2. Everyl ,emr.er of the corps accepting an allotment urnst reside at Turanga for two (2) years from clale of allotment, either personally or by approved substitute. 3. Every commissioned officer must reside as above provided, or find substitutes at the rate of one man for each hundred acres allotted him. 1. Every alloltce or substitute must attend muster parade, which will be held once every month for inspection of arms. No one will be allowed to absent himself from more than one parade in each year, without written authority from the Defence Office. 5. The allottees will be liable to servo as a separate corps or with the militia, as may be required, whenever the militia of the district are called out for actual service, aud will on such occasions receive pay at the current rates for the militia. .„ ~ , 6. The allottees will be liable, if called upon, to garrison a blockhouse or redoubt, constructed within or in the immediate neighbourhood of the land setaparf for them, and will be entitled to pay on aneli occasions at the current rates for the militia. 7. The order of choice of lots both foi officers and men, will be determined by draw-

1" A license to occupy will be given to each alldtteo upon his choice being determined, which will be exchanged for a Crown grant so soon as the conditions above se,t forth have been fulfilled, as certified by the officer in charge of the Tatiranga militia district.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before T. TJeckham, Esq., KM.)

DKUNKENNESS.

James Concr and Edwin Joues, charged with the above offence, were each fined ss. and costs, or in default^ twenty-four hours' imprisonment. John Woods,"charged with the above offence for a second time, was fined 10s. and costs, or to be imprisoned for forty' eight hours. James Rodger?, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was sentenced to a fine of-20s. and costs, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Patrick Henry, charged with drunkenness, being called, did not appear, and forfeited bail. THREATENING LANGUAGE. Mary Dorau was charged with threatening to take the life of Patrick Doran, her husband, on the 31st March ; pleaded guilty, and was ordered to procure two sureties, of £10 each, to keep the peace for six months. The Court then rose.

GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

GAZETTE. A G-enetul Government Gazette, was pub lished at Wellington on the 2Sfh ultimo, whereby, amongst other matters, the ports of Uronui and Opunake, in the Province of Taranald, are defined. Certain districts are newly defined for registration under the Marriage Act; and, amongst other appoint ments as Registrars, Win. McKeuna, Esq., is appointed for Opotiki; James H. Campbell, Esq., for Waiapu ; Jolin G. Steddy, Esq., for Tuvanga ; and Stephen F. Prentice, Esq., for Mohaka and Wiuroa. Short land Post Office is in future to be known as " The Thames." William Heid Douglas, Esq., is appointed Inspector of Steamers and Engi neer Surveyor. John Henry llolioril, Esq., to be Chief Harbourmaster for Taranaki por's. The Auckland and Thames Steam Packet Company is advertised as having been registered.

GOVERNMENT PRIZE SHOOTING.

We arc able to state that those Volunteers who have obtained the requisite number of points to give them a right to compete in the general firing, are tc proceed to Duuedin in the Phoebe, which leaves Auckland on the 15th inst.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are not responsible for our Correspondent's opinions..) To the Editor of the EVENING Stae.

AUCKLAND MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

Sib,—l regret to observe- your and your correspondents' strictures on the above insti tute, believing as I do that they are in part unjust and undeserved. Firstly, as to the Secretary; I believehe does his duly faithfully and properly, and considering the small salary ho gets, very commendably. There are always a class of subscribers ■whom it is not easy to please, some of whom have been detected in

removing papers, others who have set the rules :>t defiance and been compelled to pay for their conduct. Such no doubt feel an animus against the secretory, that any man who does his duty is sure to incur. As regards (lie committee I believe ninny of them sub scribe and devote their time to forward ing the interests of the institute, without ever using its boolcs or papers, and I fully believe, ns far as the means at their disposal will admit they do their best. It is not to the Secretary or the committee that tho failure of the Institute is due, but lo the public themselves and to tie apathy and indifference of the Auckland mechanics and general public; and it is manifestly unjust to charge shortcomings on tho.'^o who for years

have subscribed to keep it in existence, After a lengthened experience of the Auckland folks, I am quite satisfied that no institution that is not of a sectarian character will ever

prosper here- It is no use disguising the truth, nnd the sooner you face it and hiy the blame where it is due, the belter. But for the perso nal exertions of many member* of the Oom mittea, this institution would hare been closed years sinyc.—l am, &c, Vebitas. March 30, 1870.

VICTORIAN ITEMS.

DEPABTintE 01? THE 14TTI BECUMENT EEOM Met,BOTTRXE. —111 o term of foreign service of the 2nd battalion of the 14th Regiment having expired, the men, numbering in nil about 400, together with the soldiers' wives and families, were embarked early on Saturday morning on hoard the Walmer Castle, the ship chartered to convey them to England. By 7 o'clock all were on board, and soon afterwards the ship was moved well out from the shore, opposite the Williamstown Pier. The vessel is under stood to be under orders to sail this morning, but from the confusion on board, and the inefficient state of the cooking apparatus, it is not likely tho vessel -will sail until this defect hag been remedied. The battalion stationed in Melbourne has been supplemented by the detachments from Sydney, Adelaide, and Hobart Town during the la t iew days. By this mail Dr. Yon Mueller has received from Sir John Young, through the Agent- G-eneral, an intimation that a large and valu able collection of the seeds of the principal forest trees of Canada ha 3 been forwarded to the G-overnment botanist with a view to their being planted in this colony.— lbid. The schedule of prizes for the wine show to be held by the Board of Agriculture in July has been issued. There are to be two clashes, one for Victoria -wines only, and the other open to all the colonies. In the first the prizes will range from £4 to £8 each, and in the lastcr from £i to £12, the total amount offered being £202. The prizes are not to be very large, but there will be plenty of them. In the class open to all the colonies there is to bo no distinction as to the age of the wines, the prizes being offered for the best full bodied red aud white wines, respectively the best light red and white wines, the best, sweet or liqueur wines, and for the sample which in the opinion of the judges has the greatest number of points of merit. All entries must be with the secretary by the loth of June, and samples delivered on or before the Ist July. Each exhibitor must send with his wine the declaration that the grapes were of his own growing, also giving the names of these, the age of the vines, nature of the soil, date of the vintage, &c. There are to be two sets of judges to taste all samples separately and on di fferent clays : and in case of any difference of opinion, which, by the way, are sure to arise, the whole of the judges are to meet and determine how the prizes are to be awarded. This system of double judg ing will insure great care, and prevent the merits of a delicate wine being overlooked in the hurry of a general tasting to be got through in one day. One cellar in the Exhi bition building is 'o be made a bonded store for the time being, so that exhibits from the other colonies will be received and tested without their owners having to pay duty. Timely notice has been given, and the wine makers of b >th this and the neighbouring colonies ought to make thi3 first wino show, pure and simple, a decided success. — Ibid.

The -Arjc of the 19th ult., in an article on the Fijis, says : —" It is only a few days since we published the case of Captain M'Liver, of the William and Jane, who was examined before a Court of Inquiry at Fiji, on a charge of having committed practices tending to slavery. This worthy kept no log, was not sure that he was a, British subject, commanded the ship for his owner, a New Zealand chief; but io was distinctly proved that he had brought several native women from the Levu Islands, and sold them into slavery. And what was the punishment ? He waa simply superseded in the command of the vessel, and nothing more. Need it be said that if British power were dominant in these islands, Captain M'Liver would receive a lesson that he would remember all the days of his life. Upon the whole, it. must be evi/lent, that while these colonies have no greedy desire to appropriate the Fijis, self-interest, self defence, and motives of humanity, should induce them to appeal to England without delay, especially as the Fijians are themselves equally anxious. At a recent meeting of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, correspondence was read with the Hobart Town Chamber of Com merce on the cental system of selling grain and flour; and also from the Deputy Post master-General, in reply to the secretary's letter on the subject of a uniform intercolonial postage rate of 3d per half ounce. It appeared (hat proposals had been made by the Victo ri.-m Government to New Zealand and the various Australasian colonies, having reference to a reduction of postal charges on correspon dence passing between the colonies, and for establishing a uniform rate on all intercolonial seaborne letters.

The annual race meeting of the Kyneton Club passed off on the lOt.h nit. with the greatest success. His Excellency the Gover nor with! Lady Canterbury, and the Hon. Miss Manners Button were on the ground. Fully .four thousand persons ■were present during the clay. The following is a lisfc of the race? frith names of winners : Hurdle Race— Brunette. Maiden Plate—Orlando Kyntou. Handicap—Milesian. Steeplechase—Tartar. Selling Kace —Rambler Weleoni Handicap —-Mischief.

On the 16th ulfc. the Phoenix Steam Flour Mill, at Sandridge, took fire. The fire origi nated in the smut bin; it is supposed that the journals of the elevetion must have got heated, and set fire to the liglifc dust and chaff in the bin. The fire was ultimately got under by the brigade, but not until the flock and premises had been damaged to the amount of £300. The tenant, Mr. W. Ilutchiuson, had the stock insured in the Victoria, while the premises and machinery, which were the property of Mr. Alex. Mac farlane, were insured in the National.

THE EVENING STAK, APHIL 2, 1870.



New Curiosities oi Lttebattice, — Punch '9 our /authority for the following: -'l'\v loves ofc. eminent men have often boon romunliw arid remarkable. Dr. Busby's early passion/i'or the lady who afterwards became Mrs. Tmrimer, and by whom he was refused three times —in a travelling menagerie, at Madame Tussaud's, and in Birch's in Corn hill—-was never mastered. He always remained in bed on the anniversary of her wedding-day, eat nothing but stewed prunes and charcoal biscuits, und reading nil the letters he had received from the lndy, which lie kept at his banker':! during the rest of the year in an oid poo! et-book given him by Uranicr who wrote The Sugar Cane.



ALL NATIONS GOLD MINING- COM PANY, REG-ISTERJSD. rnilß Transfer Books will bo closed on Mon- JL day, April 4th, at 4 o'clock p.m., and remain closed.until 12 o'clock, noon, Wednes day, April Gth, when a dividend wili be payable at tbe Company's Ollice, Shortland Street. CHARLES TOTHILL, Legal Manager. Auckland, April 2,. 1870. A N Address to Young Men will be delivered ■ti. at t'no llooms of the Young lion's Christian .Association, to-morrow afterno-on, nt J3 o'clock, by Mr. Jackson, Subject—" Jesus is mine." All youiig men are invited, to attend.



WANTED KNOWN- Mrs. Eyes, Milliner and Dressmaker, Short! and street, is prepared to execute all orders en trusted to her. N.B.- Beady-made Dresses always on hand. WANTED to SELL, Cheap -10ft. Sheets of Corrugated Iron, Galvanised Iron Water Tanks, from 100 to 500 gallons. Also, O.Gr. and half-round Spouting, Ridge Caps, &c, at A. Smaut's Galvanised Iron Works, Victoria-street (opposite the Greyhound). WANTED KNOWN—.T. Benbtkab (late of Tatterail's Hot.■],) CLARENCE DINING-ROOMS, 133, Queen-street (i:ext door Union Bank). Hot Suppers of all kinds. Fowls, Ham, Eggs, Oysters, &c, &c. WANTED KNOWN—Just Received, a Fresh Shipment of Marrion's OLD ENGLISH ALE, per 'Kate,' and now on draught at the British Hotel, Queen-street, Auckland, and Saracen's Head, Pollen street I (near the Junction,) Shortland. The Wines and Spirits need no puff. Whitson's and Bedell's celebrated Colonial A'es at both Houses. John Scbajs,Proprietor. N.B. —The Accommodation for visitors from Auckland and elsewhere is unrivalled at the Saracen's Head. TO STOREKEEPERS, ETC.—T. Watson, Shorfcland-street, is prepared to supply you with .Waterwghts at £7 16s. per doz ; for Men's Bluchers, light or strong, £5 145.; Youths' Laced Boots, tipped toe and heel, £5 2s. Every pair is made of the best mate rial and workmanship. T. WATSON, SHORTLAND STREET, AUCKLAND. GO (10MANDEL A ItG US. CIUB3CRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISE IO MEETS for the COUOMAFDEL ARGUS will be received by Messrs. Reed, Ferrar & Co., Evening Star Office, Vulcan Lane. Single copies, 3d each. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PASSENGERS OF THE ' WONGA WONGA.1 C-\ PvEENSTONE and Thames Quartz Speei \U meiis can only be bad ut F. I-I. LEWISSON'S, Corner of Queen-street and Vulcan Lane. NOTICE. TAYLOR'S WHARF DINING IiOOMS. NOTICE OF R' MOYAL. A. E. COHEN HAS REMOVED from his late Auction Rooms to OFFICES ADJOINING. March 31, 18/0. PEINOK OF WALK;-; THRATR3. Lessees ... Messrs. Stiuht O'BhibN, axd J. M. Lord. Scenic Artist ... Mr. Frank Yarley. >p O-NI OH T (SAT URD AY) L April 2. THE COBSICAN BROTHERS. FABIEN & LOUIS DX FRANCKE, MR. STUART O'BRTEN Cheatcu Renaud Mr. Wm. Ryan Emille de Lesparre ... Mrs. W. Newton. Concluding with the Burlesque of A L L A D I N. Alladin Mrs. Lachlan McGowan Pekoe Misss Raymond Princess Miss Maggie Burton Widow Twanky ... Mr. Lachlnn McGowan MONDAY, THE PILOT. TH E PLEDGE, on THE BLESSINGS OF TEETOTALTBM. This new and beautiful Drama in active preparation. Z& m ?& VRISOV, OF WALF3 THKAT/iE. AUCKLAND GARRIC X C L U B . OPENING- PERFORMANCE, (In aid of the Provincial Hospital Fund) THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1870, under the Patronage, of Sir G. F. B 'WEN, Lfldy Bowk:* and Suite, and His Honor the Supki{lXtk:\dekt, HEART'S TBIA.LS. Ax Original Intebittbe. BOMBASTES ETJETOSO. MUSI C A L . M.tf. J. HYDE PAEKEK, Pianist and Pbokessob of Mtrsro, WHILE returning thanks to bis Friends and the Public for their constant pat ronage, begs to assure them all pupils committed to bis care, eitlf r for Elementary or Finishing Lessons on the Pianoforte, will ensure con stant attention and rapid progress in that delightful art. Schools and Families visited in town and country, on liberal terms. Address —OuCKST's Music Saloon, Queen street ; or, Mr. Parker, Grafton road, next i Fossett's Store.



COLONIAL GOVERNMENT STEAMER • gTURT.' Office of Agent of Genera! Government, . Auckland, Marr-!i 30, 1870. '5 ENDICRS will be received nt this Oflice, until noon of SATURDAY, I be 23rd! day of April next, for the PrEOfIAfJK of tho Colonial Government steamer : STL1 ilT.' The vcssfl ia laid up nt f J-o Break wntu; in Coinmerrial Bay where she may br inspected on application to the shipkeoucr. An invontoi-y of her stores may be sten at this office. DANIEL POLLEN, Agent General Government. fe -i< ;-y NOTICE. TO ARMY AND NAVY OUT-PENSION ERS liN THE AUCKLAND DIS TEIJIS. 'I HE Payment of the above Pensioners for I tbe ensuing Quarter will be made as follows, viz. : — Auckland—Friday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p m , at the Commissariat Office. Onehunga—Wednesday, April 6, at 11 a.m., at the Victoria Hotel. Otahulra—Monday, April 4, at 9 a.m., at the Criterion Hotel. Drury—Monday, April 4, at noon, at the Farmers' Hotel. Panmure —Friday, April 8, at 9 a.m., at tbe Ferry Hot el. Howiek —Friday, April 8, at noon, at Mr. Crew's Hotel. Any Pensioners who may be unavoidably absent on tbe above days must apply on or before the 201 h April, 1870, otherwise no ] payment will be made to them until the fol lowing Quarter. Army, Navy, and East India Company's Hall-pay, Irish Constabulary, and Civil Ser vice Pensions will not be paid on any of the above dates. FRANCIS INNES, D.A.C.Cr., Military Accountant. Military Accountant's Office, Auckland, March 21, 1870. AUCKLAND STEAM COFFEE MIL! 8. WILLIAM GREGG & GO HAVE ON HAND AND FOR SALE, /COFFEES, Raw and Roasted Plantation V^ in L>o:i.! or Duty Paid Coffee, packed in lib,, 21b., 81b., 41b., 61b., 71b-. lalb., 141b., 201b., ami 50lb. tins Peppers, Black and White, Whole or Ground Peppers, packed in Ib. tins and upwards Pepper, Cayenne, loz. cruets, 2oz. and 4oz. bottles, and in bulk Mustards, Column's lib., lib., 51b., and 71b. tins Mustards, Column's Üb. and lib. bottles Mustards, Keen's 71b. tins Curry Powders, Morton's jib. and lib. bottles Chocolate and Cocoa, Fry's, Barry's and Tay lor's Cbocolate, French, lib. packets Arrowroot, lib. and 71b. tins Nutmegs, whole or ground, in tins or bulk Cloves „ „ „ „ Ginger „ „ „ Carraways „ ~ Cinnamon ~ ~ , Pimento ~ „ „ Mixed nice, in loz. packets, plain fancy boxes Mixed Spice, in tins, assorted sizes Essence of Lemon, and Assorted Essences Ground Rice, in lib. tinfoil packets Chicory, Barry's and Brotehio's. ~ ILLTAM GREQG & CO. ; WHOLESALE COFFEE AND SPICE MERCHANTS, WTSDirAH-tSTBTCBT AvCKtiAVB, JEWELLERY ! J EWELLEEY !! JEWELLERY !!! SSHAPPERE, Practical Watchmaker and a Jeweller (late of Hokitiko), begs to in ! form the inhabitants of Auckland that he has OPENED those central premises, opposite tbe Thistle Hotel, Queen-street, and by strict, at tention to business, moderate charges, and a well-assorted stock of most fashionable goods, hopes to merit a fair share of public patronage. Note tbe address : S. S H APPE RE, Opposite Thistle Hotel, Q[TRi:N--STREEr, AtJCKLAUD. N.B.—Watchmaking and repairing in all its branches. THOBNTOff, SMITH ft FIRTH IT AYE for Sale, WHEAT suitable for S.I, Fowls at 4s. per bushel. March 24,1370. THORNTON, SMITH & FIRTH'S PEICES ODEIIKNT. & s. d. gUPEIiFLNE FLOUR, Silk i) Dressed, " Crown Brand," per ton of 2000 lbs 14 0 0 Fine Flour, Silk Dressed (TSF Brand), per ton ... ... ... 12 0 0 Seconds, per ton ... ... ... 10 0 0 Sharps, per ton ... ... ... 7 0 0 Bran, per bushel of 201ba 0 13 Oats, per biwliel 0 3 6 Auckland, January 10, 1870. CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE. TAMES B. FRANCIS, IMPORTER, 246, Queen-street, Auckland.



STEAM TO THE THAMES. „ T5 OVAL ALFRED,' "f%3vi^ from AD OK LAND to SHORT iig§€S^&L^TST D. TIMK TA'ILE. FnoM Anouland : Monday, 4th April, 12.30 oYlosjk nflcrrioon Tuesday, sth April, I o'clock aftornoon Wednesday, Oth Ar r-il, 1 .ijO o'clock Rfiornoou From Gbatcamstows: Momlay, ■Jftli April, 5.30 o'clock afternoon : uesday, oth April, 6 o'clock afternoon. Wednesday, 6th April, (J. 30 o'clock evening- Return Tickets issued for One- week at Reduced Fares, and available for the ' Duke of Edinburgh.' S. HAGUE SMITH. STEAM TO THE THAMES. < |-j. UKE OF ED IN fl^^^^ BURGH.' Leave Auckland: Monday, 4th April, 4.30 o'clock, afternoon Tuesday, sth April, 5 o'clock, affcftrnoou Wendesday 6th April, 5 o'clock afternoon From Grauamstown : Monday, 4th April, 8.30 o'clock, morning Tuesday, sth April, 9 o'clock, morning. Wednesday, 6th April, 10 o'clock morning Return Tickets issued for One week at Reduced Fares, and available for the ' Royal Alfred. S. HAGUE SMITH. STEAM BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND THE THAMES. , <?\ . HE Steamer 'J- >>- 'WILLIAMS' aftiWiswseJSS* Leaves Auckland : Monday Morning next, 6.30 o'clock. Tuesday „ „ 7.0 „ Leaves Grahamstown : Monday Morning next, 10.45 o'clock. Tuesday „ „ H-15 „ Return Tickets issued for one week at Reduced Rates. H. M. JERVIS, Agent. FOR GRAHAMSTOWN AND SHORT LAND. HE p. s. s^V 'ENTERPRISE No. 2' will leave tho Quoen-street Wbarf, on— Mondaj', 4th April, at midnight Wednesday, 6th April, at midnight Friday, Bth April, at 4 p.m. sharp All unclaimed Goods to be found at Clay on's Parcel Delivery Office, High-street. STEAM TO RIVERHEAD. SOLDIERS TO LET AT £40 A-PIEAD ! Gon Save the Queen and the Governor. Having no Soldiers to let, like worn out na tions, I can only intimate to the travelling Public that -~ rpHE Twin Screw Steamer .V:-.: a. ~ 'GEMINI' has been provided with a New Boiler, and is again on her legs. Fares :— Parliamentary Rates of One Penny per Mile to pleasure-seekers. Leaving Auckland daily at 11 o'clock a.m. Arriving at Riverhead at 1 p.m. Leaving Riverhead at 3 o'clock p.m., and Returning to Auckland at 5 p.m. J. CASEY. January 7, 1870. FOR WANGANUI, WESTPORT, GREY MOUTH, AND HOKXJIXKA. ?=l*^ f? HE s. s. SiQS^r " ' JOHN PENN,' M. Carey, commander, will leave Manukau for the above ports, on MONDAY next, 4th April, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. For Freight or Passage apply to J. S. MAOFARLANE, Agent. pIROULAR SAW LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR TARANAKI, , NELSON, PIOTON, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON, OTAGO, AND THE BLUFF. Thfl s.s. (AIREDALE,' from the Wharf at Onehunga, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, 6fch i)istant, wat 12.30 pm. sharp. For freight or passage, apply to HENDERSON k MACFARLANE. LODGE ARA, 348, I.C. THE regular monthly MEETING of the -I. above Lodge will be held in the Lodge-room, Masonic Hotel, Princes street, on MONDAY evening, 4th instant, at 7.30. Visiting brethren are invited to attend. By order of the W.M. WILLIAM T. SNELL, Secretary.



MONDAY, APJIL 4. BY ORDER. OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COUNT. SALE OF COTTAGE AND ALLOTMENT IX COLLING-WOOD-STKEET, AND 1280 ACRES IN KAUJvAPAKAPA. The subscribers bavc received instructions from Laughlin O'BbiKN, lisq., Registrar of tho Supreme Court of New Zealand, Northern District, to fell, at their Laitd Mavt, Port-street, on Monday, 4th April, 1870, at 12 o'clock noon, * LL that piece or parcel of Land, being £L part of Lot No. 11 of the Sub-division into Lots of Allotment No. H, Section, No. 4S of the City of Auckland,, Parish of Waitemata, and County of Eden, together, with the Cottage and Buildings erected thereon, having a frontage of 33 feet to. Collingwood-street. Also, All that piece or parcel of Land in the Pro vince of Auckland, and Colony of New Zealand, containing by admeasurement 280 acres, more or less, situated in the Parish of Kaukapakapa, in the County of Marsden, and being Western portion of .Allotment No. 33. Further particulars, and Conditions of Sale. will be given at the time of Sale. SAMUEL COCIIRANK & SON, Auctioneers. MONDAY, APRIL 4. 234 CASES ALE AND STOUT, Choicest brands, for positive sale. The subscribers have received instructions to sell, at their Mart, Fort-street, on Monday, 4th April, at 11 o'clock, qa CASES BLOOD, WOLFE & CO.'S O v J ALE, quarts 14 cases Blood, Wolfe & Co.'s Ale, pints 19 cases Bass' Ale, quarts 1 case do do, pints 16 cases do do, pints 57 cases Byass' Stout, quarts 13 casss do do, pints 14 casks Tennant's Ale, quarts 1 cask do do, pints 16 casks Allsopp's do, quarts 3 casks Richardson's Stout, pints. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. FEAEN AUGHT GOLD MINING COMPANY (REGISTEKD). The subscribers have received instructions to sell, at the Mart, Fort-street, on Wednes day, 6th April, at 12 o'clock, WHE ENGINE and BATTERY, consist- JL ing of Five Stampers, together with the Site and Water Race, situated on the Waio tahi Creek near the Punga Flat, Also, Quicksilver, Implements, and about 200 tons Firewood, &c, &c, &C Part iculars in a future advertisement. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. DESIRABLE FREEHOLD BUSI NESS PREMISES, AT ONEHUNG-A, Lately occupied by Mr. S. Filming ; SMALL FARM, MUDDY CREEK. B. T O N X S Has been instructed to sell, on Wednesday, April 6, at 12 noon, A LL those desirable FREEHOLD PRE i\ MISES, situated on the beach, One hungn, and comprising an Allotment 88 feet frontage, by a mean depth of 200 feet, o» which is erected a Large Double-fronted SHOP, Three Rooms at back, and Four large Rooms overi The Shop is now fitted with Counters, Shelving, Ac. $ at the r,ear of the allotment is erected extensive Stabling, with large Lofts, suitable for a Carrying-Business, storing Flax, Wool, Gum, &c, the_whole in good tenantable repair. !. . . : The above offers a rare opportunity .for either investment or occupation. The premises are eminently suited for carrying on a General Drapery and Grocery Business, Timber, Eire wood, and Coal Yard, and with ample stabling would admit of a Carrying Business in connec tion therewith. The Auctioneer with confi dence invites the attention of. parties desirous of accumulating a comfortable competency to this opportunity of securing a position where, if the business is conducted with only ordin nary energy, independence must be the result. SMALL FARM at Muddy Creek, contain ing 10a. 3b. 30p, more or Jess, with three roomed weather-boarded Cottage, lai'ge shed, 100 feet by 24, orchard, garden, &c. Terms, liberal. Title guaranteed.