UPPER THAMES ORE.

Interesting Dialogue with aMiner

[From Our Ohinemubj Correspondent.]

'Vhen visit^hg Karangahake a few days ince I had an interview with an old miner, vho is workingout a block on the tribute ysfcem in a certain mine,where he has now cot a large tonnage of high-grade gold and •ilver bearing ore to grass, and. an abun lance of the same class in sight ready for breaking - out. After making a careful examination of the ore, which is laminated md streaked with "sulphides" indicating ;he presence of silver in that form (but ot <he presence of gold there was no distin guishable evidence whatever), the following lialogue ensued, and as it bears on the ores peculiar to this district generally it may be nteres'tiri"1 to some of your readers : — Correspondent: To those unacquainted vith the character of your ore there is noth li"- in its appearance, when in a raw state, that would indicate richness in either gold or silver. Now what value do you place upon this stone at per ton of },2401b? , , Miner: The assay value of the whole ot ihat heap, containing about 25 tons of ore, a certainly not less than £20 per ton ; but, :f necessary, we could " screen" it down to ibout 15 tons, and then the value would •each double that amount. C. : What is the use of you placing an issay value on your ore when it is stated, md is pretty generally admitted to be a "act, that the best battery plant known s not equal to saving 50 per cent, of such bullion value ? M. : At one time we did not think so, but we now know that the ordinary battery lystem of ore reduction would not redeem >5 per cent, of the bullion contained in ore if this class according to its assay value, md, consequently, "we are not idiotic mough to send any of it to a plant of that lescription for treatment. C. : Well, seeing that your digestive or gans will not admit of your subsisting on ire in its raw state, Avhat are you going to lo with it in order to convert it into cash ? M. : We intend keeping it here awaiting lie result of negotiations that are now on oot for the establishment of an export trade n ore with Frieberg, London, and Cah ornia. ... „ , . C. : I am afraid that you will tind tho lost of transport to either of the places men iioned rather a heavy item. But in the went of your being successful in creating m export trade, what quantity of ore could 'ou get ready for transport by the end ot lueuet ? ~ Mi; With one month's notice we could >reak out 200 tons, and our " block " is now uftieiently opened up to enable us to double 'hat quantity by putting on extra hands. C.: Don't you, think that it is a pity to end ore to a foreign market for sale when he introduction of suitable appliances or its treatment here would not only attord imployment to a good number of men, but vould also save the cost of transport, vhich would be an agreeable addition to 'our own income ? M. : We are most certainly in favour of reating our ore locally, but charity begins it home, and we are not sufficiently patri «tic to send our ore to a plant where fully .5 per cent, of its value would be washed [own stream, where it won't benefit any »ody. I believe, however, that the time s not far distant when some one of the >ersons who are now engaged in making xperiments on this ore will hit upon the prrect process for saving a fair percentage •f the bullion contained therein. In fact, re have now got a-plant in this district mown as J.Ulaj^s,", /which I firmly be ieye would extract about 75 per cent. »f the bullion value of this ore if •he propri^tofsoould'be induced to add a , dry crusher and roaster to their establish ment. C.: Then it is your opinion that dry crush ng and chloridising roasting, with careful ;rinding, to be followed up by hot chemical amalgamation, would save a good percent ,ge of the bullion contained in your rcfrac ory ores ? M. : Tes, and that opinion is based on ome tests that have been made in a small vay with exceptionally good results. C. : You have now got a smelting fur »ace in this district, and as this was run ling here for a short time, you have doubt ess been able to form an opinion as to the 'alue of that process when applied to local ue.

M. : Smelting is undoubtedly tlie best viiown system tor reducing rebellious ores, iccause the furnace is simply a big crucible; lonce the possibility of working close up .0 the assay value. In fact, I have now got etters in my possession from a mining ;ngineer in South America, where smelting »pera,tions are being carried on upon a large •cale,' and the writer says that they no jnly work up to, but they very often ex- ;racb 110 per cent, on the assay value. He iccqunts tor this by stating that the loss in suplllation when assaying is much greater n proportion than is the case when cupel ing or refining the furnace bullion. But ihe'eost of treatment by the smelting pro cess will always prohibit us from again ittempting that system in this locality. The bulk of our ore is composed of silica, which .requires a very large proportion of fluxes to render it amenable to the smelter; but that work might be carried out success fully in a large seaport town such as Auck land, where coke, galena, and iron ores could be obtained at a comparatively cheap rate.

C. : What is your opinion about the chlorinating process in relation to the treatment of local ore ?

M. : I do not profess to know much about the latest improvements that have been made jin, conneoiipn with that pro cess ; but I do know that the ordinary chlorinating process, such as that in use some time ago ab Sandhurst, Viq toria, would not suit our requirements. As a bullion extractor from iron pyrites, sulphurets, and concentrates generally, it was very successful, but ours is nob a con centrating ore, and I do nob think it would have the desired effect when dealing with silica, with which our precious metals are associated. It is stated, however, that an Auckland gentleman who re turned recently from Australia has se cured the patent rights of a process, of which chlorination will form a part, that has already been proved to be equal to the extraction of at least 90 per cent, of the bullion value of local ore.'at a cost of about 40s per ton, and that a plant on tin's prin ciple will be erected at Waihi early in the ensuing spring. C. : Before leaving, will you be good enough to infoun me how you arrive at the conclusion that this barren looking ore of yours contains either gold or silver In remunerative quantities without the as sistance of an assay plant ?

.M.:lt is very easily done. 1 take this piece of stone, which docs not exhibit any sign "of sither gold or silver, and I cover it over with a light coating of carbonate of soda, then place it in the smithy fire and subject it to an intense heat for ten or fifteen minutes, after which I takejt out, and, if it be rich, its surface will be covered with globules of silver or globules of silver and gold, as the case may be ; but you must be very careful about the temperature. If the heat is not strong enough, the globules won't appear, and then again, if the heat is too intense, the silver will simply be lost in the fire, and you will not get the desired information. In any case, howover, it is best to employ the services of a competent assayer, who will tell you what your ore is really worth, and if that system Imd been introduced here ten years ago it would have paved, the speculat ing public some thousands of pounds, and this would foe a flourishing place to-day.

INTER-PROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

Canterbury Defeated l>y

Hawke s Bay

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Napier, Saturday. The representative football match, Canter bury v. Hawke's Bay, was played to-day on

the Recreation Ground. The day was beautifully fine, and a large attendance of the public witnessed the match. The follow ing were the teams: —Canterbury : Back, Richards; three - quarters, Allardyce, Francis, Wilson ; halves, Mountford and Donnelly; forwards, Bean, Torlesse, Bes wick, Hiddlestone, Blanchard, Harris, Homer, Moir, and Sutherland. Roberts and Dow did not play, as a result of the Auckland match, and Roberts acted as umpire for his side. Hawke's Bay team was : Back, LeQuesne ; three - quartern, Warbrick, Percy, McCausland ; halves, Gibbons, Taiaroa ; wings, Paterson, Morri son ; forwards, Stewart, Kobson, Jame son, Kennedy, Verity, Saunders, Trot ter. Mr Logan acted as umpire for Hawke's Bay, Mr Potts, an old Canter bury man, being referee. Warbrick was the captain of the local team, Francis acting in a similar capacity for the visitors. Canterbury, with the sun at their backs, kicked off, but for the first ton minutes tho game was about equal, and con sisted of little else than a series of keenly contested scrums. Warbrick got a mark, but the ball was smartly returned by Allar dyce, after which Canterbury slowly but surely forced the play into tho local men's quarters. Taiaroa relieved his side, but beswick by a good run across the field pushed Hawke's Bay buck. A rally of their forwards, however, brought the play into the centre of the ground. A series of hard-fought scrums re sulted in the play being taken to Canterbury's territory, and from a pass, mulled by Francis and Allardyce, Warbrick secured the ball and did a splendid piece of dribbling. This being well backed up by Taiaroa, Hawke's Bay gained considerable ground, Francis just saving his side from a force-down. The scrums were now in " the Bay's " favour, and from one of these Taiaroa got the ball and ran in cleverly, securing the tirst try. Warbrick took the kick at goal, and landed a neat goal. Upon the ball being brought out, Canterbury rallied, and carried the play into thoir opp nents' territory, Some light scrumming turned the balance in Hawke's Bay's favour, and after some brilliant rushes Canterbury were forced down twice within a few minutes, A dash ing run by Wilson relieved his side a bit, but another rush of the Hawke's Buy for wards took the ball back to Canterbury's 25, and a mull by Richards nearly gave tho local team another try, the clanger being just averted by Franois, as time was called, the play being then close to Canterbury's goal. The second spell of the game was principally confined to the forwards of both sides, all playing for dear life with the backs hovering around waiting for any opening, and taking advan tage on each chance. For a long time the play was kept in the centre of the i^round. At last from a smart return by Wilson to Warbrick, Moir got the ball and managed to secure a try. Francis essayed the kick, but no goal resulted. The ball was quickly in the centre of the ground again, and was there for a long time, the Hawke: s Bay forwards being splendidly supported by their backs. After a severe tussle Canterbury began to lose ground, and a run by Morrison resulted in one of the prettiest bits of passing ever seen on a football ground, the spectators cheering quite enthusiastically. Morrison's run vraaj.it the face of quite a bevy of his op ponents, but he made about 30 yards, passed to Jameson, who gained a little more, and passed to Paterson, who in turn passed to Taiaroa ; this really brilliant piece of play being prevented from resulting in a try only by a determined dash of Beswick's. The play at this stage was exceedingly fast, the Hawke's Bay men having the best of it, and in spite of most determined efforts Canter bury was forced down. From this time out Hawke's Bay seemed to grow stronger and to play with even more dash, the vlsi-j tors having to fight .hard on the defensive all the time, and at last, from a scrummage, Morrison made a good fending run, and secured another try: for Hawke's Bay. From another scrum mage Robson got the ball, and cleverly secured a try, right behind the goalposts. Warbrick took the kick, an easy one, but no goal resulted. Upon the ball being kicked off, Sutherland and Blanchard mad© a desperate rush up the ground, and, before the field seemed to know what was the matter, the ball was close to the Hawke's Bay's goal line, although at the corner of the ground. But it was no avail, for Hawke's Bay set to work to force the visitors back, and wereslowlygettingthe ball towards the centre of the ground when time was" called, the score standing—Hawke's Bay, five points; Canterbury, one point. After the match, the visitors were entertained at dinner- at the Criterion Hotel by the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Expensive Stipends.

(To the Editor.)

Sir j _."N,Z m " w a recent is3ue, deserves well of the general public. City and sub urban clergy are excessively paid when con trasted with their country brethren. City clergy keep no horse, and preach only twice a day, while their country brethren preach from three to five times a day and have to keep a horse and vehicle. Now, some of the eoiuary ministers have only £100 a year, without a nianso allowance. I would there fore suggest that the city ministers, in these dull times, get £ lift) with manse, or £200 without. As the suburban minister of Remuera is now busy evangelising, I trust he will be an example of apostolio self denial, and say that as long as the dull times last he will only receive his £200.— Yours, etc., A Cbrtifioated Teacher.

The Land Question.

(To the Editor.)

Sir—Our candidatefor Maniikau, in address ing the electors at Newmarket, stated that the unearned increment should be the tax which should suffice and be token to govern the country, although it would take some years, perhaps, before it could be taken up, aud that a land tax was equal in its bearing upon all classes. iUlow me, sir, to ask Mv Osborne : Sup pose a property worth £500, three years ago, and that price was fixed by Govern ment as the standard upon which to fix the increment. Twelvemonths after it is sold for £600, and the owner has to give over to ■the Government £100, the unearned incre ment. That, Sir, is very good, but follow on to the present time, when property has fallenoOper cent. Are not the Government in honour bound to make up to the owner the sum of deficiency up to the £500 ? I trow, sir, rebellion would follow. No one in his senses would submit to it. Ido believe in the unearned increment being the people's, not individuals', but not in the way Mr Osborne sets forth. If our land was held and dealt with upon a proper basis, we should not have to place men upon, it at the public expense. The remedy I would suggest is this, sir: First, that no man have a legal right to hold more than SOQ a.cies freehold, or, if that is too binding, only on the condition that he cultivated the whole himself (no

letting), and that the, nominal unimproved value of all land be one shilling per acre ; and, as a consequence, when a iarra was for sale the owner would have to show die value on the ground, the only value the ground had itself being Is. This would completely put a stop to the land-sharking which has so cursed our fair country. There are plenty of people who would leave Auckland if they could get land at a paying pace. One thing is. certain. Mortgagees must make up their minds, and that quick, to lose with the rest of the-people. Farmers cannot pay interest or rent at the price now obtained for their productions, /^village settlement, lam quite sure, knowing the North pretty well and the advantages ana facilities for disposing of theu- produce, that not more than one-teuth of the people placed on the land will be able to pay the rent, small as it seems. Englishmen, moreover, like a freohold. It is the land question mainly that is the cause of Fenianism, Nihilism, Socialism, and all the other isms that arc tho bane of the older countries of the. world, and that will yet cause much bloodshed. I trust that we in New Zealand will take warning m time, and while it is nob a formidable task, grapple with the difficulty.—l am, etc., h. C. Fkost, Epsom.

The Scottish Parish Schools.

(To the Editor.)

Sik,—lt is nob often that Sir George Grey allows himself to speak on a subject with which he is entirely unacquainted, but he seems to have dropped into that unhappy position in his address at Bb. Sepulchre s School-room. Sir George, in his remarks on what the Premier had said with refer- I once to the educational system in Scotland previous to the late modifications by the School Boards, said "that at the age of five years ho was instructed at a parish school in Sussex, where his mother and other ladies taught; that there was no Go vernment system then, and that the parish school system was common in England a wellaS in Scotland at that time.1' (Star report.) Now, had Sir George known any thing of the Scotch system, he would have known that the Lady Bountifuls of a dis trict would have been more out of place in a Scotch parish school, patronising the teacher and scholars, and interrupting the work of the school, than they would be in any of our schools in New Zealand. Here the schools are at all times open to the public, bub in Scotland they were not. Ho would have known that the parish schools were as much a Government system, and had been since tho Reformation, as ore our schools here, and that there was not, and never bad been, a similar system pre vailing in England. He would also have known that the Scotch parish Hohools wero in no respect charity schools, as ho seems to have impliod, but wore maintained partly | by rates paid by the landowners or heritors and partly by school fees, There was no non-paying or pauperised class among the scholars, but all paid alike according to the degree of instruction received, and as there were no other (schools in the country except some few private schools in the largo towns, they were at* tended by the children of all classes. Sir, I greatly respect Sir George Grey as a leader and instructor of the people, and am therefore tlfe more sorry that he was led to say anything so misleading, and, withal, somewhat offensive to a Scotchman, a» to compare the noblo parochial school system of Scotland with the no-system of charity schools that prevailed in England, until lately.—Yours, etc., Jambs Cunningham.

The Government and the Land Question.

(To the Editor.)

S lK) _Yvho has not heard of William Pitt, "Who made the name of Britain great, and run her deep in debt." Carlyle calls him, in one of his works, " the heaven-born William Pitt," and says he attempted to fight down the French Revolution, failed, and saddled England in eight* hundred millions of debt. But at the present junc ture, in this colony, the following extract from Hugh Millmvill be read with attention by those who are now discussing the land question:— From "Rambles of a Geologist," chap. 14th. "It was during the disastrous wars of the French Revolution—ware the effects of which Great Britain will, I fear, never fully recover—that the smaller holdings were finally absorbed. About twenty years ere the war began, the lands of England were parcelled out among no fewer than two hundred and fifty thousand families. Before the peace of 1815, they had fallen into the hands of thirty two thousand. In lesß than half a century, that base of actual proprietorship on which the landed interest of any country must ever find its surest standing, had contracted in England to less than one-seventh its foimcr extent. In Scotland, the ab sorption of the great bulk of the lesser pro perties seems to have taken place some what earlier ; but in it also the' revolution ary war appears to have given them the final blow, and the more extensive proprie tors of the kingdom are assuredly all the less secure, in consequence of their extinc tion. They were the smaller stones in the wall that gave firmness in the setting to the larger, and jam bed them fast within those safe limits determined by the line and plummet which ib"is ever perilous to overhang. Very extensive terriborial properties, wherever they exist, create almost necessarily— human nature being what, it is—a species of despotism more oppressive than even that of great unrepresentative govern ments." .

The substance of the concluding: remark we hear often enough, but the effect of burdensome taxation on small holdings I have seldom seen so aptly illustrated.—l am, etc., Ax Auoklandick.

When the "Times" attacked Cobden and Bdght for their speeches on the land question, the former sent me copies of the pamphlets issued in their defence, and I sent the latter this extract, biit in a letter he told me he had read it when it first ap peared in the Edinburgh V Witness."

fHE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDA^AUQUOTJ^^

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Election ffoticcs "YXfTtTh MA TAf Li C TlO N. MkS. MONK will Address the Electors in the Gladstone Hall, Northcote, THIS (MON DAY) EVENING at 7.30 o'clock. __________ ■W A~ I T E U A T A. R, ""MONK WI^L ADDUKSS THE ELECTORS IN TEDS „.- HENDERSON SCHOOL-ROOM ON TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23rd, AT HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK. Tt/T AN~U~KAU ELECTORATE. MR. S. S. OSBOJRNE, Candidate for above Electorate, will address the Electors as undermentioned: Rcmuera—Piiblio School-boxise.. THIS (MOX- DxVY) EVENING at 8 o'clock. Epsom Public Hall—Wednesday, August 21th atßo'clook. V-E.WTON ELECTORATE. MR E. WITHY Will addres9 a Public Meeting of the Electorsin ST. GEORGE'S HALL, THIS (MONDAY) EVENING at iaoHT o'clock. Tl DE X E~L ECTOR AT E. Mr J. AITKEN CONNELL will have much pleasure in meeting the Electors of Eden at— Cbri3tian's Meetine-house. itingsland, THIS (Monday) EVENING, ut 8 o'clock. School-house, Waikomiti. on WEDNESDAY EVENING, Auorust 24. at, 7 o'clock. Public Hall. Mount Albert, on MONDAY EVENING. August 29. at 8 o'clock. Public Hall. Swanson, on WEDNESDAY EVENING. Aukus. 31, at 7.31 o'clock. Meetings at other places will be duly advertised. tETdIT N ELECTO RAT E. Mr MITCHELSON will addrc 33 tho Electoraof Eden a?follows:— In the Sehool-hnusp. THREE KINGS, on i MONDAY EVENING, the 29th in3taut, at 8 o'clock. In tho School-house. "'AIKOMITI. on TUESDAY EVENING, tho 30th Inst., at 7 o'clock. In tlio Fchool-house, TITI»ANOI. on SATUUDAY, tho 3rd Septomber, at 2.30 p.m. mo the electors' of waite- MATA. MX READER WOOD Will addr esa the ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA At the DEVONPQRT HAJ.L, THIS (MONDAY! KVENING At, Eight o'clock. Notices as regards other places will be given as coon as arrangements can bo made. TV/TR. MITCH ELS O X WILL MEET HIS COMMITTEE IS THE PUBLIC HALL, AVONDALE, THIS (MONDAY) EVENING At 7.30 O'CLOCK. TW'BWTON EL ECTI ON, Mr H. T. GARRATT will address the Electors in the Schoolroom, Richmond Road, on TUES DAY. August 23rd. at 8 p.m. T~O~THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND N O It T H. Gentuemkn.—l have the honour to offer myself aa a Candidate for you. suffrages. I SHALL CERTAINLY GO TO THE POLL FOR Auckland North, and, if you are pleased to elect me as your rep i'esentative, will do every thing in. my power to promote the interctta of the colony generally and of your dist ict in particular. Very faithfully yours. SAMUEL VAILE. mo the "electors of eden. CrENTLKMEN,— I am a Candidate for tho honour of represent-1 in|? your district in tho new Parliament, and will continue to address you at the various centres throughout tho district. The date 3 and places of meetings will be duly advertised. J. AITKEN CONNELL. TO THE ELECTO R S OF WAITEMATA. Gentlemen,— At the request of a number of the Electors, I offer myself as a Candidate to represent the Electoral District of Waitemata in tho General Assembly. ; I will take an early opportunity of addressing you at Devonpcrt. Your obedient servant, READER WOOD. Tt\O THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. Gentlemen.— pravrng veceived a numerously-signed and representative requisition desiring me to stand as a candidate for your district. I have rauoU pleasure in accept lug the invitation, lam, Yours truly, EDWD. WITHY. E, W. can be seen by any Elector at his Committee Room, St George's Hall, Great North Road, on Wednesdays from_7_to 7.30 p.m. ITiO THE ELECTORS OF EDEnT Gentlemen,— " ~/ I have pleasure in offering myself »/ Candidate for your electorate, and will, J Jkt au . early date, do myself the honour of add/ . iressiug jrou on political matters. * J EDWIN MITCHjJjfION. ■ Auckland, 30th June. 18Si. f T ° TH E E L E/C TORS OF AUCKLAND NO^ TH> | ' ■ Gentlemen, I respectfully be B to ofl| r my9elf for Re . elecUon to Represent your| Bfouse of Representatives. Yourßf4u£auV, ju a ei9 tl 88T. T-Thompson.



Election Notices. t^vdlTn elect o~r at c. MR J. AITKBN" CONNELL Will have much P easure in Meetinß GENTLEMEN SUPPORTING HIS CANDIDATURE IN tiik PUBLIC HALL, AVONDALE, ox THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25th, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. Business Notices. POTATO MANURE.—Freezing Co.'s, £8 10b. of all merchants. ELECTION CRIES! ! AT THE MEETINGS RETRENCHMENT ! AFTER THE MEETINGS ROBERTSON'S WHISKY! KING, WALKER, AND Co., Sole Agext3. ORION. .. QRION. QRION. WHAT IS IT? liIISHEK & CO. f WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND FAMILY BUTCHERS, ESTABLISHED 1804. By Special Appointment to His Excellency the Governor, Sir W. F. Jervois; His Excellency blr Janies Fer^usou; and H.R.H. tho Duku oE Edinburgh; also, ivoaha Butchera to the AUCKLAND, N.Z. Families waited on in Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds; DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers in Game Home-cured Hams and Bacon Corned Beef in Large Quantity. Imports of Sausage Casing* Tho Trade Supplied N.B.—Calves' Rennets. 831. Oustouici-3 Supplied with BY APPOINT- -•'-Jj*'**'»»>•<■*» vrcXT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. mHAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAY X FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EAST AND HIGH-STREET. AUCKLAND. Telephone, 303. JAMES MACKIE, CoACiiiunuiEß, MANAGER Builder of every description of Vehicles, j Repairs in all the branches of the trade faithfully executed. | Vehicles Bought and Sold oa Commission. | Coachbuilders1 Requisites in Stock. The Trade! Supplied. Country Orders punctually attended to. Cash Customers liberally dealt with. Cj TILLS Milk Bread, Milk Bread, • *^* sweet and nutritious, and Farm House i Hoine-mado Bread, Milk Scones and Cakes' delivoreddaily.and can be had at the Burlington • Victoria Aiva.de, auu at liden Terrace, or uimc i Bakery, Udy's Farm, Mount Eden. Agents Wanted. \ USE \(jlosejros; '"§%' \ BLENDS OF Vptjee I n\ TEAS AND / V- ~^ /I . / I PERLB. \^9 TjF J :....> \ ATonounced the best value\ in Auckland. \ J. .T. SWINNERTON, AVOOD TURNER, Wv-ndham-strert. Established ISM. A reduction of 25 per cent, on all common work. Billiard Balls Exchanged. Special care siren to Re-turning and Staining. Pool Pius, Marbles, and Chalk Pockets, always on hand. Established 1839.1 GEE & POTTER, COACHBUILDERS, LORNE and RUTLAND Streets. Coaches, Carriages, Waggonettes, Buggies, Pony Carriages, Carts, Drays, and every de scription of Vehicles kept in stock, or built to order. The trade supplied. N.B.—Traps lent to customers whilst repairs are being executed.__ G" i^ARDEN~MANURE. Freezing Co.'sT I" In, 2s 6d tins, of all merchants. A GENUINE source of health—Wolfe's Schnapps.



Drapery, Clothing, &c prize I oJrxtlwia pfirzE DRESSMAKING COMPETITION. w, p7ogilvie Re^s to announce that he will give a Prize o.f £2 10s to the lady who can make the best Dress with the aid of Butterick's Patterns—fit, style, and finish to be considered. BUTTERICK'S In order to bring the Competition within the reach of the lsust experienced, no professional dressmakers will be allowed to enter, and to prevent any but bona fido amateurs from doing so, the list will bo open for the inspection ana scrutiny of all competitors. CUT PAPER Ample time will be griven in which to complete work. A campctcntjudpe will make the award, when the amount will be promptly paid. No entrance fee required. Intending competitors five requited to send their names in early. Fuller particulars on application. PATTERNS. Note.—The Patterns are so easily used, and tho information so clearly given, that a mistake cannot be mad© even by those unaccustomed to using thorn. Wm. P. OGIL VI Ej £2 10s I DRAPER, i £2 10a PRIZE I YICTOItIA-ST. WEST. | PRIZE •BUYERS OF HOSIEBY SH D TRY THE EXECUTORS OF THE LATE THOMAS SHORT. The Largest Stock in* Auckland to Select Fhom. Plain and Ribbed Clerical Merino Coloured Cashmeres Black Cashmeres Every description o£ HOSIERY TO BE SOLD AT PRICES THAT WILL ENSURE A SECOND CALL. ■ ■ I ■piPQRTANT -xrcmeE. McMASTEK, SKAI/fiERK. and Co.'g GREAT CLEARING SALE OF DRAPERY will be continued two weeks lonokr, before Stocktaking. Fresh Bargains daily brought forward to replace those already ■being rapidly picked up. The low prices oi some of our clearing lines have fairly astonished our customers. Inspect our door and wiftdows, and judge for your selves. Only two weeks longer, from August 10. MCMABTEK, SHALDSRS, & CO., QUEES-STRBET. i fi REAT TJARGAJITS! AT THE BABYLINEN & LADIES' UNDiiRLiNEN WAKEHOUdE. 700 Pair.-> Ladies' Hc^wored and t lain Silk Gloves, in Tan, Browns, Navys, at d Greys, at Is; worth 1.56d't023 9d. I,oOj Dozen Metal Buttons, all sizes and colours, ' at 3d per Dozen; worth Is 6d to 3s (3d per Dozca. 600 Black Jet Buttons, 2d per Dozen ; worth Is. 20J Dozen Assorted Frilliugs, at Id to 6d per neck length; worth 4id to Is per neck length; beautiful and new goods. 60 Ladies' Crino'ines, at 2s lid; worth 7s 6d ( to 12s 6d. 200 Pairs Ladies' and Children's Beaded Cuffs, | at. 3d and Gd; worth Is to Is 6d per pair. t la'} Children's Coloured Dresses, lined, from 2s ; 6d to 7s 6d; worth ps 6d to 12s 6d. ; 55Ladies' Roversiblo Waterproof Cloaks, 5s lid; worth 15S 6d. 10 Children's Wool Pel isses and Walking Dresses, nt 3s lid to 6s lid; worth 8s 6dto 12s 6d ; bought a great .jot). 30 Girls' Wool Jackets, 3s lid to os Gd; worth 5s 6d to 9s fid. 33 Dozen Chi dren's Drawers, size, 1, 2, 3,4, 5, very cheap, per Pair, lid, Is, Is Id, Is 2d, and Is 3d. The Largest and Cheapest Assortment of Baby linen ami Ladies' Underlinen in Auckland. Men's Blue and White, Black and White Ties, from Sd and Is. P. DAVISON, No. 9. JUNCTION QUEEN & GREY STS. Conveyances. mIMBT A B h E X DAVJISS BROS. BUdSE^ DifiVONPOKT TO TA4CAPUNA, HURST MKRis,V LtA&hi HtiA.CU, AND SCiiOuLUUUdK. Telephone: Davoxfoiir jtJuBUJAU. Leaves Victoiua WHAuy, DkVonpobt.— B.^o a.m., liv.-O a.m., 2 p.m., I p.Qi. Sundays— lua.m., 2.25 p.m. Fares, Is. Leaves Taka?una. —,9,3 a.in,, 11.15 a.m.. i 3> p.*,n., a p.m. SuhrtaySr-U a»m.. i.'iO. p.ui.. . Special Trips can be arranged at Post-Oflice, Devonport. Ladies A>to Gents SADDLE HOilrifc:t*, JiUGQIKS, BREAKS, a \VAOuoNtiT'rj£fc»,, i . ~. ! : and eoaveyanct's of jgAfigi-f^efcfiplion at slißi?ftjst notice. Expresses w^ii every boat to receive and foiv Yrard I ugsage of all descriptions. PA TER SO N AND CO., GRAIN MERCHANTS. LIVERY ANFiAIT STABLES. Omnibuses, Brakes, Cabs, and Saddle Horses j. for Hire at lowest rates. Special arrangements made with advening uud . Picnic Parties. Stores and Stables:—Lome'Btireet, Mt. Roskill, and Avondale, Auckland, N.%. — ""^ ] Insurance ■\TEVV ZEALAND INSURANT COM- j • J3I PANY (yiRE ANDMARINB). ; Capital. ;.;.,..£1,000,000. I Paid-up and Reserve Fund 5..... .£135,030 PItOTECTtON- FROM FIRE OK MARINE LOSS Cax be Effected ix this Company, j CLAIMS MET WITH PROMPTITUDE AND LIBERALITY. JAMES BUTTLE, Manager. I, ' _.._____,_—__---====== i T TT ° r D E N WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET* Has now convenience for making and repair ing of Jewellery and for the repairs of every description of Watches, Chronometers, &c., &c, and to further increase his repairing and manu facturinK department, he is disposing of the remainder of hid PIANOS at and under cost. Persons having old sold jewellery can have it , madoup into now and fashionable articles to * order, and all the better class of watches _ and chronometers receive ids personal supervision. 1 Rotherhame' Genuine English Levers in stock.



ot New zSR Plpll DISCOUNT PA^WcQ MPANY HEAD OFFIOE. Brisbane Aobkczes Au^^ 9y(^ k^ MONEY advanced fro^i anfl «» any amount required, tosuiftlirh BD***t» PERSONAL, FIIKBHOLD xbS?^ any TANGIBLE Bi(C A^Ouß way us may be arranged citon f vv!Clll4«r MONTHLY, or QUAUtMES^ lowest current ratijs. "x ias««nea^|; | ADVANCES made on FOR\rrnp* removal; also, onall kiadsofMEPwSSN including BOND WARttA*^ j£HANN Interviews aud'Communic&Hnn. »«.. '■■ strictly coniidentiiU. • W)o's \$ Office HoußsTfig otilstfoippi5tfoippi Bank of England Notes On™. T ONDON MORTGAG^ffifV XJ DISCOUNT BANK ' (Opposite A. Clark aud Soris' wSStfP LOANS are advanced from £10to£5,om Personal. »«*««^^** Weekly. Mon^o^Q^te^ Loam granted upon Life Pollolos. t*ndH..*a Interests under Wills. Bnxs Discounted at Cpbbrkt » W j, Loantsupon Deposit of Deeds, liemwnaablw Easy Instalment*. ™mmvi Advances on Lire Policies. MONEY LENT ON PROMISSORY NOTJSS, UOUjJBa ( ffUHNXTUKIJsfI BILLS DISCOUNTEI) DAILY, MORTGAGES NIiOO'mTED, JOHN W. HARiDIE, Land, Commission, and Estate Aoem HIGH-STREET, Auckl^hdT TNDUSTBIAL AND PROVIDENT X PERMANENT BUILDING. LAND AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY OF. AUC&LAXP, . Repayments p er Week Tot^amomt extending over rOT wcek> repayable. -■ ■ . ; ..':■.. ■ ~ 1 —■-. .; ■ 1 1 yetfr .. .. £2 0 0 M 0 0 2 yuavs .. .. 1010 108 6<& 3 yea«S .. .. oli 7 11315 0; i yeai* .. ~ 011 8 121 tt 8 Syearsv •• 010 Q 130 ou. 6 years i. ~. 08 9 ~, 136J8i 7y ars ..- .. 07 11 1« 9tf Byeara .. ~. 0,7 I 14713 ? 10 years .. ■■ 06 3 1(13J6 3, The Board has ppwer in cases of Sickness ot Want of Eraploytntj'nt to Suspend Payment j ; Borrowersi Share it Profits; ■- •>■'! Part or whole of the advttrioe'inajr.'MttfjM at auy time. Interest ceases <w (he jokm1 repaid. A member who has obtained an advance to at liberty to soil his propei'/y at anr HHie.Ma" day off his mortgage ; pr J«ay, if he desires, sen hi^ property subject to W> mortgage to p b°C 5o'nor Of QUEEN-STREBT and VULCAN LANE. Auoldand. y BANCIv^ agL ; All CKt AN D PERMiLNENTj» OPERATIVE BUIiOING & N™®1 MENT SOCIETY. Owice: MT QoBKN-arRBBt '< LOANS granted upon-approved «J»<»SJJSJ I Freehold or Leasehold Pi-pP^^.fEJ, £20 to mm. principal and mtwest WMJWJ' able in instalments at the foltowing Brown RATEf Tor repaymentof each fflOO botrmw^f Repaym-entsextendr-f-— '~ To^"1 ing over . Per Week. Repay»H» 1 year . -.200, •{ 2 years- .. ■■! »10 •Jgjj 3 years- .. 014 7 ™\\ i years - .. 011 8 -jg-J ! 6 years.. ~ 08 8 \f. » J■• 8 years „ ~ T }«§,j j 10 years .. > 0g S _Jgi!i^: And in the Bamo proportion formal!** ■orlarge-Josna. || | LAND AND MONETARY AGEM 24, SHORTiASn-SfKEBT (Tbree'door past Stab Offl«* latn prepared to land 1 charge % per cent.«ln«issiob.. PERSONAL'SECUBIJ^gjII •• :: JSg