necessary, and the next question is how to get such a system formed? I think the readiest and most effective method would be to hold » Congress at Ashburton, consisting of delegates from each school district of the county ; and the purpose of this letter is to ask you if you are willing to appoint or to call a meeting for appointing delegates to attend such a congress on behalf of your cfetriot. With regard to one or two details I think district associations should support farm libraiies, and should be con nected with each other and with other parts of the colony by means of a county secretary at Ashburton. Further, that the Board of Education should be asked to enlarge one of the central schools of the county, form it into a fawn school, pro vide a teacher of the sciences for the upper pupils, and purchase a small farm, say of one hundred acres, close to the school, for affording cheap, perhaps free residence and practical instruction m farm work under a skilled manager. Such a farm, it is evident, would also be suitable for an experimental irrigation station, and generally for an experimental station for the county. From an educational point of view it does not seem systematic or thorough that for persons intending to become farmers there is no intermediate place of instruction between the primary schools and the Agricultural College at Lincoln The result is that students go to Lincoln College w quitf> unprepared for the very stiff theoretical work done there, and they cannot therefore go through the course and leave the college well qualified bothintheoreticalandpracticalknowledge, and able to take managerships afc once. Anyone who ha» looked regularly into the "Australasian" will have noticed that Dookie and Longerenong Colleges com clain of this want of proper preparation m the students at entering. I believe the wish of all Agricultural Colleges is, whether rightly or wrongly, to turn out their students fit to take managerships ; and it is evident this cannot be widely done unless farm schools are established right through the country to act as preparatory institutions. From an educational point of vi«w it seems to me that all our newest educa tional writers agree m demanding a wider state system following upon the primary school system. The state has for about twenty years established and conducted primary schools, and people are now anxious that it should undertake the next step, that is, to make secondary schools. Generally speaking, our present high schools are felt to be very incomplete. They do not help towards manufacturing and artisan work, and therefore the cry m the cities 18 for Technical Schools. They do not help towards instruction m the kind of work done m suburbs and small hbldiitop, and hence what is called horticultural education is wanted m places where properties are small and the population dense. Again, they do not help towards knowledge of farm work, and every one nowadays knows of the general demand for agricultural education. Our present high schools are useful for the leisured, commercial, and professional classes only ; and we are forced to believe that money spent on them m thus un fairly appropriated by the upper classes. The othergreat classes of the community— namely fche industrial, horticultural, and agricultural—should now obtain from the state each their respective secondary schools, just as the upper classes ob tained theirs long ago. • ' In conclusion will you please consider whether or not you will appoint one or more delegates from your district to attend a proposed farmers' congress at Ashburton towards the end of J u*e next. I shall be glad if you will inform me, iddressed as under, of whatever steps you will decide upon taking m the matter. I am, Gentlemen, Yours truly, J. E. Wilkinson; Church Square, Addington, Christchurch.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

(PEK PKEB3 ASSOCIATION.) Brisbane, May 7. It is understood that Government have issued orders for the strikers* camps to be dispersed immediately, and it is expected that only passive resist Mice will be offered to this step by the men.  „ Adelaide, May 7- The Master Bakers have conceded the demands of the men out on strike, owing to a split m their ranks. Brussels, May 6. Serious disturbances have taken place at Seraing Liege, and several ex plosions of dynamite are reported. It is intended to try and make the strike of miners general, Paris, May 6. The »trike at Fourmies is collapsing. Rome, May 6. A riot was fomented by Anarchists, lereral.of whom were wounded.

The New Orleans Lynching.

BEFUSAL OF GRAND JURY TO INDICT.

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New York, May 6. The Grand Jury of New Orleans has refused to indict *hos« alleged to be connected with the Ijnchiny of the Sicilians. In their report they state they have discovered many efforts to bribe the jury who tried the Sicilians for the murder of Chief Detective Hennessy, also that half of the original nury desired to convict the Sicilians. Nine of the victims of the lynching were naturalised American citizens. The Grand Jury further report that the lynching involved the entiie city, and, therefore, it was difficult to fix any one specially guilty. J Washington, May «. The Press of the United States en dorses the refusal of the Grand Jury to indict the New Orleans lynchers.

Waterton Wesleyan Church.

Owin* to the inclement *e^ her 9 th*fc prevailed on Wednesday mght, May 2, on which date -a harvest totokagmne aud reception meeting to the Rev b.-Lawry, the (newly appointed superintendent > or the circuit, was held m the above Church, it was deemed advisable by the office bearers of the Church that a supplemen tary nie«tin* be held when the wither had became more propitious. This was accordingly carried out on Tuesday night. May 5, and as the weather was of the most favorable character, was a great success, the Church bein? crowded m every part. Owing to urge»t domestic matte* the Rev Mr Lawxy was unable to be present, but was ably represented by the Rev Mr Gray, who also presided at ths meeting, which was enthusiastic throughout. Addresses were given by the Chairman, and Messrs Harding, Ooap m»n, Low, and Watkhw, the last named welcoming Mr LftWty on bebalf of the Temperance Societies. t Musieal_ item, were rendered' by the choir und«r Mr Osborne, MrFord being organist; and solos were given by the Missed Donald son, FannjF Timms, Williams Fanny

!of the programme having been com j pletod, all present were entertained at a ) coffee supper provided by the ladies of the congregation, and after ample justice had been done to the good things pro vided, votes of thanks were accorded to the speakers, Mr Osborne and the choir, the ladies, the engineer, and chair man. The meeting was then closed by (he Chairman pronouncing the benedic tion. Tho proceeds of the" two meetings amounted to £6 Us 4d, half of which will go to the funds of the Local Trust, while it is proposed to handover the remainder to the circuit officials towards payinir off the circuit debt.

The Civil Service Bill.

(FEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wbixihgton, May 8. Interviewed by the "New Zealand Times," with referei.ce to the Civil Service Bill, Mr Ballance said the mea sure was being prepared by the Govern ment, after taking the advice of the Advisory Board, consisting of five civil servants, heads of departments, and others. The classification had not yet been arranged, but there were no diffi culties m the way. His own opinion was that there should be a system of annual increases provided by the Act for all salaries up to, say, £180 a year, the idea being to secure the necessary adequate remuneration for clerical labor. He looked upon retrenchment as the outcome of the utter disorganisation of the c Til service. There was a want of unity m the service, all departmental action being in dependent, though the loyalty of the civil service to whatever jGlovernmenl might be m power was beyond question. He ridi culed the idea that the American system was being introduced here. He entirely approved of the Civil Service Association, and thought it would be productive of a gre^fc deal of good. The Civ'l Service Bill would be one of the earliest measures introduced next session.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY.

(Before Mr C. A. Wray, 8.M.)

J. Heseltine v. W. H. Collins and Co. claim £16 0s sd. Mr Cuthbertson for phintiff, Mr Pnrnell for defendant. Plaintiff had sold defendant five tons chaff out of a crop which he had taken under a lien. The lienor owed defendant an account, and gave him an order on plain tiff for the amount, which defendant con tended plaintiff had accepted- The chaff m defendant's opinion was not up to the mark, and he also sought to set off the amount of trie order. Evidence wasled astothe inferi ority of the chaffsupplied, which one witness said would break the wind of any horse to which it was fed, and another witness would not feed it to any living thing. Plaintiff claimed that the order had been accepted conditionally on there being enough m the crop to satisfy the demands of the lien, and that having been done, the order would have first preference. On account of the inferiority of the chaff, His Worship made a reduction of 10s per ton m the price, and holding that the order had been accepted conditionally,, gave judgment for £12 10s 4d, including costs.

SPORTING.

GERAIDINE AUTUMN MEETING,

The results received subsequent to our going to press yesterday are:— Autumn Handicap, of 35 eovs ; one mile.—Liberator, Bsc 71b, (F. Holme«) 1 ; Inez, Bst 121 b, (White) 2 ; Quibble, Bst 51b, (H. Jackson) 3. Martha, Bst; Coin age, 7st 71b ; Kins of Ulster, 7st 4ib ; and Lady Zetland, 7sfc ; al ,o started. Won cleverly by half a length, Quibble and Martha close up. Time, lniin 47sec. Dividend, £10 4s, Handicap Trot, of 20 soys ; two miles. —Kitty 111, 37sec, 1 ; Winchestei, 40sec, 2 ; Linda, losee, 3. Fourteen started. Won by about fifty yards. Time, 6rnin 2*ec. Dividend, £22 l?s. Welter Handicap, of 25 soys ; six furlongs.—Ben, list 21b, (Fox) 1; Mail boy, Bst 121 b, (Walls) 2 ; Cactus, Bst, (F. Kin^an) 3. Erin go-Bragh, lOst 121 b ; Inchkeith, 9st 51b ; Emma, 9st 21b ; and Tiger Lily, Bst 21b, also started. Won by half -a length. Time, lmin 19sec. Dividend, £8 4s. Squatter's Handicap, of 20 soys ; one mile.—Coinage, Bst 21b, (F. Kingan) 1; Liberator, 9st 121 b, (F. Holmes) 2 ; Jenny Lind, 7st 21b, (Thomas) 3. Tiger Lily, 6st 71b ; Cactus, 6st 71b ; and Invader, 6st 51b; also started.

COURSING.

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Dunedin, May 7. The first coursing meeting of- the season at Forbury Park was well attended and 6port was fairly good. The following are the performances of Ash burton com petitors :— St Leger Stakes of 36 puppies at £2 10s each. Winner £5C ; runner-up £18, I &c—Mr •!. McCann'g Sydenham, by The Brewer—Deception, beat Mr J. Forward's ns Obstruction, by Obstacle— Fly. Mr O. R. Wise's Laburnum, by Red Pine- Whiff, beat Mr J. McCann's Ringlet, by Ring wood —Fenella. Mr M. Taylor's Curiosity, by Obstacle—Symphony, beat Mr T. Alexander's College Girl (late Fan) by College Boy—Meg. SECOND BOUND. Sydenham beat Sportsman. May Cup of 25 all ages at £3 10s each. Winner £50. runner-up £20, &c—Mr J. McCann's Le Caron, by Lucifer —Fenella. beat Mr A. Faithful's Killaloe, by Rocket —Hilda. Mr J. McCann's Amie, by The Brewer—Flirt, beat Mr T. Alex ander's Lincoln, by Forest Lad—Tell Tale 11. __

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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«•■• and Fl«h. Wellington, May 8. The Acclimatisaiion'Society passed a resolution that it is desirable that steps be taken to secure the importation of such game as may be suitable to the colony and within the range of the society's own funds, or with the co operation of other societies ; and that pteps be taken meantime for preserving he game we have, oi* any that may be imported. The report stated that during the yaar 90,184 Loehleven and 138,155 brown trout were distributed, gt*»t» and W*.»««*«- ... At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society attention was drawn to the existence of stoats and weasels on this side "of the Rimutaka, and it was pointed out that their existence pre vented any possibility of game being preserved. It was decided to.take steps to prevent an influx of these yermin into districts where rabbits are not numerous.

A Dead Sea.

A continued mystery as to a lemarkable discoloration of the waters of Sy.iney Harbor has been receiving much attention lately, accotding to the " Sydney Morning Herald." Much light has been thrown on the subject, but the obscurity surrounding it still seems as dense ah the opaqueness of the water itself. The report obtained by the Commissioners of Fisheries is the latest to hand, and it touches the phenomenon on another side —that of its actual results on the living things that have been brought m contact with or tried to absorb the matter — vegetable or animal as it may be —by which the water is discolored. These results have been fatal m a high degree. From Parramatla to Watson's Bay the mu&seJs, oysters, and other bivalves are all dead. The limpets and periwinkles are m the same state, and post mortem exami nation has shown the " stomachs" of the oysters and mussels gorged with this peridinium, which is the latest name affixed to the vegetable or animal creature that has turned the waters of Port Jack son into a " red sea." Worms, starfish, and a variety of other once living things, which usually enjoy vitality of a kind, have lost what they had of it, and are .life less as the mussels ; and altogecher, ex cepting for the larger class of creatures inhabiting the water - -and many of these are sick, we are told- our harbor has par taken largely of the character of a '* dead sea." Tnis may or may not be a serious thing, but it is a curious one, and the desire of the public will be greater than ever to know what it means. The report m question does not satisfactorily solve the cause of this fatality. '

THE ABHBUBTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1891.



WOOL, GEAIN, AND GENEIIAL MERCHANT, HAS FOR SALE " L\''--t.y Seed Wheat, Oats, & Barleys,/'", '-also-' _ ■"....' ..;,:■■•.■,;-;;,' \ A ;., BLUESTONE, PLOUGH SHARES, OILS, FENCING WIRE, .-;/; ■-»* STAPLES, TEA, SUGAR, FLOUR, SOAP, CANDLES, 'J''^. OATMEAL, & GENERAL FARM STORES; DRAI\ PIPES-All Sizes. FOR- , .-;* '."•" ;^ jfIHV * The New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Co. • • • ■.<-'»*[ "■ ■''s-'IT- The New Zealand Shipping Co. • --.;'' n: I .:•:. -.f'i* The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. •;■;,--". ij:-;rtij ■ r;. ■ ■•'  ■ -» . i . •;■-? MDlltllUlMiyilllllfc COAL. COAL. COAL. 500 TOiVS COAL 500 Ol^ PRIME QUALITY, will be *old at SLAUGHTERED PRICES to make mmO;OP for further shipments to arrive, and to MEET THE TIMES." PRICES ON APPLICATION. W. H. Collins and Go M r TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS. v :v?;y AGENTS—RoyaI Insurance Company - \_ " r Grey Valley Coal Company. ' > ' . . . ■. —j—- • ■"•'<■■■ - - - m:*i / ' ■ *'U T '■'} '' 'tJ ll I) I I 'I' Ul 11) II I 111 IITI , Lfghtnel'bf Draught! II 111 I I 111 l 111 l lillrEl Simplicity of Construction, and. IJll I IIIUJIII JJllllll " SIZES FOR SALE-.*5, O, and T'-ft Cuts. f<millll ¥I¥ITTITIII The 7ft Cut is lighter m Draught than ljf|l|l'll>| 111 lIIIIpII any other make cf machine, cutting a foot \i MM.Ii K| I||W;K r^nxriQ OIIIIIL JllllllLll D. THOMAS, Agent. D. THOMAS; (Late of Matson, Cox and Co.) AUCTIONEER,;'LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGENT, VALUATOR, WOOL and GRAIN [BROKER, ASHBURTON. W - lri'(\"f\U ■ ■ * J-f I '"' ' T OANS Negotiated. Weekly Sales'of 1 Live Stock. Tinwald and Ashburfon" J * J-J • ■ >-i :{ ;/ alternately. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fab, and Hides on FRIDAYS/" .V Sales of Wool throughout the Season. G rain bought and sold " ' '-' on Commission. Clearing salea t as per arrangement". ''' ' l IMPORTANT NOTICE „_ t —§§ ■. ••'•'■ .<"' .'X ■■'•£»&;(■*''' TO MY CLIENTS AND OTHERS. .•-. :t, 'ri^iA-^ THE demand for good.Land m Large and SniiUl Farms has again arisen, and "* *4 • ' ' -'• , "~^«. every day I have applications for such which I cannot supply. Those wishin^'either' ";<-:4 11 • .'V -'-'■ -i '•♦.'•; '■* to Lot or Sell their Properties will therefore consult their own interest by giving Hie,, y. f^. --h !->-m promptly full particulars, and I can guarantee if the Land is fairly good, and thn_,; >? ; price not exorbitant, that a sale will ba effected, A proper registry 6£ all Lands for '^'i Sale is rigidly kept. ,- ■ '  ,,-^^L-i'y ■:- .. V, THOMAS, "r\ "■??* ASHBURTON. _ ..^ —-rr~ T HAVE FOR SALE— ' , V V;. v IOA ACRES, GOOD LAND, on the HINDS. - -. i!.;f> ' .\t. A A ACRES Above MAYFIELD. *"/- "f T l," * % ft no acres neftr mkthven -■ OAA ACRE» near MISTHVEF. . " ' ' ii: Aftf) ACRES near CHERToEY. :N>. "' " "'" D. ,T H6 M A S,! :S i A ASDBUBTON.



John Orr & Go. HAVE now landing and m stock, ex " Maori " from London,— 10 Casks Ransome's and Hornsby's Ploughshares t Case James Breech-loading Guns 1 Ton Chilled Shot 10 Cases Diamond Grain .Powder 4  Cartridges 2  Gun Wads and Caps 20 Tons Bar Iron 4 Cases Fenders 20 Packages Register Grates 40 Sets Fire Irons" • 30 Packages Spades and Forks 30 Kegs Blufestone 7 Bales Artistic Wall Papers 6 Cases Bedsteads 4 Casks Lamps and Globes 100 Coils Steel Barb Wi re 200 Coils Plain Steel Fence Wire. 8, 9, and 10 Titan Wire Strainers 1 Cask Tea Pots 4 Packages Brushes—all kinds 3 Casks Bolts and Nuts 50 Drums Boiled Oil 2 Tons White Lead, 281 b and 561 b Tins \ Ton Red Lead, 231 b and 561 b Tins Paints, Oils, and Varnishes—all kinds 1 Case Meat Choppers 1 Case Lanterns 2 Casks Holloware— Saucepans, Boilers, and Kettles 30 Drums Sheep Marking Oil 2 Packages Copper Rivets, Jin to lin 1 Case Wrenches 12 Packages Wringers and Mangles 2 Boxes Door Mats 3 Packages Cinder Sifters 1 Case Asperial's Enamel 1 Cask Scales and Weights 1 Cask Bag Hooks 50 Kegs Wire Nails 20 Kegs Wire Staples • 3 Packages Locks and Hinges 1 Package Files and Rasps Flax and Manilla Rope—all sizes 1 Case Screws—all sizes 1 Cask Vices Grindstones, 18in, 20in, 24in, 26in JOO Cases Kerosene; warranted best obtainable 5000 Yards Wire Sheep Netting 8 Packages Axes add Hatchets 3 Cases Chisels and Hammers 4 Cases Carpenters' Tools 3 Casks Plough and Trace Chains 10 Packages Galvanised Tubs and Buckets 1 Case Table and Pocket Cutlery Leather Belting, l|in to 6in 4 Cases Gorse Knives 3 Crates Fancy Crockery 10 Tons Best Mauritius Sugar. Ceylon and Indian Tea Company's Pure Blended Teas. *"«*«■ The above having been bought on the most favourable terms will be sold at LOWEST [RATES. Purchasers should inspect our Stocks and get quotations,: JOHN OrHco. 4 232



ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED] BUILDING MATERIALS OP EVERY DESCRIPTION coals: WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE, MOUNT SOMERS, AND HO ME BUSH, lAlso, —- GREY^YALLEY NUTS. FIREWOOD, Long and Cut, FOSTS, RAILS, STAKES, FENCING WIRE, Barbed and. Plain, SIAPLES. WIRE] NAILS, all siges, PAINTS, OILS, &«? JOSHUA TUCKER RAILWAY RISEfIYE, WEST STREET. OFFICE : Corner of Tancred and West strests, next Mr Geo. Jameson's^ opposite Bank of Australa-| > iSD AX RakAlaJ ,



HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL, j MR MALCOLM has resumed his Evening School from MOJSDAST, the 4th May. Terms as last year, to be paid for the month, strictly m advance. 5 46 LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. ALL Rates unpaid on SATURDAY, May 16th, will be sued for with out further notice. 5 36 By Order. ~~~ TURNIPS. THE FARMER S' FR I END. A GREAT SAVING or LABOR, TIME, AND TROUBLE. Page's Patent WIRE COTLING AND PAYING 3UT MACHINE, for shifting Turnip Fences and Picking up Old Fences, HAS been practically tried on several Farms, and has given very great satisfaction. All orders for Machines ex ecuted with despatch. Price with cross arms, £5 10s: without, £4. The ma chines may be seen and every explana tion given by applying to H MATSO.N & CO., Christchurch, ■W. C, PAGE, East Street, Ashburton. 5 17



Kotice to Farmers and On . john cTrbstel i, WOOL k fiiillS BiKEIi, VALUATOR I EXPERT il WIfTAI. STORES and OFFICES : Corner of West and Havelock Streets, Ashburton, being the premises recently occupied by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. j&.a-:EnsrT for- The New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. The Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited. The Ceylon and Indian Tea Associatioa, And various other Agencies. GRAIN" apd other Produce bought and Sold on Commission. The Stores now occupied by him offer peculiar facilities for the efficient STORAGE OF GRAIN, The Rates for which are the LOWEST CURRENT^ LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made on Produce m Store or entrusted to him for shipment free of commission, and at a Low Rate of Interest. He is prepared to undertake the Sale by Public Auction or private treaty of SHEEP, CATTLE, RIAL ESTATE, Live and Dead STOCK of every description, ard having made Highly satisfactory arrangements with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. embracing their Branches iv all parts of New Zealand and elsewhere, he is enabled to offer extra facilities m these duections, which^jare manifestly unsurpassed m th: Colonies. A Large Supply of CORNSACKS, TWINE, and general Farm Requisites alway ) on hand NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, MOUNT SOMERS, and other Coala always held tock, and arrangements complete for regular supplie SPECIAL NOTICE, Having extensive orders to complete for the purchase.of cereals, Mn Restjsli is now a CASH BUYER of .good lines of WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS. GRAS, SEED &c ASHBITRTON COUNTY COUNCIL. WATERWORKS BY-LAWS. "VTOTICE is hereby given that By-Law Number 8 of the By-Laws made by the J_N above Council under the provisions of " The Ashburton County Council Em powering Act 1882 " has been repealed and the following By-Law has been made m lieu thereof which will come into force on the Ist day of June, 1891:— ---BY-LAW Ba—lt shall be lawful for the Council from time to time by resolution m that behalf to fix an annual charge to be paid by every occupier or (as hereinafter provided) owner of land through along abutting upon or adjacent to which any aqueduct race or water channel shall pass, and the water of which he shall be at liberty to use for the supply of such water such charge shall be fixed on the basis (1) of a sum to be paid m respect of the first 20 chains and (2) of a further sum to be paid m respect of every succeeding chain or portion of a chain m length of the aqueduct race or water channel where the same passes through along or adjacent, to or abuts upon the land of each such occupier or owner and it shall be made payable either m one amount or by half-yearly instalments on such day or days m each and every year and at r such place as shall be appointed by such resolution Provided always that if the leig'th of the aqueduct race or water channel where the same shall pass .through along or ad jacent to or shall abut upon the. land of any such occupier or owner shall be less than 20 chains the same.charge shall nevertheless be imposed m respect thereof,as if it were of the full length of 20 chains Provided further tint if the Council shall be of opinion that it would be unjust to enforce the Annual Charge against any particular occupier or owner of land or if for any other reason the Council shall think it expe dient so to do it shall be lawful for the. Council from time to time to remit the Annual Charge either wholly or m part so far as such occupier or owner is concerned The occupier of any such land as aforesaid shall be primarily liable for the pa yment of such Annual Charge but if there be no occupier then the owner of the land shall be liable . : If the occupier of any land shall tail to pay any such Charge or any instalment thereof within one calendar month after the day when the same shall become due and payable the Council may it it thinks fit recover the same from the owner of such land but its right to recover from such owner shall not release the occupier from his liability to pay such outstanding Charge or instalment thereof but the occupier and owner of the land shall be severally liable for the same Seven days at the least before legal proceedings are taken against the owner of any land to recover any such outstanding charge or instalment Notice m writing or m print signed by the Clerk or some other officer of the Council that such charge or instalment remains unpaid shall be served upon such owner by either being delivered to him personally or left or sent hy post m a prepaid letter addressed to him or his agent at his usual or last known place of abode . All moneys received by the Council hereunder shall be expended upon the main tenance repair and enlargement of dams weirs head works main and branch races and the inspection and general supervision of waterworks or otherwise m connection therewith as the Council may think fit Provided always that nothing herein con tained shall prejudice or affect any convenant or agreement which may already sub sist or may hereafter be made between the Council and the owner or occupier of any land relating to the maintenance and repairs of waterworks By Order F. MAINWARING. 5 73 Clerk of the Council.



~ SATU'RDAY^AY 9th. |-acre Allenton. MR T. BULLOCK has received in stvuclions from the Executors of the late Mis Raphael to sell by public auction at.the Arcade on bhe above date LOT 19, containing |-acre fronting Allan's Road and a few chains distant from Middle Road, Allen ton, and known as part of Struthers Williams' block. Very good Land. Hale at 11 o'clock T. BULLOCK, 5 6 Auctioneer. J FOIt SALE.—T.S. 16, fronting the 1 Main Road leading to the Saleyards, Tinwald, with Dwelling-house and Stable. Price £150. Easy terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. T.S. 70, containing i-acre, Moore street. Price £14. T. BULLOCK £40.—A Bargain. Small Cottage and \ acre land, North Belt. Terms if required. Apply to F T. BULLOCK. TO LET. — Three roomed Cottage, together with four sections ; rent 4s 6d per week. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. ,260 .aob.s 260 62 Acres m Turnips, very suitable for a Wheat Crop, and a large proportion of the remainder also suitable for crop. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ~~ MR DTHOMAS Q / \ / \ ACRES of Land m the Rakaia Q\) \J District to let by tender for one crop, m lots to suit tenderers. Tenders to be m by twelve o'clock on TUESDAY, May 19th, to DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Ashburton. "~~ BULLOCK'S ARCADE. MAY 9th, 1891. FOR various Clients I shall offer over Twenty Horses, mostly Draughtß. Sale at 1 o'clock. 5 57 D. THOMAS. SATURDAY, 9th MAY. BULLOCK'S ARCADE. MR D. THOMA.S has received in structions from Mb John Small (who has been the most successful exhibitor m the Ashbivton County for snme years) to sell by auction as above, the following first-class Clydesdales, viz., Chestnut MARE, Darnell, by. Major, m foal to Vanquisher. Orooa worker, and winner of many first and second prizes. Bay MARE, 5 years, by Prince Royal, m foal to Vanquisher. brood worker. Also,— 3 6 Two and three-year-olds by Loru Salisbury, Kelvin, and Vanquisher, out of Mr Small's prize mares. These young horses will stand looking at and are well able to hold their own either m the Show Yards or anywhere else. . . Sale at 1 o clock. s+lo *"""" D. THOMAS.^ A FEW Accordions at very greatly reduced ptbes to clear the lime ; 45s reduced to 20s, -H. M. Joxes. XsHBURTON BO~ROUGH CODICIL. IHFjRE-BY give notice that a sitting of the Borough Council will be held on MONDAY, May 11th inst., at 7.30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing • ami determining claims and objections bo the Burgess List for 1891-92. ° HUGO FRIEDLANDER, Mayor. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, May Bth, 1891. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLICANS LICENSE. T" ELIZABETH SHEARMAN, of Ash _L » burton, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting to be holden at Ash burton on the fifth day of June, apply for a Certificate authorizing the issue of a Publican's License for a house situated at East Street. Ashburton, and known as the Somerset Hotel, containing thirty-two rooms exclusive of those required for the use of the Family. . Dated this Seventh day of May, 1891. 5 60__elizabeth shearman. ~~notick~6f application for transfer of license. I WILLIAM PATTMAN, of Ashhui* ton, being the holder of a Publicans Lic'rse m respect of the House and Premises situated m East Street, Ashbur ten, and known as the Somerset Hotel, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain and will at the next Licensing Meeting to be holden at Ashburton on the Bth°day of June, apply for a transfer of the said License from myself to Elizabeth Shearman my appointee. Dated this 7th day of May 1891. 5 59 WILLIAM PATTMAN. ~^OTIOi~OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE. I MARK SCOTT, of Tinwald, being holder of a Publican's License, m respect of the house and premises situate at Tinwald, known as the Tinwald Hotel, do hereby give notice that I desire fco ob tain, and will, at the next Licensing meeting, to be holden at Ashburton, on the 3rd day of June, 1891, apply for a transfer of the said License from myself to Thomas Stone my appointee. Dated this 4th day of May, 1891. 5 62 MARK SCOTT. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. I THOMAS STONE, of Tinwald, do I hereby give notice that I desire to, obtain, and will, at the neitt Licensing i Meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Licensing District of Ashburton, to be holden at the Courthouse, A shburton, on the 3rd day of June, 1891, apply for a certificate authorising the issue of a Pubr lican's License for a house situate at Tinwald, and" known "as the Tinwald Hotel, containing twenty rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. ' Dated the Qth day of May, 1891. 5 61 THOMAS STONE. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A ; PUBLICANS' LICFNSE, I HENRY WILLUM FELTON, 9 of Mount Somers, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting, to be holden at Mount Somers, on the IQth June, apply for a certificate' aut^orisfftiif the issue of a Publican's License, fpr a house situate at Mount Somers, containg 20 rooms, exclusive of those required for the use of the family. Dated this sth day of May, 1891. 0 69 HENRY WJLLJAM FELTQN,



SATUKDAY, MAY 16. IMPORTANT SALE OF 83 a o b b b. ■. 83 SUBURBAN LAND. Well situated, near the Corner of the North and East Town Belts. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Mrs McLej\j> to sell by Public Auction at thb Arcade on SATURDAY, MAY 16, at 10.30 a.m., the unsold portion of R S. 5800, contain ing OQ ACRES qROODS q A PERCHES Fronting the North Belt Road and Smith's Road, divided into allct ments of from about 2 acres to 25£ acres as follows :— Lyt 6—Containing 8 acres, fronting North East Belt road. Lot 7- Containing 8 acres, fronting North East Belt road. Lot 8— Containing 11 acres 1 rood 15 perches, fronting North East Belt road. Lot 9 -Containing 7 acres 1 rood 24 perches, fronting Smith's road. Lot 10—Containing 9 acres, 2 roods, 8 perches, frenting Smith's road. Lot 11—Containing 3 acres 2 roods, fronting Smith's road. Lot 12—Containing 5 apres, fronting Smith's road. Lot 13—Containing 2 acres 0 roods § perches, on the WakanuiCreek. Lot 14—Containing 25 acres 2 roods 18 perches, on the WakanuiCreek. The whole of these allotments are well watered, excepting Lot 12, and the land is of very good quality, and certainly affords a very favorable opportunity for persons acquiring small holdings close t« town,. Terms atSah?. j£|r Note time of Sale—lo.Bo. ~~T. BULLOCK, 5J72 Auctioneer.



SATUEDAY, MAY 16th. 168 a o7k s 168 WAKANUI. MR T. BULLOCK has received ] instructions to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date, On account and by order of the Mortgage. 163 A ORBS 163 WAKANUI PLAINS. Being R.S's. 26728 and 16922, fenced with Live Fences, and divided into Paddocks, situated about 3£ miles from the County Sale Yarcls, and about 1\ milesMr.qm the Wakanui Creek. TI is land is m good heart, not having been cropped for about 7 years. Inspected Invited. Sale at 11 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, 8J75 Auctioneer.



WANTED Known.-—T. Hoult has commenced Bacon curing. Pork Sausages and P»rk Pies ; fresh made daily. 5 76 ' SATURDAY, MAY 16. 43 acres 43 Near the County Saleyards. MR T. BULLOCKhas received instructions from Mr John Thompson to sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date, 43 ACRES 43 being R.S. 24503, fenced with live fence*, situated close to t'io. pi'> ;.-c, t> ( cenpied ; y Mr Hay Smith, and only a short distance | from the Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show Grounds and Count) Saleyards. A most convenient paddock for farmers living at a distance and sending stock t& the Yards. Sale at 11 o'clock. T. BULLOCK, 5*74 Auctioneer.



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