MAIL NOTICES.

Mails clone for the following places aa under, subject to the necessary altera tions :~ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. For Australian Cslonies (excepfc New Houth Wales and Queensland), and also for United Kingdom and Europe (via Brindisi), India, China, Japan, etc., per express, to connect with Wakatipu, afc Port Chalmers, ait 12.30p»m. Due London November 12. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. For United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and Westi Indies (yia San Franciaco), Sandwich Islands, and Samoa, and also for Northern Forts of New Zealand, per Takapuna at 6.15 p m.; money orders, 3 p-m j registered letters, 3 pm. Due in London, November 6« Tne next parcel mail for the United Kingdom, &c, will close on October 2nd, to connect with Tongariro at Wellington.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1895. THE CENSUS.

On? cannot find fault with Govern ment for deciding not to take the census in 1896. It has always been matter for wonder to us that a quinquennial census was considered necessary in New Zealand. Isolated as the colony is, with comparatively few vessels keeping up our communica tion with the outside world, it is an easy matter to ascertain from the records of arrivals and departures the increase or decrease of population arising fiom " wanSer.era eQmmg and going." The very complete system'of I registration, which the colony has in j operation should be able to show at a glance and with perfect accuracy any increase from the excess of births over deaths, or decrease as the case may be. So that there is no practical necessity for frequent enumerations ojE thb people. At Home, where the mercan-; tile m^rins .crowd the ocean and jostle in the harbors, wherjs the crews of steamers carrying the passenger traSc of with the outside world are nearly as nijme|?ouf in themselves as the whole population o£ oijir colony, the means of ingress and egress t'@ the British Islands are countless, one could understand frequent numberings of the people being asked for. But the cost of the census as taken there is such that the British Government is content with an enumeration once in .every tea years, and this is fouod frequent enough for all purposes. Here, the cost pf taking the census, and other

i expenses that follow upon it, amounts, . as the Premier said, to about £20,000,' i and this is a sum the saving of which ' [is well worth trying. The colony I cannot afford to throw away sums like this upon a work that is really not, absolutely necessary, The electoral i boundaries of the colony are subject to readjustment as the result of the census, seeing that the seats in Parlia ment are distributed on the basis of population. There are those who claim that the population of the colony is migratory to a large extent, and that frequent readjustment is necessary in consequence. The shifting character] can only be saddled, we think, upon the mining population. The agricul tural portion of the people have no incentive to move from place, except when new country is opened, and then a few families may hive oft' to it, but j the movement is never large enough to very greatly affect the places from \ which they have been drawn to settle the new country. The " lands for j settlement" policy of the Government ] may here and there increase to some extent population in the districts in which estates have been bought for settlement purposes, bub the settlers will be of course drawn from many different places, and their departure from a census point of view will make no difference, while their settling down on the new ground will not be in I sufficient numbers to seriously affect i the representation question in their I new. district. At any rate the extent to which it may be affected is not worth the expenditure of £20,000 for readjustment, In the cities of the colony, most of which depend for their existence upon the farming population in their immediate vicinity, any in crease or decrease in population is [ usually brought about after all by the rise or fail in the price of farm produce. Given prosperous farmers with money to spend, there cannot fail to be abun dance of work both in town and country, and where the work is there j will the population be. But the j mining population will always be mi- \ gratory,and its massing at any one place' always temporary and uncertain. The ! reason for this is obvious. Let a new piece of auriferous ground be discovered —and such discoveries are generally made in places destitute of population —and a migration of miners to it will immediately follow, the extent of the migration being just in proportion to the reported richness of the new ground, ff it is very rich the rush will be large, if poor small. But the permanency of the ground as an attraction to the miners is always uncertain, for just as soon as ground is worked out, and no longer yields gold, just so soon does the flock of gold seekers seek other and more promising fields. Recently Auck land province has had a gold boom, and doubtless the population has bee > in creased thereby to some extent, but it yet remains to be seen whether the population has been increased suffi ciently to warrant Dr Newman's assertion that in consequence of the large increase the North Island was under represented as com pared with the South Doubtless there are some electorates which have in five years considerably altered in the matterof population. This can hardly fail to be the case in a young country ; but the same thing happens at Home in places where certain | industries are located. Sometimes these industries fail from unforseen causes, and the workers have to seek other sources of employment and places of residence; but the changes are not considered of sufficient im portance to effect the electoral boundaries, At any rate, we can very well afford to wait for a re adjustment of seats far another five years if thereby the colony in its present straitened circumstances is to save the expenditure of what would he very far from a reproductive £20,000—a sum that would find a good deal of work for the unemployed in the colony, and in any case could be expended in ? way more beneficial to the colony generally than in taking a quinqueuial census,

There are some very staunch sup porters of fire insurance by companies against the municipal insurance, new idea of fire insur ance by municipalities, and the oppon ents of the latter were not slow to take note of the report that the recent fire at Hawera had caused a loss to the borough of about £30,000, and rather triumphantly ask where would the municipality have been had the new scheme been in operation in Hawera. ? The Insurance and Finance Journal, of course did not fail to improve the occa? sion, and the Otago Daily Times took up the Journal's parable. In reply Mr William Hutchison, M.H.R., wrote from Wellington, on September 17, a letter to the editor as follows j—-In a recent issue of the Times you direct attention to a paragraph in the Insurance and Finance Journal referr ing to the great fire which took place at Hawera on the 29th ult. This para graph, of course, contains a moral to the effect that '< fortunately for tho rate i payers Mr William Hutchison's muni cipal insurance scheme is not in force at Hawera, or the municipality would have become insolvent." So far the writer no doubt fancies that he has delivered a palpable hft. I have got the same thing from halj a dozen othsr 'quarters, but it k only th§ very old devise of setting up a wooden block in order to knock it down. Hawera municipality would certainly be insol vent under a fire rate if it had to find £30,000. But no such amount of loss has been sustained. Will my mentor be astonished when I tell him that less than £4000 will cover the whole of the insur ance upon buildings destroyed on this occasion. About an equal sum will have to be paid for destruction of stock and other goods, with which municipal insurance does not propose to deal. The sums mentioned are very large for a small place like Hawera j they mean a calamitous loss; but added together they do not make £30,0,00, or an approach to it. Nothing is easier than to score a point when you can choose your own figures^ bujb when analyse^ mi takea to pieces it hardjy amounts to much. I wOttH not b© afraid of a fire rate in Hawera with the *««ka I have indicated hanging over it, and the case is certainly an extreme one. Besides, it is only right to say in this connection that J never contemplated municipal fire insurance for villages OP

hamlets, although they might bedesig-j nated boroughs— a collection of houses ■ erected without any guidance of build ing regulations, without a water supply is not properly fitted for any sueh 1 scheme. These townships should be, merged in their respective counties, when over the widerareathis insurance may work successfully enough.

Let me just add that the entire scheme —' a poor thing, perhaps, but mine own'—is mine own no longer You will find my bill on the subject incorporated in the Local Government Bill now in circulation throughout the colony, and the Finance and Insurance Journal will have to reckon with the Premier in the future. I do not say the scheme is any the better or worse for being taken out of my hands. I only record the fact.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Keport of Christian Endeavor Conven tion and other matter held over.

The arrivals in the colony during August were 1420 persons, while the departures numbered 1405. Twenty Chinese arrived and five departed.

The two libel cases agains*- the Sun and Its editor—WcthingtoD v Hornsby, and Boyer v the Stun—will ba heard at the Christchurch Supreme. Court on Monday,

The self denial weelr of the Salvation Army, which closed on Thursday night, resulted in the addition to the general fund uf £70 odd collected in the Ashbur bon distriot.

The Oamaru Mail reports that the Minister for Lands has informed South Canterbury runholders there ta no chance whatever of a vote of £10,000 for rabbit proof fences.

Mr Hendry, the local manager of the JSew Zealand Clothing Factory, has returned from Dunedin with a splendid selection of new goods in men's mercery, clothing and hats.

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday the Premier said, In answer to Mr Buchanan, that it was not intended bo split up the city electorates, as pre viously announced.

The Board has declined the application of the Ashburton School Committee for an extra pupil teacher on the ground that the number of children does not warrant an additional teacher.

A Press special wire from Wellington says :—There is a change apparently in the aspect of the banking question ; and it is now stated that the vendor Bank will probably accept the terms of the Bank of New Zealand.

William Atteridge, a fireman, who was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at Lyttelton by Mr A, Chalmers, J.P., for obscene language, has beeD released afcer serving about two months. Repre sentation was made to the Government as to the severity of the sentence, which was reduced as above stated,

The Stock Department haa received a telegram from Me Grilruth, the Veterinary Surgeon, stating that he has visited Mr Moloney'e farm in the Waikato, on which it was lately reported that an outbreak of anthrax had occurred, and haa satisfied himself that there is no such disease amongst the cattle. There has certainly been some mortality, and the Inspector is now making investigations m to the cau?e. The Timaru Borough Council, saya the Herald, were given a puzzle on Monday. The Council's Domain Act was read to them, and in the schedule to the Act the old park is described as being bounded ' on the south by tho Boulevard. 1 'By the what V interrupted several councillors at once. 'By the Boulevard,' re-read the Town Cleik. • The what V «The Boule var-I—tho South Town Belr, you know ' * Oh, ohe place where all the gorse is growing.' Tha Hukatere murder case was con cluded at the Wanganui Supreme Court on Thursday night. The Maori jury, after five hours' deliberation, returned * verdict of manslaughter. In sentencing the accused (Wiri Kaahu Kwahu) his Honor the Chief Justice spoke very strongly. He said that in his opinion the jury had made a grave mistake, and had returned a verdict contrary to the evi dence. It was to be assumed that they believed the accused's evidence and dis believed six other people. The act of the accused, although the jury believed that it had been committed under provocation, was the act cf a fiend and not of a human being. Accused was sentenced to fcen years' hard labour. Considerable amuaemenc was caused in the Press Gallery of the House of Repre sentatives a few nighta ago, says the Post by the efforts of one member to recover a shaefc of 'copy' which he had dropped on to the projection above the Speaker's chair. With considerable ingenuity, and by means of a piece of Btring, he impro vised an angling apparatus, Instead of a fishhook, however, he u°ecl a sheet of freshly gummed paper, with which he was often able to draw the ' copy' within a few inches of the outstretched hands of several prorain jnb pressmen. At longth, after providing a good deal of entertain ment for the onlookers in the various galleries and on the floor of the House, the lost copy w«s caijjht, and the owner was once more happy. The Dunedin Star's correspondent) tele graphed on Monday :—* Major Steward took up half an hpur on Friday after noon in ventilating the case of Jeremiah M'Carbhy, of Waihao, Sooth Canterbury, who was recently committed for trial for murder, but the Grand Jury, at Judge Oenniston'a direction, threw oat the bill. The member for Waitaki informed the House that M'Oarthy had incurred £65 in law costs in defending himself, besides serious loss on his farm during his incar caration. He thought that some compen sation should be paid to the man. Members, however, considered that a most dangerous precedent would be established. Major Steward having moved that the unfarorable report of the Petitions Committee on M'Carthy'a case be referred back to the Committee, the debate was, at the Premier's instance, adjourned." The Wellington correspondent of the Qtqgq Daily Times says:—Sij? Maurige O'Rourke has, it \s stated, definitely de cided upon retiring from political life at the close of the current Parliament This will be a loss to JSfew Zealand politics, as ib is universally admitted that It is largely due to his firmnesa, tacfc and knowledge that the present Houae is kept within the bounds of gocd behaviour, and that the colony enjoys such a good reputation in this regard, Some changes, are likely to take place. Mr P, W, Buckland, whos^t for Manukau in the last Parliament, and who it will be remembered was the author of that Legislative joke entitled the Washers and Manglers Bill, which he introduced for the purpose of satirising the I#inlster tor labour and refl acting up i on his excass of labour legislation, is ale ready spoken of as a competitor for the Waikato seat, in opposition to the Hon. A. 3. C^'raan. It Is also reported th'afc the former 1 representative for Rangitikei, Mr R. C. Bruce, intends to < f/er himself as a candidate for that'seat again, and bhab he is already miking a preliminary canvass. Lobby gossip Is also busy with the Ijattlß Of M.F Seob'fe ftfapkecgiS ag i| (probable candidate fei *•»»»«* °. r Dunedin. That general election possi bilities are beginning to exercise men's, minds when that evenb a few weeks ago seemed so far off, is carious and instruo* tltre, ■ ■ ■ '

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington. September 26 The Council nut at, 2 30 n in. FIKST KEADIMGS The Census Aco Amendment Bill and iho Uccbasifi-d Societies Registration Bill, were read a first time The Council rose at 4 30 p m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, September 26 The House met at 2 30. The House went into Committee of Ways and Means when Ihe following resolutions, imposing duties of 5 per cent on machinery, were brought down " (I) That, in lieu of the duties imposed and the exemptions created in respect of the undermentioned art isles by the Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1883, or any previous resolution of this House, the said articles ehall be subj set to a duty of 5 per cent ad valorem, on and after the 2Hh day of September, 1895 : —Machinery for dairying purposes, excluding separa tors and coolers; machinery for agricul tural purposes, including chaff-cutters, corn-crushers, corn-shellers, also articles used in the minuf&c uring of the same, namely, chaff-cutting knives, till rakes, fittings for threahing millls, forgings for ploughs, but excluding reapers ' and binders ; printing machines and presses ; machinery of every description for mining purposes, including machine pumps, but excluding machinery for gold-saving pur poses and. processes ; machinery for flour mill!*, woollen mills, paper mllle, rope and twine making, dredging, saw-milling, planing and wood woiking (including lathes); oil refining, boring, and also machinery for refrigerating or preserving meat; sodawater machines, also machines for aerating liquids ; machinery for stamp ing and blocking^ tin j portable engines on four wheels, with boilers of locomotive type, also traction engines." • (2) That the undermentioned articles shall be exempt from Customs duties on and from the 27th day of September, 1895: —Reapers and binders, materials for manufacturing agricultural machinery, namely, reaper * knife sections, fingers, brass and steel springs, malleable casting?, discs for harrows, mould-board plates, and steel share plates cut to pattern, skeith plates, separators and coolers for dairying purposes; provided that except where epeoially mentioned neither steam engines nor parts of ateam engines nor steam boilers (land or marine) shall be deemed co be machinery or machines within the meaning of this resolution '

In leply to Mr Oarncross, Mr Ward said that he had exempted certain classes of machinery, in consequence of which the tax would yield only about £4500 instead ot £6000 as Btated last evening. Paper ruling and papar-cutting guillotlae machines were included in the 5 per cent duty Mutton birds were struck oub of the free list, and charged a duty of 20 per cent. Mowing machines and extra parts for reapers and binders, mould-boards, ploughshares and plough-rests, were a lded to the free list. All machinery tor agri cultural purposes *nob otherwise enu merated ' was placed under a 5 per cent duty.

The resolutions as amended were re ported to the House, and referred to the Committee on the Customs Bill.

Mr Ward moved that the Customs and Excise Duties Bill ba recommitted for the purpose of reconsidering certain schedules and duties of 5 per cent on machinery. In reply to Mr J. W. Kelly, Mr Ward stated that thf» Government had no inten tion of again bringing up the question of increased duty on packet tea for con sideration.

A motion by Mr G J Smith, that the Biil be also recommitted for the purpose of striking out Turkey twills frrra the duty of twenty per cent, was lost by 34 to 26

The House roae at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Allen moved for the recommittal of the clause which provided that no refund of duties should be made Lost by 42 to 15 The Bill was then recommitted Mr Ductile moved his newehuse to provide for the appointment of a board of six persona to asßiab to advise the Com missioner of Customs

Mr Ward opposed the clause, and said that it would be a mistake to set up a board of this nature. He pointed out that no appeal had been made to the Court from a single decision given whilst he had been Commissioner

The ckuss was rejected by 43 to 13 The five per cent machinery proposals were added to tha Bill, and the other amendments agreed bo in Committee of Ways and Means were inserted In the Bill

Mr Larnach moved that machinery of every description for mining purposes be struck out from the five per cent duty The Premier said that this duty was necessary for revenue purposes althougk aa a goldfields 1 representative he was anxloas to encourage that industry as much as possible

Lost by 42 to 27 The Bill was then reported with amend ments, which were agreed to

On the motion for the third reading, Captain Russell said that he thought the Colonial Treasurer would have to take lij upon himself to exp'ain the Bill. He did not telieye that there was a member In the House, nab even the Colonial Trea surer himself who understood the Bill. The Tariff was simply a cold rehash of the tariff of 1888, and it had nothing In ie from beglning to end to recommend it. Nobody was satisfied with ife, nob even the Colonial Treasurer himself. He com- I plained that no consideration whatever had been shown to fche people ia this tariff, j Nearly every article of food, Including even frutb, was singled out for taxation, and he detailed the various other channels in which extra taxation was inflicted. It was an extremely foolish thing to pat extra taxation on food and clothes and oth«r things that affected the health and comfort of the people Ha could not understand the action of the Government! in taxing machinety that was essential to the success of every industry. All through this tariff the Government seemed to have only considered how they could besfc conciliate a few manufacturers in the towns at the expense of the agricultural and pastoral section of the community, tfrom first to last th© tariff had been ill considered, ilUdigested, and illnconducted th ough the House, and he believed that it would do more than all the speeches ef tho ;,r*ppo*ltion to impeach the Govern ment in *hs eyes of the country. The Premier pointed out that Captain Russell h*d also been opposed to the tariff of 1888. Every word he had uttered tonight was flattery compared with the criticism he had ppsed on th,e Atkinson tariff. For years Oaptain Rassell had a&fj on the Treasury benches and accepted revenue from a tariff hs had condemned, which was far from being consistent The Government were well satisfied with this tariff, but he never expected members of the OppQsltjo'n to be satisfied with It, v^heu the tariff 7 Was explained to the country and got into thorough working order, he believed that it would be found to be greatly to the advantage of the Industries of the colony. |f f6r nothing more than to deal with soft goods it w^a necessary that this Will' should beqoma, law. The tariff was bronchi down for tjje benefit of the gountry, and not to please either freetraders or protectionists. No Colcnh! Treasurer had carried a tariff through the New Zealand Parliament with so much peace as his worthy col league, Mr Ward. He reminded the Houie of the passage of the 1883 tariff^

THB GtJAEDIAN: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1896,



Business Notices. ' KEW GOODS! G. J. NEI L L HAS OPENED UP IN HIS NEW PREMISES IN BURNETT STREET, NIXT SHEARMAN BROS, I COMPLETE Nev Stock ol Spring Drapery, Clothing and Boots. BfEW »BISB GOODS, NEW PRINTS, NEW MUSLINS New Goods of Every Description, " CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Niw Strifes for Men, New Suits for Youths', New Suits for Boys', Trousers at Any Price. Bop* Suits 4s lid. Men's and Boy*' Hats, Caps, Shirts and Ties of Every Description BOOTS AND*" SHOES. In Boots we have- always more than held our own and we still mean to. Men's Bluchers 4s 9d, , Men's Nail Shooters 7a lid, Mea'si Light Boots 7s 6d. Children s Boots at Any Price, Women's Lace Shoes 4s 6d. DON'T FOKGET, the Cheapest House in Canterbury is & J. NEILL'S BURNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS., in premises lately occupied by E. Nokes. Mangel Wurzel. THE Greatest possible care is taken in growing all our Mangel Seeds. Grown from selected roots, they cannot fail giving the greatest satisfaction, and may be relied on for producing the greatest weight per acre possible under rich and liberal cultivation, j Mammoth|Long Bed, Champion Orange Globe, Golden Tankard. I Turnip Beeds« Turnip Seeds. Our Turnip Seeds are grown from especially selected Roots, by^growers of repute in the South of England, Our Seeds of 1 unrips have been carefully tested in growth before being sent out, and none are supplied but such as are really strongand robust. Carter's Elephant Swede, an immense cropper. Improved Skirving's Purple Top Swede. Aberdeen Purple Top Yellow. Devonshire Grey&tone. Mammoth Purple Top White, Field Carrots As in the case of our Mangel Seeds, those have special atten tion by the careful selection of w> 11 shaped Roots from which the Seeds are grown. James' Scarlet Intermediate Grant's Green Top White Belgian Scarlet's Short Horn, Ac, &c. Beed Potatoes. Seed Potatoes. HAVE Just received a consignment of the following Varieties of SEED POTATOES from North Canterbury :— AMERIO \.N" EARLY ROSE— Very early, most prolific and excellent flavour EARLY RUBY—An excellent early variety, similar to the above BATH KIDNf KY— A well known and approved variety of good quality LAP3TONE KIDNEY—A well known Kidney variety of good quality, excellent for winter use THE BRUCE—-Thin Potato, the Potato of theluture is remarkable for its productiveness, and its resistance of blight, droughts'and frosts, «&c., <fee. <^ NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON & CHRISTOHURGH. NEW SHOW ROOM. 171 OR SPECIAL DISPLAY OF Li noleu ms $ < > ilcloths, Carpets No \v OPEN LUBLQWS BUILDIKGS, TANOBED STREET. MITCHELL & TUENER, TaNOBKD fcTEEET.



Business Notice 51. DETEEMINBD TO GET THE CASH. BEST-VALUE IN THE TRADE T H F "BLUE HOWIE," Next to fche Clothing Factory, EAST STREET. THE Gash is difficult to get hold of, and the only solution to the mystery,— OFFER INDUCEMENTS TO BRING IT. Live within your income, and to do this farmers and householders who intend paying lor what they receive mast buy in the cheapest market, and to do so you must first* find the cash, then find the "BLUE _HOUSE." A sovereign is as large as a cart wheel in our eyes Every customer treated alike,' the good ones have not to pay for the bad AT THE "BLUE HOUSE." Make no mistake— THE CHEAP "BLUE HOUSE" Is the place to study economy, and help you to live within your means Compare Our Prices, We want your money, and we mean to get it. Beautiful Prints 2s lid, 3s lid per dozen But the plum line is a pile of new designs in Washing Prints, all at 4s lid the dress A large stock of Satteens, Zephyrs, Cambrics, Delains, Orepons, Trevesions, Cords, etc., at prices far below the market value, which prices are selling the goods faster than we anticipated. Flannelettes 2s lid, 4s 9d, 5a 6J per dozen No duty on our Goods Heavy Twilled Flannelette, 33in wide, 63 lid the dozen Summer Flannel in white, pink, grey, etc., at 9J per yard Heavy Welsh Flannel Is 3d, worth 2a Unbleached Calico 2s 6d, 3a lid, 4s 11 per dozen White Calico from 23 lid up, best quality 5s 6d, 36 inch Turkish Towels 6d, 9d, lOd, and Is Silecias 3|d and sd, usual price 4i and 6d 72in Sheeting BJd, 103, Is. As the winter is over, " BLUE HOUSE" Blankets and Bugs at your own price, White and Colored Quilts from 2s lid upwards INT THE DRESS DEPARTMENT We have aome very Choice Fancy Stuffs at prices not to be passed A very beautiful Dress for 9s lid, worth 17s 6d; Oashmere, Merino Summer Serges, etc., all bought to sell at a small margin over manufacturer's cost i' THE "BLUE HOUSE" MILLINERY AND FANCY DEPARTMENT We guarantee the latest and most stylish in New Zealand. Trimmed Hats from 2s 6d, Un trimmed Hals from 6d Ladies may choose their own Trim ming, and have their hats trimmed free of charge. Corsets in all the best makes from Is lid, 2s 9d,3s lid, 4s6dup The celebrated P.D. always stocked Hair Nets in all shades Fringe Nets in real hair Veilings in all shades, cheap Cuffs and Colars in white and fancy, all shapes and prices, and the turned back which are of the finest linen Is 9d set Feathers, Flowers, Birds, Wings, Pompons 8 etc., in every conceivable shade for the spring and summer trade THE "BLUE HOUSE" CLOTHING & MERCERY DEPARTMENT Defies competition, our prices prove it Men's Suits Ms lid, 16s 6d, 17s 9J up Men's SHirts from Is each The Blue House leading line is a strong heavy shirt at 2s lid Under Shirts and Pants Is up A plum Merino Shirt or Pants 2s lid Hate, soft, in Black, Brown and Drab from l-s 6d, lined A clinker at 3s 6d Socks from id per p& Handkerchiefs froj» Belts and Braces from Gentlemen complain that in Ash burton they cannot get a decent Tie or Collar. THE "BLUE HOUSE" Invites inspection, a»d have opened a stock of Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, etc., which should please the most particular THE "BLUE HOUSE" Leading line in BOOTS and SHOES I is a wonder at 3s 1 Id per pair. FLOOKCLOTHS and LINOLEUMS Ait prices never before heard of; for instance, # fe©t wide at Is lid, 3 feet atlo|d up To save money go into East Street, and between 5. Orr's and the Clothing: Factory is a shop painted Blue, •. THAT IS THE "BLUE HOUSE," ANf) SWT WV JFORGBT IT. . 9 102



: Wanted. J \i/ANTKJD— A Tidy Res ( ;eor.able VV Girl, 16 or 17 ; for Domes ie house work. Busies li;/hb. . Apply, with references, to E.H.T. i ffioe this paper. 9 205 j ' | HE Final Heat for Mr Bucklt-ya 1 Trophy will be sailed in the Swim ming Biths on SATURDAY, 28 h, at 2 o m., provided the water is available. The Boys* raoe will be continued there after. 9 202 j O LttT.—New Fuur roomed House £ with aoul'ery, verandah, and pas; aoje ; good range.—A. J. Andrews, Hampatead . 9J519 TlTANTkD—Visitors to the Christ **' church Exhibition to inspect R, Muebay and (Son's fine exhibit of locally made Clocks. 9 93 WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B£d. Most of these goods were Is 3§d wholesale. Melford House Sale, Everything reduced.—H, 0. Seojbrs. WANTED- People who are in need of Good Strong Durable Fnrnftnre to leave their orders with H. Baibstow. 8 80 ft? ANTED KNOWN. -The celebrated W Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W. H. Collier, " The Corner." WANTED— Ladies to see lihe latest styles in Boots and Shoes.-— Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED KNOWN^AJrrMusUiiarArt Cretonnes, Arb Curtains, &c, to be seen in our New Show Room, A baautifal promenade, ~ Mitchell and Turner. ANTED Kno^lßepairing made to look like new. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—No old fashioned Goods at Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store. WANTED Known—lf you are hard on Boots try Mellok's Zealandia Boofc Store. iIT ANTED Known—Mellor's? Zea- W landia Boot Store is the cheapest Boot shop in Ashburton, \ 17* ANTED KNOWN—We are now VV making a magnificent display of Linolenras, Carpets, &c, in our New Show Room.—Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—Ulsters 4a lid, For Collarettes 3s 3d, Kid Gloves 2a 6d, Plusheß 2s 6d, Towels 4£d, Flannels B§d. -The Corner, W. H. Collier WANTED KnWn—Thab H. Bair stow makes to order every description of Trap Cushions and Trim mings. 8 81 T AWN Tennis, Cricketing Material, JLj Fishing Tackle now to hand, and more to arrive .shortly; all at lowest prices for Cash. Buy here and don't send to Chriitchurch. Any lines re quired, if not in stock, will be obtained as soon as possible.—H. M, Jones WANTED Known—Mellor's Zea landia B.>ot Store has Ladies' Kid Shoes at 6s 6d. WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuflw. Lot No. 3 extra quality, Nan's Veilinga all shades, Navy and Black Diagonal Serges all at Is 3d, usual price 2s 3d. —H. C, Jsegers, Mel ford House, Stocktaking Saie-Mns alcorn kj -will give large reductions of Millinery, . Jackets and Mantles, Children's Pilisses, Dress Material, Glassware and Fancy Goods, for one month previous to stock taking. — Next Courthouse, Havelock street WANTED Known—24o Pairs of Sample Boots at cost price,— Meilor's Zealandia Boot Store. (CHOICE FRUlTS.—Peaches, bananas, v ©ranges, lemons and tomatoes, at H. A. Flower, Fruiter and Confecbioner, Easb street, WANTED Known—Mellor's Boots and Shoes stand like brass ; try a pair. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. Sile^'*-Optician. W ANTED—Everybody to examine the Goods and Prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store, WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuffs for Melford House Sale. Lob No. 2 greab variety, double width at Is, Some of these were Is 9d wholesale. Everything reduced.—H. C. Segers. ANTED OqWN. — F. S. Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, nexfe the i Corner. Hob Pies at any hoar and Tea and Coffee also. N.B. Lady Attendant. Fruit of every description. Ladies' Room a specialty. 1*153 WANTED Known-Girls' neab Kid Shoes 5s 6d afc Mellor's Zea> landia Boofc Score. ' FARM SEEDS, Farm Seeds. — Fletcher Bros have juafc received their New Season's stock of Turnip and Map^el Seeds, All guaranteed grown from selected roots. Although these are first-class seeds we intend to sell them at lower prices than they have ever been sold before.—Fletcher Bros., Ashburtou. WANTED Known—Stacks of cheap Boots and Shoes at Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store. LF. ANDREWES &CO .—Sale now • on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all at greatly reduced prices for cash, at L, F. Andrewes & Co. FLOWER SEEDS, Id per packet; Yegetstble Scads, 3d per packet. All New Season's £?@eds from the well known fir :n of Nimmo an,d Blair, Order your Seeds early, because as tfee season j advances some of the varieties are sold oufc, and in the past years we have not been able to replace them.—Fletchkr Bros., Ashburton. O EDUCED PRICES for Cash this *-"^ month for Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Toys, Etc." Fancy Glass and China ware, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Foreign Stamp Albums, Fire: Screens, Criwket and Tennis Material, Bails, Etc. School Bags, Sfctaps, Work Boxes, Writing Cases, and Desks., Etc., all at reduced prices for" Cash,—L F Anpbbwes & Co. WANTED— livery man to try Meli,o»'s Bluchers, only 6s 6d\ I^iHEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, v cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have j/ofe in a nice assortment of this season^ BlanketSj men's and boya colonial Tweed Suits and O-ver,eo(j,ts, cheaper than ever they haye bee# in New Zealand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Spitjs for 27s 61, a marvel at the price; Kaiapoi Knicker Suits from 7s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Clothing and Boot Warehouse, Havelock street, I You, try flw $fm Vpnus Tobcyeo



Wanteo. I IrOR SALE.~-va.io of IXnk Brah-j 0 mas, and Eggs from Spanish, • Brnhimn. Houdans, and Polish —Apply ) Mail Office. 9 221 j TJBOHI3ITION League me <t To-sight 1 at the Templar Hal, at 8p m 9223 F~OST7IGdd Watch Ke^ Finder l_J returning same to F. Hawkiss, Victorian Oarri&ge Wotks, will be re warded. 9 222 THE Best of Value at 0 Hawkins. 2s Discount for Cash. A nice new a^poriment of Goods. 9229 OX ANTED, to Borrow £100, repayable • * ia 12—monthly instalments. Good security. State rate of interest. Apply L.M., Post Office, Ashburton. 9_226 ARMALADK, Idarnulaie, Seville Oranges for Marmalade, very cheap.—Adams', Saundera" Buildings. 9 224 OWN Make in Lidies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., ab Mrs Alcorns new shop, Baker's Buildings. 1....— II 'I ——■— I t NOTICE. Closed on Saturday THE f JEWELLERY ESTABLISH MENT OF 3. SALEK 1 WILL BE CLOSKD ON SATURDAY NEXT, 28th inst re-opening in the evening at six o'clock. FIRST CONSIGNMENT OP NEW GOODS QPENINC UP TO-DAY. NEW r^EALAND /CLOTHING T7UCTORY.