Mail Notices

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Commercial.

HAVELOCK STREET MART.

Mr Henry Stephenaon reports that there was a good attendance at Saturday's sale and a large yarding of pigs. Prices were as under: —Piga — Rocking 63 6i ; weaners 6s to 8.4; stores 100 9i ; porkers 15s to 23a 6i. Poultry— Fowls 2* to 2a 9b: roosters np to 3b 4d; geese 4*; ducks 3s—all at par pair. Produce Potatoes 6a 6d to 6a per bag; carrots la 6d to 2s; wheat 7a 6d; oata 5s to 69\6d j crushed oats ss. Pork 3ii to 3|dperlb.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET

On Rocounb of tfae holiday for the Grand National at Christohurch, the sale was held at the Tinwald yards today* ioßtesd of Tuesday. As is usual, when the regular day is disturbed the attendance was affected, comparatively few being present, and the entries of cattla and sheep were small. Twelve head of o»ttle were yarded, and considering the medium quality, good sales were eff cted, fat eteera selling et £5 s<?, heifers £5 2* 6d, £5 17« 6d, and £7, cowa £5 Ida In stores, dry cow* made £3 17 6*, springerß £7 10>, eighteen month heiferi £2. In the fat cheep market, fiffceee pan* com-, prised the entries for batcher* 1 purchases, and these met wl h B ready sale ab the fol lowing prices :—Crossbred ewes 13s to 14a 93, unfinished loba and further forward lines 15s 5d to 16* Ri. In stores, a ewe and lamb made 20s 3d ; a small line of backward two tooth wethers realised lla Id ; forward wethers brought 163 4d and 15s 3d; youog ewes croesbreds in lambs sold at 18a lOd and 19* for the best lines on cfl r, and others making 13s 6d to 14a 9i. Hoggets realiei fair values in lie 10s to 14s; merino ewee 9j 6&\ Pigs aold ab 14a to 25s for stores,

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, AUGUST 12. 1901. Local and General.

Weather Forecast.—-Captain Edwin wiresi—West to south west and south gale ; glass further riae j weather colder. Cld Men's HoME—Teodere for the new building of the Old Men's Home close tomorrow, the 13th August, at; Mir R Blrd'e offioe. Death of Mbs Moouhouse—Mn Wm, Sefton Monrhonee, widow of a former Superintendent of Canterbury, died at her residence, Wellington Terrace, on Saturday, aged 78 yearn Trial Shipment ov Frozen Poultry. ,—lleports on the trial ehlpment of frozen poultry made by the Government to South Africa show that fowls realised 53 per pair, and ducks 6s per pair* The agent who sold them says the condition of the birds, and the way they were packed, left nothing to be desired. Business Notice—Notice to consumers of Fletcher Bros. 1 celebrated Teae—Their first Tea Competition closes on August 31st, and coupons must 1 c sent iv by that date. A full list of prizi winners will be advrtised in Mail and Guardian early in September. The Factory Act—The Greymouth cor respondent of the Otago Daily Times tele graphs :—The feeling againac the Factory Act in thia distriob is iutensifying. It i« believed that if the Bill becomes law it will prove very detrimental to a number of industries in thin locality; Last Week's Death Roll—ln his sermon, lab the Baring Square Church, on Sunday night, the Rev Thos Fee referred to the deaths of the Empress Frederick, Sir John McKeczie, and Rev HCM Watson, and I spoko of the fidelity of each to that which , they felt to be their duty | Electric Tsams—A start has now been made with the preliminary arrangements for the installation of the electric trams in Dunedin, tenders having been called for the woik of felling, burning, and clearing timber and scrub from the Bite of bbc water race at theTaieri river.

AtAßMiNif THE CotONlES—The following is one of the most reoent statements of the Pro Boer Daily News:— l! the Boers are bayoneted into submission, oannot yon see that the day may ooma when you—men of Now South Wales, Victoria, of New Zealrmd -~may have to defend yourselves against the Imperial Powei? Of Canada I say nothing. Her the American Eagle would protect against injustice; Mr Chamberlain dare never lay hie hand on her.

The TauD—The August cumber of that popular literary and musical monthly, The Triad, is an excellent one. Readers of this well conducted periodical will approbate the Gnieh of the illustrations and the fund of information to be gained from a perusal of its forty pages of well printed matter. In another column will be found information reapeotlng some pr!zs competitions an nounced in this number.

County Councils and Licenses— At the Levels County Council on Wednesday, Mr Orbellj In his report on the recent County Counoilb' Conference, gave an instance of whab some councils have to put up with in the licensing election. One council, whose receipts fom licenses totalled £373, had to pay £343 fcr election expenses. Another, which received nothing at all from fees, forwarded £25 as its contribution towards expensed, but) was informed that its share was £50. Councils were deeiring fail control of the licenses.

Co-operation—The Zsalandia Co opera tive Association hae been formed in Dunedm Ho proieot consumers agaiPßt the _ many unwarranted rises ia the price oi articles of daily consumption,' is now in full swing. Nearly all the shares have been taken tip, and a Btrorig committee of management elected to attend to the association's aftaira. Another meeting will be held next week, when the rules and articles will be finally adopted.

The Frbmibr and Sabbath Ob3Eßvance —The Gore Congregational Church recently passed and forwarded to the Premier a re' solution protesting against the desecration of the Sabbath Day by the Government is the running of special trains conveying volunteers to the recent military review at Chrietchnrch. Mr geddon has (says the Standard) sent the following telegram in reply ; —* I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of July 22, con veying a resolution passed by the Gore Con gregational Church in reference to the movements of the volunteers, cadets, etc, on Sunday, June 23. In reply, I have to state lhab the removal of the troops, being a woik of necessity, was unavoidable, and while fully agreeing that the Sabbath Day should be kept holy, I would point) out that occasions will sometimes arise when the surrounding circumstances are such as to render this impossible without incurring very serious consequences.

Rating on Unimproved Values.— When the Bating on Unimproved Values Bill gets into Committee, Mr Tanner in' tends to move for the relief from increased rating of tenants under cover to pay the rates. Major Steward will move the 1 exemption of show grounds, racecourses, football and cricket grounds, bowling greens, reserves and other lands used solely for purposes of public recrea'ion.

The Duty on Ff. ur.- The increase in ] the price of flour, a* the result of the 1, combination ot New Zealand millers, has i led the Napier Telegraph to urge that Parliament should consider whether the doty on imported fljur should not be removed, so as to enable the Australian millers to compete for the New Zealand market.

John G Woolley—The Now Plymouth gpeoi&l correspondent of the Christchurch Press reoently interviewed Mr Wool ey, and from the report telegraphed, we extract; the following :—Mr Woolley holds to the one programme of Christian citizenship as the only hope of successful popular government. By that he means nothing dogmatic or denominational, but simply the citizenship which realises that this world la directed by & Divine Author who intends the good of all, and who, allowing for the little eddies we make by what we call our liberties, keeps the whole stream of human life flowing towards true liberty, equality, &nd fra ternity, Personally, Mr Woolley was drawn to focus his efforts on the liquor traffic}, but his fucdamental proposition applied equally to any movement against any wrong. The I'quor traffic, says Mr Woolley, stands out from ail ordinary con siderations, because by common consent he claims that it is recognised to be hurtful to the people, and conducive to idleness and crime. No system of State ownership could eliminate these characteristics, and though it might lessen the efforts of individuals to push the business, yet the public revenue derived would tempb Governments to hold on to the source of ib

Edcoationali—A meeting of the Ashbur ton section o! the New Zealand Educational Institute was held in the Borough Sohool on Saturday. Conadering the inclement weathor the aMendarca was very good. The President, Mr O D Hardie, occupied the chair. - It was decided nob to nominate aoy one for the offioes of President, Secretary and Treasurer of the District Institute, but for vice Presidents Mr Alexander, of K»iapoi, and Mr O D Hardie were nomi atedi After other business had been* disposed of.the Rev R A Woodthorpe, M.A, was introduced to the meeting by the President), and he read a paper on the place of manual and teohnicil instruction in the national system of education. This proved to be an exceedingly interesting and instructive paper, and the heartiest thanks of the numbers were aoaordecl to the Rev gentleman; Mr H H Brown, one of the organising Inspectors under the Manual and Technical Instruction Act of last year, then gave practical demonstration of the maunor in which the differ ent branches should be treated iv the publio schools. Mr Brown's remarks were listened to with interest and attention, and at the close a hearty vote of thanks was aooorded to him for the very lucid way in which he had dealt with the subject,

News in Brief.

A large quirtz reef was out laab week by the men engaged in making a tunnel for the Paeroa-Waihl railway

The visit of the Polypathlc Medical Institute to Ashburton will be made on Friday and Saturday, August 23rd and 24fch, instead of this week, as previously advertised.

Cutlery, Glassware, Dianerware, eto, lent out) on hire, for balls, weJdinga* etc, by Fletcher Bros, Onh Supply Btorea. &U hireage to be prepaid.

The New Zealand Times sfeateß that a Wellington business m»n, having made a careful computation, estimates that there will be a faiing off of £2,225,000 io the returns from wool thia year as compared with last."

The Financial Position.

j The Wellington correspondent of Truth telegraphs :— Evrybody knows that there has been a great drain on the public and private re sources of the colony for some tim* past-, and already traders have experienced a peroeptible tightening of the money market, and an appreciable difficulty in realising book debts. In the country districts 1b this especially felt* The reason for thia is not far to seek. Nobody knows what the send ing away of large bodies of troops has cost the colony and its people, but everybody knows that it must have been a very large sum, creating a quite extraordinary and immediate liability* Then there were enormous expenses entailed by the reckless extravagance which characterised the public and private expenditure in connection with the Royal visit, the Commonwealth cele brations, the Royal demise, the war victory celebrations, and other events which have gone to make the history of the past few months bo eventful. For nob only has money been spent; in consonance with the desire to fittingly express the various phases of public sentiment, bub there most have been great losses through the waste of bime engendered by continuous and eueocanive holiday making. Lobs to the productive and earning capacity of the people has undoubtedly also been occasioned by the operations of the Conoilia« tion and Arbitration Act, which, In the

language of the Premier, has been 'ridden to death 1 by the Unionists, aud which have resulted in 'an appalling loss of time, which is money to both employers and employees in many walks of life* Side by side with these factors have gone increases in public expenditure on developmental enterprises, in compliance with irresistible public de mand*, the granting of large concessions to users of our railways, the introduction of the penny pontage system, the inorease of expenditure in regard to old age pensions, the increase of the salaries of oar Ministers and Parliamentarians, the necessary expen diture of large sums on public buildings of all kinds, the continuous growth of our army of civil servants, etc, and right on top of this has come the slump in the prices or such staple products as wool (estimated ab £2,260,000 for the year) c frozen meab, flsx, skins, etc. If butter failed as we should indeed be in a tight) place. In any case the outlook can not be regarded as other than doubtful.

Mr Rhodes and the Liberals.

United Press Association—By Eleobrlo Telegraph -Copyright London, August 10 Sir H Campbell-Bannerraan and Sir W V Harcoart describe the Spectator's statement that Mr Rhodes contributed £5000 to the Liberal Election Fund on conditions that the Liberals should not withdraw from Egypt as a lie. The Spectator asks for a better source for the denial, the paper expressing its belief in its authority for making the statement.

Death of Prince Henry of Orleans

United Frees Aasooiatioa—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Paris August 9 NWs has been received of the death pf Prince Henry of Orleans, who was stated recently to belying dangerously ill at Saigon.

SOUTH AFRICA.

Unitad Press Asaoolation—By Eleotrio Telegraph — Copyright

London, August 10 Lord Kitchener's proclamation em phasise? the accomplishment of annexa tion and thd possession of (he seats of Government, public offices, and all railways. He announces that there 1 are 35,000 Boers either prisoners or surrenderors living peacefully in towns lor oampa under British contro'. The few remaining in arms have lost al most all their guns and munitions, and are disorganised and engaged in iso lated attacks and acts of plunder and distraction, They are aimlessly pro longing bloodshed, and ruining the peacefully disposed inhabitants. Grett Britain is determined to suppress all Bucb lawlessness

In the House of Oommona the Ministerialists regard Lord Kitchener's proclamation, if it errs, as leaning to the side of leniency. Ibe pro Boers violoßtly attacked Mr Chamberlain It transpires that the resolutions adopted by the Natal Ministry, sug gesting the banishment of the Boer leaders and the distraining of the pro perty o! those still in the field, reached Mr Chamberlain on July 25th, Mr GhacuWlain on the 30th forwarded to Lord Kitchener a draft proclamation which the Natal and Gape Govern ments on August 2nd and 3rd respec tively approved

In the Hduae of Commons?, Mr Chamberlain, in reply to Mr Charming, member for Northamptonshire Bast, a strong opponent of the Government'a war policy, said Lord Kitchener fully approved of the proclamation before it was drafted

There bus been a general advance in stocks as the result of the proclama tion, Gonsols are at 93|

The Daily News describes the pro clamation as (an empty thunderbolt/ and ' the foolish blaster of a baffled bully seeking to cow where he cannot conquer,'

Lord Kitchener's proclamation has provoked in France and Germany an outburst of unfriendliness towards England. Some papers desoriba the position as the bankruptcy of Sng- Jand's generalship

A patrol captured a Boer belonging to Theron's commando, The man had two horses and a quantity of detona tors and contrivances for exploding trains : Scheeper'e commando shot an inter preter in cold blood at Steytlerville

Mr Bennett Burleigh states that the enemy are receiving supplies through Basutoland

The managers of the project for obtaining subscriptions for Boer women and children admit that they are well provided for, and that the £20,000 in hand could be better -spent after the war

A TROOPER'S FUNERAL.

DUNEDTN, August 11 Trooper Keenan, of the Foorth Contin gent;, who returned by the Tagus, and died in the hospital, was buried today with fall military honours. There was a vary large muster of returned troopers and officers and of volunteers; also a large following of the general public, while the streata were lined by thousands.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, August 9 The cargo of cos.l of the barque Empire, boand from Newcastle (Aus tralia) to Mahukona, in Hawaii, caught fire while the vessel was lying off Mahukona, The vessel was burned, but the crew were saved. j British imports in July increased by £2,765,000, and the exports decreased by £165,000, as compared with the I previous July, , j Forty persons were injured, many of them grievously, by the collapse of a race stand at Paisley, Scotland. Paws, August 9 The French indirect taxation in July realised nine million francs below the estimate, and twenty million below the amount realised in the previous July. London, August 10 The House of Commons' grant of £100,000 to Lord Roberts was finally carried, after the closure had been applied, by 192 to 73, The minority was comprised of Irish members,t Blythe, the Kent left handed bowler, accompanies MacLaren's cricket team. Bomb, August 10 j The Augustine monks in Rome publicly evicted the English Benedic tine Sisters from their convents with the help of Carabineers, although the Sisters were only entitled to provisional ! occupancy pending appeal, and despite their offer to quietly withdraw, Sydney August 11 The official report is that Fury was not suffering from plague Beibbane, Aug 11 The waterside workers refased to work the Adelaide Company's steamers owing to the company declining to give preference to unionists, They also discontinued work on the Austra lian United Company's steamers from six ia the evening to six in the morn ing on the question of overtime

Victoria's Mew Governor.

(Jnited Press Aaaooiatlon—• By Electric Telegraph—Copyright

London, August 9 The Times saya that Colonel Sir George Sydenhana Clarke's appoint ment as Governor of Victoria will be welcome to all Mends of the consolida tion of the ties between the Mother* land and the Commonwealth, The selection was due to the valuable advice and assistance he has been able to give the Earl of Hopetouo on questions whereon Sir George Clarke has long been a recognised authority.

FARMERS' UNION.

Notwithstanding the very inclement weather, » very large atfcendanoa of farmers collected ab the rooms of the A & P Association on Saturday, in order to take steps to forma Farmers Union. Apologies were read from Messrs J Withtl!, J Liffibie, and Thomas Harrison;

The room was quickly overcrowded with a large number outside the door, and it waa easily seen that the space was inadequate to accomodate the large numbers in sympathy j with the objects who wished to attend, and it was therefore decided to adjourn to the"i auctioneers' rostrum in the open Arcade, round which an attendance of about 250 farmers and pastoralißts promptly collected. Amongab those present being the principal farmers in the county, including Messrs J C N Grigg, Duncan Cameron, J Strange, T E Upton, T Stone, M G Rich, G MoOrae, G Leadley, 3 and T Seaiy, W Harding, Max Friedlander, 0 J Harper, F Wright, J Studholme, janr, D Wilson, J Stringf allow, C Reid, Jno Orr, T Dowling, and obhem

Mr Studholme moved that Mr Harper take the chair.

Mr Harper mounted the rostrum, and stated that) he did nob wish them to imagine he was electioneering. The large numbers attending had forced them to take a somewhat unsuitable place for cpeak ing, but at the same time he was pleased to see such a large audience of the farming industry. He assumed he had been asked to take the chair in view of his position as chairman of the County Council, %nd as one interested for many years in farming. He was glad to preside on this occasion. He was pleased to know the farmers were bo interested ia their own position and their connection with the object, to thus take into consideration steps towards their own iatereats. Legislation, as they knew during the paßt few years, had been somewhat experimental, and it was a question whether that legislation would be as satisfactory as politicians thought or hoped for. There was every indication throughout the length and breadth of New Zealand of the necessity ot these •' Farmers Unions" 'Started in the North Island, they had been taken up heartily ; and he was also glad to see from the meeting* that they would be supported in the south, more especially as it was a very difficult matter 60 get farmers, as a class, to combine together to discuss and protect even their own interests. (The farmers were the mainstay of the whole country (Hear, hear); and if unwise legislation were adopted it would reflect on ttra country as a whole* It waa said that 'politics should nob be discussed, but to address them without touching on politics to a certain extent would be almost impossible. If it were not for the policy cf the country they would not be congregated there that day to protect their own interests. Politics were at he root of the matter, and whilst party politics should bo avoided, politics generally were what they should watch, The whole policy of the day was tending to by misohievious burdens upon the land, and those who live upon it, as those in New Zealand do. Taking up their newspapers, they would see that one-third of their columns contained matters in connection with Conciliation and Arbitration Courts, and the latter must involve tremendous expense to the country, which must ultimately come upon the land. The expenses of these Courts and Judges ware not to be had without payment, and further the Acts which had been passed had been sraoh that they could not know how they would atand tn the future, as wherever there was a large amount of expenditure incurred it muab come out of the land. He was pleased to give any assistance towards the improvement of the position of affairs from their present condition. He might say he was placed its a somewhat peculiar poßition, in the fact that he had been a candidate for lhe district", but had been bicily baaten, and Borne might thiuk that he was now speaking with a viow to the future, but in this connection he might say he was simply here as the agent of the County Council* He would call upon the mover of the first resolution.

Prior to that a letter was read from Mr S Chapman, regretting hie inability to be present, and expressing his warmesb aym* pafchy with the movement. From Mr Herring also a letter was read, intimating that he was deeply interested in joining a strong organisation to meet thede' manda of the labour Unions, whose demands would ultimately fall upon the land, and a double subscription would be guaranteed from him.

Mr Q W Laadley thereupon moved the first resolution :—

That, in the opinion of this meeting, the time haa arrived when—rising above all considerations of party and every other sectional issue—the farmers of this County should unite for. their own protection and the promotion of their mutual interests, and for thi3 purpose a branch of the Now Z -aland Farmers' Union be formed in Ashburton

He (the speaker) desires to make it per fectly oiear that this proposal was made in no spirit of antagonism to any existing institution, organisation, or party. Th 3 Farmetß' Union is nob a Union of country against town, nor a Union of employers against workers ; neither was it a Union of one political party against any other political party, Itt was simply a Vigilance Committee to watch over the interests of the farming community, and to seoure for them that) recognition which their Importance aB a wealth producing section of the community deserves, (Applause) There were now on'y about two classes of the ocmtnunity who had not formed themselves Into some bind of a Union, viz., the parsons and the farmers. He had not heard that the parsons had become united, although they were frequently engaged in uniting other people, (laughter), and now the farmers, encouraged by the success whioh had followed the formation of Trade Unions all over the ecunfcry, and in every possible branch of trade, had come to the conclusion that if they did not wish to be completely overborne by this wave of unionism they must swim with the stream, and must combine their forces. (Applause) In order to show the relative importance of the producing and the manufacturing indus tries in providing the wealth of the colony, he mentioned that last year this wonderful little colony exported in round figures upwards of £12,000,000 worth of oommodw tiea. Of this only a 36th part or about £350,000 worth was in manufactured articles, All the rest was represented by the grain, the froipnmeab, the wool, hides, tallow, £[»Xj timber, coal, etc, whioh all are products of the earth. It is a result which we have every reason to be proud of, and speaks volumes for the capabilities of our colony; Bub the question arises are the men who are producing all this wealth, receiviag fair recognition at the hands of the colony, or fair remuneration for their labour and enter prise; He (the speaker), had no hesitation in saying they are not. He thought the farmers of New Zealand might well be compared to Issaehar, the sixth eon of Jacob, of whom it is said,' Issachar is a strong ass, crouching dowp between two burdens. 1 The New Zealand farmer has two ! Intolerable burdena between whioh he is I crushed. The burden of governmental taxation, ever growing heavier, and more ' previous to ba borne,' and the burden of j Trade Unionism, which ackln to the cost of production to an altogether unwarrantable i extend (Hear, hear) The question now is, is the farmer going to complete the analogy, and * bow his ahoulder to the burden, and become a servant unto tribute V as lasaohar lis said to have done. The formation of these Farmers' Unions all over the country is'the answer to that question, (Applause) He believed that if this movement! was properly managed ib would reßult in the forming of a combination so strong as to be simply irresistible, Not only is thia necessary because of the number and importance of the farming interests of this colony, but at this particular juncture it is especially necessary, because it is evident that unless we are very much alerb we shall ba subjected to another turn of the screw in the shape of an increase in the land tax. This country has been having a glorious banquet for the hsb few years, but signs are not wanting fchat s?e are justi about at the end of the feaet, and we all know after every feasb there comes the washing up. He thought that they were going to have just about) the dirbiesb washing up that any had ever seen in this country. (Hear, bear). He sincerely hoped that ib might not be so, but those who had made anything like a close study of our New Zealand politics dating the last few weeks must have noticed that on more than one oooasiou the danger slgofti lias been bung

out, and from the utterances of the Govern menb and from various other portents we had indications that we are on the eve of a period of financial stringency. He contended, therefore, that this was a further reason why farmers Bhould combine to safeguard their own interests and see that no further burdens were imposed upon them* (Ap pUuse). He wlßhed to indicate one direction where he thought a united protest should be made, and in which the influence of a Union would be felt for good. Ho referred to the recent increase in the valuation of land for land tax purposes. He was told that the Longbeaoh Road District had bees raised an additional £65,000 this year. His own district had been raised about £30,000, and he supposed others had been similarly treated. Me asked them, as farmers—vVhafc ia there to represent this large! inorease? I (Hear, heat)- Can we grow one bushel more of grata, or graze one more head of stock than they could before ? (No). And what do we fiod now ? That the Government have hinted that they are going to do away with the £500 exemption, and reduce it to £100. Tnat will catch a good many small men who at present do not pay land tax at) all* And not only that, but ihey also talk of reducing the graduation scale to £1000. (Sear, hear). His opinion w«s that if this

Union be formed, one of its first objects ought to be to protest against the recenb increases in valuation' He hoped a Btrong and influential Union would be formed here. IE the farmers had no money, than they oould nob spend any. Again be would aay let kg one be alarmed, for if the Union were formed it would be boaeficial to farmer and townsman alike. As unite their influence would be practically nil, but bound together they would fear nothing. In moving the resolution he thought that he was doing justice* The farmers did not have enough friends in Parliament, but in justice to their present member, Mr J McL&ohUn, ha pointed out that when it wag mooted on one occasion to increase the Governor's Salary, Mr McLaohlan roße in the House and ssid : ' Not while whean is 2s ft bushel will I vote ! for such a thing,' He had always thought of Mr McLaohlan's action as being worthy of praise. Mr Leadley then read an extract from Hansard, which conveyed the remarks of Mr Laurenson, member for Lytteltoo, as follows, when speaking on the subject of taxation : * As far at* I am concerned, I would like to see a great increase in the land tax. If we do not increase the land tax, our present prosperity wilt vanish into thin air.' Those were the remarks of a Canterbury member, and he would aek hit hearers what they thought of them. He would like to know how the farmers were going to prosper with more taxation heaped upon them. Mr Leadley then moved the resolution, as above, and aab down amidst loud applauset Mr W Harding, "of Willowby, seconded the resolution, and referred to the burdens upon the land in England. These were piled ope upon another in 1875, and from tben, until now, English farming had been on its downward course, and in many of the English counties today there was not a, man working upon the farms who was under forty five years of age. and this state of affairs had been brought about by adding burdens upon the land. Those present should unite to defend themselves; they were (he wage earners of the colony, and if the land did not make the money he could not see bow elae it could be obtained. He could not understand how matters would be improved by further land taxatien. £a i> local office he had seen a cartoon {turning the screw) in which the firmer was fixed and! his blood being squeezed from him, and if the fartrers would not unite they would have to hang separately (hughtsr). But if they stood together and were unanimous they would succeed. Mr Seddon had stated the fjrraera were peif etly satisfied with the present state.cf affairs, and that they did not fael their burdens, but they had batter let him understand what they (the f <rmere) meant la the case cf hie own firm, he found that taxation bad increased very heavily, and yet they were told that under further land taxation they would be better eff, The Compensation for Accidents Acts allowed for their lands being taken from under their feet, to pay for an accident wh:ch mighl) happen to a tradesman who

might bo on their place for the day. If a contractor building one of their houses employ tda man who met with an accident ib wasnow possible thab the fae simple tf the Und could be sold over the owner in order to pay for Buoh accidents. They must w*to'i the legislation that; re vailed, and by uniting they would be able to make thq Government) hear them on questions which interested them' They could not afford to have their

burdens increased. They must combine In order to prevei t their being vary heavily handicapped, as legislators look upon fir ms re &3 dumb dogs, e»p. f who had no volet. Bub in forming this Union, they would thus show that they oould not only bark bub bite also. Mr Stndhoime admitted it took a good deal of tffjrt to arouse farmers to combine, and their reasons mint therefore have been strong, when upon tuch a disagreeable day they had mustered in each force to form their Union, A strong feeling of harrasi ment and unrest prevailed, whereas the farmers desired to be left atone, and allowed to attend to their own affairs, Instead of being interfered with from Wellington by people, who did not know what they were talking about. A Vigilance Committee should be appointed to watch proposed legislation, and thus they would be able to follow undesirable measures brought forward, and take action where necessary to get an amendment of clauses detrimental to tha farming interest, fear after year the s»m« trouble occurred with respect to ft shortag« of trucks for their grain, and the latter lay for days and weeks at the stations. They would imagine the Government would be glad to Bee farmers building grain eheds alongside the line, but not only was there great trouble in getting permission, bu^ they had also to pay a large eqm far th«

privilege q! erectiag their own stores and also a heavy rental. Farmers, he thought, should be encouraged to build their own grain sheds. The proposed Union was not Bn> tended aa that of employers v. employees, and the movement deserved the hearty support of employees as well as farmers, and he hoped the labourers would become members. They should keep in view the enormous value of the agricultural industry, which some people overlooked in legislation, on account) of the noise made by Unions of other indm* tries, and as a result the importance of thj latter was over estimated!

Mr Lewis thought the farmers shauld combine together cot to pay too much foe their land. (Laughter) The resolution was then put) and enthnatas tioally carried, without even a murmur of dissenti

Mr Max Friedlander proposed the appointment of a "provisions! oommitt«e, urging that prompt action on behalf of the farmers was neceisary, and the following nair.as were ssleoted:—Messrs 0 J Harper, M Btitt, JON Grigg, E Herring, G W Laadley, J Studholme, jar, 0 Reid, T Stone, J 6 Bland, J Lambie, S S Chapman, W Harding, J Stringfellow, Max Friedlander, J Witheli, W T Wll, Thomas Taylor, J Shearer, Duncan Csnieron, J MeKeage, M 8 Rich, E Taylor, James Brown, and J Boni* fant.

The Chairman Intimated that member* wishing to join could do so on payment of the small entrance fee within the reach of everyone, and he trusted ail farmers and their employees would become members.

A hearty vote of thanks to the chair ooa* eluded the meeting,

New Zealand Labour Re strictions.

United Press Association—By Eieotrio Telegr&ph—-Copyright

Melbourne August 10, The Argus saya that the American description of a wide awake politician— 'he haa his ear to the ground'— may be well applied to Mr Seddon's decia^afcio.% that the people qf New Sealand had eriaqgh of "Labour restrictions. What may have moved him, suggests the Argu,s ia the possibility of the revolt in the country districts against the system which threatens, if pushed too far, to impose a heavy burden on theim While producers have generally approved of the efforb to, abate sweating, they may not be enthns!-' astie in enforcing by law wages whioh they cannot possibly pay to iftbou; themselves,

IHB ASHBUKTON OTABDIAN : MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1901.



BUSINESS NOTICES ' 'TTTANTED TO SELL-Seven first-claaJs' Dairy Farms, from 60 to 200 Acne, close to Schools and Factories ; easy , terms-- Appy F. Fbooking, Laud /gent, Stratford TTT ANTED — Purchasers for flva smalt Sheep Runs-, improved sod partly Improved, close to tow line of railway to Auckland,— F Brooking, Land Agent, Stratford. A. AGER, ARCHITECT, AItOADS CHAMBERS, ASHBURTON, AND &, BEDFORD ROW, OHRIBTOHUROH LIEWELLYN OWEN M.CB Mil OBRTIFIOATED TEACHER, Local Representative of the London College of Mosio *nd of the Maaioat International College, "mCT II»fj Resume Masio Lessoas (praatlcal VY and theoretical on FEBRUARY 4. Students prepared for any examination held in the Colony. Candidates presented, 10? average mark htainerl 93 per cent). J. L. HIGGS. POINTER OIGNWRITER, {5 pAPER HANGER, BTC Ml lIIM . 0 FOB GLASS, PAIKTS, WALL PAPEKS Etc., { J TRY' «V I-. HIOOsI, You will geb value for your Money. ESTIMATES GIVEN For work in all branchea of the trade. SPORT. SPOBT] SPORT GUNS GUNS. GUNS. HARDLFY BROS EAST STREET, HAVE TO HAND, d!reofc" from the Manufacturers, a large Ooßufgnment of the FarnOHs NEW RIVAL CARTRIDGES. Large supplies aIBO arriving of EJey'a Amberiie, Blue Shutze, Kynock's NobeSa, etc Special clearance of Wire Cartridges. owing to being overstocked. GUNS, GUNS. \ For Firat-class Gune, at a low price, give »b a trial ; oar prices defy competition. GUNS of all makes REPAIRED and put In first-e'ftss order by a Practical Gansmlth. Addrese— HAEDLEY BEOS WANTED, 20,000 Hares. fTTE Have appointed Mkssbst Askeit Bros, fco act as oar AGENTS For Aahburton and District-, ftucl they will pay Top Prices. Ooneiga to— TOKKIN AND CO., FAIRFIELD NATIONAL MORTGAGE & fiGENOT CO. OF N.Z, LTB, Timaru IMPROVED FARMS FOE SAIS. 530 sores Rangitata, 250 acres Claremonu 250 acres Waitotia, 200 acres Waihao, 250 acres Kingfdown, 1000 aoref Ota'o, 500 acres Totara, A&d others of various h\mi ia Sosth Canter bury Improved Farms for lease, with right o purchase 1170 acres Fairlie, 505 acres Totara, and 265 acres Totara Alao. unimproved agricultural and grazing farms of various sizes on the Raincliffe and Levels Estates, ard two weil improved Station properties of 7000 aores each. 8. MnBBIDE, Monument Sculptor, 60 Stafford St, Timaru » \ LWAYS in Btook—A first T/ -*•-*- °^asa selecMon of Matble • - JS-1 £-*!-, and Granite Monuments, II Designs and Estimates ma, !| be in&peoted at the establishment Zl of JMr John Wilson, Painter V^ Burnett Street, Aahburton Letter Catting in any style TO BE PDBL SHED IN APRIL, 1902. A COMPLETE and Reliable Directory FOR CANTERBURY^ NEL3ON, MARLBOROUGH, and WESTLAND. STONE, SON AND CO., I Publishers of the well kaown Stone's Otsgo and Southland Directory and Stone's We!« lington, Hawke'a Bay, and Tsranaki Directory, etc, have the honor to notify their Intention to compile and pub a thoroughly complete and reliable DIRECTORY, to ba entitled :— STONE'S CANTERBURY, NELSON, MARL BOROUGH & WESTLAND DIRECTORY, AND NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL. APRIL, 1902. Edited by John Stone. Will contain more than twice the amount matter given in any previously issued Direotory of Canterbury. Price ill ordered before publication, 10s 8^ after publicaticn, 12s 6d: 6 13 WANTED— Ladies visiting Dunedin will find Hendy'a Hairdressing Saloons, PrJnceia street, replete wJth every comfort for Hairdressing, Shampooing, Bingeing, etc Toilet goods of every description SJmoke "New Yenas " "



F. FERRIMAN "~ FOB SALE, winslow Concrete Souse of five rooma and good Store, together with £ acre of land . F lERBIMAN, Land and Estate Agent FOR SALE. ! ALLENTON, wiihin easy distance of the Public School i House of six rooms, with two acres of j excellent land, This is an ideal home, and oao In which economy and oomforb will sail hand in hand V FERRIMAN, Land and Estate Agent | for Tale. Alford Forest Road House of four rooms, with I acre 29 perches ef land ; price £220, cash or terms F PERRIM&N, L»od and Ettate Agent FOR^SALE. Near the High School Quarter nero and Bouse of four rooms P FERRIMAN, Land and Estate Agent FOR .SALE. 2 Acres of land at Ftiiiton Farm of 335 Acres Farm of 475 Acres Farm of 1800 Acres of tussock land F FERBIMAN, Land and Estate Agenb_ TREVORTON, WH V Pay Rent when £100, Oaah or Terms- will purchase a Comfertable House of 4 Rooms and Scullery, and Section. 1 ho property is situated near the main road, and only a few chains from the school. Interest ab 5 per cent) on the whole pur' chaee money means less than 2a per week I F. FERRIMAN. j .. ALLENTON. FOR SALE—-14 acres of good Land with Dwelling House of Sfx rooms, and Bathroom, hot and cold water laid on, Windmills. Ample stabling inoluding Loose box and Trap House: . One anre of the land is laid out la orchard. The land possesses ample frontage, and should prove a profit' able purchase either for a farmer wishing to retire and live near the Town, or for an industrious man wishing to make his living from the soil. Public School within an easy dl'tftDOe' F FERRIMAN, Land and Estate Agent* JOSEPH FORDS SCOUR & LUNG WORM MIXTURE. FACTS WORTH KNOWING. Mount Joy. Pukeraa, Southland. Mr Ferrlman.—Dear Sir,~l have ased the above mixture for two or three yeara past when my sheep showed signs of fScour or TLrng Worm. I may say that I found it & cure, and the result was beyond ! roy expectation. I can strongly recosn. mend the drench.— Yours trely, Sanael White Kicoarton, Canterbury M F FerrJman, Ashbarton.—Dear Sir, In reply to your_ enquiry re Ford's Sconr and Lang Worm Mixture, I may say that my manager at Methven used it j on some of the smallest and weakest lambs we had, and ths»t It stopped the scour In them, and they seemed benefited by the dose they had.—Yours faithfully, John Deans BE 18 WEIL PAID WHO IS WELL SATISFIED One Gallon Tins, 19h per Gallon Two Gallon Tins, 17s per Gallon. JDO NOT BE DECEIVE!). Lowest Cost per head of any Drench, and its Work CANNOT BE EXCBLLKIr. D. THOMAS Or F. FEJXRIMAN, Aahburtoa GENTS Court shoes from 7s 6d Ladles evening shoes from 3a Sd at D Stock's Blue Boot Store ,



BUSINESS NOTICES _J THE SICK ARE CURED AND SCEPTICS LEFT TO WONDER, ..The Poly path io Medioat Institute (OBRISTCHUROH) SIXTH VISIT TO ASHBUBTON. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 23rd, 1001, 2 o'clook p.m. until 3 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24th, 9 a.m. until 1 o'clock p.m. MORE CURES MADE BY POLYFATHY THAN ANY OTHER SYSTEM IN TdE WORLD POLYPATHY, the New Method of Healing, Is the j y*!**- '\wMl*!_M auresb and most rapid System, an it otsres with almoab ___\\__s__tf_mm___\_____Q*the>lnty such diseases as Cancer, Epilepsy and Asfchmß, jfcj_*KK&__tffl_____9__\ incarabla under the old Syatem, as well as ■>!! Chronic »nd _WJ&_W__\_M&_\_BoßEM Nervous Complaintß of Womes sod M«a» US^B^§^3^y| THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS _f_^^Sr_^__\_%r9&Sß *8 onder:— epilbfxio mis for bight ysass ; also heabt disease. jjffHlwr^TillnP^Tnff^f Your medicines have done me a great doal of g«od. I /^yu3Ef__f__\[S^!^__^Hm feel better In every way, and the pains at the hearts have \_______\\__________mt_\ entirely left me. I have cob bad one fit alnoe taking \vß_m__wß-WK^KSn-\ y°nr medicine—l remain, yottrs truly, ______W__\\^_M______\c_u Jeremiah Foster m___\\_f_________m_m_m t.vs® disease and exthkmb dfjbility ___m\_______________j__ I h*TS much pleasure in sending you this letter, HHHlHfii^^^SSfi tnaD^iDg y°'J very m»oh for the benefit I have derived \\____________________\ from your medicine, which I have been using six weeks ______W/Kk__\\_^_______\ I w»s reda^ed in weight from 12st 4:b down to Bst 7b, a&d I had quite given myself up to my Maker; bat 9B|^Bm!fl|f|HMn~B thank God after I had been under your treatment nine t^»^BCyMiBl£LMS»Hsl days my friends eou'd see » chsoge in m«, and I could f_______\_____________\\___\ fee! it myself, and have been improving ever sinac. You \_m___JßU_*___wEßn__-___\oß l rt uae this letter for a testimonial, or refer anybody to HI T^^t\".WVQ_ jiijjjjlbillr^ me. Wishing you every prosperity,—Youra respectfully, '■--- 3;M MHMdfeMPls9avK>>'a»*aM^^ John Elphiok 83 CONSULTATION FREE. GRANGE'S HOTEL.



§jj* JUST IN TIME GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. Single and Double-Barrel, from 80s to £7 10s CAETBIDGEa X'~CAKTRIDGES. Eley'B Bke, Smokeless, wd DniTersal} NEW OLUB, NEW RIVAL HORSITCLIPPERS CHEAP AND GOOD. j T> A I\J f^ 17 G ("Q«® D»" " Zealandia," aud " Scott s") Kegister jXxl.l i vTJDi^ Grateß, Mantel Pieces, Garden and Oarpenterej Tools, Lamps, Builders' and Farnißhiog Ironmongery, ate. Kindly Pay Me & Visit, and Save Money. G. MEDDINS, i The People c Ironmonger, Burnett S'reet 9 Opposite Arcade ;



PUBLIC NOTICES* EGGS. MINQROAB, Brown Leghorns, Lang shane, Indian Game and Pekin Ducks. BITTING 3 FROM ©s TO SIS. Early Orders Booked and Executed la Rotation, 8 21 H. G. BEKRYMAN. WANTED KNOWN. KERB BROS., Burnett Street, are Selling Groceries, Crockery, Flour, B&D, and Sharpp, as Cheap as any Shop in Town. Their Garden Seeds have arrived, and include seventy or eighty varieties. 7 14 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. WE beg to inform the publlo of As! - burton and surrounding district that w« have taken over the business hit herto car ried on by Mn Gboroe Worker, aa a FAMILY BUTCHER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, and that until our new shop is completed, the business will be carried on in the present premises. We truab with strict atten tion to tbe interests of the public to merit a fair share of the public patronage* Customers waited on daily- HUSTON & SON, 7 263 Family Butchers I HAVE the following PROPERTIES FOR SALE ;— £ Aero and House, William Street) south | Acre and House, Haveloek Street) west i Acre and Home, West Bide j good poii tiOD 1 Acre and Residence, wish good outbuild ings ; Moore Street: east House and Two Sections, Hampstead 5 Acres and Good House, Wakanui Bond S Acres, £ lien tots, grand site for a dwelling Several Good Sections at Fairtoo Town Sections in various positions sn& prices Eight Boomed House, Peter Street west— To Let) H. W. BARKETT, 8 13 AGKNT, ARCADE. ASHBURTON ® J ASK FOR . i WfSBB/nEBSKBBBGSSnmm x- /^ i -V-*. NEW TARIFF"I^ J CHAMPION BLEND "MOTHER PRICES: # NO CHINA TEA USED BY ÜB. | mHE GOVERNMENT INSUR ANCE DEPARTMENT h prepared to gr&nt EMPLOYERS OP LABOR Covers against Risks connected with their Trade or Basineaß onder " Tbe Workers' Oompensfttion Act," "Tbe Employers' Liftbilitiee Acts," as well as under the Common Law. Owners of Property and Mortgagees also protected under gpeciai Tables. PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE EFFECTED IN ALL BRANCHES. For particulars as to Rates, etc. apply to the Local Office of tb Department. J H RICHARDSON Commissioner ■ Wellington, 6tb Juoe, 1801 i



The fifth shipment of the now Umov washing machine have all been sold out, and the sixth ia expeoted at (he local branch of the D.IC this week. JThe following testi monial from the Ashburton Laundry will be of interest fco " Ye of little faith."—Moore Street, June 30th 1901—Dear Sirs, I have used the washing machine I purohaeed from you with excellent results. I consider it a great saving in time and labor, and can heartily reoommnnd ib to anyone.—Yours faithfully, 0 MpKHKNAN, Aahburton L&uu dry* Smoke New Yeans



CONSULTING OPTICIAN Mr Ernesb M gandstein, DB 0 Ai, F R MO, who has lately returned after six years' special study in England and Con tinent, may be consulted on all caßesof defective eyesight. Daylight not necessary artificial light being used. Doctors' pro Bcriptiona prepared. Fees moderate. Con tulting roome, Casfael Street W;, ovet M ! Sandttein, jeweller, ChrittchureK 9to 11 ,§to4diUf j



j SUE RECOMMENDS OEUMBBRLAIN'S COUGH I REMEDY. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a number of years and have do hesitancy in saying that ib is the beab remedy for coughs, oolda and oroup I have ever used in my family, I have not words to express my confidence in this ilemedyi Wot aale by Ashburton Drug Co. , While Alfred the Greab for centuries past, j 3as slept in his tomb of rest, Old England has grown to be ever ao v&Bt, Till now she ia greatest aad beet. May her sons never have to suffer defeat, Bat hold their dear Island secure, Their healths they can keep and coughs > alwayi beat