The Evening Star.

Vol. V.—No. 1,262

Auckland? K.Z. SATUiiDAY, J?EBRTJAEi 21, 1874.

Price: ONE PENNY.



Shipping- A" " ~ U-STRALASIAN STEAM NAVIGATION •^.l^fe^^Ss. CO 'a First-Class Steamer.. SYDNEY _ MELBOURNE, r.. a SHIPPING TO BRISBANE & ALL OTHER Tn^INSLAND PORTS, ADELAIDE, and KING ffiffi SOUND, by the A.S.N. Company's Steamships. , Thfl splendid new Ktaamshlp Victoria awi tons J- Debroll, Commander, expected about 2na proximo, and will leave, as above, three da^rflMtlculars"of freight or passage appiy to* /orP^ H. M. JERVIS. Agent. ■^ TTiOR NAPIER* WEL _.!\._K- Ja iington, lytteltok, (slsg^O^ AND OTAGO (carrying inward fjjfrMMZ^ English Mail). The Australasian and American Mail Company's sp]e ndiclStea_sliip "■(WO tous Captain Febris will be despatched from Auckland on or about Ist March. Urn freight or passage, apply to _orii<»_ H^NDEESON & MACFARLANE. -^K^. OTJ-AM TO SYDJNET. _^_£_^_^* The Australasian and American <^_lii___*r Mail Company's splendid new Steamabip Mongol 3000 tons 600 borue-power, is appointed to leave Auckland for Sydney on or auout THURSDAY, ftth This magnificent vessel having just completed the fastest passage on record between England and New Zealand offers to travellers an opportunity seldom to be met with. For freight or passage, apply to BKNDEESON & MACFARLANE. "XT CUTE LONDON. nl£m. ■*- direct. nfcfFsg&rfli The New Zealand Shipping Com amamWts&* pany's Al Iron Ship Hindostan, 833 tons register, R. Peek, Commander, now along side the Queen-street Wharf, and having a large portion of her cargo engaged, will sail about lOtb February. Superior Accommodation for Saloon Passengers. For freight or passage, apply to JOHN BATGER, Agent N Z. Shipping Company (Limited). j_fki§_ T?OE TARANAKI, <_$$§___. J- NELSON, PICTON, WEL- W-fflsltoP LINGTON, LYT'_ ELTON, AND «_®_lSS_i» £ ORT CHALMERS. IheN.Z.S.S. Company's s.s Wellington M. Cakev, Commander, from the Wharf, Onehunga, on MONDAY next, 23rd instant, at 2 p.m. For freight or passage apply to COMBES & DALDY, Agents, Auckland ; Or, A. BARNES, Onehunga. February 18,1874. a__£i gTE A M TO CORP. gBK^^KJ MANDEL. Lallaßookh. •. . From Auckland : "Prom Coromakdel : ,:i Saturday, 21st February, at 6 p.m: fWeather an^ oth„ circumstances permitting). Not responsible for accidents in shipping, carrying oi discharging stock. J. - HOLMES BROTHERS, Agents, Wharf. •AUCKLAND AND NORTH •*-*• SHORE STEAM FERRY CO. (LIMITED). wT^ JAKAPBNA wiU run between Auckland and a ort_ Shore, as follows: - leaying Auckland Leaving North Shore 7.30 am, ■', ' 7 am ,9„'' am' 8.30 am J? am 930 am }l am 10.30 am ■A .L am • 11.30 am 1.30 pm 1 pm 2.30pm 2 pm * .•3° pm 4 pm „'.« pm :5.15 pm , H° pm ' ' ■"*« Pm ' 6.30pm - :■■ _ NIGHT TRIPS. . I Pm 7.20 pm .?- Dm ■ 5.30 pm ByorL^eßhectors. 7. 10S0^ .'A H. W. HEATH, a„ ii , Manager. February, 17,1874. - For Sale. "TOXIONTRAUTORS AND OTHERS. JfOR BALE,.fourlarge foiir-wheeled ■*■ Truck, 3ft Bin guage. . Apply to UDt* 18ft 8ft ' th an<*<* and rope. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, — — 1 '•'" | Fert-street. CHELTENHAM, North Shore, to 'fliA-v. 8? l Ddid.^nilding sile, having 60ft frontage J^QR SALE b^ttie nndersigned-, Newcatt^v i- Cart ! hal ta ' Coals (Bay of Islands and Newcastle), Firewood, Charcoal, &c ■ ' A J. CRAIO, -—- —: * , Fort street. .SAWN KAURI TIMBER. JO R ~"~i a L B, In Auckland, 300,000 3.EET KAURI TIMBER. ; :Au_u3t, lß 73; :. 0. A. HARRIS. ■** .:-a • "■■ ■■■ ■ ' • • ■ -• ?vfel__^_^ t ,b? etaßd Road, vessels Loaded at the Mill, Wangapoua, with despatch. ■P^fi-^ETChea^ one 24-f.et 3"ton SaillD& Boat. complete. Bwtln_^«rjnn^_i M)^Mtr^t East. jja^^'-^'To Let.:-, J T^JJT' .a four -ro6mea House in .^^Wdin^street-Apply to Mr Thomas Craig. !_„•„' a Se "v-en-roomed House !*»_ Esn . D-A Parnel.' (late,J occunied by W. H. Agent; 4* ,3 ~APPIy to Joseph Newman, Land AclH?' ' t a, Btore in the most; •■taUteSSaJS^ thS,T 0^- Apply to HerbertH. ttfrto Huntor Ll To£ ,W? rks. Durham-street, West, MeYards/ Nolan's, and opposite Buekland's J BI •■s_?■#& Dwelling situated! Govetm'iH 661 ' lately occupied by the: aßfWtch. n aC^*' «»ti__ng 6 rooms, shop! s^- For BaftiSS^ °Uses ' yard» and a fine well ot BWfl^a^««cnlMs apply to Samuel Brown, r"4" ■iitu_S..Bl^ c premised! V, TOhable fn, 6, 00™^ of Victoria and Albert-; 1 ffi «» occupaU 0 f n 0r n a f lmost toy business ; at present! * ' ApplytoMri m --'oirtS. *, Stable and! S^SlffS SHO^'Briok Build *****, MSJI*^ tw° from Blair and



Business Cards. T R. OOUR OV, £r? ot , CARVER & GILDER ' GLASS & PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER * 07, Wakefield street, Auckland. ' T^TARNOCE B~Ro¥HER^ J. » £°-£l & Candlb Manufacturers, CHAPEL STREET, AUCKLAND. TOAR 8 0 N *T • . House and Land Agent, Rent and Deht Collector, Stichbury's Buildings, Queen street J~A rM^EB bTtThY?" W- Carter, Contractor, &c. Goods cleared and supS PS °a theshort^t notice! Ballast OY^ c g c Ik'BbT. FREEMAN'S BAY SOAP & CANLDE WORKS. . Cash Buyers of Tallow. A ■ LOVETT, Tailor, &c, Karanga _™« _*S!r^_ (l? ear the top of u l^er «ueen street), Auckland, having commenced business at the aooy? address respectfully solicits a share of public MI B~S N ~O~R M A N, teacher of music, Waterloo Quadrant, Pive Doors from Princes-, treet. S} AM U & L w EL L s *V-, House, Land, and Commission Agent, Collector of Rents, Debts, Highway Rates, &c. Loans arranged. Office: 129, Queen itreet (three doors below the Union Bank.) TH. S~~M r~T H" • GINGERBEER, CYDER, FRUIT SYRUP and CORDIAL MANUFACTURER. • Karangahape Road, West End. Fruit Syrup and Raspberry Vinegar in pints, for the convenience of Picnic Parties and Schools. J^ BT~~O a m c r o IF, CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT, ' Davis's Bu t> hiss, Queen-street (Adjoining National Bank), Will be prepared to Supply Plans and Correct Esti mates for all descriptions of Buildings on the Shortest Notice with or without superintendence. A I 8 A A C T, ____• PLUMBER, GASFITTER, AND TINSMITH, High street, Near Vulcan Lane. Maker of the Patent Enamelled Gas Reflector. JfODERN LANGUAGES. Mr B. M. O. THEORELL, Member of the Uni versity of Upsala, teacher of French at the Auck land Grammar School University Classes, giires in struction in the French and German languages.— Applications may be made at the Mechanics' Institute Library. BU I L D E R, CARPENTER, & JOINER. W. H. SKINNER, VULCAN LANE. Shop Fronts, Ofiice Fittings, and all branches of the building trade executed. WK I R BY, • CORNER OE QUEEN AND WAKEFIELD STREETS. NEWCASTLE COAL (Wholesale and Retail), AT THE LOWEST RATES. BRICKS, LIME, SAND, SHELLS, TILES, IRON-BARK SHAFTS, SPOKES, AND RED-GUM FELLOES, Etc., Etc., .Iwavs on and. WH. BUTLER, HOUSE, SIGN, AND DECORATIVE PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, &a. &o. Oil, Colours, Glass, Putty, Canvas, Turpentine, White Lead, &c. Always o n Han d. No. 25, GREY-STREET. QHBAP BEDDING.. UPHOLSTERY AND UNDERTAKING. Double Flax Mattresses, from Iss each Single Flax Mattresses, from 7s " Ship's Cushions, per square foot, from Is 9d Adults' Funerals furnished for L 6, including Hearse, Grave and attendance. Chairs and Couches Re-stuffed and Repaired. Mattresses Re-made. Note the address :— * " HENRY P. HAYWARD, i ' UPPER QUEEN-STREET, (Adjoining Lamb's Firewood Yard.) Established 1860. ' OBSERVE! Dressmaking in all its branches economically and expeditiously executed in the newest designs at Mrs Marler's, next to Mr J. Kenden, Bootmaker, Wellington-street, Auckland. IN. B.—Sole . A gent: for. the renown ed England's Queen and Princess of Wales Sewing Machines. For sale on easy terms to suit purchasers. Lessons given at any time, and proficiency guaran teed. ' , ' - ■ .' j.'' ■ ■ XjiS TA B L ISHE D 18 59. PIANOS! PIANOS ! THE LARGEST STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS To be seen at HOEEMAN'S ACADEMY OF MUSIC, [;';;; ■-';?_ SHORTLAND STREET. Pianos and Harmoniums for Sale or Hire and on the deferred payment system from Ll4 to 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. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. HEEBE ET H. SMIT H, OVEN & RANGE MANUFACTURER, Owihg to the large increase of business, has been com pelled to remove to those more extensive piemises situated in Durham-street West, next Hunter and Nolan's, and opposite Buckland s Sale Yards. PIANO EORTES AND HARMONIUMS. - The next Shipment from MESSRS. HOPKINSON. CHAPPELL, & ALISON & CO , Willarrive per Norham Castle, expected immediately. Further Shipments from - BROADWOOD, BORD. & ZEIGLER, * And other eminent makers to foUow. PIANOFORTES, HARMONIUMS, &.ORGANS, - ' Tuned and thoroughly Repaired by experienced workmen. V Instruments Taken in Exchange. BROWNE & SON, SYMONDS STREET. To FARMERS,^SETTLERS, BUTCHERS AND OTHERS. THE Undersigned are Cash Pur chasers of, Hides, Sheepskins, Tallow. Wool" Jto.,l&c, at highest markej-srates. L. D. NATHAN & CO., " SHORTLAND STREET * *, •'"'' ■ Odt>Mttft Post-office). Anckl»nrt. COROMANDEL MAIL. ~ ' ' ~ ' ■•— MR. YON STLRMERis no longer connected with the above newspaper. AH Auckland advertisements should in future be len ai tho Star ofiice, or addressed to the Proprietors, when thoy will receive prompt attention, Coromandel, February 2,1374.



1 t" "™ >aaa**si3eim&macam?mmmaaamm&m __ Business Cards. Q~E 0 R G* E E O 6~t! V-* ENGRAVER & CHASER, No 11, Second Floor Vaile's Buildings, WYNDHAM STREET. REDERTCK W. COLLINS, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, QUEEN STREET (Next the Bank oe New Zealand.) Every description of Jewellery Made and Repaired Quartz and Greenstone Mounted to order Pipes Mounted, Old Geld and Silver bought, worked up to order, or taken in exchange. TpHOMASJE NKINS' ■A LICENSED CUSTOM-HOUSE AGENT. ' o.hrane's Buildings, Fort street N.B.—Goods and Parcels forwarded to all parts of Great Britain and the Continent of Europe by Overland Mail Route or by Clipper Ships. WP X I LLIFPB & SOK, • 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, &o. Glass cut to size, and carefully packed. 12, Wyndham street. piANOS! PIANOS! T. H. WEBB begs to call the attention of purchasers to his superior and elegant Zeigler Piano fortes ; also to a very five J'ebain Piano, and other English Instruments. Harmoniums from twelve guineas, A capital second-hand Piuno, price only 28 guineas, in rosewood, by Cochs. Pianofortes and t Harmoniums tuned and repaired in town and coun ry at (he shortest notice. Music Saloon, Wellesley-street, three doors from Hobsoh-street. "P I S H-iJB: -E A ~0 o. -JS- Wholesale, Shipping, ar>d Family Butcher Queen street, corner of Durham street, Auck land. Poultry of all kinds dressed to order. Prime Smoked Tongues, Home-cured Bacon. Corned Bee on sale in-large quantities. N.B.—Dealers I ame Live Pheasants forwarded to all parts of onies upon receipt of order. Families waited on in town or suburbs. "POBE.RT GA.LLA GHE R, PLUMBER AND GASFITTER, WYN_HAM-STB.ee-., Aucki, a nd (next the New Zealand Herald Office. Every description of work in connection with the above business executed with cheapness and despatch ]Q E N T I s T R T. MR. T. TRAFF 0R D, SURGEON DENTIST, WAKEFIELD STREET. Artificial Teeth, from One to a Full Set, in Gold or Vulcanite. EORG-E BLACK & CO., WHOLESALE BOOT & SHOE MANUFATURERS, Lower Queen-street. A Stock of Sewn, Pegged, and Rivetted Goods Always in Stock. October 30, 1873. THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED PORK BUTCHFB IN AUCKLAND. T. BARNETT, HAM AND BACON, CURER QUEEN-STREET .Next Door bot One to the City Hall. Fresh PORK SAUSAGES every morning at 7o'clock. All kinds of Small Goods constantlj on hand. NO NEED TO POFF ! The articles being too well known. HYDRAULIC LIME. THE undersigned can supply- Dealers or Contractors at LOWEST PRICES. Further particulars can be obtained fromß. C. Dyer' Shortland-s-teeet, or by letter addressed toN. Wilson, at the Works, Mahuiangi. N.B. —This Lime was used- in the .Railway Tunnel in the Domain. NATHANIEL WILSON. &r&p<c» A llE YOIJ IN /*«irW WANT OF MONEY V*%^ LONDON LOAN OFFICE, %&? NEXT CITY HALL. MONEY Advanced on Jewellery, Diamonds, Plate, "Wearing Apparel, and every description of available security. The strictest Secrecy observed in every transaction. Fire-proof Safes on the premises for the better se curity of Valuables, MORRIS MARES, PROPRIETOR. PURNITLTRE ! FURNITURE ! T. & iTcOOKE. CABINET, UPHOLSTERY, AND GENERAL FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, 148, QUEEN STREET, (Corner op Victoria street), auckland, Have on Sale at Very Low Prices A LARGE and varied STOCK of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Including— Dining-room Suites, from £12 Drawing-room Snites, from £12 12s Bed-room Furniture, Mattresses, Palliasses Feather Beds, Bolsters, and Pillows, Of the best Quality. Iron Bedsteads, Marble-top Washstands Office Tables, Hall Furniture, Matting Door Mats, Floorcloths, Venetian Blinds Cane-seated Chairs in great variety, from 40s the half-dozen Folding and Rocking Chairs Children's Cots, in iron and wood Toilet Glasses, all sizes and prices Toilet Ware, &c, &c. Country Orders Carefully Packed. BONES! BONES! BONES 1 THOUGHT in any quantities for -*-* Cash at the Freeman's Bay Bone Mills. Tl/TONEY to Lend, in large or small „ *~ j*3?"l3' at a very low rate of interest.—Apply to Mr Laishley, Solicitor, High street. IV/TONEY TO LEND on first-class i»ifreehold security, at low rates of interest.— R. C. Dyer. Shortland street. MONET to LEND on Promissory Notes, Mortgages, &c. Bills Discounted.— George Dunnet, 25, Queen-street. ' IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. TH E -.. attention \ , of . Advertisers ..interested in Coromandel, or desirous of making their business announcements public through out that district,'is drawn to the medium afforded by the * * •; ~ . ' .. ; COHOMANDJELMAIL, , the first and only Journal on tho Goldfield, which ' circulates widely over the field. 1 Advertisements and Subscriptions for the Mail will o received at the Eyenthg Stak office,



wa—______ ""I «»»^^™^i"'^-«»--»*^'f»ri»Tra-iri»ciia«iii;:^ M i MML Mercnandise. 7~ ; — ' T OOP H POTTER, . COMMISSION AGENT, ETC f> DURHAM STREET, HAS ON SALE Ex Wave Queen, from London : 200 barrels Cement 30 bottles Quicksilver ' 5 cases Tartaric Acid, 141b Jars 23 kegs Bicarbonate Soda 20 ~ Cream Tartar 12 barrels Sulphur 10 kegs Saltpetre 16 cases Muntz Metal, 14oz and 16oz 10 kegs Sheathing Nails Also, Barcelona Nuts, Almonds Adelaide and Dunedin Flour Sugar, Tea, Tobacco, Soap Caudles, Blue, Biscuits, Oatmeal Lea and Perrin'-s Sauce, Corks , Sarsaparilla, Confectionery, &c ---esir tpAnmiiL attention given to con signments OF COLONIAL PRODUCE. "gC L~ ~0~ ~1l R t . PER EXCELSIOR : 20 TONS BEST QUALITY, in sacks 1 TON PEARL BARLEY T. H. HA L L & 00. g A O O N & HAMS, .".PER FLI RT : 11 OASES BEST QUALITY, iv cloth V _ ALSO 17 CASES PRIME CHEESE. '" T. H. H ALL & CO. O *4. A T S, PERENNIAL RYE GRASS, ON SALE BY T. H. HALL & CO. ■T* ,W E E D S. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN , . TWEEDS ON SALE BY T. ,yH. HALL & CO., 7, WYNDHAM STREET. TJTT ALTER E W E N Late Newman _ Ewen) Ha 3 the pleasure to inform his friends and the public of Auckland and country settlements that he has RE-OPENED IN HIS OLD BUSINESS On FRIDAY, 30th instant, with a Choice Assortment of NEW GOODS Personally selected from some of the first English makers, consisting of FURNISHING IRONMONGERY. ELECTRO PLATE, CUTLERY, GLASS AND CHINAWARE GOODS, &c, &c, &c. TEMPORARY PREMISES— No. 74, QUEEN-SHEET Corner of Voxcan Lane, (Nearly opposite the Bank of New Zealand). __ __—. . v TO BAKEKS, STOREKEEPERS AND OTHERS. ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, Ex Fannie Hare, Flirt, Amateur, and Freetrader, J. K. Anderson & Co's Oamaru Flour, in sacks, 1001b and 501b bags J. & T. Meek's Oamaru Flour, in sacks, 1001b and 501b bag 3 Grove & McTn tosh's Oamaru Flour, in sacks, 1001b and 501b bags Kakanui Mills Oamaru Flour, in sacks, 1001b and 601b bags Anderson & Mowat's Dunedin Flour, in sacks, 1001b and 501b bags T. Anderson & Co.'s Hawksbury Flour, in sacks, 1001b and 501b bags. GEO. W. BINNEY. Q N SALE By the Undersigned, Candles, Price's Belmont Castor and Salad Oil Jar Salt Table Vinegar Pickles, Whybrow-'s and Morton's Vestas Starch, Colman's Blue, Colman's Sardines, quarters and halves Raisins, Elcme and Sultanas Figs, Almonds ~ Confectionery Jams, lib tins and Jars Tart Fruits ftops, Tasmanian and East Kent Malt, English and Colonial Scrim, 72 and 45 inch Corn Sacks, Flour Bags Maize, Oats Wheat, Grass Seed Oatmeal Pearl Barley Pollard Sausage Skins Preserved Meats. GEO. W. BINNEY. p APERHANGINGS, ETC. 50,000 Rolls Paperhangings, in every quality and variety of design 15 bales Hessian and Scrim 6 cases Tin'd Tacks Varnishes—Coach and House Painters, and V . Cabinet-makers Gilt and Stai_ed Frame and Room Mould ings Brushes-Kent's, Hamilton's, and other makers Gold Leaf, Bronzes, Artists' requisites, and Trade Ironmongery 600 cases Sheet Glass Polished Plate, Rough Plate, Photo Class •Stained, Fluted, Obscured, 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 Anticorrosive Paint 40 hhds. and barrels Boiled and Raw Linseed Oil 100 cases and drums Turpentine. W. PH ILL I PBS & SON, OIL, COLOR, & GLASS MERCHANTS, 12, WYNPEAM aTREET,



Drapery. QONSTEENATI. Vn AMONG THE CLOTHIERS IN CONSEQUENCE OF SAMUEL COOMBEB Having disposed of HIS BRANCH PREMISES, No. 180, QUEEN STREET, Opposite Darby's Thistle Hotel. The immense increase and unqualified success in the TAILORING DEPARTMENT, In conjunction with my regular Business, has deter mined me upon giving it my whole and individual attention. In order the more effectively to do so I have deemed it necessary to CLOSE the BRANCH BUSINESS, No. 180, QUEEN STEEET. HAVING DISPOSED OF THE PREMISES I have decided, instead of MOVING THE STOCK, To give the Public the benefit of the LARGEST, and, I have no hesitation in saying, THE MOST GENUINE CLEAEING SALE OP MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, HOSIERY, Etc, Etc., Etc., EVER OFFERED IN AUCKLAND. THE SALE WILL COMMENCE on SATUEDAY MORNING; 7th INST., AND WILL BE CONTINUED FOR FOURTEEN DAYS ONLY! ©■ REMEMBEK, NO REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED, As the STOCK must be Cleared and possession given on the 25th instant. To give the Public an idea of the PRICES at which the STOCK WILL BE SOLD, READ THE FOLLOWING LINES:— s. d. 300 Men's Black Cloth Coats, from .. .. 14 6 600 „ Tweed „ „ ... ■.. 10 6 500 „ „ Trowsers .. .. 51l 300 „ ~ Trowsers and Vests .. 16 6 500 „ Mole „ ..5 0 !000 Crimean Shirt 3.. .. .. *- ~ 311 500 White „ .. .. .. .. 211 500 Venetian ~ l ll "V. Boys' Knickerbocker Suits .. .. .. 911 1010 Men's and Boy's Hats _ 6 And the WHOLE of the STOCK at correspondingly LOW PRICES. I — I '1 «a__ Note the Address ""©» h 180" QEEEN STREET, OPPOSITE DARBY'S THISTLE HOTEL, .' FOR 'A A ■ '■'■'-'< EOURTEEN DAYS ONLY ! :.- '..- - : - i SAMUEL COOMBJLS. PROPRIETOR, •



Education. TT I G H SCHOOL, -*-*- symonds street. Session 1874. FebruarQUarter Commence(l on MONDAY, 2nd J. M. FRASER. AUCKLAND COLLEGE AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. UPPER SCHOOL• Sr L*^ Iii A*? J3 A-STEII-Joh>i Anderson ¥4Tw aW XiS*£ _i ABTER~The Headmaster MAWi™ AND FRENCH T.w?rT?rT ?r, J* F* Sloman, B.A. ENGLISH MASTER -John Curnow, 8.A., late English Master of the Scotch College Melbourne. LOWER SCHOOL; mL?IA^ ]R-/' % % mt ' BA- late Assistant- Master in Camden College, Sydney SECOND MASTI.R-W. lomlfnson! late Assist ant-Master in Nelson College JUNIOR MASTER- C. A. Robertsbh, late Head master of the Thames School. -.o'£ hTS uartel :Daysare-3r(i February, 24th April, 13th July, and Ist October. **' ' PARQUHAR MACRAE, Headmaster. Notices. SADDLEEY AND HARNESS. npHE Undersigned has received, ex -4- Glenhuntley, Feindale, City of Auckland, and late arrivals, Splendid Shipments of the above, com prising— 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 Pobshing Compos, RoU Fetlock Boots, Kneu Caps, Brushes,, and Elximan's Royal Emekooa. cation for Horses and Cattle. Saddles, Bridies (Ladies' and Gents') Hunting, Buggy, Gig, 4-Horse, and Cart Whips Spurs, Ladies' and Gents' Fancy Bits and Stirrup. Curry, Mane, and Clipping Combs Dandy, Spoke, Water, Body, Compo, Shoe Clothes Brushes Thongs, Leggings, Pole Chains, and' IMPKOVKD SHIFTING DRAUGHT CART HAMES, All of which will be sold at the Lowest Cash Pricks. _ , Second-hand Harness for Sale. Fack Saddles, and every Variety of English Colonial-made Harness always on Hand or Made to Order. TO ARRIVE PER WAVE QUEEN Harness, Whips, Horse-hair, Nosebags _ * Favourite " and Clark's Improved C_ppi nr - Machines, &c. W. S. JONES, SADDLER, HARNESS-MAKER, & IMPOHT^m 1 5 4, Q U E E N S T R E ET AND NAVY HOTEL, UPPER QHEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. C. M. HICKLING & CO., Proprietors. IHIS FIRST-CLASS HOTEL possesses cvory accommodation required by resi dents in tho City, or by gentlemen visiting Auckland en route for the Australian Colonies, America, Eng land, and the Continent. Arrangements have been made with express and cab proprietors to meet every steamer on arrival at the wharf. The Proprietors are determined that the ARMY AND NAVY HOTEL shaU be second to none in the Southern Seas. None but the Best Brands of English and Colonial Ales, or Vintages of Colonial Wines and Spirits will be vended. A shipment of Australian Wines will arrive by the s.s. Wentworth.' An Experienced Chef do Cuisine, who was for many years the PUPIL of the GREAT SOYER, supplies the requirements of the Table. SPLENDID BATHS (HOT OR COLD). SHOWER BATHS. A Night Watchman always in attendance. C. M. HICKLING & CO. Flay : Thou art a Cobbler, art thou ? 2 Citizen .- I am indeed, sir, a Surgeon to old soles when they are in great dauger. I re-cover them As proper men as ever trod upon neates leather have gone upon my handiwork.—Shakespeare. STAR COLONIAL BOOTDEPOT, TOP OF tJOEBN-STREET. ; S. H E M TJ S .. Begs to intimate to his riends and the public that he still continues to supply the genuine article in the shape of BOOTS AND SHOES, and for those who regard old Phoes' as old friends he will be " a Surgeon to old Shoes." Men's Strong Watertights, Bluchers, Lace Boots, Balmorals, Elastic Sides, Canvas Shoes, &c Women's Leather Elastic Sides, Lace Boots, and Balmorals, Also, Children's Lace and Elastic School Boots. A Choice Selection of English Goods, in Kid, Cashmere, Prunella, &c. _*■__" Note the Address :— S. HEMU S, STAR COLONIAL BOOT DEPOT. ON S JL L E— 8. d 600 Women's Spanish Leather Boots .'. .. 3 6 600 Women's House Boots.. .. ~ .. 4 6 300 Women's Superior Cashmere.. .. .. 411 500 Gent's Oxford Shoes ..6 6 Trunks of Men's Bluchors 4 6*60 Girls'Memel Kid 2 6&3 6 Children. Patents, allsizes. Slippers in Gceat Variety. J. R O U T, HIOH STREET. OIL, OOLOE, GLASS -ND PAPERHANGINGS. HOUSE, SIGN, AND GENERAL, DECORATING 57,. QUEEN STREET, \ '"Next to Bane of New Zeal ' j _____ j ■'!,.,_, J. HENDERSON, Importer of and dealer in* Oil, White Lead, Turps; Zlno, White, House Painters', Coach and Cabinet makers' Varnishes, Calico Sodui, QJ.-'k and Ooropaii GlMwei, Brake. «*«.« &Q.



t •»■ a v-*._* JLJ J~ JL_fJLI A.S -a. ■ I "" " ■■m_iini Mgno-noo-B _-__*_• Groceries- FRENCH & CO. PEOPLE'S TTSA WAREHOUSE. OUR MOTTO BEING "SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS," NONE CAN UNDERSELL US. OUR TEAS are selected with great care, and are the finest combination of the rarest Black Teas. The quality gives entire satisfac tion. TEAS FOR THE MILLION ! s. d. No 1 Fine Strong Tea, per lb 2 0 No 2 Superior Tea, per lb 2 6 No 3 Rich Pekoe Flavoured, per lb ~ ..30 No 4 finest quality, per lb 3 6 HAMS, BA.CON, CHEESE, FLOUR, and GENERAL GROCERIES of every description sold by us are of the best quality, and at the LOWEST PRICE. s. d. Fine New Currants, per lb 0 5. Finest Eleme Raisins, per lb 0 7 Raisins, Sultanas, per lb 0 10 Muscatels, fine quality, per lb 10 Table Rice, per lb 0 3 Sugars, from .. o 4 _ Salad Oil, per bottle' 0 8 EEENCH & CO., FAMILY GROCERS, THE P.EOPLE'S TEA WAREHOUSE, MARKFT STORE, 11 252, Queen-street, Auckland, AND BRANCH STORE IN THE MARKET. TO THE INHABITANTS OF WELLINGTON STKEEir AND ITS VICINITY. OO L L INS B R OS. Wish to call particular attention to their NEW SEASON TEAS! JUST OPENED OUT. That at 2s 6d per lb will be found- of a First-class Quality. And the 3s Tea unsurpassed for purity and excellence of flavour. Sydney Co.'s No 1 Sugar s _d per lb A very Superior Light Brown ditto .. 5d „ Hobart Town Jams 8d per tin ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OP OILMAN'S STORES, -*. Comprising— Pickles, in great variety Sauces, including the genuine Reading Sauce Olson's Universal Tomato Sauce Lea AhdPerrih's Worcestershire Sauce, _c. Fresh-Salmon. Lobster, Herrings, and Sardines Crosse and Blackwall's first-class Flavouring Essences, Salad-Oil, &c. American- Brooms, at Is 6d, Scrubbing Brushes Hand Brushes, American Buckets, Tubs, Zinc and Wooden Washboards, all equally cheap. A constant supply of Fresh Butter from the Best Dairies. McConneU's Bacon, Hams, Cheese, &c, _c, always in Stock. Families waited on for Orders. Goods delivered. _3T Please Note the Address : - COLLINS BROS., FAMILY GROCERS & PROVISION DEALERS, WELLINGTON -STREET Near Hepburn-street), AUCKLAND _______ WHARF AT RUSSELL. Superintendent's Office, Auckland, January, 30,1874. TENDERS for the Erection of the absve are. invited, and will be received at this office till noon of Saturday, the 2Sth of February next. Plans and specifications may be soon at the Public Works Office, Shortland-street, Auckland, and at th Harbour Master's Office, Russell. JOHN WILLIAMSON, Superintenden CARTING SCORIA ASH FOR GREAT NORTH ROAD. FORMING. AND DRAINING PORTION OF GREAT NORTH ROAD, Superintendent's Office. S Auckland, February 3, 1874. EPARATE TENDERS for the above Works are invited, and will be received at this office till noon of MONDAY, the 23rd inst. Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained at the Public AVorks Office, Shortland-street. J". WILLIAMSON, , ■ • Superintendent. . ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NOTICE TO BUILDERS AND CON TRACTORS. TENDEES are invited for the J- erection and construction of a Turret about 100 feet high (on the East bank of the Thames river, in the Province of Auckland) for carrying the Electric Telegraph Wires in place of the one recently destroyed by fire - The Turret to be constructed entirely of Kauri, and to correspond in every respect with the one now standing on the opposite "West bank of the the river The timber and iron work to be of the exact dimensions as those used in the Turret alluded to above All the timber to be perfectly, sound and free from sap, and all material used to be of the very best description The Turret will stand on piles 30 feet long, to be driven 20 feet into the ground Further particulars can be obtained at the Telegraph offices, Auckland and Grahamstown Sealed Tenders addressed to the undersigned, and marked outside " Tenders for Turret," will be re ceived at the Telegraph office, Auckland, up to noon of MONDAY, the 23rd day of February, 1874 The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted By order ALFRED SHEATH, District Inspector. Auckland, February 9,1874. . NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. * ■• SLEEPERS. . o Public Work's Office, m„xr*m7*Do ".,' , February 12, 1874., r ; r__JNDISKS will he received at the 'mm-*!v bUAH^ ks ?^ cc ' Auckla»d. until Noon on FRIDAY, 6th March, next, for the Supply a_d Dehverv at' Mercer or Meremere and Ransiriri of 10,000. .RAILWAY SLEEPERS for the Walkato Extension Railway. , , r The Tenders must be addressed to the Resident Engineer, and.marked " Tender for Sleepers " •- ' _ -pacifications, General Conditions, and form of Tender may-,be now seen at the Public Works Offices j_t Newcastle and Auckland. No Tender to be for less than 5,000 Sleepers; and the lowest or any Tender not neoegsarily.accented.! By co*mn.a<ld. JAMES STEWART, J Resident Engineer