COROMANDEL.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

Saturday. BRIGHT SMILE. As some attention has been drawn to this mine lately, owing to the claim having b;;en put into a company, it may be important to the shareholders to know something of its prospects, its situation, and its piobable future. Witti thiSA'iew I vlsilud t!.•■.; ir,;. c ye"t.rday, and found that the present Company's KTO"nd consists of v/liat was known as the Old Standard, where remarkably rich stone was < blainecl, ou what was known as the roa<l or upper level, and work was continued lor some fine, until a serious accident happened to one of the men engaged in mining, which resulted in his death. From that moment it seemed as i£ a fatality attended the mine, and nobody cared to go on with the works, until some six months ago, when the present pro prietors took up the ground, and in the course Of a short time cut a rich k-adf v o.i tb.-} surface, and started traeiner it lo ih<- Whakaron O:eek. where gold was found in payable quantities, and a lo <v level started, which was extended 120 fee before the lode shewing payable Ko!d was intersected. A little further on very rich speci mens were obtained ; am! tho party Iliou deemed it advisable to sink a winze from the inter mediate level, which had in t'le meantime been carried forward over 100 tout, i».L shewedispeei mens and good crushing fituff all the way. The winze referred to ia now down 30 rest, and isbeing sunk with the view of connecting the main with the upper levels. Very rich stone is being talovn from the winze daily as it descends, and another 10ft. is likely to complete the object in view. In tho surface workings another winze has been sunk to the intermediate level and from tlv.s wiuzo also specimens have b^-en taken out all the way down. When these connections have been nmda the Company will have over 100 ft. of backs before them, and the prospect of getting another low level, which will ensure thi;:i favourable prospects toi years to come. Sevei al other loaders have alsc be 'li c.'.t in tho ground, and five of them have given for tho pMyaUo gold and sppcimens About 20 lons quartz is now being crushed witl 701bs specimens, and probably before this reaches you the return calculated at lOOozs will be in hand. Tho legal manager, M: MeTavish, has been here for somo days lookin; after the cmshiiig, and as ho in v ; am c;f 1.-nv< experience the calcu:at;!}r. referred, to will no be far short of the ni-'i-k. Viowing therefor this mine in eve y sense from icmg experience lam iiiidiy.-ihe impression tlifit it promises V bo one of the b st in tho district.

THEATRICAL NOTES.

Alice May Ims made another great; hit tins time at the Philharmonic Theatre hi '' Genevieve de Brabant." The -'Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News "says: -'Miss Alice May is the best Drogan ever seen on Lie i",ng ish sta.e. bbo sim-s with cultivated aval genuine dramatic ex pression ; her acting is full of vivacity, yet always refined; her personal appearance is strongly in her favour, and her aid contributes greatly to the success of the performance." An operetta, by James Albory mid. Altred Collier, entitled the '" Spectre Knight," has been produced at the Opera Cooaiquo Theatre', and is favourably criticised. The new Theatre Royal at Chnstehureh opens to-night. Cooper and Bailey's show was an immense success at Wellington. Mrs Fitzwilliam has been engaged for a season at Napier, The Soldene troupe opened the new theatre at Adelaide with Girofle-Girofla. Miss Soldene spoke tho prologue. gsMdme. Christine Nilsson and Iv.dme. Irebelh Bebbini jointly received £315 per night for then services at the Imperial Opera House, Vienna. The last novelty iv Paris is Lococqs opera boulFe "Lo Petit Due" (The Littlo Duke). Ihe music is said to excel oven the famous ' Maine. Angot." . ... , , An English adaptation of Nicolans opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor" has been produced with great success at the A.dephi Theatre, by Carl Rosa's Company. An amateur pantonine in four scones, written by Messrs Recce, W. S. Gilbert, T. C. Burnand, and 11. J. Byron, and performed solely by gentle men amateurs "in society," assisted, by Miss Lydia Thompson and other professional ladies, was played at the Gaiety Theatre on the after noon of February 13th, for the beneht of the London charities, . _ . Messrs James and Thorne, the, proprietors of the Vaudeville Theatre, handed over the entire receipts of the 1000 th performance of " Our Boys" (amounting to £300) to the Lord Mayor of London for charitable purposes. The play was re-decorated with bran new scenery and dresses, and the house was crammed from floor to ceiling. The following new pieces are announced :— "Ne'er do VVeel," by W. S. Gilbert, for the Olympic; "The Vicar," by Albery and Hatton, for the Con: t, and "The Scar on the W r.st, by a new author for the St. James. Mrs Godfrey Pearce, whose name has been so unpleasantly associated with Mdino. Rachel, is the daughter of Signor Mario, the famous tenor, Henr'- Irving will shortly essay the title role of Louis the Eleventh, at the Lyceum Theatre, London. __ _ . ~ The patriotic song "Here stands a Po.t, which is now so popular at home, was written by Clement Scctf, the well-known dramat c critic and author.

PUBLIC HEALTH V. PRIVATE POCKETS

(To the Editor.) Sir—Tho suggestion of your .correspondent, •Traveller," to'widen or,c of the narrow streets of this city <heir-looms of tho past), sought to bo perpetuated on the Harbour Board reclamations, is not so easy as may be supposed. While of little commercial importance in their present state, let it once.be proposed to make them really valuable and safe to health and danger from fire, then their estimation becomes enormous, and improvements frustrated. If an instance of this were wanted and of the retribu tion that followed, we have only to remind those -whorecolleet the great fire in High-street, and the strenuous effoits that were made to widen this street through to Victoria-street before rebuilt upon, which was, however, frustrated by the high value set on the property, eventually result ing in its depreciation. Without the concent of all interested the proposals of your correspon dent require special legislation, for, if exercised nnder the powers conveyed in the Public Works Act, which means arbitration and money purchase, or compensation resulting to the dis advantage of the local governing bodies. Such improvements become almost impracticable to other than very wealthy communities.—Yours, etc, Resident.

SPORTING NOTES.

[.^m. NEWS BY THE MAIL,

Mr. H. Cholmondley-Pennbll won the first prize at the International pigeon shooting at Monaco. It was worth £200. The lifeboat presented to the National Lifeboat Institution, by the bookmakers of the Victoria Club, as a memorial of the late Admiral Rous, has been stationed at Withernsea, in Yorkshire. Beanelerk, the favourite for the Two Thousand and Derby, has wintered extremely well so far. In both events he will be steered by James Snowden, who rode Blair A thol in 1861. The Waterloo Coursing Meeting was a great success. Coomassie started favourite at 9 to 1, Braw Lass, the runner-up in 1877, being next in demand at 10 to 1. Palm Flower's price was 1000 to 70, Adelaide's 100. to 16, and Zarel's 1000 to 20. Coomassie ran through the Cup extremely well though scarcely so brilliantly in the opinion of many peeple as in 1877. ..... , ... Lord Roseberry has sold the imposter All Heart, who, it will be remembered, is a half brother to Doncaster, and was purchased for 2000 guineas, to Mr Reed, an American gentle man. The price was £1000. At the Landown First Spring Meeting the principal event was the International Hurdle Race Derby, for 4-year-olds. It was won by Sheldrake, a brown colt, by Mandrake out of Bonny Breast Knot, belonging to T. Jennings, the trainer. . Shifoal's price for the Grand National, on February 28th, was 100 to 6. The Croydon International Hurdle Race, of 1000 -soys., an event which always creates a great deal of speculation, was brought to an issue on March 13. We have the result by tele gram. Lord Lonsdale's Hesper, 5 years, list. 121bs, was first; Ignition. 0 years, lOst 71bs, second ; and Royal Oak I, 6 years, lOst 101b., third. On Feb. 28th, Hesper was favourite at 7to 1. Neither of the other two were quoted. Old Sunbeam, who won the St. Leger for Mr Merry, in 1858, was put up to auction at Tatter sah's on Feb. 11, but did not change hands, as the highest price offered did not exceed £22. On the same day Aventuviore, who won the Cesare -wich in 1871, for Lord Aylesbury, fetched £1700. Nine chasers started for the Birmingham Grand Annual, a time-honoured cross-country event, established in 1553. Lord Mareu. B6res ford's b g Chimney Sweep, list3lb, was favourite at 6 to 5, but could get no nearer than second, the winner turning up in Rock Savage, a b g belonging to Mr Gartian, which started at the outside price of 12 to 1. The following are the latest quotations on the Two Thousand and Derby :—The Two Thousand •Guineas--2 to 1 against Beaucierc, sto 1 against Pilgrimage, 3to 1 against .hilderio and Insu faire 10 to i against the Katie colt. Ati.ol Lad, and 'Clementine. The Derby—s to 1 against Beaucierc, 8 to 1 against Sir lorcph, 12 to 1 against Insulaire and Childeric, 20 to 1 against any-other.

tB, Private Entrance down rigntoij-,°^____^ Printed and published by the Proprtetor , Henry Brett, of Parnell at his General Steam Printing Office, Wyndh^-street, WM the Province of Auckland, New Zealand. Ip Tuesday, April&l6, 1878.

THE EVENING STAB, TUESDAY APRIL 16.



MODEL TRAINING SCHOOL, Choral JHalL—School will Re-open on WED NESDAY, .2Rh April. MRS HARRISON informs her Pupils that she has REMOVED from Hobson street to the corner of Ponsonby Road and rrnep.-Htreet. where, she continues to conduct B?cffi Tin Music and French. Mrs Harrison will op^u a School for Gins on the 7th of April. Instruction will inciude the folio wing branches: English. Drawing; Music, and Fancy Work. Terms issued in a week. CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL, PARNELL.- Affiliated to tho New Zealae_i University. The present Quarter commenced on Friday, J2th April. „ ADAMS, 8.A., Head Master.



Auctions. \ J B. TONKS] [R. C. CARB WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. FRUIT ! FRUIT ! FRUIT ! JAMS ! JAMS ! EX BELLA MARY. B. TONKS & CO. WILL sell on Wednesday, at eleven o'clock, 315 cases Apples and Pears, consisting of— Russets, Pearmains, Ribston Pippin 3, Blenheim Oranges, Clubs, &c. 100 cases New Season's Jams (KB). Ex Bella Mary. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. THE REMUERA YARDS. mHE AUTUMN CATTLE FAIR will bo held at Remuera on Wednesday, April 21. Entries are requested to bo sent to the Hay market, previous to WEDNESDAY, April 17. ALFRED AUCKLAND. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. THE DIIXJ R V SALE Takes place on Wednesday, April 17, for about '■ Qfffe/fb HEAD MIXED CATTLE, Qj3>\>'<O' from the nciprUbourhood, 1 And, SO head Uvo-ycar-old Cattle, in fresh condi tion, piincipaily Steers, from the Lower Waikato. s ALFRED BUCKLAND, \ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. I T lIJE Di!U It V YARD S. 3 10 ACRES LAND AT PAPAKURA j RAILWAY STATION. FOR SALE, on Wednesday, the 17th April, at 12 o'clock, :i The Allotment of 10 acres (fenced), situate i on North side of Wairoa Road, close to the Railway Station, being Lots 21 nnd 12, of Subdivision of Allotment 1, Parish of Opaheke. c One-half the purchase money can remain secured on the property at 8 per cent, per annum. r ALFRED BUCKLAND. a THURSDAY, APRIL 18. '" THE REMUERA YARD S. tT^OR SALE, on Thursday next, at 1 _1 o'clock, n 2 Choice Dairy Cows, at their profit 70 head Fat Cattle, from Waikato i- 50 head from Waiuku Sand Hills s 450 Fat Sheep and Lambs i, Fat and Store Pigs 0 ALFRED BUCKLAND. i; *—— _^ I—.->■- . ■ . 1 1 B.OLLAND & JDORTZER s (LATJS HOLLAND & CO.), - MAO, QUEEN-STREKX /W/VO, i, Beg to announce that the Grocery Busino y hitherto carried on so successfully, under t* n style of "Holand and Co," will in 0 future be conducted by them. s H. and F. will continue to sell on the well 1 known principle of this house, ■, SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURN 1 the same having proved itself to be the c beat policy during the preceding three years' extensive business done uuder Mb. Holland's supervision. 3 The new proprietorship respectfully request a continuance of the liberal support hitherto accorded. Sample op Prices— 3 Family Teas, 23. per lb. 2 Splendid Tea, 2s. 6d. per lb. '< Company's Sugar, 4£d. and sd. per lb. J New Season Jams, 7Jd. per lb. t Keiller's Marmalade, lOd. r Coffees Roasted and Ground Daily. I A SPLENDID SHIPMENT OF SALT ■$ HERRINGS JUST LANDED. t H A M S AND BACON, I DIRECT FROM CANTERBURY. 1 SHIPMENTS EVERY MONTH. 0 Prices Low. 1 Together with a General Stock of Grocery not 3 to be surpassed in Auckland. N.B.—Families waited upon. Orders per po&t or carrier faithfully attended to. Goods delivered to Shipping or Railway Station kreb ob charge. t "OHOTOGRAPHS of ROTOMAHANA t (LAKE DISTRICT). j T O TOURI ST S. | HEMUS & HANNA ) Have a Splendid Collection of the above for Sale i at their Studio, Queen-street, Auckland. f SS, N.U.—The Best in New Zealand !£& EN O R R I 8, » PHOTOGRAPHER, 222, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. m. CARTES DE VISITE, Bs. PER DOZEN. FraoTYPE Portraits While Waiting, inr INTER FASHIONS. MADAME BOTTENELLI Announces to the Inhabitants of Auckland that she has secured the services of a First-el af s MILLINER from England, and is pre pared to Show all the Novelties for the Coming Season. Millinery, Bonnets Fur and other Trim- Trimmed Hats ?s| mings Plain, Straw, and > Costumes Felt Hats O Fringes Straw Bonnets Buttons Flowers & Feathers Fancy and Linen Ribbons and Silks H Sets Velvets and Plushes Real Laces Dress Caps q Scarves Head Dresses H3 Corsets Jackets Hosiery Mantles Underclothing Shawls. &c. t=J Umbrellas Dress Materials 2 Skirts, &c. Dressmaking in all jh . Ladies own mater its branches. ials made up. Note the Address WELLESLEY-STREET WEST. -VT OTICE OF REMOVAL. MRS. WOOD, Midwife, wishes to inform her frends that she has returned to her old neigh bourhood, Mount-street, top of Wakefleld-street, and hopes to receive former patronage. " '



i gas Bsaatß_aaa_---S-a!_E5-3 s a_a iJoots ! Boots . i Boots ii r j 3EAPER THANS§fI CHEAPER THAN EVER ! ' f_sL EVER . C. BROOKES, r having made up hi 3 mind to relinquish the Boot Trade, will ELL THE WHOLE OF HIS STOCK TO THE PUBLIC, AT COST PRICES, FOR £ Three Months Only. .fter which the Remainder of the Stock will be SOLO BY PUBLIC AUCTION, If not previously disposed of. lls*-, the Goodwill, Plant, Machinery, and Fixtures. " N.B.—All outstanding accounts must be Settled on or before the 30th day of Juno next. Vll contra accounts to be presented on or before ' hat date. W Note the Address— C. BROOKES' "BLUE BOOT," Opposite the City Hali., QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. No connection with any other house in town 3r suburbs. ITCHEN' CELEBRATED BLOOD RES'IOR. :_ A NEVEU-FAIj-lNi-. REMEDY. For all Skin Deseases, ;rheumatism in all its forms, such as Gout, Neuralgia, Sciatica, and Lumbago, likewise cures Chronic Dysentry. and is a valuable remedy as a Family Medicine for purifying and cleansing the blood. No bottles are genuine unless bearing tho Pro prietor's Signature. HAMILTON BROTHERS, Queen-street, WHOLESALE AGENTS. Sold by Mr J. Edson, Chemist, Queen-street; Mr A. G. Hughes, corner of Shortland and l'rirues-street; Mi» RoBiNflON, Chemist, Par nell; Messrs Hill & Hudson, Victoria-street; Mr. 1< all well, Otahuhu ; My. Fallwell, and T. It .GiLLMAN, Onehunga. Ti f-TiMONiALS can be seen on application to tli<• I'roprietor, at bis rcsid cc, top of Wako field-strcct. en The strongest recommendation for this medi cine is its own intrinsic worth, as shewn by tho marvellous cures effected on well-known and >>)i!C'' respected members of our community. The b.ht proof of this is to he found in the large number of testimonials received by the maker thankfully acknowledging the restoration of h ■ -ilth experienced by using this panacea. At the request of those already cured, tho proprietor now brings the " Blood Restorer more prominently before the Public, in the sure and certain hope that this utilising of the gifts of a merciful Providence will provo a great blessing to suffering humanity, by curing long seated diseases _..nd averting threatening sick ness. , „ The want of a reliable r-mvdy for Rheuma tism. &c, has long been felt as one of the greatest calamities of the age. While other moans and medicine have been proving them selves vain and delusive this remedy has been silently and steadily unloosing the cruel lingers of disease, and freeing captive man from that deadly embrace. The people aro now requested to give the Blood Restorera fair and impartial trial. And .1. 3 Praprietor would have it dis tinctly understood that the cures of Rheumatism, &C. are due entirely to the medicine's wonder ful eflect upon the blood, by its cleansing, puri fying, and invigorating system. Impurity and inactivity of the Mood is tho ca'iso of most sickness and pains. Altera course of this medicine, blood vessels—which havo become, as it were, choked up with unhealthy matter—become exhilirant with pure scarlet life-blood, flowing naturally along, and impart ing in its course vigour and strength to Hie en ire system. _ N.B,— Country Settlers will find in Hitclicns Blood Restorer an almost complete substitute for the Doctor. It arrests Colds, allays Fivers, and builds up the system. Children take it with wonderful results. No household should be without it. _ ,„._, ANOTHER MIRACULOUS CURE. The following is striking evidence of the won derful effects of tho Blood Restorer, aftor all other means have failed to cure :— Rokoby-street, Auckland, Ist December, 1877. Mr.HrrciiENS.— _ . Dear Sir,—l have to thank you very much for the benefit I have received through using your valuable lilood Restorer, and as a warning and guidance to others, would make known the particulars of my illness and cure. Some months ago I was taken ill with pains in the back, sup posed to be lumbago. So far from being bene littcd by the attendance of medical men, I grew rapidly worse, and the pain became agonising. One day my husband had in his hand a portion of an old Auckland EVENING Star, containing your professional announcement of the medicine mid its cures. The paper was of a backdate, and the advertised agent's address, a Chemist in Wellesley-street. My husband applied to him for Hitchens* Blood Restorer, but the Chemist used such illnatured remarks to dissuade us from testing the virtue of the medicine, that wo felt there was some spite at work, and deter mined more than ever to give it atrial. Tho pleasing result of the trial was, tbat after taking it a week, I felt wonderful relief; before many bottles were t-iken, I was not only liberated from a sick room, but felt in perfect health; appetite was restored, strength re gained, and I have to thank God that you were at hand to provide the means of my rapid cure, and enable me once more to uttend to my household duties. ' Yours every gratefully, Mrs. Walter Knox. To Mr. Hitchens, Upper Wak<;_k.ld-sH-*>ct L. D. _N" ATHAN & AT' Agents, Auckland. Mk^^t mi-IE GREATEST WONDER OF JL MODERN TIMES. Long experience has proved these famous remedies to be most effectual in curing either the dangerous maladies or the slighter com plaints which are more particularly incidental to the life of a miner, or those living in the bush. Occasional doses of these Pills will guard the system against those evils which so often beset the human race, vi —Coughs, colds, and dis orders of the liverand stomach—the frequent orerunners of fey dysentery, diarrhoea, and holera. lIOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT Is the most effectual remedy ror scalds or wounds, ulcers, rheumatism, and all skin diseases ; in fact, when used according to the printed directions, it never fails to cure alike deep and superficial ailments. These Medicines may be obtained from all respectable Druggists andStorekeepersthrough out the civilised world, with directions for us« in almost every language. They are prepared only by che Proprietor THJMAS HOLLO WAY, fBS. Oxford-street- London. V* Beware of Counterfeits that may emanate from the United_ States. C CAPTAIN PHILLIP JONES, General J Marine Surveyor. Surveyor to Messrs. Shaw. Savill, and Co., to the Californian Board of Underwriters ; Ship Valuator for sale or purchase; Inspector of New or Old Vessels, Building, or Repairing; have served two years in a Shipbuilding Yard in Great Britain; Marine Arbitrator. The office in the North Shore Ferry T Wharf. Auckland, March 2, 1878. IV ° T I 5 *■ AliDersons are strictly prohibited to land at or to Inter the crater at WHITE ISLAND. Owners aud Captains of Steamships and sailing Vessels are warned not to incur risk of loss to themselves by fire to the sulphur beds, should they permit bo^ts to land at the place above mentioned. A WILSON, Owner and Occupier.



■ .-.1. .'■<"....1 JI.I-JMULIIHIMII.I ' ■ TIJHE CHEAPEST T_IOUSE IN NEW ZEALAND ?OR REALLY GOOD FURNITTjRE, CONSISTING OF DRAWING-ROOM, DINING-ROOM, BED-ROOM, AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND COLONIAL-MADE FURNITURE. The Cheapest House in Auckland for CARPETS! BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY, KIDDERMINSTER DUTCH & FELT CARPETS. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT TO CHOOSE FROM. The Laigest Stock of Plain and Fancy FLOORCLOTHS V Ever Exhibited in Auckland. All the Newest Patterns o LINOLEUM! (The]Nkw Carpet), MANILLA, COIR, FLAX, AND CHINA MATT I N G S (PLAIN AND FANCY). Silk and Worsted Damask, Ropß, Broches, and gCottalines, Plain and Fancy Dimities, Cldntzos, Cretonneß. BLANKETS and"COUNTERPANES A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF GILT chimney glasses. Brass Cornices ani,-\ Window Poles. T H E Blind of the Pkriodi This lilind i. manufactured from Metal of the thickness of noto paper; it is light, dur able, and elegant: it will not blister or warp with the sun. and is loss in price than tlio Wood Yenetlan. WINDOW CURTAINS, In Lace, Nett, Muslin, and Leno. WINDOW HOLLANDS, iv White, Buff, an Green. All Sorts of Upholsterers Trimmings. WmK% & HALL, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CABINET MA^ICERS UPHOLSTERERS & CARPET WAREHOUSEMEN, SHORTLAND-STREET, AUCKLAND. Sole Agents r the GBOYER & BAKER SEWING MACHINES A UCKLAND PERMANENT CO J_\_ OPERATIVE BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Office—93, Quekn-stkeet. LOANS granted upon approved securities of Freehold or Leasehold Properties in sums of £20 to £0,000, principal and interest being repayable in instalments, at tho following rates for every £100 borrowed:— Rcpaymen^xtend-p^. w6ok . To^amount s. d. & s. d. i years 12 6 130 0 0 0 years 9 2 143 0 2 8 years 7 6 150 7 6 10 years 6 3 102 18 3 DEPOSITS received" repayable at seven dayfc notice, and bearing interest at tho rate of a per cent, per annum. JOH N BATGER, Secretary. J, & J. D IOKBy ' INVITE THE ATTEI.ISOX OF PARTIES FURNISHING TO THEIR —NEW STOCK— OF HH A B L E QUTL ER V, ELECTRO-PLATED AND NICKEL SILVER SPOONS, FORKS, &c, &c, &c. JOSEPH RODGERS & SON'S IVORT_"-HANDLED TABLE AND DESSERT KNIVES. JOHN WIGFALL & CO.'S BONE, HORNE, & STAG-HANDLED KNIVES, IN GREAT VARIETY. CHRISrOPHER JOHNSON'S CELEBRATED SCISSORS. HEIFFORS & RODGERS' RAZORS! RAZORS 11 RAZORS!!! WILLIAMS & SALT'S BJTCHERS' STEELS AND KNIVES. Britannia Metal Tea Pots Trays, Charcoal Irons, Knife Boards, Boilers Saucepans and Kettles Buckets, Camp Ovens Frying Pans, Milk Pans Tin Basins and Dishes Brooms, Shoe, and Scrubbing Brushes. m" Five per cent. Discount allowed to Cash Purchasers on all Goods amounting to 20s. and upwards. SPECIAL NOTICE. The business hitherto carried on by Messrs. G. Holdship & Co. will hereafter be conducted by the Auckland Timber Company (Limited). G. HOLDSHIP, Manager.



m AIL OR IN G. I M — We would respectfully invite Custom- I ers w ho find a difficulty in getting a good fitting Garment, to give us a trial. We have engaged a FIRST-CLASS CUTTER, whose long experience war rants us in assuring those who may if avour us with their orders, that they can rely on getting something superior in style and fit. rtAKGO AND "^J] 0!^-^ 10, QUEEN-STREET, NextHE. Waters', Confectioner. CW All Tweeds thoroughly shrunk, I and orders executed on the shortest I notice. I XT E V A D A HOTEL, A_H QUEEN & DURHAM-STREETS. H. C. RICHMOND, PROPRIETOR. Free Luncheon Bar, Durham-street, Daily. Billiard Table, under Competent Manage ment, Upstairs. _ Commercial and Public Rooms, Large, Comfortable, and Well-ventilated. Liquors- All of the Best Brands. Characteristics: Civility, Cleanliness, and Attention. TTNITEU SERVICE HOTEL al CORNfJ. OF QUEEN & WELLE3LEY-STHKETS. joiin i.anco..:_•;. i'i.'.r_itbTOi.. ; IMPORTER OF .""Oi.F.IGN WINES AND SPIRITS. A O G I*. L A N D. N. Z. QCCIDENTAL. OCCIDENTAJ^ : Occidental Hotel. The New Additions to this Hotel are now completed—viz.. Six ''irst-class Bedrooms and Parlours ; the Finest Billiard Room and Bar in the Colony. In returning thanks to the public for past favours, the Proprietor wishes them to know tbat he is now in a position to otter the best of accommodation. . EDWD. PERKINS, Proprietor. N.B.—Curiosities of all kinds wanted. Best of Prices given. Centaur's Index, and Victoria Racing Club Programme for 1877, in printed phamphlets, to be seen. TOKINCE ARTHUR 110 TE L, JL Corner of HOBSON AND WELLESLEY STREETS, Auckland. Tho Proprietor begs to call attention of his Customers and the Public to the LIQUORS he has now On Sale, consisting of Brandy. Whisky Rum, &c, of the very best brands, guaranteed. Also, English and Colonial Ale 3. 11. ORAM, Proprietor. VATIONA L JJ OTE L. CAMBRIDGE, WAIKATO. Mr W Walker, late mine host of the Com mercial Hotel, Hamilton, begs to inform his friends and the public generally that he has assumed the proprietorship of this well-known and favourite House, which he intends shall retain its position as a leading Hotel in the Waikato. , .. ~ _■~■, The Rooms are large, lofty, well-ventilated, and liberally furnished. Tho Suites of Apartments for families are first-class. , , _ „ The Snow Rooms for Commercial Travellers, Ali.cock's Billiard Table, and the Stabling Accommodation, are unequalled it the pro vince ; the latter being under tho superinten dence of First-class Grooms. BUGGY AND SADDLE HORSES ON HIRE. The extension of the Railway to Haniilton makes Cambridge less than one day's pleasure journey from Auckland. \V. W A L X E R, PROPRIETOR. O1 N T RUSSELL HOT EL. MERCER. DANIEL ARKELL beKS to inform the travelling public that he ha<« made great im provements to the above well-known Hotel, and in addition to other excellent accommodation, there is now added a Railway Refreshment Room at tiie Station, for the special conven ience of travellers by every train. The Best of Wines and Spirits. Hancock's parkling Ale. A X jvj () C X BR 0 T HERS, SOAP & CANDLE MANUFAC TURERS, Cox's Creek, Richmond. ?3_ Office—Durham-street, Auckland. Cash Purchasers—Tallow, Wool, Sheepskins and Bones. „ , On Sale-Bonedust: our own manufacture, guaranteed free from alduteration. HEAP TIMBER! CHEAP TIMBER The Undersigned are selling SASHES DOORS and MOULDINGS at the VERY LOWEST RATES. Have also on hand a very large and superior stock of First and Second Class Building Timber of all kinds, at lowes rates. Wood Turning in all its Bkanohes.—Chai Legs and Backs, Table, Bed, and Sofa Legs, a very low rates. Price Lists on application. THE UNION STEAM SAW MOULDING SASH AND DOOR COMPANY (Limited), MECHANIC. BAY. N.B.—Town Orders can be left at No. 36, In uranco Buildings. -vr o -~t~ ice, The undersigned having a Large'STOCK ol the Best and Fustest Dyes that can be procured in the English and French Markets, as well as a plentiful supply of pure water, is enabled to Produce Colours not to bo SURPASSED. Having had the Patronage of the Ladies and Gentlemen of Auckland in his management of the business of a Dyer and Cleaner during the last fifteen years, he trusts that by a continuance of strict attention, and by personal control of tho opera tions, to continue to give the satisfaction he has hitherto afforded. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Wearing Apparel (of any description) Cleaned, Dyed, or Renewed, in any shade or colour. Velvet.-, Silks, Satins, Ribbons, Feathers, Gloves, Cleaned, Dyed, or Renewed, in any colour. Gentlemen's Clothing Cleaned, Renewed, or Died, and Pressed, on short notice. il__T Orders left at the .City E-tablishmen Wellesley-street Kasi, wi'l receive promp attention. Ladies and Gentlemen waited upon by leaving th-ir Orders personally or by letter. W. EDGAR. WA IKA T 0 COAL COMPANY (LIMITED) are now delivering BEST HOUSEHOLD COAL, from their Mines at Rua waro, Huntly Station, as follows : — 5 tons, and under 25 tons... .17s Gd per ton. 25 tons, and under 50 tons 16s 6d „ 50 tons, and upwards — 15s „ Slack 12s0d „ Delivered at Auckland or Onehunga Railway Stations. Steamers and Manufactories subject to special arrangement. _ Orders may be sent to Mr James Ronaxdson, Manager, Huntly, Waikato; or to W. S, LAURIE, Agent. 7, Wyndham-street, Auckland. CLARKE BROTHERS, (Late Crombies), Royal Fine Art Photographic Galleries, Opposite Union Bank, Queen-street, Auckland. f First-class Portraits, from C.D.V. to Life Size at moderate prices. Children's Portraits taken instantaneously.



RJEW MAGAZINES!- 1 NEW MAGAZINES! B IN VARIOUS BINDINGS. OFFERED AT REDUCED RATES I i Edward Wayte, ' 100, Queen-street, Begs to intimate that he has received his FULL SUPPLIES of Leisure Hour for 1877 Sunday at Home for 1877 i Quiver for 1877 Day oe Rest for 1877 Good Words for 1877 Band of Hope for 1877 British Workman for 1877 Bow Bells for 1877 Chatterbox for 1877 Little Folks for 1877 Family Herald London Journal, &c., &c. LARGE SUPPLIES OF SANKEY'S HYMNS, with or without Music Hymns, Ancient and Modern WkBLHYAN JIXMK BOOK Presbyterian Psalms and Hymns CONGREGATIONAL HYMN BOOK Psalms and Hymns for use OF BAPTIST Denominations. 150 ILLUSTRATED FAMILY BIBLES, from 21s. SCHOOL BOOKS, as recommended by Board of Education School Copy Books School Slates, round corners School Exercise Booes School Pens Unrivalled Atlas I would draw special attention to my ACCOUNT BOOKS, all sizes, and every style of ruling and binding Envelopes, from ss. per 1000 Writing and Copying Inks (beet makes) Copying Presses Commercial Letter and Note Papers Cheap Brown Wrapping Paper &c, from 3d. per lb. PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS. Very Great Variety Writing Desks Inkstands Office Furniture. Large and Most Carefully-selected Stocks of Every Description of MERCANTILE STATIONERY ARE now on view, And Offered at Greatly Reduced Rates, BY EDWARD WAYTE, ' IMPORTER OF BOOKS AND STATIONERY, 100, QUEEN-STEEET, Auckland. N.B.—lndents executed for the Trade on he most favourable terms, and with the utmost despatch. "Vf E W ZEALAND INSURANCE JJh company. fire and marine. Capital £1,000,000. Reinsurance Fund £100,000. Insurance against LOSS BY FIRE of every description of Property may be effected with this Company. • Hidls Insured for the Voyage or lime. Mer chandise, Goods, and Freight < Insured, by steamers and sailing vessels, Risks on Specie subject to special arrangements, SST Losses Promptly Paid. fIKOBOK P. PIERCE, Manager. AC A R T E R, FAMILY BUTCHER, Wellesley-street West. Families waited on for orders daily, and sup plied with the very best qulity at a reasonable charge. Payment as agreed oa. Shipping and Country orders punctually attended to. ""I T q WINNERTUN, AUCKLAND STEAM WOOD TURNING FACTORY, WYNDHAM-STREET, (Next Shakespeare Hotel). Having introduced Steam Power, he is now prepared to make a Reduction of Twenty per cent off the price !___,:■ of all common work _tSr Country Orders punctually attended to. PURE, WHOLESOME, & DELICIOUS. MANUFACTURED BY BEETHAM & CO.. AUCKLAND, AND SOLD BY ALL GROCERS AND THE TRADE. Orders addressed by post to the Manufacturers wiM receive immediate attention. APERHANGINGS. WHITE LEAD, OIL, &c &c., &C, Ex Late Arrivals. 574 KB- PACKAGES "SH 574 PAPERHANGINGS, Fi om Common to the most Choice Designs in GOLD. Scrim and Hessian, GILT MOULDINGS, GLASS SHADES, White Lead Oils (linseed and colza) Paints Zinc White Colours Turps Varnishes Brushes &c, &c, &c Carson's Anticorrosion Paint, Patent Silicate Paint, Oxide of Iron and Trade Sundries, Artists' Colours, Canvas. Paper, Brushes, and Requisites. Plate and Sheet Glass of every description. Wholesale and Retail. W. PHILLIPPS & SON, OIL, C LOUR. AMD GLASS MERCHANTS. 95 & 97, QUEEN STREET. Auckland, January 23,1878. -3ISQUIT, DUBOTJCHE, & CO "~ [Established 1819.] SHIPPERS OF BRANDY COGNAC 'S^F<§^^^^ w*****' '"■"**" M •-'•"'' IN Plilja., yft.-CASKS, CASES, & FLASKS USB. Sole Agents for Auckland— L. D. NATHAN & CO. npHERE is no necessity to go to India JL for a cure for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgia, &c., &c, aa the Proprietor of the Auckland Turkish Baths is prepared to undertake cases of those diseases. No Cure, No Pay.



E# pOBTEK * € . ?; - FURNISHING IRONMONGERS, Queen-street, Auckland. C. . and Co. have Just Landed, ex Oxttoim 7 Thurland Castle, Loch Urr, and Emily Chaplin,— LARG SHIPMENTS ' OF . ■%.- URN'ISHING IRONMONGERY -5 rhe whole which hay been carefully selectefl' in the European and American Markets. Pnj. chasers Greatest Variety and Largest ock of Furnishing Ironmongery in Auckland, andthegoodsnowofferedaretneßEffl. value or ottered in this market. BEDSTEADS. French and Half-tester Iron and Bras 3 Bed. steads, with improved foot-rail; Child's Cota and Bedsteads. v "°*s FENDERS, ronzed and Berlin Black Dining and Drawing Room Fenders, with real bronze mountings. Nursery, Bedroom, and Kitchen Fenders. ' FIRE IRONS. ' Steel Ormolu Head and Kitchen Fire Irons Pokeretces, Coal Vase Tongs, &c„ &o. LAMPS. Bronzed, Real Bronze, and China Vase Lamna with Hinks' Duplex, Queen, Eclipse, Ann! capnic, and American Burners, German Reading Lamps, &c, &c, GAS FITTINGS. An ENTIRELY NEW STOCK oi OHANDE. LIERS and BRACKETS, of ENGLISH anfl FRENCH DESIGNS. M * Gas Heating Stoves, for Flat and Tailors'lrons &c, &c. STOVER. AMERICAN " PASSP OR T" COOKINft STO YES.'I with or without hot water attach ment. SMITH & WELLSTOOD'S COOKING STOVEH of all sizes. aB LEAMINGTON RANGES, from 3 feet to 5 feet 6 iuches, with or without covings and plate racks. REGISTER GRATES, Berlin Black and Fine Cast, best finished, with tiles and bright beads. CUTLERY. J. Rogers and Sons, Lockwoods', and P. Wat toil's ivory Table Knives, White Bone, Stag and Black Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives Scissors. ': . IiLKCxRO-PLATED WARE. Tea anu (Jottee Services, Cruet and Pickla Frames, Breakfast Cruets, Sardine and Bis-.' en it lioxes, Fish Carvers, Fruit Knives ( .i.ndleaticks, Knife ltests. Butter Knives' .- ..vers, Egg Frames, Kettle Stands, Tart oervers, Orange Saws, Crumb Scoops, &c Szc, plated on Nickel Silver. '' BRUSHWARE. DAWSON'S BEST Hair Brooms, Scrub and Bannister Brushers, Paint Brushes, Turk's Heads, Flue Brushes, Horse, Dandy, and Spoke Brushes, &c, &c. MATa. Prison-made Cocoa Fibre, Brush, and Open Door Mats. Wool-bordered Mats and Sims. BATHS. Hip, Sponge, Shower, Foot, Child's, and Plunge Baths ; E-..'.MEi.i.E_Cast Iron Plunge Baths Sec. etc. JAPANNED WARE. c Japanned Iron and Best Paper Tea Trays- Waiters, Toilet Sets, Boiler Fillers, Cash Boxes, Lanterns, &c. Britannia Metal Tea and Cofhe Pots, Mustard Pots. Candlesticks. &c., &c. GARDEN TOOLS. Flower Pot Stands, Brackets, Fern Standsand Boxes, Moss Baskets, Ivy Stands, Plan Sprinklers, Fnmigators, American Garden Tools, in sets, and Trowels, Rakes, Hoes, Spades, &c. Galvanized Iron Wire Netting for Fowl Houses, &c, &c. WoodBREAD Platters, Butter Coolers Tea pot Stands, Bread Knives, &c. Kenrich and Sons' Tinned and Enamelled Hol lo ware with patent covers NOBLE'S DYNAMITE, KREB'S LITHO. FR ACTEUR, Blasting and Sporting Powder, Cans, Single and Double-barrel Guns, Load ing. Cop Ding, and other Sporting requisites, MANTLEPIECES. White Marble and Enamelled Mantlepicces for Dining, Drawing, and Bedrooms, in great variety. | GALVANISED IRON WORKS S. PARKER, MANUFACTURER of GALVANIZED IRON RIDGING, SPOUTING, PIPING. And ali kinds of Sheet Iron and Zinc Work. CORRUGATED IRON TANKS on Hand, Made to Order, dt the Works, Wellesley-street. Plumbing Work in every Branch of the Trade, Gasfitting of every style done at shortest notice. Experienced Workmen sent to any part of the Country. S. PARKER has erected first-class machinery, and having completed all nis arrangements for manufacturing, is in a position promptly to execute all orders. List of Prices forwarded upon application. Orders per coach, train, carrier, or coasting vessel, receive immediate attention. S. PARKER, Licensed Plumber for Attckla r Waterworks, wklleslby-street, 7 A ITOirT.AKR. 0. B"~E N~~"~N E S • IMPORTER, QUEEN-STREET. THE WERTHEIMi. Hand aimd Treadle. hand machines, m 10s. The Most Superb Machines in the World. Challenges comparison with any, and gives 309. worth more extras, free of charge. Time Payments. One Month's Free Trial Also, Always on Hand, The Princfss op Wales (Arm and Platform), Wheeler & Wilson, Singer, Howe, and other good makes. ' ROYAL WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINES, Magic Lanterns, Mangles, &c, &c, &c. GJ-Reat jM achine Depot, QUEEN-STREET. DE V I T o gunmaker, 24 4, Queen-street, Opposite the Market. ON SALE, IN STOCK- _^. J Single and Double Breech-loading and Muzz loading Fowling Pieces. • Just Received, ex Late Arrivals- Best Brands in Gunpowder _, _ Shot, Eley's Double Waterproof Caps. Car ridge Cases, Wadding. Patent Shot Coa centrators , , -~_ Cylinder Wire Cartridges, for Breech-loaam Shot Guns Gun Cases, Waterproof Covers Game Bags, &c. Breech-loading Implements ot every cieEc tion Patent. Chilled Shot ...„_, Breech-loading Revolvers and Ammunition Infantry Swdds Fishing Tackle Fireworks. ■ -^ A UCKLAND LOAN ME^p J\_ OFFICE, o=l^=o 185, QUEEN-STREET JL* OPPOSITE |p SAVINGS BANK. MONEY LENT to any amount on CLOTHING JEWELLERY, WATCHES, PLATED WARE!, and every description or Merchandise, at the Lowest Bate of Interest. . The strictest eecresy may be relied on in eve-. transaction. ._,_,„.,-__ H Parties waited on at their own residences. Fire-proof Safes on the premises for the seounw of Valuables. [ESTAIILISHKD 1865.] | L. H. NEUMEGEN, LICENSED PAWNBROKER. «►_• T__l t_ 17<„4._„«.,n ...vnrr. TID-llt. «_f WAV- »•■..•■