The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1891. THE PARLIAMENTARY SQUABBLE.

The continual baiting of the present Minister of Lands by his predecessor Iris at last led to trouble, and sis usual an innocent third party is the sufferer. Mr McKenzie's reference to Mr Richardson's connection with that very &uspicious looking transaction, the re* newal of the Otekaike runs lease, should not hatv« been made unless he was prepared to substantiate it—which is a very different matter from repeating a piece of gossip that was in every body's mouth at the time, and which, j according to Mr Humphreys telegram, the late Hon.. .Robert Campbell "re peatedly and indignantly" denied, though it, is much to.be regretted he did not do so| in am inner-by which. the denial would have obtained as much publicity as his alleged remark on board the steamer did. The subse quent proceedings did not redound to the -credit of either side of the House. Mr McKenzie contended that his re marks, having been withdrawn, did not exist; the Opposition demanded that the withdrawal should be repeated, which the Government naturally ob jected to. On the other hand Mr I Bryce, while refusing to accept the statement that Mr McKenzie's words had been withdrawn, demanded that the House uhould accept his statement that he had intended to follow his own objectionable words with others which would have so qualified them as to bring them within Parliamentary ' Jimits. If one statement should have been accepted so also should the other. There is the complicating circumstance that Mr McKenzie did make a with drawal of some sort, while Mr Bryce refused to do so and defied the Chair and the House. It is an unfortunate affair, and we hope that by Monday both sides will be in a more concilia tory mood, and make explanations which will end the - ;' J [Our Parliamentary Correspondent telegraphs this afternoon the pleasing intelligence that peace has been res tored.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Auckland Volunteers have decided to send a team of five representatives to the filing competition at Sydney and Melbourne next month. The representations made to the Govern ment with regard to the defective weapons on issue to irany of the volunteers have had a good effect. Instructions have been given that all ►Snider rifles which, are found to be practically useless are to be called in, and new ones issued at once. The executive of the Railway Servants' Society is in receipt of communications from the following branches in regard to the proposed Insurance Bill :—Canterbury, aga,iiisfc; Auckland, against; Picton, against; Wangantii, against. Advices from other branches are expected shortly. " , The conditions of the Ashburton Stakes, the new race for two add three year old horses, which iS to be rnn at the next Autumn race meeting of the 'Ashburton Racing Club, are advertised. This is the most valuable stake that has yet been offered for any race confined to the district, and the subscriptions are nominal, so that there should be a large entry. ■ At the Coursing Meeting at Plumplou Park, ISockbiuii, yesterday,^ the Maiden Plate, of fourteen subscribers at £2 2s each, resulted in a division between Mr J. McColm's Sou-wester and Mr W. Fox's Obstruction (both inmates of K. Duncan's kennel) ; and Mr M. Taylor's Avonside and Mr J. Forward's East Lynn divided the Trial Stakes, of nine subscribers, at £1 10s each. An old man named Charles Francis Bachelor, from Selwyn, who stayed at the house of Mr W. Stubbs, Bankside, on Wednesday evening, was on Thursday moruing found ill in his wliare. He died at 1 p.m. He had purchased rough on rats at Rak&ia on 'Wednesday, a box of whichj which had been opened, was found in his pocket. He is supposeo to have committed suicide. ■ Professor Mason's lecture last night, not withstanding that a shilling. Was .charged' for admission, was the best attended ot the course. The subject was "Love, Court ship, and Marriage," and' the professor dealt with it from a scientific point of; view, treating of the phrenological, physiological, and temperamental aspects of, the question.. The lecture was full of entertaining anecdote as well as valuable information, and was attentively listened to. Mr Morris was in excellent form in his comic songs, and as usual called forth much applause. To night the subfect will be "How to Obtain health," and teeth will be extracted, free from pain and charge. Oh Mon day afternoon Mrs Mason will give a lecture to ladies only, and in the evening the professor will lecture to men only, the subject being "Plain Facts." The annual meeting of the Christchurch Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. Mr W. Devendish Meares was elected president. Mr W. Recce, the retiring president, gave an address in which he said there was ample evidence of the soundness of commercial affairs in, the colony. He thought the amendments made in the taxation Bill and other measures recently introduced would make them less, hurtful, than waa at first anticipated. He favoured reciprocity with Aiist.rajia3 ? tyut not political federatio.i. He pointed out'that '£60,000 j was spent annually on land defences, and yet our land forces were practically disorganised. He hoped Mr Vaile's system would be tested on the Railways. He beliovod jn promoting settlement on their land, but could not see that the land could, politically, be treated differently to other property. : The programme of the Ashburton Trotting Club's Spring Meeting appetirs in our advertising columns. There are six events, of a total value of £120, arranged to suit all' classes of trotters, and no doubt the Club will receive a large number of entries. The New Trotting Tvuck. on the sice of the old sports' ground, is now being laid out under the superintendence of Messrs Fooks and Son, and will be well adapted to trotting, both, ffi saddle and in harness. The Com mittee are making every effort to promote good trotting in thp district,. and their endeavors deserve to b,e crpyyued with success, So many trotting tyorseg of the : best class are bred in the district'that the Trotting Oiub. should ha f as if; no doubt will £«• well isupported by jbh§ farmers %s Bellas by' thbs* W*° toflk fflQFe at fhe spirting aspect of the que?tl0»« PW*d the value of roadsters": by 0"^ to one hundred per cent., and this is a sul^tttUtjal consideration to farmers who breed this j most useful clase of stock, j

The pigeon shooting matches, which were to have taken place last week, will be shot next Wednesday. They seem a good deal disturbed in the States over the disappearance, whilst travelling betwixt San Francisco and .-Chi cago, of a Russian Imperial courier, home ward bound from Japan with despatch^s from the young Czarewitch to the Em peror. The missing man * was a notable figure, being tall, dark, and an obvious Slav, and attnwstecblattention, np fa the moment he suddenly vanished. Pinker ton's detectives followed him up to Den ver. There the man stopped a night at a certain hotel, and no one has seen him since. The general belief seems to be that to obtain his despatches—which- con tained the secret history of the attempt on the life of the -Czarewitch—the courier was murdered and cut up into small pieces. In this manner alone, the detectives thinks the corpse could have been removed from the hotel without attracting attention. The house is one of those huge barracks characteristic of American cities, not a inn, where such a guest's every moment would be noted. '' The Floral Quadrille Assembly held their annual- fancy dross -.ball in the Orange Hall on Wednesday evening. There were some very handsome and tasteful costumes to be seen, among the most noticeable being—Miss A. Jamieson—Evening; Miss M. Jamieson —Flower Girl; Miss J, Jamieson—Ambu lance; Mias" BHggs— Masherette ; Miss, L.. Briggs—Bohemian Girl; Miss Cambridge —, Red, White, and Blue; Miss L. Worner— Gipsy; Miss R. Worner—Love-»ick Maid • Miss J. McLaughlan—Highk^d.Lassie; Miss Malcolm—JSTewhaven Fisumfef Miss Thomp son — Romp; Miss Williamson — French Peasant; mid others in rich evening costumes;- Among the 'gentlemen were — Messrs J. Stewart—Cavalryman; A. Parsons—Digger; A. Mullaney—Pasha; J. Mitofi'ell— Nigger; G. Parsons—Huntsman ; James *Tamieson— The Duke, in "Patience"; font Jamieson —Pat Doolan; B. Knight'-»-little Lord Fauntleroy; W. S. Mitchell — Francis Osbaldistone; R. Shearman—Uncle'Ned ; H. Stewart—Dundreary ; W. Jamieson— Captain of the Foretop ; G. Hefford—Royal Artillery; R. Clark-rHussar; T. Grubb— The Heathen Chinee; and volunteers, saiiois, athletes, etc. The catering was in the hands of Mr G. H. Bryant, and Mr Gate's baud supplied the music. "A Tramp, Esq," had arranged to go io the South Sea Islands, but missed the steamer i and went i) Moka instead, accompanied by his well-known horse Boomerang Mr i'j amp writes:— "Amongst other preparations for my South Sea Island trip I made my will, bequeathing my historical horse to Mr J. L. Wilson, of our firm, he being the only one on the establishment of the- "Auckland' Weekly News'' and "New Zealand Herald," besides myself, who knows anything at all about a horse. Where'jß Phaeton ? Pjooh !. he knows no more about a horse than any other sport ing scribe, it does not necessarily follow that because a man writes about, hprseracing he needs must know something about a horse. It is not; by any mean& an indispensable qualification for a. sporting writer that he should ever have seen a horse. All these gentlemen have %to do is get hold of the names', weights, and measures of a handful of horses, and blaze away. By following their tips closely you will be able to spot a winner and make a fortune as often as the aloe blooms. The people who knows least about a horse are the sporting writers, 5 racing club secretaries, and liandicappers. , There is the great Evitt, for one instance, he does not know the difference between the head of a thoroughbred and that of a ; draught stallion. He bet me once that Landseer's painting, three horses' hesds, were the heads of draught horses, and h& owes me an oyster supper, but I'm afraid that, like my coat lost at Mar ton and miicß lamented it's a lo3t supper* I may get' roasted to dentil in the land of cocoanut milk, and honey, and bananas, but it will always be a consolation to me to know that Roomy is safe. And now we'll march on Mokau."

SPORTING.

GERALDINE RACING CLUB.

"The fallowing nominations ]\nv& been received for the Gerakiiue Racing Club's Spring Meeting ; , SQUATTERs', r DISTRJCT HANDICAP of 35 ■abVH ; one mile I.—Youngl.—Young Cheviot, Beach, Quibble, Lady. Zetland, Lord Zetland, ! Bay King, Sa4dlerj Marten, Inchkeith, Kilmarnock, Sporting Life, The Chief, New Hope. ". Geraldinb Cup Handicap of 50 soys ; one ihile arid a quarter.—Jacob Faithful,. Coinage, Quibble, Bay King, Liberator. \ Handicap Time TEOT(iti saddle) of 40 soys ; three miles.—Sissy, Tommy 111, Luquaquilla, Diamond, Tom, Madeline Old Dad, Cdrttractor,]Wa,kanui, Victoria, Winchester, Gaiety, Our Pony. : Flyinki Handicap, qf 40 soys j sik furlongs.—Lady Zetland, Carronade, Butterfly, Morten, The Chief, Invader, Mailbpy. \ BJELHELI) riSTHICT HaNDICAT?^ fof 25 "soys ; six furlongs.--Thackeray, Tempta tion, Secret, Jacob Faithful, Fire King, Lady Zetland, The Ace, Almond, Lord Zetland, Tomatu, Liberator, Alaska, Inch ke'ith, Kilmarnock, Mrtilbdy, Cactus, Zealandia'j- Emperor, New Hope, Invader. Stewards' District Stakes Handicap, of 30 soys; seven furlongs.'—Victim, Thackeray, Jacob Faithful. Fire King, Lady Zetland, The Ace, Almond, Lord Zetland, Tomatu, Alaska, Morten, Inch : keith, Kilmarnook, IVlaiJboy, Sporting Life, Sir Julius, Zealandia, Smpgrorj New Hope, dumberhjudj Invadgr. Geraldine Racing Club's Handicap, of 40 soys; one mile. —Young Cheviot. Quibble, Bay King, Liberator, The Chief. Handicap Time Trot (in sadelle)j of 35 soys ; two miles.—Minnie, Ninubd, Sissy, Tommy 111, Luquaquilla, Diamond, Madeline, Contractor, Regard, Kitty 111, Old Dad, Wakanui, Victoria, Winchester, Gaiety; Our JPony. i Wbiter Handicap, of 40 soys; six furlpngs.—Fire'King, Lady Zetland, Bay King; Saddjer, Morte'lj, Maipjoy, Sporting life,'Caci.us, Eriiperoi 1, Cumberland. Spring IJisitrjot Handicap, of 40 soys ; seven furlongs.-Victim, Beach, Jagpb Faithful, Coinage',,/ Garsnmicl, Quibble, Lady Zetland, Lprd' Zetland, Beau Nasjhj Qarptjuade,, liberator, The Ghief, New Hope, JnyaderV I

SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASES.

The■■•following acceptances %yq Ijeen. received : . .■ i' ■ ,„,, ' -.- y ' Hunt Cj,ub Cup, of 35 soys ; 2| miles —Mexico, I2s1; 21b j Glen, 12st j Hero" 12st j The Druid, list 121b ; Jugefcr, ll s fc 71b ; The Mount, list Hb j Kahikatea list; Matariki, lOst 121b ; The Monk lOst 121b ; The Chicken, lOst 121b ; Bob' lOst 01b Open STEErtKCHASJG,. o'jf 55 soys ; 2| note's.—liyii/ioqra 12sfc THr; Mexico, l&st"' ' Nero; list 121b ; The Druid, list l|lb i Sfhe Chicken; lOst 71b j The Chief, iQsfc!

Mrs Moss' Fund.

In accordance with-Ws promise1,''Mr Alfred Harrison has handed usanacc.mnt of his stewardship with regard .to the subscriptions on behalf of - Mrs A. ,E.. M*os^., The following amounts were] c >Uec(ed :—By. Mr Alfred HarrUon, £ljt> 12s 6d ; Miss L*ne, £16 5s (id ; Mrs Ca»*, £15 ; Mr« FJower, £11 7s ; Mrs Curtis, £6 15s ; Mrs McOwen, £6 2s 6d ; Mrs R'.-Friedlander, £1 Is. Total, £73 ,°,s fid. On August 4 Mrs Mo.-,s was given £5, and the balance, £68 3s fid, remains in the Union Bank of Australia, Ashburion, iv the names of H. G. Flower and A. Harrison, of which £50 is at interest, but can be withdrawn at any time and paid to Mrs Moss upon her deciding what course she desires to pursue. Mr A. H. Jrihury has audited the accounts and has given his certificate as to their correctness. The accounts are in his possession, and may be seen by any i ono detiiriiur to do so.

THE EX-PUBLIC TRUSTEE.

The end of the miserable Public Trust Office business is at hand, and every body will be heartily thankful when it is finally disposed of. Mr Hamerton, the late head of the Office, has challenged, received, and acted upon the vote of the House and resigned his position, and the Government have shown the desire to treat him equitably in regard to pension. The evidence of Mr Hamerton's incapacity to discharge the very heavy duties of the Trust Office was too strong to admit of any other course being followed than that, of demanding his resignation; and such being the case it necessarily followed that he lost all right ty) a retiring allowance or pension. The Public Accounts Committee, however, recommended that, in consideration of his long service, and that there was no suspicion of any improper conduct upon his part, he be treated as if he had retired from the public service at the time at which he took the office of Public Trustee. At that time Mr Hamerton had earned a pension of £152 a year, but it was felt by the Government that there were circum stances in the case which entitled Mr Hamerton to some further con sideration. His term of service was little short of the period which would have entitled him to a pension of £400 a year, and he was actually en-' titled as it was to a pension of £350 a ! year^-tliat is, had his duties been i satisfactorily discharged. He had been for twenty-six years in the Government. service, during which he had only had ■ one month's leave of absence. He had complained to successive Governments of _ his staff being insufficient to cope with the business of the Office, and those Governments arid Parliament as well were not free from blame for the .state of affairs which the Commission had found to, exist., Mr Hamerton, in fact, had done his best, and his hands were clean, and the Government; pro ppsed to ■''split the difference 2" in respect to his pension, giving him £250 a year, in .place, of: the £152 recommended by the Public Accounts Committee, and the £350 to -which competent service up to'the'time of his enforced retirement would have entitled him. The. proposal was reasonable, and mighty well liay,e: been agreed to without debate; but some of the more rigidly" juft rath<ji*,-jfchan generous members of . the -House resented the appearance of bargaining which was raised by the statement that Mr Hamerton had dictated the terms on which he would send in his resignation. Mr Hamerton made a mistake, we think, in taking up the attitude he did towards Parliament, but allowance must be made for a man whose health had been sacrificed in his endeavors to do his duty. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, we do not look upon the proposed pension to Mr Hamerton as in any way a premium to ineompetency—as; one hon. member saw fib to describe it —but as penalising him £100 a year for the rest of his life for faults in which the various Governments under which he held office wei'e participators. The Bill to give effect to the resolution will certainly pass, and we think Parliament and the country will, on reflection, agree that Mr Hamerton has been fairly, but not extravagantly treated.

Acclimatisation Society.

There Y/as a good attendance of mem bers at the annual meeting yesterday afteriioon, in the Somerset. Hotel, of the Ashburfcon Acclimatisation Society. Mr Dottald McLean j)reSiided; arid moved the adoption of a satisfactory balance sheet, which showed rftc^ipts amounting to £43 for adults! licenses, £410s for juniors, 5s for ladies, 10s for visitors, and 10s if or endorse fees—in all £48 15s, which with a refund of secretary's trayellinc expenses, £1 Is ty&, and a balance from last year of £26 lid, made up a oreditable income side of the account. On the other side, £20 5s represented fish purchased from the Ohristchurch Society, £40 17s lid, the balance at the bank, and i/he remainder small incidental items. The Committee reported verbally on what had been done during the year. The chief item was the payment to the Christchurch Association of £20 in cash on the occasion of jfche Maori prosecutions, but for which sum the Society were to receive in September fonlhmlis to the amount named. It was decided to leave the placing of the fontinalis in the hands of the Com.mjtj;ee. Jt w-as further reported thafc £10 had been paid for quail, and about ninety brace jiaW been turned out in the district. £he report and' balance sheet were adj6p|ed. Mr Shury reported the receipt of? a tele gram from the Marine Department, stating, that the fishing in the district would open oh September 22. The Christchurch Society had opposed the earlier opening" of the fishing, while this Society, desired the opening to be fixed for the 15th/ The telegram ho had read was a compromise between the two dales, September 15" and October 1. It had been argued that,the fish were no^ in order oil the earlier date, but he had presented fco the Governor a ttm r pofmd tish, which his Excellency had declared to be of first class quality arid condition, notwithstanding-the^argument that the ijsh we.r§ not Jn order! The following officers were elected j—Pr§si4enfc-rMr \\ r; 0. Walker ; Vice-Presidents— Messrs Shury and McLean; Secretary—Mr E B. Simpson ; Treasurer—Mr E. G. Crisp; Committee —Messrs Fox, Pilbrow, Cam bridge, BfrcL and Stephens. An hono rarium of £$ was votgj tq ftan^ep Gale And the services of thg Secretary were acknowledged by ordering the refunq of his last license fee, and the issue ojf a license free for the ensuing sga^on,f A motion by Mr Quaue was carried-—''Tfhat it be a recommendation to the Committee to spend no more money this season on the purchase of fish !> —Mr Quane being of opinion that, to put young fish from a distance into the river was only a waste of money, as they were eaten up almost

as soon as liberated, Ie would be better I to spend money- in looking after the protection of Ijie fish they had already iv the streams, rvhich were acclimatised, 'and | knew where-;to seek shelter from their ' enemies. jS^rliscusslon took place in cidentally *>iv the propriety of obtaining de«r for tlje'district, bub in the condition wfthe Sod«ty's fii"ds, the thing was not to be -thought of at present. A vote of ,fchank<: to the .-flhairman concluded the meeting.

EDUCATION BOARD.

From the extended report of the I Education Board's sitting on Thursday,' we cake the following items of loc.il interest :.—The Buildings Committee re ported that the Dromore School Commit tee again applied foi wire nebbing over the spouting', l>uu ib was res >lved that in the state ot the funds such an expenditure could not be authorised! Blind rollers ' at the house were allowed. A letter was received from Mr Grigg agreeiug to sel) 3i- acres for a school site ai Eiffelton. 7t was resolved to com municate with Mr Grigg about the supply of bricks for the school building, also to recommend the Committee to adopt his suggestion that the district should be called Toi Toi. It was resolved to call for tenders for the school at Ealing at the same time as for the school at Eiffelton. A bell was allowed, provided the Waka nui Committee agreed to put it up. On the report of the Clerk of Works, some repairs wereauthorised at Ashburton Forks. On the report of the Clerk of Works, a new closet and some repairs were authorised at Springhuin. It was resolved to adhere to the practice ef de clining to accept orders given by contrac tors on the amounts due under their contracts. The report was adopted. The Appointments Committee reported —Mr A. Bramley was appointed master ab Summerhill. A letter was received from the master ab Winchmore, pointing out that up to the end of last year he had been paid less than the salary provided by the scale. It was explained that Winchmore was not made a school district till the Ist January last, and that previously the school had been conducted on the footing of an aided one only. A further communication from the Wakanui School Committee, respecting the copy books, was received, and was referred to the Inspectors for-their report. The Inspectors reported that the regula tions permitted the us« of the Southern Cross copy books, if the Wakanui Com mittee wished to substitute tli^in for Vere Foster's. It was resolved to inform the Committte .accordingly. -.*,' ■ ;;, -: The Board acceded to a petition asking for alterations in the boundaries of the Ddrie school district.

ISLAND NEWS.

(fer press association.)

Sydney. August 28J. Religious fanaticism has broken out among the native inhab:tants of Central Yitvi Lew, one of the Fiji Islands. Ifc is similar to the Hauhrai outbreak in New Zealand, and the natives taking part in it have' been banished to Eaudavu Island, which lies a little to the southward of Vitu Levu. At some of the is 7ands forming the New Hebrides group, notablyAmbryn, Espiritu arid ,Taun»s the .natives tire ftgh ting among themselves, And there has Ireeh', a gpod" > eal of bloodshed, but so far no attabks on Europeans have .been reported. J At Krromahgo, another of the Njeiv' Hebrides Islands, niueteen lvitives hijive been drowned.by the foundering of a boat. ;

THE MARKETS.

Grirain aittl Jt*ro<luee. )

The following is the Christ-church.; Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday, August 28:—Tne smart advances in the European Wheat market has had the effect of hardening the local markets, but values have not materially advanced. Prices appear to be lasting, and we shall be disappointed if high values do not rule for the coming harvest. Otas have a fair enquiry for local purposes, but all shipping orders go to our southern neighbors. Barley is quiet at our quotations, there has been a clearance Of a considerable quantity of feed sorts. Grass Skeds—The demand for ryegrass and cocks foot is setting in, and prices are maintained, Potatoes- arc nominal, Dairy Produce has a fair demand considering the lateness oE the season, pur quotations are as follows : — Wheat —Prime milling Tuscan, 4s 4d; Pearl, 4s 3d; Hunter's, 4s Id to 4s 2d j broken, 3s 3d to 3,3 6d. Oats, milling. Is lOd j short feed, is 9d j long and inferior* Is 6d to Is Bd. Barley, prime malting, 3s; medium, 2s 6d ; feed, Is lOd to 2a. Beans, 2s 9d to 3s. Blue peas, 2s 9d to 3s; feed, 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Ryegraas, machine dressed, 5s to 5s 3d ; farmers' lines, 4s to 4s 3d ; cocksfoot, 5d to 3Jd for best heavy samples ; 4jd to 4|d for lighter Bee.d, Dairy Prodjuce —Butter, factory make, Is; farmers' keg, 9cl; cheese, small loaf shape, 4£d; large and medium, 3Jd to 4£d. The above prices are those' paid to farmers for delivery f.o.bj at LytteUon. Sacks extra. ■

Ashburton Markets.

MESSRS MILES AND CO. I : , Messrs Miles and Co. (per Mr George- Jameson) report oil the Ashbiirton live stibck market .for the week ending August 2*f ps follows :—At tile Ashburton County' Skle yards on Tuesday there was again a la^rge entry of al| classes; of Wi^k, eoniprislng 5469 sheep, 56 head of cattle, and 13 pigs. The* attendance of farmers and otherslih terested was above^tlie: average, but jfche biddings, as we anticipated, were again dlill, buyers still holding off with the expectation that sheep will be = lower on account of jthe scarcity of feed. We would advise buyers who can manage to keep sheep going not? to defer buying too Jong, as we think therie is little doubt , that prices will rule much higher later <?£ in the season. The prices; obtained at: this sale were about on a l«jvel with those at Tinwald the previous week. We disposed of the whole of our entry-~> which consisted of 1462 sheep, 10 head of cattle, and 6 pigs—as follows:—Fat cross* breds, 20 two-tooths, at 13s Id; 90 ditto at 16s 101; 2(59 two and four tooths at 17s Id ; forward store crossbreds, 20 two-tooths, 12s 9d; 158 ditto at 13s ; 87 ditto at 13s lid /61 ditto at 14s ; 106 crossbred ewes in lamb at 12s lid; 46 old crossbred owes with 46 lambs at foot at 14s lOd; 35 fat merino wethers at 11s 6d; 507 merino ewes in lamb at 6s lOd to7 : s6dj 60 crossbred hoggets at 12s sd. 7 head of young cattle at 33s fed ; 1 cow, £3 Is ; 1 ditto, £2 15s. 3 store j>ms at. 11s 6d ; 3 ditto at 10s 6d. f . Mr George Jameson reports—l held |my regular fortnightly skin sale on Friday. There was a large entry of skins, hides, knd fatji andl a good attendance of buyers, Jbut, the prices were not quite so good as at thelast sale. The following are the prices obtained j Butchers' crossbreds, 4s ,Hd, 4s 6d, 4s 9d, ss, 5s 6d, 6s, 6s 3d ; butchers' merinos, 3s 9d, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s 6d, ss, 5s 3d, 5s 6d ; farmers' cross breds, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s 6d, 4s 9.1, ss, os 6d,i 6s, 65.3d j fanners' mqrinos, 3s 6d, 4s, 4,s ijd; 4s 6tT, 4s 9d, Qs, Belts and small skills^ 9d tq 2s 6d. Hides and fat at fair values.

MB D. THOMAS. , D. Thomas reports upon the live stock markeib inthe A^shburtpn; district for: the week ending August 27, 1891, as follows, ■ ,()n iTijesday the A^hbqrton ya.rdsthe usual weekly sajo -of; Uve. stock was held. During the day nice warm rain foil till about one o'clock, whiol». ; in. conjunction with what fell last Friday ought to have made the farmers' hearts rejoice ;iu:d caused them to be more keen in making their spring purchases of live stook. Tuesday's sale was not, however, excite 4, in fact it was rather the reverse, ay

several lines of good Bheep had to be turned out unoold. The catalogue sub - uiitted for the day was » fully representa tive one, covering 5469 sheep 56 cattle and 13 pigs, of which my entry consisted of 3178 sheep, 46 Odtfcle-andsume pig*, Tha attendance of farmers an-1 those.inter ested was small, and although 'there were plenty of farmers wanting stock they in many cases declined to purchase saying; with a knowing leer/to the various insimf ntiiiif salesmen " O sheep will be cheaper l>y and by." All I can .say U the.ijmay be., but if a short supply of «'ieep in the county and the grass growing fast" tend in that direction, then rhe usual order of things must be inserted. Those who have grass ought to fill up now, otherwise they sland a chance of not beins able to pur chase so cheaply until after shearing. My principal sales for the day were 18 fat cro.ssbreds 14s 3d ; 130 merino wethers, 13s ; 290 merino ewes in lamb, 7s 5d ; 21# hoggets, 10s 11 d ; 121 hoggets, lls 4d ; 149 meriLo ewes 6s Bel ; 58 crossbred*, 12s ;40 cull hoggets, 8s lOd ; 24 merino r'wes, 7s 2d ; 125 fat crossbreds, 15s 3d ; 53 fa& crossbreds, 17s 4d ; 150 crossbred ewus in lamb, 13s 6d ; 240 do., 13s 6d ; 145 merino wethers, 12s 2d ; 166 cull merino ewes, 2d lid ; 119 hoggit?, culls, 7s 9d ; etc. In cattle, 1 at £4 5s ; 3 polled Angus cattle,£4 10s each ; 5 young cattle, £2 18s ; 21 yearlings at 20s ; heifer just calved £2 12s 6d etc. On Tuesday 25th inst., acting under in structions from the Chairman of the County Council I held a large sale of blue gum saplings. There was a good attend ance of the public tni the whole were cleared at satisfactory prices. On Friday I held my usual fortnightly \ sale of wool, sheepskins, fat. hides and' tfillow. There was an average attendance of fellmongers, and the values realised were fair and even throughout. My cata logue consisted of 156 sheepskins, 1 bale and 7 bags of wool, 12 bags of fat, and 30 hides and calfskin?, al) of which were sold , at the following prices, viz.—Butchers' 1 best crossbreds made 5s 9d, 65,6s 2d,co 6s 6d each ; 2nd quality, 45,4s 4d,4s Bd,ss, on , 4dto 5s 6d each. Medium and inferior, 2s 0d ? 35,33 6d to 3s lid each. Farmers' dry skins, for best made 4 s lOd 6s 6d, 2nd quality, 2s 6d to 3s lid. Inferior and dry, Is to ?s 6d Pelts Id to lid each. Wool made 3d scl to 7d per lb. Rough fat, l|d per lb. Hides under 50ibs, ljd, oyer 50 and under 60 lbs 2d per lb, over tjOlbs, 3d. Bulls, cut, and damaged Id. Calfskins 3d per lb.

MESSRS FRIEDLANDER BROS.

Messrs Friedlander Bros.- report upon the live stock market for the week end- ■ ing August 26fch as follows:—At .the Ashburton yards the entry of sheep con sisted of about 5500, of which the principal lots were forward merino whethers and merino and crossbred ewes in lamb in stores, and some very good merino wethers and crossbred mixed sexes in fat sheep. The attendance was not so large as usual and sales wsre only with difficulty effected although prices were almost on a par with those of last' week's, salet Fat crossbreds, sold at from lss to 17s 6d ; two-tooth, from 12s 6d to 14s 9d ; merino wethers, from 10s to 12s fr 1. In stores, crossbred ewes, in lamb, brought from 9s 6d to 12s 9d ; and a small line of ewes with lambs at foot, made 15s ; merino ewes in lamb, from6s 6d to 7s 6d ; crossbred hoggets, from 8s to 10a for small and inferior, and up to 12s 9d for well grown sheep. Our sales of the day consisted of .870 store merino wethers, of 1 which we placed 367 at 8s Bd, and the j bahnce at 7s 6d, and 130 crossbred four tooth, at 1,4s 9d. ' ' ' *' In cattle ttrere is no change to report. We held our usual skin sale to-day, and offered a catalogue of 864 skuis, 22-hides aadrJL4i;bagg of fat. The attendance of I buyers was as usual and bidding spirited ; | we cleared every line at very satisfactory ; price.". Butchers, merino, frohl 5s to. 5e 110 d, for best, and from J4s 3d to 4s: 9d for second class skins. Butchers cross breds, from 5s 9d •to <?s 8d for gcod, and .4*5 3d to'sb (id for lighter sorts. Country skins sold proportionately well, and well I saved skins made equally full rates while badly preserved ones suffered for want of oare bestowed upon them. Hides and fcit sold at full rates.

PARLIAMENTARY.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 28. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. BOOK PURCHASERS PROTECTION BILL. The Book Purchasers Protection Bill was committed and reported with verbal amendments. '.'■ ■ FACTORIES BILL.' The Factories Bill was considered in Committee. - , ' Clause 3 was amended so as to fix the minimum age at which a child may be employed in a workshop at fourteen years instead of thirteen. In the same clause an amendment was carried provid ing that a factory shall mean where " six", persons are employed, instead of " three" as printed. ■ : Ats p.m. the Counciladjourned till 7.30.^ The Council resumed at 7.30 p.m. ; In Committee on the Factories Bill, clause 23, empowering the inspector to take extracts from the factory books was struck out. In clause 35, exemptions from lime washing, breweries, malt houses, seed cleaning, and flour mills, and sugar refineries, were included in the exemptions. A new clause was inserted, forbidding factory employers to work females for more than forty'eighb hours per week, and between six at night and I seven in the morning. CJause 62,. no cliild to be employed under fifteen years, ' unless he has passed the 4th standard, was struck out. The female type setters clause was altered to make the minimum age fourteen years. Clause 72 was amended, prohibiting inspectors from communicating claims for exemptions under tlie Act to local Trades' and Labor Councils, A new clause was, inserted,, enabling newspaper runners to sell and deliver papers after one o'clock qii Satur^ daysi Progress.was reported, and leave given to, sit again on Tuesday, The Council roste at 10 pan..

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, August 28. The House met at 2.30. A t the request of Mr'Bryce, who was absent, ' Mr- Rolleston reaijl the following message which he (Mr Bryoe) had reeeiyed from Mr E. W. Humphreys, late memjbei 1 for Christchurch North ■:—" I ask you to read from your place in the House, if you. will, the following telegram. It is due alike to die living and the dead that the piesent House should be told that my late brother-in-law, the Hon. Robert Campbell repeatedly mid indignantly re pelled in the lobbies of the House the allegation that there whs anything corrupt in the leasing of the Otekaike runs. He also-frequently to hia own family firmly repudiated the idea- that there was any collusion between him and the' Minister forl^anip," • ■  ; FEMALK FRANCHISE BILL.; Replying to Sir John Hall, Mr Ballanoe said he proposed to afford -an opportunity for the consideration of the Fem&lo Franchise Bill as soon as possible after tho Land Bill was disposed Of. LAND HILL. t' The Land Bill was further considered in Committee. A loii£. discussion tools place on clause 82, wftich disqualifiea married? women from selecting 1 \md t Wt no amendment

was made, the clause being added to the Bill by 34 to 12. The House rose at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. In Committee on the Land Bill, clause 118, one third of pi ice or rent of land to be paid to local authority for road making, provoked a long.discussion. Mi- McVrthur moved that the third should not be devoted to the maintenance of roads, hue he was defeated by 32 to 22, In clause 143, is to terms of a lease Mr Thomson- (Bruce) moved an amendment providing that a selector may have the right of purchase. Mr MeKenzie said that the amendment would sanction what the iiili wahi^tended to prevent, and he could not accept it. The amendment was lost by 27 ty 24. When clause 101 was reached the Minister agreed to report progress, and the House rose at 2.15 a.m.

POLITICAL.

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Wellington, August 28. The Lincoln School of Agriculture Directors, report was tabled to-day. It shows that the work was of fairly' good character, and advocates the teaching of agriculture in State Schools. The farm had sutured greatly from drought last year. The Wolsley shearing machine was highly praised. New plants and grasses are being experimentally thrown. The chemical work, produced satisfactory results. Legislation re manures is strongly advocated. In reference fr> the above Sir John Hall asked the Minister for Lands to-day whether he would enquire into the general management of the College; The Minister replied that during the recess he would strictly investigate the manage ment and would also enquire re funds alleged to be misapplied, of which at present he knew nothing. Sir John Hall ! takes considerable interest, in this .ques tion. ■ , The Bryce episode was the talk to-day in the lobbies almost entirely.. Be the sensation of last night a caucus of the Opposition appointed a committee, of which Sir John Hall is a member^ inter view Mr Bryce and induce him to ■ return to the Chamber, but the late leader of the Opposition declined to pledge himself, and it is generally considered probable that he will jetire entirely from Parliament.. He has removed all his papers frcm the House. The scene last night, though regretable, was intensely dramatic and without/ 1' pre cedent in this colony. Mr Rollestoh ap pears to be acting as temporary leader of the party. No reference to the- nyitter wits made this afternoon in the house. On the motion of the Premier the questions were postponed and the House went ini mediately into committee on the Land Bill. Mr Valentine employed a few ob structive tactics, but the House was over whelmingly against him. ; The Bill has proceeded ho far satisfactorily. RECONCILIATION. : Wellingtolt; Aiig*s£?29. Peacp has been restored*; ;|4r* Bryce and Mr Ballance will have supper together to-night at Mr Duthie's; : Mf< Joyce has been peace-making. ' ' ' ; s.

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Wellington, August'2B. An Opposition caucus was held'this morning, every member being present, Mr Bryce in the chair. The". folloT/ing report is officially supplied by the whips : —Sir John Hall and other members in succession concurred in urging upon the leader of the Opposition that he muat not attach too much importance* to Jjlifc ex pression of the opinion of; the; *Hpuse, which was given purely as a partjrSvote, with a few .honorable exceptions.: federal membors also spoke as being aufcnorised by members of the Government 'pMty to to express regret at the action^ the House, and their warm' syiripathyifwith Mr Bryce. ,  . ;!,..,?* Mr Bryce: thanked those preVehVSfnost for their expression, pf gooa will towards him, and said he would, ooiipider his position and reserve his decision for the-present. , ... '

THE CHILIAN WAR.

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London, August £7. The .Chilian Legation in Lbndon confirms the defeat of the insurgehts. 1 . London, August £8. Tlie envoys of the Chilian insurgents deny the reported surrender. I'■''-*%■«1 '■' '-*%■« . , New Yobk, August. The « Herald's n des^tch sayiithat Balmaceda has been reinforced by 20,000 men, and is preparing to attack the insurgents to-morroV. -He'has formed, a line of defence between Vinandilmar and Placill*. Torpedo boats are patrolling; the bay keep rebel cruisers off Valparaiso. ! :-,«■. WaßPinoxo3t, August 27. ; The Chilfen Legation : atowiinces that the insurgents who were unable to escape to the ahips surrendered^ un conditionally. . .

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, A TRAIN ONFIKE. • . ' ' '.; t LoNDdif,; August 27. A train was setoofn f fire hy the electric light at Finchley, but, though the passengers' were greatly scapeijj, no lives were lost. . f ; •» ■■, 5 ! " \ NEW LII^BOAT.;^ The P, and O. Company; art adopt ing a new type of steel lifeboat, .CHRISTIE MUR^ASiAINIT* THE 1 COLONIES*. Mi; David Christie':J^Urjsajc,has an article in the (l Contemporary view " on his impressions of the>A#str%iasian colonies. He is of opinion th»¥ the country-bred Australasiaii^ilr^ady pre sents anew type, taller *n<4 slimmer than the Englishman. The climate is altering the people and it.will be im possible to preserve European char acteristics in the,,, nqrthern districts. He cl^cwbee the,j)eople ; ft3 ii(ldi(|€H:l to slang''of a hi'eagf6 and Vulgar character, and to blasphemy of; a-particularly scorching kind.' The Australian youth are. irreverent to $16; last degree. Altogether he' considers »the Aus tralians one of the most prosperous, educated, rowdy, drunken people £n the world. The. country is filled' wjth a feverish, reckless energy,: and fyery body; is liurryjng along "to get] rich. He eulogises the beginnings of art and literature, the commercial morality, and the exquisite scenerjrwhich ig only awaiting an artist of n^bieat^genius to perpetuate its beautiei' j-', ' .;/;\ Mr D. Christie Mtiifray's drama " Chums ," v hiH b^;'pr^ducid at the Globe with grea^ ectiifi' t!re author being thrice recall^ '

THE ASHBITRTON GUARDIAN: SATURDAY, AUGUST 29. 1891.



We clip the following important testimo) niiil from the " Ulawarra Mercury ' (N.S. W of the 30th March. It needs no comment :— '' Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountains writes to us that after suffering for four years with a-.-tite gravel, lie lias experienced almost complete relief by using Sander ami Sons' Kucalyptie Extract. He says :—" Seeing the said Extract advertised in the ' Illawarm Mercury,' his intense suffering induced him' to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist) of. this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He states that between 10th March inst., when he obtained the first bottle of the extract, and the 19th, tho use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found the Eucalypti Extract » cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the ' Mercury.' We have much pleasure in complying with Mr Loveday's request, whose word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object in view other 'than v pure desire to benefit suffering humanity. "—(Advt.) ' ■ '2



/The Best Rkmedy you .l^mumyion— Norton's Camomile Pills are oonfidenfcy recommended as a simple- remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to whica we are su'vjefttt, Norton's Pills, %vith justice called the 'Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle perient, are mild in their operation, and afe under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at Is Ikl, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout the world JN'iuian Hysiop, and Co.'tj •' J.rr,penal" Pure Ceylon and Indian Teas are jbh? est in tlie market. — (Advb.) Ask for Ninian Hysiop, aiid Co • , " Imperial" iwsw|3easons Pure G'^ylon a? ! di«'*Tei*3.: Sp«wa}»pric<*i (A^f,) \



Keating's Copgh (Ozenoes cures Cough Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical ttstimon f-tates that no otlier medicine is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies One Lozenge aloiie gives ;easej one, or. two at bedtime erishae3 rest. For relieving difficulty o ioreathing they are invaluable. They con tain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists, in tins, Is H& and 2s 9d "each" ' '■ ! ' '■■ ■:'..... Te is fi cc from any excess of ast iiigehcy South British Tea Company's pur.; blends' All store eepj a,



• ■ h ■^ ;. &;&■ : ' ■ I •*»} CO to 05 JO 'JB 05 • td r-i i-i oq ©» •* •*.. .;p . . j (A O W ' ai -« I, :::::: R -W nllgll S | | « » sisaea i i 5 * hL 9 9_<ih W < W •h 'a'Saa-s-s g kg■■ _J »OSa> «D JB^OO *3 -. H i i-H 6—— — — U BSBH .B.|S3|g| ctf SSIIS I I 5^ rH £<giS£| oq" Iq ■ *■ SO i~i rcc Ci - N g| \j 3 <D ||||| r~~* -ji xi '£ - - "jh -v •>, ■gi ; to . i ;



WANTED Known.—l liave! a large stock of Tin and Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept in stock.—J. W. Hakdley, East 'treet. 6J202 "TTTANTED Known—H> Dudley will :VV sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s 6d per foot* — H. Dudley, Moore Street, 6§54 / \ HEAP READING for all Classes.— Vy Hundreds of Back Numbers : of Monthly and Quarterly Periodicals ;at Half Price. Several volume* of Standard Works at post Price to reduce our Large Stock. Photo and Scrap Albums, Photo Frames,-* L. F. Anu&bwes & Co., Stationers' Hall. . j. ;



IX7ANTED Known.—That for quality, YY assortment;, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Bdqtel No presents, bid m-ibefe, but good value.—Andrew Orr . : ■A LL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to XjL measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed j from 52s 6.1 cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Marl, Saunders' Buildings. OSLYN,~Mosgiel, Kuii"ii[ioirandXsh burton Twesd Suits made to my order frolii selected patterns. Long and narrow and short jfnd wile''as well as ordinary sizes from 40s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders'Buildings. TO Meet .the Times.—lam supplying Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30, upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all dessriptions, Inspection invited; — J. W. Hardlky, Eas street. 6|201



H of Premises. Cheap ]J Sale now on at the opening of new Shop. Come aiid judge for yourselves. H. C. Segers. ' "IJ^INEST Cod Liver Oil. Chest and JD, Lung Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Brooke, Chemist, Ashhurtoiii MAKING his Pih>, Looking Further Forward, My Official Wife, The Opium Fiend. A Mere Accident, Three Diggers, The Gentleman Digger.—H. M. Jones.:''- ■ ■'-■"' ■■ ':' : YOUKG Ladies' Journal for Septem ber* What hath God Wrought, the Evolution of Poverty, Tr<ide Unionism (new and old)* the Co*operativ« Move ment of today, and other new Books, — fl, M. Jones. ■■ .;. ■ ■ ' '" i /~^\ LORIUUS News.—Just purchased a \JC Dunedin Warehouseman's Stock 5 of 90 Pieces French .Cashmeres and Merinos at less t;han half price. Will be sold during the cheap sale at Is 10|d ; l^egular price '3s 9d—Anprew Orr- j "TrrANTED Known—Girls' BjQts=2-i W Hd, L-idies' French Shoe j3s 1 Id, Gents' Shoes 5s 6d; at Anibevv Orr's Cheap Sale. 6 $14



WANTED, every man in tne district to order a Kniapoi or Ro.slyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats in great varioty.—Andrew Obb. ICE Cream off Consth drops on. Un -■ doubtedly the best. H.G. Flower, Confectioner ; East Street | ANTED Known. —Having com pleted the alteration of premise 3 wo are opening with a genuine cheap sale. Gome and see,'/-Hv C. Skgbrs, Melford House. WANTED Known.—Call and secure bargains of Winter Drapery At the Great Sale at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner." "' "' ; -.', j A~N T j?i'iTknown— A Melford House Sale will be a genuine Cheap one, it will be to your advantage to, call early.—H. C. Sboers, Melford House.



Wanted. CASH Advertiseiientas under eh s heading not exooddin,* SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be loft at Lhift Oftice. ANTED KnoTvn.. -Oil casks for sale, capacity forty gallons each. Apply, Canterbury Woen.«N Ajiixs. Ashburton. - - ■ 8 173 W" ANTED Known. — Blankets and Flannels gre-it bargains at Andrew Orr s. WANTED Known.—Great Clearing S.ilc at "The Corner" of Drapery, Clothing, and Boots. —W. H. Coujttß. ■ • j ; WAATEDfeo Rent, a Cottage of four or tivo rwoms, in (»r near Ash burton. Slate lent «md locality. Apply W.D., officd of this paper. 8 188 WANTIOD— A full attendance of Sons of Temperance, Templar HhII, Monday evenirg at 8. Business, lm portant ° IJ<5



SOME Kl-ECIAL LINES OP HOSIER V & BLACK RIBBONS, Con i'ukvfib'y urcler Usual Cost. Tlie Ba'ance o" WTNTriR GOODS Offer. (1 ab-i ' GREAT REDUCTION To Make Room tw Shipments. f , Tlie Corner"



.••THE CQBWEB," INVITES ATTENTION to a L A RGE ■- i ■.•■;■ • ■: AND • ■ : CHOICE SELECTION > OF 'KBW SBBINCf GOODS OF EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. Just Arrived, ;i / THE LATEST NOVELTIES ■ "'■'' Millineiy Gloves Flowers Zephyrs Feathers Prints , Underclothing . Dress Corsets Stuffs Laces Boots Tinsel Shoes Ribbons Gents' Ties Embroideries Gents' Hats, &c.



NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. SPECIAL NOTICE. Bonus Year, 189«. fNTENDING Policy Holders in this I very Popular Office are reminded that ALL POLICIES COMPLETED before the 30th SEPTEMBER NEXT, will participate in the BONUS to be de clared at the close of the year 1802, thus participating in TWO BONUSES in Four Years. Special Advantages : —Low Rate cf Premiums. Non Forfeiture of Policies. High Eate of Interest earned upon Investment. Reversionary Bonuses already allotted exceed £500,000. T. B. WALTON, Travelling Agent. CHAS. BRADDELL, Local Agent, 8t57 Ashburton,



WILLIAM /GARDNER, ILLIAM VJTAHDNER, GRAHAM H ROAD, x t is .w a. l r>. —HAS FOB SALE— FOKEBT &> FJRCJII 1 fBEES IN GREAT VARIETY. PLANTING DONE AS USUAL. Also ?n Hand ; Olioiee Cabbage I?lantH Now ready for Planting Out.



jar C£K *2 A.T SUCOE33 » •&, OF THE OHEAP C LEARING SALE OF S- W ALCORN & C(;'S st o_o k:. KVERYBODY PLEASED WITH THE BARGAINS. rERE is a Great Quantity of STOCK still left, which must be cleared out during the next FOUR WEEKS, at STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Special bawpins for THIS WEEK in DRESS GOODS. Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Umbrellas, Lades Jackets, Ulsters, Trimmed > • and Untrimmed Hats, Fur Collarettes, etc. £3T N.B.— A special line of BEST FRENCH MERINOS, usual price 3ft 9d REDUCED TO IS 9d g.W. Alcorn & Co



THE MERCANTILE FINANCE AND AOI3NCY COMPAINY (Lisiited , OF CHRISTCHURCH. Incorporated under the Provisions of the Companies Act, 1882. Registered Office— MORTEN'S BIJLPiNGiS, CHRISTCHURCH. f-pHTS Company is prepared to advano/ J. money on Freehold Property, in large or Small Sums, at Current Rates of Interest j also, upon the Security of Bills of Sale, Mortgages (4 Stock, Wool and Agricultural Liens, and Personal Property generally. For further particulars, apply to T:G. RUSSELL, Solicitor, Christchurch, "Or to the Branch Office of the Company, East Street, ASHBURION. 186



Public Notices. WANTED Known.—J. Nicholas (late with J, Moison) Bootmaker, h^s opened in shop late T. Chambers, l^ast street. AH orders for Boots and Shoes, or repairs, will be promptly executed at moderate charges. ' - A'trial solicited. 1 s 7 166 TTGTRUSSELU ' * : BAimiSTER and SOLICITOR, CHRIST CHURCH. i - ; , . Br*UCU OfllCa-TTKAST : SikKET, ... A NUB U R T « m (Near H. Zanukk'h.) 6 157