Births..

WEBB -On Septembe' 12,^ n€* residence, GeoSe-st?eet PPonsonby,,tlieAvife of John Webb of a son. t%_J!___; ■

Marriages.

•nnninPTTNT—MILLER.— On August 17, at ?*Ztm&4 ms?nZ ot JamcsMiUeVl New North Road, Auckland.

Deaths.

TtRFNNAN-On September 22, at his resi- BSJ Block House Onehunga, Michael wfKvThislate^residence to-mor row (Sunday), at 3 o'clock. Friends please ac cept this invitation, v.; .£ T-VAttS-On September 23. at. her parents LS Snce? nCo m mercial Road,, Arch Hill, Marion Evans ; aged 1^ years. Funeral willieave her parents' residence to morrow (Sunday), at 2 p.m. ■wwhtttt -On September 16, at Kawakawa, Kivof Islands N.Z.. Thomas Edward Hewitt; aged 38 years: late of Moulton; Northampton shire, England. HAY —On September 23, at the residence of herVarents. Victoria Avenue, Maude Alice, daughter of Henry and Jessie Hay ; aged 7 years 9 months. Thames papers please copy. Private interment.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Kails will close as under :— Monday, September 26. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 9.15 a.m. For. New: Plymouth, and Southern ports, per Gairloch, at 11 a.m. For Tahiti, per Gauloise, at 11 a.m. For Putiki and Coronmndel, peil Coromandel, at 11.20 a.m. . For Whifcangi and Opotiki, per Chelmsford, at ' ,jttE ,'" .:>„. . '■- For Opotiki, per Douglas, at 4 pjn. For Russell and Kawakawa, ge| Wairaraps, at . 4 p.m. 1 For Whitiangi, Gum Town* Upper Mill, Tairua, Taurauga, and Opotiki, per lona, at 4 p.m. For Ru3sell and Kawakawa, Rawone, Wanga roa, and Mpngonui, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, 27th inst. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 9 s>.m. I6rWanvera.Kawau,Leigh, Omaha, Matakana, Mullet Point, and Lower Matakana, per Rose or GJjaHputh, per Waihora, at 1 p.m. or N^fflplymouth and Southern Ports, per For Gisborne and Napier, per Su'ga, at 5 p.m. • For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whan garei, Kamo, andMangapai, per "Wellington, at 5 p.m. For Thames, per Enterprise, at 5.30 p.m. *. Monday, October 10. Per Zealandia, as follows: , For Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, British aria Foreign West Indies, at 5 p.m. For United; Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p.m.! Money orders, Eegisteredletters,and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m. Late letters, bearing ah extra fee of 6d in ad dition to the postage, will be received by the mail agent on board the steamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will be due at London S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

LATE CABLES.

DYNAMITE FOR IRELAND

A NIHILIST'S ADVICE.

(special.)

London, September 23. A dynamiter named Mezzeroff, who is now in New York, urges Irishmen to resort to dynamite as the best weapon that could be employed to free Ireland from her difficulties.

» PRICE OF SUGAR. LoiJ doN, September 23. Beet sugar is quoted at lls 9d per cwt.

1 FALL IN BANK SHAKES. Bank of Australasia shares have fallen 10 per cent. : . j <

WOOL EXHIBITS FOR MELBOURNE.

Mr Frank Stuart, late Chairman of the Victorian Chamber, of Manufac tures, h|s, visited Manchester. He declares' that the manufacturers of woollen goods in that city are afraid to r send exhibits to Melbourne Ex hibition;1 as they are apprehensive of "boycotting" by the Victorian manu facturers. .

SUPREME COURT.

THE MAORI PEKJWKY CASE.

Conviction of Hoera te

aiiinilia.

At length, after an eight days trial, the charge of perjury preferred against Hoera te Mimiha was brought to a close last night; at the .Supreme:". Court. -Mr ",o'Jlleagher addressed, the jury from 11.30 o'clock until shortly after 4 o'clock in the afternoon. 'Mr Cotter then made an excellent speech on behalf of the Crown, after which His Honor summed up at some length;.; pointing out with great care the variouscounts upon which a conviction might . be recorded on the evidence adduced. Ab2o minutes to 7 o'clock the' 'jury retired, and at 8.30 they returned into Court with a ver djfet of guilty. Mr O'Meagher asked the judge not to call upon the prisoner, as he intended to apply for anew trial on the ground oi the-improper admission of an affi davit.: ..-.?. ... His Honor agreed that the case should be ■'argued at noon to-day., % :His Hofior then discharged the jury from further attendance, after thanking them for the services rendered. . Before the jury left the box, the fore man (Mr Burbon) said that on behalf of . his fellow:jurors he had much pleasure in thanking His Honor for the kindness and <iourfcesy tesdribitad to them throughout the long and wearisome trial.—His Honor re plied, "Well,,gentlemen, I thank you for your sentiments, arid I may say-that during <3ie whole course of my judicial career I have never, had to deal with such a compli cated arid wearisome case. I must say that you have listened with patience and atten tion to the complicated evidence which has been placed before you,"—The Court then adjourned until noon to-day.

TO-DAY'S SITTING.

.; Ajb noon to-day Eoeara ts Mnmha ap peared in the box to receive sentence. Mr Dufaur said that before'sentence was passed he wished to apply for a new trial on the grounds of the admission *bf the"affidavit;: ':in!ade Ay the prisoner. He pointed out that .owing, to that circum stance the admissions had been used Jjagainst the prisoner without'^.his being Afforded any opportunity to alter or explain. s His Honor Contended that; there should be no alteration required to a sworn affidavit. He also pointed Out; that any statements or made by a prisorier^igjib be used. »l.Sl^tibr also said that a new trial could . ~^ve granted ,if after the,exclusion of evidZi^ tlhe*e was not sufficient other JiSSoSwv^^ him- In the P resenfc instance such was notth6cagQ . •

Hoera te Mimiha said he wanted to make an explanation, as he did not approve of the manner in which he had been treated. He had already confessed that he had cut the oar of that European because he had ravished his wife. What he had stated was the truth, and if he were tried twenty times he should make the same statement. It was he who took out the warrant against Charles Wight and gave the matter into the hands of the police. If he had stolen a horse from Wight's farm would he not have been summoned ? The prisoner then proceeded to explain matters, but was stopped by His Honor. The pri soner asked if the law would nob allow him to make a statement, seeing that he had in stituted proceedings. His Honor explained that he had bean convicted, and his lawyer had at tended to the legal part of the busi ness, after which he proceeded to pass sen tence. He said that the prisoner had been found guilty of wilful and deliberate per jury by the jury, after making full allowance for the natural exaggeration of the natives, It was also evident that the prisoner had been actuated by feelings of revenge, and had assaulted Charles Wight; after which he tried to shelter himself from punishment by perjury. He then sentenced the pris oner to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour; such imprisonment to com mence at the conclusion of his previous sentence.

Mr Dufaur then applied that the case now pending against Tita, Mariata, Hari ata, and Hone, should be adjourned until the next Criminal sittings of the Supreme Court.

His Honor asked Mr Dufaur for what reasons.

Mr Dufaur: Well, I am compelled to refer to the fact that your Honor, having ordered the arrest of the prisoners, prac tically occupies the position of accuser, prosecutor and judge. His Honor : Then I may tell you at once to sit down, Mr Dufaur.

His Honor then proceeded to explain that the course which he had taken was one that had repeatedly occurred, if not in Auckland in the South. It was no uncommon occurrence for a judge of the Supreme Court to order a prisoner into custody. It was a position in which almost every judge in the colony had been placed at various times.

Mr Dufaur : Well, your Honor, I would urge for the sake of justice and for the sake of mercy that you would allow this case to be adjourned until the next sessions, for your Honor, although a judge, is only a human being.

His Honoi;' : I must again ask you to sit down. He then proceeded to point out that the evidence had been very- clear. Re peated application had been made for an adjournment of the trial, but when ho considered that an affidavit had been filed which contained two false statements, he was rather inclined to look upon all such applications for postponement with very grave suspicion.

Mr Dufaur contended that had that been a civil action, upon payment of costs any application for adjournment would be granted. He rested their application upon the fact that one of their principal witnesses, Tita, was sick, and therefore unable to attend.

His Honor : Your counsel stated yes terday that she was dying.

Mr Dufaur explained the position in which they were placed. When Hariata was placed in the box, and Tita sick, the only real witness for the defence was almost an idiot. He held that the Crown had no right to declare any man guilty if there was any chance of him being proved in nocent. His Honor said that the Crown had already pointed out that practically it meant that the defence were asking for a postponement of the trial on account of the illness of one witness, whose previous evi dence had already been falsified by other witnesses. There was also the point that according to all accounts she .was not likely again to appear before a court. Mr Dufaur pointed out that Mr Mackie, a witness called by the Crown, had stated that some of the questions put by Mr Ham mond were put in an involved way, likely to mislead the Maori witnesses. . If the Crown could prove that by the adjournment their case would be prejudiced, it would have been well enough ; but it was not so. " It was simply a question of a few pounds for the travelling expenses of the witnesses. He again urged His Honor to grant the adjournment. His Honor referred to the many false statements which had already been made. He said that the counsel had stated that the topo graphical survey which had been made would, when produced, prove that the evidence of witnesses for trie Crown could not be believed. And yet when the survey was produced such was not the case. Not only that; he also produced an affidavit by Hoera which contained two deliberate falsehoods. His Honor said, Of course, Mr Dufaur, you will remember that you were not the counsel. Mr O'Meagher said that His Honor had made a remark with reference to the topographical survey which cast a reflection upon his integrity as a member of the bar. He explained that at the time he made that state ment he was acting under instructions received through a interpreter, and fully believed then that the statement would be borne out. He had not at that time seen the country himself, and he considered that it was most unfair and a pity that His Honor should: class his statement with the alleged false statements made in a sworn affidavit of the prisoner.

His Honor said that he could only class such action as a grave attempt to force de ception upon the Court. Mr O'Meagher : Not on my part, your Honor. ■

' His Honor: Well, you were certainly concerned in it.

Mr O'Meagher : As an innocent instru ment, your Honor. '

His Honor : Well, as an innocent instru ment it should have been excused.

Mr Cotter then stated that he proposed to go on with the remaining cases. After some consideration it was decided to take Campbell's case on Monday, and the remaining native perjury case, if possi ble, on Tuesday.

Chables Aickin's Case.—At 11 o'clock to day the Court resumed for the purpose of hearing argument in the point raised by Mr O'Meagher in Charles Aickin's case. It will be remembered that the prisoner was found guilty by the jury upon the charge of uttering. Mr O'Meagher, who ■ appeared for the prisoner, then asked leave to appeal on the grounds that '■ evidence was not given, set ting out the details of the cheque showing it to be a valid document." This morning Mr Button, in conjunction with the Crown Prosecutor.Mr H. William son, appeared on behalf of the prosecution. —Mr O'Meagher opened the question for argument, and 'cited some authori ties in support of his contention. He held that there was no evidence before the Court to show the validity of the docu ment ; that it was such a cheque as the Bank of New Zealand would be necessitated to pay in the ordinary way of business. The bank clerk did not state what was struck out or left in the body of the cheque. He quoted from Regina v. Dickson, 3 Cox, page 89. It was an unreliable argument that because the document was cashed it must be valid. Even bankers sometimes made mistakes. They wanted evidence to prove that the document was an order for payment coming within the meaning of the Act. There was no evidence forthcoming that the document was of such nature as to make it the bounden duty of the Bank

officials to honour it. Regina v; Harvey and Regina v. Barsley were also quoted; Mr O'Meagher admitted that he could find no case on all fours with the present one.— After some further argument, His Honor | said that the evidence went to show that a | certain document was presented to the bank in due form, and was duly paid. He admit ted fully many of the arguments used by Mr O'Meagher regarding the document, and had it depended upon the witnesses alone, there would have been some difficulty. But there was the evidence of the manager of the bank—that the prisoner had admitted having forged the cheques—an admission afterwards substantiated by his statement to Detective Walker, in which the prisoner said he had done it for the money and that Hill cashed the cheque. That was a clear admission that he had written the cheque and that lie got the money. Under such circumstances, there could be no reasonable doubt as to the validity of the document. It would be a most perfect reductio ad abmrdum to think otherwise. —Mr Button also pointed out that the prisoner called it over with another clerk, which proved that it was a genuine cheque. —His Honor : Certainly it must have ap peared valid to most of them, though he could not remember having found a case' in which a conviction for forgery had been obtained where the cheque had not been produced, but in the pre sent instance they had the prisoner's own admission as to the reality of the cheque. The motion for arrest of judgment would be dismissed.—Mr O'Meagher then applied to have the prisoner dealt with under the First Offenders' Probation Act.— This His Honor declined to consider, and then sentenced the prisoner! remarking that he had been convicted upon the clearest possible testimony of witnesses, of a breach of trust against his employer; and certainly there were most suspicious circumstances pointing to the idea that he had destroyed the cheque. He had also shown a most peculiar frame of mind, for not being content with securing the money he had also allowed a fellow clerk of his own to lie under suspicion for months. He could not, while giving the fullest consideration to the recommendation to mercy made by the jury, pass a less sentence than 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

R.M. COURT-YESTERDAY.

(Before H. G. Seth Smith, 8.M.)

Official Assignee and Gkeenhougii v. Jackson.—Claim, £50 damages, for alleged illegal distress.—Mr C. W. Cave for the plaintiff, Mr Theo. Cooper for defendant.— The facts in this case as proved by the various witnesses were that Groenhough, one of the plaintiffs, was tenant of the de fendant's house in Ponsonby at the rental of £1 per week. On August 29th 13 weeks' rent were due and unpaid, and on the 30th August a distress worrant was issued but could not be executed as the bailiff could not effect an entrance. On the 15th Sep tember, Greenhough filed, rind between the 2nd September and the 9th, MrOliphant, solicitorfor defendant,hadseveral interviews with the Official Assignee (Mr Lawson) as to payment of the rent, the outcome being that the Official Assignee claimed that as the only asset in the estate was furniture under the value of £25 there were no funds on his hands to satisfy the rent, and that he de clined to interfere but recommended the defendant to distrain. This the defendant did and goods were sold to the extent of £16 13s6d. t Greenhough then applied to the Offi cial Assignee to sue on his behalf for damages, and the present action was the income. Mr Cave contended that section 17 of the Bankruptcy Act Amendment Act, 1884, took away the right to distrain, and that the distress was consequently illegal. Mr Theo. Cooper contended that (1), as it appeared by the. evidence that Dr. Laishley was mortgagee of the furniture, he ought to have been a party to the action ; (2) thafc the bank ruptcy proceedings had not been properly proved ; (3) that the property in the furni ture had not vested in the Official Assignee as the amount wasunder £25, and that he was improperly formed as a plaintiff ; (4) that Section 17 being expressly subject to the provisions of Section 121 of the Act of 1883 did not'take away the right to distrain when less than six months' rent was due ; (5) even if the plaintiffs were entitled to recover at all they were only entitled to nominal damages, the Official Assignee because he had no legal interest in the property, and the debtor Greenhough because only his right to possession hadbeen interfered with, and the present action was for the full value of the property. Mr Cave replied to the various points raised,and His Worship con sidering the questions raised were of con siderable importance reserved his decision in order to examine the authorities cited.

LICENSING MATTERS.

Proposed Amendments.

(by telegraph.— own correspondent.)

Wellington, this day. The Commissioner of Police, in his report to Parliament, will bring under notice the importance of making certain amendments in the Licensing Act, Gaming and Lotteries Act, and Police Offences Act. With regard to the two first mentioned Acts the absence of a clear and precise definition of what con stituesanunlawfulgamerendersitalmostim- po?sible to obtain convictions against pub licans and others for permitting gambling with cards or dice. Experience has shown that a large majority of the magistrates in the colony decline to enter convictions in such cases, in the absence of an explicit in terpretation, and as a consequence the evil has been "on the increase. The Commis sioner thinks the case would be met by the insertion of the following clause from the old provincial Licensing Acts : — "No person licensed under this Act as a pub lican, or holding an accommodation house license, bottle or conditional license to sell liquors, shall suffer or permit gambling or any game of chance in or upon his house or premises." It is pointed out that the provision in the Licensing Act relating to the sale of liquor to prohibited persons is virtually a dead letter, for the reason that persons supply ing the liquor can rarely be got at or punished. It is thought that the difficulty could be met if Section 171 were altered so as to make it compulsory on prohibited persons when ar rested for drunkenness to disclose the name of the persons who supplied them with liquor under a heavy penalty for refusal. Under the section referred to the magis trates have declined to convict the licensee when the liquor has. been served by the servant and the master has sworn that he instructed the servant nob to serve the drunken or prohibited person. The clause should be so amended as to leave no doubt on the magistrates' minds that the maxim "Respondenat superior " applied to the licensee by shift ing the responsibility on to hi 3 servant to escape the penalty he most desires to avoid, viz., an endorsement of conviction upon his license to overcome the ingenuity of the publican in this respect. It is proposed that the following new clause should be added to the Act : "Any breach of this Act by the servant of any licensee shall be deemed to be the act of the licensee, and punishable as such, notwithstanding that proof may be given that such servant acted against the orders of his employer." Suggestions are made for several alterations in the Police Offences Act, 1884, and among other things an extension of the provis'ons relating to drunkenness is proposed, by add ing the following words after the word

"drunkenness" in Section 21-' or by reason of the excessive use of alcoholic liquors his or her mental faculties or bodily health are impaired." The necessity for this addition is that many magistrates will not apply the provisions of the Act to per sons arrested unless they are helplessly drunk. Persons on the verge of delirium Iremens are, by some magistrates, not deemed to be drunk. They are consequently dealt with as lunatics, and remanded to "-aol for treatment and examina tion by medical men, if necessary, and this means generally a few days' nursing at the expense of the country, when the " patients " are discharged and ready to start again at their old game, after receiving free board and lodging and escaping scot free from fines. Sub section' 29 of section 3 of the same Act provides that certain offences, such as using abusive or insulting language, are punishable only when committed in a public place. It has, however, been found that these are frequently committed, not in a public place, within the meaning of the Act, but in private yards or inside a fence adjacent to a public place, and an alteration of the law is suggested to meet these cases.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A Word to Working Men.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—lt i s patent to most of us that the most eventful election of Parliamentary representatives yet experienced in New is to be decided on Monday next. I do trust that the at present; much ap preciated working-men will weigh well the two prominent questions of "Retrench ment" and "Protection." I am convinced that the "roar" for re trenchment comes mainly from those who, having quietly culled their thou sands of pounds from the effects of the borrowing policy, by increased value in land, etc., now see that this game is a thine' of the past. We have either to reduce the pay of our civil servants (in many cases poorly paid), mechanics, and labourers in Government employ, or to have a graduated income tax, laud tax, and by protection to pay somewhat more for the coloiiially-manufactured article. Sif Julius Vogel has had heaped upon his devoted head, numberless sins and short comings, but has it not occurred to thinking working men that Sir Julius had only one vote in the Assembly; that nearly all our repre sentatives had backed him up by their in dividual votes; that when addressing their constituents in professional speeches they have had unanimous votes of thanks given to them for what they had done. I think that our favourite, Mr Moss, will back up what I say as correct.

Regarding Protection, I would say weigh the matter carefully. We enjoy all over the Australasian Colonies the great boon of eight hours' work per day, and if all were employed, as they should be in a young colony, a sufficiently remunerative wage to enable them to put by something for a rainy day, so that we should not need that horror oj colonials, the " poor rato " otherwise " Charitable Aid " Such trades as the cabinet-makers', who who have to compete with prison-made chairs and Chinese labour right through ; engineers, who are expected to be able to hold their own against fellow-tradesmen in Belgium who labour 16 hours a-day for some two shillings and sixpence. Tailors and shoemakers who will have to come, by free trade pure and simple, to the level of the inhabitants of China and India, not to men tion saddlers, &c, who . are sadly handicapped by importation. These tradesmen have, I contend, great cause of complaint against our present tariff, particularly when we compare the colonial rate of interest on capital, namely, 8 and 9 per cent, as against 3 and 4 in the Old Country. It must be acknowledged that if a town population increased, as it would under protection, the carpenter, bricklayer, painter, and last, but not least, the farmer, would prosper likewise. The wool and mutton grower can export his wares to foreign markets, but not so the cabbage and potato producer. It is an uncon.tradicted fact that we have in New Zealand 100,000 children being educated under our grand educa tional system. I Aveuld ask, what are they to do if the trade is not kept in the country 1 Are they to be sent to Victoria, United States, or elsewhere, whilst we have been paying £16 per head to bring out immi grants, who have in many cases had to clear out again ! So far as low wages are concerned, it is hardly likely that a mechanic would stop in New Zealand if upon a revival of trade in Australia he was offered an increase to go there ? —Yours, &c, One Born in the Colony.

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THE AUCKLAND EVEMMG STAR, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2i, 1887.

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There was great excitement among the Catholics of Hawera last Sunday morning. During the service in St. Joseph's Church, the Rev. Father Mulvehill made a state ment to the effect that he desired the con gregation to vote for Major Atkinson. A meeting of Catholics has since been held, at which a series of resolutions were passed, protesting against the Rev. Father's action, and expressing sympathy with Mr Mc- Guire.



ELECTION CRIES!! AT THE MEETINGS RETRENCHMENT ! AFTER THE MEETINGS ROBERTSON'S , WHISKY! KING, WALKER, AND Co., Sole Agents.



POLL UP EARLY on Monday and vote for Vaile. mURANGA CREEK.—Nice Homestead JL of 49 acres ;13 acre 3 fenced, 8 acres in grass; i-roomed House on property, with dairy and new stable and outbuildings ; frontage to tidal river, and plenty of fresh water all the year round. -J. H. Witheford. FinO LET> a 6-roomed House in Sentinel JL Road, with pearly an aero of ground; abundance of grapes and other fruit; rent, 12s 6d.—J, H. Witheford, Shortland-atreet. HAMILTON ROAD, Ponsonby. -Villa Residence of 6 rooms, with every con venience ; rent, 14s.—J. H. Witheford. AKB TAKAPUNA, - For Sale, 10 Acres of Land, near Hurstmere; sea boaoh frontage ; Lake 'buses pass every hour ; close to main road to Devonport. Price, £160. Land in the immediate.neighbourhood cells at<Bloopev aore.-J. H. Witheford, Shprttapd-ptreet,



Auctions. R. ARTHUR.] [J. F. BUDDLE. MONDAY, at 11 am. DRAPERY, CLOTHING, WATCHES, Etc., Etc. BROKER'S SALE. ARTHUR & BUDDLE Will sell by public auction, at their Mart, Queen Street, on Monday, at 11 o clocK. DRAPERY, UNDERCLOTHING, Hosiery, Haberdashery, Fancy Goods, Boots, Men's and Boys' Clothing, Watches, Jewellery, and Second-hand Clothing. Terms—Cash before delivery. R. ARTHUR] U^> CUDDLE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, At 11 o'clock. By order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. HOMESTEAD FARMS, PARUA BAY and SCOTCHMAN'S VALLEY, ARTHUR & BUDDLE Have been instructed to Sell by Public Auction, at their Land Estate Rooms, Arthur's Mart, Queen-street, on Monday, 26th instant, at 11 o'clock, mHE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES :— PARUA BAY, Parish of Waikare, County of Marsden. — Middle portion of Allotment 49, and southern portion of Allotment 64, contain ing 60 acres, with comfortable House thereon , partly cultivated. The property of Mr tr. it. ShS ac^TCHMAN'S VALLEY. - Homestead Farm of 587 acres, at Pukemoremore, Waikatov being part of TahuroaNo. 1 Block, highly Im proved. The property of Thomas Russell, of Waikato, and adjoining the well-known i arm of Mr Shaw; close to the Tahuroa Cheese Factory. " For further particulars apply to the Auc tioneers. R. ARTHUR.] [J- *'• BUDDDE. TUESDAY, 11 a.m. GRAFTON ROAD & DOMAIN-STREET, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, PLANTS, &c. ARTHUR & BUDDLE Have been favoured with instructions from Mr H. Walker, who is removing to the country, to sell by public auction at his residence, cornci' of Graf ton Road and Domain-street, JO- AND EFFECTS, consisting of Dining room, Bodroom and Kitchen Requisites. Plated Ware Glass. China, and Earthenware, Kitchen Utensils, Bath, Tubs, etc. Mahogany half- Tester Bedatead, Iron Bedsteads, Chests of Drawers, Knitted Curtains and Bed Covers, Pictures, Oilcloth, lot of Pot Plants, etc. On view on the morning of the day of sale. \V. S. COCHRANE 1 [JAS. DACRE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. ALLOTMENT, AVONDALE. 120 ACRES LAND, WAIKIEKIE. The Subscribers have received instructions from the agent for the Public Trustee, to sell by auction at their rooms, Queen-street, on Monday. 26th inst., at 12 o'clock, IN THE ESTATE OF S. W. PEARMAN, DECEASED, LOT 12, SECTION 2, OF THE SUBDIVISI N OF LOT 64, PARISH OF TITIRANGI, fronting the Kaipara Railway Line. IN THE ESTATE OF HENRY EDGECOMBE, DECEASED, SOUTH-WEST PART OF LOT 66, PARISH OF WAIKIEKIE, containing 120 acres. NO RESERVE. SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE.] IJAP. DACRE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, At 12 o'Clock. EDEN HALL AND THREE SHOPS, jMOUNT EDEN ROAD AND SUMMER-STREET, The Subscribers have received instructions from the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Auckland to se'l by auction, at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Monday, 26th inst., at 12 o'clock, LOTS 19, 20, and 21, Section 1, of Sub division of Lots 2, 2a, and 2b, Section 10, Suburbs of Auckland, having a frontage of 99 feet to Mount Eden Road and 99 feet to Sum mer-street, with the Eden Hall and Three Shops erected thereon. For further particulars apply to SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE] [.TAS. DACRE WEDNESDAY, sth OCTOBER, At 12 o'Clock. VALUABLE BUSINESS PREMISES, DUKE-STREET, CAMBRIDGE. THREE ACRES LAND AND DWEL LING-HOUSE, AT CAMBRIDGE. THREE TOWN ALLOTMENTS, OXFORD. The Subscribers will sell by auction, at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Wednesday, sth October, at 12 o'clock, By order of the Trustees in the Estate of Messrs Lewis and Simpson, THOSE VALUABLE BUSINESS PREMISES, situate at Cambridge, lately occupied by Messrs Lewis and Simpson, being Lot 3 and part of Lot 2 of the Subdivision of Lot 390, having a frontage of 39 feot to Duke-street, with the large DOUBLE SHOP and STORE (at the back) erected thereon. The Shop is well fitted up throughout, has plate glass windows, and all conveniences necessary for any business requiring a first-class and prominent stand. Allotments 42, 43, and 61, Town of Oxford, con taining li acre. Also, 'Allotments 222, 224, and 226, Town of Cam bridge, containing 3 acres first-rate Land, all fenced and sub-divided into two grass paddocks, garden, and orchard. The buildings consist of Comfortable Dwelling House of 7 rooms, stables, cowshed, etc. The property is at present occu pied by Mr Buckland. For further particulars, apply to SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, At 2 o'Clock. BY AUCTION. AT THE CARLTON CLUB, PARK ROAD, PARNELL. A. B. GRIFFITHS Having received instructions, will sell by public auction, THE WHOLE OF THE FURNITURE, FITTINGS, and BILLIARD TABLE (one of John Bennett's best Exhibition), with full Set of Pyramid, Pool, and Playing Balls, Cue Rack, with 2 dozen Cues, 2 good Sitters 25 AUSTRIAN BENTWOOD CHAIRS TABLES, &c, &c. • Without the Slightest Reserve. All as good as new. A. B. GRJCFFITHJS, Auctioneer. LEX. A I T X E. N, -Cm. AUCTIONEER, LAND, ESTATE, AND COMMISSION AGENT. Regular Sales every Tuesday of Hides, Skins, Wool, Tallow, &o. CITY MARKET. WOOL, HIDES, SHEEPSKINS TALLOW, For Sale at Durham Yards, every Tuesday, at 9,30 ft. hi.



Auctions- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 27. Ab 12 o'Clock. CITY MARKET AUCTION ROOMS* ALEX. AITKEN Will sell by auction on Tuesday, September 27, at 12 o'clock noon, in the western wing of the City Market, 11A SACKS PRIME COAST MAIZE JL JLA" 200 sack Potatoes (Oamaru and Canterbury) 40 sacks Ryegrass (prime sample) 20 bags Onions 4 tons Bran (5 bushel bags) . A large quantity o£ Chaff (various samples) 30 ba^s Siftings (ryegrass) 7 bags Cowfoot 15 Empty Feed Casks 6 bags Feathers Sausage Machine Large Butcher's Salting Trough. Pole for Horse Gear ~ 2 Counters and Shop Fittings # A large quantity of Sundries ALEX. AITKEN, Auctioneer. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. IN THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH KNOTT, IRONMONGER. THE WHOLE OF THE STOCK-IN TRADE IN ABOVE ESTATE. TO IRONMONGERS, STOREKEEPERS, AND OTHERS. GABRIEL LEWIS Has received instructions from the trustees in the above Estate to sell at his Rooms, on above date, commencing at eleven o'clock, mHE WHOLE OF THE STOCK OF- General Ironmongery and Tools of Every Dcs cription, Holloware, Tinware, Cutlery, Plated ware, Lampware, Spades, Forks, Stoves, Grates Scales and Weights, Family Tubs, Buckets, Brassware, Wire, Iron Bedsteads, &c, &c, &c NO RESERVE. REMOVED FROM THE STORE FOR CONVENIENCE OF SALE. TERMS AT SALE. • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, At 12 o'Clock Noon. 11 SHARES IN THE CHAMPION SYN DICATE, TUI CREEK COMPANY 500 SHARES IN THE KAIHU VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED 1 PAID-UP SHARE IN THE WHARE KAWA COAL AND LAND COM PANY GABRIEL LEWIS Has received instructions to sell at the Arcad* Auction Rooms, on the. above date, at twolv( noon, -fl -| SHARES IN THE CHAMPIOK XX SYNDICATE COMPANY, as above 500 Shares in the Kaihu Railway Companj 1 Paid-uo Share in the Wharekawa Coa and Land Company Full particulars from Auctioneer. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. TEA. TEA. WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST RESERVE. 4 f -chests No. 41 "MONING" TEA 3 I-chests No. 42 " MONING " TEA 7 16 «YOUNG HOW" TE^ 1 i-CHEST No. 44 " PANYONG ". 3 i-CHESTS No. 40 PACKET TEAS 1 J-CHEST No. 11 " PADRAE " TEA " 1 box No. 3 " PANYONG " 2 4-chests No. 20 "PADRAE " TEA E. & A. ISAACS Have received instructions to Sell by Publi< Auction, at the PALMBRSTON BOND, LITTLE QUBEN-ST. On Tuesday next, Sept. 27, at 11 o'clock, mHE ABOVE. No Reserve. E. & A. ISAACS, Auctioneers. K. C. CARK.] , [B. D. TONKS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th, At Twelve noon. FOR POSITIVE SALE. WHANGAREI. WHANGAREI. VALUABLE SHOPS AND ALLOTMENTS CENTRE OF TOWNSHIP OF WHANGAREI. BY ORDER OF EXECUTORS OP LATE MRS S. H. FULLER, B. TONKS & CO. Have received instructions from the Executon under the will of the late Mrs S. H. Fuller, oi Whangarei, to sell by public auction on Fr* day, September 30th, at twelve o'clock, "\\7HANGAREI—SHOP .AND ALLOT y V MENT, being Lot 17, Section 6, cornet of Cameron and Rathbone streets, with the Draper's Shop erected thereon, leased to Mi Andrew Scott at an annual rental of /552. WHANGAREI—SHOP AND ALLOTMENT, being Lot 16, Section 6, Cameron-street, acl joining the above, and having a right-of way 12 feet wide to Rathbone-street, with the Shop erected thereon, leased to Messrs Cooke and Culpan, ironmongers, at an annual rental of £52. WHANGAREI—SHOP AND ALLOTMENT, being Lot 15, Section 6, Cameron-street, and having a right-of-way 12 feet wide to Rath bone-street, with the Shop erected thereon, now occupied by Mr Highly, cabinetmaker, at a weekly rental of 12s. WHANGAREI - TWO ALLOTMENTS OI QUARTER ACRE EACH, situated on the main street, viz., Bank-street, commanding beautiful views, and being about the boat building sites in Whangarei. The Properties offer a safe payable Invest ment, as all are now let to first-class permanent tenants, and will improve as thß rising Town ship of Whanagrei extends and advances, SALE IS YmPERATIVE. Full particulars and conditions from B. TONKS & CO., Auctioneers,



Auctions. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. At 11 o'Clock. SALE AT THE GOVERNOR GORDON BOARDING HOUSE, Lower Albert-street. SINGLE AND DOUBLE BEDSTEADS, MATRESSES, SHEETS, AND BLANKETS, WASHSTANDS AND DRESSING TABLES, TOILETWARE, PILLOWS & BOLSTERS, MIRRORS, MATTING, DINING TABLES, TABLE CLOTHS, CRUETS, CUTLERY, E.P. GOODS, CHAIRS, BOILERS, SAUCEPANS, KITCHEN UTENSILS, Etc., Etc , Etc. To Boardinghouse Keepers, Dealers and Others. EDWARD LEYDON Has received instructions to sell Without Re serve, the ABOVE-MENTIONED GOODS Terms—Cash before delivery. EDWARD LEYDON Auctioneer. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, At 12 o'Clock. FARM OF 50 ACRES, OPOTIKI. T. M. JACKSON Has received instructions from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, to sell by public auction, as above, ALLOTMENT 108, PARISH OF WAIOEEA, OPOriKI, containing 50 acres of first-class land, part Puriri Bush, and adjoining Mr A. Parkinson's Farm, which is on the main road, Opotiki. Also, Allotment No. 384, Section 2, Town of Opotiki, containing 1 acre. For Plan and further particulars, apply to the Auctioneer— T, M. JACKSON, Queen-street. * WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, At Twelve Noon. DUNBLANE AUCTION MART. t 5 ACRES, VILLAGE OF ONEHUNGA. BY ORDER OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT. THOS. M. JACKSON Has received instructions to sell by public auc tion, at his Dunblane Auction Mart, on the above date, ALL THAT FIRST-CLASS CORNER ALLOTMENT, situated on the Mount Smart Koad. Village of Onehunga, containing about 3 acres 1 rood and 7 perches, more or less, being part Allotment 1, Section 43, together with the Buildings, etc., thereon erected. For conditions of sale apply to the auctioneer. THOS. M. JACKSON, Queen-street. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1887, 12 Noon. By Order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. 7-ROOMED HOUSE AND ALLOTMENT, SURREY HILLS. THOS. M. JACKSON Has received instructions to sell by public auction, at his Dunblane Auction Mart, as above— ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the Surrey Hills Estate, being part of Lot 6, section 63, having a frontage of 33 feet to Rose Road, with a depth of 110 feet to Sussex street, together with the Good and Substantial 7-roomed House erected thereon. For Plan and Conditions of Sale apply to the Auctioneer— — THOS. M. JACKSON, Queen-street. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, At 12 o'Clock. DUNBLANE AUCTION MART. . GRAND FREEHOLD PROPERTY, MOUNT ALBERT. For Breach of Agreement of Sale. THOS. M. JACKSON Having received instructions from the. Vendor, will sell as above, all those fine parcels of land, situate at Mount Albert, and lately in the oc cupation of Mr M. W. Letts, comprising, LOTS 33, 34, 35, and part of 32, being a Choice Little Orchard. 195 feet by 166 feet, well fenced and planted with Plums, Apples. Pears, Loquats, &c, all in full bearing, well sheltered with large Pinis Macrocarpa, &c, and having a splendid view. This is one of the finest sites for a villa in Mount Albert. Also, Lot 27, fronting Main Road, 66 x 150 Lot 42, fronting Albert Avenue, 75 x 180, oppo site Mr J. M. Alexander's property For further particulars, apply' to the- Auc tioneer— THOS. M. JACKSON, Queen-street. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28th, 12 NOON. DUNBLANE AUCTION MART. VALUABLE CITY" FREEHOLD. 2 COTTAGES, CORNER OF CENTRE AND SALE STREETS, FREEMAN'S BAY. By Order of the Mortgagee. THOS. M. JACKSON Has been favoured with instructions to sell by public auction, as above, . LOT No 16,-Subdivision of Allotments 8, 9, and 10, Secto'n 41, City of Auckland, having a frontage of 29 feet to Sale-street and 77 feet to Centre-street, together with the 2 good and substantial Cottages erected thereon. For Conditibns of Sale, Plan, and other par ticulars, apply to the Auctioneer. THOS. M. JACKSON, Queen-street. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1887, At 12 o'Clock noon. By Order of the Registrar of Supreme Court. COMMODIOUS STORES (Jakins & Son), CUSTOMS-STREET. • D. F. EVANS Has received instructions from the Registrar of the Supreme Court to sell by public auction at his Mart, Queen-street, on Tuesday, October 4, at 12 o'clock noon, /COMMODIOUS STORES, CUSTOMS \J STREET EAST, Lease expiring on Feb ruary 1,1959, of Allotment 39 of Section 2, City of Auckland, having a frontage to Customs street of 60 feet by a depth of 100 feet, and lane at rear, and subject to a ground rental of £46 per annum, on which is erected that Commo dious Building well known as the Grain and Produce Stores of Messrs. 6. S. Jakins and Son, ,D. F. EVANS, Auctioneer. TUESDAY, 4th OCTOBER. At 12 o'clock noon. HOUSE, PONSONBY ROAD. D. F EVANS Has received instructions from Mr J. A. Walker (who is leaving Auckland) to sell by public auction, at his Mart, Queen-street, on Tuesday, 4th October, at noon— HIS COMFORTABLE DWELLING HOUSE, of six rooms, fitted with gas, water, and all convenience Shed, Fowl House, etc. Leasehold Allotment, 6$ x 120, for 15 years. Ground rent, £1310s. per annum. . This house is pleasantly situated in Ponsonby road, near top of Hepburn-street. Splendid position. Trams pass the door. Full particulars at office of . P, p. EVANS, Auctioneer,



Plsiill Mans, &c., at our offices, Queen-a™ EDW.MAHONBYTsi) Ni ST; MARY'S CHURCH, Parked B. W. MOUNTFOB^v 1. Forming Sections of New I*™,' „, Road, and constructingbS' 3* separate contracts). s nage *» Road; and of No. 2, at the Pw&SSJSr OLIVER MAYS, | September 23,1887. Chairmaa. | — ■ ■ ■ i -i STOCK OF DRAPERY, GROCERIES ffiOv1 MONGER V, AND STATIONERY AND fltf FITTINGS, VALUE, £408. Tenders for the above Stock and MttisaWi be received by the Trustees up till MOMMY 3rd pox., at noon, eitherfor the wholeormrf the lots. ""j Tenders to be sent to the office of 'VTmiti Burns, and Co., Customs-street, where, oriS premises at Te Aroha, Stock Sheets can beM ' The highest or any tender notnecessarilrS cepted. **w Auckland, September 23,1887. IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF LEWIS AND SIMPSON, CAMBRIDGE, i - I Tenders for the whole or any of thefctjol the Stock-in-trade of the above EBtate, oowlst: ing of ironmongery, earthenware, booto sot shoes, and groceries, will be received to flu trustees up till WEDNESDAY, Sthptox. Stock Lists may be had from the trustees,or from Mr J. P. Thomson, Cambridge, w&nffl also, upon application, grant orders to icspect the stock. Terms, cash or approved bills. The highest or any tender not necessarily» cepted. Signed: JOHN BUCHANAN\ TrUßte«si JAMES WlNGATE} simpgo^ Auckland, September 19y 1887. mEND E E & ESTATE OF JOHiTfORBES, JEWELII, WANGANUL Tenders are invited for the Purchase of ttJ; Stock-in-trade in above Estate. Tte.'ttni comprise a Capital Assortment- of Golclijiiil' 811 ver Jewelleiy, Watches, Clocks, E.P,;Witv and sundries to the value of £1,233. Bilisfw tory arrangements can ,bo made for teßiwd the sliop, situated in one of the best'pbliMi the town. Tenders to close iMOSDA>fW October, at 2.30 p.m. Terms cash. A de)»m« 10 per cent.' to accompany each tender.^icwf of the stock list can be seen at the office ft.**: Official Assignee, Auckland. JOHNNOTMAN; DepntyAßSjgnee.^ TO ROAD BOARDS, CONTRAGTOBS, AND ALL REQUIRING BROKEN METAL OR METAL WASTE. We are in a position to supply mete!, Way* to any size, suitable for road of concre c wwtti in any quantity; also metal wjtste, ffli»W»: concrete or footpaths. We also sappiystowW; any purpose. Speciai, du^ATipjfS> JW d/uveky.-PASCOE & ROWSB, M§natl!ta, Stone Breaking Works, near Rifle Range- j late AdYertisements. f VOTE FOR VAILE and Mffir Reform. __^ BOARD and Residence wantedj Youth (18). Private tamlr • F«B»g; About 10 mSutes' walk from PWfrofflg^»• 16s weekly.-Address Home, STARWM;^. Mr O'Dbwds, New Caledonian Hotel, »IBf^ street ——— — —r "Tl/rUST BE SOLD, as the pwnffii M leaving Auckland St House on Ponsonby Road^, fl«eo "»»&. £300. Money can remain on mori«^» address apply Stab Offl.ce. ■ _____---- VV fit and style-Apply -C. A. .Vf" | Fruiterer, ViVtiiria-street. — TTvul TO travelta/'^d^irwhoVouldliie. j real home, ; ■, , This little effusion'sadorefflett.^^^ For, no matter where thro sweet avow»« You'ffidthatPAßKHOUSEißtteb^ Thp tnrker's recherche, the pricesiu«" T Are not suchfas make you afraid". • ■ We will board you and looge.^qu,»» »• ForaVov^orßtmießse^pense. But come, one and all, cv ry nip* And visit yours truly, jjAffß^ j =froTE~foTVAILEan d Ftee \ D Sale, Villa Residence. of_ 9 splendid view.of tenn^i^asonabJe^^J^w^ bushonprop_ert^^|ord;_^g^-J |