SHIPPING.

gCNSET-TMs cvcnmpr. 6.9. To-morrow inorr.mi>r,s.24. Moons AGB-New Moon, 17th inst., 10.14 a.m

HIGH WATER.

" AuCKT.ANn-This afternoon, 2.22; to-morrow "maSkau HKA^ S .-Thiß afternoon, 5.2; to nir Sl^^ afternoon. 6.2; to morrow morning, 6.49.

ARRIVALS.

Atlanta, schooner, from Whangaroi Wailiora, s.s., from Russell

DEPARTURES.

Chelmsfovcl, R.R., for Opotilu Bellinger, s.s., for Whangarei Suva, 8.8., for East Coast ports # "S\ ellington, s.p., for Whangarei # Saucy Kate, schooner, for Mongomu

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Cftromamlei, from Coronmndel, Thursday, 5

Itdtonifthnna, from Thntne» ( to-day, 7 p.m. Kntwprisc, hvxn Thumo?, Thursday, 10.60

Alamodn, fmm Ran Francisco, 13fch msfc. Wainui, irom Wellington, Tlmvsrlay morn

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

"Wnikato, ship, from London : eailert Aug. 24 jMay Queen, ship, from London _ Lurline, shin, left London for Kaipara July

25 : Margaret, Galbraibh, ship, left Glasgow 1 Jwiyi iHimakya, bq., from Liverpool -.„_. Rosedale, from Middlesbovouph, forKaipara Zealandia, ship, left London July & Evie Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttei ton ; sailed .lane 20 . Star of the East, from New York, via Dunedin, palled June 7 Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New lork July 27, via Lyttclton Ada iStott, barque, sailed August 4 ti'Om New York „ , : Rebecca Crowoll, barque, from New iovk •Jennie 8., schr., from Fiji iKirkdalo, bq., from Java, early [Orpheus, schooner, left Dunedin Sept. 4 ' Louie, schooner, from a cruise.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

ilangitiki, ship, loading for London [Maile, schooner, for a cruise, 15th inst. ! Richmond, s.p., for the Islands, this evening ! Balmoral Castle, s.s., for Napier, Thurs-

day IWaihora, s.s., for Melbourne, via bouth, noon, Thursday

• The p.p. Chelmsfovd left for her weekly trip to Opotiki yesterday evening.

Tho schooner Atlanta arrived in ballast from Whangarei yesterday.

The s.s. Bellinger loft for Whangaroi last night, at 10' o'clock, with a large amount of cargo and passengers.

Tho schooner Saucy Kate lofb yesterday afternoon in ballast for Mongonui, where she will load timber for this port.

The s. a. Wellington left for Whangarei last night, and the s. s. Suva for East Coast ports.

Tho schooner Gisbornc is to leave for Gisborne, via Mercuijy Bay, and usual East Coast ports, on Friday next.

The brigantine Aratapu, which for some weeks past has been undergoing repairs at the hands of Mr D. Gonk at Aratapu, has been restored, and is now perfectly .sound. Sho is now loading at the Amtapu mills.

The barque John Kiiox and the sdiooncr Mariner are both expected to take their de parture for Mongonui some time to-day. The John Knox will load there with timber for Sydney, while the Mariner will take in freight for this port. : Thes.s. Wavhowi arrived about 6 o'clock this morning from Russell, where she had been coalin»\ 'Che Waihora brought as passengers the Rev. W. H. Mahoney and ' Mr Longdill, while tho Hon. ii. Williams is a through passenger to Wellington.

The following small coasters have arrived: —Lancashire La.ss, cutter, from Mercury Bay with timber; Waipu, barge, with timber from Tairua ; Fawn, cutter, from Whangarei with timber; Ida, barge, from Orewa with timber ; Four Bisters, cutter, from Thames in ballast.

The public are evidently going to be the gainers by the strugglo between the Jubilee and Northern Companies. By an adver tisement in another part of this paper it will be seen that the Jubilee Company have re duced their passenger and freight rates to Whangarei to almost tho lowest possible limit. Freight is os per ton, single saloon lO.s, return 15s.

Tho s.s. Balmoral Castle has been dis charging cargo as rapidly as possible to-day, but The stevedore has been rather hampered by the forward steam winch continually breaking down. Captain Nea.ing (the etevedore) hoped, however, to have the Auckland cargo cleared to-day, and the Balmoral Castle will then leave for Napier either to-night or early to-morrow morning.

The satisfactory termination of the action brought by Messrs Hamilton, Fraser, and Co. v. the Thames and Mersey Insurance Company must be a matter of considerable gratification to underwriters. The broad principle upset by the decision in the Inves tigator case in 1880 has been re-established, that underwriters are not _ liable for machinery damage, unless arising from a peril of the sea, or arising from perils ejiis dem genwis with those specified in the policy. In deciding the case of Hamilton, Fraser, and Co. v. Pandorf and Co, the House of Lordshavereversedthe decision of the Court of Appeal, and have held that, as it was admitted that the ship was seaworthy, and that there was no negligence, the damago caused by the sea entering through tho leak made by rats was a danger and accident of the sea, and one for which tho shipowners could not be held responsible.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

The s.p. arrived at Onehunga yesterday from Wellington, via Wanganui unci Now Plymouth, with a general cargo. She was to leave at 3 p. m. to-day for Northern ports.

The s.s. Herald left for Greymouth yes terday afternoon.

The s.s. Penguin left for Southern ports at 3p. m. yesterday. She took the follow ing cargo :—6 cases geneva, 3 cases and 6 fcrusse3 drapery, 6 sacks of oysters, 10 chests of tea, 175 cases oranges, 1 I'oll of matting, 10 sacks of cocoanuts, 60 cases pirics ami bananas, 192 bajfs cement, 1 bale of \eather 129 bajjs of new potatoes, 11,300 fee.fc of tim ber, 17 cases fruit, and 107 sundry Trackages

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Taueaxga, this day. — ArrTved : lona, from Auckland, viaTairua and. "Whitianga. Wkllinotox, October 11.—.Arrived: S.s.

Mahinapna and Wanaka, from tlie South; !Mimiha, schooner, fronj Auckland, wailed : S.s. Wanaka, for Auckland aud Onehunga. Lyttkltox, October Xl. —Sailed : "s.s. Rotorua, for the North; g.s, llotomahana for the South.

Lyttelton, October 11. — Arrived Barque Presto, from Newcastle.

PoilT CHALMERS, thjis day. —- Arrived : Rotomahana, from Lyfctelton; barquentine Edith Mackay, from Port Mackay.

Sydney, October 11.— Sailed to-day for Wellington : TheYVak»tipu-. Memoukne, October: 11..—.Arrived: The Wairarapa, this afternoon, ftum New Zea land.

Rio de Janrtro, October 10.--The steam ship Aravra, from New Zealand, leffc here yesterday homeward bound. Her cargo of jrozen meat is in good condition.

COMMERCIAL.

KaumGdm.— Market is fairly firm owing to a falling off in supplies, and a good business is doing'at about the following quotations:— Fair to good ordinary, £39 to £40 ; superior paroles, £41 and upwards ; East Coast, £55. Supplies for month to date, 175 tons.

The Auckland Grocers' and Dairymen's Associations quote the wholesale price of fresh butter 8d per lb, and fresh eggs 6d per dozen, delivered, for the week ending October 19.

Notices to Correspondents.

Owjs'KK.—As was explained in our sporting notes last night, the "additional entries " were those received at Onehunga, which, although closed at the same time us the Auckland nominations, were not received in town in time for publication with the lirstlist.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1887.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, Tor the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The determination of tho new Govern ment, in obedience to the demand of the country, to cut down every branch of expenditure, renders it not only expedient but an imperative duty to reconsider the decision by which the colony was committed to an additional expenditure of half a million sterling upon the North Island Main Trunk railway. The disastrous consequences of that decision will not end with the necessity which it enforces to make larger demands upon the English money market than are necessary. The extra £20,000 a-year interest upon the capital cost of tho line, passing through a country without a single white sott iier, would be a very serious obstacle to its becoming reproductive ; but besides, it avoids the rich country at Taranaki and along the West Coast, from which a certain remunerative ttaffic would be immediately furnished ta the line, and carries the railway to a point 'whence none but a small through passenger trade to Wellington can be expected. This is not all. The central route actually overlaps and di verts from 111 miles of existing Govern ment line —from Marton to Stratford — the through traffic which would convert that railway from a source of loss and burden to the taxpayer into a paying line • and it turns over to the private Company which owns the Wellington- Manawatu railway the whole profit that will come from the .construction of tho trunk railway as a feeder to the railways already constructed. That the facts are as wo have stated anyone looking at a railway map of the colony will see. The only portion ot Government line south of Te Awamutu which will be fed by the completion lof the trunk railway to Marton is the

section from the terminus to_ Paliner ston, where the Manawatu railway be gins, a distance of 30 miles. For even ff the Government railway were com pleted through tho Manawatu Gorge, the extra distance and difficulties of this route, with its extra ordinary gradients, would make it im possible to carry the business of the trunk railway that way. It could never compete with the shorter and better line controlled by the Company.

Now, what are the gains for which the colony must pay this a year interest, cut off the traffic from 111 miles of its own railways, and saddle tho revenues of the country with an enormous loss, to be borne out of taxation for the next twenty years at least % Will it be believed that the actual saving in distance between Auckland and Wellington by the adoption of tho central instead of the Taranaki route is ON LV THIRTY FOUJt MILKS! Mr J. Biackett, Engineer-in-Chief, in his evidence before the Parliamen tary Committee, stated: "The total length from Wellington to Auckland by°the western (Taranaki) route is 4(M- miles; by the central route 430 miles. By the central route you would have to make 212 miles of new rail way ; and on the Stratford route 142 miles." There are thus 70 miles of new line more to be constructed to complete tho cen tral linethan the line via Taranaki; the coat of this unnecessary railway being enhanced by the extra time during which the capital already expended must lie absolutely unproductive during its construction. " Then with regard to the grades, the greatest height on the central 'line is 2,000 feet, and on the Stratford line only 1,130 feet. More over, the western line would open up about 250,000 acres of Crown lauds and valuable mineral areas ; this territory would be promptly taken up if tho railway were constructed, return ing a good revenue to the Crown be sides supplying traffic to the line.

We quite admit that ultimately,when the centre of the island has become settled and there is a large through traffic from Auckland to Wellington, it may be advisable to complete the connection from Marton to the point where the trunk line, if taken by the Stratford route, branches westward. It was, we believe, through giving too much weight to that future eventuality, aud° through over-estimating the im portance of the through traffic from Auckland to Wellington that Mr Mitcholson was led to favour the central over the Stratford route. If the colony could afford to pay the dead cost of the 210 miles of rail way through the Maori territory be tweon Marton and Te Awamutu for the mere purpose of opening up that country, and could simultaneously con struct branch lines from the central one into Taranaki and Napier as feeders, we agree that as part of such a huge scheme the central route would be the proper one ; but in view of tho fact that the colony, heavily debt-laden, can only venture upon the constiuction ofrailways which have a chance of becoming immediately payable, we believe that Mr Mitchelson will agree that it is desirable to turn the lino into the already-constructed railway between Wellington and Taranaki, and thus not only effect the saving in cost, but tap the large trade already es tablished between Auckland, Taranaki, the Waimate Plains, and Wanganui, and give the Government line be tween Stratford and Marton the bene fit of the through traffic. We feel sure that if the people of Auckland strongly represent their desire in this direction Mr Mitchelson will do his utmost to

forward their views, and that the Go vernment and Parliament will feel bound in the present circumstances of the colony to save the heavy loan charge which will be involved by ad hering to the adopted plan. In the past history of the Public Works policy this is, we believe, the only in stance in which the united voice of dis tricts chiefly interested has been de liberately disregarded in to the con struction of a line of railway. Auck land and Taranaki voted solidly in favour of the Western route.Mr Mitchel son refraining from voting in order not to act in direct antagonism to a wish so strongly expressed by the people and their representatives. The extra cost of this railway was forced upon the country by Southern votes despite the united voice of the North to the contrary. Now, however, that the whole colony is keenly alive to the fact that the future stability of the country depends upon circumscribing our liabili ties in every direction, and turning to the best account our assets for the re lief of the revenue, we are confident that an appeal in the interests of the colony will be favourably received. If the Government do not feel that it would be expedient for them to move for a reversal of the decision of the last Parliament, it would be quite within order for Sir George Grey, who has taken so deep an interest in this question, both on behalf of Auckland and Taranaki, to do so, and that the Go vernment will loyally carry out any resolution which the House arrives at.

It is very satisfactory to know that the work, so far as it has proceeded, has been confined to the portion of the route which is common to both lines. Not a pound of the past expenditure would be lost. According to the plan laid before Parliament three months ago by the Minister of Public Works, the extreme point of the section under construction at the Northern end is still twenty miles distant from the Mangakawa Kiver, where the Strat ford route deviates from the central line. With regard to the section of about 15 miles under construction at the other end, from Marton to Hunterville, this was a very desirable local line, and it will be a useful feeder of the

Western trunk railway. There is, therefore, still an ample opportunity for reversing the decision which has been come to—a decision as injurious to the colony as to the interests of Auckland and Taranaki. It behoves our Chamber of Commerce now to set public opinion in motion, and if need ho to pub in circulation at Auckland and Taranaki petitions to strengthen our members in their demand that this act of justice shall atlast be done.

ANNEXATION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

It may be assumed that France will not view with complaisance or uncon cern the recent aggressive action of Germany in Samoa. The Government of the Gallic Eepublic may reasonably dispute that action, more especially as a gross outrage was inflicted upon a French subject at Apia during the re cent disturbed times there; but it is more likely that France will seek to compensate herself by annexing some of the neighbouring islands. An op portunity of doing so presents itself in the fact of the Queen of the Wallis Islands, a small group a short distance to the westward of (Samoa, having re cently requested the French Govern ment to establish a protectorate over the islands. It is said that she was in duced to take this step by the recent troubles in Tonga, which led her to the opinion that British influence was not sufficiently strong to protect the native Christians. The London cable despatch which conveyed the above in formation has the significant ad dendum : —" It is thought possible that other annexations will shortly be made by France in the Pacific." Supposing that France took the Queen of the Wallis Islands at her word, there would be a French military station established quite close to Samoa and Fiji; but the Wallis Islands are in themselves of little value or importance. They comprise nine small islands, varying from one mile to ten miles in circuit. Only one island, Uvea, is inhabited ; 300 of the natives being Protestants, and 2,700 Roman Catholics. France is likely to look further afield for the " other annexa tions " which she contemplates in the South Pacific. She has long had a covetous eye on the Austral and Cook groups, and has made friendly ad vances to the. native rulers of these islands with a view to obtaining their consent to a French protectorate. The Cook and Austral Islands are of the utmost importance to Great Britain, as they are on the route between Panama and New Zealand, and this colony has a very extensive and growing trade with them. The Queen of Earotonga and King of Atiu visited New Zealand a year ago, and have re quested this colony to appoint a Kesident at Earotonga, which is the emporium for the trade. This offer should be acted upon ere it is too late. The English Governments have given their consent to a Nev/ Zealand Sesi dent being placed on Earotonga, and our Government should give the matter their early and earnest attention. If something is not done speedily, we shall awake some morning to find that a French warship has taken possession of the whole of the Cook and Austral Islands, and that the Island trade of New Zealand—one of the most lucra tive which she enjoys—has passed into the hands of foreigners.

The Papakura emotion case occupied the whole of the day yesterday at the Papa kuva R.M. Court. Captain Jackson, 11. M., and Mr Crawford were on the Bench. As might be anticipated, the villagers exhibited {Treat interest in the case, and the little Court-house was thronged throughout the day. Meanwhile, the visitors' horses were tied outside to the extent of over a dozen. The evidence was very lengthy, and the Court was compelled to adjourn both for dmner and tea.. A little before 8 o'clock the case terminated, and the four prisoners were committed to take their trial upon the charge of forcible entry. Mr Cooper elected to reserve the defence. Two of the prisoners were released on bail, while the other two were compelled to remain in durance vile pending the arrival of their bondsmen. Mr Napier obtained permission to present an indictment to the Grand Jury against the same prisoners for violently assaulting Mr White. Mr Cooper intimated that under the circumstances the charge preferred by Mr Thomas Halliwell against Mr White would not be proceeded with. Mr Napier claimed expenses, and was allowed £1 Is. A detailed report of the evidence appears on our second page.

A concert was given in St. James's Hall last evening by the Band of Hope Union Choir. The first part consisted of the cantata "Saint George and the Dragon,' by T. K. Longbottom. The choruses were excellently rendered, and the soloists were so successful in their selections that each item was encored. The Rev. J. D. Gilmore read the connecting narrative, and the solo parts were allotted as follows:— Bass solo, " Immured in Darkness," Mr J. Marson ; soprano solo, " Sadly I Pondeiy Miss E. McDermott; recitative (tenor), " Haste we,my Brethren," Mr R. Tudehope; a double quartette and chorus, " Hear us, 0 Lord," was given by Misses Marcroib, McDermott, Marson (2), Messrs Simpson, Tudehope, Ward, Marson and choir ; and the trio, " Welcome, Welcome," was sung by Misses Tudehope, Knight and Mar son. After, ai interval the following items were rendered : Part song, "Sweet and Low," choir ; song, " Ora Pro Nobis," Miss E. McDermott; duet (piano and violin), "The Last Rose of Summer, Miss M. Plummcr and Mr Aldis; song, "For You," Miss A. Sheppard ; duet, " Tell Me, Gentle Stranger," Miss Marson and Mr Marson ; song, " Oh, How Delight ful," Miss A. Tudehopa; part song, 'Un» Forest Deep and Gloomy," choir. During the evening a complimentary letter was presented to Miss McDermott, on the occa sion of her leaving Auckland, in recogni tion of the assistance she had given to the choir.

Afc a jreneral meeting of the Ponsonby Football Club, held last nighb, it r as de cided to celebrate the success of the Uno this season in winning the senior and junioi cups with a smoke concert. The concert will be held on Friday evening in the im perial Hotel, when some 50 are expected to be present. ~ • * Having purchased the stock and lease or the l>. 1. C;, Canada Building the premises will be closed from Wednesday and re-opened on Friday morning, vrcwi tremendous bargains in dwp«T ana clothing,—Samuel Coombes, [Advt.j

aiderable ad « «?• in v fc A grand EWoDI., » . young a n 4 promuCL*^ ; Vl l 2hsss§e§§ The following w ye . , present the Pom£ fc.%» t,, oompetition will, £;.fe»i.S The anniversary sou-rb «f*v •« street Congregati on aH nn ; he N4 place last night 3 Jn , *?** 5 About 200 S O ?KM^2 teachers. &th■: SundaSLjL were artistically flowers. The pastor .ffiS'-Tri" , * sided aj_the f Vβ,?■ fe Atkm (Secretary) present ft C i dance for the past girls and 119 boys SuN showed the generalaccSSS 6 * have amounted to £96 7s 2d, Sffitl! Mission account to £42 mM total of £139 19s 7d • Uif ture for the year wag £92 7s 2d™Sγ abalanceof pgsildinSSg the evening the choir rnideredftfi ing anthems :-"The loe Behi d» S' My Shepherd-is Divine/VBmd7 o^ that Bnngeth TheiS Lnew contributed a string trin««j? Otic Chew played on 2 a:* tion from the " Stabat Mater >' ifc were delivered by> the Revs.' J. cCr Spurgeon A. Carrick,: and B. L. Votes of thanks were parsed totioaS had assisted,and the meeting vrasdj by the singing of th 6 Doxology. Captain Scott has been appointed to tfi command of the Janet ; Nicpll, taking Z place of Captain Hutton, who,'S | Paton, his" chief officer, hate traiiim! their services to the Richmond. The Jewt Nicoll willcontinue her running to Squtieij ports, and leaves either this eveniw orto. morrow morning.

THE WELLINGTON- STREET FIRE.

AN INQUIRY TO BE HELD,

An inquiry into the circumstances * rounding the fire which' took plicl i'vi W; lington-street early on the ; morning ottik 28th September is to cninmeUce [ %M Koberfc Burns Hotel, XTuton-street, iatll o'clock to-mprrpw. ,fii?e in qiiestiii was discovered at 4.15 a.m. on to 21 insfc,, and caused the total dcs grocery store and t«ro dwellings oli|ili] Mr James- Lyle." ■■■, T?he ? fire' bteWiMii the store, which>f as occupied by Mr Jno,|t Namara, and,al6o deßtroyed , a three-rood cottage owned by Mr Joseph Mallet, Mi four-roomed cottkge occupied by Mi 9, liam Robertson. Mr McNamara , waa anj from home when the fire occurred. '

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

No.' 3 Battalion. The Newton,Gordon,attd Royal IruhEiW forming , No. 3 Company, paraded ,«t H» Drill-shed last night for.inspection. Thai was a good muster of .officers and me under the command of LieutetaiMia Malion.; Lieutenants Lee (of the WM Rifles) -and Leahy (of, the Foyal W| passed the practical part of thejfeiaw tion. The battalion finished with «g Queen-Btreet, headed by the ArtJJ Band, and were dismissed #■(w» street.

Presentation of Triies. The City Hall evening/Jben Mr J. O,»mW his Martini-Henry rifles to competitors/ ThellayorofAu«Jmdrf preside, and bya generd o«ta,the#» of the battalions €&*s>%s£* will be present in fuU dress, Firth's prizes, U g: will receive the

THE TIMBER TRADE.

BusinessJmP r « ving, TH EWAIROAMIW.SHOEBACTIV«

(FRO MOUB COB^O^I

Thk timber.—i-ftSgS One miU only had beenwor^ r4w time the-barfhas hadad^ A to arrivO k sOon aiso li p^l

THAMES NOTES.

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THE AUCKLAND EVENING STARVE DNES DA f^C^^^

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llond Board Notices. EPSOM ROAD DISTRICT. "PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1882." Tn accordance with tho provisions of tho abovo Act, it is hereby notified that the Epsom Road Board propose to Stop a Portion of lloart lying between Lot 37, Section 6. of tho Snburbs of Auckland, and Lois 97. 98. 99, and 100 of said Section in the F.psom Uoad District. Plans of the Portion o£ .Koad proposed to bo Stopped lie for public inspection at the office of the Kpsoin Road Hoard, Newmarket Hull, N K?£ l - WM. DINNISOV f'lork. Epsom Road Board Office, £latßi>utembor. 1887. iT/fOUNT ALBEKT ROAD DISTRICT. Notice is hereby given thai a Poundkeeper is required for tho above-named district. Appli cations to be left at the store of Mr C J. Small, { Morningside, not. later than TU ttSD.YY, Oct/lb, where further particulars may be obtained. , J. It. W'ALTKItS, Chairman. October 8, '' ' Tf/fOUSI\"EI>EN ROAD 'DISTRICT. NOTICE OF INTENTION , TO STRIKE i SPECIAL RATE FOR VVATttt SUPPLY LV ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 75, UOAD BOARDS ACT, 1882. At a Mooting of the Board, to be bold on * THURSDAY, tho 3rd day of November, 1837, It is intended to make a Special Order, striking » - Special Rate of 4of a penny in the Pound (£) on t.lio vjitcnble value of. the property in the Special Water Supply District, Said Rate to bo an l Annual Recurring-Rate, to be levied annually, and to be made payable on Ist day of January in each year until the who o ot the Loan and Interest is paid off. Payment to be made at the Oih'ce of the Board, or to such persons and at such places as shall be legally appointed by the Board. By ODder of the Board. J. bliClVLlli 1 , Clerk. October 4,1887. S~~ TARTLING A NNOUNCEMENT. ; " MONSTER SALE OP BOOTS AND „ SHOES AT GAREETT BROS. , Previous to Stock-taking. GA.RRETT BROS, have decided to oiler the whole of their immense V Stocks at Wakoiield-street and Karangahape Road at COST PRICE, for a few weeks only, t and also to make roam for two largo Stocks from their Southern branches, about to be closed. Now is the opportunity for those feeling bad i I times to purchase thoao great necessaries at '; sonitincly Wholesale Prime Cost. Tho superior '* oharncf or of our stock is well known t hroughout Now Zealand, therefore pulling is unnecessary. Jl only remains for the Proprietors to say y THE SALE 18 TRULY GENUINE. Many thousand dlireront lines are offered. A very few only can be quoted here :— .; f>,xl. \ Ladies' House Boots .. ..reduced to 211 Ladies' House Boots .. .. reduced to ;« It Ladies' Carpet Slippers ..reduced to 2 i) ~ Ladies' Butralippors .. ..reduced to H 3 ; Ladies' Prunella Slippers ..reduced to a 0 fc Ladies' Fur-bound Slippers ..reduced to 3 tl Ladies'f> to 7 Shoorf, assorted .. reduced to i iJ Ladies' Button Shoes .. ..reduced to U G c Ladies' Levant Lace Shoes ..reduced to t> (i fc Ladios'Walking Prunella Boots reduced to I 6 s Ladies' LovantMasticSides .. reduced to 5 9 i Ladies' Button Boots, sto 7 ..reduced to 15 (i '• Ladies" Hygienic Lace Boots _ reduced to 8 6 Ladies' Prunella Shoos .. .. reduced lo i U ~ Ladies' Superior Button Boots reduced to 9 <S I Ladies' Levant Elastic Sidca .. reduced to G 9 '■■ Ladies' Kid Elastic Sides .. reducod lo Gll '. Children's Foil Boots .. .. reduced to Oil ~ Children's Button Boots, •.'to 6.. reduced to l (; Children's? to Unassorted E.S.. reduced to 2 0 II Children's Laced reduced to 1 0 :\laids" Kid Elastic Sides. 1 and 2 reducod to i U r Children's Strong Elastic Sides reduced to X f> * Men's Elastic Sidea .. ..reduced to 7 11 tl Men's Bluchers, tips, nails, etc. reduced to 5 G a Men's Watertight s .. ..reduced to a t> ',) Mon's Balmorals reduced to 10 6 v Men's Slices reduced to 0 U s Boys' Boots reduced to 4 ti Boys' Lace Boots reduced to H ll AVomen's LoatlicrElasticSUlc3 reduced to (J 0 : Women's Lace Boots .. ..reduced to 8 0 V A Job Lot of Ladies' very superior Walking h Boots, assorted, from 8s tid to 13s lid» Most of these Bargains will be cleared quicklj', therefore come early and socuro the best. AREETT t> ROTHERS, A\ T AKEFIELD STREET AND GARRETT'S BUILDINGS, KARANGAII/APE KOAD. AUCKLAND. / THE "UNI '0 X " ■ And tho "SOUTHERN SPERM" CANDLES, Made by THE UNION OIL, SOAP, and CANDLE COMPANY, Of AUCKLAND, Are all Guaranteed FULL WEIGHTS (16 ounces to the pound). Many of the Colonial-made Candles now in tho market arc Lioiit Weights, and therefore dearer at the money than tho Auckland-mado Candlea. TRY FOR YOURSELVES, ANI> USE ONLY THE LOCAL ARTICLE A UCKLAND AGENCY IN LONDO: & FREDK. LARKINS Having retired from his partnership with Wm^ McArthur and Co., is cstablishuig him? ftlf in London as a COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND C fl-NFI DENTIAL AGENT AND REFERIfIB. London Address pro lem.: 17, Qbesham-RTBEKT, .10.C. tcare of 'Tlioa. Micklcin, Es<|.) Auckland Agent: MR F. G. EWJXT !TON. CONSIGNMENTS received jLtrfl y M under the superiiitcndanceot'F. Larkijn,". INDENTS executed by him. ESTATES Bought, Sold, or Jiqnidated. MR LARKINS will be ij>. Lo/ulon by Nor. Ist for gencrul business. TO PROSPECTOK? , LAND-OWNERS, AND O" jHisRS. In order to encourar ;e the development of the mineraJresources oft Wa co i on y ( theundei-signed has made arranger lents to Assay samp | e s of Quartz, or any substances supposed to contain Gold or Sf j vor> ilt tho £ O llowins rates :— Single lv 6tl . tnreo aß3aya iS S • i cw t tests, £.2. J. 11. AVITIIEFOKD. Shortland-street, Auckland* BONE' j,-~Our price, delivered afc the .. Wf /rks . Railway Wharf, in quantities not Jess thar i i»a"if-a-ton, is SA 16s 6d per ton • or. itb jertoji Rt Caemical vVorks. Wostflelrt Siding. Otahul' Bags supplied or returned to Port or J>.a j 'station.—Freezing Company, Auck- A n _' M. AVo3tneld. GRANNY ! Granny ! Granny! "Granny ! ~... ,' Haring tought a Clearing Linoof Infants' ~!r £s 'Satin, and PJush Granny Bonniitg, afc less q Kn half-price, we are now offering aamc from /led to 10s 6d, worth double. In.'ipectio" In -1 /ited.—C. Hopkins. London House, comer Nel fon and Victoria streets. . MANURE.—Freezoig; Co.'s, tJL £810s. of all merchants.



New Zealand ILLUSTRATED TIT-BITS. This week's number contains a large number of humorous illustrations. Al*o, AN ILLUSTRATED STORY, Entitled, "One Single-One Return." Other features are— " Infallible Ike"-a Detective Story. ' " Jack and the Whale." " Abandoned in a Freezer"-a New Zealand Story. CHEAP rp IMB EX. SELLINC OFF ! SELLING OFF! TILE HELENSVILLE TIMBER Co. Having decided to close (heir r '? ho^ a 1 Newmavket Station, will sell then- stock of BUILDING TIMBER. &C, AT GREATLY* REDUCED PRICES, To C't.kai:. Now is the time for anyone requirinc; out houses, &c. 900 HEART OF ICAUKI POSTS TM RTOCK- Will he sold cheap. WA XT E D KNO WN. OUR SPRING AND SUMMER ■ SPECIALTIES Am Now Ok View. "THE PTHDE OF THE SEASON," A Special Ltnk Cv SPRING AND SUMMER WORSTED SUITINGS, AT £3 10s PER SUIT. Sixty Beautiful Patterns to select from. J^ 9 ft £JO., HIGH-CLASS TAILORS AND WOOLLEN DRAPERS, Sydknuam Hou.sk, FOOT OF GREY-S TRE ET.



0 T I 0 B. Tho Businena hitherto carried on by ROBERT NEAL at Wollesloy-street and Karangahape Road will bo conducted from the Karangahapo Road Store. Customers will bo called upon as usual. Country customers please note the change in address a THKj NEWTON SUPPLY STOKE, Kα rang aha ik Road. F, BCWE, Manager. ' " [CAW>]. '"V\7- A N T E • P Landlords and others to know that E. BARKER Undertakes Collection of Rents and Accounts, Execution and Distress Warrants, Possession junder Bills of Sale, etc., -with care anil despatch. CITY CHAMBERS, VULCAN LANE , <Top lloor). T> XT t≥ A RTLE T T, PHOTOGRAPHER. Mi» BARTLETT begs to announce that she has purchased the above business. In thanking her past patrons and friends for then?-uniformkindness. Mrsßartlett also takes ties.-opportunity of .stating that the BUSINESS •vvSl/. bo carried on under the same title in the fat are, and that every effort will be made to gi' /c satisfaction. . Mxt EDWARDS 1? .aving kindly consented to take charge of the S Jtudio will be a sufllcient guarantee that all • work will bo done in the same high-class style I as hitherto. PRKE3 GREATLY REDUCED, Both of firet sittings and extra copies. Mrs BARTLETT, 244, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. \ ■ , "VT OTI C E OF REMOVAL. i Mlt T. TRAFFORD, I The oldest-established Surgeon Dentist of i , 18 years. 1 Desires to inform his patients and friends that he lias removed lrom Waketlelu-street to more central offices, QUEEN-STREET (over Wayto's, Bookseller), opposite Wyndham-strect. Professional hours : 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. jrT~E X T .1 S T B Y. A Mb A. L. SMITH, OLD-ESTABLISHED DENTIST, Corner of Hobsox axd Wklleslky Streets Artificial Teeth fitted without extracting fitumps. Other dentists' work repaired. Teeth slopped. Gas administered. Charges moderate. T.raincara nas3 the house. HP. WINDSOR, • SURGEON DENTIST (by oxanU (Late of the Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) 1 beg to intimate to the public of Auckland and Provincial District that; I continue in prac tice at the Old Chambers. Hhortlanri-street ! (opposite Post Office.) Having secured the scr ,| vices of a ilrst-class Mechanical Assistant, and j reduced my charges, I hope to merit a share oE Ji their support. i| Box t!lO. P. 0.1 fTELEPHONE 377. mHE " MELBOURNE AGE." Ci ren la- JL tion. 1)8,000 daily. Tno largest; Commercial, Advertising, and General Newspaper in the 1 Colonies. Price, Id ; (is fid pen , quarter. ! Tho " LEADER." -IS pages. The best Farm ing, ABvicniturn.l, and Genera* Weekly Nows nancr. Price, lid :(5s iwl per quarter. _ P 'flio "ILLUSTKATED aVsTHALIAN NIOYVS" (New Zealand Edition , }. The loading Monthly Illustrated Newspaper. Single nuin bcra.Cid; double numbers, with coloured plate. Is. Agents: Messrs Kidd and Wildniau, Upton, and Co., and E. Way to. Auckland; and alt JSewsAKentu. Poet free. AXE your Choice. WMch trill you have? a Waterbury Watch, or an Extra Pair of Trousers, with your Suit 3r- J. H. Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street 'East.



qI•E(' IA L BA N X HO L 1 DAY. |; O j i Notice is hereby given that MONDAY, the 17th day of October, being the Twenty-sixth Anniversary o£ the opening of. the Bank, will be held as a Special Bank Holiday at all tho officc3 of this Bank in Now Zealand. D. L. MURDOCH, General Manager. Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, October 11,1887, TN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DEATH Mβ ALEXANDER INGUS, The only surviving partner of tho Firai, TENDERS AliE INVITED I'OU THAT WELL-KNOWN & OLD-ESTABLISHED BUSINESS (Successfully carried on for the last 24 years hy Messrs A. and T. Innlis, at L.corKu-i>>-i cli. Dunedin), AS A GOING CONCERN, IN ONE LOT. THE BUSINESS tOMPRISKS Gen'erat, JJrapetiy, clothing, and Mercery Boots and Shoes Carpets and Furnishings FonNiTTTRB, Crockery iRONMONfiERV. UXDERTAKI N*« Boot Maxukagtcuing, Oabinkt axd Furniture Maxufactuiunu. For particulars as to Lenses Oround Rents, UuiidinKß. Book DehtH, Stock. Turn-over, etc , up, yby letter to "The Executor* of the, ulo Mr Alexander Infdis. Georcje-atreot, Dunedin, or on tho Premises to the Manager. Tenders must bo at the Office of tho firm not later than TH (JRSDAY, tho2oth day of October, 1837 at 12 noon. Tho highest or any tender not neccssan.y accepted. Each tender must have attached a M«rkecl Cheque for 10 per cent, of tlio amount of the tender.



OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK NE W SBAS ON ' 3 Tennis Racquets Tennis Balls, &c Cricket ware Croquet All Games AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. TPkONALD W. JACK AND Co - PONSONBY ROAD, ARK Seixin'O— Ladies' well-made Ulsters af, 5s lid each Fushionuble Jackets at hnlf-priee Extra-wide Coloured Cush.nere at Is per yard, or 8 yards for 7s 0d Ladies' Straw Jlatx at 3d each Corsets. Iβ J id per pair, worth .isGd OuvLadies' Stockings and Gloves, at Is per pair , ,. are extra Kood value Other Goods proportionately cheap. DONALD W. JACK AND Co., Ponsoney Road.