Those Provincial debts or loans were taken over as Colonial Liabilities, the interest and sinking fund falls on the consolidated re venue, and railways constructed out of those loans must therefore be brought into the present calculation the same as if they had been paid out of the Loan for Immigration and I'ubHc Works. The next objection I have to the Govern ment statement i» the way in which the element of certain railways paying better than others are treated, although in this case the method objected to is in favour of Auck land. In the Government statement the profit from the railways, after deducting working'expenseaijis made a portion of there venueolthe Provincial Districtin which such railways are situated the amount of expen diture on immigration and public works to which each Provincial District is entitled, being determined by the contributions to revenue from each.

In my statement railways in course of construction were estimated to pay similarly to those working in the same district, the interest and Binking fund were taken at 6 per cent, per annum on cost of construction, the difference between that and the net pro ceeds over working expense* was taken as the charge upon consolidated revenue, the difference betw«en what each part of the country had received and was entitled to in proportion to revenue being capitalised at 6 per cent, (inadvertently stated 4J in case of Auckland) showed the difference in rail way expenditure. I now contend that my method is the more exact of the two. First, the Government method can only give credit for revenue where it is made, that is of course only on con structed railways, but railways in course of construction while charged fully to the district in which they are situated, with the amount actually expended, and liabil ities can have no corresponding credit; this deficit will no doubt operate unequally on different districts.

Again adding the profit on railways to revenue is unfair to those districts in which the railways pay best, as such profits, form a very small proportion of the total revenue while the expenditure on railways form a very large proportion of the expenditure under Immigration and Public Works. This line of argument can be shown much more clearly by giving a suppositions and an extreme case. Suppose A and B two portions of a colony; A contributes to revenue £100,000 per annum ; B, £80,000 ; A baa had expended on railways the sum of £1,000,000, which yields a profit, over working expenses, of 6%, per annum ; B the sum of £500,000 yielding a profit of 3% the annual cost of the colony upon cash borrowed to constructed railways including sinking fund being, aay C per cent, the loss falling upon general revenue on account of railways for A is nil, for B £15,000 per annum. The expenditure on railways is supposed to be in proportion to contribu tions to revenue after taking railways earn ings into account, the two methods of treating the lattar produce the following immense difference in the remit :—

First, working from profit— A contributing to general revenue £100,000, and railway profits £60,000, has had £1,000,000 expended on railways— how much is B entitled to contributing to general revenue £80,000, and railway profit £15,000 ? Answer—£s93,7so. B having only had an expenditure of £500,000 is therefore £93,750 under her fair propor tion.

Second, working from loss— A requires nothing out of general revenue towards working constructed railways. B therefore is entitled to nothing, but B draws of £15,000 per annum towards interest, which being capitalised at 6 per cent, shows that a sum of £250,000 has been expended on railways for B above her due share,thus showing a difference in the two methods of £343,750—a compromise between the two seems to me to be fair, for while in the second calculation the railways of A were shown to be no annual charge, the credit of the whole colony was pledged for the cost of their construction.

The last objection I have to urge against the Government statement is the method of stating the case after the factors are fixed—as an arithmetical question I do not say that it is wrong, and if the districts which havo received more than their due share could refund, then it would be entirely correct, but as that cannot be done t as the cash to be ex pended to make up any deficiency is taken out of the general purse, then the calculation mubt be worked from the amount expended in the most favoured dis trict, and muit show the amount to which each district is in proportion respectively entitled ; or to find how any one district fctanda in regard to the whole, the question is how much expenditure that district requites to put it on an equality with the rest of the colony. This method of stating the case increases the chims of Auckland by the proportion which the revenue of Auck land bears to the revenue of the rest of the colony. We shall now make up the account, accepting the Government statement as regards expenditure and revenue, but adding to the former the cost (as taken over by the General Government) of the provincial rail ways of Otago and Canterbury, and deduct ing from the latter all territorial revenue, and to show the difference arising from the two methods of treating the element of cer tain railways paying better than others, we shall make up the account both ways. First in the method followed in the Govern ment statement, adding to revenue net profit on railways over working expenses, and second working from loss of interest, and uinking fund on cost of constructed railways paid out of consolidated revenue. In the latter case we shall assume the loss on Auckland railways to be 4 per cent, and on railways of the rest of the colony taken together, 3i per cent, an estimate taking all circumstances into consideration not very wide of tha mark. First Account.—Therevenueof the colony, excluding Auckland, is £1,722,099; expen diture on immigration and public works, £13,480,209; revenue of Auckland, £369,334 ; expenditure on immigration and public works, £2,295,530, The amount to which Auckland is entitled in proportion is £2,891,065, showing a deficiency or claim of £595,535. Second Account—Costof rail waysof colony, excluding Auckland, £9,048,855; annual loss, at 3i per cent., £316,709. Cost of Auckland railways, £1,247,386; annual loss, at 4 per cent., £49,895. Auckland is entitled, in proportion to the rest of the colony, to an annual payment of £74,649 on account of her railways, the difference (£24,774) between that mm and what is paid on her account, being capitalised at 6 per cent., amounts to £412,900. Expen diture on immigration and public works, excluding railways—Auckland, £1,048,144; rest of colony, £4,431,354 : the proportion of Auckland being £1,044,368, an amount of £3,576 has been expended on her behalf in excess of proportion. Summary of second account —Auckland, in account with rest of colony, By deficiency in railway expenditure .. £412,900 'Jo excess in immigration and Public works, excluding railways .. - 3,576 Balance due to Auckland.. .. £109,321 I consider an average between these two accounts to be more correct than either one or the other. £500,000 may thus be said to be an approximate to the claim of Auckland to put her on an equality in the matter of this expenditure, with the re9t of the colony. Some deduction from this claim may have to be made in connection with the Auckland and Drury railway—l have not, at present, sufficient information to enable me to bring it into the account —but, making ample allowance, there is margin enough to warrant the Government being urged to give special consideration to the requirements of this Provincial District, and without any fear that by so doing Auckland will receive more than her due share.— lam,&c, Jas. McCosh Clark. Eemuera, 17th February, 1880.

Volunteer Intelligence.

The district prize firing was continued yesterday at the range. Twenty-eight Competed under the supervision of Major Withers and Major Derrom. Ihe following are the aggregate scores, with the value of the prizes attached, some of which may be over-matched by the Whangarei Volunteers. The distances were 200, 400, 500, and 600 yards. AeU &a.A Diokaon, Otahuhn, .. .. 65 314 0 Stirling, Enftineera, .. ..61 3 0 0 Coope-, 8., Victoria .. ..62 210 0 Allen, Enizineers 50 210 0 Haiara, W., Victoria .. ..53 2 50 Skinner, W.H.. Victoria ..58 2 00 Haalett,J. fc, Victoria.. ..57 115 0 Fairs, Theo., Victoria .. ..55 110 0 Taylor, C. P., Victoria .. ..55 1 50 BJoxsome, Victoria .. ..5* 100 McLeod, 8., Victoria .. ..51 015 0 Saunders, Eng.Cadets .. ..53 010 0

The monthly inspection of the Rifle Bat talion was ,heicl last night when the Vic toria, Scottish, Hobson,and No, 3 Compan ies were represented by about 120 men, ex clusive of band. The men were inspected by Major Withers, and then put through various movements by Major Derrom. An official notice stating that Colonel Leckie had been appointed to undertake the inspec tion of the volunteer ..corps in the North Island, was then read. The notice also re ferred to the necessity of a full attendance at the parade, which, would probably tske place next week, '

THE FRENCH INVASION.

HOW FRANCE DISPOSES OF HER

CRIMINALS,

ELEVEN FRENCH EXILES AND NINE CONVICTS LANDED FROM NEW CALEDONIA.

Some excitement was caused in town this morniDg by the news that a cargo of French Communists had been brought to the Manukau by the Auckland fore-and-aft schooner Griffin, owned by Mr W. Bishop and Captain Bewicke. Captain Bewicke arrived in town with the news by the five o'clock train from Onenunga last evening, but the report reached this office too late for publication in our last issue. A representative of this journal interviewed Mr Bishop, Captain Bewicke, and several of the passengers, and ascer tained all the facts worthy of mention in connection with the shipment ot tbe exiles, the passage, and other surrounding circum stances. THE OWNER'S STATEMENT. Mr W. Bishop, owner of the Griffin, a fore and aft schooner of about 45 tons register, in reply to questions, stated that she left Auckland for New Caledonia on the 24th December, and arrived at New Caledonia about the 14th January. After unloading cargo, Mr Bishop was visited by the authorities of New Caledonia, who desired to enter into negotiations for the conveyance of a number of "passengers to Auckland. After some conversation, in the course of which he was told that the passengers were criminals who had been transported from France, and had received pardons on completion of their punishment, Mr Bishop agreed to convey them to Auckland at an average of £5 per head. It was understood, however, that a | number of the passengers would pay their own passages. A bargain having been struck, Mr Bishop was requested to prepare the necessary accommodation for 20 men, one women, and two children, and he ac cordingly instructed Captain Bewicke to fit up the hold for their reception. The entire hold was appropriated for this purpose, a platform being raised 2 feet over the ballast floor, fore and aft, and the space being divided so as to allow 2J feet to each passenger. When he notified to the authorities that these arrangements had been completed a party of gens d'armes brought the passengers down under escort, placed them on board, and a pilot em barked.The gensd'armes remained alongside the schooner until she was ready to sail, prohibiting all communciation with the shore, so as to prevent the escape of any other prisoners. When the Griffin was ready to sail the crew were mustered for ward, and the passengers paraded aft, and the roll called over, each one answering to his name. Mr Bishop then received from the French authorities the passage money and handed back the written guarantee, which he bad held while preparing the vessel for sea. The arrangement for the payment of passages bythe Govern ment was made on the following basis : — The eleven pardoned exiles or " deportda " have the option of returniug to France or to any of the Australian Colonies at the ex pense of the French Government, but they preferred to come to Auckland, where some of their fellow exiles have landed from time to time, and are now settled in various branches of business and industrial occupa tions. Some of our readers will no doubt have seen some reference to these men in a letter in St. James's Chronicle by Mr Petzler, formerly a captain in the French army, and who was exiled from France after the entry of Marshal McMahon into Paris. The nine "libers," or ticket-of leave men are prohibited from returning to France, but they are at liberty to emigrate from New Caledonia to any other country not under the French Govornment,by_pay ing their own passages. These are ordinary offenders against the French criminal code, but both they and the " deporteV'_ who were interviewed by the representative of the Star were exceedingly reticent, as will appear further on, as to the nature of the offences for which they were transported. Mr Bishop says they were all exceedingly well behaved on the passage.

THE PASSAGE TO NEW ZEALAND,

With regard to the voyage itself, Mr Bishop says that head winds were expeii euced all the way, in fact the Griffin never had a fair wind until she neared Manukau Heads, the schooner having been for 30 days close hauled on a wind. She reached Manukau Heads at 7 o'clock on Monday evening, and lay outside waiting for the tide. On the passage across she ran short of water, and the stock of provision?, which would have been sufficient for an ordinary voyage of 10 or 12 days, were getting low. The barque Loongana, bound from Auck land to Manukau, was sighted on the 9th inst., and Captain Beyvicke considered it advisable to communicate with her, in order to replenish hia commissariat. The captain of the Loongana placed on board a cask of water, half a cwt. of flour, and about the same quantity of bread, and advised Captain Bewicke to make ali possible eastingp, and endeavour to reach the nearest port. The schooner was then 23 days out, and her course was headed for the Manukau instead of rounding the North Cape for Auckland. Mr Bishop denies that the Griffin had run out of provisions on her arrival in the Manukau. He says he had on board at that time 9 casks of beef, over 2cwt of bread, and an ample supply of tea and sugar. THE CAPTAIN'S REPORT.

Capt. Bewicke furnished the tollowing re port of the passage :— Theschooner Griffin, from New Caledonia arrived in the Manukau yesterday morning, having made the Heads the previous night. She brings twenty-six passengers, most of them Communiats whose time has expired, and have been deported to this colony by the authorities at Noumea. The passage occupied 31 days, caused by strong easterly weather, which prevented her meking this harbour, and, provisions running short, she made for the first port -not, however, be fore the water had given out. On the 9th inst. the barque Loongana, hence to Hobart Town, was spoken in 34.40 S., long. 170. W., and a cask of water and a quantity of biscuit were obtained from her. Left Nou mea, New Caledonia, on the 17th ult., and carried! the S.E. trades until the 23rd, in lat. 301 S., long. 162- W. ; thence the wind varied from E.S.E. to N.E. often freshening into a gale. This weather con tinued until the coat abreast of Raglan was made on Saturday night, and the Manukau Bar crossed on Monday night, and One hunga reached yesterday morning.

NAMES OF PASSENGERS,

The following are the names of the deportds,' men who were imprisoned by the authority of the Republican Government, after the capture of Paris, by Marshal McMahon: —Deportds—Verapeelt, Ville val, Royer, Hueguenue, Plessis, Lahalle, Louri dent, Hocquard, Henri Nicholas, Picard, and Monsieur F. O. Callain, and two daugh ters. The latter is a French composer of some reputation, who was exiled after the siege of Paris, and brought with him his two daughters. A. Villeval is a compositor, who has obtained employment on one of the Auckland newspapeis, Verspedt is a shoe maker, and Hocquard a lithographic printer. The following ire libere3 or ticket-of-leave men :—Leca, Gueguier, Buyomez, Parisiie, Meliu, Leduc, Depremond, Perrett, Ponr ailly, and Pevclaqua. These are men who were convicted of various crimes, and tran sported to New Caledonia, where they have completed their sentences. . Madame Bulke and infant were also pns sengers by the Griffin. Amongst the passengers are also the fol lowing tradesmen :—A butcher, baker, hatter, tinsmith, pipe-maker, two orna mental turners, worker in hardware, ship wright, writer and grainer, and several labourers.

the passengers interviewed.

Madame Bulke, and Messieurs Caillian, A Villeval, and Verepeelt took lodgings at Mr Veith's Blue Post Dining Booms, whsre they were interviewed by a Star reporter. The exiles, who were refreshing themselves, after the fatigues and hardships of their re cent yoyage,fand received the reporter with that inbred courtesy which is one of the characteristics of Frenchmen. After ex changing the usual salutations our reporter opened the conversation by asking to which of the classes the party present belonged, they replied simultaneously that they were "deportes," or amnestied exiles. Further interrogatories, which were conducted through a Swiss 'gentleman present, who speaks both English and French fluently, elicited the explanation that they had fought with the Commune in the defence of Paris during the siege, and that by the terms of their pardon they had the option of re turning to France or settling in any of the Australian colonies, the French Government defraying their passages. Eeporter : What are the nine others who are set down as li here's ? Interpreter: They are different sorts of offenders. . . , Keporter: Are they ordinary criminals; what we English call convicts ? Interpreter : No. At this stage, however, Mon. Villeyal, who understands a good deal of English, and as the reporter believes, much more than he cared to display on this occasion, interrupted thp interpreter by stating that the Jiberes are ''tipkpt-pf-leave men.,'

Reporter: What was the nature of their offences ?

Mons. Caillian (through the interpreter): I do not know the nature of their crimes. Some of them have committed thefts, and so foith.

lleporter : Any murderers ? Interpreter : They do not know. They were common offenders punished by the law.

Keporter (to Mons. Caillian, the com poser) : Were you exiled for writing Com mune songs ? Mons. Caillian (smiling and imitating a man in the act of firing a gun) : Oh, no, it was for this. I was obliged by the Com munal authorities to do my share of the fighting. I have some books of French music with me.

Mons. Villeval: Many of the exiles were compelled to fight against their will.

THE INNOCENT SUFFER WITH THE

GUILTY,

The Interpreter: Yes, there were houses in Paris which contained during the siege from 40 to 50 people, and when the food got scarce the authorities of the Commune would visit the house and say " Will you fight for the Commune ?" They were in power, {and they [hud control of the food. A man might have a family, and his chil dren crying for bread. That was veiy hard. Ho would go out to fight the Prus sians and McMahon rather than see his children starve. In that way the innocent suffered as well ,as the guilty, and mauy men who did not approve of the Commune were compelled to fight. When Paris was entered, and McMahon's troops seized all the forts and posts they imprisoned men wholesale. There was a reign of terror, and many of the innocent suffered exile.

Mons. Villeval : Many Englishmen fought with the Commune, but the English Consul interfered, and took them under his charge, so that they escaped the punish ment inflicted on Frenchmen.

Keporter : How many prisoners are at New Caledonia now ?

luterpreter: They say only 400 out of 4,000 who were deported. Mons. Caillian : You ought not to call us Communists, we are Communalists. Reporter : What is the difference ? Mons. Caillian: The Communists are those who want to hold property in com mon, similarly to the Socialists and Nihil ists. The Communalists were those who wished to have a system of local Govern ment, like the municipal system that Ins recently been established in Paris and Lyons. The Communalists took up arms, however, to defend Paris against the Prus sians, and for that they were deported to New Caledonia. HARDSHIPS OF THE VOYAGE. Mons. Villeval: I should like to state that we were very badly provided for. We had only salt beef and biscuit to eat. The proprietor of the ship did not put sufficient provisions on board. After a week's time there were neither potatoes nor beans, nor anything but salt beef aud biscuits, and the water had run short. If we had not encoun tered the Loongana we should have died of thirst. The water was spoiled on leaving Noumea. It was as black as ink. If we had not had some provisions ot our own, we should have suffered terribly. Madame Bulke and her infant, and Mons. Caillian's two daughters were obliged to live on salt beef and biscuit, and. they suffered very much throughout the long passage. We were also short of firewood.

Reporter : What do you intend to do. Mous. Villeval: Some of us have French money, but ooly enough for immediate wants. We hope to get employment at our trades and professions. We shall obey your laws and live as peaceable citizeus. As to the common offenders I have nothing to do will them. They have completed their term of punishment, and have been under police surveillance, and have been permitted to settle else where.

Reporter: Can they return to France ? Mons. Villeval : They cannot, lleporter: Have any of you had any adventures ?

Villcval: Many. I havo been in danger of death scores of times. There is oue of our party, Mous. Hocquard, who was brought out to he shot, and only escaped because the troops were tired of shooting down prisoners. After some further conversation, our reporter, who was treated throughout with the utmost politeness, and whose inter rogatories were freely answered, shook hands with the party and took his leave, apologising for the trouble he had given. THE ADVANCED GUAKD. It would appear from theappendedextract from a letter by Mr 11. S. Ferdinand Peltzer, which was published in a recent iseue ot the "St. James' Chronicle," that the other Communists have previously been lauded in Auckland, and it is believed that those wlo came by the Gritlin did so in consequence of communications received from those already here. The following is tho paragraph referred to :—" I am now going to make a most awful disclosure, one which will frighten the good people of Auckland out li their wits, viz., that for the past five or six years about half-a-dozen exiltd Communists have been living in their veiy midst, and yet the town has not been sent on fire I ! I This godless "canaille" arrived almost destitute in New Zealand, after undergoing all the hardships of the war, tho Insurrec tion, and a preventive imprisonment vary ing from twelve to eighteen months. By dint of industry, honesty, and unflinching persoverance, they have earned a honest livelihood and proved themselves useful colonists. Their names are not to be found in the records of the Police Court; they never appeared before the li.M. for not pay ing their debts, and they have shown their wanton spirit of destruction by destroying tha weeds in their cottage gardens, thus im proving their landlords' property.

MORE TO COME.

Mr Malcolm Niccol received by the Rotomahana to-day, a letter from Mr Manning, (brother of Judge Manning of Hokianga) a merchant at New Caledoufa, informing him that other Communists con template [coming to Aucklaud at an early data. Mr Mnnning writes :—" There are a number of passengers now waiting here whom I have booked for Auckland. It is probable that the Ephemy, daily expected, will take them on to Auckland, Should favourable news be received hero from the passengers per Griffin, there will bo a num ber more to go from this place."

THE LATE HURRICANE.

Mr Manning also writes :— We had a severe hurricane here on the 24th ult., causing au immensity of damage to house property. The shipping also has suffered to some extent. The damage has not increased the price of timber, owing to the large quantity of oregan pine on hand. THE FRENCH CONSUL'S INSTRUC-

TiOJNS.

Mr D. B. Cruickshank informs us that his instructions arc not to take any official notice whatever of the passengers Noumea.

THE LA.W POWERLESS.

As soon as the Hon F. Whitaker, Attorney-General, received official informa tion of the lauding of the French prisoners at OnehuDga, he communicated his col leagues at Wellington. Unfortunately, however, there, is no English law which prohibits the landing of such per sona as the Griffins passengers in British dominions, [or the law would at once have been set in motion against the nine criminals. Recently several parties of Communiots landed in New South Wales, some of them known to be criminals of the worst type, but in spite of popular indig nation, the law was powerless to prevent their landing. Were the police to arrest the nine ticket-of-leave men who arrived by the Griffin their release could be secured by a writ of. habeas corpus, and the French men would have a good action for damages against their captors. The only course open to the Government is that which wo understand has been pursued, viz., to send a cable message to the Colonial Office in London, which will probably send a strong remonstrance to the Govern ment at Paris. It has been suggested that the colonies might retaliate upon the author ities of Noumea by shipping thither a select batch of our worst criminals. But "they manage these things better in Prance," and New Caledonia being a colony under maJtial law, the authorities there would undoubtedly resist the landing of any further additions to their already large criminal population.

AN ESCAPED COMMUNIST,

Notwithstanding the vigilance of the gen d'armie, one of the unpardoned Communists has succeeded in effscting his escape, a fact which was not communicated to our re porter by Mr Bishop, the owner, and his name does not appear in the list of passengers furnished to us. We are informed by Mons. i-eurident, who visited the office in company with Mr Petzler, that the escape concealed himself in the hold when the French gen d' annie searched the vessel, and did not make his appearance on deck until two days after the Griffin left Noumea. When questioned as to the name of the escaped Communist Mons. Leurident became exceedingly reticent, tearing no doubt that some steps might be taken to reship the man to Noumea,

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENDERS. There i&, it will be observed, _ a division in the list of passengers, the arrivals being classes separately under the headings " Deportcs" and " Libe're's." It is very important that this classification should be rightly understood, and for the benefit of those who are not acquainted with thesubject, we give the following particulars regarding the light in which they are viewed by the French people themselves. The deportes are really amnested political offenders, whose only offence has been to take part in the insurrectionary movement in France at the time of the war. At New Caledonia they arc allowed to live in villages by them selves without any police supervision, and they elect their own Municipal om'bers. They do no wear prison garb, and are not in any way imprisoned. Many of them are, by permission of the Governor allowed to reside in the town of Noumea, and carry on their business there. There are two or three islands upon which they reside. The Libdrds, on the other hand, are criminals who have been convicted and sen tenced to penal servitude, and there are men of this class amongst the Griffin's passengers, " Liberds "is a contraction of forjats libdrds," which means liberated convicts. They have been convicted of offences against the criminal code of the common law. The most classes of criminals are included under the heading of libdrds. They have no claim whatever to be con sidered as political prisoners. They are fettered, have hair cut, wear uniform, and lose for the whole of their lives their civil and political liberties, and are always under the supervision of the police. Should they, at the end of their terms of imprison ment, return to France, they are not allowed to live in Paris or any other large town. They must reside in certain villages, and they are not allowed to go outside a prescribed distance from their place of resi dence. Every fortnight they must present themselves before the Commissioner of Police or commander of the nearest brigade of gens d'arme. Being under constant surveillance, they have no means of becoming honest. They lose all the rights and privileges of civil life, their children are provided with guardians, and thsir wives are permitted if they chose, to live apart from them. At Sydney and Melbourne the French Consuls have, at the request of the deportes themselves, formed committees composed of deportes, and every Frenchman coming from New Caledonia has to prove whether he is a political offender or a criminal. It is naturally to desire of all to prove that they are deportes, but the political offenders are all supplied with cards by the authorities at New Caledonia, which arc sufficient to prove their identity. Liberes proceed from New Caledonia to the Australasian colonies in order to escape police surveillance, but, on the other hand, Deportes proceed to France, and are per mitted to exercise the rights of citizens.

THE OFFENDERS INTERVIEWED

A reporter from this office interviewed about a dozen of the Communists' at Onc huuga, while they were awaiting ihe arrival of the 1 o'clock tiain from the wharf] Some of their number had gone to Auck lacd early in the morning, and hud returned to report progress. They appeared very auxious to ascertain tho chances of employment, and made diligent inquiries with respect to the state of the market. None of them could speak English, and they seemed keenly sensible of tho disadvantage at which this fact placed them. One gentleman who acted as spokesman for the rest unearthed from the inmost recesses of a leather satchel a well thumbed French and English dictionary, and exhibited it with great satisfaction, although he sorrow fully explained that he had not a sutlicieut knowledge of tho grammatical structure of the language to be enabled to derive much a-sistnuco from the volume. Both he and his compatriots were commu nicative enough with respect to the inci dents of their protracted voyags, but they evinced some reticence when questioned concerning their iife at New Caledonia. When told anain that some particulars about the part which they plnyed in the memorable insurrection of 1871 would be acceptable the spokesman clcvsrly parried the interrogation by remarking that the matter was stale, and that even if it were not so, that as (soldiers they were too modest to speak of themselves. They had Rome money with them which they desired to convert into English currency. They evidently had heard something with regard to the profitable character of the gumiields for they asked the where abouts of Watigarei, and the nature of the means for journeying thither. Others of the party had made up their mind to try their fortunes at gold-mining, whil all were earnest in their assurances of eager ness to obtain employment. The deport&a or exiles kept apart from those who had offended agninst the criminal code, and they were desirous of making the distinction be t veen them clear.

After a general conversation, one of the party, at the request of our reporter, wrote out an account of the voyage from New Caledonia. The translation is as follows :

" The Griffin lauded at Onchunga on the 17th February, after a voyage of 31 days. She comes from Noumea, and has on board 24 French passengers, one woman, aud three children, (besides one runaway, not mentioned in the list of passengers), The passengers all agree to comp'ain of the want of providence of the captain of the schooner, who did not take in sullicient provisionment, and if they had not met with the Loongana, of Hobart Town, the passengers would have been without vic tuals and water. The bill of faro for several days was water and biscuit. The long voyage was caused by head winds which were experienced. The passengers of the Griffin came to seek work in New Zealand, as in New Caledonia they have no longer the means of making an honest living. All tho works are stopptd, and the collapse of the mines, with (lie disaster caused by the failure of the bank, exclude auy idea of a revival of trade.

TELEGRAPHIC.

GRAIIAMSTOWN, this day

At a meeting of directors of the New Whau this mornipg, it was resolved to call tenders, for continuing the Alburnia 116 feet level 100 feet, more or less, to cut the reef expected to be about 50 feet and con nect it with the winze. This drive will be 40 feet below the Alburnia, 70 feet, and 35 feet below the bottom of the tribnters winze. The appointment of mine manager was deferred until this work is completed. A party of tributers in the A lburnia sur face workings, got 42 ounce 3of gold out of 301bs stone.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

NAPIER, Tuesday.

The eldest son of the Mayor (Mr Vautier) was drowned while bathing off the Bluff to day. He was with four companions, when a heavy wave carried him out. The whole four went in after him, and held him up for 20 minutes, when a rope was brought aud lied round his body. The rope was too short to ieach the beach, and the sea was so heavy that the strength of all three was in sufficient to drag the drowning boy ashore. They left him only after all signs of life were extinct. The body has not yet been recovered. All the boys were so exhausted that they required assistance before they could regain the shore. Their names were Alfred Rich, John Begg, John Hindmarsh, and Richard Cartel".

WELLINGTON,

this day.

EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES ACT.

At the Magistrates Court this morning, Eve publicans were fined £ 1 and costs, for allowing barmaids to remain in the bar after 11 p.m. Several drapers were treated in a similar manner, for allowing females to remain at work later than two on Satnrday afternoons. The magistrate intimated that for the future glaring cases of breaches of Act, he would inflict the full penalty of £50.

Tuesday,

CHRISTCHURCH,

A telegram has been received that a lad of 14, named Richard Mcßeth, was killed to-day by a reaping machine at Kimberley. This day.

A site on racecourese for the forthcoming review has been selected by representatives from the Jockey Club and Volunteer authorities.

IRISH BELIEF FUND,

It is expected that Cbriatchurch sub scriptions towards the Irish relief will reach £1000, THE HON. MR OLIVER. Deputations from Christchurch City CouDcil re endowments ; from the Chamber of Commerce ; from residents of Akaroa re the Akaroa and Little River Railway; and from the Sydneham Borough Council lespecting the removal of the gate-keepers of the railway crossing, waited on the Hon. Mr Oliver at the Government Buildings. At a recent moetiug of the committee of the Canterbuiy Female Refuge, Mr Harper, a baker at A ddington, offered to supply the institution gratuitous with bread for thiee months, Harper also promised to use his his influence with oilier bakers with a view of obtaining gratuitous supply for the whole year.

ANTI-CHINIQUY LECTURE.

OMr Mosley delivered another anti-Chini nny lecture at the Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday night, on the subject "Fresli f;;c's in the Pastoi's Life." RECHABITES. At the annual meeting, yesterday, of the Independent Order of Rechabitcs (New Zea land) Central District, the returns showed a falling off iv members during the past year ; four deaths out of 717. The district, credit balance is £1,137; the total funds hele in the tents, £,115 ; total amounts sick pay during the year, £IG6. In the evening a public meeting was held, at which the district secretary, Mr H. Fraser, of Wellington, thought it a disgrace that a city so well supplied with good water as Christchurch did not contain more Good Templars.

This day

DUNEDIN,

DROWNING.

Peter Dymant, a Dane, was drowned in the Shotover, through falling down a bank 60 feet.

MORE OTAGO RAILWAYS,

Tenders will be called shortly for the Newthorne section of the Otage Central Line.

REPRESENTATIVES AT NELSON,

Volunteer Hislop (North Dunedin) and Gunner Mitchelson(B. Battery) have entered for the Nelson meeting, making eighteen representatives from Otago, besides Capt. Muir (B. Battery), and storekeeper Paxton attached to the staff.

BALCLUTHA,

Tuesday

While working a reaper on Mr James Scott's farm, Waiwera, yesterday afternoon, a man named Duncan McKenzie, fell on the knife. Hi 3 left foot was cut clean off a few inches above the ancle. Dr. Earling, of Clinton, was sent for, and did what was necessary for the sufferer, who is doing as well as can be expected.

Later Cape News.

Adelaide, February 8. The City of London brings the following summary of news from the Cape dated January 1G : — Sir Garnet Wolseley'a speech at Pretoria in reference to the Transvaal continues to excite discussion. A few colonial journals regard it as calculated to inflame the dis content of the Boers, and others consider it a necessary expression of the intention of the British Government. The speech was followed by the arrest of Mr Eok, a Hoi lander of v few years' residence there, aud secretary to the Boer Committee of Inde pendence, who accompanied Paul Kruger aud Joubert on the late visit to England on behalf of the people of the Trausvaal, Mr Bole's arrest was succeeded by that of Pre torious, Chairman of the People's Com mittee (who met Sir BartleFrero when they attempted to get back their independence by negotiation), aud also a former President of the Transvaal. These arrests have fur ther agitated the people. No bail was accepted in the case of Pretorious, as the charge is treason. It is said there will Le an attempt to rescue the prisoner, though a strong guard is kept over him. Bok was liberated on bail of £3000.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1880.



Wanted. WANTED KJSUWJN.— Particulars of Mr Dampier'a Wonderful Fresh Bargains will bo found at tlio top of the second column,fourth page. WANTED, two smart Boys, about 14 years of age.-G. Gledhill. a respectable Lai).—Apply T. JJouglas, Princes-street. WANTED, a House Carpenter. —J. J. Kelly, Froemar. '3 Bay Foundry, WANTUD, a llaudy Man for washing up in the kitchen.—Occidental Hotel. aTN TED, Apprentices for Dress making.—Mra Holers Dressmaker, Cock-streot. WANTED," a Boy who can Milk.— Apply at the Anchor Hotel. WANTED a Youth, about 16 to 18, for Country House work. Good references required.—Garlick & Crqnwell. WANTED immediately, Two Pairs Sawyers ; Pi:s up and ready.—John Smyth, Waitttkcrol. WANTED, a Boy about 14, also a Youth about 17.—Apply at tho Cheap Furniture Mart, Victoria-street Kaat, Next to the public Hot Bathe. W~~ ANTED, a Servant Girl.—Apply at Richmond House, Pitt-street. ANTED, a Nursegirl.—Apply to Mrs Heath, at tho Girls' High School. WANTED, Eight good Qunrrymen. Apply at onco at the Tunnel, Waitakerei Hallway Contract.—Taylor and Daimher. WANTED, a Millwright, capable ot erecting Machinory for a Native Flour Mill.—Apply to Fraaer and Tinno. WANTED, a lirst-class Barmaid. — Apply STAit Olllce. ANTED, a Rood Bench Hand.— J. Trenwith'a Boot Factory, Wakofleld- Btrcct. \\TANTED, a Girl to make herself V T generally useful in a small family.—For addreßs apply Stah Offlee. WANTED, a tew experienced hands for the bush.—lnqirre at Biiorley'a Stables, Queen-streof, Auckland. ANTED, an experienced Nursemaid ; references required.—Apply Mrs Arch, Clark, Parncll. WAN T E D, UOUGII CAIIPKNTKKS. to make Fruit Cases.—Apply, at onco, to h. D. NATHAN & CO. W" "ANTED, a Partner fo7~the~«' New Zealand Sun" Newspaper; one who will manage and edit the paper. — For further particulars to "New Zealand Sun" Olllco, Glou oester-street. Chrletchureh. ANTED, nny Quantity Fat Poultry. G. Hulnie, Butcher, Queen Street, opposite Market. \\T ANTED, a Governess to take the Vt eutire charge of throo children under twelve years ; requirements — good Kngiifh, with music—Apply, between 10 and 11 o'clock, to Mrs. A. K. Alleu, Ponsonby Road, head of Franklin Road. WANTED, a Purchaser for a good Baking Business in Waikato; an ex cellent opening for a praotical num.—Apply this offlee, or Imperial Pakory, -wharf. WANTKD, a few respectable trades men Boarders, board 18a per week, within five minutes walk of Post-oflloe.—Apply at Star Office for address. WANTED, at Hannaford's Registry, Upper Queen-street, Femalo Servant, Scotch clergyman's family, country. ANTED, at Hannaford's Registry, Upper Qaeen-street, Female Cook and Laundress for gentleman's family. ANTEI), at Hannaford's Registry, Upper Queen-street, Female Servant, able to milk (country). Vyl7 ANTED, at Hannafoid's Registry, V* Upper Queen street, a Single Man, to garden and milk ; no use if he cannot do both well. JNTED, at Hannaford's Registry, Upper Quean-street, young Girl to bo U3ofu). _ WANTED KNOWN. -Ladies' best Kid* Boats (sewn), 7s: Children's Strong Boots, from 3a 6d.—Mra W. Whitihead, Milliner, Newton. \\7ANTED, within a mouth, a 10 or 12- V T roomed House, mitable for a boarding house : good looa'ity : Barrack Hill prefered.— Apply "Beta," Star Office. WANTED, to Borrow £350 for Five Years at 12 per cent, per annum. No professional money lenders need apply.—Ad dro=s C. J., Post Office, Ponsonby. ANTED, by an experienced Laun dress, a family washing; would go out by the day.—Apply Star Offlee. rSTANTED to Sell, really good Second- TT hand Buggies; single or double hooded, or open also, two First-Class Phaetons (new at Crowther'B Victoria Stables. WANTED, a Teacher (married man), for a Country Township School under he Board.—Apply early to Box 33, Post-ofßco. A*TED, LAND (scoria preferred), two or threoacresi; good ;inot far away, with or without cottage.- Addres3, giving position and lowest cash price, "S.W.A., Eden Toiraoa Post-olHcc. WANTED, by a respectable, middle aged, educated Man, a Situation in a store or otherwise willing to make himself generally useful; wages not so much an object as regular employment.—Apply, by letter, to "Beta," Stab Office. WANTED, the Public to know that John Crooker has Opened his New Boot and Shoe Shop, in Wellesley-strcet, a few doors above Hewin Eros'T Mart, and opposite United Service Hotel. He hopes by hijjh-rlass work manship and lowest possible rates, to secure a share of public patimage. WANTED KNOWN.-Havingmadea tise, I am prepared 10 pay all my Creditors twenty shillinns in the £.-• John Smith Billiard-room. United Service Hotel. ANTED to Sell, a Superior Billiard tible.—John Smith, Billiard-room, United Service Hotel. Queen-street, Auckland. ANTED KNOWN. —The Glasgow Bouee is re-opened with an entirely new Stock.—W. H. JACOBS, Boot and Shoemaker, (late Kincaid & Co.) WANTED, Tenders for the Erection of a Four-io^mod Cottage. Plans at Mr Hogg's, G.ocer, Newmarket, up to Thursday, 19tn. WANTED KNOWN, that E. Carr and Son have to hand Building Tirnher in Kauri and White Pine, Shingle?, House Blocks, Pailintrs, Posts, Rails, and Firewood in their yard. Customhouse-street West, opposite end of Hohson street. N.B.—The increasing damand for White Pine h< a Induced them to arrange for a constant supply



Wanted. W 7"ANTED KNOWN, that D. Goldie, T T Timber Ale-chant, has Removed to his New Premises, Lower Albert-street, opposite the Cock. Having erected Large bheaa the Timber will be alwajs under covor. vo t'oat the public Jwill be supplied wit.i Seasoned Timber at the lowest, prices. Board Timber always In ojsck, also Haidv/oO'.l Timber for V> heol wrighfi" _ \\r ANTED X N 0 W » TO TRADESMEN, MECHANICS, AND OTHERS. Money Advanced in Sums of £2 to £50 on personal security, re-payable by weekly instal ments, at li. H. NKUMEGEN, Auckland Loan Office, 165 Qoßon st.. opposite Savings Bank. \TTO2*DEKFUL Fresh Bargaius. Par. M tn:ular3 scon. Open from 9 till 9.—W. H. Damper. _ WANTED Known, that the advertise ment relative to the co3ts in tho cisc Wcßtbeach v. Yon was not inserted by me but by Port, and that it is uutriio that any Distress Warrant was presented to me, _ WATER K. WKSTBKACH. A STEADY, Industrious Whoelwrigh would be Rlad to hear of employment town or country.—Address J. 8.. Star Office. O 800 I'JIAKEKS. A Young Man, just out of his time, wants a situation as Improver.—AJdre s M., office of this paper. T~GRICULTUKAL.-A young Man _TaL ju-.t arrive, seeks a Re-engagement en a Ki.rra, where 1 o would be treated ns ore of the family.—AdflrtjgH, " J.C.D.,'- office of this paper. ATdOROUGH practical JSngmtjer is desirous of meeting with an Engagement to take charg' of Sawmill Plant, or anything where Eteam-povver is used, such as deup-lifc pumping m.xhinc-y, Brick Machinery, Brew w'e-, &c.., &c. Would have no objection to drive a Portable fngirie and Thrashing Ma chine, and Keep same in repair. Highest home and Colonial references given.—Apply Stab Office. Tenders. ■VTEW ZEALAND HAIL WAYS. KAWAKAWA RAILWAY. TAUMAKERE CONTRACT (FORMATION ONLY). LEKGTII, ABOUT ONE MILE. Public Works Office, Wellington, January 15,1880. WRITTEN TENDERS wi 1 bo received at this office until norm on WEDNESDAY, tho 25th February, 1880, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside "Tender for Taumarore Contract." Plans and specifications may bo seen nt the Public Works Offices, Wellington, after 21st instant, and at Auckland, Grahamstown, Kawakawa, Chriat churob, and Dunedln, on arrival of flrat mail aftor that date. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if pre sented at any Telegraph Office by noun ot the samo date, provided that written tenders in duo form are lodgod at a District or Resident En gineer's Office by tho same hour, and accom panied by a cheque on g:me bank in tho town where tho tender is lodged; such cheque to bo specially marked by a banker as good for twonty-one' dnys, and to be in favour of the Jtecciver-Oaieral's Deposit Account only, and not to beaver or order. Tho lowest or uny tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. JOHN BL&.CKETT, Enginecr-in-Charge, North Island. "VTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WHANGAHEI CONTBACT. FORMATION PERMANENT WAY AND BUILD INGS. WHANGAREI-KAMO CONTRACT. Public Works Office. Wellington, 19th January, 1880. WRITTEN TKNDKU3 will be received nt this office, until NOUN on WEDNKSDAY, the 25th February. 1880. for tho above contract. They must bo addressed to ihe Hon. tho Minister for Public Works, Wcl inston, am) marked out side, " Tender for Whanifarei Contract." Plans und Specifications may be seen at thn Public Works office, Wellington, on and after Wednes day, 21st January, and at Kiwakawa, Auck land, Grahamstown, Christchurch and Dunedin, upon arrival of tho th'ct mail after that data. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addreseed and marked, will be received it presented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the samo dato, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at any of tho above-named offiefs by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town whera tho tender is lodged; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as trood for tws nty-oue riuys, and to be in favour of the Jtmiver Oincral's Deposit Account on']/, and not to bearer or opinr. Tho lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Hy command. JOHN BLACKETT, Engineer in Charge, North Island. mENDERS will be recehed till 4 o'clock I on THURSDAY, 11th March, tor the Erection of a Banking-houae, in Aucklnnd.for the Bank of New South Wales, The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted Flans and specifications may bo eeen at the Bank of New South Wales, Auckland, and Tenders aro to bo addressed to the Manager, endorsed, " Tender for Bank." W. B. ARMCON, Architect, Christchurch. O ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS AND BUILDERS. Tenders will bo received—for the whole or separately—until noon of SATURDAY, Febru ary 23, 1880, for the Re-erection and He institing Sawmill and Machinery, at Wangapoa, for the Royal Insuranco Company. Plans and specifications may bo seen at my offico, ttichbury's Buildings. EDWARD BARTLEY. Architect. m O BUI L D E R S. Tenders will bo received up to noon on THURSDAY, tho 26th of February, 1880, for Alterations and Additions to the Od Wesleyan Chapel, High-street, to convert it into a Resi dent Magistrate's Court, and Offices for Stamps, Dends, and other Departments of the Govern mont Service at Auckland. Drawings, specifications, and general infor mation at our Offices, Queen-street, Auckland. EDWARD MAHONKY & SON, Architects, February 13,1850. mo CARPENTERS |AND JOINEIiS' Tenders will bo received at my office until TUESDAY, tho 21th, at 12 o'clock for Addition to tho Star Hotel, New on (labi-mr only>. JAMES WRIGLEY, Architect. m O BU ILDERS. Tenders will bo received until noon ot WRD NESDAY, February 25, for the Erection and Completion of a Shop and Dwclliug House in Ponsonby. EDW. BARTLEY, Aichiteot. mo BUILDERS. Tenders will bo received until noon of THUR DAY, February 20, for tho Erection and Com pletion of a Villa Residence in Alfred-street. EDWARD BARTLEY, Arohitect. To Let. TO LET.—A young nian bavin" a nice Cottaxo in Upper Symonds-streot would let it to a quiet couple, Free of Rent, for his board and lodging.—Apply to Robertson Bros., Upper Symonds street. ' pO LET (furnished), two scperate Rooms I. fit for working men, with or without bosrd. Mr Purchase, Chapel-street, two doors from Alexandra Hotel. mo LET OR LEASE, Larco Commodious Store, with Ton-stall Stable, next Bank of Now Zealand and opposite National Bank Wharf and Willow-street, Tau ranga. Terms Easy. For particulars apply to JAS. BODELL, Auctioneer, Tauranga. T^OR LEASE, 5 OR 10 YEARS, GOOD BUSINKSS- Allotmnnt of Land, with Blacksmith Shop and Tools complete, and a Cottage of Two-rooms, next McDonald's Hotol, Uretara, Stewart's Special Settlement, Katikati. For particulars apply to JAS. BODELL, Auctioneer, Tnuranga. Lost and Found. LOST, between Upper Symonds-street and Remuera. a small Purse, containing money. Five shillings reward if left at Robert son Bros.' Grocery Store. J2» pr REWARD. — Lost, on Tuesday t4&*r night, probably in Queen-street, a Pocket Book containing eight £10-notes, four £s notes, and several £l-notes. Numbers known.— The finder will receive the above reward on deliveriag the Book and Cash at Star Office. FOUND, on Thursday, sth February, on tho Old North Road, a Silver Watch. Owner can obtain watch by giving description and paying expenses. ITtOUND, on Saturday afternoon, a Ladies V EAR-KING on the Wharf at North Shore. The owner can havj the same by applying at the Star Office. Board and Residence. ■\TACANCIES for three or. four Single V Gentlemen at Mra Hastings', Woodbine Cottage, Grey-street. PRIVATE Lodgings, for Gentlemen only, in most convenient part of Parnell h ye ry comfoi t —Apply Star office. A VACANCY for one Gentleman at Kxonia House, Upper Hobron-street. OVERN OR BROWNE HOTEL, HOJ3SON-STREKT Board and Lodging 20s per week X folncda room),-25a,



Public Notices. p2O REWARD, Canatabluary Department (Superintendent's Oflic ), Auckland, Fo'ruorylS 1880. Re fel MON alias JOff, a Fij ian, charged with Rape on a Child of live ytais. The very limited number of Police available ! being quite insufficient for thoroughly searching th 9 dense bush and swanipx, near Orakei, in which the above named Fijian is no! i vrd to be still concealed, h REWARD of £20 will be paid to any party of five who may succeed in captur \ ing and handing over this offender to the Police, Intending Volunteer.' for this duty are re i quired to give in their names THIS EVENSNU jto Sergeant Martin, nt the Auoklund Polcu I Station. J. PELL. THOMSON, ' Suocriiitenuent. Auckland, N.Z , February, 1880. mO THE REV. S. ED GEE. Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned, do respect fully request that you will be good enough, on tho first Sunday Evening that may be at your disposal, to deliver a Lecture on tho Life and Writings of that eminent author, Charles Dickens: by compliance with this request you will confer a great favour upon yours, very ttu'y,— G. W. Owen C. Williamson Walter Lee Charles G. Hill William Coleman J. Fisher James Wallis H. K. WhitaUer John Blackman W. H. Armstrong W. 3. Wilson Isidor Alexander Charles K. Nelson J. B. Robinson Robt. rranwell H. King 11. G. Payne N. G. Lennox A. l.oveit W. H'ady W. J. Oiler G. P. Cox William W. Day J. U Schmidt Geo. Williamson R. J. Yates Chas. Macindoo H. 3. Canliam George Leahy J. H. Pond R. Hampton J. AT Moore. M.D. James Batty <'. Maling H. Hampton J. Warnock Thos. Finlayson P. A. Phillips Tlios. Kllison KdwardCush John C. Morrin Edwd. M. C. Harrison G. Aickin A. Sutherland Bernard J. Grain C. Jjtoyd W. F. Jones JamisLepino J. B. Hojcs Geo. Moccatta (J. Hemus T. W. Leys J. M. Geddis Chas. O. Montroso Frank S. Dufaur Jno. W. Lepine Samuel Coombes E. Barrington Henry Cuthbertson Frank Diver James Johnstono Fredk. G. Burgess H. Gentles Robt. Young W. 11. Potter George Devenport H. Roes Georga R. J. Priestley Muss M. Levy W.J.Napier Chas. S. Weatney Richard Webster G. Rainer Tom Burnham J. L. Seccombo ( harles B. Andrew T. Mason J. M, Syms Alexander Campbelll J. Ford Robert Buee Edw. Cooper Francis Wing John Mason Thos, Harrop J. W. Leigh J. F. Clark Thos. 11. Searla Chavles Cleal William Power John D. Gow. THE PARNKLL SWIMMING CLUB will hold its Second Swimming Contest on SATURDAY next, at 3 o'clock, in the Break water Baths. Members are requested to meet at 2.30 p.m. WM. ROSSER, Captain. j£?Q AAA WORTH EAR'LHKNWARE, CHINA & GLi?S\VARE. SHOW-ROOM ON FIRST FLOUR. Now Unpacking, Ex ' Loch Urr X A Beautiful Selection of New Goods, in _ Great Variety. r, j§ Also, landing, ex 'British Empire,'large t) g additions to my Stock. m 2 An early inspection is invited, especially of _| some Parian Statuary. » 2 The Goods are very Choice. Q H Largo shipments to follow by 'City of § Quebec' and ' Mercia' from London. H to ° S Sel ing Prices nro euch as will Induce <-> S Cv tomers to extend to me a continuance ej g of their favours. % to My Agents in London, thoroughly conver- o h sant with the wants of tho Colonies, are a < thereby enabled to purchase if^r cash) to S §j the beat advantage. a C 9 ~~~ EDWARD LEWIS, CUSTOM-lIODSE STEEET. 11th February, JBBO. DONDING WAREHOUSE. The undersigned beg to inform Importera.Mer chante, and others having dealings in Bonded Goods thit having purchased the Bonding Stores at present occupied by Messrs G. and E. Lewis, they intend to enter into possession at the end of the present year, and trust for a con tinuance of the support hitherto accorded to late proprietors. HULL BROTHERS. IN retiring from the business as Bonded Warehousemen wo have to thank the nublicfor tbo support we have received in tho past, and hope that the tamo may be continued to our successors. G. & K. LEWIS. Auckland, December 11,1879. T>ONELESS \% : f '■"■ pLOSE "OROS., QUEEN-STEEET. AF E IMPER IAL E, QUEEN-STREET WHARF1, AUCKLAND. The above will bo OPENED on and after this date for Refreshment and Luncheon. J. GRIFFITHS & CO., Proprietors. Auckland, January 29,1880. XT ERY HANDSOME MOTTLED V X All RI CHESTS of DRAWERS and BBD ROOM SUITES at li w prices for cash. The above articles aro well made and universally admired. WILLTAM NORFIE, Mottled Kauri Manufacturer, Top of Shortland-street. f j O THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NOTICE. H. SURMAN.in thanking the public for their support while in busineps in the Auckland Market, for tho last six years, begs to inform them that he has Opened PREMISES IN KARANGAHAPE ROAD, where they can be supplied with Fruit, Vegetables and General Produco, at the Lowest Current Prices. Note tho address— H. S U R M A N, Kabaxqaiiape Roap. f^ O TO BATH \JT to Roth's Publlo Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Victoria-street East. Charge, ONE SHILLING. Open all week days from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday Mornings from 6 till 10 a.m. The Bath-rooms are all private, and sup plied with every convenience, Turkish towels, lesh and hair bnahos, combs, respirators, soap, So Select bath-rooma (private) for Ladies every day. at all hours, with female attendance, Onu SHILLING. Please note the address:—Victoria street East, above the Greyhound Hotel, and next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart Auckland _ |-\R. C. EMERSON TENNENT, \_J Legally Qualified MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Dispensary and Surgery: Top of Grey-street. Hours of a ttendance: 10 to 12 a.m., 2 to i. and 7 to 9 p.m. MOTICE OF It EMO VA L Mr Wm. Parkeh, recently in business as Wheeliight at the Junction, Epsom, begs to in form his customers and tho public generally that ho has REMOVKD to Newmnrket, opposite Mr Pearce, Blacksmith, where he hopes, by strict attention to business and civility to those who may favour him with their patronage, to obtain a fair share of suDpport. Address: William Parker, Wheelright, opposite Railway Station, Newmarket. "XT O T^ I C E Ladies, bear In mind that Williams' Is tb.e Cheapest House in Town for Fancy Drapery and Small Goods. A splendidassoytmentof Ladies' Underclothinff: ladles' Belts, Is each; a nice lot of Neck Killing, all prices from i& yard, and lot of Gilt Brooches, Ear-rings and Lockets, from Is to 2s each. J. WILLIAMS, Foot of Grey-street, four doors abore Marko Entrance, opposite Dampiert. Open til) a p.m.



Public Notices. TO-ARKWORTH, MAHURANGI. CHARLES THOMSON Begs to inform hia friends and the public he lim resumed Business in tho Old Premises, knov.'n aB " Thomson's leraparanco Hotel," and hujww by strict attention to business to still nieiil the patronaxe he has always received. Good Stabling and Paddocks. Horses for Hire. IHERRY HOTEL, 'NORTHCOTif, ? • LATE STOKES1 POINT, J. MAXWELL. ritorKiETOß. Accommodation for Travellers. Saddle Horses on Hire. RELIEF FOR THE POOR IN JERUSALEM. Rabbi Furwi tz, whose stajihera if It'mltodtojabout a fortnight, will g!adly receive hubscriptiuns iv aid of ttie permanent establishment of a SOUP KITCHXN for tho present distress in the Holy I and, and to relieve the numerous helpless now constantly flocking to this city to end their days. Rabbi Hurvvitz carries credentials from the British Consul, testifying to the merits of his Mission. Subscriptions in aid will bo gladly received by Messrs Is. D. Nathan aud Co., X, and A. Isaacs, P. A. Philips and Edward Lewis. VOCAL SCORE AND PIANOFORTE COPIES OF HS 5 « .« ► wo 5° a $ > § * ** « a H M ° * 8 « > " a « > § » °► § H » W P H H H W PINAFORE Danoa Music. SOUCERER Dance Music. AUCKLAND MUSIC WAREHOUSE. ARTHUR BADY. j-CNJL I^i 0 R IWAITAKA. Will leave Onehunga Wharf on SATURDAY, February 21, at 2 p.m. For freight or passage apply to A. HoGRttGOK, Manager. ,r*. i TJIXCURSION TO RUS jf*?&£s^v Xli SKLL REaATTA.-The ATitJffl™M§LV!sß-s- 'los«. will leave Queen ml/Jl^tf^V^Btr, pt Whirl on MONDAY, I^^mt^^mm February 23, at 5 p.m., returnirg on Friday, thus giving visitors an advantage of three days at Russell. Return Tickets at Single Fares. McGREGO R, Manager. "XT O T I C E GAS HEGULATOHS. 048 REOULATOES. HORNE'S PATENT GAS REGULATORS Gas Accounts R educed 30 to 40 Per Cc n t Sole Agents for New Zealand: A. & T. B U R T. Dushdik, Our representative, Mr, A. H. Waddell will be in Aucklatd at tho beginning of next week (23<-d), and purposes introducing the above through the me ium of the ga^fltting trade. As his stay in Auckland wll be limited early appljcition for the above will be necessary to secure bis immediata supervision. Full infor mation given regarding them on communicating with his address, Albert Hotel. TUOBEL'S IHYNAMITE, The Travelling Agent Wr Gorman) of the Nobel's Explosive Company (Limited) ifl now in Auckland, and is prepare 1 to give information respecting the use of Dynamite. Mb Gohman will also wait upon any En gineers for Road and Harbour Boards, Con tractors, &c, having work in hand requiring a powerful explosive. Nobel's Dsnamite, having been greatly re duced in price, ia now the CHEAPEST (as well as the SAFEST and MOST POWERFUL) Ex plosive in uso. E, PORTER & CO., agents for the nobel's explosive Company (Limited). XT E A. 1, T H~! Now that Typhus Fever has broken out In Parnell, it is well the attention of residents should be drawn to the fact that Nuisances of all kinds can be removed, cesspits cleaned out and all work of a similar description performed at low rates by the undersigned. Orders left with W. Loundes, Inspector of Nuisances, will be promptly atttended to. ABEL FLETCHER. "W" ' ° T I c E- In the Estate of the Late John McConnell, Deceased. All Accounts against the above Estate are requested to be rendered to Mr. John Schischke, Junction of Queen and Alexander-streets; and all Accounts due to tne said Kstate up to the 31st December. 1879, must be paid to the said John Schischke, whose receipt only will be recog nised. By order of Mr. J. Chambers, Executor in the will of the said John McConnel', Deceased, Hawker. For Sale. FOR SALE, Heavy Draught Entire Horse; quiet and staunch in all work, and a sure foal getter.—George Lcndrum, Queec street, Auckland^ . TT*OR SALE, Two Billiard Tables—one F French Canon Table and one Alcook's. Both in good order, with all the usual requisites. CApply Occidental Hotel. Vulcan Avenue. |j>OR SALE.t one 6-horge power Steam IVI Engine, by Hornsby and Son; also, Thrashing Machine, bj; Marshall and Son, Tar pauling, Tools, &c, in sood worklna order. Also, the Purebred Clydesdels Kntire Disraeli, 3 years old; tha Thorough-bred Kntire Treg eagl>; the Thorough-bred Entire I3hmaelite.— Apply S. C. Caulton, Albert Hotel. FOR SALE, a New Seven-roomed House and five acres Volcanic Land, fenced and subdivided; well planted with trees; 2Jmiles from Queen-street. Price, £475.—Apply Star Offloe. T 15 N fi H E N T~! Prime Pic Mod Salmon White Herrings And Ling Fish On Salo at G. MOOD V' S & CO., Queen-Etrect, Onehunßa. evon fort, n(7Rth: suoreT^- Houses to Let, fuvnished and unfurnished, —Oliver Mays, Post-office Street. I«l A to~£!000 IJINT. on Building Society *<l.vf principles, or on other terms to sun borrowers. Mortgages and Loans negotiated. Sco List of Properties for S»le on 4ta page — C. Williamson, Estate Agent, Vulcan Lane.— Reven per cent, allowed on money; deposited for investment. OTELi FOR SALB, Township of Opotiki, now doing a good business; good reason for present proprietor retiring.—Further particu lars on application to H. Partingten, House and Land Agent, Stiohbnry Buildings. LSC), a Compact Farm of 75 acres close to the Township of Opotiki; rich land, sub divided into 7 paddocks; well fencad with White Thorn; out-houses all complete; cattle can be taken at valuation.—H. Partington. BIOK SALE (Ponsonby), one to four acres first-class Land; a most desirable site for residence or market garden.—H. Part ington. mANKS, TANKS. TANKS' Iron Tanks, now landing ex ' British Empire,' for Sale cheap. Apply to W. CRUICKS.HANK-, Commerce-street or Mechanics' Bay. Q N SALE, GALVANISED CORRUGATED IRON, 6, 7 and 8 feet. MUNTZ"S PATENT METAL, 16 and 18 oz. BEST MACHINE-PICKED OAKUM, H. B. MORTON.



Amusements, TBISH DISTRESS RELIEF FUND] GBASD BENEFIT ON Fill DAY EVENING NEXT, Tendered by Mr DoLias and J. J. Wallace, AT THE THEATKK KOYAL. Ticlte'a of admission may bo obtained from Mei:»r» Uptun & Co.. Kady. and Fairs, Book sellers, fee.. Quoanstreet: Mr Fiyim, Book seller. Weileeley-strect; Mr J. Little, Thistle Hotel; Mrs Hacked, Market Hotel; MrDervan, Freeman's Bay Hotel; Mi- Gallagher, Cosmo politan >fot?l; an'i from the following members of the Heli'it C-mmlttee:—■His Worship the Mayor, Captains Oasoy and McKenzie, ana Mefsra Cosgravc, J. A. Tole, Thompson. Eyro. McKinistry. them, Boylan, and Hurat. JOS. A. TOLK, Hon. See. Athletics. jCJLLERSLIE GAKDENS. ATHLETIC SPORTS, To come off on EASTER MONDAY. programme:. 100, 200, 300 Yahds Handicap, to be won by point*. Ist Prize. £S; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £1. Kntrancc, ss; acceptance, 2s. One-Mile Handicap. Ist Prize, £5: 2nd, 30s; 3rJ, 10s. Entrance, sa. One-Milk Hant.icap (Roys' Race). Prize, 303. Entrance, 2s 6d. 150-Yards Handicap (Boys' Race), Prize, 20s. Entrance, 2s Od. li Miles Walking Match. Ist Prize, £1; 2nd, £1. Eutrauce, 53. Potato Race. Prize, £1. Entrance, la. H. BRBNAN, Secretary. Gazette in Bankrutptcv- TN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT HENRY A ANSON SHAKK CSP;SARK. OP THE NORTH :HORE, FARMER, A DEBTOR. Having just been informed that some one has been going round the Creditors in the abovo Estate attempting to bay up tho Debtsfor about 5s in the £. I b'g to intimate that on MONDAY next I will pay a Dividend of Us Id in the & to all who i-hall havo proved their Debts with me within that time. THO. MACFFARLANE, Trustee. Supreme Court Buildings, Aucklund, 17th February, 18S0. Volunteer Motices. XTEW ZEALAND REGIMENT J3I ARTILLERY-A BATTBRY. Tho Battery and Band will Parade at the Drill-shed for Inspection on THURSDAY KVKNING, 19th instant, at 7.15 sharp. Uni form : Full Dress, with armß and accoutrements. Bvery Member is requeßtei to attend. By ordi'r. QR.-M.-SERGT. E. HEIGHWAY, Secretary. Education. /CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR KJ SCHOOL PARNELL. Quarter Days :—January 27tb, April lSlth, July sth, and September 27th. School duties resumed Monday, February 2. JAMES ADAMS, 8.A., Head Master. MB HENRY R O W E TEACHER OF MUSIC, Somerset Plack, Howe-stroot. OINGING, SINGING. Mr Tho?. IT. Webb, o£ Oak Cottage. Hobson street (opposite Minette, Baker), intorn s his Class that the next Practice will be on THUK3- OAY EVENING, at 7.20, in St. Matthew's School-room. Those desirous of joining are re quested to send in their natnos. Term?, 53 per Quarter. Vacancies for Music Pupils. Pianos and Harmoniums Tuned atdßepaired; also,for salo lit low prices. Name and address on entrajic^gate. ■ THE undersigned begs to lniorm the Public of Auckland tnat he intends to open a GYMNASIUM AND SCHOOL OF ARMS in the Parnell Hall, at the begining of next month.| There will bn taught all sorts of Gymnastics, use of Floret, Broadsword, Bayonet, etc, after tbe mo3t modern and best piinciples, such aa have been adopted by all professionals from tha High School for Gymnastics in Germany. Ie ii the object of this eystem to develop by methodical cultivation of the body all power and faculties of the same, to render it strong-, active and nimble, and to act upon the moral element by the greatest perfection of the physi cal condition, t There will be at present, tbrso different Classes: 1. For Boys from 9 to 11 years, Mondays and Thursdays, 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. There will bo Taught: Free Exercises, a proper Walk and' Carriage, Jumping and Running, Gymnastia Plays. Exercises oa Horizontal and parallel Bars, Ropes, etc, To opßn, THURSDAY, sth February. Terma 153 per Quarter. 2. Fcr Young Men from 15 to 19 years, Tues days and Fridays, 7 to 8 p.m. There will be Taught, besides the above-mentioned: Trials of Strength, Trapeze and Ladder, Introductory Exercises in Fencing. To open, FRIDAY, 6th February, Terms: 15s per Quarter. 3. For Gentlemen. Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 to 10 p.m. In addition to above-mentioned: Horse Kxercisea, Broadsword, Floret, and (it required) Bayonet Fencing. To open, FRIDAY, 6th February. Terms; £1 Is per Quarter. Intending members are requested to leave their names before 3rd February at Mr R. G. Schwartz's Bhop, Queen-Btreet. a. zurn. i Personal. _—_ _—_ , IF Mr Oscae de Maeselliok does not call at Montreal H(.use, Grey-street, and pay his Board to H. liajnes, his Gcoils wi:l bo sol J to d< fray expenses. jD E R S O N A L~ If —. FBEsraY, who loft Mill-street, Liverpool, with his family, accompanied by Robert Far rell, will send his address to " Alpha," office of this paper, he will heu,r of an old friend. / WLD SPECTACLES. -Owner of above VJT please call at th's office. Auctions. TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1 case Ladies' Presidents Paletota 1 case Girls' and Maids' do. do. 1 case Ladies' Paletots and Ulsters 1 case Ladies' Satin and Velvet Trimmed Hats 1 case Ladiei' Satin and Velvet Trimmed Bon nets 1 case Flowers and Ostrich Feathers 1 case Lace Goods and Millinery Trimmings 3 1 case Ladiet,' and Children's Underclothing 1 case Coloured Skirts 1 case Ulster Coatings once Coloured Serges 1 case Men's Suits and Sacs 2 cases Paper Collars 3 bales 9 4, 10-1, lU, Medium Blankets 3 bales 94, 104,114,124. Extra Super, do. G caees Men's and Youthb' Felt Hat). A. G. GRANT HAS been instructed to sell by auction. To morrow (Thursday), at 11 o'clock, 26 Packages of the above Scods, unreserv edly. Special attention is directed to the abovo Sale. The Woods are all New and Seasonable, just landed ex ' Ben Nevis.' FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. THE Subscribers will sell at their Rooms* Fort-street, on Friday, 20th instant, at 11 o'clock, GENERAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE connsisting of Couches", Chairs, Mirrors, Tables, Pictures, Clocks, Sowing Machines, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Mattrasses, Bedding, Chests Drawers, Stands and Ware, Glassware, &c. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. DURHAM ~YARDS. FOR SALE, at the Durham Yards, on Friday next, 1 Heavy Draught Mare, from Ponui Island 7 Light Harness Horses and Hacks, from Ponui Island 1 1-year old Light Draught Colt, from Wai kato; staunch 2 3-year-old Draught Colts 1 first-class Riding Hack Spring Carts, Sydney Drays, Saddlery, ITor ness, &c. Also, Twa-wheeled Dog Cart, nearly new. AT 11 O'CXOCK. HUNTER & NOLAN. [Continued on Fourth Page.]