DEATH OF MR J.T. GELLIBRAND.

Mr. Joseph Tice Gellibrand, whose death at Omokoroa, Tauranga, is announced in another column, was a notable member of an honoured f amity j and the name is one that will dwell in Australian history. The de ceased gentleman was thethirdsonof Joseph Tice Gellibrand, of DerwentPark, Newtown, Tasmania,: who was appointed Attorney- General of that colony by Lord Liver pool in 1823, and who subsequently lost his life in exploring Port Phillip in 1837. His son, named after him, was. born at Hobart in 1826, and spent his early years in that town, where be received his early education, obtaining a scholarship at Queen's school in 1842. Two years later he matriculated at St. John's College. Ox ford. In 1845 he paid a visit to Russia, staying with his uncle William Gellibrand, who was living at St. Petersburg. During 1847-48 he made a voyage out to Tasmania and back to England, taking his B.A. degree at Oxford in October ; the following year he was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and in December of that year married Selina Hannah Evans, second daughter of Samuel Evans, Esq., of Cambridge. In 1850 he was ordained priest, and two years later took his M.A. degree at Oxford, and then returned to Tasmania, where he held various appointments in the Church until 1871, when he finally retired from the ministry, having declined the Canonry offered to him by Bishop Bromley. In 1875 he left Tasmania for a tour round New Zea land, finally settling at Omokoroa, Tauranga, in the following year. In 1878 he lost his wife by the capsizing of a boat off Oponui Point, and this melancholy loss of the companion of thirty years of active life cast a shadow over his remaining years. In the year 1881 he again visited Tas mania, where he unsuccessfully con tested North Hobart seat in the Assembly; and on a subsequent visit to that colony last year he for some months edited the "Tasmanian News," of which Mr G. B. Lilly, of Auckland, was formerly editor. After his return to his home at Omokoroa, Mr Gellibrand had an attack of gastric fever, and inflammation of the lungs supervening, bis enfeebled constitution was unable to throw off the disease. In his illness, which lasted several weeks, deceased had the benefit of all that careful nursing and skilled medical ad vice could do for him. A married sister, who resides in Auckland, went down to wait upon him, and Dr. Moir, of Tauranga, was most assiduous in his visits—sometimes riding the eighteen miles to Omokoroa in the night time, after a hard day's work, and riding back next morn ing in time to attend patients at Tauranga. Mr Gellibrand was a gentleman of sterling and unselfish character, which might be exempli fied bymany incidents in his career. In alittle memorandum book which ho kept he had written his own epitaph thus: —" In memory of Joseph Tice Gellibrand, bprn May Ist, 1826. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."

ONEHUNGA PUBLIC SCHOOL.

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS,

The presentation of scholarships to the suo. cessful competitors of the Onehunga Pub lic School took place yesterday afternoon In the Onehunga .school building, about 400 children being present. There were also Sri attendance a number of ladies and gentlemen, the School Committee, and the Revs. W. E. Mulgan and Adams. The Rev- Mr Mulgan, Chairman of the School Committee, in his opening: ad dress felt proud of the duties that hft was -then about •to perform. Considering that tout? of the five schools that fought for the scholarships four of the said scholarships were obtained in this school, great credit was due, not only to those successful candi dates, but also to the teacher, Mr Stewart. Had it hot been for the superstructure bf the school, the present pleasant duty' would not have devolved upon him. He would bring before the children's notice the benefits to bo derived and the ends to be obtained l?y embracing the present system of education. He would ■now with great pleasure present thp first scholarship, the'highest on the Jist, tp Miss Ruth Mclntyre; the second to Master Ernest Clarke; the third to Master Edwin Charles Somerville; and the fourth to Miss Mary Isabella Bower. He hoped that "this would be an encourageiment to all children present to strive to win scholar ships next year. Dr. W. R. Erson, member of tbe Com mittee, next addressed the children, and hoped that next year this school would carry the same, if not a greater, propor tion of scholarships than ib had done this. He hoped by attention they would succeed in doing so, and that in years to come they would be able to refer back with pleasure to their old school. The pointsv of most interest in his school days were the administration of whipping and the obtaining Of'gome honour by a school-fellow. The former case he would not refer to, but on the latter occasion they always asked for a half-holiday; arid he would now wish to celebrate this pre eminent success by asking the head-raaster that a half-holiday 'be given. (Deafening cheers.) The Rev. Mr Adams then re ferred to the fact that although he had been such a short time in "Onehunga he felt it his duty to be present on this occasion. This school had distin guished itself from all others in this examin ation, and he felt sure fehat it would be a Btirnulant to both- scholars and teachers; h§ knew that it was an earnest of better things to come.' • *: ; 7 '-.:,'

Mr- Stewart, the head -teacher, was pleased to see the interest taken in the school by the presence; of so tnany . ladies and gentlemen, and, .ex;- })ressed the pleasure that he and his col eagues had in persevering, particularly now that they savv the result. ' He would point out that at this examination there were 49 candidates frpiji 2Q schools, which showed one to seven, whereas from this school he had sent seven candidates and returned four with scholarships. . This was competing with the best schools in the province, arid he hoped that when the in spector made his ordinary report next year he would he able to state that the work was as Well done as it is now?. ' :

The Rev. Mr Mulgan then announcedthat there would be ahalf-holiday to-mo. row after noon, which information was received with great delight by' the little ones. After three cheers for Mr Stewart the pleasant event terminated.

CONCERT AT POINT CHEVA LIER.

Qi. Monday evening last a capital concert was given at Point Chevalier to celebrate the opening of the new district school, a commodious building recently erected ih a, central position. About 200 persons were present; and the proceedings were "of a most iritkesting" character. Mr Ca_"fc, a iriember of the Board of Education, eccupied the chair, and delivered the in- augural address, riiostly statistical. Mr Bees, the neWly-app'oiritfed mastfer, followed with a speech, in which he-stated his edu cational views and mariner of torching. H? was nob in favour of severe measures, n|>r of overtaking the mental faculties in children. 'Five ' fyimif a 'at&: M considered quite suffidieht mental''eiercije for children* Of'tender'years. Iristead of Uripairirig their b> too S-_eh home,

lesson work, children should be permitted time after school hours for physical exer cise, in order to become strong and healthy. Mr Rees then referred to his experiences as a teacher in India aud New Zealand. The first thing which should be taught was a religious regard for truth, truthfulness in all things. Boys should be taught also kindliness of disposition towards their school-fellows who are not their equals in physical strength. He should feel it his duty to suppress any approaches to bullyism and tyranny. Mr Rees's speech was full of point, and wise,conciliatory sug gestions. He had no doubt that, with the sympathy and support of parents, the Point Chevalier school would prove successful. He was fully prepared to carry out the reason able wishes of the Committee and settlers of this growing, salubrious neighbourhood. The following programme was then sub mitted and faithfully realised by a full choir, under the direction of Mr Clendin ning, Miss Osborne accompanying on the piano:—Duets: " Gulden Slumbers," Misses Bell; "I Know a Bank" (Shakspere), Misses White; Songs: "Love Not" (Hon. Mrs Norton), Miss Rees; " Come, Birdie, Come " Miss C. Rees. Recitations : " A Pathetic Story," Miss Carr ; " Jack's Yarn," Mr R Walker ; " Talking Latin," Mr Stan ley White ; " The Little Hero," Mr D. Val ker. Choruses and part songs by the choir, "Sweet Home," "Hark, 'tis the Trumpet Sounding," "Village Choristers," "Moravian Nuns," and other pieces. Reading by Mr Blackman in two parts, 1, " The Dream, 2, "The Reality." Miss Osborne performed two pianoforte solos in excellent style, and won much applause and floral favour. Mr S. White. Chairman of the Committee, offered some remarks upon the school and its prospects, and complimented parents on the acquisition of such an able and experienced teacher as Mr Rees, a man who, in the words of the poet of the " Seasons," could " pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind," and " teach the young idea how to shoot," and so forth. Mr White referred to the labours of Mr Gunn, a former private teacher, and hoped that, amid the changes which time had broughtabout, Mr Gunn'sservices would not be forgotten whenever a suitable position opened for the exercise of his abilities. (Cheers;) On the motion of Mr Rees, a general vote of thanks was nnanimously carried, and the whole concluded with the National Anthem. Refreshments were pro vided on a liberal scale by the School Com mittee.

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN APPEAL.

(To the Editor.) Sm,*—Permit me through your columns to call attention to a case in which a little help from the benevolent would not be by any means misdirected. Mr J. H. Hughes, who is by trade a gardener, had the misfor tune to beburntoutby afire in Upper Queen street on the night of the 17th instant. He was entirely uninsured and lost all his small property, including tools. Although advanced in years, he is a most active and industrious man, and one whom a little timoly assistance would again place in a position to earn a fair livelihood.—l am, etc., E. W. Burton.

[This case is, we believe, a most deserving one, and subscriptions may be forwarded to the Stab office.—Ed. E.S.']

CANING FOR NON-PAYMENT OF SCHOOL MONEY.

(To the Editor.)

Sm,—-Your action in the Katie Sheard case has proved your motto a true one, " For the cause that lacks assistance, and the wrong th«t heeds resistance." As a member of the NewtOn School Committee, I feel it my dutn to say that we have done our best to cope with the vicious system of allowing head-teachers to become booksellers and stationers, and I trust the above case will make the Board take the matter up. When I found tho present system was in vogue I brought down some resolutions to our Committee, which were d uly forwarded to the Board, and as duly laid on one side. In reference H to Kate Sheard, I may say the child was sent oyer to me on Friday. The state of her hands made 4ne feel sick. I went over to Mr Coates, who offered the same explanation as published. But, I ask, what would be the consequence if a trades man attempted to recover his debts iri the same way? Many complaints have come verbally from parents, and wheri asked to state their grievance in writing, so that the Committee might deal officially with it, the answer has come, " The child would suffer in consequence."—Yours, etc.; 1 ' T. L. WILCOCK.

(To the Editor.)

Sib,*—Having known the Sheard family for'sortie considerable time, they having been tenants of mine for about two years, I have to state that I have always found them ready and' willing to pay to tho last farthing when they had the wherewith to do so. Mr Sheard is a sober, industrious labourer, and willing to accept any kind of employment whereby he can obtain an Koriest livelihood ; but during the last twelve months he has been very unfortunate in obtaining employment, though he has, to my knowledge, left no stoneunturned to seek it. As a .last resort he left home five weeks ago for Coromandel to endeavour to obtain employment as apros pector, since which period he has not neen able to seiidany rehuttarice ?or the support of his wife and children, and how the poor woman has provided for herself and five helpless children' the bare necessaries of life. I '&m $t "| loss to under stand. As to Mrs Sheard know ing or thinking about the legal or illegal payment of the quarter's fees, I do not believb for one moment that she knew that such a question had ever been but if she ha,d the mgngy it; would been paid" without' a second "asking for. ~-r YOurs, etc., ' ' J. GkAba.l.

(To therEdib-r.)

Sib,—Will you kindly inform your constant readers why quarter rribriey is d.rrii_hded from our childrep jn the public schools of Auckland whenithas been ruled illegal at In verbargilland'other placesdown South, what becomes of the money so collected, and what redress can a parent get for having his chil dren caned for riot payirig same when ib is no fault of theirs ?—Yours, etc.,

SUBSCRIBER.

[If our correspondent will read carefully the report on the subject in our last night's issue, "he will see that his questions are all pretty fully dealt with.—Ed. E.S.] '

(To the Editor.)

Sib,—Parents, as a rule, do not know for what.they have, tQ pay the usual quarter money of sixpence or a shilling. If they did I do not think they would object to ib. It is np.part of a masfcefs duty to provide the children with such things as ink; pens, slates, pencils, copy books, drawing books, erasers, lead pencils, and other necessaries. They usually do so for the"'sake of the children, and charge a shilling, which ialess than bklf the price parents could "do it for. It is only a certain class of parents who object' t6*pay'ib—the class that object to pay anything thoy can avoid.--Yours, etc., '" '""*""" "-",'.'' Teacher."

INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THE PUBLIC.

. , (Tpfcjie Editor.) |av<a not 'the tagg. idea .jyho $»

writer of the letter signed " S.R. appear ing in your last night's issue is, nor do I want to have, but I think that he must have been on the wrong side of the hedge in settlement with one-of the msurance companies before he ventured to rush his grievances into print as he has done He states, " The facility with which some companies are allowed to repudiate their just liabilities to the insured is something disgraceful." I wonder if he ever took the success of the Mutual Assurance Company, which was started somewhat on this basis, will prove what an easy thing it is to band together, and how much lower rates will become. Let "S.R." take Karangahape Road with its splendid water supply for a start, and let us hear what he has done.— Yours, etc., D.Taylor. Auckland, October 25th, 1887.

SUNDAY 'BUSES.

(To the Editor.) Sm,— Re tho poorly-patronised and there fore evidently superfluous Tramway Com pany Ponsonby Sunday 'buses, there aie five notable features connected therewith, viz. :—(1) Financial loss to all shareholders; (2) a pitiable waste of good horseflesh ; (5 a weekly degradation of the employes ; (4) the searing of the consciences of the man a°ing directors ; (5) a public disturbance for trade purposes of needful quiet and calm.—Yours, &c, **•?•

HESSIAN FLY.

(To the Editor.) S-E,—l enclose a paragraph cut out of hhe " Hereford Times," which you will see gives a description of this pest; also, a full ac count of damage it does, and how it is sup posed to have been introduced into England. I cannot but think as we have a lot ot im ported articles packed in straw and refuse there is every chance of its arrival in our colony this summer. I hopo some gentleman of influence interested in agri culture will move in the affair—say Mr Firth. As we have tho codlin moth well settled, let us keep out the Hessian fly, or perhaps the Colorado beetle may follow.— Yours, &c, Vox Poppli.

[The extract mentioned above states :— " The Hessian fly first appeared as a de structive plague on corn in North America in 1786 or exactly 100 years before it appeared in Britain. In that year tho Government of Britain showed its anxiety about the now pest in Amorica by totally prohibiting for a time the importation of corn from that country to Britain. After scourging the American corn-fields for 50 years, the Hessian fly at length reached the Con tinent of Europe, where its presence first noted in Italy. From Southern Europe the insect very gradually travelled northwards, till now it is reported from our own porn fields. The presence of tho grub of the Hessian fly manifests itself by the death of young plants, by the impoverished appearance of the crop, and especially by the fallen stem sharply bending to the ground from near tho root. The eggs, maggots, or chrysalids, from ono to eight in number, will on examination in infested districts be generally found either on the first leaves of germitating corn, or between the leaf-sheath and the stem of more iully grown corn. The brown chry salids are alsofixcd in arr upright position, that is, they aro nover fixed at right angles across the corn stem. Tho eggs am very difficult to observe, owing to their minute sizo ; they measure only about the fiftieth of an inch in length, and two-hundredth of an inch in breadth. The white maggots, when first hatched, are also very difficult to detect, but when they are fully grown and actively feeding on the corn stem they are readily observed. The Hessian fly itself, which emerges from the chrysalids, is like a small yellowish-brown downy «gnatr with long thin hairy legs, long horns,, and grey ish downy wings, j' '"\ r , <v ' ;

THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

(To the Editor.)

Sra,—Mr Duffus seems tp me to have some peculiar notions on the currency ques tion. Every author he reads he seeks to press into his service by making them ap pear to support his theories, whether in reality they do so or not. In his letter in last evening's Star he thus uses Mr Fowler in the extracts given from his essay. Mr Fowler's essay is a clear and forcible argument against bimetalism. In the preface ho says : "I wish to make one explanation. I have no prejudice against the use of silver as money. It appears to suit some nations and not others-—why, it is not useful to discuss here. The larger part of the population of the world appear to prefer it; but that fact is hardly an argument for the resumption of its use by us. Formerly we used \i as our standard and our legal tender money. To John Locke it seemed the one natural money. We gave it up for reasons which appeared to very competent men to be sufficient. "I cannot see anything in the events which have happened 'to induce us' to take it tip again. It has not become more stable in value in recent years, arid it seems likely to be less stable than ever. ' "If silver be alive! and strong, we may leave ib to the care of those who are natur ally concerned in its future. If ibbe dying, let us take heed lest we should find bur selves tied to a cprpse." Ido riot propose to traverse, the whole question, but simply to call attention to what T cons-de* Mr Duffus's unfair quota tions from Mr Fowler, in order to establish the following deduction :—" The difference in exchange or '*♦ advantage * which silver countries have over us is riow about. 40 per cent., and must increase indefinitely as gold appreciates:"' l I give the*whole quota tion relied upon from Mr-Fowler. The portions in italic- are those omitted by Mr Dufiua. . •■' -■ '-:.- : . - i •'-•*.■ "''■■'*.

" The present situation in Indian is, very peculiar and very interesting. Although we hear so much of depreciated silver in Europe, it is the fact t{iat silver prices have fallen generally in India," though not so much as gold prieeshavo fallen here.' The great in crease of Government drafts on India has, of course, lessened the export qf silver to the East, so that thefidt effect of the. returns insilvcrfor exports, which mightotlierwise have $pm\ made* has not been, felt. The shipnteida pi silver fp India were'in fact much'larger in the §Qs and 60s than in the 70s. There hasnotbeeii any great stilus of silver in India, 'and'; prices have, from many causes, tended downwards, aud this fall in Indian prices has encouraged imports, while the low Exchange in Europe has, of course, stimulated Indian exports, so that we see an increased trade in both directions.*' Then follow the figures. This passage, read as a whole, arid not emascu lated as Mr Duffus does,' shows conclusively how very little influence silyer must have exerted in the vast trade between England and India. The use of silver would, appear to be decreasing and that of gold increasing, as shown by the following figures:—Fpr 26 years-from 1854 to 1879, inclusive, with a much smaller ti-ade than at presept. sh(6 took ah annual average Qf Silver of £9,001,485, and qf fold £2,819,551; whereas for" the six years 1880-85 they were : Silver £7,401,599, gold £3,028,612. The causes of the great increase of trade between Greab Britain and India looked for elsewlier* than in silver. TheGo vernnient drafts on India are £5,000,000 a year more in, this decade than. in. the last. Vast sums of money are being expended in developing the country, in construction of public works, building railways, cutting canals, and forming irrigation $orks. This is chiefly supplied by Ehglajidy an# tfte annual produce, in the shape of interest, has to be remitted to England; fchisefirid their places amongst" the iMports and ex ports. " These developments cause an in

crease oi: products, and in turn an- increase of foreign trade. ; The tariff duties are very few arid very low, and do not impede a profitable trade. L wish now to notice the statement hir Duffus makes in quoting the increase oi Indian trade as "£218,000,000 in ten years. Mr Fowler is comparing the trade ot nve yearly periods, so that this increase muse be divided by five to represent the annual troulbeto read the clauses and conditions under which the policy is issued, and also when he signed the proposal if he took tne trouble to read' that the insurance attectea was subject to the printed clauses and con ditio™ of the policy. If so, and he did not approve of them, why did he insure at all ? , t , A company.no matter how strong audweu established, cannot afford to repudiate j use claims, and I think that " S.R." must have had very little experience in fire insurance to express hia opinions so openly, and 1 may add wrongly. „ ' , Perhaps he would like, when a fire takes place, that the money should be paid over to the insured, and no questions asked—a fine incentive for "mysterious fires- The last paragraph is very amusing, it he is so much interested in fire insurance and fond of advice gratis, why does he not go in for the principle of practise what you preach, and canvass one or two streets ana try and get the occupiers and owners to join together and pay their premium to one common fund, to buy hose, &c. I think he would find very few open to such an arrangement. Insurers prefer paying a higher rate to a company that has a good reserve fund, and where they know if there is a fire their money is safe. The splendid increase which makes it £43,000,000 ; still a very surprising increase. He sets this against a decrease in English trade between 1883 and 1885 of £87,0o0"000. Now, this is not a fair way of instituting comparisons ; at no time is it fair to compare one year with any other single year, as circumstances of a special nature may occur to affect indi vidual years. 1883 was a bad harvest in England, and followed several ot k ® rs requiring large imports of corn. 1885 fol lowed with a bountiful harvest, much less food was necessaey to be imported, and hence the ftftteign trade went,down. Com pare, however, the same periods he does re garding India — the five years, 1870-75, which contained two years of inflated values, with five years, 1880-85, which has several yeara of depressed * values—and it will be found that there is •an increase of £197,000,000, or at the rate of nearly £40,000,000 a-year. Mr Fowler urges a caution against any interference with the present low values by currency legislation by ignorant Go vernments as affecting those classes least able to protect them-elves—these low paces meaning comforts and luxuries they would not otherwise bo able to obtain. In the same way it ought to bo a warn ing to those who are demanding tariff revision on the lines of protective duties with the object, as they mistakenly contend, of finding employment at high rates of wages. I would commend to their earnest consideration the following passage from the same pen :— " Wages have not fallen as yet at all in proportion to the fall Sri prices of neces saries ; nor should they dbso, for when neces saries wore very dear wages were very low, and it seems strange that we should desire to raise tho prices of the articles which are most used by the humblest of our people. Probably it will be *aid that the object of biroetallißts is not so much an advance in prices as stability of price *, but it is pretty clear that, but lor the hope of securing some advance, so much aeal would not be expended in this cause,"-—I am, &0., John Milne. October 25th.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBERjbWBB7

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Drapery. Clotfting, &c ■jyoMASTER, gHALDERS, & QO. ,s Have just opened oub p_! i< ' ' " ;; ", o w __! New Dbesses g» °® new Mantles ~ > W tf New Visitbs W P3 New Hats • IT Q New Bonnets g} r*_3 New Feathers and Flowers j> gj New Hosiery and Gloves g New Ribbons S § New Laces |£ &o. &c. &c § • ' ~~~~ £ g PER AORANGI. P IyroMASTER, gHALDERS, jfe £JO. PS" I P? I PT 33 BEAUTIFUL LONG OSTRICH FEATHERS In Cream, Tuscan, Grey, Tan, and Pink. 1/» Just Received, a parcel •_ (* a IIT. of the above, to bo sold I g f)D ° the very low price of_B___-_--__u-i W. P. OGILVIE, Victoria Street West. EVERY LADY HER OWN DRESSMAKER. To secure a Perfect Fit and Newest Style, try OUTTERICK'S : pDT T>APER T>ATTERNS. Metropolitan Fashions, Illustrating Patterns, monthly, Id each ; 2s per annum, post free. AGENT— Wm. P. OGILVIE, DRAPBR;_ VICTORIA-STREET WEST. />< RE A T "OARGAINBI j_T THE BABYLINEN & LADIES? UNDERLINEN WAREHOUSE. 700 PalrsLadieß' Flowered and Plain Silk Gloves, in Tan, Browns, Navys, a_d Greys, at Is; worth Is 6d to 2s 3d. ' ' 1,000 Dozen Metal Buttons, all sizes and colours, at 3d per Dozen; worth Is 6d to 3s 6d per Dozen. 600 Black Jet Buttons, 2d per Dozen; worth la. 200 Dozen Assorted Friflings, at Id to„6d per neck length; worth _Jd to Is per neck length; beautiful and new goods. _ _ 60 Crinolines, at' 2s fid worth 7s 6d 200 Pairs Ladies' and Children's Beaded Cuffii, at 3d and 6d; worth is to Is 6d per pair -150 Children's Coloured Dresses, lined, from 2s 6d to 7s 6d; worth 5s 6d to 12s 6d. 66 Ladies' Reversible Waterproof Cloaks, 5b lld; worth 16s Cd. , > ';•' ' ' , ___ ~. _0 Children's Wool Pelisses and Walking Dresses, at 3s lld to ffij lld; worth 8s 6d to 12s 6dj bought a great job. - «.£ 30 Girls' Wool Jackets, 3s 6d to 5s 6d worth 5s 6dtO.Bf.tl. - :'~- '-l"~ 36 Dozen Children's Drawers. Tsize, V 2, 3,_, 5, very cheap, per Pair, lld, Is,' Is Id, Is 2d, and Is 3d. Z._ '■. The Largest and Cheapest Assortment of Baby linen and Ladies' Underfinen in Auokland. Men's Blue and White, Black and White Ties, from 9d and Is. ','.' -. "..".' '' P. DAVISON, No. ft JUNCTION QUEEN & GREY STS. t ' in — Booksellers, &c jpHAMpTALOUP AND COOPER'S LIST OF BQOKS YACHT AND BOAT BUILDING AND SAILING . B. d. Adama-From Stem to Stern ... .... ... .6 6 Boats of the World Depicted and Described 4 0 Biddle's Model Yacht-building and Sailing 5 0 Biddle'sAmateur Sailing in Open and Half deckedßoats .. .. .. ....40 Frazer, D.—Practical Boat-sailing .. ..6 0 Folkard, 11. C—The Sailing Boat and its Management '..'•.. 16 0 Kemp, D.-Manual of Yacht and Boa * Sailing, new edition...... ' ';. 27 6 Kunhardrs Yachts, their Design and Con struction. _'■'■'.; .. .. :.""' .. 40 0 Neisonand Kemp—Praoticalßoat-building: and Sailing .. .. .. .. ..8 6 Neison's Practical Boat-builder, Amateurs 3 0 Prescott'p Sailing- Boa. and its Management 3 0 Rbsser, W. H.—Yachtman*s Handy Book 4 0 Vaux, C. B.—Canoe Handling, American 6 0 Walton's Model Yachts—How to Build, Rig, and Sail .. .. .. .. •".. 3 0 Woodgate's Oars and Sculls, and How to Use Them .:..'...... 4 0 TO AHR-VE- Biddle's Hints on Yachting .. .. .. 5 0 Davis, G. C, Preictical Boat Sailing for Amateurs .. .. '.. 1; *';'. 6 0 Coyzen's Yachts and Yachting .. . .70 Hints to Beginners and Amateurs in Yacht Designing .. .' .. ■ '-.. ..... 3.0 Kemp, _>~ Yacht Designing and Archi: tecture .. .. ::' .. " ..'."'." l .: 45 0 Stansfield-Hick's Yachts.Boats.and Canoes 12 0 76, QUEEN-STREET, AUCI__LAND. TJ '' ~W MO '■' V'• A U "".l_ W. E. MIA.B& BOOKSELLER. STATIONER, AND MUSIC. SEIaLER, 198, Auckland, :..■< i Wishes to inform his custom ers and the public > -':--',%",■:.' :•■ thathehaa"■" " : -" .-,■■'•■..* R E M Q YE D r - . "': TO- .' : .*,' i '•:'■• ;! NEW & MORE COMMODIOUS PREMISES, Five dbors below Wellesleyrstreet, and Opposite W. McArthur & C 6.'s Warehouse, Where he will be glad to see all his old cus tomers and as many new ones as will favour him with a call. ACHOICE STOCK OF BOOKS, MUSIC, AND STATIONERY KEPT. BOOKS, MUSIC, STATIONERY. Please Remember New Address 216, QUEEN-S TREE T, Five doors below WeUealey-straet. W. E. MEA-J.S, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND MUSR3 'SELLER.'' Tailoring. EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS H r~^r_^ _MOT SUITS V% '£ J _oa. 555. 60s. Ij* 655. 7©b. 755. J-fe; || TBOUSEPS i^ W S 12s. 6d. 15s. 17a. 6d. g § §?; *■ ___ * _ 55 ,a H. T-flfQB,. A.'% > ' 9°p st f wt »__^ ; i* H. ROBIN SON. MANURE.—Ereezing Co.'s- *7 TT 10s, QfallmeroEajiite. -



Educational. TTNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. DECEMBER EXAMINATION FOR MATRIC ULATION JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND MEDICAL PRELIMINARY. This Examination is to commence on HON DA}!; December 5. Candidates must send In to the Registrar of the University, Wellington, on or before SATURDAY, November oth (after which date no application will be accepted), a list of the subjects in which they desire to be examined,' signed with all their names in full, accompanied by a statement of their age last birthday, and the fee of TWO GUINEAS. One Guinea of the above fee will serve for their first degree examination subsequent to matriculation. Candidates for Junior Scholarships must state the sohool or schools at which thoy have re ceived tuition during the last five years. Candidates who desire to pass the Medical Preliminary must state the fact in their notices. The places of examination will be Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Grey mouth, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dun-' edin, InvercargilL „-__-,.-,-,-,-- W. M. MASKELL, Registrar. ' MR G. OSW AL D Gives Lessons in Elocution, 12 to 2, 4t Mears's. Entertainments given and attended. Terms in advance. Address—Champtaloup and Cooper, Queen street. - -- - "- •■ TECHNICAL EDUCATION. - Instruc tion In Geometry and Mechanical Draw ing.—W. F. Burrows, Hill's Chambers, Queen street. ' 'W'-'-- " H OICTURE-FRAME MANUFAC « _ JL TORY AND MUSICAL INSTRU £° MENT WAREHOUSE, _ _$ 88, Viotobu-stkeet, Auckland. T. E. CARTER, ' peiS TEACHER OF MUSIC, i S| VIOLIN, i _?0 PIANO, CORNET, GUITAR, &tt, &0. <J t-t ...... ______ ■ S-**" Musical Instruments Tuned and g4 Repaired. »--. -Business Notices. mO SEEDSMEN AND OTHERS. On hand, a few Bales (assorted sizes) of Superior Seed Bags,—Apply Stab Office. ' THE Best Gift for Home friends, is Brett's Auckland Almanac, containing a Pictorial Representation of Queen-street, Be** Bcription of the Provincial District, "New Guide to Hot Lake. &xv r-> : . '- ■■ :■.■-■''■'■ ;'■ BONES.r— Our price, delivered at the Works, Railway Wharf, in quantities not less than half-a- ton, is _4 16s 6d per ton : or, £5 per ton at Chemical Works. Westfleld Siding, Otahuhu. Bags supplied or returned to Port or Rail Station.—Freezing Company, Auck land and Westfleld. • ; i ONE SINGLE—ONE RETURN"-ari Illustrated Story in this week's " N.Z. Illustrated Tit-bita." . DISSOLVED BONE MANURE.— t Freezing Co.'s __, of all inercbant-. 1 SUPERPHOSPHATES.— Freezing Cp.'s. £8 and gg of all merchants. * TO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND, j -The topic of the past few weeks has been the Elections: the topic of to-day is where to got the Cheapest Drapery and Clothing. Why. at C. Hopkins's London House, corner of Victoria _nd Nelson streets. Beige Dress Mate rials, light and dark grey, 4s lld' for :l_yda; Satins, in allcolburs, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d (worth double); MnsJiri Curtains, 3yds long, 2s Ud per pair; Lace do., Is lld* per pair; Matting, Ityds wide, 10id (slightly damaged); Youths' Blaok Worsted Sac Coat and Vest, 7s 6d'; Ladies' Linefc Collars, in-white and'coloured, Is 4id h&oz.', good value in Homespuns in grey, 8s 6d for 12yds. . ...-- Jff _.. ....,.,.....■ ~ AMERICAN CORN BROOM CQ. EXMOUTH STREET. K"~ i eh m 6 I"n Pi>NSONBY ROAD, i AUCKLAND. ! W. COCHRAN, 'Senb -.".'.;■] :■> ...■■ :■■-.-< 'FAMILY BUTCHER. I T> 4 P E R H AN G I N ft 8.1 W. PHI-JLIPPS & SON HAVE RECEIVED. EX LATE ARRIVALS ,* ■' - 1 ' * ~i§s*-_PAGKAGES-_BS "" . CONTAINING 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPERHANGINGS, : ; CONBISTINdbfI' T NEW PATTERNS . For Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hallaaii. T " Stair6ase.'Buita,ble forth - Manaioa ; - '*''>'•"''. " or Cotfcagei ' ■ beautiful designs., and best value ev_i,r offered in * + - ; paperhangings. , 916 —PACKAGES-916 SCRIMS AND HESSIANS , ELATE AND SHEET GLASS, WHITE LEAD, OILS, TUKPS. . AND ALL TRADE SUNDRIES. ".' ■ ; W. PHILLIPPS & SON, 95 ANO 97, QUEEN-STBEET. '; ■ tfsir \ jilose bros: BLENDS PF l\piJßl . A Iteas 1/10\ -'AND / V■ f_ '-'-; O \m AT I EBB \■V IB __d__o* / \ jS / per lb. \ mmM Pronounced thb best yalueY in Auckland. \ v.v.ii. 2S4] (jncai-STkEET.&Gas-'bMS-sTvw. A RTH U R luT AS V, MANUFACTURERS" AGENT, AND WHOLESALE GLASS IpiRCHANT. ORDERiS INDENTED. .«»-.„ -\mvrw ■ • 1 * GOODS IMPORTEDDIRECT. QUAUTYGUAIUiINTEEI?. , Window Glttßß PlateVQlass . ' WiroNails * Portland Cement Ghlhawire Ha vanha Cigars, etc. FQR SALE, . . ,_.| I,QQOCW_SBS WINDOW GLASS I



M°n f^o.i^lglf^pi _I TX - MONEY TO LEND, iaW °^^^^____^_^' J-?X_fteeliolcl;«geo nr itT, . v " *$t, J^l^_____^__^M^m M ONEY i; °~i&iri& ItX rate of interest. -Apply to cjass Freohpld'BwnMl National lasutMceßfi,. 4Efiooi> , T0 £S^ Wm S. Cochrane, QUEENSLAND~SOSTGi_r; DISCOUNT DANKINQ GOiIPW I Darby-street. (°flQ-f§j§_l Agencies: Auckland, s Money advanced from £san4tpfi any amount required, to sbit t|e"tij upon Personal, Freehold, L^aseholiti the country for intend-)?: PJjTC_sffl reasonable terms. land I charge 2Jper cent (atBOWfJ-,^ Having Agents in all partogf An^f'-I "VTEW ZEALAND MOFTGiG| J3| _ySDT>ISC<)UNT'B^p (Nest to iff Loans may be This Bank will receive Dejps NEW 'ZEALAND MRT|Ag^