POST OFFICE NOTICES.

* Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, * as follows : For Christchurch and North at 10.20ja.1n. 4.30 p.m., and 8 p.m., daily. ' For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m daily.

For Rakaia &<■ 10.20 a.m and 4.30.p.m daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Chari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m, ; daily,; ; ; .j For Temuka. Tirnaru, and South at 10.26 a.m and 3.30 p.m daily. ( v )' For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton. Gorge on-Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbcach, at 3.15 p. ni. daily. For Wakanui and Scafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1880.

The Lyttelton Harbor Board duly re ceived the two resolutions sent them by the Ashburton County Council. One of these resolutions preferred a request that the wharf charges on grain at the Port should be reduced from two shillings to one shilling per ton ; while the other modestly suggested that the Ashburton County covered a bit of ground, had some people living on it, raised a few bushels of grain, which were exported to England via Lyttelton, and might perhaps have some shadow of right to representation on the Board. Tlie suggestion was made with becoming fear and trembling, as sugges tions should be that emanate from bucolic and simple-minded people like the Ash burtom&ns, especially when such sugges tions are intended to go before the minds metropolitan in Christchurch, that ex ceeding great city, which is supposed to be the centre of the wisdom and the wealth of the province. Beteg made with the humility we have hinted at, the Lyt telton Harbor Board deigned to notice the modest resolution, and our County Goun .cillors .may now assume a satisfied coun tenance, seeing that the Board condes cended > from their high and mighty positionj and the “Times’” sneers not withstanding, to take notice at all of their insignificant existence. .The County Coun cil hinted that 'Selwyn County, which

could not lay any closer hold on a claim to representation at the Board than we could ourselves, had the honor of sending two representatives to the Board, and the village of Lyttelton was represented by its Mayor, while every plot of grain growing ground between us and the port had some sort of direct representation at the Board, rvhile this district was left out altogether, and had to accept such gifts as the gods might send it through the wise doings and say ings and thinkings of the Harbor Board as now constituted. The chairman wa3 quite in a flutter over the request, and thought the Chamber of Commerce', which was supposed to represent all Canterbury was enough representation for those country chaps at the Ashburton, and he fell back on the wisdom that had been brought to bear upon the construction of the Board to begin with, which wisdom he seemed to consider the ne plus ultra of legislation, and any attempt to interfere with it would be sure to result in disaster.

It may be high treason on our part to dare dissent from the opinion of the re spected Chairman of the Harbor Board, and we may perhaps deserve that

“ Unmerciful disaster Follow fast and follow faster ”

upon our path for our temerity in doubt ing the existence of the blue snow wo have not seen, but in face of the Chairman’s opinion we believe in the county’s right to a voice on the Board, and think if the Selwyn county which reaches to the Rakaia has a right to be heard at the Harbor Board, then surely the other country which sends all its export grain through Lyttelton should also have a say. One member pointed out that Tirnaru was the natural port of Ashburton, and sought to stave off the request with that foil, but the argument is as hollow as the future of Timaru’s break water is shadowy. We are glad, however, to notice that we had two friends at the Board, Dr. Turnbull and Mr. Cunning ham, who were not prepared to see us tossed overboard without at least being heard, and the matter will again come on for consideration. Bub the shilling per ton we wanted removed ?—Oh, no, the Lyttelton Harbor Board couldn’t see that.

Incorporation of the Ashburton A. and P. Association. —A “ Gazette,” of Feb. 19th, announces that the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association is incorporated under the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877. Sale of Bankrupt Stock. Mr. Alfred Harrison announces the sale on Saturday next of the stock-in trade, &c., of Messrs. Sando and Co. The stock is for absolute sale, and doubtless bargains will be agoing. Saturday is a handy day for the country people, who will no doubt ay Mr. Harrison’s rooms a visit. The Communists. —Six of the French Communists who recently arrived from Noumea in Auckland, have gone to Whan garei to seek for work at the coal mines or gum fields, and the local police have been instructed not to interfere with them in any way that would prejudice their chances of employment.

Thf Fire Brigade. —The usual fort nightly practice of the Brigade was held last night, and with the object of test ing the ability of the Brigade to extinguish a fire, should one happen, at the Immi gration Barracks (or as it is better known as the Old Men’s Home). .About a dozen firemen turned out, and the engine was set to work, the supply being drawn from the river, and notwithstanding the elevation of the building above the river level, a splendid stream was thrown from both branches over the roof of the Home. Meeting of Creditors. —At the Town Hall yesterday morning a meeting of the creditors in the estate of the firm of Sando and Bowling was held, and Mr. Zoucli was appointed Chairman of the meeting. He called upon the bankrupts to give some explanation of the state of their affairs, and they produced a balance sheet showing their liabilities to be L 577, and their assets, including book debts, L 5-15. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed by the creditors present as to the manner in which credit had been ob tained by the firm, and Mr. Sando was put on his oath on his examination by the official trustee in giving his evidence. The meeting absorbed some two and a-half hours of valuable time to those present, and it was finally resolved—“ That Mr. Zouch should act as trustee and the assets be realised forthwith.” The bankrupts made an excuse to tlie meeting that they were compelled to file because they could not obtain any more stock on credit, and promises of support had not been kept. Montague Mosley. This newly fledged lecturer essayed business last night in the Town Hall to an audience of 44—a1l told. A lecturer that could only attract 44 people to the hall on a fine moonlight evening must be a poor affair indeed, and those who stayed away lost nothing, and saved a shilling. Mr. Mosley was not able to galvanise the dead spirits of his hearers into even the ghost of applause, 'and but for the mild evening, a seat in the hall last night would have been one of the coldest and dreariest ex periences possible. Burns once wrote on the window of a church the following : A cauld kirk, and in’t but few, As cauld a wind as ever blew ; A caulder minister never spake, Ye’s a’ be warm ere I come back.

Cold indeed was the cheer Mr. Mosley had to give, and he, poor man, was un fortunately not able to earn bis hall rent. The only interesting piece in the whole lecture was where he threatened this paper with criminal proceedings for pub lishing a letter signed “A Wesleyan” in our last issue? We shall listen anxiously for the boom of Montague Mosley’s blank cartridge, which will do us as little harm as his lecturing can possibly do Chiniquy, and will not be nearly so costly to us as his last night’s lecture will be to whoever has to pay the “ shot” of the expenses. As a lecturer, our friend Mr George Cates is worth ten of Mr Mosley, and he is not to be named in the same breath with a certain Borough Councillor whose elo quence is proverbial.

Arthur Sketchley. —From a letter received from Dunedin yesterday, we learn that Mr. Arthur Sketchley, the clever and witty author of “ Mrs. Brown at the Play,” and other laughable works on the adventures of the said Mrs. Brown, proposes giving some lectures in Ashbur ton, 011 hi? way North. As it may in terest our readers to know something of the past history of this piirth producing lecturer, we cull the following from the letter referred to :—“He was .educated for tlie church, took his degree, was ~or_ dained, and was for five years a curatci in

the Weald of Kent. He then be came a Catholic, and being a good classical scholar, and master of several modern languages, he became tutor to the late Duke of Norfolk’s family, and educated the present Duke. He has made money by liis books and readings. Of “Mrs. Brown at the Play” 250,000 copies have been sold. He is very fat, very talkative, and very amusing. You must go and hear him if you want a good laugh. ” Our readers may, therefore, de i pend upon it that they have something really good in store for them, His real name is George Rose..

Cricket. —The match Tirnaru v. Ash burton was played on the Domain ground to-day, but was not concluded when our reporter left. At 2 o’clock both teams ad journed for lunch, when the score of Ash burton stood at 76, with one wicket to fall, the_ innings eventually terminating without any addition to that number. At half-past three the Tirnaru score stood, at 4 runs, with three men out, each one being caught. Much dissatisfaction was expressed at the non-appearance of some of our most reliable batßmen, but tlie emer gencies appear to have done good servioe. The only three batsmen who obtained double figures were Buchanan 22, Fagan 13, and Groves 10. Use Plump Seed Wheat. —We have known practical farmers to save their shrunken wheat for seed, after selling their plumper and more perfectly developed and matured grain, because of the better price it would bring ; holding, also, that one hundred pounds of shrunken grain would seed more ground than one hundred pounds of plump grain. Possibly there may be no noticeable deterioration in the product of a single season from inferior seed ; but that is to be doubted, and the practice is certainty contrary to the rules of good husbandry and the laws of nature, and should be discouraged by practice and sentiment of every farming community.— “Exchange.”

Power of Condensing Moisture Pos sessed by the Blue Gum.—E. M. Dewey contributes the following to the Yisalia Delta. The manner in which the blue gum trees around my house attract the moisture of the atmosphere and condense it from the fog which lias prevailed for the past week or two, seems worthy of note. A row of these trees around my house overhang the front porch, and at thiß writing (10 o’clock a.m.) the eaves are dripping with the shower of rain that con stantly falls from their leaves ; and the spouts on that side of the house indicate that were the whole roof rained upon in the same manner it would soon fill a rain cask. I have no doubt that a fair test would prove that at least two inches of moisture have been thus condensed and conveyed to the earth during the preva lence of the fog, for during the whole day and night the same process is going on. I am sure I could have saved several bar rels of water had I desired to do so.

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN SUMMER MEETING.

[by telegraph.)

Dunedin, Feb. 26,

The weather was very dull, owing to the heavy fog hanging over the hills, but there is little likelihood'of rain. The Governor and Lady Robinson arrived on the course early, being received by the officers of the club and conducted to the stand reserved for them. . Satator was scratched for the Cup early this morning. Two totalisators are at work, and fairly patronised. The principal one, to have been stationed in the paddock, did not put in an appearance. When the first event started, at one punctually, 2000 persons were on the course. As usual, the sandhills at the back of the course were extensively patronised. FREE HANDICAP. Luna ... ... ... ... 1 On Dit 2 Tera 3 Won by a nose, after a capital race. Time —lmin. 48sec. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Sir Modred ... ... ... 1 Revoke colt ... 2 Waimea colt 3 Time—lmin. 21sec. THE CUP. Mr. E. Cutt’s b g Mata, 6 yrs., Bst. 121bs. 1 Mr. R. Ray’s b m Titania, G yrs., 7st. 41bs 2 Hon. W. Robinson’s b h Foul Play, 5 yrs., Bst. 121bs ... 3 Ten started. Time—3mins. sGsecs. Won by half a length.

TELEGRAPHIC.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN.

[Special.) The N S.W. Education Bill Passed. Sydney, Feb. 26. In the Legislative Assembly last night the Government Education Bill passed the third reading, on a division of 42 to 6. Sailed—Rotorua, for New Zealand, yes terday. Homeward Bound. Brisbane, Feb. 26. His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of Queensland, proceeds to England next month on private affairs.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

I NTERPROVINOI AL.

A Thirsty Telegraphist. Wellington, Feb. 26,

A man named John Connelly, ex tele graph operator, was charged with impos ing on the relieving officer by obtaining from him half-a-crown, and spending it in beer. He was sentenced to four weeks’ hard labor, and on another charge of im posing on a tradesman he received a simi lar sentence. Spurious Gold. Dunedin, Feb. 26. The Chinese arrested at Cromwell, charged with selling spurious gold, was discharged, the police failing to prove the sale by him.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

( Reuters Telegrams.)

London, Feb. 23,

Adelaide wheat has further advanced, and to-day is quoted at 565. (?) per 496 lbs., ex warehouse. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,510,0Q0 quaiters.

Australian tallow is declining. Best beef, to-day, is worth 355. ; best mutton, 375. per cwt. Rosie, Feb. 23. The Italian Government has resolved to send an official representative to the Melbourne Exhibition, and will take other steps for the due representation of the country. London. Feb. 24. In the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave notice of a motion having for its object the punishment of members who systematically obstruct the business of the House. The motion pro poses that members guilty of obstruction shall be temporarily suspended from the privilege of sitting in Parliament. The “ Standard” to-day, alluding to Sir Stafford Northcote’s motion, hints that the Government will dissolve Parliament un less the obstruction can be overcome. (Age Special.) London, Feb 24. The British Government consent to the request to appoint a representative of Great Britain at the Melbourne Exhibi tion.

It is considered probable that Lord Beaconsfield will dissolve Parliament on March 3rd. The Nihilists threaten to fire St. Peters burg and destroy all public buildings un less a liberal Government is conceded. Latest news from Afghanistan states that several leading insurgent chiefs manifest an apparent unwillingness to submit.

AUSTRALIAN.

{Reuter's)

Sydney, Feb. 25. The members of the Mammoth Min strels have been summoned at Newcastle for desecrating the Sabbath by giving a Sacred Concert at the theatre on Sunday last. Arrived—Rotorua, from New Zealand. In the case of McKenzie v. the Union Insurance Company, for wrongful dis missal, a verdict was given for plaintiff for L 230. Brisbane, Feb. 25. It is announced that the Government of Queensland has declined to join with New Zealand ill protesting against the introduction of expires from New Cale donia.

(Association Special.) Melbourne, Fob. 25.

The Tanjore has arrived. The Arawata with the English mail, sailed for New Zea land this afternoon.

LAST NIGHT’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCiAL.

GispoiiNE, Feb. 25. Allan M'Donald, M..H. R., addressed the electors of Gisborne in the Masonic Hall last night. The meeting was crowded, and he received an enthusiastic reception. He spoke in favorable terms of the pre sent Government, but in reply to direct question, he said he stuck to the Grey party while it lasted. He also supported Macandrew, and while Having the utmost confidence in Major Atkinson and one or two other members of; the Ministry, of whom he spoke in the! highest terms of praise, he positively declined to declare himself an adherent of either one or the other. He assured the meeting that he had no intention of becoming a mere dele gate. A vote of confidence was carried unanimously. Wellington, Feb. 25. The “ Evening Post ” subscription list in aid of the Irish relief fund reached L6OO. The balance not sent Home will be handed to the Treasurer of the fund being raised for transmission. The Home Government are engaging 150 men for road work on the Waimate plains, married men to receive 285., single 21s. per week. They will be provided with tents, and with their families will be sent up free. They will be supplied with rations and Is. 3d. per day, and can leave whenever more remunerative work offers. The following tender has been accepted for the Greytown branch station building contract, Ebenezer Grey, Greytown, Lllß3. £ , A half-caste named! Henry Casnon, whilst engaged this morning in tending a threshing machine, had his arm cut off at the shoulder. Nelson, Feb. 25. It is understood that Mr. George Hodgson, recently appointed secretary to the Nolson Education Board, at a salary of L 350, has resigned. There has been some correspondence in the papers, from which it appears the action of the Board in creating a so expensive an office was disapproved of, it being alleged that a smaller salary would be sufficient.

The weather here continues fine, though rain was wanted for potatoes. Hop pick ing is now general throughout the dis trict. In the town gardens alone 100 persons are engaged. Chiustchuch, Feb. 25.

A farm in Prebbleton has given yields of 44, 48, and 56 bushels per acre from three paddocks. The. land has been cropped for many years,, and received no special preparation. The owner lias already threshed 20,000 bushels, A property sale was heldio-day, which in point of attendance was* excellent, and points to a revival in the land trade. Twenty-eight sections at Sumner fetched an average of L 36 each, and a half-acre in Christchurch, with an old house, near the North town belt, brought LBOO. The total expenditure on Hospitals and Charitable Aid during the- year 1879, was L 8660 15s. 3d. It was much less during the last half year than in the first. Two head of imported cattle arrived from Sydney per s.s. Wakatipu, for Miles and Co., Christchurch. Owing to some informality with regard to certificate, the cattle have been quarantined on board the hulk Derwent for the present. Timaru, Feb. 25. A storekeeper at Waitohi Flat, named Thos. Liston, was to-day fined LSO and costs for sly-grog selling. During the past ten weeks the break water has been extended 130 ft. Thp Harbor Hoard have decided to at once commence the erection of wharfage Tor

300 ft. along inside of it, the depth of water ranging from Bft. to 18ft. at low water.

The “ Tinmr'u Herald” has declined to apologise for the alleged libel on Captain Norris, of the barque Glimpse, and will defend the action. Very little business is yet being done in the grain market. The merchants offer 3s. 3s. to 3s. Gd. for wheat, while farmers stand out for 45.; and if they cannot get that figure they will ship , home direct 'on their own account. .?:'>■ ; Harvest operations are well forward, and there is no doubt now that the yield will be the heaviest ever known in the district. Dunedin, Feb. 25. Permission has been given by the Com missioner of railways for the doors of car riages on the Port line to be left unlocked on one side. The Captain and officers of H. M. S. Cor morant, now lying in Lyttelton harbor, are coming down to the races, and they will also attend the ball to be given by the Otago Rowing Club on Friday, for which His Excellency the Governor and Lady Robinson have accepted invitations. A serious accident occurred this fore noon at Port Chalmers to Michael Tighe, who, whilst removing an old chimney from the back of the George Hotel, fell from the scaffold, a height of 14ft., on to a heap of stones, and sustained either a fracture of the skull or a concussion of the brain, in addition to having one of the fingers of the right hand broken. He was attended by Dr. Dugdale, but he now lies in a very precarious situation. The following is a full list of the Dune din entries for the Nelson prize firing : Lieut. Black, D. Christie,, R. DalzieljtajS. Hutton, Hislop, C. A. Lees, A. Marsh®, G. Millar, B. Morrison, W. ThompsM, W. Richardson, Oapt. Willson, J. Woos ter, Jordan, Lieut. Peake,. Lieut. Curie, Sergt. Smith, Coventry, and Fox.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

LOCAL FLOUR.

To the Editor. Sir,— Seeing you have been around the farmers of this district and report oh their crop ‘and yieldings, you would also like to know what this year’s wheat turns out, and I think it will be a great benefit to the merchants and exporters this season. I have been favored by Mr. Moffat to try his flour, grown in the Wakanui district, and showed you a sample of bread on which you reported in your valuable paper. I now send you a sample of bread from Saunders Bi-os. ’, who sent me a sample of their flour to try it, and I find it equal to Adelaide flour—equal to either Tuffield or Hart’s, which are supposed to be the best brands of Adelaide. On Mon day last I made a sack of flour 2001bs. in weight into bread, of Mr. Moffats’s, which produced (by scaling off 41bs.. 4ozs.) seventy-four 41b loaves, which is equal to any Adelaide flour, considering it is new and fresh from the stones. The same flour would, if three months old, give two more loaves per sack. I also find Messrs. Saunders Bros. ’ flour to produce the same quantity. Now, sir, as the Canterbury flour is in general in Auckland, Napier, and Wellington, not so well spoken of, I hope our merchants will send and show them that Canterbury can also produce good flour as well as Adelaide, and I trust our farmers will realise a good price for their wheat sent home this season. —I am,

Ac., A. Thiele, Co-Operative Bakery * Triangle.

MANSE RATES.

To the Editor. ‘ Sir— l notice in your report of the Borough Council proceedings last night, that the appeal of the Rev. Iveall against being rated for the Wesleyan manse, was disallowed, and that the strongest opposi tion came from that would-be champion of the right, who is always ready to en dorse some previous speaker’s remarks, and sees something “ monstrous ” in the actions of every one except in his own. I refer to Mr. St. Hill. Now, Sir, I fail to see that any “ monstrous injustice” would have been done had the appeal been allowed. I also fail to see what a pre vious communication respecting “ circus dogs ” referred to Mr. St. Hill has to do with present question of manse rates. One thing is certain, that whether the dogs paid their rates or not before leaving they did their pestering, noisy barking, much to the annoyance of people who re sided in the vicinity of the circus tents ; and much after the same manner as Councillor St. Hill seems to do his. I would suggest to him that instead of mak ing such a. “ monstrously ” ludicrous ex hibition of himself by continually express ing his opinions, and coming to conclu sions before he knows the real merits of a case, he should wait a little and allow men of sounder judgment and stronger reason than himself, to express their opinion first. Exempting the manse might have been a bad precedent to establish were it not already established by wiser heads than our councillors, and become the law of usage of the land ; but it would not be a ‘ 4 monstrous injustice ” for it is only a matter of a few pounds, and the objection I presume was not lodged by the rev. gentleman in his own interest, but in the interests of a public body. I challenge by an appeal to the rate roll the correct ness of the statement of the Mayor and Councillor Robinson, when they say that all other manses in the district are rated by the Road Boards : the roll is the true source of information. All the Wesleyans want, I presume, is the same privilege, and to be placed on an equal footing with all other public religious bodies, and which they have a right to expect. Coun cillor St. Hill is an Episcopalian, and Councillor Robinson a Presbyterian—why then should they seek to impose on any other body that tax from which they are freed. —I am, &c.,

Observer.

Rust in Wheat—Nature of the Pest.

By Angus. Mack ay, M.L.A., Queens- Y; Rp RA LAND. The developments of the rust fungus, that ;■ is proving so destructive to wheat, in all the colonies, from South Australia to Queensland, are amongst the most im portant that concerns Australian farmers. But I make no apology for bringing the questions rust gives rise to before readers of Castners Monthly all over Australia. It is bj l diffusing such knowledge as we have of this pest, and then by attacking its weak and vulnerable points in a body, that we may hope to check an evil that threatens to ruin wheat farming in the colonies. Rust has been known in the colonies for many years, ..and- all the colonies, at various times, have felt the effect of its evil influences. Victoria and South Australia have suffered severely this last year. Queensland is the greatest sufferer, and there are parts of >-New South Wales where great havoc has been done. I but refer to those cases because experience has proved that the appear ances and effects of rust, wherever they have been noted in'Australian wheat fields are identical, and because there is con vincing proof that, as the nature and mode of attack from rust became better known, the evil may be met and check mated. ,

Although scientific men are at variance as regards the number, of parasites that, under the common name of rust, attack wheat, there is no difference of opinion regarding the mode or the nature of that attack. There are porsons, I- am aware, who have asserted that rust in wheat is caused by insects ; but all who desire to become acquainted with the real nature of the pest cannot do better than either person ally, or by the aid of others, bring the microscope or powerful observing glass to their aid. The human eye, however good it may be, and however well it may be lodged in a careful, shrewd head, is not able, unaided, to watch the progress or to make the necessarily minute observations that show, plain as noonday, the proceed ings of. rust.

I do not intend treating the subject be fore us in a scientific way. • The desire is to interest farmers in it, and they, as a rule, have not the time necessary for scientific research, it will answer the pre sent purpose, therefore, to know that the rust of wheat is a'parasite plant—that is, it lives upon other plants. Those ac quainted with the enemy of lucerne will have seen how that parasite which (being much larger than - the wheat rust plant is so much more easily seen) lives upon the lucerne, and during warm, damp, growing weather destroys it rapidly. The seed of wheat rust is the dust-like sub stance seen in wheat fields, when the crop has become badly rusted. But it is to be noted from the outset that, when the rust is seen on the wheat, when it comes off in red powder upon the boots, clothes and hands, when passing amongst the wheat, the parasite has then done all the mischief it can do directly at that time ; the rust, of which the red dust is the seed, has run its course, has grown and matured its seed upon the wheat ; and the grain and straw will he found more or less injured by the presence of the parasite upon it. For purposes of scientific identification, and. with the hope that some who read will follow up the subject in a scientific way,, the rust of wheat will be found described, as “puccinia,” and recognised as one of the parasitic plants that are destructive to grasses, wheat, and other grains.

That the wheat rust attacks other plants ; that it lives upon them at certain, times of the year, there is much reasdn to believe. Many of the native grasses, .and notably those that have sweet stems and approach in their nature nearest to oats, wheat, and other grain, perish season after season from attacks of parasities like rust. The mode of attack in their case is similar to that upon wheat, but the time when the attack is made upon the grasses is different from that when the wheat is attacked. The grasses perish during February, March, April and May. Wheat is attacked during the months of Sep tember, October, and November. -The time, and the method of attack is similar in all the colonies named, and the cases and conditions that induce attack are also similar, or very nearly so. Grain crops suffer most from rust during damp and vigorously growing seasons. Indeed, from the nature of the rust parasite, it is seen that it cannot grow unless there is moisture, and the more there is of it, short of such deluge as would drown or wash the plant, the more vigorously does the rust grow, and the more rapidly does it destroy the plant upon which it fastens. To understand the case more fully, there is a simple, but very satisfactory experiment that any one so disposed may try. That is to place a few grains of rust upon glass, or between two glasses, and lay the glass upon flannel over an ordinary water-bath. Keep the bath gently warm, say at a temperature of between 100 • and 120‘. In from one to four hours the rust seeds, or spores, will be found to have germinated, or commenced growing, and when the glass is put under the observing instru ment it will be seen that masses of white pair-like shoots have sprung from each seed. If this experiment is worked out during October, and soft, ripe, stalks of wheat can be got, and if a portion are laid near to the rust seeds, the shoots will turn towards the grain stalks upon which the pair-like shoots cling firmly. The further existence of the rust plant from the stage at which it vegetates and fastens upon the wheat is dependant entirely upon the presence of heat and moisture. It can not live without the latter ; but when the conditions are favorable, it enters into the wheat at once, pierces the skin of the straw, and lives upon the juices 1 of the straw and the grain. The process goes on with a rapidity almost amazing. When the favorable conditions for rust growth continue—that is, heat and moisture — the whole of the wheat crop is overrun in. a space of time varying between five, and twenty days. 1 When the growth of rust is complete, the plant, or its seeds, rather become yisible to the human eye, in the form of the red dust with which we have, become but too familiar. But, as stated, the injury has been inflicted ere the red' dqst» like substance is seen, and the grail} is found to be injured in proportion to the rapidity with which the parasite grew, and the quantity of it upon the straw, The stronger and more gappy and vigor ous the wheat was when the rust came upon it, the more injury will have been inflicted- Where the straw of wheat, is rick and rank, growing densely oy ciogety, W$ thp eajs of graiiy are ji\3s commencing

Thursday, February 26, 1880.]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



MEDICINE. CAMBRIDGE’S ASTRINGENT, a certain cure for Diarrhoea in Children or Adult 3, I Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d a Bottle. CAMBRIDGE’S BLACK CUR RANT COUGH ELIXIR, ' Is. 6d. and 2s 6d. a Bottle. '-CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE QUIN INE TONIC WINE, » 2s. Gd. and 4s. 6d. a Bottle. CAMBRIDGE’S EXTRACT OF BARK, CURES SORE, TENDER, and CRACKED NIPPLES. CAMBRIDGE’S ESSENCE of RENNET, 3 Drops will turn a pint of milk into delicious sweet curds, Is. and 2s. 6d. a Bottle. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist, MEDICAL HALL. N.B.—Teeth carefully Extracted. 2s. 6d. £1 REWARD. X OST—A dark GELDING, 6 years 1 J old, 2 white spots on each side of saddle ; white star on forehead, mark like P.R: on rump. Any person returning same, or giving information leading to its recovery, will receive above reward. 61c-501g , A. THIELE. MONEY. £SO a*. £SOO AND £IOOO. These sums are ready for immediate investment, on approved Freehold securi ties at current rates. Apply to THOMAS & BRUGES, Solicitors, 13c ' CHRISTCHURCH. LABOR MARKET. REGISTRY OFFICE FOR MASTERS AND SERVANTS, AT THE ‘EVENING HERALD” OFFICE. EARMERS REQUIRING HANDS can engage men through the “Evening Herald’Lßegistry for 1/- each, prepaid. LABORERS REQUIRING SITUA TIONS can engage through the “Herald ” Registry Office by paying 1/-. SERVANTS REQUIRING SITUA TIONS can get them by applying at the “Herald” Registry Office, and paying 1/-. ' . ENGAGEMENTS will be POSTED UP every day at 12 noon and ‘4 p.m., by numbers given to the applicants, who will learn the address on enquiring. SPECIAL or URGENT WANTS will be inserted in the “Evening Herald ” in the registry column on payment of Six pence additional in advance, for each issue. Further Particulars on application at the “EVENING HERALD” REGISTRY OFFICE. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, EAST ST., ASHBURTON. WANTED, those in search of employ ment, to call and either enter their names at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. LABOURERS requiring work can secure first opening by applying ‘ early at Herald Registry Office, on pay ment of Is. SERVANTS requiring situations, call and get your names entered in the Herald Registry, Is. BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 EEET 0F SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER. Also, 20,000 SAWN STAKES, Now on Sale at Hayes’ Timber Yards, East Street, Ashburton, at reduced Drices. 557 a GHINIQUY’S LECTURES.—Just Ar rived, New Edition. H. M. J ohes, Baring Square. HAVE you Lost Anything ?—Tell the finder through the Herald for a Shilling. If he is honest he will bring it to you without a reward, hut you can bait a'finder -of shaky morals by a tempting offer of remuneration for his trouble. v AJ for a Shilling cash. j ■



New Advertisements. V. R. IN BANKRUPTCY. Estate of Thomas Maddox, of Ashburton, a debtor. “%/ITR.v KNUD' SANDO having resigned JVI . the appointment of Trustee, I here by call a meeting of Creditors' of the above,-handed debtor, to be held at the Court House, Ashburton, on MONDAY, the 2nd - day of MARCH, next, at 11 o’clock in ; the forenoon, for the purpose of electing a creditors’ trustee. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk District Court. 96c



NOTICE. RATING ACT, 1876. TXTII ERE AS at a sitting of tlie Assess ' » nient Court for the Road District of Mount Somers, held this 23rd day of February at Mount Somers, before me, F. Guinness, Judge of the said Court, it was proved that no valuation list had been prepared as required by the said Act. Now, therefore, under the provisions of clause 28 of the said Act, I order that a valuation list be made, and I hereby appoint FRANCIS GEORGE PARRY LEACH to be the valuer for the said dis trict, and I do further fix SATURDAY, the 13th day of March next, the day for the completion and inspection of such list, and that the last day for delivering objec tions thereto shall be the 3rd day of April next. The Court will sit at 10 o’clock in the forenoon on Monday, the 19th day of April next, for the purpose of hearing and determining all objections to the valuation list for the said district. . , FRANK GUINNESS, 99c Judge. WANTED KNOWN.—Messrs Poyntz and Co. have several BARGAINS in HOUSEHOLD PROPERTIES in Ashburton. 95c WANTED, a smart respectable YOUTH, about 15 ; must be trust worthy. Apply to H. M. Jones, Stationer, Baring square. 87c WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North. early. 'ASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per lb. at the Herald Office. Apply 59a TO FARMERS, LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS, SPORTING MEN, AND OTHERS OWNING HORSES. GEORGE KIDD, Moore Street, BEGS to announce the fact that the PRICE for SHOEING hacks and light draught HORSES is now REDUCED to 7s. per set, and that all horses of this description will be specially attended to by himself. Horses liable to cut are shod on a prin ciple of George Kidd's own invention, which has proved an effectual cure fox brushing. All kinds of blacksmith’s work, and repairs to agricultural machinery of any description done on the shortest notice. GEORGE KIDD, 7oc-526g Moore street, Ashburton. NEW TAILORING ESTABLISH MENT. CRAIGHEAD & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, HAVE opened those premises situated in Tancred street adjoining Messrs Orr and Co ’a General Store. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF TWEEDS, FANCY GOODS, &c., &c., JUST ARRIVED. Mr. Craighead’s experience as Head Cutter in connection with First Class Tailoring Establishments in Edinburgh and San Francisco has extended over a period of ten years, and from the immense success which has always attended his efforts to please, he is prepared to' guarantee a pei-fect fit in every case. TANCRED STREET, (Next Orr and Cj.’s.) CRAIGHEAD & CO. 982 a FOR SALE. TOWN SECTION No. 306, Burnett street, on easy terms. Apply to G. M. ROBINSON, 90c* Care of P. Cunningham and Co.



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