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Malls dose for the following places us under, subject te the neoesaary alteration* — SATURDAY, April 6 For Northern Ports and Westporb, per Rotomahana, at) 6.30 p m j

COMMERCIAL.

TIMARU PRODUCE MARKET.

J (From our own Correspondent) The murketß at Timaru are for the most part firmer on the week, though the showery and very oasefctied weather ia ibobS) trying to farmers. Though not much business fa passing In wheat, the season as a matter of fact is scarcely oa its feet owinj? to the delay in threshing and bad weather, the market has a firm tone, and ehonld open well. At present buyers will only look at taacan and rdd ohaft and velvet of prime quality, and tor lines of these they are prepared to give 3a j 6d, on trooka, Timara. The oat market j ia very steady at 2s Id to 2s lsd on trucks! at Timaro (in sacks), and 2s 2d to 2s 3d ! in 801b bagb ; in all oases the oats mast pass the Government grader. Milling iAta are worth 2a 4d or. tracks, Timara. There is a good deal of enqnlry for both feed and malting barley, bat in the absence of offerings we can only give nominal quotations—these are 2a 6d to 2a 8d for feed, and 2a 9d to 3a 3d for malting. Potatoes realise £2 on tracks at country stations, bags found by buyers- A fair quantity of os^ta are coming to hand by road, and shipping business is very brisk. At the time of writing, the * Angola' is loading oats for South Africa at Bmaru for Messrs Frledlander Bros, Limited, of Aehburton.

CLEARING SALE AT METHVEN

Messrs Friedlander Bros, Limited, con dneted a olearing Bale yesterday on the premises of Mr G Baker, Metbven, when tbere waa a good attendance. The following are some of the prices realised :—-Sheep—• 70 store lambs 8s 61; 135 fat ewes 10s j crossbred ewe. 5s to 7s 6d ; 244 eight tooth ewes 12s j 68 two tooth Down ewes 14s 3d ; 86 two tooth orosabred ewes 13a 6d ; 2SO fab lambs 21s Id; 4Southdown rams 2|o;na. Horse*—Blaok mare £11; bay gelding £17. Cattle—Cow in profit £8 10s ; cow and oalf £910s; heifer £4 7s 6dt Implements- Turnip cutter £3 16b ; ouirivator £11 10s ; tip dray £7 10b 5 eeed sower £2 j Planet Junior cultivator £1 7« 6d; wool press £12; trap £14; harness £2 17a ; whare £35.

MAYFIELD SALE.

At the second sale, held yesterday ad the Mayflsld yards, thera was a good attendance of farmers, dealers, and others, bat ths weather was again very inolement« There was a luncheon booth on the ground, whioh waa well patronised, Th» entry totalled between 6000 and 7000. The following prises were obtained;— Lambs from 10a 3d bo 11s 6d ; good stores Q$ \ itnal! sorts 7s. BceediDg ewes—Halfbreds 7a 6d, 8s 6d; young ewes Ila 3:1, 11s 6d, to 12s 3d. A llijiefroms Anama brought 133 3d.' A few, on aoooont of another vendor sold up to 14a. Merino ewes—Boilers Is, Is Id to 6a 6d for good ewes ; wethers from 12 i 6i to 13s. Ons line of fats sold at 15s.

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET.

The Ashburtoa Agency of the New Zealand Farmers 1 00-operative Association of Canter* bary, Ltd, quote as follows on April 4, 1902:— Wheat- Prime milling Pearl — 3s 3d , „ Tuscan ... 3b 3d to 5b 4d Sunter'a ., 3s 3d Oat*—Dans 2a to 2* Id -. „ Danish 2a to 2s H „ Sparrowbllls 2s Id to 2i ltf „ Canadian 2a 2d to 2s 3d Badey—Malttog, prime 2a, 9Jto3j 3d Inferior 2s to 2a 3d ••--.-• Peas—Blue Prussian 3s 6d „ Partridge 3a to 3s Id Ohafl--Qood oateheaf 65s Grass Seed—Farmers 5b to 3s fid The above are prioes current paid to farmers on trucks at Aahburtou

The following is the weekly report on the Aehburton griln markaJi :— Wheat—Farmera are asking 11 higher r»4' t but raiilers seem disinolined to give, buyers' ideas being 3i 3i for Tusoan and 3a 21 to 33 3d for other eortst Farmers are asking 3i 4i for mixed lots. ODhe raoent rains, beyoad damaging the toy of the staoke to a oertaio extent, will not damage tha wheat crop in this district to any great) degree. The bulk of the oropß have been harvested, Many larj?e lines of oats, how ever, have been caught in sfcook, and almoafc, if oot entirely ruined. Oats—The demand for oats to weak. Had it nob been for the quantity damaged as above stated, those farmers who haye held over till cow woaid find ib diffioalfc to aeJl. Pdcos to-day are-»M!lliag Canadians 2s 24 to 2s 3d, short feed 2a id, ordinary feed 2s, or in oanta? bags 2s Id, Oat Sheaf Ohaff —There is a better demand, stocks of old chaff having about run ou*. while good dry new seaeoa's chaff ia difficult to obtain. OPa-day's quotations are b§i per ton for bright) ohnff delivered at Aahburtos. Byegr»Bß—The wholesale demand con tinue* firm in untjiclpabloa of a etrang retail domand for spring wjylng. Besb maohine dressed ia Beliiag as high »9 §& ; lighter aorbs 4b to 4s 3d per bushel

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1902.

The public meeting held in Mayfield on Wednesday evening voiced a feeling which has been growing in the May. field and Buapuna districts for some time past, that the settlera there are not so well served in the matter of railway facilities as they should be. The various speakers were emphatic on the point that the people living in the closely settled districts, between the Hindis township and Mayfield, were heavily handicapped, not; only with regard to feavel'iag themselvep, but in the con veyance of tbeir stock and produce to the proper markets,, It was shpwn that i sheep owners could cwfe tpopj: tjhe^r j sheep even to Fairfield without haying them two days on the journey ; that is to cay, that generally they had to remain in the yards at Valetta until the morning after their arrival there,adelay which j^aterfally depreciated the value of fat sh©e{V ft wj»jb also pointed out ' th&t there is oo sfaeilei* provided at Valetta station for horsea, traps, &tp, and persons living at Mayfield or Bua ' puna, wishing to travel by the Mount Sobers down train in the morning, must m,%ep send their horses and ; traps back, 04" leave them at Valetta, exposed to tha weafci&ei 5 and other risks until their return, A« a result of this condition of things, many residents of these districts are unable to avaii thevselpjp of the train, and drive right through to Asijburton ; while a large proportion fit *c *\#ejf intended for, the market is also taken by jotf. ,Qne effect of this had been to cause a goqf deal <& tfep ftoojc to go south ,to Timaru, which—with gr^tier .railway facilities —woaid have gone nartfe t§ the natural; market. Is was »leo argod fey mm* #Ji 1 the speakers at Wedaegday's naeetjng that as the Ashbarton County had not had its fair share of the public funds expended within it, the reqnest for greater ffailw?.y facilities was a reason able one, Natsrslly there was a good

deal of somewhat needless discussion ou the exact nature of the application to b« made to the Government; but: it enabled the matter to be thoroughly ventilated, and eventually ail the speakers came into line, and agreed to [ confine their action at. present to a simple request for a direct railway service to May field. Looking at the number of holdings on the south bank o! the Hinds it mast be admitted that the desire of the settlers in that dis trict; is not unreasonable, for the rail way is not of much use now to the j majority of them, either for stock or passenger traffic. It was originally laid down chiefly to enable the Mount Homers coal mines to be developed, and it must not be forgotten that there is a good prospect of a great and early development in the coal production of this county; in which case the ques tion of diverting the present straight line to the hills will be a very serious one. But if this should happen the Government would probably be com* pel led to carry through a railway on something like the route marked on the survey maps in red, along which it was originally intended to carry a line. Such a line would certainly tap much good country that is pretty closely settled, and would go through most of the districts which are now agitating for better railway com munication with the centre?. But, to judge from the manner in which recent applications for public works have been dealt with by the Government, it is highly improbable that the request for railway extension to Mayfield will be favorably considered; The taxpayers in the country districts ars sometimes led to imagine that in prosperous times like these, when great surpluses and a buoyant revenue am continually being proclaimed,their reasonable requirements will be attended to. Bat it would be jast us well for them to realise at once that the surplus is in the nature of a piog pong ball, one never knows where it is. The stern logic of facts tells us that wherever the sarplus may be, it is never within reach of the taxpayers. However, the people of Meyfield and Buapuaa are quite right to pat la their claim in good • time. Someday there miy be a real surplus and then even those country districts whose representatives do not worry themselves aboafc the wants of their constituents may get a fair pro portion of their taxes returned to them;

Local and General.

Oq the first page to-day will be found an' interesting article headed ' A Miraculous Reoovery,' and on the fourth page a report) of the R&ngibata Road Board meeting, Interprovinoial and other news. r!i»iAßtj Backs.-—Excursion fares by rail for the Tiraaru races are advertised St Stephen's Church.—We are in» formed that Archdeacon Thorpe will officiate in St Stephen's Church on Sunday next Unsafe) Bkidgbs—The Geraldina County Council advertises that all bridges in the county are unsafe for traffic) Aafabarton county Is not quite so bad ac that. A Whkcb Cbakh—A telegram from Grey mouth Btates that) Mr § H Graves, of Chrlstohuroh, on Thursday saw a white orano on the New River, the bird being the first aeon in the disbriot. It Beamed very t»m«, and allowed the patty to »pprjj«on quite olase. Sheep Worrying—For some time past farmers in the Doric district have been mi,ch annoyed by stray doga In the pad docks amongst the sheep, and some losses have occurred. A few nights ago Mr E Richards had twenty-nine oheep worried, and he now gives notice that poison will be laid in all his paddocks, and trespassers with dogs will be prosecuted. Many are j in. the habit of leaving their dogs loose at night, but should always take care to see that they are secured. | Peimitivk Methodists—lt will be noticed that oar Primitive Maihodisb friends are going in more for the old style of carrying I on their meetings, Camp meetings, love feasts, nnd evangelistic meetings being more frequent. It is to be hoped that the weather will prove favourable tomorrow for this out door Servian in the domain, also the following week for their revival meetings which will be oonduoted every night in the week except Saturday. They will ba glad of the co operation of other ohuroheu during these week night meeting!',

Peesjentatioh—At jthe social gathering held In connection with the Baptist Church lasb Wednesday evening, the organist, Miss A Gates, was presented with a gold watoh guard and greenstone heart pendant from the congregation. The chairman, in making the presentation, referred to the long, faithful, and splendid services rendered to the Church by Miss Gates as organisb. Miss Gates feelingly replied^ Important xo Teaohbbb—An Auckland fctiagram states bbat the IS M, Mr Bush, gave judgmenb in the case Thomas Gibb v Ernest Wa!ke% master of the Hikutaia school, a claim for £20 for assault, viz, being thrashed for bathing with his sitters and other girls* The headmaster had warned the boys and girls he would punish them if he found them bathing together when separate bathing places in tbe river were provided. The Magistrate decided tbab tbo schoolmaster bad no jurisdiction to administer punishment for an ofjfanoe commixed oat of school and sohool hours. Judgmenb was for complainant with $B t and £5 15a oosfcs

Tinwalb fe-OHOoti GoßiMirara—The usual monthly meeting of the Tinw&ld School committee waa held on Tuesday evening last: Preßont—Meesrs Clothier (ohairmaa), J Hampton, Tremain, S Giles, Gudaell, e>nd Fetgie. Tbo Master's report was read as follows:—' That the number of ohildren btf the roll ia 126, and the average attendance* for tho past few weeks have been 103.3, and the average attendance for tha quarter is 112, agaiosb 115 for last quarter: Tite Clerk of Works will allow certain of the trees to be removed whloh he pointed out;' It wag decided thab the Visiting Commibbee ba T^powjared to remove the trees; In regard to truant ofrUdre!| l vt|2B''m»Bte? was a«,ked t6 write to the parents mA i&fojri?} theip ' that the mw Act would be strictly enforced after the first of April. Accounts to the amount of £3 14s lOd were phased for payment, and the meeting then closed.

Hookey—The opening of the hookey season will take plaoe next) (Thursday, wbea tD tjie a side tournament between the follow jriif beama will be played oq the Domain Oval:— h "t^r^ppfuda, W Orowther, F Watt, M Bake?, * fiumphrips, D Stook (skipper). B beam-^C Sage, *'W Moora/fc Mo Don aid (skipper), E Mareden, A Silooofc, L F Andrews. 0 team—A Milliohamp, T Adams, Manchester, H Milliohamp (skipper), S Grant, MoOallum. D team—G Doddle. W Amos, O Anderson, MoOaakey (skipper), 8 Ohoato, P Diion. E beam—F Rand* Pen gftlly, F Clark (skipper), A Mitchell, IT Amos W SBlith, rießoiee —Sowan, Williami N vfoneif.' IKe team* wiHglay 20 minutes spells, changing enfla »fc half time, apd t}jo order of play will be an follows l—A team V B te&ms 0 team v D team, E team » byei The winnera of the first match will then play the & team, and the winner of thi« mafefah will then play off with the winner* of ths second match. f'Thesr«& gani'e wil,! oom manoe ab ,2.30 p' in »fatfft tit* g^oim ihronpjhoub being Blue and white v whtte< Akf !\k bba above players being unable to be pteaejo!) aw jreOTasfeed'to enfonn'the" oarjtain at once.-,-At th,o a#nsal 'mpet^ of the OaHtsrbury Ho.ofeey '^fiapoiajiiipß,"^^ 1 |n Ohrlatohureh oa Thursday e^ninpi, Ijfc docidod to play the North v go»fh iGantojff bury match *t) Aehliurfcon, the date ts foe %ed at a later meetiog*

Wiaxheb Forecast? — Captain Edwin; wires :—lndications of glass falling, after £0 hour* from now, with easterly winds, Acclimatisation Society,—The balanoe sheet of the Ashburton Acclimatisation

Society appears in another column. ThbWome* or England—Speaking at Saiford, in February hub, the Rev L Mliitb incldenbly remarked that, as compared with New Zealand, England was in a italic of ssmi-barbariim as fa* m women were oob oeraed. The Frorek Meat Industry,—Mr D. Thoma*, at) the request of the Farmers' Union, delivered h!a address to the farmer* on the frozen meat trade in the Arcade this afternoon. A full report will appear in oar next) issue, Wakahvi Road Boabd—The Wakanal Road Board held its ordinary monthly meeting this morning, feu* the business was unimportant. A report will appear in onr nixb issue. Fbtsioal CuttDßJß—Mt B" A Hornibrook, instructor of the Saridow system of pbysicial culture, announce! in outadvertising column* that he wili be in attendance next) Thursday st the rooms of the Musical Union, Sauoders' | Buildings, between 12 and 1, and 2 and 6 pm, to organise classes for ladies, children, and gentlemen. It was Mr Hornibcook'a Indention to have started sooner, bub the Eaeter holidays intervening, caused a postponement. < Rev. Bi Woodthokpb—-Lastevening the Ray R A Woodthorpe was lasfcltnted into the care of 8b John's by Bishop J alias. There was a (good attendance of the congregation. The chaplain, Oanon Knowles road the letters of Institution, The first lesson was read by Dean Harper ancL the second by the Rev. W 8 Bean. Canon Dunkley and the Rev. H Parohaas were also present. The Bishop preached a a&rmott from the words^ 'Who is ■'offioient for these things,' from the Second Bpistle of St Paul to the Oorinthiaos. Mr Woodthorpe was received, on behalf of the congregation, by Mr H M Marshall, ohurohwarden s and Dr 1 hacker, Messrs C B Cogan and 0 Hobbs, vestrymen.

U.A.O.D, Social, —As will be seen by advertisement m another column the Sanceas of Ashborton Ladies' Lodge intend holding their annual social in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday next. April being the anniversary of the opening of the Lodge, the social has always been held in that month, and it is needless to say that it is an event which is looked forward to by both the members and their friends. As the Committee spare neither trouble nor expense in making the gathering a success, it is to be hoped there will be a good attendance. We are requested to state that tickets are obtain able from the Secretary, Mr D Stock, or any of the members. This Land Board—A meeting of the Canterbury Land Board was held in Ohrlstohnroh on Thursday, The Ranger's reports on holdings in the Righbank, Eekeao and Marawhiti Settlements wete received, and the Board resolved to notify several settlers of the necessity of their immediate compliance with the conditions of the Act. On the application of Mr Spring, it was resolved to have Nos 402 and 408 inclusive, Ashbarton town sections, offered for cash sale at auction at an apset price of £5 per quarter »ore. It was resolved to grant Mr Donald Cam: eron, of Winterslow. a yearly tenancy of part of the bed of Taylor's stream and of ForeHt Reserve, between RS 22038 and 30089. It was resolved to inform Mrs McDowell that the section wished to be purchased by her in the Hinds township bad been gazetted a reserve, and was therefore not available. Death or Me J. W. Pye:— Mr J W. Pye, of Goraldine, who died on Thnira day morning, after a long illness, resulting from * cancer, was one of the most SfomUienfa and useful residents In South anterbnry. Mr Pye began life in a very bumble way and owes his success in life entirely to his own energy and perseverance. Mr Pye nnrriod a daughter of Me Wra. Shannon, of Rakaia, and leaves a widow and a grown op son. The funeral was to take pl«ce today, and the Masonic Lodges and Friendly Societies , had arranged to attend, also the Goraldine Mounted Rifle Corps, of which Mr Pye was a member. Salvation Aemy Harvest Fbbtivai.— The annual harvest thanksgiving services will be held nb the barracks tomerrow (Sunday), and will b« conducted by Staff Captain and Mr« BUhop of Christohurob; The kneedrlll and holiness services will commence at 7 and 11 am; at 3p m a pro gramme of harvest company songs, roloi, duets, eto, will be reodered, an i at 7p m special address and singing will be given. Apart from the local choir o! about 20 voices both of the visitors are vocalists, and the Staff Captain manipulates quite a number of musical instruments, including the Italian harp, Ecßliuh concertina, banjo, guitar and organ, On Monday at Bpm « musical feablval will be rendered, «nd on Tuesday the Annual tea meeting will be held at 6 p tn, followed by a miscellaneous programme of music, songs, drllli, etc '• A NovKtiy—The Khaki bicycle it now being fitted with ths two-speed gear hub, which not only gives free wheel, bat has tht additional advantage of allowing the rider to change his gear at) will from a low to a higher gear whilst riding, and can bo in- Bpeobed at) Best and Towna'a, Saundera' Buildings. Swnrb CtoiißS -Thn Swift Oyoie Comp»ny have received & Royal warrant appointing them cycle manufacturers to His Majesty, King Edward, Tha agents of the Company in Aehbtirton are the Eclipse Cycle Company, (Uanored Street* INXHBCHAS(JEABH I IT¥'~-R«dgß Whibworth oyolos are oonstruobod throughout on the principle of absolute inchangenbilltiy, thus in oaas of accident any part can be obtained and relied upon to 0b into its place wibboub difficulty or alteration of any kind. In' upoction invited^ R D Johnston, agent, Burnett street.' The Thntb Oonsignmbiki! of goods (thl 8 season's) just landed by Messrs Oates, Lowry and Oo include novelties quite new to Aihburbon, Among the labeet) in cycling clips are the 'Klipwell,' 'Griptite,' and 1 Holdfast,' also new styles in oyoling ponohos. This firm is noted for always being up to dace with the Home market, and their etook la the largesb and most) vailed in (he colony

News in Brief.

Mr Gr- Meddins, Burnett Street, announces fchat) he has jusb landed gun«, ammunition, lamps and : lamp ware, and carpontera 1 ' 'Biare will be a partial et)Up«<s of the anu on April 8 and a total eclipse 01 the sun on April 22, bnt both will be invisible la New Zealand. Next month* however, a partial eclipse of the son will be visible in New Zealand, beginning sb 8.20 a,m on May 8.

Gad of The "Daily Mail" Offer.

The Daily Mail (London) announces in oar oolumns today the final withdrawal of its "EnoyclopwMa Britanaica" offer in New Zealand, This sale was undertaken a few weeks ago by permission of the London Times and the period of the contract having been reached, no further books can be sold after today. We understand the sale has bnen most successful, e*CgpdlDg that even of Tke limes distributes of tba sldie work tw& years ago. A novel feature »f tills new ofjfoe is an extra volume complied especially ' for the una of students and others, and entitled i<A Hand book of Systematic Readings inthe "Enbyolo pjedia Britannioa." This yolume forms a %th and I? seat «jr»tis with' all orders for the ••Knoyolof »4i»«'? ' Much cdmmetit has been oajwd fry fc^ ohar'ftcterißtio manner in which this offer oj; 'fehfj f'^noyblo^'ieiflk Britannia" has' bee|j placed! b'efppe $1$ Now public* W* no dflub'b apupunt? ipr fte marfesjd spepess. Tosay is the yery Hast day, S*a aßnounp? meet el«e where *

COUNTY COUNCIL.

: _ —> , __ The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ashbartou County Coanoll was held yes terday, when there were present— Messra C J Harper (in the chair), EG < Wright), J Johnstone, MStitt, J Stnd holme, juar, J Lamble, S Chapman, and W. Morgan. The rangeri' report! were laid on the tabie. chaibman'B statement. She Chairman's statement! was rsad, which Stated that acoording to the statement) made up to Marsh 31 £218 10a 6d was the amount still owing to the Bank. The number of dog ooilars sold up to Msroh 31 was 699 TUB SMALL BIRDS PHST The Chairman mentioned the proposal to purchase small birds' beads Mr Scitt remarked that he considered Id ecght to be sufficient* That ought to induoe plenty of men walking aboub me itreeb* to take up the work of bird Satohing Mr Johnston favored a re&iooabh amount being paid, and would oppose the idea of paying coo much Mr Lambie supported giving a good prios for a time in order to clear them out,* If the aounby were going to spend £500 the birds would come over from Geraldine and the Selwyn counties. He thought these latter bodies should take aotion &b well, and he supported on that condition Mr Chapman supported Mr Studholme was favorable to the motion, and thought it would be well bo make it clear that no subsidies were to be paid to Road Boards Mr Wright: supported Mr L<*mble's proposal that it be condition*! that the adjoining Counties take action as weli. He oeuld sea very dearly that the lower the price was Sxed, the bettor chance there was of getting these counties to join in. He did not bold » stroog opinion mm to the price, but 6a a hundred ought to suffice, and that was 72 pence. That would induoe young lads to go in for it. This last season his (Mr Wrlgh&'s) place was infested with sparrows, and the gardener was at his wit's end as to whao would be th« the beet means to eradicate them* The poison obtained from the County Council was of cause; in fact, they fattened

on it. (Laughter)* Subsequently, the gardener uted bit own discretion, with more satisfactory results. He would suggest that 6a be offered, and tha matter be fully considered later, after tha replies had been received from the other two counties As Mr Lambie had mentioned that he would accept the proposal on condition that Us suggestions be added, the Chairman, in reply, eaid that if he aooepted it, the whole thing would be nullified. He favoured accepting a higher ptiee bo commence with Mr Wright did not snick the Chairman understood Mr Lambia's proposal. The matter could be determined after the replies were received* He, for one, would aooept bbc three farthings, if necessary Mr Lambie was not disputing the price st all, He was not quibbling about that. It was uniform action that was wanted Mr Stilt was of opinion that a good price should be paid to start with Mr Wrighb then moved * That this Council proposes to pay fd a head for small birds during the months of May, June and July, and desires to know whether the Selwyn and Geraldiue oounties will unite with this Council in offering the same amount, and also supply poisoned grain free.' Mr Lambie seconded Mr Chapman would have liked a penny to be given, The question was one of the most important that had ever come before the Council, and the havoc in the Longbeach district was intense The Chairman wanted to induce men who were doing nothing to go in for the work The resolution, on being putt, was carried! THE MtXI. IKTAKB In connection with the mill intake, the Engineer wrote in regard to the dilatory manner in which the caretaker was doing bis work. The Chairman considered that bbc amount of work douo wai not equal to the remu neration paid! Mr Wright: Qive him notice to terminate his agreement v Messrs Wood Bros wrote staking that the wator was not oomlng down Mr Stitib had visited tbe intake with the Engineer, and thought that) the caretaker was too independent in the matter. The Chairman reminded them of a sug gestion made previously to place a Ranger iv authority at the place. Mr Wright moved that the arrangement with the Caretaker at the Canterbury Mill intake be terminated as soon as possible, with a view to Braking other arrangements. Seoonded by Mr Btibt, and Carried COUNV7 BRIDGES in connection with the stock bridge at Jdavfleld, Mr Wright considered that a light traSo bridge should be placed there. & moved in connection therewith, the Engineer to furnish the oosb of same. The bridge to be suitable for loads not exceeding a ton The Chairman seoonded Mr Chapman brought up tha subject of a bridge over the Hiada Mr Studho'.tae also mentioned this matter, and moved thab estimates be obtained for bridges over the Hinds and Maroaan as well a« that for Mayfield, oi a similar kind as the one for May Sold. Mr Wright suggested that Mr Sbudholme should allow the matter to stand over, bub tbe latter was not inclined to acquiesce in bhie, as there was no harm in obtaining the estimates required This was agreed bo, also thab the Stour bridge be attended to Mr Wright remarked that the willows growing near the piers of tbe Ashburben traffic bridge Bhonld be removed, and it was agceed to have this matter attended to RAILWAY CROSSING AT FAIEFIELD A reply was read from Mr McLaahlan, M.HtB., in regard to the above Mr Wright pointed out thab It wa,s more a matter for the District Engineer tha,n, the member for tbe district* The latter could us@ his discretion in the matter BOAPUNA HEADWGRKS Mr Weight was of opinion thab the work of the pipe making as mentioned in the lasb paragraph of the Engineer's report, should be accelerated as much as possible. A com mittee should be appointed to, get tho wort; pushed oa, and confer with tihe Engineer. It would nof, be neoeseary to build a shed costing £500 to protect the pipes—that was equivalent to £1 per pipe, which was ex' eaaslve. The committee could consult with the Eogiueer as to what rate of progress should be made. He moved—That Messrs Lambie, Studholme, and the mover, be appointed to aot, in cocjunation with the Engineer, with a .view to prosecuting the work at the Raapuna Lead works The Chairman had no objection bo the appointment of a committee, but those who were mentioned lived at the extreme ends of the oouuty. He would ask them to defer action till his nobioe of motion was disposed of whloh was aa follows:—That tbe resolu* tion in instructing tbe Engineer to proceed with tbe manufacture of concrete pipes for Buapuna waterworks be rescinded, and the concrete culvert as recommended tjy Mr papier pell $nd the County Engineer ba carried oat id the spiitig,'" In speaking to h,s notioe of motion, the Chairman said thab the pipes would take a long time to dry, They were very weighty, and required delioite handling. The pipe system, as iar as he could gather, was nob in the direction of gaining time. The driest) months up there were January aqd F@h,' ruary, and there was p.o harry. ff hey could waifi arid H.b«itro the oemerib, As i practical man, hp aould cay that the pipes must be factually Covered. If not, then the pipes would assuredly suffer. There was no money to expend on a shed thab was e&psnsiV9. He considered he was doing s> duty to tho ratepayers up there by bringing forward his motion, ea they had to find tbe money Mr Stibb seconded, and still held the same opinion! The' frosts up there were much earlier than 1 further down th> plains, If, a Iftlstakfi wete roada new,'those ratepayers Would have to pay at the rate of 6d an acre and get no benefit whatever, while if left to the spring, there would be a supply for all time Mr Lambie bai heard nothing convincing why tbe work Bhould sob be pushed on Tbe spring floods would shortly be coming down the ftaugitaU. Tiip stuff that wa| being thrown out now, was caused Ijy their own "delay. (M/ 1 Wr»{?b<> \ Tfyb |s so)., if, they kept) on delaying, all the money would bp swallowed upi It was a question for tfee Koginepr to dpoicjo oj to whether the ( J> shewed ooaoreto culvert was the best, Jtj,

would be a pity to delay the matter any longer In reply bo a suggestion by the Chairman to strike out the words * in the spring,' in his resolution, Mr Wright said thab ib would nob do, and instanced the oa.ee of a certain contract;, When the channel was cleared* in Jane, the pipes would be sufficiently seasoned to be put mi So far, ib was a ante of considerable delays, which ooald, per* haps, be avoided, with all due considera tion to the Chairman, he thought) he had ; become hysterical over the question; (Laugh* ter) There seemed bo be no end of the' obstacles that were being pub la the way of getting this work done. He was getting more tired of the thing every day; He considered that the matter should be gone right on with Mr Stitti remarked bhab if the Council paid a large fee to get an expert bo report, and then went contrary to his suggestians.the onus of blame lay with the Council, and be, for one, declined to take any blame

Mr Stadholme thought that the more the matiber was discussed, the more difficult it appeared to be. He could not see what they were going to cave by the pipe «yatem. [Mr Wright—lt is a question of saving time}. He would like more information regarding bhe length of time it would bake from the atari) to the finish of She pipe work. Mr Wrighb had stftbed that the D shaped channel, »!! things considered, would be the be«h He would like more information before acting en the Committee The Chairman could nob accept Mr Wright's motion, as the appointment: of a committee did not bear on hi* resolution at aU. I The Engineer explained that it would take ! three months before the pipei eeuld be used. In his opinion there was a great risk from the frosts, as one night's severe frost would injure the whole lob of pipes* To his mlad the pipes should be well protected Mr gtudholme—When could we start the 1) sh*ped concrete work, and when oould wo j finish it ! The Engineer—l reckon the D shaped culvert ooald be put in as f»Bb as the concrete pipes After further desultory dbeaaaioE, Mr Wright's motion was atruok out) Oq resuming after lanoh, discussion on the subject was ooßtinued Mr Chapman enquired what was the differ ence in the durability between the culvert and the pipes, to which the Engineer replied thmt the culver 6 would be the more durable. In reply bo a farther question by Mr Ghipman, the Engineer did nob fear much damage by friction In reply to Mr Wright the Engineer stated thab the boulders were generally dresited; that is, put in square Replying bo Mr Lambie, the Eqjlaeer laid that tbe fall was 1 in 1040 In answer to Mr Wrighb, the Engineer thought that the frosts would be over by September Mr Wright—My experience leads me to believe that the frosts in that locality will not be over b;il the Ist of November Replying to further question*, the Engineer said that the pipes would be nude in six weeks time. Those that were made fitßD would be leas liable to damage t a good many of the pipes oeuld be made this month

Mr Johnston had not spoken on the question before that day, and had voted for tbe pipe system in order to avoid delay. It> was a pity that bhsy ooald not agree on tbe subjaeb if only to push the thing forward. He still favored the pipe system Mr Chapman atill thought thit the work should be gone on with. One thing, the channel should be protected, and that was a work that they raquired to look after first. He ooald not see that any tieUy had occurred unduly, with the exception of the contractor throwing up his job Mr Morgan could not tea why the work could not be carried on now. A continuous channel would be a great advantage The Chairman, in reply, said—Two or three el the members teem to place a great deal of stress on the delay, To a certain exbenb that means it reflection on me. There has been no atom of delay. We have worked to satisfy the Treasury, and X am nob quite sure that we have satisfied them yet. They are baulking us in every way, and I wlih to satisfy you bhab there has been no delay. We ooald not work without money, and if it had nob bean for the money allocated, the work could not be gone on with now. Regarding this question ol pips v, oulverr, we have had Mr Bali's and our own Engi neer's recommendation, and surely one of them ought to do, It) will bake no longer to make the an!vert than to pub the pipes inbs position. Whether dry or not thuy have to be lowered into position. Has nob the Engineer told us thai even Carting pipe! to Mebhven has caused breakages ? Now, regarding the shed. It) is suggested that a shed be put up to cost £500. Nobody has suggested anything else. There is no necessity for the water to be down before January or February. If we open the culvert now, it) will ratnain open, and we are going to proteob it, 1 hope members will cob take too muah notice about people being hysterical and cautious, bat we are here in the interests of the ratepayers. If yon carry this rosolubion you atop this work* You musb know that one long oontinaos culvert it batter than any pipe system ever created The resolution was pub, and the voting being equal, the Chairman gave his canting vote in favor of the resolution, which was carried. Following is the division list:— Ayes—Messrs Stibt, Studholme, Morgan and Harper ; Noes—Messrs Wright, Chapman, Lambie and Johnston

CLEARING A DRAIN. A letter waß read from Messrs Moore and Olucae, presented by Mr Lambie, acting for Mr Frledlander, fn renpeot to clearing out a draiu Moved by Mr Lambie, seconded by Mr Wright, and carried, that the Engineer dcaSt a repty * ACCOUNTS, Aooouata amouutlag to £7lb 19a 7d were passed for payment. *Hffi PACIFIC CABLE A telegram was read from the Fosbmasber- Goneral re the above, stating that he had attended at Doubtless Bay and witnessed the landing mni completion of the first seotion of the Pacifio gable bebween New Zealand, Norfolk Island, and Australia.—lt wai decided to reply to the same, oompii* 1 mentlng Sir iKoseph Ward on the manner in whioh he had furthered the iqtereits of ihs colony In this respect, NORTH HINBS BOAB Messrs E 6 Wright and J E Peter con sonted to the olotine; of a portion of North Hindi Koad.—Rs»olved that Messrs Chap' man, Stitb, and Lambie be a committee to look Into the matter and report to the Council at; next meeting. THE COLLEGE SEBBRV.KS Mr Wright mentioned that in the pub« Hahed report of the meeting of the Board of Governors fat Canterbury College the matter Of planting the reserves bad baea referred to. If any planting It done, it oould only be done by conveying the laod to the Council in fee simple. Unless the land were conveyed, it would be impossible for the Council to undertake B'oXyh woick In any oase, such matters should come before the Oonnail in tie firafc place

Thfe chairman said that it was one of $hose oases in which he, en oh&lrm&n, had taken upon himself the responsibility of communicating oa the eubjecb. WAXES BAOE CROSSINGS, Ib was resolved that a cs#y «»f th« Engineer's report be forwarded to the Mount Hutt Bp*& Ssaard re water race oro«eings y LENDERS The tender of Mr M airhead waa accepted for Lots i and 2 pare o! Reserve IJSfit Ib wan decided to call for tenders for Reserve 2494. RANOEE Mr B Lowe was appointed ranger for the Hinds riverbed. PONB SERVICE Messrs Oroy Bros. 1 pond waa granted, provided the oto^r ptirty agrees to pay the whole mala fining 01 the race, and payratasj MISCB^LANKOUS was given to Mr Mabbhew Spacoer to barn goree in the Aehbu^ten riverbed. A oiroalar ma received froc*. inn Byden< h%m Borough Qonno^l va cornpilabion of valuation roH, it{ • decided that the chairman be appointed the Council's dele* gibe to the conference on the subject. The Bpeqjal order abolishing the Ha.ngi<i&4ift; Rldinj?, and *ltierin« the Cppei; Ashburton and Motfnt SoHßers ildwp,a was.approved ol Of},i^i manajj«i', Aoton Estate, forwarded an aaoo^nt! for water churgea, and oonefdered that the New Zealand aud Australian L»nd Oompftoy were not) H»ble,~»Xhe tolioitor for

tbe Council forwarded bis opinion, stating thab if ohe Company perthls in refuting to pay, the remedy for the Connoi! would seem to be to out off the water*

Mr W Morrow was granted permission to take water from a race adjoining his bousa ab Doric for the purpose of aupplyicg hi* Bheep dip. In reference to a request from Mr Toner for fcfees for river protection purposes, it was decided that pines be granted, the work bo ba done under the supervision of the ifingtneer. Respecting the proposed additions to the Hospital, it wm moved by Mr Harper, seconded by Mr Johnston, and carried, that j before the tenders are accepted, the plans, specifications, and tenders be submitted to the Council for approval. A committee was appointed, consisting of Mneers Stitt, Stud hoi me, nod the Chairman, to consider the petitions of the Soath Rakaia and Meant Hubs ratepayers regarding tha alteraticn! of boundaries ol fcho said districts. Mr Lambie was appointed to act on the osmtnlttees in place of Mr Fried lander, SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting was then held, at which all the members present at tbe meeting of the Council attended, with tbft exception of Messrs Wrighb and Stadholme. It was resolved thab the cpsclal order respecting the Auatna and Rnogitata bonodaritl be adopted. Thsa Council thea adjourned,

WILLOWBY.

(From Oar Correspondent)}

The quarterly meeting of the Wlllowby Circuit Church offiolals was held in tha Willowby Church on Thursday evening, April 3. There were present ;~The Btf J D .Tory (in the chair), Messrs J Wil liams, W Harding, J Wheeler, Joaeph Watson, W KenniDgton, E Benbow, D McKenaie, N March, H Grajrbarn, 8 S Chapman, and Jno. Watson. The nam ber of a embers wad reported to be 166 senior and 17 junior members. The income for the quarter was shown to be, when all the returns were In, £7112s 2d, with an expenditure of £67 9s Id* leaving a credit balance of £43a Id. The balance sheet as presented by their stewards wm adopted, subject to a few slight! altera« tions. The Sunday Schools were reported to be in a flourishing condition, while the Christian Endeavour Society at Willowby was in a healthy state. It was agreed to inform the Secretary of the * Speech and Song Mission' that is to be conducted throughout Canterbury during the ensuing year by Sister Elenor and Miss Taylor* thib the quarterly meeting was deairous of having a mission held in the said Circuit by the Bald ladies, A committee, consisting of the Chairman, and Messrs Chapman, Graybnrn, Williams, Harding, DMcKenzle, H Wills, N March, aad J Wacson, was appointed to consider the question of general evangelistic services; throughout the circuit daring the quarter. Steps to get tho Historic Roll signed by contributors to the Century Fund were resolved to be taken. Mr Harding reported a successful meeting of the looal Preacher's Mutual Aid Association's Con ference in Christchnrch daring Easter* and the nexb meeting was arranged to be held In the Parsonage.. The Stewards entertained the members present) with creature comforts, receiving a vote of thanks, and the meeting adjourned.

High School Board.

The Aehbnrton High School Board me 6 yesterday afternoon, Preeenb~Me«ara W B Denshire, D Willlamaon, and His Worship the Mayor. The Mayor was voted to the chain CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read and dealt aa onrier :~ From the Minister fot Railways, acknowledging receipt of tetter from the Board on the subject of free passes on tha railway for pupiio of the, school.—Re ceived. From the Sscretary of Southland Blgh School, enclosing report and prospectus of that sobooJ, and asking for the same from the Aehburton High School.—Re ceived, and the request) whs granted HEADMASTPK S REVOKE. The Headmascer reported that the average attendance for the month has been 43, with a roll number of 47. The woodwork classes had been started under the tuition of Mr Sandford. Twenty eight; boys had expressed a desire to take up thiß work. The class took ap two honra of school time. The Chairman explained the working of 1 the classes. Some discussion took place on the question of the hoars of the technical classes. The matter was left in the hands of the Visiting Committee to deal with. SCHOLARSHIPS. The Subcommittee appointed to deal with the question of scholarships wu granted on extension of time to bring op a report. VISITIN* OOMMIXXISIU The Chairman (Mr A Orr), and the Mayor were re-appointed & 'Visiting Committee for the month. accounts. Accounts amounting to £57 were passed for payment and the Board ad* journed.

Borough School Committee.

The Borough School Committee mett last! evening for the purpose of oppointing an assistant matter. The asaal monthly busi ness was also taken. (The following mem bers were present—Messrs W Graighead (chairman), Beokingsale, Phaup, Kereel, H M Jones, and Dr Hunters Aq apology wai received from Me MeOallnm. BANK BALANOS. The Chairman reported the Bank fefttauoa to be £4 4s lid. COBBEBFONDBNCE. From the Board of fiducatioo, forwarding incidental espouses for bite wioath—Received* From the same body, forwarding fcb« re vised scale of charges, and explaining the same.—-Received. j From Gates and Go, Chrisßefenrab, re coaaseuaoration medals for tib* Coronation— No action was taken in the matter* ASSISTANT MAS«K*. > The Board of Siduoauion wrote, forward ing two approved applications for »he> posibion of tWrd astistanb te*oher. Mi Fhasp proposed that Mr F A Siloook be reoommendea to the Board fof appoint* ' went. Mr Jones seconded th» motion t Mr Silooak was unanimously nomlaatsd* BOARD. Mr Jones aa&d there were some old grapift of the echaos, who had pawed with neih In va^oua ejcaiuinatioDß, v»hoa» nanes did not appear on the honoosa board. Mr JB Mayne had forwarded a certified list el pupils who had piuHed ctarinf his term m headmaster t& She School. He moved thafc these nas&Bi be recorded. Mr Hewson eeoonded 4ha motion. The Chairman stated that when toe Board was procured the Committee had eons baok as far as they couid with «»rtotnty t 1,6 was deoidsd to procure a smaller nwrlte board, and have t&e names placed thereco. TMlffitHO: OOViIIXXIB. The ¥i«ltiDg Comraltuee repotted th*t no,tk«ug was ceqnired. AC#OUKTB, One aocount was passed, fwr paymentv and the Committee acl|purauei.

aHfii ASHBUBTON GUAEBIAK; SATURDAY, APRIL; 6, . 1902



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