ROAD BOARD MEETINGS.

DEVONPORT.

The annual meeting of ratepayers was held in the Devonport Hall last evening. Mr Hammond occupied the chair. Tliero were, he said, four vacancies on the Board, and they were to bo filled up on Tuesday (today), there being four candidates to select from.

Annoal Report.— The Chairman read the annual report, which expressed regret that the Board had not been able to under take any largo works in tho district for want of funds, having come into|office com mitted by their predecessors to certain under takings which rendered them unable to initiate any works of importance, more especially as there was an overdraft amounting to £43 9s 51, also bequeathed by the late Board. The lighting of the district by gas had been a severe tax on the revenue for the year, amounting to £15!) 5s oy £63 for tho erection of lamps and £90 5* for gas consumed, and it was open to question whether they had not gone in for this ex pense before the district was in a position to bear it, and whether tho money could not have been more profitably expended in other ways. Another contract undertaken by the late Board, viz., the asphalting of Victoria Road, the present Board had de clined to carry out, having considered it a useless expenditure. Ann-street had been drained, and a number of smaller works done, while a good approach had been made to the wharf about to be erected at the foot of Church-street, Messrs Duder Bros, having ottered to do the filling in at their own ex pense if the Board would build a retaining wall, which offer was closed with at once. Tho Board had obtained a postal delivery in the district, and had obtained possession of the triangular reserve near Victoria Wharf, A new tariff had been fixed, by which every article landed on the wharf was liable to " toll" ; a rate of jd in the £ had been struck for the past year, and the revenue obtained therefrom amounted to £b'4() 4s 6d.—The Secretary (Mr B. Tanner) read the balance-sheet. — The Chairman moved, and Mr Bartley seconded, the adoption of tho report and balance-sheet, which was carried.

Forming a New Bobcu7oh.— Mr M. Niccol stated that during the past year it had been brought under the notice of the Board that they were unable to deal with several important matters — particularly drainage. There was also a necessity that a new cemetery should be secured. A committee was appointed to ascertain what could be done. They found that the Go vernment had no Crown lands in the dis trict, and was not in a position to provide money for the purpose. Then the district would have undertaken the matter, but could not do bo for want of funds, and it was now proposed that the district be formed into a borough. A petition in favour of this proposal was got up and signed by 120 householders. The report then referred to the question of expense, and explained that the officers would not be required to give the whole of their time to borough duties. On tho other hand, they would obtain hotels and slaughter-house licenses which now went elsewhere, also rent for the North Head reserve, makine a total of about £140. They would also be able to close the present cemetery, obtain a more suitable locality, and also deal with the question of drainage. Mr Niccol concluded by moving that tho district be formed into a borough.—Mr W. H. Brown seoonded the motion.—Mr Jervis moved as an amend ment, "That tho consideration of the question be deferred until the district is in a position to bear tho expenditure."—After a great deal of discussion the question was put and the amendment carried. The meeting closed after passing a vote of thanks to the Chairman.

LAND COURT CORRUPTION.

How the Guileless Maori Spoils tbe Pakoha.

(KY TELEGRAPH—OWK CORRESPONDENT.)

Kuiikihi, this day. As an idea of the source of prosperity which land courts must be to the commer cial public of the town in which they are hold, I might quote the following inci dent :—The Court having been removed from Cambridge to Kihikihi, the business people of the latter settlement were jubi lant, while those of the former became very despondent. An enterprising half caste at present residing here wired to Cambridge asking what the people of Cam bridge would givo to have the Land Court back. The business people at once subscribed £150 as a little present to the natives, believing this would be a sufficiently strong inducement to the leading natives "to agitate for an adjournment to Cambridge. But the Kihikihi people were not to be " bested " so easily, and so set about making a tarpaulin muster, by which they succeeded in raising about £200 and a lot of food, and thus reconciled the departing spirits. It is just now likely that the natives, having polished off the good contribution of the kihikihi public, will require a further dona tion, or else they are likely to accept the £100 of the Cambridge public.

MR McKENZIE AND HIS CON STITUENTS.

(by telegraph.—press association,!

Dunbdin, Saturday. Mr McKenzie addressed bis constituents at Palmerston last night. His speech dealt chiefly with land administration. With the territory at his disposal Mr Rolleston should be able to settle the country faster than at the rate of a thousand a year. His liberality was instanced by the way which, in defiance of the wishes of the public, he looked up the Otagoruns against settlement. The Ministry had permitted Messrs Stout nnd Press to fight that battle. He severely oondemned tho re-appointment of members of the Otago Land Board. Whoever heard of a jury that disagreed being called on to re-try a case ? Why had no steps been taken to punish those guilty of making false declarations in connection with the Silver Peak caseß? He was in favour of immediate dissolution. He received a vote of confidence, and was afterwards pre sented wfth a purse of 172 sovereigns in recognition'of his efforts towards the bona fide settlement of land. It was mentioned that steps were being taken to testi monialise Mr Stout for his services Ofl the Land Board.

St. Jacob's Oil Invincible.

(To tho Editor of Evening Star.) Dear Sir,—l wish to add my tostlmony to the efficacy of the great German remedy, St. Jacob's Oil. Your columns have contained, from Unit to time, expressions of gratitude from porsous ol known respoctability, and having satisfied my- Belf of the genuineness of the cures eifeotcd, I obtained a bottle, scarcely hoping It would suc ceed in relieving me. For the past seven months I have suffered severely from a pain ful attack of sciatica, which, in spite of the most able treatment on the part of my medi cal adviser, continued to hold its own in my system. My sleep at last began to bo affected, and my whole system very much reduced. The most careful treatment failed to givo nic relief and I thon applied nearly oyery odvortiscd remedy. The sciatica was principally located in my left thigh. and the pain at times was roost excJuoiating. In spite o' Vno most thorough appUoatlona, and £» o_ Pll t. est care and attention, on =". "™ *le^. te? 5° ap^reolab'- Jeiief," and at last, *_ -, joriorn hon»_ _ determined to apply St Jacobs ;—_ and from that time the pain began to diminish. My sleep soon returned, and each application afforded me relief. At first I re garded the cessation from pain as only a temporary one, scarcely daring to hope that tho euro was complete; but I .have gratefully to acknowledge that I am now free from pain-in fact, a man again. I must confess t'nat I tried the Oil in abso lute despair. I had had no sleop for three or four nights nreviously. and my system was very low. The success, however, 13 complete, and I again tender my grateful acknowledgments to the proprietors of tho Oil, and shall ever continue to recommend it to every sufferer who conies within range of my influence What medical skill failed to do St. Jacob's Oil effected, and I regard it as too greatest boon of tho age. I am, dear Sir. Yours faithfully, John Lee. —Shbourno, Mudgee, November 12,1853.

THE PAIN ENTIRELY LEFT.

"Claronce Cottage, " Thomas-street, Balmain, " 21st Auprust, 1883. " Publishers Evening Stab, " Dear Sirs,—About a fortnight ago I had a Bevore attack of rhuematism i& my bock, which eavo mo ne end of pa;n and trouble. I used St. Jacob's Oil, and In one or two applications the pain entirely left. Since thon I have had occa sion to use the Oil on a badly-sprained wrist, and its effoot was simply magical. My wife has used it for neuralgia In the head, with equally satisfactory results. I consider St Jacob's Oil a valuable preparation, and shall not only use it In my own house, but shall recom mend my friends to do so, "Yours truly, ■ "w. p. Booth. ' IT CONQUERS PAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

AN EPIDEMIC OF MURDER

A perfect epidemic of murder seems to have broken out in England durini? Urn w fortnight. Much as it is to be wished even by advocates of capital punishment thnt Messieurs les Assassins should commence that happy time never seemed further off " The little boys begin to shoot and stab » the "Laureate" says, with his usual want of sympathy for political events in F ran " In England, not the little boys, but the hopeless cripples have become homicidal A man named Thomas, employed at Hi Midland station in Birmingham, is accused for example, of having stabbed a Mrs Hollis. Thomas is a cripple with a wooden leg, and only one arm. In sp i te 'J these disadvantages he offered rnarriaon to Mrs Hollis, who was not a widow but the wife of a soldier absent on foreign service. She refused, was stabbed in tho neck by Thomas, as is alleged, and Mrs Hollis has died in the hospital. Thomas afterwards attempted—about this there is dispute—to cut his own throat with pocket knife. The murder is attributed m drunken passion. Murder, followed bv^ successful attempt at suicide, was also com mitted by John Price, a farmer at Yvsn bornewydd, in Bangor. Price had a sten mother of about his own age. His father was dead, and between him and the woman quarrels arose about affairs of money and a joint interest in the farm. Price cut hin step-mother's throat with a razor, and com mitted suicide with the same weapon Hera we have the motive of greed inflaming Das sion, and leading to an act which was pro bably repented of as soon as committed' Price seems to have had no notion of at tempting to escape, or to conceal his crime A more horrible story still, If: possible" was heard at the Hull Police Court Three men—Hirst, Huggins, and Akeboyd-iad been inmates of Hull Prison togother Apparently the " association ward" of fl u li Prison cannot bo very well managed - The men were together there, and Hirst and Huggins are said to have kicked and beaten Akeboyd till he hist became insane and later, died. He was removed to the borough asylum, where it was found that his ribs had been broken. Hirst and Hug gins are charged with murder. 'If the charge be, true, the crime *had pro bably the usual simple motive ol all such crimes, pure disinterested brutal cruelty. Perhaps no country i n the world exists, except England, where many murders are committed yearly for no end but the gratification of the brutal l^t 0 f giving pain. If such things can be done within the walls of prisons, at Hull or else where, it is high time that the management of prisons should be more closely inquired into. The case is worth rioting and keepine a watch upon, as when a man is once in gaol he ought to be free from all chance of beine kicked to death. No one can take stone walls and iron bars "for a hermit age " if actions like those of which Hirst and Huggins are accused can occur in the " association ward." Ak'erovd bad only been a "sneak thief," as the Americans say, a snapper-up of uncon sidered trifles, and probably was not aiburly man, able to hold his own among his com panions. The tale of crimes is not vet complete. In the case of alleged matricide at Brixton the prisoner "did not seem to understand the nature of the position in which he is placed." Nothing new and true has been discovered about _« Burton Crescent murder, if murder it was The perils to which women of the class of tho victim are exposed seem very mysterious. Murders haveriot unfrequently been committed on'such girls as in the ease of tlie Coram-street affair, and the criminals, whose motives are absolutely mysterious, slip away with'ease. A double conviction for manslaughter by poisoning ends the ghastly calendar.for the day. In Ireland people complain that one agrarian murder causes more outcry in England than a host of our native crimes, The only reply is that our criminals, however sordid and brutal, never find public sympathy on their side ; that no one shields, no one shelters no one apologises for them; that them guilt is universally acknowledged, and the ack nowledgment acted upon instantly.

AMERICAN NEWS.

San Francisco, April IS, 1

The steamship Zealandia was detained from Friday (11th) till Sunday (13th), owing to non-arrival of the English mails. The steamship Great, Eastern -will-to brought to New Orleans, and fitted up as an hotel during the world's fair in that city. '~, ■

Eighty-four missionaries were appointed by the Mormon Conference at Salt Lake on April 5. They will be sent to Great' Britain, the United States, Scandinavia, New Zea land, and the Hawaiian Islands.

The Salvation Army has, »ith its constant fifing, drumming, and beating of cymbals, become a common nuisance in the streets of the principal Californian towns.'

Telephonic communication has 'been so much improved between Bqstop and New York that the faintest whispers of cpriver sation can now be heard... , .

A joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the constitution to extend the right of suffrage to women was reported favour ably to the United States Senate on March 29. The proposed amendment is as fol lows :—"Section 1: The right of citlzei_of the United States to vote shall not'be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account Of sex." : . ;

The largest man ever-espatched from the port of New \ork was sent by^he Eider on April 2nd. It comprised 399 letter and 226 newspaper bags; of this, .201 bags ivrero from New Zealand and Australia. Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish agi tator, has purchased his grandfather's estate in Burlington, New Jersey, on tho banka of the Pelaware, for 50,000 dollars,

The salmon, season opened on the Columbia River on April Ist. few canneries have purchased supplies: -Somo have done nothing. The principal Demo cratvc leaders wet at a banquet in the 'Academy of Music,.Brooklyn, on the even ing of April 5. Speeches in favour of free trade were made, ' , ■'■■■'

Mormon Conference.

Salt Lake, April 4.—The, Itforaon semi annual conference opened by thanking the Lord for their wonderful doliverances from the enemy, and asking that all legislation and work of their enemies might be over come. President Taylor claimed the divinity of the ohurch and its ordained priosthood, and exhorted the saints to obey their com mands. He also exhorted the saints to live »P t? their privileges, and in closing said: We hail you and bid you welcome/ May Goo; bless you all with tho outpouring of His spirit, and way He cause and help you to overcome °»r enemies in the name of Jesus, Amen." This was heartily re sponded to. Apostle Teasdale claimed there was greater happiness in poly gamous families than among monogamists' families. Ho donounced tho doctrine thai the people rosy believe what thoy please, but must not practise it, and, pro nouced shame on the Supremo. Court decision against polygamy, and exhorted the eainta to stand more firmly and not to mind what tho outside world may do. Apostle Lyman boasted of tho rapid growth and spread of Mormonism. Apostle Carangto said: "Do I feel angry against our enemies? No; I do not feel angry even against our Governor, whom I havo never seen, but whom, I brieve, looks like a. hyena."' Speak^ag ql celestial marriages, he said if Coßfiress. can, enact a law on marriage it can. enact as well Jaws on baptism.

The Bad and Worthless.

are never -imitated-or nounterftiifd.. This ia especially true of a family mcdicinoiand.itis ibsltive proof that the remedy imitated is of the highest value. As soon ns it had booh _sted Wfl preyed by the whole world that Hop Bitto^ was.^he nurost, best] and most valuable familt .^edicinc oil.jearth, many imitations sprang uj)' , and began to steal tlio notices in which the Press and the people of tho country had expressed tie merits of H. 8., anil, in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting* to make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar stylo to H. B._ with variously devised naiucs, in which tho word SHop or -Hopß ' ivere i<iacd in a way to induce eoplo to believe they were the same as Hop itters. All such pretended remedied or cures, no matter what their style or namo is, and especially those with the word "Hop" or fJPW. ln their namo, or in any way connected witn them or their namo, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. Touch none of uiom. Use nothing hut genuine American Hop •Hitters, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on the wWto label, and Dr. Souie's namo blown ln, thO glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and Chemists aro warned against dealing io Imitations or counterfeit*. -

Very Pleasant Occupation for Strong- Waded Females.—At Plymouth, England, a Ladies' Vigilance Association has been formed " for the purpose of tracking young persons of both sexes whom they happen to observe, a,bout the streets after dark?V

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AnrMons. TOMORROW. DRAPERY SALE BY AUCTION. MESSRS CARBINES & TAYLOR WILL Sell by Auction, on Wednesday next, at 11 o'clock sharp, Dresses Ready-made Robes, Shirts, Hosiery, SSTta stnekines. Polonaises. Gents. Tweed SMs, R' and Youths' ditto Trousers and Vests. Hnts, Rugs, Over coat"! Carpeting, Frilling.. Braces, etc. Also, Produce. Potatoes Onions, Oatmeal, Flour, •incur Tea, Kerosene, boap, Shnrpß, (hit" Bran. Chafl'. Furniture, Piano (cheap). Jewellery, Fancy Goods, etc. JOHN LEVIAIN.I |[KD\VARD LEYDON, TO-MORROW. TORN & ED. LEYDON have received instructions from Mr Foster to sell on the above date, THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE AURORA HOTEL, situated In Victoria street. The above is in good order, the timber com prisiiii' the same being all tirst-class. NO KEKKKVB. FRIDAY, MAY 9. THE HAYMARKET. FOR SALE, at the Haymarket, on Fri day next, lI S. V GELDlNG.'rlsing G years, by Border I'hlef out ot Glaucus mare; broken to harness, and a good jumper. Also, C C'llic Pups—2 dogs and 1 sluts . if.n\ LASS, thoroughbred, out of imported Dog ROY, celebrated prize-taker; pedigree well-known ALFRED BUCKLAND. B. TONKS.J [R. (.'. CASH.] [B. D. TONKA THURSDAY, MAY 19. At 12 o'clock. REMUERA. REMUERA. REMUERA. VICTORIA AVENUE AND TORT LAND ROAD. THE UNSOLD PORTION OF THE REMUERA ESTATE. B. TONES & CO. HAVE received instructions to sell on Monday, the 19th inst., at 12 o'clock, noon, THE UNSOLD PORTION of the REMUERA ESTATE, cut up into conveniently sized allotments ot from one acre upwards. Pians will be ready in a fow days. THURSDAY, MAY 22. VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LAND ON THE WAIROA RIVER. A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR IN VESTORS TO OBTAIN A WELL ESTABLISHED COUNTRY STORE, Ac. MESSRS E. & A. ISAACS HAVE received instructions from the Trustees in the Estate of E. Downing and Co., to soil by auction, on Thursday. May 22, at 12 o'clock. ALL THAT FREEHOLD AND LEASE HOLD ESTATE known as Oatlands. Bituated In Wm N'orihem Wairoa, and adjoining the Union steam Sash und Door Company s Mills. AraUipn. , ~.„., The Properly contains well-built stores, in connection with which is n Butchering Estab lishment gum store, boat-shed, &c, and ovcry convenience for carrying on an extensive trade a' hliherio. Tin- Auctioneers beg to call the attention of iii'('i..".ing purchasers to tho vory easy terras oil.. ><l for tho abovementioned estate (which will lie -.old in lots to suit purchasers), viz., one fniirili wish, one-fourth in six months, balance can r main at interest for two years at 8 per . cent. For further particulars apply to E. & A. ISAACS, Merchants and Auctioneers. WFDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1884. \V A,I A T A R UA. ELLERSLIE, VILLA SITES! VILLA SITES! R. C. GREENWOOD "\,\TILL Sell by Auction, at the Mart TT of Mr W. Dowden, Qucen-streot, on Wednesday. 21st May, at noon. -0.1 VCRES OF VERY CHOICE VOLCANIC SOIL. «ut up int» Residence and Business -itc.i of from tlirco-quartors of an acre to 5 ucres each, having nearly 2,000 foot frontage to the Punmure Road, and run ning buck 3.000 feet to theWalataruaLake, at. John's College. Tlie position of this Land needs no furthor civiolent, being only three-quarters of a milo ..rr__.,ut from tlio Ellerslio Railway Station, and hiving tne proposed Trams and Railway from Si Helicr's running through it The soil is of ill- richest description of volcanic, covered with STirm™ atono. tho whole of which stone is valu . uljlr fur teacins parposes, and Tvorth £15 to £20 an uciu for ballast. i inn grand feature in the proporty offered is its proximity to tho largo body of water known as iho Wniatarua Lako (St. John's College), ■wpich for boating and fishing purposes alone Is ■ moat valuable. Tho easy approach to the property from Elloralic is a great advantage, as it is but a few minutes' walk from the Kllerslie Station. Peitoos deßlrous of scouring a homestead on volcanic soil ought not to lose tho presentoppor tunity of acquiring one. as this is about tho only block of volcanic land of any. size likely to come Into the market. There will be no prohibitory reserve on the land, and the terms are very easy. -'•' TERMS: One-fifth cash, tho balano'e can remain for Aye years at 7 per cent, per annum,or tho whole or any portion of it can bo repaid on any quarter day within that time. Arrangements may also be madefor advances towards tlie erection of buildings on lots sold, which may be Tepaid by instalments if desired. The interest on such advances.will be at the rate of seven per cent, per annum. , ALL THAT VALUABLE ESTATE, consist ing of 111 Acres Rich Volcanic Sod, mostly improved, In grass, together with orchards, gardens, etc., and situatednear the LAKE, NORTH SHORE, known as the property of R. M. Kay. There is a good house on the property, and the views aro unsur • passed, This la a splendid opportunity for anyone wishing to acquire a grand homo stoad in a rising and foshionablo district, or for speculation, as tho land .will cut up well and ought to command a ready sale in Ibts. The terms can bo made exception ally easy. For furthor particulars apply to '. Mr W. AITKEN, Lund Agent, Or „ ! R_C. GREENWOOD, Auctionoor. THURSDAY, MAY S, NOON. VALUABLE FREEHOLD CITY PROPERTY. IMPORTANT TO~BUSINESS MEN, CAPITALISTS, &c„ &c. R. ARTHUR HAS been favoured with instructions to sell by auction, at his Estate, House, and Lund Salo Rooms. Arthurß Mart, on Thursday, Muv Bth, at 12 o'clock noon, __._,_, TWO VALUABLE FREEHOLD BUILDING SITES, each having a frontage of lOtt Gin., to W-vkufiold-strcot, situated at the foot of tho street, facing the Grand Junction of Queen, Wnkcilol.l. nnd Groy-streeU, which is fast becoming tliu'ccntrc of the business part of the City. This Property has great advantages it being o_ a. level with tlio street, there is no large ex ue'idlture 'or foundations. Situated in tho h»_rt "f the City, fating a line open business centre and Town Hall Bite, near the Market Houii>, which no doubt before long will become the (Jcntral Hallway Station for all passenger truffle, and will become in a few fears of great value. Title: Lands Transfer ACT. DURHAM YARDS. Jj>OK SALE, at the Durhat_ Yards, every Tuesday, at H o'clock, HIDES. TALLOW, WOOL, and SKINS. HUNTER & NOLAN. ■ T IGHT HARNESS HORSES, SADDLE l______A_v_lS!B§J^ri-t-,i1-I,J'SPVr__^."-_ JffiPra



AIFREL* SWlClilLAft'l*. FRIDAY, MAY 9. THE HAYMARKET. FOR UNRESERVED SALE, nt the re- , quest of the Hoard of Education, on Fri day, May Uth, at twelve o'clock, TO I _ REMOVED WITHIN OXE MONTH OF.DATK ! or SALE, ' THK DWELLING HOUSE of I Rooms and : Shed at back, situated at Woodsidc, Papa- , toitoi. lately occupied as the School-mas ter's Residence. ALFRED BUCKLAND. ~~ WEDNESDAY, MAY 1-1, At 11 o'Clock. THE HAYMARKET. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MR DAVID THOMPSON. FOR unreserved salo on Wednesday, May llth, at 11 o'clock, at tho Homestead, Lowe Rank, near Flat Hush, the following live and dead stock :— 3 Horses, 4 Cows 2 Double-furrow Ploughs 3 Single-furrow Ploughs, Mould Plough, Grubber, Scarrilier 3 Sets Harrows, a Disc Harrow, Cam bridge Roller, Plain Holler, Hayrake 2 Carts, Harness. McCormnck's Wire binder, Johnston's Twine-binder 1 Stack Hay 2 Stacks Straw, Outg, Potatoes, and Sun dries Also. The adjoining Homestead, a Farm con taining SO Acres good level Land, with small Cottage upon it. divided into four fields. 15 ucres of which are fallow, the balance in grass. Luncheon provided, ALFRED BUCKLAND. ~~" TUESDAYS, THE HAYMARKET, SALE OF WOOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES, TALLOW. HAY and STRAW, each TUESDAY, at 12 o'olock. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FOR PRIVATE SALE, on liberal terms, the Estate of Win. McLaughlin, Esq., containing about 3,000 acres, in lots of _ acres and upwards, as may bo agreed upon. This property is near the Pupatoitoi Station; has been in grass for about 20 years; is woll adapted for agriculture, and is in good heart for cropping as well as bearing good grass at the present time. Terms: Ono-third Cash balance can remain at 6 per cent,—Apply t Wm. McLaughlin, jg^ -^-j^ FOR SALE, a Choice Farm, fenced, and in grass, equally near the Kihikihi and Te Awa mutu Townshipß, containing 580 acres. ALLOTMENTS Nos. 31 mid 33. containing 100 aores, at Whiriwhiri, near Wiiiuku; substan tially fenced; fronting tlio Maoris' road loudin to waikato Heads. FARM — Lot 95. Whangaroa, County of Raglan, containing 300 acres; good Homestead, considerably improved (adjoining tho farm of W. Harsard); price required, £700. Also, about 700 acreß adjoining the above. , ALFRED BUCKLAND. THURSDAY, NOON. VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, FRANKLIN ROAD axo ENGLAND STREET. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, AT ARTHUR'S LAND MART. I THURSDAY NEXT, at 12 o'clock Noon, A WELL-SITUATED DWELLING -HOUSE and FREEHOLD PROPERTY at the Corner of Franklin Road nnd England-street, having a frontage to Franklin Road of lllft, A tirst-class investment; a splendid position, commanding a fine view, immediately opposite Wellington street, fast-rising neighbourhood. Cards to view at Arthur's Mart. Timber. IY/T 0U N T EDEN STATION. AUCKLAND-WAITAKKREI SAWING AND PLANING MILLS. J. & H. SYMTH beg to inform their friends and tho public that, owing to the Waitakerei Mill being burned, they have made arrange ments for keeping up the supply of all kinds of Building Timber until thoir own mill is com pleted, und have also a large iiuantity of Shin gles, Palings, House Blocks, Posts, Rails, and Firewood coming forward, ami which they aro prepared to sell at the lowest rates. May I,lß__ . THE UNION STEAM SAW, MOULD ING, SASH, AND DOOR COMPANY (LIMITED), WHOLESALE TIMBER DEALERS. MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS. SASHES, AND TURNERY. SUPPLIES IN WHOLESALE LOTS I SCANTLING BOARDS (Rough and Dressed) CEILING BOARDS WEATHER BOARDS (Rusticated or F Edged) FLOORING AND LINING ARCHITRAVES SKIRTINGS MOULDINGS (of any pattern) DOORS, SASHES, and TURNERY, I DELIVERED at any Public Wharf In Auck land, Ol at the Company's Private Wbarf, : Mechanics' Bay, rhe Quality of the Company's Timber Is Un ' surpassed, and Prices specially favourable foi E undent. Contractors, and other Wholesale uyere. STORAGE ACCOMMODATION , Afforded by Arrangement In Mechanics' Baj : . Yard. i .. SORTING-UP ORDERS Executed from Mechanics' Bay Yard without i delay. QUOTATIONS AND PATTERN BOOKS On application at ! MECHANICS' BAY OR CUSTOMS-STREET. ■ Coachlmlldcrs. &c SlnrseUn.iUer. __ib_.«_ IVI"118 DOWN has i<W_B_K _T._ just received a &.&i!fl__s_._s_ Soleot Assortment or fe^'JTfew STAY MATERIAL, in c/s_y every variety and colour. STAYS, CORSETS, Wmf BELTS, &c„ &o„ jtm ' 'im_ Vpon the latest improve _rfli fflf_k Country orders punctu al* ml B'« ally attended to, _& fl ill ra AII Parcels Bent poat 'ree* mi IW MRS DOWN, stay and Corset-maker 1 >"' Upper Hobson-street pi ROUND LI M 1..' GROUND LIMB FOR SALE' BOUTHGATB B MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GKOUNB ROCHE LIME. In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floors Cellars, &c. (next to stone flagging Is nn rivalled for durability and hard-Bettinj qualities). For tanks and other wet work It la a first-class material. B. KB AN E, SOLE aOBNI, OUBTOMB-STREET arbitrator] ' [scrivener TTORACE. S M I T H, " VENUSIA," UPPER PITT-STREET, AUCKLAND, , , ~_ ACCOUNTANT PUBLIC AND AUDITOR. Tradesmen's, Solicitors', Public Companies' Books, &c, opened, audited, and ad justed, and arrangements made for keeping same, INSTRUCTION' IN BOOK-KEEPING BY DOUBLE ENTRY. Terms ox Application. Deeds Engrossed on Parchment or Paper. J ANG EL 0 AND CO., • wish to inform the inhabitants of Auck land and surrounding districts that they hava placed their Business in the hands of an expe rienced Manager, and will in future trade under tho title of " THE AUCKLAND FISH AND OYSTER COMPANY," And having secured extensive WHOLESALE PREMISES IN CUSTOMS-ST. WEST, Are prepared to execute all orders with punc tuality and attention. Liberal Terms guaranteed. I Letters, Orders, etc., addressed to THOfl.'F. REDDY, Manager Auckland Fish and Ouster K^onipany, will receive immediate attention}



Medical. "VTR W. 11. JONES, M.R.C.V.S.,L. " ■"■*■ (Member of tho Royal Collego of Voter- - mary Surgeons, London), lato Veterinary, Sur geon, North Metropolitan Tramway Company, London, has commenced practice in Auckland, and may bo consulted on Diseases of Horses, Cattle, nnd Domesticated Animals at tho Masonic Hotel, Princes-street. All communica tions left at Mr Haslett's, Chemist, Queen-st, will receive prompt attention. Tolephone No. 10. Tho Register of Members of tho Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons can be seen at Mr Haslett's. ■VTHRVOUS DEBILITY. Dr. K. C. West's „_kv_ and Braiw TmmT KENT, a guaranteed Speolno for Hysteria. Dlzil nesa. Convulsions, Fits. Nervous Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by th« use o( alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental Dopiossion, Sottoulng ot the Brain resulting to Insanity, and lending 10 misery, docay, and death. Premature Old Age caused by over-exer tion of the brain, youthful folly, or over-indul gence. Each box contains ono months treat mont. 6s a box, or six boxes for 255, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. _______ WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received M us for six boxes, accompanied with 255. we will aend tho purchaser our written guarantee to re fund the money If tho treatment does not effect a oure, Guarantees issued only by J. P. KING AND SONS, Chemists. Qceen-streot Auckland. Tea Merchants. ~ t -iff/ is 8 our ml ml . /jjf /fancy Wblend, M/IQlb. Ironmongery. JB. BLAIKI-, • VIOrORIA-SXBK-T, IMPORTER OF BUILDKR3' ft FURNISH DIG IRONMONGERY DIBIOT WHOM Mj-fur.iOTUBMll, Has for Sale, at Low Ratae- Carpenten' Tool* Nails, Locks, Hlngw Kitchen Ranges Register Grates, la great Varlelr Marble and enamelled Slate Mantelpiece* Largest Stock In AuoklanS Marble, Electroplate, Curb, and other Fenders Galvanized Iron, Sheet Lead, ud Sao Blate, Cement, and Plaster INSPECTION INVn__ Cheap Hardwaru J_loits_ 234, Qokkn-stheet, Aioirx_rn>. J. & J* Dickey HAVE FOR B_.'_C ROWATT'S ANUCAPNIC LAMPS, Also. EXTRA BURNERS, FONTS, GLOBES, AND WICKS, And a Great Variety of CHIMNEYS. RODGERS'S, LOCKWOOD'S, ft WIGFAIX TABLE _ POCKET CUTLERY. JOHNSON'S CELEBRATED SCISBORB. CLARK'S BOILERS, SAUCEPANS, fta, GRIFFITHS'S PATIENT TEA AND COFFEE POTS. STAMPED TINNED MEAT AND PIB DISHES, BASINS AND MILK PANS, ... ~, All Sizes, BUCKETS, TUBS, PAILS, AND OVENS, BROOMS, SCRUBBERS, WHISKS, &0., HAIR, CLOTH, _ NAIL BRUSHBB. PAREESS, BLACK'S, AND LYNDON'S SPADES AND DIGGING FORKS. GARDEN HOES, RAKES, A TROWEM. DISSTON, SORBY, AND SPEAR AND JACKSON'S HAND, RIP, AND . TENNON SAWS. AXES, ADZES, TOMAHAWKS AND CHISELS, AUGERS, PLANES, HAMMERS, BRACES, TWIST AND PATENT BITS, , A_h SIZES, LOCKS, HINGE NAILS, _ BRASSWARE, SCOTT'S GENUINE WHITE LEAfI, RAW, BOILED, _ LINSEED OIL, FIVE PER CENT, DISCOUNT ALLOWED TO CASH FUROHASEBS On all Sales amounting to 20a and upward*. Jo & J. D lOKI Y,l



Nelson, Moate & Co/c CELEBRATED CHALLENGE \ ' JL. nB I!_-_■___-:_ QU_'EH-S-TRt.ET AUGKIANB, Next the New Zealand ClotMng Factory, Public Baths, 6" T 0 B A T H to ROTH'S PUBIJC nOT, COLD. AN) SHOWKR BATHS, Victoria - stkkkt Kabt Charge—ONE SHILLING. Open all week dtr from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., and SUNDAY MORN INGS from a till 10 a.m. The Bath-rooms ar nil private, and supplied with erery convei ience, Turkish towels. flesh and hair brushei rombs, respirators, soap.i, _c. Select Bath rooms (privatel for Ladtefl every dor. at a! hours, with feme'" ittendunce. One Shifjlny anc Sixpence. Pleast. ;o>-» the addrras— Vicr^rit rtreet Kast, slidvo thb 3reyhound Hotel, up neit the Cheap Bedding anil Furniture Vv tu'._)nn<! V.B. — IJurlvnr In »tt/mrt'«nn<> HAKES CARRIAGE AND OKA) FACTORY JAMES MACKIE, Fbop_i_to_. VICTORIA-STREET EAST, AUCKLAND Repairs of every description In WooS and Iron neatly executed on the shortest notice. Springs made and repaired. . Always on Hand—A largo qu>_tltj of, Lamps also Ironbark Shafts and Spokes,. Rod Gup- |



Drapery, &c. NEW ZEALAND HoUSE> ESTABLISHED 1553, WILLIAM RATTRAY. jjh __~ ' ' WILLIAM HATTRAV. | WILLIAM RATTRAY, SILK MER CE R AN D FA M ILY DIIAP ER, ITS, ISO, AND 182, QOKKN'STRKKT. SILK DEPARTMENT. MILLINERY. arrurw qiw.ptat I INF^ well worthy of In this Department is displayed tlie VERY oUMI'i orrA IAI, i.iiNi'.o, won-ny v. »',,,,..-' i' paiiwiam x'nv El/11 ES In all the _£«£ r_l_^SSSaa V ____- I^^Sliades^^u^aiile Materials othorsare:- HIGH STRAW BONNETS, trimmed A.civet. BROCADE SILKS, In Fashionable Dark RICH KKKNWI IIAT_ AND BONNhlb. Colours. 6b lid: usually Bold at 7s Ud. P <m I 1)1 l.'N'M iVeL'I-IIATB Irlmmod In the BROCADE SATINS, suitable for Ordinary ; Hl'j'' ll.'^Jj ,v, v , t v ' ~,mmod "' ""> &?»S_- W___S S3ffS___M_S-» ta Cote^».,i?aa "'"DAL RICH SHOT SILKS, In plain Reversible \V REA 1 IS. nWFIW of Ever* Twills, In a Variety of Colourings, at 6s lid ; » L\ I hit !• REN CIl I' LOW Mlb of Hory similar goods having been sold nt 10s (id. Description in Rich Profusion. BEAUTIFUL BROCADE SILK VELVETS, WILLIAM RATTRAY. in allieudlng Winter Shades. 5s lid ; equal In quality to last Season's Goods ut 10s (Id. WILLIAM RATTRAY. COSTUMES. Tho SALE for READY-MADE COSTUMES has this Season Eoi.ir.sK)> anything recorded In _, _ the past in this Department. MATERIALS, DRESS FABRICS. MAKE, and PRICK are Simply EXTRA- In this Department also VERY SPECIAL ORDINARY.gnaranIoeIugPEKFECI'SATIS VALUE Ib Ottered. r " WII.HAM RATTKAY SERVICEABLE DRESS SERGES in Dark WILLIAM KAiIKAX. Fashionable Colours, Is, Is 3d. and Is bd. Slml- lar goods have realised la lid and 2s curlier In the MANTLES Season. J ' KIOU OTTOMAN CLOTHS (all wool), ill nTCU BROCADE PALETOTS AND DOL- Fnshioiiable Colourings,—fid. The llrst parcel jians of thoao goods Cleared at 3s. 'Novelties in BLACK and COLOURED COSTUME TWEEDS, In MOBgicl and Roslyn qi qtH JACKETS. Filncy Mixtures, New Mijturo Montrose REAL SEALSKIN LONG JACKETS, In O Cheeks, Homespun Textures—in grout vurioty. v ftr i,.ty of Pi-ices. WILLIAM RATTRAY. FUR-LINED CLOAKS, special valuo. Wii._-vm. xwviiiwix. CA.SIIMI..KK WATERPROOF CLOAKS. LADIKS' FESTERS, in Endless Variety of Pattern Make, and Quality, at Modorato BLACK DRESS FABRICS. '"oHiLDHEN'S FOUR-TN-HAND ULSTERS FRENCH MERINOS, 45 inches wide, 2s M, a Special Pane! Just Opened, ex Tongariro. 3s Od, 4e, 4a Od, sa, 5s Cd. FRENCH CASHMERES, 15 indies wide, 2s „,,..,,,, m.'t. \i"PMFNT 9d.3a6d, Is. 4sGd. sb. sand. ORDER DEI Alv LMENi. THE NEW CHAPE CLOTH. 10 inches wide. ~...,. ~,.,,,.,...,„,,., w under MOST EFFICIENT RICH PARRAMATTA -CLOTHS, extra M V^\Vh!"m J"n'|" Ciisiomers may therefore WNUN'S CLOTHS and FRENCH DELAINES. }^L?."}t?"l X *™*™™« »»lhß Kxwutoon COURTAUI.D'S and (JRONT'S CRAPES. "r muiis. _-~-.„ R ATTRAY FAMILY and COMPLIMENTARY MOURN- wi__iam. „ai iiwix. ING. ' WILLIAM RATTRAY. HOSIERY. LADIES' RIBBED CASHMERE IIOSK, in Illuck and nil Fashionable Shades. HOUSEHOLD LINENS, ..^^ I'^N l^Xhi_l.loM^_S£ JOST O,'KNKH VKOM S.S. TOS.I.MUno ~blU-:N'S RU..IED CASHM ERE HOSE. DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS, with TABLE CHILDREN'S SUCKS in Endless Variety. N,TRAY NCI.OTIIB Ch- WILLIAM RATTRAY. PILLOW l-INKNS. , PLAIN and TWILLED SHEETINGS. r I f> V E R LADIES' LONG CLOTH. i i. _ v > _ o. WILLIAM RATTRAY. J»\™™' WV'Pn J?^,."™™- ln Blucl; and Fashionable Dark I nlours. LAltlES' GAUNTLETS, in Tan nnd Fashion- BLANKETS AND FLANNELS IN ALL 3^^"' W I"'ACK K,D. MAKES AND WIDTHS. CHILDREN'S FUli TOPPED CLOVES. WILLIAM RATTRAY. WILLIAM RATTRAY. GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTIKC DEPARTMENT. VIENNA .MERINO TROISFRS. with SHIRTS to Mutch. MELTON MERINO THUI.SERS AND SHIRTS. FINE WHITE LAMIiSWOOL SHIRTS. SHETLAND LAMIISWOI il, TROI'SERS AND SHIRKS. GENTLEMEN'S DRESSING GOWNS—Nuvhi.tiks. LONG SCARFS. In Ottoman, Ducape. and Spot Silks. HEART SCARFS Novelties in style and Material. BRACES. SHIRTS. STUDS. CJIURELLAS. REVERSIBLETOI' GLOVES, COLLARS. RELIABLE MACKINTOSH COATS AND LEGGINGS Made to SPECIAL MEASUREMENTS, bo that any Figu^con ho Onmfortnblr;^tg,J' tA ]^2 Goods arc TWEED-FACED, in New Patterns, nnd aro from ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE MANUFACTURERS IN ENGLAND. WILLIAM RATTRAY, «, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, 17S, 180, akd 182, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND.



Tea Sleretuuu UNSURPASSED IN GENUINE PURITY, UNEQUALLED IN QUALITY AT THE PRICE, ARE THB TEAS SOLD BY ROBERT NEAL la 61 per pound Is gd por pound Is lOd per pound 2a Od per ps*nd 2s _d per pound 2s lOd por pound THEATRE ROYAL BUILDINGS, QUEEN-STREET.



NELSON MOATE A Co. BRINK OUR fjfSS fiEI-JDEB Ife A«• N* Cqnal tar Tra* Natural Flavwur, Value, ■■* Straaitk. prices 2/-, 2/4,2/8!? 3/-, 3/4, 4/- S 14k. aai i-lfe. Paakafa. HALF-CHESTS. BOXIB. "PRESS," "■r. Stalao- la a PratessteMl T«a Tartar aa_ Blaster." AWAiDSD GOLD* SILVER MEDALS. |ILSOIT,^OATE&(jO. TEA MERCHANTS, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON. _fiSMTS-EVERY«HER& Photographic HOTO GRAPHIC |Wa, b, BROOMHALL _ CO., WM PHOTOGRAPHIC STOCK toHr IMPORTERS, If 16, SHORTLAND-STREET V| AUCKLAND. Havo just Received a Large and Varied Stook of Cameras, also many Phototrraphic Novelties quite now to New Zealand. Cherry Fabrio, for dark room windows, 2s per yard. Hydroklnone, the new developer, 6s 6a per oz. Appliances for ,the Now Art of Colouring Photographs on Con- Vex Glasses) to imitate China Painting. SOLE AGENTS throughout New Zealand for SEA VEYS* BACKGROUNDS AND ACCES SORIES. THE HOKIANGA SAW-MILL COMPANY. (Limited), . Having special, facilities lor supplying. Kauri Timber in long lengths, are prepared to execute orders for same at low rates. A stock of Totsra Piles and Baulk and Kauri Spars always on



Watches. Stewart, Dawson, _ Co.'s (OF LIVERPOOL) UNEIVALL ENGLISH WATCHES!! THE BEST AND MOST PERFECT liV THE WORLD. SELLING IN HUNDREDS. Tho Result of SCIENCE, SKILL, INVEN TION, and the APPLICATION of CAPITAL culminating in tho concentration of all tho different branches of manufacture in ono huge factory, together with the adoption of the most improved and elllciont machinery. Upon this system our factory Isorganised, and the benefits that result therefrom lnuy be thus siiii'iniirised : —ID The various processes of tlie truile, instead of being curried on in thirty to forty dif ferent places, aro all brought under one management. (2) Selentilie machinery, with its wonderful exactitude, is employed with incalculable advantage for certain portions of tho Watch, which are marvellously improved and porfeetcd by this mothod of production. (3) At the samo time, and in conjunction there with, the services of the most highly-skilled workmen aro employed, thus blending the in tolllpeneo and judgment of the cultivated ani llcor with tho products of the almost animated machines. By such a combination we may say that we have realised porfeetion in Watch manufacture, and arc fully justified in tho as sertion wo make, Unit injthe system as thus[deve loped by us, tliero is a unity of idea, a coherence, and a Iltness that is not to be found in any other, and that under it there is a proportion and a perfection attainable AND ATTAINED that cannot possibly bo reached otherwise; und just as the introduction of stuani powor revolution ißod the industries of tlio World, so our unique | system marks a now departure in the art and Bclenoo of Watchmaking. Wo will now direct our attention to tho com pleted Watch, and iiiiiiouto us briellyus possible somo of the particulars in which the quality of our Lover Watches may give tho challenge to tho World. As in a building, so in a Watch, durability i and Btabillty depend largely on the foundation. THK FOUNDATION OF OUR LEVER WATCH la SOLIDITY ITSELF. Ourroadors would bo astonished if they saw tho disc of aolid metal which is intended to form the PILLAR PLATK of tho future Watch. This is turned, parallel and truo ; it is recessed to receive the whoelwork under the dial: ie is fitted with , pillars, upon which tlio top plato is placed ; and when tho pair of plates, technically FRAMES, mado on our system, aro put togothor, they form a foundation within which tlio wheels can be run with a steadiness hitherto unattainable. Our frames aro what is known us HOLLOW BACK, tho seat of tho dial being as solid mid Btcady as Uio metal itself, giving an immense udvantugo over tlio ordinary und cheaper make. EVERY WHEEL Is accurately gauged, and Is of an absolutely exact proportion, Doth in size and thickness, for tho position and work for which it is intended. THE PINIONS.—Tho somo remark, in the attainment of perfect proportion, applies to the exquisitely polished atcel-toothed Arhor, known as tho PINION, which forms tho axis of cuch whool, and is intermediately tho rocelvor of the power of tho main-spring, THE ESCAPEMENTIB adjustable to a nicety that admits of tlie perfection of performance being attalnod, and although our Watches boat no fewer than 10,200 times In the hour, yot wear In this most important purt h) unknown. Every soparate action being jewelled in hardrub», the unwearied pulae as a oonscquonco will beat ns free, and tho DEAD HEAT action will be us perfect In ono of our Watches in Fifty years' time as when It Is llrst turned out. THK BALANCE STAFF.—The same remark of unlimited durability applies to the BALANCE STAFF. Thiß, working in Its holes of Jewel, drilled and polished to a perfect surface of the highest gloss, seenm to defy wear. THE HAIR-SPRING is a niurvel of fine manufacture, lining (notwithstanding the Apparent Impossibility) hardened, and then tempered to the highest degree of elusticlty. THE DIAL is the best mako. known as hard enamel, and bus the seconds piece recessed, so that the hand for marking seconds is completely removed from contact with the hour hand. Tho GILDING Is of a very superior class, and tho movoment Is left with a degreo of hardness tint would be unattainable if the gilding wore not frosted and finished by steam power. This hardness nitiuiß durability. Tho BTEEL WORK throughout the Watch is hardened and tempered and finished to the highest degree. Tho CASE owes Its formation to tho in fluences of Selentilic Case-muking Machines. ouch case, when II nlshed, showing a symmetry and stylo, combined with strength, that mark it as llrst-cliißO. It is impossible to enumerate every point of excellence in our Watches. We hnvo not even mentioned the powor of going during tho operation of winding, which powe* In our system ne ver fails; nor need wc enumerate any further. It simply remains] to say that the result of this organisation of labour, this out lay of capital, with the use of Btcam power and machinery, issues In the production of a Watch that will Btand tho roughest wear and enjoy it, will give its owner loss trouble and more com fort, will go more years and will cost less In re puir than any other watch known—a Watch, indeed, that ia at once tho masterpiece of in genuity and accuracy, tho praise of everyone who ia intelligent and fortunate enough to possess one, and which every roader can for hinißolf prove to bo in truth and in fact tho beat Wutch over carried by ordering one of them as under:— ORDER EARLY. ORDER EARLY. PLEASE NOTE.—TIio following Prices in cludo duty paid by us. Every Watch, quality considered, cannot bo bought Rctuil under Doublo tho Prices. A £7 10s CENT'S ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING LEVER Fo" £3 15s Tho moat perfect English Hunting Lovers in the world. Every watch manufactured entirely in our own workshops. Thcso watches arc specially adapted for bush work, Bquattors, miners, etc., aßthey will stand the hardest wear; send for one of thcso watches nnd compare it with what retail dealers call their flnost English Hunters, at from _7 to £S, and you will at once declare ours to be tho better watch. A £10~ 10s ENGLISH KEYLESS HUNTING SILVER LEVER Fon £5 15s STEWART, DAWSON, and CO.'s Suporb Koyless Hunting Lovers, a triumph of utility and convenience, a watch that ia also per fectly airtight, dust-tight, and damp-tight, kooping tho works perfectly cloan. Un equallod at Ten Guineas, our dircet cash price to oustomors being lcsa than tho actual wholesale prico to tho trado. Made in two sizoa, small and medium. PRICE £5 15s. POSITIVELY RETAIL VALUE FOR TEN GUINEAS. Also, same Watch in open face, prico £ I 15s. A £12~12s ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING CHRONOGRAM! FOB £G 15s Each watch a model of perfection; finest 5-plato movoment, full jowollodin rubies, roal chronometer oxpanslon balance, decimal dial, contro seconds, and outside stop; each timed to dead beat in positions, to go exactly the same in oxtromo heat or cold. Notwithstanding the matchless porfeetion of this watoh, wo posi tivoly sell It at a less prico than retailors charge for ordinary inferior made watches. PRICE £6 15. FULL RETAIL VALUE FOR 12 GUINEAS. Also, samo watch, in open face, price £5155. A £7 10s LADIES' ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER FOB £8 15s EVERY WATCH A WORK OF ART. elegant in shupo, chaste in design, of storling Enulißh workmanship, watches that with fair usago will last a lifetime. We ask you to observe that we supply our magnificent ;English Lovers at a far less price than often charged for common foreign watches. PRICE, IN HUNTING CASES, £3 15s; IN OPEN FACE, £3 fis; practically saving to each purchaser from £3 to £4. S., D. & Co.'s LADIES' AND GENTS' MAGNIFICENT ENGLISH GOLD LEVERS Aro truly marvellous value. Wo sell our Ladies, opon.faced Lcvera at £7 15s, bettor watch than sold retail nnywhere at £11 15s; Hunter ditto, at £10 15a, positive value for £15 15s. Open-faco Koyless, at £10 15b t and Hunters at £12 16a, nowhore equalled undor £20. Theso are facts beyond dispute Gents' Opon-faco, £10 15s; Hunting, £13 5s j. Keyless Open-face, £14 15a; Hunters, £16 15s—each watoh saving to tlio purchaser from £5 to £10. STEWART, DAWSON, & Co.'S English Gold J-plate Chronographs should be scon by every Gentleman who contemplates buy ing a Gold Watch. The finest* handsomest, best, moat modern, and greatest value in tho world. Third.—Each purchaser secures tlio most per fect English Lover ever made, manufactured entirely In our own workshops, unequalled for beauty, for strength, for durability, or as a time keeper. The perfection of improved mochanlam throughout, in solidity of construction, and last ing aualities, each customer receiving an Eng lish Lever that will wear out three Forjign or Ameriean-mado Watches one aftor another. CALL AND INSPECT THE ABOVE MARVELLOUS VALUE WHILE YOU HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. NOTE—ALL LETTERS AND OKDEItS TO ISE AD DRESSED — Stewart, Dawson, & Co., 195, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. tZW Don't fall to write for Illustrated Watch Pamphlet most interesting to all; 60 pages of wonderful Testimonials, British and Colonial, Illustrations of Gold and Silver Alberts at wholesale English prices. With this will also basent'anewß2page brochure, entitled "THE ENGLISH LEVER, ITS INVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT," with an essay on S.. D. and Cd.'s system of business, which should bo read i i iiiiiiit_iii_iii_r iiiiiiiii ■hi imi »i



Drapery. T>ONSONBY. T. B. ROBSON'S DRESSMAKING ESTABLISHMENT. Undor tlio Management of MISS FRIEND, who bus lately arrived from England, and had Large Experience. STYLE. FIT, AND ECONOMY IS OUR MOTTO. LADIES' OWN MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY MADE UP. T. B. ROBSON'S Drapery, Millinery, and Dres-hmakinq_ Establishment, PoNSONnY. X\r ELLESLEY HOUSE. JUST 7" OPENED, NEW, CHEAP, AND FASHIONABLE MILLINERY AND DRAPERY FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER WEAR. A. LOYETT Bees to announce the ARRIVAL of hi 3 NEW SEASON'S GOODS, which for Stylo and Good Value CANNOT UK EXCELLED. A CHOICE ASSORTMENT OK DRESSES, BROCHE SII.IC and VELVETEKV MKItINO, CASHMERE, &c. HATS. BONNETS, FEATHERS FLO WICKS, KIHISONS JACKK'IS, ULSTERS, AND MANTLES IN THE LATEST STYLES. GOOD VALUE IN FLANNELS, BLANKETS, AND ALL KINDS OF MANCHESTER AND BELFAST GOODS. For CHEAP anil STYLISH MILLINERY WE CANNOT HE EQUALLED. LADIES SHOULD PAY US A VISIT BEFORE BGYI.N'O ELSEWHERE. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. The MEN'S MERCERY, TAILORING, and WOOLLEN DEPARTMENT is WELL STOCKED WITH NEW AND FASHIONABLE GOODS. FIRST-CLASS CLOTHING TO MEASURE AT MODERATE PRICES. HATS. TIES. SCARVES SHIRTS, COLLARS, UMBRELLAS HOSIERY, &c. A HEAVY STOCK OF WOOLLENS AND TAILORS' TRIMMINGS ALWAYS ON HAND. THE TRADE SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICK, A T OVETT, A. JjOVETT, IMPORTER, Wkllesley-st., Auckland. iff li w ri o 6 d a. A. S N E D D E N, A. S N E D D E N, C 2, QUEEN-STREET, Haa now opened his First Parcel of NEW AND SEASONABLE GOODS, and would request an early inspection. Thoy have been well bought, nnd are marked VERY LOW. CASHMERE FRENCH MERINOS BROCHEB SERGES NEW CHECKS WINCEYS VELVETEENS (In Black and all the Now Colours) ULSTERS DOLMANS JACKETS FUR CAPES SASH RIBBONS FUR TRIMMINGS A Splendid Assortment of— NEW WINTER HOSIERY BLANKETS, RUGS, SHEETINGS, ETC. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING in Great Variety. A well-assorted Stock of Men's Mercery. OPPOSITE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND i " -v 35 Gunsmith. Di E v l TT' GUNMAKER. jtirK **'-~__\ys" Queen - street, g _f}s_fM*^ 1*'"" AUCKLAND Mvft^f fOppoeito tho City Market*. / gs_yi'i'?._J~ >\ Established 1839. llfeP'iyE^lE^'w Intending Buyers Bhould In li'_n__i«l[ y OpOCt tho LARGE STOCK Ol Si■_6HK§P**""^ Breech and Muzzle-loading \!J^S_z2_~MJ Guns on hand. Thoy will eoe fiSj jßKjsa tho best value in Auckland. SfS SsS'tjg' Every qua thoroughly examin jK Wlf od and guaranteed before dell- HjW Hammericss Guns, with Siemens jßj I Patent Steol Barrels, 12 and 20 gauge; 3KI Silver's Patent Anti-recoilßuttPlatos: Sjvi Weblcy's Bui! Dog and Irish Cousta ipjf bulary Revolvers, also his New Patent ill Solf-oxtrnoting Revolver ; Kynoch'i. I mE»I Patent " Perfect" Reloading Metallic 'wfffl Cartridge Cases and Crimpers; Kley'e ■KB Revolver Ammunition and Metallic Cartridge Cases; Newcastle ('hilled Shot; Curtios and Harvey and Pigon Wtlk't and Laurence's Gunpowder; Eluy's Wadding und Cartridge Cases; Powder Flasks. Shot Pouches Game Bag 9, Gun Cases. Cartridge Bolts. Oxr Oil. Tow for Gun Cleaning, Ferret Muzzles and Bells, Saloon Rifles, Air Canes, Breech-loadlnc Implements, Fishing Tacklo, Cutlery, Fire works. REPAIRS, inoludlng Browning and Re stocking, spoolally attended to, and satisfaotlor guaranteed. U' JiVlll, GUNMAKER & IMPOBTEK iM, Queen-street. Auckland. i- ■ '■'-- i.i —— Optician, &c ~+®*K TP B A 0 O 0 X, • OPTICIAN, HAS IN STOCK SPECTACLES AND KYH GLASSES of every description. AM Aoodratb Fit GUjahantxbd. COMPOUND MIOROSCOPES & TELE SCOPES, Powerful and Cheap. —Heboid Barometers, Thermometkw, _i_«trio Bells, Batteries, and FrrTDjaa. Magneotlo Eleotrlo Machines and Medical Colls, OPERA GLASSES, BINOCULAR, FIELD AND MARINB GLASSES ■THEODOLITES, SEXTANTS, COMPASSEB. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. - TAYLOR'S SEWING MACHINES. The Balance of Stock of these excellent Hand and Treadle Machines will ba sold at il per cent disoount. Nearly 600 in use in Anok- OPPOSITE THE POST-Of__Cß, BHORTT.ANr>-RTRERT. HAZARD'S "SIGNAL" GLASS, H POWERFUL BINOCULARS , TELESCOPES Jjondon mode to ' Bye Preservers. ¥. H. HAZARD, Gtmmaier and Optician, 166 QUEEN STREET, APC-lA-TO. Hydraulic Lime. j HYDRAULIC LIME I | TRADE MARK 8 | J.WUson&C? i 1 AUCKLAND, N.Z. * /^ H A P CONCRETE. Our .PRICES, from date, will be as .follows, In quantities of Three Bags and over: GROUND ROCHE .. is Go Per Bushel ROUGH ROCHE .. .. la „ „ PLASTERING LIME .. Is CD „. „ SLAKE LIME is SAND, PIPES, AND BRICKS, AS USUAL. r ttt r. n >r .. r, ~ -1