The Evening Star.

Vol. V.- No 9 1,319 ]

Auckland, N.-Z., T .UiISBAY, APRIL 30, 1874

rPBiCE; ONE PENNY.



Shipping. AXTSTBALASIAJSf STEAM NAVIGATION rf3??; f "z&x 008 Flrat-Class Steamera. %J>^ TO AND MELBOURNE, ENDEAVOUR RIVER GOLD DIG GINGS, AND ALL QUEENSLAND PORTS, The iplendld new I icamship Rangatira, 750 tons, W. Hill, Commander, is expected here abont the Bth May, and will leave three days after urival. ■„ For freight or passage, and all particulars, apply to H. M. JERVIS, Agent. Through Fares to Endeavour River. £13. - fft^. T7OE NAPIER, WEL- Mmv X) lINGTON, LYTTELTON, 3«nl^S' an:d °TAGa The Australasian and American Mail Steamship Co's magnificent new Steamship Mikado, SOCO tons, F. Mooee, Commander, will be despatched from Auckland shortly after arrival from Kandavu. Tor freight or passage apply to HEM PERSON feMACFARLANE. \"k^ n^EKLANI) ROUTE grild^^s. \J TO ENGLAND, via SAN FRANC'SCO AND NEW YORK THE AUSTRALASIAN AND AMERICAN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Under Contract with thi New South Wales iirD New Zealand Governments fok the C6NVEYANOK or Heb Majesty's Mails). The splendid Steamship Mikado, 80G0 tons, 400 horse-power, Captain F. Moore, or other steamship, will be despatched from AUCK- LaNP on MONDAY, May 11, at noon, for SAN FRANCISCO (calling at KANDAVU and HONO LULU). For freigh sage, and all particulars, apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE. TfkZ cmFeam to coeo ■raiiilv. MANDEL. Lalla Eookh Leave Auckland for Coromandel. Friday, April3l, at 1 p.m. Leaves Coromandel for Auckland • Thursday, April 30, at 12 noon Saturday, May 2, at 12 noon. (Weather and other circumstances permitting) Not responsible for accidents in shipping, carrying or discharging stock. HOLMES BROTHERS, Agents, Wharf. -L^ TjIOE KAIPABA, jT^Sk -L (Calling at all Stations). jfiffiffi The Ketch Wild Duck Will frail on THURSDAY next, the 30th instant. For freight, &c, apply to M. NICCOL, Agent, Custom House-street. JLjl TTENEY ELLIOTT ffijgk J1- MARINE SURVEYOR, JRlfi, LICENSED RECEIVER, & FOR S3SSXS§ WARDING AGENT. lessee of Bonded Store " C." for Goods Warehoused Ik Transhipment or for Examination. All Customs and Shipping Business promptly at tended to. ijent to the N.Z. Parcels Conveyance of London. Office: Qaeen street Wharf ±%j& CJTEAM FROM ATJCK ffik^h *J LAND TO RIVERUEAD jfifi^^^ AND BACK (Twice Daily). Auckland to Biverhead—Gemini, at 11 o'clock a m Auckland to Riverhead-Eclipse, at 3 o'clock p m Blvethead to Auckland—Eclipse, at 9 o'clock a m ffiveihead to Auckland—Gemini, at 3 o'clock p m Fares, e&ch way, 3s. J. CASEY. 1874. ~~&±' MANUKAU STEAM IVi S E R V ICE. _,„ Tarn O'Shanter, Will leave the Government Wharf, Onehnnga, for WMnku, Awitn, and other Stations, carrying goods wd passeDgers as follows:— Leaves Onehnnga. Returning from Waiuku, &c. Wednesday, 2 p.m. Thursday, high water Saturday, 8 a. m. , JAMES W. WALLER, ' • Agent. OnehungtN, April 27,1874. ABRIYED EX HEEALD, 18 cases Port Cooper Cheese . 10 kegsPrimeßutter. TOWNSHEND BROTHERS. (V N SALE ?r r , . .By the Uksersigned . NOW LANDING EX TARANAKI . 20 kegs Prime Lyttelton Butter 20 cases Prime Canterbury Cheese. __ ' • GEO. W. BINNEY. Q; n . ~Y, I l~ c v ■ . By the TJndkrsigned EX P H (E B E: 50 sacks >{ekon Malt 10 balw Prime 1874 Nelson Hops. _ GEO. W. BINNEY. J^EW CALEDONIA "WHOLESALE AND BETA.IL Wl-NE AND SPIRIT STORjE, BVi»Aiv CORNEB OF o*mokds street & karangahape road Entrance—Symonds Street. toH«.LIST 0F PRICES:— "«wus and Hennessy's Pale Brandy, 4s per bottle j »mall,2s ■Mtell'a and Hennessy's Dark Brandy, 4s per bottle . small, 2s teenless and Colville's Campbelton Whisky, 4s and lW_m > ,(F oof) Per bottle; small bottle, 2a Junlw 8 Whisky, 4s per bottle ; small bottle, 2s T"^blln Whisky, 4s and 4s 6d (proof) per Bun, \°. ttle = smaU bottle, 2s oSjJL^er bottle i smallbottle, Is 6d J«naica Eum, 4s (proof) per bottle ; small bottlo AmSiS ec[ r.om*s Per bottle; small bottle, 2s *Prt Wii^ 0, Sherry-5s i small. 2s 6d Per bottle %Ush?f ss; small, 2s 6d W* Otncu Wine, Us per bottle. i me above bottled on the premises. Benneanrl. ™ Case—Genuine Brands. botti'e eU>S> and Hines> Brandy> Bs 6d"pw ffi^y.4s per bottle SS?^6B63 P« bottl° i^^L^y^' 8s per bottle S Ale andporti 116?' from 3a <& to 4s per bottle i: i, ■ ■perbottS ondon Dublin bottled, Is 4d ( '■ ■'•'" ■ / Bsol(iby the gallon (overproof) same as from Bonded Store. Aisorfoj- - <»9esof tneabove mv'e up for famili.js and Picnic partiPS.



Business Cards. XIX TEACHER OF MUSIC ' Waterloo Quadrant, Uj.pos;te Government House. P^RTi^a¥o¥F^iscuiTs, REDUCED PRICES: Cabin Biscuits .. fon ~ or *.„ All kinds Fancy ditto \\ fdpoMb^ STONE BROTHERS, Agents. A ~L O V E T T x-*»8 TAILOR, ETC-, ' r*- K I .A!IiI(GAIIiPE Road, (JSear the top of Upper Queen-street), J & OOU R0 V «V*«o CAEVEB & GILDER GLASS & PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER OJ, VVAKEFIELD STREET, AUCKLAND. WAENOCI BROTHERS, r, tt i £° A1? & Can»le MANUFACTURERS, CHAPEL STREET, AUCKLAND. J 8 0 K~, nit t. Eo^! 8, and Land A Sent= Sent and Debt CoJJeutor, Stichbury's Buildings, Queen street. TAMES BUTC HE E~ y Carter, Contractor, &c. Goods cleared and delivered from ships on tho shortest notice. Ballast supplied. GE O E G E kKE EB. FREEMAN'S BAY SOAP & CANLDE WORKS. Cash Buyers of Tallow. O A M U B~L WELLS *~J House, Land, and Commission Agent, Collector of Rents, Debts, Highway Rates, &c. Loans arranged. Office: 129, Queen street (three doors below the Union Bank.) WH. SKINNER, c BUILDER, CARPENTER, and JOINER, Vuic Ijj Lane, AND Fort- street. Shop Fronts, Office Fittings, and all branches of the building trade executed. FIT. HAMM ON D • wishes to intimate to his Friends and the Pullic in general that he has taken over the Business hitoly cairied on by W. J. YANDLE, and trusts by strict attention to Business and the supply ing of a superior article to meet with that support which Lis piedccessor has received. Note the Address :— P. H. HAMMOND, FAMILY BUTCHER, Junction of Grey and Queen-streefs. fIENTLEMEN'S CLOTHES %J* CLEANED. ALTERED REPAIRED, and PRESSED at HARWOOD'S, Tuxos, From Melbourne. 69, Hobson-street, near the Govornnr Browne. P.S.—Gentlemen's Clothes Dyed QHEAP BEDDING. UPHOLSTERY AND UNDERTAKING. Double Flax Mattresses, from 15s each Single Flax Mattresses, from 7s " Ship's Cushions, per square foot, from Is 9d Adults* Funerals furnished for L 6, including Hearse, Gr^ve and attendance. Chairs and Couches Re-stuffed and Repaired. Mattresses Re-made. Note the address :— HENRY P. HAYWARD, UPPER QUEEN-STinEET, (Adjoikingj 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. N.B.—Sole Agent for the renowned 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. ME FAULP33K, Sole Contractor to the City Council for the Emptying of Earth- Closets, Privy Boxes, Cesspits, &c, is prepared to at tend punctually to all requests regarding the above. Persons desiring to have the said places attended to, either weekly, fortnightly, or otherwise, can have the same done by leaving a notice either verbal or written with the Inspector of Nuisances, City Council Office, Qneen-street. ■ESTABLISHED 185 9. PIANOS! PIANOS! THE LARGEST STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS To be seen at HOFFMAN'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 ana Ke paired. Bought, Sold, and taken in exchange. piANOS! PIANOS! MESSRS. J.~BKOWN & SON, SYMONDS-STREET, Request an early inspection of the fine selection of PIANOFORTES Just landed ex Norham Castle. -% ' \ . Further Shipments expected iia: dlately from the following eminent makers, viz : MESSRS. BROADWOOD, HAEMONIUMS AND MELODY OKGANS. Organs (double patent). byDaws and Ramsden. PIANOFORTE & HARMONIUM REPOSITORY, Temporary Premises: Syjnonds-street. To FARMERS, SETTLERS, BUTCHERS AND OTHERS. THE Undersigned are Cash "Pyx- of Hides, Sheepskins, Tallow, Wool' & co., ' " SHORTLAND STREET O ww «H^Pnrfj2g«wli_AiT^Vl«^ A UCKLAND AND ONBHUN&A j[\. COACHES. The Coaches as abovT^mkTve pnehunga at 8 a^m and 12 neon, and from .Auckland at 10 a.m.. ana P-m K . GILHAM. T5 6bTbT■■■"YOWN P i O. —— . sft and Oft leiißths, ' On Sale by tho Undersigned , .' J, C'XvAlw'j Fort-street.



Business Cards. FREDERICK W. COLLINS, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, QUEEN STREET (Next the Bank of New Zealand.) Every description of Jewellery Made and Repaired, Quartz and Greenstone Monnted to order Pipes Mounted, Old Gold and Silver bought, worked up to order, or taken in exchange. OVERLAND MAIL PABCEL OFFICE, and Agency fob. the GLOBE PAECEL EXPRESS OF LONDON, Cochrane's Buildings, Fort-street, Auckland. THOMAS JENKINS, Jm, LICENSED CUSTOM HOUSE AGENT. WPHILLIPPS * SON, • OIL, COLOR, and GLASS MERCHANTS, Importers of Paperhnngings, Pcrim, 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, Boors, Ac. Glass cut to size, and carefully packod. 12. Wvndharn street. p~I A N O~S~! HANOS! T. H. WEBB begs to call the attention of purchasers to his supeiior and elegant Zeigler Piano fortes ; also to a very fine Pobain Piano, and other English Instruments. Harmoniums from twelve guineas, Pianofortes and Harmoniums tuned and repaired in town ;.nd country at tho. .slioitest notice. Music Saloon, Wellesley-street, three doors from Hobson-street. Fl S H E Ti 1 CO. Wholesale, Shipping, ar>d Family Butcher Queen street, corner o? Durham street, Auck land. Poultry of all kiruls dressed to order. Primo Smoked Tongues, Home-cured Bacon. Corner! Tj et f on sale in largo quantities. 8.8.--Dealers in Game. Live Pheasants forwarded to all parts of the Colony upon receipt of order. P'ami'.io.i waited on !n town or suburbs. TTo~B ERT G ATT aQ II Eli, PLUMBER AND GASFITTER, WYNDHAM-STREET,Auf;ia.ANi>(noxttheA rew.£ea?aruJ Herald Oiiice. Every description of work in connection with the above business executed with cheapness and despatch jj B N T I S T if T. MR. T. TRAPF 0R D, SURGEON DENTIST, WAKESIEI. D S T X 2 B T. Artificial Teeth, from Ono to a Full Set, In Gold or Vulcanite. GEOEGE BLACK & CO., WHOLESALE BOOT & SHOE MANUFAC T U R E R S, REMOVED TO CORNER OF DURHAM AND ALBERT STREETS. A Stock of Sewn Pccged, and Itivetted Goods " Alwajs in Mock. AE EY c )JJ ~~*~* /?JP/^ % WANT OF MONEY LONDON LOAN OFFICE, %$ NEXT CITY HALL. MONEY Advanced on Jewellery, Diamonds, Plate, Wearing Apparel, and every description of available security. Tho strictest Secrecy observed in every transaction. Fire-proof Safes on the i^remiaes for tho better se curity of Valuables. MORTfclFi MARKS, PROPKTETOB. TJEED & BRETT'S ALMANAC, 1874. The Publishers intimate tl.at only a small number of copies are left, and should bo secured at once. This invr.luable annual should be in every Settler's 1 home. «Q T A N D A R D," KJ GISBOKNE. We hsve this day been appointed AGENTS for the above, and intimate that Advertisements are received at this office for tho Standard and fo::warded promptly. The Standard has a wide circulation, and is: a good advertising medium. PtEED & BRETT. OHTJROH OF E7v TGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL, PARNEL AUCKLAND. . Established 1855. Head Master—James Adams, B A., Member of tho Convocation of the London University Classical Master—Rev Joseph Bates Drawing Master— Mr J. C. Hoyte Assistant Master—Mr C. J. Ashwell Tho quarter begins April 13. MEDICO-BOTANIC DISPENSARY. fl. BRITTAIN, CHEMIST, DRUGGIST, AND MEDICAL HERBALIST, 65, Victoria Street, Corner or Chapel Strekt, Sole Agent for Dr. Coffin' 3 Composition, Stomach Bitters, Antispasmodic, Diuretic andJFemale Restora tive Powders, Indian Pills, etc., etc. A Fresh supply of British .and American HERBS. Proprietor of the far-famed WORM POWDERS which are acknowledged to be the most marvellous and effectual remedy ever known. *V* A few copies of Dr. Coffin's Guide to Health and Treatise on Midwifery on Sale "OURKITURE ! FURNITURE ! t. & hTcooke, CABINET, UPHOLSTERY, AND GENERAL FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, 148, QUEEN STREET, (Corner of Victoria, street), AUCKLAND, Have on Sale at Very Low Prices A LARGE and varird STOCK of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Including— Dining-room.-.Suiten, from £12 Drawing-room Snitas, from £12 12s Walnut Drawing-room Suites Bed-room Furniture. Mattresses, Palliasses Feather Beds, Bolsters, and Pillows, Of the best Quality. Iron Bedsteads, Iron Cota Office Tables, Hall Furniture, Matting Door Mats, Floorcloths, Venetian Blinds Cane-seated Chairs in great variety, from 40s the half-dozen Folding, Rocking, and Nursing Chairs Perambulators, single and doublg Bassinetts, Commodes, Music Stools, Canterbury's Toilet Glasses, all sizes and prices Toiletware, Marble-topWashstands, &c, &c. Country Orders Carefully .Packed. BONES! BONES! BONER J BOTTH-FT in any quantities -for ! Cash at the Freeman's Bay Bone Mills. MONET to Lend, in large or small sums, at a very low rate of interest.—Applyto Mr Laishley, Solicitor, High street. Tl/f ONET TO" LEND on first-class JJJL freehold security, at low rates ol interest— g, 0. Drer, Shortland mtreet.



Merchandise. Q N SALE By the Undersigned— Scrim, 45in and 7?in Cornsacks, E bushels Sulphuric Acid. G. W. BINNEY. f\ N SALE By the Undersigned— J. & T. Meek's Flour, in 2001b, 1001b, and 501b bags J. K. Anderson's Flour, 2001b, 1001b, and 501b bags Anderson & Mowat's Flour, in 20i>lb, 1001b, and 501b bags GEO. W. BINNEY. A .N s" A L E By the UKDitißiam d— Pickles, Morton's and Whybrow's Jar Salt, Morton's Table Vinegar, Morton's Pfllad Oil. pints and quarts Castor Oil, pints and quarts Raisins, Elome and Sultanas ■ Figs, Almonds Malt, English and Colonial Confectionery, Keiller's Cornflour Sardines, quarters and halves Candles, Price's and Brandon's White Starch Blue, in 561b boxes Brandy, Murtell's in quarter-casks Port Wine, in quarter-ca-sks Sherry Wiae, in quarter-casks Nup.ir, Mauritius and Companies Tobacco 10's Tea, in Boxes Chests, and Half-chests Jams, Peak's, Peacock's, and llawkin's T,-n-t Fruits, Peacock's and Hawlnn's Whiskey, Irish and Scotch, in cases and quarter casks Sausage Skins, in firkin?! Oatmeal, in 251b, 501b, and 1001b bags Pearl Barley, in 561b bigs Candied Peel Vestas, A\ ood. Plaids, and 250's Hos)s, Taswanian anil East Kent Hams and Bacon Maize, Tiran and Pollard Wheat, lfarley Rico (l\itiia dressed). GEO. W. BINNEY. TH. HALL & CO. Having been appointed SOLE AGENTS in Auckland for tho sale of DUNCAN'S WELL-KNOWN FLOUR, Are prepared to supply it to BAKERS AND THE TRADE On Good Terms. WYNDHAM STREET. Q N SALE By toe Undersigned. TO ARRIVE PER SERENE: Duncan's FINEST NEW FLOUR „ „ OATMEAL Also, NELSON HOPS BARLEY RYE GRASS SEED PEARL BARLEY (HOICK TEAS McConndl's HAMS & BACON. T. H. HALL & CO. D ANDERSON & SON'S PATENT FELTS: SHEATING FELT, SLATER'S FELT. ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT, NON-CONDUCTING HATR FELT for COVERING BOILERS and STEAM PIPES. Sole Aoents for Auckland : T. H. HALL & CO. \TE¥ ZEALAND AND LN AUSTRALIAN TWEEDS, BOOTS AND SHOES. T. H. HALL & O 0., 7. WYNDHAM STREET. XpX NOitHAM CABTLLE. J. WISEMAN Will open out shortly the following Goods— Inlaid and other Side-saddles Girls' Saddles Bridles—various Stirrup Leathers ' Ladies' and Gents' Safety Stirrups \ Spurs Whips—Jockey, Gig, Buggy, &c. Thongs—Greenhido, Kangaroo, Four-horse, &c, Plough and Cart Hames and Traces Brushes—Dandy, Water, Spoke, Compo, and Shoe Horse Fly Nets Burnishers Spring Hooks Carriage, Buggy, and Cab Mountings Hammer Heads and Hooks, assorted, for Hunting Crops. p APERHANG-INGS, 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 Cabinet-makers Gilt and Stained Frame and Eooin 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 Clas3 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. PHILLIPPS & SON, OIL, COLOR, & GLASS MERCHANTS, 12. WvNDJi MST RKBT. For Sale. FOR SALE by the undersigned— Tanks; Car Shafts, Coals (Bay of Islands and Newcastle), Firewood, Charcoal, &c. J. CRAIG, Fort street. SAWN KAURI TIMBER. FOE SALE, In Auckland, 300,000 FEET KAURI TIMBER. O. A. HARRIS. August, 1873. Yards : Custom-house street and Breakwater Road. Vessels Loaded at the Mill, Wangapoua, with despatch. jfflOE iTI LE, CHEAP— Farm at Papakura fronting main road Farm at Onehunga 2 Five-acre Paddocks at Onehunga 3 Allotments at Dedw.iod, near the Junction of College ar.d St Mary's Roads Farm Sections at Tauranga, Kaipara, and , Tokateka 90 acres near Lake Takapuna, adjoining Mr A. Mackay's Farm. GEORGE & ATKIN, LAND AND COMMISSION AGHNTS,' I'OM-STBEET.



Drapery. QONSTEENATION AMONG THE CLOTHIERS IN CONSEQUENCE OF SAMUEL COOMBES 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 wittilfeay regular Business, hasjdeter 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 PEEMISES 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 CLEARING SALE OB1 MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS,^ HOSIERY, Etc., Etc., Etc., E..VER OFFERED IN AUCKLAND. THE SALE WILL COMMENCE} ON SATURDAY MOKNING; 7th INST., AND , WILL BE CONTINUED FOR FOURTEEN DAYS ONLY EEMEMBEK Mk 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. a! 300 Men's Black Cloth Coats, from .. .. 14 6 600 „ Tweed „ „ ~ .. 10 6 500 „ „ Trowsers .. .. 511 300 „ ~ Trowsers and Vesta .. 15 6 500 „ Mole „ ~5 9 1000 Crimean Shirts ■'- .. Sll 500 White „ 2 11 600 Venetian „ 1 11 50 Boys' Knickerbocker Suits 9 11 1000 Men's and Boy's Hats 2 6 And the WHOLE of the STOCK at correspondingly LOW PRICES. 15®, Note the Address "®» 180" QEEEN STREET, OPPOSITE DARBY'S THISTLE HOTEL, FOR FOURTEEN DAYS ONLY ! ! SAMUEL COOMBES, PROPRIETOR.



Government Tenders. [Extract from New Zealand Gazette, April 9,1874. TSSUE OF £50,000 NEW ZEA-" LAND GOVERNMENT DEBENTURES, UNDER " THE WESTLAND LOAN ACT, 1873." Treasury, Wellington, April 9,1574 TENDERS are invited for the purchase of the whole or any portion of Fifty Thousand Pounds New Zea land Government Debentures, issued under the Act of the Legislature of the Colony, entitled " The West land Loan Act, 1873." Uy the Act above cited, the principal sum to be raised, and the interest theron, are charged on the Consolidated Revenue of the Colony ; a special block of land, 250,000 acres in extent, being set apart as security to the colony for the amount to be raised, The Terders will be received and the Debentures issued subject to the under-mentioned conditions: — 1. The Debentures will be payable to bearer, and will be issued in sums of not less than One Hundred Pounds each 2. The Debentures will bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable half-yearly, on the loth day of April and 15th day of October in each year, at the Treasury at Wellington, or at any Branch of the Bank of New Zealand in New Zealand, on notice given at the Treasury one month before the due date. 3. The principal sum will 'be payable on the 15th day of April, 1^94, at the Treasury at Welling ton, or at any Branch cf the Bank of New Zealand, in New Ze.Vand, at the option of the holder, six months' notice being required, pre vious to maturity, of the place at which pay ment is desired. 4. Tenders will be opened at the Treasury at Wel lington, at noon on FRIDAY, the Ist day of May next, in the presence of such of the Ten derers as desire to be present,—the minimum price under seal bein? first placed on the table. In the event of equal Tenders being received for a Sum in excess of the issue, a pro rata distribution will bs made. 5. The amtunt tendered for must be paid at the Treasury at Wellington as under:—Five per cent, accompanying application; the balanceon or before the Bth May. On payment r.f the balance of purchase money, Debentures signed by the Agents appointed under the Act will be foiwarded, at the risk of the Govern ment to purchasers or their nominees. Half per cent brokerage will be allowed to brokers through whose applications sales are effected. Applications by telegraph, received not later than 10 o'clock am. on the Ist May, will be accepted, pro vided they are accompanied by a telegram from the Manager of any Branch or Agency of the Bank of New Zealand notifying that the necessary deposit has been paid into the Bank of New Zealand to the credit of a Loan Deposit Account. If no allotment be made the 5 per cent, deposit ■will be returned in full, and if a portion only of the amonnt be allotted the surplus will be applied in payment of the balance. JULIUS VOGEL, Colonial Treasurer. FORM OF TENDER. I hereby tender for £ - New Zealand Five per Cent. Debentures, at the price of & for each £100 of such Debentures, and I agree to accept th same or any less amount that may be allotted tome and to pay for them in cash at the Bank of New Zea land (a) on (a) The name of the place at which the purchaser undertakes payment of the balance to be inserted. Notices -4 " Quoth the Raven, never more." —Edgar A. Pok. TO" EVER MOEE shall the Public be put off with inferior Goods>t HIGH PRICES ■WHILST R. F. SPENCER, FAMILY GROCER, PROVISION, AND PRODUCE MERCHANTS, Corner of Grey and Queen-streets x Can supply them with flrst-clasa Goods at SLOW PRICES. The Man who buys and sells for CASH is the Man who is in tho best position to sell the CHEAPEST. HIGH SCHOOL SXMONDS-STREET, SESSION 1874. SECOND QUARTER. The Second Quarter commenced on MONDAY 20th April. Vacancy for six Pupils. Terms, One Guinea per Quarter. J. M. ERASER, Master. ON SALE By the Undehsiovkd— 603 boxes Candles, Brandon, Deßobeux, and Belmon 400 barrels Cement 500 bags Salt, coarse and fine 200 barrels Resin 1000 Fire Bricks, Stourbridge 20 cases Muntz M«tal, 14oz to 240z 20 kegs Sheathing Nails Carbonate Soda, Tartaric Acid, Cream Tartar Sulphur, Saltpetre, Flour, Oatmeal Hams and Bacon, Butter Tea, half-chests and boxes, Sugar, assorted Tobaccos, Pipes, Barcelona Nuts, Almonds Lea and Perrin's Sauce, Soap Blue, thum and ball, Soap Powder TO ARRIVE PER HYLTON CASTLE : 480 fathoms Chain Cable, 5-8 to 7-8 200 keg 3 Ewebank Nails, assorted i 10 kegs Flooring Brads, assorted ■ 18 kegs Horse Nails, assorted. JOSEPH POTTER, DURHAM-STREET. TjiANCY DEPARTMENT. W. R ATT RAY Has just bought, at half-cost, 500 LADIES' LACE AND MUSLIN SLEEVE SETS 300 LADIES" MUSLIN ANDSNET RUFFLES. £3T TO BE SOLD AT KXTK.AOKDINABY LOW PRICES. These Goods are well worth inspection; NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 66, QrJEEN-STBEBT, • A U 0 E I. A N D,



Notices- TJDOLPHO WOLPE'S AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS THE PUREST STIMULANT IN THE WORLD, CAUTION. To prevent FRAUD we would recommend £th public to purchase by the BOTTLE, and to see tha the signature " UDOLPHO WOLFE" is on the wrapper and .on the label of the bottle. WOLFE'S AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS Are to be purchased of all Wine and Spirit Merchants. L. D. NATHAN & CO.; AGENTS. rfeNEHTJKG-A AND AUCKLAND \_/ ROYAL MAIL COACHES. THE ROYAL MAIL COACHES TIME TABLE. Leave Onelmnga—9 a.m., 2 p.m. Leave Auck land—l 2 noon, 5 p.m. Night Coaches on Saturdays— 6.30 p.m., 11.30 p.m. Booking Oflice :- Lendrum's Stables, late Hears s, Queen-street, Auckland. W. WHITE, Pkopbietor. BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS! STEPHENS A CARTEE, (LATE CATER), Having completed their EXTENSIVE ALTERATION'S, Beg leave to teader their sincere thanks to their numerous Customers and the Public generally^ for their kind patronage since they have been in business, and hope by civility and strict attention to merit a continuance of the same. STEPHENS & CARTER ABE NO"W OPENING UP THEIR WINTER STOCK OF LADIES' & GENT'S BOOTS AND SHOES, Which they will dispose of at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES BOOTS AND SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORD&R. CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES IN GREAT VAUIETY. STEPHENS & OAETEE, (LATE CATER), BOOTMAKERS, 136, QUEEN-BTREET, (Opposite Union Bank). TjXT D O W D E' H, ■ AUCTIONEER, AND COMMISSION AGENT, QUEEN STREET, (Near, the Union Bank), Begs to inform his Friends and the Public that he has COMMENCED BUSINESS IN AUCKLAND, And will attend with promptitude to any Goods placed in his hands for auction or private sale. Auckland, April 10,1874. TFXPBESB MAIL COACH, -IH AVAILABLE FOR 10 PASSENGERS. TO THE WADE AND HOT SPRINGS, ■ . TWIOE 'WEEKIiY. Leaves Stokes' Point on arrival of Steam Ferry from Queen's Wharf, 8 a.m., every Wednesday and Saturday; arriving at Wade, 1.30 Leaves Wade Post-office Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to meet Steam Ferry, Stokes' Point, 2,30 Fare, 3d per mile; parcels, 6d under 101b; and so on N.B.— For parties of three or, more the Express will proceed from Wade to the Orewa; or, if tide suits, to end of Long Beach, two miles from the Waiwera Springs, at 6d per mile fare from the Wade. JNotice of such parties intention to be left at Mr Compton's, Queen's Wharf, the previous Tuesday or Friday. ■MTANUKAU HOTEL. HENRY HARDINGTON, Proprietor.' The rapidly increasing importance of Onehunga as a port of arrival and departure, the extension of tho railway, the connecting of the peninsula with Stangere, and the general favour Onehunga has obtained as a place of pleasurable resort, has inducedtho Proprietor to spare neither pains or expense to make it A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, COMMERCIAL, AND TRAVELLERS' HOT3L. The establishment has been so re-arranged as to afford the best accommodation for visitors intransitu between the port aed other pprts of the colony ; as also for those who seek Onehunga as A MARINE TREAT, whether for pleasure or health. The accommodation comprises COMMERCIAL, TRAyELLERS*, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE ROOMS. The Bedrooms are spacious, well-ventilated, and comfortably furnished. Every attention, under very experienced management,' is paid to the wants of customers. The charges are strictly moderate; a good tablt! is kepx, and the WINES, ALES, AND SPIRITS are the best procurable. In fact nothing has been left untried to make the ~ MANUKAU HOTEL worthy of the highest patronage which may bo awarded to it. The Stabling accommodation is admitted to be the est in the Province.