The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1890. THE NOMINATIONS.

The nominations are now complete, and elsewhere m this issue we publish a complete list. We have not at tempted to classify the political opinions held by the several candidates. This cannot be done without a careful and critical perusal of the speeches of each of the aspirants for political honor m the new House, and we have neither had time nor opportunity to undertake this Hercilean task. Several of our contemporaries, Ministerial and Oppo sition, have essayed the task, but we question whether the majority of can didateg would c ire to bind themselves to the parties to which enterprising journalists say they belong. A Minis terial journal classifies the candidates to suit the particular parby whose cause it espouses ; while an Opposition jour nal goes through the same formula. Thus it will be found that a certain candidate is represented as a Minis terialist m one paper, and an Opposi tionist m another; and where the canj didatc's views are so well known as to render this course too transparent, he may be classified as I 0 (Independent Opposition), I M (Independent Minis terialist), D (Doubtful), or I (Indepen dent). A table compiled on this principle giv«s either a majority m favor of the Opposition or the Ministry, according ■'-to the political opinions advocated by the journal m, which it is published. With the material at their disposal during the present contest Ministerial journals have been put to their wits'end to work up a majority of candidates m favor of the present Government. Out of 169 candidates now before the electors of the colony under the most favorable circumstances only 56 Ministerialists can be claimed, and the ibuife: of £hese, be it remarked, are by no means warift supporters of the Government. In Ministerial Jour nals |nearly half of the 56 supporters of the present Atkinson Adminis tration are classified as Independent Ministerialists —that is, nearly half the Government supporters have as much m common with the Opposition as with the Ministry, On the other hand— and we are quoting from a t&ble taken from a leading Ministerial journal— the Opposition can claim 69 undoubted supporters from amongst the candidates who will go to the poll, while 75 per cent who ana put.down as " Doubtful" and " Independent" are m strong sympathy with the Liberal opii^ns, held by the Opposition, and must! sooner or later find themselves voting m the same Lobby as Mr Ballance and his followers, Thus, frpjft the most favorable Ministerialist estimate, the Atkinson Cabinet, as at present .con stituted, cannot carry the present elec tion. The majority of the supporters are only half-hearted m the matter, and the Government will do well if 15 per cent of their followers are returned. Even thus early m the election it would therefore appear probable that the late Ministry will meet the House m a decided minority—a greater minority than when the House was last prorogued. Ministerial journals and supporters all agree as to" the necessity of Cabinet reconstruction, but opinions differ as to the exact nature of the changes re quired. A goodly number would like to see certain members of the OsMnet deposed who are suspected of Liberal leanings, and their places filled by staunch supporters of the present Minister of Lands; while others, m older to prevent by any means the ; accession of the Opposition to power,' are hinting at a coalition Ministry, m t order to mix up parties even more than; they have been mixed ,up m the past. The electors of the colony have now: the greatest say m the matter, how- Bver, and it will altogether depend upon their verdict on Friday next whether or wot the colony shall be

handed over to the tender mercies of a weak reconstruction of the present Cabinet, or whether men with a clearly defined policy shall be placed at the head of affairs. Never was the colony more m want of a strong Ministry and a strong Opposition to direct and control its affairs ; and we trust that one outcome of the election will be either the ranging of the members in^o two distinctly opposite camps, or the submission of a workable scheme which will once and for all do away with party Government.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Greymouth hotelkeeper drew £1321 m one of the Sydney " consilfationa "; on the Melbourne Cup. * " * Mrs Elizabeth Peabody, the noted philan thropist of Boston, is now nearly 90 years of age. She is very feeble physically, but her mind is still bright and active. The Harvey Brothers' Minstrel and Variety Company make their first appearance m Ashbnrton, this evening, at the Odd fellows' Hall. Major Steward addressed a, ineetipg of electors on Thursday evening m the school house, Kingsdown, Mr Craigie m the chair, and after replying to a number of questions received a unanimous vote of thanks and con fidence. ! The editor of the "Southern Standard," who is contesting the Mataura'rteat with the Minister of Lands, has a very good opinion of his craft:—" It would be easy," he says, "to find seventy-one journalists m the colony whose knowledge of politics would exceed that of the seventy, one gentlemen who are destined to compose the next Parliament." Butter will not stand freezing. As a general rule, if frozen it goes rancid within 24 hours after being placed m a temperate atmosphere. Mr W. R. Yorke, an extensive shipper of butter from Canterbury, says :— Butter ought to "sent Home m the cool chamber of the steamer jat a temperature of 35deg. to4odeg. Fah., and cheese 45 deg. to 50 deg. A rifle match between eight members of the Ashburton Rifle Club * and the same number from the fieiakline Rifles, will be fired at Geraldine on 11th December. The Ashburton team will ■ comprise Messrs" W. Pearson, G. Morrison, A. McKay, J. and I). Leitch, W. Masson, J. Baker, W. H. Rule, R. Dorm, and C. Chapman. This is the first match of the season. One of the most pregnant sentences that Beecher ever uttered was, " Do the best you can where you are, and when that is" accom plished God will open a door to a, higher sphere." In actual life this truth is proved to be one of the natural laws m the business world, and one of the natural laws m tlte world of scholarship as well. These opening doors are always above us, and the ladder by which we climb to them is always the same. The rungs are individual duties well per formed, and they must be mounted one by one. J^A London paper devoted to theatrical and sporting matters lost no time m interview ing Miss Amy Horton after her debut at the mu3ic halls. She confided to the gentleman who undertook the task that she hasj^jied at every theatre m Australia, New vfl^^d, and Tasmania. She thinks it is not easy to succeed m the colonies. '' The audienoes, ais a rule are more critical m the, antipodes, and more difficult to amuse than, I understand, are English ones—that is, unless a star from the Old Country is announced, when the Australians literally flock to see her or him, as the case may be, for they have great faith m the verdict of the London public." Not very long ago says the Grey "Argus' the sparrows about the wharf were nio3t numerous. All at once, they appevred to be very few; and they were equally scarce about town, ao much so as to cause some speculation as to the cause. The mystery ia 1 explained m this way ; While walking along the sea beach the other day, after a severe gale from the north-east,'thousands of dead sparrows were thrown up on the sa»ife They had evidently been caught m the galffT" were blown out to sea, became exhausted, and,, wore so drowned and thrown ashore. M. Jules Simon has been giving his opinion on the proposal to tax French celi bates. The total number m France, count ing from the age of 24 to 59, is 3,074,180, and out of that number there are 1,750,003 young women. He proposes that if the law is voted the tax on celib ites shall not apply to ladies'. It is probable, he says, that a vast number of 'the ladies m question have not been asked to change their state of single blessedness, and it would be obviously unfair to punish them for what m reality was the fault of others. M. Jules Simon asks that the whole brunt of the law be directed against the unfortunate 2,223,489 men, whom he considers to be excellent material for taxation. Many politicians ask why the limit of age should stop at sfl. It appears that during the 'revolution m Buenos Ayres a young girl named Eufrasia Catral played an important part. She showed an immense amount of courage, and was chosen by nil operative society as their leader during the demonstration of joy at the fall of Celman, r^he girl, who has a slender j yet powerful figure, beautiful face, and dark curling hair, was dressed m white, with red scarf, and rode m a triumphal car, decorated with flags and flowers, and answered the applause of the crowd by gently waving a branch of a pal"]/ WHen ne procession reached the principal square the car stopped and the youthful patriot made a speech, pointing out the importance of the 'demon atration, and crying " Long live the Republic !" The enthusiastic crowd took the horses out of the car, and it was dragged by a number of young men to the meeting, houa of the union, where the girl was forced j to s eak once more. She is now considered the "first citizeness " of Buenos Ayrea. The "Lyttelton Times'" Rangiora corres* pondent writes i—"A well-known resident of this district called upon me to-day to sup port the statements .made m your Monday's issue under the heading ' Land Settlement m the North Island.' He stated that he had paid seven visits to Wellington with the object of securing a section of land offered by the Government, but every one proved fruit less. An acquaintance of his M'ent to the Empire City six times on the same errand. Five times he faUfed ? and he was then told by some one Mho knew better'how to work the business that uuless he resorted to dum myism he might never succeed. He took the hint, and m making the sixth attempt put m five names, with the result that he secured a section m other than his own name. My informant stated further that he knew several men m tJ>is who had, like himself, made attempts to spcurp land opened for settlement, but except m the solitary jn r stance above referred to, not one had succeeded."

EDUCATION.

Tub Education question is one m which almost everyone takes an interest m New Zealand. There is a strong feeling against the present secular and compulsory system being interfered with m any way, lest the thin edge of the wedge should be inserted to destroy the whole fabric. The Bible-in-schools party complain of the godlessness of the system; our Koman Catholic fellow colonists urge that they cannot con scientiously avail themselves of the State schools towards which they are compelled to pay taxation ; while the economists urge that the system is too elaborate and costly for the reqnire ments of the colony. But to all these complaints the bulk of the electors and legislators turn a deaf ear. It is ad mitted that there is much force m the contention that the exclusion of the Bible from the schools is a serious blot on the national system, but under existing conditions and circumstances there appears to be no help for it. It is also admitted that our Roman Catholic fellowrcplonists, are placed at a serious disadvantage. The com plaint of certain economists, on the other hand, is not based on grounds so substaMial. The cost to the State for. education m New Zea land is less than m any of the other colonies. In a comparative table com piled m 1886 the cost per head on the average attendance at the State schools if the several colonies is given as ollows :—

In the foregoing returns is included the cost of school buildings,—a big item. Deducting this, the figures stand as follows :—- New Zealand, 1889 ... £3 16s Bd, no fees. New South Wales, 1889 ... £3 18s 10|d, school fees. Queensland, 1888 ... £4 3s 9d, no fees. Victoria, 1888 ... £4 19s 6:} d, no fees. This should be a sufficient answer to those economists who continually com plain of the excessive cost of' primary education m New Zealand—the fact being that the New Zealand pays less than any of his neighbors to wards the education of the rising generation. But notwithstanding this fact, there are those who advocate the raising of the school age, and stopping free education at the Fourth Standard. This proposal really means loweringthe general standard of education m New Zealand below that of the neighboring colonies—a proposal which is not likely to meet with general approval amongst New Zeilanders. In Victoria children' are 'permitted to attend school from the age of three to sixteen y ears; New South Wales, four to sixteen years; Queens land, live t") fourteen years ; and New Zealand five to fifteen years. Between these ages the State pays capitation. It will be observed that m Victoria capi teition is paid upon every child for thirteen years ; m New South Wales, eleven years; New Zealand, ten years; and Queensland, nine years. This should effectually dispose of the im plied charge that State aid towards education is continued for a longer period m New Zealand than m the other colonies, as only m one in stance (that of Queensland) is this the case. Of course it is quite true that thousands of pounds may be saved by cutting down the an nual education vote m this matter ; but at what a cost! At the cost of turning out the greater bulk of the 'future race of New Zealanders less equipped for the battle of life than their neighbors. There are no doubt ■defects,superfluities, and extravagances 'connected with the State system of education m New Zealand, and these imperfections we hope some day to see temovecl; but so long as the neighbor ing colonies and European countries maintain a high standard of education, and are prepared to pay for it, it would be a most suicidal step on the part of New Zealand to lower the standards. To do so would be to mal?e the colony a less desirable home for the bulk of the people—a step which cannot be entertained for a moment m a colony whose greatest want is a largely in creased population.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Live Stock Market.

Messrs Miles and Co. (per Mr Geo. Jameson) reports Ashburton County Sale yards, Tuesday, November 25 :—The attendance at this sale was limited, with but few buyers ■ among them. About 2500 sheep were penned, and a few head qf cattle. The want of rain was the principal topic of discussion, and biddings came but slowly. A few prime crossbred wethers brought 13s ; hoggets m wool 11s 3d to 11s sd. Merino ewes without lambs and m forward condition, and carrying fair fleeces, brought 6s 6d and 6s 9 ; d each ; two and four-tooth shim cross breds lls each ; merino ejves, with lambs at foot were difficult to sell, rand some i linos were passed out. We penned 1000 sheep and sold about 600. Fat steers and heifers sold at from £5 to £6, dry cows up to £2 10s, and young cattle, mixed sorts, from 20s to 30s each. During the week we have sold privately 505 crossbred hoggets at lls 6d, and 204 crossbred hoggets at lls 44.

Mr D. Thomas reports upon the live stock market'in the Ashburton District for the week ending November 28th, as follows i—On Tuesday at the Ashburton Yards the usual weekly sa|e of Jive stock was held. The day was oppressively hot with every indication of continued dry weather, consequently sellers and their agents expected rasher a rough time of it, In this, I am happy to say, they were agreeably disappointed, as very little difference m values was noticeable to those which have been ruling during the last) three weeks. There was an average attendance of farmers and ethers, and every one of whom had something to say about the unseasonableness of the weather. The catalogue of the day was a medium one, consisting of 3063 sheep, 29 head of cattle, and seven pigs, of which my entry consisted of 1942 sheep and 12 head of cattle for the following valued clients, viz. :-7-Messrs G. Wi Leadley, R. Adair, F, Borinington, A- Leatham, E. Thomas, W. Giles, H. W. Parsons, E. Church, M. Mahoney, J. Strachan, J. Watson, T. McKay, R. Kemp, H; Kennedy, G. Loader, 0, Hill, J. Kemp, J. Small, W. Brown, J. Corbet, Mrs Gordon, aud others, he principal sales being sheep. 82 fat crossbred ewes shorn, 8s lOd; 30! fat four-tooth crossbreds shorn, 13s ; 26 fat ewes, 8s LOd ; 15* four-tooth fat, Us 3d; fnt lamba/llp Bd, a«* Qd, and 10s each ; 30 fat four-tooths, 10s lOd; 16 merino ewes m wool, 8b 6d ; 36 merino wes ehorn, fa j 23 QWll merino ewes, 39

7d ; 22 fat ewes, 8s ; 39 fat four-tooths, 10s 7d ; 41 shorn merino ewes, 5s lOd ; 9 ewes and 9 lambs, lls 7d each ; 3 hoggets, 17s 6d ; 2 broken mouth ewes, 14s ; 1 ditto, 10s (id. The ewes, lambs, and hoggets were grazed by Mr J. Watson, of Kyle, and were a credit alike to him and his pastures. 99 merino ewes 89 per cent of lambs, 9-^ sd: 30 crossbred hoggets, lls 3d; 500 crossbred hoggets, lls sd; 89 merino ewes and lambs all counted, 4s lid each ; 329 crossbred ewes m wool with 90 per cent of lambs, 12s Hd; 68 show merind ewes and lambs, 3b 9d each all counted ; 45 merino ewes with 90 per cent of lambs, 10s Id ; 17 ewes 18 parobs crossbred, 12b ; etc., etc. In cattle I sold one head at £6 ; four at £5; one at £4; two at £5 15s; and three yearlings at 21s each. Wool is now coming freely inco store, and the catalogues for our sale to be held on the 4th December promises to be large ; m quantity and representative m quality.; We are all anxiously looking for informa-! tion from England as to how the series of wooli sales now b^ttgj: held there have opened, as it means a great deal to our; producers whether theyiiave opened suc cessfully or not;

Corn Exchange Report.

The fQlloijfhg is the Corn Exchange Report for the week ending November 28. At the time of'writing, the ; ;jweatlier promises rain, which will bjjyiltily wel comed all ovferjthe district^ are at this season somewhat busy up country.? In .addition tQ their ordinary pursuits matters political are engaging their; attention, and conflec[uently thfljytW© no' time to spare to visit the metropolis. Wheat remains unaltered, the : fluctua tions m the Home market not being re-; fleeted here. OATS-fßut fow transactions may be noted, only prime milling being enquired , for. „ ' Barley—Tho season may be said to be over. , Beans and Peas—But little business; passing. Dairy Peoduce —No material alteration m value of butter or cheese can be noted,; though asomewhat improved demand is noticeable for the former. Quotations as follows :—Wheat—Tus can, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; Pearl, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; t | Hunter.s, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Oats, milling,' Is 7d ; bright short feed, Is 6d ; inferior, ' Is 2d to Is 4d. Barley—nominal for malting ; feed, Is fed to Is fid. Beans nnd Peas 2s 6d for the former. 2s 3d to 2s 4d for the lafcter. Dairy Produce— potted butter 6|d to 7d; cheese large size 3d to 3M ; small loaf .shapes 4d. The Above prices are there pnid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton. Sacks; extra. . '

MAGISTERIAL

SOUTH RAKAIA-^FRIDAY

(Before Mr C. A. Wray, R.M., and Mr L.Oxley,.J.P.) THREATENING. William John Welsh, charged with using threatening language to G. Shellock, pleaded not guilty. After, hearing the evidence, the Bench considered the "case clearly proved, and fined accused 20s and costs. Accused wa* also charged with using obscene language, but "the Bench, not wishing to send him to.gaol, allowed the information to be amended.— Johu Thompson was fined 20s and costs for illegally rescuing cattle from the poundkeeper. He was also fined 20s and costs for using threatening language to the poundkeeper, at the time of rescuing the cattle, UNREGISTERED DOGS. The following were fined 10s each and costs for having unregistered dogs m their possession :~;J; Scarlett, .J. M. Reid, P. Cameron, G. Scarlett, J. Wells, J. Johnston, (who -thought as his was only a small poodle he should get off), D. Todd, A. McKay, L. Fordliam, J. Boucher, J. N. Sharpe, D. Ready, G. Shellock, T. Betts, J. Stewart, P. Tully, J. Invin, W. Radford, W. Rapley, J. Brck, W. O'Grady, J. O'Orady, W. A. Pearce, W. Hampton, A. Haslett, H. Parsons, T. Cronin, and J. Irvine. For having two dogs each unregistered H. Horsnell and J. McLean were fined 20s each and costs, and J. Daly for having four dogs was fined 40s and costs. A case of the same nature against B. Thompson wasadjourned till December 19th. ! STRAY CATTLE. J. Laurence for tethering a horse; on an unformed street was cautioned and dismissed. R. Rossborough for permit ting cattle to wander was fined 5s and c.->sts. S, Santy for the same offence was fined 2s 6d and costs. > CIVIL CASKS. * G, Edgington v. Manning, £2 15s for rent.—Judgment for jtfaintiff'by default.

INTERPROVINCIAL

[PER PRJEJ3S ASSOCIATION.]

Mastertox, November 28, At thp Magistrate's Court to-day, Thom,as Sloan was committed for trial on a charge of registering the death of Mary Bassil, wife of John Bassil, Duntroon, under the name of Mary Ann Sloan. It appears that Sloan left Duntroon with Mrs Bassil some three years ago, and they were living harmoniously together ! as man and wife until her death, when, to evade curiosity, and to protect his own character, Sloan registered the woman as his wife. Gisborne, November 28. The steamer Southern Cross, on her voyage from Auckland sighted what ap peared to be a vessel bottom upwards. Steaming up to it, it was found to be an immense whale. The Natives of Tuparoa eventually secured the fish, which was of prodigious size*

THE ELECTIONS.

Gisborne, November 28. The Natives evinced ' great interest m the elections, and awaited the results from the various booths m the country with anxiety. Carroll scored 6i6, against Wi Pere's 443. Hamilton, November 28. The state of the poll for the 'Western Ma»ri election at 5 p.m. to-day was— Hoani Taipu, IQO2 ; ' Pipene Ekatone, j 478 j Kipa Te Whatanuj, 74 j Tekahiii Kararahe, 59 ; and T.itana Te Whatapoko, 13 r A number of returns are still tq come m, but'they will m all probability increase th§ majority for Hoani Taipu,

SIR JOHN HALL AT RAKAIA.

Sir John Hall addressed the electors m the Ellesmere district m the Town Hall, Rakaia, on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr Coster presided. Sir John spoke at considerable length, covering a wide range of subjects. In the course of his remarks, he said the terms Liberal and Conservative, as used m this colony, were quite misleading. If he were elected he would stipulate for kn independent position, and Would be a blind follower of no man. If Sir Harry Atkinson were able again to take active leadership, Sir John would give him a general support. In the event of a new Government having to be formed he would support any Ministry whose policy was one of economy and prudence m the matter of public finance, of general abstention from; borrowing, and of energetic development of our resources by encouraging legitimate settlement on the land. Sir John avaweretl a long list of questions, and was awarded a hearty vote of thanks. At the closk of the meeting a strong committee was formed to secure Sir John's return. N

MR WRIGHT AT MAYFIELD.

Mr Wright addressed tlio electors at Mayfield schoolhout=e on Thursday even ing, 20th inst. There were about 30 electors present. Mr KeHahan occupied the chair, and introduced the candidate. Mr Wright spoke at some lenjjl.li on different subjects, but did not give his speech m full. Ho declared himself m favour of the Properly Tax, saying that the Land Tax would brine; all the taxation upon the farmens. He spoke m favour of Local Option without compensation m ; cases of houses bums? closed through bad conduct. A committee was appointed at *th© p close of the meeting to work and' canvass for the candidate.

MR BROWN AT WAKANUI.

Mr Brown addressed a large meeting of electors afc 'Wakanui on Friday evening. Mr P. Steward occupied the chair, and. ibriefly introduced tha candidate. .Mr Brown's address "went pretty much over the same grounds as on former occasions. He insisted on education being dealt with from a national point of view ; the amal gamation of the primary and secondary systems ; the endowments for the benefit of all; ample reservations to be made for educational purposes, and for the relief of the poor. He pointed out that Victoria had no secondary school system, supported by the state, as we had here, and ques tioned the wisdom of this country, loaded with.debt as it Was, paying so much for the education of the children of people who are well able to- pay for it themselres.. He supported Unidnisni, affiliation, and federation^ with the object of bringing about freetfade and the brother-!, hood'/ of man throughout the cMI-; ised world. He '■■'■ mentioned that -we: were now federated wich Australia in< so far as to have a defence fleet of five fasti cruisers and two torpedo gun boats, paid for on a population basis. .He wound up by a resume of what he had been advocat ing as follows:— 1. Strict economy m all departments of the public service. 2. Free, secular, and compulsory edu cation by the State, and the amalgamation of the primary and secondary schools with the endowments for the benefit of "both. ; ..,,'.: . ' » ; 3. Progressive taxation on landed ptb-j perty to 'p'ifeVent individuals and companies' from becoming the owners of large estates to'the'detriment of the public weal, and at the same time to assist to make up any deficiency m the revenue. 4 Local Option, with woman suffrage,; respecting the liquor traffic. 5. The. rights of labour to be on an equal standing with the rights of capital, ■ and the formation of Boards of Concilia-' tion and Arbitration lor the purpose of settling disagreements between capital, and labour. . , ■ 6. Every facility being given for the people settling on the land, but no more borrowing m the foreign market, and none here if possible. • 7. Further,federation with the Austra lian colonies oil the basis of Froetfpule and i Home Rule. ; , . \ He claimed to be a Liberal m the true sense of the Svord. The speaker was most attentively listened to throughout,' arid on the motion] of Mr Dickie a hearty : vote of thanks was accorded,,,and the usual rote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting. ■.<„.'-■

MR SAWLE AT MAYFIELD.

Mr Sawle addressed the electors at Mayfi^ld Schoolrooili on Tuesday evevintj, 25fch hist. Mr Sawle was suffering from a very bad cold, and had partly lost his voice, which made it very hard for him to speak. He, nevertheless, managed to get through his speech very well. Mr Sawle declared himself m favor of a Laud and Income Tax which, he maintained, would fall much easier on the small farmers than on the large farmers, because they would not be taxed for improvements. This would tend to make people lay out their money on improving their land instead of laying it out at interest. Mr Sawle also said m answer to a question that the Land Tax would not come any harder on a man who has a mortgage on his land than it would on freeholders. A number of questions were asked at the close of the meeting which were answered to the evident satisfaction of all present.

MR W. C. WALKER AT MOUNT SOMERS.

Mr Walker addressed a large meeting of electors m the Mount Somers school room on Friday evening, Mr Edson was voted to the chair and introduced, the candidate as an old friend. Mr Walker, 04 rising to speak, was received with loud applause. He spoke on the subjects treated, by him m previous speeches, and was frequently applauded. After answer-; ing satisfactorily a number of questions, on the motion of Mr Easton, seconded by Mr Hood, Mr Walker was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his services as member m the past, And for his address that evening a vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting,

The following is a complete list of can didates who have been nominated for seats m the new Parliament:— north island. Bay ok Islands— Napier— R. M. Houston G. W. Swan J. Lundon M. J. Gannon —Tronson Waifawa— J. M. Dargaville G. Hunter Marsden— W. C. Smith R Thompson Mastkrton— A. Elliott G, Beetham Waitemata— A. W. Hogg R. Monk Wairarapa— j Jackson Palmer W. C. Buchanan Auckland City—. H. Bunny T. Thompson New Plymouth— Dr Wallis E. M. Smith W. L. Rees R. C. Hughes J.M.Shera Jdhn Elliot^ W.J.Napier Egsiont— H. W. Farnall Sir H. Atkinsoh —Porter F. W Guire Eden— Waitotara— Hon E. Mitchelson R. Bruce J. Greenwood G. Hutchison Par*nell~ WanganUj— . J. M. Lennox John Ballance F. Lawry G. Carson Manukau— Rangitikei— Sir Mi O'Rprke F. Arkwright W. F. Bu^laiid D. L. Macarthur Franklin—" Palmerston— E. Hamlin F. Pirani Major Harris John Stevens Thames— . J. Gr, Wilson A. J, Cadman Wellington City— E. H. Taylor H. D. Bell Te Aroha— Jolid Duthie W. S. Allen George Fisher Col. W. Fraser E. G. Jellicoe Vesey Stewart W. M'Lean East Coast— T. K. Macdonald A. C. Arthur R. Winter W. Kelly Hawkesßay— Hutt~- Hon Capt Russell C. B. Izartl C W. Reardon Geo. London A. K. Newman south island. Nelson Ctty—- Selwyn— F. Flowerday A. Saundcrs J. Kerr T. 11. Anson J. 0. Harkness J. Woodward " Waimea-Picton— W. D. Poppie C. Mills Ellesmere— W. H. PhUlips Sir John Hall R. Hursthouse J. Mcliachlan WAIRAU— ASHBURTON— T. L. Buiok E. G. Wrijyht S. J. Macsilister \V ; . C. Walker "■• A, R. Seymour Vy. J. Sawle Tnangahua-, j'; Brown ' R. Reevos (Ikraldisk— J, Drake A. E. G, Rhodes S. Buxto*

G»ET— A. R. Guinness Timartt — W. Hugh Jones E. G. Kerr Wbstland— W. Hall Jones R. J. Se. Jdon J. M. Twemey J. Grimmond W. Smithson Ashmy- P. K. Thoreau J. G. Kiii<rht Waimate — . R. Meredith W. J. Steward J. D. Lance Alphew* Hayes Kaiafoi - . Waitaki— R. Moore John M'Kenzie i W. Hoban - J. C. HrSitfliattff^ , Avon— , G. J. Brucs O.G. Stead, . . Oamaru^ , E. Blake Hon.X W. Hialop Ctty op CmiisTCH*GH- T; Duncan j" " " E. VV. Humphreys Mount ' Ida— W, P. Reeves M. J. S. Mackenzie j W. B. Perceval, V. Pjke '■/'• R. M. Taylor ' .Port Chalmers— JiT. Smith ' J. Mills r , "".' '" E. George.... .. J.,'A. Millar " "* u '  ".PBNINStJLAr- -.i ! Hbathcote— Hon '.W. tf. M. R. H. Rhodes -' Latnach G. W. Russell W. Earnsbaw W. Tanner . . City of DeuBWUF- Halswjei.l,— H. S.- Fish | W, Rolleston James.Alleta. > F. S. Parker A. Lee Smith . Akaroa— . R. H. Leary : A. I. M'Gregor W. Hutchison: - J.Joyce - DiPifikerton •• W. Barnett -, DuNEDiy Suburbs— Mataura — A.H.Ross HoriG.F.Rioh»rd- W, JDawson . , e<m T. Wilkinsoa; •.; J.^.-Vq^rOw Taieri— Wallack— ' w W. Barren Dr Hodgkinson A. J. Burns H. Hirst W. Camcross - ' J,: Mackintosh W. Snow W. Johns tone BrUCB^- 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ AWAWDA— • ''■ James Smith ~ - J. ». Watd J. W. Thomson Invercakgill— TuArEKA— H. Feldwick J.C. Brown : J. W. Bain " *■ H. S. Valentine J. Kelly -%, MAORI ELECriOBATES ■ Northern— Westfrn Sydney Taiwhanga HoaniTniptri Tamati Puhipi Kipa TeWhatanui Wi Rikihana Wha- TatanHTeWhatatt karongouru poke Wiremu Kateno Kahui Karareb* Eastern— Peperie Eketone James Carroll . Sootrern— WiPere ,; Tamati Parata ZH. Sturm . Hone Mark T. W. Rimiri R. Taiaro* , . J. Ellison  J. Davis The following candidates have been re turned unopposed : Auckland : Newton, D. Goldie ; Waikato, Hon. John Bryce. West Coast; Bullerj Ei J e O'Connor. Otas»o : Wakatipu,:..'HbnJ -I. Fergus ; Clutha, T. Mackenzie. .

Butter Export Trade.

| The Wellington "Post" says:—The export of butter''from Wellington: if assuming large dimensions,' and the direct steamship companies are doing their best to meet the requirements of the,tradeby increasing the cool storage on boarjl their vessels and.reducing the freights' tftLpn don. ; Mr,Randall.Morgan, who has h*d 15 years'; experience m, the Old-Country, has now been engaged tor the past three years-in shipping butler to the British metropolis, and informs us that he* hrn made arrangements for the shipment of between 500 and 600 kejp-per month dur ing the present Reason. He is very well satisfied with the quality of the article which he has succeeded m obtaining so far. Some of the butter m stock at the present came from Taranaki, where it*we purchased at 7|d lb, and .Mr. Morgan assures us that .he- never saw a finer article m the whole of, his experience. Like many other persons engaged m the business Mr Morgan is not satisfied- with the charges made by the Railway Commissioners, and is anxious to see a change made m the tariff at once. Butter from the country which is sent on board a direct steamer as soon a»it arrives from.the dairy is brought down by tail at less than whsifc is charged on the same quantity kept m the cellar for a few days. Mr Morgan points out that it is absolutely necessary for the shipper, m order to protect. his own interests, that he should examine the butter before it is placed on board the vessel, and says that unless the railway charges on butter which is kept m the cellar are reduced, the trade will, be very much handicapped. Mr Morgan inform* us that during the last yew or tiro the quality oi the butter, manufactured m the West Coast districts is an improvement on that previously produced,. and he antici pates that after Mr Sawers, the (Govern ment; dairying expert, has finished his course of instruction there n still fvrttmr improvement will be noticeable. *

TO-DAY'STELEGRAMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION,] iHtcraatlonal Wr«a«lla«- «••«*. . Duhedin, November! 29. In the wrestling match Dunn v Ross, neither contestant; seeming likely to gain a fall m the collar and elbow style, it was decided.to make' the match a draw, not withstanding that the" Judges requested the men to wrestle to a finish. The stake was divided. ■ CMipaijr, Timaru, November 29. The annual report of theSouthCanter bury Refrigerating Company states that 86,035 sheep and lambs were frozen Aimng, the year. A dividend of 8 per cent was declared, and £6745 carried for ward. On storting the new works m September the charge for freezing was reduced to 3Jd. The enlarged works re quire an output of 200,000. to pay as well as the original works. ■

DUNEDIN RACES.

The following are the results of the first day's races, which the Press Associa tion agent neglected to forward to vs:—-*' Dunedin "Stakes. Florrie "... . ... ... 1^ T: Morpheus ... V.'. ', 2. , May ... . ,„ g Federal Handicap.. " St Andrew "'„; .1V ' Miss George ... ... ..'.' 2 DmiviUe ... ;,. f! , Selling Handicap. Silver Pine ... 1 Chudleigh «, ... ,2 « Forest King .... .... ' ...;3 Selling Two-year-old, Tassy ... v,. -,I,'. \ Cajolery , ..«'.' 2... ... ..."... 3// St Kilda Welter. -; Miss George ... , 1 Pique ... ' ■ ■'', 2' Mariner ... ;..■■ ... 3 ' '

SECOND DAY.

Racecourse, Forbury, Nov. 29. Fine weather, and average attendance. ! Tally-ho Hurdles.' : Ixion - tii i \ Little Arthur ... 2 Garibaldi \. 3 AH started but Romidas. Ixion won by three lengths. Time—3mins 4secs. Dividend—£2 15s. : , Presidents' Handicap. Freedom JM l St.M^lo. , „,. ' „' o;. Wolyerme 3.

THE^SHBUBTON GUARDIAN, SATTJBDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1890.



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New Zealand's advantages as a healthy country have attracted the attention of the " Hamburg Nachri.cli.ten!" which says/jin Jts issue of the 18th of Septembar ing to the published by the Statistical Department m Wellington, there can be no question that New Zealand is one of the healthiest countries m the world, if not the healthiest. Thft last census was taken m 1886. Two years later, that Is to aay 1888, the surplus of births over deaths amounted, with a population of 608,000, to no l§ss than 13,194. If we compare these figures with, for instance, France, which has a population m round numbers, of 38 millions, we find m that country only fl. surplus of 52,000 m favour of births. In 1888, m New Zealand, there was an average of 5.3 children per family; m England and Wales, 4.16, m France, only 2,95, In Europe, however, with such a high number of births there would be without question a corresponding ? n -*«ase m the deaths. For instance, m 1887 the deaths iii ?l^hH numbered 18.8 per thousand; In France, 22; ~!l? * c™e ™ » H?w Zealand there were m 1888 only 9.43 deaths per thousand."



WANTED , CASH Advertisements under this headinar not exceedin SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be left at thin Office W"ESLEYAN Church—Temperance Sermons To-morrow. Preachers Morning, Rev. J. H. Gray. Evening J Newman Buttle. _ 11|194 ~^TEW supplies of Books just received JIN from London ; suitable for School Prizes, Reward, and Presentation pur poses. New Annuals ; Sunday, Chatter box, and ithers -H. M. Jones. _ WANTED to sell, second-hand Banjo strings complete. Also Violin, copy of Stradivarius, cheap. Apply E. Ward, Wills Street, Ashburton. 11 195 A MERICAN Ice Cream ! American . LX. Ice Cream daily at H. G. Flower's, Confectioner. Ice kept m stock. ANTED Known—The "Strong wear" Boot is the best for Men, adies and Children.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known -Ladies Stockings with Silk Toes and Heels m black and colors. Is 6d per pair.—W. H. Collier. OOTS, BOOTS. "Keep yom feet Dry and save Doctor's Bills, have a splendid Stock m now. Try my Double-soled. Shooters. Every pair Guaranteed. Robert Alcorn, Ashbur ton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. t ITANTEDKnown. - For Dress Stuffs W Prints, &c., Trimmings to match go to Melford House. Best value m town. —H. C Segkrs. ANTED Known—For Sheeting s Tablings, Calicoes, Quilts, Towels, Table Napkins, Tray Cloths, D'Oyleys, &c, go to Melford House.—H. C. Seoers. ANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Sannder's Buildings. ANTED Known.—For first-class Millinery and Drapery (marked cheap) go to Melford House. New Good v t opened.—H.C. Segers. WANTED Known — The~Oheapest Shop to buy Tinware and Gal vanised Iron goods', m Ashbarton, is at W. F. Hannafori/s, Burnett Street. A argo stock kept on hand. Tin and Iron ware goods made and repaired with des patfh. _ Ilnswer to corrTsl^nWnt. Good Faith.—We are advised that the publication of" your letter would render us liable to an action for libel. We may also say that we deprecate any thing of a personal nature being intro duced into the present political coii test. The election can be fought out well enough on principles, without >fche m troduction of personalities.



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