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niTT OF AUCKLAND ASSESS \J MENT. GENERAL AND SEWERAGE RATES. City Board of Commissioners' Office, Auckland, February 6, 18.1. Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners, unaer the City Board Act, 180H, the City Boanl Act, 1863, Amendment Act, and the City Board Act Amendment Act, 18C5, have this day made a GENERAL.BATEI of EIOHTPENCE per Pound, and a SE WERAtr-b, i.a i.& of ONE PENNY per Pound on the net annual ■ value of the property assessable under the said Acts foi the period from Ist December, IS7O, to 31st May 1871, which is now due and payable, and all P"*™ J h° { may consider themselves aggrieved, on the £° v™u™ ™ irregularity, unfairness, or lncon«tn««'to™ 8 » By order of the Board. p PHILIPS, Chairman. T^XTENSION OF SEWER IN J2i ALBERT-STREET, AND BRANCH SEWER IN DURHAM-STREET. City Board of Commissioners' Office, Auckland, 13th February, 1871. TENDERS are invited for the above works, and will be received until noon on MONDAY, the 20th February. Plan and specifications may be seen at the ofhee of the City Board. Each tenderer will require to deposit the sum of £30 (in cash; as a guarantee for the fulfilment of his tender. The lowest tender not necessarily accepted. By order of the Board, P. A. PHILIPS, Chairman. HE AMBER OP COMMERCE. The MONTHLY MEETING of Members will be heM in the Chamber, Shortland. Crescent, on THURS DAY, 16th instant, Secretary. Auckland, Feb. 14,1871. THAMES GOLD MINING COMPANY (LIMITED). THE Til AN3FER BOOKS will he closed from 10 a.m. to-morrow till Friday at noon, when a DIVIDEND of 15s. per Share will be payable at the Company's Office. ROBT. SOMERVILLE, Secretary. ShovlUtid-street, Auckland, 15th February, 1871. EXCHANGE BILLIARD SALOON. WH. GALLOP and F. CLIFTON # having leased the above from Mr. Niccol, trust, by civility and attention to busi ness, to obtrin a share of public patronage. T7IOR SALE—A PLEASURE-BOAT, with JQ sails, oars, and everything complete.— Apply to W. H. Siinneb, Vulcas Lane. BOARD and RESIDENCE for a gentle man in a private family, in Upper Queen street. For addres3, apply at the Stab Office. PI Kfk AK]D £10° TO kEl*l^ on free" X/10U hold property.—Apply, by letter, to E. A. C, office of this paper. \TT ANTED —A few Small Lots of Young W American Gold Mining Company Shares, ffor cash.—Martin Sholl, Share broker, Queen street. WANTED— A MAN COOK for Napier; first-class references required as to ability and sobriety.—Apply, between 6 and 7 p.m., at the Auckland Hotel, High-street. WANTED TO PURCHASE—A Good SEWING MACHlNE.—Address 8., Stab Office. ANTED—APPRENTICES at C. De L'EAir'a Shirt Manufactory, Mount street. WANTED— By a Young man, a SITUA TION in a Store.-Apply, " W. W.," Stab Office. WANTED— By a New Arrival, a Situa tion as BOOK KEEPER.—Address, ' Queen Bee," Stak Office. WANTED -A Young GIRL, to nurse, and make herself useful. —Apply at Mrs. Tomlins', Onehunga. WANTED— A Situation as HOUSE MAID in a gentleman's family. —Ap- ply at the Stab Office. WANTED— An Engagement as GOVER NESS, by a young lady.—Address, "J.M.," Stak Office. WANTED— The public to tnow that PRINTING of every description is executed at the Evening Stab Office, with neatness and despatch. h WANTED, J rpWO or three BOYS to run the Evening J- 8 fab. Good boys can earn from 15* to 25s a week. TO LET. A HOUSE in Cook-street, west side, con •jC\_ tnining Seven Room 3 and Ba<-h Room. — ■inquire at No. 71. ONE OR TWO GENTLEMEN' can be accommodated with PRIVATE BOARD and RESIDENCE, near the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Newton Road. Terms moder at».—Address A. 8., Evening Stab Office.



CKOWW DISTILLERY! COLONIAL INDUSTM !! Cawkwell's AUCKLAND DISTILLERY. mHE following nro SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLE:— WHISKEY 33. per bottle BRANDY 3s. 6d. „ ENGLISH ALE Is. „ ENGLISH PORTER... Is. &*^T Every article guaranteed genuine at Ihe PRINCE ARTHUR HOTEL, HOB3ON-STREET. WALTER DUDLEY, PROPRIETOR. THE LITTLE DUSTPAN. NOTICE. SELLING OFF ! SELLING OFF ! GIVING- UP BUSINESS. TO THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, HOTEL PROPRIETORS, PRIVATE FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE ABOUT TO FURNISH. lIENEY PROBERT Begs most respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Auckland and its vicinity that ho has decided upon giving up business, and go into the Country for the purpose of Farming : therefore, he submits the whole of his Large and Well-selected Stock of CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE, AT cost :e»j=s.io:e3. He does this, believing that it will be better for parties to select the goods they may require at Auction Prices, v/ithout the incon venience of attending an Auction Sale. H. P. takes this opportunity of again thanking his numerons friends and the public genei*ally for the very liberal support received during the nine years he has been in business in Auckland. The Premises to Let, oe toe Sale. Auckland, February 10, 1871. NOTICE. T. DALTON'S~OIVINIBUS. FARE 3, Is.; RETURN TICKETS, Is. 6d. THE first and only legitimate opposition 'Bus on the Onehunga Road ; the first to lower the fares and keep them low for eigh teen months. All that is required is a little more patron- a ße- J. Dai/ton trusts to give the public the benefit of riding cheap on the most enjoyable road in the conntry for a long time to come. N. B. —I think it has been pretty well proved that I am not to bo run off with impunity, thanks to the Onehunga ladies and gentlemen. Leaves Onehunga at 9 a.m. and half-past 2 p.m. Leaves Auckland Hotel, Queen-street, at half-past 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. No connection with any other 'bus. No extra charge when steamers are going away. £300 EEWARD. WHEREAS, on the morning of the 24th of January, a FIRE broke out on board the ship ' City of Auckland,' lying alongside the Queen-street Wharf, under circumstances which suggest the suspicion of incendiarism: Notice is hereby given that the above RE WARD of THREE HUNDRED POUNDS will be paid upon conviction of the person or persons concerned in setting the vessel on fire. For the ship ' City of Auckland,' WILLIAM ASHBY, Master. For the New Zealand Insurance Company, G. P. PIERCE. For the Victorian Insurance Company, A. G. MILLAR. MARTIN H. BURRELL, North Shore, will give instruction to Masters of Vessels de.-iroua of learning NAVIGATION. Terms, £5 ss. for the course of study. N.B. —A free passage will be given in the p.». 'Devonport.'



CHARLES BUTTON, SODA-WATER, TT EMONADE AND CORDIAL MANUFACTURER, Edbn Cbeseitt. Ginger Wine Quinine Wine Townsend's and Buchan's Saraaparilla, ON SALE. LOCAL INDUSTRY INSTITUTION. "VENETIAN HOUSE, SHORT-LAND-STREET. £KA VENETIAN BLINDS, 340 Gauze 00U Wire Blinds, 270 Perforated Zinc Blinds, for which orders are wanted imme diately. Wire Work nlt>o maio when the MEN ar« UNEMPLOYED. Apply to the MANAG-EF, M. HORTON BUSBY. I | NEIL CAMPBELL TAILOR & CLOTHIER, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE MARKET RESERVE. T>EGS to return thnnfcs for pnst favors, and also to intimate to hi 3 friends and the public that ho has received a large assort ment of SUMMER GOODS, and can execute all orders entrusted to him at prices that -will defy competition. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. THE undersigned begs to inform his friends and the public of Auckland, that he has THIS DAY REMOVED from 94, to 180, QUEEN-STREET (Opp site Thistle Hotel), where he will carry on the business as here tofore. NOTE THB ADDRESS— EDWARDS, HAT AND CAP MANUFACTURER, 180, QUEEN-STREET. January 24, 1871. N.B. —Hats of all kinds Cleaned, Blocked, and Renovated. ICE! lOEJ ICE! G. GLEDHILL, MINERAL WATER MNU FACTORY, Wellesley.street, X)EGS to inform the public that he he has -D added the manufacture of ICE to the business he has hitherto been carrying on, and is prepared to supply hotels and private families with this delicious drinking cooler, either wholesale or retail. Customers dealing with G-. G-. for all the articles he manufactures will find themselves liberally dealt with. ICE! ICE! ICE ! JOHN QR E T, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CONFEC TIONER, Queen-Stbeet. "I" ARGE Assortment of English and Co \_i lonial Confectionery always on hand. Storekeepers and the trade supplied on liberal terms. Note the address : — JOHN GREY, Tkree doors [below the United Service Hotel, Queen-street.



OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, VULCAN LANE. /^AFE open from nine o'clock a.m. until \J twelve o'clock p.m. First-class Billiard Saloon, with a new Alcock & Co.'s Table. ED\YA II D PERKINS, Propi-ietor. ORIB NT A L II OTE L, QUEEK-STKEKT, JOSEPH TR I II 1] EL L, PltOntlETOE. Wines and Spirits, first-class brands. G-uod Stabling. BILLIARDS. A NCHO It H O T E L, QUEEiV-STREET. nnllE NEW BILLIARD SALOON attached X to the above Ho!el, is NOW OPEN. Grentlemen desirous of a quiet game, will find this room suitable in every respect. Phivate Ektkance. J. ABBOTT, sy ROCEU, & c., Corner of Ilobson and Yieioria-slreehs. CIfABLTiS GREY, CONFECTIONER, & C., SnOUTLAKD-STREET. Calls, Picuics, and Pleasure Parties supplied at the shortest notice. DR. 0. E. FISCHER'S HOMOEOPATHIC INSTITUTE. MR. CHARLES W. SANDERS, HAYING- succeeded. Dr. C. F. FiscriEn in his Practice, is at home for Consultation —Morning, from 9 till 1 ; Evening, 6 fill 8. 215, QUEEN-STREET, OPPOSITE THE CITY lIATjIj. E. G. T E N N AN T, s v r ac on, CHUKCIOSTKEET, ONEHUNG.i. EG-. T. will attend at Mr. GmATAK'; , Chenn'st, daily between 10 and 11 a. <. aud giro advice gratuitously. STEVENS & CO., -\/T US I C WAREH Ovß E, Qpekn Stuz^t," (Next to Hie Daily Southern Cross). 11. CUCKSET, Tiyr US I C WAREHOUSE, CITY HALL, QtTEEK-STREET. JAMES CAMP/ nnAiLOR, &c> Sxnscnas op G-eey and Queen Street. J. DAVE T, TAILOR, &c, Lato of Albcvt-strcct, HAS REMOVED TO 6J, QUEENST., Next Bank of New Zealand. J. LEVY, mAILOR, WELLESLEY - STREET. JL (FIVE DOOBS FBOSI QUEEN-STItEET). Gentlemen waited upon at their own re sidences. MRS. M. JOHNSTONS, MILLINER, DRESSMAKER, AND BRAIDER, Shoetland-steeet, Auckland, Next Door to Winke & Hall's. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS. "13 OLL UP, and see your old friend JX JAMES, at No. 2 West Queen-street, who has commenced business as FAMILY BUTCHER. Families and shipping supplied on the niO3t reasonable terms by J. JAMES, late Harbour- Master at Kaipara. Give your old friend a trial. Note the address :— JOHN JAMES, Lower Queen-street. CEOWN DISTILLERY, FORT BRITOMART. PURE WHISKEY, at 12s. per gallon, duty paid. Also FINE PALE BRANDY, at 15s. per proof gallon, duty paid. Can be obtained, in quantities of two gal lons and upwards, at the Store, High-street. Terms —Cash on delivery. Kegs charged for until returned. W. J. CAWKWELL, Vulcan Lane.



MRS. BEEVES, DR E S S M A X E E, NjIWTOU Roil), SY.UoS'DS-S'fRTCKT, f-s? door to Uie Ncwlon Stores. N, B.— Ladies waited on at thci;1 own resi dences by the day. C. MA JO I!, WHOLESALE AKJ) BE TAIL CUIOCKU, C'OBXJSB OF WELLBSLTiX AXI) t'UAI'KL-STEIsETS. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. J O H N II DWELL, BOOTMAKER, FOOT OP WAKEFIELD-STJAEET. Opposite Mb. IToj>bs', Draper. FRENCH DRESS SITIIIT MANU FACTORY. CD E L'EAU, Mount-steeet, . 7 doors from the Globe Hotel, Corner of Mount and Wukefield-streets. TO BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS, STORE KEEPERS, and others. JW. ITOAKE begs (o inform the above , Ihafc ho receives shipments by every steamer of MELBOURNE-MADE "BOOTS and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPERS, LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, 12, High-street, Auckland. QUEEN-STREET HOUSE. OLE Alf TNG OUT SALE OP SUMMER DRAPERY. it, B. SKALDERS & CO. Have fl.lcraiinod to CLEAR OUT their STOCK of SUMMEIt DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, 'AT GREAT REDUCTIONS. No Sham ! No Puff !! REAL BARGAINS TO BE HAD. A Quantity of READY-MADE CLOTHlNG adapted to the Season, MUST BE CLEARED OFF. An Early Call is Invited. C'OUKTUV OKDEBS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Observe ille Address — R. B. SH ALDERS & CO., 200 & 202, QUEEN-STREET. I Auction Sales; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. TRADE SAL E or | TOBACCO, CIGARETTES, &C, &C.j &C. L. D. NATHAN AND CO. Will sell by auction, at their Stores, ShortlanJ-street, on Thursday next, lGth instant, at 11 o'clock, i ■ <f) a BOXES VENUS, TENS 25j-boxes Fleming's Tens ] it J-boxes Cameron's Tens 1 case " Pancake" Pocket Pior.es 1 J-tiorce Genuine Barrett's Twist 1 case Cigarettes 2 cases Manillas. S j < I i ■ • ~~~- r~~ ■ :■■■■■ _.'<_ j .'Terms,at Sale,'. „.; ■~ , ,- M , ;,-, ; ■ /■ ;-.'« : '



Auction Sales THUBSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. FARM 4ND HOMESTEAD AT MABV RANGI. The subscribers have received instructions to sell, at the Land Mart, Port-street, on Thursday, 10th instant, at twelve o'clock, A VALUABLE FARM of 4f)o acres on the Kaipara Mats, Parish of Koruo whero, Mahurangi, with a frontage to the Albertland Road ; 100 acres laid down in grass, fenced, and sub divided into five paddocks. A portion fenced and planted as an orchard, with every variety of fruit trees. On the property are erected an. eight-roomed verandah House, detached dairy and store rooms, large barn, cowsheds, pigsties. Also, A FARM of 183 acres adjoining the above, prin cipal]}' good hush and fern land. SAMDIiL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, WRITING TABLE, &c, &c., &c. The subscribers will sell, at their Rooms, Fort-street, on Friday, 17th inst., at 11 o'clock, QUPEEIOE OFFICE TABLE, k3 Six Chairs, Rare African Parrot and Brass Cage, Couches (stuffed), Cane Chairs, Tables, Oil Cloth, Fender and Fire Irons, Matting, Glassware, ■Dessert Service, Crockery, Hearthrug, Plated Spirit Stand, Plated Tea and Coffee Service, Forks, Spoons, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Palliasses, Tables, etc.; Tinware, viz., Nests Billies, Basins, Baking Dishes, Jelly .Moulds, Tea Pots. ' • ' »**5H Also, At Half-past 10 o'clock, at the Watermen's Steps, Whale Boat, 32 feet long, sails, &c, complete Ship's Boat, in good condition) Waterman's Skiff, Sails, Oars. &c, complete All now lyinp. at the Wynyard Pier. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON. Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. BY ORDER OF THE CURATOR OF INTESTATE ESTATES. IN THE ESTATE OF — FLETCHER, OF MONGONUI. The subscribers have received instructions from John Williamson, Esq., Curator of In testate Estates, to ssll, at the Mart, Fort si reel, .Auckland, on Wednesday, 22nd instant, at 10 o'clock, in the Estate oi —- FiiKtchee, of Mongonui, deceased, -j QA AA A FEET JUNK TIMBER JLOU.UUU squared, arid now lying some at Mongonui and some at Orewita. Also, Anumber of Jacks, Wheels, Blocks, and Tackle &c., &c, &c. SAM DEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. THURSDAY, MARCH 2. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEE IN THE ESTATE OF EDWARD MARSH WILLIAMS. The subscribers have received instructions from the Trustee in the Estate of Edward Marsh Williams, to sell at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on Thursday, March 2nd, at 12 o'clock, 1 A\O ACRES OF LAND JL.TrJLO in the County of Hokianga, situate at 7 the confluence of Manaia Creek with the Wai tangi River, Bay of Islands, with the Dwelling house and Outbuildings thereon, subject to a mortgage of £700. Also, 5 Acres of LAND, situated at Waitangi, Bay of Islands. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneer THURSDAY, MARCH 2. PROPERTIES AT RAGLAN AND TITIRANGI. The subscribers have been instructed by the Trustee in John White's Estate, deceased, to sell at their Land Mart, Port-street, on Thursday, '2nd March, at 12 o'clock, A LLOTMEtf TS 1 and 2, of Section XI. No. 16, of the Township of Raglan, corner of West and Creek-streets: : . . .' ■'; ■: Three Fine Allotments, Township of East AVhau, Parish of Titirangi. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 01" ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. (50 ALLOTMENTS AT TARARU. The Subscribers have received instructions from the Mortgages, to soil iU ilia Land Mftvt, Fort-street, on Thursday, Mnroh 2nd, at.lS o'clock, in one lot, P(\ ALLOTXr-OT!? ,IK '" THE 01/ Township of■■Taram,l-fl.tJthe Thames, con tainlna; fiacres and J"/pp.ifiu'3, and situated near the Tarar\t:H6t2l."'!" ""' --^ >■"''■ Teniis: O)ie-half 'cash, • balance by approved promissory note at four months, bearing interest. SAM-ÜBL COOHKANE & SON, > >-■ •*••? Auctioneers. ■ • ■ ■•-•