The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1891. THE POWER OF THE CROWN.

People who get into disputes with the Crown very often find tLat it is not a power that is to be defied with im punity ; ifc has ways and means of en forcing 'its rights that are sometimes rather surprising to those who have been tempted to regard them lightly. Mr J. R. Scott, of Dunedin, is the latest individual. ; -to discover this fact, and m tl.ii case his astonishment is shared by a great many of the public. It appears that Mr Scott fell into the power of the Crown thus: Last March he took tip a run m the Ben Ohau dis trict, and paid the first half year's rent m advance. For reasons which we need not enquire into lie did not long occupy the run, and when the next half year's rent was applied for he returned an answer that he had abandoned the run. Meantime the Crown had in curred} certain expenses m clearing the run from rabbits, and the total claim against Mr Scott amounted to £685. Mr Scott appears' to hare re turned to his former avocation of slia re-broker at Dunedin, and on Fri day morning, was about to proceed to the tStoek Exchange, when he was struck by a " thunderbolt from a blue sky " m the shape of a warrant for his arrest presented by a, bailiff of the Supreme Court. He was lodged m gaol about eleven o'clock m the fore noon—as a first-class misdemeanant, certainly, which entitled him to wear his own'clothes and get his meals from outside, but still the indignity was suffered —and there he remained until half-past nine on Saturday night, when he #aa released on a bail-bond for £1370, twice the amount of the claim. There were few people m the com-; munity who' had the slightest idea that the Government wli ld at its plea

sure substitute arrest for the ordinary civil process for the recovery of debts j duo to thfc Crown. This power, however, undoubtedly exists, under .the. Crown Suits Act, 1881, the ninth section of which is as follows: —"When any debt, duty,-or sum of money shall be clue to Her Majesty . . . . Her Majesty may cause to be sued out of the Court a writ of capias ad fespondendum. Every such writ shall be executed by the. Sheriff or other officer or person to whom the same .may be directed, and shall be deemed and taken to be the commencement of a Crown suit," The next section provides that Her Majesty may order that the defendant shall not actually be arrested, but merely served with a copy' of the writ, "and such service shall be of-the sa mo force and effect as the service of a writ of sum mons m any personal action between subject and subject." The writ is noc to be issued at all except upon a fiat under the hand of a Law Officer of the Crown, and he is to determine whether the defendant tshall be arrested or merely served with a copy of the writ. If the defendant is to be arrested the amount m which he may be bailed is endorsed on the writ, and one of the schedules of the Act re quires the sheriff of the district on such writ being issued to execute the same and safely keep the debtor m prison until he shall have given bail or paid his liability. Mr Scott's present position is that he must within {eight days give special bail or be re-arrested. " Special bail " m this case are " per sons who undertake generally that if the defendant be condemned m the action, he shall satisfy the debt, costs, and damages, or render himself to the proper prison, or that they will do it for him." The effect is that the per sons who give special bail make them selves responsible for the payment of tha amount of theclaim. We are as yet quite m thy dark as to the reason why the Government Law Officers took this unprecedented course of action towards Mr Scott. At first sight the proceed ings have a tyrannical look that is very repugnant to the popular feeling, but they may have been justified by some peculiar circumstances connected Avith the case. We do not think, now that attention has been so publicly called to the matter, that the colony •will for very long tolerate the retention on its statute books of a clause m an Act whicn empowers any Government without a moment's warning to de prive its subjects of their liberty, it may be for an indefinite term.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A concert and ball m aid of the Spriugburn School Prize Fund is advertised to take place on Friday, December 11. Some conscientious vigilantes m Cali fornia, after hanging an innocent man suspected of murder, politely sent a note of apology to the widow. "John," said the pretty teacher, "what 13 a kiss?" " Well I can't exactly put it m words," returned the boy, "but if yer really wanter know, I can show yer !" We are pleased to see Drs Trevor and Tweed about again an 1 rapidly recovering from the effects of the influenza, from which both gentlemen have been great sufferers. The man Knapp, who had his arm so badly injured last week at the WesterfieW, Flaxmill, has had to submit to amputation of the arm below the shoulder, the nature of the wounds and the course they have taken rendering this treatment newestary. Mr Frank Dawson, agent for the well known Payne family of musicians, vocalists, and bell-ringers, is m town arranging for their appearance here on Tuesday, December 15, at the Oddfellows' Hall. They are having a most successful tour tlnough New Zealand. A doctor m a S mthem paper states that la, grippe is less likely to attack persons employed m placss where the atmosphere is impure—such as printers, drapers, black smiths, etc., as the bad air kills the microbes or germs of the disease. He thinks that the complaint m not con tagious. J. Davis, a farmer near Amberley, was brought up on Saturday charged with sheep stealing, and remanded till December 10, bail being allowed m the sum of £500, which was not forthcoming. His sheep were mustered by the police, and a number belonging to a neighbouring farmer found amongsfc them. Not an island has been heaved up or sunk from sight m the Pacific Ocean for the last thirty-four years, and geologists say that nature is resting for a mighty effort m the fu.ture. An English geologist predicts that within fifty years a convulsion of nature will sink the whole of New Zealand fifty feet below the surface of the sea. Our Ealing correspondent complains of tlie hardships the residents m that district suffer under the administration of the Railway Commissioners. He says:—"lf we go to Timaru we have to remain away a night, although only twenty-eight miles from home. This puts a shilling an acre on the land for j farmers." He also complains that the local post-mistress has been moved contrary to, the prayer of a petition of a number of the residents. On Wednesday next an eleven of the Ashburton Cricket Club will play an eleven of the Wesleyan Cricket Club m the Domain Ground, play to commence at two p.m. The Ashburton team will comprise the following: —J. and T. Sawle, A. Dixon, H. Moore, Black, Cuthbertson, Stillwell, Bateman, L. F. Andrews, Denshire, and Rev. Scott. Wesleyau CrieketClub —Buchanans(3), Fox, Andrews (2), Bonnington; Chapman, John son, Flower, and Cocker. Emergencies—C. Davis, Alcora and Gamble. The most remarkable transaction m stocks on record is surely that described m the Postmaster-General's annual report. Mr Rallies—for the report was completed and signed ere his sudden decease —observed that one depositor m the Post Office Savings Bank had invested a sum of 4s m Consols, and then, probably disappointed at the yield sold out, the two transactions costing eighteen pence, or more than forty-two per cent of the capital involved ! It is stated m a Lisbon commercial journal thai phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax, is now being extensively cultivated m the Azores Island, under the management of two Portuguese and an Englishman. One of the former is the holder of a concession from the Government of a monopoly for the manufac ture of the article throughout Portugal and all Portugues%possessions. The concession the company is to buy for £15,000, all pay able m shares. About ten o'clock last Wednesday evening a man without his hat, and armed with a knife, presented himself at the Durham street Wesleyan Schoolroom and asked to be directed to the police station. The matter was reported to the police, who after some trouble found him m Colombo street. He was arrested, when it wa's ascertained that his name was Thomas Barker, and that he had recently arrived from the North Island and was suffering from ddiritivi tremens. He was sent for medical treatment to Lyttelton gaol, where hp died about ten o'clock on Satin? Jay moruing. An inquest was held yesterday, and a verdict fojmd that death resulted from heart disease accelerated by excessive drinking.

Tobacco smoking appears to be making i enormous strides m England. During th'J i last fifty years the consumption x>er head of' the population has nearly doubled. Bub a more remarkable fact is that last year the quantity-that paid duty was larger than] that of the year before by the enormous amount of 3,188,336 pounds. This is stated to be more than double the increase recorded m any previous year. An interesting experiment was started last year m the State of Ohio. In each of ; the five .largest cities of, the State a Free Public" Employment office"was opened to adjust the balance biitween.labour supply and demand, and keep down the number of unemployed. Lists ot applicants, employers , and labourers, are made out weekly and sent on to the State Commissioner of Labour Statistics, by whom they are passed on to the employment offices. It is said that no less than 40 per cent of the applicants are satisfied, and the Commissioner of Labour Statistics considers it " one of the most valuable and beneficial laws ever passed m the interests of employers and employed.' An investor has at last succeeded m mak ing a machine that will lay eggs—has backed his opinion by paying the fees necessary to secure protection for his cogwheel hen> and it is said has placed the contract for a manu factory were eggs are to be made at the rate of a hundred thousand per day. The inven tor—Mr Jamefc Storrey, of Kansas City, Missouri—not only claims that his machine will lay good eggs, cheap eggs, and eggs guaranteed to be fresh, but is prepared to bet that a connoisseur, will find it difficult to distinguish his artificial eggs from tho prim* product of a Plymouth Rock or Leg horn. Now that he has secured his letters patent he is quite prepared to explain his process. Some water, blood, milk, tallow, peas, arid one or two other vegetables are the ingredients of his compound. His egg mill is to be built on a grand scale. The resem blance is said to be perfect; the machine laid egg even goes bad m the usual time just as the eggs of a decent fowl always do. It will afford New Zealand readers some idea of the size of pastoral properties m Australia to hear the particulars of a station offered at auction the other day. This was the Wigugomrie Station, m Queensland, close to the South Australian border. The ■ property consisted of 29 runs, covering an area of about 2*30 square miles; it is within 320 miles of the South Australian railways, a distance which the auctioneer regarded as " very convenient." The sale was held m consequence of the death of one of the partners m the firm of Messrs Macgregor, Ronald, and Co., and it was stated that the vendors were prepared to accept a reasonable figure on the basis of present market values. The stock com prised ?»500 cattle. No bids, however, were received, and the property was withdrawn for sale privately. Some remark was occasioned b}' the statement of the auctioneer that the cost of driving cattle from the station to Deniliquin had hitherto been only S3 4d per head, instead of tht usual £1 per head, the time occupied beiug about 14 weeks.

POLITICAL.

<tr.%' /i>ksm association. ) | Wellington, December 7. The Trades and Labor Council have unuiinio isly chosen Mr McLetn a-J their can lidnte. Patjea, December 8 ' The Premier addressed a crowded meeting last night, devoting some time to a reply to Mr (1. Hutchison's charges against Hie administration of the Govern ment. He explained that loan conversion was not burrowing at all, but exchanging a high r.ita of interest for a low, and characterised Mi 1 Hutchison's remarks regarding the extravagance of the Govern ment as grossly misleading and full of misstatemen s and misrepresentations, and showing a disregard for truth sufficient to condemn any po!i ical man. In reply to a question he said the Government had no intention to borrow m the English market, as he thought all they should re quire could be obtained m the colony. A vote of confidence m the Government was passed by a large majority. Wellington, December 8. Mr Cadman left for Wanganui this morning by train, en rout; for Waikato. Mr Ward left for Inyercargill last night. The only Ministers m town are Messrs Buckley and Reeves.

SPORTING.

[feu press association.] Auckland, December 7. Orackshot and Morion have been scratched for the Auckland Cup.

CRICKET.

Sydney, December 7. In their second innings New South Wales made 172—Moses 55. The English men made 155 tor the loss of six wickets only, and won the match by four wickets, Lohmann being not out, 34. There was am immense attendance. The finish of the match caused great excitement as six wickets fell for ninety-five, and it looked almost a certainty for the colonials, but Lohmann and Peel made asplendilstand, and hit off the required runs despite all the efforts of the local men. Turner cook five wickets for 77.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) Wlie Xeeliaii Minor. Auckland, December 5. Mr James Frater, mining agent who has just returned from a visit to the. Zeehan and Dundas silver fields, says that a tremendous area has been pegged out waiting an improved market. Tha Silver Queen mint, sent away nearly a thousand tons of ore, and obtained a return of about £23,000. Other mines have far bigger lodes, but all require sinking and pumping machinery, Very little is doing m the way of speculation. It will be March or April before the smelters are ready for work ; meantime there is little inducement for miners to go there. Mr Frater believes there will be a good market for New Zealand pro duce, shipped direct to Mcaquarie harbor. Death from Drink. Bluff, December 8. A steerage passenger m the Te Anau, from Habart to Cluiscchurch, called Price, was brought on shore yesterday afternoon suffering from the effects of drink- It was intended that he should go to the In vercargill hospital, bub he died shortly after coming oa shore.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN

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FRANCE AND THE VATICAN.

Paris, December 6. M. Ribot intimated to the Vatican that the French Ambassador would be withdrawn if the bishops were encour aged to embarrass the Government. The Papal Secretary replied that the Vatican had not influenced the bishops. DIEGO SATJREZ. The French Government intend to make the Island of Diego Saurez im pregnable. MURDER OF A BARONESS. Baroness Boggard has been mur dered m a horrible manner at h^r resi dence m Paris. A "suspect" has been arrested. THE INFLUENZA. \ One hundred deaths have occurred from influenza. London, December 6. The influenza i 3 very severe m Plymouth, Glasgow, Edinburgh, New castle and Sunderland, and is increas ing m Cornwall and Kent, THE OPIUM EVIL. Hong Cheong, m the course of an anti-opium address at Exeter Hall, i stated there were 2000 Europeans m Australia, mostly people of good social positions, who were slaves to the drug. THE LATE BISHOP PERRY. The Queen sent an officer represent ing the order of 3t Michael and St George to the funeral of the late Bishop Perry, who was appointed Prelate of the order m 1877. BUTTER AND MUTTON. Messrs H. Trengrove and Co., pro vision merchants of Tooley street, who navw sdccesded m selling New Zealand butter at £6 2s, say that the market could absorb double the quantity of the finest colonial butter. They declare the standard of quality set up by the merchants unfair, and attribute the recent low prices to carrying butter m the same chamber as game and fish. The excessive quantities of American beef lately landed have had a bad effect on the markets for frozen mutton, and prices are not expected to improve till after Christmas. CHINESE EMIGRANTS. Hong Cheong, m an interview with the representative of the " Pall Mali Gazette," said the objection of the colonies to Chinese emigrants was un fair, and merely a political outcry. IRISH AFFAIRS. Mr John Redmond, who resigned his seat for Wexford North, m order to contest the election for Cork, has acceded to a requisition to stand, for his old constituency. He will probably be re-elected without opposition, al though Mr Davitt is mentioned as a possible candidate Mr Dunbar Barton will be the Unionist candidate for the Middle Division of Armagh, rendered vacant by the death of Sir J. P. Corry. THE AUSTRALIAN FAILURES. The "Economist" says that the conflicting budgets of rivals m finan cial matters m the Press, explaining the panics and failures m Syduey, and Melbourne, state that they a,re due to wild speculation m land. ROYAL BETROTHAL. The Duke of Clarence and Avondale has informed the Queen that he is betrothed to the Princess Victoria Mary of Teck. The Queen has ap proved the match, and .the Press is generally m favor of it. THE INFLUENZA. Thirteen thousand persons were attacked by influenza m Hamburg last week. The epidemic is now raging m Copenhagen. PRINCE GEORGE. Prince Goorge has had a slight re lapse. THE LONDON SOCIALISTS. Sevan Socialists were found guilty of obstruction and unlawful assembly at Chelsea. Sentence was postponed. THE GOLD RESERVE. The " Standard " suggests that Go vernment should pay the Bank of Eng land an old debt of eleven millions m gold, making a genuine reserve avail able m case of emergency. REDUCTION OF FREIGHTS. Shaw, Savill and Co. have reduced freights by 5s dead weight, 7s 6d rough, and 10s measurement, to begin on December 15.

THE OUTRAGE BY LUNATICS.

Mew York, December 6. , Another version of the attempt on Russell Sage states that one of the lunatics carried a bag of dynamite which he exploded by firing a pistol into it.

LABOR LEGISLATION.

i Bbklin, December 5. The Disabled Workmen's Pension Bill has been read a second time m the Reichstag; it is not intended to bring it into operation till January, 1893.

ROYAL GOLDEN WEDDING.

Copenhagen, December 6. The Queen and King of Denmark have invited Queen Victoria, the Emperor of Germany, the Czar and Czarina, and the Prince and Princess of Wales to their golden wedding.

HYPNOTISM PROHIBITED.

Brussels, December 6. The Belgian Government has prohi bited the practice of hypnotism.

EMIN PASHA.

Zanzibar, December 6. It is reported that Captain Lingard, with 1000 men, is marching against Emm Pasha, who is now at the head of 9000 men.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Rome, December 6. The Marquis Rudini expresses amazement at the desire to restore the temporal power to the Pope, He de clares the movement will m no way change the policy of the Government. London, December 7. 1 The Roman correspondent of the " Chronicle," says that Signor Crispi, ex-Premier of Italy, has caused a sen sation by a speech m the Chamber of } Deputies to the effect that it was im perative that the country should be prepared for war, which is inevitable shortly. St. Petersburg, December 6. The Russian Government has re solved $o add eighteen vessels to the Baltic fleet and seven to the Black Sea fleet,

THE DISTRESS IN RUSSIA.

A scheme has been drawn up by tie Russian officials to relieve the distress by employing eight hundred thousand men on public works, which are to cost ten millions. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS. St. Pbtersburg, December 7. By a colliery explosion at Nifka, m Russian Poland, 180 miners were killed, Paris, December 7. Seventy-two men were killed by an explosion of fire-damp m a mine at St. Etienne.

THE WUHU OUTRAGES.

Homo--.Kong,'B«jc3nibei'C. The Chinese Government has paid 600,000d015. compensation for the Wuhu outrages.

THE SUEZ CANAL TRAMWAY.

Cairo, December 7. The Suez Canal Company intend to lay a steam tramway between Port Said and Ismaila for the conveyance of passengers and mails.

AMERICA AND CHILI.

Washington, December 6. President Harrison is asking Con gress to authorise a demand for re paration and an apology for the attack , on the American sailors at Valparaiso. EXPECTANT ADVENTISTS. Eight thousand Adventists m Kan sas are awaiting the end of the world on Christmas Bay. TEE McKINLEY TARIFF. The deficit caused by the McKinley tariff m five months is seven millions, and it is estimated the deficiency at the end of the year will be eighteen millions.

AUSTRALIAN.

OPIUM IN AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, December 7. The " Sydney Morning Herald " says that Hong Cheong's assertion as to the prevalence of opium smoking among Europeans m Australia is exag gerated.

PLURAL VOTING.

Melbourne, December 7. The Assembly will reject the Coun cil's amendment, inserting a plural Toting clause m the Federal Constitu tion Bill, and if the Council persists the Bill will be laid aside.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, December 7. The balance sheet of the Operative Bootmakers Union, just published, shows that the total receipts during the strike amounted to £5585, which sum was all expt nded— £4423 as strike pay to boot makers, £735 5s 6d to the Boot Machinists and Fitters Union, and £242 as passages to members leaving Auckland, the rest m lesser amounts. The Dunediu Boot makers Union contributed £1466 183 6d, Ghrisfcchureh £1590, Wellington £1157 12s 6d, Auckland £981 8s Bd, Adelaide £100, Auckland Boot Machinists and Fitters £69 14a Bd, Affiliated Trades and Labor Gi)uncil £118 16s lOd, Newcastle Miners £50,, and Sydney Bootmakers £50. A child four years old, the daughter of A. B. Button, of Eureka, Waikato, wa-3 severly butned through her dress catch ing iire. and died to-day from the shock. There was a full attendance of tho Law- Society at the Supremo Court to-\!ay, Mr .1 ustice Oonolly presiding, when special mention ; was made to the death of Sir F; Whitaker. Mr Heskcth read a highly eulogistic address on behalf of the Law Society, of which Sir F. Whitaker was President. Mr Button spoke on behalf of the firm of which deceased was a partner. Mr Justice Oonolly made some highly laudatory remarks concerning the career of the deceased as a colonists and politician. The Court then adjourned for thsday. Wellington, Tecember 7. There was a rather curious scone to-day at the election of representatives upon the Benevolent Institution Trust from the various contributing bodies. The Act provides that the Trust shall consist of not less than six nor more than nine trustees. Two of these are to be elected -by subscribers at the annual meeting to be held m January next; two others are already elected by the Wellington City Council and tho Wairarapa South County Council on a population basis ; leaving five other vacancies to be filled by the nomination of ten local bodies situated m various parts of the provincial district. A meeting was convened for the purpose this afternoon, but only two gentlemen attended. As there is no provision m the Act for a quorum, one was gravely constituted Chairman, and the two then proceeded to elect five trustee". In declaring them duly elected, the Chair man, Mr G> Beetham, commented on the absurdity of the proceedings, but con fessed there was nothing else to be done. Dunedin, December 7. Worsdell's house at North East Valley was burned down early this morning. It was insured m the Norwich Union office for £350. The public examination of S. G. Smith, butcher, which was to como on before the Judge, was adjourned, as Smith was said to be suffering from influenza. A woman named Mary Ann Scott was charged with attempting suicide by taking liniment containing laudanum. She is separated from her husband, who is suing for divorce. She came from Melbourne to answer the case, and gave her husband access to the child, and he, she alleges, took the child away m defiance of the terms of the deed of separation. The case was adjourned for a week. It is seated that further proceedings are to be taken by Mr J. A. Scott, who was arrested under the Crown Suits \ct for debt alleged to be due to the Crown. The proceedings have caused great excitement m this city. Invercargill, December 7. At the Police Court to-day three well known residents of the Bluff, George Rox by Waddell,merchant, Charles Bradshaw, hotelkeeper, and James Roberts were charged with aiding and abetting Andrew Newton m the robbery of 287 sealskins, the property of Joseph Hatch. Owing to Waddell being laid up with influenza tho case was adjourned till the 16th insft., the defendants being required to enter into their own recognisances of £500 each.

ASHBURTON WOOL SALES.

The firs v/ scries of this season's Ashbur ton wool sales was held yesterday, when about 2000 bales of wool were offered. The clip as represented scarcely came up to anticipation;) as regards condition ; the color and growth were generally better than was the case last year, and there was less earth m the wool, but it was greasier and therefore quite as wasty as last year's clip. There was a good attendance of buyers, including several who boycotted these sales last year, and though bidding was decidedly slow, prices for crossbreds wtre on the average well up to last season's level, and merino was only a halfpenny to three farthings lower. Following are the catalogues: — MR JOHN 0. KESTKLIj (In conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited). Bales—HS, merino wethers, sat (id ; KB, merino wethers, sat6d ; FB, second cross hoggets, 4 at 8d ; TS, half-bred ewes, 3 merino {fleeces m No. 1 bale, 2 at B|d; A4, first-cross hoggets, 4at B^d ; XL, cross bred ewes, 4 at 8d j XX with crooks, first cross, hoggets, 12 at 7fd; X with crooks, locks, 1 at 2|d ; 3D, coarse and inferior, 1 lat 6d; 3U over bar, first-cross ewes, 4 at 7W; ED conjoined, first-cross hoggets, sat 7|d ; do, first-cross hoggets, 7 at 7fd; do, three-quarter bred hoggets, 1 at 6|d ; do, mixed halfbred wethers, three-quarter bred hoggets, 1 at 7|d ; do, three-quarter bred ewes (including 15 fleeces three-quarter bred hoggets), 1 at 6|d ; do, crossbred ewes, lat 7|d; do, merino ewes (including 3 fleeces crossbred ewes), 1 at 6|d; FMR, three-quarter bred hoggets, Hat 7|d ; do, merino ewes (including 1.7 fleeces half breds), 1 as 6Jd; do, bellies, 3 at sd•;. T over J, first and second-cross ewes, 1 at 6|d; do, second-cross hoggets, 1 at G^d ; SS, merino, 1 * farlge at s§d ; ED conjoined, locks and pieces, 1 fadgc at 4Jd ; T over J, bellies, 1 fadge at 4d. Bags—T over J, locks, lat 2d j ED conjoined, 3 black fleeces, 1 at4|d; do, pieces, 1 at 2Jd, do, locks, Aat l|d ; X with crooks, mixed wool, 1 at6d ; A4, locks and pieces, 2 at 3fd ; FB, pieces, 4 at 4|d ; do, locks, 2 at 2Jd; KD, locks, 2at 2|d ; ST, mixed wool, 1 at s£d; SvS, locks, lat 2d; TS, pieces, 1 at s^-d; do, locks, lat 2fd; ED conjoined, 9 fleeces first-cross hoggets, 1 at 7£d ; MR, lamb's wool, 2at 7d; FMR, mixed wool, 1 at 5%d; do, pieces, 2 at l^d. MESSRS TRIEDLANDER BROS. Bales—3 m circle, merino, lut s^d ; BD, crossbred ewes, 1 at 6^d; Nl, first-cross hoggets, 3at 7|d ; FM, merino wethers, 3 at s^d ; H with crook, halfbred ewes, \\ at 7d ; B, first-cross ewes, 4 at 7§d ; C over E, crossbred, 4 at 73d; D over J, crossbred ewes, 4 at 8d ; A under bar, halfbred ewes, 2at7d ; do, crossbred ewes, 6 at 7£d ; 63, merino, lat s*l d ; D—J, merino, 2at s|d ; RG, crossbred, with about 15 merino fleeces, 2at7d ; HW conjoined, first-cross ewes, 2 at 7^d; do, cross hoggets, 3at 7|d ; do, second-cross ewes, 1 at 7£d ; do, merinos, 3 at sijd; 33, half bred hoggets, bale 2 three fleeces Hampshire rams, 3at 7ffd; do, crossbred ewes, about | quarter-back ewes, 4at 7d; 79, first-cross hoggets, 9at 8d; do, merino, lat sfd ; KD, cross locks, 1 at 3Jrd j do, cross bellies, 2at A\d ; do, first cross ewes, 24 merino fleeces, 1 at G^l; do, first-cross" hoggets, 11 at B|d ; do, first-cross ewes, 9 at B£d; x m C, half bred hoggets, 7atßfd; do, qu-irter-back ewes, 6 at B|d ; JR, first-cross hoggets, bale 2 5 hferino fleeces, 2 at 7|d; j[D conjoined, merino, one bale 6 ram fleeces, 3at 5f d; ditto, first-cross ewes, one bale 13 crossbred fleeces, 11 at B£d ; do, first-cross hoggets, 4 at Sd ; do, second-cross hoggets, 1 at GAi ; do, mixed and crossbred, 1 at 6d ; 97, halfbred hoggets, sat 7.xd; C, merino, 1 fadge at 5Ad ; JG, cross bredewes, 1 baleSrams and 15 merino fleeces, 2at7d; H over U, crossbred ewes, 3at 6'jd ; MFconjoined, m diamond, crossbred hoggets, 9at 6&d ; do, half bred hoggets, 5 at B|d ; do, first-cross wethors, 2 at B£d ; do, Hamp shire, 1 hoggets 1 ewes, 3 at 8d ; do, threa quarter-bred ewes, sat 7/fd ; do, crossbred ewes, 9 at 7§d ; do, Lincoln ewes, 6 at 6-|d ; do, Lincoln hoggets, 3at 6|-d ; do, Lincoln rams, 1 at GJrf; do, I/MC^'er ewes, las iVj.'l ; d\ uiYioo^a;.. ciVc*, c> at 7jd; do, merino, 15| at 61 ; do, merino bellies, 2 at ,4£d ; do, merino pieces, 2 at 4£d ; do, cross bred bellies, 5 at SA-d ; do, crossbred pieces, sat 6d; R/G, bellies and pieces, 3 at 4Jd ; do, rams, 1 at Gl; do, quarter-back, 1 at Gid; do, crossbred matted, lat s^d; do, crossbred Hampshire Downs, 3 at B^-d ; do, crossbred, 6at 7|d; <do, crossbred, 7at B^d; 9 under half circle, crossbred ewes, 2 at BJd 5 MG under bar, merino, 2 at 5Jd ; D over \V, crossbred hoggets, 7at 7| ; do, merino with 19 crossbred and 5 ram fleeces, 1 at 5-Jd ; JG over bar, firstrcross ewes, 1 at 7|dj MH, conjoined, crossbred hoggets, 1 at 7|d i A, crossbred, I at 7d ; A over R, crossbred, 1 at 6|d ; AAAA, pieces, 1 at s|d ; x m C, pieces, 1 at 3d; HW, conjoined, locks, 1 at 2d ; Mr m diamond, locks, 1 at l£d j HR, crossbred, lat 6£d. Ba^s—MG under "half circle, crossbred wool, 3at 6|d; do, merino and rams, 1 at s|d ; R/C, crossbred, 2 at (3d j HW conjoined, "rams, 2at 5Jd; BD con joined, 2 matted fleeces and dead wool, 1 at sd; MF conjoined, crossbred, 1 at7d ; FM, merino, 2 at 5Jd ; L2, merino, 2at s^d ; H with crook, rams and dead wool, 1 at 5,d 5 3 m circle, merino, 3 at 4§d j do, orosshred, lat s^d ; J-T, merino, 2at s|d} BJ, dead wool, 2at 4£4; D over J, merino, 1 at s£d ; 79, merino, 1 at 6Jd; 97, crossbred, I at 6Jd; do, black, 1 ,a ; t;.4d.; H, bellies, I fadge at 4|d; XJ over MF conjoined, cross pieces with matted fleece, 1 fadgo at 4^d; 97, pieces, 1 fadge at 4d ; 63, locks, 1 fadge at 2|d. Bins—locks, 3Jd; looks, 3fd ; locks, 2|d; pieces, 4^d ; merino locks, 3d; MR, crissbred, 1 bag at 5-Jd ; HK, merino, 2 Sat sd. s MB D. THOMAS. McA, merino ewes and 1 halfbred fleece, 1 bale at 6|d ; 6 under half circle, merino wethers, I fadge at 8d; RX over bar, cross bred ewes, 1 bale at 7Jd; L7, 12 rams, 7 crossbred, 1 merino fleece, 1 fadge at s|d; 80, 1 crossbred ewes, I crossbred ewes and hoggets, 2 bales at 7d; 88, quarter-back, 1 at 8d ; '90, 11 crossbreds and 17 merino fleeces, 1 fadge at 6|d ; FC, merino ewes, 1 oale at 6|d; JB conjoined over bar, merino ewes, lat 6d; Z with diamond, merino ewes and wethers, 1 at 6d, PS, merino with 7 crossbred fleeces, lat 6d; RB, mixed crossbred, 1 at 6|d ; 20 over bar, crossbred hoggets, 2 at 7|d ; 0 over 3, merino ewes, 2 at 6d; 71 under bar, crossbred ewes, 1 at 7|; Glenkens, rams, crossbred and merino, lat 5Jd; T H over bar, merino ewes, 1 at s^d; VA, merino ewes, 2 at 6d; JG over bar, crossbred ewes, 3 at. 7£d; HD con joined, first-cross hoggets, 4 at 9|; XO, merino, 2 at G^; do, 9 hoggets, ranis, merino, 1 at:s£dj JL., inerino ewes, 3. at sjd; do, crossbred hoggets, 4 at 7d; 04, crossbred ewes 1 merino fleece, 2at 8d ; TIP conjoined, merino ewes, 3at 6:|d; do, merino ) ewes, sat 6Jd; do, merino wethers, 3at 6d ; do, halfbred hoggets, 4at 7£d; Glen kens, merino ewes, skirted, 10 at 6d; JD, cross ewes, 4 at 7£d ; AA, cross ewes, 3 at 7^d; A, crossbreds, 4at 7£d; Higham, locks, 1 at 2£d ; do, second pieces, 1 at 2|d; do, bellies, 3 at sd; do first pieces, 2 at s^d; do, longwool, 1 at 5Jd ; do, second-cross, 1 at 6^d ; do, crossbred ewes, 18 at 7^d; do, crossbred hoggets, 14 at 7\d; OS, merino ewes, 3 at 6J-d; GH over bar, halfbred hoggets and two-tooths, vinskirted, G at B|-d ; 9 under half circle, cross ewes, 4 at 7Jd ; TL, crossbred hoggets, 3 at 7d ; do, halfbred hoggets, 8 at 7|d; H under 0, crossbred ewes, 5 at 7|d; 78, crossbred ewes,. 2 at 7|d; Lie, crossbred ewes, 4 at B}d; (jD, f merino ewes, 3at 6£d; HS, halfbred hoggets, 4 at 7Jd ; do, merino wethers, 3 at 6|d; EJ, crossbred, 3 at B,^d ; V 3, 2 bales cross bred ewes, 1 hoggets, 3 at BJd; Z7, first cross ewes, 4at 9d; Z v/ith diamond, half- , bred hoggets, G at 7|d; do, halfbreds and two-tooths, 4 at 7|d ; AD conjoined, cross bred ewes, 12 at 7£d; Mo, halfbred ewes, 1 at 7Jd ; do, halfbred ewes, 12 at 7|d ; G2, ' fine crossbred .ewes, 4at B|d ; do, fine cross bred hoggets, 2at B|d; do, second-cross ewes, 1 at 8d ; J\V, crossbred ewes r 2at 7d; HA conjoined over bar, crossbred ewes, 3 at 8d ; W7, crossbred fyoggets, 3 at 7d ; do, msrino ewes, 1 at 6d ; HA, conjoined over bar, merino ewes, lat 6d; MB, cross bred hoggets, 4 at 6,|d 5 do, halfbred hoggets, 2at 7'u; do, merino ewes, 3at 6cl; 9M, crossbred ewes, Bat 7^d; JO", merino ewes 14 fleqees crossbred, 3, at s,|d ; 6 under ha}f circle, crossbred hoggets, 7 at 7d ; RG, crossbced hoggets, G. at 7^d ; do, crossbred hoggets, 1 black fleece, 6, cotted fleeces, } at 6Jdj M oyer B, inerinq ewes, 3. at 6d; do, crossbred ewes, 12 at 7Jd; do, crossbred hoggets, 8 at 8d 1 A; rowing ewes, q afc 6d j

'A, half bred hoggets, 2at 7?fl; HX, cross bred ewes, 6at 7d; VV/11, first-cross hoggets, 7at 7:} d; do, second-cross wethers, 4 at 7:Jd ; do, second-crosy ewes, 2 at 7.} d ; do, merino, Lincoln, and black, 1 at 5Jd; RB over bar, merino ewes, sat 5Jd ; 18, merino ewes, 3 at s£d ; do, crossbred ewes, 2at 7sd; KW, crossbred hoggets, 7at 7£d ; GWIj, half bred dry ewes and crossbred hoggets, 2 at Bjd ; do, halfbred wethers and dry ewes, 7 at SJd ; MB, first and second cross ewes, 1-1 at 7i<l; do, cross hoggets, sat 7£d; do, threc'-quartcrbred and 16 rams, 1 at s'jd; VR- conjoined, crossbred r ewes, with 15 hoggets fleeces, 3 at- 7Jd ; do, I half bred hoggets, 10 at 7^ d; do, crossbred hoggets, 2at 7Jd ; C over half circle, cross bred hoggets, 4 at 6£d ; 70, iiret-cross ewes, 13 at Bjd ; 83, first-cross hoggets, 3 at 7£d ; do, first and second-cross hoggets, 2 at 7|d ; do, crossbred hoggets and merinos, 1 at , G.Jrd ; X over H, 5 bales crossbred ewes, 1 hoggeis, 6 at 7^d ; MB, bellies, 1 at 3.1; , M, merino bellies ami pulled wool, 1 &t4:J-d ; AD conjoined, bellies and locks, 2 at 4id; do, pieces, 1, at 4^d; 70, locks, pieces and bellies, 1 at 4sd ; do, bellies and pieces, 1 at 4.Jd ; M over B, locks, lat 2|d; do, bellies, 2 at 5d ; W/H, bellies and pieces, 2 at 4£d,; P2, bellies, 1 at 5d ; do, locks, 1 at- 2d ; M over 8, pieces, lat 3|d; RC, bellies, 1 at 4£d ; VR conjoined, bellies and pieces, 1 at s^d; GWL, locks, pieces, and 3 merino fleeces, 1 at 3fd; NW, bellies, 1 at 4|d; RC, locks, lat 2d; C2, locks and pieces, 1 fadge at 3£d jJD under triangle, bellies and pieces, 1 bale at 4sd; Glenkeus, merino pieces, 1 at 3|d; do, locks and staiaed pieces, I at 3d ; 83, bellies and pieces, 1 at 4{d; TL, bellies, 1 at 4Jd; UP conjoined, bellies and pieces, lat 3Jd; do, locks, lat 2d ; do, merino bellies and pieces, 2 at 3j[d; A over AA, bellies, 1 at 3d ; HD conjoined, 2 black fleeces, 4 rams, balance merino bellies, 1 fadge at 4Jd ; JL, half bellies, half locks, 1 bale at 2Jd; HD conjoined, 27 merino fleeces, balance bellies, 1 at s|d; HoverX, pieces, 1 at 2£d; 4J, crossbred with 3 rams, 1 fadge at 6|d ; do, locks and pieces, 1 bale at 2|cl; H over X, crossbred and merino, 1 at 6d; Sc^, pieces, 1 at' 4jd ; do, crossbred hoggets, 9 at 7^d ; P2, first cross hoggets, 4 at 7£d ; do, crossbred ewes, 4at 7|d; 151, halfbred hoggets, 6 at B|d; do, mixed, 2at 7£d; do, merino, 3at 6|d ; Dy, merino, 6 at 7d ; do, first-cross hoggets, 7at 8d; do, crossbred, 2at 7d; do, merino bellies, 1 at 4|d ; do, crossbred bellies, 2 at s|d; TH m circle, crossbred ewes, Gat 7£d; SC, first-cross hoggets, 4 at 8d ; do, second cross hoggets, 4 at 6Jd ; do, first-cross ewes, 3 at.B.j?d ; do, second-cross hoggets, 3 at 6'i; VR conjoined, merino ewes, 7 at 6id; do, half merino fleeces, half pieces, 1. at 4|d j MS, merino ewes with tew crossbred fleeces, satGidj R2, 4 merino ewes, 1 do, with 8 crossbred fleeces, 5 at 6|d ; H over U, half-; bred ewes, 6 at 7|d; do, halfbred hoggets, 7 at 7|d ; Balloon, crossbred hoggets, 8 at BJd; (S, 2 halfbredf, 1 crossbred, 3 at 7d; (S), crossbred wethers, 3 at 7d ; 20 over bar, first-cross hoggets, 3 at 7^d ; do, merino ewes, 3 at 6Jd ; PA, merino, 5 at s|d ; H under heart ■','-. crossbred ewes, 4at 6|d ; A, rains, 1 at 5Jd; VX, halfbred ewes, lat B|d ; 2W, merino, 3 crossbred fleeces, 15 d; CR, crossbred hoggets, 5 at B£d ; ZZ, half bred ewes, 3at B£d; do, fine half bred ewes, 8 at B;|d ; do, crossbred ewes, 4 at 7Jd ; 4J, merino" ewes, 4 at 6|d; do, first-cross hoggets, 5 at 7£d ; do, second-cross hoggets, 2at 6fd ; SO, pieces, lat 3£d; T over W, halfbred, with 12 fleeces merino, 1 at (jjjd ; H over JW, merino ewes, 1 at 6Jd; C under half circle, merino ewes, 3 at i\\ d ; P over H, first-cross hoggets, 8 at 8d; PH, merino ewesi 3 at- 5f d ; FB, crossbred, 2 at 6|d; W"A, merino ewes, 4at 6Jd; Z6, first-cross hoggets, 10 at 7ii ; do, first-cross ewes, 5 at 7£d; do, first-crossbreda, 7 at 7Jd; do, merino ewes, 4 at s^d ; do, seednd-cross, 2 at 6d ; J aiid W conjoined, merino ewes, 4 at s£d ; GO, first-cross hoggets, 3 at 7Jd ; do, merino ewes, 1 at 61; O, first-cross hoggets, 2 at 8d ; P over H, second-cross hoggeis, 1 atGfd; H over V, bellies, 1 at4£d; H ov< r U, locks, lat 3.jd; AJH, first-cross ewes find wethers, 5 at 7;j-d ; 2H, first-cross, 9 at 9d; ditto, first-cross, 4 at BJd; fir>t- I cross hoggets, 3 at B|d; ditto, sandy, 2 at Sd ; ditto combing merino, 2 at 6_pi ; ditto, clothing merino, 2 at 6id ; RE, merino, 2 at 6£d; VR conjoined, locks, 1 at 2^l; MS, bellies, 1 at 4Jd ; Z6, sandy crossbred, lat 6,} d j ditto, crossbred hoggets, 1 at ()j£d ; ditto, bellies, 1 at 4|d ; ditto, crossbred and merino bellies, 1 at 4^d ; ditto, locks, I at 2^l; X, merinos, 4at 6|:l. Tvv6 bins, pieces, at 4i:l: bin, merino, lat 5Jd ;:,iams, 1 at 6d ; locks, 1 at 2id ; crossbred, 1 at 7d ; pulled and dead wool, 1 at 4^d ; black wool, lat sd. Bales—2H, first pieces, 3at 4^d; ditto, sandy and stained, 1 at 4Jd; ditto, locks, lat2£d. MESSRS MILES AND CQ; Uales—B> ovcr^, merino and cross bred, 1 afc 6|d ; gH conjoined, crossbred hogget, 2 at G|d ; J_, merino, No 2 pavt crossbred, 2 at 6|d ; ET, halfbred hogget, 2 at 7id ;ET, crossbred hogget, lafc6|d ; WO over -h-i-, halfbred. 1 ar 8d ; SM, rams, 2 at s^d ; >— over WS, merino ewe, 2at 6klj WG, merino ewe, 2 at s|d ; WG, f rossbred, 2 afc 7|d ; DL, halfbred ewe, §at 7|d ; JT conjoined, threequarter bred, 2 at 7d ; R6, crossbred hogget, No 1 mostly ewe, 2at 6fd; half circle over LB, 67 merino fleeces, 17 crossbred hogget; fleeces, 1 afc 6Jd j AVOCA, Leicester hogget, 2 afc 6d; do, Leicester, part hogget, 2 afc 6d ; do, merino, 1 at 6£d ; do, Leicester, 4 at 6d ; WS over •-, cross bred ewe, 4 ab B|d ; do, halfbred hogget, 2 at B|d ; CR, halfback ewe, 1 afc 6M'; do, crossbred ewe, 2 at 7d ; — over 85, merino, 3 ai*d 2 bags at s|d ; 7A, halfbred hogget, 1 afc 7£d ; do, merino ewe, 2 at 6d ; JU, balfbred ewe, 3 afc 7-fd ; LL, conjoined, halfbred, 3 afc7fd ; do, first cross hogget, 4 afc 74d > do, merino, sat 6d ; do, half bred ewe, 2 at 7|d ; do,: Lincoln, 1 ac s|d ; do, crossbred, lafc6|d ; [], 11 cross \ bred ewe, 5 hoggefc,. 4 sandy hogget, 10 rams, 13 longwool, 1 afc 6£d ; 28, halfbred ewe, 6 at 7id ; HS, halfbred hogget, 4 afc 7id;.BD, crossbred hogget, .4 at 7d; H over J conjoined, merino ewe, 4 at 6d ; AX, halfbred, 4 afc 8d ; V over I, crossbred ewe, 4 at 7£d ; J over W, halfbred, 11 afc 7-o-d ; do, halfbred hogget, 2 afc 7£d ; do, threequarfcerbred hogget, 1 afc 7d; do, j crossbred, No 19 has 13 black and sandy fleeces, 5 afc 6jjd ; do, Lincoln, 3 at 6:1; do, bellies, Mo 24 part pieces, 2 at 4^d ; I do, locks, lab 2^d ; — over S, secoad cross hogget, 7.id ; do, halfbred hogged, 20 afc 7|d ; do, merino, 1 at s£d ; MR, halfbred wefchor, 8 afc BJd ; do, halfbred hogget, 7 afc 7|d : do, crossbred hogget, 2 at 7-<jii ; do, crossbred wether, 1 at7^d ; do, merino wether, 1 at. 6jd; [], cross hogget, a at 7id ; half circle over 9, cross bred ewe, 4at 6kl; JB backward, tirsfc cross ewe, 5 at 9d ; DF, threequarfcerbred lioggett; 10 at 6|d ; do, 17 merino, 3 black fleeces., balance Lhreequarterbred, 1 at 6d ; 17, bellies, 2at 4jd; SM, halfbred hogget, 3 afc 7d j CD, haifbred hogget, 3 afc 7£d ; JT conjoined, halfbrerl hogget, 10 afc 7Jcl; GT, Ist cross hogget, 4 at 7*d ; dp. h'vif is first cross hogget; balance longwool hoa i get, 1 afc 6|d ; do., Ist cross ewe, 2at 7|d j X over 0, haltbred, Bat 7id ; do,, cross bred, 2 at 6d ; WE, -hajfbped hoggefc,: 3So. 2 has 10 merino fleeces m, 14 at 7|d ; T over R, crossbred ewe, 6 at 7jd ; MY, merino hoggets and ewe, 1 afc 6d ; do, half.-" bred liogget, 4ab 7jd ; 2S, second^oross hogget, Bat 7|d ; do, second-.oross ewe, 2 at 6jd ; do, merino ewe. 3 afc 6|d.; do, rams, 1 at 6|d ; do, bellies, safc4|d ; do, locks, 1 afc 3|-d : do, first-cross ewe, part merino, 1 afc 7d ; DL conjoined, half-bred hogget, 1 at 7Jd ; do, m.erino, 6 at 6d ; 3 lej?s, crossbred ewe, 1 at 7d ; Ruapuna, halfbred hogget; 14 at 8d ; 37 cross ewe and wethers, 2 afc 7|d; WB m circle, washed merino pieces, 3 at 7|d; d<\ washed halfbred pieces, 1 at 7|d ; do, slipe crossbred, 1 »t 8d ; do, scoured Half bred, 1 at Is ;do, scoured halfbred pieces, 1 at lOd ; do, washed merino pieces, 1 at 7d ; NA conjoined, first-cross ewe and hogget, 1 at '7-|d j do, first-cross hogget, 2at 7|d ; broad arrow, half-bred hogget, 3at 7|d ; S over half circle, bellies, 9 afc 4|d ; do, second-cross ewe, 9 at 7d ; do, first-cross ewe, 3 at ?fd ; do, secondrcross hqjjgefc, lat 7id ; do, merino «we, 5 afc 6Jd"; do, first-cross hogstefc, lO.at 8d ; ZR, first-cross ew% 12 at Bjd ; do, first-cross wethe^ 4 at 7|d ; do, merino, 3 at s^l ; do, black; lat s|d ;^lo, first-cross bsllies, 2 afc 4|d; do,- pieces, " 2 at 4id; 20 under half circle, merino wether, 3 at 6d j f?A» croa§bred ewe, '4 at 6d j d<«, ■

halfbred, 7at 7-f; do, half bred, 5 at 8d; do, crossbred, 1 at6d ;do, Leicester, 1 at s|d ; do, merino, 1 ;it s|d ; do, pieces, 4 at 4f d ; do, bellies, 6 afc 5| I; ÜB, cross bred hozgefc. lat 7£d; Like 4 over V, merino, 1 at 5Jd j do, halfbred hoggrt, 6 at 7|d ; WH, merino ewe, 3 at s£d ; DB, ! crossbred, 8 at 7|d ; do, nimino, 3 at Gd ; d«. cross 1 red and merino, lat 6d ; do, bellies, 1 at 4|d ; do, locks, 1 at 3d ; HB over bar conjoined, crossbred hogget, No 2 had 15 meriuo. flocces m,. 2 afc 7id ; 0 over M, merino, 1 bale ewe, 1 bale wether, 2at 6d; do, halfbred ewe and wether, 4at 8d ; do, halfbrod ewe, 8 at 7-ld ; TT, halfbred ewe 4 afc 7|d ; WE, washed pieces, 1 at 7d \ •■* over 3 2nd cross hogget, 1 at 7d ; do, halfbred hogzet 3at 7|d ; do, cntesbred ew*, 1 at 6|d ; do, h -if bred ewe, 2 at 7sd j 3T, half bred, 1 at 6i ; WL under half circle, merino, 1 At Gkl ; 4X, part crossbred, part merind, 1 at 7d ; U, part crossbred, part merine, lat 5.V ;LL conjoined, crossbred piices, 1 at 2|d ; I)L conjoined, merino pieces, 1 kat4j4;Jß backward, halfbred pieces, 1 at 5d ; A over bar, crossbred bellies, 1 afc 5d ; GT, crossbred bellies, 1 at 5d ; MR, locks, 1 at 2£d ,• A over bar, pieses, 1 at 5d ; [j, pieces, 2 at 6d ; S between two bars halfbred bellies, 3 at 4|d ; JT conjoined, locks and pieces, 1 at 2M; JT, halfbred pieces, 1 at 4|d; HS, merino piece*, 1 at 3d ; Ruapuna, rams, I at 6d ; do., pieces, lat 3fd; S between bars, locks, 2 at 2d; C over 111, pieces, 2 at 4H ; RA, pieces, 1 at 2id ; do,, crossbred ewe, lat 7d ; C over H t II crossbred fleeces, 7 ranii*' fleeces, bal ance dead wool, 1 at s|d ; S over J con joined, crossbred, 5 bags at 6|d ; crescent; halfhred, 3 at 7*d ; do., halfbred, 1 at 6od ; WS over bar, halfbred bellies, 3 at 4|d ; JB over bar, crossbred hogget, 1 at 7M j bins, halfbred, 6£d ; do., merino, sjd ; do., crossbred, 6d ; do., ram's wool, o|d ; do., crossbred pieces, 4&d ; do., pieces, 3|d ; do., merino pieces,"4d; do., belly pieces, 3|d ; do., locks, 2d ; do., dead wool, sd; do., black, 4?d j JQ, merino, 2 bales at o|d; Westerfield, second pieces, 1 at 4(*.

PROMOTERS' AND DIRECTORS' LIABILITY.

Such an infinite amount of mischief has been done, and such widespread disaster caused by the launching of bogus enterprises, and the entrapping of the public by the schemes of " wild cat" companies that the Legislature has done well m passing a precautionary measure which will prevent such, swindles being practised m New- Zealand. Happily, wehave experienced but little of this sort of thing as yet m this colony, but it has been very rampant elsewhere, and prevention is a great deal better than cure. The Act passed with that object m view is one of the measures of last session, and is intituled •'* The Promoters' and. Direc tors' Liability Act." It consists of seven operative clauses, which provide that the Act shall apply to all companies formed under "the Com panies Act, 1882," or under ." the Mining Companies Act, 1886," or any other Act of the General Assembly. Henceforth every person who is m. director, of any company, or who authorises himself to be named as a director and every promoter, or other person who authorises the issue of any prospectus or notice, is held responsible to the shareholders for the bona fides of the statements contained m such prospectus ; and is liable to pay com pensation to the subscribers of capital for any loss or damage they may sustain by any untrue statement con tained m the prospectus, or m any report or memorandum appearing on the face thereof, unless it be proved that he had reason to believe such statement to be true; or as to any certificate, report, or state ment, made by an engineer, account ant or other expert, unless it be shown that the report or memoran dum is a true copy or fair representa tion of the original, and that the promoter or director, etc., had reason able ground to believe that such engineer, accountant, etc., was com petent to make the valuation, assay, etc., reported on. Provided, however, that liability ceases as to any person if it be " proved that having consented to become a director of the Company, he withdrew his consent before the issue of the prospectus or notice, or. that the prospectus or notice was, issued without his knowledge or con sent, or that on becoming aware of its. issue he forthwith gave reasonable, public notice that it was go issued without his knowledge or consent, or that after the issue of such prospectus, or notice, and before allotment: tlere under, he, on becoming aware of any untrue statement therein, withdrew his consent thereto, and caused reason able public notice of such withdrawal, and of the reason therefor to be given." Any person whose name is inserted m a prospectus as a director without his consent, or who has withdrawn his name before the issue thereof, is en titled to indemnity, for all loss, damage, costs or charges which he may sustain, or to which he may be put, at the hands of the directors and other persons who authorised the issue of the prospectus. Any director or promoter proceeded against and cast m costs or damages can recover from.his co-direc tors, etc., a proportion of such costs or damages. The insertion of the name of any person as a director m any prospectus, without the express authority m writing of such person, is a misdemeanour, punishable by im prisonment up to a term of three years, or by a fine not exce?ding j&lOO; while any expert wilfully making a false certificate, valuation, etc., is liable to three years* imprisonment with or without hard labor, and with out option of fine. Proceedings either civil or criminal under the Act must, however, be ttikeu within three years of the cause of action arising, or from the time of the commission of the offence, and cannot be taken after the expiry of that period.

The Best Remedy fob Indigestion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidenty recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the - diseases to which we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the 'Natural Rtrcngthener of tbe Human Stomach," act as a powerful tonic and gentle perient, are mild m their operation, and' safe under any circumstances. Sold m botfcle3, at Is lift, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout th« world* "Keatixg'& Powbbh" destroys Bug* ; Pleasj Moths, Beetles, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is. extraordinary. It i« perfectly clean m application. See. the article you ourchase is *« Ksatino's," as imitations are oxious and ineffectual. Sold m Titis,6 d t Is ami 2s Gd each, by all chemists. Countess.2s, Duchess 2s 4d, Princess 2a Bd, fimpvess 3s. These Teas are freejroin, Qxotjiiti uf astriiigency-

THIS ASHJiURTON GtfAftf) iAN:' tfUESDAV, DECEMBER 8, 1801.



Holloway's Pills.—Weakening weather —The sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepid, and disease may eventuate unless some restorative, such as these purifying pills, be found tQ correct the disordered tendency, Holloway's medicine gives potency to the nervbus system, which is the source of all vital movements, and pre sides over every action which maintains the growth and well-being of V-ie body. No one can ovor-estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well strung, or the ease with which these pills accomplish that end. They are the mbpt unfailing antidotes to indiges tion, irregular circulation, palpitation, side headache, and costiveness, and have there fore attained the largest sale and highest reputation, True ecpnomy To purchase Oquntes Tea for two shillings. Free from any ex cess of astripgency Ninian Hyslop and Co.'s "Imperial' Jeylon and Indian Teas are direct from frhfe X§» Flotations.—(A4vfc ( ) i



Ask for Ninian Hyhlop, and Co. Imperial new seasons Pure Ceylon and Indian Teas. Special priors.—r(Advt,) JS'inian Myslop and Go,'s " Imperial' pure Ceyloß and Indian Teas are the Wb ib tfte pwket,— (A&vt,)



The best medicine known is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effects m coughs, colds, influenza, etc.—the relief is instantaneous, Thousands give the most gratifying testi mony. His Majesty the King of Italy, and medical syndicates all over the globe are its patrons, head the official reports that accorr - pany each bottle. Mosler, M.D., Professor University, Glriefswald, reports : — The Eucalypti Extract proved magnificently siu h cessfui m very severe contusions, bruises, spiains, wounds, scaldings, broken ribs, and limbs. ("Medical Journal," Nov., 1881).! In diseases of the kidneys, either active con gestion or suppression, (urcemai) or albumi nuria, dropsy, lithargy, nothing will equal m its action Eucalypti Extract. Doses, five to six drops. Mosler, M.D., Professor, University, Grieswald, reports :—Diphthe ria. Tonsils continually coherent presenting ulcers with white exudants. Cured m four teen days. Surgical Clinic of Prof. M'lnlyre, College of Physicians and Surgeons, St, Louis—Scirrhus of Breast—Excision Euca lypti Extract employed. No swelling, heat, or discoloration. Cured m fourteen days. -Advt 4



Many exhibitors at the late Ashburton Show, wgredoubtless disappointed m not winning prices. A picture value J.Os is givea away with every Fifty Shillings' worth of Warburton's Can't Pc Beafc t Baking Pow4er —Fact i



Wanted i CASH Advertisements. under this heading not oxoeedmg SIXTEEN "WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Mfcat this Office. ICE Cream ready at all hours, during; the summer months at Flower's. Cough Drops ns usual—H, G. Flower, East street. Al^D^fo ht, a (froomei house m Cox Street, at present occupied by Mrs Roberts. Apply t■> Mrs Rubens. 1* *j WAITED, a good Wheelwright or Carpenter. Apply P. '& D. Duncan, Wills Street, A.shbu--ton. 12 50 __________ — ——--. Wp ry\ TT" —A good atten ,\J4 JL LJ - dance of mem bers is requested on Wednesday after noon, December OJi. Business, Election of Officers. 12 43 TW'OTHING will Cool you so quickly and ■i-^l invigorate the system sj much as Ice Cream —H. Q. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. \T7 ANTED Known—A special line of VV Cashmeres, all shades, now ellt ng at Is uer yard. White Blankets 5s lid per pair.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. - WANTFiD Known — Being over stocked m Corsets, we have re duced every pair. Ladies from Is 6d Cheapest house m town.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. W" ANTED KNOWN, a special loto* Hearth Rugs at Is lid, 2h 6d and 2s lid .; worth about doable. W. M. COLIJER. • ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed ; from 50s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Marl, Saunders' Buildings. •YJy~AFTED Known—That you wITI * » ■ make no mistake for quality and variety m English, Colonial, and his highly reputed make by calling at J. Moison. During coming holidays dis count for Cash. Repairs done at once. A staff of men always kept and best material and workmanship guaranteed. SHEEP SHEARS. Having secured a Stock of the celebrated 8.8.A., and as there are very few m the Colony, Shearers ar? requested to call early.— Robert Alcorn, Saunc'ers' Buildings. WANTED, a sixth standard Boy, as Apprentice to the printing trade. Apply Manacer, " Mail" Office, between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon. WANTED Known. -At "The Corner' now selling Ladie;/ French Shops. 5s lid. See them.—\V. H. Collieb, WANTED Known—A Beautiful Line of French Dress Goods, double width, la 10|d ; original value, 4s. —H. C. Seoeks, Melford House. WANTED Known.—l have a large stock of Tin and Ironware floods to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept m utock.— J. W. Haudley, East •treet. 6|202 rpo Meet the Times.—l 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. llaro-BY, Eas street. fi|2ol WANTICD Known.--H. Baiohtow hns dpsiiiid those premises m East street. nuxt.J. Orr and Co., as a Furniture Warehouse. Latest designs iv Vienna Chain*, and Iron Bedsteads on visw. Having a good stock of well seasoned figured Rimu and Kauri, he is prepared to take orders for Furniture to any design. Inspection invited. Ilt6l MONEY TO LEND, upon Freehold security, m hums' to snib bor rowers. Small amounts can he repaid by instalmants, if so desired. Apply to Mr C W. Pc/rnkll, y.Jicitor, Mont gomery's Buildings. 9 130 Public Notices Hew Xniais Cards, NEW 800 X S for PRIZES and PRESENTATION. FANCY GOODS, etc L. F. ANDREWS^ and CO. WATERTO.F LIBRARY HALL. TffE NEW HALL will be opened on FRIDAY Evening, December 18, with a CONOER.T & BALL. Ashburton Talent at the Concert. Concert Tickets, Is; Ball Tickets, 3s 6d ; Ladies, free. Refreshments provided. ISAAC READ, 12 48 Secrettiry,