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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Woolridge, piano tuner—orders at Salek's. i Evelyn Langley, daughter of a fisherman j at Waikane, was drowned in a drain to-day. General meeting of the Ariel Bioyole Club tooight in the Arcade. Important business. Bay. L. M. Isitt, the champion prohibi tionist, ia announced to begin hi 3 misaicn to- Dight iin the OidfaHows' Hall, the subjsot for the first evening being " The Liquor Traffic) and the Direct Ve'.o." Mr Lsitt'a well known power aa a speaker, and the intense interest at present being taken in the subject, will doubtless draw a orowded audience. On Wednesday evening Mr Waby ad dressed the Ashburton Liberal Association on the extended franchise to woman and the direct veto. A number of ladies were present. Several questions were put which Me Waby answered, and Me Waby ex pressrd h's willingness to hold an afceraoon meeting for ladies only at, an early dat-. A curious incident happened on Wednes day. Me A. J. Mtiller laid his watch and a gold scarf pin by his clothes while bathing in the swimming bath at the Domain, about five o'clock. On dressing he omitted to pick them up, and did not notice h;a loss till several hours later. He immediately went to the Domain and searched the place where they had been left, and w_s agreeably ! aatonUhed to find them there and unirjured. A resident of Ashburtou had an unpleasant experience on Wednesday evening. He was returning from Lyndhurst, and had occasion to get out of his buggy, taking one of the lamps to look for something that had talien out of the vehicle, when his horse trotted on, keeping just far enough ahead to escape re capture. As it was near'y midnight when thia occurred, and no other traveller was oa the road, the unfortunate had ! to tramp nearly fifteen miles through mud ! and under a pelting rain. Napoleon is the old printer's name for the devil. Therefore the printer's d's of forty years ago were called Napoleons. Our Napo leon is not a brilliant joker, but he tiiea a little one now and again. His latest ia— "Iz it to-night ?' We felt like kicking him when it dawned upon ua he was trying to qualify for the Chair of Humor in our own "ship," winch will be vacant when we die, or iheAshburton seat is secured by—(politics barred) -and was only asking in this clever way for a free ad for L. M.—Napoleon ia a i prohibitionist. j Scarcely a family ia the Wakanui district but sent a representative iv ajitead the funeral to-day of the late Mrs Jamea Brown, ' of Netherby, and the long procession ex tended very far down the street when the j hearse and morning coaches emerged from Moore street, and proeee£e4 by East and Tancred streets to the church of the ifoly { Name, where requiem mass, at which a Jarge congregation assisted, was said by the Very Fey. father p'Donnell. An equally long procession followed to the cemetery all fcha£ was mortal of the deceased. ' i An eyteit^iflinent was held in the Oorie Schoolroom on Monday last, when there was an excellent atteadancg. |n addjXfon tq i valuable help afforded by Messrs Q. Smitb ? J. Harrison, and Wiggins, Mrs S. Boyeej and Miss Thompson, the following items were rendered by the yoJng folks :—Song, " Only a little pansy," Maggie Whiteman, Dialogue,," Dolly's Doctor," Rosie Harvey and John Whit'eman. A number of views were shown by the aid of a mttgics la^tern ; g,nd the opportunity was taken to distribute books \& th# Sgnd'iy School children. During a few opeiiiug __«*&_, Uv Boyce took occasion to recognise the energy and (ntpyeap which Mies Thompson, the mistress of the school, had taken in working up the enter tainme; t, Mr G. T. Smith moved a vo'e of thanks to all who had assisted to make the affair so successful Refreshments were dis- ■ tributed during the eveniug, and th« audience contributed very liberaly to a J col'ection in aid of the day school prize fund.

ASHBURTON RIFLES.

The Ashburfcon Rifles held a scratch match ab the range on Wdenesday, Seven shots at each range. Following are the results ;

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Mr john mclachlan at the ODDFELLOWS' HALL,

Notwithstanding the inclement weather last evening the Oddfellows' Hall was again packed, (his time for the purpose of hearing Mr J. McLachlan, one of the Ashburton candidates. The Mayor, who presided, said they had met there again to hear another c»ndidate. It was the first time he had addressed an audience in Ashburton, but he was not new in the political arena Probably all were aware that he came forward as a supporter of the Government. He was pleased to see so many present, and especially so many ladies. He had eaid the other evening that, judging from the number of ladiea present, Mr Wason was the ladies' candi date, but he could say now that evidently Mr McLachlan waa also the ladies' man. One lady, he had heard, had promised Mr McLachlan her vote. She said she did not know anything about his' politics, but he had such a splendid head of hair. (Laughter.) Mr McLachlan, whowas received with cheers, on rising said he need not express to them the pleasure he felt at there being such a large assemblage not [ withstanding the inclemency of the j weather. It showed that their enthusiasm for political meetings had not nagged, He ( had no need to offer any apology for [ offering himself as a candidate. It was right for every male elector (and he might i perhaps soon be able to say female elec- j ! tor) to offer himself for a seat in the House of Representatives. There was Mr Wason contesting the Ashburton seat in the in ! terest of the Opposition, and he con ceived It his duty to announce himself as a candidate for the Ashburfcon electorate i as a supporter of the Government. When I ! he said he was a supporter of the Govern ment he should give some reason for doing so. If he had no other reason to i commend the Government for, and to justify his coming forward as a candidate supporting that Government, it would be for the changes they had made in the laws of New Zealand, especially those dealing with the land and several others they had introduced and which had been rejected by the Legislative Council. He would not give them any retrospect of last session because they had an opportunity of mak- j ing themselves acquainted with what had been done. The first onslaught of the Opposition was when Scobie Mac kenzie followed the Hon John Mc- Kenzie to Ashburton. Scobia Mackenzie was one of those shaip, shrewd,; intelligent, clever men with an axe to. grind. He represents the great land ocracy. Tho present Government wished to raise the lower classes and to leave the upper class where they were. (Hear, hear.) Scobie Mackenzie said, spsaking of the land laws, that although j the present Government had endeavored ! to settle the people on the land so had all other Governments, and that they did not, therefore, deserve any more credit than previous Governments. But this was a tacit admission that _ the pre sent Government was doing its duty. THE LAND LAWS. Various interpretations of the land Jaws , had been civen, but he wou'd give them what he believed the true interpretation and that was that the pre3ent Govern ment had lowered the area that one man c mid acquire and that was 640 acres of first class land, and he believed fcwo thousand acres of second class iancf. They also provided that no one could acquire a Crown grant until they had made cer tain improvements—that wasfor the pur pose of preventing speculation. There was ano her provision, and that would controvert the stotemants that the Go vernment were trying to do away with the freehold tenure He contended thaf; y99 years was almost as good as a frea hold : he for his part would just as soon have 999 years hns=> as a freehold, ami s> would other people. The Government were denounC3rl by the Opposition and it was said there w*s an int:afcn desire in the heart of every Englishmen to own a little larri. Well the 999 years lease made a nvin vittuilly the owner of land. There was a Bill brought in befora last tension-the Lind for Settlements Bill, but they had no compulsory provision for acquiring the land, they invited people to offer laud suitable for settlement. There were a number of blocks offered to them, and one block he knew of personally be longing to thq Bank of New South Wales — angular shingle bank—was offered to thorn and several similar pieces bad bren offered and rejected. Las.t session they in'roduced die Land for Settlements Bill and made it compulsory. But not under the cruel conditions that had been stated in the hall the other night, thab a man's quarter acrs or so could be taken. That was nofc so. Nothing less than a thousand acres could be taken, tint wai quite a different thing to what wad said there the other night. They were told that it was a cruel Vrong that a man who had acquired an estate under thi then exsting laws, and wished now to leave it to his children should have it taken away from him, but he would ask what had sentiment to do with the matter, or why should it come between the people aad , ten thousand acres. They might be sure fof this that nei her the people nor the people's Government would perpetrate an injustice upon the owners of land. That Bill was thrown out by the Legis lative Council, who s&id "We cannot stand this, we cannot allow them to" inter fere with our vested right," tut; the Of >- verninent say th-jy will bring that Bill forward again and that the people should back them up in co doing. He would give an illustration of how the lands had been dealt with in hia neighborhood. Nine years ago he waa a candidate for Selwyn against Sir Frederick Whitaker. At that timy bhejf-e was a congested labor market. There was then about forty thousand acres of rich flat land on the "margain of Lake Ellesmere. He stated then that land should be made available for settlement for siijall farms. The tenant came and said he (Mp McLachlan) was & fool, and that the land was not worth anything. However, when attention was called to this land and it was put into the market and sold in small sized b'ooka, this Crown tenant who leased it bought some of it as high as six or seven pounds an acre. Ajt the time when the present Govern ment came into poyer, there would be t found a l?t tat to to« " Iffttellott Times," signed by J. McLaculan", ask:inß tU.° Hpn. John McKenzie to signalise his acoessiou to office by settling the people on the lake laud. Only a. few months ago this land in several blocks was placed upoa the market for eternal lease set up jat a price according to valuation, and they were required to pa^ four or five par cent, interest on tha money. Th« Crowns' ill remains the owner, and what waa the result ? There were as many as » hundred applicants f«r one section. But the working men who had acquired from 60 to 120 acres of good land would never trouble the labor market ajain, for they had a home that would keep them con tent, and yet to &ay thab this Government had not done anything for tho people ! All the time he had contested that part of the country with Sir Frederick i Whitaker, the Hon. Mr Richardson and Sir John Hall, in every instance the fat man gave a block vote for the others. Tho first time the Hon. John McKenzie came down to his district he took him down to the lake and showed him the land and the result had been the land is i let on perpetual lease. He would now come to a question that was nearly con nected with the land and that waa the | LAND AND INCOME TAJf. He would make this open admission that I although he had been an advocate for

graduated taxation he could not see any so'id reason for a change from the progressive tax to the land and income tax. The fundamental principle in the change of taxation was that it was a pro gressive or a graduated one. Would any one tell him that John McLean of Lagh mor, for instance, was making a big sacri fice by paying five thousand pounds out of £25,000 (he wag only assuming these figures) but if they took nine or ten pounds from a man who had say £90 then that was an extra sacrifice. He contended that progressive taxation had been in New Zealand ever since the Customs were set up, because they paid duty on nearly every thing they ate, drank, or slept upon, and imposed not by the present Government, but other Governments, By paying this graduated tax it was taken from the wealthy men. He was not going deeply into statistics, but under the present land tax there were 4760 farmers and graziers who contributed under the land tax, and under the old order of things 8611 people contributed. Surely there must be some relief, here, and the relief was to the hard working farmer. It was contended that a professional man, a doctor, or a minister, or a poor lawyer (laughter) who was in receipt of £400 or £500 per year, had to pay sixpence in the pound over £300 of his income, and he was taxed at the same rate as the man who had four or five hundred a year from investments. He thought it an anomaly in the income tax. FREETRADJE AND PROTECTION. He was given to understand there was a school of politicians in Ashburton who professed to know a great deal about free trade and protection. He belonged to a school of that kind and had fought several elections, and had always fought them on the side of freetrade. He was a free trader. It suited him. In his early days he had been a plasterer, and when he had made sufficient money he became a farmer. He would tell them that New Zealand could find profitable employment for the people by fostering the native in dustries of the colony. The meat, woolen and other industries would succeed in spite of anything and of any tariff. There were were other branches that had suc ceeded —he referred to the implement makers, instancing Reid and Gray, Booth and Macdonaid, Duncan and others who had competed with and almost driven some imported implements out of the colony, and even Australia by superior workman ship. They would no doubt recollect when Sir Julius Vogel in his notable speech in their hall some years ago spoke about fostering and conserving the indus tries of the colony. Now New Zealand imported £408,400 worth of sugar, they had to send away that amount, for what they could make themselves. It meant sending away nearly as much money for sugar as they got for all the wheat they sent away. The Government would be justified in giving assistance to native in dustries, and he hoped that the Hon. John McKenzie would endeavour to foster th 9 beet industry. The Government set up what was known as a N&tive Industry Commission. The Commission went over the colony and asked the various traders and manufacturers what they could do to stimulate their trade. In Otago Reid and Gray told them they did not want any thing except free importation of what they used. The Commission went to Auckland and interviewed the tanners and curriers who said they had the raw material in abundance, and they had everything but the duty off the saffron, and the Commis sion said they would recommend it to be taken off. they interviewed the shoe makers and saddlers and they wanted the furnishings admitted free. Then the jam and pickle manufacturers asked that the bottles shouH ba admitted free, but the B'ime day they were interviewed by the bottle manufacturer and he asked them to impose only another shilling a dozen duty on the bottles and thus make tha duty two shillings a doz^n instead o£ one. Thsse were unnatural industries because one would kill ih.a othsr. Victoria some years &io imposed an almost restrictive tariff and under this there was great accumulation of wealth and they manu factured until they filled %\\ the ware houses and now the greatest stagnation prevails. He then read an extract from the the week's cables which referred to Victoria, saying that it would be ruinous for the colony to return to free trad« suddenly ; it would have to be gradual, He n<vv came to what ho would ell the most crucial question he had to deal with 'hat night and it was THE LIQVOR QUESTION. (Applause ) They would all admit; that the temperance reformers were actuated by the bast motives, and he be lieved they were. Hi had ever been an adnurar of temperance reformers, and had attended temperance meetings^ and had done as much as any man in his district to ke°p down an increase of public houses. Ho had gone round with a requisition to prevent a licensed house being opened in a new locality where \b was not required. But he must say that the temperance reformershad becomequite aggressive of late. (Hear hesr). They asked that a majority of the adult popu -1 vtion in evevy district should have the power to say there should ba no mare licenses—that is if they liked to object. But this b interfering with the rights of the minority—forcing them to fall in with the majority. He did not see why they should be abl 3 tosaythatthe minority should be deprived of their glass of grog or glass of be?r. (Hear, hear). The direct veto would be class legislation, and this was how ifc would be : those who were in a position to gat a pase> of grog or a barrel of beer, or a hogshead of anything else, could dritik until further orders, but the poor beggar that could not get more than sixpence to buy his pint—as he does now-would have to go without^and that was class legislation, ar.(J he objected to class legislation^ He was prepared to assist the temperance reformers in any rational reform, but, as Atkinson said, we doivfc wanfi them to pqt their hobnailed boots on usaU'aton^e. The Hoi}. Mr Seddon had s-ud in regard fco the proposed licensing bill last session that he would bring one down that would please every body, and when he heard of him doing so he uttered a fprsrent prayer, and said he hoped he would succeed-' He could' nqt agree with the direefc vptoists. Mr Seddon undertook a Herculean task when he undertook to bring in a bill that would, please both prohibitionists and publicans (laughter), aud he thinks he has dona so. rlhe publipang should be grateful for it to til© good iitan Seddoii— ajid he would be an ungrateful publican ' who was not obliged to Mr Seddon for the bill (laughter). Under the new bill they get a segure tenure for three years, which is whao they never had before. If at tl}e end of three years it was found that this new law lad not worked some improve ment in the liquor trade he would be prepared to improve it further, The nesb great Act passod last sessiqn was the ELKCTORAL LAW. This enfranchised one-half of the adult population of New Zealand. When he contested ths election with Sir John Hall he (Mr McLachlan) said he had no objec tion to the franchise for women, fcufc ho would hive to admit that he had not met half a dozen women who had asked him for the franchise, but dozens had said to him they did not want ib. He had said chafe he would support female franchise when he saw that the Government were supporting the measure, and that it would be an act of cruel injustice to keep it from the ladies if the majority wanted ib, and all he had to say now was that he trusted the ladies would all exercise their privilege, and well and wisely. Ho must say a few words on the PUBLIC WORKS policy of the Government. Ib was yery

gratifying for them to know that the Government which was supposed to be a equandering Government and an extrava gant Government, and galloping to a ckficifc, notwithstanding all drawbacks had £700.000 of a surplus, a substantial portion of which was available for public works for next year, and out of this they intend to set apart £316,217 for railways, and £195.000 for roads, mainly to be spent in the North Island. No one could see a more justifiable way of spending; the money than opening the dense woods of the North IsUnd. The fat man does not want this until he has saved up enough money to buy the land when it is offered for sale. The Opposition say "Oh yes, the money will be all done and what then ? " Well they need not be frlghfc ened. There would, be money come in some way. We've aye been provided for, and sac wull yet." They would ha^e sufficient money next year to carry on, and the Government were not going to spend, all the money and go through the Bankruptcy Court. RAILWAY BILL. They had fifteen million pounds worth of property managed absolutely by the Commissioners. Yes, as absolutely as the Czar of Russia rules his dominions. The railwavp were managed without any control by Parliament, There have been suggestions from various quarters to the Government that if a minister had a place upon the board he would be a buffer between the Commissioners and the Par liament. Mr Seddon, he thought, went too far when he said he should have the right of veto. The railways should not be under political management but It would only be right that the House should have some control over this large expenditure. (Applause ) There was another little question that some people found fault with the Government for— THE CO-OPERATIVE WORKS SYSTEM. If the Government could find employment for a number of men at a time when work was scarce, they were doing good, and the Government had done well in their co-operative works and the system worked admirably and had been an almost un qualified success, to judge from the re ports of engineer's and other reliable authorities. (Hear hear). That good man Seddon had been accused of ob , structing the WEST COAST RAILWAY. He objected two or three years ago to the division of the land when the Company waa nearly bankrupt? When they ap proached the Government last session and stated certain conditions which they aaked the Government to accept Mr Seddon proposed better conditions for the colony than was recommended by a committee of the House and the repre sentative of the Midland Railway has gladly accepted them, and he hoped to see the Midland railway brisk and vigorous before long. The railway to connect the plains with the West Coast was just as necessary as the railway across the Rocky Mountains of America was to connect the east and west coasts lof the United States. There was asother I question, and one which was very im portant to many people, and that was the REIIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS. He was onß of those who would be very emphatic in this matter. Until he saw further reasons he would never be in favor of denominationalising our educa tioaal system. Mr Purnell had said that he was in favor of aid to schools in large centres, but ha (Mr McLachlan) did not not see why the childrei in the town snould be brought up as Christians and those ia the country as heathens. It was a libel upon the parents to say thab the children could not g^t instructions in the Bible, and he was not in favor of im posing upon the schoolmasters who had already a large syllabus, the additional work of reading the Bible. He had alvvnyd urged the necessity for getting a universal series of SCHOOL BOOKS. Whether the school inspectors were in league with the booksellers he did not kuosv He thought Government should give one large order to some one or other of the great educational publishers, and from that order supply books of one series only to the schools at prime cost. He would not; employ a stationer in the the ' colony to supply school books or stationery. Speaking of education he did not say that our system of education was perfsct, but oar prim try system was as near perfection as any on the fnce of the globe. Referring to secondary educa tion, he said he would nob allow any child to enter the high schools untl they had passed the fifth standard and shown an aptitude for learning. He was now coming to a matter thab was almost a local one. Mr John Grigg had posted up. a notice to bis men. (Mr McLachlan gave a summary of the notice, but that it, ba better understood we give it in full: — THE LONGBEACH ACCIDENT INSI] RA.NOK. "To all the Workmen on Longbe&eh.— In consequence of the Employers' Liability Act it has been necessary for me to effect an Accident Insurance covering all the man that I employ. This I have done on such advantageous terms that by the pay ment by each man of fiyepenqe pei? week he will secu.re £500 in case of death by accident; in case of disablement, full compensation, not to exceed £500 \ ia case of partial injuries, full wages as long as he is off work. I have also included in the policy that, in case of temporary total disablement during work hours, one-half the weekly wages for accidents outside the said Act for a period not exceeding six teen weeks will be paid. For each man singly to have secured all these advantages it \«ould h%v*> gost hjm qne shilling and elevenpenge per week, whereas I shall retain from your wages only fivepence per week for every man earning 25s per week, and a like proportion for those earning more or less.") Anyone who did not care to comply with those conditions could get his accountmade up. Now John Grigg was a great and good farmer, but he thought he was taking a fling at the Government. They pould take his word for it Mr idea was to make a point against the Government. He was making provision to secure himself from the risk of liability, but he was doing ib with a vipdiptive spirit. He was doin^ ib in fact to help adw.ard Gjeqrga Wrjghfc in his candidature for the Ratgitafca seat, fHear, hear.) (A voige—Prove it.) Most of the members of, the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL were stale w:th musty ideas, and not in sympathy with the hearts of the people. Bub they had had an effusion of new blood which would probably make an improve ment. He would give the Legislative Council a retiring allowance, and would have no more of them. As long as the Lower House"knew that the Upper House would throw out any objectionable Bills they, knowing that, would continue to pass those Bills. With regard to the suggested changes in the management of Parliamentary affairs there was THE REFERENDUM. Mr O'Conor had given an elaborate speech upon it which he had read, bub he (Mr McLachlan) had not thought it an immediate important matter. He learnt that Sir Kobert Stout was likely to take it up, and if he did, and if they were sitting on the same bench he would be prepared to favorably consider it. PERSONAL He would now make an appeal to them all. They had heard him speak, and he would give them permission to enquire about hia antecedents, and enquire from the people he had lived amongst, and ho would leave it with them. But in the words of the poet—" If you are as pure as water and as chaste as snow you will not escape calumny." He had always polled a large number of votes above those whom he had opposed in elections in Leestpn

where he lived. They had been fcold to? return some man with a stake in the coun try. Well, he had innumerable stakes in the country. He had a small estate and several little estates. He had a wife and/] twelve children. (Laughter.) He had daughtera-in-law, sons-in-law, and grand children he didn't know how many (laughter)—and ir he had not an interest in the country a ir an with 5000 or 7000 acres had not either, as he could sell that any day and clear out on receipt of a cheque from the bank. He would ask them to ponder well whether they could entrust the welfare of their children to one whose interests were identical with their own. One of England's greatest statesmen John Bright, said— I,' If you want a man to re present you in Parliament send a man of your own class." (Loud applause.) QUESTIONS. Baplying to questions, Mr MeLaehlan laid he did not believe in an eleotive Governor. It was the only tie they had with Great Britain—(hear, hear)—and if it pleased them to nominate a Governor, Lord Glasgow or Lord Duff - (laughter)—let them do so. The Governors spent, he thought, more money in the colony than they tooK out of it. A change was not wanted, except perhaps by those who would like to be elected Governor, and he did not expect they would elect him—(laughter.) He would certainly be in favor of supporting residential qualification only tot eleotors. He thought there waa already nationalisation of tha land. There should be some limis to recoverable interest. The question of a state bank of issue, be thought, would become a practical question. He had read a great deal about it, but in hia opinion the banking business could be conducted just as economi cally by the banks they had. He did not know there was any actual necessity for a state bank. The question handed to him ac Jq whether he did not think the present licensing laws unworkable, and if he was willing they should be repealed, must have been written about two months ago, asthe present licensing laws had not been tried. Therefore they could not cay they were unworkable. He was in favor of women receiving equal salaries to men, but he did not think they would get them. Let them bide a-wee, and the Legislative Council would die out. The Ray Mr Lawry essayed to ask Mi i MoLaohlan whether he understood him to say he was in favor of local (interruption and uproar, the rest of Mr Lawry's question being i lost in the din.) After some time Mr MoLaohlan asked the meeting to allow Mr L^wry (o put hia question, as if they dirt not they would ba scoring against him (Mi MoLachlan.) Mr Lawry then asked if he was in favor of the present Licensing Bill continuing for the next three years ?—Yes, he was in favor of it doing so. A big effort had been made to bring the two extremes together, and thte Bill was a sort of com promise. So he thought they should give it a trial —(hear, hear). If elected he would be prepared to support an alteration in the lan and make a candidate hava an absolute majority of all votes cast. He would pledge himself to that—(hear, hear). Mr Barrett asked Mr MoLaohlan wby he had left out the last piragraph of tbe extraot ha had read from the " Lyttelton Times' referring to Mr Grigg, whiob put a diff nen\ complexion on the matter, aa it showed thai the men themselves wera in favor of what had been done, and was Mr MoLiohlan a bettej judge of the matter than the msn or Mr Grigs? hini3elf ? Mr McLvshlan had been quoting the extrast from memory, and had perhaps omitted the paragraph, but the prinoiple that he was drawing attention to was that Mr Grigg had notified that the men had &ither to aoeept the conditions of insurance be dictated or leave his employment. (Cri9B of " No, no," and 'Yep, yes.") John Grigg had offered these provisions to his men, implying that the Government had made ie compulsory upon him, but it was no: compulsory on John Grigg'fl part to do any such thing, and he had no right to try to bring discredit on the Government, and lay at thair door the blame of tbe coercion he was using, and that wae what he made it app?ar to be. Mr A. McKenzie would aek whether Mi MoLaughlan was aware that insurance agents were going through the factories and offering managers a percentage to frighten tha men in'o the same Bch< m : ? -IC Mr McKotzie said they ware doing fo he believed it. —He was in favor of reducing tha cuties on ths necessaries of life; if the biggest Tory would, ■why not the bluest Eadioa'. ? (Liugh'.er)-- H9 considered Saturday was a most incon venient day for ths half holiday for the farmer?, and was not in favor of it. Replying to a question as to whether he would be in favor of appointing inspectors to inspect ihe liquor sold—Every constable in the country had tije right to go into a hotel and simpie (he drink (ioud laughter) and if they did not Vka it oo«!d take the bott'e for at alyais (laughter). He was not in favor of abolishing ihe totilisator, it was tbe mildest form of gambling at the races they could get. Wi 1 Mr MoLachlan give his views on the pjrohsse of Cheviot estate?—Ha had in tended to speak on that subjeot but had over looked it. He thought the purchase of the cheviot estate wss one of the bright at gems in the whole administration of the Government. He would not say that it would be perhaps a great financial speculation for the govern ment, he did not oaro whether it was or no f, bqt their system of valuation was at stake, and if they had allowed the L^O.OOO to be taken off the Cheviot valuation all the other big estates would have wanted something of the same thing. But the Government had said no, we will take this at our valuation, and they had dons wall. A brother cf his, a practical farmer, bad been over the estate and brought a sample of it down to him, and good soil it was too, (Laughter and hear, hear) And in hia opinion the Government made a good speculation. He knew men who had been on the estate and worked on it, and they say tbey will consider themselves lucky men if they oan get any of it at a reasonable prioe. He thought they were right in offering a quantity of land for sale out of tbe Cheviot estate, (A voice—They have broken the law). That is where the Government was maligned by people who did not know what they were talking about. The land was offered under a special Act. (Hear hear.) Mr S. B Ndson proposed a vote of tha.nka to Mr MoLaohlan for hjs address, They must be all pleased to, have heard him ex press himself as explicitly as he had. (Loud applause.) The vote was carried with acclamation. Mr McLiohlan thanked them for the vote of thanks that was customary, and that wa? all he required then. Anything further waa unnecessary. A vote of thank.* to tha chairman terminated the meeting;

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible tor ilie opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

MR PETER IN REPLY.

TO THE EDITOR. S IR) _Mr Graham complains that I was tiob explicit enough in my las*- letter. Well, he says that the first thing the landowners did was to buy up all the road and water-frontages. This is an impossi bility, unless they bought up every acre of land, and in 1891 at anyrate the Government had frontages. In the next sentence he complains that some naughty persona fores'.ailed him in attempting to do the same thing. He insinuated that the land in Canterbury was dishonestly acquired. This is a gross falsehood, as he must know. Mr Graham calmly assumes that he is the Almighty, but I assure hiai that he is not deified yet. IHe also says that all the land between Anatna and the sea was practically pur chased early in the seventies. 1 Ins is another statement a variance with facts, as very little land was purchased till Hie land boom, when the squatters were com pelled to purchase in self-defence. If secure leases had been given a great deal of the land would never have-been pur chased Vogel's Government was on Mr Graham's ride of the House, consequently we are not responsible for h« *>ta « emigrants, who did the best thing for themselves possible in coming out to New leaknd I advise Mr Graham to make sure of his facts before coming on a public platform and talking nonsense.— Thanking you for inserting this, I ar» f (jtCj .'",>•, f

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

At a meeting of the South Rakaia school Committee held in Mr Oxley's office all the members were present. The master reported a good attendance on re-opening after the closing on account of the measles ; in fact on the day of the meeting the number attending was 207. Ahere being no important business the meeting closed after passing accounts.

ROAD BOARDS.

wk bT* "101jthlTr meeting of the South Rakaia Road Board was attended by all the members. The business was formal. It was decided to take steps for closing two roads in the district, and after accepting tenders (at » very low price) and passing accounts, the members met as a Cemetery Committee and adjourned.

CRICKET.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

WiSHNGTON, October 12. Eighteen of Boston scored 88 against! the Australians. Keen 14. Giffen took seven wickets for 31, and Trott 8 for 19. The Australians who played 12 men were all out for 65. Trott 22, W. Giffen 8.

SPORTING.

CJ.C. SPRING MEETING.

PER PEES& ASSOCIATION. The following handicaps have been de clared :— Stewards Hanbigap—Th<* Workman 9sfcßlb, Hippomenes 9dt 51b, Melinite B,*b 91b, Kulnine Bit 81b, Skirm'iaher Bst 7lb, Vogengang Bsfc 61b, Foresight Bst 41b, Westmere Bat 41b, St Clements BsS 31b, Rebellion Bst 31b, Lady Zetland Bst 21b, Rosefeldtß 3 t lib, AuKevoir Bst, North Atlantic 7st 131b, Reflector 7st 121b, Out post 7sfe 121b, Warrington 7st 121b, i Hhamu S b 11lb ' Ua 7st ll*V Bay Belle [ 7st 91b, Beadonwell 7st 81b, Kate Green away 7sb 51b, My Jack 7st 4ib, Stanmoor Lochness 7at 31b, Swivel, Rosehill, Wan ganui 7st 21b, Geraint 7st lib, Persuasion 7sfc, Krina 6sfc 131b, Addington 6st 121b, Goosander 6sfc lllb, Chaos 6st 101b Re volt 6st 91b, Neva 6st 81b, Busybody, Langley, Koseguard, Black Cloud. Wheedler, Splnaway 6st 71b. Spring HoßDLES.—Kulnine 12st 71b, Sorton 1256 31b, Liberator 12st 31b, Empire lOst 121b, Clarence lOst lllb, Freeman lOst 81b, Magpie lOst 71b, Qallt lOst 61b, Smuggler lOst 31b, Jacob Faith ful lOat, Dromedary, Stranger, Justice 9dt 101b, Erin-go-Bragh 9at 71b. Ivanhoe. Oddfellow, Black Hawk 9*t. Ourragh Steeplechase.-—Norton 13sc, Freeman list list, Waterbury list 81b, Empire list 31b, Clarence list 21b, Dromedary, Justice lOst 71b, Matariki 9st 131b, Bellbird, Avondale Bat 71b.

MELBOURNE NOTES.

(Received October 13, 11.30 a.m.) Melbourne, October 13. Port Admiral covered a mile this morn* in? in lmin 48sec. Carbonate with 6it 121b up, easily down Donation with Bit 81b. In the Bohemian Handicap, one mile and three-quarters, at Maribynong yesterday, Fullham, Sfcernchaser, and J5, are reported to be lame. The first named has receded to lOC to 4 (off). Division is firm at 100 to 12. Jeweller at 100 to 8. 1000 to 75 has been taken about Brockleigh. Oxide has been well Ucked down to 100 to 6. The owner took 1000 to 40 about Donation.

CABLE SUMMARY.

PEK PKESS ASSOCIATION; George Merrirnan, city solicitor, Sydney, who was recently suspended owing to irregularity in his accounts, has been dismissed from his position. Lord Elgin succeeds the Marquis of Landsdowne as Viceroy and Governor- General of India. The announcement of the appointment has been fairly well received.

The Trouble in South Africa.

[per press association] Capetown, October 12. King Lobenguela is sending a lot of his property down the Zambesi, and has provided a fleet of caaoe3 to secure his retreat if necessary. Mr Cecil Rhodes believes that the Matabelea will be crushed by the Chattered Company's forces who are advancing on Bo la way o (Lobengueia's kraal) from the east, and Major Adams' column from the south and west. King Lobengm la with four of his best regiments is stationed on the bhangani river, and is quite prepared to fight.-.

We understand that Mr R. M» Cuthbert son has been requested by & number of electors to contest the Ashburton seat, and has promised a definite answer in the course of a few days. A man who was wandering about near the Public Works building the other morning accosted a newsboy with the question :— "Friend, can you direct me to the water office ?" The boy addressed stared at him a, moment, shook his head, and soliloquised in a tone of the greatest astonishment: "■ Great Scott \ A man with a nose like that looking for a water office I"

THITASBBtJIiTtm GTJABDMN : FBIDAY, OOTOBfiJR 18, 1893.



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N.ew Goods. G. J. NEILL and Co W K HAT. 9BUT PWABUffI « AKNOONOISa T HE OPENINO UP W OT°UB NEWjMINGJOODS. Millinery in alf its Brancues. N e» Prints, gu^teed to «*, 4Jd, U.i, <V. 7*d Bew Wishing White M«dm 444 He» Coloured Cashmeres, doohle width, ls M New Double Width Sheeting 9Jd New Flannelettes 3£d. JTew Table Dftmaßfcs la ba CLOTHING- CLOTHING- K's^lfaf^ed Boys' Tweed Suits 4s 1W Men's Strong Cotton Shirt. U lid Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Men's Felt Hats 2s 6d Boys' Felt Hats Is 6d BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Bluchers 5s Men's Nailed Shooters 8s 6d Women's Strong Shoes 4s lldi Women's Leather Slippers 3a 6d Women's Canvas Shoes 4s 9d^ ft I NEILL & CO.'S. mnsDLASDm* buildings, east street, TERMS_CASH ! _________



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W" ANTED—A good General Servant. , —— ———-■ -7 Good references indispensable, rrr AN TED Known-" The Corner is Apply office of thi^ paper. 10_73 >V e howing a magnificent New Stock XxfA-^riTlCi^-.^b^'r^rMioting of Drapery and Clothing. - W. U. W Ariel B lC vcle Club To-^oHj jj Ba^ r§^ Ou^uns 1 de* ~ X J Gunsl by the best makers and B^ KVIKwTf Reviews fur September, Itted with all the latest v??* o™™"}?' and Weldon's Journal September Ponder, Shot Caps, Cartages Wads nowin Newßooksbythemail.-EI. M. ftn d Cases at J. W. Habm_:__, East j ONi!S# Sj^ei^J^unsjepaire^^ ——■ ; —~"; ~^~- t~. f-iooTTH in wood order and complete SCHOOL Book* and requeues special BboV.ht or taken in exchange. Hew O value m exerci.es, account books, , D a ° r^ving every we ek. Circulating office a_d fancy a^nery^H. M. Jones- Libra ry"-3 Maksden, Newsagent. FIEEWOOD, sho-t lengths and ilry, tSresENTS--Beautiful Presents now fcr sale. Orders left with Mks J--* bei iven away to all purchasers James, Fruit Shop, Kast street, or at yf Drapery> Millinery, Boots, Clothing Mayo _ Garden, Hampstead. IV iQ etc ,__H. C. Sbgees, Melford House. lUZis"gained from Yates'Seeds, 35, TnKXM_S in great variety to suit all (four varieti(s cabbage, one 01 cauh- l< c ] asseß o f readers, at the Railway flower. Flints at Whittington s, Bur- BoOK stall Tlf? I__i fi _r!_ fc ___- -— r TVJCKEL Watches at 12d 6l,aUAlly yy tieß in p regß goo a s , Mantles and JA aold by ironmongers at lOi. ihe Mi _i nery are to be seen.—Mitchell and 22^61 and 25. lines still maintain their Tuw , aii Bucremacy over all others at the prices. . __ . « Ofir»i"ftble only from S. Sauek, tttaNTEO I_nown-For goodl value m Jeweller. VV fir.t class Drapery, Millinery, _ " r^L^^rseTv^rii-^rtnese per. Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford ( J furbed dmS wi>h Ice Cream. BovsL Baautiful presents now giving Ready lo morrow (S_iur_ay).-H. ti. away to all purehaseiß. Fiower, Confeciioner. TTTANTED~Known—Some wonderful »1 • ANTED Known-That A. J. j W job lines n Drapery, etc., now W Walker repairs Bicyciee, Sewing oeing sold; also presents to all purchasers. Machines/Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, H. 0. Skgbbs, Melford House.^ and all d^cuptjon^lig_h_J^hm_^_ make room BATLWAt Book Stall.—A very large VV for Spring Boots I will give ten and choice lot of books to select per cent for ©»sh. Repairs done at once .™, 7 103 cheaper than ever to etay bad times over trom> , ,_ atJ.Moisow, Premier BootmaUcr__?_l 8 _ndSydn.y Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, Jj^ f^Sble only! 16s 6d - worth 255. Extra larg« Grey, only 10s DONT Forget to "send your Bicycles 8d worth 18s 6d, Selling rapidly. along to the Old Kindergarten to Hardlbv Bbos, Arcade.^ ______ W repaired, at moderate rates. "« i 7 j_j_B-k"do" you geo your Ironmon- ~~7, ~, I ■ a W aery? AtHARDLEVSof course, MEDICAL Coils made and repaired J T S | he b fc yaluo j_ sheet on the shortest notice at easy ™dL Malfi. 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Hoult, East Street, Ashburton. 10 18 — —, ,„. 7~~. ~ ZT~7~, will commence business in Ashburton on f I HE Best Nickel Watch i;i the Market J for 15s. Usually sold 1-y Jewellers MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, ah from 20j to 25s each. Specially -mado in England to our order.—JohkOkrani^ in t _. o Premises in Burnett street, next C°- 9f69 Ashburton Club SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest. ( — — „. __ . the largest, »hs best, aud the cheap ____■»* . 9fe llLng^oas t^^™ £100-^r°Sc^rdL weights &»*£*. A trial 80llS Z 92; containing 38 porohi, Eaton _!________-_!_-_-: street, Hampstead, on which is erected a I^IBICKET and Lawu Tennis Material 4- roome d Cottage. Very easy terras of V/ just unpacked at reduced pr:ces. p iyme nt. Small cash deposit balance by New Bucks, Games and Fancy Goods, instilments bearing a low rate ofi nterest, A\J (roods redoced in price for cash this v j z ? 7 p er cen t per annum. Good op month —L. F. Anduewes and Ci», p Ortun it y for an industrious man acquiring StationpsT-a' Hall. his own freehold. ___ _____ T BULLOCK WHO is your Plumber? Why W . 0 R SALE-60 Acres, all in English Habdlisv, who is <* Manufacturer g rasse s, not far from the Tinwald Sale of Spouting, Kiciging, Steel Gutters, _ ar( j g< property such aa this has often Bathß, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has been asked f or# on hand the large-t stock of Pumps and T BULLOCK] pipe in town.



NEW ZEALAND CliOTHlltftt FACTOBY IMWWV Men's Straw Hats from ls New Tennis Hats from ls lid New Tweed Hats from ls Over 1500 Hats in stock. New Washing Ties from 4d New Tennis Shirts from 3s 6d New Collars, New Shirts, New Studs. INSPECT OUR JSEW STOCK. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Boys' Sailor Suits from 7« lid Men's Sac Suits from 303 Men's All-wool Trousers from 93 bd. ALL NEW PATTERNS. t jjloring Department Men's' Suits to measure from 59a 6d Men's Trousers to measure from 17a 6d BOOT DEPARTMENT. Men's Nailed Balmorals, 9a 6d Men's Bluchers, 6s 6d Boys' Strong School Boots from 5s 6d. NEW ZEALAND pLO THING "p. ACTOR Y. ALEX' HENDRY, Manager 1



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