Jat-C3 Kcoys, master-mariner, was called tf_ ibow that prisoner had made similar pro posals to him in a conversation on the day Worship said this would be a distinct offence, and thought Captain Kceya' evi dence was not admissible unless relevant to the present case. William Cameron, of the "Herald" olfisc pave evidence as to the advertisement corn er.- trom prisoner, for which he paid one 6 This"vra3 the evidence with the exception of a witness who could not attend to-day, but whoso evidence would be important in Adjourned until Thursday next. This was all the busiuess.

Mr. Sheehan, M.H.R., at the Thames.

MkSi.EE.iAN, M.H.R., having chartered a epecial steamer on Saturday, reached the Thames at 8.30 in the evening, addressed a crowded meeting at the Theatre Royal, aud returned to town again yesterday. On arrival at Graharastown, he was received by an inllucntial deputation, His Worship the Mayor <(L. Ehreufried) presided, and introducing Mr Sheehan, said that gentle man had been delayed in making the address by circumstances over which he had no control.

Mr Shechan was received with cheers, nnd put his audience at once into good humour %y remarking that the proverb of " Better late than never " applicable in hi. case, W_3 one concurred iv by all men except those who hate to pay taxes. He com menced with explaining his rcasonsif or coming before them and apologised for the delay? He thou proceeded to turn the minds of his audience back to the session o£ 1879. There woie two questions at that time uppermost in the public minil; one was that of the Walmate Plains, and the other the prospect of increased taxation. The -resent Government party met the Min istry, which then held oilico, on the first day of the session, with a vote of want of confidence. 'Ihat vote of want of confi dence was carried. A dissolution was granted by the Governor of the colony, and we, who were the Ministers, went to the country. When the Ministers went back to Parliament from the constituonces, thoy Were beaten by a majority ar.d had to resigu their olliee. They saw there iorc, that he was at the present time out of a situation (laughter) ; although, fortu nately, not out of Work—not among the number of the unemployed (laughter and cheersk He would first take the question of the Waimate Plains. The Governor, by advice of tho present Government, appointed n Commission to investigate the cause 3 which led to the interruption of the survey of Government lands. That Commission haa now made its report. The Com missioners were Sir William Fo.x aud Sir Francis Dillon Bell. And what have they disco/crcd? Simply this—that the said Sir William Fox and Sir Francis Dillon 801 l arc very bad people indeed. That is the meaning of it. They have found that for a poriod of fourteen years there had been promises made to the native people which remained unfulfilled. But who were the persons that made these promises and allowed them to remain so loug uufullilled ? Why—these very men. They were in power when the promises were made, aud during a great part of the time during which they remained unfulfilled. Therefore have they reported that ev<-n they did not do their duty, and aro bad men for having neglected to do it. But having now settled , down into the quietude that properly might be expected to follow an active , political life, having received the honour of knighthood from Her Majesty they can come to no Other conclusion than that mentioned—that they are very bad men aud did not do their duty when they should have done it. lie desired to state that he (Mr Shcehan) was the first person to proclaim in Parlia ment that there were promises made to the native people of the West Coast which had remained unfulfilled ; promises to which the honour of the Crown and the country wore pledged, aud which if left unfulfilled would sooner or later lead to a disturbance of the peace. He was laughed at when he made that declaration. It was absolutely denied. Yet Commissioners have been recently sent to find out the causes of the trouble. He would simply say that if Governments had kept faith with the natives there would have been no trouble. The late Ministry were prepared to redeem the country's honour by fulfilling those promises and at the same time they left the Government in a position to make a fight if that were found necessary. The late Government held that the power of the Crown must be vindi cated. They were of opinion that the time had come when a chronic state of alarm should cease. They appointed sur veyors to survey the land. They raised a force to compel, if necessary, obedience to the law. If it was said, therefore, that the trouble was created by the late Government that was absolutely untrue. The lato Government received it as a troublesome legacy from previous Governments. But the late Government were aot afraid to re press it, and raised a force for that purpose. He next referred to the fact that when the late Cabinet obtained a dissolution it was on the condition that they should do nothiug to disturb the peace, aud this had an import ant bearing upon the measures taken to suppress the disturbance at the Upper Thames. He next went on to refer to the defeat of the Government, and after allud ing to the double sommersault of Mr Pyke, which put the Ministry out and then gave them a majority, he proceeded :At this time there was a feeling that the party would he helped by the withdrawal of Sir George Grey, and another persou substitu ted as leader. That feeling was expressed to me. I declined to give any expression of my own in regard to the matter. What I said to those who spoke to me on the subject -was that I would have nothing to do with it. "If you mean to do it, do it. I shall have nothing to do with it. If Sir George Grey wishes to retire, I have nothing to say to the contrary. What ever the decision may be, I will stand by it." I was quite prepared to do that. Now amongst those people who came to me with this intelligence were Mr Hurst and Capt. Colbeck. A short time before that I well remembered what happened. While the new Ministry was being formed, I wont to Sir George Grey's room, and there I found Mr Reader Wood asking Sir George Grey to withdraw in favour of Mr Macandrew. When Sir George Grey retired, Mr Reader Wood was the person who proposed Mr Mac andrew as the leader of the party. Wheu the matter was afterwards being discussjd, Mr Hurst was one to rise and say, " Don't spoil a good job," and afterwards, " That is the best day's work that has yet been done; now go iv and win." But fir»t I will .peak of Captain Colbeck. This gentleman was sent down pretty much as yon would send dawn a pockage of perish able goods, labelled " Glass with care -this aide upwards." (Laughter.) I was told to watch him, and I did. But you know what happened in his case as well as I can tell you. Mr Ilur3t I had known for many years, and when there was to be a fight, it became apparent that he was not to be relied upon. Between him and Mr Wood there ■was not a piu to choose, and we were warned to beware of Mr Wood, because ho would sell us on the first opportunity. It was said he might be faithful to the end of the scfsion but that was very soon made a matter of doubt. Mr Wood has so often changed sides that any sense of shame he might have felt on the first or second occa sion had ceased to exist or exert any iufluencc over him. I have known him to make several changes. In point of fact he had never been true to any one party or per son except one, and that is himself It is well known that in 1864, I think it wa.s, that on the very steps of the Government buildings he gave almost his oath that he would not take office; yet almost imme would not take office ; yet, almost itn.mß diatcly, almost as soon as prayers were ovci when those he bound himself to come back, they found him on the G3vernment Bench. When he came to us, in 1874, he had been up to that time a pronounced abolitionist of the provincialsystcm. Yet, for more than twelve months we found him afterwards backing up the provinces. When he went to England, there was some talk about the Agent- Generalship. There was some talk of a change in that direction. lam not at liberty to give the details, but I may state that when Mr Wood came back he came back a disappointed man. I was one who refused to remove Vogel to put in Wood. And I did so for this reason : that whatever Vogel's faults may be, and I do not deny that he has many, he was a better public servant than Mr Wood ever was; and another reason was that whatever might be said against Vogel, I did not believe in jumping on a man when he was down. I will now take our friend Hurst. When it was found at the general election that Hurst was out, Mr Reader Wood was going to oppose him. I had my own views then upon the matter. It was difficult to say what was to be done with them. But this I know—that Mr Hurst had to sign two distinct pledges, iv order, as some people thought, to make him perfectly sure. You know now what has hap pened. When Mr Hurst came to Wel lington, he actually -)vrotc his speech in my house —whether I helped him or not, I will not say. (Laughter and cheers.) All the time ho wont up and down the lobbies, throughout these proceedings, with the

other threo members, h6 never gaVo any indication, even of the remotest kind, to any of the party what' was going forward. The moral of the whole thing is this: Mr. Reader Wood recommends Sir George Grey to retire, aud proposes a man to be put in his place. Hurst and Colbeck approve of that as tho host thing that could possibly happen. But now, Mr. Wood says, when " they" (meaniug some other persons) had deposed Sir George Grey, he wits released from his allegiance and his pledges. But, we say this and like statements are abso lutely false. (Cheers.) They are inven tions Of a later date than that of the desertion of Sir George Grey and the party by thete four members. They are the excuses made to save them from the indig nation of the people of the districts whom they mis-represented. But there is the fourth member, whom I have not yet mentioned separately. Among that un happy four he is the only one that claims any grain of sympathy. If it had not been for the character he has sustained, I believe the whole of them would have been tarred and feathered when they got back to Auck land. (Laughter and cheers.) But in spite of all that has happened there is a lingering feeling of regret for the part that this fourth man was induced [to take. There is a re spect felt for Mr. Swanson which has saved not only himself but his friends. Further more, I will show you that, whether the others had any excuse for their conduct, the charges which have been brought agaiust Mr Swanson in connection with the business are absolutely without foundation. People were told that Mr Swanson hail a large block of land to get as the reward of his going over to the Government side. That is not true. The whole area of the land referred to was 3,200 acres, and the truth of the matter is it was never intended for Swanson at all. The facts are that it was given to enable a portion of a Hauhau tribe to detach themselves from the King party. Mr Swanson spent about £100 for the purchase of ploughs aud things ot that sort, because sonic persons whom he knew had some interest in the matter. Ho had no interest in it himself. But the fact is that this was never in the hands of the present Government at all; it was done by the Grey Government: so that the whole thing was settled before these transactions to which lam referring commenced. Ido not excuse Mr Swanson's conduct. But I will say this : That while not a single one of the others are capable of feeling a moment's compunction for their discredit able action, if we could cuter into Mr Swanson's mind and examine his real feel ings he would himself admit that he had made a gross mistake. He is a man of well-known iudepcnelcncc, of proved ability and sincerity. He could have no advautage from what took place. But he was misled by others, aud induced, I cannot help think ing, by misstatements to do as he has done. Mr Sheehan then went on to narrate how Mr Wood had taken part all throughout their deliberations without giving the slightest hint of his intention to sell them. He continued : Now, Mr Swanson has bceu, oa many occasions, a true friend to me. On this occiwiou he wanted, as he thought, to be a friend to mo also. But the price of his friendship was to be the abandonment of tho party, and this pi ice I declined to give. (Loud cheers) He cer tainly could not have been very easy in his mind about this business. 1 had pre viously asked whether he knew how his name was hciug used in the talk tbat was going on. I asked him whether any diversion was contemplated,and I put it to him plainly that I had heard he was going to leave his party. Mr Swanson's reply was, "It may be so, but it is not quite settled." For a period of upwards of nine years we had acted together, and I could not even yet contemplate the significance of these words. 1 believe that Mr Swanson, as 1 have stated, was misled by the people who, it now be came known, had betrayed their trust to us —to their party—to the people who sent them to Parliament, aud to the country at large. We found ourselves in this position : that at a time when we confidently counted upon a majority of six in the House, wc were beaten completely. (Shame.) But there is one thing very certain, that is, that with the exception of Mr Swanson, who was looked upon ai the victim rather than a participator in these discreditable pro ceedings, on both sides the action taken by Messrs Wood, Hurst and Captaiu Col beck was regarded as utterly unworthy. Even iv the House itself, such was the scuse entertained of their conduct that a considerable number of members would neither speak to them nor associate with them in Bellamy's or elsewhere. Mr Sheehan then spoke or his personal position, aud said ho was glad when re lieved of the responsibilities of office. It hail been a pecuniary loss to him to give up his lucrative busiuess in Napier. lie resolved to commence business in Waikato, and then certain gentlemen came to him arrd asked him to buy some land including tho Patatere block. He replied that ho would do so if the Government withdrew from the negotiation but not otherwise. He wrote to the Government, and they inti mated their inteution to withdraw. He contendetl that it was not inconsistent for him in his private capacity to do work of this kind professionally after opposing private purchase as a Minister of the Crown. He held that he was a very different poison as a professional and private individual from what he was when holding the seals of office. .Nevertheless, in under taking this work he had imposed two conditions: (1) That every acre of land acquired shall be put up to auction ; (2) that twenty-live per cent of the land shall be put up on deferred payments. He still believed the e.untry would back up the system of Government land purchase against private persons, and these purchases will pay. With reference to Patetore, the block had been the subject of negotiation for the last seven years, and during that period of time not a blade of grass has been sown there. That block means some 40,000 acres, upon which some thousands of people mijdit be settled. He had not abandoned any views he held on this subject. He could appeal to many persons present, iv this building and to the press whether he did not light hard against private pur chases, and, when he had the power, did not reduce such purchases to a minimum. Hut now the whole thing is changed. He had seen it stated that it would take £1,200,000 to complete the purchases which were negotiated. That is pure bunkum, lie admitted that by the time they closed all those transactions they would have spent that much money. But the land all round, with survey, will not have cost 5s an aero. He hoped he had shewed them that he acted straight and above board in the matter, and he was prepared to defend his conduct ia the House. They had heard that great extravagance had been committed in the native expendi ture, but he submitted that tho extraor dinary conditions were such that it was impossible to do otherwise. Money had been scattered about as liens on enormous tracts of land, and there was every species of claim to deal with. He found all sorts of claims preferred, and if he had been pre pared to wink at these they never would have heard of some of the charges preferred. Talking about spending money I The late Sir Donakl Mckean once brought down a rcturu, which consisted of one large sum, £99,000. There was a very decent Scotch member in tho House named Thompson— oueof those waut-to-know-you-know men— and he asked the Minister to give some little further details. The Minister got in dignant, nnd he brought down another return of three snms of £33,000 each. He i did not spend in the whole of any one year one-third of the sum. The fact was they could not deal with the native people in the ordinary way of business. If wc examined the proceedings of the native office for previous year?, they would have found them expenditure even more ob jectionable than ho had made — the people now in office were the very ones who had forced a fhmr and sugar policy on the country. In 1569, there was a particu lar case, in which debts were owing on account of these transactions, and tho party concerned begged that he would not be pressed. Six or seven years afterwards, this same person was worth £200,000. If ho (Mr Shcehan) had used his position for his own benefit, he might be in a similar position, and had money to invest on mort gage, instead of being obliged to seek his living when leaving office. He continued: But I want to make clear to you my posi tion in the present Parliament. You hear of the Sir George Grey party, the Young New Zealand party, the Macandrew party. 1 do not belong to any of these—l bcloug to ■ the party which I followed. If people tell you that I have gone over to the Govern ment they tell you a lie. -(Cheers). lam pairing against tha Government at the present moment, and I have no intention of doing otherwise. Ido not belong to that class" of politicians who can readily sell either hisconcicnceor principles, and I shall, I hope, never do anything that would make me look you in the face with shame. (Cheers.) I again say that I belong to the party. I havo never left that party. What the Young New Zealand party may be, I can't say ; but I believe-that there are some members of it almost as " old as the hills." I have been invited to join them, but I have declined, although 1 believe I was the fust " Young New Zealander "in the House. I ask you"to accept my assurance iv this res pect. I have shown no sign of leaving the party, and Ido not mean to do so. I shall support Mr Bryce in his measures to pre serve law and order on the Waimatc Plains. He i 3 simply carrying out the policy we

initiated. I was asked to respond for his health drunk recently at the Club. That was rather rough on me. But while I said he was a very good fellow, I assured his friends and miuo that I Would tnril him out if I could. (Laughter and Cheers.) I am going in for what is practicable and reasonable, and fair, hut 1 shall not goiu to vote that is black to-day Avhich was white yesterday. I do not propose to make any attack on the Native Department, or to attempt to oust the Government. 1 will go with my party in this matter. It anyone makes a motion, whether it be Sir George Grey or Mr Macandrew, I shall be prepared to vote with them. Let us look at finance for a in anient. The land tax has been denounced as iniquitous. But what cau be said for the property tax ? It in tho most ridiculously unfair impost ever heard of. The land tax wanted but one thing to make a very com plete and perfectly fair system of taxation —coupled with ail income it should be entirely unobjectionable. Yon will remem ber the present Government is a "Con servative " Government—that is to say, it meets the wishes of the wealthier classes. It i 3 the Government which that class has put into office so as to prevent the ' equalisation of the burthens which arc now put ou humbler classes. The finance of the Government is framed to carry out that object. The intention appeared to be at first to get as much a3 they possibly could out of Customs, and then if necessary to fall back on property. At first it was hoped that it might not be necessary, and the course of events seems to indicate that it may he repealed. Then will come the struggle to determine whether the people will be able to establish some fair principle of taxation. You may depend tbat the powers that bo will vote for the retention of the Customs duties. Mr Sheehan then attacked the system of Government by Commission, aud said it was devised merely as a butter for the Gov ernment. He thought some new form of Vagrant Act should be applied to those gentlemen. Ho did not think these Commissions would aid them in getting their railway. The Auckland aud Waikato line is now the best paying line in tho colony. There arc some lines wanted, and may be obtained, which will not pay the cont ofjgrcase for the wheels.

Mr Sheehan concluded : There is another matter to which I would refer. All the public bodies, I am afraid, will be found to be in the hands of " my uncle." (Laughter). Of oue thing you may be sure, and that is, they will not increase the subsidies. On the contrary, they will take them away altogether. lam afraid wo will have to come back from Wellington next time with an empty carpet bag. I perceive you have sent your advanced guard to Wellington to-day. (Laughter and cries of "Brodic.") Iv a few days, probably by AVednesday or Thursday, I will be there myself. I need hardly say I will do the best I cau to coun ter-balance auy influence that may be exer cised ti the detriment of this district, and to urge ou every possible occasion that you should have a fair 6hare of those benefits which are due to the importance of this place and its industry." The speaker sat down amid loud cheers. In answer to question-., he said the unseating of Sir Geo, Grey for Christchurch wan infamous. He would staud by the Edueatiou Act. On the motion of Mr Dauby, seconded by Mr Comer, the following resolution was carried amid loud cheers: "That the hearty thanks uf this meeting be accorded to Mr Sheohau for his address to the elec tors of this district,] aud that the meet ing expresses its entire confidence in him as one of its representatives."

AN AMERICAN MELODRAMA.

"GOOD AS GOLD" was played for the last timo at the Theatre ou Saturday evening. Mr Browne's impersonation of "Tender Jim " did not_ strike us as anything very remarkable. He throws plenty of vigour into it, but his acting lacks subtlety. One's feeling for him during the earlier acts is contempt, nnd not sympathy, as the drama tist evidently intended. The audience nevertheless appeared much pleased, and called tho " star " before the curtain again aud again. Wo hope ere Mr Browne loaves Auckland he will play some part in which Ameiican humour is the predominating clement. As Dick Rateton and tho maudlin drunkard iv " The Phconix," ho was most amusing, and satisfied even the hyper critical. Earnest characters like Tender Jim do not, however, suit him. Mr Wal ter Reynolds again gave a capital repre sentation of the villian, Bob McKune, His acting is admiiably lifelike anil wholly devoid of exaggeration. Mr Patterson doubled the parts of llawkoye, a lucky young digger,who is treacherously shot just as he has made his fortune ; anil a rascally lawyer. Iv the latter rfllc he acted better than in the former, but in neither did wo think him as i^ood as lie was iv "The Phoenix." Mr J. li. Steele deserves com mendation for a painstaking performance of an excessively disagreeable char actcr.aud Mr AlccTliomsonshould also be favourably mentioned. Miss Clara Stephenson marie her appearance in the wilds of Colorado, elrcsed in her Sunday best, and looki. g, considering her long journey, delightfully "spic and span." It was also satisfactory to note that she did not appear by any means overpowered by the death of her husband, aud immediately after hearing the news recovered sufficiently to smile triumphantly when Jim "jumped" the Emily Claim. The whole of this portion of the play was very ridicu lous, and mado people laugh instead of cry. Miss Wilton made a sprightly young digger, and sang J.ey bournes "Gold"' rather well. VVo were sorry to miss that clover little lady, Miss Grace Hathaway, from the caste. Max. TO-TSIGHT. A new comedy, entitled " Life," followed by the popular burlesque of Aladdin will bo play eel.

AUCKLAND BRANCH PHARMACEU TICAL SOCIETY. —ANNUAL MEETING.

THE aunual meeting of the Auckland branch of the Pharmaceutical Society was held on Thursday afternoon last in the V.M.C. A. building. There were present : Messrs J. W. Henton (iv the chair), Hamil ton, J. P. Ring, King junr., Pond, Craw ford, Aickin, Keuderdtno, Edson, aud llardwick.

Election ok Officers.—A letter was receivedifrom the Socretary (Mr J. H. Hud son) stating that his absence was caused through illness, and indicating a probable resignation of his position. The following gentlemen were then appointed the Local Committee for the ensuing year, viz. : Messrs fcdsou, King, Pond, Henton, and Aickin,

Appointment of delegate.— As the secretary was unable to proceed to Wel lington to represent the branch at the forthcoming conference of pharmacutical elelegatcs, Mr J. Edson was appointed to undeitakc the duty iv his stead.

ACCOUMTS. —Messrs., King and Hcnton rcpivtcd that owing to the secretary's illneis they had not conferred with him and consequently had not been able to complete tho necessary audit. It was therefore agreed that the accounts should bo brought up at an adjourned meeting. Votjts of Thanks.—Upon the proposi tiou of Mr Edson, secoudeel by Mr Hamil ton, a vote of thauks was unanimously passed to the secretary, for his valuable services, rendered since the inauguration of the Society, also a vote of confidence and of regret at his prolonged illness. The Phaumacv BlU..—The Chairman then proceeded to read the new Phar macy Bill, anel a discussion ensued with respect to several of the clause?. The Bill was unanimously agreed to, with the exception of clauses 7, 9, 20, aud 2G, to which amendments were moved as follows :

—" Clause 7 : Proposed by Mr Poud.secon ried by Mr Edson,and canicd "That clause 7 be amended thus : ' President should be elected annually by the Board, and two members should retire annually by lot until the longest in office lui7e stood for re election, the month of annual election to be named. Extraordinary vacancy may be filled by the members electiug by open voting auy person qualified for e'ection to such office.'" Clause 9: Proposed by Mr Eelson, seconded by Mr King, and carried, " That the following be added to clause 9 : 1 At all meetings of the said Council the questions there considered shall be decided by a majority. In case of an equal division the Chairman shall, iv addition to lii 3 own vote, have a casting vote."' Clause, 2G* Proposed by Mr Pond, seconded bjP Mr Edson, and carried, "That in clause 2G subsection 3 the last four words be omitted." —It was further resolved that Mr Edson should request atneudment in the follow ing, viz :—Clause 20 subsection 4 : " There being no university in the North Island that a modification of tho clause be made to meet the circumstances." Clause 26, subsection 2 : "The following words, or similar words to cxDress more deiiuitely the meaning, be inserted after the worils ' Registered Phar maceutical Chemist ' ( in the first line, j'who shall dispense, compound, or keep open shop for retailing, dispensing, or the com pounding of drugs, chemicals and medicines etc.'"

.Local Committees.—Mr Edson was in structed to ventilate the following question at Wellington :—" As to whether it would he advisable to provide in the Act for the

constitution of local committees at Dunedin, Christchurch or Auckland, in addition to the Central Board at Wellington, who would act with the Deputy Registrars iv Carrying out the provisions and gregula* tions[iinder the Act. Aftci- according a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting adjourned—sine die.

Correspondence

Wj_ have a large amount of correspondence on hand :—

Cook complains of the exorbitant charges sometimes made by keepers of Registration offices, lie says there should be a regular charge.

Cross Roads Station. — " Settler " writes complaining bitterly of the proba bility of the Government reversing the decision arrived at by the late Government, at the request of the settlers, to fix the station at Kingsland, Cross Koads, which is most convenient to the settlers.

Propert:. tax,—" Aworking man"Ham ilton East says :—Thc property ta.x form is before him aud he cinnot think how a man with a spark of British spirit would fill in such a form, lie considers that the tax will fall upon the working classes because store keepers and will charge what they pay on the articles they produce or sell.

LAND AND INCOME TAX IN LIEU OF PROPERTY TAX.

(To the Editor.)

Sis, —From tho crude, hasty, and illogical manner that the Land aud Income Tax as a substitute has becu thrust upon the people, it is advisable that a matter of so grave concern should be discussed in all its bearings, ami not simply proposition and amendment on amendment vide Chamber of Commerce. The passing resolutions right oil and adopting measures that effect the public gcuer_lly before studying the principles and operations, must be highly condemned. Fiscal questions should be thoroughly understood, and the public ought not to be deceived in these matters especially by a few men who are prompted probably by self interest, the shoe pinching,

The necessities of (he State demand that revenue be raised by other means than tho ordinary way, viz., Cu.toms, aud that pro perty and wealth that hitherto has had immunity from taxes, though receiving all the benefit of tho loan expenditure these last ten years, should at least make some concession, not only on that account, but more on the principle of relieving the State aud enabling it to perform its function in protecting lives, wealth, and property. In a political economist's point of view the public burden Bhould be borno in proportion to means, and especially when advantages are derived. It ought to be honestly admitted that the incidence of t_.\ation sooner or later must be equalised. It is therefore impolitic and unwise to condemn a thing before fair trial. The Property Tax should have some consideration (in justice) now that the objectionable features of it have been removed, and that the masses, the greater consumer, will havo to pay, not only by beer impost, but as it is well known that the merchant will make a gross cost ou net invoices adding profits, all of which will fall on the consumor. The merchant there tore canuot be the loser, unless where there is keen competition—and why this howl? especially as the principles and operation of Iho I and Tax and Income Tax may not be thoroughly understood, and may turn out to be more inquisitorial than that sought lo bo remedied. It may be found with tho Income Tax, as people here arc not prac tically acquainted with its working in detaii, that it maj after all not be straight sailing; and that this desideratum had become a nuisance as quickly to be got rid of as adopted. Tho Land Tax uuty not act regularly nnd fairly, inasmuch as the indivi dml that, by industry improves his land, is taxed unequally (even at auction value) With the man that simply holds his laud for speculative purposes, ami in many instances reaps tho bench t of his industrious neighbour. Practically,! he LaiulTax of las! year as faraß revenue was concerned, was a failure, aud, it may be, a bar to colonisation and settle ment. At any rate, fiscal changes ought to be carefully handled and dealt with, and not jumping to conclusions too hastily. It must be borne in mind that these great questions arc being grappled with by the wisest political economists, philosophers, nnd ablest statesmen of tho day, ami even our Government is in possession of more practical information and grasp ot the sub jeetand experience Ihau the generality that attempt to deal with these most important questions at impromptu meetings.—l am, etc., Wkatheii Eyk Oi-kn.

WHAT NEXT

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—The readers of tyour 'valuable paper must have been astounded on Saturday evening last on rending that virtually a Poor Law Bill had passed its second read ing on the voices. What docs this mean in a new couutry like New Zealand I— and I may further auk, what is the cause for the need of such legislation ? Turning over an 01. paper shortly after reading yo.r report of the doings of our wiee men at Welling ton, I found tho following extract from (the "Lancet "of 1877:— "Mr G. T. C. Bart- Icy, manager of the National Penny Hank, in the course of his remarks at the meeting of the British Association on " Thrift as an clement of National Strength," gave good advice. Most people when they begin to moralise, become unpractical. They advise remedies which are sure to be rejected by those to whom advice is given. Mr Hartley is more practical. He remarked that he did not look on the pauperism of England as a permanent evil, but as one that by judici ous legislation could be eradicated. Two things, he thought, perpetuated pauperism —false charity, and the operation of the Poor Law. But the chief advice for increase of thrift which he gave was that everyone should reduce his consump tion of alcohol and of tobacco by half. Had he swept away the whole of these so-called creature comfort., as is the fashion with extreme moralists, nobody would have given attention to his words. As it i*, his advise may be acted upon by almost " every tody." The working classes spend an enormous proportion of their wages on drink, making thrift impossible, favouring disease and premature age, and curtailing the mpply of sound food. It is a moderate estimate that a working man spends 6d a day on his own drink, or 3s Cd a week. Other classes spend at least twice as much as they should, or is good for them. From a medical point of view, we would hail a movement to urge everybody to aim at reducing their liquor by half. Sixty millions a year would be saved by this, and an enormous amount of di-caso would be prevented!" Here is the answer to the question ; the improvidence of a very large portion of the community. Wo sec in tbe future for this country iinmonsejworkhouses or asylums erected in all directions, paid for by the hard earnings of the thrifty, who despite the difficulties in thousands of instances, owing to the cuornions taxa tion they have to bear, bare brought up large families, to become in their turn, in dustrous members of society, and these places to be made a bed of roses for those who have been a pest and disgrace to humanity the greatest part of their life. Whatever may be the need for such institu tions in England, the passing of such a law will be a monstrous in justice tot he iiidustious part of this community. To my mind it will be only another means of filching money from the pockets of industry and virtue, to sup port idleness ami vice. It is a fact our ryes Bhould not be closed against, that there are hundreds of drunken irllc loafers, aud worthless women, who would hail with joy, the erection of houses in which thoy could claim a place, when their capacity for drunkenness and immoralities were ex hausted. Without the shadow of a doubt, the " Licensing Law " is tho cause of three fourths of tho povery our short-sighted Par liament now seek to legislate for. Should anyone doubt this I would recommend them to carefully peruse tho police reports, or take up such a position as to he able to witness the ingress and egress of Police Courts, and futther, mark the bus loads, who daily take a suburban driveattbecostof the country. It appears to me that the Government are putting the " Cart before the Horse." Should they not pass the " Licensing Bill" lirst. and see what they erin do in preventing the need for poor houses and poorlaws. In abruptly closing my already too lengthy remarks, I must state my opinion. It is the bad Government of a country that is in all cases responsible for the poverty and misery of the governed ; und it ia the duty of any Government, whenever an evil is found to exist, to at once remove the cause of such evil, rather than foster those vices of society, which arc so fearfully productive of poverty, wretchedness, and crime.—l am &.C., WOLCB.

FOR THE CAUSE THAT LACKS ASSISTANCE.

(To the Editor.)

Sir.,—Will you allow mc through your paper to return my sincere thanks to Mrs Appliu and -Mrs Skinner, and the sub scribers, who kiudly got up a subscription list on behalf of myself and children, being iv great distress through my husband being laid np in the hospital for seven mouths

previous to his death at home, and beg to state I received every penny, vi_., £G 14s— that is in useful clothing &c., for self nnd children, amounting to £4 14s Cd, and the balance, £1 19s G»1, in cvli, But at the same time I beg to mem ion my great dis gust at some person (who I think is known by the wiiting) writing anonymous letters to the ladies mentioned, stating they had made a fine haul out of it, and more that is not fit for publication, which is utterly untrue, as I hold the subscription list, and am perfectly satisfied, I also beg to thank Captain Campbell, of the s.s. Lalla Rookh, for bis kindness to myself aud family.—l am, &c.,

Mrs llalleYj

BEER TAX.

(To the Editor,)

Sin,—The Government of New Zealand have imposed a duty on beer sold in the colony of Gd. per gallon in order to provide against a loss of £40,000 in the revenue by making a concession in the Propeity Tax, whereby personal effects are exempted. The Licensed Victuallers of Auckland have met and discussetl the matter over. Look ing at the remarks of some, they must be a happy family indeed ? Contented they sit, and allow the Tax to become law, simply because it does not affect them, but the reverse, and immediately hurl the Tax on tho shoulders ot those who arc least able to bear it—'•'the workiug man." Heretofore we struggling classes have been able to secure a pint ot beer for 4d., whereas the more wealthy were charged 3d. and Gd. per glass aud pint respectively. So that it is evident the Tax is solely a working man's one. I have it on competent authority that the beer sold in the colony during the last year if taxed Gd. per gallon would produce a revenue of £155,000 per year, so that this amount, as the Tax stands at present, will be exacted from the working classes. Can or will the working classes submit to this? They should rise as one man and protest against such an imposition, and the happy pubs should help (hem. Certainly the Go vernment want money to pay tho interest on the enormous loans contracted for; but these loans were expended lavishly for the im provement of lands notably in the South, where farms have iucreascel in value as much as 800 por cent. A law was passed whereby this laud should pay for its im provements. But the representatives of the land have the power in Parliament — they use it, aud repeal the law—a Property Tax is substituted, the clauses of which enables the Government to know how a man's overdraft in the bank is yearly, how his ensh balances are, how his bills payable and bills receivable are, how his house is filled with plafe, books, clothes, jewellery, how his shops and stores are filled with soods and no on. This inquisitiveness is objected to by mniiy, aud rightly so. And these lauded proprietors declare that the working man shall pay for their wealth by imposing a beer duty of Gd. per gallon. A working man's advice to meet the exigencies of the couutrv is to reimposc the Land Tax, to impose an Income Tax, and to rise as one man and oppose the Beer Tax in its entirety. Thousands'of pounds are wasted annually keeping up a large Civil Service, which could and ought to be reduced. Men who are able and willing to work arc pensioned oil'daily at the expense of the country to make room for others —friends, no doubt— Ministers' large salaries, an expensive Agent-General, who cau do as he pleases at an cxtravagaut.cost. This and a thousand other things to be paid for by au already heavily taxed working population through heavy Customs duties. Enough, Hoping that " the cause that lacks assistance," and " the wrong that needs resistance," will be ample apology for my troubling you,—l am, yours truly,

A Working Man

F. W. Harrison also writes against tho Beer Tax as an unjust impost ou working men. He is of opinion chat persons who have more than £500 should not begrudge paying thcPrOUcrty Tax. And if more tax ation is needed he proposes that it be im posed in the form of a poll tax of 10s on every single man over 23 years old, aud Cs on every .single woman over 22. Upon the virtues of beer he expatiates at some .length, and urges that the publicans should have petitions ill their houses against the Beer Tax. He also says :— I have had beer since I was 12 years old, and never got drunk on it. I also know for a fact, that many English ladies prefer a glass of beer and bread and cheese, in stead of their dinner. I know a person that gees icgtilarly to a Good Templars' Meeting, and is in one of the choirs, always takes beer for supper, as she says that the doctor orders it. I joined the Lodge myself, to sec the working if it, and found several breaking it and joining again, after having hud a good fill to do them so many months. I was three years iv an hotel myself, and honestly believe I should have been dead now, if I had not been there, as I found it was better than all the doc tor's physic. Ask the general run of pub licans,ami they will tell that the teetotallers arc the beet customers for the bottle trade. I never did bold with drunkenness, but it is not because a man takes a glass of beer for dinner or sapper that he is a toper.

MINERAL MANURES.

(To the Editor).

Silt, —Any suggestion that tends practically to benefit our farmers having always re ceived your able attention, 1 beg to ask you or any of your numerous scientific corres pondents if there is any special value attached to gypsum as a manure for cer tain crops, or lands requiring properties which may not exist in boncdust, guano, &c, in general use ; also, if pronounced of value, what it might be worth per ton, say delivered in Auckland; moreover, if there would be a market for the same if reduced to plastcr-of-paris? Few people may be aware that gypsum can be procured here at a low price compared with other manures.—l am, etc., Local Industhy. Parnell.

Football Matches.

Graftok v. Ponsonby,

This match came oil on Saturday in the Domain, aud resulted iv another win for Ponsonby, by a goal and four tries to nothing. The weather was very wet anil the ground sloppy, several heavy showers falling during the game, which, however, oould not damp the ardour of cither side, and the fastest play was during a bliuding shower of rain. Ponsonby -tuck to their usual tactics of playing a fast, open game, which Fiiits the runners and dribblers equally well and prevents their suffering from what would be a defect in scrim mages, that is, a want of weight, nearly nil their forwards being light weights. Grafton seemed more at home in the scrim mages, and in the few that were formed generally had the best of it. The tics were got by Brarewatcr, Arneil, and Davy, one each, and E. Coleman two. Arneil tried three kicks but failed chiefly through the angle being too great—Anderson tried his foot at one but was not so successful as he is at running, Cook was thou entrusted with one of Coleman's and with good judgment scored a goal. For Grafton, Kcid, and Orchard played an excellent game as did It. Biggs, who came on fresh in the last two terms. White was useful as half-back and Ryan as full back, but the latter suffered sadly from want of support. Tho losers as a whole deserve the greatest credit for the plucky way in which they kept up under adverse circumstances. It is an easy thing to play a winning game, but a losing ono is different. The Grafton play was better after there seemed no hope than at first.

Ponsonby plays Auckland on the same ground next Saturday, while Grafton meets North Shore on the latter's ground. Half-back.—While on tho subject I should like to ask the "Herald" what connection there is between acknowledged clubs play ing matches on Saturdays aud a lot of dirty ianikins kicking a ball at Mount Eden on Sundays?

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET.

June 11, 188(1.

Bank of Now Zealand—Buyers, £19 15s; sollers, R2O Na'.ion-l Bank— Buyers, GOs Colonial Bank—Sellers, 19s fid Now Zealand Insurance—62s GJ, 535: buyers, 52s Gd South British Insuranco—Buyers, 21 Gd Standard Insurance-Buyers, 21a Gd U_ion Insurance—Buyers. 17- Aucklnnd Gas Co.—Buyers. £3 17s Gd N.Z. laoan and Mercantile — llnyets, 903; sellers, 95s N.Z. Shipping—Buyors, 72s 6d Albuniia G.RI. Co.—Buyers, 60s; sellers, 52s Moauatalrl—6ss; buyers, 65s Golden Crown—Buyors, lis Cni-c—Sellers, 5s Caledonian (single)—32s Gd, 30s, 33s ; Ecllcrs, 35s Thames—Sollers, 22* 6d Kuranui Hill—l9s, Ifn; buyers, las ; sellers,lGs North Dovon—Buyers, 15s fid Tookey—fis Gd, Gs, 5s 9d; sellers, Ga Queen or Beauty—Buyers, 7s; sellers, 7s Gd Union Beach—Buyers, Is New Whau—ls3, 16:'.

Joseph Newman, Chairman,

" I'll have her if I have to dye for her I" But he didn't have to dye to get ner. She doted on gray hair.

Victor Hugo drinks coffee continually, stands always while writing, walking up and down to rest himself, docs all his work in the morning, and gives the evening to his guests.

Certainly tho most boautltal BlaDkets ever mado in New Zealand arc those just turnod our from tho Roslyn Mills, near Dunedin. In Color, Substance, and Finish they surpass any blankets of colonial manufacture that havo appeared in this Market. Their Flannels _lso aro of superior finish. The First shipment, from this Mill to Auckland, arrived last woek, to tho order of Mcfsrs Garlick and Cranweil, who, under their Co-operative Cash System, are selling them at a small advanco on Manufacturer's prices

The Prize Exhibition Bedsteads HaWE arrived (16 different patterns). Now on vifiw and for Sale by Garlick and Cranweil, at " City Hall Arcade."

At tho Sydney Exhibition tho Birmingham Firm of Peyton and Peyton obtained the Highest Awaiid for Iron Bedsteads, viz.. "FJr.t Degree of Merit and Special Mention for Substantial and Elegant Designs and Faithf.l Workmanship." (All the other British Manu facturers are placed either 3rd or Ith in degree of niorit). These Pbize Bed3toads aro now on view at tho "City Hall Aroade," and any person wishing to obtain ono of Kxhlbitlon finish, will ho able to do so. Messrs Garlick and Cranweil purchased tho wholo of tho French Bedsteads exhibited

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STIR, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1880.



Wanted. \7S7ANTED, the Ladies to read, mark, H learn, and inwardly digest Dampier's Now Advertisement in the third column, fourth page. WANTED KNOWN.—The Cheapest Houso for every Description of Printing is at the St.tß Olliee, Wyndham-stroet, ANTEDJ" Boy to make himself generally useful about a farm.—Apply 10 a.m., at Mrs Brodie3, Parnell Rise. WANTED a (Barmaid, — Exchange Hotel. WANTED, a strong active Girl as General Servant-Mrs Constable, Hob- Bon-strect, opposite Mr Greenway'a. WANTED, a Cook and Laundress.—Mrs Ireland, Hnlmo Court, Parnell. WANTED Two first-class Carpenters for Kaipara.—T. Hood, Carpenter, Fort street. WANTED Apprentices and Improvers to the Dressmaking. — Apply to Miss Dnrbyshiro, at Mr. Crombios, Draper, Fran'ilin road. WANTED, a respectable Youth to drivo a baker's cart.—T. J. Philips, Nowton. WANTED, by a good Workman, Km p'.oyment as an Upholsterer.—Address, " D.J.," " Daily Telegraph," Napier. WANTED, a smart, intelligent Lad for and oillca; must write a good hand ; rofcrcncca required.—Apply to No. 21, Insur ance liuildings, at 8.30 a.m, on Wednesday, tho 10th instant. \\T ANTED, Transparent Kauri Gum iv v 7 any quantity; good prico given.—Arl dress D. N. Gurnier, .00, Quoen-.trect, Auckland. WANTED, a respectable Lad accus tomed to tho Baking,—Mrs Philips, V ietoria-fitreefc Wrsr. \JkT ANTED, Piuder of Socket of Carnage V? La_p to leavo it at Star Offlco; 53. reward. ANTED KNOWN, that Handbills, Dodgers, and am, kinds of Printing can bo had al tho Star Ofllco cheapor than any other house in town. WANTED, by a Lady in a suburb of Auckland, ri httlo Girl about 12 years of age, to b^nrd ana educate with her own.—Apply, by letter, to " K.S.T," Stab Office. W "ANTED to Sell, 120 Vines, mostly tho best Whlto Grapes,—Georgo Day, llrown-etreot, Ponsonby Hoad. WANTED, Private Apartments, Bed room anil Sitting-room, with Board, Bath-room.—Apply, ststing terms, " X.Y.Z.," (J o-oi-al Post Olliee. WANTED, at Hannaford's Auckland Uegistrv, Upper Quecn-streef, female- Housekeeper; 10 to 15; work light; wages £3 a month. WA *M TED to Sell, 30 dozen of Lepine Two-button Kid Glovos at 2s por pair, worth 33 OJ, equal to Josephines; 25 dozen of l.udieß' New I vice Collarottca at Ib, -worth 3s G:l; Josephine Gloves at 1b Od per pair.—W. Kyro, Knnfskitlen House, Viotoria-atroot. WANTED KNCTwnT— WZh^To^er conts from children's to those large enough for tho biggest man in New Zealand; and iower in prico that any other house.— Phillip's Mart, Qaoon-streot. \\T ANTED, Tenders up to (i p.m. of ¥? Saturday 12th inr.tant, for the erection of a Konr-roonieil Hoow.—Plans. &c, may bo seen at W, Cochranc's, Butcher-, Ponsonby. WANTED to Purchase, a young Goat two months from kidding.—T. G. Woo.- lams, Tobacconist, CS, Quoen-streot. WANTED KNOWN.—That the " New Zealand Maga-lno," No. 2, containing the Fairy Wedding Waltz, Sec, may be obtained at tho Auokland Music Warehouse, 71, Queen street. WANTED, Copies to execute in the English. French, Herman, or Italian Language; strict secrecy warranted,—Apply at Star Ofllco. WANTED a respectable trustworthy Persin to adopt a Utile girl 19 months old; must ho in comfcrtablo circumstance..— Apply Star Oillce for address. WAN TED KNOW N.-Billheads, Cards, Circulars, and cvr-ry Description of Printing can bo hud at the Star Ollieo at LOWBST BATES. _ ANTED KNOWN, that J. Moebi son, Asphnltcr, has Hemovod to his Now Yard (Justom-llouse-stroot West, between Ilohson and Nelson-streets. Asphalting at tended to on tho shortest notice. Also, a Large Stock of Flrowood, cut and uncut; wholesale and retail. WANTED to Purchase, for Cash, Best Kauri Shingles, Palings, also Houso Blocks.—Auckland Timber- Company Sawmill and Manufactory opposite Gag-works. Office ln Custom-hoiise-sUcet. ANTED KNOWN, Cheap Timber can now bo Purchased at the Yards of D. Goldie, Albert-street, close to Dock. 110 having purchased between 300,000 and IfIO.OOO feet of Seasoned Timber on advantageous torms, will bo prepared to give customers the benotit of his purchase. WANTED KNOWN.—Estimates given for Pamphlets, Reports of Societies, Articles of Association, Books of all kinds. Lowe, t prico charged, and strict accuracy with quick despatch guaranteed.—Star Oilico vVyrd ham-s treet. ANTED KNOWN, that K. Carr aud Son havo to hand Building Timber in Kauri and Whlto Pino, Sh n.los, Houso Blocks, Palings. Posts, Rails, ane Firewood in their Yard, Custom-house-street West, opposite end of Hnbson-stront. N.B.—Tho ncroosingdemand for White Pino has Inducod them to arrange for a constant supply. ANTED KNOWN.—Publicity given to Meetings, Concerts, &c, on the Star Boards and Hoardings. Bills of uny size, plain or in colours, of the most showy description.— Call at Star Oilico, Wyndham-stroet, for Dcs'gns aud Patterns, ANTED. — Special Notice to tho Ladles of Auckland.—Wo havo now tho Finest Arsortment of Millinery, in nil Its branches,to ho found in Auckland.—Dunno. Hill and Co., 171, Quccu-streot (opposito tho Thistle Hctol. WANTED.— Wanted to Sell, cheap : -500 pairs ot Good Spoctaclos, only la pair. 3 pairs for 2s Gd, 8s per dozen; 20 dozen Riding Whips, Is each ; 10 dozen Water Hottics, with Gla&sos. only Is 3d tho two; 12 dozen Decanters, only Is each, 3 for 23 Gd; Canary Pipes, only 2d each. 1 for fid ; Good Plated Tea spoons, Od each,ss Od dozen ; 80 pairs of Cliincso Trays, only Is each ; Sloevo Links.only 3d pair ; Gilt Studs, with Sleovo Unks, only Id the set; Iron Tablespoons, only Id eaoh ; Plated Scarf Pins, ODly 6d: lot ot Sporting Pictures, with Gilt Frames, 4s each ; and sundry articles. Harper Twelvctreo's Washing Powders, only 7d per dozen, Gs por Box ; Dark Blue, Id ib; Cur rants, 1-1 lb; Clothe. Pegs, Is Sd per Gross; good Salt Butter, la lb; largo Wbito and Gold Cnpa and Saucer., only Is.—H. WATTS, Pitt-street. ANTED KNOWN—L. H. GREEN has for salo this yonr a Sp'ondid Stook of Krnlt aid Ornamental Trees. Parties want ing Gardens and Orchards laid ont will do well try giving him a call every Saturday in the Market, All Orders o with Mr. Sinallficid, Ilouso and Land Aerent. Market Houso, Auck land, will bo promptly attended to. ANTED KNOWN, that Carlaw and Co. havo on hand a Largo and Well pelected Stock of Timber, Shingles, House Blocks, Posts, Rails, and Palings. Wo receive ordors for all kinds of Joiners' work, Mouldings, Sec Timber by tho cargo forwarded to any port from our Coast Millß. SAWMILL AND TIMBER YARD, Cuatom-honso-Btreot West. \XT ANTED KNOWN. NIGHT SCHOOL, Nugent-street, Kyber Pass. Mondays, Thursdays, nnd Fridays. Pubjccls: English, Latin, Greek, French, Algebra, and Kucl'd. JAMES MARTIN, Hoad Master. ■\VT ANTED KNO WW. To All in Want on- Monby.—L. H. Neu raegen is prepared to advanco tho samo on personal or any othor security, repayable by Weekly instalments.—Noto tho address: 165, Queen-street,opposite the Savings Bank. Ty A N T E D. SPECIAL NOTICE. Wo again luvite tho Attention of tho Ladies of Auckland to tho Prices ot our Large und Well - solected Stock of Millinery, Feathers, Satins, Velvet, Ribbons, Laces, Glovos, &c , &c, in the prices of which we defy oompktition.— Dunn*, SHALL & Co.—N.B.—Ladies' Undor clothlng, a specialty. WANTED, Builders and others who rermiro Building Materials at the cheap est rato and best quality to send thoir ordors or call at the Auokland Timber Company's Works. Ovor two million feot of timber stacked, season ing ; large quantities daily arriving.—Must sell. Kvcry thing done on the premises—Sawing. Planing, Moulding, Sashes, Door?, and every description of Joinery; Wood Turning in all its branches.—With their high-class Machinery the various classes of work are turned out quickly and cheap. Correctness and despatch guaranteed. To prevent mistakes address all communion lions to tho Company or the Manager Mr G lloldship. OTTERS W A N T Jfi D.— Wanted, Potters.—Apply, stating branch of trado knowledge of, to the BMANAGER, Royal Pottery. Milton. mO BUTCHERS.—Wanted, a young JL Manor strong Lad.—J. Foss, Orcy-slrcnt. MANAGER".— Wanted a gentlcmau ol English training and experience (a certi ficated member of tho Pharmaceutical Society of Groat Britain) to conduct the Dispensing and Retail Branch of a Chemist and DruggisiV Business in New Zealand; testimonials for integrity aud > fliciency will bo required,—Apply by letter. "C. Se I).." Utah Ofllco. Hp. SPORTSMEN AND OTHERS.— JL Wanted Known, that Pheasants and all kin Is of Birds are beautifully Stuffed ad Moanted on Ornamental Stand, very cheap, by P. Madden, Hairdresser and Naturalist, Cus . tomhouso-atieet.



Personal. JOHN THWAITES, please call at STAR Office. Municipal Notices. riITY OF AUCKLAND. CITY DUST CARTS. Not'co Is hereby given that tho rontraclor for tho Removal of Dust. Sec, will Collect in Karan gahape Road ovory SATURDAY Morning, commencing on Saturday, tho 19th instant, nnd in City Roadand Drake-street every TUESDAY and IfRIDAY. commencing Tuesday, loth instant. W. ANDERSON. City Surveyor. Dividends. UNION EIRE AND MARINE IN SURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. The Transfer Books of this Company will be Closed from tho 31st May till the Gth July, in clusive. W. DEVENI3H MEARES, General Manager. Christchurch, May 18,18S0. Meetings, rTIHE Adjourned Meeting of Ratepayers, to discuss the Property Tax, called by requisi tion to the Mayor for Friday night last, will take placo as a Public Meeting THIS MONDAY FIGET, in the Lome-street Hall, at 8 o'clock. d. h. Mckenzie, Chairman of Friday's Meeting. For Baie. FOR SALE, Che V Firewood at 6s. per Ton.—Apply.oat er " Teviot," at Wharf. BjlOR SALE, a Young Goat, six weeks ■J from kidding. — Apply Mrs Laughan. North .treet, Nowton. ¥ZOR SALE, that pretty"*fiila Resi- JL.' denco (Mr Evans'), situated at tho corner of Ponsonby and Franklin Hoada and Arthur streets. Allotment about 230 feet deep. This, besides being ono of the prettiest places on the main road, contains two prominent corners which aro suro to become very valuable for business sites.—Full particulars from Tanner and Evans, 71, Queen-street. FOR SALE, one Eight Horse-power Portable Engine, in first-class working condition; price, £150.—Apply "Beta," Star Office. FOR SALE, at Hull Bros. Bonded and Free Store, Albcrt-atreet, a Choico Selec tion ot the following Variet'os of Early and Prolific Potatoes—Cambridge Kidneys, Breasts' Early Prolific, and Ashleaf Kidneys.—Just im ported. ,f LAND, 100 acres in Grass at \_J Onehunga for £800. This is a bargain rarely ment with.—F. G. Ewington. £Ao A-EX^LLENFFIItM of 53 acres of _Cs*o\j jjoh volcanic loam; ail lavel land, and well watered; 25 acres grass, 27 acres bnsh. House of 4 rooms, Cow-shod. &c. School close at hand ; 3 miles from Station.—S. Vaile, Housa and Land Agont, Shorthuid-stroot. pr> X a-CHOICB LITTLE F~ARM of 28 acres ~° ° " of tho richoßt volcanic soil, a*l cleared and ploughable, substantially fenced in six paddocks, and in gra?s, &o.; never-failing stream of water; House of four rooms, Dairy, Stablo, Barn, &c—S. Vailo, Land Agont, Short land-etroet. -PifiA-— Capital Houso of Five Rooms, with *'v" largo outbuildings, well, pump, tank, &c, and Allotment with a frontage of 50 feet to two streets, by a total depth of 200 feet; laid out as garden and orchard. Terms as agreed. Twonty-fivo minutes' walk from Queen-stroot.— 8. Vaile, Honeo and Land Agent, _hortland-st. 4MAA-HOU-!- of Eight Rooms (well-built S_-_vv and i n good repair), with stable, loft, shod, well, &c., and three allotments, having frontages to three streets. Price, £400. Twenty live minutes from tho Post Office.—S. Vaile, House and Laud Agent, Shortland-street. £cy ne.-COTTAGE of four rooms, withallot *>**"* ment 33 x 92, good well. &c. Torms as a_Tocd. 25 minutes from Post>office.—B. Vaile, Houso and Land Agent, dhortland-streot. _r 9nf1.~ Suburban Cottago cf throe good-pized d-/~iO\J rooms, tank, &c, with oneacre of rich volcanic land, fenced and planted in three divialona; good viow, Torms easy as agreed.— S. Vaile, House and Land Agent, Shortland-st. "IT^OR SALE or Lease, Allotmeut in JL 1 Elliott-street, near Cousins & Atkins Coach Factory. FOR SALE (Wood-street, Ponsonby), Honoo of 7 rooms, Sec, large allotment, beautiful garden : splendid view. Price, only £500.—Tanner and Evans, 71, Queen-street. jLjIOR SALE, a few very cheap Allot !P ments. Mount Kden Road, near Reservoir. either for Business or Villa Residences; a'so, a new 5-roomed Honse. IT'OR SALE, 7-roomed House, Park Road, near . Domain; a Largo l-roomed Houso, good Allotment, New North Road. IT.OR immediate Sale, 100 Acr; s, part bnsh; the remninrier fern, Parua Bay, near Whan garei ; prico, £30. 17H)K SaLK, Allotments, Pon»onby, Cheap, from 2 aores to 33 by 100. For immediate Sale. H. PARTINGTON. House and Land Agent, Stiohbury's l.uildings. TO Farmers and others, the undersigned are now delivering Bone Dust, their own manufacture within a radius of 3 miles of Auok land at the following prices :— Hono Flour £8 5 0 per ton. Bone Dust J .. .-. ..800 „ Bono Dust. 2nd .. .. 7 0 0 „ WARNOCK BROS. 13UTTER! CORNED BUTTER I LARGEST STOCK IN TOWN, of all qualities, from Common to Primo, AT CURRENT RATHS. Bakers, Storekeepers, and largo buyers liberally dealt with. ADAM LAYBOUBN, Fort-street "OACON 1 ; new cuke ; BACON ! 25 CWT. Small, Choice, Prime Quality, Ex' Tararua,'from Sydney, consigned for sale to ADAM LAYBOUBN, FORT-STREET. TUST ARRIVED, Prime SEED WHEAT (Purple Straw) Do. do. (White Tuscan) G. S. JAKINS, Custom-house-street. lo Let, TO LET, a Shop ami Dwolling-house in High-street.—Apply Wm. McCaul, on tho promifea. f IpO LET, House of 5 rooms, with Shop J. attached, corner of Kyber Pass Road and Kewmarket; well adap'cd for tailor and draper or any light business.—Apply Mr Boiley, New market. TO LET for a term (from ISth instant), A or for Sale, a Comfortable Kight-roomed Residence ou Ponsonbr Road; good wo'l, tank, outhouso, fte.—Apply to R. Lalng, Ropamakor, Picton-strect. or now building next door. TO LET, a Family Residence, situated in its own grounds (about 16 acres) on the Now North Road, within two miles of town. 'Busses pass and repass daily. Tho Dwelling contains ten rooms, Entrance Hall and Conser vatory attached; Cottage, Laundry, Stablo, Coach-honso, and other necessary out-bnildings ; lately in tho occupation of tho Hon. Dr. Pollen.— Apply to F. L Prime, Kstato Agent, 2S, Insur ance Buildings. Musical. ]\T U S I_- CAL. Mr 11. Gordon Gooch, Royal Academy Musio Associate, is in Auckland, and prepared to rccoivo Ladies and Gentlcniou for Singing Lessons. Names received, at Auckland Musio Ware house nnd Upton'., whero any private communi cations with rotoronoo to Singl.g Lessons may be loft. "VT E AY MUSIC. Just Puklhsued, •■THE GOBLE T I". (Brindisi for Bass Voice). Words by Lord Byrow, JTusic by MARTIN SWALL.OW. PRICE .. Z " 33. To bo had at Auckland Music WAREHOUSE, Corner of Queen-street and Vu'can Lane. MUSIC PRINTING in the Clearest ftylo and most approved form, equal to that done In tho boat London houses, can be had at the Star Otfico. Estimates given. Lowest Prices ohargod. LIO-.1; ana Found. LOST, between Star Hotel and Albert Hotel, a Silver Watch.—Finder will bo rewarded on leaving it at thi3 Office. LOST, last cvenin., near St Sepulchre's Church, a Blaok Fur Collarette—Finder kindly return it to Robeitson's Grocery Store. Board and Residence. X.XT AIEKLOO HOUSE. Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland, Board end Besidonce, by the Dajr, Week or Month. Oppo site Government Houso and within five minutes walk of the wharves. GO V El. NORBIt OW NE HOTEL HOB3ON-HTREET Board and Lodging — 20a per-week I'lnale room) -25a



Public Notices. Patent Ofllco, Wellington, Bth Jnne, 1580, PATENT for Improvements in Cooking Ranges, combined with Fire-grate, Oven, and Boiler, tho wholo to be called and to bo known as " Tho Zea'andia." EDWARD TBOMAS O'CONNKLL. of Dune din, OtaKO, SAMUKL BARMINGHAM, of the same place, and THO.MAS McCOKMACK, of the same placj, lronfoundcrs, trading under tho stylo or firm of " BarmiDghnm Se Co.,' havo do fosited ac this office a Specilica ion of the said nvention: and I have appointed FRIDAY, tho 10th day of SUaPTICMBI-Rneit, at ten o'clockin tho forenoon, at this offlco, to hear tho said ap plication and all objections thereto ; and I re quire all persons havin. an interest in opposing the grant of suoh Lottcrs Patent to leave, on or before tho 6th day of Keptembor next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urgirg tho samo. W. S. RBID, Patent Officer. Sievwrigiit & Stout, Solicitors, Wellington. "DONSONBY HIGHWAY DISTRICT, RATES. Notice is hereby givoi that Mr William Gulliver, the Collector, will attend at the Pon sonby Hall, between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock a.m., and between 4 and 5 _-.ni. dally, and on Saturday Evenings from 7.30 until 9 o'clock for tho pnrpose of receiving payment of rates. T. Si-DDON EVANS, Chairman Ponsonby Highway District Board. Ponsonby, Juno 7,1880. OV NT EDEN HIGHWAY DISTRICT. TAKE NOTICE. That in accordance with tho provisions ot the " Rating Act, 187G,'' it is the intentron of the Trustees of tho above district to meet at tho Public School-house, Mount Kden Road, on TH-R.D .V, the 2ith instant, at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of making a rate of Ono Shilling in the Pound Sterling, on tho rateable value of all properties in the said district, for tho year ending 31st March, 1881. Such rate to booome payable in one sum on tbe Ist day of August, 1880. The Rate-book is now open f r inspection at the Toll-house on Mount Eden Road. By Order of the Board. T. THOMPSON, Chairman. Jnno llth, 18S0. im P S O M HIGII W A V DISTRICT. Take Notice : That, in accordance with the provisions of " Ihe Rating Act. 1876," it is tho intention of the Trustees of che above district to meet at Mr Cosi>rave's Office. Queen-street, Auckland, on FRIDAY, tho 25th instant, at 12 noon, for the purpose of making a Rate of One Shilling in the Pound Sterling on the Kate able Value of all Properties in the said district for the year ending 31.t March, 1881. Such Rate to become payable in one sum on the Ist day of August, 1880. Tho Rate-book is now open for inspection at the Secretary's Office (Mr William Dennison), Newmarket. By order of the Board. THOS. PA TON. Chatrm_n. •jx O T I c i. All Accounts or other Claims against the Assigned KBtato of Mr Newton Fairs are to be sent to his lato Shop on or beforo TUESDAY, tho fifteenth June instant. By order of the Trustees of Mr IS. Fairo's Assigned Estate. T> ELI E F O~F COU G H -*-*' In tzn Minutes. SHABLAND'B CHERRY PECTORAL, Pkici- 2s. 6d. and ss. a Bottle. SHARLAND'S COUGH LOZENGERS Give Immediate Relief, Pries Is and Is 6d a Box. APOTHECARIES HALL OPPOSITE POST OFFICB. AIAHUHU PUBLIC HALL. A Grand Concert will be hold iv tho above Hall on WEDNESDAY, tho 23rd inst. Tho proceeds to bo devoted to Shingling tho Roman Catholic Convent. To cammenco at 8 o'clock. Tickets, 2s 6_ each. PONSONBY WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL. ON TUESDAY. 1 THE USUAL SOIREE Will be held In the PONSONBY HALL. Tea on the table at 0.30. Tickets to be had of tho Uaohers, After tea, the usual Meeting will take pVccs, when Addresses wi.l bo given by tho Roys. Robertson, Morley, Bond, and others, ON WEDNESDAY. The Children's Tea Meeting will take placo with Sciopticon Exhibition afterwards. Adm .sion, to Soiopticon Entertainment only Adu'ts, Is Children, Gd. &* 1 __ to £1000 LENT, on Building Society 3w 1-1/ principles, or on othor terms to suit borrowers. Mortgages and Loans negotiated. Sco List of Properties for Sale on 4th page.— C. Williamson, Estato Agent, Vulcan Lane.— Seven por cent, allowed on money deposited for invostment. MOZ ART'S TWELFTH MASS . Mendelssohn's Walpurgis Night. Copies of tv c obovo can bo obtained at the Auckland Muni Warehouse, 71, Quecn-streot. EADY. Manager. KID GLOVES!-GLOVES !—Just going to givo away, 50 doz. Dent's Laven der Kid Glovos.at Is a pair. A great variety of 2, 3 and i button Josephine and other makes in Kid Gloves. 200 doz. in all the Now Colours of tho Season. 500 yards All-Wool Crimean Shirt ing at Is idl, worth 2s, por yard; a splendid as sortment "of Now Waterproof Cloaks, with hoods, at 52s Gd, worth £1; imitation Welsh Flannel, at Is a yard; 200 Lady's Winter Jackets, with fur capes; Wido-width Bluo Serge at Is 3d a yard; 300 long Ostrich Feathers (coloured), at 5s Gd, 6s Gd, and 7fl Gd, worth 12s Gd; a New Lot of Children's Jackets, at os Gd, Gs Gd, and 7s 6d. I will sell the balance of my Boots and Shoes for two weeks. Tho prico of my 12s Cd Sewn Kid Boots is only Gs Gd. A Splendid Assortment of New Fashionable. Boys' Velvet Hats and Caps; aleo, Ladies,' aud Gonts' Travelling Bags, at half the Queen-street prices. —W. EYRE Victoria-streot. STORAGE at the rear of the Imperial Bakery, Wharf. Guaranteed dry and free from rats. LARGEST SHOW-ROOM in town for FURNITURE, CARPETS, and BED DING, is at T. & H. Cooke's, G7, Queen-streot. ,_ UPWARDS of twenty different patterns of IRON and BRASS BEDSTEADS for Sale, at T. & H. Cooke's, 07 Queen-Btreet. IVTEW Patterns in DINING-ROOM and J3I BED-ROOM CARPETS just opened, at T. & H. Cooke's, 07, Queen-street. BEST Quality KAPOK DOWN, a fresh Supply of Best Quality received atT. & H. Cooks's, 67, Qneon-atreet. , . . jmiVE Per Cent. Discount allowed to Dj Cash Purchasers at T. &H. Cooki.3, Furniture and Carpet Warehouse, 07, Quccn ttrcot. W. C. D**NES- THE GREAT MACHINE IMPORTER, IS NOBODY'S AGENT I mport3 Direct the following Machimtes Singer, Genuine Arm and Platform B-ister & Roesman Princess of Wales Werthoim Home Companion, tho New \v heeler Se Wilson Homo Shuttlo Co.'s New Grover Ss Baker latest and best Domestic Howo—A„ B, and C. And Other Good Makers. All of which arc for Salo on Weekly Payments of 2/0. Ono Month's Free Trial, with option of changing without loss. Unlimited instruction at purchaser's houso by tho host Machinist in tho Colony. Machines kept in order twclvo months free of charge. Theso are eonio of tho advan ages of Pur chasing at tho GREAT DEPOT, OUKEN-STREET MRS JOY NEB, Monthly Nurse, begs toil form the Ladies of Auckland that sho has Removed to Albert-street, Ith house from Cook-Etrcet. First-class references. ESTABLISHED 185 1. SCO CHEAPEST | W| BEST 3 HOUSE I 51 I QUALITY is \ i g MACHINES H TRADE. g ONLY> W.H.S," 7ES"EAIt&C°- -246, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. 1 ESTABLISHED 185 1.



j Tenders. TWTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. FOXTON-NEW PLYMOUTH RAILWAY. CARLYLE STATION CONTRACT. FORMATION AND PERMANENT WAY. Public Works Office, Wellington, 10th June, 1880. Written Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon on MONDAY, the 28th June, 1880, for the above oontract, Thoy must bo addressed to tho Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wel lington, and marked outside, "Tender for Car lyle Stations Contraot." Plans and specifica tions may be seen at r.he Public Works Offices, Auckand, Thames, New Plymouth. Carlyie, Wanganui, Wellington, Christ church and Dunedin. Tel-Jgrapbtc tenders, similarly addressed and nm^ied, will be received It presented at any Telegraph Offlco by Noon of the same date, provided that written tenders in duo form aro lodged at any of the above-named Offloes by tho Bamo hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in tho town wheic tho tender is lodged: Buch cheque to bo specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-ono days, and to be in favour of tltc Rcccivcr-Gcncral's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or ordor. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. JOHN BLACKETT, Bngineer-in-Charge, North Island. "OOADS NORTH OF AUCKLAND. Tenders will bo received at this office up to noon of tho 22nd instant for the Construction of a. Bridge at liiverhead (abovo Lamb's Mill), and .'or tho Construction ot a Bridge, Sec, over Smoky Creek (Road. Dairy Flat to Rlverhead). in terms Of plens, specifications, and conditions for the two contracts to bo seen at tho office o£ tho Wade Highway Board and at thi3 office. Tenders to bo addressed "For oontracts Ncs. 67 and 36." Tho lowe.t or any tender not nccca sarily accepted. g> pHROY SMITH , Chief Surveyor. Survey Offlco. Auckland. Juno 3,1880. ■OOADS NORTH OF AUCKLAND. ""renders will be received at this Ofllco np to noon of the 22nd instant, for Works in the Formation of two portions of Road near Wels ford, Albertland, in terras of plans, speoifloa c-itions, and conditions to bo seen at tbo office of the County Conned, Warkworth, and at this office. Tho tondeis to bo addre;scd " For Con tract No. 38." . „ The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. & pERCy sMITH> " Chief Surveyor. Survey Office, Auckland, June 3t d, 1880. MOUNT EDEN HIGHWAY DISTRICT. Tenders for works in Eden-street and Monnt Roskill Road in tho abovo District will be re ceived up to noon of MONDAY, the 21st inst., at the Store of the undersigned, Victoria-street, Auckland, whero plans and specifications can Do seen. Tho Board do not hind thcmselve. to accept tho lowest or any tender. T. THOMPSON, Chairman Mount Eden Board. njTo CONTRACTORS. fenders are required by tho Trustees of tho Grafton Road Highway Board, for improve ments in Bark Road, by noon on TUESDAY, tho 15th instant. Plans and specifications may bo seen at the Office of the Board, No, 8, Now Zealand Insurance Buildings.—A. Ashton, Sec rotary, Grafton Road Hii/hway Board mO IRON SHIPBUILDERS. Tenders are invited for Repairs to the -.8. ' Kina,' as per specification to bo seen at the Kaipara Steamship Company's Office, on the wharf. Tenders to bo tent in not later than 12 noon on THURS*'AY next, the 17th instant. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. • By ordor. WBl LODDER, Manager and l£ngineer K.B.S.C. m O BUILDERS. Tenders wUI be reccivod until noon of Thurs day, Juno 17, for Additions and Alterations to Pacific Hotel, Queen-street, Auckland. EDWARD HARTLEY, Architect. mO BUILDERS. Tenders will be iccolvod until Neon ot SATURDAY, 19th iast., for tho Erection of Entrance Gates and Fencing at CHy West- Plans, etc.. to bo seen at No. 10, South British Chambers, EDMUND BE Mi, Architect. ENDERS FOR SCHOOL FURNI TURE. Tenders will be received up to noon on SAIURDAY. tbe 19th instant, for Desks and Seats for tho Now Grammar School. Plans, &c , at our offices, Queen-street, EDW. MAHONEY & SON, Architects. TENDERS wanted for Double aud Single Chimneys, nntrl Wednesday 16th. Speci fications at George and Rjle streets, Ponsonby. Auctions TO-MORROW, NOON. TWO PIANOS, one Organ, one Far monium, Musio Stool;, Parlour Snltes, Dining-room Suites, Loo and Squaro Tables, English-made Mahogany l-oo Table and 12 Chairs, Sofas, Chain, Cheffoners, Bookcases (g ass fronts and others), Pictures, Mirrors, Meat Safes, Stoves, Range., Sewing Machines, Clocks, Books, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Cote, Palliasses, Mattrasses, Chestsof Drawors, Wash stands, Toilet Tables, Toilet Sots and Glasses, Glass and Earthenware, Kitchon Utensils, Fancy Goods, Clothing, assortment Boots and Shoe--, Superior Broech-loacing Double-bar relled Gun, Sec. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT ARTHUR'S MART (FURNITURE DEPARTMHNT). W, S. COCHRANE.] [JAS. DACBS, MONDAY, JUNE 21. COTTAGE, SEAFIELD ROAD. THE subscribers will sell at their Land Mart, Fort-strcot, on Monday, 21st Inst., at 12 o'o'ock, A Comfortable and Well-built Cottago of Seven Rooms, eroetodon Freehold allot mont, having 33 feet frontage to Seafiold Road. SAM GEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE], [JAS. DACRE. MONDAY, JUNE 21. ALLOTMENT, UPPER QUEEN STREET, PROPERTIES, HIKURANGI, PUKE ATUA, AND OKAHU. fYHIE subscribers have received instruc- JL tions to offer for s_le by pnblic auotion, on Monday, 21st Instant, at 12 o'clock, UPPER QUEEN-BTREKT-Lot No. 13 of the Subdivision of Allotment 6 and part of 7, Section 7, Suburbs of Auckland. 33 feet to Upper Queon street. Upset price, £1 per foot. ' HIKUR ANGl—Part ot Allotment 67. Parish of Hikurangi. County of Marsden, 80 aores. Upset price, 53 per aoro. PUKE ATUA-Part of Allotment 211, Parish of Pukeatua, County of Eden, 78 acres. Upset price, 5s per acre. OKAHU—Allotment 200 and part of 201, Parish of Okahu, County of Marsden, 110 acres. Upset price, 5s per aore. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16. THE subscriber has received instructions from K. S. Miller, who is leaving for tho South, to sell hy auction, at his residence Fronklin Road, on Wednesday, at 11 o'clock, All his Household Furniture and Effects Also, Ono 630 gallon Galvanised Iron Tank and Stand, Invalid's Bed Rest, Ship's Modi, cino Chest (complete), &c, &c, &r, Without Reserve. GEORGE SIBBIN, Auctioneer. THURSDAY, JUNE 17. " TOYS, SEWING MACHINES, AND OLEOGRAPHS (FRAMED). mHE undersigned has received instrao tions to sell, at his Store, next to Owen and Graham's, on tha above date, at 11 o'clock, 10 CASES FANCY TOXS, a Large Aa- AY sortment. 3 CASES SEWING MACHINES _ CASE FRAMED OLEOGRAPHS GABRIEL LEWIS, , Auctioneer. 1 [Continued on Fourth Page.]