MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under.subiect to the necessary alterations :- THURSDAY, December 8. For Northern Ports, per lakapuna, at 030 a.m. . •

DEATH.

Willis —On December 7, Richard HAnrKR Willis, at his residence, New Brighton (for many years Collector of Customs, Launeeaton, Tasmania), in his 83rd year.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

0 .ving to extreme pressure on our space several communications are held over. The snake from the barque Nith at Oamaru "has turned out to be a lizard. The death is announced of Mr Charles Harley, sen., one of the pioneer settlers of 'Nelson, he having arrived m that province with his wife and family in 1842. Mr Harley was in his 88th year. At a meeting of the New Zealand Cyclists' Alliance, at Christchurch last night, per mission was granted to the Ashburton Cycling Club to hold a three-mile provincial championship race. Mr Hugo Friedlander is a passenger by the Doric, which arrived at Hobart last night, from London, and sailed for Wel lington this forenoon. William Morrin, aged twenty-five, was playing cricket at Horseshe Bend, near Roxburgh, on Tuesday, when he was struck on the forehead by the ball. He died next day. At the annual meeting of the Hospital Board, at Christchurch, held yesterday afternoon, Mr R S. Wood was elected chairman. It was stated that subscriptions amounting to £900 had been received to wards the erection of a nurses home. It will be »eea in an advertisement on our third page that Messrs Craighead and Berryman intend showing a large stock of tweeds, suitings, etc., at Rakaia on Saturday next, to ascertain it any inducement should offer to open a branch there. Next Saturday Messrs Friedlander Bios, will hold a special sale of groceries, Bpirits, and beer—a consignment received in conse quence of the failure ot a Melbourne im porting firm ; and at the same time will be sold the privileges in connection with the Ashburton Trotting Club's meeting on Anniversary Day. " The J. G. Ward Farmers' Association of New New Zealand (Limited)," with a capital of £100,000, has been registered in Invercargill. The directors are the Hon J. G. Ward (managing), Dr Hanan (Inver- I cargil!), Mr Thomas Green, J. P. (Gore). Mr Ward retains the freezing works at the bluff. ' The Committee of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club have selected the following local athletes to represent the Club at the Championship meeting at Wellington in February:—L. Broad, 100 yds and 250 yds; C. G. Reea, half-mile, mile and three miles; F. J. Leggat, half,mile and mile; D. Matson, 120 yds hurdle* and 440 yds hurdles. There is considerable dissatisfaction in Wellington with the decision of the Resi dent Magistrate in letting off a man who bit a constable's thumb with a small fine and four days' imprisonment. It appears that the unfortunate policeman may have to have his thumb amputated, and meanwhile he is in great pain. One paper pertinently asks how the police can be expected to interfere in street rows when the Bench shelters offenders of this class. The members of the Ashburton County Polo Club have had several good practices lately, at which there has been a. good muster of players. At a meeting held on Wpdnesdav evening it was announced that a Sfrom the QhVchuroh Club would be present at the opening of the s§aßon of the local Club on Saturday, December 17, to take place on the groand at Tmwald, Members of the Club together with their friends are invited to be present. Mr Buckley was elected captain, and the colors of the Club were also arranged. There is a dangerously deep part of the river on the Tinwald side, at a point near fcbe bridge. On Tuesday evening, two lads, driving * horse and dog cart, essayed the river there, The ypunger lad, not liking the look of jthe stream, got pnj; of the trap before it left the banfc ? %t the other kept on The horse and trap sank down &p okcc -nto nine or ten feet of water, and were com "w »i v ™"ered. The trap became §ntangjed, P TILLrJ m* being Table to get above and the horse, no. *• ft..., _ , , • . water was drowned. Ine I** ™V *" driving, as soon as the danger became apparent to him, got out otthe trap and reached the bank with the aid of the willow boughs. , An effective mode of getting rid of thp grass on streets nuisance has just been|devised in the shape of an electrical vegetation de stroyer. This consists of a wire brush, very much in appearance like an ordinary scrubbing brush. This ia connected by a wire with a dynamo in the nearest available electric light or power station, A powerful current; i« turned on, and the operator draj;s the fully charged brush, which is supplied by a wooden handle, over the grass, killing it instantly. There are many ways in which this ability to instantly destroy vegetation can be utilised. The Ashburton Borough Council should make inquiries about this invention before they order the mower. I "Observer" writes to the "Post":— " There will be an occulation of the planet Saturn by the moon on December 13, at 9h 18min 33sec a.m. The time is taken from the ' Nautical Almanac," and is there giyen iqe the ggrjtre of the earth, so good wajhch should be" kept papier, If the morn ing be clear and quiet, .this oceultftijoa j^lj be very beautiful. Saturn, at the emersion of the dark edge of moon ? will appear jta stapt out of nothing, as the dark edge will not be yisibl^ in full daylight. Saturn is not a bright p&nefc ? ij^d ifc is doubtful whether a binocular will show jbh,e placet at all, Ja a large telescope Saturn's largo satellite may be seen,?' At this sfiasos of wool fl»N> th,e following extract from a London journal jj'fll be of interest:—Nothing is heard of but; over supply, and this apparently because our worn out coats ho longer are annihilated, but disintegrated, and enter on another plane of existence after a painful progress through a i siwddv mill. The cycle now is from wool to mtingo, ftfrd from mungo to more shoddy; until 7 at a placje lfe L^ds, for instance, weaving from'the woolis'a cfyriowty, tQ see which you have to take to the surrounding country. The wear of wool is truly ever lasting. The woolen plotl) goes forth to be madeiato a coat, and after months of wear returns to be shoddig.cj, i&nd forth again m thp roll'co be made" i#to t&ovfi gqats ? and comes brick to fee resh^ddie^. Where |s it all to end? It would se^m a» though shoijdy'woujd kjU the sheep, ?-nd Australia, whose wealth js her wool, 'will have to pro duce wool more ghfiaply flr find something else to make money withe The first of the Amateur Swimming (jlub's strips of races were swum on Wednesday evening. Tll2 fifty yards handicap for iusicr* (sixteen and uiider) W», the first F/Willianis I^' /• Al.^ .te JJ- Purchase The raw /as WTOWtor easily by Ale'oni, with Mitchell second, Time, 47sec, l*op £hp (Bgyenty-five yards handicap there were seye# c«Jm^tjf,ors— H. . Curtis and Pauling scr, Grubb 2see, Clowes Ssec, Burns ssec, Henry llsec, Cookson 15sec, rJ his was a capital race, all the competitors being in a bunch when within ten yards from home, where (Jrubb who va S gang well shot out on the over hand stroke; and wjth good judgment won an exciting tinish by Xarely two yards, Cookson second, hardly pressed by the other competitors, lime, £> 4 sth sec, Messrs A. J. Muller&nd A. Harrison were the judges, and the <*ptain w« starrer.

AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION.

THE DRAINAGE BILL.

No. I. I This Bill, which, like the Stock Bill ' and Godlin Moth Bill, has been circu lated with a view to suggestions for its improvement being forwarded to the Minister for Agriculture prior to its introduction next session, repeals 1 the Drainage Act of 1881, and section 209 of the Counties Act, and, in all districts in which it may be brought into force, will supersede and repeal sections 266 to 268, and subsections 2 and 3 of section 311 of the last named Act, so far as all the said I sections and subsections respectively relate to the drainage of land or to drainage works. The whole law relating to such matters will therefore be found within the four corners of I the proposed new measure, of which we will now proceed to sketch out the salient provisions. The interpretation clause sets out, inter alia, that the term " drainage works " is to be under stood to mean drainage works of any sort; that the word " Board " means a Board of Trusteed for a drainage district constituted under this Act and that the word " owner " means the person entitled to receive the rack rent of rateable property, or any person seised, possessed of, or entitled to land or any interest therein. Fart I. deals with the constitution of districts and boards, and gives power to the Governor to declare any part of the colony to be a drainage district! upon receipt of a petition in that behalf from a majority of the rate payers. Such- a district may be com posed of an entire county or counties, or any entire road district, or road districts with part or parts of others, or of any county or part of a county, together with any road district or part; of a road district, and with or without any borough or town district dr part therein. Immediately dn the con stitution of a drainage district, the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10 of the Public Works Act, 1882, and the Rating Act, 1882, come into force thereof; and every Board of Trustees is to be deemed a local authority within the meaning of these Acts. Every district is to have a Board consisting of not less than five nor more than seven members, the Governor to appoint the day for the first election. The Trustees first elected are to hold office till the month of November in the year following that in which they are elected, and thereafter the elections are to be for a period of three years. A ratepayers' list is to be prepared, and every ratepayer whose name is included therein is to be an elector. Each^ Board is to elect its own chairman, and the presence of thf.e trustees is necessary to constitute a legal meeting of the Board. Clauses 13 to 21, which deal with the powers of the Board, provide that the Board may subdivide districts, may construct and maintain drains and water courses, may enter upon lands for purposes of inspection, survey, or inquiry, and tiaay take away earth or other materials, subject to provision for compensation to the owner of the land. It may also make drains from private lantU, the following (section 17) being the full text of this important part of the Bill:— If any land within the district shall not, as to the drainage of surface ajtid storm water, be drained by 1 some efficient drain fiommuniQatiug with, some public water oourse or drain used or made under the authority of this Aot, the Board may con, struct, through any land lying between the flrst-mentioaed lands and the nearest such watercourse or drain, an open drain, paved or otherwise suited for draining therefrom and from the intermediate lands, such surface and storm water as aforesaid, but so that such drain shall not pass through or under any house, building, or other like structure ; and all expenses incurred by the Board in respect of any such drain or any car|b thereof made through the land of any Separate qi{rner§ ghall bg repaid to the Board py such owners. ' ' It is, however, also expressly enacted tbM the Board shall keap all drains and water cCysej constructed by or vested in it, or under its management, in proper order so as r?ot to be a ijuisanos or injurious to health. A maximum ppnalty pf may c inflicted upon any unauthorised person who makes any drain into any water course or drain vested in the Board, or who stops or obstructs any such water course or drain. The Board is pro tected against any claim for damages caused by the accidental overflow of any water course, or the sudden break ing of any bank, dam, etc,, except wljen notice has, prior to such damage occurring, been given to the Board of any weakness or deficiency which it has failed to remedy, or when the Board has not taken proper pre cautions. Sections 22 to 54 deal with compensation, rates, borrowing powers, etc., and of these we reserve a synopsis until next issue. ? /

SUPREME COURT.

[per press association.]

ApcitjtAND, I?ecember7. In Bango, onarjas E, Matthews, fop practising as a solicitor witiiout a certip» cate, was adjudged gijtilty of contempt of Court, and a Ijne of £2^ Was inflicted unlesg be paid by January $ A similar application against Charles E, Madden was adjourned for a week. .

COMMERCIAL.

ITCR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

AtjCkCA^td; December t. About three thousand bales were offered at to-day's wool sales. The fleece this sfrispn is good in point of weight, but as a rure'lo.t4; ty'e mst Qnty Wew were passed f AYtJje JSTa^r' Xealaii^ Loan and j Mercantile Agency 'Uoropany's sale ii}'e j prices roalised were 46c{d*(i!y better than I had bee# anticipated oi^ th^ basis of Londoij yalue^. Th^e prices were—locks, bellies, and pieces, 3f<s» 4d» JJ|4»".aJMf|br first pieces up to s|d ; merino and loqgr wool up to 7d ; Lincoln, 6|d ; cross and uxPhred, B|d. The rates a"t Hunter and ' Nolan's sale were—langwool. s£d Jo:7d ; cr^sbre^s, titfii to 7|d ; merinos, Bpx to j 7d. At'trl-Ifi Binriey's-.in^etior ci'6«a# bred, s|d to 6d ;' niedium, 6£d t(i!6Jd"; good, (s|cl to 7<l; ffn'e, 7|-d' ioV7|d : halt bred, Yfd. At Bjicjkland and Sona 1 sale nro3sbreds ranged to'/|d half b, red |p 7fd, while longwool brought 6|d.' f :

Addington Stock Market.

Christchurch, December ?. Store Sheep—The demand for store sheep .of any kind caused prices to regain firm, and a clearance was effected, Tlje number yarded wm frcm 2000 to 2500, Two-tootl;

crossbreds, 12s to 13s; four-tooths up to lisf, i aged crossbred shorn ewes, with full percent age of lambs, 183; woolly merino ewes and lambs, lls 6d to 13s 6d. Fat Lambs—Boo were yarded, and found a ready market, but at a trifle lower rates than late week's, except for prime freezers. Prices ranged from Ss 3d to 14s 3d. Fat Sheep — The sale of 5500 yarded was not so miniated as last week's, as buyers for export were still holding off, and trade requirements were nob so heavy as recently. Best crossbred wethers were disposed of at 12s 3d to 15a 6d; maiden ewes, lls 6d to 13s. Merino wethers brought 8s to 10s 9s for shorn sheep, and lls to 13s for those in wool. Fat Cattle—A. smaller entry than for some weeks past met with a. fair demand. Best steers sold at I*6 15s to £8 53 ; heifers, ' £9 17s 6d to £7. There was a smaller per centage of cows than usual. Second quality of beef was not iv good demand. Stork Cattle— The sale of young cattle of all kinds was brisker than usual, every head being snapped up at fancy prices. Eighteen-months-old sold at £2 18s to £3 3s I6d ; two-year-olds, £3 to £3 15s; two-and | a-half-year-olds up to £4 153; three-and four-year-old bullocks up to £6 7s. Pius—A limited entry caused keen com petition. Baconere realised 3fd per lb; porkers, 4d per Id.

Ashburton Markets.

MESSRS MILKS AND CO. ! Messrs Miles and Co. report on the live stock sals held at the Ashburton yarda on Tuesday, December 6, as follows : — The total entries of stock numbered 4090 s.heep, and a fair supply of cattle, and pigs. To the prevailing demand for hoggets may be attri- ' buted the very large attendance of the public, who were present from all quarters, mainly attracted by our entry of an exten sive line of hoggets from Mr C. J. Harper. i The bulk of the entries nhowed considerable improvement in quality upon recent local 1 sheep Bales, and with one or two exceptions all lines were cleared under spirited biddings ! and at very satisfactory prices to vendors. : For butchers 3 trade a dozen pens of shorn crossbred and merino wethers were were exhibited, bejng about equal to trade re quirements, and were disposed of at prices ranging from lls lOd to 14s 2d for the former and 8s 6d to 9s 6d for merinos. Twelve fat lambs changed hands at 10s and 10s 6d. Following the sale of fat sheep we had the pleasure to offer 2200/ odd shorn two-tooth crossbred wethers, an even well grown line in splendid condition, the feiture of the day's market, and well meriting the encomiums passed upon them. Competition for these sheep was exceedingly keen, and they were cleared in two lines, on behalf of Mr Harper, at 13a 9d and 13s Bd. A couple of pens of four-tooth crossbreds made from ■ 13s lid to 14s 2d. Merino ewes with lambs were in small entry, and were, disposed of at 7s 2d all counted; an inferior lot making 4s lid. Our sales at auction were:—27 fac crossbreds, 10a lid; 15 crosabreds, 10s lid ; 915 crossbred two-tooths, 13a 9d; 1286 two-tooth crossbreds, 13a Bd. During the week we have placed privately 546 crossbred ewes and lambs at 15s. RAKAIA SALE. Our monthly auction at this township was held on December 1, when we disposed of several lots of sheep at good prices:—Dry merino ewes up to 7s 3d ; merino ewes with lambs, 12s lOd. We also sold several cows, pigs, etc, together with a large quantity of sundries, at satisfactory rates. WOOL SALIJ. The first local auction of the season will be held in the Orange Hall this day (Thurs day), when 3000 bales will be placed under the hammer j .vhich the largest quantity yet offered in Aahburton, and is proof of the popularity of our local sales,

ROAD BOARD.

RANGITATA.

A meeting of the Raugitata Road Board was held on Monday at Lismore. Presonb^-Messra C, J. Harper (Chair* man), E. M. Goodwin,. B. G. Wright and F. Peter, WATER SUPPLY FOR PERPETUAL LEASE SECTIONS. Mr Kellahan, Maytielcl, interviewed the B,ard respecting water supply to per petual lea«e sections on the ftourh Hinds ru.>d, occupied by himself and others. The Chairman read the reply of the County Engineer to the application of July IJ, to the effect that it was imprac ticable, on account of deficient water supply from Limestone creek, and the fact that the raos would have to be taken over a succession of terraces. . Mr Kellahan explained that the supply would lOt be short for more than on-? month in the year, and that the settlers would be content with a supply for eleven months ; and further, that if the Council object to the expenses, the settlers would be willing to make the race themselves, if the Council would agree to construct the ford over the road. Mr Wright said the application should, \n the $rst instaiipe, fyaye bee.n submitted^ to the Cqunci}, ana pqt left to,' b@ "deafj; with solely by ths Engineer. The Board agreed that these people w«fd entitled to the water, as their sections were on the bank of the river Hinds, and that previous to the con struction of the water race there had been a plantlful supply of water in the river. Mr Wfight agfepd to allo^r the rape to be continued through his property to tljie main race, so that the surplus would not bp wasted. It yas then resolvpd that the applica tion for a water supply to Mr Rellahttii and others be granted, and t&at the County Council be requested tq under take the work. THIRDS}. > ; The following letter from the Minister of Lands, re " thirds " from settlers on the Rangitata Plains was read j— Sir,—l am directed by the Minister o( Lands to inform you that a petition haa been received from settlers on Rangitata Plains, urging Government to pay over the "thirds" derived from thsir lands to the County Council and not to your Board. This being bo, will you please say whether or not your Board has any objection to the prayer of the petition being granted ; and if go, will you ple^SQ state your reasons 'fully for Ministers bonfrlderatiosl.— I ha&e 4% A. Darrell, Under Secretary for' Crown Lands. ' ' •'' ;■••.. The Chairman, Bangitata Boad Board. Thf Chairman had replied for the Board as the matter wj|s urgent, seeing that the ?'thirds" were being held o^cr whijie the County CounciJ were pressing the Board for payment for the works already executed' by ttye Council and approved by the" Land uoapd; The following is thie Chairman's letter j^-* The Honourable the Minister of Lands, Wellington. Sir, —I have the honor, to reply to your letter of the 2nd insfc , and on be half of my Board to protest strongly against f*ny attempt [q divert the acn.vited "'thirds,'" for tfce fol^c/wing Reasons }— 1. The County Council lasib year refused by resolution to accept the responsibility of expending the "thirds" as theylac crued-, when moved to do so by Mr Wright; 2. liounty Qounoil can*qt \\mvp the fnuSbipM #'$c Jlpad' goa ? 4 m e^pe»d : ! ins money on'road» witmn * fto^cj Ing? trictwhenaS:^,noM(i^ *» «f»fs3 TJjie Road 3 with the appr^7M. of the "Lajid IJoard of t|ie district, and tKe Minister oj Landg, ljaye no^ pro': vided about seventy miles of' new Vatrr races and enlargements for the benefit of the perpetual lease settlers, which have have been paid for out of " thirds, 1 1,-— f he 3|oad iiQi^u **ayq ft!«? submitted pro posaltf for road 1 mSkin^Vt a oi £m% entirely'for the benefit bf perpetuil .Ka'sj settler^, which proposals are, I 1 under stand, approved by the Land Board. s.—The settlers now »w reasonably supplied with water but require j/oads. The Road Boaril is ready an* willing to do all they can in the interest of the settlers,' and ' moßb strongly resenjb any attempt on thq part of the Department of; Lands to disturb the present system. —t < have, ©to., C, J. H4W»ft, Ohainn^n.'

Mr Wright objected that the Chairman had no right to reply before submitting the letter of the Minister of Lands to the Board. . The Chairman considered the matter so important that, knowing the mind of the Board, the subject having been discussed at the last meeting, he had taken upon himself to reply immediately. Mr Wright dissented from the tenor of the latter to the Minister of Lands, and intended to move further in the matter The Chairman wished for an expression of opinion by the Board as to his action in replying to the letter. Mr Goodwin moved " That the reply of the Chairman to the Minister <i Lands re petition be approved by the Board." Mr Peter seconded. As an amendment, Mr Wright moved— •€ That the reply sent to the Minister of Lands by the Chairman in reference to petition was irregular, inasmuch aa the said letter was not submitted to the Board, and that one of the statements is not in accordance with the facts." The amendment not having been secondei, Mr Goodwin's motion was put and carried—Mr Wright disseHtirg. The Board then went exhaustively into the question of •• thirds," and ultimately Mr Wright gave the following notice of motion:—" That one half the moneys accruing from the "Thirds", in the | Rangitata Road District be paid over to ; the County Council for the., next three years, to defray the coat of enlarging and i extending the water races as may be re quired by the owners, and generally in defraying all costs and charges connected with providing and maintaining a water supply for those settlers contributing "thirds." CORRESPONDENCE. From the County Engineer with re-, ference to proposed race through back of perpetual leasehold sections on reserve 350, occupied by Messrs Anderson and Rennie. Mr Liddle was prepared to pay £6, cost of extension through his property, but the outlet through Mr Chisnall's Und would cost a further sum of £4 10s, and would not benefit Mr Chisnall. In the circumstances thin amount should be paid out of the *• thirds."—Approved. From the Engineer rt water supply for James Annett, that the matter had been dealt with by the Council. From Mr Taylor, respecting fences across a road.-—The matter had been attended to by the Clerk. From Mr H. H. Pitman, Steward of Education Reserves, stating that the lease of reserve No. 1551 expired on November 1, and the reserve had been subdivided,; and let in three lots for fourteen years. He enclosed a tracing giving the areas of subdivisions, and names of lessees, for the purpose of placing the names on the roll. —Approved, Applications from Messrs Robert Gallagher and Uriah Gallagher, ro have their names placed on the roll for sections at Mayfield were approved. The Clerk to write to the Land Board for particulars of tenure and value. WARDS. The question of subdivision was dis cussed at some length, and ordered to remain in abeyance until next meeting. wohks. The Clerk reported that Mrßeaney was making satisfactory progress with his contract near the Rangitata bridge; that about two chains of the Mayfield road would require to be formed ac the junction of present contract; and that a ford would need a little extra work.— Approved. That D. Kellahan had commenced his contract for metalling at Mayfiald. and was making good progress. That W. Gallagher had finished his contract for filling in the ruts on the May field to Anatna Road. Resolved that tenders be called for metalling (seven yards to the chain) 180 chains on this road. The Clerk was authorised to let con tracts for stone picking, thircy feet wide, on road from Mr Doyle's to the finger posts, Mayfield road-five miles ; also on road through plantation reserve 2590, and to have the stones picked for lon chains from the finger post along each of the four roads not under contract. That A. Harvey had not commenced his contract on the Boundary road.— A letter was received from Mr Harvey, ask ing for an extension of tima to January 31. 1893.~The Board directed the Clerk to reply that in consequence of ths delay in commencing the contract it was decided to call for fresh tenders for the work, The Clerk was instructed to have the crossing over the Hinds, near The Brothers, repaired, and the water tablas of the cutting on the Gawlor Downs cleared out. To, notify the County Council of leak age from water rape damaging the road. To write to the Upper Ashburton Road Board, asking if they would be williug to place the repairs of the Hindu fords under the control of this Board, and to bear half the cost of the same. RATE. It was resolved to strike and levy a rate of one farthing in the £ on all ratenble property in'the district for the period commencing April 1, 1892, and ending March 31, J 893, payable in one sum on The Cleric was instructed to apply to the Government for subsidy j to write to the County Engineer respecting applica tion for water supply by Catherine Small, Hipds. HISCI&LANSOns. It was resolved that in future a deposit of 5 per-cent be required from contractors on all contracts over £20. It was also resolved that the meetings of the Board in future be held on the first Wednesday in each month. Accounts amounting to £37 0a 9d were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB. \ SPRING MEETING. '

i Tl|e following handicaps ljave been de clared. Maiden Handicap, of 15 soys; 1| miles.—Bridal Rose scratch, l"riseie itaec; Italia Rookh fisec/ Jolaritbe lOsec, Bonding lOsec, Forester 14sec, Hibernian ir, Shanks, Vagary, S.P.D., King Uol (Glamour, M.M., Miggie May, Geord c 18sec, Daisy, Sedgley Maid 20sec, Boston Girl, Nelly, Tommy 23sec, Alyth, Ooralie, T«ipo 25sec. Lagmhor Hanmcap, (harness) of 20 Hoy* ; jiwra wijjee,—Jt*dy Janp wra^h, JJ6tae Bule Sseti, Mount Joy Bseg, .Yfe toria' X ISseo, Rocket II Bi.sec, M.M. 37sec, iFbeihound 37sec, Daisy 39sec. , DisTiticT Handicap, of 2Q soys 5 two miles:- Miss Cave scratch, BarneyO'Hea psec, Victoria II < 15390,*'Jeflft ISsec, Tffoiie aSsiep,;; Ipjantn^ 33se<J, &7&to, Porester B«86«, Rooltet 4^»ec, HiboroiftO ]I, Vagary, Glamour 43sec, B ec,T™^ AsHpuRTOX ;HANpiCAf, of 40 soya; thpee miles.—Josephine scratcjj, Houn£ J^y lSsec, Barney Q'Sea^QseQ,'Vkioria II 2osec, BriUftl Kos« 25seo, Louie SSaec, Mm Molly $5 W c, RocieMl - «r^ uoston Girl Oosec, Fleethound 65oec. Sblung Handicap, (Saddle) of 20 soys; one miio ttad <» h»lf.-7rj003. scratch, Shanks, Julia, (jjueer fellow, Whangs, Geordie 6sec, Tommy 7sec, Coralie IQsecl Electric Markup, (Saddle) of : $) soys ; one mile.—Josephine, Miss Cave scratch; Lady Jane 3aeo, Barney OHm , 7sec, Victoria 11. Slsec, Trissie 12sec, Lalla Rookh llsec. Humbug, Miiw Molly, Rocket 11. lljaec, Racket 2Jsec, Boston Gir|, Fleethound, Maggie May 22sep; ] S*fih(pony)SiWc, ' ' ' " 1

ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH.

ANNUAL GARDEN PARTi*.

The Parsonage grounds in Hampttead - were quite gay all yesterday afternoon and evening with merry makers, the occasion being the annual/efe held by die parishioners of St. Stephen's, which usually takes the form of a garden party. The lawn in front of the Parsonage was set aside for a sort of promenade, and stall* for the sale of work, etc., and fruit ! and floweis were erected under the trees i that fringe the lawn. The stall for the sale of work and fancy goods was presided o<r«r by Mesdames Bullork, J. Curtis, and Quane; and the fruit and-flower stall by Mesdames Bell and Thom%s and Misses Purnell and Twentyoun ; and the members of the Vestry, assisted by Messrs F. Saville, W. W. Smith and Bentley Morgan, were most active throughout the day in assisting in pro raoting the enjoyment of the guests, having also during the two previous days given most trilling assistance in erecting the booths and in completing all the preparations. ' , . The Ashburton Brass Baud held a place on the lawn and played some excellent music, andaeornerof the lawn was alsouti* v lisedbytbeboysaeabowlingereen, Itwonld be quite safe to say that those bowls had not been rolled so much nor so often, nor so crookedly, nor so much in defiance off all the laws of the game, in any one day since they came from the hands of the maker. On the grass plot across' the , garden path a croquet ground was laid off, and agood set of pruquet fear wo ▼ided. This lawn was also made use of largely. In a little paddock adjoining, a Urge marquee was erected, in whibhtea was served at five o'clock, and the Urge staff of fair attendants had their hands quite full fcr more than an hour, between four and five hundred guests having partaken of the good things provided and . so temptingly laid out. Ib the belt of trees beyond there was the usual merry go-round, kindly provided by Mr F. Ferriinan, with swings near by, and in : this spot Air W. G, Rees was matter of sports nearly all the afternoon, and kept the merry-go-round going right merrily.' Below the lea tont about thirty yards, an Aunt Bally was set up, but though ah* was, attacked very frequently by such young people as fancied themselves 6a their " shying " ability, her buffets with the sticks were few and far between. On the left of the entrance to the lawn Mr Page's shooting gallery was set up, and was fairly patronised. PRESENTATIONS TO THE IKCUMBIMT AND MRS SCOTT. The day before the Garden Party, the ladies forming the " working bee " oi the church presented Mrs Scott with a haiuU some work table, as a souvenir of her Ashburton time, as a token of the high esteem in which she, is held by the mothers and daughters of the church, and as an acknowledgment of the great value she has been to them and to the parish by her unremitting labor in the cause of religion, more especially in connection with the religious training of the young. - The table is a most beautiful piece of cabinet work, and the fame of its beauty spread so rapidly and so widely among the large crowd that attended the garden party, that the room in the Parson we in which it was shown wat> quite besieged all the afternoon by ladies anxious to examine its fine inlaid work, artistic workmanship, and the cleverness of its design, the Utter supplying a plaoe for every conceivable nick-nack that a lady requires to work with. The top slab which is of highly-polished and beauti fully veined rimu, exhibits when folded an intricate inlaid pattern, worked out with the perfection of the joiner's art in toteta knot, honeysuckle, white pine anil walnut —all, save the last-mentioned, New -Zee? land woods, be it noted—and oanbe opened out to double the size, thus forming.a capital cutting-out table. It Is furnished - with a drawer divided into partitions and fitted up with cottons, threads, etc;, on mother-of-pearl reels, with scissors,' and - other requisites, while below is a deeper drawer or "well" (touse the technical term) for storing materials. There tea bottom shelf of rimu, and the four turned legs and spindles are of the same timber. The whole is the wcrk of Messrs Piekford and UhdrilJ, and is irrefutable proof that the very best description of cabmet work can be and is executed in Ashburton. At half-past six, Mr John Curtis, church warden, took his stand on a tree stump on the lawn, round which circled a large ring of the parishioners and friends, and. addressing the Rev. B. JL < Scott, said —The parishioners have on (he occasion of your leaving Ashburton,' been wishing to convey to you some, token of their very great esteem and regard, for the many acts of kindness and. sympathy which you have always dispUyettduring the long time you have been among us, and of their hearty approbation of your ministerial work. It is, therefore my pleasing duty, on behalf of the many members^ to asfc you to accept this purse of sovereigns, and trust that both Mrs Scott and yourself may be spared many years in the new spheris of your labors. The Rev B. A, Scott said Mr Curtis had been good enough, at half-past two that af tarnooA, to give him some alight intimation as to what he intended tpudo, and which he had just done, so that he (the speaker) should be able to think of what kind of a speech he should make mam reply. But he had not bee* able, notwithstanding that warning, to think of what he ought to say. In EngUnd; they in the colonies were commiserated' on haying a voluntary churoh > the feeling being that under a system by which the church was supported by the voluntary offerings of the people, the clergyman was deprived of much of that independence which was enjoyed hj the olergyman of a church in which hfe support was provided fpj? by law. Ttore'risstperkaJw-aoWe th!ng in that. But' he had W woxfcK id a voluntary church" for sev*eriteea years, and no one tutd eve* attempted Id takeaway his independence or lessen hjq irijjuence. Poring the years! he h,ajd beea with them, in St Btonb,e£'s thfa, b£d been, roecj*^iy%e case, and, moreover, heaad. had *yery help te. axercise every influenoe for thatl^e could exercise^ and thjß was Mother instance of die voTtmtary church being willing to do its beat for its pastor. He had been ten years with them, and during that time he believed, if he could judge by the deads and spoken words of his people, that he had obtained their goodwill. They had helped bun all they could with ass of kin&HM and 1 wojsdspf-ego^rqpwenK Anlhatafsaaot thit' was the haadeonw boggy *sy Jlad presented to his wife and himself , J another was the handsome purse they haul presented !to him on going'to Enjnand,' and by wliich he Had 4>efck '^naWfft. to. e^tofed itjs teqfrele : ««4 oo^^hat fcttVa^ g«jng a,way *hey Iwm4 g»T?« fcim. »l^th» h»ndsome present, : Their eonduw towards him had ever been kindly, and , ..„  ».„.. reutouixwt. uu« uufiy nan. I received the news of his going to 1 Sydenharo, andthi, expressioMi .afgoed I wishes that i»»a been nrsae both tj|en'an(( sin«e, and with these in his memory hi» w^nM aa to ftvdflßJ}flm. _ wj{{| BtycJi encouragement, The ray. geotlumtn left . his good wishes with them, and his desires - for God's blessing upon them, and con cluded by again tfaartking t&cw tv fcbfi nahie of %ra"ScW and^ruiii^forlhetf kindly feelings and hvndsbtne gifts. ' l> v Auld Langsyne " was thei} sung, and cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Scott with great enthusiasm* Shortly before nine o'clock the Rev Mr §optt addressed a few words of fare well to tbqse j Ho ftad assembled, referring;<

THE ASHBTJRTON atTARPiAN; THtBSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1893.



FOR THE HOLIDAYS G. J. NEILL and OO's SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS MONTH. Ladies' Cashmerette Hose, double knee, 10£ d Ladies' Cashmere Hose, Is New Fashionable Dress Goods, 3s lid a dozen Wonderful Value in Summer Dress Tweed, 6£d Black Cashmeres and French Merinos, all prices. Wonderful Value from is *a to 5s 6d per yard All Wool Flannel, 7Jd per yard Flannelettes at 3s 6d per dozen Good Heavy Twilled at sk! Leather Shirting, Swansdown Back, at 7fd per yard Washing Prints, 3s lid per dozen A special line of White Muslin, 4Ad Pongee Cloths and Delaines in most beautiful patterns, CLOTHING. Men's Colonial Tweed Suiw, 23s 6d Men's Serge Suits, 22* 6d Men's Tweed Trousers from 5s lid Boys' Tweed Suits in endless variety Men's Ribbed Cotton Pants, Is 6d Men's Colonial Knit Wool Socks, ll£d per pair Men's Regatta Shirte, 2s lid Men's Strong Braces, 9d per pair Boys' Strong Bwces, 4d per pair. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. UNMISTAKEABLE VALUE. Ladies'and Children's Tan Shoes, a specialty Brown Canvas Shoes, all sizes Men's Bluchers, 5a 3d Men's nailed Shooters, Ba9d o „, A splendid line of Men's But India Kip Shooters, pegged, worthllß*6l for 13 m A rare line of Women's Strong Leather Shoes, worth 9s, foe 65,9 d Children* Tan Shoes Urown Canvas Shoea, and Patent Leather Slippers. All sizes at very low prices. G. J. NEILL and CO: FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, CORNER Ot EAST & MOORB STFEETS. HARDLEY BROS. WILLSHOLD A GENUINE ■ CLEAEING SALS Drapery, Clothing, * & Boots, COMMENCING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3. o ■' FOX PARTICULARS AND REDUCTIONS SEE HAND-BILLS. HARDLEY BEOS., BURNETT STREET. " " NEW ANNOCJNCEMENT. New Zealand Clothing: Factory, NEW PREMISES, JS4IST STREET, Wv - ro .ddinc rl»ily to our well-assorted Stock of serviceable Goods for the tUeni season.7 A few Special Lines will show the Puohc that our Goods ye not only cheap, but they are of the very best quality. SPECIAL-Genta' All Wont Sac Suit, 30s. SPECIAL-N.Z. Tweed Trousws, 9a 6d. HPwnriT,-Knva' Colonial Tweed Suits, 10a 6d. sSTrta \S Tennis Ha"s Is lid, JSew Hard a«d Soft Felt Hatfl. BOOT AND SHOB DEPARTMENT. » • «;«« ™,r Srni'k you will be convinced as co Cheapness and Quality. *The inCel?brateS^"werttin?Sewing Machines co be ha^d on the Time Payment I % cw Zealand Clotlilny Factory. HALLENSTEItf BItOS. ALEX. HENDRY.^Manager^ S. SALEK'S JNEW JEWELLERY'ESr ABLISHMENT. ,nt, w Tur i p\Tirrf'F'K'P HIGH-CLAS* STOCK IS NOW OPENED UP. THErSi G i X V j™* the atSn^ion of the Publ;c to the fact that having O SALEK be K s to d"g »• JJJI^ he j8 Bhowinj? a stock which for O fitted up^h,s Shop ™^™*U favorably with any in Christchurch. Siahty, price, and newest ac/ngni* i smsnts J nt the Ashburton District in tM»fore been «« »> 2J^? nd unique Stock tpetitll, sitfbAie b* viwa« pbs-spkt? 7WKDDING PRESENTS, WtHDAY PBKSJSKT^ XMAS PRESfcNlrf, J,y^y rATIOX TESTIMONIALS. and SUffer Jewellery ot every description. TRF WATCHMAKING AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING m DEPARTMENT B now complete in iti artWßementa, aa4 add:tional assistance having beer, obtahied, Customers may rAy on having theie work done • promptly and aatisfactorily _^ ___ S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. —=-- T^^o4~^X\on " I COLRMANB AND So 1 EUCALYPTB EX JL H;C JjCSJj J- ttlw ) tract is the only genuine in the market, tw firn? wr.Rl n and was awarded medals and diplomas at _1 Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating ■«.r U l^»<^ r«, tV rinii «,fl copjpetitora. For all affections of the Wl^rSlv|f S l;t/j <um< Chest »&d Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, NISIAN HITSLOP, ano CO., Coughs, QcUte Gravel, and Kidney Corn- Tea Lapui-ters, plaints, i* Has no & qual. Agents— V» Cwliel *trVet. Chrlatohu.ch. A»Hbu»to» Pkuo Co»»"' - # [



W^uied WANTED at once, good Lapper-up for Flaxmill. Good wages. Apply Tinwald Mills. 12 44 WANTED, Apprentices to the Dress making. Apply, MiSiKs Gates, Peter Street, 12 43 lOST, between Dromore and Ashbur- J ton. Lady's Straw Hat. Fiuder kindly le we with Mr McCallum. Grocer, Tancred street. 12*48 LOST, by a poor working man, between Uuiou Bank aud Somerset Hotel, roll of notes, sixtten singles. Finder will be handsomely rewarded. Apply Mail Office, or Central Hotel. December % 18^ 12§45 CHRISTMAS and New Year Cards, Hand Painted, Jewell«), Patent Irradiant Cards, Chaste and Pretty Book lets, Pa- kets Cards from 8d upwards.— H. M. Jones. 12 39 BOOKS, Books, now landing from London, excellent selection and value. School Committees very liberally dealt.-H. M. Jones. 12 40 -\7"MAS Graphic and London News, J\^ Jockey Jack, .\. Nineteenth Century Gladiator (Sullivan), The Nun's Curse and Idle Tales (Mrs Riddle), A Prodigal's Progress, and other New Books.—L. F. Andrbwks & Co. 12 41 "\1 ; ANTED Known—lee Creams, Ico VV Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H. G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. ANTED Known. ■— Circulating Library, Christmas Cards, Latest New Books. Good second-hand Books bought and sold.—Book Stall, Ashburton. 12 10 SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, tha best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. Siloock. 4t182 WANTED Known-Just purchased a line of High-class Dress Goods at » Great Discount. Will be sold cheap. See windows.—H. 0. Segebs, Melford House. T¥7"HY not Bake your own Bread when ▼ ▼ you can gee 50lbs of the best Roller Flour for live shillings cash or five shillings and sixpence booked at Robert Saunders' Buildings. 11 31 j WAATcD Jinown —Great Reductions in Dress Goods. Beautiful assort ment to choose from. A line at 5s lid ; usual price 12s.—H. C. Skgbr«, Melford , House. i can rely on getting the r3 celebrated 8.8.A. brand of Sheep Shears at Roebkt Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings, WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid and 4s lid doz. Thirty per cent under piice.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known that S. Salek, Watchmaker and Jewaller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. 10 213 DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4J *>er foot and buy a tank, complete with tap, tto2f«d before leaving workshop, for 30sTat J. VV. HARPrarj. WANTED Known—Grand Display of all the uewest shapes in Ladies' Summer Hats. Special sample shipment. One of each shape ; at S. W, ALCOBN & Cos. ■ - j WANTED— Ladies to inspect our j new and beautiful stock of Sum mer Dress Materials, Delaines, Pongee Cloths, Prints, etc., now open at S. W. Alcorn & Cos. WTAftTED Known—Dr Scott's cele * ▼ brated MlWttic Corsets can only b© obtainei i» Mh^m'Wa at W. U. Qo-MKtt's, "Tbfl Corner." "ANTED We ar© now giving away Beauu^ Presents to every purchaser of 5s and upwu^. Oomeand see our bargains in Drapery, <kc. -""**» V« Segers, Melford House. BEAR in mind that J, W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street, has the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ashburton. Now is the chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger sb.es in proportion. R*^EBUILDING Sale—Men's No. 3 Vests Is, Men's be3t Colonial Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Men's best Colonial tweed Trousers and Vests 12s 6d, Boys and Youth's Tweed Trousers 2s lid, Men's Leather Shirts 2s 6d, worth 4s 6d. The whole stuck will be slaughtered as the premises are to be pulled down in February.—Andrew Orr. 11 109 WANTED Known—Rebuilding Sale, Peal French Merinos, guaranteed, Is, Is 4d, and Is 6d, all colors. Prints 2=j per dozen, Silk Lace Is per dozen, Double Width French Dress Goods Is 6d, former price 3a Bd, Lace Curtains 2s lid, Towels 3i each, lot Umbrellas Is 6i, Sunshades U Ul&ndSs U, hn.it prise. Muslin Embroideries id, worth J.s.~ Andrew Orr. ** *1Q DON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carriage Lamps, and that Hakdlby has & large Stpok "n hand, also a large assortment of Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc-., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. Hardley, East Street, Ashburton, ITITANfRD~KTiown--That J. Muiaow VV keeps Ihe best stock of Boots in AsUbupfcou, for this reason that he pays cash *»d to mt> under or bound to any one firm lifee w*«F fa trade > J™^" enables him to procure jan.d $u%O the public with the Best Colonial and krigjish makes ; and his well-known make needs no recommendation. Always oil hand J^est Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at once. —J. Moison, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House, A" merry""ohri stm a s.- Splendid assortment of Cards, Booklets, and Souvenirs for season 1892-3. New Games in great variety. Beautiful lot; o£ Vases, Fancy Glassware, and Fairy Lamps Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and oiiier new Volumes. Prize Books at i^uce<!#Ki£flS. JNew Birthday Reward and ! Wedolu?^ tytfa'—Ti' Ff ANDRLWAS & 00,, Stetioners Qas. The IMPEKI kh IMSURANGE COMPANY, Lp. Established a.d., 1803. P»id up Capical and Invested Funds, pearly TWO MILLIONS STERLING. MR W, W. WHITE having relin quished the Age.my oi above office, wehave appointed Mr Robert MjgOaljcuijL" Eub-Agent for Ashburton and District. SCLANDERS & CO., 12 16 Chief Agt>nts for Canterbury. The Onslow: Biscuit. The latest and most delicate biscuit manufactured by A.ujgehrook and Co