The Auckland Evening Star.

VOL. XXII.—NO. 4,237

AUCKLAND, N.Z., TUESDAY, JANUARY «, 1884

PRICE : ONE PENNY. -



Shipping. 1V; Vi ••?, TTNION STEAMSHIP ; vi/i 1 HJ COMPANY OF NEW S yTZ Si ZEALANI) (LIMITED). it1...... TIME TABLE.-January. FOR TARANAKI, NELSON, PICTON, WKL LINti'I'ON1, LYTTELTON'. AND WEST COAST PORTS (from Manukau). Steamer. | Date of Sailing. | lfi£** RnTimr.v I On arrival ol' mail | — FOR (3ISUOUNE, NAPiKl'j." WELLINGTON, JiVTTICTON. AND POUT CHAIiMICRS (from Auokland). ROTDMAIIANAI TIIUVA, II), noon I — Tk AxAir n'lnirA, 17, nooii_ I — Ft)R UISBOirNK.' XAi'UCU, AND WKL- LIX(JTON. Soi;tii.Cuoss[ Mnii., 21.6 p.m. [ — FOR MELBOURNE (via Bluff). ItOTOJr.CTt"vNAI I 'i'Tiur.i., 10. noon I — Tf. Anau I Tliiirs., 17, noon | — JCnllsat llobarl. FOR sUVA ANirLTIVUKA. PlixouiN I Mon., 11., i p.m. | — FOR SYDNEY. __"_ llAi'itoii) | Weil.. il,_2_p.ni. | — FoiTxYkTHTi sv,Y(ys~C\'T\ wuaxcjakhd. Taiai:da I Tnes., S, S p.m. j — " "FOintUSSKLL AXIViiAWARaWA. I'KNturiN Ii Mou., ll,r> p.m. | — During the months of JANUARY and FKHUUARY, RETURN TICKETS will be issued over tho Company's New Zealand lines, mid to and from liobart and Australia, at SPECIALLY REDUCED li.VTKNi, available for return till the ;ilst MARCH, IiSSI. Cargo must bo booked and alongsido Two Hours before advertised timo of departure. Passage Tickets must bo taken at tho Com pany's OiHco (Auokland Branch), Fort-street. J^jr^*~ ARIENT LINE. *&ZXp*ls>3-**r&P Under contract with tho New "a"*ssiSi^°' Sotith Wales Government for tho conveyance of Mails and Immigrants. Tho following Steamships belonging to the Orient Co. and the Pacific Co. will lcavo SYDNEY and MELBOURNE on tho under mentioned dates for LONDON, via ADELAIDE, DIKBO, GARCIA (at steamer's option), SUEZ, and NAPLES:— Steamer. From Sydney. From Melb'urne. Potosi January 19 January 25 Orient February 2 February 8 Garonne February 16 February 22 And fortnightly thereafter. Through fares to London, £21 to £75. Passengers secure special advantages by booking through from New Zealand. Second class passengers by Orient steamer arc provided with saloon passages to Sydney or Melbourne. NAPLES TO LONDON by Rail.-Special arrangements made with Messrs Cook and Sons for tlie issue of through- tickets at greatly re duced rates. PASSAGES FROM LONDON.—Special facili ties allordcd for bringing out Friends and Relatives by pre-paymeut of Uio passage-money "SPECIAL RETURN TICKETS, available for 12 months, are issued at the following rates :— First Saloon £117 Second Saloon -77 PARCKLS BOOKED THROUGH to LON DON at Reduced Rates. For further particulars apply to UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED), Agents in New Zealand. x f -\TGKTHEKN STEAM- J&jk^k i-1 SHIP CO. (LIMITED). %ffsffig&&S&' TIME TABLE. t January. Woather and other circumstances permitting. FROM QUEEN-STREET WHARF. For Taurakoa ANfr Bay of Plenty Ports. BTKAMBR. I DATK OK SAILING. Glenelg Thursday, 10, 5 p.m. Glenelg Monday. 11, 5 p.m. Glenclg Thursday 17. 0 p.m. (ilenelg Monday, -1, a p.m. (ilrnel.;; Thuirday, '11. a p.m. aionelg Monday, '.'3,5 p.m. Glonufe Thursd'iy, HI, 5 p.m. , Connects at Tanranga for Opotiki Swilfa I and Hay of Plenty Ports every I Tuesday. FOU UUSSKLL, WIIAXGAKOA. AND MANGOtWI. lo^ [Jlonrtay. 11, S.::0 p.m. lona Monday, 21,5.30 p.m. l o ,ja. Alonday, 2S, s.:ioi».m. FOlt WIIANOAKBI ANI> WIIANOAUKI HKADS (Can-) in;; mis ■■■i--eraand curgofor Waipul. Tv^emM!£O£2TE^>~ lll0;j'liiy a'''ly ''i' lay'i'''•'''• Ji'mt WHiNUiiim \V'hamiai:ki Heads, ani> Manbapai. Macgregor JJivei'j^nies<lay. a p.m. Fou Mhucuky Bay. .Rowona I Every Monday, 8 p.m. FROM MANUKAU. Fou Waitara. Argylo I Thursday, 10,1 P-m. Fob Hokianga. Pom-las I Tuesday, 15,1 p.m. ' EXCURSION TICKETS at specially reduced rats will be issued during January and Febru ary, availablo for return until March 31,1884. cirso must be booked and alongside ONE Hour before advertised time of departure. Passage Tickets must be taken at the Com pany's Ollico, No. (57. Queen-street. Auckland. 3~IIOirWAITAPvA.— Tho s.s. AEGYLE will leave Onohunga Wharf as above <we-ither and other circumstances permitting) on THURSDAY, 10th inst., at 1 p.m -Northern Steamship Company, Agents, Auckland ; or A. liarncs, Onehunga. . FOPv HOKIANGA.— The s.s. DOUGLAS will leavo as above (woather and other circumßtanceTpermitting) on TUESDAY, 15th instant, at 1 p.m.—Northern Steamship Company (Limited). XTT HANGAREI RACES. Return Tickota por s.s. Macgregor will bo 'llo^ei l^W Town Wharf, being within ono mile of the ll;'9oco«r3c. NORTHERN 1 STKAMSHIP CO. (LD.). -j- miME TABLE (DAILY) -^^^^L* P.S. TONGARIRO. Leave St. HeUer'sl Leave Auckland: 9 a.m. 2 p.m. On Monday^" and Thursday at H a.m. should sulflcient inducement ofTcr. rp:turn fares: sixpengk. J. L. CLARK. Master. CJTEAM TO THAMES, Jk~^MsL & connecting with River FOSTERS SETTLEMENT. TIME TABLE S.S. ROTOMAIIANA. P.S. ENT.KRPRISK No. 2, AN» ANNE MILBANK. FROM AUCKLAND: " | Rotoiuahana I Enterprise lA. Milbank Wed! Wa.m. 6 p.m. - Thurs. Ha.m. - GP-m ---liVi 12 noon < P.m. _ ~ S^^JOM^l: ' P-m - THAMES: ■ fltotoTlwhana I Enterprise lA. Milbank Tuea. j - I 12 P-I^l G p , m 7 T ,,ur, gpjm. -30p.m. Sat. G/i0 p.m. JP^h =—rv- Thursday tho 20th Dec, available till 12th January, 1881. inclusive. shimngs 6har«ingLvo 3^" AFnj . R & TINNB. Agents. ' 7~~r XS7AIUKU AND ONE- A&i2^&-^£~ W HUNGA STEAM ' j^gyfe^'NAVIGATION CO. (Limited). TIME TABLE.-S.S. MANUKAU. January, ISM. Lcavo Onehunga: Leavo Waiuku: Jan- ''g1 —Wed., 7 a.m. O-Wcd., 3 p.m. u-JMdoy, 8.30 a.m. T l_Friday, 5 p.m. 12 _Saturday, 10 a.m. 11-Monday, 7 a.m. ll _ lilm a a j, 11.30 a.m. I?=KIaSS «d^^ 18_Fritlay(for Manukau _ Kj-Tucsdiiy, 1 p.m. 23 _ Wea ,, 6 . 3 0 a.m. 23-Wcdne,day, 3p.m. 1W &m 23-FrUlay, 1 p.m. 28 _g at arday, 9 a.m. itw^Si f«iE. 31-Thursday,,B a.m. 31-lhurs., u.w v-™ ---AUlrelßhta V**£fta^*s«g?*- Managing Diioctor,



Shipping. ofTilIE NEW ZEA X LAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINK U&mAo^ I R-EGULAR MONTHLY hi.J-+\^\ fO I DIRKt'TSTKAMiiINK /•S *' - '-A T0 LONDO;'J- Tho following Magnificent Full-powered Steamers will be despatched as under :— Tuna1 i>«,.f nf ' Probable *— '^ j ..' l^t^;]) ';^^ ! AonA.vca l.fil.i, Lyttolion .lan. '16 Dome 1.75:1 _ Fob. Fkxhtanton — Feb. ItUAI-Kiar — — March I The above are all new steamers, built of steel, and commanded by men of great cxperieneo. The pnsscnK^t* ncconiniotltition is rcplcto with ovcry modorn convenience, and Uio dietary scale such as will sustain tho well-earned repu tation of tho Company. Tho homeward route will bo via tho Stmltfl of Magellan (it weather permits), and tho timo occupied is not expected to exceed 15 days. An experienced surgeon will accompany each steamer. Passage Money: Saloon, from W guineas up wards; second cabin, 10 guineas; steerago, from 18 to 20 guineas. For further particulars apply to AUCKLAND OFFICE, r^r O TEAM TO "LONDON.' iaßiW^ STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. FOR LONDON DIRECT, VIA COLOMBO. Dl . , . Leavo Lcavo Steamer. Sydney, j Molbonrno. ~ ISSI. ISSI. Carthagk Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Ravknna Fob. 8 Feb. It Rosetta Feb. 22 Feb. 28 Malwa March 7 March 13 Mikzapore March 21 March 27 Ballauat April 1 April 10 Indus April 1G April 22 And thenceforward every alternate week. Pasaengera and cargo booked to London, Mar seilles, Italy, Egypt, India, China, and Japan at moderate rates. Return tickets issued both to first and second class passengers at especially low ratos. Cheap reserved accommodation can be obtained in this company s vessels. Passengers booking at Auckland seouro special advantages. For all particulars apply to CRUinivSHANK & CO., Agents. 18, Queen-street. Auckland. j: Jr _ rTUME TABLE I'OR J- January. STEAMSHIP WAITAKI. FOR WIIANGAmCI, WHANGARET HEADS, MANGAPAX, AND PARUA BAY: Leaving Auckland at 8 p.m. oil Thursday, January 10th ; Monday, 11th. LEAVING FROM WILVNOARKI; Sunday, 13th, S a.m. Single-Saloon, 20s; Steerago, 12s Ud; Holiday Return, ?8», On arrival at Whangarei, the screw tender LILY will convoy passengers to Mangapal and Parua Bay. KAMO COLLIERY COMPANY (LIMITED), 1 la. Queen-street, Agents. r OS, CO li OMAN DEL. THOMAS SCOTT, Jlastkr. TIME TABLE. Loaves Auckland: Leaves Coromandol I January. January. Wednesday, i), 2 p.m. - _ Thursday, 10, 2 p.m. Friday, 11.2 p.m. — — Saturday, 12, 2 p.m. Weather and other circumstance? permitting. Not responsible in shipping, carrying, or dis- Oharging live stock. No carpi reeoi fed without shipping note, and within half an hour of advertised timo of de parture. All parcels must be prepaid on board. A. R. H. sW [NDLKY, ManagT. ' T~~f bHAW, SAVI CL, AND y^i^ik ALBION CO.'S LINE. "^Qit^Sr POR LONDON DIR-ECT. "i&stMsl632&*' Tho Iron Clipper Barqua ANTAKES, Captain A. Lewis, 821 tons. 100A1 at Lloyds, is now loading for London and will have quick despatch. For freight or passage apply to CRUICKSHANK & CO., Agents. 18, Qneen-Btreet, Auckland, December 12,1883. £ tj- "XfEW STEAMER ON J3I THE KAIPARA. •^S=^«^^* The new and fast s.s. NEP- TUNE will leave Helensville for Dargavillo (and intermediate stations) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, after tho arrival of the 7.15 a.m. train from Auckland; returning from Dargaville on Wednesdays and Fridaya, at 5.30 a.m. Cargo to be consigned to caro ot CAPTAIN PEARCE, 8.3. Noptano. £ j- _ T^EVONPORT STEAM Jg&Slj^kj. -L' FERRY COMPANY ~*&&Ss&^^ The above Company have a Steamer always on hand at shortest notice for TOWING, PICNIC PARTIES, AND FISHING EXCURSIONS. J. R. D. BAKER, Traffic Manager. Boots and Shoes- T> 0 0 T S! BOOTS! PUBLIC NOTICE. Tho GREAT SALE of BOOTS and SHOES will be continued, to make room for Largo Shipments ex Candidate, barque. Note the Address :— THE RED BOOT WAREHOUSE, Victoria-street, Auckland. H. SAWKINS. He- opening op GARRETT BROS.' WAREHOUSE. Having boon Closed for tho last wo Montha in consequenco of the lato FIRE, wo now have much pleasure in informing our custom ars and the general public that we aro NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS, with tub LARGEST STOCK IN NEW ZEALAND, VALUED AT £12,000, Which will bo Sold at the following prices for CASH ONLY: s. d. s. d Men's Watertights, own make 8 11 worth 11 6 MenV Bluchers, own make .. 4)1 worth 9 0 Men's Balmorals, own make.. 10 6 worth 15 6 Men's Shoes, own make .. 6 6 worth 15 6 Men's Elastics, own make .. 811 worth 11 0 Youths' Boots, own make .. i G worth 7 6 Women's Elastics, own make 6 0 worth 11 b Ladies' Kid E.S., own make .. 5 !) worth 10 0 Ladies' Kid M.S., own make .. 0 G worth 12 0 Ladies' Kid E.S., own make.. 7 6 worth 13 0 Ladies' Kid E.S., own make .. 8 C worth 11 0 la lies' Evening Shoes.. .. i G worth U 0 Ladies' Evening Shoes.. .. 5 0 worth 10 0 Thirties' Walking Shoes.. .. 7 6 worth 14 0 Ladies' Best Evening Shoes .. 8 6 worth 11 6 Children's Boots 1 3 worth 2 6 Bh!idrcS;s s shoo°c 3s:: :: :: in^SSJ 8 Ldfes?Be S t White Kid E. 5... 5 6 worth 101 Ladies' Button Boots .. .. 10 G woitnlbl Children's Button Boots from Halt-a-Crown. tsr Space will not permit us to give a list of all our prices, but we guarantee all other PGooda at cquallyjow prices. GARRETT BROTHERS, T INNEKS CUnUIICRS, WOOL JIEKCnANTS, LE«HKK AND BOOT MAXUFACTUKERS AND IMI'ORTEUS. Tannery and Works, Avnnrtolo. FACTORY AND WAREHOUSE, WAKE FAC ™ELD^STREET, AUOKL^ifU; pONSON B^_J I N E V A R 1) . Having arranged' with Mr A. Linabuvy foi tl"sale Saml I?elivery of this season's crop o: day previous wiU bo punctually attended to. THOMAS STEADMAN & CO., Seed Merchants, Queonstreet, Nost to Mr Wiseman's,



Land and Estate Agents. Wo Ll. MIT C H ELL, HOUSE, LAND. KSTATE AXD COM MISSION AGENT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR. NO. S, MKIICANTII.K CIIAMIiHIIS, (JI'KKN'-ST., Next the Ji:u\k or New Zealand. RENTS AN'H INTKRKSTS COLLECTED. Skcuiutikb Found For Investors Without Cm Alton. TICK CATtK AND MANAGEMENT OF ESTATES UN I >ERT Alv ICN. MOISTdAIiKS AND LOANS NKCOTIATRD. Bank Stocks \ liuiiriiiu-i! Stoilcs 1 Mining StnrkM •I'iitiljt-i- Company I poiK'.IIT AMI DOM). Stocks / -L>OUUHT AM) >JOLI>. And i All kinds of Stocks] FO R CJ A LE— o n IO a I, X— CITY I'ROPKHTIKS-Aluert l'avk, Villa Resi dence, S rooms. ori'V I'koPKiiTlKS-Wcstcm Pnvlc, Gentle man's Residence, 13 rooma mid ornamental grounds. Cl'L'Y PROPERTIES—Wostorn Park, Villa Residence. X rooms. CITY PKOPKIiTMCS-Poiisonby, Villa Rcsi rtonco, a rooms. CITY I'IiOI'KUTIES-Poiisonhy, Superior Villa. S rooms. CTI'V I'IIOI'KUTIES-Ponsonlir, Comfortable lloiiHC, "rooms. CITY I'ROI'KRTIKS — Ponsonby, Villa, 7 CITY 'I'UOPtiltTlKS—Karnngahnpo Road, Dwelling and Shop. CITY IMiOPEßTlUß—Freehold Allotment. U'yn.lh.-ini-strert. CM TV PROI-EItTIES-Scvernl Allotments, 20 minutes' from Oueen-slrcel; from £11 por foot. WORKINC! MEN'S CHEAP ALLOTMENTS A compact Block of 'J Allotments in Newton ; from 30s (ill per foot. WORKING MEN'S CHEAP ALLOTMENTS— 2 Allotments, oacli £00. WORKING MEN'S CHEAP ALLOTMENTS- Victoria A ramr ; las anil s()s. WORKING MEN'S CHEAP ALLOTMENTS— Sussex-street; 10s. WORKING MEN'S CHEAP ALLOTMENTS ■ Newmarket; 15s. MOUNT EDEN—Very cholco Allotments, neor Railway Station; all volcanic; (jiiito cleared of stones; each 10a, 15s, 55a, COa, 80s, and 90s per ft. MOUNT KDKN—Chotco Villas of C and 7 rooms, finite new; IHtcd with ranges, grates, Venetian blinds, and copper boilers; £520. Small deposit.and the balance can be oi-riuiKcd on Building Society terms. EDENDALE—Now Four-roomed Cottage near Riding School; very cheap. VICTORIA AVENUE — Freehold Dwolllng Houses, G rooms; very cheap. MOUNT ALBERT—Coinforliiblo Villa with 2 acres splendid volcanic soil; good situation; Railway Station at hand; omnibußea almost every hour; prioo, only £060. MOUNT ALBERT—2 Acres and Houao of 10 ---rooms on main road closo to station. AVONDALE— Adjoining Railway Station, SO Acres, cheap; extensive main road frontage ; pood for cutting up. AVONDALffi—3O-Acro Farm, all under culti vation. NEW LYNN—IO-Aero Farm and Residence. WAIKOMITI—A compact block. 201 acres, partly improved, all fenced, at £10 an acre. Railway Station, and plenty of water. WAlKOM'tTI—From 5 to DO acres, from £10. HELENSVILIiE—I3 Allotments in the town ship. Very cheap. OICAIIU, near Danjavillo-80 Acres good Kauri Hush. TAUUO.Y—The key of a large trading district. Wlmrf and Buildings for Store, with adjoin- Ing lands. A good investment. Very cheap, tft l'iis per Acre-Choice Farm. isC, acres, good land, mostly in crops, comfortable family Rosidonce, and altogether a ready-made £1 per Acre—Excellent Farm noar.Mahurangi, Dwelling-house and outbuildings complete, and almost new. KLLEKSLIEI HuiTiiiindiniv the Railway Sta- KLLEUSLIHf tiun. Land all volcanic. KLLKKSLIEf / 17 Allotments) ELLKRSLIKj ' 17 Allotments I | Also, ( ( 5J Acres, j Can bo bad on very advantageous terms. NORTH SHORE —Midway between tho two Wharves. Allotments at "ids and COs. NOKTHOOTE) The best Building Sites in tho XORTimVrii f District. Villa Residence, NORTIK'OTE ) 5 rooms ; quite new. NORTIICOTK-Allotmentsfrom .CCSeach. NORTIICOTE-Stmill Farms from £15 peracro. NORTIICOTK—Improved Farm, with House; KOod s prin K wa,,^O i Perae,e. For a good business man wilhupwards o[ JE2OOO capital —Kntrance into a sound concern. Is a pood Valuer and Auctioneer. Huh thorough knowledge of wine and spirit business, and can be relied upon for energy and activity. TO UK LEASED. That Kir-it - clas.i ijueen - street Shop now occupied by Jh- Samuel Conmbca, opposite Hunk of Australasia, (iiiod frontage (ISO feet deep), with hack entrance from High-street.; thoroughly adapted to nny Iriule. ami in the heart of the lniivitntilc iiuarler of Iho city. Possession can bo given on Ihe Ist Feb., W\.~ Applyonly to W. L. M.. at, his Land Agency Fora term ol 21 years, Allotment, Wakeliold- Btreot, Six 71. Suitable for a manufactory. Chas. Williamson, HOUSE, LAND, & FINANCIAL AGENT, Hioii-sTitKET. Auckland. Bankors: National Bank of Now Zealand, RENTS and INTEREST Collected. MONEY Invested for Capitalists on Flrst claasSecurilieswithoutciiakcik. Sixporcent, allowed on deposits until invested. MORTGAGES and LOANS Negotiated. BUILDING SOCIETY SHARES and Mort gages Bought. Money lent on second mortgages ESTATES Managed for Absentees. HOUSES TO LET and PROPERTIES FOR SALE placed upon my| Lists l'rco of Charge. ALLOTMENTS Bought and Houses Built on tho Weekly Payment System. BUILDING ALLOTMENTS FOR SALK AT PER FOOT:— Nowmarket, SOs West-street, 50s MountEdenßoad.filOlOs Hepburn-street, 80s Randolph-street Ligar Place, 65s Bond-street, 20a Emmctt-atrect, e2a 6d Beresford-street, 50s Conquest Placo, £0 Reclamation, £6 Duke-stroot, 80s Howe-street, 90s William-atroct, 80s Hackett-street, 50s Customhouse-street Northcote, 10a Nolson-streot, 90s And in various other streets at low rates. £1000 TO LEND, In Sums of £10 and upwards, on good securities. £oßo.—New liouso for salo in Upper Queen street ; well furnished; very pleasant. On C<BOND - STREET — Now For Sale, well finished; workshop, tank, &o.; all con veniences. Can bo sold on easy terms. SPRING-STREET, Freeman's Bay—6-roomod House For Sale, well finished; city water, and all other conveni-nces. Price, £350. PONSONBY-iicntloman's Villa Residence For Sale, with conservatory, stable,, coach house, and o acres (improved). A bargain. NELSON-STREET — 2 Brick Semi-detached Villa Residences For Sale, with largo allotment and line view. Chanco for speculator. KYBER PASS-Now Shop and Dwelling house of 5 rooms and scullery lor Sale, in tho best position for business in this thoroughfare. UNION-STREET-Now 5-roomod House For Sale, with work shop ; city water; thoroughly well finished. Price, SS2O. CONIJUEST PLACE-G-roomcd House (now) For Sale; 2 allotments; splendid garden. ARCH IIILL-S-roomed Houso For Sale (new); allotment, 50 x J3O; £210. Also 1 rooms and scullery ' £120; leasehold. MOUNT EDEN ROAD-Substantially-built 7-roomed House For Sale ; gas; largo allotment. Price £625. NORTH SHORE—New Seven-roomed House For Sale, near Cheltenham Beach; very con venient ; large allotment; price. £175. Also New l-roomod House with large shed, £20: i. £9go—Now Six-roomed House lor Salo near Eden Vine Hotel; well-finished; cheap. MOUNT EDEN—Now Four-roomed Houao with bay window For Salo; volcanic soil. £100. £500—NEW HOUSE For Sale in St. Mary's Road, Ponaonby, with water frontage, all con veniences; excellently finished; grand view. £190—New House For Sale In Keppell-street: allotment planted with fruit trees. REMUERA—I2 acrea of Land For Sale, with house, stable, &c. Magnificent view of harbour. £350-7-roomed House (new) For Salo, olFHcp bum-street; kitchen range, city water laid on. KOCKY NOOK—New Cottage for Salo in most salubrious portion of this fast rising dis trict- fitted with register grate, colonial oven. NEWTON—Fivr-rbomed House and scullery For Sale. New Workshop. Allotment 40 by 21)0, nl'inted with lemon and other choice fruit trees PONSONBY—Six-roomed Houso and Stable. £380 Large Six-roomed House for £400. 'DEVONPORT—House and 1 acres garden For Sale Fruit Trees in full bearing. Also, Four roomed House and scullery. Quito new; largo allotment. Price £265. Grand viow of Auckland. 12a Cd WEEKLY—New Houso of 5 rooms for Sale in King-street; never failing well. £160 —HOUSIS and Allotment For Salo in ■William-street, near St. James's Church. Also, very comfortable Sevon-roomed Houso, bath room, &c.; £150. HOUSE at Mount Eden, with about two acres ground, having a main frontage of 117 ft.; orchard, garden, cow-shed, pigsty, fowl-houso, &c. Prico£7so. Easy terms. HAMILTON (Waikato)—Houso and aero of around For Sale, two minutes' walk from Bank of New Zealand, for £95. Lot 321. WAIKIKKIE— Eighty Acres at Waikiekio for £65. Splendid chance for working man. NORTHCOTE — Seven-roomed House, out buildings, &c, and 30 Acres of Land, For Salo; Very Cheap. Grand view of the harbour. Also, New 7-roomed House and nearly 5 acres, DEVONPORT, Lake Road — Several very choice Villa SitO3 For Sale, having road and sea frontages, and possessing the finest landscapo views to be found around Auckland. WAITEMATA RIVER FRONTAGE—Land For Sale at SS per acre, in large or small blocks. BRIGHTON ROAD, Parnell — Six-roomed House For Sale, allotment 10 x 100. Price £300. PONSONBY — New Six-roomed Houso and Workshop For Salo; two allotments; two frontages. Easy terms. FARMS also For Sale at Waikomiti, Paremo remo Waitakcrei, Mahurangi, North Shore, Papakura, &c. Also, see List in " New Zealand Herald" and " Weekly News." CHAS. WILLIAMSON, ESTATE AGENT, EH b- . ) j J



Land mul Estate Agents. /■-< II AS. Jf. OSMO ND, LAND AND MONETARY AGENT, HG, Queen-street (Adjoining li. Tonka and Co.'s). Bankers: National Bank of New Zealand (Limited). Mortgages and Loans Negotiated. Rents and Interests Collected. Money Invested on First-class Securities without charge. Estates managed for absentees. Valnal ions and Arbitrations undertaken. Native Land affairs specially understood. Houses to Let and Properties for Sale placed on my list free of charge. Kvcry description of landed property bought or sold to order. Largo sums to lend on first-class securities. £jITY JIREEHOLD pROPERTY. £l,!J00-LARfiE TEN-ROOMED HOUSE, ex clusive of Wftsli-linuso, Sorvunls' Jlcdroom, ami all neeesanry outbuildings. Well-built anil finished throughout, on v large allotment. Very suitable for a first-class boarding-house. Situated in the best part of Hobson-strcut. £2,800-lN 'I'lllfl CUNT HE OF TIIK CITY-A large and eommi »is Store, bulUof Concrete iiiid Hrlck, with 1.-u-ge. Dry Cellars, on an Al lnlment 10 feet 8'.1 feel U inches. Buildings Viiluednbotil £l,fi(10; the allotment worth at least XSiV per foot. With llrst-olnßa terms. .■Ci.oon-OITY I'KOPKRTIKS-A Great, Chance for any Person requiring a Six-roomed House and Store combined, in the moat rapidly rising district of Ponsonby; also, on thin valuable property is a llrst.-class Five-roomed House, lot to it good Tenant. This allotment has 3 good frontages. Tho price for the whole, £1,250. QUIIURDAN pROPERTY. £180 FOR A NEW 4-UOOMED COTTAGE and a very Largo Allotmont, situated at Norlhcoto, near tho Wharf. <J7S—ALLOTMENT adjoining tho above; oasy terms of payment. £700—MOUNT HOSKILL—Ovor 0 Acres with large fronttigo Epsom Road. Easy terms. £H PER FOOT—MOUNT ROSKlLL—Bollwood Estate, corner allotment. £2,G10-FORTY-FOUR ACRES, rich loam, covered with grass: good stream of water. Two good brick wells, GO feet doop. Situated threo minutoß' walk from Mount Albert Station. Quarter cash, balanco seven per oont. £550—NORTH SHORE.—Four acres, one mllo and a quarter from tho wharf, with a good Cottago, let to n good tenant, soven - year old fruit trees, nearly an aero of strawberries, and two and a-half acres of maize. Cash, £200. Balanco at current rate of Interest. £125—Four ncrcsatßomuera. neur tho Rcmuora Hall. This would make a lino site for a resi dence. r* A T T L E ~y T A T I O N. £15,000—for 20,000 acres of unsurpassed land; good roads; plenty of water. Sulllcient timber for all purposes. TyAIKATO TpAHMS. TO QENTLTCMEN FAHMKRS. — Ono of tho best and cheapest farms in tho North Inland, consisting of l:(0 acres of the best of Waikato land, tuuat conveniently subdivided, and having a large orchard unequalled in tho Waikato. At the present time there are GO iutcs of wheat, 20 acres of oats, 5 acres of potatoes, besides other crops thereon. The I louse on this line properly is a largo thirtcra roomed one, with a concrete dining-room, liOrl by Hi feet, litted with every convenience. There arc also good buggy and fowl houses, workshop, etc., ami a Ilrst-Vluss 2 story barn, with an iron roof. Also, n foreman's Cottago. Two landing-places on the property; also, a commodious landing store. Contiguous i 3 a school in course of erection; also, a store and post and telegraph olliee. Two cheeso and bacon factories within two miles, which take milk from the farm to the extentof £!)a-wook. Tho price for this magnificent pronorty is only £11 per acre, everything included. 13,000 ACRES Mineral Country, Coal and Iron. £1 per acre. 4,500 ACRES first-class Cattlo Run. £2 per acre. 1,000 ACRKS, mostly Improved Land. £1 per acre 1,000 ACRKS, an unsurpassed ostato for a gentleman fanner. Price, £10 per acre. M 0 AtHUid. Price, £12 per acre. 700 ACRES oxcollont land, partly improved, SX per acre. 500 ACRES oxcollont land, partly improved. £8 per acre;. 303 ACRES excellent land. £3 per acre. 200 AI'UKS excellent Farm and well estab lished Trading; Station. £5 per acre. 1 AOHRS Hamilton East, good position, for £100. Also, the unsold allotments itnmodiatelv ad joiiiin:- the township, all sihmted around tho Itailwiiy Station Reserve of llamiltnn, known as Clmulelaiida. About a third of these moat valuable allotments are sold, and in all cases aro built upon or much improved. All havo splendid frontages. The prices aro very low, varying from £20 to £200 per acre. WANTED TO PURCHASE. TEN ACRES good suburban land, within tho hroe mile radius, suitable for a residonco. Wanted—A Purchasor for 11 acres of splendid Srass (can be machine cut) close to Auckland. JM. LENNOX, • Land Agent, Stockbroker, Financial Agent, Arbitrator, Valuator, National Insurance Buildings. Queen-of-rcct, Auckland. - RENTS mul INTKKK.STS co'.l-.ctcd. MONEY LENT OUT for Capitalists;no chargo to lender. £0,000 TO LEND iv sums of £50 ana v.uwards, on good Freehold Securities. SHARES: Bank, Insur ance, Mercantile, Loan, and all oihor Shares Bought and Sold. The following Freehold Properties for Imme diate Sale :— OTAHUHU.—For Salo (a Bargain), Farm of 24 acros, adjoining tho residonco of tho Rev. Mr Gould, and commanding ono of tho best views in tho district. This is a good opportunity for any gentleman wishing a block of good land at a low prico. Prico, <55 per acre—J. M. Lennox. 103 M MARINE RESIDENCE—a Genuine Bargain. Price, £550 (cost upwards of £900).—This beauti ful property contains 100 acres, about 40 of which aro in fair grass. There is a 7-roomed house, well built, and all furnished ready for occupation, with man's house, 2 now boats, 30 sheep and lambs, 3 milk cowb. Price, £550— stock, furniture, and all included. Stoamor passes three days a week. Tho property has a grand beach frontage.—J. M. Lennox, Land Agent, Auckland. 103 M FARM of 772 acres, 11 miles from a railway station, closo to a cheese factory, school, and church; about 300 acres in good English grasses: 6-roomod hcuao, man's house, good orchard and Elantalion of about 10 acros.—J. M. Lknnox, and Agent. Auckland. 102 M HOWE-STREET.—Two 3-roomcd. Cottages, with wood-shed's and every convenience; free hold allotmont, 40 x 100. Price, £420—£220 cash, balance can remain.—J. M. Lennox. 92M VICTORIA PARK, NORTH SHORE.—Lots 30, 37 and 3S for Sale, cheap.—J. M. Lennox, Land Agent, Auckland. J. M. LENNOX, Stock Broker and Land Agent, National Insuranco Buildings, Quoen-strcot. T. CLAYTON, • HOUSE, LAND, COMMISSION AGENT AND SHIP BROKER Allotments for Salo at Hamilton, Newcastle Alexandra, and North Shore. Money lent on good Bocurity. Omco: 30. Insurance Buildings. FJ. M O S S & C 0., • HOUSF, LAND, & ESTATE AGENTS. Wo bog tr inform Owners of Property that Houses or And, for RENTAL OR SALE, aro entered in (ar Registry Free of Charge, for the informatl < l of those who favour us with a cal at our offices, in Shortland-street. MojiQy to Lend at Current Rates of Interest. TOHN SOPPET, House, Land, and t/ General Commission Agent, No. 8, Queen street, has for immediate sale (really cheap) :— 1 comfortable 5-roomcd Cottage, Ponsonby; (terms very easjO; also, 1 7-roomed House, 1 5-roomed House, 2 4-roomcd Cottages, and 1 small Store, in town ; 2 Dairy Farms, 10 miles from town; 2 partly-improved Farms, one 31(1 acres, tho other 150 acres, about 12 miles from town; and Bevcral other City and Suburban Properties at oqually Low Prices. Musical. PIANOS.^ T PIANOS' "' HOW °E N Fi^xT?J' \ QUEEN-STREET, PIANOS. Next PIANOS. I WEXT PIANOSJ Bank of New Zealand! DOUBLE OVER-STRUNG IRON FRA.MES By Ashcrbcrg, Manthcy, and Neufeld, • Very Cheap, and Superior any he has^eve Importod CHEAP T IM B E R. Wo arc Selling good Second-class House building Timber at fs, and Lining at 5s per 100 feet, and all other descriptions in proportion, according to our reduced Price-list for this month. Shingles, Houso Blocks, Posts and Rails at lowest rates. J. and H. SMYTH, Auckland-Waitakerei Sawing and Planing Mill Mount Eden Railway Station, 12th Decembor, 18S3.



Business Notices. SAMUEL WHITE HAS FOR SALE AT THE YARD, CUSTOMS-STREET :- Per 100. Puriri Posts £6 10s Very Good Purlri Posts .. ..7 10 Hobart Rails !)l) Sawn Puriri Posts 8 x 3 .. .. 1 Cd ech. Sawn Heart Kauri Boards, 6x | .. )Ss Pr 100 Split Palings 10 Hobart Rails !)0 Sawn Rimu Rails 05 Titree Rails 70 Kauri Posts Is each Shingles, House Blocks, &c. 19 SAWN SLEEPERS, 8 x 5, 2s Gd each. T[l AND W. FOWLER, PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS AND BRASS FOUNDERB, 48 and SO, Victoria-street, TO SHIPBUILDERS AND OTHKRB. F. AND W. FOWLER having bought from Mr A. Stovens his stock of Patterns, are now pro pared to do all Castings at tho shortest notlco and on tho most reasonable terms. Dumps and Spikes always on hand, and a Lowest Rates. August, 1883 /"IHEAP CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. FANCY GOODS, TOYS, ELECTRO-PLATED WARE, &C C. F. Krotschmar has tho pleasure & nform his friends and the public that he has opened a Retail Shop of all kinds of Fancy Goods suitable for Christmas and New Year's presents, at Queon-stroet, Junction of Wake&eld-Btrcot, next door to Mr Vamum's. J TFn EL PHILLIPS, -■-J WINE AND SHIRIT MERCHANT, 3, Queen-itroot, Auckland, Has opened in tho same premises as occupied by him six years ago, and will be glad to see all old friends and customers. LIONEL PHILLIPS. "XT" O T I O E. FRESH MEAT. FitEsnMEAT. FRESH MEAT. WILLIAM AVENELL Wishes to call the attention of tho Residents and Visitors of. Devonport and surrounding Districts that, baring especial facilities, ho will supply fresh killed Meat every day during the coming hot season at prices that defy competi tion. Sausages, fresh daily; Lamb, from 2s lid pur quarter; Prime Cornod Beef (guaranteed sound at lowest rates). All orders from tho country (by post or otherwise) promptly attended to. Ho is also a Cosh Purchaser of Poultry, Dairy-fed Pork, a»d Vegetables in any quantity. WILLIAM AVENELL, Butcher, Meat Bazaar. Beach Road, Devonport. "jVfONUMENTAL MARBLE MASONS. Workors of Marblo Mantclpiocos', Choffonierß and Toilot Tops, Slabs for Laboratory and Butchers' Shops. Marble worked to any design. Manufactured in Auckland.—R. LEVETT and CO., Victoria-street (near Freeman's Bay). IHE UNION STEAM SAW, MOULD ING, SASH, AND DOOR COMPANY (LIMITED). WHOLESALE TIMBER DEALERS. MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASHES, AND TURNERY. SUPPLIES IN WHOLESALE LOTS: SCANTLING BOARDS (Rough and Drossod) CEILING BOARDS WEATHER BOARDS (Rusticated or F. Edged) FLOORING AND LINING ARCHITRAVES SKIRTINGS MOULDINGS (of any pattern) DOORS, SASHES, and TURNERY, DELIVERED at any Publio Wharf in Auck land, or at tho Company's Private Wharf, Mechanics' Bay, The Quality of the Company's Timber is Un surpassed, and Prices specially favourablo for Builders, Contractors, and other Wholesale Buyers. STORAGE ACCOMMODATION Afforded by Arrangement in Mechanics' Bay Yard. SORTING-UP ORDERS Executed from Mechanics' Bay Yard without delay. QUOTATIONS AND PATTERN B00K91: On application at MECHANICS* BAY OR CUSTOMS-STREET. SUPERIOR CORRUGATED XA2.KS J. L. KEAN Has for Sale a number of the above with Tapß ready for use, price His. hi his shop. Wollesloy ■street East Inext door to Crowthefß ritables) Largo Quantities of Spouting, Uidgine, and Down Pipes always in Stock. Verandah lro! curved at the shortest novice. Coumrj- order; will always riiee.i re hi« prompt atKnliou. l.ca<: Wadhers'always on hnnd. THE NEW ZEALAND TOBACCO GROWING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office and Factory: Auckland."' IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. The abovo Company is desirous of com municating with Farmors and others who aro willing to grow Tobacco. Genuine Havana and American Seed and all information FIU'A, which can bo obtained at my office, Mercantile Chambors, next to Bank of New Zoaland. AUGUST VOLLBRACHT, Working Manager. December 1,1883. XT/" J. DALT ON, C.E., * ' • Architect and Surveyor, Has Removed to High-street (fronting Vulcan Lane), over Mr White's, Law Stationer, PATENT AGENT (BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT.) nixoN'S /TTnger J^® (Awarded Prize Medal Sydney Exhibition.) A NON-ALCOHOLIC, REFRESHING, AND STIMULATING BEVERAGE. IMAY BE PRQPURED EVERYWHERE, QUART AND PINT BOTTLES., PURCHASERS ARB CAUTIONED AGAINBI INFERIOR IMITATIONS. SOLE AGENT (Wholesale):- ARTHUR H. NATHAN. T> E M O V A L", SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON HAVE REMO V X D R E M O V X D TO PREMISES IN QUEEN-STREET, ALONGSIDE THE UNION BANK. Ootobcr 22,1883 i~IROUND LIME. GROUND LIMB FOR SALE' SOUTHGATB S MAHUHANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND In any quantity, for Concrete F^'^?^ qualities). For tanks and other wet work it is a first-class material. B KEANE, SOLE AGENT, CUSTOMS-STREET -TVEVONPORT, NORTH SHORE WELLS BRO ' OABTKBS, OABBIBRS, ETC. Bricks, lime, Shells, Ash Tiles, So.. Rlwayß on hand. . ...



Business Notices. IAhH. SMITHS (T> I H|> I (T) I "T7ISITORS TO AUCKLAND, before T they return home, should secure some Shares in lIKRBERT IT. SMITH'S GRAND ART UNfON OF PANORAMA, Valued at £150; also, SEVEN ECLIPSE COTTAGE RANGES, Valued at £50, Also, call and see his New Ranges, guaranteed to repay themselves in 12 months. A few new Singer's Hewing Machines for sale at nearly Hall-]nice. Also, a large Tank Stand for sale. rf~l HAHAME'S PURLIC BONDED STORE, FOltT-STRKET. MR LOUIS FLEMMING, Manages. Importers and tho Commercial Publio may rely upon every care and attention being given to their interosta. WM. S. GRAHAME. O T I C W. G. X Wauiu'HTOX, Registered Pharmaceuti cal Chemist, having cmmncjircd Imsinrsu in liilliiiKtoii's Bv.ildii.-s, K.-eo.inm-a Hay, Is pre pared to supply the surrounding inhabitants and the public generally with pure Drags and Chemicals, Patent .Medicines, Toilet Requisites, etc., at (Jueen-strectpric.es. Prescript ions pre pared with accuracy, noatiiess, and aospaleh,— U. E. WAKBUKTON, Chemist and Druggist, Freeman's Hay, Auckland. JH. J O UNI KG, • HOUSE AND LAND AGENT COLLECTOR, &c. Opposite Surrey Hills Estato ARCH HILL. Comb and 8 c b / Tnn / / CHOICE SELECTION /t/ CHANDELIERS, / <}f/ TANKS> BRACKETS. A/ TINWARE, GLOBES, to, /y NUMBING, i / / GASFITTING, TOWN Pbioer A%LLHANGINQ, to, /<6 / At Shortest Notice act Z"^/ Town Prices. /^/ / / 0. MAY'S BUILDINGS, / / DEVONPOUX. , I TIDWAEI) B A R T L E V, ARCHITECT, STICHBURY'S BUILDINGS, QUEEN-STREET. riHESIS OF DRAWERS Very Handsomo Chests of Drawers, iv Rloh Mottled Kauri, are now selling at the following prices for Cash:—The Duko of Edinburgh Chest of Eight Drawers (tho bonnet drawer richly panelled with totara, bird, and rowa rowa) JSS 10s; Fivo Drawer Chests, £i. Tho above articles havo always given great satisfaction. Hurt be» oonjp more beautiful with ago. W. NORRIE, TOP Of SHOKTLAND-BTREgT. THOS, J. HAKBUTT, MANUFACTURER ov CORN BHOOMS, Auckland. TKADK. |KA PA I \ UAItK. \\J 1 ], L I A M THOMAS, Yy Corner of I;orn!i and Victoria-streets, Auckland East, MONUJIWNTAL, 'MA I!J.!LK, AND GENERAL S.TO.VKMASON, AKCIUTKCn HAI, SCULPTOR AND CAIIVEK. l;is.-i-iiiiions Acourato and Beautiful. Mnui!nu.-i:H. 't'ombf. Headstones, and every descript inn of fiumu Work at tho Lowest Possible li ioos for Town and Country. npHE HAY MARKET JL 105, QUEHN-STRKET, AUCKLAND. ON SALE, Arrived per Coromandel and Roman Empire— Clover, Red Clover, Alsyko Clover, Cowgrass, Meadow Fescue, Meadow Foxtail, Created Dogstail, Rape, Trofolium Incarnatum (Scarlet Clover). From America direct - Timothy, Kontnoky Bluegrass (Poa Pratenßis). Poverty Bay Ryegrass, Canterbury RyegTass, Cocksfoot, Prairiegross, Rattail. EARLY SEED POTATOES, as follows:—Aßh leaf, Kidney, Taylor's Kidney, Canterbury Flukes, Patterson's Victoria. Later Varieties—Hobart, Sutton'a Magnum Bonum, Button's Flower Ball, etc. ALSO, Oats, Barley, Garden and Flower Seed; Coarse Fino, and Rock Salt; Bran, Sharps, New Zealand Flax, Tow, Bacon and Hams. BONEDUST and BONEFLOUR of all grade* ISLAND AND PERUVIAN GUANO 1 &c, Sd^ &O. HESKETH & AITKEN. W. Leys, BOOK BINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER. THBBB DOORS ABOVK " STAB " OFFIOB. MERCHANTS1 ACCOUNT BOOKS, Insurance and Mining Register Books Specially Ruled and Bound. Music, Magazines, Publio Libraries, and Sun day School Books well bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED DAY BOOKS, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Re-bound. BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULifD ■tTSTIEEWORK Ij^ WIREWORK 11 J. EtOTORD, PLUMBER, CHANCERY-STREET, Having engaged an expert Wire worker, from Sydney, is prepared to execute all orders in the Wire Line, such as Flower Baskets, Stands, Screens, Firo Guards, &c. Samples can bo soon at J. Petkobd s, Cban oery-street (rear of Arch. Clark and Sons). Wn. SKINNER AND SON, • Builders. Carpenters, and Joiners, Vulcnn Lane. All Branches of the Build mg Trade executed by Experienced Workmen. Shop Fronts, Ollice Fittings, fee. TIJARNOCK BROTHERS, SOAP AND CANDLB MANUFACTURERS, COX'S CREEK, RICHMOND. s Office: DURHAM - STREET, AUCKLAND. Cash Purchasers of Tallow. Wool, Sheepskins, and Bones. t HENDERSON HOUSE, SniP, SIGN, AND GENERAL DECORATIVE PAINTER, NO. 8. W YNDIIAM-STRKHT. nriAPESTRY CARPETS at English JL prices.—ln addition to the Lot advertised last week. I have bought a "Warehouse Stock, and am selling them at s Bd, Is lid, 2s, to 2s 6d. Good Patterns, and really cheap. Country cus tomers before buying their New Carpet else whero should see them. China Mattings. Linoleums, and Floorcloths at low prices.— J.Rendell's, Brighton House, top of Groy-streot. -VTOTICE OP REMOVAL. CHAS. E. COOKB (Associate Institute Civil Engineers), CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, Has Removed from Rattray's Buildings tc Canada Buildings, late City Connoil Offices.



Sporting. T> 0 B E R t"~ BLAIRIE, J\l MEMBER OF TATTERSALL'S. Has Books Open on all the Principal Races in the Colonies. Longest Cdkrkkt Odds Laid. Address: TattcreaU's. Auckland. PIMCNIX NOVELTY COMPANY'S PROGRAMME WELLINGTON AUTUMN. MEETING, Which will lake place on the Ist AND 2nd OF FEBRUARY, ISSI. 151 PBIZBB. 151 Subscribed Capital, £2,250 in 4,500 Shares at 10s each. KACII SHARK HAS FIVE SEPARATE CHANCKS. WELLINGTON CUP. —87 NOMINATIONS. First Horse .. £500 Starters (div.) .. £175 Second Horse .. £250 Non-Starters Third Horao .. £100 (dlv.) «22S CASH BONDS. i Cash Bonds of £50 each £200 10 Cash llonds of £20 each .. .. £201 20 Cash Honda of £10 each .. ~ £'00 SO Cash Bonds of £3 each .. . . £400 Applicants will please enclose two 2d stamps for reply anil result.; add Is on country cheques for exchange; make cross cheques payable to a No. or Bearer. Posl-olllce orders must ho made payable to "Phoenix Company;" if notes are sent use two envelopes; if stamps are sent for Shares, ]>]onHo add 1? in tlic £ extra. Agents will please sand in their returns before the 28th January, 1881. The final allotment of Shares will tako place on or about that date, in the prcsenco of a Com mittee of Shareholders. Address— "PHCENIX," Care ov J. L. FLEMING, Box 204, Post-office, Christchurch. PLEASE NOTE THE ADDRESS. ~ will rinqn Registered , 11,000 mnFphruwv Letters and MEMBERS. IStblebiiuuy, Telegramß nOt 18ii4- Accepted. T\ UNE DI N C UP, 18 84! U.COO MEMBERS at 10s. 298 PRIZES. HUNEDIN CUP. oi, p,o B i WASn o 10 Nominations, m CASH AWARDS -3 at 100 £300 FIRST £1600 10 ~ 50 600 SECOND 800 10 „ 20 200 THIRD 400 20 „ 15 ":... 300 STARTERS, about 30., 12 SGO £50cach 350 30 „ 10 300 NON-STARTERS 40 „ 8 320 £2ooach 1000 50,, 6 300 51 „ 5 270 £4150 247 Prizes. £2850 P.O. Orders preferred. Two stamps must be enclosed for replies, One Shilling added to country cheques, and all Letters Addressed :— C ADA MANTUA, ) 2!XS J Care of Mr Aiskaham, I 296 PRIZES ] Box 851, Post-oflice, ( PRIZES \ Dunedin. ; N.B.—Any bonafile Subscriber can, onappli cation,obtain names and addresses of the three priacipal Winners in Duncdin Cup. The Press con, on application, obtain names and addresses of threo principal winners in Cup and three principal winners of Cash Prizes; in addition to which, ADA extends to the Managers of the Dunedin daily papers the privllcgo—at all times —of inspecting her books. Jtarothor Consultotionista Bhould copy this last clause also. ■\ A ME M OS /■ Unlimited £uNBUITATION S ,Wi, U V°<&- Number I GUNS o Vt,if J tively closo of Share; -r ta^aP^na 1 January 28, holdersaUs| jqcKEY CLUB I I>sel ) HANDIDAP. RUN JANUARY 29, 18S1. Ist Horse, JO per cent.; 2nd Horse, 20 per cent; 3rd Horse, 10 per cent.; others, divided, 30 per cent. Application by letter only, and two stamps for roplies. A. NEMO, e/o F. Tomlineon. Barrel Hotel, ParnelL A FORTUNE FOR g& Registered P^fflM Letters or n O NSULI\ATION Orders Tolegrams C 0 onthn Payable to notaccepted. DTOBD '£jcSp,lßßi Adamastor £s,ooo. Will closo on or about FEBRUARY 19, 1884. DUNEDIN CUP, 1884, To bo Run at Dunedin on Febbuaby 21,1881 20,000 MEMBERS AT 53 EACH. Mi PRIZES, to be distributed as follows !— Cash AwakdS. First.. „ ..£SOO 6at 100 ..£SOO Second „ „ 300 In at 60 -600 Third.. .. „ 2"0 20at 25 ~ 600 Starters divide .. 500 40 at 12103 - 500 Nou-Starters div. 500 80 at 6 6s .. 500 100 at 6 ..600 *"» mm Grand Total .. ~ - £5,000. Will oloso on or about February 19,1884. Each Ticket has seven separate chances— Raco and Cash Awards boing drawn for I separately. when convenient please send P.O. Order (payable to Adamastor) ;by so doing you protect yourself against loss, as it is equal to registra tion. Country Cheques must have 1b exenange added, and marked correct by bank. Two stomps must be sent for reply and result My Consultation will be advertised in all the principal papers in New Zealand. If Btamps are sent, please add Is in the £ extra. Programmes Bent Free on application. NOTICE.—Not Less than TWO TICKETS SENT TO ANY ONE ADDRESS. Result will bo sent to every shareholder directly after the drawing. N.B.—The Press of New Zealand can know, by applying to the undermentioned, where the three principal prizes go, also their names and address, if required, but not for publication. Address— Registered ADAMASTOR, Post-office Letters or Care of Orders or Telegrams Lyons*; Hart, Bank Notes notaccepted. P.O. Box 151, preferred. Dunedin. TADO N ' S GRAND CONSULTATION ON THE'DUNEDIN CUP, 1884. Will Closo about February IBth, 1884, To be Run February 21st, 0,000 TICKETS AT 10a EACH. 107 PHIZES DISTRIBUTE!) A3 FOLLOWS : — Ist Horse.. .. £1,000 2 Prizes at £100 £200 'nd Horse .. 400 2 Prizes at £50 .. 100 3rdliorso.. .. 200 I Prizesut£2s .. 100 Starters (div.) .. 300 10 Prizes at £10 100 Non-Starters (div.) 100 JO Prizes at £5.. 200 £2,300 £700 TOTAL £3,000. Each Ticket has six chances, boing drawn six times, thus making it possiblo for One Ticket to In ail La Don's Consultations members of the Press arc privileged to havo their names placed on the Committoo roll for drawing. Persons taking twenty-flvo Tickets receive the same privilege For the encouragement of Companies, persons taking twenty-five Tickets will receive Ono Ticket as commission. La Don's last Consultation of 6,000 shares filled five days before date of race. ■ P O. Orders, Bank Notes, or Drafts accepted; add exchange to Cheques, and two Stamps for rCNom—The names and addresses of the three principal winners may be obtained by the Press on application to the undersigned, but not for PSSIV Cbe toof,]ifn|fle«cronlyfrom Car° SSi oV^ScKSa^ 11* Please write, in a legible hand, full name and address. Registered Letters not accepted. Telegrams not accepted. U N E D I N CUP, TO BE RUN ON FEBRUARY 21,1881. 2000 TICKETS, AT 103 EACH. DON QUIXOTE Will hold a Consultation on the above event. Prizes DisTitmirTED as Follows:— FiratHorso .. £300 Four Cash Prizes Second Hotso .. 100 at £25 .. ..£IOO Third Horse .. 50 Ten Cash Prizes Starters, divide .. 100 at £10 .. .. 100 Non-Startcrs,do.. 100 TwentyCashPrizcs at £5 .. .. lM £700 £300 TOTAL £1000 Each ticket has four chances. One ticket may draw four prizes. Post-olllco Orders and Bank Notes accepted. Add exchange to Cheques and Two Stamps for roply and result Compamos and others taking twenty-live 1 ickots have the privilege of being on the Committee for draw ing Tickets may be obtained by letter only 'rOm DON QUIXOTE, Care of B. H. Keesmg, Victoria-street, Auckland; Or, DON QUIXOTE, Care of I. Bloom, Wellesley-stroet, Auckland. N.B.—Don Quixote's Consultation on the Auckland Cup was drawn by a Committee of Fourteen Tickctholders, whose names may be obtained on application. '_! .'■ - As wo expect to fill up on the Dunedin Cup (having the confld ence of tho Public), we would respectfully solicit early application.



Tenders] "VVTELLINGTON-NAPIER RAILWAY. KOPUARANGA CONTRACT (FORMATION ONLY). LENGTH, ABOUT S MILES. Public Works Office, Wellington. Sth December, 1883. Tenders will be n.^ivnl ai thin Odin- until Xoon on WEDNESDAY, the 2.lrd January, 1881. for the above Contract. They ;iro to be marked on the outside, " Tender for Kopna ranga Contract," and addressed to the lion, the Minister for Public Works. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will bo received if presented at any Telegraph Oillce by Xoon of the same date, provided that tenders as above are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour. Specifica tions and general conditions may be seen at this ollice; at the Public Works Oillces, Auckland, Wanganui, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Inver carsill; at the Railway Stations. New Plymouth, Napier, and Mnatcrton ; and at the Warden's Ollice, Grahamstown. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ncccptcd. By command. JOHN BLACKETT, Engineer in Charge, North Island. TENDERS will bo received not later than Noon of WEDNESDAY, February 13th, for Victoria Arcade, to be erected in (Ji: ken-street, Auckland, for the New Zea land Insurance Company, according to draw ings, &c, prepared by and to be seen at tho o/lice of ALFRED SMITH, F.R.1.D.A., Hoffman's Buildings, Auckland. rp O EXCAVATORS. Tenders will bo received till noon of THURS DAY, January 10, for Excavating Sito of Build ings (about 4,000 yards), near Western Springs. EDWARD HARTLEY, Architect. TENDERS for tho Erection of a School house atTBYPHENA (Great Barrier Island) will be received by the Education Board, Wynd ham-strect, Auckland, until 2 p.m. on FRIDAY, 11th January, 1881. Plan and specification may be seen at the office of the Board, and on appli cation to Mr Robert Bailey, Tryphcna, Great Barrier. mo CARPENTERS AND PAINTERS. Tenders will be received up to noon on THURSDAY, the Kth inßt.,'for Joiners' Work, Painting, and Paperhanging in connection with a now Building in Hobson-street. Plans, etc., at our offices, Queen-street. EDWARD MAHONEY & SON, Architects. mo CARPENTERS Tenders will be received until noon on THURSDAY, the 10th instant, for tho Erection of a Villa Reaidence at Kingsland Road. F. W. GREY, Architect. 252, Qneen-atreet. mO BUILDERS. Tenders will bo received up to noon on SATURDAY, the 12th instant, for tho Erection of a Building in Vulcan Lane. Plans, &0., at our Offices, Queen-street. EDWD. MAHONEY fc SON, Architects. mO BUILDERS. lenders wilt be received until noon of tho 11th January for tho Erection of a Family Residence at Campbellvillc, Ponsonby. K. KEALS fc SON, Architects. mENDERS are invited for cutting, X binding, and stocking wheat; about 40 acres Sylvia Park, 40 acres Meadow Bank, 88 acros Tamokl East. For particulars apply to Thos. Stephens, Meadow Bank, St. John's College. TO BUILDERS.—Tenders will bo re coivedunt.il 3 o'clock p.m. of SATURDAY, the 12th instant, for the Erection of Two Shops in Ponsonby. Plans, &c, at Mr F.'Roycroft's Ironmongery Establishment, Victoria-street. Public Bath?. GO TO BATH to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT, COLD, AND SHOWER BATHS, Victoiua ■ street East. Charge-ONE SHILLING. Open all week days from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORN INGS from 6 till 10 a.m. The Bath-rooms are all private, and supplied with every conven lenco, Turkish towels, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Select Bath rooms (private) for Ladies every day, at all hours, with female attendance, Ono Shilling and Sixpence. Please note tho address—Victoria street East, above tho Greyhound Hotel, avi nest the Cheap Bedding and Furniture MarY Auckland. N.B.—Barlier in attendance. money. MONEY TO LEND, on Real Estate, in sums of £60 and upwards, at the current rates of interest-Apply Wm. S. Cochrane, FortJ Btrcet. ■ MONEY TO LEND, in large or Bmall Bums.atus^ra^pf^est^ Solicitors, Vulcan Lane. TI/rONEY TO LEND, in large and Bmall a-vu if Solicitor, High-street ONEY TO LEND, at a moderate rate of to^^^ Solicitors, Fortrstreet ONEY TO LEND, on Mortgage, of First-class Freehold Securities. W. COLBMAN, Solicitor, National Insurance Buildings. ONEY LENT ON PROMISSORY NOTES, HOUSES, FURNITURE, SCtt BILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY MORTGAGES NEGOTIATED.! JOHN W. HARDIE, Lawd, Commission, and Estate Agent, HIGH-STREET, Auckland. EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK AND LONDON, in sums to suit FOR SALE BY ARNOLD, HINES, & CO., Corner of Custom-house and Fort-streets. £10 TO £1,000. TTICTORIAN LOAN AND DISCOUNT V agency high-street. Auckland (Opposite city council offices). Money advanced from £10 to £1,000 on Persona! Security, Deeds ol Property; Shares, fico. t Repayments can bo made in Instalments of ONE Shilling per Week for each Pound bor rowed, or in any way.to suit borrowers. Communications Confidential. POBT-OPOTOE Appress: Box 90, Auckland. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT i^eltS tt bIo lc^?' Lora& D LAND. LIBERAL ADVANCES made on approved Freehold or Leasehold Properties for periods not exceeding TEN YEARS. Small siabqw only required. SCALE OF REPAYMENT REDUCED. FINES NOT ENFORED in cases of Sickness or Want of Employment BORROWERS SHARE IN PROFITS. PART OR WHOLE OF THE ADVANCB £&i 3 c^^o^TinfWffi REPAID. 0 Further particulars maybe obtained on appu cation at tSe Society's offices, corner of Qubbn btbket baser. Manager. —ONDON MORTGAGE, LOAN, AND DISCOUNT BANK. 50, BHORTLAND-STREET, Auckland (Opposite a. Clark & Sons' Wakbhouss), £10 TO £1,000. Upon personal, freehold, and leasehold security, repayable by Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly Instalments, r.t Lowest Current Rates. Advances made on Furniture without removal, and all classes of Merchandise. Loans Granted oton Life Policies, Leo acibs, and intkrests under wills. BILLS DISCOUNTED AT CURRENT RATES. Loans upon Deposit of Deeds. Repayment by Easy Instalments. FORMS GRATIS. All communications and interviews held strictly confidential. Bank op England NotesCiianged. AUCKLAND PERMANENT CO OPERATIVE BUILDING & INVEST MENT SOCD3TY. Office : I*7, Queen-strkbt. LOANS granted upon approved securities of Freehold or Leasehold Properties in sums Of £20 to £8000, principal and interest being repay able to Instalments at tho following Reduced Rates for repayment of each HOP borrowed:— RePaito|o?ey t<"ld1 Pe'Week- TR^a^e? ~ ~ & B. d. * 8, d. lyear _ .. 20 0 10* 0 0 85S: :: ljl 1> ySS : :: " I $&& .jag; :: l\ And in the same proportion for smaller or larger loans. ;'■■''■''• DKPOSITB^-The Society reoelTes Money OB Dipositr-Repayab!« at J darn' noUoe, 6,p« cent per «"™»- JOHN B^j^g^.



Amusements. \ BBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. Manageress Louisas Pomcroy Stage Manager Mr Charles Hall Treasurer Mr Arthur Elliot. Continued TO-NIGHT. Crowded Success. TO-NIGHT. Houses. CONTINUED T OUISE r)OMEROY. CROWDED Success. LOUISE I OMEROY. Houses. Continued r OUISK V3OMEROY. Crowded success. .Louise 1 omeroy. iioosks. In her greatest impersonation in her own version of Mrs Wood's novel, EAST LYNNE ! EAST LYNNB ! : EAST LYNNE ! EAST LYNNE ! LADY ISABEL -, ANl> ]■ LOUISE POMEUOY MADAME VINE i Supported by her Specially Selected Company. ' CHANGE OF BILL KVEUY NIGHT. Admission—Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls, 4s; Stalls, 2s 6d; Pit, Is. Children in arms not admitted. Performance to commence at 8 o'cloclcshnrp. Box plan and reserved soala at Lennox s (lato . Waytety. n. P. LYONS, Agent. ■■■ , f QUEEN'S THEATKE, TUAM-BTIIKET, CHRI3TCIIUPCII, - I TO LET. The above Theatre is now finished, and replete : I with every requisite and comfort; not to bo ; equalled in the colonies. Has seating accommo- .:. I datlon for 2,000, is centrally Bituated, and com ~; ; inands ono of the most numerous populated i , environs o£ tlvo city. For Terms, Vacant Datoa,. and all particulars, apply to J. GARDNER, Managor, .. ~ , " i, Brighton Chambers, Cashol-streot, , , ; i Chrietohuroh, t t ff Ecclesiastical. TT^EEK OF UNIVERSAL PRAYER. COMMENCING SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, AND ENDING JANUARY 13,1884. /, : In connection with the above, tho following Services will be held in Auckland ana Suburbs :— TUESDAY EVENING.-Subject: Confession . * of Sin, and Prayer for Cleansing and ■■.; Renewal. Pitt-street Wesley an Church.— Addresses by Roys. R. F. Macnicol and T. Spurgoon. North Shore Wesleyan Churefi. • ■ ; —Addresses by Rev. McCallum and Mr .; Fell. Parnell Wcsleyan Chursh.—Addresses by Rev. W. C. Oliver and Mr Brakcnrtgg. WEDNESDAY EVENlNG.—Subject: Prayer for Families and Instructors of Youth. St. James's Preßbyterian Church.-Addresßos by Revs. A. Reid and W. S. Potter. North Shoro Presbyterian Church.—Addrossos by Revs. Bates and Spence. Ponßonby Wcs- • leyan Church.—Addresses by Rovb. Carter and Runciman. THURSDAY EVENlNG.—Subject: Prayerfor tho Church of Chrißt. Methodist Free Church, Pitt and Vincent-gtrectß. — Ad dresses by Revs. Oliver and Spenee. Bap tist Church, Mount Eden.—Addresses by Revs. Parsonson and Spurgeon, FRIDAY EVENlNG.—Subject: Intercession for tho Nations. Baptist Church, Welloßiey street.—Addresses by Revo. Potter and Maofarlanc. Presbyterian Church, Pon sonby.—Addresses by Revs. T. G. Carrund . SATURDAY EVENING.-Subject: Missions at Homo and Abroad. V.M.C.A. Rooms.—' Addresses by Revs. D. Whytock and A. Reid. "Yo also helping together by prayer for us, .. ,■ that for the gift bestowed upon us by the moans ; : of many persons, thankß may bo given by many. on our behalf." Meetings commence at 7.30 p.m. . On behalf of tho Auckland Ministers' ABSO- f elation, • . S. MACFARLANE, Socretary. Educational. TTIDUCATIONAL HOME FOR YOUNG ,' JtLl children. -.., ; ;..;■;.-. ASHLEY HOUSE SCHOOL, RUSSELL-ST., , i" , PARNELL, AUCKLAND, ESTABLISHED 1870. ■ . ■: Tho Misses Rogers, who have had many years' experience in teaching, having succeeded Vlrs Hoynolds in tho above School, will rocefvo a imitcd number of Pupils to Board and Educate. Parents in the country, or parents leaving the colony for any time, will find this a comfort, able homo for their children. References por initted to Rev. J. Robertson, M.A., Capt. W. C. Daldy, P. A. Philips, Esq., J.P., Joseph Newman, Esq., J.P., W. B. Jackson, Esq., Mangawharo, J. Hughes, Esq., To Awamutu. Tho first term commencos on January 30th. MR W. H. WEBB, L.S.S.A., &o ,"L\' ACADEMY OF MUSIC, OAK HOUSE, HOBSON-STKEKT. Tho following CLASSES will bo resumed the First Week in FEBRUARY RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC THEORY OF MUSIC HARMONY.; There aro separate Classes for Elementary - . and Advanced Students, conducted on tho ,'■ principles of the Royal Academy of Music, Term of 12 Lessons—One Guinea. Intending Students must enter their names on or before WEDNESDAY.tIie 23rd of January. MR W. H. WEBB, L.S.S.A., &o., ->■ TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, • • HARMONIUM, ORGAN, AND HARMONY. Terma on application. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, OAK HOUSE, ' '. ". HOBBONfiTBKET (3 DOORS FROM COO»-BTBEKT). PON SON B V ROAD. ■ ■ ■>'• Mks and tho Misses SHAYLE GEORGE : beg to infown their Old Friends and Pupils that >: they will Ro-open their School on WEDNES- ~'.; V}' DAY, the 30th inßtant. A sound and thorough i ■ English Education, with French, Music, Dano- • ing, and Needlework, will bo oil era! on modo rato terms. .-.■ ■ , MRS CLAYTON'S Boarding and Day ; School, St George's Bay Road, Parnell. -'i First Term, January 31st. . • Drapery. §■ DEFERRED V f p AYM X N T I I SYSTEM, I ■ .;,; fV m AILORS, DRAP ER S r c X MILLINERS, AND OUTFITTERS, HOBSON-STREET, HATE A WELL-ASSORTED STOCK or the BEST CLASS GOODS. All Tweeds thoroughly shrunk before bolng made up, and Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed. The Deferred Payment System has boen found to be a great boon, by enabling those , with limited incomes to procure necoasariea in tho easiest possible way. INSPECTION INVITED. Cash Customers roceiyo 5 per cent. Discount a,:•■< (one shilling in the pound sterling) on all parcels of 20s and upwards. T""" **" —• ~- i Public Notices. THE COLONIAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY (LIMITED). FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSURAFCE AND ENDOWMENTS. CHIEF OFFICES (in New Zealand): HIGH STREET, DUNEDIN. DIRECTORS: W. J. M. LABNAOB, C.M.G., M.H.R.; Edwin J. Spknce (Dalgetr mid Co.), and ItoiiKitT Stout. ALL PROFITS BELONG TO TUB ME lIBERS. Policies Unconditional, Unchajxengaiile, and INDEFEASIBLE. H. S. H. LYALL, Sechetary? Gentlemen required to act as Trovellhig Agents. Liberal terms to capable men. /Christmas trade.—Lndies' Under \_/ clothing and Baby Linen, Infants' Robes and Cloaks. Doing a largo trade in these de partments, lan able to offer some very chcup goods .iust now. A large parcel of Ladies' Drawers, Chemises, Night Dresses, llodices, just marked off to sell cheap.—J.- Hcmloll top of Grey-street, Brighton Houbo. piARK ; fT EBT 1M ON IA h. 'jj N O^T~TV E. Subscriptions for tho abovo will bo received by the Treasurer (Mr John Lamb) and the undersigned from such portions disposed to subscribe who may not hare been waited upon by a Member of tho Committee. «■.!_». :.»"" J-STODART, Sec. New Zealand Insurance Buildings . ■ ;■ i.iiyijiljH" Auckland, December S, 1883, ; , .:.-■■■ ■> J , . m*.*~~&z£iL--h