THE MAYORAL INSTALLATION.

The annual meeting of the Boiough C'-uhcH, to.instal the new Mayor, Mr Charles Reid, was held al noon ou Wednesday. There ■was the usual attendance of invited gue&tp, comprising Meesrs Hugo Fried Uuj tier, Donald Williamson, 13. VV. Purneli, R. M. Cuthbertson, i honrns Scaly, A. A. Fooks, J. H. Maynard, C. J. Harper, Runner, C, W. Wrouejhton, MaoLetm Duu, and Jo-eph IveHs, and of course the silting membois of the Counsil, and the officers of the Council. Apologies were received for the absence of Cr. Thomas, Messrs Braddell, Roliitt, and others.

The Mayor read his annual address as follows j —

I would claim your attention for a few minutes, that I may give a short statement of our doings a 9 a Council during the twelve months siace I had the pleasure of addrea sing you on the same subject As waa ihe case at that time, so now, I have no very important works to teport, and little beyond the regular routine of maintenance. Wo have endeavored 10 ke«p the machine going smoothly and economically, and t>>e few public works that have been executed out tilde the maintenance of the streets, water supply, etc., I will briefly allude to. Early in this year an addition was made to the scheme of distribution in our water supply by fixing three raoro hydrants, with the necessary mains, in East street, for the purposes of straet watering and fire preven tion. For the latter purpose the. additiou is of much advantage, as the fire engines are thus made independent of the channel supply along the main business part of East street from Baring Square to Kermode street. The Council yards havti been improved by the erection of a substantial stable building, with four stalls and hay-loft, etc., and also a comiaod ©us cart shed. Tha building of a new cottage for the foreman and the fencing of the Tancred street frontage would make the yards very convenient and complete. I have to congratulate the burgesses on having obtained the long wished for and often asked for railway crossing at Moore street. After the refusal of repeated applications the Railway Department has at last given way, and granted leave to the Borough Council to form the approaches, the Department agree ing to fix the guard rails, etc., on the permanent way. The necessary work has been completed, and the crossing is now open after many years of endeavor on the part of the Council. With respect to work on the streets there has been a small amount of new formation in outlying parts of the borough, also a few chains of channelling have been made, and including what is in hand at present about twenty-seven chains in length, equal to 1500 square yards of asphalt paving, have been 'aid down. Work in the Domain has been confined to general maintenance, with the exception of the erection of iron entrance gates at the lodge in West street, now on the point of com pletion. Ihe need of a more fitting entrance to the grounds was recognised by the Bo»rd some years ago, but the work was postponed in favor of mote pressing demands. This year the County Council gave the Board a subscription of £25, and there being no urgent call for expenditure beyond mainten ance, the Board thought it advisable to erect the gates at once, and 1 trust they will meet the appropation of the people. For many years the Council has wished to close a street running through the old cemetery reserve, that had been found to be wholly unneces sary ; but the Municipal Corporations Act under which the Borough Council is con stituted does not give it power in that direction. In the last session of Parliament, however, an Amendment Act was passed which provides the necessary machinery for carrying out this object, and the Council accordingly took action. The street is> now closed, and with the consent of the Cemetery Irustees will be united to iheuouaed portion of the cemetery, and together vested in the Council as a plantation reserve. I will not detain you further with dry details, and it must be acknowledged that I have not bceu able to give you a lon# or important iist of works carried out. It is also true we have leit undone some absolutely necessary works. Last year I spoke of ihe need of additional office accommodation, anrl since theu a design for building offices connected with the library building h.is been ap proved by the Council, and bo far put into shape that tenders could be called ia a very ehort time. What has really delayed this work is financial conditions. If the work as a whole were to be carried out now and paid for out of our income, or rather by adding to the overdraft, we should be crippled for the next two years at least, and would have to be content with bare maintenance of the street and water supply. I believe, however, the difficulty will be found after all easy to solve, and trust that when the Council gets t> work again after the holidays it wi>l go into the marfcer thoroughly and < ffactualiy. I may add as a reminder that there are other pressing wojks besides the one I have mentioned thatdemand the Council's attention. la conclusion, gentlemen, I take the opportunity, in giving up this chair to a worthy successor, of expressing my heartfelt appreciation of the honour conferred and confidence reposed in me by the burgesses of this Borough during the l*ab three years. To my colleagues ar the Council table I would proffer my sincere thanks, and I cordially acknowledge the valuable assistance given me In the discharge of my duties as well as the invariable courtesy and kindness they have at all timee accorded while I have had the honour of pres'ding at their deliberations. He then vacated the chair, and asked M> Charles Reid to assume it. He installed Mi- Reid &s Mayor, and handed him over the keys of office, and congratulated him on assuming the important position, one he was sure the new Mayor would fi'l with honour to himself and credit to the borough He then invited those present to join him in a glass of wine.

The new Mayor thanked his predecessor for his kindly remarks and siid it would be his effort to discharge his dbties aa well as his predecessors had done. If he succeeded in doing so, of which, however, he wa? modest enough not to be too sangu;ne, he would be satisfied, and he was sure the burgesses would be. The ex-Mayor then asked them to charge their glasses to the health of the new Mayor, and the toasfc was drunk with cheers.

The Mayor returned thanks for the honor done him, and also io the ex-Mayor, the Councillors, and many burgesse* for the kindly things that had been said of and to him during the past four weeks They all knew the nature of the business the M*yor and Councillors had to discharge,aud he counted, in the part of the work that would fall to him, to have that hearty aid that the Councillors had always giveu to the Mayo;S who had preceded him. He asked them to drink the health of the retiring Mayor. He (Mr Reid) had sat under several Mayors, and waß therefore in a position tojadge of Mr Sealy's eipabilities. He hid discharged his duties with great credit to himself, and to the satisfaction to the burgesses. During his terms of office, he had had the hearty help of his Councillors, ua he had h\d the confidence of all, and he hid left a good record of work done behind him. The toast was heartily drunk. Mr Seaiy, in acknowledging the toast. after thanking th m for the honor, said tht seasons had been unfavourable for thre> years in succeeion. Those unfavourabl- Bf.i-on.- told htavily on the farmers, an< whoever the farmeis suffered the tow suffered With them. He had every, faith, however, in the future of the district. B had i-een the towu rise ou< of the tus-od in fie very early (lays ","d h-d witness its tp'ii -rk.ib *> pro«resa to the present d»y and he «'a« •■one'ul of a, great future for the town in whose cemetery he wi^ed his b n. to iie, when he ett the .-cdue which hui net a tcene of hnppints- U» him, and h trusted his oh I'ireu would live in 'h town after him. >fter an urgent tti-pt-ai for more <«Wution t0 l»a d votni^ the important question of irrigation, whiui he was sure w<>ul ■• work wonders if ti>e many f.on^ of w.-iter th<?y now allowed to run wastefully to th» sea, were devoted to the fertilisation of iho land, he instanced a case of a paddock in an OUgo district—a paddock of forty acres—which v.irrigated wouid not carry a single aheep to the whole forty, but after irrigation laughed with abundance of crop and was able to exrry seven sheep to the acre. He thanked the Councillors for the help they had given him. (Appi.use.) Mr Cubhbertson in a short but tff ebive speech proposed " The ex Mayors," coup ling the toast with the names of the ex fcifty-jiprwrnt. , , ..,

loast He hud hearty sympathy and a warm ' place in hia soul for tno Borough Council. The ouly bad. thing he knew about the Borough Council was the overdraft. He did not like debt of any kind, aud thought, for some time the Ashburtou Borough Coun cil w«s likely to get rid of their?. This, liKWtv r, did not eventuate. He made v happy reference to the fact thst tho ten Mayors ot AshAmrton were all in tht town yet and prospering. Mr FrierVaniier was not averse to an over draft if ihere were any real necessity for it. Ho. thought the Council (should supply itself wiih a suitable room for holding their meetings '! huse stairs were a terrible trial 1.0 a man like hinueif. and he was afraid chat vis til they g<>t rid of them, he would hwe to take an outside intesest ia the hffiirs of the Council. He did not think the burgesses would object to a proper room being provide for the Councillors 10 meet in. Messrs Tli mas Scaly ami Crs R. B'rd arid John CKr a'so shortly acknowledged the toast.

Mr J. IT Maynard, Chairman of the Hampstead Town Board, proposed the toast of the " Borongh Councillors in office." He had a, very good opinion of them, and was quite prepared to bear out the opinion they had themselves expressad of themselves on an ocoasion he spoke of, that they knew their own tnwiuess. He asked for a bumper to their honor and encouragement in the work they had to do.

The Mayor acknowledged the toast, paying a high compliment to the men of the past who had done the borough's work and carried out such a grand scheme as the water supply, the like of which no borough in the colony could boast.

Mr Thomas Scaly proposed the toast of the Ashburfcon County Council, 'J hat body had always been regarded as a pattern local body, whose many and important public works had been a credit both to the district and the whole colony. If they had a system of irrigation on the plains it would have saved losses this year that would have paid the initial cost oi an effective scheme. He was not hopeful that the farmers would ever ioiiiate of themselves an irrigation scheme, and he himself believed that it was leas a local than a colonial work, and he fancied the time had arrived when the people of Canterbury should call upon their represen tatives ie Parliament to urge Government in the matter. He believed such a scheme would be infinitely better than two Midland railways. He coupled the toast with the name of Mr C. J. Harper, who was acting chairman of the Council

The toasfc having been heartily honored, Mr C. J. Harper said he was only Chairman in the absence of the live Chair man, whowasattending to hia Parliamentary duties. Irrigation had been mentioned. The County Council had tried te move in this matter, and had spent money in trying to initiate the movement. When they took the vote in a dry season, a happy shower ot rain came, and the vote wia lost. In this county they htid six dry seasons out of seven, and y«:t, though farmers knew thia, it was very difficult to get them to move. He had been asked by the Hinds people and others in the upper district to call a meeting. Some of those people had for long been opposed to a scheme of irrigation, but now they were coming in with the cry " For God's sake, give us water; our stock are dying on the land." It was a disgrace to us that so much water should be allowed to run to the sea, when it would go so very long a way to fertilise the coil if placed upon its surface. Mr Harper paid a high compliment to Mr Sealy'a usefulness during the time he had worked with him on the Charuable Aid Board, and also to him and the Council for the efforts beiog made in the direction of the Old Men's Home.

Mr Donald Williamson also replied. He would ba willing to support a loan for a scheme of irrigation that would supply such portions of the county as were uitable for the purpose. Irrigation was cosily, but he believed that is would bo reproductive in a most marked degree. He regretted that the people on the plaios had not seen it to be to their advantage to utilise the Wakanui creek, by which 10,000 acres of plains lend coul i have been fertilised, and have paid the initial cost in the firsi year.

Cr i'aul, after paying a compliment to the new Mayor, proposed the health of tho " offioera of the Council," who were exceed ingly able, conscientious, and efficient officers. Specially did these words apply to the chief engineer, Mr C. E. Fooks, who had the interest if ihe Borough thoroughly at heart, and had beeu its engineer from the very beginning. Mr H. H. Fooks was a model clerk in every way. His reports were succinct and to the purpose, and his books were a picture of neatness, tidiness, and above all, aocuraey. He also complimented the working staff of the borough, and the streets of the township and the domain where they did a deal of work, were a credit to the whole colony. Mr C. E. Fooka rep'ied shortly, and ex pressed his appreciation of the mauner in which the toast had been given and honored. Cr Paul in a eulogistic speech, proposed the hewlth of the borough solicitor. Mr C W. Purneli, who gracefully replied, dwelling specially upon the necessity which was everyday making itself apparent for the union or amalgamation of the suburbs with the b .rough. It was absurd that some 5000 people finoulJ be under three different local bodies, in one of which was vested all the valuable reserves, controlled the water sup ply, and the only fire brigade ia the district. He hoped the submbs would approach the riorough with a view to amalgamation, and he believed that they would be warmly wel comed. They had all the advantages to gain by it, while the borough would have none.

The Mayor proposed the toast of the other ocdl bodies, coupling with the toast the name of Mr J. H. Maynard, Chairman of the Bampstead Town Board, who expressed himself in favor of amalgamation, and speaking for himself, had every confidence in the borough and its engineers doing every thing that was right and fair towards the local bodies.

Mr PurueU proposed the toast of the agricultural and pastoral interests, upon whose prosperity depended the prosperity of rha town of Aehburton. There had been ■Tood times of late, but just at the present time the outlook was not rosy. If, however, the blue ou'look would have the effect of inducing farmers to vote for irrigation it would not have been without its uses. He looked upon an irrigation scheme as being quite aa much a pu lie work as a road or a Ijri.ige or a railway, and while tens of thousands of pounds were on the Public Works Statement for works in other parts of the colony there was not a penny for Ash burton. He coupled the toast with the same of Mr Hugo Fr edlander.

Mr Friedlander said he was nob a firmer, hough bis interests were bound up with iheirs, and he acknowledged for them the toast proposed. Referring to union with the ■suburbs he said he had moved in that direc tion when in the Councii, aud was astonished to find thai thobe opposed to ifc di.l not realise that the rates raised in any one district if it weie desired, could be spent in that district. He had urged the taking over <>f the gasworks by tho Borough but had been opposed, and if it had been done at the ime he wished it the works would have been a good a-:set for the borough today. [t was not too late now to take over the works. In regard to repeated failures of the County Council to get an irrigation vote from the farmers, he thought Government should io approached with a view to providing Ujjiisluitive machinery that would enable the Council tin iaitia'e such a scheme without ihe popular vote.

la a highly eulogistic speech Mr R M 'uthbertsou proposed the health of the Fire ISriijrtdp, coupling wi'.h it the name of Captain A. A. Fookn, who replied in suitable terms.

Or Collins, in proposing the toast of tho Press congratulated the Mayor on his election, and was not sure that the buying of iie gasworks would have been an unmixod h t-ssing, as the annual profits would have jut about covered the interest on the present v vet draft. Time was passing on, and he would couple the toast with the name of Mr Joseph Ivas, who had b:cn a member of the Borough Council in the early days-.

Mr Ivess replied at some length, in which he made happy reference to the ancient history of the borough The other members >l the press also acknowledged the toast, and after a few words from Or Davis, who opposed the purchase of the gasworks, added his congratulations to the new Mayor and hi 3 compliments to the old one, the meeting dispersed with one more lumper to M«.yoc on the progoßal of Or Davis,

THB ABHBOBTOS9 GtfABDIAN i FBIDAY, UECEMBEK 17, 1891

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HANMER AND GRAVES. PLOUGH SHARES. "OEGULA.R Supplies imported by us direct from the Makers; both Ransome's and Hornsby's—standard sizes. Prices—Lowest current. TX7"E HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK— Long and Short Feed Oats, PrLne Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Royal Oil (150deg. Fire Test), Crushed Barley and Wheat for Pig feed, Whole & Broken Chick Wheat, Agricultural Salt, Farm& Station Requisites of all kinds, including Tea (specially packed for us and imported direct by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candles, Oatmeal, Flour, Bran, Sharps, Salt (best table), Rock Salt, Fencing Wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanized Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing oft turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie ties ; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot (machine dressed), Oils—Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &c, &o. SDTTON'S SEEDS. XXTE HAVE JUST RECEIVED our Rape and Turnip SEEDS from the above well-known giowirs, all of which have arrived in tip-top condition! We keep in stock the following varieties ;— BUTTON'S Crimson King Swede do Champion Swede Early Six Weeks Turnip do Favorite Turnip do All the Year Round Turnip do Red Paragon Turnip do Perfection Turnip do Yellow Tankard Turnip do Fosterton Green Top Turnip do Green Top Yellow Aberdeen do do Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen do Purple Top Mammoth Turnip do Devonshire Greyafcone Turnip do Imperial Green Globe Turnip do Broad-leaved Essex Rape do Early Sheep-fold Cabbage do Early Drumhead Cabbage do Giant Drumhead Cabbage do Long Red Aitringham Carrot do Gianlr White Belgian Carrot do Intermediate Carrot do Sheep's Parsley Messrs Sutton and Sons have sent out with the above a Collection of Garden Vegetable and Flower Seeds of all their best varieties, and Packets can be had of any of the sorts at Oil PER PACKET Farmers and others are invited to inspect. HANMER & GRAVES. KOZIK TJHA. jMotft Kcouomlctil



SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. SECOND SHIPMENT 01' NEW GOODS JUST OPENED ANDREW ORR iS NOW SHOWING the Finest Collection of Up-to-date Novelties"in MILLINERY, French and English. Lovely selection of Straw Hata und Sailors'; Dress Fabrics ; a Most Beautiful Collection ia Pink Robes aud all classes of Plain and Fancy Goods; MANTLES and CAPES, the latest styles from London; Ribbons, Laces; Face Nets, Gloves, Hosiery' Sunshade*. Prints, Blouses, Bells, etc. THE NEW CYCLE CORSET, Tuat Imported, in all hizes, (specially made.) GENTS' SUITS TO MEASURE from £2 l&S* A Large Assortment of Gentlemen's Ties »nd Sc&rfs Just Opened. Men's Hats in ail the new shapes, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Boots and Shoes in every Style and make CARPETS, FLOORCLOTHS, &c,, &c. ANDREW ORR



THE "DUNLOP" CYCLE FOR NOTHING:. mHE Competition for this high grade bioycle has now closed. The JL name and addrets of the person who has come nearest to the number ot miles of bicycles sold by us in Australasia during the last three years, will be announced as early as possible. Whoever the fortunate winner is, the " Dunlop " Cycle will make A VEBY NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT. BEFORE buying your Christmas and New Year Gifts, we would like to show you our Cycling Novelties. It is very annoying after giving a. present to find it is something your friend already has. If your friend cycles—you can easily ascertain whether the machine has a nice Lamp, Bell, Cyclometer, Toolbag, etc. Any of these accessories would be acceptable. Should you wish to make a more expensive present we can offer you a good reliable wheel at the lowest possible price. Being sole agents in New Zealand for Humber, Danlop, Singer, Ariel, Ataiauta, «tc, Cycles,we can give you a larger and more varied assortment to choose from than you can obtain elsewhere. We return your money if your purchase is not approved on receipt of goods This practically means chat everything is sent on approval. We will send nicely illustrated catalogues posted to any address on receipt of a post card. It is no trouble to us to show our goods to any one who will favor us with a visit, whether thpy wish to purchase or not. The Austral Cycle Agency, Ltd., THE LARGEST CYCLE DEALERS IN AUSTRALASIA. N.Z. ADDRESSES : COLOMBO STREET, CHRISTCHURCH; 123, GEORGE STREET, DUNEDIN; AND 61, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON.



TOS. E. KILWOETH;& SON ENGINEERS, BBIDGE WORKS, ASEBUBTON, TTNDERTAKE all k'cda of Engine Work, all kinds of Millwright's Work, General Engineering, Woodworking, & BJaeksniitMngf. KILWORTH & SON, ASHBUETON.



= PURE SEEDS. = T HAVE lately erected, regardless of cost, the most COMPLETE SEED-CLEANING PLANT south of the Line, and I now ask intelligent Farmers to inspect the same at work. I am now prepared TO CLEAN for Farmers any description of SEEDS AND GKAIN, and will guarantee to give them satisfaction, I can supply best RYEGRASS, weighing from 26lbs to 441bs to the bushel; and COCKSFOOT, locally grown, H£lbs to 16£lbs to the bushel j also, best CLOVERS, dressed by my own machines, the purity of which must be seen to be appreciated. ALSO—HURST AND SONS BEST ENGLISH OLOVERSj TURNIPS RAPE, LUCERNE, TREFOIL, Em D. THOMAS, ASHBDRTON. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. X AM now making liberal CASH ADVANCES FREE OF COM MISSION upon all WOOL placed in my handa for SALE either in Ashburton or elsewhere. WOOLPACKS, TWINE, OIL, AND BRANDING MATERIAL The best quality on Sale. DAVID "THOMAS, ASHBURTON.



BICYCLES/^BICYCLES, BICYCLES. LANDELLS~AND SON, EXPRESS CYCLE WORKS, BURNETT STREET (next The Olab.) The oldest and largest Cycle Building and Repairing Shop in Ashburton, IMMENSE Stock of New and Second-hand Bicycles on hand at prices which will defy competition. SECOND-HAND MACHINES AT £2 10s, £310s, £5, £6, £7, £8, £10, £12—MU8T BE CLEARED. Large Stook'of Outer Covers and Tubes. Also, Lamps, Bells, Saddles, Toe Clips, and everything connected with the Bicycle Trade. gHEAFESU EVER OFFERED IN NJJJW ZEALAND, 10 178



Business Notices. "~ LOOK - CHEAP WINTER FIRING, NEW MOUNT bOMEUS COAL. OUTPUT hae Trebled during the last twelve mouths. IT IS USED EVERYWHERE. This Coal is the Beit and Cheapest Steam And Household Coal in the market. Used in the Woollen Factory and Canter bury Flour Mills. GIVES SPLENDID RESULTS WRITE FOR PRICES CO MOUNT SOWER 8, PALM AND JOKO TEA INDIAN AND OEYLON. /~\UR 2b 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) li \J noted for producing 100 large Tes> Caps of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is the Tea Mr George Jameson sold so OUR 2s TEAS (Palm and Joko) are equally good value for the monfy. OUR TEAS are bo popular that we frequently hear of insUnoee of other Tee* being packed and sold In onr empties. • Imitation i» sinoerest flattery,' bub the. public should Me they gtt wa genuine article. Retaii worn all the principal Store keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON & CO, 165 Colombo Stbeet, Chbwtohu*o« DRINK DELICIOUS PERFECT IN QUAUTY, FLAVOR, AND BLEND. Paoked in Tins, the delicate Aroma Absolutely Preserved. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GROCERS ~W. H. SUTHERLAND, ~~ BEGS to inform bis customers and the public that he has removed from Tancred Street, to the 'JLUB OYSTER AND FRIED FISH SALOON, BURNETT STREET (Next the Club) SPECIAL ROOM FOR LADIES. Where hot dinners or hot suppers can be got at any time. Fresh Fish and Smoked Fish y Express every night. POULTRY A SPECIALTY. 923 NEW SADDLERY BUSINESS. TANCRED STREET, Next to J. Tasker, Butoher A. HENRY "TTTISHEB to inform the fanning oom- VV munity and general public, of having commenced business in the above premises, and hopes by strict attention to business, combined with the best of work' manship and moderate charges, .to merit a fair share of publio patronage. All harness manufactured on the premise* of the best material and guaranteed hand sewn. Experienced workmen sent to any part o the district at the shortest notice, HORSE HAIR AND BEESWAX bought in any quantity. rTj, HENRy, 10 35 Manager. E. DUCKWORTH & SON, T TNDEBTAKERS, Cabinetmakers, and vJ Upholsterers, Funerals conducted at the followingprices :— Covered Coffins, with hearse and coaoh complete, from £7 10s. Polished Coffin, silver plated furniture, £8. Children from £2 10s BUBNKTT StRBBT, A.SHBUBXON Residence—Opposite ( Fire Br, gcd Station. 105 THE TRADE SUPPLIED. SEEDS. SEISDS. "TIOR PRESENT SOWING. 1/~i TONS RED CLOVER. Ir\ TONS COW GRASS. X TONS WHITE CLOVER. X TONS ALSYKE CLOVER. X TONS GIANT RAPE. * TONS TURNIPS, (all varieties.) Carters choice English and Colonial grown AT REDUCED PRICES. Send for Samples. 20,000 CABBAGE PLANTS. J. SEALY & CO. 9 57 BOOTS, Boots, Boots, wonderfully cheap at Mellob's Zealandia Boot Star*.