The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1891. SPECIAL SETTLEMENTS.

"y^hile all descriptions of land are in good demand just now, the greatest want is land for small settlers. This the Government are earnestly en deavouriug to supply, and iv the few months that have elapsed since they took oftice, much has been don« in that direction. Mr March, with the ex tended authority with which he is invested as Inspector of Village Settle ments, has been travelling North and South to examine suggested locations of settlements, and at a public meeting at Christchurch a few nights ag6 described some of the settlements re cently opened in the south-west part of the North Island, and other lands open for selection in small areas. The principle announced by the Govern ment is that settlement of this class would be promoted as far as possible in the vicinity of public works, present a prospective, where large quantities of labour would be employed. The men would thus be encouraged while working on railways or roads to live on their own homesteads, and spend their wages in improvements upon them : and instead of drifting back to the towns when their work is ended, take up the cultivation of their blocks, and participate in the industries which always follow the course of settlement. The sections to be granted to settlers in such districts would necessarily be larger than those of Village Settle ments in districts already settled. Gut side labour will not for a long time be plentiful, and the settlers will have to depend upon the produce of their holdings for a greater part of their living, while the older settlements were intended chiefly to provide homes for the people, who would work most of the year for others. Under such conditions a better quality of land had to be provided than that of the Canterbury settlements, and at Catlin's River and several parts of the North Island this has been found and made available. In most of these blocks the land will h.ivo to be re claimed from its native state, but on much of the land the timber wiL more than pay for the clearing, while cattle can at once be grazed. All things must have a beginning, and small settlers cannot expect, any more than large, to be set down upon cleared sections, ready for cultivation.. They have, however, the way made plain for them to establish comfortable homes in localities where there will be enough work to furnish them with the neces sary amount of ready cash to supple ment the first and smallest fruits of their holdings. The system should be particularly attractive to our young men, farmers' sons and farm workers, j who by beginning on these easy terms may soon acquire a greater stake in the country, and become a substantial band of yootnen. All information is supplied by the Land offices free of charge, and those who avail themselves of the system will be infinitely better off than those who are seeking their fortune in Australia.

LOCAL AND GERNERAL

The ship Wellington, from Lyttelton March 21, l:a* arrived Home. \ Information has been received by the Sin Francisco mail of the death of ('apt Powci, of the ship Turakhnij in London, on May 10, of influenza. The Haiula Islo, Uie barquentine which was supposed to have been lost with all hands in the recent heavy weather, has turned up at Kaipara Heads all well. We have heard as an instance of the scar city of water in some 1 parts of the town, that one careful housewife lias lately taken to washing the potatoes one at a time in a breakfast cup. The Balclutha Licensing Committee have announced that conviction for Sunday tra'cl iug.or for failing to close at ten o'clock, will involve the forfeiture of a license at the first quarterly meeting. In j iew of the important place fruit is likely to take in the colony's list of exports, the Chriitchurch Horticultural Society has determined to offer special prizjes for fruit best suited for export to the Home market. In reply to a question by Mr Snick, the Minister of Defence seated that the enquiry instituted qn the motion of that hon member into the accqmouation provided for shearers and other workers on stations, had disclosed a deplorable state ,pf affairs. The return would be Jaid before the Hp{ise in a few days, At the Lancaster Park Trotting Meeting on Saturday Mr W, Jaekman's Martha, ridden by C. Harold, won the Maiden Trot (saddle) of 20 soys ? and Mr D. McCormick's Master George, ridden by E, price, won the Winter Trot of 40 soys. ] The Borough Council's men have trimmed the boughs of the trees in Ixuii;t> Square, that were overhanging the footpaths in West and Havelock streets. Foot passengers will appreciate this work to the full, as on a dark night there was great dauger of getting one's eyes injured by the projecting branches. The eight hours' system is gradually ex tending in Perth, Freemantje, and ofcher towns of Western Australia, The arrange ments are being conducted in a most ami cable manner, the employees agreeing to continue at the same rate of wages, and even promising to put in the same amount of work in right as they formerly did in nine hours. Mr W. G. Rees has shown us a photograph taken by his son, Mr C. G. Rees, of the bag of game got by three guns in three djvys over Mr Button's Vvaitaki run. It consists of 251 hares and 120 pukakis, which, spread out on a sloping ground; make a most imposing dis* play. The photograph has revived a lot of the ver»erab.le lies that used to be told about the bigs got in this-oiietiuci in tl}« good old days- > ■.'■!. : ' ;■; *;' A contemporary remarks that in iconnec--i tion witli the baccarat' case it is worthy of jjjQte thajt Prince of Wales, in entering the witness.- bqx', was sworn for the ijrst time in liis life. In the Mgrdauufc djv^ree case, when his Royal Highness volunteei'efl to go into the jrituess box iv order to ejear his reputation *rom aspersions cas;t upon it in connection wi£h the suit against Lady Mor daunt, the Prince gave his evidence 'jyjtljout being sw«Ki« " J Ho^oway's PfL)L,«.—l^iver, jjurigs, and Kidneys,-=rMost djseasps of these depuratife organs arise from obstructions, qvpr the removal of which those celebrated Pills exercise the most perfect control, \ course of them is strongly recommended as a remedy for such, chronic affections as liver enlargements, cong'C?Moa of the lungs, torpidity of the kidneys, and othor functi?!.'*' disorders which cause much|present suffet-inf, and if neglected lay the. foundation of orgaufc diseases. Holloway's Pills are specially adapted for the young and delicate; Iheir gentle and pu'rifyirig* action ~rank*• them above aU'other njedicifies. Jn iii'ciigestion, nervous afections, goiii, and' rheumatism flfese Pills have acl^ipv^d fyr. themselves..: imiyersal fame. They expel alf impurities j from the blood, and thus restore cheerful- j flcss find vigour. ' ■ ! We ftr§ jiiformed t.hafc the Sputh "I'lfcieU Tea Cfowpany Jjayg introduced

Mr G. Hutchison, who is a barrister, caused some amusement in the House on Wednesday by addressing the Speaker as, • \ our Worship "afterwards correcting him self Ijy exclaiming " Your Honor." The amount of Customs duties collected ™r the year ending March 1891 was | ±.1,862,510, and the cost of collection amounted to £2 per cent. In the previous year it was £2 0a 2d. The rate per cent in Duncdin is (he lowest, £1 15s per cent; Clmstchurch and Lyltelton, £1 19a lOd. At Mongpnui it cost £16 18s 0:1. It is estimated by competent statisticians thut the tot-.il value of the priTate and public wealth of Australasia .even now exceeds £1,190,000,000, or £333 per head ot the population. This is exclusive of the value of the lands not', yet alienated from the Crown, a trifle cf something like 1,834,000,000 acres. A meeting of those interested in the Pegasus Tin Held was held in lnvercargill last night. The tenor of the discussion was that the twelve Companies holding twenty five claims should amalgamate with the object of putting on the London market a i Company with £100,000 capital. The matter was referred to a Committee, who i met afterwards, and drew up resolutions on J the lines advocated at the meeting. In consequence of a suggestion that the Auckland boot makers might make terms with the employers, which would mean breaking away from the Federal agreement, ' a meeting of the Wellington branch was held last night, at which the proposal was strongly opposed. It was decided that sooner than to agree to such an arrangement they would be prepared to double the strike pay of the Auckland men. A proposal will be bronght before the Racing Conference, to be held next month, to alter the totalisator rules by providing ttiai the totalisator shall be closed five minutes before the advertised time of start ing a race, and thus doing away wilh delays at the post. Under exceptional circumstances stewards would have power to alter the time for starting a race, but notice of this would have to be posted up. We have received the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's "Annual Review of the Christchurch Wool and Grain Markets for 1890-91," which is a most interesting resume of the course of the markets. The Company's operations during the year 18JJ0 included the shipment to London of 96,016 bales and the sale in the colonie3 of 97,350 bales of wool, making a total of 193,366 bales handled—the largest exhibited by any house in the trade. One of the most interesting summings up to a jury |[in a libel case was that of Mr Justice Hodges, of Melbourne, recently in the case of Blashki v Smith, arising out of 1 an alleged libel in a Masonic journal pub lished by the latter. The question as to , whether a Mason should appeal for redress to an ordinary court of law on a dispute arising out of Masonic affairs was trenchantly dealt with, and his Honor said that no matter how grossly the rules of the Masonic l)ody were violated they could not prevent any man coming with a grievance to a court of law. The address was listened to with [ much interest by a large number of promi n«ri Masons. An enquiry was held at Elgin school on Friday into some complaints which had been made against the master, Mr H. Bramley, affairs in connection with the school having been in an unsatisfactory state for some time and relations with the Committee somewhat strained. Messrs Anson ana Westerna and Mr Veel (secretary) represented the Board of Education, and took evidence at great length from the Committee (all of whom were present), and several of the parents and children. The deputation sat from 11 a.n>. to 5 p.m., with but two minutes' inter val. The decision will not be made known for several days. On Sunday the pulpit of the Ashburton Presbyterian Church was occupied by the Rev Mr Simpson, pastor-elect of Sydeuham congregation. Mr Simpson conducted both services, taking for his subject in the morn ing "Self denial and crcss-heariug" as the characteristic of the Christian. In the evening his text was " What think ye of Christ ?" Both addresses were listened to with marked attention by large congrega. tions—Uie churoh being quite full in the evening. Mr Simpson is a young man of great promise as a preacher, and it is seldom that an opportunity is given to any congre gation to listen to the Gospel preached with such eloquence as that of this young clergy man, A dastardly outrage has been prepelrated in (jippsland. Some months ago a carrier name I Enoch Banlch took a contract from the Omeo Shire Council to carry seventy §ft tons of pipes from Mossifacc to the Omco waterworks at L 2 19s per ton. The Curriers' Union price M-as L 3 10a per ton. Whilst performing the contract Baulch lias repeatedly lost his teams, and last week fifteen of his bullocks were discovered to have been deliberately shot. The bullocks were at the time in a paddock, at J'ongie, and must have been taken out, driven about six miles into a lonely gully, and there shot. Six of .them were dead, and the other nine so badly wounded that recovery was im possible. A case of alleged dunimyism has been investigated by the Auckland Crown Lands Board. From evidence taken it i appears two nephews of a selector in Raglan county, named Secombe, had been taking up considerable areas; that Secombe had paid survey fees, first instalments, and cost of all improvements which have been effected, and that agreements had been entered into between him and them to the effect that when improvements wero comt pleted with money advanced by him they would transfer all their right, title and interest to him or his nominee. The parties denied emphatically that there had been any attempt at dunimyism. According to their statement the money had been .advanced in the first instance by Secombe, on the under standing that it would be refunded by the fathers of the young men, and when he found this would not be done he, for his own protection, advanced further stuns to complete the improvements, so that the section might be insured to other persona who were willing to take them up] After hearing evidence the Board reserved its decision till next meeting. On Friday evening the second anniversary of the Pride of Wak mvi Lodge, 1.0. G.T., «iw celebrated in the Wakanui Main Schoolroom with tea and concert. The attendance was exceedingly good, the room not being large enough to accommodate all that come, The table* were presided over by the Sisters and Brothers of the Ledge, the bachelors being very noticeable by their special attire of tall hats and white aprons, and high praise was accorded to the caterer*. The concert was duly opened by Bro Doak taking the chair and making a few remarks on the progress of the Lodge since its open ing, showing its steady advance sines that time. The numbers on the books at present arc seventy-fire, and the Lodge has a credit balance of about £24. The following was the programme :—Piano overture, Sister Fowkes ; glee, members of the Lodge; song, Bro Pitt; duet, Bros Pickford and Counter j dialogue, Sisters Hill and Clements; song, Bio Hayes; addre&s, l*rq Andrew*; reading, Bro Cooiiburn; flue't, the Sisters Williams and TreVurza"'; dialogue, •• Wife's Mistake," Members; song, Sisters Bennett aiid Picktord; songj Bro I'itt; song, Sister Wilson. After' votes of thanks to the Sisters ior jjiqvidifjg refreshments, and to visitors from Ashburton for assistance at tup cancect, the meeting closed 'with' the National Anthem. Statutory Declaration.—l, Franz Raabe, Ironbavkj Sandhurst, iif th.c colony of Yic: toria, Australia, dp. sqlennjly and sincerely declare that oil the 25th June, 1877, ii>y squ Alfred, six years qf age. was accidentally hurt with aif "axe on his knee. I cat once toqk ' all pains to secure mcdtca'l assistance. How I evor, i» spito of all efforts, on the 27th August, 1877, the opinion was given by Dr Macgillivray that au amputation cf the injured limb had become imperative, in order ' l q »«vfi life. At this juncture I called en Messrs Sander aim ,^ ; wocuring feme of rheir Extract of Eucalyptus Globulus, ana l»y the application of the same I had the satisfaction qf sqeiug iify son yitljin a fort night X out" of all danger, and to-day lie is I recovered. ' 1 may'jiist 'add that* it wtts when ! the crisis had been reached thai the Kxtract referred to was first applied, and I make this sqleinu declaration^ etc, JPkanz R.^bk, , ]^3clared ai Sandhurst,' in the colony fqr I V ictoria, Australia, this seventeenth day of October, qne thqiisand eight'hundred and seventy-scveu, before me, MqiitaCobn, J.l?.',' -rfAdvt.) ■ $'.

Inspuifkir Pe.ider and Gaoler Cieary (of Lytteltou) went through by express this afternoon to attend the sitting* of the Supreme Court at Timaru. For the position of custodian of the fire prevention plant of the borough, and engineer of the steam file engine—tenders for which closed on Saturday—only one tendei has been received. Sergeant Moller, who is now convalescent from his recent illness, has obt lined two months' leave of absence to recruit his health by change of scene and air, and will leave for h:s holiday as soon as he is able to undertake a journey. . During his absence the police station will be under the cl arge of Sorereint McGrath, of Sydeuham, who has already entered upon liia duties. A correspondent writing to » contemporary on the Prohibition question was taken to t*s-k by shocked ministers for quoting the failure of prohibition in the garden of Eden. A. religious teacher i*» the North (dtnomina tion not stated) made the very same refer ence. "The Inhibition principle was as eld us Paradise. There, an innocent man was no sooner put under it than it,failed." The General Manager of the National Bank »f New Zealand (Dunelin) has received cable advise that the Directors intend recom mending at the annual meeting that the sum of LI 10s per share be be called up, amounting to L 150,000, to replace a similar amount transferred from capital to special veserve fund, in order to provide for a con siderable loss arising from the fire at Findlay and Co.'s, Limited, Dunedin, last year, and also conting mh depreciation in securities at •ther points. The tenth report of the Christchurch Farmers' Co-operative. Association states that for the 1000 shares sanctioned at the last annual meeting, application was made for six times the number. The premiums from that issue, £250, had been carried to the reserve fund. The Directors recommend that this year 1000 new shares at a premium of 6s be issued. The balance-sheet shows the net profits at £9902 3s 9*l, to which has to be added £2292 11s 8d carried forward last year making a total of £12,194 15s sd. The Directors propose to allocate the same to payment of dividend of 7 per cent, and a bonus of 4 per cent on the capital; to pay, ment of a bonus of 4 per cent to share holders on their purchases, and a bonus at the same rate on salaries and wages ; also to refund 25 per cent on all net commissions earned during the year, to write off 20 per cent of the machinery and office accounts, to carry £1500 to the reiserve fund, and the balance to next year's account. In his Budget spte;h, Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said the consumption of alcohol this year again exceeded the amount which he hid estimated' —L 900,000. The increase was chiefly in spirits in England. The consumption was. over 18 milliom gallons increase or nearly 9 per cent, over 1890, and would stand out as one oi the yeirs in which the working classes as well as all other classes had been able to add to their comforts and luxuries. In the Customs they had an increase over the estimate of L 364,000. His reduction in the tea duty had not made so serious a reduction in the receipts as he. had antici pted. Instead of being L 1,232,000, the net loss was LI ,023,000. The loss he had anticipated from the deduction in the duty on currants had been practically wiped out by an'inc*iased consumption |of 26 per cent. Fe had calculated on an increase of L 230.000 from tobacco. The excess had been more than double this, allowing 12 pipes for every ounce of tobacco. He reckoned that the increase in the number of pipes smoked in 1890 over , 1889 wai 560,000,000. (Laughter.) SANDER AND SONS EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the world wide fame our manufacture has acquired ail over the globe, we publish the following: Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says in an editorial published in the 4i Clinical Record ":—" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac tures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another concoction called " Retintd Extract of Eucalyptus" has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered criselly from the effects of the same concoctions. ..To-guard fie high reputation of our inanuncture we feel warranted in expo ing the above facts, and desires the public to exercise care «ud UMMtion when buying, SANDER and SONS (Advt.) 7

OBITUARY.

WALTER BRITTON MQSS.

The late Mr Walter B. Mpss, whone death occurred somewhat suddenly on Saturday morning last, was born in the Island of St. Helena in 1837. He was the son of Mr Isaac Moss, of £}$ Helena, and nephew of Mr George Mow,: who for some time was the Acting Governor of the Island. Acquiring the rudiments qf his education in St. Helena, le went to the Gape of Good Hope, where ho finished his education, and read for the law. Returning to St. Helena, he practised there as a barrister and solicitor until 1871, in which year he went to Chicago, In that city he joined a mercantile house, and atter a soiourn there for five. _y ears he pame to New Zealand in 1876, .His first settled residence wsa in 4 Greymouth, Vhere for three years, he carried on with fair success the business of an; auctioneer and Hharebroker, He then joined the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, and in 1881 was seat to open the branch of that Company in Ash burton. Afterwards he was transferred to Ly Melton, and after a term of servioe there with the Company, he severed his connection with it,,and came,back to Afthburton, opening business or his cwn account as auctioneerf Success, however, did not attend his efforts in this direction, and after a somewhat varied experience he tillered the office of Mr J. G. Restell as bookkeeper, which position he held until his death, at the age of fifty-five. The deceased was brother to Mr F. Ji Moss, late member forParnell in the New Zealand House of Representatives, and now British Resident at Raratonga ; and also of Mr George Mow,; of Grey mouth. He leaves a widow ;an|l six sons and two dauahters, all grown up. His eldest soa—Mr Valentine R, Moss—is manager of the Bink of New Zealand at Cromwell; another son—Mr Arthur Moss —holds an important position in a mer cantile house in Melbourne, while the others are still in Ashburton. Deceased was a man of large natural ability, and a keen observer of men and thinjjs,. Possessed of a ready. wit and a rich fund of humor, and having travelled touch, and inade;good use pi his faculties of observation during his gravels', a ijchat with Mr' Moss was always'enjoyable. Few men coukl tell a story with the charm that he could lend to it, 1 and m CQiigeijiai company he was ever tha sguj and the source o| amusement. His merry laugh and chery smile, his large; hearted kindliness that was ever apparent in his very, countenance, will M much mjssed iif $ district wh.ere he was known to all the population, young and old. This notice would be incomplete without some reference tq Mr Moss's oonncotion with the volunteer movement. During Hie Russian scare, when volunteering book a groat spurr^ and new corps were Formed everywhere* the Ashburton truards were called into existence. Mr Moss had held in a commission for some tiziz ::;: *fc: Heieua cwps, and tv« knowl»ige of drill he acquired during that tine proved of great value to the Gjiiards, lie too£,t,b<j ijwtftyon of Quloi;- Sergeant in the^O,ompaiiy: t: iinid 'fyety much time and energy in bringing his comriules up to the nurjt in drill—nd easy task, as most oif ..kheni we're, recruits l»rho l^ad nejfer bolqra, pulsed througlx the th,e hands of the l^nll-Sergeanfc. ? s The funeral takes place at % m p,m. to* inonow, ' " ■ •' • '

__ THF ASHHUKTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1891



M anted CASH Advertisements under this headinsr not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/.. Addresaes may be 1»»ft at his Office. WANTED KnbwnT^Bhnkets and, Flannels great bargains at Andrew Onus. WANTED Known—Cream Separator Butter, finest quality. Superior Roll Bacon, dairy fed. —Stephens Bkof,, Market House. 6 176 T"\OUBIE Blankets, and through mis- YiJ understanding double quantity sent from Mill. Hnve reduced the price os per pair. —Robert Alcorn, Ashburtou Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. 154 TTIINEBT Cod Li"ver~OU. Chest and JD Lung Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Bkooke, Chemist, Ashburtoru WANTED Known.—Just opened up, a big lot of Kaiapoi Dress Tweeds, 44 inches wide, finished like silk. Beauti ful goods made to my own patterns.— 4n»kbw Okr. WANTED, every man in the district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats in great variety^—-Andrew Ore. WABTED Known.— That if^you want real good wearing boots, to keep your feet dry, you can get them in great variety at John Moison's, the expert Bootmaker, Town Hall shop, East Street 6 73 WANTED KNOWN,—Sealetie Jackets 355, reduced to 25s ; and 40s, re duced to 27s 6d, at S. W. Alcobn& Co.'s Clearing Sale. 6 40 ANTED "Known—The " Strong wear" Boot is the best for Mens ladies and Children.—W. H. Coixiek. VI / ANTED Known — Some special V V lines in choice Dress Goods at very low prices showing at " The Corner." ANTED Known-^Old Spoons and Forks Electro-plated and made equal to new at 15s per dozen all round. A. Black, Jeweller, East Street, 4 150 WANTED Known.—That for quality, assortment, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Boots. No presents, no bribes, but good value.— Andrew Oru. WANTED every man m the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcqrn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunder's Buildings. ' (~*\ LASS, Earthenware, and China, vUP direct from the Manufacturers.— Robkrt Alcorn, Tea Warehouse and Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders Buildings. TDRKSENTS—Now: being given away _TT to every purchaser of. 5s and up wards in Drapery, Boots, Clothing, &c. —H. C. Segers, Melford House, P FIRST' Cliss Drapery, Millinery, . Clothing, Boots, &c. Presents to every purchases of os and upwards now being given away.—H. C. Segeus, Mel ford'House. WANTED Known—H. Dudley will sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s 6d per foot. — H. DuiiLKY, Moore Street. 6§54 I_)fUBLIC Notice. - We are now giving <~^\ tho presents fco nil holders of tickets and purchasers of 5s and upwards. —H. C SEGKKf, Melford House. WANTED KNOWN,-If you have the Cash, you crm save fibcut ()» in every Pound, by buying your Jackets, Ulsters, Dress Goods, Millinery, &c, at S. W. Alcorn & Co.'s Clearing Sale. •J6 llf ANT E D lvno ivn. —J usfc opened, 'Vt! several cases of the Celebrated Standard Boots. Every pair guaranteed andstamped.—A. Ork, Agent. ICE Cream oft*. Cough drops on. Un ; doiibtcdly the best. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. NEW GAMES -Tiddledy Winks, Revcrsi, Snickem, and . others, Fresh Supplies of The Miasrs! Right. The Squatter's Dream, Robbery Under Arms,. A Colonial Reformer, Told after Supper, Three Men in a Boat, and hundreds of others. NKW MUSIC— Vocal and Instrumental. —L. F. Andkewes AND CO. i ... . ... . I ... MONEY TO LEND. MONEY to Lend at LOW RATES NTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, in sums of £100 TO^ £5000 Jor further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE,  District Agent. Government Insurance Office. Christchurch. WITH TEETH jViiHOdT^CLTH CHRISrciiCRCH DENTAL SURGERY, Corn«r of Oaahel and High streets g M yels i»qo. SDRGEON DENTIST And a£ D,unedin anJL Wesf}pp,rt fTTE have gained the FIRST^ AWARD f V at th!e Dunediri Exhibition for Artificial Dentures and MechanipaJ' Appli ances for the MJQutly and i£ is with the greatest confidence that ye guar^ntfe!) the highest class work and perfecjb fit at til© most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s, j Complete Set —- Uppgr and I^ower— i temporary and permanent, £10 10s. i Natural, Durable, Comfortable 1 Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al .nost immediately after the extraction i of. decayed teeth or stumps without extra J fee or charge. , i Arrangements can be made for part or i monthly payments^ c t ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE «j CIAS severaj times daily 'fo)r the past ten (l years, we ( o^rlessly asserj; that extraction a of t,eeth un&er Of i.jljlueifcp'is perfectly f painless aftd positive^ safe." ' ' * ii v Q - for AdminU)trfttion 6«i, ■ fi .fcxtracwo.., '.„ majlfi hv " Artificial Teeth and Dentureb . -H* p •fier dentists repaired or remodelled at, . lowest r»tea * | l



| T. G. RUSSELL, BARRISTER and SOLICITOR, (HHIIT 4 IIUKCU Branch Office -J3abt Street, ASHBURTON, (Near H. Zander's.) ejs7_ » »» * * * * » » |» fOR * ;speedy cure; CONSULT . OR.T.EASTOE ABBOTT, . 19 QUEEN'B WALK (Oppoiit* Town Sail),] g # MELBOURNE. » ********** THE ART NEEDLEWORK AND , F^NOY KKPOSITORY, / CONTAINS the Latest Novelties in v>' Fancy and Artistic Needlework direct from Homt.. In addition to the above Jtfrs Adams Has opened special Lines in APRONS/ PINAFORES, Ladies', Children's and Intints' CLOTHING. SOCKS and STOCKINGS knitted by latest iir proved Knitting Machine. : Agent for ■ Mesdames Wei^el and Butterick's cut paper. patterns, and for the. Eclipse Dye Mf orks. Registry Office for Servants. -,' : EAST STREET, ASHBUHTpy. U.S.S CO r*B*?| U.S.S., CO i UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY UF NEW ZEALAND, Limited WINTER EXCURSIONS TO MELBOURNE AT Specially Reduced Fares. THE NEH TRIP. 23rd June, and thereafter every four week-t. Faires : Saloon, £6 ; Steerage, £3. Return Fares, £10 and £6. Tickets and full particulars of GEO JAMESON, Agent, Aftbburfon. WE have much pleasure in c^llin<,» attention t> our large and well selected STOCK of TWEEDS, Worsted COATINGS, SUITINGS, etc., for the present season. We ourselves being PRACTICAL TAILORS, and the Cutting and Workrooms being under our personal supervision, are sufficient guarantees that our fit and workmaiiship are of tho Best Quality. HCL. XH nRAIGHEAD . 06 Jli. Oraighead, ..,..MERCHANT TAILORS, TANCBED BTBERT, A S H B U R T ONJ BY THE UNDERSIGNEDj BUILDI»G MATERIALS OF EVERY. 'DESCRIPTION, coAiiii : WEST PORT, NEWCASTLE. MOUNT SOMERS, AM) H O.ME BUSH. Also, — GREY VALLEY NUTS. FIREWOOD, Long and Cut, POSTS, RAILS, STAKES, FENCING WIRE, Barbed and Plain, STAPLES. WIRE,' NAILS, all sizes, PAINTS, OILS, &(P JOSHUA TUCKER RAILWAY RESERVE, WEST STREET. OFFICE : Corner of Tnncred and Wes stro3ts, nextMrGeo. Jameson's opposite Bank of Australasia AND AT RAKAIAI ANDREW ORR. SECOND SHIPMENT ov —hp (ii)ffiis[— OPENED E& RUAPEHU. Sealetie Jackets, M-tlffa, and Furs. ALSO— Beautiful Selection ov MILLINERY. 1 Case of Ladies' Jackets at 7s 6d I Case of Ladies' Paletots at 25s Fur trimnieil Mantles at 25s Ladies' Ulsters at a great reduction Plateaus in all colors \ Beautiful Selection of Kaiapoi Dress Tweeds, double width, made to order ■ \ JUST OPENED—A Special Bargain in double width Dress Goods at half price Blankets greatly reduced Mannels at 9d per yard upwards JUwV Oyercodts in Fr^e all makes Men's Colonial made Wfttjjrnrpijf Coats (all sewn) ; ■"• *«««'and Gents' Boots in aU itnakes. The large;: Ntoek fa <*****"¥'• ANDREW ORB DIRECT IMPORTER &c. J



t : ONEI TO LEND, upon freehold * security, in sums to suit borrowers. Apply to Me C. W. Purneu,, Solicitor, Montgomery's Buildings. 5 188 ASK YOUR GROCER FOR CAN'T 8.3 BEAT BAKING POWDEH. CTUARANTEED absolutely pure, and T proved to be the best for making delicious Sciones, Cakks, and Pastry. Sold by all leading Grocers in Tins, 61, Is, and 2s each, and wholesale by the manufacturer, G. E. WARBURTON, Chemist, " The Pharmacy," 6+loo T I M A R U, Giving up Business IN ASHBUUTON. S. W. ALCORN Ho., BEING desirous of Closing Business in Ashburton within two months, have decided to hold a GRAND CLEARING CHEAP SALE. The People of Ashburton Town and County will now have an opportunity of securing such Tremendous Bargains of New a»d Fashionable Drapery as they have not known for years. Every articV in stock REDUCED REGARDLESS OF COST, in order to Clear Quickly ; and marked in plain figures in red ink No accumulated Old Stick to get rid of, all our stock being new, fashionable, and of superior quality TERMS CASH.—For parcels of over £10 approved Bills at two Months will be taken. K&, This Great Sale Commences on FRIDAY, MAY 29. Hats and Bonnets Trimmed FREE during the Sale S W Alcorn A Co., EAST STREET. 5236 COMPETITION IS THE LIFE OF TRADE. Likewise Mon?y is the life of the Drapers €6000 WORTH OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, B O O T S, AT W. W. SPENCER & CO.'s -f MUST BE SOLD -=- "PREVIOUS to that awful day, khe XT day of reckoning. Stock-taking begins in July. x NOW OR NEVER x Men's Heavy Overcoats, 20.s White Blankets, B.s lid a pair Men's Colored Moles, 6s JM Boys' Heavy Brown Cord Trousers, from 4s 6d Men's Tweed Suits--, 21s Boys' Tweed Caps, 7|d each Men's Heavy Knit Woollen Sox, 7|d per pair Men s and Boys' Ties, 2d each Men's Heavy Union Shirts, Is lid Winter Dress Goods, 4|d. A splendid Winter Dress for" 6s lid per doz. Flannels 10|d. IHd, and Is, worth double. Flannelette, 4s 3d per doz. Cretonnes, 4s 3d per doz. .Neck Ribbons, all colons, Id per yard Feathers, 3'l each ; Flowers, Id each Women's and Children's Hats, 2d each Women's Tweed Ulsters, worth llsßd, for 3s ; 12s 6d for 4s lid BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. We defy New Zealand to compete with us in BOOTS for quality and price. Men's colonial-made Shooters, 9s lid Me.i's Bluchers, 6s Od Women's strong Elastic sides, 6a 9d worth 10s 6d. Children's Boots and Slippers, Is Girls' Elastic and Button BootH, from 2s 9d at WTir QPENCER&i^O . W . Dpencer * v^o 5 THJG ARCADE. Gentlemen's WAT JE R P ROOF*. A N immense STOCK to select from. ALL OUR OWN MAKE, SEWN THROUGHOUT AND EVERY GARMENT WARRANTED ALSO GARMENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY GENTLEMEN'S II A IN, HOSIERY. SCARFS, etc.] NEW GOODS, LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED. tTATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, PYJAMAS MADE 'xO ORDER. New Tweeds and Coatiugs for Measure Suits to hand. Inspection Respectfully Solicited. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAOTOBY THE ASHBUJiTON MAIL From and after the fHKh November, 1886 the t Wlns °^ subscription to this Journal will be"as folio 7'*; viz :~Z, r 4 IP PAID IN A 1,7. 47tlCE* • « a( vj Per Quarter ... Gs 6d, l>y post o_ „ Half-year... 12s Od, by post 15s Od Year... ... 20s Od, by post 26a Od I* 1 BOOKED Per Quarter ... (is Od, by post 8s Od „ Half-year... I.'fe od, by post 16s Od „ Year 2<is od, by post 32s Od Birth, Mamagc, ■and Death Notice?, i; paid for at the time of insertion,2s Od each* (f booked, 4a each. Stamps may be sent as P-iymcilt' ,



Public Kotloea ' NEW BUSINESS,- NEW MANAGEMENT, NEW GOODS ; A LONG PELT WANT SUPPLIED. J AMES J\I_cGREGOR, Has Opened a Tobacconist's Shop iv Obr's Buildings, East Street, with a LARGE and VARIED ASSORT MENT of NEW GOODS, comprising Pipes, Tobaccos, Cigsis, Cigarettes, and Smokers' requisites generally. Notk is nofc a Tert or Twelve years' collection of antiquated odds and ends, the balance of an old stock. Tha HAIR-DRESSING SALOON is without doubi the best appointed in South Canterbury \ YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. James McGregor, §127 Orr's Buildinga, East Street. John Orr & Co. HAVE now landing and in stock, ex " Maori" from London, — 10 Casks Ranso/ne's and Hornsby's Ploughshares I 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 Bluestone 7 Bales Artistic Wall Papers 6 Cases Bedsteads 4 Casks Lamps and Globes 100 Coils Steel Barb Wire 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 Bmled Oil 2 Tons White Lead, 281b and 561b Tins | Ton Red Lead, 281b and 561b 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 A sperial'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 sizeß 1 Cask Vices Grindstones, 18in, 20in, 24in, 26in »00 Cases Kerosene ; warranted best obtainable 5000 Yards Wire Sheep Netting 8 Packages Axes and 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 th most favourable terms will be sold at LOWEST CURRENT |RAT£B. • •. A Purchasers should inspect our .Stocks nd get quotations. "JOHN ORR & Co. 4 - TREES. TREES. TREES. THE undersigned has much pleasure in offering a large stock of the follow ing trees, plants, etc., which are now ready for planting:—Apples are all twice gratted on blight proof stocks and guaranteed to keep clear of the woelly aphis blighfc on roots. Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums and Quinces of all leading varities ; Goose berries and Currants ; Grape-Vines of the best varieties. Pinus Insignis, 1 and 2 year old, Larch 1, 2, and 3-year-old, Pinus Laricis, Abies, White Spruce, Norway Spruce, Mewziesii; also 100,000 Macrocarpa 1 year, a grand line ; and 30,000 2 years transplanted, the best in the district. Come and see for yourselves. All kinds of ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses, Camellias, Rhododendrons, Jas mines, Honeysuckles, Araucaria Im bricata, etc. Also the newest and leading varieties in Chrysanthemums. N.B. Orders may be left with Mr W. C, Davis or Mr R. Alcorn, East street. AU ordeis by post shall receive my prompt attention. Catalogues on application" JAMES PORTER, Clifton Nursery, 656 Allenton, Ashburton. a THE ASHBURTON FLKMTIIiE WAREHOUSE PICKFORD I UNDRILL In Tancred Street IS replete with Superior Furniture in the newest designs, made from well seasoned New Zealand and imported Timbers. Carpets, Mattings, Floor Cloths, Linoleums, Rup, and Door Mats of superior quality ami great y&rjety in stock. FUJINITURE made to order in ZVy esVn, ai d warranted to give satisfaction. A good selection of Cretonnes, Tapes tric-i, and Leathers for Upholstering. :'iit '•■, Chairs, Couches, &c, always on UED.>'iEADS AND BEDDING. Buyer.?, please call andinspecb our Large and Choice Stocks. Venetian Blinds made and repaired | with, promptitude. @|8J ]



Fubuo Notices NOTICE. ALL Persons found trespassing on the Coldstream Estate with Dogs or Guns will be prosecuted. 3177 JOHN STCDHOLME, Ju*. CIGAR DIVAN AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM. HARRY FRIEDLANDER has re ceived a large consignment of New G* )ds in all Departments, and while thanking both old and new patrons for the hearty support ac.orded to him since recommencing Business, would take this opportunity to Every kind of Tolwioco known to users of the weed of the very best quality pro curabie in the American Markets. A full Stock of Pipes to suit every taste, and an abundant supply of Smokers' Requisites. CIGARS of the very best Brands ; also CIGARETTES of every description, in cluding the latest " Temple Bur." H iinnn jess i *» Is Practised in our Saloon as an Art, and Ladies And Gentlemen will find that the taste and skill of an abe Professor are at thair service. Examination of our samples of Hair Work will bear out this statement. Licensed to Sell STAMPS. SALONS JDU COIFIURE EAST STREET. Mount Somers Lime. MR. JAMES AUSTIN, Winchester, SAYS — The Lime I bought was used with Turnips, and I have the beat crop of Hybrid and Swedes that 1 ever had, notwithst%nding the very bad season for that crop. I sowed the Lime with a Duncatt Drill, and had no difficulty in so doing. Where any unusual quantity of Lime was spilt, I notice the roots are much larger than elsewhere. I am now using Lime in sowing wheat, hoping thereby to avoid the ravages of the grub, which pest is very destructive this season. MR JOHN GUIGG, liONGBEACH, Says—The lime I used last year was only for rape in peat land and for fruit trees. For the latter the benefit was very great but for the rape all the crop was no superb that 1 could not see any difference. But there is no doubt of its value on pent soils and on cold clays. I shall take a larger quantity than I have ordered. MR G. T. SMITH 7 Nurseryman, Ashburton, Says—l am pleased to inform you that I am quite satisfied from experiments I made in liming land for fruit trees that grand results follow, the fruit being larger, more abundant, and the color per fect ; also the lime keeps in check the slug and grub. For growing clover with irrigation the result is simply marvellous, the clover being of a luxuriant green. In short, I consider lime and irrigation go hand in hand with perfect husbandry. He finishes by saying he intends fro keep on using Mount Somers lime from time to time. MR F. WILDING, (For the Styx Apple Co.) Says—The lime umd at the Styx Orchard had an excellent effect upon the soil. The trees bore well and were unusually free from insect pests of every kind. MR W. T. SMITH, Springburn, Says—He limed strips in two old grass paddocks which had been down to grass ten year-?, and in both cases it renewed the pasture on these strips, a vigorous growth of clover and rye grass appearing in each strip, MR ANDREW MacFARLANE, Springburn, Says—He limed some grassland eighteen months age this summer. He shut it up for hay, and in two cuttings took off four tons mere grass per acre off limed ground lhan the non-limed. MR JOHNSTON, Hakatkre, Says—He limed a piece of a grass paddock which had been down four years, shut it up for hay this summer, and the limed ground by weight gave nearly three times as much grass as the ■on-limed. MR HOOD ~~ "* ■ ■ Says—Ec limed 60 acres, leaving 1J acre in the middle unlimed, tl c whole of the land being drilled in with turnips and superphosphate. By actual weight and measurement the l»nied land give 21 tons to the acre, unlimed 11 tons. Estimating turnips at 2s 6d per ton we have 52s 6d and 27s 6d an acre respectively. From these figures, if you require 1000 tons of turnips, it will require 100 acres of unlimed land, and it will cost £100 for labor and phosphate; whereas, if you lime the land, you get 1000 tons off 60 acres, and so save the labor and phos phate on 50 acres, thereby saving £50, without taking into consideration that you have the use of 50 acres for some other purpose, and that you have a large credit balance in the limed soil. E.F.W. MR RANDALL, of Ashburton, Says—He limed a strip in a paddock at an outlay of £2 an acre, 18 months ago ; the remainder of the paddock he treated with artificial manures to the value of £3 an acre j planted the whole with potatoes ' and the whole crop was about equal. This last Spring he put part of it in potatoes and part in mangels ; the potatoes on artificially manured land gave 8 ton 12cwt per acre, potatoes on limed land 10 ton 19 cwt per acre. The mangels with artificial manures gave 38 tons to the acre, mtd on limed land 58 tons to the acre. MR JOSEPH TUCKER &ys—Through liming he has grown from tea to twelre tons of potatoes on land which would not grow potatoes before. MR J. T. BURNET, ot Kaiapoi, Says—By liming land to the extent of 1$ ton of lime to the acre he has been able to grow ©ne«third more potatoes of much superior quality on limed land. He lias sent me two samples to verify his statements, which are on view at the New Zealand Cloohing Factory. I have many other testimonials of a like character. MB ROBERT THEW, ; , Peel Forest, Says—He mixed lime with super phosphate to dry the phosphate. On fifty acres he used lime and phosphate in the proportion of Ito 1. On thirty acres he used two buckets full of lime to one cwt of phosphate; on another thirty acres he used phosphate alone—in each case, 1£ cwt w;>.s used per acre. He says the largest Mi mi ] s appeared to be growing on the land which had the most lime, although he was told not to mix the lima and phos phate, a* the lime would liberate the ammonia from the phosphate. Finishes by saying he ia so pleased with the resilt hat he intends using lime again. pi F. WRIGHT, 53232 Mount Sojaejs]