SELECTED POETRY.

LOVE, EARTHLY AND DIVINE.

I had a bunch of lilies once. So boautifol and fair; Divino love sbone on every leaf, Sweet emblems of His care; I cheris ed thorn with joy and pride— Ah mo, my lilies died, I had a little blrdio once, It sanit so sweet all day; God's sunny fields and rippling streams Soometl nut 30 far away. To make it's small heart glad I tried— Ah me, my birdie died. I had a darling sister once, Goo grant wo soon may meet My HUes nave,' grew bo fair, My bird ne'er sang bo sweet; I loved her—friend, companion, guide. An me, my a later died. I havo a precitus Book at home, A peurl on every page; It glows with promises which thrill My heart to long for age. Oh, human love, oh, human trust. Cease, coasx to doubt and sigh ; Eternal care is over all, God's love will never die.

THREE GOOD DOCTORS.

Tho boat of aU tho pUI-box orew Since ever time began. Are the doctors whohavo moßt to do With tho health of a hearty man. And so I count them up again. And praise thorn aB 1 oan; There's Dr. Diet, and Dr. Quiet, And Dr. Merryman. There's Dr. Diet, ho tries my tongue, "Iknow you woll,"says ho; .. '' Your Btomaoh is poor, and your li vor is sprung; Wo must mako your food agree. And Dr. Qulot, ho f oela my wrist. And he gravely shakes his head: " Now, now, dear sir, I must insist That you go ai ton to bed." But Dr. Merryman for mo Ot all the pill-box crow 1 _ , For he Bmiles and says, as ho fobs his foo, " Laugh on. whatever you do 1 So now I eat what I ought to eat, And at ten I go to bed, Aud I laugh in tho foco of cold or heat; ..or thus havo tho doctors said I And so I count them np again. And praiae them as 1 can; There's Dr. Diet, and Dr. Quiet, And Dr. Merryman.

THE OLD, OLD STORY.

Down by tho garden gate aho stands, Wistfully gazing, yet nothing sees, Save the dying loaves of tho locust trees, Tho yellow sunlight's ilickering strands And the mazy ilock of tho boes. LonK by the garden gate she stands, Looking through tours at familiar things, Idly tho vino from the trellis swings, Planted one day by hor baby hands And nouriahod since by succeeding springs. Back at tbo old homo onco attain Under tho blue of hor childhood skies; Book with tho Borrow that on hor lies Honing rust from tho bitter pain— Home to a mother's lovo she flics. Broken the charm whioh lured hor hence, Scattered the spell that the tempter brought, Loaving tho lesson by anguish taught, Home she his wandered without defence Peace for her soul her only thought Never a word of roproaoh or blame, Never a gazo alio dared not meet, Only a ptiuso for her wayward feet— Nothing to fear from her blighted name; Forgiveness free and f uU—complete. Out in tho world with its changing tides— Tho roar of life with its ceaseless din— Somewhere a sinner weary of sin In remorseless sorrow and anguish hides; No storm without like the storm within. Bettor for her whon the setting sun Shall shine on two little heaps of dust- Better for hor, with her murdered trust, Than him, tho slayer, when all is done And, shivering, he goes to meet the Just Bettor far bo the spirit Bout Untimely h.nco to Its bliss or woe. Than tho cringing soul who bade it go. For those who alar there's a punishment Whoao depth ho cannot guess or know.

BROKE.

tkoko, broke, broke I t have squandered the uttermost sou, And have failed in my efforts to utter One trivial, last 1.0. V. Oh. woll for tbo infant In arms That f r ducats he need not fret; Oh. well for tho plaold corpse That he's settled his final debt. Aud dun after dun comes in. Each brin ing hia little account; And oh, for the touch of a five pound note Or a chequo for a large amount! Broke, broko, broke 1 My course as a student is run; 111 back to my childhood's homo and act The role of the Prodigal Son.

THE JOYOUS SABBATH.

Go, barricade the river up. And padlock down tho rail; We'll h ivo no train of Sunday run— Woll have no steamers sail. Go toll tho sailor on the seas To make his canvas fast. And trust tbe mercy of the waves Till Sabbath shall be past. Command tho sun to stand his course. Forbid the winds to blow, And teU the flowers they shall not bloom; Tho trees thoy shaU not grow; The little wild bird BhaU not sing, Tbo lambkins shaU not play, The cattle shall all silent bo lt is the Sabbath day. Go order yonder reprobate That strolls along the lane To pen his children np at homo And glorify God's name. What need have they of Ught and air 1 Go bid them fast and pray, And put a mournful visage on— It is tho Sabbath day.

SIMILITUDES.

As poor as a ohurchmouse. As tain as a rail; As fat as a porpoise. As rough as a gale; As bravo as a lion, As spry as a oat; As bright as a sixpence, As weak aa a rat As proud as a peacock. As sly as a fox; As mad as a hare, As strong as an ox; As fair as a lily, Asomptyasair; As rich as Crowns, As oross as a bear. Aa pure as an angel, As neat as a pin; As smart as ac tool-trap, As ugly as sin; As doad as a door naU, As white as a sheet; As flat as a pancake, As red as a beet. As round as an applo, As black as your hat; As brown as a berry. As blind as a bat; As mean us a miser, As full as a tick; As plump as a partridge, As sharp as a b tick. As clean as a penny, As dark as a pall; As hard as a millstone, As bitter as gall; As line as a fiddle. As clear as a bcU; As dry as a herring, As deep as a well. As light as a feather, ' As hard as a rook; Asstiif asapokor, As calm as a clock; As green as a gosling, Ab brisk as aTbee— .And now let me atop, Lost you weary of me.

FOR THE LADIES.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN FASHION NOTES.

All laces are fashionable. This is to be a lace season. Brocaded silics have not gone out of vogue. Buttons are small for dresses, large for wraps. ..' The palm-leaf pattern crops out in aU new goods" Combinations in costumes are as much in vogue as ever. % . • Postillion backs and points in iront are the rule in basques. Overdresses are made eccentric and irre gular in tbe draping. Silver-spangled tulle is much worn in Paris for ball dresses. Soutache and passementerie come out in now forms and patterns. New Khiba cloths of light weight come in line checks in the new colours. The new French buntings come with silk broche figures in Louis XUI. design. Velvet ribbons are revived for trimming cashmeres, silks, and novelty fabrics. Velvet waistcoats let into the frent of silk and wool basques will be a feature in new suits. . The ibis, lotus, and other Egyptian de signs are features in spring goods of the finest grade. Orange and flame colours in vanishing effects are seen in many of the new silks and novelty goods. New mulls and silk muslins are dotted and figured in silk broche spots, dots, dia monds, flowers, and leaves. lhe long nurse-apron front, with pansies 'above it around the hip», is a favourite style for spring costnmes. Jackets of velvet of the new royal French blue will be worn, trimmed with gold sou tache and small gilt buttons. Ono of the loveliest dresses for midsum mer or spring festal wear is of white veil ing, closely dotted with silk brocade dots. Mew __ina_ crepes of the finest quality are beautifully embroidered, by band, of course, in palm-leaf and other Oriental figures. Waistcoats of ail kinds—Directory, Lonis XIV., Continental, and d'Orsny—are all in high favour on ladies' basques, jackets, and bodices, Some of the new veilings have large dots on white or tinted grounds, the dots in checked effects woven into the fabric in Oriental and artistic colours, New veilings come in lovely shades ef cream and pure white, with dots, wheels, jars, feathers, flowers and leaves in small detached silk-embroidered figures. Somebody says that " ballet girls are not as bad as they are painted." We hope not. They are painted frightfully. " iiwo vas shoost enough, budt dree was too blendty," remarked Hans, when his girl asked bim to take ber mother along with him to the dance. "Is Miss Blank st home ?" asked a fault leasly attired bore of the new girl. The girl took from her pocket a photograph, care fully scanned it, and after another look at the features of the visitor, answered : " No, sir; ahe has gone to Europe." He left. a five-year-old, who went to school lor the first time, came home at noon and said to bis mother: "Mamma, I don't think that teacher knows much." "Why not, my dear 1" ".Whv, she kept asking questions all the time. She asked where the Waikato river woe." A paper announces for its columns a forthcoming story entitled, " The Prettiest Girl in Town." A hundred young ladies sent postal cards and warned the editor not to use their real names. "Johnny," said the schoolmistress, "you have been a very naughty boy. Now go and stand in tbe corner with your face to the wall until I tell yon you may go to yonr seat" " Please, mann," said Johnny, "if I turn my face to the wall I'll have to tarn my back to you and the scholars. Won't that be rude?" The almanac says that Venua now rises at 4'oß a in. Why she should get up at that hour in the morning is beyond onr astro nomical observation, unless she ■ has a big day's washing before her. At a prominent theatre a yonng actress wss recalled. She hod been playing the title role of " Satan's V aughter," and when she reappeared a stentorian voice asked: " Is the old man here to-night!"

THE SARCASTIC YOUNG WOMAN.

Insufferable though tbe giggling, gushing girl may be, she is angelic when compared with her sarcastic sister. The sarcastic girl is, in some instances, the product of hasty or 111-advised compliments paid her by some thoughtless admirer on ber making some spiteful criticism or some rude re mark concerning an acquaintance or com panion. She has not tbe ability to dis tinguish between impudence and satire, and it is an easy task to convince her that ill-bred radeness of speech is the perfection of irony, and that to say spiteful ond unpleasant things to everybody she meets is sure to win her the reputation of being sarcastic. She eagerly cultivates her fancied talent, not aUowing an opportu nity to exercise it to pass unimproved, and she generally succeeds in making herself heartily disliked by those who are unfortu nate enough to be numbered among her ac quaintances. Young men who are generally sensitive to ridicule avoid her systemati cally. She attributes this to the wholesome fear in wMch she is held, lhe family think her brilliant when every one else pronounces her insulting. Her sarcasm generally de generates into insolense, and eho is re garded as a pest. Without friends, she becomes lonely and dissatisfied, but is still far from guessing the true reason of her forlorn state, for her petty vise has be come a second nature, and she cannot es timate its disagreeable effect upon others,— " Chicago Times."

NEW DANCES FOR NEXT SEASON.

It is officially announced in one of the al leged society papers that a reform in dancing will be effected next year. It has already made its appearance in English fashionable circles, and has met with some favour. The polka, the schottische, and the waltz are to give place to the German lendler and the polonaise, as danced at the German court. Adance.calledtho cournelle, which bas been a favourite dance in Vienna, has also been introduced at the English court balls, and is expected to create a faror when it finds its way over here. This is the natural result of the gallop and ridiculous racquet that turned ballrooms topsy-turvy last year. I suppose a more wild and reckless hullabal loo of a dance might be invented than the racquet, but it is difficult to conceive it. Of all forms of dancing, that is the most barbar ous. The spectacle of wild-eyed maidens and fierce men tearing up and down a room all ont of breath, dripping with perspiiatlon, working like beavers, was one that excited a feeliog of sympathy and pity. If a stately and respectable style of dance comes in again, it might tako away some of the fun, excitement, fatigue, and immorality of the wilder dances, but it will substitute temper and grace. Both of them are now needed in the average ballroom.

ODDS AND ENDS.

A tumblerful of whisky—A drunken acrobat. The pundits are looking for some remedy for lame jokes, Waterloo Junction.—Tho meeting of Wellington and Blucher. A DYING STRAIN. " Swans sing before they die," but, lady fair. Before you sang to me you dyed-your hair. A lady, being quizzed about her nose, said, " I bad nothing to do with shaping it; it was a birthday present," An old philosopher remarks: "It is singular that everybody knows what good counsel is except those who have need of it." What is a neighbourly, sociable man? One who, when he bas hall an hour to spare, goes and bothers somebody that hasn't. There was a young lady in Worcester, So soared by the crow of a rorcestor. That her mother cried, Hannah— I'm surprised at your mannah, Why don't you behave as you ncester? Miss Ethel (on donkey): "I wonder what language Balaam's donkey spoke?" Sister: "oh 1 the same that Balaam spoke —Hebrew, I suppose." Miss Ethel: " Hebrew I And I find French so diffi cult." Some time ago Boma no, the proprietor of a iamoHs French restaurant in London, was a witness in a police court case. Having to deedib > the appearance of a customer, who'd dined at his place, tbe Italian said : - " He evil expression on hia face." "What do you mean by 'evil expression on bis face T" asked the cross-examining counsel, think ing to catch the little foreigner iv his speech. " What did he look like ?' "He look like cheque, mark 'no effect.'" A Melancholy Case of Suicide. — A naughty little boy, having been threatened with a whipping, immediately hung his head. Lack o'Work,—Japan must be a poor place for the labouring men, for wo are constantly hearing of the lacquer work ia that country. The daughter of W. J. Mockoy, who is heiress to many millions, is said to be " 19, pretty, and reserved." Wonder whom ehe is reserved for ? j Wanted.—" A female who has a know ledge of fitting boots of a good moral character." We suppose boots of a good moral character means those that are well soled. A gentleman dining nt an hotel where servants were few and far between, despatched a lad among them for a cut of beef, After a long time tbe lad returned, and placiog it before the hungry gentleman, was asked: "Are you tho lad who took my plate for this beef?" "Yes, sir." "Bless me," resumed the hungry wit, "how you have grown I" The following had been admitted into a churchyard in the Isle of Wight :— To the memory of Miss Martha Grim. She waa so very pure within, She crack'd the shell ot her earthly akin, And hatched herself a cherubim. Fatal.—"You just take a bottle of my medicine," said a quack doctor to a con sumptive, " and you'll never cough again." "Is it so fatal as that?" gasped the con sumptive, A Bolemn old scientist printed the foot that by bathing the feet in tepid water a man could doable his circulation, and now all the editors are having tanks fitted to their office stoves. " Ah, Mr Simpkins, we have not chairs enough for our company," said a gay yonng wife to her frugal husband. " Plenty of chairs, ducky; bnt a little too much com pany," replied Mr Simpkins, A well-known member of the Governor's Council, at a late public dinner, overheard one of the coloured attendants ask another —" Who's dot gemmen, Sam ?" And Sam responded—" Dats Purfesaor F." Then the other queried—" How did ye know he was apurfessor?" To which Sam replied-With dignity -" Oh, all dese vere purfeesors is polished off on top ?" A London organ-grinder recently escaped a fine by a very ingenious excuse. He had been playing before the house of an irascible old gentleman, who furiously, and with wild gesticulations, ordered him to " move on," The organ-grinder stolidly ground on, and was arrested for his disturbance. At the trial the Judge asked bim why he did. not leave when requested. "No spik Inglese," was the reply. " WeU," said the Judge, " but you surely must have Under stood his gestures, his motions," "I tinkee hefcome to dance," was the rejoinder, that caused the Judge to laugh heartily and let the musician go. They breed up mashers at the English public schools nowadays. A youthful scholar at one of London's most famons foundations recently wrote to Mr Edwin B. Hartt, assistant acting manager of the Ga\ety Theatre, calmly requesting two complimentary. stalls for the Saturday morning show of " Forty Thieves." Hartt took counsel with tbe manager, and anon wrote the ingenious applicant to the' effect that two seats (upper boxes) had been re served for him, and that a remittance of 6s per return would oblige, &o. This drew forth a poetical postcard as follows :— 0 Harttless Hartt, what 'Artful art To penetrate my little game, 1 cannot pay you, bless my Hartt— (But, Bend the tiekots, all tho same)— For, as I Bay, if I oould pay. The cost (six shillings) should be thine, And I would come on Saturday And see the other Thirty-nine. No Hartt could resist an appeal like this, so tickets were sent in due course, and the youngster hod a high old time. First Alpine Tourist—"l say, Will, are you asleep ?" Second Tourist—" Asleep I No, I should think not I Hang it, how they bite!" First Tourist-"Try my dodge. Light your pipe and blow a olond under tbe clothes. They let go directly. There's a lot perched on the foot-bar of my bed—coughing like mad." Josh Billings says, "I haven't mnch doubt bat thot man sprang from the mon key, but what bothers me is where the monkey sprang from," Why, Josh, mon keys spring from trees. It is astonishing that a man of your perception should never have noticed this fact. The Reformation is a term that may be used in several senses. It may be restricted to the actual revolt against the Papacy which led to the severance of the Teutonio peoples from the Roman Church, and so its history may begin with Luther's defiance of tho Pope A history of the Reformation thus limited might give us an excellent narrative of the great schism of the West, but would afford us no insight into the causes of the movement, or into the growth of the ideas which had been slowly matur ing themselves long before they broke forth in action. Or, again, by the Reformation we may mean the great change in thought and feeling which separates the medieeval from the modern; St. Louis and Dante from Henri Quatre and Shakespeare. From this point of view, the revival of letters is bnt one factor in a groat process of evolu tion, which includes also the whole develop ment of Christian doctrine, and the historian who has determined to go back to tbe beginning would find himself engaged in an endless succession of causes, unless, perhaps, the conversion of St. Paul offered him a sufficiently marked crisis for a start ing point.- Spectator.

A Romantic Courtship.

Probably the most romantic marriage tbat ever took place in tbis city waa celebrated a few days ago at the residence of Mrs Louisa Eunnecke, 1202 West Walnnt-street The contracting parties were W. De Garmo, a wealthy Spaniard, and Mrs Lieetta v Season, daughter of tbe lady at whose house the ceremony waa performed. The atory of the marriage ia a remarkable one, and shows the strange course* through which fate sometimes runs. Five years ago Mise Lisetta Kunnecke, a charming yonng lady of 22 summers, became acquainted with George Beason, manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Company for the State of Kentucky, a mutual attachment was the result of their acquaintance, and after a courtship extending over a period of twelve months the young couple were united in marriage. .oon after this they, moved to Eliz.betbtown, Ky., where they purchased a hand-ome home and lived In happiness for n»arly two years, when the first great blow of her life fell upon her. Her husband ,was suddenly taken ill with typhoid pneumonia, and in spite of all efforts, died in a week oftor wards. He hod insurance policies on his life amounting to lO.COOdols,, which waa paid over to his young widow. Soon after wards iihe_Jmoved to this city, and invested her money iv real estate. Her life was for a time a very lonely one, and in order to keep her mind occupied she accepted a positiou with the company of which ber husband had been a trusted employ- She applied herself closely to ber business, ond never left the city until the grand musical festival took place ot Cincinnati in 1882. Ac tbe earnest invitation of some of her friends, she consented to attend it, and they accordingly departed for thot city. That night tbey re paired to tbe grand haU, and in company with several friends she took berssst nearly in the centre of the parquet and under one of the large chandeliers, which throw its light down upon her handsome face and figure. She was still dressed in mourning, and the heavy, dark hat which hang closely around her fooe only served to make the picture more attractive. During the inter mission between the acta she partially turned round in her seat to make a remark to one of her friends, and naturally cast her eyes over the vast rows of faces which sur rounded her. Sitting just across from her she noticed a finely-dressed man of about the medium size, but with a very dark face, betokening ' his nationality, looking intently at her with a pair of lorge black eyes. The intentness of his stare made her look more closely than she otherwise would'have done, aod alter a momentary meeting ot the eyes she turned her head and settled back in her seat. Several times during the per formance she felt an irresistible desire to look, and whenever she turned her head saw the eyes of the stranger fixed closely noon her. When the curtain fell on the last act and the thousands of people were to depart, she noticed bim elbowing his way toward her, but a sudden surge of the crowd in the aisle swept him from view and she saw him no more, e-he talked the matter over with her friends after her arrival at the hotel, and thonght no more of it., The next morning she chanced to pick up' one of the daily papers, and with a true womanly instinct tamed to the personal column. To her astonishment she saw oae Which brought up before her the occurrence at the theatre the night before. The ad vertisement had been inserted by the. swarthy-looking stranger, who requested her to send her name and address to " W. De G. E& Pasco, Tex." After thinking the matter oyer, she determined to write as requested, just to have a little amusement. She ac cordingly dropped o note to the address given, and two weeks afterwards received a lengthy reply. The correspondence was kept up for several months, the letters grow ing more and more affectionate,until finally one came to her containing a proposal of' marriaifs. The answer waa a foVonroble one, ond loat Tuesday was set as the day for the performance of the ceremony. A little over a week ago the unknown bridegroom, so to apeak, arrived in the city, and for the first time they met face to face. Neither seemed to have cause to regret the turn affairs had taken, and a little party of friends assembled at the house on tbe day named to see the romance of two Uvea sealed. They only remained in the city until yeaterday after noon, when they departed for his home in Texas. De Garmo proved to be very wealthy, and the owner of a large amount of real estote. _he story of tbe courtship waa kept quiet by the family, bnt being too good to keep, leaked ont, and it has been talked oi rather extensively by friends and acquaintances of the lady who played such an important part.

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Price, £340. Easy term* "**<*, BRIGHTON. PARNELL.-A very nice. nv,»_ Cottage, new and weU-flolahed, andfiS with registered grate, oven, good well 5* ; &o.; allotment 33 x 99. Price only -_jy> CARLBTOH GORE ROAD-HaDdeomatt containing 7 rooms, bathroom, laim ,_£* wosnhouae, tec. See., fitted with _■__ oupbo-rde, and many mber oon_orts,«S*> oornerof Carleton Gore Road sndifcW View Road; grand allotment; aB little garden; In oil a.very deslMfcSl4 nre«t» pUioo. TlSfc COMMERCIAL ROAD, off Great North s*. —New Verandah Cottage of 5 Booma fiST" llo^jyoo? 6' PboardSl&o' Auff-t^. ORAJUMH rtoTON-Compaot Uttie __„.M, acres; p»rt in onltivatlon; SM orohard: aood piece of bush: on2M** Honse and outbnlldlnga almost «»r_J OLARBIfOK-ITKBEr- A new Sd I* finished Verandah Oott_g«f_ ££-*'» Bonllery: flttel with n?^ in^__ cupboards, tanks, e«e.7^,*S'*_«V term_ ™_!*r EDBN PLAOB. off Kyber Paas-Donbia;__L of 8 rooms and oallar. jwodwtiL fS2es_? BLLBR!3LM-^^ GEORGE*_.ND _«. SONBY-Briek Hereof fou7S#_ oouUery. outhouse, &o.; olto_Sit«v«t,_f. Ha_K_T-_.____, near stew to _~_._ ' rt^ -*"_? R^-HaKn. v^*SS. ends, bow-wtodows, ond fitted »___ HACKETT-BTREET, PONSONB..,* *L Gable Hmd Verandah V.Uaotfi ___". fi* window; well finished. NoreaaaSJflE „ refused; mnat be sold. ureaß<™wof_. HOWICK.-A great Bargain. Ho_a(_n_m_ KMQrdXMKaaT. off Great North Road-<SL 7a, 100 x 152 feet frantag- to KlniMtM* £5 Howe-atreet; enltlratad. Mettoft^ KOMOKOBIKI, RODNEY COUNTr^ffl-n ond 32,146 acres, aupposed to be h^vS and,-* Price abont-.pera^X 1^ 1? 15? «>. Complete U_te'FarmSa S, _?J- la. di, aboot half Wei : S_ro^S___* h^SS 00 *? ,«^ «tod Sab wSlTO _iWS '•eooi Position; with goodS sundry outb^ifings; ritnate within B mtantea* walk of .huroh of England an. sohool. Prioe only £370. ffln MONTAGUMTIUCJ-., NEWTON.-N.wsL roomed Verandah Cottage, fitted with ''"''• registo gratw, colonial oven, cupbwue. ' ■ —O. Price, 280. mop MABY-STREET, MOUNT EUEN.~<)ot__f__. 3 Rooms, Bakehonß*, Stable, Car__sA*rs ': aUotment 10 x 99. fl&O. MOUNT ALBBRT-New House 0( 6 iwL stable, piggery, fco.,together with alSatS acre good voloanio land; situated olnm _!' ' Mount Albert HaU. Wesa,ente_»£^ > MAHURANGL-43 Aores firat-elMß^___. «: t, acres in bush, consisting ot _t_ttat_st I i puriri, &c; aU plonghable. Total-da MO^Soriß-Port Lot 12-10 aeraa Sl. • prtadpallykatiri: landed M'onod'e toil deep emik; altuatad l* miles tram town. . ship of Matakohe. Prioe, fil ft ™ aero. ' 'SoPe"*' MOUNT EDEN, Maloßooa^-Ihstty'MSe ,t of 4 rooms; almost new, and fitted wfth registered oven, tank, &o. Price iLSJID, NORTHCOTK-Handsome New Villa oR™ rooms; bow window, &c.; allotmentsoi2W ! with water frontage. 3 ndnatet walk tnn I Stoke, b Point Whorf. I^,(mlJ__4 ! NEW NORTH ROAD, near Upper SrinontL s_eet—Comfortableße_danoeofltn)oaM. bathroom, washhouse, stable, bnggrhnno, and many conveniences; staniUnglßrdiritri i 11 acres land; tastefully laid out in ttmk garden, orohard, &c., See. Price only £8." NBWMARKET.-Newfltreet: NewVer_n__ House of 5 rooms; good well, task. Set nice garden; allotment 48 x 120. Prlwo&tr -360. OTAHUHU —Verandah Cottaae, 4 re allotment 35 x 81. near Pnblio Bchori, ftff £196. Terms: £30oa»hi balance ouSlff. Ing Pflototy erinoloieii m PONSONBY.-BeUa Vista: Marino VUia^ja-, dence, and abont 2 acres garden and paddock; pleasantly situated; grand -lew, ■■'■'■ .1763) ' PITT-STREET, corner of Croawteoet-Hani some Villa of 5 rooms, vei__a_, bow win dow, gable end, gas and water Mi la Price. only £370. PERCIVAL PARADE. PONBONBt.-Brto. Honse of 6 rooms; allotment 44.100. Wee, £300, I7IJT PONSONBY-House. 7 rooms, jaaUy, itore. room, (so., ate. together with £ aores: bid not In orchard, garden, paddock, So: snlendld sea view. (_| PONBONB. TEKRACd-Naw Booaa; T rooms (not quite finished); good HdLtask, woodßhed, skj.; good allotment MxlCali frsnood and rented. filM. H4J). PROSPECT TERRACE.-HB_aaoffliTl__s Roams and Porch; fitted with Oaj)-oanl% Dresser, Registered Grate, Overi,So;good ->' well and tank, nice garden, .woll-stoekedt : em. ■~..,' 0S» PAPAKORA—New Hoase and outbaßdlaaO, and 37 ac-res real goo. land in orffbard, etc, , In valuable twdtion iant Rtx»llw«T«tiiti(m PAPAROA. - Lots 101 and KB. lM.Aorea, sltnated abont 1| miles from Paparoa vil lage. Prioe, only 30s per aore, ' (175) PUKEKOHE.-84 acres Splendid Land; about 30 aores in grass; balance in rateable native bush. (767) PARNELL.— Very Comfortable Ho_e of 8 rooms, fco, fitted up with many oomfem. and conveniences, such aa Venetian t_n_, registered grates, oven goodwill, &o.;fn»- , :, hold allotment 35 x 95. Trloa o_y -ffli af whioh the greater portion (»n.B_ndJ_ Mortgage. < w) POKENO.-Nice Uttie Farm of ,21 aM«il« . • crops, grass, See. ; good fiverobmedCMWW and outhouses, which, with 1 CsWfcMT utensils. See., Sec., is now offered for £308; situate just at Pokeno Station. - - (939. PAPAKORA VALLEY.—Valnabte S_rm_ of 160 acres; nearly all improved anel aoMl vided Into paddocks; balance in bnan;_aw House, 5 rooms, and sundry .ott-g»t; immediate poseeesion. m, PAPAKUR . VALLEY. - 426 Bcree gool oUuvial land; partly fenced.and***J»p improved; a splendid creek _iw_atM property; about 3 miles from EfJI Storion. , „»8 BA_ORBACK-48 Aores Good Land, IB mm in grass; cottage of three rooi_J,ea*-«»». piggery, So.; never-failing Bupplyoliwt* Prioe, only £250. _. ___ RAZORttACK--plenaiaUttie ■ftrasßaoWt large Homestead, ond every oenmlaMai abont 3 miles from Pokeno BtoHafcfl»_. SHKHHAN-STREBT, PONSONBY^SImW; toge; . rooms, verandah In famtasdwi oomfortablß: near the Hall. £>->. >_><.. , SPBING-STREET.-A Bargain, -i^ftg Allotments. No.'a: 12,13, 14, ani 15. >» per foot ~ SYMONDS-STREET Verandah ViUa M rooms, fitted with registered BTats_-gMIS' water laid on. All in good omaKjg* building. &o. Lot 14 of allotment ft |»oW 15; size, 33x120. Price £600. W TUAKAU-Spiendld Utile Lot of 6.oorea,_we pleoe bush, plenty of water; near nattf* TE MATA, RAGLAN-280 Aorea Bj^|g,, Land, level and woll watered; -alajatM between Whaingaroa and Aotea Harw- For absolute sale. ~__ WARKWORTH.-House of 6 rooms ondlarffa allotment. No reasonable offer refnsea. (79 &c., &c, See. ' D. .F. "TV AN S, I House, Land, and Estate AoukT. Land Mart-Queen-street li^