SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

HIGH WAm&^^ U BUNSET.-Thls Evening. 5.10 _UN__ISB.-To-morrow Morning, 8.24 MOON- AGK.-FullMoon, 10th. 11.23p.m,

ARRIVALS.

TO-DAY, Omaperc. s.s., Allman, fiom the South Macgregor, s.e,, Johnson, from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVENING. Penguin, s.s., Cromarty, for Fiji Wellington, b.s., Fiuuiitmr. for Taurnnga Glonclg, s.s.. Stephenson, for Russell Rowona, s.s., Norris. for Mercury Bay Waitaki, 8.5., Crawford, for Whangarei

IMPORTS.

Ex s.s. Rotorua—3o cases I'icton bloaters— vi, W. Blnney.

Ex 8.8. Omapero-100 sacks flour (Red Lion brand).—G. W. Binney.

Per To Anau, from Melbourne and Southern ports—3Bo packages sugar, 110 sacks flour. 50 cases apples. 7_B sacks wheat, 110 kegs butter, 26 cases bacon, II nr-casks wine, 50 cases castor oil, 11 hhdß. ale, 20 sacks rice. 20 cases turpontine, 21l>kgs. gaa stoves, 10 cases champagne.

EXPORTS.

Per Penguin, for Fiji: 105 cases canned goods, 150 cases kerosene, 31 bundles books, 159 sacks potatoes, 281 tins biscuits, 11 cases onions, 10 tierces and 10 kegs butter, 81 packages beef, 120 Bheep, 12 head cattle, 11 crates poultry, ar cases vegetables, 160 boxes soap, It cases fruit, 10 cases mm, 26 cases meats, 35 boxes tea, 190 sacks flour.

Per Te Anau-fl cases Kitchen's blood re Storcr,—J. Williams.

The 8.8. _onn, which has been laid up for several .reeks, has been supplied with a new boilor by Messrs Fraser and Tinno.

The threo-mosted sohooner, Handa Isle, cleared at the Cnstonis to-day for Sydney via Murcury Bay.

The b.s. Southern Ciow was leading coal at Whangarei to-day, and will probably arrivo hero to-morrow evening,

The B__w, Snvill and Albion ompany in tends to despatch n steamer for Auckland direct in July. She will be chartered by the Company, but nothing is yet known regarding the Identity of the vessel.

The s.s. Penguin left for Fij I via Russell obou 4 <5 o'clock last evening, with the following pas sengers :—Messrs Bennett, Sherlock Mi sdamep Pattrick, De Cuff, Captains MoKorsack, Bana.k, Messrs Gcorgeson, Coxcn, Thomas, Page, Brown (2). Craig, Rogers. McLeod, Grey, Jaggs, Haywood, and!) in the steerage.

The schoonor Sovereign, which got under way for Aitutaki on Saturday afternoon, brought up beyond the Railway Wharf, where she will wait for a favourable wind to continue the voyage.

The s s. Omaperc arrived from Southern ports this morning after a rathor stormy passage. Passengers: Misses Donald, MacCartnoy and Turner, Messrs Korr, Patten, Dodney, Duthie, Connolly and 4 Steerage.

The s.B. Macgregor arrived from Whangarei early this morning with the following passen gers:—Mtessrs Batos, Walker, B. Koano, Mul enhey, Ohiao Patare, Kauti, Duder, Corns, and Miller.

The Bhlp Northumberland entered out at I he Customs to-day for Napier, for whioh port she will sail with tho first favourable wind.

The s.s. Te Anau will leave for Sydney about 7 o'clock this ovoniog. ■ Passengers: — Mrs Standring, Messrs Corbctt, Morton, Prossor (2), Carey, Harvey, Owen, Blolleld, nnd Blbs, Mrs and Miss Ralph, Mrs and Miss Gordon, Mr and Mrs Prosser, Dr. Dixon, Messrs Bothwick, G. G. Linen, Batoson. Bewitt, Spratt, Henderson, Blofield, W. Adnard, Ralph, Anderson, Owen, Robinson, Stock, H, Murphy, Winton, Glover, Wilson.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARR-VAL, Lalla Rookh, s.B„ Bailoy, from Waitara

DEPARTURE.

Lalla Rookh, s.s., Bailoy, for Waitara

The s.B. Lalla Rookh arrived from Waitara at M o'clock this morning, with 20 head cattle, 130 sheep, 7 kegs and 1 case but'er, and Messrs Cook, Bryant, and Hattic as passengers. She left again at 3 o'clock for the samo port with 10 tons sundries.

The s.s. Hanraki hnd not arrived up to one o'clock. It is reported she grounded on the Waitara bar coming out, and may not arrivo for a few days.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

New Plymouth, this day. — Arrived: Rotorua, from tho North, at midnight. Russell, this day.—Arrived: Penguin, from Auckland, 7.30 a:m.; Glenclg, from Auckland, 3.15 a.m. Whangarei, this day.—Arrived: Waitaki, from Auckland, 1.30 a.m. Dunedin, this day. — Arrived : Norman Macleod, Everest, from Gravesond. RUBBSH-L, this day.—Arrived : Penguin and Olenelg. Tho Norval has put back. i The Glonelg coals at tho Railway Wharf, i She having the honour of boing the first vessel to coal from the now whorf

Chief Post-office, Auckland.

Mails will Close as under t—

THIS DAY. For Wangarci Heads, Puma, WaijM, W»n garei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Macgregor, at a p.m. For s.s. To Anau as follows:— For France, Algeria, Mauritius, Capo ot Good Hopo, etc., per French paoket from Sydney, at 5 p.m. For Australian Colonies and United King dom, via Suez and Brindisi, or Naples', for letters, etc., specially so propaidand addressed, at 6 p.m. , . , Money Orders, registered letters and news papers, at 1 p.m. __ ~ ,_ Late letters for Sydney and Melbourne only at 6.20 p.m, „, . . WEDNESDAY, 9th inst- For Greymouth, por Omaperc. at 9 a.m. For Norfolk Island, per Southern Cross, nt 3

a,m. For Talrua, por Opotiki, at 0 a.m. For Coromandel, nor uoromandol. at 11.30 a.m. For Thames, por Rotonwhan_, at 11.30 a.m. For Gisborno and Nttpier, pit Southern Ct?e«9,

at I p.m. For Thames, per Annie Milbank at 5.30 p.m. TiiURtDAV, 10th Ihst. For Waiwera, To Kapn, Craigicburn, Wark- Worth, etc., per Rose Casey, at 10 a.m. Per Ringarooraa its follows :—

For India, China. Japan, Medirer__.Ean Port-, andContinontof Eurooo.At lOTi.in. , For Gisborne, Napier, 3o_thern Ports, Aus tralian Colonies and United Kingdom, via Suez and Brindisi, for letters, fie., spociofty so prepaid and addressed, at 11 a.m. For money orders, registered lotto's And news papers, at 10 a.m. Lato tetters till 11.29 a.m. For Tauranga, OhlnomUtu, and Opotiki, por Wellington, at 6 p.m. For Whanjmrei Heads, Kamo, Whangarei, and Mangapai, por Rowonn, at o p.m. B. B, BISS, Chief Postmaster, Chief Poßt-offlce, Auckland.

Meetings, Entertainments, Etc.

April a i_Si,

WorVJng S-On's Club—Special Genoral Moot ing of Me_l^>o^,., i.JO p.m.

CongWgiltionnl Church, Iloresford-streot — Anniversary Tea and Public Mooting, 6.30 p.m.

Mount Eden—Re-opening Soiroo of tho _ nitcd Methodist Free Church, Tea at 6.30.

Masonic—Lodge Albion, Lodge Devonport Installation, 7.30 pan.

Birth.

ROW_-.~_n April I, at Standloy -8 t,roct, Arch Hill, tho wife of John llowo of a daughter.

Marriage.

_EPPK-.--TEPH_tfS.-On tho Till inst., nt Summcr-stroet. Mount Edon, by the Hoy. Mr Carriok, John William, oldest eon of Mr K. Lcppcr. to Mary Jane, cldost daughter of Mr J. Stephens, Both bt Auckland.

Deaths.

GRAHAM.—At Shelly Beach. Ponsonby, on April 8, Maggio Na Noba Graham, aged 12 years, second daughter of tho lato jtMiics Graham, buildor. Funeral will leave Shelly Po_i.li to-morrow (Wednesday), at 1 p,m. JKNKINB.-0n April S, at Brown .troet. Pon sonby, David Jonkins, late of Laugharuo, South Wales: aged 10 yours. Tho funeral will leave Mrs Gatoly's store at 3 o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday^ afternoon. Friends please aocopt this Invitation PENMAN.-On the 7th April, at Manning-St., bottom of Nowton Road, Margaret, rollol of John Penman, of Manga nil; agod S3 years. The fnneral will leave hor lato residenco to morrow at 3 p.m. Friends aro respectfully invited. TAYLOR.—On April 7. at her rosidonco, Wntor streot. Thames, Mary, the beloved wife of John Taylor; aged 53 years.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1884.

For tho cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that Deeds resistance. For the future in tho distance, And the good that we can do.

Major Atkinson has spoken,' and though he may not have said anything Vor'y now, or very brilliant, or very wise, ho deserves the credit of having been ablo to take a

sanguino view of what is genorally admitted to bo a somowhat gloomy prospect. Thin is something; for as things aro novcr quite

so good or so bad as we hopo or fear, it is well that a little couleur r/_ rose should bo sprinklod over an unpromising viow, that the silver lining of the dark cloud should be partly disclosed, nnd that people may thus bo led to take fresh courage in their in dividual and national struggles. In his address at Hawera last night, the Premier made light of the financial deficit of £170,0.0, attributing it chiefly to the fall in the price of wool and consequent decrease in tho purchasing power of tho colony. This is a rathor clever idea whereby the Colonial Treasurer may hope to escape res ponsibility for his own mistakes and those of his Government. When ho proceeds, however, to propound the remedies for the existing state of thUgs, he virtually con fesses that the causes of tho deficit have been Gevernmentel extravagance, political jobbing with the railways, and departmental miscalculations. En passant, wo must re mark on the curious theory which the Premior advances as to the commercial depression which has prevailed throughout the colony duriag the past year. He admits "severe commercial depression," but holds there has been "no roal depression ;" and to prove this, he advances soch statements as these: —The falling off of Customs duties on luxuries was about 3 per cent., while on necessaries the falling off was 10 por cent. The. deposits in Savings Banks had fallen off £75,000, but the deposits in other banks bad increased^ by £300,000. The people, he considers, have become less wasteful, and hence the decrease in the duties on the necessaries of life ; while the relatively smaller decrease in the consumption of luxuries proves te his mind that the spending power of the people has not seriously diminished. All this is very strained argument—is transparently only special pleading to support a foregone con clusion. If the facte quoted provo any thing, they prove that the wealth of the colony is becoming .conoentrated —that the process of old countries is being repeated here — " that the poor are be coming poorer and the rich are bcoming richer." The purchasing power of the poorer classes, as well as their savings, has considerably decreased during the year; but the wealthier classes have maintained the consumpt of luxuries pretty well, and have added to their balances in the largo banking establishments. This ie real depression, and depression of the worst kind. It should command the earnest attention of Government, and should not be pleasantly slurred over as though it wore a matter of no moment to the country.

The hon. gentleman fully justified the rise in railway rates and the necessity for Civil Service refonn,if these things required any justification outside the circle of the in terested officials of Wellington and the venal politicians of Canterbury, His utter ances on public works, borrowing, federa tion, and land tenure, were of the "non committal" kind. Very nearly in the lan guage of the celebrated Yankee politician the gallant Major said, "Them's my senti ments ; but they are not the sentiments of the Government whom I lead, or am sup posed to lead.' The retrenching courso now being pursued is apparently only cal culated to prevent any deficit in future; tho speaker did not at all indicate in whut way the past year's deficit is to be made up. Wo agree thdt it is out of the question to add it to tho permanent debt of tho colony. The "some provision" which ho sagely states must be made to cover it will probably take the shape of an addition to tho Property Tax, a move the unpopularity of which sufficiently explains why it was not directly indicated.

In regard to those measures of future policy upon which he touched, the Premier evidently felt that he was treading upon dangerous ground, and was therefore vague and cautious in his remarks. He thinks that £50,000 a year may be saved by a rcj adjustment of our system of charitable aid ; but as the plans foreshadowed only amount to "robbing Peter to pay Paul,'f tho people who have to pay in the long run will not be much interested in any experiments that may be made. In suggesting retrenchment in the educa tional expenses of the colony, the Premier touches a subject beset with difficulty. The peopje as a v .ole will not, we think, sanction any proposal to cripple the present system of public education by cheese paring financing; they would much rather soo the grants for higher education cast off than have tho school ago of children raised to seven years; and ihey are not likely to take kindly to any proposal to impose local rates for the maintenance of school buildings. There may be room for economy in the Education Department, but it must proceed on different lines than

thoso sketched by tho Premier. But tho proposal which will excite the froatest amount of feeling—in tho North sland at least—ls that which refers .to tho native policy of tho Govornment. As foreshadowed last night, this policy is to bo the resumption of tho pro-omptivo right, "under certain conditions,''which tiro to bo expounded by the Native Minister ore lonß. That the Government should have consented to'.addpt such a policy is but ahothor proof of how thoroughly they aro nt the bock, of Mr Bryce. No conditions of which r thi_ present Native Minister is likely' i_ approve will, wo venture to cay, males tho exorcise by Government of tlio pro-emptivo rijsht palatable to the people oi this part of the colony, tUid with Mr Bryce's well-known inflexibility of purpose, there can be no doubt that a bitter light will take place in the House over this pai t of the Government policy. So far, there fore, as Major Atkinson's speech has drawl! aside the veil from the approaching session, it goes to show that the danger of a Go vor<ii_ont defeat will not bo found in their action with regard to the railways, or Federation, or financial affairs, bi._ will tutn upon the question of tiat.Vo policy,

Sericulture in Auckland.

Whkn wo ventured on SatiMtlfty I'd offer a littletonic after the torrents of gusli about sericttltWO to which the pooplo of Auck land have been treated during tho I_.stWt«n_ ' or two, we of course aotlel^ifsd the receipt of -Ohio 1 _p.i V:>. Three of these appear on oft. i-tirth page to-day, and it is for tho sottler who is asked to embark in sericul ture to say how far they meet our ob-iec-' tions.. To our mind, Which W>fty possibly bo unduly prejudiced in favour of experi ence and fijrWee, they seem to be moro ova's..**. Mr Fcdcrli, in his brief nolo, is 'desirous of changing tho question from one of sericulture to ono of " mixed farming," while Mr Selioch, who appears to be inter ested with Mr Fedorlt in the establishment of a Scrtculturnl Association, follows on exactly the saino linos. Mo admits that raw silk cannrlt bo ,prodi.e*d .v.tn pecuniary success in NeW ?c_li.nd owing to tho denr noss of lAbo'iir, and that tho only question is tho profitablo raising of oggs nnd cocoons. And ho frankly acknowledges that in this limited form of tho industry, investors would have to wait for .'Tsars for any roturn, with tho imminent chance of failure and tho abandtttVmont of tlio money sunk. IJe proposes, therefore, that wine, oil, orangos, loinons, hops, and tobacco should bo combined with sericulturo to pull that industry through. But with tho ex ception of oil, all those products, which wo thoroughly belicvo will prove, profitable here as in tho neighbouring colonies, are already beintt cultivated in annually in creasing quantity without Government subsidy. It is quite as reasonable, therefore, to combino with silk undor the projiosoil association tlio cultivation of wheat or potatoes, or any other farm product, and arguo that thoro will bo a balance of profit on tho whole. Vory lik«ly; but if it cannot bo shown that 111. sericulture is in itself profitable^ no combination with other agri cultural products will commend it as an advantageous industry for New Zealand. The only safe test of this question ia the oxperienco of othor Anglo-Saxon countries, and if we turn to thorn wo find tho answor tolerably plain. In 15.3, thoro was a furolU.for soricuiture in the United States, which ran its course to the sorrow of t.iqse wjio had boon carried nwny by it. In lSiiO tho agricultural returns of that country showed a gross produce of 10,543 pounds of cocoons in 27 States. In ISGO, tho produce was 11,941 pounds pro duced in 20 States, proving that the in dustry had mado no progress during the ton years. California had not up to that date contributed a pound of silk to the general stock. In 1870, tho total product of tho United States had fallen to 8,-371bs. of which California, where thoro iB a super abundant Chinose population, contributed -,sS7lbs ;. tho remaining Ji.'iOlbs. being divided in small quantities over nine States, probably grown by children for amusement;showing that inovory State that had tried it, the industry had been totally abandoned. Ohio, which in 1800 produced 7,30-tlbs, did not grow n single pound in IS7O. This is tho result of thirty years' trial in America.

Of Now South Wales, whoro many costly experiment, have been made, Mr _l. H. Hood, lato Miiiistor of Education, writes in his ablo essay on tho resources of that colony—" Attempts have been mado to es tablish serteultuVo in this colony, hut thoy have boon abortive." Tho samo story comos from South Australia and Queensland. A lottor in another column mentions the ex periment in the latter colony.

But let us come nearer homo. Mr Fcderli has, we beliovo, bocii somothing liko fivo years undor engagement with tho Now Zealand Government promoting this inilus try. Whore are tho results? Can ho show an invoico for a singlo pound of silk.cocoons exported from New Zealand ? Can lie point to tho silk exports of any of tho neighbouring colonies whore experimenting on a considerable scale has beon going on at great cost for tho last twenty years ? Mr Charles Brady, an enthusiast, commenced operations, with a view to establishing tho industry in Now South Wales, in 1802. Where aro the exports of cocoons to-duy ? When people are asked to embark their capital in an industry, sentimental talk about tho wonderful value of sub-tropical products will not do—wo want ovidonco; and we must confess that, whon Mr Fcderli has given figures, they havo, on careful examination, proved to bo, to say the least of it, of a very hopoful sort. Wo showed on Saturday that his quotation for olivo oil was about three times the wholesale price in London, and more than soven times tho price quoted f.o.b. on tho Mediterranean. It takes from five te ten pounds of olives to produce one pound of oil; what, then, would a settler think who hud boon induced to grow olives on tho faith of the statement that the oil was worth 2« a pound to tho first producer, when he found that tho price in Candia was 3sd ? Now, in tho pamphlet on Silkworm-rearing written by Mr FcderP, which has been printed and circulated by tho Government, thore appears a wonderful balanco-sheet, in which marvellous profits aro developed—on papor. Among the items is the following : " lOOlbs of cocoons, valuod at 8s por Id—£64." Now wo do not say that cocoons havo never, under any circumstances, bedn sold as high as 8s por lb ; but we do say that it is an extravagant and misleading quotation, and such as ought not to appear in a work circulated by Govormnont for the in formation of Settlers. Dr Ure, in his Dic tionary of Arts and Manufactures (1572 edition ),quotoscocoons at 1 franc2scentin.es a pound (a fraction over one shilling). That, Mr Fedorli will probably say, is too low a quotation ; so it is, but tho grower has to face low quotations. It is, however, moresatisfactory to take actual currentra.es in various silk-growing countries. Consul- Getieral Heap, of Constantinople, writing in July, 1881, quoted cocoons in Turkoy at 31 cents.(ls3d)porlb;Conßul-Genoralßenjamin, writing from Teheran on the 31st of Septembor, 1883, quotes the ruling rate for cocoons as Is 3d. Consul Peixotto, of Lyons, in a valuable report dated August 2nd, on the silk harvest of France last season (1883), says:—"ln tho department of Vaucluse they commenced at 3.50 francs, and roso to 3.80 francs the kilogram. In the Ardeche they brought 3.80 to 4 franca. In the Cevenes 4 francs. At Anduze, 4.15 francs, and at Saint Ambroix and Alais, 4.20 to 4.25 francs per kilogram." (A kilogram, it may be stated, is equal to 2.20485 pounds »\Mg»tpois, and a franc fen pence.) Now,jHp__r Foderli's balance sheet we subst™te Is Cd or ovon 2s por lb —and that is tho utmost tho grower would havo got last year, less all charges—the value of his 1601bs of cocoons is reduced to £12 or £16. As, according to the same statement, he ought to have paid £22 103 for mulberry leaves to feed tlio worms necessary to produce ICOlbs. of cocoons, the investment would be a very cheerful one indeed ! We might lest tho valuation of cocoons in another way. It takes 121bs. of cocoons to produce one pound of raw silk. At 8s per ib. for cocoons the raw material without reeling would cost £4 16s ! But the price quoted by yesterday's moil in London for raw silk in marketable condition is from 15s to 24s 6d per lb. for Indian, from 13s to 29s per Ib. for China, and from 31s to 42s por lb. for Italian (the finest quality in the market.)

Wo do not think it necessary to pursue the subject further. Our object is nut to deter capitalists from forming an associa tion, if they are so minded, to test the thing fairly in Auckland, but to prevent settlers from beingdeludedby false stateinentsorpar tial truthsinto embarking their little capital io an industry which will, in all likelihood, disappoint them. It is a comparatively tnfling_ matter for a strong company of patriotic men to lose fivo or ten thousands of pounds in trying a new tiling, but even a £50 loss is serious to a small settler. Any Sericultural Association formed in Auck land will also be all the better for entering upon the enterprise with their eyes wide open. It is sure to cause them less "regret and even pain" in the

long run, if they have considered fairly in the outset whether Consul Polxottb's opinion with reigard to Franco is not more applicable to Now Zealand, when he fiftys : "Now tho exportation of cocoons from this country is for many reasons so wasteful that it is not contemplated as practicable or likely, except in extraordinary seasons."

Tho suburbs, so callo.1., I.Vo rapidly becoming fresh business portions of tho city, and tho desirable ."•»_■ !.'.!. urh sites aro nearly ell picked up." Grafton Read district is no exception. \\v_ observe that Tonks and Co, Will-fell, to-uiorrow'(Wcdncs; day) <-'i\_ of tlio remaining"open Bpac.B in that district, viz., Park Aviiililo, between Park Road ami C.rtotou Goro Road. Those who do.'-. A really ehoiec allotment, within easy walking distance of Qucon-streot shouM not miss this opportunity. Tho s'to, soil, and drainage are n_ .warly perfection as is po'ssiblo.

By a ''Gazette" issued yesterday, the New Zealand Houses of Assembly are called togother for tlio despatch of business ot> the _ tli June noxt.

Thursday buing t.i,_o.first,day of tho Feast of v he i\i.sovc'i-, ail tho Jewish places of business in tho city will bo closed.

It has been arranged, that ft fqii'V stnnV, ''-. will leave tho Quomi-stre':''. \Wi\u n't half past four 9.!ctr>c*. _v. .Thursday afternoon for.Thr- vu'vpuso of convoying tju.cst_ to the ball on board tho Japanese warship Tsukuba. In tho ovont of Wio weather proving ««• favourable, the ball will be postponoil, and notieo of this alteration In tho, alfaii'g'o mcnls will, bo given by ft iJ_„ Hag boing hoisted at th'o mam, Wi.h reioronce to tho proposal to form a Lumpers' Socioty, Mr G.W. Garrard writCß that, spine seven or eight years ago a similar association was started hero, but fell through, leaving £150 or thereabouts in hand. Ho thinks somo account should bo glvon of this money bofok. a ho\v socioty is formed.

A l-owihg c'dhtest which is likely to excito a great deal of in'torost is pri t!i'e taPi.. It is a race between tw'ol've-'oared cuttors niaiined by, ere \Vf_ from Hie Jupanoso war shin ..in., tlio Auckland Naval Artillery, and its result will no doubt bo awaited with a certain degrco of eagerness. Tlio challenge omanatod from tho Auckland mon, and Mas taken up with Bpl'rlt by tho foreigners. The latter i We're Cut this morn ing in training to7,fcumo practising in a boat..t-Areoly so high out of tho water as tho Brigade pinnace, and as thoy are thus onabled to got greater power on their oar., it is considered that thoy will have an ad vantage The Naval Artillery;. qrqw should loso no time in going into training, and tho attention of thp corps is thoi'ofore directed to an ddvortisomont olsowhoro.

"Still thoy come." A lottor has boen got from Ontario, Canada, inquiring, on bohalf of two grnnd-niocos of tho Into Edward Costloy, whothor thoy aro men tioned in tho will. Tho quorist has asked for a reply by eablo " Yes;' or " No," nnd, however hard it may bo to disappoint tlio hopes of the dear rclativos, tho answer must bo in tho negative.

A meeting of tho Council of tho Acclima tisation Socioty wa. hold at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Present: Mr R. C. Barstow, lucsding, Messrs Brott, Burtt, Hill, T. Motrin, and J, Russell. A lottor was re ceived from the Colonial Socrotary ap proving of the Society's suggestions ro game season, .viz., tho season for shooting nativo gamo to oxtond from Ist April to 31st July, and for Imported game from Ist May to 31st July; liconso foe £1 10s. A ranger was appointed. Tho Secretary ro porlod tho arrival of the consignment of 30,000 brook teout ova from California—all dead. Accounts amounting to £12 Os 7d wore passed for payment, nnd the meeting adjourned.

Tho erection of now tannery buildings at Richmond for Messrs B. Gittos & Sons will bo proceeded with immediately, the tender of Mr Morris at £1,89*5 having been accepted for tho work. Tho buildings in cludo throo of wood, roofud with iron, tho largest boing 40 foot by 120, while tho others aro 100 feot by 25 and 100 feet by 27. At tlio opposite end is a brick building 50 by 30 feet, whoro tho ongino-houso will bo. Tho sheds, it may bo added, cover a series of limo pits.

A parly of officers from the Japanese war ship Tsububil, accompanied by Ilia Worship tho Mayor aiid tho Town Clolk, left on a trip te lloloiisville by Iho quarter te elovoti train this forenoon. Thoy ate oxpeCtcd to return again tonight.

KeV. Mr Coffey, of St Peter's Anglican Church, Wellington, spoke On Sabbath evening in condemnation of the proposed Volunteer Easter oncairtpmont. Ho said that the clergy had Written to tho Volun teer authorities protesting against tho hold ing of n mooting at such a timo, but with no effect. Ho urged that as tho Church had rescued theso days from trado, thoy ought not te bo dovoted to any secular purpose.

The following tenders wore roooived"yes terday for Mr Hill's now pharmacy in tho New North Road :—Bliailor» £1,301; Julian, £1,350; Hutchison ..Son, £1,213; Cole brook, £1,105; Hanson, £1,103; Mc- Connochiefc Son (accepted), £1,120.

A petition for tho extension of tho Local Option principlos is being circulated through tho colony for signature, and is intondod to bo laid before next »«Bsion of Parliament, in support of a Local Option Extension Bill to be introduced by Mr M. W. Green. Tho objects of the bill aro to oxtend tho franchiso to all single women In co far as licensing matters are concerned, and to oxtend tho principle of local option so that all ronowals of licenses, as woll as now licenses, shall bo subject to a direct voto of tho peoplo. Wo are not aware where theso petitions aro open for signature in Auckland, but doubtless all tho temporanco sociotics will have thorn.

To-morrow, __.. C. Greenwood will offer for salo by public auction, at his mart, Queen-street, several good freehold pro perties in the city, comprising a good nvo roomed houso in ilowo-stroet; wator laid on, with allotmont 30 x 100 ft. ; also, a houso and shop in Franklin Road, with allotment 33 x 100 ft., and a good six roomed houso with largo corner allotment, Gundry and London-streots (not Litchfield streot as in advertisement) ; also, two houses, one fivo and ono four-roomed, situated on Great North Road, on allot ments 50ft. x 430 ft. Tho sale coinmonces at noon.

Tho announcement that a free exhibition of tight-ropo walking would bo given last evening on tho reclaimed land in front of Britomart Hotel had tho effoct of attracting a crowd of persons thither. There was, however, no appearance of Alexandor, the performer, although the posts and ropes wero all in readiness for the exhibition. It gradually became known that tho woathor was unfavourable, and that the show was postponed till this evoning. Tho crowd therefore dispersed.

It has beon resolved to hold a public meeting to celebrate tho boginning of tho second yoar of tho existence of Auckland ' Univorsity Collogo. This resolution has been come to by tho Colloge Council, acting lon the recommendation of tho Professorial Board. His Excellency Sir Wm. Jorvois is expected to preside on the occasion, and Professor Thomas, Chairman of the Profes sorial Board, will give tho opening ad- j dress. • !

At the Police Court to-day, John Simons, for a third offence of drunkenness, was fined £5. Summons cases were dealt with as follows :—F. J. Short, allowing horso to wander in O'Rorkc-strcet, fined 5s and costs ; Christopher Greenaway, burning rubbish in Hobson-streot, 5s and costs; John Montaguo, depasturing two cows on Constitution Hill, 5s and costs; James Hodgson, allowing horse to wandor in Carlton Gore, withdrawn for the present. Mary Derrick and Mary Richards wore each fined 5s for disorderly conduct. Goorge Quinn, charged with tho larceny of a pawn ticket value 21s, tho property of James Cavanagh, was sentenced to soven days' im prisonment with hard labour. Mr If. G. Seth Smith was the Magistrate on the Bench.

An amusing scone, in which a party of Maoris and some Japanese sailors were the principal actors, happened in the lower part of Queen-street yesterday. Tho risible faculties of the aboriginals wero tickled by the diminutive proportions, of the "picka ninny " sailors, and they gave vent to their amusement in bursts of derisive laughter. Tho "Japs" exhibited no concern, but the Maoris wore intent upon displaying thoir superior physical power. One burly native singled out a little blue-coat and chal lenged him to wrestle, and tho sailor, nothing loth, rightly understood his signs, and they proceeded to work. In the twinkling of an eye, the Maori was prostrate on the earth, and scarcely had he recommenced operations when ho was down again. '.This was mora than lie bargained for, and losing his temper, lie displayed au ca-orness to fight. Tho Japanese was, however, satisfied with his victory, and seeing no reason, for resorting to blows, retired with his comrades. There was no doubt, however, that he had inspired tho Maori with a bettor idea of the physical strength of himsolf and his countrymen than had been previously possessed.

Tito BitrgMs Roll and Defaulters' hist aro now on viow at tho Town Clerk s orlloe. Those who wish to socui'o thoir eloctoral rights should s-o to It at otico, as tho list closes oh tho lOth Inst,

Inducing tho Cargo ahtppedby the'steainer To Anau which is to loavo for Sydney this evening Is 400 Cases of Ilitchcns' Blood Restorer, to be transhipped at Sydney for Mauritius. Tho Te Anau also takes SeVoral other items of Auckland produce, including 3 tons sulphur from White Island, about 350 sicks maize, _8 cases cheese, and a.out 100 kegs butter,

Mr Woodyear, proprietor of th* ElcUrfe Circus and S. St Clair .(ones, agent, arrived \\W. !jy the To Anau from the South on Monday for tho pu'rpesooi making arrange ments for the appearance o*' the siiow hetc.

Mr Jh 11. Siiii.li'_ panorama of scenes of Now Zealand and more distant parts of tho world was exhibited yestorduy aftornoon in tho Newmarket Hall, and repeated in the evening at tlio Mount Eden. Hall. Iho attendance, however,was not large—-owipff, no doubt:, Id th'o tinfaVoui'f>.blc '-.tilte of iho Weather. Tile pnoraiiva was. exhibited and.iucid.y Explained, to the dpliglrt of th,o auditory, and. tlio delight, in the. mindaiof tho children was.sensibly. cv i f \. rocontipti qf..mejjiipr)jr. p__3ni3 i'rom the hands ol tIV. fci'iioitor. ,_At,tho fgi'tiiig'atly meeting of tho French LiterAl'y Society on • Saturday evening, Mr l>. N. Gamier delivered ah Interesting; lee'l tin _ on " E! oott-.r-lty Applied te Modi elne^' while Mr tie t'Eiui read an ot-ii<in_l _l._t_ii entitled "Tiw Chapel-master of tho Lord's ;Cortcert'B, Which was stated to bo a pa^o li'om tho, lives of Richard Wagner and Alvis Schmitt (brother of Ilorr! CarlSchmitti con ductor of, the Auckland Choral Society). Both contributions wore greatly enjoyed, .

Tho members of the Bibb-class in Con nection With tho Clrafton Road WcSlayah Church met on Saturday oYenihjJ last iti tho eehCol-t'oom for. a spcial lrtoeting'. Mr \A r-, Burton, th'o sciiior ljlemb'or, voted to tho chair, Arid after tea iiiado, a neat speccii phowttig tjio advaiitag'e, derivpd from v Bible-class in coiiuoct.ion with thp Church. One reason for meeting was to say farowell to tho Rev. W. C. Oliver, who has presided at tlio meetings ovory Monday evening during the throo years ho has boon' superintendent of tlio circuit, After several iriombors had spc_o'li and various sacred piepes had boen sung, Mr R. M. on behalf of the class, prosontcd Mr Olivor with a shield of tlio momberß of tho class neatly exocutod by Mrs J. Martin, photographer. Tlio Roy. W. C. Oliver suitably acknowledged tho testimonial, arid tho mooting dlsporspd after bidding gopd byo to Mr Olivor and family.. Wie. under stand that tho adult inoiiib'ers of the Churph iu-0 invit'pd . ,tp (i serial, tofi pi. AVcdhqsday rioxt nt 6.30 p.m., In order that a suitable weloomo may bo accorded the Roy. Mr and Mrs Bavin, who havo lust arrived. Any adult mombors of tho Church who aro not awaro of this are cordially invited to take part in tho mooting.

, The rainy weather last evening prevented many persons from attending tho entertain ment in tho Aloxandra-street School-room in aid of tlio Sir Henry Havolock Bond of Hope, ono of tlio largest and most success ful bauds in tho city. Tho Secretary,Mr Alexander Woir, is most attentive and regular in hisdntics, and the roll is steadily increasing. Mr 1). Goldio (I'residont) occu pied tho chair. The Secretary announced that ho had rocoivod apologies from soveral friends who were unable to take part In tho ontvortainmont. Mr Goldie dolivcrcd an instructive and weighty addresa on "Tho Liquor Traffic," and was followed by Roy W. a. Potter, who spoko at reason able longth on tho old adago, "i'tevotttioh is Better than Curo," with Copious illustra tions. Miss Bnttonsby opohed tiio musical part of tho programme with ah dvertUrb, which mot with deserved applause. Songs wore sUng by Mrs Cartn and Miss Battensby, also by Messrs Holland (2), Jenkin (2), I'iorco and Marks, Kocitations wore fairly rondorcd by Misses Proudo, Lawford, Cnnn, and Mrs Anderson, also by Messrs Turloy and Willdigg. "Tho Otild Bollman," in tlio Lancashire di.loct, by Mr Tnrloy, caused great amusement. Miss Bottany, tho pianisto of the ovoHing,nccompanled the singers on tho pianoforte. Tho meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to all who had contributed towards tho evening's enjoyment.

The i'nrnell Bttrßugli Coancil met last ovoning, the Mayor presiding. A lottor was received from Mr E. T- Cox ro forms for tho Supply of water to the closets. Tho Mayor Said it wolild bo objcctionublo te have the closets attached to tho sowor, and it wus docidod to ask Mr Cox how ho in tended to dispose of the sowago. Mr Philson also mado a similar application, but the Council decided to adhere to it« previous resolution. Cr. Mullins drew attention to tho damage by the roots of willows in St. Cloorgo'a Bay Road choking tho drains j roforrcd to Strcots Committee. An applica tion for an additional lamp in St. George's Bay Road was referred to Streets Com mittee Tho question of laying a drnin plpo in the now street through tho Grammar School property whs referred to the Streots Committoo. It was decided to require Mr

Bakor te drain into the main dr»in at once. It was docided to forwardMr Koala's solicitor £10 10s in nccordanao with agreoment. Tho matter of a right-of-way from Second AvonuO through Mr J. Fee's property was referred to tho Streets Committee. A re quest from the Waterworks turncook for permission for self and men to knock off work at 12 on Satufdaye,*nd making up his time during tho week, was refused. Cr. Waymouth gave notice to move that tho men be releasod at 2 o'clock. Mr Mcintosh, the owner of tho property recently destroyed by fire, wrote that it had cost him £'00 to adjust his houses to the new level. Ho pointed out tho lossos he had sustained by tho firo. He had, it appears, no compensa tion when hie proporty was cut down, as ho had r.ot applied at the right time, although compomation had boon paid to his neigh bours. Referred to Finance Committee. Thiß was all the business of general in terest.

CABLEGRAMS.

BY CA81,...-COPYRIOHT.]

fHfBOIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received April Bth—ll a.m.) Arrival of the Doric. London, April Tth. —Tho Doric has ar rived with hor cargo of frozen meat in ex cellent condition.

Tho Intor-Unlvorsity Boat Race.—Cam bridge Wlna. The Cambridge crew aro the favourites for the University Race. Latum..—Cambridge has won.

["Ami" Specials.]

Tlio New Gulnoa Expeditions.

London, March 26.—Tho Trading Com pany of thirty adventurers which was being organised by Mr Kennedy to. proceed to Now Guinea has collapsed. It Is al.o doubtful whether Mr Powell will proceed with his intended scientific expedition to New Guinea under the sanction of the Royal Geographical Society. London, March 27.—M. Waddington, French ambassador at London, hasanswered Mr Murray Smith that it is vory probable the provisions of the Recidivistes Bill will bo forcad so far, at all evonts, aa regards New Caledonia.

Mr Paterson, a mombor of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, who is at present in England on a visit, was entertained at a banquet last night at Alnwick, Northumber land, his nativo place. In the course of his remarks Mr Paterson warmly eulogised Victoria and its political and other institutions. Ho defended tho policy of manhood suffrage adopted in tho colony, described the advantages to bo derived from a land tax, and denounced tho neglect which was shown in England to wards all matters affecting the Australian Colonies.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, April 7.—The s.s. Wairarapa and s.s. Adelaide inquiry was resumed this morning. Mr Turnbull, the Adelaideaeent, testified that no arrangemont was made for a race between the two vessels. He slated, however, that ho visited the Wairarapa on tho previous day, when Mr David Mills, the Union Company's agent, jokingly suggested to tho engineer that he should show the Adelaide a clean pair of hoels on tho trip down the bay. Captain Lockyeur, of the Adelaide, testified that on arriving at Williamstown the pilot on board the Wairarapa shouted from the bow that they were waiting for tho Adelaide, and he replied, "All right." The Wairarapa then whistled, and the Adelaide did the same, and went full speed ahead.

Easily Piioven.—it is onsily proven that malarial fevers, constipation, torpidity of the liver and kidneys, general debility, nervous ness, and neuralgic ailments yield readily to that great disease <conquoror, Hop Bitters. It repairs the ravages of disease by converting Use food into rich bloofl, and it gives new life ana vigour to the aged and infirm always. See,

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

t-ftOM ODlt tOKOON COttKKHI'ONDEM.]

T_B Direct BorVico v. San Fnraoieco Mall.

London, February 28. Tills fact of tho Toftgariro being despatched ftom GraVOSOnd on the afternoon of tho departure of tho monthly mail via Sari I.aiicisco naturally suggests the idea that tli'o -New Zealand Shipping Company (who scorn to bo continually on the look-out for opportunities to inCrcnO- their' rapidly- growing prc-Uijn) liavc determined to show the Colonial Legislature that for Otago and Canterbury at any rate a direct mail service could lie carried out fully as ex peditiously as by way of ,AraeH"a or Brindis! and WelboUi-.i^. It Is an in t'el'cstiw , o_poriiiio.it, and should lie carefully watched, for if tho T'ongariro'a letters arc delivered, iiijhinc- ■ din , and tjhri'stqbu^qh brfa__ !:'l '->e via tho _dv_ elites ol tho hitter r..ute feyst, ,-oi.o/_-tW_«s,admit it |. ... ail intents prid pur'posqs ". piayed out" •in so far as mails ._}<& .concerned. The same thing was attempted by the Tongariro on'her first trip, but'under somewhat different circumstances, for tho steamer had then to double tho Cape of Good Hope, whereon now ?hc goes direct Via SUM,. .: Sir Julius Vogcl's Visit.

Quite'a collection of eelebritios, great and small, are finding their way back to New Zealand by the To_gntf.ro, First and foro- UiOßt come Sir Julius and L(idy Vogel, who arc accompanied by their eldest daughter, Master Yogol boing lt.ft.at. n.hool in England, .ail' J ulilis has let his house in Crolilwoiriioa l; aiid will certainly make a stay, of several months in New Zealand. _ He is still very unwell—in fact; such a cripple from gout that ho carinp.t walk, and had to be carried on board ship. Great things arc expected from the sea-voyage, which thoro can be no doubt has been undertaken chiefly for health purposes, though Sir Julius is not likely to overlook business also. The companies arc doing fairly.well) with the. exception of tho elec tric, light spec, shares in which can be bought for as many shillings as they cost pounds. Further capital has, however, recently been raised, and Sir Julius thinks the ticio will shortly turn, aiid float tho Company slowly but.surely pn to.fortune. Tho most promising .affair Vogel has on hand nt present j* probably, his land scheme in Wostern Australia. With luck, ho should turn over a nice tidy sum by its means ; in fact, 1 heard Sir Thomas Mellwraith (tho pi-Premier of Queensland) characterise the Company to a friend tho other day as "a nico soft tiling for Julius." At the timo of writing it does not scorn quite certain whothor, aftor all, Mr Coster will go out in tho Tongariro. Two soions of our " grand old aristocracy " are, how over, booked to Wellington by hor, namely, tlio Hon. Reginald Fit-william, who is, I understand, a son of Earl Fitzwilliam, and tlio Hon. W.Cavendish. I have not heard whether thoy mean to settle in New Zea land.

In caso tho San Francisco mall should bo in first, it may bo as well te apjxmd a full list of passengers by the Tongariro:—Messrs A P. Fit-morris, Howling, Moore, Car mtchaol, G. L. Wardlaw, Miss Annie Fox, Miss Kont, Mr J. L. Olivor, Messrs T. J. Andrews, and J. G. Andrews, Hon W. Cavendish, Hon. Reginald Fitewllliain, Mr and Mrs C. _S. Brown, 'Messrs l'almer, GumpUteh, Parting, l'urchas, Mr and Mrs Jatncs ltcntlo, Miss Reado, Mr J. M. Brown, Mr and Mrs Alexander Boyle, 70 in tho second cabin, and 90 in the third. The 8.8. Aorangi reached Rio on hor homoward voyage last Sunday (February 24th), and so will be duo hero in about a \ fortnight. Depot for Frozoa Moat.

It is distinctly gratifying to learn that the oft-repeated suggestions of the press to tho effect that special dopnta for tho open and avowed sale of New Zealand frozen mutton should be established iii the poorer parts of London; are at length bearing fruit. Thanhs to tho efforts of sundry soml-philanthropic, semi-business folk in terested in tho welfare of tho more poverty stricken districts of this great city, the South London Fish Market, which is situated In tho thick of tho densely-popu lated New Kont Road, was tho other day oponbd as a depot for tho salo of Now Zea land frozen meat, and scorns likely to do velop with surprising success. Tho resi dents wero nt onco taken by tho appearance of tho mutton, which is vory different to tho American stuff thoy have (with reason) lonmt to shun. In a fow hours, more than a score of carcases had boon cut up, and before the market closed not a scrap of moat was left unsold. lam told thoy aro now doing n roaring trado, which increases daily. Tho Soutli London Fish Market sooms specially woll suited for a depot, as it is already lilted with chilled air chatubors, in which largo numbers of carcases can be stored comfortably. I mean to go over and inspect tho placo after this 'Frisco mail is despatched, and shall, of course, toll you all about It in my next.

A Missing Friend. A Mr Foord-Kolcoy, who ie a solicitor, and resides at Margate, is offering a reward of £5 for such information as will prove tho death of Mary Morgan (wife of John Morgan, deceased), who ran away to Australia with a man named Davis in 1854, and is supposed to hare subsequently eettled in New Zea land, She was last hoard of at Melbourne in 1858, when, it is thought, she was on the verge of leaving for New Zealand. Mr Gladstone and Now Zealand.

English folk were (as I think I told you at the time) somewhat amusod at tho naive innocence displayed by the New Zealand Legislature in suggesting to Mr Gladstone the propriety of temporarily abandoning his duties in this worn-out old country,nnd crossing 14,000 miles of ocean to pay ashort visit of intpeotlon to their colony. Of course, the invitation was neither intondod by your Parliament nor viewed by "Hie grand old man " save as a pretty compli ment. It had, however, the offect of rousing in tho Gladstenian bosom a specially friendly Interest in New Zealand. Thore aro, I believe, few email favours tho Premier would not grant a Now Zealand colonist. Within the past fow weeks ho has shown an Auckland gentleman now in London con siderable courtesy. I understand, too, that though tho Premier himself may never be able to visit the Antipodes, it is quite on tho cards that Herbert Gladstono will ero long make a hour of Australia and Now Zealand. The Government aro specially anxious to foster on affection for Liberal statesmen in the colonies. This is why Lord Roseberry's trip was so heartily en couraged. Lord Carnarvon (tho ox-Secre tary of State for tho Colonies, and a high old Tory) goes out to Melbourne during noxt recess, but I have not heard that ho intends proceeding further. Tho trip is purely in connection with some land ho recently purchased in Victoria and New South Wales.

The "Figaro" of tho 16th inst. repeats the statement that a numbor of engineer non-commissioned officers will shortly pro ceed to New Zealand for tho purpose of acting as instructors in sub-marine mining in connection with tho defonco of the prin cipal colonial seaports. Something of this kind was announced many months ago, but no men appear to havo boon despatched yet.

Mr and Mrs Richard Laishloy, of Auck land,have now settled down for tho London season in a comfortable house noar Russell Square. I saw them at tho premiere of "Peril," at tho Haymarkot Theatre, the other evoning. Mr Laishloy has received a vory '- r noto from tho Undor-Socrotary of State for the Colonies promising to sond him a pass for tho Strangors' .Gallery of tho House of Commons, whenever ho wants one. Mr Laishloy has not been at all woll lately.

Mr mtso and New Zealand Railways.

On Wednosday last I paid a visit to Mr Fredk. C. G. Ritso, of Dashwood Houso, New Broad-streot, who is fathor of Mr G. F. Ritso, M.1.C.E., late Chief Engineer of tho Malvern Waterworks, Canterbury, Now Zealand, and at present, I believe, in Auck land. Mr Ritso, sonr., has had tho London management of four New Zealand railway schemos, viz., the Manawatu Coast, the Kaihu Valley, the Thames Valley, and Tauranga-Opotiki lines. My call was to ascertain the financial prospects of the two first-named, and I am pleased to tell you they seem most promising. Mr Ritso in forms mo all the necessary money to float both enterprises has boon arranged for, and nothing now remains save to secure the Colonial Government's consent to tho con tracts. Mr Ritso loaves lor New Zoaland at tho beginning of March, and expects tho bills will be passed through Par liament during the forthcoming session, so that he may be able to return Home in the autumn, and proceed with the issue of stock at once. He seems doubtful whether the Tauranga-Opotiki will succeed all at once. 1 anticipate learning something more from Vesey Stewart in a day or two.

POLITICAL ADDRESS.

Major Atkinson Boforc His Constituents.

[UY TBLEOHAVII—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Hawkka, Monday. There was a large meeting to-night to hear tho Premier, the Mayor in tlio chair.

Major Atkinson said he did not purpose to occupy much time iii discussing what was past, because thoro wero many ques tions awaiting solution of the very greatest importance, a,n_ upon _jii£l,i tijj electors mi.st make up their minds if that solution was to bo satisfactory. When he last ad dressed the electors, Mr Montgomery) louder of,a section, of the Opposition; had been broai liing cut throateniiigs of slaughter against tho Government, announcing what ho would do in certain eases, and, wljat,lip would n9l do in cvfchofH. , Whan this spa si ort ]_<QC'/n, liici work of _he Government was all ready, but ho had to complain that;. uuiing i'nc sossloli th 6 Opposition entirely failed in their duty. There was not ono real debate, not- ono real principlo ever discussed properly, but all the Opposi tion was apparently bent upon was to catch the Government tripping upon somo little point, and if possible get a snap vote against them. It was a matter of groat regret that there was not an Opposition capable of doing its duty to tho country.

TUB StfATE OS Tilt _INAJ?O_S.

After the terrible picture which had been drawn of tho state of the country, it was only reasonable to give some account of tho finances. There would be a deficit upon tlio opc-ratidnsof thelast financial year, i'dssibls it might amount to £170,000 This appeared to frighten a great many persons. No doubt it was to be regrpttpd ; ( but to talk of it as a serious matter in tho Way in which critic-i of the Govonnment talked o: it, seemed to him to be entirely a misapprehension of the meaning of the present position of tlio colony. The deficit did not equal tlio amount of the property tax which was remitted the year before last, together with the cost cf tho Armed Constabulary, whls.i Pi that year, for the first timej was thrown upon tho consolidated revenue ; but ho justified his action in remitting that taxation on thp ground that it was tho duty of the Treasurer to take from the people in any otic year.no more than was absolutely,required. There was no doubt that the very considerable falling-off in the price of wool had contri buted largely to the deficit which had oo curred. Customs had not come up to tho estimate by about £120,000. • The not re ceipts from railways were .£BO,OOO short j postal was £20,000 short; stamps, had reached the estimate. The falling-off need not disturb tho peoplo ; but, if thoy were wise, they would look tlio question of ways and means in tho face. The deficiency in Customs was partly owing to savings on tho part of the people. The loss on wool amounted to something like £400,000, be cause all tho oxpenses had to come out of the reduced amount received. The i' 400,000 represented income and profit abso lutely lost, and no doubt had a depressing effect upon the Customs. If wool had not fallen, the Customs revenuo would have reached the estimate. Tho frozen meat trade had mado up tho loss to some extent, but it had increased tho valuo of ilocks rather than added to the revenue for the year. It was added to Capital rathor than income. The falling'off in the railways had arisen bocause the tariff was undoubtedly too low, and the increase in expenditure, owing to deterioration, had not yet reached Its maximum, nor would it do so for nearly two years. The net re ceipts wero less tlmn expected by £GO,OOO, while the expenses had exceeded the esti mate by £20,000. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

As to the direction in which savings could bo made, there was first the Civil Service, Last session Government premised reform, and that had engaged their attention for months. The expenditure on tho Civil Servico was high, owing to tho population of tho colony being scattered, and there being a necessity fOr four or fivo governing centres, and tho pooplo being desirous of having conveniences at their doors. Colonists must consider whether thoy would give up cer tain conveniences, or submit to further taxation. Excluding tho railways, the ex penditure on salaries, wages, and certain departmental expenses amounted to about £400,000, and the three departments of Justico, Customs, and Post and Telegraph, amounted to £237,000. It would be seen that there was not much margin left for reduction in expenditure; The Customs, at tho present timo, wero collected more cheaply than tho English Customs, and no appreciable reduction was possible in that department. Neither was there in tho Post and Telograph. Ac to the Justico Department, there might bo a reasonable increase in foes, so'that, as at present, it should not cost the State £200,000 a-year to enable tradors to collect their debts. The schemo of Government was, shortly, this : To reduce . tho Under - Secre taries, to a definite number, to be fixed by law — about eight —and group the whole of the dopartmente under theni. No fresh department to be created without tho express consent of Parliament. The clerks in the service would be divided into grades, each grade to havo its maximum and minimum salarios; all persons to enter as cadets after undergoing competitive examination, and advance from one grade to another, to bo decided on after an examination as to the person's fitness for the particular ofiice. This would secure a cheap and efficient ser vice, and make the sorvice thoroughly con tented. There must be pensions and retir ing allowances. There was great objection to pensions as regulated under the old sysiom ; but there was a groat difficulty, and it was making itself felt in tho railway Eerrice, owing to the impossibility of getting rid of men who had faithfully done their duty, but wero past serving. There was also a difficulty in providing promotion. Tho result was that abler men sought employ ment for thoir abilities outside tho sorvice. Ho hoped the Houso would consent to the scheme to compel the Civil Servants to rnako contributions to a fund which would make provision for them when they should become unfit for work—the same as was done in the Indian Civil Servico, with such groat advan tago to the service and tho public. Tho Armed Constabulary might be reduced to 500 men, but it would not be safo to reduco it below that. As to tho quostion of charit ablo aid andhospitals.something would havo to be done. It would be a fatal mistake to institute anything like a poor-law to levy rates in different districts for the purpose of maintaining tho poor and infirm. It was now costing something like £100,000 for charit ablo aid and hospitals, perhaps more. Ho favoured tho idea of hospi tals being supported as of old, partly by tho General Government: and partly by tho district. Something like £50,000 a year might bo saved by reform in the hospital and charitablo aid system, und pooplo of the colony would all bo better for it.

THE EDUCATION SYSTEM CRITICISED,

As to tho education system, tho people of tho country were proud of it, but it cost a groat deal. The cost of primary education was £25_,000, of which £21,000 came from reserves, and tho balance from tho Consoli dated Fund. Tho cost of secondary schools, excluding fees, was £20,000, of which £22,500 came from reserves and £3,500 from consolidated revenue; and college and universities cost also £26,000, of which £S,O(JO came from consolidated revonue and £ IS, 000 from reserves, so that the total cost of education from the Consolidated Fund was £384,000, and that was exclusive of interest on nionoy spent on buildings. Sinco 1870 £000,000 had been spont on school buildings, yet tho necessities of tho position had not been ovortakon, for in some districts there was not sufficient sitting room for the children, and tho application from the School Boards amounted to three times the money at tho disposal of the Government. If the interest on tliu i' 600,000, and an allowance for depreciation for buildings (another £30,000), were added, it would bo seen that tho expenditure on education was something like £400,000 a year, without making any provision for new buildings, on which £50,000 was spont last year, £82,000 the previous year, and in respect of which there were now demands for £150,000 to meet what thoy termed by the Boards, "necessary requirements." Tho educa tion given was not inoro than was de manded by the peoplo of tho country, and ho saw no way ol reducing the expenditure so long as present demands were kept up. Tho amount set apart for education build ings out of the last £3,000,000 loan was ex hausted, and he did not think that tho House would borrow more money for such a purpose. The question was whether the money for building more schools should be borrowed, raised by general taxation, or by local rates. He thought that one of th'o two latter course- would have to bo adopted. If the school ago of children wero raised from live to seven thoro would be a saving of something like £50,000 a-year. But this would fall principally upon the small country schools. It might bo worthy of consideration whether there should not be a difference of treatment as between large centres of population and country districts.

Speaking for himsolf, but not for tho Government, he must say ho was not satis fied with the present system ; but he know he was in a minority, and that tho electors had determined to maintain the present system as it was, cost what it would. WHAT JIORIIOWINO COSTS, The charge for interest and sinking fund on loans was between £l,o00;0O0 and £1,_00,000 a-year. During last year, by conversion of loans, £30,000 a-ycarhad been saved, and as the Imperial Government did not require furthor payment of sinking fund on tho guaranteed loan of lSsli, another £10,000 had been saved—in all £40,000 just the amount payable in respect of the last £1.000.000 loan, l 1 ! I Tlll3 RAILWAY TAfcll'l.

11 c then referred to the increase of railway rates, and defended tho action of theGovqrn ment. The rates were reduced Bfitife tifijft ago, (is _n experiment; tlio rir.em'e. sit .):>•! time froiii other sources being clastic, bill tho. experiment had. not proved a succes^j The. rates : had therefore; to bq. .increased _ga!ii, tiihC.fJvbhij-ieiitib'jir.fj ,lri;or. tq.tjily course by the. ci.raujnstan._e .that .vhilq month by monih _ii_l . »_.-.9..50T t.ie.liiiea. otther revenue was raise failine:.- The ralU ways were not returning 2:pcrcont., and if! the low rate had been oontinuedthero would have been £50;000 to £60,000 more of a del ftciency to make up. The Government had power to raise tho rates, and ho ventured to say that Parliament and the country would say-that Government had only acted right in doing as they had d'flne. The Canterbury people had made the mistake of persuading themselves, or allowing themselves to be persuaded, that tho linos wero local pro perty ; for that was tho point which linden lay the whole of the nj-Jitatloh; Apply fcb__ to the Post Oiiice ttnd Telegraph Office and 3 ustico Departments, and the result woula be a splitting up. Of. the fcoloiiy iota lifctlti districts, weak distrlcts.being allowed to da the best they could while strong ones grs.* stronger.. What was tho public works' &}?,_'• torn for if not to open up weak parts.6'f. the colony? Strang ones did not require such assistance. .If it. was argued . thafc directly a district .\as populous..enough to make tho railways pay 4 or 5 per cent, all profit above that was to go into, the pockets of people,,in f-'lO district; then it must be ar:!i.lov,i:_:.e._ thtt,t New jfealfind, pebble1 were., hot , ptoparfc'ct. to do, their . duty as colonists,' but,, were, iriirely striving to secure particular benefits to __\cH of their, own little districta. Tbiß.. .yis in Another form.,a- repetition .of the 6\i claim that the land fund belonged to tho, pooplo of particular districts rather than.tp the pooplo of New Zealand. Ho held that the railways of Now Zealand belonged te the peoplo of New Zealand, and that the profits were to go into the pockets of. the people of New Zealand rather than into those of peoi_9 residing jn jySrtiC'uJa'r fiMttctfr If fi-S farmefs cf oYmter,.ury i&H p^filevoti Httitt ago had been told that taeir grain' w£iud M carried at the rates -.now -chafgerl^ ihaj, would have been perfectly, contented. Aft tho old provincial days the charge for carry-, ing a ton of wheat 30 miles was 8b 3d, whereas at the present time it was only 7a Sd. The railway revenue during current yeur would be but 3 per cent, on the cost of tho railways, and the money to: build them cost about 5 per cent. He ventured to say that tho electors of the colony would not be satisfied with less revenue from the lines than three per cent. As tea political Board, it might be necessary if Government wero liable to be turned out of office because thoy framed a tariff which would make the lines yield a fair percentage upon cost. If a non-political Board wero set up, he ven tured to think that the direction given to it woiild be that lines should be made to pay sO much per cent., nnd that the Board, acting like a company, would not fix differ ential rates to suit particulars parts of the colony, but would get this revenue from wherever it might be obtained. COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION IN THE CO_oN_.

He had said that there was in the deficit nothing to frighten or dispirit tho people. Ho had como to the conclusion that there was no real depression, that tho colony was perfectly sound, and that the spending power of the peoplo had not been seriously diminished. There Was no doubt that there was Severe commercial depression. The Customs returns showed that on luxuries, such as spirits, tobacco, and English ale, the falling _ff Was about 3 per cent., whereas the falling-off on tho necessaries of life Was about 10 per cent., from which he drew the conclusion that the peoplo had become less wasteful in the necessities of life, but that there had boon fid serious diminution in the spending power. The deposit- in the savings banks had fallen by £75,000, as compared with tho previous year, but on tho other' hand the deposits in other banks had in creased by £300;000, although tho Govern; mont doposits had been decreased during that timo by £140,000; so that it would Beem that the people had not to draw upon their savings. Ho also pointed out the fact that there was little or no diminution in build ings in the country; that fresh lands were being taken up for cultivation, that large sums were spent on amusements, especially horse-racing; which seemed to indicate that when people wanted to spend money there was always; plenty of spare cash to be found. The payers of proporty tax had in creased by 2,400, as compared with the pre vious Valuation; still the fact remained that there was a great deal of commemal de pression, which he set down to over* trading, over-importation, and a ten dency on the part of persons to take tp more land than they could profitably ÜBe. In reference to the private indebtedness of the colony, he pointed out that while tho mortgages amounted to 30 millions, of which 15 millions was advanced by colonists, the value of real property in the colony was 1,500 millions, and the mortgages were therefore about 30 per cent, of the vnlue of the property, as against nearly 60 per cent, in Great Britain. He thought tho position of tho colony was not so terrible as was re presented by that class of persons who cried, "Wolf! Wolf!" CITY ELECTORATES.

In respect to the question of electoral laws, ho might state, without going into details, that Government had come to the conclusion that tho larger towns should, at any rate, be consolidated into singlo electorates. The reason for that was that small electorates wore more likely to be led away by more local considerations, and he believed that the step proposed by the Government would be taken with tho entire approval of the different divisions of towns, ana Mould give more general satisfaction than the present systems in towns. It was recognised that the electoral rolls wero In a vory unsatisfactory condition, and proposals would bo mado to secure the periodical purging of theso rolls, and to make better provisions for striking off the names of those persons who were not entitled to bo on. NATIVB AFFAIRS.

After alluding to the land policy of the Government, the speakor went on to refer to the native policy. Ho said there wero some politicians and newspapers that wero perpetually telling the colony there was no such thing at a nativo difficulty. Govern ment had greatly succeeded in removing that difficulty, it was true, but very little mismanagement would create fresh diffi culty. The Government believed that the present mode of dealing with the natives was most unsatisfactory, that it had alto gether failed in tho object which Parlia ment had in view when it threw open native land to general purchasers. Govern ment thought tho only solution of tho diffi culty would be for tho Crown to resume tho pre-emptive right, ar.d they would ask Parliament to resume the right under cer tain conditions, of which the Nativo Minister would speak before very long. Tho genoral idea was that tho natives should bo permitted to soil their land through officers of, tho Government who sell the Crown land generally, or that they should bo allowed to sell land to Govern ment direct, but that payment should not all bo mado in cash, but that some of it should be doferred.

PUBLIC WORKS AND IMMIGRATION. As to publio works and immigration the question was whether there was to bo further borrowing. That was a question whijh Government at present have not con sidered and on which at the present time he was not prepared to express an opinion • for this reason there was still another million to be raised, and it was impossible to say what was spent or what wore the re quirements of the country. Looking at tho act that the three million loan was not in tended to complete all tho works in hand it seemed to him that further borrowing for some tune would bo necessary. In connec tion with public works, there was the main trunk Ur.o to Auckland. Its importance Z_t 1 °f be. cxa^rated, and Government hoped to bo able to make representa tion to Parliament with the view of its being pushed as rapidly as nos Bible. The Minister of Pu-lic Works would p rionally inspoet the proposed route At present, no Minister had mado up his mind on tlio subject. As in duty bound, they woie simply anxious to find which would be the best line for the country generally.

FRENCH INTERFERENCE IN THE PACIFIC!. On the question of Federation he pointed out that the French Government were lav ing claim to pretty woll all the islands of the South Seas between New Zealand and

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR 7 TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1884,



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