The Auckland Evening Star.

VOL. XXI.—NO. 4,100

AUCKLAND, N.Z., TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1888

PRICE: ONE PENNY



Shipping. j^Jr .v. "OACIFICMAILSTEAM <*f___W!___^Tn ROUGH THE UNITED "____&._ STATES OF AMERICA, YM HONOLULU, TO GREAT BRITAIN. Under Postal Contract with the Governments oi New Zealand and New South \\ ales. Passengers booked through to Liverpool, London, in- Paris, via the Great Overland Road of America, and the Steamers of the Atlantic Lines from New York. j Date of 1 Date of Steamer. jTons.l Sailing to j Sailing to j Sydney. I 'Frisco. On or about j Australia ~,20'i Sepl. 17 Nov. G City of New York.. 3,100 Oct. 20 - Zea'landia 3,2''_ Nov. 12 Sept. 11 City of Sydney.... _,I'H — I Oct. 9 FARES :- First -class £01 and upwards Steerage _">2 :is.Ski. and upwards First-class to San Francisco £10 Steerage £20 Through Cabin Passengers arc permitted to lay over at Honolulu, or any of the cities of the United States, not lo exceed six months. SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE. Passengers to and from Europe may, without extra cost, avail themselves of the Southern Pvcieic Railroad and its connections, thereby avoiding the winter cold of the Northern route; and for an additional cost of §21 may go to New Orleans and thence through the Southern States to New York. No Shipping Orders will be issued after -i p.m. on the day before the sailing of steamers for San Francisco. , For freight rates and all other information UPPIJ to THoa T . GAMBLE, Agent, Lower Qnccn-strect, "T~£~l OTEA.nFTO LONDON. The following Steamships belonging to tho Orient Steam Navigation Company (Limited) and the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, will leave SYDNEY at the undermentioned dates for MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE,and LONDON. via Suez Canal and Naples:— " Steamer. tßeg.Tonago. Date. POTOSI 1,300 August 31 Orient s,3Sfi September 14 LUBITANU 1,000 Septcmber2B Garonne I 3,»00 October 12 And the Service will bo maintained by sue •seding steamers at intervals of a fortnight. Fares to London—£l7 to £75; Canal dues, Bs. Parcels booked through to London, Passengers can book from Auckland at a through rate to cover intercolonial fare, and to secure special advantages. ,_._., 1 Saloon passengers are allowed to break their journey while travelling in Orient Line. Passages from London can bo granted in Auckland. , _.__■__ Arrangements have been made with Messrs Cook and Sons whereby Tourist Tickets can be issued covering cost of journey from Naples. For plans and full particulars, apply, in Lon don, to F. Green and Co., and Anderson, Ander son and Co., Joint Managers of the Line; or to th» Agents in Auckland, UNION STEAMSHIP CO., Fort-street. j- V) -_g TTNION STEAMSHIP l. SO/*1 S -J COMPANY OF NEW * ' S y _~: 3, ZEALAND (LIMITED). Ij ' % J ii TIME TABLE. FOR TARAI.AKI, NELSON, PICTON, WEL LINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND WEST COAST' PORTS (from Manukau). Steamer. | Date of Sailing. | M>aiin WaNaka I Tuesday, 2S, 3 p.m. I 2 p.m. Rotorua I Tucs.. Sept. 1,!) a.m. | 7.15 a.m. FOR (USBORXHTnAPIER, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON", PORT' CHALMERS, AND BLUFF (from Auckland), Ringarooma ] Thursday, Ml, noon I — Te.Anau I Thursday,Sep.ti.noon I — FOR GISBORNE, NAPIER, AND WEL ' LING TON. South Cross! Thursday, 30,0 p.m. I — Taiaroa 1 .Monday, Sep. ■ ■ noon I — FOR MKLHOUitNE" .via South). Ringarooma I Thursday, 0, noon I — Tk Anau I Thnrs. Sept. li. noon | — FOR SYDNEY (via Russell). Wairara.a I Tuesday, Sep. 1,1 p.m. I — FOR LEVUKA AND SUVA. Penguin [ Wed., Be nt. IS), 5 p.m. I — FOR WESTPORT, GREYMOUTH, AND . HUKITU-A. _____ Omapere 1 Friday, Sept. 7 I — Transhipping at Westport. FOR RUSSELL. ~ Ringarooma | Tuesday, 28, C p.m. 1 — • Cargo must bo booked and alongside Two Hours before advertised time of departure. Passage Tickets must, be taken at the Com pany's Olliee (Auckland Branch), Fort-street. 'r r ~ Steam to thames, J%£~:&^£,, IO connecting with River _____-______S_«--''toamers for STIRLING ■^^_^«B_F\VO RTI f, 0 HINEM UIU, WAl .,«__T__«___-_*,r TEKAURI, WAIHI, TE AROHA ' GOLDFIELDS, MORRINSVILLE, WAITOA PLAINS, AND GRANT AND FOSTER'S SETTLEMENT. S.S. ROTOMAHANA AND P.S. ENTER PRISE No. 2. FROM AUCKLAND: ROTOMAUANA. | ENTERPRISE. Wednesday — 6 afternoon Thursday 10.30 morning — Friday 11 morning 7 afternoon Saturday 12 noon — FROM THAMES: " l Rotomaiiana. Enterprise. Wednesday 3 afternoon — Thursday 5 afternoon 2.30 aftornoon Friday 5.30 afternoon — Saturday | — 1 afternoon No cargo received for Rotomaiiana within half an hour of advertised time of leaving. Not responsible for shipping, carrying, or dis charging live stock. FRASER fc TINNE, Agents.1 £ A ATORTHERN STEAM j£%3&#LM"^ SHIP Co* < LIMITED ■■^g|§J§j^^TlME TABLE.—September. Weather and other circumstances permitting, FROM QUEEN-STREET WHARF. For Tauranga and Bay of Plenty Ports steamer. | date of sailing. Wellington Thursday 30, 5 p.m. Glenelg Monday, 3, 5 p.m. Glenelg Thursday; 6, 5 p.m. Wellington Monday, 10, 5 p.m. .Vellington Thursday, 13, 5 p.m. Glenelg Monday, 17,5 p.m. Glenelg Thursday, 20, 5 p.m. Wellington Monday, 21, 5 p.m. Wellington Thursday, 27, 5 p.m. Connects at Tauranga for Opotiki Staffa and Bay of Plenty Ports every Tuesday^ For Russell, Whangaroa, and Mangqnui. Wellington I Monday,... 5.30 p.m. Glenelg Monday, 10, 5._0 p.m. Wellington 1 Monday, 17, 5.30 p.m. Glenelg I Monday. 21, 5.30 p.m. For Whangarei and Whangarei Heads (Carrying passengers and cargo for Waipu). lona | Every Tuesday and Friday, 5 p.m. For Whangarei, Whangarei Heads, and m ang a pat. Argyle I Every Thursday, at 5 p.m. For Mercury Bay. Argylo I Every Monday, at 1 p.m. Fou Manqawai. Ruby 1 Thursday (.10), C p.nn FROM MANUKAU. For Waitara. Macgrcgor 1 Wednesday, 21), 1 p.m. Douglas | Thursday, 30, 1 p.m. For OI'UNAKE and Wanoanui Rowona , I Thursday, 30. 10 a.in. Cargo must be hooked and alongside One Hour before advertised time of departure. Passage Tickets must be taken at the Com pany's Office, No. 07, Queen-street, Auckland, £ r _ TJ.OR WAITARA. —The __a_?_____§ Ay 6.s.DOUGLASwlllloave <t_-^---_j-£-TO__t''- Onehunga Wharf as above -S^^_S^Tp^(wcather and other circum *«-__3__.oh_»- stances permitting) on Thurs day, August 30, at 1 p.m.—Northern Steamship Company. Agents. _£__-f _- T_HOR The -^2_t__i X s.s. MACGREGOR will (SgSyjffiS^^leave the Onehunga Wharf as lg^_?:T§^i^ r alji)ve (weather and other cir ffis*K*'ls: e.umstances permitting) TOI MORROW (Wednesday), August 21', at 1 p.m.- Northern Steamship Company, Agents. _______r - XT^OR OI'UNAKE AND 4£_\*__jj__% -C WANGANUI.-The s.s. «<__g_yBSaL*ROWENA will leave One '*-«Si§ipS^p''hunga Wharf as above ■ iiiiiiiii.ii.hu> (-weather and other circum stances permitting) on THURSDAY, August 30. at 10 a.in.—Northern Steamship Company. Agents. ._£____"_-_- TXTAIUKU AND ONE /Sgg^ YV HUNG A STEAM <&S__yS?f|£N''AVIGATION CO. (Limited). TIME TABLE.-S.S. MANUKAU. Leave Onehunga: Leave Waiuku: Aug. Aug. - 29-Wed., 7.30 a.m. 29—Wednesday, 1 p.m. 30—Thursday, 8.30 n.m 31—Friday, 5 p.m. — Sept. " Sept. — I—Saturday, 9.30 a.m All freights payable before delivery of goods. J. BARR BROWN, Managing Director,



Shipping. &r~£ks~ Q TEAM T0 LONDON , __S^^§SsM^PENINSU LAR & ORIENT AI ■^.___.-.._._--' STEAM NAVIGATION ■ _ __ J> COMPANY. =!i.nm<v. Leave Leave tetcamor. _ Sydney. Melbourne. ' Assam, via Bomhav jSepT- Sept. II i Rosetta. via Bomhav ..-Sept. l'J Sept. 2.3 ' Clyde, via Bombay.'....Oct. 5 Oct. 11 Mißy.Ai'uiiE.via Boiiilmy.Oel. '!) lOet. -'■') Fares from Auckland to London:— First-class (single). £76; Secontl-class, £1.. First-class (return), available for nine months £117; Second, ___. First-class (return), available for twelve months £1-7; Second, £7">. Reserved accommodation at reduced rates. Passengers booking at Auckland secure special advantages. For till particulars apply to ('RUUT_.SHANK & CO.. Agents. XX-OS, COROMANDEL «^^^^^^ TIME TABLE. Leaves Auckland: Leaves Coromandel: Wednesday, 12 noon Thursday, 30th, 12 noon Friday, 31 st, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, noon Weather and other circumstances permitting, Not responsible in shipping, carrying, or dis charging live stock. No cargo received without shipping note, and within hair an hour of advertised time of de parture. All parcels must be propaid on board. A. R. H. SWINDLEY, Manager. Medical. LIVER COMPLAINTS. DR. KINO'S DANDELION AND QUININE LIVER PILLS (without Mer cur}'). The Best Remedy for Biliousness, Stomach Derangement, Flatulence, Pains Between the Shoulders, Bad Appetite, Indigestion, Acidity, Headache. Heart burn, and all other symptoms of disordered liver and dyspepsia. Acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest and mildest pills for every constitution.—ln Boxes at Is lid. 2s 3d. and Is sd. Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the world. Prepared by Jas. Rorke, London. Specially valuable Pills for residents abroad and travellers. Sold by KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER & Co. PEPPER'S QUININE AND IRON TONIC rouses and developes the nervous energies, enriches the blood, promotes appetite, dispels languor and depression, fortifies the digestive organs. Ts a specific remedy for neuralgia, ague, indigestion, fevers of every kind, chest affections, and in wasting diseases, scrofulous tendencies, &c. The whole frame is greatly invigorated by Pepper's Tonic, the mental faculties brightened, the constitution greallv strengthened, and a return to robust health certain. Bottles, 32 doses, Is tkl ; next size, lis. Sold by Chemists everywhere. The name of J. Pepper, Bedford Laboratory, London, must be on the label. There, is no Tonic so certain in clfectos Pepper's Quinine and Iron. It is strongly recommended to residents in India and the Colonies, and should always be kept ready for use in every ease of fever or febrile condition. Sold by KEMPTHOUX... PI.OSSF.K & Co. ARAXACUM AND PODOPHYLLUM, Prepared only by J. Pepper, London. This Fluid combination, extracted from medi cinal roots, is now used instead of bluo pill and calomel for the cure of dyspepsia, biliousness, and all symptoms of congestion of the liver, which are generally pain beneath the shoulders, headache, drowsiness, no appetite, furred tongue, disagreeable taste in the morning, giddiness, disturbance of the stomach, and feel ing of general depression. It sets the sluggish liver in motion, very slightly actson the bowels, giving a sense of health and comfort within 2t hours. It is the safest medicine. Taraxacum and Podophvllin is a fluid made only by J. PEPPER. Bedford Laboratory, London, whose name is on every label. Bottles. 2s !ld and ts lid. Sold hv all Chemists. A. most, valuable and essential medicine for I udia, Australia, tho Cape, and Colonies generally. Sold by KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER & Co. SUL PROLINE LOTION. '—An Ex ternal Means of CURING SKIN DISEASES. There is scarcely any eruption but will yield lo "Sulpholino" in a few days, and commence to fade away even if it seems past cure. Ordinary pimples, redness, blotches, scurf, roughness, vanish as if by magic ; whilst old, enduring skin disorders, that have plagued the sufferers for years, however deeply rooted they may be, "Sulpholino" will successfully attack them. It destroys the animaleulie which cause these unsightly, irritable, painful all'ec tions, and always produces v clem-, healthy natural condition bf the skin. "Sulpholino Lotion" is sold by most Chemists. Bottles, 2s Od. Made by J. Pepper and Co., London. Sold by KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER & Co. Business Notices. "DINKEY'S FREE STORE. The undersigned has opened a Large Store In FORT-STREET for STORAGE PURPOSES, And is prepared to make LIBERAL ADVANCES ON GOODS RECEIVED. G. W. BINNEY. C' HEAP CUTLERY.— Thomas Samuel has REMOVED to 108, QUEEN STREET, next Mr Westpfahl's, Bootmaker. Knives, Forks, Spoons, Cruets, &c, cheaper than ever. T. HAYWOOD, PORK BUTCHER (EPPING HOUSE), 26.0,' QUEEN-STREET (Opposite entrance to Market). DAILY SUPPLY OF DAIRY-FED PORK, EPPING PORK SAUSAGES, BEEF SAUSAGES, GERMAN SAUSAGES, TRIPE, BRAWN, &c, AT LOWEST PRICES. August 22,15G3. TAMES X EID AND SON Beg to call the attention and caroful considera tion of those about to Furnish to the Very Favourable Prices of ALL KINDS OF FUR NITURE. Having introduced Steam Power, they are prepared to supply all work Cheaper than any other house in town. JAMES RE ID & SON, Furniture Emporium. HOBSON-STREET (2nd Shop from Victorin-st.). TT OP T> I T T E R S. Imported Direct from the Manufactory. 5s PER BOTTLE. AICKIN.I THE PHARMACY, QUEEN-STREET. T_> E M O V A L. Mil. H L PoSSENNI.KIE HAS REMOVED TO TEMPORARY PREMISES in SHORTLAND-STREET, OPPOSITE ARCH. CLARK & SONS. Lately Occupied by Mr. F. A. WHITE. .!.!■• STEAM S-\V MUULDIe.-. SASH. AND DOOR COMPANY (LIMITED) MECHANICS' BAY FACTORY AND TIMBER YARDS. Tho Company notifies to Customers its re sumption of Manufacturing operations in stocl i sizes of Doors and Sashes. Tho Business in Manufactured Goods, Timber . and Mouldings, will in future be wholesah , only. 1 The Company offers liberal discounts on iti printed price lists, to indueo buyers to keep itf • goods in stock, and to order in wholesale lots. Orders for Timber aod Mouldings, in quan » tities of 20.000 feet and upwards are receive. ■ for execution from Tairua Sawmills. Delivery is given at any public wharf ii ! Auckland Harbour, or at tho Company's privatt . wharf Mechanics' Bay. Purchasers under this arrangement willsecun ■ delivery at Mill prices, with freight added saving intermediate charges cODsequont oi passing through tho retail yards. Cargoes so ordered can by arrangement b< stored in the Company's yards during thi Customer's convr.nienco. SPECIAL. The Company furnishes from TAIRUA, Floor ing, Lin'ng, Architraves. Skirtings, and Mould ings of superior quality, as hitherto manufac • tured in Mechanics' Bay. • To sort up wholesale orders, small lines wi! be furnished from Mechanics' Buy to euit cuf tcmera' requirements. Auckland, _t_t August. 18S3.



Business Notices. . SUPERIOR C_*KI_L..ATED TASKS. ia J. L. KEAN j Has for Sale a number of the above, with Taps, rradv for use, price Sis, nl his shoji, Wcileslcy stree't Kasi (next door to Crowthor's Stables). ' Large (Quantities of Spouting, ]{i<l;_,i__K. and llown Pipe:: always in Stock. Verandah Iron curved at the shortest, notice. Country orders - will always receive his prompt attention. Lead Washers always on hand. TH OST J . HAIt B U.T T , MANUFACTURER OF CORN BROOMS, Auckland. TItADE - KAP A I • MARK. rrilLE RIVERSDALE MANUFAC- X TURING CO. (Limited). TANNERS, CURRIERS. FELLMONGERS, IMPORTERS OF ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AM) FOREIGN LI.AT II 1.1.5, GRINDERY, SHOE MERCERY, TOOLS, AND Al.I. THE IlKllfl.l TES OK THE ROOT & SHOE TRADES. The R.M. Co. (Limited) have now on hand and to arrive, a Splendid Assortment,and First-rate Value in Colonial Sole. Kip, Calf, Split Brown and lilaok Harness Leathers, &c., &c A i.so, First-rate value in French and English Calf I Calf Kid, Patent Calf, American Buff Split Enamel, East India Kip, _:c., __c. Machine Silks, Machine Threads, Grinder., Tools, and Shoe Mercery of all descrip tions. " CASH BUYERS OF HIDES, SKIN'S, WOOL, AND TALLOW. Tannery: I Office and Store: AVOND AL E. I 22, GRE ?-STREET. T'EI-EPnOXE !)_. ; WM. S. HAMPSON, Secretary. TP E A C 0 C X, • OPTICIAN, HAS IN STOCK SPECTACLES AND EYE I GLAUSES of every description. An ACCURATE FIT GUARANTEKB. COMPOUND MICROSCOPES & TELE SCOPES, Powerful and Cheap. Aneroid Barometers, Thermometers, Electric Bells, Battbries, and Fittings, Magnectic Electric Machines and Medical Coils OPERA GLASSES, BINOCULAR, FIELD AND MARINE GLASSES, THEODOLITES, SEXTANTS, COMPASSES, Spirit Hydrometers, Saccharometors, &c„ &c, &c. Agent FOR TAYLORS PATENT SEWING MACHINES and EXTRAS. OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE, SIIORTLAND-STHEET. FUR Driving either l initio.; or Soda Water Machines, ('hall' Cutters, Circular and Band Saws, Hoists, Hydraulic Pumps. Lathes for Turning, Grinding, and Polishing, Tobacco-cutting and Coll'ccg-rinding Machines, Organ-blowing, and in fact wherever motive power is required. Full particulars will be furnished ns to the cheapest- and best means upon application at 10..^it Ice_n -strrot. Auckland. /-*. H E Sf S OF JD KAWI. ES. Very Handsome Chests of Drawers, in Rich Mottled Kauri, are now selling nt the following prices for Cash:—The Duke of Edinburgh Chest of Eight Drawers (the bonnet drawer richly panelled with lotara, bird, and rowa rowa), ..ti 10s; Five 1 Irawer Chests. £1. 'I'he above articles have always given great satisfaction, and be come more beautiful with age. W. NORRIE, * Top Of SHORTLAND-STREET. T"\E YON PORT, NORTH SHORE. WELLS BBOS., CARTERS, CARRIERS, ETC. Coal, Firewood, and Coke, for Stove purposes. Coke is cheaper than coal. All kinds of Fencing done at lowest rates. Estimates given. Bricks, ■ Lime, Shells, Ash Tiles. &c., always on hand. AT* 0 B _ H S~H ORE. DAYIES BROS., Carriers, &c. Our' Busses and Exp-r. :..es meet all steamers. Furniture, Goods, and Parcel?, addressed to us. removed with desj)..leh at lowest charges. D. Bros, thank tho residents of I. cvonport and District for their liberal patrona;;c, and assure them that all earc will be us_d in delivery of Furniture &c. Orders left at Mr Peel's Office, Victoria Road will be punctually attended to. LIONEL PHILLIPS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, No. 3. QUEEN-STREET, Has opened in the samo Promises as oconpico by him Six (6) Years ago, and will bo glad to see all old Friends and Customers. Agent for Crown Brewery Company (Llmitod), Christchurch. LIONEL PHILLIPS. UNION OIL, SOAP, AND CANDLE COMPANY (LIMITED). MANUFACTURERS OF COMMON AND TOILET SOAPS, CANDLES, PEANUT, AND OTHER LUBRICATING OILS. Soap and Candle Works: Parnell. Oil Works: Customs-street West. Warehouse and Offices: Lower Albert street. Cash Purchasers of Tallow. Delivery taken at their Parnell Works or Warehouse. (BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT.) T-kIXON'S /TINGER A LE. (Awarded Prize Medal Sydnoy Exhibition.) A NON-ALCOHOLIC, REFRESHING, AND STIMULATING BEVERAGE. MAY BE PROCURED EVERYWHERE, IN QUART AND PINT BOTTLES. PURCHASERS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST INFERIOR IMITATION.. SOLE AGENT (Wholosalc) :— ART HUK H.NAT HA N ■ Come and See/ THE S / CHOICE SELECTION /£y CHANDELIERS, A/ TANKS' BRACKETS, A/TINWARE, GLOBES, &C„ /V NUMBING, at / / GASFITTING, • Town PRICES. /C^BELLHANGING, &c /\) / At Shortest Notice and /^/ Town Prices. / / 0. MAY'S BUILDINGS, • / / DEVONPORT. : ■ M ) T"- H~E HA YM A R j! E T, 105, QUEEN-STREET, Auckland. ON SALE, " Arrived per Coromandel and' Roman Empire- White Clover, Red Clover, Alsyke Clover, Cowgrass, Meadow Fescue, Meadow Foxtail, Crested Dogstail, Rape, 3 Trcfolium Incarnntum (Scarlet Clover). 3 From America direct — Timothy, Kentucky Blucgrass (Poa Pratensis). Poverty Bay Ryegrass, Canterbury Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Prairiegrass, Rattail. 9 EARLY SEED POTATOES, as follows :-Ash leaf, Kidnoy, Taylor's Kidney, Canterbury Flukes, Patterson's Victoria. Later Varieties—Hobart, Sutton's Magnum Bonum, Sul ton's Flower Ball, etc. also, '* Oats, Barley, Garden and Flower Seed; Coarse, Fine, and Rock Salt; Bran, Sharps, New Zealand Flax, Tow, Bacon and Hams. BONEDUST and BONEFLOUR of all grades, II ISLAND AND PERUVIAN GUANO, '* &C„ &C, &C. HESK£TH & AITKEN.



Hotels. I~L LION PRICES! B( VTTLE DEPARTMENT, AUCKLAND HOTEL. _\ u_____nd Avenue. Brandy,4/6, 5/,. V 6 hot. Hennessey (case),s/0 b. Whisky, 1/, 4/0 b, in c LL V. h sky, 5/ bottle Walker's Whisky,-J/6 Rum, 3/, 3/6 Key Rum 4/6 Red Heart Rum, 5/ Geneva (quarts), 1/G-' Port, Sherry, 3/6, 4/ 5/ English Ale, 1/3, 1/4 Schnapps (quarts), 4/6 Assorted Cases _r. _de up in proportion. Open fro m - a.m. to 5 p.m. J ". CAFFERY, Proprietor. Earth* Hi ware, &c. /^HINA, .GLASS, AND \_J EARTH ENWARE. BOYLAN AN D TANFIELD, DIRECT IM 'PORTERS Of Every Dc .cription OF CHINA GLASS, AND EARTHENWARE, 174, Queen-street, a few doors bolow Auckland Savings Ban Jc (opposite Darby-street).. THE LARGEST, CHE APEST. AND BEST ASSORTMENT IN .SEW ZEA LAND. NEW GOODS, From some of the best English, French, German, and American Munufact ories, constantly arriving. N.8.-WHOLESALE AND RETtAIL. New Teas. X A N D I N G, EX S.S. HOIHOW, from FOOCHOW, 1,800 PACKAGES ALL CHOICE CONGOU TEAS. The Importer specially invites attention to tho Finest Chop as being a Tea selected with regard to quality rather than cost. It is de scribed by the shippers as being ONE OF THE FINEST TEAS Tlll-Y EVER SAW. H. B. MORTON. VTEW SEASON TEAS. EX S.S. HOIHOW, DIRECT FROM FOOCHOW. 570 PACKAGES A M Marked. / \ Marked. L '\ \ C.L I >i These TEAS are specially sclscted by our Agent in Foochow front tho Choioqßt.TcH_. of the Season to meet the requirement of Iho Market. Intending purchasers are invited to call nnd get Muster Samples. AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND MERCANTILE COMPANY (LIMITED), NO. 9 AND 11, QUEEN-STREET. YEW SEASON TEAS, 1883-84, JUST ARRIVED, PER S.S. TAIAROA, FROM WELLINGTON, TRANSHIPPED EX HOIHOW, FROM FOOCHOW. 1,605 PACKAGES- NEW SEASON'S TEAS, as under:— Rosebud 1 100 packages PAN YONG Very strong and full, ripo PckCKJ Souchong Kalsows 2-3 99 packages PAX LUM Very full, ripe, true Pokoo Kaisow flavour . 100 packages PAX LUM Vory strong, mellow, rich, and delicate Pokoc Kaisow flavour 5 202 packages PAN YONG Choiee.rich,_ruityPcl_oo Souchong Kaisow 6 100 paokages TAICOU Strong, rich, ripe, brisk Kaisow 7 99 packages SOEY CUT 8 Vi packages YONG HOW Vory strong, full, pungent Kaisow 9 100 packages PAN YONG Choicest, rich, ripe, heavy Pekoe Souchong Kaisow 13 99 packages PAX LUM Vory choice, full, ripe PekoeKaisow 11 99 packages PAN YONG Fine, strong, full, fruity Pekoo Souchong Kaisow 15 102 packages PAN YONG Choice, rich, full, ripe, Pekoe Sou chong Kaisow 16 96 packages FOCK OAN Thick, strong, ripe, true Fock Oan flavour 17 105 packages WONG lIENG Fresh, flavoury, thick, strong Wong Heng flavour 18 202 packages SOEY CUT Very full and strong swcot burnt Souchong Kaisow. Also, to follow— 300 PACKAGES CHOICEST MANDARIN ROSEBUD MIXTURE, in jib. and lib. packots. Samples fo. Liquoring maybe had on applica tion at the office of A R T II U R II E A T II E R, CUSTOM-STREET WEST. Nurserymen. THE PLANTING THE PLANTING SEASON. SEASON. - WILLIAM MASON, PONSONBY NURSERIES, In consequence of retiring from business, will offer the whole of his magnificent stock at very low prices. A GENUINE CLEARING OUT, THE LAST SEASON AT THE PONSONBY NURSERIES. Inspection Invited. All Fruit and other worked Trees true to name, being worked from large standard Fruit bearing Trees growing on the place, and consisting of the Largest and Choicest Collection of FRUIT TREES, SHELTER AND ORNA MENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS, FLOWERING PLANTS. HERBS, ROOTS. &C, 200 Varieties of the Ycry Best APPLES, Worked on Northern Spy and Majetin Stock. Pears, Plums, Peaches, Apricots, Figs, Giyipes, Nectarines. Loquals, Guavas, Quinces, Medlars, Currants, Gooseberries, Oranges, Lemons, &c, &c. Oaks, Ash. Oriental Plane, and Poplar, , suitable for s_reet planting. Camellias from Is upwards; Azaleas from 6s per dozen. Hedge Plants at lowest prices—Quick, Africa, Box-thorn, O'oarea, EltEagnus, Ligustrum (Chinensls and Vulgan). Roses (150 varieties), all worked, and of the very choioest collection, to be sold at Is per dozen, or 25s per hundred. WILLIAM MASON,



Money. MONEY TO LEND, on Mortgage, at First-class Freehold Securities. WM. COLEMAN, Solicitor, National Insurance Buildings. ONEY TO LEND, on Real Estate, in sums of _50 and upwards, at the current rates of interest,—Apply Wm, S. Cochrane, Fort street. ONEY TO LEND, in large and small sums, at current rates of interest. Apply to PETER OLIPHANT, Solicitor, High-street. MONEY TO LEND, at a moderate rate of interest.—Apply to JACKSON & RUSSELL, Solicitors, Fort-street, ONEY TO LEND, in large or small sums, at usual rates of interest. CONNELL & COOPER, Solicitors. Vulcan Lane. EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK AND LONDON, in sums to suit. FOR SALE BY ARNOLD, HINES, &-CO., Corner of Custoin-honsc and Fort-streets. MONEY LENT ~o_. PROMISSORY* NOTES, HOUSES, FURNITURE, &c. BILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY. MORTGAGES NEGOTIATED. JOHN W. HARDIE, Land, Commission, and Estate Agent, HIGH-STREET, Auckland. £10 TO £1,000. VICTORIAN LOAN AND DISCOUNT AGENCY, HIGH-STREET, AUCKLAND (OPPOSITE CITY COUNCIL OFFICES). Money advanced from filO to £1,000 on Personal Security, Deeds of Property, Shares, &c. Repayments can be made in Instalments of One Shilling per Week for each Pound bor rowed, or in any way to. ult borrowers. Communications Confidential. - Post-office 'Address : Box 90, Auckland, LONDON MORTGAGE, LOAN, AND DISCOUNT BANK, 50, SHORTLAND-STREET, Auckland (Opposite A. Clark & Sons' Warehouse), And Little Collins-street, Melbourne LOANS ARK ADVANCED FROM £10 TO £1,000. Upon personal, freehold, and loasohold security, repayable by Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly Inatalmcnts, at Lowest Current Rates. Advancos made on Furniture without removal, and all classes of Merchandise. LoanbGrantkb upon Life Policies, Legacies, and Interests under Wills, ISD_LS DISCOUNTED AT CURRENT RATES. Loans upon Deposit ok Deeds. Repayment uv Easy Instalments. FORMS GRATIS. All communications and interviews held strictly confidential. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT PERMANENT BUILDING, LAND, AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY OF AUCK LAND (Corner of Vulcan Lane and Qul-KN-STnKET). INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT. This Society is now issuing INVESTING SHARES ordinary, carrying full rate of Interest and Profit. PAID-UP SHARES of £.0 each, carrying 7 per cent, interest (payable half-yearly) and par ticipation in Surplus Profits. BORROWING DEPARTMENT. The Society advances on Approved Freehold uiul Leasehold Property to the extent of three fourths the value. Borrowers may pay off part or the whole of their Mortgages at any time. Reduced Table of Rates and nnyfurthor par ticulars required may he obtained at the Society's Oltlccs. GEORGE FIiASF.It, Manager. AUCKLAND PERMANENT CO OPERATIVE BUILDING & INVEST MENT SOCIETY. Office : 117, Qceen-stbeet. LOANS granted1 upon approved securities of Freehold or Leasehold Properties in sums Of , £»*!____--->,j___icip_l and Interest being repay able in instalments at the following Reduced Rates for repayment of each filOa borrowed:— Repayments extcnd-tp-_ «»„„_: Total Amount » ing over Acr vv CCX' Repayable. £ s. d. & s. d. lycnr .. ..200 105 0 0 2 years .. .. 1 010 103 6 3 8 years .. .. H 7 113 15 0 _ years .. .. 11 3 , 121 5 3 5 years .. .. 8 9." 13613 9 8 years .. .. 7 1 117 18 8 10 years .. .. 6 3 162 18 8 And in the same proportion for smaller or larger loans. DEPOSITS.—The Society receives Money on Deposit at rates as follows:—Repayable at 7 days' notice, 5 per cont. per annum; repayable in six months, £ per cent, per annum. JOHN BATGER, Socrotary. Business Cards. | HENDERSO N HOUSE, SHIP, SIGN, AND GENERAL DECORATIVE PAINTER,. no. 8, wv n d 11am-st ii ek t. Established 1841. JYX ART I N McDEBMOTT, Licensed Waterworks Plumber, ■Wholesale and Rotail Tinsmith, Gasflttor, and Locksmith. All Orders Punctually Attended to. AUCKLAND, Victorln-strect East, and at Collcgo Road, Ponsonby, ■VTOTICE OF REMOVAL E. WAYTE, Estate Agent, Has Removed his Office to No. 5, Commercial Chambers (Next Bank of New Zealand). -IVT OTI C E OF REMOVAL. ALFRED SMITH, F.R.1., 8.A., ARCHITECT, Nos. 2 and 3, Hoffman's Buildings. W. Ley s, BOOK BINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, THREE DOORS ABOVE " STAR " OFFICE. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS, Insurance and Mining Register Books Specially Ruled and Bound. Music, Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sun day School Books well bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED DAY BOOKS. Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Rebound. BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULED. -r. D W A R D B A I. T LEY, ARCHITECT, STICHBURY'S BUILDINGS, QUEEN-STREET. L B E R T E A TON, PRODUCE MERCHANT COMMISSION AGE NT, Fort-street, Auckland. nLIAMT H O M A S , Corner of Lorno and Victoria-streets, Auckland East, MONUMENTAL, MARBLE, AND GENERAL STONEMASON, ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTOR AND CARVER. Inscriptions Accurate and Beautiful. Monuments, Tombs, Headstones, and every description of Stone Work at thcLowest Possible Prices for Town and Country^ X\T H. SKINNER AND SON, W • Builders, Carpenters, and Joiners, Vulcan Lane. All Branches of the Building Trade executed by Experienced Workmen. Shop Fronts, Office Fittings, &c. XTTARNOCK BROTHERS, &OAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTURERS, COX'S CREEK, RICHMOND. Office: DURHAM - STREET, AUCKLAND. Cash Purchasers of Tallow, Wool, Shcepskins^and Bones. fTTd Ffi OTO GR A P"H ER. S. A. B. BROOMHALL & CO., PHOTOGiy-PHIC STOCK IMPORTERS, 16, Shortland-btreet, Auckland, Have on sale every requisite for Amateur and Professional Photographers. Improved Tourists' Sets, complete, from __..



Sporting. ROBERT BLAI XI E, JL _J MEMBER OF TATTERSALL'S. Has Books open on all forthcoming events— V.R.C Dorby Melbourne and Now Zealand Cups Groat Metropolitan Stakes, &c. (Douhle or Single Event). Longest Current Odds Laid. Address: Tatter-all's. Auckland. InILELITY COMPANY'S PROGRAMME X ON THK MELBOURNE CUP, 150 Houses axd 60 Bonds. Race on Gth November. Closo between 20th and 31st October. Three divisions according to quantity applied lor up to elosiny date. /First em (t-eeont 309 1 Third 200 ON I starters (about £32 each) .. 700 _P4f_D(. \ N°n-'t»rters(aboiit__l2each) 1180 c_i.__.l__. \_o Honds(-_0 each) ~ .. 400 |_0 H.ndsUll. each) .. .. 200 liOßoiiiis (jitieach) .. .. 120 \ Total £1000 /First £800 J Second 400 t ' bird . 300 Oft I Starters •about £30 each) .. 800 4?R(.(.ft . No_-.tnrters(iiho_t£l3each) 1680 **_©«_._- 120 Honds (£3O each) .. .. GOO 120 Bonds l_l. each) ~ .. 3'o 120 Bonds (£_ each) .. ..120 \ Total £6000 {First £1000 Second s^o Third 400 Starters (about £15 each) .. IPOO Non-starters (about £16 each) 2000 20 Bonds (£32 each) .. ..610 20 Bonds (£l7 each) .. ..310 20 Bonds (£6 each) .. ..120 Total £6000 There will be Four Separate Drawings for Each Ticket, viz.. One Drawing for tho Race and Three S-epara'o Drawings for the 60 Bonds Proßrainnioa-£l each, nnd two 2d Btamps Cheques (with Is oxchange) to bo payable only to aNo or to Bearer. P.O. Orders payablo to Fidelity Co. only. If Half notes, send by separate Posts. Registered Letters or Tele grams not accepted. Address only to "Fidelity Company, caro of Alfred A. Cameron's Box, No. 251, Dunedin f or to Auckland Agency, care of Mr X, Wolls, Box 305, Auckland. apply"early. ORIENT'S MELBOURNE CUP CON SULTATION, 1883.-10,000 Shares at £2 each. Full Share, £2; Half Share, £1. 620 Prizes. First Horse, £1000; Second, £2000; Third £1000; other Starters, £iOOO ; Non-starters, £1500; and 192 Cash Prizes, ranging from £;0 to £500. Total, £20,00(1. Add Exchange to Cheques ; two stamps for reply and result. Result Slips posted to all Subscribers immediately after Drawing. Applications by letter only, addressed to " ORIENT, care of W. Sinclair, Eastern Arcade Melbourne. £4000 FIRST PRIZE. £4000 L A'"D 0N' S GRAND CONSULTATION ON THK MELBOURNE CUP. TICKETS .. _ 10s EACH, Ist Horso _ _ £1000 I 4 Prima of -___).. £1000 2nd Horse.. .. 2000 5 Prizes of £100. 600 3rd Horse.. .. 1000 I 5 Prizes of £50 .. 250 Starters divide .. -001 4 Prizes of £25 .. HO Non-starters .. COO 115 Prizes of £10 _ 150 20,000 Tickets, at 10s eaoh, £10,000. Each ticket has cix chances, being drawn six times, viz., onco for the Cup, and once for oach lot of Money Prizes. When convenient, send P.O. orders, payable to La' Don. Countn eh ones must add Is for exchange, and must be marked correct by Bank. If Bank Notes aro sent, please use two envelopes, one sealed and placed inside tho other. Registered Letters and Telegrams will not 011 any account bo received. Purchasors of a Book, containing 25 tickets, will receivo one ticket as commission. This Consultation will bo advertised in all the princioal papers in Now Zealand, and also Sydney and Melbourne The editor of each paper has the privilege of nominating a person to witness and take part in the di awing. A commission of Ten per cent, will be deducted from all p izos to pay expenses. Enclose two stamps for reply and result. Result slips posted immediately aft-r drawing. Result will also be advertised in all the principal papers. Will close before November sth. Intending investors shon'd apply early, as tho list is filling rapidly. Address— LA' DON, care of 8. A. Asher. Box 301, Post OfHoo. Auokland ; or, LA' DON, are of S A. Asher, 286. Quoen-strect. Auckland. £20.UUU To be Hist' ibuted on tho "jV/r elbuukxne uiP, ISS3 To bo run on November Cth. ALL PRIZES I I NO BLANKS 111 "THE MELBOURNE TURF CLUB" Desire to informjho Sporting Public that they have made arrangements for holding a Mammoth Sweep on tho forthcoming Melbourne Cup, which for Novelty,Fidohty.ana Advantage has no equal in Australia. CAPITAL: £20,000 in 20.000 Shares of £1 each. FirstHorso .. _3_ 000 I 4 prizes of £.if_..£2 000 Socond Horso.. 1000 8 , 250.. 2.000 Third Horse.. 1.000110 „ 20... 2(0 Starters divide 1,000 20 „ IW.. 2,000 Non-starters,, 1,000 mx , — - I Total .. £15(0 The remaining £5/0" will be employed by tho Club in making a book on tho Cup and other raco.i, that U. laying and taking tho odds by a n»w system, tho success of which has been practically proved. It is estimated that the protits accruing from this source will range from £5 000 to £15,000, the wholo of which (both capital ond profits) will be equally divided amongst subscribers who wore unsuccessful tn drawing either a Horso or a prize in tho Mam moth Sweep. Eaoh subscriber will be Bure of obtaining aPrizo. be it large or small. Tho Promoters of tho M.T.C. arc well-known sporting gentlemen.and guarantee the above to bo a bona fide affair in every particular. Ten per cent commission deducted from all win nlngs. Drawing to take placo on Oc'ober 28th. Results posted immediately after. Subscribers who wish to bo present will please notify us intitii'- Add 3d for reply and ro_ult. Address- THQMiS BnNTL EY, Sco M. T. C Melbourne. [Reqister-d Lettbhs Not Accepted.] 1883. j Melbourne Cup. } im "THE GOLDFIELDS CONSULTATION COMPANY." (FILLING RAPIDLY.) £4000 IN!i rffi!. oF _S4OOO First Award{ £2000. } First Award tST This Company has boon forming for tho last four months, and has met with groat success. Having Agents in ovory principal town of Now Zealand, likewise Melbourne and Sydney, shares are being taken up sharp, and our ledger is rapidly flUing. Writo early to hasten time of drawlDg. A fortune of £2000 can bo tho result. Address— " QUARTZOPOLIS," Caro of T. LENNOX, 63, P. 0., Thames, N.B— One thousand, two hundred Shares Issued solely in tho Mining, Up-country, and Southern district. Tt/TELBOURNE CUP, 1 8 83. G. FLANEUR'S CONSULTATION. 2000 JII^S AT £1 FirstHorso £700 Second Horse _00 Third Horse ' 200 Other Starters (Divided) 300 Non-Starters (Divided) „ 500 ' £2000 150 PRIZES. It is advisable that remittances be made by Post-ofllce Order, Bank Notes, or Marked Cheques. Exchanges to Cheques must bo added, with stamp for reply. Application by letter only. Registered Letters or Telegrams will not, on any account, be re ceived. Drawing, under (ho supervision of a Committee of tho Investors, will take place about 31st October. Result Slips forwarded to subscribers imme diately after drawing. ADDRESS- „ Care D. TWOHILL. P_r-_HQt9',A_._aand,



Sporting. WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER 2, 1883. 20,000 MEMBERS at lO*. MELBOURNE CUP-Run GthNov. NEW ZEALAND CUP—Run 6th Nov. 370 PRIZKS. [•jgS 3* To tho Investor of £1, the odds are 27 to -___» 1, Seven Separate Drawings, each Ticket having Seven Chances, thus giving an opportunity of obtaining Seven Prizes with One Ticket, the numbers being replaced eaoh time. MELBOURNE CUP.-150 Performers. First ~ .. £2000 Second .. ~ ~ 900 Third „ •_._ Starters (about £30 each) .. .. .. 850 Non-Startera (about £16 each) .. .. 1906 Total £6106 NEW ZEALAND CUP.-66 Performers. First £1000 Second 400 Third * 200 Starters (about £28 each) .. _ .. 200 Non Starters (about £12 each) .. .. 674 Total £2171 CASH AWARDS (151). 2at 50 .. ..£IOO 100 at 6.. ..£6OO Bat 28 .. .. 200 21 at 5 .. .. 120 20 at 20 .. .. 400 Total .. £1420 370 PRIZES. Ada's Inst Melbourne Cup of 14,000 membors fllled six days previous to advertised day of closing, thus proving tho confidence placed in her by the public. -ONE TICKET CAN WIN £3106.- Please write in a legible hand, witt full name and address. P.O Orders preferred; should they miscarry, duplicates can be obtained. Cheques (country) must have Is. exchange added and marked -correct" by Bank, 'wo Stamns required for reply and result. Tickets are Not Transferable, and can be obtained by Letter only from ADA MANTUA. Care of Mr Abraham, Box 351, Poet-ofilce, Dunedin. Post-office Orders) (RegistereiLetters Pref erred, payable V £10,000,-^ and Telegrams not to Ada Mantua. ) (accepted. Read Tnis. —Names and addresses of six principal winners famished to this journal on application, but not for publication. 44 T CME" CONSULTATION. MELBOURNE CUP, 1883. 2000 Tickets at £1 Eact. FirstHorso £800 Second Horso .. .. .. .. £400 Third Horse £200 Starters (divided) £;00 Non-starters (divided).. .. .. £300 Add exchango to cheques, and enclose stamps for reply and result. Application to be addressed to "ACME," Box 280, Post-oflico, Auckland; or care of P. SHINE, Newton Baths and Recreation Rooms, Pitt street. To bo drawn (by Bpeclal roque6t) as soon as filled up. Result published in following issues after drawing. £8,000 f7__T-_"^ £3,000 A Colossal Fortune for Half-a-Crown. The "GREAT VICTORY" SWEEP on the MELBOURNE CUP. 1883. To be run on the 6th November. This Gigantic Sweep, by far the largest ever known to the Colonies, in the property of a bona fide Company, witr. responsible riireorors. CAPITAL: £10,000, divided in 80,000 Shares of 2s 6d each. Also, over 1,000 Prizes guaranteed, and distributed as follows :— First Horse .. £30tt0| 20 Prizes, £50..£1000 Second, do. _ £1000 140 Prizes, £25..£1000 Third do. .. £500 1 100 Piizes, £10..£UK,0 Starters divide.. £500 200 Prizes, £5..£1000 Non-starters do.. £250 1 750 Pri„p.3, £1.. £750 Total _ .. .. £10,000. It will be easily seen by the foregoing that nover before were such inducements offered to the puDlio. Our great effort reduces winning almost to a certainty. We give first horse past the po_! £3,000, or three times as muoh as anyone olbo in similar business. We give over 1,000 prizes, more than doubling all competitors, and yet our shares are but 2s. 6d. each. We give nine tickots for a £, but we cannot send less than two to any single address. Send P.O. Order or Batik Notes. If stamps are sent, add exchange at tho rate of ts. in the £. Should Coin be sent, register ettor. Send 3d. extra for membership. The Ira wing will take place on Ist November by ti Committee of Shareholders, and the result .will _c posted immediately and advertised tickets lent by return post. Write at once for prospec tus. No charge. Address-" VICTORY," care of Geo. Robertson, 91, Burko street, next Onera House.Melbourne IY|"ELBOURNE CUP, ISB3. ADAM BEDE Is now forming a series of Companies on the above event. Two Thousand Investors at £1 each, to bo divided as follows :— FirstHorso .. ...... £600 Second HorSo ' 200 Third Horse ... '.. V-UO Other Starters (divided).. .. 500 Non-Starters.. 700 Total .. ' £2000 It is particularly requested that early applica tion for Shares will be made, as each list will be drawn soon as filled. Results will be forwarded to subscribers immediately after drawing, and the next list proceeded with. Any subscriber drawing a horse in any list will be allowed, if he so desired it, to invest in the following list any sum not exceeding Four Pounds without remitting any further cash, this amount to he ultimately deducted from Prize Money. NO. 2 NOW OPEN. Application by letter only, enclosing two stamps, with exchange on cheques, or by money order, bank notes, or drafts. Registered letters or telegrams will not on any account bo received. Tf bank notes arc sent, please use two envelopes, one scaled and placed inside the othor, P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. Address— ADAM REDE, Caro of H. N. AnnoTT, Box No. 2, Post-offlce, Auckland. Lime. 1 /~I.ROUND LIME. GROUND LIME, FOR-SALE, SOUTHGATE'S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ROCHE LIME, In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floors, Collars, &c. (next to stone flagging is un rivalled for durability and hard-setting qualities). For tanks and other wet work it is a first-class material. B. KEANE, SOLE AGENT, CUSTOMS-STREET. Drapery and Clothing. /^\ I DEFERRED \ (payment I 1 SYSTEM I N_ *» _•">_/ TA ILO RS, D R A PER S. MILLINERS, AND OUTFITTERS, HOBSON-STREET, HAVE A WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OK THE BEST CLASS GOODS. All Tweeds thoroughly shrunk before being made up, and !• it and Workmanship Guaranteed. The DEKEnrii-D Payment System has been found to be a great boon, by enabling those with limited incomes to procure necessaries in the easiest possible way. INSPECTION INVITED.' SP R I N G GOOD S. SPRING GOODS. SPRING GOODS. MES' _BUTTERWORTH» MILLINER, Queen-street, Wishos to inform the Ladles of Auckland and Country Friends, THAT SHE WILL HOLD HER FIRST SHOW OF -VTEW /*"**. OODS ±1 KW V-TOODS ON. SATURDAY, 18th INSTANT, Consisting o:f- LONDON, P._ BIS, AND AUCKLAND MILLINERY BONNETS HATS FEATHERS FLOWERS STRAW GOODS MILLINERY TRIMMINGS of every (tea. cription. In all now designs. ALSO, Ladles and Children's COSTUMES BABY LINEN u_.-_E-_CLOTHINO,.i_> great variety.



Tenders. "VTEW ZEALAND PUBLIC WORKS. CLARENCE BRIDGE CONTRACT, COUNTIES MARLBOROUGH AND KAIKOURA. Public Works Office, Dunedin, August 16 ; 1833. Written Tenders will be received at this office until noon of THURSDAY, the 18th October, IBS 3, for the above Contract. They are to be marked on the outside, "Tender for Clarence Bridge Contract,"and addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Dunedin. Tele graphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Tclcirrajih Office by noon of the same date, pro vided that written tenders are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer's office by the samo hour. Drawings, specifications, and general conditions may be seen at this office, and at tho Public Works Offices at Auckland, .Vellington, Nelson, Blenheim, and Christchurch. Tho lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted, By command. W. N. BLAIR, Engineer in Charge M.I. mO BUILDERS. "fenders will be received until nooif on SATURDAY, Sept. Ist, for the erection of a Dwelling House at Whatawhata, Waikato. Plans at my office, 83, Queen-street. HENRY G. WADE, Architect, rjTO CARPEN TER S. Tenders will be received until WEDNESDAY, the 29th inst., for the Erection of a Cottage at Henderson. W. F. HAMMOND & SON, South British' Chambers. For Sale. FOR SALE (North Shore), Allotment, 100 feet x 116 feet. This is a grand site, and can be had for £2 18s per foot. Tho owner is desirous to sell at once.—Apply by letter for full particulars to to XYZ, Star office, FOR SALE, a first-class Billiard Table, with chandelier and seats complete, oheap. Apply to H. Bcnnet, Clarendon Hotel. FOR SALE (a Bargain), a Cottage of 5 rooms; gas and water laid on, out-build ings, &c. Furniture can be had also if required. Must be sold at once. Price, -3315.—F0r full particulars apply by lotter to Bargain, Stab ORCHARD LAND FOR SALE.—I or 2 Acres near City; good spring of water, and convenient position for residence.—Apply to "H. White, Stationer, High-street ONSONBY (Grace-street.)— Allotment, 50 feet X 130 feet. This is quite a cheap piece of ground, and will be sold at once for £3 5s per foot.—For full particulars apply by letter to Ponsonby, Star office, CAPITAL Second-hand Piano, to be Sold (the property of a .gentleman) cheap.— Webb and Co.. Holison and Victoria-streets. IT.OR SALE, a pretty Cottage, Brown -1 street, Ponsonby; gas and water, line view. Easy terms.—W. V. Stevens, High street Chambers^ I J.OR SALE, at Devonport, equidistant 1 from both wharves, large Building Allot ment on side of Flagstaff Hill, overlooking Harbour and Rangitoto Channel. Also, Small Reserve, giving back entrance to Flagstaff Hill. —Joseph Booth, Devonport, or Auckland Dairy, Ilobsoii-stroet, FOR SALE, cheap, pretty Gothic Villa, 5 rooms, and freehold allotment, 66 x 100; in very pleasant position. 'Bus passes the door. Hackett-strcct, near beach, at foot of St. Mary's Road. Price, only £270. For positive sale.— I). F. Evans, Land Marl, Queen-street, (617) FOR SALE, a Very Comfortable Resi dence, 8 rooms, eonversafory, bath-room, wash-house, and out-houses. The House is fitted with wardrobe, bookcase, sideboard, gas stove and gas fittings, bath (water laid in), tanks, pump, well, &c; with nice garden, &c. Price only £675, of which only £75 need be paid in cash, balance can stand at 7 Tier cent. Situate near Mr Binncy's, oft" Upper Queen-street.—l), F. Evans, Estate Agent, Queen-street, (CSli) "VTORTH SHORE.—For Sale, Cottage, JLI near main wharf, £160. Also, Houses— 4 rooms, £200, £250; 5 rooms, £1,75; 6 rooms, £350, £3CO, £150. Good Building Allotments, from £1 per foot, No pains spared to suit intend ing purchasers. Money to lend on Mortgage at current rates.—B. TANNER, North Shore Pro perty Agent. 8, Queen-street. TT.OR POSITIVE SALE, CHEAP. A really good Farm of 310 acres ; partly im proved : balance good ploughable land. A por tion of Bush, some of which is laid out like a park. There is a good Orchard, Eight-roomed House, and suitable out-buildings; splendid stream of fresh water, and tho coach going North passes .the house three times a -week. Price low.and terms easy.—Apply to 1 . JOHN SOPPET; Land Agent, No. 8, Queen-street. FOR SALE, AT KAMO, WHAN GAREI. To be sold, GENERAL STORE at Kamo, near the coal mines, doing a Large Business and steadily increasing. To anyone possessing a small capital this is an opportunity rarely met with. ~ . For further particulars, apply E. MITCH ELSON & CO., Queen-street, Auckland. Ti. OR S A. L E . SAM WHITE has for sale, at his New Yard: Puriri Posts in any quantity, special prices to large buyers; retail. Is 6d each; Hobart do, Is 3d; Heart Kauri do. Is each. Rails—Hobart, 80s and 90s per 100; Ti-trcc, 755; Sawn Rimu, 8d each. Palings—Heart Kauri Palings, 12s fid; Sap do, 10s ; sft. Hobart, 18s; Oft. do, 20s. House Blocks, Id per foot. Good Wicket Gates, 10s; Capd. and Mold. Gate Posts, 65.-SAM. WHITE, Fencer, Customhouse-street, opposite Arnold, Hines, and Co. On SALE, AND -TO ARRIVE. 100 Sacks Prime OAMARU POTATOES, fit for Table 6r Seed 100 Sacks Prime SEED TARTARIAN OATS 200 Sacks MILLING OATS 300 Sacks FEED OATS Wood's FLOUR Flcmming and Gilkinson's FLOUR Oatmeal, Boncdust, Sharps, Bran, Maize, Chaff, &c„ &c. E. MITCHELSON AND CO., KAURI GUM AND GRAIN MERCHANTS, 19, Queen-street Whaef. j-cws Agency. TMPOR TA N T NOTICE. VIEW yEALAND , AMD ■INTERCOLONIAL WHYS AND I DVERTISING A GENCY. The Manager of the above Agency, which has brancht. throughout the Colonies and in all the principal centres of population in tho world begs to announce that it has been established with a view to meet the wants of commercial men, as well as consumers, by tho exercise oi sound judgment and practical skill in tnc economical, judicious, and prompt distribution of advertisements, i WITH THE OBJECT OF PUSHING HUSINESS. From his long residence in tho Colonies, hh Intimate acquaintance with the requirements ol advertisers, as well aa his cordial relations witt newspaper proprietors, the I_anagor is able U offer the following advantages :—. 'the services of an expert. Greater economy by means of an organised agency than can be c; cured by individua efforts. Energy and method in the pushing of new commercial undertakings. Caieful supervision of tho interests of adver tisers. - „. , Soleotion of the beat advertisi^nlodiums and most conspicuous positions tor ve''*f ™"'* £ eS_d^W?r^ot-fte" respective interests and reputation. Gtkveral News Agency. By seeming the services of literary men of ability, and by combination with news agen cies in all parts of tho world, the New Zealard and Intercolonial Agency w ;u be able to supply to newspaper proprietors leading articl 3 news letters, telegraphic summaries &o. WILLIAM SYLVESTER PULFORD, Managei Box 216. P. 0., ' ' A\W_l_na.



Amusements. A BBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. Proprietor .. .. ~ .. Mr 11. N. Abbott , Manager MrE. Rawlins UNPRECEDENTED AND GLORIOUS LEGITIMATE SUCCESS! Of the Celebrated Tragic Actor, MR W. E. SHERIDAN! And the Gifted and Talented Young Actress, 1 MISS LOUISE DAVENPORT! I Whose Limited Engagement- extend ONLY ELEVEN NIGHTS MORE. : Electric Success _~ Mb W. E. Sheridan . Electric Success ot Mr -V. E. Sheridan AS KING LEAR ! s, KING LEAR ! ~./ Which will be repeated again THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, ■-»__ Instant- TO-MORROW (Wcdnesday)-HAMLET! I Dress Circle, Is; Stalls, 2s 6d; Pit Is. NOTICE. — Box Plan at Lennox's (lato Waytc's), Stationer, Queen-street, where Scats can be secured daily; and to avoid the crush at the doors, Pit and Stall Tickets can be had dur ing the day of Mr Abbott, United Service Hotel, adjoining Opera House. " j TTERR /".ARL ttCHMITT'S I CONCERT ATvTn COMIC OPERA. ! I CONCERT AND COMIC OPERA. : FINAL REHEARSAL! WEDNESDAY, 29th AUGUST, at Choral Hall, For Vocalists and Pianists, at 7 o'clocls sharp. Toy SYMPhonv,7.3o. Comic Opera, 8 o'clock. CARL SCHMTTT. "POSTPONEMENT. "AN EVENING WITH CHARLES DICKENS," BY MR W. H. WARREN, ; TO BE GIVEN IN THE PONSONBY HALL, Is POSTPONED till FRIDAY,' 7th September, 1883. "TV A N C I. N Q. THE NEW WALTZ, Now everywhere danced in Europe and Aus tralia by the upper class, also all Old and Modern Dances, taught by PROFESSOR BERNARD. Permanent Evening Classes, Dancing Academy, Queen-street, X UESDAYS. Beginners irom 7.30; Advanced, from 8 p.m. Devonport HaU, MONDAYS, 8 p.m. Remuora (Mrs Law's), WEDNESDAYS, 7.30 p.m. Ponsonby (at Miss Hill's School), FRIDAYS. Pupils canjoin classes at any timo. Terms: Ono Guinea. Private Lessons daily at Rest1 dcnce-DevonshireHouse, ■ '- - ■ Hobson-street. ■ Lectures. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION , . M (Corner of Wcllcslcy and Albert-streets). - WINTER COURSE OF LECTURES. Friday! August 31— H. G. Seth Smith, Esq. R.M. Subject: "Charles Kingsloy." Friday, September 14—Rev, J. S. Hill. Subject ■- . '.' AJcOhoL" Friday, September 2S—Professor A. P. Thomas, M.A., F.L.S. Subject: " Volcanoes." Commencing'at 7.30. Seats reserved for ticket holders till 7.2u Admission to single lecture. Is— may be had from the Booksellers, or any member of Committee, and at the Rooms. THOMAS BUDDLE, Hoff. Sec. Educational. CHURCH OP ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. ... ' '■ GOVERNORS: , . ,-,.,. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop op Auckland The Yen Archdeacon Maunsell, D.D, ' The Yen. Archdeacon Pritt. The Hon. Colonel Haclt. in. R C. Barstow, Eiq. | C. C. McMillan, Esq. A, Boarlman. Esq., Hon. Sec. • STAFF: Classics, Modern Languages, English—The Head-mo'ster. ..,, Science. Mathematics-A. FT. Analey. Drawing and Painting-K. Watkina Writing, Commercial Arithmetic, Mechanical Drawing-F. J. Clarldge The proper apparatus being in conrr.e of erec • tion. Gymnastics under an eillcient instructor, will form part of the school course. A Work shop is also to be added, in which instruction will be free bnt boys are expected to pay for the timber they use. - - Fees (including Stationery), *3 10s, payable In efTERM begins MONDAY, 17th September. If Parents in Country Districts will commu nicate with the Head-master, he will make arrangements for providing their sons with , Comfortable Homes. . a HENRY T. PYCROFT, f Headmaster Elect. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, Corner of Welleslcy and Albert-streets. A class for ELEMENTARY PHYSICS, to be conducted by Roy. J. S. Hill, will be commenced this MONDAY EVENING, 27th Inst, at 7.30, in the. Lecture Hall. Terms: FREE to Subscribers to the Associa tion. Names of thos ■ desiring to attend tho Class received at the Rooms. Special terms for Ladies. ' MR F . B . WOOD HA M , Teacher ok the PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM. Address Care of Jilt A. Eady, Auckland Musio Warehouse, Queen-street. -AX A D A M E P O O L E V RECEIVES PUPILS FOR CULTURE OF THE VOICE, PRACTICAL VOCAL TUITION, I AND STUDY OF VOCAL MUSIC, MENDELSSOHN VILLA, VINCENT-STREET. , Public IJatlis. GO TO BATH to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT, COLD, AND 1 SHOWER BATHS, Victoria-street East. 1 Charge-ONE SHILLING. Open all week days - from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORN -1 INGS from 6 till 10 a.m. The Bath-rooms are ' all private, and supplied with every conven -1 ience, Turkish towels, flc3h and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Select Bath rooms (private) for Ladies every day, at all hours, with female attendance, One Shilling and Sixpence. Please note the address—Victoria s street East, above the Greyhound Hotel, and f next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Marl, i Auckland. N.B.—Barber in attendance. . 0 AT E W TO N BATHS, _[_M UPPER PITT-ST., NEWTON. _ HOT, COLD, ANOSBOWSB BATHS Pin he had all Week Days, from 7 a.m. to 10 r pra ; and o_.Sunday Mm<Nr..GS from 7 to 10. Every Convenience supplied, with good attend: ancc. . The Baths arc now under a new management, and every effort will he made to make them papular and attractive. Price—One Shilling ; or 12 Tickets for 7s Cd. Insurance. "DEDUCTION IN FIRE RATES. ' NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY ' CAP1TAL.......-ONE MILLION STERLING. FIRE RISKS taken on the most LIBERAL TERMS. A PROMPT SETTLEMENTS - UNDOUBTED '• SECURITY. 1 GEO. P. PIERCE, Manager.