PARLIAMENTARY.

Wellington. Julw 12.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Council met at. 2.80 p.m. THJC REPRESENTATION ACT. The Representation Act Amendment Bill was read a aacond time on the voices. This was all the business, and the Council rose.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2 30 p.m. CHAIRMAN OP COMMITTEES. The Premier gave notice to move next day that Mr Guinness be appointed Chair man of Committees in place of Mr Bees. THE HJf ANCIJJ, STATEMENT The Premier announced that the Go vernment would allow the financial debate to proceed without interruption. Mr B. M. Smith accordingly resumed the debate. He warmly approved of the Budget, and was particularly pleased j with the proposal to tax native lands, and deal with them in the ume manner as land belonging to Europeans. Mr Swan congratulated the Colonial Treasurer, but maintained that the sur plus was due to the rapidly increasing export trade, and to the fact that pro ducts generally had kept up their value. He hoped that the time was not far dis tant when the taxation of the country would be reduced, especially on the necessaries of life. The abolition of the tax on improvements met with his approval, but he failed to see thn justice of increasing the graduated tax. He did not consider the purchase of the Cheviot estate a useful or profitable transaction, but the Government were backed up by such an obedient majority that they could make purchases of this description with impunity. In his opinion it would be well for the colony when that majority was broken up, and he trusted that some other form would soon take the place of party government which, he considered, was a great mistake. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Swan continued speaking, and said that although he was an Opposition mem ber he must admit that taken as a whole there was a large amount of good in the Financial Statement. Sir John Hall said that the Colonial Treasurer had asked for the indulgence of the House, but he need hardly have made that request for he (Sir John Hall) felt that no one on the Government side of the House was more worthy to succeed Mr Ballance thanthememberforAwarua. Anyreference he should have to make to Mr Ward would he hoped be of a friendly character. He contended that the real surplus of revenue over expenditure for the past year was only £38,000; the sum claimed by the Colonial Treasurer included £183,000 Draught for ward from the previous year, and £83,000 in iaterest, which was still owing. This system of staging the surplus at more than was actually available, was to be " deprecated. As to the expenditure he was thankful for the honest admission of the Government that the annual departmental votes were increasing by £30,000. With regard to the Cheviot purchase he thought that where such a large sum of money was concerned, more detailed reference should have been made to it in the Statement. Alluding to the non-borrowing proposals of the Government he asked how they could be reconciled with the fact that Treasury bills were being issued for the the purchase of public and private lands, and for making roads ? He believed the truth was that the Government had come to the end of the loan money Sir Harry Atkinson had left them, and that they were now thrown upon their own resources. The proposed exemption of improvements would principally accrue to town and suburban districts, and Would mainly apply to people living In handsomeresidences, who would not contri bute in income tax anything like what was contributed by the small famers. Neither could he look upon the proposed graduated tax with approval. After referring to the necessity fora revision of the tariff Sir John Hall went on to say that the paragraph relating to the Railway Commissioners was the black spot in the Statement. It was an entire calumny to say that the Commissioners were influenced by political feeling, and he held that if a Minister Were put on the Board there would be a Constant state of conflict and confusion. He also touched on many oiher points in the Statement, and expressed particular approval of the new banking arrange ments, which, he considered, would be very advantageous to the colony. The Government had evidently decided to shunt several questions, aotably native lands, and local government, and he regretted to see this. To his mind the Government finance was in a particularly weak position, and should seriously engage the attention of Parliament. He concluded with a detailed criticism of the Premier's addresses in the different parts of the colony ; and warmly defended the late Sir Harry Atkinson from tbe charges which had been made against hi? honor by the Premier in one of his recent deliverances. Mr Carroll thought that the present Statement showed the actual state of the polony better than most documents of the kind. There could nob possibly be any sham about the surplus when everything was shown so clearly. Ha defended the present system of taxation, and said that the fact that even with the exemption of improvements the Goyernment were still able to, obtain suftcient revenue, proved $iat the tax was superior to the property tax. The Cheviot purchase was a wise transaction, and even if the Government made a small loss thereby they must gain Indirectly by the increased productive proflb. The Goyernment had been blamed for not acquiring more land for settlement, but he he'd that they had done all they could in this direction. Sir John Hall with his lengthy experience was aware that a block of native land yras not aoquired in g day, but the land agents of the Go yernment had been very active during the last year. The action of the Govern ment in acquiring the Awarua block and the price paii for it reflected credit on them. The natives throughout the colony were desirous of selling large tracts of land to the Government as they found it more to their advantage to get the Go vernment to gut theji and lurvey them.! After referring to the native land ques- i tion he said that the principle of taxing i land was a jwt one, but the Government must be careful in doing so to employ certain safeguards, and power should be retained to exempt certain parts of the colony from taxation. $Q doubt there would be gerio^* opposition from some natives to the proposals of th* Govern jiaen^, tut ther» -fere other natives who admitted the necessity for the.tr lands being dealt with in the same way as Europeans, The simplicity with which £ne Statement was prepared would, he believed, greatly add to the prosperity of the colony, and would promote the settle ment of the country, Mr Blake considered that the figures in fche Financial Statement were so placed as |o be easily understood, but whether they were correct or not, he cquld not say. As to the settlement of land h^ opinion was that there had not been tirue enough yet to. ascertain whether or not the schemes had been successful, or whether the settlers would be permanent. He praised tho Labor Bureau, but would not support the Shop' Hours Bill if it compelled the man who did not pay wages to close his shop. The Government had taken a wise step in purchasing Cheviot, a,nd. the Minister for .. I^ands was. to bp compli mented pn, the way in which he proposed 1 to cub up the estate, The premier moved the adjournment of the debate. The motion was agreed to. Tb,Q House rose at 12.15 »,m, _,v

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON HUNT CLUB MEETING.

Wellington, July 12. Opjsir Steeplechase. — Parnell 1, Iroquoia 2, Sir Garnet 3. Cyrus and Bex were scratched. Parnell fell on the last round, but Williams qnlckly remounted, and stalling off a rush by Iroquis won by six lengths. Time, Bmin 29£ sec. Divi dend, £4 7s. Ladies' Bracelet.—Mutineer 1, Dono van 2, Nanakea 3. Capitt and Sweet Dream were scratched. Mutineer led all the way, and won easily. Time, 4min 26sec. Dividend, £5 18-j. Open Wjsltek. —The Idler 1, Thalia 2, Auroa 3. Won easily. Time, 2rain 32sec. Dividend, £3 13s. Farewell Handicap. — Mutineer 1, Roger 2, Oakland 3. Won easily. Time, i 3min 17£ sec. Dividend, £5 3s.

CHRISTCHURCH JOCKEY CLUB.

Chbistchurch, July 12. The following handicaps' have been de clared for the Winter Meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club.

Grand National Steeplechase.

Grand National Hurdle Race. '

The Settlers' Guide to New Zealand.

The above is the title of a neafc little handbook issued by the New Zealand Shipping Company. It contains a" large amount of useful information regarding the industries and resources of the colony and should prove of great value to intend ing emigrants to New Zealand. An im portant concession to extending settlera is particularly noted by which greatly reduced rates of passage monpy are accorded to applicants under special arrangements between the Company and the Agent-General for New Zealand. The book also gives an interesting history of the Company, which commenced in 1872 by chartering eighteen first class clipper ships. It was this Company which inaugurated the fitting up of ships with refrigerators, by taking home in the Mataura the first cargo of frozen mutton and beef from New Zealand. Since then the Company has expended £128,000 on refrigerators and the freight has been gradually reduced from originally 2M to Id, per |b. We trust that the *fforta of this energetic company towards colonist tion will meet with its well merited reward, and commend the "Settler'B Guide " to our readers.

The Twelth of July.

The anniversary of the " Battle of the Boyle " was celebrated last evening by the members of the Star of Ashburton L O.L. in the Orange Hall, in which the annual banquet was held. There was a large attendance, one half of those present being ladies. The chair was occupied by Past Grand Master Bro S, B. Nelaon, with Worshipful Master Bro A. W. Ran dall on his right, and President sister Bennett and Past President sister Page of the ladies' lodge on his left. Pasc Masters Bros Hampton, Brown and Dixon occupying the vice chairs. After the toasts of the Queen, the Grand Mister of the Middle Island (Mr J. M. Douglas) and the Grand Master of Great Britain and Ireland had been proposed and duly honored, the following resolution was proposed and carried—" That this meet* ing of loyal citizens of Ashburton, New Zealand declare its unswerving loyalty and devoted attachment to Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria and the constitution of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as at present established, under which the people now enjoy the fullest measure of civil ajnd religious liberty. Therefore w.© emphati cally protest against My Gladstone's %Vuie Jfale BiH pr any other measure that would be likely td sever Ireland's connec tion with Great Britain. Beoause we believe that the creation of a separate Parliament and Executive would neces sarjly involve disastrous conflicts, en danger personal liberty and liberty of opinion and the impartial administration of the law, and would prove the absolute ruin of the country, and detrimental to the interests and unification of the empire," During the eveniug songs were sung by many members and friends of the order, Mr H. Stephenson presiding at th piano, and several hours were harmoni ously spent, the reunion being most heartily enjoyed,

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS V. YORKSHIRE.

London, July 11. The attendance was good on the second day of the match between the Australians and Yorkshire. The weather was fine but the wicket was spoiled fey the previous day's rain and, bu,mped, a good dpa.l. The Australians outmached the Northerners, bctli in batting and bowling, and won by 145 runs. In Yorkshire's first innings Peel made 28 by some flukey play, and. ftfounsey 13. The colonials at their second attempt scored 146—Trott 18, Trumble 23, W. Qiffen 18, Turner not out 40. A rather poor start was made, six men being out for §7, but the tall exhibited same plucky batting. Trurable hjt p,ufc boldly, a.nd W. Giflfen played very steadily. While Turner was piling on runs the latter showed some fjrie hitting. The Yorkshire men collapsed when they went in for the last time, and were all out for 48. Turner was in some thing like his old form, and secured six wiokets for 36, all clean bawled. Miller and Peel made a faint stand, and Hirst knocked up 20, hut the rest found the howling unplayable. Peel carried his bat for 13. _____

LATETS CABLE NEWS.

*ER PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received July 13, 11 a.m.) DISMISSED. London, July 12. ■the charge preferred by Mr Fulton, Napier, against Mr James Alexander for the alleged misappropriation of sixty-two bales of wool, has been dismissed, the Court holding that there had been no violation of good faith. DEASST M.P. Deasy M.P., has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, and so resigns his seat in the House of Commons. CHOLERA. Buda Pesth, July 12, Cholera is spreading in Hungary.

"The Sharpshooter."

A GHM FROM SCOBIE. I

The Wellington Parliamentary corres pondent of the " Press" telegraphs as follows:— Wellington, July 12. MrSeoble Mackenzie's trenchant and incisive speech on the Cadman-Reel episode was the topic of conversation in the lobbies last night and this morning, and is considered one of the happiest efforts he ever made in the House, and has all the more effect because it was so entirely unpremeditated. Taking rapid notes of what Mr Seddou. was saying, he turned the tables on him more completely than I have ever seen before, and the House was delighted both with the strong common sense and the humour of the speech. One passage was inimitable, and told tremendously. The hon. mem ber for Mount Ida was dilating upon the absurdity of remitting a moral question already decided by the Supreme Court to the judgment of a constituency that was sure to be swayed by half a dozen foreign considerations. *' Such a aourse," said the hon. member, "is not only absurd in itself, but is condemned by the greatest failure of justice ever recorded in history There was one grand occasion (here the hon. member lowered his voice and spoke with an appearance of solemnity) when a similar question was withdrawn from the Courts and submitted to the multitude, and wh»t was the result? They chose Barabbas." When thelaughter which irreverantly greeted this sally had subsided, the hon. member gravely asked, 'And if they deliberately chose Barabbas then, why should they not chooso Mr Cadman or Mr Seddonnow." Alluding to the deplorable advice under which Mr Cadman had made an exhibition of him self, Me Mackanzie declared that *' the blundering hand of the Premier could be seen through it all." This brought Mr Seddon to his legs declaring that he was in entire ignorance of what Mr Cadman was going to do, and appealing to the Speaker to compel the acceptance of this statement, but the member for Mount Ida was equal to theoccasion. "lam amazed," he said, "at the hardihood of the confession madebytho Premier. It was ba<i enough that he should tender the unfortunate member for Thames such deplorable advice, but it is a thousand times worse that the leader of the House, the head of the Government, should allow his late colleague in the very depth of his humi liation and perplexity to come into the House without any advice at all." This was received with raars of laughter. Alluding to the manner in which Mr Oadman had fired off his challenge with, out giving Mr Rees notice,* Mr Macken zie described it aa a pistol shot fired fiora behind a hedge, and was asserting the meanness of it when the Speaker pulled him up for the word. Mr Mackenzie at once withdrew, and described the conduct as •' lacking in that fibre of English man liness that should characterise every hon. member." Altogether, it was the most amusing scene of the session, and put every one in a good humor except the Government, who took their discomfiture very badly.

TEfi AfIfiBtJBTON GUARDIAN j mUBBDAY, /tJLt IS, 1305.











OFFERS are invilel for %&. 526 Peter Street, containing £acre. >0 T. BULLOCK. Tenders. ~ T~F. NDEBS'i rpENDERS are invited for CUTTING JL between three and four miles of Gorse Fence. Close on SATURDAY, July 15. Apply, J. S DEAN, Giddding's Farm, 7_79 Tinwald. 4SHBURTON Borough council. EXTENSION OF TIME, rHE TENDERS for formation of part of the South-East Belt will be received untill 4 p^rq, on MONDAY next, the 17th in,^, OHAS E. FOOKS, T Borough Engineer. Entertainments 7T DIM? E LLOWd 1 H A I£L' MRS LONGSHORE POTTS, M.D. (Graduate of the Woman's Medical College, Philadelphia), will lecture on HKALTH cSc DISEASE, To "Wonien only as follows :—MONDAY July 10, and 11, 13, 14, at 3,30 p.m. —FIRST LECTURE FREE.— Illustrated with Coloured Stereopticon Views, Including many of Art and Scenery. Two hundred views each lecture. FRIDAY, JULY 14, at 8 o'clock, Famous lecture on HEARTS & HOMES, Or, *♦ Is Marriage a Failure V TO BOTH SEXES. 41 Moral, instructive, and very amusing," —" London Truth." Admission Is. Dr Potts treats women and children only at lh« Commercial Hotel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Remain until July 17 only. 733 TINWALD.—For Sale sections num bered 17 and 18 fronting the Main South Road and Railway, capital site for cottage. Apply to T. BULLOCK. X}Of\C\ —T«S. 635, Peter Street, 3^4\J\J with Cottage, Shed, and other buildings thereon, well situated, being near the Railway Station, and only three!ohaius from East Street. I\»VLJ,QC& i



J..-.3& HoLLowAT's Oint^ehT and PiLliS.—Soldiers and sailors.—Tftosa well-known and easily used remedies aye especially serviceable and convenient to those who, like soldiers and sailors, are exposed %o great changes of climate, and th§ hardships inseparable from their calling, Many o| tU,e diseases engendered in the system from these an 1 other untoward causes can be checked and controlled by attention at their outset, and in Hollowaj's remedies will tie found a ready means of relief without hindrance from duty. Many a man is invalided and rendered more or less a bur Jen to himself and friends from neglect of the early symptoms o{ his complaint, which calamity might be a,verted by timely tmh to the use 0< t^oUoway's fills ftftd. Oiotm«nt,



IMPORTANT TO INVESTORS, IMPORTANT TO FATHERS AND MOTHERS, IMPCiTANT TO EVERYBODY. I ~P\O YOU WISH for a good Investment! Then be wise and purchase a HOUSE and SECTION. You cannot go wrong in buying land at a reasonable price, which is increasing in value, and becoming less in quantity every week. Everyone should possess a home that he can call his own, and the projrorties such as are now offered I should not be missed. Young man, you may feel free and independent now, but you I will want to settle down. Be wise and purchase a House and Section by instalments I of payment that you will not feel the loss of. Saving leads to wealth ; yet many I people go on paying house rent all their lives, and are either unaware how easily they I may besome house owners instead of rent payers, or singularly neglectful of such I opportunities as F. FERRIMAN offers. Do without luxuries for a little while, and I buy a Section and House What you are now paying for rent will soon pay the cost I of your property. No more landlords, no more rent. Anyone Ik active employment I of any kind can save enough to pay the instalment by cutting down expenses. What I many spend in cigars and beer, hursoncing and cards, would buy a House and | Section. Don't hesitate because your earnings are small; make your expenses only I »little less than now* Many will be ready to take it of your hands at a profit. It a an axiom in political economy that should be written in letters of gold— I The man who lives up to all he owns I In ill prepared for fortunes turns, But who spends let>s has home and health, Long life himself, his children wealth, hke drops of water, grains of sand That mnke the ocean and the land ; The penny saved to sovereigns grows, What poor m«n hope, the rich man knows. — Baker. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON EXTENSION. I<Y»P QnlA * AQRB of GOOD GROUND; capital frontage, - " naiC on Beach Ro»d. Upon the land is built a com tortaWe Dwelling of five rooms, Shop and Stable. A good opening for any small business, Poultry Farm, etc. F. FEKJUnW —FOR SALE AT HIMPSTEM), a Comfortable Five-Ro >mcd Hon<»e, with Scullery and good Outbuildings. (Situated upon two sections of land of first-class qualify. Well planted with choice fruit treos in full hearing ; an abundant supply of w*ter ; excel lent frontage ; on Main Road, near ►School, and within sight of Railway Station : clear title. F. FERRIMAN. i • ■ . ■ A HOME YOU MAY WELL BE PROUD OF, TOGETHER WITH LASTING AND SOLID SECURITY. WHAT MORE can mortal man desire than Lots 1&7, 3,4, 5, 6, and 7, about 11 ACRES of rich, highly productive Land, with Brick Dwelling of Five Rooms, close 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—£2so, which, at 4 per cent interest, is only four shillings a week rental for the above. Banks go up, Banks go down, but this may stand for eveir. F. FERRIMAN. —FOR SALE— A VALUABLE BUSINESS SITE of i-ACRE, opposite the new office of the Building Society, in Tancred Street. F. FERRIMAN. —FOR SALE — HAVRLOCK STREET, f ACRE. Capital corner, dose to centre of town. Comfortable Villa of five rooms, with Outbuildings j good garden, well sheltered J must be sold ; owner leaving for North Island. He may wish himself in his old home again. Many that leave Ashburton would like to return. If you buy this home you will want more cash to get you out than owner will take for you and yours to go in. F. FERRIMAN. ■ ■ —FOR BALE TO THOSE who study sanitation the Alfyrd Forest Road offers all that you can desire. 1 have for Sale |-ACRE and good House opposite Mr John Orr's resi dence. This property will suit any one living in town or working at the Woollen Factory. Price low. F, FERMMAN. —FOR sale section and HOUSE near Canterbury Mill. A safe Investment; gond home for little money ; easy terms. F,. FEBRIMAN. —FOR SALE— THAT CAPITAL FAMILY RESIDENCE known as Troyford Villa, situated on the Wakanui Road, containing Large Dining Room, Drawing, Six Bedrooms, Kitchen, Bath Room, and pantry. The ground consistn of Flower Garden, Lawn, Kitchen Garden, Stable, and with back entrance ; the whole forming a most desir able property. F. FERRIMAN.



■: Crossbred "Wheats. :- MESSRS JAMES CARTER & CO , °* London, in 1882 commenced a course of experiments in the oroes-fertilisa tion of WHIATS of various kinds. It i. well known that almost any variation of quality, character, form and colonr. oao b« developed in Flowers and Vegetables by crow breeding, and fixed permanently by selection. Abo in the shape of Tunrips and Carrots and other root*, including iv the «ase of Wheat, square or pointed earn. large or small grain, long •- short straw or almost any special quality that may be desired. With well selected parents cro-breeding impart. increased vigor in plants a. wdi Z fo ™to*+ and Wheat, being a self-fertilizing plant which is bred in-and-in year after year for generation^ 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 Mitt/, Cabt«bs experiments, who, after several years careful selection, of the strains produced by crowing were successful in fixing tfe 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 best of these varieties from th« undersigned. A full selection of the eleven sorts were obtained in 1890 by them and given to MR T SEALY of RivM-htnk t» experiment with. The following year^nother district was cho«n, and after very careful oDservation, diiarded si out of thT,tor« as unprofitable. They then last year distributed the remaining five selection* among farmer, in different parts of this OounJr \3 were rewarded by excellent yields, this in the face of the very trying season they had to contend with. As may be mmoMA the varieties differ greatly in length and colour of straw, shape «f ears, colour and sice of grain, period of ripening, etc. For iutanas <- • Sblbctow F is the earliest ripening Wheat in cultivation, and should prove • great acquisition in the district towards the Hills fed I. * the South, where an early wheat is indispensable. Another variety, Stxicnojr 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 pmtasli long straw, likely to be damaged by wind and rain. Other sorts, as Sbxiction I, is practically unassailable by Birds, so that ilimM these sorts come largely into cultivate, our feathered tribes will not be able to levy their usual toll oa the fanners' crop.. Some write hMsaidthenoanbenobest Wheatforall distriots, but only for particular situation, soils, anddimates, which thVvarious sorts V Wheat are naturally adapted to. We would recommend our friends to obtain a sufficient quantity of seed of these Hybrid WfaeatZuri *"*. ** °*E5?? liei °' them on fcheir own lmd' Thil w<mld »»*»nbtodly l«rf *o far-reaching results by bringing into general cltivatfl. varieties of Wheat suited to the various soils of the district, of high quality, hardy, and wb ust in constitution, and a Jr^oharaotitT The following will describe the five varieties we have to offer :— SELEOTION I—A bearded wheat, prolific. It seems of the variety to sow late and harvest early. Straw, medium leofth. «■» headed. Valuable for lato Spring sowing. * SELEOTION F—An early ripening Wheat, even when sown late. Straw, medium length j very long headed j a valuable Wheat. The chaff is furnished with stiff awns which seem to keep off birds and protect it also from wind. Bird and Wind-proof Wheat. SELEOTION Q.-Btraw, short and strong, not likely to be 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. This is the " Tom Thumb " of the wheat family. SELEOTION D.—Straw, medium length, strong, half-drooping habit j very well headed | very productive, and likely to prove valuable Wheat for general purposes. SELEOTION B«—Straw, very long, strong, and white; ear a fair length, thiok Mr j a very productive Wheat. Fob Fukthib Partiout^bs, Arrvx to FRIEDLANDER BROS.



Prepare $>r a Rainy Day. CXAVING PURCHASED a choioe lot of Manufacturer's Samples of Waterproof -■-1- Coats, very much beta* the regular prices, we hare decided to gire our Customers the benefit of our BARGAINS. Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 38s. reduced to 255. Men's Tweed Waterproof Orercoats, sewn throughout, usual price 455, reduced to Men's Tweed Waterproof Orercoats, sewn throughout, usual price 60s reduced to Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 655, reduced*to ■ 48s. : . ...•.! Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 70a reduced to 52s 6d - Men's Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 80j», reduced to OBSERVE. &• We are now making MRN'S SUITS to measure, in out well-known style FIT and WORKMANSHIP, from 15s to 20s LESS than Christchurclt advertised prices for same Quality. Largest Stock of Tailoring Goods in the District to select f (om.  GENTS'BOOTS and SHOES of the Best Quality. HArS, SHIRTS, TIES, and every description of seasonable MERCERY, etc., at LOWEST PRICES. 0 R AIG HB A D~&~ BE RRYM A N, ; THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, r ASHBURTON. . UNPARALLELED CHEAP 8 A LE, HIGH CLASS DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. —COMMENCING— Saturday, June 24. «{:> / Astounding? Bargains. WILLI4M SPABEOW, Tailor and Outfitter. HIGH-CLASS WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. AN ESTABLISHED REPUTATION FOR: PERFECT FIT AND STYLE -A LARGE ASSORTMENT OP TWEEDS AND COATINGS SERGES, MELTONS, And FANCY TROUSERINGS, , OVERCOATINGS, Ac. WATERPROOF COATS IN STOCK AND MADE TO OEDER MEN^S UNDERCLOTHING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. ALL THE NEWEST STYLES IN HATS AND SCAEYES. WILLIAM BPARKOW, !.B AST TBBET, N«tto J, BKALY4CO., S««dMerch»nt«,,



THELONGBEAOH DBSTROYEK The only guaranteed effeccuil moans of ooping with the SMALL BIRDS PEST. THE Longbeach Estate ha been for the last two y*>an kep freer from Birds than ever before, at a merely nomi nal cost, and to Mr Grigg entire satis faction. Lonpbeaeh is w w freer from Birds than any sim'lic property in Sew Zealand. Testimonials from all parts of NewZea land %nd Australia. Supplies may be obtained from FREDERIC POWELL, Care of John Grigsr, £sq, 5*163 Lr.ngbeach JLlewellyn Owen* PIANOFORTE, SINGING AND HARMONY. ARCADE CHAMBERS. (Dances not attended.) 421 NOTICE. Gr. H. Bryant BEGS to announce to his Oustomen and the Public generally, of Ashburton and District, tbac he has SOLD THE BUSINESS carried on by him, in East Street, as Baker and Confectioner, to H. P. MADDEN, and trusts for the continuation of the support so liberm lly accorded him in the past to his successor. 11. P. Madden BEGS to announce having secured the above business from Mr Bryant, and, being a Practical Tradesman, with ... nearly thirty years Colonial experience, nothing will be wanting on his part to merit a continuance of the support accorded his predecessor in the past. Only the best material and ingredeints will be used in the manufacture of Bread, Biscuits, Confectionery, etc. Balls, Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, Picnic Parties, Socials, School Treats catered for, in a Superior Style, and at Reasonable Rates. 755 Spectacles! Spectacles! LTAVE Tour Sight Tested, and on only PROPERLY FITTING SPEC TAOLES H. SAXfiK, JEWELLER, Is Sole Agent for Ashburton for N- LAZARUS & CO., OCULIST - OPTICIANS, OF SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND CALCUTTA. A Very complete set of trial lenses and frames for tasting—ensuring perfect rision and comfort. N,B, — Do notriak tpoiling your eyesight by Wearing badly fitting Spectacle*. A large Stock of Double Eye Protectors, Smoked Glasses of various shades-with straight or curled bides. . ~ \.'J -. Gold Spectacles, Gold holders and our Gold Astigmatic Folder dip. & BAIiEK. OCULIST-OPTICUNS AGENT. It 111