MARION'S UNCLE.

A Case for the Detectives.

By SYLYANUS COBB, Jck.

CHAPTER IX.

THE PLOT DEEPENS. j On Thursday, the day following the events last recorded, towards the middle of the afternoon, Stephen Wilmot called his cashier and con fidential clerk to his private room. When Jasper entered the banker sat at his desk—the desk that had been his brother's— with that brother's journal open before him, and two slips of paper in his hand. ' Mr Renwick, will you tell me what has been the nature of my late brother's dealings with the Calumet Bank? Was he in the habit of drawing che que on that concern ?' ' O, yes, sir—^often.' ' Did he deposit there f •In this way, sir: We sold them large quantities of gold, and let it go on account, to be chequed out as re quired. It was thought the handiest way. You will find the dealings all down, sir.'

'Have you allowed me to believe that the Calumet Bank was in our debt, when, in fact, we are in debt to itf

'Blessme!' cried the clerk, with a surprise that seemed to electrify him, ' what in the world do you mean V • What can you tell me of those two cheques?' was Wilmot's response, at the same time giving into Jasper's hand the slips he had held. The cashier looked at them—looked from one to the other several times— and then looked at the calm, patiently waiting face hefore him. He shook his head dubiously. Presently he put his free hand to his head and scratched a bit, and ere long his face brightened. ' Ah! Ah ! I have it now, sir,' he said, appearing to be greatly relieved. *It now occurs to me; on Thursday— just two weeks ago—after the bank was closed, and after the other clerks had left, Mr Matthew Wilmot came out from, his private room, with his hat and outer coat on, and his cane in his hand. He stopped at my desk, and asked me to give him two blank cheques. He said his own book was locked up, and he wouldn't take the trouble to get it ; and he bade me to enter on the stubs the simple fact of delivery to him. I told him it was not a very regular way of doing business, as we supposed our cheque-book would at any moment prove our bank account. He laughed, ajid told me to borrow no trouble. W.e said he couldn't say then how large ■toe might have occasion to make them; but he would give me the amounts in due time, and I could then enter them. I gave him the cheques—blank—and that was the last. Two or three days later I called his attention to the matter, when he put me off with the as surance that the blanks had not been yet used; and neither he.npr I spoke of it again.' 'You see the amounts of those cheques ; twenty thousand and fifteen thousand dollars, to be paid to the order of Thomas Tobin ; and his indorse ment is on their backs. Who is Thomas Tobin V

'He is the paying-teller of the Calumet Bank, sir.'

'Mr Ren wick/ said the banker, taking back the cheques, and looking straight into the cashier's face, 'tell me, sir—tell me squarely and plainly —-have you any idea of the meaning of ijhis transaction ? For what did Mat thaw draw those cheques V

Jasper Renwick did not budge nor shrink. Returning his employer's steadfast gaze with equal steadiness, he answered:

*Mr Wilmot, Ido not know; but I may suspect. However, if my sus picions were correct, and I knew it, I would not tell you. I wouldn't tell it to the nearest and dearest friend I ever had/

'That is your final answer?' fit is, sir,'

i I will not press you. You may, if you please, bring in the cheque-book to me. I would like to look at those stubs—not, Mr Eenwick, that I doubt you, but I have a curiosity to see.' ' .* Of course, sir. Any man in your situation would wish to see for him self I' exclaimed Jasper, gushingly, as he turned to leave.

The t>ook was quickly brought, and there, sure enough, under date April 28th, were found the two stubs, bear ing the simple information : i Delivered to Matt. Wilmott, by J. B. ' That will do,' said Stephen* when ha had seen. ' I will detain you no longer'

Remrick returned to his desk, and Shortly afterwards the banker called Sandy to his presence. He had written a brief note, which he had enveloped and sealed, and directed to ' Thomas Tocin, ESQ.^ Calumet Bank. (Pe> sonal.)' This he gave to the mes senger, and bade him deliver it at once.

At half-past four Thomas Tobiu pre sented himself in the banker's sanctum, being introduced by Walter Veruon. He was dressed with scrupulous nicety; a tea-rose bud in his button-hole, and a ljpht pearl-headed walking stick in his h«tid ; and he appeared to be in the hmt of upirits, \ Mr WHmot,' he »aid, after he had Ut aa tha banker's hand, and taken a )>if£ • I a«» %opf & know you. Your frmth§r fend I $&& &8t friends.' ,

<A little tog im^ I fear/ Stephen re- CTfaij tjjtj jMitt was fondof^ifo, | will tsuk§§ i hub he ww » grind £9^ gtffy $$4 § goo. 4 fipj§fid-*a« true fa steal/

W)kp'9b teaMPtf }te vfe>*°r Jo tb» eye •for* J&tLe tim* wWwut w«»ki»«; but

the latter did not wince. Then he took the two cheques from his desk,and exhibited them.

• Mr Tobin, do you recognise these bits of paper? 1

Tom took them. Not a nerve quivered, nor did his eyes droop. 'Certainly,' he said, with a nod and a smile; but the smile quickly faded away, and he added, more soberly : 'Alas! poor Matt! He will draw no more cheques. Yes, sir, he gave me these. Perhaps I ought to say that I disliked to take them; but it would be stretching the truth, I fear. He gave them cheerfully as I would have done to him, and the fortunes of war turned against me.'

"Mr T.obin, what equivalent did my brother receive for this sum of five-and thirty thousand dollars to you paid V 'Mr Wilmot/ replied Tom, with frank, good nature, ' you are asking too much. I don't think Matt, himself would wish our transaction published. It was a purely personal matter, with which no one else can possibly have anything to do. Really, sir, I wish you would excuse me.'

'My dear sir,' pursued Stephen, calmly and kindly, *if you will consider how I am situated, I think you will acknowledge that I have a right to know what my brother did with that money. I tell you, frankly, had I been a poor man, or had I not felt sure that I could retrieve the losses of the bank, made within the last few months, the concern could not have held on an hour after the discoveries that were made immediately following Matthew's death. Once more, Mr Tobin, I ask you to tell me what consideration my brother had received that caused him to draw those two cheques. Will you not gratify me V 'Mr Wilmot, as a man of business, and a man of the world, I ask you, are not notes of hand, cheques and drafts, to large amounts, given on the street, and over our counters, every day for considerations that cannot well be called by name?' ' Perhaps, for considerations which the parties interested might dislike to acknowledge, but they can be named— every one of them. However, I will put the question in a different form. Were those cheques drawn for the payment of sums lost at the card table V

Thomas Tobin smiled a smile that was ' child-like and bland.'

IMr Wilinot, you are pushing me hard.'

'Because, ray.dear sir, I wish very much to know — to understand — the mystery. Will you answer me V ' Sir !' with the first stern look he had assumed, 'you ask me to put my character into your hands. What as surance have I that you will not,in case you are answered in the affirmative, set the report in instant circulation V 1 You forget, sir, that the character of my brother is involved equally with your own.'

'Aye; but he is removed beyond the reach of consequent suffering.' Stephen Wilmot gazed steadily into his visitor's face, thinking the while deeply. At length he said, with a calm and dignified solemnity :

'Mr Tobin, if my brother made those cheques for the purpose of paying his losses at cards, I will give you my promise that not a word, nor a sign, shall ever escape me whereby the fact may become known to another. Will that satisfy you V

• That is sufficient, sir. I have your solemn promise, given on your honour as a man ¥

' You have!'

' Enough. You are probably aware that Matthew was a member —and an active member —of the Julian Club f

'Yes, sir.'

•Well, under the ban of secrecy, this you are not to speak to a soul, mark you—' The banker signified that. ha so understood it, and the other went on:

i Inside our club organisation there is a secret conclave—a consistory, we call it—to the sessions of which the profane are never admitted. As you can easily imagine, one of the objects of this close association is gambling, to call it plainly; and your brother was one of us, I think I may say not an other of our number enjoyed the sport more keenly than he always appeared to do. If he lost at times, at others he won. I have known him, at a quiet game of;poker, to win more than ten thousand dollars on a single hand; and it was not a big hand, either—only three of a kind. His opponent had a full hand, but had not the courage to go any further on the strength of it. A rise of two thousand dollars fright ened him off, and he threw up his cards.'

'Did Matthew lose, all this money at one sitting ?'

'0, no. We were two or three evenings at it. But, ray dear sir, I beg you will not think that I won all this. Indeed, no. The way of it was this : On the first evening of his bad luck I happened to be in funds, and I lent him money with which to pay his losses to others. I may have won a third of it, not more. But, understand, he has won from me. Really, as between him and myself, I believe, if the truth were known, it would be found that we stood just about even. The bulk of his losses was to others, and I was fortunate enough to win from them; so. when we came to settle. Matt.s I 0 IPs were in my hands, and he ac counted to me for them. 'There, sir, you have the story. How you will regard it I do not know. If you blame me, I am in danger of losipg my head at the gaming table, and of losing money that is not mine. I can only assure you that I never yet attempted to "win back what I had lost. If I lose what money I have about me, I slop, then and there. Ah! I tried to urge that practice upon my friend; but he would n<>t listen. He was too

ardent and impulsive, and far too con fiding in his fellows, to make a suc cessful gamester.' The banker listened patiently; then, with a polite bow, he informed his visitor that he would detain him no longer. Tobin arose, and turned to wards the door; but he stopped before he had reached it. For the first time his wonderful self-assurance seemed to fail him. • Mr Wilmot,' he said, with percep tible hesitation, ' I trust your promise of secrecy, so kindly and frankly given, was intended by you to cover any pos sible outside allusion to those cheques. That is you will not mention them at the Calumet Bank, or to any of its people,' • My dear sir,' the banker returned, promptly, ' I intended my promise to cover everything. If my brother really gave those cheques to make good a gambling debt, no word in any way alluding to it shall ever be spoken^ by me to anybody. Does that satisfy you V 'Entirely. And I thank you, sir, I wish you a good day.' ' Good day, sir.' And so they separated. Thomas Tobin left the bank, simply bestowing upon Jasper Renwick a nod of 'All right!' as he passed, while Stephen Wilmot, after sitting for a time gazing into the vacant space where his late visitor had last appeared, turned to his desk, and once more opened Matthew's journal, not for the purpose of reading, but for the purpose of writing; and what he wrote was a detailed account of the interview just terminated.

That evening, by appointment, Tom Tobin and Jasper Renwick met again. They met near the Calumet Bank, and took their way at once towards the rooms of the Julian Club.

' Jasper,' said Tom, as they came to a long stretch of dead wall, where no other ears could overhear, ' I can't, for the life of me, make out that new man of yours, Matt. Wilmot's brother.' 'How's that, Tom? What's the matter with him in your eye V 'It is hard to tell. He puzzles me. Do you know if he has ever been in the banking business before this f

• He says he has—says he has had much experience.' . ' Well,' continued the teller, after a pause, 'I can't make it out. Some where—at some time—l have seen that man before. When he looked at me with those great soft eyes, and that terribly innocent smile, I thought once or twice that I was going to locate him ; but it was no go. He was as far from me as ever. Didn't you ever notice anything in him that reminded you of somebody else V

'Nothing, saro his resemblance to his brother,' said Renwick, simply. ' There is a great deal in his face, and particularly in his eyes, to remind one of Matthew Wilmot, but the likeness stops there. This man is larger, in every way, than his brother was, and of a different temperament.' • Whew/ whistled Tom, as his com panion ceased speaking. 'It must be that my senses are leaving me. It's Matt's face that I saw all the time,and I didn't know it. Bah ! I see it now. But say, old man, we can't trust that fellow very far. It's my opinion that we'd better close up our business as soon as we can, and be oft" over the line. How much can you count on at your end V

' 0!' groaned the confidential clerk, in bitterness of spirit, •to think that I missed those government bonds! And I thought they were so snug and safe. I went for them Sunday, and found 'em gone— non est ! I could have sat down and cried with a good relish. Just think of it: The only record of their numbers was filed with them. If I could have got them away from the bank they might have whistled for them. I should have said that I saw Mr Wilmot take them out and carry them away with him, and before this new man could have turned his sus picions upon me you and I would have been off. As it is 1 fear we must put up with the loss; but we'll make a good thing of it yet. I shall be sure of something near half a million be fore I shut down.'

'Well, we won't cry. I think I shall realise very near that at my end. We will exchange our funds into bonds and skin.'

' You seem to have faith in those bonds, Tom.'

' Aye : and I have reason. They are as good as gold. The longest heads in the country are investing in them. Once on the other side of the big pond, with a million dollars' worth of those coupon bonds, and we may smile at fortune for ever after, as for tune will smile upon us.'

At this point Jasper stopped and laid his hand on his companion's shoulder. He acknowledged Tobin'a superiority. In some things, in the line of his profession, he gave place to nobody; but in knowledge of the world at large—of men and of nations—-he bowed to the man by hia side. 'Tom,' said he, earnestly, 'tell me truly—tell from your deepest conviction —do you honestly believe this present government will hold its own—will ever again rule the whole undivided country ? Answer me from your in most conviction, and I will believe you.' 'Jasper, are you serious? Have you any doubt ?'

' Yes; a good deal. 1

' Then listen.' Tobin glanced swiftly around, to make sure they were alone, and then went on : ' You know lam a Southern man; my sympathies have been with the South from the begin ning. I have two brothers, and I don't know how many uncles and cousins, in the Confederate army. I have prayed, and I would pray even now, that the South may conquer; but, old mail, it cannot; be. Mark me know I In the whole, length and breadth of the Confederacy there is

not a man or boy, able to bear arms, not in the service ; that is, engaged m some way in the cause. Further and, this I know—the last dollar has been drawn from a weak and fainting treasury, and not another dollar to be got anywhere. The bonds of the United States are at par in currency, and its currency is good enough for anybody. The interest on its debt will be paid in gold when due. Where are the Southern bonds? What is the value of its currency? You know very well that a hundred dollars of their paper will not purchase a one dollar greenback. In fact, their own people take the stuff at the point of the bayonet. Bah ! it is as clear as the sun at noonday. The South is brave and tenacious, and will hold out while it has a leg to stand on, and the breath of life in its body, but you can see for yourself that the end is not far away. All is, we must be off before that end cornea.'

This brought the pair to the end of the dead wall, after which they walked on in silence, and ere long found them selves in the brilliantly-lighted vesti bule of the Julian. Here Jasper had his name checked on the visitors' book, and they then passed on to the or dinary, where a goodly number of the members were eating—some, what they called their dinners, while others, of a more plebeian cast, were content to denominate the meal their supper, When Tom and Jasper had finished their meal, they repaired to the read ing-room, and looked over the evening papers, of which there were a great number on file. The two armies, of Grant and Lee, were still in the Wilderness, or but little beyond, and the news was exciting. The fighting, and the loss of life, had been almost unprecedented. ' Don't you see,' said Tom, when he and his companion had read one of the most thrilling despatches from the front together, —'Don't you see from that what the end must be f

'Aye,' nodded Jasper, in a quandary ; 'but Grant has lost as many men as Lee has, if not more.'

• Bless your innocent soul!' returned Tom, in a whisper, ' can you not see the difference? Lee, with all his in domitable pluck and devotion, cannot make men. Every man lost to him leaves a vacancy that cannot be filled, while the North is sending fresh men into the field every day. Further more—'

What his furthermore would have led to may not be known, for at that moment Renwick pulled him 'sharply by the sleeve, and pointed towards an other part of the room. Tobin looked, and saw, in conversation with a member of the club, the man who had so strangely interested themon thepreviousevening. His presence made them uneasy. Why it should be so they could not tell. They only knew that it was. They kept an eye on him until he had left the room, when Tom approached the gentleman with whom he had been con versing, and quietly asked who the man was that had just left him. ' His name, I believe, is Wollaston. He appears to be a very intelligent and very genial gentleman.'

And that was the utmost that could be learned. Tom inquired of others, but could learn no more.

(To be Continued To-morrow.)

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. TUESDAY, APGUSTJJ^IgST.

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Railway Time Table. -VTBW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. • TIME TABLE. —On and ajteb APRIL 1, 1887. Auckland and onehunqa link. Auckland to Wekk Days. Sats only. Sundays Onehunqa. , , , a.m. a.in. a.ni.'a.m. non p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m, Auckland., dep. 7.13 .. 8.4010.4012 0 2.0 4.15 5.20 6.20 .. 10.0 1.10 11.40 9.0 2.3( Newmarket June 7.35 .'. 8.61 10.60 li.lo 2.10 4.26 5.30 6.30 .. 10.10 1.20 11.50 9.10 2.« Ksmuera.. .; 7.80 .' 8.5610.5518.15 2.15 4.80 fi.35 6,35 .. 10.15 1.25 U. 55 9.15 2.4,' *Greon Jjane . .. . i •• • • • • • • ■ • •• •• • • •• •• •• Kllerslie *" 738 .. 9 6 11.5 12,26 2.23 4.40 5.45 f1.45 .. 10 S3 1.35 12.5 0.22 2.5S Penrose Junction 7.46 8.56 9.1111.1018.30 2.30 "4.48 5.60PQ.62 7.8010.30 U0 12.10 9.26 2.6? On^unga?. arK 7USS 8.5 9.201L20U.40 2.40 4J55 fi.9 7*.0 7.4010.40 1.50 12.20 9.35 3.7 , i L. X. Sats ' Dne'ea to Auckl'd. a.m. a.m. aim. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. n,m. p.m. p.m. ».m. p.m. Onehung* ..dop. 7.5 8.20 0.30 10.0 12,19 L 0 4.25 6.10 6.35 7.1510.50 2.0 10.0 5.3 C *Te Pauana ■ •< •• « Penrose June. " 7.1518.30 9.40 10.10 J12.20 LIHM36 15,20§6.45 |7.30 11. 0 2.10 10.10 5.40 Ellisrslle '.. 7.50 8.35 9.46 W,16 12.25 Lls 440 6JSS .. 7.2$ 11. 5 2.15 10.15 6.44 "feera 18 Z 7.3a 8.44 ».'« 10.24 12.35. L 35 4.51 6.85 Z 7,45U.15 235 10.31 fi.53 Newmarket Ju4 7.3S 8.49 10.1 a10.30 12.40 1.30 5.4 5.10 ... 7.50 IUOj 2.? l 10.26 5.58 AuabJand. arr!T. L7J45 &58J10.1Q 10.39 12.5q1 1.40 5.13 5.50] .. 8.0 lL3ff 2.40 10.85 6.7 "Change for Qnehung*. | Change for Otohuhr. t Change for Waikato stations. a Change for Kaipara Branch Status ♦ Chanare for Mercer and InVermediaU Stations, *j»-w . I Change for Auckland and Intermediate Station*, lIAINLINB. AUCKLAND-MEROI&t-TE AWAMUTU-OTOROHANGA. South— Was*. Day«. I I I I A I I p.m. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 6.20 infltllM dOD. 6.0 6.20 7.1» 8.0 11.40 4.15 4.55 6.20 6.30 S* ' $ if ?:i ffi ui ss i$ is> a ».i 2Srtfii*°" ■' " '•'• 622 6.48 7.38 8.23 B 4.40 5.25 _5J5_ 7^o Pom-oae Junction '.". •• «■» 1- • *»•« 831 tt2s tU9 5.50 Otahuhu.. .. {£"• 6; W 7.10 B<. lo 8.41 12.40 4.59 *? 'Z Papatoitoi .. ... m m ; - - «•» " Papakura ' - •• 8.0 „ .. 130 5.37 .. 1 Ssy :: :: :: ':: - «■« » 9-25 h 7 «*• •■ -:: •Runciman ... .. •• •• » •• . » * •• "Paerata 4 ~ •• „•%„ OIQ „«» •• •• Pukekohc 8.57. .. 9.52 2.19 6.28 Tuakau « 9-, 21 •• •• 2-j3 6>" "Whangaratft .» .. •■ .»• .* •• ,„ <m Pokeno .. p. « •• j. 1035 3|g 71Q •• Mercer .. ... | dep 10.55 3.10 "•Whangftmarino .. •• •• ••» * « •• •Wairangi .. ~ «■ « •• .... # ~ .. •• •lianglrirl ... « •■ - ...... # - Umitlv ■ m •• 12.15 5.40 .. .. .. Tauplri .. ~ .. .... - •• J2.30 5.40 Ngaruawahia • 12-*8 6-, 10 •> - •Pukete « •• ••»»" "Teßapa.. .. .. ~ .. •• •- &4g - •• ;; c Frankton Junction |d ep .' cj,o ~ .. 1-30 D 6.55 *Rukuhla * •• •• n \ -1, •• •• - Ohaupo .. .. .. - 8.35 .. .. 2.5 7.30 v .. . •Lakeßoad • .. .. •• •• „„. ,„ - . - TeAwamuth .. j-^ep.' .. " !! •• -10 "TePuht .. ~ .. .' •• •• •» •• I « *Kawa .. ~ .. » •• •• " . •• •• , •Kiokio •• rii " on ♦Otorohanga » L f '- « .L_»'V—t—jk_ J^ .- .. Nobth—Wkek Uayb. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 'Otorohanga « dep. .. - ■• - 88.10 •Kiokio .. _..-»-•• - " " * •Kawa .. ~ ...... •ToPuhi , •• •• - •• •• on f arr. — •• •• •• 9.0 TeAwamtjtu .. - Idep. «. •• •• •■ 9.15 •• - 3.0 N K aroto ..-»..-- - " - »•» •• •• 3.5 Mjakeßoad •• •■ •• 0 ,, " •* 00 , Ohaupo - 9i 5 •• - *£» •Rukuhia .. - - (^ z z :: « 10.20 :: » *o . Frankton Junction ~ |dcp! - ~ •• 10.35 .. ..■ 4.10 *Teßapa~ ...»-- • •• * - - * illr^H r Hr. i: ; :: ?8S r. ifs HunUy !! - - - - •• -, , " .-, l?$ » , ~ 5 % 20 "Ohinewai »...».-•• ■» •• •* . - •• •Rangiriri - • * -• - * *Wairangi .. « ..... ;* .^ ■.--,: .. nVhangamarin« - .. ~ ;• •; ;; ;• :; ■ Mercer .. .. - \dep. - .. 6.20 11.30 2.5 .. .. 6.50 Pokeno - - •• 6.31 11.43 2.16 .. .. 7.0 *Whangarata ....... - - * * ' .. .. * Tuakau .. «. r •• - - " bf J v-? *•;* •• •• * pukc ckoah\ d.. r. z :: z - t :.w 12.31 3.3 :: :: 7.37 ♦Paerata ..„....-- •* II * niunchnan « : -. .. - Jjj -• ;; pSkura" I! ""." I - 8.1 1.26 3.47 T !! &18 MauwW „ - - |-g If 4-f. : Otahuhu .. '.'. '.'. .'.' '■'. fl-50 8.18 B,'a silO 4^3 6?20 7.15 ♦ Penroso Junction 8?.» 5 t!8.30 18.51 t2.30 14.36 t6.30 17.50 9.0 EllarX .. - .. .. 7.20 8.35 8.58 2.35 6.35 7.35 * iSmue? 11* !.' '.'. Z Z 7.30 8.« 9.7 5.45 6.45 7.45 Newmarket June. 7.35 8.49 9.19 2.55 t5.4 6.51 7.50 9.20 AUCKLAXD .. «, •> btt. 7.45 8.58 j 8.2S 1 3.5 5.13 1 7.0 I 8.0 1 9.30 t Chans* for On»hunga. Ij Changs for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. t Chontra for K&ipara. Branch Stations. § Chance for Otahuhu. A. Passenger* are not booked by this train to Stations between Auckland Onehungo. B OnlT stop» to pick up Passengers for South of Penrose Junction. c' Runs on Mondays. Wednesdays. Fridays, and Saturdays onlj. ». Runs on Mondays and Wednesday* only. E. Runs from Otorohanga on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The 9.15 a.m. train from Te Awamutu runs daily. V. Fvanktou Junction for Cambridge, Te Aroha and Rotorua lanes. ! Cambridge—Ta Aroha and Rotorxta Linb3. South.—Week Days. North.- Wbek Days. Auoklana, dop. ..' 8 01140 Lichflold, dep. .. „ .. A'*'bT2a .i i ■— n i i *Putaruru Junction * ..p.m. p.m. *Taumangi * FranktonJun.,dop 130c7 0 Oxford.dep *" 1250 Hamilton West . .. 13S 710 "Okoroire * "Hamilton East.,. .. : ... .. * * *Manjawhara .. " • liuakura Jun., arr. 152 722 Matamata .. " " lsi , i ci *Waharoa .. 7. " " * Cambridge Br.— *Walton ".",'.'. * Kuakura Jnn., dep. .. » 2 O<Z7 30 *Kiwitahi * *Mongaonui .. .. „ «. * * MoninsviUe, arr. * 235 *Tamaher« • • *' *Fcncourt * * TeArouaßr. *Hautapu „ .. • * Te Aroha, dep.«. .. ""8 20 Cambridße, arr. 2408 10 *Waihou ... ..»««.. — '~m > H- *Waitoa .. „ V " * *■* Ruakura Jun., dop. ... 2 067 30 *Tatua o Haua .. ~ .' * '" *Eureka • * *Murray'g w » *Motumaoho * * Morrinßville, arr. .. "95 " Morrinayiile, arr. 3 40 810 ■ " " TTiR^IiRT: L : ..■":, SSnlofe dBP- ;: ••»?"? MorrinsTille, d«p. .. .. .. .. a255 115 "Eui-eka .. .. ", " * * -raSllaua I.' " Z Z ?. * * Ruakura Jun., arr. .. .! »50 333 'Wajtoa - .. .. « • Cambridokßr. -*Wttihou .. .. ■ * • Cambridge, dop. .. 115^250 Te Aroha, are. 3408 55 *Ha«tapu.; .. .. -- »«»*«w ~"• ■*■!■■■ i i^—. irr v— ■ (.—»—^, ,—-_ m , .,,.,, *Fcncourt ' * * Morrinsville,dep. :..• .. i ..&250 ... "Tamahor* " " " • • JKlwitahi.. .... .. ... • .. "Mongaonui .. " " * • *Waharoa" Z " " ** " • " Rnaknra 3xm * .- .. «55 330 Matamata .. ... .1 Z 55 ."! Ruakura Jun., dsp. .. wTodHio «. .. » .. "Hamilton Eait.. " "w *aiV Jzs°a c" ** " " m * •- Hamilton West.. .. I! 10 20 355 2 ' "* ? " Jun., arr. "1025 4 0 8-^ Z I". Z jj 5g ? Auckland, arr. T~q s l3Tffl * Flag atation. " ' '"' '■ a Runsob Tuesdays, Thursdays, aad Saturday?only. 6 RnnsonMondays WednesdaTs and A Runs on first Sundays in each month only. KATPAftA BRANCH.—AITCgLAND—HEyDERSOK—HELEysVILLB. APCSLASD TO HeMSNSYILLE-WeEE: DAYB. 1 HKLKNSYILLK TO AUCKLAND.-WSEK DATS. assftftS : : : : : §SSa z I \ : : :: *WaUcouUU Z V • ? • «0 I%™^. « «™ H M. " •SSSB" I'--- ::8-!512-52 :: fe B?£,n :: :: 8 .0 il *# z ♦K^: :: . ; : •• ♦A rYon^ z ~H 7 *2 2 &i° : *Woodbfll "I. * * * 'Mount Albert .. * * * • •Helens^Ue aonth" * * * " Mo^n^Bden".'. "! 8.47 2.55 6.24 5.13 pr7rS ß^0P opln7 S^uSns dby^^^^ Notice should be gi'ren to the Guar at J. P. MAXWELL, General Manager,



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