SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

i this Jfiveningt -*- HIGH WATERjro-morrow Morning. 0 33 BUNBKT.-TWII Kvenlng, 4.48■ jfTisTRTSK —To-morrow Morning, /.jk 08 AOK-SSt Unsrter, 28ft. 7.17 a.m.

ARRIVALS.

UST RVKNIKO. Mariner, schooner. Queen, from Rusaell BleSore, barque, Scotland, from London

TO DAT. Glenelg1, :e., Crawford, f row Tauranga Douglas. 8.8.. Norris, from Mercury bay Driffln, Bohooner, Olsen, from Thames

DEPARTURES.

I,ABT BVBNI«Q. Tmieori baiquo, Redmond, for London Pensuln. 5.8., Croma'ty, for Fiji cSmTne, brigantine, Helgeson, for Whangaroa i Atalanta, sohooner, Johnson, for Whangaroa J TO-DAY. I Wairarapa, s.s., Chatflcld, for the South

IMPORTS.

Per Glenlora-2 cases guna.-D. Evltt, Qaeen- Itteet. Bx Glenlora. from London-293 kejrii wire nails (assorted), lO tons fonolns: wlra, 10 tons ialvanlssd birbed fencing wire,2 aisos scythes, I cm wrenches, etc, 2 cams toola, 3 casks hinge \lxU.i ca.esbird OJges. *™''>tlZZc&i casks drawback looi», 2 omWs kK .im looks a caa» B te« hinges, 1 osae cot st hlngea.l caseiotlish taKiiuto 3om»s revolvina ventiUtore 3 oases bruriiware. 2 cases fancy goods. 2 cases tinware, 12 oo Is galvanised netiing. 27, bundles spades 10 kegs clout nails, S tons fencing staples, 1 cask iard^ rakes, 2 cases Ike irons 1 case gauge Slass tube 5 cwt Babbit's patent metal, 5 tons BBHlron Bheot. 1J ton BBH bar, 5 cases tiles. 10 mosMllner's fireproof safes, 16. coils plough Junaf-T. and S. Morrin and Co., Limited. Per Oieniora. from Loudon-Pi.in cot one, £1MO: ooloured oottons. £700: printed Show, JHOO: wollcns and woretsa., «100; flaineli, £100: llnon I»o«i8, £100; milli ner* &00: hosiery, £300: haberdashery, *10tt>; coJton ana linen shirts, £200; ap parel, V 51.500; carpets and ruga, £200; straw iSa. £100; felt hats an<f caps £200; dressod leather, «120; wrought leather, £100: laddlerr, flUO; BhonthiiiK felc. £10; table bitee £681 sewing maohines, £50; lnclierj, £310: vestM. £150; blacking, £20; rails and tteneral nwohlnery, £1,000; b wkb, £230; P&per. 176 owt.; upholstery. £390; tinware £120; bru-.hware, £ltO* plated and D»pler-maoh6 goods. £10; toys, £401 nro arms, £120; oorks, £10; perfumery, £10; printing materials. £70; cartridges and dyuamito, £10; ohaln anu anchor?, 1 ton; hardware cutlery. £8(10; bar »dH rod Iron, 28 tone; U<< ir0n,.20 tons; gal vanize! Iron. H tins; sheet lead, 3 lonsj Ingot tin, 2 owl; iron rails, S3 tons; wiie end wire rope, 17 iobb; Kino, a tens; linseed oil, 830 gal's; kerosino and naphtha, 50 galls; paint colours, £180; pitch and tar, 50 Earls; flint glass, £20; china and earthenware, £1.130' glass bottles, £70; bran and flour bias. £30; cordage, £100; llnei and «wiles. 1310: cement. HO barls; ci.ars.- 880 boxes: brandy In bulk. St 33 galls ; brandy in ose, 730 galls; rum, ISO gals; geneva, 1,800 galls; British Eplrlis. 750-gaUu; ditto In case, 220 giUa; foreign spirits not rated, SO galls; red wins, 110 galls : b=or (bulk). 15 carls; beer (glase), 136 gaila; pre served flsh, rot rated, £60; assored oilmen's stores, £410; mineral w»t»r, £70; fOrtUnaaladoil, 210 Bills; cocoa. 7»wt; ism Blats and gelatine, £30; mustard. £-10; white •alt, 59 tons; bloirsod.. lOOovrt: otndles I Bntlsa »nd foreign), 93owt: 8O»" 3owt; r*l3i s, 71owt; currants, BZlcvrt ; almonds, sowt; flgs. 28cwt; carraway Beed, lOowt; liquorice juice, lOowt; glucose and aacoarum, 258cwt; treacle, 20owt; confectionery and peel, £150; apothecary waro, £100; cream tartar, llowt; corn flour, llcwt; corn flour. £10; manure, £700; cotton waste, £110; guano, £110; gum arable, llcwt. Total declared value of cargo, £19,000.

EXPORTS.

Per Golden 151e—72.000 feet sawn and droßstd timber.

Per Manapourl—l,s9o pieces timber, 1000 sacks bran, Sl3 sacks oysters, 141 kegs batter, 200 sacks floor, 140 hides. IS bales fungus, 51 bales flax, 95 doors, 30 bundles metal.

Per Wairarapa—so plates iron, 15 bags gum, 10 bags seed, S7 sacks oysters, and a quantity of sundries.

Per Penfuln—2so cases kerosine. 60 Heroes and 40kegabeef, 196 cases biscuits. 50 tins flour, 41 bags onions, 77 boxes soap, 60 sacks lime. 91 sacks potatoes, 373 sheep, 200 bundles shingles, 1,025 pieces timber.

Thebrlgantlne Oceola proceeds from hereto Mercury Bay to load timber tor S> dney.

The barque Mendoza entered outwards at the Customs to-day ior Lytteltou. (or which p re the has can cargo from New York.

The Glenelg brought 327 saoks maize, 2 horses, a quonjty sundries, and iho following pas- Bengers:—Jndge Williams, Judge Fenton, Mr nnd Mrs Buddie, Mr and Mrs Malcolm. Messrs Jonathan Brown, H. Russell, and about 10 others.

The B.s. Wairarapa left for Melbourne aDd Southern ports at noon today.-Paseengorsl Saloon t For Melbourno — Mrs Denham and companion, Messrs Ross and Blenohin-in. For Dunedln—Messrs Glover, Richardson, and Ray mond. For Lyttelton-Mfss Bassilt, Roper, and Underwood. For Wellington—Misses Gray and Fielding. Mr Holmes, For Glsborne — Mrs Bykes, Mrs Brown. Steerage: For Gisborne— Messrs T. Curtis, A. Cousins, and M. Smith. For Lyttelton-Messrs A. Row, J. Ross, and A. Kennedy. For Napier—Messrs A. Browne, S. Smith, and A. Roper.

The Douglas arrived at 6.30 a.m. Passengers: Messrs Meikle, Young, Morrows (2), Webb, Crowley, Hardington, Domarrow, Mr and Mrs Houland, Mesdamea Barnaley and Thompson, Misses Campbell and MoLean. Cargo-i9 hides and sundries. ,

Captain Norris, of the Douglas, reports the following vessels at Mercury Bay yesterday, The schooner Saucy Kate, loaded, nnd brig Wave, just arrived from Auckland; at Tannn, schooners Christina and Herald, cutters Paku, Hana, and another, all loading.

ARRIVAL OF THE GLENLORA.

The barque signalled late yesterday afternoon nroved tone the Glenlora from London, which dropped anchor off the end of Queen street Wharf at 11 p.m., after a fair passage of 96 dayr. The Qlenlora Is no stranger to Auckland, having node several trips within the last few yeara. the last being In July, 1883. As beforo she i 9 tinder command of Captain W. Scotland, with Mr H. Bowling as chief officer, and Mr w. Chefflns as second officer. Our shipping representative visited the Glenlora this thXi morning and w«s nonrtaoua y received t.y CapUln Scotland and officers, and afforded all neceuar? information concerning tbe voyage. We are Indebted to Mr Bowling for *he follow los report oC the trip :-Lefi the K»at India Dooka on 2Srd March, at noon. In Ww of Steam tug Victor, and anchored below Graveaend till 11.80 D.m. when we hove up anchor and pro- Deeded on: at 7.30 oaßt off tug boat, and pro ceeded down Channel with light easterly winds and calms, Passed the Stan at 7 p.m. on the 88th. tftckea up the ttadts on ihe 4th April. tat.Blaeg.2lmin«.N.: long. 17deg. 38tnlns.W. Thar proved moderate at first, and towards the latter very light, and we lost ihetu In Ist. Me*. Umlns. i*.; long.24d«g. 2lmlnn. W.on 19th April. Then experienced light winds and oaims till the 26th. when we foil In wllh the S.K. tradep, In 1»». 2deg. «7mlns. a.; long. 25detr. 62mln». W. On May 0 ..igjnalled Ship Glen Kenarl, from Lon don to Sydney. S9 days out Oo May 8 lesi the lie B.K. trades. In 2UO 8., 35 48 *. Iwo da,s later a naseenger named Woodland dlefl of oon- BUmptlon. Ran Ihe easting flown between lati tudes 48 and 47. On May SO ihe barometer foil to 28,14. and and continued between 38a eg. ana SftJeg., with very unsettled weather and heavy ■now till Jane 18, when we patsed Tasmania. Thence had light northerly winds and thick weather till the 26th, when we sighted the Three Kings. Had fins weather thenoe till ar rival Mabove. Passengers:-B. B. Driver, James Lawen. Elizabolh Goodwin. Patrick Whoetan, Hdward Wheelan. Francis T. WheeUn, Mrs B. Tanner, Alfrod Thornse, jtmlly Thomas, Charlo* Ajling, Charles Grewatt, F. W. Bankier, Ernest M. Elpniing, Hugh Fierce.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL.

MMgregor, s.a, Mo Arthur, trom Waltara

DEPARTURE.

Maojregor, 8.8., Mo Arthur, from Waltara

The b.«. Itaogregor arrived from Waltara at 8 afta. to flay, with TO cases kerosene, 60 oolle wm>, end SO tons snsdi los.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

russeta, this day. Arrived: Poßßtiln, from Auckland, 11.65 a.m. Whangahm, this day. Sailed! lona, for Auckland, 9.H0 a.m.

Mail Notice.

MUits wiix Croam as ukdib i- THIfl DAY, for Tauranga, Ohlnemutn, and Opotlit per For Tttaines, per Rotomahana, at 5.50 p.m. Friday, 29th tostant. For Westport. per Omapere, at 1 p.m. For Waineke, Cowea. and Coromandel. per Uoromandel, at 1.30 p.m. for Wbangarel Hewn.. Parua.Walpu, Whan garel, Kanto, Tanglhaa, and Mangapal. per Isna, at I p.m. F.or Thamts. per Boterprlße at 5.50 p.m. Saturday, 80th Instant. ?or Thames, per Boiomahana, at 8 a.m. For W»lwera, Maharangl, Ma»akan». Marga wal.&a.perKoaeCaaey.atlOa.m. got aavega Jteland, per Bannockburn. at 11 a.m. MOB DAY, 2nd July, For Russell and Kawa Kawa. per Waihora. For BUbo'rne, Napier, and Southern Ports, per Bonthern Gross, at S p.m. . For Australian Colonies, per City ot New York. Immediately after her arrival from For°Taranam. Southern Ports. RlO de Janeiro. Hast and Wtut Coast of South Amer.oa. and London (pore.a. lonic, from LjtteltonJ, per Kotorna. lmmedlutoy after arrival of City of New York. gi ms^ ohlef poa , mMttri Ohlel Post-«moe. Auokl»naU __

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

Junk 28,1883.

Opera Housa—Doran'e Brand Combination Company, 8 p.m. • Too <Jrtaln of the British Hatlon."by Mr H. H. Lmk, bt. Thonwb'B Sohoolroom, 7-30 p.m. V.M.C.A. Kooma-U»votional, 7.30 p.m.

Births.

LAWRENCE. -On Friday (mi), at her residence, Stanley-street, Arch Hill, the wife of A. Lawrence of a eon.

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 28,1883.

for tho causa tbnt lacks asilstan For ths wrong that needs reeistonca, For tho future in tha distance, And tha Rood tlmt we can do

The financial statement delivered by the Colonial i'rea urtr last night is simplicity itself, so far a the salient facts go, though the Treasurer's speculations upon the growth of New Zealand industrial prosperity may f>ue rise to somo Mutual Improvement Class discussion. Thure is no policy in tho speech—no proposals for tbe simplification of tariffs, iho promotion ol trade, the adjustment of taxation, or any of thotc great (|uestions of political economy which wo aro accustomed to associate with the budget of a Chan cellor of tbo Kxcbequer. The statement is a mare recapituUtiao of receipts and ex penditure, a summary «f tho accounts placed in the Chancellor's hands by tbo Treasury officers. Its story may by told In half-a-dozen words—a farthing Increase in the Property 1 ox. The Treasurer com menced the year with a »urplus bal ance of £203,683 j he received £3,470,250 making a total of £3,673,933, available for the services chargeable against the Con solidated Fund. The expenditure amounted to £3,638,384, leaving a balance of £35,5i9. The actual revenue for the year, therefore, kill ehort of the expenditure by the difference between the balance with wuich the perlcd began and the sum with which it closed—namely £168,134, notwithstanding that tho revenue exceeded the estimates by £76,750, nearly all the departments of taxation and ser vices rendered, exhibiting increases, tx cepting the Customs, on which there was a deficiency of £5,637. As the Treasurer cannot see his way to decrease the expendi ture, but on the contrary is bringing down estimates absorbing £3.661,496, wnile tho regulariocrease in the revenue c«nnot usmr v him of more than £3,809,349, he proposeß to raise £55,000 by imposing an extra farthlog on ihe Property Tax, and theu, if his estimates are realised, he hopen to close thoyear with a surplus of £32,853. There h some satisfaction in knowing that th«se estimates contemplate pa) ing out of or dinary revenue the Armed Constabulary and all wther legitimate chargea. Since the inauguration of the great loau policy, every Treasurer has managed to cover awkward deficiencies by paying out of borrowed money fur services that were properly coargable upon the ordinary rovenuesof the country. Too budget which chronicles the nnal abandonment of that practice murks ibe commencement of an era of sound finance.

The Land rU venue fell short of estimate by £81,695. If this deficit were really duo to ttie causes assigned by the '1 reasmrer, a de.ire to conserve the public estate and settle the land. in small blocks, tbe country would not have much cause of compMut. But we fear the Government cannot honestly take " the fluttering unction." Iho Treasurer bad, we presume, the Ministerial land policy in view when he made his estimates, and it would puzzle him to chow that the Government had. the chance of selling an acre of land and tefraincd from taking it. The decline In the land revenue is due to the comparatively email area of good land remaining in the hands of the Crown, and a diminished dernnnl. Tho Treasurer overcame the difficulty caused by tbe excels of the charges against this fund by cheating the local bodies out of the £30,000 promised them from the rating of Crown and native lands. of tho remainder of tbe Budget, it is snilicicnt to say that the Government have managed to invest temporarily the million loan raised slat year, so that the net public debt is at present £27,785,271, or only £104,989 more than at the close of the pre vious year. But when these funds1 are drawn upon the Colonial debt will atasd at £28,508,581. For Major Atkinson's opinions on the condition of the Colonial trade, and tho in dnstrial prospects of New Zew Zealand, we mast refer oar readers to tho speech in an other column.

Shaw, Savllle, and Co. s Glenlora, under command of Captain Scotland, put in an appearance late last evening after a fair weather passage of 9(3 days, ahe brings eighteen paßsengera all In good health. On May 17 a male passenger named H. £. Woodland died of consumption. The usual repptt appears in our shipping column.

The remains of the Rev. John Bobbs were deposited in -a vault in the Weslsyan portion of the cemetery in the presence of a very large assemblage of mourners and spectators. We learn that the vault had been erected some yearß previously by direction of the venerable minister as a iittins? rotting place- for himself and Mis Hobbi. The first portions of the tounching burial service were read in the church by Rev». A. Keid and J.,Whewell, and the concluding part at the grave by Ecvs. Shirley Baker, James Wallis, H, Lawry, and G. Bond, The chief mourners were ; Mr Richard Hobbn, M.H.K., and Mr E. Hobbs; two of the sons-in-law, Messrs James Bloomfield and G. S. Jakins; also three daughters, Mrs Kirk, Mrs W. Gittos, Mrs G. S. Jakins; and Mrs Richard Hobbs, daughter-in-law.

Sergeant Martin, of the water police, has bi-en appointed crier and messenger of the Supremo Court, He has earned a desem d repute for courtesy, energy and intelligence as a police officer, and in his new vocation, we bave no doubt but that he will give full satisfaction.

A large supply of logs was brought to the Auckland Timber Co. s mills et Mans?onui and Whangaroa by the heavy rain of last Sunday.

The case of King and Waller v. Geo. Frnser, an action to recover the sum of £1,600 ior damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs through the delay of the defendant m effecting repairs to i lie s s. Oreti. was concluded yesterday Iho evidence if the principal witnesses was published in oar lastevenlng's issue His Honor having summed up, the jury after thres-quarters-o'-an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict for the defendant, judgement was recorded accordingly, the coats to be taxed. A new case was taken up at the Court to-day.

The entertainment by the Waltemata Minstrels in t>t. Thomas's Hall was a suc cess. The programme consisted of petite comedy, " Black, Whits and Grey," by Messrs Maitland, Welsh, and B'yaut, comic and sentimental songs, sketches, a recitation, Adam and • Urlando horn >hakespere's " Aa You Like It." irnlttttio«si of the great Maccabe, by Mr O. B. Way mouth and lastly a humorous farce.

The animal election of officers ot Eden Lddeo (Masonic) was.held last night in the sMa«onio Hall, Kewton. The followioj? brethren were elected i-Brothe* T. W. Kitt, W. M. (re-elected); T. Jones, Trea surer, and W, Johnston, Tyler,

To-day, the petition prepared by the trustees under Costley's bequest will bo forwarded to Hlr Georgo Grey for presenta tion to Parliament, praying for a remission of stamp duties on the Costley will, and :tu amendment of the Stamp Act to secure exemption for all charitable or public bequests.

There is a prospect of some interesting disclosures during tLe hearing of the jewel lery robbery case to-morrow. When tbe application for remand was being made to-day, Sergeant White asserted tbat gross attempts had been made to tamper with the witnesses. This would appear to have been taken as a shot at the defence, but with the object of returning a Rclaud for an Oliver, they gave it to be understood that still more serious charges would be made against the police to-morrow in con nection with the case.

The District Hospital is shortly to be connected with the telephone system.

ljast evening the American Consul, Mr Giiffin, lectured on his personal remines cences of Peru at the Kemucra Social Hull. The room, we need scarcely say, was crowded, with what soon became a de lighted audience, for the lecture was both in matter and manner charming. This was of course,only what was to bs expected, for Mr GiiliiD U not only an M.D., U 1.1)., and a F.R.S.A., but a polished lecturer, and has had, Iv addition to the ad"autages of travel, the distinguished piivilege of meeting the most famed in tho world iv belles lettres.

At the first meeting of the new Ottihuhu Itoad Board, Mr Button was chosen chair man ;Mr Sturges, treasurer. Application for oflice of secretary and collector (£ls), and registrar (£5), to be sent in by 7 p.m. July 9th, with sureties for £50. Next meeting to be held on July 9, at 7.30 p.m.

Heavy rains at Mercury Bay and Tairua on Sunday and Munday caußed {resins which brought 700 logs down to the uiilia at the former, and 600 to the mills at tbe latter place.

To decide whether " the pen is mightirr than tho yardstick," a football match is boing arranged between representatives of the Press and of soft-goods warehousos.

There was a fair attendance at tbe Opera Housa lust evening, wheu the Doran Com binatiou Company gave a good variety eutertiiinnient, which appeared to bo woll appreciated throughout. Tbe usual gift distribution took place, and Mrs O'Brien of Cook-street, was presented with the suite of furniture, while the chest of drawers went to Mlbs Emily Paregratz, of Remuera. Another performance will be given this eveuiug, when the gifts will include a bed room suite and chest of drawers, which, with other articles, wcro on exhibition at the pit und stalls entrance during the day, On Saturday afternoon there will bo a matinee performance, when "every child will receive a presaut."

A lecture will b» given In bt. Thomas's Church this evening at 8 o'clock by U, U. Lu«k hsq ,on the " Origin of tho British t> ation. :>

The following settlers have been elected for tin; l'ukcutim Road liouid: James Inglis, 23; William Wil-on, 19; James Dodd, 15; William Stovinsou, 14 ; Charles Jell-, 13. Mr Thomas Seaman, Returning Officer.

To tho Editor : Sir,—Kindly allow mo to BugKtst through tho medium of your columns tbat tho oflicra and members of the Ijluo Ribbon Army, weaiiog their badge of membership, should shew their ronpect for the lat« Rev. Thos. Buddie, by follow ing hi* remains on Fiid»y next to their final riating-place. Tue deceased gentlemin was a member of our Central Commituc, and took a deep interest in our movement, evidencing the same in many wa>s. fie was to have addressed our women's mce'ing on Monday last, and wiote that afternoon regretting his imb;lity to be present, wh cb ngret he expressed amougit bis late-t utterances to hi* sons aud to brother minister".-1 am, &c, BAMU»L MACFAK LANK. Prosidtmt of Gospel Teniperaiieo Miiaioiii

Laßt night tho instslation of officers of Lodge United Service 421. IC, toox place, Bro P. M, suiter oiliciutlng us installing master, assisted by BO Hoes. Tbo following are the officers : —J. Sea brook, W.M. ; J. Kule. I.KM. , W. O. AIL-n, ».\V. ; K. Flatt, J.W.; F. Koycrof-, treasurer; J. \V. Melton, secretary; J. Goudacre, chaplain ; E. i'ollard, S. L» ; W. ( r iy, J.U.; T. W. Allen, I.G.j — Touge, tylcr ; \V. J. Suiter, lecturer ; Hurling and Middleton, stewards. In thu courso ot thu evening liro Suiter waa presented with a handsome Knst Matter's «old jewel,mii'ably inscribed, In mcognition of hia tervicen to the loJge. A hM v/ah afterwards h»lrl, which proved most successful. ]ko, T. Ewin, of the City Buffet, was tho caterer, and hu gave the greatest satisfaction.

The annual ploughing matches held under the auspices of the Auckland Agri cultural aud Pastoral Asnociation were hold yesterday in a paddock belonging to Mr Wells, noar the OJahuhu railway station. A fair number of country pcoplo were present, but very few townspeople. The prizes were won as follow :—Double furrow plough (Champion Cup) : \V. May, 1 ; W. BainbridKe, 2. Single-furro* plough (Champion Cup): C. Atkinhcud, 1 ; Isaac G. Gray, 2. Donb'o-furrow (for men who had novor won a first prize): \V. Mey, 1 ; John Mussey, 2; Dyke, 3. Single furrow (ditto) : C. Atkiahead, 1 ; A. Koblnson, 2; J. Porter, 3. Any plou«h (for boys under 18 years): I. G. Grey, lj Andrews, 2 ; Douglas, 3. Best team of two horses: Auckland --tud Company, 1; A. Wallace, 2; —. Douglas, commended. Tho annual dinner took place in the cven ine at Wallis's Criterion Hotel, Gtahu.hu, Mr Joseph May preuiding.

The lollowing is a list of tendors received by h. M. Watt, architect, for ftablcs and cottages in Wewton for Messrs. W. and G. Winstone : — Hatchor, £3,880; Mathc gonand Pollard, £3,515; Smith, £3,169; McConoochie and Klatt, £3,139; Elllng ham, £3,125 ; Jones (H. F ), £2 970; Kay, £2,913; Colebrook, £2,940; Hutchison, £2,69 C ; Morris, £2,850 ; Kossrr, £2,849 ; Price and Malcolm, £2,824 ; Wrtgley and Handcock,' £2,791; flrabazjn, £2,658; Pooley, £2,3G6.

Canterbury Rugby Football Union met yesterday, and resolved to arrange for a guarantee to tbe Auckland team which proposes going South, It was also resolved to ask the • tago and Auckland Union, in case a tournament could not be arranged, to select five men each for tho Sydney foam, leaviog Wellington aud Canterbury to select the other eight.

Apart from the jewellery robbery case, the charge sheet at the Police Court tn-ilay was very light. One man was fined for a first offence of drunkenness, while Eobert Young, charged with a second offence of this nature, was fined 10s and costs. Charles S pal ding was charged under the Vagrant Act with having no lawful visible means of support, and as he was Buffering bom tin; effects of excessive drinking, he was remanded for seven dajs. Charles Brown and John Grappel were charged with breaking and entering Mr Henrick-c-n's shop, and stealing jewellery, value £1,496. Mr Tyler appeared for Grappel, and Mr Lusk for Brown. Mr Tyler (aid tho case had boea twice before the Court, and on both occasions a remand had been grantea at the request of the police. He now asked for a remand until to-morrow (Saturday), or any other day convenient to the Bench, in order that ho might inquire into circum stances that had come to bin knowledge only yesterday afternoon, and which migiit affect the case. Sergeant White opposed

the remand, and asserted that Mr Tyler had been acting in the case sinco tho ar rest. Mr Tyler denied this, and said that ho had only been instructed the day before yesterday. He characterised tbe conduct of the police in opposing a remand for only one day for the purposes of gettini; up a defonce as unseemly andunpiuul eleti. The police had a fortnight to arrange their case, and yet they sought to deny oven ono day's time to thd prisoners. Mr i.u«k also argued in favour of tho remand. Sergeant White persisted in his objection. He said that gross attempts had been made towards intimidating a witness in Ihis cusp, and further attempts might bo made if farther adjournment was granted. Ho had beon informed by one witness that he had been threatened with perjury, and if a further adjournment was gi anted, the wit nesses might be further tampered with, Mr McOuire, the presiding Justice, granted the application for adjournment till to-morrow. Hits concluded the business.

PARLIAMENTARY.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.)

WELLINGTON, this day. University College for Wellington, There is sure to be a series of anniversary battles this session. Wellington people want to be placed in the same position as other centres have been, lobbying in the interests of a University College Bill for some days, and Mr Johnston asks the Government to-morrow to introduce a bill I for establishing such seminary at the Empire City. Aa ten out of eleven Wel lington members are thick-and-thin sup. porters of tbe Government, they can scarcely ■ ef use to do this. Mr Hursthouso, who was a most strenuous opponent of the Auckland Uni> versity last session, intends renewing tho conflict, having given notice of Iho Auck- | land University Repeal Bill, Wheu he announced it, the Auckland members . laughed derisively, aad evidently are not feariul. Current Notes. The price fetched by tho Manawatu Kail win debentures is kept a secrot, but it is whispered a trifle under G per cent. All sections of the Press have ÜBited in condemning the hideous pepper-box erected over tha new General Post-Office. I have ascertained that the Gov«ram»nt have been iv treaty with a leaning firm for a clock for the tower. It, will cost £700, and, in addition to striking the hours, will chime at the quartern. When Welliugtonians hear tbia they will bo happy. Mr Lamach took the oath and scatto-day, Mr Pilllet, who arrived by tha Kotorua, made hia first appearance in the House. He looks terribly ill and weak. Mr Levin has been unable to take Lia scat! through illness, aad it is stated that after the session he will take a trip Home. Pre-emptive Biaht on native Lands. In answer to Mr Fimi veat-irday, Mr Brvce refused to say whether tho Govern, uiciit intended to briDg in a bill to re-ostab lish tho Government right to pre-emption over native lands. Jtellgious Trusts Bill, Mr Daiyaville obtained leave to intro duce a Keligiom, Charitable, and fiduca tional Trust Hoards Incorporation Bill. 1 liia measure, which was uoaniinoußly approved of last Session by the General Synod of the Church of England, was en trusted to Mr Dargavillo to introduce. It provides tbat Boards of Trmteea for the pur poses named may be incorporated, and have perpetual succession and a common seal, facilities are pircn for the vesing of pro portion and making of detds and contracts. The present state of the law cxposts trusties to gieat trouble, risk, and legal expense, which this Bill is Intended to enable them to avoid. It is eomewliut similar to the Bill introduced by Mr Dargaville last sesiion, but not can led through. Abolition of Grand Juries. Mr Tole will on Friday ask the Minister of Justice if he will introduce a bill (1) to aboliiih tho prand jury system ; (2) to pro vide for the payment of special and common jurors in civil cases, for eisch day's atten dance, and also *o provide for the payment of jurors in crimibal cases on a similar teaie to witnesses in such cases. Jtotortia Railway, Mr Fisrr gave notice of bis intention to ask the Government whether they intend to remove the proclamation which they have is.ued over ctrtain native land* at Roto'Ua district, which, if done, would enable tbo promoters of the Kotorua railway to deal di ect with the natives for land, or do they intern! to adheio to the terms as contained in certain co;rispondeuce from the Minister of Lands and Native Minister to the direc- j tors of tbo company, which, the Utter b lieve, it will prevent the Company obtain. ing the cession of Uad from the natives to aid in tbe undertaking.

Mr Wiikins'iit's aniniil r< port on the state of native affairs iv the Waikaio and Thames, was laid on tho table.

House of Representatives.

WEDNESDAY JPetUions.

Sir Ge<\ Grky.oq presenting a petition fiom, the natives re the 'lhermal Springs proclamation, »lso laid on the table a letter from other native*, requeßting tbat the pro clamation runiuiu on ihe laud for tho pre sent. nhavf at Waiheke.

Mr 11 Akris gave notice to move that on a future day the ttouse rceolve itself jnto a committee of the whole, to consider an iid.lrniH to the G ivornor to request tbo Go vernment to caute a sum to be placed on the estimates for a wharf at VVaihoke I Bland. Timber at Jlokianga, In reply to Mr TAWUAI'S question if Government will ngrue to the »ale of kauri timber on Crown lands at Uokianga, it was stutcd that the Government had no power. Purchase of lhames GoldjleltU. Air (Jadmam ssked what had been done during the recces ro the pnrchaae ot native rights on No: them goldfiolds. Ho said be asked the question because native lands on the borders of the borough of Thames had been purchased by private individuals, and he thought the Government should bavo b'-en ttie purchasers. Eventually, he believed the Government will require to re purchase these lands at an advanced price. Mr MOLLESTON replied that during the recess some shares in :ho f-hinemuri block had been purchased by the Govornnwnt, and as occa»ion offered, other blocks would be secured by the Government, Lunatic Asylums. Mr Hutchison a*ked the Government it they will during this session introduce a bill to carry into effect the suggestions (or any of them) of ihe Inspector-General of Lunatic Asylums, as contained in his an nual report of May last. In doing bo, he said the U< uso was indebted to the Inspec tor-Genera! for bis excellent report. Mr DICK, in replying, said he had eon suited the Inspector, and he wns of opinion that no alterations should be made in tbo law this session. Tho tuggentions mado in the report, with others, would prubably ba incorporated in a bill next session. Elections on One Day, Mr O'Gallaohan asked the Govern ment whether thoy will lntroduco a bill ihis sotcioc for tbe iimendmcut ot the Local Elfctiona Act so as to provide that elections of local bodies shall tnko place on the same day. In doing so, be said it would bo a great, convenience, to the public to havo all elections on the same day, Mr DICK replied thatthe Government was not prepared to carry out the suggestions, as there were several inconveuiences, One of ituse was it would entail the employ ment of a large number of additional officers, Salaries of Jfidfjes. Mr Dahcaville without notice, asked the Minister of Justice, whether it was his intention to amend the Civil Service Ac for the purpose of increasing the salaries of Supremo Court Judges in accordance with the recommendation;) of the Judicature Commissioner. The Minister of Justice requested Mr Da'gavillo to give notice of the question, lrades in Prisons. Mr UU'OIIISOi', in moving that the teaching of trades and employment of skilled Ub ur in r-io's aro regarded by the House a* inimical to un enlightened system of prison discipline, and prejudicial to the interests of free skilled labour in the cram. try, and that it is (loanable that such tu<>chiug of trades and employment of skilled labour should be discontinued as so 'U as possible, referred to the petitions presented to tue House against the teaching qf trades in gaols, and said that in moving in the mutter he was pleiding the" cause of all the working men in tbe colony. The employment of skilled labor in gaols came into contact with lab >r outside gaols, and tended to lessen the rate of wage. He instanced that in One year £1,000 worth of printing had been done for Lyttelton gaol, which had the effect of put ting 15 men in the Government prin'ing office on half-time, and throwing ont of work all the hands on piece. Mr Bbacken seconded. Mr FiSHspoko against the motion, saying it wns a libel on the citizens to (ay that they feared competition of prisoners. Mr Joyce Supported. He recently visited Lyttelton gaol, and saw men work ing cheerfully at trades. That was, bow ever, not the object of detention in gaol. Tho prison was a place where men should be compelled to exercise their muscles to the utmost, and be treated so ai to give them a wholesome desire not to return there again, Mr Sihphaed opposed the motion, arguing that prisoners should he restrained from doing wrong and reformed if pos-ib'e, and the teaching of trades had that end in view.

After other members- had spoken, the I ■ Ministkji of Justice opposed tho motion, I and Bairt be wa? pleased to feel that iv the ! gaol? themselves runny of the gaol require* moats were produced, leEsening the burden od the general taxpayer. Other members I having spoken pro and con, Mr Tolk made his first speech of the session, He said he would be compelled to oppose the motion. To pass a motion of this kind was to utterly alter the spirit of the law, which was tbe improvement of the criminal. He moved an amendment that a return be laid before the House show ing the description of skilled labour em ployed in gaols and the value of tbe work done. He argued that there was nothing to fear from the competition of gaol or free labour. He pointed out that in America it lias been found that tho proportion borne by prison labour to free labour was only as 1 i» to 53. Mr Swansok also opposed the motion. Mr I UKtvBULL referred to the heaty sen-1 tences imposed in this colony, instancing tbe case of a man at Tlmaru, who had been sentenced to eight years for stealing a j shlrf. | The debate was adjourned at 5.30.

Discussion on the Financial

Statement,

Thd t ou'O resumed in Committee of Supply. The delivery of the Financial Statement occupied exactly an hour and a half, and was received with Ministerial cheers. (The Statement is given in extenso elsewhere.) Major ATKINSON having moved his motion re Imprest, Kir Geokok Gkey rose, amid Opposition cheers, and complained that the House had heard nothing to-night übout the finances or stato ot the country, and hopes and pro bable future of the people. His idea was that the house should insist on the Govern ment bringing down some great policy to remedy the evils exiting in the country. First of all, the Treasurer had told them tbere was to be a deficit. He told them we had an immense interest to pay annually, and how many men had to 1 work every day to pay that interest. From 15,000 to 16.000 man must so work to pay the public debt, let alone the private debt They so laboured to give a great value to properties that ought to be their own, and yet the Treasurer proposed no change. Again, the Treasurer went to the Mouth, and tod the people tljjit tho Government hold it true that the Crown lands belong to every man iv equal propor tions, and he would propose that every child born in New Zealand should receive £5 as iti share, and that at compound interest would provide for all the widows and fatherlcß< children, If he was right m that, ho sheuld have applied the principle throughout, and paid a fair proportion to everj one. If he bad done that, he would have interested all in the public land*. What had become of that property ? He ehowed to the people of the South that at ltast thirty millions of acrvs bad gone. How many had got their share of that ? or was it not rntner true that it hid gone to the few ? Again, be stated tbat thirty millions of acres still remained. Why did he not state to night tbat he would put on a land and income tax, and do away with the properly tax, whfoh was bringing many to poverty ? Why did he not tell them of some scheme to do away with the injuries already done? The dry details of his speech could have been read from statistics. He told nothing of tho kind re quired, hut, on the contrary, he propoted laying before them the great cure be talktd about in the South. He proposed that a scheme should bs adopted here for which the country wai naturally unsuited. Where was tbo principle of the greatest happiness to »he gr-.-atc.it number t Was it the ad« dition propoied to be made to the property tux ? "*" man could look at the state into whlckNewZeiland wan getting without iuKnii» a desponding view of thing). llh believed a tax should be imposed proportionate to extent of property and gradually increasing »s the noperty in creased. He was convinced that before the session wa« over a majority of tho Mouse would be iv favour of sue > a tax.

Major Atkinson said he gave Sir Geo. Grey credit {or bciai; ao 8 ncere in couvic tiou thit tne Laud Tax \vm better than the Property Tax as he (Major Atkinson) wag that a Property I'ax was tho butter. If the hon. member for Auckland Bast would give notice, ho would appoiut a doy tor the consideration of the question by fair di*cuß*iou, and let the country judge netwien tucm. It would bo a pure waste of time to riiscusa the matter in committee. He hoped th<t both "Leac'<Hs of the Oppo sition " would put it on the paper and lot it bare a tair discussion.

Sir Geo. Grey said ; Docb the hon, gentleman u>o»n ho will let his followers follow their own convictions?

Major ATKINSON was thankful to say the Government followers always followed their own convictions. We have confidence ia each other. (Laughter.) Sir Gno. Gkky declined to commit the interests of the country to a party discus -ion, When he saw tbe disappointment that would ensue on the bringing down of the Public Works Statement, then he might bring on a discussion re the Land Tax. (Laughter.) Major Atkinson could not see tho differ, once bctwern a parry vote and party dis cussion. If he ever was in the miserable minority as hinted at by bir George Grey, he would have the courage of hia convic tion, and not be afraid to have his views reported in " Hansard." (Sir Gbo, gkky ; Let tbo hon. gentleman have the oourage ot his convictions and go to the country, ((.'hoots and laughter.} Mr Montgomery briefly criticued the statements, paj ing it might have had a great deal fewer figures and amor» voluminous Statement. He would'not say more now, as time was required for con sidering the statement, bnt he did like to hear Major Atkinson charge Sir Geo. Grey with a want of courage. Mr Fish said the Treasurer had made a mistake in charging Sir George Grey with contounding votes with arguments. Be said Mr George Grey meant that If he brought on a dincus-ion early, the Minis terialists might mistake votes for arguments, Che statement wsb mnch too long. He compared Major Atkinson to a cuttle-fish, who, when too cloaely panned by enemies threw out a cloud of ink to bafflo his pursuers. The Trcasurnr should havo accounted for the commercial depression when his Ministry had held the reins of power for such a length of time, and asked for fresh taxation. It showed the affairs of the country were not properly managed. He twitted them on increasing the Property Tax after reducing it last year fur the pur pose of tickling the people and keeping a majority. Mr Turnbull made a savago attack on tho Ministry. He said the country was on tho brink of ruin, and the Government were not tbe men to get the country out of its unfortunate position. The highest flight of Major Atkinson's Btate*manthip was the floating of loans. Let him tax the land, lie dared not do it. It mcaut loss of office and lo«s of power. Public money was us< d for works to buy political support, and un til thc-ft was not a penny to barrow, or acre to sell there was no hojio. Mr HURSTHOUSE, in a humorous speech, called Mr Turnbull a sensational politician, and said wittily this was only a prelimin ary canter to a great event that was to come off in a few days ; the prizes for which woro seats on the Ministerial benches. After castigating Mr Turnbull for his warmth, he said he was sorry to hear Sir Georgo Grey refer to bad land laws of tho colony because he could not forget who was responsible for some of these laws, Kir George Grey, as a man of mural courage, should take a fair Bhn.ro of tbo respousibili y for making thesolaws, tlis views regarding ;axatioa were similar to those of Sir George Grey, only he was in favour of a progressive tax, which, be believed, would be better than a progretsive land tux.

Sir Gkobok GREY thought the Treasurer, after bis challenge, should immediately dissolve. His refusal to do so, and offer to huve discussion, was with tho knowledge that he had a majority, a mete »ha»i; let him allow his courage and go to the country. If ho adopted Major Atkinson's suggestion and had a dircutßion, he knew he would talk two or three houiß, and then see a majority walk .'into tho lobby with the Ministry, The Government must know that the feeling of the country was with him regarding the tax, but Major Atkinson would not run tho risk of going to the country.

Captain McKENZiEsaiJ t'm present com mercial depression was not from want of a Land 'lax. It was because there were too many gentlefolk living in towns and spending money which should be used in the development of tho country d'stricta. He assured the rommittse that tho b<g Southern estates would melt away by themselves. There was not a landowner in Otago who was not willing to get rid of great estates. Lands were for silo pri vately at less ratea than was being given for Crown landp. The motion was carried on the voice*. West Coast Railway. The BPBAEEB announced a message from the Governor to the effect thai be bad re> ceived tbe report of the West Coast Bail way Commission. The House adjourned till to morrow.

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The Colonial Treasurer (Major Atkinson) | delivered hia Financial Statement in Com- S mittee of Supply last night. He said:— | Although I am not in a position this year to show so large a surplus, for reasons which 1 shall presently explain, the financial re- j suits of this year have been satisfactory, { the surpiuK, although small, fully justify ing the action of the House in reducing taxation for the financial year which ended on the 31st March last. The expenditure for 1882-83 under permanent Acts of Par. Ikmeiit was estimated at £1,627,512, including £1,284,84$ for intercut, and £270,000 for redemption of debt, and the amount voted (or departmental services was £2,066,706. The total esti mated expenditure, therefore, sanctioned |by Parliament, was £3,6)4,218. The total actual expenditure proved to bo £3,638,384, beiuj» £55,834 less than estimated. Che only item in this expendi'ure which calls f.>r special remark is that of defence. Hon, members will see wheu the accounts arc laid before them that, for the first time for four years, tbe total cos', for tills service has been paid out of the ordinary revenue without any contribution in aid from loan, j This we are enabled to do in consequence of the large surplus of £203.683 brought forward from the year 1881-82, but the principle of paying (lie whole cost of tbo Armed Constabulary out of revenue has co much to commend it that I hope we shall not again consent to charging any part of that coat against loan while it is possible by any reasonable effort to provide tho necessary means from ordinary revenue With regard to railways, the amount ex pended was only slightly in excess of the vote, notwithstanding a very considerable increase of traffic during the year.

' The estimated revenue for the year, ex clusive of the cash derived, from land soles, was £3,393,500. The actual amount paid into the public account after deducting re fund was £3,470,250, being £76,750 in excess of the estimate. The only class of revenue which fell short oil tho amount es timated was Customs, the receipts being £1,494,463, as against un estimate of £1,500,000, or £5,537 le»s than estimated. The total amount received in excess of tho estimate by the other classes of revenue was £82,207. Of this sum £23,790 came from registration and other fee*. This large increase is attributable to an underesti mate of the probable receipts of duty on leases and conveyances of native lands. The telegraph revenue wa» £8,135 in ex cess of the estimated receipts. Depastur ing licrnsos, rents, etc., were also in excess £10,073 The railway receipts, notwith standing l«rge reductions in the tariff, yielded more than the estimate by £14,740. Tnia ha* been due toaeou iderableiucea«e in pa«senger traffic and in tonnage of goods carried, and to an unprecedented increase in quantities of live stock carried, the latter result being doubtless due to a large ex'ent to the activity of the new rtfrixcriiting industry. Toe p-e ious b*d season led to a somewhat diminished grain traffic diving fie year, the t nffic anting fom tho last grain seaeon chiefly falh in duriog the current year, so that we have not yet realised the results. LAND FUND, 18S2-83. The total amount expended during the year out of moneys derlrod frooi sales of laud was £197,101. The amount estimated to be expanded was £236.837. The actual expenditure was therefore £397,036 less than the estimated amount. Thi« result is mainly due to the absence of expenditure out of the vote of £30,000 for rates v der the Crown and Native > ands hating Act of la-t year. The receipts from sales of land ii m ''tinted to £272.305, consisting of £225,858 from sales fur cash, and £46,447 from sales on deferred payments, The receipts fell short of the estimate by £81,695. The excels of receipts over expenditure was £75,204. Adding to this sum .he balance ot £11,360 in hand at the beginning of the >ear, we get a credit balance of £86,564 on tins account at the close of the year 1882-83, tbe whole of this balance being witnia the sum of £100,000 authorised by the ttoads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882. to be trans ferred to the main roads account, will be so transferred in such minis as may from time to time be required. PUBLIC WORKS FUND.

The appropriations granted out of the Public Works Fund for the year ended 31st March last, amounted to £1,727,729, ex clusive of tbo vote for land purcbases, £82,455. Tbe actual expenditure wan, however, only £867,194, fxclusive of £29,643 for land purchases. The principal items nf this cxpeuditnre wore railways, £425,529; roads, £210,605; public build ing*, £153.071 ftnd other services, £67,939 The liabilities outstanding at tbe end of the year, exclusive of thofe for land pur chases, amounted to £861,861, which, added to the amount expended, £867,19*. eivre a total of £1,729,155, as against £1,717,729 voted for the year. The land purchase liabilities on 31*t March la-t a mounted to £309.299. Last year the H'.uee was infoimed that probably not more than £200.000 would be required to complete the purchase of those blocks which the Government had decided to acquire. No new liabilities have been Incurred on this account, The amount expended la«t year wss £29,843, out of a vote for £82,403; tin; dif ference between the amount voted and ex penditure being attributable by mm completion last year of the purchase of a large block of laud In the provincial district of Hawke'a Bay. The balance of Public Works Fund remaining unexpended on 31st March (io;luding tbe balance of the loan of 1832, to be received, estimated at £65,000) amouuted to £I,ol7,72s—consist ing of cash, and securities readily convert ible into cash. THE PUBLIC DEDT.

Tho net public debt is now £27,785,271. Tbe only addition to the public debt during tho p»«t year was the loan of £1,000,000, authoriied last session, but we were en abled, out of moneys at credit of Public Works Fund requiring temporary invest ment, to reduce the amount of Imperial guaranteed debenture* outstanding on 31st March, 1882, by £264,700, and to take up Trraanry Bills for £319,400. These amoun's, with redemption of various small advances, and inere*-e of sinking fnnds by £305,411, give £895,011, which, de ducted from £1,000,000, leaves £104,989. the actual gam by which the public debt was iccreastd during the past year. When, howover, we have raised the amounts represented by the Imperial guaranteed debentures in hand (£400,000) and debentures for £323,300 temporarily taken up of the moneys at credit ot Public Works Fund, tho net public debt cf tho colony ia £28,508,581.

Papers relating to the negotiation of the loan of £1,000,000, railed last January, will shortly be laid before hon. members. It wilt be remembered' that the lo&a was Issued in the form of a four per cent, inccribed stock, and that it was offered to the public by the loan agents through the Bank of New Zealand at a minimum of £98 10s per cent., the average price at which it was placed being £98 12s sd, The stock is now quoted at 102$. The total amount paid by the Bank of England lo the loan agents after payment of commission, stamp duties and other exposes, was £972.277 Us 9d. On no previous occasion has a New Zealand loan ho. n raised at a price so favourable to the colony. So long as our finance in prudently managed, and the affairs of the colony am so conducted as to promote soitlemeut on its lands and the development ot local in dustries, there is no doubt that our credit will he well maintained, and that we shall be able to obtain, from time to time, upon reasonable terms, such money as may be required to carry out our public works. SAVINGS BANKS AND OOVEENMENT INSUfcAMCB. The Treasurer then referred to the growth of business during the past year in connection with the .Savings Bank* and Life Insurance, as affording a very fair criterion of the continued improvement which is taking place in the cultivation of habits of economy and prudence among the people. The ordinary branch assurances in force number over 17,000 policies, in suring upwards of fire and a, half million. The new assurances average at present nea'ly £100,000 per month. The ac cumulated funds' of the Department now amount to more thau three'quarters of a million. LOCAL FINANCES I The parsing of the Roadi and Bridges Construction Act has, 1 am glad to say, enabled the local bodies to begin many useful works, but owing to the fact that money for the construction of main roads was not available until about February, the work completed under the provisions of the ■> ct has been less than would have boon the case had the money been available in the spring of the year. The amount available for construction (if main roads | was estimated at £200.000, but appii cations to the extent cf £640,358 were received, the result being that the applicants were allotted only three eighths of the amount of their application

tho Act providiug that should a large, < amount be applied for than was available. ! tho grants sbould be reduced pro rata, ' The applications for district roads only' amounted to £G1,795, so that the whole of ' those applications which were in proper form and received the approval of tho rate payers, were granted 'ihe Act seems to be working, on ihe whole, well, but will pro , bably require some amendment in the dirtc j tion of limiting the amount which any local i body may apply for. This matter is under Government consideration. FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE YEAR.

With the £203,683 balance standing to the credit of the account on 31st March, 18,82, we obtain £3,673,933 as the total revenue receipts for th« year, exclusive of land fund which is kept in a separate ac count. Deducting from this total the expenditure, amounting to £3,633,384, a balance of £35,549 is obtained us the sur plus with which the year 1882-83 terminates. ThU result ihe commitiee will, I hope, think very satisfactory, ei-pecially when it iis remembered that, taxation was remitted j last ye.r 'o b..; extent of £80,000, while for constabulary £75,000 was charged against reveuue which before had been buine up n loan, and extra churls for education and interest bad to b>- pro vldtd to ihe extent of about £96,500. It wUnuld also be specially borne in mind that during the past year wt- contributed out ot revenue not less than £270,000 to the pinking fund for redemption of public debt, I do not, of course, mention this sum as ah exceptional charge on the revenue of the past year, though it included £24 000 for arrears in respect of stukiuv fund of Imperial guaranteed debentures, which was excep tional ; tut I refer to the fact for the puipi se of drawing attention to the large and annually increasing sum which tbe colony is periodically Beting aside for cancellation of its public indebtedness. The total revenue* received, including proceeds of land sales, and balauces with which we began the year, amounted to £3,957,596. aud the total expenditure, including charges against the proceeds of land sale*, w..s £3,335,480, thub showing a surplus on the whole transactions of the Consolidated Fund for the year of £122,113. REViEW OF TRADE.

The Treasurer tben entered at consider able length upon a review of trade, pie mining by an examination of the imports and exports during the last 15 years. The grand total of imports for the 15 yean was £99,674,867. Of this total probably about £35,500,1)00 was money borrowed, namely, by our municipal bodies about £25,000,000, and by private persoDß about £10,500,000. The balance, after deduction of amounts thus borrowed, is £64,174,867, being pay ment we received from experts, and th< value ot personal property imported by eettlers, which has not to be paid for, be ing their own The value of the exports for the 15 years w»s £83 471,159. I'tduct iug this 'lim trom the value of th'- imports just given, we ii d that t.ie value of our imports during the 15 yeais itn- er consider ation, is £16,203,708 more thau the value of our exports. Mow, if it is true, as 1 have aa-umek, that |of our total import* £35,500,000 worth was the property of non residents, or, in other words, capital sent here for investment, It will be teen if we take this amount from the total value of import 3 viz., £99,674,867, that the value of imports tor which we paid from our re sources was only £64,174,867. Our exports, however, were worth £83,471,159, co that wo have paid for interest during the last fifteen years to non-residenta tbe difference between these sums, £19,296,292, in addi tion to tbat portion of the value of our imports, which represents capital produced aud owned by oar own settier?, which m»y bs estimated at about £6,000,000. This we have paid for interest outside the colony about £25,296,292 in 15 year*, between IS6B and 18S2, or an average in round numbers of nearly £1,700.000 a-year. Thi-, of course, is a seriocs drain npon our productions, and the fact must never be losi light of if we desire to understiud our real financial position, but if tbe capital bor rowed is being employed to advantage, as we ha/c reasin to suppose, it is clear that 'the transaction must bo a profitable one for fhecolony ; for although it is true that we are sending awsy a large portion of our pro duce in pawueut for the use of this money, it is tvidnut that it would b« impossible for as to export anything like the quantity of produce we do without iti aid. Tbe ques tion then is, are we producing enough to pay oar debts, to live comfortably, ami gradually to iucrease our capital I In answering that question, Major Atkinson exumiued the character of the exports. showing that of the total export of £53,471,160, no le«s th»n £24,680,658 was for gold, and £40,337,981 for wool, or a total for gold and wool of £65,020,639. Now, the alluvial gold Industry, al though at Ofte time the principal pro duction, stands upon quite a different tooting from either agriculture or manu factures. Alluvial diggings can only be oi short duration, and a« a matter of fact the p oduce of gold has gradually fallen from £2,492,793 in IS6B to £9f1,644 in 1882. Cl the amount exported last year, one-third was the produce of quartz-reefing. There is reason to expect in future a considerably , larger yield of gold ft om quartz-reefing tbaa hn- hitHrrio been obtained. We caunot rely upon maintaining our (.old export at ' more than the average of the last three years-that is, slightly over oae million a year. The v»lue of the wool export, bow over, in the three quinquennial periods was as fallows :~£8,735,785, £15 987,346, ami £15.616,850, or a total of £40,339 981. From ihis we see that tba value of our exp >rta of wool rote rapidly dming the second quin quennial period, nearly doubling, bu> tbat it slightly decreased in the last period Not so, however, the quantity or quality; the decline in value being due to the fluc tuations of the market. This industry Is gradually changing its chance, the production of wool beiDg very considerable aud likely to increase. If we now deduct the wool and gold export from the total, we find that the exports other than wool and gold, during the period ending 1872, were in value £3,696,128; drmng period ending 1877, £5.058,462; and during tha period ending 1882 £9,695,935. From thi* we see that the value »f our exports other than gold end wool has very largely increased during each period, and was for the five years ending 1882 nearly three times as much ai for the period ending 1872, while 'he population had doubled in the time, and the proportion of i male adults to the whole population had fallen from 854 to 28 "8 per cent. The value , of exports per male adult, after eliminating sold and wool, bas been for tbe three periods £3 10s 2d, £9 53 7d, and £14 6s Bd. This is a satisfactory result, and our satisfaction is increased when we come to examine in more detail tbe progress of industries which produced this result. We find large and stesdy advances in the export of grain, flour, gum, leather, potatoes, sheepskins, tallow, and sawn timber, and last year thore is entered, for the first time amongst tbe cxporfs, frozen meat and dairy produce. Thi* trade, as soon as it can be fully organized, should enable us to bring into proGtab'e cultivation a much targer 'area of land in proportion to population than we can u«o at present for mixed farming. Nor must we forget that we have among othors, fully established woollen mills, soap and cMidle factories, clothing factories, bobt and shoe factories iron foundries, tanneries, and agricultural implement factories,which will teed eith»r t'> iucrease proportionately our exports, or by reducing imports to libera'ean equivaleat part of exports for payment to outside credi'ors. For these reasons, I thtnk we must safely conclude that w« are not only giving our attention to uecssary industries, but they have been permanently established. 'But, as I have t-aid, this is most satisfactory, as showing that we are rapidly developing industries ' which will bear almost unlimited expan sion.

DIMINUTIOH OF EXPORTS - EVIDENCE Q£ OVER-TRADING. -JT

We must not forget the present in pros pect of tde future, lor although, as I have just shown, we have hegun la earneßt t« develope those industries which are most essential, if we are to prosper, it is never theless also true that taking our total export', including wool and yold, the value of exports per head of the male adult popu lation, has for threi periods « c ire consider ing steadily diminished. The export? were £55 23 5d for the first period, £52 13' 9<l for the secor.d, aud £ 45 11s 5d (or the thitd pe'iod per hfad respectively. Now, these figures, if taken alon^, would g've a very erroneous impression of what is real'y going on with regard to production ia the colony, and they would have a very serious aspsct indeed if our exports <thcr than wool and gold bad not botn steadily and larjoly iocr.-ased during the same peuod, hut fortu mtely the exports other than wool and gold have largely increased, as I have already rtiovn, trora £8 10* 2d in 1872 to £14 6* 8d in 1882 per head for the male adult uognila tion. Ibaveeai'l thatwehave paid annually, ob thr av^iagc, fnr inierest ou'side tie co'ony dnr'ng 'he last fifteen years, a- arly £1,700,000; but it must bo b roe in mind, in considering onr present p»siti»n, that we ' are now paying not less than £2 500,000 a- i year for Interest to non-rc-ideris. In o'her wotds, rather more than one-third of our

j exports do not belong to us—that is to*. ; they havo to go to pay our debt* n,!?1 I nnd bring us do return whatever er j 'he difference between the interest w for the use of our borrowed money am)^? 1 profit we make by its use. which u'urZw* not more than 2 per cent, directly fo, »??. privately borrowed, although the && gam must be considerably more v^ 1 the public and private borrowing p °?°l in mind, then, Mr Haa>li a , the p.m?*" and f.cts which I have jurtwhattSfI},l are now in a position to undentand n «J' well the meaning of what is roSb n ßa pWtt? UB with regard to fade aud mZ^Sf"* theao matters are Roverned bvwW '? here. NowthefirstthingthatZCn.T'.Jo curious coincidence that theitof»? iltlle of interest and .inking f and! , 0 ,l?L amOU? t estimated, which we L^jte?".* colony durin X the last fifteen 8"6 the ticalh the same amount«, ?i, y rowed by the colon, ." d^lSTfe taken together. But nith^. up Ar o™B*0™8* been the case in the ffm^ ,ha« fifteen years, the Case hafbeJi H-i tb(S the la»t three years. Z X, d ~l'" expenditure of money C"^"" 1 *he 6

THE £250,000 LOAN.

Special Meeting of

A special meeting of the City Council was held last evening to wnaider ft. report of the Finance Committee larcfe. rente to the proposed loan of *250 OQo' There were present :-Hi» Wor,hl P ' th » Mayor (J. U. Clark, Esq), in the o i,.i Councillors George, UHratt, Bam,, Bd> Fleming, Harper, Aickln, Devon*. hf!i' mao, Waddel, Tbompson/cSS" Mack.chnie, Stevenson, and PhiUiDn^ ti, Council having icsolved ltselfc uito £m mktee, it was sgreod that toe mccC should be open to the public Se»ealt*te payers were present to lLten to"tht d/T cussion. Limited copies of tie-Rain-' Committee's report were phced'ksin» members. . ™ The Mayor moved the adoption ol tke first clause of the report-" ih»t,tWSm« cil promote a loan bill during titt maent Besaon of Parliament," g ptMwt

Cr. Crowther seconded the motion. Cr. Thompson moved, as an amend ment, that the words "that it U d«.i able" should be inserted before «tt»tft. Couocil." 7: ' The amendment was agreed to »nd clause 1 adopted in. the amended form The Couuci! then proceeded to the'eon. aideration of clang* 3, which wauifoliov,, "Tnat the loan be allocated as followi in the schedules of,the Act, m?, &£ and formation, £150,000; Town Hdfand Corporation office.., Free Pabli<i tffo,™ and art Gallery, and parchMe of aite for Town Hall, £50,000; w^erwork.,S main», additional raervofni, « n d- Jan P'ementary supply, .&«,, $50,000. Tola],

The following report by' the City En gineer on the allocation of the loan was read by the Town Clerk, Huv-SSJIZ tion with the worki authoriiea In the 1 an nexed report for loan bill, the Moving represents the proportion for each ward in the city :-JCa«t Ward, £8,260 1 Worth Ward, £750; South Ward, £7,200 ; Pon. eonby Ward. £43,000; RmDgahapeVard, £20.000; Graf ton Ward, £19,000T total £98,200; drainage scheme, £35J»0i total £133 200.-As ttera fa £151*000 mentioned in connection with the above works, the remaining £16,800 not appro, priaied to special works should be under.' stood to be available, or, it least, «uch unms as may be requlred^for work* in Cu»tom House street Weit, between Albert-ntrett and Freeman's Bay, in the florth Ward, a»d other works agreed upon or under con sideration. In connection with Mr Clark's drainage scheme, I may itate that as the circuffiataucea are' now cnanged very materially since the report wai made, the sum 0f'£35,000 for permanent drainage is not meant to*c»rry oat Mr Clark's scheme.as stated in bis ie> port without alteiation, or without taking into consideration the enlargement of the city stud tbe modification of the proposal; but is a sum set down to be expended at part of a permanent scheme of drainage to be approved of by the Council, The new wards attached to the city may altet the original scheme, or at least modify it-very coDsideraDly. And until the levels of tbe new wards are obtained, a general scheme cannot be decided upon.—Wh. Ahdbeson, City Engineer."

The Mayor indued from the Engineer how he had arrived at the sum of £19,000 for Graf ton Waid. in reply, Mr Anderson submitted the fol lowing division of works authorised and contemplated :—North Ward-WellMley« street, kerbing, £250; Little Queen-street, drainage, £400; Vv'yudhnn-street, kerbinff, £100: total, £750. South Waid- Wei. lington-street, £2,500; Ponsonby Boad, £2,100; Frankly v Road, £2,000; Hope toun-street. £600: total, £7,200. East Ward—Wynyard-street, £850j Liverpool street, drainage, £900) Uore-atmt, £30O| Symonds-sUeet, £1,200; KaranKahaps rioad, £600 ; Jeruiyu-atrect, £400; propor tion of Stanley-street drainage, £3,6001 prop'oitioa of bridge, £500 i total, £8,260. Ponsonby Ward—Cox's Creek bridge, £3,000; road formation, £10,000j drainage, £30 000 : total, £43,000. Karangalupa Ward— Ho&A formation, £5,000 j drainage, ; £15,000 : total, £20,000. Grafton ftard , Proportion of Stanley-stttet drainage, £3,500; proportion ol cemetery (rally "ridge, £500; road formation, £6,000) drainage, £10,000: total, £19,000 ------' Hie Mayor movrd the adoption of clause 3, as stated above, and In doing to, he said that in pencilling over the Engi- , neer's la«t report, he found that In round numbers Urafton would get £20,000; Karaogahape £20,000, and Ponsonby £40,000. The proportion allocated to the old wards, was £70,000, while the new ward? received £80,000. Ithadbtett Bald that it was scarcely fair {oi<npi!»!eclal r«te on the new wards, one portion of *hlen was to pay interest on old loans, in tbe expenditure "of which they had no ah»re, and it might appear that there was wmt« thing hi this, but only «• first blush. When the matter was considered In connection with the prett-nt allocation, ft wasapparent that the new watds were, not only fairly dealt with but that they were really placed in a better position than the old wards. He pointed ont that whaa the . water mains were laid through. thbMbwhan streets, the new wards were tow to pay their portion of - the UttereM on the loan according to the rateable value of their property. In the old wardi, it WW intended to spend £.70,000, the previous £70,000, made £140,0(30, b« this was much less thsn their propartwn when compared with the £80,000 allocated to the new wards. The rateable wlto « the old city was £200,000, and of tto wwj" recently added, £68,000, so that the.oM ward?, which were really paying "ore wan two-thirds, received less than donbief. lßj* shewed conclusively that thfl^ngf; W<» were receiving more than justice. Cr. Boardman thought there {was Jofl much talk about what should be done Wltn the Dew wards. He believed theso no* wards could be better led than.driven, MO pointing out that the question was toe ol law, he said that if they itood vM?". they could not be compelled to p.y U» »' terest on loans raised and expended!»'»■? the amalgamation was effepted. a*JJi a!T tbat'if Ponwnby bad had PQJ«*» "SSJ sulficient to make and maintaJn * •»» B3SHS necessary, i 30,000 in the tecond, £25,000 to be spent /orthat year The speatot &o referred to the fact that there would be a gS deal of! oppoalUoa ia the city and suburbs to the proposed rate of 2« orl' while they wonld ba making dneki »6 drakes of their money to spend -the pro posed loan so rapidly, deferring to.-M votes for Town Hall, &&, he thought art all >hey required for some time in the ,*w of town hall was town offices of amo 6* less c stly character. Cr. Thompson took exception to I* Biardman'a reference to threate agalnit the new wards. He had heard no such thiea's. He di>i not agree with him that the new wi,rrts did not w»nt Urge sums'of n-oney, b 'cause be believed they were quite willing to the expenditure if tnoy had uot to pay for it He was urn. in favour of Increasing ■. tie rates, and believed that the rates rhoulo be equal Cr. Garratt was of opinion tba with re-. ferenoo to Karangahape, Pon-cnbyi and; OJraftou Wards, the report was not epeclfie.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, THURSDAY. JUNE 583

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