TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT.

To cut or not to cut, that is tho question : Whether 'tis better to be outwitted wholly By a pestilent and most insinuating scalper. Or to stand up and baldly fneo the mumo, . And by cutting solve tho problem? To cut-to No more; and by this act to say wo end The striving and tho thousand rivahuos The war engenders ;—'tin a consummation Devoutly to bo wished. To cut—to slash— Perchance to be discharged! Ay, theres the

For wild can tell what punishment may bo in-

By O P. A.'s wiio wish to find a scapegoat? It is this thought that causes hesitation. 8u-

Aro known to of ten havo no fooling; Thoy trample down tho poor but honest ticket seller. And visit on him their own misdemeanours, And call it justice. FTis this fear, ' This apprehension that puzzles quito tho will, And inakos us rather bear those ills wo havo, Than tly to othora that wo know not of. Thus conseionco doos mako cowards of us all, And causes us to quake and tremolo Whou we should bodly daro to slaughter All rates • or oven give away our tiekots And let caoh travellor lako a chromo also. -"St. Louis Boil way Uegistor.

TO GENTLEMEN.

Pretty wives make potted darlings, Stylish wivos mako pictures grand, Learned wives are very useful When one's books aro not at liana; But, wore I a man, and socking One my bettor half to bo, 1 would choose a careful woman, Full of lovo and constancy. Careful wivei may still have beauty. Learning, style, and many a gift; WMlo such gracos sumo more fully A ided by the hand of thrift. Careful wives make blosaed mothers, . AUho boys and girls well know, Though they may havo left the homestead Many and many v year ago. Careful wives havo savod mon's fortunes, Leaping out as yon stream rolls— Saved their name and savod thoir credit— Ay I and aumetimcß saved their soula. Patching up the broken places, Stoininium dobt's relentless tido. 'I'lius by ounrinini; tact and courage, They havo kept the wolf outside. A,K. Mount Cargill.

NOW AND AFTER.

To gHde like phantoms, horo and thcro, In ceaseless quest of shadowy tilings ; That lure-then vanish into air On noiseless visionary wings. To still nursuo tho same dull round With aching hearts, from day to day ; f. • •>iiu:rt, like tho tortoiso, to tho ground. Whilst birds above us wing their way! To 300 tho dourest uiulitho best Slip, ono by one, into tho night That shrouds the far-off realm of rest. Where haply " Faith is lost In sight! To wince at slander's vonomod darts, To sec love blighted by a breath ; O saddened souls! 0, weary hearts! \i this be Life, how sweet is Death To honr tho angels whisp'riug low, TO feel the pressure of a hand That softly lingers as vvo go Alone into " tho Silent Land. To hoar the old familiar hum Grow fainter yet in dying years; To know the end of pain lias come— Tho birth of joy—tho death ot tear.3l To fade into tho future dim, Far from " tho fever and the fret; Beyond tho ocean's westorn lino, To follow where the sun has set; To hear tho grand harmonious roll Of seraph song; to rest from strife: 0 weary heart! O, saddened soul 1 If this be Death, how bitter Life ! F. B. Dovcton.

ISOS—LINCOLN—OATIIfIEtU—IBBI. Link wo thoir names togothor—two Whoso worth our tongues but feebly tell. Just, foarli-RS, faithful, always uw To Him whoso will they Bought to do. Martyred—»nd orowned! Ti3 sad— tis woll. Noblo woro both, and bravo— Spcakitby Gurfleld'sgrovo. Aye, link thoso names together, when In future years your children ask " Who woro our country's greatest mon X . Suoak to theni of her martyrs thon. Creator to name would provo a tusk. Groat-heartod both, and bravo. Speak it bostdo Uiis grave. Woll-roimdod livos woro they, and grand In their complotonoaa. God know beat How lo dispose thoir days. Our land, Discerning no w His righteous hand, liowu to tho dust with heaving breast. And yields "toHim who gavo"— Aleekly-at Oar Hold's gravo. i. W. ltoss, Philadelphia,

History of the "Stars and Stripes."

AN elaborate work on the "History of tho Flag of the United States of America," by Rcar-Adrairal Preblo, has just been pub lished across the Atlantic, from which it would seem that the histoiy of its origin is full of curious inUrcßt. Though it Is the symbol of the newest of any of the great nations, it is itself, the writer assorts one of the most venerable national symbols. It dates from 1777, and so antedates the present flags; Great Britain, 1801; Spain, 1785; France, 1794; Portugal, 1830; German Empire, 1870; and Italy. 1848. Even the Chinese and Japanese national flogfl ate more recent. The flags of Turkey and Russia ante-date the American.. But though the Stars and Stripes are only a century old, their author is unkuown. The first official establishment of the national ensign was by this resolution of the American Congress, June 14, 1777 : " l*e" .solved, "That the- flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, whito, in a blue field.representing a new constellation." There is no record of any antecedent debate, or report of com mittee,.and none of tho author of this reso lution. The ,iiag seems almost to have sprung up full grown, like, the magic trees which the Oriental conjurors produce before one's oyes from the ground. Tho precedent Hags gave but little prophecy of what was coming. There were, indeed, striped flags, but no hint.of stars and stripes. The rattlesnake was a favourite device, sometimes across tho stripes, some times in one corner, where the stars are now feund. With it was frequently found the motto, " Don't tread on me." Prior to any national flag was a colonial flag, with the uuion jaokof Great Britian in the corner and the ground work of tho flag 13 stripes to represent the 13 colonies. This was the flag that floated over Washington's little army at-Cambridge, Mass., in the early part of 1776. The raising of this new flag was curiously misunderstood by the English at first to be a token of submission. The meaning of the stars is clear onough; it is officially indicated in the resolution cited above, "a new constellation." The one grand and joyful fact to the American peo ple in 1777 was that they were a newnation i and the verylanguagc of this resolution, and the very existence of this flag, is an indi cation that the old conception of thirteen separate States combining in a confederacy had tjiven place to that of thir teen States united in a sovereign nation.

Here are two verses, evidently penned by a man who abhorred total abstinence, and whose life was quite'consistent with his principles. One gets a kind of maudlin sense of his meaning, but the language, as well as the man, leans against a lamp-post .for support : ■ The man I liko's the sort of man A man can trust, you un'eratan'. ~ ; 1 call that man a man, you know; Ho is a man,' Precisely so. If any man addresses me, No matter who that man may be, ,1 always say,'twixt man and man, " This man's a man—you nu'oratan'. i

The Thugs of India.

Of the many dangerous castes in this sin gular country, who profess in onerormor another tho Hindoo religion, there arc none so dangerous as the followers ot the Goddess Kali, more familiarly known as Thu«*s For over two thousand years lias this "race existed, working through dark and devious ways its fearful record of crime. Like the serpent, of which he is nt emblem, the Thug is sinewy, slippery and eel-like in his movements, carefully coyer ing up his traces, and leaving no indication as to where he has been, or what route he intends to pursue. As a companion he is desirable, making himself agreeable and welcome to the very persons he intend.* sacrificing as a propitiatory offering to his blood-loving and murderous deity, bo iirnily has this society held together, so inviolable have the members preserved their dread secret, so dangerous have they been to the Indian community that they wore courted in such a way that nothing was permitted to be said, written or done ngain«t them, so fearful were the native Governments of drawing upon them, and their subjects the terrible enginery of their dreadful power. The ciste was known to exist much as death is known to be ever present. But no actual stops were taken for tho suppression of thuggery till the year 1830. In 1810 the British power became first alive to tho fact that the Thu"s were no myth begotten of Hindoo fancy and fairy-tale legend, but a positive and dangerous reality, who were daily, nightly, nay hourly, strangling unfortunate creatures- who happened to chance their way. No surmise can be correctasto the number of men, women and children that have met their death at the hands of the Thug, but the best authorities declare that it must be over sovcral millions. _ In all Hindoo plays, writings, historical as well as dramatic works, the thug is brought in, and it was more from this account than from any other that the officers of the East India Company fancied that Thuggism was an evil devised by poetic writers and dramatists, but when the British rule became more settled, when caravans of travellers disappeared, when lonely European officers, too, were murdered, it then became necessary for tho Govern ment to institute careful search and examine into the truth of these reports. The , facts disclosed astonished and terrified the officers, and at once a department called the Department for the Suppression of Thuggism was started. This, even to the present day, is in existence, and has to employ several hundreds of men who have to do their utmost to learn of tho organi sation of Thugs, their numbers, the horrible murders they commit, and the raids they plan, and to tako such steps as .will frustrate their diabolical intentions. As the British Government makes no secret of its determination to put down the caste, the Thugs have to exercise more than ordinary caution to elude the vigil ance of the Government. But it is an open question whether, at the present time, there are not as many murders committed as there were in the days gone by, with this difference that in those days tho Thug made no secret of his murderous work, and left exposed to the public view tho strangled body of his victim lying, at the shrine of his goddess Kali; while at the present day the Bhrine.of the goddess has been removed to parts 'inaccessible, and the body of the victim is not left to rot beneath tho open oyo of day. For no Hindoo would dare, even were it the corpse of his own father^ to carry it to a funeral pyre and give to it a decent funeral rites, because it came to its death in an unnatural manner. Thus the trial was. doubly cruel; for a Hindoo fancies that his spirit cannot enter paradise unless his body bo disposed of according to the orthodox custom of his caste.

Another fact has to be considered. The British Government hag, from the nature of circumstances, to draw largely on the native population for the performance of duties assigned to the lower grades of the service. Can it bo expocted from natives to proceed in such work, knowing, as they full well do, that they are but making themselves a defenceless sacrifice to the fiend Kali? For it is certain that they would be the first to fall victims to the Thugs who, from the instinct of self defence, would bo bound to murder their persecutors, apart from religious considera tions. It is impossible to use Europeans in this work, so there can be no hazard in making the remark that the influence, the power, and tic dangerous -vitality of the thug, is as unchecked as in the. days prior to the birth, of our Saviour. The ramifica tions of this oaste spread themselves all over India. From; the snow-clad tops ot the Himalayas to the, evergreen forcsts_ of Cape Comoria, branches of this body exist, each branch having continuous communica tion; with each other, each separate tribe or gathering knowing exactly the plans, move ments and progress of the other. no country in the world is. the social spy system worked to such exactness as in India, and it is by. this cxcellon t communica tion they have with ono another throughout the length and breadth of Hindostan that political bodies, hostile to the Government, or hostile to one another, can so work and mature their plans without the slightest foar of detection., Thus in tho very depart ment organised to suppress Thiiggism are very probably men who are considered the right-hand men of Major Henderson, its cluef, who are the leading men of the Thug gee tribe. It is as probable as not; in fact, many fears have been. expressed to that effect. * '■■-.__ This idea is not chimerical. ■» Un fortunately there is.in it much of sober truth. It is. generally supposed that tlie southern central district of tho Madras Presidency is the seat, the braiu power of the Thuggee caste; and it is there that the severest attention of the Government for the past few years has been directed, The inhabitants arc well fitted both mentally and physically for such dia bolical undertakings, being utterly, unlike the inhabitant of Northern India, who, un like the Madrassee, is a bold, robust, straightforward, and manly creature. Tho Madrassee is tho reverse—lithe, sleek, deceitful,; but blessed with great mental power and physical endurance. Whilst m Northern India the Thug acts singly, and is content with' the murder of ono or two, tho, Madras Thug kills wholesale, and, for tho accomplishment of his purp3°e, organises regular battues on a grand scale, drflls his followers with great care; anil is looked up to and respected by his obsequious henchmen. A Thuggee leader has tobe a, priest, and is generally a* mau of great importance outside his own community;; being well provided with means and money, and blessed with that without which no one can hope to prosper, a good character.1 To prove the secrecy of the movements of the Thuggee caste, it was only - a few years prior to the mutiny of" 1857 that they were known to be in Oude, a province which had been near a hundred years in connection with the British. Its disclosure was sudden and through pure accident. Colonel Slcenian was then Resident at Lucknow, and a man -was murdered witliin a few yards of his tent. No alarm was given, put the man being missed, Colonel Sleoniaii made search for him, and it was hinted that he had fal len a victim to the Thugs. Undeterred by he earnest entreaties.of 'his.native friends,

the Kesident made a strong endeavour to bring to light the murderers. From that moment lie was considered a doomed man, and his friends determined that he would be strangled ere the lapse of a year. Some attempts were made on his life, but as he alwiiys went armed and attended and had his premises carefully guarded, ho escaped the fate which, without doubt, had been designed for him by every Thug through out India. .

The Thugs practise murder as a priest would a service. They do not murder for the sake of robbery, nor as a means of livelihood, but their religion requires human sacrifice without the shedding of blood. So a Thug, before he can enter upon the service of his goddess, has to study the art of strangling. This is not so easy as it may at first sight appear. Ostensibly the Thugs are tinkers, and in that capacity travel throughout the country. In order to preserve their secret they do not let their wives know the nature of their religion, believing a woman cannot keep a secret. The contracting parties, on the male side, know, of course, that they are giving their daughter to a Thug, for a Thug would only give his child to one of his own caste. But the woman is innocent as to the character of her spouse. She has to assist in one crime, but that conies easy to her, that is to kill her female children. This is accom plished by administering to the new-born babe a pinch of salt. To all Hindoos male children are a source of delight as we'l as pride, the woman considering herself dis graced if she only gives birth to female children. To his wife. the Thug is kind and considerate, humouring her whims, and amongst Hindoo women lie is looked upon as a paragon of a husband, not making lior a beast of burden, but giving her lino clothes and trinkets, the best of food, and keeping her at peace with herself and the world at large. Seldom, though, does the good husband stay at home and enjoy the company of his wife, he is ever bound on distant excursions, and always on busi ness, but as that business gives her money and jewellery she is reconciled to the •separation, and never thinks of inquiring into the oaturo of Ins transactions. The education of his son is his chief care ; for he has to educate his boy to the profession of murdering his fellow-creatures, Iv Hindostan boy 3 and girls come to.the age of maturity about twelve and ten respec tively. So at the age of eleven commences the young Thug's schooling. He is taken with his father on one of the distant excur sions, but not a word is breathed about the human sacrifice. This is continued for a time, giving the boy an inclination for wander ing and also an unsettled disposition. Daring this time the youth has heard a great deal, seen a little, and is permitted to indulge himself in every license. Another quality the Thugs cultivate to perfection is that of being pleasing and entertaining. They are generally .sharper than other Hindoos, having travelled and seen more than the ordinary run of the orthodox Brahmin. They tell capital stories, sing well, and know every league lof country for miles around their villages. Their general plan of action is this : Hear ing that a caravan has to pass by a certain lonely road, they determine to murder every man, woman, and child belonging to it, though it may number a couple' of hundred people. One of their number is deputed as- a decoy, who is to lead the party into ambush.. The work is done in this manner : Along the road in which the com pany has to pass the Thug travels, alone and unprotdcted, with his stock-ia-trade Mhmg over his shoulder. Be catches up with the party and begs to travel with them, fearing murder and robbery. Per-, mission is accorded. Who could suspect the meek, mild-mannered individual, with pleasing face and humble demeanour, of being a Thug? His dress is but scanty, and he looks poor and ill-fed. . No sooner has the Thug seenred admission than he brings into play all his fascination. In the south of India, the heat being less than in North India, much of the travel is done by day, and when squatting round the camp fire which is made to keep at bay -wild animals, the Thug proves an interesting companion. He tells ancient stories, legends of the gods, sings a song, playß upon the Indian violin, and suggests the best routes to pursue. His victims are gulled. They repose in. him the most per fect confidence, and are willing to follow him anywhere and everywhere. All the time the party doomed to destruction are being followed by a crowd of equally in teresting Thugs. !,{ . The decoy give 3 each day explicit in structions to his unseen followers, by either; marking on trees, breaking off a twig or throwing a piece of rag on the trail, each of which signs are as plain to the members of the caste as would be a well-written and minute code of instructions to more civi lised people. His directions are implicitly, obeyed, and the caravan is surrounded by- a crowd of Thugs ready at any moment to fall upon and strangle every member com-. posing it, at the word of their, villainous chief. As the time for action draws near he directs some few togo ahead, itffact, draws around it a perfect cordon—some for action, others merely to act as scouts aud give warning of danger to those composing the wain body, who in like manner com municate with their chief. When the party is too large he 'calls to his aid another. They and the two travel for a short^s ta'nce together, Ibnt this is very, seldom, as two amusing people-generally clash, and discord would be the consequence. If the caravans consisted of two hundred people the chief would probably not be content with less than a following of 500;' for there is no danger of detection as long as no one escapes, and every care is taken that none escape. At his signal, given generally at night, when the peo ple are tired and asleep, the crowd close in upon their prey, two men to each victim. Oho holding the mouth, the other prepares the twine, slips it round the neck, and ere the lapse of half an hour the foul deed is accomplished. The company which but a few minutes ;■ before were men in. rude ■ health, have now passed away to the great silent majority and the Thug's work is done. Such articles as take; most his fancy are seized, the bodies buried. .Every trace of the murder is hidden, and the Thug either assumes tho role of thecarayan traveller or disappears as-suddenly as :he appeared, leaving nothing in the train' of that disaster but the wonderings and com ments on the part of the friends of the murdered. Unfortunately the law demands evidence ere ft conviction can be had, and though there may be stroog grounds of proba bility that certain men have been engaged in thuggery, it would be a dangerous prece=» dent for'the law courts to proceed on such assumption. I have ben told of many in stances where men suspected of Thuggism hate been brought to the - katencr ille (courts) -and after a long trial have been condemned to suffer the extreme penalty of the law, yet even thea it was doubted whether they were actually Thugs or simple murderers. •.. ' i-j

One sometimes does.a service by.being absent-minded. A gentleman of this kind while at a very poor dinner suddenly ior fot himself, and unaer the impression that c was the host, began to apologise for the wretchedness of the food,, saying among other Jthings that the family cook must have left, for, she'would certainly have been -ashamed to put such things on. the table.

PriflteaahaPablfeheabrthegroprietot,TTiiiiß ' BRETf, of Symondtf-streefc; at his 'QengHß ■ -Printing Office, WjTHlham-streef;,-lit theEKgg Tinceof Auckland. New Zealand. . ; k . s: i ~ ...SATUPDAY, DBCJatBKR IQi-..881." :$m ■■■ ': ■:.-

STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 10, 1381.

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.Land and Estate Agents. J. M. -Lr E* N 0 * &3TATK AQBHT AMD VALTJATOH, QOKEN-STHKBT, AUCKLAND, MONEY LENT OUT FOR CAPITALISTS ON FIRST-CLASS SECURITIES, OB IN VESTED IN BANK. INSURANCE, OR OTHER SHARES. No Charge to Lkndkb oh Investor, nioK (a bargain)—4-roomed House in the X/ 100 commercial Road, with freehold allot ment, 33 x 100. Price, £135.— J. M. Lennox." 153U . : KARANRAH APK ROAD-6-roomed Cottage and large freehold allotment, Price, £460, —J. M. Lennox Estate Agent ■ 167 L jC~I ft A—COTTAGE, in PonßOnby. Terms: S/iOU £50 cash; balance can remain upon the property.—J. M. Lennox, Estate Agent. 155 L ' - ' ' "': -■ jCQAIV-TO INVESTORB: 3 Houses withfree 3&OVU no id allotment, 166 z 133. Terms can ba arranged.—J. M. Lennox, Estate Agent. 1651 i "DONSONBr—S-roomed House with freehold X allotment, SI x 99,1 near the three lamps. Price, £320.-J. M. Lennox, Estate Agent. l> KMUKR A—Villa Residence and 5} acres of; XV garden, shrubbery, and pasture. Price, £1,000.-J. M. Lennor. 150 L FARM ol 30 acres of good Land. 19 miles from the city, with 7-roomed house, stabling, coach-house, piggery, fowl-honae, etc. The land' is all In grass and crop. Price £500, \. with small House, and 20 acres in grass. This beautiful little bomeetead is only 21 miles from town and 1 mile from a railway station, 2 miles from a church andeohool. Price, £340.- - J. M. Lennox, Estate Agent. 65L a LLOTMENT-A fine allotment 60 jc 120, A fronting Quarry Road, back of Kyber Pass Road. Price, £2 2a 6d per foot.—J. M. Lennox. !onn—HOUSE and Allotment in PsrnelL—J. ** V M. Lennox, Estate Agent, Auokland. SUBURBAN ALLOTMENT — Allotment in the Suburbs, near "the Parnell Grammar School, 40 x 200. Can be had in one or more lota. Price, £2 5s per foot. A-most'beautiful view ot the harbour.—J. M. Lennox. 89L T7IOR SALE, In the.heart of the city, a Benuti- V JiU 10-roomed Residence, with water and gas laid on. This residence^ moat healthfally situated, and Is only a few minutes walk from Quoen-Btreet.-J.,.- M Lennox, Estate. Agent. 139 L ■:■ - •■■■■<-' XS 1 1 iutf: PECULATORS. -, For Sale, 100 aoieo X fronting a main road, only two miles from the heart of the city. Thia is a rare opportunity for a capitalist to purchase a property which must necessarily rise rapidly in value. Price, £8000; £3000 cash, ana the balance can remain upon the property at 6 per cent.—J. M. Lennox, Estate Agent, Auckland., ; ■ 138 L j T7IOR SALE (a bargain)— Farm of 175 acres at JO Pnkekohe West, unimproved, being part of Lot 18. This fine property is mixed bosh and fern, and well watered. Must be sold. Price, £360; £200 ot which can remain upon the pro perty at a very low rate of Interest.—J. M, Lennox. Estate Agent, Auckland. 136 L -Pi Qfl—A Bargain—Cottage. Mount Eden, 3 *■■■"" apart manta. freehold allotment 33 x 100. Price, £130; £6S cash, balance can remain nn the property.—J. M. Lennox, ißstate Agent. IHITi • ■ •' ' ■ ■ .'■'■-. . FIR3T-CLABS FARM 0f123 acres In West A. Pufcekohe. with good Honse, cow-sheds, dairy, &c. The farm is all in grass, and 18 only one mile from tho railway station.—J. M. Len nox, Estate Agent, Auckland, 126 L FOR SAZiK, a large 10-roomed Residence in the most flourishing farming district in the .province, with 200 acres, mostly fenced and in grass. Price, £1.400.— J.M. Lennox. 123 L 17ILLA REBIDENCE.-A Charming Villa, V commanding a magnificent view of the harbour: about 5 acres of pastureandshrnbbery. Price, £1000; -a JT. M. Lennox Eatat V- nt, F niVK-ROOT3KD VERANDAH COTTAUn.— Commanding a view of the harbour; free hold allotment. £50 cash, balance of £250 oan remain upon the property at 7 per cent,—J. M, Lennox, Kstate Agent, Auckland.' 120 L mo FARMBRB.-For Bale, a bargain, a Fine X Compact Little Farm of 100 acres in one of the best farming districts In the Waikato. The, farm Is all fenced, and has a dwelling-house upon it: In grass. Ib offered_at, a veryjow price, owing to the owner leaving the district. Price, £400; £150 cash, balanca oan remain upon "j^jS^SonßM, Barms, and Allotments, nee my lons advertisement in ' Weekly Herald, j >T'-' vr:J M. liBHWOX, : - Estate Agknt. AtrcstAHD. r LAND AND ESTATE AGBNT, \ y QtTKEN-BTRKET, ■..,; ■ , FOR SALE, a Gentleman's Residence of nine rooms, all well finished, standing in ita own grounds of about 3 acres of rich volcanic Boil, choicely laid out in paddocks, garden, orchard, avenue, walks, So.;. magnificent view, main road frontage,- good well, stable, coach house, and all necessary outbuildings, close to railway, station, aid passed three times daily by trains. Prloe, £1400. Terms easy* ' : '■■ .„,' TVTOUNT ALBBKT-Jfor Sale, 2 acres of Rich IYX Volcanlo Soil, fenoed, In grass, and planted with fruit and ornamental trees, close to main road and railway station: good view. Price. £325. ' ' '■*l-fr- I^iJ-IH- 'Bill I I EPSOM— For Sale, near Auckland, att enue man'a Residence, containing U rooms, also i acres land, orchard;-garden, coach-house,, stable, and out-buildings. ■ I * FOR IMMEDIATE BALE—Stokes' Point- Lot 12, containing about 23 aores ot rich alluvial soil, good aspect, plenty of fencing timber and firewood, stream through the land: splendid piece of land for garden or orchard purposes.* Price, £15 an acre. Terms. £200 at 87. balance cash. ' > ■ - ■ i.'i : ■ "; | , ipOK IMMUDIATB fi 8 ALB— 25 i milea! from XI Auokland, on the Great South Road, ayery superior Farm of 190 acres, mostly all improved;' subdivided into ten paddooks, and laid down in, crass or In cultivation; valuable orchard! good. Nine-roomed Family House, Bix-stallpd stablo, cowshed, storehouse, etc eto; three miles from1 railway statien, on the main road. Price; £1850 Qforma can bo made.—R. C. Green wood.. ■■■'■ ' ' FUK a Aha— Farm at Babylon, neiensville, containing 293 aores First-class Land(ad lolns Captain MoMahoh'B farm),1 new 7-roomed Hoose and i outbuildings, orchard, garden.' 2 acres potatoes,'part laid down in grass. .Price of land, £1418s 6j<3 yearly for 10 years, two pay menta having been made. Price of improve ments, consisting of drops, houira; stock, eto, eto £550.—R.C.Greenwood;'i :• iiffs .woUJaj T7IOK SALE—2OO Acres of Knurl Bosh Land. X? being lot 165, and N.W. part of lot lU, Parish of Okahu, Hobson County, Immediately adjoining the Union Sash and Doc; Company's property; stream through the land. Price low. Kasrterms.—R.C.Greenwood, i .:...... . rriHE other Farm oonsista of 80 acrsa good X land, fully Improved,'lo acres bush land, well watered; New i-roomed House, &c Price|.£ioo .■ •■,,).. i,- '■ !?•'. .:■ i-AY ■'■ •'- TiMIR BALE—Seven-roomed'Cottage, sitnated X I at the Whan, main road frontage; good' orchard, &c; } ot on acre of land, good well, fto. Price.£m -;■-.::•,".•!•! •-.:• -,■, V • (82)-: IJ'Ori SALS—Lot 37, Parish of Hongonnul, co X 1 . taining forty, acres of very choicel and. Price, £50, worth £100. Also. South-western portion of lot 79, containing 33 acres of very good land, joins Improved lands. Price, £50. also, Lots 14,15, and 35 of the town of Manga pai, containing one acre each. ' Price for lot, £35. Tho above lot of lands are a capital investment,1 and easy terms oan be made—say.£2s cash, balance by instalments.—R. a Greenwood;; t T?OK SALE—S miles' from Auckland, 5 to 20 JC Acrea of Good Lund (Unimproved); well watered; close tp good roads; 10 minutes, walk from railway station; suitable.tor anyone wish ing tor small dairy farm, and to keep a horse and live oat ot town, the aspect 'being to the North-East, and view good; locality. Mount Albert, and the land adiouung being all taken, up and valued at four times the piice'asked for, this land, viz.. £1210a an acre, payable on the deferred payment system, or aa agreed; - j B. C. GKEENWO.OD, UCTIONKKR AND ESTATE AGENT, j Odeen-stbkkt*. i ~'; '-. ... : .... S. E.'H^ J T7NIOB'! House, Land, Estate, and Financial ,3 h'mi AGENT A»D YALtTEB, / .:/[.■} '■ VtaCAN Lank (next Occidental Hotel). . Money Invested on Firat-olass Securitr ] «| Mortgages and Loans negotiated ■ • . Rents and Interest ooueoted," Insurances effeoted ' .ETJM.v^M-'WGH '- Valuations of Real and Personal Estate , Several Villa Residences for Sale, from £300 to £1,200 • - . Building Allotments in Suburbs, from £10 each Country Land, fromsaperaore :>...- Wanted. Allotments at, Stokea'a Point,Mannt Eden,-Whan, andßemuera . , ■;,; .- • ~ Persons wishing to acquire property are in vited to inspect mv Lists . , :i -■ ; ' r JfLOWMAK S TIME-TABLES O-i; :. ;"";..,■;:-~, ■.;>":: "S <-.- Leave Onehnnga: Leave Auoklana .. Ba.m. • .. • ' 9.45 a.m. 'i:'" "" '•■ s'^'ia'noOh'-ifi''^ :;-;-■-^■4p.m.:_ii-.:i:..:.u: : aueoial COROIi aapetagraßinent, & a



Land aacTEstate Agents. ?] ]J LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS, SHORTLAND-STREBT. rpo LET, a Hoose and Shop. fast situation in A Nnwmarket, .«1 per weed.-Apply. toFT '' Mobs & Co., Shortland-atreet. ' *■ TpQR BAIiK-112 acres finest land' wm,ifi. A abundant water, and good three-roomS « House. The land to bush, with 20 acresifeZ? and excellent feed on all the land tftronffi F«M« ■ S«4-S£fi! & and Co., Shortland-street. '^wBM and 3 from a railway stattoir L?nd nfe1; I?°K SALH^-Karmof 265 acres. alanjaJL beautifully situated near TauranKLiSf 11}, U WOB SALK-40 Acres, Trtifr&^r fe^ ; X\ age. one mile from. railway SSw'^ 11!" -v Moss & Co.. Shortland-Btreet. BtaUon—f; J. FOR SALK-House of 6 Memß.:.wttbaiHL street? Onehtmga--F-J- M ™a &• Co., faSSSSfc P°s SALK-Section at the foot of Hobeon's f M™i^° all' Ch6aPl and on b»n*l" MONEY TO LEND, In sums Of £20 attain- < wards, on freeholdsecurity "at1 carreut ■ ] rate of interest. The interest and" pTrMotealK » parable on same terms as those' of the BnSaiSflHH - Societies, or on such other terms as.m&y |5 arranged to salt the convenience of borrowenlHH —F. J. Moss & Co., Land and Estate Agents' '> Bhortland-street ■ ■ - , ,' :-■■■:-.,■:-^T?MB« IjiOß BALE—B7S Acres very fine Landl iri|S>«l X easy access by water, and only a few. miles .:* from a railway station.—F. J.'Moss & Co,.' Land ■'fefel and Eatate Agents. 206 - FOB Sale—We have for sale a conßHeraWa ! number o£ Houses and Bnildine-Allotments I Farms, and other properties, improved and un-jMI Improved, of which we Bhall be glad to give full i ga^cu^on^piioation.-^. Ji.Moss ft Co.. FOB .BALK -SO Aores, with cbmfortablfl I . 'Dwelling •-honso and Farm Bnlldinra,v]S| beautifully Bitnated, near Lake Takopnna.—Fi 1 J. Mobs and Co., Shortland-street.•■.-; , -' m ( * TCTOB.BALB—BuiIding Allotments, Brighton- 1 XI _.-rpad (Parnell), near the City t>ark (Poa- I sonby), and other localities in town and: übnrto. i —F. J. Mosa and Co., Shortland-street. ~.; Ml • pOB SALB—A very fine farm of 550 Acres, a Hi X few nulßß from TauranKa.on the main '(IMA'wS to the Hot Lakes:' 200 acres in grass,' remattto .1 i open fern land. There is a comfortable realdenca -M W of 12 rooms, and the farm pUUdingg are all in; Si I good order and complete. ;Tne find,"laveryil 1 snperior and well watered.' Terms eaay.^-F. J■ I" ;Moßß&Co.,Shortland-streeti ■■■■ --' ■, • j?*' ■- ; 18:>»| .' 'BOUBB. LAND,.INStJRANCE AND .! i_. .:,i '.'■■:: ESTATEAQBNT. - ' .' Next i ''Heraid"''Offl6B,' Qneaa-fltreet- ' I ■ '■■ ' ..-■■ . •:.;FOR-SALK^;;Sl::w'"' ' A ALL that nmenificient Corner; Allotment i Franklin Boad and Ennlapd-sfcreet, about I 91 x 101, planted With oruamental Sees, &o. -, Thiß to, without exception, the best Bite in I the vicinity—both at pteaeht for a villa ,» residence, and prospectlvely.i BB!«!granS '\MI bosinesasite, " ■ -.:,-;; ",.., , mm .WBLLIN»Ton-STBKET—Boßlnesa Premises, im leasehold. For Sale (cheap). ! ,' - -8W OKATO, New Plymouth—For Sale; or exohSßge for property In or near Auckland, 81 Ames, 60 of which are improved, and the; remaln-^ffl ing 21 standing bush; IS miles from town; fenced and subdivided, 3-roomed !hotoe,§§i i . -~• welL nicaorchard;stoote-yard.eto ;telegr«pli i , ' line close by; Ij-milea[from the BeaTatftotffli of Mount Egmont, 'Price £300; £200 can im BtandatlOpercent. : 320 !tf POMPALLIKK lEBBACB, PonsOnby-A <■'- Verandah Cottage of 5 rooms and aliotmentvim SO x 100; nice garden in splendid* order, Price£3oo. '.:.::.,-.■-.■-.•.. », ..... r.^irm^M : UUBLIN-STKEKT, PonsonbyJ-VerenloaKablß- ■ - end Verandah, Cottage y nicely fumuhedtnn bow window;15 rooms (large), pretty flower a earden in front; allotment 33 z about 10KBB Price£32o.. ■'■ . ■ c ■■■■■:,i';.-BSB'i^» SHKKHAN-STRKHIT,{near, Ponscaiby,iH»ll#|a| . . Nice Cottage, four.rooms, &c, rorandah lillß :' front,' porch at back: good position; £230. *g ' . Also,! the -allotment '■ at > rear :of- same, withi^f ;.; frontage to King-street ot 36 feet, at SSapsc ; g PARNBLL—A Comfortable Family Resldenoe, « : ■■• consisting of Drawing-room (30x16),-Dining-;" I : room. (30 x 15), Parlour, Fiye Bed-rooms, ,h (i Kitchen, &c.; waah-house copper, ; water. 'fS laid on, gas and other comforts, and . J conveßieniies. - ■ HH UPPKRQUHKN-3TRKKT-Honge,foarr6ems> M ' ■ wash-hoaso, and; Bklllion attaobed, all ia •& . gooa order; nice garden, Two Allotments \sm desirable position. /" ""/ .%$TJ'mm PONSONBy-Woodstreet,newandgpleiididlr \M ■ . finished House ofi Ten Apartmenta; gaa ;f| ~. and. fittings complete; large Corner Allo^lM . 'ment thoroughly drained anS planted;; £89). !1| PONSONBS—Commodiens Beßldenoe, coneiat- if« ing of Drawingr-room (18 z 16), Dining-room :|i (26 x 12), Parlour, Font Bed-rooms, Kitchen, if | Bath-room, t&o., to.; «aa laid oni and otheuM comforts; splendid view; large Allotment aINH . planted and drained; very Uesi»ble.> k , ; ZIiWM PONSONBY—A good investment.' bohdatlng of a» largo Corner Allotment on which: Btasdm , Three Houses, for £800 ; 27fi-:f nil partJcolawWiM fromD.F.rßvanß." ,: ~ ,■■.....':■: .iSB ANGLKSBA^STBHaST-Honse On gooSorderMl ■ Six Kooma. stable. waah-hOQse.wood-flhed.M good well, laree Corner, Allotment (aboti .:.;-, 132 x 118) fenced and fully stocked, .with frallM trees, flowers '(very choice);'splendid tieiaUH of oityandharbour; £550."- J' •■' ,-•; v:B69iiH NBWTON-STBBBT-^A very- nice andpretqfiß Cottage of 5 rooms; allotment about S3 x 190{M| splenold little garden, good well, && Must ■■. . I ;: besold: Price only £120.' •■'■ •' * BS3i|HI MOUNT ALBERT-House, Six Booms, stabla'ji" -, ..and outhouses. Four.Acres rloh ,tqlc»H.'iSß land, aub-divided by. hedges ;;and walluHß: . corner lot, and within three minutea walicotM , ■'! railway station.!i • ■i''-. -■"■-.>" •'•n-'tMjii^B PONSONBY—House, Seven Booms, PaittrySH Store-room, stable, Scc^. standing on highflHj ' ground ''surrounded by wine fine Old; foreraH ■ ■ ■ trees, bommandlng a splendid view: laraaiH ■ , orchard and paddooks, in centre of which UjH .. a never-fallinsf enrface spring of water; al; i-. .together abont Five Acres; 61—full pa: tioulars from D V. Evans. Besides numerous other Properties large an4H small, full partioulara of which can be had osSS application to D. F. Evans,' Farms' and Coun-JHI try land from 7s 6d per acre upwards, gS3 BUILDING ALLOTMENTS-' SPRING-STREET, Ponsonby-at 20a and 2a||| 'peridot,;- : ''-: '■■■■■■■ ■■ .■..■■•:..■ ■•>.i«ffl SPHING-STREKT, Alma Place-at 37s per foot IRELAND-STRBET-at 37s 6d per foot :'^B PONSONBY TBRRACB-at 583 per footife Wood-Btroet, 42s 6d per foot. ■ ' ■ , 'apl. KINO-STBKLT—at 35a par foot, !, Ml I ■:'-■' .-;< Andvarious other Lota. < •■ i;if Fuil particulars on application to & I D. F. EVANS, - : '. - . HOTJBB^ LiND & KSTATB AOENT, ''Ml .: 139. QUBEN-STBEET next Herald OffloMj l^\T::OTJ'SQ-- : WOMEN'S INSTITraB Agkkcy fob govebhesses and H ; - SkkvanTS'iKkoistEkV ;! Eeapeotable Servants are reanest«d to Bp3ffi ; : • UPPER QUBEN.-STREET,. ; ; «H|:;.-, . Auckland. '■"... • , Fee from Employers, ss. Ki| Fee from Governesses. 6a. ft Fee from Servants, 2s 6d. ; |