SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

SUNSET This evening, 5.3. HHili WATJSII: This afternoon, 10.20

STEAM TO THE THAMES THIS EVENING.

Duke of Edinburgh, C o'clock lady Powen. 11 o'clock

DEPARTURES.

southern Cross, s.s., Sellers, for Tauranga

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

*or jncw lork : Thames, ba-que, early For Napier : Star of the South, steamer, to-day For Russell and the North : Comerang, p S, to-morrow For Malmrangi and Hot Springs: Lad' Nowen, ps, on Saturday For Honolulu : Nebraska, mail steamer, Bth prox tor Southern ports: Phoebe & Keera, steamers, 27th instant For London : Tyrol, barque, early For Whitiangi, Tauranga, and' Opotiki: Southern Cross, steamer, 27th July For Sydney and Melbourne: Hero, steamer, early; Wonga Wonga, steamer, 12th prox For Kaipara : Cleopatra, schooner, to-day For Tauranga : Dauntless, schooner, to-morrow

The schooner Dauntless will leave for Tauranga at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, and not as advertised in another column.

The schooner Cleopatra has hauled away from the wharf, and will take her departure this afternoon for Kaipara.

The s.s. Star of the South has cleaved at the Customs with a general cargo. She will leave for Napior this evening.

The barque Lad v Emma lias cleared for Newcastle m ballast.

The barques C'oronilla from London, and Thames from Wellington are still lying at the Powder-ground waiting to discharge their powder,

COMMERCIAL.

MINING. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :—

MEETINGS TO COME.

Auvernesß, insurance liuutiings, AUCKiana, 3 p.m.. July 20 Californian, Graharnstown, July 26 Golden Calf, Grahamstown, July 20 Red, AVhite, and Blue, Grahamstown, July 26 Lion, Grahamstown, July 26 Coliban, Grahamstown, July 20 Thames, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 2 p.m., July 29 Nonpareil, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, 3 p.m., July 30 Morning Star, C4rahamstown, July 30 Durham Ox, Grahamstown, July 30 American Eagle, Grahamstown, July 31 All Nations, Company's office, Shortland street, 2 p.m..'July 31 "Waitemata, Grahamstown, July 31

POST OFFICE, SHORTLAND-STREET.

MATI.S WILL CXOSTS AS UNDER For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. and to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Tor Coromandel, to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. Per Phcebe, on Saturday, 27th inst, as follows :— For India, China, Mauritius, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Europe, at 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, at 11 a.m. For Southern provinces, at 11 a.m. For United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, for letters specially so addressed, at 11 a.m. Via Brindisi, at 11.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 0.30 a.m. Late letters will be received till 11.30 a.m. For Malmrangi, Matakana, Mangawai, etc., perp.s. Lady Bowen, on Saturday, the 27th inst, at 10 a.m. For Russell, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Comerang, on Friday, 2Gthinstant, at noon Per p.s. Nebraska, on Thursday, Bth August, as follows :— For Sandwich Islands, British Columbia, United States of America, British, Central, and South America, British and Foreign West Indies and Continent of Europe, via England, at 10.30 a.m. For United Kingdom, via San Francisco, at 10.30 a.m. For money orders, registered letters, and news papers, at 9 a.m. Late letters for United States of America and United Kingdom, bearing a late fee of sixpence in addition to the postage will be received at this office till -11 a.m., and mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. S. B. Biss, Postmaster.

DEATH.

Donovan.—On July 21, at her residence, Durham street, Auckland, Mrs B. Donovan, aged 32. The funeral will leave to-morrow (Friday), at three o'clock. Friends please accept this invitatiou.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, and the Morning News.

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1872.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

All those defending the laying of asphalt on our footpaths are considered to be pecuniarly interested in asphalt, because those advocating stone nagging are Mown to be pecuniarily interested in flag-stones. The shutting out of a large quantity of Yorkshire nags entered for shipment in London, owing to the more pressing claims of railway iron, may however induce a relaxation of the advocacy of flag-stones and give us a chance of putting in a word again for asphalt. This disappointment about the flagstones is particularly annoying, as everything appears to have been made snug by the City Council, and the loss is likely to be serious unless it can be made up from the £150,000 to be spent on water works. Some time ago we were treated to an official report of replies received from various directions relative to the use of asphalt in the colonies. The town clerks of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Dunedin, Christchurch, and we do not know how many other places by questions adroitly put, or by some other legerdemain, were made to appear as expressing opinions un favourable to asphalt. That these

reports were all cooked we have a very confident belief; that the testimonies of at least Dunedin and Christchurch were cooked we have positive proof. "We have before us two letters, the one written by the City Surveyor of Christchurch, the other by the Town Clerk of Dunedin, which when compared with the state ments officially promulgated by our City Council leave not the slightest doubt on our mind that Tammany politics on a scale proportioned to our population are at work in Auckland.

Christchurch, June 13, 1872

Dear Sir, —I received your note asking for information on the subject of asphalt foot paths, &c, and place them in the following order :—

Ist. Its durability, wear and tear. —If laid down well in the first instance, and floated at the end of the first year, it will then stand good for some years without further cost ; but if laid badly at first it will very likely want making good in six months.

2. Coat as to flagging with stone. —Asphalt made with shingle, and laid in Christchurch, costs about 3s. 6d. a yard super., according to quantity laid at one time ; if shingle cannot be procured, and broken metal used in lieu, the cost would be increased half more.

I cannot inform you the exact cost of flagging laid down in New Zealand, as it would depend upon where the stone was procured, &c.

3. If destroyed by the sun.—The sun does HOt do it any damage in Christchurcb, as only gas tar is used, and no asphaltnm.

4. If it convejs fire.—No; it will only get destroyed just opposite the burning building. I am, &c, C. Cufb1, City Surveyor;

City Council Chambers, DunediD, July 12, 1872. Sir, —In reply to your letter of date in margin (June 29), on asphalting, I am, after a long erperionce as to its use in Dunedin, to say that the City Council is fully satisfied with it.

We pay 23. 6d. per square yard, with an understanding that the contractors, of whom there are two firms here, may charge private customers 2s, 9d. per square yard. It wears well; the only element which appears to unduly wear it out being water, and I hear no complaints that the heat of the sun damages it, but then Dunedin is not so warm a climate as A uckland.

So far as I know no dangrr has erer been apprehended from it on any occasions of fire; and after wearing for three years or so it can be refaced at about, I believe, three pence per y*rd,

It is incomparably cheaper than flagging, which latter costs about 10?. or 12s. per jard. I havo the honor to bo, Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. W. Massey, Town Clerk.

It is imcessary to add a word to the foi'egoing. These letters flatly con tradict the statements so industriouly circulated defamatory of asphalt. There is a " Ring" formed in the city interested in flag stones, and however costly these articles must prove to citizens, who havo enough to do with their earnings these times, and who desire the rates to he as small and as judiciously expended as possible, flag stones will be forced on the people whether they will have them or not. Really this is too bad. Surely the Ring might be satisfied with the magnificent prospects presented in the £150,000 to be borrowed for water works without piling up the agony in this fashion. The Waterworks' Loan will be a burthen on posterity, but who cares for posterity ? it has done nothing for us, and Aye can afford to be unsolicitous regarding its interests, and twenty, or thirty, or fifty thousand pounds will be neither here nor there to those alive fifty years after this. But in compelling citizens to lay down flagstones, an inferior article at four-fold the cost of asphalt, hardship is inflicted on the present residents, both those compelled to pay for the stones, and the whole of the rest of the citizens whose rates will be squeezed to lay the stones, and all to put a few hundred or it may bo thou sand pounds in the pockets of a few. Really it would be better for the citizens to pay a bonus to those who are to be so benefited, whether as im porters of Yorkshire flagging, or as sub rosd shareholders in provincial quarries. Nor should these havo any delicacy on the subject. It would be a saving to citizens, and would be more honest and straightforward than this surreptitious nibbling at the civic treasury. Flagstones, we know, have been resolved on for Queen street, but now that the importers havo been dis appointed in their share, owing to the railway iron, the quarrymen's party should forego their share of the plun der, and all should reconsider the decision and see if asphalt should not be laid in Queen street and every other street. Let them not forget that the Water-works' Loan is yet to come.

A telegram has just been received from Dunedin. from the promoters of the Freight Company which lias been formed there, addressed to the Auckland Freight Company, and desiring to know if the two companies would adopt the same home agency and generally co-operate. We are confident that general satisfaction will be felt at such a proposal. The two com panies hand-in-hand would bo irresistible. Shaw, Savilie & Co., we think, are doomed in these waters.

A general meeting of members of the Auckland Boating Club will be held this evening at the Thames hotel, at half-past seven o'clock, for the purpose of electing office-bearers and enrollment of members.

From a private letter received in this city from a respected fellow-citizen now at Sydney Heads, in quarantine, we have been permitted to make the following extract, which shows that life is endurable even in such awkward and inconvenient circumstances The writer, as will be observed, was a passenger by the Hero :—

" Sydney, -July 1. —On Monday morning, the papers, announced a case of small-pox liavingoccured on board the Hero at New castle, and that she was in quarantine. At Elder and Spences1 office I was told that a detective was after me and other Hero passengers to put us all in quarantine. Captain Eldrcd advised me to give myself up -any other course of action would only cause trouble. I jumped into a cab. and was conveyed to the agent's office, July 3rd.—On my return to E. & S.s I found my detective waiting. I wasn't allowed to get into a cab. but had all my traps that I taken ashore in one, and walked to Circular Quay, where the Go vernment steamer Thetis lay ready for us. When dusk came eight had been caught, and we left for Springbone, the quarantine ; station. We were soon anchored along side the Hero, and we commenced a chaffing, roaring communication, which served to keep us in good spirits. This morning we were put on board the Hero, where we learnt that the case of small pox in the steerage had been a very bad one, and that the patient was asbore. A proclamation appears in the Sydney papers placing all craft from Victoria, New Zea land, and Sandwich Islands in quarantine for at least seven days. As for us, having had a virulent case on board, our stay is indefinite ! In this miserable situation we are philosophically doing our utmost to keep our spirits up, and Captain Logan lends us a hand with all kinda of fun. We had a great concert to-night. While per forming, the brig Wave, from Timaru, joined us, and was received with cheering, A few minutes later, a large ship (St. Nicholas, from San Francisco), was towed majestically amongst us ; we cheered, and struck up " Hail Columbia," &c. At night a pamphlet was proposed by Captain Logan to bo started ; and Frank Weston is to arrang* a theatrical entertainment, so I dare say we shall manage to keep our selves amused, even if we do have to wait a long time —that is if we keep healthy. As from this point there will be bat little news of importance to communicate to you for some days at least, I am closing this letter now, and will send it off to-day, as I see the Novelty goes soon ; it may take some time to reach her through fumigation by quarantine officers, &c, Of course we j can get newspapers, &c, by sending ; to our friends (E. & S.), always i through the quarantine officers; and I think I need only wind up by saying that I believe we shall be pretty : comfortable under the circumstances, and , are doing our best to keep ourselves re conciled to our position, and not to letoir spirits down,"

We see that the Cross has replied our charge against them of meanly steal ing our telegrams ai d passing ihem off as if paid for by themselves, Vogel's * Press Ring" has failed in supplying a good article, and it is too bad for a paper in that Ring to cabbage our telegrams, mistakes and all, and protend that they are from "our own correspondent." The Herald with a sense of honor acknowledges any telegram which it takes from us, as we do when we are indebted to that journal for a telegram. The Gross expects to carry on this deliberate stealing without being called to account for petty larceny. _ We receive telegrams not only from Greville s agents at every port in the colony, but we have our special agents at Tauranga, Grahamstown, Napier, and the Waikato, from whom we receive intelligence regularly, going to very heavy expense in order to make our telegrams the most valuable feature in the paper, and it is too much to have them filched from us every day, not only without acknowledgment, but on a deliberate plan to hide the theft in a paper owned by the Colonial Treasurer of New .Zealand. The Cross yesterday sums up a lot of as sumed mistakes made by Greville, as if these gave any excuse for taking our telegrams. They are all misreadings by the papers receiving the telegrams, as for instance " the schooner Southern Cross has arrived from Moanatairi with fifteen cwt of specimens." The telegram as sent read " schooner Southern Cross arrived ; Moanatairi fifteen cwt. specimens." Another " blunder" is given as follows : — " The Evening Star has been threatened with an action for libel by the old direc- I tors (Green Harp), and the public are subscribing to a fund for the Star's de fence." This statement is quite true, although the Cross, with jealousy of a paper that has more than twice its own circulation, tries to make little of it. Instructions were given to a lawyer to proceed against the Star, and twenty per sons subscribed one hundred pounds for the defence of this journal. But evon if this had not been true it would be no reason for stealing our telegrams. It is, however, amusing to read some of the in formation supplied by the Press Ass^c'a tion to Southern journals as Auckland news. In two or three journals of the 12th instant we are informed that " Bishop Crooke and Mr Charles O'Neil, M.H.E., were passengers in the City of Melbourne, which left Auckland on the 21st June, and had not arrived at Syd ney when the Alexandra left," At the same time both the gentlemen named wero in Auckland. And again in the Wellington Independent we learn a piece of news for the first time. The telegram states that in a few days Green Harp shares fell from £11 to 17s (id in consequence of a rumour that copper had been put through the battery, but that the report was probably " circulated for the purpose of depressing the shares." The new directors of the Green Harp will not feel very highly complimented to hear that they have obtained a rather doubtful reputation in the South. These are only two out of a number of similar errors, and they tend to prove the truth of our assertion that Greville and Co. have made a change for the better in their Auckland agent. The fact is the Press Association is a failure, but the Cross is bound to it baud and foot, and can do nothing except snarl and throw stones at its more successful rival. We agree with our contemporary, the Herald —itself supplied with telegrams from the Press Association—that the agents of the Press Association appear to have been selected specially on account of their stupidity, and the Auckland agent is no exception to this rule.

The last few windy days have afforded another illustration of the manner in which the North Shore Ferry is con ducted. We are very far from saying that if it is too stormy for the class of boats at present employed they should be ex posed to danger; bat apparently for the mere purpose of saving coals two or three trips have been bundled into one trip, and persons have been kept waiting for hours at both ends of the ferry till the boat had got a load, or it pleased the owners to give a trip. This is really intolerable on a public ferry, and in any other place in the colonies save Auckland tho license would have been taken away for so utter defiance of the public wants. The owners of these boats seem to think that the ferry is their private property and tho violence with which Mr Sommer field's boat, the Devonport, was opposed, even to the risk of life and limb, and the manner in -which tho ferry is still con ducted, lead to the conviction that they are determined that their private property the ferry shall continue to be. We learn that a series of ferry regula tions was drawn up by the Harbour Board similar to those existing in all other ports, and necessitating tho observance of a fixed time table, &c; but owing to personal influence brought to bear on the Harbour Board these were suppressed. This is really discreditable to the Board, and we think it may bo ad duced as an additional reason why the constitution of that body should bo altered so as to make it amenable to some extent to public opinion. The indifference to public convenience shown in the conduct of the North Shore ferry service has been one of the last remaining abuses that have been handed down from old jog trot days, and will necessitate most strenuous efforts for its removal.

We are obliged to hold over till to morrow a leader on the " Kapanga claim," viewed from England through the big telescope of the " New Zealand Kapanga Gold Mining Company (limited)."

At a sitting of the Supreme Court, this day, his Honor the Chief Justice presided in open Court, when two or three cases of bankruptcy were considered. During the sitting the Judge entered into a learned explanation of the process required to bo pursued under the latest Acts.

Mr Black's report and survey of the Green Harp mine are lying at the legal manager's office for the inspection of shareholders. It states that there is no gold visible in any of the upper workings, but in the lower levels there arc two lodes one of which looks promising. It has been decided to call for tenders to drive 100 feet on the lode towards the John Bull boundary.

The master bakers will meet this evening at tho British hotel at half-past seven o'clock.

Dr Carr will give an entertainment this evening at the Parnell Hall, Parnell.

The entertainment announced to be given last night at the Onehunga Institute was postponed on account of the m inclemency of the weather. Miss Aitken will appear at the Otahuhu Public HalL to-morrow evening, assisted by Madame MOller.

Actuated by the most philanthropic motives we give the benefit of gratuitous circulation to the following advertisement, which we clip from a New York paper, and which is addressed to all those in any kind of distress in relation to their noses. We hail the advent of this machine as introducing a new era, and when we reflect on the prominence which the organ in ques tion occupies, and the painful variety that meets the eye in a saunter down Queen street, from the knife blade to the pancake, from the curved beak to the saucy snub, from the monstrous Roman to the ferocious pug, we feel that an importation of the " Nose Machine " would bring sunshine into many a dATelling, and many a desolate heart to "sing for joy. Listen !—" Nose Machine. —This is a contrivance which, applied to the no?e for an hour daily, so di rects the soft cartilage of which the member consists than an ill-formed nose is quickly shaped to perfection. Any one can use them, and without pain. Price, 10s Gd, gpnt carriage free; by sample post for lls; Post-ofiice order or stamps. —Alex. Ross, 243, High Holborn, London. Pamphlets sent for two stamps.

The Committee have had another meeting to receive the report of the Sub- Committee's appointed at previous meet ings. The Removal Committee reported that they had consulted Mr Black as trustee of the Crown grant, and Mr Whitaker as counsel. Mr Blank was willing 1o agree to anything the sub scribers might wish if assured previously of its legality. Mr Whitaker recom mended that no steps should be taken likely to. raise legal questions until the result of the petition to the Assembly to vary the trust had been ascertained. The Committee decided to defer action accordingly, and in the meantime authorised an expenditure not exceed ing £10 for refitting the Library. Tho Sub-Committee ,was also authorised fo purchase chairs, and add otherwise to the furniture of the reading-room. A petition was drawn up to the Assembly in support of the letter written to Mr Gillies by the last mail, and letters were also sent to the members of the Assembly for Auckland soliciting their co-operation with Mr Gillies. Sub-committees for re arranging the books, and ordering new ones ; for printing the revised by-laws of constitution, and for circulating them among the inhabitants of Auckland were also appointed. The request of the Amalgamated Engineers for the use of a committee - room at the Institute was agreed lo ; and tho committee expressed a willingness to lend the hall, free of charge, to any gentleman or lady who might desire to address the public oneducational, social, or political questions of public interest on condition that admission should be free ; other matters of detail were arranged, and various new subscri bers were announced. The list of perio dicals and papers for immediate circulation among subscribers was laid on the table and approved. It comprises all the best periodicals and illustrated papers, and ought to add very greatly to the attrac tiveness of the Institute, The first com plete list will be received by the next Suez mail. Meantime the librarian was authorised to purchase such of them as he could obtain from the booksellers and put them at once into circulation. We are requested to call special notice to the last resolutions, and to remind the public that for the small subscription of five shillings per quarter they may have either a book and periodical or two periodi cals or illustrated papers, and that the latter will be issued fresh and new im mediately on the arrival of the mail.

The only charge at the Police Court this morning consisted of a charge of drunken ness against a woman named Williams, for which she was fined 10s and costs. A further charge of damaging a tunic belong ing to the officer who had arrested her was brought, and slio was ordered to pay the value (thirty shillings), or the alter native of seven days' imprisonment with hard labour.

Mails for the Australian colonies will close to-morrow at the Bluff at ten a.m.

Yesterday's Thames Advertise)', refer ring to the rapid passage made by the barque Novelty, says : —" It seems singu lar that a sailing craft should actually ' knock smoke ' out of a' fast and powerful' steamboat, yet such has been accomplished by a Circular Saw liner, the Auckland built barque Novelty, on her passage from Sydney. She arrived in port on Saturday morning, after a very smart run of six days, and brought files to Saturday, the 13th instant. The Alhambra, s.s., loft Hobson's Bay at midnight same date, and only reached the Bluff on Sunday morn ing, some hours after the time at which the Novelty anchored in Auckland harbour on the previous morning. This is the second time the Novelty has made tho passage in six days to our knowledge."

In reference to the paragraph which appeared in our issue of yesterday tho following telegi-am has been received by Mr L, I). Manning from Grcymouth :— Mr Manning left here in the s.s. Albion for Melbourne on the 18th June all right, bound for Sydney. Have not heard any thing from him since."

favourable change in the weather enabled several vessels which had been windbound to leave the harbour to-day, There is novr a good breezo from S.W., and we may expect to see the Bulwark from London and other of vessels now on their way from Newcastle with coals to make their appearance.

A Provincial Government Gazette, bear ing date July 25, contains the following: — Additional quarantine regulations; notifications of an application to construct dam across Papakura Kiver; country laud for selection and sale; a sale of waste lands on the 27th August; the appointments of Mr James Evans and Mr John May as auditors for Highway districts; the election of chairmen and membei'3 for tho several District Boards ; and a statement of the affairs of the Waiteniata Goldmining Company.

SUSPECTED MURDER AT DRURY.

INTELIIGENCE was brought to town this morning that the body of a man had been found lying in a ditch at Drury with the appearance that the man had met with foul treatment. At the request of the police authorities Dr. M. E. B. Nicholeon has gone to Drury to make a post-mortem examination, and Detective Jeffery had also been dispatched to make enquiries: An inquest will be held to-morrow on the body before Mr Barstowe, the Coroner. We shall be in possession of of further particulars to-morrow.

THE SHARE MARKET.

ME. J. HENDEX'S EEPOET. The share market opened this morning •with buyers of Caledonians at £35 ; during the morning they rose to £42, but afterwards receded lo £36, at which their fall was checked. Sales—Caledonian, £35, £37 10s, £39, £40, £41; Moanatairi, £6 ss, with buyers ; Thames, £6 15s. ME J. M. IENNOX S EEPOET. Business upon the Exchange continues active. Speculation is almost entir jly_ confi © 1 to Caledonian, Tharnc s, and Moanatairi shares. Caledonian shares have been sold as high as £42 10s; they afterwards receded, and closed with sellers at £37 10a; buyers, £36. My sales comprise—Caledonian, £40, £41, £40, £39; Thames, £7; Moanatairi, £6 7s 6d. Closing buyer : Caledonian, £37 ; Thames, £7 ss; Moanatairi, £6 10s. Buyers: Cale donian, £36 ; Thames, £7 ; Moanatairi, £6 5s

TELEGRAPHIC.

[from oub own coerespondent.]

The Caledonian—3 Cwt.

Specimens.

2,076 Ounces for the Month.

Late Boat Accident—lnquest,

GRAHAMSTOWN.

Thursday, 2-30 p.m. Kobert Easter, for assaulting Mr Clarke, was fined £5 at the Police Court.

An inquest was held this morning on the bodies of Alice, Charles and Elizabeth Hoglian, who were capsized in a boat on Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning. The Caledonian has taken out 3 cwt. rich specimens this morning.^ The machine started this morning. The show of gold in the intermediate level is excellent.

The total amount of melted gold lodged to-day for the month is 2076 ounces.

The Point Russell has crushed 50 tons, and the return is 32 ounces. The G-olden Spur has put through, live tons, which has given five ounces. The Junction tribute obtained six ounces from ten tons.

The Abraham Lincoln has crushed 15 tons, and the result is 22 ounces.

The Waikato —Fatal Accident.

NEWCASTLE.

Thurr.daj, 2 p.m

A man named Stewart, a bushmen, has been H'led V/ Lbe falling o° a tua in ibe bush near Hamilton.

Great Storm at Tauranga.

Heavy Landslip.

TAURASGA.

Thursday, 2.00 p.m. A gveui sio";n occupied last nirjht. Several boats we.p datbagcd, aad o'ohei'j are m" .si Some heavy landslips have also oc curred. Fortunately there was no damage to shipping. The cutter Kate was the only vessel in harbour, and she rode out the gale safely.

[Special to the Stae, from Greville's.]

Nebraska's Passengers Quaran tined at Soames' Island.

Allocation of Goldfields Revenue.

WELLINGTON,

11 a.m. The Board of Health, lias quarantined all tlie per^engers by the Nebraska. They have t:oen se\it to S6am.es' Is land. The Nebiaska is allowed to proceed South. Thnvalay, 2 p.m. An attempt will be made during the session to allocate the goldfiekls'ievenue ri fhe Lauds of i^e Highway Boarcs and 3Hmioipaliln.es.

Several members intend to oppose the measure, and ir.-g.e the appo: itraeL:t of a Special Board to e-cpeuu the gold fields revenue for purely gokltields pui-pobea.

WANGANUI.

Thursday. The s.s. St. Kilda sailed for Auck land yesterday. The Keeva has ai.ivcd from the Mannkau.

The charge of peijuiy agarisfc H. B EoberiSj solicitor, by lr"s late clerk, H, C. Maiidy, has been disnnsbed.

Dunedin Freight Company.

DUNEBIN

Thursday. The Dunedin Freight Company have sent a telegvam to olie Chairman, of the Aiic!:!and Freight Conrpr.ny suggest ing co-operation,

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Auckland Mineral Leases Act.

Waste Lands Bill.

Native Lands Transactions.

Warm Debate in the House.

WELLINGTON

Thursday, 11 a.m. The Auckland Mineral Leases Act lias pufjricd the second ie".cl"ig. T.'o Auckland Wi-ste Lands Bill has also p;\r:sd ' ?eond ;ead:u£. In t!'e Hou -i of Repr.rjenkviivcs la.st nrjht Ml- Wake3eld moved for are turn of j'o::;o!r-! hokV'vj Vnd inder the, natives. He 11 i ntcd tluit ccr■ ai -i mem- Lo;r, of Lite Government were iuvolv:-l in the discredit, ble lend transactions. Mr J. E. Brown oppo^d the motion as productive of expense and mpiv/jti cable. Mr Reynolds readaleitsr from tlie Hawke's 8.-.y correnpondetit of the Otarjo Daily Times so;.tng thai the na tivps frequently owe grog ccor?n to publicans, and then give bills, which the natives dishonour, and then pnbUcms get a moivga.'je over their lane's. He ak-o stated that natives Lad been swia dled oi^t of fcber lands in various ways.

Mr W. Buckland denied the truth of the letter. He said there ws a largo exlsnt of native lend lying waste which would ho much better in the ha~>ds of Europeans.

Mr McLean read a letter written by Mr Stvnge Williams, Ecg'sa-ar of Deeds, slating that ihe rein i world involve disclosures of private affaire.

The Regisivar of Deeds and Ije Attor ney-General were adverse to the return. They said the Act p-rxed kst session protected the natives f.o-n fraud. Mr G:11?es and the letter redd by Mr Reynolds was a fojl lib si rjo far as the province of Auckland wa-> conceired. He opposed t!:e return on the ground of e::penc .c, and caid tlie Pte^'strar's objection was absnvd. r.s any one by paying a fee could have a gene.ul cearcb.

Mr Sliceba-a opposed the return, which w?s ne^ativod on tha voices.

Mr WakeSeid called for a -division, but as there weie no cecoud toller for the ayes no division tcok place.

[The following tele^iv-00, received by Me;:3i,; Hende:"COJL and Maefarlane, L: s been In :xlcd to ns foi publication : — " The Neb: r.-tii's pansen£eiiT"aDcl cu:*jo will Is landed on Thm.day ai So:imes' Isl and, r"id after fnrci ;:it:on the siiip wi1! be admitted to pi-aJtjue. The above :s the decision of tbe Board of Health.]

Gillies' Motion on the Provinces.

WELLINGTON.

July 25th, 12-50 p.m. In the debate last night on Gillies' motion in "reference to provincial in stitutions, Gillies said that some of the provinces must soon be absorbed by the financial policy of the General Government. If the G-overnment brought down a bill giving the pro vinces full power over local institutions it would have his support; but if the G-overninent intended to curtail the powers of the provinces with a view to strangle them, then it would meet with his uncompromising opposition.

Vogel, in reply, made an appeal to the House on behalf of the industry of the Ministry, which caused roars of laughter. He said that the salary of the Secretary of the Goldfields would come before the House. In view of the difficulty of reconciling the con flicting provincial interests and har mony between the General Govern ment and the Superintendents of Provinces to allay discontent the Government had come to the conclusion that it would be unwise to deprive the Provincial Council of Legislative powers, which would throw too large an amount-of work on the central legislature. The Government would introduce a bill giving the Provincial Councils power to deal with the recovery of rates, cattle trespass, destruction of thistles (slaughter), valuation, assessment, con struction mainten: ac, boundary fences, &c. The Government had no intention to deprive the pro vinces of the powers they now pos sessed. The Provincial revenues appeared smaller owing to the change made charging interest on the sinking fund. .

Bheehaii moved an adjournment of the debate until Wednesday next, which was agreed to.

(Prom! the Herald )

WELLINGTON.

July 24 In reply to Mr Sheehan the Government H stated that tenders for poles fov tho extension of the telegraph north of Auckland were called r> for, and as soon as possible the line would bfl pushed on to the Bay of Islands. They also stated that the Government were collecting information for a new Native Lands Act, bub were Hot likely to hare the measure ready this session. A committee has boon appointed to enquire into the working of the New Zealand Univer* . sity Act. The proceedings last night were unimpor tant. The Sharebrokers' Bill passed. The Drawbacks Bill was read a second time. I The debate on the second rreading of the Life Assurance Bill was postponed. Itpw* poses to make companies plac* Aa substantial deposit for security of their p^^es.

THE EVENING STAU, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1872



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