The Auckland Evening Star.

VOL. XXIV.-NO. 4,325

AUCKLAND, N.Z., THURSDAY, MARCH JJ7, 1884.

PRICE: ONE PENNY.



Shipping. 'ft^wYT^a TTNION STEAMSHII1 F KS'Xil U COM! 1 ANY OF NEW \S^ifeSft ZEALAND (LIMITED). jl TIME TABLE.—Mabch. *OR TARANAKI, NELSOnTpICTON, WEI. IJNGTON. LSTTELTON, AND WEST COAST PORTS (from Mannkau). Steamer. | Date of Sailing. | Hawka I Tues., Apr. 1,1 p.m. I noon Rotokua I On arrival of mall I — FOR GISBORNE, NAPIER, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND PORT CHALMERS (from Auckland). B.OTOMAHAXA I Thurs., Apr. 3. noon ) — FOB GISBORNE, NAPIER, AND WEL- LINGTON. South; Cross I Tues., Apr. 8.5 p.m. I — FOR MELBOURNE (via Bluff). RoTOMAiiANAt I Thurs., Apr. 3, noon | — t Calls at Hobart. FOR SYDNEY. Tabawkra I Tues., April 1, 5 p.m. j - Te Anap I Tues., Apr. 8,5 p.m. [ - FOR SUVA AND LEVUKA. PiNGUiN I Mon., April 7, 5 p.m. | — (No cargo alter noon). FOR RUSSELL AND KAWAKAWA. Tarawera I Tues., Apr. 1, fl p.m. | — Cargo must be booked and alongside TWO Hours beforo advertised time of departure Passage Tickets must bo taken at tho Com pany's Office (Auckland Branch). Fort-Btreet. j-f-^ /VKI EN T LINE <il^^?2?ra?'^r Under contract with the New mmmtMrw**r South Wales Government foi the conveyance of Miiils. The following Steiunships bel-nging to thi Orient Co. and the Pacific Co. will leavi SYDNEY and MELBOURNE on the under mentioned dates for IX>NDON. via ADELAIDE DIKGO. GARCIA (at steamor's option), SUEZ. and NAPLES:- Steamer. From Sydney. From Melb'urne. Crimborazo.. March 29 April! Sorata April 12 April 18 Cczco Aj>ril2S May 2 Liquria May 9 May 15 And fortnightly thereafter. Through fares to London, £21 to £75. Passengers Becuro special advantages by booking through from New Zealand. Second class passengers by Orir it steamer are provided with saloon passages to Sydney or Melbourne. NAPLES TO LONDON by Rail.-Speoial arrangements made with Messrs Cook and Sons tor the issue of through tickets at greatly re duced rates. PASSAGES FROM LONDON.-Special facili ties afforded for bringing out Friends anil Relatives by pre-poymont of tho passase-monej here. SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS, available for 13 months, aro issued at the following rates :— First Saloon „ £117 Second Suloon £77 PARCELS BOOKED THROUGH to LON DON at Reduced Rates. For further particulars apply to UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OT NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED), Agents in New Zealand. /^ QTEAM TO LONDON. «Si§|*|if|iFFKNINSUi.An:».ORIICNTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. FOR LONDON DIRECT. VIA COLOMBO. » ™«- Leave Leave Steamer. Sydney. Melbourne. " ' 188T 188T Baixarat A PrJH o 4 priJJ2 Vamstta April 18 Aprll22 Rome AprilSO MayC And thenceforward every alternate week. rmi-ui aura ami cargo tiookecl to London, Mar aeilles, Italy, KxrPt. India, China, and Japan B Ketxirn tickets "issued both to first and second )i iipassons:crs lit especially low rates. Choap reserved accoinpisdation can be obtained in this at Auckland sooure special advuntaKes. For all P^W^* & cO ., Agenta . 18. Qncen-streot. Auckland. x -f IVTOUTirERN STEAM jgjPZ>k^K, i3l SHIP CO. (IJMITED). &&y£jj§l§£ TiMRTAIttE.-MARCH. (Weather and other Circum stance 3 Permitting.) FROM OUEEN-STREKT WHARF. eorWraWa and bay of plenty POJ Xi 9« BTBAMKR. I DATE OF BAILIKQ. Wellington I Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m. Glenelg I Monday, March 31,5 p.m. ' ~ | Conneots atTauranga for Opotiki Staffa • and Bay of Plenty Ports every I Tuesday. For Rpbseix, Whanoaroa. and Manoonpi. Wellington I Monday, March 31, 7 p.m. For Whanoarki. Whanbabbi Heads, and • Mawoapai. Macgregor I Every Tuesday, 6 p.m. Fob Whanbarbi and Whanoarbi HSads (Carrying passengers and cargo for Waipn). Macgregor I Every Tuesday and Friday. 6 p.m. For Whanbailbi Heads, Parua Bay, Whan- GABEI, AKD MaNOAPAI. Rowena I Every Thursday, 7 p.m. , " Fob Mbrcpby Bay. Rowena I Every Monday^7p^m. Cargo must be booked and alongside Two HOORS before advertised time of departure. Passage Tickets must be taken at the Com pany'a Offlca. No. 67. Queen-street. Auckland. tJ- QTEAM TO THAMES, JStlskr^ & Connecting with Kiyer ./^BS33EsL/"Steamers for STIRLING &SB&L MolK^fT Vliifri FOSTER'S SETTLEMENT. B.S. ROTOMAHA^^&RPRISE No. FRCM AUCKLAND: | Rotomahana | Enterprise |A. Milbank §A. 13.30 p.m. I - 1 12 P-ra- Sat. I Jip.m. I ' — ' ~ FROM THAMES: — | Rotomahana I Enterprise I A. Milbanli ThSrl =~~ ~~^ | 7P-m- Fri. Ba.m. - L " Sat, 8 a.m. , -' 9 P-m- No cargo received for Rotomahana within half-an-hour of advertised time of leaving. Not responsible for Shipping, Carrying, or discharging Live Stock. FKASERfc TINNE. Agonts. xl J- 'L. mHE KAMO COLLIERY Js*fr~: JL COMPANY'S fast and S.S. WAITAKI, U2 tons register, 420 h.p., Capt. J. CrawTORD, ■ will bo despatched as under— FOR WHANGAREI, WHANGAREI HEADS, MANGAPAI, AND PARUA BAY. From Auckland: FromWhangarel: March. _ Friday, 28, 9.30 a.m. Monday, 31,8 p.m. — ' April. Wednesday, 2,8 p.m. ■ Friday, i, 2 p.m. Monday 7 8p m. Tuesday. 8.1 p.m. ThuSdw 10 8 p.m. Saturday, 12, 9.30 a.m. Monday 14 8 pm. Tuesday. 15, 9.30 a.m. Wednesday, if, t ! p.m. Friday, 18.10 a.m. A COACH runs in connection .with the steamer OfflceTllA. Queen-street, or Queen-street Wharf. Auckland. . , ►_ "ITTAIUKU AND ONE- W HUNOA STEAM CO. (LIMITBD). TIME TABLE.-S.S. MANUKAU. , March, 1881. •Leave Onebuaga: Leave Waiukn < Mat Ma.r* 2*-Friday (forManukan _ 31—Monday, 8 a.m. 31—Moaday, lA* p.m. Allfreighte W^^^ffßßcTw'Nf 0048' Managing Director .*••>» -pASSENGERS1 LINH jds&sdk OF PACKETS TO NEW Owned bjT^UW. SA =)S ALBION ' Leadenhall-street, London. %2m. Sad th« roomy and msssSssSSh ...



Shipping. o mHE NEW ZEA _^-jf JL land shipping — *ZM COMPANY'S LINE. . i ' -2-^i R'EBULAR MONTHLY /•I »~O? DIRECT,STEAM LINK //S '' 'L_lil Tolondon< The following Magniflcent Full-powered Bteqiners will he despatched as under:— *—,■ lonic J. 753 Lyttelton March 29 RuAPEiri; 4,200 .. April 3 Tonoaribo 4,200 .. April British Kino ,i.i-,9 .. MaF AOBANGI -1,200 .. Juno Doric 4,753 .. July British Queen .. 3,55!) .. August The above are all new steamers, built of steel. »nd commanded by men of great experience. Tho passenger accommodation is replete with every modern convenience, and the dietary scale such as will sustain tho well-earned ropu tation of the Company. The homeward route will be via the Straits ol Magellan (if weather permit), and the time occupied is not expected to exceed 45 days. An experienced surgeon will accompany each steamer. Passago Money: Saloon, from 60 guineas up wards; second cabin, 10 guincaa; steerage, from 18 to 20 guineas. For further particulars apply to AUCKLAND OFFICE. jr./- _ mHE NORTHERN JrfPS^k -*- RIVER STEAM NAVI. <*ffiis#i^! GATION co- (ijTD.)-Increasod •QgjpgsSgg^Steam Communication on the -^*toi*&+j^-- Northern Wairoa at Further (educed Fares.—ln addition to tho present :ime table of Steamers leaving Hclensville Monday Morninps and Evenings, Wednesday Hveningsaml Friday Mornings, the s.s. Durham .vill run a SPECIAL TRIP on WEDNESDAYS, leaving Helensville on arrival of the 7.15 a.m. Train, calling only at Koput-u, Aratapu, Man (awhare, and Dargavillo (unless specially re juircd): returning 6 a.m. following mornings. Fares: Saloon, single Us, return 10a. Steerage, tingle 4s, return 7s.—By order, Wm. Loddek, Vffiniucer and Engineer. A^^T "WEW STEAMER ON -^ THK K-MP&RA v**sfas*->£&G3P Tno now an(l laat &s' NKP ■««&*sa&B"' TUNE will loavo Heler'sville (or Dargavilu. and intermediate stations) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, after the arrival of the 7.15 a.m. train from Auckland; returning from Dargavillo on Wednesdays and Fridays, at 5.30 a.m. Cnrgo to be consigned to care of CAPTAIN PKARCK, s.s. Neptune. Saloon Fares, 8s; return Ticket available for two weeks. Saloon Fares (Single), ss. , f „ TTkEVONPORT STEAM JW^dk^k yJ FERRY COMPANY jgS|M£^&/; (Limited), **tsa£££*i>*r Th o above Company have a Ueamor always on hand at Bhortoat notice for TOWING, PICNIC PARTIES, AND FISHING EXCURSIONS. Traino Manager, j^jr^- miME table. _<gfijjatfejft^ P.S. TONdARIRO. LeavuSt. HoHnr's Bay I Leave Qneon-st. Wharf: 0 a.m. fl p.m. SPECIAL TRIPS On Wednesdays and Saturdays. Leave Queen-Bt.Wharf: Leave St. Heller's Bay: 2 p.m. 5 p.m. If sufficient inducement offor. RETURN FARKS: SIXPENCE. Vessels requiring Towing apply to K. WRIGHT, Agent. as* T>RIG LADY MABEL, s££c£k?A JL> Capt. J. L. CORBETT, ROM NKW YORK. <*a3£ze23s?SlM!* Tlic abovo vessel having re- ported at tho Customs, Con signees ore requested to pass entries, pay freight, and take delivery of tho Cargo.in terms of bills of lading. All Goods impeding the discharge of tho vessel will be stored at Con signees'risk and expense. Dolivory orders obtainable at tho office of the undersigned. H. P. BARBER, Agent. Captain Corbett will not be responsible for any Debts contracted by hiß Crew without his written authority. A Sight Entry to clear the vessol will be passed at 10 o'oloek on the morning of FRI DAY, the 28th instant. H. P. BARBER, Agent. March 26,1881. ~ r j- _ CJTEaM TO WADE and »O PUHOI.-The S.s. TAM- will leavo as (weather permitting) :— Auckland to Wade. Wade to Auckland. 28 Friday, 3 p.m. 29, Saturday, 8 a.m. 31, Monday, i p.m. Tuesday, Ap. 1,10 a.m Auckland to Puhoi. Pnhoi to Auokland. 19 Wednesday, 5 p.m. 20, Thursday, 12 noon 26, Wednesday, 12 noon 27, Thursday, 7 a.m. Orders and Small Parcels tp bei left at E. Me- Keoivn's, Queen-streot Wharf, or W. S. Whitloy, Queen-street. Not responsible for goods or par cels without shipping note. »*- QS- COROMANDEL. J&jttmßS&C THOMAS SCOTT, MASTER. TIMK TABLE. Leaves Auckland i Loaves Coromandel I March. March. Friday, 28,2 p.m. — _ Saturday, 29,2 p.m. Weather and other circumstances permitting. Not responsible in shipping, carrying, or dis- OlNo^argo received without shipping note, and within half an hour of advertised Ume of de- HE NORTHERN RIVER STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited).- NOTICE.-The KINA will be laid up for the usual Half-yearly Government Inspection on Thursday next, consequently there will be no Second Trip to Puhoi this week. She will re sume running on MONDAY next, as usual. WM. LODDER, Manager and Engineer. March 21,1891. , i- _ •VfOTICE.-TheMINWIE i3l CASEY will take the of tho KlNAtoOtamatea (Kriday), leav- ; ug on arrival of quarter-past 7 am. train £rom Auokland.-WlUiam Lodder, Manager. Hotels- HOWARD'S NEW COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, OPPOSIXE^H^R^v-STATXON. This is by far the Uirgest, best-appointed, and raoet comfortable Hotel North of Aucktond, containtasSaites of Private Roomsfor Families with Piano, Bath, Commercial, Dining, and Smokipg Itoooi?, SPLENDID BILLIARD ROOM. Tho Bedrooms are lofty and well ventilated, and most comfortably furnished. Orders by Telegram or Letter will receive prompt attention. Saddle Horses on Hire, &0., fee Porter in attendanoo on Trains and Bte'amers. Q _ R HOWARa Proprletor . MASONIC HOTEL, DEVONPORT NORTH SHOES. W. H. PEARCB Has much pleasure in intimating that the whole of tie extehTive additions and alterations to the Masonic are now finally completed. Persons desirous of residing in thin delightful district will by patronising the above Hotel, receive every attention required to make them happy moms One of the finest Billiard-rooms mi the eSJjJSy, fitted with everything new and first- and Salt Wat.r. BUNCHES supplied in five minutes nouoo. TIT HAN G A '-I El MOTE L, W Oi'l'OSlTK TOWN WHARF, ' ' W'HANGARKL URB LEA , stone-wyi be left unturned to make this a Civility, attention, and modcrato charges can " SpeSiafrt-urd wiU be paid lo selling.none bu» the Best Brands of Liquors. Saddle Horses and Boats on hire. Trap meets trains from all siflamjßfJJ,



Business Notices. a? TTkEVONPORT FURNITURE H ±J WAREHOUSE. tf H. J. TURNER w L> Is prepared to Supply, at the lowest < 5 Auckland prices, evory kind of Furni- 2 ture, Bedding. &c. 3 Suites of Furniture Renovated and 2 hJ made equal to new. § H. J. TURNER, H Devonpokt. XTOTICE TO HOUSE OWNERS. S. Glading, Paperhanger, ia now Prepared to Hang Paper in a superior manner for lOd per piece, in any part of the town or Buburbs. Painting, &c., equally cheap. S. GLADING, Gaol Road, Kfber Pasa. Post orders punctually attended to. DRESS AND HAKILEMAKING.- MISS SEA.LE (recently from England) desires to inform the ladies of Auckland that she has commenced business as Dress and Muntlomaker, and hopes by strict attention to orders, together with moderate charges, to secure a share of their patronage.—Address Cobden-street, Karangahape Road. CoMK AND S 8 I / ™ / / CHOICE SELECTION /*/ °* A*/ CHANDELIERS. /*f / BRACKETS. A, XmNWARK, nT/™,B » n />/ PLUMBINB, GLOBKS, SCO,, / / a / / 6ABFITTINO. IOWH PBIOM. Xy^UHAHBDWI. ftO. /<>/ At ShorUat Notion »ai /^/ T»wn Price* / / 0. MAY'S BUILDINGS, / / DK7ONPORT. r\ hsi st 'a 1 or dkaw¥rb Very Handsome Chests ot Drawers, in Rich Mottled Kauri, are now Belling at the { ollowtoi prices for Caah i—The Duke of Edinburgh Cheat of Bight Drawer* (the bonnet drawer richly panelled with totarm, bird, and rewa rewa) M 10s; Fivo Drawer Cheat*,**. The abort artiolM hare always siren groat satisfaction, tad be oorns more DeantUol with age. W. NORREffi, TOP Of SnOHTLIHD-BTEMT. CHARLES HESKETH.] fALKX. AITKKN. HE SKE T H and AIT KE X are glad to inform their customers am) the public generally that having sold the whole of thoir last year's stock ot Clovers, etc., they are in a position to otfer an entirely Now Stock arriving per direct steamer Aornngi, from Lon don, and per Mail Steamer from Sim Francisco, as under, all current uimson'a growth, consist "wRITE CLOVER (Trefolium repous) RED CLOVER (Trefolium pretous) AL3YKE CLOVEIt (Trefolium hybrlda) COWGRASS (Trefolium perenne) SCARLET CLOVER (Trefoliumincarnatum) TREFOIL (Mcdicago snpulina) LUCKItNE (Medicugo sativa) ALFALFA (Modicago (Jhiliana) TIMOTHY (Phloum Prateuisl CRKSTKI) DOGSTAIL (Cynosurus erlstalus) MEADOW FOXTAIL (Alopecurus pretensis) SHEKPS FKSCUE(Kestucaovina) WOOD MEADOW CRASS (Poa nemoralla) PRAIRIE (llromus Schrtedcri) DOOB GRASS RAT-TAIL (Sporobolii3 clongatus) RYE-CJKASS (Soicum porreno sempervlrens) COCKSFOOT (Dactylis iriomorata) PUKPLE and GREEtf TOP ABERDEEN TURNIPS DEVONSHIRE GREY STONE, WHITE STONE, arut GLOBE TURNIPS SWEDE TUKNIP3. They are also Agents for tho BoncdU3t as manufaoturcd Dy tho Auckland Munuro Com pany, Sydney iioncdust and Flour, Mineral ami Bone Phosphates, Potato and Grass Manures, Peruvian Gunno, Nitrate or Soda, and other Artificial Manures; Outs, Miize, Burloy, Beans, Peas ;Coarsu, Fine, and Ho».i Salt, Cobra, ana i Unseed Cake; NewZeiuuud Flaxand Tew. etc U T C H E R AND C 0., FORT-ST. AND QUKKN-ST. WHARF, STEVEDORES. RECEIVING AND FORWARDING AGENTS. ITOOL STOKED AND DUMPED FOB SHIPMENT. BALLAST SUPPLIED. H. SKINNER AND SON, • Builders. Carpenters, and Joiners, Vulcan Lane. All Branches of the Building Trade executed by Experienced Workmen.; Shop Fronts, Office Fittings, too. "" CHARLESWORTH, Architect. • Office: St. Mungo Chambers, opposite Bank of New Zealand, Quoon-street. E<DWA KD HARTLEY, Architect, Stich i bury'a Buildings, Qucen-stroet. QYMONDS-STREET MACHINE-MADE BREAD FACTORY. EDWARD PARSONS, Peopkietob, leading features: Cleanliness in Processes and Pcbitt op Manufactoke. Price of Bread .. , X o !Hd. X HENDERSON, HOUSE. SHIP, SIGN, AND GENERAL DECORATIVE PAINTER, NO. 8. WYNPIIAM-BTBBg'rV T3ONSONBY OIL AND COLOUR JL DEPOT, JERVOIS ROAD. J. C. ROBINSON, PAINTER, PAPERHANGEB, AND GLAZIER. Oil, Lead, Glass, Paperhangings, &C &0., at Town Prices. HOB. T. HARBlin, MANUFACTURKB or CORN BROOMS, Auckland. hudb Ikapai | kamc. TT-ARNOCK BROTHERS, SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTUBKKB, COX'S CREEK, RICHMOND. CWWCK: DURHAM - STREET, AUCKLAND. Cash Purchasers of Tallow. Wool, Sheepskins, and Bones. WI L L-I A M THOMAS, Corner of Lome and Victoria-streets, Auckland East, __,„ . T MONUMENTAL, MARBLE, AND GENERAL STONEMASON, .■ ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTOR AND CARVER. - Inscriptions Accurate and Beautiful. Monuments, Tombs, Headstoneß, and every description of Stone Work at the Lowest Possible Prices for Town and Country. W. Xl B * B. BOOK BINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURES, THBfc* BOORS ABOV* " BTAB " OWIO*. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKB. INSURANCE AND MINING REOISTHI BOQM SPKOIALLY RDXJtD AND BOUND. Music, Magarines, Publlo Libraries, and Sun day School Booka well bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED DAY BOOKS. Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Boota Re-bound. BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULKD ' SUPERIOR CORRUGATED TANKS. J. L. KEAN Has for Sale a number of the above, with Tapi, rfeady for nse, prioe 355, at bis shop. Wellesley- Btfeet East (next door to Crowthers Stables). Large Quantities of Spouting, Ridging, and frown Pipes always in Stock. Verandah Iron curved eitho shortest notice. Country orden will alwiiraWtfP hf? PfPWP 1 attention. Lead Washers always on liana. a CME CLEANSER & LIQUID BLUB, Ask for Scott & Co.'s Acme aeanser, thf Btrongest and least injurious of any extract o! soap at present before the pnbllo. Ask for Scott & Co-'s* Liquid Blue, the onlj genuine Blueing to be had; -warranted not U settle or clond linen, clothes, So. To be had o all respectable Grocers.



Land and Estate Agents. Chas. "Williamson, HOUSE, LAND. & FINANCIAL AGENT lIIQH-ST., NEAR SHORTLAND-ST. Bonkers: National Bank of New Zealand. RENTS and INTEREST Collected. MONEY Invested for Capitalists on First class Securities without charge. Six per cent allowed on deposits until invested. MORTGAGES and LOANS Negotiated. BUILDING SOCIETY SHARES Bought ESTATES Managed for Absentees. HOUSES TO LET and PROPERTIES FOE SALE placed upon my Lists Free of Charge, ALLOTMENTS Bought and Houses Built on the Weekly Payment System. BUILDING ALLOTMENTS FOR SALB AT FEB FOOT:— Nowmarket. SOa w esi-streot. 50s Mount Eden Road,£lolos Hopburn-streot, 80s Randolph-strcot Ligar Place, Bob Inkerman-streot, 80s Kmmett-strect, 02s 6d Beresford-street, COS Conquest Place, £6 Howe-street, 100s Duke-street, 80s Shelly Beach Road, 75a William-street. 80s Northcote, 10s Customhouse-street O'ConneU-strcct, 60s Fort-street (loose), 60s And in various other^troets at law rates, £4000 TO LEND, In Sums of £10 and upwards, on good securities. £19V-NEW HOUSE (just finished) Por Sale in Uond-streot Easy terms. £210—Comfortable HOUSE For Salem Sussex street, Nowton Road. Small deposit only re g WIIANGAREI—Compact Litlio Farm of 37 acres and House For Sale. Capital orchard. A rail bargnin. GUNDRY-STREET—New House For Sale, near Karangahape Road; very convenient; nico pardon. Prico, £100. Easy terms. HO WE-STREET—Ne w House For Sale; well flnishod; very convenient; nice view of West ern Park. Can bo sold on easy terms, with small deposit. F»R IMMEDIATE SALE—Beautiful Villa Sito, close to Domain; 'busses pass evory seven minutes. £8 YEARLY—Allotments to bo Loosed In Howo and Boresford streots for Long Term of Years. Money lent to build with if desired. Also in Inkcrman-street, Freeman's Bay. £700—New Villa Rosidenco For Salo on Pon sonby main road. 8 rooms; gas and city water. £290.—New Houso and Largo Allotment For Sale in Newton on easy terms. MOUNT EDEN.—Newly-oreotod Villa Resl denco, with concrcto tank, detached waßh houso, stablo, buggy houso, large orchard and garden. £600. GENTLEMAN'S VILLA RESIDENCE For Sale at Homo Bay: 10 rooms and out-houses. Evory accommodation, fine sea view, splendid orchard and garden, paddeck for cow. Owner caving tho colony; will be sold a bargain. LAKE TAKAPUNA—2O and 30 uc.ro Farms For Salo, excellent land, at £15 per acre. £350.—New houso for salo In Uppor Qucon strcot; woll finished; vory pleasant viow. SPHING-STREKT, Freeman's Bay—Broomed House For Sale, well ilnlshed; city water, and all othor conveniences. Prlco. £350. NELSON-STREET — 2 Brick Somi-dotachod Villa Residences For Sale, with large allotment and flno viow. Chanco for speculator. KYBKR PASS—Now Shop and Dwqlllng houßo of 6 rooms and scullery Ifor Salo, in tho best position for business in this thorou«hfaro. AHCII HILL—S-roomedHouso For Salo (now); allotment, 50 x 430; £210. Also 4 rooms und scullery; £120: leasehold. MOUNT EDEN HOAD-Substantially-built 7-roomed House For Salo ; gas; largo allotment NORTH SHORE—Now Sovon-roomed House For Sale, near Cheltenham Ueach; very con vonient: large allotmont; price. £475. Also New -roomed Houso with largo shed, £225. MOUNT EDEN—Now Four-roomed House with bay window For Sale: volcanic soil. £175. Also, Sovcn-rootuod llouso; quito now; bay window, Venetian blinds, every accommoda tion. Price. £520. REMUERA—I2 acres of Land For Salo. with house. Btable. &c Magnificent viow of harbour. ROCKY NOOK—Now Cottage for Sale in most salubrious portion of this fast rising dis trict : fitted with register grate, colonial oven. PONSONBY—Six-roomed House and Stable. £380. Laree Six-roomed Houso for £100. DEVONPORT—Houso and 4 acros garden For Sale. Fruit Trcos in full bearing. Also, Four roomed House and Bcullery. Quito mow; large allotment. Prico £265. Grand viow of Auckland. £160 — HOUSE and Allotment For 8f o in William-streot, near St James's Church HAMILTON (Waikato)—House and ncie of ground For Salo, two minutes' walk from Bank of Now Zealand, for £95. Lot 321. NORTHCOTE — Seven-roomed House, ou. buildings, &c, and 30 Aores of Land, For Sale; Very Cheap. Grand view of tho harbour. Also, New 7-roomcd Houso and nearly 5 acres. DKVONPORT, Lake Road — Soveral vory choice Villa Sites For Salo, having road and sea frontages, and possessing the finest landscape views to bo found around Auckland. WAITEMATA RIVER FRONTAGE—Land For Sale at £2 per aore, in large or small blocks. BRIGHTON ROAD, Parnell — Six-roomed Houso For Sale, allotraont JO x 100. Prico £30n. PONSONBY —Now Six-roomed House and Workshop For Sale; two allotments; two frontnpres. Easy terms. FARMS also For Sole at Walkomitl, Paremo remo, Waitakorei, Mahurangl, North Shore. Papaknra, &c. Also, sco List In " Now Zealand Herald " and " Woekly News." CHAS. WILLIAMSON, ESTATE AGENT, HIGH-STREKT W L M ITCHELLf HO*USE, LAND. ESTATE AND COM MISSION AGENT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR No. 8, Mercantile Chambers, QnEEtt-eT. Noxt tho Bank of New Zealand. RENTS AND INTEREST COLLECTED. Securities Found Fob Investors Without Charge* THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ESTATES UNDERTAKEN. MORTGAGES AND LOANS NEGOTIATED. Bank Stocks \ Insurance Stocks I M^panylgOUGHT AND gOLD. And I All kinds of Stocks! FOR Cl AL E— OR JO AL E— VALUABLE CITY" FREEHOLD, Area, 1} acres, possessing a frontage to two streets. Tho property has been cut up into building sites. Immediately available, and within IS miHutesTof Post-office. On ono portion of the grounds is a Gentleman's Residence of 13 rooms, well appointed: gas and water laid on, and Immediate possession can be givon, This Is a first-class investment, capable of pro ducing a large return, and to an eligible pur- ■ chasor terms can bo made exceptionally easy. KARANGAHAPE ROAD-Frontage of 35 foot x 100, on which are erected two buildings viz.: Cottage of 6 rooms, worth 20s weekly, and a Shop and D wolling attaohed, worth Ms. Owner being in ill-health, wishes to SOU. Prico. £1.000. ■ „ ~ . ,„ PONSONBY — Gentleman s Residence of 10 rooms, including Bath-room and Kitchen, with gas and water laid on. The ground com prises 4 allotmenta in one, and commands a charming view of a large portion of tho City and Harbour. Thero are vegetable, fruit, and flower gardens, with lawn and summer house. Altogether a snug home. Price, £1,000. and PONSONBY—ViIIa Residences for solo in Nor folk-street, Vormont-streot, Clarence-street, Prospect-street, Sarsfleld-atreet. Richmond Road, etc., at prices from £280, £300, £350, £500, VICTORIA AVENUE—Largo Double House on brick foundations, concreto wall separat ing ; each six rooms, or con bo used as ono residence; iron roof, with verandah and bal cony; bay windows, &c. Cheap. ,■.._. PONSONBY—Gentloman'sßesidence, with two acres in splendid Orchard, within five minutes of Ponsonby wharf. NEWTON — Rußscll-strcet, 2 Good Love Allotments, 33 feet frontage each, at £66 Btg. NEWTON—Sussox-strcct, 4 Allotments, each £60 VICTORIA AVENUE—S Allotments, from £2 CHEAP COTTAGE near Rocky Nook, very prettily finished, 4 rooms and scullory, with good Allotment; only £280 stg. NEWMARKET—2 Allotments near Railway Workshops. ROSEBANK ESTATE—SO Acros, being part of this valuable ..property. Frontage to main rood on tho one side, and bounded by the waters of Waitemata on the other. Fenced, and over 10 acres in cultivation. This block can be cut up in sections to great advantage, and is offered a bargain. AVONDALE — Highly Cultivated Farm, 57 NEW LYNN—Farm (30 acres) and House. NEW LYNN—2 Dwelling-houses and 40 Acreß. TUAKAU.—A vory Choice Farm, 110 acres, 10 minutes from Railway Station; subdivided into 10 paddocks, water throughout the property; also somo very highly prized springs of f re3h water; a good orchard; buildings in comrilete order. Price, £11 por acre. BUCKLAND. — Excellent Storo and Bake houso, doing a large trade; will bo sold choap. MAUNGATUROTO.-WoU Cultivated Farm, 2R6 acres, £515s per acre; a good homestead. NORTH ARRAWARRA (near WolßfordJ- Good Farm, 160 acros, £1 per acre. PORT ALBERT—River View Farm, known as Dr. Bell's; 186 acres, good house, 10 acres fencod and in good grass, 1 mile from town' ship, land all ploughablo. There is deer water frontago and firewood on the property, Terniß can be made vory easy, viz.: One third cosh and the balance fixed for 10 yean at low rate of interest WALKOMITI, near Railway Station—6o aerei at £3 per acre. WAIKOMITI—SmaII Farms from 5 to 10 acres very cheap. AHIPARA, near Mongonui—Part of Allotment 33, containing. 120 acres; cheap. TO BE LEASED. That First-class Queen-street Shop now occupied by Mr Samuel Coombes, opposiU Bank of Australasia. Good frontage (ISO feel d&p), witlTbgpk ontrance from High-street thoroughly adapted to "any tr.ade, and in tin heart of the mercantile quarter of the city Possession can be given on tho Ist Feb., 1884.- Apply only to W. L. M,, at his Land Agonoj Fora term of 81 years, Allotment, WakefleW street 33 x 71. Suitable for a manufactory. W. L. MITCHELL, BROKER AND ESTATE AGENT, g, Mkboantixe Chambers, QUSBN-STBEBT.



Land and Estate Agents. nHAS. XT ASMOND, LAND AXD MONETARY AGENT, 116, QUEEN-STKEET (Adjoining B. Tonka and Co.'a). BANKERS! National Bank of New Zealand (Limited). Mortgages and Loans Negotiated, Rents and Interests Collected. Money Invested on First-class Securities without charge. Kstates managed for absentees. Valuations and Arbitrations undertaken, Native Land affairs specially understood. Houses to Lot and Properties for Sale placed on my list free of charge. Every description of landed property bought or sold to ovder. I*arg:e Bums to lend on first-class securities. TFANTKD TO pURCIIASB, A 9 or 10-roomed House in Symonda-atreet or Kyber Pass. A 9 or.lO-rooinod House In Hobaon-atreet or adjacent.. To Rent or Lease, a small House of about six rooms, and from two to ton Acres of Land, near a Railway Station on the main line, not over 20 miles from Auckland. Small House and about G Acres Clay Land near Auckland. Seven Acres or more at Epsom, About 10 Aores, One-tree Hill. Nice little House and about 1 Acres at Remuora or Epsom. Good 7-roomcd House within ten minutes' walk of Queen-street Small Store In a good position. Some Good Allotments at 3irkoahead or North coto. WANTED—Particulars of Properties For Sole, as I have many buyers and but few aellors. I have a Client who has a first-class Run of 30.C00 Acres of Native Land in tho Waikato District. Ho is anxious to moet with a partnor • who will Stock tho same with Horses and Hornod Cattle. Tho land is surface-sown, and only ten miles from a Railway Station. Thoro are two mon residing on tho ground, and a Homestead is in tho course of erection. Good water and level land. Timber plentiful. yO R gAL E. £IITY TpREEHOLD pRCPERTY. rONSONBY.—An excellent House of four largo rooms, washhouse and workshop, situated in tho beat part of Ponsonby. (Job In all the rooms, first-lass American range; also, gas stove Two largo verandahs; the view from tho front one being very pretty and cannot be Intercepted. Tho allotment is tastefully laid out with flowers, the baok portion being a kltoheu garden, l'rico £360. with terms. MOUNT ROSKILL (Valley Road)-A well flnlshed House of 7 rooms and two good Allotments of volcania land. A fast rising district; fashionable, healthy, and pleasant ' neighbourhood; convenient to churches, schools, and omnibuses. £650. MOUNT ROSKILL—WeII-built Houso of Seven Rooms, Stables, outbuildings; thoroughly well totalled; vory convenioiic in evory respect. Largo allotment. Price, £800. C2.800-IN THE CENTRE OF THE CITY-A larire and conimodioun Store, built of Concroto and Brick, with large Dry Collars, on an Al lotment 40 feet 82 feet 6 inches. Buildings valued about £1,500: the allotment worth at least ££0 per foot With first-class terms. £350 FOR AN 8-ROOMED HOUSE and good allotment, situated near Mr Morley'a Store on tho Ox-eat North Rood. A chance seldom met With. gUBURBAN pROPERTY. £180 FOR A NEW 4-ROOMED COT2AGK and a vory Large Allotment, situated at Northcoto, near the Wharf. £75—ALLOTMENT adjoining tho above! easy terms of payment MOUNT ROSKILL—I have a lot of vory cheap allotments in an estate which has only just oouio Into tho market. To working men desirious of securing a good piece of land of their own at a small cost, and with very easy terms of payment, it 1b a grand chance. CORNER ALLOTMENT, BELL WOOD ESTATE, Frontage to the Mount Rookill Road. £3 per foot. PENROSE—An unequalled Bite of 2J acres for a residence, situated on rising ground, com manding one of tho grandest viowb in the neighbourhood of Auckland. This sito must bo seen to be appreciated. Price, £200. PANMURE—S Acres of first-clasa Volcanlo Land, under cultivation, being Lot 4, Parish of'Panmurc. £50 per aero. PAUEMARKMO—B2 Acres. £4 por acre. lELLYER'3 CREEK—BO Acros. £1 per acre. jUCAS'S CREEK—32O Acres, with J-mile front age to the crock and J-mile frontage to tho main road to Northcoto and Blrkenhead. The Government binding place -deep water—ls on tills property. The land is all ploughablo. Some few years ago a nativo settlement was situated there, which fact in itself speaks for tho quality of the soU. £300 cash, balance £700 at 7 per cent MOUNT ROSKILL—B Allotments, 10s por foot: 3 ditto, £1 per foot; 4 ditto, £2 por foot All in good positions and convenient to tho 'bus. MOUNT ROSKILL-8 Acres Voloonio Land. MOUNT? ROSKILL—IO Aores Volcanic Land, EPSOM—About 6 Aores, main road frontage HELENSVILLE — 220 Aores Splendid Land, with Railway Station on the property. Price, TUAKIau 8 — Two ' Township Allotments, *J0 e&ch* HAMILTON-About 1,500 Acres, abutting the main road and close to the station. The whole Is well watered, level, and rich land. It is thoroughly well fenced. A first-class house and all necessary farm buildings oroctedthero on. All furthor particulars as to prico, torms, reasons for selling, &c, will be given on appli cation. It is a bargain seldom met with. HAMILTON — Beveral splendid allotments adjoining the New Railway Station; will be vory valuable for an Hotel. OHN SOPPET, House, Land, and General Commission Agent, No. 8, Queen etrcet, has for Immediate salo (really cheap) ;— comfortable 6-roomed Cottage, Ponsonby; farms very easy); also, 1 7-roomed House. 1 i-roomed House, 1 4-roomed Cottages, and I small Stare, in town; 2 Dairy Farms, 10 miles rom town; 2 partly-lmprovod Farms, one 310 acres, the other 160 acres, about 12 miles from own; and several other City and Suburban Properties at equally Low Prices. MX. CLAYTON # HOUSE, LAND, COMMISSION AGENT AND BHD? BROKER Allotments for Sale at Hamilton, Newcastle, Alexandra, and North Shore. Money lont on good security, Offlcoi 30. Insurance Buildings. „ FJ. MOSS & CO., • HOUSE, LAND. & ESTATE AGENTS. We bog to inform Owners of Property thai Houses or hand, for RENTAL OR SALE, are ontored In our Registry Free of Charge, for thi information of those who favour us with a call at our oflioen, in ShortUnd-stroet Money to Lend at Current Hittoß nf Tntaraat. musical. PIANOS MIHNON A MIGNON PIANOS PIANOS MIGNON < )■ MIGNON PIANOS PIANOS MIGNON U MIGNON PIANOS TIIKBT SAMPLES JUST ARRIVKD JUST ARRIVED . AND ON VIEW AT J. HOWDBN'S, ON VIEW AT J, HOWDEN'S, QUEEN-STREET, Adjoining Bank ok New Zealand, MIGNON PIANOS A PIANOS MIGNON MIGNON PIANOS < } PIANOS MIGNON MIQNON PIANOS \J PIANOS MIGNON oq VICTORIA-STREET, A(JCK OCS • LAND (six doors from Albert-st T. E.~CARTER, WHOLESALE & RETAIL PICTURE FRAME MANUFACTURER. IMPORTER OF MOULDINGS, GLASS, PICTURES, SCRAPS. AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Tcachor of tho Pianoforte, Violin, &c. For terms and testimonials see Brett's Alma nac Advertisement, page 87, and post froo on application. Tuner and Repairer of Musical Instruments. Paperhanglngs, Ac T>APERHANGINGB. W. PHOLIPPS ft SON HAVB EBOKIVID, BC ÜBI ABEIVALB, 185-PACKAGEB-JBB OONTATNINO 55,000 KOLLS OF PAPERHANGINGS, OONSIBTTOO O» New Patterns for Drawing, Dining. Bed-roon* and Hall and Staircase, suitable for the Mansion or Cottage. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, AND BEST VALUI KVEB OFFERED IN PAPEBHAN.ejNGS. 916-PACKAQEB-916 SCRIMS AND HfiSSIANB, W. PKTLLIPPB * 801*, II ft R, QonK«nn%



Sporting. | ANBHUNGA RACES. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1834. Stkwabds :—J. Hewitt, J. Oates, J. Dore, X, Webb. Judge :—J. Codlin. Starter :—Owen McGee. Clerk op Course :—J. Denzie. Clerk op Scales :—R. Blackburne. Ist. HANDICAP HURDLE RACK of 30SOVS., over eight flights of hurdles; second horse to receive 10 per cent, from the stakea Nomination, Isov.; acceptance, ljsovs | Distance, 1| miles. 2nd. MAIDEN PLATE ol2osova., for all horses that have never won an advertised race ex ceeding ISsovs. Entrance, 2sovs. Distance, 11 milo. 3RD. ONEHUNGA CUP HANDICAP ot 60 soys.; Boconil horse to receive 10 per cent, from stakes. Nomination, 2sovs.; accept unco, 2sov3, Jiiatance, 13 miles. 4th. NOVEL RACKof 20sovs. Entrance, lsqy. Distance, I milo. The winner to be sold By auction immediately after tho raco, the whole of tho proceeds to go to the fund, sth. PUBLICANS' PURSE HANDICAP of 20sovs. Nomination, Isov. Acceptanco, Ibov. Distance, 1{ mile. 6TJI. PONY RACE for a Silver Clip, value. 20sovs. Ponies, 11 hands 2in. to carry Oat; under 11 hands 2in., allowed weight for inches. Distance 1 mile. Post entries. 7TH. CONSOLATION RACE of lOsora. Dis tanco. 1 mile. RICHARD WEBB, Onchunga, Secretary. QYDNEY GOLD CUP. TO BE RUN ON KASTER MONDAY. The Great "MALABAR" Club arc desirous of making it known to their numerous patrons and the public that the First of their Scries of Consultations on the abovo event is NOW OPEN. NO. 1 OF OUR SERIES. SHARES, 5s BACH. The Press exposures ol the bad and worthless amongst sweep promoters has had the effect of relegating thoso gentlomen to private life, and it is all tho more to bo hoped that those who now remain. Wed and true though they be, should havo at each drawing a Press represen tative, to prove beyond a doubt the genuine ness of the affair. First Horse .. £1,0001 Starters divide. .£2OO Second do. .. 400 Non-starters do. 200 Third do. .. 200 ——- Total .. £2,000 Tho public, on reading tho foregoing, will at onoe obsorve that our programme is identical in every respect with that put forward by rival establishments with this amazing difference: That to bocome a Shareholder in their Consul tation, entitling you, if fortunate, to win £1,000, you requiro to invest one pound, whereas, in his our great effort, you merely require to in vest 5e in order to secure you the winning of the samo amount, or should you speculate a Pound, you for that amount have Four Chances of winning £1,000 as against one given by others. FOUR TICKETS FOR £1; But one or more will be sent to any address. Prospectus free on application. Enclose envelope, plainly directed. Reßult of each drawing sent at once to every subscriber. Tickets sent by rotnrn post. Address by letter only, "MALABAR," care G. E. Wilson, Pas toral Chambers, George-Btreet, Sydney, N.S.W. J~>H(ENIX NOVELTY COMPANY'S PROGRAMME ON TUB CHRISTCHURCH AND AUCKLAND AUTUMN MEETINGS, Which will take place on the Utii and lorn APRIL, 1881. Subscribed capital, £5000 in 10,000 shares at lOe each. EACH SHARE HAS SIX SEPARATE CHANCES, And can win £1930. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP. FhstHorso £ICOO Second Horso ..„-.. £JOO Third Horse £125 Starters (divided* £150 Non-Btartera (divided) .. .. £200 EASTER HANDICAP. First Horso .. ..' .. .. £400 Second Horso .. £150 Third Horso £75 Starters (divided £100 Non-startors (divided) .. .. £150 AUCKLAND AUTUMN HANDICAP. First Horso £500 Second Horse " ~ .. £200 Third Horse .. .. ~ .. £100 Starters (divided) .. .. .. £100 Non-Starters (divided) „ .. £150 6 Cash Prizes at £50 each .. .. £300 . 10 Cash Prizes at £20 each .. .. £200 10 Cash Prizes at £10 each _ .. £100 Applicants will plcaso enclose two 2d Btamps for reply and result; add Is on country cheques for oxohnnge; mako cross cheques payable to a No. or bearer. Post-olllce Orders must bo made payable to Phoenix Co.; if notes are sent use wo onvelopos; if stamps are sent for Shares, please add Is in tho £1 extra. Agents will ileose send in their returns before the 10th of April. ISBI. Tho flnal allotment of Shares will take place on or about that date. In the presence of a Committee of Shareholders. AddroSS- PHCENIX. . Care of J. L. FLEMING, Box 2M, 8809 Post-office. Christchsroh. -\r o W OPEN. MARTINI-HENRY'S CONSULTATION ON EASTER HANDICAP. To be RUN Hth APRIL. 1884. , Will CLOSE APRIL 11. £500-1,000 MEMBERS AT JQS EAOH.-£SOO Ist Horse -. - ..£l2O 2nd Horso .. .. 80 3rd Horse ■■ 50 Starters (divided) .... .. 75 Non-Startors (divided) 7a 2 Cash Awards, each £20 .. .. 40 £500 Application by letter only, with two stampi tor replies. C/o J. Condon, Thistle Hotel, Quecn-Btrcet 6,000 I TOHN "DULL'SI 5,000 Members I tf JL> memiiebs at fie. I CONSULTATION I at ss. ON THE A;UiCKLAND AUTUMN MEETING Which takes placo on the 11th and ISth April, 1884, is Now Open, and WILL CLOSE ON THE Hth APRIL, 1881. Easter Handicap. Autumn Handicap. Ist Horse .. ..£l5O Ist Horse .. ..&U0 2nd Horso .. .. 100 2nd Horso .... 75 3rd Horso .. .. 60 3rd Horse -.. .. 30 Starters, about £15 Starters, about £10 each 90 each 100 Non-Startors, Non-Starters, about £10each.. 100 about£l each .. 55 fSCO £100 STEEM.EOIUSE. Ist Horse £110 2nd llotsO '•> 3rd Horso <& Starters, about £10 each .. .. G'l Non-Starters, about £5 each .. 2o £300 Each Ticket hns three ohancos and can win £JO'J. Application by letter only. Enclose two 1 AdSress I —°i'illN BULL, care J. T. Knight, Hobson-st,. or Box 111. I'ost-oillcc. Auckland. La d o "\r ■wnxnoLD a JH CONSULTATION ON THE TAKAP UNA EASTER HANDICAB. ' UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AT 108 EACH. . Clones April Z. To be Run April 5. First Horso Thirty per cent. Second Horse Twenty per cent. Third Horse Fifteen per cent. Others divided. .Thirty-five per cent. As the timo from the opening to the drawing Of this Consultation is rather short, subscribers are requested to make early application tor P.O. Orders, Bank Notes, or Drafts accepted: add exchange to Cheques, and two Stamps tor reply and result. Result posted to all Subscribers. . Please write, in a legible hand, full name and address. , Tickets may bo obtained by letter only from Jt A DONt . , Care of S. A. Ashor, Box 301, Post-office, Auck land or 286, Queen-street, Auckland. Registered Letters not accepted. Telegrams not accepted. £3000 { inh^M 6W J f 3000 /CHRISTCHURCH RACES. To he Run Utii APRIL. 5000 MEMBERS at 10s. . 158 PRIZES. Each Ticket has Nine Chances. AUTUMN HANDT CASH PRIZES. CAP-3S Nominations. 2at 100 £200 FIRST £600 3 „ 50.. 150 SECOND 300 i,, 25 100 THIRD 150 10 „ 20 20(1 STARTERS, about 10 „ 15 „.. 1&' £25each 125 20 „ 10 20(: NON-STARTERS 40 „ 8 321! £12cach SSO 31,, 5..„„..„ 135 £1525 120 Prizes. £1175 156 PRIZES, Each Ticket has Nine Chances, and oan obtain a Prize in eaoh of the Nine Drawings, Please send P.O. Orders when convenient, also Two Stamps for replies. Country Cheques must have One Shilling exchange added. Address all letters— ( ADA MANTUA, .CQfifift ./Care of Mr Abraham, l-C3OAO SbdUUIM BoxSsl,Poßt-offloe, f* OUVV ( DUNKDIN. ) N.8.-Please apply early, as this Consultation will fill rapidly, over 800 having been slready disposed of to persons whose applications or



Sporting* . nnAKAPUNA EASTER HANDICAI JL AND STEEPLECHASE. RUN sth APRIL, 18& J. ■ A. LEO'S CONSULTATION On the above Events, Now Open, Will Close on 3rd April. 600 MEMBERS AT TEN SHILLINGS EACH. £300-DivKlend as follows-£3OO ! CUP, £220. HURDLES, £80. : First Horse.. .. £C 0 First Horse.. .. £3C ' Second Horse .. 40 Second Horse .. 2C Third Horse .. 20 Third Horse .. It 1 Starters (div.) .. 50 Starters and) Hlv . & Non-starters (div.) 50 Non-starters P QIT>) A £220 «8C I A. LEO. Care of Alfred Kidd, Shortland-street, Or, Bos 237, Post-ofllce, Auckland. "X LEO'S CONSULTATION AUCKLAND EASTER HANDICAP, . Run April 14, 1881. 1,000 MEMBERS AT TEN SHILLINGS EACH. Divided as follows :— First Horse .; .. .. ..£2OO Second Horse 100 Third Horse 50 Other Starters (divided) ~ .. 80 Non-Startcrs(divided) .. ... .. 70 £500 Application by Letter only. Registered Let ters or Telegrams will not be received. Address—A. LEO, care of Alfred Kidd, Box 237, Post-offlce, Shortland-Btreet. Auckland. OPORTIKG NEWSIh SECOND GRAND DRAWING 13 NOW OPEN. First Drawing for £2,000 on the Hamburg principle filled up before the advertised time. The money will be returned for the largo number of applications that came too late for the first drawing, or programmes will be for warded for Second Drawing. The Second Drawing is now open, foe the grand aid equal distribution of Money Prizes, amounting to £3,000. to be drawn the same as in llavtburu and other Continental Cities. This Second Drawing will take place not later than the end of April, or earlier if filled, and the 3Q*d Drawing will open Ist May. These Grand Drawings will take ptaco every two months. Over 800 applications for programmes are now registered for the Second Orawittg. The Company were Induced to make this Second Drawing for £3,000 in consequence of the first drawing having filled so rapidly, also to enaftle them to give larger prizes. . .. * This Second Grand Drawing will consist Of 210 Money Pbize3. amounting to £3,ooo;'sub' scribed by 6,000 members at 10s each. The various Money Prizes will be distributed as follows:—One £300 prize, one £150 prize, one £100 prize, two £C 0 prizes, ten £30 prizes. Jour £25 prizes, twenty £20 prizes, twenty £15 prizes. sixty-five £10 prizes, ono hundred and sixteen £5 prizes. Total amount, £3.000. 210 money prizes. The Grand Principle- of those Hamburg Drawings is that a purohaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must come out to every 25 numbers, and the chances are in favour of the investor draw ing a laree prize, as there are 124 large prizes; against 116 small one?. To any Investor of £2 tho chances are only 8 to 1 against him drawinea prize, and the Head Prize or any other may be drawn by any investor of 10s. The large bulk of the Money in this Grand Drawing is not given away in ono big prize, as it is in tho Horse Consultations, bxxt you will observo in this Hamburg Drawing that the. £3,000 is fairly proportioned into 240 prizes, giving.every shareholder an equal chance ot getting a good prize. . • . - - This Hamburg Drawing Is on tho most novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, so as to give entire public sausfaorjo..^ This Second Drawing for £3,000 will take place • under the supervision of a committee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as possible after the drawing. NOTlCE.—Country Cheques marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, mode payable only to BO AZ. Bank Notes ac cepted. Two'2d stamps for.reply and result.. Registered letters and telegrams not received.; Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. :."■■■■'■ i — All letters must be addressed—. BOAZ, Care of Mr Mosely, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, , BOX g£ Post-office, Dnneflla. piIDELIT V COMPANY'S £1500. "■SSffljl" £1500. Race April 11. Close about AprlllO. 38 Nominations and 10 Cash Bonds., Gubat Autumn Handicap. '''. * * First -em - Second.. ...... - - 200 Third - ... IOOl:...! AH others divided.. „ - 300. , ; .„. 10 Bonds at £20 each .. „ 200 . SO Bonds at «IO each .. ~ .800-,-'., T0ta1,76 prizes .. ..£ISOO •'" There will be Three Separate Drawings, for Each Ticket, viz., One Drawing for the Race,. and Two Separate Drawings for the 40 Bonds. . Programmes £1 each, and two 2d stamps, Cheques (with is exchange) to be payable only to a No. or to Bearer. P.O. Orders payable to Fidelity Co. only,. If half-notes, send, to; separate posts. - Registered Letters or Tolo; graniß not accepted/1* !< ' Address only to " Fidolity .Company, care ,0/ Alfred A. Cameron's Box No. 251, Dunedln."- '■■ | APPLY EARLY.—TIME LIMITED. RUN ON IJth APRIL. , A UCKLAND AUTUMN RACE J\. MEETING. A. NEMO'S CONSULTATION on the aboye IS NOW OPEN. 1,500 Shareholders at 10s. Each Ticket has Three separate chances. Easter Handicap (£250). Run April ltth. lstHorse £90 2nd Horse 1? 3rd Horse 25 Starters (div.) .. .. .. .. t® Non-Starters (div.) 30 Autumn Handicap (£300). Steeple (£200). Run April 15th. Ist Horse .. ..£IOO lstHorse .. .. *60 2nd Horse .. .. 50 2ndHorso.. .. 10 3rd Horse .. .. 25 SrdHorse .. .. 20 Starters (div.) .. 75 Others (div.) .. 80 Non-Starters (div.) 50 Applications by letter only, and enolosc two starnpsforreplie^ ; Care of F.Tomlinson, Barrel Hotel, Parnell. Books and Stationery. QELLING OFF PREMISES' 7COmTnS 110WN. ' I PREMI3KS <.'OMT>:g DOWN. PREMISES COJHNG. DOWN.-. CLEARANCE; SALE. I I M PE R All \'E S ALB// j' ■ X". G--'- Lennox;;.!:.. ; IS NOW CWFERING HIS LARGE STOCKS OP BOOKS AND STATIONERY BOOKS AND STATIONERY AT SUCH PRICES FOR CASH AS DEFY COMPETITION, THIS IS A GENUINE CASH CLEARANCE SALE. tHE OWNERS OF PREMISES ABE GOING TO RE-BUILD. N. G. L. MUST REALISED ; Books for Prizes Books for Libraries Books for Sunday-school Libraries School Books, as used in Publio Schools \ School Copy Books School Exercise Books School Slates School Requisites i All kinds of Commercial Stationery j Draw-ing Papers, Mounted and Unmounted Tracing Paper* ! Tracing Linen. ■ ALL AT GKEAILY REDUCED PBIOBS, FOR CASH. FOR CASH. ;$". G. L EN N OX, IMPOKTER OF BOOKS AND STATIONERY, I . ■■ ■•!. 100, QUEEM-BTREBT, '■ < ■ ■ Auckland.



Tenders. "KTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. PICTON-HURUNUI RAILWAY. DASHWOOD CONTRACT-FORMATION". Written Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of SATURDAY, the 12th April, 1884, for the above Contract. They are to be marked on the outside "Tender for Dashwood Contraot," and addressed to the Hon. the Minis ter for Public Works, Dunedin. Telegraphic Tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraphic Office by Noon of the same date, provided that written Tenders are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour. Drawings, Specifications, and General Condi tions may bo seen at this Office, and at the Public Works Offices at Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. W. N. BLAffi, . . ■ Engineer in Charge -M I. Public Workß Office, Duncain, March 1.1834. mO B U I L D E R S. Tenders will be received until Noon of THURSDAY. April 3rd, for the Erection and Completion of a Five-Roomed Cottage at Mount Eden. EDWARD BARTLKY, Architect. mO CARPENTERS. Tenders will be. received until i p.m. on MONDAY, 31st instant, for the Erection of Additions to a House in Anglesea-strcet R.M. WATT, Architect. 2'fi, Queen-street. fTI O BUILDERS. Tenders are required by the 31st March at noon for a Shop and Residence, Ponsonby Road. —THOS. HOLDER, Architect,next "Herald" Office, Queen-street. mobuil d c as. "renders will be received until noon of MON DAY, March 31, for the Erection and Comple tion of Tannery Buildings at Richmond for Messrs Gittoe and Sons. ' EDWARD BARTLEY. Architect. ---m 0 BUILDERS. Tenders will be received up to noon on SATURDAY, the 29th instant, for the Erection of Premises at Gisborne for the New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited). Plans, Sec, at our offices, Queen-street. : BDW, MAHONEY & SON. Architects. hrV 0 B U I L D E R S. Tenders will be received up to neon on FRI DAY, the 28th instant, for the Erection (in brick or concrete) of a Villa Residence in Symonds-st. Plans, &c, at onr offices. Queen-street EDW. MAHONEY & SON. Architects. TO PLASTERERS.—Tenders wanted lor Plastering in Vulcan Lane. Plans, &c, to be seen at my Shop, Chapel-stroet, where tenders are to be left by 12 o'clock, SATURDAY, the 29th. , i THO3.JCOLEBROOK. Builder. Board and Residence. < TTr EL LESLEY HOUSE, TT WBIXEBLBY-ST., AUCKLAND (Three doors west from Hobson-streeU BOARD AND RESIDENCE. A Good Tablekept; lofty and well-Ventilated Bedrooms, Plunge and Shower Baths, and ever] convenience to ensure the comfort of Boarders ■nd Visitors.' Terms, £1 per week. M. JMABON (late of Wellington). Proprietress. J/IWHII.- KAWH I A NIL DESPERANDUM RESTAURANT. Meals Is. L. K. VAIL — Pbopbibtob - L. K. VAIL, Landand General Commission Agent. Ci OVERNOR BROWNE HOTEL, AJT HOBSON-STREET, Board and Lodging „■*s!,. SOsperWesi Single Room „ _ .. 25s per Week ■ EdncationaL H/fR Wr Hv WEBB, L.S.S.A., &0., LY± . ACADEMY OF MUSIO, OAK HOUSE. HOBSON-STREET <S doors from Cook-street), Teacher of Pianoforte, Organ, Harmonium' and Harmony, ,' ,-■ I": Terms on application. , Si \ ~ . ... .In Classes— ~~- ,~' RUDIMENTS OF MUSId., ,*•,, ' THEORY OF MUSIC >- ■ HARMONY. .: •■ »;/ ' There are separate Classes for Elementary and Advanced Students, conducted on the principles of the Royal Academy of Music, ' Term of 12 Lessons—One Guinea. " - TlfE F. B. W0 0 DHAM, IX TBAOHKB Of THK' i.i - ■■ : PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM. ■ Address C&re pf Mb A. Eady, Auoklana MusloWarehouse Qneen^treet ,' , . ..',| ' I'• DKFERRED '\ ' ; I gay MBN?' T- ••■■ •■<■'< Tail o rb,'D RkjPiß; Jvg; MILLINERS, AND OUTFItTEIffI.. , ' ' HbBSON-STREETi^ '■_' HAYS A WELL-ASSOB^SD'SXIbdt ■'■• -' w via \l \' \ l; J ' ,BBOT'C£A^s;GOt)Da|:'^ ... ( ,,j ■AH Tweed* thoroughly' shrunk before being,: made up, and Fit and Workmanship 4 | ■•" ■' ~u. Guaranteed.1 j -,[;■_.!. ' VI i The DrincnßED Piriaarr Siirmfiiai' been found to be a great boon, by enabllns those with limited incomes to procur* noceKrlef lr ■ the easiest possible way. : l>; iL ,, 4>| :: , iri -i BSWEoMONiirvirrEb/' • Cash Customers receive 6 per cent Dteoount (one shilling In the pound sterling) on all paioelf of 90a and ncwarda, Insurance. 'j \l avv zb.iurt.Ni> ijjibU'j&aiwuJi i^l .COMEANX IFIKE AND MARJINKJ. Capital :. ..£1,000,000. Paid-up and Reserve Funds £100,000. Pkotkction from FIRE* ob MARINE LOSS Can bb Effkcts.d in thib Company. claims met with promptitude and ; LIBERALITY.' . i JAME3 BUTTLE. Manager. /GOVERNMENT UFB INSUBANCB. i m «ffilwwn&)iA* 1on"(ii. OOVSRNMSNT SECURITY.' •MOTUAiINSUKANOB. . , LOWEST, Ih» Ordinary Branoh Offers an Insurance Of m I2OO at the premium charged elsWrtiert tor &.000, equivalent to Anlmmkdiatb Bonus or tSOO, In addltUn to Full Participation In Profltf. ' ■~..■>■....'» .;J «*Y WORKMAN'S INSURANCE Specially provided for In the INDUSTRIAL BRANCH. , Fouona Issuko ntoic t& Upwards, with «T PARTICIPATION IN PROFITaTtt PREMIUMS PAYABLE WEEKLY, For whioh a Collector will call. SPECIAL TABLES FOR CHILDREW. Policies of £20 and Upwards, after Three Years, can be surrendered for Cash, or for a Freal'olioy. . ■-• ■• LOX&IL BEOOHATIONB, NOTE.—The Government not only brings In tnrance within the reach of nearly every man, woman, and child in the community, but pr» vides the description of policy and mode of p/ ment best suited to the requirements of eaoron D. V' *"y* CQMMißaio^g}^ mHE COLONIAL MUTUAL;; X * ASSURANCE SOCIETY (LOF^ta, CHnwOFFicaa in New Zealand:/* "1 S. DUNKDIN. / „„_„ ; .i, i A c '- m v. /to NOON on ..,,:-. nrovrvrn'Rcnormaking Two As^ SON, Architects. i ROEKB-^— : " ALLPROBTTSBK^L 1' D E R S' , m: •■:■ a% O BuUdlng ln Atb^rt-gtreet. C.j „ p /KKAia fc SONTArchttecta. J&. -7-. Tenders for Fencing at j G«atleavJw will be received by the tmdw- Airenta.c'ill 4 J>.m. Monday. 81st March lnst,--' /pdpaald, City ChAmbers, Vnlon *****



Amusements. Dancing;— prof. Bernard ima . arrived, and will Resume Tuition about; the beginning of April next. Afternoon and Evening Classes. Ladies and fientlemcn de sirous of joining are requested to apply early. Private Drawing-room Classes and Clubs can be formed and receive tuition. Specialties, tha New Waltz, English Slow Waltz, French Cotil lions, &c. A Special Walts Class will he held once a week,—Devonshire House, Hobson-st. Public Notices. TW" 6 T." I C ■ E,1 ..-'.■ W. S. COLLINS desires to return his sincere' thanks to his Customers and the Public (jeno rally for the liberal patronage accorded to hint ainoe he first commenced business in Auckland, and in doing bo has very much plensurc in t informing them that he has DISPOSED OF 1113 Business, together with the Li-Qpor Tha --.' Agency, to MESSRS COLLINS & VINSON. whom he can confidently recommend for theic future patronage. In reference to the above) Messrs' Cofctisa and Vinson beg to assure tboir Friends and the Public generally that they will do all in their power to merit a continuance of thatsup- , : port so freely accorded to their predecessor. They have opened a .very Choice Lot of General and Fancy Groceries, Oilman's Stores, and Pro visions, the whole of which, has been aeleoted with great care, and are -well Worthy of an Inspection. j_ _. COLLINS AND VINSON, (LateW.S.Collfos), : FAMILY GROCER AND PROVISION ; : : DEALERS. ■ £ Junction of Queen and Grey-streets -' (Sign of The Ll-Quor Tea Company, London), i P.S.—Families waited upon, and Goods de livered free to any part of the city and soburba. "IVTEVP DRESSMAKER'S AND MIL- <"" ±\_LINER'S ESTABLISHMBN11. - MRS DAVY has much pleasure in informing the Ladles of tha City of Auckland and Suburbs that she has commenced business in Hobson street, opposite Clyde House, as DRESS- - MAKER and MILLINER, and hopes, by ended- •'■ vouring to please and by Reasonable Charges, tomenta share of the Ladies'patronage. Straw • Hats and Bonnets Cleaned. Also, Music, Draw ing, and Wax and other Fanoy Work taught by -^ the Misses Davy ~ ,■:> i.i ;..; • ■■■ -■■■■■•■ ■■■■/■ *.' : TTNION OIL, BOAP, AMP CANDLH U COMPANY (LIMITED). MANOFA(!TDRKRB OF COMMON AND . ..... • TOBUBT SIOAPS, ' tow flfafl yftiidlflworloiyPAMtifc^"'' ""'- , OU WOfkS 1 CtJSTOMEHWs'BUr WXBT. Wuehpuw ana Offlootl Lowm AIBSIW • iißMtr, .■.,•;• , . ■ ■ -, ~ ' • .... ,: CnshPtOTluweniotTAliQW. / Delivery taken at thai* Parnell Work* nl Warehmme. MH. KEESING, Licensed Water fM i» Works .Plumber, ;• No;. 62. Victoria^ street, opposite Holland and Butler's. Water laid on at the very loweiit rates. , Plumbing and '' Gas-fitting promptly attended to. ■ Tinwuro : always on hand, or miido to order. Repairs. . neatly and promptly executed. Cheapest Shop in Town, " . ;.' . . . v" I>EA:D J T* EAD! "J> E ADI jobioious ■ advertming in every bu3meßsis the keystone of > .:■ :..,-. . .:■. ;:.- .success. --- ;•'■''-•;.' ••, .■:', *::. Merchints, Tradesmen, and those in business ' are inf ormod that the New Zealand and Inter colonial News arid Advertising Agenoy is now. . . established in those Commodious and conveni ently situated premises. No. ISjShortland-street, ato doors from the General Post-office. Tho .Agencyia prepared}q take advertisements for. . all papers in New Zealand and the Australian Colonies; also, for all the leading journals in, every part of the world; , • "".": •:■,■' .',-■".'. ■ ■-"* ■ The Agency has the sole RMHT to issue the - theatrioar paper- known as the ENTR'ACTE , in the Opera House and Theatre Royal." ■" - ~s . • The Manager of the Agency having been ap- s pointed Agent and Correspondent -for. leading ournals in all parts of the Australasian Colo nies, and being in receipt of Exchanges, has - opened a well-lighted and commodious Reading Room for the convenience of his clients. I i WILLIAM SYLVESTER PtiLFORD* --' NEW ZEALAND & INTERCOLONIAL / 5 NEWS* DVBRTISINGAGENCY, /:- No. ' 18, Shobteanp-stbeet. ApekEASD./ .'£: IM-0T I CiE.• > P,£ fI REMO V Ahf- -^ ' W."~SaRT, American SPRING'MATTRASS-MAKER, has lemovedfrom Wellesley-street to the premises i ... lately occupied by Mr Martin, and next Mr Rows, Grocer, Victoria-street. W. Hart has in, ' stock every description of Bedding and Iron.; Je&stetuls. Trade supplied with .Materials,:'. . Wholesale and Retail. . • . : ... . , ..- H: :iB' : N"\B'"fY ; V' /HP R L E tJ ''■ BOOT AND SHOE MAKER , (Next Holland &BuUor>, i . " VIOTOKIA-STBBBT, AUCKLAND, • »; Having purchased the . . . ■ '• GOODWfii AND STOCK '■■" Of the business lately carried on by J. J, '■-■■'■>'• AUSTKVwfllhold's : '■'■■■ ' CLEARIN'O-OUT SALB.V • And aa the entire Stook has been Bought Very Cheap the Goods will be Bold at a Great Reduc tion.as.thistollowingquptaaonswfliaibw:—„ ; i ' ; Men's Elastic, 9a;,,Women's. fromlflji Child-;,. ron's.froni-la 6d; Men's Waterßghts, IQsj Bluchers, 6s; Men's Shoes, from 6s 6d;', Ladies', , from 5s Cd, A splendid stock to choose from. . : , ; N.B.—Wo do all^kinda of repairs to Boota ' ' &ndSliooß,whetherpurcha3edhereorelsewliere. I ' "'■*'-fl -HENKY"HTJ3^ik ;'„'.''. ; ,Xictom^ftet>mi.lKaiwgiiMpeßoftd.. . FISH., t riSH,,) IEISHl EISH. 1 -J, t .M^MffTRT.i) ]■''- andStesV6f HeldnavUllFlati Preserving , ;, Faetoryrare'pretareartosutiply'llsh in any quantity, either through their Agents—Messrs j. D.Nathan &Co.-Or direct from the factory. ..;• tfuhot in 1 and 2 lb tins, and in casks of 1 and. ! owt, each, same ea obtained First Prize at the > ast Agricultural Show at Kllerslie. No grocers should Da without tlm Cask Mullet; price, 30s Xt owt,, cask incladod. ' ' ' TIHBNEW ZEALAND : TOBACCO JL GKOWmOAND MANTJFAOTDKINCf ' WMPANYOaMWHD).'; . ; ; Head Offiob and FaotoßY ! AOOKtiAlJf^jii IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. * ' : The above Company.to aeeirotia tt com"( dtonlcating with Farmera andothera who art willing to grow Tobaoco. Genuine Havana and American Seed and all Information FREE, which can be obtained at my office, MercantUo ' Working Manager. : December 1.1888.'' - ■ ;-'-:' •'■ ..; |^«INGEK Afiß!" GINGER ALeT P G. GL E D'HI L L . '■is iiiwMamifactnringa " • ;' . '. 6 IN '6 ' ■>%'■. 'B™ "'A • L E , 1 Superior to any yet offered to the Public. ' It is a Delicious, Grateful, and Invigorating / $ev«tage, and blends remarkably well with all / brands of Spirits. ,■., ... / Lj'f G.f'GIiEDHILIv M I WELLESIiE Y--ST-REBT/ TEI.KPHONB NO. 63. / ■ i| Hj \■. r / Coaches, :r / ——- ■" • kfORTHERN OMNIBDB/ -■-. -131 . (LIMITED);^ BHORE, NEW NORTH ROAD TW^^oeiyed Inatrdc -7 after WEDNESDAY, jS°niat;Mr Uttta'a AucklandtbMtllbert^ 0*4 <noar Captata , 1 and Avondale. /„ ~ ~ ~ ; t Leave Union Bank^. 1 Su te, i targ. Chair*. > ■'■ 10 a.m. ' Chair (cost £70, not much 1 12.15 p.m. /Iron • Bedsteads, Drosslng tIS tr i^ tandß- TablerLamp, Fender. '< 6.15 ~/t! »rpolß.KitohonUtenßUi,ete. - i «1O ift aJE SIBBIN, Auctioneer* j n&Y, MARCH 31, AT NOONi »ForlT ■■ ■ , ■■{■ (y - i a./: CLEABING-OUT SALE • 1 7 of i/OTHING, DRAPERY, HOSIERY. " / FLOWERS, FEATHERSj FANCY GOODS, &o. R. ARTHUR HAS been favoured with instructions to sell by public auction at his Mart Queen street (third floor), on Monday next, atl2<?elook noon, The BALANCE of a STOCK of Clothing, Dra pery, Hotyry. &0.. Sue: ; Men's and Boys* Suila, OouU, Veetu. Coata anil Veste. Tnra*ru- sers Trousers and VRsts,' Ties, Gloves. Gimps, FrwRC, Lace Not, Chenille Nets; J HWatiwlown, liVonts, Sax, Hoses,' Ribbons, KmbroWery, Furnitnre Gtmpß, Ftoweis. -Voathers. Tlpu. Heaiis. Cord and Tasseis. Transfer » at terns. Thimblos, Boot Laces, , Binding. Silt Cord, Button* Coreeto^ Wall Mate, Rita. Coat and Hat Rack* Brackets, Matting, ftc. - ■ ■'■'-' ■■ ' ■'■ Also. '' • .. '. ■■'•'■■'^ (Onaccount of whom it way. concern), eißua^ j>eh\i from Ijondon, mote or less damaged, S ONE CASE OF ASSORTED FANCY ■■..:.'. .:i ■• FRILLINeS. -■■■-- I . . Tomw Cash. A I i i i ■ I in ' r ' .• ml f-Ea