£2 720 a-year for public works. This does '*■».£ mean for actual contracts and labourers, f *'■ for clerks' salaries, &c.; in fact this sum expended on the official establishment, and say it is out of all proportion. There is room for retrenchment there. (Cheers.) Then printing costs £1,000 a-year (Oh !oh !) In days gone by this might not have been out of "place but even then it looks like sweeten ine the press, but at the present day it is absurd The next item is miscellaneous ex penses £1,500. That includes a variety of items which would require a reference to the blue book to explain. This makes up the total of over £13,000 a-year. Now our revenue next year will not, as I main tain exceed £45,000. When Mr Lusk fol lowed mo at the Mechanics' Institute he told his listeners that it was £55,000, and that I knew nothing about it. Mr Lusk has ap parently gone into figures since that, and he now gives as the estimate my ' total of £45,000. So you see it does not re quire four year 3* experience behind the cenes to get a knowledge of the true state of affairs. Seeing, then, we have this revenue to depend on, and knowing that there are certain charges which we cannot escape from, amounting to £33,000, that leaves only L 12,000 for Provincial establishments. As our system is now the expenses of Pro vincial Government alone will mop up all, and leave nothing for road-bo ards, bridges, and other necessary works. It is absolutely necessary to have change. If we .do not we must resort to taxation. The money .must be provided somehow. In order to show this I will give you some instances of necessary expenditure. There are the Wardens of goldfields, etc., which take L 2,250 a year. Now this is not out of the way. We receive a revenue from the goklfields of about £15,000 a-year, viz. : £10,000 from gold duties, and £5,000 from licenses. In view of that, and of the fact that the province gets the money, it is but right it should provide the expense ; and besides these gentlemen work for their pay, aDd I will never go in for cubting down the salaries of men who work honestly for what they get. (Cheers). What Ido go in for is for cutting down the pay of men who mope about from ten to three, and who are put to their wits' ends to find work todo. (Cheers.) These are the men I mean to cut down. The next necessary item is £0,300 for the police. Now we must maintain the police. (A Voice : "Oh cut them down too.") No, and. I will tell you why. Compare our police expenses with those of any other province, and the result is to the.credit of our system. Otago exceeds us slightly in population, but the cost of their police establishment is nearly double what ours is. We have- also the Armed Constabulary, which are paid by the General Government, so these do not coit U3 anything, and so the Maori difficulty is not a source of taxation. As compared with Otago we save £5,000 a-year. There is no room for retrenchment there. Then comes £3,100 for sick and destitute. This ig on. a population of about 00,000;- I am not one for cutting down this. Hospitals cost us £3,900 a-year. Looking at the number of inmates I think we ought to have a better building, and if we ever have a few pounds to spare I should vote for the money being spent in this way. Then lunatics absorb £3,500. We must support this item unfortunately. Gaols come in for £3,659. This is not in excess. Then there is the expense of maintenance of harbours and the necessary staffs. Now the expense of keeping up the Kaipara, Manukau, Hokianga, Bay of Islands, Thames, and the other harbours of the province except. Auckland, which is managed by a commission, only amount to £3000. The list is completed by the addi tion of £5000 per annum for salaries of in spectors of .cattle' and sheep; ferries, •laughter-houses, and other very requisite officers.; There is no room for cutting down any of these. In fact they have been already cut down as low as-they can be. We must cut down the drones. (Hear, hear.) As I have said the expenses of Provincial Government are £13,000, a sum which leaves no room for anything to be spent on public improvements unless resort is had to taxation. For educa tion this: resource h&3 already been adopted. As Superintendent I shall (for although the Superintendent cannot make laws, every law must originate from him) propose, as a remedy for the injustice of this measure, that the expenses of the Provincial Government b» curtailed. (Hear.) I would ask you, gentlemen, at the forthcoming elections,. to ask those" 'who are soliciting your votes whether they will pledge themselves to go in for' a reduction in our Pro^ vinoial expenditure. Unless you do this, no matter how earnest the man is you elect, he may send down bills to the Conncil and they will reject them, and your representa tive will be of little use. Will you support; the Superintendent in reducing the Provin cial expenditure ? ("Yes.") If you will do this, and I'am elected,l pledge myself by a redistribution of work in Provincial depart ments, and by dispensing with supernumerary olerks and other extraneous expenses, to save more money than the Education tax will raise. { Cheers.) There are other very salient points my policy which have been opposed. I repeat them here, not because I wish to show that I stick to what I have said, but to give you the Opportunity of examin ing nic on. them. I object to responsible Government. What is it? Mr Lusk— (I refer to him so frequently because he devotes some four-fifths of the time he is addressing his audiences to attacks upon me, perhaps because he thinks I am going to beat him at the poll)—Mr Lusk says that the executive act as a buffer between the Super intendent and the Council. They soften things down, and so are useful. Granted, but if they do this they only do it for about threo weeks during the year, for that is the usual term of the session of the Provincial Council. To have these buffers we have to pay so much per annum; and we must remember that it' is not only the heads of departments we have to maintain for the y«»r, but each has his clerk and supporters for whom he must find billets And this absorbs £2165. Now if we must keep up this array of officers let it be for the session only, and do not let us spread it over the whole year, and make the poor man pay for it through the nose.(Hear, hear). And. what is the position of our Executive ? Mr Sheehan has resigned. He knows which side his bread is buttered. He has found out at Napier that he can do much better as a lawyer than as a politician. He was Secretary of the Goldfields. At the time he came to town Mr Lusk was canvassing for the Super intendency. The result is Mr W, J. Hurst is the only representative of the Executive. (Laughter.) When the resignation comes in the Government—that is Mr W. J. Hurst — (great laughter) reads it, and after decent de liberation writes back that the Government —that is Mr W. J. Hurst—(loud laughter) very much regrets being deprived of Mr Sheehan's .valuable service^ but that they— ©r rather he—accepts the resignation. But there must be a Secretary of the Goldfields, and the Government—that is Mr Hurst after mature deliberation agree to appoint Mr W. J. Hurst as the new Secretary. (Roars of laughter and cheers). And bis is the result of the system of \ '« Provincial Executive. The recess \ must be remembered occupies nearly eleven \ -Wonths and two weeks of the year. But there is ftho responsible Government. What' J* this ? It means the existence of a govern wg body in tbo Council, For . instance, At

? Wellington, the representatives impart their powers to an Executive for the time being. As long as they are in a majority they hold office, and when they are beaten on a divi sion they retire and the Opposition comes in. This was tried in the Provincial Government but was found to be a failure. It commends itself to popular feeling, but there are hind rances. Mr John "Williamson, who has done a great deal for theprovince, (hear) and made great sacrifices in its interests —and if there are any of his friends and supporters here to-night I say in respect of that gentleman that if there are objections to his selection as Superintendent no man can say he has abused any trust reposed in him either as Superintendent or otherwise for sel fish and unworthy objects—Mr Wil liamson said it was absurd to have a re sponsible Government in the Provincial I Council. Mr Gillies, whom I supported, but with whom I am at variance on many points, upheld the system. He tried it for four years, but then found he had made a great mistake. Iti his last address he admitted this,, and said that by dividing it destroyed responsibility. I say the Superintendent should be a man you have the fullest con fidence in—an earnest and trustworthy man. If you do not think any candidate who comes forward is not so do not elect him; but if you do elect him, don't hamper him with a lot of hangers on. Don't hamper him by put : ting three or four men to control him. Put in a good man, and let him have free action. Certain safeguards I do not object to, nor any one else. But it is in the Executive depart ment that there is all the roguery, chicanery, and sharp practice we complain of. If you continue this you will never have satisfaction in the administration of public affairs. Dur ing Mr Gillies' administration some very im portant points were raised affecting the interests of the previnee. First, there were the Busby claims ; secondly, there was the control of the police. These are important matters. The police question is very impor tant. In an election we should soon find it out. In these matters, when exigencies'^arose, Mr Gillies was not, as he had pro mised to be, led by responsible Go vernment. He has a conscience, al though he is a lawyer. (Laughter). The Executive was not a responsible Executive. They were only Mr Gilliea' nominees. Whether he sounded them beforehand or not I do not know, but they supported Mr Gilliea in the Busby claims against the majority of the Council." You are aware when the con trol of the police was discussed in Council it was decided that the police should be under the control of the |Council. Mr Gillies, howerer, recollected how the police had acted in an electien before, and, notwith standing his pledge to be guided by the majority of the Council, determined that the General Government should retain the control of the police. I will read the law on this matter. This is contained in an Act called the Provincial Government Act, 1854. There are nine clauses, but the gist of the matter is in clause 8. The Act is to define the functions of the Executive and the relative positions of the Executive and the Superintendent. Clause 8 runs:—"ln the execution of tho powers vested in the Superintendent it shall not be obligatory on him, unless specially .re quired by any Act or ordinance of a compe tent legislature, to consult with the Execu tive Council in any case in which he may deem it inexpedient so to do, neither shall it be obligatory on him, unless so required as aforesaid, to adopt the advice of the Executive Council in any case if he shall deem it inexpedient to adopt the same." Now that is the only law which provides for the existence of these buffers, which costs us £2,105. Seeing they are no buffers, it is absurd to pay this sum for a depart ment that has no legal power or effect. I have now spoken of Executive and Responsible Government. There is only one, more subject I wish to touch upon, and then I wish you to examine me upon any subject you please, and I will tell you why I wish to be examined.—l want, so to apoak, to be turned inside out, and for you to sift me thoroughly. Many say it is an easy thing for a man to come with a Bet speech, and make a show with only a superficial knowledge. I want ypu to ask me anything you like, and I not only ask but challenge you to it. Well, the other matter I wish to refer to (and it is a matter of very great importance in the future) is our Inland Territory—l say our inland because, although the Maori holds it now, there can be no doubt we shall have it by and by. The value of these land* will be -enhanced by the extension of our railway system, not only to Ngarua wahia, but to the native frontiers. And it will not only be the lands through which the line passes that will be enhanced in value, but the whole of the lands of the interior. The benefit from the enhanced value of these lands ought to come to me and to you. What is going on ? Some gentlemen* friends and supporters of the Wyndham-street clique are negotiating for the purpose of large blocks of some thousands of acres. This is on one hand. On the other hand leaders are written in the papers, and a great cry is made of, let us push on the railways. We have not a fair share of our revenue from lands. This is true and right ; but whose fault is it? Why, the fault of these people, of these very Wynd ham-street people, and they should.certainly not reap the benefit from the railway exten sion. It is of the utmost importance for the future that this should be at once seen to. If the Government will interfere between these operators and the natives, and ; suspend the operation of the Native I Lands Act for a time ;—if the Government will themselves buy these lands, then we shall have a splendid source of revenue in prospect. Instead of being, as we are, a ; pauper province, we shall have a magnificent ■ landed estate and munificent income. We shallreapageneral advantage, and the people of Wyridham street be baulked in their schemes. I was going to refer (ifc is the only means I have of replying to the unjust and unfair criticisms of the press) to the strictures passed upon! me by the New Zealand Herald. When I began my candidature I was rather patted on the back by Mr W. C. Wilson. "Go on," said he ; "my paper won't oppose you. We should rather like to see you get in. Now my only opponents at that time were Mr Lusk and Mr Williamson. I don't know whether Mr Macfarlane calls himself a candidate or not. (Laughter.-) I am going to tell you the truth candidly on this matter. I rather stared when I heard Mr Wilson say this. I could not understand it. But some friends opened my eyes. " Why, Dargaville," said they, "don't you see, if these two go in alone there will be a close contest, but if you go in you will split the votes." That opened my eyes. Well,-! had my meeting, and met with good support, and at last I began to look very like a winner, Mr Williamson's chances began to loot very dicky, and Mr Wilson began to find out Dareaville had got more in him tnan he had expected, and I suppose he thought it was necessary to put a drag on me, or else says he "he will lick our man." The consequence was the editor of the Herald, a very worthy man, but of course he obeys orders, is told to write down Dargaville. I dont know whether I need tell you why there was an incompatibility with Mr W. C. Wilson and myself in days gone by. (Several voices Go on!" "go on !") Well then our present posi tion among the provinces, the state of pro gtratfon in which we lia, and whion maices

our existence a by-word and a jeer among men, our reputation as being §: province devoid of spirit and tyrannised over by a few —these Isayaretheresults of Wyndham street machinations. Our having no land revenue is another result from the same cause. A compact was made in 1856 by which, in con sequence of our being relieved of £45,000, and in order that our public men who even at that time had an itching palra, might have the command of a few thousands, they sold our birthright for a mess of potage. All our brilliant prospects wore sacrificed, and by whom. By Mr John William son and by Mr W. C. Wilson. We now see leaders in the Herald saying how unjust it is that the province has not a fair share in the land revenue. Yet it was men connected with this very journal who, for a small direct and immediate gain, sold the interests of the public in order to be relieved of a small payment for the time being. That is the reason why we have only L 45,000 as revenue, while Canterbury can, if she likes command L 450.00. Since this these men have been in a way governing us. They have been backed by two papers and a powerful bank, so that any man who op posed them could be written down and crushed financially as well. (Hear, hear.) I tell you I have no selfish object—no pe cuniary object. I want to direct things into a different channel. If you do not believe me send in a man you can depend ( upon, not one who is a dummy, and whose interest will lead him to be guided by other men who pull the strings. And we have to thank the ring of Wyndham-street for other things than those I have mentioned. We should never have had the seat of Government removed from Auckland if it had not been for them. If they had used the same efforts they are now using at Wellington to prevent the establishment of a rival bank we should have the seat of Government hera to day. ' I might allude to other matters —to therrigging of the share market, to the closing of the books of the Caledonian mine to shew'that gain, and gain only is their object. When" Mr Wilson said he was going to support me I thought well, the pro vince has come down vers* low. Our revenue used to be over £100,000, now. it is £45,000. We are now reduced to $he lowest ebb, and they are going to allow us to revive a little, and that is why these people are not going to oppose mo. I found I was mistaken. They say tho vulture smells carrion from afar. Since that time Mr Vogel has come out with, his financial statement and proposals for fresh borrowing powers. Mr Gillies also has mooted the question of an Au,ckl*nd loan. This is the carrion. (Loud cheers!) It appears we are not so low as it was imagined. There is yet a chance of bleeding us. That is why now -the . efforts of Wyndham-street are directed to bringing in a good-hearted but weak-minded man who wispe solely the instrument of others. ('Cheers/) I will now answer any questions which you may please to put to me. (Mr Dargaville sat down amid applause.) Mr Cherry asked if Mr Dargavillo would tell the meeting what was the majority in the Council on the question of handing over the police to the Provincial Government. Mr Dargaville replied that it was a majo rity of one. •Mr Cherry was proceeding to argue that the act of Mr Gillies was not in opposition to the majority of the Council, when he was ■topped by the Chairman, who told him he ; might ask questions, but not make a speech. In answer to a further question from ■ Mr li Cherry, Mr Dargaville said that the question" of the settlement of the Busby claims was never submitted to the Executive, and at a meeting of the Council afterwards the Execu tive were removed from office. Mr Faulder asked whether Mr Dargajrille would pledge himself to give to Newton the same privileges as those possessed by New market, Parnell, and other districts, by causing the removal of the toll-bar from the city to the suburban boundary? Mr Dargaville said tho grievance had often struck him as a grievous one, especially as the tolls were not solely devoted to improve ments in the district. He had been taxed with promising all things to all men, but he defied any man to show a reason for keeping the toll-gate where it was, and they might depend upon his advocating its removal. Mr Faulder asked a question on the subject of education reserves, but Mr Dargaville said that the subject required an inves tigation of statistics, without which he could only give an unsatisfactory answer. A question from Mr Ramsbottom on the subject of educational endowments at the Three Kings and other places was satis factorily responded to. "Z An elector asked if Mr Dargaville was in favour of bringing pauper immigrants into the colony, or men with small capital in the event of the million loan being obtained, and part of it being devoted to emigration. Mr Dargaville replied that he considered the class of people that were being sent out worthless, and certainly no credit to the colony. Tliey wanted working farmers who had a little of their own, and could become settlers, prosperous to themselves and to tho colony. ~.,.■■ Mr Wright asked if Mr Dargaville was a supporter of local industry. Mr Dargaville ■ replied he was. The speaker then referred at some length to the new tariff, which he characterised as fair in principle, though not in particulars. All local manufactures ought to receive encouragement by protection. Flour and meat ought never to be taxed. Upon getting those cheap depended the pros perity of the working classes. In the course of this reply Mr Dargaville announced his intention of becoming a candidate for a sea.t in the Assembly. On the subject of Newton being included in Jthe city Mr Dargaville recommended that the Newtonians should for the present keep the control of their affaire themselves. On an elector expressing that perhaps Mr Dargaville was tired with all his speaking, Mr Dargaville re sponded he was good for another hour. He preferredanswering .questions there to answering them in the newspapers, because when a reply was sent to a paper it was given with a foot-note by the editor, and there was always the excuse of a printer's error for making letters read nonsense. ; An Elector : Will the gentleman explaui the foot-note that appeared in the Herald this morning ? . ~ . . ; .. Mr Dargaville : I can explain my letter ; that is if any on* haa a copy of the Herald. A copy was produced and handed to Mr DargftviUe, who, then read it through, and the, oot-uote appended, making running com fments as he went along. This occupied somo time, Mr Dargaville entering very freely into: the relations between ; himtielf and !the Wyndham-street people. An elector asked if Mr Dargaville was in favour of compulsory education. Mr Dargaville replied he was not. He did not like the word or the aystem. There might be many circumstances which would render it unpleasant for parents to be obliged to sund itheir children to the District School. To a question respecting the Provincial library Mr Dargaville thought the library ought to be open to all the ratepayers with proper restrictions, i ; ■>•■■ > J -

Mr Dargaville expresed hia disapproval of alienating land supposed to be aurifarous, and his opinion that gold-mining companies should not pay rates,

Mr Suter then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Dargaville for meeting them as he had done, and also moved that the meeting should, as a body, pledge themselves to vote for Mr Dargaville at the coming election. The motion was agreed to with only one dissentient voice. A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated, with three cheers for Mr Darga ville.

THE EVBNINJGKJTAB. miD*&JMQV9V^& 1873



WANTPD,athoroughgood G-eneral Servant where there is no family ; ;Wa;;es, 10s per week —Apply H.M., care' of B. Cass, (Cheap side House, Queen street. WAITED, for Napier, .a/irst-elass Milliner and' Saleswoman to take charge of a ; Department.—Apply at once to Arch. Clark & Sons. " A MUST-CLASS Clothing Hand Wanted at the City Clothing Mart. SAMUEL COOMBES. W'AKTEB/TB'oiir^oodßuslimen — J. W. Waller, Timber Merchant, Custom house-street. WANTED, a Young Man used to the trade.—Apply to W. Cutler, Bootmaker, Wellesley street East . !., , '': : ,-'. ' - »' •'• WANTED, a respectable.person as Hoasekeeper.- For address apply Slur office. WANTED, a respectable young Gir.l. about I.C or 17,.as Housemaid.—Apply to Mrs Fossett, Shortland street, opposite the Pro vincial Government Offices. WANTED, a Girl about 14 or 15 to attend to children and'mako lievsel generally useful.—Apply to Francis J. Shortt, Hairdresser, 170, Queen street; or, to Sirs Shorft, Grey street. WANTED, a competent Plough-1 man.—Apply at the.Governor Browne Hotel, Jlobson street. WANTED i to. SEEL, i - "Extracts from Shakespeare," for the uso of Candidates for Provincial ScnoLAßSg3rrsj ; price Threepence, at E. Waste's, Queen street. WANTED,' a first-class Cook for an hotel.—Apply to MrE/Hooper, Golden ■ Grown^Brewery. „ WANTED KNOWN, that H. . I^ATTS has 13 cases o/Picton.Bloaters (they must be' sold); jonly Otl per dozen; or 15s per cade Of 25 dozen. WA N TED KNO W,N THAT W. L E y,S,, Bookbinder, . . Machino Ruler, andAccount-boolt Manufacturer; { Has REMOVED from Victoria street East to W) .idham street, next door above -rtlio Jiveiiiny Star ofiice. WANTED KNQWN—Highest, Prico given for all Old" Metals. On Sale (cheap). Ploughs ; 6. 7, and 8 feet sheets Galvanized Corrugated Iron ; also, Pumps, Paints, &c , <tc., at Alfred Smart's, next Blue Post, Victoria street. WA N TE D X tfOWN, that W,, Marshall, Fruiterer, Queen-street, indisposing of his present Stock of Pea Nuts at One Shilling per Pound to make room for new shipment, to arrive.<' Roasted daily. The trade liberally dealt with. 'Tjtr A NT E D &N OWN 1, -that •/I*? Mattresses, Bedding, Ijron and Wood Bed •»te»ds, can be h»tf a't'W: RvHayward's New Commo dious, Dry, and Clean Brick Premises, Wyndham treet, next Queen street corner, WANTED KNOWN, that D. Goldjk is prepared to supply all .kinds of 'limber and' other Building materials, including gashes, Doors, Mouldings, Broad Timber, llousu blOcks, Postß, Riiils, Hardwood ifolloes. Shafts, Iron Bark, and Blue Gum Laths, Shingles, Ac, &c, at the lowest market price, at his Yards, Custom Hou.se streot. sia^JinlE iiii&aQ iioot) EiiaTOC WANTED KNOWNi^The under signed have always on hand a large supply of Nowcastle and Bay of Islands Coal ; also, best Cut and Uncut Wood. Yards: Betwtic'n Fort and Custom house street, next Isaacs' Bonded Store. uWi & &1 IWINSTON3.r:<: WANTED® N 0 W n! WILLIAM EDGAR, whilst heartily thanking bis many kind friends and patrono in Atiuldand ami its vicinity for the libeial support ho has received since 18C4, would respectfully intimate that an un principledparty has been_the habit of receiving goods in his name to manipulate. He cautions Ladies and Gentlemen that he has no connection with] any other party or parties whatever Gentle-' men's Clothing Cleaned Qr-Dyed^and^hJMlfd Jb},'a2" very! superior" nfftrinefc " Ladies'* Dresses "and*every , imaginable woven fabric Dyqd and' got up in a style ' unapproachable by any other.^WTLLIAM EDGAR, S, Shortland-streot. Works—Richmond ... TXJ7ANTED KNO^N^hy-ihis old t J friends and the public in general, that E. FOSBETT willppen.the premises—No' 52j yictorlaf> street, next;corn6r of' Chapel-street—"on SATURDAY,' August 16, with a well-selected stock of. Drapery, Haberdashery, Toys, Berlin Wool,"* Fancy- Goods, Stationery, and Toilet Requisites, and trusts that by a strict attention to business, combined with.,, low, pilces, he will be enabled to securo a share of'pubHe patronage. WANTED, a Wheelwright for the South.—Apply to W. Phillipps & Son, Oil and Color Merphantß, rv^yqdh&m'street; -', Q\ (J /I:[ WANT E'D-^NP'd'WN.— Prices Reduced. SINGER'S NEW FAMiLY NOISELESS; LOCKSTITCH! SEWING MACHINES.-M. A. Ai/drich, Agent, Shortland street. Auckland. To meet the requirements of customers who find a difficulty in paying the full amount at once Mrs Aldkich has adopted a method time payment to suitthem. i ■ ~. ii.U u:L'; m.-r , 0 E WILLIAMS, Manager. IMPORTANT NOTICE! (. i BEST 'BBEM), < full! weight; Jat ;>tfc4' ! Cash Store, Newton- ■ flnljrsJd/l>e* Sib. Loaf. A | LOVETT, jailor, M, JEaranga • hape Eoad (near the top of Upper Queen street), Auckland, having commenced business at the above address respectfully solicits -a-share of public patronage. :—1 o-z.Ko •:,-- «Mf\ J NELSON^ PICTON,. WEL VWLJI£>'LINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND WUBmm* port chalmers. ' ..^The'N.Z.S.S. Company's s.s. j;i I Wellington, H. CiiußY, Commander, from the Bluff Anchorage, Onehringa, on MONpAY;,i»ext,36ttiJ'at&p.mA£ 'Tor "freight or passage apply to ~ - i! j HQOMBES '& DALDY, 'Auckland ; ' A. BARNES, Onehunga. ) Or. E. S. LEDGER, Grahamstown ii^kA< T?OS WAJSGrANUI oUßW|r|^^Jj DIRECT. «HfflXlll» The N.Z.S.S. Co.'a s.s. Bangatira, F. Hipburn, Commander, from Onehunga, TO MORROW, 16th inst., at 2 p.m. I For freight or passage apply to COMBES & DALDY, Auckland ; •pr> A. BARNES, Onehunga. TO LET, the House and Premises , ' now occupied by Mrs Brassey, opposite the Wesleyau Chapel, Grafton Road. Possession, Ist September.—Apply to • :- \ STONE BROS. Queen street, August 14, 1873. LOST, at Onehunga, this day, a ; Silver Watch. -The finder will bo rewarded by apptyifag to D, Nelson, Butolior, onelm»|»,



SAINTB' CONCBET. CITY HALL. THIS (/riday) EVENING, Atotjst 15. PROGRAMME: ! ,; ,'. v; • Part I. .. ... ; ■ 1 Duet, Pianoforte (4 hands)-" Tancredi," Rossini 2. Part Song—" The Victor's Return " 3. Duet (trebles)—" Sainted Mother, Wallace i. Song (Soprano) — "Kathleen Mavourneen. ; Crouch 5. Part Song, from " Oboron," Stevens 6. Song (Soprano)—" Jock o' Hazeldine — Mrs^Mit ehell „ _~. 7 Trio—"Hark! 'Tis the Indian Drum, Bishop 8. Song (Baritone)- "Rage thou Angry Storm ; (Mountain Sylph). BnrneU. /~, T^ 9. Qaartotto—'=' Soldtor's Love," AM (with Drum accompaniment) 10. Song (Soprano)-"Isle of itoses," H rri<jhloti Pajit 11. 11. Duet, Pianoforte (4 hands)-" Caller Herring" 12. Song, Mrs Mitchell-" Away to the Mountain ', ' Brow," Alex. Lee 13. Part Song—" Come live with me, 'Vehev 14; Duet—'1 Of Fairy Wand had I the power (Mari tana), IJ'aJtaccr-.Mra Mitchell and Baritono 15. Song (Soprano)-"The Kaft" 10. Duet, Mrs Mitchell and Lady Amateur- Ltdl d i by the Silence," Zamhoni 17.' Part Song—" The Market Chorus (Masaniello) 18.' Duet, Gentlemen Amateurs—" Larboard Watch 10. Glee—"The Red Cross Knight" National Anthem. ■ Conductor MrJ. Browne. Tickets, 2s Cd each. Mr Quick's Dedwood Busies will run at day. FARM to and from the Concert. 011 ORAL HAL L i VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT. j On THURSDAY EVFNING, August 21, a GRAND COfcCEIIT will Vse given in the above Hall by the CITY BAND, tendered as a COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT to their B A VDM \STKR. The Band will be assisted by Members of the Choral Society, and several Amateurs have kindly offered their senlces. J. Buowne, Esq., Conductor. ADMISSIO N—T WO SHILLINGS. A Quadrille Party after the Concert. i ij ■ QODAWATEE MACHINE for k3 Sale ; one of Howard & Tylor's No. 1, the best make.—Apply to Mr Stevens, West Queen street. ONEIIUiN'GA AND AUCKLAND ROYAL MAIL COACHES. THE ROYAL MAIL OOAHES TIME TABLE. . Leaving Auckland— Leaving Onehunga — 8 a.m. 8 a.m. ' ' 10 a.m. 9 a.m. , 12-noon ! JO a.m. *■: 2 p m. 12 roon . 4 p.m. 2 p.m. i p.m. 6 p.m. / i : ■ ■ . Sundays. 10 a.m.; . >I ;i 'J 10 a.m. i p.m. • . . 4 P-ra- Special Coaches await the arrival of steamers. Livery and Bait Stables at Auckland ard Onehunga. JI orsea bought and sold on commission. Coaches can be always had at night on the arrival of steamers at Onehuuga W proceed with passengers h HARDINGT ON, Proprietor. N O T I C E. A LL parties having Claims against J\. the Dissolved Firm of PAUL & GALLA GHER, Plumbers, Wyndham street, are requested to render iheni to Mr Bkvehid<ie, Solicitor, within a week from *this date; and aH pa-ties indebted to the firm are Ire Quested to pay thefr accounts to Mr Beveeidok within the same period. LOST, between head of Grey and Pitt streets, a Yellow Teirier Pup (newly cropped).—Any person returning same to R. Giles, in the Market, will receive 5s reward. j GOO D TEMPLARIS M. ";NEW T O N. FTTHE Public Address announced for ~JL THI3«;(FRIDAY) EVENING, by William 'Mackunb/J3.X>.G.W.T:, in the .Congregational School-ro6m/ will be delivered in the Newton AoadbM^ at 7- o'olock i} The public aro invited. Admission-free. After which a Good Templar Lodge will be instituted. All desirous ef joining will please atteDd- J. GRAHAM. GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE. LOW RATES.—COLONIAL SECURITY. FAILURE to puy Premiums does not forfeit the Policy after one full annua\ pay ment, but the Policy will be continued in force until the Premiums already paid are exhausted by cost of Insurance. Should the insured die within tre period of continued insv-ance the full amount of the Policy I will be paid the same as if all Premiums had been paid when due, except that the Premiums overdue and unpaid will be deducted with interest. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office, Auckland, Uth'August, 1873. AUCKLAND SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS. A MEETING of the Company will XX. ba held in the Drill-shed on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, after the Monthly Inspection. ) Business :—To Elect a Sub-Lieutenant. JOHN MOWBRAY, Captain. Auckland, Uth AufcJst, 1873. TO LET, a Four-roomed House' Cracroft street. South Newton. Rent, 7s.— Apply to Samuel Wells, 129, Queen street. LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION. i . i , . ROYAL ALBERT LOYAL ORANGE LODGE, No. 2. THE 'Regular Monthly Meeting of I the above will be held in the Lodge Room, Newton. TO-MORROW (Friday) EVENING, the 15th August, at 7.80 o'clock sharp. By order of the W.M. G. BELL, Hon. Secretary. BOARD AND RESIDENCE for a Gentleman, in a private family, in a pleasant part of JHobsqn-street. -Apply at the office of this paper _. ~ SCHOOL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.. T^E Second Monthly Meeting will JL | be held on SATURDAY next, the 16th inst., at 2 o'clock p.m., at the High School, Symonds street, when! Mr Fbasbe, will read an Essay on " The Qualifications, natural and acquired, necessary to form a Good Teacher." i HENRY WORTHINGTON, .'■'. ' >»:.'->' ■ v Secreta:/. BOARD and, RESIDENCE in a Tprivate family for two or three gentlemen,— Apply omce of this paper. rpo LET, a Cottage in Newton oon» 4p 'tftiniug »t* i'ooife- Apply to G.



T> EViSION OF THE TARIF F ! f^°TO MEET THE-TIMES. COOMBES' NEW TARIFF IS WORTHY OF PARTICULAR ATTENTION. THE TAILORING DEPARTMENT Has been thoroughly overhauled and re-modelled, ' in consequence of the new arrangements and increased facilities for makinf-up, tha proprietor is enabled to present a Twin of Charges that will not afford we.a an Englishman a chance for a "growl." HAVING A LARGE STOCK OF TWEEDS AND CLOTHS ON HAND, The published scale of prices will be strictly adhered' to, notwithstanding the advance in cost of these ' materials consequent on the heavy increase ' of duty. ' COOMBES' NEW TARIfF. PRICES FOR MEN'S CLOTHING, MADE TO MEASURE AND MATERIALS THOROUGHLY SHRUNK:— / I ■ - ■ * I ■.:'.'•"■• Tweed Suits, from . ■.... .« i -.. i ! A Godd Tweed Sac Suit, from ..60s. 00s. : Galatea A Nelson Cheviot or Bannock* ( and f Paget bum Suit, from .. .. 60r I Suits I SstoSs A Bliss' West of England, or Otago 755. I extra. Tweed Suit, from .. .. I . A Ueelong Tweed Suit, from .. 80s. extra. A Black Cloth Sac Suit ~ .. ..80s. A Black Cloth Page* or Morning Suit .. 90s. A Blue Cloth Galatea Suit .. .. 90s. Tweed Sac Coats, from. .. .. .. 30s. Black Cloth Sac „ .. .. 40s. Tweed Galatea „ .. .. ..S3*. Bl«ck Cloth „ „ .. .. .. 455. Tweed Paget Coat „ .. .. .. 375. 04 Black Cloth,, „ „ 60s. A Superior Black Cloth Morning Ceat .. 60s. Tweed Tr«users, from .. .. .. 90s. Twcad Trousers and Vests, from .. .. 31s (id. Good Tweed Trousers, 20s. ; Trousers and vests .. .. .. .. sued. Nelson or Bannockburn Tw»*d, Trousers, 225. Od. ; Trousers and V«st .. Sfii. Bliss' West of England or Otago Tweed Trousers, 255. ; Trousers and V«st .. SBs Cd. Geelong Tweed Trousers, 275. M. ; Trou sers and Vest ~ .. .. 40s. Good Black Doe Trousers, from .. .. 275. Good Black Doe Trousers and Vest, from,* 40s. Superior West of England Doe Trousers and Vest, from .. ~ .. 44s Cd • ' j ■■'.■■: ■ ,"■.'...: ▲ LARGE SELECTION OF SPRING PATTERNS. C«-ALL TWEEDS THOROUGHLY SHRUNK*** Under tbe New Arrangement Punctuality is Ensured. *AMUEL COOMBEB, I CITY CLOTHING MART, No. 80, Quern-street, and Albkrt-strkkt, Grahahstown. ;?':'; j ~;';.■:.■■. -.V/..V.' ■ :,.ii! - :i- - -;- •■' -■ Ay'" ' ' /;. i yA\ 'A nui /. if oV.iv; •] j >i (O'HI fiJIT'LA ■- ■ '■■■■ P'A.?7<iU:-U



TUESDAY, AUGUST 2G. PRIDE OF TOKATEA GOLD MINING COMPANY (Registered). SALE OP FORFEITED SHARES THROUGH NONPAYMENT OF TEE KtXTJf CAI.IL OK SIXPENCE PER SHARE, PITE ON THE 9r« DAY OF JULY, 1873. TO1 'BE ; SOLD AT ATJCTidHI BY MESSRS S. COCHRANE & SON", At the'r Mart, Fort street, Auckland, on Tuos'day, the 2Cth August, 1873, at 12 o'clock noon, The Shares forfeited as above by the following persons, unless redeemed before the day of Sale : — ■nto™ qo Number of Registered Nos' Names. gharcs Shares. Bruce, Alexander .. 25 .. 1509S to 15722 Costar, Charles.. .. 10 .. SlOl to. SUO Davies, Oeoige Henry ' 40 ■' .. C4SO to' 052s Ellis, Oliver Sydney .. 30 .. SlOl to 5430 Jagger, Samuel .. 50 .. 18142 to 18191 Lusk, Hugh H. .. 100 .. BS3I to 5930 Longdill, Geo. F. .. 3 .. 19189 to 19191 Newbold, James Neville 20 .. 11191 to ,11210 i t O'Neill, Will'am Campbell 8 .. 10SS9 to 10S0C Paton Thomas .. .. 60 .. 139G to 1445 Quintall, Oliver Macey 80 .. lC2oto 1700 Whitaker, Richard .. 20 .. 2120 to 2139 "White, James George 240 .. 19381 to 19505 and 12781 to 12880 19S01 to 109-25 ROBERT HORNE, Legal Manager. Auckland, August 14,1873. 'TUESDAY, AUGUST 19';'- °'MSVO HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS, ON THE PREMISES, KARANGAHAPB»; < ROAD, NEXT DOOR TO Mb. D. McPHERSON'S' 3 DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT. GRANT & MORTON HAVE received instructions frdiri the Proprietor, who is leaving Auckland, to sell by auction, on Tuesday next, 19th instant, at 11 o'clock, . . , - i, ... • 1 -;,: iiIAIQKX . l£O>t " . ' * ' THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSE HOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS ; all in flnt-rate condition. , ( 1 ' Terms :—Cash. h,'.\ -. ■'>■■ m- tf ■J - ' lX PRELIMINARY NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES 0F.., . GEORGE TURRET'S ESTATE. VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTIES. TO CLOSE ACCOUNTS. >«*& THE Subscribers have received in structions from the Trustees of George Turret's Estate to sell, at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on an early date in September, the following Properties, Tiz. : i REMTJEBA—That Valuable Suburban Property, • containing 15 acres, with/1 the commodious Family Residence erected, thereon, as; now occupied by Mrs William Morrinv -• ■-: f' •■ NBWTON-11 Allotments WAITAKERE—Farm of 129 acres ,-,■., > MDAJH HUNUA—Farm of 10 acres ' i '■ , WAIKIEKIE-Farm 47 acres. . Farther particulars will be givon in future issue. ; SAMUEL COCHRANE> SON,,'' Auctioneers. ' .axx-jWA k: its7j:iv * twirW.HTOdo ; ■ ■■■■■If MONDAY, AUGUST 25. BY| ORDER |OF THE TRUSTEE 3 OF;.ST. STEPHEN'S NATIVE SCHOOL ESJATEV. 28 : VALUABLE BUILDING ALLOTMENTS, nSu -, TQ BE LEASED FOR A TERM OF SIXTY " J'lpUs YEARS. THE Subscribers have, received in structions from the Trustees of St Stephen's Native School Trust, to lease by public auction at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on Monday, 25th in at., at 12 o'clock, for a term of sixty years,., ■~- ~r, y jg h g 28 VALU.VBLE*' BUILDING ALLOTMENTS, i situate at St. Stephen's, Parnell,,close to the ■ residences of Sir WUliam Martin, and William i Swainson, Esq., and containing,'on an'average ! over one acre each. f'fwfw^P The Auctioneers desire particularly to direct atten tion to the position of the allotments ; their frontage, to the Waitemata, and extensive view of the bstrbour, North Shore, and Hauraki Gulf, rendering them the most desirable s tea for Villa Residences yet offered to public competition. - - N.B. —The above allotments are all pegged and ~ _, flagged, <and plans can bo obtained at the oliiues of I SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, j Auctioneers. t h MONDAY- AUGUSTUS; ; '*aooWflrt DESIRABLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, AND GROUNDS, i N'E LS O N'-'S TRE E^t''1" T;HE subscribers nave received [ Instructions from the Rev. T. Warlow Davies, who is leaving the colony, to sell, at the Land Mart, Fort-street, on Monday, lSth instant, at 12 o'clock, His Valuable Freehold City Property, styuated I at the corner! of I Nelson and Baker-streets comprising in Allotment £0 feet frontage to Nelson-street, by 150 feet to Baker-street,on ' which is erected a Comfortable Family Resi ' eence (on a stone foundation), containing drawing and dining rooms (connected by folding doors), study, two bedrooms, dressing room, storeroom, and kitchen fitted with ' I Leamington range, dresser, &c. ; v substan tially-built stable (quite recently erected), coal-shed, fowl-house, wash-house, with a j toiler, *v. The whole property well fencqd ■ with a close timber fence. Cards |to view the property ca.n be obtained at the »»««Of I .;.,; T /J |, I/ ilJl HliX j SAMUEL COCHRANB * SON, Auction©^."" . | i .■'!' n< i--'''- S ■■ .;■" *~ : j. r. i 'J Isi MONDAY, AUGUST 18. :f VALUABLE- BUSINESS PROPERTY.f ' m* COROMANDEL. 1 tyojQ'i "jrm—^i fcuooy anrbOA wi rpHE Subscribers have received in- JL I structions to sell at the Land Mart, Fort straet; on Monday. 18th inst., at 12 o'clock,,, t Th«t Valuibie^Buslneßs-^ALtdTMENT, 1'!!! Coro ' Imandel, situated at the corner of the Kapanga and Tiki Roads, immediately opposite the Bank of New Zealand, having frontages of 33ft. to : '•' th« Kapanga Road and 60ft. tothe!Tiki Road, witli the Store and Office thereon erected, as (lately occupied by Mr C. Berridge. The pro perty is held under a lease, of which over ten years are unoxpir id. | _ ~ i SAMUEL'COdfIRANE & SON, :;"''lA' ' Auctioneers. tJORN EXCHANGE. PRiaLIMMARY : 'iNQTICISJ'iIL» Hii T iEx Resolution, from Clarence, River., A , Ex Lalla Rooldi; ifrom Clarerice River.Uc WILL sell by public auctionl, at the Corn Exchange, immediately on arrival of the'Vbove vessels ' - 2200 bags Maize, per Lalla Rookh 0 2300 „ ~ .. Resolution, Terms, &e»at wh,