THE EVENING STAR, APEIL 8, 1871.



_■ jw_wi^nirttrr^----^'>TT'r^'r-_-_-a__-_.-— __ _„_ FOEMATION OF EIFLE RANGE. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, 3rd April, 18.1. TENDERS will be received at this Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 17th instant, from persons 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 Rifle Range." HUGH H. LITSK, Provincial Secretary. Harbour Office, Auckland, April 5, 1871. TENDERS will be received at this office until noon of FRIDAY, the 14th April, from masters and owners of small craft willing to undertake the Lifting, Cleaning, Repairing, Painting, and Re mooring of the BUOYS in Tauranga Harbour. For specification of work and other information, atmlv at the Harbour Office, Queen-street Wharf. . W I. J. BURGESS, / Chief Harbour Master. mO BE LET ON MORTGAGE. TENDERS will be received at the Superintendent's Office, Auckland, until Noon of WEDNESDAY, the 1 _h of April instant, for the Loan of £1000 on Mortgage. Hugh _. Provincial Secretary. pRINCE OF WALES THEATRE. lessee B. N. Jones. Stage Manager J. P. Hydes. BURLESQUE! BURLESQUE! SENSATION ! SENSATION ! THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, Apbil 8. A NEW DRAMA AND BURLESQUE. GALE BREEZELY, And the Glorious Burlesque of LA SONNAMBULA! Mr. J. P. Hydes as Amina. The performance will .commence with the Nautical Sensation Drama of GALE BREEZELY; On, THE TALE OF A TAR. To be followed by Byron's Witty, Pritty Burlesque of (LA SONNAMBULA; Or, The SurrEu, The Sleeper, and The Merry Swiss Boy. Concluding with a Magnificent TRANSFORMATION SCENE, Painted Expressly for this Burlesque. The Management have much pleasure in announcing that they have succeeded in engaging those Celebrated Artistes, MISS FLORENCE COLVILLE and MR. W. HOSKINS, who will shortly appear. On EASTER MONDAY, a Grand Bill, MARY McNAB ; Or, THE LUCKY DIGGER. New Local Scenery by Mr. Frank Varley. ALBERT BARRACKS. EASTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AprU 10th and 11th, 1871. On which days it is intended to hold a GRAND CHAMPION ATHLETIC SPORTS MEETING, In which Messrs. HARRIS, HEWITT, AND BIRD WILL COMPETE. The Splendid Band of the Auckland BattaHon Rifle Volunteers will be in attendance. The gates will open at 12 o'clock noon. Sports to commence at 1 punctually. Admission to the Ground : One ShilHng ; Children and Schools half-price. CHARLES HILLSDEN, Agent. NOTICE. THE Undersigned has secured convenient offices at tho Insurance Company's Buildings, where his business as SHARE BROKER and LAND AGENT will be con ducted in future. With a view to facilitate business, and also for the purpose of securing reliable informa tion, he has appointed Mr. W. Buttle as his Sole Agent at the Thames : Office, Albert street, opposite Bank of Zealand, Grahams town. JOSEPH NEWMAN, Share Broker and Land Agent, Insurance Buildings, Auckland. 'BUS TO THE WHAU. E. PHIPP3 HAS made arrangements for Running a 'Bus DAILY between the WHAU and AUCKLAND—leaving the Whau at 9 a.m., and from Uuion Bank, Auckland, at 4 p.m.— on and after the Ist March. Parcels carried. Mr. E. PniPP3 lias been appointed Agent for the sale of the Evening Stab at the Whau. T> AZAAR OMNIBUSES. *f Time Table. I Leave Auckland for Onehunga—B a.m., * 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. Leave Onehunga for Auckland—B a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Howick 'Buses.—Eor Auckland, at 8 a.m., and for Howick at 3 p.m. A night coach leaves Onehunga at 6.30 p.m.; from Auckland at 11.30 p.m., when steamer I in harbour, otherwise at 8.30 p.m. I Bait and Livery, Auckland and Onehunga Stables. Horses Bought and Sold on Commis sion. Horses taken to grass by tho week, month, or year, on good feed. H. H. HARDINGTON, Proprietor, Queen-street.



THIS DAY, AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE SHALL SELL EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR WAREHOUSE AT COST PRICE !!! XTTE have invariably made it a rule since we commenced business in New 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 the ' Caduceus,' purchased, for cash, by our home buyer, from a retiring manufacturer. THE GOODS ARE NOW LANDING. It will be a decided advantage to all classes r________ .*U_W____BS to make purchases of the Cheapest, the most Extensive and Fashionable Stock ever shown in the City of Auckland. J. COS&RAVE & CO., DRAPERS AND CLOTHIEBS, QTJEEN-STREET, m AUCKLAND. ,



IMPORTANT NOTICE WITH REFERENCE TO W . RATTRAY'S CHEAP SALE. SILKS AND MANTLES. W. RATTEAY begs to inform his customers and the public generally, that lie lias REDUCED the Price of the whole of his Valuable Stock of FANCY SILK DRESSES AND FINTLES 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 COMPPvISES 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. RATTRAY ANTICIPATES THAT THIS SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICE WILL CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE OF THE WHOLE STOCK. NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, S HOKTLAKD-STPvEET. TIT RATTRAY'S CHEAP SALE OF CLOTHING, FURBISHING, CARPETS, AND GENERAL DRAPERY, NOW GOING ON AT 26 AND 28, SHORTLAND-STREET, Auckland. AUCKLAND CEMETERY AND GENE RAL STONE WORKS. JAMES H. BUCHANAN, having resumed 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 WORKS, Corner of Victoria and Bai'rack-streets. NOW LANDING, EX ' CADTJ CEUS,' PROM LONDON. FOR SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, GOO bags, each lewt., of Fine Salt COO bags, each 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, 34 o.p. COMBES AND DALDY April 4, IS7I. ■VTOTICE O-F REMOVAL. AUCKLAND GAS COMPANY (LIMITED). Notice is hereby given that the Office of the above named Company has been RKMOVED from No 00 Queen-street, to No. 3, New Zealand Insurance Com pany's Buildings, Queen-street. By order of the Directors. E. B. PARSONS, Auckland, April 3,1871. Secretary. N.B.—The Entrance Door is in Queen-street. JJ O T I C E . To PREVENT MISTAKES, which are at present of constant occurrence, the public are requested to notice that there are two medical men in Auckland named NICHOLSON, namely, Majrk E. B. Nichol son, of EMILY PLACE, and John R. Nicholson, M.P.C., of Symonds-street, and late of Onehunga who has recently commenced practice in this city. ' O T_ I C E. ai£?A __ _■£ her *_. ffiven that &n Persons found Sl2_£__? «. otherwise TRESPASSING on my GROUNDS, either at Campbellville, Mahurangi, Waiwera, Riverhead, or at Brigham's Creek, will be prosecuted according to law ; and a handsome reward will be given to any person giving such information as will convict the offender or offenders _-* t,i mt ~ ~„„ JOHN CAMPBELL. Campbell. -lie, March 30, 1871.



RET IKING. SALE EXTIUOEDINAEI. R. W. DYSON JJAYrNG determined to RELINQUISH his present BUSINESS at an early date, is now offering the .tiiole of his Recently Imported and Valuable Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, SILKS, MILLINEEY, &c, &c, &c, At such prices as should command an early clearance. THE SALE CONTINUES THIS DAY. Come early, and secure UNHEARD-OF BARGAINS. R. W. DYSON, WATERLOO HOUSE, 22 0, Q. U E E N - S TR E E T, COENEB OF WELLESLEY-STEEET, Opposite the United Service Hotel. w.lTmessenger, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MEAT SALESMAN. WH. M. begs to acknowledge, with , thanks, the liberal support accorded to his Father during his temporary absence in Sydney, and to inform them that from the present the business will be conducted by himself, and hopes for a continuance of those favours, as it will be his constant care to give the* choicest article at the SMALLEST RE MUNERATIVE PROFIT, as heretofore. AND W. J. M. takes this opportunity of inform ing his old friends and patrons that it is his intention from this data henceforth to supply them again with his FAR-FAMED GENUINE LONDON AND EPPING PORK SAUSAGES, Manufactured entirely by himself, and to be had only at VICTORIA STREET, MARKET SQUARE. At all times, and in any quantities. Friday, March 17, 1871. MONEY! MONEY!! MONEY!! ! FROM Is. TO £150. Immediate advances made on CLOTHING, JEWELLERY, WATCHES, PLATE, and every description of Valuable Property. Persons waited on at their own residences. Every description of Goods Bought, Sold, or Exchanged. Note tbe Address— NEUMEGEN AND MOSES, LICENSED PAWNBEOKEfiS, BLUE HOUSE, QuEEN-STfiEET, AUCKLAND. NEXT TO BARR'S, BUTCHER, Opposite the Savings' Bank. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, VULCAN LANE. _ CAFE open from nine o'clock a.m. until twelve o'clock p.m. First-class Billiard Saloon, with a new Alcock & Co.'s Table. EDWARD PERKINS, Proprietor. FRENCH DRESS SHIRT MANU FACTORY. CD E L'E AU, Mount-stbeet, , 7 doors from the Globe Hotel, Corner of Mount and Wakefield-streets. TO BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS, STORE KEEPERS, AND OTHERS. JW. HOARE begs to inform the above . that he receives shipments by every steamer of MELBOURNE-MADE BOOTS and SHOES, MANUFACTURED UPPERS, LEATHER, GRINDERY, &c. Melbourne Agency, 12, High-street, Auckland. MRS. M. JOHNSTONE7" MILLINER, DRESSMAKER, AND BRAIDER,. ShoBTLAND-STET." 7, A r.TTLAWD, Next Door to Winks & iiu.l's.



EASTER GIFTS! SPECIAL NOTICE iiEINEICH KOHN, JEWfillM, &c, <S_"D"S_B-_T-S,_?_SE!J_]_?, T)EGS to draw the attention of the public to a quantity of EASTER PRESENTS! (received ex mail), specially selected for tin. season of the year-. These Goods will be found unsurpassed in beauty, design, and workmanship. To meet the times, and to place it within the reach of everyone desirous of making presents, H.K. has determined to dispose of these goods at the smallest possible margin for profit. NOTE THE ADDRESS— HEINRICH KOHN, QUEEN-STREET LOOK OUT EOR THE BLUE BOOT, CHEAPEST HOUSE IN TOWN EOR GOOD COLONIAL PEGGED BOOTS. JUST arrived, a large quantity of Ladies' Best Kid Boots, from Bs. 6d. 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. Repairs Neatly Executed, at a Price to Meet the Times. Note tee Address : — BLUE BOOT, 203, QUEEN-STREET, Two Dooes from Masks' Loan Office, and Op osite J; and J. Dickey. C. BROOKES. EOYAL MAIL HOTEL, VICTORIA-STREET WEST. THE above favourite Hotel has been en tirely 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 COMMERCIAL HOTEL. The BILLIARD ROOM, which is the finest in New Zealand, is fitted up with Allcock's and Burroughs and Watt's best tables. . PLUNGE and SHOWER BATHS on the premises. Night Porter in attendance. N B.—Thames Papers filed regularly. i W.WOOLLEY. March 14, 1871. i ._____-__________________________« NOTICE. NIGHTMAN. A. FLETCHER BEGS to inform the Public HW '•- ?« prepared, on the shortest uoucc, .<> Empty Cesspools at the most reasonable prices. Orders left at Mr. Sceats, British Hotel, Queen-street j Mr. Everson, Cale donian Hotel, Symonds-street.



Auction Sales. THIS DAY, AT HALF-PAST THREE P.M. SHARP. FRUIT! FRUIT!! FKUIT!!! THE CAEGO OF FRUIT, EX ' NGAREIKI,' FROM ROROTOftGA. The subscriber will sell by auction, THIS AFTERNOON, at half-past Three o'clock sharp, at the mart, corner of Queen and Wyndham-streets, the cargo ©f the schooner ' Ngareiki,' as follows :— 00,000 ° E A » «s *. 120 gallons Limejuice 7CO lbs. Dried Bananas 15C0 Cocoanuts 2000 Pineapples. GEORGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer. MONDAY, APRIL 17. EXTENSIVE BUILDING CONTAINING ABOUT 50,000 FEET TIMBER, IN THE ALBERT BARRACKS. The subscribers have been favoured with instructions from Major Tisr>ALL,to sell, at the Albert Barracks, on Monday, 17th inst., at 12 o'clock, mriAT LARGE BUILDING, ontaining about 50,000 FEET TIMBER, 14 Rooms, all lined and cei'.ed, 48 Windows, 4 Brick Chimneys, 8 Five-places, G Doors, and 2 Stair cases, with the foundation, of dressed Scoria Stones, &c. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. THE subscribers have been in structed to prepare for the sale of the valuable Household Furniture, Pianoforte, Articles of Vertu, etc., the property of David Nathan, Esq., at his re sidence, Waterloo Quadrant. Catalogues and further particulars in a few days. SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. -- -' ' '■ ■' —jasag BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS BOYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND HIS EXCELLENCY SIR G. F.JBOWEN -p H. BARTLETT, PHOTOGRAPHER, CORNER OF QUEEN AND WELLES LEY-STREETS, AtrOKLAIfD, £5 00 REWARD, weixesl-ey-stbeet, a few dooes above Dyson's, THE AMERICAN RESTAURANT. SOUP, Joints, Vegetables, Pudding or Pastry, charge 6d ; Tea or Coffee, with _'read and Butter, 3d; Soup, with Bread, 3d. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. LEWIS KELLY.