The Evening Star.

Vol. Vl.—-No. 1,599.]

Auckland, N.Z., MONDAY, MAKCH 29, 1875.

[Price : ONE PENNY.



SMpgiag. «"Jv3k rkYERLAND MAIL * CTM. ROUTE TO EUROPE VIA BAN FEANCISCO, [The Australasian Steam Navigation Company under Contract with the Governments of Now South Wales and New Zealand, for Conveyance of Her Majesty's Mail.] The Splendid Steamship CYPHREHES, 2,500 tons T. Wood, Commander, is appointed to April lef Honolulu*'nd Saa Francisco on FEIDiT, For freight <& passage and all particulars apply to H. M. JEEVIS, Agent. , %*%&, MEW ZEALAND Aif\fß'uK^ "*"™ STEAM SHIPPING COM- pany (limited.) For New Plymouth, Nelson, Picton, I Wellington, Lyttelton, and Otago ; I TRANSHIPPING AT WELLINGTON FOR WAN- I, ganui, Napier, and Povekty Bay ; and at Nelson eou Westport, Geeymouth, and hokitika. — passengees bookeo i Thkough to Melbourne. Thos.s. LADYBIRD, Will leave the Mannkau on SATURDAY neit the 3rd imUmt. APEIL TIME-TABLE: 7th—S.s. TABaNAKI J2th—S.s. WELLINGTON ") I6th-S.s. PHCEBK I As above 20th~S.s. LADYBIBD f 25tb.-5.3. TARANAKI J Fos freight or passage apply to , W. F. WHEELER, Auckland. <>r- „ A. BAENIS, Onehuuea. Offices—Hobson'sßuildings, Shortlandslreet. CJHIP BARON" ABEH j£3jg|gi^l|^^ KJ DAEE, PEOM LONDON. g||ggg§|j§||P Captain EDMONDS, of the ship Baron Aberdare, will not be respon auble for any debts contracted by any member of the crew of tae above ship. . ~ RICHAED EDMONDS. Auckland, 27th March, 1875. Tfk^. J7OR SYDNEY AND MELBOCTRNE. ~^rtessi£sil3Sit The fast and favourite s.s. HERO, Will leave Auckland for Sydney and Melbourne on Wednesday, the 31st instant, at noon. Tor freight or passage apply to CEUICKSHANK & CO., Agents. 16, Queen-street, Auckland. March 26,1875. vk "pOR WAIKATO HEADS: |Ja&. The cutter «8» MERCURY, Will leave the Onelannga Wharf as above on Wed nesday, 31st instant. James w. wallee, Custom-house-street. •"U "P 0R KAIPARA. 'ffis&X£^ (Forwarding Goods to all Stations.) <tiß£avssaaH&Bb The schooner FIERY CROSS Will leave the Onehunga Wharf as above on Wed nesday, 3lßt instant. For freight or passage apply to JAMES W. WALLEE, Custom-house-street. , ' T?OR FREIGHT OR j£3i!aO§§!w -*- CHARTER TO FIJI OE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS. The Al schooner LEVUKA, 65 tons Eegiafcer, is open for engagement. Apply to HENDERSON & MA.OFAELA.NE TO CAPTAINS AND OWNERS or vessels. BALLIN BEOS, beg to call the attention of the Captains, Owners, and Providores of vessels to the superior quality of JErated Waters, Cordials, &c, manufactured by them. Having always a large stock in hand, they are in a position to execute all orders with despatch. Warranted to keep for any length of time, and in any climate. BALLIN BROS., Upper Queen-steeet. Bottles Bought T> A E R O A THE ALLOTMENTS EEMAINING UNSOLD IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PAEROA, OHINEMTJRI, ABE FOE PRIVATE SALE By SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Fort-street, Auckland. TTICTORI A STTBA.NCE COMPANY. FIEE AND MAE I.N E. PIKE BISKS accepted at Lowest Current Bates of Premium. MARINE BJSKS on Cargoes and Hulls of Vessels iaken on favorable terms. WOOL Insured, with avorage on each bales. LOSSES promptly and liberally settled, either In Great Britain or in the Colonies. HENDERSON & MAOFARLANE, Agents, 25, Qotckn-stkkm. RELIABLE INDEMNITY Against Loss by Fire secured to Policy-holders in the NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPAN 01" NEW ZEALAND, Representing ONE MILLION STEELING of Capital with Unlimited Liability of its Shareholders. LIBERAL TERMS, AND PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES Characteristic features of the Company. ANDEEW Q. MILLAR, Manager. Offices—2s, Queen-street ARMY AND NAVY OUT-PEN SIONEBS IN THE AUCKLAND DISTBIOT. The Payment of the above Pensioners for the ensuing Quarter will made as follows :— . AUCKLAND—Friday, 2nd April, at 11 ».m., at tte Imperial Pensions Office ONEHUNGA-Tuesday, 6th April, at 10 a.m., all the Court-house i OTAHUHU—Tuesday, 6th April, at 12 noon, al t the Court-house. \ PANMUEB-Thursday. Bth April, at 10 a.m. t^ViHOWlCK—Thursday, Bth April, at 12 noon, at ths \ . Court-house. PAPAKUEA—At the Court-house, on the first Court-day in April. EDWABD L. GREEN, For G.G. Agent. Imperial Pensions Office, Auckland, March 24,18 16.



Bt&stoass Oarda. X X S BOU XJJ PAPER RULED, i -rt.^JiKS MANUFACTURED AND j MACHINE NUMBERING* I At WE LEYS, (ISext door above Evening- Stae.) B~V A Tf~S~&~ Z A MTOTa, PHOTOGRAPHERS, j 196, Queen-street, Auckland, Next Auckland Savings Bank. 037" Attention is respectfully invited to ottf Cai-d, Cabinet, and Fnll-Plate Size Portraits. AB Ell D j{; E N BOOT FACTORY, BUUHAM-STREET. A Large Stock of Men's, Women's and Children's Scots and Shoes always in stock. Sole Manufac turers of the Seamless Watertight, specially adapted for the Ghinemuriand Thames trade BLACK & GO. ff I S H I?, 1&~~& 0~0 -a- TOolalalo, Shipping, and Family BntcLer ijwwa steed, comer of Duiham street, Auck fltnfi. Poultry of all kinds dressed to order. Prims Bsxs-KaS tfpngne*, Homo-cturefi Uacon. Corned Be«f OU aalo ia large quantities. K'.B.—Dealars in Game. Live Pheasants forwarded to all parts of tho Colony npon receipt of order, tfamilie* waJtod on in town "j- AM B S BTTTC HE % «? CARTER, CONTRACTOR, &o. Goods Cleared and Delivered from Ships' side oft SHOKTSST NOTICE. BALLAST SUPPLIED. Newoastbs and Bay ojt Island Coals. Also. Ftrewood, cut or uncut, at REASON ABLE RATEB. "P OETLAN D CE ME NT. 300 casks Portland Cement 6000 Fire Bricks, Fire Tiles » Fire Clay mm! Piaster of P"oria. KEAN.E & JENKINSON, Vr f' TORI A -STREET EAST. &•$ IS 1 NO E M~A~», ■*■**!_. -TEACHER OP MUSIC, WATERLOO QWAUKAISTT, Opposite Gcveraiaent Hob«e. WARNOCK BEOTHERS, * 1 SOAP & CANDLE MANUPAOTtJEERS, EICHMOND, COX'S CttEEfe. Qffico — Dorhato-Btreet. Auckland. I ' O ~A & g o W, W * Hotssfl and Land Agent, Bant and Dubt Coiiecsoy, Stichbory'ti Bnildinga, Qaeoa ntoeet. SiS O .E Q- a AiIJS H a. ffEEEaiO-8 BAY BOA? A CASrUMI WORKS. Cn»h Buyers of Tallow. Ta card ] $AMUEL W E L L B **.•' Hcnutk I*nd, and Commiiffiion Agent, Collector n£ Bests, Debts, Highwjiy Bates, Ac Loans Krrsnged. _Offlco: 129, Queen rtreot (three doom below the vi^o? Biuik.) I 6 X A I G, *? 3 yORWAEDING AGENT, Wholesale and Retail Cosl and Firewood Merchant, &c.~ On Sale, Newcastle and Wangarel Coal, Tl-troe Firewood (cut and uncut), Tanks, Charcoal, Ballast, Eobart Town Palini?s. Sacks for sale. jr-rt-arreet, Auckland. f) I' T X BAJtIS E V I AN» 811 AM BISCUIT MANUFACTOSY, HOBSOt.'-3TBSKT. iORIWtt A»D GBOTOiTD Su»AB ALWAYS ON HAWS W. B. WAPDELL. tlf P HILLIFP3 & SO N, v, ? © OIL, COLOR, o.nd GLASS MjBaiCHANTS, .injcrtcis of Paparhantriligs, Kcrirn, Paints, Oil*, 3?XTO6iiisno, Colors. Tarnightta, ITrench Polish, Gold T ti, Artists' Colors -anil Brashes, Plate, Sheet, w.'f'K, Ornamental, and Photographic Glass, Picture T-r-?:.. Mid Tapestry IKouldings, Clock and OompaH* ■".. i:"v'-if, O'azed as-1 Doors, *& ' 'y>*:i cat to us .and carefully packed. J a* WViidhana j^vaot. 7^"o"tice of "jremotal _B. CEOCKEf?, respectfully informs his numerous frierids, customers, and the geoevat public, that he lrns rorrioved his Boot Manufactory to those premises inirtudiately opposite Messrs Holland itnd Butler's. V'iCuOria-ttreet, formerly occupied by Mr Johnstone. whose stock Mr CROCKER has purchased. He will as usual, carry on his business, and to any who may not have favonrpd him with a turn, he onlj olicit.-s a single trial, when he is sure it will bo epented —B. CROCKER. \Ajf H. I:J & i. JN JS JS It ? » • BUILDEE, CARPENTER, and JOINER Vuioak Lank, AND FOSI-818111. Shop Frosts, Office fittings, and all branches of the building trade executed. JJONES ! BONE 8! BOWBSI Bought in any Quantities FOR CASH at the Free man's Bay Bone Mills, and at No 8, Lower Queen streot, by J. & J. SOPPET. CHARLES BLOMFIELD, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER, Is prepared to undertake eveiy description of Plain, and Ornamental Writing, Gilding, Graining, MavbKng, Colouring, Painting, and Paperhanging, &c, &c. PONSONBY EOAD, NEWTOX. Orders may be left at the ofHees of P. G. Ewington, J, Carson, (or Samuel "Wells, Queen- Rt-r«<;t. .uiinMHim i<iimiiiii iitmwnirMiUMiiinniMmi'nt 11 ■ rtyfnat'"**M"lll'UlßiiiiiiiiiiiiMMHii \\Ji"f B. HAT¥AED'S 5 ? V . ■ CHEAP BEDDIWG ¥■ FVWBAJj FURNISHING f, WAREHOUSF | WYNDHAM«3 STREET, | (Next to Quef i-street Corner). § Residence and Shop, Corner of Pitt and Grey I streets. T^~ &~~Z BOP E~T, MILLERS, Freemas's Bat Stbam Mills, AND Ko 8, 'WEB Q EN STFEBT, "Whabs1 Atjo n». f r-T^ " 'T| 'B N T I 8 i! I. *"*»! E. T. TS A FORD, aiTB»BON DENTIST, WAKB7IXIiI> 8 T R ■ 1 T. A.?iJfi»Ul Toath, toom One to * FnM flat, In Gold or Vulcanite. p: I. A X X B • BBOTHBBB' YOTAL H^TIKT^oYieBAPHIO GALLERIES, (Opp—itk Union Bank), QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. wjrst-classPortraits .rom C.D.V.toLCleSlze, Mod srate Prices, Portra taken instantaneously. ?■ ~fc ONJBY* TO LE ■ W on first-class JJSA. freehold security, at low. rates of interest.— S. O. Dyer, Shortland-stree rifOISiBY TO LiNDi in large and *$&- small stims, low rates of interest.—Apply J EjIJOTT MEYER Solicitor, 28, Shortland-street. 'Tito ONisY TO LiNJL) in large or JXk sm»IJ sums, »«very low,™^rf inter**.-. Apply to M» fcilihley, BoUcitor, Hi«»-rtK«>t.



L F R E D A L E V, (From Messrs Bidley and Son's, London), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, AND JEWELLER, ETC., Informs the public and his friends that ho has REMOVED TO NEW PREMISES, Opposite the New Markka, QUBKN-STItEET, AUCKLAND. RE. W E B S T E E, » "Wholesale am> ExiAit J SADDLER AND HARNESS MiftEß, 1 183, (jusi^sicaEE*, AuoxLAftE, (Next the Union Bank) JQ EV 1 XT, Qm-MAKMI 244, QUEEN-STREET. Always In Stock -Best brands Gunpowder, &c. Blasting Powder, ana tfur.o, uhcodtig and Sighing Taoiclfe. "M iAVLDER, Solo Oontraetorto - the City Oauncll for the JSinptying of Hwtth- Oioneta, Privy Boxes, Cesspits, .fee, Is prepared to at tend punctually to all requests regarding the above. < Persons desiring to have iht said places (attended to, eliho* trakly, foVtiiightly, or otherwise, can have the same done by leaving a notice either verbal or written with the Inspector of Nulsi»Hcea, City Council OlHeo, Queon-sfcreot po"T tls^^^olZTt o"~"saucb . G. C'bTtlfei bf tiutliiEtl. Bond; iferueii, lias! the pieafeiirfe of anhobnbifaft to his customers, and tlie peh'eHU public, that his New Season Tomato Sauce is now ready. It bears upon it tho character of the purest sauce Bold. It contains no deleterious com pound ; and from its wide-spread sale last year, he anticipates a vast increase in hie customers this season. It is equal to imy Sauce in the colony, as per Medical Certiiicate received. It i 8 cheaper than any other Tomato Sauoo used. O. COTTIS, Parnell. QN SALE, EX 'MARY AD AIR,' Expected to arrive about the end of the present month, a Cargo consisting of about 200 TONS SUGAB (assorted expressly for this market) GEO. W. BINNEY. CHEAP SAI)i)LBJ4r AND a a r k c s a. The TTndersitmed has always on hand, and to arrive per WARWICK and SEOOTJNG STAR, p, large and varied Stock of every description bf Harness, Saddles, Bridle?, Whips, Spurs, Combs. Brushes, Kneecaps, india-rubber and other Fetlock Boots, Headstalls,' Girths, Fancy Bits. Single and l>ouble Greyhound Starters, Ladies' and Gent's Patent Safety Htlrrups, &c, all of which will be sold at the lowest prices FOR CASH. Every description of Harness, Pack Saddles, &c, made on the ■ premises by experienced workmen on the shortest notice. Repairs executed promptly and at reasonable rates. Sole agent for Elliman'scehbrated Royal Kmbroca tlon for Horses, Cattle, and Sheep. Purchase at the cheapest house in town, direct from the Importer and Maker. W. S. JQNE3, SADDLES, HABNKSS M.AKEIt, A BIPOBTKR, 154. QUEEN-STREET. 0 CAPITALISTS OF ABOUT £1000.—To be disposed c;f, a Manufacturing Business in the centre of the City of Auckland, established over 12 years, doing nboul £3000 per annum, with a large proftt.- Ad-dreoa A.Z , EvsN ing Star office. "PXPIEATION OF LEASE. CE AN WELL ,| ANDJCO. 1 Are Selling Off EE^ FURNITURE, At Wholesale Prices. TXOLLAND & BUTLER, TO",THEIR FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC. We cannot'allow the present season to pass without returning you our sincere thanks for the very liberal patronage y. '«ye bestowed upon us during the two and a-half yctv.swe have been in business; we must admit the same has exceeded our expectations. You may depend that if a continuance of the liberal spirit in which we have hitherto conducted our business, combined with quality for lowest remunera tive prices, will secure your patronage in the future, be sure we shall do our best to merit the same. To those who have not paid us a visit, do so, we have always some novelty on hand. By the ' Anazi' we have Just Received ' OQ BALES^ £<$ of 4fc PAPERHANGINGS, From Celebrated Glasgow and English Houses. They have been specially selected from Manufac turers' Patterns by Mr J. L. Holland, whose good taste in decorative matters is generally admitted, and without doubt, comprise the lai-gest and best selected open stock in the Province. GILT MOULDINGS, Stained Mouldings, Room Mouldings; a large stock on hand of very superior quality. Picture Framing in all its Branches. GLASS SHADES, Oval and Round,1 in all sizes. White Lead, Oils, Colours, Turps, "Varnishes, Scrim, Brushes, Gold Leaf, Artist's Materials, Photo Glass, WINDOW GLASS, In fact, every requisite in the Painting Trade can be had at HOLLAND & BUTLER'S, Oil, Colour, and Glaps Merchants, Picture-Frame Makers, &c, 28 & 30, VICTORIA-STREET, AUCKLAND, A few steps from Union Bank. ONEHUNGA AND AUCKLAND LINE OF COACHES. TI M E TABLE. Leave Onehunga— Leave Auckland— 8 a.m. ,10 a.m. 9 a.m. 12 noon 10.30 a,m. ' 2.30 p.m. 12 p.m. ' .: 4j?an. 2 p.m. . i, • : 6 pjn. • 4 p.m. C pan. Saturday nights, 6.30 p.m. 11.30 p.m. pHOTOGEAPHIC VIEWS. R. Hi "BABi'LETT ' ■ Respectfully calls the attention df the publio to a magnificent collection, of Continental Views, just received per. Anazi!'. These splendid Photographs comprise Views of the ftbine and Tyrol, Swiss Moun tain Scenery,1 ■ Architectural l Photos.' Irish Coloured Landscapes, &c. Sizes, from 9 x_6 to 20 x 16. QUBEK'STREET, AUCKLAND. *W



Kerosene. 6 OLEOPHENE BRILLIANT OIL Is now universally recognized as the beat Burning Oil which can be made. Recommended by th<* Fire Insurance Companies for Safety, ft'id by all con sumers for the Brilliancy ■ f its Light. In purchas ing this Oil the buyer insures himse'J arid his pro perty against all chance o< a Kerosene accident. Ask for OLEOPHBHB .BRILLIANT OlL.andUkeno other. DIPLOMA of MERIT received Jrom the Vienna Exposition for Cans of v;trious Tops and Oils OL.KOPHENK BRILLIANT OIL ia invaluable to those who read or sew in Hie evening, as it gives a stronger light than gas, while much less fatiguing to the eyes. SUPERIOR TO DEVOE'S, AS IT STANDS A HIGHER TEST. !• GEOOEKS & DEALEES. d a ■ 2 o w P ° S §* c *£ 3 o br S ° 5H 8 ° ■ 00 g © w | s*° 3 a " OP S g tH W ~<P5 g W 6 W j •■lf| |||



EX "ADA"— A SHIPMENT OP FINE TEAS. /CANTERBURY CHEESE, BACON AND HAMS NEW OATMEAL. FINEST QUALITY BAKER'S FLOUR, In sacks, 100's and 50's. PEARL BARLEY. BARLEY MEAL NELSON HOPS, 1875. COLONIAL TWEEDS. SHEATHING AND . ROOFING PELT, ON SALE BY T. H. HALL k CO. i^RDERS FOE FINE AUSTRALIAN WINES Received and executed by T. H. HALL & CO. AGENTS. ON SALE—NOW LANDING— 40 kegs Prime Sydney iiutter. GEO. W. BINNEY. ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED — Anderson and Mowat's Flour (in sacks), 100 ft. ai-idOlb. baga J. K. Anaerson and Co.'b Flour (in sacks), KICK,. andCOlJ). bags Hay anC- Barr's Flour (in sacks), lOOtb. and BOtb, oags. GEO. W. BINNEY. ON SALE By the Undersigned : Candles —Brandon's Pickles—Morton's and Whybrow's fiulmon— American Pti-hctV&i Milk—Eaglo Brand Salad and Castor Oil Coleman's White Starch Confectionery Malt, English Tanks Tea—Boxes and half-chests itfxjriß—Peaks, Peacock and Hawkins Tart Fruits, ditto ditto Candied Orange Peel Butter —Sydney and Canterbury Bran, Pollard Maize, Oats Wheat Crushed Of «b Lucerne T^ / Preserver iiicat and Soups Rosin &c, &c., &<?; GEO. W. BINNEY, AGENT TUST ARRIVED, by < Helena, tJ from Lyttelton, and for Sale, by the Sub scriber — 8 tons Bran 6 tons Flour 5 tons Sharps 100 bags Oats 30 bags Fowl Wheat 10 cases Cheese 30 kegs Prime Butter LEVI W. EATON. /^HRO MO-LITHOGRAPHS, ETC. U - — W. PHILLIPPS & SON, 12, WYNDHAM-STEEET. W.P. and Son have just opened ex Assaye, A Labg(k Assortment or C H R O M O-L ITHOGRAPHS, Embracing every variety of subjects after the most eminent Artists. Also, some beautiful specimens of COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS AND LITHOGRAPHS, Including Don Juan and Haidee, O.H.M.S, &c, fte., and having a large and varied Stock of GILT MOULDINGS To Select from, Any of the above can be framed to Older. PAPERHANGINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF QUALITY AND DESIGN Scrim, Hessian, &c. Plate and Sheet Glass White Lead, Oil. Paints, Brushes, &c. Patent Silicate Paint, Oxide of Iron Anticorrosive Paint, and all Painter's Sundries. W. PHILLIPPS jb SON., OIL, COLOUB, & GZ^.SS MERCHANTS 12, Wyndham-street, above the Herald office. DAY SCHOOL.PROTESTANT HALL, NEWTON. MRS MARTIN. English, Classics, French. 'Evening Class—Four nights weekly, at 7.30, BEY. J. MARTIN. February 9,1875. ■piDWARD WAYTE Has now received the WHOLE OF HIS SHIPMENTS OB" MAGAZINES FOR 1874, Comprising — All the Year Round, 1874 Cassell's Magazine, 1874 Chamber's JourDal, 1874- Family Herald, 1874 Good Words. 1874 Good Words for the Young, 1874 Leisure Hour, 1874 London Journal. 1874 Once a Week, 1874 Sunday at Home, 1874 Sunday Magazine, 1874 Band of Hope. 1874 British Workman, 1874 Chatterbox, 1874 Childrons Friend, 1874 Childrens Prize, 1874 Child's Companion, 1874 Cottager and Artisan, 1874 Good Words for Young, 1874 Infant's Magazine, 1874 Kind Woras. 1874 Sunshine, 1874, &c, &c. And is now offering them at REDUCED RATES. EDWARD WAYTiS, IMPORTER OF BOOKS, 100, QCBEN-SXREBT.



Drapery. i _ _ I —. ~ (13ETAIL AUCTION SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT ALL PURCHASERS ,' AT ' SAMUEL COOMBES' AUCTION SALE AT THE CITY CLOTHING MART, 80, QUEEN-STKEET. R. ARTHUR, Auctioneer. yTANTED GOOD MEN as Purchasers at Samuel Coombes' Retail Auction Salo on TUESDAY, 30tli March, and following days of the week. R, ARTHUR, Auctioneer. Small Lots to suit all Purchasers. A CHANCE BUT VERY SELDOM OFFERED OF OBTAINING CHEAP CLOTHING AT SAMUEL COOMBES' GREAT RETAIL AUCTION SALE, 80, Queen-Street. R. ARTHUI?, Auctioneer. OOMBES' GREAT RETAIL SALE BY AUCTION, Commencing TUESDAY MORNING, At 11 o'clock, ON T PREMISES, SO, QUEEN-STREET. R. ARTHUR, Auctioneer. RETAIL SALE BY AUCTION AT COOMBES' CITY CLOTHING MART, 80, QUEEN-STREET, Commencing on TUESDAY, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, And to be continued every day until SATURDAY NIGHT. R. ARTHUR, Auctioneer. AT COOMBES' Great Retail Auction Sale on TUESDAY, the Smallest Buyer can Purchase, as the Stock will be sold in EETAIL LOTS. R. ARTHUR, Auctioneer. A UCKLAND MODEL TRAINING S C H O O L, CHORAL HALL, SYMONDS - STREET. JOSIAH MARTIN, Head Masteb. Commerce, Science, and Manufactures, Mr J. Martin. Literature, Classics, and Mathematics, • Rev. E. Bhowne. THE SECOND QUARTER WILL COMMENCE ON MONDAY, sth APRIL. THIS INSTITUTION CONSISTS O¥ ELEMENTARY AND SENIOR SCHOOLS WITH ADVANCED CLASSES. The Cottesk of Instruction includes, In addition to the ordinary School Course : Commercial Practice and Correspondence; Industrial History, Trade, and Natural Products ; Mechanics and Manufactures; Drawing and Design; Vocal Music; Political Economy, and the Laws of Health; with Advanced Classes In Book-keeping and Mercantile Accounts; Agricultural and Practical Chemistry; Economic Botany and Geology; Practical Mechanics; Architectural Drawing ; Civil Engineering; Mining and Surveying; Physical Science; Mathematics ; Classics and Modern Languages. The Schools are fitted up with a Museum of Natural Productions and Manufactures, arid with the best description of Modern Educational and Soientlno apparatus and appliances. Pupils are specially prepared for the Examinations of the Civil Service and the Telegraph Department. Fees (Quarterly, payable in advance): Elementary One Guinea. Senior Two Guineas. Advanced Three Guineas. AUCKLAND PERMANENT CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING AND INVEST MENT SOCIETY. DEPOSITS RECEIVED at the following rateß — 6 months or no longer .. 6 per cent, per annum. 7 days' notice .. 5 per cent, per annum. JOHN BATGER, Secretary. 93, Queen' Street. nHHE WILLIAMSdN TESTIMONIAL. Subscription Lists are now deposited at the Banks I in town, and at all the Road Board offices in tht j province. . . | All persons are earnestly invited to assist in raising ; funds for a suitable memorial to our late lamented J. Superintendent. V ■ i T r j Post-office orders should be addressed tp /JV.; C ( Wilson, Esq., Treasurer. F. W. EWINGTON, ' ' Secretary.



Drapery. £5,000. "POE- IMMEDIATE SALE, OVER £5,000 WORTH OF DRAPERY & CLOTHING. A. LINABUEY & CO. Have determined to CLEAB OUT OP THEIR PKESENT PEEMISES At any Saoeifi c. THEY HAVE JUST OPENED UP CAS E S AUTUMN AMD W N T : ■ . T\ B E SS Q OOD FBENCH MEKINOS, WINCEYS, HOME SPUNS* &c, .'•■•'" *^'» &c* Which will be offered at INVOICE PEIOES to effect a GENERAL CLEARANCE. Ihe Inhabitants of Auckland are respectfully invitea . to inspect their LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK Before making Purchases. ■"■;•'.'' -■" • i THE SALE IS NOW ON, AND WILL GOBITBVZ EVEBY LINE IS SOLI). SEVEN YEARS' LEASE OF PREMISES. Axso, COUNTERS, FIXTURES, &c., FOR SALE. W Note ; Address— A. LINAB UB V & C 0., I 224,/ VSBH-BT.BI'BT !,;•■■"