HOTEL ARRIVALS.

STAR HOTEL, R. J. Davidson, Proprietor.— For week ending August 2ith. 1878 _—Hon.._R. T. ! Rowley, Lady Jocelyn ; Mr. 1,. E. Sothtoi,'and I Mr. N. S. Edwards, Thames ; Mr. F. W. Brown.:-, ing, Lady Jocelyn; Mr. John Elkington, Wejp I lington; Mr. and Mrs. A. Hi'l Jack and Mils Jack, Dunedin; Mrs. F. Martin, and Mrs. (J. MoWilliams, Wellington: Mr. E..,P. Hoyle,' and Mr. A. M. D. Ralston, SLady JoCelyn ; Mr: F. A. Pulbine, Thames; Mr. and Mrs. Morganl Morris and Master Morgan-Morris, Lady Jocelyn ; Mr. and Mrs. H. Kirkwood, Cam bridge ; Captain 11. H. Fawer, Lady Jocelyn ; Mr. K. W. Klingender. Kaipara; Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. A. Rowe. and Mrs. B. Hotham, Ho__anga; Mrs. J. B. Hannah, and Mr. and Mrs. Dobson, Coromandsl; Mr G. A. Martin, Pukekohe.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

, . ~,.,„, (This Afternoon, 5.12 <dH_._i V.AIAU-^rp^jjjorrovy Mnniing 67 BUK SET.—This Evening. 5.03 .'•! I-«SH!.—To-morrow Mormncr, 6.32 MOON'S AGE.—New Moon, 2S_b, 5 39 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

YESTERDAY. Mereurv cutter, Baxter, from Tairua WtSwera. schooner, Bushell. from Gisborne Mota. cutter, Mcguerney. from Tairua TO-DAY. TaunO, s.s., Andrew, from the South Pleiades barque, Condy, from Newcastle LffitTtia. schooner, Couch, from Norfolk Island Rawava, schooner. Short, from Russell Wanaka. s.s,, McGillivray, from the South Sovereign of the Seas, ketch, from Tairua CoraUe cutter, Egecerton, from Tairua Wangarei, cutter, Williams, from 'lairua Leo, cutter, Williams, from Ngunguru

DEPARTURES.

TO-DAY. Colonist, schooner, Bailey, for Waitaia

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Taupo, from the South: 24pkgs. bacon and hams, 6 cases cheese, 10 kegs lard.-T. H. Hnll and Co. , ~ Per Wanaka, from the South . 42 boiler tubes, 20 cases meats, 8 oases herrings, 275 sacks barley, 167 sheeu. 35 packages sundries. an poqpc, —Henderson & Macfarlane. ____ PefSoff rom the South : 30 cases, seed. 1 _.>,„? tw li lengths tubes. 1 crab winch, 15 cases and 21 sacks bacon, 19 cases cheese. 200 S grass-seed, 100 sacks wheat, 100 sacks malt 1 kee lard 6 cases jam, 1 cask, 41 packages, 2 prlS bags, 9 boxes, 12 hhds., 39 cases, 7 kTchesttea, 5 cases bacon, 100 sacks Walt— Henderson and Macfarlane. Per Laetitia from JS orf oik Island : 172 hides, ISO bunches, and 10 cases bananas, I bac-3 and 1 case seeds, 5 cases and 1 box plants, 1 piece iron, 2 cases hardware, 4 cases oranges, 2 bags potatoes, 2 drums oil. 1 case bananas—lreland. 2 cases hardware.—Owen and Graham. "Per Pleiades from Newcastle: 219 bags boneduat, 474 tons coal.

EXPORTS.

Per Colonist, for Waitara: 36.000 ft timber. ' Per Atlantic for Lyttelton: 2,000 feet timber, 32,000 drain pipes, and 36 kegs (empties). Per Blanche, for Rarotonga — 1 bale woollens, 9 bales and 3 cases cottons, 5 bales anrl 2 eases apparel. 1 case hats, 11 boxes and 2 cases tobacco, 19 cases preserved flah, 80 bags rice, It cases sardines, 4 cases brandy, _o cases kerosene, 6 cases geneva, 92 mats sugar, 1 i-cask wine. 9 cases and 1 bale drapery, 1 cask and 1 case hardware, 5 cases axes", 2 casks paint, 2 <"ases galvanised iron, 1 case lamp glasses, 7 cases vestas. 5 kegs butter. 24 sacks potatoes, 60 boxes soap, 5 kegs. 2 cases beer, 20 cases meats, 51 kegs beef, 40 tins and. 160 bags flour 100 tins biscuit —Owen & Graham.

Inwards Coastwise.— Sovereign of the Seas, ketcb, from Tairua, with 23,000 ft. timber; Coralie, cutter, from Tairua, with 23,000 ft. of timber- Wangarei, cutter, from Tairua, with 20.000 ft. timber; Largooo, barge, from Omaha, with2s.oooft.junk timber; Reward, schooner, from-Russell, with 60 tons coal; Mana, cutter, ri'oiii'Tairua,-with 20,000 ft. sawn timber; Mer cury, cutter, EastCT. from Tairua, with 21,000 ft. timber ; Waiwera, schooner, from uiSoorne, with GI casks tallow, 21 sacks maize,, 5 hide 3, 1 box tobacco. „ „-_',_ The brigantine Roderick Dhu was floated out of tho Dock this afternoon. She has been re paired by iVlessr. Mc Galium and McQnurrie. Tlia: Martha wil< probably be docked to-morrow. The barque Pleiades from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal and bonedust, arrived this morn ing. ' Captain F. Condy reports.:—Left New castle on tho 17th of August with light westerly wind, and carried stroivc? southerly and westerly winds across the middle-ground. Sighted the Three Kings on the norningof the 21th with light westerly winds. Passed the North Cape the same night, and carried light S.W. winds to arrival. Passenger : Mrs Condy. The schooner Waiwera arrived from Poverty and Tolago Bays yesterday with a cargo of tallow, maize, &c. The schooner ;Colomst sailed from Manukau Heads for Waitara to-day with a cargo of timber. The schooner Atlantic cleared at the Customs to-day for Lyttelton with a cargo of timber, drain pipes, &c, and will sail at once. The fore-and-aft schooner Laetitia arrived from Noifolk Island this morning after a yery smart passage of four days to port and three days and 6 hours from land to land. Captain Couch rer orta:—Left Auckland on the Ist inst. with strong W.B.W. gales, which continued for four days. Put into Rusaell through stress of weather, and left again on the 6th. Strong W. and S.W. winds, and heavy sea until reaching Norfolk Island on the 12th. Discharged cargo and took in bananas, hides, etc., and sailed for Auckland again last Thursday morning. Strong S.W. winds with thick weather and heavy rain until yesterday when the vessel sighted the North Cape. Good winds down the coast til arrival. The Laetitia hauled in on the eastern side of the wharf for the purpose of discharging. There was f.n exciting race betweenS the steamers I _otorua and Tararua on the run up from Port Chalmers. The Rotorua proved her self the fastest boat on this occasion,' doing the distance in 15_? hours. The Tararua was just an hour longer.—"Lyitelton Press." The schooner Transit was loading at Lyttelton for AucKland and the Thames on Monday last. The mail steamer Zealandia may be expected to arrive from San Francisco with the English and American mails to-morrow afternoon or night. The s.s. Wanaka arrived in the Manukau from New Plymouth and the South this morn ing. She left Port Chalmers on the 21st; Lyttel ton en the 22nd at 6 p.m.; Wellington on the 23rd at 7 p.m.; Nelson on the 21th at 5 p.m; arrived at New Plymouth at 8.30 a.m. yesterday, and landed 80 tons cargo; sailed at 7 p.m., and arrived in the Manukau at 9.30 a.m. to-day. Passengers.—Miss Proud, Messrs Geddeß, R. T. Wheeler, Colson, P. McDonald, Kerby, and two in the steerage. We are indebted to Mr Roberts, purser, for files and other favours. The s.s. Taupo arrived from the East Coast and Southern ports early this morning. She left Port Chalmers on the afternoon of the 17th, and arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning. Experienced north-west breeze, with heavy sea, on run ud. Left Wellington again at noon of Wednesday, but, owing to the heavy weather, was compelled to anchor in Worser's Bay until six oe.loek next morning. Left Napier at 5 p.m. on Friday, Gisborne 5 p.m. Saturday, and Taurangaatl p.m. yesterday, arriving at six o'clock this morning. Light winds, hazy weather, and heavy rain were experienced coming up. Passengers :—Saioon: Mr and Mrs George Cowie, Mr and Mrs Butler, Mr and Mrs K. Graham, Mr Te Roeri and wife, Misses Walker, Miller, Fergusson, Chapman, Messrs Eraser. Miller, Fergus3on, Ellison, Newton, Lightfoot, Taylor, Cooper, Barnard, Stewart, Salmon, Macguire, Clarke, Brett, Cadman, Moir, Vercoe, Staines, Brown, Franklyn, Jacobs, Sec combe, G. Wright, Master Clarke. Steerage: Constable A. MeGilp, Messes Anderson, Spencer, and Patrick Wright. We are indebted to Mr Staunton, purser, for files, &c. BTHe schooner Blanche cleared at the Customs to-day for Rarotonga, with a general cargo and the following passengers : Mr Hugh Reynolds, Mrs George Holland, Mrs Burr. She will sail at once.

The brig Lady Aberdour cleared at the Customs to-day for Newcastle in ballast. She will sail at once.JsS)

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Waitara, this day. The s s. Go-ahead arrived from the Manukau at 8 a.m. to-day.

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

To-day's Quotations— Bank of New Zealand—Buyers. £21.

National Bank—Buyers, 80s; sellers, 82s. Colonial Bank—6os; buyers, 595. New Zealand Insurance—Sellers, 92b 6d. South British Insurance—Buyers, 725. Union Insurance—Buyers, lis 3d ; sellers, Us

6d. Thames Gas—Sellers, 335. Auckland Gas—Buyerß, £10 ss. New Zealand Loan & Mercantile—Sellers, £Q. Alburnia—4Bs;; sellers, 18s 6d. Moan atairi— Sellers, 555. Caledonian—Buyers, 58s; Sellers, 55s Union Beach—Sellers, 10s 6d. Premier—Sellers, Is. Bismarck—l2s 6d; sellers, 13a. North Devon—4b ; buyers, 4s. JOSEPH NEWMAN. Chairman.

DEATH.

DARGAVILLE.—At Parnell, on August 21, suddenly, of heart disease, Annie Maria, the beloved wife of Robert Anderson Dargaville, aged 16 years. LITT.—On the 26th August, at ber parents' re sidence, Elliott-street, Ellen Alice, tho youngest and beloved child of Ellen and Thomas Litt, aged 1 year and 10 months. The funeral will leave at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Friends are invited to attend. MAY.—On the 25th August, at Mount St. John, Ann, tho beloved wife of Goorgo May, aged 51 years. The funeral will leave her late residence at & o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 27th instant. Friends will please accept this invitation.—W. Jamikson, Undertaker.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News," and "The Echo."

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1878.

for the cause that _____ a_ssista__c c, For the wrong that noedJr resistance. For the future i- t_e -Stone*, And tha good that wa «_n 00.

There was rather a warm debate in the House of Representatives the other day on the question of permitting Chinese immigra tion. A number of members aired their eloquence on the subject, but, strange to say, on neither side were the arguments much to the poiut. On behalf of the " heatnen Chinee " it was urged that he is as a rule careful, frugal, and industrious ; in fact, a valuable settler. His enemies, au contraire, protested that he is almost invariably ait-honest, addicted to abomi nable habits, and a heathen. Both state ments though at first sight apparently irreconcilable, can bo proved true. The fact is, the Chinese are an odd mixture of vice and virtue. Sometimes the one, some times the other, predominates, but in a Celestial's character both are nearly always present. This being so, the question of permitting the race a free entrde into the colony ought to bo very seriously con sidered. On tho one hand it may said— firstly, that we have no right to bar out steady, hard-working settlers who are sure to greatly enhance the value of the country in which they take up their quarters ; secondly, that as the Chinese keep them selves to themselves, and never attempt proselytising, theirreligionaud privatehabits need not be taken iuto consideration ; aud thirdly, that the English are more likely to do the Chinese good than the Chinese to corrupt the English. These, we think, seem about tho best arguments that can be adduced favourable to non-interference ; aud, in ohv opinion, they are not altogether true, and if they were, are neither convincing nor sufficient. The first and most potent reason for not permitting Chinese immigra tion is simply this : That it has not been attended with happy results in other colonies where it has been tried. Both Queensland and Victoria ha-re been obliged to all but prohibit it, and we may be pretty sure that they did not do so without cause. Again, it is a well-known fact that when Cel estials gain a firm footing iv a country they come to it in swarms, and that though a few of them are unobjectionable a great many are just the reverse. Tho odious habits and customs, which no one notices amongst a few, become scandalously; obvious in a crowd. The settlement —witness that of Little Bourke-street, in Melbourne, and the Chinese quarter in San Francisco—gets known in time as a den of unequalled infamy the haunt of all the worst and most brazen-faced scoundrels. Another fatal objection to the introduction of (.Chinese is that the iace can never fuse with the English population. These people come into a country, crowd together in unwholesome quarters, live upon the most meagre fare, aud do not perform any of those duties to the State which are borne by white men. t They are thus enabled to compete with European labour on unequal terms. White labourers must sink to the Chinese level, abstain from marrying, aud sleep together by dozens in small rooms, if they are to hold their own. Singularly imitative, the Chinaman soon acquires the skill of the labourer, and even of the artizau ; and able to undersell Europeans, he acquires wealth, with which he departs for the Flowery Laud. Worse than the grasshopper, he eats into tho very heart and stamina of a country, itsindustriaipopulation. Iflabouris "cheap" because the labourer is content to live in a condition of physical and moral degradation, woe to the country that encourages it. The shocking condition of California, with its swarms of hoodlums and tramps, should be warning enough. American statesmen now recognise the evil, but it has made such headway that .they are at a loss to know how to grapple with it. That New Zealand should wait till a great social difficulty of a similar kind arises, before it deals with the question, is preposterous. But, it is per haps premature to enact prohibitory laws until we are threatened with an invasion. There is nothing in Chinese immigration, as we have yet known it in New Zealand, to excite alarm ; at the same time, we must not allow this to blind us to the real nature aud results of such a traffic, when it attains anything like important propor tions.

The Directors of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, notify that the transfer books of the com pany are closed from 20th inst. to the 3rd September, and that au interim dividend of 2| per cent for the half year, ending 3rd June, will be paid on or after the 3rd Sep tember.

The body of Mrs Burgess was consigned to the grave iv the Wesleyan Cemetery yesterday, attended by several hundred of Good Templars, of which Order deceased was a distinguished member—distinguished as a steady adherent to the cause, and by her visitations to the sick and distressed members of the Order. The funeral service was touching in its pathos, and delivered by Rev. Mr Wallis, Wesleyan minister.

IV-e have been; shown two loungds which were factmed by M r.ve bf Welliriaton-sti-eet, tor lur _x. a/. htgtiod quality, was and neatly worked by MrGave. who , 3 pio ■ficient in the art of reseating chaiis, and in all.other branches of the busin**. The lounges are very strongly and; sutetantia^ made, aud extremely creditable to Mi sm_"-R;-B. Shalders-begsto acknowledge the receipt of the following sum for mortgage^debt of .the Young Mens Chus tiau Association :-Mr Goodfellow £5 , Mr J. W. James, £2; Mr J. L Pnme, CU Mr Blackinore, £1 Is ; Mr Longmore, Al. Mr Ewington desires to aclaiowledge^ with thanks the following sums paid to.him for the Young Men's Christuan Association - Rev. W. Kirk, £2 2s; F. H. Lesson, £1; Robt. Bartley, £1 ; J. Kennedy, -*_}', Iv Christchureh, the Cheevers, Kennedy aud Bent Minstrels have been Tuyj^g ful drawing enormous houses eveiy uignt. Aud wen do these talented artists deserve it. ludeed^the praises and, encomiums avished upon them by th^indefatigable agent, Mr Lingard, when he heralded then advent, have been fully borne out. The entertainment ou Saturday evening was fairly patronised, considering that the promoters have set their faces against ( ad vertising. Mr Burgess occupied the chair, and Messrs Hadfield aud Stickley addressed the meeting. Mr Redfern and Mr Coad gave readings, and songs were sung by Misses McDonald, Gribble, and Messrs Cox, Mullins, aud Cole. A case was brought before the Police Court this morning which should act as a warning to householders generally and induce them to fasten and bolt their back doors before retiring to rest. Mr McCorimck, of the Queen's Head Hotel, forgot to fasten the back door of his house, on the nights of Friday and Saturday, and consequently two men, one bcinganotorious thief, having been many times convicted, quietly opened the door and with stealthy step found their way into an uuoccupied bedroom where they were discovered by the constable. They intended, no doubt, to have committed a robbery, bad they not been detected. Mr McCormick would not have slept so com fortably through the night had he known that two such characters were so near his bedroom. He states that he shall not in future forget to bolt the back door. The room was left iv a filthy condition. To the Editor : Sir,— Having imbibed in the year 1830 the principles of the "First Reform Administration" of which the talismanie watchwords were " Peace, Re trenchment, and Reform," and having seen no State necessity since for a departure from that policy, I sympathise entirely with the tone of your articles in reference to the proposed Beacouslieid address, In the event of an address being adopted, com mending the policy of tbe present Covern meat, would it not be advisable for those who favour international amity aud the redress of the wrongs of oppressed peoples, by appeals to reason and law, rather than brute force, to unite in an address to Mr Gladstone aud the Liberal party, apprecia tive of their patriotic constitutional and prolonged efforts to save this Empire and Europe from the disastious consequences of a foolish war?—l remain yours, &c., Sentry.

Mr J. C. Firth was a passenger _ last evening to Hamilton, taking with him a number of wild geese recently imported from America, which are to be turned out in the Waikato district.

The contract for the Waikato Bridge has bceu signed by Messrs. Boss aud Dunbar. The contract sum is £7,115, and the work must be completed within 15 months. At the St. James' class this evening a paper will be read by Mr J. Carnahan on " Churches and Churchism."

In connection with the Remuera fire it may be mentioned that last summer Mr Scarboro lost a cow, and he had but just re placed her loss when his boy came to grief with a cart in Brighton, and was a long time invalid oj. Just at the time he got well, the Hi le girl was gathering berries, when ..he unfortunately ran a thorn into her eye. This accident caused her to be laid up and resulted in her losing sight with that eye. He is a hard working man, and de serves to succeed, and it is to be hoped that now he has passed though the ordeal of fire, his troubles are o'er, and that the fnture will be free as the past has been full of mis fortunes.

Thanksgiving services werej held yester day at the Anglican Churches of Auckland, in accordance with the recommendation of the Bishop of Waiapu. At S. Mary's, Parnell, Bishop Cowie, delivered an excel lent sermon from Ps. xxix. 11, "The Lord will bless his peoplo with peace," in which he reviewed at some length recent events. In the evening, Rev. Dr Kidd read tbe lessons, and Dr Maunsell preached from 1 Chron., verse 22, "For there fell down many slain." At S. Paul's, Rev. Mr Nel son preached in the morning from Ps. ix. 6, " Their memorials shall perish with them," which was chiefly on the obsdurc life of St. Bartholomew. In the evening Mr Nelson preached from Is. xxvi. 3, " Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace," in which occasional re ference was made to the late struggle. At S. Matthews, Dr. Maunsell preached in the morning from 1 Chron., and in the evening, Bishop Cowie, from Ps. xxix v. 11. At S. Sepulchre's, B. T. Dudley gdelivered two appropriate discourse on the happy termiua tion of the hostilities, with a eulogium on the character aud abilities of Lord Beacons field.

A violent earthquake shock was felt at various places in Otago at 2.45 on Saturday. Houses were shaken, windows rattled, and feople rushed out into tbe streets in alarm, t is rather a remarkable fact that the most severe earthquake disturbances have latterly been experienced at Oamaru and further South, while the shocks around Cook's Straits are comparatively slight. The petition by the sons of old colonists, asking for the right of free land selections, has received about 350 signatures aud will be sent to Wellington on Tuesday. Messrs B. Tonks and Co., will sell to morrow, 60 tons of Victoria Companies sugar, also a trade sale of groceries &c. A correspondent wishes to know upon what authority the statement of the "Herald" is founded—"that Nathaniel came to Jesus by night," as he cannot find such an event in the sacred records.

Respecting the openiug-ap of the cross road between the settlements of Pukekohe and Bombay, Mr Hobbs, the member for Franklin, writes:—"The £550 for East Pukekohe is all right, in addition to the £1,000 for the road from Bombay to Pukekohe." This information will be received with satisfaction by the settlers, as the road .vill form a necessary means of communication between the two districts.

To the Editor : Sir, —Reading in your issue of Saturday of the frightful possibility of a collision on the railway line owing to mistakes, I would beg to call your atten to the admirable system now adopted in New South Wales, viz., the staff and ticket system. The station master hands a metal staff, of peculiar construction, to the guard of the train just at the moment of leaving, and the guard, on reaching the next station, is met by the station master, who takes the staff" from his hand. It is an absolute transp.ction, and would be almost an impos sibility for an accident to occur. This system was suspended for a few days owing to changes in the department. The result was that a muddle occurred— the two trains had started from the opposite ends of a single line. When too late, teic .graph stated the facts, but tbe trains had already started. Fortunately, they met on a straight run. Had it been a few hundred yards jon either side it would have been dreadful. We had a tremendous smash on themonntain line between two fifty tonners aud heavy luggage trains attached. As an eyewitness, let me say that the sight of shattered boiler plates and the work of des truction generally was appaling, aud precious lives cut off in a moment and all this through want of instructions. Hoping this hint may prove useful, —I remain, &c., VINDEX.

To the Editor : Sir,—Your correspondent "Taxpayer" under-calculates"the number of police sergeants that have been to one station at the Thames lately ; for if he,Vill only go a few weeks beyond the twelve months he will find that instead, of four there have actually been no less, than five different sergeants on the one station during the few mouths alluded to, viz., Elliott, Mulville, O'Connor, Fleming, and Jackson; and it is expected that the demand for these officials will run up to something like one in the month ere long. The supply of police sergeants in the Auckland Provincial District becoming exhausted, a fresh one was imported from the South, who proved to be a poor man, no better than his predecessors. It is expected that if the present demand keeps up that the Agent-General will have to be communi cated with for a supply from London. The quarterly demand for a new sergeant on one station tells a sad tale of departmental petty tyranny, aud I would exclaim with the poet: " Man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn." In a conversation I recently had with a constable he told me that the Thames was a perfect Russian Siberia for a police sergeant, and that of the live mentioned one sank into au early grave, another was nearly driven out of his wits, a third had his professional efficiency stultified, and of the other two I shall say nothing for tbe present. If a reigu/offdepartmeutal despotism exists over the heads of these old and efficient officers, what are rustic civilians to expect who will come within the iron grasp. I observed in a recent Star that the Resident Magis trate- at the Thames and the respected Auckland Police Officer, Mr Thomson, had to make another investigation at the Thames, aud as another taxpayer I should like to know what the public will have to pay for these absurd changes and investi gations. We have .heard of investigations at the Thames usque ad nauseum ; I do hope that some honourable member in the House will ask for a proper investigation.—Yours, CIC, ANOTHER TAXPAYBB. The little boy who so narrowly escaped drowning at the dock, as recorded in our Saturday's issue, was a son of Mr Stewatt, of the Thames Hotel. Annual sermons were preached yesterday at the Wesleyan Churches, in aid of Foreign Missions, which were well attended con sidering the unfavourable state of the weather. The offerings amounted to £10. A woman named Reid was, fined £50 at Dunedin on Saturday for sl;> _*rbg-selliug. At the inquest on Mrs Cowan, of Dunedin, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that it was owing to a wound inflicted whilst in a state of temporary insanity. A youth of 21 years of age committed suicide in Napier on Friday by shootiug himself with a revolver. At the inquest a verdict of temporary insanity was .brought

It is believed th#t. frlve Governor will visit LytieiioriirilLiVl.ti. Nymphe, to be present at the opening of the railway.

We understand says the -'Wellington Post," that an interesting contro. crsy is at present going on between the Government, as claimants, and the South British Insur ance Company, as insurers, relative to a claim for £1,500 for a cargo of iron. The facts,|as supplied by a correspondent, are as follows : —Nearly three years ago, a vessel called the Kate Moynahan, of Sydney, was stranded in the Manawatu River, having on board a cargo of railway iron belonging to the Government, but insured with the South British Company. Thecaptain after some fruitless efforts to get the Kate afloat, abandoned her, and sold the wreck by public auction, at the same time, it was said, reserving all consignees' rights to the cargo. He then left for Sydney. The wreck of the vessel was purchased ,for about £50 by a resident of Wellington, who, after some time and expense, got all the iron out and delivered at its destination. He advertised it for Bale by public auction, and the Gov ernment stepped forward and paid £1300 for it. And now the question arises, which of the parties is entitled to the money value of the iron ? The Government, on the oue hand, contend that it was the Underwriters' business to see that the fron was not made away with. The Underwriters', on the other hand, contend that the Government should not have bought their own property from one who had no title to sell. Aud so the case has been standing for over two years. The Government, we understand, have now given notice to the South British Insurance Company that, if within 14 days the full amount is not paid, a writ will be issued.

The Primitive Methodist entertainment to-morrow evening at Newmarket is likely to be very successful. The choir will sing suitable hymns, with musical accompani ments, an original dialogue will be given by gentlemen, and a number of readings and recitations will be given by scholars and teachers, under the presidency of Rev. P. W. Jones, of Franklin Road Chapel. The members of the Auckland Choral Society will meet for the practice of "Elijah " to-morrow evening, at the usual hour.

The new Parnell fire-bell, manufactured by Messrs Fraser and Tinnie, was hung up on Saturday in the place of the cracked apparatus which has so loug disgraced the district, and which has so frequently offended the musical susceptibilities of Mr Yates, who lives opposite, and whose fine ear for sound must have been sorely pained by the hideous noises which were wont to be nocked out of the old apology for a bell. While it was being erected one of the councillors said, " Suppose we have a fire to-night to try it!" Sure enough it was tried that night, and drew attention to the Remuera fire alluded to in another column. It was the indirect cause of a lady's death. The date of the erection of the ParneU fire bell will thus be easily traced by two incidents, the fire in Remuera, aud the sudden death in Parnell.

To the Editor : Sir, —As one who wishes to encourage the temperance meetings held in the Temperance Hall every Saturday evening for the purpose of trying to refor m the drunkards, I think if there were less long, dry speeches from those who have been temperance men all their lives, they would be more successful, and give time for songs, recitations, &c. As a suggestion, let some of our friends who have been addicted to driuk speak, and there are plenty of our young temperance people who would patronise the hall with their presence and talent, if the promoters would make a change in their programme.— Yours, &&, Templar.

Relative to the accident to Mr Lennard's child, Mr F. La wry, of Epsom, writes : " Sir,—As I was the innocent cause of ciii: culating an erroneous report relative to the scalding of Mr Lennard's child, you will, I have no doubt, give me the opportunity of rectifying the same through the medium of this evening's issue of your paper. The real facts as to how the child got scalded ate briefly as follows : She was lying iv the cradle, by which a young man in Mr Lennard's employ passed -with a bucket of not .vater, when by some means he acci dentally struck the edge of the cradle, and in consequence, the water splashed over the sleeping child, scalding her rather severely, though not, I am glad to say, very dan gerously, over the neck, brea_t, and arm. Dr. Wine dressed the wounds, and the child is getting on nicely. At the time the accident occurred, I was in a paddock, and a young man from the Kaipara came running to me. with a request to go as speedily as possible for Dr Goldsbro', as th i little boy had thrown boiling water over his sister, and in accordance, I took a horse out of the plough aud rode off. Your reporter over heard me making enquiries for the doctor, aud came to me for fuller information, which I most reluctantly gave him, and only upon the stipulation that he was not to make a sensational article out of the matter, especially as my information was so vague, and probably inaccurate. How he modestly complied with the promise is amplified in Saturday's issue. I may merely add that Mr Leunard told my informant that the boy had scalded the child, and he inferred that " the boy "meant the little brother of the injured child.—l am, &c, F. LAWRY.

' , Northern visitors toDu^ditT~T' entertained at a banquet on Sept^ffiJ- ! Sometime ago the P fess Apencv- + , !• '■ graphed throughout the length aOT **--. I of the colony a rumour tSat^V^ - Arney, late Chief Justice of this ??°r*- had.inhisoldage, taken uuto tA*> wife This was however, coutradi? ted V ; * Sir George ma letter to a friend iv A?> _ land. It would now seem that heha« ?' come a benedict, as, by the"Fn a' * Mail," we notice the name of "k^ 1 Arney arid lady » amongst a list of jS c ! who were present at a recentconverS^- W ofthe Royal Colonial Institute, f) sS^ Vogel and lady .vere also present. "*:' \ A severe cyclonejlately passed over Aden ■ I and did considerable damage The off! ; I of the P. and O. Company and anumbSS' dwelling-houses has been unroofed an!. l great many boats had been lost in the am** and it was feared that somewhere Jtfrm 60 lives had been sacrificed. One ofT '' Majesty's vessels, the Wild Swan.'wWv! ! had arrived at Aden from the Persian Gulf dragged her anchors, and was nearly £&£. onshore J feU---g The thoroughbred horse Pacific haa;>p covered his late severe trip iv the Hawa and is as lively and vigorous as ever ' ;

CABLEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL LONDqS

CORRESPONDENT.)

(SPECIAL TO TMESTAR);—

The Austrian Headquarters.

Montenegrins Assist Bosnians J

Austrian Victory.

LONDON, August 24-™- Queersland wcols are lower.

Serajero has been partly fortified by the Austrians, who are making the place their head-quarters. Reinfoi-cements are: con, ~ ! centrated there. " "'"•

I The- Montenegrins will forcibly resist th& Austrian occupation of Bosnia. -' ;

The Turkish garrison refusing to ' surrendel* Podgoritza, granted to Mon* ■■ tenegro by the Berlin Conference, the.' •Montenegrins are bombarding it. "■■■'-■:£. is

LATEB

The Austriaus followed the Serageve victory by defeating the Servians and |l i Bosu ians at Solatz.

Battle With Chinese at Cooktown.

SYDNEY.—THIS DAY.

A pitched battle has occurred at Coot. ' %i town between thirteen hundred Chinese at i. the new rush. Several were killed and^ wounded. .;;'.,.

The Mission to Cabul.

(RETJTER'S SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS). :.

LONDON, August 24. The '-Morning Post " urges the Govern ment to annex Herat and Kandavar, should

the Ameer of Afghanistan refuse to receive... |die mission sent by the Indian Government;-,;,. to Cabul. TURKISH TROOPS SENT TO -MONTE.?'.''.'. NEGEIN. LONDON, August 24../^ A Turkish army corps has been sent toY | the Montenegrin frontier.

Sir G. Bowen Made Governor of Mauritius.., - >. %*sm

MELBOURNE, this day. Sir G. Bowen has accepted the Governor-- _ ship of Mauritius. It is stated he will leave 1 in a couple of months. i Jfl

[SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.]

The Montenegrins Besiege Podgoritza.

Lord Dufferin, the Asiatic Com- i1

missioner.

Rumoured Resignation of

McMahon.

LONDON, August 24., ~,.,;,

Owing to the Turks refusing to evacuate-.'-• ■■& Podgoiitza, in conformity with the Berlin | Conference, the Montenegrins are beseiging , it. "■ ' '■■: mm

The Consuls at Constantinople are trying. ;. : j to arrange tbe matter. ..'. V; ; It is rumoured on Stock Exchange that ~-. Lord Dufferin is to be the British Commis- '■■ sioner in Asia Minor. , ~_.._._,.._ It. is persistently reported that President.j .- Marshal MacMahon will resign in the '%M autumn. ' ''"jl

THE AUSTRIAN LOSS.

VIENNA, August 21.; The present loss of the Austrians h_ Bosnia is 1,300 men. - ■_,

THE MONEY MARKET.

RISE OF EGYPTIAN SECURITIES. ' ; THE WOOL SALES. -" f~

j The money market 13 unchanged. Con-^ | suls, 94f. Bvsiness dull., ' ; •■':',, -".o. j The Stock Exchange state that Egyptian i:' j securities have greatly advanced, owing .t0... j the settlement of finances. . , ; _. m -Sipll j The wool sales are progressing satisEac- I torily. The prices were well sustained Wmm ! opening rates for the home trade, and there j was fair competition. . The foreign buyers ;" ' are operating cautiously. The corn market-": is easier. . ~.;■'.. HEAVY FAILURES.;- : Heavy failures are announced viz., James ■...| Virtue '&' Company, Daldy, Tosister and,-" Company, and Tinsley Brothers, all in the ; : publishing trade. YELLOW JACK . T ' NEW ORLEANS, August 23rd..-), Yellow fever ia raging throughout all Louisiana. . : THE CONVENTION. ■& VIENNA, August 23rd. The of the ■ convention... I between Austria and Turkey is premature. I The Austrian .Press advocates the annex ". ation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. THE MUSSULMAN INSURGENTS. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 23rd. The Russians have attacked the MuS- --;•■ sulman insurgents in the Rhodope moun- ,.; tains ; the result is indecisive. -; $ji

Firs in Anglesea Street.

An outbreak of fire, which, if it had hap- M pened during the night time, would most.. probably have been attended with very serious consequences, occurred yesterday ; afternoon at the residence of Mr Short, draper, Anglesea-street. The house is,., owned by Mr Robert Giles, butcher, who ' was alarmed about twenty minutes past our by some neighbours telling him that smoke was issuing from the lean-to,*o||| scullery at the back of the building, mm aid some friends proceeded to the,;. spot, and as the family .vere from home,:., burst open the door. ' A sheet of flames at';:-, once burst out, but luckily a large tank-oi. water was handy, and in a few minutes.... Mr Giles got the fire under. The damage m done was inconsiderable. About £5 "vn"^ put all right again. The building is. m. m sured in the South British Company for £iw.- : . The only way that the fire can beia&cowaxea - for is that before the Shorts went 'out taey j?;G put-the cinders of the fire ihakerosene-tm. This was done for safety, but it 11 conjee-^., tured that the soldering of the gave way, and the cinders being set loose, ig:. nited the dry boards.

EVENING SIAI-, MOJSD A\. AUGUST 36.



The jn-ent reward offered and in hand for the first discoverer of "Perpetual Motion'Ms grow ing so rusty that it is likely to> be jippked in a more hopeful channel. Tho atest valuable dis covery in the art of medicine, as proved by irresibtiblo and overwhelming testimony, is the ™ r ,™.lm_B •'Gholiah's Great Indian Cures," wbChcan be had throughout New Zealand of ar^XdSrious "_u<H^cb .tramps taincd this superb m«»gfffi -gg g£aVt?bttch, Devonshire House, Hobson-Bt. Hoars : 10 a.m. \o 1 p.m.



I FANCY, 4/4 f ~ _rra- tw n • FANCY 5/4 .CH INA MA_ TIN G,t.. ; FANCY, 6/41 Just Opened. --. CARPETS, Tapoßtry from 2/11 _^ : CA_RPETS,Brusselfroms/ IMMENSE, •-CARPETS, Kidderminster Variety. CARPETS, Dutch and Jute „ " _/_ ,J^V YOU CAN .J? N^ >_<_^ <vjp AT YOUB FURNISH Jf & HOUSE >,/^ Most Economically lrom our Establishment Largest Stock op Drawing-room Suites Largest Stock of Dining-room Suites Largest Stock of Bedroom Fu^rniture Largest Stock of Floor Clojus, Linoleum Largest Stock of Carpets in Auckland. BLANK Id n ■__. ~._..-,_ BLANKETS sn/per pair. From 11/6 to BL ANKETS ow vv v BLANKETS , Mattresses, Palliasses, Bolsters, Sheets, Mattresses. Palliasses, Pillows, gups. Mattresses, Palliasses, -^S^ofle. Ready-made. HmX Ready-made. l!2K"__t Ready-made. . Ready-made. BEDSTEADS BEDSTEADS BEDSTEADS CEDAR, _ IRON, BRASS KAURI, RIM V. , ._-. Artificial ..'lowers, for Tables and Vases. TTRAPtiIRV MILLIN BjJrGx, DRMEN'S _d BOYS'CLOTHING. S3- catalogues bent post free, *-__, Hollow&y. Q-ariiofe & Granwell, CITY HALL ARCADE, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. Agent for the Genuine "Singer's" Sewing Machine. _. magnifice¥t _stock OB' NEW AUTUMN AND WINTER DRESS MATER AL S Just Opened. Hi Atkins Invites attention to his Stock os* New Dress Materials, Ladies Jackets, Ulsters, Black and Coloured Silks. Velvets, Velve teens, &c, suitable for the coming Season. Now on View. Splen did Colours in New Silk Reps, Wool Reps, Wool Poplinettes, Satin Cloths, Wool Sergeß,T willed Carmelites, Estamane Serges, French Merinos, Wlnsoys, and Fancy Dress Goods. All splendid value. All tho new shades pro curable in Stock. The selection this season is the largest and best ever sb#wn in the oi.y. Good quality IJlack Silk at 3s lid per yard. All tho new shades in Coloured Silkn. Also Good Cheap Blanket?. Quilts, Sheetings, Tabla Linen, Flannels, Calicos, and " Manchester Goods. t . ■ In the CLOTHING DEPART MJEJN|T < . ... - New Tweed Suits. Coats, Trow sera and Vests suitable for all classes. A large Stock of Boy a and Youth's Tweed Suits, in our own make and Imported. An immense stock of New Tweeds In Bannockbnrn, Mossrfel, Scotch, West of England,- &c. Tailors can select from the largest stock in Auckland at Wholesale Prices. Cheap Tweeds suitable for Boys wear. Good Quality Guakanteed, and Prices Lowest in Auckland foe All Descriptions of [Drapery and] Clothing. «V! 3. AT.XI Ns. -ea \ CHEMICAL Tyr Anu re. The undersigned are now prepared to supply their CHEMICAL MANURE for Root and Green Crops, In any quantity. The following extracts, selected from numer ous testimonials, prove its value as a fertilizer. I believe it an excellent Manure for Potatoes. JOSEPH MAY, Mount St. John. It is tae best Manure I ever used. W. G. HARPE, Late Manager for W. A. Murray, Esq.,. Plako. I am so pleased with its good effect as a Potato Fertilizer, that I shall require a further supply, and would strongly recommend its use. J. LEDDRA WALLIS, Analysis of this season's supply will be ready in a few days. W. J. HURST & CO., lOl.LQueen-street, Auckland. EXTRA. Imoortant Intelligence. A.oil NABURY&Co H ye Determined to LEAR OUT THEIR SURPI US STOC / OF GENERAL DRAPERY, DRESS GOODS CURTAINS, FANCY GOODS, AND MILLINERY, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES I FOP A Short Time Only, previous to Stock taking. DRESS and MANTLE - MAKING on the Premises, at Reduced Prices. SALE NOW ON. . a. linabltry & CO.'S, 204 & 206, quekn-strbet, Auckland. T^ISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP We have Opened several Cases of BLACK AND COLOURED SILKS, Purchased at Very Low Prices in the Home Markets. THE -COLOURED SILKS Comprise 1 the Newest Shades. THE BLACK SILKS Will be Sold at 2s. hd. per Yard, in Order to Clear. IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF DRESS GOODS V\ ill be Brought Forward at Job Prices. GREAT BARGAINS I __ ■, WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE WEEK I J. COSGRAVE & CO., MERCHANTS: AND MPOR-.EJ.S Queen-street. Auckland. |



W ANTED KNOWN Just Opened, One Thousand^ IMen's India Rubber Coats, at 7s 6d.—Samuel Coombks, City Clothing Mart, 92, Queen-street. /;... URNITURE—For the Drawingrpom Dining-room, Library, Bedroom, or Kitchen, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. '■■ CARPETS— Including Brussels, Tapes try, Kidderminster, Stair, Felt, and Dutch, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. LINOLEUM and Floorcloths, all widths,, Bath Mats, in Linoleum and Floorcloth, on Sale at T. & H. . COOKE'S. HEARTH RUGS, Door Mats, plain and wool bordered. Matting, Wool Mats, Bed-side Rugs, on Sale at T. & H. COOKE'S. IRON BEDSTEADS. — French, Half Tester, Stump and Folding; Iron Cots, all sizes. Wood Bedsteads and Wood Cots, on Sale at T. & H. COOKB'S. BEDDING.— Hair, Wool, Spring, Cocoa Fibre, and Flax Mattresses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pil lows, on Sale at T. & 11. COOKE'S. . „.,, GLASSES.— Ghiuiney Glasses, in Gilt, Walnut, and Maple Frameß, Toi let Glasses, Toiletware, Cane- Beated Chairs, in great variety, on Sale at T. « H. COOKE'S. PRICES.— As we import direct from the English Manufacturers, wo are able to sell all imported goods as low as any house in town; and, employing steam power in our Factory, are enabled to offer articles of local manufacture at a very moderate rate. T. & H_ Cooke's FURNITURE AND UARPKT WAREHOUSE 67. QUEEN-STREET. P E C I A L N O Tl CE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. W. RATTRAY Having completed Stock-taking, has made con siderable REDUCTIONS in tho following , Lines in oraer to make way for ■ Spring Shipments :— Men's Silk-mixed Paget Coats Men's Tweed Trousers Men's Tweed Trousers and Vests Men's Tweed Suits Men's Black Felt Hats Boys' Suits, Youths' Suits Boyß'Knickerbooker Suits Also, a number of Miscellaneous Lines belonging to the above Department. WILLIAM RATTRAY, furnishing draper & silk merckr New Zealand House, 66, Queen-street, Auckland. . T\ V N A M I T E. To Arrive, per Queen of the West, now due from London— __ TEN TONS DYNAMITE DETONATORS. BATTERY, INSULATED COPPER WIRE, FUSE, Etc. Etc. DYNAMITE Ib the Safest and Most Powerful Explosive in use. __ The Safety of Dynamite Durum Transport and Storage. Extracts from the Official ovldenoo given before the House of Commons Select Committeo on Explosive Substances— Parliamentary Ses sion of 1874 London. , __ ..', Boxes filled with dynamite have been thrown from a great height, and found to Bustainany amount of shook without exploding. They have also been placed upon an open Are, when the dyuamite burned slowly away without ex ploding.— Pari! montary report—Blue Book, Dynamite has been In a railway coUislon, and, though tho van and boxes containing it were brokon, no explosion took place.—Blue Book, page 182, par. 2979. «• Maior Mafondi-, R.A., H.Ms. Inspector of Gunpowder and Dynamite Factories, states, In his evidence {page 18,- par. 100), that the law ro latingto dynamite is as much too stringent as the gunpowder law is too lax; and (page 20, par 115) that the time has come for relieving safe nitro-glycerine preparations from such un necessary restrictions as the nitro-glycerlne Aot mpoaes upon them. Professor Abel, tbe Chemist to Her Majesty's War Department, gives his experience that Nobel's dynamite Is one of tho safest, moßt powerful, and most convenient explosive agents applicable to industrial purposes.—Blue Book, pages 56. 57„ and 69, Agents : E. PORTER & CO., QUEEN BTRBiBT. AUCKLAND. RuSHBROOK AND ORIDGMAN Respectfully invite attention to their Large Carefully-seleoted and Entirely New Stook of __ DRAPERY AND CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER TRADE. Comprising— Blankets, all sizes, and first-class valuo Flannels, white and scarlet, all makes Crimean Shirtings, All-wool and Union, In great variety of pattern and quality . Winceys, plain, and fancy. A heavy stock. "Good ancfCheap," a good line at 5d per Fanoy Dress Goods, new shades, In great variety French Merino, Serge, Satin Cloth, andj.omo 'Soeclal Lines of Fancy Materials, bought a ob, and being sold at very low rates Alloa and Fingering Yarns, all colours Winter Hosiery, Umbrellas, Ribbons, Flowers Waterproof Tweed and W aterproofa A Job Lo of Children's and Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks, to be cleared out at muoh below regular price. Calicoes, Sheeting, Counterpanes Furnishing and Manchester Goods of every description . . ~ Boys' and Men's Clothing of every description, Good and Cheap Hosiery Shirta, Hats, &o. Strong Material for Boys' Wear—Tweedß Mole kin, c duroy, Serge &<_., &o. &o. In order i sustain the well-known oharaoter Of the JbNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE for Cheapness and Quality combined, R. and B prooure their Supplies from the BEST MAR KETS ONLY, and spare no pains to suppl their Customers' wants at the lowest price com mensnrate with legitimate trading. % (1/ in the A) Discount allowed upon all Cash Purchases of 20/ and upwards. RUSHBROOK AND BRIDGMAN, (DRAPERS, CI-OTHIICRS, Sco., JUNCTION DRAPERY WAREHOUSE (Opposite the Army and Navy Hotel), UPPSR QUEEN-STREET, Auckland, ]iINCUUKA(JE .NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES! To the People of AucklandJl Messrs. Hallenste n jßrothers Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH OF THE NEW; ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY Is Now Open in Queen-Btreet, opposite Theatre Royal. To effectually lntroduoe their Goods and drive out the Imported article, they have decided to SELL a Single Article at the Wholesale Price. All Goods are marked in Plal6l Figures, for Nett Cash only. Any Article purchased and not ap proved of, will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which It was Bold, or if desired, the money will be returned. The success which has attended the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Retail Branches in other towns leads the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy desire on the part of the Public to encourage New Zealand Industries, especially wher superior advantages are offered; and your support is solicited on this under standing only. J. B. ROBINSON, Manager AucKLANDiBRANCH. SOLE AGENT FOR WERTHEIM'S CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINES, THE BEST MACHINE IN THE WORLD. c_Mj__a____^«___r .r- y-r__^r_T.^_--^T^__,_—-_2_s_&_£^s*_s^ NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. ! "Dunbar." —The Dunbar was wrecked at Sydney Heads on the 20th of August 1857. "Alpha."—A life sentence only ceases at the death of the prisoner, except in cases where th? royal clemency has been ob tained, and these are very rare.



THE NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (Limited). ' .-^-Capital, £1;600,000; in 100,000 fehareß of '£ fM\ .''., '■ £10 each. ■ . -/'/ Mfc . :;;! Ifi ''..':Trustees: : ,/._, .: Charles ! Maghiao, Esq., 3, Lombard-Street, ■ ■ ''London. .-■■--- _•-.'' ' __=".,-.-- Archibald Orr Swing. Esq., M.P., Balhkm rain, N.B. Notice-is her9by-given, that the;; Transfer- Books "of'the Company will.be CLOSED from, .the 20th inst. to the 3rd September, both inclusive. . ' . „_ Notice is further hereby given, that, an Interim Dividend o"f'"2J per centum for the half-year ending 30th June last, will be payable on and after the 3rd Septoinber next. Shareholders will receive their warrants on application at the Office in Dunediu, or they iwill be forwarded br post on receipt of written instructions to that effect. GEO. G. RUSSELL, - General Manager. : Dunedin, 20th August, 1878. CHIEF POST-OFFICE. AUCKLAND. . Mails will Close as Under:— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. ; and to morrow, at 11 a.m.. For Waiheke and Coromandel per Argyie, on Friday next, at 2.30 p.m. ■ _•_ For Russell. Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mon • gonui. per lona, this day, at 1 p.m. For Whitianga, Tauranga, and Opotiki, per Rowena, this day, at 1 p.m. _ For Waiwem, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, per Anne Milbank, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Australian Colonies, Batavla, Singapore, China, and Japan, via Torres Straits, per Zealandia, immediately after her arrrlval from Honolulu For Taranaki and Southern Provinces, per Wanaka, immediately after arrival of the Zealandia. For Wangarei Heads, Waipu, Wangarei, and Mangapai, per Argyie, to-morrow, at 1 p.m. For Napier, per Southern Cross, to-moriow, at 1 p.m. For Tairua, per Mana, to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. For Levulca, per Belle Brandon, on Wednesday next at 9 a.m. ... -, r. __ For Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, and Southern Provinces, per Taupo, on Thursday next, at 3 p.m. S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster