THE EVENINO S*AK; THtmSSAt.jrANUAEY£j«I

Printed and published by -the proprietors^GKOßGS McCcllagh Ekbd, of St George sßay, and*"HXY Brett, ol ParneU, at their General Steam Printing Office, ■Wyndham-street.ain the City ot Aucito-*; Now oilftnd :—



R. Baiid and Co. J H E "gIMPSO N." £ ■' 71m f THE VERY BEST CHEISTMA 83 EH OR NEW YEAR PRESENT IS A " SIMPSON " amily Dewing IVlachine, Price, £7 10s., • "With Stand, Polished Table, and Extras. THIS IS THE CHEAPEST, AS IT IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE BEST MACHINE IN THE MABKET. THE "CANADIAN" LOCK-STITCH SHUTTLE MACHINE, On Elegant Marble Slab, with full Ed li lit Only £4. By oxtr ONE YEAR'S SYSTEM of HIRE . Every Family may now Procure a Genuine Guaranteed Sewing. Macnine. - CTr Send for our Time Payment Circular, SEWING MACHINE COTTON. CIiARK'S very best Extra Quality.—2oo yard Keels, Black, White, and Coloured, 2s. per doz. Handsome Boxes for Christmas Presents. MACHINE OIL. The Purest Winter-pressed Sperm, Is. and Is. 63. per bottle. Liberal Discount to the Trade, Springs, Screws, Shuttles, Needles, etc., etc. THE SIMPSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, BAIRD & COMPANY, Sole Agents, Qtjeen-Street. WfTtLE C TKICIT V IS FE. 1 PTJLVERMACHER'S IMPROVED PATENT. SELF-APPLICABLE ELECTRIC CHAIN BANDS, BELTS, AKD BATTERIES, bo simple that, anyone can Use th^m j wonderful in results, and yet so gentle in action that they may be applied to mere infants. Pamphlets giving full particulars, and detailed Price Lists, can be had on application, or wiil.be forwarded by post. May be had of all Chemists. BAIELV& CO., SOLE AGENTS FOB NEW ZEALAND. . ye' :. ■. ~ '■'•■' . TO PAINTERS AND OTHERS ORR'S PATENT WHITE ENAMEL PAINT is rapidly superseding the best "White Lead; is not poisonous, covers well, lasts longer, and is a beautiful white. Price (to trie Trade), £38 per ton.; small quantities, i% $ H>. ( BAIRD & COMPANY, Sole Agents. mO GLAZIERS AND OTHERS. 200 boxes WINDOW GLASS, ex 'Ocean Mail, 12x9, 14x10, 16x12,,20x14. Only 60 feet in a case; very handy for the*country. Coloured, Stained, and Enamelled Glass in great variety; jFor prices, which are low, apply BAIRD & COMPANY, QUEEN-STREET. PICKWICK, OWL, vF^jfe'E, PHAETON, HINDOO, Nos. 1, 2, vdA 3, BrfflSESjrow, 18. per box (English price). Post free to^y par t of Mtew Zealand. A. Liberal DiacmmtJ pn QuahtitiesioverlOne Dozen baibd Company,



Miseellaneons. CH EA P AH E A~P BOOTS \J . BOOTS! FOP, rjHBISTMAS v lIOLIDAXS ! T. ELLISON, Has received a Largo Shipment of BOOTS, consisting of Ladies' Glovo Kid and Gents' Kid Dancing Boots; also, other Cheap Lines, which will be Sold Of? at Gkeaikz Seduced Peices, to meet the public during the Christmas ana New Year Holidays. T, E LL • I S O N, 7S, QUEEN-STREET. N.B.—Boots of all descriptions made to order. MONEY. SAVED. Inspection Invited. A large supply of First-class GROCERIES, eelect with care for our Plelail Trade, will be sold .Reduced Prices, as under:— Sardines, *£, 6d Salad Oil, 7d Sardines, %, lid Palad Oil, pints, 3 s Salmon, lib tinß, 9d Vestas, 8d 1;) dozen Scented Soap, 2d $? cake Tapioca, 6d $1b Refined Sugar. 4d ■? ft Jams, from 7d $ tin Light Sugar, 4M lb bottled Fruits, Is 2il 33 Jt> No. 1 Sugar. scl $ ft Cocoa (Tay.'or Brothers), Soap, large, bars, Gd . Is Sd %1 lb. TEAS FOR THE MILLION ! New Season's TEaS, possessing Purity," Strength, and Flavour — No. 1 Fine Conjrou, 2s lb. No. 3, Choice Tea. 3s $ft No. 2 Pckoo flavoured. Ko. ±, Finest Quality, 2s Cd 8s 8d Our Teas are a rich combination of-many Rare Black Teas, and will give entire satisfaction to every purchaser. 1 Teas supplied by the chest, half-chest, or boxes, at Reduced Prices. Fl>'E COFFEE, Is Sd lb. SPERM CANDLES, 2Mb boxes, lid lb. BACON, CHEESE, PJRESH BUTTER, EGGS, FLOUB, BEAN, MAIZE, POTATOE3, F.TO., ETC., ETC. GOODS DELIVERED. C 3- Please Note our Address :— FRENCH & CO, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL I'AMILY GROCERS, 25 2, QOT.KK-S TBE ET, ranch Stores :—Pollen-street, Shortland ; and Owen-street, Graliauistown, Q.ENTLEMEN'3 CLOTHING, MIEOERY, &c. W. B A T~X BA V Invites special attention to his Extensive and Varied Stock of 1 case Silk Dust and Alpaca Coats.in iLe various shapes MEN'S, YOUTHS', & BOYS' CLOTHING, Which is carefully selected by Ins Home Buyers prom Manufacturers, Thus saving at leost 30 per cont to Purchasers ; also, included and assorted in, are Lho MOSGIEL, NELSON, AND GBELONG 1 WEEDS With W.R.s own make, well Shrunk anil Warranted. rpHE FOLLOWING, JUST OPENED, -1- ex late arrivals— 4 cases Gentlemen's Shirts, in Dregs, Military, Corazza,'Riflo, Ac.; tlic New Colored " Naga saki" Lawn and "Oxford" Flax Shirts, Very choice goodB; Wiiite Crapo ctitio, special Jino 1 case Latest Novelties in Boys' Holland, Diaper, Sergf, and Tacso Silk Suits 3 cases Hosiery, in Black and IJrown ?illr, White , and Brown Liele Thread, ditto Cotton Striked ditto, clioice; Silver Grey aiitl Red Dab Merino Hall-hose, of fine texmre; Silk and . Gauze Jlerino Drawers, Pants, etc., etc. 1 case Gloves, Ties, Scarves, Braces, Seta of Studs and Solitairea, somo of which aro great novelties cases of Linen and Paper Collars, shapes too numerous to particularise, with latest designs. The Largest and Most Varied Stock of HATS ana CAPS to select from in the colony, Job Lot, Cheap. W. Eattray bejjs to notify that Gentlemen's Shirt are expressly made in any material or shape. Orders promptly executed at reasonable rates. ONE CASE PITH HELMETS SHOETLY TO ARRIVE. NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 6, Queen-street. I3APEE.HANGINGS. NEW DESIGNS ! IMMENSE VARIETY! HOLLAND~& BUTLER AHE NOW OPENING, EX FORFAUSHIRB— PAPERHANGLNGS For the Entranco Hall PAPERHANGINGS For the Drawing-room PAPERHANGINGS For the Dining-room APERHANGINGS For Bedrooms t-i^SJRHANGLfIGS For Ceilings PAPERHANGINGS To Suit All Classes PAPEBHANGINGS Of the Latest Designs PAPEEHAKGINGS For the Present Season PAPERHANGINGS Lower than ever PAPERHANGINGS For Landlords and Builders at a Liberal Discount. GILT MOULDINGS \ For Picture Framing an STAINED MOULDINGS / Room Decorations. HOLLAFD~&~BUTLEE. OIL, COLOUR, AND GLASS MERCHANTS IMPORTERS OF GLASS SHADES, MATERIALS FOR WAX FLOWERS, PAINTERS* AND AKTIB S MATERIALS ETC., 28 & 80, VICTORIA-STREET, AUCKLAND T> H TOGEA.PHY. SPECIAL NOTICE. Messrs. HEMUS & HANNA. Have much pleas are in informing their friends ana the public that their Portrait Studio is now OPEN. Their Establishment has been carefully fitted up with every convenience for producing a superior claBS of Portraiture. Photographs artistically finished in^oils, gwater colours, or crayons, at reasonable rates. A superior, quality of work guaranteed. , QUJ2EN-STR.EET, < CornerToe^Wellesley-street West,j Over Messrs. Hewin's. ON • S A L E, Ex Star of Germany, Macgregor, &c. Dried Apples, Hill and Hartridge's Fishing Lines New Ling Ksh. Quicksilver A general assortment of Tinned Goods, consisting of Meats, Soups, Fish, Fruits, and Vegetables Preserved Potatoes in % and J. and T. Sinclair's Irish Mess Pork in barrels; extra India best Beef in tierces Kirby, Beard and Co.'s best Sea Fish Hooks, Shark ditto, Shifting Grains, Lines, Rods, Winches, Swivels, Eel Hooks, and requisite Tackle • Bagots" Extract of Meat (Liebig's process). Took first prize at the Melbourne Exhibition of£Slß7s. See Australasian of Sept. 25,1875. P. E. COMPTON, . Queen-street Wharf. GW. HARDWICK, « FAMILY GROCER AND GENERAL PROVISION MERCHANT, Shobtland Cresqent, Auckland. G.W.H., in returning thanks to hia numerous friends and the> public generally for their kind sup port daring the past, is glad to Inform them that he is still in a position to carry out with promptness and despatch any orders that may be entrusted to bis care. None but First-class GooOs guarantee^,



Ironmongery. JjJ 0 PORTER AND CO., ' PUENISHIKG AND BUILDEES ' IRONMONGERS, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. IMPORTERS OF JAMES DIXON & SON'S Electro-Plated Cruet and Egg Frauds, Ton aud CoffuePots, Candle sticks. ".Butter GioiiTß, Butter J£nivts, etc., Britannia Metal Tea and Coffee Pots, eto. LOCKV.OOD'S Table Cutl.iy, Pocket a.vl Pv-n Kaivre's, Scissors. BRONZED ana EB FEIsDERS, Steel Fire Irons, Dm! n-lla and Hat ai.d CJat Stands, Bronzed ; HatKaclrs, &o. AMERIO VN BROOM 3, Hath Brooms, Scrub, Banuieter, Clotb, and Pj.ir,t Bi-uslies, Hash Tools, etc, etc. REGISTER GRi-TES, Fine Cant and Berlin Black, Sham Uegistom, Learning ion Ranges, Open * Fiic Ranges with Steam Closets, ttc. SHOAVER, SPONGE, HIP, and FOOT BATHS, Sets of Japanned Toilet Ware, Toilet Caus and Fails, Too, Trays, English and Colonial Tin ware, Eird Cages, etc. GALVANIZED G.aiE NETTING, Sets of Garien Tools, GATit> .-N ROLLKKS LAWK MC I- U Machines, Gardsn nnd Pruning shears. PKUNI.VG, VINE DRESSING, and FLOWER UATHMBISCG SCISSORS, Garden Scuts, and Croquet Chairs. I f I R SPEAR pi'l .TA(IFCK'K Pol 'f eISPADES Rpadins Tc rt.», Digging Forks, Border Foifcs Draining Tools, etc, LAWK, Grass, and Fern Scythe American Hoes and Rakes, liay Kaki-R, English and American Hay Foiks, lte:^;iijg Hooks, Sickles, etc., etc. AMERICAN FLOUR TUBS, Buckets, Tubs, Wash Boards, Bullock Bows, Shovels, Spade Handles, fieytlio Snaths, Lift and Force Pumps, Lamps, Bi'..ccb and Bits, Wriuging M^cliiues, Hammers, Nails, Seed bowers. Corn Sliollurs, Hammer Ilan<.l:c3, Dovei1 Eag-Btaters, and App?o Parer3, etc LOCKS, HINGES, BOLTS, Wire and Ewbank Naiif. BUILDERS' and CABINETMAKERS' BRASS FOUNDRY. GAS STOVES for BaL-inp, P.oilin(», Grilling, etc. Ko or.v ehoulcl be wfllicut ii Gau fcTOVB. Cook ti.y, by Gas beiny t';o nust <'iean!y and economical luode known, pardcul-uly to during iho summer month?. GOSPEL OAK, and Gib Gahaniaed Cjr;u o 'a'cl lUOX. AGENTS for T. PERRY & SO^'o Firs-procf B»fort and Ir>n Bedstr-p/B, J). POKTEEAWD CO., WHOLE S A L E IRONMOKGEKS & IRON MERCHANTS, II I G II - S T R E E T, Auckland. E. P. & Co. have Largo Shipments of Ironmongery to arrive per ' Ocean Mail,' and ' Star ok Gekmaky,' now due from London, and ' Li/.zm Fox,' from Wow Vi rk. IX ' STAK Ol' GBKMAI'y': 496 CASKS AND CASES, 1,880 BARS' AND BUNDLES, 11G PLATES— Sheet Zinc, 40 casks Steam Thrashing and Finishing Machines, with Seven-Horse Engine Flang". Truck Wheels " Cordes" Ewbank Nails 1 fo C in. Galvanized Iron Tubs aiuljßucketa Chain and Zigzag Harrows Bickford's Pat Fuze Smith and Wellstood'a CookiDg Stove 3 Marplea and Son's Tools Bar, Plate and Sbcr-t Iron Gilpin's Angers and Bits i?p.:ar and Jackson's Pit Sa'wa North British I Rubber Bel iugsnd Sheet Rubber Fassell's Fern Hooka Charcoal Irons . Colza and Linseed Oil, in drums and casks Vyces, Bolts and Huts, LockK and Hoes Bcas3 Foundry, Weighing Machines Dray A xltß, Crots Cut Saws, etc., etc. \\ _ - .'i T*ilsiLiiil. |ii EX 'OCEAK MAIL': 129 CASKS AND CASES, ICO PKGES., 1,800 BARS & BUNDLES, 190 SHEETS, 200 KEGS, 140 DRUMS : Stocks and Dies, Braces, Drills, etc. Davis's Knife Cleaning Machines Sad Irons, Bar and Flat Weights Bench Vyces . Mi'k Pana, Horie Nails Kenrick's Patent Tinned Holloware Bolts and Nuts, Coach Screws, and Bed Screws Enamelled Ware Steam Cocks, Whistles, Tallow Cups, etc. Brass Deep Well Pumps, with air vessels Newcastle and Bilston Grindstones . Nettle-fold's Screws Dietz and Co.'s Kerosina Lamps Patent Eclipse Kerosine Lamps Avery's Weighing Machines Wheat Mills and Sofa Springs Grocers' and Butchers' Stand Scales, agate centres Hemp. Plough, and Clothes Lines Italian Flax Gasket, Oakum l'ishing- Lines, Shop Twines Patent Lever Locks, Sheepshears. Ewbank Wire Naila B-BH Bar Iron Glass Paper and Emery Cloth, etc., etc, etc. ex ' lizzie FOX': SO CASES AND CASKS: Ames and Collins, Rd and Sr M Shovels Fey the Snaths, Cherry's Hammers Douglas Pumps Wringing Machines, Univeral Finishing Nails in bulk and papers Kerosino Table and Hand Lamps Kerosine Sun and Spring Burners Spade and Shovel Handles, Corn Shellers Ox Bows and Bow Pins Cahoon's Patent Seed Sowers Dover Egg Beaters and Apple Parers Ash Planking, Spokes and Hubs Axe, Pick, Mining Pick, and Sledge Handles, etc., etc. Wholesale Pbes^ises : HIGH-STREET, AUCKLAND. Agricultural Implement ' Warehouse: O'Connell -BTREET (late Daily Southern Cross Office). S3T All Goods carefully Packed and Forwarded with despatch. "pj"/" M o C U L SKY FUNERAL "UNDERTAKER, TOP OF. HO BS O N-STRE'ET. T HAVE now an. unlimited supply of STRAWBERRIES and CREAM; usual superior quality. No fear of disappointment. R. ALISON, Willow Grove, Beach Roafl, Devouport.;



Hotels. PACIFIC HOTEL, QuEEK-sTnaiiT, Auckland. JOHISf DABLT, Proprietor. .TonN Darby beers to inform his friends and the public that he ha* Removed from thi> Commercial i-Jotel, Sliorti.tnd-stre«.-i lo the Pacißc Hotel, Queen reet, and ia returnl- g his best. thanks for P'ist patronage, hope-; thut by keeping brands of Wines, spirits, Ales, etc., as heretofore, combined with first class accommodation for travollere, lie will merit a coaHmi.suco of their' support , D 6 YAL GEORGE HOTJSb, .O.J NEWMARKET. The above Hotel has been enlarged and BttecJ up regardless of oxiieuao. First-clew accommodation to the public, "Wines and Spirits, &c, of the best bvuids. M.B.—Good for Plorfies. HENRY KEANE, Proprietor. FR E iii M A N^S H O TEL, FBEEMAN'3 BA.Y. MB. HOBT. STOW (the Proprietor) begs to idforni his iinine.roiia dlstomoi'S, friends, and the public, tiwt ho still supplies Wines, Spirits, &*• of the best brands, at town prioeß Tho Bo'XTLi! DepaktMEHT has BpecialatK'r.tion. There is a Bagatki.mj Table on the promises second to none i7i Auckland, wliich, with a comfort able room, first-class attendance and civility, will insure an evening's enjoyment. The best and most reireahi)if{ COLONIAIi AI.ISS always on draught. B<:!l's Life in London fliafl. riwSMOPOJLIT.AN HOTEL, (Next Mesorfi. Lewis Brothers' V. rarehoufle), QUEEN-bTEKBT. Thp. Unc!e>signers v;o':ld direct the attention of his friends and tbe public generally to the convenience, comfort and central position winch Ihia Establish ment nft'orda. The prejaises have been considkrably enSavpea, and no expense spared to malic it a iirst clr.ps Family Hotel. 'I he Cafe is in chargo of an experienced Manager, and meuls can bo had at any time of the day or night. E^~ EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS-?_£ES STANDARD PRICES ADHERED TO. E. R. CAMPION, ?JROPEIBTOR. Auckland. October 1875. (Vfl OYL E' 6 WHARF HOTEL, JJ.iL LOWES QUBEN-bTItEET. Cliampa<;no Seckbaclr, Imperial half-pints, expres.siy for Invaliiis, for naie at MOYLE'S. Soup, Fish, Meat, Pastry, and Tea, Is., at All Meals, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., Is., at... MOYLE'S. Beds, Is. and la. Cd., at MOYLE'S. Wines, Spirits, Ales, ami Porter, best duality, p.t MOYLE'S. Civility, Cleanliness, and Comfort, at MOYLE'S. Sliip's C cm contracted for in harbour, at MOYLE'S. MOYLE'S WHA/RF HOTEL. TTTA'ttMER'S COMMEKOIAL HOTEL, VV CHRISTCHUIiCH. Tilr. "P. W. WARNER begs to inform intending Visitors lo Canttrbnry that the Improvements that he has recently made render the Commercial Hotel second to uon? in Mew Zealand , A considerable portion of the rronnd floor of the New JBiiilfSinjr is devoted solely to SAMPLE ROOMS ; thua affordiiiGr unusual advantages to Commercial Gc-ntlouion. Familieß visiting Chrlstchurch will, tlic proprietor is assured, find ho fault with the Suites of Apartments provided for their accommodation. 1 Tho Bath-rooms are fitted v]> with every requisite). The Cuisine is under the snporvirion of an eminent dtef, and tho proprietor hopes that hw own long ex perienc in the trade jb a Biiiiic.'cnt guarantee aa to tho quality of his Cellar. The new Billiard-room is acknowledged by con noiSicu.iß to be tlie lintst in the Colony. 'BusEea pass iho door to and from every hour daily. Prompt attention paid to all communications addressed to MR. W. F. WARNER, Commercial Hot?!, Cathedral Square, Chrfßtchnreh. TJNITBD WINE AND SPIRIT STORE, Cobner of Queen and Wellesley-streets', Auckland. JOHN HANCOCK, Proprietor. IMPORTER OF WINES, SPIRITS, &o; J.H. would respectfully call the attention of the public to the ursurpaseed stock of Wines and Splritß now on hand, including the following :— BRAKDY— MOSELLE— Hennessy'g Deinhard's Sparkling, Martell'a ' HOCK— De Laß(?e Mia **** Deinliard'3 Still Hennessy's /» CHAMPAGNE— Bioquit .De Bonche and De Lossy De L,iage flasks. Rodcrars WHISKY— Moets and Chandon's Kinahan's LL Cliquot Pumillo's Seckbach's Imperial, Scotch of the best brands &c, &c. and blends. BURGUNDY—Nuits UM— C. Polack Red Heart SAUTERNES, very choice White Jamaioa F. Desbonne Lowndes' Vermouth — Noilly Prai Pine Apple and Co. • Rum and Shrub. Absinthe GIN— , CYDER and PERRY, In Henke's stone and white jottle and wood. Real glass Devonshire, imported^by London Unsweetened J.H. Wolfe's Schnapps. LIQUEURS WINES— Cnragoa Old Tawny Port, vintage Aya Pana 1852, specially recoin- La Maladotta mended to invalids by Fleur de Alps medical gentlemen. Kuixtmel Amontillado Sherry, &c. Maraschino. Australian, all kinds. CLARET— BITTER—INDIEN BTargaux ■■* Chateau Pomya BRANDY— Tod Heatleys Orange St. Emilion Ciierry St. Julien, &o. Ginger Pocket Flasks—Brandy, Whisky, &C, &c, "at la and Is. 6d. ALE and PORTER of the best brands. ENGLISH ALE always on draught. Coiintry orders, accompanied with P.O. ord punctually attended to. Terms :—Cash. TAR HOTEL, ALBERT-STREET. PATRICK GORMAN (Late of the Alexandra Hotel, Parnell), Having taken the above splendid Hotel, begs to announce that no attention on his part shall be wanting to render it what its size ana accommoda tion entitle it to be, the leading Hotel in Auckland. To through Travellers by the mail steamers, and to settlers from the country, tho Star Hotel may be specially recommended. Its bedrooms and private apartments are second to none, and its proximity to the Wharves, Markets, and Publio Buildings, con stitute another gieat recommendation. None but the best brands of Spirits and Cigars.' The Billiard Saloon is lofty ana well ventilated. The Table is one of Alcook's best, and the cues and other accessories are first-class. EED LION HOTEL, DRAKE-STREET, (Near Freeman's Bay). DONALD McGREGOR has much pleasure in in forming the public that he has taken the above hotel, and having made extensive additions and im provements, his friends and the public will find every comfort and convenience. Wiaesjvua Spirits of tlio b.eet branfle, ,



Miscellaneous. WT~CT~D ENME S, IMPORTER ' PRINCESS OF (with Saver-plated |5%- - > "'"■" \ >■ Extras) • ''^ /i' ( _ > WTIEELUB AND fe? r"■■'■■"■■•=: ': :-:^:^^;--:':; ;v-:-;^^\v^^ ■■:> WILSON'S HOME SiruXTLB '".,' . . J - . LITTLE WANZHB ' ", . ,',' , '"'/.V'M? LITTLE STEANGER "T^" ' TABLES & STANDS MML </ ; . -;; :s '. /' >* FOR ALL HAND THOMAS' W &.'.' \ . \ -f^z:z=L , A ■ ' / -\£-^ c> x \'^.^ MACHINES. VERY LIBKRALI DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. REPAIRS DONE FOE ALE MACHINES.. 1 | Q ■ DRAPERY, HOSIERY, LADIES' AND GENTS' UNDERLIKEN, MILLINERY, DRESSMAKING.—A FIT GUARANTEED. W. 0. DENNE3, baintf tho largest Importer of all Sewing Machines of modern improvement and simplicity, can oiYor the bent advantages to purchasers. Weekly, Monthly, or Cash Pay ments taken. Nc-r-J'es, Cottona, Thread, Oil, and all requisites lor the above Machines supplied. Agent for Accouchement Beits. W. C. ■DENNES AtJJBRT BOTLDINaS, QtriSErf-STREET, OPPOSITE AUCKLAND SAVT> TG3 BANK.*



pAEGAINS ! "P AEG A INS ! . "O AEGAIKB I CJ LAUGHTER! j SLAUGHTER ! j q LAUGHTER! \ OF f* ~v' Af\ O A I C&/ I\J9\) U U . WORTH <jV I HABEEDASHEEY, I DEAPEEY & CLOTHING, UNEXPECTEDLY TO HAND, Which must ba Sold at Invoice Cost I To meet engagements and find room for N&v? Shipments to An-ive. JOHN SMITH, QUEEN-STB E E T, (ON THE WRONG SIDE), Therefore invites an INSPECTION OF HIS STOCK, Feeling confident that ho csn OFFER BETTER VALUE AND A LARGER CHOICE ' THA.N' ANY OTHER DRAPER IN TOWN, AXD AT Prices tfcat Cannot "bo A^prosi mated. j Castomera are furnished with P.vttorns for com- j parison as to texture and price to provo ' that his cßtablishisient is beyond f compp.ro the Cheapest House ia Tqwtl- LADIES, DO NOT FORGET JOHN SMITH'S. AT O X,.1 N, DISPENSING PHARMACIST, iaiPcmrEß of genuine drugs & chemicals CHOICE PERFUMERY, Toilet Goods, Stxrgical Appliances, etc., etc, HAS JUST RECEIVED— "Warrick Freres' Superior Extr&o f Flowers and Bonqets, in lib bottles Pinaud's celebrated Pcfrunes, in large and small bottles Piesse and Lubin's new Perfumes Briedenbach's new Perfumeg D. F'Eores' Seltzogenes, 3 pints and 5 pints Crystal Acid and Howard's Soda supplied witL Seltzogenes Calvert's Carbolic Acid, for disinfecting Calvert's Carbolic Soap, household,.and toilet, Bully's Hygcnio Toilet Vinegar, disinfectant, refrigerant, and cleansing. jff WHOLESALE, tj Country Storekeepers, Sawmill Owners, Settlers, ana large consumers, should order the following lines in wholesale quantities, and are offered at the lowest current rates: — 0.8.'s Chlorodyne P. D.'s Pain Killer Barry's Tricopherous Holloway's Pills and 0 t ment Steedman's Powders Keating's Lozenges Allcock'a Porous Plasters Keating's Insect Pov dor Cherry Cough Linctus Ayer's Sarsaparilla Whelpton's Pills Ayer's Hair Vigor Tincture of Arnica Cockle's Pills Sweet Spirits of Nitre Essence of Peppermint Fryer's Balsam Essence of Lemon Epsom Salts Glycerine Fioiir Sulphur Bluestone Carbolic Sheep Dip Farmer's Friend Carbolic Acid, for foot-rot, &o. PREPARED AT "THE PHARMACY," Aickin's Essence of English Lavender, Bgi, A Perfume of Colonial Reputation, jga Aickin's Crated Baking Powdeb. Commended generally for its excellence, pro nouncsd to be superior by all who use it for making light and wholesome Bread, Pastry, Cakes, frc., in tins Is 6d and 3s. Aickin's Podophyllin Pills, No. a. Are invaluable to dyspeptics as a remedy for indigest ion and liver complaints, in Is and 2a boxes. B^™ Address:— AICKIN, DISPENSING PHARMACIST Queen-street, Auckland. EDWARD WAYTE Has Just Opened : LETTS' SCRIBBLING DIARIES, LETTS' OFFICE DIARIES, LETTS' POCKET DIARIES, LETTS' MEDICAL DIARIES LETTS' OFFICE CALENDARS, &c, EDWARD WAYTE, 100, QUEEN-STJREET, Ay "kland.



A. MEftl CAN S3 W ING MACHINES. TEE "HOME" SHUTTLE-LOCK STITCH. THE PERFECTION OF MECHANISM. SIMPLE, / COMPACT, / EFFICIENT, DURABLE, AND COMPLET^ I sews with the leant possible p.rnount c? labour, £d a girl of twelve years can run it without fatigu* It is a Triumph of Mechanical Gonius. / "TE33 HOME" SHTTTTIg. is the only practical Low-price Lock-stitch P^m Machine ever Invented. This Unequalled Machine . uses a straight needle, makes he "Lock-/™", (alike on both Bides), baa a self-adjusting and 1b adapted to every variety of sewing fqf family wear, from the liffhteßt muslins to the heavi* cloths, And will even Sew Leatlip- It will ht-m, fell, Mod, cord, braid, seam, twK, ruffle, hemstitch, and gather. This machine xtfi Bew on »nd gather at the same time, and will wfk equally well on Silk, Linen, Woollen, and Cotton pods, with Silk, Linen, or Cotton Thread;. It la not necessary for uh to endeavoijto detract frora the merits of any other macs*ll6- We claim to sell / The Best Family Sewing E^cMne In tiie Market, i ■without eegakd to Er.rEi And we feel confident that whenever /arsons wishing to tmv Sewing Machines gjfe the 11 Home" Shuttle EewinV Machine fair trial, in competition with cfter machines, ■will have the jsrefere-'ce. With the Machine 1b furuished-tfemmer, Braider, Shuttle Bobbins, Oil Can, Oil, Screwdriver, Five Needles, Ouage, Table Clamp, an* directions for use Ail securely packed in strong caw with hingc3. PKICE:-- Comnlfite in box • £4 10 With Table and Treadle. ..., £6 15 With Table and Treadle, Jalf-Cabinet, with Cover, Lock and Key £8 Some thousands of these njchires have now been cold in New Zealand, and tbV have given the utmost possible satiEfaction, as testi/ed to ia numerous testi monials, which we forward/n application. la proof of thtir superiorly over all other machines we guarantee ihem for fiveyeaTS To be /ad at all SEWING MACHINE DEPOTS, A pi of all Stokekeepiors Ti^oucbout thk Colony ROLE I.IPORTEBS: L. D. N Afß AN & CO., A/CKIiAND. ryiHE undee/tgned have on sale JL AN"DiTO AREIVE : Gourock Caniis, Al Extra Baxter Bro.'fKoyal > avy Canvas Christie's Dqible Crown Canvas Christie's Real Navy Canvas Gordon's Rqfal N avy lied Stripe Gordon's Imperial Blue Stripe L^ilh Comii'-ies' Canvas Wilson an7Cunningham's Canvas Also, 50 cases Jrontz Metal o;caseß fopper Shaathinff And alafce ttocfe of Anchors and Chains and Gvfleral Ship Chandlery. I). H. MoKENZTB. Auckland, .November 5, 1875. jPHEESE! CHEESE! CHEESE! Tb CONNOISSEURS. CLOSE BROS. Beg to announce that they have received a Shipment of PRIHE AMERICAN CHEESE. Tor Clubs and Hotels they are the desideratum. CLOSE BRO S., Queen-street. Oi)(\ KEWA.RD.—It having come "32j4j\j to the knowledge of the Undersigned that various Spirits and Liquors are regularly sold out of Adolphe Wolfe's Schu3pp Bottles, as the Genuine Aromatic Schiadam Schnapps—Notice is hereby given that the above reward will be paid for infor mation that will lead to the conviction of parties selling a counterfeit; and tho Dames of publicans who it is ascertained fill up bottles with valueless compounds of their own mixing, will be published.— The public should protect themselves by the purchase of unopened bottles of this favourite and pure spirit -(Signed) L. D. NATHAN & CO., Agent for Udoiphe Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnaps .Registered in this colony. Auckland. Bth Octcber,lß7s. gPECIAL NOTICE. H. L. POSSENNISKIE •nEGS to return his sincere thanks for the very -0 liberal support he has hitherto received, and takes this opportunity of informfng his numerous customers and tho public generally that he has just received, by lie last English ships, a very Superior ASSORTMENT OF SUMMER GOODS, -OOKSISTTNQ OX- West of England, Scotch, & Bannock btjkn twjeeds j Also, some Silk and Fancy Vestings (new patterns), Superfine Black and Blue Broad Cloth. Ex Hero, and late arrivals— Geelong, Sydney, and Mosgiel Tweeds. The above Goods having just arrived, H. L. P. is enabled to offer Garments at the following prices:— Trousers £12 6 Trousers and Vests 1 18 0 Tweed Suit 3 15 0 All orders strictly Hand-made and well Shrunk, and a Good Fit Guaranteed. The above prices are for CASH, my motto being SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS. H. L. POSSENNISKIE, TAILOR AND HABIT MAKE.R, New Zealand House, shortland-btreet, auckland. EW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. , FIRE AND MARINE. Capital, paid up and invested £240,000. Insurance againßt LOSS BY FIRE of every des cription of Property may be effected with this Com pany. Hulls Insured for the Voyage or Time. Merchan dise, Goods, and Freight Insured, by steamers and sailing vessels. Risks on Specie subject to special arrangements. , LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID 3 GBO.LP. KERCE, Manager,



■ r - M . TTJ DICKINSON, I • , I FUNERAL #*^ UNDERTAKES [Estabm^bd /"-'A;-! 1859.] jiosr.rw '/:-.':■ ::. J'-.v. 1 i -FJi-f \'-.7 |g* t = ■ 111 ill ill ill Mw imf WIRE GJUZE BLINDS AND PERFORATED1 ZLNO BLINDS, i MAY BE HAT) AT THE AUCK/iAJS'D VENETIAN BLIND / MANUFACTORY, (jRNEa of Cook asd Grby-stiueets, Of any flnoensiong, in ;.ny ujimber from One to a Htmdrefc within a given time, of the best quality and roapnable prices, aid sent, to all parts of fr'ew Zealand' Towns cash, Estimates returned by post. / M. H. BUSBY, Local Aamifactarer and linporfer of the Material, Praetpl Blind Maker and Wire Worker, (many ve-.irsfs'a'jl'sli^d at City lioal, London), Manufac ture].^ every description of Window Blinds, Plain air t Irnamontai Wire Work. Old Blinds cleaned. alte/d. repaired, ard paint :d.—VE NET IA H jKipK, caMGf of 0:ioi; a d G^j-itroet, Anokland. — j , ____^__^ . f| ME Uiiii.v BtoT WONDEJR, OS -«■ MODERN TIMES. Long experience has proved these famous remeclie to be most effectual in curing eitliei- tlie dangerous maladies or tlio slighter complaints which are more' particularly incidental to the life of a miner, or to' those living in the bush. Occasional doses of these Pills ml 1 guard- the system against those evils which so ofti beset the human race, viz.:—Coughs, colds, and a (disorders of the liver and stomach—the frequent it rerunnerS of fever, dysentery, '"Hrrhcea, and cholera Is the most effectual remedy for old sores, wounds ulcers, rheumatism, and all skin diseases; in fact, when used according to the printed directions, it never fails to CTre aliie, deep and superficial ail ments. . These, Medicines may be obtained from all respect* able Druggists and Storekeepers throughout the civilised world, with directions for use in almost every language. They are prepared only by the Proprietor, Thomas Holioway, 533, Oxford-street, London. %* Bowareof Counterfeits that may emanate from h? lied States P~EXTEITirii— OOMFORfIN E* P P S'S ■ 0 O O O A. Breakfast. "By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutri tion, and by a careful application of the fine proper ties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast-tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills.. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a conetitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hun dreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortitied with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.''—See articla in the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or millr. Id in Packets (in tins for abroad) labelled;— JAMES EPPS & CO., omceopathi.o chemists, 48, Threauneedle-street, and 270, Piccadilly ; ■Works : Euston P.cad, Camden Town, London T\T~ O T I C E. 1 TO BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, & OTHEES. TIMBER! BRICKS! TIMBER I The undersigned as Agents for WAIKA.WATJ SAWMILL TAIKTT-V SAWMILL HAKKER'B PATENT BBICK KILN, ME. CHANJC'S BAY are prepared to receive and execute orders in CoH ection with above. COMBES J & DALDY, 27, Queen-street A' S E TJ F°F E E, T, CABINETMAKER, (by appointment to his koyax highness the dukjs of edinburgh), ELLIOTT-STREET,- Opposite Marfcet Entrance. A.S. having devoted special attention to the manu facture of rare articles of Inlaid Cabinet work, is, by the aid of the beautiful variety of New Zealand woods, able to make to order any description of work for presentation, or for gifts to distant friends, com bining great elegance with usefulness. Families supplied with Ornamental Fnrnitore at moderate charges. d /ALEXANDER! VJ\ f & #OTEWGQODSp\ V?\ A'LR|GOODSS GUARANTJED 'So^Tescription of JEWELLERY Manu factured on the premises.