SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

Strar-SM 1! Dais evening, 6.13 SUN-RISE: Tc mesi-o-v aaorntog, 8.15 BH3H "WATER: This evening, 425 ; to-morrow mornvitts, 4.43

ARRIVALS.

DEPARTURES. Merlin, schooner, for Levnl<a Tower Hill, brig, for Wangaroa and Melbourne Sea Gull, brigantine, for Russell

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

ror jtoroionga: jviata. schnonp.ro.ivly Eor London : City of Auckland, ship ; loading For London : Lady Bowen, barquo For London : Countess of Kintore, ship For Newcastle: ■Woodbine, barque For Newcastle : "Wave, brig

VESSELS EXPECTED.

wonga wonga, s.s., from Sydney Hydaspes, ship, from London. Sailed July 20 Skimmer of the Wave, ship, from New York Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Honolulu Gemsbok, barque, from New York, via Dnneclin. Sailed Oct 15 My, brig, from Adelaide Ferndale, barque, from London. Sailed August 12 JvTagellan Cloud, schooner, from Honolulu Coronet, schooner, from Tahiti, early Tj rrin. schooner, from Lyttelton. Sailed Sept. 27 i-lazcl Home, barque, from Mauritius, via Dunedin. Sailed, October 13 Velacidade, barque, from Lyttelton. Sailed Oct. 13 HiMostan, ship, from London. Sailed September 26

Messrs .T. & D. Oxley's yacht Fleeting hna been brought alongside the brig Fawn, where she is being fitted out for the approaching season. Her mast was hoisted crut yesterday morning and shortened eighteen inches. About half-a-ton of ballast hap been taken out, so that her side is about 2?, inches higher out of the water than before. She will be in sailing trim by Saturday.

The Albion brig cleared out in ballast for New castle yesterday. Tho brig Carl hauled off the Wharf this morning.

COMMERCIAL.

Mr A. Bucklancl reports that store cattle during the past week have been in full supply. Prices for grown in fresh condition have risen. Young and backward cattle at low, rates. Fat cattle, principally shipborne in moderate supply ; prices from 30s to 32s the 1001b. Sheep plentiful, but in demand at late raises ; 5d per lb in their wool; 4d shorn • merinoes, Id per lb less.

CALLS. Van G.M.C , fid ; October 20 West Coast G.M.C., Od ; October "0 ' "Windfall G.M.C., Gd ; Nov. 12 MWTINOS. Bank of New Zealand, October 22 Otago G.M.C., October 28

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails m,i Close as XJndeb :— For Thames this day. at 5 30 p.m. For Barotonga, per Matu te-morrow, at Q a.m. For "Wahnrangi. Matakuna, Mangawai, Walpu, &c., per Lady Bowen, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Opotiki. per T'ella to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Tnranaki and Southern provinces, per "Wellington, on Monday next, 20th inst., ut Ca.m, For Levuka (Fiji), per Star of the Soutli, on Monday next, 20th inst., at f> a.m. For Gisbornn and Napier, per Comerang, on Tuesday next, at 3 p.m. For the undermentioned places per 3.3. Phoebe, on Thursday, 23rd inst., as under ;— For India, China, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, America, &c, at 0 a.m. For the Australian Colonies and "United Kingdom via Southampton, at 0.30 a.m. For* the United Kindom, via Urinillsi, and lato letters forMtlbourne, at 7 a.m. For newspapers, at 0 a.m. For Money Orders and Registered Letters, on Wednesday, 22nd inst., as 5 p,m. (Signed) S. B. Bisa. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

Yavuhan.—On Oct. 10, at her residence "Blyth Villa, l-he wife of Thomas Vaughan of a son. !

DEATH.

CoBTiF.TT—On the 17th inst;.. at her father's residence. Parnell, Auckland, Elizabeth, fourth daughter of William Corbett; Esq ; aged 22 years.

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

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1873.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resiwtaiioo, For the futnro in the distance, And tho iiooA that wo cun do

We can hardly ovei'-estimato the impor. tance attaching to the event to which tho minds of our community have been this day mainly directed. We may affect to despise provincial institutions, and possibly they are deserving of as much opprobrium as is usually cast upon them, but depreciate them as wo may the election of tho chief magistrate of the province cannot foil in the present con juncture of affairs to bo fraught with weal or woe to the general interest. We are far from supposing that everything in the prosperity of o place *is dependent on tho administration of Government; on tho con trary there is too much of a disposition to calj on Hercules instoad of trusting to the efficacy of putting the shoulder to the wheel. At the same time it is simple folly to deny that a wise head and a sfeady hand at the wheel can often extricate from clanger and difficulty.

That this province will, in the immediate future, require wise and careful guidance is evident to the least far-seeing. At the pre sent moment, when the colony is dashing along at a high pressure that must land it somewhere, this province of ah appears to have but littlo felt the impulse; and though, when the day of reckoning comes, Auckland's interests and tlio.se of a'g the rest of the colony will bo "in

one burial blent," we havo heretofore neither commercially ( nor otherwise been materially benefited by the operations of tho "great colonization policy." "Whatever may be the ultimate result, this is an imme diate and unquestionable evil, and any one that says that the choice of a Superintendent, and the conduct of our provincial institutions are unworthy of consideration, ia cither speaking about what he knows nothing of, or is wilfully throwing dust in people's eyes. But there are other reasons, and such as will be perhaps more keenly felt by the mass of the people, why the event of to-day should be invested with grave interest. On the new Superintendent it will devolve to guide the province through that most un pleasant of embarrassments, namely, financial difficulty. That is a difficulty not remote, but immediate and pressing. Our gaol doors cannot be thrown open ; our hospital patients cannot be abandoned on their sick beds ; nor our lunatics let loose in the fields. On our new Superintendent it will devolve to de vise the way in which these evils are to be averted, and much more important, to (irmly ■ —and in tho face of popular rage—carry out such measures as may be found absolutely necessary. We can hardly bo said to have any legitimate revenue at present for pro-

vincial institutions. In a year or so we shall have none. We have been living on railway iron and similar scrapings and sweepings, the remnants of a day when the province had a means of livelihood. The railway iron is now about eaten up, and what shall we do ? God knows ! But we can only hope that the new Superintendent will know it too. People will say roll it over on the General Government; burst up provin cial institutions ; give up the gaols, aDd the police, and the Hospital, and the Lunatic Asylum. But people don't know what they are talking about.. They suppose that Otago will consent to catch our thieves, and that Canterbury will heal our sick and protect our lunatics. They suppose there is an amount of verdancy in our pros perous and pushing Southern fellow-colonist 3 that is not usually characteristic of human nature as we see it. Let us not deceive ourselves. Our fellow-colonists elsewhere very naturally say "we catch our own thieves and yre keep our own lunatics. Go ye and do likewise." We may feel the burthen of our institutions, but it is simply folly to think that by merely wishing; it we can roll the burthen over on other shoulders. What ever in the course of years may be the ab sorption of the provincos, we may rest per fectly satisfied that during at least the four years of the superintendency now about to be inaugurated we must bear the burthen nilly willy. On the new administration it' will devolve to lift the burthen nicely on the people's shoulders. The more gently it is done the better, but whether the people kick, or whether they take it quietly, there it must sit. ; Taxation is not pleasant, anddirect taxation the least pleasant of all. In the Education rate they have felt the twinge in the little toe, and they have bellowed lustily, but let them wait a little, they will soon have their whole legs in the stocks, and the screw will be well put down. „ It will be the. part of the new Superintendent not to prevent the inevitable, for it is decreed by fate and Julius Vogel, but to reconcile the people to the position, and to teach 'them to smile in Pilfering. Wo are sorry to have

to speak in tliia stylo, .but it-nsl is idle supposing that we can roll, over our responsibilities by a mere act of will. We have the hard stern realities of financial diffi culties before us as a, province, realities which must be fairly faced and bravely overcome ; and on the wisdom evinced in the choice of our chief provincial administrator will very largely depend the question of safety as against irremediable muddle. Four years constitute a long period in the history of a community .in the colonies, and considering the present position of affairs the coming four are pregnant with weal or woe to Auck land .

The Criminal Sittings at the Supreme Court are now closed, and although the calendar prespnted no extraordinary cases for the morbidly curious to gloat over, it is not a little noticeable that the worst offences had been committed by persons possessed of very considerable intelligence and educational advantanges. in the 'majority of these, intempeianue has been the besetting sin, and had it not been foe this-degrading vice it is reasonable to conclude that some of the crimes would not have been committed. The cases shew, moreover, that if the faculties and passions are not fairly balanced the man, when the hour of temptation comes, in spite of his accumulated knowledge and acquirements, breaks through his religions, moral, and intellectual professions, and his capacity for evil asserts itself un restrained. Wo have seen in the course of these trials a professional man of education whose attainments' were not sufficiently strong to prevent him from committing a gross moral error. Another, maddened by drink and tho passion of jealousy, has scarcely escaped tho murderer's doom ; another has forfeited the freedom of life and I all the sweets of human existence for that which satislicth not; and a fourth is severed from his wife and child for acts of dia honcsty. These cases, happily exceptions, occurring amid our boasted etiquette and re linemen t, make us pause and ask in the language of the poet—" Can these things be '(" Iteligion is a holy influence. Moral training is not without blessed results, and intellectual culture tends to humanise. These are facts, and not mere theories. But because religion is pure it does not follow that all who make wry faces, utter long prayers, and serve under its banner are likowiso pure and holy. Self-knowledge is rare, self-delusion uni versal. As to morality, it is frequently a matter of texts and decorous compliance Avith tho formal conventionalities of life, in the present conditions of society, where pride is dominant, and where the happiness and almost the existence of man depends so much upon tho opinion of his fellow-man, he is constantly acting a studied part. The bold and peculiar traits of native charac ter are refined away by the levelling in lluence of what is termed good breeding; and he practices so many petty deceptions, and afreets so many generous sentiments for selfish purposes,-that it is dillicult to dis tinguish his real from his artificial character. A morally blameless life in such a state of society is often nothing more than an indi cation of a lethargic nature, or as purely a matter of complying with what is fashion ably proper according to popular notions. It may be true that in spite of culture " the head is ever cool, the heart a stone." The moral of all this is that wo must not expect too much from simply ameliorating circum stances, it is not the Russian only of whom it may be said that a scratch on the veneer of civilization discloses the barbarian. Society docs its best to fit us into our places like mosaics in a pattern, but strong individ uality, assisted by circumstances, defoat it with their angularities and surface colourings And it will always be so ! crime will continue to startle, ever and anon, in quartern whero it could have been least expected unless some happy millennium shall dawn upon society and change or greatly improve human na ture,

The first of the two silt basins which are to receive and carry off the main sewage of the city is now completed. Mr Taylor, the contractor, was superintending the covering in this morning. The dimensions of the basin are 00 feet in length, by 25 feet wide, with a depth of 9 feet below low-water level, or 20 feet below the street level. The walls are constructed of cemented scoria blocks. At the base they are G feet in thickness, and. at _ the top 4 feet. The bottom of the basin is concavo in form, and is strongly built of stone. The wall of the basin on the .Queen-street side was built some time ago, but was only carried down to the level of the beach. "£ The work continuing this in a down ward direction/has been ono of the most diffi cult operations in the construction of the basin. The new work here is all underpinned in the strongest manner. The roof of the basin is of massive strength. It is formed of heart of kauri planks 20in. by lOin. placed edgeways on strong totara corbels which decrease the span to about 20 feet. On these is a decking of heart of kauri slabs 12ft. by 4in. set close. As this roof will be directly in the main thorough!are from Queen-street great strength is requisite to sustain the weight of the heavy goods which are continually passing to and fro from the shipping. As the methd in which the silt basins are to work is not fully understood we will give a few words by way of explanation : The sewage is con veyed into the basin by an inlet like an open door built in the partition wall, that is the east wall of the basin. The inlet is 9 feet from the bottom of the basin, or just at low water level. An outlet is also made in the partition wall, about six feet north of the inlet and about six inches below its level. The difference of level gives a continuous stream to the contents of the basin. When the Basin is ready for use it is ■full up to the level of the outlet with water. As the sewage comes in the sediment con taining all the filth sinks to the bottom, and the clean water gradually runs off through the outlet. At low water there will always be ' a stratum of water over the filth, which will completely deodorise it. Of course this stratum will gradually decrease from 9 feet in depth to a lasser depth as the quantity of silt in the basin increases. As the tide rises the water in the basins will rise- with it. There will be no offensive matter flowing out into the harbour as is thought by some. The length of the flow of the stream in the basin will ensure a complete sinking of every tiling of the kind inside the basin. When the basin is nearly filled with silt—that is when the silt is nearly up to the level of the outlet —the basin must bo cleaned out in the same way as clearing a cesspool. ■ This unpleasant operation it is calculated will be necessary once in six or eight- months for each basin. For this a trap-door is built in the roof. The sewage will be turned into the new basin on Mon day. For the present an opening oh the west side, meant ultimately to admit the Albert street sewage, will be used as the outlet, . the proper one being temporarily built up. Another larger basin is about to be commen ced on the right hand side of the sewer out let. When the two are finished they will be used alternately ; that is when one is foil the sewage will be diverted into the other. There will be a chamber about 20 feet in length between'the two basins. The depth of water always in the basins will prove of great use in the case of fire. A meeting of the Lumpers' Accident Relief Association, No. 1, is announced to take place this evening at the Thames hotel., wholly particular business will be introduced.

I The have to-day made further o progress in extinguishing the smouldering embei-3 of the fire. The smoke is considerably reduced, and several things have been got out. Yesterday afternoon Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane's iron safe was found, and with some difficulty extricated from the ruins. When opened the contents were found to be reduced to a mass of blackened ashes, silver coins in it being actually melted. They must alter the names of these unwieldy receptacles. It is a fact that not one fireproof safe in ten is true to its name when actually put to the test. Early this morning Mr Ellingham's safe was found and got out. The fourth monthly meeting of the School ; Teaoher'i Association will be held to-mor row afternoon at two o'clock, in Mr Eraser's ; High-school, Symonds-street. Mr Martin, of the (irafton-road District School, will give a model lesson to a class of children in at tendance. Teachers interested in the pro gress of this society are desired to be pre sent. The brethren of the Eoyal Albert Loyal Orange Lodge, No 2, will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening, at the Young Men's Christian Association, at half-past seven o'clock. A cricket match will be played to-morrow afternoon in the Barracks between eleven gentlemen of Parnell and an eleven of Mr James Philson's. Wickets to be pitched at ].30p.m. Atthe special request of P.|A. Philips, Esq., I (Mayor) Mr. Chapman will give a mid-day entertainment, to-morrow in the City Hall for the accommodation of families and schools. Parlour magic will be explained by Mr. I Chapman, and the entertainment will be . diversified with somatic conjuring illusions. The members of the Aiickland Quoit Club will hold their meeting, preliminary to the opening season, this evening at the Masonic hotel. All persons interested in this fine j English and Scotch exercise are invited to i attend. The chair will be taken at half-past seven by Mr Johnstone, president of the club, who will deliver the opening address. Mr Smith and other friends of the game will also have something to say in favour of quoits. The interesting play of " Rip Van Winkle" was acceptably presented last evening at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The several I characters were ably sustained by the per fornii rs, and gave much satisfaction to the audience The " Spectre Bridegroom " fol lowed, and was performed with eqiial credit. The piece selected for the benefit of Mr Uentley this evening is Tom Taylor's excellent production, "Still Waters Run Deep,'" which had a lengthened run on its first appearance at the Olympic Theatre, London. This play is full of human interest, like the " Ticket-of-Leave Man," "The Porter's Knot,'' and kindred productions of this admired dramatic writer. The name of Catherine Macdonald has frequently figured at the Police Court of late, and yesterday this lady made another appearance before Mr Beckham, pleading tliat*«!ic was unable to contribute towaril the support of her little girls, now in the Industrial School, for neglected children, and in the course of evidence made some singular and somewhat paradoxical revela tions. Mrs Macdonald made the melancholy assertion that she was a washerwoman, which we understand was true in a very limited sense, and she also possessed a piano, not her own, but lent by her kind' music mastcr (thereon hangs a tale). She had the loan of this noble instrument for the use of her eldest daughter. She herself could only only play '' Sweet Home." She finally agreed to sxibscribe 2s (5d a week towards the support of her children, and it was stated that she intended to return the piano to its rightful owner, and procure a manglo in its place. The Auokland Harmonic Society held their . usual meeting last evening in the Wellesley street Institute, and sang several selections from Gorman composers, and a few glocs. Thero was a fair attondance of members prescmt. Mr Cooper conducted the singing, and Mr Lambert presided at the harmonium. On the '25th mat. a now periodical may be 1 expected, hearing the comprehensive title of "The National Punch." This silent can didate for public favour is to be of a serio ' comic character, aflording amusement to all, and reasonable offence to none ; so that in its two-fold aspect it will be an excellent and well-conducted serial. To the Editor: Sir—Will you allow me . through your columns to inform the directors of the Union Beach Gold Mining Company . that expressions of want of confidence in 5 their management are becoming very general. I The public were led to bclievo that the i mud crushing would yield a good return, > and' tho shareholders in their simplicity t imagine that this might have been going on while the shaft was being sunk.. Some coin i panics are brought to a stand-still for want i of funds ; this is certainly not tho case with > the Union Beach. Perhaps the legal i manager will also inform us why the 140 [ shares held by him are not distributed pro • rat a, —l am, &c, A iShabeiiot/oer. 1 To the Editor :—Sir,; —ln your issue of ■ yesterday a certain red-coated Cadet writes 1 correcting your statement "that the score i -made by Cadet Pratt of the Crey's in the ' match Grey's v. Egmont Cadets was the ■ highest score yet made by any Cadet in ; Auckland;" also, that you might have . intended it to raeau '' the highest score made : by any one of the Gh'ey's." With regard to \ . the first, I find oa looking over the s, scores kept by my officer, that tho • former statement was slightly inaccurate, ■ but that 5(5 had often leen made, and that 52 • is a common score is quite false ; 5G had been • madetwiceby Auckland Cadets,, viz., G. Beale 1 of the Rifle Brigade and Cadet Goodwin of I- the Grey's. i 52 had, also, been. made twice, viz., by A. Beale of the Rifle Brigadeand Corp. ! Trenwith of the Grey's. I speak only of rifle matches, and believe " Cadet's" correction ' is the result of a little \ jealousy towards the 1 best Cadet corps in Auckland, vide Colonel 5 Harington's report {of the Volunteers 1873. > —I am, &c, Another Cajdet. . . ■ .• .

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BARNABUS POINT.

A singular and very serious accident oc curred yesterday afternoon at Barnabas Point. Mr Edward Hodgson, who had con tracted for conveying scoria blocks from Mount Eden to the works proceeding at the .Point,. was; standing, near the edge 'of the cliff when a cartload of stones was tipped up. A large block weighing over a hundred weight ,cainc rolling towards him, and;ho stepped/backwards to avoid it. In doing so he went over the cliff, which is shelved of at this point sufficiently to ' render it possible for persons to descend. Mr Hodgson mananged to turn round, arid attempted to run down the slope. The block of | scoria, ! however, also rolled- over and struck him above the ancle, breaking his leg, and throwing him; down; and' he rolled to the bottom of the cliff. 'He was at once placed upon a. stretcher and conveyed to his residence in Parnell, when Dr. Wright attended him. On examina tion of the wound it was found that the flesh of the leg below the knee was torn to the bone for a length of., about six inches; The bons had sustained % compound fracture

of the worst kind, and Dr. Wright extracted several pieces of splintered bones. Wo learn this morning that the patient is progressing as favourably as possible considering tho very severe nature of the injury. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellow's, and the advantages conferred by his connection with the lodge will be very serviceable to himself and his family at this time. If working men availed themselves more largely of these benefit societies they would often bo saved from much distress and siiffering.

ACCIDENT.

Last evening about six o'clock an accident occurred to Mr. F. L. Prime and Mr. John Probert, which, fortunately, was not at tended with very serious results. It appears that the two gentlemen were driving home, and as they were proceeding to Mr. Prime's residence, Ponsouby road, the horse became

restive and bolted, dashing along the high jroad at an alarming rapidity, smashing harness and buggy, and violently throwing the occupants to the ground. The gentlemen got some severe bruises, but no limbs were broken. Both are confined to their homes, and Mr, Probert especially is ill in bed ixuable to move. We learn that Mr. Prime is not much hurt, but will not be able to be about for a few days. Those who witnessed the catastrophe were astonished that both were not killed upon the spot.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

LATEST FROM COROMANDEL

COROMANDEL

This day. The official liquidator got judgment to-day in all the cases re Lucky Diggers Company.

A purse of thirty sovereigns will be pre sented to Captain Karquhar this afternoon.

TAURANGA.

Tins day. Ths Southern Cross sailed for Ohiwa this morning, and the Glance for Whangapoa.

Tupara, the King's messenger, asserts that Tawhia never visited Alexandra, and says the pakehas have been hoaxed by a clever Maori.

(From our own Correspondent.)

NAPIER.

This day. The Luna left Wellington last night for Napier, witli the Hon. Mr McLean as pas senger. His brother is seriously ill here. Mr .Jacobs, .storekeeper, to-day, in the K.M. Court, defends the seizure of goods by Custom authorities, under breach of the Cus toms' Act. He says that the Customs seized the goods under false declaration.

DUNEDIN.

This day.JJg Mr Hydes, late of the Queen's Theatre, is advertised to preach at that theatre on Sunday, and at the Benevolent institutions. Sailed : Derwent, brig, for Auckland via Moeraki, to load breadstuffs. There is an overwhelming demand for female servants. Litigation re Masonic Hall has been settled amicably. The officers *>f the rowing club wero elected last night. The ship Lady Jocelyn, with emigrants from London, is expected hourly. Most of her emigrants have been already engaged The monthly inspection of the Hobson, Seattish, and Victoria Companies, and Naval Brigade will take place this evening at half past seven in the Drill-shed. All members are requested to attend.

LYTTELTON.

This day. Arrived : Barquo Adamant, from London, with immigrants. The Commissioners are new going off.

[Pei Anglo-Australian Telegraph Company,

WELLINGTON.

This day. The Independent publishes a circular sent from the Minister of Immigration to the Superintendents regarding the provincial management of immigrants. , It is under stood that the Wellington provincial authori ties have nothing to do with arrangements proposed

A proclamation announces the transmissior of messages originating in the colony o Victoria l>y post to J\cw Zealand free ol postage.

Ail order in Council iixes telegraphic charges as follows :• —Private, first ten words, Is. ; every additional word, Id. ; Sundays, double rates. For press messages between Ba. m. andop.m., week days, 6d. first ten words; Ad. every additional word ;' messages between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., 6d. - first twenty-five words; 3d. every additional twenty-five words. Exceptionsjwill be made in favour of the press in respect to transmission of news by Australian and San Francisco mails.

NAPIER.

This day. The Agricultural Show on Thursday was a great success. There was a magnificent show of long-wools principally. The Lin colns were a marked feature, and there was an improvement in the young Lincolns. The cattle are considered by the judges unrivalled in the colonies.

THE LATE FIRE.

The following is a list of the goods destroyed in i Mr. J. S. Macfarlane's bonded store at the time of the fire:—Brandy, 1 hogshead, 4 quarter-casks ; whiskey, 11 quarter-casks, 41 cases ; rum, 17 quarter-casks; wine, 34 quarter-casks, 33 cases; spirits of wine, 1 dram j tobacco, 2 packages, 7 boxes; bottled beer, 52 cases; oils, 4y drums, 11 barrels:; paints 21 barrels ; cigars, 2 cases j cottonsy 7 cases; drapery, 2 cases. ' Si ;'„,

AUCKLAND JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP

THE SUPERINTENDENCY ELECTION.

NOMINATION OP CANDIDATES

The nomination of candidates for the office of Superintendent took place at noon to-day. A hustings had beenferected on the Barrack v Hill, facing the new street being M constructed by the Auckland Improvement p Commissioners. The Returning Officer, Colonel 'J Balneavis, had convened the meeting for , twelve o'clock, at the Mechanic's Institute, t an/1 at thut hour the hall was crowded. i 1 The IvKturntno Officer opened tho pro- ' ceedings by reading the writ. He then sug gested that the meeting should adjourn to the open air in order to afford more room. • This proposal was at once acted upon, and .the crowd proceeded to the hustings. • On the arrival of the party from the \ Mechanics' Institute, and when order had i been restored, Colonel Balneavia, tlic Tie- j itimhig QiHoer, came to the front, and - intimated that it was the proper time for .; any elector to propose a candidate for the i office of Superintendent of the Auckland Province. Mr. Georoe Phillip Priestley proposed Mr Hugh IT. Lusk as a fit and proper persons. (Groans, hisses, and cheers.) In doing so he said that if Mr Lusk discharged the duties of the Superintendency in the same manner as he had the duties connected with the management of the consolidated and other gold mining companies they would have no fault to find. ( Laughter and groans.) Mr William, Eustace Martin seconded the nomination of Mr Lusk with the remark that he was quite sure his candidate would have all the electors' sweet voices. (Cheers and laughter.) This nomination and seconding by the opponents of the candidate were it appears an electioneering ruse, Mr Joseph May being in waiting to propose Mr Lusk, and Mr Car penter, from the Thames, being prepared to second the nomination. Mr Ireland then came forward and pro posed Mr Joseph M. Dargaville. The pro posal was met with loud cheers mingled with j a few hisses. He said the electors had heard Mr Dargaville express his views, and there fore lie should not detain them. He had no doubt at all that Mr Dargaville would be re turned at the head of the poll. (Cheers, and cries of " and so he will.") Mr Butt seconded the nomination of Mr Dargaville. He gave as his reason that he wished the country to advance, and Mr Dargaville was the man to cause it to advance, and when the country advanced they all advanced with it. He did not wish to disparage the other candidates, but he could not help saying that if they pinned their faith to what had been already done thoy could only point to a magnificent pro- * vince killed by mismanagement. (Hear, hear, and a voice: " We'll have Williamson in to put it right.") The man who brought in the Reform Bill in England had been abused, and so were all men who brought about good reforms. Ho believed in reform. It was the only mode of advancing the county. >(A Voice— ; What about Hikutaia ?) They had quite enough of tho mis-management which brought about the opening of liikutaia. He would not detain them longer. Mr .Butt concluded with the words "I beg to second Mr Dargaville—and boys he'll win." Mr. Alexander Black proposed Mr. John Williamson. (Cheers.) Thoy hod met to.. make an important selection. (A Voice : " Bravo, Sandy.") The gentleman whom he proposed had been in office before. When ho had taken office before the chest- had generally been very low, and it was gene rally very full when he went put. (Hear, hear.) > Mr. Allan O'^eil seconded Mr. John Williamson. He said that owing to the burdened condition of tho country the powers of the Superintendent were confined ; still he was . capable of doing much good or harm. It was a good sign that all the old settlers spoke well of John Williamson, a man who had been before them as long as their colonial institu tions had been in existence. (A Voice : Didn't you second Mr Gillies's nomination last time V) Great laughter followed this question. He would answer that presently. Mr Williamson had supported the policy of self-reliance, and had been the author of several measures for the public good. He begged to second his nomination for the office of Superintendent. The Rktuhninii Officer then invited the candidates to address the electors. Mr Lusk, on coming forward, was received with groans, hisses, and cheers, which lasted for some time. The Returning Officer requested the people to give the candidate a fair and patient hearing. ijffr Lusk. commenced his speech by referring to the disreputable dodge that had been practised upon him that} day—the miserable attempt that had been made to gain an advantage by shutting the mouths of those who had intended to have nominated and seconded him on that occasion. Such attempts from whatever source they came would recoil upon the heads; of those contemptible persons who wore willing to lend themselves to dodges of that description. (Cheers.) He would take 116 further notice of such conduct of the persons who had been guilty of it. He stood there for the pui'pose of stating to the electors his views with regard to the present position and future prospects of; this province if thoy should think it right:- to elect him as their Superin tendent —the office for which he was that 'day a candidate. (Cries of "No, no.") The time had not yet come for them to pronounce an opinion upon the subject ;—it would be time enough for them to say no when they came to the poll in throe weeks hence. There were; persons who had reasons of their own. for raising a . senseless cry—he might say a howl—against him ;. but lie would show those persons that they were speaking on subjects which they .did not understand ; that they were led by the nose by.those who ought and probably did know better, to cry out 4 against their own friends, and to support their worst enemies (cheers). The question which they were . called; upon to I decide was of the utmost importance to this province. Not less now than it had been, twenty years ago, when he remembered being present at the...first nomination in. this pro vince. It was important that they should elect a man to represent them who not only talked loudly but who would act well—who. not only could refer to the past but was will- 1 ing to refer to the future, and to what he had already done for them, and who knew some thing of the affairs of the country. (What about the Poll Tax ?),, He was not in the least afraid to refer to that, and would do so pre :; sently.' This was a most important election; y Upon what they were now about to do i would depend not only the future of Provin*

cial Governments, bus also the future nf «. part of Zealand Ion ff after P •thls "\ I Governments had pa^ed .way V n rovil*ial ) g afraid to say that Provincial" aZ' 8 not • would pass away before very W « ? ents because they-had not done good Cl-£ Ot l because the time would shortly coZ '^ut there would be no means for support* *p en vinoiai Governments So long as twl ~' I expect to receive windfalls— for the oln Ulcl be replenished from the goldfields £ ers.to land revenue—so long they intent look Wll? for a long life for provincial S?* 1 There.was, however, no room for su S oll3' The consolidated revenue was swaEe?*" and the goldfields revenue would be SPJ upon the goldfields 'themselves, an? n? ed was no chance of a larger rP v o arising from the land that ffi fi t T purchased or that belonged to the proving Therefore it would not be long until TO ov! n cial institutions would come to an end Tf became them at such a juncture to elector, < the man who talked ' about keeping thr 1 institutions alive by cutting down a man'! salary, but the man who was prepared in meet the difficulty in the face, and not kee provincial institutions lingering a sort of lingering death. He knew that provincial institutions were cherished things with many of them, and they had been cherished institutions with himself for many years-but the time had come when they must face tha fact, and that so soon as their usefulness was gone they must cease to exist. If elected he would endeavour to provide some other machinery for meeting the wants of the country districts when provincial institu tions were done away with. They had their Harbour Boaid and Municipal Corporation to administer the affairs of the city, and it was for the country districts that they re quired to make provision. The future Superintendent would have other work to do. He must be prepared with a policy % education, ardin respect to the goldfields he must be prepared to meet the difficulties which were springing up around us. He wag notn: afraid to face the difficulty with re ference to the "obnoxious education tax." He believed there was a candidate who was against all taxation. . He (Mr Lusk) was in favour of education,1 and if it j was necessary to have taxation to promote education then he was in favour of taxation. He was prepared to stand or fall by the Education Act; and if on that account the electors rejected him he should be proud of his defeat. He did not require to defend himself against the charge of knowing nothing about provincial matters. Notwith standing what hadbeensaid that day byoneof the speakers about mismanagement, he could only say that during the last three or four years the management .of! provincial affairs had been as economic and.as beneficial to the public as any previous" administration of them had been. He could say that what had been done had been fairly and honestly done. He did not wish to make lavish promises;l or to impose upon the credulity of the people," or cast slander broadcast as he feared had been done during this election. To'do so would be but miserable policy, as the man who had no self-respect had no right to. ask the electors. for support. He believed he could serve the people well, and he thought the people were- of the same opinion. (Cries of " iso, no.") ' The cries those present were iio criterion of the vi ews of the j people throiighout the province.'' t It was time enough to say "no" and denounce, him when ! lie stood at the bottom of the poll. He was willing to accept the position that the people of the province placed hini in, and. to accept their verdict as conclusive of the question.' He had heard shouts in his favour, and had„ heard hisses in. the contrary direction, bat' he wa3 not elated at the one or alarmed at the other. (Cheers!)■ If they considered, that he could and would do his duty faith fully, let them elect him ; if not, then let them unhesitatingly reject, him. With respect to the Education Act he had already taken the responsibility of that measure. He should have preferred to have seen it dif ferently arranged with regard to taxation, but he would rather have the present system of taxation than no taxation at all. He hadT introduced a measure which other men were', - not game " enough" to bring in.. He under took the task in order that the children of the people might be educated, and-he would.; do so'again to-morrow if he was in the samo position. (Cheers and groans.) Ifelectedho would submit to the Council a proposal for altering, the incidence of. the taxation. Before the Education Act was passed they had. their school-houses shut up all over the province, and children left uneducated. _ (A Voice:" No, no."): Oh, you are talkingi;. about the town; I ana.speaking of the country. The . .schools, in' the were shut: up..".■: He ■ hoped that what ever the result of that election, such : , a state of. things ...-would' neyer occur again, j They Avould have.children to.educate when ■■' provincial institutions had passed away, and' ' it would be more satisfactory to him, having introduced a good.system of education, than ■ holding office as Superintendent for twenty years. He spoke warmly of the principle of secular education, which he had embodied in his Bill., They had to thank him for securing a system which would impart the ." greatest amount of knowledge, and would make the schools available far every section of the community. There were one or two other questions .much before the public at the present time. He had been asked his ' opinion regarding the Licensing system. (A voice :. "Are you a Good Templar?") He was not a Good Templar now, but he' did not know what he might be. He had always in . the , paßt, and would in the future, support the Permissive Bill. He would, by every means in his . power, strive to secure for the peoplei- of a,.: district the right to forbid the sale of intoxi cating drinks in that district. In'announc- ' ing this he was • not bidding for votes. Every one who knew him was aware that this was an old principle 'of hie, which he had acted upon for years whenever an op portunity presented itself. He could, there- '■ fore, come before them with a good facd. He thought ho had s now said as much as their patience Wduld permit them to listen, to. If they elected him as Superintendent,, (Cries of " But he won't"'and "all, ah.") they elected one... who was well known to them. He did.not come before them;with more promises, nor with with insinuations against his: neighbours, but if they returned j him they would elect! one who. had been concerned in the government of the pro vince for years, and- he t ' thought at a time when it had ' ''been ' governed. -\aot ; without ability*'; they also elected one who had :'heen instrumental in intro- j dueing the 'present Education.'" Act, and who had supported a permissive liquor law. This was what .they knew; not mere gas, but what they could find chapter and verse for, and he .rested his; claims to their, confidence iipbn.these acts. ~:■>;. ~.. Several persons desired to ask the candi date some questions; ■- An Elector (holding up a board with a paper pinned on) : Who sent out this ? . jVIr.LusK (lppking at the paper);: Oh! This is a summons against Mr Charles Oakford for the Education rate. .Well, all" I can say is, that Lam Jery sorry; that Charles Oakford required, summoning. Another .Elector : Would you he in favour of refusing to grant bush licences without a requisition from a large body;of settlers 1 I Mr. Lusk said that since' Iw Uad been 80

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