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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1414, 12 May 1886, Page 3

The Secretary of the Colonial Land Assocition sends the following ;—Members of both Houses of Parliament have been invited to meet the Secretary of *ho Colonial Laud Association, and any farmers who can conveniently attend, at 2 p.m. on Saturday next, at the Commercial Hotel. The I3 : 'l which has been prepared to give effect to the agitation for “ cheap money ” wi’l then be discussed by those present. Several representatives have already signified their intention to attend. Mails for the United Kingdom, via Melbourne, per Manapouri, close at the Bluff at noon on Friday. This mail is duo in Loudon on July Ith. At a meeting of the Christchurch Drainage Board held last night a letter was received from the Brnk of New Zealand declining to accept the Board’s cheque for £Ol3/>, the amount of interest duo by fhe board in London on Juno the 30th. The manager ro- ! turned the cheque, and wrote that ho could not pay the amount until ho received from the board a guarantee that they would apply to the Government for additional rating power or take such other steps as would igroatly reduce the present overdraft. The board resolved to instruct their solicitors to take the necessary steps for obtaining the authority of Parliament to allow them to anticipate their revenue as provided by the Municipal Corporarations Act. A meeting of the Eangitata Eoad Board was hold at the Board’s office on Monday. Present Messrs Peter, Strachcy, Harper, Doyle, and Burgess. On the motion of the lion W. S. Peter, seconded by Mr C. M. Straohey, Mr C. Harper was elected Chairman. After passing accounts and disposing of other routine business the Board adjourned until Monday, June 7. The Taiaro enquiry was resumed at Wellington to-day. Mr Travers addressed the Court on behalf of Captain Thomson, and the Court then adjourned until to-morrow at 10 p.m., when judgment will bo given.

[A. Card.] MR J. W. WHITE, Barrister, Solicitor, and Notary Public, of the firm of Messrs White and 00., of Timaru, has commenced practice la Ashburton, and may for the present bo consulted at Quill’s Hotel, e f tor the arrival of the Express from Timaru on Mondays and Thursdays. Mr White will attend the sittings of the Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, on Tuesdays and Fridays, m 12

Ashburton rjIHE BURGESSES are observe THURSDAY at May 13th and 14th, as from 12 Noon. R. FJRIEDI m 12 Oaten sheaf ch to purchase a few sheaf Chaff. Apply to m 12 GEORGE . WANTED— A good Gon Wc thing put out.— H. C. Segbbs, East Sroet, WANTED— Washing oi day. 3s per day. — R! Burnett street. WANTED Known—Owli our Thursday’s sale ’ at 11 o’clock sharp ZOUCH AND M V.CI m 12 WANTED Known—Sov Cows and Springers ply to ZOUOH AND MACI m 12 SATURDAY, 15xh SPECIAL ENTJ pj Useful Farm HACK Sale at 1 o’clock T. BU m 12 AM BOA EXTRAORDINARY \ IN pursuance of “ 3he Act, 18?2,” and amendment inti,. ~f T,r,r.nl