ASHBURTON TRADE DIRECTORY.

Accountants and Commission Agents— Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moore-street. Architect and Civii. Engineer S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings B. Mountfort, East Street Auctioneers— Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton Barristers and Solicitors — Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Bakers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Thomas Taylor, East-street,

Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Builders, Contractors, Etc.— Janies Baker, Havelock-street Geo. St. Hill, Burnett-street West G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Matthew Smith, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street. Booksellers and Stationers — A. Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street street South Weeks and Dixon, Stationers’ Flail, East-

Bootmakers — J. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street Brewers— Wood and Co., Cameron-street Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — James Baker, Havelock-street G. Parkin, Moor-street Thomas Williams, '1 inwald

Carrier— G. F. Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants— G. Parker and Co., near Railway Station A. Playes, P’irewood and Timber, near Rail way Station F. P. Leßreton, Burnett-street. Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn & Co.; Moor-street Engineers and Founders — Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Burnett-street W. I". Hessty, Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms — A. Spillard, Tancred Street Grocers, General Dealers, Etc. — Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co,, East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street John Fowler, Tancred-street K. Sando, East-street Greengrocers— W. Birtwell, East-street J. Mooar & Co., Ivast-street . Hairdressers— E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Pearse,'Moore-street

Hotels— Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Ironmongers- Orr and Co., East-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Hardley, East-street Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street.

Painter, <S.c.— J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— W eeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers,- Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Plyde, Tancred-street S. Hardley, East-stieet Saddlers— Thomas Dudson, Burnetc-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, Fast-street Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmakers— K. Sando, East-street Tobacconists— . A. Pearse, Moor-street E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Weston, East-street

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close a; follows : For Christchurch and North at io a.m. jp.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertscy at 10 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Temuka, Timara, and South at 10.15 a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. expected arrivals. From London—Crusader, Hydaspes, and Waitangi, From New York —, Star, South.rninster, Alexander ffcjen OlniStjtf, '

The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1878.

Mails for the Australian Colonies, per A-bion, will close at the Bluft on Thursday, the 10th instant, at 11 a.m.

The Gymnasium.—The School Com mittee at their meeting last night resolved to put the care of the gymnasium in the hands of the police, with instructions to prosecute every youth trespassing on the gymnasium grounds on Sundays. We hope the lads who have hitherto so industriously made use of the gym nasium on Sundays will take the hint.

Wesleyan Anniversary.- This even 1 came off last night, and was an unmixed success. A large number of friends sat down to tea, the concomitants of which were sup plied by Mr. T. Taylor, baker and pastry cook, and the tables were presided over by Mesdames. Marten, Weeks, Manhire, Carson, Lucas and Andrews, and Misses Clarke and Andrews (2). After the tables had been cleared, a public meeting was held, with Rev. W. B. Marten in the chair. After reading and prayer, Mr. A. O. Aitken read the school report for the year, which gave 55 scholars on the roll, with seven teachers. He spoke hopefully of the school’s success in the future, and asked of parents to help the teachers by seeing that punctuality and regular attendance were observed by the children. He also appealed to the church and public for financial and other aid in the estab lishment of a library, and in support of other matters for \yhich funds were wanted. Suit able addresses were delivered by the Revs. Mar ten and Westbrooke, and by Messrs. Olsen and Buchanan. Thanks were given to the ladies who had presided at tea, to the speakers, and to Messrs. Hughes and Weeks for their aid to the children in singing, that had formed no mean part of the attractiveness of the meeting, which was a pleasant and success ful one throughout. The proceeds of the Anniversary so far have realized, £i\ -Bs.

School Committee.—The ordinary meet ing of the School Committee Was. held last night. At the hour"for opening business, only the Chairman and Mr.' Williamson' were pre sent, and it was a long time before a quorum was secured by the entrance -of Mr, George Compton. There was very little business done, the principal'of which was the reading of cor respondence that had passed between the Com mittee and the Board, and the statement of the school’s accounts by the secretary, Mr. Ward. These showed a total debt of £22. odd against a balance at the bank to the credit of the com mittee of 2d. sterling. Letters from the Board stated that henceforth incidental expenses would be allowed to schools at the rate of ios: per head of average attendance of scholars, but that such allowance would be divided on a graduated scale, apportioning a higher rate to small schools than to those more numerously attended. The incidental expenses for which this sum prosidedj included “ cost of fuel, school cleaning, small repairs, salaries of care takers and secretaries, school books and sta tionery, prizes, and such other ordinary charges.” The Board stated also that a sum sufficient to build a schoolmaster’s house for the Ashburton school had been placed on the estimates, but the building could not he commenced until the Board had been informed as to vyhethfr or ngi the moqey applied fgr

would be granted ; that the wishes of the com mittee in regard to the inspector’s visit had been made known to the inspector ; that Mr. F. W. Wake, pupil teacher in a Christchurch school, Avoulcl be transferred to the Ashburton school ; that the committee might obtain a tender from the contractors for rebuilding the chimney blown down by the gale, and if the amount was reasonable it would be accepted. The Board urged the prompt sending in of the quarterly returns, pointing out that these deter mined the amount of funds supplied to both Board and committees. In the low state of the funds, the secretary’s salary, payable from '■ incidental expenses,” was fixed at ,£ls per a mum. A paragraph in one of the Board’s letters stated that the amount of incidental alio .vance allocated to a school of 234 average atten lance was 12s. being a fraction over 8 . /d. per head. This, amount was felt to be i lsuflicient, especially in the winter time, when a large fuel expenditure had to be in curred It was resolved To ask the Board to bear tnat part of the debt of £22 which had been incurred in connection with and in conse quence of the new building ; that secured, the committee thought they might Ire able to get along. The secretary was instructed to write to Sergeant Felton, calling his attention to the use made of the gymnasium by young men on Sundays, and to prosecute offenders. The mas ter’s report announced a very large increase' in the school attendance for the current'quar ter. lie had classified the scholars according to merit, putting into lower classes those who had not benefitted by the teacher’s instructions. There had been an increase in the number of Latin students,, and freehand drawing had been added to the list of subjects taught. Elemen tary science had not been provided for in the school according to the Act, If suitable appa ratus were procured he was prepared to add cheiiiistry, physiology, or mechanics to the time list. The Committee seemed most to favor the adoption of mechanics. Parliamentary. —The House got through a large amount of business yesterday, and amongst the new Bills introduced was Mr. Wason’s Ashburton High School Bill, the second reading of which was fixed for Wed nesday week. A long discussion took place at the evening silting on the Disqualification Bill, which prohibits members of the House from accepting civil service appointments. Sir R. Douglas, proposed to strike out clause 6, and Mr Whitaker condemned the distinctions made in the Bill between certain members of the General Assembly and others who had been Superintendents of Provinces or members of Provincial Executives. Mr Barton con demned the provision which prevented mem bers of the House after a long period of public service from making provision for themselves by accepting civil service appointments. The clause was retained in an amended ferm. Several Bills were read a second time. Long discussion took place on the second reading of the Native Law Suits Bill, during which Mr Ormond said the Europeans in Hawke’s Bay would not,shrink from enquiry before a com mission if conducted according to principles of real justice and good conscience. Pie con demned as monstrous the power given to Go vernment to appoint a judge to hear land cases on the East Coast involving two millions. Mr. Sheehan said the Europeans took advantage of all technical forms in law, and therefore Na tives could not be expected 10 proceed accord ing to equity and good conscience. He denied that Government was biassed, and said that when he took office he relinquished legal prac tice in connection with the East Coast. The Bill was read a second time ; to be committed on Thursday. The House rose at 1.5. a.m. The Oxford Murder.—Eguirs Hoff, charged with the murder of his wife in Oxford Bush, will be tried to-morrow at the Supreme Court now sitting in Christchurch.

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ASHBURTON TOWN HALL COMPANY.

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To the Editor of the Evening Echo.

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TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

London, Sept. 28,

The English cricket team leave for Australia by the Suez mail on the nth of October.- They are Harris, Hornby, Lucas, Webbe, Hone, Maul, Absolom, Mackinnon, Boyle, Schultz, Emmett, and Ulyett.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency.] Wellington, Tuesday,

It is understood that the Govern ment will assist those districts which have suffered by the late floods by ad vancing them moneyi either at a very low r rate of interest or without any in terest, to enable the local boards and County Councils at once to repair damages. These advances to be secured on the 20 per cent of land fund localised by the Act of last year. The first meeting of delegates. ap pointed by the volunteers in various districts of the colony was held this evening. Mr. Stevens gave a sketch of the proposals for forming an associa tion, and submitted a brief code of rules modelled, as far as they would apply, from those of the National .Rifle As& o* eiajigjj ef gn|lAi]d,

The third annual session of the Dio cesan Synod was opened by Bishop Hadficlcl with the usual solemnities to day. The • Bishop delivered an ad dress.

In a letter from Judge Richmond to the Colonial Secretary, tabled last night, his Honor says,: “ In the recent debate on the Judicial Commissions Bill, several members of the House of Re presentatives appear to have founded their opinion on a report contained in the “ New Zealand Jurist ” for July last, of the cases of Spence v. Pearson and Gillon v. Macdonald and others. This has, for the first time, called my atten tion to the reports in question, and I feel it to be my duty to point out to Go vernment certain misstatements there in, which materially effect the merits of Mr. G. E. Barton’s case.” He then enters into the true bearings of the case, after which he says :—“ It does not ap pear to have occurred to any one who relies upon the report in the ‘ Jurist ’ to enquire into the origin of that report. I declare it to be quite un trust Avorthy. So far as it is original, I have reason to believe that it was not furnished to the ‘ Jurist ’ by either of the barristers who Avho are announced as the reporters for this district. Without some apprehen sion of these questions, it is not possible for anyone to understand how thoroughly without ground of complaint Mr. Barton has been. I respectfully submit that it is desirable to lay this letter on the table of the House of Re presentatives. It will be understood that I have confined myself to noting a few important misstatements in a re port which some members have relied upon.” Napier, Wednesday.

A large and influential meeting was held last night, re the Maori double vote, and to petition the Legislati\ r e Council to excise the Maori Franchise clause from the Electoral Bill. The chair was occupied by Mr. Kinross. Among the speakers were two who spoke favorably of the dual vote. One of them (Mr. Knight) was howled down because he attributed the movement to interested motives. With the exception of two persons the meeting was unani mous in denouncing the attempt to swamp the electorate with Maori names. Resolutions condemnatory of the dual vote Avere enthusiastically passed, and a petition to the Legislative Council to erase the obnoxious clause from the Electoral Bill was numerously signed. Timaru, Tuesday.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day Edward Bail, proprietor, of the South Canterbury Times , was charged before Richmond Beetham, Esq., R.M., with libelling Messrs Hayes and Benhamo circus proprietors. Mr. White appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Hamersley for the defence. Ac cused was committed for trial at the Supreme Court in December. He was admitted to bail. Dunedin, Tuesday. A contract has been signed for the extension of the Green Island Branch Railway, and work will be commenced shortly. It is stated that a Supreme Court action will probably result from some verbal remarks made regarding the sta bility of a well-known mercantile firm in this city. The Dunedin Fire Brigades are en deavoring to arrange for a reunion of the Fire Brigades of Otago and Canter buryat Christchurch on November 1 ith. Mr. J. Ollivier, of Christchurch, has written to the Mayor of Dunedin, offer ing, if necessary, to initiate a subscrip tion for the sufferers by the flood.

Waters, the caterer for the recent Dunedin banquet, has written to the Corporation that the guaranteed num ber did not attend, and that he lost 1 os. His application to have the amount recouped was referred to the Finance Committee.

Balclutha, Tuesday.' The township is gradually getting cleared of water. Horsemen can now get safely out of the township in both directions. Business generally is being resumed, and the greater portion of the inhabitants have returned, to their houses. None of the district mails Avere despatched this afternoon, which causes great dissatisfaction and surprise. The postmaster said he would not send them till vehicles could convey them out of the township, and this may be some time.

Greymouth, Wednesday. This morning the s.s. ‘ Kennedy, while crossing the bar outward, touched the ground, apparently gently. Captain Palmer thought nothing of the occur rence ; but, Avhen about a mile out, the steward informed him that the saloon was flooded. The captain then returned over the bar, the water gain ing rapidly, and by the time the vessel reached the wharf the water was nearly level with the saloon tables. It is sup posed the vessel in crossinv the bar hsd struck on a stone from the protective Aorks which had knpekek a hole in h$L

ECHOES FROM HANSARD.

mr. s a unders on a.r^h^aiidrew.. The construction of\hu s ßailway has been undertaken on a ptWTciple upon, which I should like to see fnany other raihvays carried out—the principle of carrying out the work in a thoroughly provincial manner, watched over very carefully by the Minister for Public Works, who is fully acquainted with the locality. I believe that the work has been admirably performed for the bene fit of his own district, and that he has displayed a remarkable piece of gene ralship in the matter. I have not the slightest doubt that the money has been well expended, and that the rail- Avay will be thoroughly well constructed, and will be for the benefit of the dis trict. The question is whether, when we are entering upon a large scheme of public works, a Minister of great ability and judgment, and who is generally supposed to have a strong partiality for a particular end of the colony, is to be entrusted to spend the money entirely, on his own will and judgment, and then come to the House and simply ask it to-. p pay the bill. That is the position in which the matter stends: Therefore, I say, let us keep our control over the public purse. Let us not give poAver to a Ministry, which is by no means equally adjusted in its regard to- the different parts of thel, colony, to decide what works they will carry out. 1 think it showed excellent judgment on the patt of the Minister for Public Works to propose so large a scheme to this House, and I was amused to see how entirely satisfactory it was to honorable members to finds, that almost every railway that anybody - wanted Avas to be constructed. I fancy the only difficulty we shall experience is when we come to find out which railway is to be commenced first, and which are to be left to the chance of our ever get ting the money necessary to construct them. It would be much better if, in^

stead of all this seven millions’ worth effl imaginary railways, we merely decided® what Ave shall do next year. That would be a much safer course than to express an approbation of a number of railways, the expenditure on which is to be spread over five years, and then find we are to be treated as the extension of the North Canterbury Railway was treated last year. There was no difficulty in getting voted for that work, but not a single sod of the railway has been turned since, and the same must be the case with most of these proposed rail ways. I have not the slightest douJ)t ;as to the ability and good judgment df the Minister for Public Works, but I" greatly fear that the exercise of that ability and good judgment will very much preponderate towards one end of the colony. That is a danger which we should endeavor to avoid.— Mr. Soun der's. MR. STOUT TO THE RESCUE. I was sorry to hear, the honorable member for Cheviot imply that the present Minister for Public Works was able and competent to carry out a scheme of public works, but that his whole energy would be devoted to Otago. This shows that the old provincial feel- , ing is not dead, and that the jealousy [ which Canterbury has always exhibited towards Otago is just as much alive to day as in the past. I would ask the honorable member, and other honorable members from Canterbury, how Otago dealt with the Ministry in which Canter bury had a large voice in connection with public Avorks when they were be fore the country. From initiation of the Public Works scheme down to last year Canterbury had the sole manage ment of the Public Works of New Zea land. At one time there was two Ministers, o le a Resident Minister, who was specially appointed to look after the Middle Island. He resided in Christchurch, and, although Otago had at that time a much larger population than,Canterbury, he only visited that province, I think, twice. MIDDLE ISLAND POLICE. Men simply joined the force when, they had nothing to do, with the view of leaving it as soon as they could ob tain better employment. The whole police of the Middle Island was demora lised by the manner in which it had been conducted during the last twelve months, and one cause was that they did not pay the police, who protected the lives and property of the people, at the same rate as labourers who swept the streets and cleaned the gutters of the town. — Mr. Pyke. Any Committee impartially inquiring into the matter must see at once the necessity of taking active mearures to stop the disorganization in the police force which was going on, The number of resignations that had taken place in the police force of the Middle Island shows that the force must be demora* Used, The result of all this was that, skilled policemen, who knew and <j4 Jhfijr duty well, were gping away.

The Evening Echo, Wednesday, October 9, 1878.



s. d. s. d. Gutter, inferior to best, I 6 to 0 0 Kggs, # dozen 10 to I 0 Bacon, piime smoked, $ lb o 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, $ lb - I 0 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, lb o 9 to 0 10 Flour in bags, ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, <6? ioolb - 26 0 to 0 0 f .ard, 1? lb - - - 0 9 to 0 0



To Farmers Bc. Others. HpHE UNDERSIGNED HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND Farm Implements AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Of Every Description. WOOL PACKS, SHEEP SHEARS, FENCING MATERIAL. GRASS & CLOVER SEEDS, JUST LANDED Ryland’s Best Fencing WIRE, 6,7, 8, 9 & 10. PORTLAND CEMENT, CHAFF CUTTERS, PLOUGHS, CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS, CORN CRUSHERS, HORSEPOWERS, ETC Also, GOSPEL O hK Galvanised Iron, IN ALL SIZES, Which we are now Prepared to Sell at MOST REASONABLE PRICES. ADVANCES Made on Growing Crops, Shipments of Wool and Grain. FRIEDLANDER BROS EAST STREET, Ashburton.



DRAPERY. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS !! A. O. AITKEN & GO. Are now opening up, a large and choice assortment of NEW SPRING AND SUMMER DRAPERY, Which will be offered at PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. New Dresses New Fischues New Prints New Ribbons New Feathers New Flowers New Hats New Bonnets Note the address A. O. AITKEN AND CO. The Pantechnicon, HAVELOCK STREET Ashburton.



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