SHIPPING.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS

Star of the South, s.s., 161 tons, W. Ben dall, from Napier. Novelty, barque, 376 tons, J. Nearing, from Sydney. Challenge, schooner, 56 tons, W. Hobbs, from Lyttelton. Ruby, cutter, 24 tons, Catchpool, from Russell, with 46 tons coal.

DEPARTURES.

Kate, barque, 341 tons, Cooper, for Sydney. Mary Ann, ketch, 10 tons, Stewart, for Bay of Islands. - '

Kate Grant, schooner, Davies, for Wan garei. Woodstock, cutter, Baker, for Opotiki.

IMPORTS.

Per s s. Star of the Scuth, from Napier :— 70 head cattle, 400 sheep, order.—J. S. Mac farlane, agent. Per barque Novelty, from Sydney: —170 cases pickles, order ; 5 cases, A. Clark and Son; 101 bags bone dust, W. J. Hurst and Co.; 102 do. do., order; 10 bales corks, J. Roberton and Co. ; 260 tons coals, Henderson and Macfarlane; 2 casks, 1 case, 1 bale, L. D. Nathan and Co.; 3 cases, C. Davis; 10 bundles buckets; 10 nests tubs, 1 case, J. Phillips: 20 boxes' soap, order ; 100 cases ginger wine, H. S. Meyers ;"30 cases starch, 3 cases red her rings, 3 cases corn flour, J. Phillips; 1 cylinder, ,6 cases, 6 castings, 2 pkgs., W. C. Wilson; 1 coll rope, 1 parcel, order ; 7 bales paper,- J. Merrington; 2 cases, J. Roberton and .Go,; 30 gunnies sugar, 34 coils cordage, 10 cases ginger wine, 10 cases whiskey, 10 cases old torn, 1 case boots, 3 cases honey, 1 box, 2 cases, 15 pkgs. casks, 36 bundles hoops, 1 case, ordei'.—Henderson and Macfarlane, agents. Per schooner Challenge, from Kaiapoi : 217 sacks wheat, 100 ditto oats, 50 ditto barley, J. S. Macfarlane; 300' ditto oats, 2 tons cheese, G. W. Binney.—Master, agent.

EXPORTS.

Per barque Kate, . for Sydney —1 case, Henderson & Macfarlane; 82 bales flax, J. R. Roberts,: 55 hides,. B. Gittos; 15 crates crockery, L. D. Nathan & Co. ; 10 tons old iron, Cooper; 94 pkgs. machinery, J. Gittos ; 80 doors, 49 pkgs. sashes, 374 pieces skirting, 128 do. architraves, 20 bundles mouldings, Sash and Door Company; 2 boxes gold, Bank of New Zealand.—Henderson & Alacfariane, agents. ; ''

The barque. King Oscar, 238 tons, Captain Sullivan, entered out the Customs this morn ing for Newcastle. The schooner Anne Brown hauled alongside the wharf this morning. She will discharge a portion 'of her cargo here. Kate.' —The Circular Saw barque Kate, Captain W. Cooper, will haul from the wharf and sail'for Sydney this afternoon. She has a quantity of cargo on board, and the follow ing passengers arc proceeling by her : —Mrs. Trevor 'Lloyd, Mr. W. Cook, Mr. James Young, Mr. William Adams, Mrs. Ann Moore, Mr. Thomas Jackson. Challenge.—The. schooner Challenge, Capt. Hobbs, arrived in harbour this morning, with a cargo of grain. She loft Kaiopoi on tbe 28th ult., and experienced variable winds throughout the passage, arriving in harbour at 9 a.m.

The s.s. Auckland is "expected to arrive here about the 21st instant from Sydney. The s.s. Tauranga will leave for the Bay of Islands at 5 o'clock this evening. The English ; ships -Inflexible and Alice were berthed hi the wharf yesterday. The brigantine barque Tymandria is hourly expected from Tahiti, with a cargo of cotton for the Seatoller.

The schooner Annie Brown will sail for Sydney,'to-day with' original cargo from Lyt teltoiyy _ * ■'..' " ~ ! ' . ~ The p.s. Com'erang, which has lately been undergoing some very extensive repairs and alterations at the, North Shore, has returned to the break Water within the last few days, and is now re-shipping the. boilers, which have been lying on the breakwater for the last fort night, 1 being altered and improved. One of them is now on board, and the other wiU be fitted info its place in a day or two. While on the sUp much of the bottom was re-cop pered, and when the present overhaul of the vesseTis' completed, she „ will present quite a smart appearance, and will be vastly improved in many respects. The painters are now hard at work on her, and when the boilers have been fixed, and everything put ship-shape, she will make a trial trip to test the value of the im provements, previous to running on her regular trail? again. ■;. •.,,:, , ~ ;

ARRIVAL OF THE NOVELTY.

The Circular Saw clipper barque Novelty, Captain J. Nearing, arrived in harbour this morning from Sydney, with a cargo of coals and general merchandise. She left Sydney on the evening of the 26th ult., and experienced light easterly. and STD. winds throughout. The Three Kings were made on Wednesday last, and- since then variable winds, principally from the S. and S.E., have prevailed.

PassenGehs : —Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnson, Messrs. J. McDonald, D. Carroll, and F. Griffiths.

Captain Nearing reports sighting the Frowning Beautjr, hence for Newcastle, on the 30th ult.

ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE SOUTH.

The fine cattle steamer Star of the South, Captain W. Bendall, arrived in harbour this morning from Napier, which port she left on Wednesday last at 9.30 p.m. She called at Opotiki od Friday, at 2 a.m., and landed des patches for the Hon. D. McLean, and left again at noon. ' Experienced fine weather, and arrived.at Kohimarama this morning at 10 a.m. Passengers. —, Messrs. Peacock, Burke, Nicol, Smith,' Leotard Brothers. The Star leaves again this evening for Opo tiki and ——-

EXPORT OF GOLD.

The barque, Kate, which sails for Sydney this afternoon, takes 3264 ozs. of gold for the i Sank of New Zealand, valued at £13,550.

COMMERCIAL.

BIRTH.

Holmes. —On April 7, at her residence, Flagstaff, North Shore, the wife of James Holmes, Esq., of a son.

DEATH.

Haultain. —On April 8, at St. John's College, Jane Alison, the beloved wife of Colo nel T. M. Haultain.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Shortland-street.

MAILS will cose as under : — For the Thames and Coromandel, on Mon day next, at 8.30 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. For Tauranga, per Jane, on Monday next, at 11.30 a.m. , For Opotiki and Wellington, per s.s. Star of the South, this day, at 5 p.m. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1870.

To a stranger visiting Auckland and familiar with the commercial con veniences elsewhere, nothing is more striking than the insufficient means for signalling the approaching arrival of ocean steamers and trading vessels. It is not too much to say that in no other city of the colonies of such com mercial importance would this state of things be tolerated ; while in the neigh boring colonies, in the most insignifi cant incipient ports, an effort is made by the Government to foster trade by special attention to this particular. It is, of course, to be expected that Melbourne should have the electric wire connecting with the Heads at Queenscliffe; but a watcher even on the distant Cape Otway, sweeps the horizon with his glass," and signals to the city the appearance of any pass ing sail. Erom the lighthouse at the South Head, Sydney has electric in telligence of the approach of passing steamers. Brisbane, with a popula tion and a commercial importance in no way comparable to that of Auck land, has stretched a wire by a long circuit of perhaps seventy miles around the south extremity of Moreton Bay, to reach the lighthouse at the entrance to the roads ; and the appearance on the horizon of the most distant sail is instantly shown from the telegraph office in the city. Even Maryborough, with its two thousand inhabitants, has a wire stretched to the beach and across a narrow channel to the lighthouse on Woody Island, some twenty miles away, in the mouth of Hervey's Bay ; and Rockhampton, with a population ,of over four or five thousand, has electric communication with its lighthouse, and is immediately informed of the approach of every vessel to the entrance of Keppel Bay. In each case the small expenditure in stretching the wire is considered to be more than compensated in the direct advantages to commerce, and the in direct benefit to the whole community; while the expense of working is re duced to a minimum by the expedient of instructing the lighthouse-keeper in the simple practice of telegraphy. Now, how are we situated in Auckland in this respect ? Yesterday morning at daybreak, the Novelty, from Sydney, was off our lighthouse at liri Tiri, and recognised there—some twenty miles in a direct line from. Auckland, and it was only this morning that her presence in New Zealand waters was known in in the city. Would such a state of things be borne with in any other city similar to Auckland ? In the Waitemata harbour we have the; clumsy antiquated system of sight-signals; and our utmost point of observation— North Shore —is little more than a a good "cooey" distant; while the , blunders made occasionally by some

of our contemporaries respecting the arrival of vessels show how bewildering the present system must be to the general community. As for steamers arriving off the Manu kau it is worse still. The signalling from the entrance, from the great dis tance, and the frequent haziness of the weather, is wholly unreliable; and that .lofty headland, from which 'there is such a commanding .view, is for practical purposes useless. |Our attention is at present turned to 'the advantages of telegraphic exten sion. The statesmanlike view has been adopted, that this great instru ment of commercial advancement should not be viewed as a mere source of revenue. The small expense cf building lines of telegraph compared to the returns, and especially to the public convenience, is forcing itself on our minds. Here we have two points to which telegraphic extension would be of incalculable benefit to commerce. A wire to Manukau Heads,and another down the promontory of Whangapoa, and across the narrow channel to the lighthouse at Tiri Tiri, would; be but a small expense; present no engineering or native difficulty; afford exceeding advantages to the mer chants of Auckland ; and connected as we soon shall be with the other pro vinces by electric wire, it would be a matter of interest and commercial advantage to the whole of the Colony of New Zealand.

Preparations have already been com menced to alter the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, by making it larger, and other wise improving the outside of the building. Messes. Montague Bros, are exhibiting in their window, Queen-street, the por traits of the Harvard and Oxford crews. They are very good photographs, and are mounted in a neat frame of about eighteen inches square. A splendid view of Auckland is now to be seen in the window of Messrs. Upton Brothers, Quoen-streot. The view has been taken from the top of Barrack Hill, and, altogether, the scene is a most imposing one. The third series of lectures on " The Early Christian Church," will be delivered at the Albert-street Congregational Chapel to-morrow evening (Sunday), by the Rev. Warlow Davies, M.A,; subject—"The Rising Storm." In the Police Court to-day, the charges against Mr. Lazard for passing, as. alleged, through the Customs, glassware aud Parian ware as earthenware, and thereby attempting to defraud Her Majesty's Customs, is still dragging its slow length along. On yesterday, after we had gone to press, the examination and cross-examination and re-examination of the Collector of Customs continued till nearly four o'clock, this gentlemen having been subjected to three hours' of witness bearing. As this is only one witness out of six, in one case out of eight, the con clusion of this Customs' enquiry may be regarded as somewhat remote. We observe several notices at the back of Isaac's store, and near the edge of that genuine Auckland nuisance, the intake, warning people " not to shovel rubbish there" under pain of heavy penalties. It seems to us that, if instead of this, the notices requested rubbish to be shot there a far more useful purpose would be served ; for the intake would very shortly be filled up and removed from sight, at the same time land being formed that would be at once available as building sites. But it seems we have yet to learn the true way to utilise public property in this city. A meeting of the creditors of Eobert Dudley Eyre will be held at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the 20th instant, at noon. A meeting of the creditors of Edmund George Steers will be held at the same time and place.

Dr. Wallis will preach to-morrow, morning and evening, at the Newton Presbyterian Church, corner of Vincent and Pitt-streets.

A meeting of the members of the Devonport Literary Society will be held in the schoolroom, at half-past 7 o'clock on Thursday next, for the purpose of electing office-bearers. The next concert of the Chorar Society will take place at the Music Hall, on Tuesday evening next.

The annual public meeting of the Auckland Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the rooms of the Young Men's Christian As sociation, at seven o'clock on Thursday evening next. The Right Rev. Bishop Cowie will preside.

Tee following persons have been ad judged bankrupts : —Henry James Lee, of Shortland ; Henry Abbot AT air, of Auck land ; George Valentine Burko, of Gra hamstown.

The annual meeting in connection with the Congregational Home Mission, will be held at the Albert Chapel, on Wed nesday evening next, at half past seven o'clock. W. C. Daldy, Ksq., will occupy the chair.

In connection with the departure of the Rev. 1). Bruce, for Kurope, a soiree will be held in the Symonds street Music Hall, on Thurday evening next, at half past six o'clock. Archibald Clark, Esq., will occupy the chair. Addresses will be delivered by several clergymen and gentlemen and Air. Joseph Brown will conduct the musical portion of the enter taiument.

A' special general muster of the Auck land Naval Volunteers will be held at Fort Britomart, at five o'clock this evening.

We learn that his Honor Sir Gr. A. Arney, intends proceeding by the Tau ranga, this evening, to Russell for the pur pose of spending the holidays at the Bay of Islands. We have been informed as a result of the late census of City. Arabs taken by police as a basis for the future operations of the Ragged School Association, the names of fifty-five children have been col lected as specially claiming the action of the Association. They are the progeny of thieves, drunkards, and gaol-birds of high or low degree, and resort to the most irregular means of .procuring the neces saries of life. The Association have evidently begun at the foundation, and if equal wisdom characterise their pro ceedings throughout, they will be indeed benefactors.

In the angle formed by the junction of Cook and Grey-streets there is situated another very interesting rising industry. We are not aware of the enterprising proprietor, but understand that the main branch of his business consists of the highly important duties of cleaning tripes. With this is combined the useful occupa tion of boiling down fat and making tallow candles. The perfume that arises from this compound manufactory in the centre of the city, pervading the crowded homes around, and floating pleasantly up the surrounding hills, with their crowds of women and little children, is very powerful indeed; but we have come to the conclusion that so affected have the olfactory nerves of our Inspector of Nuisances become by the superior in fluences of the Queen-street sewage as to be insensible to the aroma of minor stenches.

THE LATE SUICIDE AT THE GREAT BARRIER ISLAND.

THE RETURN" OF SERGEANT

McCAFFERTY TO AUCKLAND

Sergeant McCafferty, who was de spatched last Friday week to the Great Barrier Island, by the order of Mr. Com missioner Naughton, to enquire into the circumstances attending the death of Samuel Bailey, who was reported to have cut his throat on the 17th March, returned to town this morning and made his official report to the Commissioner. On arriving at the island on Friday weak last he at once proceeded to call the most intelli gent men together, and forming them into a jury, of whom William Sanderson was foreman, an inquest took place. The body was not exhumed, and after a full inquiry, the jury returned a verdict that deceased had cut his throat while in a state of unsound mind.

THE PRISONERS AT OPOTIKI.

The Government have chartered the steamer Star of the South to convey the prisoners recently captured at Opotiki by Aiajor Kemp and Ropata. to Wel lington. The Star will leave this evening at' 8p m. The Sturt arrived at Opotiki yesterday morning from Auckland with provisions, and the Star, on her way up from Napier, landed 200 sheep. The Hon. D. McLean was at Opotiki on Friday afternoon.

ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE SOUTH.

LATEST SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

The s.s. Star of tho South arrived in harbour this morning, bringing Hawke's Bay papers to the sth inst. We make the following extracts :— WELLINGTON. Monday, April 4. The Government has informed Tricker's committee that it has been determined to hold an enquiry before two members of the Execu tive, at the Gaol, on Wednesday next, into the confession aud statement alleged to have been made by Tricker in gaol, and to submit the evidence to the test of cross examination. The attendance of all witnesses on the subject is requested. The committee have been asked to find counsel on behalf of Tricker, and have secured the services of Messrs. Robert Hart and Allen. A private meeting is being held to consider the propriety of forming a new Steam Com pany, to purchase the N.Z.S.N. Co.'s plant. Dr. Grace has been called to the Legislative Council.

NAPIER.

Fire at Petane. — The Government store at Petane, close to Mr. Villers' house, was totally destroyed by fire between 7 and 8 o'clock on Saturday evening. Some 30 bags of biscuit, 12 bags of oats, and a few other articles wero in store, and wore destroyed. The cause is unknown.

Captain Curling, R.M. — The charge against this officer has, we believe, been investigated by three justices appointed for that purpose, who have reported the result to Wellington. There is little doubt that the irregularity complained of has been proved, which is much to be regretted, not merely on account of the high estimation in which Capt. Curling is held as an old colonist and an upright magistrate, but because another year's service would have entitled him to a pension under tho Civil Service Act. A memorial to the Government is being very numerously signed, setting forth that " in the discharge of his duties, his (Capt. Curling's) conduct has been characterised by an ability, impartiality, and independence that have deservedly obtained for him the sincere respect of the community of Napier;" and praying that in the decision arrived al, the Govern ment wiU take the premises into favourable consideration.— Herald.

The schooner Success is loading with wool, flax, &c, for Auckland, and the schooner Kauri with the same description of cargo for WeUington. . - ..

LATEST FROM TAURANGA.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] The Parawai natives report that on two occasions small parties of four or five Hau-. haus have crossed the swamp at night witn the intention of burning down Messrs. Gibbon and Simpson's Mata Mata.mill, but returned on finding the property guarded.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before T. Beckham, Esq., R.M.) '■' ' DRUNKENNESS. Peter (a Wahu), John Lewison, Edward Lynch, were charged with being drunk, and were fined 5s and costs, or to be imprisoned for 48 hours. Leiitia Hughes and Luke Reilly were fined 10s and costs, or to be imprisoned 48 hours for the same offence. Mary Jane Smith for a third offence pleaded not guilty ; evidence was taken, and she was fined 20s and costs, or to be imprisoned for 48 hours and 7 days additional. ALLEGED LARCENY. Peter Kilien was charged by John Messurer with having broken open his box on board the Inflexible, on April 7,: and stolen-therefrom 14s.

Pleaded not guilty. John C. Messurer, deposed : I am an able seaman on board the Inflexible ; prisoner is the same. Had a chest on board containing my clothes and money ; had 13s. 6d. in silver and 6d. in coppers. Saw it yesterday locked, and had the key in my pocket; saw it again at 6.30, it was then broken open and my money gone. Could not identify the money. John Woodron, deposed: I am an able seaman on board the Inflexible. I was paint ing the foi'eyard yesterday. Last witness had a box on the starboard side of the forecastle; came down and saw Kilien and another man in the forecastle ; he commenced to kick the box. I came and. told Messurer; lw did not come back immediately. Prisoner was a little drunk. Prisoner was discharged. BREACH OF THE CUSTOMS REGULATIONS ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1868. The, charge against Lawrence Lazard for breach' of the' above Act, adjourned from yesterday, was resumed. Alexander Rose, deposed: I am Landing Surveyor at the Port of Auckland. I produce the manifest of the ship MaUard from Lon don. (The manifest. was 'objected to as evidence unless read.) I see the packages A.L.C. 672-7 included; found them so described in the stores of the' defendant on Saturday, the 26th March. Saw one package the first time, viz., 676 ; left the building in charge of Henry Parker, Custom's Officer. Found a broken head stone : put my hand in and took out what I considered a Parian vase, similar to that produced, which is part of the same cask, and has my mark, " Mallard 676." Saw the defendant first after this_in the Custom-house, Mr. Hepburn, the receiver, was present. Defendant cliinied the samples as earthenware: Mr. Lazard and Mr. Hep burn had brought on the samples with them. His conversation was addressed to the Collecter; Air. Lazard' applied to be' permitted to make a post entry and to leave it to the decision of the Collector, or two mer chants in the' trade, as to the quality of' the' wares. This was said with reference tp.' wliat I had Beized as Parian ; the Collector said he would take into his consideration the matter of the post entry, after lie should have satisli-' ed himself respecting the package, as to which I was enquiring; that is, the packages which I had not yet seen. Defendant agreed to go with me to his store, and did so ; he there pointed out to me a package at, the far end of the store, whicli'he stated to be either " butters" or " glassware," I do not recollect which ; it was one of those I was in search of; it had not apparently been opened at that time. It was either 672 or 673. •' There was another cask which had been emptied, and the contents of which he pointed to, : placed on shelves ; he told me that these were the ; con-! tents of one of the casks. I did not see the cask. Ho had to account to me for three casks, viz.:—ALC 672, 673, 677. There was yet 677 to be accounted for. The articles on the shelves were " glass butters"' similar to those produced. Saw thfr contents of 677 ; they also are similar to those pro duced. He-stated that 677 had been un packed, and pointed out the contents.i Cross-examined by Mr. Wynn : I am aware of the nature of the information produced. I know the exact charge. Cannot say in which of the four casks seized the articles produced, were contained. In. the Customs the' term cask would include hogshead, quarter-cask, or barrel of any kind, if applied to liquid goods the terms would refer to different capacities. Had already, seized one, and was in search of three. Cannot say of the four which was the subject-matter of this prosecution. Cannot say whether or not the goods produced were from the casks which are the subject of prosecution. At first de fendant gave every facUity—not subsequently. This was after he was aware of the prosecution. Defendant did not produce the invoices iv my presence, never saw him produce the invoices. Saw some invoices on the Monday following in the custody of the Collector, who retained them for a time ; but gave them back, to the best of my recollection, on the following Wednesday, when they were restored by me to Mr. Lazard, in his own office. All that time they were in the Collector's possession, and I had gone through the figures in them. Only know from hearsay how the Collector pot the invoices ; but was aware of the fact that defendant had handed up some invoices to Mr. McKellar. Defendant offered facilities whon I was searching and making enquiries. He in no way obstructed me.

Re-examined by Mr. MncCormick: Gave no obstruction when searching for the goods. Subsequently to the seizure, when we were on the step, defendant slammed the door, and shut us out. Two of, the casks contained glassware, and two Parian; nil were entered as earthenware.

Henry Parker, examined by Mr- Brookfield, deposed.- lam a messenger in H.M. Customs at Auckland. Recollect on the 26th March having conversed with defendant about the passing entry of certain geods ; wife present when Mr. Lazard pointed out certain goods on the shelves to Mr. Rose. Mr. Lazard said they had come out of two casks, which were not to be found on the premises ;he did not in my hearing state the numbers that had been on the casks. Mr. Rose. asked him :fer two particular casks, and defendant pointed

to the articles .on the shelves £ these goods were glassware and Parian, similar to those now produced. I opened the^ other casks these produced were taken out of the casks on Mr. Lazard's premises. This concluded the case for the prosecution, and the Court adjourned at half-past twelre to a quarter-past one. The Court resumed at 1.40.

Mr. Wynn made a most able speech for the defence, contending that it was the duty of the Crown to make out a prima facie case • this they had failed to do, and also had utterly disproved as to the criminality of the offence, as charged against his client. M r , Wynn had very carefully went through the opening address of the Crown Prosecutor, making comments upon the same. Tho learned gentleman then went on to say that the goods as stated in the information as Parian were not Parian, but made of a mate rial to imitate that manufacture. Judgment for plaintiff.

CRICKET MATCH.

LEGAL PROFESSION V. AUCKLAND CLUB.

A cricket match was fixed to be played at one o'clock to-day, between an eleven of tha legal gentlemen and an eleven selected froni other Auckland cricketers. At two o'clock, however, only four of the legal eleven had put in an appearance, and at the time our reporter left the ground it was proposed to get up a scratch mtttch.

SUDDEN DEATH.

A woman named Macky, aged 57, expired somewhat suddenly on Thursday evening, at the Victoria Hotel, West Queen-street. It appears that she came up from the South by the s.s'. Wellington, on her last trip, to visit her son-in-law, Mr. James, proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, West Queen-street. (Vhfie on board the Wellington on Wednesday evening, she was seized with a fit, which was foUoWed by several others of a very severe character. Dr. Nicholson.was. immediately sent for, and the sufferer was removed to Mr. James' house, where she remained, apparently much better, until Thursday evening, when she was seized with an apoplectic fit and expired. There hav ing been several sudden deaths of a somewhat similar character within the last few months, and dissatisfaction having been expressed by the friends of the deceased persons at there being an inquest when it yvas unnecessary, Dr. Nicholson gave a certificate that the death, in the present, instance, had resulted from apoplexy, and the deceased was buried yester day afternoon. We quite agree with the doctor that in such cases as these, where death is so plainly attributable to natural causes, there should be no inquest. It cannot possibly serve any good purpose, and is only harrowing to the feelings of the already bereaved relatives;

REGISTRATION OF ARMS.

We have been requested by the CoUector of Customs to caU public attention to the procla mation under the Arms Act, which is dated the 19 th ultimo, and which gives the foUowing as the boundaries of the Auckland South District: —" All that district in the province t of Auckland bounded towards the north-east by the sea coast, and shores and islands, from Cape Colville to the entrance to Tauranga har bor; thence towards-the south-east by a fine to -Cambridge; thence by the Waikato river to 'the south-eastern boundary of the Waikato river, to the south-eastern boundary of the Waikato confiscated block ; and thence by the .south-eastern boundaryof the Waikato confis cated block to the Puniu jiver towards the south by the Pvniu river, _to its confluence with the Waipariver, 5 thence by the southern i boundary, of the Waikato confiscated block to , the summit of .Mount Pirongia; and thence; .hyaline torthe entrance to.Raglan harbour j, .towards the west by the sea coast to the entrance,, To Manukau harbor, and thence To the V?hau /[ creek and portage to Waitejriata harbour;; and towards the north-west by the sea coast , and shores, and islands of the Gulf of Hau raki to. the point;of commencement. The 11th clause of the Act, which this pro- ,;, clamafcion brings into effect, is as foUows :■— " Any .person, whether licensed or npt under ; the said Act, to have in possession or keep arms, who shall, after the proclamation of any district including the place where he shall reside, hdye. hi his custody or possession for, thirty days or more any arms, without'having obtained, under the provisions of the fourth and fifth sections of this Act, a Ucense for such arms ; or any other person who shall, after the expiration of the time limited by this Act for marking' the ai-ms which he maybe licensed to keep, have in his custody or posses sion any arms not duly maiked as aforesaid, shall, upon being convicted thereof, forfeit any suni not exceeding £100, and ail such arms shall in evei-y such case be forfeited to the use of her Majesty, if the justices before whom such conviction shall take place shall so ad judge."

THE EVENING STAR, APRIL 9, 1870



CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. Evening Star office, Saturday afternoon. Duties ... £403 15 0 Light Dues 0 13 1 Arms Fees 15 0 Gold Duty 408 2 3 Pilotage ... ... ... 2 18 0 Port Chrrges - 0 11 0

Total ... £817 4. 4-



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