THE NORTH ISLAND

Our reporter supplies the subjoined notes of an interview with Mr Tnoraas Bollock, who has just returned from a holiday tour ovtr * portion of the .North Island. Mr Bullock was atrutk, on arriv ine hc Wellington, with ihe marked im pruvemant that has taken place in the vicinity of the wharves within the last three year*. Some really magnificent , building h«ve been erected recently ou I the reeiaimi d land, principally warehonses and offiors, I dications, he took ib, that there was budntss to be done in the Empire city. Naturally there should be a good deal of business done in We-Uing ton, where perhaps the most extensive shippii g tr*ae in the colowy iMOamtd on, and at. whoso wharves there aro always berihed large numbers of steamers, of tonuage ranging from that of the modest coaster, running a limited local service to the groat, ocean greyhounds who carry our commerce and our passenger traffic to the great metropolis of our Mother Country. There were other buildings going up m different parts of the city, so that it the building trade is not booming, It cannot, bn said to be stagnant. All trains now start from the Te Aro station, a change that was buc recently made, but one that must be a great convenience to people residing in that part of the city. The railway line follows the indentations of the bay, and iust immediately to landward of tho line, and running'parallel with it is the old infill road, but this has gone largely out of nse owing- to its dangerous proximity to the line, and the frequent sharp turnings, by whtoh horses find themselves suddenly almost facing an engine. . Mr Bnllook. after leaving Wellington visited, and travelled through the Waira rapa connty. The district has been visited by Mr Bnllook before, and is not new to him, so that he may be looked upon aB able to make a useful comparison between it and Canterbury. He said the weather throughout Wairarapa county had been very similar to what had recently been ex perienced in Canterbury, and in conse quence of the hot winds that had been blowing the country was rather parched. The oat crop bad been a heavy sufferer in consequence of the winds and drought, so that the Wairarapa farmers were no better off in this matter than the farmers of Ashburton. Mr Bullock had been keep* ing an eye on the stock markets while in the Wairarapa, and he noted that sheep of all classes were not realising within shillings per head of Canterbury prices. There was one thing, however, in which the distriot appeared to be ahead of Canterbury, and that was the dairying Industry. Creameries and butter factories dotted the whole district at frequent Intervals, and these must bo a great benefit ro the settlers who devote their energies to cattle raising. But the dairy* ing .industry is nob confined to the Wairarapa, as right through the Ekata hnna and Pahiatua the creameries are also frequent and in full woik. There is some very good land in the Wairarapa, but in manyjinstances it was not so highly culti vated as similar land in Canterbury. Swamps had been drained in some in stances, and otherwise improved, bub all round the cultivation did not compare favorably with that of the farmers of Canterbury. Settlers had not made the mistake of planting gorse fences, which have been a source of greab expense and trouble elsewhere, but have confined themselves principally to post and rail and wire fences. In the Upper Hutt district Mr Bullock noticed that goree and *we«tbriar are spreading on some of the land.

The district between Pabiatua and Ekitahuna seems to hava gone ahead very considerably since Mr .Bullock's visit some years ago. Many of the settlers have cleared thiir allotments and erected for themaelves substantial homesteads. Jncidently he noticed that a hop crop was growing io one place, aud that its owner believed in the future of hops as a profitable orop for him was evidenced by the fact that he had built a kiln for drying them. The railway between Kkatahnna and Woodville has been taostly all formed, and rails laid for three or four miles, and Messrs Scott Bros., of Christchurch, are erecting a bridge over the Mangatainoki river. Air G. Scott got this contract in June 1894, his tender being £8.867. Th*» contract for erection also included 'ho manufacture of the ironwork, it having been a special stipu lation that all the ironwork for the bridges on ihis line should' he manufactured in the Colony. The work is being pushed on diligently, and it is expected that the line will be open for traffic this year.

The railway station will not be actually in the Pabiatua township, but about a tulle and a half away. This township appears to have improved very consider ably since Mr Bullock's last visib, and 'business seemed fairly brisk ; but it struck him when he began to enquire about land that prices of landed property were far too high in the vicinity. Only a por tion of the land was oleared. the re mainder had the stumps of the bush still standing. Grass was sown between the turnips, the custom being to fall the timber, burn it as it lies at the first favourable opportunity, and then sow, no attempt whatever being made to clear the stumper.

•Speaking of the railway service, Mr Bullock said that the Rirautaka line was rather a drawback owing to the. steep in* cline that had to be negotiated in crossing the range. The line rises from Belmont (twelve miles from Wellington) where it is fif ty-aix feet above sea level to the Summit of the range (thirty-six miles from the city where a height of 1144 feet above sea level is reached, and for three miles of the distance nearing the highest point the centre -grip system of vautray ascent climbing is used. A jpaoßenger train tak'js forty minutes to get o*erthos9 three miles, and a goods train forty-five minutes. The ascent is so abrupt that the three-rail centre-grip is imperative, but on the Wellington side tho gradient i« lass steep, and Fairlia engines come into uae again.* Strangers notice this drawback at once, but the settlors seem to have become accustomed to it. There are several tunnels on the line, too, but the worst part of the ex perience of travellers over the Rirautaka is the wind. To give Borne idea of how It blows at times it has been found meeessary to bnild great breakwinds both in the gorge and on the plains between the hill foot and Featherston station.

Mr Bollock had a good look round at Ekatahann , After leaving the train there he drove through what was the celebrated Forty-mile Bush, but of which only about four miles of bush remain. The land is oleared for some distance about Ekata huaa, and then the bush is entered. The •cenery is most magnificent, and it is with somewhat of a pang that one notes how rapidly the most splendid of Nature's pictures are being literally hacked away by the ruthless axe of the woodman, reminding one forcibly of how Long- Cetlow word-painted Hiawatha's dream of the trail of the white man's foot, and how indelibly that trail had been marked iwhecerer he had come to stay, reminding one also of the aptness of the Bribain to literally carve out a home for himself in the wilds. Longfellow described it thus :

" I beheld the westward marches Of the unknown crowded nations. All ttoe land was Ml of people, Hastiest, struggling, toiling, striring, Speaking many tongues, yet feeling, But one heart heat in their bosomi. In the woodlands rang their axes, Smoked their towns in all the valleys, Over all die lakes and rivers pushed M? |rcat cwioei of founder.

5 The drive is between Ekatahuna and l Hawera, u township the name of which i was but recently changed to Haonus, under the Designation of Districts Act of 1891, the object cf which m6asnre was to remove aud prevent contusion in our- Postal arrangements arising out of several places in rhe colony bearing the sam.-? name. The Hawera un^er notice, being i the most recently settiud, had to change its designation so as not to clash with its older namesake in Taranaki. The town ship of Hamua promises well, and has a' store, an accommodation house, and other buildings. Here, too, the timber industry is industriously carried on, two I sawmills being in full work, and two at Ekatahuna. The Maoris are, of course, far raoro in I evidence than in the South Island, and a veiy com iderable ana of land is still in their handH, of which they appear to make furly good une. Some they culti vate themselves, and some they have let to Europeans*

In regard to farming and settlement generally. Mr Bui lock thought that young, able-bodied, industrious men could do fairly well by taking up bush land some distance baok from the centres, and clearing ib By so doing they would no doubt become owners of valuable property the same as others have done. But farmers of middle age, who are doing at all well here, had better stay where they are. Land in Canterbury bas now come down from the artificial values that it acquired during the land craze in 1878-80, and at the nowmora natural figures shows a better return for the capital invested. Roads in the districts pissed through I were in fairly good order, but the mistake has been made of erecting bridges too narrow for convenient " traffic. Mr Bullock himself was stuck up ac one of these narrow bridges. It was a good many chains long, and when he traversed some distance of its length he en countered a wool laden waggon. As it was impossible for the two vehicles to pass on the bridge, the lighter vehicle had to back. The horse was taken out of the buggy, and *ith the waggoners help the buggy was run back off the bridge till the wool was got aeroes. Further, the bridges are neglected in a way that com* pares unfavorably with ours. In our district all bridges of any consequence are either tarred or painted, but this Is not the oaie here, and the woodwork was, to a great extent, perished by the action of the weather.'

Like Canterbury, all the districts are well supplied with schools, and hotel accommodation at all the townships is very good, while the country generally enjoys plenty of postal and telephonic facilities. The clearing of the land leaves matter for deep regret. Of course the land must be cleared if it Is to be settled, but it Is sad to know that magnificent timber has been felled on miles and miles of country and put to no use whatever — got rid of by the wasteful, almost sacrilegious means nf burning. How gladly would the people of Canterbury receive this timber, and utilise it for a thousand and one purposes, if it could only be broughc to them. Of course there are difficulties in the way that have not been as yet surmounted, but they cughb to be got over, and the terrible waste of excellent timber prevented.

In conclusion, Mr Bullock repeated his belief that a farmer doing well here should stay here. One with plenty of sons, for whom the future did not look very brilliant in our district, had a chance of getting on well if the yqung fellows were fib for and not afraid of hatd work, »nd willing to rcugh it, but the country under notice is no place for a man getting on in years to essay single handed.

CORRESPONDENCE

We do not hold ourselves rciDonsi le for the Opinions expressed bv our conesoondents MIND OR BODY. TO TIIK UDITOR. Sir, — Referring to the paragraph you published in yesterday's issue about the diminutive size of His Honor Judge Adarno, of Tasmania, the writer once had a case before that judge many years ago which was given against him (the writer) on a technical point, a fact which naturally made him savage, and he expressed himself in Court accordingly The Judge, however, very kindly made allowances for the heat of the disgusted suitor, and did not commit him for contempt Speaking to a mutual friend later, His Honor remarked " Your friend puts the loss of his case on my shoulders rather than the defective law. No matter they are pretty broad " His Honor is a shade under four feet high and made in perfect proportion. — lam, etc., - IY.Z,

ENGLAND'S FAMOUS COLONISER AND IRRIGATION EXPERT.

Probably few men who commenced at the bottom of the laddet have become more widely and favorably known or more success ful than Mr A. F. Spawn, of 122, Fall Mall, London, for some yeatß a resident of Mel bourne. That he iB a man of great resource cannot be doubted when we read that he was the original inventor of the Hand Gre nade Fire Extinguisher, also mt»ny other inventions of minor importance, and recently perfected a scientific not air apparatus for curing and preserving fruits and vegetables on a large, pratical, and economical acale, which is being adopted, not only in England, but in Holland, Australia, and America. Mr Spawn was appointed by a Syndicate some years ago to investigate the process of grow ing and preserving fiuits in Australia, and while there started a well-organized and successful irrigation colony in that country. In. fact, aa a public lecturer and adviser on colonisation and irrigation he probably stands to-day unrivalled. Business has brought him in contact with people of skill in every part of the globe, and naturally he has been through many adventures, some pleasing and others dangerous ; bub the most astonishing adventure he recently exper ienced right here in London, and immedi ately after his return from an extended tour ' of immigration investigation on the Pacific Coast of America. Mr Spawn's own words explain clearly how he was attacked, and how he escaped. " I had always been un commonly strong and healthy, and have not known a days illness during my past ten years' travels and adventures, and was always able to scoff at disease, but a few weeks ago, on leaving my office at Pall Mall, I was overcome with giddiness, and this recurred frequently during the next few days ; I began to notice a. bitter taste in my mouth, and my tongue seemed ooated and burning; my appetite left me — could not enjoy the greatest delicacy, everything I ■ ate seemed to distress me, and caused spas modic pains in the pit of my stomach, and flatulency ; my complexion turned sallow, and the customary office duties required , more exertion than I could seemingly com mand. My ailment also seemed to make me nervous, and tended to cause melancholy and gloomy feelings. 1 tried chemists' and doctors 1 medioines, and kept growing worse. " I had always derided medicines outside the regular channels, and although I had heard Warner's Safe Cure favorably spoken of for Liver diseases, not only in England, but Australia and America, I never thought of using it ; but fortunately a friend who knew of my suffering succeeded in overcom ing my prejudice, and 1 decided to try it* Almost from the first dose the disagreeable symptoms began to lessen in severity. In a few days I was able to enjoy light food, and after using four bottles all the above des cribed symptoms had entirely disappeared. I know now what to do if my liver gets out of order, or if there are signs of an approaching bilious attack, and certainly can recommend this medicine to others with candour and confidence." There can be no question ao to the soundness of the views expressed or the adyipe given by a gentleman of Mr Spawn's standing, and your experience will be jutit as satisfactory if you are guided thereby.

COMME RCIAL

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sypnby, February 5 Wheat, chick, 39 10-1 ; milling, prime, 4s 31. Oats, prime feeding, 23 2d ; seed, 2a 6'd. Barley, C*pe, 3s 3d. Peas, Prussian Blue, 5s 6d. Potatoes, local grown, £3 103 to £4 5s ; New Zealand kidney, £s ; Circular Heads, £5 7s 6d fco £5 10a. Onions, £ft 10a to £6. Butter, dairy made, 9d to 10d ; factory, lid to ll^d. Cheese, New Zealand, (3d to 7d. Bacon 6d to 6£d, Melbourne, February 5 Wheat quiet, 4s 8d to 4s lid. Oats easier ; Algerian, 2s 6d to 3s Id ; Danish, 3s ; stout white, 3s 3Jd. Barley scarce ; Gape, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; malting, 4s 3d to 4s 7d. Adkiaidb, fc'ebru&ty 5 Wheat, 43 3}d. Barley, Cape, 2a 6i to 3s ; malting, 3s 6d to 4s 3d.

"THE TRIAD."

The Triad for January is to hand This is a magazine that all our musical and artistic friends should subscribe to. It is well edited, and contains a vast amount of chatty inf 01 motion on matters musical, artistic, and scientific. Musical aflairs in this and the other Australasian colonies are given special prominence to, but the musical world generally is laid under requisition for much valuable as well as interesting information. So ib is with art and soienee. A special feature of the Triad is that evecy month there is pub lished with ib a musical supplement, and subscribers to the magazine from its first issue ought now to be in possession of a musical library of considerable value, made up of those supplements alone. The supplement this month comprises two songs, composed by Herr A. Friedlander, , of Hamburg, a brother of Mr Friedlander of Ounedin. The composer was a great friend of the late Von Biilow, the distin gu'shed pianist, who thought much of Herr Friedlander' 8 compositions. The words are a translation from the German by the editor of the Triad. Theaong "He loves me not," is for soprano or tenor, and to master it the student will have to exercise both care and patience, as ib is full of very difficult intervals ; bub mastered It will amply re pay the pains taken. ' Come, O'nighb ' is ; easier, and very pretty. From the Triad we learn that Mr Sydney Wolfe, at Timaru, and Mr Llewellyn Owen, ab a.shburton, have been appointed local agents for the London College of Music, and will receive the names of intending candidates for local exams, held in these districts.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

AMERICA AND ARMENIA. London, February 4

A rumour is current that the United States Government has de cided in favour of coercive measures against Turkey in enforcing reforms in Armenia ; also that Great Britain Britain favors the project, but Russia opposes on the ground that it is likely to delay the intended payment of the indemnity by the Porte to Russia. This action by Russia, is looked ac as a confirmation of ihe re ported alliance between Russia and Turkey.

RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK. Sir M. Fraser, Agent-General for Western Australia is inviting tenders for locomotives and other rolling stock intended for th*t colonv.

THE LATE PRINCE HENRY.

The body of Prince Henry of Battenberg has arrived at Plymouth. THE TRANSVAAL. Several of Jameson's troopers have arrived in England. There is strong evidence that forged telegrams to Jameson, purporting to be signed by Kruger, led to Jameson's invasion of the Transvaal. THE BAYARD AFFAIR. Washington, February 4

The Foreign Committee of the House ot Representatives has considered tbe speeches delivered in Engl and by Mr Bayard, Ambassador to Great Britain, in regard to the domestic policy of the United States, also the full letters written by him in explanation. The chairman states that a vote of censure on Bayard was passed, also that the full report of the speeches and the committee's resolution will be sub mitted to Congress in a few days. The vote of the Committee is regarded as a party one, and it is unlikely that the President will recognise the report. The cablegram sent towards the end of December that the Foreign Committee had reported in favor of Bayard was sent in error, it haviug then only de cided in favor of investigating the matter. , TEE STEAMSHIP R&.KAIA. Capetown, February 4 The New Zealand Shipping Com pany's steamer Bakaia, has arrived here. On the voyage from London the vessel grounded on a sand bank off Cape de Verde, but an examination { here shows that she sustained no injury, and will not require to be docked.

AUSTRALIAN

SPURIOUS COIN. Sydney, February 5 Three men have been arrested at Murwallwhah, -with a large quantity of spurious silver coins and ten counter feit sovereigns in their possession. DROUGHT IN NEW GUINEA. Reports from Western New Guinea reveal the prevalence of terrible drought. There is a scarcity of food, and the native teachers belonging to the missions are in the direst need. HON. W. P. REEVES. Adelaide, February 5 The Hon. W. P. Reeves was enter trined last night at a social by the united labor party. The Premier and tvro of his colleagues, and most of the labor members were present. THE WAY LEE CASE. The charge against Way Lee and his wife of having detained the Chinese girl was dismissed without the accused being called on for their defence. A SHOOTING OASE. Brisbane, February 5 A serious dispute took place at an Hotel at Mount Morgan. Butler, the landlord, fired two gunshots at a party of men who were drinking in the house, and wounded two of them, while a j third man was severely injured by a blow from a tomahawk. Butler has I been arrested. THE FLOODS. The river in the vicinity of Rock hamptonjias risen to within a few feet of the height of the great flood in 1890. Vonus tobacco Latest Sitcceu

INTERPROVINCIAL.

ftltmicnl KxaiuinaiioiiH Wellington, February 5. Following are the passes at the Trinity College musical examination!) :— Ashuur ton centre, piano-forte playing, junior division, Margaret Burr, 76 nwrka ; 1 CJhrietchurch centre, senior division, Alice Mary HenJerson, 67 ; junior division, Mabel tttringleman 71, iUizjboth Jessie . i»avlo 64 ; prnniry division, Daisy Bissett 70. ! I

School Committee.

HAHIPtITBAII The ordinary meeting of the Hampatead School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. Present-, — Messrs Crooks (chair man), Lawrie, Hendry, Andrews, Orr, j ■Strange, anrt Berrymau. Mr Sage sent an apology. BOAKD 01" EDUCATION. Nine nominations were received for the three vacancies on the Board of Education, and it was decided to support the candida ture of Messrs Meredith, Perryman, and Weston. STAFF. The Board wrote for particulars of attend ance and roll number on the re-opening of the school.— The information was ordered to be forwarded ; and, with a view to saving time, it was resolved to recommend the appointment of Miss M. Williamson ad assistant mistress, and Miss Kate Porter as pupil teacher. master's house. The Secretary was instructed to point out to the Board the necessity for repairs to the master's house being done hefore winter. MISCELLANEOUS. It was decided to offer a cyclostyle, belong ing to the Committee, for sale; also to apply to the Board for refund ot travelling expenses, incurred by scholarship candidates goiug up for examination. * concert. I A balance-sheet in connection with the concert was submitted, showing a balance of £4, after paying for expenses and prizes, which it was resolved should be applied to paying off an instalment on the piano. SYMPATHY A resolution was passed, expressive of the sympathy of the Committee with Mr I William' Strange and bis family, in the i recent accidental death of their child. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £4 10s were passed and the Committee adjourned.

THE ASHBUKTOfI GUARDIAN : WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896.



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VArxr TWpri'nfioTi tho Arcade, I earnestly solicit) a continn- Ut YGI 7 inscription ance of their favors in my NEW premises, Barbed and Fencing Wire NEXT DOOR TO MR {SA.LEK, r> i XT t. j east street, * Ba^nies and Hornsby's Where I keep nothing but the very best of Plough-Shar es BOOTS AND SHOES, And decline to give shop room to rubbish Cl'OCk&y and GlaSSWai'e, Etc. REPAIRS A SPECIALTYi Remember, I do not ask you to pay for needless expenditure on my part to draw your attention to my goods. You require tt- i. l -mt i'j. t> • i» • i .but one glance to see that their quality is Highest Market iTICCS raid of the highest, and their price fair. FOK Don't forget the name, O'CONNOR'S BOOT SHOP, GRASS AND OLOVEB SBED3 ' EAST STREET. 218 OATS AND OATEN SHEAF CHAFF SIT. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton THURSDAY — G.F.s. re-assembie in Clearing Sales Conducted, and Schoolroom at 7 p.m. j FRIDAY-Service in the church at 7.30 galevards Regularly Attended p,m. Choir Practice, 8 pm. J & J ■$ a.m. Holy Co^ntun'ion. Members ) imder tlae supervision of Mr i of Brotherhood of St Andrews, > Girls' Friendly Society, Mother's / DAVID ZaNDEK, Auationeei'. Union, Choir, Sunday School i ■ Teachers, and other corporate j bodies specially invited to attend. , _ Rev T. A. Hamilton. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer—Bev T. A. Hamilton. ■ rr rw - 2<4 Vamii?oT' s Service - Kev T - A - Henry Zander, 3.30 Holy Baptism-Rev T. A. Hamil- ton. GENERAL MERCHANT 6.30 Evening Prayer— Rev T. A. . Hamilton. WOOL, STOCK AND S r J?ATION ■ AGENT JAM JARS, JAM JARS.— Fletcher Bros, are just landing; a large ship- «.^» ment of Jam Jars of all kinds. Mason , Screw Top Jars in Quart and Half-B»llon Jars at very low prices ; also Fruit aowntt wrm Preserving Sujjar of the very best quality, AGbNi JfUK— rateT-FLBTOHER IS VzT&rtl! Sun Fire Insurance Office iSterir^hSS^ ' Australian Mutual ProvWent Society WANTEDKnown—OotoTHBCoRNBB for Newest Styles la Drapery and Millinery- W. H. Collier,



Public notices. FBBRUAKY SI & «». ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S Flower Show ON FEIDAY & SATUEDAY, JN THE AROADK A GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT WIM, BE GIVEN ON SATURDAY EVENING, Schedules can be had on application to the Secretary. 1 m FRED. MAKEIG.



Tenders. PRELIMINARY NOTICE, 17 ()()[) ACRES Excellent Summer I " v/ v/ Grass Country, to be Leased for a term of years, with option of Pur- chase on exceptionally Easy Terms. f pHE ALFORD ESTATE COMPANY, J. Limited, intend to OFFER BY TENDER after harvest, 7000 ACHES; OF THEIR ESTATE IN FIVE BLOCKS Ranging from | 600 to 2000 ACRES. Each Block has a road or river boundary all are well fenced. Thare are six miles of shelter plantations, and water in every paddock. Full particulars in future advertisement. E. HERRING, 105 Alford Stations Friedlan der Bros., Limited. Fur private sale. A HANDY-SIZED FARM of 120 • ACP,h.B, tirst-chss land, good situation, near Greenetreet School, Ash- buriou Forks, with House and Stabling. This property has been in grass for three years, and could be cropped if desired. Full particulars on application. 2 3 FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited wanted to purchase, For immediate delivery, pRIME MILLING WHEAT and Good Bright TARTARIAN OATS. 2 6 FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited WANTED TO PURCHASE, QBOOND-HAND SACKS, suitable for | O H A F F, IN ANY QUANTITY. 1 126 FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited T. Bullock. TO LET— A Small Shop with Dwelling atcaoh«d fronting East street, lately occupied by Mr Madden. T. BULLOCK. MONEY— Several Sums Waiting In- vestment at Current Rates of interest on approved Freehold Security. T. BULLOCK. TO SHEEP FARMERS AND OTHERS FOR ~S~A L.E- --1044 acres Shepherd's Bush Survey dis- trict, Good Sheep Country . 338 aores Near Maronan. in its native state 75 aores Wakanui Plains. These proper- ties will be sold on very liberal terms T. BULLOCK FOR SALE. Most Valuable Surburban Property, 14 acres with Commodious Dwelling House with all conveniences and Out- buildings, etc, Well Situated on the Wakanui Road and not far from the East Town Belt. . A building Site, of two acres, fronting the Town Belt opposite Recreation Grounds. A number of Town Sections. Full particulars as regards position and prices furnished on application. T. BULLOCK.