TUB EVENING STAR, APRIL 14, 1871.



-w^ £AN FEaNCISCO flfffl^\\^> -AND OVERLAND TO ENGLAND. THE CALIFORNIA^, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL LINE OF STEAM PACKETS, UNDER CONTRACT FOR 1 A FOURWEEKLY SERVICE, CARRY ING THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN MAILS. The Splendid Steam Packet 'CITY OF MELBOURNE,' 1,550 tons, H. Gbainoeb, Commander, will com mence the Service from Sydnoy for San Francisco, calling at Fiji and Honolulu. A STEAMER WITH FIRST-CLASS • ACCOMMODATION, connecting with the 'CITY OF MELBOURNE' at FIJI, will leave AUCKLAND, on the 6th MAY, at H"OON, and every 28th day succeeding this date. For full particulars of the through route, apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. *7~v3feT TTIOR SYDNEY AND £y|^g|^\ JD MELP>OURNE. JjsJJag^ggEGaii Transhipping to any T'ovt in the Australian Colonies, by the A.S.N. Company's Steamships. The Oalifornian, New Zealand, and Australian Mail Steamship 'CITY OF MELBOURNE,' 1,550 tons, IT. Giuinoer, Commander, honrfy expected, and will leave SIX hours after arrival. For Freight or Passage apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. rjKjk^ a TEAM TO THE The p.s. ' GOLDEN CROWN.' The ' Golden Crown' will be LAID-UP for Cleaning and Painting THIS DAY and TO-MORROW, resum ing her trips on MONDAY; leaving the Wharf at noon, and Grahamstown at 4 30 p.m. J. S. MACFARLANE, Agent. i~K^ TTIOR WAITARA, G^^^sS. JD WANGANUI. MANA *|j|g|ggjE£^> WA-TU. AND WELLINGTON. The 3 3. 1 a O - A H E A D,' P. Doile, Commander, from the Wharf, Onthunga, TO-MORROW 'Saturday1, loth instant, at 12 noon. COMBES & DALDY, Agents, Auckland; Or, A. BARNES, Onuhunga. .^HI "XT O T I C E. ' QUEEN BEE ' will take her final departure for London, on SATUR DAY MORNING next. A Steamer will leave the Wharf, at 10 am., of that day, and will take off passengers. All accounts against the vessel must be rendered in duplicate at our office, by Noon THIS DAY (Friday), and balance of passage money be paid at same time. There is still room for 4 Saloon, and 4 Steerage Passengers. BROWN, C VMPBELL & CO., Agents. April 14, 1871, ==J2* "EIOB SYDNEY. ■^MJ^m^" c favor^e reßular trader ' NOVELTY,' on or about WEDNESDAY, 19th instant. For freight or passage apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE. /^k* Tj^Oß LEV UK A, FIJI. JIA $4 uffi^" lC ne enooner :^BSm> 'KATE G-B.AAT' will positively sail as above on SATURDAY next, 15th instant. Her cabin having been lately altered and enlarged, she has superior accommodation for passengers, For freight or passage apply co MUST & CO. April 12,1871. "=^%7k TT OR TATJRANGA %^ it^ DIRECT. The re S"lar trading Cutter AJ**fcfe' 'MARY ELIZA,' Captain D. Sellabs, will leave as above THIS DAY (Friday). M. NICCOL, Agent. TjlOE TAUKANGA /^tf|£!V JL DIRECT. m^MMPT^* Tlle Ref^'lar Trader *&***£<*' ' TAURANGA,' C. Moller, Master, will leave as above THIS (Friday) AFTERNOON. DRAY & MILLER, SHAREBROKERS, &0., Vuxcan Lane. .tf'V^HEBBERT WOODHAM, V yUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION XaJ AGENT, BENT AND DEBT COLLECTOR, At Mr. Layers, (Three doors above the ITerald Office,) . " WYNDHAM-STBEET. FRENCH DRESS SHIRT MANU FACTORY. ODE L' E A TJ, MoUNT-STKEJET, • 7 doors from the Globe Hotel, Corner of Mount and Wakefield-streets.



FORMATION OP RIFLE RANGE. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, Srtl April, 1871. TENDERS will be received at this Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 17th instant, from persons i willing to Contract to Form a RIFLE RANGE at Mount Eden. Flans and Specification, and Form of Tender may be seen, and further particulars obtained at the Public "Works Office, Emily Place, Auckland. Tenders to be endorsed " Tender for Forming ifle Range. HUGH H. LTTSK, Provincial Secretary. NOW LANDING-, EX < CADU CETJS," FROM LONDON. FOR SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, 500 bags, each 1 cwt., of Fine Salt 500 bags, eacli 1 cwt., of Coarse Salt 300 cases Hennessey's Pale Brandy 90 qr.-casks ditto ditto ditto 50 qr.-casks Rum, R. W. P. & Co., 34 o.p. 20 qr.-casks Rum, Lownde's, 31 o.p. COMBES AND DALDY. April 4, 1851. 7U-EW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Offices of the Company are REMOVED to their NEW PREMISES, No. 1, NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE BUILDINGS, Queen-street. GEORGE P. PIERCE, Manager. NOTICE. THE Undersigned has secured convenient offices n.t the Insurance Company's Btjiijdings, -where his business as SHARE BROKER and LAND AGENT will be con ducted in future. With a view to facilitate hushiess, and also for the purpose of securing reliable informa tion, he has appointed Mi-. W. Buttle as his Sole Agent at ilie Thames : Office, Albert street, opposite Bank of Zealand, Grahams town. JOSEPH NEWMAN, Share Broker and Land Agent, Insurance Buildings, Auckland. ROYAL MAIL HOTEL, VICTORIA-STREET WEST. rplIE above favourite Hotel has been en- J_ tiivly remodelled and enlarged at consi derable expense, and visitors to Auckland will find in it a want much desired, viz., that of a FIRST CLASS COM.MEP.CIAL HOTEL. The BILLIARD KOOM, which is the finest in New Zealand, is filled up with Allcock's and Burroughs nnd Watt's best tables. PLUNGE and SHOWER BATHS on the premises. Night Porter in attendance. N B.—Thames Papers filed regularly. W. WOOLL'-Y. Marcli 14, 1871. BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND HIS EXCELLENCY SIR G-. E.* BO WEN T> H. B A R T L E T T, PHOTOGRAPHER, CORNER OF QUEEN AND WELLES LEY-STREETS, Auckland. ICE! ICE! ICE! G. GLEDHILL, MINERAL WATER MANUFACTORY, Wellesley.street, BEG-S to inform the public that he he has 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 dea ing with G-. Q-. for all the articles he manufactures will find themselves liberally dealt with. ICE ! ICE ! ICE i AUCKLAND CEMETERY AND GENE RAL STONE WORKS. JAMES H. BUCHANAN, haying resumed tl the trade, is prepared to execute orders for every kind of STONE WORK. Designs and prices forwarded to the country and ad joining provinces on application. Address:— AUCKLAND STONE WOBKS, Corner of Victoria and Barrack-streetß.



* THIS DA V, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE SHALL SELL EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR WAREHOUSE AT COST PRICE!!! "T"XTE have iovariably made it a rule since we commenced business in Now Zealand to SELL GOODS at COST PRICE during the} CHRISTMAS AND EASTER HOLIDAYS, and we shall adhere to that principle during our stay in Auckland, having a large ship ment of Goods in tho ' Caduceus/ purchased, for ca3h, by our home buyer, from a retiring manufacturer. THE GOODS ARE NOW LANDING. It will be a decided advantage fco all classes to make purchases of tlie Cheapest, the most Extensive and Fashionable Stock over shown in the City of Auckland. J. COSGRAVE &. CO., DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS, QUEEN. STREET, AUCKLAND.



pIPOBTANT NOTICE WITH REFERENCE TO W . RAT TRAY'S CHEAP SALE. SILKS AND MANTLES. W. RATTRAY begs to inform his customers and the public generally, that he has REDUCED the Price of the whole of his Valuable Stock of FANCY SILK DRESSES AND MANTLES TO HALF-PRICE. THE SILK DEPARTMENT COMPRISES— BLACK SILKS Of the best Lyons manufacture. COLOURED SILKS In all shades. MOIRE ANTIQUE In all colours. BROCADE FIGURED And GLACIE In great variety. BLACK SILK VELVETS Lyons make. IRISH POPLINS By the celebrated manufac turers, Pirn Brothers, of Dublin. THE MANTLE STOCK COMPRISES - RICH BLACK VELVET MANTLES RICH BLACK SILK MANTLES BLACK CLOTH JACKETS Richly and fashionably trimmed. COLOURED CLOTH JACKETS ASTRACAN SEAL AND VELVET PILE JACKETS. W.BAT T IU T ANTICIPATES THAT THIS •SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICE Will. CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE OF THE WHOLE STOCK. NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, S HORTLAND-STREET. RATT RAY'S CHEAP SALE OP CLOTHING, FURBISHING, CARPETS, AND GENERAL DRAPERY, NOW GOING ON AT 26 AND 28, SHORTLAND-STREET, Auckland. 'BUS TO THE WHAU. F. PHIPPS HAS made arrangements for Running a 'Bus DAILY between the WHAU and AUCKLAND—leaving the Whau at 9 a.m., until from Union Bank, Auckland, at 4 p.m.— on and after the Ist March. Parcels parried. Mr. P. Phipps has been appointed Agent for the sale' of the Evening-* Stab at the Whau. T) AZA AFt OMNIBUSES. Time Tame. Leave Auckland for Onehunga—B a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., & p.m., 5 p.m. Leave Onehunga tor Auckland—B a.in , 9 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.ui. Howick 'Busofi.—For Auckland, at 8 v.m., and for Howick at 3 p.m. A night, coach leaves OnehnngaatG.3o p.m.; from Auckland at 11.30 p.m., whon steamer in harbour, otherwise at 8.30 p.m. Bait and Livery, Auckland and Onehunga Stables. Horsus Bought and Sold on Commis sion. Horses taken to grass by tlio wock, month, or year, on good feed. H. H. HARDING-TON, Proprietor, Queen-street. NOTICE. NIGHTMAN. A. FLETCHER BEGS to inform the Public that he is prepared, on the shortest notice, to Empty Cesspools at the most reasonable prices. Orders left at Mr. Seeatß, British Hotel, Queen-streut ; Mr. Everson. Cale donian Hotel, Symonds-street.



r~r —riE.ii ii ..... ,n.,, _ - _— ————--. EASTER GIFTS! SPECIAL NOTICE HEINEICH KOHN JEWELIEK, &c, T)EGB to draw the attention of tbe public to a quantity of EASTEE PRESENTS! (received ci mail), specially selected for this season of the jcar. These Goods will be found unsurpassed in beauty, design, and workmanship. To meet the times, and to place it within tbe reach of everyone desirous of making presents, H.K. has determined to dispose of these goods at the Bmallest possible margin for profit. NOTE THE ADDRESS— HEINRICH KOHN, QUEE V-STKEET LOOK OUT FOR TJJE BLUE BOOT, CHEAPEST HOUSE IN TOWN FOX GOOD COLONIAL PEGGED BOOTS. JLT S T arrived, a large quantity of Ladies' Best Kid Boots, from Bs. Gd. Maids' Kid Boots, from 4s. 6d. A Large and Well-assorted Stock of Chil dren's Boots, from 2s. Easy Style of Boots and Shoes Made to Order on the Premises. licpairs Neatly Executed, at a Price to Meet the Times. Note the Addhess : — BLUE BOOT, 203, QUEEN-STREET, Two Dooks FBoir Masks' Loan Office, and Op osite J. and J. Dickey. C. BEOO XE S. H. SMITH, VICTOBIA-STIIEET, TWO DOOES ABOVE WOOLEY'S KOYAL MAIL HOTEL, IS SELLING, FOB CASH— -i A A CASES APPLES, AT 2d. W)\J 20 casns Baking Pears, at l^d. CO Wairoa Cheese, at 4hd. 10 Canterbury Cheese, at sd. 7,000 dozen Tahiti Oranges, 8d per doz. Matches, plaids, per gross, 6s. Good Honey, 7d. per lb. Prime Bacon, 8d per lb. 10 kegs Prime Wellington Butter, Bd. per lb. TO BOOT AND SHOEMAKE.K'S, STORE KEEPERS, AND OTHERS. I* W. ITOARE begs to inform the above fJ . that he receives shipments by every sleau.ev of MELBOURNE-MADE -BOOTS and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPERS, LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, 12, High-street, Auckland. BILLIARDS. Ai\C II OR H O T E L, Q.UEEiSr-STBEET. • f F\HK NEW BILLIAKD SALOON attached L to the above Hotel, is NOW OPEN. Gentlemen desirous of a quiet game, will find this room suitable in every respect. Pbitatb Enthanck.



Auction Sales. TO-iroimoTT. AT ARTS LIES' MART. BY AUCTION". ]2 O'CLOCK NOON. pOULTRY-PmvlJ,Tmkeys, Duel;*, A. Geese, Pigeons, Canaries ; Small Pigs, Do?.;, 4c. PBODUttE—Gocd Eating Potatoes, Onions, Wafvoa Cheese, Butter, Bacon, Flour, Bran, bnfcnenl, iimit, l'io Melons, &c. GHOUKIMES- .Tain*, &c. Bon.; Dust, 2 tousßavlev Meal. HOUSEHOLD FUKNITURE AND EFFECTS Kitchen Utensils, (.:l.=iss and Karthenwaro, En graving?, Good Hewing Iviachiue, &c. TO-MORROW. The subscriber will sell at his Hart, \t 11 o'clock, IAA BAGS BARLEY MEAL L\J\J 200 baps Flour, GOO bushels Maize SO bushels Oat--, 150 bags Potatoes 10 cases Canterbury Cheese 00 New Zealand Cheese 10 tierces Prime Beef, (i half-chests Te.a 56 bass AVhite Sugar, IS caries Sherry 10 cases Ale nnd Porter 20 cases Kerosene, 30 boxes Soap 200 Tnl)R, fi cases Blacking Cocoamit Oil, Tapioca, Furniture, Drawers, Chairs, &c. GEOROE SIB BIN, Auctioneer, MONDAY, APRIL 17. | E XTE NSI V E B TJ I L D I IN T G I CONTAININa ABOUT 50,000 FEET i TIMBER. IN THE ALBERT BAERACEB. The subscribers hi-.ro been favoured with instructions from Major Tmdau., to sell, at the Albeit Earraoke, on Monday, 17th inst., at 13 o'clock, miIAT LAEQB BUILDING, ontaininpf about 50,000 FEET TIMBER, 14 Rooms, ajl lined and ceiled, 48 "Windows, 4 Biick Chimneys, 8 i"ire-places, 6 Door«, and 2 Stair cases, with the foundation, of dressed Scoria Stones, &o SAMUEL COCHRANE & SO£T, Auctioneer?. PEELIMINARY NOTICE. THE subscribers have been in structed to prepare for the sale of the valuable Household Furniture, Pianoforte, Articles of Vortu, etc., the property of Dayio Nathan, Esq., at 1113 re sidence, Waterloo Quadrant. Catalogues and further particulars in a few days, SAMUEL COCIIRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. TO AVARS HC USE M EN, D RAPE RS, COUNTRY STOREKEEPERS, AND OTHERS. IMPORTANT UNRESERVED SALE OF NEW AND SEASONABLE DRAPERY, JUST LANDED EX 'CITY OF AUCK LAND,' 'QUEEN"BtiiV'AND 'CADU CEUS. 1 BY ORHEII OF THE CONSIGNEES. DAY OP SALE : WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL. W. a. lIIRRI3ON AND CO. Have received instructions from the OonsiJjn^e3 to soil by auction, at their ♦Wareliousc; V/yuiihaiu-fltreet, on Wednesday next, 19th April, at 11 o'clock, INVOICE of New and Seasouablo DBAPERY, just landed, and comprising—Man chester ftoods, Blankets and Flannels, ytuif Good*, Dresa Materials, Shawls and Mantles, Clothing, Shirts, etc., otc. | Full particulars in a future issue:' I In announcing this very important, and ftktfcniiivs Sale of first-class Goods, the auctioneers huve simply to state tiiat their instructions are positive. 4'lris s«-ie will, | therefore, afford an opportunity; to tlio trade of re plenishing stocks not likely to occur again. Terms very liberal. ! T EFT yesterday, vrifch a person in the All JLJ berb Barrack ttesei-re, a PARCEL, con taining Running Pumps, Tights, &j.—'j'li« person will please leave them at the Stab Office for mo, and oblige John Babron.