The Evening Star.

Vol. VL—No. 1,823.]

Auckland, N.Z., SATCJRDAr, DECEMBER 18. 1875

[Price : ONE PENNY



■TX^r- JOR SAN FRANCISCO, SQUhs* " VIA KANDAVU AND HONO- The Al Iron Screw Steamship CYPHRENES, Canykg H.B.M.'s Mails, will leave the Queen-street flharf on SUNDAY, 19th December, 1875, taking Passengers and Freight for the United States; Great Britain, and Europe. For further particulars apply to I OWEN & GRAHAM, Agents, r "vST* "OEGULARMONTHLY __mmls?_K J-*> STEAM COMMUNICATION S&gfe^' BETWEEN AUCKI.AND, SYDNEY, ffls_W_llh& AND MELBOURNE. The fast and favourite s.s. HERO, Captain Logan, may be expected here again about the 81st instant. . She will leave for Sydney and Melbourne three days after arrival. For freight or passage apply to CRUICKSHANK & CO., Agents. 16 Queen-street, Auckland, I ' December 2,1875^ _^ "rra^7^|7oß TARANAKI, f&BP|;%. JL NELSON, PICTON. WEL iLa-WM^' TjTNG 1 T0N» LYTTELTON, AND ■ [BooHng through to Melbourne, Greymoutb, and -Hokitika.] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22. The Union Steam Shipping Company's magnificent new Steamer TAUPO, Captain Macfablane, will leave the Onehunga Wharf on WEDNESDAY, December 22, at 4 p.m. latest train for passengers, 2 30 p.m. Return Tickets at Single Far is. Tor freight or passage apply to HENDERSON & MACFARLANE, 25, Queen-street "7C^ fy EW ZEALAND ffiE&fP^ X^! STEAM SHIPPING COK __\W&&&fc PANY (LIMITED.) Job New Pltmottth, Nelbok, Pioton, WEu,raa tok, ,L?TTEi/rON, and Otaoo; transhipping at Wellington for WANSAirtn, Napier, and Povksty Bat; and at Nelson for Westpobt, Gkeymotjth, and Hokitika. [Pabbenqees Booked Through _ Mklbouexs.] The b.b. TARANAKI Will leave the Onehunga %\liarf on MONDAY next, the2othmetant, at 3 p.m. sharp. Lates train for Paseengerß leaves Auckland at 2.30 ! pjn. The s.s. P H (E B E I Will leave Onehunga YPharf on TUESDAY next, the '-■ 21stinstant, at 3.30 p.m latest train for Passengers leaves Auckland at 2.30 p.m. .Return Tickets issued at Single Rates to all ports. for lrelght or passage apply to W. F. WHEELER, Auckland. Or, A. BAR» ES, Onehunga. Offloes: Hobson's Buildings, Shortland-street ___%_ IVTEW ZEALAND 4_m_W& V* STEAM SHIPPING COM mffi^^1 PANY (LIMITED). Special Notice. Eetnrn Tickets at single rates will be issued at all Die Company's offices from the Ist December .' to the 3lst January, 1876. • These tickets will be avail iMeuntil tbe 28th February, after which date they till not be recognised. R. S. LEDGER, Manager. Wellington, November 25,1875. -V_.*V CJ T E A M «SB^rra^ JO COMMUNICATION 'A^^_V|^V WITH THE THAMES AND +__£Sj____&___-» COROMANDEL. v TIME-TABLE. - HAURAKI. . Prom Auckland: From Thames: Honday, 9 am. Monday, 3 p.m. Tuesday 10 am. Tuesday .4p.m. Wednesday-. 10 a.m. Wednesday, 4 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. Thursday, 4 p.m. May, 10 a.m. Friday, 4 p.m. ENTERPRISE. For Thames: Monday, 11p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. \~ Return Tickets by either boats: Saloon, 12s; Steerage, 8e; available from December 23,1875, to January i, 1876. MANAIA. Prom Auckland: From Coromandel: Monday. 12 noon Tuesday, 11 a.m. Wedn Bday, 12 noon Thursday, 12 noon May, 11 a.m. . Friday, 6 p.m. Weather'and other circumstances permitting. Not responsible for accidents in shipping, carrying, or discharging live stock. , Not responsible for any cargo or parcels put on toardwithout a shipping note. _i»i J. EDWARDS, Manager. PASSENGEES' LINE OF PACKETS TO NEW ZEALAND. OWNED BY MESSRS. SHAW, SAYILL & CO.. : 34, Leadenhall-street, London. The above line of ships are regular | J_bt__K traders to all the principal ports ot jSaS^s. New Zealand They are dipper ships, IS^^ classed Al at Lloyris, and commanded affiffl^^by experienced masters. The Bill of -~^m___\ Fareis mrst su bßtautial and of tbe W quality, and the accommodation roomy and con venient.., Ihe undersigned are empowered to grant passages «omLondon.to New Zealand, payment for whicb nas hecn gwranteed in the Colony. „„„ lo _ Eetnrn Bhips to London also leave at almost regular intervals. • i M particulars on application to LEVIN & CO., . Agents. _\l___ \TEW ZEALAND «|Pk J-S SHIPPING COMPANY'S FOR LONDON DIEECT. i Ihe Al Barque i , v . COLUMBUS, • ... S n« register. Thomas atkin, Commander, will lively sail (weather permitting) on 28th DECEM- Thisi vessel carries Saloon Passengers only, and has ,"«» bertha stiU disengaged. %lyto JOHN BATGER, New Zealand Shipping Co. (Limited) jKjk^ .If OR LONDON DIRECT. TO FOLLOW THE COLUMBUS. The favourite ship „ CIT7 OF AUCKLAND, &Ril". will leave on or about the first week in Sfelß76- Unrivalled accommodation for First 811 Murd Class Passengers. _. „ n CRUICKSHANK •OJ &; <!^«1^1875. " '• ll^, rpHE HOLIDAYS. iiJ_ t LALLA EOOKH . A h«CflJ*- element Excursions or Private the Hohday Week. _„ -~^__ J. EDWARDS^ ■■.AftL^RTAE OP GERMANY, j|gP*J3k FROM LONDON. t Au q^^g against the above vessel V Ss°« kWi^Bifc^fc'aerea in duplicate at our ■I ? w.! l. d^lathan & CO., wm. '' -Ami-fytw



____________Shipping. ■£h- YOBV OB NEW CALEDONIA fJrT>X ■*• VIA NORFOLK ISLAND. WKHagjjtfgS^ The schooner LMTITIA Will have quick despatch, . tfor freight or passage apply to D.H. McKENZIE. N ~~°~] _n~~^ s AUCKLAND STEAM PACKET COMPANY. fro^™?^ I?^^l^6 lssuea *-* above mß^ 18Ul **"**' aVail" s£3^V»sms. Napier> and back ' _.. W. LODDER. Bnsteass Cards. J __ C A R S O N, nLn * H~™? e and Lanfl Agent, Rent and Debt collector, Stichbury's Buildings, Queen-street. (IEORCE AKERS, o^ . ~ EREEMAN'S BAY SOAP AND CANDLE WORKS. . _J ___Z_______\ Buyer of TaUow. WARNOCK BROTHERS, * V SOAP & CANDLE MANUFACTURERS, j . Richmond, Coxfa Crevk. Office Auckland. MISS N" O':R~M A N, TEACHER OE MUSIC, Waterloo Quadrant, ; Opposite Government Houße. STANDARD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. -~~ Agent for Auckland— HENRY GILFILLAN, 7, Queen-street. |> OAKD j OAMTJEL WELLS *J House. Land, and Commission Agent, Collector of Rents, Debts, Highway Rates, &c. Loans arranged. Office:—l 29, Queen-street (three doors below the Union Bank.) C L A" R X, SHIPPING, COMMISSION AND FORWARDING AGENT, Wharf, Onehunga. On Sale—Grey River and Bay Coal. TfeO.tt.ttlS ] BUNJSbi BONJttSI Bought in any quantities for CAsn at the Freeman's Bay Bone Mills, and at No. 101, Lower Queen-street, J. & J. SOPPET. MR. MACLEAN", DENTIST, PRINCES-STKEkT, AUCKLAND. Professional Hours: 9 to 1 a.m., and 2 to sp.m. Late hour by appointment T AMJTS H FBI. EY, -1 MOUNT EDEN Junction G> oc-ry Store. N ew and Superior Groceries sold at the lowest Town prices. Families waited upon for orders. Goods delivered in any part of the country. , ' PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTICE. ■■ * The undersigned havirg purchased the NEGATIVES taken at the establifhu ent of Mr K. H. Bartlktt, late Photograper, CJneen-street, Auckland, beg to intimate that COPI> S of the same may be obtained on application to them at thtir Rooms, 224, Queen street, Auckland. It is requested that orders from a distance be accompanied by a remittance. CsrTHE AMEBIC AN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY ! -m Per JOHN ftcQAREIGLE, Man/ger. TVCTLER AND McINNES, HOUSE, SIGN, AND DECORATIVE PINTE RS AND PPiSRBANG-IDRS, Foot of Wakefield-street. Oil, Colour, Glass, White Lead, Scrim, Brushes, Varnishes, Glue, Paperhangings of all descriptions. B^~ All orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention. & 0 SOPPET, FREEMAN'S BAY STEAM MILLS, AND No. 101, Lower Queen-street, Wharf, A V C X Ii A N P. 7S COO K'S 'BUSSES \JCm leave Coombes' quarter to and a quarter-past every hour for Newmarhet Epsom—B. quarter to 11. 2, and 5. Grafton Boad-Every hour. CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, HANSOMS, ETC., ALWAYS ON HIRE GILHAM'S 'Busses will leave • Onehunga at a quarter to 8 a.m. and quarter to 12 every day; Auckland at a quarter to 10 «.m. Mid quarter to 4 pm. If required, a Special Coach wi U be run to suit convenience of evening partieem * " ' [Established 11 Years.] WB E A L, NEW AND SECOND-HAND Clothier and General Dealer, ! Wellesley-street East Clothing bought, sold, and exchanged. wb—Arrangement can be made for the Purchase of Clothing, Books, etc., at private houses. T^TOTICE OF REMOVAL. PAPERHANGING, OIL, COLOUR, AND rA GLASS WAREHOUSE, No. 53, Corner of Queen and West Queen-streets. J, HENDERSON TTas much pleasure in announcing to his Friends and ffiSbHo generally, that he has removed to above address, whfre he feß to merit a continuance of their liberal support. __ No 53, Queen-street. •jrpT"T^T -AMO-V, JL^" SURGEON DENTIST, Wakefield-street. Teeth extracted by Dr Clover's Patent Artiflcal Teelh (from One to^Full Set). /, rAR KE BROTHERS, ! (Opposite Union BankJ, qHEKN-8 T R E E T, x, -i v* WI».V. to Life Size, at TrxflTlOT^irißAN! U CHAFF ! BAIRDj Victoria-steeet. S— — 4 —aT^xj iT"s 6 J a f"7 ma ke up Gentlemen's Clothing . isprepared to make upU dFasWonaWe TonrsTcTir bo x j- . b. iyiuhpackea, 2 0^SLBOXE S ,,,e,8,10, and 12 Tunes. „ _ , JeyeUer, Queen-stre^ ,



i OasrsSa. DALTON & C~a 3 • 44, Qukenstktset, opposite Exchange Buildings, f BOOTM A X E R S. i Boots made to Me! sure in five hours' notice. No | slop fjoods. Btst materials only used. | The Latest French Fashions. j American Stub Toes. tJEKISE BATHS, UPPER QUEEN-STREET.. Open Daily from V a.m. to 6 p.m. Charges, 8s; Saturdays, 3s 6d, open till 9 p.m. Tickets at a reduced rate can be had from from Mr. Aicken andTVlr. Pond, chemists, Qupen-street. Open for Ladies (only) on Thursdays. Two ladies in attendance, j _j[gg_f peoial engagements address to Mrs. Sykes. JOHN SO P P E T HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, No. 8, Queen-street. Agent for Mr. C. G. Quick's Waikato Parcels Delivery and Passenger Bboking. August 5,1875. W O T . I 0 E~. T. B. CAMERON, Architect Am Engineer, Corner of High-street and Vulcan Lane, Is prepared to supply Plans, Specifications, and correct Estimates for all description of Buildingß on shortest notice. WT~^ WATTS, PHOTOGRAPHER, QTTEPN-STREKT, ONEHUNGA. TjTr a. pTt ters on, FAMILY GROCER AND CORN DEALER, Peinoes-stjifet, Ohichknga. Has on Sale— Chaff, £6 $ ton ; 7/ $ cwt. Hay and.Straw Firewood (cut and uncut) Shingles. Q ~~N S A L He. Portland Cement (now landing)—3oo casks White's an' 1 other brands And all kinds of Builder's Materials: KEANE & JENKINSON, VjtCT O RIA-STRKET EAST. K~gT~a T L AN D'S • TOY BAZAAR AND FANCY REPOSITORY, Karangahape Road. Newton. By a small outlay at the above, a great amount of domestic peace may be secured. Cheap, amusing, and instructive Toys in endless variety. MONS. P. PELTZER, of the Cf.liege Henry IV., Pprls. Private Lessons and Evening Classes in the Frkncti Language and Literatuttb,—Cracroft-stTf ot, Parnell, Auckland. DWA RD HODGSON", WHOLESALE AND RKTAIL FIREWOOD MERCHANT. Breakwater and at Mechanics' Bat. N.B.—The cutter 'Tay' leaves Mechanics' Bay Wharf, rarrying cargo to Waibeke, at lowest rates. Boat loads of Firewood delivered to any part of Auck and. „ PBTLTJPPS AND SON, • OIL, COLOUR, and GLASS MERCHANTS, Importers of Pattfrhangings, Sfrim, Paints, Oils, Turpentine, Colours, Varnishes, French Polish, Gold Leaf, Artists' Colours and Brushcß, Plate, Sheet, Crown, Ornamental, and Photographic Glass, Picture 5 Frame and Tapestry Mouldings, Clock and Comp?,ss Glasses, Glazed Hashes, Doors, &c. Glass cut to size, and carefully packed. 95 and 97, Queen-street. K. EATJLDEE7"~Solel:ontraotor to the City Council for the Enn tring of Earth Closets, Privy Boxes, Cesspits, etc., is prepared to attend 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 Tnßpector^of^ Nuisances, City Council Office, Queen-street THE Undersigned are Cash Pur OHASEKS of HIDE*, SHEEPSKINS, WOOL, TALLOW, &c.,.&c, at highest market rates, in any quantity. Consignors direct will b^ve promrt and immediat cash remittances return-d at satisfactory rates. IRELAND BROS., Tanners and Leather Manufacturers, W, W O O N, • Native Lands and General Commission Agent, Licensed Interpreter, Under the " Native Lands Act, 1873." The advertiser is in a position to devote the whole of his time to the transaction and completion of any business with the natives with which he may be entrusted. Address: High-street, next to Commercial Hotel. [Established IB6o] GEORGE DICKSON, Jun., BREAD AND BISCUIT BAKER, TOP OF HOBSON-STREET. Wedding and Christening Cakes made to order. All kinds of Fancy Goods always on hand. Families waited on Daily. |y Shipping Supplied. WILLIAM BIRCH, BOOTMAKER, OTAHUHU, (Next to the Criterion Hotel). Every description of Boots and Shoes made to order. English and Colonial Goods always on hand. All Repairs promptly executed. —^ 0 $ «l . PARNELL PORK BUTCHERY Poultry always on hand. Highest price given for home dairy-fed Pork. Smoked Tongues and Home-cured Bacon at lowest reasonable price. vtoti cTe~of"r"e~m oval. eELWIN B. DICKSON, LICENSED LAND BROKER, Under the Land Transfer (Ton-ens') Act, 1870, DRAUGHTSMAN, ILLUMINATOR, HERALD PAINTER, ETC. Agent.for Mutual Life Association of Australasia. 7, Somervell's Buildings, Auckland. HARLES GOODWILL WHEELWRIGHT, AST) AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MAKER, Otahuhu. Spring Carts, Wagons, &c, made and repaired on the premises. Goods forwarded per Train to the Waikato. AY OF ISLANDS COAL YARD, BREAKWATER ROAD. BAY OP ISLANDS AND NEWCASTLE COAL ON SALE. Office: 7, Queen-street. HENRY GILFILLAN, Agent. rTIRANSITION CHAMPTALOuFft COOPER, BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, Have Removed to New and more commodious Premises, 80, QUEEN-STREET, ' Three doors above Vulcan Lane. BMDEEN~BOOT"FACtORY, ALBERT-STREET. Every description of Men's, Women's, and Children's Colonial made Boots and Shoes kept in stock. The only Manufactory in the Province where hand closed and hand made Boots are to be had. A supply of Seamless Watertights always on on hand. BLACK & CO. Xjjnr H. S K.I NNE R, .BUILDER, CARPENTER AND JOINER, VIULCAN LANE. ! All Branches of the Building Trade executed by •:.,;, Experienced Workmen. . . , > V £&o# JfrotftP, ; ,o^oo Fitting^ &0,, &0. ; .' _(' him m^M—



Business Cards. "OVERY kind of MEN'S and' A J WOMEN'S STRAW HATS well cleaned and made into any required shape, at C. PLUMMKR'S, Wellesley-street East, fourth shop from Queen-street. Mere&&&dto- AN SALE—TO AREIYE: 550 SACKS BAKER'S FINEST OTAGO FLOUR. 15 „ PEARL BARLEY. 234 „ BRAN. 30 „ OTAGO OATMEAL. T. H. HALL & CO. "AUSTRALIAN WINES. T. H. HALL & CO, Wyndham-street, • AGENTS FOR MESSRS. CAUGHEY, ' WINE PRODUCERS, Are prepared to receive orders from the Trade for these favourite WINES, and guarantee them el ivered in good condition in Bottle or Bulk by j return of every steamer from Melbourne. QN SALE, BY T. H. HALL & CO.: OATS TEAS ROCL BACON AND HAMS FRENCH LEATHERS SHEATHING A*D ROOFING FELT COLONIAL TWEEDS I T^T E L S ON HOPS ON SALE BY T. H, HALL & CO. OR- IMMEDIATE SALE, three Eligible Building Allotments, Brighton Road. Price Low, Terms easy. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. Tji IREW OO D BUSH. For Sale. Firewood Bush, Maraitai, good water frontage, about 600 tons l.i-troe, and,2ooo tois hard wood; there are 60 tons now ready lor scipment. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON. ORIMMEDIAIE~SALE—A vary compact and well cultivated Farm of 81 acres first quality land, securely fenced and divided into paddocks, a large portion of which is both drained and under crops, together wi*h Dwelling-house, &c, at Bombay, fronting on to the Great South Road. Apply to JOHN SOPPET, No 8. Quefn-stree t, gPECIAL NOTICE. H. L. POSSENNISKIE BEGS to return his sincere thanks for the very liberal support he has hi herio received, and takes this opportunity of informing hianumtrous customers pud thrt p 'bbc generally that he has just received, by he last English ships, a very Superior ASSORTMENT OP SUMMER GOODS, -consisting 01- West of England, Scotch, & Bannock burn twkeds ; Also, some Silk and Fancy Vestings (new patterns), Superfine Black and Blue Broad Cloth. Ex Hero, and late arrivals— Geklono, Sydney, and Mosgiel Tweeds. The above Gonds having just arrived, H. ~. P. is. enabled to offer Garments an the following prices :— Trousers £12 6 Trousers and Vests 1 18 0 Tweed Suit .. 315 0 All orders strictly Hand-made and well Shrunk, and a Good Fit Gcaramufd, The above prices are for C 4 SH, my motto being SMALIi PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS. H. L. POSSENNISKIE, TAILOJR AND HABIT MAKER, New Zealand House, SHORTLAND-STREET, AUOKLAND. Tjl LECTION NOTICE. I solicit your votes. I have the Largest and Best selected Btock in New Zealand, and to see it you must come inside The Shop is small, the Prices low, but the best-selected and largest stock in the Culony. It is not paid for, and I must sell to meet P.N's. F. H. LEWISSON, Opposite the Union Bank, Auckland. OS T-OFFICE HO TEL, GREY-STREET, WELLINGTON. Travellers to the Pouth will find first-class accom modation at the above Hotel. Suites of apartments for Families. Airy, pleasantly-situated rooms always ' available. Good dry Sample-rooms, THOMAS URWIN, Proprietor. N SAL E—The Original and Genuine Dr Townsend's Compound Extract of SAR3APARILLA.—ROI3ERION & CO., Agents, Durham-street •pAPER BAGS ! T>APER BAGS Grey Sugar B»gs Brown and Purple Bags Biscuit Bags Flour Bags Confectionery Bags Millinery Bags. WRAPFING PAPERS— Brown and Blue Paper Smill H*nd and Cap Paper Tinfoil Tea Paper White Tea Paper, ItW* Printed if required Price Lists on application. R. B*IRD, Victoria-street, Sole Agent for Messrs Smith, Anderson, and Co. Paper and Bag Manufacturers, ( .Bcotland, ELBON GROWN FRUIT, in any quantity, shipped with care by H. COLLINS, Bay View Hotel, Nelson. I3_T References at the Stau Office. WSMITH, Receiving and • Forwarding Agent, Queen street Whari, Auckland. Good* delivered from Ship's side with despatch. N.B —Bollast supplied. rp 6 IC~O NNO IS S EFRS. Store Cameo Brooches Stone Cameo Earrings Stone Cameo otuds, Sleeve Links, Tins and Rings. B3f~ No charge for looking, at F. H. LEWISSON'S, '«;> Queen-street, Auckland. RIZE MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED TO JAMES SMITH, New-street, Nelson, N.Z, since 1872, for excellence of Nelson-made Wines and Cordials. "" *■ Sole A gent in.Auckland :— f HENRY CONN OP, Wakefield-street, opposite Fitzroy ha&_ ".. ■ .• , Hotel. '



For Sale. FOR SALE, several Choice Native eserves in the Stewart Settlement at Katikati, from 50 'o 200%cres. Terms easy.--Apply to R. C. JORDAN, uctioneer aud Land Agent, Tauranga; Or, G. .V. STEWART, Katikati. riHEISTMAS PRESENTS! NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS ! Sewiitg Machines ! Sewing Machines ! The most useful and best to give. Eight reasons why A Machine you should buy, —At Dennes's : Ist. He has twentj different kinds. 2nd. He gives one month's free trial. Srd. He asks no security. 4th. You can exchange a Machine you don't like for one you do like. 6th. He charges nothing extra for six month's credit. 6th. He takes old Machines in part payment ior new ones. 7th. He is the Largest Importer in the Province. Bth. He will give a Limi -Light Entertainment to any Society free if the members find him one or more purchasers to the extent of 10 guineas. V&~ W. C. Dennes, having made fresh arrange ments, begs to inform the public that he repairs all kinds of Sewing Machines upon the premises, expedi tiously and cheaply. GREAT CENTRAL SEWING AND WASHING MACHINE DEPOT, Q UEEN-STKEET. MACHINE NEEDLES, of all kinds, 3d. each, or 2s. 6d. per dozen. i"F °: ot to | H -"■■ * V gq Has much pleasure to inform his £ _r_ friends, and the public in general, that he ™ M 2 3> HAS NOW OPENED H • ""3 CO his t-t a 2 < GREENGROCER, FRUITERER, g * AND GROCERY STORE, B l-\ OOBNEB OF gp 2 - t> g Victoria and Albert - streets, jh »-( td * _\ q F. C. Otto in inviting his friends and the H p3 public in general to come and patronise 2 f-\ him, promises to sell flrst-claBS Goods at £) Jrj the lowest possible cash prices, and give IS q every order prompt attention. ,_a O 0Q MR. MITCHEL, PITT-STREET, Auckland, begs to draw the attention of the public to his Choice Selection of PICTURES, FANCY GOODS. &c. Extensive Library. Terms moderate. N.B.—Book bought, sold, and exchanged. /CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! F. FENTCN" wishing bis friends and patrons "A Merry Christina and a Hippy New Year.'' begs to fcnnounce th t he i' tends carrying out his former systt*m by supplying the public with first-class Goods at Cost Price :—Ubristma. Hums, from Is lb ; Flour, best, 71bs for is ; Kaisins. best, Od lb ; Currants, Hyd lb; Candied reel. Is Od lb ; Spice, Id packet; Jar Jam, Gd lb ; Tobacco, 3d plug or 3s lb; and every other article proportionately cheap. C39~ To pruvent inconvenience tbe public should make early purchases in consequence of the enormous pressure of business on previous occasions. FRANCIS FENTON, Market Corner, next to Hemus's Boot Shop, Queen-street. THE ONLY ONES IN THE COUNTRY. In GENTS' RINGB, just received, per Overland Mail. Call and see them—the Duke's Motto—at F. H. LEWiSSON, Jeweller, Queen-street, Auckland. HHENDERS 'RE QUI RED FOR DEBENTURES TO BE SOLD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT, 1875. Frasr Issue, £20,000. 'Tenders will be received at the Superintendent's Office, Auckland, until noon of MONDAY, the 20th day of December, 1875, from persons willing to jsurchuse Debentures to be sold by the Public Build ings Commissioners under the authority of the Public Buildings Act. 1875, and secured on the pieces of land set forth in schedule 2 of the said Act. The total amount proposed to be irsned at present is £20,000. The Debentures hear interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum payable half-yearly. The Principal to be repaid at par, by the application to annual drawings o' 1 per cent, sinking Fund. The Debentures will be issued in amounts of £100 each Part of the property upon which the Debentures are charged is at p e sent leased, and produces an annual income of £1609 per annum, being sufficient to cover the Interest and Sinking Fund on the amount of Debentures now proposed to be issued. A portion of the old Supreme Court Site remains to be leased, together with other valuable rroperties. No more Debentures will be issued Until the rents ! equal the annual charge lor Interest and Sinking : Fund. Tenders to state the amount proposed to be given for each Debenture of £100. G. GREY, Superintendent. I SHicmjDTß 2 to Public Buii/omas Act, showing i THE PROPERIY I.S WHICH 2HE DEBENTURKS WILL BE SkUEEJ), City of Auckland: 1. Lots 1. 2, 3, and 4 of section 15, known as the Old Supreme Cf urt Site, area three roods and twenty-eight perches. 2. Allotment No 12, of sec'ion 4, containing one rood and one perch ; bhortland Crescent. 3. Allotment No 16. of section 7, containing one rood thirty-seven perches; Shortland Crescent. 4. Allotment No 8, of section 15, containing one rood and three perches ; Queen-street. 5. Allotments Nos 7, 8> 9, and 10, of section 9, containing one loed and thirty-aix perches ; Symonds-street, Uavelock-street, and Wyna hftm-s reet. 6. The western portion of allotment No 17a, of section 4, containing thirteen perches ; Bank street. 7. Allotment No 1, of section 81, containing two roods and sixteen perches, situated in Mechanics' Bay (occupied by Sash and Door Factory) Suburbs ot Auctlaud : 8. Allotment No 21a, of section 11, containing seven acres and one rood ; on road ' from Prince Albert Hotel to ureat South Road. 9. Part of llotment No 13, of section 12, con taining fourteen acres and 36 perches; One hunga n.oad 10.. Allotment No 7a. of section 12, containing filty-three acies ; Panmure and Great South Road. 11. Allotment' No 17a, of section 12, containing twenty-seven acres and twenty-three perches; Barp of Erin Road. 12. Allotment No 14a, of sec'ion 12. containing four acres and one rord; Harp of iirin Kotd. 13. Alio'ment No 24, of sect-'on C , containing 40 acres ; Epsom Road. 14. Part of section No 98 containing two acres two roods and twenty-nine perches ; Mechanics' Bay, adjoining Domain. 15. Allotment No 41, of section 3, containing twelve acres, excepting such portion thereof as may be conveyed by law to Her Majesty the Queen for the purposes, and subject to the provisions of "The Public Domain Act, I860;" site of Hos vital Buildings, new [and old • - 16. Part of allotment No 1, of section 99, contain ing thr. c acres and six perches; Mechanics' . Bay. Parish of Takanuna: 17. Allotments Kos 14,15.16,17, and 20, contain i ■ trigone hundred and two acres one rooa and I ,yi twenty-four perches;, North Shore, near I: Stokes Point. ,



i_m:w**—M_m-—wumwu»im—ti—imMmsß—_—*— — Electoral. mo THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF ONEHUNGA. Gentlemen,—Tho strenuous efforts that were made during the recent session pf Parliament by the Go vernment and a majority of membt^s of an expiring House of Representatives to overtuM R^ptly a primary part of the Constitution under which we n7e having failed, a a opportunity will shortly be afforded you of expressing at the hustings your opinion upon the attempt to strip the people of important privileges without consulting them and obtaining their con sent. The dissolution of Parliament presents you with that opportunity; and I now appeal to you to justify me, and to resent the affront that was offered in striving to keep the people muzzled while the Con stitution was being torn to pieces. As your Representative, I felt it to be my duty to co-operate with those who determined to have re course to all the means which Parliamentary forms I afford, of preventing the Abolition of Provinces Bill becoming law and taking effect until the people of the colony should be heard on the matter. The attempt to filch from this Province the rem nant of Local Government and legislative functions still left to us has been generally condemned, and it should be the duty of the newly-elected members to combine and devise means for elevating the Province from its embarrassment and depression. No lover of the Province of Auckland can be con tent with the present posture of its affairs; and every friend of freedom and independence within its bounds ought to shrink from allowing its destiny to be con trolled by the hands of men either ignorant of or hostile to its aspirations. Through the insidious and encroaching legislation of the General Assembly, we have been stripped of a due share of the revenues raised within the Province; we have been despoiled of possessing the capital of the Colony. We have in deed been humiliated, so far as this could be effected by adverse influences. To redress our wrongs through the medium of the General Assembly's legislation is hopeless. And of the plans that have been propounded for accomplish ing this redress, my own predilection Is in favour of erecting the Province of Auckland into a separate Colony, so that all matters affecting the interests of . tbe Province shall b» legislated upon within the Pro vince, and under the eyes of the people of the Pro vince. Should, however, the current of political thought set unmistakably in favour of the separation of the two Islands, I would accept that scheme, rather than longer put up with the prostration of our Provincial <jGovernment, or bow to the Abolition project, which tears from us the last shreds of independence. Better live urder a Bussian despotism, if impartial, than the ncminf-eism prepared to supplant our elective Super intendent at d Provincial Council. I purpose, if you think fit again to elect me your repr*sentative, to support, in no nigpard spirit, the scheme of policy shadowed forth by our Superin tendent, Sir George Grey, which I have briefly de scribed ; and I shall never consent to exchange the Superintendent whom the people cf this Province delight to honor, for any member of the Ministry, or any subservient tool they may elect to set over us. I am not deterred from espousing the cause of Separation—be it that of Auckland from the rest of the colony, or that of the two Islands—by factitious difficulties about Colonial indebtedness. Such diffi culties did not stand in the way of the dismember ment of the Provinces of Wellington, Otago, and Canterbury, when the policy of sapping and under mining Provincial A dmlnistration was commenced by the Centralists of those days. In all cases of Federal Separation, die condition precedent is an adjustment 0 f existing burdens, an equitable calculation of assets, »nd a consideration of losses sustained through com pacts that may have worked unfairly. As regards the smaller Provinces of Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland, there is the strange spectacle presented to us of the authorities of those Provinces clamouring for the abo lition of the offices they were elected to fill, and at the same time clinging tenaciously to the emoluments attached to those offices. I believe it would tend to arouse those portions of New Zealand from their torpor, if the reins of power with regard to Taranaki and Hawke's Bay were to pass into the hands of the Superintendent of Wellington, and as regards Nelson, Marlborough, and Weßtland into the hands of the Superintendent of Canterbury. Any savings arising from such annexation should be dedicated as " sub stantial endowments" for the districts annexed. I do not profess to be swayed by any maudlin sen timentality about a united Colony, nor am I osptl vated with such fumes of fan eyas that New Zealand is toshcotupat once Into a mighty power dominat ing these seas. ' My pretensions are of a different colour. I desire to promote the happiness of the greatest number ; not by inculcating Qnixotic idess, but by endeavouring to ameliorate the condition of the masses, by increasing the facilities for the acqui sition of the soil, and bvreducing taxation on articles of daily use, as was proposed last session with regard to tea, flour, and sugar. II; I should, on this occasion, be again honored with your confidence, I shall in the future, as I have en deavoured to do heretofore, hold that it is my first duty to watch over your interests; my next, to consult for the welfare of the Province, which is endeared to us by so many ties. r I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, G. MAURICE O'RORKE. Onehunga, 2nd December, 1875. TJIRAJNKLIN ELECTION. ( TO EBENEZFR HAMLIJ?; EPQ. : Sin,—We. the undersigned Electors of the District of Franklin, request thit you will allow us to put you in nomination to represent oar interests in thee >ming Parliament. .From the IPenU and independent con duct and apiitude for public business you 'tave shewn as a Representative in the Provincial.Council,.we are satisfied that you ar« capable of represent! g our intpre ts faithfully and efficiently, and we pledge ourselves to do our utmost to secure * our return, (Here follow the signatures of one hundred and three Elector-.)* ' TO THE fcLECTVBSoF FRANK LIN SIGxMNG XHK INQUISITION. Gentlvme^,— I pcede to your influential and nuoieroaslv signed requisition, requpsticg me te allow myself to be Nominated is a Candidate io represent your interests in the forthcoming Parliament IwM take an e*rly oppoitunit* of visiting the different parts of your district, to promulgate my views on the questions of the d*y. - I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, X HAMLIN. To the Gentlemen-signing the Requisition. iO THE ELECTORS OF THE DIS TRICT OF WAITEMATA. - Gkntmmbn,—l have the honour to announce thai i at the forthcoming General Election for the Parlia ! ment of New Zealand it is my intention to offei myself as a Candidate, to represent your interest! ; in the House of Representatives. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, j J. S. MACFARLANE. Auckland. December 8. TR7S _mmmmmmt___________m___m



Electoral. -VTEWTON ELECT IO N. MR. SWANSON will meet the Eleotors. of Newton in the Newton Hall, on TUESDAY Evening next, at 8 o'clock; AITI EAST EJECTION. v Mr W. L. REES will Meet the Electcrs of City East J** tlie Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday Evening next, S* 7.30 p.m. pARNELL ELECTION. MR. READER WOOD will address the Electors of Parnell, at the Parnell Hall, on THURSDAY Even ing next, at 8 o'clock. Tt/TR. E. HAMLIN will meet the iIX ELECTORS of FRANKLIN as undi r:— Waiuku, on Saturday, December 18. *t 6.30 Mauku, Monday, December 20, at 6.30 Pukekohe, Tuesday, December 21, at 6.3ff Bombay, Wednesday, Deoember 22, at 6.30 Other places in future notjce. rpO THE ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen,—l beg to announce myself as a Can didate to represent your interests in the forthcoming Parliament. I will take an early opportunity of ex pressing my views on the important questions now occupying public attention. Your obedient servant, W. J. HURSTL Auckland, 9th December, 1875. mo THE ELECTORS OF THE DIS TRICT OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen,—At the request of many of my old friends, I do myself the honor of again soliciting yous suffrages at the forthcoming election. My long connection with your district, ihe identity of Interests which exists between us, and your know- ' ledge of my past career, both politically and other wise, render in unnecessary that in making this an nouncement I should enter into any further particu lars. At an early occasion I shall have the pleasure ot meeting you in the principal parts of the district, and then explain more fully my views and opinions as to the present position of the polony and the main questions which are likely to come under the con sideration of the new Parliament. , I have the honour to be, Gentleman, Yours faithfully, THOMAS HENDERSON. Auckland, December 8, 1875. HE ELECTORS* OF AUCKLAND CITY EAST. Gentlemen,—The Writs for the ensuing election having now been issued, I shall have much pleasure in meeting you in the Hall of the Mechanics' Insti tute on MONDAY Evening, the 20th instant, when I will take the opportunity of expressing my opinions t_i on some of the leading questions of the day. I am, Gentlemen, Yours truly, J. M. CLARK. Remuera, December 16,1875. fT\O THE ELEOTOBS OF NEWTON Gentlemen,— Having reason to believe that I fairly represented your opinions in Parliament, and knowing that I did my best to do so, I offer myself as a Candidate for re-election. There is nothing I can say that will enable yon to know more of me than yon do now, as I am and have been personally known for many years to nearly all of you. , ; As to what is to be done now, I Bay let ns, as far as > possible, manage our own affairs. - Surely, we who know and are interested, can do so better than those r who neither know nor care, and whose Interests are often opposed to ours. >•_ ,- ■ - ..'■'■'.i Ti'EEK If you see fit to elect me, my conduct will be the same in the future as it has been in the past—an endeavour, as far as possible, to get unity of action among our Members; to reduce wasteful expenditure; to put power into the hands of the people, not to deprive them o! it; and that all great questions should be submitted to them. -.- . r -/ 'J ii WM. SWANSON. .'■'- QITY EAST ELECTION. I beg to give/definite and distinct-notice to all) Electors of City East that I am a Candidate for that constituency,. to which position I have . been pledged ever sinoe _Mr Vogel's meeting at the Choral Hall. As soon as the present Assembly is dissolved I shall formally address the Electors; . ) y i - . W. L. REES. • 4th December, 1875. DU B LIC NOTIFICATION.: > Superintendent's Office, Auokland, November 26,1875. Separate Tenders will be received at this Office..., until noon'of MOND&Y, .the;2oth; December prox.,, \ \ f.or the undermtntiomed services and Supplies for the Provincial Government during the nine months com- - mencing on the Ist January, 1876. ; . ' , ', Printed Forms of Tender and Copies of the Condi, tions aad Specifications of the Beveral Contrao s can bd obtained at this Office. ' READER WOOD, .'" i . Provincial Secretary. 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