Accountants desirous of gaining admission to this select guild, so to speak, must have served a tour years' apprenticeship to one of the members of the Institute, and after this probation submit to an examination by a committee of the Institute itself. In Edinburgh and Glasgow, again, the families of chartered accountants are powers in the land, and so gain admission. There also the four years' apprenticeship, followed by an examination, has to be submitted to. Of course, just as there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it, or as good men outside a Club as there are inside, so there may be many respectable accountants throughout Great "Britain who see no ad vantage in joining such an Institute sa we have here described. But, on the ether hand, the public means the Government or Parliament, and as the public has thought fit to pass special Acts relating to the working of Joint Stock Companies, to pro tect itself against fraud or imposition by the servants of these 'companies, it might, as a further matter of self-defence, at least stipulate that no public company rsgistered under, any New Zealand Act of Parliament could legally employ any auditor to audit their books—as a solvent or insolvent concern—unless he be a duly registered member of the New Zealand Institute of Actuaries. Let the Government, then, insert some such clause as this in the present Acts,andletthevarious respectable accountants throughout the colony do their part by establishing an In stitute of Actuaries, with stringent rules for admission and future good behaviour, and the general public will perhaps have less necessity to quote in mournful accents the old saying, " once bitten, twice shy." —Yours, &c, Lex.

POLICE COURT—This Day.

(Before J. Yon der Heyde, Esq., and J. Cosgrave, Esq., Justices of the Peace.) " FALLEN STARS. " Margaret Brainsburry was «harged with being drunk in Victoria-street, m cl Richard Kingston for a similar offence in. Custom- House-street. There Avere 13 previous convictions re corded against the former prisoner, and four against the latter. They both pleaded guilty, and were fined 5s and costs, or in default 24 hours' im prisonment with hard labour. HOLIDAY PASTIMES. Robert Glover was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Wakefield-streei last evening.

There Avas also two preAdous conviction; for larceny recorded against this prisoner. The prisoner, a young man, Avith i theatrical attitude, pleaded guilty. Sergeant Clarke stated the circumstances Fined 10s and costs, or 48 hours' im prisonment Avith hard labour. LUNACY.

Henry Burden Avas charged Avith lunacy Sub-Inspector Pardy stated that prisons.' had been drinking heavily, and Avas nov suffering from the effects of his spree. Hj asked for a remand for eight days. Remanded accordingly. ASSAULT.

Peter alias Patrick McKenna Avas charge! Avith assaulting his wife, Julia McKennf, ■"j -L--i-z~ a her with his clinched fist, anl putting her out of tW bouse.

Prisoner promised to keep aAvay from tte house, and his wife consented to AA'ithdrav >the charge.

This concluded the business,

SCENES AT THE SEAT OF War.

'The amount of distress discovered by he I •distributors of the British Relief hunts j is truly appalling. By way of illustn,-"* tion, we shall select two paragraphs frcn along letter sent to the "Times" frcn •one of the relief camps :—"The desoa tion of desolation was reached at Sopit. lam used to the phrases—' razed to tie ground,' 'utterly destroyed,' 'savager,' -and 'utter Vandalism,'but what is thare left to give the reader a faint idea of whit has happened to Sopot ? I remember tie feeling of indignation with which I •stepped over the burning embrs of Bazeilles, and I am old enoujh to remember every street in Sabasb pol; but I declare, without exaggeratim, that, compared with . the complete dis traction of Sopot, both these mod<rn instances of gutting were, after their ;o •called destruction, well preserved and in injured, scarcely one stone adheres to another. How men, unhelped by he devil, could have. done the mere meehaii cal part of the work is a mystery. Evry house in a town of 5000 or 6000 soils seems, / without exception, to have ben well built, with pleasant, well-kept gr dens around it, and, with scarcely an exception that Aye could make out, evjry Bulgarian home has been reduced to a heap of stones, bricks, and tiles, We kd to leave our horses and scramble over he mounds on foot. Corpses have been buied just in the way Orientals do evey thing—that is to say, by halves. The ur is simply poisoned: In one garden ito which Mr Fawcett and I went while he relief was doled out, we had no difficultjin making our way straight to a freshly turrid up part, where two long fair plaits q: a woman's hair were protruding through he 3oil. In another part of the same garden a human skuil lay in the crass, as cleaiy picked by the dogs, as if the busy bran within, instead of being at work six sbrt weeks ago, had rested for a generation. Ye vent into no more gardens ; but into seveal which we looked, the dreadful dogs wire 3usy. We found 930 starving Bulgarin vomen and children, and about half weree ieved Avith the 10 araba loads Aye had sejt, md the rest are being attended to to-day. It vas a moving sight to see theAveeping grati- • ude and listen to the blessings of those hti lreds of poor creatures. With Avomarjy nstinct, most of them brought their chl iren in their arms, or led them by tie land, and if those Avho say the Bulgarian lave ne gratitude had Avitnessed Avhat ao lid, I am sure they Avould not say so ai' more." I The second picture of distress is even|i nore touching one than the scene at SopO: —"Perhaps the most distressing cae which came to our notice Avas that of son? members of a nunnery and churti destroyed. There were sixty of then, tnd they Avere reputed to have bee. a wealthy community, and Avere god to the poor. We found these in an ai vanced stage of destitution, their poj aid frames but skin and bone ; forty fid to the hilsides, and the survivors i those are noAV skulking among the cave and the rocks Avith the rest of the peopl who have left Carlova and Sopot. The] were making a thin soup of tomatoes anj water when Aye arrived, and declared the] had not tasted bread for five -weeks. Thj church has evidently been an extremelj substantial and beautiful building, but ii it is noAV three Avails, and one of these is tottering. The expressions of gratitude from most of the poor women Avhose neces sities Aye were able to relieve at Sopot were very touching. 'As you have done| to us, so God will do to you. God hasj sent you here; we thank you, and Avillf always pray for you, governors andj saviours. Our children shall always calif English people blessed, 5 and so on."

WAIKATO COUNTY COUNCIL.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.) s P*,-I n a report, "Waikato Times." Dec. Bth, ot the annual meeting of the Waikato County council, the re-adjustment of representation, moved, for by Councillor Whyte, is stated to have been shelved for four months, and serves I 2\ 0. w. h °w. the interests of the large Riding of Kirikiriroa, representing an annual rateable property of £15,392, with five bun dred ratepayers and an actual receipt of £014 13s lid, indepen dent of other sources of revenue, such as punt £320 a year, licences, &c, which would swell it to at least £1,000 per annum without taking into account the subsidies from Government or the County, could be abandoned by those whom the Riding looked forward to for equal justice. Upon the gazetting of the County the Agent general alleged he had inadvertantly appor tioned two members to Tan_eh«re, inputceof one, and two to Kirikiriroa in place of i liree, as was their.due by the statistics of the districts. Ihe Government, when remonstrated wiihupon the subject, did not avail itself of the extraor dinary power vested in them under the 209 th

clause of the Counties' .i_ct, to Bet this unequal representation aside, and there'ore the Riding of Kirikiriroa was not fully i-epresented. This gave rise to the utterance " that the b>i 11 having oeen laid at the foot of Tamehere, Tamehere would roll it." Ominous omen for evil. We find at the meeting referred to the Riding for Cambridge, with half the ratepayers, half the annual rateable property, half the general r«te3 received to Kirisinroa, with a roll of electors in place of a rate roll, with a stated amount of £515 made up of rates, lioensos, &c, for the year, which was stated ought to be collected (in place of actual receiots) places herself in iuxta position with Kirikiriroa. The Tamehere ball rolls. Cambridge Riding, with her ought-to-bt collected funds, shewn only upon p-tper, has already obtained from the County about three hundred and twenty pounds. Kirikiriroa Riding:, with her actual rates, has had voted her £100, to be expended upon a road that is in the Ridings of Tamehere and Kirikiriroa, which vote means substantially £50 only to Kirikiriroa. Upon the amount that has been obtained by Cambridge from the County, Kirikiriroa would be entitled to receive £600. Kirikiriroa, through her representative, Councillor Whyte, moves " That the Representation of Ridings :in the country be more equally adjusted by aVcring three members to Kirikiriroa, two to Cambridge, one to Tamehere, one to Rangariro, "Was this motion received with indifference or without examination? No. The Tamehere ball continues rolling, and in place of shelving the motion of Councillor Whyte for four months, as per report, the Council absolutely negatived it, and if again to be brought forward, if Kiri kirioa is to \ie fairly represented according to her area, to her annual rateable value, her popu lation, her ratepayer?, the motion must be com menced de novo. The argument used by the Councillor for Tamehere upon this occasion is strictly in accordance with the line of conduct proviously foreshadowed ioll. Tamehere roll the ball. Sir, upon what ? Upon justice? Upon equity? Upon the interests of a district more than equal in extent, ia valuation, in population, tfcan Cambridge and T&meh*re put together— rdl it, and bury beneatn i* the interoov. 0 f i_-_ e small farmer, the small househoiaor inHaniw ofl Eist, the hard saving of working men for sev eial years, and repeat the wrong by airectmg the traffic which those who had the power to pievent allowed to be absorbed and enioyed for years past to the detriment and prejudice of Kirikiriroa, 1£ there were any argument in favour of deferring Councillor Whyte s motion until March, it is at once swept away by the statement used by the Councillor for Tamehere, "that Cambridge was progressing rapidly in population and rateable value, and in a short time wouid equal Kirikiriroa." No greater testimony could have been adduced than such an acknowledgement in favour of Councillor Whyte's motion. Why fence with the question? The consummation of the Borough of Hamilton is wh*t was implied, if not spoken, upon such a division of the district of Kirikuiroa. Cambridge in March may approach nearer her assumed position than now; hence the illusion to March. This system of ball-rollinjr or lo^-rolling (as the application renders the termi synonymous) points to the absolute necessity of sma.il electorates in coun ties such as Tamahere being absorbed, and to be made become a part and parcel of adjoining ridings, giving vent, scope, and freedom of action to independent Councillors", and thereby preventing the County system becoming—as was Provincialism — one-sided, partial, and practically valueless. — Yours, &c. Albert Potter, Hamilton, December 23,1877.

The value of coke as a fuel, and as a means oi economy of coal, is nr>t appreciated sufficiently. A mixed fuel of coal and coke is invaluable for the ordinary purposes of heating, and still more for those cooking and raising steam, as it absorbs ,he smoke or inflammable gases given off by coal during combustion, and renders the fire briy7itr,cleaer, and hotter. This is much more apparent Avhere our local coals ar? used; indeed, owing to the rapidity of burning, seme of these threaten to go out of consumption altogether. Coke supplies exactly that which these coals lack—body and resistance. Every householder f-hould buy coals and coke at the same time, and, if convenient, mix them ; smaller bills and greater satisfaction Avill be the result The price of coke is ad\-ertised elseAvhere— [A DVT.] Before the New Year holidays set in kind husbands are reminded they should treat their wives as Avell as them selves to some neAV Clothes. A nice neAV Dress and Hat for the Avife, and Clothing for children and self can be obtained at a very small cost at the City Hall Arcade. You will find this is the right Establishment in which to lay out your cash. After the necessary articles of clothing are purchased, Avhat spare money you have can be Avell invested in making your homes comfort able by buying a little Furniture or a neAV Carpet, Floor Cloth, Curtains, etc., etc.,for there you Avill see the Greatest Variety in Auckland. Tapestry Carpets from 2s lid ; Brussels from 4s 9d; Bedroom Carpets from Is ; Fancy Mattings, and Furniture of all kinds proportionately cheap. Country Settlers are invited to stroll through the spacious ShoAV-Room, 166 feet Jong, and inspect the Stock.—HolloAvay, Garlick, and Cranwell, Proprietors, City Hall Arcade, Queen and Lome-streets. —fAdvt.l

EVENING STAR ',IKTf:SDAY JAXUAIU -^ ISTS.



selves to some new Clothes. A nice new Dress and Hat for the wife, and Clothing for children and self can be obtained at a very small cost at the City Hall Arcade. You will find this is the right Establishment in which to lay out your cash. After the necessary articles of clothing are purchased, what spare money you have can be well invested in making your homes comfort able by buying a little Furniture or a new Carpet, Floor Cloth, Curtains, etc., etc.,for there you will see the Greatest Variety in Auckland. Tapestry Carpets from 2s lid ; Brussels from 4s 9d; Bedroom Carpets from Is ; Fancy Mattings, and Furniture of all kinds proportionately cheap. Country Settlers are invited to stroll through the spacious Show-Room, 166 feet Jong, and inspect the Stock.—Hollo way, Garlick, and Cranwell, Proprietors, City Hall Arcade, Queen and Lome-streets. —rAdvt.l WANTED, two or three Boys about 14yearsofage,—J. Grey, Eden Crescent. ANTED, a Teacher in a Ladies' School.—Apply to Miss Hill. Wentworth House, Ponso-.by Road. ANTED, General Servant ; Mun for garden at 11 o'clock, to meet lady; 30 other Servant's, town and country.—Mrs. Elsmore's Registry, Shortland-street. WANTED, a good General Servant; references required.—Apply to Mrs. James Dickey. City Road. WANTED, a good General (servant ; one accustomed to children preferred.— Apply at St. Matthew's Farsonage, 0 CARPENTERS.—Wanted, Six Carpenters to go up Waikato.—Apply to Mr. Herbert, Union Sash & Door Company. WANTED, immediately, Cook and Laundress, General Servants, House maids, Nursemaids, and a man to make himself useful. —Miss Colls' Registry Office. WANTED, Housemaid.—Apply at the Masonic Hotel, North Shore. ANTED, a General Servant about 14 to make herself usefuL—Mrs. Irwin, Alexandra-street. WANTED, a Female Cook.—Apply to Mr. Dunning, Governor Brown Hotel, or Manukau Hotel, Onehunga. WANTED, a respectable B^y.— Apply A. B. Donald, Shipchandler and Sail maker. Queen and Fort-streets. WANTED Known, that Mrs. Elsmore, in thanking the Ladies; of Auckland, Suburbs, and Country for their kind patronage during the past year, will be happy to forward Servants to any Ladies not suited before Christ mas, and to attend future orders.—Mrs. Elsmore's Registry. Shortland-street. WANTED KxNOWN, that we have the Best and Cheapest Ovens now on sale at Hyauiason & McCabe, Stove, Range, and Oven Makeis, Victoria-street, two doors west of Chapel-street; also Locksmlthing, Bell-hanging, and Ga3fitting, done on reasonable terms. WANTED, several experienced General Servants, a Lad about 16, and House keeper for the South; some handy men and grooms wanting employment. — E. Henry's Registry, Shortland-street. WANTED, a middle-aged Lady as Governess for the country; music and references required.—Apply to Mrs. Warmall, Chapel-street south, next Alma Villa. "RXTANTED, immediately, a good Gene- VV ral Servant for the Bay of Islands.— Mrs. Pushnell, Upper Queen-street, past the York Hotel. WANTED, a General Servant.—Apply Mrs. R. T. Graham, College Road. _ WANTED, a respectable Girl as General Servant.—Mrs Calvert, Mount St. Mary's, Ponsonby. WANTED, a strong Lad used to Kitchen work.—Apply at once Albert Hotel, Queen-street. inSXANTED, a good General Farming Vt Man.—Hamilton Bros., Queen-street. ANTED, a Young Man who can milk and otherwise make himself generally useful.—Mrs. S. Browning, Onehunga Road, 'Epsom. hnfTANTED, a General Servaut.— Apply VV at Edgar's Registry Office, Wellesley street E__t_ WTTA.NTED, a smart Lad to drive a <YV Baker's Cart.—Apply C. Burton, Parnell takery, Parnell. tXTANTED KNOWN.—Mount Eden. VY The Night School will begin Monday, inaary 7, at 7.30 p.m.-Percy E. Stevens. "tSSTANTED, a Pantryman ; must under- W stand waiting.—Apply St. IVlungo Cafe. W7ANTED, a Youth, accustomed to use W tho Needle and Palm ; constant work to a tod hand.— Enquire of Mr Stovin, No. 11, liiim"ee Buildings. IS7ANTED, a smart Lad, used to milk- Vv ing and to make himself generally use f ill John A dams, Queen's Hotel, Kyber Pass. TITAN TED, a good I arming-man to go JV to Norfolk Island.— Apply to Alfred Ifokland, Haymarket. ; 15TAN TED, a good v eneral Servant, in If a private family; no children. Refe rees required.—Enquire at Star office.



\TT AN TED, a thoroughly good General ? T Servant; must have references. —Apply Mrs S. Hill, Mr Nicholl's late residence. North Shore. __ WANTED, by a Married Couple, Sitting and Bedroom, furnished or unfiirnished, with use of kitchen, inaraspect abid family, where there are no other lodgers. —Apply W.H., stating terms, this office. WANTED, a General Servant; good wages; references required.—Prospect House, Parnell. WANTED KNOWN, that T. Barnett has his usual Christmas Stock of Hams and Bacon (his own curing), and hopes his old customers will not forget ta give him a call. WANTED KNOWN, 500 Alpaca Coats, 6s lid; 200 Silk Coats, 12s lid ;50 dozen Flax Shirts, with collars, 2s lid. Hand somest Trousers and Vests in colony : price" low. Weekly payments taken.—PHILLIP'S MART, 177, Queen-street. WANTED~KNOWN, all those in want of Money to call on their uncle, where any sum from Is. to £500 can be had on every description of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Clothing, Watches, Jewellery, and every description of merchandise.—Note the address: "London Loan Office," under Theatre Royal, "Victoria-street.— Private entrance uader archway. WAIN TED, a Situation as a Governess by a Lady of high accomplishments Many years experience in tuition. No objection to go to the Waikato or to the south.—Address " Governess," care Stab Office. . ANTED to SELLlcheap;, a large Show Case, sft wide, 6ft. high, 20 deep, with three shelves and glass doors, one 8-aay Striking Clock.in good going order, a lot of uew Silver-plated Forks and Spoons, Cash Boxes, Iron Bedsteads,large pair Blacksmith s Bellows, Whitewash Brushes, Wood Saws. Teapots, Plate Strainers, Brands, Baking Tins, a large assortment of second-hand Stoves; also, Port- a y^ «.nd Colonial Ovens, Wroughtlron Ranges, a 11 at Herbert H. Smith's AucklandTr6L,y^j^ I Dui . nam . 3trß et, West. W p V N % • PONSONBY ls^r FRY Best Bread 3£d. at, Shop : 4a-^fivered. WANTED, by a Married W " nd Gent'eman. comfortable Boar&-s„_ Residence, with use of sitting-room.—Address^ stating terms to " Abess," Post-office, Auckland. WISHING you the Compliments of the Season, we draw attention to our Christmas Specialities. Every pound of 2s 6d and 3s Tea has a Lady's Brooch enclosed. Every purchaser of Currants and Raisins will receive a Child's Toy. In the Drapery Depart ment purchasers of not less than 10s will receive some article of use or ornament according to amount of purchase. These Specialities until the New Year. No reduction of qualities or in crease of price.—R. French's Royal Tea Mart and Cheap Drapery Establishment, Upper Hobson-street. WANTED Known, that D. GOLDIE is prepared to supply all kinds'of Timbe and other Building Materials, including Sashes Doors, Mouldings, Broad Timber, House Blocks Posts, Rails, Hardwood Felloes, Shaft 3, Iro Bark and Blue Gum Laths, Shingles, &C, &C at the lowest marketprice, at his Yards Cus •om-h" ■ use-street. ANTED, a Good General Servant. References required.—Dr. Wright's, Selwyn Lodge, Parnell. TTTANTED, a first-class Sheet Iron V V and Zinc Worker for Taranaki. None but thorough good workmen need apply.— Apply to Messrs. T. and S. Morrln, Queen street. TUT H. DAMPIER has more of the v» • splendid 2/ Tea, and another lot of the 1/ Spectacles; also Garter Elastic. /I per yard; Other Elastic, i yards a penny; Peerless Gloss for polishiag boots without brushing 1/ per bottle ; lot of Children's Prunella Boots, damaged, 1/, 1/3. and 1/6: a lot of do, size 1, 2/6 per pair; No. 2 Children!s White Sox, 3d; Black Satchels, 2/6; Courier Bags, 3/6; Poll Conibj,/3; Rack Combs, /3; Toolh Combs, /l; Shoe Brushes, 2/6 the set; Fingering Wool, /3 j per hank; Purple Berlin Wool, /3 per dozen ; large English Kits, /10; Leather Boot Laces. /2 per dozen ; Girls' Hats, /6 and 1/; beautiful lot of sham Jewellery, cheap ; Maltese Lace Collars, cheap; Flour, ll_ ; Scrubbing Brushes, /9; Knives and Forks. /9 per pair; Cockscrews, fi; Men's Superior Socks, /6; Girls' Stockings or Boys' Sox, 3 pair for 1/ -, Purses, fi; Looking Glasses, /6; &c, *-c—W. H. Uampier. Victoria street, corner of Hobson-street. WANTED KNOWN, First Choice Light Fancy Josephine Glovea. Prices, 2/6; worth 4/6. Gents' Fancy Kid Gloves, 2/6 per pair; Panama Hats, from 27 to 5/; Gentle men's Leghorn Hats, 6/, worth 9/; and a great variety of Ladies' Straw Hats, Feathers, Flowers, and Fancy Trimmings to be sold cheap; 40 doz. Children's Silk Gloves (white and coloured), 4d to 6d, worth 1/3.—W. Eyre, Ennis kiilen House, Victoria-street. XT7"ANTED ! WANTED ! WANTED I TV to sell, very cheap, 356 pairs of children's Side-spring Cashmere Boots, 3 to 5 size, only 1/6 per pair; 6 size, only 1/9; 10 size, 3/11; 13 size 3/6 per pair. Be in time; less than London cost. Robley's patent Auck land Aerated Flour, 1/1 per packet.—H Watts, Pitt-street. WANTED, a Boots, also to make him self generally useful, must be steady.— Apply at this office. "jTjILECTION OF COUNCILLOR Auckland, 21th December, 1877. To JOHN GREY, ESQ., Eden Crescent, Dear Sir.—We, the undersigned ratepayers of the City of Auckland, respectfully request that you will allow yourself to be placed in nomination, at the ensuing election, to represent the interests of the citizens in the Borough Council; and we pledge ourserselves to give you our vote and interest. Yours respectfully, J. Smith Thomas Cole Geo. Cruickshank K. G. Schwartze Thomas Turrell John F. Saunders George Hulme A. W. Williams Thomas Minetti Chas. Brookes Joseph Stacey George Wright G. Bowring W. J. Yandle Robert Brewin Holland & Co. Owen Humphrey Alfred Kidd R. J. Davidson G. Scaly F. Combes J. Lewis Alfred Smart Thos. Gee Keane & Jenkinson W. Potter James P. King Alfred Aley John Sceats Henry Cucksey David Hamilton Wm. Moremem George Akers T. Barnett Henry Kean John Dickey J. Hancock. TO Messrs. Cruickshank, Miller & Co., J. Smith, T. Cole, J. Saunders, H. Kean, Keane & Jenkinson, Owen Humphrey. F. Combes, R. Davidson, J. Hancock, J. Dickey, and other Gentlemen signing the requisition, asking me to be placed in Nomination at the ensuing Election, rendered vacant through the election of Henry Brett, Esq., as Mayor, I beg to say that I shall be happy to place my service at the disposal of the citizens; and, if elected, will endeavour to perform the duties pertaining to the office to the best of my abilities. . I am, Gentlemen, Yours truly, JOHN GREY. gaAK. "JflOR LEVUKA (FIJI). lifd_**js_§_^ The schooner _-&-J±_-3-_r CHRISTINA, James Smith, Master, will have dispatch fo the above port. Vor freight or passage apply to D. H. TrfoKTCNZTK. IFF ° R SALE, I§|fjf|^^>. A SCREW STEAMER, !■_-___■_■___-__» • 28 Tons Register, Built in 1874. Carries a large cargo on light draught, and with bmall consumption of fuel. t_ For further particulars, apply to W. AITKEN, Land Agent. ODGE OF INSTRUCTION, ARA, - 318, I.C. A Meeting will be held at the Lodge-room, Princes-street, at 7.30 sharp. ARTHUR WRIGHT, Secretary. i^|TAHUHU PUBLIC LIBRARY. Subscriptions, 2s 6d per quarter, payable in advance. Quarter Days :—January Ist, April Ist, and October Ist. G. E. WHITMORE, Secretary. A COMFORTABLE Home for a Gen tleman of sober regular habits in the house of a Widow Lady without family, or lodgers, pleasantly situated in the western suburbs, five minutes' walk from 'bus, and twenty from Union Bank.—Apply "G.,"Star Office. . IVTOTICE OF REMOVAL.—Mr. Mac _Ll kechnie, Solicitor, has Removed his Offices to the Premises in Shortland-street, now occupied by Walter James Hill, Esq., Solicitor. LOST, a Purse containing a sum of Money, in the Parnell 'Bus, or near Bishop Court.—The finder will be rewarded at this office. ' L~OST, a Cheque for £12 15s, payable at the Bank of New Zealand, Nnpier, and signed John Sheehan, public account. Pay ment stopped. The finder will oblige by leav ing it either with Mr Inspector Thomson, or Jno. King, Insurance Offices. TT OST, on Monday night last, a Scarlet JL- Opera Cloak.—The finder rewarded on same at this office. rr\o~: dairymen or others.— JL Wanted to Sell, 10 acres or more, £12 per acre, Lake Road, near Flagstaff, with free use of 22 acres and run. Terms to suit; assistance to build if reauired.—Enquire at this office, or Oliver May, Devonnort.



THIS DAY AND DURING THE WEEK, WK WILL SHOW PIEoS ES 10,000 PIE£ ES FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS AND tsr PRINTS. °m REDUCED TO HALF PRICE IN ORDER TO CLEAR. . J. COSGRAVE & CO., QUEEN-STREET. NEVER ~" """ Have the Public had such a Choice of BED STEADS offered them as at the present time Besides our already well assorted Stock of Iron Bedsteads, and those of our own manu facture in Kattrt, Rimu, Cedar, and Mottled Kauri, we ask them to bear in * MIND that we have Just Openkd Up, ex •' Otaki' TWO. HU NDREJXJLRON BEDSTEADS H_t"f Tester, Children's, £ots. at Prices to suit all classes™^' &. lsn purchased for Cash from paving THE J; Best Manufacturers, we can SELL A GOOD BEDSTEAD at a Very Low Price. BEDDING, of every description, kept in Stock. HOUSES FURNISHED THROUGHOUT at a Short Notice. Our system is to make a large return ; to insure this We Sell for Ready CASH at a Small Profit, and DELIVER GOODS FREE to any part of the Town and Suburbs. __T Give your Furnishing Order to Holloway, Garlick &5 Oxauwell, CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, AND CLOTHIERS, City H all Arcade, QUEEN & LORNE-STREETS AUCKLAND. Samuel Coombes & lyo., ™¥Je returning their sincere thanks to a„ dlscl ""ninating and generous public for the supporbthey have received since they have been in Business, would beg to call the attention of their customers to the Extensive alterations they have just completed in the CITY CLOTHING' MART, having just added to the already unsur passed conveniences of this Clothing Emporium for the people by the addi tion of a SPLENDID SPACIOUS HAT-ROOM; also, a convenience much needed in this city, viz., a Lofty, Well-lighted, Spacious FITTING-ON ROOM, where any of our Customers can Try on any Garment before leaving the premises. S. C. & Co., in making tho additions and alterations to their concern, have not forgotten the Tailoring Department, having given ample space for Cutting and Working.rooms, making at once the MOST EXTENSIVE & COMPLETE TAILOR ING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE NORTH ISLAND. The StocK of Tweeds, Coatings, West of Eng land Cloths, &c., comprise all classes of Goods for any grade of Customers. US, To the Working Man we ofFsr Special facilities, being able to make a Really Good Trousers, well shrunk, from Mosglel Tweed, for One Guinea. All other Measurementsjequally cheap. All Goods in this Department are thoroughly Shrunk before being made up, and all orders attended to by first-class Cutters and expe perienced Workmen. SAMUEL COOMBES & CO. Would invite inspection ofj their Large and Varied Stock of TWEEDS, COATIN«S, & WEST OF ENGLAND CLOTHS, by he Tailors of Auckland. Cut Lengths at Wholesale Prices. We annex a List of a few of the leading Lines— The Indian Pith Helmet, a beautiful cool Hat for Summer wear. 7s. 6d.. A Large Line of Gentlemen's Garden Hats, at Is. A Very Superior Line, Is. 6d. 3000 Leghorn Hats, at Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. 2000 Boys' Straw Hats,-at Is. 6d. Mens Printed Mole Trousers, from ss. lid. Gentlemen's Summer Tweed Trousers, 10s. 6d. Gur Celebrated Nelson Tweed Trousers, 12s. 6d. Geelong Tweed Trousers and Vest, thoroughly shrunk, 30s. SAMUEL COOMBES & CO., CITY CLOTHING MART, ' 92, queen-street, Auckland. T>Y SPECIAL APPOINTMENT. __•__ /@_s^*" ta*^4^_\ 'a fe < a /_*. r \ *p\ 5 h W | /§/C.DEL'EAIAS_\ § | Ho l^l AUCKLAND. )3} w ►_ Q x y^ '■'. Xi MAS-T^I^LFy^TO^ORDER, AND ON MEASUREMENT. YOUNG MAN desires Board or partial Board and Residence in respec table family, town or suburbs.—Address with terms, &c, "Fritz," Star office. TWT O T I C E. A Meeting of the Subscribers to the Har monium recently removed from the Newton Bark, -will be held at the Excelsior Hall, corner of East and Pitt-streets, Newton, on MONDAY Evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Business: To decide on the disposal of the instrument. J. GRANT 1 R. STEVENSON \ Trustees. W. J. SUITER J PROPOSED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR NEWTON DISTRICT. A Meeting of Persons interested in the Erection of a New and suitable Presbyterian Church in Newton, on a site kindly granted, free of cost, for the purpose by the Rev. D. Bruce, will be held at the Excelsior Hall, corner of Pitt and East-streets, Newton, on MONDAY EVENING, at 8 o'clock. W. J. SUITER, Chairman. "OOXING DAY SPORTS. The PRIZES won at the Eherslie Gardens Sports on Boxing Day, will be paid at the Thames Hotel, on MONDAY next, at 8 p.m. ROBERT GRAHAM. ENNISKILLEN |LOYAL ORANGE LOLOE. No. 3. The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Ennis killen Lodge, No. 3, will be held in the Protes tant Hall. Newton, on FRIDAY Evening, January Ith; at 7.30 p.m. By order of the W.M. THE UNIT ED EVANGELISTIC PRAYER MEETING, in anticipation of Rev. Dr. Sommerville's visit, in the Rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association. Welles ley-street. The Meeting TO-MORROW (Friday) EVEN ING will be a combination of the ordinary Prayer Meeting and the Monthly Prayer Meet ing of the Sunday-School Union. The Rev. ;Allan W. Webb will preside. Meeting to com mence at 7.30. A UCKLAND GAS COMPANY (LIMITED). The price of Coke is now 20s per ton, at the Works, for Cash; or, if so agrerd, Monthly Accounts at 255, with 5s per ton discount. Cartage, within reasonable distances, at 2s 6d per ton. A ton of Coke is equal to 60 bushels, or abou double the bulk of Coal. AUCKLAND PERMANENT CO OPERATIVE BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Office—93, Queen-street. LOANS granted upon approved securities of Freehold or Leasehold Properties in sums of £20 to £6,000, principal and interest being repayable in instalments, at the following rates for every £100 borrowed:— Repayments extend- p. w „-v. Total amount ingover er weeK Repayable. b. d. £ s. d. i years 12 6 130 0 0 6 years .. ...... 9 2 113 9 2 8 years 7 6 156 7 6 10 years 6 3 162 18 3 DKPUSH'S recoiv d» repayable at seven days notice, and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. JOHN BATGER, Secretary.



WANTED/N OWN "^eoujl V V iinnt anrhoe Warehouse, 166, Queer I street onVoVite> ur'8 Mart <W' Kincaid ani greet opposite / ne Q( thQ mogt legltimat , houses in tl^t7e- as the Public can alwa?s rolv on first h material, workmanship, and ; low prices J> rCnt- and Phonal manage. ment.-Vide ylic °P'mon = , "I^TArNTF. "t0 cle<ll' out ray Entire • W mncl>f Furniture and Miscellaneous < Articles of e*y description, as the premises ■ are to be fitfr up for the Working man's Public Baths N S-No reasonable offer refused.- < Cheap itufare Mart, Victoria-street East, 1 coiner of p_g__g___ ___= <__. ' LOST t Gdld Pendant OH the Race eoni---The finder will be rewarded on J returningllll6 t0 Thistle Hotel. < JUSITARRIVED, PER 'HELENA,' A FOR SALE by the Subscriber, WOOI'S FLOUR, sacks, 100's, and 50's L. W. EATON. j al tary 1, 1878. ; rpiADESMEN'S ATHLETIC CLUB ' SPORTS, i TO BE HELD AT _ ELLERSLIE GARDENS, , ox "" 3A NUARY (Regatta Day). < 100 YAF^ LEVEL.-lst prize, trophy value ] MAII)^ACE, 120 yards.-lst prize, £2 105.; 150 YARD^|- ANmcAp fl be decided by j 300 YARDS 4WT , Tn . „ rP oi,n*gr 1| tS Eii 1 c '£6: 600 YARDS &£DTCAP ??<M3; 3rd £1. , NDICAP) To cc decided by _ ONE MTTj"R H> > points—lst prize, £6; , 200 YARDS H'lPICAPhnd £3; 3rdl, £1. I Ist prize, _?P, RACE (Handicap).- THEEE MILE WF^v .„„ ,„ ~ , 1 —Ist prize RACE (Handicap). £ QUOIT MATCH (H&. 2nd< f 1- . . __„„_, l £%, ucap).—lst prize, £3; 2nd, BELL IN THE RING , .. , „ , _ WRESTLIN G.-lst pri}st Prize, -; 2nd, - STONE & BUCKET RAI; 2nd a ~. „ , { JAME^-lf N P^-;S- « "VP VTER! W -—' WATER!!! " Tf you want Water laid onai ~ ,„„ call on R. CHALMERS & C^nablepnoes. ■ Gasfitters, Dornwell's Buildin^ m.oerß «na j Licensed Plumbers for the City \Darby-street. —\terworks. HA SH T O N v s() ff _a HOUSE, LAND. AND -w,?^ ' ', AGENTS, \ AU _ 8, New Zealand Insurance Bv^^pg i Queen-street, Auckland. * < FOR SALE. '' TO BE LET OR SOLD, a Corner Alio t I on the main road in the centre of the Pukd^p District, and close to the Railway Station, \Kr I Dwelling-house, General Store, Butcher's SB" I Out-buildings, &c, suitable for doing a larj I trade, and four acres of good grass. The whokl of the property securely fenced, and subdivided, by a 3 and 1-rail fence. ARARIMU.—4O acres of Land in the Parish of Ararimu. ___"_■!! GRAFTON ROAD.—A Comfortable Verandah Cottage, with large allotment, situated in the best part of Grafton Road. Good view and healthy situation. Ca •be sold cheap. HEPBURN-STREET.—A substantially-built Seven-roomed Verandah Cottage, with outer Kitchen, Store-room, Tanks, Garden, and every convenience for a family; allotment 36 feet frontage by 119 feet deep. This House is fur nished, and the owner is desirous of selling House and Furniture together as it stands. Further particulars can be obtained upon appli cation to H. Ashton and Son. ELLIOTT & ALBERT-STREETS.—A Free hold Property, having a frontage of 30 feet each to Elliott and Albert-streets, with a depth of 214 feet, with Cottages erected thereon, now bringing in a large rental. A good investment, in the heart of the city. GREAT SOUTH RO AD.—7-roomed Verandah Cottage, with an acre of land in grass. PONSONBY ROAD. — Six-roomed Cottage, with out-buildings, large garden, and paddock. NORTH SHORE.-Land at HeUger's Creek, with large water frontage. Several Allotments in City and Suburbs. TO BE LET :— GRAFTON ROAD.—The Hermitage, a com fortable Cottage, with Garden. Rent, £2 ss. per calendar month. NORTH SHORE.—Cottage fronting Beacq Road, near Flagstaff Hotel. SYMON DS-STREET:—Four-roomed Cottage, with large allotment; extensive view. BRIGHTON.- A 7-roomed Cottage, Brighton Road, next door to the residence of R. Wood, Esq. NORTH SHORE.—Two comfortable Family Residences, ( adjoining the Flagstaff Hotel, North Shore. Lately put in complete repair. CROSS-STREET, NKWTON. —Two Four roomed Cottages. GREAT SOUTH ROAD.—Seven-roomed Cot tage with Verandah, an acre of land attached, situated near Junction Hotel. CUSTOM-HOUSE-STREET.-Large and com modious Stores in Custom-house-street. The Cellars have been asphalted, and are dry and rat-proof. Several Small Properties in Town and Country both for sale and to let. H. ASHTON & SON, House, Land, and Estate Agents, No 8. New Zealand Insurance Buildings. XNDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. The LIST JS NOW~CLOSED. Persons having Money and Lists in their possession will oblige by returning to all Subscribers the sum given to them, getting them to initial the List in each case. > Any Subscriptions which cannot be returned, together with all Lists, should be sent to His Worship the Mayor. F. G. EWINGTON, Hon. Sec. /^ORNS, BUNIONS. A*D WARTS. Mr. C. BASSTIAN begs to inform the inhabitants and visiters to Auckland that he may be consulted at the Anchor Hotel, near the Market. Advice Gratis to sth January. N.B.—No Cutting. "VTEW YEAR'S PRESENTS AT THE JLi crry hall furniture ARCADE. PRESENTS, for Wives and Daughters PRESENTS, for Sons and Husbands PRESENTS, Quaint and Curious PRESENTS, Useful PRESENTS, Ornamental PRESENTS, Scientific PRESENTS, Beatific PRESENTS, for all Pockets PRESENTS, for all Prices. HOLLOWAY, GARLICK, & CRANWELL, City Hall Arcade. RO. GR EE N WO O D , • OUTDOOR AUCTIONEER AND VALUATOR, HOUSE. LAND, ESTATE, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. Sales of Household Furniture, Stocks-in-Trade, Machinery, Live Stock, Agricultural Produce, Farming Implements, Estates, &c, conducted at Private Residences, or elsewhere, with prompt settlements of all sale accounts and other cash transactions. Valuations for Probate Duty, also Surveys of Land and House? ; Compensation Claims valued and assessed; Quantities taken and made up for intending contractors to public and other works, Sec, See. Hotels, House Property, Farms, Land, &c, always on sale by private contract; Registers kent of Houses, Shops, Offices, Allotments, Trades, &c, &c, to be sold, let. or otherwise disposed of.; Rents Collected, and the general management of Houses and Estates undertaken. Mortgages Negotiated. Insurances effected. Terms :—On Commission or otherwise, as per agreement. Office:—City Market-house. WANTED TO PURCHASE—Farms, large and small, in the Suburbs of Auckland or Wai kato, &c,; also, Land, Houses .Allotments, &c, &c. No charge to Seller unless property is sold. Rft d l Out-door . V^. \XREENWOOD, j Auctioneer, MARKET' HOUSE, Auckland. M~ ~ UTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. [ESTABLISHED 1869.J NEW ZEALAND BRANCH. HEAD OFFICE, AUCKLAND. For Mutual and Indefeasible Lip Assurance Endowment and Annuity Business. The public are requested to note that although this is not the oldest Office in Australasia, it was the first to free Lifw Assurance from the harassing restrictions which till its establismnent in 1869, and or some time after, were imposed by other Societies on their members. Its Policies are Indefeasible from date of issue, and contain NO CONDITIONS as to future occupation, residence, or cause of death. Prospectuses, and full information, on application to WM. TRIMBLE, Travelling Agent; or, to WILLIAM T. J. BELL, _ General Agent far New Zealand. "Vf E W ZEAL AN D INSURANCE -131 COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. Capital £1,000.000. ! Reinsurance Fund £100,000 Insuranw) against LOSS "HY FIRE of every description or Pro-yorty may >•« effected witi this Company. Hulls Insured for the Voyage or Time. Mci ohandise, Goods, and Freight Insurecl,. by Bteamers andsaiiing vessels, Risks on Suecit •subject to Bpccial arrangements. tssr LoflSEs Promptly Paid. GEORGE P. PIER CHI Manager,



FOR SALE, 3 Large Allotment -.in Chayel-street.—S-te^tael Cochranu Se SbgL "ftTORTH SHORE.—Excellent 10-roomed J3I Villa on the Bathing Beach to Let: also, four Dwelling-houses in the best positions in the district.—O. Mays. Post-office Store. «QA CASH. Balance at 10s. per week.— d^HJXf Comfortable Cottage close to t.heßail way Station.—S. Vaile, House and Land Agent, j Shortland-street. f}-t /\ to £1000 LENT, on Building Society o&JLvr principles or on any terms to suit borrowers.—C. Williamson, Estate Agent, Vid ian Lane. Mortgages and Loans negotiated. 1 C.S. PER FOOT, at Ponsonby, two Capita IO Building Allotments, measuring 80 x 100 for Sale at 15s. per foot.—S. Vaile. Land Agent, Shortland-street. 6>-g ACRE FARM, 17 miles from OJL Auckland. Good orchard, 10 acres in grass and crops, comfortable house of four rooms, plenty of wood, and water; large run ad joining. Price, £270.—5. Vaile, Land Agent, Shortland-street. FOR SALE, the Unexpired Term of the Lease of the Residence at present occupied by Mr. W. J. Hill, containing eight rooms, pleasantly situated in Parnell, and commanding a magnificent view of the harbour. For particulars and terms apply to Samuel Cochrane and Son. TO LET, the Residence of Sir George Arney, at Remuera, lately occunied by E. Oomiskey, Esq., comprising twelve rooms and offices complete, together with ten acres of Land tastefully laid out.Q Apply to W. AITKEN, Land Agent. TO LEj?, at Mount St. John, the Villa Residence lately occupied by Judge 3tillies.—Apply at United Service Hotel, Queen street. TO LET, spacious and convenient Offices with office fittings, fire-proof strong-room arge dry cellarage, and good supply of water suitable either for the law, -wine, or genera nercantile business.—Apply to W. Aitken. Q«)K —NEWLY-ERECTED House of O&O. 6 rooms, very neatly and con reniently fitted up. Allotment. 40 x 102 feet; jxcellent view, both back and front. Terms rery easy.—S. Vaile,- Land Agent Shortland street. FOR SALE, one 4-roomed House, with scullery (nearly new), with 3 Allotments, ;ach 50ft. wide and 200 ft. deep, situated in Brighton Road, Parnell.—Enquire of George Smith, Carrier. Brighton Road, Parnell. £*^Pry fif. —A neat and pretty Cottage -*_y & 4 *jP of 5 rooms, with large freehold illotment, pleasantly situated on the Great Sorth Road. Price, including Venetian blinds, 3urtains, poles, book-case. &c. (all new), £275. — 3. Vaile, House and Land Agent, Shortland ts TO LET, the Offices at present in occu pation of Mr. Mackechnie, Solicitor, Shortland-street. Possession on Ist January. —Aiply to Brown. Campbell & Co. ri^t LET, close to New Slaughterhouse, JL Western Springs. Two Paddocks on the SurreiHills Estate, containing 24 and 26 acres 'especyeiy. They are securely Fenced, and Acre \& running stream of water on the P.bper£__Ap pl y to Robert Rose, Shortland str\et. - X® CASH,Balance at 74 per cent. o7n " Excellent Improved Farm of TiewMn ir' n fenced and divided into tnirteen paaaocK, o^, 100 acres j n permanent grass and crops, 16 ac, bush, remainder surface scrub, House of eig^ room 3 stable, Cow-sheds, &c, and-street' s- Vaile- Land Agent, Short- TO kET, House, corner Cook and plson . streetg) _ c o yer ton. TO LET, a ia ji four-roomed Cottage ; small fam. pre ferred.—Apply at the Grocery, corner frJVard stre et. TO LET, a 5-rw Cottage in Welling ton-street.—^ly to G p. Todd> Q rocer .g 4_td-£_. —Handsqn cottage for Sale in §T*Y,: . Ponsonbjw £i 5. Beautiful view; Two Allotments. £T_. el) osit; remainder in weekly payments. -A Williamson, Estate Agent, Vulcan Lane. , rp H~E H Oj, I D A V S. J. WISEMAN has an t eUent assortment of Goods, consisting of Ladiu nd Gents' Saddlery, Whips, Spurs, &c, very Qrie for p res ents. BOARD and Resi^ ce 7F__Tßeautiful situation, about 2 ms, f_, om toWD Dath and every convenience, no« ldren> > bu s, stable! paddock, trap. &c—' Alpht Pogt-office. JjILECTION OF \3TJNCILLOR. *? E?> rsua 1 ncJ? of *H "M?^4l Corporations" and" Regulation of Local Ele ons 1876 » I, Henry Ridings, Returmi, offlcer ' of tne Oity of Auckland do hereby gr^ot^e that an Election will be held on TU% AY , the 15th January next, for the return o&ajy' qualified person as Councillor of the said & yjc e Henry Brett, Esq., elected Mayor. a_i dateg win D e?™ to be Nominated before FRIDAY, January 4th. \ Any person desirous of Nominai, a Candi date must deliver, at the Council Onij.g before noon of the day above stated, a imination Paper, signed by the person named\ erecm aS Candidate, and two persons duly djified to vote at the said Election, Nominati, Papers can be procured on application at th&gi ce 0 f the Town Clerk. HENRY RJDLNi, ReturningJOfficer for City of Au(% n _ City Council Offices, December 20,1877. I, SEWING MACHINES OF K?sf QALITY AT LESS THAN COST.\ Having bought Messrs. E. Porter & \j,> a entire stock of Sewing Machines at a g a t reduction oft English cost, Iwill'sell thei^t Prices never before heard of in Auckland, c\. prising Domestic and Manufacturing Machitj of the best makers. Each Machine guarante v and kept in order 12 months free of charge.l, Geo. W. Heslop, Engineer, The Fitting Shoi, Victoria-street, a few doors above Quick'; Stables. iy O T I C E All Claims against the Estate of the lab George Crammer are to be addressed to thi Executors and left at the Office of the under signed on or before the sth proximo. ROBT. ROSE, Shortland-street. 31st December, 1877. WANTED KNOWN, every descriptioi of New and Second-hand Clothing Jewellery, Watches. Platedware, and ever: description of merchandise, bought or sold, a the London Loan Office, under Theatre Royal Victoria-street. Weekly or monthly instal ments taken for any Goods. Note the address London Loan Office, under the Theatre Royal Victoria-street. BANKRUPT ESTATE OF M NICCOL AND 3. T. HENDRY, FINAL NOTICE. All ACCOUNTS due to the above Estate re maining Unpaid on SATURDAY, the stl January next, will be sued for without furthe: notice. J. E. POUNDS, Creditors'. Trustee. Auckland, 28th December, 1877. mo BUILDERS Tenders will be received up to noon 01 SATURDAY, the sth of January, for the Erec tion of a Building at Mount St. John. Plans. &c, at my office, Queen-street, EDWARD MAHONEY, Architect. mo BUILDERS Tenders will be received up to noon o: SATURDAY, the sth of January, for Alters tions and Additions to Premises in Shortland street. Plans, &c, at my office, Queen-street. EDWARD MAHONEY, Architect. GOLDEN PAH GOLD MININ( JLI COMPANY (LIMITED). Notice is hereby given that the Directors hay this day made a Call (the fourth) of Sixpenc per Share, on the Capital of the Company, pa able to the Manager, at the Registered Office, the Company, No. 14, Insurance Building Auckland, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day c January, 1878. JOHN R. RANDERSON, Manager. Auckland, 21st December, 1877. / Messrs. Close B?*os., Grocers and Tea Dealers, Queen-street, AucMand.



,' 1 RA T E F U L. —CO MFORTING. of EPPS'S COCOA. Breakfast. "By a thorough knowledge of the natural law's which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties 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 judi cious use of such articles of diet that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds 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 fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame."—See article in the " Civil Service Gazette." Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only in Packets (Tins for abroad), labelled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO., homoeopathic chemists, 48, Threadnkedlu-street, & 170, Piccamll, Works; Enston Road, Camden Town, London. "VTEW ZEALAND GENERAL COM -131 MISSION AGENCY, Norgeove Buildings, Clark's Place, Bishopsgate-street, Within. CAPTAIN ASHBY, late Marine Superinten dent in London of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and for about 20 years known in con nection with the New Zealand Shipping Trade desires to inform his frinds and the public, generally that he has commenced business at", the above address, under the style of WILLIAM ASHBY & CO., as General Shipping AND' Insurance Agents. From long experience acquired of the ocal wants of the Colony, and the London Markets, the firm are in a position to ofter special advantages to Colonists in their business relations with Great Britain, and from their intimate knowledge of the requirements of passengers on a long voyage, orders entrusted to their care will receive their very best atte.n* tion. London. November 16. 1876. BRETT'S Auckland Almanac,. AND T>ROVINCIAL TTANDBOOK, FOR 1878, 3STO^W _RE^_DY! The Annual Issue of the above work is NOW READY, and procurable at the Evening Star Office, Wyndham-street; at all City Stationers; and at other Agents throughout the Provincial District. The Contents Include : PORTRAITS of the Bishop of Auckland. Mr. F. Whitaker, M.H.R., The Hon. J. Sheehan, Native Minister, and W. J. Hurst, Esq., Ex-Mayor, With Biographies. HISTORY OF THE COMMERCIAL COM PANIES OF AUCKLAND. New and Complete Guide to the Hot Lake and Geyser District of Rotorua and Rotomahana, with instructions to Tourists, and Estimates of Fares. THE VOLCANOES OF AUCKLAND, Their Height and Scientific Character. BUSH SCENERY OF THE PROVINCE. State of the Maoris, and Working of Native Schools. New and Enlarged Descriptions of COUNTRY SETTLEMENTS, dceupying Forty Pages. IStatistical and Commercial Progress. Hamilton and Kaipara Railway Time Table, Provincial, Steam, and Coach Services, &c, &c, &c. PRICE— ONE SHILLING RICE—ONE SHILLINVX. Procurable at Evening Star Office, Wynd ham-street, all City Stationers, and Country Agents. • BUILDING ALLOTMENTS for Sale. Fernleigh-street, 25/ per foot; English street, 40/ per foot; Ryle-street, 30/ per foot; Brown-street, 15/ per fcot; Ponsonby Road, 30/ per foot; Franklyn Road, 60/ per foot.—S. Vaile, Land Agent, Shortland-street. O P'E C I A L NOTICE. The business hitherto carried on by Messrs. G. Holdship & Co. will hereafter be conducted by the Auckland Timber Company (Limited). G. HOLDSHIP, Manager. TO-MORROW, NOON. MARKET-DAY AUCTION SALE. AT ARTHUR'S MART, QUEEN-STREET. POULTRY— Fowls, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Young Pigs, &c. PRODUCE—Ex Helena, from Lyttelton: 10 cases Bacon and Hams (in cloth), 100 good Cheese, 12 casks Beef, Hams, 60 baes Potatoes, Onions, Bacon, 8 tons good Fiour (100's aDd 5(f8), 40 sacks Sharps, 20 sacks Bran, 30 bags Opotiki Maizemeal, 50 sacks Barley, Wangarei Fruit, 5 sacks damaged Maize. GROCERIES, &c—so cases Wilson's Jam, lib tins; assorted.Biscuits, Tea, Sugar, Cocoa, Car.' Soda, Wash. Soda, Raisins, Currants, Candied Peel, Marmalade, C. & F. Salt. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. AT ONE O'CLOCK P.M. The Household Furniture and Effects of a Gentleman leaving Auckland, consisting of— Parlour, Dining-room, Bedroom, and Kitchen Furniture and Effects, Kitchen Utensils, Glass and Earthenware, &c, a good Cottage Piano, Sewing Machines, Millinery, Fancy Goods, Pic tures, a large assortment of New Furniture, Tinware, Large Garden Roller, New Body for (Spring Cart, &c. ' *\ MONDAY, JANUAKY 7. , \ G. FW. BIN NE V [TAS received * instructions from the' -J__ Rev. R. S. Hassard to sell by public at»aon at St. Matthew's Parsonage, Wellesley str\fc, on the above date, , %c Whole [of his Household Furniture \ and Effects, particulars of which will be ' \ given in a future advertisement. « B. ToWs] lE. C. CARR : MONDAY, JANUARY 7. BY OROER OF THE MORTGAGEE. 16 SHVRES CUTTER MAGIC, 32 \ \ „ AVON, 4, _\ \ S.S. STAFFA. B. T <\N It S & CO. 1 | I AYE been instructed to sell on Mon r .1 I day the yljh January, at 12 noon, 16-64ths Cutter Migic, 29 tons, and nearly new 32-64ths Cutter Awn 4 shares s.s. Staff.. By Orier of Mortgagee. - " TO-MORROW n THE HJAYMARKET. FOR SALE, at the Hayanarket, on_ Friday next, Ith instant, at 11 o'clock, A Young Mule in good condition. I ALFRED BUCKLANP. „ TOMORROW. n I- TH _E HAY MARKET. FOR SALE, att_.e Haymarket, on Eri- day, at 11 o'clock, An English-built Two-wheel Car, reaentljr imported 3. Set Harness Grey Gelding. _ ALFRED BUCKLANP. J TO-MORROW. ?s HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,. >t &c, &c, &c. THE Subscribers will sell at the Mart* Fort-stret, on Friday next, 4s_i instant, at - 11 o'clock, - An Assortment of Useful HOUSEHOJ-tK FURNITURE, * &0., &c, Sec SAMUEL COCHRANE & CO. Auctioneers. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, VICTORIA-STREET. DRAPERY, SEWING MACHINE* &&, Sec, , &c, THE Subscribers -will sell at the Shop of. Mrs. Pate, Victoria-street, on Monday next, ?th instant, at U o'clock, An Apartment'of Drapery, Ladies' Clothing. Bowing Machine (in good order), &c, &c.y &C - SAMUEL COCHRANE &t SON,