SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.

AuCKtAND-Thia evening, 10.13; to-morrow ntnorniiiK. 11.17. Manukau Hkads-TUb evening, 12.50; to •morrow morninff, J. 3. Kaipaha Hkadr — This aftornoon, 2.10; to morrow morning, 2 23.

SUNSKT.-Thlo evening, 7.1. BUNRIBK.—To-raorrow morning. 5.25. MOON'S AUK.—Last Quarter, 7lh, 10.17 A.m.

IMPORTS.

Por Egpcramaf com Mauriltus-12.133 packages sugar, .100 empty rackets, 3U cases hnrdwnro. Per ningarooma. from Sydnoy: 1.410 bans rico, 19 coils manila, 5 rolls wiro netting. 20 barrels sugar, 6 cases whisky, 73 bass bark, 15 bags nrrowroot. 61(i Backs sugar. 1,215 spokes. 400 felloes. 100 bales homp; 18 cases fruit. 27 cases tapioca, 50 cases mnizonti and sundries. EXPORTS. Por Hlngarooma for Sydney—lS7 kegs butter. .10 capos meats, 8!)1 saoks potatoes, 100 bundles tiinbor, 17 hundles shelves, 9S saoks peas. 33 bundles rootal, 10 bales fungus, 10 casks corned oeaf. Per Manapouri for Southorn Ports-D9 casos choeso. 20 casos paint. 203 bags rico, SO half chests tea. 41 cases tobacco. 32 boxes soap. 18 bales wool. 100 cases gum, 5 casos silver plates, ' 100 caaks ooment, 20 pieces machinery. For Melbourne—GS hides. 1.500 feet timber. Inwabds Coastwise. — Sundcrland, from Kamo, with 800 bushols sand. Outwarm COASTWISE. — Christina, for whaogarol; Sundorland, for Thames; Dream, for Whangaroi. Tho barque Clarlbel arrived at Kaipara from Melbourno this mornini;. The following passengers arrived from Russell by the Manaponri this morning .'—Messrs Mor. rfaon. Blair, I.cwis. and Uolchor, Misses Swift and Moody, Mrs Wnlkor. The barqu* Killarney arrived at Russell from Bydnny yosterday. Sho will load timber at Lane's mill and return to an Australian port. Tho schooner Walapu arrived from Gisborno and Morcnry Bay this morning with 31 bales wool, 15 hides, 1 cask tallow, 1 ensk skins. The S.S. Douglas left for Tairua this afternoon in order to tako up tho Btaffu's usual running. Tho latter, when relieved, conies on to Auck land for a general overhaul and a new boiler. Tho barque Olenlora is now D 7 days out from London, and should put in an appearance very Boon. The s.e. Wellington arrived from Whaugarol this morning, with several passengers. Sho leaves again this evening for Tauranga. Tho s a. Gairloch left last evening for Russell. From there she goes on to Hokianga and Msnukau. and at the latter port takes cargo and passcngors for Waitara. Tho 8.8. Douglas has been takon up on Mr McQuarrie's slip for a general overhaul. The &s lona has been laid up at anchor west ward of Quccn-streot wharf. Tho 8.8. Southern C 1033 will leavo this port about Wednesday next for Fiji, to relieve tho Sura, which will come on here for a general overnaul. Tha latter n ill leave Lavnka ahout the 20th instant, and arrive here about the 2Gth or 37th. The cutter Daphne arrived from Suwarrow to-day wirh 1} tons pearl shell. Strong westerly winds prevailed throughout tho voyage A Now Zealand Government steamer, pro bably the Hlnemoa from Manukau, was signalled late this afternoon. Tho auxlliarv-sorow steamer Kxploror is load ing for Sydney Idland. She entered outwards at the Customs today. The 18. Glonclg arrived from Tairua and Mercury Bay this morning with tho following passengera: -Miss Hassett, Jltss Millar, Messrs Mnrdooh, Monk, Lawlor, Clarko, D. O'Brien, J. O'Briou, Cowie, Kobsrts |2), Stewart, Smith, Stewart, Craig, Jones, Cleance, and Captain Nicolas. Tlw a.s. Hlngarooma left for Sydnoy this after noon with tho following pnsicngcrs:— Major Murphy. Mesdamea Foster and Watktn, Misses taster. Milner, Watkin (2), Holroyd. Faucett, and Owen, Messrs Mllner, Holroyd, W. G. Cooper. Glover, Brlnd, Rowan, Patch. Holt, Ctirey. A. Reid. Giasson, G. Todd, Andonou, H IJakar, K. Hicks, P. Boylo.Shaldwell, Robinson, Atkinson. Paby, JlcCowbii. C. Hurris, Petter, J. Emerson. Ah Hong, Ah Gin, Judgo Fancett, Rsv. D. Ruddock. The barque K3pernncoarrlvod from Mauritius with sugar last ovoning. Sho left Mauritius on December 19lh; experienced ilno weather uniil reaching the lat. 3J-1H 8.. ior.g. i«! 11 8., whea übn b»<l bsa WB;<lUcr. v.nich la.i'.jd 4S liOMi-sj slso h\ !k'l S"/i.5 S., ami \r-;j. :i-:fl y. % li?.d bf.d westoer i'c: 3' iisrsl.:!. -<ir.it i'.-.;nt V. t" «.S.'v". r^ t ic.-l iiiro'.ia'j iii^-j'b rHrait'j ou tho :*th nit.: from thnsco had rino tvcuKim aatii rounaiatr tho North Capo on Tu'Miday mnnilng. nnrt S.S.S. to S.W. wiads from North Cape until arrival.

ARRIVALS

LAST EVENING. Baper&nce, barque Guormin, from Mauritius TO-BAY. * Wellington, S.S., Farquhar, from Tauranga Manapouri. s.s.. Logan, from Russell Waiapu, sehoonor, Nicolas, from GisboriiO Saphno, outtor, Burr, from Suwarrow Inemoa. Government s.s., Fairohtld, from Manuiau

DEPARTURES.

LAST KVKNINO. Golrloch. 8 s., McArthur, for 1 tussr'l TO-DAY. Manapouri, 8.5., Logan, for Southern ports Rtngaroonia, a p.. Po]>haiu. for Sydnoy Douglas, 8.8., Norbury, for Tniruii

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Rusbki.i., this day.—Arrived: Manaiitmri, from Auckland, o a.m. Nkh" Plymouth, this day.—Arrived! Orotl, from Onohunga, .5 a.m. Whaxoarei, this day.—Arrived: Waitakl, from Aneklaml, i.ii a.m.; Macgregor, from Auckland, 7 a.m. Din'edin. this day.-The ss. AV'akatipu has been berthed at Jetty-strcot Wharf. IjATHß.—Owing to a strong weatorly wind, (hia mornlns's tldo was vory poor, but the WakMlpu, drawlny; liii feet, was brought up the Victoria Channel an hour before high water. Lvtteltox, yesterday.—Snilcd: Banfrcshlre, fer London, with a cargo of wool. Pout Ciiai.miirs, yesterday.—Arrived : Wel lington, ship, from London. Sailed: Arawnta, for tho North. Passonjtera for Auckland—Mrs Gonld. Messrs Anderson, Jackson, and All wright. Tarawora. 8.8.. for Mclbuurne. Poa scngdrs—Sir G. W. Dcs Vimix acd family. Pout Ciiai.mehs, this day.—Arrivod : JShln Wo'linjjton, from London. Sailed: B.«. Aorangl, for London.

Births.

NICOLAS. — On tho 2nd Febninry. at her resilience, Siipsex-streot, Kdon Terrace, iho wife of John Nicolas of a son.

Marriage.

CASKLY-SMITH.-On January 23th, William Cascly, cldoft son of vVllllam (Jisoly, of Exeter, Kngland, to Rebecca Smith, youngeH daughter of Joseph Smith, Esq.. of Stole Nowlngton.near London.—Homo papers plcaso oopy.

Deaths.

LOWRY.-On Fobruary 4, Daniel, the dearly belorod husband of Honorla D. 11. I-owrj; ußctl -i<i Uooplj" rogrottcd. Tho funeral will lcavo his lut« rcsldenco, Cobdon-Btrcot, Nowton, to-morrow, at 3.1)0 p.m. Friends ploaso accept tlits Intimation. MAHOXEY.-On Snl Fobmarr. Patrick Wil liam, iitfoil a months, youngest son of tho lato Patrick Mahonev, of Telograpli Dopartinont.. Mercer. Private Interment.

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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1885

For the cause that lacka assistance. For the wrong that Deeds rosistonca, For the future in the distance! And the good that wo can no.

After reading the Natire Minister's speech at the Ivihikihi meeting yester day, there Is no room for surprise that the Maoris are reported to have been well satisfied with it. If Mr Ballance's name were struck out of the introduc tion to the address and the name of Wahanui inserted, no one who has familiarised himself with the policy of the astute Ngatimaniapoto chief would detect a change in sentiment Mr Ballance has adopted the purely Maori view of the native land question, and gives no thought to the pressure of advancing European settlement, which is already hide-bound by the aukati' line, and cries "More room." The Maoris were assured that the locking up of 4^ million acres of land between Te Awamutu and Wanganui, authorised by law last session, is an earnest of the Government policy; that the Govern ment will construct railways and roads through Maori land without rendering the native owners liable to rates until the land is sold or leased to Euro peans; that they have shut out land purchasing speculators and companies, and will not admit them again until the native committees, which are almost universally opposed to selling, give their consent; that gold-prospect ing has also been stoppea; that the old plan of allowing individual owners to press on the sale of a block will be put a stop to; that the Government have no desire or intention to become purchasers of land, and will withdraw when outstanding negotiations are closed up, and this may be done by repaying the advances that have been made. The policy enunciated

by Mr Ballance, is, in short, one that aims at locking up the country.or only opening it on terms that will make the European settler the slave and tenant of a lazy Maori aristocracy. We warn Mr Ballance that such a system can never be established in the North Island of New Zealand, and it is dangerous to create such hopes in the native mind. Consistently for many years we have opposed the monopoly in native land purchase which has been created by the past native land law and the intricacy of the native title. What we have sought was a fair open market for the native and European, either by the Government surveying the lands and indiyidualising the title-, leaving the natives to do as they please with them afterwards, or elsa acting as the intermediary for the sale of these lands. TSut a system which discourages the assertion of individual rights of ownership, solidifies the communism which has been the bugbear of native land dealing, gives the Maoris large benefits at the expense of the colonist, relieves them of the burdens borne by the colonist, and abets them in locking up the land, neither cultivating nor allowing the European settler to culti vate —such a system, we do not hesitate to say, would be a lamentable retrogression. AYe know that it is an inopportune moment for raising troublesome questions—that the con struction of railways and roads is the first step towards opening the country to settlement, and that everything else may, for the present, be kept in the background ; but while granting this, the prolific promises which the Native Minister appears to have been making, and the fear that these pledges, crystal lised in the native land laws of the Ministry next session, may retard set tlement for many years, makes it neces sary to raise a voice of warning. Whether pleasant or unpleasant to native ears, the truth should be told them—that, as subjects of the Queen, they must bear the burdens and accept the responsibilities of the colonists, as well as enjoy their privileges in politi cal representation and the protection afforded by the law.

The City Oust Contract.

The proposal to placo the dust contract on tho enmo footing as tho ni^lit-soil eorrico will como before tho Council at to-day's meeting. It is reported that tlte repreaentA' five's of suburban wards aro resolved to mnko a stand, on tho ground that they do not benefit by the service. This is really an admission that tho tax, if imposed, will bo a special tax on the old city wards, and it is not denied that tho proposal has arisen sololy in consequence of tho drain on tho Council's resources, caused by tho ad mission of tho suburbs. Tho suburban wards should bewaro of exciting fooliuya of jealousy and enmity. Thoy libto, In j>ro l>o»tion to thoir area and resources, con siderably mor» works to bo done than tho thickly-populated wards. If cloeolybuilfc streets require a dust sorvioo, thinly built ones stand in noed of lon^ lines of roads. Tako for examplo an aero of ground In l'oneouby and a 30ft. allotment in Queen ctroot. It in true that tho 'Mit. allot ment requires a dust aorvlco, nod tho othor does not : but which contributor) mwit to tho city rovomios, and which recolve* most in rood tnnintonance—th» 'Mit. frontng* or tho hundredt of feot? Thoso who nra determined to force thi* apecial tax on tlm old city should bowaro of reprisal* Some of tka difficulty bus undoubtedly arison through tho difference In the circtimntnticefl and wants of oloscly-built streots and thinly populated onos. The old city hsd no dilli ni'.lty.liOMco'.in providing t"'itbflyHir'rs'-nv aoce of fhif- eerTJovrHhin^tKOomp-j-ctai'-u •Utiioui iO.-Oitinp; i.o ■„ e|M<U*l rat* ; S/i'i nonlvjbaWng, ■/•< t'; dne-x a::ill. tho Isrjwt pioportioii 01 ths juiiiiici{>f.l reveaucs, tho resident i-atep_ayera will object vory strongly to tho ImposiHon of » special t.n which they would novor havo had to twiy bnt for their partnership with tho suburban wards.

More Annexation Troubles.

In addition to French nnd (lorrann eclioincs of colonisation, Britain Ims now to rockon with r*ortugo<io and Italian thirst for annex ation. It would eeem as though tho Euro pean Towers had only bo{;u» to *tn<ly tho map of tho world, and finding how In significant vna their own territory, had clotennlnod upon oitending their ]k)?sch !>U)U!>. Tho latest reports nro disquieting, if not positivelyalannint;. Portugal Is reported to havo solzod tho Imnki of tho Congo ltlrcr, and Italy Is Haid to bo contemplating tho annexation of Suakim, on the lied Son. Tho action of Portugal In Central Africa is in direct opposition to tho decision of tho Con<;o Conferonco, which sat rocently at Berlin. Tho London "Time.-' " publishedn statement about a week atjo (which wiu contradicted the following day) to tho ofl'ect that a sci.'iet treaty had been concluded l>otweon Franco and Portugal to retain between thorn Mio control of tho Congo ; and tho present action would ecom to show that, after all, thoro was eomo ground for tho suspicion, franco maj bo covertly supporting the action of Portugal, but tho Poworg should havo no diOictdty in upholding their resolution in regard to tho control of tho Congo. A more alarming ro port Is that which states that Italy contem plates nnnoilng Suakim, and this in fact of tho fact that the (iorernmont of tho Sultan havn forwarded to Homo n vigorous protest against formor Italian action in tho Red Sea. We incline to think that, if tho report is not a puro award. It will bo found that the nam* Knnlclm is an error. There is only one place of that name on tho Ktd Sea, and that is the port presently occuplod by British troops in connection with the Gordon relief expedition. Though Italy may havo further projects of acquisition in tno Rod Sea, it may safely bo assumed die will not attempt to tako Suakim. It is not yet clear that sha will bo allowed to retain Mavsowah and Belul Bay, which sho can only hold with the consent of Britain nnd tho other ereat Po%rors, fer in the settle ment of these questions Turkish protests count for very little.

The Bootmakers' Strike in Victoria.

Tin', strike of operative bootmakora in Mel bourne and Hallarat, which has now lasted for about three months, is still unsettled- A few days ago it was reported that the BaHarati workmen had resumed their duties, but thin was but a temporary truce, as acting on the adrfce of the Melbourne unionists, they have again struck work, and a state of war once mere prevails. The feeling of exasperation between the opposing parties to th« dispute haa lately been aggravated by the publication of a letter •ddrawe* by Mr Mair, a Melboarn© employer, to a friend at Ballarat, In tho conwe of this lie wrote;— " Oar wiwUntow nMvai* all rmj true. Watrat you will bath* tune, and we thall nMd neither MoUrne* nor arbitration, bnt iave tha lot in tn oar own tena> and no naion." The pratnmption from thia b tJbat Mr Mair was ottwinc the aentinenta of tha whole body of manufacturers, and naturally the workmen wera very much inoensed at the idea of their employers coolly calculating upon crushing their union, and forcing the men to work on their own terms. It has been alleged on behalf of the operatives that the dispute has b.een pur posely fomented by the manufacturers with the two-fold object of relieving'a "'glutted market and extinguishing the Bootmakers' Union. About six months ago it is said some of the leading employers tried to get all the manufacturers to close for a month, but as the smaller factories would not agree to this, the expedient of a strike was re sorted to. Whatever truth there may be in these statements, and in the assumption that Mr Mair expressed the sentiments of the body of manufacturers, the disclosures have had the effect of inducing greater candour in the negotiations. The employers had formerly professed their willingness to submit the questions at issue to arbi tration, but their sincerity was doubted because of objections which they inter posed. They have now, however, adopted better tactics, having agreed to submit the dispute to a Committee composed of delegates of the workmen and persons nominated by themselves. This is a proper course to tako, and it is a pity it .was not agreed upon long ago. It is to bo hoped we shall goon hear of the termination of this

wastoful and ruinouß struggle botweon capital nnd labour, with a fresh triumph for the grand principlo of arbitrition.

The Shooting of O'Donovan Rossa.

O'Dosovak RossA, it would appoar, still survives tho wound inllicted upon him, though the doctors havo boon unable to oxtract tho bullet. The namo of tho woman who Bhot him is given as Mrs Dudley, and tho cable moseago adds the curious state. inont that sho is " regarded ns a horoino in tho Unitod States." This is very dill'erent from the "fiend inhuman shapo " which tho "Horald" ot this morning calls her, nnd both definitions nro probably wido of tho mark. That she should bo regarded us n heroine by tho pcoplo of those States whoro Judge Lynch is hold in high esteem is, howovor, quito natural, though it is hard to boliovo that tho numerous Irish element will so regard hor murderous net. If tho moasago at all fairly represents tho sentiments of tho American peoplo in the mattor, it finally dispo-os of tho eft repoatod assertion that thoy sympathised with Koesa's wild animosity to (iroat Britain. Tho rocont dastardly outrages in London havo helped to quicken Amorican foclings of friendship towards England, nnd tho reaction from former indilToreneo has ovidontly now run to tho othor oxtrcmo, and tho attempted romoval of an enemy of England by dastardly assassination is consequently lauded as an act of horoism. Our Amorican cousins are oxn't ablo nnd thoroughgoing; but on calm consideration, thoy will agroo that tho shooting of even O'Donovun Kossa was an unjustiliablu doed, which must bo firmly punished. It would bo rash to pro nounco as to tho measuro of Mrs Dudloy's guilt until tho facts havo beon elicited and her provocation oxplained. At present wo havo only Kossa's own version of the causo, which of coureo puts tho worst possiblo in terpretation upon kor motives. She may provo to bo simply a " crank" of tho Guitoau typo, with an imaginary griovanco against tho apostlo of dynamite; but for satisfaction on this and othor points wo must await tho arrival of fuller informa tion.—[flinee tho abovo was written n second cablo messago has boon recelvod stating that Mrs Dudl-y was actuated by indignation on account of tho recent outrages in London, and that hor sanity is doubtod. It is now considored that l?oisa will rccovor from his wounds.]

Tho scono of nativo hostilities in the Soudan has shifted to near Suukim on tho Red Soa. A force of British and Egyptian troops, returning from an expedition up tho country, woro attacked by tlio robnls in overpowering numborv, and nftor heavy fighting hud to withdraw, with tho loss of eight men killed. Tho aftiir shows that tho rebels iv Mint neighbourhood iiro still able to tuko tho Rggrossivo: nnd it is cvidont from tho wording of tho telegram thnt they came Tory nenr annihilating tho small forco of British nnd Egyptian soldiers, who seem to hare had difficulty in effecting their lotroat, Wo hear on very good authority that Sir- John Hnll hna bo for recovered in health that it is not improbable that ho will re ontor public Ufo within tho next yonr or two. Tho reoont frightful railway disnstor at Cootnmumlra camo very nonr proving of exciting interest to Auckland people Or. Honoynian and Mr Mcl.cnd, of this city, who returned from an Australian tour yes terday, travelled ovor tho line to Sydney by tho train liumediatuly prcccotling tho ill fated ono, and thus wore within measure able distanceof being sharers in tho disaster, An extraordinary gcuoral moeting of tho shareholders of the Now Zealand Frozen Meat and Storago Company was hold at tho Company's otlico at 11 o'clock this morning. Mr P. Coiulsky presided. Tho business was tho formal conhrmation of tho minutes of the previous mooting ro tho amendment in tho Articles of Asrociation limiting tho number of directors to seven. On tho motion of tho Chairman, seconded by D. L. Murdoch, the minutes wero con firmed, nnd tho proceedings terminated. An important discovery of gold i-< sold to hove been made at Matanmtabarnkeke, a riliP'i r.-\ -!,t j?flB! (>i< M ";•- C'-.tmsnci^l i'Miint >1", !•-.;■•,. t«ii JV.t Cii,.i!"- in«i (On nfdy H.iy. £ mjihll (jixtii'ity 01 tjimrr/ UWfin ii"ir. if<-'s er^ppijiy nut »n »K»' nrrt, bpuob his*. yieWcd 'it. fhe rats m X'owi, of gold to tho ton, und llio crunhinj* and ro tortinj; of several hundredweight ot quart/, from tho satno locality gavo tho promising return of 'JJok^. to tho ton. It> i* reported that tho proprietors of tho land are about to throw it open as it gold Mold. A young man named Halpli Lush, ot !>ea iiold View, mot with a painful accident to day. Ho is employed at Mr Ui.ton's plumbing *li«">p, nnd thin forenoon was cutting lead into a knife. Tho knife slipped, and cut tho big too of tho left loot rather aovoroly} Lush went to Dr. Tonncnt's sur gery for treatmeut. Two boys, .Iftincs Johnston ami Lorry Urcon, wore charged this afternoon (befen-o H. G. Soth .Smith, Esq., U.M.) with tho larceny of a gold wnteli from .Mr <~ \T. Hinney'e store, on the2Bth nit. MrNapior appeared for Johnston, and said tho lad's father had only Instructed him that, morn- Ing, and ho would n«k for a remand till Tuesday to preparo his defence Sor-'Oant I'ratt had no objection. Kemandcd till Tuesday, Bail allowed ; thu father's liond in i-10. Mr \V. P, Bucklnnd (M.H.I?, for Franklin Korth) addressed a meeting of , doctors last nijjht in tho Mangoro I'ulilic hall, Mr H. S. Andrews boing in the chair. Mr Bookland ad'iored closely to tho lines pursued in hi* Otnhuhu address, and having (it tho close answorod « number of ques tions oa locnl matters, ho rcceired a unanimous rote of thank? nnd conlidonco, on the notion of Mr Job Wallace, tocondid by Mr Jas. Wills. Mr K. T. booth, thotoinpernnco locturer, nddrwed a mooting of women in tho Theatre Royal yostorday afternoon. Hr A. J. Cadman, M.11.Jf., hat gone to Xnpior on a visit, Th» pooplo of the North Shoro and tho hat.Puex of the races in that rural region wonlii seam to bo deeply dovotod to tho tomporanc* causa and to testify thoir warm appreciation of' teetotal principles. Lust yoar, when Intoxicants woro on sale at Taknpuna races, tho wholo of the " privileges " of tho course brought oidy £00,whilo this year tho gates without oven a tomporanco booth (but of course with another kind of "tempornnco Booth" on this aide of tho harbour),rca!ised jCI.'iO. Tho conclusion eoems irresistible that tho ab sonee of tho drink onhanees tho value of tho gat« pririlego* ; but it is quostionublo whether the Auckland Racing Club will sco It in that light. Mr William Errington, C.E., has just cpmploted tho detailed plans and spociiiea ti«ns for tho propossdmunicipal freshwater baths in Albert-street. The plans show a handsome ono-story building with a front age of about 170 feat to Albert-street. Tho lurge fresh waterswimming bath will bo 10S foot by 54 foot. Provision has also been made for six hot water baths, and four neatly finished shops will occupy a portion of the front. Those, it is anticipated, will be utilised as a hairdresser's shop, confec tioner's shop, tea and coffee room, and fruit chop. "The Free School of Art re-assembled yesterday afternoon after the New Year holidays. The h&ndjome cup won by the Waite mate Boating Club's orew at tho Anoklond Regatta is to bo engraved as follow* i— "OWnpion Whaloboat Booa, Auckland Annual Jtegatta. Presented by the Union Bteanubip Company (limited). Won by the Waitematft Boating Club, January 29th, 1885." Boom will bo left below for record ing the result! of future contests. A pretty ejlk flag in the Club's colours, blue and gold, with letters W.B.C, presented by a lady .who does not wish her name to be published, is also ready to be handed over to the successful crew. In all probability the first duty of the new engineer of the Harbour Board—who ever he may be—will be to take extensive soundings and make borings along the whole Southern side of the harbour, with a view to the compilation of a chart. In fact, the Chairman of the Board intimated that one of the committees proposed to make a recommendation to this effect, and that in consequence it would be expedient to invite applications as soon as possible ior the position of Engineer to the Board. He said further that the chart referred to was urgently needed as very little was known definitely respecting the southern side of the harbour. This was shown by the Engineer's recent discovery of a patch of rock a little way out from the Railway Wharf. It was essential that the harbour should be sounded, and tho depth of both water and mud at various points shown upon the chart. The general public will not be slow ;o appreciate tho force of these remarks after^hey have recovered from tho shock of surprise which they are calculated to* give. J

Tlio Cambria O.M. Company has declared J a socond dividend of la lid p.r shnro. Tlio City Council is ndv raising tor n junior cloil'i, at a salary of i'loo por annum ; also for a clork and draughtsmun, at £175 p jr annum, Local members of tho New Zealand Rillo Association nro grumbling lit tho dilatori ness of tho Council of that body in Bonding programmes lor tho forthcoming meeting nt Wellington. Tho only sales ollectod at Mr Steven's property sale today woro throo allotments on Epsom Rom;. Lot 2 brought '-J7d Od por foot ; lot :S, 2."5, and lot lil, 8a Od. • Tho Provincial Hospital librarian acknow ledges with many thanks tho rocoipt of a parcel of litonituro from Mrs C. Atwoll Harris, Auckland. Tondor* for (lie Art Gallery plans aro ro tnrnablo this day fortnight, and in tho meantime tho oontrnctor for tho excavation of tho site, favoured by tho lino wcathor, in making excellent progress. It is antici pated that tlioro will bo a largo number of tendorors for tho work, upwards of liftoon Auckland builders having givon notico at tho Council ollicos of their desiro to inspect tho plans. Tho uity butcher* havo resolved to hold their unnuul picnic in Mr Bucklnnd'a pad dock, nt the Taniaki, on Wednesday, tho 11th inct., and havo chartered tlio p.n. Victoria for tho trip. A ball in connection with tho picnic will bo hold on tho 7th mat. Duo preparations aro in progress, numbers of tickets havo boon disposed of, and in both inßtancca tho outlook is bright and promising. Tho Rowing Association's next regatta will tnko place on Saturday afternoon, February 14th. Entrios will borcco'ved at tho Wnitomntn Hotel tomorrow evening, aftor 8 o'clock. At the monthly inspection parado of tlio City Guards last night, thoro waH a good muster of ollicors and men, and after in spection by Major Shepherd tho corps, bondod by tho Garrison Band, paraded tho principal Btroots. On Saturday next the Devonport Xuval lirigndo will havo boon in o.vistcnco a year, and it is intended that tho first annual picnic shall then take placo. One of tho Ferry Company's steamers will loavo Auck land nt !) a.m., and North Shoro half-an hour lator, for Motutapu, whern tho day will bo spont in various amusements. In tho Chairman's spoeeh at tho mooting of tho New Zealand Timber Company yes terday, tho increase of businoHs for 1881 over 188.'! was printed -H por cent instead of 41J por cent. A fow days ago, Mr M. Keesing, Sccio tary for tho Waitomata Boating Club, received a lotter, signed "A. (1. M. Darrak," challenging I ho winners of the Champion Wlmloboat Haco to row another match against the Outsider (Thames) crow for i.'200 nsido, over a ton-mile courso with two turns, under tho Association rule.-'. The writer offered to inako arrangements at tho Waitomata Hotel on February 2 Mr Keeping was thero at the timo appointed, but found no porson to meet him. Ho cou sidorfl tho chnllengo to bo a hoax. Tho body of tho lad Sinclair, lost Irom the 8 «. G!ono!g on January '2(lth, hn.a not yet boon recovered. An inquiry into tho eircumHlfincos was hold by Mr T. Hill. Col lector of Custom*, this morning. Evidence was given by Captain Amodco and others, but nothing additional to what wo havo already published was elicited. It appears fortunate for tho Kegatta Committee in a financial point of riow that tho schooner race did not cvontuato at tho lato regatta. ■ Had it been otherwise, they would probably have boon short of funds Just to tho extent of the pi fates o Herod for that contest. The collectors brought in about JWOO, and tho exponeeH having boon unusually heavy, it will most likoly royulro all tho nvnilablo cash to clour off liabilities. Tho annual meeting of tho Kegatta Club will tako placo on Tuesday evening next, when subscribers should attend and give their voto.", ho that thoy nifty Imvo only themselves to blamo If thoy aro not satisfied with tho business which will bo transacted. Mr (I. Heslop ban just completed tho construction of a very ingenious iipparatiix for tlio aecurato testing of steam pressure gtiages. These articles, when they haro been in us« for eomo timo, aro apt, to become unreliable, and as it in of tho utmost mv ; ! portance *hnt 'hf^ »bn!!'(! rC'c'i'tT j correctly, otit;'. ..''■•- • n-l w:i vi' i-.i-ia generally viil l •>:! »« ■■ b'>on ".is* introduction o!' tin- -iiirmvf.ru" nj fhu-h' Mr Ifasloplfl tiib i.'iypntfii. It :om i',t." ai a column of raovciu'y wich en u.'liaunting attachment «o arranged that a <<otnbino< prcssuro ai\d vacuum can bo tested withou moving tlio guago from tho tost pi|>o. Thl* is the only tipparatus of the kind in tho colony, nnd Mr lies lop roceivw gnagos from the South, and even from Melbourno, for tlio purpose of having them tested. Wo havo ju.«t received tho ■lanunrv lliltn her of tho "Chinch UoMtto," and not* with pleasure that the vory I'Ofldnble fOrits of piipor." on " Church Music" by Mr Xorillo Harnott again finds v place. Vnllowlng this h v paper on " Aggresfivo Chris tianity," read at tho hist church mooting by tlio Yon. Archdeacon Dudley. Tho pajier was tho subject of some comment1 nt the time, nnd it will repay pcrueal now, im tboro nro many itnoful hints nnd sugges tions contained in it. l'roceding thtwo is n portion of a n|_>rooh by tho Bi.«hop of Mel bourno on " L'rimnry Education." " U without saying" that whatever Dr. Moorhouso says not only has a good sound, but, good sense in it: nntl this speech i.' no exception to tho rulo, but is n vnlunblo con tribution to the controversy which is boing waged as woll on this side tho wator as tho other. The nsunl diocesan intelligence, with valuable extracts, complotcs a number quito up to tho usual standard. Dp to tho present .)S2 dogs haro boen registered by Mr (Joldio. • Homy Chatliold, a bankrupt, wag ox arnined yesterday morning bo'orotlie Official Assignee Ho mid :—I am a journeyman empontcr. and havo boon in Auckland about twolvo months, having previously, for several years, lived fit Tnuranga. In IB.SI I was sont to tho Auckland Hospital «u(Tor ing from a bad knoo. I remainod thoro sii months without gotting any bettor. Ho foro goinu' to the Hospital 1 was incapaci tated, and had dono no work for nearly two years. Aftor returning to Tunranga I continued unfit to work for nearly six months, mid tvon then I cou id not put in full timo. All ray piosent dobtn, JL'IJ.I 7s Id, woro contracted whon I win laid up. I novor contracted any debts either Woro or after my illnoss except an account of CO '2k lid to H. .lohnson. 1 always paid my wuy whon in work. I havo six children under twolvo years old. lam not now in constant work. When employed I got !0« <\ day, and cannot noo my way to do more tlinn bnrely support tho family, and it is rjuito hopeless for my rrcditorn to exjxxjt anything. Tho Coromandol County Council, at its laHfc mooting, docidod to rccommond tho Government to proclaim tho oyster fisheries in that county closed fora period of two years from March 31st noxt. l'owor is conferred on tho <»ovornor-in-Council to do this by tho Fisheries Act passed last session. Tho County Council havo beon compelled to tako this stop, owing to tho impoverishment of tho onco seemingly inexhaustible oystor-beda of tho Capo Col villo poninsula. Once upon a time, whon a Fisheries Bill was bofore tho Houso of Representatives, Mr Moss waxed vory humorous at tho groat care the Government proposed taking of tho " unhappy little oyster," insinuating the meaeure as co stringent that id was almost penal to lock at a "delicious bivtlve" out of season. And now it is apparent that unless great care it taken, instead of being exporters we will hare to become importers of the oyster. Last year, upwards of 6,000 bags were taken .frOTa the Ooromandel beds, fully half of which were sent to Melbourne, Sydney, and the: South", ''Real Coromandet Rook Oystew" bringing eighteenpenoe a dozen in Wellington. The Chairman of the Coromandel Council hopes in time that a royalty of one shilling a- bag will be charged, which will enable the local bodies to appoint officers Co attend to tho oyster beds and see the law carried out. The adjourned meeting of the TemperJ anoo Licensing Committee will bo held on Friday ovnning next, Kobruary 6, in tho Congre tmtional School-room, Kdinburgh-Btrect, at 8 o'clock. Great preparations aro being made for tho annual picnic of tho Auckland Builders' ana Contractors' Association, which is to be held at Henderson on tho 12tb inst. Megsrs John Eeid and Co. will sell, on Monday, at noon, 5 commodious dwellings and beautiful building sites, situated at Morning side railway station, on the New North Koad. The Waitemata Minstrels purpose giving a benefit performance to Mr Paul Purchas before the end of thin month. Mr W. Edwards, a new tenor who brines a Rood reputation from tho South, will mako his debat on the occasion. The art students of the New Zealand Association will hold .their annual meeting at the Museum on Friday evening. Tho Dovonport Naval Artillery will tako their annual pienio on Saturday next, at the island of Motutapu. Tho gallants will be con veyed to tho islut d by the Bteainor Victoria- Sewing Machines wholesale and retail,— D. S Chamber . . ■ ]

THE SHOOTING OF O'DONOVAN ROSSA.

HIS MURDERESS LAUDED AS A HEROINE.

London, February 4. Mks Dudlrt, the woman who ihot O'Donovon Kossa, i» rogardod ns a horoine in tho Unitod States. Up to the prenont, Kossa's modioal attondants havo boon unablo to oxtract tho bullet.

Another Version of the Motive Tor the Crime.

ROSSI'S WOUND NOT FATAL.

Nkw Yokk, Fobr«ary 3,

Tho assailant of O'Donovan Rossu is n hospital nurso named Dudloy. It is sup jxjscd hor act was prompted by indlgua tion at tho recent action of dynamltorg in London. Her sanity i« doubted in Borne quartorß. Kosoa's wound is not a fatal one.

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

KEBI2L ONSLAUGHT NEAR

SUAKIM.

ltritish .and Kgyptlnns Retire

with Loks.

[nv OAIILK. —CiOFYRtfIHT.]

SuAKIM, Fobruary 3rd.—A forco consis ting of oighty British Hussars, and some Egyptian troops, which was despatched hence to llondoub, to burn it down, had cll'ectcd the purposo, and woro returning to Suakim, when it was surrounded by a largo body of rebels. Heavy fighting ensued, but tho Hussar 6 and Egyptians suoceoded in effecting their escaiKJ, with tho low of eight men killed, five of whom were Uu wars,

A FUGITIVE MURDERER.

Ho Was Supposed to Have Taken Refuge In Auckland. Tin; suspicion that a suspected murderer is at largo in tho midstofapeaceably-disposed and comparatively small community liko our own is novor zalculated to conduce to a comfortable sense of socurity. Thorofore it was well for tho peace of mind of our in- , habitant* that tho rocouk arrest of the man Shcehan was effected boforo anyono but tbo polico woro aware of tho terriblo charge that was lovelled against him. Siuce the period of his incar ceration, howovor, tho authorities havo been exorcised in mind by bho suspicion that another supposed murderer bad talton up bis rocidenco in our midit. There w«r» mith ground* to Justify th* fear, bat, fortunately for the credit of our city, it has transpired that in this instance wo cannot bo accused of uflurding ghaltor fcoasnspeoted murd»r«r. Somoof ourroadtit will doubtlos« remember that about a y««r ago a man wa» cruelly beaton to' deuth at Kandwiuk, nenr Sydney, by « crowd of larrikin*. Thir teen of the gang were arrustod, but fun r ware subsequently rel«o»»d ou bail. Amount thwe latt«t was thu "larrikin kinj;," knmrn to bin •omradee a* Conny Conn, but whoas real name wan Cornelius Coonoll. ll* mnnsgod to «ludo tho vigilance of th« nolioo, »nd weaped from the oolony. Efl'orts w»r» mad* to tiuc« him, but ta vniu, and h« was. i«p iio*oil to havo gon» to New Zruland or iliu l»liind/>. Ueoontly it cam* do tka know lcdgg of tho authorities Miat Connoll'i wtfa wa« oi her way to Aioklam), and thy natural lßUrenc* *t the hime w»k that *h« was on Imr way to join her husband. She was onrofully watched .-.' :.<••■ «rri?ftl hi'ra, >md rvsj p«CJ».BHn» iM -a t--. t-vrsif t!jtMaT'>< of liii> BllppoatH^ j iii"rci'..ifi, ij Ik»»lhuilJ ipn-tr an thu km». 'll.i- .Mrj-u-j diduot coiaeher* in hs" os"a udins. but a^ k Mi« McOrsftor, and »!ie luioompjiniirt the fair crontura (Mrs Fro<loiiekH) irho took a prominout part In the ricont horsowhipplii^ ca«e. There lrnr no doubt re^iieetlnj; Mi«« McGregor's real Identity, but nothing transpired dnrin^ lii^r stay In AnokUnd calculated to j«i>tify llio belief that her huilmnd viis ker». Hho took her depnrtur* «Kaio bi a rsoont steamer fur Sydney, »nd was accompanletl lienco (iy"ln by Mrs JYodericki. Since h«r departure facts hay» com* to Ujfh* which tend h> tha conolnnion thi\t Connell Li in in Sutb, Fiji. A yonnij man now In Atick loud was ftctjnalntwl with the p«rticul»ri! of tho murder »nd the parties conoornrti in it>. _

TABLE TALK.

VVHIXiN'tiTiKt w.tnte a b\p (lock. Mr Mofs uddrCMM lVnell •lootmt to night. Commodore Br.-lcina Is on * W»tt to Trs tmniiu. Ixindou Viio Brigade co*t« ovor £100,000 n year. I'oni«onby tramway circuit will bt opened on Monday. S.IS. Aor»nt;l loft I)ancdi» to-dny yrlih 0,548 frozen sheen. Chrtttchnroh Terajwraio* H*t«l Company is to lx» wonud op. Tbn (ioYernmont it«amer Ilinwuo* ii oil hr way frtruHmedl to AnoUlanj;}. Uurlng the liwt lift month., 14<,000 pa« fnn»er« bar* bcon carried fey Auoklsnd TrnmwKy Comjwny. The T«rHn«r» ii back it l)in*din fron her R«tiond'ox*urilon to th« W»»t (Joiw* Sounds. Io tlio No\r tloVn-Idofl Inlands, Trtnch Tes(«ls K'v» • Snider riM« and ton c*rt ridge." »i "trade" for a maU rftorait, »nd two Hnid«i« for a fsiuale. On« of the prinulpalp »f the firm of Alextndar Otiuenn and Co., (r>Wace» main - faoturom, Kickmmid, VirglnU, Is oa a tonr of the Anstralasiftn colonies tn look after tho lnt«re»t« of the Import tr»de. Thore nre'.V>,ooo <!»rmanstn Soath An« rritlin, and only Lnthcran Church auconi modntion for 10,000. A new fi»ci« of horse witW erect man* like the (jinll." of the fretful (mrcupine, han been discoverod In Central Asia. A whirlwind «n l>pakot FlaJn, near Oamnru, on Tuesday, or«rturncd two threshing mlll«, leTelled tr&cs, and lifted the roof off* bUckumith'a uliop. Tho ship Turakina U londinj; at Tort Chalmers with 10,000 frw.eu ibeop for London. A solicitor alleged In Melbourne T'ollco Court the othor day that a Minister of the Cro^ri had n child in the Industrial Soliool. There is a lady in Paris ivho.elaltss t« hg " tho eldest daughter of Qaceu Vmtorta "— tho reputed Oowh Priiie««» hafing been substituted for hor when an Infant. Many people of influence support hey claim. • Mr.l. S. Mackonzto, M.11.1t., addressed his constituents at Naseby last night, and got a voto of confidence. Ho defended tho Stout-Vogel coalition. In some provinces of Brazil iron or« in i used io large quiintitiee aa bliilding ttoae, bo aboDdan&aod ready to hud m it. Now U tbo tine when the poor but honMt Urrikjs Mllieth forth with ft Mok •nd aUWttk hit netohbow'f fruit. ThU U how* fitalrtttoa Amy wi«Moft otoolnded Mo addri* diwJmmUMg IMfy held in * ewntry dWriet of K«w Zwdaftd I —" I hopo «UyOQ »mjB«T»wS« wHlAOtbesM focw«ttl anHi«rtKyVffl diwwi to^irtt tlut you are stretched irafc fnU len*tl>, that the undertaker i»: be*id«;you wifli • two-foot rale, maamring you Jot'your ooffihgv>.|ind that you wilt see the devil."at ybnr eidS,. waiting tofeke-you to hell.',' T

ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE.

The success: achieved, by Miss Genevieve Ward on the occasion of her first and second appearances on the boards of the Opera House does not appear to hove been ephemeral. That the contrary is the case was evidenced by" the splendid house which assembled last night to witness the repetition of " ITorget-Me-Not," Histrionic talent such as that possessed by Miss Ward is rare indeed in the colonies, and naturally enough its advent is hailed by a pronounced ovation. ' So it was last evening, and from the rise of the curtain until its fall upon the last act Miss Ward displayed the'rare geniue of a powerful and effective actress. She was admirably supported by Mr W. H. Vernon, Messrs Lawrence and Fenton, and Misses Phillips and Veitch, An evidence of the success of the Company may be gathered from the fact that dress-circle Beats aro reserved for more than A week in advance. " Forget-Me-Not" will be repeated to night.

CABLEGRAMS.

(B? CABLE—COrVBIOHT),

Mr Goschon on Fodoratton,

London, February 4.-Hon. J. Gosohon, speaking at Edinburgh, said that tho union of tho colonies was essential to tho Empire. Commercial. London, February 3,—Consols remain at par. NewZoalnndfioouritios: Sporcont. M-40 lwin, l(M,i; i J per cent IS7»-1»(M loan, 102J; 4 por cont. inscribed stock, 100. Tho naarkot for ooloniul b.-(a.'safrs shows no change on yesterday's reduced quotations. Tallow—Australian avorago quality beef 80s, mutton 355. Wool Sales. At yesterday's auction prices woro Ormly maintained. 8,800 balos wore submitted to-dny, and tho sale showed a hardening tendoncy. The catnloguo comprised 11,900 balos. Warship for Now Guinea. London, February 3.—Lord Derby has accepted the offer of tho Wolvcrino for ser vico in New Guinea—tho New South Wales Govornmont undertaking to refit her. Proposed Austrian Penal Station. Sir F. Dillon Bell, Agont-Goncral for New Zealand, has invited the other Agonts- Genoral to make objection to Austria's pro posal to establish penal colonies, go far as tho Pacific is concerned.

AUSTRALIAN.

Arrest of an Incondiary. Ajiklaidk, thisday.—A man named Sta:r, who is suspected of having formed an incon diary plot in this city, has been arrested while about to commit an act of incendiar ism, and has been committed for trial. Tho Bootmakers' Strike. MkuioUUNK, this day.— In connection with the bootmakors' striko, a Committco has boon appointed, consisting of tho frionds of tho manufacturers and tho nominees of tho trado, to form a council to dovisomeans for reconciling the existing difliculty be tween tho masters and men.

THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.

ANOTHER ARREST,

London, February 4. A man has beon arrested who in believed to bo implicated with Gilbort, now in custody in connection with tho dynamito outrugo at tho Tower.

FRANCO-CHINESE WAR.

Capture of Outworks by the French,

London, Feb. 4. Tun Chinese outworks at Kolung havo been captured by the French, with a lost! of 11 killed and o'-i wounded.

ANNEXATION IN AFRICA.

Further Italian Intontions In tho ; Bed Son. i London, February 4. It is expected that Italy will occupy Buaklm, ■ town on the Red Sea. Portugal and tho Congo. Portugal has aoi/.ed the banks of the Congo. Tnrkltn Protost Against Italian Annexation. Coxotaktixoplh, February 3. Th« l'ort» ban «>nt a strong protest to Kom« »g»in«t tlio recant anuexationn by Ituly oh tka Uixl Sea coaat.

LATE BOATING ACCIDENT AT KAIPARA.

'(■. ■; ■■ 1 1:. i-vi'-i- ■'■w ■i'i;i..-::iu.\fiK-''.) .Ua.i'C, ihl; ilny. T«^ hoiij oi iiuiphy, who wui drowutJ r,h<»n the Fay was capsized, was found oh the buuch lwlow the lighthouso ad Kaiparn Hw»d» yentorday. Captain Smith had tho body pttti In a shell und buried, sending notio* to tlio ooustablo at Kopuru.

THE TEMPERANCE MISSION.

Who Klllocl tho Man ?'

'Snv.nr. wss another crowded audieneo at thw Theatre ltoyal last evening. Dr. Knij^it occupied tlio chair, and in a fow well-ckoten remark? churned tlio indulgence of tli« aadivneo for Mr liootli, who was not rery »trou^, owin;; to hi* exertion at pro tioub mooting. Tlio Itov. Mr Hill fol lowed, nnil mado a very neat ppceeb, intcr sper»ed- with vvcll-chpucn anecdote?. Jla urged thp.t iiTorybody, and especially the clergy, should don tha bit of blno, and in eonoluslon h« prayed that all might como to a rijjht decision. Mr 11. T. Booth fol lowed. Ho had a very enthusiastic recep tion, ami niter making several announce ments of futur* meetings, ho went on to refer to the progress mado by the present temporaries movement. Since ho com uienced lecturing, 2,421 persons had taken the "ribbon," and 1,1147 person*had signed th» pled;;* that thoy would noithor touch, tutte, uor hnudlo intoxicating liquor. It \vm wonderful, bo said, what strange •xc»»os peoplo k»to him for do olinln;,' to becomo* totnl abstainers, and h« wmit on to rocitw ono instance, in which • very able \t ritor dorotcd thros oolumns ef the "London Daily Times" to sup port moderate drinking. This writer ad mitted that In England thoro were 1)00,000 drunkards, and lie a«ked if, in order to savo these, (he othiir aa,riOO,ooo shonld jivo up the moderate use of drink. He said ho thought the saorifioe was too groafc. This, Mr Booth iuld, was a result of the miser able utilitarian phase of our life, and this was the standard which eomo peoplo took. He submitted that if all black horses throw «H people who got on them, wo would certainly coleot horses of other colours to ride, and what he wanted peoplo to do was to jjivo up a certain kind of drink — whisky, "in, and brandy. Thoy should not "do it only for them ikiltot, but lor others. Wlioro did all Hie drunkards como from ? Why, so fast as the temperance movement pulled thorn out of the etroam othors come floating down, »nd he concluded that there was not any of these drunkards who hud not once beon moderate drinkers. He did not think it was the doctors who "killed the man." The medical profession was a most honourable one, and he hoped speedily to eeo them all become blue ribbbners. All crime mid iniqaity did not lio at the door of the publican ulono, and the individual who was maddened by intoxicating liquor was not wholly to blamo. They could not shift the criino on to the Church or State, and it came back to them. He could tell them Who were not to blanie. They ware thoro who neither touched, tuted, nor h*ndlad intoxicating liquor. It waa Moiety that made the drinking custom* popabr, and without the consent of the •mm* ttty ooald not exist twenty-four Man. H* wiraact* *n of the danger that Wm.iMm, **« urge*them to fntHrast in y&jMiqfi Oni toy their, salvation. The lenoiWWitir listened ta througbdtab with and was frequently heartily applauded. During the evening several well-chosen sacred selections of music were sung, th*o choir, as on previous occasions, being conducted by Mr Tudehope.

Dcnedin, this* day.—On Friday 3,000 bushels oats and a threshing mill on Green field Station were wholly destroyod by lire. They were uninsured. The " Times " says that Mr Larnach is to be called to the Upper House before the opening of next session, |

THE NATIVE MINISTER IN THE WAIKATO.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN aomiESI'ONIdi.NT.)

KllllKJHl, this day. ' Tun Native Minister, in acknowledging tho j jrifts presented by To Kooti yesterday morning, spoko as follows:—"I know that your words nro good, rind your hearts are what your words oxpross. I understand from your present and kind expressions that you entertain nothing but friondly and loyal feelings towards the Government. Tho Government of tho colony is. great onough to shelter all tho people of tho colony, to protect them, and .to de fend their lnnd, liberty, and lives. Some time ngo my predecessor pub lished tho amnesty of forgiveness to To Kooti and othors who had committed offences against tho law. To-night I register that amnosty in his roepect. Our Government does not undo what a previous Government hns done. The forgivenoss is coraploto; tlio pardon is also complete Wo therefore expect in tho future To Kooti and tho Government will undoistand each other, and wo shall expect loyalty from To Kooti and his friends. His words tonight, as well as tho presont, I accept on his behalf as a pledge of loyalty to tho Govern ment. The Government and the con stitution of the colony allow the fullest latitude to all tho people of the country to do what they please, so long as they do not injure others and break the hw. You may preserve your own institutions and your own religion intact, and we have no right to, nor do wo, interfere with you in the exercise of these rights It is our duty to defend you, and to make no distinction between you and tho other natives and tho Europeans of tho colony. It is my personal desire that in future wo shall all be one pooplc, that is to say, that we shall livo in pcaco nith our neighbours, and cultivate our own lands without interference from others. If you have any grievances you have only to make them known, and Government will redress thorn. It is my duty as Native Ministor to listen toeverygrievanco.and, if pofsiblo.torp move it, and to place you in such a position that your rights will not be invaded. In addition to tho friendship that has been cx prepscd to tho Government, and to myself W. its representative, tonight I hopo to hear, before this mectiog is over, tho ex pression of your views upon all these sub jects to which I have referred. lam unre served in my cpcech, and I hope you will bo tho same. I think it bost to bo candid with you, and say what I mean. I shall not entertain sentiments different to these words. Again I thank you for your ex pression of goodwill, and hope you will speak your views openly. A large number of Te Kooti's followers addressed the meeting in succession. The ejKjakers referred mainly to the land given atOrakauto Te Kooti by Mr Bryce, and To Kooti'a proposed visit to Woiroa on the East Coast. The land at Orakau was in a swamp, and they asked that they should bo brought on to dry land. They asked further for tho reserve on which tho Orakau block-house stood. To Rangi referred to the time when Te Kooti and his party were travelling on tho East Coast. They were then travelling in aocoidanco with tha Amnesty Act; they woro 220 in number, and they found on their arrival that some people at Wairoa had built a pah to tight thorn ; but they paid no attention to that pah, because they know they were travelling ! in accordance with tho law, and tho law is supposed to bo as ft parent to all pooplo. Tho people of Wniron presented guns with tho intention of shooting us. To Kooti had agreed to tho request of tho Government that ho would not go to Wairoa, but ho would now toll Mr Ballanco that be in tended to go to Wairoa in tho coming January. Ho would go in accordance with the law ; tliu law would bo his canoo for the occasion, and his paddles would bo thoEO of affection and tho making of ono religion ; and I wish tho Native Ministor to make it known within tho district of Ilawko's Bay in order that tho pooplo of that district may not give us troublo when wo go there. Tcrito, of Otcrangn, spoko in a similar strain, and asked that Te Kooti bo allowed to visit the East Coast, and that an officer of tho Government, or some one connected vit.h tho law. shouH go with thorn, s? that' hssaigh-1; not b" nioTrtreol by people ft'ho l>«r« ill-will '•') him. Mr ljullsincs ?:iid :- SVith resptsrt to i-hu j him! lit Orakso, 1 hava made inquiries, aac! found that tho land is not iit fnr settlement on account cf floods. I think thero must havo been somo mistako in giving thi« land, as it could not havo been the intention of tho Gorornment to havo given you hind covered with water to reside upon. Tho request Is therefore a reasonable ono. 1 will see it is attended to. I'oispecting tho cite of th« O'ftkau block houga, 1 cannot say if it is at tho dis posal of tlio Government. If not so, I will got you land somewhere else. With referonco to tho letter sent to To Kooti ask ing him net to visit Wairoa, and which To Kangl had quoted, if they looked at that lotter they would think that it did not prohibit To Kooti from going lo tlio East Coast, as had been inferred, but simply contained nd vieo tlmt it would bo hotter for them selves, in tho excited state of. fooling, to abstain from visiting the K.-t3t Coast at that timo. Tho Govornmont have no objection to To Kooti's visit thorc. It has been rightly said that it is the duty of tlio Government to protect all acting in accord ance with the law, but tho Government havo not got it in their powor to prevent <i bad maii taking a gun and shooting eomo of you. It was to prevent anything to your selves that I wrote asking yom not to visit tho East Con?t, Thoro is a sort of bittor feeling amongsteomoof thopeoplo, who don't forgot tliß past, and I think it hotter for yo<i to remain hore for ?omo timo till that bittor fooling has passed away. Timo heals all wounds,' and in a fow years It is probable that tha people of Wuiroa who fortified their pah and took up guns and threatened yon will hare forgotten all that toak plnce a fow yearn ago. Tho Govornmont will protoct you in the fixorciso of your liberty and your religion, only tho Governmont may still adviso you on these matters if they find thnfc harm if likely to f.nmie on your visit. Tho Government, so for au Its arm will stretch, will protect you, and will advise tho people <>f Wairoa not to intorforo with you so long as you do not interfere with thorn. I was glad to hoar tho senti ments expressed that you wished to go to the East Coast from a fooling of affection snd to mako tho people of one religion. Those speeches are good, and I am sure whon tho people of tho East Coastknow what your intentions are they willallowyou to go and return in peace. I hopo, therefore, you will understand that Government do not interfere with your liberty, but only .warn you whon thoy see danger threaten you;

Nativo MccMns at Kihikilii.

Important Speech by Mr Balianco.

Mr Ballance met the natives again yes torday afternoon In the Public Hall, when thoro was a large attendance. Wahanui was the first speaker. He spoke ad some length, referring to the subjects about which he was sent to Wellington. Mr John Ormsby, Chairman of the Native Committee, followed with a very able speech. He referred (1) to the Native Land Court, to which lie said that the natives objected; (2) the rating in connection with the roads and railways; (3) that extra power should be given to the native committee!; and (4) that it ahoald not be optional for penonß to briajf mature befot* the Committee, Tmt that it should be csmpulioryj (6) that leads thonld be adjudicate! in favour of hapus, and not of individuals; (6) that* Committee should b* ap|feinted for «ach hapn ; and (7) that a board-to be amteiated by the Gommitte*. should conduct all matters in connection with the selling or leasing of land, and that the- Government and private Europeans should hove nothing to do with it; also (8) that no prospecting for gold or other minerals should be allowed to take place at the present time, and not till things were more settled ; (9) that the number of Maori members in the House should be increased, and that when any important legislation con nected with the native race was pro posed, it should be referred to the natives themselves before the Act became law; (10) that the boundaries of the districts in which liquor is prohibited be extended so as to in clude certain parts omitted in the procla mation, and that the prohibition should be stringently enforced. Mr Ormsby may be considered as the mouthpiece of the native party. Other speakers followed, including Taonui, all of whom spoke in the same strain. After several chiefs had spoken, Mr Balianco said:-I have listened carefully to the speeches that have been mado horo to:day. I hoard Wahanui rolato what has been done at Wellington. Most of the questions discussed hero to-day were discussed between us whon he was in Wellington during the session. He has referred to the erection of a trig gtation. The erection of trig stations, as the natives •

; are anit,l« nothingwi^^S tho titlo of tho land. They ifiPpffl onablo the land to 1» suirfisfflH! titles to be made out whJaHS come for that purpose. Most#?J%J' that concern tbo native peoDla* *% to from time to time betvtf^H bill was brought forward?™MH 1 native lands on either side-IIHB it was referred to WahanulfotV-'^ With some parts of that bill H with other parts lie disagreed irS speech at tho bar of tho flo Ufo ' i IsH referred to tho parta or ?$ with which ho differed as th o ( J:^ bill, and asked that the toeth r^ drawn. We listened to hia aoW*\ ngrccd to withdraw thoec part« considered objectionable until ti^S ! people had timo to consider if S (|uostion. Tho Wovernment tlian^ timo should Lie [riven for deliU t 7,™% that this question ehould bs?*" among.'t the natives them«clVe»-Sj* proceeded finally to location, ffi\ liniilly passed in its present form with 'H million acres of landutfl! To Awamutu and goin^ fc^'fi as Wangnnui. The object ol hj** in to prevent privato dcaliti,,, *4j land—to ])revont private nwWl going behind tho actual "oin? 1

SHOCKING SUICIDE.

(BY TKLEUKAWI.—PEES3 Al

Last ovoning, Mrs Olive Kay, % jr ';.i wife of v labourer, obtained a tite"? one of her young children, and"i, , throat, completely severing tb o ~fi* Slie died an hour after. Her nSP* posed to have been affected by a ß '' ness. ';■%*'

PRESBYTERIAL CONFERENCE.

The usual quarterly. Presbyt^H ence in connection with''tJteff§| sederunt of the Auckland PfwiSßH held nt St. James's Church IaBI Tho Kov. Mr Macky, ModoralMß and tnero was a fair atte&duci^TOJ S. J. Neill, of the Thames, fetgjglg prepared and intereatii)W||jK| '• Ancient Religions." He'shmgnSj history of religion was the'liijf|jfj spiritual life. If they wosldjilji and comprehend their own'r&jllf must know something of,otU»Bu Quoting Max Muller'a assertibrfffiS of the truth of this seeming MS then proceeded to give a rapid-£lg| great religions of tho WorldlE divided into missionary and noniii^J The Buddhist religion, tho streaipfjß of the Arian race—had claimedffiffi the human race. Buddha HoariSliK tho iifth century before ChrirtSii Conf ucious, Socrates, Py thagorassgj( and other great reformers Hrtuyi sketch of the life and teach'wgjjjflß was given, one belief being tW.jysj! after the death of Buddha anoSejlj called tho " Compassionate Q^J ■ af-pear and restore all tLii|Sf(^ demned polygamy and aUnnph authority claimed that it prepared tig, for Christianity. The rcUgtynip| xvas then referred to. It W4|jf||jl older than Buddhism, and wtjfc or s&crod books, wore interNtuoiM written in tho language tinted j foundation of the mo'lorn lani&r Europe. Brahminisin taught wjtfjl all-powerful spirit, the cwjtt:] preserver of the univer«B.; fij i of tho Persians was also tsfffll Tho religions of the Beiijj:| ,) udaism,Chi'i£tianit.y,undMahoni) la were next mentioned, ths papttim interesting account if the^ Mahamet in the Koran. ' ChNM sionaries found it very dlfficfiltj&j man to Christianity after ho wim vorted to Mnhommodnniem^lfil said it was difficult to eonTeryHß moro diQicult to convert s MtMp while, let us hope, the-'^wi^B Christian was welt-nigh imposMi did not allow to treat of th«:n|t China, ancient Babylonia, and Bgjj^ papor wan listened to with ■ attttfi tcrest. The proceedings terroiwi «j.:jo.

POLICE COURT.-This Day.

(BcL&iv *its:«s JR. V/alt&r »mi'?> 'ft; JastioapJ :;S Dnnsir.—Two men nnd two womaiml I leuhium Thkmens.—Tnomiul'ewi ing sovoroly (romovor-hitlulxenc^H^ up. Prisoner said he whs n«t m U wanted to to his ostato (it KaljUfl application of Serjeant Pratt,. miss ruiiianrtcd for bovcii d«ys. mimi, A Wei.i.-exoviX ]ir:ii<)Aß.—JouDjj charged with begging of persona li&i street.—Prisoner deposed to balii(;ip nnd only asked for a tow lionraHß Hanson nrrostfid the prisoner, Jl« 11 tinually begging of persona In Sjm and Urafton Huad.—lmprisoned BotjlSl of lh« Court. ': Summons Casks.—Thomas Cditai failing to keep his lignl bural material.—Mr Colebrook suld-hi BaHt keep tho light burnliiK.-Flnod lty udi Willinra Kirby, charged with |X horses to wander In Urey-strei*, sai& and costs. ■ . ■■ ?>t A ROW OX THE WUAHV.—PC«/;J» charged on summons with'a'bfeuij Polico Olienees Act with creating i&t on tho wharf on the 2iith ulk'ttjUgl cieato a broacli of the peww.'HSWjl said tliero worn two otliors cottcewl row, but they were not served i$,M journed until tho »th lust. : '<JH ISril-I.TIKIiLAMiUJkUB.—TbpISMSiIM charged witli calling Peter Kelly Jii*fl| on the 2nd inst.—Mr .laekion app^Ml complainant, Mid said the lonlH^H a Borlous character, but "Mr Mm-^t decided objection to bo caIIWHHH Uefcndant Buid ho was In Uqntor, S/tf*i was in htm, at tho lime. Ho haitfg apolour to Mr Kelly, but lit) wttuWflS*8! He was still willing to apologise coots. —'fho apology was ncMpteWi torms, and tho caso withdrawn. 1 I UITItHINf! FOKQKD CllKJCll^H Torpoy, alias Evans, on lenaM^m answer to uttering: two forxed CWWJ a.i, on 19th Boptombor, IW.I, aMfflj *a of Inst month.—aergeant'l'ratt (iwpffl and examined tho witnoesci-^IM! n deposed that ho was a cal't6r,J|H| ■ lSi-3, lie waa (ho Ucenseo of smm t| (Iror-streot, Auckland. yft'iPsi <a comrade were at his house onfbtjJß M ber 18SS. Ho had a fow dr!nM,|SHS a clicquo in payment, anionn»*S*J W Now Zealand iproducodl/lßflaH m Kv&us; ohuquo signed »3i»S 1 Advanced £1 on it, lnclntllngWM|H!J bed. and drinks, PrantßeditoJg ' 1 tho conrao of tho next day, utfefin tho b^nk. Prisoner said "J^a contractor, living near OfielittOg^ J t!io cheqno at the Ban*-*S»iS Kound tnal no person naDlP*ijKLk account there Tho oheque.WMw > Prisoner and his raato ieti-wmSh absence; had not seen prisonTOSlW was arrested on Uie 29th «■ 'MJ'S believed prisoner was tn*KßfflH| wore difrerent clothing, and tjWL different fashion. By pri.SnerdSffiii the cheiiue in thennnieof EvaM|ji|S in tho Court where you now Wlffi shortened your beard since UiJaaMII Hoburt, ledger-keeper, BanKM— Auckland, deposed that the ■BWHBC aentcd on tho 19th of SoptenltSwjggJ] The cheque wa» returned "M]aß|pH cheque was taken fronitheenegHHH U. Lennor, of Qucen-streotj-JMJB^B doposed that he received MHIBn Uealoy on the 20th Scptum.berjMMM that tho blank cheque had b*B"JJH4,|(|l Lennox's book; blbo. that tn^OUHH had been sold to tho sanie Ce|ffiMn|H descrii>tion of the acctiMfe'jKMM U Onehunga for Thomas FooterfflfflM ■ person. Ho inquired of the ?'J2Sffl ■ 1 ears ago there was a atniv AijraHj ■ name, one of whom w«s s>nWflH| ■ Roe's sawmill. He left th"SLfKffPfl prisonor was in Anckland f 80" was seriously assaulted bf-ljo^H Maratoiv.—By i)risoner: I rWWI Chancery Lane, in which £«■ Constable Fleming deposedl""*"?«■ watoh-hou.so keeper at » *u) ll*_"SS«i«| on the 21st January when P"WJhHB| on these charges. H» Wi^S!M < hsqne; nor is it the trst ,PQSaHH huve don* neb tbisp- „ "S/^SjIB Blehjurd Jamea Torper.. mj£s3ewl Mid b* wl«b«d for fair ;Wj«fl| hear lit Leuex *X>A*i?Sßii rt»rg«*»t Fratt laid tfceJjHESHM the blank' oh«gM,W VHi^H ThU was the evUeno* "* SaiEii The Benob rtfired '« A'JSSSiSgi sonedonbt la his &rA**j!BßjSm vraa the man who Vjp*tf%'Si3BßM Bbonld hate the benefit 01 «"!WB:|| waa therefore dißmiaeed. | M This was all the busincs* -^ ffl

UNKNOWN

If yon are siok, Hop Btttert *?pM Mature In makinfe yon woUwbe ri J»jH It you are costive pt toWs£2fflU ing from any other otMPifflmßM the Btomach or bowels, l*,g£lWgm you remain 111, ■f«.HapBBOT|BBgM remedy in all such compi""""' j^ataH If you are wastingL4TIJLJmMH Kidney disease, Btop temCTiMH ment, and turn for a cure »*j7aiHH If you are sick withttoft|||H Nervousnesß, you will n^^aiHHHl in the use of Hop Biters. '^M It you are a frequenter °£MiW miasraatio district, J>»"**s3jE§JH aßainst the scourge Of , flV»SriSi»l!w epidemic bilious, ana W? tt°?!ssm jm the use of Hop Bitters. , . 'jSSSnM If you have rough, bad breath, pains a™^!rJto"W&Bm Kenertdly, Hop Bitters W,SsS^» rich blood, and sweetM•'l^a[Jffl In short, thor cur« f^J^wS^^B Bowels, Blood, vKuhfllH Bright's Dteeaae. «M 0 'Va.rJlfflSß' they will not onre or lw- ITO Clieraiets keep. IirSISsH That poor. bedrWden, ■^Sfflffi^ mother, or daughter, can DtHjgflap of health by ft fowbottlßSOt^m^i

< Continued vn ifourlh I'mtr I



15,000 15000 15000 15,000 15J000 GARLICK & CItAJNWELL HATH fiftbkn thousand yards wiusßels and tapestry cak'pkta In Stock, aisldes KIDDKHMINSTKJt. FHLT, DUTCH, AND KENSINGTON SQUAHKB. The Gubatrst Vah«ty in AucKfcAXD! I I rJAItFKTS Very Cheap \ 3AIIPKTS Vary Cheap I Tapestry, from Is 9d 'JAUPKI'-a Very Cheap V IJAKKETS Very Cheap I llruascls, from 3s 9d 3AIJVKT3 Very Oheap > GAUUCK & CRANWKLL GAULICnC & CUANWKLL GAItCIOK & CFtANWKLL (Shuck & ciianwklL GiIiUCK & CKAXWEIA, GAULICK & CnANWKUj fron BEDSTRADS and HEODIXG >. I3KDKOOM KURNITUKK I R DfNING do. do. ( Kcaay DKAWINOdo. do. > for HALL do. do. 1 noiirnrT KITCHEN do. do. I voli™rT 3KFIOK VUHNITURE / lIOUBE3 FURNISHED THROUGHOUT. . BUY YOUR FURNITURE GARLICK. &' CRANWELL, CHEAP FVRNISHINO WAREHOUSE, queenstkkkt akb loene-stkeet, Aui;kl.\nul "XrOTIOE TO THE PUBLIC. J. MoCta»oir» to ths only BstaWtehtnent In Kaw 7iealand wiloh makes a gpeclality of £S«*lSmMk*. Towel*, DUpem, Huokabaoki AlberUtewt. Yy R. 0 0 B B B T T RKMOVBD Ktom Alfred-trtreet to SYMONDa-STBBBST (opposite Choral Hall). '■, ' Hours of Consultation: At Home—9 to 10 tun., and Cto 8 p.m. At Alokln's—l2 to 1 and *to 5 p.m. When not ■ngaged. rjfO OONTRACTOKS, JOINEBS, AND THOSB ABOUT TO BUILD. For Union Sash ana Door Co.'s Advertisement SEE THIS DAY'S ISSUE. fT~R, L A W R V (M.B. and CM., Eain., M.R.C.S., Eng.) Has commenced Mkdioal Pbaotice, and attends AT HOMB-From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and at 7 p.m. Mk Hill's, Hew North Road-Frora 10.30 to 11 B.IU, Mb KDfIOH'B,IB6, Queen*treot-From 12.30 to I^OP.DI. AISO, At MotJNT Albert, at Mr Roberta's shop-On Tuoadayo and Fridays, at 2.45 p.m. COTBIH Houbr (TOP OF SYMOND9ST) taa.WMaarj.im. «TOL!fE'a BCHNAPPa has beeomethsmo«t f' .popular drink throughout the colonies.



■DEWAKE of inforior spirit boinK passed on i JJ yon as Uio genuine Wolfe's SotiNAPrs. GREAT CLEARING SALE !!! PREVIOUS TO lIBMOVING TO NKW PREMISES. MILNE & CHOYCE Respectfully bog to announco that In order to ontor upon their Now Promises (now ap proaching completion) with an ENTIRELY HEW STOCK, They have decided to oiS* THE WHOLE OF THEIR PRESENT WELL-KNOWN VALUABLE STOCK AT SUCH A REDUCTION IN PIUCB AS WILL ENSURE A SPKKUY CLEARANCE. EVERY ARTICLE IN THE HOUSE WILL BE QUITTED. Tho SHOP will bo CLOSED on THURSDAY, Bth INSTANT, For tho pur]X>3o of MARKING DOWN. SALE commences FRIDAY, 9th inst. AN KARLV CALL IS SOLICITED, PREMISES CLOSE ON SATURDAY NIGHTS AT 9 p.m. SI IL N E & CIIOY CE, WKLLKSMIY-STREET. MR B. HOMBERG, Professor of Music, Uppor Pitt-st. (opposite Publio Baths). Y1 LHB IN 0 gAL E. MKS KUTTEUWORTH, MILLINER, ■WILL HOLD A : CLEARING SALR i : cLKAiUN'u sai.k ; : CLKAKING SALE ! SUMMER GOODS, COMMBSCINQ ON" TUKSDAY 13tii TUESDAY ■NEXT, Jaswaky. NEXT, In oonseoucuce. tho PREMISES will bo CLOSED on MONDAY, 12m. i\IRS BUTTERWORTH. Quke.v-ste.bkt. THE SNAKE ROOT RftMEDY pon RHEUMATISM and GOUT.-Tmi CiMiciruo* (Actca Raccmosa) on Black SNAKE ROOT MA« been loho ciixbratcd IS THt MOST CIBTAIN IN IT* CPFCCTa, AND (IARttY FAU« TO ArfOIIO (ttUKP OR tLrrfiCT A cure. 6m. nn ■orri.r, at MCMH'S. THt PSJKRWkCI," OP«fs\tl BKW* CH S.I. OUttH 41 Meetings, JEutcrralumcnta, Etc. Fkbuuaby, B, 1835. Abbott'a Opera Houso—" Forget M» Not," 8 p.m. Theutro Royal—Address by Mr Uooth, 7.38 p.m. Commercial Dining Rooms.—G rafton Chefs Club. 7.30 p.m. Pnrncll Hall—Mr Mosa and Kleotors, S p.m. V.M.C.A.— Evangcllstlo Borvlco, 7.80 p.m. Chief Post-office- Auckland. ;.{\SiJ£ WIMi C'.O-IE AH Lr:,ll'.Ul— Tnia !>kx sot Tinaics. per HolomshiuP.. al I 88 p-B). For Tauranaa and Opotiki, per Wellington, *t 5 p.m. For Whltlnntcl, Uppor Mill, nnd Tairna, por Glenelg, nt 5 p.m. IY.ihiy. Gth inst. For Cowes and Coromandel, p»r Coromandel, at 1.30 p.m. For Glsborno nnd Napier, per Tkomaa Russell. at 3 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at a p.m. For Whanpcarel Hoads, Parua. Waipu, \Than garel. Kamo, and Mango-pal, por Jlucsregor or Waitnlcl, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, «t 5.50 p.m. Saturday, 7tb lns». For Watwora, To Kapa. Warkworth. ote., por Hose Casey, at 11 a.m. For Sydnoy Island, per Explorer, at ( p.m. Tuesday. 10th lnat. For London via Rio <le Janeiro and Plymouth Tnjr ateamer. from Mannkau (to connect with Aornngt, leaving Wellington on tho ltth InaO. at 5 p.m. Mail will bo duo In Plymouth on Saturday, 28tb March. Tor Taraiaki and Southern ports, por Penguin, immediately niter arrival of City of Sydney. For Australian Colonies, etc., per City of Sjdney, immediately after her arrival from Honolulu. B. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-office. Auckland.



The s.s. Manapourl left for Southorn ports and Melbcurno at 3 p.m., with the following nafseri- Kers: -For Gisborno: Mrs M. A. Smith Mis* Ballantyne For Napier: Messrs McDonald (I), Gjilbraith (2), Shoals, and Jasper, Mrs Williams Misses Putman, A J. Ellis, Cadman, and Judgo Willia-DS. For Wellington : Meßdames Copp£ Meyers, Millor. acd Steven-. Mleses Maraclon Jamm, H. H. Ross, Nolan. Meyera Pi Rev R T!vt5 rS nd TM^iT. at<!he! 1,- Mr «d Mrs W. s! Taylor. For Lyttelton : Mrs Brady and 2 cliil i™'? lTf, £ rmi* htt n. Mrs Proctor, Meiers Forrest, S. D. Wa leer and servant, Lander, Molyneaux, Van Aek, aullivan, and Froudo. Dr. Campbell, MajorGeorze. Mrand Mrs Oallaglmn' Jlasfor Brett. For Port Chalmers: Rev. V, Cnvter, Mrs Shepherd and 3 children. Mr and Mrs Griffiths, Messrs Hilton and Mahonov. For Melbourne: Mrs McDougall. Messrs Powell, Ross, Cruise, G. Hood, Roy. P. Lalor and Mra alight Hob»rti Mrs Campbel} anfl 3