AUCKLAND MONTHLY SHARE LIST

AUGUST IG, 1834.

No of: __dU-ud ' Amount Paid-up '.Last IMv'ctj Latest Ann'". Int. Companies. \_S^_ ftjka 1. j »K_ I J"' 1' ! v'" pel" ! n M! u'^ et U "» , •**>l*cu'c. I Share. Annum. J Quotations. Cnt. Hate.

SHIPPING.

SHIPPING SUMMARY,

In the following list of arrivals and departures wo givo only such as are likely to be ot interest to Homo readers :—

ARRIVALS.

July _S.-Zcalandia. s.s., Webber, from San Francisco. August 3.-Wairarapa, s.s., Chatlield, lrom South Sea Excursion. August s.—Nora, brigantine, Murohison, from "Mauritius.

August 9.—lrene, brigantine, Horton, from Now York.

August 11.—Penguin, _.s., Cromarty, from Fiji.

DEPARTURES.

July 20.—Glenvosu, barque, MacEwon, for Newcastle. . , _, . July 27.—Zcalandia, s.s.. Webber, for Sydney. July 29.—Penguin, s.s., Cromarty, for liji August 1— Laira, barque, Thow, for Australia, ■pla llokiunga August 3.—Otaki, ship, Woostcr, forl.yttolton. August 4.—lonic, s.s., Cameron, for London, via llobart. August 7.—Androklas, barque, Murray, for Bydnoy. August 7.—Flora, barquo, Holman, for Ham burg. August B.—Thames, barque, Williams, for Now York.

LOADING.

Eangittkcl, ship, Millman, for Lon don. To sai early. Crusader, ship, Scotland, for London.

SOUTHERN SHIPPING.

Wellington, July 29. — Sailed: Coptic, for Napier and Lyttelton, to load frozen mutton.

Wanoanui. July 30.— Captain Doile, of the Stormbird, reports passing the hull of a large vessel, bow up, about 25 miles N.W. of Kapiti. It was pointed black, and appeared about 70 tons register.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Port Chalmers. — August I—Arrived Euterpe, ship, from Sydney.

Bluff.— August 11.—Arrived: Phcenix, barque, from Wellington, to load wheat for London.

LYTTELTOy.—August 9 — Coptic, for Lundon. with 22 passengers, 21,000 frozen shcop, 791 legs mutton, and 100 pieces beef.

Tho Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.'s barque Antares (Capt. Lewis) left Gravoscnd on Juno 17, for Auckland, consigned to Messrs L. D. Nathanand Co.) with thcfollowing passengers.— Second Cabin—Mrs Lunns and two daughters, Miss Archer. Mrs J. Bain, and Mrs Ki-nmcr. Third Cabin —Mr and Mrs Robort Morris, Robert Morris, jun., Ellen Morris, Albert Morris, John Entwistle, Eleanor Entwistle, Lilian Entwistle, John Hyland, Robort J. Parry, Mr und Mrs McDowell, Maggie McDowell, and Richard Johnson.

The Cora arrived at Wellington on August 9th. She spoke the schooner Energy six teen days out from Auckland, bound to Greymouth. The crew had been without •water for eight days, and tho Cora supplied them with a hundred gallons.

The barque Phoenix has had an excop ceptionally long passage from Wellington to Bluff. She left the first-named port on the 29th June, and tho first day out ex perienced a heavy gale, which necessitated heaving to for nine days. She then had fine weather for three days, and passed the Nuggets and sighted Waipapa. She there after mot a heavy galo which drove her back. Five times she passed the Nugget light, and was driven back. The captain states he never experienced such a succession of heavy gales.

THE IONIC

Tho s.s. lonic, which arrived us we were going to press on the 4th August, had a most un eventful passage. She left London on June 18, and took her final departure from Plymouth the next day, line and clear weather prevailing. Culled at Teneriffe on the 25th, and, after taking in coal, lett again same day, and with the ex ception of three (lavs dirty weather when oh* the Capo of Good Hope (passed July 10), fine weather favoured the ship, and good onward Erogross was made, the best day's work done eing 336 knots. Called at Hobart on the 29th July, and after landing passengers and taking in a further supply of coal, sho resumed her voyage for Auckland on the 30th. Very tine weather prevailed thence till arrival in port. There was no sickness during tho passage, ar_d Dr. Philson, after making the usual inspection. E resented Captain Cameron with a clean bill of ealth. The lonic's passage from Gravesend occupied 46 days, the actual steaming time being 43 days 20 hours. The following are the names of her officers:—Commander, J. G. Cameron; Chief Engineer, W. O. Purvis; Surgeon, S. A. Patrick: Puraer, G. Row.

THE MAIL STEAMER.

Tho P.M.s.s. Zealandia arrived from San Francisco via Honolulu on the 27th of July, Captain Webber reports:-" July 6, 1.30 p.m., discharged San Francisco pilot off Golden Gate, and reoeivod Honolulu pilot at noon on tho 13th July. Discharged Honolulu pilot at 6.15 p.m. same day, and received Auckland pilot at 12 noon on the 27th July. From San Francisco to Honolulu experienced moderate N.E. winds and fine weather. From Honolulu freßh N.E. trades with hoavy swell to Sdeg. North; af tor wards to Tutuila Btrong southorly and variable winds; from thence to 28deg. South moderate to strong southerly winds. On -the 26th instant experienced a moderate galo with high con fused sea from the N.W., afterwards shifting suddenly to tho south-wost, with heavy confused sea till arrival in port. Pas sengers from San Francisco :-Saloon :Mr J LeCren. Miss LeCren, Mr F. Arenas, Mrs Maw and 2 children, Mr J. E. Denny-ton, Mr Kenyon, and 5 in the steerage. From Honolulu: 2in the steerage. For Sydney: 17 in saloon and 32 in steerage. The ZeaUndu resumed her .voyage .to Sydney at 5 p.m. on July 27 with the following passengers from this port :-Mr and Mrs Nathan, L. Grigson, M. O'Connor, Georgo Barry, C. Barrett, J. Leary, H. J. Learn, S. J. Mclvinlay. A. Anderson, A. Springford, and lurutmll.

ARRIVAL OF THE IONIC.

The direct steamer lonic, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived from London, via Hobart, on August 4. The lonic left London on June 18, under command of Captain J. G. Cameron, and on the following day she took her departure from riymouth. Her voyage from thence to Hobart occupied undor 41 days, that port having been reached prior to July 30. She left Hobart for Auckland on that day, at 3 p.m., after having coaled, arriving here as above.

The following is a list of the lonic's pas sengers for New Zealand ports : —First saloon.—For Lyttelton: Miss E Abernethy, Mr B. T. Bhodes. For Auckland : Messrs M. L. Bond, J. S. Couper, S. Grant, Miss E. Riley. For Napier: Miss J. M. H. Hoad. For Otago :Mr C. Nichols. For Hobart: Mr A. H. Rowan. Second cabin. —For Wellington *. Messrs F. C. J. Avery, J. A. Bower, VV. Buchanan, J. Howie, E. Tyler, H. Wilson, Mrs Reynolds. For Lyttel ton : Messrs S. Bullock, P. Gibson, Miss C. WhytO; For Auckland: Messrs A. David son, J. Dunlop, J. E. Long, H. Mills, A E. Neave, C. Simpson, Mrs E. R. Hickson, Mr and Mrs R. H. Harris and family, Mr and Mrs D. Hipkins and family, Mr and Mrs J C Long, Mr and Mrs D. V. Shandham and 2 children. For Otago : Mrs Douglas, Mr D. Kean. Third Cabin -For Auck land :' Messrs T. Allison, G. Blake, J. Coventry, J. Gaddes, L. Jcnkinson -C. Mackie, T. McGregor OF. Otter Mat thew Pinkney, Mark Pinkney, M. Rhys, W. Roxburgh and family, J. J-Toward, L Walker J Yates, Mesdames G. Blake and fomUy, J Gaddei and children Matthew Pinkney-and family, Mark Pinkney^ and family, J. Wallace, J. Yates and family. For Lyttelton : Messrs H. Blackburn, S. Boyd, J. Bruce, J. Gardner, F. Houghton, l yHoughton, E. T. Hudson, E. Raw lings, Mesdames S. Boyd and family, M. h. Hudson, Jones and infant. FOl Port Chalmers *. Messrs E Cooper H Dunstan, W. Forster, W. Halliday, M. Jackson, J. Jess, A. Kidd, J. Masling, J. Shale, Mesdames M. Jackson and family, J. Shale and family. For Wellington ;Mr A T A. Pierce, Mis A, Emon, Miss S. M. Schofheld. For Otago: MessrsT. Gordon, A. McCorkmdale A. McMillan, E. W. Thomas Bluft Harbour: Mr J. Hughes. For Sydney; Messrs D. Kennedy, J. Steer Mrs J. Steer .and family. For Greymouth: Messrs 14. •Russell, G« Russell.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

1* ABM AND DAIRY Pnonucm.-Wholesale: But ter, irusli, is 3d anil Is Od: Butler, salt. KdiolOd: *- hi'osc. (rood factory, old to'ijd; Canterl ui-y do., ja to Oil; Eg^, per rtoz., Is; Lard, por blaildcr, 7d to 7 d; Bacon and Hams, rrovinciul, lidtoSd: llains, Sd id Bd ; Canterbury Ham and Bacon bari. od ; Hams only, lid; Jams, per case, odoz., £1 17sOil to £1 18asd; Honey in bulk. Id per lb. Koiail: Butter, trash. IsOrt. Is9d; Baltdo..loil to ls-.chc-Mo. colonial. 9d to 10d;K'rgs, per doz.. Is3d; JjttW, por ib, 8d to Od ; Bacon, per lb, lOd to Is; Ham., do., la to Is Id.

Fi.ouit Maukk'i*. — Wholesalo — Superfine flour, silk drosscd. nor ton, £12 : do, do, house hold, £11; hundreds. ss: llftiea, 10s por ton extra sacks and bags free; Southern do. £0 l-"-s lo £10 : bran, per ton. sucks included, local, £11; Southern, do, £o 10s ; sharps, '"6*: cabin bread, do, £18; oatmeal, do, &V'< 6s to £13 15s; maize, 4s (II to 4a I'd i o;'.ta. ?_"„<! to 2s Sd; potatoes, £3 15s to£4 pc*. foi; pearl barley, do., £23 to i.l. Kauri dim. Flax, fee—The market re mains very weak. Wo emote; Poor ordinary, 3.. to 3^;^_iail ordinary, 3os to 3Ss; superior, £10 and upw-ans*; East Coast, £52 to£so. Supply for August to date, about 300 tuns; flax per ton, £1S lo £21; tow, do., £7 to £!); fungus per lb, 2d; cocoanut llbre, per cwt, 15s to 17s ; beeswax. Od to lod lb.

Coal and Firewood Market.—Coal: New castle (ship's sido), 28s to 30s por ton; yard, 32s to 355; Hay of Islands, at yards, .Gslid; screenod, 30s6d: ditto at Die minus, 13s 6it; ship's side, 265; Waikato, 8s to 12s; in Auckland, 18s to 225; Kamo. 12s per ton at loading ground; Taupiri at mine, eslid to r2a at yarn, 19s Oil to2!s: Whangarei, at niino, 9s 6d; yard (steam), 17s; hoiiseholiLSls;.delivered, 235. Firewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo), 9s to Os per ton; delivered, lis; cut. 17b to 18s.

Building; Materials.—Tiinbor: Hoards and scantling, 100 ft, best, lis; second-class, 8s; b.est, planed, tongued, and grooved, first-class, 15s tid; medium, 12s; second ditto. 10s tkl. Mille: Cargo.best.lls; sccond-class,ss tkl; baulk, 8s Cd. New Zealand palings, sft, (sap), 10s; oft (heart), 13s; 6ft. lis: ti-treo rails, £3 10s por 10j ; purin posts. IB 10s to £7 10s; sliinglos. 10s por I.OOO; lloburt palings, oft, 19s ; lift, 21. : Hobart rails. 90s, selling quotations, Bricks (nt Avondalo), 40s por 1.000; town yards,sos to 55s ; ilclivcred.sss to 00s. Drain pipes (at work.), por 100 (U inches bore), 40s; 4 inches, lis; 3 inches, 9s; 2 inche., £2 10s per 1,000; socket glased pipes, 19 inches; 2s Od per foot; 15 inches, 2s por fool; 12 inches. Is tkl por foot; 9 inches. Is por foot; 0 inches, Bd per foot: 4 inches, 4d por foot. Manures.—Honcdust, Sydney. £8 to £.'! 10s, a«cording to quality: bone-flour, £0 Ills; Auckland £S to £8 10s: Peruvian guano, £18; Maiden Island, £8: Huon guano, small lots, £5 to £fi, bags included: Hurst's ohomical manure, £11 Ids.

COMMERCIAL

Gear Meat Preserving Company, Wel lington, declares 10 per c«nt. dividend.

New Plymouth Gas Company have de clared a dividend of 10 per cent. The Equitable Investment Company, Dunedin, have declared a dividond of 10 per cent.

In his report on Waring Taylor's estate, the Wellington Official Ar"sigiieo submitted that Taylor has brought himwelf under the penal clauses of the Bankruptcy Act.

Owing to various circumstances, one of the chief factors in which is the present high price of mutton, the Gear Meat Company, Wellington, and also the Wellington Meat Export Company, havo determined to dis continue freozing for the next month or two.

The report of tho directors of the Colonial Bank for tho past half-year recommends placing £10,000 to the reserve fund (making it 1*12,000), the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent, (which will absorb £14,000), and carrying forward £2,767.

Returns for quarter ending June 30th show that the banks of this colony had liabilities amounting to £10,733,025, while their assets were valued at £]8,400,285. Tho notes in circulation are a little over a million sterling, while the coin and bullion on hand is worth nearly two millions

The directors of the "New Zealand Frozen Meat Storage Company, at a meeting held on the 13th of August, resolved to pay a dividend at the rate of S per cent, on the paid-up capital. The result of the past year's work is satisfactory. The balance sheet, however, cannot be laid beforo shareholders until November 14th, when, according to the Articles of Association, the annual meeting is to be held. The projected conference of Chambers of Commerce which is expected to meet at Christchureh promises to be of consider able service in drawing attention to ques tions of importance to the mercantile and general Community. On July 31 tho Wel lington Chamber, in appointing two dele gates to the conference, passed a resolution that it is desirable that the introduction of the decimal system of coinage and tho metric system of weights and measures should be discussed. Amongst other sub jects which tho Chamber agreed to refer to the delegates are railway management, re vision of Customs tariff, and establishment of tribunals of commerce. Messrs J. E. Nathan and E. Pearee are the Wellington delegates.

A meeting of shareholders of jthe Kaipara Steamship Company, in liquidation, was held on the 6th August for the pur pose of winding up the Company. The statement of accounts showed that the balance on hand at August, 1883, was L4l 9s ; freight and passenger receipts, L 2747 2s; proceeds ef sale of City of Cork and Lily, L 1462 10s; proceeds of sale of Kaipara steamers plant, book debts, &c, L 6005 ; total, L10.25G 17s. By bank over draft, coal, interest, &c, L7ti2s 12s 7d; disbursements for working expenses, and for printing, advertising, &c, L2G3I 4s 5d ; total, L 10.256 17s. It was decided to adopt the statement, and it was also resolved to leave the books, etc., of the Company in the hands of Mr Lodder. A vote of thanks was accorded to the liquidator. At the annual meeting of the Now Zealand Refrigerating Company at Dune din on August (i the report and balance-sheet were adopted, tho dividend being ten per cent. Iho Ci airman said the Company had no liabilities if any kind, and had made no losses during ihe year what ever. They had at the commencement of the year a mortgage of £5,0C0, which they had now wiped off, and they were entirely free of debt of any kind. Tho actual ex pense of the management was not £1,000 during the year. Thoy had added a new freezing machine to the works, increased their storing capacity to 10,000 carcases, and enlarged the slaughtering houses, en abling them to kill 500 or GOO sheep a day. Works were being established about two miles north of Oamaru, and the total expen diture in connection with them would be a little under £4.000. They had an immediate prospect of getting a return on the outlay by means of the steamer rvhicli had been chartered by Mr Reid, of Elderslie. It had been chartered for three years, and would take away probably 40,000 sheep a year. It would be observed that the directors proposed to refund to shippers of sheep 3d a head on account of charges. They thought that, seeing they had a reason able surplus, it was only fair that the shipper should get back a portion of the charges. He thought that there was a brighter day in store for frozen mutton.

The _-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Taupin Extended Coal Company, for the purpose of receiving the half-yearly report, was held at the office of the Secre tary, Mr F. Schcrff, at 2.30 on July 25. The- report is as follows : — " The directors beg to submit the balance sheet and Profit and Los 3 Account for the half-year ending June 30. 18S4. The profit for that period, after writing off L 262 14s od for depreciation of plant and buildings, amounts to L 3,085 83 3d, which the directors recommecd to appropriate as follows: L6OO to payment of the usual dividend of Is per share, and L6OO to bonus of lv per share, leaving the balance of L 1,585 8s 3d to be carried forward to new account. The output for the half-year amounted to 18,000 tons. The mine and plant aro in thorough good working order, and the Bail- May Department, under the new manage ment, renders every' facility for promptly supplying empty trucks and forwaidingcoal to its destination. Thero is no difficulty now in executing orders up to 300 tons per day on the shortest notice. The dividend and

bphuijjwil! t*. payable on the 26th July." Tme Irofit and Loss Account was as fol lows :—January 30, to dividend and bonus, L 900; investing account, Ll,000; Juno 30, mining exponse, &c, L5,12r)55; balance carried to new account, Lo,S7(i 7s 10— L 13.001 12s lOd. January 1, by balance, L 5.090 19s 7d. June 30, coal sold, 1.8,142 4s; interest, L6B lis 3d—L13.901 l'2s lOd. Tho business was purely of a formal character, tho report and balance-sheet being opposed. Ml* Roberton presided,

Half-yearly Mooting of Colonial Bank.

' At the half-yearly.it.cctirig of tho Colo] nial Dun', of licw Zealand, at Dunedin, Ml' I_, B. Cargill, Chairman of Direc tors, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said he had to ask thoir approval to the adoption of the report which had boon placed in their hands. In re ference to the figures contained in tho report, they would sen that tho position of the bank accounts for tho past six monthc compared in many respects vory favourably with previous occasions; For instance, there had been a laige incrcaso in the do posits held by tho bank, amounting since December to 1*208,000, and of this £142,000 was on fixed deposit bearing interest, and £00,000 on current accounts only. They would notico that tho amount of _;ood securities held by tho bank in London had also boon largely increased ; they amounted now to £100,000, being an incronso by ;C35,000. It had been thought right by tho directors to keep a strong deposit in London availablo in caso of any contingency that might arise. Tho deposit had increased by L 54,000, and tho bills discounted by 1.100,000. On tho other hand, tho overdrafts had been reduced by L 5,000. The directors could say that they were happy to recommend shareholders toap propriato the usual profits, which would give a dividend of 7 per cont., and enable 1.10,000 to be carried to tho reservo fund as provided by the deed of settlement. They would see that tho balanco of cash held in the colony Mas somewhat largo, L2!)5,000, and thoy had a sum of L 100,000 negotiable securities bearing interest lying at their ollico in London ; so they felt they were very strong to meet any contingency or adverse circumstances that might arise. Turning now to tho question of profits, ho had already said that thoy could afford to bti well satisfied to recommend the appro priation as a dividend of the usual amount (7 por cent.), and the placing of LIO,OOO to the reserve fund.

The Hon. R. Camfheli, seconded the motion, 110 thought that, under the cir cumstances of depression, it was matter of groat congratulation that the directors had been able to declare a dividend of 7 per cent., especially with the property tax to pay- Tho report was unanimously adapted. Messrs J. T. Wright and J. M. Ritchie were elected directors.

New Zealand Loan and Merrcantile Agency.

Tho annual local meeting of tho share holders of tho abovo Company was held on the 24th July in tho offices, Queen-street, Dr. Campboll being in the chair. Thirteen shareholders were present. After tho pro ceedings had been formally openod, the Chairman said :—"Tho object of the present mooting is a special one, for fie purpose of electing the colonial directors and the auditors. The annual report published in Loudon last Fobruary has been for somo months in shareholders' hands. You are aware that einco tho publication of that ro port the capital of tho Company has been increased by tho issue of 20,000 now shares, representing the sum of half a million. Ten thousand of those shares arc to bo issued to existing proprietors at a premium of '20s. Tho other ton thousand aio ta bo issued in Australia at such premium as they may command in tho market, and it is con fidently expected that the judicious distri bution of these shares—which arc held in hi»h estimation —will greatly assist in ex tending the valuable and highly-profitable business now carriod on in Australia. As an index of the expansion of tho Company's business in Melbourne I may inform you that the increase in wool sold has risen from 22,575 bales for tho year ending 30th June, ISS2, to 36,388 for ISB4. Wool sold and shipped—from 37,998 to 55,880 bales, vaine of £59,834 to £122,419. Coming nearer home, I may say that in Now Zea land, whore in our wool sales in 1880, somo 7,000 bales represented the busi ness done, whilst lust return, show over 11,000 bales. Generally, I may stato, that from all tho agencies wo have returns of a steadily increasing business, and a business of a most satisfactory description. In fact, had tho capital beon increased by one million instead of luilf-a-million, the Company would have had no difficulty in profitably employing it, tho many new rival institutions notwithstanding."

Messrs Samuel Browning and J, C. Firth were tho retiring directors, and on the proposition of Mr A.... Taylor, seconded by Mr J. H. Upton, they were re-elected. Upon the motion of Mr Leighton, seconded by Mi* J. C. Firth, Mr William Innos Taylor was ro-appointcd auditor. Mr U. P. Pierce proposed, and Mr J. M. McLnchlan seconded, a voto of thanks to the Chairman, directors, and officers of tho Company for thoir conduct of business during the year. The vote having been passed, the Chair niui made a simple acknowledgment of tho honour on behalf of tho directors.

Mr F. Battley, in returning thanks for the officers, .said that the duty of doing so was by no means a perfunctory one. The officers realised tho worth" of, and very highly valued, these expressions of confidence from tho shareholders, and he thought he might say that exporioxco of them served but to emphasiso tho thanks which wore annually accorded. They were a most earnest and devoted body of officers.

The scroll minutes were then read and confirmed, which concluded the business.

Auckland Timber Company.

The annual meeting of the above Company was held at 3 o'olock on the 4th August, Captain Daldy presiding. The Secretary read the annual report and balance-sheet.

The report showed that since last annual meetingthe directors have created a Roserve Fund of £24,000, by transferring £15,400 for premiums received on shares issued, to gether with £5,600 carried from profit and loss account, thereby reducing the balance to £12,995 17s fid carried forward to new account last year The balance sheet shows a total profit of £32,614 lis 7d available for appropriation, which, after deducting £12,995 17s 5d brought forward from last year, leaves a net profit of £19,61S 14s 2d for the year's operations. The directors re commend the payment of a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent., amounting to £14,400, leaving a balance of £18,214 lis 7d, to be carried forward to new ac count. They have written off a sum of £8,278 14s 3d for depreciation of lands, mill-plant, and vessels, making a total of £22,030 Is 5d written off for depreciation einco the f__*mation of tho Company in 1878. Tho dividend will be payable on and aftor Thursday, the 7th instant. The balance-sheet shows : — To uncalled capital, £96,00; reserve fund, £24,000; amounts owing by Company, £58,115 17s 3d. Assets :By properties and plant, viz., freeholds, leai?eholds, buildings, machinery, wharves, booms, e_c., £1)0,000 17s 7d; vessels, £3,144 19s 6d ; stock-in trade, goods, stores, &c, Auckland, £25,953 3s lid; stocks, book debts and advances to contractors at branches, £69,495 14s Id ; book debts (secured and unsecured), Auck land, £18,616 178 sd; horses and drays, £671 ; office furniture, £170; insurance premiums, rates, rents, &c. (un expired), £286 14s 9d ; bills receivable (in hand), £1,293 15s 4d ; cash. £3,067 Gs 3d : total, £210,730 Ss lOd. Profit and Loss Ac count :—To salaries, rates, rents, taxes and sundries, £8,.40 as; discount, interest, and bad debts, £7,641 19s sd; depre ciation, £8,278 14s 3d : total, £24,560 ISs Bd. Balance, £32,614 lis 7d. Total, £57,175 10s 3d. —By bal ance from 30th June, 1883:— £30,655 17s sd; less dividend on 20,000 shares at 12s, £12,060, and less £5,600 carried to re serve fund, £12,995 17s sd; transfer fees, £22 12s 6d; gross profits, £44,157 0s 4d: total, £57,175 10s 3d.

The report was adopted,

Mr J. Brown was re-elected director, and Messrs Wade and Nutter auditors (at re numeration of £50). The directors' hono rarium was fixed at £300. Votes of thanks were accorded to the directors, manager, and oliiccrs of the Company.

New Zealand Shipping Company.

The eleventh annual meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company was held on August 7. Mr J. L. Coster presided, and there we re twenty present.

The report showed that the ordinary service by direct steam6r to have given a profit of L 30.093, after providing all the costs of the inauguration of the scheme; but, in consequence of tho charter of the Catalonia, through default of tho Doric, there was a loss of L 15,472, which is met by transferring L<20,000 from the reserve. An ample margin exists, and two new steamers of about 4,750 tons each have been contracted for (the Kaikoura and Rirautaka), and are to be completed in September and October respec tively. This will enable the Company to conduct a monthly service without charter

ing steamers. The Tongariro, Aorangi, and Ruapehu have exceeded in speed the guarantee of the builders. The sailing ships contiuuo valuablo adjuncts to the steamers, and the Company still charter considerable sailing tonnago. During the past year fresh issues of capital were mado in London, aggregating 30,730 shares. Of these 23,100 are L 5 paid up, and 20,000 aro quoted on the London Stock Exchange, The balance, 0,507, are at present paid up to L 2 JOs per share; The balance of profit and loss to be dealt with in tlio accounts, including L 20,000 transferred from the reserve, is L 50.0.3, which tho directors re commend to bo appropriated ; L 18,472 to provido for special loss on tho Catalonia (chartered); 1.22,950 for a ten percent, dividend, and L8.G05 to carry forward. Tho directors do not propose to fill tho vacancy at the Hoard caused by tho lamented death of Mr Tattered. Mr Wil liam Pearcq (of John Eldet' and Co.) has joined tho London Board uf Advice. Tho retiring director.. (Messrs Anderson, Wil- Hon, and Studholme) offer themsolvcs for ro-clcction. The following is tho balance sheet, tho London aceoiiuls being to May :—

Dn.—To capital subscribed, L 595,070 ; loss amount uncalled and unpaid, L3'29,554 0s 1id—L265.755 Ills Id; bills payable. LSI, 139 3s 2d; debentures for money bor rowed and deposits, LS-1,425 0s lid; balances duo to builders and others, partly secured by debentures and otherwise, L 457.255 (is Sd ; special advances on loans account, L75,1i00 ; sundry current accounts, L 88.560 lis 4d; reserve fund, 1.100,000; insurances account, L 7,783 12s sd; un claimed dividends, LI7S 3s -id ; balance at credit of profit and loss, LoO.OOS 10s 3d; total, L 1,210,827 7s 2d.

On. —By properties of Company afloat ar.d ashore, including licet of sailing and steam ships with equipment, and pay ments on account of two steamships now building, refrigerators, hulks, coal, store, working plants in London and colony, (.978,728 15s 0.1 ; Catalonia charter ac count, L1f',471 15s 2d; land proporty, leaseholds, olliccs, furniture, &C, L 24.437 18s 5d ; sundry current account!*, including not freights collectable insured, L 159,340 His 2d; cash balance at credit at bankers, 1.47,494 10s 7d ; petty cash at agencies, Lit Itis 8d ; bills receivable, L 2.065 13s Od ; dividend account, 1.50,175 Os 9d.

The Chairman moved tho adoption of the report and balance-sheet and appropria tions.

ilr McGlashan seconded tbe motion, which was carried unanimously.

The retiring directors, Messrs J. Andor son, J. Studholmo, and A, Cracroft Wilson, were re-elected, and votes of thanks wore passed to tho directors and staff.

Auckland Gas Company.

Tho half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Auckland Gas Company wus held on July 30. Thero was a good attendance. Sir F. Whitakor presided. The Secretary (Mr E. B. Parsons) read the following statement of accounts :— Abstract of receipts and expenditure on revenue account for half-year endod 30th June, 1884 ;—

K,ECEira.-Gnß, L 15,539 17s Id; re siduals, 1.2,271 4s 7d *, transfer fees, 1.6 Is Gd; balance on sale of gas fittings,estimated, 1.200. Total, L 15.317 3s sd. Exi-esmtork.—Coals, 1,7,001 5s lOd; stokers'wages, L 1,240 19. 4d ; purification of gas, LSO lis ; distribution of gas, L2b'2 3s lid ; water at works, L 34 (is Sd ; wear and tear, labourers' wages, &c, L 1,293 14s 9d ; insurance, L(i; directors, L 140; salaries, 1.1,117 is; stationery, Lls(i 3s Id; rent, L9l 3s 3d ; rates and taxos, L 483 (is 2d; potty cash, L2B Ss Od ; interest, L 241 19s; legal expenses, L 33 -Is 7d ; ollico furniture, L 4 ISsi)d. Total, L 12.215 OslOd. Balanco of profit, L 0,102 2s 7d. Dividend on 1-1,000 shares at 8s (id, I.5,!)."i(). Balance to profit and loss (now account), L 152 2s 7d.

Tho report was received. New lssDii or Shakes.—Tho Chairman said ho would now read a scries of resolu tions which had been prepared with tho ob ject of extending tho business of the Com pany. Thoy would not bo dealt with now, it being the intention to hold a special meeting to consider hem. There wore now 14,000 shares issued, and 1,000 retained by tho Company. The object of the resolu tion in his hand was to do away with the present patehing-itp system, and to mako .permanent provision for tho distant future. Tho directors had givon the scheme a great deal of consideration, but as the matter was ono of groatimportanco to theConipany, they wero desirous that tho shareholders should have timo to reflect upon them. He would now move the resolutions formally as fol lows :—(1) That tho capital of the Com pany be increased by the creation of 35,000 new shares of £5 each. (2) Thut 14,000 of the new shares bo offered to tho holders of tho present shares in pro portion of ono new share to an old one. (3) That for each now share a premium of 50s bo paid. (I) That the option of taking tho new shares to bo given until the Ist September next to all shareholders in Now Zealand, and until tho Ist January to all sharoholdors absent from tho colony. (5) That tho directors mako calls on the new shares from time to time, as tho affairs of the Company require addi tional capital; and that the dividend payable thereon bo calculated from the timo of payment of tho calls respectively. (i. That any new shares not takon up, as above mentioned, be disposed of by tender from time to timo when tho directors think lit. That the remaining 20,000 new shares bo disposed of as authorised from time to time by an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders to be called specially for that purpose. That tho 1,000 shares of the old issue remaining undisposed of, and tho 1,000 new shares created and reserved in res pect thereof, bo disposed of from time to timo by tender, as may be desired by the direc tors most advantageous to the Company. —Mr Thomas Mucffarlane seconded.

Bay of Islands Coal Company.

The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held on August 8, Mr Firth presiding. There were 10 shareholders present, Tho half-yearly report of the directors was read as follows: —"The directors beg to report that the sales of coal for tho past half-year havo been 12.56G tons, the strike of tho minors at the beginning of tho year having, with other causes, tended to diminish the quantity sold, as compared with that of tho previous six months. The seam of coal has not undergone much change. Tho production has somewhat increased, although a good portion of tho workings is still in faulty ground. It is intended shortly to put down another bore hole, at a point agreed on by the General Manager and Mr McKay, Government Geologist. The railway has been handed over to Government, and tho whole line, from Kawakawa to Opua, is now being worked by them. The steam cranes sup plied for shipping coal having been proved unsuitable, the matter was brought under the notice of the Public Works Depart ment, by which steps have been takon to remedy the defects. The directors have endeavoured to dispose of the steamer and barges, but, so far, without any result. The accounts presented herewith show a marked improvement on those of the pre vious half-year. Tho prico of coal has lately been reduced one shilling por ton. With this reduction the directors hope for an increased sale of coal, and trust that the business of the current half-year may show a still furthor improvement on that of tha six months just ended.' The balance-sheet showed :—Liabilities : Capital, L 30.008 ; reserve fund, L 2.000 ; debts and liabilities, overdraft Bank of New Zealand, L 4,510 14s Id. ; money orders issued but not presented, L7'-'3 16s 6d ; amount due to 'Government for royalty, L 5,386 16s 4d ; bills payable, L 331 Ss 9d ; debts duo by Company, L5!6 6s 2d— L43.4C9 Is lOd. Assots : Property hold by Company, L 29,579 ss6d ; permanent works, L10.4G5 12s lOd ; cash in hand, L 24 4s Id ; debts duo to Company, L 1,734 19s lid ; office furniture, L 149 3s Sd ; goods and timber at colliery, L 412 2s 7d; coal on hand at Opua, L 243 ; coal in hulk Bolla Marina, L 342 os lOd; profit and loss balance, L2OB 7s 6d — L43.4G9 Is lOd. Profit and Loss Account: To balanco profit ! and loss old account—Dr. : LGSS 12s 3d ; ' mining coal, labour, carriage etc., L5.95614s 8d ; forage, L2lO 19s ; freight on goods to colliery, L3O 4s 5d ; general charges and expenses, L 332 10s scl; interest and dis count, L 312 lis ; interest on rail way expenditure by Government, L 320 15s 4d ; prospecting, L 220 ISs Gd ; royalty fee, L 209 Ss Sd; salaries, L4S3 6s Sd; hulk Bella Marina, L 8 6s 4d. Total, LS,SO7 7s 3d. To balance, L2OS 7s sd. C,.. By sales of 12,566 tons coal, L 5,303 13s 7d ; rent o£ cottages and land at Col liery, L9l4s 7d ; profit on stores and timber sold, and work done at Colliery, L 204 Is 8d; balance, L2OB 7e od—Lß.Bo7 7s 3d.— The Chairman moved, and Dr. Campbell seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried, and the meeting terminated.

Auckland Gas Company.

Anadjournedandwellattended meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was hold on th« 6th of August for the purpose of discussing* certain proposals for the increase of capital. Sir F. Wiiitaker (who was in the chair) said this was an adjourned meeting, to enable tho shareholders to cousider tho largo proposals of the directors contained in resolutions submitted to the general meeting

as to increasing the capital of the Company. They wouldseethat it waspropoaed to create 35,000 new shares, whereas the present capital of the Company was 15,000 shares, but when they considered the question they would And that any thing short of theincreaso ' proposed would be insufficient, and have necessitated their being called together again to enablo the directors to carry on the busiiioss of the Company. It might be as well to briefly refer to the progress of the Company. In 1863 it was formed by 13 shareholders, and 720 shares wero taken up. It had gone on increasing as the town increased and people became accustomed to tho use of gas. Two years ago the share holders had laid before them a cir cular showing the increase required. In 1880 the requirement was soven millions; in 18S1, 45 millions ; in 1882, 04 millions; and in 1883, 78 millions. The manager of tho gas-works had given him an estimate of the expenditure required up to tho end of 1889 ( which was llpit the consumption would in crease 136 millions beyond tho present con sumption, and that LISG.OOO would bo re quired for extension. In arriving at tho above ostimato ho only allowed for an in crease of twenty per cont. yearly, but really it had boon greater in tho past ; but although the expenditure might bo con sidered low, it would, he thought, bo suffi cient. Thoy Mrero at present cloar of debt, and their object was to keep so. It was now a . quostion for tho shareholders whether they would adopt these proposals or suggest something hotter. The direc tors, ho might stato, had given tho fullest consideration to the subject, and these were the conclusions they arrived at. Ho moved : 1. That the capital of the Company be increased by the creation of 35,000 new shares of £5 each. 2. That 14,000 of the now shares bo offored to the holders of tho proscnt shares, in the proportion of one new share to ono old one. 3. That for each now share a premium of 50s be paid. 4. That tho option of taking tho now shares be given until tho Ist September noxt to all share holders in Now Zealand, and until the Ist January to all shareholders absent from tho colony. 5. That tho directors mako calls on the now shares from time to timo, as the affairs of the Company require additional capital, a proportionate part of the premium being paid with each call; and that the dividends payable thereon bo calculated from tho timo of payment of tho calls res pectively. 0. That any new shares not taken up as above-mentioned be disposed of by tender, from time to time, when tho directors think fit. 7. That tho remain ing 20,000 new shares be disposed of as authorised, from time to time, by an extraordinary genoral meeting of the shareholders, to bo called specially for that purpose. 8. That the 1,000 shares of the old issuo remaining undisposed of, and tho 1,000 new shares created and resorved in respect thereof, bo disposed of from time to timo by tender as may bo deemed by the directors most advantageous to tho Com pany. Mr Roader Wood briefly seconded the resolution.

Mr McLaughlin said tho only point on whith thoro could bo any difference was as to the premium, L 2 10s. They paid divi dends only on a capital of LGO.OOO in L 5 shares, but the capital was roally L 90.000, so that tho dividend, instead of being 17. as re presented, was really only 12_ on the capital. If thoy showed largo dividends they would havo the public demanding a reduction in tho prico of gas, A discussion on the matter of premium then onsued. Messrs Header Wood, New man, McLood, Snclling, and Boardman taking part therein. Mr C. B. Stone said, that as the directors wanted L 105,000, why not issue 14,000 shares at L 5 oach to tho shareholders '! This would realise L 70.000, and thoy could then soil the other sharos to the public at current rates to mako up the balanco. Ho moved to that effect. Air McLaughlin seconded. - This was put to tho mooting and lost by 10 to 13, and tho original resolutions wore put and carried.

Mr W. Waring Taylor was examined publicly in bankruptcy at Wellington on August 11. The bankrupt admitted with regard to certain entries in his books that tho investments referred to had either lapsed or had not beon complotod. He also admitted that various entries relating to mortgages wore fictitious, and said thero was no necessity to go into details. His further examination was adjourned for threo weeks.

Two-thirds of the capital required for the erection of a now theatre on the sito of tho old Opora House, Wellington, have been subscribed, and a company will bo at once formed to undertake its erection.

SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Tiik llth anniversary of the Hibernian- Australasian Catholic BcnefitSocioty(Auck land Branch, No SI) was celebrated on July 23 in tho large hall at tho corner of Pitt and Wellington-streets, with a social gather ing, and passed off most successfully. The hall, which was tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens, was crowded to its utmost capacity, and it is estimated thero were closo upon 300 couples pro3ent. Amongst the invited guests wero His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. 11. Waddel), Fathoi Walter McDonald, Father Lenihan, Dr. Evans (medical attendant), and tho following representatives of kindred societies :—Mr M. Landers (Thamos Branch), Mr A. B. Griffiths (Protestant Alliance), and Mr F, Stafford (Amalgamated Society of Carpen- j tors and Joiners). About ton o'clock, Mr W. G. Connolly, the President, mounted the platform, and intimated that a short time would be dovoted to tho business of the ovening. After a fow remarks, ho called upon Mr P. Kearney, tho Socretary, to read tho report, and show the progress tli3 Branch had made since its establishment. He stated that eleven years ago 18 gentlemen banded them selves together^ and formed the present Society. Since then, 436 members had joined, and at present they had 235 good members on the roll. They had paid in sick fund during the 11 years L 960; in medical attendance and medicine, L 1,340 ; and funeral allowance, L 240, besides L4O to members in distress out of the benevolent fund, which had only been in existenco two years. The Branch had at pre sent to the credit and management fund, L7Bl ; to the credit of tho benevolent fund, £20; besides a banner fund of £60. Out of the 18 members who joined in forming the branch, only 6 now remained. Mr Kearney concluded by 'ad vising all single young ladies before they got married to see their future husband belonged to some benefit society. His Worship the Mayor, Father Walter McDonald, Mr Griffiths, and Mr M. Landers also made a few appropriate remarks, each urging upon single and married men to mako provision for a rainy day. Danoing was then resumed, and con tinued with unflagging energy until half past four o'clock in the morning, Messrs James Patterson and C. Smith acting as masters of ceremonies. The programme of dances was as follows : —Quadrille, polka, mazurka, lancers, wait., schottische, d'Alberts, mdzurka, Irish jig, Caledonians, schottische, waltz, lancers, mazurka, reel, quadrille, polka, d'Alberts, Highland schot. tischo, Caledonians, waltz, lancers, mazurka, Parisian quadrille. Sheahan't- string band of five Instruments supplied tho music.

SUPPOSED WRECK.

The Riverton polico report that a life-boat belonging to the barque Mario Ange has been found in Doughty Bay, about two miles west of Colac Bay. The natives say they first saw it on the 2nd August. The boat is eighteen feet long, and is badly stove and otherwise damaged. Captain Tozer, of the Ringarooma, re ports seeing a large fire on the Red Head Preservation Inlet on August 3rd, when passing. Puysogar light was also seen, but the fires were some distance from the light house, and could not be seen from there, as tho land shut out the view. The fires are supposed to have been from shipwrecked mariners, and may have somo connection with the medicine-ches.t found on Ore puko Beach last week, marked, "Ship Marie Ange." Government having been communicated with, sent the schooner Kelteno and steamer Hinemoa to search for signs of the wreck or its survivors. The supposed wreck which tho Hinemoa has gone in search of, the Mario Ange, is an iron brig of 274 tons register, owned in Jersey. She passed her No. 3 Lloyds' survey at Swansea, in October last, at a cost of £1,800. Thence she proceeded to Rio De Janeiro with a cargo of coal, going on to Mauritius, From this point her misfortunes appear to have set in, as shortly after leaving Port Louis she en countered a fearful cyclone, which swept away everything but the lower masts, which were of iron. She returned to Port Louis and effected repairs, which cost £3,000, after which she made a tedious passage to Adelaide, where she discharged sugar, and loaded flour for Brisbane. Her passage to the latter port was one of the fastest over mads, being only 12 days. From Brisbane she proceeded to Newcastle, whereacargo of coal was taken in for Port Chalmers, and it was while nearing her destination that she is supposed to have been lost in Foyeaux Strait, as portions of wreckage belonging to her have been picked up.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Wansanui is to have a Bicycle Club. It is proposed to form a Labourers' Union at Christchureh. Costloy's trustees want £5,000 as then share of the spoil. August 1 was the 17th anniversary of Thames goldtield. Manhood suffrage is proposed to be intro duced in Tasmania. A parcels post is to be established between Australia and India. An Industrial Inhibition was opened at Dunedin on August 2. Hickory nut trees are being extensively plan tod in Canterbury. The first sod of Wanganui Heads Railway was turned on August 4, Criminals aro employed at Otago Heads on Harbour Board works. A Maori prisoner escaped on August 4 night from Tauranga Gaol. A conference of licensed victuallers will shortly open at Wellington. The Auckland Tiuiber Company are paying £1,000 pur week wages. Wellington is the only city in tho colony that has not oleotric fire signals. A company is boing formed at Waioron gomai to build a public hall and library. Canterbury Acclimatisation Society pro pose getting 50,000 salmon ova from Eng land. Tho Wellington "Tress ' has been lined for illegal publication of Router's tele-

grams. It is pioposed to form a New Zealand as sociation to protect tho interests of the publicans. Dunedin Benevolont Society has spent £304 during tho past seven months in col lecting £1,905. Dr. Chilson, of Christchureh, succeeds Dr. Koy worth as resident surgeon of tho Wel lington Hospital. Mr Blair estimates that this colony could feed 25,000,000 human beings if its resources wore properly developed. Wm. Linton, a young man, died sud denly on July 30 at Nelson. Consumption is said to have been tho cause.

The price of gas in Now Plymouth has been reduced from 12s Od to 10s per I,OJO feet.

New Zealand Government annually con tributes £2,113 towards the maintenance and education of 32 deaf-mute boys and

girls. It has boon decided at Christchureh that it is ultra vires of the City Council to charge hawker's licence upon persons who travel and sell vegetables. a A mooting at Cllristchuroh on August 4 carried a resolution calling on the Govern ment to extend the railway lines to Canter bury coalfields. An old man named Jacob Stokes, found dead in a Christchureh boarding-house on August 2, has loft £700, for which there are no hoirs.

Wild dogs aro becoming a dangerous nuisaiico in tho Wairarapa valley, near Wellingtan, and steps arc being taken to destroy them. Who believes there is any danger of depopulation in this colony? Last year £1,000 worth of perambulators wero im ported into New Zealand. Mr Moir, Mayor of Invercargill, was married on August 1 to a Miss Johnston, daughter of tho ox-Mayor. A regular " mayor's nest " their family will be. At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, held on August 5, it was reported that subscriptions were falling off. Four gold prospectors aro out in Wel lington district near Lake Rotoiti, and as they havo not been heard of for three weeks, a search party has gone to look for them. Tho erection of a hospital for small-pox patients has beon begun at Christchureh. it is situated about two miles from the city, at tho Sandhills, and will contain 9 rooms.

Wc understand that His Worship the Mayor has in consideration the introduction of a motion at tliu City Council regarding the erection ot a building suitable for use as a small-pox hospital. The great diffi culty appears to be the question of site. The deathp in Auckland district for July wero 82, of which 34 wore in tho borough. The births were 212, of which 111 were in the borough. Marriage licenses issued in July were 59, of which 25 wero solemnised in the Registrar's oflico. General Goorgo A. Sheridan, an American orator and a leading member of the Grand Army of tho Ropublic, who is making a tour of tho world, was a passenger from San Francisco for Sydney by tho mail steamer Zcalandia, which called hero on July 27. Reformed thieves arc always in danger of lapsing, and this may account for the fact that a "captain" of the Salvation Army has had his watch stolon from the table in tho hall whilo he was conducting a religious sorvico at Wellington. His Excellency the Governor arrived by tho Waihora at Invercargill on July 28, and proceeded North by special train. Ho was met at Campbell Town and Invercargill by tho respective Mayors, but no special demon stration was made. He arrived at Wel lington early in August. Mi- Grant, of Grant and Foster celebrity, is at present being shown over the properties of the Auckland Agricultural Company with a view to settlement. Thoro arc few tracts of country in the province move suitablo for settlement than those held by the Company. At Dunedin tho olopement of a Salvation Army "captain" and a "hallelujah lass" has caused a sensation among the followers of tho Army. The pair left by tho s.s. Wai rarapa for Melbourne, and the polico were communicated with in order that they might bo stopped at the Bluff. At Cromwell, Otago, strychnine has proved to bo rough on postmen. Two officials, in sorting the letters (moistening the fingers to do so) experienced sickness and internal qualms, It was found on ex amination that a package of strychnine among tho letters had got loose. On August 2 Messrs Coxon and Jackson, architects and engineers to the New Zealand Freezing and Meat Company, received ten ders for the erection of the Company's new officos, warehouses, &c. ; and it was decided to accopt the lowest tonder—that of Philcox and Son, £17,042. At a meeting of tho Dunedin Biblein- Schools Association on August 13, resolu tions were carried that every effort should be made for increasing the membership of the Association, and that steps be takon to prepare a petition for presentation to Par liament, and to have the samo circulated for signature by tho electors. The " Taranaki Herald's " Stratford cor respondent writes that a survey party, in cutting a line between the Waiiigongoro Road and the Patoa River, came on a skeleton with a billhook alongside. It is supposed to be the remains of Edward Hall, who was missed some two or three years ago from Stratford, and was never heard of again. A dressmaker employed in one of the large drapery establishments in Christchureh has been driven out of hor senses by religious hysteria aggravated by Salvation services, at which she was an enthusiastic at tendor. The break-up of her reason was suddon, and manifested itself in a form which was likely to lend to much un pleasantness had not restraint been imme diately enforced. The unfortunate girl is now an inmate of Sunnyside. Her afflic tion is so violent that she has to be placed in a padded room.

There are a fow incongruities in the Pharmacy Act that the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand are endeavouring to get abrogated. It appears that any person may sell drugs without let or hindrance so long as he does not put over his door the words " chemist and druggist," whereas an un registered person placing those words over his door is liable to a penalty of £5. On July 24 a deputation from the Pharmacy Board, consisting of Mr G. Aiekin, Presi dent, and Mr Edson, waited on the, Hon. Mr Mitchelson, and stated the amendments necessary to make the ordinance workable. The Loyal Parnell Lodgo (No. 4,750) of Oddfellows celebrated their 26th anniver sary by a ball in the Parnell Hall on August 13. The reunion, which proved to be one of tho best given by the Lodgo, was a great success. About 50 couples took part in the dancing* During tho course of the even ing the annual report was read by Mr Fowler, the Treasurer, and it showed that the Lodge was still in a very prosperous and flourishing condition. The health of the members was stated to havo been very good, there having been, during tho March and June quarters of the present year, only ten mem bers on the sick list, the total amount paid being £30. The Sick Fund of the Lodge at the present time was reported to have accumulated to the large sum of £1,697, £980 of which is out at 8 per cent, interest. The Lodge also owns the Oddfellows' Hall and adjoining allotment in Parnell, and has a sum of £260 in the Auckland Savings Bank. . . The following are the immigration and emigration returns for July:—Arrivals : Auckland, 326; Wellington, 470; Grey mouth, lj Lyttelton, 26; Oamaru, 1; Dunedin, 245; Invercargill, 174: total, 1,243, Departures : Russell, 0 ; Auckland, 335: Wellington, 166; Greymouth, 4; Lyttelton, 217; Timaru, 1; Dunedin, 1; Invercargill, 260 : total,. 993. Kelson and Westport returns are not yet received— probably nil. Arrivals: 624 from the United Kingdom ; 446 from Australia; and 173 from other places. Departures: 208 for United Kingdom; 643 for Australia;

and 142 for other places. Chinese: 18 arrivals (15 from Foochow and 3 from Aus tralia) ; no departures. At a meeting of Crimean veterans held on August 4, Captain Handley presiding, it was-resolved to cslebrate the fall of SebasJ tapool by a dinner on 10th September next. The new Jewish Synagogue, plans for which have boen prepared by Mr E. Hartley, architect, is to cost something like £3,000, and will seat 300 worshippers. We learn from Christchureh that Mr Murphy, Secretary of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, has left for llokianga with Mr Federli, to report on a block of land for a fruit-growing settlement. The Jewish residents of Auckland intend forwarding to Sir Moses Montofiore, the distinguished philanthropist, by tho out going 'Frisco mail, an illuminated address congratulating him on tho completion of his hundredth birthday, Sir Moses having been born on the 24th October, 1784. Malm Id and 25 Waikato natives arrived at l'arihaka on July 28, and every day there are fresh arrivals. To Whiti has not yot mado any statement as to what lino of action ho will tftkej but Tohu says every thing is now coming all fight- and he will got back the land for the natives.-. As tho planting season is now approaching, it is considered likely that the natives now as sembled at Parihaka will remain to put in the crops, and as there are sure to be some turbulent natives among the assemblage it is thought that trouble may arise in their attempting to occupy tho land of the settlers. It is understood that no stops will he taken to disperse the natives from Parihaka unless they commit a lawless action, and one which might lead to blood shed. The total number of natives now at Parihaka is about 1,500. The local patent officer, Mr J. VV. Basley, whose ollico is at the Supreme Court, has received, and is now prepared to issue upon application lettors patent to tho following persons:—Charles Atkin, for a noise-pre venter or anti-window-rattler; W. A. Murray, for an automatic preventa tive of railway collisions; W, McLaugh lin and VV. Dunwoodie for a potato harvester, and aiso for twin - horse hay forks ; Alfred Verrall) for vehicle im provements : J. A. T. Bailor, for a hanging stage ; James Simpson, for a hook-pin ; John Levy, for an acidulator; VV. Mc- Laughlin, for a steam-drainer ; William Vickery, for a housewives' washing machine ; Arthur Steelo Ford, for a crystal beer-eiigine; and Charles Gittos, for a climax string-sustainer for pianos. Mr VV. Skinner, architect, has received instructions from the vestry of St. Paul's to invite tenders for the erection of a tem porary church to be erected on the school sito, the existing school-houee in the mean' timo to bo sold by auction for speedy removal. The temporary church will be constructed of wood upon concrete founda tions, is intended to seat about 430 peoplo, and will cost about--£I,OOO. In style of architecture it will somewhat resemble the present Church, and an endeavour is to be made to have it ready for opening by Christmastide. Negotia tions are still pending with respect to the demolition and re-erection of the present Church, and probably nothing decisive will bo done in the matter for some time yet. When, however, the proposed temporary Church is no longer required for that pur poso, it will be utilised as a school-room. Mr Samuel Vaile delivered oti July 29 in the Lorne-stroet Hall his promised lecture upon " Railway Management and Reform." He spoke for two hours and a quarter, and towards the end had to considerably abbre viate his remarks in order not to unduly protract the proceedings. By means of diagrams affixed to the wings of the pros •cenii*n he was enabled to point out the differences between tho e-dsting railway tariff and tho one with which he would re place it. The lscturer was listened too with close attention throughout, and at intervals was warmly applauded. At the end ho received a vote of thanks, and a motion was also passed affirming the desirability of Parliament appointing a Commission to inquire into the whole ques tion of railway management and control. Amongst those present was Mr J. A. Tole, M.H.K.

Within tho last few days, the native Mikaerete Papa, who was convicted about tw.i years ago for manslaughter on the'Ox for 1 racecourse, has been released from M nuit Eden Goal, by the order of the Hon. Mr Bryce, and has gone up to Mercer. It •fl'i.l doubtless be within the remembrance of ou.* readers that Mikacrc, or Michael, was £o md guilty of stabbing and mortally ITO.inding another native during the pro gress of a row upon the racecourse referred to, nnd that the jury in finding him guilty made a strong recommendation to mercy. Judge Gillies thereupon sentenced him to poind servitude for life. The prisoner has been remarkably well-behaved during his. incarceration, and his release at the present time, whether justified or not by cir cumstances, forms about the closing act of Mr Bryce's tenure of office. Doubt less he has strong and valid reasons for his action, and if so they should bo placed beforo tho public, inasmuch as such a serious commutation of the deliberate sen tence of an experienced Supremo Court Judge for so grave a crime as manslaughter will assuredly excite general remark and surprise. Mikaere's wife— a comely Maori girl—died of grief shortly after his imprison ment in Mount Eden.

The superb monument to the memory of tho lato Edward Costley arrived by the Otaki from Aberdeen, and has been placed upon a substantial pedestal in the Church of England Cemetery by Mr J. H. Buchanan, stonemason, of Wellesley - street. Tho monument is formed of grey granite, sur mounted by drapod cap and urn, and the inscription is gold lettered, neatly but not gaudily finished, lift, in height. It is fixed in a pleasant situation by the side of the outer path under overhanging trees, and when the surrounding fence is finished it will form an interesting picture. The fol lowing is tho inscription : —This monument is raised to the memory of Edward Costley. Ho was eminently successful throughout a long life in business pursuits, and, living temperately and unostentatiously, amassed considerable wealth, which is be queathed equally among seven public and charitable institutions, the Auckland Hospital, tho Old People's Refuge, tho Par nell Orphan Home, and the Auckland In stitute, the Auckland Free Public Library, the Training School (Kohirnaramara), aud the Sailors' Home, thus reliev ing by his munificent bequests the sick, destitute, and infirm, the homeless and the orphan; aiding to establish homes for the homeless, to advance science, and to spread a taste for literature among all classes. Born . Died 18th of April, 1883.

An elopement case occurred a fortnight since which caused temporary excitement among the gossips of a section of the com munity, and finally dwindled down to a dead calm. The gay Lothario waa Hans Peter Hansen, a Dane, and Mrs Campton, a young married woman. Hansen was a fair, sprightly-looking man, who had mar ried a young wife with whom ho did not agree, and who, according to report, pos sessed a jealous temper. Having enjoyed a kind of unhallowed houeymoon in a dis tant part of the country, tho hapless pair returned to the port of Onehunga by tho s.s. Wanaka, and on landing, the young foreigner and his new flame (Mrs Campton) met the injured bride. Mrs Hansen and Mrs Campton flow at each other with determination in their faces, and a brief scratch struggle took place. Tho timely appearance of the masculine form of Sergeant Greene, however, prevented serious mischief. The young man, who had forgotten his promise recently made at the altar, was duly locked up, and bailed out on substantial securities. Ho was duly charged with deserting his wife at the Police Court, and re manded. On the day, however, when a crowd of somo 200 spectators at tended at Court, expecting somo fun, the announcement was made that matters had been amicably arranged between tho parties. Mrs Campton had returned^ to her discon solate husband, and Mrs Hansen (quite a girl) fell upon the neck of Hans Peter, begged his forgiveness, and promised to be a good wife in tuture.

MANUFACTURES.

A new industry has been started in Auckland tho manufacture of anti-fouling composition for ships. It has been resolved to erect a furnace at Kaiapoi with a view to thoroughly testing tho local sand for glass-making purposes. The New Zealand Tobacco Growing and Manufacturing Company have made great progress in the production of tobacco and cigars from last season's crop of leaf, and have now nearly 100,000 cigars on hand. Amongst the Auckland cargo in the s.s. lonic is a quantity of the plant for the New Zealand Ironsand Company s smelting works at Onehunga. The shipment consists principally of founda tion plates and rolling mills. The remainder of the plant, including de oxydisers, gas-generators, etc., is on board the ship Wanganui, now due. The directors hope to nave four furnaces ready by Christmas, and anticipate that the works will be in full swing by February. During the past few months, upwards of 100,000 fire-bricks havo been manufactured , atthe w,orks, Onehunga.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS.

BIRTHS. ALLEN.—On July 22nd, at " Hillside," Puke kohe, the wife of John Allen, of a daughter. ANDERSON.—On 29th July, at St. Mary's Road, Ponsonby, Mrs David Anderson of a dauKhter. ARCHAUD—On August 4, the wife of Fredk. Archaud, senr., Sydney (late of this oity), of a daughter. BAKER.—On July 2Gth, ot Church-street, De vonport, North Shore, the wife of James li. D. Baker of a daughter. BARNARD.—On July 27, at hor mother's resi dence. Wood-street, the wife of F. H. Barnard of a son. COLLIN GS.—On July 26, at Union-street, the wife of C. A. Ceilings, of a daughter. CUKNOW.—On July 16. at Napier-street (pre maturclyl.tho wife of Mr R. Curnow of a son. DALDY.—On August 11, at Anglesea-street, Ponsonby, the wife of W. ('. Daldy, junr., of a daughter, G__Ni\ON,-On 20th July, at hor residence, St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell, the wife of James Gannon of a daughter. Both doing woll. GOOCH.—On the 27th July, at her residence, Cissol, St Hilda, Melbourne, the wife of H. Gordon Gooeh of twin eoiis* mother and children doing well. GREY.—Op Augußt Ist, at Park Road, Parnell, Mrs V. W. Orey of a daughter. HAIG.—On Julj'27i atGrafton Road, Mrs James Haig of a son. HAUVEY.-On July 21st, l 88«, at, her residence, Franklin Road, the wife of T Harvey of a daughter. HOCKINGS.-On tho 9th August, at her resi dence, Commercial Road, Arch Hill, the Wife of Thos. A. Hookings of a daughter. LAMBERT.—On tho 12th of August, at Vic toris-street,- tho wife of James Ferguson Lamb.?, of s son. Both doing Well. LEYS—On July 20tlt,J*,ther residence, Collin*.. wood-street, tho Wife of Mr T< W. Ley. of a

s.n. MARTIN. —On July 24th, at her residence, Kent-street, Surrey Hills, Mrs Matthew Mar tin of a son. Mc AN UTT V.-On July 29, at Otahuhu, the wife of Joseph McAnutty of a son. MCDONALD.—On July 22, at her residence, East-street, tho wife of Mr Clios. McDonald of a daughter, Both doing well.- MAi DUNALD.—On 22nd July, atOwen's Road, Mount Eden, the wife of Angus A. K. Mac donalil of a daughter. McLEAN.—On 9th August, at the residence of Mr D. Anderson, St Mary's Road, Ponsonby, Mrs W, G. McLean of a son. Me LKOD. -On August 6th, 1881. at hor residence Mount-street, tho wife of Roderick McLeodof a dan.liter. MUitl'llY.—On August 1, at hor residence, A'ouradra-street, the wife of W. Murphy of a son, PEKUnARD.—On the 22nd July, at Cross street, Newton, the wife of C. J. Perchard of a daughter. Both doing well. RICHARDSON.—On 9th August, at Carlton Gore Road, the wife of F. C. Richardson of a son, RITCHIE.—On August 5, Mrs Ritchie, Canada street, Newton, of a daughter. Both doing well. ROOHET,-On August 0, at Selwyn Terrace, Parnell, Mrs Bichonne Rochet of twin daughters. All doing well. RULHI.--On July 29th, 1884, at her residence, Hobson-strcet. the wife of Edward Rulo of a son.—Christchureh papers please copy. SYLVA.—On July 31st, at Cook-street, the wife of J. Svlvaof a son. TOWNsHEND.—On July 22nd. at her resi dence, Uevonport, Mrs George FerrarsTowns hend of a son. VEAL,—On July 20th, at her residence, Lower Hepburn-street, the wife of Charles Veal of a daughter. WADDINGHAM.—On July 27, atherrcsidence, Muckelvie-'strcet, Surrey Hill, the wifo of C. Waddinghain of a daughter. WATKINS.—On 26th July, the wife of E. R. Watkins, Grafton Road, of a son, WITT.—On June tho 30th, the wife of James Witt of a son.

MARRIAGES. BREEN-SINNOTT.-On July 21, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, by Rev. Father Walter McDonald, Thomas Breen, second eldest son of Michael Breen, to Mary Sinnott, eldest daughter of John Sinnott, late of County Kilkenny; both of Auckland. BRENAN-HADRILL.-On July 18, Joseph Hienan, of Auckland, to Amy Frederica, eldest daughter of E. Hadrill, of Auckland. DANZKY-O'SULLIVAN.-On July 27th, by the Rev. Father Downey, Joseph Danzey to Nora O'Sullivon, Valuich ißland, County

HARDY—LAWSON.-On Thursday,3lst July, at, the offlce of the Registrar, Auckland. Daniel, the oldest son of Mr Robert Hardy, Edinburgh-street, Newton, to Eva, second daughter of Mr Thomas Lawson, Nelson street, Auckland. JONES — GLASSUP—On August 6th, at the Pi.t-st.eot We3leyan Church, Auckland, by the Rev. A. Reid, Thos. Wm. Jones, lato of Reading, England, to Isabel Glassup, lato of Catfora, London. MACKIE-MILNE.—On 25th July, at the resi dence of the bride's father, by tho Rev. D. D. Roger, Alexander James, aon of Alexander Maokie, of Auckland, to Nellie, fifth daughter of William S, Milne, Taita, Wellington. MARTIN—BROWN,—On loth July last, James Martin, eldest son of John Martin, Willow bank Farm, Woikato, to Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr W. Brown. Epsom. PE rEKSON--DUGGAN.-On July 21, at St. Benedicts Church, by tho Rev. Father Downey, Henry Petersen, of Bengin, Ger many, to Mary Duggan, youngest daughter o£ Mr John Duggan, NCwton Roatt. PI IT—PERCY—On July 4th, at the Registrar's Offlce, Frederick Augustus Pitt, third eldest son of William Charles Pitt, of London, to Adelaide Victoria Percy, third eldest daughter nt Thomas Percy, of Lancashire. TAYLOR—O'HEKN.—On the 9th August, by the Registrar, Henry Taylor td Helena Mar garet O'Hern, third daughter of Mr J. O'Hern, of Parnell.—Thames papers please copy. TUKNKR-WALLIS.-On the 21st July, at St, David's Church' Auokland, by tho ReV. Mc- Kenzie Fraser, Donald Langly Turner to Clara Louise, third daughter of William Waliis, builder, Wellington. WINKLE—FORDHAM.—On August 12, at St, Benedict's Church, by Rev. Father Downey, James Winkle to Bridget Fordham.—Home papers please copy.

DEATHS. BARLOW.—On August 4 (his birthday), through being thrown from his horse on the Kpsoin Road, near Auckland, Joshua, only surviving child of the late Dr. Barlow, of Manchester, England; aged 20. Manchester papers please copy, BARRETT.—On July 30, at his late residen.e, Coromandel, Peter Barrett, late of the 50th Regiment; aged 81 years, BIDLAKK.—On 2nd August, at Clarence-street, Ponsonby. Leonard F. Bidlake, eldest son of the late James Bidlake, aged 7 years. BOYCE.—On July 30th, accidentally killed, Thomas Boyce, second son of James and Char lotte Boyce; aged 35 years. BROWN.—On June 10th. _884, at Calcutta, of cholera, William Brown, second beloved son of Thomas Brown, of Chappel Square, Auck land ; aged, 23 years. BURGESS. —On August 6th, 1884, at New street, Newmarket. James, the beloved son of Amos and Martha Burgess; aged 5 years and 3 months. CAHILL.—On July 25th. at her father's resi dence, Mount Roskill Road, Eleanor Louise, eldest daughter of Fergus and Dorothea I'ahill; aged 31 years. May her soul rest in peace, Anion. CAMPBELL.—On Bth August, at the residence of Mr Clark, Victoria Avenue, Eden Terrace, Samuel, the belovod son of A. Campbell; aged 19 years. CLIFF.—On July 30, 1884, at ber parents' resi dence, Paparoa, Jano, the oldest daughter of George Cliff, after a long and painful illness; agod 18 years. Deeply regretted. CONWAY.—On the Ist August, 1884, at his late residenoe, Pompallier Terrace, Ponsonby, Jehn Conway; aged 47 years. CKOZIER.—On 27th July. Lina May, infant twin daughter of Charles and Charlotte Crozier, Conquest Place. D AISLEY.—On July 25, at her residence. Great North Road, Margaret, the dearly beloved wife of John Daisley, after a long and painful illness, borne with Christian fortitude. Deeply regretted. DAVIS.—On July 23rd, 1884, at hia residence Union Terrace, Union-street, Samuel Davis aged 79. . DO VLB.—On July 24, at her late lesidence, Now North Road, Catherine, the beloved wife of John Doyle, aged 62 years, after a long and painful illness. DUNLOP.—On August 11, at her residence, View Road, Mount Eden, Ivy, infant daughter of George F. and Sarah Dunlop. DYE.—On July 27, at Kaukapakapa, Annie, beloved daughter of Frank Dye; aged 11 years. FRENCH.—On August 3, Jane, the beloved wife of Alexander French; aged 63 years. GITTOS.—On Augußt 6, at the residence of his son. Mr John Gittos, Wallaoe-street, Pon sonby, Benjamin Gittos: aged 76. GRAHAM.—On August 2, at Churohhill, Wai kato, John Colham Graham, only ton of John 11. Graham and Sarah.Graham ; aged 1 year and 4 months. HEARST.—On the BthAugrust, at her residence, Wellington Place, off Hobson - street, Ann Jane, the wife of John Hearst; aged 27 years. HE KB ERT.—On August 12,1884, at the Asylum, Alfred Herbert; oged 53 years. HUSTWICK. — On August 5, at Exmouth stroot, Newton Road, of effusion of the brain. Frederick L. Hustwick, eldest son of T. H. Hustwick, Esq., of Blenheim, Marl borough ; aged 18 years. IRELAND.—On July 23, 1884, at his residence, Yarborough Houso, St, Stephen's Road, Par nell. Barton Ireland; aged 50. KUNST.-On August 9, Philip Kunst, of thiß city; aged 78 years. LAMB.—On August 12, at Ponsonby Road, Helen M. J. Lamb, the beloved wife of Robert Lamb. LAWSON.-On the 30th July, 1884, at the resi dence of Mr Gemmell, Panmure, Charles Lawson, in his 80th year. LI TT. —On August 12th, at his residence, Albert-street, Thomas Litt; aged 43.—Sydney papers please copy. McCLENNAN.-On August 2nd. at Cambridge, Sarah, only daughter of the lato James Edward McLennan. Deeply regretted.— Hobart and Victorian papers please coov. McDONALD.-On Sunday, 27th July, at Oil phant-streot, Ponsonby, Frank, Bon of Wm and Elizabeth McDonald; aged 2J years McKSNZIE.—Died at Grammar School Road Parnell, July 23, Flora Anne, tho beloved daughter of D. H. and Margaret McKenzie, aged 3 years and 6 months. McLEOD.-On July 24th, 1884, John, tho only son of Roderick and Margaret McLeod; aged 16 months and 2 days. McNAB.—On July 29. 1884, George Rattray McNab; aged 42 years. MOONEY.-On July 31st, 1881 at his residence, Spring-street, Onehunga, Patrick Mooney: aged 32 years. Wellington and Wanganui papers please copy. ... ... MONRO.-On7th August, at her parents'resi dence, Norfolk-street, Ponsonby. Jane Me- Callum. infant daughter of William and Agnes Munro j aged 9 months. NEWTON.—At Nelson-street, Auckland, on * August 11, 1884, Charlotte Newton, aged 17 years and 8 months, second daughter of Mark and Hannah Newton, after a long and painful illness. Her endr was peace. NORMAN.—On July 27, at her residence. Waterloo Quadrant, Mrs Jane Martha Nor man, relict of the late Edward NQrman; aged 50 years. ODLUM.—On August 6th, at her parents' resi dence, Oaklands Road, Mount Eden, Grace Annie, the infant daughter of Edwin and Jessie Odium; aged 5 months. PETERS.-On August Bth, 1884, at her parens.' residence, Randolph-street, Newton, Victoria May, infant daughter of Robert and Jane Peters, at the age of 11 weeks. ROBERTS.—On Ist August, at her parents' resi dence, Ponsonby Road, Ann Sybelena, the youngest daughter of John and Mary Roberts RYANT—At James-street, Arch Hill, Maria Ryan, wife of Tim Ryan; aged 42. SMALL.-On August 10, 1884, at her parents residenoe, Morningside, Kate Harriett, the eldest daughter of C. J. Small; aged 12 years. THORPE.—On August 1, Jervis Thorpe, aged 53 years, of Dock-street, Freeman's Bay, Nottteßharopapergpiwgecoßy. « -

WAIT.—On August 7, at her parents' resldeno& Victoria-street, Jessie Veronica, the infant daughter of James and Ellen Wait j aged 6 - weeks. WALKEH.-OnAugust^th^atPointChevalier, Akxmdra. infant son of Richard and ElifJa- j beth Walker. WI.HBER.-On June 16Lat Greenfields, near Horley, Surroj*; Mrs Webber (Mrs Cowie' J mother), aged S3. i, : WOOu. —On July 21, at his late residenoe, Manukau Road, Parnell. Samuel Allen Wood, aged 71. -■ , -. • -■ ' i \V'IUTiiURN*.--On July 29th, at 3 n.m., at her residence. Conquest Place. Parnell, Ellen, tho ■ beloved wife of Joseph Whitburn, who passed .1 peacefully away, trusting in JeBUB; aged 35 s years. WHITSON.-AtWatorlooQuadrant,on the 27th i! I July, the widow of tho lato Robert Whitson, "i i Esq., brewer. "-': 1 WILLIAMS.-0n August llth. at Shag Point, '' j near Palmerston, Otago, Helen, the oelovcd l\ wife of William Henry Williams, Manager ot y. ■ Shag Point Coal-mine; aged 40 years. ! j

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Sporting. t^ij_m\- THE FEDERAL CONSULTATION : COMPANY • -51 Herewith Submit thoir NEW PROGRAMME b ON THE MELBOURNE CUP OF 1884, .-.-*, ' Kiln first week in November. CAPITAL. £25,000 in 25,000 Shares of £1 Each. Promoters—Jas. MoLcod, Esq., Melbourne; Hy. Ford, Esq., Sydney; P. Ingram, Esq... . Porth; W. J. Erskine, Esq., Adelaide; J. P. .**! Mcßain, Esq., Brisbane jail genuine names and -.'. men of good standing. Promoters guarantee to take up first 1,000 shores, and have already sub- . 6cribed £1.000. 1000 PRIZES GUARANTEED. Plan of distribution. First Horse ..£2,500 100 Prizes of £30..'15,000 SeeondHorse .. 1,000 20H Prizes of 25.. 5,000 Third Horse .. 500 300 Prizes of 12.. 3,600 .' " Starters divide.. 500 200 Prizes of 6.. 1,000 Non-starters „ 500 100 Prizes of 4.. 400 10.Pri_csof£500,. 5,000 Total ..£25,000 The Public are respectfully requested to join tho Promoter- in tho above enterprise, tho --' bona fide of which is unquestionable. Money ■•:•. promptly returned should any subscriber* wish .: to withdraw before tho drawing. Drawing held 30th October next. Conducted publicly in. presence of Shareholders; representatives of N Press admitted. Result posted, and advertised in "Town and Country Journal." Sond P. 0.0., - Notes, Cheques, and 3d extra for Reply ana Result (Registered if convenient). Write for Prospectus giving fuller particulars. Enclose a sell-addressed envelope. Address all Letters and make all Orders payable to the Secretary, * as under, ROBERT RAMSAY, Commission Agent, 405, George-street, Sydney. £10,000 "-SS £10,000 &• -£10,009 XTt 20,000 Members at 10s. KA if ? MELBOURNE Cv?; 1884 ? % _ To be run Tuesday, Nov, i. -j-j O Will Close 30th OOTOBER, 1884. O ' ', I' -Ji 402-PRIZES — 402 -X ]\J 133 Nomination. 2b9 Cash Prizes. £{ ',; E First .. ..£3OOO 4 at 100 £400 TT Second .. 1200 4 tot 50 200 £> ' ..' Third.. .. 600 lOat 25 250 CStartors (div. 20 at 20 400 /-» ..' about£2sea.) 750 20 at 16 300 \^j • tt Non-Starters 20 at 10 200 , TT . ' TJ (about£lsea) 1515 100 at 7 700 U • P9lat 5 455 -,—» i £7095 209 £2905 . . Please send P.O. Orders when convenient, thoy* can at all times be traced if lost, thus protecting sender. Two stamps required for replies, and Ono Shilling added as exchange on country - cheques, which must bo certified to as "Correct. Each ticket has Nino Chances, the Cup being f drawn first, after which the marbles are all re placed each time till tho Nino Drawings are completed, thus giving one ticket the chance of -'._: drawing Nino Prizes. _ __. ' -V Rood thi. I Names and Audresses of three j ncdU tlllo I principal Winners in Cup, and ■"*! four principal Cash Prize Winners can be ob tained by Subscribers on application. Drawing is attended by the Press (members of the Press can freely inspect Ada', books). Managers of papers at a distance can oppoint a responsible ; agent in Dunedin, to whom all information win be furnished, thus giving to Subscribers a - guarantee of tho bona fide character of tbitj . 1 Consultation,acoursenoother"Consultationist pursues in Dunedin. Tho Cup of 1883 consisted M of 18,000 Subscribers, who contributed £9000. ••;•, Names of Committee furnished to Press on ap- | plication. -~ ADA MANTUA, Care of Mr. Abraham, :_\ Box 351. Post Office, Dunem**. • j £10,000 -^1 £10,000 W £10,00J ; I .a.:d.a. 3sa:j__asrTxr^. j Offers a Special Prize of. . j ' .fiIOOI ;j| Which amount has been deposited with tho 11 Editor of Otago Witn esc, and will be paid to any .a person in New Zealand who can namo the placed £ horses in Melbourne Cup, in the order as race -- reported in Otago Witness. Each letter will be | dated when received, and money paid to first -i "tipster." Competitors not rostnoted to ono trial, but can try as often as they please, and it is not compulsory to have tickets in Conßulta tion, thus giving anyono the chance of obtaining; ■• the abovo valuable prize, In theeventof winners , ; not being tipped, tho £100 will be equally-di vided between the Otago Benevolent Institution and Industrial School (Caversham). It will bo ■-, observed that Ada is disinterested, having placed i the money beyond her control, and w must be. :j paid to somebody—hence her declining to receive j tips herself, for she will not accept any i Applications will be received until 27th Oct., ;.! andmustbeaddresßedonlytoSpOKTiNOEMTor*, j Otago Witness, Dunedin. • Please keep copy of | tip. Winner must apply for prize within one | month after race. \b A LEO'S CONSULTATION./^ ■ LIST No. 1, ON THE > MELBOURNE CUP, 1884 " "| 2,000 INVESTORS AT £1 EACH. : ; To be divided as follows: First Horse **■ 'wK SeeondHorse •• " KSi M ThlrdHorse ,-■ •■ •:_. :;_., •"• iXX M Starters and Non-Starters (Divided).. 600 m Tota i £2,000 i It is particularly requosted that eably iJPH- & cation for Shares Will be made. M.Np-J List | will bo opened immediately this one isfined. ;; Results will he forwarded to Subsoribers im mediately after Drawing. -_-. j-,™.. i„ Any Subscriber drawinga Horse can invest In So. 2 List to tho amount of 1 our Pounds without further payment, that amount to be deducted fraTUDr2X 6U be conduoted by a Coin k aiittee, to which tho Press will be Invited to . ■ .- ItA?P*.ICATIONBYLKTTEBONr,Y,enoIO^gTWO diamps, with exchauge on Cheques, or by Monor rtri'er Bank Notes, or Drafts, Registered Letter's or Telegrams will not on any account bercceived. It Bank Notes are sent Please^ two envelopes, o.ie sealed and placed Inside the . other PO. Orders preferred when procurable, .twill greatly expedite business if an addressed ; envelope is enclosed with application. Should it be doomed advisable after Accept ,n<-csare published to re-arrange Prog-ramme fci.l the same will be notified by circular and ~ LEO, care ALFRED "fODD, ; : ' Stotlaad'-sti-t'et, or Box 237, Postrofflce, Auck- y land. FIDELITY COMPANY'S , , ANNUAL PROGRAMME -j ON THE „ ■ __ MELBOURNE CUP, To be Run atlMclbourne on 4th NOVEMBER. *} 12,000 Programmes at 10s. 133 Horses and 195 New Zealand Bonds. divided_ asfoUows:- - First Horse - •*'cl*x}S Second Horso.. .» ■• ,» - ™X ' Third Horse .. .- - « - . •*" Others divided «. ■• I'IUU1' lUU Total for Horses ... ■• ..£3,000 10 New Zealand Bonds at £100 eaoh.. £1,000 10 do do 50 do .. 500 25 do do . 20 do .. 500 50 do do 10 do .. 6W 100 do do 5 do ■■ ocu Si Bonds. Total..-83,000 Total Amount of Prizes, £6,000. | Will CLOSE on or about 30th OCTOBER. EAOH 10s Veuchgh^SII^HANCES. ,* * 12,000 Programmes at 10s. . j Please add stamps fcirreply and result. «3rßem.ttanoes can be sent a* lollop •—. S-S^oh»««foreg .>:; wiU bo returned to the sender. 3. Postofflco Orders may be sent, but they must be mado payable to Fidelity Company only, and not to any particular person. 4. Registered letters or telegrams cannot be ,_ replied to. ;; Address only as below*.— _.„.„__ ■_ " FIDELITY COMPANY. . j Care of Alfred A. Cameron's Box. 251. . .] Post-oftloe, Dunedliu - W' ELLESLEY'S CONSULTATION '■ ' No. 1.-M ELBOUBNK CUP, 1881. - ■ i > ' 2,000 TICKETS, AT 10s EACH, DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS : j l»tHorse ...,«.„«..£250 Starters...-— «^5 2nd Horse ..._._„ 150 Non-Starters......3o» i S'-d Horse ...... 100 e jj m > i Apply by letter only, enolosing two stamps ,| a for reply and result, to troT.m-v * '. ; 'M 1. . A. WELIiKWI'".*«■-,:t0,,,., .dga i (are Ciias. F. dk^^£^^_____