PUINCESS

Public Works Statement.

Mn RIL'UAKUSON introduced tho Jllaihgiy Commissioners Bill, and in doing so'imKlo his Public Works Statement. Wo quoto the salient foaturoa of tho Statement.

Railways Open. i It will boromembered that on March 31st, I ISSI, the colony had 1,404 miles of railway . open for traffic, which had cost £11,251,733 : and on March 31st-, 183f>, wo had'l,477 miles i open for trallic, being^withiinthfoa milos of : tho length which I cstimntucPrastycar ; and ■ tlioeo 1,477 miles Imvo.oost £11,810,18*. There was iilso on tho .^lst of March last' a length of 155 miles of railway in courso of ' coiutructioiv^r • Vr1- JJiutrict Railways. In nccirdaneo with a rosolutbn of tlio Uou«o, ngroomcntaiiuvo been como to for! Iho pnrcharo of tho Cambridge and Hoto nia, thoKakaia and Ashburton,Forkp, tho Duhtroon and Hakataramea and Waimato Kail ways, subject, of course, to ratifica tion by Parliament. The long correspond enco which has taken placo between iho Wuiu'ea riaino Railway Company and the (Government has loi to no agroo mont being come to, nnd tho directors of tho Wellington and Manawatu Company have recently declined to proceed with tho proposal to sell to Government. If tho lines become tho property of Government, there ! will lio great saving in working them, and in abolishing the troublcsomo accounting system, akin to tho counting-house sjetein in England, which is at present necessitated by tbo lines belonging to private, companies, Auckland Railways Under Construction. Kawakawa: On .this railway sovcral buildings havo been oreotod, ,aud other extra accommodation has also been provided. Whangaroi-Ktimo : A branch line about ono milo in length hasrecontly boon constructed from this railway to tho Whauwhau Coal Mine, at the cost of a private company, and is now ready for working. With regard to , tho mum lino tho survoy is being made with Iho viow of ascertaining tho cost I iyf extending it at Whangaroi to deep water to onablo thu lurgoly ■ increasing coul output to-be economically shipped. All that survey completed, and we huvo full report on the cost, I cannot Btato what course 1 may huvo to*ToconHncnd tho House to take. There is no doubt, however, tho accommodation nt present provided will not bo iiulKciont when tho Whauwhau and Kamo mines get into full work, and ?tops must bo (nken to have thoneeossary additional worka [nit in hand without <lelay. Uailway to northward of llelciißVlllo ; lion, members will recollect that last year I promised to procure such information to allow of a decision being como to as (o tho bost way of providing additional rail way accommodation ior the district to tho North of Auckland, and 1 would now call spoeial attention to Homo reports on this subject which are attached to the stalemont. It will bo Peon from the*o reports and maps attached that although tho waters of Kaipara ull'ords a iarjio amount of accommodation for tho ship incut of timber both to our own ports and those nutsido tho colony, still there is a lil'sjo tract of heavily timbered country, as >m; 11 as a considerable nrea of rich agri cultural land, situated in Iho vnlloya all through tho district, that from tho contour of tho country can never bo accom mo'.Jutett from the Hcnbo;irjj nnd therefore oan only bo brought into communication with a market by railway. It is proved heyond doubt that tho heavy timber grown in tho neighbourhood of the railway between Auckland and Ilolonsvillo, as well as that ore unlit by water to llelonsvillo, can bo carried to Auckland at prices which pay ;ho railways and the timbei1 owners, and that it is to this traffic wo havo to look lor revenue f< r many years to como to make tho ail vay romuncrative. The Government is therefore of opinion that thi j railway ibould bo extendod from Llolcnsvillo northward?, and that tJo extension should he steady and a'hi al, construct inga-ihortlongt ban i. u.i'.ly, so th.it us tho timber is cut away from thoso ioCttUtiu:" that now fued tho railway, th« line -honlil reach euccossi to areas of forest lauds, tupping oaeh ono in turn ; and with that »iuiv it i.-< intended toa.-k for a vuto loeWiblo 'he lino to b* continued to Kuuk»pnk«[<u, -iving pwsral miles of tortuous navigation if the Knipnra Kivcr, with all the heavy liiiibur which is now brought to llelcnsvillo for tho Auckland market. Tho lino can then be continued up tho valley of the Kau kap'lkapa til! it reaches a very largo and v.duab^ k.uiiibu'h-.boutei;rhtmile-dist.-int. •mil theiiw unwnrd by way of Wollsford, Port Albeit. Kahwika, M-iungaturnto, Mnunga knnimca, \V;iir«a Falls, Mnungal;:ihi-i Valley, lvaikoho, and the Omaporo i-ako to tlm head of tho llokhnga Kiver. It will bo seen from tho Engineer's report that the lino will not bo a costly ouo to construct, and that if. will provide direct communi cation with a largo amount of land now in the li.mds of Government as well ss a largo tract of other lands which will yield a good piying trntlic to tho railway whe.n con structed. In connection with purvey* for1 thi-< railway I de.-iro to (:iko this oppor tunity of conveying my thanks to Mr Mitchclcon, member for Marsdon, for the piiins he ha« taken in communicating to tho Engineers engaged all po;siblo iufonna ii'li which could in liny \vi\y bo useful to them in the very dillinult task of do- I'.nniiiiiig tho best route to bo Adopted, A map has been carefully prepared, nnd copies of it will ho Attached to the Slato merit, showing tho various lines of route explore.!, and also, by di«tingiushing colours, tho ureas respectively of Crown linds and purchased lands adjacent to tho railway, and how much of thusamo i« forest. Uhe?e reports, amongst other thiogs, show ronrlunively that the railway from Kawa- Itawa to Whatifjarci cannot at any tinio form any portion of tho main trunk lino, and thoroforo other provision will have to bo mitdu tor it. Kaipsra-Wailuito : On tho portion of this railway betneen llclcusvillo and Auckland many of the sharp ourves, | and stcop grades havo boen improved, and considerable progress has boon made on tho new pis.«cnj»er station at Auckland, which will, I hope, bo finished in November next, On tho portion between Auckland and To Awamutu .=ovoral improvements havo been carried out at tho way side stations. In connection with tho proposed Iluntly branch line for tho purpose of devoloping aoalliolds at Taupiri, surveys and plans aro now in hand with the view of calling for tenders for a bridge over Waikato as soon as a contract ii made with tho Waikato Coal Company, as direcled by tho Railway Authorisation Act of last, session.

WaiUato-Thamcs: At tho timo my Public Works Stiilomont was mado last year, this railway wa» comploted and opened for traffic botT.oen Hamilton and Morrinsville (18 mile*), and the formation of tho section from Morrinsvillo to To Aroha (]'_' miles), and also tho construction of tho bridgo over the Thamos Hivor,was in hand. Sinco that date these works havo been oom plotcd, and platolaying on. tho lino is now in progress, and it is anticipated tho railway will bo oponed to To Aroha about February or March next. At tho Thames or Grahams town ond of tho line tho rails have beon laid on I ho four and a-lmlf miles previously formed, and tho formation of tho Hikutaia section, boing a further longth of oipht miles towards To Aroha, is now undor con tract. Tho bridges on this length will shortly bo erected, and plans will bo pre pnrod for tho remaining portion of the lino to To Aroha. In addition to thoso works it is also proposed, during the current year, to comploto tho station accommodation bo tweon Mbrrinsvillo and To Aroha, and to generally equip that portion of tho»railway for traffic. HarailtonCambridgo : This railway, 12 milos in length, waa oponed for traffic on tho Bth October last.

North Island Trunk Railway. Immediately after the route of this mil way was determined upon by Parliament, I guvo instructions to havo tlio contract surveys put in hand, and tho Engineor-in (Jhief employod a largo start" of survoyors to permanently locato tho line, with tho rosult that tho Department wero able to call for tenders in February last for about 15 miles at northern .ond and about 13 at the southorn end. Those contracts woro left in April last, and works havo boon commenced at both ends. About six miloa of tho formation works of tho northern Ecction wero then to bo performed by tho Maori population re sident in the district, and it must be satisfac tory to hon, mombora to hear that tho who!o of this work ha? boon taken in small contracts by theso mon, and that tho works aro well in hand ; and not only this, but tho natives are pressing the Department to lot thorn havo contracts for further works. On tho oxtension of this lino it will bo my endeavour ts comply with their wiuhes. Tho heavio«t work on this line is tho I'orotorau Tunnel, between the watersheds of the Mokau and Wnnganui lUvors, about forty-eight miles eonth oFTo Awamutu, and it was considered desirable tl at this work she a d bo under taken at an early stago cf tho proceedings, in order that thero may bo no delay in con tim i ig tho line when tho other lightor works aro completed up to tho tunnel. Ten ders wero, thereforo, called for this work some months ago, and a contract for its com ploiion was recently lotat satisfactory prices. Tenders have ajso boon recently called for two further sections of this line, that at tho northorn end being about twclvo miles in length, and that at tho southern end about oigbt miles; and of these, tho tondore for

tho southern Motion havo boen received, and aro now being dealt with. On the root' from Kibikihi a contract has been let for a brid<-o to cross the Puniu River, and beyond this a road is now being constructed to give approach to various works along the northern end of the railway. Some oO Maoris aro at work on this road by con tract. A survey has been made for a road about 150 miles long, to con nect tho Porotorau tunnel with tho head of the navigation of tho To JNtraruo and Wanganui Rirors, and tills work U boing carried oin; by small con tracts. It will bo very beneficial in allow ing tho contractors access to tho railway works, and will also be valuable after the lino is complote as i>. means of opening up country. Another road is being laid ' out from Knnutia, on tho Wanganui River, Ito tho railway lino whoro it traverses the Murimotu Plain. ,Thoro is also a, road from Napter wiiich it may bofouml advisable to continue inland till it strikes tho railway. A cureful survey Ims boon niado of tho Wanganui Bivor, with llio result that by tho ox p.•ndit.uro of a comparatively small sura that rivor will bo mado availablo for steam navigation, and thus eneuro easy cora munioation with tho railway. A pnvato company has been established to build steamers to work on this river, co there is every probability that by tho time the I hoavior stores aro required for tho railway, Iho Government will ho ablo to (jet them at a moderate cost. Tho railway will striko ! the river about MO mile* from tho sea, and it is estimated that tho necessary work to render tho whole longlh navigable can bo dove quiakly and at a moderate 006t. IMS work has been put in hand Independently of the great value this means of communi cation will bo in reducing the cost of car riaco of railway material, thoro can bo no doubt that there will be a very largo pas eonßOr traffic along thw river to view tho grand soeiißiy through which it traverses. Tho permanent way materials required for tho worka now under contract at bo.ii ends of tho lino huvo beon already , contracted for, the location of tho rout of tho lino is rapidly being proceeded I with, and it will rest with tho House by its votes to determine at what rate of progress tho line shall be continued. In order to enable hon. members to realise more satisfactorily tho stato of tho case as regards this important railway, a sketch ot it will bo attachod to this Statement show ing the position of all works now in progress in connection with tho construction or tho line thtwhout, including the roads leading thereto, which I havo already described [Mr Richardson then dotailol tho positioi i of several other lines in tho South.] ; Boston, Now Plymouth : The last link in this railway was finished in>Murcu last, . thus completing through communication ■ over a distance of 100 mfltfe from loxton to i Waitara, and during tho present year a contract has been entered into for tho con ■ etruetion of » branch railway from l\ow ! i'lymouth to tho Breakwater. This 18 ox , pooled to bo completed oboutrJtombcr. East and Wost"-Coast njKTNolson , Railways. Tho Minister then went on to rovlow the I history of tho East and West Coast (Middle i Island) and Nelson railways with tho i object of showing that tho construction ot ■ thOflO lines was a substantial part of tue I original schomo of railways in 18.1,0, 1 and tho Parliament had on various occasions' • emotioned tho construction of both^ > lines. There is now some difficulty lin obtaining tho construction of th« I lines under the Act of last year, and it > remains for tho Houso to oonsiderVvhat ' should bo dono. The Government aro of

opinion that tbo lines aro of immonao im ,iui-tiinco. They will tond to increase the mining' population, and to develop a largo timber and mineral trallic and commorco generally. There aro ako considerablo tracts of land that will be protilably oocupied by totllere, whilst tho bringing of tho product) of the eastern fide of the Midillo Islui.d to tho West at a cheap rate will tend to promote tho welfuro of tho We.-t Coii^t ?«ttl«rs and opou.»p markut* for nuriculturo on tha EaaUrn »ido. The North lTlun.l will »Uu be boneliioJ, l»uca«so thtr* will be dij»ct tliioughconunuuication, k«giu ningat K»lson,throughout thoSoukhlsland. It i"?, 1 think, to bo regrutted that tb* con •tructi>>n of these liuaw had not been •oi> .ijored by a c 'inmiltee of thin U«uso ; but ,■l6 tlul li'iri rot lic^n done, tbo GoTuMiEDO'it believing thai it iu!lbuue/it the color-y ai> well as tho districts concerned \o hara those liner, intend to n.-k fur fc modtrato voto this year for thi purpose of cotnrnencing their construction. A sum of f l.'id 000 has beon placed on the Eftmidteg for this purpose. The extension of thornilwny-.-tation at Dun ediu has bcun roßli'iuod during tbs jear, and tho now platforms havo been in use sinco l?t November last, and it is hoped thnt sutßciont accommodation has now been provMod for sorno years to como. Thi new |ia-?engcr-house, which is designed to be of masonry, ha« not as yot been cornmssced, ai it in oon'idered it may bo pestponed for tic present in view of the very Urge axpon ilituro tint has alreddj t^llen plncf. Otai'o Central Uailway : Mr Richirdton explained tho position of tho works on this line, and said if all hH proposals were accepted by tho Iloiifc, thtro will bs 1,037 mll*s of rail way opjn for tmflic before the 3l?fc March, 18S0,

Croosot«<l Tlmbor,

After several attempt*, extending over Hjmo yo.iis, a cor.tr/ict has recently been lot for a supply of 150,000 creosotod railway sleapers, with tho viow of utilising whito pine, liißu, and other timbers, whbh, without conao tort of preserving process, aro not fitted for such purpose. Tho rato per deeper in 4il, nnd should tho contractor nuccocd in producing them at this prico, of which thero ?«cms mow to hi littlo doubt, a great ad vantage to tho colony will havo boon found And if a croosoting apparatus, on Iho s«;ilo required by terms of this contract, is obtained, it will ho possible to uf.o white pino not only for all tho biidgo work on tho railways, but also for harbour work? and for the works of local bsdics throughout the colony, thus doing away with tho necessity (jf importing so largo an amount of timber from abroad, »3 is now done, as wall as making all our timber works last much longer.

Working Railways,

Tho receipts for tho past year from all eouroes amounted to £1,045,712, and tho expenditure was £GOO,O'2G, leaving a not profit of £355,686, which is equal to £8 Os .'id per cont. on tho outlay, or lOd more than that earned during tho previous year. Tho rates of profit wero highest on tho Urunner and tho Napier lines, amounting in tho.-o eases to C-l IGb ami £-4 On 5d per sent, respectively, while on the Hurunui-BluiT lino, with all its branches, tho ptofit was i' 3 j;Js Id ; on tho Auckland lines, £2 12s ; on tho VVellington-Mastorton linos, £2 2s ; and on tho Foxton-Now Plymouth lino, 18s 6d, The rates for the other railways vary con siderably, and descend in one case to 3e 5d por cent, on tho PiotOn line, which was tho lowost for tho year.

Locally Manufactured Rolling Stock,

Tlio workshops at Nowmarkot,Addingtoii, and Hillside are in full work and in pood condition, The returns of work done ?ho\v good results and fair prices. Two large locomotivos aro being erected in fie Govern ment workshops, being nided in this by using, co fur na practical, duplicate parts of othor locomotives that havo been for a loni; timo it) stock, having been received hero with enginos previously imported. Tenders wore called in the colony for a largo number of axles, to supply tho placo of tho imported ones condomned, but with littlo response. It, thorefore, bocamo ab solutely accessary for tho Department to commence- making them, ana tho result lias been that wo aro now making not only axlea, but wheels also, and at a price not oxeceding that of thoso which woro being importod. Those wheo's and axles on boing tested are also found superior to many and equal to the best sont from Bnuland, thus providing (hat we need im port no more of this class. Tho manufacture of theso items alone is providing work for a very largo number of workmen, and is also keeping fully employod tho vory expensive machinery at Hillside and Addington, which h«d not previously been iji full work. The work is as fairly divided be tween those shops aa it can be with duo regard to economy, and tho railway work shops thtoughoat tho colony will bo en gaged in fitting up tho now stock as fast as the whools, etc., aro sent them. The., wholo of tho now stock will hencoforth be mado in New Zealand, oxcopting, povhaps, certain of tho heavier class of locomotives, which may fromtimototynubo required,and euch other articles as cannot at proscnt bo made in tho aalony. Amongst these will be some stcol axles which havo recently been ordered by way of experiment. Tenders called in tho colony for locomotives were competed for by several of the beet firms in tho colony, and a eontrart was lot for tho manufacture of ton enginos at a price not more than about '27 per cent, above tho cost of thoso of tho samo clas3 importe.l from England. Tho piieo was pro portionately as favourable) ns that now being paid in the colonies of Victoria and New South Wiilos, where they havo been building locomotives for a great number of years. In consequence of the failure of .English linns to construct locomotives or dered from England aa they were specified, a contract was made with tho Bald-c win Company, of Philadelphia, to

wmm ca.o of these locmotives and also f»om tho by the Government to inaugurate a bettor system for tho future. Trafllo Returns. The total passenger traffic on the railways. Shot'there ha 3 been a <*«««»» m £ to their destination, each one only^ count twice and counted os two. This ap parent reduction in number h«B«™»£ to a statement which has boon widely circulated to tho effect that owing to our rates beins: hii/h-traffic was falling oil, but t w 11 bTseoXm what I have just stated that thli construction is not just. .able. Tho total trallic in Roods for tho years lbbi-o was 1,749,850 tons, and the total live stock 730,870 head. From these figures it will bo seen that with the exception of timber and grain there is a very eon eidorablo increaso on all heads, lno decreases in timber and grain carriage aro easily accounted for, the former by reason of a very marked deoroaw in building in the South Island, and the latter from the fact that little grain of this season's harvest was carried previously to the end of March Tho return of the Kogistrar-Gonera shows that tho acreage of grain grown in ticpro viucial districts of Cantoibury and Otago has been only about 4,000 acres less than during tho previous year, and I am in formed that tho increased yield will probably make up tho diflerenco, so that wo havo every reason to expect that much of tho loss of tho tonnage which now appcura will be made up during this year. Much hae been said lately as to the prospects of tho railway revenue for the current yiar, und a considerable amount of unnecessary alarm hna been created by statements as to probablo decrease in rovenuo, both in this Houso and out^do ol it. Wo havo now before us the actual results of tho past four months of the yoar, and although tho anticipation OX_ pressed in my Statemont last year, and 'again in tho Financial Statement ot my hon. colleague tho Colonial Treasurer this (session, that there would bo a substantial increaso in tho receipts during tho current year, will not bo realised, still, cousidenng tho depression which has existed nil over tho colony, and more esjcociully in the Middle Island, I think tho result of the year's traffic will not bo unsatisfactory.

Excursion Trains.

It will Uo Ecen from the General Manager's report, howover, that no Ices than 4(i,53t! passengers availed thomselvoa of these truir.a during last soaeon, and if present instructions aro carriod out I hope that fully this number will bo carried during next eoason. In dependently of the fact that theie trains give an opportunity of travelling to a very largo class of the public wlio could not othirwiso afford it, they will, I hope, so accustom the public to travol that a general reduction of passengers' fares may be found possible within a reasonable timo.

Railway Boards,

lieforo leaving tho subject of rail ways, I havo to utato that 1 haro seen no reason to alter my opinion that tho bast method of managing then is ky a Board of Couimljeioiinß. 1 hay« tak»n a con sklorablo amount «f puins in preparing a bill providing for th» appointment of th«s« Boardi, and the meunuro of suc cess or otherwise which will attend th«ir lubours>, »lway« providing Hint duo caio is exercised in selecting good men, will much depond upon tho amount of power I'urlia ment will givo them. After r«ry careful consideration of this question, however, Government h«s come to tho conclusion that it is not dosirab o to nsk ths Houso to pa«s such an important meaeuro aa this Kalln'fiyg Commissioners Bill until hon. members have had an opportunity of fully studying id

lionds In Auckland Province.

Tho amount Toted for thoso roads last year . was .C 103.500, and against this there were liabilities to tho extent of £30,130, leaying £7H,C70 available for further works. Of this Bum 13,070 wa« ktptin ha»d to cover contingencies on workt in dourae of construe ' tion bjr tho Pnklic Works Department, and the balance (£70,000) was rfl.ocated to various counties for werks to bo spread over the period ending 31st December, 1886. Tho amount allocated to each county was as follows : —Waittindta, £12,000 ; Kodney, £11,000; Ilobson, £0,000; Wangarei, £12,000; Bay of Islands, £10,000; Hoki ■ nng», £7,000; Mangonui, <P,OOO ; total, £70,000. Of this amount £5,200 irfts for the north road on tho east side of the Island, and < £3,500 for tho main road on the west side, and thero was also a gum of £>~>,700 directed to bo o,xpcnd«d on works which were i specifically defined, leaving £53,100 for i ordinary county works. Special care has also beon takon to p oxide on tho agrce > ments mado with each of tho counties con ccrnod that the whole of the money must be expendod on now construction works, and not on anything of tho nature of mainten ance. Tho road works in tho hands of Go i Tornmont in tho southern portion of tho i provinco during the last yoar have con ' tiitod almost ontiroly in tho maintenance i and improvement of main roads in out ' lying districts, such as the roads from ■ Cambridge to Rotorua, Cambridge to i Taupo, Tauranga to Napior yia 'l'aupo, i Seventy-milo Buah, and various roads in the Bay of Plonty, and also maintenance of Auckland to Drury Road to such extent as [ tho tolls collected upon it would admit of. ! As a considerable amount of misapprehen . sion seems to exiH as regards tho Govern | ment in connection with this latter road , keeping up tolls upon it, it may be well horo to state that as it is not a road in an , outlying diatrist, the Government would, , under ordinary circumstances, hare nothing to say to it, but has consontcd to assumo ■ control of the maintenance for the reason ; that tho Counties Act is not in force in the ' district through which it passes, and because the numerous road boards con cerned have never been able to agree amongst thomgolres a» to what propor tion each should boar in tho cost of main | tenvico. Theso local bodies, however, «ro continually urging that the tolls should be taken off, but it is manifest that this cannot be done until they either arrange to take ovor control themselves or elso cub . srjribo amongst them tho necessary funds for maintenance in lieu of tells. [Mr 1 Richardson then dealt with tho road works in the Middlo Island ] The grant is under the Roads and Bridge* Construction Act, and roads and tracks lor tho development of goldfields. On the luttsr tho expenditure 1 this year has been £ 75,630, and tho liabilities at the end of the year wore £33,122. ! Purchase of Nativo Land, North Island. Through the operation of tho Nativo Land Purchase Department during tho past yoar uixloon negotiations, Bomo of which were open for tho last thirteen years, have been brought to a close, thus increas ing tho public ostate of the colony by an area of over 70,000 acres. This includes the bulk of the Mangatoinoka block in the Forty Milo Bush, which will form a very valuable addition to thelandeavailablo for settlement between Wellington and Hawke's Bay. Several other open negotiations have been considerably advanced, and are now in the final stages of completion. Under these circurostanoes it is only considered necessary to ask for the appropriation of £70,000 for theourrent financial year, ob against £!):),000 for last yoar. A return similar to the Par liamentary paper lettered U 2 of 18S4 on this subject will shortly be laid beforo the Hous,e. This will show tho wholo of the land purchase transactions, complete and ■ incomplete, the results boing m round numbers : Completed transactions, 4,040 000 seres ; incomplete, 1,100,000 acros : tot.il expenditure, £1,095,000.

Immigration.

Iho number of immigrants introduced for the year ending 30th June, 18S5, was 1,272. These consisted principally of pewons whoso passages had beon held over during the temporary suspension of immigration, and to .whom I referred in my Statement of last year. Siace tho 19th Movombor, ISB4, oven nominated immigration has beon rostrictod to special cases of separated families. This is done under a syettm desired to moot cases where husbands havo come out to the colony on the understanding thatthoy would be per mitted to nominate their wives and families when they had succeeded in providing homes for them. Nominations In favour of 310 persons have been received e ince the i:sue of theee instructions. Payment of half passage money is required to the extent of £8 10a for each adult, and £5 fer each child, includ

ing cost of outfit. The total number of immigrants of all classes introduced into the colony since tho inaguration of the immigration scheme by the Colonial Go vernment is 111,918.

Telegraphs and Public Buildings. Tho telegraph extension during the year consisted of tho oroction of 190 miles of new lines, and 437 miles of additional wiro. The work of connecting Taupo with Cambridge by a new lino, 05 mllos in length, has boon completed. This was uhdortakon with tho viow of providing an alternate route to the North, and has had tho effect of shortening the distance to Auckland by 90 milos, besides cutting otf a considerable length of coast line. The toleTaph lino in ueo in the colony at tho end of March was extended to a total of 4 204 miles, carding 10,474 miles of wire, of which 2,820 miles aro duplexed. The expenditure on new works and oxlensions of all classes last year was £25,700, and tho vote proposed to bo asked for this year is £'25,900. , . ~.„ Public buildings! : Tho expondituro ,pn public buildings during tho last year has beon considerably less than for either the two previous years, having been only £117 801. The principal works in hand, when considered individually, have been the now convict prisons at Auckland and YVel ' lington. But tho largest portion of tho ex penditure during tho year has been for school buildings, £06,009; lunatic assy urns, £24,992 ; and post and telegraph ofhee?, £8 055. Ofthoworksproposedforthecurront yeur, tho largest item is for school build ings ; but there aro also considerable ad ditions required and proposed under tho headings of judical buildings, lunatic asy lums, and hospitals, lighthouse and harbour works. Tho lighthouse at Ka'.para, which was stated lost year to bo in progress, has beon completed, and the light has been ex hibited there siuco Ist December, but at J ack gon's Head the beacon which v^s to bo orected was unfortunately carried away during the heavy gale which occurred on tho 13th and 14th March last, but steps are now being taken to roplaco it with a etruc turo of a moro substantial character. Tho Minister next des:ribcd wtat had been done with respoct to harbour works at Westport and Greymouth. For the former power to borrow i' 500,000 was granted, and for the latter £150,000, and they are being carried on in a vigorous and satisfactory manner.

Harbour Defences.

At tbe end of March last it was considered advisable, owing to the threatened outbreak of war with Russia, to place the chief ports of tho colony in a state of defence as far as the means at the disposal of the Governmentadmitted, and to commence the construction of the necessary works for the reception of the guns. These works were proceeded with vigorously, and in about three months the whole of the guns available in the colony were mounted, and the neces sary magazines, stores, barracks, enclos ing parapets are in a fair state of comple tion. At Auckland, works were under taken at the North Head, Point Resolution, and Mount Victoria. TLe first two works are almost comploted, and the third will be aomplotod forabout £1,200. The total cost of the works whon completed will be about £13,200. [The works at Wellington, Lyt tolton.and Dunodin were detailed.] Aatnall number of submarine mines were sup plied by the Admiral commanding the Aus tralian squadron that have laid down at Auckland. Tho G4 pounder converted guns, also supplied by tho navy, will bo mounted at Auckland and Wellington. Taking into consideration the recent improvements which have been mado in the construction of ordnance, and tho methods of mounting guns in coast defonces, it was considered ad viuable for tha better protection of the harbours, nnd to prevent the bombardment at long range, to provide 23 Runs of the latest typo, as well as 20 machine guns, Whitehead torpedoes, and other necessary accessories to coast defences. These will be supplied ihortly at a cost of £165,000. It is proposed to meunt the 23 guns and the 20 machino guns at tho several ports, and also to provide for the defence of the Bluff. The coit of the works will be greatly reduced by tke employment »f the constabulary in their comtruotion, which will be extended orer a, period of about three years. It is also proposed to establish complete systems of torpedo defence for all the ports, as, with out tbii additional outlay, the fratteries themselves are not considered to be thoroughly effective. The cost of these, in cluding all necessary firing and observing Btntions, boats, cables, &c, will be about £3i,000, and will include all tho most mo'icrn improvements in this branch of military science, Tho total cost of the scheme of defonce will not exceed £300,000, which is considerably less than has been paid for the fortifications of any of the principal Australian port?. At the game tiuio the natural advantages offered by tho places to be dofended in New Zealand, and tbe adop tiop of the litest improvements in ordnance, should render their security from attack equally well assured. For the year now current the amounts which ive propobo to ask the House to auihorisearoas follow :—For immigration, £30,373, thus providing for new under takings to the extent of £22,373. _ For departmental expenditure with liabilities of £779, we ask for a rote of £28,931. For railway works of all clashes, with liabilities of i •107,523, wp ask for a vote of £1,347,400 For roads of all classes, with liabilities of £380,453, we a*k for a voto of £556,7i'4 — this includes various clas;os of roads, as follow*: Roads North of Auckland with liahilitios of £66,300, amount asked for i'fi9,229. Tho total amount proposed to be voted is thu5—£2,602,036, which includes liabilities amounting to £1,202,970. VV ith our present land revonue and our pro bablo future roiurnn from land fund, the Eo\ds and Brioges Construction Act, if left unrepealod, will entail such a Lurdcn on he colony that oitlior our borrowing will have to bo extonded, or our loans will not bo spent in tho constructiou of railways. Tho Government does not undervalue tho need of such colonising works as roads and bridges, nor has tho Houso denied their utility, but tho question is, Shall the Consolidated Fund and the dis foists concernod bear tha main part of tho burden, or must we go on increasing the debt of tho colony for roads and bridges ? This is a matter which requires gravo consideration : but meanwhile, with out risking the dangers of a too hasty alteration of tho present system, we shall strivo to bring about a change in the mode of charging such votes to loans. Public Works Fund. The gross recoipts amounted altogether to £2,327,782, and against this tbo ex pondituro was £1,225,727, leaving a balance of £990,298 an1 the 21st March, 1885. But owing to certain outstanding charges, the famous three millions, together with its little si3tcr, tho i' 250,000 colonial inscribed loan, all had passed away on tlie Ist March last, excepting about a quarter of a million, find about a like amount in the hands of officers to be accounted for.

Adding to Loans Raised During the Year.

There will romain a little over two mil lions available for expenditure on April last. Even taking the defence expenditure into ctdooiint, I estimato that the amounts

coining in for payment to 31st March noxt may be kept within £1,250,000. I esti-

mate that wo shall have available of the balanco with which we began this year abjut half a million for next year on the 31st March, 188(3. Seeing tho period at which Parliament generally meets, and the pressing business which first ODgages its attention, we think it desirable that pro vision should bo mado for Another Million,

which might bo negotiated any time after March when the opportunity Eeoms beßt, Major Atkin-iON ea:d that there was a very important omiß=ion in the Statement, which was that no referenco was made to tho acquisition of land for eottlement along the North Island trunk lino of railway. Mr liiCHAltuaoK said his colleague, tho Native Minister, would niako a statement on tho matter. Mr Ballance said it waa proposed to ask for a rate of £70,000, which it was hoped would bo sufficient for the purchase of the land along tho railway for the year. Major Atkinson hoped the Government would follow the usual precedent on the delivery of the Public Works Statement, and consent to tho adjournment of the House, to enublo members to consider tho Statement. Mr Stout said ho hoped tho House would allow tho Land Transfer Bill to go through committee beforo adjourning. Land Transfer Bill.

Tho House went into committee for further consideration cf tho Land Transfer Bill, which was advanced with amendments as far as clauto l'Jl. Tho House rose at a quarter past eleven.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL SCANDAL.

(DV T£LEORAI>H_pn£SS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, this day. A joint committee of both branches tf tho Legislature will be appointed to inquire into the Wellington Hogpitil question. Iho committee will comprise the Hon. Mr Keovcs, M.L.C., and Meeeia Harper and Dodaon. Mr Koovoa will be chairman.

THE TARRING AND FEATHER ING CASE.

(BY TELEQR/.PH._p ARL REPORTER | ai *J! I

Wellington «. On Frfdaay nfcht I v ticiUrs concerning a vj^h " ' which was being talked fef " : corners in connection witt, . , "' S\i at tho Hutt. \estoX *>»(!«■ matter was bffift •S*'? ment, as you will rpo { " •"> Pi* : report ofjho JiaSLljfjfei. asked without notice w£«C* E°W ■ ment wore aware of an ontr ""> <W? ■ alleged had recently D^e»hicl> i ■ Hutt, and whetlier ttHS^SI- " structed to take active?tt MC the rnatier. The Prem7 * teXt i attention of the Exe^^fl^ called to the matter, and hit ""fei whether the police were int&^V Atkmson expressed the Sli : answer wa ß not eatiafactotj -/H of a very extraordinary <tj* »% curred, and it wag thedutv^^ ment to take active B S Ith,91 th, 9 < offenders to justice H™ jSt l" tbequesiU; B^Sftsft known in New Zealand.and ifiu taX in this case to go unpunishedm"""* ; especially no public LSNi V tho future. He felt very Iff Si* ■ mat'or, and was disapL »>%!, Premier's an ß wer. He $*$$ Baying that it was the dutv o take action in tho matter -M, hSo«*i that the polico were afraid ta 11 because some persona of hiehitalv **" nected with the GoveronLr """mi mately associated with the mlir" ««;:; of "Oh!") That being so S'l^; should give an empft^>£ whether they intended w ttK' **'"' to take action.-Mr Keid ho 3 e|«> ' would not resolve itself into ak T^ ofliec. Ho trusted that mmufS so far forget their datiesfo^*^ to consider this matter H,u whoso vigilance ho had evervOT* had not strength of mind to LT'^ case, the sooner they WRro^T*I™l*'better.1 ™I*'- better. He had no hertSttST**: lhat the matter should fo§&ft ' bottom—Mr Dargaville eaidh.^*' compliment the members for Gmi?1! Egmont on tho undignifiedMtw£fi' taken. Without the H&JXgfi-■■ ■" into a pnva c detectife cffic^ N , mißhtbo reliedontodoWdS1*? deprecated bringing theeonashV before the House, and mmSjT probably the person whowffiij feathered" would hesitate UVTi? legal proceedings from a bo»W«y :'~ l he had rightly deserved whatkeffi" : Mr Fergus said an outrago kdK- : mitted, and there was a c & attached to the matter. IfthaPmS eaid that so far as he and the (W,- 9 were concerned everything \rtuld W to bring the perpetrator, to■s&.& '■■:. would have been an end to tie * The Premier had not given a toSt ward answer. It was all ~tmL < ■ talk about deprecating Ms j, J; as this being brought Wore fejjß and if there was the jligibj b!: ■ picion that por«ona in anllotii, » in the background wor% bZ' tho ends of justice, It wae tbedatytf&^ Houao to 6ee that justice w «*: administered. He pointed out itS hon. members who were to* tew*':: discussion of this qutetioc to aJ ingly warm the other day,lntiia, s i demnation of tho dismissal of inn' 6 v Wellington Hospital. He urgedtbtta'n? : perfectly wise and legal.fartl«|i«i^ dißcusa this question. ■Metnbmist demand that the Government 'us Is! best endeaTOurs to fariog tk p trators of this gross tod k^'.''.. outrage to book.—The Fnmiaaii was romnrkable that nothing cqib: in Wellington withbut belif hji before the House. The WAjtab1, ' pital matter had been made a putj^: tion. (No) It was dtgra&jliS: ■, .' House that these trumpery tiaij! is be brought before the Honise. Wtem was assaulted, it was theclstjdi Goremmont to send a. special tcsft see if the person liswultet ,ltM information. The position ojtlitisiSi was this : The matter had irttrttaji •/'■■ before the Eiecutive.i If itinlyli person aggrieved, he, wraidiilkAdf to assist in bringing the perjte^/ justice.—Mr TurnbulWeslMtstt tion to the custom Igroira^ ttjiti: in the House on the dlgtat m> viz., et calling for,. an-;;iJii»n ,i!i of the House. This practice TOfeki .;•: plored.—Mr Samuel eaidtbst(l»%. tion apparently having no mdti •'] tack on the Govermreril-inslaeof fle& went outside and introduced>lje-; -in circulation. ("Oh.") I« T- against theso continuons peWiipifpl' tacks, and urged the ton, Kites Gfraldine, if ho wanted toiiken^. on tho Government, tobriogdowsS' vota in straiahtforward: nulo.-!; R'llerston denied that time bii s ; waited by the Wellington HotpM enssion. (•• Hear.") -Ho* »; r;; aekecl a simple qacstioo;^"?;.'; hare got a simple answer: mWj;■; : animated display,on eilberfiie. w , ; . : . he had said gavo party oobntoia?.:, tion. Sofai as newspaperrepi'S;:. ~ individual had beengroEtlyufgv far as the public were nware,mt«SE : . cienfc provocation.-ThomotoaWj? ment of the Houee was:lMt,»j«* ness on the Order PaporpiWd"

AUCKLAND INSTITUTE.

Tn c monthly meeting onJtoto #' only moderately attended, Coipadß*** oidoa. MrJ.Coom, ttK,™*l^ new member. Tho foUowb? to<*'• library and muscnm nfßsiiw tho Unoean Society of Iseif .=WUi l x.,Bart2;theSooie^'»KoWt«^ ! . , Survey of Canada, 82 83"IBS*1- '•: of Canadian Plants; the ™^Bp- Cnarta; Maori carvedhonßdbWg* . Fij an j?ong, Mr P. A. ™$S A. Wilthsw; Maori atoneiaAJUAjJi. Mr Justice Gillies £'*««^?IS Professor Brown, whe »*4 % questions on the theory d ™g tt -:,.; ; which he had expounded. yS,!;I tho diffsrence between """ii; liaraß'Btheory of 15 jeari W»^JJ'S( explained that Pm»«^MjsS! tho examination of &*QV?L4- , tho dis-ussion wai t^Mifp:.- Reiechck read a paper. cn'lK..,pst|-i on tho Habit, of Gulls and Coo^f, lie iilustratod it by [ birJs and their eggs.-Dr.J. »«w ; a pnper on the BPhJIK 11108™'" L&' , oni exhibltort U «JS"*».:' KtktisUeal KBtays.wf.P"'I'^ , flrsucalpulßerccorde/BP^'1 ,,,,*-: It waa anbsequ-ntly lmpraw'^Bi; Kraph would, ho hoP^M'wii* u?<d and as closely twaid W oli- ical thermometer, *&rf. . fommti m thitcould a"Zvt, Tho crca'-cr number of *f *«,»W sh.. W nwero taken froin'h'f^M,. lion now in the J' nße"^i Td&t

CITY SCHOOLS CMMITTEE.

clmir), Crowther, McM^V Hannon. fmn'B»,'^'» : '' Teacheks.-Letters fiW"^ nounced :-(l)Th»t O»^ teachor, has been : eonco on account Of lUl^^S,:. Member of foMMi' Brearley ioTvnrM^ \£.. ' member of the City|S^. ingunnble to attend to" antonthe posiU^ D^^'.' accepted, and J" tJI"" h ; >jf:'r^, fill the vacancy. ; \*wmMm «»l«ico were reco^a j| ; . • C. P. Taylor and It mi agre.d to aUjpj. with favourable reco«.<^ ; Board ok EwwHO*-^' the Board notified the « d * feesor Tucker, «*s&**' . mittoes to nominate can Several other mattcrt^^f. were transacted and.?irii*^ ri" after which thomeetwgj^ ; |

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I'HE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 188



Auctions- J 11. UA.MKIi.J l-i- FLKMJNG T O - M O R R O W, At 1 o'clock. CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTIES. COTTAGE IN WEST STREET COTTAGE IN VICTORIA AVENUE ' ALLOTMENTS AT ICINGSLAND Tho Subscribers will soil, at Nowton Auction Mart. Knrwigahapa lioud, ut 2 o'clock, us above, PART LOTS G and 7 of Section 10, hav ing a f rontairi! of 27 ten to \VoM-8"H ot by TO foi t<!cup. with p-ct.ty It mimed Verandah <.'dt'mo ihort'on, kitchon raiißC, gw, water. I-OTs;i ,-md 7J. Kin .aland ■■ orncr of b'irst ntid Kintflind Arcmua. (11" Now N'onh Houl. I.M 7! Ins .". frm.tiig ■ of lil x li:i.">. 11-cl J.i has ;i doub i- frnutiiKii uf 8 i * 116 feou (ijod Ij'JT Mo. —, cir.-rr of Victoria Avonuo nnd Co-inlaii'l-ptr.-t, ::i x 100. Now House, a roomn, «.i-.irlil.l or, out hitiire, So Lrusn luj'd I'rcpcrt.v, (i'J years, lo.v rental. Nice oitita'ioo. Also, nCliir I/iml Sttlc, A I OT OH" UOU?KUOLI) KUItNITUKK AND kppko rs, I'linu'joK, &c SJiIK GOOD YOC.S'C. l'l.>L'l/ntY--I'iymouth Hacks, &c. J. H. lIA ME LI AND CO., Aucdonccrfl. W. S IVC'IJK V*NM-:. I |JA», UACKK. TO-.MOUROW. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NEW HOOKS. NEW BOOKS. SPLENDIDLY BOUND, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED. The Subscribers will sell, nt their Iloonif, (juern-strcct, on 'ihundny, August 27, nt 11 o'clock, A GRAND LOT OF NEW ROOKS, Bpl-.-ndidly bound and bca.itifully illustra tort. One of tho Buet (.'olluotions of First-chiSß Worka ever ofl'orea at auction. Full pitticnlars in future i?.-<uo. Catalogues in preparation, SAMUEL COCH KANE & SON. Anctionoera. W. ti. COCUKASEI |JAS. DACRE THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. NEW BOOKS ! NEW BOOKS ! BEAUTIFULLY BOUND. SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTUATED. Tho su^scribe-a will B'll by auction »t their Koom-, ljueen-sreet, on Thursday. 27th met., at 11 o'clock 6U\Ai VOLUMES NEW BOOKS, \J\7\r b^'inK Iho II c?t editions of nil iho bobt Ktiindard W'nrks; ilic.y are all beautifully bound tincl illustrated, and form one o* tho moct vulaablo lot of books oUVred for sale here; they consist of:-His*ory of thn Irish Nation, The Sjots Wonhiji, Oiss-ll's Illustrated ItcadinK^. Chamber'B Information. National History of Kugiand. Shakeaperti's Works. History of Uie United States. Chainbcro's H:uyclofu;dia, The Popular K.liicator, MuoroV Irish Melcdies, freo masonry in Scotland, Casaell'a Hoxi ehold Guide, Gallery of Nature. Works of Hubert Hums, Modem IVn ijry. History of Australasia. TlmcUeraj's \V"<-rks (12 vols). Flco-.w00.T8 Life of Christ, Woiks ot JiJin Uuoyan, Hook <-f Poultry, llunynn'd Soleot Work-*), Mho IJfn o( the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tho Hook of tho Dop, History of India, Wurron's House hold Phyriclan, Hiftcry of Australasia. History of tho liefoxmatioD, Albums, Milton's I'iirndlse Lost (Dore), Suripture Giillery, '1 urner Oillery, Hoy Bibles, Dickeos's Works, LivinKstone the Graat Traveller, i ho Koyal Hißtory of Kngland. New GuWe to Carpentry, &c. Dairy Fanning i (vndsecr'o Works, Cabinet Maker's Design Jiiok, Arctic Expeditions Pract'cal Farriery, Heturetque Scotland, He , The Countries of f,ha "World, Uaesetl's Family Library. The Novelist Library, 11 vMs.,The Household Librnry.l! vols , Dsnte'B Pargatotio at,d Paradiso. illustrated, Globe Kncycli'piedia, .-ill Hound tho World, Vanity Fair. The History of Freemasonry (K. F. Gould), Technical Educator. Tho Book of Mnrtyrs (Foj), New Gui .c to Masonry. Works of tbe Kttrick Shepherd (Tales nnd Skeiche?), Hook of Iho Horso (Sydney) Martyrs ;o the Caiholio Faith in Knglaud ,1577 to lfiSl), Fair bairnu's Cresta o." Great Britain and Ireland. 2 vols; Histoiy of Tni-i-o-l'iisafan War. 2vola; History of Scotland (3 volsi, Hyroo's Works (2 voli-), Natural lli>it< ry (I vols in 2), Wi non's Tal<:i of tho Horders ('i voir), Thickoroy's Works (li voIb). Kiicosof Jlauki .(i. The Son (t vols in %. Fait.hn of ihc World (2 vnls>) Hiatory of the Hiuhlnml C and, Nutlonal Hiotorv of Knglnnfl. Life of VV. E. Glads'.onu (3 vols), History of the eootiHi nuhl.nds (2 vols), Newrnarkot aad Arabia, (,'ompleto Works of Robert Burns (3 vols). Kruiish Litprnture (2 %-ols), Chambers'a Kriilish Literature (3 vole), Dictionary of Me chanics (3 vols). Old and New Edinburgh i 3 vols). Chronicle of tho 100 th Uirth'ay of Ilobert Burns. Pkaavlnetotc's Modern Barrlery, Gold- Bmlth's Works (2 vols). Life of Livingstone, Tho World: Its Cities and Peopleß. LifoofGar ribaldi, Old and Now London, Shakenpeare's Works (2 vols). Album (with clock), Do, Do., Four Medicine Chests, Two Aneroid Bar ometers. SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers, W, 8, oochrane] [jas. dacbi FRIDAY, 28TH AUGUST. HAKD3OME DRAWING ROOM SUITE. Tho Subscribers will Sell, at their Rooms. Uurmvrtroot. on Friday 28th met., at 12 o'clock, A VERY HANDSOME NEW DRAW ING ROUM KUITK, Id Boautlful Knglish Walnut Frames, well Carved and Upholntcred In CritnßOn SiJc Coteline, Ii cons-ists of a Three Oral Sottoe. two Armchairs and 6 Chairs, a finished in tho very best style. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON,. Auctioneers. TOMORROW. CLEARING OUT SALE OK GROCERIES, SUNDRIES, &o. W. J. DOW DEN Will sell by public auction, at tho Exchange Mart, Qneon-strect, on Thursday, at 11 o'clock, Af\ BAGS FLOUR 30 baga Bran 1 ton Soa» ■1 cases Wax Vestaa Lobstera. Canterbury Oheese, Bacon 3 Ijiteb Shop Tables 1 Set Large Doors 1 Cnp'ing Proas. Stand 1 Knitting Machine 1 Fishing Not 1 case Fender Tiles 2 cases Amorionn Wooden Bliuds, &Q. W. J. DOWDEN, Auctioneer. TO-MORROW, NOON. LARGE COLLECTION OF GENERAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, BOOKS, CARPETS, MANGLE, PIANOS, &c. AT ARTHUR'S MART (Furniture Department, Sale room No. 2.) X, ARTHUR Has been favoured with instructions to sell by Public Aue'.ion, at his Mart, Quoen-atreet, FuTiture Department,, Sale-room No. 2, on Tharaday next, at 12 o'clock noon, A LARGE AND GENERAL COLLEC TION OF HOUSEHOLD FUHNITURK AND KFKKCTS-Two Good Pianos, Organ; e»e,Drawing-room Suites,9 Pieces Dinincr-room Suite (nnree hair), 9 Piccfiß Parlour and Break fast-room Suites. 8.W., Cane, and other Chairs, Lio Table?. Square Tab'.os.Cheffoniers.Drosaer, Meat Sare, Couches, Patent Munglc. Carpets. Hugs, CuMery. Piatodwarc, Glats. China, and ISarthcnwa'O, Books. OleDßravdis, Pictures, Mirrors, a very Uandsime Walnut Plate-ulnsa Side-board. Iron and Woodon B'datenda, Mat tresMß, Palliawe', PUlow-p, Wa^lmanda. Toilet Sola, Toilet Tables Looking Glaseea, Ghosts of Drawers, Mat in^. Chnira. A lure? Musical Box, with Band and Organ accompaniments, playiug ten tunes. Also (new sample Eoods), 1 cnsi Superior-plated Frnlt Knives and Forks, Ivory-pioted Fieh Eaters. SCHOOL FURNITURE — Desks, Forms, TabJ-e. Trunk of Boots. MONDAY, AUGUST 31, At 11 a.m. UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ! UNREDEEMED PLEDGES! R. ARTHUR Has received instructions from Mr Asher. of the City Loan Office. 256. Queen-street, to sell by auction at his Marc on above dato, the whole of hlB stock of unrodocmod pledges, consisting of, DIAMOND GOODS, Gold and Silver Watches, Gold and Silver Alberts, Suites, Brooches. KarrinßK, Studs. Solid Silver Tea BorTlce, Gun", Cornets. Muf-ioal In trumeets, Valuable Violin, Travelling Bags, and a large assortment of Clothing, as Dor advertisement in Star of Tuesday, August 25, FRiDAY, MJGUST 28. DURHAM YARDS. 'J?ho onderaigned will sell by auction, at the Durham Yards, on Friday, August 28, at 10.80 1' HEAVY DRAUGHT BAY HORSE, lyeawold.byArgylo 1 Hoary Draught Buy Filly, o yeans .old, by Argyle. N.8.-TWe aboro splendid animals aro un brorton, and eorae from tho breeder, Mr Gavin S. Wallace, ot Mangore. HUNTER AND NOLAN, Auctioneers, '



TO-MOHKOW. Tll E 11E MUB X A YAR US. For Sale on Thunrinr, AiiKUPt T, at 1 d'clock, DAIRY COWS, STORE CATTLE, ISO Woll-Frtfcdrattlu 7»0 Fat Shcop 12 CJ'ilct Yoiinp; i'ow.q near diving Kit anl Store PJga WANTKI) TO PURCHASE!, a Younsc Hoar of the white CO'cur, lnrgo ; old Ka^iish tyj-c. ALFRED BUCKLAND. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2S, At 12 o'Olock. TII E UAYMA RXX T, For sale on Friday, Ailßiwt&, THE TIIOItOUOIIBHKD HOUSE \YOOT,IiK(!K"ICH. V.y Ci-MM^-nmr?!', dmn Cori?fim!i', by Now Wn.-i i-.r. (s:)kl,liijnjh by Fireworks, dam -ylvln, by t'liihi-raum. ALFRED Ht'CKLAXD Fit IDA V, AUG US T 28," THE HAYMAHKET. For Salo nt Iho II .yn>. ivktt, on iSldlJ nexf, August2B, lv.i, 4 FIRST-CLASS llt'.WY DKAUQUT rOIj'I'S. from \r.-ilroaSon'h Grey Mare, wu-l in ■ n- iiir cart llnndsonvj H:y Uoltliiikf, uny trial Simirt Boy'd Pony. ALFREP BUOKLANT). ITRIDAV NKXT, At 12~o'Ciook. THE H A V M A It X E T, For g.il >, Friday iv xt, nt 12 o'clock. milE THOKOUIIIIBKKD STALLION L IjKONIHAS — Colour flurk Brown, by Truitor dtnn Peri Traitor, by Tnirtueer, dam Ducoption; portee'ly sound; Bjrjold, ALFRED BUCK TJVND BUBSDAYB. SHI HArMARS.H®. SALE Oi? ViXJOL, .--uiiMFSKIN?, HXOKS, TAMAJW, iIAV, arS STHAW •tob TUK3UAY. tt'. "J n'=ln?fe. AIiViIEO r> Ti :5V r A.X!? WEDNESDAY, yKPTEMBEK 2 A T N 00 N. liy Order of tlio Mortga;.-;co. R. C. (JKEENWOOP, llaireeeiv.d in'tmoMon3 to pell at hi) 3lart, Vnlcan Lane, on abaru dato, at r.0.-n. ALL THAT VALUABLE PIECE OF . I.ANP, conaisli'.g vt about B} ncrrn of rich vo'o :nie uoil.beins Bmall Farm Sections No. 13, Mnnukau. and Lot H. .Section 10 Suliuibs ot Auckland, having about li e.lm:n» fronta.arototho Epsom and Onchunt;:i !'.o-ul. 111 d 11 bout 7 clinina irontnßO to t'io I'un Hand by adepth of I2ahnlna, and tdjoinitiji the p operty of K. .McGnrry, Esq., together with ull tlio liniirovciuucta thereon, now in thn passossion of Mr Wm. Kochc. of thopurch.tso money may remain by ugrco mont at J por cent, for a torni. R. C. GREENWOOD, Auctioneer. ' FRIDAY, AUGUST- 28. DURHAM YARDS. Ti 0 undersigned will sell, at tho Durham Yarda, on Friday, August i! 8, at 10.30 a.m. (Ex Oreti, from Wanganui), 4 HEAVY DRAUGHT HORSES, brokon and unbrokdn 2 Snpeiiir Hacks, Kood cro33 conntry horsca 1 Active Bugt-y Vlorsa 1 Boy's Pony, very quiet HUNTER & NOLAN, Auctioneers. " DURHAM YARDS FOR SALE, at the Dniham Yard.-, OTory Ture'day, at 11 o'clock, HIDKB. IA^X/JYC, WOOU anfl BB3NB. IH7NTF.F. A NOLAK NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OK LTCKNSK.-I, JAMES K. McLKNNAX. of OnelairiKii, bcint? the told.-r of aPnbltciriV lyconso in r.■:-y.cct. of iho houso and Dremii n sltuata nt Onchu.-iiia kr.own by the sign of iho kichauge Ho.oJ, do ho^; by giro notioe that 1 deairo to oM\ir, und will, nt tho nextLicenfirp Meeting to bo hoklen lit One hsnga, on tho 2nd day of September, aprly for a transfer of the Baid Licei so from myao f to Wli-LIAM WKSTON, my aiiiiointoo.—Dated this lstdny of July, 1883.-J. K. JMcLENNAN. KEATING'S GOUOH LOZJENGES. COUOIIS. OOUQHd. COUGHS. CERTAIN AIJD SAFE REMEDY. ASTinrA. ABTUMA. ASTHMA. CERTAIN AND SAFE REMEDY. BRONCHITIS. BRONCHITIS. BRONCHITIS. CERTAIN AND SAFE REMEDY. HOARSEN KSS. HOAMKNKSS. HOAiISKNKSS. Composed of tho pnrest sutljclcs. Theeo Loaongea contain bo opinni nor ntty dclettrioui drnt. thetefore the most doilcato can 'n^o thsm with perfect cqnfldenco. Their bcueflofal effect is speady and cartaln. This old unfailing famllT remedy la d»Uy recommended by the most oml nent Riyiicians. (In use nearly CO years). S»ld by all Chemists, in tins, each having tho words_, " Kbitdjo's Coogh Lozcnffos," ougravon on Iho GoYernnicut Btamp, KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATINGS WORM TABLETS. KEAT'NCt'S WORM T.\BLJ2TS. KEATING'S WOKM TABLSTS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. A PURELY VEQETABIJJ SWEETMEAT, both in a:> pearanco and tast>\ furnieihiui; ttniMtagroeablo methed o£ adminisl'ring tho only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THKKAD WORMS. Itisa perfccily Bafe and mile!pre paration, and is especially aiiaptTyorGhilordn. Bold in tins by all Druggists. APEKING W O TIC R GENERAL FURNISHING WAREHOUSE Messrs. JAMES AND CO., Of Nelson, Beg to annwnoe that they havo oponcd a BiiANOit ot their FURNITURE BUSINESS In thoso Commodioua Premlsea in QUEEN-STREET Recently ocoupicd by tho N.Z. Frozon Msat ani Storage Co., aid hope by strict attention to thiß braaoh of thoir buaincas, and by supplying a First-class Article at Wholesale Price, to merit a telr share of publio patronaso. SPECIAL ATTKNTION is invited to our NEW STOCK of I'IANOS, ORGANS, BLACK-AND-GOLD ENGLISH, AMERI CAN, and COLONIAL FURNITURE Ot Krory DoscripHoß and LATfiS*1 STYLHS. INSPECTION SPECIALLY INVITHD. JB. BLAIKIE, • VIOT-JKIA-STRICET, IMPOUTER OF BUIUJKHS' & FURNISH ING IRONMONGERY DIIIRO-I IBOM MANUFAOTDREBSi Han For Sale, at Low ifatsa, Oarpentera' Tools Vails, Locks, Hinges Kitchen Bangea Register Grates, In great Variety Marble and Enamelled Slnto Mantelpieces (Rargest Stock In Auckland) . Marble, Electroplate, Curb, and other I'endora Galvanised Iron, Sheot Load, and Zinc Slate, Cement, and laaster. INBFKCTION INVITJCD. T IGHT HARNESS HORSES, SADDLE JLJ HOR3ES, atiA all kinds of LiPItING VKHH3LE3, BxtßA, Bouglik, find Sold, st CHOWTHBB'a VIOTOKIA STAEIiKS yyjEi.ucaJunr-BiKss?. 3



C.\*U VMItSUS CHEDJ.T. * N T eonJcinvnco of i.lv r-.■'■>.•!i.,u i:i prioo of Now Zeahnd Tweed-", together with our I raiii.ilv inoi- ■i: •: !"i.i' '..-, wo tiro ennMi.-il lo rviliico our prices, and civo the onor moils*di'■'■"'!• 'of l-ii'i'lln L' Inspection iuvitci. 'Lnrrjost Stock in Auckland to seloet from T'.i'i f.illon-inf: i? ti l.i-t of our Priciw. nil of which uro guaranteed Now Zealand Tweed- ami lhottm''lily ■In iitiU. Terms Not'Coth. Wlwn sending ordors ploa*o add the fJioufnV rtiiM-mi! Im |-.i.—: Coat, •>»; Tmupcm, Is ; Voat, Cd. NEW ZEALAND TWEED CO., BuoiiTLAND-siKKKT,nearly apposite I'ostoffico. i" Quality No. 4. Quality No.!. Quat.ity No. 2. Qiwtjty No. 3. KcbS Saddlo Tweed. "'"uitTi-o- .<■• Veut iio' i;ii: T.nti & Vest Ti-.m -'."i. Trim. &Vest Trnu. -nil Trou. &Voat Trou. IT 1/7/- T- a;:. CB ■&■ "i/- i/r.;/- saw- i,io/ 2/-/- _20/- ---p Measurement for Coat — ('- ' y> 1 tn». From ncrk scchi to S • I !"iii;l!i \ :• I 310 lids, Krotri eofi'is ~t £'■■"■''.■■:: '■ - ..^ i; l; ' l !i;;i<']1 i ".!!iin,<: l T«wt r-^-. : 3ZJa»U 41 |'[ '■" j ..,>-'■ r!--w- Vlui'l 1 m •..•!! you 1 V^ \ / / Koiiiul i-h.;*! n-.i!.<n>o.».t / j \ v'j }. \ / E?iHi:';?:;;So. / ,\ j| \\ Measurement for Trousers vi MJ'\ ?} I ji n;;::.:;;^;::pon,ous,,,/ J/ ;| I \ I.'.Umisd v.ml I V' \ * i :•: ii.-M.-...! hi ..1 \ v\ \ g \ I 4, Huiirnl kr.ro \ |3 iiA i. a i :Sz\ i I I I - r - i-i'cr'ji"".l |f' ivJ-ol'ii™ Or- I >/ n/.V^ \ j ,'-' :--~ dm- or marked Ohr-uup. / ; rf v=f \ ,1 -.. - forward lo iiiiy purt of j |/ /,;/ r% \ H :■---;-- Ni-w Z.'iilund any B ur- /.»(i,;Vf \■ ;. \ : - ". iiiciil rrmiirctl, us por • .^.> '/ yJ ■ \ ; . "£ Price l.na. </~f v *~" HELBON, MOATE&Co/s J OIIN E UCIIANAN 1 ,- ■,- ,-• IMPORTER, r(f R^n^^ TEA, COFI'EE & SPICE Out&LLO^i^ MERCHANT, I COUiSEK CUSTOMS STREET EAST ,;;';.; y. I i '■ AUCKLAND. ' .'', \> I ' Teli-*Mi'li Aililrcpi': I Tilciiliouo KxclmnKO, r;;j .v...-'j-' * .;. ••■. j "muKlc." Auckland, I No. 65, ;,■/., I $ i: j ■ 18S5-8G lj\:'l I "iH: K£W SEASON CHINA TEAS. 0.,.^| ;:-•- A. Tic l-V-.t PliuiiuM.t of NSW SEASON ~^..,.^1 »-■ id CillNA ITSAS, ex TnniMii. via Wellington, h il iio>v ti.i lirul, uinl Liquoring Sampk'B cuu 6« tbtu'neil on npi'licatlon. r 53*^*^"^ /.x ; KETT SEASON ISMI.4N TEAS, XO>T IN T TR V'S T IHItKCT ifilOH XEr.R«.'<J, 310 .1 f 3 & JJO.'SJ O.VI/.'UTT.\. *«"•'■';•■■■ ■■■■■'•'•.■""■•■■•-:■■■■ ;'—v; -" ■ ""■ SlS^<:^\ X! p|^ll^^^S,?; :^ tn: kll:;»e» issha axis chiaa L-^ia^^P^^^^ — KM''"'"'^ I'l'i-^ i:>»I-i'5f TEAS I'1'"1 '":RTi ir-'^P^^V " j SIMIKAIS EUiUi EtAlilXC pl;;'! -->:-i;" vV^ ■■ ■.-oi ] row nun. ! hnrop.->xti>ahi<<l tliolr il-i'ii on ilu- imhlic pit ,,, . ...~. ]•■!•. -:c, ar.il t-> |komi<.,< fur Iho incria.-i.il mUc I '" - '" ■■' ; li;iv s\-it. I.trod a*.orooriiip;et*i iirit comnim^l- KE1f54?.5, '■' ■■'>":.: ft" CO- S i vii« il>-;«w.intnt la my Ntw Prcmlvca for Uicir ftATcJK.tJv ■■1.l'l 's> » "•:!";■' ■■•."> '3fi!3. j 1"'» i lloh-on-strcct Atio>. Knfl. June r-i«v s a vf, : , .T, .vraraert T? IT.'i I li»ve »«m,»KI Hip IJikinK I'nwtiorin ..x »*•■»' ■'■'. is'i v i-i-t 1« « ! ihc lmp«. rrruirfi'. Ny flr John BU'ifca^wi, Mor- GOLM ASi> ;••'-:>' ' Si IlliAiiS ;, h%1 ,.; .Va W»»d, nn« lure ina'tcert tHe wimo, PURITSf. inUßffiK, rr,/ VAI.USL ■! I ,;V.?': n . in7-n^"' h,'"'i "^r^ Ss^itoi?«Af n>\-: hr>il ilut h»« been submlttoA l« me, nnd I T'A-i-iiAC-y .'-."'.•>•; FKJ2r.fi: , ( ' a ,,, ■hr.r-ftire. myinilp-i'lr rcro:nnifnd ii !o iho "Al thu Te.i» *r V.-.U *i-bi ?■;■••■ S-n.-.i ••' i-ui-lia.-(Sisnod) J. A. Puxi», Uolopiul Annlyst f v U^i?i;l^;:r -■••u'. 1' I §I>KEAB IT. \<il.V Gi'lVs^HhiVSJi ARR»WR«OT, NELSON, IviOATE« Co.'b ar^S|SSt? k anu jf^p-f Ml ?} n r;";v '' : SPIIEAD EX.UM ftSOUXB KICE, &<,%*sk &&&.:- .-. S j In lib Tin*. i SrKKAtt E.I<;LK GROVKD 4JI.WEH, -|;'V—Ji'^i»"s!'. i' In Uhnml 71b Tina. |v;> ;y: :^ ; i PUBB AND OF FINi'ST QUALITY. "iV" -v.:-' ■' I None Oonuhio without my Trado Mark. i4 :-vv- i :-/ I 1 Wholeealo by 1110 l'ropvictor. /<&V* t; ? !'-;..?? I lUiiiil lit G*-ocors nrul tiorcKeepcrs Kcr.crally. ~.:■':■»* ;■".■; 5 I /"-.- ;■ -■ ? Thr: PTOf'K (W G^'XIiUAL tJK'II'EItY «nrt /.■:'■ Dihnon's f! r,-n ruinr.^i'-H n &.lu..di<l Afsirt k; .~. ■ :rrt^\.-, ---, ■■■ men., which is conevmly I oinfr rciUotilsliojl liy J",J) ■'". '■':,'.-■, '' ■.' (iniioFtntiOM from Kuropcan, Aniuri«vn, and A'lm'r'J.inn Mprkcl.". To fir r.p about Ut commrnr,< >ni«lnc=», (ittcn tlon iHflr.i-.vn totlioßrotr.tlvnntnKsrf hcin^-ln n pjfiiUci! ri oM'.-r Hid t't-lp'ir -!■■'! -'(1 I'opnlsr E»», P >—ss ■•■ '; ".Tf?>s Hi-iii,!., m" rj^rond Er.rilo Tons, BaUinK and 13 ? 5i..,, :- .■ ■! S «: Yor,st Powclors, oto. r.ml lo bcoura otUcr \ k 5- ■'' ; v ,3 spec «1 iuilik-.eiii:ntu ui.icli lam prepared to Z.J 1c:-.-.-.'.t3 fo--...r. ',-' \" E-.•..-.-?' 0 C fl- O r. OatnloK'ioa on applicaliou. BRaJJCHES= JOHN JgUOHAHAN, AUCKJi:*.?^I», ir>ITSE!»IN, CTI3IST- MERCHANT, CBBJKOiiff, WBLSjIHWTOS, Cl'siom* sikhet Kapt and Gowvstriet, I6QI QFEEK-ST., AiJOttLANS*. AUCKLAND. AGI3NTS BVS'*"' <*■' H BajUE %»J*^ O g go SHOOTING SEASON, 1885. O [^ ° X H GUNS!! GUNS!! GUNS II 9 fV\ ot * « Z p- rt ,1 D, EVITT, < W i« o-a 1' '" braj W O M il GUNMAKKR, 251, QUKIfNSTRKKT, J g « W v AUCKLAND. c j |S S^ Q ° ThoßdTerHsDr harinor a rery lnr-o S'c.tkot £O • fe, t^ (S >-! ° 3ons, both llreopch-ln rliir- r.nr! van-:!,■ Itwd- Z: .g m «S j a BK. ha« wioa kMI them t» r> c(ii.;idsralili. ,1 H j^ U W ®S! H S&DUOTION ffOR IJA.BH. O Ul g~^IS^'f<'M Sinßla bjirrol Gnn.i frr>m .. „017 H — =: | W . S Sb d Donblfl-bjrro! (inns from .. _ ,'j U 0 Q SI tJ S S -S £, M Donblo-barrcin.l,. Ouir- from „ t l."i 0 _J -J £ g &B« ° Slnßle-barrol ILL. Uuuh from "6I) 0 I W d S P »Ww S Curtia and Hftrvoy's i^st Qnnlitj I td fS I O^O^^S DiamonrHiniinliuuiiy.vilor.. ■!.) M par lb, " il_ > x] -^fco!^^<iS FFFGunpowdor .. .. .. ijfo J Q j^ g CartrldgoOnßOß,l2K»nßO,sa,fi3. nndTHp.irlOO. "&aßa <t CO '^ J; .gj h ffiVKBY OTHEU Kin-d ok KnooTWG Matomal <r 0" T) r -, PSS» Mt, Kqually Ohkap. <, 2 °UJ°^&(»'BO ELKY'S CENTKAJj FIUIO CARTHTDGKS, < O "" ««*!«> 12 guage, loudod with the Now ffl.C. Powder. Q a y^r k" S3 t-i .3 3UNWOEK 03- EVffiUV DESOEIPTION J P M m r DONB PROMPTLY AND KITnOTKNYLY, 2 O *!(K?§ IMPORTER OF PAIN'B CMLBBKATfIiU UJ ~ M fe H w ' TOI.WOBK3, I- £Q w g © D. EVIXT, V^ j h „ w QUNMAKKK AND IMPORTKR, p- "^ pq >* 264 — QnHKN-STBEKI, AOCKLANJ), — 354 Q pq H Wholesale and RotiU, 3; B3 -ij g fl MTSknd roB Pjuce-uotb. "^ &J w S5 _ >. , Jj f> © «d FB NT 0 N & CO., FAMIbX AND SHOEING BUI'CpXGS, mUCKER'S "I3AKING "OOWDER. OLB-OB^mVCWIOE, muCltkvS i>OWD BR . VIOTORIA-SfilßlCT \TK-T taoxt to XheatfS _|_ K Or JiJWholeeon3-L Bread. Eo* mUCKVUVS "|>AKIN(- TI^OWDER, Families .i:il"i'jy,'!i /i C d Baborf'S WnlteS ; oo tor X Ask your J3 Grceor L for it. Orde»a. Cciuud Boof tnri Pi^.'^ By j-piled 'r rjrl . tt-t &?t'o';^ U^- ■"»»«• *&*>*.*.; f) K(Wi TwTWP A LWAYS UsED. ÜBIO, Portraita, Landscape*, oto., 'a 6^vi.> ri.A-J.iiie., flttwoil Wnnjß, Dies, Llthcp-BhcO In Kfia!»tura nndOolowa iL' Mooegrasns, eto.. KoeraTea at tbe Bxak B2431OOISC; (.'QSS