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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1892. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Next Sunday the Very Rev Father Chastagoon will celebrated mass at Bakaia. Vespers at Ash burton at the usual hour. The name printed as Leahy m yesterday's Guardian, as one of the speakers at the Farmera' League meeting at Wakanui, should have read Leadley. Councillors Anderson, Cuthbertson, and Orr are the three members of the Borough Council whose turn it is this year to retire. It is understood that all will offer them selves for re-election. Nominations must be made before Thursday, September 1, at soon. An affecting incident took place m the House oae day last week. Solemn and owl like, Mr Mackintosh was interjecting sen, tentious remarks during Mr Buckland's speech. The member for Manukau stopped aod appealed to the Speaker for protection. The Speaker said be had not heard the in terruption. •' Why, he keeps telling me to 1 cut it short' and • shut up,'" protested the elect of.Manukau. "The hon. member must not do that," said the Speaker. Then the member for Wallace slowly reared him self up, aud with much feeling blurted out that he was aot m the habit of interrupting, but the hoa. member was wasting the time of the House, »ud was always doing it. •'You must not inteirupt," sharply com mented the Speaker, whereupon the repre sentative of Wallace fell back into his seat crushed, and Mr Taylor, hat m hand, solemnly walked across the floor, and, amid j thft laughter of the House, gravely grasped him by the hand aud uttered words ot sympathy. He had " been there himself," and knew how it felt, and knew still better later on, when the Speaker told him to sit down or stick to the Land Bill. The Maben testimonial case was after all settled out of Court (saya the Wyndham correspondent of the '• Southland Ti.nes ") much to the dissatisfaction of the habitues of that classical building. It will be remem bered, that something like £10 odd was sub scribed by residents to present to Mr Maben prior to his departure to the Old Country. A banquet took place also, and at it Mr Maben was presented with an empty purse. It turned out afterwards that Mr Donald Kellie, to whom a number of subscriptions had been handed, considered he was entitled to retain the cost of the champagne, et ceteras, out of it and as the balance was nil, after paying ior the eatables—said to be specially ordered by Mr Maben tor the eccasiou—of course Mr Maben went on his way 'via Melbourne rejoicing m the posses sion of a new Russian leather pocket book. His friends, however, didn't consider this fair, and the law was put m motion and the adjourned hearing of the case was to have come off here on the Bth instant. Mr Kellie, however, compromised the matter by paying out the money m hand and also the legal expenses, and is now minus his cham pagne, his meats and his sweets, and has also to pay the court piper pretty heavily as well as other costs for the frolics carried on at the Maben banquet. Perhaps there is right on both sides but law is a peculiar hing. At the meeting of the A. and P. Associa» tion on Tuesday, Mr Edward Cookson for warded a cutting from on American publication regarding the treatment ot horses for bots. The extract was read by the secretary. It gave sage tea and tansy tea as the most effective remedies for bots. In regard to sage tea, the following recipe was given:—Drench the horse with sweetened milk, following half an hour later with strong sage tea, then work it off with Currier's oil. For tansy tea—use m the .same way as sage tea, a piat each of the several items m the order named. To make tansy tea, bruise the tansy leaves, add a tittle water, and squeeze out the juice. B-.'ts die m one minute m tansy tea, and the remedy has never been known to fail. An amusing htoty comes from Wanganui. Fanny Preston, a woman with a long police recoul, had just been discharged from gaol, alter a " retreat "of several weeks, She was discharged at eleven o'clock m the fore noon, but by two o'clock m the afternoon she was again m the lock-up. During these chrea hours, however, she had chosen a husband, bought some jewellery for her welding, including the indispensable and sucred gi>ldes ,0/rclet, and soTtie other trifles, amongst others 'iiun'dry .servings of liquor. Jhe intensity of the" excitement; and the potency of the liquor were too much for her, and she fell int.) the hands of the guardians of the peaofj. JfoxJ; day two justices gave her the option «jf paywg §1 t.9 the public exchequer or taking another retreat of forty eight hours. She raised, (he |»on.ey and was free, and shortly afterwards lujf yedd^ng with the man of her choice was celebrated at the Couithouse —courtship and marriage, having taken m all something over twenty four hours. Then the sequel. In fchfc after noon the lady repented her bargain, and vanished, leaving her newly m*de husband disconsolate, j&n.<J unable to trace her. But the lady had a former joy es, and he, hearing of what had happened, eanYeoWfi ;the river to seek his lost love. He, too, sought solace m " something short," and finally found his way to that haven of rest for those who drink not wisely but too much—quod. Next day he appeared bfifoi'p the Magistrate, who mercifully let him off with a jte-y words of magisterial warning and wisdom against the too copious use of medical .comforts. He is now with the deserted husband searching for the lost lady. The fair one is near the a<re mentioned by George the Third m his afWrjjtive summation of the acme of feminine ghftPffig—fat, fair, aud forty; and the unsuccessful lo,y ( ep ps o'er with the sorrows of sixty winters. There has been racing ami chasing ovef this and the South [Canterbury districts (says the " North Otago Times " m quest lof that scion of a noble British house, ' Lord VTortl <»y. It is alleged that, his Lord j ship induced a ati*en pi Tjmaru to provide him with provender on the strength #fa promise which his Lordship could m i fulfil, A warrant was issued, and his lordship made tracks for pastures new where he could feed on the innocence of unsuspecting victims. Jfe made fov Waitaki North, so the story go-es, a#s be^i,n to make en quiries for large lines of prime fat shet», fit for freezing.. One large sheep-owner; un suspecting, mastered nearly all the fab sheep on his property and his offer was lefb open till his Lordship went further up the river. In the meantime a polj#eniafit was m hot pursuit, and learning that Lord Worfcley, or Mr Sm'Vh—or whatever hit name may be—had just proceeded further up the river, started off after him. His lordship, however, espied the policeman, i and planting hujjsejf amongst some rocks, waited .tiljl he i?as rushed yasfc. jj,nd then doubled b?.ck on his traces. He reached Waifcafei South, and lived there for a couple of days, lw£ Jef fc without paying his bill. He then made iov J)untroon ? aud afterwards for Ngapara, where ho dodged m and out about camps, homesteads, etc., frustrating the efforts of the police to lay hand? 00 him. Up to Saturday night; his lordship \vas »UU »* lar Se> klt {t is nofc likely he wtft fa $*§ P 0- maintain his liberty muck longer, unlpw he £an subsist on the appetising mountain air of the ba.ck portions of tie district. His lordship had' almost passed out of the recollection of many people, so quiet had he been of late. He has no,\v, however, revived all the interest felt m the" pacapatles of this repre sentative of the British n&bihty, or the great Smith family-whichever it may be. [Al telegram reports this distinguished tourist's capture ou Tuesday.] '

A. &. P. Association.

The annual meeting of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held m the Arcade Chambers yesterday afternoon. There was not a large attend ance, only about thirty being present. Mr John Bonifant was Chairman. AIfNUAt. BEPOET. The annual report was read as under and adopted :-— Your Committee, m presenting this their annual report, have much pleasure m con gratulating the Association on their financial condition, the past year beine the best the Association have yet had. The annual horse parade was held on Saturday, October 3, and brought forth thirty-five entries, as against sixteen the previous year. The annual show was held on Friday, October SO, and proved a great success, as shown by the gate money taken, viz., £130 3s lid as against £74 13s, and entry fees £125 7s as | against £112 19s the previous year. The membership has grsatly increased, there being now an income from same of £154 17s. Your Committee thought it abvisable to i extend fhe show into the adjoining paddock, and the fencing and harness contests were held there which was a decided improve ment, giving much more room for the horses and visitors m the old grounds. A number of permanent jumps are put up m the outer paddock, also a track for the harness horses made; the high jump had to be renewed with posts, &c., which items, together with levelling the ground, gave a total cost of about £14. Through the visit of hi» Excellency the Governor, Lord Onslow, the Committee were pat to a further expense m the matter of luncheons. His Excellency expressed himself m terms of the highest admiration at the quality of exhibits oh the ground. The prize money this year, viz., £337 lPfhas been the largest amount the Association have ever given. The lease having expired for the reserve at Tinwald, your Committee have again let same, but at a lower rental, viz., £20 as against £31. Tho President and Secretary attended the Agricultural Conference m Christchurch, at which many matters ot importance to agriculturalists were discussed. In con clusion, your Committee beg to thank the Executive who «o kindly assisted at the show and m other matters, and also those gentlemen who so liberally contributed to the prize list, and beg to ask their assistance m the future. BALANCE SHEET. The balance sheet, which showed a credit of £32 4s—(the chief items of the balance sheet are given m the annual report)—waa adopted on the motion of Mr F. Peter, seconded by Mr Shearer, the same gentlemen moving and seconding the adoption of the annual report. Mr Rudolph Friedlander complained of the lateness m the season at which the annual meeting had been called. He would have been pleased te see the meeting held m June, so that by August bhe date of the show could be fixed, and the show itself advertised. It was just possible by a delay of this sort that the Society's claim as to date of show might be jumped. The financial year closed on June 30, and the annual meeting might easily be held within a fortnight after. The Secretary explained that there had been great difficulty m getting the books closed at the end of June, a good deal of hard collecting having had to be done after that date. All the annual meetings yet held had been m August, and on the weekly sale day—a week earlier or later as the sale fel) for Tinwald or Ashburton. The absence of the president m Australia had also delayed the meeting. Mr Wilson suggested the closing of the financial year two months after the show. ELECTION O* OFFICERS. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : — President —Mr Rudolph Friedlander ; Vice-Presidents— Messrs M. Stitt, John Bonifant, Robert Miller; Committee — Messrs Georg« Jameson, C. Reid, G. W. Leadley, F. Peter, John Small, Jos. Choak, Dennis McKendry, Max Friedlander, Frank McOafforry, I. Sargent, T. N. Digby, R. Hart, John Gilmour, J. C. N. Grigg, W. Jamiesou, John Shearer, S. Brown, Pr Williams, E. Cookson, Daniel Mc- Kendry, J. Withell, R. Clarke, G. H. Alington, W. M. Lyttleton, W. Helmore, A. Prolheroe, T. K. Upton, G A. M. iiuckley, T. Taylor, D. McCormick, S. S. Chapman, G. Croskill, J. Rogers, W. Prebble, J. Tucker. Treasurer —Mr JohnG. Restell. Mr Friedlander thanked them for the honor they had conferrtd upon him by electing him to the presidency. He had always taken a deep interest m the Society's work, and he would continue to do so iv the future. AUDITORS. It was decided to appoint one paid auditor at £2 2s per annum-and Mr J. C. Duncan was elected. j^THE SECRETARYSHIP. Mr G. Yf. Leadley asked a question as to the item "commission £lq Is 61" appearing m the balance sjieet, Jfe understood the Secretary's commission on members' subscriptions collected was nob ten per cent, as the item indicated, but live per cent. The Chairman (Mr R. Friedlander) ex plained that the commission was ten per cent -tnd not five. Mr Silcock moved, and lsr E. Miljer seconded, "That applications be invited for the os<3e of secretary." "m reply to & question. Mr Siic,QC^. explained that his motion qid not aj.m at afterjiug thp amount of rem«iner#tfon. Afcer some discussion, m frfre course of which the secretary said the question of his remuneration came up annually, and it was not pleasant to him to have v sit and hear this question discussed. As the question came up so often, he thought it would be better for him to resign, and he now"teudererl his resignation. Mr Cheak' hoped the secretary would reconsider his resignation The Chairman pointed out that the near approach of the Show would not allow the Sopiety to make any change just now. as the SJapiety's injigre^t would certainly suffer. He had nojb taken the secretary's resignation, as he kfiejy ih it he would reconsider it when the spur of the moment had lost its influence, Mr Silcock's motion flras lost, and Mr Quane was re-elected secretary without oppositi/m' . . 'Mr Jolin Gilm.^i? prpposnd giving a bonus of £20 to the 'secretary. fos past services. This was seconded, nnd motions making the bonus £5 and £10 were also moved. 5Jr Leadley thought it would be a graceful acfc o# th,s psirfc of the secretary to .stand up and decline 1 the o^, _ { The Chairman said that from his posi tion the secretary could not do what Mr Leadley esuggested, but he had asked him (the Chairman) to decline a bonus for him. JIQJJSE PARADfc. The annual horse parade decided to be held, the date to pc left to the Com mittee to fi^. j ANJfUAI. SHOW. j Theannual'Sboy'w^'^edtO be held on Friday, October 2g, Mr Silcock rii >ed the question cf a two days' show, buc the meeting by a large majority was against any alteration. All arrangements for the show were left m tho hands of the committee. The President^ yfde' Presidents, Trea surer, and Messrs Reid, Silcock and Leadley were appointed a Finance Com mittee

Parliamentary.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

[FEU PRfiSS ASSOCIATION]

Wehinoton, August 23. The Council met at 2 30 p.m. BILL THROWN OUT. After a long debate the Eight Hours Bill was thrown out on the second reading by 16 votes to 4,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. • Ou the motion that the House go into Committee of Supply. Mr Rolleston thanked the Premier for fulßUing the promise made last week to afford an "opportunity for the discussion of j the memoranda laid on the table with reference to the appointments to the Legislative Council. He said fchafc he desired to approach the question apart from all party spirit, and he hoped that the House would discuss it without any consideration that it was under party whips, or that it would involve a question of want of confidence m the Government. It seemed somewhat strange to him, after watching the events of the colony ior the last twenty-tive years, that they should have to discuss memoranda of this kind. He recalled the names of Stafford, Fox, Bell, Domett, Fitzherbert, and otheis ; eminent men who had been connected with the Government of the colony, and he aske-1 what they would have thought if a memorandum of this nature had been brought before them. There was no doubt at all that they had certain traditions to live up to, and he hoped that they would not be wanting m adhering to the principles which had guarded them m the past, or that they would allow tempo rary political expediency to sacrifice all they had held dear m the past. He referred to the correspondence before che House, and expressed the opinion that the advice ten dered to the Governor from time to time by Ministers was misleading. The first point that occurred to him on reading th's correspondence was that it involved on the part of Ministers an abdication of their function as representing the House and the people of the colony ; secondly, the unconstitutional position adopted by Ministers with respect to their responsi* bility as the Government of the colony ; and thirdly, the utterly unreasonable con duct of Ministers m not accepting the nine members of the Council that the Governor was willing to appoint. He (Mr Rolleston) knew of no precedent whatever for referring this matter to the Secretary of State; or anything that would justify that proceeding. Ministers must be well aware that m every case when the Governor's action with respect to refusing to appoint Councillors for political purposes came before the Home Government the action of the Governor was upheld. Ministers had caused use less waste of time m referring this matter ! Home, as it was one of purely local con cern. He wished the House to see that an appeal should not be made outside the colony, but to the House itself, and if that appeal was not satisfactory the Governor could then consider what steps he should take for a settlement of the difficulty. He said that he could come to no other conclusion than that Ministers were simply putting off the settlement of the question for the purpose of gain ing time, without, perhaps, realising the grave responsibility they were incurring. As to the question whether or not Minis ters should continue to hold office after the rejection of their advice by the Governor, Ministers quoted m a jaunty way a passage from Todd to justify them m retaining office ; but that authority was to the effect that m the case of matters of imperial concern. Ministers were res ponsible for the advice they gave the Governor. It had been made a matter of Imperial concern, as it had been re ferred to the Home Government. Where was the self-respect «f Ministers m sitting on those benches after the refusal of the Governor to accept the advice which they deemed so important 1 H« failed to see why the Government refused to accept the nine appointments offered to them, and he denied that the Legislative Council had rejected really liberal measures. As to the general bearing of the question he pointed out thai it twelve members of the rigl)t color were appointed now it would be competent at the end of seven years, supposing what was called a Tory Govern ment were m power, for that Govern ment to recaliate by turning m twelve more Councillors of the opposite side, and that would have the effect of creating si strong party feeling m the Council. He fult sure that the voice of the people would be expressed m condemnation of theaptionof the Government over this matter. He thought that the correspon dence showed not ority a want of respecfc to the Crown, but that it showed a want of consideration to a man who, alone and single-handed, was asked at the point of the bayonet, after being only two days m the cobny, to take an important step of this kind. The Fremier said that Mr Rollesfcon professed to approach this question not m a party spirit, but he felt doubtful of the sincer^y pf' that 'statement. He had stated |iha(j he d\<\ not wish fo see members vote pri this question under party whips, but as the leader of the Opposition had preferred an indictment against the Government for acting unconstitutionally. Was it reasonable to suppose that the Government supporters would not vote on the matter on party hneb ? Mr Rolles ton had quoted the names of Fox and j^fcher grej^ men, who would not have acted as the pVeseat Ministers b,»d done, but he forgot'to tell the House that some of those men had left their precedents, and had referred important questions to the Home Government m more tlwm one case. ' Me defended th.c Kpsitpii ia]ten by the Government m receiving the »natter to the (Secretary of State ; and said that this was undoubtedly a cage m which the Governor should have accepted the advice of hia Ministers, especially as the Govern ment possessed a majority m the House. He quoted from correspondence between the Marquis pr ' find 5; jr Qeorge Grey m 1877 with respect 'to' (>he refusal of the former to appoint Mr .]. N, Wilson, and said that Sir George Grey did not feel called upon to resign on thst qpcitsion, Tlie present Ministry took the' same yiew, spd they thought that under ' fall ' the a"p\mstancej3 ? they were not called on" to resign office, feeling that the matter might be settled by a friesdly effort. He (the Premier) held moreover that a grave con stitutional crj§is hflfl pe,e.n ftvpided by the Government "not resigning and leaving the Governor without"any advisers at all. He pointed out tha£ the late Sir Harry Atkinson had justified sending the papers Home to the secretary c,i State p the case of the Wilson appointment m 1877, and the Late Premier had actually moved the adjournment of the debate j 0 enable the question to be referred Home. He also quoted from Todd to prove that the Government wers perfectly justified m appealing to the Honie Government with reference to Lhe exercise '.>f the 'power of the Governor acting as an Imperial officer or on his ovfti responsibility. Further he pointed . out tiiat' foe : fei| rpferred certain papers m the case «f Mr W. B. Edwards to tha Secretary of State last session, and that ib was generally re cognised by the Premiers of the other cojonies that the Government had acted rightly m sr# Qojng, That was a similar case to the present 1 one—in one Qsse'f;he Government asked for a modification of the instructions ; m the other case they asked for an interpretation of the in structions, Mr Rolleston had said that

no precedent existed fur the action of the Government, but he 'the Premier) pointed out that m 1864, after responsible Go vernment had been established m the colony, the late Sir F. Whitaker haJ requested the Governor of the day to t remit certain papers connected with native prisoners Home to the Secre tary of State, and the Governor had not only agreed to do so, but had expressed approval of the line of action proposed to be adopted by Minis ters. That was clearly an important precedent. He also quoted the caso of the late Sir Harry Atkinson m 1876, who had advised the Governor to telegraph to the Secretary of State that there was no fear of the consequences predicted ly Sir George Grey resulting from the passing of the Abolition Act, Mr Rolleston thought that the cases were not parallel to the present one. The Premier said that they were not parallel, but they showed that the Govern ment were acting on well-defined prin ciples, and m accordance with precedent. The House had been told by Mr Rolieston that the Secretary of State was an outside authority, but the leader of the Opposi tion had forgotten to mention that the Secretary of State could advise the Queen to disallow any measure passed by the House, and ho therefore exercised an im portant influence on the legislation of the colony. They were also told that the Government of the colony should not interfere with the appointments of the Governor, but what had happened after the departure of Lord Glasgow? Wh>, the names of two gentlemen were sub mitted to the Premier of the colony for his approval; nay more, a candidate for the office of Governor had requested the Agent-General to make a recommenda tion on his behalf for the Governor's office. Would it therefore be said that the Government had no right to be con sulted m matters of the kind? The Premier went on to quote another important precedent m fch» case oi the GovernGr- General and Ministers m Canada m 1870, when the question m dispute was referred Home by the common consent of the Governor and his Ministers, and tlie Secretary of State confirmed the liberties contended tor by the Ministry, and said that the Governor was bound to accept their advice. Mr Rolleston had inferred that no parties existed m the Council, but he (the Premier) asserted that there was a strong party m that chamber who were opposed to all liberal measures. Why, the present Government were living on sufferance owing to their weakness m the Council. The Opposition wanted an elective Council, because a body of that kind would destroy the liberties of the House, What the Government contended for was the right of the people to govern, and he believed that there was more vir tue m their own constitution, it properly administered, than m any other they could be under. He concluded by ex pressing his opinion that the Government had taken a perfectly constitutional course m referring this correspondence Home, and said that they had abundant precedent for that action by several emi nent statesmen of the colony. Mr O'Conor proposed an amendment— "That the Government be requested to introduce this session a measure to pro vide for the election of members of the Legislative Council, and that pending legislation on this subject, no further appointments should be made to the Council. Mr Macintosh opposed an elective Upper House, and said that it was fortu nate this colony did not possess one. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7-30 p.m. Sir George Grey referred to several precedents quoted by the Premier, and said that as the question of Council ap pointments was pending last session, the Government should have taken some step's to settle it. He held that a glorious op portunity had been lost by the Govern ment not taking means to get the Liberal measures passed into law which they had professed themselves so anxious to carry, and for that reason alone the question should have been settled. He thought that the Governor should have been allowed the opportunity of consulting with some other person besides the Pre mier before deciding on a question of such magnitude so soon after his arrival. There was no doubt that erorrs had been committed on both sides, but no ill-will had been stirred up between the Governor and Ministers. « Mr Hutchison (Waitotara) asserted that Ministers were undoubtedly re sponsible for the advice they tendered to the Governor, and when that advice was rejected they should have resigned. It was a most extraordinary thing that the Government relied on Todd for not re signing office m consequence of disagree ment with the Governor, on the ground that Ministers were not responsible for advice tendered fx> th,e Gpverucr; but he also quoted from the same authority to show that what Todd had referred to was based strictly on matters of Imperial con cern. He strongly condemned the at tempt m a portion of the correspondence to depreciate the Governor before the Home Government. In view of another General Election the Constitution bogey had been held up before the House for a long time past,. but the Governor could not dissolve the House when l)e did not possess responsible advisers. Mr Seddon characterised Mr Hutchi %on s speegh as one of stale platitudes. If he had chosen he could have spoken just as strongly on the other side. Re ferring to the charge made that the Government should resign over the matter he pointed out that with a majority of from 14 to 18 they were not called on to resign merely because they differed from the Governor as £o the expediency of ap pointing twelve Councillors instead of nine. He denied that inaccurate reports had been sent to the Secretary of Stats. The Journals of the House could prove that IVfinisbers* statements were accurate. Sir George Grpy has suggesfad that the Government should withdraw the oorres pCKidci.ee, bub that would not help the matter m any way. He spoke at great length en the whole question, and quoted largely from authorities m support of the action taken by the Government. All that t|>e Goiernmepfc wanted, was a sufficieiit number of Councillors to secure fair disoussidh for their measures. He did not wish o see the 1 §nd between this colony and the Mother Country weakened, and the Government, by referring this corj?egp ( qnaepeg tfj tfrq 3,'egretAry of State, wereljlSreifefchening tpat bpnd, > Sir Johri Hall'said ;that they had been told by the Government that if the award of the Secretary of State went against them they would not abide by it, and he considered that an extraordinary state ment for aW Minister 'to Xfiake, as it was surely hot'open'm the caseof arbitration that one of the parties should reserve to thenisfjjyes fherigftt ojf {jot agreeing to 1 tho afard. Mp Sjadqn'tj igngtny speech had thrown *}q ft<id|tiqnal light or the subject. The Premier had been going to and. fro on the few© of tjje earth trying to get up an agitation against fcKe Legislative j Council, but m that he had signally failed, Jjp h(t4 peed kngpg^ a.bout j members of that body which ' Was 'abso lutely discreditable to 'a gentleman occupying his position 1. He (Sir John j Hall) had always 'advocated an elective ■ Second Chamber, and'he believed that if it weye elk'cfciyis ft would $ 6 e'fc the wishes of a large majority of the people of the colony. No possible blame could be attached to the Governor m this matter, as it was his duty to hold the scales evenly between all parties. Mr said £b,at the great objection to life 'membership-in'tin Council was that its membeis eventually lapsed into senility, and the Premier, m remarking on that fact m one of his speeches, hftd (

not meant to be at all offensive to mem hers of the Conncil. It was alleged by Opposition speakers that the sole cause of the quarrel between the Government and the Council last year was owing to the perpetual lease clause m the Land Bill, but the Council had made no less than nineteen amendments m th&b measure. Referring to the memoranda between the Governor and Ministers, he quoted from them to prove that the Governor had claimed the prerogative to exercise his right not to accept the advice of his Ministers, and that the Govern ment could nob control His Excellency m the exercise of that prerogative. Had the Government resigned over this matter they would have been succeeded by a Government which did not represent the will of the people. There was no doubt that the reason why Ministers' advice had. been rejected was a fear that the Council migl. Lm coerced, and that the Government might have a crushing majority m that Chambdr. The Govern ment were not asking to swamp the Upper House, but they ought to possess the right of swamping it when occasion required it. This was undoubtedly a party question, and was a battle between the Liberals and the Conservatives of the colony. The present Government were fighting for the real self-Government of the people, and the Opposition were fighting against it. The Government were not appealing against the action of the House, but against the action of the nominee of the Secretary of State. Mr Scobie McKenzie taid that the lengthy speech of the Minister of Labour called for very little reply, as it was apparent that he had no real grasp of the subject. He had referred to the Go vernor as the nominee of the Secretary of State, but such a remark as applied by a Minister of the Crown to the representa tive of Her Majesty was grossly out of pla3e. It had been said that the Council made nineteen amendments m the Land Bill last session, bnt they had the autho rity of the Minister of Lands that those amendments were nearly all unimportant. He exceedingly regretted that a resolu tion was not brought down on this sub* ject, to the effect that the Legislative Council appointments should be dealt with by the people of the colony, and that a cablegram be sent Home withdrawing the dispute from the arbitration of the Secretary of State, Mr Shera thought that they were well able themselves to settle this matter without referring it to the Secretary of State. Mr O'Conor's amendment was lost by 81 to 8. The House went into Committee of Supply, progress being immediately re ported. The House rose at 1.36 a.m.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible Tor the opinions expressed by our correspondent*.}

PENDARVES SCHOOL ORGAN.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —As there are many conflicting opinions as to the headings of thesubscrip tion lists for the above instrument, I have been requested by several subscri bers to hand you fche original lists as they came into my hands toaether with the receipts for the price paid" for the instru ment, viz., sixteen pounds, subscribed ap> proximately as follows:—By Presby. terians, £7 10s, by other denominations, £810s. * I hope the bitter feelins? which was stirred up by pious zeal, has tfven place to peace and good-will. I wake no com ment on the rights or wrongs of the casrt. and will refuse to be drawn into any correspondence thereon ; m short this is niy nrstand last communication on the subject.—l am, etc.. Gilbert MoLban. Treasurer Pendarves Organ Fund. The following are copies of the exact i headings of the lists :— ■" Subscription list vu. aid of oraan for Pendarves school."—This list ha? twenty three subscribers including Messis Beattie (3), Mulligan (2), Lambie, Gordon and others m Kyle. m aid of Church organ." —This hsbhas twenty subscribers, includ ing Messrs fcprott, Uardiner, McCrory. Mrs Vucetich, Galletly, Williams and others m Pendarves. "Donations^ iv aid of Presbyterian Church organ fund."—Eighteen subscrip. turns, one marked «« not paid." This l£t include Messrs Parsons, l)oig, McDoweU, McAnulty, Rev. Mr Riddle, Sprott and others m Chertsey and Rakaia. " rubscription list m aid of orcan for Pendarves church."— Contains nine sub scnptions, principally from Seafield resi dents. [Tfl® dpcumenta referred to are at th.i« ojice and may be seen on application to the fiditor within the next fortnight.^-

MR PURNELL'S POLITICS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l notice that Mr C. W. Purnell is taking a. prominent part m establishing the Farmers'and Country Settlers' League ■^SSroo^' At,.* he ? eneral eIA, of 1887, Mr Purnell professed to hold what are known as *• Radical views on the land question/and on that ground ob tained the support of certain electors, myself amongst the number. Mr Purnell now appears to be as complete a Con servative as then he was a red Radical; I<■ am anxious to know how it all comes about. 1 think, Mr Purnell owes us an explanation, and would suggest that to clear up the matter he should answer the following questions ;— I. Did wefliisunder. stand Mr Purnejl m supposing his viewa were Radical? 2. If not, what are the reasons which have caused h^m tq alter his opinion f~I am, etc,, Jambs Keir.

The American Labor War.

[jfiß PBKSS ASSOCIATION,]

Was^jjsgtov, August jja. The ButyMo strikers 'threVf tfiitse, goods trains off the rails. Gen^l Carnes has imprisoned two hunrfre^ and fifty Nashville citizens for adding |he Mnjrs, " ' ''* '^e'g^ds trains are working at Buffalo, and the railway companies claim the victory. The Unionists are furious at their want, of success, and have compelled the stores and saloons not to serve solciiej's ancj npn-ttn^mratsi The 'citizens seized Lindsay." leader, of the Tennessee, miners,' a^id lie §av.Qd, himself IfQtft b,eing lynched only by turning informer, Thirfcy>six silver mines m Idaho have suspended operations.

THE AEreimPTON mTABDIAS: WEDNESDAY, ATOtTST U, 1893



The Best Remedy fob Indigestion . Norton's OamqHUlo PHif ft^f G«W#^{y recommended a« a Bh*npl#»lr^Mwly:'''if3(r Indigestion, which is the crtttsc of nearly all l;he diseases to whioli we "arei 1 subject i Norton's Pills, with justice 'tailed the 'Natural iStrengthener of fto "i^kmM'' Stomach," not M ft W»werM toifeajid'Ma^ perienC'a^ .W fefi safe under my cipaumstsneWi Sold iv bottles, at Is ljd, 2» S»d, !ls, by all medicine vendors throughout, the warld. '•Dont put off tintil to-morrow the pleasures of to-day, but ride a '* Calliope' Bicycle at once." Illustrated price lisft, Savi|Ws 'Colombo'street, Qhrisitchiirch.: ' ThriONStow Biscuit. • TKe lwlate&t 'tod most delicate biscuit Jnianufactured liy and Co



COLBMANB ■ AND So X 4-UOAJ.YFEB Ex tract is the only genuine m the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne,and Adelaide, beating all coinuetf tosff. For all affections of the Chest andLunfo'tftofciWPte Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Gravel, and JUaney Oom plaints, ib has no equal. Agents— ASHBXJRTON PHVO COMIANY. rJO MAKE Nicest Scones, Nicest Pastry, Nicest Oakes, Use Auj3pbbqq£? Self-Raising Flour. Baking Powpsfi, Qmtim&wytKp-,,



The Best Tea IN THE WORLD. Hyslip's Ceylon. NINIAN HYSLOP, and CO., Tea Importers, 138 Cashe! street, Chiistcburch.



Tbe Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for the money, and frt-6 from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS 2s. ASK YOWB OEOCBPSi "Whoevorseeks to improve th# domestic life of the people by increasing their daily happiness is a philanthropist indeed. Such is the object arrived at m the pro duction of Warburton's Can't B Bjgat » HOW ABE YOU V "Quite well, thank yw, since using Aulsebrook's Arrowroot Biseuite, The} have m» " so strong. —[Anvt • Sjn-poRT Local Industry. —The Lozengefi* Jujubes, Comfits and London Mixtures manufactured by Aulsebkook Ajjp Co. are equai to fo§4 imported. i



'THK OIiP£f§ABY." ASHBORTON. 0. M. BEOOKF OEGS to notify that HE HAS RK TUBNED PERMANENTLY into those EXTENSIVE PREMISES next door to Mr John Oku's Ironmonger's Shop. N.B. Everything being DESTROYED BY the FfRE, ALL Drugs PERFECTLY FRESH.



Wanted. ! ~ CASH Advertiseniuiii* under this heading Mot SIXTEEN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be Vftat this Office. ____,„_ WANTED, a stable Boy; must be used to homes. Apply Max Fried lander, Kolmar, Ashburton. HATCH your Chickens early ; Brown and White Leghorns, AndAlusians, and Black Spanish eggs. Guaranteed pure strains. H. G. Flower, East Street. _ rj>2 2s cash given for the best conun j3w drum on Salek's guessing compe tion. ___ £11 11* wo-th of prizes given away m S. Salek'n guessing competition, Ist prize value £6 6s. EVERX 5s paid to S. Salek, watch makei and jeweller, entitles you to a guess as to the time the candle ■will burn. QPEIGHT'S best Dunedin Beer always M on tap at Butler's Family Hotel. 88 WANTED Known—That Robert Donw, late manager for James Craigie, Painter, will still continue the Painting Business m all its branches. Any orders left at Messrs John Orr and Co.'s, or at his private residence, Moore street, will be promptly attended to. \/l **S OONLAN and Miss Ar>ott, J\j, Costume Makers, having opened m Saundera' Buildings, are prepared to guarantee perfect fit, and latest Paris fashions. Dresses made from 10s 6d. 7§154 TT'EROSENE, Flour, Tapioca, Sago, ±\. Rice, etc., at Wholesale Prices.— Thb Cash Stor«s, Havelock street opposite Harrison's). 7J153 HAIR PINS-The Pyr Pointed Hair Pin, (the only invention of the century), cannot prick the head.—H. 0. ( Seoers, Melford House. . \%T ANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele » » brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained m Ashburton at W. H. | Collier's, "Th« Corner." {ffTANTED KNOWN, Grand display ** of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at The Cornek. WANTED Known—lf you want good value m first-class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C- Segbrs, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. CVTANTED —Gentlemen before buyina n their Suits and Clothing of all descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth muat be sold regardless of cost.— H C. Segbrs, Melford House. ALL Wool Colonial riweed Suits tc measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed; from 60s cash. Roberi Xlcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. rpARLY Seed Potatoes, best varieties D_t Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Ryegrass, Clovers, Maize, Oat Sheaf and Straw Chaff, Onions, Apples, Trees. Plants, etc. Save a large portion of your money by purchasing for cash from J. Thhmas, Havelock Street. iU ANTED Known—My workshop ib W still m same place, East street, where all orders will be attended to punctually and at lowest rates. Hot and cold water services laid on, estimates given, workmen sent to any part of the country.—J. W. Hardiey, Plumber and Gjwfitter. *TTABTBD Known.—J. Nicholas, V* Bootmaker, Burnett street, oppo site the hIW Office, U prepared to make Boots and Shof* *> order- AU »R»™ done promptly at lo^st rates. 7*16/ WANTED Known—Why fiomplain about scarcity of water, Harblgy is still making Tanks from 100 to 2000 gallons, guaranteed, at salvage prices. A stock on hand to select from. t I'TANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps W Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock m town of Pumps, Piping, Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu facturer* of Galvanized Steel Gutters, Spouting, fiidgin?. &tid Down Pipe to any strength, sizs or pattern.—J. W. HaRoUEY, East street. WANTED Known—That you will make no mistake for quality and variety m English and Colonial Boots, and H highly reputed make by calling at J. .Vfoisox's. During coming holidays dis count tot Cash. Repairs done at onco. A. staft of men always kept and beat aterial and worfcrm nship guaranteed. \TOW SELLING at Greatly Reduced IN Prices (for cash), Hundreds of Book* on History, Science, Religion, Fiction, &c Photo Albums and Frames, Pictures, Games, Musical Instruments. Music. A lanre stock slightly aoiled at less than half price. Stationery and Account Books.—L. F. Andrkwes asd Co.



Holmway's Ointment A^D Vujm — Vicissitudes of climate, expobure, and hard ships, tell heavily on soldiers and sailors, sowing the seeds of diseases which may ulti mately break up the constitution. Naturally careless of their health a word m season may avert many evils, an>i may cause them to resort to timely measures without any difficulty or publicity. Holloway's effectual remedies are suitable, and are so easily adapted for the varied complaint* to which our soldiers and sailors are liable, that a supply should always be obtained before proceeding abroad. It may with confidence be stated that many a valuable life might be saved, !br confirmed cripple prevented from begging m the streets, if Holloway's remedies nab been used m time,



y—t • <§ " ">: Sft S-* " S; £ X |3 sSis> 53 k. JS'S S5S> ps uj gs g ■"*SH!!S Zac2 o Iz; !



PHOTOGRAPHY. GREAT SUCCESSr^GRBAT SUCCESS. THK Public delighted with the Prolewor'swotk. Tne in* «t oI ptoof 9 «c now re^y t%X^ »nd are on tietr at the Studio, Moore tfreet, where the Public are t«l«*d *», inspect the woik, which will compare fuToTably with any m the colony. Come HrlyT Businew booming. Customers delighted. Studio hours from 9.30 to, ftMt A. T. ROBOTTOM, 9. HAMWIIiti A Co., LIMITBDJ BBEWEK6 $0f THE FAVOURITE CHRTSTCHURCII SPARKLINti PALE & BITTER ALES 10 BF. OBTAIHBD IK .HOGSHEADS, BARRELS AND IQLDERKXKS, AT pi^HISTCHUROH BBJsWBRIf AND Of ]f« n\ ZANDER, ASHI'THtTON. ON DRAUGHT AT •THE SOMERSET HOTEL, ASUI3URTON, UK TINWALD HOTIL, TIXW A.LD, AJJI RAILWAY HOTKI, WIN4LOW



S. SALEK, Watchmaker and Jeweller. TEMTOBtfIY PREMISES il T^aDAVB'- BBFBESHMKNT BOOM. Fire. Fire. Fire. MUST BE CLEAEBD_AT_AMTT PRICE. iiLJI op«iri»t with »n entirely new M^ w<»ddlnE Presents, Birthday Presents, and Presentation Testimonials. T*« will b. found W*>fl*%*»sti { %ss?' C°ST PMOK Watchmaking «id Jewellery Bopwriog earned on as usual. », SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWF.fiLER.



The Last Ten Days OF W. W. Spencer & Co.'a ENORMOUS SALE BUSINESS SOLD. OCR STOORSSORS TAKK POSSESSION OS SEPTEMBER 3. Come IBarlr and Secure Bargains AT W. W, SPENCER & COS. The Arcade. lIMB TBANK THE PUBLIC for the Liberal Patroiwge they hare bestowed on u« In the part, »nd trust they will gire the -me liberal support to our successors. Remember the Last Ten Days. P.S—.ILL ACCOUNTS owing to the firm must be p»M on or before th^lst of August. W. W. SPENCER & CO., Tli4 fc Arcade.