The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr John Murphy, of Pleasant Point, lias , successfully grown new potatoes that are ; fit for the table. j: Mails for tho United Kingdom, &c, via | San Francisco, ' will close at Ash burton on Friday next, 3rd inst,, at 6.20 p.m. Money Orders will be m time up till 3 p#ui. ; William Pearson, a Hokitik* miner, was 1 lulled, and his brother Thomas '-seriously | injured, by the oollapue of the roof of a. mine at Hokitika on thu Ist instant. The amendment of the Education Act, providing for the abolition of block voting: and defining the householder qualification is. being supplied to the several Education; Hoards. A Government inspection parade of the Ashburton. Cadets is ordered for Tuesday ! next at 7.30 p.m. It is important that there ! should be & good attendance, as tho amount ; of capitation depends largely on the muster. ' Those who purpose competing for the local mail services are reminded that tenders close ■ on Saturday next, the 4th hist. We learn;; that it has been decided to establish a post office at the Winchmore School. ; Tinned rabbits from the Gore Factory i. realised 11s per dozen m London, and MH Valentine informs the " Tapanui Courier"! that the rabbits were considered the best ever sent from the colony. ! The Wanganui "Herald " reports that a ■circular has been issued by Lieutanent oolonel Hume forbidding the members of the police force from becoming members of any union, or even of the Public Service Associa tion. , At a meeting of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle congregation a motion has again 1 been moved that the congregation have no confidence m Pastor Birch, owing to his recent deliverance on the labor question. The motion was ruled out of oMer. Monster meetings will be held at tho Salvation Barracks from 4th to 7th October, when distinguished officers from Christ* church will give addresses, and a further attraction will be the presence of the Lassies' Band. A monster tea meeting will be held on Tuesday evening. London Engineering says it need ejcjitcno surprise if before many years the first-class Atlantic steamers maintain an average £:peccl of thirty to thirty-five milesa n hour, aacl a four days' journey between Qucenstown and Sandy Hook is probably not at all an im possible thing m the future. The peach trees m this district appear to have outlived the parasites by which they were attacked. Old and young alike are showing more blossom than have been seen on similar trees m this locality for a number of years. Orchardists and others predict a heavy crop .of that most, delicious fruit, the peach.—" Wanganni Herald." Attention is called to a new advertisement m our columns from Mr Henry Zander, who has now received his seasons supplies of new seeds, turnip, mangold, carrot, etc. He has now extended his business by adding galva nised iron, cement, and timber for fencing, etc., to his stocks, which are large m iron mongery, groceries and wines and spirits. Mr Passmore Edwards, proprietor of the "London Echo," has promised to give £20,000 to the extension fund being raised for the erection and endowment or" the Bethual Green Free Library; and hopes, Within the next five years, to form libraries m every village m England, for the carrying out of which purpose he has resolved upon an outlay of £50,000 ! At the Labor Conference on Thursday the lion G. IVcLean remarked that there were more officers, cooks, and seamen applying for work to the Union Steamship Company than the Company could find room for, and the vessels were manned by the flower of New Zealand seamen. Mr Millar, on the other hand, asserted that there were not ten competent seamen on the boats. A iivm na.nied. tTesse Gibb, has been found guilty at the Invercargill sessions of receiving sheep, knowing the name to have been stolen from the S. and N.Z. Company's Bayswater Estate. The conviction has given satis faction to Southland stock owners as the crime is much too common m the district. It is said that this man alone, who had only about 50 merino sheep less that three years ago, lias since sold several hundreds of other breed*. • A correspondent m the "Sydney Morning Herald," commenting on the fact of several sailing vessels bound to and from New 'Zealand being missing, suggests that the Government of New South Wales should despatch one of tho several small steamships they have at their disposal to explore the Inlands of Princ6 Edward, Kerguelen, St. Paul's, Amsterdam, and the Crozets, as it is more than possible that some survivors from the missing ships may be east away;on these shores. These islands arc situated ibetween 40 and 50 degrees south,-which is the parallel m which most sailing ships run down their easting. Writing to Mr Joyce, of Lyttelton, Mr Rallance, while approving the other planks m the Labor party's platform, condems the proposal to send only "labor representa tives" to the House. What is wanted he says, is a broard Liberal programme which will protect the rights of | labor and promote wholesome reforms of every description. A member of Parliament ought not to be a mere delegate from a particular class, but should be a representative pledged to principles. This kind of representative will do more good for the working classes than a one-idea'd man sent up to Wellington to speak "by the card," and who perhaps would do his speaking badly. As a marrying people, says the "World," the English are going down m the world; aud another good old axiom of the orthodox economists has been knocked on the head. We are all aware of the-great discovery that the rat« of marriage varies inversely as the price #f kread. We know ho'v, for some thirty years at least, this was regarded aa oil about the same basis as the law of gravita* tion. But it would seem, after all, that there has been some mistake, During the ksfc few years the marriage rate has not gon« up, although the price of bread has >/one down. On the contrary, every year, though com is cheaper and wages higher, we marry less and less, and the returns for the last quarter are almost the lowest on wcord. The following Reuters telegram, dated Hnlifa-K, August 7th, will explain a cablegram received here about that date:—"Advices from Jamaica state that Sergeant White, Ist Battalion West India Regiment, who has been i» charge of the guard at Fort Augusta for six months, having been frequently re t'nsed permission by Captain Norris to visit hia family, became greatly enraged, and developed a bitter Jiatred towards fhe officers. He even threatened to shoot Catot Norris and others of his superiors, and while the officers were absent secured seventy rounds of ammunition, and obtained com plete control of the Apostle's Battery. On the officers attempting to enter the fort White fired at them and drove them back. The officers then obtained the assistance of a number of sappers of the Royal Engineers, who, after oue of their number had baen. wounded, succeeded m shooting White dead." The " Philedelphia Record " is authority for the statement that the capitalists m that city are about preparing to serve cold air about the city as gas or water is served. Chilled air is even now being furnished from a manufactory to customers'within a few blocks, and it is intended to nurse this little nucleus until a large and profitable system is hatched. It is proposed by laying the pipes deep and coating them with a non-con 4ucting substance, to force cold air from the ■oeWraf factory into market houses, and ab. artfc»l*«, stores, and even private residence?. *"f!r#fch" says that several of the officers who wew beat informed on the subject of the" w mutijiy "of the Grenadier Guards, and the causes wh{«fc led to it, were summoned to Windsor Ca#e., m order that the Queen mightbeiuraishedwithfu.il particulars, as Her Majesty.expressed* v«iy decided opinion that no such incident coiM possibly have occured if there were not hidden irsasons for "such outbreak. The Queen ( rp3olved that if the regiment wa« punished, adequate steps should also be taken forthwith to inquire into the grievances of which the men complain with a view to thejf b?i»s remedied,

The Bank of England contains silver ingots J which have laid m its vaults since 1696. The latest Monte Carlo scandal concerns a German lady, who lost 70,000 francs m n short time. The story goes that soon after she hud lost all her money she asked some of the employees to lend her the price of a railroad' ticket, whereupon they brutally asaanltcd her and threw her out of the grounds. Since then she has not been seen, and it is feared that »ho has committed suicide. A young student for holy artier.*, who Mas spending his holidays with Abbe Legcr, went to bathe m the 'liver Seine. The Abbe and the housekeeper's son remained upon the bank of, the river. Suddenly a cry Was lieai-d; and the youu#.man,wa3..carried under •by: tho current. The housekeeper's son Jumped m to rescue him, and was m his turn siicketTdown. Seeing this, the Abbe", who was 45 years old, jumped into the water Without staying to dovest himself of his cas sock; but his movements were impeded, and although a good swimmer, he also was soon lost sight of. When lit length help arrived, it was too late, arid the rescuers wore only able to bring up three corpses. Mr A. H. Johnson, m the "New Review," thus desenbea the British sphere of influence between the Zambesi and the great lakes: — ' "It is a grand country, a country of big things, of great mineral wealth, of magnifi ciently fertile soil, of wide rivers, of sealike lakes, lofty mountains, vast prairie;, deep valleys, dense forests, big boasts, and great herds of them, of hundreds of square mile 3 without a human beiny, and of districts swarming with vigorous populations of blacks. It possesses elevated plateaux as large as England m extent, and as healthy m clhnate'a* Natal." Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Ironbark,. Sandhurst, m the colony of Vic toria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare that on the 25th June, 1877,. my son Alfred, six years of age, was accidentally hurt with an. axe on his knee. lat once took all pains to secure medical assistance.' How ever, m spite of all efforts, on 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 en Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some ot their Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, and by the application of the same I had thf. satisfaction of seeing my son within a fort night out of all danger, and to-day he is recovered. I may just add that it was when the crisis had been reached that the Extract referred to was first applied, and I make this solemn declaration, etc.' —Fbaxz Raabk, Declared at Sandhurst, m the colony for Victoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight' hundred and sevwity-ueven, before-me, MoritzCohn, J.P-, —'Advt.) 6

As the wheel of time has again ushered m the busy spring, and to bo prepared to supply the requirements of Nature and of their numerous patrons, Messrs J.- Scaly and Co.' have completed their selection of seeds, which are of the choicest samples obtainable, and which include clovers, turnips, man golds, carrots, rape, perennial ryegrass, cocksfoot, elephant swede, garden and flower seeds m endless variety, and garden requi sites of every description. For the conve nience pf, patrons 'who cannot make their purchases during the day the premises will 1)3 open to nine pan. on Saturday evenings on and: after the 16th August.—(Advt,)

Wellington Tragedy

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VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER,

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Wellington, October 2. The evktoncc of several lfids who were present when Smith-.met his death showed that all of the party were sober. When it was.seen.the Culestinls had knives m their possession, oneof the young fellows pulled a stout paling oiF.fche fence close at hand,;*and as it was afterwards, found covered with blood.it is supposed tba't this was oiie of the weapons with which the wounds were inflicted on the";: Chinaman Sam Koy, afc present m tho hospital. None of the young men would swear that the two Chinamen m custody, were those who were holding Smith down on the road f although three or four of them said tlies .believed Tom Hung was the man who had Smith by the feet. Several of the witnesses admitted that they had thrown stones on the same hut; on a previous oc casion. Some difficulty was experienced m ascertaining the exact particulars of the affray, as some of the young men de clined to answer some of the questions put to them on the ground that they might criminate themselves. The young fellow who struck o;ne of the Chinamen on the head with the long rail owned up to it, and said he adopted • that course to com pel the Chinamen to relinquish their hold o«. Smith. The evidence given by the youths proved conclusively that the China men had not been lying m wait for them behind the fence, and they did not come out of their hut until some time after the stones had been thrown on the roof. The person from whom the Chinamen had leased the house deposed that on tho night m question Young Bin and Tom Hung had come to his place and m an excited manner' told him that larrikins had. killed Sam Kpy... There was no blood on their clothes, and they said nothing about Smith. f ~«j Alfred Leevers, who lives near where the row occurred, identified Young Bin as dne of ;th3 Chinaman he saw loitering on the road after the fight was over. He noticed that Young Bin held something glittering m his hand, but admitted it was quite possible considering the time and place he met him that he could not have been present during the thick of the ucufflle. Constable Cruickshank stated that Tom Hung admitted to him that he had taken part m the fight, but Yung Bin said the row was over before he arrived on the scene. Witness searched the hut m which I he arrested the men, but wan unable to find vany weapon which could have., in*' flicted the wound on deceased. In com pany with ,Detectiv« Kirby he had since made another search of the whole neigh borhood but without sr«3ess. Addressing tho jury the Coroner remarked on the weakness of evidence as to who inflicted the fatal wound, but still he thought they had sufficient evidence before them to come to a verdict, The jury, after three-quarters of an hour's deliberation,, brought m a verdict of wilful- murder- against Sam Koy, Tom Hung, and Young Bin. A rider was ridded calling the attention of the authori ties to the larrikihism existing at the Hutt. The Coroner committed the men for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. Two of the accused were brought into town to-night and lodged m gaol. The third, Sam Koy, who was severely knocked about m the row, is still m the Hospital. ,

THE DEAN TRAGEDY

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Wellington, October 3. The inquest on the'body of Lillie Dean resulted In a verdict of killed by the father while insane. The evidence showed that Dean had been very queer on Sunday and spoke then of killing his children, bufc his wife did not take alarm. Dean will be examined by doctors, and on their certificate, removed from gaol to the Lunatic Asylum".!

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

i, [PKK TRESS ASSOCIATION.] A Youthful Itobbnr. Wellington, October 3. The boy Barlow, who robbed a safe at Petone Post Office, was remanded on the Probation Officer's report.

THE ELECTIONS.

Mr J. P. Joyce will contest t;he Wal lace scat. Messrs R. J. Seddon and J. Grimmond, members of Parliament, announce them selves candidates for the Westland seat at the ctimin;* elections. Mr (.Jeorjju Fisher has received a requistion, signed by 1463 persons, ask ing him to contest Wellington City. Mr Fisher has consented to comply with the request. The Government hfive definitely fixed the date of tho general election for Fri day, December sth. Owing to the number of carnivals helrl iii the colony during November, and the necessity of revision and purging of the rolls, it was found in convenient to fix an earlier date* Mr 11. D. Bell, one of the candidates for Wellington, addressed the electors on Thursday evening, 2nd inst. Tho proceed ings were of a "lively " character, and a vote of thanks and no-confidence was carried. ' Mr R. Thompson addressed the Mars den electors on Wednesday, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. , Mr D«»dson's Wairau supporters have refused to extend their support to Mr Seymour, whom Mr Dodson recommended to the constituency. Mr W. Hutchison has declined to con test the Waitaki seat with Mr J. McKenzie, although requested to do so by the labor interest m the electorate. Mr W. P. Reeves addressed the St. Alban's electorate last evening, and re ceived a most cordial reception, and was awarded a unanimous vote of' thanks aud; confidence. Electoral rolls containing less than 1000 nainea can be purchased for Is ; over 1000 names, Is 6d. " J Mr H. E., Shaddock, i. the jeell-known Dunedin iron founder, is spoken of as a probable candidate for the"" Peninsula (Otago) electorate, Mr W. Barron, M.H.R. for Caveraham, has decided to contest the Taieri seat. Mr Joseph, ex :^layor. of North-East Valley, will contest Dunedin Suburbs m the labor interest.

A Kiss and a Samile.

Send the children to bed., with a kiss and a smile, ■ ! ' • ' ■ Sweet chilidhood will tarry at best but a while ; And soon they will pass from the portals of home, The wilderness ways of their life-work to roam. Yes, tuck them ih bed with' a gentle "good-night," The mantle of shadows is veiling the light; And may be—God knows—on this sweet little face May fall deeper shadows m life's weary race. Yes, say it:—"God bless my dear children, I pray !" It may be the last you will say it for ,»ye! ; The night may be long e'er you see them again! And motherless children may call you m vain. Drop sweet benedictions on each little head, And fold them m prayer as they nestle. m bed ; A guard of bright angles around them in vito, / ! The spirit may slip from the moorings, to-night. i — "Living Epistle:"' >

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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London. October 1. At the wool sales faulty scoured were slightly easier, other sorts linn. It ha» been decided to defend Ply mouth with the Brennan torpedo. A young woman named Gertrude Croun, who it is thought has relations at Wangaratta., Victoria, has committed suicide at Hereford. She suffered under the hysterical, delusion that she had beer, seduced on the voyage to jEhg land. In the Dublin Court to-day an appli cation was made for an injunction to restrain the Magistrate m Tipperary from hearing the charges of inciting preferred against Messrs O'Brien, Dil lon and others, owing to prejudice. The Bench reserved judgment until to-morrow. A syndicate, including the Marquis of Hartington and Messrs Barings and Rothschild, have offered to build a line of fast Atlantic steamers, provided the I line is subsidised by the Canadian j Government. Sir Thomas Peake, Bart., has been arrested on a charge of decoying a gentleman, named Edward Gibson, m the cellar of an empty mansion. It is alleged that while there he obtained from Gibson the key to the latter's lockers m St. George's Club, and re moved therefrom and destroyed a num ber of letters written by Gibson's mis tress, also a number of her photographs. Peake is also charged with forging the name of Gibson to a telegram. Washington, Oct. 1. President Harrison has signed the Tariff Bill. Berlin, October 2. The Socialists m Germany have for mulated a policy reviving the " Gotha programme* (exalting labor), approved at the Socialist Congress m 1870. Vienna, October 2. The Emperor of Germany received an ovation on his arrival here. Madrid. October 2. Official statistics show that there were 1000 deaths from cholera m Spain last month.

INTERPROVINCIAL

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Wellington, October 2. Detective Kirby has been transferred to the Auckland district, of which he takes charge. Jerrard, the man injured on board the Australia, is m good spirits, bub is com pletely paralysed from the middle of the body downwards. The body of a middle-aged man was taken out of the harbor this afternoon. It had apparently been m the water for some time. The man found m the harbor has been identified as Thomas Whit worth, a blacksmith, and a resident of Douglas Wallace street, who has been missing for a fortnight. \ Dunedin, October 2| Charles Evans was found dead at Milton yesterday, under peculiar circumstances. The deceased was sixty-seven years of age, and occupied a farm at Table Hill. He had been engaged cutting a gorse hedge on his farm, and it is supposed he must subsequently have set fire to the gorse, and been caught m the flames, as when found he was badly burned.

Milkman (to applicant for situation) : "You have had experience, have you?" Applicant: "Oh, yes, sir." "On which side of a cow do you sit to milk?" "The outside, sir,"

Upper Ashburton Road Board.

The usual monthly meeting'"^"thisr Board was hold iv tho■-Board's .office, Tinw.'ild, on .Monday, September' 29th, 1890. Present—All members.! The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. „ . . / ' U l Correspondence waß readas folluws :— (1) From the South Itakaiai Jload Board, asking if this Board -would join m spend ing about £4 to lead the storm water that comes down Mitcham' Road and runs through the Chortsey township into the gravel pit.—Resolved that the Clerk write htiiting that this Board are willing to pay (2) From R, McDonald, statins; that Sections 2H6lb* and 20655, and Sections 2 to 4, Reserve 1769, about 407 acres, had been taken over from him by Mr G. >3cott,; Chcrtsey, and asking that his name be r placed on the roll for same.—The Clerk was instructed' to make the necessary, alteration, (J>) From the Commissioner of Crown Lands, stating that there waß a road laid off across the river bed'above Greenstreefc to connect with the roads each side of the river. (4) From Mr William Mitchell,. re Andrew's poisoned wheat, and 'soliciting an order for same. This being a County Council matter, the Board could give no order. (5) From »;he Receiver of Land Revenue stating that the sum of £83 5s lOd had been lodged to the credit of the Board at the Union Bank of Australia, being thirds; of {receipts of deferred payment and: perpeoual lease lands. (6 From the Commissioner of Crown Lands forwarding plans for the Board to! mark the roads which they intended to improve, and which would be of benefit to the selectors of deferred payment .and j perpetual lease lands. i It was resolved,,to call for tenders to ' make a fair wheel track on the south side of the South Branch- Ashburton River, sixteen feet wide, from the river to the junction of the Hackthorne Road with the river bed ; also to make the cutting passable on the north' bank near the immigration cottages, and a ford across the cifeek at the bottom of the cutting. Accounts amounting to £6312s Qd were passed for payment.

Rakaia Presbyterian Church.

ANNUAL TEA MEETING.

The annual gathering m connection with the Presbyterian Church at Rakaia took place m the Town Hall on Tuesday even ing. Fears on the score of weather were removed, the showers m the afternoon being only slight, and as friends turned up from Doric, Penckrves, Phcrtsey, and Laurisfcon the districts appear to have, been better represented than ever before. The consequence was that one of the largest gatherings took place that had been seen m the hall. There was a very busy scone at tea time. Tlw bibles were groan-, ing with good things, .md appeared very attractive. They were provided and pre- ■ sided over—l. by Mrs Gardner, assisted j by the Misses Gardner (2), Mrs Cromie, assifited by Miss Wilson. II Mrs T. McDowell, assisted by Mrs Scarlett and Mrs Doig, assisted by Misses Doig (2). ' 111. Mrs Riddle, assisted by Miss Bilton,;. and Mrs B. Blackburn, assisted by Miss Lewis. IV. Mesdamos .Stevenson, Sban-< non, and Bruce, assisted by the Misses [ Brnco (2). Tea being over, the public meeting thus proceeded with', nnd there appeared on the platform a choir from Lauriston, led by Mr W..). Smith. They acquitted themselves well, and "greatly enhanced the pleasure of the evening by their true and hearty sinjrinEf. Tho pieces .selected were choicel,.and were as follows : —" Bolshazzar's Feast," ''How Beauti ful," "Softly down the Valley," "Praise the Lord," " 0 City r.f the Jasper Wall," "Blessed Bible," "Firmly .Stand." and as a concluding piece *' Children of the Heavenly Kin« " —Sankey, 502. Miss. Johnston presided at the harmonium. Miss Roe gave as a solo, "When sore afflictions crush tho soul,' 1 and sang feel ingly, jukl m excellent taste. She was. accompanied on the piano by Miss Bruce. Miss R. Bruce sang "Rocked m the cradle of the deep," her sister playing the accompaniment, and whs recalled. The first speaker was Mr Armstrong, who expressed his good wishes for pastor and people. He was succeeded by the Rev A. M. Beattie, who spoke on "Taste."' The Rev A. Blake addressed the meeting on " Hoy to Know a Christian," and was followed by the Rev W. West, who gave some reminiscences of former visits to Rakaia, and his experience on the West Coast. The Rev D. Rodger (Cust), who had conducted the anniversary services on the Sabbath, addressed severally the girls and the boys. All the speakers con gratulated the Chairman, the Rev P. J. Riddle, on the prosperous state of the congregation, and some of them made special reference to a good work going on m the surrounding districts. Mr T.. McDowell, Chertsey, m moving a vote of thanks to the speakers, Baid he had never heard better addresses. He also moved a vote of thanks to the choir. In convey ing the latter the Chairman desired espe cially to thank the Laurigtoh friends for the assistance they had' rendered. Rev, P. Rodger moved a vpte of thanks to the Indies who had provided the tables, and m this connection Mr Riddle wished especially to thank Mr. Hardy for acts of kindness m this and former years. A most orderly and successful meeting was brought to a close with the, benediction.

DESTRUCTIVE Fire in Sydney

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Sydney, October 2. The Are has been the sensation of to-day. , The official estimate of the insurance on the seven principal buildings de stroyed m this morning's fire is that it amounted to £396.000. Details, how ever, are not yet ready. It is impossible as yet to obtain de tailed insurances, but so far as can be gathered they represent a total of £800,000. The loss is estimated at over a million pounds. Lawson and Sons estimate their loss at £140,000 over their insurance, Gibbs, Shallord and Go. theirs at £17,000. The Athenaeum was erected three years ago at a cost of £.50,000. So far as is known the strong rooms m. the City Bank building resisted the fire. Nothing is known as to the origiii of the fire. The disastrous nature of the conflagration is no doubt largely the result of the hemmed m position of the buildings. Ten firemen, were injured by falling walls and taken to the hospital. Two of the cases are of a serious character. One of the firemen got shut m the basement of a warehouse by a barricade of fire. His comrades rescued him by cutting through an, iron-bound door, but not before he had been pretty severely burnt and scalded. Twd hundred telephone wires were broken by falling walls. It is understood that the Commercial Union Insurance Company tops the list of risks with £48,000, then the Royal

with £+0,0; jO, New Manet Company i>3o,oiJl>, London, Liverpool, and Globe t^jLftOOO, and Norwich Union J&9000.

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Ash burton County Council was held to-day. Pisoseht-W. C. Walker, Esq., M.H.R. (Chairman), and Messrs E. S. Coster, Jaurcs Brown, William McMillan, H. Obldney Baker, C. .7. Harper, Hugo '•Friedlandei-. ! cu.uhman'h statement. The Chairman's usual statement WW m»<lti as follows 1: — The, Chief Commksioner of Cta\fii lands forward for the Council's information plans allowing certain strips uf. knd «* soi-ved for planting at;the Village Settle ment of Maytield, anil l^e would likejto know if the Council proposer* to plant aiy portion of these lands, as they Will be opened for wile, if ,they are not to be utilized for the purpose originally in tended. The Mount Hutt Road Board applies for a refund of moneys spent for the year ending September 12 last on the cuttings leading to the Rakaia Gorge bridge. The Sydenliam Borough Council submits for the Council's consideration, a circular on the matter of fire insurance by County Councils • and- Borough Councils. Two copies of l,he Police Offences Act Amendment} Bill, relating to traction engine trafttc on roads, are placed on the table for the Council's information, having been sent from Wellington by Major Steward. The Dog Registration Amend ment Act, 1890, is also placed on tb,e table. The proclamation of wator. races appears m the " Gazette " of the 25th of last month. The balance sheets for the six months, ending September 30th-,last, have been prepared and placed; on' the table for the Council's information. The Committee appointed to consider.- the question of closing road Rakaia Riding have met, and will present their report to-day. - MR E. G. WRIGHT. Mr Wright wrote, dating from F.vers leigh, October 1, that he had been m the doctor's, hands for a week, and feared he would be unable to be present.at that meeting, but might manage to come by the express. In any' case Mr Wright expressed a hope that the Council would no longer postpone the work of obtaining a permanent supply of water from, the South Ashburton m aid of the Wakanui and other districts. ,  ENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer reported as follows :— Alwintr+on-RangUata Wafer Supply.r-Th« contractors are> making good progress with the new race at Anania.' The earthwork will be finished on Tuesday. The materials for flume a cross Hinds river are all ready, but it has been found necessary to drive p'les for piers instead of sinking them owing to the inflow of. water m foundations. I have marked off the race for Messrs Strachey and McLean, near Hinds river, have arranged all details arid let the kofk, which will be cqmnieuoed next week. "With reference to the petition asked for by the settlers at Ruapuna, I think it will be feasible to extend the Pti race from its junction with S3 nice across through their properties to join the T. race'r-#h« length liJing 2J miles, or thereby/ I understan IMr Ooruett is willing to allow S3 race through hia property to be shut off during dry .times for this purpose. The route sketched on the map shows the line of water race which would serve most of the petitioners near Hinds township. It is very tortuous, would be subject to damage from' stormwater (of which large quantities pass on th&p. line during every flood), and it would " also involve numerous road crossings. -I under stand, however, the applicants will bear all expenses, and I will take levels m detail over that iliie, and, also .the Ruapuna pr» posed race, shortly. Yoti will observe -ivom Hie Ranger's repoit that the supply of Whcttsl one district-has been insufficient for a time, partly through the shutting off of Westerfk-kl raca, for mill repairs, ( and partly to the quantity of water draufit off from the main m the Tinwald Town District; This latter must, of course, be subservient to the supply of the Wheatstone district, and m a time of scarcity the regulation must take effect for that purpose. - '. > • Pains* Wtttvr Supply, — The supply throughout this districts at present satis factory. The breach m weir at Pudding Hill • is being made good, and the repairs at inlet race froiri Rakaia river at Acton are having the desired effect. Several' races, culver vS, ;m<l fords m Mount Hutt district have been .overhauled recently., You #ill observe- from the report of the Banger for Wakanni district:that several settlers are abstracting a good portion of the supply from the main, and causing considerable disorganisation of the Council's service, on the strength of some alleged pre existing right. There does not appear to be any good ground for this, and if such a service is to be granted, it should be immediately under the Council's control, the same as the other races m die district. It is certainly time this matter was placed on a more satis factory footing. The Village settlers on reserve 1496 are preparing to make the loop line from A race through their respec tive lots on the line marked off for them, and which will be extended to join the ,P race as authorized. ' " ' ' Auxiliary Water Supply far Ashburio*. Itakttia Plaint?— As my .previous report* on this question fall to be ( discussed by the Council to-day, I beg now to 'give the addi tional information asked for at last special meeting—viz. jas to the advisability and cost of enlarging the F race as a substitute m psirt for the other proposals. Having con sidered this matter carefully, and gone .over the ground, I find that doubling the sin of the present face from the intake at the riypr to Winchmore—a distance of .about 16 miles —would involve acostfor earthworks ofabout £150; and for flumes, etc., .£SO; or £200 m all for 'tiiafr distance. If tlie'race Vrere to be made to bring down a still larger volume of water than that it would have to be placed m the category of mains, and so would have to be maintained over its entire length by the Council, and would further necessitate the erection ,of timber or concrete falls m several places, extending over a lentrih of about 80 chains m the aggregate. A further length of new main, of about 4 miles, to connect with existing races, and of a capacity, say, double the size of the present race, would cost, including road crssoings, etc., about £60, and the locating of this new main would be subject to the consent of the owners'through whose properties itf would pass. lam of opinion, however, that if the connection between the South Ashburton and the North Ashburton rivers is established, either on a temporary or a permanent basis, there would be no necessity for these 16 miles of F race enlargement, as a small equivalent service could be led direct out of the river at Winchmore to form the connec tions necessary for supplying the 20 additional miles or so of races embraced m the applications which have been pending settlement for several months past. The enlargement of the private race at Winch more, which has' been m existence for up wards of 15 years for serving & small portion of that property, and Mr Robert Miller's would be quite sufficient for the purpose. The owners are agreeable to that arrange ment, and they would also maintain the small protective work at river bank as at present. 'An expenditure of about £10 for improving inlet, sluice and culvert would suffice for the work at intake. From thence to public road, a distance of fully a mile, the present race would have to be enlarged and altered m parts, and from gravel reserve No, 1938 to junction with 81, 4 miles of new race would have to be formed through lands j now owned by Mr Lyttelton and others. In short, by this arrangement, the enlargement of F or other races to the extent of 10 miles would be saved. An enlargement of the upper part of the race, and some of the more centrally situated races may be a desideratum by and bye, but I should not recommend that step at present. It should not be over looked that all the works reported on ««ild be new works, the cost of whioh should be provided for m some other way than out of revenue', which has hitherto been insufficient to meet the cost of the various new works, etc., placed against it. I am decidedly of opinion that the cost of the 4 miles of main from Winchmore should be defrayed jointly by those applicants who may obtain the new races asked for. In most cases they have •

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Wanted. CASHAdvertiaements under this heading npfc»«xce«din SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at this Office. __^ STERESCOPE^, 6s each; American and European views for same, 5» 6d per dozen—H. M; JoKija, DRUIDS.— Wanted every member to , attend on Monday night. Bro.' Harris, Chpattfhurch, will address re joining District Grand Lodge. 10 19 "TT7 ANTED KNOWN,— That M. W Rooney has 2or 3 thousand Trees yet, that h) is selling at reduced prices. \\! ANTED, Apprentices to the dress- V V making. Apply Miss E. McDonnell 10 11 Saunders' Buildings. WANTElPknown.— For nrst-clnsi Millinery and Drapery (marked chenp) go to Mcl ford House. New Goods just opened.—H. C. Segers. BTOF~that Cough—Flower's Cough Drops are tho best—3ee that the name is stamped on every one. H. G. Flowee, Confectioner, East street. BOOTS, BOOTS. " Keep your feet Dry and save Doctor's Bills, have a splendid Stock m now. Try ny Double-aolod Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Alcobn, Ashbur ton Clotliihff Mart, Saunders' Buildinps. tfTANTED Known. -For Dress Stuffs, VV Prints, &c», Trimmings to match go to Molford House. Best value m town.—H. C. Segers. ( YT7"ANTED every man m the County YV to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robkrt Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. WANTED Known.—For Sheetings Tabling*, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Clotty*. D'Oyleys, &c, go to Melford House.—H. C. Segbks.. TT7ANTED Known—The Ofeoapesb V V Shop to buy Tinware and Gal-« vanised Iron goods m Ashbarton, is at W. F. Hannapord's, Burnett Street. A .arge stock kept on hand. Tin and Iroai ware goods made and repaired with de* patch. _ "p\ARKEST AFRICA, cheap edition, xJ now arrived. First supply limited. Nuw Books, New Stationery, New Fancy Goods and Novelties all at reduced prices. Large assortment of New Music of every description. Pianos on hiw and for sale on terms. Orders received for, Boo kbinding of every kind.—L. F. Andiiewks & Co. ' ruolic Notices. £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poach ing going on m the Oreeks on the Lagmhor Estate, the abc.ve reward will be paid to anyone giving information that will lead to a conviction. From this date No One will bis per mitted to FISH m the Creiks on the Estate. DONALD McLEAN. Lagmh st April* 1889. JAMES BAKER, TIMBER MimCHAOT, HAVELOCK STREET, Opposite Harbisons Auctiocj Mart, ""TTAS IN STOCK Large Supplies of— Building Timber, Stakes and Posts, Galvanised Corrugated Iron, Builders Ironmongery, Turnery, Furniture, and 1 fancy Goods IN ENDLESS VARI ETF. FURNITURE MADE TO ORDER IN AlvY DESIGN AT SHJOItTEST NOTICE. Reliable Seeds. /H ENUINE Farm Seeds for sate at VT J. SEALY & CO.'S. Genuine Garden Seeds afc J» SEALY & CO. S. Genuine Flower Seeds at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Blue Prup,sian Pc;is at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Golden' Tares at J. SEALY & CO.'S. New T.urnip Sect's at J. SEALY & CO.'S. Farm Seeds at J. SEALY & CO. S. None but Carter anb Co.'s* choice Seeds m stockj| J. SEALY-& C 0... . - ———^——■ i SPECIAL_ NOTICE CALL AND SEE THE GRAND DISPLAY OF BOYS' YOUTHS', AND MEN S CLOTHING MERCERY, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, RUGS, FLANNELS, HATS, AND CAPS, &c. THE largest and best assorted Stock m the District to select from, which for Value, Variety, and excellence of Manu acture, we ntand unrivalled. MEASURE TVEPARTMENTS EASURE JJePARTMENTS NEW TWEEDS AND COATINGS F«r the approaching Season To Hand. SOLE AGENTS for Werfcheim'n latest and improvctlHAND and TREADLE SEWING MACHINES. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING MCTORY W. X , Manager



C Thornton XJndley AND, ESTATE Aft D STOCK AGENT 161 Hereford Street, Chriatohurch I have Bums of •*» ney to lend on good sectirity at; te% rates of interest. Several Farms for Bata ■"*! IBERAL CASH ADVANCES Blade on the ensuing WOOL CLIPS At the Lowest Current Rates of Interest. GEORGE~JAMESON, Ashburton and Rakaia. 9519 SEEDS* SEEDS. VEGETABLE SEEDS. EARLY SEED POTATOES,— Including « THE BEAUTY OF BATH," Which last season produced on Mb Doherty's land, Xinwald, the enormous yield of some thing over SEVENTEEN TONS PER ACRE. TTMFTY POUNDS of "The jj Beauty of Bath" Seed produced THIRTEEN and THREE-QUARTER BAGS of Superb Potatoes. A. W. RANDELL FB.UITGROWEB, &c, ASHBURTON. 8 39 C ? M. BROOKE CHE M I S T, EAST STREET ASHBUBTON T>RF«CRIBES For ? COUGHS, COLDS, KHEUMATISM, SKIN DISEASES', AND Other Minor Ailments BKOOKE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS, Is Per Box, Is the best all round Family Medicine. FIRST DISPLAY OF Spring Goods. \ N REW ARR AND RE W yj R R *TS now showing a Beautiful Selection of MILLINERY, MANTLES, PRINTS, GINGHAMS, NEW DRESS GOODS' BEIGE'S FRENCH CHECKS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC. 2 CASES of Ladies' French BOOTS and SHOES Direct from France. ANDREW ORft. mHE~FAIIMER¥^6^PERAIfVE JL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, LIMITED. (To be registered under " The Companies Act, 1882. "J —ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS -- CAPITAL . . ... ... £ICO,OOO, Divided into 20,000 Shares at £5 each, Payable as follows :— Ten Shillings per share on application, Twenty Shillings per share on allotment, Twenty Shillings per share m one month, if required. Balance, i£ re quired, by calls of Five Shillings per? share at intervals of not less than three months. Provisional Directors. Messrs S. Bailey*, W. Boag*, F. H. Brittan*, M. S. Campbell*, J. Campbellt, C. Ensor*, J. Gammack*, J. Grigj(, J. Gough*, J. Haydon*, J. Hardiet, It. L Higgins*, W. Henderson*, R. B. Holds worth*, J. J. Herrick*, W. B. Howellf, A. B. Inwood* J Kellandt, D. M'Millan*, F. D. S. Neave*, A. Par sons*, J. Paget, H. W. Peryman*, J. Bennie*, R. H. Rhodest, E. P. Scaly* J. Talbott, J. Wilsont. * Directors of the N.Z. Farmers Co operative Association of Canterbury, Limited, Christchurch. t Directors of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association, Timaru. Bankers : Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch ; National Bank, Timaru. Solicitous : Harper and Co., Christ church Secretary, fro tbm : A. H. Turnbull. Applications for share must be made upon a form to be obtained from the Secretary pro tcm,, at the offices of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative As sociacion at Christchurch, or from the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative As ssociation at Timaru, and must be for warded to eifc of the above addresses, together with the amount payable on ap plication. Where the number of shares allotted is less than-the number:applied for the surplus money forwarded will be credited m reduction of tho amount pay able on allotment Copies of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association may be in spected at either of the above-mentioned offices or at the offices of the Solicitors o the Association at Christchurch. Applications for shares will be received up to and including Wednesday, the 30th clay of September lies' 8*144



\1 OTICE.— Anyone ■.found Tress ?\ paswns m pursuit Olt game or otherwise on the Riversdale Estate on and after thin date will be prosecuted. J. R, WILLIAMS. River tU:e. 24th May^ 76^ boyalThotei*,' MOORE STREET, ASHBUBtON. Hexrt T>AVif», Proprietor, (late of Plough Hotel, Rftngiora.) rj'tflTK <%\ Established and favorite I Family Hotel, has good ncconimoda ttoii for fiiinilifo, bonders, or commercial travellers, with private sitting rooms and bedrwisw. CHARGES TO MEET THE TIMES. Nothing but tho beafc brands of Wines nnd Spirit*,' and Ward and Cos. celebrated Ales kept m stock. THK PROPRIETOR, having also just erected a largo n«w stable with eleven stalls Hinl two loose boxes for the accommodation of his country cusfemc-rs, winlu* tv inform 'them that stabling for horsos ia FREE, with good feeds for Is each. . ■ Special arrangements can be made for lrtoso boxes for Entire Horsos or Race Horaes for the coining season. HOUSED AND BUGGIES ON HIRE. 9 145 PUBLIC NOTICK. E. B.JDowlh, TAILOR. BEfJS to inform his numerous frienda and this public generally that ho has commenced business on his own account m premises lntcly occupied by Mn F. F. Clayton, East street, next J. Okk & Co.'s. Fit, Style and quality guaranteed, combined with moderate charges. 9 182 FISHING SEASON, 1890 01. FISHING TACKLE. F'S LE H| C X 1899 N G iTA 1891 TUSTarrived, ex "DORIC " froughest tf English nnd American Manufac turers a large ktk! well assorted stock of all Fiahuit: requisites. Rods, Linci, lteel«, Minnows, Flies, Gaff HoolvK, single, double and treble, Mountings, assorted Hooks: Waterproof Stockings, In Ii;» Rnbbercraek proof Gum Boots, water proof Fish . fiaija* ■ ' In great variety, including latent pat terns. Every article of the season at lowest prices. Fishing Licenses c?in now be obtained from me. ALSO.—New Stock of CRICKETING and TENNIS MATERIALS. W. ZANDER, Direct Importer Fishing Tackle. TuhbnceonUt and Fancy Gouds. Ladiim and Gentlemen's Hnirdresins J^alo.-ir^ .. HENRTZANDER. I HAVE just landed ex " Done " uiy season's supply of the iitieat TUR,3STIF» SEEDS Consisting of— gkf.en top yellow aberdeen, purple top yellow- aberdeen purple top Mammoth, WHITK STONE STUBBLE, PURPLE SWEDE, ' DEVONSHIRE GRBYSTONB, YELLOW TANKARU, Etc, 7 ITCt ■:«% mtiwmmmmmmmmmmmmmßmmmmmmmr mmmmt '^ Hp . 'id >► te! M fa jsj S3 O '! M $ M >, # O 2 * m + w ° tn * * « I ~t * W O p^ ** H H cc ft <■ a ? 5 « ! I* ' ? All of the purest quality, and tests can be »een at my office. SHEEP O HEARS. HEEP OHBARS. OHEEP CHEABS. OHEKP OHEARS. All the favorite Brands. WAUD aktd PAYNE'S, WARD and PAYNE'S, BURGON and BALLS', BURGON and BALLS', Turkey nnd Wnsh'ita OILSTONES, Boiled and Raw LINSEED OILS, Ground and Lump RADDLE, Red and Black Branding OIL, UMPBLACK, etc. Woolpaeks. Woolpacks. Full size and full weight. I have also m stock,— GALVANISED IKON (Lysaght's Orb). In all lengths ; and can supply the trade as well as farmers. Cement, Cement Stakes, Posts, Rails, Fencing and Barbed Wire, RANSOME'S and HORNSBYS PLOUGHSHARES. General Ironmongery AND Groceries, WINES and SPIRITS, ALES ak» STOUT. New Season's 'Ten*. MAURITIUS SUGARS, etc., etc., etc. HEN RYAZAN DER —AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, National Mutual Life Association of] Australasia. j