THE MELBOURNE CUP.

AN EXCITING* RACE

Sheet Anelior Wins by a Heart in the Fastest Time on Kecorrt.

[SPF.CI-L MESRAOH.]

Melbourne, Tuesday. Tiif. second day's raoing of tho V.11.C. Spriti-; Mooting was hold to-day. Tho woathor was grand, and tho attendance

larger than last year. It is estimated thoro

woro 1.0,000 peoplo on tlio course. The lawn was oven a more brilliant spect.aclo than over. Tho course had dried and was in oxcollont condition. His Exeollency the

Governor and suite were again present. Tho number of visitors from tlio neighbour ing colonies was very largo. Tho Grand stand was literally packed, and on the lawn locomotion was almost impossible Tho following aro tho details of the racing :— Railway Stakks, a swoopstakos of 3sovs. each, 2ft. with 100 added. For three year-olds and upwards. Weight-forage. One mile and n quarter. Mr Locke's b c Isonomy, 3yrs., Winter lake—Ruby 1 Mr M. O'Shannassy's br c First Prince, 3yrs., by First King—Senorita, ... 2 Mr A. Davis's b g Baron Necker, 3yrs., by Neckorsgat—Ursula 3 Fivo horses startod, Time, 2min. Mjsoc. Kensington Stakks, a sweepstakes of lOsovs. each, 2ft., with 250sovs. addod. For two year-olds—colts, Sst.filbs.; lillies, Sst. Tho winner to bo sold for .-.'loo. No soiling allowances. Fivo furlongs. Mr L. Watson's eh f Maddolinn, by Neckorsgat—Meg Morrilios ... ... 1 Mi- W, D. Robertson's b f Tlio Nun, by First King—Pilgrimago 2

Mr J. 11. Hill's b c Telephone, by F.ng lishman—Catspaw 3 Won oasily by ton lengths. Six horses started. Timo, lmin. 3_sec_. Hurdle Rack, a handicap sweeopstako.l of lOsovs. each, 2ft., with 200 addod ; second horso to locoivo 50 soys. out of tho stako. About tin-co miles. Messrs \V. and A. Crozior's br m Ruby aged 1 Mr.l. Mayo's b c Ravonsworth, -lyrs. ... 2 lion. W. Peal-son's b m Gasalier, Oyrs ... 3 Ten horses started. Won easily by four lengths.

The Mia.notJßNK Ciri', a handicap swoop stakes of 20sovs. each, with l,ooosovs. added. Tlie handicap weight of tho winner of tlio A.J.C. or V.X.C. Derby to bo uot less than 7st 51bs, and tho winner of any handicap raco of tho value of lOOsovs., after tho declaration tion of the weights, to carry 31bs extra ; of any such raco of tho value of 200sovs., Olbs extra ; of any such raco of tho value of fiOOsovs., 71bs extra ; penalties not cumulative, The second horso to receivo ,'iOOsova., and tho third 200sovs, out of the stako. Two miles. Mr M. Loughlin's br h Shoot Anchor, aged, by St.. Alban's—Quoon Mary, 7st lllbs (M. O'Biicn) 1 Mr .1. G. Roid's eh m Graco Darling, Uyrs, by Divot 7.0 c, 7st 121bs (J. Williams) 2 .Mr I). O'Biion's br li Tronton, 4yrs, by Musket—Frailty, 7st l.'ilbs (A. l.obiii- ROIl) 3 Also ran: Blink Bonny, Sst 51bs); Acolytei Sst _lbs (including 71bs penalty ; Lord Wilton, Sst: Tom Brown, Sst ; Corio hums, 7st 121bs ; Kit Nubbles, 7st 12lbs ; BosJi-orth, 7-t Olbs ; Warwick, 7«t Olbs ; St. Lawrence, 7.-t Olbs; Liverpool, 7st Slbs ; Plausible, 7--t Slbs ; Dunlop, 7st (ilbs ; I'romotlioiin, 7st (ilbs; Nordenfeldt, 7stslbs; Thunderbolt, 7st nibs ; Stornaway, 7stslbs; Hilltop, 7st-llbs ; Velocipede, Vat -lib- ; St.

John, 7.-t Slbs; De-pot, 7st 21bs ; Lord Exeter, 7st lib; Brown and Hose, 7st; Wing, 7st: Britisher, Gst lllbs ; First Chester, list 11 lbs; Arsenal, Ost Olbs;

Minerva, list Slbs ; .Metal, Ost Olbs ; Cyclops, list 2lbs ; Yellow Hammer, fist; Cerise and Blue, (Ist ; Lcsbia, (Ist.

'I ho following was tlio hotting at tho post : - Norttenteldt, 5 to 1 ; Tronton and Despot, S to 1 : Liverpool, Id to 1 ; Sheet Anchor, Brown and Kose, and Clrato Darling, ],"> to 1 ; Acolyto mid Kit Nubbles, 20 to 1 ; othew, 25 lo 50 to 1. After several breaks away tho hold woro despatched on pretty even tonus, the colours of Trenton, Liverpool, Lord Exctor, Thun derbolt, and Britisher being most conspicu ous when tho Hag fell. Swooping past tho cartingo stand Thunderbolt was at tho head of affairs, Pl'omothous lying second. Passing tlio stand tho first timo Prometheus dis placed Thunderbolt of the lead, First Chester lying next, tlio three being cluso togothcr, with Mordonfeldt, n longth away, tourth. Rounding the turn by tho river, Thunder bolt and First Chester took a clear load ot two lengths. Passing along the river turn Clraco Darling, who had been last whon passing tho stand, now improved her posi tion, and joined tho front division, Liver pool oven at this early stago in tho race tailing hopoltssly in tho rear. Passing tlio Saltwater River Bridge, tho positions woro First Chester, Thunderbolt, Nordenfeldt, and Tronton, Velocipede and Metal coming very fast on the outsido, along with Ceviso and Blue and Despot. Opposite tho abba toii-s, Thunderbolt, Velocipede, Coriso and Blue, St. John, and Nordenfeldt, comprisod tho loading division, Losbia being well up, Trenton, Sheet Anchor, and Graeo Darling now making a forward movement. Ap proaching tlio straight, Coriso and Blue, accompanied by St. John, rushod to tho front, followed closely by Sheet Anchor, Nordonfoldt, Graco Darling, and Tronton. Coriso and Blue led into the straight half a length in front of St. John ; but Sheet Anchor, who came vory fast, wrested tho premier position, and assumed a clear two loiigths' load, Blink Bonny at the eanio timo making a good run from tho ruck, in tho midst of which Robortson. on Tronton, was making strenuous efforts to got out. Nordonfoldt was lying in a good position as thoy approached tho carringo paddock ; but on Graco Darling making bor effort sho got blocked between Nordenfiold and Blink Bonny Meanwhilo Tronton had got clear of tho field, and camo up under the whip, Graco Darling also getting an oponingclrow out from tho ruck, and a dosporato strugglo ensued, and although tho lattor and Tronton struggled gamely thoy could not quito got on evon terms with Shoot Anchor, who gained tho judges' vordietby a head from Grace Darling, Tronton, half a head away from tho mate, lliird, Nordonfeldt fourth, thon Minor .a, Blink Bonny, Losbia, St. Lawrence, who woro leading a straggling tail, the last of which wero Bosworth and Yollow Ilammor. Timo, Mmins. 29_secs. The New Zealand horße Liverpool, whoso chanco at ono timo was much fancied, would not gallop a yard, and nover showed prominently in the race, whilo Tionton covered himself with glory by the part ho took in tho tremendous sti-uggleand undor great difficulties. Tho win cf Sheet Anchor is a good one for tho Ballarat division, tho owner of Sheet Anchor winning £20,000, Corrigan £7,000. The victory proves fchcot Anchor to bo a great horse; but had there been a couplo of more strides to go, both Trenton and Grace Darling must have beaten him. This being tho first timo that M. O'Brien has piloted home the winner of a Molbourne Cup, he was heartily congratulated for his excellent display of jockeyship. J. Wil liams, ivho had tho mount on Grace Dar ling, also rode splendidly. The punishment Tronton received in the race was some thing terrible. Nordonfeldt was well placed throughout the race, and finished with remarkable gameness considering his heavy impost. The timo is a second and a quarter faster than Martini-Henry's ISS3 Cup, which, until now, was tho fastest on record. Tho Hon. Jas. White's stablo were delighted with Nordonfeldt- performance. The ring havo been hard hit by Sheet Anchor's win.

The Van Yean Stakes, a handicap sweep stakes of 3-ovs. each, lft., with lOOsovs. added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Ono mile. Mr J. Whittingham's eh c Merrimu, 4yr.., by Argus Scandal—Chiffonier ... I Mr I). S. Wallace's b h Chuckster, aged 2 Mr W, A. Filgato's br h Lavington, 4yis. .. 3 A splondid race, Merrimu securing first place by half a length Time, lmin. -2_secs. Twenty-two started, NuitsEßY Handicap, a sweepstakes of 5 soys. each, lft., with 200 added. Second horse to receive 50 soys., and tho third 25 soys. out of the stake. For two year olds. Fivo furlongs. Hon. W. A. Long's b c Yellow Jacket, by The Drummer—Baroness 1 Mr B. Gray's b or br c Retort, by First King—Repartee ... 2 Mr M. Bryant's eh f Clc.lia, by Gang Forward—Jessica _ Won easily by several lengths Twenty one started, Time, Smins. 3secs.

Previous Performances of the Cujj Winner.

The following aro tho previous per formances of Sheet Anchor : —

At 3yiv.—Tasmania : Second in Carrick Plato, 2 n.iles and n distance. 7st 91b, won by Stockdaln, 7a lilt). Tnsinaiiiun T.C. : Nowhere in Lniinrts ton Cup, rjnitle, C.t 91b, won by Stockwull, 7ut; nowhere in T.C. Handicap. 1] mile, Bit 111-.-, won by Napper Tandy, list Gib. At lyrs.— Campania : S cond in f'ampania Plite, 13 mile, Bst 61b, won by Barb. Tat lib. Launcesto;i : Third in Launceston Cup, 1} mile, 7st 101b. won by Rhesus, list 121b. Hobait: No where in Hobart Cup, 1J mile, 7st Mb, won by Tho Assyrian, 10_t 71b ; third in Derwent Plate, 1! mile, Cat 101b, won by Tho Assyrian, list; second in Consolation Stakes. 1 mile. Sst 101b. won by Hon Quixote, Sst 71b. Deloraine: Second in Handicap, 1. mile, Sst 3ib, won by Pride of tho Hills, Tat 21b; second m Flying Handicap, ] inilo. Sat 101b, won by Honnio Scot and, T-t. At i.yrs.—Colobrooke (Tasmania): Third in Colebro-ko Plate, won by First Light. Hobait: Nowhere in Hobart Cup. 13 mile, 7et9lb, won by King of tho Vulo, Tst 131b; second in Goodwood Stakes, onco round. 7st 71b. won by Queen, Sst 71b ; won President's Cup, onco round and halt a distance, list, 2mi '.p. 20secs., Pynhue, llfct 71b, second Queen. 12.t. third; won Froc Handicap, once round, 7st 121b, 2mfns. lS.aec... Granville, Oil 1011>, s cond, l'yuhus. "at, third. Lannc.ea ton : Won tup, 13 mile, 7st lib, 3inins. il_.ec_, Kiigof tlio Vale, 'Ji 21b, second, Blink Bonny, 7s-. third ; nowhoro in T.C. Handicap lj mile, Hit, won by Hobart. Tst (lib. Tasmania : Third iv Birthday Cup, 1.1 mile, ll.t. Sib, won by Blir.k Bonny. 9_t Mb. Liumcnslou: Won Kld wluk Handicap, 1.1 mile, Hat. Prodigal, Tst 71b, second ; Queen, Sst lib, ilurd. At (iyrs.—Flcniington Autumn: Third in New market Handicap, .. mile, Tsl 71b, won by Coronet, 7st; second in Australian Cup, 2} miles, 7st 51b, won by Kingwnod, Tst 131b. Kandwiok Autumn: Nowhere in Duiicaßter Handicap, 1 inilo, Sat, won by St. Lawrence, Tut 71b; nowhere in Sydney Cup, 2 miles, Sst 21b, won by Normanby, (lit 101b ; nowlnre in City Handicap, 1. inilo, Sst o.b, won by Merlin, Bat 121b; nowhere in Pino Handicap, li mile, Sst 31b, won by Moonshee, Tut 101b. V.R.C. Winter: Nowhere in Grand National Hurdle Kaeo, lOst 12lbs, won by Tho Agent.

At a.cd.—V R.C. Spring Meeting: Second in Melbourne fctakc, l.i mi:o, Dst 41b, won by T.enton, Sst; won .Melbourne Cup, 7et lllbs „mln. 29.513C3 : ("race lUrling, 7st I2.bs, second ; Tronton, 7~t 131 bs, third.

Out of the 2S times ho has started, there fore, Sheet Anchor has been first five times second, eight times ; and third, four times while on eleven occasions he has tun un placed.

THE TRUNK RAILWAY LOAN.

Legality of Raising lt for General Purposes.

(IIV TKI.KURAPM — OWN f.'OUKKSPONDKNT.)

Wellington, this day. llithkrto, I liavo not troubled you with any remarks in reference to tho proposal to raiso tho North Island Trunk Railway loan. You aro bottor ablo to roason the matter out for yoursclvo?, and it is not my duty tooflbr opinions, but to givo you facts. I havo been content to give you tho inior matioii,denied at tho timo, but now found to bo correct, that the Government, at any rato, contemplate raising tho loan ; but I may be allowod to say that I havo it on fairly good authority that the Govcrnmenthavo fortified thomsolvcs with the opinion of tho Con troller-Goneral,an ofliccr of tho Legislature, and tho Solicitor General on tho question of legality, and it is said that both theso oiticers have advisod the Government that thoy aro porfectly justified in raising this loan and in upplying it to gonoral pur poses. This is of course merely a rumour, and as communications from theso officers to tho Government aro of a confidential character, 1 havo no means of ascertaining tho truth or otherwise of the rumour. It is further stated that tho million loan ap peared in tho public works appropriation, being mado available for general purposes iii tho Estimates for 1884-1885 and 1885 ---ISSIi, and that members of tho Houso should liavo been aware of the probability of tho necessity for negotiating tho loan. 1 have not the Estimates by mo,and cannot, there fore, speak as to tlio correctness of this assertion. As I have just said, it is not any part of my duly to offer my opinions. Neither is it my duty to find excuses for tho actions of tlio Government. I simply givo you tho^c rumours as a part of tho contro versy now going on in respect to the matter. Sonic surpriso isoxprossed in certain circles at the tone of telegrams from 41 r Mitchol-on, lato Minister of Pub lic Works, and Major Atkinson, and thoy aro accused of disingenuousness. Both, it is argued, should havo been aware of this possible contingency, and Sir Julius Y'ogol has stated distinctly that, to his own knowledge, Major Atkinson, at any rate, was aware of it, and expected that it would bo nocessary for tho Government to fall buck on tho loan. Further, 1 havo beon told by a member of the House that when Captain Russell's motion was boforo the House, Major Atkinson wont about the lobby, saying hero and there that the House should agree to the motion^because tho Government did not rcquiro money this year, as thcro was the Trunk Railway Million Loan to fall back upon. I wish it distinctly understood that I do not vouch for tho truth of any of the»o rumours. I merely givo them as cur rent gossip, and leave you to express your own opinion upon them, but whilst the subject id under discussion, I deem it right that theso statements should see tho light, in order that tlio truth or otherwiso may be ascertained. '

Tho " Po3t" on the Proposal.

Sinco the abovo was written, I have seen an aiticlo in tho " Evening Post " on this subject. Tho "Post" says :—" When, a few weeks ago, in commenting upon the claim advanced by Mr Fisher that ho and thoso with whom ho acted had saved the colony the interest on a now million l_an this year, wo pointed out that there was very little likelihood of a-y such saving, as, in default of a now loap for general purposes, the Government would have to raise the North Island Trunk Railway Loan,and use somo portion of it for general purposes, wo had no idea of the storm wo wero evoking. We imagined that wo wore merely stating a fact which must havo been apparent to everyono acquainted with tho finances of tho colony and the proceeding.-- of Parliament in its last session. The ignoranco on the subject seoms, how ovor, to have been by no moans confined tp Mr Fisher, and it has been recently most strikingly displayed, although how far it is genuine or how much merely assumed to suit party purposes we aro not quite stire. Tho Auckland press and people seem to havo worked themselves up to a state of hysterical excitomont over tho idea of tho North Island loan being raised, and tho proposal is denounced thoro and in cortain other quarters as iniquitous, un precedented, a gross breach of faith, mis appropriation, and all sorts of terrible things. This frenzy is roally very amusing, and all the indignation is as misplaced as it is unnecessary. It is pure nonsense to talk of this loan as being any more ' oar-marked' (to use a favourite expression) than any othcrloan has ever been. In fact, it is not half as precisely oar-marked as was the threp million loan which was authorised in 1882, mid which tho Colonial Treasurer'of the day (Major Atkinson) claimed such credit for oar-marking by a most unusually de tailed schedule. How far ho adhered to tho allocation of this sehodule in the actual expenditure of tho money wo will show further on. Tho Loan Act of ISS2 con tained theso words: 'Tho money raised under tho authority horoitiboforo contained shall bo applied to tlie purpose men tioned in this Act, and to ropayment of any short ■ dated debentures heroby authorised to bo issued, and to no other purposo whatever, and as to tho pur poses montionod in tho said schedule, shall be issnod and applied in sums not oxcoed ing tho amounts in the said, schedule re spectively provided.' This would, coupled with the schedule of the Act, appear a suf ficiently precise allocation, but tho law officers of the Crown and the Controllor- Goneral hold that the Act did not legally appropriate the moneys to the purposes set out in the schedule, and that they could be used for general public works, ways, and means, by including it in the fourth sched ule of the Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act of that and subse quent years, thus rendering it available to moot all supplies granted, irrespective of its own sehodule. How Major Atkinson and his Minister of Public Works for a timo (Mi Mitchelson), who is now so virtuously indignant at the idea of 'misappropriat ing' the North Island Trunk Line Loan, used their powers in this respect, we will givo some instances of. The Kawakawa lino has had £1,800 spent on it in excess of tho amount named in tho schedule of tho Act, and tho amount allocated to it out of cash in hand (£92-1,900), balance of the five million loan on the 31st March, 1882 to cover liabilities then outstanding. The Cambridge line had £9,600 more expended • tho re Awamutu lines southward, £12,600 • the New Plymouth-Foxton line, £37,100 ; the Oxford - Sheffield line, £7,800; tho rono 018i lneV £.-.'200; tho Owpuki line, £900 ; the Waihemo line, £H 0 ; and the Swift s Creek line, £400, in excess of the allocations. On the other hand, out of tho sums allocated by the schedule of the Act, and out of cash, the expenditure on the the following lines was less than their allocations by the sums named :— ■ii .?J. arei £2300 ;Te Aroha-Kopua line, £13,400; Napier-Woodville line, £50,f500; Wellington- Woodville line, £Rj6,2.0 ; •Nelson -Roundell line, £25,000; Grey mouth - Reefton, £93,500 ; Blenheim southwards, £66,300; Waipara-Huranui,

£12,000 ; main trunk lino exten sion northwards, £150,000; Ashburton, £0,300; Little River, £4,400; Albury, £10,000; Livingstone, £8,100; Cateline River, £5,000 ; Otago Central, £206,000 ; Mararo and Kelso, £14,590. Thus, out, of tho allocations of the Loan Act of 1882, and tho amounts appropriated from the balance of tho five million loan, these lines werfe deptived of the amounts above named, amounting in all to f775,900, while the excess of expenditure on the other lines only amounted to £72,500. So much for railways, Now let us see how tho expenditure on other objects tallies with the allocations. Of tho amount voted for the purchase of native lands, £59,200 was not spent; on im migration, £10,400 was not expended; and on roads, etc., north of Auckland, £27,000 was not spent. There was spent, however, in excess of the allocations, £72,300 on public buildings, £47,200 on roads to open up Crown lands, £223,000 on roads and bridges, £2,20 i' on goldfields, £82,000 on harbours, and £34,000 on telegraphs. Thus the total expenditure by the Atkin son Ministry, and tho liabilities incurred by them, and since met in excess of allocation for particular lines or services, was £534,400, and the amount not expended or not allocated up to £875,500. What became of tho balance ? No less than £331,700 was expended on works on open lines and other works not provided for in tho loans schedule. Who can talk of a Loan Act ear-marking monoy after reading theso figures ? No less than £878,500 of the three-million loan wasspont on other works, although specially allocated to certain railways, lands, immigra tion, and works north of Auck land. The latter amount (£27,000) has been devoted out of the late loan, as have also the unexpended amounts for purchase of native lands and for immigration. But most of the other itoms were not devoted from the new loan, amongst them being tho votes of £150,000 for main trunk lino extension northward, £200,000 for Otago Central, £100 for Wellington-Woodville, and £9,300 for Greymouth-Reofton ; all supposed to have been specially ear-marked by allocation in tho schedule of tho Act. These amounts 'have not been spent, though the money is gone,' according to the Auckland phrase. To show the absurdity of this as sumption of ' ear -marking,' let us give one instance. The schedule of tho ISB2 Aot gave £100,000 for roads and bridges. This was to cover three years' expenditure, but the House the same session voted eomo £250,000 for roads and bridges. Where was tho money to come from ? Clearly from that ear - marked to othor works. Let us now come to the North Island Trunk Railway Loan Act. Its allocation was much less precise than that in tho schedulo of tho New Zealand Loan Act. It merely recited that it waß necessary to proceed with the construction of tho lino as soon as certain diffi culties woro removed, and it outlovicd tho raising of a sum not exceeding one million for the construction of that lino as soon as Parliament approved of the route. Heretofore the lino has been carried on without tho necessity for acting on the power by moans of advance from the General Public Works Fund. Of course, out of previous loans these advances will, by 31st March next, amount to £150,000, and it may be necessary to repay this before Parliament meets again, ard this can only be done by raising the loan or some portion of it, or raising money from the bank at a much higher rate of interest, Parliament also last year voted a large sum for defence purposes, to be charged to the loan, but it did not authorise any new loan to chargo it against. The money, however, has to be found. As the North lslaid trunk line has been so far carried out by loans from general fund, it is not un reasonable to expect it should in its turn, out of its special million, lend to tho goncral fund whatever may bo found necessary for meeting the defence and other authorised expenditure, for which monoy has to bo raised somehow Thoro is not, and novorhas beon, any inton tion of doing more than has beon dono alroady helping ono fund temporarily from tho other. All tho Ministry ovor dreamt of doing after repaying what the loan alroady owes was to use temporarily a portion of tho North Island trunk loan in aid of defence and other works until it can bo repaid out of a now goneral loan when one is floated, as it must be next year. It will be cheaper for tho colony to thus borrow from one fund to help tho other than to go to any outside source to mako up a deficit in one, while tho other has a balance not required at pre sont for its special object. Wo confess we see nothing objectionable in this, and there is cortuinly nothing unusual or to cause alarm under ordinary circumstances. The loan officers and Controller both admit that it can be done legally, and of this there can bo no question, as the Government, follow ing the example of their predecessors in regard to tho three million loan, included this North Island million in their General Public Works,. Ways, and Means, in the Migration of Public Works Appropriation Acts of 1884 and '85, thus rendering it avail able to meet general appropriation. No member of the House, on either occasion, uttered a word of objection. If any danger to the North Island trunk line should arise from the temporary use of any of this money, it will not arise from any intention or desire on the part of the Government. Both Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Stout have made that clear. We notice, however, thai the 'Lyttelton Times,',the chief organ ol the infamous doctrine of colonial reciprocity, says : —' By next session, the special loan of a million, supposed to be safely ear marked for the .Northern trunk line, will have been spent o - other things, and before another million, or the half of it, can be got from the Treasury, there will be that pesti lent triple alliance of Canterbury, Nelson, and Wostland to be reckoned with.1 This is a distinct threat that if any of the North Island Trunk Railway loati is taken to assist tho General Public Works Fund, it will not bo restored by any now lean being authorised until the assent of the triple alliance is purchased by tho East and West Coast and .Nelson railway scheme being assented to. Tho supposition that the Ministry would for a moment lend itself to such a scheme is more insulting and more unjust than any of the ravings of Opposition journals and politicians in the North. The Ministry, in this case, may well pray to be saved from the friends of the ' Lyttelton Times' class. The triple alliance does not yet command a majority in tho House, and is not likely to do _p. Such tactics as tho " Lyttel ton Times' urges will array against it a majority determined to sink all other differ ences, and crush ita unprincipled and un holy efforts. We have the utmost confidence that no encouragemont of this kind will bo given it by the Ministry, and that, come what will, not one penny of the North Island Trunk Railway loan will be diverted, ovon temporarily, to other purposes unless the Government is perfectly satisfied that it will bo restored as soon as ever it is re quired for ite oiiginal purpose, and that purpose will be neither prejudiced nor delayed by tho temporary diversion of ap portion of tho loan."

Remember This.

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PARNELL BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tni. usual meeting of the _». »>eld on Monday n*ht. £^ ship the Mayor (Captain D H M ►* Messrs Ireland, W ink?i M .:f CKenH Lyell, and Whitney, tyr8' \

Correspondence. -Tii,, ,_,, were read and dealt with « W_S '**-- Dr. Wright, reporting th tee Gn ? B!~P% turns disease in the borou_ h aBeB/ C Johnston and others, appX ; G, sion to erect a boatshedwto*W property i„ St. George? _Z^?*>X_ amplication was also received f A *■»_ Mason and others.-CRd T5 » requests be granted. FroTll.'r? 4 M re the proposed drain onKS land, offering to make the d 3* not refund tho £30 P l„;„ j**l "' but that the Streets CommitteS^l^ engineer and confer X_»** the. and Harper regarding the Xi mi S From Mrs Ryan, apKtfq-'estio,! to place a wooden crossing? .fl""* premises, Manukau Road-Ton, her »<>» mission granted. From ThomTn.!,* 7 ** ing that Cracroft and p O rS .'"• »*• made-Referred to the B?t lv^ b* Accounts,-The folloS fe^ statement of accounts was read. _ yeatlJ General account, £990858 d • „_7 ccci Pt!: £349 18s Od; overdraft at mT at? r,B,IPPIy, £421 03 6d-£1,761 M CtT *H account, £212 Is 3d ; overdraft 3?1* -£31817s 7d. WaterworbL..; 10/ ICs« £174 lis 2d : overdraft i»-CCOMt> £453 8s 2d. making a gran? ,?~ £2,533 19s 4d. Expenditure of Ist April, £441 16. Id 7 K en e ._i°Vetdraft £1,237 2s 6d; water supply TJ.l _..'J o*, cash in hand, £1 2s-£ % _Ts®S age : Overdraft, £ 71 6s 10 I r _?' D* account, £216 15s 10d; ™ 8 _ ,_8 .> 14s lid - £31817s 7d. W-nfl! ,m IWX. draft,. £467s8d;,oanal?„:a' 3 W cash in hand, £7755d-£453 7 a o,i ?-I total, £2,533 19s 4d. TOd,B* !d. Gta..

The following is _ brief lecture which Mr J. Lepper will Z- tk( the Foresters' Hall, B_sX__S_* this (Wednesday) evenine of fe Battle with Self, or the vfo'iil" > Christ v. the Religion of Crefeo^? gion a necessity of man's comnW £«'' some truth in all religions X_i.il best system of spiritual evolution vT_* to mankind; Christianity intended hß'? Founder to free men from tho bondLVS em; a corrupted Christianity Su worshipping the letter and disreeaS .7 spirit of Bible truths; the ffi * purest, the. noblest, the & J selfish rohgion not to be ■*»_ out by Freethinkers, never; (_,«__? ting into practice tho religion of ft. Christ the world has yet to V' ft life and teaching of the Christ ______ us three things : (I) Perfect rennncE 5 all evil (2) Perfect benevolence andd__ crested love to aU. (3) Perfect s«b_2_ to the Divine Will and werehip of (h Supreme; the perfect life; natnte and and conditions of the Divine Reconeilia_n„ illustrated by the parables; seeking £ Kingdom of Heaven, not a selfish _ti_2 to escape the consequences of ou. ifo. direful effects of a corrupted Christtanit. on our Legislation. From the above if wil be seen that, while Mr Lepper is _ _J_ Christian Freethinker, he Is no Rationalist as the term is generally understood' Admission is free, and there ehould be a good attendance.

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THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1881.



Ati-tions. W. J, DOWDEN] " l>- T- rATEN TO-MORROW. GR-Y-STREET PROPERTY. VALUABLE CITY FREEHOLD, TOGETHER WITH GOTHIC HOUSE, AND EIGHT • ROOMED COTTAGE. DOWDEN AND PATEN Havo received Instructions from Mr Thomas Dolton, who Is loavlng for Melbourne, to sell by public auotlon. at tho Exchange Auction Mart,l6l,Queenstroet, on Tluirsday.November Sth. at 12 o'clock, ALL THAT VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, situated in Upper Gros strcot, togothor with tho woll-known Gothic House, Ono 8-roomed Cottago, workshop, and all out-bulldings erected theron. Conditions of Salo to bo soon at tho ofllco of Dowdon and Paten, or Mr J. M. Speed, Solicitor, Queen-street. DOWDEN AND PATEN, Auctioneers. WILLIAM VAILE] [EOIIERT BRADLEY TO-M0 R R 0 W, At 11 o'Clock. AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. WITHOUT RESERVE. VAILE & BRADLEY Have received instructions to sell by auction, without reserve, at tb.ir Auction Sa'es Room, on above date, A WELL-ASSORTED LOT or HOUSE HOLD FURNITURE, consisting of- Chests of Drawers, Green Hep Suite, Maroon Rop Suite, Washstands, Dressing Tables. Round Mirrors, Fenders and Irons, Spring Mattrassos, Pillows, Curtains, Mantel Ornaments. Toilet ware, Cano-soated Chairs, Wood seated ditto, Meat Safos, Lounges, Brussels and Tapestry Carpets, Kitchen Utensils, &c., -C, &C VAILE & BRADLEY, Auction Merchants, Queen-street. W. a, OOOHBANEI |JA3, PACK WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. COMFORTABLE RESIDENCE. ALMA-STKEET, NEWMARKET. The Subscribers will soil by auction at their Rooms. Queon-Btreot, on Wednesday, 11th November, at 12 o'clock. A COMFORTABLE RESIDENCE, con taining 8 rooms, with Bathroom, Kitchen, and Scullery. Good Well with Force Pump, Water Tanks, Sec. The allotment has 50 feet frontage to Alma-street, Newmarkot, by 107 feet deep, and is very conveniantly situated. The greater part of the purchaso money may remain on mortgage. BAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE] |JAS. DAORE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. BEAUTIFUL BUILDING SITES ON THE WATER FRONTAGE. HOBSON'S BAY. TO BE LEASED FOR FORTY YEARS. The Subscribers have received instructions from the G-neral Trust Board of the Diocese of Anokland to Lease by Auction, at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Wednesday, Novem ber 11, at 11 o'clock, for a term of Forty Years, J7IOUR GRAND BUILDING SITES, J situated on the St. Stephen's Estate, Par nell, having all extensive frontages to Hobson's Bay, and enjoying mest lovely views, whichcan never be shut out, and are not excelled in the neighbourhood. Lot 1 has 128 feet road frontage, and contains 3 roods and 10 perches; adjoins the resi dence of Seymour George, Ksq. Lot 2 has 10. feet road frontage, and con tains 3 roods 1 perch. Lot 3 has 105 feet road frontage, and con tains 2 roods and 33 perches. Lot 4 has 142 feet road frontage, and con tains 3 roods and 36 perches. Conditions of Sale and Plan can bo seen at the Offices of SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. A, MORTON] [T. M. JACKSON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, Messrs MORTON _ JACKSON Will offer for sale by public auotlon. on abovo date, at their rooms, Durham-street, 1 {.AA SHARES IN THE WAI IOW WBRA HOT SPRINGS COM PANY (LIMITED), at 11 o'clock. A, MORTON.] [T. M. JACKSON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, At 12 o'clock. EXCHANGE SALE ROOMS, Durham street. By Order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Auckland. The undersigned havo been instructed to sell by Public Auotlon, at their Rooms, Durham-street West, on Wednesday, the 11th November, at 12 noon, X OT 3 of a sub-division into lots of Allot •*"" ment 14, section 49, Village of Onehunga. The Property is situate at Norman's Hill, One hunga, and there is erected thereon a 6-roomed Ho-se, now In tho occupation of Mr P. It. Syers. Further particulars may bo obtained and con ditions of sale Inspected at the Office of the Auctioneers. MORTON & JACKSON, Auctioneers. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1885, At 12 o'clock. REMUERA ! REMUERA! AYRTON! AYRTON! VILLA SITES ! VILLA SITES ! Frontages to Orakei Road and Victoria Avenue. MESSRS MORTON and JACKSON Have received Instructions to sell by publio auction, at their Mart, Durham-street West, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 12 o'clock noon, ALLOTMENTS 75 AND 98, SECTION 16, Suburbs of Auckland, having a frontage to Vie torla Avenue, Orakei Road, Remuera, and adjoining the properties of Mr D. Fallon, Mi Totby, and Mr McMillan. It bas beon sub divided into suitable lots for villa residences, and views obtalnabla from this property are ex ceptionally good. As this valuable property will be submitted to the public without any reserve whatever, we should advise those who Intend building to view this property before settling elsewhere, and not let this opportunity escape them. It is within 10 minutes' -walk of the Remuera Railway Station and 'Buses pass the property overy half hour. Gas is laid down the Victoria Avenue and Orakei Road. Terms: 15 per cent, cash, balance at 7 por cent, (or any term not exceeding 5 years. Title: Land Transfer. Litho. Plans at our Office. MORTON & JACKSON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. FALCON AND CHESHIRE-STREETS, PARNELL. D. F. EVANS Will sell by public auction, at his Land Mart, Queen-Btreet, on Tuesday. November 17, at 12 o'clock. FALCON AND CHESHIRE-STREETS, PARNELL, TWO HOUSES, each 4 and 6 Rooms, water laid on: erected on Allotment 66 x 100. This Freehold Pronorty haa frontages to two streets, and well worthy the attention of Investors and speculators. Fu 1 particular, on application to D. F. EVANS, Auctioneer. TUESDAYS. THB HAYMARKET. SALE OF WOOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES, TALLOW, HAY, and STRAW, eaoh TUESDAY, at 12 o'olock. ALFRED BUCKLAND. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23. DURHAM YARDS. XTf O O L a A L E. The undersigned will hold their first Wool Sale of the season ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23. HUNTER AND NO^N, Auctioneers. "*3t<- DURHAM YARDS, J FOR SALE, at the Durham Yards, every Tuesday, at 11 o'clock, J HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL, and SKINS, I EUNTBBAKD NOLAN,



T O- M O II I. O W. At One o'Clock. THE REMUERA _ARDS. For Salo. on Thursday, November s,nt 1 o'elo.k, /•4/k THREE-YEAR-OLD STEERS, Ovf principally Herefords 170 Well-fatted Cattle 800 Fat Shoop and Lambs Dairy Cows, Store Cattla Fat and Store Pige. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 70 Hereford Bullocks A few choico Two-year-old Heifers, bred by Mr Edward Coates. Matakohe 20 Ayrshire Heifers, two and throe years, bred from Imported Stock 10 Devon Heifers A Yearling Devon Bull. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER fl. THE HAYMAR KET. For Salo on Friday noxt, November C, T f HE CELEBRATED RACING PONY SANDFLY. Tho well known Jumper MISFORTUNE, Winner of the Pakuranga Hunt Club Opon Steoplechaae. Also— Omnibus, hi good order; for positlvo sale. ALFRED BUCKLAND, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER G. THE HAY MARKET. For salo on Friday noxt. November 0, EXTRA GOOD HEAVY DRAUGHT MARE, property cf Mr J. Dougal Four-year old Colt, from the s imo ownor Medium Draught three-year-old Coit. Also, Tho Steoplochaso Horao ORANGE LIGHTNING. ALFRED BUCKLAND, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, At Noon. IMPORTANT SALE OF SURPLUS FARM STOCK. Tho undersigned has received instructions from David Nathan, Ksq.. to Bell at Whitford Park, mar Howlck, on Wednesday, November 11, commencing at noon, THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE STOCK :- HORSES: 2 Draught Mares, in foal to Nover Mind Him 3 Barren Farm Marcs 0 Colts or Fillies, 2 or.. years, by Roseborry or Novor Mind Hhn 5 Yearlings by Uosuberry or N.vor Mind Him A Thoroughbred Mare by Panic, in foal to Loonidas A Thoroughbred Maro by Patriarch, with foal nt foot to Leonidas, as grand a hunter as was over backed A Thoroughbred Maro by Panic, not in foal Yoarling Filly by Leonidas CATTLE : 100 Steers, from 2 to 4 years old 10 Cows and Heifers SHEEP i 300 Longwoollod Ewes 100 Foui-tooihcd Longwoollod Ewes 100 Two and four-toothed Wethers 10 Half-bred Southdown and Leicester Ram Hoggets 0 Leicoster Rams. ALFRED BUCKLAND. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18. THE HAY MARKET. O O L g A L E, FIRST FOR THIS SEASON WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY lSm NOVEMBER. WOOLPACKS FOR SALE. ALFRED BUCKLAND, -__^i_s__i__j_ FISHER & CO., WHOLESALE, SHIPPING, AND FAMILY I BUTCHERS. Established 1861. By Special Appointment to His Excollonoy the Governor, Sir W. F. Jervois ; His Kxoellency Sir James Forguason ; and H.R.H. tho Duke of Edinburgh; also, Kosha Butchers to tho Jews. QUEEN-STREET. AUCKLAND, N.Z. Families waited on In Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers In Game. Home-cured Hams and Bacon. Corned Beef In Largo Quantity. Importers of Sausage Casings. The Trado Supplied. N.B.—Calves' Rennets, JB, B L A I X I B • VIOTORtA-BTRKBT. IMPORTER OF BUILDERS' ft FURNISB ING IRONMONGERY - DIBBO. TBOM MAHttjrACI-TJBIB-. Has For Bale, at Low Rates, Carpenters' Tools Nails, Looks, Hinges Kitchen Ranges Register Grates, In g.'eat Variety Marble and Enamelled Slate Mantelpieces (Largest Stock in Auckland) Marble, Electroplate, Curb, and other Fenders Galvan _ed Iron, Sheet Load, and Zlno Slats, Content, and Plaster. INSPECTION INVITED, TUCKER'S "DAKING "DOWDER. Aek your J__> Grocer XT for it. Once Tried Always Used. tmportant and special notice. J. H O Tvd EN, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, Importer of English, French, and German PIANOS PIPE AND REKD ORGANS, HARMONIUMS, WATCH AND JEWELLERY, &0 , Begs to inform tho Public that having made arrangements for taking over the premises and business of Mr I. Alexander, noxt tha Auckland Hotel, ho has decided, so aB to avoid tho rißk and trouble of removal of his large and varied stock, to hold a GENUINE CHBAP SALE of the above mentioned Goods in his present pre mises, adjoining tho Bank of New Zealand; and to effect, if possible, a speedy clearance, all Goods will be sold at COST PRICE FORCASH. A trial will convince the most sceptical that this offor is genuine, and to prove it ERHARDT'S CELEBRATED SILVER LEVER WATCHES will be given away at 60s. Call early and secure one. SCOTT'S" OF PDEE GOD LITER OIL And H7pop_.osp_li.e_ of Lime and Soda. ALMOST as PALATABLE as MILS, Possessing the combined virtues of these two valuable remedies in their fullest degree. More easily digested and ansimi lated than in the crude form, and especially desirable for sickly, wasting children and persons with feeble digestive power, and as A REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION, AEofS D °S, ASTINGI,ISEASES A REMEDY FOR SCROFULA, A*AV_U°3^%*T^ In fact, all diseases where there is an Inflammation of the Throat and Lunes _ WASTING OF THE FLESH, and • WANT of NERVE POWER, nothing in tha world equals this palatable Emuls;-_. It is prescribed and endorsed by tha best physicians in the various eountriesof tha world, who will attest these faota, Pax ails by _!1 OheaisU.



CHRISTCHURCH. IST— ——-M I PROOF POSITIVE. | At the N. V.. Interna- \ lional Inhibition of IKS. fl Nelson. Jloati-: &_ Co.'s _ Celebrated Pure Hlended i by three judges the best | by pence por lb., but li owing to an irregularity ■ n frivolous protest was | entered. Nelson-, § Moate & Co. threw up jj the award (although not I compulsory! and dial- | lengod the opposing Com- 8 I pany for another tost ; i I consequently a Spocial I and the teas taken out I of tho dill'ereiit cases by I Mr. Twopenny to bo k, . | wrapped in plain papers J-i £ I (N. JI.& Co.'s conditions) n * p I to bo sent to an export § sj fH 8 appointed by tlie Com- _■< £ I niitleo ; but (lie said i> p 1 Company fearing their -. Q i teas would not stand t> I another test their prices I were reduced ltd. per lb., I sollieC'ouini (tceuecided | that in spite of the ir | regularity thoy wco I thoroughly convinced. I from thescpai'iUeovidcn | ces of the juror, that I the first test was most | severe and impartial. Although N.M.&Co.woi-o competing with scented mixtures, llavoured with artificially scented teas, a @ jOLU & SILVEIt MEDAt, | was awarded lo them. Prices: 2/., 2/4, 2/8, 3/-, 3/4. & 4/- NELSON, MOATJE & CO Ask your Grocer for N. M- _ CO.'S TEAS- I WELLINGTON. QINOER SEWING MACHINEI Sales In 18S2 603,20- Machine* „ 1881 661,036 „ 1N0R8A58._...42,_.ei, liw&l %v\ > - ns C9.THKEE OUT OF EVERY FOUK MA CHINKS SOLD IN I'll It! WOULD APK SINGER'S. UPWARDS OF THRICE HUNDRED FIRST PRIZES I ! ! AKD AT CHRISTCHUItCU EXHIBITION TWO GOLD & TWO SILVER MEDALS, To be obtained at FEB. 2/6 WEEK PER 2/6 WEEK Only __ 261, Qoeen-stkikt, Aookland, beware of german and othbb IMITATIONS, ttJ-HQBR BBWINO MACHINES. W. C. DENNES, TMPORTER of SEWING MACHINES, I BICYCLES, TRICYCLES, PIANOS, ORGANS,"and HARMONIUMS, for Cash or Deferred Payments. Vv. „ i "^i *'- ' * k n _£_- '7'" "? 7/if A'/) MACHINES. home shuttle .. .. £~ io a PEERLESS WHITE 4 0 0 FltlKTl.lt & ROKSMAN (wilh covorl 5 5 0 NKW DAVIS VERTICAL FKI.D ....50 DOMESTIC 4 4 0 WERTHEIM '„ l io o TREADLE MACHINES. WHITE (without cover) .. .. _ 610 0 WHITE (with cover and leaf) .. .. 710 0 DOMESTIC (with Leaf) G 10 0 NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED .. 717 fl W. C. DENNES, Queen Street. TjIRANCIS'S PATENT AUTOMATIC INCUBATOR, This Incubator Includes all tho Improvement which havo been mado In Incubators np to the present time, and is thoroughly automatical. It Is complete In ft.olf, and only requires a few gallons of warm wator to commence operations. When the desired heat is arrived at, lt is main tained automatically. Thore Is no smell or Bmoko, or the inconvenience of heating water. Tho results havo provod most satisfactory, hatching ninety-seven per cent. The Machine will bo on exhibition at the Agricultural Show on the oth, when tho Patentee will bo present and oxplaln tho working of the machine. E. PORTER & CO., Agents, Auckland. "DRETT'S ALMANAC, 1886. SECRETARIES OF MASONIC LODGES. FI&ENDLY SOCIKTY LODGES, MER CANTILE, TRADE. LITERARY, AND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS. &0., &c, are requested to forward to this ofllco tho Informa tion necossiry for tho compilation of tho Local •Directory In this valuablo Handbook, which is now In course of preparation. Sovoral Societies wero not mentioned in tho current edition through the dilatorlneßS of Secretaries. W. L E V *• BOOK BINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, WYNDnAM-STBEET1, MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS. Insurance and Mining Register Books Speoially Ruled and Bound. Music, Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sunday School Books Well Bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED DAY BOOKS, Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books _ Re-bound. BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULED. Tl PBAOOCK, ■*- • OPTICIAN. MATHEMATICAL AND NAUTIOAI INSTRUMENT MAKER, -, Shobtland-btbebt. I ALWAYS IN STOCK- - Spectacles and Eye-glasses of eveiy klndi at _/ accurate fit guaranteed ' •« Opera Glasses of superior quality -elencopes, Binooular Field Glasses, and Mloro -oopes; powerful and cheap ___?*.„_■?'■ MJ nI?K Compasse., Abuey Levels n._!s 9ge TLe.els' Prwmatio Compassea £_£_t k Inßtp™entt. Scales, Parallel Rulers Ships Logs, Sextants, Compasses, Binnacles SSSSS'ff'Vi Th"™«»>etorß. Hydrometora M«S__f 0 1 BeII„'J?t. tterioS- and Fittings M___,BT lo aT nd Sal^nic Medical Machines Magio Lanterns and Slides, Hand Magnifiers R ___£ «° pe9 and . ii? 68' Oraphoscopel X ___S,n, UPh c„ a fttnd T-. bin «' Sallnomators Amateur Photographic Cameras 8_1f..-l„. _■ J, _BT Rboeived— aelf-regrlsterlno; Aneroid Baaometors 4B7ramo« ft* Lobble «* hanosomoly oarred tt-S_l\l___:_m ot KVSBY __._, U.AOU, OFPOBITI XHK POBTJlFffia* S



miTE AUCKLAND CO-OPERATING DRAPERY AND CLOTHING COMPANY (LIMITED), bog to draw the Attontlon of tho Public to tho fact of HAVING PURCHASED THE STOCK AND PREMISES OF SAMUEL COOMBES & C_>., they will RE-OPRN THE SAME ON SATURDAY. 7th Novembor, when they will bo prepared to SUPPLY GOODS RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICKS, All Goods Marked In Plain Figures G. W. REN3HAW, Secretary for tho Auckland Drapery and Clothing Company (Limited), Queen-street. C __. S _3* V 33 I-J3 IT S CEEDITi NEW ZEALAND TWEED OOMPANY, TAILORS, Shortland-bti.ket, Auckland. PATTERNS SENT POST FREE, 7s Cd extra for Paget or Morning Coat. Postngo: Coat, 2s; Trousers, Is; Vest, 6d :to any part fof Now Zealand HBW OOODB FOR BPRINO MOW SHOWING. All orders by post must bo prepaid. l_.-i-rem._t for Cut— / to 2, From neck team to jjSWp_6lwl!i?h''Sj^ 3t04t0 6. From itam at f \ 1 i 4 back to elbow, and on to I I s lingth of sleeve I \ 1 M Round cheat under coat .1 1 s§s From back of neck to to- / quired opening j " \ —rjS State what pocket! ton I I / 1 . K-_j._rei_.e_t for V..t— I _Mm Round cheat under coat / i|¥ 1 jS. From back of neck to re- j Mjf I (fulnd opening and then I Mf I Heuurement for TronMr.— \ Is { -^ \ Whether pocketa to be aide \ \ I f| Ito 5, From top of trouaera I If I Ml 6fo 7, tnalde leg i.nm 1 fl Jfy 6, Hound Bottom of Boot j£s?'^*^* s ~ QUALITY No. 1. QUALITY No. 2. QUALITY No. 3. QUALITY No. 4. SUIT, SUIT, SUIT, SUIT, £3 Ss. £8 18a. £4 4s. £4 lOs. TSOG SERB _ VEST, TROUSERS 4 VEST, TROUSERS i VEST, TROUSERS _ VEST, £1 7s. £1 13s. £1 17s. 6d. £2. TROUBERS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS. TROUSERS, 16s. _Os. 235. 6d. 265. Ilcst Saddle Cloth.' QUALITY No. 1. BEST QUALITY No. 2. SUPERFINE BLACK CLOTH. fOJ. _ No. 1 SERGE. COAT, COAT, COAT, COAT, 22 -4s. £2 17s. £2 Be. £2 6s. TROUSERS, TROUBERS, TROUSERS, TROUSERS, 21s. 28s. 80s. 20s. VEST, VEST, VEST, VEST, IBs. IBs. IBs. 14s. Black or Blue Diagonal Oloth. Black or Blue Diagonal Cloth. THE WONDERFUL / Latest Improvements. Valuable Appliances. Ten Years' I Guarantee. Patent Automatic Winder. Patent Drop-Rollers Q-Tl_fi_f IE.! 0 \PatentLoOße-Wincliner-Wbeel. Patent Thread Releaser. Wer- UL Iff 11. U ] tn9l™ Machines kept In Repairs for three years FREE OF ./CHARGE. Illustrated. Catalogues and Samples ofWorkfre. MACE-INEIW * THB WER _____* SEWING MACHINE AGENCY. (W. J. OT.ALE, 170. QUMKNSTRHKT' AOOK1 _ iND . *UME, after all, is tho one grand test. Wot. E'B T> ILL T_. 0 S T I N G - Schnapps has been 35 years beforo the rS w -blic. -"-* ■*- ' THROUGHOUT ' ATT.ANY" FOOD Auckland and suburbs. FO R IN FA NTS. At the "STAR" OFFICE arrangements can be made for the speedy Printing and Posting of Bills throughout the whole City and Suburbs, eCOHimended by the First Physi- including Onehunga, Otahuhn, Mangere, CianS in England. Devonport, Northcota. and up the Waikato, a( MOST REASONABLE CHARGES. Bills Posted by \*_\ MC rtiec nriUIAMn theweok, month, or year, or at per 100. IMIVIcNSt. UtmAnlU. Those pen»_s having Bills to Rwt will please forward them to the Publishing Office, where I r OLD BY ALL GROCEBS. ihB *~ W>W receive prompt attention



WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS stand, alonowlthoit » ' a rival elixir in the catalogue of mag._ cent tonics. "-_«-, J£EATING'S TDOWDER KEATING'S POWBER A.- KEATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER KILLS BUGS. FLEAB MOTHS -BEET] TCS ■ ' TmS POtVDBR is Qoitb H____ato_i_. mai Life, but ia unrivalled In de-troying (__. bugs, cockroaches, beetles, motliß in tw, __ every other species of insect. Sportsmeii wffl tod this invaluable for destroying fleasintheii dogs, as also ladles for thoir pet dogi "? This Article has Found bo Great ißm that it haa tempted otßcra to vend a smallid article in imitation. Tho Public are Clunosi. that tho tins of the genuine powder bear __ autograph of THOMAS I-BAITOu. ' ™ KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORM TABLETS KEATING'S WORJI TABLETS A PURELY VEQETABI-i SwEKTUBIT, _._ _ appearance and taste, furnishing a most urn. able method of administering the only to tain remedy for INTESTINAL or THRKiB WORMS. It is a perfectly safe &n_mildpn. ■paration.and is especially adapted for CUldw, Sold in Tins by all Chemists and Draeßiata,; Proprietor: THOMAS KEAHNQ, l_i_



a HOOTING SEASON, Hit. GUNS!! GUNS! I GUNS!! d. is vttt v _UNMAKER, 251, QUEKN-STRIt-*., AUOKLAHD, The advertiser haying a very larW Stock of -una, both Breoeoh-loadlng and M—»Mm ' ng, has ro-markod them at a joMl-srewa j DEDUCTION FOR CASH. 11 1. I Single-barrel Gnus from _ —Oil J j Double-barrel Quns from _ -.1 0 ! j Doublo-barrel B.L. Gnns from . ._ « I Single-barrel B.L. Guns from ■-.-•! Cnrtla and Harvey's Best Qa__t]r .... Diamond Grain Gunpowder.. Is M pit it* FFF Gunpowder „ _ -_M -• Shot .. „ «BSM lvi Cartridge Cases, 12 gnage,6e,BJ,aii-7spBK ffiVKBY Other Kind or Shoomk. MaibW Equae-Y Cheap. * Sli-tra CENTRAL FIB- OARTMM** t_ guage, loaded with the New IS.O, Powte. 3UNWORK OF BV_ET DK-CBI--101' DONB PROMPTLY Aim K-J-CI-51..: IMPORTER OF PAIN- C_l_-BBiT»' __R_woß_a .0. EVICT, OUNMAKKR AND IMPORT-*, 26. — Qm_H-f_-I_, AP._UH-.-W Wholesale and B-Wl W-818 f»* ~" UK_ WH. SKINNER m M • _u_dei__CaiT-utare,an-J(>-»a Vulcan lane. AD Branches of the Building -f*4« OKmV Experienced Workme__ Shop Fronts. Offloe FltttMl. **■____ ARCH HILL BUS TIME-M? 1?' From Atjo_-_no National Buf_-jW«J* am, 9.30 a.m., 10.15 a.m„ II a-m.. W •» J.X p.m., 1 p.m., 1.3 P-m--.'..'ftliK 3_o p m.. -.20 p.__. 510 p.m., *« KJrJp 8.30 p.m.. 10 p.tu.,s_d 10.20 on Sat-WwP" From Arch HiL_-7.20a.rn., &»»•§••«•*; 9.30 a.m., 10.15 am. 11a n_, "•*s^2*'*_sS£. 1 p.m., 1.35 p.m., 2.15. P-m., 3 &lffl pl -1.20 p.in„ £.10 p.m.. 6.45 P.W. j_*4.,as' F Saturday nights only), 7 P.D-. 74« W& ; 8* Y0&» r* p i p B ?' ly. COAL & FIRS WOOD DBAgjt,,, it Yard, Karangahape tM_ rH_l«lel Posts and Rail* Howie 810-a. •*» "7T m Sale. ——«_Ti-**"£ OHAELKS HESKETH.J .AMI. ' HESKETH AND A'^l!_l aro glad to Inform their Custtß n « the Public generally that having told ttt*™, ot their la-t year's Stock of -<"fJ* ««_{£_ are in a yoation to Offer an Entl^Sc. arriving per direct Bteamer don, an _ per Mail Stoanicr from San ragj as under,ill current season's grew*. «W" ■ ° WHITE CLOVER (TrefoUirii re^"* RKI) CLOVER (T'etollomprettnSJ^. . ALSYKK CLOVER (Tretolittß hjWKW. COWGUASS (rrefoliumpereMfM SCARLET CLOVER (Trefoham toM™*1"" TREFOIL (ModicagosupiU-M. LUCKKNE (Jlclicagosatiya) • ALFALFA (3l.dics._- Chilian?) TIMOTHY (l'hlc'iin PratcuW _ a^i , CRESTED DOGSTAIL GrnwSjffiW j M - A DOW FOXTAIL (AUwMtttja j SHEEPS FESCUE (FefitucaoiUia^ja , WOOD MEADOW GKASS (Poa **"*—■ PRAIRIE (Bromusßc)_asder. DOOB GRASS , „_,._, TURNIPS * _. TOKK| Wflff : DEVONSHIRE GREY. sMftpg; STONE, AND GLOBE I.KSW. BWKDE TURNIPS v Thoy aro also Agents '#3 _R« W '■ Manufactured by tho pany, Sydney Boneilust and TOffiS jlia-g bono Phosphates, Potato wd Og»__[l „(M Peruvian Guano. N Urate of.WgM Artificial Manures; 0-M.M«B^B»l*a Pease; Coarse, Fine, and Kss%_lWr.«» Unee«d Oklioj New Zealand*ltf •» , They are al.o »PPf9« Twfe "^ Indian Tea Importeddirect <W^___, rim his brothel's gard"*'" 5