suicidal. We ought to encourage rich men to come and take up their abode amongst us and spend their money here, and not let ifcgo forth to the world that ib is a crime to possess wealth in ]New Zealand, and that any man who dares do so will be penally taxed. Look what a difference it would make to the trade of this town if we had half a dozen really wealthy men living here and spending their money freely. THE LICKNSING QUESTION. I now come to the licensing question. I think we ought not to allow those per sona who hold extreme views upon the subject of the use of intoxicating liquors to keep this country in a constant state of turmoil over the licensing law. This subject is quite a subordinate one, and we ought not to allow the extremists to thrust it in the front, and make it over shadow fche really important questions of the day. The Government have just in duced Parliament to pass a new Licensing .\et. That Act was quite unnecessary, in my opinion, and I do not agree with some of its provisions. There wa<j no real public demand for it. The prohibitionists themselves never complained about the Licensing Act of 1881 until the Sydenham prohibitionists failed to convert .that Ac 6 into a Prohibition Act, and then it was suddenly discovered that the licensing laws urgently needed amendment. How ever, we have got the new Act, and let us give it a fair and honest trial, and see how it will work ; and do not let us always be tinkering w*:h the licensing laws. You must bear in mind that no licensing law— however just or perfect it may be —will satisfy the {.rohioitioinVs. What they want to do is to abolish the sale and use of liquor altogether, and nothing short of that will satisfy them. Direct Veto Bills and measures of that kind, are merely steps towards an end. Now, what the public want is a law which will regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors and keep licensed houses under proper control, which h a radically different thing. The public, therefore, have one end in view and the prohibitionists a quite different end ; so that it is hopeless to expect to pass a licensing law which will satisfy the prohibitionists. I have paid a great deal of attention to the arguments which have been adduced in favor of the Direct Veto, aa expounded by the prohibitionists, but they Lave failed to convince me that it is not amost serious infringement of people's personal liberties ; and, to my mind, it would be altogether intolerable that a bare majority ot the residents in any (Jistricjt should be able to dictate to the minority what the minority were to drink, or what they were not to drink. The majority would equally be justified in dictating to the minority what the mino rity were to eat; whether they could indulge in a pipe or not; or what they were to wear. The supporters of the Direct Veto tell us that all they want is to remit the question to •' the people," and to leave the people of each district to decide for themselves whether licensed houses shall exist in the district or not. This ia a very specious and captivating argument, which may mislead many per sons ; but; the fact is, a gross fallacy underlies the use of the words 4* the people," The Direct Vetoists confound " the majority " with " the people," and they assume that the m<*j >rity has a right to impose its will upon the nunoiity in all matters. But " the people " mean•?, not the majority, but the entire community. The minority form a part of the people just as much as the majority does ; and the minority are every whit as much entitled to enjoy their personal liberties as the majority are. For the sake of convenience, in politics we allow the majo rity to rule, but that does not entitle them to oppress the mino i'y, or to infringe upon the natural rights of the minority. The majority has actually no greater right to rule than the minority: the whole thing is purely a nutter of convenience. Ie is only a rough-and-ready method after all, and often works injustice ; and we have had at different times schemes of propor tional representation, and (similar pro posals brought forward with the view of giving mirioi i s a more direct control over the government of the country. Let me put a case. Suppose you have a community of 1000 persons, and 501 of these vote in favor of chopping off the heads of the remaining 499, would you say in that cas3, that the will of the majority—or as the direct vetoists would put it, the will of " the people "-—must prevail 1 That is an extreme case of course but it Berves to illustrate my argument that a majority is not justified in trampling upon tho natural rights of the minority; and I contend that it is a natural right of every sane majn to de- j cide for himself what he shall eat and what he shall drink. Because a pro hibitionist is unable to convince me by sound argument that I ought to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors, he cannot thereby acquire a right to compel me by law to do so % This is not a ques tion between the direct vetoists and the publicans —it is a question between the dirept vetoists and the moderate drinkers, whom the direct iretoists wish to coerce into their own way of living. Nor is there any neces sary connection between total ab stinence and the direct veto. The Direct Veto Bill as propounded by the prohibitionists is an attack upon the liberties of mankind, and as such I shall feel bound to oppose it, if introduced into Parliament. At the same time I wish to say that I fully acquit the promoters of this measure of any intention to make an attack upon men's personal liberties, but they are carried away by their own enthusiasm, and fail to discern what a dangerous principle they are seeking to introduce into our legislation. Looking at the matter from another point of view, It appears to me that if we are to have a prohibition law at all, it must be a law ju force throughout the whole colony. Of what use would it be to close the public b.ous3s on th,is side of the ri,ver, if jou could still purchase liquor at Tin: ■wald qr Winsjow. The only iesult would \)& to make the fortunes of the hotel keepers at those places,. J^ven if the houses were clQse,d on bqbh sides of jphe river, ff liquor were prficijraaßJp a.t Qhrjstchurch, residents at Ashburton who wanted liquor would obtain it from Christchurch, and the liquor sellers in Christchurch would, as a matter of busi ness, give every facility for such pur chases. We bhould let the licensing laws alone, and if the prohibitionists think they are strong enough, Jet them intro? duce a bill in the General Assembly to en force prohibition throughout the length and breadth of the colony ; and the ques tion can there be fought out in the proper arena. If too, a prohibition law were passed, I am satisfied that it world nsyer work. Anyone w:ho has read the very able and impartial report of Mr Gilbert Stringer upon 1 the working of prohibition in itansas, n>ust feel satisfied that in that £!tate., at aJTeyents, p.roh.ib}fcion has riot £nly failed to suppress drinking, but it has utterly injured the prosperity of the State. EDUCATION. I have always taken a very liyely in terest in the subject of education, and h.aye niore tfian once publicly expressed myself in favor of tho Government giving grants-inlaid to private schools fot? secu lar results ; and to that opinion I still ad? here. While I think it is the duty of the Government to see that all the children in the colony get a primary education, 1 do not see that it follows that the Govern ment should do the entire work of educa tion itself; and I have always considered that a great mistake was made when start ing the education system, in the Govern lVipiifc undertaking to do. the wliole!work |ff education itself. Instead of trying to jfctamp out all the private schools, many of

w .ioh are excellently conducted, I think 'he Government should rather have fosfered them, and only established public schools wher^ private f-choels w°re wmv ing. A great deal of money would have been saved to the taxpayers in that way, and the instruc ion in public schools would have benefited by the rivalry of the private schools. The parents, and nob the Government, are primarily re sponsible for the education ot their own children. Now, if a child's parents are satisfied m ith the purely secular teaching which if gets in the secular schools, wall and good ; but if the parents consider that religious teaching ought to be made an essential and integral pare of its daily edu cation, and the public schools do not afford that instruction, upon whi.fc princi ple of justice are those parents compelled to pay the entire cost of their children's education out of their own pockets, while other parents, whose children attend the public schools, get the cost defiayed out of the public exchequer % In both cases the child is educated —the requirements of the Siate are satisfied in that respect— and the parents alike contribute towards the taxation. Why should a man be penalised, as it were, for wishing to give her child a religious education ? What 1 should support is, that reasonable capi tation grants should be paid by the Government for all children at tending private schools who could pass ilia same examinations as »re required in the public schools. These examinations should be conducted by the government inspector, who should have just as free access to any private schools claiming the grant as they have to the public schools. The grants-in-aid would be given for seci^ar results alone. The inspector would simply ignore the religious teaching and would look only to the secular re sults. I should, however, restrict these grants to sc ools in towns, because if the system were extended to the country districts the result might be, in some thinly populated localities, that the most numerous denomination would set up a private school, and all the children in the district would virtually be obliged to at tend it. Ido not quite understand why such vigorous opposition should have been manifested to the proposal for gr&nts-in-aid to private schools. It has even been asserted that it would destroy the present education system. But how could it possibly destroy, or even injure it ? I may also hay briefly that I am in favor of optional bible reading in schools, and I advocate this upon exactly the same principle as I advocate grants-in-aid to private schools for secular results — viz , that it is the duty and piivilego of the parents to determine the character of the teaching which their children shall receive. I should leave each school com mittee to decide itself whether the Bible should be read at state! hours in the school; it should be optional with the parents to decide whether their children should attend the Bible reading or not, and every teacher should be at liberty to say whether he or she would assist in the Bible reading. There should be a time table and a conscience clause, and I think it would be wiae to adopt the course which has been followed by the London School Boards —viz.. to confine the road ing to certain parts of the Bible. A very large number of parents in this colony are iv favor of optional bible reading in schools ; and I fail to understand why we should not meet their views if we can do so without interfering with the conscien tious scruples of other parents. If these two conc33Bions were made, all parties would be satisfied, and ihey would really buttress our educational system. THE LiND QUESITOX. I will now say a few wcrda upon the land question. There is really no dif ference of opinion amongst politician as to the necessity of widely distributing the ownership of land and settling a numer ous* yeomanry upon the soil, and if I had time I couW quote figures to prove that the late Mini&ter of Lands, Mr G. F. Itichurdson, was quite as successful as the present Minister in his practical efforts in this direction, Neither political party can claim monopoly of zeal in iheir efforts to pub the people upon the land ; and the present leader of the Opposition, Mr Kolleston, has been one of the most ardent land reformers New Zealand has ever possessed. The result of the efforts we have made is that the ownership of land is more widely distributed in New Zealand than in any other portion of the British dominions, We have a European population of 650,000 persons, and there are no less than 91,501 owners of land in the colony. I think I miy fairly remind you that while I have always opposed oursting-tip taxes, or 'my measure calcu lated to inflict injustice upon persons who ( have invested their money in the purchase of land under the authority of the Jaw, I have consistently advocated the view that we ought to employ every lawful means to secure the wide distribution of the ownership of land, and the prevention of its permanent aggregation in the hands of a few. With regard to the various tenures which are novf provided for in our land laws I am a firm believer in the freehold tenure. X consider the perpetual lease system is a most valuable aid to set tlement, because it enables men of small means, who could not buy under the cash purchase system, to acquire holdings and make farips. for themselves ; but I think the light to purchase the freehold must be attached to the perpetual lease. The wish to be able to say "This plot of land is my own " seems to bo innata in men, at all events in men of British blood. Let me ask you this question—What has < been tha principal impelling cause of that wonderful emigration of millions upon millions of people from the British Isles to our various colonies and the United States which has been goinw on during the last 50 or 60 years ? Has it not been the hunger—the consuming de&ire —to pro cure a freehold, which they could not hope to satisfy in their nativo land % The desire to obtain a freehold is a worthy and honprable ambiiioh w.h^ch every Govern ment ought to encourage. Ie tands to make a man industrious and thrifty, aric] q, law-abiding cjtigsn ;it gives him'a, use ful a|m |n life; and'l think we should stand by the freehold tenure, The efforts made by the present Ministry to discredit and extinguish that tenure do not com mend themselves to my mind. Nor do I approve of the special settlement associa tions which they have fostered, and which | seem to be Mr John $|cKen/ie,'s p/eti j fancy. I thirjk if a mUn wants to buy or ' lease land from the Government he ought! to be able to deil direct with the land department, and should not be forced to ' join a special settlement association before ' he can get his wants attended to., T^en, i too, these associations have promoted diimmyism, and false declarations, and similar evils, and t believe almost every body in the colony, except the Minister of Lands, recognises yhp mischief of the syste?a. The laricl problem which lies before us is this : Farmers' sons and other young men accustomed to rural pursuits are growing up all around us, and seeking to obtain farms of their own ; ancj how are these proper and legitimate wants to ba supplied! The Cro'wh lands are rapidly diminishing in quantity,' and thsrp are appear to be only'some two million acres of agricultural land left in the pos session of the Government j but there arc some 9,000,000 acres of land, much of it suitable for farming purposes, still bo longlng to the Maoris and \WQulti»^ J ie( j . and it is a question ** v - tal i m po r fc anC e how this vast area of land can be made available for the use of the colonists ap.d brought into settlement. I think 5 this is onb of tht first quo\tion« to which the'new Parliament will have to devote its atten tion, and it will receive my most careful consideration. I think, too, in a small country like New Zealand, where the area

of arable land ia so limitod. the Govern ment; will be perfectly jus ified In asking Parliament to confer upon it compulsory powers of purchasing, at a fair and rea sonable valuation, lar^opriva'e freeholds, suitable far cultivation, which the owners have unimproved, and which aie actually blocking settlement. But I need not say that I have no sympathy with such mon strous measures as the Land for Settle ments Bill, ktely brought; forward by the Hon John McKenzie,' and under which the Minister c >uld summarily deprive a man of his farm upon which perhaps he had spent his life's labors, in the hope of being able to leave it to his children. MANAGEMENT OF THE RAILWAYS. lam entirely opposed to any attempt to revert to the political management of our railways. That system haa been tried and found miserally wantJDg. The colony almost unanimously demanded a change to the psesent system, and the present system has worked infinitely better than the old. From a mere revenue point of view, it is of great importance that our railways should ba freed as far as possible from political influences and managed on sound business principles, because every pound by which the railway revenue falls short must be made up by additional taxation, I contend that the persons who are entitled to be first heard upon this qaestion are the persons who contribute most largely to the railway revenue. Now, ! who are these persons'? They are the I farmers, merchants, and storekeepers. Is is the farmers' produce,the stock raised by them, and the goods which are ssnt fconx the seaport towns to the rural districts, which form the great bulk of the freight carried by the railways. Now the farmers, through their Agricultural and Pastoral Associations and similar bodies, and the traders through their, chambers of commerce, have pronounced emphatically against a rpturn to the political system of management. Their opinion on the subject has been unani mous. The Ministers and some of their supporters have toli us over and over again, that Parliament has parted with the control of the rrilways, and we are told that it is anti-democratic to hand over the | control of sixteen millions worth of public property to the management of three ' irresponsible men. I hive noticed in this colony that whenever any proposal is brought forward which will not stand argument, its Dromoters label it demo cratic, and then we must speak of it with bated breath. For my part, I don't care , a button whether the non-political management of railways is democratic or anti-democratic. I simply ask myself the qnestion—under which system will the railways be best managed? At the same time, I am quite unable to comprehend why it should be democratic to give a Cabinet Minister a seat upon the Board of Riilway Commissioners and anti democratic to keep him off. He might as well argue that it is antidemocratic to pUce our colonial man-of-war '"The Hinemoa " under the sole control of its captain. I think we should use our own common sense in these matters and not be led away by names. To say that Parliament has no control over the rail ways is pure moonshine. Parliament can dismiss the Commissioners any day it pleases, and every penny they spend has to be voigd by Parliament. Mr Seddon asserts that he can give Parliament no explanation of the Commissioners' esfi mate of expenditure. As a matter of fact, the Commissioners, last session, laid the fullest explanation of their estimates before Parliament. The last Ministry made no complaints or this score, and found no difficulty in getiicgexplan»tions; but the truth of the matter is that Mr Seddon, ever since he came into office, his been doing his utmost to fasten a quarrel upon the Commissioners and to brino; them into public odium I think, too, the 4500 men who are in the service of the railwayjlepartmcnt are better off under the present system than they would be under a political &ys>m of management. A railway officer's promotion in the ser vice ought not to depend upon the amount of politic il influence which hecanexercise. If, too, a railway servant has a grievance he ought not to have to look to political influence to get it redressed ; there ought to be machinery in the service itself for redressing it. Before the Commissioners came into office the House of Representa tives was once occupied for some hours in discussing the question whether a plate layer on the Southland railways had been improperly dismissed ! The grievance vnay have been genuine, but surely the House was a very unsuitable tribunal to adjudicate upon it, to say nothing of the expense to the country. I wish you, however, to understand that while I am altogether opposed to the railways being placed under Ministerial control, and while I repudiate the notion that the Commissioners are irresponsible persons not answerable to Parliament for their actions, still, if it is thought advisable to bring them into, closer touch with Parliament, I see no objection to that being done, provided their independence of action is not interfered with, and the management of the railways is kept free from political influences. THE MINISTRY. You will have gathered from m.y re marks that, if elected, I shall not be found amongst the supporters of Mr Seddon's Ministry. That Btifiistry is, to all interests and purposes), the Ballance Ministry. I object to the Ministry be* cause they got into office on false pre tences. They got into office upon the cry of bursting up the large estates. I need not tell you that they have not burst up a single large estate. They never in tended to ; it was simp.lj an election cry. • They s»y now it's wad all a mistake -it is only the wicked Opposition who have brought this accusation against thorn ; and that they never intended and do not in tend to burst up the large estates by penal taxation. The lion, John McKen^ie, in this very hall, told us so four or f)ve months ago; and other Members have said the sara,e thi^g in different p^rts of the country. They say now that they merely wished to re'ajust the taxation in order to, relieve the small farmers, who, by the way, had never asked to be relieved. But, to show you how this tallies with the inflannaling language which they used when they firsc went into office. I will read, you two or three passages 'from' the "Hansard", report'of the Hon. W. i». Reeved' speech upon Mr Balance's financial statement ef 1891, in which the intention to levy a graduated land tax was announced: 14 As to the very large estates? —§q to th^ men with £2(XOOQ. worth of improvements --> I think these large estates are' represented by those who ought to be the very, last' class* which should dare'call upon tl\a' Stj^ for consideration. I'tluhk tftejie isirgo eatates, whether partly lp.r fthnost entirely unitn proved, are social pests, an industrial ob stacle, and a bar to progress. 1 say the party we represent do not want large estates, and this graduated tax is a fiinger of warn- ' ing held up to remind them thr t J v he colony does not want largje estates. ' ' lyurther dn Mr' Reeves' says—referring to the large land owners. ' ' "It is not to rmo 'iherq, but to, bring home to t'lVe^e gentlemen, that they hava done wrong tq their fellow men, tl\at \h^ present proposal is lr^ade. Th^t ia why we p-opqse the gradated' tax on the large estates," Similar language was however used by tllo n:.ier Ministers, both in and out of the Eouse ; and every kind invective was hurled, not only against large landowners but also against every man who had the good fortune to possess a little more money than his neighbors. We all know that this language caused alarm to prevail, from the end of New Zealand to the other; ane it was e?en felt in, London. And yet; the Ministry now virtually tell us that this was all claptrap

any humbug I also object to the policy of tli© members, because it is a policy of UQi-eat aud turbulence, and it is a policy «lrch benefits nobody. They have not brought forward a single measure to open the springs of industry, to incite people to engage in new enterpries, which would quicken work and provide abundant em ployment. All his measures are restric tive, and harrasfcing, and calculated to dster capitalists from embarking in fresh undertakings. If the policy which has been pursued for the past three years is persisted in, the outlook for this colony is very gloomy indeed. rlhen, too, I think a Ministry which has acted as the Seddon Ministry has done with respect to Mr Cadman has forfeited the confidence of the people of .New Zealand. The Ministry have not only deliberately burked a Parliamentary enquiry into Mr Cadman's conduce, hut they have actually taken him back into the Mini stry after ha had resigned from it, as though he were a martyred hero. Then, too, look at Mr Seddon's own conduct with reference to the erroneous figures in the Public Works Statement of last year. Mr Seddon in that statement took much credit to the Ministry for tapering off the j public works expenditure, !but the figures were uuderstated by £96,000, and had the correct figures been given they would have shown that there was no tapering off, but an increase of expenditure. Mr Seddon admitted that he discovered the error during the session, but did not inform the House of it j and during the recess he went about the country still belauding the supposed tapering off and still quoting the incorrect figures. Surely, we have a right to expect that the Premier of the colony will be sensitive to the ordinary feelings of honor! I shall be found in the ranks of the Opposition if the Seddon Ministry survive the elections. What the colony wants ia the restoration of public confidence, and the total cessation of the irritating and meddlesome legislation which has been inflicted upon us duiing the last three years. We want to make every man feel secure in the enjoyment of his own property, and that he will be permitted to carry on his own business in the way he thinks best, and not in the way the Government and its inspectors think best. We want to build up and establish an effectual barrier against the dangerous and demoralising socialism j which prevails in the large towns and threatens us all with injury. And it is in order that I may be able to assist in j achieving these ends that I ask you now to elect me as member for Ashburton. Mr Purnell's speech was listened to attentively throughout and frequently applauded. In answer co questions Mr Purnell said that such a thing as resigning in f wor of another candidate never entered his head, and he was going to the poll. On one occasion he had retired in favor of another—the last time he stood for Ashburton. When he' came forward on that occasion he had distinctly understod that Mr Wright was not going to stand. He was getting on very well when to his amazement Mr Wright came forward. He supposed like an old war horse he must be in the fray. tSo after going on a little longer ie became perfectly plain that if they both stood Mr bawle would get in. xhe reault of the poll provad ic. He would ask was it wise that two persons, if not actually holding the same views m all things, ac lease on the same po'iiical side, should fight out their baitle in order to let in a person opposed to the principles of boLh. I He (Mr Purnell) had sacrificed himself for his party, and they owed him a debt I :>f gratitude, and every man should vote for him as he had superior claims to any other candidate now standing. He in tended to tight the eltciion 10 the last gasp against all comers, and if ha wore beaw-n ha wouid go down with drums beating and colors flying. While ad mitting the population advantage of 28 per cent of country electors over those of the towns, Mr Purntll said in didn't matter what fraction of representation the country tlecior got, he only had one mouthpiece, while a Ohristchurch elector had three. Then the towns had an im mense advantage in combina.ion. Christ church could return three member's of the same political persuasion. Before, when Christchurch was divided into three electorates, usually only two would be of the same political complexion. He could not see any analogy between the regula tion ox the licensed houses and the prohibition which was allowed by the direct veto. The Licensing Act just repealed contained the principle of local option without compensation. At last election he was quite willing to leave the matter to the committees, but if they closed a hotel without sufficient reason, he maintained there, should -ire compen sation,. He did not intend that any land should be taken from the natives without paying them a fair price for it. He never pretended to reconcile Sir Robert Stout's actions. He could only point out th,at he was the President of an Association which had for one of its planks the nationalisation of the land. How Sir Robert could reconcile that with his actions with regard to certain land Bills last session Jusd referred to, he (Mr Purnell) had not the faintest idea, tie was not against the Government giving work to unemployed, and he had not said so. What he did say was that h was absurd to expect the Government (rea\lw another name for the taxpayers) to, find work for all who, wanfeed"ft. He might as \\ Tes"ask tHem to find him wich clients. Of course, if there were cases of genuine distress, they should be relieved by the Government, but that would t he charity, and should be treated as, 'such. He had a Iqt of eysßpathy with the' Refer-. en urn Bill with ihe objeot of referring great eubjaots to the people, but there might,' b§ an evil'in having constant'polls, was pre-. pared ip favorably Qo^s^er the queßtio'n. He had always ijeen appo^ed tQ large ho'dings, bu,t he was opposed to the bursting of thetn. c After seeing the wny the Oouuoil had been flooded, last year he was beginning to eerioualy consider tha matter of an e'ective Upper House. Ha had hitherto opmaed it. The only colony where a serious dispute had amen between the t^o houses was Yiotoria^ wherf) the \^pper Boi^se wa,s elective. He considered that each House should be elected p,n 'a different basis, otherwise in case of a dispute neither would give way as both would represent the game interests. The question in having an elective Upper House therefore would be," What way Bhall they be elected 2>" (Mr Thomas—Thro^b. ptoperty.')j He 'bought that besides property tbe Tapper Hbu'se should represent the mature inteJU* genoa oij 'the colony. At fee was rather in favo/ of keeping' things as they were. At uayrafce he would like to give the seven years' principle a trial. He thought he would be in favor of a'tering the repre sentation laws so that a candidate would have to be e'ected by an absolute majority i>i ail who voted. He considered t^at large land; holders should, b? compelled to fi,nd proper aocomiaodatian for their men. A vote 6t thanks t;o' MCr t^nall menjed by Mr John Orr and by Mr Potter ß and, a, vote of thanks to the Mayor olosed tbe weetfng. '

COMMERCIAL.

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LotfjppN) October 4. It is expected the New South Wales loan wi\l be subscribed twofold. The American visible supply of wheat is seventy-one million bushels. Victorian scrip is quoted at 1,1? per cent premium. The wool salea remain steady.

fRh ABHBOBTGIS fItURPIAN: FBIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1893,



BULLOCK'S ARCADE. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1893. "If~R D. THOMAS has received in- J.TJL structions from the owner to sell by Public Auction as above, — R.S. 36400, 36401, 36402, 36403, 36404, 36405, and 36507 contain ing 160 acres situated in the VVesterfied Survey District, and known as the Reserve for Military Settlers. Inspection invited. Sale at 1 o'clock. D. THOMAS, 10J43_ Ashburton. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21.



To Farmers, Dealers, and those desirous of residing near the town, and others. WyO ACRES Q^O °'f* ACRES O/& Near the Agricultural and Pastoral Show Grounds and County Saleyards, Originally part of the F AIRFIELD ESTATE. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions to Sell by Public Auc tion at the Arcade on the above date, on account and by order of the Mortgagees. AN IMPROVED FARM OF 372 ACRES 372



being Lots 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 7J, and 75, deposited plan 288, part of R.S. 25108, all fenced and cultivated, and divided into paddocks well watered with county water races, There is a dwellinghouse of four rooms, also stable and other buildings erected on the property. It is well situated, being only about a mile from the Saleyards, and Agricultural and Pastoral Show Grounds. Very suitable for a dealer or persons desirous of residing close to town. Easy terms of payment. Eote time of Sale—ll a.m. T. BULLOCK, 10*44 Auctioneer.



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Samples and Quotations of Clovers Ryegrass and Cockfoofc on application,. A. COMPLETE STOCK OP GROCERIES, TEA.S AND PROVISIONS Always on hanct, IRONMONGERY,- FENCING MATERIAL, QROOKERY, AND GLASSWARE In all Blanches. WINES AND SPIRITS Of Every Descrptiofl,. HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE,- STRAW AND OATEN SHEAB CHAFF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHICK WHEAT.



HENRYZANDER GENERAL MERCHANT AND DIKEOT IMPOKTER —AGENT FOS— Sun Fire Insurance Company, Canton Marine Insurance Company, Australian Mutual Provident Society Hollow ay's Ointment and, Pills are beyond al doubt the moat valuable and most convenient mcdi claps, that travellers can take across the seas to distant Climes, for phange of climate and the new conditions and, surroundings of life t,o which, they will be ex posed will assuredly give rise to, great disturbances of the system and to, such especial morbid! states of the blood and constitution generally as will render the use of thosa effectual remedies highly necessary for they will in them find a ready and safe means of relief in most of the disease which aifiot the human race and with them at hand they may bq said to have a j*ysici»a always at tbeir call,



Tl>e On.S£.ow Biscuit. The latest and moat <SeJi<;a?e < Biscuit wauufatCtioedj'by AvJsebiwK &»4 Co»



A SHBUBTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE T. H. Undrill and Co., LATE PICKFORD AND UNDRILL, CABINET-MAKERS UPHOLSTERERS, PICTURE-FRAMERS, ETC. — NOTE THE ADDRESS — TANCRED STREET, next Building Society's New Office.



Public Notice?. Direct Veto Meeting IN BULLOCK'S ARCADE (Kindly lent V.y Mr D. Thomas) SATURDAY NEXT, 32 o'clock, TO BE ADDRESSED BY REV. F. W. ISITT. 10 11



NOTICE. TDLANS, Specifications, and Estimates _L for any kind of Buildings can be had from Georc W. Andrews, East Belt. Agent fot At W. A, P. Clarkson, Architect, A.R.1.8.A., Christchurch. Specimen plans on hand. Charges moderate. Agent for Watters' Celebrated Ranges and Austin and Son's Chimney Pots and Glazed Drain Pipes. Orders taken for Brick, Concrete, and Asphalt work 9 J5



i ASHBURTON ELECTION. A MEETING of the friends and supporters of Mr 0. W. Purnell will be held at the Arcade Chambers THIS (Friday) EVENING, ab eight o'clock, for the purpose of forming a Committee. 10 37



TRUTH AND HEALTH SUPPLIES COMPANY, 245 Cashel Street, CHRiaiCHURctt. W. CORRIE JOHNSTON, Manager. XBEG to inform the residents of the District of Ashburton that I am Sole \gent for the above Company, the Celebrated Muscle Rollers for Rheuma tism and Gout, and the New Health Method. I will see all our Clients on Saturdays at my address. HENRY COHEN, District Agent, Ranger's Prince Albert Temperance Tlotel. ]o§3B



£2 REWARD. STRAYED from Ealing, on the 3rd instant, Sheep Dog, jet black, few white hairs on chest. Answers to the name of " Ned." Any person returning the fame will receive the above reward. HUGH McCOLL, 10 40 B.N.Z. Estate, E*ling. ASHBURTON MUSICAL SOCIETY. rpHE Annual General Meeting of the -*- above Society will take place on MONDAY EVENING, the 9ch inst., at 8 o'clock, at School of Music. Business—To receive Reoort and Balance Sheat, Election of Committee and General. A committee meeting will be held one hour earlier at 7 o'clock ■ PETER WILLIAMS, 10 39 Hon. Sec.



AiILAND, DUDLEY & CO., AUCTIONEERS, STOCK AND STATION AGENTS. MOIEY TO LEMD ON APPROVED SECURITIES AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. Farms and Properties from 5O TO 5000 ACRES. 143, HEREFORD STREET, tlOl Chkistchuroh.



FOR SALE, CHEAP. THAT Desirable Suburban Property lately in the occupation of W. T. Kingston, situated on Carter's Terrace, I within easy distance of the town, contain ing about 7 acres of splendid land, on j which h erected a new House of 8 rooms, plastered throughout; hot and cold water laid on to each room ; all necessary out buildings j Windmill; splendid young Orchard. The whole forming one of the nicest properties in the District. For full particulars apply ASHBURTON FINANCE & AGENCY CO., LTD., 9*55 Arcade.



&► fOTIOE is hereby giren that the IN Partnership hitherto existing be tween J. W. Hardley, George Hardley, and Harry Bardley, as drapers and clothiers, Arcade House, IS DISSOLVED by mutual consent as from September 26 inst, the business having been disposed of to Messks W. W. Spenceb & Co., for whom we solicit a continued patronage. AH Accounts dye to the firm of Hardley Bros, mus.fc be paid to Messrs Spencer and Co., who will liquidate all debts due by Hardley Bros. J. W. HARDLEY. GEO. T. HARDLEY. HARRYS. HARDLEY. Witness— W. W. White, accountant, Ashburton. 9 218



SEED. SEED. SEED. T HAVE a specially selected stock of -*- Cocksfoot, Red Clover, Cow Grass, Rape Seed, G.LY.A. Turnip, P.T.Y.A, Turnip, I. G. Globe, Fost Hybird, Devon Grey, Mammoth, etc. JOHN G. RESTELL, 10§35 West Street.



zP ioo -~On acc°un* °f tne M°rt c^m/l-yJyJ* gagee. Price required for Lot 92 j containing 38 perches, Eaton Street, Hampstead, on which is erected a 4-roomed Cottage. Very easy terms of payment. Small cash deposit balance by instalments bearing a low rate of interest, viz., 7 per cent per annum. Good op portunity for an industrious man acquiring his own freehold. T. BULLOCK



TO FARMERS AND OTHERS^ TTURDLES, HURDLES. 7ft Hurdles 2s 9d each in any quantity. W. H, COLLTNS & CO., y 213 Timber Merchants,



LADIGte' AND G NTLEMRN'S HIGH CLASS TIILOEING. I WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, EAST STREET (Next to Mr Hoult's), HAS lately returned from London, where he spent eighteen month*, studying the cutting under the lateßt and moat improved scientific principles ; at the earne time gaining more experience in the leading Ladies' and Gentlemen'»» Tailoring Establishments of the West End. He is therefore in a position to assure his Customers that orders intrusted to him will be finished In a style not to b« iurpassed.



FEMALE FRANCHISE. THE LADIES OF ASHBURTON Are Specially Invited to visit our SHOW ROOM, WHERE A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY —OF— THREE-QUARTER CAPES, ETC Are worthy of Inspection. MITCHELL & TOBNER.



BBATH'S GREAT SALE OF Spring Goods wow our. SPECIAL PRICES PUBLISHED CONTINUALLY. — <'-)-— Without Reserye,



THE Goods are Part of their New Season's Shipment, andßwill be sold considerably under Christchurch Prices, and will include all the Novelties] the Present Season, including— ; . French and Manchester Prints 500 Dress Lengths, not two alike, New Washing Dress Materials at the following remarkable prices Crepon, Zephyrs, and Ginghams —3s lid, 4s lid, 6n lid, 9s 9d, 12s Muslins, Delaines, Galateas 6d, 15s 6d, 21s, Art Muslins, Curtains, Damasks Together with a full range of Summer v} Cretonnes, Towels, Fapkins Dress Materials at marvellously low Sheetings, Calicoes, Shirtings prices, COLONIAL FLANNELS.—Pink, White and Shetland B|d per jyard. BlackCashmeresandFrenchMerinoes I Evening shades in Crimped and Self Black Lace Dress Material* j Orepon Cloth and Nnn's Veiling. Black Whip Cords, Berges, Serges Very pretty, And _*eedingly and Nun's Veiling* ' cheap. LACES.—New Styles, full range—Cheap." — MERCERY DEPARTMENT. — — HOSIERY, ETC — 30 dozen knitted socks at Is a pair,. Ladies' and Girls' Hoisery, Fancy worth Is 6d. Handkerchiefs, Sunshades, Ur n Caps, Shirts, Braces, Hoizery, brellas, Ribbons, Trimmings, Cricket and Tennis Shirts, Trousers Haberdashery. All o be sold a Collars and Scarves, White and Wholesale Ohnstcnurch prices. Colored Shirts. _ C LOTfIING,- Havintt just taken delivery of one of the largest purchases 6>er nude from THE KAIAPOI WOOLLEN COMPANY, consisting of over 2000 garments, wfshall offer exceptional value in BOYS' AND MENS' SUPERIOR CLOTHING as follows :— SEVEN HUNDRED (700) Boya' Suits, Kalapoi Tweed 4s lid. MEN'S KAIAPOI TWEED SUITS, No. 1 -26s 61, worth 32* 6d. No, 2-29 a 61, worth 37a 61. No. 3-359, worth 45*. No. 4.-39 i 6d, worth 50*. No. 5-45j, worth 55a. No. 6 - 555, worth 655, beautifully made, with best trimmings and linings. MEN'S TWEED TROUSERS, -8s lid, 9a 63,10^ 9rt, 153 6i, and 17s 6d per pair. MEN'S TWEED TROUSERS & VEST—I4s 9i, 17s 9d, 21s, 22s 6d per pair. 700 YARDS ColonUl Tweeds 2a 6£d, worth 3s 6d. Jo Above with many other Bargaina.-SATURDAY NEXC 23cd instant. G. L. BEATH &»CO.. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTO\