SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER—This evening, 6.17 ; to-morrow morning, 6.35 SUN SK_-T_is evening, 59. SUN RlSE—To morrow miming, 7.2. MOON S AGE—New moon, 2nd August, 1.7 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

,L.9He Rrandon, schooner, Onfson, from Rarotonga Emu, screw-barquentiue, Connell, from Fiji

DEPARTURES.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For South—Taranaki, Tuesday, 4th August For San Fran _sco-Cyphrenes, ss, 6th August (English mail) For Sydney—Hero, s s, esrly Fir 'Wewc _tle—Lochnagar, barque, early For London—Fernglen, ship, early For Kaipara—Kate Brain, brigantine. early For the Coast—Agnes Donald, schooner

VESSELS EXPECTED

Hero, sH> from Sydney and Melbourne, about 3rd August Cypiireues, ss, from Sydney; due sth August Yaira, from Wwrrinnibool; sailed 17th inst Ahimbagh, ship, VN J G from London ; sailed May 9 John Rennie, ship, VTG Q, from London; sailed May 11 Dover.Castle, ship, NCT R, from Belfast; sailed 23th May Carisbrook Castle, ship, HLW B, from Liverpool ; sailed June 3 Columbus, barque, KVH R, from London ; sailed sth June City of Auckland, ship, from London White Eagle, ship. Q 3 GW. fmm London, early Jefsica, barque, from New York, via Dunedin Stag, barque, from Newcastle, early "Virtor, barquentinc, from Port Gamble ; sailed 14th May Yisiun, brig, from Samoa Flirt, hrigsntlnr, from Uyttelton ; sailed 22nd Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Chatham Islands, eariy Ryno, brigantine! from Potnrnah, early Peerless, schooner, from South Sea Islands, early L.isfcitia, s'hooner, from T< .rotonga Papua, schooner, from Rarotonga, early t Edith, schoo: 'ei','from the Minds, early Kenilworth, schooner, from Noumea, early

special charge is made for consignees' or shippers' names inserted in this column.

JTMPORTS. Per Emu, from the Fijis : 1200 bugs maize. 305 bags copra, 35 b^g* peai-nts. 3 bags wool, 1R casks empty bottle*. 153 buss"! maize 5 ctsks oil, 1 case jews harps—Stone Bro3, aje^ts

Tbe barque lochr>"gar is now discharging her cargo of coals at tbe wharf. The shio Forfarshire has finished discharging her cargo, and is now taViog in bailast preparatory to sailing for Newcastle. The ss ' ]ewei:j_ has been taken over to the Gore street Jetty for alterations to be made in her cabin accommodation before »he leaves for Levuka. The schooner Leslie ha", been berthed at tho wharf, and this momirg began discharging . her cargo of p-.tatoe?. The sthoo .r ChoTrbdis has been hsu'ed along side the ship Fernglen to tranship h _ Island produce for tonrfon. The cutter Morniug Light from Port Charles brings IS 000 ft timber. The schooner O.ean his cleared for Mercnry Bay with 3 casks of beef, 1 case tobacco, _ ton flour, 6 packages groceries. The cutter Leo has cleared in ballast for Russell, and the Morcing Light for Port Charles. The brig Derwent is loading with timber at Mongonui. Oh j ss Irna left Unveil at 3 30, and arrived at "Wangarei Heads at 11 45 ; left again at 12. and arrived in Auckland at 745 this morning. We are indebted to W H Stoddart. purser, for report, pas senger lit, &c. Passengers :—Saloon—Messrs flowden. Llttlejohn, Bowman, E M Williams, J Williams. Fairbura, F H Tippet, MissHanlcy, an* five in the steerage. Cargo—6o sacks gum, II.COO shingles—Craicksh.uk and Co, agents The schooner Belle "R'andon schooner arrived from a cruise among tho Islands last night laden with a full cargo of Island produce. She took in cargo and sailed from Karotooga for Auckland on the 17th. On Thursday experienced a heavy NN E gale. On Friday, the 30th, sighted the Great Barrier, and made the harbour in the evening. During the round the round the Belle Erandon spoke the ketcn Qearl on the outward run and again at Penhryn Island, schooner Papua and cutter Kate Young (late Petrel) at Rarotonga, and ' rctitia bound from Aitutake to Earotonga on Ihe 19th inst. Passengers : Mr Ranken, Captain Koss. The screw barqusntine Kmu, chirtared by Mr W. D. Brewer, airr;ved from Fiji early thii morning with a cargo of maizi, copra, and other Fiji pro duce. Captain Connel reports having left Levuka on Friday, 23rd inst, at 8 pm, under steam. Had strong head winds at starting.^ On Monday, the wind changed to the eastward. Encountered heavy N E gale and high sea on Thursday night. Shortened sail, and ran btfo-e it, shinning some heavy s?"s Got ut> stea.mon Friday, and made the Poor Knights that day. Fine weather down the coast. Passengers : Mrs Martin and Son, Miss Wilson, Messrs Brewer, Mercer, Copeland.

WANGAROA.

I The schooner Fairlie arrived on Thursday morn i I in<r. The brig Sarah is nearly loaded, and will sail for Melbourne at once. The brigantine Ethel is fast loading.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Nkt-s^n, this day The s s Phrebe arrived from New Plymouth early this morning '

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails will Close as r_L_ows.— For Thames, on WontUy at 10.30 am For Napier and Gisborne, per Southern Cress, on

Monday next at 3 p m For Wangarei, otc, Kussell, Wangaroa, ana Mongonui per.loua, on Monday next at i p m For Kapanga,on Monday next at 11.30 a m For Tonga, p_ Dauntless, oa Monday at 11 am For TaranaKi and southern provinces, rer Taranaki

on Tue3_ay, 3rd A uanst, at 8 a m Per Cypnrene-. on Friday, 6th August, as under :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada. British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign West Indies at 10. SO a m For tho United Kingdom and Continent.of Europe, nt 10 SO a m For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers at 9 20am _.._ Late letters bearing an extra fee of 6d in addition to the postage, will be received on board by the Mail Agent up to time of sailing. S. B. £.138. Chief Postmaster.

BIRTH.

WANNOP.—On the 29th instant, Mrs W. B. Wannop of a daughter.

SMITH.—On the 31st July, at her residence, Grafton Road, Auckland, Dorcas Sophia, wife of Thomas Henry Smith, Esq., N.L.C.—Wellington papers pleaße copy:

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1875.

I"»r _• cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs rcsistancs, •or the fkture in the distance, AbA the Mod th«t its can _,

The abolition proposals and financial state ment are now before the people and deserve careful and impartial consideration. The Bills brought down do not justify the fears expressed last night that it was intended to make abolition apply immediately to the Northern provinces only ; this, it appears, was the original intention of the Government, but Mr Stafford secured the change to total abolition, and in yielding to his suggestions the Government have no doubt acted wisely. The amalgamation of the proposals with the financial statement,; however, will serve to confuse and baulk discussion. It would be impossible to criticise fairly to-day such large measures as those embodied in the statement of Major Atkinson and the two Abolition Bills, and we therefore defer all comment until the public have fairly mastered and familiarised their minds with the Government

measures. We have therefore published, to day, carefully-prepared summaries put in a simple and readable form, which will, we believe, at once give our readers a clear idea of the intention and scope of the Go vernment proposals. Their effect and feasi bility we shall discuss in our Monday's issue. We may remark, however, that their effect on the Harbour Board does not appear very manifest from the summary of the Bill we have been placed in possession of. So far as we can see from it, that Board will be simply blotted out unless re-constituted by special legislation.

Very important telegrams relative to the gum tax have passed between Mr Dargaville and Mr Swanson, copies of which we append. From these it will be seen that Mr Dargaville thinks altered circumstances have rendered the tax undesirable, and it will no doubt be

abandoned. In the present unsettled state of the provincial question the gum tax is an unhappy suggestion, although applicable enough to the previous position. The Go vernment proposals recognise and endorse all existing provincial legislation, not except ing the education rate, and we have no need to add to special local burdens, which will be increased quickly enough. The telegrams referred to are as foilows : —

" Forward as soon as you can the exports and value of the gum from Auckland for the last six years, and any other evidence you may think fit. Send any information v>u have about Manilla gum.—Wm. Swanson."

To which Mr Dargaville replied : — " Auck land, 31st July, 1875. W. Swanson, Esq., M.H.R., Wellington. Latest advices, London and New York, shew that Manilla is now for the first time freely entering into competition with kauri. This was brought about by holders of kauri standing out for extreme rates. Under the altered circumstances, it would, I think, be injudicious at present, to impose export duty.—J. M. Dargaville."

We are greatly indebted to Captain Lloyd, of the s.s. Taranaki, for Melbourne files, re ceived per Albion at Hokatika. The Tara naki met the Albion going into Nelson as she was coming out, and these papers are the only ones that have yet; reached Auckland. Elsewhere, we make copious extracts from them, including Torres Straits news, which his not been received by telegraph, and other items of interest.

The maize brought by the Emu to-day from Fiji is an unusually tine sample. It is part of the new crop, and is kiln-dried, while the greatest pains have been taken to ship it in the best condition. Buyers should give it their attention.

Mr John Higgins, of Point Russell Hotel, Mercer, has enclosed £1 to the Auckland Folic. Court box, it being the amount given to him by the Coroner of the district, for the use of the room wherein lay tho body of the man who was found dead in a swamp, aud on which an inquest was subsequently held. Mr Higgins considers that hotel-keepers generally should imitate bis example.

The collections to-morrow at the Anglican Churches of the city will be in favour of the Home Mission, the object of which is to aid the people in thinly populated districts in maintaining clergymen and erecting churches and school-houses, by supplementing local subscriptions with annual grants towards stipends, and with donations to building funds.

Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at Newton Kirk, by Rev. Dr. Wallis, morning, "In memory of James Doull;". evening, " The ascension of the Apocalyptic witness." At Lome-street Hall, by Samuel Edger, C.A., morning, " All Eeligion has its mys teries;" evening, "On making home happy." Wellesley-street Baptist Church, by Rev f.H. Cornford, morning, "Hope, a teacher;" eveniiu', " The door open and the door closed." At Beresford-street, by Rev. W. Daries, sermons morning and evening. Ser vices as usual at Edwardes-street and Sheri dan-street Primitive chapels, and at other places of worship as advertised.

A meeting of gentlemen was held yester day afternoon in the office of Mr William Percival for the purpose of forming a com mittee with the vie if of a poultry and dog show towards the close of the year Mr Ivey was called to the chair. After debating the matter for some time the association was formed, a committee appointed, and the annual subscription fixed at half a guinea. The following gentlemen were selected a committee with power to add to their number, Messrs Thomas and S. Morrin, Lanford, Ivy, Brett, and Macffarlane. The next committee meetiug will be held on Monday next at ten o'clock a.m.

The Co-operative Meat Supply Company announce by advertisement, cheap cuts for to-night.

The grand soiree d'Ethiop by the Hobson Band Minstrels in the City Hall last night in favor of Mr} MoComish, was a great success, and gave general satisfaction. The programme consisted of three parts and a laughable negro sketch. The Hall was well filled, and the various singers and minstrels acquitted themselves with great credit.

The Oddfellows' annual dinner was well attended last evening, and a large number of persons sat down to an excellent spread at the Cook-street hall, provided by Mr. Stacey. After the inner man had been satisfied, the evening was spent in conviviality and song. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the chairman and others and duly responded to. In addition to these, "Our Guests," proposed by P.P.G.M. Fleming, was responded, to by Mr. Holdship. "Kin dred Societies," proposed by P.V.G. Mat thews, spoken to byS.C.B.,D.D. Marks. Dr. Dawson in proposing the "Ladies," made some pretty allusions to the influence of the sisterhood. The "Press," was ably re sponded to by Mr. Kinsella. The entertain ment concluded in excellent time, and the greatest good humour prevailed throughout the evening.

We see by a telegram in the Melbourne Age that the Yarra left Warrnambool for Auckland, with a cargo of potatoes, on the 17th inst. She may be expected at any moment.

The Parnell fire-bell rang an alarm last evening, and] caused quite a consternation among the residents. People ran, and boys cried "fire," when it was found that Mr. Churton's chimney had been on fire, but had fortunately been extinguished by that gentle man, who immediately upon discovering the accident, pulled off his coat, and, with the aid of two buckets of water extinguished the flames.

Our Hokianga correspondent writes : — " The accident to John Maxwell on the 24th was very nearly proving fatal, in fact there is little doubt it would have turned out so had not medical assistance been at hand. The mode of the accident was as follows : In the forenoon of Saturday, some men were shifting logs at Te Kohu Kohu for the pur pose of removing a Derrick for the use of the Barque Moneynick, when a log slipped and fell heavilly on Maxwell, causing serious injury to his left side and shoulder. Since the accident. Maxwell has been unablefto speak or eat and suffers severely from stop page. Dr. Foreman was sent for to Waimate on Sunday, and by aid of his instruments the Doctor has been enabled to give the poor fellow some relief. Great sympathy is expressed for Maxwell as he is a most industrious and steady young man, and it is llbped he will shortly recover. There is no other news of importance."

The lad Hunt, the only survivor from the loss of the cutter Hero, arrived by the Taranaki from the South yesterday. A sum of £9 15s was collected on board the vessel in aid of the widow of the late Captain Doble, everyone contributing something. This was done on a vessel where the deceased was quite unknown, and it is an example worthy of emulation by the crews of other craft.

THE FAKIR OF OOLU.

Great preparations are going on in the Prince of Wales Theatre for the opening performance of Dr. Silvester, the Fakir of Oolu, on Monday night. Our readers do not reqnire to be told by us that they have a treat in store for them, for from the reports and criticisms which have been made public through the press, the Doctor is one of the most marvellous of illusionists. We do not like to indicate the precise features of the entertainment, but we are assured that nothing approaching to it has yet been produced in Auckland. We would therefore recommend our readers to procure their tickets in time, or they may be disap pointed, as we learn this afternoon that

nearly all the reserved seats have been taken. The Fakir reached the city yesterday by the s.s. Taranaki, and will open his grand enter tainment on Monday evening next, according to announcement.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Messrs Macffarlane and Dargaville, Justices.) WHISKY AND THE WEATHER. William Mullen, a sailor of bronze coun tenance, who had. been exposed to the weather, resorted last night to the whisky bottle and got drunk. He was fined 10s and costs. John Shepherd, a Fijian, was charged with the same offence, and fined in the same amount, and Andrew Johnston, a modest lad | from auld Reekie, was fined ss, this being his first offence. BREACH OP NAVAL TRAINING ACT. Joseph Danzey, a boy of 12, wa3 charged with a breach of the Naval Tiaining School Act with being a neglected charge. Constable James Jackson said the boy was the son of a poor woman at Parnell, who had no control over him. He had no father. He was ia the habit of sleeping out at nights, and once he was detected breaking into a dwelling. The Bench said this evidence was the same as that given eighteen months' ago, and there must be some specific charge against the boy or the Bench could not deal with him. It would be like punishing the boy a second time for the old offence were they to commit him to the Naval Training School. They might dismiss him and bring him in again on some charge and tbey would take evidence. Mr. Broham said tho object was that the boy should not be exposed to the temptations of the streets, that l.c would ask for a re commitment.

Captain Breton said ho must object to the dismissal of the boy, as hte time was not up till the sth August. The Bench: Then you had better take charge of him until hU time is up, and then bring him before the Ojurt to be dealt with according to the A at.

LATER EUROPEAN NEWS.

Anival of the Tosrss Straits Mail-

Panic in Burmah

Small Pox and Cholera at Singapore-

Melbourne, July 21

Tho Tone) Straits mail steamer Singapore has arrived at Towmville.—Dr Sterling is a passenger. She brings the following items of News :—

Singapore, June 28.

Consequent on a probable war with Eng land, a panic has occurred in Burmah among the Chinese traders, with many failures. Great depression exists in the jute trade The Indian Government has brought out another loan of five millions. Nine Chinese have been executed for murder, and several others transported to the Andaman Islands. Seven hundred Indian coolies arrived at Penan? with smallpox amongst them. ChoLra is prevalent at Singapore, and H.M. gunboat the Fly has been placed in quarantine. The Dutch are making little progress in Acheen. They lost 100 men in their last en gagement, and their is much sickness in their army. The Cybele, a London steamer, ran upon a rock near Baffle's Light, at the entrance of Singapore Harbour. The liose, Victoria, and Waterlily had ar rived from Port Walcot with cargoes of pearl Bhell. EUROPEAN ITEMS. The Earl of Cadogan has been appointed Under-Secretary of War, in the room of the Earl of Pembroke. Admiral Borcatztequi has been killed at Santander. , Prince Bismarck has ordered the abolition of the Official Press Bureau at Berlin. A gun-cotten explosion has occurred at Woolwich. '..,,, A fire at Lowestoft desbroyed the telegraph works. General Garibaldi has visited Villibri to celebrate the battle fought in 1849. Mr George Smith has been authorised to spend another £1000 in further researches in Mesopotomia. Cardinal Cullen will preside at the Dublin celebration of the centenary of Daniel O'Connel.

President Grant has met the Sioux chiefs and ordered them from Black-hill.

Latest Chinese News.

By the arrival of the Namoa from Foo Choo, we (Melbourne Age) have files of Hong Kong papers to July 2.

DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON: OVER

100 LIVES LOST,

The following abridged account is from the Daily Press : " The steamer Poyanfe left Hong Kong for Macao on May 31, and had arrived in Bight of Macao when the typhoon commenced in full force. Finding the vio lence of the wind too strong to turn back, she brought up off the Nine Islands, about six miles from the harbour, and there experi enced the full force of the typhoon. The sea rapidly increased, sweeping the decks. A huge sea was breaking over her and she foundered about eleven o'clock that night. There were about 100 passengers on board also the captain, officers, and crew of the Portugese vessel Santa Sancha, sold at Manilla. Captain Carroll, the, chief mate and purser, along with nearly all the passen gers have been lost. The chief engineer, Mr Murphy, was saved by clinging to the walking beam, from which he was picked up and was taken on to Macao, where he found the harborcovered with wreckage. THE TYPHOON AT MACAO. The Macao correspondent of the Daily Press writes :—The destruction at sea amongst the native craft is reported to be very great, and the loss of life serious. A Chinese revenue cruiser is ashore, and great numbers of junks and hundreds of sam pans are floating about bottom up wards or broken up. On shore the damage done is also extensive, more especially in the inner harbour. At the Praya Grande the chief sufferer from the fury of the typhoon was the Government House. The greater part of it came down with a frightful crash, burying about eleven persons in its ruins. The aide-de-camp of his Excellency the Governor was much injured, and was carried to the Military Hospital of St. Januario. His Excellency the Governor himself had a very narrow escape from being overwhelmed in the falling mass.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MELBOURNE.

July 22. The Yarra sailed from Warrnambool on the 17th instant, for Auckland, with a cargo of potatoes. The Hero arrived from Auckland on the 18th instant. Mr and Mrs G. B. Owen were passengers. The Rev. Charles Clarke is lecturing with great success in the country districts. There are still several cases of typhoid fever in the Kew -Lunatic Asylum. There have been ten cases during the year; three have proved fatal. Mr. J. Voucher, waterproof cloth-manu facturer, has been killed on the railway, a train passing over his body. Mr.-T. Hi Rainford has joined the United States Minstrels; Rockfellow has also been engaged by them. They are playing at the Opera House with great success. '

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FEOM QUE SPECIAL COIIRESPON

JDJENTJ

WELLINGTON.

This day.

Kaipara Railway Terminus. In reply to Mr Yon der Heyde, Mr Richard son said he had not intended to remove the Helensville station although the present position was very inconvenient. _ He had never contemplated carrying the line so far in the first instance as the junction of the Kaipara and Kaukapakapa rivers. Horse Disease in Australia- In reply to Mr Steward the Government had no information but newspaper telegrams respecting the outbreak in Australia of a terrible American disease in horses, but would enquire particularly, and if so, take immediate steps to prevent the importation of horses. 'Lighthouses. In reply to Mr. C. O'Neill, the Govern ! ment replied that sites had been acquired for lighthouses on Cape Marie Vandiemen, Mokohinu, and the lights ordered. Bills Read a First Time. The following bills were read a first time : —Mr. Curtis's bill for a loan of ten thousand pounds : Nelson Extension of Gas and Water works. By Mr. Sheehan, the Highway Boards Empowering Amendment Bill; the Marine Act Amendment Bill; Machinery Inspection Amendment Bill. Local Government and Abolition Bills. When it came to the Local Government Bill on the notice paper, Sir D. McLean an nounced a message from the Governor. All arose, and the Speaker announced the Abo lition Bill. After considerable demur, mem bers being taken by surprise, it was read a first time, when a considerable debate ensued on fixing the time of the second reading. The Government proposed Friday. An earnest debate ensued as to the pro priety of the later date, in which Grey, Reid, Wood, Sheehan, Bowen, and Fitzherbert entered keenly, resulting in an understanding that on Friday the Government would give an explanation only, and further adjourn the debate. Mr. Fitzherbert made great capital out of the Barrister of Colonial reputation, describing him as a professional " Mr.. Harris."

The proposal -was accepted. Next came the Local Government Bill, as on the notice paper. Sir George Grey demanded why the last bill was differently introduced, namely, by a message, and was replied to because it was in the nature of an Appropriation Bill, Upon which Mr Keid made a good point that it was significant that the Local Powers Bill required no appropriation, but it was necessary to tbe Abolition measure. Mr Fitzherbert enquired how many more Bills there were. Ho had heard of seven or eight in a series for Abolition. Sir D. McLean said none but the two. An effort was made by Mr Swanson and others to know when the Representation Bill would come down, but the Government could not tell.

The second reading was fixed for Friday. The complicated passages of etiquette be tween Mr O'Eorke and Sir D. Bell are in operation of going into Committee of Supply for £250,000 imprest supply, occupied the next half hour. Luring successive stages, in which Mr Wood made brave but ineffectual efforts to stay proceedings by reporting progress. Sir Ceorge Grey drew the attention of the Speaker to Dr. Pollen coaching up Ministers at the Ministerial, table, which had the effect of giving prominence to the little proceedings, though not checking it, inasmuch as members of the Council may have seats on the floor of the House. The quarter-million was rattled through in a jifl'y, everybody's nose being poked into the Abolition Bill and Local Powers Bill, just distributed. These, and the Financial State ment produce such embarass de richesses, that I must be brief; no one has time to digest either yet, but extraordinary electric tension is in the atmosphere. The questiou is, where is the General Government to get money to pay for gaols, hospitals, harbours, asylums, police, and education, from the ] consolidated fund? Surely the financial ; milleuium has dawned and we knew it nnt. Old Fitz's Opinion. .Old Fitz says the Ministry know as much about the finances of the colony as a child in the street. Beading tho Financial State ment- Major Atkinson commenced reading the Financial Statement, immediately on resum ing, after dinner. Every gallery was crammed with spectators. He read it slowly and distinctly, and was repeatedly inter rupted by loud applause aa the glowing pic tures were unfolded. Mr Stafford was very demonstrative at par ticular passages, showing the increased re venue and extraordinary success proved to have attended the policy which he had once so dreaded, even to resolving to sell out and go home. Mr Fitzherbert sat reclining, with his hat down over his brow, and his eyes closed as if asleep, but he was not sleeping. I verily be lieve he moved neither a foot nor opened an eye during the entire performance. Sir George Grey leant forward wrapt in attention as if astonished at the picture pre sented. Messrs Bunny, Sheehan, Wood, and others of that ilk exchanged sly mischievous glances of suppressed devilry as the more glowing visions were revealed. At the conclusion, long and loud applause followed, in which the Opposition joined. There being something more on the notice paper a contention arose about adjournment. Several members wishing to proceed. The House rose at 9.30. The debate will be continued on Tuesday. The General Impression- The general impression formed by the two abolition bills and the financial statement seems that if such visions are realised, abolition will be a panacea for all ills. The Government give everything to everybody and do everything for all, and ask no money in return; provincial jealousies are done away with, and only district jealousies take their place. This, surely, is an improve ment. Auckland district cannot have the same jealousies of Otago district as Auckland province has of Otago province. All gaols, police, hospitals &c, are supported out of consolidated {revenue, leaving licenses, land funds, &c, for distribution among local bodies, without any new strain on the revenue or new sources of increase. This is a glorious feature in finance. The picture is said to be a counter-part of the glowing pictures intro ducing the railway policy when the capitation of two pounds ten shillings made all rejoice It is noted that all local revenues are paid into public accounts for distribution. The significance of this is manifest. Two pounds for a pound of local revenue is so attractive, quite as pretty as the promised capitation. The scheme is regarded as enchanting but utterly unfeasible, and will be torn to fritters in the debate on grounds of impossible j finance. The general feeling is an amused one, and all members say the millenium has arrived. Ministerial Canons To-day. A caucus of Ministerial supporters is being held at eleven to consider the future course. It is generally believed the Government will hear enough from their own supporters to deter them ..from pushing through this session the huge system embodied in the two Billa.

The Joke of the Day.

Be the blazing promises °f Atkinson as jo the abolition /egime, Sheehan has caused 1 amusement by an apt quotation from Shakespeare:—"Be brave, then; for your _a_taln is brave, and vows reformation. S? Vail be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny : the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops ; and I wilLmake it felony to drink small beer : aU the realm hall be in common; and in Cheapside shall my palfry go to grass : and when I am king, as king I will be."

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Government summary of the financial statement delivered by the Hon. Major Itkinson, Colonial Treasurer, would occupy nearly four columns of our space but its salient point., can be stated in much briefer form Mayor Atkinson opened by giving an unqualified denial to the rumours current eTLg the financial state of the colony and said he would lay before them an hones statement of affairs upon which every honest doubter could form his own conclusions.

Loans

With regard to immigration and public works constructed by loan it had been im possible to resist the pressure to hurry on works and follow the original intention of extending Sir Julius Vogel _. original scheme of extending the expenditure over a number of years. Loans had therefore to be raised more rapidly than intended. Out of the 7? millions authorised between _une7 1870, and June 187 . nearly two millions still remaned unraised. T_P expenditure out of loans during the foutyears 1870 to 1874 was £4,289,877 and it was last year estimated that during 1874-75 £3,300,000 would be required. In addition to the above, there was at least the expenditure for the current financial year Jo provide for _ oav £225,000. Out of this total ex penditure of £9,836,877 to be provided for, only £5.795,200 had been raised, and. it be came necessary, therefore, to provide the balance of £4,044,677- The Government therefore decided to sell the whole four millions if possible. Thestatementthen referred to thedifferences between the Crown Agents and Mr Vogel and the ultimate sale of the loan to Roths childs who were to take up three millions at once and the remaining million within a year, receiving two per cent commission. The net* price received by the colony was £90 193 Id. The Crown Agents agreed that considering" the magnitude of the loan, the terms secured were favourable and the Government were satisfied that the course pursued was the right one R?*h«»h lids floated all the loan, and £3,16/,571 had been paid into the Government account on the 31st May last. The average price on the basis of interest paid for loans since IS7O was £4 19 6d and the last four millions cost £5 2s per cent. The average of the whole was £5 7d per cent while the estimate made when the borrowing policy was introduced was 5_ per cent. The balance at the Bank of INew Zealand in London on the 31sb May had been partly reduced, by a repay ment to the Bank of England of the £600 000 that had been borrowed on the . £800* 000 of Imperial guaranteed debentures. 'to £2 056,716, against which drafts had been discounted by the bank in the colony up to the 30th June of £I,' 050,000 The Bank of New Zealand now pays interest at the rate of % per cent below the current rate of Bank of England rates, instead of 1 per cent as formerly. The probable balance for the year is esti mated by Sir Julius Vogel at £1,500,000, and he proposes to invest any sum in excess of that amount in Exchequer bills. Balances ia the Treasury. Of the Defence and Other Purposes Loan, IS7O, of one million, to extend over five years, there is an available balance of £125.315 less expense of raising. £179,000 of this loan remains unraised, and £52,000 of it has bren hypothecated to the Bank of New Zealand for a nominal advance of £50,000. Payment of Interest. A misapprehension existed to the effect that the colony was paying interest out of loans. This was not correct. In order to avoid payment of exchange, interest was paid out of funds lying to the credit of the colony in London on account of loans, but upon receipt of the Crown Agents accounts the interest and sinking fund so expended was debited to the consolidated revenue. The total sum ever asked for out of loans to pay interest was £300,000, and of this £81,500 remained unexpended, and as no more in terest would be paid out of loan this balance may be otherwise appropriated. But against this payment of interest out of loan there has been contributed to the Public Works a sum of £179,303 out of stamp duties, and the contribution will be increased by the end of the year to £241,800, so that there will be contributed out of revenue towards loan purposes £23,300 over and above all interest paid out of loan, which contribution will be further augmented year by year. Since 1870, £2,314,942 has been paid from revenue for interest on loans. Last year all interest had been paid out of revenue, and the same would be done next year. Out of the General Purposes Loan, 1873, for £750,000, a sum of £463,000 is yet unraised, but the Bank of New Zealand holds hypothecated debentures to the value of £210,500 against a nominal £200,000. The available balance on this loan, less the charges of raising, is £106,500. Ten Millions Raised and Nearly Ex pended- The three Immigration and Public Works Loans (1870, 1873, and 1874) are thus tabu lated :—Authorised, ten millions sterling. Of this there had been expended to the 30th June £6,474,695, and the liabilities amounted to £3,095,992, leaving an available balance of £429,313. The Colonial Indebtedness- The complete summary of loan,tables is as follows:—Authorised, £11,750,000; ex pended to 30th June, 1875, £7,734,413; liabilities, £2,531,923; available balance, £1,478,664; balance yet to be raised, £1,954,800. The public debt on SOfch June was £17,671,106, less accrued sinking fund, £1,074,647 ; the annual charge for interest, £835,150, and the sinking fund, £110,635. Of this debt the colony has a balance in hand of £2,167,896, being cash raised, but not yet expended, although subject of course to out standing liabilities. When the amount still to be raised is obtained the total indebtedness will be £19,380,906, and the total annual charge thereon £1,035,775. Reduction of Debt. But before this prospective debt is reached, the whole of the balance now available, and portions to be raised (in all £3,877,696), will have to be expended. Assuming this to be two years, the accumulated sinking fund will by that time have practically reduced the debt to £17,980,906. Some of the loans forming this debt are specially secured on the proceeds of land, which will accrue at intervals. THE REVENUE. The revenue received during the year was 1,605,0032, being 184,8853 in excess of pre vious year's, and 108,4022 in excess of esti mate. With the 96,3582 assets to be realised, and the' 205,5002 surplus from previous year, the total consolidated revenue of the year was 1,906,8602, and the expenditure 1,796,4142, leaving a surplus of 120,4462. The payments to provinces have been met out of revenue, and 100,0002 of Treasury bills paid off. Land Revenue: The Total Receipts from Confiscated Lands for the two yearß ended 30th June last, amounted to 80,8262, and the expenditure to

94,7792. The time has arrived when the*l|| lands should become subject to the ordiufctjll 1 land laws, and a proposition will be submit, v 1 ted thereon for approval. The ordinary land :Ifc| revenue amounted to 773,265?, showing « _'J considerable falling off from previous year's; r: The Government considered that atepi should be taken to prevent the squandering ?* of public estate. j^ The Savings Bank Deposits '!) show a decrease of 40,791?, attributed totlwSS high rates of interest given by banks. f EXPENDITURE FOR ENSUING YEAR- The proposed expenditure necessarily i_. eludes provision for abolished provinces, and ':. is as follows : — ''j, Permanent charges (intarest on loans, &c) ..£950,1 _ Public Departments 74,460 Postal and Telegraph 222,509 Lawand Justice 65,722 Customs 51,293. Miscellaneous 43,888 Native 36,191 r Militiaaud Volunteers..... 22.885, Public Domains and Buildings 23,351 . Railways optn for traffic 245,318 Armed Constabulary 91,000 Cants to Municipalities aud Ro*d i^ards .. 80,000 Provincial Services for eight months, from /■■ Ist November, 1875. to 30th June, 1876.... 230,822 Total To this must be added the Capitation and Special Allowances to the Provinces for four months, £92,275; advances under the Pro- . vincial Public Works Advances Act, 1874, £48 500 ; moiety of stamp duties to Provin- 'i. I cial' Public Works account, ..02,500 ; local I public works inout-distric;s, £60,000 ; total i I expenditure chargeable on the consolidated ; fund, £2,405,400. New Items of Expenditure.-Esti mates for Abolished Province^. The expenditure includes new items cf railway, native and defence expenditure. There will be payable to P»,oad Boards and Municipalities from consolidated revenue £1 for each pound raised by rates not exceeding one shilling in the pound annual value, in! addition to"a like amount payable to Road' Boards from land revenue. Provision is only asked for eight months provincial services, namely from November next, when the abo lition proposals take effect. The Govern- , ment preferred to take the vote in the ahape stated rather than bring down detailed 68ti-, mates for provincial services. Provincial surveys and local works departments will be charged against the land fund. The Govern ment will endeavour to consolidate offices, taking care, however, that their efficiency ' . is not impaired. The £60,000 will enable. , the Government to carry on the neces- , ' sary local public works iv districts hither to Jreceiving scant justice, and to pre vent any irregularity consequent on the proposed changes, hereafter these charges, will be made on the land revenue. Edu cational systems at present existing will be continued in the meanwhile, a vote of £50,000 out of the General Purposes Loan being taken for school buildings where now I necessary. The capitation allowances will be continued for four months, but not the - special allowances. Loan Expenditure. It is proposed to make the following appro priations out of Defence and Other Purposes Loan :—Defence, 20,0002 ; outstanding lia bilities, New Zealand Settlements Act, 45 OOOZ. Also out of General Purposes | Lean: School buildings, 50,0002 ;■ in aid of lighthouses, 30,000? Also out of Immigra tion and Public Works Loan : Eailways, 767,4052; immigration, 392.3452; telegraph extension, 29.700Z; public buildings, 75,7792; lighthouses, 91,7002; Public Works Depart ment, 77,134_ The Estimated Revenue for the current year is 2,355,7472, to which add surplus from last year, 120,4662; total, 2,476,1932, leaving a surplus over expenditure of 70 7932, without in cluding auctioneers', publicans', and other licenses, which will be handed to municipalities. The gold revenue is not to be reduced or abolished but is to be applied by the Government to public works on go'dßelds. The expenditure of the balance of loans amounting to four millions, will be extended over two years so that the colony will not have to go into the London market which would be extremely unwise at present. The Treasurer then entered into a statement shewing the effect of the pro posed changes on the provinces of Auckland and Canterbury selected as examples. Of the PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND he said : " It be admitted on all sides that the present financial position of the province of Auckland is a public scandal, and the continuance of such a state of things as now \ exists there ought not to be permitted. The \ necessity for a remedy is imperative and J immediate. It is for the Parliament to de termine what the remedy shall be, and how it can be best applied. The people of Auck land require to be placed in a position of financial independence, and the proposals of the Government will satisfy that demand. The province af a whole will be provided with all accessary institutions of a pro vincial character. Its police, gaols, harbours, lunatic aßylums, and edu cational establishment will be provided for out of the revenue of the colony, and its large public works will also become matters of colonial concern. The cities will receive! the revenue from publicans' and trading licenses, with their boundaries, the tolls on roads and bridges, and a contribution equiva lent to two pounds for everyone collected as rates. Under prudent local management, each of these communities can secure its independence, and it will have an income growing with its growth, and adequate to its own wants. The Thames will no longer be governed by or dependent on the city of Auckland, but wUI have the administration of its own funds, the out-districts, Buch as Tauranga, Waikato, and the Bay of Islands, receiving besides the items of income referred to above, an addi tion of two pounds for each pound collected by rates, will possess larger and more certain means for improving their several districts than they have ever yet enjoyed^ The Government have no doubt that the City. Council of Auckland, with the aid of the licence fees collected in their city, and a con tribution equal in amount to their ordinary rate, could govern themselves without the aid of a Superintendent and Provincial Coun cil. They believe that the citizens of the Thames would accept the same obligations on the same terms. As an old country settler, I know well what the outlying settlers will say to the proposals which gfive them the means of real local government." The contrast bearing on Canterbury refers specially to the absorption of the provincial debt and the acquisition of licenses. The Debt and General Conclusions. A detailed statement is entered into to relieve the minds of those who fear the colony is not able to bear its debt, shewing how the revenue had been increased by immigration and railway receipts, making it fully equal to colonial requirements. The railways were reliable assets, which might be disposed of for at least eight millions. The Treasurer concluded that it was im possible to ignore the law of vicissitudes, and a period of depression might be expected after the late unexampled prosperity, but he thought he had shewn that there was good ground for confidence in the future. He contended that, while the colony is now financially sound, there was a disturbing element which one day, if not soon elimina ted, inevitably must land us in financial disaster. The continued existence of the provinces meant the continued and constantly increasing pressure upon the Government and upon this House for money in the in terest of a locality, without any reference to the necessities of the colony as a whole. Last year the House resolved that the time had come when this great danger in our path should be removed. This resolve has bee^ approved by the country; the GoTernnpto have now given it form, and it remains for this Legislature to give it effect, i v-»i^T



TUT O T I O E. MACINTOSHES, . WATERPROOF COATS, &c, Jnst to hand, a Line of the above, specially adapted for COACHDBIVEBS, CABMEN. CABTEBS, &c„ being Seal-sMn Lined, warm and dry. Also, SUPER DRAB MACINTOSH COATS. Above having been purchased at Auction, we are offering them much UNDER USUAL PRICE. GIG. UMBRELLAS. GIRLS' AND LADIES' WATERPROOF MANTLES, WATEREROOF TWEEDS, &c. BLANKETS, FLANNELS, WINCEYS, DRESS GOODS, HOSIERY, &c, UNUSUAL GOOD VALUE. RUSffICBROOK & BRIDGMAN, [Late R. Hobbb], JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE, Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel, Upper Queen-street, Auckland. T INOLETJM! J INOLETJM ! LINOLEUM! •THE NEW CORK NOISELESS FLOOR CLOTH, Noted fob us Dtjeability and Comfobt, Suitable for Offices, Halls, and Dining Rooms. HOLLOW AY & GARLICK, Have JUST OPENED UP Another SHIPMENT of FURNISHING GOODS. 30 PIECES OF LINOLEUM—GOOD DESIGNS. LINOLEUM DOOR MATS—A Novelty! Beautiful Assortment of HEARTH RUGS. New Patterns in Felt, Dutch, and Hemp CARPETS. Well' Seasoned 12, 18, 24 feet OIL CLOTHS. GOOD COIR DOOR MATS, from 2a lid. Some Cheap Lines in BOYS' AND MEN'S CLOTHING. HOLLO WAY~~& GARLICK, Drapery, Clothing, and Furnishing House, CITY HALL, 230, Queen-street, Auckland. i A UCKLAND & MERCER RAILWAY. \ Public Works Office, I Auckland. July 30,1875. \ Tenders will be received at this office up to noon of _th August next, for the Erection at a Pumping Wine Shed at Mercer Station, and the Fixing of Seine, Boiler, and Pump Wans, specifications and general conditions can be \n at th's office, rhe lowest or any tender not necessarile accepted JAMES STEWART, \ District Engineer. I ~, ~. ■■, .-. =, ■ ,■'■: '-'':■ '■■:■: . f \ \ v . •



TMPERATIYE SALE OF DE APERY AND CLOTHING. A. LINABURY & CO. . Having taken premises adjoining, having determined to effect a CLEARANCE SALE, To obviate the necessity of removal of Stock, which otherwise must necessarily suffer deterioration. The SALE will continue for ONE MONTH ONLY, during which time no Reasonable Offer Refused! The Balance of the Stock will be SOLD by AUCTION As LINABURY & CO. are determined to open their New Premises with entirely New Importations of tho most FASHIONABLE GOODS. A. LINABURY & CO., 221, QUEEN-STREET, One Door above Wellesley-street, Auckland. T pOSGRAYE AND C* 0 HAVE RECEIVED TWENTY-SIX CASES OF LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING, Per FEimauEi. They will bo Sold to the Public at V COST PRICE. THE COLONIAL BANK OE NEW ZEALAND. Capital, £2,000,000; Subscribed Capital, £850,000. A Branch of this Bank, for the conduct of General Banking Business, is now open in the premises Queen-street next the Insurance Buildings, and lately occupied by the National Bank. J. T. WARREN, Branch Inspector. Auckland. 21st July, 1875.



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