lastly that when any appeal is required against a Supreme Court decision the question as to who was right or wrong m the matter became so fine, that the .point has come to be almost a question of temperament as to which way it •would be decided. The border customs must be removed, and all agreed that whilst intercolonial freetrade is one of the ■conditions, they must for a time at all events be protected against the world. Without this understanding colonies could not be federated for the present. He thought it would be satisfactory to protective colonies if a time were fixed when freetrade was to begin. Hon. A. J. Thyr.e, M.L.C., (Queens land) enunciated nothing new or im portant beyond what had already keen advanced. Hon. R. C. Baker, M.L.G, (South Australia) said he was glad the resolu tions provided against taking immense tracts of land unsold m various States and throwing them into common fund. He hoped that federal and provincial finances would be kept entirely separate, as it w.-)uld be unfair to the Federal Government to have to assume the liabilities of the provinces. America did not mix these finances. They could not altogether refrain from taking over some of the public works and paying for them, but if they commenced to run the two as was done m Canada the j friction and jealousies would be inter- j minable. One of the prices which they should be prepared to pay for ferjeration was to allow a free market to other colonies' manufactures. With regard to defence he hoped they would do nothing by halves or divide the command. It would be better to call the Senate a Council of States, because it was m no way analogous to an Upper House, which only represented a portion of the people, while the Council of State would represent the whole. Representatives should be elected by the group of con stituences, and the Council by the people, grouped in'the States. It was not essential that these resolutions should define the method of election of the Senate, as it had as much right as the House to claim to represent the people. By means of the House union V'ould be preserved, while by means of tliO Senate it would be individually re tained. The Council of States should have t>ho free and untrammelled power of sayiog whether certain matter should foe legislated upon by the Federal Parliament, or by the States' Governments. A Senate constituted ■without equal powers with the House •would be a very unsafe custodian of %c rights of the States. The Hon. B. S. Bird, M.H.R., Tas mawa) feared that if the resolutions were" jpassed m their present form, the ■schema .formulated on such a basis would mot .do justice to all the colonies. Broadly speaking, the first resolution might be agreed to. If the rights of the various colonies were evaded it would be m vain to j?o back and ask them to concur. It appeared to him that Victoria was prepared to concede move than the smaller States were prepared, certainly more than he, as representative of Tasmania, would. The conservation of taxation and the expenditure of Tasmania required more consideration than Victoria apparently required. The sooner freetrade was adopted between colonias the better. The time which must elapse before the Federal Parliament was able to. formu late, the tariff should be ample to per mit the various manufacturers to prepare for the new tariff. He thought they would find little dissension re specting defence. As it was a wide question, he wished to know whether the Federal Government would have control of the vessels which form the Imperial squadron, to which most of the colonies contribute. He considered the proposed form of constitution of the Senate was somewhat inconsistent, and also as fco the powers of the Executive. If the House had the power to tax, wlnt protection, he asked, would small States have. Injus tice to the latter, it would be necessary Jbhat the power of veto, even to raising money, should be vested m the Senate. The small colonies would not consent to raising money required for their own purposes. A most important measure to States would be money Bills, and yet only the House would have power to deal with them. Federation on these lines would deprive States of the very power they ought to conserve. They did not want nominees, or re presentatives of nominees, m Ul9 Senate, The hon. gentleman called attention to the necessity which might arise for dissolution of the Senate or House. If the Senate was to be representative of the people there would be a propriety m. having the .Senate dissolved if it repeatedly re £us<id to pass measures which had passed the House. Thus they would get * new expression of opinion on that of ttei States. He favored a fixed term of office for senators as well as re presentatives. Sir Patrick Jennings (Queensland) was adverse to the readjustment of boundaries, and said that the greatest drawback to the colonies was the arbitrary Customs duties which would intercept the free passage of produce from one colony to another. Without tliig federataoa would be a farce. He yrm m. favor of the Senate having ectual power with the House with re ward to taxation. He believed .all the legal questions, at any rate ninefcy-afcp out of every 100, would be more speedily settled by the high Court of Appeal than it they were sent to the Privy Council. The Convention then adjourned till ■Moftday.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[PEK i"KI3SB ASSOOIiTKtfJ.J

Home, Marcii 5, ] SignOi" Budini states that he will! neither relax nor dissolve the Triple .Alliance. Washington, Mutch 5. The House of Representatives finally omitted the subsidy for a cable to Hawaii from the votes?, Congress has closed its jdttings- London, March 5. News from Madagascar states that Governor Belanaca massacred 278 mm, women a,nd ■ children, osa. ike .pretence •that they were rebels. Lord Salisbury speaking at a banquet •■given by tko Associated Chambers o£

' Commerce said that two dark shadow* threatened the trade of Great Britain. One was the revival of protection, especially m France and America ; the other was the struggle between capital and labor at Home, It was, however, useless to remonstrate. In his opinion the Eight PI ours' Bill was impractic able. The Bishop of Down has virtually ex-communicated the suppoi'ters of Mr Parnell. The shore Unions m London have agreed to return to work, and remove the block, Mr Burns has tabled a motion oppos- j ing the statutory limitation of hours of labor. The Grand Lodge of Freemasons, at the instance of the Prince of Wales, Grand Master, have considered Sir Robert Stout's connection with the Wellington Grand Orient Lodge, and have resolved to deprive Sir Robert of his rank m the Grand Lodge of Eng. land, and to inform the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Speaking at■ Clerkenwell, Mr Parnell made a clear bid for the British labour vote. An anonymous pamphlet has been issued to the electors of the Forest of Dean. It states that the woman Fanny, who was concerned m the Dilke-Crawford divorce case, has been found, and that she acquits Sir Chas. Dilke of the accusation of having com mitted adultery with her. She also denies having seen Mrs Crawford at Sir Chas. Dilke's residence. Fearing a revival of the city bear rumors, large blocks of securities are being thrown on the market. Ottawa, March 5. O'Connor, the oarsman, has chal lenged the world for £1000 a-side. San Francisco, March &. The American Consul at Honolulu has threatened to land a, body of marines to prevent bloodshed, m the event of a revolution breaking out. Buenos Ayres, March 5. The Argentine Government is re pealing the tax on bank .deposits, and m return demands from the banks a loan of 20,000,000d01. The banks re fused, and a force issue is feared. The money market m this city is excited, and it is feared that the funds of the "Provincial Bank will be absorbed. Valparaiso, March 5. Newspapers are not allowed to ap pear m Chili.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melhoubne. March 6. Another donation of £200 lias been forwarded to the Denniston miners. Adelaide, March 6. Sir T. Elder has returned to t^ie colony, having been reluctantly com pelled to come to the conclusion that it is impossible to carry out an An tarctic expedition at present. The principal difficulty is m raising the amount required, £100,000.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, March 6. First-class Torpedoman Ross, who was injured by the gun cotton explosion yes terday morning, died at 5.40 this evening. Deceased was thirty-five years of age, married, and had been a member of tin* Torpedo Corps for about five years. Densem, another of those injured by the explosion, died afc nine o'clock this even ing. Cornwall, the third man, is reported as doing well.

Supreme Court.

[Pl«t I'UIWi ASSOCIATION.] Wellixcton, March. 6. At the Supreme Court to-day Jnnwp Morgan, charged with personation at thej general election, was found guilty, but m consideration of his lviving been three months m gaol waiting trial the Chief Justice only sentenced him to half-an hour's imprisoiiment. William Crowley and Henry Bulson were sentenced to two years each for robbery with violence. This concluded the calendar.

POLITICAL NOTES

fPKK PKESS ASSOCIATION. } At:ckxand, March 7. Mr W, S. Allen sta.fcee, if permitted to take his seat, he would do w as an Inde pendent member, unpledged to any party. Gjsbokne, March 6. The Native Land Laws Commission, consisting of Messrs Rees and Carroll, M.H.R 's, and Mr T, Mjefcay, entered practically on their duties bo--dn,y, when Messrs h. J. Harris, DeLaiitour and Wi Peie expressed their views on the present state of the laws, and their ideas as to the (amendments necessary. I Dunedin, March 6. l£ is understood that the Minister of Lands iT 8 offered the position of chief of the Stock Department for the colony to Mr J. D. Rit3hJ3- Mount Royal, \Vai kouaiti, who has aixseijted the position. It is understood that ■ radical fifties m the Stock Department are intended to be carried out.

The Water Supply Question.

At the County Council yesterday fjilly three parts of the day were taken up with the discussion of motions given notice of by Mr Harper and Mr Wright on the water race question. Mr Harper's motion was—"That the water races m the Ashburton-Rangitata district be so improved that all the applications for new races can be granted ; also a supply of water for irrigating small areas for garden purposes." Mr Wright's was—" That the Council request tha Miuister of Lands to pay oyer to this Council, under the authority given 1 him by section 23 of the Land Act Amend ment Act, 1887, the moneys re eeivgoi ffom the settlers within the county, comprising occupants of deferred payment, peryet,ua3[ \<mt, and village settlement' lands, jn order ihafc such moneys may be.applie4 to supplying these j settlers with water." Mr Harper's motion wag seconded by "Mr Wright who claimed that jj6 was only an echo of one he had proposed at; a previous meeting, which hftd imn negatived by the Council and opposed hf Mt Harper. In the course of his speech $r W tight' impeached Mr Harper as a gross .offeu^eir }U tll(? matter of neglecting \\in rages, and ponied po the ranger's report then lyijig; on t»ty&M which showed a number of instances o.f ob^ffiption m the races on Mr Harper s propertyT He went further, and said that years " \pe3p. lp had himself seen obstructions dri races. In reply to an accusation by Mr fjarper against him that ife had used h.ijs great influence m the early history o| ,phs Council to have i his long Hue of races exempted from j rates, (Mr Harper, to give po?.ujb to his accusation stating that much of jfcije Jancl i was valueless Avithout water) Mi' Wright sl^ed that the only exemption lie had ever obtained had been obtained m the Council by a unanimous vote within the hist twelve inoutjbs, Mr Wright further

said m reply to Mr Harper that his motion to obtain a monthly statement from the rangers of what obstructions had been noticed by them was moved with the object, not of irritating any one, as Mr Harper had said, but to give the rangers no excuse for failing to do their duty. Mi- Brown said he had supported Mr Wright's which was clear and distinct, but Mi- Harper's was not so. He wished to know from the engineer whether the races dealt with would carry 50 per cent nmre water. (The engineer said they would not). Mr Brown then wenfc on to tell Mr Harper that on the matter .of the keeping of races his practice was not according to his preaching, and pointed out that .according to the ranger's report of ob structions Mr Harper was himself a great offender. A passage at arms here occurred between Mr Harper and Mr Brown, the latter ultimately withdrawing a charge made against Mr Harper m error on the authority of the rangers' report,, the para graph referred to having reference to bhe property of another settler. The dis cussion became ho animated that at this point it was adjourned until Mr Wright's motion had been dealt with, when Mr Harper's motion wae lost. Mr Wright's motion was taken m the afternoon." In moving it, Mr .Wright spoke for forty minutes. Hesaid innume rable applications for water from the poorer settlers had been met with a refusal nn" account of want of funds. He quoted from the Land .Act to show that complete provision had been made for devoting the "thirds" subsidies to the supply of water to the sections held by deferred payment, perpetual lease,, and Village settlement owners, and the whole thing was at the disposal of the Minister For Lands. The funds were simply 'trust moneys for the benefit of these settlers, whom he was surprised to find had not known their rights under the Act. Mr Wright traced the history of the Council's negotiations m regard to these thirds. The Council had applied to the Minister for Lands for a portion of the proceeds of cash sales of Crown lands on the plea that Government had been able to sell these lands simply because of the water races that had been run through them. The Council had asked for this share to recoup previous expenditure. As no grant could be made for such an object the money was handed over to the Road Boards m which the particular class of lands yielding "thirds", were situated. It was neces sary for the Boards to submit plans of the works to be executed by them to defray ing the cost of which this money was to be" devoted, and Mr Wright submitted copies of several of these plans. In sub sequent discussion Mr Harper stated that the Rangitata Board had asked the Land Board to advise them as to what roads m the Rangitata district should have the "thirds" money expended upon them. Certain roads had been marked upon the -map by the Commissioner. Mr Wrighl produced a list of roads with the money to be spent Upon them, allocated m several sums from £5 upwards, and stated that this alloca tion bore the signature of Mr Harper as Chairman of the Board. He had obtained the marked map and the allocation state ment from the Land Office, and would again see the Chief Commissioner to hive his or Mr.Harper's statement verified. He had called meetings throughout the district on the subject of these thirds. He had been asked at that table that day whether he had done so as a member of the Council, as the Member of Parliament for a portion of the County, or as a private individual. He wished to say that it was the right of any ratepayer to call these meetings, ii he thought the money these settlers were entitled to was not being spent as it ought to be, and as the Road Boards had no legal right to that money he was taking no advantage of them by doing so. Several nißUtb'ys said lie was inking an advantage of the Boarda and the Chairman, Mr Harper, Mr Friedlander, and Mr Coster said the Boards had never been applied to by these settlers for aid m procuring water. Mr Wflker knew of no case of refusal to aid on the part of th'l Boards, and Mr Harper thought the proper body to give the financial aid m individual instances was the Road Boards. Mr Wright's speech dealt at some length with the whole question of the thirds, and was much to the some effect ns he had spoken at the meetings held by him m the County; criticising the Kangitata, and Upper Ashburfcon Boards' plans of ex penditure of thirds money. There had been a strong expression of opinion on the part of these settlers m this County, and there was no wish to absorb the whole of the moneys m one district, but to ex pend the moneys accruing m eaoh district m that district, until each Battier had a fair supply of water, Mr Brown's amendment to consult the Road Boards m the matter was opposed by Mr Grigs, who stated that the adverse resolutions of the Boards sent to the Council that day were sufficient proof to his mind that consultation with the Boards was useless. The money was givon by the Act for special devotion for purposes that would directly or indirectly benefit these sections, and it was an un fair statement to say that tjje mq ney under this motion was being taken from the Road Boards,. Mi- Friedlandep opposed the reception either of the memorials from the meetings held by Mr Wright or of the protests by the Road Boards, He defended the Road Boards fr >m any charge of wishing to deprive of or withhold from settlers sup* plies of water, and trusted the Council would do nothing to destroy the good feeling subsisting between itself and the Road Boards. Speeches wej-e also made m favor of the motion" by Mr firjggf, and against it by Messrs Coster, Cameron, and McMillan. Mr Wright's motion was lost

An old Spanish wreck has been found at Barrier reef, and golden dollars to the value of £300 have been recovered. They are dated $01,

Tttß igtitUjfi*Off mTARBIAK, BA^ttttliAf; MAKOIt 7, 1891.



Seeds for Autumn Sowing. WHITE STO^E AND DEVONSHIRE GREYSTONE TURNIPS, RAPE, DUN OATS CAPE BARHfIYJ RYE, MUSTARD SEED &c. GEOBGE JAMESOS ASHBUKTON AND EAKAIA. I am a Cash Purchaser —OF— Wheat, Oats, & Barley, CORNSAOKS SUPPLIED AT CURRENT RATES GEORGE JAMESON ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA* WE-ABE PREPARED TO RECEIVE GRAIN AT OUR Ashburton, Tlnwald, & I^ndliurst Stores ON STORAGE AT LOWEST CURRENT B.ATES. We have for Sale Cornsacks, FULL SIZE AND FULL WEIGHT «mm yt a^i^B^ ■WANTED, FOE IMMEDIATE DELIVEKY 100,000 rfWHEAT -20,000 tekBOtOAT!S ---10 000 Sacks of BARLEY; ■eKa,A':, Sacks of RYEGRASS. ' ROOO Sacks Seconds of WHEAT JXIOrUXitST PRICES GIVEN FRI£DLANDER BROS 11 jII Si 1111 91 IjIITiI I Simplicity of Construction, and Ililli 11 iIIIU IiIUU I Reiiabiiit> "f KnotterJ IS ES FOR SALE—S, O, aad V-tt Cuts. mnn v Tk WT-ni^ n The 7-feet Cut..» lighter m draught than I! fl] fll til I 111 IIIIP II any other make of machine cutting a foot 1! Ili IJ jti, 111 If II li' X E^rt^ on 101 Ml ill iDM D. THOMAS, Ageati ■ ■■: D. THOMAS (Jjace of Matsok, Cox and Co. AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, and ESTATE AGEKT, VAMJATUK, V.'OOL and GRAIN BROKER, A S fl B U R T 0 N| TOANS Negotiated. Weekly Sales of Live Stock ; Tin wald and Ash oflbton i '■ Hltomatoly. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides on FRIDAYS , Sake of Wool throughout the Season. Grain bought and sold on Conimwaia Clearing Sales as per arrangement FAT LAMBSJ FAT LAMBS. FAT LAMBS]: /^ILIKNTSJare requested to leave particulars at my Office of any Fat Lambs they \J may have toJJiaposo of,^as I have purchasersJor any number at top prices. D. THOMAS, ! ASHBURTONJ i T AM A CASH PURCHASER I OF WHEAT oats; BARLEY . : ■'■■■' AND .RYE GRASS. D. THOMAS.



Punctual*. r HP TTI , Ou JOj. v^raighead, TTTT A I L OO RR SSS T A A I L O O R R S T A A I. ■I, O O R; X '■■;•: S T AA A I Jj O O X R SSS T A AIL O 0 R R S T A AIL O O R R S T A A I LLLL OO R R SSSS TANCRED STEEET, A SHBURTON. PUBLIC AUCTION AT D. McEABLANE'S OLD SHOP EAST SREET, ASHBURTON, ON FRIDAY k B.lftßill. MARCH 12 and 13, 1891, At 12 o'clock each day. ; MR D. THOMAS has received m. . sfer actions frdtn Mil J. P. Murphy, Agent for the Manufacturers, who has just arrived m New Zealand with a con signment of 130 cases and bales of first class GOODS, 15 of which have been apportioned to ASHBURTON, t3 sell as above :— ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVE SSSs ■•■■•• Calicos, Quilts, Sheeting, Counterpanes, Toilet Covers, Ladies' Dresses, Cambrics, Piece Goods, West of England Irish Linen, Worsted Coatings, Embroidered Table Damasks, Covers, All Wool Scotch and Towels, Irish Tweeds, Cashmeres, Ready Made Cloth- Lace Curtains ing, • Blankets, Table Napkins.. etc,, etc., €K>Ol>S OY VIEW ON THURSDAY. The whole to bo sold m lots to suit purchasers. Rare opportunity to secure Bargains. no Reserve. . D. THOMAS, 3*49 Ashburton. IVf r lEO It ACE GATES Wishes to inform the Public and his Pupils that he will re-open the " SCHOOL OF MUSIC " on Monday, March Otli. 3__9 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. /"PHE Creditors of the late firms of JL Sando anh Olsen and Sando and Co., storekeepers, of Ashburton, or Knud Sando, late of Christchurch, are requested to send all unsatisfied claims to Amelia Sando, Cox street^ Ashburton, which, if correct, will be paid m full. No claims presented later than fourteen days from the date of this advertisement will be recognised. KNUD SANDO. Ashburton, March 3rd, 1891. 3t14 HAMPSTEAD TOWN DISTRICT. CASUAL ELECTION. "XTOTICE is hereby given that i" JJN accordance with the "Town Districts Act, 1881," and the "Regula tion of Local Elections Act, 1876 " and amendments of the said Acts, an ELEC TION of ONE PERSON to serve as Commissioner on the Hampstead Town Board will be held as under :— NOMINATIONS m the prescribed form (blank forms obtainable from the Returning Officei', Ashburton, or at the Board's Oftice, Hampstead) must be delivered to the Returning Offloer or addressed to him and delivered at the Hampsteacl Town Board Office, Hamp stead, before 12 o'clock noon on WEDNESDAY, March 11, 1891. The POLL (if necessary) will be taken on FRIDAY, March 20th, 1891, at the same place, between the hours of nine o'clock m the forenoon and six o'clock m the afternoon. J. C BELL, Returning Officer. Hampstead, March sth, 1891. ?. 30 *""" TENDERS. rpENDERSare invited for Ploughing _L about four hundred acres (inpjpe «r less) of Grass Land. Tenders c}ose= 12th inst. Apply . %3, ROBERTSON, 3 43 Mayfield P r O. LAGHMOR WQOLSHIPX "~™ A DANCE; Vffl be held m the abow \n aifl o| the Westerftold School Tfeafe JPum\ on FRIDAY, 2^ tttatib, at 8. p.m. Admission • G^tleia©n, 2s.



A&HBURTON CRICKET CLUB. A CONCERT, m aid of the funds of the Club, will be held at St. Stephen's Schoolroom on TUESDAY, March 24. Full particulars m future advertisement. 3 52 nnENDERS are invited for Building JL House at Allenton for Mr A. E., Bean. Plans and Specifications at my oflice. Tenders close on FRIDAY, 13th inst.,: at 5 p:m. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. R. BIRD, Architect. FOR PBIVATE~SALE, P p? ACRES r FIRST-CLASS LAND n the Allenton suburban district, near Mk John Foweer's residence. The land is fenced and m grass. T.S. 250 and 251, corner of Moore Street and East Belt, on which is erected a well built Six-roomed House. LOTS 1, 2, and 3, Creek Road, Aiien ton, containing f-acre land, four-roomed House. Apply GEO-j JAMESON, Land Agentj Ashburton and Rakaia. j TO FARMERS AN^> SETTLERS 1 IN • THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. rpHE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND 1 MERCANTILE AGENCY COM PANY, Limited, beg to announce that they have secured the services of MR JOHN G. RESTELL to act m the capacity of Agent for them at Ashburton. He will be entrusted with the Company's orders for the purchase of GRAIN, RYEGRASS SEED, and PRODUCE GENERALLY. And will receive consignments on behalf of the Company for Storage or Sale, as also of STOCK, WOOL, and SHEEPSKINS, which will receive the Company's usual careful and prompt attention. They have no hesitation m recommend ing Mr Bestell to the Farmers and others of the district as one m whom every reliance may be placed, their experience, extending over some years, having proved him to be worthy of implicit confidence. E. S. HARLEY, Manager. E. G. STAVELEY, 3137 Produce Manager. ,10 THE WORKIIfi MM OF ASHBURTON COUNTY] TTTE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH £ s d A COLONIAL TWEED SUIT FOR 1 8 6 1 FELT HAT 2 6 1 PAIR BOOTS 6 6 1 SHIRT 19 1 SINGLET, Merino 2 3 1 PAIR DRAWERS, Merino 2 3 1 PAIR SOX, Merino 1 0 1 TIE 1 0 2 5 9 WE, don't have bogus Cheap Sales, but are prepared to supply the above goods EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK until further notice, FOR CASH ONLY, KAIAPOI HOUSE, JVIITCHELL <& BURNER. \3T* }j AWCETT UoDDS SURGEON DEN^ST, Ap,n,KESs ; Caurfc-Chambers, above Mr ii. IMf. jfo,n^s, St^tiomer, East Street. <*rriyiihe Residence, Tancred Street, Thvee doors below Masonic Ifcvll.



Hotfce to Fanners and Otto. John" gTrbstell. WOOI k 61UI1 BROKER, VAIUATOR k EXPERT IWITAI, STORES and OFFICES: Corner of West and Havelock Streets, Ashburton, being the premises recently occupied by the New- Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. AaE]S TT"FOR- The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. The Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited. The Ceylon and Indian Tea Association, And various other Agencies; GRAIN and other Produce bought and Sold on Commission. The Stores now occupied by him offer peculiar facilities for the efficient STORAGE OF GRAIN, The Rates for which are the LOWEST CURRENT. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made on Produce m Store or entrusted to him for shipment fkee of commission, and at a Low Rate of Interest. He is prepared to undertake the Sale by Public Auction or private treaty of SHEEP, CATTLE, REAL ESTATE, Live and Dead STOCK of every description, and having made highly satisfactory arrangements with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, embracing their Branches m all parts of New Zealand and elsewhere, he is enabled to offer extra facilities m these directions, which are manifestly unsurpassed m the Colonies. A Large Supply of CORNSACKS, TWINE, and general Farm Requisites always on hand. NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, MOUNT SOMERS, and other Coals always held m stock, and arrangements complete for regular supplies. S-FEOI-AJLi NOTICE, Having extensive orders to complete for the purchase of cereals, Mk RESTiMi is now a CASH BUYER of good lines of WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, GRASS SEED, &c.



LAURISTON. IMPORTANT CIE4RIHG SHE. THURSDAY, 19th MAftCH. 18 9 1. D THOMAS has received instruc , tiohs from Mk J. W. Maidens (who is leaving for England) to sell by Public Auction as above on the HOMESTEAD, AT LAURISTON, The whole of his first-class Live and Dead Stock, Threshing Machines, Furni ture and Sundries, as follows, viz. -— 8 First-Class Draught MARES and GELDINGS rare workers IHACK, 1 Draught FILLY and Draught Foal, 2 COWS, m full profit, and some young Stock, H "I 4-tooth Border Leicester RAMS, n Full Mouth Lincoln BAMS, -|QQ LAMBS, it A A Crossbred EWES. 2 Double-Furrow PLOUGHS, 1 Single-Furrow PLOUGH, three sets Harrows, set Disc Harrows, McSherry Drill. Roller, one Wire and one String McCormick Reaper and Binder, Large sized Bental Chaff - cutter, three Drays and Frames, Stripper, Buggy, four sets Shaft Harness, five sets Leading Harness, one set Trap Harness, eight sets Plough Harness, two Tanks, quantity empty Bags, Oat Sheaf Chaff, 200 bushels Oats, Seconds Wheat, Dairy Utensils, Household Furniture, and a very large quantity of Sundries, — ALSO, 2 THRESHING PLANTS complete, well and favorably known|in the district. ! Sale at 12 o'clock. Luncheon provided. No Reserve. D. THOMAS, 3 .. Ashburton. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND INVESTORS. A Rare Chance of Securing FIRST - CLASS PROPERTY, Adjacent to good markets. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION. " HESLEBTON," 1 i A A A ACRES FREEHOLD I ljttUU ACRES FREEHOLD MR CHARLES CLARK (m con junction with Ma Thomas Bullock, of Ashburton) has been favored with instructions to OFFER FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At his Rooms m Hereford street, Christ church, on Saturday, March 21, At 12 o'clock noon, That Excellent FREEHOLD ESTATE, known as • HESJIJSRTON," .Situated m the Ellesmere District, between SOUTHBRIDGE and DUNSANDEL, containing UA A A ACRES of Freehold, «ttv v securely fenced and subdivided into about 50 paddocks, of which over 3500 are m Eng lish Grass, 300 acres m Turnips, and about 80 acres m Gums and Pines, mostly over 12 years' growth.' The balance is m most ex cellent Native Grass. The whole is abundantly watered by Five Water-races, besides access to the River Rakaia, on a frontage of about four miles. The entire Property will be offered first m One Lot, and if not sold as a whole, the SALE WILL BE ADJOUPNED to the following SALE DAY AT LEESTON, And will be held at SPRINGS' HOTEL, LEESTON, When the Property will be submitted m Farms of convenient size, as follows:— FARM I—Containing 1507 Acres, of (A and B) which 923 acresare inEnglish grass and plantation and 584 acres m tussock, small cottage, etc. FARM 2—Containing 1517 Acres, of (A aucl B) which 814 acres arein English grass and plantation, 72 acres m Turnips and 631 acres m tussock. Cottage, Stable, Well, two large con crete Tanks, Windmill, etc . FARM 3—Containing 1808 Acres, of (A. and B) which 300 acres are m Eng lish grass and plantation j and 1508 acres m tussock. I FARM 4~ Containing 2013 Acres, of ! which 47J acres are m Eng lish grass and plantation and 1542 acres m tussock, FARM s—Thes—The Homestead Block, con' taining 225,6 Acres, of which 1144 acres are m English grass, and plantation, 255 (tores m turnips, and 857 aar&i m tusaock. On the Homestead Blook are the following improvements:— Convenient Dwelling-house Men's Cottage, Woolshed' Sheep Yards, Dip, exten, tensive Stabling, and all necessary Outbuildings, Well, large Concrete Tank, and Windmill, etc. ALSO, FARM 6-Of 2316 ACRES, viu., Lot A. containing 270 acres^ Lot B. containing 640 acres J Lot C. containing 640 acres >All hi tvs- Lot D. containing 640 acres sock. Jjot E. containing 126' acres J T^al ... ■ #316 acres. $,B. —"J'hp purchaser of the Home rifcead Farm, Lot 5, will have the first offer of Farm 6 at the Reserve price. LIBERAL TERMS OF PAYMENT, viz., 10 per cent on fall of the hammer ; 25 per cent on approved bill at Three months, with interest at 6 percent; and 75 per cent can remain on mort gage for 3 years, bearing interest at 6 pev cent, with right to pay off at any time. Sale at 12 o'clock noon. For litliogj.mp.hed plans and further particulars .apply tq r" * TjidMAS BULLOCK, Ashburfcon, or to CHARLES CLARK, 3|45 . Christchurch,



Public Notices- MR D THOMAS "ISHBURTON YARDS. 10th MARCH, 1891, at 11 o'clock. MR D. THOMAS has received in structions to sell by Public Auction as above, A "Whitechapel Family CART, builb by Paget. First Prize at last Ash burton Show. A really spicy turn-out. 3+48 ASHBU RTO IS V: ARD S . 10th MARCH, 1891, L SHALL HAVE FOR SALE afc the above fixture, the following line* of good Sheep, viz., -jCAA 2-Tooth CROSSBREDS., A.Q U\J three-quarter- fat, first class line, | 1_ t ) \ 'y f Yur'uiU® linen, : j Ar7K CROSSBRED"LAMBS, Q A A Primo Freezing LAMBS, I % Kf\ fat Merino WETHERS, OAA Merim EWES, Sound £\J{) Mouth, ' " r7 Kfi 4-to9fch ' GROSSBREDS, LO*J etc., etc. ' ■ ALSO, Fat and fttore feheap, Rattle aud Pigs. D. THOMAS, y 47 Asliburtgn.