EPHEMERIS

SUN.

Phases of the Moon for July.

Mail Notices.

Mails close for the following places, as under, subject to the necessary alterations.

THUKSDAY, July 17.

For Northern Ports and Westport, per Botomahana, at 6 p.m.

ALTERATION IN THE CLOSING OF MAIL 3

On and after the Ist July, the express mails for North will close at 6 p.m., and the pillar boxes in East and Burnett streets will be cleared at 5.30 p.m., in consequence of alterations in the Bailway time-table.

Mining.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Dunedin, July 17 To-day's sales—Alexandra Lead 10s 6d, 10s 9d, 11s; Alpine Consols, 20s, 19s 6d; Bendigo, 6s 6d, 8s; David Bend, 4s 3d dis ; First Chance, 15s, 14s 9d; Mente Christo, 16s 6d.

Commercial.

London Markets.

London, July 15

The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,655,10) quarters; for the Continent, 1,140,000 quarters. Wool—There is keen competition, and top prices. The Oreti clip realised 5Jd. An Australian wheat cargo sold at 29s Cd.

Australian Markets.

Sydney, July 16 Wheat is nominal at 4s 4d to 4s sd. Chick 4s to 4s 4d. Flour— £9 losper ton; Manitoban .£l2 10s.

Oats—N.Z. seed, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; Tasman ian prime, 3s 4d to 3s 5d 5 seed, 3s 6d to 3s 7d. Barley is nominal, Cape 4s. Maize—4a 9d to 4s lOd Bran and Pollard—ls 4d each. Peas—Prussian Blues 6s lOd to 7s. Potatoes—Tasmanian, £5 5s to £5 10a per ton, N.Z. .£5 to £5 2s 6a, Early Kose £7 10s per ton. Onions—Victorian £8 per ton, New Zea land .£6 10s to £6 15s per ton. Butter —Is sd, New Zealand best Is 4d to Is 4£d. Cheese - New Zealand prime loaf B|d to 9d Baeon—Bd to Bid. Melbourne, July 16 Wheat—4s Id. Oats—Algerian 2s lOd to 3s Maize—4s 4d Bran—ls 3|d Pollard—ls 3£d Adelaide, July 16 Wheat—3s lid to4s Flour—^6B 15s. Oats—Algerian, 3s to 3s 3d ; stout 3s 6d Bran—ls 3|d Pollard—ls 4d

Addington Live Stock Market.

Christchuroh, July 16

Cattle.—At the Addington yards to-day fat cattle totalled an entry of 188 head, including some good bullocks, and also a few light weight heifers and cows. There was good competition, and a sharp rise was noticeable. Beef brought 19s to 26b per 1001b. Best bullocks .£lO to ,£l2, ordinary steers .£6 to £$, prime heifers .£8 to £9 10s, others Jo 5s to £1.

Sheep — About 3000 fat sheep were yarded, of very mixed quality. Good halibred and crossbred -wethers and prime ewes were in demand for export to Sydney, trade having sprung up with these on account of the removal of the Federal Tariff. Freezing buyers were holding off, except for prime wethers and good merinos, on account of unsatisfactory news from London. A few heavy wethers from South Canterbury made 19s 6d to 21s 9d, local heavy weights 18s 9d to 19s 3d, freezing wethers 15s to 18s Bd, lighter 14s 3d, a few extra heavy ewes 16s to 18s, good sorts 12s to 15s 6d, others 7s 6d to 10s Gd, merino wethers 14s 6d to 18s sd. Fat lambs 16s. All taken by butchers realised 10s 6d to 13s 3d, and 12s 4d for a line of shorn. Store sheep—ll26 were entered, and them was a brisk demand. Forward wethers 13s, others Ils4d to 11b 9d, good half bred ewes 12s lOd. Sundries—Crossbreds 8s to 9s, hoggets 8s to 9s 6d.

Pigs—About 400 were yarded, and there was a keen demand for fatß and a better sale for stores. Baconers 38s to 51s, and up to 59s for extra heavy, equal to 4d per Ib. Porkers 25s to 325, equal to 4d and 4}d per lb, big forward stores 25s to 30s, smaller 14s to 225, suckers and weaners 5s to 8a 6d.

Burnside Stock Market.

Dunbdin, July 16 Fat Cattle—lo6 were yarded, prices ruling about 10s higher than last week. Best bullocks brought £10 to JBlll7s 6d; medium, £8 10s to .£9 15s; best cows and heifers, £7 10s to £9 ss; medium, £6 to £7 2s 6d.

Sheep—l97s were penned, prices ruling slightly easier. Best wethers fetched 16s to 17s 6d; medium, 13s 6d to 14s 9d; best ewes, 18s to 15s 3d; medium, Us to 12s 9d. Lambs.—sß6 were yarded, prices ruling about the same as those of last week. Best 9s 6d to lls 6d; others 6s 6d to 8s 6d. * Pigs.—l3s were penned, all sorts selling in favour of vondors. Suckers 5s 6d to 10s; slips, 12s 6d to 15s; stores, 18s to 225; porkers, 25s to 31s; baconers, 40s te 60s.

Geraldine Live Stock Sale.

There was a goo 4 attendance a£ tt^ Geraldine farmers" yards yesterday, and the live stock sale had a healthy tone aljl through. There was a large entry of sheep the yards being well filled, and the prices obtained were as follows :—Two-tooth ewes in lamb, 12s sd; 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 13s 3d to I3s Gd; old ewes in lamb, 4s Bd, 4s Ud and 7s 9d '• fat ewes, 10s 3d, 10s 6dand 10s 8d wethers, 7s ; forward wethers 12s. There jsrasi ajpo a good entry of cattle. Cows in jpofijb • 4$ t*> $6 10s ; dry cowb, £4^ 15s to |5; yearlings Itfsfco 245. ,

MERINOOLA.

This is the name of a new cjoth for ladies blouses, delightfully soft and warm, manu %a©tufe4 by the Kai,apoi Woollen Factory. jLt is made'ju a iiargaand beautiful variety of patterns and colourings, " Merinoola " is made from the purest and finest _ merino wool grown in N.ew Zealand.. This wool, while upon the sheep's back, has been bask ing for months in the sunshine on the open aud sunny downs and uplands of Canter bury, and has imparted to the cloth much of the warmth and mellow qualities ao essential to health and comfort. Invalids and delicate persons who suffer from cold and frosty weather of winter, will find this an ideal cloth to wear. fi Mflpinoola " ready made blouses excel 'ent'ija sfcyj#, fit, and finish, are now made f nlav^ukhku^s^ fhp piapoi Company's vl"Mf'""""■■'"■'■■ . , . '■'SCerJnppJa" .can ,be pbfomeo. from all the leading drapery throughout * New^e.^ land. Ask for ft, and be sure jbhe genuine Kaiapoi cloth i 3 supplied, Q g§o

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1902.

' The recent remarks of Mr Feldwick, in the Legislative Council, upon the handwriting in our public schools, appear to us to have been based upon imperfect information, and although it may he admitted that there is room for improvement, he had certainly no justification for his_ statement that "the, hand-writing taught in our public schools is I I vile and illegible." Mr Feldwick's opinions are not those of the Government Inspectors,' whose reports have recently been made public. In Auckland, according to these officials, " the teaching of writing is on the whole satisfactory. In the larger schools, it is in general efficiently, and in a good . many cases well taught, and the great majority of the written papers given in at the annual examinations showed neat and careful writing." In the Tara naki district, "the writing is generally satisfactory. Much of the work in the examination papers and in the* exercise books is very neat." In Marlborough, " writing on the whole leaves little room for complaint, the examination papers not so satisfactory." The Nelson Inspector says, " writing is generally satisfactory, and often in well disciplined schools good." In the higher classes, in which vertical writing is in vogue, great advantage to freedom and the acquirement of a running hand has been gained from the use of Jackson's Nos. 11 and 12, or corresponding style. In the South Canterbury Inspectors' reports, we read that" Some schools have earned a reputation for good writing, and as a gene ral rule we are able to give credit to the teachers for the attention paid to this sub ject. Legibility and a pleasing degree of neatness are seldom wanting in the writing of a school, even where there is room for criticism as to the correctness of the form of the letters when closely compared with the copies set for reproduction." Some of the Board's Inspectors have not specially dealt with the subject. It is when we read the reports of the Otago and South land Inspectors that we get a clue to the sweeping denunciation of the writing in our public schools made by Mr Feldwick. In Otago, " the mark for writing is lower than it ought to be. Examination of the copy and exercise books not infrequently reveals absence of care in the pupils and of correction by the teacher, the same errors in slope, in spacing, and in form of letter occurring page after page without any indication that they have been seen and criticised by the teacher. In a large pro portion of schools, however, writing is well taught, and the results achieved are very creditable. Slovenly slatework is respon sible for a good deal of inferior penmanship. We should be glad to see the slate banished from the senior classes." And in Southland, the Inspectors, after pointing out certain faults in the writing, goes 1 on to say:— " Our requirements in this subject are few but sufficiently comprehensive; the pupil's work should be uniform and legible. We may add that in this district the result of the battle of the methods has been a com promise, the style of handwriting now taught in nearly all our schools combining the physical advantages of the upright method with the characteristic grace and flow of the sloping." These last remarks give an indication of the weak point in the | system of teaching writing in some districts of this colony, the want of a uniform method. The boys and girls in some localities learn the running hand so much in vogue years ago, while in others the vertical style is adopted. The constant moving about of a section of the people brings together children who have been grounded in writing on- totally different methods, and the results cannot be satis factory. While therefore we cannot admit that Mr Feldwick's condemnation of the writing in our public schools is generally well founded, we think the Education De partment should remove the great difficulty in the way of complete success in the teaching of writing by providing for uni formity in the method 3 employed in the schools.

Local and General.

Cable News will be found on the first and fourth pages to-day.

Arbor Day.—Yesterday, July 16, was Arbor Day.

The Inward Mails. —An English mail tia Brindisi arrived by the express from the south last night.

Weather Forrcast. — Captain Edwin wires to-day as follows: —Moderate easterly winds ; glass rise; frost to-night.

Poultry Show--The entries received for the Ashburton Poultry Society's Show, which takes place on the 25th and 26th, total about 500 in all classes.

Industrial Building Society.—The ballot for tho sixty-third appropriation of ,£3OO in connection with the Ashburton No. 1 Building Society took place last evening, and fell to shares Nos. 71 and 72, held by Mrs J. W. Timmins.

Masonic—Members of the Thistle Lodge' No. 113, are requested to attend the meet ing of their Lodge to-night, when the W.M, officers and brethern of the Ashburton Lodge, No. 1811, E.C., will pay an official Visit.

Canterbury Veterans. — Among the additions and amendments -which have been made to the list of Canterbury veterans i*fc thQ Christchurch Defence Office appears the name of Frank Burgan Standish, Cameron street. Ashburton, lieutenant, Mounted Volunteers and Tara naki Militia, two years' service, New Zear land medal.

A Good Plan.—When buying a bicycle' always go for the bicycle built by a firm of reputation, which is a guarantee the cycle will give satisfaction. No firm desirous of maintaining a reputation would affix their name to a poor bicycle. At anyrate, this is the policy that has always been adopted by Messrs Gates, Lowry and Co., and it has brought them into the foreground of pro minent manufacturers.

At the! Front.—Among the pictures in this week's "Canterbury Times" is one entitled "At the Front," being a group of Canterbury officers of the Eighth Contingent—Lieutenant Manson, Captain Fooks, Lieutenant E. Saunders, and Lieutenant Harper. In the same issue appears the photograph of Trooper W. J. Bryne, WinsUw, of the Seventh Contingent.

Grateful Malays. The Malays resid ing in the Malay Camp at Kiraberley, never forgetting the generosity of the late Mr Cecil Rhodes to them, have, since,his death held memorial services daily. The services havg been repeated five times during every day, and are to'ta repeated^ 1000 days from the date q£ deatb,

Glasgow Barmaids.—ft is rumored that the Glasgow barmaids need not fear be^n'g wiped out, despite the recent threat of the local magistracy. Some enterprising English publicans, it seems, are anxious to acquire theservices of the Glasgow girls, and to that end have asked them to sign an agreement to wear a tartan blouse with a large brooch bearing the inscription '" Evicted from Glasgow." It is believed ifch^t ihis notion, if carried out, will prove a big 1 draw in London and other centres during Coronation week.

A Warning.—We would request our readers who are contemplating buying a new bicycle not to waste their money on sp calied cheap bicycles. Therefore, we rec ommend pke Rudge-Whitworth bicycle, which everybody knows to fee the best bicycle fcuUt. The Vtf^ models are now on view at R, D. Johnston's gity Cycle Works, Burnett Street,

Tailorings—The public are respeGfc ully reminded that we do not make strange fitting suits, nor charge strange prices Advance Ashburton, by supporting local industries. Compare our fit! Compare our prices! Observe the quality and "up-to-date" style of our goods, and remember that our motto is always " satis faction."— Craiohead and Berryman.—. ' Wora" undermine Children's Constitut-

Ashburton County Band. —The ÜBual weekly reherßal of the Ashburton County Brass Band will be held in the drill shed fco-night. The members are requested to attend at 7 p.m. sharp, as the business is important.

Personal.— Captain Fred Tucker will leave by the express to-night for Wellington, en route for South Africa, where he intends starting in business. He was entertained at a smoke concert last evening by a num ber of his friends, when a pleasant time was spent.

The Rifle Range.—Colonel Owen who will be passing through on Saturday for Wellington, will call in .'it Ashburton and inspect the rifle range, with the object of reporting on same to the Defence Depart ment. We understood that he will also inspect a new site which is considered very suitable for a range.

Hampstead School—At the close of the afternoon session yesterday, Rev G. B Inglis (Chairman), and Rev R Raine (a member of the Committee) attended. They briefly addressed the children, pointing out the reason for an Arbor Day, mentioning the qualities of trees to be planted, and explain ing some important facts in connection with plant life. The gentleman then took pos session of the spade, and Mr Inglis planted the " King Edward " oak and Mr Raine the " QueenJAlexandra " oak. Before conclud ing the proceedings, the chairman asked the headmaster to plant a weeping elm in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in South Africa.

Tailoring.—Messrs Strange and Com pany, of Christchurch, whose tailoring is giving such unqualified satisfaction in Ashburton, propose to despatch their Mr Kerr—one of their cleverest cutters—to this town again on Saturday, 19th inst. Mr Kerr may be seen at Strange an Company's Ashburton Agency (Mr San drey's) next Saturday between the hours of 1 p.m. and 6.30 p.m., when he will " fit on " orders already secured, and book fresh ones. You may go elsewhere for your tailoring, and pay more for it, but you cannot get it of better quality than Strange and Co. provide. Their charges are strictly moderate.—Advt.

Victorian Wheat Harvest.—-The Mel bourne " Argus " reports as follows on the Victorian wheat harvest:—Any doubt that may have remained regarding the charac ter of the last wheat harvest is dispelled by the fact that the farmer's deliveries since Ist January are nearly five million bushels less than for the corresponding period last year, notwithstanding that comparatively high prices are ruling. But it is generally recognised that there is more than sufficient wheat and flour to cover the requirements of the year. To bring cargoes of Australian wheat back from England 'would, therefore, result in breaking the local markets. The prices ruling for cargoes, and the coat of bringing them back, would probably, how ever, leave a slight loss at our present market rates, while it would hardly be possible for a vessel to return from Fal mouth to arrive here much before October, when the influence of the approach of the next harvest will commence to be felt.

Have ant op tour Neighbours Told You that the Greatest Saie of Reliable Cycles ever held in New Zealand is under way at John Orr and Co.'s, sole New Zea land agents for the celebrated easy running Waverley Cycles. In order to celebrate the sale of 1000 Waverley Cycles, John Or» and Co. are offering six Ladies' and six Men's Machines at the extremely low price of ,£l6 10s, complete with lamp and bell. These are not old model machines, but the Latest 1902 Waverleys, and as this offer only remains open for two weeks you cannot afford to delay. The Waverley is no new machine of which you know nothing but one that has stood the test of time and wear, and there are hundreds 'of Waverleys in use at the present time which have been ridden by their fortunate owneis many thousands of miles over all kinds of country, good and bad, at a cost of next to nothing for repairs. Bear this in mind, the sale only lasts two weeks.

News in Brief.

With this issue we distribute on behalf of Messrs Mitchell and Turner a catalogue setting forth the advantages to be gained by purchasing general drapery goods at their establishment.

Mr D. Thomas will sell by auction at the Arcade on Saturday, July 26th, Mr John Hepburn's freehold consisting of 86 acres, situated within five miles of Ashburton.

A fancy dress ball will be held in the Methven school-room on Friday, July 25th Eefreshments will be provided.

The Minister of Justice has decided that all prisoners sentenced to terms exceeding three months shall be allowed to smoke once a day.

Mr H. C. Barrett, draper, Bast Street, directs attention to his special offer to cash buyers of drapery, clothing and boots of a special discount of two shillings in the pound off every purchaser from the small sum of fivepence upwards.

A movement is proceeding in America to omit the "Dear Sir" and "Yours truly, faithfully, sincerely," etc., from letters. This, says the Toronto Globe, is a sign of the gross material spirit of the age, which attacks also the kissing of babie3 and the interchange of kisses among ladies.

For using an old United States flag as a bag in his business of rag collecting, a man has been fined 20dol at Boston, the charge being " contemptuous use of the United States flag."

Newcastle is about to pave its main thoroughfares with wood at a cost of £70,000.

Each decade of years brings a lengthen ing of average life. In 1900 the deaths in 271 cities of a population of 5000 or more were 18.5 per 1000 whereas the death rate in the same cities in 1890 wa.s 21 per 1000,

A device for giving first aid to the injur ed in street accidents has been tested in Paris. It is not ijnlike a letter box on a pillar, and contains a small medicine case and a stretcher folded compactly. By a signal apparatus an ambulance can be called,

In his speech at the Picton Freezing Works last week Mr Gilbert Anderson, managing director of the Gbristchuroh- Meat Company, said that hia company had received an order from South Africa for the supply of 5000 sides of bacon monthly.

The Southland " Daily News " writes :— A bird that hitherto has been a complete stranger to this part of the world—the red-pole—was brought to this office by Mr McCormack. A flock arrived on Mr Maher's property at Kew the other day, one of which was shot for the purpose of determining its species. The little feathered visitors must have migrated from else where, probably Australia. It belongs to the goldfinch or linnet tribe, but is smaller and has a red head.

Correspondence.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by our correspondents.

A. AND P. SHOWS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,—As I understand the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association is inclined to be progressive, I am induced through your medium to give a few sug gestions that might be of service to its management in the way of breaking through the Conservative ideas that hedge most of its kindred Societies. Agricultural and Pastoral Associations were formed for the purpose of advancing these industries, and educating those who are connected with { them. I am afraid the original idea has long been lost sight of, and the more lucra tive one of catering for public amusement has taken its place. The acquisition of extensive and commodious grounds and buildings have been their study, and the success of their annual show gauged by the gate money. Men who have no direct connection with either pastoral or agricul tural pursuits have been placed at the head of affairs, and altogether the business has been conducted on a commercial basis instead of an educational one. Farmers and pastoralists in the colony labour under the erroneous impression that they are far ahead of their British brethren in all matters pertaining to this calling, and in this they have the support of the Press. At the same time they are most anxious to copy in some instances Home, ideas, and have failed ignominiously. One illustration will suffice me, viz., the Flock Book. They carry these ideas to the Show yard, and offer premiums, and give awards to animals called by British names here, that have no no right whatever to assume. For instance, Carriage Stallions. What a burlesque ! I keep myself pretty well posted up in these affairs, and I sssert that no carriage stal lion or mare, as is known in England, has ever been imported into this colony. If a mixture of Clydesdale, American Trotting, and Thoroughbred rolled into one, consti tute a carriage horse, as admitted by such horses receiving prizes as carriage horses, then we have any amount. If we are ahead of our British brethren we show it iv many extraordinary ways at our Agricultural Shows. I have seen a Society recognise that it was the correct thing for a Shorthorn to have a black nose by giving such an animal a prize—shades of Booth and Bates ! I have seen, sir, sheep recognised and awarded prizes as English Leicester that carried a fleece of wool that would be classed as weak Lincoln by an expert wool classer. I have seen sheep called-Border Leicesters and recog nised by Societies as showing such merit as to deserve their premium, carrying heavier under lines and offal than a Bomney. As for soundness in our Show yard horses, or rather unsoundness, it is so glaring as to need no particularising. With these few remarks by the way of introduction I respectfully ask the members of the Ash burton Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion to reflect on the following suggestion. —"That all judges be required to give their reasons for arriving at their decisions." That these be printed and distributed, in a two day's show this is quite practicable. This would be fair to the judges themselves, satisfactory to the exhibitors, and above all educating to those who are desirous of in formation, or perhaps better if the Society I would on the firat evening of the Show hold a social, where the judgee would be asked to give an explanation of their work, and criticism on the stock placed before them. j We are at present busy with schemes for teaching children in school the rudiments of agriculture, but here would be an ex cellent opportunity of teaching children of more advanced years, and with practical illustrations too. This would help to popularise the Show in a great measure, aud also be the means of increasing the revenue, and through a legitimate channel. I shoxild debar breeders of. any purebred stock judging that class of stock. The Hackney Horse Society of Great Britain have every exhibit examined by competent veterinary surgeons before they are allowed to parade before the judges, and anything that cannot pass them as being free from heriditary unsoundness is not allowed to enter the judging ring, I consider that this plan might be adopted by the Ashbur ton Society with credit to themselves and benefit to the community Until such time as other names than the ones borne by our differant breeds of cattle, horses, and sheep, are found, in preference (it may be) to those they are known by in the countries they are indigent of, let them by all means be judged according to the standard of ex cellence fixed in these countries. I admit that funds are necessary to carry on the work, but let the Society be alive to the grand object for which it was incorporated, and strive by every possible means to popularise and distribute the educational knowledge that is aitaohed'to a judiciously framed prize list, and I am certain that support from the proper quarters will follow. Our young shepherds and plough men would derive such benefit that would not only be profitable and advancing to themselves, but also to their employers. Trusting that some good may follow from these few remarks.—l am, etc,,'

Non-Mbmbeb,

Cricket.

Australia v. Gloucestershire.

London, July 15 The Australians have lost five wickets for 545. Hopkins joined Hill. The latter j had added a couple, when he was caught' by Board off Wrathall. He was a 195 minutes at the wicket, but gave ssveral chances. He made seventeen foarers. Arm strong followed, and the partnership pro-, duced 110 runs, towards which Armstrong contributed 35 before Brown bowled him. Darling assisted Hopkins to play out time, shortly before which the latter completed his century, batting 95 minutes. He gave a fine, display of free, faultless cricket, The scores are; — '\ * Australians, First Innings, Trumper , .., 92 DufE .., „< „. 62 Noble .., ■■„. 100 Hill, cßoard, b Wrathall .., 123 Hopkins, (not out) .., ... 105 Armstrong, b Brown> 35 Darling (not out) 13 Received July 17, 9.50 a.m. London, July 16 The Australians declared their innings i closed with five wickets for 545. Gloucester's second innings resulted in 168, the Australians winning by an innings and 222 runs. Gloucester opened inauspici ously, five wickets being down for 6. Board and Seweli then carried the score to 121 before both were caught. ,At luncheon eight wickets wore down for 151, and on resuming, the game was soon finished. The chief scores were—Board 36, Sewell 35, Lang don 23, Jessop 21. Armstrong took 3 wic kets for 13^ runs, Jone^ 3 for 62. ' '

HIGH SCORING.

Received July 17.10.18 a.m. Sussex made 705 for eight wickets againsf Surrey j Ranjitsinhji not out 234. The London County made 568 against Marylebone, Pqidevin, the e*-Sydneyite, scoring 161, and Grape 131. The latter thus registered his two hundrecltl} century.

ETERNAL TROUBLE

ffhile competition, overwork, straine^ nerves and ignorance of right living tor* ment 'mankind, there will be troubles with" the digestive 'organs, liver and Sidneysl The world is full of dyspeptics, and' while this is so, there is a glorious mission fo,p Impey'i* May Apple, the ideal family mcdi-> cine. This great herbal compound rectifies the wrong j it aids Nature in its operations- It gently moves the bowels, stimulates the action of the liver and kidneys, aids diges tion, and banishes all stomach troubles. Impey's May Apple is to-day the world's greatest cure for dyspepsia, constipation, and biliousness. Sold by chemists and stores at 2s 6d per bottle, or post free from the whole-sale agents, Sharland. and Co., Wel lington, j

PARLIAMENT.

House of Representatives.

Wellington, July 16 The House met at 2.30 p.m. The Cycle Boards Bill and Eoad Boards Act Amendment Bill were read a first time.

Replying to questions, Minsters said ttiat if an amendment to the Municipal Cor- I porations Act was made this session, pro vision would be made to allow a borough to be constituted at any time when it is shown, that there is the necessary amonnt of population; that at present charges for telephones could not be reduced ; that steps would be taken to admit other than Pit man's shorthand system in examination for the Civil Service; that enquiries were being made, and if satisfactory, the Mar coni system of communication would be, established between the main \islands of New Zealand and the Chathatns ; that the Government had no intention of forcing the purchase of the Manawatu railway, neithefc would it take the line over under the Pubr lie Works Act; that until classication is complete, railway servants will not receive the extra salaries due them under; the Classification Act; that legislation would be introduced this session enabling Koad Boards to tax for sanitary purposes under the Public Health Act; that the question of abolishing fees in high schools, and pro ' viding for periodical examinations ithereof, and regulating the conditions of admission on the basis of examination, was under consideration; that steps would be taken to simplify the regulations re starting manual and technical schools in suitable centres; that the regulations as to dairies would be amended shortly; that the Land Bill would ba introduced in time to enable the House to deal with it this session. , The House rose at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30. On the motion of Sir Joseph Ward the Electoral Bill was read a second time pro forma, and referred to the Statutes Re vision Committee.

Mr James Allen resumed the debate on the Financial Statement. Referring to Mr E. M. Smith's consistent advocacy of the claims of TaranaM ironsand, he said that it devolved upon the colony to see that the . valuable estates of the Crown were not taken out of the hands of the Crown arid handed over to English syndicates without good cause being shown. Proceeding to criticise the Budget, Mr Allen said he joined with Sir "William Busseli and Mt Thomson in declaring that the heavy borrowing of the colony was a matter for serious consideration, as it led to a fictitious prosperity. Last year Mr Seddon had warned the-House that they must go slow in their borrowing transactions, but that policy had been reversed by Sir, Joseph Ward in this year's Financial Statement. Our borrowing had increased from .£75,000 in 1891 to over three millions in 1901, and in face of these figures he thought it was time for people to pause and seriously con sider the position. He did not say that borrowing was not necessary to a certain extent to assist public works, but he did say that our expenditure of borrowed money was wild, wasteful, and wrong. He contended that the borrowed money had been extravagantly expended on the rail ways, that the railways construction was being carried out on a wasteful principle, that money for co-operative works was not judiciously expended, and that various - items were now wrongly charged to the Public Works fund instead of being charged to the revenue. Interest charges were steadily mounting up as was • evidenced -by-.., the fact that for last year and the current year the increase represented a sum of •£147,000. He asked whether the country ' realised the position, for in the course of a very short time the question of increased taxation would have to be faced.

11l the course of adverse criticism o£ the debenture transactions of the Government, Mr Allen especially condemned the system of issuing short dated debentures to the public at four per cent, and giving our own departments only 3£ per cent for them; and he did not think it was a very safe policy to sell debentures in the way the ' Government was doing-. He regarded the surplus as an evidence of unsound finance, and quoted a memo from the Auditor- General to show that at the 31st March last j>60,0 JO had been paid away, which had not been brought to;book in the year's accounts. He also questioned whether our - liabilities had been estimated in the same way as last year.

Mr Gilfedder said that Mr Allen, had delivered one of those good old Tory speeches which they had' heard in that House at any time during the past six years. When the Opposition pointed to the fact that our indebtedness was increas ing, why did they not admit also that our national assets had,abundantly increased. He challenged the Opposition to oppose on the hustings at the coming election any of the measures of the present administration, and to say that they would repeal those measures. They would not have the courage to do anything of the kind. Mr Gilfedder went on to speak of the foreign markets, and advocated reciprocity within the Empire, and protection against the outside world.; The Government should make every effort to open up fresh markets, and it behoved the Ministers to be up and doing in order to secure a strong foothold in trade with South Africa. Dealing with, educational matters, he urged the adoption of a uniform system of school bookß, and ( », suggested that teachers should be removed at regular intervals from one school to another. Instead of the co-operative labor system, he would prefer to see these works . let in small contracts, He urged a reduc tion in' the expecditure on the defence works, and an increase in the outlay on Volunteers.

Mr Matman combatted Mr Allan's state ments with regard toco-operative iroris, and said he had only used the old stock : phrases of the Opposition, The public were now able to see through the es> tra^agan,t speeches of members of the Op position, Wh,en the colony's assets were taken into, consideration, the increase in the national debt did not very . formidable. The Opposition Speakers had * made a big point of the increase Si the -1" public debt, but they had omitted to men- " fcion that during the ten years between 1891 and 1901 land valu©3 in the colony had mv,; * creased by twenty-four millions sterling, * whereas, during the same period the public debt had only increased by ten millions, nine millions of which was interest earning. Dissatisfaction had been expressed with " the work of the Valuation Department, and > he intended to sift these complaints during the session, 'although it was his personal, opinion . that there was no cause for grumbling. Speaking of State forestry, he urged that greater care should be taken to minimise the risk of fire in the State nurseries.* The subject of direct trade with South Africa was not being pushed on with sufficient zeal, and the colony must either push its products into fresh markets or go under.

Mr Haselclen, speaking as a <>ountry settlor said that during the; las^ thrge.'months, h£ had* travelled over a thousand mileao;f rcjad,^ in the country, and most of the, time he w&4 up, to his horse's girths in mud. In, fcis aistric^ the land £ad been loaded for the, roads, and in some places horses were lying, dead by the. side of the roads. Pack saddles were lying about everywhere^ and settlers, were isolated during the Whole of the winter n&onths. The mpney put upon the. Estimates was never spent, and he urged 1 the Government to let the country districts know exactly what would be spent, and to see that, it was spent. He, strongly pDiUjt e.d out the injustice done tpi the. back blopk^ sei&fclers^ who,, though^ left in such a bas Qondition, h^'d yet to, pay their, shara to» war^s tKe c'p.st of the milwaya, of the concessions made to. the people living in more favoured localitios. iie impressed upon the Oifoyer-nment the neoessifcy for retrenchment and economy, for a day of reckoning must surely come. The debate waa then adjourned. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

Sir Joseph Ward announced that the Pacilic Cable was now working a duplex between New Zealand and Queensland. This waa an important mattor that the colony should be made awara of. It meant that the Pacific Cable, was now oapable of double transit, and that there was a very great reduction in transmission both ways, Ike, Hou.se. rose ajj 11,50 p^aj,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN ; THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1902



Date July 15 „ 16 17 „ 18 „ 19 „ 20 „ 21

Rises 7.31' 7.30 7.29 7.29 7.28 7.27 7.26

Sets 4.41 4.42 43 4.44 4.44 4.45 4.46



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