RAILWAY MANAGEMENT AND REFORM.

Locturo by Mr 3. Vnilo,

USDEK tlic au?picCß and at the invitation of tlio North New Zealand Farmers' Co operative Society and the Auckland Trades and Labour Council, Mr Samuel Vailo delivered a lecture upon the above subject last night in the Lornc-street Hall. The body of the building was about half full.

JLlis Woßsmr tub Mayoii (Mr W, K. Wnddel) presided, and brielly opened the proceedings. Mr Vaile, who was received with ap plause, said that this was the first time in his life that lie had faced an audience from the public platform, bo that thero was no great elocutionary ability or oratorical talent to bo expected from him. He would merely endeavour to expound hid views iia tersely as possible upon the subject of our railways. In doing no ho wished lirit'oi all to disclaim connec tion with any political party. Our rail ways had been buiily managed by all our ijoveriiinenU which hud had control of them,and tho present Ministry showed to the Hoivjt advantage in this respect because of their longer tenure of ollice. The great mis take that had been made so far arose from our railways having been regarded as con centrating agents instead of as distribu tors. Up till March, 1883, there had been constructed 901 miles in tho South Island, and 451 in the North Island, making a total of 1,358 miles, and tho total cost of our liabilities in connection therewith had been variously stated in Government returns as L 10,759,295 and £.11,803,570 respectively. At present there wero about 1,390 miles of rail open to traffic, making the total liability up to about L12,1C3,U00, of which sum L 8,297,000 had been expended in theSputh Island, and L3,5G0,000 in the North Island. It would be safe to say that at the end of tho present year it would be about 13 millions sterling. The Hon. Walter Johnston had stated that we paid for our loans at the rato of 5 per cent., but in his opinion it was nearer G than 5 per cent. In order to iind out our losses, however, he, had taken as a basis a rate of 5£ per cent. Taking tho figures quoted as a basis, the problem worked thus : —The loss made for the year ending March, 1881, was L 180.803 ; for ISB2, L 207.135; IS^J, L2G2,311j 1884, L377.15G: a dead lo=a of L 1,027,435 in four years. Tho Minis terial statement of tho rate of interest earned by our railways during the past four years was as follows: 1881, L 3 Bs.'id per cent. ; 1882, L37s 3d ; 1883, L 3 3s 2d ; 1884, 1/2 10s -'d. This last return showed a falling oil'as compared with last year of 13s per cent., rather a serious item on 1,13,000,000. If tho loss went on increasing like this, the railways would coon ruin us. Our losses arose from sheer ineompefency on the part of our railway managers, who t-eemed quite incapable of carrying out tho duties entrusted to them. He also attri buted tho break-down in the system to tho cumbrous and vexatious tariff of charges which was in force. The evil was steadily increasing. Every fresh extent of line opened complicated our difficulties, and even on that most favoured line—the Hurunui-Bluff—matters were steadily grow ing worse. It could hardly, bo otherwise seeing that we had a tariff of 700 alphabetical references and other things in proportion. The tendency of all this was to concentrate population in tho towns, and to restrict settlement. Mr Vailo went on to show how tbeeo charges affected tho Email producer^ and then pointed out that our tariff waa higher than that which obtained upon tho first lino of rail opened in tho world. Ho thence passed on to strike a comparison betweon our railway tariff and that of New South Wales. In that colony a i>erson was carried 8 miles for !)d, in New Zealand for Is 8d ;15 miles in New South Wales for Is sd, and in Now Zealand for 3s 'J<l; 30 miles in New South Wales for 3s 10d, and in Now Zealand for 0s 3d ;50 miles in Now South Wales for 7s 9d, and in New Zealand for 10s 5d ; 100 miles in New South Wales for 17s, and in New Zealand for ?0s 10il. The freight charges of tho two colonies wero proportionately anomalous. Thus a ton of wheat or potatoes could be carried in i New South Wales for Is Gd, and in New Zealand for Gs 5d ; for 15 miles, 2s in New South Wales and 8s in New Zealand ;30 miles in New South Wales for 3s sd, and in New Zealand for 11s 3d; 50 miles in New South Wales for 5s 4d, and in New Zealand for 14s 4d ; 100 miles in Now South Wales for 9s 9d, and in Now Zealand for 19s 7d. Tho tpoaker proceeded to give some amusing instances of the anomalous character of tho charges on the Auckland line showing par ticularly how in many instances goods wero carried for greater distances at a less cost than for shorter distances. Our lines at the beg.v~.ning had been constructed by half educat*j< agineere, whose blunders had cost tb>: )iony large sums to rectify. A furthor mistake had been mado in handing over those lines to traffic managers to ex periment upon. Mr Maxwell, our general mis-manager, had made things infinitely worse than they had been before, and his ■ oaso showed how necessary a little common sonco was in the training of our managers. This gentleman came into office in October, ISSO, and since then our ratio of loss had considerably mo.re than doubled every successive year, and our total loss under his management had been £1,127,000 up | till tho end of last year. This was duo en tirely to sheer incapacity on his part. If tho ratio of loss continued wo should lose L 600.000 next year alone from the railways managed by him", while in 18S4 the loss would bo 2J millions sterling for that year alone. Like a great stranded whale, ho had mado lumbering and clumsy attempts to extricate himself from tho difficulties by which ho was beset, but the effect had only beon to considerably intensify the evils of tho situation. Frequent and annoying changes of tariff had been among the most conspicuous of those at tempts. After referring to. the steady falliug-off in passenger traffic upon our railways, Mr Vaile went on to criticiso Mr Maxwell's report upon these facts. He ridiculed the suggestion that the falling-off in Canterbury had arisen from the fact of thero being no exhibition there last year, and no Easter Monday celebration. Tho Government had bettor takecompassion upon ita manager, and at onco scad a Punch and Judy Show or an organ-grinder with a dancing bear up to Christchurch, so as to afford means of changing this state of things. Tho falling oft', however, had really arisen from the manager's own want of common senso in making reductions which wore not in any way calculated to open up fresh trade. As a railway manager ho was an unutterable failure. What wero most required in a succcessful railway tariff were simplicity and low fare?. The lecturer went on to point out as a result of Mr Maxwell's alterations tho con centration of railway passenger traffic be tween Saturday and Monday and to strongly condemn his differential charges and tho eocresy in which he sought to enshroud his tariffs. His object seemed to bo to tax tho existing trade as far as possible, and tho popularising of our railways appeared to bo beyond his mind to conceive or his ability to carry out. He had brought our railways to the verge of ruin, and now sought to obtain further power to tax us for tho rectification of thoso evils accruing from his own thorough inctpacity. Mr Vailo also stigmatised as false and mislead ing Mr Maxwell's report to Parliament that 1,407 lines of railway wero open for traffic, whereas tho truth was that there had only been 1,35S miles so open. He had his own idea as to the gentleman's object. The speaker went on to point out that tho true purpose of railways was to act us roads, and that hitherto they had been diverted from their legitimate use, with tho result that pcoplo wero concentrated in towns whore squalor, wretchedness, and (iostitutiun ensued. Tbo fares, on tho con trary, should be so cheapened us to Induce tho artisan, tho mechanic, and tho clerk to livo a few miles out of town, thus diffusing- settlement and ensuring go.ul health and comfort. Our railways woio national property, and were as much entitled to be placed within the reach of tho poorest as were our macadamised roads. The mis take had been to look upon them as means of raising a revenue, instead of their being used for'the public convenience and for tho deve lopment of trado and commerce. Our first duty was to abolish our present Customs tariff, and the mileage system of freight charges and passenger fares. The direct payment of interest ought to' he merely a secondary consideration. He would propose That all wo should seek to charge would be just sufficient to pay transit charges, with a reasonable profit added, such as any other carrier would expect. This ho would supplement with a system' of ticket c-tations, seven miles apart outwards from large cities for a distance of 28 miles, and thence forward fifty miles apart till another large city was approached. This would necessi tate 115 ticket stations, or 11 for each 130 miles, for New Zealand, and the fares should be at tho rato of 5s Gd first class for 130inilles, and 3s Sd second class. He had [•ositive information at hand to .show that these rates would be payable. Parcels charges and the freight tariff generally should be Ivggly kept down, flj? would I have fou ■ --l*"ations of charges for

parcels, riz., 14, 28, 56, and 1121bs respectively. By these means trade would receive a great expansion, railway travelling would bo universally popu larised, and the non-paying character of remote stations would be changed through the inducement offered to people to patronise the lines. The people then would reap real benefit from the railways for which they, were paying so heavily instead of being only injured by their existence as at present. He would also meet the insurance difficulty by relieving the Government from all liability as carriers. Although we had a greater mileage of railway than N S.W., and our population was far better placed for rail way travelling, we only shifted our popula tion G times per annum, while New South Wales shifted hers 7i times por annum. And this too, in face of the fact that on the average a mile of rail way cost £12,000 to construct in New- South Wales, while in this colony the average per mile was only £5,000 ; yet New South Wales .had la*fc year made a profit o£ £120,' 00 upon hsr railways after paying all charges!, while wo had lost €263,000 upon ours during the same time. Our railways were the worst managed in tho whole of the British Empire ; in fact, they were a scandalous disgrace to us as a community. Mr Vaile went on to refer to Mr Wright's motion for a return of gooda and cattle traffic last session, and the manner in which it was supplied by the Government, viz., in a series of volumes occupying 28 feet of shelving,' and the com-

position of which had occupied eight clerks for nearly a year. He stigmatised this as a mere attempt to hoodwink tho public by discouraging investigation. The lee-

hirer proceeded to indicate on a pre pared diagram how his proposed system of railway charges would work on the Auckland linos, and how greatly the travel ling public would be benefitted thereby. He maintained that the. effect would be to make a considerable increaso in tbe number of long-distance fares and of first class fares, thus pulling up the general average. The greatness of the alteration in the cost of long-distance travelling was indicated by the fact that whereas the present charges to To Awamutu were 20s lOd first-class, and 133 lid second-class, under his system they would be 3s and 2s respectively. Again, under tho present systom the total cost of railway travelling from Waikato to tho Bluff, where lines were available, was £4 10s b'd first-class and £3 9a second-class, whereas his proposed system would reduce these charges to 17s Cd and 12s 8d respec tively. Mr Vaile went on to show that a pas senger could be carried SO miles for a penny, and quoted the experience of English rail way companies in proof thereof. For in stance, he said, tho Great Western Com pany, during the Exhibition season, charged Us (id for a trip from Swansea to London and back, a distance of 414 miies. Under his system, his charges for a similar distance would bo lls 7d second-class and 17a 5d first-class. Furthermore, another company, also during the Exhibition season, charged Is Gd for 178 miles, or at the rate of 10 miles for one penny. In fact, it was notori ous that the companies in England which imposod the heaviest charges were just tbe ones which could only pay the smallest ■ dividends. If the charges which he pro posed did not at once treble tho number of r our fare 6, no should at least have tho credit of standing alone before the world in belying all former experience of railway ; travelling. No one could doubt, on tho same principle, that jour trams would secure at least treble the number of fares i which the oinnibuees had obtained, and this t3o on account of the reduction of the i charges. He condemned as foolish all the talk about a loss through tho reduction of tho Canterbury grain charges, and chal lenged proot in support of the assertion it that we had lost anything through tho car riage of grain. On the contrary,, the Canterbury public men deserved the thanks ' of the colony for their emphatic protest ; against tho absurd imposition. We of Auckland deserved all the injustice we laboured under for submitting so quietly to * it. It had been reserved for a Minister of . Public Works who tfas a native jof Auck land to impose such oppressive charges up on the North Island lines as must place us at a serious disadvantage, not only as com pared with tho South Island, but also with the outside world. Mr Vaile then indicated how injurious [an effect this tariff" had upon the growth of our local industries, and how unfair we were treated in this respect as compared with the South. As to the future control of our railways, he was clearly of opinion that their management should be taken out of the hands of ~ tho Government. Perhaps it would be best ; . to place them under the administration of i two boards elective by the road boards, county councils, borough councils, and harbour boards of the districts in which the j railways wore situated. Thefunctions of these bodies should be to fix and regulate the tariff, to maintain the lines in repair, | and so on. The freight charges and fares should be duly fixed at a conference of the two boards, and they should be uniform for both islands. In con- ■ elusion, a* the hour was getting late, he ;i would summarise the remainder of his remarks by simply expresbing his opinion a that the sale of our railways to any com pany would bo a most unwise thing to do. Mr Vailo resumed his seat amid loud applause. Mr Pakkks proposed,and MrH.FAKNAIA | seconded, *" That as it is woll-known that there is a very heavy and increasing loss made on working the railways of the colony, it is desirable that during the ensuing session Parliament i should select and appoint a commission to inquire into tho whole question of their management and control." ■~, . The motion was unanimously passed. A vote of thanks was then accorded to Mr Vailo on the proposition of Mr Gko. ■'.■ Fkaser, seconded by Mr Pakkes. Mr Vaile returned thanks, and in doing' | so intimated his willingness to re-deliver ! his lecture if it were so wished.

The passing of a vote of shanks to the Chairman brought tho proceedings to a close.

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TO-MORROW, AT 11 O'CLOCK. ORANGES, MANDARINS, AND LEMONS. EX ARAWATA. FROM SYDNEY. G. W. BINNEY XTTILL sell by public auction, at bis Fort-street Stores. To-morrow (Thursday), at cloven o'clock, 240 CASES ORANGES, MANDARINS. AND LEMONS. ALL IN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION. TOMORROW. CONTINUATION OF SALE OF UNREDEEMED PLEDGES! UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ! <3«EAT CLEARING OUT OF PAWN BROKER'S STOCK. R. ARTHUR HAS received intructions from S. A. ABher, of City Loan Office.who has dis posed of his business and is leaving Auckland, to sell by auction, at Arthur's Mart, on rhurs dar,Jaly3l,atUa.m., The Whole of His STOCK-IN-TRADE, to- Kother with the Unredeemed Pledges, oonslst ing of Diamond and other Bracelets. Rings, Pins, Gold and Silver Alberts, Gold and Silvor Watches, Looketa. Earriiiga, Violins, Flutes, Aooortlions, Books, Cutlery, Clocks, Carpen ters' Tools, Sewing Machines, Cash-boxes, •extensive assortment of New and Seconti-hand CXothlnr, comprising Men's and Youths Black Sloth and Tweed Suits, Coats, Trousers, Trousers and V»3ts, >fcckintoshes, Overcoats, Shirts. Ladles' Cloaka, Dresses, Underclothing. Blankets, SHeets, Q»ilts, Carpet Bags. Port manteaux, Vases, Bicycle, &c.. So., &0., W. S. OOCHKANE] IJAMKS DACRK * TO-MORROW. By Order of the Executors of tho Late E. K. Tyler. BOOKSHELVES, PIGEON HOLES, OFFICE DESKS, OFFICE TABLES, CHAIRS, BOOKS. THE Subscribers have received instruc tions from tho Executors of the late E. K. Tylw to Sell at their rooms. Queen-street, on Thursday. July" 31st, at 11 o'clock, BOOKBHBLVES, Pigeon Holes, Offlca Desks, Office Tables, Chairs. Sc. 100 Volumes Books, consisting of—Works tt Shakspearo, Dickens, Macaulay, Cicev, Bacon, Pope, Alison's Europe. Virgil, Chambers, Trndall. CiSßelTs Magazine Universal History. Latin and Kngll^h Dictionaries, Greek Lexicon, Works on RreemaaoniT. Chomistry. Science, ISiyslcs, "Edinbi^gh Ro-viow," " Gen tleman's Mugazire," "'London Society," Transactions of New Zealand Institute, 1877-1881 SAMUEL (JOCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COOHBASH] [JAS. DAORX MONDAY, AUGUST 4. FBEBHOLD PROPEEffY, PANMURE. TBB Subscribers will Sell at their Room?, Queen-street, on Monday. August I at 13 o'clock. ALLOTMENT 14. Section 1, Village of Pan mure, containing 1 acre, all fenced, with Cottage of 2 rooms erected thereon known ftp Mrs MoMath's property. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. OOOHKAITE.I iJAS. DAOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 4. By Ordeb of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. IMPROVED FARM, HAMILTON. THE Subscribers have received instruc tions frem tho Registrar of the Supreme Court to sell, at their rooms, "Qneen-street, on ilondi-y, August 4, aftwelve o'clock, ALL THAT FARM, containing 310 ncrra, more or less. bei»g Lots 129. ISO. 131. m. \U. 146, and 147, Parish of Kirikiriro.u known as Coleman's Farm, situated near Hamilton. Waikato, together with all buildings thereon ereoted. SAMUEL COCHRANE 4 SON, Auctioneers. W, S. COCHBANE ] fjAS. DACKE TUESDAY, AFGUST 5. BY ORDEP. OF THE MELANESIA^ TRUST. TWO ALLOTMENTS MANUKAU ROAD, PARNELL. ■ TO BB LEASED TOR 60 YEARS. THE Subscribers have received inetruc t iano to dfleif for lease by Publlo Auction at their Land Mart, Queen street, on Tuesday, August 5, at 12 o'clock. For a term of 60 years, TWO ALLOTMENTS on the Manuknu j Bead, Parhfffl, immediately opposite Ast Street and the Church of England Grammar School, being Subdivisions of wirt Allotment 82a, Sectkm 3, Suburbs of A!«»kland,Tlz.i— Lot 3, having a frontage of 56 feet by an average dapth of 167 feet Lot i, having a. frontaee of 69 feet by an average depth of 111 feet, i Plan and conditions of leasing can be seen at the •Seen of SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. 8, COCIHUHBJ ''JAMES DACKK MONDAY, AUGUST 11. THREE VILLA RESIDENCES AND FREEHOLD ALLOTMENTS, MOUNT EDEN ROAD. ffIHE Subscribers have received in&truc- JL tlons to offer for sale by Public Auction, at the Land Mart, Queen-street, on JMondar, August 11, at 12 o'clock, THREE COMFORTABLE AND NEWLY BRKCTHD VILLA RESIDENCES of six rooms each, substantially-built and well finished throughout, gag laid on, fltted. with cupboards, grates, &c, situate in the Mount Eden Road, adjoining the resi dences of Mr H. Waite and Mr Sykcs each allotment having a frontage of 36 feet to Mount Eden Road. » ' Terms Easy. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W 8. OOOHBAHE.] [JAMES IMCBK, AT AN EARLY DATE, PRELIMINARY NOTICE. VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY, ABOUT ONE ACRE OF LAND, 'With all Buildings, Waterloo Quadrant, Opposite Government House, Eden Crescent, THE Subscribers have received instruc tions to sell by auction, at their Rooms, ueom-sbroofc, at unjeurly date, THAT VEIiY VALUABLE FRKKHOLD PROPERTY, Being Allotments 6 and 15, Section 7, containing nearly I Acre of Land, wlth'all Buildings thereon, having; large frontages,.to Waterloo Quadrant (ilfixt to Mr Nathan's property) and Kden Crescent. Full particulars and plan will be ready in a fewdaya. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. DURHAM YARDS. THE undersigned will sell, at the Dur ham Yards, on Friday, Ist August, at 10,30 A HI7PKKIOR SHIPMENT OF HORSES, 15* Aryyle, from Wanganui. % Pptut(b% Hcrr*e« ftummCTm holan, Aiusoneerti. WMiAM HkVM, %/iO& %Mt% #' P>t l>»b»m Vftrl». &off t-im** i, nt II (ibUtbt, mm, KMAAM. *•»><&, *«4 OKDTO (tvms ~~» ohAK,



4LFKBB BTCKLAJfP. TOMORROW. THE REMUERA YARDS. FOR SALE, at tho Remuera Yards, on Friday, Anfjnnt 1. 200 irEAI) WELL-FATTED CATTLE 1800 Fat Sheep Dairy Cows and Store Cattle Fat and Store Pigs FOR PRIVATE SALE, 12 good Working Oxen. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. THE HAYMARKET. TJIOR SALE, at the Haymavket, on Fri _F 'day next, at 12 o'clock. Ex Argyle. from Taranaki, i MEDIUM DRAUGHT ACTIVE HORSES, boon working tram. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FRIDAY', AUGUST 1, THE REMUERA YARDS. ITtOR SALE, at the Remuera Yards, on JD Friday, August 1. 200 HEAD WELL-FATTED CATTLE 1800 Fat Sheep Dairy Cows and Store Cattle Fat and Store Pigs FOR PRIVATE SALE, 12 good Working Oxen. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. THE HAYMARKET. FOR SALE, at the Haymarkel, on Fri day, August 1. at 11 o'clock, A STAUNCH, HEAVY DRAUGHT MAKE, five years old; a trial given. ALFRED BUCKLAND. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1384. WAIUKUSALE. IN addition to the usual Monthly Sale, I havo been instructed by Mr Williams to sell, at his n-aidonco, at 11 o'clock sharp, , THE WHOLE OF HIS LIVE AND DEAD STOCK. ALFRED BUCKLAND. /COUNTRY CATTLE SALES. Waluku—Saturday, August 2 Pukekoho—Monday, August 1 Pokono—Monday, August 18 Drury—Wednesday, August 20 Papakura—Wednesday, August 27. ALFRED BUCKLAND. TjiOß PRIVATE SALE, on liberal terms, J? the Estate of Wm. McLanghlln, Esq.. containing about 3,000 acres. In lota of 10 acres and upwards, aa rady bo agreed upon. Thin property is near the Papatoitol Station; baa boon In grass for about 2U years; is well adapted for agsloulturo, and \a In good hoart for cropping as well aa bearing good gniss at the present time. Torms: One-third Cash balance can remain at 6 por cent,—Apply ' Wm. Mechlin, Egy^ m<mM FOR HALE, a Choice Farm, fonccd, and in Brass, equally near the Kihiklhi and To Awr. mutu TewHshipa, containing 586 acrea. ALLOTMENTS Nos. 31 and 35, containing WO BOTOB, at Whirlwhiri, near Wftioku; sjiiwtan tlally fenced; fronting the Maom road leiulir. to Waikato Heads. FARM — Lot 95, Whangaroa, County of Raglan, containing 308 acres; good Homestead. considerably improved (adjoining the farm lit W. Harsard); price required, £700. Also, about 700 acres adjoining the above. ALFRED BUCKLAiND. TUESDAYS, THE HAYMARKET, SALE OI WOOL, SHEEPSKIN*), HIDES, TALLOW, HAY and STRAW, each TUESDAY, at U o'clock. ALFRED BUCKLAND. Public Notices. (BY APPOINTMENT T8 BIS KXCKLLENOT Tint GOVERNOR. /^LEDHILJ/S GINGER ALE, PINTS AND QUARTS. PRICE-LIST ON APPLICATION. O. QLEDHILL, Wbiaesmsy-stbkct. 63 Telephone 63. TFT ILL IAM GULLIVER, HOUSE, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, QUEEN-STREET. Allotments : ghurchaetreet. 3S x 100.6, £312s per foot JffountiWoskill Uoad, 50 x 118.6, £2 5s per foot Suney Hills. £1 and £5 per foot Wharf Road, 10 x 100, £2 per foot Bnhver-ptreet, to x 163, S3 5s per foot Arthur-street, 56 x 100. £6 per foot Prospect-street. 80 x 100, £i per foot Wallaco-street, 80 x 218, £4 per foot Argyle-street, £3 per foot Richmond Road. 100 x 117. £2 15s per foot Onrran-atreet, 73 x 130, £4 10s per foot Tweed-street, 50 x 130, £4 per foot Shelly Beach Road, 60 x 100, £4 per foot Prospect Terrace (Mount Eden)—LoWTO x 176, at 25s per foot John-street, several lots for £00 each Cox-street, 40 x —, for £80 each atuart-street, 27 x 110, for £80 each W. GULLIVER, QUEEN-STREET. XOHN SOPBET, House, l^nd, ana tl General Commission Agent, No. 8, Queen- Bti*et,has for immediate sale (really cheap):— 1 comfortable 5-roomed Cottage Ponsonby; (hems yery easy); also, 1 7-roomed House, 1 t-rpomed House, 2 4-roomed Cottages, and 1 srfan Store, in town; 2 Dairy Farms, 10 miles from town; i partly-improved Farms, onajio acres, the Other 150 acres, about 12 miles from town; and several other City ana Bubnrban Properties at eqoally Low Prices. V^-ARNOOK. BROXHBRB, KOAF AND OANDTJC MANUFAOIIUR«HS. COX'S CREEK, RICHMOND. U4T2CBI DURHAM - STREET, AUCKLAND. Cash Purchasers ot Tallow. Wool, Sheapaklnj, and Boom. \\[ ILLIAM THOMAS, *V Corner of Lores and Vlctoria-streeta, monumkntalVmarbl^'and general » stonemason, architectural squlptob and Inscription! Accurate and Beautiful. Monuments, Tombs, Headstones, and erery (toseriptlon of Stone Work at theLowMt I'o«!bl« "rices for Town and Country. COUSINS AND A T X IN , COACH BUILDERS, Elliott and Albkbt-otbbkm, Have In Stock— Double and Single-seated Buggies. Hooded Phffltons. Vis-a-vis, Waggonettes. Dog Carts, Second-hand Phffitoni andßngKlm. Also, Uany Thousands Seasoned Finished Spoke*, ttu Beit Sunk Id Auckland. BOOK BINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, THREE DOORS ABOVE " STAB " Ott ICE, MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKB, insurance and mining register books Specially Rulbd and Bound. fuslc, Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sun day School Books well bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED"I)AY BOOKa Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Re-bound. BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULHD •J. H. WITHBFORD, ADVERTISING AGENCY, SHORTIAND STREET, AUCKLAND, N.Z. Advertisements received for Auckland Paper* and for the various New Zealand ard Australian Journals.'" TO NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS PUBLISHERS, & OTHERS. . H. W. is In a position to carry out any Special Canvassing Work required, or to Negotiate any Business, Monetary or Commercial. AIiLOHDBRBWIU.BROBIVffiIMMKDIAfB AND OARrSSJ** * JTENTION. '



WILLIAM RATTRAY, 178, 180, 18S QUEEN' STREET, A.TJOKLAISrr CONTINUATION OF THE REMARKABLY LOW SAIiE FBIOJUSI S^ILIE FBICESI FOR PROMPT NET CASH. PRIOR to the HALF-YEARLY STOCK-TAKING. FURTHER REDUCTIONS in ALL DEPARTMENT Special Bargains in Household Linens, Sheetings, etc. COSTUMES Lfgggggg! * HOUSS la^jß^giMgggiggal »°usc j^aisaj_f tOblUMriO MAPLES |^^^K|^^^m|' S.LKS ivrii t tmttdv LI —--L —J L IX^^- U LI I=J 14f^siM -^~- '■ aSM—Hp HOSIERY li WILLIAM RATTRAV. ~'.' READY-MADE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. £3" NOTE.—The space occupied by this Stock b required for tho extension of tho Gentlemen's Mercery and Hat Departmei It is therefore determined to clear it at any eacriSco, prior to Stock-taking. As none but r. r «t-cliuu garment* have over been kept Stock, the Public will have tho privilege of purchasing the very best possible goods at prices asked elsewhere for the loweat quolltlc All aro invited to inspect the vnluo offered : there can bo but ono opinion-IT STANDS UNRIVALLED ! REMEMBER! The entire Stock of Men's, Youths', and Boys' READY-MADE CLOTHING must be cleared AT AN SACRIFICE, prior to Stock-taking. EAELT CLOSINGI WILLIAM RATTRAY desires to remind his Patrons that his Establishment CLOSES ON SATURDAYS AT SIX O'CLOCI and respectfully requests thorn to make their Saturday purchases boforo that hour. WILLIAM RATTRAY, 178, 180, 182 QUEEN STREET.



PEJME^ SALT BUTTER, 10D. PEli LB. SPECIAL, Is. I'EK LB. CHEESE FROM WAIKATO AND WAHIKU FACTORIES. AT HOOKER & MORRISON'B, GROCERS, TEA DEALERS, AND PROVISION MERCHANTS, 265 QUEEN-STREET. 265 NOTICE. Having almost completed tho additions and altonHions of the Bank of New Zealand (which have for many months tied him from public compeiklon and privato work), GEORGE RHODES Wishes to intimate to his Patrons in particular, and to tho Public In general, that ho is NOW o^Y.WO K K.^MB^CINa MORE PAR.ICULAULY EXCAVATION AND DRAINAGE, STONE AND CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS, BRICKWORK IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, PLASTERING AND SLATING. NOTE.-G. R. is desirous of working up a PRIVATE TItADB In the ABOVK LINKS, and, with that end in view, will give particular attention to privato requirements (as hßhorto). QUALITY OF WORK A SPECIALITY, G. R has ON SALE a Splendid Lot of HOBART STONE in Blocks of nearly all sizes, LESS THAN COST I'KICE. ALSO, A LOT OF BLUE-STONE ASHLER THAT MUST BE CLEARED FROM PRESENT SITE (MILLS' LANE). Al«o a TRAVELEING-CRANE for GANTRY with RAILS, DOUBLE-CARRIAGE AND WINCH COMPLETE. MILL-MORTAR SUPPLIED AT CURRENT RATES. TERMS CASH. YARDS: CUSTOMS-STREET WEST, FRONT OF DOCK. TAYLOR'S Co-operative Grocery Stores are the only Shops that * divide their Profits with their Customers. ADDRESS KABANGAHAPE ROAD (late Scott) and VICTORIA-STREET, BETWEEN BOBSON AND NBLSON-STRKETS. U/INGATE, BURNS & CO. * IRONMONGERS, AUCKLAND. Wholesale and Retail Agents roB Wj jßr WHOLE COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND THE COLONY. W M ««-- f isS Best Sewing Machine known. Amongst the Ancient Hebrews, this Mmm ' number signified COMPLETENESS jffiß' ' The following are some of its merits: and PERFECTION. BfflM ,„..,, . t . flS^i Ist. Capacity of room under the arm. The ancient Syrians and Chaldeans SBSSm „ , , , , „ ~ .. , . , Bm 2nd. Its perfect self-adjusting tension. used ii to express FULNESS and £■ . PERFECT SATISFACTION. 11 3rd' lts Se!fthread' ng n :. -. .... IB 4th, The needle is self-setting. Recognising the fitness of this X application, the AMERICAN SEWING H sth> HiSh rate of sP eedl MACHINE COMPANY have called their MM 6thl Simplicity of Oiling. Latest Improved Machine ■ S 7th" The PERFECT arran Bfl' nent for _. .. . n j regulating length of stitch. The Number Seven. U WLNTGATE, BUENS & CO., Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, CUSTOMS STEEET, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. THE WONDERFUL, i Latest Improvements. Valuable Appliances. Ten Years' Guarantee. Patent Automatic Winder. Patent Drop-Rollers. Patent Loose-Winding-Wheel. Patent Thread Releaser. Wer theim Machines kept in Repairs for three years FREE 09 CHARGE. illußirnbed Catalogues and Samples of Work free THE WEKTHIEM SEWJNC MACH^E AGENCY, .- t?"< a. JoJIiAjLiIU, 1/U, queen-steeet. AUCKLAN



Ironmongery. JB. B L A I * I ■ • YicrroiMA murer. IMPORTSR OV BCTLDKHff fc FURNISH no IRONMONGER! Diuoi rsoit If iMvrxarxrumaA Hu for Salt. •> L»w ttoloA l'«rpsßter«' TooU Nails. Looka, Hlbim Kllchec K&nge* RtKlirter Qnlea. la nwl Vulet) Marble and «nuuella4 Slr.'t M»»M>l9lK-<- Ijrttett Stock la AuokUni Mtrbl*. Kloctros>Ute, Curb, ul olber r«oi^.- Ukltiuilco<J Iron. Shoe! L«» 4. »»< Ztxt ItUU, Cflunat. and lianer tNHPKOTION tWriTSJ! TjiENDERS. TpENDERS. -RENDERS. Tj^IUEIUONS. T^IREIRONB NINE CASES OF ABOVE, WELL ASSORTED' AT REDUCED PRICES. I" AMI'S. T AMPS. T AMrS WITH ANUCAI'NIC LORNE LEADER AND AMERICAN BURNERS. NEW STOCK AT REDUCED PRICES. T^OVVNER'S TTEROSENE. J. & J. D ICKEY 234, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. LIUHT lIAKNBSH HORSKa, «AUDLB HdBSICrf, and all Niode cJ SPUING VEmCI.ES, Hlrod, nuuifbH. mal Sold, nt CROWTUiCK'S VICTORIA »♦ * «•■«». Wai ealey-atriet



JOHN BUCHANAN,! v WHOLESALE GROCER, Tea, Coffee & Spice Merchant CUSTOMS-ST., AUCKLAND. Tolceraph Address: I Telephone Exchange, "Eagle," Aucklund. I No. 55, Tho Advertiser desires special attention to his Celebrated Brands of BLENDED INDIA AND CHINA TEAS. Sinco their introduction the greatly incroased demand for them substantially proves their excel lence, and confirms the high esteem which tho Public have justly accorded them. Tho following distinctive brands all bear his Trade Mark on the labels, and are packed in lib and Jib packets, also in 61b, 101b, and 401b tins, viz ;— Blended India & China Teas. Household Countess Duchess Princess Empress Brands. Blended Pure Indian Teas. Zemindar Brand. BAKING & YEAST POWDERS. Tho Advertiaer also wishes to being beforo tho Public his Baking and Yeont Powders, which arc meoting with general favour, and requests attention to the following Analytical Report :— Laboratory, Hobsonstrect, Auckland. Juno 13,1851.—1 have eamplnd tho Baking Powdor Id the bulk, prepared by Mr John Buchanan, Merchant, Auckland, and havo analysed the game and find tho constituents purs aiid well proportioned. Tho rosuit of ray 'examination proven thiß article to bo Buporior to any cithci imported or oolonUilly prepared that has been submitted to mo, and I can, therefore, con fidently recommbnd it to tho publlc-(Signod) J. A. Poni>, Colonial Analyet. Each Tin Bears his Bkoistkhed Tiiadb Mauk. Sold by Grocers Mid Storekeepers Generally. The STOCK of GENERAL GROCERY and Oilmen's Storoe comprises a Splendid Assortment, which is constantly bomg replenished by importations from European, American, and Australian Markets. Catalooujh on ArpjicATiox. SPECIAL TEA NOTICE NEW SEASON, 1884-5. I have Received MY FIRST SHIPMENT of the NEW SEASON'S CROP. XX KM. TAMSUI, from Fooohow, via Wellington, And «hall lie glad to Forward LIQUOIUNO .SAMPLES on application. Tho QCAUTY of THIS YEAR'S CItOP is of Vbrv High Character Compared with the previous years. To those about to commence business, attention is drawn to tho groat advantage of being in a pomtion to offer tho Celebrated and Popular Brandfl of Spread Eagle Teas, Baking and Yeast Powders, etc., and to socuro other special inducements which I am propared to offor. JOHN BUCHANAN, WHOLESALE GROCER, Customs-Street, Auckland. QINGEU SEWING MACHINES. Sales in 1882 603,292 Machines. „ 1881 561,036 „ Ikoreasx 42,266.



«T THREE OUT OF EVERY FOUR MA CHINES SOLD IN THE WORLD ARE SINGER'S. UPWARDS OF THREE HUNDRED FIRST FRIZES 111 AND AT CHRI3TCHURCH EXHIBITION TWO GOLD & TWO BILVER MEDALS. To be obtained at PBR 2/6 WEEK PER 2/6 WEEK Only at 281, Queen-street, Auckland. beware of german and other IMITATION& SINGER SEWING MACHINES. T-| Tji V I T T, ~^# OUNMAKER, yifPipiiiiilHp* Queen - street, SteJpSsSf (Oppoalto tho City Market), t?*ss?^?f >\ Established 1859. H^^FyNl Intending Bujora should In- JK'SffttiSfinr y BP°ct tho laroic stock of W- liSKEFPI"-^ Breech and Muzzlo-loadlng BujMS'SS^i Guns on hand. They will see KaissS-aJtja tho best value In Auckland. fS'i isSHjS' Every gun thoroughly examln- Bk HaT °^ Br"1 (Tuarantco" before dell- Ss £\y Hummcr'less Guns, with Slemen'e !»§ Patent Steel Barrels, 12 and 20 gauge; gSB SilverVPatontAnti-rocoilßuttPlatesj Se'3 Webloy'B Bull Dor and Irish Confrta ii&B bularyßovolvers, also his New Patent SkH Self-extracting Revolver ; Kynooh's Patent " Perfect" Reloading Mcftallio ■Sfe'3 CftrtridKOCases and Crimpers; Eloy'g KHI Revolver Ammunition and Metallic Cortridgo Cases ; Newcastle Chilled Shot; Cnrti3B and Hnrvoy :ind Pieon Wilk's and l^aurenco's Gunpowder; Kley'a wadding and Cartridßo Casea; Powder Flasks. Shot Pouch™, Game Hirs, pun Cnscß, CartridKn Units, Oun Oil. Tow for Gun Cleaning, Fcrroi Muzzles and Bella, Bnloon ltlflna. Air Cnnr-s. nrpech-londing ImplomonU). Fiahitiß Tackle, Cutlery, Fire workß. RKPAIKS, Inrlmiing Browning and Re itookini;, specially attended to, and sutiafaction lunrm •oni. *J. ii( Vll 1, GUNMAKER & IMFORTKR, 251, qliickn-btkekt. auckland. [Established 1855.) BT BPEtItAI. WB HAVE THE LARGEST, CHEAPEST, AND BEST SELECTED STOCK OF Bicycles and T bicycles IN THF COLONY. Gentlemen desirous of obtaining any particu lar make for the ensuing season, we shall be glad to INDENT by the noxtmallforany responsible buyer, and wo undertako to deliver at 20 0i»23 per cent, low or than iho iwiocs now charged in Auckhtnd. t'orcMimiild! "Af-2oi'Sl inch No. 1 Rudgo is charged at liU Or (823. We will delivei the same on arrival t& ocH more than £18 ---probnl)ly less." , AVW* H. SHAKF3»Pf«*. & CO., QUKEN-STKEI " * NO.



Tea merchants. THE - ONLY - GOLD MEDAL PURE BLENDED f|i mi wi ™i rai f|i fli rm fwi np rji r|i TT TTT TT TT TTT TT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTTTTTT DRINK Nelson, IVloate & Co.-t CELEBRATED CHALLENGE TEA. tar TRY OUR MATCHLESS jrißSk KJUSa KSSI &J3I Wwß fa bnafeso [KINO BRAND], SOLD IN lib., flMlb., 7'b, and 281b. TINS, At Is. Bd. per Ib. NELSON, IWOATE & CO., WHOLESALE A*ND RETAIL TEA MERCHANTS. BLENDERS, AND IMPORTERS. CHRISTOHUivCH, DUNEDIN,' WbIXIKOTON, 166, QUEIEN-ST., Auckland.. AGENTS EVERYWHERE TEAZ Unrivalled /0) /O7 ou "rM/ lm/ TEA I /OP/ ABOUNDING /o7 » ATr/ Strength / AND QUALITY. JUST PURCHASED, 11,000 POUNDS OF KXTRA CHOICE MOUNIG, PAOKLUM. WOO6UNU. AND PANYONG CONGOUS, AT A VERY HEAVY REDUCTION. Characteristic Advantages to my Custoniws. Soion pooplo aro very anxious overbjboily Bhould know they get their Teas from China. For my whereabouts in buying. I would simply My: Th« shrewdest Tea-man I ovor know was the London Q»okor Toa Merchant I served three yearn' apprenticeship with. Ho made a loreo fortune before I left him, and ho never bought a Package of Tea in China. FREDK- WHITEWE.iI>, TKA MERCHANT & FAMILY GROCER. No. 95 VICTORIA-STREET, and PONSONBY ROAD, AUCKLAND. T. p B O p4*Ai ° ° *• HAS IN BTOCK BPKCTACLEa AND EYE GLASSES of every description. An Accurate Tit Guaranteed. COMPOUND MICROSCOPES & TELK -BCOPE3, Powerful and Cheap. ANUIIOH) BAKOMBTERS, TRERMOMETICBS, Elestp.io Bells, Bati'eries, and FmrNQa. Magneotic Electric Machines and Medical Coils, OPKRA GLASSES, BINOCULAR, FIELD AND MARINE GLASSES. THEODOLITES, SEXTANTS, COMPASSES. BPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. - TAYLOR'S SEWING MACHINES. Tho Balanco of Stock of these oxocllont Hand and Treadle Maoliines win be sold at 25 per cent discount. Nearly 600 in use in Auck land. OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE, SHOBTLAND-BTUKET.



THAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAY FACTORY. JAMES MACKIE, Phoprietok, VICTORIA-STREKT EAST, AUCKLAND. rtepairs of every description 111 Wood nud Iron neatly executed ontho shortest notice. Springs made and impaired. Always on Hand—A largo nuanl ity of LaniiH, also Ironbark Shitfts and Spokes, Red Gum Felloes, and Hobart Town Hardwood. N.B.—Country Orders puncmalljr attended to. A. and Gr# Price, ENGINEERS, BOILERMAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, AND GENERAL MACHINISTS, THAMES, Have for sale tho following Machinery :— 1 Portable Eneino, by Horesby & Co., 8 h.p. 1 Horizontal Knglne, double cylinder, lOin. diameter, 21in. stroke 1 Horizontal Engine, lOin. hy 18in. stvoko lXaunch Knginn, IJin. by sin. stroko 1 Multltubiilar lldiler. 17ft. lontfliyfift. diameter 1 Cornißh Boiler, LWt, loni; liy tift. diiimotor 1 Cornish Holler, ISfL long by .".ft., ilimnctcr 1 Cornish lioiler, 17ft. long by lit. Gin. diametor 1 Cornish Boilor, 15(t. long by sft. diametor 1 Cornish Boiler, 15ft. long by Ift. Cm. diametor 1 Verticalßoiler.Field tubes, 7ft, x3ft. 4in.; new A quantity of second-hand Quartz-orushing Plant. Estimates supplied for all classes of Engineering Work.—Makers of Sawmill and Quartz crushing Machinery. Turbinc^Wheels, Hydraulio Machlnery,TimF)eT*(hickß, and Patent Safety Catchos for Warehouse and other Lift Cages. \\J 0 R M W Mi .l I ll<li.mh,.m.rlr. !>««, II mmmin\ ; .~.ivt,irttif«V.-!iiin»V . SHA'UI/vNllii Wyf-..Vt ». '[WIFiMCK. 1,; 1w 1i,, , AputbecdTißS', *" "> "-"■■ 'I'm t'ii.si-iiiiiLr,



iSrapery. ? [I nOBSON-STREET 11 '~/t^, Vk VIBIT $1 •:■ CASH AND DEFERRED PAYMENT TAILORS, DRAPERS. MILLINERS, . . MANTLE AND HABIT-MAKERS, HOBSOK-STREET. Wo respectfully invito attention to our Large j . Stock of NOVELTIES for the present Season, a Onr Groat Variety and Choice of the Best- Fnbric3, wiDi tlin Skill and Talent we now em ploy, and tl."- -.- ■' . •i-ssof our efforts to pro fliico Sutiuii.. ;.. ; ;.n-..:i, Perfect in Fit, and ■ . Unexcelled in Cut nnd Style, gives us every , confidence, in lespcctfully soliciting the farcing of a visit __ _ All Tweeds thoroughly shrank before being; luado up, and Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed. Tlio Dcforred Payment System has been .. for.»i to bo a great boon, by enabling those with limited incomes to procureneoessaries a ''- the easiest possiblo way. . :■ .X ALL GOODS ARE MARKED IN PLAIN . FIGURES. Cneh Customers receive 5 per cent. Discount (one sliillini; in tlio pound sterling) on all parcels - ol -Usuiid upwards. INSPECTION INVITED. ON S A L B'V, BY THE UNDEHSIGNED— / Wood's Flour-2001b5.. lOfflbs.. SOIDS.; , : h Anderson's Klour-Sffllbs.. lOOibs.. 501DS. MeOill's Oalmcal-a.olhs , 251 bs., JH?.' , Hopkins SMB.'SOiitmeal-2«)10e.,»1b8.,f1M v 800 sacks Slmrt l-Yi-d u;!ts i -jfrasi SOO sacks Milling oe s .., :.-.' 20 tons Oamaru Table I'ol.'1 US ~ 20 ton 3 Kidnoy Seed Potatoes Maize, Sharps, Bran. Outen Cnali ■ - 1 Onions, Tea, Sugar, Kerosene, Uieese ~,,,. Gilmoro's Hams and Bacon lluttcr Uonodust, Prime Corned Beet ;»-■'■ Also, to arrive from Oaruaru, , .-;:■■ 100 tons Prime Tablo Potatoes . , &c. So. &o. ~.: Bold at tub LOWEST CURRENT BATHS./-. .A. & R. EATON, Commebce-siREBT.^ ■ mHOMAS SAM U B 1.,! 1 ■ for :';: CHEAP AND GOOD CUTLERY ; ■ ; (JUST LANDED). LARGE QUANTITY OF IVORY AND BONE HANDLE TABLE KNIVE3. ;:<! * 103, QUEEN-STREET, Next Mr Westpfahl's, Bootmaker^^ ;