Mail Notice.

The »ext direct mail for the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe will close ac the Aahburton Post Office on Satur day, June 27, at 0.30 a.m. Money orders for this mail must be obtained'on Friday, the 26th, before 4 p.m. The mail is due in London on August 8.

BIRTH.

Cox. —At the Bank of Australasi*, Abli burton, on 25th inst., the wife of Percy H. Cox, of a daughter.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Victorian Government are asked to consent to the conversion of the Kilmore Gaol into a butter factory. So serious lias the question of the water in town become, that several owners of threshing machines have beg.m to cart water | in their tanks from the river to supply MHidents in the t«w*- The criminal session closed on Wednesday niorning. Two firemen of tha .s.s. Bayley were sentenced to twelve months for going through the portmanteau of a shipmate at ' Timaru. One civil suit was heard, and the session closed. Mr \V. Herbert Hargreaves, of Christ church, successfully passed in April last his second professional examination for the diploma of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of 'England. He is pursuing his studies at the medical school at-Middle sex Hospital. The photographing of the persons found dead, but not; indeutitied, has led to a case of identification in Melbourne, after a lipse lof three months. A man fouucWying in the Fitrroy Gardens in March. last was photo graphed by the coroner's orderly, a constable, and this led to Mr Walter of Newcastle, New South Wales, identifying the likeness as that of a man named Sherry, a friend, from whom he had bought property. The Resident Magistrate at Timaru and Captain Slitter, J.P., who last week convicted the Chinaman Ah Wee of other clwrges of larceny than those »n which he was com mitted for trial at the .Supreme Court, sat on Tuesday and sentenced the convict to three months' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be cumulative, or twelve months in all. John Stephens, a young man at Hokitika on Tuesday hid a boxing match, but received no punishment, had been rubbed down and dressed, and was sitting on a box in the room about a quarter of an hour after wards talking, when he fell over and died almost immediately/ At the (inquest/: on Wednesday a verdict of death from heart disease was returned. ; The" TimaruHerald"says :—"As the day lengthens the cold strengthens" is an Old Country saying* It is to be hoped it will not be proved true in our experience thfs this season. What is wanted now.is n6t frost but rain. Farmers are complain ing greatly about the dryness of the ground, it is as hard as bricks just bplow the surface, and ploughing is greatly hindered. Besides the subsoil is so dry that only a thorough aaakiug rain can prevent all the bad effects of a drought next spring and summer. Lord Randolph Churchill's departure for South Africa is a noteworthy contrast to Lord .Salisbury's leaving for the goldfields of Victoria ik'lßs2. In the case of tits present Prime Minister (then Lord Robert, Ceoel)there were no elaborate preliminaries, no series of farewell banquets, and 110 elaborate commissariat department. During the six months which the present Priirie Minister spent on the Bemligo and Ballarat goldficlds he cooked his own food, did his own washing, dressed and " roughed it" iii a tent, just like the rest of the diggers. In connection with the death of Mrs James Sha%v"which occurred at Rangiora last weak a somewhat remarkable thing is mentioned. Three years agj (says the " Lyttelton Times ") her youngest son, a sailor lad, was lost overboard from the schooner Lizzie Grey when the vessel was on her way from Oamaru to Auckland, and Mrs Shaw afterwards frequently declared she had a presentiment that she would live but three years after tier aon?s death. A few weeks ago she was seized with rheumatic fever, to which she succumbed, strange to say, on the third anniversary of hei son's death,, and almost at the same hour. An Oamaru citizen paid rather dearly for hi 3 cake the other day (says the " North Otago Times"). A relative at Home, who had entered tiie bonds of matrimony, sent him a piece of the bridecake, which was done up in the regulation manner, and marked 4o'«, of the value of 4.Jd. Cake is dutiable, the rate being 15 per cent. We, hardly care to cuter into tlje intricacies of a calculation that would let us know the amount of duty payable on 4Jd worth of cake, and it is evident that the j3i)st office official at Ihe first port th« important package was received was of the same mtiid for he affixed a customs label with the even amount of lOd on it, and when it reached Oamaru lOd had to be paid. The Customs duty on cake is evidently a variable quantity for 15 per cent on 4id is not quite lOd. It is not wonlh wh,ile asking the Government to appoint a Royal rjonjnijpicjn to enquire into the working of the department o: the post office that calculates the duty payable on 4M worth of cake, but even the depressed state" of the colony's finances is no excuse for fixing the amount at lOd. Messrs Nokes and Pauling, of thcAshbur* ton Volunteer J'ire Brigade, recently patented a folding ladder fojf fire escape pur poses and general ijse. These ladders are now being made for the patentees, in several lengths, and are very useful appurtenances to any residence, ])Otel,or other place where people may be, The sides are groved out, and when folded the spokes go jnto these groves, the two sides coming close together so that the Jaddsi? is extremely portable and takes up little room when not in use. Baltic pine is used for the sides, and the rungs are of hickory. The rungs have a brass ferrule at each end, to keep fchsm f r om shifting when working on the pin. On the bottom rung a spring is fitted which keeps the ladder open or closed as required. Ihe in vention seenis a very useful one, and the ladders will no dpub]t bg widely used. They can be made in any length for which f>?inb.gF can be obtained—up to iwenty-fiye or thirty feet. They are fitted with hooks so tliat they can be attached to a window or cor nice, The best medicine is Sander and Sons Eucalpyti Extract, Test its ominentpower fill effect* in coughs, colds, influenza, otc. — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the moat gratifying testimony. His Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates nil over the world are its patrons. Read the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewai'da m proof of the genuineness of our references. Ih« official report* of medical clinics and univer sities,the'official,«iominuijica!tj[9n3QftljeConsul General for Italy .(it Melbourne; ths dipUuna awarded by the International Exhibition Amsterdam—all these are authentic docu ments, and, as such, not open to doubt. We add hete epitome of one of the various cases treated at tha oHiw; of Schultz, M.D, Pro fessor, etc.— f'C. 8., '2i yejj^s ok], j conges tions! abscess ou tl^e tlpgh. jhicisiops made | in two pUces, Although Lister's dressing i was applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, aud had fydqpted a fcptid decomposed character, The temperature lose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed and in its place were made during the day-time repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. The offensive faster ds appeared very soon, the fever abated within a few days, and the patient recovered after the lapse of several weeks. In this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that the latter treatment saved the patient's life.' Advt.) 3

Ashburton Hounds.

The hounds met at Renuniugtoii's corner, Tinwald, «n Monday, and th« large number of followers who turned out scjem to have had a very lively time, Th c n^eej: was fixed for eleven o'clock, but owing to fche h^rd frost Mr Saunders did not put in an appearance till half-past, and ev«n then the ground wes very slippery and the scent bad. A h»re was quickly found at the back of Mr Rem rifington's house, and the country here cqnijisbing of small enclosures, ft looked %3 though a good run was to be got, but puss was a bit too knqwing jbq keep to such country, where hounds and horses could stick close upon her heels, ans probably bow} her over in a very short time, so 4?he inadji away for Laghmor and put the whole field soon in difficulties. The first fence that caused trouble was a nasty wire, with a big water race on the take off side, The huntsman, on Post ! |r >y, managed %o get oyer with a sepainble, but the rest of the fie} 4 wisely sought out a bettor place. SGenfc improving, the hounds bustledher along, and she niadefor the Mount Somers railway line, fenced on both sides by as awkward a barbed wire fence"a§ cai^ be segn in the county. Here jVfr T. Hunt got a ijasty spill, and_ falljng jjnder his horse got his face badly imaged, Dr Leahy and Mr Kelly kindly attended fco Mr Hunt's injuries, and the few who had managed to ge(b safely over had >seme difficulty to get on even terms with the p.aqk again. Fresh hares springing up in all directions, and the tield being pretty well all lost, the houndu were called off and a fresh start made in one of the Lagmhor paddooks, Soenfe was. now fairly good but hares were far too numerous, and were constantly changed, so Hiat after the hounds had run for nearly an hour it was u4c"ided-to whip i-ljetn qlf and make a move for homd. 'l ' '■

THE MARKETS.

Q'JjK I'},?.g*sS .ASSOCIATION. J SYBJNKY, Juifß 24. Wheat, chick, {|s 6d to 3s 9d; flour, fctone, £,10 5s to £10 15s ; roller. £1110,s £i#; oats. Is 9<l to U lid ; mame, 2s 3d to 2s 3d ; barley, Cape, 2s 2d ; bran and pollard, 9d to 9jd ; peas, 3s 6d ; potatoes, Now Zealand, £2 10s ; Circular Heads, £3 15s; onions, £4155. Butter, imported, dairy, 9d to lid; separator, lid to Is ; local dairy, la Id to Is 3d : factory, Is 3d. to Is 6d ; cheese, 6|d to 7|d ; bacon, machine, 5d to 6d ; hand made, 6h to 7d ; hams, New Zealand, 8d to lOd. Melbourne, June 24, \Yheat, 4s B|d; little doing ; flour, $fcQ>k £10, j: roller, £lllQs to £1? ; oats, Algerian, Is lid to 2s 2d 5' Danish, 2s Sdj stout, 2s 8d ; barley, 2s ffd jto 2s^d ; peas," 2s 6d. ;. Adelaide, June 24. Wheat, 4s 9i to 4s IQd ; flour, stone, £9 to £9 Jpa; roller, £10 l(fe j oats (Ne>r'

Zealand in bond). 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; barley, Cape, 2s 4d to 2s 7d ; English malting, 2s 9d to 4s ; bran and pollard, Is lid fcols2d _^ f (Received June 2t>, 11.30 a.m.) ' London, June 22. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,900.000' quarters ; for the Continent 2,360,000 quarters. Money is still declining. Three months I bills aro down to, 1£ per cent. Bank of New Zealand shares, New issue, £9; National Bank of New Zealand £15.

Addington Stock Market.

Ohristchuroh, June 24. Stoke Sheep.— With the exception of 1200 merino wethers, which were not sold under the hammer, only a few small pens of breeding ewes and one of lambs I were sold. ! Fat Sheep.—About 4700 were yarded. Prices for good sorts remained firm. Best merino mutton realised 2d to 2^d per lb ; crossbred wethers l|d to 2^d per lb. Light weight, or inferior quality ewe mutton, brought l|d per lb, net weight, ; better quality ewes ran from l^J to 2d per lb. Fat Cattlf.—There were yarded 208 head, including 28 which arrived last week from Wanganui. They were sold at from £7 7s 6d>o £8 15s—17s 6d to 18s per 1001b. The rest of the entry sold at 12s to 18s. Stork Cattle.—With the exception of a line of calves which were n»t sold, and a small lost of two-year-old steers, which brought £3 a head, the stores consisted chiefly of odd lots of cows, etc., for which there was a fair demand. • Pigs.—About 300 pigs were yarded. Light, convenient sized pigs, farm fed, brought 2fd to 3d per lb ; heavier sorto from 2|d; choppers from 2d per lb, according th condition and quality. I Porkers brought 2|d to 3|d per lb.

COMPANY PROMOTERS' RESPONSIBILITIES.

Many, perhaps most, of our readers have at one time or another been beguiled by glowing prospectuses bear ing an array of names of men of well known good standing, and promising lucrative dividends, to become share holders in companies which have turned out utterly rotten. When the lists of directors came to be published thej were found not to contain the good names on the strength of which, often, the shares were taken, and. too often no attempt was uni^e to realise the prospects which the prospectuses held out. In short they were "bogus" companies, floated only to enriolf the professional promoters and share brokers, Such a scandal had this system of plunder become at Home that a law was passed making pro moters and directors of companies responsible for the statements coiir tamed in the prospectuses. This at once put a stop to the Common but reprehensible practice of men of good allowing their names to bo placed on, lists of \ promoters = and directors of companies without making any enquiry into the" genuineness of the concern, and the atmosphere of the stock market has been greatly cleared. Bogus companies are not altogether unknown in New Zealand, especially in connection with, mining, and the Eton, Mr Seddon, Minister of Mine§, has brought in a Bill to make directors and others liable for statements coil tain ed in prospectuses and other docu ments soliciting applications for shares 'or. debentures. The Act is to apply to any company formed and registered, or intended to be formed and regis tered, under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1882, or the Mining Companies Act, 1886, or any other Act now or hereaiter in force Alter the passing of the Act, when persons are invited by a prospectus or notice to. subscribe for shires ;n or debentures or debenture-stock of a company, every person who is a director of the com pany at t^e time of the issue of tfye prospectus or notice, and every person ■whq, havijjg authorised such naming 1 p,f hiit), is named in the p,rqs,pe.ctus qr notice as. a director of the company, pr as having agreed to become a director of the company, either immediately or after an interval of time, and every promoter of the company, and evepy person who has authorised the issue bf the prospectus or notice, shall be liable to pay compensation to all persons who shall subscribe for any shares, deben tures, or debenture-stock on the faith of such prospectus or notice for the loss or damage they may have sus tained by reason of any untrue state ment in the prospectus or notice, or in any report or memorandum appearing on the face thereof,, or by reference in corporated therein or issued therewith, unless it is proved that such untrue statement was made on the authority o£ a competent expert qr of an qftjeia} document or statement or assay certifi cate. Any persoiiswhoso natrto has been used withoqt his consent,or wiiu having consented to become a djreetqr with draws his consent before vhe issue of the prospectus, or who can prove that the prospectus was Issuecj without knowledge or consent, or who discovers after the issue of the prospectus that it contains an untrue statement, may withdraw from liability by giving pubjic notice of such withdrawal and the reason thereof. |*rQmqters and directors who use any person's name without authority shall indemnify such pe;^on against aJJ loss to which lie m;ay be subjected by such unauthorised use of his name > and it is made a mis demeanour to use the name of a person without his express authority in writ ing, or to make or issue any false certificate, report, valuation, assay, or other document. Such are the leading provisions of the Bill, and it will have the effect of stopping many question able practices, in gqnnec,tjqn. with, the promotion'of companies, which have made many genuine concerns to be i;egi!ihd witu suspicion by tho public. When confidence is restored in iilG hciiw fide§ of the representations in prospectuses an jinpetus will be given to legitimate enterprise.

POLITICAL.

(from our parliamentary correspondent.) Wellington, June 24. The House met at 2,30 p.m. ENOINKEK-IN CHIEF. Nearly the whole afternoon wan occu pied with a discussion arising out of Mr K. G. Wright's question as to when Government intended to appoint an TCugineer-in-Chief for the colony. The Minister of Public Works replied that at present there whs no immediate intention of appointing anybody. Meantime the pnbliu works of the colony. Tfrere not Buffering. This brought Mr Fergus to his feet with a vigorous assertion that'-he knew the works were suffering, at Catlin's River in particular. The works were being* all inspected. The ex-Minister twitted the Government with sacrificing Mr C. Y. O'Connor to a miserable parsi- i mony. The Minister for Public Works ! responded at considerable length, and with much power he pointed out that the service had suffered still more under the previous Government than under his, and said that he was simply unable, without the express sanction of Parliament, to offer Mr C. Y. O'Connor a salary of £1200, which* amount he was offered by the government of Western Australia. Other speakers followed, mostly uphold ing the action of the Department, and Mr Fergus having replied, the matter dropped. HON. CAPTAIN FRASER. A quarter of an hour before the dinner adjournment, &ir John Hall rose to ask what the Government intended doing to mark their sense of the losa sustained by the death, just announced, of the Hon. Captain Fr*ser, whom he had known and esteemed for many years as a patriotic statesman. The Premier said it was intended that he and the representative of the Government in the other House would confer, with a view to some action being taken jointly to-morrow. The House then adjourned for dinner. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The debate on the Financial Statement was» resumed by Mr Scobie McKenzie at 7.30. The galleries were full, and Mr McKenzie was in his best form. He stigmatised the financial policy of the Government as unsound and delusive. The policy meant that by taking the money out of the pockets of one class you put it into the pockets of other classes, if this were true, the converse must be true also, and the proceeding must en tail harm to some sections. He held that if the landowners got money for their province the people throughout the com munity benentted by it. If this were so, it was logically certain that, if money were taken from the landowners' pockets the whole community must suffer. He com bated the assertion that the new policy would do away with inequality, and showed that under the proposed system of taxation the trading community would suffer greatly by comparison with the pro fessional classes. On £450 the profes sional men would pay £1 ss, while the trader would pay £5. He scouted the professions of doing away with inequality, and predicted that the proposal would have to be altered. The speech was of some length, and was exceedingly logical and well thought, out. The hon, gentle man was encouraged by the . evident support of his party. He declared the whole motive for the new policy was, to get lialf a dozen northern,votes, and the whole transaction was a trick of oppor tunist politicians to get office. He felt sure that public opinion would soon change as to the Property Tax. The countrj would soon denounce the income an.d land taxes is vigorously as they now denounced the property, tax, Tt was known that in England millions of money escaped the income tax, ar.d a similar fate awaited the Government here. The head of the property tax office lud not long ago declared that, from the' returns in his office, it would bo impossible to calculate the income from a professional income tax,' Mr Scobie McKenzie's speech lasted until just after 9, and it closed amid laughter and applause, both sides of the House admitting that it was a brilliant display of rhetoric, carefully prepared humor, and well studied business. Of practical points there were few, but the speech was bright with rhetorical points, and two or three most Mnusitijr passages occurred. He yy.is succeeded by Mr Saunders, who, in a few incisive words* drove to the winds the flimsy structure of argument which Mr McKenzie had woven with such charming elabpraticn. To hhu succeeded Mr Buekland, who shouted out wrathfuJly until the supper adjournment,

LECTURE.

Last night the Rev. S. Lawry delivered a popular lecture in the Wesleyan Church. There was a good atcendance. The .rev. gentleman had ehoseu tor his subject "Class conflicts and labor disputed." After a few words of introduction the lecturer drew a, comparison between .th« nineteenth and pabt centuries in regard to the rapidity with which'changes—social and other—succeeded each other, in the former, and to the spu-'.t in which these changes were Tiewed now and in the past. The conservative reverence tor- what was old. what used to be, was. not now so strong as it had been ; and people did not now ask for what was oldest i:i Systems, but for what was best for the good of society. . "For time-immemorial!' was not now accepted as an infallible proof that a usage was right. The lecturer went 0:1 to notice the spread (if education among the masses, the in creasing general intelligence, and the 1 desire that came with these to take part lin the government of the country. He then touched upon class conflicts, which were widespread and at the very root of society. Since very early history a great 1 revolution in social life had been wit nessed. There had been two clasfses— the owner and the property. At one end the man who claimed all rights and privileges that belonged to a man- at the other, the man who had no rights, who Could not even claim the right to live, who was, in fact, a slave. That old basis of social life had been removed, and sla eryhad been abolished. The aboli tion of slavery was the thin end of the wedge which, forced down further by each succeeding generation, had shattered the fabric of the old order of things. We were proud of the freedom of the British subject, but this freedom of ours was not so very new. It was only in 1660 that all who trod the soil of Great Britaifi; could say that they were free, and it was yet in the memory of some living men that the manumission of the slaves in the West Indie* took place. In 1834 a noble thing was done —twenty millions of money were paid to purchase their freedom. The only mistake aboufe this payment was that it was made to the wrong people. It was paid to the masters, who claimed proprietorship in the flesh and blood of the slaves, and who had been piling up wealth by thejr means for generations ; but the poor slaves entered into freedom with no indemity at all for the years of bondage they had epepfc Shvery uMer Swedish rale was not abolished f until 1846 ; under French rule not until 1848 ; Portugal did not release slavery that her flag sanctioned until 1856 ; and Holland cf»me tardily in 1863. The lecturer then dealt with the freedom of theY American slaves as an outcome of the great civ'l war, although slavery was not by any means the cause in which the great struggle was fought. Still President Lincoln's proclamation in 1864 of the freedom of the slaves throughout the United States removed the great blot from social life in that great republic. After a reference to the emancipation of the slaves under the Brazilian rule in 1871, and subsequently of the serfs in Russia in the late Emperor Alexander's reign, the lecturer went back to Roman history and to the Grecian republics, and touched upon the early uprisings for freedom in Italy. These uprisings were precursors of class conflicts that had gone on ever since. There hwl been, and still were, great ineqaulities in social arrange ments, and the tendency was towards a levelling of th.se, especially such as were caused by heredity. The question was now in men's minds whether birthright should be a basis of classification. It was certainly a great privilege to have behind one a good ancestry—and he believed in the law of heredity so far, but the siniple fact that .1 nvm's " forbears " had dono good work in their day aad genera tion, and for that had been honored and privileged, w.-is no reason that honors and privileges should be handed down the whole line of their succession. That old classification must go. In France, under the Republic, it had been scattered to the wmdp, and in the United States it was unknown. Even in England there were men who Jooked askance at the House of Lords, and even at Royalty itseit. He feared that the time was not far distant when the House of Lords as it now existed would be. abolished, or at least the conditions of its existence very materially altered. The recent baccarat scandal had raised the question of how far birthright should qualify a man for the throne. The lecturer paid a high tribute to our Sovereign -a lady who had not only filled the throne with dignity, but had by her pure life lent dignity to the throne. In lie? time there would probably be no trouble ; b«t he. had an id,*«i tint when a. successor was required this question would be raised. The lecturer then went on to speak of the class conflicts between birth and: wealth, of bow the wealthy commoner rivalled the high born peer, and of how the bluest blooded of our aristocracy had not been found, wanting in their worship of the golden god. Men would not in the future be satisfied with a classification based either on wor-th or on title. He held 'that individual Wealth was the true basis, and in the end the public mind would come round to this common sense view, The lecturer was very satirical on the prejudice that'existed against manual labor, .and the shabby gentility that sent young men and women swarming after occupations in which their fingers were not sqiled with the dust of honest toil. [It would he far better for the puling 1 things, who, with walking cane and cigar, paraded the streets, if they would engage in mmly toil, and acquire a robust man -1 hood, a,nd then in the pride of their own T,;mhood they would not rail at the brother diggina in. a ditch or following at the tail of a plough, The lecturer then went on to tmco tho history of the labor 1 conflict**, which had been the outcome of I th« upsetting of the old order of things under which all the manual labor was done by the slaves. Tho prejudices engendered of felayery were not wholly rooted out, but as education spread men became dissatisfied with long hours of toil. Their growing intelligence developed a desire for more time for culture • and as they felt themselves to be men they objected to be housed worse than their masters' cattle, and fed less sumptuously than their dogs, Hence they asked for shorter hours, and for higher wages. In dividually men oould not secure these, and combinations followed. Then c&me federation, and unions of employers to counteract the action of combined labor. The lecturer recognised an increase in the general intelligence of the workers, every where, fciid^efteven; that the employer was at no loss in consequence by the shorter hours granted and the higher wages paid. Criticising somewhat sharply the Qiaiwer in which some recent strikes had been conduct, and drawing a not very flatter ing of >.iot very accurate picture of unions and their leaders, h« went bis to point out that there was great danger of the unions degenerating iijto camps of con flict between working men and working men- free versus union labor. After a reference to co-operation, to the necessity for a greater diilu-sion of ownership, and a criticism of Bellamy's " Looking Back ward," the lecturer went on to claim as the great regenerator, not a change in. social conditions but a change in moral conditions—-in fact more of the Christi anity of Christ—and closed with a reading from Tennyson's <{ Golden Year."

PARLIAMENTARY

(per press association. Wellington, June 24

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Council met afc 2 30. p.m. LINCOLN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. In reply to Mr Stevens, Mr Buckley said that the Government would enquire into the report of the J*oyal Commission on the working of Lincoln Agricultural College, but he feared 'that**nothing could be done this session. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL. Dr Graco r^mad th« <deb«te*m^ the motion for the second reading of the liegislative Counc'l Bill. He said that the Council's present strength lay m£he passionless integrity of members who never looked for the" good opinions, of their feilowmen, but rather sought (or the I good of the country, fle objected fcoltne 1 seven years' tenure, and said that .he I would welcome the elevation cf labour 1 members to the Council. He ridiculed the idea of party feeling existing, in the , Council, and remarked that seldom one member knew how another intended to vote. He would not oppose the Bill, as he believed the country demanded reform in the Council. ■ , Mr Bo wen intimated his intention of supporting the Bill. I ' '. Mi Downie Stewart would not oppose the Bill, but he exh >rted the Council; to exercise i^reat caution before passing it. Mr Morris intended to oppose the measure. Mr Fulton, Mr Barnicoat, and Mr Johnston spoke in favour of the Bill., The second reading was agreed tof on the voices. The Council adjourned till next day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Replying to Mr Harkness, Mr Ward said thafc the Government would introduce a Bill this session to amend the Jaw re specting the adulteration of food. The House rose at 5 30 p.m.. The House resumed »t 7.30 p.m. ': - THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. ■* Mr Scobie McKenzie pointed out that the large surplus of £257,000 claimed by the Government was with one small, ex ; ception the result of a financial policy they were about to.abandon, and not owing to the present finance of the Government. Hs could not see how the Financial State ment in any one particular would assist j the working classes of the colony. The ] pretended policy of the Government was j to break up large estates, and wheit thht j took place and the money was all gone, | where would they get the funds from to '' carry on with ? Why, from Customs duties, and would that not prove detri mental to the working classes 1 The new finance was supposed to rectify inequali ties, but no single Minister had obndes» Icended to explain why th?re should .b •such an enormous difference in the tax Eaid by professional men and that pijud , y. traders. The whole motive of .The ■policy was in order to get three or four j votes from Auckland, but if he knew any thing of the character of fclie Auckland I representatives the Governniant was not ] likely to get those votes. He ventured j to prophesy that when they came to col lect the the income tax and to show, the account books of their trade and business there would be a huge outcry,' againbt the j inquisitorial character of the income tax. I Referring to the composition of the 1 Ministry, he pointed out that the present I Miuister of Lands had last year in the ! House stated that Unionism must, be crushed, and that the Uo/ons could not I serve two musters. ' Then the Government j had as their Attorney-General the reflire | ssntative in the colony of the gfobo assets company, and that being so they were not likely to have the bursting up policy* >;• •much talked about As to-Mr Reeves' J remark last night that owners of large j estates were social pests, he ventured- to J sny that a statement of that kind coMUng from a Minister of the Clown was desir ing of the severest reprehension, Tl:« appointment of Mr Duncan Campbell to the position of ranger at Invercargill was one of the most shameful and bare-faced ever made to the public service of the colony, ami it would be a scandal to the House if men of this kind were to be re ceived into the Ciyil Service. He asked the Government in all friendline&v ,> to throw oft' the mask of spurious liberuttlm, take back their Statement, and «me down to the House with something hrtatest in its stead. -. : a| Mr Senders said the country had possessed a surplus for the' last ti^fity years. Surpluses generally. ware Aide up by Civil Servants, and if an ' hMest balance sheet W9re prepared it woul&g be found that they had half a million pf a deficit instead of a surplus. He should support the Government because rhe •alieved they were honestly trying to work for the benefit of the country, but he should oppose them as soon as they etased to strive for that object. He was avers* to people holding large estates, but in dealing with them they should remember that the land had, been honestly taught and, they should do sa litUe »nj«ry as possible. The present .proposals' lie thought were extaedingly moderate; * He objected, to farmers being taxed too heavily, s,nd said that if the Government were to err it should be on the side of taxing towns heavily, as no great harm would result from people leaving town, but if farmers left the country it would be a most serious matter. Aucjtfjud « &foeSrtf*ive Governmont credit fot t iffetting Retrench ment and acting up to their'pledges. In dustrious Ministers had run through the country in special trains and coaches to banquets and dinners, and yet they were a retrenching Ministry. He quoted from a speech lately made by Mr Ward, in which he! said that it tras impossible to abolish the property tax, and yet he last night bitterly denounced -that fox as a fearful blot on their Statute Book. In stead of abolishing the property tax the Government were continuing it. under another name. ' ..;,■, Mr E. M. Smith spoke at length in support of the Government. Mr Hirkness moved the adjournment of the debute, w'hiolf was^igre^d" V>, and the House rose at 12.4 a.m.

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Teas tree from any excess *of astriuz ency. South British Tea Company's pure blends. All storekeepers '\ We are informed that the South British Tea Company have introduced pure teas into .Ashburton,



Hglloway's PhljS.—Liver, Lungs, and Kidneys.-~Most diseases of these depurative organs arise from obstructions, over the removal of which these celebrated Pills exercise the most perfect control. A course of them is strongly recommended as a remedy for such chronic affections as liver enlargements, congestion of the lungs, torpidity of the kidneys, and othor functional disorders which cause muehfpresent.suffering, and if neglected lay the foundation of organic diseases. Holloway's Pills are specially adapted for the young and delicate 5 their fcntle, and purifying action ranks them Mve" all ofrher medicines; In indigestion, nervous attentions, gotat, and rheumatism thfcse' Pills have achieved for themselves universal fame. They expel all impurities from the blood, and thus restore cheerful- Mess ami vigour



Keatixq's Gqvqii Lozen-oes euros Cough Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical t-stimo states that no other medjeuje is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maltidiea One Lozenge alone gives ease, oue or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relieving difficulty $ b^e^thfHg ojey are invuluablc. They con tain up opium nw H}y violent drug. Sold by allCheimsts, iv tins, is }$d and 2s 9d



MONEY _T0 LEND. TiyrONEY to Lend ab LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, in sums of £100 TO_«fisooo ?or further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District; Agent. Government Insurance Office, Chrisfcchurch. Ctefttlemen's WATERPROOFS, A N immense STOCK to select from. ALL OUR OWN MAKE, SEWN THROUGHOUT AND EVERY GARMENT WARRANTED ALSO GARMENTS Of EVER? DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ""■■"" glentlemen's HATH, llO*lt:itY. SCARFS, etc. NEW GOODS, LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED. FT ATS, CAPS, SHIRI^, PYJAMAS MADE VJ ORDEE. New Tweeds and Coatings for Measure Suits to hand. huj/CCtlon Respectfully Solicited. NEW ZEALAND



Wanted CASH Advertisements under this heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Wt at his Office. _________ ANTED.—Two Bedrooms anT~a Sitting-room furnished. Apply, Anting terms and locality, Box 37, Ashburton P.O. 6+lßß ""\TTANTEDTvnown—*S. wTXlcorn s V w ill feel obl^ed if all accounts mving are paid within fourteen days. *.i *•"■■• ~ ~—~ ~~ " WASTED Known. — Blankets and Flannels great bargains at Andrew Ours. ; . , WANTED Known.—Great Clearing Sale at "The Corner" of, Drapery, Clothing, and Boots.—W. H, Collier. jjiINEST Cod Liver Oil. Chest and JJ Lung Protectors. Chilblfiin lini ments. Brooke, Chemist, Ashburton. "~r~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.—Call and secure bargains of Winter Drapery at the Great Sale at W. 11. Collier's, "The Corner." ■. DOUBLE Blankets, and through mis-, understanding double quantity sent from Mill. Have reduced the price 5s per pair.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. 6 154 WANTED Known—ln consequence of the inconvenience to Customer* by the rebuilding of our shop front, we have deter mind to give some very cheap lines.—H.C.Segbrs, Melford House. WANIED, every man in the district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats in great variety.—Andrew Okb. TIRING Alterations Customers should inspect our prices. Lot of Goods to be cleared very cheap. Hand some presents givenaway.—H. C. Segers, Mcl ford House. 7"^" LORIUUS News.—Just purchased a \JC Duncdiu Warehouseman's Stock ef 90 Piece* French Cashmeres and Merinos at less than half price. Will fee sold during the cheap sale at Is 10_d ; regular price 3s 9d.—Andrew Orr. W AIiTED Known.—That if you want real good wearing boots, u> keep your feet dry, you can got them in gie;it variety at John Molson's, the expert Bootmaker, Town Hall shop, East Street 6 73 *v i ANT KD Known.—l have a large V. V stock of Tin aiid Ironware Goods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Bailers, .Spouting and Ridging kept in stock.—J. W. Hardley, East street. _ ___+?9E ' I "0 Meet the Times. — I am supplying 1 Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30s upwards, warranted for twenty years. Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all descriptions. Inspection: invited. — J. W. Hakdley, East street. 6|201 ANTED Known. —That for quality, assortment, and price sco Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Boots. No presents, no bribes, but good value.—Andrew Orr. WANTED every man in the County to have a suit of the Ashburton Tweeds.—Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunde.i-'s Buildings^ WANTED Known.—Cheap Lines in Drapery, Millinery, Clothing, &c, now on during necesiiary alterations. —H. C. Seoeks, Melfofd 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. Butilby, Mooi'e Street. 6§54 ANTE DlO(T^~iryou"have the Cfish, you Ciin save about 6.s in every Pound, by buying your Jackets. Ulsters, Dress Goods, Millinery, &c, at S. W. Alcorn & Co.'s Clearing Salo. 6_36_ WA NT E D Known. —Just opened, several cases of the Celebrated Standard Boots. Every pair guaranteed and stamped. —A. Orr, Agent. ICE Cream oft". Cough drops on. TJn doubtedly Hie best. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. NE\V~GAMBS~|- Tiddledy Winks, Reversi, Snickem, and others, Fresh Supplies of Tho .Miners' Right. The Squatter's Dream, Robbery Under Arms. A Colonial Reformer, Told after Supper, Three Men in a Boat, and hundreds of others. NKVV MUSIC— Voca! and Instrumental.—L. F. Andrewes AND Co.



John Orr & Co. HWE 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 T..11 Chilled Shot 10 Cases diamond Grain Powder 4  Cartridges 2  Gun Wads and Gaps 20 Tons Bar Iron 4 Cases Fenders 20 Packages Register Grates* 40 Set-i Fjjje Irons 30 Packagß* 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 Bvjlts and Nut 3 50 Drums Boiled Oil 2 Tons White Lead, 281b and 561b Tins I Ton Red Lead, 281b and 561b Tins' "Paints, Oils, mid 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, £in to lin 1 Case Wrenches 12 Packages WrjjMTrs and Mangles 2 Boxes Door tiwßs *■ 3 Packages Cinder Sifters 1 Case Asperial's Enamel 1 Cask Scales and Weights 1 Cask Bag Hooks 50 Kegs Wire Nails 20 Kegs Wire Staples 3 Packages Locks and Hinges 1 Package Files and Rasps Flax and Manilla Rope—all sizes 1 Case Serews~ all sizes 1 Cask Vices Grindstones, 18in, 20in, 24in, 26in 100 Cases Kerosene ; warranted best . obtainable 5000 Yards Wire Sheep Netting 8 Packages Axes and Hatchets 3 Cases Chisels anc' 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, liin to 6in 4 Cases Gorse Knives 3 Crates Fancy Crockery 10 Tons Best Mauritius Sugar. Ceylon and Indian Tea Company* Pure Blended Teas.



The üb'jvo having been bought on th most favourable teims will be sold* at LOWE ST CUnitt NT jIIATES. \ Purchaser? should inspect < ur_.Stocks "^ld get quotations. JOHN Oii;i rO.



Publio Notices j i j ONEI TO LEND, upon freehold I VI security, in sums to suit borrowers. Apply to Mr C. W. PuENßiii, Solicitor, Montgomery's Buildings. 5 ISB ~^ THE ASHBURTON" \JaJ FIIRSITIE .sp| WAREHOUSE » ' ■ '•-.■oi' OF PICKFORD & UNDRILL In Tanered Street rS replete with Superior Furniture in the newest designs, made from well seasoned New Zealand and imported I'imhers. Carpets, Mattings, Floor Cloths, Linoleums, Rugs, and Door Mats of superior quality and great variety in stock. FURNITURE made to order in any des;gn, and warranted to give satisfaction. A good selecfon of Cretonnes, Tapes tries," and Lpathers for Upholstering. Suites, Chairs, Couches, &c, always on hand. BEDSTEADS AND BEDDING. Buyers, please call andinspecfc our Large and Choice Stocks. Venetian Blinds made and repaired with promptitude. 6|Bl ' COMPETITION IS TEIE LIFE OF TRADE. Likewise Monsjr is the life of the Drapers €6000 WORTH OF DRAPERY, CLOTH I N G, AND BOOTS, AT W. W. SPENCER & CO.'s ~ MUST BE SOLD ~ "DREVIOUS to that awful day, the L day of reckoning. Stock-taking begins in July. x NOW OR NEVER x Men's Heavy Overcoats, 20s White Blankets. 8s lid a pair Men's Colored Moles, 5s 9d Boys' Heavy Brown Cord Trousers; from 4s 6d Men's Tweed Suite, 21s Boys' Tweed Caps, 7^d each Men's Heavy Knit Woollen Sox, 7|d per pair * Men s and Boys' Ties, 2d eaoh Men's Heavy Union Shirts, Is lid Winter Dress Goods, Ahd. A splendid Winter Dress for" 6s lid per doss. Flannels lOjd, ll£d, and Is, worth double Flannelette, 4s 3d per do/,. Cretonnes, 4s 3d per doz. Neck Ribbons, all colors, Id per yard Feathers, 3d each ; Flowers, Id each WomenV and Children's Hats, 2d each Women's Tweed Ulsters, worth llstfd, 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 Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d Women's strong Elastic sides, 6s 9d worth 10s 6d. Children's Boots and Slippers, Is ■ , Girls' Elastic and Batton Boots, from 2h Od at ■ . W . Dpencer .% uo, THE ARCADE.



Public Notices NOTICE. ALL Persons found trespassing on the Coldstream Estate with Dogs «r ftuiw will be prosecuted. dm JOHN HTUDHOLME, .Jus. $OAR DIVAN AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM. HARRY FRIEDLANDER lim re ceived a large consignment of New Goods in all Departments, and while thanking both old and new patrons for the hearty support accorded to him since recommencing Business, would take this ;- •pportunity to INVITE IYftPHCTIOX Every kind of Tobacco known to users of the weed of the very best quality pro curable in the American Markets. A full Stock of Pipes to suit tvery ' tairte, and an abundant supply of Stackers' Requisites. CIGARS of the very best Brands j also CIUA.RBTTES of every description, in cluding the latest " Temple Bar." HfIRDHESIIVO la Practised in our S iloon as an Art, and Ladies and Gentlemen will find that the taste and skill of an abo Professor are at their service. Examination, of our samples of Hair work will bear out this .statement. Licensed to Sell STAMPS. SALONS DU COIF BURL EAST STREET. Mount Somers Lime. MR. JAMES AUSTIN, Winchester, SAYS — The Lime I bought wan used with Turnips, and I hay* the best crop of Hybrid and Swedes that 1 ever had, notwithstanding the very bad,season for that crop. I sowed the Lime with a Duncan Drill, and had no difficulty in so doing. Where any unusual quantity of Lime was spilt, t 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 GRIGO, LONGBEACH, Says—Tho lime I used last, year was only for rape in peat land and for fruit trees. For the latter tho benefit was very great but for the rape all the crop was so superb that 1 could not see any difference. But there is no doubt of its Talue on peat soils and on cold clays. I shaU take a larger quantity than I have ordered. MRG. T. SMITH" Nurseryman, Ashburton, fiuys-^T am pleased to inform you that lam 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* feet; 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 luxuriat'.tigreen. In short, I consider lime and irrigation van hind in tiand with perfect husbandry. He finishes by saying he intends to keep on msing Mount Soriiers lime from time to time. MR F. WILDING, (For the Styx Apple Co.) Says- The lima used at the Styx Orchard had an excellent effect upon the soil. The trees bore well and were unusually free from insect pesta of every kind. MR W. T. SMITH, Spkikgburn, S R y s —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, Spkincjbukn, Says—Helimedsome grassland eighteen * months age this summer. He shut it up for hay, and in two cuttings took off four * Urns more grass per acre off limed ground than the non-limed. MR JOHNSTON, HAK.VTiUtK, Says—He limed a piece ot 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 t;mesas much grass as the non-limed. MR HOOD Says—Be limed 60 acres, leaving li acre in the middle unlimed, the whole of the land being drilled in with turnips and superphosphate. By actual weight and measurement the l'med 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 ©f turnips, it will require 100 acres of unlimed land, and it will cost iJIOO for labor and phosphate; whereas, if y;m 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 00 aews for some other purpose, ani that you have a large credit balance in the limed soil. » • E.F.W. mkrandall7~ of Ashburton, ; Says—He limed a strip in a paddock at an outlay of £2 an acre, 18 months ago ; - ' tho remainder of the paddock he treated with artificial manures to the value of £3 an acre ; planted the whole with potatoes and the whole crop was about equal. This lap.t Spring he put part of it in potatoes and part in mangels ; the potatoes on artificially manured land gave 8 ton 12 cwt per acre, potatoes on limed land 10 ton 19 cwt per acre. Tho mangels with artificial manures gave 38 tons to the acre, and on limed land 58 tons to the acre. MR JOSEPH TUCKER Says—Through liming he has grown from ten to twelve tons of potatoes on land which would not grow potatoes before. MR J. T. BURNET, ot Kaiapoi, Say g _By liming land to the extent of 1J ton of lime to the acre he has been able to grow one-third more potatoes of much superior quality on limed land. He has sent me two samples to verify his statement, which mo -in view at the New Zealand Clothing Factory. I havo many other testimonials of si like character. MR ROBERT THBW, Pkel Foues'T, Says—He mixed lime with super phosphate to dry the phosphate. On fifty acres ho used lime and phosphate in tho proportion of Ito 1. On thirty r.eros ho used two buckets full of lime to one cwfc of phosphate ; on another thirty acres he used phosphate alone—in each case, J [ cwt was' used pot acre. Ho says the largest turnips appeared to bo growing on iho land which had the most lime, although ];i> was told not. to mix the line and phos phate, a°» the lime would liberate the «,rnirfouia from tho phosphate. Finishes by spying he is ko plea td with the result hat he intends using lime a<rniti. ;IJ Y. WUIGHT,.