TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(1-CS .PKESs ASSOCIATION.)

MH GLADSTONE'S

ASSAILANT; London, .June 30. The woman who caused the injury to Mr Gladstone's eye is said to be addicted to drink and a violent Home

Ruler. BISMARCK. MR BLAINE'S SUCCESSOR.

Wasbisgton, June 30. Mr John W. Foster, of Indiana, succeeds Mr Blame as Secretary of

State. LABOR MATTERS.

The employers in the boot trade have ordered a general lock out, owing to the Trade Union not stopping the strike ab Northampton. It is believed ninety thousand men will be thrown out of employment. Munich, June 30. A motion proposing to confer the freedom of the city on Prince Bismarck was negatived by a large majority.

THE BELTCHEFF MURDER.

Sofia, June 30. The trial of eighteen persons charged with the murder of M. Beltcheff, Min ister of Finance, who was shot on March '27, begins to-day.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE EASBY-GAMBIER

COLLISION, M&I/BOUrne, July 1. The Full Court has issued a writ of certiorari to bring up the determination of the Marine Court in the Easby- Gambier collision enquiry with a view of it.

quashing THE TRADES COUNCIL.

Sybney, July 1. IMsinteg«*tfoQ of the Trades Cuuncil still proceeds, y$U& latest withdrawal from the Council U tl:# V^jimen's Union. . A child which came out, in the Oroya,, has been found in the Glebe suburb of Sydney suffering from 'smallpox. It was* FBOiffved to the : quarantine station.

DEATH.

Painter—On Friday. July 1, at Alford Forest Road, Annie, the beloved wife of Thomas Painter, in her 50th year. Safe in the arms of Jesus.

The Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALERIT. SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

Mr Ballancfi might well express his gratification with the Financial State ment which he submitted to the House on Thursday evening. The state of prosperity which it discloses is un exampled in the history of New Zealand, and though the Colonial Treasurer refrained from comparisons, few of his hearers or the public will fail to compare the happy position of this colony with the state of depression and disaster which has overtaken our several Australian neighbors. Our much-abused colony—the ugly duckling of Australasia as it has been termed— is alone in its position of sound credit and national and individual prosperity. The Government and the people are to be congratulated on the record of 1 progress which the Statement shows. Mr Ballance shows that the revenue was £87,000 more than the estimate, and far from this access of wealth leading to extravagance the expendi ture was .£26,584 less than was estimated. The Ministers of Mines and Lands, who have been specially singled out for attacks on the ground of extravagance, have administered their Departments so economically as ,to have effected a saving ontho amounts voted to them, and the Defence Depart ment and Civil List add their quota to the amount saved, while the "un authorised expenditure" is actually the smallest for many years past. 'he financial year ended with the magnifi cent surplus of £165,000, of which only £44,000 net—after paying the £100,000 off the floating debt—was brought from the previous year, the last year's transactions thus resulting in a gain to the Treasury of £121,600.

That the surplus arises from the general prosperity of the people is shown by the fact that the Customs revenue was £90,000 more than the estimate, proving the truth of the statement that the spending power of the people has greatly increased. The expenditure, at the same time, contains many items that must be regarded as reproductive assets. No less than £30,000 has been applied from revenue account to the construction of roads and bridges, for which the colony will reap its return in the advancement of settlement in the districts thus opened up. The annual charge for interest on debt has been reduced by the substantial sum of £23 000, and though against this present and .".nnual saving the slightly increased amount that will have to be met at the coming to maturity of the loans has to be set off, the debt of the colony has been reduced. The position is something like this :— We owe £117,000 less than when the year be gan ; we have to pay £23,500 less interest, and we have £165,000 sur plus in hand. It is a grand position, and justifies the confidence that the country has reposed in the present Government. Attempts are made to claim the credit for the prevtous Government, but the items show that the result is almost entirely due to the economical »ncl prudent administration of Mr Ballance's Ministry, and to the confidence with which his Government has inspired the country. In such hands the future is safe.

Mr Ballance proposes for the first time in the history of the colony to p*syide the funds for necessary per manent works—such as roads and bridges—out of current revenue. > The estimates of receipts and expenditure for the current year give a surplus of receipts over expenditure of £330,277. Mr Bailance proposes jto transfer £200,000 of this surplus to the Putyi.c Works Fund, for the construction o roads and bridges and the extension o* railways, in stead of borrowing io r these purposes. He further proposes to make up from the surplus a deficiency in the land fund account, estimated at £36,000, and the estimated surplus for the year will thus be reduced to £94,000. j

An estimated surplus of U.0Q,000 is not too much to face the year witfy and it must be admitted the Treasurer would not be wise to part with any revenne. The disappointment that is felt at the penny postage being deferred and no remission made of the tariff" on necessaries of popular consumption will be tempered by the knowledge £hat the revenue which continues to be derived tinder these heads will be spent on the development of the country. The country has borne the strain of paying off £300,000 of debt, and will cheerfully support iks govern ment in the patriotic and sel£relian£ policy which it has initiated of opening up the country and facilitating settle ment out of our own resources, instead of having as formerly to take every step only with the aid of borrowed money.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In Missouri the services ot negro vagrants ; sentenced to terms of imprisonment are put HP to auction, __ j Report of last night's sitting of the House j of Representatives is held over. The House j was " left sitting " at 2 a.m.. At the close of Divine Service in Fleming ton Church last evening, &cv. A. . Blake: drew attention to the present crisis in connection with the administration of the Licensing Act. On the motioe Mr T. Taylor, seconded by Mr W. Ander son the following resolutions were put to the meeting and carried;—" That bins meeting protests against any alteration of the Licensing Act in the direction of lessening ■ the ipower of the people to stop the traffic in intoxicating drink" /'That this meeting expresses the hope that Qoyeunnjenfc will allow the ipeople to decide ,the question of the continuance of public houses in their neighbourhood by a direct vote.'-' "That; this meefciisp declares itself opposed to; compensating publicans In case of the non renewal of their license," The resolutions were carried unanimously and ordered to be forwarded to the proper authorities. There were about fifty pet us present. Keatino's Cough Lozenges cure Coughj 5 Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony] states that no other medicine is so effectual i*i tij& .cyve of those dangerous maladies. One lozewge atane/jives ease, one or two afc bedtime ensures"re«t, relieving difficulty of breathing they are ihvaiutiMs, 'lacy contain no opium nor any violent drug. 'Solti by all Chemists i» tins is §d aod 3s 9d eacp

Tlie following aro the vital sUusU'J-i for tke Ashburton district for June :— Births, 32 ; deaths, 12; marriages, 0. For the | quarter— Births, 81; deaths, 23; marriages, 24. At a special meeting of the B'nough Council "last evening Dr Tweed was elected delegate for the Borough to the Municipal Conference at Wellington. The Miyor is about to pay a visit to the Old Country, and as he will sail within a month, he, ■will be unable to attend the conference. His worship will carry with him the best wishes of the whole district for a safe and prosperous voyage, and a speedy return. A horse trainer named John L-iwsou was committed for trial at luvercargiil, on Thursday, on a charge'of stealing a gold watch valued at £30 - from a. well-known farmer. When arrested on another serious charge he threw the watch away. The police found that its numbers and inscrip- ' tion corresponded with the one stolen j eighteen months ago from John Shanil in a hotel. There was a gqodattendanceat the opening of the Rink de Paris on Thursday evening, the floor being well covered with skaters, who appeared well up in the art, except one or two beginners who served as an amusing exhibition. Praise should be given to the 1 Aahburt on Brass Band, who mustered in good form, their lively selections adding to the enjoyment of the evening. The fixed periods for skating are Monday and Thursday even ings and Saturday afternoon. A meeting of the Tinwald Domain Board was held yesterday, Present—Messrs Walker, Grigg, and Scott. A letter was received from Mr E. Gates asking for six months' leave of absence while visiting England. Granted. Mr Scott was appointed Chairman. The application of the Ashbur ton County Hunt Club for permission to hold their annual steeplechase meeting on the Tinwald Racecorse, at the Domain, and authority to make the usual charges for admission was granted. The Chairman, Mr Mark Scott, was authorised to sign cheques. It was decided to put the caretaker on full time, and to erect a fence on one side of the railway line conditionally on the lessee of that part of the Domain complying with certain conditions. A Government inspection parade of the A&hburton Rifle Volunteers was held on Tueßdty evening. Forty attended under Captain Dolman. Colonel Bailey inspected the arms of the corps, and also those of the Ashbnrton Rifle Club, who were represented by Captain Sparrow. The corps was then put through battalion drill by Captain Dolman, followed by company drill by Lieutenant Miiller, and concluding with aiming, position, and manual drill by Lieutenant Hayes. After drill the Colonel addressed the corps, saying that Colonel Fox would be here shortly, and it therefore behoved every officer and man *<* make him self thorough efficient, as inefficient com panies would be wiped out. The stlength of the corps is now forty-eight, and a few recruits would be welcomed. The A.R.V. corps has always had a high standing, and it is a credit to a young man to belong to it, to say nothing of the advantages to be derived from the physical training. On Thursday the Commissioner of Crown Lands, by deputy, offered at the Town Hall, South Rakaia, a number of quarter acre sections in the Rakaia township for grazing purposes only. The upset price was 10s per | section. Sections 448, 485, 583, 129, and 131 were let at the upset, which is a heavy rent for land in tussock for grazing only. On section 484 being offered the rent run up to 255, or £5 per acre—the highest price ever given in any district for such a purpose. How the gentleman who got it means to make anything off it without cropping or with cropping is not known. A number of Chertsey Government Township sections were offered for sale, but only number 3, a quarter acre, was sold for £2 10s—Mr W. Heron being the purchaser. Part of Reserve 2902, riverbed, 113^ acres, near Dobbin's Ford, was leased for five years for grazing purposes only, at a rent of £5 per annum. The acting salesman, a strangor to the district, caused some little amusement over this last section by stating most particularly that the section must on no account be cropped, How much in bushels would one be able to take off a shingle bed ? We are requested to direct attention to an advertisement in another column notifying the proposed letting on lease for a term of years of Tumai property, Blueskin, either as a whole or in suitable sub-divisions to meet the requirements of persons on th<j look out for farms of various sizes. The soil, a friable limnßfeone,—is weirFnown to be naturally fertile, and when given anything approach ing fair cultivation and treatment, yields prolific crops of roots and cereals, the quality of the grain invariably superior. When laid down with good English grass and clover seeds the resulting pasturage has been always luxuriant, and for stock the land is sound throughout. A small area i$ under native timber, and this, as providing shelter for stock, is not the least valuable purt of the eatate ? while, as the lands are undulating there is % sheltered side qi the rises in all weathers for siock, As there is a magnifi cent view from the commodious dwelling house, it ought to prove an attractive residence for a family, particularly as four trains daily pass through Waikouaiti to Duuedin. There is also a railway station at Lower Tumai, abutting on the north-western boundary of the property ; and where trains make stoppage^ daily, The arrangements at the Kindergarten are now complete, and arp in every way suitable for the purpose. The class rooms are com- < modious and comfortable, and are fitted in the special " Kindergarten " method, and there i« plenty of suitable playground room at the back and also on the open space opposite the school, which is near Kermode street. The following particulars of the Kindergarten system wilt be of interest: — The whole principle of the Kindergarten teaching is based on a perfect love for children, and a full and general recognition of £h.e£r nature, a determination thai their hearts §lj'ail $at be starved for want of sympathy. That, sine* tjbejr are by infinite wisdom so created as to find ftappiijess in the active exercise and development of all their faculties, we, who have children round about us, shall no longer repress their energies, tie up their bodies, shut their m.<yiitbs s and declare that they worry us by then oe?sanjb pitting of the questions which the Father of' v? 'all' has Btaoo'd in their nioutha, sp fcfyst {.he teachable one for ever cries to tbosg tyho undertake to be its guide, "What shall 1 do! f " T.p be ready at all times with a wise answer to that question, ought to be the ambition of everyone upon whom a child's nature depends for the moans of J^ealfchy growth. The frolic of childhood is not piue~£i^.berance and waste. "There is often a higVi meaning i» childish play," said Froebel. Let us study it, and apt upon hints —or more than hints— that nature give?. The inventor of this system of eduoitiqn fialj.B all the occupations in the Kindergarten " plays '" and the materials for oc2upation "gifts," In these systematically | arranged plays, Froebelstarts from the funda mental idea that all education should begin with a development of the desire for activity innate in the child ; and he has beep, as is universally acknowledged, eminently sue-' easeful in this part of his important" work. Each step in thp course of training is a logical sequence of the preceding pne; and the various means of occupation are'developed from one another in a perfectly natural order, beginning w,ith the simplest and concluding: with the nwsfc i+ifficulfc features in all the varieties of occupation. Together they satisfy all the demands of the chjld's nature I in respect both jto mental and physical culture, and lay the surest foundation for all subsequent education in school a»d in life. :

The Financial Statement.

1 The following concludes our report :— Settlement. The progress of settlement may be estimated from the" following figures, which give the transactions in land during tho past year:— Pastoral country, leased 1,004,416 acres, in 206 runs. b;-«tlement lands leased, 286.753 acres, in 1033 properties. Settlement lands sold en deferred pay- ] ment, 42,573 acres, in 159 properties. Settlement lands sold fur cash, 40,838 acres, in 420 properties. Town lands sold for cash, 91 acres, in , 161 properties. Total lands dealt with, 1,374,671 acres, I 2079 properties. The revenue collected was Tj324,470, including L 1954 in scrip,but not including L 5666 collected on behalf of endowed bodies. The area opened for optional selection during the, year was 47,957 acres, and the area proclaimed for small farm associations was 99.250 acres, but applications approved during the year were for 342,000 acres, the membership being 1741. These figures represent the value of the work which is being per formed in the settlement of the country, and are an indication of the progress which may be expected when the lands being taken up are occupied and contri buting thoir quota to the export trade of the colony. 00-operatio in Public Works. The system of carrying out public works on the co-operative system, inaugurated by my colleague, the Minister for Public Works, immediately upon the Govern ment taking office, has been in every respect successful. The impression which at first prevailed, that it interfered with tiie ordinary labor market, has been entirely removed. The Question of Bokrowikg. I have now to ask the attention of the Committee to .the subject »£ providing funds to carry* ou" public works in the future. The question may be asked, can the colony afford to bring to a termina tion the construction of roads and bridges, which alone enable settlement to pro ceed on public lands, or would it be a wise policy to hang up many of those lines of railways which are now approaching a paying point 1 To say that we should sit down content with such partial results would surely be considerod the quintes sence of folly. 1 do not think that it would be wise, even were it possible, to attempt to raise another loin in the Eng lish money market at the present time. Our securities are as high as tho.se of any of the Australian colonies, and this standard has been reached probably be cause we have boldly announced the policy of not offering our friends any more pape* for a period. We propose, therefore, to keep faith with this announcement and to refrain from placing any loan on the Eng lish market. Thesame objection, however, that applies to foreign loans does not apply to borrowing within the colony and I believe it possible to place a moderate* Joan at a reasonable interest, extending •yer a time, without any difficulty. Go vernment have also come to the conclu sion thit a loan can be avoided by de voting sufficient out of the surplus revenue of the Consolidated Fund for the year, to carry on public works at a rate that will satisfy the march of progress. Th« sum of L 200.000 will accordingly be transferred from the surplus revenue to the Public Works Fund, in convenient amounts from time to time within the year. Ot course this limit means a re duced rate o? expenditure, and it will im pose great care," moderation and self denial on hon. members, but by way of compensation, if this be needed, it also means that for the first time we have de termined ou true self-reliance, the only policy,'l .firmly believe, to make this a great country. Whether the policy thus inaugurated can be continued will depend on circumstances which may be beyond the control of the Governments or Par liament, but we confidently ask for it that sympathy and support which it has a right to alain* frain. every man who wishes well to New Zealand. The Surplus Appkopriation. The practice of the Government has been to devote out of ordinary revenue sufficient to cover anticipated deficiency in the Land Fund, and I shall have to transfer for this purpose about £36,000 out of the surplus of the year to give effect to our policy of carrying on public works out of revenue instead of borrow ing. The £20Q,0Q0, as I have indicated, will be transferred from the Consolidated Fund to the Public Works Fund. De j ducting this £236,,Q00 to be transferred from the anticipated surplus of £330,000, we have the sum of £94,000 left to pro vide for the Supplementary Estimates and contingencies, which will be ample to meet all probable charges over and above the votes on the ordinary estimates. The Tariff. The Government at onef time hoped to be able to deal with anomalies of the tariff in the presenj} session, but in the presence of the great niass of details which had to be worked out, the lumber of jmportant measures of policy which havp to be dealt with, and the urgency of the state of transition in carrying into effect our new taxation proposal, we have been reluctantly compelled* to postpone dealing with the question till another session. lam inclined to think that in order to obtain and assimilate information from the different parts of the country, a Select Committee, as on former occasions, might fee able to perform yaluable work. A reduction o£; the (Juties on the neces saries of life must be dealt with as a part of tariff revision. So essential do we consider it that no revenue should be parted with at the present moment that we have postponed for a time the change we contemplated last session of reducing the postage. ' Financial, Arrangement,^. BJeasurgs will be adopted to meet the debentures for loans tp lopa], bodies, and the Agent-General had made arrange ments for the payment of interest in London by which a saving of £1000 a year would be effected. Another colony, South Australia, has thought it necessary to deal with unclaimed deposits which have lain for a number of years in the banks. I shall introduce a somewhat ■ simjiui- measure on the same subject, the effect of which will be to transfer to the Public Trustee deposits and other moneys which by lapso of time appear now to be in the least likely to be by their owners. Insurance offices whose share holders reside mainly in other countries will be called upon to make an increased deposit with the Public Trustee, as a guarantee of g(30<;l faith. The Work <VColonj:sat)co#. If I bring together the various amounts, of money paid last year for the opening up of the Qonuprj by means of roads and bridges, apart from railways, the expen diture under the several heads as follows ■; — On various roads, L 30,698 la 9d, On roads to open lands for sale, £27,992 Is lid. Lent to local bodies under the Act, L 89.438. Subsidies, L 47,760 15s 3d. "Thirds'" and "fourths" from de ferred payment and perpetual leases paid over to local bodies, L34,ISQ 4d <Jd. Roads' W give access to land'adjacent to the North Island main trunk railway, L30.22Q 0s Id. ' ' ' . ■ ' ' Total, 1260,259 17s 4d. Thus Dkpaiwukjs qf Capital In the'concluding portion of hja'State ment, ' 3Vf r'' JJaU'ance giye'' a ' 'scathing refutation ot fehe statements thljfc ha'vo been made as to the withdrawal of capitat Some of fche leading London papers, suclj

fts "The Times" and "Economist," had beert grossly misinformed by persons writing from the colony of the facts respecting the land ;md income tax, and equally crass find misleading were the comments. The " Economist," however, had tried to undo some of the mischief ii no doubt caused by its mistakes, m the following nrlinissiou :—" It, is also under stood that in the case of the rcc ;nt legislation in New ZeaL-md the interpre tation of the class taxation druses of th<; Land and Income T-ix Assessment Aot will be less detrimental to imported capital than the debates upon si at measure and even its wording, ha I led Anglo-New Zealand capitalists to expect." The lion, genii •n;aa continued — From what I have said on thi-j question 1. desire that it tiny be unsk-rstool that the only safe policy for the colony is oi,e of self-reliance-, one which fosters c >loni 1 enterprise md creates t.e colonizing spirit which recognises that ths cvpita'iit, equally with the laborer, must be identi fied by residenc! ana fulfilling all the duties of a colonist with the progress and destiny of New Zealand ; but above all it is esssntinl that the Legislature should be free to effect those reforms it may iesolve upon without obstruction from outside influence. The Parliament of New Zea land has already shown that it prefers the interest of the people it represents ; it cannot believe it will retire humiliated and beaten before the menaces of a sordid self-interest which resides outside the sphere of its dominion. CONCLUSION. In conclusion the Colonial Treasurer referred with g atification to the achieve i ments of the Government and the po»i •ion of the Colony. It is not more than five years (he said) since a powerful journal, the London ''Standard" wrote of New Zealand in these terms:— " Here is a colony wasting millions of loans because it could pot pay its way without them, A colony in the true sense is not what we find but a soil in the grasp of speculators ; a people huddled into towns dependent upon public works for subsistence; municipalities joyfully dispersing other, people's money ; a land of banks, mortgage companies, and finance companies \ a community whose very life is jobbed away on fcht Stock Exchange with no more thought than if it were so much hemp." The indictment is fierce and bitter arid overdrawn, but to some extent unfortu nately it was not entirely unfounded. (It Parliament is resolutely determined to remove every trace of the charge con tained in the indictment it has in it its power to do so. It may in spite of every possible resistance release the land which is still in the'gra^p of speculators ; it may commence to erent a struotur© of financial independence, and at length restore the people their heritage free from the hands of the spoiler, I sincerely thank the Committee for its attention.

Wakanui Main School.

PRESENTATION.

A very pleasant ceremony took place at the Wakanui Main Fchool on Thursday afternoon in the presentation of a hand some tea service to Miss Fanny Bourke, who has been school mistress there for the last five years. The presentation was the result of subscriptions raised among the children themselves, and was accom panied by an address, presented by Miws Maggie Leddy, on behalf of the school. Ifc expressed their sorrow at Miss Bourk-i's departure thanked her for her many acts of kindness and tilose attention to their education, but said ths parting wasnot without a feelingof joy that she was about to enter into a new sphere of life, which all had reason to believe would be less trying and more in accordance with her wishes than the one v.'hich she whs about to relinquish, and concluded by wishing her good health and happiness wherever her lot might be cast, and to look upon their present as a token of their kind regard, and a reminder of her connection with Wakanui. Mr Brown, the Chairman of Committee, who made the presentation, was proud of what the children had done. It was a fitting tribute to their teacher, and a credit to themselves. He had known many teachers, but had never known one so punctual and painstaking in the dis charge of her duties, or who could show so good results on examination day. In a few appropriate words he asked Miss> Bourke to accept the present as a memento of her residence amongst them, and the high respect in which she was held by all her pupils, and by every one m the district. Miss Bourke thanked them for their present which was quitp unexpected. She had but tried to dp her duty to the best of her ability. She would always remember them with gratitude. The children gave their teacher a hearty round of applause, and the Cnairman, on behalf of the Committee, presented Miss Bourke with the following testimonial:— " tVnkanui SchoQl_Coinm\ttee, July 1, 1892. 'JThis is to certify that Miss Fanny Bourke was school mistress of the infant department of the Wakanui Main School, from the 27th June, 1889, till the Ist of July, 1892, snd that her charge consisted 'of the preparatory class, and Standard I and Standard 2, with a roll number varying from 44 to 54. That at the ex amination held on November 26, 1889, the whole of the Standards 1 and 2, numbering 26, were presented and passed satisfactorily, and the Inspector in his re port said : ' The pupila of the lower division of the school make an admirable appearance in all the subjects of instruc tion in the pass group. The mistress is also t.) be congratulated on the marked success which attends her teaching of sewing.' That the average a!i.. •I fuice has never been good, but in spite of that drawback, at each of the other four ex aminations only one pupil failed to obtain a pass, iii 18$1 tlie Inspector reported as follows :—' The lower department of the school has been yery well taught by the mistress, whose s> ady and uniform success in her work is worthy of all praise.' In sewing, out of a total of 20 marks, her pupils obtained 19. That she resigned of her own accord, and that the Board of Education concurred with the committee jn regretting the loss of her valuable seryipes, an 4 that she left the school with the very best wishes of the committee for her future welfare. — Jas. Brown, Chairman of the Committee," After much hand -shaking and many good byes, the school broke up for the hoidays

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Ashburton County Council was h 'Id on Fri lay froweut—Mr W. C, Walker,- Chairman ; and Messrs Grigs?, McMillan, Brown, Ooster, Cameron find Friedlander. chairman's statement. The Chrurmanta statement was read, as follows :— The Chairman Anatna Roan Board requests the Council to put in I hand tho works required to supply watei bo all perpetual lease seciioas in the dis trict and.Biatws th.it the sum of £88 Is 101; is available for this purpose. The Go vernment has forwarded a copy of the Small Birds Nuisanco Act passed hfei session, a;id uryes upon tho Council the necessity of Miuultaiieoiis action bei. g taken foe the destruction of the pesu> The Cliairm m of the Alford Forest Cemetery Hoard (supplies tiie C'oune 1 v/ith a copy of its accounts from its initiation to the present dace, at requested by the C juncil, and also gives details of work r required to be done, with estimate of c-st lof sain 3. The Clerk of the Mount Peel Road Board requests the Council to make some; repair* to did south approach of the Rangitata traffic bridge. THK LATE Sl* £ A. ATKINSON. Mr John Grigg proposed, before the Council proceeded to any other business, the following . motion :—" That this Council desires to place on record ice appreciation of the services of the late Sir Harry Atkinson, and that a letter ex pressing the sympathy of the Council be forwarded to Lady Atkinson and family." The mover said there could be no differ ence of opinion about the propriety of a motion of this kind. Other bodies were paying similar tributes to the memory of the deceased gentleman, and no doubt all would do the .same. A better man tlun feu- Harry Atkinson had never served this country in any public capacity. A ble, upright, conscientious, honest, brave, and unselfish, his public career : was one of credit to himself, of the highest service to the colony, and he left behind him for those who were to follow, a model they would do well to , copy. His ceath was a lojs to the whole , colony, and he had left a void that would ' not be easily filled. I The Ch&irman in seconding the motion ! said he had had the honor and pleasure of knowing Sir Harry Atkinson during the years he (the Chairman) had been in Parliament, and although on* the opposite side of the House he was in a position to give his humble testimony to the great, merits of the deceased gentleman. Sir Harry had given the beat of his life to the service of the colony and had died in har ness. A true friend, everyone who had the pleasure of including him in their list of friends, had found him, and those who had been opposed to him in politics had found him ever a fair enemy. His services in the field and in Parliament were of the very highest class, and he had, as Mr Grigg had said, left an example to those who were to succeed him of what their duties are, and how they should be discharged. It was a pleasure that Was mixed with deep regret for him to second this motion. Mr Brown would gladly support a motion of the kind proposed by •Mr Grigg, as Sir Harry Atkinson had set a good example to every public man in the colony by his devoted servfe) to th-3 country. ! The motion was carried unanimously. engineer's report. The Engineer's report was read as follows :—-■.. : Ashburton-Rangitata Water Supply.— This service has been well maintainsd dur ing last month. With the exception of a few minor improvements which have still to be made, Mr Silcock has completed his contracts Nos. 1, 2, and 3, for enlarging mains, etc., from South Ashburton sßiver to Montalto-Ealiug Road. I have taken levels, arranged the details for construction of about 33 miles of new races in Hinds- Rangitata district, and 8J miles in the Anama district, The latter is entirely for J the benefit of perpetual leaseholders, and you will observe from communications from the' Commissioner of Crown Lands and the Chairman of Anama Road Board, that " thirds " have already accrued for the full amount required for the work for which tenders will be placed before you* to-day. The races in Hinds-Rangitata district are partly for freeholders (who will each defray their full proportion of cost), but chiefly for leaseholds which in the aggregate have not at present the requisite amount of accrued " thirds " to defray the cost of works, but I understand a further amount will be due in September, the time specified for the com pletion of the work. On the, Rangitata Boad Board giving a guarantee for any deficit there may be from time to time on account of these works, they should be put in hand at once, because the different services are much required, and by making the races now they will be fully saturated and avail able for use before dry weather sets in. Mr Gallagher will undertake" all liability for his race so far as it has to pass through planta tion reserve 2589. The leaseholders in one or two cases have indicated a desire for a double service, by asking to be allowed to take a race across a road and back again, and if the foids, eta, an, Mtirfactorily con structed by them, I see no objection to this course in the instances referred to. I hope before next meeting of Council to be able $o arrange for the further races agked by oc cupiers of freehold in that district, Mean time I have added provisionally to the list of works to be tendered for in No. 1 contract, race extending from A to B on plan, as I understand the costs of this will be defrayed within a few days. With lefercnce to the ' question of a supply for lot 37, reserve 350, I learn that the owner of the adjoining free hold through whose land the race would first have to pass for a considerable distance, would likely bear the greater part of the cost when he fences and subdivides that part of the property. At present he cannot determine how the race would have to be taken in order to be of any permanent benefit to that portion, and con sequently will not anticipate any arrange ment of that kind by defraying any part of the cost now. The work ot enlarging the P race is well forward. When that is com pleted some small extension in Coldstream rqa,,i district', near Plinds township, might be undertaken on tjje' questioij oi funds 1 being arranged. Plains Water Supply.—With, a view to fixing the precise routes I have taken levels f;r races recently authorised in Methven district, and as shqwn on accompanying plans. The cost of race through southern portion of township, including culvert across Alford Forest Road, I estimate at £22 10s. The cost of rage north of township, includ ing seven fopds and a flume thirty f(jet in length, I estimate. afc £44, As soon as funds are provided for these races tenders might be called for the work. Tenders will be placed before you to-day for Lewis' village settlement race and extension. Also for race authorised for Messrs Wilkinson, Scarlett, etc, At the request of the peti tioners the route of this latter race has been altered so as better to suit the require ments of those situated near upper end of it. The work for the Springfield village settle ment race is still in hand, and will I hope be finisneil in about ten daty.s. '.' • • Walter Suppiyy'Allentori and Netherby.— In 'order to provide a supply which would traverse both districts, I find' the best point b| ini&o is near th^J tqp of the'bqrough rape where it leaves; Mr "£). W-iHjamsanfs prpperty, and the eourge tq the railway would be approximately as indicated by dotted blue line on map, in length about one hundred and forty chains. The Allen ton residents would be prepared to defray the entire cost of earthworks as far as to the South road, and I would suggest \ that the Council expend the sum of £25> (the amount they proposed originally to vote for bringing the supply? into Ifctherby diatriofc) fbriiniaUing^ the liecGS^ary fords Iqi? p^bjid foads in-AUentqn; district, and.this ai#qun£ wottld be 1 nearly sufficient for making these fords and railway culvert. For the supply of the AUeutou district merely, m enlarge ment qf the initial main would benecessaFy, Jjtit to provide a supply which woiUd ex tend through Nethprby alsp, some, li§malJ IjjctttitiQhs and fei'^w^Ja jjtoujd b,e. w'antea in thr&a culverts, the aggregate cost of

> would not exceed £8, and if that item o I cost were defrayed by the Council ai#r, the supply would be delivered ou the e»st aide of railway free of cost to Hatnpstead Town Board. About a fifth part of the usual supply at intake would suffice, and the Council would have to defray the propor tionate charge for right of way through Mr Williamson's property which I understand is a merely nominal sum. I do not think the Council should in fairness be asked to pay any other fixed charges annually for that small portion of the head race. As to the annual charge payable by the Hamp stead Town Board to the County Council, I would suggest £7 as a fair amount towards the maintenance of the works, which would have to be undertaken in great measure for their benefit. Should an arrangement euch. as is now propo3eil be not likely to be can ied out, some of the Ailenton setllers would be prepared to defray the entire cost of a small branch race through pait of thai district, returning it to the '-r>ek at such point as might be arranged. The races in the Ashburton-Rakaia district %re generally in fair order, but some of them require further clearing, as well as a plouch furrow taken off each side, as the race 3 become gradually contracted throagh the deposition of silt and vegetable growths. County Plantations.—The fencing author ised for reserve 2560, Raugitata, has been completed. The ploughing of reserve 2563 is in progress, ana most of the tree planting for filling up blank in gum plantations has been done. County Bridges.—The south Ashburton river bridge at Mount Somers has been tarred, and several minor repairs executed on other bridges. Irrigation, Wakanui Flat.—Having had to take levels, and arrange details for about fifty miles of new races about to be constructed in various parti of the county, 1 will not bo prepared to report on thii scheme before next month. The report; was approved. ALT.ENTON-NETHERBY WATB SOPFLY. It was resolved to sand a copy of the Engineer's report on this subject to the Borough Council for their information and approval, and and a copy also to the Harapatand Town Board, with a request for their cemcurrenco. .THE WATER SUPPIY ACCOUNT. On the motion of Mr Grigg, it was decided thet a Committee be appointed consisting of Messrs Friedlander, Cameron, Brown, Grigg, and the Chair man, for considering the resolution passed on June 3, re opening new wAter supply accounts and its bearings towards the previous resolution of the Council re water supply accounts. ACCOUNTS, Payments to the amouHt of about £300 were authorised. WAKANUI CREKK. Mr John Corbett, Wakanui, wrote complaining that his land had been flooded by the Wakanui Creek. Mr James Brown Wakanui, also complained that he I suffered damage from overflow from that creek. Mr Edwin Thomas, Wakanui, Mill wrote asking the Council to declare the Wakanui creek a race within the j county system. The Council went into i Committee to discuss the question, and on resuming the following resolution, passed in committee was carried—" That the permit, t granted to Mr Protheroe, to divert water from the Ashburton river, dated March 13, 1886, be referred to a Committee, to enquire if the conditions of the permit have been strictly adhered 1 further that the letters of Mr .Thomas aud Mr Corbett be also taken into consideration by the Committee—the Committee to consist of the Chairman, Mr Grigg, and Mr Coster." NOTICE OF MOTION^ Mr Coster gave notice to moyo at next meeting—" That the minimum water charge for the ensuing year be reduced to 7s 6d." | DEPUTATION. I Messrs Carney, Fittock, and Howe, iSpnngburn district, waited upon the Council, complaining that the supply of | watrr to their properties had been cut off ! by Mr Fawcett, an adjacent proprietor, through whose land their supply had to be raken. i | The Engineer explained the circum stances under whirh the supply was introduced. The races were not county races, but had been made by the settlers themselves, the supply being taken with the Council's sanction. Mr Fswcett, however, had no right to the water except what the Council gave. His property fronted Taylor's Stream, but his back paddocks could only be supplied by some such arrangement ap had existed. The Engineer was instructed to inquire into the mntter with a view to amicably arranging with Mr Fawcett, failing such an arrangement, Mr Fawcett's supply to be withdrawn. CQARITAB(JE Aih,. The payment of £200, the county'H quota for the quarter of charitable aid contribution, was authorised. WATER APPLICATIONB, Mr F. Peter applied for certain culvert accommodation on a private race, and drew attention to the state of the approach to Mount Somers traffic bridge the fencing of which was defective, and to the water race crossing on the Mount Sonmrs road. The Engineer was of opinion that the owner should provide the culvert accomo, dacjon applied for, as the Council did not provide accomodation works, even for county races. The matter of fencing, etc. would be attended to. The Clerk was instructed to reply in tews of the Engineer's opinion. An application by Mr S. Brown, Wakanui, for re-adjustment of water charges on his property was referred to the Committee on the Wakanui Creek to consider and report. The Chairman of the Anama Road Board, Mr E G. Wright, wrote for the Board, asking the Council to put in hand at once the works required to supply water to all the perpetual lease sections in : the Anama Road district. The plans had been prepared by Mr Baxter, had, beefi approved by the' Grown Lands Oommist sioner, and sent to Wellington for the formal approval of the Minister for Lands,. £88 Is lQd was now and wculfl be paid over when required, or as much of it as rnigb.t be necessary to defray the cost of the work. The letter wag approved of. Messrs Gudsell, Kurdy, and Clothier, Tuiwald, wrote asking that a race running through their properties should be shifted nearer to the fences, the applicants doing the work.—Granted. Certain gorse on a storm water pond at Belraont was ordered to be reported upon by the Engineer. The water charge of Mr W. P. S. Elmslie was remitted for 1891. Mr Wilkinson, Chertsey, was granted permission to change direction of a race on his properly. ASHBURTON POST OFFICE AND RAILWAY STATION. The Borough Council wrote asking the Council's co operation in approaching the Railway Cfommissioncra and Postnwteiv General with a view to obtaining '■the; erection of a new passenger station ancf'^ new post offi.ee at Ashburtcm. Thq Council agreed to co-operate with the Borough. HHvamiSßim licenses. Slaughtering licenses were granted to ! Messrs Ballance and Tasker Bros. . LEAVE OF, ABSENCE. Tlje Chairman apologised for the absence of Mr Harper, and leave of absence was given to Mr Friedlander for the next two meetings, and to Mr Wright during tiie siting of Barliataent, "..' '* ;;* * PLANTING. A memo on' the cost of planting Dromore plantation, from Mr Porter was u*fcrrrf to the Planting Committee. l ' - 'Renders for the construction of waper races were accented as follow;— Contracts

THE ASHBURTON GTTARDIATST: SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1892.



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