataura, in his speech at Gore declared himself as an independent candidate, but was opposed to the present Government because Sir H. Atkinson, who had gained office on a promise to save £300,000, had never been a willing economizer. ,He contended the Government had "increased the Customs duties by as much.as £1,000,000, and had raised a loan of £3,000,000, which was spent in Wellington and not in the country. He also opposed them because he understood some members of the Ministry were indebted to , financial institutions, because they had in the Ward-Hislop affair interfered with tho administration of justice, and as a third ground for opposition he opposed the land administration! He gave in his adhesion to the platform of the Farmers' Union. He would hot interfere with the present system of education, but, opposed State aid to high schools, and would abolish the school commissioners and all similar bodies, placing the land under Government control. "He would make ample provision for clever boys arid girls by means of scholarships. He was a friend of unions, and regarded monopo lists, syndicates, speculators, and middle men as pests sucking the life-blood out of the farming class. The candidate received a vote of confidence.

, Invgbcabgill, November 19. Mr J. G. Ward, ■ late member for Awarua, was nominated to-day. So far he is the only candidate.' He addressed the electors afc Wintota yesterday, receiv ing a vote of thanks and confidence..' On the land question ho thought the time would arrive when action -would be neces sary to compel the settlement of large estates unless the owners took the matter up, but notice of such legislation should be given some years ahead to prevent hardships. Ho would, favor borrowing within the colony on a moderate scale, lie defended his action in supporting Pyke's Private Schools 831, which did not endanger the national system. He was opposed to the sale of railway*," and, supported women's suffrage. • He. advo cated intercolonial Freetrade, and was opposed to the Property Tax, but recog nised that no substitute had been suggested. ____^___^ — _

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(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.. ; 11.W.5. Cnraeta . - ;•. Weixington, November 21. H.M.S. Curaeoa sailed for Auckland this morning. Th* Gtarmnn f¥<|qa«lr«m.' The German squadron steamed out into the Straits this morning for the purposo of target practice with her big guns. ' Sho returns to port at dusk. Ettrly Clrtitufir; JBnycatt As several retail drapers nnd Hair dressers in the city have- .broken their promises in regard to early closing, the Trades and Labor Council request the Unions affected to publish a list of fair traders, and deal only with those on the 'list. , ' '■" ■ " *■' A number of ihe permanent staff of the Harbor Hoard laborers who went out on strike have applied to the Board for I re-engagement. The Board say they can do nothing in the matter as they have re tained free laborers in their service. The Federated Trades Council have passed a resolution to the effect that a Joint Committee should, be. appointed «j

THF ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FBIDAY, NOTEMBER 21, 1890.



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