foundediirthis colony,"niightbeintroduced !*"* "ati certain placesj but the work would be one of some difficulty, and would require . «eat car©;, There are blocks in> private [ hands suitable for any subdivision re • quired to make settlement closer, and ( Governmentthink the provisions of the '. Land Act, >1885, for the .acquisition of lands for village settlements ought to be extended so as to cover cases of providing *"" small holdings suitable as well for agricul tural 1 purposes in its ordinary'sense as for ' .fruitgrowing arid spade industry. The "',, Governmentintend, bringing in a Bill to '.]] make the necessary, alteration,,;but the \ principle of the Act, that no land shall be -It ..acquired,^without the owner's consent, . and, no purchase valid until approved i > by Parliament, > will : be- kept intact. c. It seems probable that we might do some ■ \< thing towards inducing arid developing an inclination for country life and pursuits '' 'by following.the'example of other coun jl ''triW '/-■/'' . "' , ■ ; ly';'"\ ,- ' S/OMMARY. , ' Expenditure in 1886 chargeable oncon- Bolidated fund^ "including t land fund, was £2,523,656, but in-order to ' make the comparißo^biwith, expenditure for 1889-90 s ; fair, therejSast; be added to this £113,912, /jU^which :i in 1886^87 was charged against . j -loan,; and/spent upon school buildings, vM subsidies to local > bodies, and a contribu-

ji'tion to the permanent defence force, •'■i'whereas in 1889-90 the same 1 services were ': wholly charged.tipon ordinary revenue. :i The addition of this sum makes a total '"''expenditure- 0t;.£2,637i&58 for' "1886-87. 'vThe Jeipendifcure,fqr, 1889-9Q, exclusive of * and sinking-fund, was £2,346,158, showing a reduction .;in favor of 1889-90 of £291,410.. The estimated reductions which met with the approval! of*, the fHouse were £255,000. Government, however, pledged themselves to make "further reductions as far as was possible, and that they.have succeeded *" Ron members will see "by tables attached, which, as. I have just said, shows a total reduction of £201,410. But some lion. • members may say, how is it, if such large reductions have been made in the ex penditure of 1889-90, as compared with that of 1886-87, that the total expendi ture for last year was £4,243,761, while the total expenditure for the year 1886-87 was £4,280, 444; a difference of only! t £36,683 in favor of last year ? The in crease of interest and sinking fund from £1,642,876, paid in .1886-87 to £1,897,603 paid in 1889-90 is the main reason, but the comparison is not quite fair, as the amount paid in 1886-87 would have been \ £1,676,320 imteail'of £1,642,876 had not £33,444 been thrown forward k into th^ next year by the conversion operations: The increased amount for -interest and sinking fund is £254,727, full particulars of which; arid or the £33,444 thrown forj •WfisAy constituting.a portion of it, will be found in table No. 26.. In respect of this increase,' however, the present Govern^ ment are only directly responsible for, £40,000, being theinterest on the loan of ,£1,000,000 authorised by this Parliament) in : 1888. i--The 'balance of increased,: charge arises from the issue of the whole of the loan for the North Island main trunk: railway, from further, deben tures issued for the increase of..the sink-; 'ing "■ funds, of which there are now qut-j ■standing £939,084; from further deben-,. tures, issued to. pioyide loans .. to local; bodies, and from \ debentures for the amountl, ..of deficit outstanding on March:

1888, ' which was funded, and; Sundry -. other ■ * small • : amounts. The' increase, •in taxation, notwithstanding , the large' reductions in our public ex-'. pdnditure, was rendered necessary, in the"; first place because the recurrent revenue - of 1886-87 (that is the ordinary revenue,; excluding certain items which would mot. recur), was insufficient to cover the' ex penditure of that year by £405,119, leaving - put of the computation the in'ierest, , £33,444, thrown forward, to which I have referred. The non-recurrent items in revenue, 1886-87, were, first, the aid received from loan, £113,912, then the released sinking funds, £104,767, the difference, viz. £17,475, between £37,859, the surplus in the ordinary revenue" ac oounfc, with .which the year 1886-87 began, £20j3J84 ;: ' the deficit' in the land fund account, in certain recoveries in the land fund, £22,509 ; and to this had to be added the deficiencies with which the year^ 1886-87 ended, £92,293, in the ordinary revenue account, £54,263, and in the land fund account; These sums amount to £405,219,' arid excising the transactions of the years 1887-88 and 1888-89,' that is the ■mount which in 1889-90 we | should have found .deficit had the revenue and expen diture of 1886-87, as above revised, been continued without alteration in 1889-90, thftt'is to'say the expenditure of the year, exclusive of the deficit at the beginning would hava exceeded the revenue by £405,219. Next year we have to take into • account .£254,927, the increased amount for interest and kinking fund paid in= 1889-90,' over that' paid in ' 1886-87, which I have already explained. Further ■we paid off £50,000 of "the deficit of £128,60fr at March 31, 1888, unprovided for, • so /'.that 'the total amount which •Would .Hay been made up in'last year was j £709,946. But allowing for the growth . of .certain branches of the revenue; which' is--now■ found to have been about £103,000, the amount required bo balance thd account was £606,946, and the neces sary-equilibrium has been established, in the, first place, as I have shown,' by a reduction of expenditure to the extent of £291,410 : while, had the House approved of some;other proposals the Government made, i the. reduction would have been in creased by £45,000 more;. and, secondly,

by. additional taxation estimated to yield £336,0Q0, r but actually yielding, a little less, or about £315,000 ■; and, thirdly, by the, Ordinary growth of certain branches of revenue. >. By these means, that is, by economy, and additional taxation to about an equal amount, and by the ordinary growfih- of Certain branches of our revenue; we ; hay,e be4u eriabled to turn what I have shown wpuld have been a deficit on March 31, 1890, of £606,946, supposing the land fund -was •balanced by cash sales, into a surplus of: £115,114, after.providing for all, services,chargeable against the ordi nary revenue account, and paying £50,000 of the deficit,, outstanding on > March 31, 1888. T?biß is a.result of which I think the country/ the Parliament, and, I hope I may be allowed to say, the Government,, have reason to be proud. In my Financial Statement .of 1888 I said tha]b we had, firstly, to see that, our ordinary expenditure is reduced to the lowest practical point, and this being done, secondly, to devise means to raise sufficient revenue, to prevent the recur rence of a deficit,; and doing this we must, as far as can be done without loss to the community at large,-* assist our local industries and manufactures ;. and, lastly, we have to reduce the expenditure of, borrowed money on our public works to a much greater extent than was-proposed last session. ■ With reference to the first point I need say no more. With' regard to the second point, we have, it will be admitted, in the tariff devised a means of raising a' sufficient revenue to meet our requirements, and I think it must also be admitted,' .at any rate I am bound .to admit, th.it the estimate made by , the permanent officers of departmentsaato the probable results was exceedingly accurate. I venture .further to assert that ■ the tariff haa certainly not in any respect injured our local industries. It has, on the con trary,' I' believe, assisted them consider ably. I,claim, therefore, that our second undertaking has so far been satisfactorily fulfilled. sWifch regard to the third pro position, I '"have already shown, that we have ..reduce^ the public works, expendi-. tore from £966,159 in; 188 7 :88 to £410,729 in the year just closed. We .have, there fore^ accomplished what we said was necessary tinder the third' beading., also. And lastly, I wjJLs-peak of' what ja'cejrtanily

not least in importance—the settlement of our lands. What has been done on this vi^al subject during the last two years and a Half,' 'as compared with the previous three years? The acreage per annum of all lands, not pastoral, disposed of has been practically doubled; that of lands dis posed of on settlement conditions more than doubled; while the total cost of ad ministration has been diminished by 27 per cent, so that this cost now stands at 4s per acre for each acre disposed of, instead of 10s per acre, as formerly. I may add that the total settlement land disposed of during the previous three years was 700,000 acres. During the last two years and, a:,half-it was 1,150,000 acres. There are now about 1,000,000 acres in the market, and more is being rapidly brought in. Even at the very satisfactory rate at which it is at present being taken up, about 45,000 acres a year, we have fully two years' supply on hand. We increased the number of agricultural holdings for the past year, as is shown in the returns of the Registrar-General, 1000' in excess of the annual average increase of such holdings for the past six years. Let me say that it behoves us on all ac counts to- see, to the utmost of our ability that settlement is not anywhere stopped or starved for the want of roads. It con cerns the Colony, no less than the settlers themselves, that settlement should.be.hot | only possible, but prosperous. All we require is a steady pursuit of pur present policy, or careful economy in the adminis tration of our affairs, a steady refusal to again resort to"- borrowing, to make matters more pleasant, and determination to get our waste land settled as speedily and as well as possible ; by offering every facility to those now among us. who are dissatisfied with the prospects, in their present employments, are capable and desirous of settling on the land, and by inducing the immigration of a desirable class of persons to supplement those already here. But in a few last words I would say, sober finance, extended settle ment, increased. industries—these, Avith never-failing confidence in our future, will carry us. prosperously on, and leave this land as a 'noble "inheritance for our children. ■ • • ' : ,'  , ■-

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY.

[Before Mr C. A. Wray, R.]^.] ! policb cases. Police v Henry Davis. Mr Crisp for the defendant, who was charged 1 with allowing drunken persons on his premises on Sunday, ] 15th June. All witnesses were ordered out of Court. ■ - Charles Smithel, contractor, remem bered last Sunday week. He went to the Royal Hotel jsoori after 7 at night., He stayed a short time,: and was sober when he left by the front door. He was sky larking with J.: Toppin, and got an injury to the eye. He was not there during any part of the day previous. Several people were there, including, J. Kelly, who was not drunk. (Witness T^as not drunk on Sunday night. Davis was nrt .there, and witness was riot put out by him. Witness went to the hotel, with Parkin, for tobacco. Hemembered the Constable coming to the housed and thought it was on Tuesday. ■ . i

By Mr Crisp : Came in from the camp at Rangitata,? 26' miles,, on Saturday, and walked all the, way, and was stiff .on' Sunday and Monday. Was refused liquor. by the barman! on Sunday, and did not have his tea there or any liquor that day.. Mra Smithel, wife of last witness, de posed that her, husband left home on Sunday morning early,' and came' back drunk at 5 p.m., and left again at 7. She passed the Royal after church, and hearing a great noise, she went- in by the back door, and found a lot<of men in the tap-' room. • Some one said,' " Here's Mrs Smithel no at." She saw her husband with a ring of men round him, and some one took him by the arm and sjung him out into the passage ; Smithel ,was bleed ing and drunk. When he got home"; he had a blackeye. Jack Kelly was in the room at the Iloyal, also Mr Paget, Kelly was drunk. By Mr Crisp: Could not say where Smithel- was all day. He was drunk at 5 1 o'clock when he cfetne home. • Could not say who took her husband home, but was ,sure he was drunk. He did not speak to 'her at all. Did net see any liquor sup plied in the Royal on Sunday nigh*-. ■ M. E. Smithel, daughter of last wit ;ness, said she went to church on Sunday Jnight, and left her father drunk,at home., (After church went with her mother to the Iloyal, and entered the back door, and saw a lot of men there. Kelly was half 'drunk. Saw, Mr Davis put her father out j into the passage. He.: father went right homeland when they got home he was in bed and his face was bleeding. • By Mr Crisp : Her father got the liquor at Davis*. He often got drunk there. Would swear it was Mr Davis who put her father into the passage, John Kelly lived at the back of the Royal >■'Hotel, and was' at the hotel on Sunday week, lint did not remember being there* Saw the barman there, also Charles Smithel. Was not sober, so could not remember when' he left the hotel. Got no liquor there that he ; re membered. Did not see Mrs Smithel there, and could not remember what took place. Was drunk when he first went to the hotel.

By Mr Crisp: Had lived in present place about 6 years. Went to the hotel to sit by the fire and have a yarn.. Did riot have any liquor there, but got it somewhere else.

, ' Harry Molyneux was an engine-driver. Did not remember seeing Kelly on Sun day week at the Royal or having a drink with him there. Was in the back room, and heard no row there. Had tea about 6, ■khd left the hotel then, and did not come back till 10. Did not remember what he told the' Constable about the case last week at the Royal.

. By Mr Crisp : Witness lived at Wakanui eight miles away. He boarded at the Royal when »in town. He only had one drink that day in the hotel. No noise or disturbance took place while he was in the place.

John Toppin, a labourer, stayed at the Royal, and had too much liquor on Satur day night, arid two drinks on' Sunday. He was with last witness about eight on Sunday night. Smithel came in, and they had a bit of a lark; he did not see Mr Davis till after Smithel Had gone. He saw Mrs Smithel there. Harry Paget took Smithel away. Could nofc say if he struck Smithel, who seemed to be sober, Kelly was not sober. No noise was made by witness even after he was down on the ground. He was excited when, Smithel got him down.

By Mr Crisp: He was all over the town on Saturday night in [the other hotels. Heard the barman refuse to give drink on Sunday night.—Mrs Smithel seemed angry—Paget separated him and Smithel. Kelly was a noisy man when he had liquor. - By the R.M.: Saw no drunken men in the house 1, or any liquor served. ,G. Parkin, carpenter, was at home on Sunday. Went with Smithel to the Royal at 20 to 1. Witness went there fco dinner, did not see Smithel after that at i the hotel.

Mr Crisp addressed the bench,- and asked that the case be dismissed, as there was no evidence k> answer.

The R.M. said the evidence did not show where the liquor was supplied, and the case would be dismissed.

CIVIL CASES,

H. J. Jones v W. J. Sutherland, claim' £613s 7d.:—Judgment for amount claimed and costs.

McCallum v M. Grace, claim £1 11s. Mi; Cuthbertson for plaintiff.—Judgment for' amount and costs, 2

Cashan v Madden, claim £2 2s 3d. Mr .Cuthbertson for defendant, Mr Corr for plaintiff.—Case adjourned for a w6ek for production of a witness from Rakaia. - M. Grace vJ. A. Bird, claim £4 15s. Mi- Cuthbertson for defendant. Claim for balance of insurance on several stacks of oats insured in the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company. P. Grace deposed that' heWote inlMaylast for the cheque for insurance, and the Company-informed him the money had been paid to Mr' Cuthbertson, through Mr Quarie. Mr Cuthbertson ultimately had the money paid into the Bank to the, credifc'6f P. Graces less the charges incurred, amounting' to the, clami 1 now> made.4— Decision reserved till next'court day. ' The Court then rose.* I

AQUATIC.

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, , Londou, June 24. j The " Sportsman " says all humbugging on the part of O'Connor Is useless, and Stans bury is now champion sculler. '

Addington Liye Stock Market.

Christchurch, June 25. ; Despite the rain there was a good market. ■

Stoke Sheep.—Over 3000 were yarded comprising nearly all, classes. The de mand was good, and all were cleared at the following prices : —A line of cross bred lambs, rather small, fetched 4s'; some larger framed ones up to 7s ; sound "mouthed crossbred ewes in 'lamb, 8s 6d to 10d 2d.; four-tooth crossbred wethers^ from 12s 2<i to 12s Bd. ;

r Lambs.'—There was a very small entry of fat lambs which, brought 10s to 13s 4cU Eat. Sheep.—The sale was a good one throughout, though sheep showed to the worst possible advantage in their wet skins. .The demand for good quality was such that prices were ,^ well maintained throughout. A -line- of : prime quality crossbred wetheWfrom"Sou*h, Canterbury brought up to 21s 3cl; je^ves, to 17s 9d ; while some good sorts of merinos in prime condition realised good prices. Fat Cattle.—There, were some prime bullocks which brought up to 21s per; lOOlbs, the remainder realised from 16s to 195./ \ " ; J. ';

Stork Cattle.—The sale of store' cattle * and dairy cows was very limited and the business done was poor.

Pigs.- About 350 head, <all good sorts! of farmers bacon pigs, were yarded, andi there was a good call for them at about: recent prices. "„•,;'■ ; '

A telegram from Ch'rigtctiurch says that Jenny was scratched for the jGrand National! Steeplechase and Hurdles jat 3.30 p.m.j yesterday. ■ ( ; j ' • A man, name unknown; (lied suddenly in j Cathedral: Square, Christchurch. It is! supposed the cause of death was heart"! disease. i . ' .' ; The Brussels Anti-Slavery (Conference has been fruitless in consequence of Holland refusinar to agree to the Congo Free State raising revenue by means of import duties* There is now to be seen in the shop window of Messrs J. Scaly and Co., East street, a collection of apples showing some of the sortß grown at tße nurseries, Riyerbank, that will repay inspection by any one who contem plates planting fruit plants. There are upwards of fifty different kinds shown, all 'valuable, long keeping .sorts. For size, color, and general excellence* they are by far the finest that have.beensliownin Ashburton this season (Aclvt. It will be in the recpllection of the public that my collection of apples shown in Mr Clayton's shop in East street, being sixty-six varieties, and also those which took two first awards at, the Dunedin Exhibition and various other places, was pronounced to be the largest and best ever shown in the Ash burton county! / I would draw theii atten tion my advertisement elsewhere. A& only work on blight-proof stocks than which n other stocks dan be relied upon, the roots of my apple trees do not require to be washed before sending out. James Porter, nuraery, lilan, Allenton.—(Advt) Holloway's Ointment. — Miners and Workers in Goldfields.—This ivaluable and renowned ointment is extensively used and patronised.by .such people to their very great.advantage.,, Being in small compass it is portable and easy of application.  When \ised in conjunction ,wjth Holloway's Pills in accordance with the clear and concise direc tions for use which accompany each pot and box, there are but few of tlie.diseases which afflict mankind that will not yield to the sanative powers of the combined remedies. Holloway s Ointment and Pills do not deteriorate by keeping nor by change of climate, and as they contain no deleterious mineral ydrug, they can be used with the most perfect safety under the most adverse' climatic and sanitary conditions.

SECOND EDITION LATEST CABLE NEWS

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PJBR PRESS' ASSOCIATION;] " - ' (Received June 26, noon.) HOUSING THE WORKING CLASSES. , ■ , London, June 25. the Housing of the Working Classes Bill has been referred to a Grand Com mittee.

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY.

At a meeting of shareholders of the NeAv Zealand Shipping Company, which was poorly attended, it was de cided to write off £2 per share, and also that each share should' carry one vote. Sir J. Gorst stated this would enable the Company to pay a dividend.

LICENSING REFORM.

The Speaker of the House of Commons is disposed to agree with Mr Healey's objection that the Govern ment proposal to let the Licensing Fund accumulate is not sufficiently in compliance with Budget Act. \ It is expected Government will abandon the whole of licensing clauses.

THE EGERIA COURT-MARTIAL.

The conversazione at the Imperial Institute was attended,by 300 people. Lord G., Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, in reply to a question, said the'comments of the colonial press on the composition of the Egeria. Court martial were not justified.

COMMERCIAL.

Best Tallow—Besf, 24s 6d to 255; mutton, 25s to 25s 6d.

THE ANGLO-GERMAN AFRICAN AGREEMENT.

i ;\ Berlin, June 25. ,At the request of the Emperor the Reichstag has deferred the debate on the Anglo-German Agreement in Africa until the settlement has been ratified by England. Major Wissman has been ennobled.

AMERICAN SILVER BILL.

Washington, June 25,

The Coinage Committee has re jected the Senate's amendment in the Silver Bill, and recommends a con ference of the two Houses,

SWAZILAND.

„ Protoreo, June 35. England's proposals with. regard"[ to Swaziland are.uritacceptable to Presi dent Krager.

AUSTRALIAN.

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(Receiyed June 26, 12.50 p.m.)

LABOR TROUBLES,

; . ..; Sydney, June 26. At a meeting, - f attended by 700 wharf laborers,, arrangements were discussed for the^nticipated strike. A suggestion by' the Chamber of Com merce to refer the dispute to arbitra-, tion -was declined, the meeting insisting that the only solution of, the difficulty could be. a concession, by owners of .the demands made. |The men ; will be called out 'at midnight on June 30, unless employers, give way.

THE CHINESE.

Melbourne, June 26,

Mr Hayter's statistics show a.de crejise in the Chinese population .of N/ey Zealand, .'Victoria,, and Queens; landj. and an; increase' in 'New South' Wales, South .Aiistralia, Western Aus tralia, and Tasmania I'at the end of last year. . ;i ,_ ,__ _ _ f ,, , . t _ r ,

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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Wellington,' June 25.

The Board of Education to-day con-, sidered the request of the local branch of the, Teachers' Association that any charges against .teachers should.! be > formulated,. and copies given .to :.persons aiiused. .S.trong opposition wajS , ( shewn., to, proposal, but the Board, came to no decision, leaving the matter over to next meeting. '.; ' "'' '' ' . .'''"' ' ' •.

CRICKET.

''" australlKn.s Yorkshire.., ! [per press association.] ■'• l' ' '"• >•- • 'London,' June 24. Inss the < first, innings of Yorkshire Trunible took three wickets for 31, Ferris six for 50.,.., In their Becond innings, the Australians made 141., ,In.the early part, of the innings the batsmen completely collapsed 'to the bowling of Peel and Ulyett, and the seventh, wicket. :feU with 1 .the i score'afc 20.' Turner then joined Barrett,;; and a'capital stand was made,! ilie ypair. adding 79 r.befpro t , the desired, separation came. Turner played a dash ing innings for 53, and Barpetyv whp, showed grand defence, was at the'wickets for. three hours, and .carried out his .bat for 53.' L Ferris knocked up a useful 11. (Received June 26, 12.30 p.m.) '".■•• ' : London, June 251''•' Yorkshire, in the second' innings, lost two wickets for 132—Hall. ;28, Brown 19,; Lee (not out) 63,, Lord Hawke (not out) 21. The North of England Eleven will be composed of Hornby, Briggs, Barnes,, Shrewsbury, Flowers, Gunri, Attell, Sherwin, Peel, Ulyetfc, and another.

COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

London, June 24. A collision occured in the English Channel to-day between the Ethel, bound ■ from Lon don to Brisbane, and the Umbilo. The Ethel' suffered considerably and sank in a few minutes. Mr White, one of her pas sengers, the steward and second mate ' were killed,by falling spars,-and'one of the crew of the Umbilo was also killed. The re mainder of those on board the, Ethel were rescued. . ' .

C.V.C.

This afternoon, the half-yearly inspec-, tion of the Ashburton Contingent, C.V.C., took place in the Drill Shed. The Con tingent at present consists of five troooers and one Sergeant-Major, and all were on parade. Major Douglas, now a staff officer of the • Volunteer Service of New Zealand, was inspecting officer,. and the Contingent was under the command of the captain of the troop, Captain ' Wright, who had come up from Timaru specially for the occasion. Major ' Douglas in spected the arms and accoutrements of the, men,, after .which. Sergeant-Major Scott put the Contingent through a few movements,, including the sword exercise, in all of which, with the exception of a few little awkwardnesses on the part of the'recruits, the men acquitted themselves fairly well;. Captain Wright, before dis missing, addressed the men. He said the new regulations would not 1 materially affect the troop, except in the matter of efficients. He trusted all would do their best to reach, the. efficient standards the 1 more especially. that, the, officers; hoped soon to obtain for the troop a Gatling gun.' In view of this he trusted the members of the contingent would do their besfc: to recruit the strength for 'Ashbur'tbri up to. fifteen." The expense'of being a member of the troop was now very mater ially reduced and, he -would be glad to see many . more of. the young, farmers, ,of Canterbury in the ranks of the Yeomanry. He was pleased to hear from, Major Doilglas thab' he had found the arms and accoutrements in first rate order. The corps was then dismissed. v We are pleased to,learn that a considerable increase in the membership of the local contingent will: shortly .take place. ; . - [ .

LABOR QUESTIONS.

■ ;' [per press association.] ; ' ■ ...  London, June 23. By orders of Sir Edward Bradford, who has succeeded Mr Miraro as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, the delegates appointed by the police to advocate their interests were prevented from meeting at Bow street and sentries were placed at every door.' One bf^ the Inspectors ordered the Station reserves to compel the delegates to quit the footway, but'they refused and were loudly cheered by their comrades. Subse quently the police assembled at Adelphi teria'ce, ,W. C., when a petition , to, be presented to Mr H.: Matthews, Home Secretary, was drawn up, requesting him i 6 meet the delegates at Bow street on Monduy. The men are enraged at the action of the Commissioner, and have resolved on .a general strike if any of the delegftes are punished. A sergeant and a constable have been arrested for,addressing an6ther meeting of police, and .the men belonging to the station have refused duty until they are re leased.- "'"','' ■' . ■London, June 24. ' Seventy thousand coal miners at South-' port held a,demonstration,to-dayiii favor of the eight hour system , and protesting against, the levying of royalties. ■' ' ; Sydney; June' 24l The' Employers' Committee has completed arrangemei|t^,for following the course deter muie.d on at the meeting last week, i , ■ ;

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The " Wellington, Times',' of ,thiß,morning states that the Privy' Council has iipheld decision. of the Appeal Court in Renata Kawepo's famous will case. Brougtitbn consequently wins the case against Mrs Donnelly. A later telegram says the fore going information is premature, as the case has not yet come before the Privy Council.



t ■ " i |"W ■Go^nn T°lend °n appr°ve* dW^JV/vy freehold security. ; JOHN 0. CORE,, \ , Barria'ter ■J& Solicitor • Burnett fSt Ashburtou,.



Public Notices. I T OST about 12 days since 1 Liver and JLj White Spaniel Pup, 3 months old, answers to the name of Fan. Finder rewarded on returning to John Pagbt, Blacksmith, Ashburton. 6 149 THE i WOOD'S CONCERT TO-NIGHT. ODDFELLOWS HALL.' q^HE MEMBERS of the MASONIC X Body and the general public are cordially invited to attend a service to be held in St. Stephen's Church on ', SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 29th June,. .■■■,< ( ■ i ■• at 3 o'clock. ■ A collection ; will be made solely' on behalf of all sifc^and needy; persons in the town and district' of Ashburton.  The service will be conducted by the Rev. E. At Scott. ....., ,-<,-■ j Members oi-ihe'ClrafV are requested to meet at the Masonic Hall, Taricred«treet v, at 2.lsp^m. .-White ties and fglovesrto be WOrn I. , v < ■ !'<; ,-... ( , ; , J.,COCKBURN,■", f 1.P.M., Thistle Lodge, S.C. F. BONNINGTON, W.M. St. John's Lodge, E.C. ; J. R. COLTER, jS 150 , W t M. Somerset Lodge, E.C. O.S.&.'jOC.' feis3El US.S. CO UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY 1 , ; OF; NEW ZEALAND,, Limited. , Steamers sail as under :— • ■ From LYTTELTON TO ( Wellington ... Daily, except Sunday, (Tuesdays and Saturdays 10| I p.m. ; .other days,'- 5 p.m. • Dunedin....;. Tues.> Thurs.,-Bnd Sat. Nelson .,.. .Tues.,,Thurs., and Sat.  ■ Ori'ehunga ... Fri. and alternate Mons. Aiickiand via East Coast...' Thursday  '. Melbourne '...'Tuesday Sydney via Auckland .;. Every alternate r , ■'•',>•■ '■- -.:. "i- > Thursday ■'' .-' Sydney via.Cook's.Strait ... Fortnightly Passengers may be booked to ..Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, and »U New Zealand ports at the office of GEORGE JAMESON, ■ "'■ s Agent, Ashburton ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. SEPARATE, tenders are invited \ for the,lease of Reserves 2445 and 2450, (the former being situated on the North Bank of Rangitata River, and the latter on the Island), for three years. The suc cessful tenderer for Reserve 2445 to act as ferryman. Conditions on • vieAV at the County Council offices, where tenders will be received up to 11 a.m. on FRIDAY, 4th July 1890. . By order, 1 F. MAINWABING 6J138 ' Clerk. BLAND AND HUMPHERYS. ALTERATION OF DATE From Thursday, 26th June, to FRIDAY, 27tii JUNE, 1890. IMPORTANT ! Clearing Sale : op OPt Superior Draught MARES and &IW GELDINGS, all young and sound, Farm Plant, Sundries, &c M &c. BLAND & HUMPHERYS have re ceived instructions from Mr F. Bennison, oil account of expiration of Lease, and the Property, having changed hands, to Sell'by Public Auction at the Lower Homestead, Selma, Newlands, The whole of his Superior Draught Stock, .'.; . Farm Implements, <&£., &c. Comprising,— ; , , , OC< Superior Draught Mares and Geld' <J ings, yotfng ' and sound and atf good wprkers. A CoYs; in full profit. Q Heifers in calf. , 4 Three-furrow Ploughs. i A Farm Drays and Frames. < Q Ten Feet Cambridge Rollers. ' -j| McSherry Drill, 17 coulters. ! Q 'Sets Disc Harrows. ' ' O Sets Tine Harrows, 5, 6 and 7 leaf. "1 \ Four-horse Waggon. 118 ft. Duncan Broadcast Sower ■with Canisters. '> £* Reapers and Binders. 0 C\ Sets Harness ; Shaft, Leading and ZjU Plough. t ■ • u< A large quantity of Sundries. ! "' ' Luncheon provided. Sale at ll;30 o'clock sharp. _; , v No Reservei '' . ■ . BLAND, '& HUMPHERYS, 1 90 :. , Auctioneers. N.ZLaniM.A. Xo. .•' ■ .i . > ■ • • ■ $ GRAIN SALE. ,; ■ , mHE'NBW ZEALAND LOAN AND X MERCANTIE AGENCY CO!, Ltd. , . \VILL HOLD ITS ' . NEXT GRAIN AUCTION ON FRIDAY, 27th JUNE, 1890, , At 2.30 p.m., At the Christchurch Wool and Grain ' Warehouses, Durham Street Railway i .Siding/ ' ■ ' . . E. S. HARLEY; Manager: ' >E. G. STAVELEY, Produce Manager. •■ Mr J.G. Restell,,, Ashburfcon, will act as our Agent for receiving consignments and'forwarding for sale , 6 134 '. > ' • -■ •' ' ■' ' ' COLDSTREAM. , ,j rpENDERS will bo received at Cold- JL stream up to NOON, July sth, for scooping shingle from one side to the centre of road, and otherwise improving same along about 80 chains on Crow's <Road. „ /.'•Also for grubbing arid cutting about 190 chains gorse fencing. For particulars apply JOHN STUDHOLME, JUN.. 6 13§ Coldstream, (



Public Notices. C Thoratou Duclley, LAND, ESTATE AND,STOCK AGENT . ■ 161 Hereford Street, Christchureh I have sums/ of '" noy" to lend on good security at low rates of interest. Several Farms for Sale j ; 1 1 TANTED BEFORE 31st JULY 4/iAfIA SPARROWS IU,UUU SPARROWS ONE HALF-PENNY EACH, (In Strings of 25), At the County Council Office. - Can be readily secured by using BROOKE'S > POISONED WHEAT , Whilst Ploughing., Sold in 101b Bags 3s each. Spreydon, 14th Juno, 1890. • MR C. M. BROOKE, , Dear Sir,— Please forward to Add ington Station > for the Hakwell Road Board, eight bushels of Poisoned Wheat Also'for the Spreydon Road Board, four bushels of same. ; The Poisoned Wheat obtained from you last season gave complete satisfaction. , Yours Faithfully, s ' • C. W. COMER, . .- : Clerk.. ; SEEDS, PLANTS, &c , TREES. TREES. TREES. I Again' tender imy best; thanka to my numerous Customers and Correspon dents for tlio support T have received from them, and assure,them that I shall st^l conduct my Business in the future as I have in the past, and all orders by post r otherwise will receive *ny prompt atten tion. My Apple Trees are all worked on the blight proof stock, and,are clean and well grown ; also Pears, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, and all kinds of small Fruits. T have one of the largest stock of Forest Trees in Canterbury, about 40,000 Larch, two years old, 40,000 do. one year old, and 100,000 Pinus Insignis, one and two years old. Cupressus Macrocarpa, I have a grand line. I make this a speciality. All my 'seedlings have been transplanted, being equal to those in boxes. I have about 100,000 one and two years old, also Roses and Fancy Shrubs in great variety. All trees supplied and planted by me will be guaranteed for 12 months. Cata logue sent post free on application. TAMES DORTER James l ortee, ' NURSERYMAN and SEEDSMAN,, /.juLBNTON ASHBURTOIS DRAIN AND FIELD, PIPES. A LARGE supply of various SIZES always m STOCK for SALE in large or small quantities. SPECIAL quotations given for large quantities. GEORGE JAMESON, 210 ASHBURTON & RAKAIA



COAL CO AIL. GOAL. TT7E HAVE just landed "Ex 'Jessie a Shipment of.Houselv d Coaldf PRIME QUALITY. UMBER. TIMBER. TIMBER. Ex Zior 20,000 ft W.P. Floring and Lining. Ex Spray 30,000 ft Red Pine Boards and Scantling. In Stock, Lime, Cement, Bricks, Roofiing Iron, Doors, Sashes, Gates, Hurdles,- Fencing Wire, (Barbed and Plain.) Iron Standards to Order. WE HAVE JUST OPENED UP A Splendid Assortment of VARNISHES and READY-MIXED PAINTS ; '.■•••■ - ALSO,^'- ■■■:'•■ ' - ' , PICTURE-FRAME MOULDING of the Best Quality'and Choicest Patterns. | Lovers of the Fine Arts should inspect our Stocks, ' : W. H. COLLIN^AND JDO. ; | TIMBER AND COAL MERCHANTS, . | ASH^TTBTON. " ."»!;, , MIT(JiiEL!;:& .TU'iiNESi-j-i T3EG, to informthe Public that, in order to bring their -•<< ■<■ ■•■'>■'•■ | ' >: ;'..'. ■";.'.•..:" DEAPERY JDEPAETMiE^T-;- X/\,'; [.Z^'}: \ .~. ,On a level with,the,Established and well-known Excellence of;their ; !.'• ;, ' CLOTHING and B9OT DEPkETMENTS, i: " j •.,-.-<)' , ' ] • • • / •.-..<'!, -!, ,y> 5 They have lately, at Great Expense:and much Painstaking Care, made such• « Enlargements,and Alterations in their Premises as will now : s provide ample room for.their Large STOCK. . " ' '< - . A Splendid LIGHT is now available for the Inspection of GOODS. ■■'■]. The End of the WHOLESALE WINTER SEASON J , Has enabled them to increase their - ■ ; DRAPERY STOCK ■•1 By an additional £1000 Worth of NEW GOODS, 1 at Very Low Rates, and they have no hesitation in saying'that they can how offer in EVERYDE:PA R T M E N T { . Goods 1 of such Quality, Variety arid Price as are second to none in New; Zealand 1, . which must command the largest turnover in the district to thenv '• ; ' MITCHELL AND TURNER are anxious that the whole Public of Ashbuirtori and District should inspect their, Enlarged Premises and Stock. They have therefore decided to offer the inducement of a Discount of 10 PER CENT off all Cash Pur-: chases from SATURDAY, 28th inst. (until further notice). ' .1 Tin's amounts to THEIR GOODS being Sold at 'within a shade of ' ! WHOLESALE PRICES. , /,s -, i MIT.;tiHEI ? L~T&: f ÜBNER-: ;; KAIAFOI /HOUSE. -1 '■.■'■'■'■,'' ■'■'■ \ MILN Ji!K & TH OJSIPcjON GREAT PATKNT ; TONING DEYPE ■:"■■'■■ BY WHICH A PIANO STANDS I PERMANENTLY IN TUNE AFTER THE STRINGS ARE, ONCE STRETCHED . . /" . IS THE ■ • " . , ' "''.'. , T." BEST PATENT EVER DISCVERED FOR PIANOS. AND WILLI LAST  •; . ■•; ;;..■■' '" - ; . 200 YEAKs. • „ , ' . ,■/■;■■ A SPECIAL First Award has just been given to the Firm by the Jurors at the /A. DunedinExhibition, — : • : ••• • • ALSO- ,'. , , • ;, - . • A First Award for Giand Pianos .: A First Award for Cottage Pianos, — . Or Three First Awards being the .highest possible distinction that could be gained. The Prices of our Two Models as exhibited at the Exhibition are respectively 60 .and 70 guineas, but we have Pianos with Iron Frames from £30, any of which can be purchased on Two Years' Hire Purchase^System, &c. H M. JOIE^ "■■■•'■ AGENT.



Fublic Notices. TO THE LADIFS [ OF .., | ASHBU_RTON. • : 1 IV/riSSES MORRISON' ; ■', , HOLLOWAY. . Dress and Mantle Makers, > Tancred' Street, ,; Ashburfcon. .*; - 6 115 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. NOTICE. ON and after Ist JULY, 1890, RETURN TICKETS will be issued 'Daily. . For distances of 20 miles .they will be available for return the next day, or from Saturday to the following Monday. Over 20 miles they will be' available for one month. Over 300 miles they will be available for two months. ■ ' . 6 108 BY ORDER. WM SPARROW: TAILOR AND ■•18EN'S MERCER EAST STREE . NOTICE. .', . , DTEITCH, Tailor, begs • JLj intimate, to his numerou friends mid. customers that he ' has REMOVED to Compton's Buildings, Moore Street, next to Royal Hotel; where he will be glad to meet old friends and customers, and new ones are welcome. 696 ■■ •■■ '; ' '■■•'' SALE OF BL'OJIS, STATIONER &c. At L. F. ANDREWES AND Co.'s. OUR Stock beiug far too large we are determined to reduce same by Selling Off at Greatly Reduced Prices for' CASH only. "A discount'of 4s in the'£»- A large stock of Music at less than^hal^ price"; Inspection invited. ■ !> &'*'\' L. F. ANDREWES & CO.



announcements ■ ~ notice: ; 7~~>-' TEEES! TREEft! I THE undersigned, haye^ opened a „ • Nursery on my own account And . am prepared to dell' FKUITand FOREST .'■ TREES'I of the choicest'sprfcs'nt prices not to be beaten. Having had 28; yeara'^ex perience at Home" and in the'ObTdnies, I-. have grown none but'!t|ie:l>e3fc sort* of Fruit Trees , knowing that a gte^t'^iiaany that are planted out ai*e' shy;'bea're'rß';»ria, "'■ some that do bear are -inferior; in 'g\iajity. ;'. I^have also'aivery choice t6ti6n l'o£" > Roses and Shrubs. 1 Gar&en's'^Md^oufc: ; work done by contract or by .day. Old fruit trees rQ,-grafted, wjth. choice s6rfcs; if required.' Hbpirig 1 to ge'fc" a'fair share of \ ..public pft^ronage.;-','j i r 1/. r;'^, r*J }PJT the Address— x J. millichamiv £ q a :i .; a. .' 'y ■ '■■ ■ Nurseryman/ >■ * *"* *•*• , .  .Terrace Nursery, '"'■■'■"''' l< w *#&?*■¥•■ Letters Addressed to Ashburton P'O.-I ir \ >/ A; Receive My! Prompt A'iijejijiio^otl !,,- t -^f • •'iti'- 1"- ■■•= '•■•»■-.■• r.-m -. v '.WEST, STREET*- -'\ • ■ : s :■« h-m ■ ■*-.■' ; f-, -:'•• j.-- 0.-.-j. ■:^,| ..,;!,; : ..,,r!\ HAS'now;m Stock, 5 and is prepared to ■ sell' at lip west' Ciifrent;* Rates^-4 -. Building Material of al! <lcHcripti(>iiß, - ' consisting 'of— '."'':.:"'"j^.. V-':,'•.■! '■' Red arid White PlNfeS.ißoSrdii^ahd '. : • Scantlings,l ; ' .>f-t^^ I|in? ■ Black PINE, " " wM «<**%> - .. ■ TOTARA, :* ' -! .■'■'>• "''* :'" . .: KAURI StielVuiga, Linii^, ■ 'and Flooringl; ,V^^ '.' : V.D.L. Timber-for -Bridg£:W6iJr, '. ■ ; : also for Hurdle arid Gate-maikihg. ■ sfkand'6ftPAllNGS.'" -'•;;s'l'i:'s' -. Galvanised IRON, Lysaghfc's Orb; tlie \ r ■ best Iron iminufaciurcd. ' . CEMENT, I.IMK, ore, .. WIRE, Barbed and ' Plaip, utPßn •.; Fencing. Staples.- 'v-! M'^-A - iPosts, 1 Stakes; Strainers^ ■^''^^■■l Beßt NEWCASTLE'; V' v."'';;'^'" '■'•:  COALBROOKt)ALE,:'s >rf '!,: ■■■•■•■• t And';^rptiNT;^^iE^ ! Horse Feed^-OATS, whole-"' 1 /\, " "»•■'■ ■:'■■■■ OATS, crushed'" TV • ■'-'•' :' ","; Oaten Sheaf 'CHAFF, '.,.' ". ,• i, i.; '. .r '-,' ■■''-i-p-''': :j -.^ , '•■ V- ;;' Also,- ""■./^"/.V.'m" ' N'' ' Sharps for Pig Feed, and aquaniitjr' - of Barley, whole-or crushed f':' '"• ''U'M'£ •\ ' ' STATION ANjp F^RM STORES "'A t 1 • Consisting^of \, '!! " . ''', Sugar,' Candles, and GrocerieKi ■• in Jwhols sale lots, and the Celebrated " : .""'' ''' . ' CEYLON AND INDIAN TEA;';;'"' n its imported abate. ' Notlilendid*. '" V ' . . "OBRvft . ARE iei.ng special value in - »-• : SUGAR ■-■" CANDLE?  r , ti ' :i • . ' \ .soap,. ... . ■-;.-. .. ---[ ' FLOUR. . . _ pt> . • • ■ ' | ... .. ; '.OATMEAL- m 'rf.: >;•£ \ ;; ,.,, BAqQN f & HAMSn' A) , 1 ;.,;._ _ ■./!()(/' • ' ' GENERAL GROCERIES : -.- IKC\ CASES Light of the age KERO i'O XJ SINE.\ The best in i tnei Ittf'ar ■ ke arid GUARANTISED riot to 'explode CHINA .■■■■■...r-.^v :" I;mRtHENW^i^-; Some New! and Choice GOODS 1, '; | ir::.O'RR!:&-:.vSIS; •' / NOTICE. )."' }.'\ .',•..'. r?/"•''■' ■ FOUR LINCOLN Ranis,-bred here .' and.sold, last' Tinwald; Ram .Fair, have returned. Owner ,can have them by " paying ior advertisement if claimed within — 10 days.  ( . ■ , ..ifi^'T- ?./T ' '••,; . v T. R. br;odo), '; iUL ■•')'" Manager, 6!142 ,■.-,.,.-: > ...-.Lowcp; \ .'. ..'.;;'.',.'■"' "'•'". ■ ■ ■ '.iViHu^.Viv j SPECIAL -VALUE: C^ ■ ' ' •__■;;, ' '' '"j j' '/i ', \ . IN Order to Clear the Balanca of cv ! S ,T;.O C X ' } •; -OF, .".'■". >'"i ' " • ■.. .', ... ■•■ ■ .^ '•< \w.yys. l t ■ We have decided to give 16;TilJ! • ' Per. Cent off ;*• if/>* I During the Next - ■I 14 DAYS. " i ■ •- ■ '.'• -:■