The Evening Star.

Vol. rV.—ffo. i j2 oß j

Auckland, N.Z.- WED^isSDAT, DECEMBER 17, 1873.

JPrice: ONE PENNY.



Shipping. ' *. .' A^^^SiA^ myA-Ady £*: F fJ«„ AM^NAVIGATION ■5 -,> CJ s First-Class Steamers. '■'■'& #<--*■>' ■*mW-Mmi®- SYDNEY & MELBOURNE TRANSHIPPING TO BRISBANE &ALL OTmn* QUEENSLAND PORTS, AMLAIDE and B?n« GEORGE'S SOUND, by the A_S W' ??.! N? Steamships. 7 6 A-S- N- Company's The splendid new steamship Wentworth, 650 tons, J. W. Bi-Own, Commander exnerted «.«>'» about 25th inst., will leave three days after Srtvtf For particulars of freight or passage apmy to g^ M. JERVIg, Agent. "FT ° E LON DON W'-fV-. DIRECT. ,&S^^trader Well"linoWn and favourite r.igular City of Auckland, month Wm Sail aboUtthe mWdle Of this ExceUent accommodation for saloon and steerage passengers. o__age For freight or passage apply to CRUICKSHANK & CO., Hi h-street, Auckland, Agents. • Dec. 2, 1873. J? "or jT6~n~b~o^. TO FOLLOV7 THE FERNDALE.-' <^^^^^ > c, ? Ile New Zealand Shipping Com pany s Fine Al Ship fp*"B tom- Hindostan, 833 tons register, will receive immediate dispatch on arrival and sail about the 30th January alspatcu on Wool for shipment by this vessel will be Stored by the Company ra___s op charge 7 JOHN BATGER, Wyndham street. December 3,1873. A?ent- t _ g X^a is -*- DIRECT. '"SS^^^^S TheN.Z.S.S. Company's s.s. Phoebe H. Wonsp, Commander, will leave Onehuntra Wharf TO-MORKOW (Thursday), 18th instant, atG?pm For freight or passage, apply to COMBES & DALDY, Auckland; Or. A. BARNES, Onehunga. ,-^hi glTfclAM TO COKO jS^J^, *sj MANDEL. Lalla Rookh. From Auckland. Friday, December 19, at 2 o'clock p m From Coromand____. Thursday, December 19, at 2o'clock pm Saturday, December 20, at 12 o'clock noon (Weather and other circumstances permitting). Not responsible for accidents in shipping, carrying or discharging live stock. HOLMES BROTHERS, Agents, Wharf. f^VEBLAND ROTJTE Ah^psm V^ "f O EUROPE, via SAN J||^y|^ FRANC SCO AND NEW YORK. -"Arr^ojit^kk CALIFORNIAN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Ur-TDEn Contract with inn New South Wales and New Zealand Governments for the Conveyance of Her Majesty's Mails). Ihe s.s. ship .., i Macgregor, 2,500 tons, H. Grainger, Commander, the first of the Chartered Vessels for the temporary service, will leave the port of SYDNEY for SAN FRANCISCO (calling at KANDAVU and HONOLULU), on SATURDAY, 20th December next, at 12 o'clock noon. . A STFAMER conveying mails and passengers is appointed to LEAVE AUCKLAND on the 22nd December, connecting at Kandavu with Steamship Macoregor. For freight, passage, and all particulars, apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE, 25. Queen street: ,/kw "I? O R LOND O N t*||o|\ _____ DIRECT. .; O*^^^' TO FOLLOW THE CITY OF _ WammnßmWf AUCKLAND. - The Favorite Ship Chile. This Vessel is now discharfring her inward Cargo in excellent condition, and on completion will load with dispatch. ; . . ■ r - For freight or passage apply to • •:; -' <A" OWEN & GRAHAM, . , -■■'• '■ '• '-■ Agents. ~» .i^jfc. A UCKLAND' STEAM PACKET COMPANY AUCKLAND TO THAMES DAILY. The p.a. Golden Crown . i Auckland to Thames, 11 a.m. 7 ' Thames to Auckland, 4 p.m. (Circumstances permitting.) iJSTFreight, 8s perton, received at the Company's Store, on the Wharf, and kept until shipped, free of charge. ■ . : . No live stock will be received on board, after 9a.m. Not responsible for accidents ia shipping, carrying, or discharging live stock. . ,/ 7,1 ;. ■ ■ . ' •• FOR LEV 'V X "A, V..: ■- The favorite s.s: Star of tee South, On or about the 21st December. WILLIAM LODDER, Manager and Engineer. ■ OTKAM\ TO RLY&li '^^mß&SlJw&r The twin ss. Gemini Leaves Auckland daily at 11 o'clock morning. Leves Riverherhead at 3 o'clock afternoon, arriving Auckland at 5 o'clock. 7 Pic-nic Parties landed'at Wood's Island on the up triw, and taken off on the down trip without extra charge. Fares: lte_ur» Tickets, same day; 3s. , : J. CASEY. ■ For Sale- FOR SALE (cheap), a Desirable Residence in Conquest Place, Parnell; freehold. Also, a four-roomed House, in Grafton road ; freehold. A comfortable ,_■ even-ioomed House in Parnell; price, £400; freehold.—Apply to John Churton, agent, Vulcan Lane. 1 EOR SALE by the undersigned— ; Tanks, Cart Shafts, Coals (Bay of Islands and Newcastle), Firewood, Charcoal, &c. -, ; . • • / , .yd., J. CRAIG, Fort street. SAWN KAURI TIMBER. FO R 8 A L E, In Auckland, " 300,000 FEET KAURI TIMBER. C. A. HARRIS. . August, 1873. ' ..-,, 7, : i ards : Custom-house street and Breakwater Road. , essels Loaded at the Mill, Wangapoua, with despatch. , f?OR . SALE, ' heap, one 16-feet XL. Sailing Boat, several Ships' Boats and Dingios. rf 3.' Clare.-Boatbuilder. Custom-house-street East. , JjkOß SALB, an Open Boat, 22 feet ..JC yd. i v long, sft. 3in. beam.—_pply to J. WaynSouth, ~4_- # dSht and Boatbuilder, Smaile's Point, Auck- OR SALE, English-made Piano . (Walnut Cover), nearly new.— Madame Winter, Melbourne House, Karangahape Road. : \ FOR SALE, a lucrative Business; in Queen-street, yielding a clear profit of seven or eight pounds a week with.a capital of Ll5O to L2OO. —For particulars apply to M. S. Leers, corner, of Queen and West Queen-streets. __ .'■•-. ti'ui TL^OR SALE.—A Black Arab .Mare. JP -Apply to ?,Tr E.&iplock, Somervillc's Stables



Business Cards. J R. OOUE CT, H^ S * r PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER, 57, WAKEFIELD STREET, AUCKLAND. \^TARNOCK~BROTHERS, '•"n „ a b*^? & Candle Manupactceees,' CHAPEL STREET,. AUCKLAND. I" 0 A JB • 8 0 1-., PnlW.--lo<_ I*f. _.and. and A2ent' Ren* and Debt Sfachbury's Buildings, Queen street. TAM ife.a, B-.U TCH ER, alss Cs rt _cr' Coiltractor, A-c. Goods cleared and supplied ships on the shortest notice. Ballast X~~LOVETT, Tailor, &c, Karanga sAdJs ; haft e E, oa«l (near the top of Upper Queen street;, Auckland, having commenced business at the above address respectfuUy solicits a share of public patronage. "MISS' NORMAL, Teacher~of w T", M3- Sic (PUPU of Mr Hoffman for five years), Waterloo Quadrant, five doors from Princes street. The North Shore attended. MADAME Wlf-T El ROYAL ACADEMICIAN, gives Lessons in Music and Singing. Two to Three Guineas per Quarter, payable in advance. Schools attended.- Melbourne House. J3 A~M ~TT EL W E L L~S *sJ House, Land, and Commission Agent, Collector of Rents, Debts, Highway Rates, &c. Loans arranged. Office : 129, Queen streot (three doors below the Union Bank.) TB. _'.S M T~Y H, • GINGERBEER, CYDF.R, FRUIT SYRUP " and CORDIAL MANUFACTURER. Kabangahape Road, West End. Fru it Syrup and Easpberry Vinegar in pints, for the c onvenience of Picnic Parties and Schools. "ROBERT GALLAGHER, PLUMBER AND GASFITTER, Wyndham-street, Auckland (next the New Zealand Herald Office. Every description of work in connection with the above business executed with cheapness and despatch. TV/T-odblFla'k guagjbb. Mr B. M. O. THEORELL, Member of the Uii versity of Upsala, teacher of French at the Auck land Grammar School University Classes, gives in struction in the French and German languages.— Applications may be made at the Mechanics' Institute Library. JQ B _4 T IST ~R T. MR. T. TE AFFO RD, . surgeon dentist, "Wakefield street. Artificial Teeth, from One to a Full Set, in Gold ;' : ' ' ' or Vulcanite. GEORGE BLACK' & CO, WHOLESALE BOOT &:SHOE MA N U F AT U R E R S, Lower Qurtcn-kti-ickt. A Stock of Sewn, Pegged, and Rivettcd Goods Always in Stock. '._ October 10, 1873^; . j 1 ORN 0. GL !0 H G I|, *3 MBCHANIST & MODEL ENGINEER, HAS REMOVED FROM UPPER- QUE E N ST R GET TO MASEFIELD'S BUILDINGS, ; ALBERT-STREET. Sewing Machines cleaned, adjusted, and carefully ■repaired. All kinds of litjlit machines. Repairs undertaken at moderate charges. Musical Instruments repaired and tuned. Harmonium Reeds made, &c. j pu hTI and ciiEir JL " KEAN'S CEMENT . .„,{« PARIAN CEMENT PLASTER OF PARIS SLATES, &c. The above are on Sale by JAMES BLAIKIE; Slaterer and Plasterer, at his Yard, above Quick's Stables, Victoria-street. NO T I C E. : • ■-■'.' • ' ) ' Q A. ' B U R T :'■ : GROCER & PROVISION -DEALER, WELLESLEY STREET .EAST, | takes this opportunity of thanking the inhabitants of; Auckland and the surrounding districts ; for. theiri liberal support during the last five years, and trusts, i by.strict attention to business and supplying First class Articles at Small Profit, to still merit a con-; tinuance of their favors. TJEATH TO THE-PLIES, CHEMICAL FLY PAPERS, (Manufactured by J. C. SHARLAND), SIIORTLAND-STREET. AUCKLAND. Iv packets, 6d,and Is each packet. WPHILLIPPS & SON, o OIL, COLOR, and GLASS MERCHANTS, Importers of Paperhangings, Scrim, Paints, Oils, Turpentine, Colors. Varnishes, French Polish, Gold Leaf, Artists' Colors and Brushes, Plate, Sheet, Crown, Ornamental, and Photographic Glass, Picture. Frame and Tapestry Mouldings, Clock and Compass Glasses, Glazed Sashes, Doors, &c. Glass cut to size, and carefuUy packed. 12, Wyndham street. ■ ' : • BONES! BONES! BONES! BOUGHT in any quantities, for Cash, at the. Freeman s Bay Bone Mills. / HYDRAULIC LIME. TH, E undersigned can supply ' Dealers or Contractors at. LOWEST PRICES. Further particulars can be obtained from R. C. Dyer, j Shortland-steeet, or by letter addressed to N. Wilson, at the Works, Mahiu'angi N.B.—This Lime was used in the Railway Tunnel in the Domain. NATHANIEL WILSON. / _'_'" 7 '-"'■' ; !_, 1- .:. «_ - WOOL,: FLAX, GUM,- TALLOW, AND OTHER PRODUCE. :-'• - THE Undersigned are prepared to ■make liberal CASH ADVANCES on''WOOL.',' FLAX, GUM, &c.-, consigned to their correspondents -' iniLondon or New York. '■ '..:... ■'. 1 HENDERSON & MACFABLANE. .-; q~^E~A bAt; : h::i _%_ G. SOLID ROCK BATBfstaALES- POI^T. This Favorite and Safe resort for Bathers is now Open for the Season. • ■'■ ;' ]' ' The Bath being excavated m the SolM Rock secures I a firm footing, and with the stone steps along its whole length and breadth insures a safe and pleasant bathe ,to the most nervous as well as to'the'bold swimmer. ■ From 10 till 12 each day (except Sundays) for kK I7 Fora Single Bath, 3d to be pajd.on entrance. Ticket for one year, Ll Is; do for Child- ( ren, 10s cd. „" , , , • for Tickets WC^i^ keESINGV j£ ,A\ b'*K>M- St. Mungo Passage. Shortland street pHBAP BOOTtJ' FO-R-- THE KJ CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. T ELLISON is Selling Off his Stock of Boots for ' -One Month at exceedingly Low Prices,to give the public a chance of purchasing during the holidays. Ladies Lasting Boots very cheap. Girls White Boots very cheap.—7B, Quen street.



Business Cards. TO STOREKEEPERS ~COASTERS,~*fI J Uis T ~0~. p E ® E D; ' PLAYING CARDS (NEW PATTERNS), ' Good and Cheap. AGO 0 U N T~B 00 X S, Very Cheap, for Coasting Trade.' Books suitable for Public or School Libraries, Presents, &c. SCHOOL REQUISITES OF" ALL KINDS. LETTS' DIARIES FOR 1874 . E. W- A V T E, 100, QUEEN-STEEET. Auckland, November I. 187;.. j^A.RT.A> GTO is's" BlSl^ltlTS. .' REDUCED PRICES: Cabin Biscuits .. .. .. ISs'poi-ICOlbsJ All kinds Fancy ditto .. Od per lb. ' ■ ■ STONE BROTHERS, Agents. _ BUI LI) E R, CARPENTER, & JOINER. W. H. S X I N N E R, ~ vulcan lane: Shop Fronts, Office Fittings, and all branchos of the building trade executed.; rp B. 0A M ~__~RTI) 7rR,; '_ CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT, DA V I S'S 811 DIN (IS, QUF. E N-STI. 15 IS T (Adjoining National Bank), Will be prepared to Supply Plans and Correct Esti mates for all descriptions of Buildings on tho Shortest . Notice with or without superintendence., GHi O R GIS a.. .11 ETs". FREEMAN'S BAY SOAP & CANLDE WORKS. Cash Buyers of Tallow. A I 8.. A A 0 S", • PLUMBER, GASFITTER, AND TINS M ITH, . . . : Hioh street, Near "S'ui-CAN Lane: Maker of the Patent Enamelled Gas_Rnflector. Ut/.- X 1 R :i Ri Y\ , ».».-• coiiNim of QUEEN AND. V/AKEFIELD STREETS. NEWCASTLE COAL! (WnOLESALK AND RETAIL), AT THE LOWEST RATES. BRICKS, LIME, SAND, snELLR, TILES, | IRON-BARK SHAFTS, SPOKES, AND RED-GUM FELLOES, Etc., Etc., . Always na and. WH. B,;U Oi E if, HOUSE, SIGN, AND DECORATIVE PAINTER, PAPERIIANGER, &c. &c. Oil, Colours, Glass, Putty, Canvas, Turpentine, I White Lead,' &c. Always on Hand. No. 25. GREY-STREET, j GESJdT LEM ER' S . CLOTHEB • CLEANED. ALTERED REPAIRED, and PRESSED at ■ I HARWOOD'S, Tailob, ; Fkom Mklbouiine. i 9, Hobson-stroet, near tho Govern >r Browne. P.S.— Oontlemcn's Clothes Dyed Xjl 1 S H E Rife O~~uT, -»- Wholesale, Shipping, and Family Butcher, Queen street, corner of Durham street, Auck land. Poultry of all kinds dreMed to order. Prime Smoked Tongues, Home-cured Bacon. Corned Beef on sale in largo quantities. N.B.—Dealers i:,amo. Live Pheasants forwarded to.all parts of; 11 : >1' onies upon receipt of order. - Families waited on in town or suburbs. .__ . r\ fi ri st m"a s g i }Rrf f PIANOS.—A Fine-toned Zeigler Pi mo in rich Walnut case, . Also, a I cbain. They will be sold much under the usual price. English Pianos, from 37 guineas. Harmonium, full coihpiiss, 12' guineas and 28 guineas, with 10 stops. May be seen at Wish's Music Saloon, VVcHesloy.-sf rcet. Second-hand Pianos from 10 guineas, by Broadwood, and a Cottage 6-5 octave. In rich walnut; £30. rift ST:ABL ISH E D 11 6 9.; '~:;-,BIANOS! PIANOS.! . THE, LARGEST STOCK,' OF INSTRUMENTS 7' '* ' V " To be seen at -■"."? • HOEFM AN'S:, ACADEMY O E MUSIC, , ; Shortland str,__et'. Pianos and Harmoriiurtis for Sale or Hire and on) the deferred payment system from Ll4to L 25.' Every' instrument guaranteed, and kept in tune one yea after purchase, free of charge. Instruments of every description Tuned -and Re paired, Bought, Sold, and taken in exchange; . MELO D; Y. ORGANS. TUST LANDED-Daw's and Rains ._• den's Patent Pedal.Substitute Organs, as supplied to Her Majesty the Queen and U.R.H. tho Princess Louise. For descriptioH,' see lists at Messrs Upton's On Sale—A Second-hand 20-stop'd Harmonium, by Debain (equal to new); L 45 ; also, an elegant Queen's Model Harmonium, 10-atops, by Alexandre (a charm ing Drawing-room Instrument). " . *';, *.!: PIANOFORTES, 'i_ ,"■ '.'did The two shipments of Messrs Ralph Allison and Sons' Pianofortes previously advertised are sold; more expected I shortly. Arrived, per City of Auckland, a -shipment from Messrs Chappell. Also. , periodical shipments from Messrs Broadwood. Hopkins'.n, Chappell, ' eigler, Bord, Erard, and other, eminent makers. = - :> n . ' .'J . ,fi: J BROWNE, & Co.."'■ Symonds street, Auckland. " ' NOTICE OP REMOVAL. ■ J E. ...SA UJSDE RS, O m ~,. .TAILOR,*: ETC., ; Next to. Mb. Ha__j_ida-_:'s, Cabinbtmak'er,- SHORTLAND STREET,' Begs most respectfully to inform his customers and the gentlemen of Auckland that in consequence of the late;Are;he has taken the above premises, and hopes to have a continuance of their support. »t it ii > MR EAULDER, Sole Oonttactor.fco;' . the City Council for the Emptying of Earth- Closets, Privy Boxes, Cesspits, &c., is prepared to at tend punctually, to all requests regarding. the aoove. : Persons desiring to have the said places attended to, either weekly, fortnightly, or otherwise' can have the same doneby leaving a notice either verbal or.written with the Inspector of Nuisances, City Council Office, Queen-street. ~' ".;•• ■, \r ,■ . P II O T O- G RVA P^/tf .-.«--a.^E:BM,BM, l!; v. ARTIST '•&! 'RHOT OGR AP HER, ' -V.: 193, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND,' 5 Rooms omb: Mb : 'King's Chemist. Cartes-de-mMte :taken the.best Style at'l2s 6d per doken '''' .".,',"'■ 7s 6d per, half-dozen 7 ...-,.., : ,j Portraits Painted in Oil and Water Colours in a style • V. tmsurpassed in the colonies. t •'_ ' . ~~^&Z^" A/- X' E ::r'' ° TJ";'■ ' 128K JsQ §>%'"■ WANT OP MONE^Y '7■ LONDON. LOAN1 OFFICE, ' W ' :r,'NEXT 'OITY^HALt. ;' MONEY Advanced on Jewellery, Diamonds", Plate, Wearing Apparel, and every description of available - 1 '._> ■... r . ~ infl'fti 'trfi ni :>'"■ The strictest Secrecy obsefrved in every transaction. Fire-proof.'Sftfes on :the-Tfireriiises'for* the'better se curity of Valuables. MORRIS MARKS, PROPRIETOR. • '



Mercnandise. Q -N S ALE Now Landing, Ex Fanny Hare, from vOamartj, 200 tons J. K. Anderson's Flour : 15 tons Meek's Flour '25 tons Pollard. GEO. W. BINNEY. O" 'y-'i S - E, By tit c Undkrs ion kd, Malt, Best Pale Suffolk and Colonial Hops, East Kent and Tasmanian ■-' ■ Scrim, 72 and 45 inch Corn Sacks, 3-bushel Candles, Price's Belmont Sardines, halves and quarters -•'»' Starch, Colman's , • . Blue, Colman's Pickles, Why brow's and Morton's Jar Salt, Morton's Vinegar. Morton's Orange Peel; Figs Raisins, Almonds C nfectionery, Keiller's . Castor and Salad Oil (Morton's) Jams, lib tins Tart Fruits Flour, Adelaide, Otago, and Dunedin Colza Oil, Hulk Castor Oil Maize. Pollard, &c, &c , &c. GEO. W. BINNEY. p APERHANGINGS, ETC. 50,000 Rolls Paporbnngincs, in every quality*"and variety of design 15 bales Hessian and Scrim 5 cases Tin'd Tacks Varnishes—Coach and House Painters, and Cabinet-makers Gilt and Staii.ed Frame and Room Mould ings Brushes - Kent's, Hamilton's, and other maters Gold Leaf, Bronzes, Artists' requisites, and Trade ironmongery COO cases Sheet Glass ■. Pollsiicd Plate, P.-.ugh Plate, Photo Class Stained, Fluted, Ol scured, and Ornamental Ditto >. Embossed Borders and Rosettes 20 tons White Lead, in wood and iron Zinc (white), Staining Colours, Oxide of Iron, and Carson's Anticoirosive Paint 40 hhds. and ban eh Boiled and Raw Linseed Oil . . 100 cases and drums Turpentine. W. PHIL'L'IPPS & SON, OIL, COLOR, & GLASS MERCHANTS, .^l2, Wyndham street. Drapery. . ' M* 0 U R N I N G. THE BEST STOCK OF i mourning^oodT In the City is to be found at X M. McL AC fi LAN'S 218, QUEEN STREET. s. d s. d. Black Alpacas, from .... .. 0 8. to 4 0 Black Muslins, from ...... .. (J 7J to 1 0 Black Glace Grenadines, from .. .. oHito 2 0 Black ChaHis Bareges, from' '.'. .. \ 7to 2 2 Black Points, from .. .. .. 0 Iltol 0 Black Figured Alpacas, from .. .. I Stol 11 Black Llama, from .. .. .. I'o to 2 0 Black Tamzine .(Mourning Alpaca) .. 3 9to 4 6 Black Sedan Cord (wool dyed) from.. 2 10 to 3 3 Black Baratheu, from ..... ..2 3to 3 9 Black Balmoral Crape, from .. ..2 oto 4 C Bhiel_.-Jaran_at.ta, (•'ilk Warp), from.. 5 3to 0 fl Black Coburg, from I I) to 3 C JUST RE.CEI VED PER CHILE, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF MEN'S CLOTHING, LADIES' DRESSES, /' ! .'■;;...'. AND MILLINERY, - DOLLY VARDEN HATS, FROM 9d. % ;■ .' EACH, AT T. McM ASTERS', 242, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND, OPPOSITE THE NEW 'MARKET. '','.;*,.-'".;- 1!). Saddlery. ; ; : ■■ ■■■■■■ NEW STOCK OF SADDLERY, v ,;V ~'.,.,HARNESS, Etc. T - WISEMAN lias added to his »J: • Stock, ex late arrivals, a Large and Varied Assortment of .Saddles. Bridles, Horse Clothing, Saddle Cloths, Whips, Spurs, Hames, Chains, _c, &C, and has extensive shipments to arrive. Carriage, Buggy, Gig, Spring-cart, Dray, and Plough Harness on hand, or made to order lat the shortest notice. Orders by Post Promptly Attended to. Queen street. Auckland. . ... SAD,p.LER Y. , t THE Undersigned is, the Cheapest House in Auckland, for purchasers of every description of Saddlery, wholesale and retail. Country storekeepers supplied. .i ■■"' L:' FORSTER &; SON ."?„ ft •■ (Next Union Bank), . Queens-street Auckland, .. 1: And at Mei/bounne. I . ' SALbpLJSRX ANL iiAUNESS. THE Undersigned 'has , received ex City of Auckland, and late arrivals, Splendid Shipments of the above, comprising — '. Best English' Brass and; Silver' Mounted Buggy, Gig, and Spring-cart Harness. Riding Saddles- (for Butchers' use) with Brass Head, and Cantle | Plates, Ladies' and Gents' Hunting Crops, Saddle, Harness, . and Polishing Compos,' Roll Fetlock Boots, Knee Caps, Brushes,, and Elliman's -Royai/ Embroca ; cation for Horses and Cattle: *" - ; Saddles, Bn _iles (Ladies' and Gents') : Hunting,, Buggy, Gig, 4-Horse, and Cart Whips Spurs,! Ladies' and Gents' Fancy Bits and Stirrups I .Curry, Mane, and Clipping Combs •■ ■ • 1 Dandy, Spoke, 'Water, Body,'• Compo, Shoe-and 1 j Clothes Brushes ;; :'; , 1 Thongs,' Leggings, Pole Chains.-and' • ' ' ' * j IMPROVED SHIFTING DRAUGHT CART ,;j [, ~...- ...i .iti 1.1 HAMES, --: "-' - ••""; ;j . ,11.:: --All-of which will'be sold at the "! ' " .1 ~-■-■ ■ Lowtist Cash Prioeb. '7 'Pack Saddles,;-and :every • Variety of English Jand '■ i i-uolonial-made Harness always on Hand or ~: ..: _ii .; -it-Made to Order. ■ - -' ' ', j jntKri-i) Second-hand Harness -for Sale -- " IMORE TO ARRIVE PER FERNDALE AND • ... I :„-!.i;_yir_ ;.,GLENHONTLY.> y''Ayy W. 8. JONES, SADDLER, HARNESS-MAKER, _ IMPOETEB 154, QUEEN STREET.



Drapeiy. GREAT CLEARING SALE OF SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS. 6,537 YARDS OF SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS PURCHASED IN ONE LINE AT A NOMINAL PRICE. . 11. ATKINS l-I AS Purcliased, during the past week, from a well-known Wholesale House, THEIR WHOLE STOCK OF SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS, Containing Six Thousand Five Hundred and Thirty seven Yards AT A TREMENDOUS DISCOUNT. The Stock consists of Every Description of Summer Goods, and will be offered at Utile more than Half-price. H. ATKINS Will Sell BEAUTIFUL GRENADINES At 11} per yard, worth from Is Cd to 2s. DRESS MATERIALS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS At Hid per yard, worth Is 4d to Is Od. SPLENDID FIGURED LUSTRES At Hid per yard. SPLENDID CHENEMOHAIRS At Hid, worth Is Cd. SEE GOODS IN THE WINDOW ' tcAtllMper yard, worth Is Cd to 2s. ' '■''•'" H. . AT X I N S ; Will also SELL the .-. ~ BALANCE OF HIS SUMMER STOCK OF DRESS MATERIALS In the Fixtures, at Reduced Prices. Special Inducements to Buyers of DRAPERY & FURNISHING During the Christmas Holidays.' Cheap Silk Jackets, Lace Shawls, Parachutes, Ladies' Silk Umbrellas, Black Silks, &c., I FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. THE;CHEAPEST CLOTHING ~ ■ In Town during the Christmas Holidays. Special CHEAP LINES in aU Departments, more especially THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT ; During tlie Christmas Holidays. blieap Trousers, Trousers and* Vests, Tweed Suits, ! • Black and Blue Paget and Galatea Coats, •. Alpaca Coats, Dust Coats, I Etc, Etc.,"- '• Etc. i .FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLID AYS. ' } "'. •' , • • JUST OPENED, 1 BALE CHEAP PAPERING CALICO. .?':; l.'dy.i'iy, .. '' ' . ', ' i j ....... ■ ■ .- ~ . ..j ■—' ■ 7 UTE H/T AND HQNBYMAN,



Prospectus. - -. AB R i AD O E,D PROSPECTUS "^^ OF THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF * NEW ZEALAND (Limited). (To be incorporated, with Limited Liability, under - the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860.) I Capita-., £250,000 in 25,000 Shares of £10 each', with ' power to increase and issue Debenture Stock. Only L 4 per Share to be called up at present, payable as follows r—los per share on application ; 10s on f .allotment; 20s in three months after allotment ; '" and the remaining -10s in calls of 10s each succeed ing three months.' ■'" " PROVISIONAL DIRECTOR?. b E. B. Cargill, Esq. (M essrs Cargills and McLean) - A. C. Strode, Esq., R.M. y J. A. Walcott, Esq. (Messrsßright Brothers ani Co ) P.-C. Neill, Esq. (Messrs Neill. and Co)' 'W-.: J. M- Larnach, Esq. (Nationalßank) '..' "] John Richard .Tones, Esq., Matanaka ' J. M. Ritchie, Esq. (Messrs ti, Gray, Russell ajid Co.) James Mills, Esq. (Harbour Steam Company) James T. Mackerras, Esq. (Messrs J. X. Mackerras T and Co.) ' [ .).; f T. S.. Graham, Esq. (Messrs Bing, Harris, and Co.) Arthur W. Morris, Esq. (Otago and Southland Invest ment Company) James Smith. Esq. (Messrs Smith and Anderson) Henry Driver, Tsq. (Messrs Driver, Stewart and Co). Alexander Burt, Esq. (Messrs A. and T. Burt) Charles McQueen, Esq. (Messrs Kincaid, McQueen, and Co) — ~~ - C 11. P. Murray-Aynsley, Esq. (Messrs Miles;and Co., Chrfstchnrch) _; ._'\. -- ' George Gould, Esq., Merchant, Christchurch. BANKERS: T ' National Bank of New Zealand. vj[_. ~ SOLICITORS: .-:-. -i Messrs^Smith and Anderson. - INTERIM SECRETARY: A ! . ■ ■! James Mills, Esq. J 1 C 1 This Company has been formed for the purpose of j providing more cflicient steam communication between j the different ports of New Zealand—the want of I which ha 3 been much felt for some time past, and 'j which is becoming more perceptible as the growing j trade of the colony is developed. ] It is desired to establish a weekly line of Steamers j between Oiagoand the piincipal Northern ports, to c put on a Steamer between Dunedin and the West. .■ Coast Ports of the Middle Island, and also to provide 3 for the efficient conduct of the trade to and from the 1 several smaller Ports on the Coast of Otago and ( Canterbury. For these purposes the following new ,j vessels will be required : — ] Three first-class Steamers for the trade between ■ Dunedin and Manukau, to be built in Europe, and capable of carrying from 400 to 500 tons of cargo, fitted with compound engines and the latest improvements, and with superior passenger accommodation, suited to the re quirements of the present day. These steamers will be of such class and speed as will ensure every facility to shippers of goods and con venience to the travelling public. One boat of smaller capacity and light draft of water, especially adapted to. the trade to the ■ West Coast of the Middle Island. With a view to commencing operations without 1 delay it has been arranged to take over, on the Ist 0 f I .lanuary next, the steamers Maori, Beautiful Star, and ' Samson, belonging to the Harbour Steam Company's 1 fleet, and also their new steamer just built on the Clyde specially for the Tiniaru and Lyttelton trade, and which is expected to arrive in the colony early In I February. The..c vessels will at once create a revenue for ihe Company, and, it is believed, will be sufficient to carry On the tiade of the ports on the Coasts of Otaco and Canterbury. Mr James Mills, who has so successfully conducted the busines of the Harbour Company from its com mencement, will continue to act as Manager of this Company. It is estimated that to carry cut these proposals a capital of £150,000 will be required, and to provide for this it is proposed to call up £4 per share, making a total of £100.000, and to borrow the remaining £50,000 on debentures bearing a low rate of interest. This arraagcracnt will enable larger dividends to be declared on the paid-up capital. Out of' the total number of shares, the proprietors of the Harbour Company will take 7,500 paid up to the extent of £4 each, and the remaining 17,500 are now offered to investors. In recommending this investment to the public, the Provisional Directors may state that large pro- j fits are now being made by steamers on the coast of New Zealand, and they are therefore Confident that by the employment of vessels of the character indi cated, Utted to work with the utmost economy, and meet the growing traffic without undue strain, the Company will be able to secure ample profits, and at the same time promote trade and the convenience of the ' travelling public by providing improved ' facilities and accommodation at reduced rates. Applications for shares will be received by the ""In terim Secretary, at his office, Harbour Chambers, Dunedin ; and by Messrs Miles and Co,. Hereford- '■ street, Christchurch-! and at the office of the National '. Bank of Yew Zealand here. pORO MANDEL CHRISTMAS V-/ S P. .0,-JR, T S ------ Will be held on FEIDAY AND SATURDAY, December 26th and 27th instant, in mr lynch's paddock. Judge, Major Keddell, R.M. ; i . Starter, G. Black, Esq. Handicappers, Messrs Whitaker, McLoughlen, . Fernandez, and Lawless. . PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. FlltST D.A.V. • 1 Maiden Race ; distance 120 yards. Open to all who have never won an advertised race. Ist prize, £2 10s; 2nd prize, £1. - Entrance. 3s 2 Running High Jump. Ist prize, £2; 2nd prize, £1. Entrance, 2s Cd 8 Storekeepers' Purse, (Handicap). Distance, '2CO yards.. Ist prize, ,(_3; 2nd prize, £1. 'Entrance, 3s 4 Throe-legged Race ; distance. 120 yards. Ist piize, '' .£2 ; 2nd prize, £1.- Entrance, 2s Gd . ■.:■•' 6 Half-mile Handicap. Ist prize, £4 ; 2nd prize, £1 .-. ' 10s. Entrance,4s '■'•' >;■ : *'■ ■■ ■ "• ■ 6 Boys' Race, (under 15 rears of age), 150 yards. Ist prize, £1; 2nd prize 10s. Entrance.ls -, 7 Vaultingwith Pole. Ist prize, £2 10s ; 2nd prize, £L Entrance, 3s! ' •;'.''! 8 Putting Heavy Stone. Ist prize. £1 10s ; 2nd prize, 15s. Entrance,.2s .7. ,:, *7,-. .. / 9 Cumberland Wrestling. Ist prize, £4 ; 2nd prize, £110s.'' Entrance, 5s ' '," ; . Sejjond . Day.;' ~ ,<[.•.'.,: j 1 150 yards, (Handicap). Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd prize. ! £1. Entrance, 3s , ' , . , ■■ ..; 1 2 Running- Hop, Step, and Jump. Ist prize, £2 ; I 2nd prize, ±1. Entrance, 2s 6d 3 300 yards Handicap; Hurdle Race, over six flights"of hurdlesj 3 feet 3 inches high. Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd j.rize, £1. Entrance, 3s . . .. . . I 4 Sack Race.' Ist prize, £1; 2nd prize, 10s. En-, ' trance, Is -" "■'• " 5 440 yards (Handicap). Ist prize, £4; 2nd prize, j , £1 10s. Entrance, 4s. . •.,.. ;;.-,-» . : .-,:;:■ 6 Standing High Jump. Ist prize, ■£2 ; -2nd prize, '■ £I.' Entrance, 2s Cd '7*: 7 Boys' Race (under 12 years of age), 100 yards. Ist prize, Ll; 2nd prize, 10Si Entrance, Is I! i. •' 8 Consolation, 200 yards. First prize, Ll 10s. Entrance, Is . ; 9 Collar and Elbow Wrestling. ' lstprize, L 4:; 2nd prize, Ll 10s. Entrance, 5s .:.;.■' ' In each ofthe'aDove events there must be three competitors or tho event will hot'come off. Entries -will be, received by the Secretary; at the Bridge Hotel, Coromandel, on or be'ore WEDNES DAY, the 17th instant, for the foUowing events,, namely:—Storekeepers' Purse, Halt-mile rade, '300 yards Hurdle race, and 440 yards flat race: ■• :"':-'•■-'-. Handicaps for the two first above mentioned races will appear in the Mail of the 20th inst.' The other handicaps will bo declared after the first day's sports. - ■ T. KEAREY, '; . ..--' •- "■-' •• 'Secretary- Coromandel, December 10,, 1873. .. ';:!. OT I O'E.- ',-.'.;■':-.!■ jTOHN HALL begs to intorin his tl:j friends,; the public of Auckland, and the sur rounding neighbourhoods that he has taken those premises.situated at the Junction of Queen and Grey Streets, where he intends to carry on' the Busihessof GENERAL DRAPER, and hopes by civility and moderate chaTges to merit a share of their supporfi., ,7 Siifote the Address:— ,' .' ~..-, * : J,":,':"J .0 !rf_Ti^fi_ii.Aj litSii ■:»; . D R A PgE B, I Ttvo Doors trom Messrs Blair & Lamuert's, j CORNER OF THE-NEW MARKET.



. Money. MONET to Lend, in large or small sums, at a very low rate of interest.—Apply lo Mr Laishley, Solicitor, High street. IyrONEY TO LEND on first-class -aJ-X.; freehold security, at low rates of interest.— R. C. Dyer, Shortland street. MONEY to LEND on Promissory Notes, Mortgages, &c. BiUs Discounted.^ George Dunnet, 25, Queen street. MONEY to lend on Promissory Notes for Two or Three Months,. or longer periods ; also, £1,000 at current rates, on good security. —Apply to Stewart & A-rJ__EJ_y, Pill brokers and Commission Agents, West Queen _trect. Prospectuses-' - PROSPECTUS ~ " OF THE , . STANDARD FIRE & MARINE I: NSUR AN C E COMP AN V OF .. • >,*'.■ NEW ZEALAND. To.be incorporated under the provisions of the " ' Joint Stock Companies Acts. CAPITAL ... .''£l,ooo,ooo,' Itf 100,000 Shares of £10 each. First Issue, 50,000 Shares. Deposit ;,Five Shillinps per Share on application : Five Shillings on allotment; and Ten Shillings in Four Calls of Two Shillings and , , Sixpence, at intervals of three months. Ppovistonal Directors : ' William Hepburn, Esq. (Messrs McLandress, Hep burn & Co.) James Anderson, Esq. (Messrs Anderson & Mowat) George Young, Esq., Jeweller The Hon James Paterson, M.L.C. James Curie, Esq. (Messrs Park & Curie) Basil Sievwright, Esq. (Messrs Sievwright & Stout)] David Baxter, Esq (Messrs D. Baxter & Co.) The Hon. Matthew Holmes, M.L.C. Andrew Mc H*arlane, Esq. (Messrs A_ & J. McFarlane) David Campbell, Esq. A. J. Burns, Esq. "• G. F. Reid. Esq, Arthur Scoullar, Esq. (Messrs, North & Scoullar)! Robert Haworth, Esq. (Messrs R. & T.FHaworth Donald Reid, Esq., M.H.R. Carl Steinhoff, Esq. • ■•". *'■■* ■'■ ■i Alexander Rennie, Esq. __■-* t f B. Bagley, Esq. , ; , " ; ;; (~ , Baxkep.S : ■',""■' The Bank of New Zealand. .'• ; Solicitors: ''■■■ - if..'-.. Messrs. Sievwright and Stout. - Interim Secpetary : j Charles Reid. ; The success which has attended the establishment of the existing Insurance Companies in New Zealand ; i the large and increasing field for Insurance offered by the progressive increase ot buildings throughout the j Colony, and shipping on the Coast; and the growing desire evinced by the public to support Local Com panies, furnish sufficient proof that there is ample ; room for the establishment of a purely Colonialand bond Jide Company of Local Shareholders. The Standard Fire _nd Marine Insurance i Company has therefore been established, and the i Provisional Directors have decided that the following Shall be distinctive characteristics of the Company :— ' 1. A really Colonial and National position, to be secured by an equitable distribution, of the Shares over the whole Colony. 2. An interested body of Shareholders, tolbo secured by the utmost care being exercised in \ allotting Shares to persons known to he ' ■'■'■• insurers and bond fide traders ; and ' 3. Careiul and economical management. ! The promoters believe that an issue of 50,000 Shares will, for some time to come, meet all the purposes of the Company; and they purpose that of this number 3--,000 Shares shall be set apart for allotment over the Northern Provinces The Directors have unanimously decided to place themselves on an equality with other applicants as to the allotment of Shares. Applications for Shares will be received by Geo. W. Binney, Queen street. Agent for. Provinces of Auckland, and deposits to, be lodged at the various braiiches of the Bank of New Zealand throughout .the Colony;-; : : ■: :_-:.i it.'. v... ii '■ .m <] ijtt"'EiW ZEA-LA N D "-.. P,A _?'ER If MANUFACTURING: COMPANY*.; /:..,; . ; ~-• --(LIMITEE): .... . _~,,. y- ix ! (To be Incorporated'under, rtliejqint Stock '.: Companies Acts.),! .-,., >'/,,' Capital.'.'"■... ~.,...; ..1 '. "■ •. ,"' ,; ■■ -, .- r .>: -~ ,• -•,;.,:-. .' : 'IN 10,000 SHARES OF £3 EACH..,.".. "\._ j- ! PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS: -:'.: .' Joseph, Howard, Esq. .--::- Stannus Jones, Esq.' '7 .. : :':'.> Benjn. Tonks,-Esq (Messrs B. Tonks and Co.) • Geo Fraser, Esq. (Messrs Fraser and Tinned) . ; - R oh. Henry C_rA_.n_Ein__N. • ' ■-' ■-.7 *;. ji] With power to add to their number. ; -..! I SOLICITORS: ; . ' ,', -yy BANKERS:' '■ *. , ' 'lfA* y^j- j SECRETARY, Pro Tern : ". A' A ■ KB'-ifi-ft'./. .y' J. F. Clark. ; • '" V .. P. R O S P E C T. U S. ' This Company liai been formed for the purposa of Manufacturing Paper from Phormiuin Tenax and other New Zeland fibres. ' . The great demand for rags in excess of the supply in the Englisir Market has led to the use of Esparto grass, old.ropes, straw, wood, and many other sub stances of inferior quality. " ... The chief difficulty experienced by all paper manu facturers is that of obtaining supplies of fibrous, materials of sufficient strength at a cheap rate. This Company will enjoy the advantage, possessed by no English manufacturer, of having an unlimited j supply of a raw material which for strength and. ' adaptability cannot be surpassed. " . j The Provisional Directors, after much careful in-. ; vestigatiOn, are fully satisfied that Phormiuin Tenax ■ I as a staple for the manufacture of paper is unequalled. Very large quantities of tow are now annually : exported from this colony, and employed for that ! purpose, ii -• i:i. . ■■■.-,' ---i With the aid of gentlemen formerly engaged in the « i manufacture, estimates 'of the cost and erection of the ! necessary plant, and the expense of production, &c, i have been prepared with great care. The Provisional i Directors are confident that an article can be produc- d. I far superior to any ihiported, at a much less cost, and, latter liberally allowing for contingencie, that large" profits will accrue to the shareholders. , The Provincial Government offer every facility for Ithe selection of the requisite flax lands, and steps are being taken to obtain from the General Government an extension of time for the £2.000 bonus offered for !.his manufacture. '.' ■, ■ i The value of the Paper imported into the colony in '1872 was upwards of £40,000. It is believed the Com pany .will be'able to supply this demand, and produce ■ a very large surplus, particularly of wrapping papers for exportation. : It is estimated that the entire cost of the Plant will not exceed £15,000, and that not more than £2 pfer " share will be required. ■Application for shares to be made to the Secretary, | at 22, Exchange, Auckland, up to December 20tb.-': ... Five Shillings per Share to be paid on application, and Five Shillings per Share on allotment. Further Calls I- not exceeding Five Shillings per Shire will be made as required, twenty-eight days' notice being given. J. F. CLARK, . j . .!■.;,„,., .-;• ;.,■'.... :.;,,'■ Sec.pro.tern. c In- a volume written by John Murray, F.S.A., y F.iL.S., kindly lent by T Kirk, Esq., to the Secretary:, 'j of- the Company, to be seen at his office, printed on n paper made from, the New Ze.alnnd Flux Leaf, wen ' _! 1 extract the following :—" Mr Smith, of Morton Paper- t ■ I Mißs, Yorkshire, the manufacturer of the Phormlum I Tenax Paper, writes : ' You will observe the Paper is « J very, strong inde d, in my own opinion nearly as" I'durable as parchment itself of ths same thickness], j Had the raw material been hackled or cleaned previou "'* I to manufacture I have no doubt but it would have . I been equally strong, of a beautiful color, and a first— ' 1 rate Paper, more durable than anything ever Seen in I shape of Paper.'" '