It was well known that a majority of the Legislative Council were in favour of tbe measure, bub some few members mado this electoral right a sine qua non to their voting for the Bill, as they insisted thab women should have the right to vote, without being forced to travel many miles to a polling booth ; and as this privilege had already been conceded to commercial travellers, seamen and shearers, there was no fundamental principle involved, and none except opponents of the Bill would have made so trifling a matter the ground for dropping the measure. You will bear in mind that the use of an electoral right by any woman waß to be purely optional and not compulsory, and to assert that the secrecy of the ballot would, be endangered by giving this privilege to women was too transparent an excuse to deceive any one. Not even the Government supporters could have been deceived by so paltry a pretext for killing the Bill. That the female fran chise was abandoned to the publicans and brewers, no man of intelligence could have the shadow of a doubt. I respect the men whose honest convictions would lead them to deny the franchise to women, but the false pretences of the Government in this matter are simply contemptible. Now that the Universities are open to them, do we not every day see women distinguishing themselves, while at a recent examination at Oxford or Cambridge, they carried off all the honours in modern languages. NON-BORROWING. We are told by every member of the Ministry that above all things they are a non-borrowing Government; and yet they are incurring a larger expenditure on public works than their predecessors, and if they are not borrowing, they must be piling up liabilities for their successors to clear off, which I may say in passing, has been the general practice of Liberal Governments. They left a deficit of £900,000 in 1879, and tbe Stout-Vogel Ministry left a deficit of £500,000 in 1887, and if the present Government stay in office long enough they may be relied upon to emulate their friends. The late Government reduced the expenditure upon public works from £1,200,000 in 1887 to £335,000 in 1890, whilst tbe present Government took votes last year lor £661,765 for public works, exclusive of the supplementary estimates. Mr McKenzie says—"One of the things they had to consider when they took office was that the period of borrowed capital was about coming to an end, and one of the first things that stared them in the face was whether they were to continue the system of borrowing or whether they had to rely upon their own resources. They had solved it in a way they all knew, and had asked the people to rely on their own resources." Now that is delightfully vague. You will notice the Minister for Lands says very little about finance. I believe he is quite in the dark on the subject; and in any case, his is not the ruling spirit in the Cabinet. I fear the Government are revelling in a fool's para dise with short dated debentures and treasury bills. In 1891 they took autho rity to borrow £700,000, and in 1892 they took power to borrow £550,000 more upon this kind of security, so that the Government have power to raise by this means £1,250,000. I call that borrow ing of rather a risky kind. It was this kind of borrowing thab precipitated matters in Australia, and is not sound finance. If we must borrow, let us borrow for a long term of years, and in the cheapest market. EXAGGERATION. One of the worst attributes of the present Government is their tendency to exaggerate. Mr Seddon boasts of a surplus of £5.00,000, which does not exist. Then he speaks of 14,000 people leaving the colony in two years, when the num bers were I§6B. And again he says-'ln the last three years the exports had increased from £6,000,000 to £9,000,000." In point of fact they show a falling off for last year of £228,000. Such reckless statements as these are unpardonable when coming from che Premier of the colony, and. make one hesitate to accept any Ministerial statements whatever. How can you accept Mr McKenzie's state ment that " they are going to have no political railways, no political roads, and m political bridges," when they are at this very moment pushing on the Thames- Te Aroha railway, the Qreymouth- Hokitika railway, and throwing away money on the Teiemakau, to secure votes inside the House and out of it. We must interpret it to mean there will be no political railways, no political roads, no political bridges, expept for friends of the Government. (Applause and laughter). Then they boast loudly of the success of their so-called co-operative works. These works are a fraud upon the taxpayers of the colony. They are contracts let with, out the safeguard of competition, in which the price to be paid is fixed by Govern ment officials afe their discretion. But' when theae engineers or overseers are honest, and try to do their duty by the State, and get proper value for the money to be paid, they soon get into disfavour, and are removed to make room for men of a more accommodating disposition. &ich a' system of work 1 may be very good fdr those whß:share in it, but is very hard upon those who do not. " sir weight's choice. In canchmon you know that I am not an offipe-seeker, and I have never asked the slightest persona.l favour of any Ministry. Indeed it make* but little difference to me which pwty is in power, so long as the colony is pushed ahead, and the finances honestly administered. I have always felt a pleasure in watching over your interest;".to the best of my ability, and I do not think wy worst enemy oan charge me with neglect of duty. (Applause). Now I come to the question that has cost me some consideration, and that is the question of which district to offer my self lor in the coming election. I am very sorry that the Kepresentation Act works so indifferently. Settlers find themselves joined on to another district in whiph they have no partfcular com munifc* of interest. I think this Be", presentation Bill requires amendment. (Applause). The changes under it are too severe; and I think quite Unnecessary in order to secure a fair and reasonable representation pi the population. Instead, prinstftuting a readjustment every, five years it would be better if it were made pngein every ten years, and thai the Commissioners should have more latitude allowed them and not be tied down as at the present time by a narrow margin, so that the changes in the areas should not be so severe and unsatisfactory as at the present tiiao. Well, baring considered the matter, although i am very sorry in deed to sever my connection with, Abii purton, which 1 haye always fe|b very proud to represent; I have felt, ■inas pnich B sl:he new Rangitata electorate con tains about four-fifths of the area of the present AsUburton electorate, and rather faore than hatf of the total number ol electors, that on thege grounds alone I should select Rangitata in the future, rather than Afhburton. I have only now to thank you for the courtsey and patient hearing you have accorded me, and whether I represent Rangitata or any other district in the future, I shall always be only too pleased to do what I can for the electors of Ashburton. (Loud ip» ■ pjausej. ••• ■ ' QTJISSTIO^. f£he Mayor invited anyone present to ask Mr Wright questions, and trusted they would refrain from putting any foolish onas. .Mr R. Alcorn did not wish to appear as an apologist for the Government, but he jrcufoliktte ••«* Ms .Wright -if toffM

'aware thafc alonv; He Una of the Grey-j mouth-Hckitil?'r'i'.vay there were very many parties of dbgi'rs at work in the iru"i- « M Wright said Mr Acorn must be awwe that the cream whs taken off this aoldneld five and twenty years ago, and '■ that although small parties of miners were still at work in the district, it scarcely re quired a railway to carry their gold to Greymouth. In reply to a question from Mr Gates about the number of school books that had to be bought for children in the pub he schools, Mr Wright said it was very desirable to keep down the number of school books that the children were called upon to pur chase. The Board of Education had given their attention to this matter. They had not decided in favor of absolute unifor mity, but they had reduced the number of books as far as was consistent with the education of the children. Mr P. M. Rickman said there was o.ne very much vexed question, and that was in reference to the purchase of the Cheviot estate. Was the Government bound to take the estate? Could they have got out of taking it, and could Mr Wright tell them how it had been paid for—out of what fund ? . Mr Wright said the only difference between the Government and the owners was as to the assessment, and rather than come down to the owners' valuation Government preferred taking the estate. He thought the Government had made a mistake, and that the owners were glad to part with it at the price. As to the method of payment, he understood it had been paid for by Treasury bills which fell due in October next. Mr Rickman pressed Mr "Wright for a more direct answer as to whether it was possible for the Government to make the owners abide by the assessment, and for the Government not to take over the estate. Mr Wright thought the Government were bound in honor to take it, and they were eager to take it. No doubt a great number of owners would be glad to part with their esbates in the same way. Mr Rickman, wanting to know if the Government could not' force the owners to accept the assessment, and to recover it in the usual way, Mr Wright created a laugh by sayine Mr Rickman would have to sub mit that question to his (Mr Wright's) solicitor and he would send him a legal opinion on the matter. Mr Leadley would ask Mr Wright to tell them the rate of interest that was being paid on those Treasury bills. The Government had stated they were making 4£ par cent on the purchase from the rents. Would Mr^ Wright tell them if the Government wera* making that, if they had interest to pay on the borrowed money 1 Mr Wright thought the Government would be paying about 4| per cent in terest, but they also lost the £3000 a year the estate was called upon to pay. Mr Keir said that Mr Wright, in speaking on the subject of the North Island Trunk Railway, objected to Government making railways through the Native lands before the land was pur chased. Was Mr Wright not slightly in consistent in objecting to the graduated taxi Mr Wright in reply said that was a fair question, but would apply only to one or two large estates bought prior to the con struction of the Canterbury railways. The great bulk of the land was not sold until after the railways were constructed, and it was the construction of these 1 ail ways that caused the sale of the land. Mr Leggett would like to ask Mr Wright to say whether he considered Mr McMillan, who had been engaged by the Government to value the Cheviot estate, was an authority on the value of land ? Mr Wriaht replied that Mr McMillan was no doubt a gentleman of large ex perience in valuing land, and he had a great respect for bis opinion ; but he was not prepared to accept it in every case, and would not care to in this instance, and he still held to the opinion that it was a bad bargain. Replyiug to Mr Robert Alcorn regard ing local option, Mr Wright said he thought local option should be decided by a vote of those who actually voted on the question; that public houses should be closed at 10 p.m. j that the majority of those in $he district should determine whether any particular hotel should be closed or not. Further than that he was not prepared to go. He was quite aware that three years ago he had said he was prepared tq support the local option principle, but he $ad stated at that time, when the question was put to him, that the matter should be governed by a vote of the majority of settlers in the district. Now if he understood Mr Alcorn aright he wants it disposed of by a majority of those who go to the poll. (Mr Alcorn— " Yos , thai: is so "). Well, he thought it should be by a majority of those who went to the poll and voted. Mr Leggett said that Mr Wright had blamed the Government for the redaction of the woman's franchise, and the Govern ment blamed the Legislative Council. Did Mr Wright nob think it probable that when that pill was sent up again it would pass the Legislative Council rf Mr Wright had already said that the Legislative Cpunqil was quite prepared to pass it last session, and they only stood out on the question of giving the same privileges to the women that they had given to commercial travellers, shearers »nd seamen. They were quite right in that, and he approved of their doing so. Replying to a question whether the railway line being made from Hokitika to Greymouth was allowed to rot, and that pressure had to be brought to bear on the Government to take steps to prevent it rotting, Mr Wrighb said that that railway had been purely a political one from first to last. One Government after another had done just a little here and there to get rid of the importunities of the district. Mr Leadley would ask Mr Wright if all those who did not go to the poll to vote should be reckoned as against ciosing the public houses when a yota Qn local option was taken \ Mr Wright thought that after due notice had been given, those who did not «o to the poll should know that their votes did not count »t all. Th.c questiqn, %s he had said before, should be decided by a majority, cf those w"ho had gone to, the Replying to Mr G. W. Andrews, Mr Wright said he was not in favour of the idea of governing the colony by an executive administration consisting of ten or twelve men, and doing away with party government* lit 6. W. fcurnelt said it gave him ereat pleasure to move a vote of thanks to Mr Wright for his past semees to the ißKon"'CQnstitueiic X . H* thoughj eVery one, whether they agreed with Mr Wright political^ or not, would admit hehadd PonehisWt and been; a faithful servant. Unfortunately, owing to the Sue in the district, Mr Wright could no longer offer himself for re-election. Had he done so he (Mr Purnell) would not have come forward to oppos«; him. Mr Rickman said it gave him great pleasure to second the reso uti°n. He Ld always found in Mr Wright for the number of years he had known him, a good and genial colonjst. If be (Mr Rickman) c& not agree with Mr Wright i)oli'ticaHy he had a very great respect Iff? him but he was not sure that he wouW have voted for him for all that (laughter)s but he did not know. However, he hoped they would aocord him a hearty vote of thanks, and he wished him success with the new electorate he was going to BtTh« motion wm carried unanlmoiialy.

Mr Wright thanked them fur their vote. It was some r-.ciii^-nt-e to him for the imny hours ho had de-voted t.= their services and bo woul.i always be prepared to do Ins best for their interest* whether in parliament or not. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.

THE ASHBTJRTON GUARDIAN, WEftitfisMt, JUNH 14, 1893.



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Pyne <& Co. SALEI^AGRAiFsELEOTION OF WELL-BRED TROTTING & CARRIAGE HORSES, PONIES, AND 12 FIRST CLASS COWS. MESSRS PINE & Co. have been in structed by M* W. T. Oliff, who is reducing his stock, to SELL BY AUCTION, At his Farm, off Lincoln road, opposite the Asylum, Christchuroh, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 22, A Grand Lot (about 15) of WeU-bred Trotting and Carriage Horses, chiefly by Mr Oliff s celebrated trotting entire, " Bluegown " ; also, 12 Head of Really First-class Dairy Stock, &c. Particulars in catalogued, office ot this paper. ' 6 87 Sale at 12.30 Entertainments ADDFELLOWs" HAL L. Le3see ... Mr Robert Elslon. dontTorget TO-NIGHT. PEOPLES' POPULAR CONCERT. —NOTE IS ALL OVER THE HOUSE, IS Eolders of day tickets ONLY admitted at the side door at 7 o'clock. Tickets to be obtained at School of Music, H. G. Flower's, and Mrs Adams. Musical Director ... Mr Hokacb Gates. Business Manager ... Ma Pmeß WiLLiAMS. _ 686 Mr D, Thomas BULLOCK'S ARCADE. ' SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1893. Ten Acres Land, part of Grove Farm, Tinwald. MR D. THOMAS has received in structions from the owner to sell w above— TEN ACRES as good Land as there is in the county, being Lots 475 to 494 on deposit plan No 256 of Grove Farm, having long frontages on Grove, Graham, Agnes,' and Harland streets, Tinwald. Well fenced. Exceptionally good block for building purposes. Terms at Sale. Sale at 2 p.m. ""57 THOMAS, 3§89 Ashburton. Bankruptcy Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of Ashburton (being a local Court of Bankruptcy) holden at Ashburton. In the matter of "The Bankruptcy Act, 1892," and in the bankruptcy of Henry Rfl.EYijs, of Ashburton. "X fOTIOE is hereby given that Henry ±yi Reeves, of Ashburfcon, labourer, lias this day been adjudicated a bankrupt, »nd that the first meeting of creditors will be held in the District Courthouse, Aehburton, on WEDNESDAY, June 21, 1893, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon. Dated this 14th day of June, 1893. JOHN DAVISON, Deputy-Official Assignee. E, G. Crisp, Solicitor. 6 93 Public Notices. OTf" sheaF chaff wanted. Nothing but prime Quality will be 6§94 ' D. THOMAS. OFFERS are invited for T.S. §23 Peter Street, pontaining J acre. t: bullock, "TtNWALD.—For Sale sections num bered 17 and 18 fronting the Main South Road and Railway, QapitaJ site *o* gottage, a^ BULLOCK. FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends of ten Joseph Hopwood are respectfully informed that his Funeral will move from his residence, Harland street, Tinwald, TO-MORROW, Thursday, 15th inst., at 2.30 p.m, to* the Ashburton Cemetery. BAKER^ BROS., 6 §1 yndefoakftrs,. miSNEkERS. are invited for cutting J_ down trees in the Pomajn, ]pa.r» ticulars m.ay be seen at the Town ClerVs office, where Tenders, will be received, till 4 n.nl. on MONDAY, the 19th inst. 1 6 92 "Ifok sale. n ARTHUR T|IIUMPH B££B OATS, GROWN FROM IMPORTED SEED. A very heavy yielder. 688 FBTEDIANDER BROS,



""hinds public dipT*" brooke's ashburton dip. chertsey public dip. /"\WING to the Delay caused by the wet weather the Charge will still be One Penny per head until FBIDAY, May 18, after then l£d per head. C. M. Brooke, ASHBURTON. Tucker and Bean TT AYE FOR SALE ALL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE & BLACK PINE FIREWOO9 LIME AND CEMENT, AND BUILDING MATERIALS of every description. PRODUCE. OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, &o. SPECIAL TO THRESHING MACHINE PROPRIETORS. Just Landing—Splendid Shipment of NEWCASTLE COAL Tucker & Bean, COAL, TIMBER, AND GENERAL PRODUCE MERCHANTS. „. QF7 ACRES for Sale near Pendanres %J 4 School. Easy terms. T. BULLOCK. HOewellyn Owen PIANOFORTE, SINGING AND HARMONY. arcade Chambers. (Dances not attended.) 421 BURNETT STREET —R GBTA UII A % T»r- MRS. C. II BRYANT BEGS to notify that sha has taken that centrally situated RESTAURANr In BURNHTT STREET, lately carried on by Mrs Ranger, and hopes to be favored with the same liberal support that w»b accorded to her predecessor. HOT MEALS AT THE USUAL HOURS SPECIAL TERMS to Weekly Button. CATERING undertaken for balls, etc., on the shortest notice. 5 142 KINGSBTJRY'S PATENT SELF BAISEB TTIOR raising land lever of three-furrow and other Ploughs. Can be obtained from MESSRS P. & D. DUNCAN, 5 205 Christchurch and Ashburfon. .YWING TQ T/HJS SUCCESS WHICH HAS ATTENDED MY BUSINESS, I find it necessary to PROCURE ASSISTANCE Which I am now endeavoring to do. *T TAKE tfce o|xnortiraifcy to tbank the Public of Ashburton fpr their kind patronage, and to say that I hope to continue to merit their support. H. K. Bonnlngrton, CHEMIST & DBUGGIST, AST STREET, ASHBURTCN«



Mr E. G. Wright INVITES HIS CONSTITUENTS TO MEET HIM AT THE WILLOWBY SCHOOLROOM ON THURSDAY, JIDIVE IS. at 8 o'clock. 6§64 \ Fruit Trees, j HAVING DECIDED to give up I NURSERY GARDENING, and attend entirely to my business of PRO DUCE DEALING, I offer my large stock of Apple and other Trees at LOW PRICES. They are all of the best sorts obtainable, and having grafted them myself can guarantee they are true to name. ALSO,— A Grand Lot of ORARI POTATOES CHEAP. 2001bs Sack Best Stone FLOUR 14s 6d. BRAN, SHARIS, ROLLER FLOUR, and all kinds of FARM PRODUCE. A Splendid Line of ONIONS. J.THOMAS, HAVELOCK STREET. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. REDUCED FARES FROM LON DON TO NEW ZEALAND. A RRANGEMENTS can be made j\. with the Agent-Generalin London to procure passages by the above line at the following greatly reduced rates :— Second Saloon f2B Os Intermediate ... £18 18b Third Class £13 Oh For further particulars apply at offices MILES & CO., Limited, 15 Ashburton <tnd Rakaia. £30.—For Sale 2 roods 3± perches together with small building, price as above. Apply T. BULI.OOK. Our Eyesight. KIR A. IiEVI, CONSULTING AGENT FOR NEW ZEALAND FOR N. LAZABUS & CO., OCULIST OPTICIANS, London, Calcutta, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, AND LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON, MAY BE CONSULTED AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT OF MR S.SALEK, JEWELLER, (Agent for Ashburton District) FOR A FEW BAYS, FROM Wednesday, JUNE 14. The System of Sight Testing em ployed is our ovm invention (patent No. 4354), and has been universally admitted by Press and Public to be absolutely tha simplest and most perfect means yet discovered for deter mining all errors of Refraction. The personal experience and practical knowledge has been gained by yean of diligent research, and is imparted to our Agents, and we wish the Public to know that we especially desire to see those who have hitherto found it impossible to obtain SUITABLE SPECTACLES. 641



-: Crossbred Wheats, :- MFQQRQ I AMES CARTER &. CO ;ot London, in 1882 commenced a course of experiments in the cross-fertiliza- Son of WHEATS of various kinds. It is well known that almost any variation of quality, character, form and colour, can be developed in Flowers and Vegetables by cross breeding, and fixed permanently by selection. Also in the shape of Turnips and Carrot* and other roots, including in the case of Wheat, square or pointed ears, large or small grain, long or short straw or almost any speciall duality that may be desired. With well selected parents cross-breeding imparts increased vigor in plants as well as in animals, and Wheat beine a self-fertilizing plant which is bred in-and-m year after year for generations, as is the case with most of our Wheats, Crossing should have the effect of producing more vigorous and productive, varieties. This seems to have been confirmed by Messrs Carter's experiments who, after several years careful selections of the strains produced by crossing wore successful in fixing the characteristics of not less than 11 varieties of new Wheats, which they distributed in 1889 at necessarily fancy prices. The Farmers of this district may be congratulated on the fact that they can now obtain some of the beat of these varieties from the undersigned A full selection of the eleven sorts were obtained in 1890 by them and given to MR T. SEALY, of Riverbank, to experiment with The following year another district was chosen, and after very careful observation, discarded six out of the eleven aa unprofitable They then last year distributed the remaining five selection* among farmers in different parts of this County, and were rewarded by .xcelleni yields, this in the face of the very trying season they had to contend with. As may be supposed, the varieties differ ereatly in length and colour of straw, shape of ears, colour and size of grain, period of ripening, etc. For instance :- SS^Fh?^?Jrrip«tog--Wl tt rt in cultivation, and should prove a great acquisition in the district towards the Hills, and in the South, where an early wheat is indispensable. Another variety, Sklectiok G. produces straw of a short, stout description, which cannot be laid by rain or wind. This should be invaluable for sowing on moist land, which in the ordinary varieties of Wheat produces lon* straw likely to be damaged by wi»d and raini Other sorts, as Section I, is practically unassailable by Birds, so that should thefe sorts come largely into cultivation our feathered tribes will not be able to levy their usual toll on the farmers'crops. Some writer has said there can be no best Wheat for all districts, but only for particular situations, soils, and climates, which the various sorts of Wheat are naturally adapted to. We would recommend our friends to obtain a sufficient quantity of seed of these Hybrid Wheat*, and test the capabilities of them on their own land. This would undoubtedly lead to far-reaching results by bringing into general cultivation varieties of Wheat suited to the various soils of the district, of high quality, hardy, and robust m constitution, and a prolific character. The following will describe the five varieties we have to offer : — gf£(_pQT|O|S| |.—A bearded wheat, prolific. It seems of the variety to sow late and harvest early. Straw, medium length, well —————-—■— headed. Valuable for late Spring sowing. : . op, POTION F~ An early ripening Wheat, even when sown late. Straw, medium length } very long headed; a valuable Wheat. ' The cha ff i 8 furnished with Btiff awns which seem to keep off birds and protect it also from wind. Bird and Wind-proof Wheat. SELECTION G-—Straw» shorfc and Btron8» not likely t0 **laid by wind or rain ; heavy-headed and very prolific. Should prove ' invaluable on lands which produce in the ordinary sorts straw so long as to be damaged by bad weather. Thii is the •' Tom Thumb " of the wheat family. SELECTION D-—Straw, medium length," strong, half-drooping habit j very well headed r very productive, and likely to prove a " valuable Wheat for general purposes. SELECTION 8.-Straw, very long, strong, and white } ear a fair length, thick set J a Very productive Wheat. For Further Particulars, Apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS.



T)EQPLE about to marry and furnish J_ their houses, are invited to call on Piekfora A Undrill, AT TBB ASHBURTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, , Next Building Society. -NOW ON VIEW— Dining-room Suites in Kimu, Bedroom Suites in Rimu, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Chests Drawers, Washstands, Spring Mattresses. English and Colonial Peram bulators, Horse Hair, Kapoc and Flock Mattresses, Duchesse and Fancy Tables, Floor Cloths and Linoleums, Carpets, Hearth Rugs, and Mats. Furniture Repaired, Restuffed, and Repoliahed on the Premises. —Note the address— TANCRED STREET, Next Building Soslety. THE LONGBEAOH DESTROYED The only guaranteed effectual means of cooing with the SMALL BIBDS PEST. THE Longbeach Estate ha been for the last two years kept freer from Birds than ever before, at a merely nomi nal cost, and to Mr Grigg s entire satis faction, Longbeach is n< w freer from Birds than any similar property in New Zealand. Testimonials from all parts of New Zea« land «nd Australia. , Supplies may be obtained from FREDERIC POWELL, Care of John Grigg, Esq., 5*153 Longbeach T. GKAINGEE, WATCHMAKER, COLEMAN'S BUILDINGS, East Street, Ashburton, A NNOUNCES that he has Commenced «• the Business of WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING, \.t the above address, and in soliciting patronage would intimate that he has had ;wenty-five years' practical experience in some of the best shops in England, »nd, :an guarantee satisfaction with all work entrusted to him. 6§297 GREAT SALE AT B. ALCOEN'S, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS., DOUBLE BLANK TS 9 ' — from 8a 9d to 12s 6d 4 10 — from 12s 9d to 17s 3d 4 11 — from 16s 9d to 22s 3d. 4 THEJE ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND. MEN'S and BOYS' COLONIAL SUITS, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, SHIRTINGS, FLANNELLETTES ako FLANNELS, RUGS, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, SHEETING, BOOTS AND SHOES, j i EVERYTHING REDUCED FOR CASH FOR ONE MONTH.



WILLIAM SPARROW, (Late of the firm of Sparrow and Btrrjmui), Tailor and Outfitter, I AM DETERMINED TO DO THB Tailoring Trade of the Town &nd t» anabl« m« to do tiiii I k»r* dedded to cliaift Mow Nat h»r« MfW ft** kawd of ia AihbortMi, Come and See for Yourself NEWEST Tweeds, Coatings, & Fancy Suitings SOTB THE ADDRESS 9£t, The Shop between J.Sealy and (Wf and H. 0. Begem EAfal STREET, ABHBUBTONJ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT- Breakdown of the m. lonic. •1 n CASES OF NEW DRAPERY GOODS. O TRUNKS OF BOOTS. 0 OASES OF BELFAST LINEN GOODS. OWING to the breakdown of the s.s. lONIO the above Goods hart airirad to* late for the Season. ANDREW ORB WILL HOLD A Special Clearance Sale OF HIS ENTIRE STOCK, COMMENCING JUNE 1. ALL GOODS RE-MARKED AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. 1 Case Ladies' Button Boots 4s 6d, formerly lQg. 1 Oase Stanley Shoes la 6d, formerly 2a 9d. 100 Pairs Ladies' Evening Shoes 3a lid. 100 Pairs Soiled Blankets, Oclonial made, CHEAP. CARPETS and LINOLEUMS Is 6d per yard, under former pries. KAIAPOI HOUSE. /-VNE 01 THE OLDEST OUTFITTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN TOWN! i '." ■' „ ■ ■.. . Complete Outfit £2 0s 6d!| 5 COMPRISING COLONIAL TWEED SUIT HAT SHIRT COLLAR FLANNEL TIE DRAWERS BRACES SOCKS BOOTS Grand Saddle Tweed Suit 42s 6d. Large Supply of noted " Government Mixture," as supplied last'WJattr/ now in Stock in all Garments. MITCHELL & TURNER. Ttf B HIVE J 17 S T LAND ED, EX »P AN O I T tt A 6 Bales PAPERHANGINGS, choice Patterns. 40 Kegs Champion's Genuine WHITE LEAD. 23 Oases Mander's VARNISHES, GOLDSIZE, WOOD STAINS, KNA.MEL PAINTS, BRONZES, GOLD LEAF, LIQUID PAINTS, GLASS PAPER, PUMICE STONE, GLAZIER'S DIAMONDS, KNIVFS and SCISSORS. Also, ex " Tongariro," 132 Cases SHEET GLASS. 2 Oases Rolled PLATE GLASS. 2 Cases Diamond Rolled PLATE. 2 Oases Enamel Figured. 2 Bales SCRIM. 200,000 TACKS, TAPES, etc., etc. >V. .H Collins & Co., MERCHANTS AMD IMPORTERS.