AUCKLAND MONTHLY SHARE LIST.

MARCH 29, ISBS.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

•anvANDDAiH-Producb.—Wholesale: But ... fresh 10d; Butter, salt (scarce), Sd to •S; Cheese, good factory, s'd to OJd; S£,, W rburydo.{ssarocl,s-ldU)j3d;Eßgs,do_„ls»,l; T_nS in bteddore, 7td to "id; Bacon and Hams, SKiiirftl to Sd; Ham-. 8.1 to 9.1: Canter tSr Bacon in cloth, DM: Bacon and Hams, in S muabers. scarce, 93d to lOd; Hams only fiMto'Hd: Jauis,percaso,ssdoz., fcllistidtoi-l __TA< Broey In bulk, id per lb. Retail; Butter. S!aW l« • salt do.. lOd to Is: Cheese, colonial. Khh b_S. S« *■■■» Baoou' per lb' m lO teWa-iIK - Wholesale. - Superfine _S_nk dresSd. per ton. ill: do. do. house- S_l.£o; h.-treds. ss: df-ies. 10» per ton '__&■ .acts and bausfreo; Cantab, sacks. S? hundreds. s_; IHti-S. 10, extra; Sou h fra' do £3 103 10 £'J: bran, per ton sac., in Sfm'3l local 85 Ills: Southern do. fis: sharps, raiTead. -18: oatmeal, do. _U3los; outs Sidta _s7d: maize. Is9d ; new potatoes. __ ,o £ -■ per ton; poarl barley do. r__ i;> __i. Kiuiu G-si- Ei.ax. &0- - T'° maVket i, wv weak with few buyers, and quotations %_ eon\7 nominal. We quote: Poor ominary _omin.il £30; gnod ord.narv. £.U to £33; Hor isto £10 and upwards: East Coast. ETSi-i.supply for month to date, 180 tons; nTrnsftoi £ 3 » £21; tow. do.. £7 to £. : tonga*. Wmw3l- i cocoanut llbre, per owt, 15s to _____ AND FIKBWOOD M-RKET.-Coal: New __sf (ship's side). 23s to 303 per ton; S_S m ita 355; Bay °f Islands, at yards, Kfl-screened, SOs-d : ditto at Uio mines, 13s &Ws Bide, 265; Waikato. 8a to 12s; in AseU-ad, 18s to Us: . Kamo. 12s per ton at SKVound; Taupiri at mine, ss6d to i2s. s"™§ 19s 6d to 225; Whangarei, at mine. 9s B i 'SiK)).l7s;_ouschoFd-lSi dohvered Sl Ftrewood: Uncut at wharf (cargo). Ss 0d Sfe S r. delivered, 14s: cut. 17s to 18s. Bcodmo MATERi_Ls.-Tinibor: Boards and JS, 100 ft, bost, Ms: second-class ,8s 6d; KS_cd. tongued. and grooved, firat-olass. to M. medium, 13s; second ditto, lis bd. toga, best (at mills), lis; second-class h> mllln) 5s 6d; baulk, 8s 6d. New fctodpaltots, ott (sap) 10s; sft (heart), Sr__M_Tu-treeralls,£3 10s per 100; punri ■X*6 Os to £7 10s; shingles. IBs per 1.000; fiokirt palings, sft, IDs;eft, 21s; Hobart rails, KalSg quotations. Bricks (at Avondalel, tt-ner 1,008; towuyards,sostosss; delivered-os •offls. Drain pipes (at work-), per 100 (b inches WrtMOs; i inchM. Us: ? inches. Js; 2 Inches, fflJOs per 1,000: Booket glazed pipes, 19 inches; •- 1 per foot; 15 inches. 2s per loot: 12 inches. to 6d per foot; 9 Inches, Is per foot; 6 inches, Cd rot foot -. 4 inches, 4d per foot. -Wo-__:-«o_.cdußt. Sydney. £3 to £8 10s. iMMdinetofluality; boneflour, £910s: Auckland guano, HIS; Maiden Island. n: Huon guano, small lots, £5 to £6. __\i_ lnolnded; Hurst's chemical manure. £11 10-.

SHIPPING.

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS.

Match .-Australia, P.M.S.S., Ghest from San B__rc_ li-Ferdinand, barque, Fettjuch, from Matoh 19-L-tterworth, barque. Kelly, from aia.ow.viaDa-cdin. ~,_,, T Match Jl-Waimate, ship, Trcbo, from Lon ____.!Hjortliumberland, ship, Todd, from Loudon.

DEPARTURES.

March J-A-rta-lla, P.M.S.S., Ghcst, for BJAW.. , . vr llirch32-Be_.trico Haverner, barquo for Mew tork.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

LOADING, fllmlora, barque. Sargent, for London, Walmate, ship. Tribe, to follow.

SOUTHERN SHIPPING.

'Wm-NGTO-r, March 3— Arrived : Rimutaki. U, _5 days from Plymouth. March 13— Arrived: Lord of the Isles, schooner, from Jfat-tttin. Sailed: Loch Cree, barque, for London* Lttibitom, March IG.—Arrived Norman Mc leod, 127 days from London; Invorcargiil, 1.9 lays from London. O-U-RU, March 16.—Arrived: Eldorahe, s.s., Bdajß from London. PORT Chalmers. Starch 4.-Sailed: May Sawn, barquo, for London, with wool, skinß, «__ valnod at £f.9,870. March 9-Turakinn, __~ for London. March 9-Arrlveds ship wat -M, 130 days from London; Union Company s _et.'-te_-ier Tauno. from London ; Granville, taraoe,from Mauritius. March 10—Exc.l-ior, (ram Manrithis-Murch 18-Tainui. s.s.. from Hi-oath, actual steaming time, 41 days 16 tours.

ARRIVAL OF THE WAIMATE.

•Tho ship Waimato dropped anchor off Qucon- Mreet Wharf on Sunday morning, March 2.1, and WUberthed at Queen-street Wharf tho next day. -to left Qraveseod on November 2S, and Cape ffOoiisant on December 13. Tbe weather ex- Pfrlenced down channel wai very bad, and Kuno live stock was lost ovorboard. Tho trade Wilds proved very light, and tho Equator wna -MUM on January 9. Cape of Good Hope was P-sod on February 6. in 33dc?. S., whon atroog easterly winds were met with. Tristan lo Actmha was rearhod ou January 28, nnl lereaßupply of -hoop, pigs, and potatoes was. taken on board. The ea3tings was run aown ty-tron 12deg. and 4 Meg. Caoo Leuwin was IMNd on March 3, and Tasmania on the ltth ihreo Kings were aighted on March 18, and light airs and calms prevailed along the eoa't. During tho voyage ono ot ihe passengers, Mr A. M. McKenrio, died from enteritis, and was -"Dried at sea. Thelaat voyage ot the ship Waimate is tho longest she has ever mado between London and Mw Zealand, and she ha. mado over a dozen. Htf Ant voyage was mado when Captain Rose J— In charge. He was succeeded by Captain f__^ who ran her for seven voyages, and he in gw (Cave place to Captain Mosey. Captain Mosey had command for four voyages, and then ™ vessel was handod over to Captain Tribo. JjW present master. Tho Waimate mado Jne oi the smartest voyages ever accomplished a a Falling vessel between London and New "___. ft was on her eighth voyage, when in {»rge ot Captain Peak, and she arrived at lirttelton in January. ISSI, after tho remarkable pusuwotliT days from London. From an In "testing record kept by her presentchief officer, «8 And that she crossed the Equator 18 days out ™_ London, crossed the meridian of Greon ™h 35) days out, on the 33th day passed tho Woof Qood Hope, on the 56th d->ypassed the J*n*ln, passed Tasmania on tho 6'2nd day, and are dajs later reached Lyttelton.

ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND.

, Thu ship Northumberland was towed up tho Urtonr early this morning. Her voyage has Jj-fn-in uneventful one. and hor pa-sengera am n* o<s excellent health. During the voyage too deaths occurred, viz., Henry Lawton, jjpn pu>aangor. on Feb. 7, of heart disease and JJW-ittla, and Robert Garrett, second cabin JPMwr, on Feb. 11, of senile phthisis. The JOruramberland loft Gravcsend on Dec. l_th. "f we Uowns on tho Kith. Had stormy wea ker du-u Channel, and landed pilot oi- Sctlly PlUm. on the '.2nd. The N.E. trades proved "sMand nosteady, and the Equator wa3crosscd »> Ju. 11, In 2137 \V. The S.K. trades proved W and well southerly, and tho easting wi.a JJJj[town between 10 nnd 4i> degrees, easterly s*s> prevailing a. far nc the meridian of "yelen land. Tho meridian of Grconwieh !J. Passed on February «, Tape Leo win on "J* 7, and Taamnnia ou March 12. Modera'e "»tbor continued from there till Cape Maria "•wilted on tho 11th instant, and down tho rJPltht winds from S. to S.K. prevailed. Tho gSMM officer of the Nortlmaiberlund is Dr. SWEreon, who reports that beyond the-ca»es r*ay nicntioncd tho passengers under his 2J*°Wo enjoyed excellent health throughout ™ Wage. She brings a large general ffiSsV.* the following passengers:—Chief W»:. Messra Percy C. Collins, W. G. Sgff. Henry Howard- H. Peppin, 11. Burls. STOtawton. Mrs'and Miss Hunter. Mr ond SSfflA-jratt and family. Mr and Mrs George jJN-ng-haw, Misses C. Bull. Finneune, Brson, S*Carroll. Second cabin: Mrs S. Williams JSn??<?"? <*>• Mr and M**B Hammotd and _u_K. __ Jlr MQ Mrs Clvwlcs Uowscn and ______** ana Mra McKldowi.ey, Mr and T T^^owney, junr.. nnd child. Mr and Mr 3 -iiw t? a/* c,lt' Mr and Mra W. C. Thompson. J-rrtin. ? *-J orry- Messrs J. Thorpo Richard t__3_.r?l"-B,- Walsh, Richard and Thomas 8. E*' "*, ?obe.t Barlow, Steerage: WinuL %s"' heih. Henry. Edward. Ellen, Tfo_Z\ ,MaJ y- James, Ethel, and Adelaide Allw «&' J"hn X- ''"kin; Thomas, Emma. Barri _ (_"7< Li9a- Thomas C, Jessie and __«_. eJ, ham '• Krn<=st Jug-s; Charles 1.. I n,«_Georß° E. Stanley H. nnd Gertrude fi.a.7SJ_. n.LAdwOTo Chrisman and wife; X ___*i. VVulia*n Chrisman; Samuel. Susan 3__S_tS2 b' Daykin: Charles Bodmin; Wn?_;„..•¥'• "'•'dwell. Benjamin Gray •U____% 1. El'zaheth. William, Amy and f'dne». w-m**B; J- w Huupl.rey; Frank WnfH'iWlMn Sn-anzn-dl; Henry Wood; *«v«m. t "'S 80"'• Al'r«-'a Tyler; Frederick J. hniOi-- ■tL B™,*llo''- sor.ior. and B. Bradley, VS__/__f*?A oo|Jf* .nfl v.-ife; Jamcß. i^Vn^i,? 1111?,™; 1 wife: John. Edy. and -rta-d"Jf "**; WUiam Chapman: Albert J**-Stl A)bort "enry Tyc; Stephen Vm f.____\<S_^i Al**" J- Adams: Mrs W_-^ -S Crav<J, n; H- s- Vorrall; Wi.Uatn . UU»pp 9 Bulsarini, The Northum

berltind is consigned to Messrs 'L. I). Nathan and Co. After discharging hero, she will probably go to Napier to load frozen meat for London.

WRECK OF THE THOMAS RUSSELL.

laptain Helnnder and crow of tho steamer Thomas Russiill, wrecked at Orete Point, ar rived hero on Tuesday, March 25. When they left her she was llrinly llxed on the rooks, and bilged amidships. There was evidently a hole in her bottom, for tho tide ran in and out of her, and h.-r decks bad lifted with straining. Further particulars of tho wreck, of which wo aro now in possession, show that the Thomas Kits, ell loft Oisborne on March 12. »t 1.30 a.m. Sho was to call at Oret.-> Point, en mute for Auckland, and at 3.20 a -v.. on iho i:'i,h Hhe approached at full speed. Captain II lander .tntcs that ho was on the bridge, the chief oftic. r ou the look-out. and a man at the lead When near the point engines woro slowed down und stopped. The dopth of water was given at 9! fathoms, ar.d engines were going astern when tho chief ofllcer ob served rocks ahead, and called out full Bpeed listen Tho ordor was immediately obeyed, and the starboard anchor was lot go. This stopped tho vessel's way somewhat, but her stcru swung shoreward nnd struck a sunken reef. An attempt was made to heave her off, but tho anchor catre home. A kedgo was rua out on ;ho starboard quarter, with similar re sults. The pumps wore . ounded and showed that there was no water in tho vessel, and ns sho was bumping heavily the balla3t tank was pumped full. Men from the shore were engaged, and the vessel was lighted of hor cargo. Another attempt was made to kedgo her off on tho following morning, but without success, and the vessel was making water rapidly. Tho vossel was then abandoned, and next day the weather became worse. Her decks lifted, and the starboard alloway washed away, and the hold full of water. Tenders are now invited for lloating and delivering in Auck land of the Thomas Russell and falling a satis factory result, she will probably be sold by pub lic auction.

EXPORTS PER BEATRICE HAVERNER.

The barque Beatrice Haverner clearod i,t the Customs on Saturday March 21, for London with ihe following cargo :— £ Rum, 3.275 casos, valued at .. 17,185 Copra. 70 baRB, valued at .. .. IS Wool. 169 bales, valued at .. 2,119 Leather, 20 bales, valued at .. 4H Tallow. 190 cask., valued at .. 1,731 • Bark, 71 tons, valued at .. 61 Spelt, r. 431 ingots, valued at .. 51 Sundries, valued at 102 Total valuo 21,711 Tho barque Bean-ice Haverner sailed for London at 7 r.ra. on Sunday, March 22.

Thoß.M.ss. Anetralia. Captain R. C. Ghost, arrived from San Francisco ou Sunday. March 7. We are indebted to Mr Jamea Donald son, purser, for press parcels. Sec, aud tho foi lowlmt report: —Discharged San Francisco pilot 13th February, at 3.15 p.m.. and had heavy head sea for three day-,, followed by fine woather to Honolulu. Arrived atthat port23rd February, at noon, and left at 1.50 p.m. same day. Had fine weather throughout tho entire passage from Honolulu to Auckland. Passed thu Samoan Islands 2nd March, and on oth March passed s.s. City of Sydnty. bound to San Francisco. Passengers for Auckland: Sir K. W. Cummin., Mr 11, W. Heath. Mnjor-General and Mr3F»irtlOU.h, Rev. nnd Mrs J. Flovd and child. Mr John Dixon. Mr B. M. Napier, Mrs J. B. Wilkina and son, Messrs W. D. Aaten, IC. V. R. Albertson, J. F. Scott. Dr. M. L. Cameron, Mr H. B Brudy. Captain Mincnam and child. Dr. and Mrs J. S. Rico, Mr W. G. Rice, anil 10 steerage. She resumed her voyage for Sydney at. 7 p in. the following day. Passenger- from Auckland: Lord McDonald Messrs E, Dick. V, Monroe and son. E. H. Lewis, Byron. Mrs Jas.

For:, and four in tho steerage, and through pas sengers from Ran Francisco.

The brigantino Lapwing arrived from Ttoudal berg (Queensland) on Thursday. March 12. Sho saiicd from that port on Monday. February 2:ird. and had light winds from E. and S.S.E. till Fob rtiary 2Sth, at 1 p.m., when a heavy galo was ex perienced, lasting till tho followins: day. Thence till arrival variable winds, prinoioally from N. to N.W., prevailed, with moderate weather, tho Three Kings being passed ou March 9th.

Several schooners aro now due from tho South Sea Islands, and their cargoes aro wanted to fill up vessels loading for London. They in clude the Sybil, with pearl shell, &o.; tho Ada C. Owen, with cotton soedand copra; Iheßyno. Ranrom, and Sandfly, with copra. All those ahould put in an appearance very shortly.

MERCANTILE.

Dune&is Chamber of Commerce potition Parliament to consider the currency and banking question. Christchurch Tramway Company's annual report shows a surplus of £1,630, which is carried to reserve account.

New Zealand Drug Company havo de clared a dividend of 7 por cent., and carried forward £8.396 13s Bd.

A branch of tho Now Zealand Drug Company's business is about to bo opened at Sydney. Mr William Routledgo, major command ing the district of Napier , died at that placo on Friday, March 20 from congestion of the brain.

The first report and balance-sheet of the Accident Insuranco Association of New Zealand was submitted to tho share holdors on the 30th March at Dunedin. The premium income has been £7,272 12s 7d ; interest, &c, £475 4s 6d; making £7,747 19s Id ; and the expenditure £713 Oa Id in claims, and £4,425 16s lid in com missions and oxpensos of management, leaving a balance of £2,608 lis id, out of which tho directors recommend a dividend at 7_ per cent, per annum, which will absorb £500, also writing £500 from preliminary expenses, and carrying the balance, £1,600 lis Id, forward. The report states that the Association has secured for a term of years the right of issuing accident tickets on the various railways.

Waikato Coal and Shipping Company.

7 ho annual meetingof tho above Companywas held on Friday. March G, Sir F. Whitaker boing in the chair. The following report from the directors was submitted,-—The oirectora present the annual accounts to tho shareholders, and regret to havo to say that tho year's transactions havo not beon successful. In some depart ments there has been a profit, but the falling-oft" of tho trading hustnosa nnd tho river traffic has ent.iled a consider able loss. In the year 1883 the amount, received on the trading account waß £8.01:1 7b: in the year 1881 the amount decreased to £3 536 Ha lid. In the year 1883 the steamers earned £5,378 9s lOd. and in the year 1.381 £3.863 ;2s lid, making a ditt'ereuco between the two years of no leas a sum than £5,991 7s on theso two accounts only. The directors recommend that the Company s business should be reduced to those branches on which a riroflt is being mude. and a resolution to thateffeot will be proposed for your adoption. Mossrs Williamson, Bradley and Green, the retiring diro-tors. were re-eiccted,and Mr Way mouth wu.. rc-appoint-d auditor. A resolution was then cassed reducing the Company'- business a_ indicated in the report.

Mercury Bay Sawmill Company.

Tin-annual meeting of this company was hold at the company's offlce ou Monday, March 9. Mr Thoa Peacock, M.H.R.. chairman of direc tors ir, the chair. Tbo directors' report stated that the .took of logs at the null, which had been got down by floatage, having been out up, the mill for some mouths bin been working by day on'y, instead of by day and night, as at the beginning of the half-year. The dlrectora are izlad to say that the tramway, to connect tbe Mocwai Bush with the mill, answers its purpose admirably, ond by its moans .the null ia kept supplied at present. It ia not intended to con ttoue the supply of loga Jrom this source beyond tho timo wnen a supply of timber i . cot by a frcah. AY o have now a large stock 01 loga in tho crooks, and confidently expect a ood supply with the first rain Thi mill and plant are in a, thoroughly efficient condUion nnd the attention ot your Directors has ul-o been directed to the nece|-.ty for taking a ditoual precautions against fire; steps are now being taken to give greater security in that res-ect After wriung oil the anm of £1.621 for denreciatiTn there remains a net balance of £3-70 a for the half-year. The Directors recommendl that a dividend be declared at the ?f Ai T«l. ..but ncr annum on the paid-up of undivided profits will then amountto *UMBO 7« Ir will al"0 bo evident that in tno propeny -.'presentedI by paid-up capital and undivided P r.rttsthe shareholders have w s aver,and above, all liabilities amounting to £50.-35 ,c. &/.__ imuut^proflW nigh, have *«* paid ; v ,^;.^.-a_n^^Kvid^ aiU it ion to P ,ying oft' tho ruma'mng .nd^b.cd r.ry^^rt^r-t-le-t-d-lr^^ Mr WaymoSth, auditor, and tho proceedings terminated.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

B..LLT_,*._On March 5, 185.5, tho wife of L. Tallin, oC Lichflcld-streec, Newton, of a eon. Both doing woll. BItOOK.-On March IS, at Solwynstrcot, Pnr nell, the wifool Charles Brook of a daughter. BISHOP— On March 11th,at Nowmarkot, tho wife of C. U. Bishop, of a son. BROWN. —On March 9, at her residence, Symonds-street.tho wifo of William Brown of a son (prematurely, still-born). BEKKER.—O.n Mtirch 21, at her residence, Wast street, Newton, tho wife of W. J. Bekker, of a son. CARMINE-!.—On March 7, at hor residence ICyb. r Pass Koad, Auckland, tho wifo of B. Carbines ot a son (prematurely). Sydney papers please copy. CAMMKLt_-On March 10th, at her residenco, Summer-!, troet, Ponsonby, tho wife of W. H. Cammell. of a daughter. DAY IS. -On March Sth. I_S_, at View Road, tho wife of Jam, s Davis, of Iliirhnur View, North Shore, Auckland, of a daughter. Both doing EI.LIS. -On March .1. at Cross stroot, Nowton, the wife of U*. 11. Ellis of a daughter. X AlII)Y.- On Maroh 8, tho wife of 0. F. Baddy, of St. Helior'a Bay, of n son, both doing well, i FVIRWEATHER. ■ OnlltliFchrnary.at-Cawa k-iwa, .Hay of Islands, the wife ot S. It. fair wcath-jv of a duughtcr. FAU.WN.VTIIER.-On March 17, 183.". at Burn-street, Newton, tho wife of F. Fair weather of n .'on. HAMBLIN.—On March ft. the wife ot W. 11. t'umlilin, of Alma 1.:.-,), Ponsonby, of a son. Ili-_.\ I'l*. -On Maroh .">, l-Si, at Kamo. the wife of ,1. [loupe. Storekeeper, oi a daughter. lllTalj.—On Monday, March nth. tit hnr rosi dem-e. Kiu_.]uii,l Road, tho wifo of W. Hill ol* a daughter. Both doing well. HI'WKTT.-On March 12. ISSS. Nt Upper Queen street, Auckland, tho wife of 11. 0. Hewetl, of twin sons. HAY.—On March 7. at St. Stephen's Avonuo, Parnell, the wife of A. Y. Hay of a son. HODOSON.-On March 18, at her rci-iilnnco, Alpha Road. I-.n"U, tho wife of \V. Hodgson of a daughter. Both doing well. HIRST.— On March 21st. at Hyruonds street, Onehunga, the wifo of Thos. Hirst of a son. LANIOAN.-On 10th March, at tho ltoborl Burns Hotol, Union-street, tho wifo of John Lanigan, Ngunguru, of a daughter. Both do ing woll. GREY.-On Fobruory 10, the wifo of Walter Oroy of ii dauehtcr. MAUNDER —On January 10, at hor reside nee, Summer-snoot, Mount Edon, the wife of A. H. Maunder of a daughter. MTI.ICELSOX.-On tho 12th March, at Belmont Terrace, the wifo of W. Mlkkclaon of a boo. McCORIvINDAi-K.-On March 17. at Victoria street, tho wifo ot A. McCorkindalo of a daii-htor. MoCON N'i 'CHIE,—On March 20, at Mount Ros* kill Head, the wife of .1 McConnochie. jun„ nfaaon. Both doing well. ROW'!).-On March 21, at her residence, Wyn y. d Avenue, the wifo of Mr J. S. B. Rowo of a son. SPl' KC'HLY.-On March 10. l.gl, at thoir resi dence, tho wife of C. W. Speedily of a son. SCuTT -On March 17. at Avondafe, tho wifo of John L. Scott, of a daughter. SETH-SMITIf.-On March 22. tho wifo of H. R. Seth-Stnitn, District Judge aud R.M., of a Ron. SU.IMKRKLL.-On March 2,,, ath. r rosidenco, Lincoln sTnot, Pon.onby, tho wifo of W. J, Stlinniorell of a son: both doing well. TURNER —On March 15, at Vincent-street, the wifo of Robort Tumor of a son. PARKER.—On March 18, 1885, at her roidonco, Hnst-strect. Newton, the wifo of Chos. Parker of a daughter. PR AT'!'.—On Maroh 14.1885, at tho residence of Mr Freeman, New North Road, the wife of Mr H. J. Pratt, Manukau Heads, of a son. PII'KETHI EY.-At Newton Road, on March 10. the wife of Wm. I'itkothley of a daughtor. PIEUCE.-On the 21st March, at Bickleigh, Kyber Pass, the wife of Mr G. P. Piorco of a daughter. WESTON.—On March Bat her residence, Ver mont-street, Ponsonby, tho wifo of S. J. Wo-ton of a son. WARRHN.-On tho 10th March, at her resi dence, Karangahape Road, Mrs Joseph War ren of a daught-. r. WARING.—On March 2.1, at hor residence, Edwin-street, Newton, tho wifo of William Waring of a son ; still-bora.

MARRIAGES.

BET HELL— BUCKLEY.—On 28th February 1.5., at N-W'iiii'krt, by the Roy. O. B. Munro. John Ncale Bothcll to Kate Buckley ; both of

Miniikau Heads EDGAR-BIGELOW.-On Maroh 20, at tho residence of tho bridn's father (White Houas, Ponsonby), by tho Rev. Thomas *pt|rgoon, James Edgar, of Dunodin, to Mary Ellza.eth, vonn^estdiiuubtorot John Bigelow, Ponson by, Auckland. HO-.HOVU—Ft)BRESTBR.-On March 4,188_. at St. Miry'o Church, Parnell, by tbo Roy. G H. Walpole, Ernest Silvester Holroyd. of Auckland, to Anna Maria, eldo-.t daughter of the late Charles Forrostor, ot Adelaide, South Auura la. KXIGHT-WAGER.-011 the _Stt, February, at the residence of and by the Roy. T. Bourgeon, assisted by tho Roy. 'If. E. Hico. Frederick I_ii:'ghr, of Auckland, ',o Elizabeth Marian Wager, granddaughter of Anthony Wiiucr, E-q., J. I"., of The AucaKes. Worksopp, Derbyshire, and nieco of 'he Into Admiral Sir rimrie. Wager. Hart., R.N., of Elm Park. Surrey. L . Im;_CHAMBERLIN.—On March 11. at St. Mary's Church, Pi.mill. by the Bishop of Auckl. nil, assisted by the Key. S. Walpol", John A. I.Hin,-, only son cf ihe lao John Lain);, merchant1, .liri-jtchnreh, to Eva Ellen, only child of the Hon. Henry Chumberlin, Kir Grove P,.i-ill. McHOXALD—SPROUL.-On ."March . at tho re-i'li nee of tie bride's futlier. Pukokohe, by tbo Cev. T. W. llunn, Charles Isaac, eldest boh of C. S. Mellon:,ld. Nil .-ryman. Now market, t. Jessie -litcboll third daughter of Mr R.J. Snreul. PVNX-MOO-!E.-On February 17, nt St. Benedict's Church. Newton, by tho Rev. Father Pownev, Thomas, second son of the lato Thomas Penk. contractor and builder. Mane .eater. I'lnidand, to Fanny, eldest daughter r.f Wm. B. Moore, of Hobson-treot. SAWYEi'I-MARI'IAGE.^On Fob- 11,188.5. at St. Ma-th.-w's Church, by Rev. W. Tebbs, M.A.. William John Sawyer, eldest son of lato Mr J. W. Sa.vvjr. London, to A. Marriage, second damrbior of tho lato Mr Alfred Marriage, of Kent. England. Oamaru and Home papers please cony. SCOTT—KELIA.-On Murch 9, at tbo Wee liyan Parsonage. Grnfton Boad, by the Rev. It. Bavin, George Scott, eon of It Scott, Thames, to Mary, relict of tho late Thomas Kellv. Auckland Vo cards. ....... WUIGHTSON-MAXWELI..—On March 12, nt St. John tho Baptist, Northcoto, by tbo Roy. A. Hitchcouk. John Willlim. son of G.fWrlght son, of Napier, to flortha Maxwell, eldest daughter of J. Maxwell. Northcoto. WK.BIS-WHITE.-On Fobruary 21, by the Roc Mr Potter, at the residence otthobrlde'a step-father. Captain Mlncham. 0. F. Webb, son of Captain Wobb, to Ann K. White, eldest daughter of the lato Captain M. White, and granriaui_ht«r of the Into Captain Georgo Whi'e. of Portsmouth. England WHKWE-i-— ANGWIN.—On February 16, nt Christ Churoh. Ellerslie. by tho Roy. F. Gould, Otahulra. assisted by tho father of tho bride .room. William Russell. . ocond son of tho Rev. John Whowoll, Ivanhoo, Remuora, to Ellon Hattio. only daughtor of tho lato Roy. Thomas Angwin, Weeleyan minister, Mudgee, N.B.W. WIIiHMA.N-HOLDER.-On Fobniary 21, nt St. Paula Church. Auckland, by Rev. 11. M. Nelson. M.A., William Wildman to Eliza Jano Holder. WIGG-SMITH.—On March 17, at, St. Sepn' chre's Church, Auckland, by the Rev. U. T. Dudloy, Joseph Walter, youngest son of James Hazn \VUft, Norton Subconrae, Nor folk Englund, to Alice Maud, oldest daughter of Hi" lite Thomns I'asinsn Pmith.Tnsmnnln. WILLCOCK-HAZELWOOD. —On February 12 at St. John's Church. Ohris ohuroh.by tho Rev. H, C. M. Watson, assisted by tho Rev. W.A.Pascoo. A vonsido, William Jamos. second son of Edward Smyth Willcock, Bolioitor, late Reglatror Supreme Court. Auck land, to Emily, second daughter of Robert LightonHazolwood, Esq., Goulburn, N.S.W.

DEATHS.

ANSFCLL.—On M»rcU 1". at his residence, Graf ton load. William Ansoll, lato of Cambndgo, England; aged 70 years. BR-CARI-H.Y.-On the 11th March, at the corner of Victoria and Chapel streets, Michael Aithnr, son of Michael and Annio Brearley ;

Reed 7 months. , ROBER-S.-G- March 12. at Bulwer street, Bayfield, George Henry, infant son of John t. n"rt the late. Lattice Roberts: aged 11 monihs. BELL.-On March 11th, 1885, at her parents residence, Mangcrc, Minnio Louisa, Oelpved . a-ichter ot Isaac C. F. and Mary Matilda Bel; aged 3 months. Safe in the arms of BLAKEY.-On March 2nd. 1885. at his residence. Queometreet. Onohunza, Thomas George Blakey: aged 68 years. . ~„_.,„,„„ BANI-HOLT.—At _h'( Provincial Hospital, on Sunday morning. March Bth. from typhoid fever. Mr Bandholt. of Maungawhare. BLUKTT.-On tho 13th March, at his parents residence. Vincent-street. James. Infant son of Patrick and Margaret Bluett; aged 3 BISrIOP —On March 19.1835, at NowmaTket, of ■(diphtheria, Claude William, the beloved son of Goorec and Ellon Bishop; aged 2 years and BALLANTYNE.—On March 13th. at Awanul. Gi-tiorne '.Valine- Morrin. infant son of Robert \V. S. and Maude Ballantyne; aged BELCHKR -On March 22. at his parents' resi lience, Lincoln-street, Ponsonby, Robert Honrv youn'.nht, sou of Thomas and K. C Belcher- .->_"' l 1 ve«r and 7 months. COL.OLOUGH.-0n the 7th of March. ntPicton. Mary A. i olclough. aged 19. winowof the lato Thus. Calzar Colelough, late of West Tiiiimki. Auckland. . CONW-Y.-On March S, ISBS, Catherine, the beloved wife of Mr William Conway; agod i_ COLLIN'S.-On March 5, at Franklin Road, Klizabeth Hachael, infant daughter of A. _.. Collins; aged 8 months. ~ . CHE-U'KR.—On M«roh 4th, at his fathers .evidence. Lincoln-street, Thomas Henry Ch-wtor. eon of R. H. Chester, aged 22 years. Highly respected and deeply regtetted by all -..-bo knew him. _ CHRISTIAN.-On March 5, at Blake Houso, Hliortland-Btreet, Auckland. Now Zealand, Walter Stanley, eldest son of the lato Waltor Christian, Insurance Manager, Manchester Knsland ; aged 0 years. Homo papers ploaso CRAW.—On March 10, after a loDg and painful illne _, Marearet. relict of the late Robert Cr».w. asphaltur; aged 63 years. CHAMBERS.-On March 10, at his parents residence. Summer-street, Ponsonby, Edward Stuart Wortley, beloved son of Thomas and May Louise Chambers; nged 2 months. CAMERON.—On March 19,1885, at his parents residence, Manukau Road, .parnell, Henry Lochcad. infant eon of Robert and Amelia Cameron ; aged 6 months. COWAN.-On March 19. ISSo, at his fathers residence, Manukau Road, Parnell, Henry Lochend, infant son of Robert and Amelia Cowan; aged6months. CLA.HK.-On March 23rd, 1835, Anno Rogers Clark, the beloved wife of J. Potter Clark; CHOAT.—On March 2_th, at his parents' re- Mincuco Birkenhead, Francis Oswald, twin son'of Alfred ar.d Ellen Choat; agod eight DOWDEN.-On March 12, Walter Dowden; aired lifty years. FLVY —On March 13. at ber mother's resi dence. Pompallier Btreet, Ponsonby, Lizzie, infant daughter of the late Arthur Elvy; aged 1 year.

FAGAN.-On Maroh 10,1885. after a long and painful illness, Mary, second daughter of Mr M. Fagan, late Sub-Inspector of Police at Ross, and only sister of Mrs Wardell, and sistor-in-law of tho late Mr Francis Joseph Wardell.late of the Thames; aged 23 years. Deeply mourned by her sorrowing sister, Kathleen Sophia War. ell. HOLLAND.—At Sunny Brae, Lake Takapuna, March 10. Bernard Holland, the beloved husbdnd of Catherine Holland, in tho 85th yoar of his ago; deeply regretted by a, largo family and numerous friends; his end was peace. HKWITT.—On March 9,1885, Mary Agnes, the beloved daughter of Joseph and Alice Hewitt; aged 6 months. _. , __ , HaSLAM.—On March 11, Edward Haalam; agod 01 years. , , „ HARRIS.—On March 13. at the Hospital, Mrs Ann Harris, late Mrs A. Fields. HOLMK3.-On March 18,1885, at hor husband's residence, great, North Road, Mary Ann, wife of Oeorgo Holmos; aged 35 years. HETHBRINGTON.-On March 19, 1885. at her parents' residonce. Boresford-atreot, Blonhelm Frudincla Storer. infant daughter of William and Alice Radford Hcttierington. HAWKINS.—On March 23, at Brighton Road, Parnell, Harold, th? bolovod and youngest son of Ann anu X ,1. Ha wkins; aged 10 woeks. JACKSON.—At hi? re.idonco, Dunnington, SalfordPriors, South 'A arwickshire, England, Thomas Jackson, father of T. S. Jackson, Kingsland. New North Road, Auckland; aged 75 vcars. " Only gono before." JARVIE.—On March 10. at. Wynyard-stroet, Devonport. Percy, infant son of Robort and Addle .larvie; aged 10 months. J EPPERSON.-On March 17, 1885, at Pollon ftrcot. Shortland, Tliamcs. Eliza Beeket Jefferson, relict, of the !nte Joseph Jefferson, nnd formerly of Bristol, England. KILGOUR.—On March 8, at hor residence, Trafalgar-street Onehunga, after a long and painful illness, Agnes, Iho deafly beloved wife of Wiilumi Kilgour; aged 10. Docply re gret ted. LINTON.—On March 18, 188*5. drowned in the Otninatea River, "'rederiek Linton, oldo9t and beloved son of John Linton, lhu Farm; aged 28 years. Deeply regretted. M At'DEN.—On 20th inst.. at hor parents' residence, Grey - street. Kathleen Mabol. dau_liter of C. E. and F. E. Madden; aged 1 year and 5 months. McKINSTRY.-On Uio 4th March, at Pon sonby, William McKinstry, nativo of Armagh, Ireland; aged til voare. MOSHKIM.—On tho 12th March, at the Pro vincial Hospital, Auckland, Louis Moshoim, lato of Pap-kura Valley; aged 31 years. MOSES—On March 11, at Dovonport, Louis Philliu Solomon, infant son of Joseph and Caroline Moses; aged 10 weeks. PARK__R.-On March 19. 1885. at her father's rosidonco. Albort-Btrcot, Florane Maud, infant daughter of Mr H. Parker, M.M.C.; aged six months. PARISH.—On March 25th, at tho rosidonco of his parents. George-street, Ponsonby, Hubert Hay. infant son of Joioos and Li _io Parish ; need flvo weeks. REED.—On tho 17th March, at tho residence of her daughter. Mrs Corston, Nowington Houso, llob.on-strect, Harriett. Rood, aged 71 years, roliet of the late William Rood, sonr.. Guilder of this city. Deeply regretted by all who knew her. Hor end was peace. ROSS.—On .larch U, at Pukckoho, of paralysis, Angus Ross, M.D.; aged 12 years REYNOLDS.—At tho residonce of her parents, York-street. Newton, Ivy Olive, youngest daughtor of Charles and Sarah Reynolds; oaed 1 yoar. SMITH.—On March 8, nt tho residence of her parents. Esther, the beloved and onlydaughtor of J. W. K. Smith; aged 13 months. SHEEN.—On Fob. '.7. at Devonport, tho infant Bon of John and Jano Shoon; agod ono month. VEAL.—On March 19, at Vino-streot. Ponsonby. Emily Prisollla Mary, tbo Infant daughter of Charles and Emily Flora Veal; aged 8 months. WALSH.-On March 16.1885, at the Provincial Hospital through an acoldont which occurred at the residence of Mr Murdoch, of Epsom, on t-aturday morning, Uth Inst.. William, tho beloved husband of Mary Walßh; aged, 52 yours. YOUNG.-On the ICth inst, ot the lato resi donce of his undo, Mr C. O. Davis, 31. Swanson-stroot. John Charles Young.aged 11 years, Bocond son of the lato Captain William Young.

EDUCATIONAL.

Church of England Grammar Gcbool. His Lordship Bishop Cowio prosided on Tuesday, March 17, at tho annual distribu tion of prizes in connection with the Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, and the following gentlemen were also present: —District Judge Seth Smith, Messrs C. C. McMillan, G. P. Pioree, K. Watkins, Key. J. Bates, and Rev. Mr Wulpole, besides a number of parents and friends The suo cossful students were as follows :—

Govkknous' Prria-B.—Uppor School: Latin, W. F. Harrop; Ma.homatios, W. F. Harrop; English, W. F. Hiurop; French. R. H. Billiiy. Middle School: Latin, T. E. Perclval; Mathe matics. C. F. Ht'skofh ; English. W. Impett; ,'i"rouc.h,o. P. V. Stov.us. Lower School: Latin,

1. Wilkie ; A.ithm.:ic, D. O. Hales, n.; Eng- Ish, D, 0. Haloß, hj Trench, Jas, Hall. n.

HkadMASTrRs Phizes.—Upper School: W. V. Harrop. Middle scnoj; F. B. Bowdon. Lower School: D. O. Hales.

Special PKiZK-.-Kor tho School: Tho Bishop's Divinity priz .W. F. Harrop. Upper School: Mr Walpole's, W. K. Han-op; the Pierce Essay.Mr W. F. Harrop; M r Broomhull'a Chom latrv, W. K. Harrop; the Bar-tow prize (Greek), E D. Anbln. Mi Idle School: Mr Tobln's prize.

11. H. Clarke. lawer School: Mrs Clayton's prize. L. l). Abbot. I. Freehand Drawing: Sco tt.n A. w. v. Harron: Section B, M. Foster; Section C, C. B. Witheford. Mechanical Draw-

ins: Section A, E. T. Dawson; Section B. G. Wilkie ; Section C. 11. K. Ireland. Workshop: C. A. Dawaon.

Mr Pycroft, Headmaster, read tho annual report of tho school, which announced that sinco ho had taken over tho school, fifteen months ago, the pupils had incroased from til to SO. Increased numbers meant, of churse, extra accommodation, so the head teacher had asked the Board of Gover nors to allow him to turn the present play shed into a workship, and the presont work shop into n reading-room and occasional class-room, and to lay on water and gas. If this latter could bo dono, not only could they start a debating club, but he would be in attondanco in tho evening to assist such of tho boys as chose to come in their homo work. If a hoad- master's houeo be built on tho vacant allotment noxt to this, it will make this evening work all tho oasior, Tho report wont on to rofor to special points in tho school curriculum and management, and stated that groit success had attondod tho oxporimont of giving a thorough com mercial education. Allusion was mado to tho fact that Mr J. Russell Larkins, an old boy of Mr Adams's timo, had won not only an opon scholarship at Exeter College Oxford, but was also senior classic of King's Collogo, London. That the Govornors of St. John's College havo givon a scholarship to W. F. Horrop, the captain of the school, was also a matter for congratulation.

OBITUARY.

Mr A. Montciomerv, head teacher of Dunedin Normal School, died yesterday of heart disoaso.

Mr J. C. Young, so long known as a land purchase agont ■md interpreter, died at tho residonce of his undo, Mr C. 0. Davis, on Mondak, March 16. Although ho had boen in frail health for a long time past, and there was no hopoof recovery, his end camo rather suddenly.

The death of an old Takapuna settler, Mr Bernard Holland, was announced in our issue of Wednesday. March 11. Deceased came to the colony in 1849, and accepted a position under Bißhop Selwyn at St. John's College, which he filled till the college was dis banded. For the lost twonty-eight years he has been living on his farm at Sunny Brao, Lake Takapuna, and has been highly respected throughout the district. Some incidents in his history ;aro memor able. He was tho eldest son of Mr Martin Holland, warrant officer in Her Majesty's navy, who Berved on board the Victory with Lord Nelson at the Nile, was taken a prisoner of war, and was mourned as dead for eleven years. Tho subject of this sketch was born after his roturn, and was nursod by Jean Armour, the widow of tho Scottish poet Burns. Deceased is sur vived by his wife, by one son, Captain G. B. Holland, by one daughter, MrsWarmoll, besides five great-grand children.

Mr Edward Haslaua, whose death was an nounced in our obituary column on Thurs day, March 12, was a colonist of forty years' standing, having arrived at Wellington in 1815 as a privatein the 58th Regiment. After serving in the chief battles of the native campaign in Wellington and Taranaki, he purchased his discharge in 1850, married, and settled down in Wellington. He took an active part in the organisation of the Oddfellows' Societies there, and rose to tho rank of District Grand Master. Throo years ago, at tho request of his brother, Sergeant-Major Haslam, the deceased came to Auckland to spend his declining years. He was a man of genial disposition, and his death will be mourned by a wide circle of friends. His wife sur vives him, but thero is no family. The funeral, which takes place at 4 p.m to morrow, will he attended by the Oddfellows of this city, in recognition [of the services he has rendered to tho Order.

RELIGIOUS.

A new Maori church, at Kaikoho, costing £700, was lately opened by Bishop Cowie. The Auckland Scripture Gift Association have issued their eighth annual report to subscribers, from which wo gather that tho total distribution of standard books for tho year ending February 2Sth have been as follows: — Prizes to scholars, 4,407 ; school libraries, 897 ; workshop lads, 332 ; cabins in passenger steamers, 236 ; hospital libraries, 108 ; city boarding-houses, 100 ; orphanages, 9S; Sailor's Rest and ships, 96; and gaol and refuge homes, 52. Total, 6,322. The anniversary soiree of tho P.msonby Baptist Sunday School took place on Tuesday evening, March 10, the tea tables being presided ovor by Mes dames Turley, Patorson, J. Bigolow, Misses Smith, Maxwell, Bayes, Scott, M. Bigelow. Mr G. W. Owen took the chair at tho public meeting. The tenth annual report was road by Mr J. C. Abbott, and the treasurer's report by Mr S. Turley. Botli wore of a gratifying kind, and were adopted. Ad dresses wero given by clergymen and friends and a pleasant concert was also provided. In tho course of the ovening Miss May Bigelow was presented with un addre.s and photographs of tho teachers. The annual mooting of the Papakura Presbyterian congregation was hold in the church on March 17th, the Key. T. Norrie in the chair. From the Treasurer's report for ISS4 it appeared that the gross rcvonuo was £88 7s Id. The church had been sub stantially roofed with corrugated iron at a cost of £24 19s 7d, and this expenditure, with othor improvements, had entailed a dobt of £14 13s lid on the building fund, which it is proposed to clear off by the annual soiroo, which will be held on the 2nd April at 6.30 p.m , when tho usual suc cess is expected. The following wero re appointed as tho Committee for the current yoar:—Messrs J. B. Young, K. Whito, A. McNoil, James Walker, and J. Black; F. McClymont nnd S. Falwell, Secrotary ond Treasurer. Sub-committoo for Papa kura Valley and Brookby : Messrs J. Muir, S. H. Rood, E. Elsmoro, J. Murchison, and W. Lloyd. A farewell soireo to tho Roy. Charles Curtor, who is about to leave for Cavor sham, Otago, was held in tho Ponsonby Baptist Church on Tuesday evening, March 17. Thoro was a good attend ance, and the tables wore presided ovor by Mesdames Bigelow, Adams, Collins, Boylan. Edwards, A. O. Knight, Kano, Lyle, G. W. Owen, S. Turley, Watt, Rhodes, Robinson and Stanwell. After tea tho Key. Mr Jones occupied tho chair, and in course of a fow well-chosen remarks referred to Mr Carter's labours at Ponsonby and el.owhoro. Ad drossos were also delivered by tho Revs. T. Spurgeon and T. G. Carr, Messrs J. Bramo, 11. B. Shaldorß, and S. Parker. Mr G. W. Owen presented the Roy. Mr Carter with a purso containing £15 8s subscribed at tho meeting as a parting gift which was appropriately acknowledged. The 34th anniversary of the Alexandra stroet Primitive Methodist Church was largely attended on Tuesday evening, Murch 10. Toa and provisions wero spread on tho tables in tho school room at tho usual hour, and presided over by Mosdamos Mowburn, Nicholls,

I'arkes, Potter, Sherson, and Miss Aloy. Tho subsequent mooting was hold in tho adjoining church, Tho Key. W. S Pottor presided and introduced the proceedings, apologising for tho Kov. It, Bavin, of Grafton Koad, who was out of hoalth and unable to bo presont. Mr. D. Goldie, Hon. Socrotary and Treasurer, road the annual report of tho church's progress during tho past year, which was exceedingly en couraging. Tho church had certainly ad vanced considerably during Mr Pottor's pastorate, which terminates in April, whon Mr Potter will go to tho Thames, and bo succeeded by tho Roy. A. J. Smith, of Wellington. There hud beon an in crease of 45 mombors during the past three yeurs. Tho receipts in connection with Alexandra-strcot Church for tho yoar amount to £453 10s 4d ; expenditure, £452 16s Bd—leaving a credit balance of 14s Id. Tho results of othor branches v-ere: Sunday-school, £1-6 0s 6d ; Newton Sun day-school, £34 fis; Newton Trust, £106 Is fid; and Newton church, £45 13s lOd; showing a total of £525 lis 2d, or a wookly income of £15 17s Od. Addresses of nn in structive character wero delivered by Key. Thomas Spurgoon on " Tho Valuo of tho Gospel," by Key. ,f. S. Hill on "Tho Social Lifo and IntUioncu of tho Christian," and by Roy. T. McKetf/.io Eraser, M.A., on "Aggressive Christianity." Tho choir rendered vocal assistance, and votos of thanks and tho Doxology closed a successful and harmonious mooting.

Opening of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

The new Cathedral of St. Pntriok was oponod on Sunday morning, March 15, with the celebration of Pontifical High Mass by Bishop Luck, assisted by Bishop Moran. of Dunedin, Bishop Redwood, of Welling ton, nnd a large number of tho minor clergy. Thoso included tho Right Roy. Monsignor Fynos, tho Vory Roy. Father Walter Macilonald (Administrator), tho Vory Rev. Father Downey, 0.5.8,, the Revs. Fathers Paul, O'Hara, Tuckwell (Mastor of Ceremonies), Costollo (Assistant Mastor of Coremonios), O'Reilly, Riordan, Noboa, 0.5.8., Luck, 0.5.8., Patterson, 0.5. J., Wissell, O.S. 8., Lonihan (leader of the choir), Callaghan, Sydney, and Egan, 0.5.8. (I'rivato Secrotary to tho Bishop).

Tho assistant prio»t was the Vory Roy. Father Waltor, tho deacons of tho throne wore the Roy. Fathers O'Reilly andßiordan, and the deacons of tho mass woro the Rev. Fathers Egan and Nobon. Tho altar was conspicuous by its handsome floral decora tions, ond equally noticeablo was tho Bishop's throne, with its canopy of brilliant purplo and its rich gold hangings, which, it will bo remembered, wore proeouted by Archbishop Croka. Long boforc 11 the church was crowded to excess. A few minutes before that hour tho Children of Mary, in their strikingly neat attire, and headed by their banner, marched into the Cathedral, followod in turn by tho Guard of Honour of tho Blessed Sacrament, and tho Guard of Honour of tho Sacred Heart, each body boaring its distinguishing banner. The mombors of the Christian Doctrine Society were also present, while tho mombors of the Hibernian Society marched as for as the door, but wero unable to obtain admission. At 10 o'clock the Hobson Volunteors, under Captain Dignan, mustered at the Drill-shod, and, headed by tho Garrison Band, under Mr Morris, marched to the Cathedral. The prelates, clergy, and acolytes entered also in processional ordor to the strains of the Priests' March from an orchestra of about 14 instrumentalists under Mr J. Mc- Cornish. Haydn's No. 2in C was the Mass for tho occasion, and It was very effectively interpreted by a strong choir under Father Lenihan, Miss Kirby acting as organ ist. Bishop Moran preached a sermon nn the life of St, Patrick, whose career he sketched with much vigour and whose Christian virtues and missionary ardour ho highly extolled. Solemn Pontificial Vespers were celebrated in the evening, the Cathedral being again crowded. Bishop Redwood preached a forcible sermon upon Christ's words to Pontius Pilate, "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth." He answered various objections urged against the tenets and ritual of tho Catholic Church, and asserted that it was the only ono which could successfully copo with the infidelity of the age. The day's collections were brought up to £556.

Homo Mission Society.

TnE annual meeting of the Home Mission Society in connection with the Anglican Church was hold on tho evening of Thursday, March 19. in St. Matthew's School-room, Bishop Cowio prosiding. Tho attendance was very good. Key. J. Haseldcn, honorary secretary, read tbe annual report, which stated as follows:— During the past year the Society has become more thoroughly established in the dioceae. Tho number of membors at the close of last yoar waa l3S.;it is now 251. The 113 mem bers who have joined this year are chiefly resi dents in country districts. The receipts have been £171175, which is nn increase of £5110s ovor tho receipts of last year. The subscriptions list year were £B_4s6d; this yoar they arc £158 7s 6d. The work of the Society has aIBO led to a con siderable increase in the collections received by tho Standing Conimitt-e The sum of £110 has been paid by the Society to tho Standing Com mittee for the extension of church work in tho diocese, and for the augmentation of stipends of clergymen ministering in country district-— The report was adopted, and both the Chairman and Archdeacon Dudley, who spoke to it, urged theneoessity rf greater interest being taken -n the work.—lt was aereed. on the motion of Mr F. Larkins. seconded hy Mr VV. D. Cochrane " That the following members of tho Society be the Committee of Management, together with the President, the Vice President, and the mem bers of the Standing Committee, who are mem bors ex officio :—Tho Revs. F. Gould, W. Oaldor, J. Bates, C. M. Nelson, J. Haselden, and Messrs F. Larkins. W. Kensington, and \V. McCul lough."-Interesting papere were read during tho course of the evening, as follows:—" Th. Melnnesian Mission," 1-tev. A. Brittain; "Ou. Homo Mission," by Rev. J. Haselden; and " Parochial Mi-fiion.," by Rev. (i. H. Walpole. —Mr Haaelden'n p.iper dwelt specially on tho object- of tho Society, The speaker said th" Home Mi__ion So^i.ty was for the purpose of assisting ministrations iv conn,, '.-districts, con tributing towards the -tiponu, of clergymen whoso parishes could not afford to pay them the full amount, and grunting travelling alio s-ances. Thero were ot present twelve clergymen receiv ing grants, and although the amounts were

small, yet they were oufflclent to enable the minister to carry on his work. The Society had disbursed _!500 in this way last yoar, had paid fM for travelling exponses, £18 for oc casional services, and &\B towards the building ot a now church in a country, district. Ihe receipts amounted to £.03, or £320 more thin in tho previous year. At tho present time there wera 39 districts in tho dioceso which, were not under the charge of a clergyman Of tho Church, and therefore not receiving regular ministra tions. These Eftttlement., if formed mto parochial districts, wonld require ten clergy men, but if the Society was not prepared, to gra nt ten sumsof .filOO en eh for their remuneration then he would not approve of t".eir appoint ment. But they required at least Aye pft'oonial clergymen, and under present circumstdcca ii. recommended the appointment of twoorthi'je Home Mission clergymen with head-quarters in Auckland, who would travel the whole length and breadth of the district, preparing the way for residont clergymen. Mr Haselden related incidents from hi- own excorience, showing the value placed on those ministrations in far-away place., and made a fo.ciblo appeal on behalf of tho Society. Tho meeting concluded with vari ous votes of thnks. St. Matthew's choir ren dered several anthoms during the evening, Messrs Neville,Barrett, and Kice accompanying,

CRIMES AND SUICIDES.

Tiierk was a decrease of 21S in convictions for drunkenness in Dunedin last year as compared with ISS3.

A farmer nt Fondalton, Christchurch, named William Peat, committed suicide on Saturday morning, March 7, by poisoning himself with strychnine. Ho had been strange in his conduct for some time.

Adaring robbery was committedat Marton on [Saturday night, March 0. A man went into tho house of Mrs Goodhue during the absence of her husband, throttled her, and robbed her of £23. Tho robber has not yot been arrested.

A fracas occurred at Aratapu, Northern Wairoa, on March 16, between a Fronch- Canadian working at tho mill and a Hobart Town nativo, a sailor on the schooner Mar mion. The Canadian stabbed the sailor in tho abdomon. Tho wounds aro very serious, and thero is great danger. Con stable Scott arrested tho Canadian.

A shocking discovery was mado on Shelly Beach lato on Friday afternoon, March li, by two boys named Thos. I'attorson and Frederick Staunton. Thoyhadbeenbathing, and woro on their way back to tho rock whoro they left their clothes, when they found tho dead body of an infant enclosed in a bag. They at onco hurried off and gavo information to Constable Collis, who immediately proceeded to the beach and took possossion of the corpse. The body appeared to bo that of a nowly-born born fouialo infant, but it was impossible for tho constable to say whother it had over breathed. It was wrappod in a cover ingof calico, outside which was a small coarse brown gunny bag. Tho head and face wore oxposcd. Tho spotwhoro tho body wasfound was close inshore, about seven feet from high water mark,

A remarkablo discovery was mado on Fri day, March 13, by Mr Charles Kay, contrac tor, and his workmen. Thoy wero engaged in oxcavating the ground at the rear of tho Fitzroy Hotel in Wakefiold-streot, when they discovered a quantity of human re mains in a cesspool. A auantity of bonos were taken out first, an_i no special atten tion was dovoted to them until two skulls were found. Ono appeared to that of a man, while, tho othor being smaller, was supposed to be a woman's skull. Tho placo where thoy woro found was made ground, and was not tho original solid earth. Tho water-closet stood ovor the hole in which tho remains wero found until a few days ago, and was in uso until then. It was removed in the course of the works which are now proceeding. Tho skulls wero surrounded with ordure.

A deep feeling of pained surprise was pro duced throughout the Ponsonby district on Thursday ovening, March 5, by the circula tion of the roport that Mr W. McKinstry ,'iad committed suicide by cutting his throat. Flo left homo the previous afternoon for tho uvowod purpose of proceoding to Parnell in order t. collect somo money, and his family nsvor again saw hin aliv_. Dr. Bayntun callod shortly .iftorwards to see him, and was informed that ho had gone out. Towards the ovening tho ii ret suspicions wero excited by tho dis covery of tho deceased's watch and chain and .£2l odd in his room. It was apparent that ho had turned out his pookots before leaving, and this fact, coupled with his strange delusion about his pressing neod of money, caused a fcoling of uneasi ness. In tho meantimo tho do.ca.od had beon scon on tho Surrov Hills estate by a lad named Henry McEwcn, who re sides near the McKinstrys in Brown-street, off Richmond Koad. McEwon was lying on tho vergo of a plantation in tho Surroy Hills ostato reading a book, whon about Ii 20 Mr McKinstry mado his appearance. Hoseomodsurprisod at finding nnyonothcre, and then, after saying "Halloa, Honry, read ing a book," turned away and entered anothor plantation somo distanco off. He stood thoro for a few momonts evidently in thought, looking from time to time at the boy us if debating something in his mind. Finally, ho began to approach again, thon ho stopped, and after o moment or two turnod on his heol and went down to tho gully, whoro ho disappeared from view. No approhonsion was excited in the boy's mind, and ho wont on with his reading. After returning home, howovor, he was met by Mr W. McKinstry, jun. (eldest son of deceased), and asked if ho had seen his father. By this timo tho family had grown seriously alarmed, and tho second .son (Mr Ernost McKinstry) had sot. oil for Parnell in search of his parent. McEwon recounted what had takon place at Surroy Hills, and young Mr McKinstry and ho, accom panied by Mr F, W. Lipscombo, at onco sot off thither. Aftor a close search, and when night was closing in, they discovered tho body of deceased at tho bottom of a gully near tho creek. The right hand clutched firmly an opon razor, and an ox tonsivo gush across tho throat explained the h.rriblo uso to whicli it had boon nut. Ijifo was quito oxtinct, and, in fact, death must havo rapidly Ruper votiod upon the perpetration of tho suicidal act, for it had boon done most determinedly. Tho deceased was a native of Armagh, Ireland, but he has beon in tho colony for fully _ a quartor of a century. Ho leaves a wife, two sons, ond two daughters. His ago was 61.

NARROW ESCAPE AND GAL LANT RESCUE.

Ok the 10th of March two children named Frank Mahoney, four years old, and Leonard Mahoney,two years old, wero play ing on tho wharf at Mercer, when ono of them fell i*ito tho wator, pulling the other aftor him. Tho fall was observed by Mr Williamson, agent of tho Waikato S.N.C., and J. Lochie, ono of the railway employ 6a. Mr Williamson jumped into a boat lying alongside the wharf, and Mr Lochio, who is a good swimmer, jumped into the river with all his clothes on, and swam after the boy Frank who was drifting down the stream, and had sunk before the swimmer could roach him. Mr Lochie dived, and succeeded in getting hold of the child. He brought him ashorein an insensibleconditioii, and handed him over to his mother who lives within a fow yards of tho wharf,and had in the meantime heard of tho accident. Mr Lochie then returned to the river, and as sisted Mr Williamson in rescuing tho other boy, Leonard, who had got under the wharf, They got him ashoro safely, and quite sensible. Frank had to be rubbed with brandy, and placed in hot blankets, and put to bed. Aftor a fow hours he appeared little the worse of his immersion. A number _f the noighbours, including Mrs Porter and Mrs Campbell, wero assiduous in their efforts to comfort the mother, and assisting her to resuscitate the boy. Mrs Mahoney is the widow of Patrick Mahoney, late of the Tolegraph Department, who died five months ago. Great credit is duo to Mr Lochie for his courage in jumping into the river without divesting himself of any clothing. But for this promptitude the boy Frank would undoubtedly have been drowned,

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FIRES.

A c.-TT _GE was burned down at Carterton on Tuesday, March 24. Incendiarism is suopeetea,

A iourtcen-roornod houso at Waikans, Poverty Bay, was destroyed by fire on Saturday.

At Ohns.c_ii.-C-, on Saturday night, a largo boarding-house in Gloucester-street was burned down.

The houso and shop ocCUplsd by A, M-Dcrmott was burned down at Chri-t ---ch'Jroh on Monday night, March 23.

A six-room&i honse at Roslyn, Dunedin, owned by Mr John Tor_»nno, at present in Auckland, was burned doti'n on Friday, March 20.

A shop and dwelling-houso in Casliel street, Chiistchurch, wero burned down Sunday morning, March 15. They belonged to J. Mills, and wero occupied by A. H. Edwards. Tho latter was insured for £525 in tho National oilico.

A large wooden building at Avenue, a suburb of Inveroargill, occupicd_ by Mrs Campbell, and known as the Work ing Men's Club, was burnt down on Friday morning, March 13. Nothing was saved, and several houses near were badly damaged.

A three roomed houec nt Stony Creek, Palmerston North, occupied by W. Chris tian-en, was totally destroyed by fire at 2 a.m. on Monday March 23, _ Tho inmates wero awakened by the barking of tho dog, and hud juat timo to escape. Tho house was insured for £150 In the Nov. Zoaland Office, and the furniture for £20. At Invoreargill, at a quarter to three ou Thursday morning, March 12, a large two-storied 'boarding-house, owned by Mr D. C. Urquhart, was found to bo on tiro. Tho inmatos of tho building narrowly escaped. Thoy were—Mrs Morrison and live cliildron, and a man servant named Sparrow, who had to loap from an uppor window. Four adjacent buildings woro also destroyed. Tho saw-mill at Turua, owned by tho Hnuraki Saw-mill Company, and leased to Bagnall Bros., was destroyed by tiro early Sunday morning, March 7. Tho loss is partly covered by in surance of £1,000 in the New Zealand Oflice, but the damage is estimated to be much greater. About forty men are de prived of employment. Messrs Bagnall purpose re-building, without dolay. About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning March 8, a firo broke out in a stublo, tho property of John Plow man, Princes street, Onehunga, which resulted in the destruction of tho building in a short time. The stablo is valued at from £60 to £70, and was uninsured, so that Mr Plowman will be a consider able looser by the fire. Some harness was also destroyed, as well as a chaff cutter.

Thomas Davis's mill, used for chaff cut ting, but which has not be,en in operation sinco last winter, was burnfiO down at Blen during Monday night, March 16. There wero no insurances, and the cause is un known. Tho building and contents were valued at over £100. In this case and that of the barley stacks in the same district a few days ago, incendiarism is suspected. Tho flaxmill on the samo site has beon burnt down on three previous occasions. A four-roomed house, property of William Bouny, farmer, Blueskin, Otago, was burned down on March 23. Mr and Mrs Bouny were working in a field halt a mile away at the time. Thero was n% insuranco. A shed was burned down in St. Andrew-street con taining tools, &c, belonging to George Morgan. The proporty destroyed is valued at £180. The insurances were £30 in the Standard on the shed, and £75 in the South British on its contents.

Tho most extensive conflagration that has ever occurred in the Waikato dis trict broke out ot 1.30 on the morning of Wednosday, March 18, in the township of To Awamutu. It originated in M r Ford's tailoring shop, but tho cause is at present unknown. The following buildings were destroyed :—Ford's shop, Dalloy's tailor ing shop and dwelling, Sloane's chemist shop and dwelling, Lewis's hotel, Bridg man's drapery and grocery storj, bako house, and stablo, Hunter's saddlery shop, Holme's survey office, and Gib son's butchory. Intelligence was received here by Superin tendant Thomson of a sad calamit which occurred on Saturday morning, March 14, at Tamahore, Waikato. The first telegram to hand was from Sorgeant McGovern, and from it wo gathor that Mr Camp's hotel, at Tamahore, was burnt down at ono o'clock this morning. Two of tho landlord's children wero burnt to death and two others injured. Thoso who lost their lives were Albert Camp, aged 10 years, and Edward Camp, aged 4 years, Honry, nn elder brother, aged lh years, was badly burnt, whilo Willie, aged 5 years, was slightly injured. Camp's tailor's shop, noxt to tho hotel, and tho stabling wero also destroyed. The two latter places wero uninsured, but there was a policy of £700 on the hotel in the Colonial office, and tho furniture waa insured in tho same office for £500. Mr Camp esti mates his financial loss ot fully £600. Tho hotel was situated on the main road between Hamilton and Cambridge, and was familiarly known to travellers as tho Half-way House. It appears that shortly after midnight tho inmates, who wero all sleepiug upstairs, were awakenod by a noise below. The fire by this timo had got a good hold, and rescue by means of both the fire oscapes and ordinary stairs beinsr cut oif, Mr Camp had to drop out of ono of the windows and pro euro a ladder, by which he effected tho escape of his wife and somo of tho children. The oldest boy, about fourteen, in trying to save the two children, was badly burnt about tho head and body, and broke

his arm in jumping out of tho window. Ho is not expected to recover. Their little girl is also seriously injured. At 2.35 on Tuesday afternoon, March 24, tho city of Auckland was thrown into commotion by the unwonted occur rence of a firo alarm in broad daylight, It was speedily perceived that Messrs Winks and Hall's furniture factory in Ohancory-street, at the rear of their ware house, was the seat of tho conflagration, and as the crowd surged up the narrow thoroughfare, the excited workmen of tho factory were hurrying into the street with whatever article they could most readily lay their hands on. The building is a brick structure of three stories, and the flames when raging fiercely in the second storey, or loft, where such highly inflammable materials as flax are stored. They speedily f orcod their way through the rear window, and, fanned by the wind, burst impetuously through the entire surface of tho roof. The Fire Brigade were on the ground in an incredibly short space of time, and connections were rapidly made with several hydrants in the vicinity. Meanwhile, the employees of Messrs A. Clark and Son had got the hose from their warehouse into working order, and a stream of water was playing on tho back of tho burning building A pile of packing cases in Messrs. Clark's yard wore removed to prevent the Are ex tending in that direction. Crowds of volun teers assisted to remove the furniture from the lower part of the factory, butlthe dense clouds of smoke prevented volun teers from getting to the upper story. A long ladder was placed against the front of the building, and Firemen Heaps and Beake mounted it with a lead of hose. Their united weight proved too much for its strength, and it broke in two, precipi tating both men to the ground. Heaps sus tained several cute on his face and, Beake had the end of his thumb cut off. Drs. Dawson and Tennent were present, and dressed his injuries. About the samo time a heavy block fell from a projecting beam in front of tho building, and struck a youug man named Finlayson on the head. He fortunately sustained very slight injury. Several of those who were assisting to remove furniture had their bodies and clothes burned by molten lead, which ran suddenly in streams from the roof. The flames and smoke ascended to a con siderable height, but a strong pressure of water, was brought to bear, and within half an hour from the outbreak, the firo was practically extinguished. The damage to tho building and its contents was, however, considerable. Thowholoof tho upper ond of the building was gutted, while the roof fell in from end to end. With the exception of some tools and a few articles of furniture, all the contents of tho first and second floors wero destroyed. The ground floor was completely cleared of the goods it contained by tbespectator.. and work • men. The first and second floors were both completely gutted. The damage caused by tho tiro is oxpected to amount to nearly £',000. Somo light has been t_ro.vn 1 on the cause of the outbreak. It appears

that an upholsterer named Torrens was enraged mending a pipe with shellac, and it is supposed that he dropped a match amongst tho kapok strewn on tho floor The room was instantaneously filled with flame, which spread with inconceivable rapidity. Torrens is said to have been seriously burned about the head and face while endeavouring to extinguish tho fire so suddenly caused,

ACCIDENTS AND INQUESTS.

A boy named Billows was run over in tho street and killed on Tuesday at Welling ton. , A woman named Home was run over and killed on tho railway near Oxford, Canter bury, on Friday, March 13. The four-year-old daughter of Duncan McLaughlin, of Opaki, was accidentally burnt to death through her clothes catch ing firo, A lad of 17, namod W. N. Prebblccoek, was drowned while bathing at Sumner, Can terbury, on March 21. He was carried out by the tido, but his body was bravely re covered by a man named Whiskoe. During the 7_assage of the ship Waimate from London Mr A, M. Mackenzie, a saloon passenger, died from enterites and was b-iried at sea. Deceased was a son of Lord Mackenzie, and intended to settle in New Zealand. , _, ~ Timothy Creed, c carter at Dunedin, was killed in Jetty-street C* Thursday, March 1" His horso bolted, caus-sg him to lall off the near wheel of the dray passing over l-ia neck. He died a few minutes after wards. Ho was 44 years of age, and leaves a wife and four children. Mr William M. Youttg, of the firm of Cross and Young, merchants, Blenheim, was drowned on Sunday afternoon, March 7. He was crossing tho Pelorus River, on a sportim* trip to Maungatatagu, when his horse stumbled and threw the rider, who was washed down tho stream, the current being very rapid. The body has not yot been ocovered. At Wanganui, on Tuesday, March 24, a man named Jno. Laird (late of Hauraki) and a Maori named Toby went over the bar to fish. The sea getting up they tried to rocross tho bar about ten o'clock, but the boat capsized and rolled over two or three times. Tho Waitaki went to rendor assistance, but could not savo the men whose bodies havo not been recovered. The boat has been thrown upon tho boach a mile from the Heads. The railway accident at Penrose on -Otto February to a young woman named Mary Jane Spalding, aged 18, terminated fatally at the Hospital oriTu_sday,Marchlo. Itwill be remembered that she got out of the train while in motion, and being caught between the carriage and the platform, sho sustained a fracture of both ankles. At the inquest, which washeid the same day, before Dr. Phil son, Coroner, evidence was given exonerating the railway officials. The deceased had re peatedly stated that she was entirely to blameherself. A verdict of accidental death was accordingly returned. A ciEe of drowning of a peculiarly melan choly character is reported from Otamatea. On March 19 Frederick and Daniel Linton, sons of Mr Linton,of the Ihu Farm, were sailing down the Otamatea River, whon, just as they had passed the house of the Roy, W. Gittos, the boat was suddenly capsized by a squall. The younger brother Daniel succeeded with great exertion in swimming ashore about half a mile lower down, and about opposite the Native School, while his brother, having the use of only one arm, endeavoured to keep himself afloat until succour came. On gaining the shore, Daniel ran along in search of a boat, and finding a punt, Dut with no rowlocks in it, he pushed off to his exhausted brother's assistance, sculling as best he could. Meanwhile the elder brother had dono his best to keep afloat, but just when the approaching punt was a hundred yards off he went down, and did not rise again. He had been fully half an hour in the water, Mr Charles Brown, commercial traveller to the firm of Macky, Logan, and Steen, warehousemen of this city, met with a serious accident nt the Marsdon Point Wharf, Whangarei, on Thursday, March 12 He had gone down to the wharf for the purpose of seeing Mr Marsden and some othor friends off in the s.s. Waitaki, which was about to start for Auckland. While walking on the wharf, Mr Brown's foot caught on a piece of timber, which caused him to trip. He fell over tho Bid. of the wharf, Btrikii.g his hold against one of the piles in his descent, and landed on the deck of a email steamer, tbe Lily, which was lying along side. When picked up he was senseless, anil there was a large ugly wound across the top of the head. He was placed on board tho Waitaki and brought on to town, being subsequently sent up to the Hospital, where he now lies. He is suffering from a fractured skull, and did not recover con sciousness for several hours after admission. Mr Brown, who is well known and highly esteemed here, is a brother-in-law to Mr Logan, of the firm by which he is em ployed. Ho is making good progress to wards recovery.

AGRICULTURAL.

Tobacco growing is very successful in Hawke's Bay. Hon. J. T. Peacock has been olocted president of Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Canterbury Frozen Meat Company de clare a dividend of S per cent., and carry balance to reserve fund. Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, with 324 members, had last yoar an income of £2,737, which was nearly all expended. Merivale Estate, Southland, has been sold for about £150,000 to Mr J. St. Bury, ex-M.P. for Brighton, England. It com prises 26,390 acres. A paddock of Tuscan wheat threshed by W. Bernie, Kaiapoi Island, South, yielded 9S bushels per acre. Several growers in the neighbourhood expect proximate returns. During the nine months ended December last, nearly a quarter of a million^ sheep were exported from Hawke's Bay, includ ing 72,000 frozen carcases. There was also a large increase in tallow, tinned meats, and othor exports. . Tho Canterbury Ram and Ewe Fair was heldatChristchurchonThursday, March 19, when the entries wero 500 more than last year. Tho majority of entries were sold, tho highest prico obtained being 20 guineas for a Southdown ram, bred by John Dean, Canterbury. A meetingin connection with tho beetroot industry was held on Friday, March 6. There was a Btnall attendance. Mr Graham was in the chair. The Chairman pointed out that the farmers had betrayed unac countable apathy in tho matter. Thoy were afraid of something, but none of them could very well explain what thoy were afraid of. They considered the data sup plied them were not reliable. After con siderable discussion, the following proposi tion was unanimously adopted:—"That, the following gentlemen be a committee, viz., Messrs Graham, Gillett, Swar brick, Barugh, White, M.H.R., Lake, M.H.R., G. Edgecumbe, R. O'Neill, and Captain Runciman, to take steps ia the mean time to induce farmers to make a practical test in growing beet, and to ascertain and record reliable data of the cost of growing the crop; also to make application to Government to instruct the analytical chemist at Auckland to make tests from beet-root now growing in this district, tho results to be recorded amon.j the official records of the colony. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Bee-keepers' Association was on the after noon of Friday, March 20. The annual report, among other things, stated: "Although the means are not yet at han.3 to givo in figures an idea of the present stato of the bee-keeping industry in New Zealand, the advances made in the foiv mation of apiaries, and the production otf honey during the current year, your Com mittee have no hesitation in saying that the taste for and knowledge of the improved system of bee-culture is rapidly extending: The seasons 1883-4 and 1884-5 have unques tionably been amongst the least favourable for honoy production that have been ex perienced in New Zealand for many years -, still thero are but fow of thoso who havo commenced bee-keeping of late years who have experienced such bad results from tho working of these two seasons as to lead to discouragement from further efforts ; on the contrary, it is to be gathered from the reports of those who have been in a position to make fair trials that'they consider the results, taking them as those of admittedly bad seasons, to be highly satisfactory, and calculatod to load to tho well-grounded expectation that in average years, and still moro in what may be termed good season-, tho production of honoy will bo everything that ovon a sanguine temperament may have led them to look for. both as to quantity and quality." The adjourned annual meeting of the shareholders of the Farmers' Co-operative Association was held at Hamilton on Friday, March 6. The business was principally of the routine character. Tho directors were empowered to increase the capital of the Association by 10,000 £1 shares if necessary. Three new directors wore appointed—viz., Messrs Hodgson (Te Rore), Clarke (Cambridge), and Gano (Puke rimu). The latter was appointed managing director. During the past mouth the Asso ciation has sold nn less than £300 worth of i'-uifc alone in Auckland.

Captain Curtis, of the barquo Beatrice IJavern-.r, has been cured of ague, con tracted at Sumatra, by the use of To Aroha Hot Springs.

MISCELLANEOUS.

A steam fire engine has boen procured for Invercargill. 3,500 persons travolled on tho tramway on St. Patrick's Day. ■ . Present population of Auckland city IB estimated at 28.155. Now Zealand Parliament is further pro rogued till 28th March Hew Zealand has tho most liberal patent laws in the world. _ The manganese industry in New Zealand will probably bo briskly resumed. Californian trout are successfully accli matised in streams in Raglan district. There is to bo an Easter encampment of Volunteers at Dunedin. A large shipment of preserved fish is being sent to London by the Doric from Wellington. Wellington Harbour Board resolve not to use the electric light on tho wharves on tho ground of cost. The total space allotted for the Industrial Exhibition is 69,40-1 feet, of which 55,000 feet ai'o for the art 3 section and 10,000 for homo industries.

Tho records of the local Immigration Offico show that nearly 700 Government assisted immigrants will arrive here during the next three months. The SSth anniversary of the birthday of the Emperor ol Germany was celebrated on Monday evening-. March 23, by a ban quet at the Park Hotel.- The Govornmont have* arranged terms with tho directors of tho Monawatu Kail way Company for taking over tho line now 111 course of construction by theut, About 100 Armed Constabulary have been called to Wellington for the purpose of being instructed in heavy gun driß in connection with the defence of the various ports of the colony. . . A man namod McCoy, who was injured in a light at Tenui Peaces, has died from his injuries at Mastorton. No proceedings will be taken against his antagonist. There is to be a grand musical festival, extending over a fortnight, in connection with tho Industrial Exhibition at \\ oiling-; ton. Pri_os of £100 and £50 aro to bo offered for a brass band competition. A relic of tho wreck of tito ship Boyd, wrecked at Whangaroa in 1809, has been placed in the Auckland Museuia. It is a piece of the planking with copper sheathing, recently recovered by Captain Farquhar" A press boat met the mail steamer at tho Heads on arrival in Sydney as a demonstra tion of welcome to Mr G. A. Sala. He has gono through to Melbocrne, where ho com mences his lecturing tour. Two Dunedin tourists have ascended Mount Earn.law to a height of 8.500 feet, beating the Rev. Mr Green's record, -hey were only prevented by a fog from scahng the summit. Private advices from Sydney sta*. tnar. several old Aucklanders left with the JSew South Wales contingent for the Soudan. Amongst them was Mr Charles Owen, Boa ot Mr G. W. Owen of the Auckland Agri cultural and Mercantile Company. In Fiji last year the births of native were 4,425, of which 2,276 were those of males and 2,149 those of females; the pro portion per 1,000 of the population being 3S 47. The number of deaths was 4,392, of which 2,429 were thoso of males and 1,962 thoso of females. A human skeleton was found at tho Thames on Tuesday, March 17, on the spur between Waiotahi and Collarbone Creeks, with a rusty sheath knife in its right hand. The remains have been iden tified by the clothing as those of George Dixon, prospector, who disappeared mysteriously in September Id-1. Replying to a deputation of unem ployed" at Christchurch on March 17, Sir Julius Vogel said that New Zea'and as a whole was a fairly posperous, and they were mistaken in thinking tho harvest liad been a total failure. At the same time he promised to givo £25 towards a fund for tho relief of the unemployed. The balance-sheet presented at the annnar meeting of the Trades and Laboisr Couiaci. showed a credit balance t<i date of £9 8b Id. Mr Roycroffc was elected President, Mr Farrell Secretary, while Mr Brewer, Treasurer, agreed to hold office until his Euceessor was appointed. Mr Roycroft presided at the meeting in question, at which there was a ta'"r attendance.

The superintendent of the Koyal Insurance Company announces that Mr Lusher has been appointed sole agent of that Company for the provincial, district of Auokland. Mr Lusher has been associated in the local management for some years past, and has done much, by the prompt settlement of claims, to establish this powerful Company In the esteem of insurers. No better ap pointment could havo been made._ Under his management, the Royal, which isone of tho leading insurance companies in the world, will, we doubt not, merit and receive a full share of public patronage. We are credibly informed that as Boon as it became known to certain Highlanders in Auckland that Lord Macdonald was stay ing at the Northern Club, it was resolved by them to embrace an early opportunity of welcoming him with a shower of rotten eggs for his oppressive and inhuman treatment of tho Skye crofters on his estate in that island. His sudden departure for Sydney obviated, however, his meeting with such uncomplimentary reception from those of his countrymen in this quartor who aro en raged at his conduct towards tbe crofters. Captain Pratt, who was officer in tho East Lothian the last time that ill-fated vessel was in port, is about to start the deep sea trawling industry in Auckland. With the end in view, he has imported trawling gear from the Old Country, and has also brought to the colony four ex perienced fishermen from the Firth of Forth.

In the Theatre Royal on Monday, March 23, Mr W. L. Roes gave a very brief outline of his proposed lecture on "Land,Labour,andCapital." He pointed out that under the present conditions of things it was the custom of employers to pay the smallest possible wages for labour— barely sufficient, in fact, to keep body and boul together. This, if allowed to continue, would load to either serfdom or revolution.

He explained that the factors of production are three—labour, capital, and land—and given these, all wealth could be produced. But at presont labour merely roceived the barest wage, while all the profit went to capital. His proposal to remedy the evil was to bring the labourers together on the principle of co-operation and joint-stock companies, and they would become the pro prietors of capital. The plan" which he advocated was to start a new organisation altogether where large areas of new land could be obtained ; and the East Coast dis trict offered special advant agesln this respect. Cities as largo as Auckland might be estab lished in this way, and trades unions would bo glad to join in order that they might rid themselves of their over burdens These companies might borrow capital at interest and invest it in land. All concerned would be producers, labour would be obtained nt a minimum cost, and tho colonies them selves would reap the benefit and share the profits. A few landowners would not then make all the profit, but those who really created the wealth would have a share. Thero was a large gathering at St. Mary's Church, Parnell, on Saturday, March 14, to witness the marriage of Mr John A. Laing, of the New Zealand Shipping Compony, to Miss Eva Ellen Chamberlin, daughter of tho Hon. Henry Chamberlin. The cere mony was performed by His Lord ship, Bishop Cowio, assisted by the Rev. G. H. S. Walpolo. Tho bridesmaids were Miss Jessie Chamberlin (cousin of the bride), Misses Whitaker, Ridings, Moss, Kissling (daughter of Mr Schwartz Kissling), ■ ana Ida George (daughter of Mr Seymour George). Mr W. W. Porter was beßt man. Tho bride woro a Duchess satin, trimmed with broch6 and handsome lace, while two of tho bridesmaids were dressed in mush room brown, and two in mushroom pink, all trimmed with ruby, and hats correspond ing. The two younger bridesmaids wore ruby velvet with Tarn o' Shanter hate of the same material. Immediately after the ceremony, the happy couple left for Sir Frederick Whitaker's residenco at Lake Takapuna, whero thoy spend the honey moon. No less than 125 handsome presents were received by the bride. Amongst tbe invited guests wore :—Bishop and Mrs Cowie, Roy. A. and Mrs Walpole, Rev. Hereibal, Sir F. and Miss Whitakor, Judge and Miss Gillies, Judge Mrs and Miss Macdonald, Sir Morris and Lady O'Rorke, Miss O'Rorke, Mr E. O'Rorke, Mr Mrs and Miss Barstow, Miss Bruch, Mr Burton, Miss Bartloy, Miss Anderson, Mis Kewby, Mr and Miss Cootes, Mr andMrsComiskey, Mr Guy Cooper, Mr and Mrs Sevtaour George, Mr and Mrs S. Kissling, Mr and Mrs T. Kissling, Mr and Mrs McCosh Clark, Mr and Mrs A. Clark, Mr and Mrs Mackechnio, Mr and Mrs fleighton, Mrs and the Missis Horn, Mr and Mrs E. Isaacs, Dr. Mrs and Miss Kendordine, Mr Mrs and Miss Moss, Mr and Mrs Yon der Heyde, Mis? Mowbrny, Mr and Mrs D. Nathan, Mr aud Mrs L. D. Nathan, Mr Severn, Mr Lot burst, Mrs Buck, Mr H. Smith Mr and Mrs A. Saunders, Mrs and Messrs Ridings, Mr Stubbs, Major and Miss Shepherd, Mias Rochford, Miss Morton, MUses Koekiage, Mrs and Misß Williamson, Mr Hugh and , the Misses Chamberlain, and othera? The presents wero numerous and handsome.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, _M,



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A letter received from Mr Charles Lawlor, one of the Wild Duck cruising party who were lately in the neighbourhood of the Engineer Group, to tho south-east of New Guinea, gives particulars of a cannibal atrocity perpetrated about "New Year?s Day on the island of Waru, in Waru Bay. Wil liam Read, manager of the copra station ot Bentley Island, was gathering cocoanuts, when the natives, instigated by a Chinaman, attacked him. Koad made a running fight as he endeavoured to regain his boat, but was shot down, and the murderers cut off his head and ate his body. A missionary from Teste Island proceeded to Bentley prepared to arrest the miscreants, but McCord, deceased's mate, was too debilitated to tako measures, and it was thought bettor to allow a man-o'-war to take up tho case.



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