MINING NEWS.

(BY TELEORAI.H—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COROMANDEL.

The Tokatea Mine manager reports a slight change in the driving of the No. 7 level; a little water is making in the country, and a number of small quartz veins have oome in from the hangirig-wall side of the drive. The level is now 2,531 feet long, and the reef ought to be met with at about 2,620 feet, so the contractors' will enter upon the last 100 foet of the contract about the end of this month,—John P. Hall. Royal Oak.—There is no change in the country in the Royal Oak crosscut. ..The ground as usual is very hard, but] the quartz shows the same favourable mineral indications. The lode mentioned in last report as standing was broken down on Friday last, but nothing was met with.—J. P. Hall.

Mariebel.—The manager reports :—Pro gress on the footwall cross reef has been slow for past fortnight, in consequence of quartz vein interlacing the reef. The reefs are rapidly diverging from each other, each taking its proper course, the country be coming much kinder. The cross reef con tinues in size about 18 inches. , Started another stope on main reef, the last break ing down of which showed good colours of gold. No. 3 level, Blackmore's section: Strong colours of gold have been seen in breaking down reef. An intermediate level has been opened on this leader from No. 2 winze. A few feet more driving, and we shall be directly uhder the shot of gold worked so advantageously under previous, management. No. 3 section, Home Rule : From this section we are obtaining our best crushing ore, which is looking'well.— (Signed) S. W. Hutchinson.

THAMES.

Thames, this day. Winding Association.—The directors of the companies composing this Association display an inexplicable neglect of^-tblßlr duties. Three of the mining licenses are advertised as liable to forfeiture, and the bailiff has been in possession of the winding plant for nearly ti fortnight for a palthr, debt of £54. The directors will t»e. gpilty' of gross dereliction and breach of trust if valuable property, which cost some £1,500, is allowed under such circumstances to come to a forced sale.

Caledonia.—The low level crosscut has been extended 417 ft., but progress is at present retarded by tough sandstone coun try. The prospects in the winze on the Red Queen leader aro still most satisfactory. The manager has sunk 65ft..from No. 2 level, and at last breaking-down numerous blotches of gold were found. New Prince Imperial,—The crosscut at No. 6 level is estimated by the surveyor to be within 35 feet of the reef, which should therefore be intersected within a fortnight. The hanging wall branch of Mariner's reef shows colours of gold in the drive at No. 3 level, and the stopss through out the mine are yielding payable crushing stuff.

Queen of Beauty.—ln breaking down the leaders at No. 7 level, the manager found blotches of gold freely diffused through the stone as before. The main branches are steadily converging, and will junction a short distance ahead. A small parcel from this drive ahead. A trial parcel from this drive and another from the Van guard lode will be crushed about the end of the week.

Dart. — The manager is breaking a trial parcel from No. 2 reef at No. 2 level, eastward of No. 1 winze, and has another on hand from the western side of this.shaft. Crushing operations will be commenced Moanataiari.—The battery will start on Wednesday on the Company's tributers' parcels. . »

Waiorgnoamai, this day. Colonist.—Payable gold was found in the low level yesterday. ...' The amalgam returns for the week are: New Find, 3970z5; Colonist, 121ozs. '

SIR JULIUS VOGEL'S SPEECH CRITICISED.

(BY TECEQRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Dunedin, MondayJi The "Otago Daily Times "goes into rap tures over Sir Julius Vogel's address, which it describes as a " masterly ond direct chal lenge to all and sundry for tho general election. Sir J. Vogel evidently bids for the Premiership. . He proposes a new policy, which should command a large measure of public approval by its resources and appli cability to the existing state of the oolony. It is a splendid policy, not faultless, but with much to recommend it. The weakest point Is the .proposal to settle beforehand what public works are to be constructed, and get money for them. This, is a precept which no one knows better* than Sir Julius is impossible to practise. L 15.000 are to be got out of re-imposing sugar and tea duties. When Sir Julius talks of abolishing the property tax, which now brings in L 300.000 a year, he no doubt has this in mind. Whilst he mentioned a land tax for local purposes, he suggests means-to increase the powers of local bodies by subsidising them in order to en able them to carry out such functions as charitable aid, which now costs LIOO.OOO a year. Nor will he find •it diffi cult to take a large sum off educa tional expenditure. For all that, we should-be very sorry to see the property tax abolished altogether; it should be diminished, but not abolished.. We regret to find Sir Julius opposing federation., The rest of his policy should command universal, approval. E vory body admits that the North Island trunk line mu_t be taken in hand at once. The introduction of small capitalists by immigration is the best jplan for the removal of the depression which has [ yet been proposed. This is undoubtedly! the right time for New Zealand to gain a footing in the Pacific, and if it is lost now, co good an opportunity is not, likely to recur.- Non-political railway boards for each island is a most important measure of reform. For the rest we must express pleasure at the tone of the speech, at its largeness of mind, generosity, and manly dignity. We wish Major Atkinson weuld take a leaf out of his book in this respect."- The " Star " admits the ability of H the speech, which " manifests that Sir Julius Vogel's' intellectual powers are in no way, diminished. He takes a statesmanlike' view of the present condition of New Zealand, which if not in some respects satisfactory, is by no means such as reasonably to excite alarm, and with characteristic perspicuity he points the way out of our troubles.-" It warmly approves of,his railway policy, and then says:" "Weare not in accord with, the views on the fiscal policy he advocates. To our mind he misconceives the very first principles in respect of free trade and protection. He seems to be quite adrift, and, metaphorically speak ing, to have a ' shingle loose.' We should hope he only spoke as.he did, under pressure of the immediate exigencies of an election. Canterbury farmers are not impossibly pro tectionists." The " North Otago Times " calls his bor rowing policy abominable. " It. will only lead to further misery. It is to be hoped if tho Ashburton electors are foolish enough to elect him, the country and its represents-, tives will severely teach him that his leader-' ship is disdained, and his politics con demned as so much ruinous rubbish."

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

! Christchurch, Monday;

■ The " Lyttelton Times," commenting on Sir Julius Vogel's speech, says:—" We have no hesitation in ranking,'it above any thing of the sort which has been heard in the colony for a long time past. Viewed from the historical, point of view, as a.de fence of Sir Julius Vogol'S policy, if con tains much not to be easily answered, much that will tend ' to dispel the cloud under which the ex-Premier has .been partly obscured. When Sir Julius laid himself out to show that he was not responsible for the abuses Interpolated in his Public Works polioy by the greed and selfishness of others, he made out a very good cas. We may not be prepared to accept him end his proposals unexamined, but we do notdesire to interrupt the festive reception which New Zealand appears ready to give the return of her political prodigal son," The "Press" says:—"Those who have been looking forward to Sir Julius Vogel's speech to the Ashburton .electors in the ex pectation of having placed before them a comprehensive scheme for the borrowing and expenditure of a large Public Works loan will probably have been disappointed. The speech delivered on Friday evening was studiously moderate in tone, and was marked by a total absence of extravagant promises of any kind. In this-respect it differs materially even from the address which Sir Julius issued a few weeks ago to the East Coast electors. It would appear that in the interval between the issue of that address and the delivery of his Ash burton speech, Sir Julius Vogel has seen reason materially to modify Tii. opinions on the whole question^" ~ ' _ ..

FIJI NEWS.

Levuka, June 12. The Great Native Council is still in session at Naiserelagi, a new-made town on the Ra coast. It has been described as a slushy mudhole, only interesting as an illustration of the perversity of Fijians in matters of hygiene.

The Chamber of Commerce in Levuka is agitating the matter of telegraphic and telephonic communication between Suva and Levuka. Edison's Sydney agent thinks this may be secured in a complete manner for £8,000. T

Whooping-cough is dangerously preva lent among the Fijians, and is causine mortality such as to attract attention Natives call it tho vu koli (dog cough). '.-./■ A voluminous report has been issued by the Immigration Department. It deals with data up to the end of 1882. It speaks of an appalling death-rate among the Poly nesian labourers of 7561 per mule. - ■ : ; Private information from Taviuni says that, owing to the late regulations requiring beef to be supplied to Polynesian labourers the price of cattle bred on the island is ri_ing high (£4 for 12 months calves on the Alpha Estate; 3-year old heifers, £8: cows from £12 to £15). . ~,,,

A Mania for Murder,

A Fijian, Ngganggah, who sometimi since in homicidal mania hacked fearfully a married daughter of Captain Maughan, on Ovalau and who was sent to Suva gaol in consequence, has just made another horrible outbreak, wounded one man and killed an other. He stood in the gaol yard with other prisoners, and suddenly seized a spade and cleft the skull of a European prisoner named Murray, who was under sentence for an attempt to murder his own wife. A confinee for embezzlement, Meuser, who tried to shield Murray, had his arm broker, by the maniac. A very painful feeling has been stirred against the authorities for allowing a so well-known furious brutg fe> go amongst other prisoners and to have access to iron implements. An excellent map of the main island of the Group Navitilevu, showing land held by Europeatis, together with a small chart of the whole group in one corner, has lately been issued by Mr James Wyld; lundon, geographer to Her Majesty. It is compiled from the latest Government surveys, and is the very newest and best thing of its kind bearing upon Fiji,

CORRESPONDENCE.

Water Supply for Devonport.

(To the Editor.)

Slß,—Referring to your report of the: meeting at Devonport re water supply (in yesterday's issue), I beg leave to point out the cause of difference between the esti mates of Messrs Knox and Hubbard, the professional gentlemen who kindly gave us their views en. the subject. In reality, each confirmed the assertions of the' other. Mr Knox calculates to provide water supply for 6,000 people, while Mr Hubbard wants to do so for 14,000. That £5,000 will be ample to carry out a reasonable service sufficient to supply our wants for 10 or 12 years to come, is beyond dispute. It must be patent to all experienced in these matters that iron pipes require renewing in 13 or 14 years, and when such becomes necessary will be time enough to supple ment our means of supply. Let us remem ber there are at present only about 1,500 inhabitants in Devonport, and providing, water for 5,000 is looking sufficiently far ahead, considering the limited area -now unoccupied in the peninsula. Again, Mr Hubbard provides for the requirements of a possible population 20 years hence, which is absurd, and it is manifestly unreasonable to expect 1,500 people to supply machin ery, &c, for an improbable 14,000,. particularly when we take the fact into consideration that this is a young, struggling community very sensitive on the question of the imposition of further rates. Mo Hubbard offered repeatedly to do the ne cessary work for £7,500, and expressed his opinion it would pay well at that cost. Now, Mr Editor, I leave it to your readers to say * whether ft is necessary to expend £7,500 when the end can be satisfactorily attained at a cost of £5,000. Mr Alison certainly differed in his opinion from both of the professional gentlemen, but did not attempt to prove either of them in error, ■■; or enter further into the matter than to state his opinion, backed ..by someone whose name he did not mention, and who in all probability knows as little of the matter as Mr A. himself. Mr Hubbard made a lengthy speech, and-discoursed so learnedly and figuratively on-the Subject that very lew of his hearers are any wiser for listening to him—a hazy notion that a very expensive undertaking is proposed, and that he is the only man to do it properly, being the outcome of his eloquence. While Mr Knox comes quietly to the rescue, and says that only a sncrt time previous to his leaving Great Britain he completed just such another piece of work, and. the cost was .only £3,800; and, making every allowance for the difference of cost, he asserts. £5,000 will be ample for the carrying out of such a reasonable project as. Devonport can safely undertake. At the same time I would rather see £7,500 expended on the scheme than be without it. I hope Mr Alison will be prepared to find £5,000, as proffered by him, when upon mature deliberation he Sees how usefully it can be expended.:— Yours, Ac, -. Joseph Glbnnt; - Devonport, June 18, .1884.

ONEHUNGA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The regular meeting of tha Onehunga Borough Council took place on Monday evening, there being present: The Mayor (Dr. Scott), Crs. Clark, Dunwoodie, Flenv, ing, Hastie, Hills, Jackson, and Tapp. A letter from the Auckland Gas Company stated that provision had in part been made for extending the gas main to Onehunga, and the matter, together with a-proposal by ( Mr Hailes, was therefore reservbd for consideration on Monday next. A legal opinion was received adverse to the refund ing of £30 of Mr Stevenson's auctioneer's license, as well as a note from Mr Stevenson himself withdrawing his ap plication. A | petition! against lithe Eurposed concession likewise came to and in addition to an application for a similar favour to*another person.'; It was therefore decided not to make concessions in any case. The property-owners of New some-street petitioned to have it taken over by the Council, and a propo. al from Mr MClntyre to learo +'•* *'"" ..,,mls plant for 3, 5, or 7 j —_, an!J, 117, or £18 per month, respectively, was deferred for fuller consideration on Monday next. The fixing of the terms for leasing the 1 Recrea tion Reserve was deferred till tho same same time. After some discussion the Mayor withdrew his motion anent the de sirability of amending the borrowing clause of the Municipal Corporations Aot as to the majority of burgesses required to authorise a loan. The accounts werq then-passed, and the meeting ended.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

_ Sydney, . ,The Clerical and Lay Committees having settled their differences, have united to give a welcome to Archbishop Moran. ... , A^oung woman, aged 20, only five months married, was accidentally shot by her hus band—the rifle which he had in his hand discharging. . Owing to the scarcity of meat, sheep ate being received from Victoria, and cattle from Queensland.

Brisbane,- Mr Garrick, Agent-General, having 'im proved in health, has left for London. * - A Chinaman was speared by Blacks, near Georgetown, and died shortly afterwards. A serious fire took place at Pine Hill, the terminus of the central railway. Half the* principal block of buildings in tho towa were burned down.

•Melbourne. Land in Collins-street has been sold.at £820 afoot.

In the Assembly the Intercolonial Con vention was discussed. Mr. Wexon said the Legislatures should have appointed the delegates to the Convention. Other -mem bers thought the Convention went too far. The action of the Government on the reci divisite question was generally approved.

Good Resolutions At the commencement of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young men-and old men as well-form resolutions for their guidance for the ensuing fear. Many keep them, while others break them. - To suoh we wish to give a word of ad vice, in order to sustain your determination of leading a better life in the future you should use Hop Bitters. The judicious use of Hop Bitters strengthens, cleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.— Qreenbush Dm. Read. v' r

General Printing Office, Wyndh__n-«__eel, ___. the Provlnbe of Auokland. New Zealand '.-!%__ THUBSDAt.IJUKB 19, 1881, '.

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"" TO-MOIUIUIV, - At 11 a.m. ONEHUNGA AUCTION MART. gALE OF GENERAL GOODS . WM. STEVENSON, Auctioneer. W. 8. 000HBANB] __«*■ DACBI TO-MORROW. PIANOS, MUSIC STOOLS, COOKING STOVES, HANDSOME CHINA VASE, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. THE subscribers will sell, at their rooms, Queen-Btreet, on Friday, June 20th, at 11 o'clock, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, consisting of- Horsehair Suite, Couoh and 6. Chairs, "' Muslo Stools, Oval Tables, Curtains, 'Fenders, Handsome Chinese vase. Shade Flowers, Plctnros, Iron and Wood Bed steads, Chests Drawers, Waßhatands and Ware, Mirrors, Carpets. Towel-horse, Door Mats, Meat Safe, Chairs, Tables, Kitchen .Utensils, Cooking Stove, Colonial Ovens, Sec, Sec. Also, at 12 o'clock. Walnut Piano by Wolfe and Co. ~'■ Walnut Piano by Erard Ruffe Walnut Piano by Broadwood. SAMUEL COCHRANE _ SON,' Auctioneers. ■ 9. lON .3.] [B. 0, OABR.J (B. D. SONUS. TO-MORROW, At 11 o'clook. GREAT SALE • - OF PIANOS! T>IANOS! T>IANOS ! lANOS I JTIANOS ! JL lANOS ! BY A LIPP & SOHN, ROSSNER, SIMON, BORD, AUCHBR, &c„ Sco., &o. B. TONKS & CO. "lITILL sell, on Friday, the 27th inst,, at .'/' eleven o'clook, KA PIANOS OV PIANOS (BLACK AND GOLD, WALNUT, ROSE WOOD. TRICHORD, OVERSTRUNG IRON-FRAMED), 1 ■ Bl THE MOST EMINENT AND WELL-KNOWN MAKKBS. on view in a few days as soon as . unpacked. • ; . . '.■"-■ Without Reserve. DURHAM YARDS F Ij*K)R SALE, at the Dupham Yards, ' every Tuesday, at 11 o'clock, HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL, and SKINS, ■A..'-' HUNTER & NOLAN W. 8. OOOHBANB] [JAMES DAD"* _ MONDAY, JUNE 23. - ,80 ACRES LAND, A ipu By ' fe^li^t lor the Public Trustee in the of «,, tato ~ Molnnis. Tig P'jbscribers will sell by auction, at ~. ,*** Jlr Rooms, Queen-street, on Monday ■■^*_A,at_'o'cSa_, ■ ALLOTMENT 168, Parish of Walpu, County ef Marsden, containing 40 acres, fronting the Pohuenul River, < >... ALLOTMENT 227, Parish of Walpu, Count; ■'.■■'■ of Marsden, containing ib acres. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, . Auctioneers. j. B. TONKS.] [S. C. CARB,] [p. D. TOPICS, ,- WEDNEJ3DAY, JULY 23, , . , At 12 o'clock noon. -' - '• _ .•-.- ' ! " I PRELIMINARY NOTICE. THE MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY Ol P. COMISKEY, ESQ., ' • FORLE AS 15, OBPOSITE THB RESIDENCE OF DR. CAMPBELL \ B. TONKS & CO. HAVE received instructions from P Comlskey, Esq., to lease by auction for t term of 50 years, j-THE MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY _X GLADSTONE AND CLEVELAND ROADS, PARNELL '* (Adjoining the residence of Dr. Campbell), 1 CUT UP INTO LARGBrSIi-ED ALLOT ~ -■;': ' MENTB. *"■ •'_"•_ /Situation said views unsurpassed, Gas, Water, and Drainage complete. Plans ready on Wednesday. -_ --- Allotments will be flagged. Full particulars in a future issue. "A T ' ' -_L ' . ' J mDIGER SEWING MACHINES. : Sales In 1882 603,252 Machines. \' IT' 1881.. v ..5d1,036 ..'„'■ '. . Inobkask .42,256. ■W. THRgE OUT OF EVERY FOUR MA CHINES SOLD IN THE WORLD ARE SINGER'S. UPWARDS OF THREE HUNDRED FIRST PRIZES 111 . ' AND AT .-' I-' CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION I TWO GOLD Si TWO SILVER MEDALS. | To be obtained at I PER 2/6 WEEK PER 2/6 WEEK | OJf-iTf AS 281, QUEBN-STBBET, AUCKLAND, | v BEWARE OF GERMAN AND OTHER | ' IMITATIONS. ~~V |/' SINGBR SEWING MACHINES. B ;:. ' ' Cnngmlth. IdT c v x *"* ■-: _____£___< GUNMAKER, m mmJan _Sr *-2DBXN * otbbbv, I ( mJsS^^^^ AUCKLAND 1 _fe_^^?__ ' oppoß *tothooltT Market), ____^_IRri ESTABLISHED 1858, lH'^M;totaß'JlngßnyßwS_iould_n'' ■fifi_ff____wr J BP BOt tbe t__xnt stock ot HUEKLIIBIIUf ' Breeoh and Muzzle-loading IralSfl Gnnß m baa& They will see I _____Sj__BHis! the best value In Auckland. I ____W_r*P Kvory gun thoroughly examln- Bess'-__F nn Bnarauteea before dell ■ BaSi* Hommerio-s Onns, with Blomen's HI ... Patent Steel Barrels, 12 and 20 gauss • HE.'I Silver's Patent Anti-recoil ButtPlaSa! ■PI W'bWsß^DogMdlrt-hC^tai Slfe-J bulary Revolvers, also hl_ Now Patent ■Hi.: Self-extracting Revolver; Kynooh's Mfpi Pa tent " Perfect" Reloading Metallic ______ 9 Cartridge Cases and Crimpers: idey'i ■egg . Revolver Ammunition and Metalilo K. . r. .S ar ■""'■yl^-oaSes 5 Newcastle OhlUed nhoi, riu.tlas and Harvoy and Pigon Willi's and Hburenne h Ounpmvder i Kloy's Wadding and K£fJ %?2 .f: pr?w(lerJ"08"*- ShotPouohes, W*wg "Sgs-iQnn Cases. Cartridge Balm, Oun Mfe?-r?V-« ."P. Cleaning, FerreU_S_Ses4Md US.' ™""n J:il,Pß' Mt Can-__,Br_c^o»4_n« Mbp^Di-nu. .tuning TackierCuUery.^J! ilfei'_t,iS.i l?,<''*l*llnß[ Browninß and iv. |C_SSfe3f 0*ftUy a,tend<« t<». ___a_itao_S »' JH iJ_ G<nni_____B te impoktik. 9| W. Qussai ST____rr. Auc_a_uii^^



'j _ ALFRED BUCBXAim. ' TO-MORROW. THE HAYMARKET, "Tj*loß' SALE, at tho Haymarket, o • J. Eriday next, • A Splendid CHESTNUT MARE; broken t • single or double harness. Pair of Handsomo SHETLAND PONIES . broken to cither double or single harness have been lately driven by a lady Handsome Grey BUGGY MARE, very quie and staunch; been regularly driven by , lady. ALFRED BUCKLAND. f-OUNTRY CATTLE SALES Duury—Wednesday, June 18 '■ Papakura—Wednesday, June 25. ; ALFRED BUCKLAND. FOR PRIVATE SALE, on liberal terms, the Estate of Wm. McLaughlin, Esq., containing about 3,000 acres, in lots of 40 acre and upwards, as may be agreed upon. Thin property is near the Fapatoitoi' Station; has been in grass for about 20 years; is well adapted for agriculture, and Is In good heart for cropping us woll as bearing good grass at tho present time. Terms: One third Cosh balance can remain at 6 per cent.—Apply t Wm. McLaughlin, Esq., or ALFRED BUCKLAND. FOR SALE, a Choice Farm, fencod,aud In grass, equally near the Klhikihl and Te Awa mutu Townships, containing 58fi acres. AJ-LOTMENTS Nos. 31 and 35, containing 100 aores, at Whiriwhiri, near Waiuku; substan tially fenced: fronting the Maoris' road leadin to Waikato Heads. FARM — Lot 95, Whangaroa. County of Raglan, containing 30S acres; good Homestead, considerably Improved (adjoining the farm of W. Harsard); price required, £700. Also, about 700 aores adjoining the above. ALFRED BUCKLAND. TUESDAYS, THE HAYMARKET. SALE OF WOOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES, TALLOW, HAY and STRAW, each TUESDAY, at 12 o'clock. ALFRED BUCKLAND. i ' ■'~,. !HB Tea Merchants. NELSON,MOATE, AND CO.'S BLENDED TEAS VERSUS INDIAN TEAS. Tj-IROM a late paragraph and advertise _V\ mentln the "New Zealand Herald," we notice a serious error in the remarks about __ Increase of Imports in Indian Teas. Wo oa_j> - sure all' interested that the consumption , Indian Tea has decreased to an alarminger.** ? so much so that last season the Melbov ""J, New Zealand markets wore glutted, * t? e *3f Bound, sweet Teas wero selling ne' * m - B0?? below cost, and this year the ImpoF ace per lb thousands of cases below last, «»■ .<* W mans difficult matter to buy even' *PS _ a J eTl oases. a few hundred Thosame advertisement,*' „„._,„„»-.«,.,',„.«. auction of Indians into \. laoes-tp the Intro regard to which we beg » 1* ew .tt^S^U , tbo publio to tho folio' f° d^ aw ft? attention oi some time back - fmg ,}ooal that appearec sho wine NELSO*" •» the "Lyttellon Times,' S.O -*". MOATE, & Co. to be the Sellers, of &_* ~*^nd consequently the LargOil not Wish V- ■ ,att'Tei in New Zealand. We dt without ' -° run ludian Tea down, as it' ii most' doubt, when carefully fired, Sec, a «,*■ useful Tea to those only experienced Ir ™ .art of Blending China and Indian Teas. Th« _ ea by Itself will never tako the place of Chins or Blended Teas, as only about 10 7. of the To. Drinkers are ever able to drink even the finest Daijeeting and Assam kind.. In England the consumption of Blended Tea has Increased to a greater extent than any ori ginal Imported too. " The largest importation of Indian Teas tc New Zealand was made last month try Messrs . NELSON, MOATE, AND CO. It consisted ol over 1,300 packages (chests and hatf*hests) Q) Pekoes and Pekoe 'Souchong, from the well known districts of Cachar,Assam, Darjeeling, : Shylett, Chittagong, and Dovare. We art in formed thi. is one of the many shipment! during the year, intended for -use in blendimi with numerous varieties of New Season China ■ Teas." Nelson, fVfoATE s Co.-t CELEBRATED CHALLENGE ;___' NELSON, MOATE & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TEA MERCHANTS, BLENDERS, AND IMPORTERS. Chbistchdkck, Dunedin, Wellington, AND 156, QUEEN-ST., Auckland. f%mW ummgk is Isi 4 THAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAT FACTORY . JAMES MACKIE, PBoraniTon, YICTORIA-STREBT EAST, AUCKLAND Repairs of every deacrlpttOß In Wood and Iron neatly executed on the shortest notice. Springs made and repaired. Always on Hand—A large quantity ot Lj__d_. also Ironbark-Shafts and Spoke* Red^tluS FeUo«»aidHob__rtTaTOiH_3wo_l. -• N—L-Coantry Orders gUMtnaßy _t_\ tended to K^^BHBWft_&_B o^\_^M _______p^________l ;^!3S HORSES, SADDLE VKHi. ?__%,.. *& kte dß of SPUINO



_ ONCE MORE. ONCM MOKE "ONCEMO'IiI _ £30,000 , £30,000 OF I Drapery and Clothing a To be sold at Cost Price and Under. NOTICE- j** Samuel Coo__|BsP& Co. Beg to inform tho people of _u^ijj£(j^_iat they : ARE GIVING UP BUSINESS ! AT THEIR ! CLOTHING MART, 92 QUEEN STREET, As it is in the Builder's hands for extensive alterations for other purposes, and as the Stock of the Clothing Mart, which amounts to over ' £12,000, and cannot be removed to Canada Buildings for wont of space, a MONSTER SALE Will be held in both shops for FOITK WEEKS. ONLY! COMMENCING OUST .W&TJD^TZT, CTTT_t_T_EI 20 When everything will'bo sold REGARDLESS OF COST/ SAMUEL COOMBES & CO. Would earnestly request the Pnblic to call and see for themselvos.'as they are determined that at this SALE Such Sacrifices will be made as cannot be repeated again. SAMUEL COOMBES & CO. CAN SHOW YOU THB Kakgest stock of blankets To Choose From • LAEGEST STOCK OF FLANNELS AND CALICOES :.'••_- To Choose From LARGEST STOCK OF COUNTEEPANES 1 To Choose From : LARGEST STOCK OF CARPETS ' To Choose From i LARGEST STOCK OF DRESS MATERIALS To Chooso From i LARGEST STOCK OF LADIES' JACKETS & ULSTERS [ To Choose From ! LARGEST STOCK OF MILLINERY i . To Choose From \ LARGEST STOCK OF HOSIERY AND GLOVES i To Choose From I LARGEST STOCK OF RIBBONS AND LACES i To Choose From I LARGEST STOCK OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING To Chooso From All of which will bo included in this Groat Sale, and sold at a t_r_e_m:____"-DOTjs s__.o__i_r_:o__i i i ', Note the Addresses :— ; 92, QUEEN-STREET, NEXT AUCKLAND HOTEL, ! AMD CANADA BUILDINGS, QUEEN-STREET. COOMBES & CO. COMMEKCLAX HOUSE, 172 (.UEENSTREET. WILSON, WILLIAMS, & MTCULLAGH BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY ARE NOW SHOWING A [LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW DRESS GOODS, COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING LINES :- GRANITE COSTUME C _OTHS~PIa_n and Gbeolted ENGLISH DRESS TWEEDS \ NEW ZEALAND DRESS TWEEDS SOLEII. CLOTHS at *» 6 . worth 2* HOME SPUNS from Mid; '■:__ BIARITTZ CLOTH-A RICH an* Soft Materia-' DRESS SERGES-In Variety FRENCH MERINOS AND CASHMERES VELVETEENS from Is B<l '•'"..' THB ABOVE IN ALL THE LEADING S__UE_S. WILSON, WILLIAMSjW M CCULLAGH, OOMMEItCI...,:. BOUSE, .'■' 172, QUE.. -/.TKEET. IOOEI/HATTER. WAITED KNOWN, / . THAT ,^E HAVE The JLargest/_and Cheapest^ Assortment of 'HATS in^ Auckland, / INCLUDING \ SSS^J*SM:EN,S SILK.HATS, aplendid value ':'.- .- _- ' .- 14 «' GENTLEMEN'S SILK HATS ,^tra quality l- __. __.-_. „16 6 SILK RIDING HATS 7, newest shapes ._.,_. - .- 1« « • HARD FELT HATS, splendid value .- .- ~ * 6 „^RFELT HATS, extra qu.j_.ity ... ,m ..- i* -.-66 MEN'S SOFT FELT HATS;i/ealiy cheap ._. •_„ - .- .- 211 MEN'S SOF.T FELT HATS, extra quality... ... ._. .- .-6 6 MIEN'S AND BOYS' TWEE J) H^TS, good value V..- - - HI 4 ; . OUR CUSTOMERS WILL 7f>I_EASE CALL IN AS OFTEN AS CONVENIENT TO HAVE THEIR __BLK HATS DRESSED, FOR WHICH NO QHA'RGE WILL BE MADE. ■ :■■■... '■■■■. ! . MOORE,'HATTER, '.'...•' ■ «i _i v . PITTAND JBEMESFOAQD BTBEETS. HOOKED &-MORKISO^, <*00, QU" E lii Nl -STREET (opposite mohaster-si. GROCERS, \ \ ■ TEA DfEALERS, f- '- „ ,- -^ \ PRO¥IS__ON MERCHANTS. H. & W. -taveJUSTI OPENED in the*" NEW PREMISES with _ _EW ASW WEIL-SELE*. TED STOCK, '•^t _!■«» __ . w __ GiTn*-Tltneir Custornerstfte Benefit of, ~ ~, .__., NEW, CHtOCERISS ! NEW GRtitfERIES! A» INSPECTION ©T WHICH IS REiiPICTFTTLLY INVITED. .. SI^M^ROFB Ta . QThCK^ETURKa FAMILIES WAITED OM (FOR ORDERS.



Ironmongery. " E. IPOETEE &c G0... WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IRONMONGERS AND IRON MERCHANTS, QUEEN AND HIGH-STREETS, AUCKLAND. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PLATEDWARE. *w' IV —\ :Rw( " « i TE. .PORTER & CO. HAVE RECEIVED A SHIPMENT, PER DEVA, OF THE FAVOURITE SELF-SETTING CLOSE FIRE RANGES, REQUIRES NO BUILDING IN, THE FLUES BEING CONSTRUCTED 01 y METAL PLATES, THUS MAKING IT SELF-SETTING, AND SAVING ALL THB TROUBLE AND ANNOYANCE OF ENGAGING A MASON OR A BRICKLAYER TO IBT IT. E. POETEE <Ss CO. HAVE JUST UNPACKED 20 CASKS OF ASSORTED LAMPS, COMPRISING THE ANUCAPNIC, ECLIPSE, DUPLEX, AND IMPERIAL, and VARIOUS OTHER NEW PATTERNS, ALL OF WHICH ARE OF GOOD VALUE >■_ M* * ~~ \ _____%s£**" &■ **'' ■___. bl^ ■ w ■""■"■"' E_ POETEE &c 00. HAVE IN STOCK A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF AVERY'S, FAIKBANK'S, and HOWE'S SCALES ANu WEIGHING MACHINES. Platform Scales, Counter Scales, Batchers* Scales, Grocers' Scales, Family Scales, Saltcrs' Balances. E. POETEE Bcf CO. HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK A VARIETY OF I PERRY & COS. FIRE-PROOF SAFES, V * _' ___. M^jg^pß-m.-.:..y-_-i_____^ ■ ■• ■"*__'■ ■• % lillWM^P_ie«iftp^. __ 'm _* v *■■ j-v ■ -_W_ _! • . _. « .fffi-RW. — - - !. a- * « '^m____'-_t_____f_^!%_\ ~ M *(!««{_! Ipjmlll liiiHf^ Mil .iifl w v •* sl= * > tiMn .Ii sin a■i g g jN-j HE IB" M § -' <U » PRICES ALL BIDUCIS. Retail Department: ; I Wholesale Department* Branch Store! NEWMARKET, WHERE A LARGE STOCK IS KEPT AND SOLD AT TOWN PRK/W, . —. — : ' . "■'■■" ■ ."?' Auckland, N.I. 4 * ~ ' _J



_ri.nnion_.ftry. JB. B L A 1 X I 1, • VicroKiA-BTwrar, IMPORTER OF BUILDERS* Jc »URNIB_- ING IRONMONGERY DUUtOT SHOM MANUFAOTUMOM, Has for __:_, at Lew Ratas- Carpenteri' Tools Nalla, Looks, HlngN Kitchen Ranges K.glster Grates, la great Variety Marble and enamelled SloSe Mantelpieces Largest Stock in Auokland Marble, Klootroplate, Curb, and other Fenisrt Galvanized Iron, Sheet Lead, and Zlno Blate, Cemsnt, and Plaster INSPKCTION INVITgU Cheap Hardwarj- JElousb, 234, QUEKN-STBEKT, AUCKLAND. Jt & J. Dickey HAVE FOR SA'_E— ROWATT'S ANUCAPNIC LAMPS, Also, EXTRA BURNERS, FONTS, GLOBBB, AND WICKS, And a Great Variety st CHIMNEYS. RODGERS'S, LOCKWOOD'S, ft WIGFALL'S TABLE 4 POCKET CUTLERY, JOHNSON'S CELEBRATED SCISSORS. CLARK'S BOILERS, SAUCEPANS, fto., GRIFFITHS'S PATENT TEA AND COFFEE POTS. STAMPED TINNED MEAT AND PIE DISHES, BASINS AND MILK PAKS, All Sizes, BUCKETS, TUBS, PAILS, AND OVENS, BROOMS, SCRUBBERS, WHISKS, fto., HAIR, CLOTH, _ NAIL BRUSHES. PARRES'S, BLACK'S, AND LYNDON'S SPADES AND DIGGING FORKS. GARDEN HOES, RAKES, - TROWELS. DISSTON, SORBY, AND SPEAR AND JACKSON'S HAND, RIP, AND " TENNON SAWS. AXES, ADZES, TOMAHAWKS AND CHISELS, AUGERS, PLANES, HAMMERS, BRACES, TWIST AND PATENT BITS, ALL SIZES, LOOKS, HINGE N_ILS. & BRASS WARE. SCOTT'S GENUINE WHITE LEAD, RAW, BOILED, St. LINSEED OIL. FIVE PER CENT. DISCOUNT ALLOWED "TO CASH PUM)HAS«-tS On all Sales ama. anting to 30s and upward* J. & J- Dioni, _M. QUEEN-STRESW- Tf P E AC 0 0 X, • OPTICIAN, HAS JD. STOCK SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES of every description. *___r Accurate Fit Gu______p. COMPOUND MICROSCOPES & TELE SCOPES, " Powerful and Cheap. Aneroid Ibabomktees, Totrmomictkbs, Elestij-.io Bells, Batteries, and Fittinos. * Magnoc tie Eli 30 trio Machines and Medical Colls, OPERA GLASSES, BINOCULAR, FIELD ANI 0 MARINE GLASSES, ; THEODOLITES, SEXTANTS, COMPASSES, SPECIAL A1 NNOUNCEMENT. - TAYLOR'S Si KWING MACHINES. The Balance of Stock of those excellent Hand and Tr oadlo Machines will be sold at 25 per cent 'Uso aunt, Nearly 600 in uso- In Auok land. '. • OVFOi-ITE THE POST-OFFICE, Shortland-street. , J* o -3 _ £_ s* 'I g' I, &S , §S Kj ' __ « fc J-**l o m O g _ffl g « 5 m I .tea $ '« & ° * Sit. a L sr g: ~ * If 1 g <* «i *<_ I 1 [Established 1855.] BY SPECIAL .<_^rflsif_sß§*3F^ APPOlNTMENT. WE HAVE TIIE LARGEST, CHEAPEST, AND BEST SELECTED STOCK OF Bicycles and Tricycles IN THE COLO-IY. Gentlemen desirous of obtaining any particu lar make for the ensuing season, we shall be glad I to INDENT by the nextmailfor any responsible buyer, and we undertake to deliver at a) or 25 per cent, lower than the prices now charged in Auckland. For example: "A 52 or 61 inch No. 1 • Rudge'l3 charged at *22 or £23. We will deliver the same on arrival at not more than £18— probably less." AwY H. SHAKESPEAR & CO., '__ . QUEBN-STBEET, AUCKLAND,