f- 0I?e^ amPwicU, some flour, potatoes and biscuits to tne lighthouses, I undertake to say that the local f ompanie£ would do that work for 10 per cent, on the two °, c money that will he squandered on these

Building- of Steam Yachts.

There have been already two or three small team yachts distributed about the colony. One ot them has been sent to Auckland, where \t is used as a pleas t ire yacht, more than for p.ny work in the public service Tt is only fair to sta.te—and I think it right to ao so—that, as the Minister for Immigration pointed out: the weak part of thep.e resolutions—and it is deci dedly a weak part-consists in the fact, that even the members from Auckland cannot agree upon the ques tion, while all t' ne members from the other three pro vinces of the JVortli Island are unanimous in opposine the resolutuv ls . There is no doubt about that; and all 1 would lib eto saY; and w j nl 1 s ; ncere iy w ; s | li ; s tna t we might r, e n ii oww i t0 m3H age our own affairs— n}? nrl? e " iem in a way by which we would have some enective control over them; that they might be kept ' certain limits, and that we might riot be over rJr . by any legislation from this House or anywhere e">e ■> and that our legislation should be marked out and ProF ,erly defined, so "that we could take some intelli fi er ll management of the finances we had to spend and «' .c work we had to do. There had bean something Tiaid about log-rolling in this House—that the provinces jog-rolled very much. If that means anything, what is it: It means that the provinces were paid for their logs : and that the Government were not above bribing people for support. Tf it means anything, it moans that the provinces have been corrupted ; and. if tho Go vernment will buy the provinces, do you think they will not buy {he counties? Are the counties worth nothing ?_ Would men who were sufficiently virtuous to give a million and a half to buy the provinces scorn tho idea of purchasing the counties ? Do you think the wants rif the latter will be less ? It is said that the provinces have neglected education. T deny that utterly'; they have done the best they could; even if t'le attempt has not been attended with much success in the Province of Auckland, every other province has graroled with the question. But has not this House neglected it ? The first session T was a member of this ■nor.se, a Bill was brought down dealing with education, mid I 'believe it would have passed had it not been """I'.-hdrawn after the difficult part had been got over — tn _c religious difficulty. This Government, then, pro- \ JViised—practically the present Government-that an Education Bill would be brought in next year and Would be circulated all over the colony. What becane of that Bill? It was dropped. It never came before the House. And yet this is the Government, and this is the Assembly, that abuses the provinces for not deal ing with a thing that those bodies have in reality dealt with, and which they themselves have utterly failed in. 1 »? r "™evance was that we would not give seats to the Maoris in the Provincial Councils. I think that •was one serious rc-proach cast upon the Provincial Councils in this House. But those who made it took vary good care that we should not legislate for the Maoris, nor raisfe taxes from them-that we should not be able to. V.npose road rates upon the Maoris, or levy °l 1 ! a? es from th. em- II ls ql"'6 "ght that they snoulcl have seats in this Legislature, so that they can look r.fter the management of their lands. But the J^rovfncial Councils—certainly that of my province— tttid no power to levy taxes from them, or to legislate i^sij- cm' and t^erefor9 there was no necessity for their holding^seats in those Councils. I will just remark, in conclusion, that if you want to get rid of this striving and quarrelling, if you want to keep down the power of the governing families, you will pass some such resolu tions as these. _If you want concert in action rather than a House divided against itself, if you want a good understsmdingr rather than bickering, if you want conn-' deuce rainier than suspicion, I say pass these resolu tions, ?.nd let us part in peac«.

PARNELL HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sir, —At the annual meeting of the ratapayers of the above district, held on the 31st ultimo, the found it impossible to express our opinions respecting the various mattere that had been brought beforejthe Board for its consideration during the past year, owing to the confusion and noise that existed throughout the «vening, caused in part, no doubt, by a lot of boys, •who, having nothing better to do, thought they might as well see and hear what was going on, and if there was any fun to join in it, and assist "by making all the noise they could ;— in part by a number of non-ratepayers, who possibly mip^nt have heard that a lively meeting was ex.pected ;— in part by ratepayers in and from •other districts, who, attracted by the effusions in the Press, of some few whose cacoethes tcribeudi lead them to make bold assertions, sx farte, in order to draw attention to some real or imagined grievance, no matter how wild the statements, or how far off from real facts and correct figures, they care not to audi alteram portent, but recklessly deligbt in dis torting and misrepresenting everything they do not approve of themselves; in part by bona fide ratepayers, who, regardless of the incon venience, trouble, and annoyance caused to those who have the conduct of the meeting, in defiance of the entreaty of those desirousjto keep to and advance the real business of we meeting, continually and persistently retard progress, by insisting, in some cases, that their interpretation of the law is the right one—in others, by asking all sorts of questions relevant or irrelevant to the matter under discussion— in others, for no particular reason known to themselves, except to air their own eloquence, and to attract to themselves the ad captandum vulgus in the crowd. Conduct of this kind leads to disorder, tumult, and uproar. These were the difficulties encountered at the meeting above referred to. With your kind permission, Mr. Editor, we will endeavour to give a little information through your columns that may be useful to the ratepayers of Parnell. The first moiety of General Government grant of total was received by the Board on ' the 13th March, 1876, when considerable dis cussion arose as to the best way of disposing of this money. It was resolved that Mr. Hammond (who hacl previously done similar work for the Board) be requested to prepare plans and estimates, with a view to cutting down and filling in the Manukau Road, com mencing at the Swan Inn, and ending at the Old Windsor Castle Hotel. This was done satisfactorily, at a cost of £7 . These plant, &c., are now in the Board's office, for the infor mation and guidance of present, and or any future trustees. Tenders were duly advertised for, and four were {received on the 28th March, two were informal. Those eligible were Mr. F. Archard, ; and Mr. B. McDonald, ! £539> f°r cutting down, removing and filling in the earth only. The estimate of additional cost to form, metal, and channel (including side j streets affected by the alterations of levels) as made by order of the Board, and presented in detail by the overseer, was between £600 and roughly estimated, the entire work would cost between and We con sidered this work most important, as the Beach road from the Strand round to Custom house street in the city boundary, was being formed, and when finished would be by far the best and easiest route by which to reach the city. All heavy-laden con veyances, especially those containing cargo for shipment in any vessel alongside the wharf, would traverse this road, coming from the country, there being no Kyber-pass hill to rise ; on the contrary, an easy and steady gradient downwards from the beginning of Parnell Highway District to its end in Mechanics' Bay, then a perfectly level road to the Queen's Wharf. The gradient, as shown on the plans prepared, would leave the road when finished one steady hanging line of 1 in 13.2, com mencing from the Swan Inn and ending at the old Windsor Castle hotel. This would be the easiest grade out.of town with one exception only, and that is the new street formed by the Improvement Commissioners—Wellesley-street East, which is lin 14. If this work had been done we believe that nine-tenths of the traffip to and from the city would have been diverted to this road, and thus the road through Parnell would become without doubt the Main Trunk Road, and its maintenance and repairs taken out of the tolls collected at the gates, and Parnell be freed from an annually recurring outlay of about to keep this main road in order. Seeing clearly the advantage and substantial benefit that would accrue to this district—first, by removing or overcoming the exceedingly difficult approach to and from this suburb; and, secondly, by materially enhancing the vakeofall freehold property in the district, which thera is not the slightest doubt it would do; and, thirdly, by having,the money now rrmuallyabsplutelyrequiredand:expemded on

the main road through this district available for making new roads, kerbing and channelling old roads and streets, drainage, lighting, asphalting, and other improvements conducive to progress, health, comfort, and convenience. Having all these substantial advantages in view to be gained to and for the district, We can assure the ratepayers and residents of Pa.m ell that the one great work, viz., cutting down, filling \\p, and making the main road was ?.ot allowed to be passed oVer and ultimately abandoned (for the time being at least) with out careful and mature consideration. The difficulties to be encountered were — first, an insufficiency of funds to the extent of at least £600 ; secondly, lateness of the season, as no work could hate been commenced before aboat the middle of April, the tenders being only received on the 28th of March, and then only for removing earth. Thirdly—The fact that Messrs. Joriesand Varc had, under Contract with the Harbour Board, to build and construct a retaining wall at Sel wyn Terrace, which said contract necessitated the transport ovel* this same road of upwards of 5,000 (five thousand) tons of stone, the latter fact, without any other reason, was suf ficient to cause all prudent men to pause before allowing the road to be broken up in the depth of winter, while such work was being carried on. We hope, before long, to see this important improvement on the main road completed, and that the present trustees, or their successors, will not lose sight of the de sirability of its accomplishment. Should all the money promised ill the Financial State ment—viz., from Consolidated Revenue, ,£1 for ,£1; from Land Fund, £1 for £1 ; equal to ;£1,40o —be available for appropriation in this district during the year ending the 30th June, 1877, in addition to the ordinary rate of .£7OO, making in all, it would be well, perhaps, for the trustees to call a meeting of ratepayers and invite them to make some sug gestions as to how and where improvements to roads, etc., are most required and desirable. After the most important work of cutting down the road had reluctantly been abandoned, it was unanimously resolved by the late Board that letters be sent to Messrs. J. Morrison and Co., and Knight, Craw and Co., requesting them to furnish information to the Board re asphalt. This resulted in the acceptance of Mr. John Morrison's tender, on the 29th April, 1876, at the following rates, viz.: —3s. 3d. per square yard, and 10s. 6d. per chain of wood kerbing, to be kept and left in thorough re pair during and to the full end and term of two years from the date of certificate ot satis factory completion of work, and as a guarantee for due fulfilment of contract, ten (^10) per cent on the gross amount of contract to re main in the hands of the Board, bearing interest at 7 per cent, per annum. The over seer furnished to the order of the Board mea surements showing that a pathway, 4ft. 6in. wide, commencing from the Barrel Hotel and ■ continuing to a spot opposite the corner of St. Stephen's road, would be 1,000 square yards, including five street crossings, which at 3s. 3d. would be equal to .£162 10s. Deduct from this 18J square yards at 3s. 3d. — £2 19s. 66. —for crossing, left the total cost of asphalt £is 9 ios. 6d., with 30J chains |wood kerbing at ios. 6d., ,£ls 183. 6d., less 2.\ chains; crossing, £\ 6s. 3d., leaving asphalt and kerbing to cost 2s. 9d ; deduct 10 per cent., 6s. 3d.; guarantee deposit to re main two years the property of the Board, and £^1 cash paid on account, would leave a debt of £1 14 when completed. Kerbing and channelling, if taken as incidental to asphalt, was from the same source of information, viz : —The overseer put it clown to cost £"jo, of which had been paid, leaving a debt of when the work was finished. The as phalting will be, we feel satisfied, a lasting and permanent benefit to a very large number of the residents in this district, and we trust it will be extended to the east as well as the west side of the Manukau road.

Re Rutland road, advertisement for tenders, as per plans, etc., for culvert on east side of St. George's Bay road in Rutland road, re sulted in Mr. J. G. Robertson's being accepted for £$%, with a guarantee deposit of £$, which latter sum was forfeited before any work whatever had been done. On the representa tion of the overseer that the work could be completed for the amount of tender, the Board resolved that the culvert should be built, and a bridle track made, leading to Conquest-place road, the whole cost of entire work estimated not to exceed ,£IOO. The Board ultimately found that the overseer, who in the first instance had made out the plans, speci fications and agreement for the culvert, which documents were duly stamped and signed by Mr. Robertson, had not only made representation to the Board, by which it was misled, but had commenced a deep cutting in Rutland Road, a work the Board did not authorise, and by so doing land slips were the natural result, necessitating 1 retaining walls, &c. The tender of Mr. Thomas Lupton (against I five others) was accepted for supplying the 40 !or 50 loads (at ss. sd. per load) of rubble j stones required for this purpose. This sum, :if the contractor completed the work, would ■ leave a further debt of say £14. 10s., making a grand total of debt left to the new Board of ,£l6O ios., against which there was a credit balance in the Bank of £8, and a further sum of good collectable rates in arrear of £isi reducing the total liability from £160 ios. to '£W ios.

I The late Board had no further contracts or •liability k than above stated when they vacated office on the 31st July last. The new Board, in a letter dated the 1 Ith inst, published in the Daily Southern Cross of the 14th instant, evidently desire to make it appear to the ratepayers of Parnell that by obtaining advances from the Bank on a joint and several promissory note in anticipation of rates, in order to defray the constant expense of keeping the existing roads and gutters in efficient order, that it is doing an unusual thing by obtaining such advances. Such, we assure the ratepayers is not the case, as can be proved by the records in the Board's office. It has on the contrary been the invariable rule to do so, every year, owing to the fact that new Trustees are elected in midwinter, when the roads require a larger outlay for mainte nance and repair than in other seasons of the year ; and also to the fact that 'new rates are hot collectable until after the assessment lists are made out, one clear month's notice given for objections to be heard against the same, then entered in the rate book afterwards, pub lished in the Government Gazette that the rate has been finally settled on a certain date then stated; after this Mr Collector may issue riotices that the rate is due and owing. We had to do this the two years we were in office. i Re Lighting and Gas Lamps, the total cost to the district for the year ending 30th June,. 1876, was;£ii6 is. Sd., of which^73 14s. 6d. must be be deducted as the first cost of the lamp-posts, lanterns, stone and cartage, leaving £42 6s. 1 id. as, the expense of light. It will thus be. .seen that the first cost of 13 lamps complete was by far the larger item in the expense. The cost of gas per annum to each lamp will be £3 2s. 6d. after the 15th prox. (the Gas Company having reduced the charge by 15s.|each lamp, as stated at annual meeting), expense of lighting, extinguishing, cleansing, keeping in repair, and painting, an annual charge of £2 12s. 6d., making, £$ 15s. each, or' a gross cost for 13 lamps of .£74 15s. per annum. —We are, &c.

H. Brett, Ex-Chairman. '.':']', 8., Ireland, , J. Winks, , ■ ~..■ ! ' ' . ' ,' . ". D. H. .McKknzie; Parnell, Aug. Bth,J 1876. "•

NORFOLK ISLAND.

CRUISE OF THE SOUTHh-RN CHO^S

[from a correspondent.]

The mission vessel Southern Cross returned from her first trip tv c Islands of the Melanesian. Mia&'ioO, on Saturday, 24' sb June, bri*>Tiiirr as paaßengers the Rev C. Bice, Dr Watling, and abont twenty-five Melanesia™. Among these were three or four notable personages, such *B the chief of Florida (Solomon Islands), by name Takua, and hiR private secretary, whose chief duty seemed to consist in his having to cut up hia tobacco and light his pipe ; and this, indeed, being no sinecure, for the pipe was seldom out of his mouth. It is hoped by means of these flying visits that seeds 6f good may be sown, which will we trust, by the dews of God s holy spirit bear abundant fruit at some future time both in extra security to tne mission aries themselves, and also in the strengthen ing of their hands in the furtherance of the work by their influence and counten ance in their own especial islands. The Southern Cross arrived from Auckland on the 10th of and, after landing her stores and goods, sailed again for the Melane aian Islands on the 13 tb, taking as passengers the Rev John Selwyn, John Still, and 0. Bice Dr Watling, and between 60 and 70 natives who were going home for their winter holidays. After a protracted voyage, the island of Mac wasreached on the 24th. Here there was war and rumours of war, and at the chief village no communication was held. At a second the missionaries went ashore and were well received. Leaving this, tne vessel sailed for the New Hebrides, and Mr Bice was put down at Sepers' Island on the 30th, where he was to stay till the return of the vessell from the Solomon Islands. Iho Banks' Islands were next visited, and the scholars returned to their homes, after which the vessel sailed for the Solomon Islands, and Mr Still left ashore at Wango (San Cnnstova). After leaving here the vessel, with Mr Selwyn alone returned to the Banks' Islands, thence to the New Hebrides. Mr Bica was received on board in good health on the Bth June, after a most pleasant and satisfactory stay of nearly six weeks, which was broken by a most opportune visit from ft. MS. Sappho. Mac was reached on the 16th June, Mr Selwyn, staying ashore here during the return of the vessel to JNorfolk Island, which after a quick and pleasant passage, was reached as above on Saturday, 24th. Everywhere the greatest friendliness and amicability were shown to the missionaries, and their constant prayer is that the multi tude of the isles may soon stroteh out their hands unto God. The schools in the various islands were';being pretty regularly carried on, and at Santa Maria thirty natives had received Christian baptism, the first fruits of the school there, which is under the super vision of Edmund Qaratu, a native of Mota. Ib is hoped that by God's blessing, the work increases and spreads, and that shortly fighting and bloodshed may give way before the influeace of the Gospel of peace and good will towards mankind. The vessel returned from Norfolk Island to the islands on Satur day 27th June, tailing Revs J. Palmer and A. Penny, with about ten natives, besides the potentates above mentioned. Mr Palmer will stay at Mota during the journey of the vessel to the Solomon Islands, and Mr Penny will be left far a few days at Florida (Soloman Islands). Meanwhile Mr Selwyn will be received on board at Mac, and Mr Still at San Christoval. The vessel is expected t , return to Norfolk Island about the end of September.— S.M. Herald

THE HAWKESBURY MEETING.

From papeis 'to band by the Hero we get particulars of the first day's racing at Hawkes bury, the Lincoln of the Southern racing world. The opening of the season 1870-7 appears to have been a success in point of the quality of the racing, and the numbers of the spectators. The Hawke*bury guineaß,which, with regard to the A J.C. Derby, holds a position resemblim? !that in which the Two Thousand stands with reference to the English Derby, brought out twelve runners, and wag won by His Excellency's horse Tocal, by tha Barb, out of the Sweetheart, which started at the decent price of sco 1. The Cardinal, who was the ranner-up, ought to possess an outside chance for the Melbourne Cup, with only sst 121bs, and his conqueror out of the way. The time, lmin 45 8-lOths sec., was very fast, though not np to last year's time. The Hawkesbury Grand Handicap brought out 15 runners, and Mr Bowman's Sunlight, by K«lpie, out of Jnanita, aged 7st 2lbs, proved victorious by three lengths. Here, again, a Melbourne Cup candidate ran second io Sir H. Robinson's colt Valentia, 4yrs, 7st 91bs, and his performance is by no means a bad one. At anyrate it snuffs out the chanceß ;of Miss Kingston, Connaught, and Nemesis, who are also engaged in the hip race on about the same terms with regard to Valentia, and who finished behind the Governor's nag on this occasion. Mr Ivory's Wrangler won the County Purse. In other respects the racing wa» unimportant.

NGAPUHIS CONDEMN THEIR MEM BER FOR DESERTING SIR GEORGE GREY.

We need not inform our readers, says Te Wanang*. that Hori Karaka Tawiti, grandson of old Whftrepapa the late chief of the Ihutai, sub-tribe of the Ngapuhi people is M.H.B. for the Northern M»ori -Electoral District.' Some time since the AuckSapd papers noticed that the Eton the Native Minister had bean kind to Hori K»raka, that he had been lodged in the house usually occupied by chiefs when in Auckland on public business, and that Hori had been kopt from all communication with the Maori world of Auckland. "We n«xt hear that the Ngapuhi M.H.R. voted in a division with the Government. Our Maoii corres pondent at Wellnitton, informs us that when quietly sitting in Belemi's one day waiting for the Northern Mail steamer to come in, he aad Hori Karaka were talking over various matter*, who should make his appearance in the room but a ohiuf of the Ngapuhi oallerf Hirini Tai-whanga. The new arrival, asked if Hori Karaka would meet him and a few more Moods in the evening, as he had some news to communicate. The friends m«t, and in the preßence of the meting, Hirini gave the following information :-He had been nent to Wellington by the Ngapuhi Maori tribes to see how Parliament wag Mtlog j that all his expenses were paid by the Ngapuhi Maoris; that a Public col lection had been made, and the cash received from it h.d paid hi« passage up to the seat ■'O0"™™"*, J that the Ngapuhi had heard, and also had seenin print that Hori Karaka had not supported Sir George Grey. but had voted with the Government and Sir Donald McLean, and that they were not in a spirit to be played with, and that Hirini had been s.nt to tell the memb.rs of Parliament.that Hori Karakawas.not representing them, ana his vote was against their wish if it were gi™ in any other way than with Sir George Grey; that Hirini was empowered by th» Ngapuhi Natives ft tell Hori to follow the lead of Hir oforge Grey, as hey did not believe in the present Government or the Native Department Our infor mant also states that Hirini -ill remain in WeUiagton dnring the session to keep Hori informed of Ms duty, viz , to act according to the wish, of his eon»tUuents.

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« Xji LECTRIOITY I S LIFE.' PULVERMACHER'S GALVANIC CHAIN BANDS, BELTS, AND BATTERIES. So simple that anyonw can use them ; wonderful in results, and yet so gentle in action that thoy may be applied to mere infants. TESTIMONIAL. We, the undersigned, have much pleasure in testi fying that Mr. J. L. Pulvrrmaciikii's recent improve rnems in his Voltaic Batteries and Galvanic Appliances for Medical purposes are of grost importance to Scientitlc Medicine, and that he is entitled to the consideration and support of everyone disposed to further the advancement of real and useful pro gress. lt?nSir cTlccook, Bart., Physician to H.M; the Sir H.QHoTlakd, Bart., F.R.S., Physician to H.M. the Qneen; Sir William t'KßGtjasoN, Bart., 8.ti.0., iny sician to H.M. the Queeni; Sir.J. R. Martin, Bart., C.8., JT.K.O.H., Dr. b!" ]s'ikVrkiho > F.R.C.P., Physician to H R H tho Prince of Wales, and Phy sician to St. Mary's Hospital; Dr. R. Quain, F.R.0.P., Physician to the Hospital /or Consumption, Brompton. Prom among tho thousand* of ' *^ extraordinary Curative power of these Galvanic Appliances, we extract the following as being uorouglily reliable:- 1 TO THE EDITOR OF THE " CHRISIIAN WORLD." Sm.-Knowing that yoUr Valuable jowrnaltottßOTOT bnen a medium of (loin? Rood, not only to the s<mZs of men, but also to their bodies, as evinced by the great interest you have ever taken in tho benevolent movements of the day, I hay* taken the liberty Jo address yon upon a subject which often appears in Your advertising columns, but which I tear eitnor through Ignorance of ltn great value, or the tear or being duped, is overlooked by a very large number of yurir readers. ~ . , ... I allude to medical galvanism, as applied for thn enre of dlsraao, but more eßpw-ially ti>at system of suif-applicatlon invented by Mr Pnlvormacher. Many of the cases which have come before mo have been treated for mouths, and some for years by men of undoubted ability and skill in the medical pro fession, who have tafrcn the utmost pains, and ex hausted every resource of the apothecary in vain, have been cured by Pulvoi'machor'fl system is «. few weeks. I will not say that every case has met with like results, but I do affirm that the Pj°P°rti°n of Fmecess which has attended my foblo efforts during the last two or throe years would bo »»™clon* *° establish a first-class reputation for any mod erf man, .■specially considering that, nearly all the patients bad been under good medical treatment, aud many ot thorn had been givon up as hopeless. Will you allow me to recito a few facts? NEURALGIA. ■'Fifteen months oinco I lent a 10s Cd band to a lady who had been a great sufferer from neuralgia for four months. Bho stated that she had been under tlie caro of two eminent medical men (wnosfi names fhe gay») but that she had not obtained tho smallest relief; she hud not been able to (jet one hour s sound sleep for many woeks; that she was almost in dis traction from the constant severity of tho pain l placed the band upon her head, requrstlng lier to wear it till the pain ceased. I called upon her a weeK after when she expressed her deep gratitude for my k/ndr.e'B stating that she was entirely free from pain, and had slept soundly all night for several nigntb, ana that her strength was rapidly recovering. NERVOUS DEBILITY. Last summer a gentleman wro c to mo from Hor bury complaining of great nervous debility ana prostration. Ho had tried medical aid in yin lie feared his age was against him, bf-ing near 70. but if I thought there w;is hope ho would try. I advised him to try the 60s combined band, lie did not re ceive nny groat benefit for several trials, wrote me or-e or two despairing letters, but T encouraged him to persevere. I hoard nothing of him from October tmtil six weeks since, when he wrote me a letter ex pressing his gratitude in no measured terms, stating that he was quite recovered ; that he h»d enjoyed the beat winter's health during the last winter which he had known for many years. RHEUMATISM. Thtrtocn months ago I met 'a well-known and highly respectable solicitor of tbis town, walking at a very feeble pace as if In great pain, with a staff in one hand and the other hand stretched out as stiff an fit had neither life nor power. I took the liberty to stop him and aßk the nature of bis complaint. He informed me that he w»s a great sufferer from rliPU matlam, which extended from the (-Moulders to the tip of his fingers, causing his arm to beosmt quite gtifT; that he bad received the best naodicil advice, {jot no relief, bat was in great p*ln nrght and day. I strongly advised him to try a galvanic band, -whicn ho ultimately desired I would obtain for bun It rea bed from the shoulder to the palm of the hand, coiled all round tho arm. Ten days atter he com menced to wear it he called upon me, placed the afflicted arm over his ehoulder with perfect ease, cx- O'.aiming, " Thanks to you, Seaxf-r; you arc a capital doctor " In throo months he was perfectly recovered, and has had no return of the malady WEAKNESS IN LOWS. Lust October a minister wrote me from RugbT* utating that he suffered severe pain, attended with . great weakness In tho loins'and legs, so that ho could | not rise from his chair or walk anywhere without help. I advised him to get a spino bund for tho loirs, and a narrow one for tho logs. H«> wrote to mo a few weeks ago, expressing big warmest grutUndo. and muting that In three weeks from the timo ho com menced to wear the bands he was so far recovered as o rise and walk anyw!jere without help. INDIGESTION. About the same ttm» a farmer residing at Buckle sham—a gentleman well-Vnown in this neighbourhood —c illed to seek my advice. He Btated that his diges tion was jo weak, that his stomach rejected tho simplest diet, even a bowl of milk from his own dairy (winch of course was minus the chalk), that he often folt as he should fall on the fields from sheer faintneas ■,s he went about I recommended him to try the 50a combined mind. He called again in six weeks, thtnked mo moßt heartily, and declared that he f°lt physically a new man. To use his own words, ho aaid: "I have no trouble to eat my food, or to got about, anywhere, for I feel as if I had a new stamina SCIATICA. lilx weeks since one of the principal tradesmen of his town, well-known to nearly every Inhabitant, crawled into my house with great difficulty upon a crutch and a staff. He was In such great pain as to mako it difficult for him to rehoarne his case. At last ho informed me that he had been treated for sciatica by a highly respectahle physician whom ho named, but that he had candidly assured him ihat he feared he was beyond the reach of medicine, and advised him to try galvanism; and that he bad blbo recom mended him to seek my advice as to the beat modo of treatment, I obtained for him a suitable band,which ho at once commenced to wear, and in a fortnight he cast away his crntches, and can now walk erect, and attend to his business. He told me a few days since that ho had no pain now ; only a little weakness remained, which ho hoped would soon pass off ; and that he was just preparing to go a journey of several hundred miles. NEURALGIA. M.B, Norwich Road, Ipswich—About ton months since a poor woman called upon me, staking that his i wife hid long been a grevious BVitferer from Neuralgia ik the Tksirles and Pace He said tho pain was so severe, and her groans so piteous, 1 that his life was quite miserable. I advised him No 2 Band, but he said that unfortunately he had bean out of work for six weeks, and could not raise more than two-thirds of the coat, but my sympathy had been so aroused by his statement that I gave him the remainder from my own pocket, He never returned to report, but a few weekx after, Mr Shipley, one of the Town Missionaries called upon me, and stated that he had recommended the man to come, and that the poor woman was completely recovered, but that he feared if she hart not soon obtained relief she would have gone mad, for her cries of suffering had long been so distressing as to alarm her neighbours. Ho also »aid, the success of your Bands in that case had deeply interested him in the subject of Medical Galvanism, and he has already recommended several patients. NERVOUS DEPRESSION. f*Mr N, Ipswich, one of our largest drapers, called upon me in March last, to ask my opinion of his sister's case. He stated that she was in a low, nervous state, suffering from constant headache, indigestion, and general exhaustion ; she had long been under medical care, but medicine had failed to reach her case. I advised a set of Bands arranged to cover the nervous centres, giving full directions, A few weeks since her brother called again, stating that the result had been highly pleasing and satisfactory, and that all her friends were surprised and delighted at the great improvement which had taken place. Ipswich, Suffolk, , ROBBRT BBAGER. * * We insert this letter because wo know that the writer is quite incapable of misrepresentation, and that his object is one of pure philanthropy. The testimony that he bears to the emcacy of the electrical bands and chains is certainly most remarkable.— Tho appliances are invaluable in all cases of Rheumatism Neuralgia Paralysis Headache Tooth»che . Asthma Liver Complaint "Deafness Sciatica J^"*?. 0 : Gout ,;, Indigestion < Debilltv ..,,,; Palpitation &c. *c., *c. PRICES, FROM 13s 6d AND UPWARDS Pamphlets and all particulars forwarded ffiusH. • Sold by all Chemists, and by BAIKD ANB CO. ; QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. 6S- Sole Agents for New Zealand. ■©



; HIS TL H HOTEL P. DARBY, Wholesale and Bm£_ - „ _ WINE AND SPIRIT STORE, QTrESN-STREET AUCKLAND, Begs avt to return many thanks to t^ puWlc, for their beral support accorded him for many yean past. Having erected splendid" Premtao« on tte alto oj the old House which was del tr°yed. b^ fIIV m™ now prepared to execute all orders entrusted to him from town or country, with the CHOICEST SELECTION WINES AND SPIRITS, Comprising— Sandlman's Four Diamond Old Port Wlna Duff, Gordon* Sherry Champagne—Cliquot's Champagne—Perrler, Jouet a Champagne—Mosello, pinta and quartl Claret—Chateau, Laroao Claret—Lafltte Claret—Leov ille Claret—St Julian's Beal Old Jamaica Rum Hannessy's Three Star Brandy And othet choice brand*. SASSORTED CASKS MADE UP TO OEDEB DIFFERENT BRANDS. BASS'S ENGLISH ALE ON DRAUGHT. Liberal Al owances; made to wholesale purchasorl. TERMS : SI RICTLY CASH. Spirits overproof, the Bamo as 'from bonded, Store sold in any'quantity. jn CONSEQUENCE OP SAMUEL COOMBES Having Sold the Luase of his BRANCH STQRE (The Leviathan Clothing Establishment), CORNER OF : QUEEN AND SHORTLAND jSTREETS, To Messrs Close Bros, Grocers, Queen-street, A RETAIL AUCTION!! "Will bo held on TUESDAY, 22n0 AUGUST, rnmmencing at 11 o'clock sharp. . The Sale w^be continued daily till the whole is disposed of. BAELYI! As tho Stook will bej SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. GRANT & MORTON, Auctioneers. THE ARGYLL HOTEL, GIBBOBNE, Opposite the Bant of NewJZealand. dlatriot. S. M. W. being in a position to import^* Wines, Bplrita, Ac., direct, none but the besPßrai.aß are kept. Bpaotonaand Lofty Dining and Commercial Booms, A suite o cheerful well-ventilated Bedrooms have aJfio been added to the premUeß. Bath and Billiard Room (one of Aloock B bent Tables. Civility and Comfort Combined with Moderate Charges. SAMUEL MASON WILSON, I Proprietor. WJB TABIES! J^ADIES j»ar THE CHEAPEST DRESSES -®R EVER OFFERED is at f&- DYSON'S. FULL DRESS, 12 YARDS, ONLY 9a. lid., Worth about double A moat suitable Drees for between the Seasons. NO FICTION, But Genuine Bargains !!! come early and secure them. ; 84, QTjeen-street, Next Waterß', Confectioner. B. W. DYSON, , IS NOW • . OFFERING THE GREATEST BARGAINS In Direct Importations of I2RUSSEL3 AND rmpiSTRY QARPETS, FELT CARPETS, all widths, ■ KIDDERMINSTER CARPETS, Hearthrugs, Floorcloth, 1 BLANKETS, SHEETINGS, QUILTS, &o. W The attention of Hotelkeepers and Parties Furnishing is especially requester), aa the Goods are to be sold UStjbually Cheap !. 84, Q V E E: N - r S T B B B T, Opposite.the Cabstand, 5



T ' "dubouche & co. •^■^ {Established 1819.] ! SHIPPERS^iOF.BRANDY COGNACS \^OGNAC^ If^^|| I HDS., QR.-CASKS, CASES, AND FLASB. PiruickshankTmilleb & co., . IiIOIs'MONGERS, 22 0, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland, Would call attention to the very LARGE SHIPMENTS OF IRONMONGERY, EX ' INVERALLAN,' ' BeBINGTON,' ' CkOWN THOE.PE,' AND * AKGOSY.' AMERICAN GOODS. Falling Axes, Broad Axes, 10 to 12 cut Ship Axes, Bench Axes. Carpenter a Adzes Ship Adzes. Claw Hatchets, Hunters' Hatchets Shk.gling Hatchets, Lathing Hatchets Adze Eye Hammers, Farriers' Hammers Novelty Braces, Angle Borers, Panel Saws 22 Screw Wrenches American Brooms, Broom Handles Axe Handles, Adza Handles, Hatchet Handles Scythe Handles, Hammer Handles Norton's Patent Single and Double-action Gate Eagle Ploughs, Bullock Bows and Keys Thermometer Churns, Washing Machines Long and D-handled Manure Forks Garden Rakes Peerless, Dover, ancl other Egg Beaters Knife ana Scissor Sharpeners, &c. ENGLISH GOODS. Mathieson's Trying Planes, Jack Planes Smoothing Planes, Iron-sole Smoothing Planes Smoothing Planes, plated bffore mouth Compass Planes, Iron-BOie Compass Planes Trenching Planes, Fillester Planes, Plough Planes Bead Planes. Rabbat Planes Squares, Bevils, Guages, Turn Screws Spokeshaves, Braces and Bits. Augurs Engineer's Squares, Straight Edges, Rules Saw Pads. Fret Saws, Frame Saws Sorby's Tools Hand Saws, Tennon Saws Panel Saws 22 and 2C, Rip Saws . .-.. , Firmer Chisels, Be-yU Back Chisels, Socket Chisels Firmer Gauges, Joiner's Adzes Fencing Adzes, ficrew Augurs Gilpin's Tools, Shell Augiifs, Screw Augurs Augur Bits, Caulking Irons, Caulking Mallets. Also, Large Shipments of Mangles, 2 and 3 roller Wringing Machines Leamington Ranges Colebrookdale Stoves American Stoves Register Grates, Fenders, &0., &o. Rowatt's Patent Anucapnic Lamps. SINGE R'S gEWING MACHINES! STONE BROTHERS Have the pleasure of announcingl that they have been authorised to make a SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OP THE SINGER • machine. SEWING SINGER J93T MACHINE. ~m SEWING SINGER machine. SEWING m m 81 I 5 t, to I" 3 WITH A FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR CASH !!! The Supreme Excellence of the GENUINE SINGER has been amply proved by the unequalled amount cf Public Patron,\ q b it has received, and by 'he Host op Imitators who vainly attempt to copy Its Merits. Tho temptation to practise FALSE ECONOMY, by Purchasing Cheap Imitation Machines, is now done away with by the REDUCED PRICE 01-the, SING-ER SEWING MACHINE! Which is admitted to be The Best Machine in the World ! For further particulars, apply to St on c Beothees, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PROVINCE OP AUCKLAND. "TV/TAKSHALL & COPELAJSD'S CELEBRATED JDuNEDIN .X..X X.X. X ALE A.LE, ' In Bot es, Quarts, and Pints, FOR SALE BY ! J. C. MORRIN & CO., GKOCERS, WINE AND SPIRIT ' MERCHANTS, QUEEN - STREET, Next door to the New Theatre. ; N.B.—AJJ orders carefully Packed and Delivered in any part of the Town or Suburbs. gOHBST~~BOWESI BONES! Bought in any quantities for Cash at the Freeman's Bay' Bone Mills, and at No. 101, Lower Queen-street, J. & J. SOPPET.



\ TMPORTANT jq- OTI-OB \ GIVING UP BUSINESS! GREAT CHEAP SALE!!! £ BARGAINS UNPRECEDENTED! £6 t 700 -worth OF MILLINERY, DRAPERY, CLOTHING, &a, &o MUSTfBE SOLD during NEXT MONTH. WILLIAM WILSON Having Disposed of his Premises, 204 and 20S, Queen street, and being about to proceed to England, begs to tender his ■warmest thanks to his numerous cus tomers and the public generally for the liberal support enjoyed during past years, and respectfully intimates that during this month and next the WHOLE 01 HIS LARGE and VALUABLE STOCK will be Offered at ASTONISHINGLY LOW PRICES ! As possession must be given on the beginning of September, THE BALANCE 03? STOCK THEN ON HAND VfTLL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION. THE WHOLE HOF TE STOCK HAS BEEN MARKED DOWN, AND A BON A FIDE REDUCTION MADE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. THE BALANCE OF WINTER STOCK MUCH UNDER COST. MILLINERY AND MILLINERY MATERIALS AT ONE-HALF FORMER SELLING PRICES ! Customers from the Country should certainly Oaß and see the prices and Value Offered. THE SALE WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY NEXT, JULY 28.| Early Inspection Invited. WILLIAM WILSON, 204 &.. 206, QUEEN-STBEET, npHE UN DEKSIGNED ~"~ HAVE ON SALE PORT—Superior Old Bed. In wood and bottle SHERRY—Superior qualities and brands, bottled and in butts, hhds, qr.-casks, and octaves BRANDY—Hennessy's and Martell's, in wood and case. Also, fine old Vintages for private families and Bisquit dv Bouche's and De Laage Fills, in flasks and half-flasks W.I. RUM-30 0.p., in hhds and qr.-caska WHlSKY—Dunville's, Greenless and Colvllles , Sherriff's Islay, John Fraser's Brackla, and Jame son's in bulk, and Lome's Highland, DxravUWi, and Stewart's in cases OLD TOM—Browning's, in bnlk Booths', Burnett's, and Bernard's. In case SCHNAPPS —Adolpho Wolfe and Co.'g, quarts and pints EVA—John de Kuyper and Son's Anchor Brand, In red and green cases ; 3. H. Henke's Hollandi, in stone jars and glass bottles, and Cologne Gin GINGER WINE, in qr-casks and cases CLARET—Medoc, Chateau, Maigeaux, St Julien.Ac MARASCHINO—Noyeau, Curagoa, orange and whiM, and Sarsaparilla ■ BITTKRS —Belner'3, Angostura, Orange, and Pome* anzen „ ■' CHAMPAGNE—CIiquot's, Perrier Jonet's, Moot Collin's, and T c 1 ossy> SPARKLING MOSELLE—Dienhard'B quarti ana pints _i, LINDKMAN'S CAWAICRA HOOK AND CLABBT Ist growth , A MERICAN LIGHT WINE (Muscatelle) BOTTLED ALR—Bass's, Devenish, Tennant's, Allsopp's. and Ind Coope's BOTTLED STOUT—Byass's, Blood's, and Guln ness's BASS'S PALE ALB, in barrels GROCERIES, comprisinjs—Belmont, O»kerit, ana Field's Candles, Crushed Loaf Sugar, Bennetts Saltpetre. Blacking, Blacklead, and Sardine! Reckett and Son's FRE3VCH BLUE TEAS and SFGABS . \ . PALE ENGLISH MALT VlNEGAß—Champion's No 24, in half-hhds. ~, CIGARS—No2H.S..in 500 boxes, La Oaobat, Al beurne, de Oro, Alonzo Carecbe, Sir Robert Flor de Solor, La Perla del Tabaco, and Vergueio TOBACCO—Various brands ' ' PAlNTS—Carson's Anticorrosion, red and «tont colour; Blundell, Spence and Co'« Genutae Ground and Nos 1 and 2 White Lead, Red Lead, White Zinc, Mid Brunswick Green, and Yellow Paints, Patent Driers, Ac. Hodson and 00l White Zinc and White Lead, in 281b drums . OILS—Raw and Boiled Linseed in drums and barrels Colza In drums, and Kerosene . , NOBLE'S AND HOARE'S VARNISHES OAK VARNlSH—Blundell, Spence and Co's, In cases, containing 16 1-gallon tins CORDAGE—Europe, Manilla, Bolt Rope, and Gal vanized Wire Rope Composition Nails for Muntz Metal Morewood and Rogers' Corrugated Galvanized Iron 7, 8, and 9 feet lengths Planing, Shaping, and Drilling Machines Power Geared Screw Cutting Gap Lathes, 15,16, ana 26 feet beds One three hundred weight Steam Hammer. B. G. & Co. have now adopted the method followd by the large London Houses of VATTINQ tlwr WINES and SPIRITS, this having, teen found » secure the delivery of a higher standard of quality^ tmn otherwise obtainable. Original packages delivvtta foMn Bond as heretofore when required. Indents executed for all kindsof goods, BROWN, CAMPBELL & CO. , , _l-/; NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. Capital, paid up and invested £240,000/ Insurance against LOSS BY FIRE of every des cription of Property may be effected witii this Com pany. Hulls Insured for the Voyage or Time. Merchan dise, Goods, and Freight Insured, by steamers ana sailing vessels Risks on Specie subject to special arrangements. • . .'. LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID- ( <*EO. P. PIERCE. M*na er _ : —-r-i TRADE Sl^V CL MAX&. JJ OUTER, GUILLET & 00' COGNAC. [ESTABLISHED IN '180.] MESSRS. LEWIS BROTHERS Auckland, . Have secured the AGENCY for this Celebrated BRANDY, so justly considered the finest made. ■ i They always have on hand Hhds. Ouarter-caakfl, Cases, and Imperial flasks. _ _,