SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATRR lThifl Evening, 3.33 7/t ™T m i To-morrow Morning, 4.17 SUNSKT.—This Kvenlng,s.l4 * SUNKIBK.-To-Morrow Morning. fiiß MOON'S AGK.-Full Moon 10th, 8.10 p.m.

ARRIVALS.

LAST EVENINB. Energy, schooner. Savory, from Sydney

TO-DAY, Ipna, 8.5., Stevenson, from RnssoU Oreti, s,B. Campbell, from Glaborne

DEPARTURES.

Argyll B,a, Crawford, tot WhansiiMi Onward, schooner, Smith, for Hoftianga

IMPORTS.

~JZf! T J? retl 1 Olaborna—lo2 bags flour, i 9*868 honey, 15 packages, 35 headTcattle, 200 sheop. 50 paokages sundries. h«Mrm E? OIB7. from Sydney-100 tons coal, 1000 oSfPo* 2"- a-J° D? bonedust. 100 dozen brooms, ana & tons rook salt. ■ .. ■ • ■ - -

SStf^Slft Wtona firewood: Christina,from Kuseell, with 86 tons coal; Mary Ann. from Maharangj.wlth^roobuahel^coal.-J^J^" _ Outwards Coast wise.—MaryAnn forMahu rangi. with 600 feet timber, 300 bricks; Lily, for Klhorakakarirl; Coralie. for Wangarei; Advance, for Wanganni, w*th 85 tons pipes! Medora, for Awanui; Bangatlra, for Omaha,

•"■The schooner Cutty Sark oloared at the Customs for Kaipara in ballast to-day to load timber for a southern port.

The ship Haloolne cleared at the Cnstoms to day with a full cargo (as per import list) and the following passenger*:— Mesdames Croke and Taylor. Mrs Skefflngton and 2 children. Mages Beasley <2). Messrs A. Morton, J. Girling, J. Griffiths, J. A, Bell, A. Gordon, and H. Jones.

The sohoonor Knergy arrived from Sydney tost evening, the passage having occupied ten days. She proceeds to Motuihi in order to com plete the 12 days quarantine.

'The S.B. Oretl arrived from Glsborne this forenoon; landed cattle at the Tamo&i, and came up to the wharf this affternoon. Pa* Benpers:-Mrs Miller and family (61, and 1 native. The Oretl returna to Gisborne at 3 p.m. on Monday.

Arawatajmay bo expected up from quarantine station during to-morrow (Sunday) sh«l2mT «*"»««» being: then completed: She will leave for Sydney on Tuesday or Wed nßßufvy uoxt* ■ •, ■ .')

t%&° S&ih!? Anan may ba expected to arrive from Melbourne via Southern ports during Monday forenoon. She will leave for Kussell the same eveoiatf, returning Sonth on Thursday morning.

■vrTh.?. brigantlnes Omaha. Knterprise, and NiKhUngale arrived-at Timarn from Kaipara jresterday, : ; ,

t!» tnJfFS 19 er has nearly completed ■£&s£*; Ic?^b^ m R™b6U. WhanKaroa and Moneqpni, left the former port at 12 oVioofc SSw2£i* nd« <? 1lS a nt Wangannl, took In 20 U> left t at 6 P.m. and arrived at nn^rn «^ fcl' Bnd 9stperage. Cargo: 29owfes ou. aw^sackg Kuni, 9lparoelß, 8 hides. 1 case bacon, 2 boxes machines and 2 bales BheepaUM

EXPORTS.

. T*e ship_ Halolone cleared at the Cnstoms to-aay with the following cargo, tho Talue of wWoh^eappMidi: r/< ■?., ■~ " ',-,._. jj;,;i a ■','', ' *-' ' ' -. "■ ■ ■ , ■ Value. 3,263 pases kauri gum ■„■- \. .v15,0r8 0 6 31 bales and 109 packages wool.. 3,785 10 0 BSpaskstaUow ■ _ •.. .. BM.OO :»S bales cotton i. ~^ , .-.: 8,489 00 223 tons copra „.. .. 0 0 •472 oases and S9 bags pearl ahoUi. 6,240 0 0 ■10S tons manganesa _ ..... 420 0 0 ■ 6 bales and 2 boxes basils .. 1M 10 ,0 * bales and I,B2ohorns ... .. 32 10 0 Kbarabonas.. .. .. .. j 1810 0 * 1 bale hair _ 1 .„ .. 31 0 0 . * packages clothing .. .... 20 0 0 o>| cases medicines .. .. ).: ■ S O^.Oi 3 tins vanilla beans _ ' '.. 39 0.0 1 kauri cabinet .. .. .. 19 10 0 y-1 parcel ferns.. ... ..(} .'.. •! 5 0-0 _ Totalvalne . : .. , ..^ 6 '•'• 51.42 ilO 0 I

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Rowans, 0.9. Scott, from Newplymonth,

,h 2 l >:..-•„ iiKPAR^URE." '' Lalla Rookh, B.S. Robertson, for Waitara

The S.H. Lalla Rookh left at 3.30. p.m. yester *day for Waitara, With3osacks bonedußt, 10 mats sugar, 196 pieces timber, 12 bars and 3 bundles ison, and 3 packages. --. ■ v The' ketch tv lid' Dnok doared at the Customs to day to load timber at theheads for Waitara. The b.s. Taiaroa is eipeotod to arrive from the South about 9 o'olock tomorrow morning. ■■ Sho id adTertisad to return thither at 8 am, on Tues day, -.o ~::-.■> ;■; '■•• ■"■'■■- ■—#:•..••:■ j'1,

-Tile b.s. Rpwena arrived at 10.30. aim. torday front- New Plymouth with two passengers—Mrs MoDougal and Mr Keen, and 8 kexs butter as cargo. .She is announced to leave again on Monday for Waitara. ... ■ - -.?

KAIPARA SHIPPING.

>Tftd; Durham conkmeiiced yosterday- her-W ---weekly service to Point Cptto. Sifrthed, at Kaipara Heads: falcon. Out ward bound: Thomas and Henry. Arrived, on '.Thursday, a brigantine^. r ; >z

Arrivals, July $0: Start, cutter, Williamson, from Auokland,.in ballast; Kriemhilda,sohooner,'. Bathurat, from Auckland, with general cargo. ' August 2: Ansdell, barque, Bell, from Auckland, in ballast. ""'' " ■■ '" ' ',■'->'• '•■■• -.-, •',!,-. Departures,.August 2: Start, cutter, William bob, for Auckland, with 25,000 feet sawn timber., Vessels loading: Krlemnilda, schooner, with sawn timber, for Auckland; Free Trader, barque, with baulk and sawn timber, for Laun ceston; Ansdell, baraue, with baulk timber, for Melbourne.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

D-'B;nsti *' •■> ■' < WHANajHocr, this day. i Arrived: Argyle, s.s., from Auckland, 9.15

''■ \'.'"■. ";'";:'.V '■'■"..•■ Sydney, August fi. Sailed,last evening: S.s. Wakatipn,for Wel lington. • h! :. -, ri..! •" ' "V. - I ~,: V: r'■ ■■ <■ Mbiboubnb, August"6.^ ■ Arrived, this morning:, Albion; from the Bluff. WKLMNBTOtf, yesterday. '■'■ Arrived: Bowen, from South; Berwiokshire, 89 days, from Glasgow, with waterworks plant. Sailed: Wanaka for the South; Te.Anau for Auckland. _~ _ Pobt Chai.mkks, yesterday. Arrived : Hawea, from Northern ports.

COMMERCIAL.

' iI?M 1 1 BvuNitfO Star Office.Saturday; f Mr Walter Dowden held a. successful sale' yosterdayi :We append average prices bt lead ing goods:—Canterbury oheese realized 3Jd to 5d per lb.; keg butter, dd toßaper lb.; bacon and namß,7jdper lbs.: Canterbury-potatoes.'£4 5s per ton -i bran, £5 15s rer tan ; turnips,) fil;loa:.per: to"n"j oats, 2a lOd per bußhel; Coastmaizo,iljper bnabel. " The fanqsrgoods brought faicfcrloes. AUqtmentNo. 39, parish of.Onewhero, County of Rutland, containing 50 acres, realized i 657 fai.i&'^uri- -'■■':.-,:-n^ v-,Y, '■r*l,:-,r,<-V', Mr RJjirthur'fl solo was largoly attended With theiojlowtoa; results i—. Fowls, las 3d jto;2sßd{' turkeys, 3b ftltb 3a lid.; Brahma fowls, 2a to 4a J Spanish, 4s6d,to7s; duoks,2s3dto2a:7d; geese, 3s 9d: pigs, 3a 6d to 10s; pigeons, is; potatoes, •• 3s 43 to 4s; carrots, 2s 6d to 3s 3d • mangolds. 23; bran, 59 3d por Baoti:; flonr,£o to £12 10s; chaff, 2s to Zs 6d: tnrhips, Is 2d to Is id ; pumpkins, 3s 3d to 4s 3d; onions, Jd .to 2d; oats, 2s Bdto3s: oheejKfejd, to Sd: :baoon,,3d toßd ;:butfer, ljd to Dd f apples, lito3d;, lemons, lOd to Is7d; citrons, lid to 2d perdozen; rice, 2Jd to 3d; dried apples, 6d: tea (box), 22s 6d to 24a; salt. 6s; sugar, 3jd to 3Jd; HjatmeaJ, ljd rcoffaer Is 3d; paperV^d.'; "j

Mail Notice.

Mails ■Will Close as Undkk.—

This Day.

For Lord'Howe's Island and Noumea, per Josephine, at 4 p.m. For Thames, jper Rotomahana, at 5.30 p.m.» . as

Monday, Bth instant. For Coromandel, per CoromandeU at 11.30 a.m. For Gisborne and Napier, per Oreti, at 2 p.m. Fot-WhitlangVper Fingal, at 3 p.m. „ .... ,;:»,. For Russell, Kawakawa, etc,, per Te Anau,

at 3 p.m ■• > -■ ■'- iTor .Russell, Kawakawa, Wangaroa, and Mongonui, per Glenelg, at i p.m. , . . for Tauranga, Ohinemutu, and Opotiki.por Wellington, at 4 p.m. If or Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m.

... .•<( i Tuesday. 9th instant. ■> For Taranaki and Southern ports, per Taiaroa, • at 6 a.m. '. For Waiwera, Kawau, Omaha, and Matakana, . per Hose Casey, at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, 16th instant. ' Per b.s. City of Sydney, aa follows :— For Sandwich Islands, United States of America; Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreign Weat Indies, atl p.m. • Fpr United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. .■ . ■■ For money orders registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. ' Late letters bearing an extra fee of sixpence. In addition to the postage, will be received by the Mail Agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. ■■"'"' This mail will be duo in London on Tuesday, September 27, 1881;" •' '': ■■'S. B. BI3S, Chief Postmaster. Chief Poßt-offloe. Auokland. ■'~'■" ./.-

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

;< - ; -■■" August 6, im. a&.aJi V.M.C.A.—Devotional, 7.30 p.m. Lome-street HaUf-Pollard's.Liliputlan Opera Company,Bp.m. . . 1; ■•'.'.

Theatre Koyal—Carden Dramatic' Company: "Arrah na Pogue" and Burlesque on "Mac-

beth,"Bp.m.

Birth.

REED.—On Weanesday, the 3rd instant, at her residence, Chapel-street, Mrs. F. Beed o£ a son. . ; ■). .i • cii

Death.

COLE.-Edith LiUa Cole, ■ eldest danghter of | William and Mary Ann Cole, Mount Eden, ■ and Rrandohild of BeDjamin Colo' and Maria Atkln. Born at Louth, Lincolnshire, October 21,1865 j died at Mount Kden, August 5,1881, Iq her 16th year., ~" ' ; . = Her remains will be interred at Epnomon Sunday,-August 7. • Service at 3, interment at i p.m. , 5 DUANE.^-On Friday nighty the sth instant, at ' her residence. Hows-street, Annie, tho beloved i wife of Isaac Duane, aged.2B yoara. i The funeral will take place on Sunday, at 3 i p.m. Friends please aocept thla intimation. SIMMS.—On August 4. at 9 o'clock p.m., at her residence, Newton Road, Mary, the doarlr i beloved wife of.Nioholas Simms, aged 64; i deeply regretted. -, , ■ . . : :.-: ■> ••■>.•.;> s Ih'e funeral will take place .at 3 plra. on, i Sunday; the 7th instant' Friends, will please, i accept this invitation.' i ■ f >|

SINCLAIR.-On 4th instant, Bt Rooklands, Kpaom. Mrs. .Agnes Sinclair, ia her Slst year, j ' The funeral will leave the. residence of Mr.t Justice Gillies, Rooklands, Epsom, for St. Andrewfs Cemetery, Bpsom,,on,Monday,Bth instant, at 3 p.m. Jfrlends of the deceased are invited to attend. ■ ■ •

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1881.

> ' " . For the cause that lacks assistance, i ' For the wrong that needs resistance j ,•;■,( For the.future in the distance,,

And the Rood that'wrcan-do; rJ

[are brought out in the' report of the Minis jter of Education laid before Parliament. |The bulkiaess of the Repoit; or rather^'poU] lection of reports and papers, is indicative !of Jtne J* magnitude of our national school; system.-' And'ivithfii the volume ye find ample evidence of the greatness of the "w'orKs which'is beihg! carried,, on 'by the ' Department, :and, the .pontinnal. develop? |Wnt and extenaipn of ; its operations. There were, at the:close of 1880, 29 addi tional schools, 198 more feachers, and 6,835^ more scholars on the rolls, than at the end of 1879." * The average atteiiddnce had also ■- . j n^mm n» h.^» is^r-uuu«, vrToaxntai enrol tnente; giyiog, of jconrie,-" a proportional inp'reased, efficiency,;'' THe colfinists* taay; feel a pardonable pride that, iv! the,ipurauit. of a noble resolve to educate the people, there^were maintained at the close;, of 1880, 836 schools in'all parts of Jil.ew Zealand, i Employing 956 male rand 1,015 female' teachers, and ■with an average daily 'at' tendance:for the whole 0f.,62,234 pupils:' Tiie average for the last quarter of,; the, ; year was 64,40)7, or 78fi per cent of..the tofal""numb'er' of children' on' "the i school rollsi. i .The;; ; gross' : expenditure on puDlic schools for the' year .was £384,809; of which, £117,410 was absorbed by:thejbuilding fund, .which shews a sub stantial reduction as compared'with; the previous year, and will doubtless decrease year by year as the wants of the various educational districts are supplied. .Though Auckland received £8000' niore ::t,han Qtago from, the, special vote for school' buildings, the latter Board: expended a larger gross, amount on new schools and enlargements ihan the1 Auckland Board, and owing to the large iinmber' of small schools which' have to :be • maintained in sparsely settled; dis tricts in the North we are i still worse off in respect of building accommodation' than kny bttfer'fpart of 'the-colony. 'Thereiare ; in Auckland 193 schools, of which, 49 ale he^d' mi buildings not belonging t^ th 6 BoaM;, and there 'axe bnly-.SlL'teacherafiiesidences ;■ in Otagoi'wjth 152 schools, thiere ate, 140 teachers" residences and only nine' sc'h'ojols; in .rented... b!uil(lings.' INb'rth Cah'terbufy has H2O teajcljeW;residences it0r,"122.( echoofe. and South Canterbury' hasl actually more' residence than schools. The aveiage cost* per scholar (exclusive" of school buildings) waS y,sAucklahd, £4 4'i lljd; Wellington, £4YOBi4Jd; North .Canterbury,, £4 65,34d.j andiOtago, fi^-i^a OJd.:' The'C^st per-heai is,;of course, raueh less in the large than ,ih la^iH'ijißb^oSb/tf^tti'the'lowJa^agV.'jpre/ served, in Auckland has been, caused, by the lower rat&bfpay to teachers.' ; , InAuckland no'fewer than 43' schoolsihave leas:than 20 |)upls !iin'' avefa'ge: attendance, 0 Whil6 Otago and .North Canterbury t have only ' snch,. tefiopla e&ch'.' u&y'& general reduction'lnthe fitalf;:o£ the Auckland Board of Education a saving at'tne ratet/pf £595,"j'er annum" wasj made in the last half of the year.

ut c*..-!.'. ,■ h- ..i.sr.; .-.j.-i.niMiM ..-.■ ot! ;., 1 Mr ;F. Marshall opens at the. Theatre tJoyal ori Saturday next,'hot;; Monday"frf stated! in qurJaStnightfr issue). jpvnai i put; "V^hangarpa .correspondent * writes^:. ('MrTeacocfc, inspectors of schools, VnOj was a passenger and went on to Mongonui to inspetetithe schpola \ there,will!hold' his inspection on his return, It is to-be hoped the Board >.wiU* send a certificatedi teacher here, now they;.haveia,goo4,cpmfortat)le teacher's residence- for—one. Whangaroa iaa'had'its'share'of; jirbba'd^iiefei;'';'- (i ;',;: j Th'eJorchesii'a o£the Choral Society, under the directionl,I'of ■■; their, talented conductor perr Carl" Schriuttj will*,! gfcre'ii' grand concert on Thursday week. As this will be the first performance since Herr Schmitt had taien charge; special interes.t'attaches tbit. Apart from this, the programme is said to pesvery.attractive. .■■:'. ■..,['■ <:"• bits » ps-^an i Mrfl. H. Smith will repeat his pictoral entertainment at the North Shore onl Mon day in. -aid of 'the Library fund. • The last production 'drew a 'good "house- ahd:; was' much appreciated.'

, " Sympathy " sends the following:—" Sir, •p-Would yon kindly make known through the; ineclium of .your valuable Jpaper, the following case of need; On the 22nd of July," a patient died in therAsyluni named Wm, Cbappefl,;wKo has left a widow and-five childr§]ttj:whoseagesraHgeirom.tw'o to Jen years,tbtaliy unpioyided ffii, ;J'neiewith en close the sum,of 10s for their i benefitjhopjng' the charitably disposed will kindly help a cause that needs assistance.—[We have much^.pjfeasure.' in acknowledging receipt of the 10s enclosed and shall be glad: to re feeiye farther1 sUbßcriptions.^-Ep. EjS; ■■'■;; !.An/interesting lecture fin the1 important', subject of. "Labour" will be given on Mon day evening next, in -thtf school-room of All Saints.'Ponsonby, by Key. S. Edger, B.A, The lecture .will be divided into two baits :'the first will treat of labour,* is it is, a weariness and a burden, and the second, .will treat of; labour $3 it may be,: transformed into a blessing 'and a joy; with remarks on the present conflict be tween, capital and labour. The: lecture will be- accompanied with music and song, instrumental duets' by Mrs Judson i and W: S> '?. EdgOT, vocal duet, by Mrs Jvl& son,' andi.MißS Ball; song,; .*'Come,.oh Sleep i," and other ballads. The lecture-, entertainment will commence at half-past seven 'o'elocfc : l '•»■"•','" iiw&:usi sa&:

The effort to obtain a small library for the use of the childreu in the Howe-street Industrial school has met with a favourable response, and already donations of books have been received from Misa Morris, Messrs J. Newman; J. Bout, Herapath, Wattell, .Taylor, Bodle, and the City Council Other presents, of a similar nature will be very gratefully received. . > •

A magic lantern entertainment was given to the children of in the Howe-street Indus trial school last Wednesday -evening, by Mr Herapath junr.' The views were both instructive and amußing, and the children appeared to be thoroughly delighted with the entertainment so kindly and considera tely provided for them,- ' ■ -* ' -*-■'

The third monthly meeting of the new session of the Auckland Institute will he held ;on Monday . evening next in the. Museum lecture room, when papers on the following subjects will be read:—l. "Ex periments on Sorghum Cultivation j" by iVTrfJustice Gillies. 2. "The Shadow of Justice ;". by Mr E. A. Mackechnie. 3. ■' The New Zealand Dascyllidoe;" by Cap tain T. Brouu, M.K.S, The attendance of Indies is desired. .

To the Editor : Sir,—The kind enquiries since my little boy's sad accident have been so numerous, and the expressions of sym pathy so great, that I trust you will allow me' through the medium of your newspaper to tender, on behalf of Mrs Oai-diner : and myself, our gratitude to the many sym pathising friends who have been so anxious on our behalf, and to thank each and all of them mbst'sincerely for their' kindness. — 1 am, &c,' A. W. Gardiner, Wellcsley street East, August'sth, 1881.

I Announcements of Sunday services; ; \vill be found in the usual column. ' Mount Albert Wesleyau Anniversary proaohers, Revs. G. Bond and W. Morley. Anglican churches. Home Mission sermons and. col lections, Beresford-streer, evening, lecture on'"The Inspiration ot the Bible," Key. J. Robertson; Lome-street Hall, morning, lecture by Rev. S. .Edger, , " The Coming Commercial Christian," 11 a.m. ; Choral Hall, at .6,30, Mr George, '&. Browp, ,on " Miracles and Modern Unbelief." Even ing service at. the, Theatre Royal ,at eight o'clock.

• A lAttAr wiii reneivpfl hy tha Roardof [Education from City West School, to the effect that a riiimber of boys were desirous, 'of attending the evening school iw Wel-! ksley-street, but had not the means of payment for such instruction. Mr ClarX | (May'qr); thought the Board bad libpowgr ito ideal with the matter. ■ The Secretary: said.: the regulations allowed the attendance at night, schools to be included iv ,the general average; it had been dove in" Mr :Smbazon's school. Mr Peacock moved, and, jMr' 'Gbldie secondofi, and it was'carried,' ''.That with a view of meeting this cast, the committee be informed that attendance at evening school will be included iti the fgeaeral average for the teacher's1 salary."

;Mti .Frauds J, ;:1 Short- scuds ;n letter, setting forth the general feeling of regret that has been caused by the non-visit of the Princes to; Auckland. He thinks that,.the House of Representatives might have been adjourned for a. fortnight to come up to Auckland and. • join in the ..reception here, ,the occasion being a much more important ! one than- ' insignificant exhibiudb1 at Dunedin, for which a similar Adjournment waS'Proposed. He concludes:: suggest that a monster petition be pre' pared'bra'pu'blic meeting be held, ;conyey. ing to His Excellency in- Wellington the joint wishes of the people, and respectively ■ requesting him to telegraph Home, ..asking tlie A'diniralty to fe-consider their "decision, I 'trust that the Chamber of Commerce, or some of the powers that be.may at once take the matter up." •■- ■ : '

TheiWesleyans of i'onsonbyjjhaving de finitely decided upon the erection of a new and more commodious church, Mr K. Bart ley, architect, has been directed to prepare the necessary plans and specifications with aLviaw. to tenders being invited at .Otjce.- These dlausare to be prepared from some rough sketches which Mr Bartley submit ted to v the trustees of the congregation, and which w.ere approved by them. They provide for a! church" 70 feet in length by 40 feet in breadth, with 20 feet studs. It will have a tower and spire on the. north west corner^ and a \ porch on the south west. The present building will be re moved to the rear of:the new edifice, and will serve as a school-room. The building

will have nn open timbered roof, and the itotal height of the spire will be over 100. feet, and, Owing, to the- church being' op elevated ground, will make a conspicuous feature in the landscape. ' ' ..'.. l _

,The quarterly meeting of the Hope "61' Parnell Lodge, No. 3; LO.G.T., for thVi installation of officers for tbe! ensuing quarter took place oti' Wednesday, the 3rd inst., when the following officera were in stalled ;by Bro. E. Leßoy, DiGiW.'C.T., assisted by Brd.SDeakmau^LM.. and Brn. yones, U.LM. :—WYO.T.,T}ro. Whitburn ; W.V.T., Bro. -;A. Leßoy,.;, W.S.K Bro. Stephens; W.F.5.,8r0. Lloyd; W.T.,8r0. Watt -(re-elected); W.C.,,Sis. Killipn W.M., Bro. C. Peters; W.1.G., Bro. GJ Peters; W.0.G.,8r0. Dickens; W.D.M.; Biro.'Curno; A.S., Bro. Green; P. W.C.T/;, Brb.,Joibn,_Srnith,. This lodge is in.a very healthy .condition, both numerically arid financially, and has added greatly to'their library during the quarter with,'a'choice selection of standard works, . . L . .

The trustees>of .the, Auckland Y'Sayinga Bank held a meeting late'yesterday ..after/.' noon for ths purpose of adjudicating upon the competitive plans for the proposed nevp banking premises. Two premiums of £50 and £25 respectively had been offered for the two beat designs, and 7 of these were re ceived bearing the following mottoes :— '' Utile Dulci," " Spes," " Southward Ho!" ',' Fair Play," "Roman," "Waitemata," and*-''•'Renascent" The first prize was awarded to the designer of " Utile Dulci" (Mr E. Bartley) and-the. second to the designer of "Spes' (Mr H. G. Wade.) According to Mr Bartley's design the^ew,", Savings Bank will be a three-storied build ing in the light. Italian style of .architecture, with a frontage of 37 feet to Queen-street, and having a backentrancefrom Lome-street through th'e'jsard.' ..The front of the lower story wil| haye four panels,, two of them to,1 be filled in with Horns of Plenty,., and thlL (jther two with figure's emblematic of Com merce and Industry, while, with the excepr iionjof^thefplinth^i'ttdt in.hqig^t)'.^l& ■^illDe'bf blu'esfone, ihe whole of thetfroiit'; will-be constructed of stone imported from TfisnSania'.'-1 -An ample bauking'Jroom wiifb^' provided with. t a counter 23-s.&s* in length,1 floor' to be paved' with, encaustic tiles-. of an ornamental pattern. 'The baakiug premises will be complete, and full pro vision will also be made for the com fort 'and; convenience,, pf the .resident, qfficer itf cEaige. '" 'wa " " •'■'"""■ ■ "'' U"J ; [ «Che 'annuatirmeeting. .o£ ratepayers rof ■ Albertland South, was held in the school room, Port Albert; bid Saturday; 'July 23/ tß&h Shepherd J.-Py,;chairman. . 3:i Mr;J,,^S, ! iiawer, secretary to the late District Board, read the balance-sheet and report; There appeared.to be a balance in hand of over £4tT The following persons were elected'members-of the Board for the en suing, year: Messrs J. W. Smith, J. S. MaWer,1 T./A. - Gubb,' A; Neal,H and-: f.] ,liVarai;£>At';the-'conclusion.' ; of tKer"rate- f payers' meeting, Mr Shephird''introduced the question of; thi proposed alteration of the Kodney electorate. .The Government proposed adding the whole'of the''Wairoa to ; Rodney.:., -There appeared, to -be, ; a.diff erence of opinion; several of the speakers were of opinion that it would be to the interbst of this portion of the eleclofat'ei' :s.U Waii;oa;w&s kdded,.% p hile otheka'th'ouglif that I thej i IWa l iroa yojer, (W6uTd"'swStni>..thej present"-/.portion f .of - the Lelectorate.; Bnt'-;' J, there?; was no strong ■" feel ingjjfexpre^ed "either, 'for or Vagainlst', the,1 GoKemnient. proposal, ...A./resohttionr was passed favourable to including Paparoa, Matakohe," and Maungatoroto, as the' in terests-!6f; those settlements5 were'ideilticaf .with' 'thbsfe) of Albertland in particular,; ■ There appears to be no choice in the matter. 'Rodney can only be extended northward. It is thought^that Mr Dargaville would be 'nowhere in contesting Marsden if the .WairOft';''|lw^s; excluded; and with -the ' yVairoa,:;,t_hat' gentleman would be a poor \ second';./with Mr .George in. the fieW:.for Rodney." What about Colbeck?—he won't do for Rodney.—CORRESPONDENT.., , i Mr Worthington, gave another of his course of historical lectures last evening'in the. Wellesleyrstreet East school roojm., 'subject was handled',,in.. a masterly manner. The lecturer reviewed the'incidents of'Hhe second great"Punic war'betweeußome and Carthage, and the victories, of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general,' in Northern Italy, and showing the losses' which he sustained in his army jn ■ycrpssing. the Pyrenees^, .before Scipio arose to oppose, the passage ol the. AJipsjiK . The victory/ pf Hannibal, in ihe-Sprinfr of 216 at Caund was alsoide pictedi'-'and its deplorable effects; passing on to ""the ''final'iSefeat; of Hannibal by Scipio, at. the famons battle of Zama. .. A sketch..of -Hannibal wasbriefly given ;,he Was"ph'ys?^illy.strong,; agile',,and capable of endurance; a skilful warrior, a man of pulture-and wasj--in- the-opinion of some writers^ of equal powers as a statesman and commander! - The '■Whole was' most interi fisting. •:.?%, jWorthington.,, deals, m°sily with the. prominent facts of Roman history and their wars, interspersed .with 'sketches of the giantSj.military, and philosophical of have stated before, to stimulate young men to search more minutelj for themselves into- r:tßetpagegr6f-t|i^|paßt;^ r- »KA shhcat

'To the Editor : Sir, —In a paragraph-in your, last, issue relating to Cox's Creek bridge, it iai stated that the Ponaonby" and' Newton Boards will bear the cost of mak ing the approaches. This is incorrect, as tbese Boavds have not the funds necessary for this work, and the Government have 'j>raated a sum of money for the purpose.— Yours, &o. t John H. Field.

The Key. J. Long will give the j address this evening at the usual united meeting, for.prayer and Bible reading in the Roving Meri'g Christian Association. '

Mr D. G. Mac Donald received the fol lowing telegram from the manager of Blackmore'f j claim, Coromandel, to-day.:— ''Two'hundred pounds specimens arid picked stone from low level; flat reef yes teYday / good show left." '

"■ We have received complaints from" two of tae unsuccessful competitors for designs of the new Savings Bank about the refusal to allow them: to; see the .successful plans.- They state with'mucli force tliat they hai'e Ween at great labour and expense in prepar-" ing their own designs, and if there is no Knle-and-coruer work or favouritism, about the award there should bo no objection to the Winning plans being seen at least :by competitors. We quite ' agree with, them that all who have taken part in the competition should have at laast the satisfaction of. knowing \¥hat .they were beaten by. The proper course would have been to hang .all.the plans in some room where the competitors could inspect them, but if "there'are any. valid objections to doing'that, there ■surely can' "be none to the exhibition of the suc cessful < plans,; Such an < opportunity if or examination by non-successfnl competitors inay.,' / we think, be demanded as a right.

The following notice of the (death of Mrs Hibble, ; fprmerly of Aucklandand the Thames appeared in tKe ."Suirburban "Sydney: Advertiser" ;:-r-It ; is; iwith feelings of regret that we have to -annoiince the' death of Mrs Hibble, the wifejpf our much and highly respected townsman, Mr VV. G. Hibble, which;took'place at her resiaence, 'King-street, north, at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday last. Mrs Hibble has been ailing'fpr a'conaiderable time.past, sufferirig from liver complaint, and has been attended to. by Di. Mm'koy. She. is', known to have been a genial and kind-hearted lady, and ber loss will be much felt by those whose needy, circumstances required relief sat h,er hands.:' •■■;' •'■'-■ ''■ '■'■'-■'- ■■■■'-•' ;. J3.

The teachers of the High-street Mission' ; School1 entertained their scholars on Thjirs-y : day. evening in a ,VQiy ; substantial,, manner, viz.,'a!Buniptuous ten. About 90 boys aod girls assembled and did ample justice to the' ' gib'd'thing's After tea ling " toblc theform .of an entoitainment, iwhfin.readingn,-recitntions,;and songs were ;giv'dh' by tne'scholara and friends. Mr : ( Caltle occupied the (ihair, and gave.a, short !aridy"iiiter'esting address* to 'the' cbildretfj laud "e.niiquf aged the teachers in theii' 'work, ,by an example or, tvyo that had come under* ■his notice with.reference to the -Lome-street jsphoql and the' good resu^tini; froni t%", ilaborirs of fheteaphers tlierei: and hoped 'the' teachers and friends of High-street would; not give'way to despondency, .but toil1 »nA itaint'nbt until their.labours' wjere crowned,' 'with success.' During the evening MrF. J. ; White presented prizes to- several •of the scholars for regular attendance during the year, and stated'the prizes we're,the «ift of their superiritend«nt, Mr Smith/'-Thisisthe second of these interesting entertainments, igiven by" the teachers, assisted by their friends. .- The children showed their appre ciation of the kindness] thus bestowed upon ,them bylgiving'hearty cheers for the friends 'who had provided the entertainment and tfih for them. The teachers desire to thank tlu friends, who so willingly assisted them with contributions on this as well as on former occasions. "'< ■• j?

Mrs Sinclair, the mother pf Mrs Gillies, died "on Thnraday, the 4tb. ihst; at the seat of Mr| Justice Gillies,' Eoftklands, Epsom." Mrs Sinclair had reached her 81st year, and for some time had been indisposed, bat not 'seriously so. On the. night ot her decease, ;Mjs Sinclair was .rempyed from herucouch in order that ber bed. might be qomfortably ;adjusti>d, and on baing assisted. to lie down |by her'daughtier,. Mr& iGillie^; Mrs.Sinclair 'peacefully expired „in her arms. iThe .deceased | lady. w«s a widow, -i formerly of Glasjioy,; #here ;',h'er; huiljindi' Me John Sinclair," ' carried .'"on, jjhe,,]business .of a cotton mill, ot.-which he was the proprietdr.;. Mr Sinclair died abriut<thirty yearß'aici, !and shortly after Ins death; tbe lady came to New Zealand and resided iwith her ;brotlier;iii-law, the late Dr. Andrew Sinclair, formerly Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, prior to the establishment M responsible .(ipyernment.'■... The .ideceased lady was a member of St.-Andrew's Church, and devoted a .considerable portion of her inibome'to- charitable^ purposes,' but which was expended in a quiet and unostentatious manner. ..Besides Mrs, Gillies, she.leaves another^danghter, > and a eon, -Mr Andrew Sinclaif, 'for many 'years "ia tlie Survey Department,, but latterly retired, owing-to ill-health'

I Some portions of'MiTF. ,G. Kwingto^nfs speech on the intelligence of bees, lastevefi- of local interest/ jfVftershowjng that bees have been for many years a source''of 'commercial' Wealth, in Kuseia.-Egypt,: 'Germany and1 'Aniericai he alluded to New Zealand, where.he. thought beeeurture'raight bis turned^ gpo'd Account by the settlers: '"if whit h'e'said be true,' thj,t a hive .of, bees, properly fedandj /oared; for would yield abpu£'£6Q in 6* years, this' subject is worthy of much'"attention. The speaker last night ihide a local allusion which ifls'worthi repeatiu'g. Ida'speaking about, mind in ,bees, he. s»id some [people denied, their, mind, because of the foolish which begs sometimes, d« X but,such an argument ' would'apply equally well Against mind in our borough' councillors, for not, a hundred yards from whero he was ad dressing tlie;!meeting, 'the council'"haa1 erected a-massive stone wall, five feet higher than the road,and|it was no sooner done than they tljrev?, a^ay further sums of money in, fakwgit all qo>vu again—the same argument would apply 'agaiust all the1 ratepayeris,' 'for it was equally foolishl'.on' their part to eit calmly by, while such huge blunders and 6xperimeatS(were.beingt njad^e aj; the|r ex pense. 'He alpu said, • inr'eppaking of iwji.ynisgi.. Jnat" if the' Irish ._.would go jfurther jjfield^as the bpes do, they would?, "remedy their grievances as<f oyei;-oro\y4iDe. > A i voice : ','Let, themj.kill OfK^» r!\l»n#orda.^,,Mr EwingtQnj.;epn f j tinued, " That would not be orthodox, but I, ,w.h£it.the b^es do :,they com pel theisurjilus" population to leuve the bive, and they kill'all drones who do not work.' Tbe're ate thoSfc that the' cih^jj|ll)['M i^B^6,..^>; 'perpei9aTritM^P<BrßrC>iQi accordanceiwtth:the:Seripture precept, '''If. any man Will^ not ''Work, neither! shall he eat,," , He did we* should, levers doVne to that^for thfejpirU of vChnstianity| was to bear with the needy and even worth less, and this,' he considered was* one of its greatest triumphs. "'The-sp'eech was listened to, with intense1 inte^Wthrb'ughouti and the s;pe,aker'was wf arn>lj":app|auded.J '"•'", tIJ, :,'!,"!'

; jThe',. windows'. pi: the xoridon Arcade present an ever-ohanging 'Series of the moat! attraptive .and beautiful objects of artii'Uo designs. aDd works of art* and evince a\very high degree of skill and tasto on tho. part of Mrs C. :W> Qoodson., Perhaps ono o( tho moat exaiusite things we have yet seen in his window, is the screen whibh at present attracts no muoh ;attention from the.beaHty and. novelty ot.ita design- Itis, we understand; the handiwork of a lady,residing.in Parnell, and is romarkablo for tho happy..combination of colonra and, the. refinement in execution whloh it displays. The price, at which it' 13/ labelled is-exceedingly moderate, whei'wetafce into consideration the I amount orpatient laDoartuat must have beoii 'expended on it, to say nothing of the materials used. We have only seen two similar soreens in tho colony—both at Uunedin—one of which 'which was sold for £30, and the other was dis posed of by art f union.for, £50: and neither of ! them Was", in'our opiulon.eqaal, in Uny1 respeoti to the one of whloh we make this mention. ' <

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AMEtfeipMß^TS. IN.! iillk HOtUSE 'jQF \ ' LORPS (o vi "

| r LONDON, August 6. i The Iriph Land Bill was under consider, atipni'luj Committee in the- House of Lords last night. In the course' of the sitting Claiisea 1 to 6 were passed, but only after several " important amendments had been made by the House against the wish aud despite the.opposition Of the Government. -. j .^2t:.:v;^oiiONJsL:BAKfißi'- :yrr' :j:i -':: i The "Tlmee" publfsh.ts' :0a:'paragraph Stating that William "Valentine' Baker has been appointed- :tti "the command of the Turkise troops in Tripoli. PARIS, Aupust 4. ! FRENCH CONSTITUTION. ! Gambetta, President of Chamber of Deputies, who is. now .on a, "visit to ( To ; urs,, addressed 'a large assemblage' iff that' tb^n; to-day. In the-'course-1 Of his speech he alluded to the action-of the Senate in rejecting/the Bill for the adoption of Scrutin de Liste, and strongly advocated revision of,the.,Senate's,cpnstitu,tio,n. .;,,.. j -~;., flR < I: ■-'MEETING OF EMPEROESi - • ! YiC'-rkt. : '.-.:..:i VIENNA; Atiguaf 4." j A meeting took'place to-day at Wustein, in Upper Austria, between Emperors William of-GreMany and Francis Joseph of Austria. No particulars of the interview have tfajasplredi'' ■ ■ .:: v.. it :•: K"j

J 4t.fee jßeeting,oi:,the L French Literary Association this evenjng.jar D. N. Gariner pill deliver a aoieotific,lepture ; and -several other cci'utribate readings.

SCINTILLATIONS.

" Be- brie! lor it is with words as with snn beams ho more they are condensed the deeper they burn."—3OOTHKV.

Why are the Auckland Savings Bank Trustees sending to Tasmania for stone ?,

The first piano taken to Texas was used as a trough for mules. , ; . ;; ■ The best way to kindle a political row is to let the-other fellow pouron the kero sene. V '■ ■ ■ ''■■' "' "•*/

Why does a'" baby boy " always receive a hearty welcome in a family ? —Because it never comes amiss.

, A.pretty.,girl ,on a. Brooklyn,:ferryboat: said to another bit of beauty, " No Minnie, I coulfl. never, love him. He's too much of a fluffy 'angel"

3 A lady h&B been appointed church warden for the parish of Beeford, of which Canon Trevor is rector.

..Mr G. M. Keed will lecture in Dunedin in connection with the East Coast Native and Settlement Company, to contradict rumo'uf? circulated against the prospects of ihe company. > .;. ■.■ • •■>

A burglary was committed ia the suburbs of South Dunedm laat night. It is believed to be by professional burglars, ,

..According to architectural "statistics twenty-seven thousand houses were built in Paris during the reign of iNapolean 111.

It is rumoured that Mr J. C. Waaon, ; the farmer members will be one of the: candidates for Coleridge at the next election.

. Oli'ris'tcburch borough is considering the question ot purchasing the local gas works, 'n; i- / ff. / ■ ..■- ■ ■•( . ... '■ ' Strict orders have beeii given by the Russian Minister of finance prohibiting the entry into ' the empire of' nitro-giy cerioe, which is declared a Government monopoly, i--) ~.j. .: j .:■: •,■• :. ..-. ■ The: farming prospects throughout the Canterbnry .district are very favourable. A largely increased area is in graia this year, and the early wheat is how showing well above, the ground. .• ■ •. .-i.- .;n <-.L In proportion.to population, the taxation is hiigher'm France than in ' England. In France it'is's6.26 perhead; in fcngla'nd, $4 35. The interest on the French debt | now exceeds that of the English debt. . ! At'thVinquest oti ihe:bbdyof Mrs'Rud | dock, found drowned' in a hole at Canter bury on it'was stated'that the deceased had been in a desponding state for some .-time. .When found-she had,,a cord rouhd'her neck, the other end being tied to abunchof.r.ushes. ... .. .-.- ,],<,..! v> {»;i ! Dismay lias been caused by the appear-' lance of mosqnitom ia South Belgravia. '' Mr jU'Shaugnessy, M.P., was stung by one of ithese insects the other day, and erysipelas, jsupervening,,ia now,, prevented from attend-' iing to 'his"'Parliamentary' duties. It is ibelieved-that them'osqaitous IW*er'e!"brbuEht to England in t.u luggage of American jtravellers, , , -i, i i 'iraVelypu read, the new veraibh fSr'.'Bostoji. ;Post.!',Yes,,|,',Havely6u read the .old brie?— News." ■ ■•■' ', The Medical Council of St. Petersburg has authorized woman to practise in pha*; macy, bo that Kussiau women have now fi'ee access to all braoches of the practise of jmedicine. h ,,,,.,.., -. ' The native lad who was killed at Taupiri .the .other; day, it.seems,- was -ayoung- chief. 'He was literally cut to pieces, tfye head be ing thrown in one place and limbs in various 'directions. - -

j At the Demonstration in favour of Mr Bradlaugh at St. James' Hall, London, a number of the speakers declared themselves to De Christian,men. Two,of them were N ouconfqrmist ministers; one a Church of England clergyman. No amendment was proposed, and the only opposition; heard was a slight inurniuriug which rose occa sionally at the back. ... . _.~

] The Wade, settlers have succeeded in getting a rehe'Sripg pf the\ charge of smug gling against * Polkinghorne and Emerle. The case will come on next Thursday, ■'.": -;

| B^'desire of the late Kine of Prussia his, heart: was' interred 'in , a h'eartshapen marble casket- at the foot.of his .parents ferave.;^, ~, ~ , 0 ■~ t« tw1u1() mmu>n->' H. M. Emerald leaves Sydney far Auck land on Sept Ist to convey Sir Arthur Gordon ta'Fiji in hit capacity of High.Commissioner of Polynesia.

Lord Bute's new house in Scotland will cost £200,p0p.: .; The : great' .central* hall will be 130x60:'tho great-drawing-room 60x23. /Three hundred men are employed on the work.;;;.' ~'.'. '';,.''.',■ i" ','.-"•';. ['. I,''.; The. Poii.sonby' Wesleyan. Ohurch'Jias accepted Mr Bartley's plans for a> new Church building^-70ft by 401t. :;"' : ~;'; ; Tlie Trustee^'of'the Auckland' Savings' Bank havp resolved to build the front of their new premises with Hobart stone. Why not the local material—Raglun or Mahu rangij ~■'''.', ' }'■ '", , • ''' , .:'.', "''-.'•' .;: \

LES CLOCHES DE CORNE VILLE.

PollASd's' Liliputian Opera"' Company open at the Lome-street Hall this evening, the selection chosen for presentation being Pankett's.'Opera' Comique, in 'three*'actsj eatitled " Lea Cloches de Cbrneville!'1 The yo\ing, performers have been in, active r_e>., hearsal ' for"' 'several" weeks ' past,? and the recent ,rehearsals,, , haying" passed bff-mbst satisfactdrily,; there' Is but little doubt-that they.wiUbe well patronised. Inconsequence of the length of the opera the,managers have notified that the doors will beopemat *l. o'clock,.theorchestracoml tnencing at a quarter to eight sharp.

TAWHIAO'S TOUR.

PAORA (PAUL) TUHAE RE'S AC. f COONTiDF'HIS INTERVIEW.

We are indebted id 1 the ..Chief Paul, of Orakei, |or the following admirable,and un- r affected narrative of his recent-interviewt wjth Tawhiao atoMercer. It'confirms-: in every particular-the inforiiatidn given in ■ 6tir aiisjs¥ i^reasio'n, J^Thffl.traiiSlaitidtf'wb' owe tbi^Alr EvTv Dafaur^'whose^oourt'esy we hereftak^-'the, oppbrtijnity :to anknow ledge. The comhiiiiiicatiori, which has been pa.Hnadi for the.benefit of. the'.'publicy.ialc.ad follows :-JuialJSa»A ,«aiaoa'l-; eai-foW

I 'tTo'4ho ;Evektno allsth'3 People of Auckland,—Listen to these my wobos, Uj '»V European frie»daVthe,rae»n-s ms r ot}he ftstuYiiof KinJl'Tawhiao' ioTM home iv Waikatq: j % will relatexwhat took P lace#l*7i $>mwfc visit Um. m l H\e returned from Mercer. .; The sister of Tawbiao, named Tiria, came to my settle' meat at Orakei, as a mossenger from her brother to conduct me thither, , The people wh8 4wlht Wtfe' Ti Hemiira, 'Tauhia; i To Kira, Te Kauuu, and myself. We left- AJTcklftftd OH Wednesday, taornfogHand'Mf oar arrival at Mercer were conducted to me house where King Tawhiao and Wahanui md their immediate; ' co&panions^ 'Were staying. After, our" greeting,,.Tawhiao desired Te Tuhu to explain his intentions so that our miuds might be enlightened to> the'oßject of-his coining,.,; vThese are tljet Wor^9|okep ; l)jrTeTfl£u^ftrfViTawyaa :-p ( , , "Listen P. ul,"my friend,auS aU'yourcbhW panions. Th&'cause of yourbeing fetched hither byypuf'relation; Tiria, istnityou yourselves hear'that I ants" returning to my abode, and that : your so/a Tawliiao might be seen .by the.people (from the North); ,This.ia the termination.tofoßuT jonrney^this place-Maugatawhiri.- —"Oar: present object has been accomplished ; we have arrived; our /time of Jdeparturßl Approaches." J t I then replied : ".My, mouth is silent. My words are few. I ban make no roply. You alone are the originator of tbia. Your's was.the resdlve^to ! come here. You now determine to return. It rests with youqnly., I, can say nothing.;1,, tm , mun I Itftee'Bvehingthe message'amveaTrom the Auckland people inviting the. king to visit them. 'To this he did not then consent, and it was at that time announced publicly that he would not proceed further on his journey^ I At daylight. ■ Q.u the,. following! morning ■King'Taw'hiao' revealed his "thoughts to roe and- spoke these words, "Let not your mind beperplexed.'t .'Think not, my'friend/ that lam going never to return. These are oof the thoughts of my head. I will come and see you all.. TJutl wjlidetermine.that. This-journey is-'my- determination—mine alone., I haVe: not come.hither 'becaui^l have.been requested ,tt> do' so. ' It iwastroyv ■^rish. But," my friend,, do not too: hastily urgeine.i'.Wait^eWn though; the" time "natty b' e/jljstajut, -I/ wiirsurely C&me.tb you #11,'!; Then stretching * forth, his *. hand .he took--' ";his mantle ■■ opo Kiwi, ; feathers ind^fdd,/,.','(TJi'iS: 'is 'my. garment.'. .It isprecioiis.""ltla my kingly, name"...'Take, it-with you.-Keep it for me till I arrive. Do not imagine that I shall come quickly-^ that m'atter-is'lEor'me to decide.' • Wheir-F arrive I shall go to Kaipara?' l'!"'_ <"! i! ; T, replied j—." It is good, this thought of yours. I will take your "garment to Auck land as a symbol ;of yourself, i I will await your determination." To this the King assented, and we parted after bidding one another farewell. Immediately before the train'startedKing Tawhiao and1 Wahanui went apart from their, people, and standing upright in the clear open space, wept over the/land that had once belonged; to, their people, bidding it farewell. * I These are all the King's words to me about his journey to Auckland.—From your, friend, i# S v V.' Oif J,

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SETTLEMENT OF THE BOER DIFFI-

COLTY.

CAPE TOWN, August 3.

Telegrams are to hand from Pretoria, au nounciog that the Royal Commission haying received a1 communication from*the British Government, approving of the draft conven tion for the settlement ot the Transvaal question, have now signed the document, and have left Pretoria for their various ■■■homes. ■-:""'-"-"--'"'"" fv:;-■"-""'--■ *""" "' ***

The formal transfer of the government from British officers to the Transvaal authorities will not take place until Monday life Bth™instant. , ...

AUSTRALIAN.

THE EMERALD BOUND FOR AUCK-

LAND.

SYDNEY, August 5. . It lias transpired that H.M.S. Emerald' will proceed to Auckland from this port on Septeniberl,

ILLNESS OF SIR HENRY PARKES, !,:.,, - . SYDNEY, August 5.

The Premier, •; the Hon. Sir Henry Parkes, •is indisposed, and has retired to Fa) con bridge to recruit his health.

DEATH FROM SMALL-POX,

SYDNEY, August 5. *

The child Woods, who has been suffering from small-pox since July 25, died at the quarantine station to-day. ~ ■ •, '•'' a wbather exchange. » I Jamui- U-'^ ~...-"SYDNEY, 'Friday. - :L :- The barometer is again rising to Unusual readings over Southern Australia, being 30 6 at Adelaide and' Portland, with light south winds and showery weather on the coast at Albany and Hobart 30.4, and at Sydney. 30.3. • ?

FROZEN {MEAT.

MELBOURNE, August 5.

: A telegram has been received to-day from Aden, announcing the arrival at that place of the steamship Protos, which left ,Mcl- Bburnefb'r "London on June 29th. Her cargo of frozen meat and provisions is re ported to be in excellent condition. '.

COMMERCIAL. : ' , , SYDNEY, Augusts.

Hennessy's brandy—case, 365; bulk* .quarters, 12s 3d; kerosene—Diamond, per gallon, Is18J'd ; Devoe'g, 2a Id; Patna'rice,* .per ton, £2117s 6d; Sugar Company's No." ■1 pieces, per ton, £35 ; New-Zealand wheat,, .per bushel,1 4s lid; New Zealand Oats, 2s' 'lOd; maize, per ,1b.,-2s 9d ;_tobaQoo— jßaven twist, per lb,, Is 4Jd. Candles : jD.R.J.ls,perlb.,7Jd v " "' 4

POLICE COURT.-This day.

(Before X, C. Barstow, Esq., K.M.)

j t Dbjjst& — Charles > Johnson | pleaded guilty to this offence, and was fined 5s and sCOBtB.HUOJii} VIAOO •'-'■ ■■-^i;'.1 i

j | Vaoeancy. — Anaie Hamilipn_.WAß. brought up under t the Vagrant, Act, charged with' being an "habitual drunkard, :&c. Serjeant Gamble described the con dition and'character of tee''young person Which was disreputable. She had lost her bonneil" ! Nine.months imprisonment with hard labour.

I JttOTKL'KBBPKKS'-- TBOUBIiKS. — Wm. Bamley was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act,by supplyingnlcqholic liquor to; Thomas,-Beeston, on Sunday/ the' 31st 'July, at the Auckland hotel of which he was the lessee. Sergeant Gapble said this was not a bad case; still' there was a breach of the act committed. Mr Hamley expressed his regret .that beer should have been supplied ,by .his servant; he was at church at the time, and during his absence his strict orders had ' been" disobeyetf.';" he, would,under the circumstances,plead guilty..' His Worship cautioned Mr, Hamley, as this was the second conviction,-and should he: be convicted a third time, the license must go ; there would he no help for it.—^ Hugh'Kobert'Jonea', of trie Atmy and Navy Hotel, pleaded guilty to a similar .offence, Under similar circumstances : viz, for sup plying beer on Sunday,the 31st July,to V?ni, Coe.and' Edward Sturch.who were not bona fide.travellers within the meaning of the sAct.—Mr Jones jsaid he was .awayiir|* the 'country, ~at the time, • and! his barman, he understood, had supplied the mon at thoir dinner, and who represented themselves as tray,ellers. ; Serjeant Gamble said he had learnt thai Mr Joneß' state ment-was1 quite, correct. His .Worship told' Mr Jones that in the event of a third: con viction, the license would bo forfeited. The j men who obtained the beer-should be'ftuti* j ished for obtaining beer under false pre tences. Fined,2oß and costs. . . Koberj LBiRY.-^lt ;was' lnadvettently/ fit'afed tHat Serjeant Greene arrested this' prisoner on a charge of stealing £3 from Mr Heavey'p cqunter. sl ,We learn that thes.cap ture wasmade by constable McClenneu.

(This was all the business,)

THEATRE ROYAL.

i ,;i a. r. •.) t -~-r. n .- :•.. f. The standard' Erigliah"'play :i of '■ *' Thfi, Strarfge't" traa 3fßpWentel'd; '%t the,. Theatre'i Royal last evening. Thia piece hasheld.a T deservedly high position; on the'^Eingiish stagevidudng: the .last;; fifty;,'yearsM slf possesses considerable merit'; and while being' yerl^ fem'o,tio.nal,':it'' ala6 lHp'6sßesses pretensions to, humour. ,'Mr, Carden ap,-. pearfed last.night" the Siranger,' and Miss MarstohLeig'h'aa Mfß Haller.' Both characters w«Sre well impersonated. Mr Lachlan McGowan .' caused considerable, merriment in Jho part of Peter, and Mr J. J. .Welsh as .Solomon was_ very—good.. Misses Tanner and Knight, and Messrs Elliot*,? Welshy an'd^Dillon- W; played their 1 Respective parts well. The performance' cQfrpit^lod^itß'.^ie^laii£haKle,''oiirlejs^ae of " Mapbetu, in whiclt-tho majoriliy of the Vill rise at a quai-ter to eight.

CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ENTERTAINMENT.

k^ojia^m^ gunT jijiusieajj and, literarjy |!haraotesj.wast,giver|l last evening in the7 large, Q^.the YoullgJ.J Med ks *xlhristiaii" uiisaociaiibii, \ L full aualen^^jT^m^ Bu|djS^fto^bh. ■ secretary, presided, ;and asked the Rev. Thomas sjSDurgeon, "^horwa%j. Eiesent, to engage in prayer. Mr-Buddie, in hiaopen. ingirerriarks, made a feeling allusion to the deathaof'uMtuJ, .;S.s.ieousfraji»wh'ri had • promised, if spared, to-have taken part in ' the: musical-portion 'of the entprtainment, but he had' Been -iialled to the 'better lancl.- Mr Cox and his son 'and "daughter performed a tr^piano, yioJipj.and^xipliflcellsJfs Mflß pleasing selections .from :n''<Norina> >irciandi ',' Klisa ;d !i Amore t " in thecburse ot-,the«verii' ing,MJ<yhicll'mßt withfi, Kerieiiiji^jec'eliitib'q.'| The following programjne wa«v. faithliiliy. ' cjxecuted, and gave very general satisfac tion :—Song, 'Oof*Au'the«Air^th& Wini can Blftw,;" quartette, / 'niP3!i!;ili?F>'%JaSDß><of" pome, choir;, readingj ';'Jhe Ijatelligence *tfiSse»i." Mr "song, .and chorus, Vsn^./wid:w;;.%j[ft l ]ii^.jß)p^eld^*'^oijr:; I sj'ong, " A Father's* Love, fecitati«6 anil ballad by V. Wallace;- son?, "Hark! Ap6llo;i Strike thiefi Lyt^" J'choir 3;- 13 atfetl rihSir-^sbn^^-To Peaceful Shyes),'''ch6lr| r|eadiDg, "Sir Walter;Kaleigh," Mr isf Bell; sops;, 'vThe SentineJ,"r by Patton ; quartette* "Whi^1 the Earth is'HusKed," It must jbe, admittedthat this entertainment *as'greatly v'm advance'bf the first;" the singers .rjevidently were in; better mood»v having practised to advantage: Headings (jo-.*-be"successful -io' connection -with':-a musical entertainment ~ should be chosen yith care and; judiciously rendered/ other wise they become wearisome. .The readings' 1 of, Messrs Ewington. and.Bell appeared to! d;ive iiatisfaction ■ -having ;the: :inerit' of ~ .usefula'eas, ::; , the;; ' 'iubject .. ,of beeir "being ,an " instructive study,1 and: Sir, Walter Raleigh^,:one of the tiUuga trious ehayacters- of the period'of Elizabeth, a man of many amiable qualitieSj and who deserved a better,fate than• befeirhim on the? 29th- October/- 1618, in Old' Palace Yard, Westminster. The Secretary ah no'uhced that,, on the 12th inst., the Rev. D.^Wi Runciman, M.Aiy of Pbnsonby, will? deliver a'lecture on "Novels," a subject'of much interest, affording scope for an excel lent lecture. The evening closed with the N ational Anthem and the Benediction. .

i The Uidye'vangeliat, Mrs flainpspn, re-; turns to Aucklandbythe Te Aruui, which is expected to arrive on Monday morning.- During her absence she has held most suc cesifal services at Dunedin, InVercargill and other places. Special, meetings have also been held for ladies only, and at each place she baa visited a ladies Prayer "Union has been organised.1 After resting, should her health be. sufficiently lestored, she is expected,t» visit Chris,fchurch,"Wellington, kd'otherisentres. ".'•;■ ~ . .■■^"'•^'

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

WELLINGTON, this day, OjISTRIBDTION OF SEATS.

A deputation of members, consisting of Messrs Gisborne, Seddon, Weaton, Gibbs,, Shepherd, Pitt, and Levestam, waited qu Ihe Premier yesterday, relative to the pro posed distribution of seats in Nelsoi and Westland. /It was pointed out ori behalf of WesUand, that the number of^electdrs iri ; the" three electorates were asiEoUows :— Grey Valley, 4500; Hokitika, 3000; Totara, 600. Alluding to this total of 8100 the deputation, of which vGisborne,^ with the spokesman, argued that the dis trict was fully entitled to three members. A1 somewhat similar argument was followed by the Nelson members, who, however,,ad mitted, that they could spare one member. The scheme, as proposed by the Govern ment, reduces the number of, Nelson mem bers from nine to six. Mr Hall promised to give a reply on Monday. KOADB FROM KAGLAN.■■ '} ■■ Mr Harris gave notice toaskon Tuesday. / " Will the Government cause a road to be opened from the North part of Raglan County to the Qrossiog-place on the Waikato Kiver (known as Underwood's) near Tuakau, and cause the punt at present (or formerly) in ; use at the Te Rore to be removed for use at the places above named. '.".' AN AUCKLAND PETETION... Mr' Harris presented, a petetion from John.Beayer praying for enquiry as to his being refused scrip in lieu of passage money expended as an-ernigranty ,>, «

AUCKLAND CAUOOS.

WELLINGTON, this afternoon

A caucus of Auckland members was held j to-day.' -Present: Messrs-Colbeck,Tawhai; Te Wheoro, Tomoana, .George,' Hamlin,! Harris, Hurst, Lundon, Sheehan, Swanson, . \Vallis, : Whitaker,; Wiyte,' Speight, Mo- Donald. Mr Sheehan called the meeting, and Mr^Hamlin was in the chair. Excuses vvere^read1 from Sir George Grey and "Sir 1 &-M;. O'Korke;—Mr George mojed:"TEat a redistribution, of seats in the two islands should-take place on the basis of popula tion.—Carried.—Mr Sheehan moved " That a committee be appointed to consider the : Redistribution of .Seats Bill and! claims of Auckland Provincial District to an extra representatifei to report to a future meet-, ing|Y'the' committee, to' consist ■of Messrs; Waliis," Whitaker, . Swanson, Tawhai, Hamlin, and the feove'r."—-Carried' unani- 1; inOuSly. ':..': I,; , ,'"', '. .' . . ,'' : ,',:" i ' It was also resolved that the same com-■ *mittee should bring under the notice of • the Government the advisability of re-instating ;the!-Taura^ga., and ;,;Tatipo". line;^ iff mail coaches.... """ ' " ' .*...__—

' 4The CaUßus meets againjon Monday^.

Tfflfc COUNCIL' 'ON ITS DIGJSIfX: t

The Select Committee Legislative Council appointed on the 22nd~July, 1881, "To enquire into reasons why returns oVdefed^by this Council on (the 24thi Jftne last with reference .to; appointments ,in the, Civil. Service h has i not ■> been furnished-1 to ■ this- Council," presented their"'report'^esterday.' TneComnutteecl raw attention to the tactthat no returns have been received front the.fol lowingdepartmentß,---viz;rthe Public Works Railway, and Prisons departments. Un this they make»'the- following strong remarks:—"Your Committee consider that the reasons assigned for -non;- com pliance with the order of the Council are extremely, unsatisfactory,'more especially■ 9,9 far as ■ concerns the Railway -Depart ment) Theinviotigation made by your|Com« niittee, 0 disclose the fact that "the 'pro visions of the "Civil Service;Act,;iß66,. with reference to classification and special ap pointments, have not b'eenjcomplied Vith;:' but in one instance.since the Act came into force;'"TheCommittee consider that while' some explanation has been afforded; why returns have not been tumished'-'by-the' Public Works department, no adequate reason has been given 'by' the'; .officials, in' '• the" •' Railway depajtmenlt, \ i .'for the thorough disregard aud non-compliance with/tthe.order.of 4he Council. -On the1 6outrary,|your Committee consider that the want of action of the' Under-Secretary of that department demands the serious con sideration of the Government. The Com mittee wish to call the attention of the Council to the. following portions of Mr Werry'sjevidence ;■' No' steps were actually taken because of theabsenceof definition.and there being no records in tße.office to enable us'to, furnish it." Question: "'"Were there; ,rip, records lni'Minister'a jbffice?'/ Answer^:.'' No ;' whenever we wantedin formation of any kind on this subject v?e had td'iefer to the District Officer •to furpist it.; The real reason why- there has been delay, is,: that it is really impossible to get theinfor mati.ojli,owing W the different managements, therailivaya hare been mnder: since ,tte, commenpement.i "i ■' Qnestiqii': ■ '<!And now",' thfe'I. Vailw'ays:; have, been ' under ,'";ojae'] heacli ; ;i under,;';. M-tyj Maxwell,; l^ayfti there been any records kept." Answer:1 <"Nohe;;from';which'the^ .return could be furnished." Your. Committee have also to direct attention to the statements made by: Mr MaxwelJ,-;General Mariager':of the Kail w^y.'.Dfep'artrneii;/ '^.WJliile' Jpw Committeej Vere led to' suppose, from "(he,.,evidence given'byMr Maxwell'and Mr Werry^ that furnishing return1 would not entail any great; physical 'labour^: your comhiittee" regret' ,$' say that no apparent effort has been made by the.offi.cials of the Kailway, pepartment' tqj^a'ke, any:retiirn '.|;q ilie1 brder'qf'.iTiis. Cqu'4cU "up to,the;presenfc' .It will! ii'ot faili toUbe* noticed vthat' the. evidence givent by "Mr "Lawsorii! late Commissioner of. Railways, for,. .the, r ; Nortn' ~ Island,,, differs in.i).several' material points from that given;l by the5 present ;Under-Secretaryi While •your' Comriittee' make /the ab^ye^ s|uggestionsjn_ reference to^jthe two_derjaf!>_ ipents wfiose officials .appear tbignore tfie* Order-of-Council, it is-satisfactory to_you.r_ Gqmmittee>to notify that the .otherderjapt-, tnehfi'hav'ean'bfded tee requireS"lnfdrma-j ■tion. .SJtllK Jl'JOJ'i j ANJ,CCEKTEI.C-~MAGISTIIATE. \ Keplyitife/t6 lMrFiNNras!tbwn^thei' the Mitfffflfc^otff iJnslic^' iai.'awareii'tfiato tb«. Warden and--Kesidenfc I'Magistrate at Kurnara^ omthe. West .Coast ■ of tlieiMiddle Island, opens his Court there lor the 'despatch of business ft^tfie.hpui' gl^o^lq^k atlfiigfeb OR,,thft 3 j;|th'.uljt. ; j wiapjit any emergency, he took the gyidquqe m five ;or six,yoong>:girls, i.thei'tuajonty ~ofi them not-exceeding 15-years of- age;--between s'uci tiorir ani tetf-minutesL past 4 o'clock [the r followinK, morning j . that ,sucV 'M§idqn'l/ J^^gistrajte either thrcatouqd,'j;6, ifeaue'i.orelseri prepare a \". at about. 3 o'clock on themorrito» df theilftth-'Sltinro,^ jtor^fie ia'r ; 'test.; pla'yoiinl^ 'kdy. namedf^aW,. Jfaiie":' 'MftrlpwJVVwliC'foileili!'l'o ',vbe/pre3snli t before him at that hour to give evidence; in' the; case then; being' ttje'd. ~' 'f.^'V: 'I'"]''i w: "'.*' i Jtifi'-fllfc^skid. the statements set forth in' tha;4ife»tioh wereoiostiextraordinary,"and sjinceit had \b^enybrought!^uder^!s: notice (he'hau Wbmmunica'ted '!.itsi'.ise rjia^is^at^;' demanding from■,hiniau 'explanation,,and until that explanationl had .■"been>imade F he' wo.ul^ re^r.a^. > jW|ifcin|j!?;'ajd^.!.I':fttri|b^Til

Legislative Council.

*"■"■'•JC ' ; ,' Friday! ' The GDUncil.metat"2.3o. '■'■.'. ".'' .. E.fe>«3 \ f frSSSkD ITESTTIMK. ." "?'§. Th« Sentisfe1 Abt, l'88O," Aaiendment

Bill (Mr Waterhpuse), and tke Timam.Me toaa^ics'il^stitfitejfjßill (from the Lower] House) were read a firsfrrtimU*;»)&.Hi:!*: pID j 0n .-the^motipn of Mr HouuES,-a com mit'tiie 1 -w'ai appointed to confer with' tHe[ fJjiower-Housdic'om'mrttee*iii4ne"%qurry as1* !to steam communication with.England. ■ ' Th&;Port:Ghalmeraf'.Gemetery Bill and the Sioc|et'ies-3Bill -weM-tta'd 1 a'thirdl |time uand passed.' "•' "l

House of Representatives.

MONEY ORDERS AMBEIOA.,- : !In reply to Mr,I>KfiAUTOUB,- ",'t JU ''; j iMr.JpHttSTON^said arrangemonts',werei being made for: the establishment of a system of exchange; by means of the money-order system between' New Zealand and America. ; ; -tea i ,ak-r ;'TE iWAHAEOA.-"- i ;i,-f, ( Replyingto Mr TeJaWheeoro, Mrißoi.-' EESTON said steps were being taken to carry put ;feconimen*da,tioa of- the 'Native I Affairs Committee, on the petition of Harete • TamehanaTe,:,Waha'r6a. ■.• -. > ■~-., .■:,;:■: - ::i !> £1 II THE^FLYING SQTJADKON- '■■>■ J • ' i .Replying ,to Mr. SwANSON, Mr^HALt said thati^fpterninentiha^ np cprrespondence or information whatever relative to the change ,6f programme in the movements of the' Fl y. ing Squadron ■whereby it conld <adt;' as^in tended, viait Auckland. He "believed the change, was entirely the of fresh, orders .issued from Home. If there was any correspondence1 not'yet* produced he would lay it on the table. -.Meantime the] Government sympathised greatly with the disappointment occasioned ;by ■ .these1 changes. ; Vr ..,-,, '■ * -; '

; „--..GAMING AND LOTTBEIBS BILL. ...... \ The Gaming and Lotteries Bill was re committed for further consideration of clause, 15, penalty for exhibiting placards or adver tising betting-houses. ;~, ..-,' ; j : The; clause was finally;struck oat. u 4 ..., I : jfcetall ,was ; , resorted withamendment?. ! The amendments were agreed to, and pa tte mptiopjfor ; third reading the House divided.' Ayes, iO j n0e5,,20. Ayes, 40 s MessrsAtkinson,^al|ance,|(OT9n,Bge*|hap>if Bowen, BrownißfycerColDp!!,Deli%u|9Hr,

Dick, Eolton. (teller), Gisborne, Grey, Hall, Hursthouße (teller), Hutchison, Johnston, Kelly, Mason, McLean, Montgomery, Mur ray, Oliver, Pitt, Bichardson, Rolleston, Saunders, Shephard, Speight, Stevens, Swanson, Tawhai, Thomson, Tole, Trimble, Turnbull, Waliis, Whitaker, Wright. Noes: Messrs Allwright, Andrews, J. B, fisher (Buller), J. T. Fisher (Heathcote), George, Hamlin, Jones, Levestam, Me- Caughan, . McDonald, Pyke, Keevesj Seddonj: ■•- Seymour, Shanks, Sheehan, Shrimskil Studholme, Te Wheoro, Wake field. Pairs :—For: Messrs Russell, But ton. Against: Messrs Finn, Moss Mr Shkehan said the Bill would not Tepress*the- evils it ■professed to deal witff. The Uil'.iwas too complete, anil tried too rniich. He was quite sure that when it came into operation it would be found un ' workable. ... The Bill was then read a third time and passed.

DISEASED CATTLE BILL.

The House went into committee on the Diseased Cattle Bill, which was reported without amendment and passed.

SUPPLY—THE FINANCIAL DEBATE.

On the motion for going into Committee of Supply. _„. i Mr Saundees said he rose to speak as a disappointed and angry man. He expected something "very different to the estimates now brought down. He spoke as the repre sentative of a deluded and overtaxed coun try, and not as an attacker of any Govern, ment, past,or present. ~There were two features in connection with the Govern ment he had always remarked—the one was to allow- the Civil Servants to take the upper-hand of them, ' and the other was to take too: much' liberty ■ with borrowed ; money.,. It was unjust 4to abandon, the "rednctiops, on salaries, especially on the" higher salaries. They might be reduced ; at least -25•, per .cent. The Legis ilative Department might be reduced £1765 without, impairing: the efficiency of the department. He thought that £1191 proposed for gardeners and labourers on the Government Doma, in might be struck out. Justice might have the two first salaries of ■ £875"done away wlthy-aWd'the efficiency of ■ the department would be increased instead of impaired^ if,, the the, department; was : placed under charge ofjthe^Solicitor-General. The treasurer could think of do other means; 'for providing funds for> local bodies than fresh borrowing. That showed the urgent necessity that existed for economy. But tot the borrowing course upon whiph they had ''entered;''he" believed that two-thirds of tjjei Customs revenue might have been devoted to - the requirements v' of -the ' local bodies. The borrowing mania had also 'taken hold of the electors, and it was time that,, they, should .be taught that "they could live noi longer by borrowing." Tiere !was no jßtatemanshipi^ >and no honesiy- iff v 'continuing to bolster up, £he colony ; with ; bprrbwed money."1 'The information that half ■ tjje propertyitax-would- beitaken off,,wdfll^ be no doubt popular. Instead of doing that !itshduld* be' doubled. He would also:"im-| : pose an 'jjf eoWe' "tax, and restore the tea and sagarduties.'- Whatever ,was necessaiyjin,, that linVshould be"done, rather than gd'opo iandleadi'theiconntry to believe thatwbile iia.reality!tvb'kere'living!onborrowedinitfn^ .wgiwere siatapo^tioni to,throw, up halfiofc. the pVoperty^taJt He -was in favour of 'the < suggestion' made by Mr Montgomery, that ithe local bodies should be left to levy taxa tion such' as'they'might require themselves, raising jvhat'they had to spend, and in that, case .tfiey, would use. it with the utm :care.;' 'If the estimates were not reduced he intended challenging every item as it came-s- --iup,,. ■;'."■:;;• "■'■ "," ..V>'"-,' V-'-'..-■> ".-;",.;:': .V'l^ ! i Mr Thomson agreed in the remarks of, 'the previous speaker.- He dissented from - the proposition, however,; that the property tax should be doubled.*' The increase in exports' was represented by wheat and, grain, &c, and that itself was a hopeful" feature.'-' '' * 'A'J.H'.'.'VViO -J"' ,r.,' v '-t I Sir G. GEEY was certain no good conld be done, in Committee of Supply. With the Estimates' before them, they could not digest the proposals; but he thought they, > should appoint a committee—say, of 12., members—to inquire into the subject, and to, meet'and make such a report as«;might <'\ seem desirable, i In making; this suggest! vi he protested he had no intention of moving an'adverse vote, upon the'<3ofernment...i Hei^ 'saw no probability of'any radical change except by'-tKe means he proposed.- Such''a' 1 committee would be able to reduce the ex penditure, as well as. purify and improve the ■'- service. He would suggest that a Select Committee be appointed for the putpose he had named, • namely, Major Atkinson,; Messrs Ballance, Hall, (Hutchison, John-' ston, Macandrew, McLean,. Montgomery,, Swanson, Saunders, Header Wood and the-' mover, a report in a week.'1 /,;'■''; .■""•' ; Mr Ball said that' the mJo^er 'ought' to3 have, given; notice of . such .ait important motion, so that they might have thought it Out.-' The proposal was reTolutionary, and he had, doubts as to, whether ".it was really" seriously thiant? "'Practically^ the,pr.opbs.t* tion.iWji^jJiftt the estimates" shoul be rele< gated to a committee, to do in aw Government had1 failed to do in * the"year. Such a thing was absurd;.and in keeping with abatement made on a previous occa sion, viz.'j' that in half an hour he would be able to remodel'the estimates, and effect a eayjng of £ipp,O(ip. ._., Such .reckless,and in-,, ponsiderate I!pi-oc.'eedihgs warranted''him in* cautioning the H6us«i agiinit'accepting Sir George Grey as an authority on the subject, more especially, ;;aßr during his-term of office he had increased instead, of diminished the amount of the estimates. .J.lt was not only in Wellington, Jhat their expenditure took placo. Itwas'goirig.On all oyer the' colony, and it. Va_s perfectry'mpnstr&us to say that'a re-^_' modelling conld be. made in.the way pro~ po^cd; iThiyJVi Kad' had"experienced menf going all -rouuil 'making careful inquiries initp o t]tte.. Civil" Seivice J,with ajView to, its j ;reduction7'and"tne reportwas-iinowiunder i consideration. ' It was not possible to con sider Sir G. Grey's "proposal in a serious light. jThe proposal simply said that twelve** gentlemen'could be got to db"'b'ff-ha"nd,wh'at Ministei;s l wj[th.all their.^npwle4ge of.rthp toidbi: =.Ta'eyJdid not say that the estimates were perfect.' ;'They£l v/er«O)niyiandth%Ksle^in tfie:'direction this Government had proposed for itself to" l p'ursu« ,r;a'i,rAi.fT OX KA.Vi%* .>,.-.; j Mr/Sw^NSON'taWdJSp'oKe bl the impi ■ ticabilitV^f^helrdppsafe; { h b committee . MiWtnf ', $<$ thought the financial poaitioa of the colony sufficiently eerious to demand the utmost economy more, than,wasj^^shawn?in those estimates, aM'^^6flld baglad t^see the government take theiq,, back and re-cast i them. . uoeii-.-JiJii ,vs:*-..-afc-.V/

! Mr TuknbutJj spok]e';ia !ißuppor^",1oj: the r Motion for appoinMi a nimittee. I / Mr Weston i^jjdViibaiVffaTOigment ! had prepared its estimates in pursuance of jtne policy it proposed to follow out. They twere told over ana'bjf^^amfliat'tJid Civii 'Service was too highly .paid. ' What was the fißctsfelfetwas of ten said, to bo a well-known. i fact. that ''the-IJii^er-Secre'tatys' (governed. th"6'i6ol6rJy?''"^ow, if''theae';e¥ea!Tli.sd,'tiia v | ability,tp,Tgatem stfcejjJQleijyi 'surely £800 | per annum was not too much for the work. Htrateo reviewed-the; jtfdgeß,~and~*aTgued that they were not too well, piiid. Tile TelegraphicI'Department,was similarly viewed. That ' 'd'epariment 'demanded ;^ecre"y and.;goqAjfMthyaßd.yefeithe.se men had £140 and £200 per annum. That state" of matters was calculated- 'to! drive these men into-! dishonesty and: crimes-He also contended, th^t, the, police force were BOS'"* properly''cteattid,in ; themasterftfpay^,,;,, -. , MriSHKpH&« aakediwhy-12 me^ abut in aroom could1 not revise these estimates as-wfejl 'a' s shut; up in thai room;/; ; I Mr gf BictiEfT cp^,teu(3[e.d th^tllie.arKuuieni > ■,6f Mr ■Weitou.'reiithev'Civil Servants bei maa|*irs of. the tioMy iyas not well fpunded. The,c9 i niplaiiiit'w4s:th^t the^.werfeittaafers. of: the colony, but-that was merely a co: .. jpla.int,"i WJiat:,watciwanted t ,WMi;.AOt; J t*»Ji they shoul^ be paid for the position Qraai :<' usurpetf^but fhatttfejji'^sh'ouldbi} kept Jii .their progeß posjltipiyjand be paidae'eord- c I ingly.-v>;A. I) : Mr, ;HOKSTn thought the" .Government deserved well at the hands.of the country for the retrenchments they had already achieved. He disputed the assertions- mad«, that the civil servants were top highly, paid. 1 Mr Sauhdees did not think the proposal for the appointment of a committee could possibly achieve the, purpose aimed at. . The resolution he would like to see passed would be something to the effect that there wa^nothing 'in-thd rtoircumstali(Seß of the, colony' to wartarit* the' restoration*'' bf the 10 ; pea cent.', and v that the reduction .be : perma nent, or until at all events the finances o£j the coloivy were'in a l(much'ni6re:flonrishiiig state', and the House reconsidered its dcci- • aioh..: "'.' G 'i' m S-, sTy < ,f: t ■■ : Mr MOSS, acknowledged tHat itwas, ■ im^.. possible to-reduce thfe estimates in-com mittee. If theproposals asmadtf^er&jiSi-*1 se(Fh'Ard,;nthen the 'course' to be pursued was" the■ l&ub^'as ; that followed last year,*: > let the House "'say that .'must be 'fe duced. The machine bad outgrown all reasonable,proportions. <That was evident ,' from the; fact thatsthey bad' to^aend'twiS members,. df ; the,-Givil'£eryicV all over the colony, to ascertain how the machine could be put into more reasonable dimensions. He was surprised to find two men who'could not possibly knoW any thing about railway, management inquiring, inlo It, with a vieye ,o|.,effeotiug ►jfeforin.; He hoped the time was mot" for ■ distant when < public Opinion would force' them to Tiringthese re ductions home; and' compel 1 them to reduce the Depaitinent;. ,'lhat -i the": reduction of the other departiawte.. woifld,,; toon folloV, • • -

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR SATURDAY, AUGUST 6.



DraDerv. ,- ,» . » inn'E f , I AKj;, .NQ{W selling 'J'aPESTIT '£JaRPJBTS _ ,'' li " at 2a Hd pan Tahd, | m'^',' | JV . . ; AND | ,: . | UQJJ R,U 8' SE LS- i (O■3P"K P B T'TS ,' " '^ At 3a Xld pkr Yum r; ALI* WINTER GOODS AT bOST ERIOE FOB A FB\rWBBKSPIfi.TIj; C T f^ °s G BATE & >?l 0, As shoYdng the onward march In manu- I faotore, we may mention an article shown to as by Mr Samuel Coombes, of the New Zealand' Clothing Company, which he calle fl Bstamane Uif.u B Wan manufactured Into Boys'Stiits, nod for this suit for yonthß (consisting of coat. trouaeiß, and-^est) they can ohargeiSßd,oer tainly theimoet wonderful production we tave ■een.—lAdTt,] ..'l,':;"';* <"'-* - ■ - . Measrs .'Garlick and Cranwell havine nurbhaaed the Drapery and Olothinp; Stock of - IJoalc and Watsonß" at iraoh a low rate,-will sell Ifoff atflitB1 Pbiob. It is a new Btook-the Bankrupts only having been in partnershiD about ax months. I,tt wfll.be sold for Cash payment, at a lower rate than any Stock ever offered In Auckland before, Two Dresses for the price of one; Two suits of Clothea for the to prioe of one, ffitamine the Btoo|:%nd sadßfy Bin »ourßelveßi.ißatelßnow(M.tt(AOTTA;t .7



Special Advertisements. , THE | /(■ "XTEW ZEALAND CLOTHING IS FACTORY. The Proprietors of the" ' Nkw Zealand CtoTHiNB Faotoby take this opportunity of Informing the public that they are not holding a j; GREAT: CLEAEIN6 SALE."\ Their business being established on \ such a sound footing aa the \ CASH ••" principle, the expedient of holding : -.;-•- -^;■ CLE&BW& B&lMS ~ ■■"""" to get rid of accumulated rubbish is obviated, ■ ' "They nevertheless still continuesto "' ■ s ELL .■ . A SINGLE ARTICLE at thO WHOLES ALB ■.-.. ■ p ki: c k ; l! And any Good's sold and not approved ot i will be-exchanged with the name courtesy with whioh they were SO LD, !' ' : '" or, if desired, tho Money will be Re ■ turned. ■. :1s Auckland Bbanch. ' ' qdbkn strkbt, (Opposite Theatre Royal), And at Albert-street, Thames.,. f,.' u •, ~'V '" " ",\i . J. FITZSIMONS, ~ , . , . ; Branch Manager, , rM BEAT -DEDUCTION^ IN v Winter Drapery. iTt/r i l N,E and rih.o y c.c j.smJ .-!,:■ Are now Selling at Greatly ./:;'. i .iaous-ii • • • -Redcckd Pbioecs ' : .^^ «,',vu' . ' OF WINTER STOC.K \ . ,v B , K ,c, .■•.■■ ,OF. r •■':.'_ i •' MILLINERy, MANTtiES, JACKETS, ULSTEES, ",, /r .. ; ..•",■'';' • §.¥P? T?» .^/"""^''("'"V ■'•\i ; " Mantle and. Ulster Cloths; - ; dkkss ma.tkeials, •liAdies' ANp Children's Costumes, Hosiery, Fancy iWool Goods. •"';■'/; "",'v: just to. hand, '■■ v iall the new evenina; shades in j *!'''^ l !^,COTTp^^SATTß!Aiis.! \ -. ■ \ : "'""'" "'.Afewllnesofi: vi; ', ■", '^-', iTJNDERCLOTHiNCt' EXOBBDINaLT CHEAP



! • RKStfTANTH VtiOVC ALT. DffiPAiBT^KMTS. » * >} . ,V- r ,•■',!'.ill .'■, ■-.':>./'. A «■■': •'. .:. ;■>'.< ;p:,'j'; | JI^MILNE & CHOYCE,; 7;i!;' .' Iji.uo ta WWiVRrr ii z " GAS-LICK-' A$D VR A N .WELL, Mi) v.-'j^HrooMPLETE— ■'.° * ■-"- HOUSE FURNISHERS , ! «'f.-i:i»i'iqp|Bi4i:sTiiiiiT, Au'cZLAtti;-"'- 1 A<> .LWi •■■:•• < -■' *-:V:f'Q'i-RT l idK AND - .■ •■■' '! :" -; * CEANWELI/aBtOOk i cß»rt»ssS o xiuliuV -■. containa a 'verjK i o . ■ ■■'■'•■■ ■ ■ •>:>:• .^ '■ ■ - extensive"'ohoice _; j,; of Furniture, of °*i . .-?;, ■■■■-~ .i.-.,: v ■ ■.. Engßflh,: Ameri ;We "wm ;-,■,'.- V.'' '• • can, Italian, and i•§ o^ •■!xJ '••: J L ' Gotonial manufao ' ©Mao* nyJi ture, and ia sold at ' Jrk %X*> VFURNITURE-< the lowest possible. <«»53«' -' " '■'■> price1 oonalstent ; *-» Sal with durability I £fc S and good taste; i P-g ~w , , and they respect-. <) H j ~ ~-. fully Invite an' ih j:., ■ ' Bpeotioh of their ,- w ■ . . Snow.Rooms from < Q •••''•' ■ those about to fur / Vnish. r( , f



! ' ~;!,, . , if.w i . (■■■&■ BeanMMLot ! V hj_y ,-,. of Drawing-room ; ' ogfj " " CARPETS, just 'm -asE-'Sa .... landed.of the most 3>3aOwCU fashionable de- HgEHBgS .-■■o/iTT Bigna.andcertainly mSSoSa L oAoowpq Jveiy.ohoice.-Bms gi§§e°r CARPETS B eis from 4/11; Kid- Sfci^wCS - derß,3/6;Tacestryr «™§2os ■ 2>11: various otbe? , &"2§q2 I*l™B' Handsome 1«■ hMx- :..,;. ,-,, : -. i: ,-.■. : Borders lor, Cam j " ■ gM * pets, Hearth Rugs : .7 I,'J.t-- ■.'. ; : Imade to match. \fiARLIGK & CK4NWELL keep,-a (Large Stocks of Floor Cloths for Halls. Rooms and Offices. linoleum, all -widths, at lowest prices. —- -■- jHARLICK & CRANWELL keep a 'Vpr^jQreat* Variety of Austrian1 Bentwood' Furniture, and American Cane Chairs. Whole sale and Retail. " "" ' W' TS-kilow a DISCOtTNT of ''■s&& isk' Cent, on Furniture, Carpets, and Floor cloths, for Cash Payments. . _ ..., f , .<■ ,-,X) "OfijJDING, all sizes, dt our own m'anu- LL>. factnre, kept ready forDeßvejry« ~ -~,-j .1 1 I'PTqTTTTU'P' ~'~~i»*' '-II '.^■XVsfwiCC^jW ~L Jll delivered. Free in Town, and Book Cata logues sent to -intending 'Furnishers 'on ap plication. ...:: :.<-- ,::.•:;.•:.,'. /^ARLICK & CRANWELL keep an VJT immense assortment otIRONBBDSTRApB. FURNISH YOUR HOUSE From the CITY HALL ARCADE, ' OA!RLIOIT&iCRANWELL, ; i>-(.i l-;?. .'• . -.::: o;!f ,'■■'•:>'-i- '- Proprietors; :u ■ CABINBTMAKKE3 AND ■ ~ ~•,;...•.. ~-j t. ,<, .7 j UPHOLSTJBKKBa" '*~" '.' '~ : " ~...' TOUSHBROOK ANP ;|>RIDGMAN i Have just received a Choice BMp ' ment of MELBOURNE - MAJDiC CLOTHING- o their order direct, ; comprising— - — Gkelonq Tweed Trousers, ~,,., ~„ ~-!,,.. TROOSEKB #sno Vests,, ■-. i'l' ! ••""""■ '" -- boys' Suits, &a,&0.,&a j -JWBW (Gross sizes to fit Kxtra Stout or j itliv.' .I':-,--;-.-:■!!..ii-:.-)iSleiiderMen).--h'' 1.-. ,v..oi RUSHBROOK #;BRIDGMAI*« - ! '^ j Have Received, ex Te Anau, a Fresh. , Supply of ! KOSLYN-FLANNELS j (in variety) , ~ ~ ....!, ROSLYN. PLAIDINGJ ~ j -"»w° '■":l ol; ' "'•B.OSLT? NBLANKBT KUSHBROOK & BRtDGiiAN - ' S ■ .twHuj <'Hay StookaVeryliarire' • Variety of Patterns in MOSGIKL and .KAIEOIV TWEEDS. BHIRT -INGS, and Hosiery. JEIUSHBROOKJ & BRIDGMAN^ ■-<^ -; Have a Splendid Stock of OVER ! COATS;* ULSTERS'■ and MACIN } TOSH COATS to select from. ._ Also, C L 0 T H ,1 N. G ! X 0 I or-KVaBTIDBSORIPXIOK* $\ JKUSHBROOK & BRIDGMAN J:1 i Have lota of Special Lines In (HOSIKEtr i iJ A SKIRTS UMBRELLAB ; JACKETS and ULSTERS , _ • MOir.R43k«fiMT«cV6rV-'Oheal>I,it6 clear FANCY BUTTONS TRIMMINGS, &0., &a



! aSNEBA#I)iAPBEI? oi EVERY DBSCrW ' j {r T^Og ( ,^L(Q\lifßST i .^A,TKS. 3 , rf; j s%DlßConnt<lsin"!the « Bltoved off aUCASH I Puroliaseß of 203 and Upwards. 1> TJSHBROOK-&. JDRIDGMAN, j jjLkt.fr 11 PTM-iiij •' J-J ~-;,.---! ; -=T < r-' (JO I j ■JuSOtION"I»EAPBRy WAREHOUSE ■i s .<9j'»9St9iI*o e Axmy f .«ad:Na?y ; Hpftßl)»ri w": 1 . TJMBft QUBKN-STRKKT, I s-t-itiftfl auckpajtoj > •»--;- "to jTO" I N HU&oii&c-v/lir A Ii li". 1,1 ' a WHOLESALE ANBIRBTAILV U 2 CABINETMAKERS AND UPHOLSTBRBBS, | AND CARPET WAREHOUSEMEN, • SHORTLAND-STREET, Beg to inform the PuWio that they have I Opened their New Warehouse j ™*f" «~""■-"_' '„-■ ■";••.",'■• '-'J :■?- y/yx'tL'A "*"?.''"'**"~-"~-^*~*"*"'"~"' 3PLENDIDj- : ,ABSp.BTMENT • ~'';; T T ,".- THB:'IiA.TH!si! 'NoVtoTIBB;' AKD THE'NBWiEfiir. | I) -1 ..tjl;;» ..ri.l .-■ . DKSTBNS.- ," "•".'' ■-;"'-'! ' .«... TBar'stbci of OABPB?T8, for Vatletgr1, Qflallt*,' ; 'and Price haa never beea mtrpaased..in ' ■-'■•iAaoWand.-"I-"!,,""; '■■' "-.■■•' ,",',';,.■**• .;'•?";,',■*. ATarge'aasdriittsSt iLINOUBtIManct X%OQ& ! jCaiDTHffJiiLaU.widttiß. :;. _Jl . 1 MATTP)TQSi MAT%. .and KUQS in ;great i '"rorleiy."j**; ' A. "" i The Newest aid Latest Patterns in Cretonnes I 1 r and TBannsas.; ..;■_., Vi ( , r r < : ,-. X , :r -, yT SUk and Worate'd Repa.Cdtelelnes,Tapeßtry. ' s>and-DainaßkOov«ringß.''.'-:''-;-'-:"i «i>;»'i ou Cloth and Tapestry Tabm Covers, Jiaoe.Net, j - and Muslin Curtains. .. , A 'large* and* well-assorted' Stook '61 all th# • :»jKeweßt;Patternßin Toiletwabe.^ Jujju • Agents for the| Iron Venetlaii Blinds—"The ; Blind of the Period." These are'the only' ! perfect blinds made. The Largest Stock of Brass and Iron BED •jSTJIADS and COTS !in New Zealand to : :choosefronii...; •. <• s,i 3c-*iis-i»i A choice assortment of .Dolly Varden Down ; Quilts, Blankets, Bed and Table Linen, ■ : lT6we.lßi JTOllet: Covers, &c, &a - 0 ii /"i ! Inspection Invitbd* \ i WIN KS -& H ALL, ■, j -' '■'•& |^^~ TDRIGANyiNECAMILia: U^^^^^-'-All Claims against the above U^^a^g'vossel mnsthe rendered in dnpli ■a'lHWWLAJ cate before 12 a.au on HONDAS', thai Bth' instant, or otherwise they not be re ooßnlsed. — V it' ,a^:■:..:• U J )U. Pi BABBBB, : Agent. yiflEMiiiST.AANiD.dbkggist; I . S.. GDuBgRT.m -sr 1 DISPENSING AND-JAMILY CHKMI9T, i 223,,. QI7BIiS ,• ST R B(B T, j (Nbxt to xhb Albert. Hotel). Prescription;and Family. Receipts carefully itl o 'prepared and dispenaed. >"■* '- |\/; L ■ •« .r - - : Just I*andkd— ■-. ■•. - < -io? A Largo Stock of Perfumery. Fancy Soaps, f •;■ Proprietary Meaioines, Umga land ... Chemicals, etc.,-etc. J^*ffiO{fi^9epera ana SetUerß* orders ggeutM-wtth care and dispatoh, and at lowest >i S. SM.-B-fi*RT (rcuW t!!E3jtjrtßdilgitoßfet l a J '.>!- ~ -'I ' ; - .-.■:■ :.;■ :.■>.-<,:....;.,;. "«WMOj



" The last act of the play, second childhood leads the way," and It la In this senile condition that the muscles beoome relaxed, the nervea sensitive and delicately strung, the functions waafc, and the whole organism wearied and worn away with tho fretting, the strifes, the activities of life. Then is ie that the frame needs a grateful cordial, a gentlerßtimulaHt, a mild restorative, and then it Is that like the stream the prophets wand evoked, .Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatlo Sohnapps flows but in balmy currents.