Mr Harper stated that if Mr Brown's motion were carried, all the work done by the Council in the matter would be nullified, and the only solution of the difficulty prevented. He moved that consideration of Mr Brown's motion be postponed for two months. The amendment, seconded by Mr Cameron, was then put and carried, Mr Brown dissenting. The special order proclaiming the dis trict was then agreed to, and tho Couucil adjourned.

Band Concert.

The concert in aid of the new instruments fund of the Ashburton brass band held last night in the Oddfellows Hall was very well attended, considering the exceptionally un favorable weather, and an excellent and varied programme was evidently appreciated. The first item on the programme was the overture to "Don Pedro" by the band, and this together with the "Don Juan" over ture and the quartet "Village chimes played later in the evening gave good evi dence of the ability of the members and the close practice that had been given to the pieces mentioned. Miss Annie Gates sang ■weetly " The island of dreams," as did also Miss Barrett •' Golden life," responding to an encore with the "Three old maida of Lea." Mrs Williams'" Home, dearie, home, was very well received, us was also _Mr Williams' " Off to Philadelphia," Ihe comic department was entrusted to Messrs Stephenson. Kirk, and Gatea, who were all encored, and Messrs Kersal, and B. and H. Craighead rendered three trios satisfactorily. Mr Kersal's song, "My swee' heart when a boy," was also heartily applauded. Miss Simmonds' violin solos-" The old folks at home," and " The mockingbird,"— received enthusiastic encores and her encore pieces were quite as satisfactory as those for which eh« had been underlined. The duet for two cornets by Messrs Hoskins and Leitch was exceptionally well played. Mrs Karsten and Mrs Claridge played the accompani ments.

SPORTING.

C.J.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

The following acceptances have been received for the New Zeal A.no Cvs 1, of 20 soys each, with 1000 soys added ; second horse 200 soys and third 100 soys from the stake. Two miles.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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London, August 3. Sir Edward Grey, replying to attacks upon the weakness of British diplomacy in the East, said that British interests had been fully maintained, »nd were not endangered by the terms of the settlement. England and France had ■igned an agreement, assenting to the maintenance of a State to act as a buffer between their possessions in the Peninsula. Mr Balfour replied that a powerless buffer State was a poor substitute for independent Siain. Lord Ashbourne, in tha House of Lords, said that the inevitable taxation arising out of autonomy would im poverish the farmers in Ireland. They ■would not be able to tax others because they would leave the country. The lf Daily Chtronicle " says that an autumn session is doomed, as the Government hesitate to force closure upon Supply, and the Conservatives have arranged to obstruct until October. A Committee of the House of Com mons -is enquiring into a squabble which took pjaee in the dining-roqm attached to Parliament Buildings between Messrs "W. O'Brien and J, Chamberlain.

The French in Siam.

Bangkok, August 1. The captain of the Jfrench warship has, at Ibe instance of Admiral Humann who is in charge of the French squadron, apologised to the captain of H.M.S. Pallas for rudely ordering him puteideof the limit of the blockade set up by Frunpe.

THE CADMAN-REES CONTEST.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

MAJORITY V .OR MR CADMAN.

Auckland, August 4. The polling for the election of a repre sentative for Auckland City took place to-day. Very much interest was taken in the contest, which was the most in teresting electoral contest in the city for many years. A large nuniber of voters were brought to the ppll, and both sjdes worked hard, looking up and bringing to the hooths every available voter, but a number refrained from voting in the con teat. Both sides were confident of suc cess, and the polling in the early part of the day and afternoon seemed to be— judging from party reports-—pretty evenly balanced. The votes polled In the con test were— Cadman 1883 RmS'"' .;. ... ... 1132 Informal ... ... ... 21 Total 3036 Majority for Cadman .„ 751 August 5. The votes recorded at the general elec tion totalled 9451 for seven cuidid&tes, each elector having three votes. This gi#ea the number ef electors who then exercised the franchise as 315/), being 114 j in excess of the total votes' recorded at yesterday's contest. In view ci the fact that 1779 voters were struck off the city i snice the general election, it is evi dent that yesterday's polling was much larger proportionately than at the general election. This view is supported by the pressure on the polling booths in the Oadman-Rees contest, the officials at the central bcotbti being unable to meet |h§ mm of voters,

COMMERCIAL.

\ Lonpox, August 3 • The weekly return* of the B'nk of En«iand published to-day fchow the reserve to be £16,814,000. The propor tion of reserve to liabilities is 4b U Three months' bills are discounted at 2g percent. Consols, 98£. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stuck, 105; d£ P er cents., 95|. , Frczan mutton, first quality, 3| 1. New Zealand long berried wheat, ex warehouse, weakor at 28s 6d. feouth Australian wheat, ex warehouse, flat at 30s 6i. Victorian wheat, ex warehouse, weak at 29d 9d.

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Friedlander Brothers report on fche lire stock market for the past week as follows :~At the Ashburton yards on Tuesday last, the following prices were realised at auction :—Butchers' crossbreds up to 13a 101; a iine of freezes, 16s 5d ; two-tooth crossbred ewes in kmb, 15s Id; aged ewes, 8s 3d to 12s ; merino ewes in lamb, from 2s 3d for culls, and for bstter sorts, 6s to 73 7d ■ Hoggets sold at 10s 2d to lls lid for good sorts ; inferior,, bs 2<i. 1 Out of our entry we disposed of a line ot good aged crosbted ewes at 12s, and a few merino wethers afc 6a. There was no beef, sent forward, and young store cattle were , in good demand. At the Rakaia on Thursday last there waa only a small entry of sheep, and business was only effected after great difficulty, nearly all lots being passed in at auction, although a few sales were afterwards effected. Some merino ewes in lamb were sold at auction up to Is 6d. On Friday we held our fortnightly skin sale, and a full attendance of buyers was present, but on account of the drop in prices at Thursday's Christchurch sale, caused by bad reports from the Home market, buyers operated with caution, and corresponding reductions had to be accepted here.

ARBOR DAY.

CHBIBTCHURCH, AttgUSt 4. Owing to the wet day and the pre valence of measles Arbor day in Christ church was not recognised so generally as was the case last year. A good deal of planting was done at New Brighton and at several suburban schools trees were planted in the playgrounds. Timartj, August 4- ; The afternoon was dull, but a procestim of 900 school childiea took place to the park, where the mayoreß3 planted the first tree, and was presented with a silver trowel. There was not much planting to be done. Refreshments were suppliod to the children.

ASHBURTON.

At the Ashburton school grounds at one o'clock yesterday the School Committee and about one hundred childreu met to celebrate Arbor Day. Tho proceedings did not extend to any demonstration or festivity, and consisted of an appropriate address on arboriculture delivered by Mr Bean, the chairman of the committee, after which the boy?, under the superin tendence of Mr James Porter, who had supplied some of the trees, proceeded to plant them around the boys' pky-ground. The wh-ile business was over by three o'clock, when the children dispersed. The weather was dull and drizzling, ex tremely favorable f-*r planting, and would not have been plea aut for anything in ihe funn of a picnic.

SOUTH RAKAIA.

! Yesterday advantage was taken r f Arbor Day and all places of business closed at noon. The weather was not very nice, bub at one o'clock the children were assembled in the school grounds, and from there marched to the west town belt where half an acre cf land had been well pre pared for tree plan!-ing. A lirge number of residents put in an appearance, and many experienced hands kindly offered their services to instruct pnd guide the chi'drtn in the woik. Mr Lyttlefc.ni, chairman of the Road and Domain Board a very neafc address to those present on'he advantages of tree planting, an 1 hoped all would live to see a handsome belt there. After giving some advice to j to the children, he "called on Mrs Oxley to plant the first tree, an oak, which cere mony being performed the Rev J. Holland gave a short address. The chairman ol the school committee, Mr Hardy, planted the next tree in a workmanlike manner, after which the children were assisted in finishing the work, and hearty thanks are due to those who so kindly assisted. Shortly after two o'clock the rain came down pretty smartly, and it was thought advisable to discontinue. The children were marched back to the school after singing the National Anthem and giving cheers for the teachers, the chairman of committee, and Domain Board, when they were regaled on all sorts of good things and some tea. Several ladies gave i assistance, and the children and others passed a very pleasant time, and will no doubc lorg remember Arbor Day at Rakaia. The trees planted weie oak?, sycamores, ]arch, chestnut, and walnuts. On tha outsldo pines, etc., will be planted as a protection.

Ashburton's Wooers.

A POLITICAL POME.

Some cry for the veto direct To hinder the nation's undoing : Some call on the State to protect A legalised traffic from ruin. They squabble and fightj In a way that's not right, And throw dust about, Sq that none can m>ke out Why the dickens they make such a rout. Poor Ashburton is puzzled extreaiely By the way that her wooers go on ; And, thinks it is very unseemly To run their political show on Pure personal lines Or a poor drunkard's fines* For 'tis surely a fact That you cannot exact Sober living by passing an Act. And Ashburton no longer has Wright, To pilot her safe through the throng. He is now Rangitata's delight, And hia fealty to her m.ust belong. Jfpr can she now call On the strong arm of Bawle ; for he, too, has gone By promises drawn — On her rival to fawn— Ashburton of all her old lovers is shorn. But though it is cruel to «ever Thtse ties both tender and strong, Ashburton's good graces will never Be left without wooers for long. Even now for her sake John comes from the Lake, And there's Wason, the swell, And lawyer Purnell, And then George Chester Waby as well. And the future—so full of surprises- May startle these wooers so bold, And just as it copies to the crisis May find themselves ''awfully gold." And it would be a laik, If, out of the dark, At the last, should appear Ashburton's own dear, And collar the two forty a year. —DIOGENESJ

Parliamentary Notes.

(FROM OTfR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Wellington, August 4. The Cheviot .County Bill and the Ward I Conservation of' Rights Bill passed their third stages in th« House this afternoon. I Minister* are giving indicition of their desire to bring the session to a close as speedily at possible by proposing to sit on Mondays. The Stock Bill of the Minister for Lands is in the main a consolidating measure, and embodies the alterations that have been necessary to the proper working of the former acts. The tax on sheep is continued at- 2s per hundred i head, and no taxes are proposed to be j imposed on cattle as was the case last year. Slock are not permitted to be driven in the daytime on the highways, except special authorisation be obtained from an Inspector of Btock or a Justice of the Peace, The dipping of long wool and crossbred sheep is made compulsory. Provision is made for the registration of a metal clip, an earmark, a tattoo mark, or a firebrand on the horn and face, in conjunction with the ordinary wool brand. The Minister of Education hopes to in duce Parliament to give a greatly increased vote this year, out of which to make grants to education boards. Government has promised to consider a proposal that chairmen of county councils shall be ex officio Justices of the Peace. This afternoon was taken up with the debate on the second reading of the Mifling Act Amendment Bill, under which Gjvernment propose to give assist ance cowards development and prospecting of low levels of Thames, Reefton, and Otago goldfielda. At Mr Seddon's in stance the measure was treated as one of urgency and went through all its stages. The Minister for Defence promised Mr E. G. Wright, who pleaded for the reten tion of the Ashburton Rifles, that when Oolonel Fox's report came up for consi deration intimation would be given as to the intentions of the Government, parti cularly with respect to country corps. Further progress was made with the Electoral Bill in Committee tonight. Messra Fish an 1 Mackenzie and others mads an ineffectual attempt to have time for enrolment, when a chsng* of residence haa taken place, extended beyond one month, they alleging that where a close contest promises Government might turn the election by sending numbers of co operative workmen to a district. Sir R. Stoufe raised a considerable controversy by suggesting fchs issue of electoral rights as a means to purging the rolh, and in this vibw he was strongly supported by Mr RoUeaton, who said thac though he had in the past opposed female franchise he did not think they had a right to fly in the face of both branches of the Legis lature. He appealed to members to accept women's suffrage. Several speakers con sidered that the Bill would be imperilled by the adoption of electoral rights, &nd Sir R. Stout did not press hi* point. Wellington, August 5. The House sat till 2.45, reaching clause 110 of the Electoral Bi'l before progress was reported. The hours of cosing the polls on election days were made uniform at s'x, except for those boroughs named in a schedule similar to that of last Electoral Bill. Under the Endowed Schools Bill of tho Minister for Education it is enacted that all Schools supported by endowments of public land shall give free education to ona pupil for e^ery £50 ot annual income derived from such endowments. It is a'so provided that endowed schoo'a shall be open to the Tn>pector-General who shall have full power to examine any class. The Co-operative Works Bi!', to ba introduced 'y the Minister for-Labor, allows local bodies to leb a proportion of their works on the co-operative system instead cf calling for tenders.

CRICKET.

Loxdon, August 3. I Thu-e was a good attendance at the opening of I he ciiokefc match—Australians v Kssex. The weather was fine and the wioket lively. The colonials are all out for 250. Bruce scored 53, and Banner man played an unusually free innings. The County team lost 2 wickets for 72, Ober being 28 (not out) and Owen 36. (Received August 5, noin.) London, August 4. In the first innings of the Australians, Lyons made a huge drive over the fence, and was caught in attempting another. Made took nine wickets for 136. The wicket was heavy from tha effects of the thunderstorm. Essex have lost seven wickets for 183. Carpenter, son of the famous cricketer of that name, made 42, Bailey not out 24

CABLE SUMMARY.

The rebels have killed the Vice- Goveraor of Santa Fe. King Lobengula of Matabeland has withdrawn the Jmpi (chiefs^ from the hills. By a fall of earth in Ceanture rail way tunnel sixty persons were slightly injured, Through lightning, the barracks, a church, the city hall, and 180 houses in Circisk, "Warsaw, were destroyed by fire, and 700 families rendered homeless. News has been received that two hundred houses in Port Louis have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at thirty lacs of rupees. During a squall at Oowes the American yacht Navahoe was disabled, and for a time was unmanageable. This accounts for her poor display in the contest for the challenge Shield. Sir 0. Clifford's will bequeaths the personalty, amonnting to £18,000, to his widow, and also gives her an annuity of £1000. The estates are divided between the present baronet and testator's other sons. The Legislative Assembly of South Australia rejected the proposal brought forward by Government to reduce all salaries of over £GOQ by ten per cent and substituted a recommendation fixing the reduction at twelve per cent, During the debate on the Financial Statement in the V'iotorian Parlia ment Mr Shiels caused a scene by im puting cowardice to the Government in connection with the Milledge-Davies case. At the request of the chair he withdrew the objectionable terms, and order was restored^ One thousand miners who are thrown out of work in Denver State owing to the silver crisis, are said to. be in a starving condition. The parks are being turned into camp 3 of refuge, and the officials of the state are providing food for the {Jestjititte. £h,e'epidemic of- measles ha.3 reached i Victoria, and is spreading rapidly throughout the colony. Over sixty thousand people have been attacked by it, but the disease is of a mild charac ter. One hundred deaths have been reported so far. The Board of Hea ]th expects the epidemic will run out in fchree months, and saya it is likely to ipreaflViivQugUQut the other colonies,

PARLIAMENTARY.

Wiuingtox, August 4.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Council met at 2 30 p.m. BILLS PASSED. The Cheviot County Bill and the Ward Conservation of Bights Bill were com pleted with amendment and passed.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p m. GOVEKNMEM BUSINESS. The Premier gave notice to move thai on Monday, the 14Jh iust., and for the remainder of the session, the House mccl on Mondays at 2,30 p.m. for the transac , tion of Government business j also that after Wednesday next Government busi ness take precedence on Wednesdays. PRIVILEGE. Mr Taylor raised a question of privi lege. He said that he had received a telegram from the secretary of the Licensed Victuallers Association, of Christchurch, as follows:—" Disgusted nibh your conduct and disregard of you" pledges in voting for Stout's Bill, and you have lost all chance of ever being returned again." The Speaker ruled that this was not a breach of privilege. It might have been so if the telegram had been received prior to Mr Tayloi recording his vote on the Bill. REPLY TO A QUESTION. Replying to Mr Rollesion, Mr Reeves said that the Government would be glad to consider the advisableness of providing by enactment that the Chairmen of Connty Councils should be ex officio Justices of ihe Peace for their term ef offioe, in the same way as Mayors of boroughs, MINING BILL. The Premier moved the second reading of the Mining Act Amendment Bill. He said that the Bill was brought in to remedy certain defects in the existing law. He thought that; ali would admit that the time had arrived when more assistance should be given towards the development and prospecting of tha lower lavela at Thames, Reefton, and in Otago. Under the present law there was no power to do this, and they were 6ix or. seven years behind other colonies in this respect. All that the Bill proposed to do was to advance one-fourth of the total amount expended by any prospecting association or company, and the advance muse be made out of money appropriated by Parliament tor the purpose. If some thing were not done towards prospecting the lower levels at the Thames, a large number of the population would leave that district, and the mining industry would languish. Clause 5 was a matter of urgency. It provided that the title to any special claim or licensed holding should Dot be deemed invalid because of its being discovered by roads, rivers, or water-3»urse9, etc. Mr Rolleston said that this was the most extraordinary Bill that had come be f .ro them, and was one of a mask ob jectionable character. Io was evidently an electioneering tri-k, and must have been brought down to prevent the Electoral Bill being reached. He saw no reason whatever for passing a Bill of this kind, and he could not see where urgency came in. The Government were simply going to make themselves a huge pawn shop for the benefit of curtain goldlielcls consdtuenciss. The Bill should be stfta j^cted to very careful scrutiny, not only hy the GoldSolds Committee but by the House. Mr Wright, Mr Taylor, Mr Buckland, Mi- 0. U. Mills, Mr J. MdLiiVw, Mr Allen, Mr Hogg, Mr McLean, Mr E. M. Smith. Colon ol Friner, Me Valen tine, ani Mr Richardson touk par£ in the debate. The motion for the second reading was carried on the voieas. Tho Premier said that ho considered c'auso 5 so urgent tint ho woulJ' he prepared in 0 ;mmittoe to strike out rh© clauses relating to advancas, and precs r.he LUer pott on of the Bill. The n»otion tint the Bill be committed presently was cavriei on a division by 27 to 22. The Home ailj mrned at 5.30 p.m. The Ilousa resumed at 7.30 p,m. The Hou3e went into Committee o:i tho Mining Act Amendment Bill. Clauses 2, 3, and 4, authorising an ad vance for developing lower levels were struck out on the Premier's motion. Clause 5, claims not deemed in valid by reason of disseverance by river, etc., or water course, elicited a lengthy discussion, but finally passed without amendment. The remaining clauses were struck out. The Bill was reported, and pub through its final stages. THE ELECTORAL BILL. The Electoral Bill was farther con sidered in Committee. Clause 13, claim for transfer to another district on charge of residence. Mr McKenzie (Olutha) moved that the term for which a person must reside in a district before he cm transfer his name to the elsctorai roll should be three months instead of one month. The amendment *vas lost by 33 to 18, and the clause passed without alteration. Clause 54, roll to be open for inspec tion. Mr Buchanan moved that the roll should be open for inspection every day during offica hours, instead of on two days only. The motion was agreed to. Clause 59, giving seamen and commer cial travellers an elector's right was dis cussed at length. Mr J. W. Kelly mqved to include shearers, in the clause. The Premier opposed the amendment which was lost by £6 to 17. Mr Kelly m^ved to strike out the words " commercial travellers." The Premier warned the Committee that they were endangering the passage of the Bill in the Council if they adopted Mr Kelly's proposal. The amendment was rejected by 18 to 10. The clause was added to the Bill. Sir Robert Stout sailed for a division on clause 75, which compels candidates to make a deposit of £10, and the clause was retained by 35 to 9. Clause 83, relating to hours of polling was under discussion when the Telegraph Office closed ac 2 a.m.

At the general meeting of the Ashburton Liberal Association on Thursday evening, it was resolved " That the Government be urged to borrow £250,000 to pay for the Cheviot estate, and that it be held and let on renewable leases, not to exceed thirty years." Mr G. 0. Wahy addressed the meeting, and the secretary was instructed to send printed ballot papers to the members, the ballot to be taken at next meeting. The Ashburton hounds met at Winch more on Wednesday, Owing to the recent heavy rain and snow the ground rode vsyy deep, and the going, $ven,pn. light lands, W£V9 vsry ba'*. Ihere wa.s only a email master, a.nd two or three capital runs, ending in Hills, were obtained before an adjournment was made to Mr Stitt's hospit able home, where everyone was heartily welcomed and found an abundance of good cheer for himself and mount. After a capital lunch had been done fuH justice, to, the hounds again threw cljf in the pad,docka adjoining Mr Sett's house, and $he. hard haying all the best; of the going, gave a iong run of fully hilf as hour before, she waa

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

STRESS OF WEATHER.

I (Received August 5, noon.) JLonbojv, August 4 The barque AJastor, from Lyttelton I to London, has put in at Valparaiso to I repair damage received in a gale.

AN AUTUMN SESSION.

The " Daily News," says that despite the Statements to the contrary, an au tumn session will begin about the middle of October.

THE LOAN AND MERCANTILE.

I A meeting of the unsecured creditors of the Nevr Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company appointed a committee to confer with the directors, 'with regard to the rights of 'different classes of debenture holders, and also upon a reconstruction scheme.

IHE ASfiBUBTOtf QtJABWAN: SARJEDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898



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TO liET, TO A SUITABLE TENANT, well built SIX-ROOMED HOUSE at 411enton, together with two acres of Garden, well stocked wiLh the choicest Fruit Trees, owned by Mr J. Ha.noox. For particulars apply T. HANOOX, 7 198 Mail Office. ABHiURTONTGRIOULTURAL ANI> PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. A PPLTCATIONS invited for the /A office of Secretary to the. above Association. Full particulars as to duties and salary to, be obtained from D. Williamson. Esy-, President. Applications to be in on or before MONDAY, 14thinst. 8134 -**"- "~~""fENDERS.~~~~ ' TENDERS arei invited for the erection of a lar^e house (in .wood), near Temuka, for S. Wright, Esq. Plans and specifications may be seen at my office, where tenders will be received up till 2 p.m., August 22> The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac©?pted. J. S, TURNBULL, Architect, N, Z. Loan Company Buildings, 8 41 r Tiwwu.



I PASS 1 . " As'strong as the""oak," ".As pure as the lily." "As fragrant as the rose." In 1, 2, 5 and 101b Tins. Henry Zander, SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON. £*J Kg —Lot 48, containing 1 rood # eJ O • yfeW situated, fronting the railway, Hinds township, for sale at the above figure. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE AT A LOW FIGU&S. At \f\ ACRES odd, Sheep Farm, with t:"" Dwelliue, Sheep Dip and other farm buildings. On account of the owner going north. 7 38 T. BULLOCK. £OQ Iflci TOWN SECTION ±Uk- 10 50, i-acre, corner of Walker and Peter streets west. Capital sitefor a cottage ; easy terms. 190 ACRES for Sale. Nice little home i^'-'stead. Situated about 4| miles from Hinds Railway Station, near Maro nan. Camfortabie Dwelling House, Gar den, Orchard, Stable, and other build ings. Inspection invited. Easy terms. T- BULLOCK. X ACRES FOR SALE.—An Orchard *-" well stocked with fruit trees, great variety; conveniently situated at the corner of Cambridge and Wellington streets, Hampstaad. To be sold as a whole or In two or three allotments as may be desired, on exceptionally easy erms. T. BTTLLOCK O| \O Persona desirous ot residing near *• town. —For Sale an improved Farm of 128 acres well situated close to Tin wald. There are a substantially built dwelling houseand other buildings erected on the property ; very easy terms of pay ment, interest on unpaid purchase money at the rate of six per cent per annum- Fop further particulars apply to T. BULLQIX



[MPORTANT %O INYESIOR?, IMPORTANT TO FATHEBS AND MOTHEfiS, IMPORTANT TO £VJUBY*ODY. r\O YOU WISH for a good Investment! Una be wise and purchase a HOUSE ad SECTION. You cannot go wrong in buying land at a reasonable price, which is icrensing in value, and becoming less in quantity erery week. Everyone should assess a iumc that he can call his own, and the properties such as are now offered should not be missed. Young man,, you may feel free and independent now, but you will want to settle down. Be wise and purchase a House and Section by instalment* of payment that you will not feel the loss of. Saving leads to wealth; yet many people go on paying house rent all their lives, and are either unaware how easily they may become house owners instead of rent payers, or singularly neglectful of such opportunities as F. FERRIMAN offers. Do without luxuries for a little while, and buy a Section and House What you are now paying for rent will soon pay the coat of your property. No more landlords, no more rent. Anyone In active employment of any kind can save enough to pay the instalment by cutting down expenses. What many spend in cigars and beer, horse-racing and cards, would buy a House and Section. Don't hesitate because your earnings are small; make your expenses onl a little less than now. Many will be ready to take it off your hands at a profit. Is is an axiom in political economy that should be written in letters of gold— The man who lives up to all he owns * Is ill prepared for fortunes turns, But who spends let* has home and health J Long life himself, his children woalth, , Like drops of water, grains of sand ' That make the ocean and the land ; The penny saved to sovereigns grow*,)* What poor men hope, the rich man knows. —Safer, MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON EXTENSION, T<Vyp Coin 1 ACRE of GOOD GROUND; capital Trontage, lUI OdlO on Beach Road. Upon tho land Js built a oom fortable Dwelling of five rooms, Shop and Stable. A good opauing for any small business, Poultry Farm, [etc. F. FERRiniM. —FOR SALE — AT HAMPSTE&n, a Comfortable Five-Roamed Honse, with Scullary and good Outbuildings. Situated upon two tections of land of first-class qualuy. Well punted with choice fruit trees in full bearini;; an abundant supply of w«ter * excel lent fronuge ; £on Main Road, near School, and within sight of Railway Station ; clear title. ~~~' —JJ. FERRIMAN, A HOME YOU MAY WELL BE PROUD OF, TOGETHER WITH LASTING AND SOLID SECURITY. WHAT MORE can mortal man desire than Lots 137, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, about U ACRES of rich, highly productive Land, with Brick Dwelling of Five Rooms dose to Schools, and few minutes walk to Post Office Savings Bank. For with this pro perty and a small nest egg in cash you can be comfortable now and in the evening of life. Price-£250, which, at 4 per cent interest, is only four shillings a week rental for the;above_,."" u ßanks go>p,'Banks go down, hot this may stand for ever. F. FJERRMAIT. —FOR SALE — A VALUABLE BUSINESS SIT of i-AORB, opposite theW offitt o the Building Society, in Tancred Street .J * F. FERRIMAN, —FOR SALE — HAVRLOCK STREET, f ACRE. CapiUl oornor, close to centre of town Comfortable Villa of five rooms, with Outbuildings ; good parden. Vail sheltered must be sold; owner leaving for North Island. He may wish himself in his old home again. Many that leave Ashbarton would like to return. If you bay this home you will want more cash to get you out than owner will take for you and yours go in. F. FERRIMAN, —FOR SALE — TO THOSE whe study sanitation the Alford Forest Road offers all that y»« can desire. 1 have for Sale f ACRE and good House opposite Mr John Orr's resi dence. This property will suit any one living in rown or working at tho Wool'eaY Factery. Pricejjow. F. FERBIM4N. — FOR SALE — SECTION and HOUSE near^Canterbury Mill. A safe investment f gord home for little money ; easy terms, F. FERitftf 4.5. — FOR SALE — THAT CAPITAL FAMILY RESIDENCE known as Troyfora Villa, nitna^d on the| Wakanut Road, conta.mnu We Dining Room, Drawing, Six lWrWrnsT F. FERRIMAN.