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Commercial.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

United Preas Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, Sept 4

Wheat, chick, prime, 2s lO|d; milling, prim?, 2i lid; dour £6 10a to £8 15s; Manitoban, £11. Oats, prime New Zsaland, feeding to 2s 6d ; other aorta to 2a 4i; milling 2* 7<?; Barley, beet feed 2a to 2a Id, o<<pe t 2a 2d to 2s 4d, Maiz?, prime, 2a 7i. Peas, Prussian bluee, 53 6d to 5a 9i, Bran and pollard, B|i each. Potatoes— Circular Heads £6 10s to £7; New Zea« land Derwente, £5 Iss to £6 6'» Onions, Victorian, £14 to £151 Butter—factory, lid to It, creamery la j Cheese, 5d to s£d. Bacon 6Jd to Bids Hams, B£i (The above quotations are those ruling ; between merchant and retailer, and do not i represent the slightly lower values obtained by a recognised broker.) Melbourne, Sept 4 Wheac, inactive at 2? 103. Oatfli— Algarisa, prime, 2s 5d to 2i 6Jc!. Bar ley, prime, 39 6d j f »ir maltiog, 3b to 3 ljd Maizs, 2s 7d, Bran and pollard, lo|ieacb, Potatoes, £6 to £6 12a 6d; Oaions, prime, £12 to £14, Adelaide, Sept 4 I Wheat 2s 8d to 2s 9£d ; flour, £6 5> to £t 10sI Bran and pollard, 10 Jto 10} d

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Chbistcbdroh. Sept 4

Catelb—Fat Cattle t Only 109 were yarded, mostly good steers and cows, heifers being short. The scarcity caused improved prices, and prime beef mled ab 24s to 26 1, and in seme oases over j other sorts, 21s to 23a 6d. Eight North Island ouilooks sold at £22 to £12 10s ; local steers, £7 2s 6ci to £9 10i ; heifers, £6 17a 6d to £3 7s 6d ; oows, £5 15s to £8 ss, and £11 5s and £11 7s 6d for extra prime. Store Cattle— About 150 were yarded, very good lines and a weak sale. Calves, £1 2s, yewlinga, £1 13s 6d to £2 ; 15 to 18 months, £3 17s 6d ; 3 year heifers, £4 12s 6d ; do steers, £5 7b 6d ; dry cows, £1 10s to £3 s*. Sheep—About 3000 fab sheep were yarded, mostly prime wethers. There was a better sale, and a (he of Is, while good ewes also improved* Heavy wethers fetched 22s to 23a 6d, good freezers 181 od to 21s 6d; lighter, 17a to 18s; best ewes, 16s to 19s 6d; others, 13a to 15i; merino wethers, 14s to ISa lid. Store Sheep—l67s, mostly wethers and hoggets oame forward, and were in demand. Wethers brought from 16 tlOi to 17<* lOd ; best hoggets to 15s 4d ; others 10s to 13s JOd ; breediDfj ewes, 14s 6d. Pigs— £houb 400 were penned, including both good fats and atorofr, A Wellington buyer made fats firm, and farmers improved the prices of big stores. Baoonera sold ab 35a to 59a 6■?, cqaal to 3|d to 4d ; porkers, 20s to 325, equal to 4d ; large stow, 19s to 24s 6d; smaller, 12s to 18a; suckers and wean era, 6s to IDs.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1901.

We are sorry we cannot agree with the Chairman of the Education Board on the props isty of his motion at the Board's

meeting yesterday regarding the keeping

in cf school children; Mr Buddo wishes the Board to lay down a hard and fast rule that no children should be kept in whether

for punishment or otherwise ' during any

period set apart for meals or playtime.' We have on more than on? occasion condemned the foolish sentiment whioh intervenes between parents and teachers and the

children under their charge, with regard to tha me of corporal punishment as a means of

eoforaig discipline. Everybody knowi that the young boy and girl require to ba trained in certain fundamental principles upon whioh depend the maintenance of law aisd order, add the recognition of the responsibilities devolving upon all members of the com munity. Everybody who has studied the subject kuowi too, that one of the results of our Education system has been to place a great deal of the administration thereof in the hands of men who are not sufficiently well informed to deal with so important a matter as the education and training of the young. Many of these men cannot grasp the vast importance of the proper training of the rising generation, and we frequently sea comtnitteemen interfering with the public sohool teachers Id the matter of discipline,^ a way whiahaajalrewiy produced lamentable results, and must continue to do this in the future unless the legislature rsoognlses the danger and provides agaioat it. We are constantly seeing eaees reported in the newspapers of teachers haled before the Magistrate's Court, charged with assaulting pupilsj but in nearly nine cases oub of «> hundred the charges are dismissed*

Our Magistiates deserve credit) for the common sense view they usually take of the matter, aod they may perhaps be depended upon to aot in all each cases with equal fairness nod justice. But) although we may feel that this matter can bo safely left in their founds, ib is evidently a mosb undesir able state of affUire, that) such constant attacks upon fcht» authority of our public school teachers should be allowed to continue- Nevertheless w« ago no hope of a reform under the existing system more especially when members of the Board of Education are ft&tempt iog to further curtail the powers of the teaohens in the way of maintaining discip line. Some ye»re ago the proposal made by Mr Bud do would nob have .found one advocate amongst the member*) o£ the Board ; now it would appear that he wiil get tome support when his motion comes up for consideration. But that he will succeed in carrying it we cannot for me mom- nt believe. Corporal punishment baa been praatioally abolished ia our schools, since a few strokes on the palm with the regulation strap are an absolute farce ia the manage ment of the upper classes. It says a good detl for the moral influence of the majority of our teacher*, that in Bpite af this heavy handicap they are enabled to maintain any sort) of discipline. Fancy the effect: of Buoh punishments as are only permitted in New Zealand schools being inflicted on the school fellows of Tom Brown, or tha pre cocious Stalky ! We might suppose that the young Maorilanders are made of softer mated*!, than the British youth of half a century ago, were ib not that we have seen bow our boys carried themselves through the South Afrioau campaign,, We firmly believe that the namby-pamby way in which oar educational authorities are com.-- pelliog the public teachers to treat their pupils, and the absurd restrictions that are placed upon the maintenance of discipline, are responsible to a large extent for the iar.~ riklnißm which prevails. Surely if the pub ie teaehees cannot be trusted to administer

punishment^ a#<i enforce penalties with justice and diseri/fflinatioa, there must be something very wro»g io the mothod of selecting and trainiug tlxem. £he facfe is that more than half of the person who fflriticiae tha conduct of the teaahejro in ,th|a /3o©ttcctiOD, and undertake to lay down rjjlea lor tke proper management of children, keow no w« about the subjacb than they know abo«b the whereabouts of De Wet, We have Jr.esue»t!y kwws of iaatanceß

where member* of School Osmmltteos have ' taken tenchers to taak for their treatment of oert&ia branohes of disoiplina, who have never had anything to do with children themselves. The Board would exhibit a wise discretion in leaving the teachers a free hand in she matter of school diaoipline, and give them some chance of training the children to bo good citizens hereafieir. The teachers stand fn Itcoparentis daring eohool hours, yet nobody thinks of challenging the authority of a parent unless he is guilty of some brutalitys In such a case he is amenable to taw, and that is the petition of (he public school fceaohera

Local and General.

Ashburton Guabds—A general meeting of the Ashburtfoa Guards will be held after parade on Monday next, for the purpose of electing a Captain.

The " Canterbury Times."—Among the illustrations in tbia week's Canterbury Times are two photos of the Ashbwrton Borough School and aoholara'

Football—The match Springbnrn v Moana, was played in the Domeia this afternoon. At half time, the eoore stood— Spring burn 6 points, Mona nil

Bright HecRS Children-- The Aehburton Baautifying Aasooiation have mads arrange ments for an entertainment by the Chriat* oharob B.igfat Hoars Children, to take place in the Oddfellows' flail on Thursday evening, September 12.

Freight on Poultry—Toe New Zealand Shipping Company has reduced the freight on punltry from Id per Ib to 2i pec cubic foot, equivalent to about half-rate.

Cooking J?ckqo:ls—A cooking school for doctors has been established in Berlin, and among the numerous attendants are physicians from severs! countries besides Germany. The idea ia that adootor ought to be able to supeivlse the cooking, if necessary, in preparing delicacies for an invalid.

Unclaimed Letters— Letters from places beyond the colony, addrsasad as under, were received At the Ashburfcon Post Uffije during the month of June, and are still unclaimed : —James Evans, H Hegorsan, J Jeffurd, Mrs Laughiio, J Lynoh, Graham Robert!. Railway Staff ChaiHes—Mr Johnston, ibatioomaster, ab Monet. Some™, h\n b<nn appointed to bbc charge of the railway station to be opened shortly ab Loveil's Flat; Mr Porter, who has been aoting as relieving officer, has been appointed to Mount Somerqlj

A Faithful Homer—One of the meat remarkable iuatanoea of a long absent homing pigaon eventually tebcrnlng to its lof c recently came to Hghb at Winßlngton, when a bird that had been liberated three years previously to the very day made its reappearance, Its identity waa establish' ed by the racing ring round one of its legs.

VoiiUNTBHBS—The Ashburton Rifles paraded for inspection on Tuesday evening at the drillshed, under Captain Dolman, Lieutenants Hayes and Clarke, and about forty five non come and privates were present; Lieutenant Hayes gava the members a very good hour's test in company drill, and drill in extended order which were satisfactorily executed.

Accident—A serious trap aooident hap* penpd to Mr James Stoddarb, of Willowby, on Monday last* By come means nob yeb biWD, he seems to have been caught by the iron work of the trap he was driving, while getting in or out of it. The result was that Its head was apparently struck by the wheel causing concussion of the brain. Fottunately he was seen as the trap was passing Mr Jackman's blacksmith shop, and was speedily released, andDr Boiger was seat for under whose care Mr Stoddarb Is doing well

Local Pbkachbr's Association—A meet ing to consider Iha advisability of joining the Msthothet Local Preachers Mutual Aid Association, was held in the vestry of the Primitive Methodist Churoh, Ashburton, recently. Mr VV Harding, who wab voted to the chair, explained the abbots of the Society. B.x brethren were present), and ib was unanimously deoided to form a branch for t!»a Aehburten, VViljowby, and Methven Circuits; The application for a charter has been numerously eigned by both Primitive and Wesley an brethren, and we expect to form a strong branch, Whilst not quite satisfied with the suggested rules, it was decided to Join, and endeavour to amend them when the Council msej>3.

Cpx Off by the Incobjinx? Tipa—An exciting scene waa witnessed on Wednes day forenoon on the River Tay opposite Dundee Esplanade. Four ghildreu had been amusing themselws on & sandbank not far from the shore, and did not notice that the incoming tide had been gradually eurronnding them. Their danger was recognised by the people oq shore, and a man named John Chalmers swam out and brought the yonngaters safely to land.

The Population—The estimated popa. Jafcion of the colony on Jane 30 was £18,755, comprising 430,266 males and 38.3.479 fetn*le?« Exclusive of Maoria, the eatiwate was 775,654, made up of 407,168 males and J308.4&8 females. The net Increase for the June quarter was 1174 males and 1761 females, or a total of U74 persons.

Lakge Deal in Oats—One of the largest deals in oats that has taken place in Southland for many years was reported In Gore last week (says the @ore Standard) Mr M Hanley having sold 60,000 bushels of osta to Messrs Henderson and Batgar at a satisfactory figura. The whole of the line is now beit.g rebaggad in the firm's Gore stores for shipment to South Africa.

Land ii? o,^nteeboby—ln Canterbury the total number u\ Gr#wn tenants of all classes iv arreer with their payments on the 31st March, 1901, was 171, holding ao area of 33,446 acres, and owing £3)146, out ojf %, total number of 8361 tenants paying an an nual rental of $IG4#3s4. Tha arrears, therefore, according to a report presented to Parliament yesterday, amount to about 3 per cent of the total, This is leas satisfac tory than during the previous year, $ result whioh may in part be attributed to the lateness of the season, the harvsab being on an average nearly a month later than usual. Some settlers in the country diatriots also complain of the difficulty in getting their produce away to market.

British Traitors —A nswsp&per pub lished in Weymouth contains a remarkable paragyapJ?! headed 'Traitors at Portland,' which states th*fc most people know by this time that Portlaad Prison contains a number of soldiers sent back from South Africa for various misdemeanours, and that these convicts include three ex-oflisers of the Jiritiah Army,condemned for giving treasonable aid to Boors, One of them, ac leaab, had sufficient influenza in certain quwters to get the names of the three suppressed- Even in prison life social distinctions can on occasion make them" geiyes felt, and "Bill Sykes at Portland does all he can to show his eonteiippfc for tfce 4 traitor'lags. 1 who while drawing thelz country's pa§r haye cold their country to the enemy- Tfee pa^er tyied, without success, to discover the names p| these officers, and the precise eatssea that led to their Imprisonment.

RjJDOE-WHraWORTH CYCLES -AS Rudge- Whlfcwyrth Cycles are admitted to be the strongest, jjeatast., lightest, and bent in the market, we reeomnaend our friends when buying a machine to have nothing else.— R. D. Johnston, Agent, Aahburtonj .8 $33

Mayfield.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

HOSMING THE .FLAG

The pleasing ceremony of hoi ct;ng the . fhg w*a carried out in due form ou Friday, J 3Qib, at the Majfield school before » large number of people. A flig staff hud been ereoted in tha play ground, tha poles for this being a present from Mr Q Scofct; tho post from MeHarH Galkgher Bros. ; the iron work from Mr J Del low ; the paint from Mr WDellow; the ropes from Mr Patterson ; small wires, Mr T Doak. The work in connection with the £Ug staff was done by Mr C Griffin in a workmanlike and artistio manner, he very kindly only charging half coat for his labours, O«eh contributions towards the fund were received from Messrs C J Harper and Anguei The ihg staff stands 40ft high with cross tree, braced and stayed with wire ropes. The weather, if made to order by tha School Committee, could not have been more perfect. Tne committee I and speakers occupied Beats at the foot of the staff, three returned troopers, Corporal Harpsr, Troopers McLaren and Roberts being among the guests. Mr W G Gallagher, chairman of the school committee, opened proceedings by explaining the object of the gathering being to hoist) the fhg and welcome home the troopers. He called on C J Harper, Esq., Chairman of the County Oounoil to address the meeting. Mr Harper gave an interesting address, speaking highly of the primary sohoole and the solid eduoa oation children received there. The next speaker was the Rev W Haio, to whose lot fell the pleasant duty of giving a wel come to the troopers, which he did in a pleasing manner, speaking of the bravery and self sacrifice ahown by those who went to the front, and showing the children how it was their duty to take pattern by them, and telling of lives given to defend the flag in battle, and how they should be proud of and honour and defend their flag. Mr J< Dellow, as one of the oldeat resi dentil in the district, gavo a short history of the school, whioh was opened fifteea years ago with fourteen scholars, Since then it has been enlarged, and now ia not large enough for the present roll number of 65 tcholar*; with two teachers. He also gave an aocouat of the procuring of the fl»g staff.

Mrs W. *-\ Gallagher was then asked to hoist the fhg, an honour for which she heartily thanked the gentlemen of the May field Committee. Bhe also said a few words of welcome to " Our Boys,'' who have bravely been to the front to fighb for their Queen.

The New Zaaland Eusign was then hoisted and unfurled at the pole top to the breez?. The troopers and school ohildren saluted it, and cheers were given for the Flag, King, Queen, and the lady who hoisted the flag- Mr Dsllow led the ohildreo c who sang The Bed, White, and Blue.'

The Rev H Pnrchaa gave a most) intareat ing and instructive History of the Flag,' beginning ab the Roman Conquest of Britain, belting the fate of fhgs in battle, and describing the formation of the Union Jack, telling a little about Sb George, St Andrew, and Sb Patrick and their crosses ; giving a description of the Three Ensigns, and of the on® just hoisted, comprised of Union Jack and Southern Cross.

Mr Cooper then called on the boys and girls to give throe cheers for the Troopers, telling thorn what brave fellows they were. Mr W Oakley proposed votes of thanks to all who had assisted in any way to make the proceedings successful* This was heartily responded to, and the ceremony of hoisting the Flag at Majfield was bronght to a close by singing God Save the King.

Afternoon tea was then handed round to all, there being, as usual, a very bountiful supply of good things provided by the ladies.

Earlier in the afternoon the teachers of the school presented to the children the souvenir medals of the Duke and Duoheas of York 8 visit). These were vary proudly received and worn by the boya and girls.

la the evening a very successful conceit was given, in the schoolroom, which had beea very tastefully and patriotically decorated by Mrs J Dellow and Miss H'ght. The room was crowded, people standing. The porch wis full, and many spent the evening at the windows, An attractive programme was gone through, The pro eeeda amounted to over £7, which, after defraying expenses in connect! m with the flig staff, leaves % hand-ome surplus for the prize fund. The piano was moat kindly lent by Mrs Trethowey, A great deal of labour and time were s>penfc by the School Committee getting everything in order for the dayi

Votes of thanks w re given to all who had helped, performers, ladies, &ci Tho evening was closed by singing the National Anthem.

Mr Clifford Walder.

Mr Oliford Walker, who ia to give a recital in the Oidiellows' Hal} on Tuesday evening next, has made such a genuine sucoess in the No v Z?ahnd towns, ttufc his appearance here should be heartily welcomed. As a London actor Mr Walker is well known, and as a monologue entertainer he has travelled over half the world with conspicuous success, iv fact he has drjwn crowded and fashionable audiences everywhere. The N. Z Times sayß:—" Mr. Clifford Wa'kec ia, without doubt-, the cleverest exponent of the Gro?smlth and Qorney Grain style of entertainment that we have seen in New Zealand. His repertoire is unusually varied, and his lengthy stage exparlenoe with first glass English companies has given him a peculiarly fascinating and effective style, Hia private eoeie&y recitals have become extremely popular. Our eeuutry readers are warmly recommended to patronise his entertainments. They are of a very high class order, and prove how foolish certain actors are in imagining that to be humorous it ia necessary to be vulgar*" Seats may be reserved at Mr H M yjones' pa and after Friday next.

EDUCATION BOARD.

The North Canterbury Education Board met yesterday. The only matters of local interest dealt with were the following :—

The Dorio CommifiLee was asked to Bupply information with respect to bb account incurred by their predecessors in office, who, ib waa pointed out, had not shown any outstanding liabilities in the balance sheet la reply to his further representations on the matter, Mr" Hampton was informed that the Board was nob prepared to erect a school in the Pendarves district.

Applications for Appointment as mistress afc Greenstreet, second assistant at St Albans, and as mistress at Springston were received and considered.

The Rev Mr Woodthorpe wrote from Ashburton regretting the Board's decision to oonfiae the facilities for manual and technical instruction to Christchuroh. It was explained by the secretary that the Board has never expressed its intemion ef doing anything cf £be kind. Ib was resolved to inform the writer that his letter would be referred to the Normal School Committee, and that the Board would be pleased if he attended its next meeting.

S'bn Buildiog Committee'a report on the use of school buildings for other purposes than education* waa road, also the opinion of the Board's solicitor, which was that the Board miy control the Committee's decision in tfrts connection, and that the Board by regulation may restrain the committee from granting the use of sohyol bijildinjfa for any purpose ether than the pubiie service or yaes authorised by ebatufo or purpose's having an a^aity to school pu'rpoaes/arid prohibiting la any dase the disturbanoe of the sohool fittings and furniehingg without the express authority cf the Board; After discussinn the Committee resolved to recommend the Board to frame regula tions insisting upon the following points : — 'phafc a substantial charge be made for the use of sohool buildings for purposes of amusement :'hat half the proceeds from letting the bui!di%e'&@ paid i&£C| nnd to form part of, the inc'dental fnad, to ha used for school purposes only. That every care be taken to prevent damage to eohool buildings, or to fitting*, furniture, and apparatus, none of which must ba put outside the sohool. That the buildings be left clean and in good order, and all damage done made good, Board was further recomrrended to stop 4)1 inoicleßtal allowance in cases where tha Committees d|d not comply with such regulations. Ib waa decided to refer the matter back to the Buildings Committee to make regulations and tix charges.

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

United ;. Press ABBooiatlon—By Elootrlo

Telegraph

Welling! jn, Sept 4 The Council met at 2 30

A letter waß received from Mr John McKenzie, son of the late Sir John McKeuzie, thnnktDg the Council for Its condolences.

The Hon W C> Walker moved the adjourn ment of the Council as a mark of respeob to the memory of the late Hon James Kerr.

This was seconded by the Hon Captain BaiHie, and supported by Messrs Pinkerton, Twomey and Foldwiak. and carried The Council rose at 2.4J

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

United PreßS Assooiablon—By Eleotrlo Telegraph Wellington, Sept 4 The House met at 2 30 Ii reply to Captain Russell, Mr Sedrlon Baid he was sorry to say that Oolonel Henry had nob seen his way to accept the position of Commandant of tbe Foroes in New Zealand. He had been advised thab the War Office was endeavoring to select another suitable officer to fill tbe position. Mr Pirani thereupon gave notice to &Bk whether Government will give the House-an opportunity of deciding whether a Uolonial officer should be appointed to fill che position of Commandanb of the Foroes instead of an Imperial officer. The annual railway statement, the annual reporb of the lospaotor of Schools, and the lands report were laid on the table by Ministers! Mr Hcrnsby moved that the Limitation of Profits and Prevention of Rings and Combines Bill and the Control of Female Employment Bill, standing in his name, be Btruok off the Order Paper; This was agreed to on the voices. In reply to Mr R McKerz'e, Mr Seddon said he would give private members an opportunity within a month of bringing on on their Bills. The Financial Debate waa resumed by Sir Joseph Ward, who twitted Mr Maseey with desiring to pose as aa economist, while at the same time he was anxious to get all he oould for road*, bridges and railways, and that the hon member knew very fell that the North Island Trunk Railway had been oonstruoted by cooperative labor. The abolition of this system cf labor meanb stoppage of these railway works, and Mr Malay's seat ia the House would not be safe if he advocated eucb a thing. It was only another instance of the inconsistency of those members who com plained of increasing the expenditure, and yet urged a more vigorous policy of public works, Some members had complained that the coßb of the old age pensions had far exceeded the estimate of' the Colonial Treasurer, but they overlooked the fact that whan the original estimate was given it did not include the oosb of pensions to Maoris, besides wbioh the lesseniogof the reetriotions had greatly increased the cost. With regard to what had been said about the abolition of the mortgage tax, he asked whether hon members weie prepared bo agree to an increase of the graduated land tax on properties above £15,000 if the mortgage tax were abolished 1 If so, Govern, menb might) be prepared to meet them. There had been strong complaints about; increases in salaries, bub he pointed out thab members who were now complaining on this score had supported the establish ment of che new departments which were teepanciblc for the increased vote?. There was nob one of theße departments thab was not conferring greab good on the aolony, and some of them were paying handsomely. An inorease of £1,220,000 had been pointed to In the consolidated revenue, bttb the faot had been overlooked thab in the same period the consolidated revenue had Increased by £1,660,000, this increase in revenue sbowod the selid progress the colony waa making. It had been urged against Government that Mr Hudson of the Railway Department* had been allowed to leave the colony beciuse be waa uot properly paid, bat the truth was he went away foe private reasons, and had expressed very greab regret at having to leave on thab account. Government had also been charged with having increased the salaries of the highly paid effioers, bub he pointed out thvt outside of the two classified services the increases to head cf departments amounted to only £250 Of the 830 increases granted 802 were made to officers drawing under £300 per annum, and he contended unless l hey «vunt%d to knock the spirit out of their civil servants, they mxal give these increases to men in the lower grades. Tha salaries paid to the principal effioers iv the New Zealand Railway Department did not compare at all fayorabably with the salaries paid in oth-r polonies. He emphatically denied that all of the New Zealand loans were cot quoted en the London Stock Sxohange, and declared there wag nob a siiigleloan pf this ooj'ony; that was nob sq quoted; He went oa to gay that valuable State Departments like Advances to Settlers and Land for Settlement oould nob be allowed to languish for want of funds, and the country would nob allow them to atop their operations! He depre cated the introduction of provincial feeling, and denied that the North Island hud not received fair treatment at the hands of the Government' Mr Meredith had suggested thab the cost of railway rolling stock should be paid out of railway revenue, but he pointed out that it would not be sound business to do such a thing ; in faot, no batter means than thab ooujd be adopted to ruiu the railways. There had been very large increases in rolling stock since 1895, and if the Gdyernr^ent had not gone out of the oolony for it they could not) bap got ib. The very utmost was being taken oub ef the rolling stcok at the presenb time, and it was doing much heavier traffic per locomotive than in aome of the other oolonies. He defended the appoinbmenb of Mr Louieson to tjje Legislative Council, and said the promise of his appoinbmepb had been made before Mr Seddon became Premier, So long as a country waß borrowing, financial authorities agreed. it was wrong to create sinking funds. As to Mr Millar's charge that the sale of £500.000 preference share of Bank of New Zealand would result in the oolony losing £17,000 a year, he pointed oub that thero would be no losa as the half million would be invested, and would produce interest. The difficulty before the country was the scarcity of money brought aboub by the war. He was opposed to lavish borrowing, bub money would have to be borrowed for development purposes, and many English railway companies with a shorter mileage of lines, had far more invested in their lines than our whole public? debt. Ab to the position of the colony, there bad been phe, nomenal inoreases in every direction during the pasb ten years. Customs were cow very buoyant, and if they wanted that prosperity to continue they did not want their public men and newspapers to try and create an impression abroad and at home thab the bottom had dropped oub cf the position of affairs. Mr J Hutcheeon pointed out that the Premier, on the second reading of the Old Age Pensions B 11 in 1897, assured Mr Eona Heke thab the Maoris were included In the Act, and that in 1893, the Premier replying bo Mr Berries, said the Maoris were conditionally included. He held, therefore, that the Premier musb have contemplated the extension of the pensions to Maoris. He oondemaed the policy which was openly espoused by Government, of carrying on public works on borrowed money for all time. Works such as roads and bridges were hob permanent The policy of Mr Seddon would hand down a huge bill to p'6cberity without assets against it. Turning to the Budget., Mr Hutchegon described i& as the '* most uudignified document which even the Premier had produced.' 1 Mr MoLaohlau said thab he oould nob remember one sentence of the Financial Statement; ib made absolutely no impres sion on him. He quoted prices realised at Addingboa Yards to combat Captain Russell's assej,ticr; that the sheep farmers had never been worse (it!. Ha cgngro tulated Sir J G Ward on the reduction's that had been made in the railway freights, which were id the best interests of farmers'. ' Mr Seddon explained his statement that he had nob anticipated at firsb thab pensions would be paid to aged and indigeub Maori?, and pointed oub thati in order to include Maops the boors of bhe Ao'o ib; was found neoeaeary to' insert ail egpUq'if; | provision, stating that the Aofc applied to natives. That showed oouolusiveiy thabj

Maoris were not included in the BUI as firsb drafted, and ab that time therefore he did nob reckon upon payment of pen*ioafl to the Maoris. The House rose at 6.30 p.m The House resumed at 7,30 p m Mr McLachlan continued hie speech, He adversely criticised the Farmers' Union oa the ground th»t ib was opposed to the labour organisations and labour logislatiom He believed that all tho estates purchased io Canterbury under the Land for Settle ment* Act were paying more in interest to the Sbate than the interest oa their oosb, He had always disapproved of the purchase of land near towns for village settlements, and he challenged the M nisber for Lands to show that any such lands purchased in Canterbury had paid anything like 4 per cent, The land for settlements system hid, io his opinion, proved a greater buoqsbb than any similar soheme ever undertaken by aDy government in any parb of the world. Canterbury had coal deposits equal to Kaitangata, and ib only required the Government to take over a email line owned by tha Asbburton County Council to develops this cold field. Of late Canterbury had been unable to get Weatporb coal, and had been dependent on the Kaitangata article

Mr Wilford death ab some length with the figures quoted by Mr Graham, claiming that they were absolutely fallacious and iacorreob Mr Graham had stated thab tbe salaries were to be inoreased by £45,000, apart front automatics classification increases, bub the real ffiob was thab the total amount of inoreae'3 ehowa in the Estimates was £56,069, and of this £43,633 were increases in classified departments, Th« sum of £12,436, therefore, was the sole increase outside of the classification inoreases. He advised the tapping of the out districts by light lines, and he believed the out districts should have the power, apart from that already possessed, to build light lines if they waoted them. It waa clear, he thought! even to the casual observer, that oar railway finance was oa as absolutely sound basis. Mr Atkinson said the fear expressed by Mr M'Lftchian that the Farmere Uoioa would check the labour unions, involved tha confession that the labour organisation* controlled them. He described tbe Premier* action, in replying at a hole and ooroep meeting on Monday evening, to tbe crltU olems on his finance, at gross contempt of constitutional procedure and of this Bouse. He said the Workers Compensation Act of hst session was working out in all aorta of unforeseen directions. Ib was becoming a blow at the independent worker, ana a direct help to the hated middleman. The Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Bill, whioh was becoming known aa the Fraudulent Debtors' Protection Bil', should be reoou« sidered. A professional man, whose wife had an income of £1000, could not be mad« to pay a £40 debr, and there were other glaring oases;

Mr Barclay said a distinguishiug characte ristic of the Budget waa the declaration of the buoyancy of the finances of this country, coupled with a warning that the yearß of prosperity whioh had lasted so long might not continue. Therefore, the House should be careful and prudent with raapect to its expenditure. The borrowing had been moderate, and he piotured the stagnation thab would follow on the total cessation of borrowing. With regard to the cry about the decreasing birthrate, he pointed out that a large birthrate was always oolnoident with a poor nation, and with depression among the working population, while shorter hours and materially improved conditions of employment were associated with a decreased birthrate.

Mr Lethbridge said no one complained of the money being borrowed, if it waa properly spent on railways and roads. Whether ib h*d been properly epent was another question; As to the signs of de pression, wool was lower than it had been for years, and that meant thab the spending power of people would be reduced, end tha revenue would so down al o, onoe the prioeH wenb down. Farmers were being worried by the oontirual valuations, and the way oa whioh tbe valuations were made was one of tho reasons why the Faimera' Union had taken such desp root ia the country. On the motion of Mr O'Meara, the debate Wfta adj 'urned, -**"""'

Tne House rose at midnight.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Wa do not hold ourselves responsible foi opinions expressed by our correapotiiipnti

FARMERS' PESTS

TO TIIE EDITOR

Sir, —As my son was returning fiom ABbbu>-ton on Saturday last", he gave phase to a weasel.' it got into a ho!o in a Boil fence nrar Mr John Brown's. We baye lost a lob of ycu ig chickens by this pest j they are very numerous. Bafc this is nofc the only p;st farmers have to deal with. I under* stund that the seagull ia protected,—but nob by me, Mr Kditor. It must bo by thoie who are nob the friends of the farmers: Doubtless those living near the see are greaser losers of sheep and lamb?. Two of my family saw a seagull picking onb the eye of a sheep bhab was dowp, bat a'ivp. I fook the sheep home, but one eye was gone. We have also had the same done to lots of lambs while asleep by seagulls and hawke, I do not think there is any danger of there being too many fish cast ashore on the beach to need the seaguila help to cab them. I believe that there are a few more peate that the Acclimatisation Society has forgotten to import, Euch as tho otter, the mole, the wolf, etc.—-I am, etci,

Thomas Wilson, Seaview.

Sporting.

AsihTjurtoa County Racing Ciuto

A committee meeting of the Aehburtop County Raoing Club was held in the secre tary's office on Tuesday afternoon. Present —Messrs T E Upton (chairman), G* B Peacock, F Russell, J Hampton, J Davisqn, W B Denshire, L de O Maler, and H Niooll. Correspondence was read from the Waira rap) Raoing Club, asking for assistance ia urging the Premier to amend the Workmen's Compensation Act so as to exclude racing clubs from its provisions. The request was aooeded to.

The New ifoalend Raoing Conferenpp wrote, applying for a prqportion of the Conferencs expenses, and the amount wag ordered to be paid. It was decided to pay opt dividends on the. first and second horses ab the Spring meeting. A sub-Committee was appointed to arrange for the necessary alteration!! to the totalisator house.

It was decided to erect three starting machines at five and six furlongs and one mile posts.

Toe seorebary reported that forby nomin ations had been received for the Aehburton County Stakes, and it was resolved to run tha raoe.

Thirteen new members were elected snd the meeting adjourned.

FOOTBALL.

OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND.

Inveroarqill, Sept 4 The return football match, Otßgo v. Southland, was played here today in warm, cloudy, windless weather, and was won by bha home team by 11 points to 3 "

THE ASHBURION GOAEDIAN j THOKSOAY, BBPTBMBEK 6, 1901



PUBLIC HOTIOB. PMiSo^»NOUNCiiMBNT WE beg to inform >he public of Ash burton and Fiurounding district that' Wu havo tnken over :be bueinras hitherto oat» fled on by Mil Gsobob Wornku, »b v J?.imily Butohsr. East. Srreet;, Athburton, bad that the business will bo carried on, together with that of a General Store, in the premises at corner of East Belt and Wakanui Boad. We trust that with strict a'tar. fcion to the interest* of the public to mrrit a Ufair aharo of the publio patronage. Customers waited on daily. HUSTON. & SON. 7 563 " ! First Shipment JDST ARRIVED. To be followed by Regular Shipments direct from Gey 16a by every Mail Boar, OF THE RKNOWiJID THE KiaVANA TEA COMPANY, Colombo,- .-Cpylorx,; have -made arraniecmentß io send to Ne«v Zealand REGULAR SHIPMENTS OF THEIR CHOICE CEYLON TEAS, feeling sure the Tea drinking public will much appreciate a PURE, CHOICE CETLON TEA., Direct from the Grower, UN TA.MPKRED WITH. n. BEAD Tms"- Thea<j Teas are Packed In Ceyloa, and ara absolntely PURE. People rarely consider the DASG«R of drinking low class Teas. KIRVANA: is the highest grade known to the trade, and Is soM by all leading grocers at the same price as ordinary Tea. ASK ' FOli IT. ■ ' jcon pt Forget the name. So'e Agent Appointed— I T, COOCH, Asliburton, Fteo Sample and PntnphUt on applioatiosi ftiHE GOVERNMENT INSUR ANCE DEPARTMENT is prepared to grant EMPLOYERS OF LABOR Covers agaioet Risks connected with their Trade or Buaiueßß under " The Workers' CompeDßatioo Act," uTbe Etßployers* Liabilitiea Acts," as well &§ under the Common Law, Owners of Property and Mortgagees also protected anrfer Special Tables. PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE EFFECTED IN ALL BRANCHES. - For particulars as to Bate?, eic. apply to the Local Office., of th Depftrtment. J H RIOHARDBON .' .. :'-•■■■ Commissioner WeiliHgfcora, 6th Jan», 1901 j IHAVtf the following PKOPBKTISS FOR SALE Acre und Soub-j, William Street south | Aero and House, Havelock Street west Acre and House, West 8 de ; good potl lion 1 Aorc&nd Renidenoe, wish good outbuild * irjjs ; Moore Street e»Bb House and Two Beotinnß, Hnmj>»tead S Acres and Good House, . Wakanui Raad 5 Aoreß, grand site (or a dwelling . . Sevcrtnl Good Sections at Fairton Town Sections in vatiou* positions and prleea Eight Boomed Houee, Peter Street weeb— To Let H, W. "bARBETT, 8 IS AQtiNT, ARCADE, ASBBUBTON ff «r ASK FOR J7~iT I OATE fk Co's 1 NEW TARIFF '^v JH CHAMPION BLEND OTHER PRICES: © NO CHINA TEA USED BY US. f Monumental Scnlptor, 60 Stafford SN Titnaru * \ LWAYS io Stock—A first T7 xjL class seloction of Marble JkJ t—4 and Granite Monuments, If OoflSpna and Estimates may 11 b^n*pecteii ab th^eetablishmenb JLa •>''/■ Mr- John Wilann, Painter, V^ Boroett Street, Aahburton Letter Outtinf; in any style MES 'Bffi-.OW-N', LADIES NURSE, Baraett Street West, opposite Dr. Maude'a 13RKPABED to take la Patients and JL give every attention and iT |ir«.t T oJ»sB acoorr.moda.iioi). *.'*:. Patients attended at their own homes* 3Et X ML O V £3 I> - ■■ l To Tanchkd Street,(next.Ball, Horbaliet MRP 'J, LLOYD, MUSIC BKLLER and rpEACHEB or PIANOFORTE and _| ORGAN. |4iß.ioai Instruments of every description. Latest mueio by every mai'. Pupils thjfpiighly taught. Ternu-, £l la per quarter l Mrs Johnston, I rpKACHKU of the Pianoforte & Hinging ; Hfivel'ok Street j



.■ F. FKRRlMAN___________; FOR BALE. Corner Nekon and Oxford Streets, Hampstead rpFf AT Comfortable House of 6 Rooms %n& Observatory, together with good etablss and trap house erootod on the corner section m above. The Property is wdl supplied with water by one of Messrs Booth McDonald's WiudmM-. Tha Garden ia well planted with choice fruib treefii Toe Seotioii possesses ample frontage on both Neleon and Oxford Streets, aad ia within a stoao throw of the flampatesd Pabiio 'School ! Gash or terms to suit Parohaeer Apply 1 F FERRMAN, Land and Estate Agent) D. CLARKE'S OARBOLISED WHEAT PROTECTOR (Name and Label Registered under Trade Marka Act, No 13,796 and 158,143) Has been need 56 YEARS WtTH UNDEVIATINO SUCCESS IMPORTANT TESTIMONIALS Dear Sir, —Re Olatke's Carbolized Wheat Preteotor, I have used the above dressing for the past three seasons on an average Bowing of 1509 acres of wheat anil oats, and have always found that 16 gives every satisfaction- Ifc la also mixed with less labor and germinates a week sooaer than when dressed with biaeatone. M Stitt I have used your Wheat P.otccfcor, also Bluestone both on the earns paddock, and am much pleased with your Protector a? a much better preventive of emat than Blaeetone. Jambs McLean, Cairnbrae. F. FERRIMAN. BK WI3E, UY YOUR BOOTS AT I>. STOCft'S LUB BOOT SHOP, TDUJ&NET?: BTREET, ASHBURTON. ( A Pair of Slippers given away with every pair of Boots to the value of 10i« EGrGrS* j MINOROAB, Brown Leghorns, Lang* ehauv, Indian Game and Pekin Duokfl BITTINGS FROM Sh TO Sis. iDarly Orders Booked and Exeouted ia Rotation, 21 H. G. BERRYMAN. ECLIPSE CYCLE CO., ENAMFXLER3, PLATERS, AND MAOEINIiSTS.



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As the #I«sjtag days of the Bale o( the D I.C. in Ashsburfcon *?e announced, those anjc'ous to try the new washing $uohines itoe.gle.il responsibility had bobt.oi: mfeke their application while they have the chftHoe, an when onfla theiir owe branch leaves the district), bo fertile? (rials will be allowed, Testimonials continue to tfdme f.a freely, the latest being as follows : — Mouut Posßassioa, Ashburtoa Gorge, @ept 2nd, 1901. The washing machine sent ,90 jbrial ia in every respect aatisfactory. EncioMtJ ypa will please find cheque in payment, which Jdndly aoknowledge—sTourß faithfully, Tbos S Jw^ton Smoke New Vww (



The logjl branoh of the D,t,Ct has now been in full swing in Asbbnrtoo fcr jueb 5 months, which U 5 months longer than was anticipated at the commencement of the sale, The sale has proved aa unprecedented succors, and as ifc is now drawjDg to « close, those who are coa'empiatiog parohaaiog a pinno or organ, or musioil instrnmenta of any deuoripticm would do well to make their decision while eunh a magaifioant etook ie here from which to mako their selection- A ndw shipment, which will also be thaiasti, has usfc been opened 1 CIIKONIO DIARBHOEAi Mr 0 B Wingfiald, of Fair fUy, Mo 08 A, who suffered'from chronic dysentery for thirty Qve years, says Chamberlain's 00110, pholera and Diarriaoea ' Remedy did lilth ; more goci that) aay other tgsctiofae be \t%i£ ever used. For sals by Ashburton DrugOo^