MAIL NOTICES.

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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1892. LAND VALUATIONS.

The Boards of Review of Land Assessments m closely settled districts have as a rule got through their work without a great deal of difficulty, having m most cases either direct oi collateral evidence to guide them m cases of dispute. When big blocks have had to be dealt with, however, their txsk was by no means so easy, and at Napier and Timaru there was considerable friction between the large land-holders and the Assessors and ■Board. At Napier the Board refused to recognise the supervisor of assess ments, on the gi'ound that he had nc locus standi under the Act; and ai Timaru, Mr A. M. Clark, represents tive of the Estates Company, attempted unsuccessfully, to debar Mr Walkei from appearing m support of the valu ations of the Assessors. The objectors wanted to have matters all their own way. Some of the proceedings ai Timaru were of more than local interest. Small landholders have frequently had reason to complair of their properties being valued too high m proportion to large properties m the same locality, and cases that came before the Timaru Board prove that such has been th« case there, The New Zealand and Australian Land Company's Levels estate is ono instance. Some years age the manager of the property appealed against the Property tax valuation placed on the estate, and the Board oi Reviewers—two members of whicb were large landholders —granted a re duction of about £30,000. In addition to this the Government of the day— Atkinson—were, it is stated, exploited to the time of a further concession of .£12,000, making a total reduction of £42,000 m the valuation of a £300,000 property. It need scarcely be said that the company did not get on so successfully with the present reviewers. The value which was placed before them was ,£48,906 higher than the amount which previously stood against the property. Several objections were taken to this valuation, and the manager of the estate declared that it was impossible that the Assessor could have made a correct valuation because he—the manager—had not been his guide, philosopher and friend m his inspection of the property. The assessor was able, however, to satisfy the Board that his estimates were right, and his total valuation was reduced by only £4232—£44,674 more than the estate was previously rated on. During the hearing some im portant points were decided. The chief of tiiese was the average value of permanent sown grasses, which the assessor stated at ten shillings an acre, and which the company contended should be valued at twenty shillings. The Board upheld Mr Walker's con tention that while fresh pastures were worth a pound an acre, five or six years old pastures, were worn oujt an 4 worthless, and ten shillings an acre was therefore the true average value ; and this ruling, we may assume, will be taken to govern similar gases elsewhere. But the greatest benefit of having a true valuation placed upon such a property will be felt by the iOQiitigij.ous smaller farmers. The country will of course now receive the proper amount of taxation from the property, but the relief to the other payers of local taxation will be great. It is stated by # local paper that the Levels estate has hjtljepto avoided pay "teafc &t local rates to the extent of ponn a -•*•*', by tfjis sum consequently £800 a yt,w * . f fc , will the other rate^. Vh -JL w m be relieved. The Land Com F .. * under the new valuation pay m general and local taxation some £500 or £600 more than previously on this one estate, and the question arises—In, how many other cases has rightful taxation been escaped and the rate payers wronged? The case should engage the attention of Boards of Review throughout the Colony.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is - stale!" that the New Zealand Press Association has discontinued supplying reports of glove fights and similar affairs. At Auckland last week Miss Madeline Wirth, m a preliminary oanter m the ring, fell from her horse and dislocated her right knee. One of the unemployed who got into trouble with thej police at Napier boasted that he had been a Labour member of the 'New Soiith Wales Parliament. Sui-port Local Industry, —The Lozenges, Jujubes, Comfits and London Mixtures manufactured by Aulseeroojc &yp Co. are equal $o beat imported.

Only one death is said to have occurred , m the Carterlou Lodge of Oddfellows since the formation fifteen years ago. Iti average strength is fifty members. The Mariposa with the English mails of May 5 left San' Francisco for Auckland on May 29, two days late. 'The 'Monowai with the Colonial mails of May 21 arrived at San Francisco on June 9, the contract date. The Auckland Orange Institution has re solved to convey its thanks to. Sir George Grey for the stand he has taken m refusing to plege himself to move any resolution m the House of sympathy with Home Rale. 'During the past season a trial was mad,e m Ota^o to rear geese by the wild black swans on the takes by placing the geese eggs m the swans' nests. This was attended with partial sxiccess, ■ as it. reported that fourteen goslings were seen following their foster-mothers. According to tile "Dunstan Times' central Otago Iv.is rarely, if ever, enjoyedso fine a season as m the present year. The district has been favoured with timely and abundant showers, and all classes alike have reaped, and are reaping, the benefit there from. An objector, before a North Island Board of Review, the other day, was asked whether lie would, sell his land at the value he put upon it. He refused to do so, but after consideration said that he would, and go out m his old age to make a new home, if the Government wanted it for General Booth's settlers. The steamjjtug Duco, mentioned m a cable message as having gone ashore at Ballyferris Point, waslately built on the Clyde to the order of Mr J. "C. Williams, to be used m Wellington Harbour. Mr Williams received advice that she went ashore on June 2nd, buthe has since been apprised that she was floated off and towed to Gkscow, where she arrived on the Bth inst- The case George Knapp v G. J. F. Lublow, m which plaintiff claims ±1000 damages for injuries received while working at defend ant's flax mill at Westerfield, is set down for hearing on June 21 at the Timaru Supreme Court. Mr Knapp lost his arm (as will be remembered) at the mill, and for some time his life was despaired of. A public meeting attended by about 500 waa held at Christchurch last evening and passed resolutions affirming the desirable ness of the City Counoil erecting public swimming baths on the Market reserve. The Mayor presided, and Bishop Julius, Messrs G. G. Stead, H. Thompson, A. E. G. Rhodes, M.H.R., and dthers spoke m faroi of the resolution. Petty burglaries have been numerous m Wellington lately. The police discovered that they were committed by a gang of child ren, who had established themselves m some old stables, and laid m a stock of provisions, anaurotastove,andasupply of sensational liter ature. Three of them named Hodges, Mur phy, and Johnston, 8, 10, and 13 years oi age, were sent to the industrial school on Saturday, The following occurred at the recent examination of the Addington School: —The first standard were reading before the Inspector, and one of them having read very well, Dr Anderson remarked, " You're one of the little Springburn girls, are you not ? " At the last inspection of the Springburn School the same Inspector made special remarks on the excellence of the reading m that school, and now it is being commended before a town school. It n.ay be added thai the little girl referred to, with her sister and brother, passed their respective standard? with.three months' study at Addington and 1 Christohurch West. ; There not being a quorum for a genera' meeting of the Horticultural Society lasi evening, a meeting of the committee toot place, Major Steward presiding. TheadviS' ableness of holding the annual meeting ai an earlier date than prescribed m the rules was discussed, the opinion of the committee being that to defer it till January would not give sufficient time to the new committee tc make arrangements for the shows. Accord, ingly notice was given to move to amend the rules so that the annual meeting should be held on the second Tuesday m August, and it was decided to summon a special general meeting for Wednesday, June" 22, tc consider the same. A small account wag passed for payment, and the committee adjourned. At Christchurch yesterday morning William Christie was charged with a breach of the police regulations by having been guilty of misconduct as a constable by enter ing the Golden Fleece Hotel while m uniform and drinking liquor therein. From the evidence it appeared that about 3.20 a.m. Christie reported that he had arrested twe men for drunkenness. One of them, named McLelland, was let out on bail, and started to make enquiries why he was locked up. He complained to the Inspector, and stated that he, Christie, and apothei man had been drinking together. Christie denied that he had been m the hotel with McLelland, and other witnesses could not identify him. Mr Beetham said McLalland's evidence was out of the question, as he ap peared to have been very drunk the whole time. The constable could not be identified, and taking this with Christie's denial the case was dismissed. The "Mercury" writes:— The "Ashbur ton Guardian " reports the sale of Mr R. Carpendale's farm of 244 acres, situate at Ashburton Forks, Although only recently brought into cultivation by draining, fencing, &c,, the property realised, after brisk the satisfactory sum of £1296, or a trifle over £5 6s per acre. For newly cleared reclaimed laud, this was eminently satisfactory. Of course, the demand for the farm was not genuine and the spirited competition was not due to a wish on the part of those buying the land to J settle on it. They were simply bidding for fun, or wanted the land to make mud pies of, or were prompted by some equally relevant idea. As it is, we understand the purchaser intends to ship the farm to Darkest Africa, whither he has already despatched his surplus capital. It is thus that the terrible Government is driving the very land out of the colony. After the news, probably read by English speaking people throughout the World, of Mr Rosenteld's high play at Monte Carlo, the fact of his suicide at Paris (writes a London correspondent) created an immense suprise here. Thiswas the Charles Rosenfeld, the American diamond merchant, who^e winnings at Monte Carlo made a sensation second only to those of C. H. Wells. He returned to the Riviera a little time ago, "'when he left for Paris, having lost all the money he had with him. He ateo cashed cheques to the tune of £6000 or £7000, which he also lost, Thg manager of the Nice bank, who cashed the cheques, had a telegram from Rosenfeld, m Paris, stating that before it was received he would have shot himself. It is is not known how much he lost. The new business of the Government In surance Department for last year shows an increase over 1890. It comprises the issue >of 2911 'policies, assuring £§&ss())., and yielding an annual premium revenue of $20,556. The total reveiiue for the year Was £330,895, an increase of £17,470. The death" claims amounted to £84,074. At the close of the year 29,226 policies were m fjopce. insuring £8,390,503. The total funds -"- *t',872.797, making an addition to the weiv,. *""*<i ktV £1?9 f>yjely.e months of accuinuluteu lt , • £132,603. -<T.V|?Tr SANDER AND SONS EUCa^I EXTRACT.—In protection of the world c fame our manufacture lias acquired all over the globe, we publish the following:— Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Patho logy and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous system, says m an editorial published m trie " Clinical Record " :—" We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufac tures ; the preparation of Sander and Sons was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests." Another concoction called " Refined Extract of Eucalyptus " . has made its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects, That gentleman communicates, at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fitzroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she; suffered cruelly'from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted m expo-ing the above facts, and 'desires the .public to exercise, cjire and precaution when" buying," SANDER and SONS.^(AdYv.) 7 •

The United States. Presidency.

TILE REPUBLICAN CONVEN TION. I'ER PRESS ASSOCIATION, ] Washington, Juno 9. j Chaucey Depew will nominate Harrison. June 10. The preliminary voting m tlie '" Credential " Committee gives Presi- , dent Harrison a slight majority. _ There was a panic at midnight m the Convention Kail. There was a sudden extinction of the electric light, 12,000 people were present, and there was a narrow escape of .i stampede. The Convention adopted the plat form prepared by the resolutions of the Committee witnout, but added the silver and protection plank. It advises the free admission of all articles that cannot be produced m the United States except luxuries. It asserts that the McKinley tariff has reduced the price of manufactured goods, and de nounces the attempt of the "Democrats to destroy the tariff piecemeal, instanc ing wool, and it claims that the pre sent laws will eventually give America the control of the world's trade. It favors restoring the mercantile marine and creation of an adequate navy. The Monro doctrine resenting the in terference of European powers m American affairs is reaffirming, and the restriction of pauper immigration is advised. Sympathy with Home Rule and opposition to the attempts of capitalists to control trade by means of great trusts was expressed. The platform also includes a protest again si the persecution of the Jews m Russia and lynching of those accused of being perpetrators of offences. It urges an increase of the navy and the com pletion of the Nicaragua Canal, after which its control should be placed m the hands of the United States Government; Later. Harrison has been nominated for the Presidency. The first ballot gave him a majority of eighteen. The announcement was received with acclamation. Later. Only one ballot has been taken m the election for President. Mr Harrison obtained 538 votes, Mr J.-G-. Blame and Major McKinley each 182, Mr Reid 4, and Mr Lincoln 1. An indescribable scene of wild excitement greeted the result. The English Press is elated at Mr Blame's rout, notwithstanding his so called master move m resigning. The result of the ballot has also been welcomed m the Dominion of Canada. Mr Whitelaw Reid, formerly United States Minister m Paris, has unani mously been nominated for the position of Vice-President. Blame's manifesto urged the party to rally against Harrison, and defeat the common enemy. Washington, June 13. The Silver States have approved the Republican platform. The " New York Exchange " is buoy ant regarding Harrison's election, as certain to insure the defeat of free coinage. The Democrat Convention meets at Chicago on May 21, Cleveland and j Governor Hill will be candidates. Tt is rumoured that Mr Chauncey Depew will succeed Mr Blame as Secretary of State.

COURSING.

DUNEDIN PLUMPTON MEETING.

(per press association.)

Dunedin, June 13. Third Round.—Bib of Fashion, Lizzie Woods, Charlie, Avon Water, Lancashire Lad, Miss Amy (bye). Final.—Mr B. Crawshaw's f w d Lan cashire Lad, by Kinsky—Bed o' Stone, beat Mr S. S. Myers' f w b Lizzie Woods, by The Brewer—Deception. Forjbury Cup.—Snowdon, Heart of Grace, Beadonwell, Watermark, Mizpah, Water Babs. Jack Tar, Smoko, Arawa, Pinus Insignis, Emm Bey, Kintore, Erin, Sterling Maid. Second Round.—Snowdon beat Heart of Grace, Beadonwell beat Watermark, Mizpah beat Jack Tar, Arawa beat Pinus Insignis, Emm Bey beat Kintore, Erin beat Stirling Maid, Final.—Mr W. Maitland's f d Beadon well, by Red Pine—Meg Dods beat Mr J. Cooper's w f d Arawa, by Aorangi—Snow flight. [The results of several of the inter? mediate rounds have not been trans mitted.]

ISLAND NEWS.

THE ALLEGED PIRACY.

PER PRESS .ASSOCIATION.

Auckland, June 13. Arrived—Steamer Richmond from Ta hiti and Raratonga. She brought up the remainder of the shipwrecked crew of the Auckland brigantine liyno, from Flint Island, five m all. The French fleet were concentrating at Tahiti when the Richmond left there. The second .session of the first Parliament of the Movey Group Federation was to open at Rara« tonga this month. The Richmond brings news from Tahiti which identifies the two foreigners who were lately arrested by the Spanish authorities at Caroline Islands for piracy and murder, with $v/o men vho left Tahiti last November for a cruise m a schooner called VirolisLi, which had never been heard of since, till , she turned up at Caroline Islands with the captain and supercargo murdered, and it is suspected the original crew were poisoned. The schooner is believed to be the same vessel; The men have been sent to Manilla for trial. ' ' ' ;

ROAD BOARD.

. ' * "♦ ' -; WAKANUL I _____ i Tlio adjourned monthly meeting of the (Vakanui Road Board was held ab the ISoard's office, Moore Street, on Saturday. Present—Messrs M. Bruce (chairman), j. Coe, D. Johnston, G. W. Leadley, md James Quigley. . CHAIBMAN. Mr M. Bruce was re-elected Chairman for the ensuing year. CORRESPONDENCE. Ranger.—From Mr W. de B. Compton, applying for the office of ranger for the Board.—The Clerk was instructed to reply m the affirmative to Mr Oonipton. Upper Ashburton Road Board. — From the Upper Ashhurton Road Board, re CONt of maintenance of Main South road —The Clerk to reply that this Board would be willing to provide one-third cost of keeping the road m repair; pro vided it was proclaimed a boundary road. Bank of how Zealand.—From the manager re signature to cheques.— Attended to. Commissioner of Taxes.—From the Commissioner of Taxes requesting that the valuation roll bo left at the R.lVi. Court, Ashburton, for Review Board purposes. —Attended to. Ashburton County Council.—From the Ashburton County Council advising the Board that the sum of £J5 had been granted for the purchase of poisoned grain. Poisoned Grain.—From Mr F.i Powell, Longbeach, requesting payment for poisoned grain supplied by him. Pay ment ordered to be made and a further supply to be prepared to the Board's i order. Alteration on Valuation Roll.—Mr D. Buckley wrote asking that his name be taken off the valuation roll for Lots 115, 116, and 117, part R.S. 25108, and that jof Mr George Lamb substituted. — Agreed to. Returning Officer.—From Mr A. A. Fooks, as returning officer, notifying the Board that Mr James Quigley had been duly elected a Member of the Wakanui Road Board for No. 3 Ward. Harapstead Town Board.—From the Hampstead Town Board re share of cost of footpath at the cemetery. Considera tion deferred until next meeting. OVERSEER'S REPORT. The Overseer's report was read and approved. Some minor works were ordered to be undertaken, but the shingling end contract work was post poned until after the grain sowing season had expired. OUTSTANDING KATES. The Clerk was instructed to give all the ratepayers, whose rates were outstanding, notice that proceedings would very shortly be taken to recover the snme. ACCOUNTS. After passing accounts to the amount of £37 7s Id the Board adjourned.

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTON V. DUNSANDEL. Dunsandel—Full back, H. Laraman ; three-quarter backs, G. F. Wright,- P. F. Wright, D. K. Cameron ; half-backs, HV J. Rowse and H. Wright ; forwards, T. Jamieson, J. W.'Lill; L. Devereux, W. H. Brooks, D. P. Cameron, T. Irvine, T. Smith, J. McPherson, and J. Rourke. ; Ashbtirton—Full back, D. Price; three quarter-backs, C. B. Knight, E. Clowes, and J. Wilson; half*backs, Prcctor md Moses; forwards, Baird, Speight, Bowser, Simpson, Healey, Cromie, A. Fook«, J. Walker, and D. T. Todd. This match was played on the Ash burton grourd on Saturday afternoon m beautiful weatiier and with a good attend ance of spectators. The visitors were disappointed of some of their: best players, and were a lighter team than the Ashburton ; and what was more to their disadvantage it was their first match of the season, and they lacked that concerted play which can only follow practice to gether. Some of their players were very fast and kicked splendidly, but their efforts were not well supported, and the game was against them throughout, Ash burton winning by iifteen points to nil. The ground was m excellent condition, but the ball got twice into the water, and the loss of time thus caused led to the conclusion of the match being played m the very dim twilight. ; Ashburton, facing the south, soon had Dunsandel penned, and m less than ten minutes Wilson got m with a dodging run. The place lack, by Clowes, was charged successfully and the goal did not count, Soon afterwards Healey, from a pass from Todd, got a try near the corner, and Clowes' kick was ineffectual. Thereafter Dunsandel made a short charge upon their opponent's line, and a drop by Cameron forced them down ; but the visitors were soon placed on the defensive agiin, aud before the spell endad Simpson got over with a run along the touch line. Clowes again failed with the place kick, which was at a rather difficult angle. : On changing ends Ashburton kept up their attack, but » Dunsandel rush and a long drop forced them down. The Ashburton forwards soon carried the play to the other end, and Cromie following up a long kick by Moses secured the ball and got a try m a good position, but Moses made a poor kick, Baird; then dribbled the ball over, but it escaped his hands as he was grounding it, and the try was lost. Some more equal play ensued, the speed and dropping of the Dunsandel back enabling them for a time to hold their own. However, the Ashburton forwards worked down to the Dunsandel line, and after twice forcing down the visitors, rrom a line out Walker t'vir a pass from Baird and darted over tlio line. Fooks failed with the place-kick— not an easy one. Soon afterwards Moses got over m a similar manner, and Bowler placed a neat goal. 0. Proctor made a good drop at goal a few minutes later, the ball going under the bar; and then Dunsandel going off with a rush menaced the Ashburtonline. D. K. Cameron made a good drop at the goal, and following up nearly secured the ball, but the visitors were fated not to score, as the: final whistle then blew, .Score—Ashburton, one goal five-tries ; Dunsandel, nil. 1 For the visitors, ;Gr. F. Wright; was very cleverandfast, D. Canaerou's drop-kicking was very effective, and Rowse also was of great service. Of the forwards, Jamieson, Devereux, Lill, and Rourke were'most prominent. For Ashburtou, Wilson and Knight played splendidly, and the team all round showed great improvement "since 'Queen's Birthday, especially m better combination. Baird and Walker were very active on the line out. v \ ' ' Mr Cos: was referee, and discharged-the duty well. ' ......

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Telegraphing Hand writing.

♦ '.' j The following is from the London letter ] of the " Liverpool Mercury."—Electrical 1 miracle is, if I am correctly informed, i likely to have a new addition to its list m i the course of the nexc few months. •• Many efforts have been made to telegraph handwriting. The thing has actually been > done man imperfect way. The writer i has been able occasionally to reproduce his " fist" at some distance by the com munication of a telegraph-wire. But now a much more delicate instrument is said to be on the eve of being patented at Washington. You wiite a, letter and it is at once reproduced at any distance. Tho current, which carries tho message does nofc take any longer—so I have been told —than is occupied m the transmission uf one word by the Morse system. You may take a whole page of the "Times," and ifc will be reproduced at the other end. The vibrations of the human voi.ee havo already been con veyed. The new invention registers the vibrations of light. It is so perfect that a cheque may be, save m respect of color, reproduced a hundred miles away m such a fashion that the authenticity of the signature might be recognised by a ba-nk alerk. The thing sounds incredible, but it is not nearly bo incredible aa were the stories of the telephone before Dr Graham 801 l came to England with an invention which is now alternately the convenience and the plague of business men. Of j course, details are wanting aa to the, ! methods employed. The patent is not ! I yec secure. Bub one may be almost certain that before tho century is out it will be as possible to transmit at least a short sentence m facsimile as it is now to speak under the Straits of Dover between London and Paris.

Faithful to his Trust.

A "convict" of an extraordinary kind was liberated from New Caledonia the other day, and returned to France. He was the Abbe Doumoulin, a priest of the archdiocese of Aix, who three years as;o was convicted of the murder of a Madame Blanchard, a wealthy and benevolent lady. The A.bbe was convicted upon purely circumstantial evidence. The effect Jwas that Madame Blanchard had occasion to call at the Presbytery occupied by M. Doumoulin m order to receive from him a sum of £400 which lay m his hands to the credit of a religious society with which the lady was connected. The time was midday. In approaching and returning from the presbytery, Madame Blanchard had to pass through a ruined and deseftec 1 monastery. It was known that the lady saw the priest and received the money from him, but she did not return home that day. Four days afterwards her dead body was discovered m one of the cells of the old monastery. The remains bore several stabs with a knife, and there was no money on the person of the murdered lady. A table knife, stained with human blood, and a pocket handkerchief which had belonged to Madame Doumoulin were found m the prtsbytery. The Abbe" was the last person known to have seen the unfortunate lady alive. He was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to transportation for life Five months ago the sexton of M; Doumouliti's church, a man named Kloser, confessed that he waylaid and murdered Madame Blanchard, and that on the day her body was discovered he went to confession to the Abbe" and ack nowledged his crime. When, however, the priest was arrested and condemned, Kloser had not the courage to publicly acknowledge his guilt. Upon Kloser avowing his crime to the authorities, the Supreme Coutt ordered a new trial of the Abbe, by way of form, when he was ac quitted, and returned to his cure m the diocese of Aix, where he was received by his people with gre*t rejoicing.

THE WEATHER.

ALPORD STATION,

I The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending .lune 12, 1892:—

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE FARMERS' LEAGUE AND MR JOHN HOLMES.

TO THE EDITOR. • Sin, -!—Your leader m a recent issue upon the Farmers' League somewhat sur prised me. It is a rule of conducts with fair minded people to hear both sides be fore judging. In this case, you did net adopt the rule of fair-minded people, and consequently you have fallen into several serious errors. Permit me.te-point them out to you. It is not correct for you to state with reference to the League that it is a move of the Christchurch Conserva tives. It is not correct for you to state thatjkhe.inoyement.is j U c to the desperate ! anxiety of a certain class of the com munity to poso as friends of the farmers. Ib is not correct for you to suggest that the League spreads all sorts of wiles, or any sort of wile for the farmers. Bribes which are worse than wiles have no doubt been lately offered and given to small farmers, to allow their necks to be placed m a noose m which the bribers intend to hang them, but the Farmers' League hag nothing; to do with such dishonorable actiuii, and is formed to warn the farmers of the evil fate that will befal them should they be enticed by such bribes to assist their wily foes. It is not correct for you to suggest that the first object of the League is to return to the Property' Tax. It is not correct for you to suggest that because Mr John Holmes was present he is not still opposed to the Property Tax. It is not correct for you to state that the initiators of the League are self* constituted champions of the farming community. Allow me to briefly state the facts cannected with the formation of the League. The initiators of the League are not posing as friends to farmers, but are all practical farmers themselves, who cultivate yearly from two ' hundred to throe thousand or more acres' of land. They consist of Conservatives, Liberals arid Radicals m politics. They declare that under no circumstances wilj they countenance any party polities and ;w_ill, so far a^ politics are conoerned, be the waggers of the tHil and not the tail to be wagged. They recognise that Canterbury farmers have not m the past been too ,well treated by an Atkinson Government, and most of them are indifferent to the *WW«j# of the" gQvepmifeijt sq Icjiig qs. j,- . - -•** wakes laws that are alike tl2ZT^l'to towndwen^^ SSrmSsa^ou^y^tJ^-d ad ministers our affiurs Honestly >*»&: economically. The League has ajM formulated no programme, and I venture to predict that when ib does there will M no reference to a return to the Property Tax. Most of the initiators would pay as little or less under th* ?*nd and r^ omf Tax as under the Property Tax, *nf-*W; quite heedless about the form of taxation, provided the taxes are just and equkl to 1! all classes on the principle :qf equality of sacrifice. Some of the initiators,; like myself, supports Land,and Income^ Tax with progressive taxation, as the system

if taxation on which taxes can be mist jqually levied so as to do the least in justice to individual taxpayers, home jrtsfer other systems of raining the taxes, out all are agreed that the system of raising the taxes is of no importance, but ,hat the incidence and fairness of the tax ire the matters to be considered. You will naturally ask, if the League does not jbject to the Land and Income Tax as a 3yst«m of taxation, and most of its members pay no more under that system, and are quite indifferent about who form the Government, what is the necessity for a Tanners' League ? The reasons for the formation at present oi a Farmers' Alliance seemed to the initiators im perative as a measure of self-protection for every farmer and landowner, —great or small, m the Colony, whether he owns one acre or ten thousand acres, or farms fitty acres or five thousand acres — against threatened roLihory. We have now a considerable section of town dwellers who are socialists of the George type, and openly advocate and urge that all the taxes of the Colony should be paid by the farmers and landowners. These gentlemen call themselves Liberals. Mr Gladstone m England, and Sir Robert Stout m New Zealand, denounce them as not true Liberals, and their so called policy of a single tax as robbery. They i have now .m the New Zealand Parliament no less than three or four representatives, last year it was reported that a deputa tion of them waited on Messrs Ballance and Bqeves to impress their views on those Ministers, and it was further re ported that both Messrs Ballance and Reeves stated they sympathised with those views. At the lite election for the Wellington seat the successful candidate was Mr McLean. If my memory serves ms aright he declared himself m favor of a single tax, and that such tax should be pub on the land only. The Government as a whole moved earth and another place to secure Mr McLean's return. He is ' now a member of the New Zealand Parliament, and, with his three or four cblleages who advocate a single tax on land t« raise the revenues required for the purposes of the colony, will have great and' dangerous influence with a government whose leading members are openly professed land-nationalizers, and are currently rumored sympathisers with the advocates of the single tax. What would such a tax mean to all farmers and land owners ? Simply utter ruin. As it takes one penny m the pound of the value of the private lands of New Zealand to raise say £250,000, it would take sixpence m the pound to raise the revenue now raised by the Customs duties alone, namely, £1,500,000 or upwards. A tax of six pence m the pound on the capital value of land would amount to nearly one-half the income of every person whose income is derived from land. "With such oppres sion and robbery openly threatened by a large and unfortunately influential section of the self-styled friends of the laboring classes. I ask you is it. not prudent, nay more, is it not imperative, that all farmers and landowners, great and small, should combine and form an alliance so; as to be able to defend themselves against such impending spoliation? United we may be able to withstand them ; divided we shall surely succumb. The Roman states men's policy m dealing with: foreign peoples whom they wished to .conquer was contained m three words, " jKvide et impera." The wire-puller* among the single taxers have adopted the same crafty line of action. Theysay^We will divide the farming community into opposing sections by at present and temporarily relieving the small farmers from paying their fair share of the taxes, and compelling the large farmers to bear more than their fair share. By those unjust means, by violating the rights of the large farmers to equal laws, by grossly infringing the principles of honest Liberalism that taxation should be based upon equality of sacrifice, we shall bribe the small farmers to help us to destroy their neighbors, the large farmers, and when we have destroyed the large farmers —the men who would have :the time, knowledge, and skill to organise all the farming community to '■'. defend themselves from unjust treatment —then we shall have no difficulty, the leaders being gone, m successfully carry ing out our scheme to crush the; farmers generally, and to forcibly take biiok with out compensation, and by means of oppressive taxation nationalise, all those lands now owned by individuals which they have legally acquired under the laws of the Colony. You will probably reply that m these days, and under the present Government, there is no danger of such injustice to fanners or land owners. To that I answer that there is great danger of it, and more especially as the Land and Income Tax Acb, 1891, as framed, has been used as an engine to effect class legislation, and to favour the town dweller to the injury of thejfarraer and country settler, and to begin that Georgeist policy of nationalising the land by unequal and oppressive taxation, m violation of the prinoiple that taxation should be levied according to equality of sacrifice. My criticism of the Land and Income Tax Aot, 1891, will, however, fitly form the subject of another letter. In that I trust to satisfy all farmers and their friends that under it small and large farmers have been unfairly dealt with as a class, and that the tendency of its provisions is hostility to. all land owners, great and small, and as nearly all our farmer* are., landowners, therefore hostility to fanners; partiality to the town dweller to. the prejudice, of tho farmer ; disregard of the first, principles of Liberalism that laws should be. equal and just, and that taxation "should be imposed according to people's ability to bear it. If I satisfy you that my con struction of the Act is correct, I hope to find you urging farmers to join a league whose sole object' is to secure just and equal laws; to defend the cause of honesty; to prevent class legislation, especially if aimed at farmers, and to defeat those anti-Liberal schemes of the Socialist party whose moral code m summed up m the. cant phrase that " private property is public robbery "— that is their euphemistic, mode of Raying '•Hang honesty; let robbery reign."— I am., etc., John Holmes, Methven, Juno 9, 189?, ' f :

THE PENDARVES ORGAN.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —In last Monday's Gcabdiax I see a report of the Pendarves trouble from jour own correspondent. When X read the report I thought that it.'would have bean wiser for him to have m&ftasure that what he was stating lacts before he* sent his rcpqrt to you, Since then I have, taken the trouble to look into the matter^ and have no hesitation whatever m stating that as far as the organ is concerned he is altogether at sea, and that! his report is both untrue and misleading. It is per fectly true a party m the district claims the organ, just because it is theirs, hut ha \s altogether m error m baying that any other party has »ny thing, whatever to, do, With Ut If they have a right; as tie says, then churca: property., everywhere is «u.blic property. The fact is the Presby- Icrian iwngpeg^iion 'P.t>. it?;,meeting arranged to get an Instrument to help their serviea; they laised the money for it, they appointed a commictee to pur chase it, they paid for it; they' received a receipt from the tradesman from whom it yvm bought. I find that all the mect -1 —•» to arrange about the organ were i"s- '^«etings. ' The last meet congregational*..-' ° <• :.. 1S |gg, t ing- was sailed on Octooei' i.^* lOi'*». W wind up the business. To this meeting the Committee' gave m its report, which was received. The minute of this meet ■ 1

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