INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL.

Otago v. Canterbury.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION".)

Chp.istchurch, Saturday. The interprovincial football match between Canterbury and Otago was played this afternoon at Lancaster Park. The ground was the least bit soft, but was neither slippery nor heavy. A light breeze was blowing from the eastern goal at the be ginning of the play, and freshened after ends were changed, which was a slight ad vantage to Canterbury ; but of course they had the sun in their eyes during the time, so that the conditions may be considered equal. Helmore, Allardyce, Moir, and Sutherland were unable to play, so that Canterbury played hardly its strongest 15. Some of both sides still bore traces of Northern battles. Canterbury won the toss, aud kicked off towards the east ern goal; and, after punts had been ex changed, Mountfort blundered, and_ a .scrum was formed in the centre, from which Downes got the ball, and made a good punt into touch. Some close work fol lowed the throw in, and from a scrum mage Thomson got away with a good run, passing to Downes, who made a reckless and unprofitable shot at goal, forcing Canter bury down. Millar returned the kick from the 25 to Homer, who dribbled it to the centre before Keogh intercepted it, he in turn being collared by Roberts, who was charged into touch. Canterbury then decisively carried several scrummages, and Donnelly with a useful dribble, and Mountfort with a long punt, took the play close up to the Otago line, but Millar, with a clever run and drop, sent the ball past the centre flag. The reds again gained ground by the scrums, only to be repulsed by.Fraser ; and Donnelly worked his way through two successive scrums,1 for Beck to re gain the lost ground from the next. Donnelly and Roberts, in making menacing runs, were stopped by Thomson and Treseder, the game at this time, for about ten minutes, being most exciting. Some tight scrums followed, from which Homer, Beswick and Blanchard made un availing efforts to break away. Thomson, wfthalong punt into touch, and Morris, with a resolute struggle through the op posing forwards from the throw in, invaded the reds' 25, bub Francis cleared his lines, and an interchange of long punts ended with scrums in neutral ground. Roberts got a mark in the centre, but Thomson returned his drop so well that Canterbury were again placed on the defensive. Downes and Millar, Francis and Hobbs did some tine kicking, and from a throw-in in Canter bury's 25, Millar had an absolutely clear field to run in, but he wasted his oppor tunity in a bad drop at the goal, forcing Canterbury down. A bad hard kick by Fraser immediately afterwards lost Otago another chance, Canterbury forcing down again. Moir, by punting, placed the Canterbm-y's line once more in danger, but Donnelly got away with a grand run, but stepped over the touch line. Blanchard advanced still further, but the Otago forwards rushed the ball back to neutral ground. Hobbs was soon in Otago quarters again with a dashing run, and when Millar stopped him Donnelly took up the running and passed to Francis, who ■was spoiled in his drop, but forced Otago for the first time. Donnelly and Thomson shone in dod^y runs after the kick-off, and Homer, with a wonderful rush, drove the ball over Otago's line before him, but kicking too hard lost it in touch-in-goal. Donnelly and Roberts kept up the attack on Otago's goal, and the latter got, a .good.mark out of a scrummage, but the place kick of Francis failed. Gibson, received, the.ballond mulled it right in frwi% i;offtte goal, bht the Ot.-.go forwards carried it out of danger, and thqir very threatening rush, in which Martin was prominent, was stopped by Roberts at a critical moment. Out of this scrummage Morris dribbled right up to Canterbury.s goal; but Roberts again saved his side with v punt into touch beyond the 25. Millar again lost a good chance to score by fumbling the ball, but a blue's rush took the ball up to Canterbury's goal line, where a maul took place. The ball was kicked through sharply, and Millar taking it cleverly, this time dropped a grand goal. His achieve; meat elicited vociferous cheers. From the kick-off the ball was returned to Francis, and by a tremendous kick he caused Otago to touch down, the ball rolling between the posts. B. Fraser soon punted the , ball past the centre flag, and a series of beautiful passes by Thom son, Martin, Downes, Keogh, and Gibson, right across the field and back again, took the ball close to the Canterbury line, when half-time was called.—Otago, three points ; Canterbury, nil. Canter bury opened the second spell with a reso lute attack, headed by Homer, Mountfort, and Blanchard, and after a scrummage in Otago's 25, Roberts got over the line, but was collared, and D. Fraser secured the ball after a short maul in goal with Bean. Downes followed up the kick-off well, and being supported passer! all but the Canterbury full back, and after a-scrum mage Hobbs kicked out. past th# centre flag, Millar pun ted back to Canter bury's 25, and Hobbs again punted out of danger, the freshening wind carrying the ball over Otago line. Fraser coming out, instead of forcing down, made a mess of his kick, and from "a maul on the goal line Beswick passed to Homer, and Homer to Roberts, who got safely in between the posts. Francis placed an easy goal. The play on being continued was fast and exciting-; Keogh and Downes by good runs got into Canterbury's 25, and Millar took a shot at goal, causing Canterbury to force down. Donnelly and Francis; retaliated by invading Otago's quarters, and Homer kicking too hard through the scrummage, forced Otago down. Wilson received the ball from the kick off, and with a brilliant run and punt forced his opponents down again. Otago were still kept on the defensive, and Francis caused another forcedown. This time the Otago forwards were offside, and a scrum mage resulted at the 25 line, and again the blues' goal was menaced, but Millar came to the rescue with a splendid run, and punted the ball at Canterbury's 25. Treseder stopped Mountfort's return run, and Thomson getting the ball out of the scrum passed to Millar, who took an effectual drop at goal, and Canterbury forced down, From the kick out the Otago fullback made a bad return, but Millar punted the ball back to Canterbury's end. Long kicks then followed by both sides, and Roberts secured a mark from fehe opposite fullback, but Bean was unsuccessful in the place. Otago now carried several tight scrums, but Francis neutralised them with long punts. Diamond then got a mark, but,ain placing to Thomson, the latter de layers his kick so long that Blanchard acti^rily took ifc from him, and Otago forcea down amid a torrent of chaff and roars of laughter. Otago rallied well, and got the ball down to their opponents' ' end, where some splendid passing looked certain to bring a score, but it ended in a scrummage, from which Diamond got a mark; bub D. Fraser was unsuccessful in placing a goal. The bail was not long in play again when Francis ran brilliantly along the field, and after being repulsed Beswick gained further by a good run. Millar and Thomson increased their side's danger, and B.oberts claimed a mark, but it was dis allowed by mistake. The blue forwards then carried the play into Canterbury's, ground, where Millar and Diamond were in. possession of the ball in front) of the goal •when the final whistle sounded, and tbo game ended in a draw.

Otago had much the best of the game in the first spell, and should have made more of their chances. Canterbury was as much superior in the second spell, and .also lost chances, srenerally through the foiwards kicking too hard. The game was full of incident from start to linish, and it is worthy of note that not one of the 30 players sustained the least injury, nor was there any dispute.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per R.M.S. Mapjfosa.)

The Castlereagh-street Tragedy.

BORSBOOM ACaOITTED OF THE

CHARGE OF MURDER,

A remarkable trial, which has excited a

very great amount of interest in Sydney, has been brought to a close in the acquittal of the accused, Henry Borsboorn, who was charged with the murder of his wife on June Bth.

The accused was the keeper of the Great Australian Coffee Palace, Castlereagh street, and lived there with his wife, who was about 32 years of age. They had been married about 12 years, and had one child— \ a girl between three and four years of age. j They did not appear to have lived very happily together for a month prior to the occurrence, and on the previous day they had had .a quarrel, occasioned by the deceased finding a lady's glove in her husband's pocket. On this account the de ceased threatened, in the presence of the accused and her little sister, to leave him and take a house of her own. She did pack up a few things that day—whether with the serious intention of going away or merely for the purpose of frightening the prisoner does not appear. She, however,. slept at the Coffee Palace that night, and early on the following morning the tragedy took place. The first person on the scene was Charles Henry Kershaw, a cook, who slept in a room on the same floor as the prisoner and the deceased, about 9 yards distant, and who heard the report of a fire arm at about a quarter to 6. Shortly after wards he heard a door being unlocked, and distinguished the sound of groans appar ently proceeding from Borsboom, who at the same moment knocked at his door, and called out, " For God's sake come out, my wife has shot herself." Kershaw immediately jumped up and accompanied Borßboomback to his bedroom, where the deceased lay in a composed attitude, shot dead through the temple, and the bedclothes apparently in order. Others who lived in the house also entered the room, and the police and medical assistance were sent for. During the whole of this time the prisoner appeared greatly agi tated—walking up and. down, gesticulating and embracing the corpse —and when an in quest was instituted later on during the day he gave evidence of his wife having shot herself. He stated that two daya pre viously he had bought a five-chambered bulldog revolver and 25 cartridges, and placed them in a drawer in his bedroom. On the same afternoon he asked his wife why she had not been down to take the cash at dinner-time. She replied that she had had enough of taking cash, and did not want to take any more, arid further announced her intention of leaving him. This was a repetition of a threat she had made in the morning, and in conse quence of which he had bought the re volver. He then produced the weapon, and threatened to do away with his own life if she again left him. She replied, " I don't care ; I am going my own way,'' upon which he loaded each chamber of the revolver and replaced it in, the drawer. Ho really meant what he said, as he could not live without her. The follow ing morning lie rose at about 5 o'clock, and taking i« lighted candle with him went to call his man to go to the kitchen. The deceased was then in bed, but he could not see whether she was asleep or awake. The gas had been burning in the room all night and was alight when he left the room. He was absent about five minutes, and on returning spoke to his wife, and she replied to him. He endeavoured to efiect a reconciliation with her, but she re fused, and on his asking what she intended to do, she said " Youwill see." He did not again address her, but remained quiet until 6 o'clock, when ho left the room for a few minutes. On his return he saw his wifo, still in bed, with the revolver in h,er right hand. She raised herself slightly, saying, "You don't want to shoot your self now," and before-be could prevent her she shot herself. This, briefly, was Bors boom's story ; but the police, from a variety of circumstances which they considered incriminating, arrested him, and during the remainder oftbe inquest, whicli lasted over several days, he appeared in custody on suspicion of having caused his wife's dftath. The action taken by the police was endorsed by the coroner's jury, who, at the termina tion of the inquiry, returned a verdict of wilful murder against him.

The first witness examined was Charles Kinspe), an ironmonger, from whom Bors boom purchased the revolver. His evi dence was of an unimportant character, as the accused admitted having bought the weapon. Charles Henry Kershaw, the cook, whose name has already buen men tioned, gave evidence as to his having gone into the bedroom with the prisoner and found the deceased lying in bed. Arthur Howlett,a youth employed by the deceased, was examined, and described how he also rushed into the room after hearing the re port, and found the prisoner standing just inside the door. The latter was much agitated and cried, "Oh, my God! my wife's shot herself." He then went up to the bed, threw his arms round {she woman's neck, and called upon her to speak to him. Witness was unable to sweav whether the deceased's arms were outside the clothes or not. Frederick Edwards and William Amiot, lodgers at the piao'o, gave evidence as to their having heard the report and having heard the accused Bay that his wife had shot herself. All these witnesses were closely cross - examined by Mr Buchanan, with a view to establishing, in the prisoner's favour, the facts of his having been greatly agitated and of his having raised the alaun within a minute or ko of the report of tho revolver being heard.

Alice Wade, a girl of 16, sister to the de ceased, deposed to the deceased and her husband having lived happily together until a month prior to her sister's death, when the latter began to show symptoms of jealousy. They quarrelled pretty fre quently, but iiev£r came to blows. She also detailed the circumstance of the glove and the deceased's threat to leave, and stated that when she (witness) went to bed at about 10.15 her sister appeared in the usual condition, but complained of headache. In answer to Mr Buchanan she said that the ac cused always treated the deceased tenderly, and appeared much cut up by her death. Senior-Constable Dier deposed to his having found the accused stooping beside the bed, dressed only in a shirt, with his left hand under the nightdress on deceased's cliesfc. The left arm of deceased was rest ing by her side and tho right arm was bent over the chest. Borsboom seemed very ex cited and said she had shot herself, assign ing jealousy as the motive. The accused also related to the constable the circum stances connected with his purchase of the revolver and his wife's alleged suicide, as de tailed in his statement before the coroner. Witness asked where the revolver was, and the prisoner said he had not seen it. Wit ness then found it on the floor, and after examining it, laid it down on a child's cot while he made an entry in his note-book. Boisboom then caught hold of the revolver, and witness took it away from him. The accused afterwards kissed the deceaseds face, and witness then removed him from the room,

Inspector Anderson repeated the evidence he hud given at the inquest . Dr. Sinclair deposed to having found the deceased lying on her back at the left side of the bed, covered as far as the chest with the bed clothes. He further described the surroundings and the wound as he did be fore the Coroner's Court, and again related the experiments he had made with the revolver, . with a view to ascertaining whether the wound could have been self-in flicted. In his opinion the shot had been tired within an inch or two of the skin, or more probably the barrel was against the head. He thought that with the trigger cocked the deceased could have shot herself, but uncocked it would have been difficult, owino- to the position of the arm retarding the action of the muscles. On this point the witness underwent a severe cross-ex amination at the hands of Mr Buchanan, during which he admitted tnat had she pulled" the trigger with her thumb instead of the forefinser, as he had assumed in his experiments,'she could have easily tired the weapon in the required position. Dr. Scot Skirving gave evidence cor roborative of that of Dr. Sinclair. He wa.s cross-examined at some length by Mr Buchanan as to the probabilities or other wise, under the circumstances, of the de ceased having committed suicide. He agreed with Dr. Sinclair that it would have been quite possible for her to have tired the fatal shot. He was not, however, of opinion that under those circumstances the right arm of the deceased would have fallen across tho breast as it was found, but by the side of the body. William M. H.imlet, Government analyst, repeated generally the testimony which he had given at the Coroner's Court respecting his analysis of an oily substance, mixed with gunpowder, with which the hand of the deceased was smeared. He also described a hole scorched in the dressing gown, which had been used as a quilt, and which the Crown assumed to have been made by the bullet. Witness further described the sheet of the bed, which was stained as if the revolver had been wiped on it after firing. Ho detailed a number of experiments which he had made with a view to ascertaining whether a similar hole to the one in the dressing gown would be produced by a revolver bullet. He ex pressed tho opinion that the revolver had been cleaned since last tired when it came into his possession. This closed the case for the Crown.

The accused, on being asked whether ho had anything to say in his defence, rose in the dock and in broken English ad dressed a few words to the jury. He said that his evidence before I;he Coroner and the statements contained in his affi davit which had been put in evidence were all true, and that he was perfectly innocent of the terrible crime with which he was charged. He had lost all that was dear to him through the death of hiß wife. He was standing before h'/s Maker (at this point the prisoner seemed overcome with emotion, but was understood to say that were he really guilty he could not stand before the jury, bub would have put an end to himself).

For the defence, Henry William Pryce gave evidence to seeing Borsboom holdvng up his hands and exclaiming-, "My wife's shot herself." Witness replied "/Oh, my God; no! where?" Borsboor/i answered "Here," an_d witness then followed him through the smoking-room into the bedroom. The first thing that caugbvfc his eye was a spark of fire on the coverlet towards the right-hand side of the bed. (This spark as described by the witnesft would, if his evidence be accepted as true, account for tho hole which the Crown assumed had been made by the bullet.) .

A number of witnesses were called for the purpose of •allowing that the accused was always affectionately disposed towards his wife,and tiat shehad on more occasionsthan one threatened to do away with herself. It was shown that when they were living in New Zoaland three or four years ago she had exhibited jealousy without any ap parent cause, and had been seen with • a bottle of poison in her pocket, with which she said she intended to commit suicide, as she was sick of her life. It was at this time that the accused saved her and their child's lives at the risk of his own from a fire, by carrying them, across a narrow parapet out of the flames. On the day before her death she bad gone to see an old friend named Mrs Coffey, and seemed in very low spirits. She related some gossip she said she had heard about her husband having frequented balls and parties during her absence in England, and Mrs Coffey told her to take no notice of what people said, but to thank heaven for giving her such a good husband. The same advice was given her by a Mr and Mrs Isaacs, who were at the house the same night and who endeavoured to act tile part of mediators, without suc cess as far as she was concerned. There were six or seven of these witnesses, all of most respectable appearance, and some of whom had voluntarily come up from New Zealand to give testimony in favour of tho prisoner. They were all agreed that he was a most devoted and patient husband, and that deceased was of a morbidly jealous frame of mind.

After the addresses of counsel, the jury retired to consider their verdict at 3 o'clock, and as they had not arrived at a decision at 7 o'clock they were locked np until 9 o'clock. At 9 o'clock His Honor returned, and the jury were called into Court. The foreman then stated that, they had not agreed upon a verdict, and thafe they were not likely to agree upon a verdict. They were then locked up until 9 o'clock on the following morning, when they returned a verdict of not guilty.

The Sydney " Telegraph " adds : " The three days of terrible suspense caused a gradual change in Borsboom's appearance, and he grew more care-worn and anxious looking on each day, although his manner was extremely quiet. When tho jury en tered the Court on Saturday morning his expression of eagerness was positively painful to witness, and on the utterance of the glad but solemn words "Not Guilty" the reaction was too great for him, and he sank back on his seat sobbing painfully. He was immediately released from the dock—instead of traversing the underground passage to the gaol which he had trodden so many times—and joined his friends in the precincts of the Court, they crowding around him with hearty congratulations."

The Gilchrist Scholarships.

The Governor of Victoria has received a communication from England to the effect that the Gilchrist annual scholarship of £100, which lias hitherto been open for competition amongst the scholars of the Australian colonies and Tasmania, will be withdrawn after the award had been made in connection with the examination to be held in January next, and that the Gil christ Biennial Scholarship of £100, open to New Zealand scholars, will be withdrawn at once.

The Kimberley Goldfields.

A NSW ROUTE DISCOVERED.

Encouraging news has been received from the Kimberley goldfields. The reefs now yielding are about 100 and fresh ones are being opened daily. It is reported that gold has been found between Napier and the Leopold Ranges in a deep alluvial sink ing O'Donnell,tlx« explorer, has discovered a new and better route via Derby to the gold fields, having found a pass through the Leopold Rang© near Mount Leake. The route follows the high country and there are no bad river crossings. A Government party has been sent out to inspect the nevf route for the erection of telegraph lines.

CORRESPONDENCE.

CHAMBERLAIN'S PATENT BUCK RABBIT UNIFORM.

Kemoval of the Depression.

(To the Editor.)

Sir_Anenttheexistingdepression lam bored continually. Have I ever seen it so bad ? Has the worst stage been reached ? Will the visitation continue? These and a thou sand cognate questions assail my ears. lam happy, superlatively happy, to state as it regards the latter question, being the one of "most importance, that the crisis will not continue. We have our mines with their treasures, gold, silver, copper, lead, coal, etc. ; our forests in millions of acres of magnificent timber ; our pastoral lands, for fertility and productiveness unrivalled ; a climate which for geniality and evenness of temperature would satisfy the most fas tidious; and these factors alone are sufficient to produce by the skilful agency and inge nuity of man a most wondrous and stupen dous change. Aye, and we have our rab bits. Concerning these a Southern lumi nary states that " he regards the extermi nation of rabbits as one of the most burn ing questions of the day, and considers the much-talked-of economies in legislative ex penditure, education, defence, etc., trifles compared with the importance of prevent ing the spread of rabbits." This burning question is now answered, this great problem is now solved. Mr Ohamberlain'6 patent self-acting exter minator has been registered. This gentle man, with a sweet simplicity, has followed nature, and divides these great enemies of mankind and causes of depression and floom in New Zealand into two classes, ucks and does. I place them in three, masculine, feminine, and epicene ; but whether the honourable gentle man or myself be right in this classification I have not time now to discuss. I wish to say a word about the inventor and his great invention.

Mr Chamberlain is a profound thinker, an astute and logical reasoner, and one of the most remarkable politicians with which this or any other colony has ever been favoured. His services only cost the colony £210 per annum and a free railway pass for life. Put this into one scale. Into the other drop the rabbit exterminator, and if the colony in the receipt of this enormous boon is not satisfied, it certainly ought to be. Now let us glance at the invention. The buck rabbit is first caught—on its four feet are placed steel blades, round its body are strapped needles, from two to three inches long, on the forehead small knife blades. Its other appendages and attach ments are to be similarly adorned. Now, if tho honourable gentleman will engage the theatre, and equip for war, or any other congenial pastime, some twenty of these bucks, and then liberate them amongst 40 or 60 does, I will undertake to secure for him the largest house that has ever assembled in the city of Auckland. The price for admission should be 5s all round, and the proceeds given to some religious object. Aye, but there is the ele ment of cruelty. A poet onco wrote : —

" The poor beetle that we tread upon In corporal suffrance finds a pang As groat as when a giant dies." The honourable gentleman argues, how ever, that the end justifies the means, and while I dissent from him in this particular I assert that the pleasures anil pastimes which have not in them the element of cruelty are not eagerly sought after by the masses.

It seems to me but yesterday that the Marquis of Hastings and Jack Storey, of Lockington Hall, were convicted by the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for cock-fighting on the Sunday at Donnington. Park. These birds had their spurs fitted with needles. Chamberlain's rabbit clogs are more deadly in their effect. I have gone mentally through a galaxy of poets, painters, statesmen, heroes, philo sophers, scientists, and inventors, but for brilliancy of genius and inventive power I must accord the palm to the honourable gentleman. This array of noble spirits who have blessed the world by the light of their genius and the grandeur of their inventions all pale before Chamberlain and his rabbio exterminator. They must all take a back seat, having no glory by reason of Cham berlain's patent, which excelleth.

I was born in the same village as the great Sir Isaac Newton, and I glory in this circumstance ; but this is to ire as nothing and vanity when I remember that I reside in Parnell, the habitation of Chamberlain, who has given to the world an invention which must immortaliso him. There is, moreover, this pleasing thought, the invention has been pa tented. How much has been lost to-the world by mighty intellects which have been prematurely cut off before the results of their years of anxious study and toil could be given to the world, will never be known. But in the case before us the battle has been fought, the great victory is re corded, and Chamberlain's patent, self acting, and barbarous rabbit exterminator is on the books.—l am, etc., J-. Abbott. St. George's Bay Road, Sept. 8, 1887.

The Government Tariff Proposals.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—The able articles which have ap peared in your journal were the means of converting me from a semi-freetrader into a pronounced protectionist; bub the " bogus cry of protection " which the Stout-Vogel Ministry have now raised will, I hope, meet with no sympathy from any true protec tionist. The Stout-Vogel Ministry were defeated upon a proposal to increase taxation by over a quarter of a million (£260,000), and appealed to the country. We are now told that they were defeated because they wanted to protect local industries, despite the words uttered by Sir Julius Vogel when introducing the proposal—" the increase in the tariff is for revenue purposes." £186,000 is the sum to be exacted through the Customs, and no less than £110,000 is to be collected from drapery, of which cali coes, silecias, hollands, shirtings, etc., have hitherto been free. These are all required largely for use in local manufactures. Is this protecting our industries or putting a tax upon the materials they use ? What classes use most largely the goods referred to? The working classes. Then is this a help to them ? Just £25,000 is to be derived from increased duties on groceries. This cannot be a blessing, but most certainly a heavy burden upon the working classes. £12,000 is the increase on spirits; £10,000 on paints, cement, paper, patent medicines, etc. Will this foster local industries ? Do we produce any of these ? £5,000 on fresh vegetables and fruit. Why? Is it because the competi tion of the Victorian Chinese is so keen ? Are they flooding us with garden stuff? £11,000 has to be contributed by boots and shoes, and looks at the first glance to be protection ; but one-third of the sum is on leather, not likely to be produced here, but used in local manufactories. Boot uppers, ladies' prunella boots, and babies' shoes contribute a big sum, yet these will always be imported. Therefore this is a tax on the boot industries already estab lished. Who will have to " pay the piper" in' this case ? Whose pocket will most of the money out of? Why, the working classes. Their hard-earned savings must be still further drawn upon. They must be squeezed to find the funds to keep in power a most costly and extravagant Ministry,whose only aim appears to be to feather their own nests

by drawingbig sums for travelling expenses, etc. As a sympathiser with the Industrial As sociation—as one who would like to see the duties trebled on tweeds, blankets, flannels, and every article that we can make here—l call upon all true protectionists not to be led away by this bogus cry. and so help to put in men whose only object is revenue, not protection. 33& per cent, or 50 per cent, duty would save our Onehunga mill and employ hundreds of hands, and cost us very little more for clothing.—l am, etc., J. M. McLachlan.

Property Tax v. Income Tax.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —In your correspondence columns of yesterday's date I notice a Mr A. Scott, in offering some remarks on this subject, "cuts a stick to break his own back ;" in other words shows in the clearest possible light what an iniquitous and unjust tax our present property tax is, and that it should therefore no longer remain on the Statute Book, a disgrace to the colony. Mr Scott points out that in order not to free the money-lender from his obligations under the £500 exemption in the property tax, the exemption point in an income tax ought to be £40. But he admits this is too low for a poor man ; yet the property tax, and this is its great objection, spares no poor man, even though his income from all sources is only £40 a year, or even less, provided it should be from the investment of £500—the savings, perhaps, of a lifetime, as a provision against old age. How many of this class, as well as widows and orphan children, who are entirely de pendent on the investment of a few hun dred pounds, the proceeds, presumably, of a life policy on husband or father deceased, does this property tax most _ unfairly oppress ! Let them have only £500 invested, though it should never yield them a penny of interest, or aaiy sum up to the nominal £40, they are taxed on the value of the soil they sit 'on, the tafcile they eat their dry crust off, tho wooden spoon with which they sup their porridge (if they should have any porridge to sup), their books, though the Pilgrim's Progress and a copy of the Psalms of David were all they possessed,and if they have a few shillings of the last quarter's interest either in their pockets or the Savings Bank, down goes the amount for property tax. Now,if "this is more open and above board, and less inquisitorial," than an income tax, I'm. a Dutchman. I fail to see how a person whose income from all sources is under £150, even from capital lent or invested, is in any better position to pay a tax than a man who earns the same amount in any other way. It can neither be insane nor absurd to tax those, and those only, who are able to pay ; an income tax reaches those only who are able. It is not, therefore, oppressive. Itisonly just and fair thac all should be taxed alike according to ability. If we are to have a property tax let ifc be on real property only. Fiat jmtitia.— John Jonks, Ponsonby. Sep tember 8.

THE AUCKLAND EVENLNG STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1887.

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' Eusiness Notices. 3 WATERBURY Watches for Nothing at J. H. Dalton's, Tailor, Victoria-street East. J^ J^YTTLE, BLACKSMITH, HORSE-SIIOER AND I FARRIEk, • Begs to intimate his having commenced busi ness at Captain Elliot's yard, in Pitt-street, I near the junction of Hobson and Wel t lington Streets. W..T.L. hns had over twenty years'practical experience in the best workshops-over two ye ! years in Now Zealand—and promises good work : umnship nt moderate cliarges. , Also, having bought a portion of the stock and plant of the late John Hearst, will bo glad ' of a share of the patronage of the customers of i his deceased old friend. i /GROUND LIME. GROUND LIME FOR SALE: SOUTHUATE'S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ItOCiiJi JLiaiE, In any quantity, ior Concrete Paths. Fioo". Cellars, 6cc, (next 10 stone flagging is un rivalled for durability and hard-setting qualities). For tanks and other wee work it is a. nrsi-ciasa material. B. KEANE, SOLE AG NT CUSTOMS-STUEET. PAPER HAN U INGS. W. PHILLIPPS & SON HAVE RECEIVED. EX LATE ARRIVALS IS5—-PACK AG ES—lB5 CONTAINING 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPERHANGINUS, CONSISTING OF NEW PATTERNS For Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hall and Staircase, suitable forta • .Mansion or Cottage. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, AND BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN PAPERHANGINUS. 916 — PAUKAUES—yi6 SCRIMS AND HESSIANS PLATE AND SHEET GLASS, WHITS LEAD, OILS. TURPS, VARMStf _y AND ALL 'IKAJJH; SUXSUJttIJiA ' W. PHIL Lit PS & SON, 95 AND 97. yUEEN-STRBKT. /-"'I The American COiiN BROOM CO. EXMOUTH STREET. PUBLIC NOTICE. —If you want s Watcrbury Watch go to J. H. Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street East, and order a Suit and_hejwiU give you a Watch for Nothing. IVTO Bankruptcy, no Burglary, no Fire ; J_N but the choice of two things— an Extra Pair of Trousers or a Water bury Watch J. H l^Uon^'railor^Victoria-street. East. TO TRAVELLERS^ AND TOURISTS. PRESENTS FOR HOME. Very beautiful Inlaid Table-tops, Cabinets Fancy Boxes, etc., all made from the pick of | N.Z. rich Native Timbers. Other Collections carefully packed and shipped lor Home. W. NORRIE, Cabinet worker, In New Zealand Timbers only, TOP OF SHORTLAN D-STRtCET. l^rOW is your time: An Extra Pair of •M. Trousers or a Waterbury Watch with each Suit,-at J. H. Dalton's. Tailor, Victoria street East. EDWIN JONES (Late E. and A. Jones), House, Furnishing, and u_neka_ IRONMONGER, Ponsonby Road and Pompallier Terrace. Auckland, N.Z. Agent for the Phoenix Fire Office Advertisement Agent for Auckland Evening Star. Po3t Office Savings Bank, Money Order OUice. Telegraph Station, 'telephone Buaeau. RICHMOND HO U~S~i_" PONSONBY ROAD, AUCKLAND. W. COCHRAN, Sens,, FAMILY BUTCHER. TILLS Milk Bread, Milk Bread, sweet and nutritious, and Farm Houso Home-made Bread, Milk Scones and Cakes delivereddaily.and can be had at the Burlington "Victoria Arcade, and at Eden Terrace, or at, thy Bakery, Udy's Farm, Mount Eden. Agents Wanted,



Election Notices. -jCiDEN ELECTORATE. Mr MITCHELSON will meet his Committee and Supporters in the Public Hall, Avondale, THIS (MONDAY) EVENING at 7.30 o'clock. Tji DE N ELECTORATE. Mr MITCHELSON'S COMMITTEE Will Meet at the SWANSON HALL, THIS (MONDAY) EVENING At 7 o'clock. EDEN ELECTORATE. MR J. AITKEN CONNELL will address the ELECTORS OF HENDERSON in the SCHOOL-HOUSE, HENDERSON, on THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 15, At Half-past 7 o'Clock. At the close of Mr ConneH's addres3, a Meet ing of gentlemen favourable to his candidature will bo held for the purpose of forming a Com mittee for the district. r THDEN ELECTORATE. jLi MR J. aTcONNELL'S COMMITTEES AND SUPPORTERS WILL MEET AS UNDER !— MOUNT ALBERT-Public Hall, TO-NIGHT, September 12. MOUNT EDEN - Waite's Hall, MONDAY, September 12. THREE KINGS — School-hou3e, TUESDAY,, September 13. AVONDALE - Public Hall, WEDNESDAY, September 14. MOUNT EDEN-Waite's Hall, FRIDAY, September 16. At 7.30 o'clock Each Evening. Any Electors desirous of joining the various Committees are invited to attend. MR READER WOOD'S COMMITTEE will MEET at the Committee-room, Dcvonport, on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, at 7.30 p.m. All Electors interested in his return a re invited to attend. mo THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. Gentlemen,— . ...... lam a Candidate for the honour-of represent ing: your district in the new Parliament, and will continue to address you at the various centres throughout the district. The dates and places of meetings will be duly advertised. J. AITKEN CONNELL. mO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND NORTH. Gentlemen. I respectfully beg to offer myself for Re election to Represent your District in the House of Representatives. Yours faithfully, T. THOMPSON. June 19.1887. TO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. Gentlemen,— Having received a numerously-signed and representative requisition desiring mo to stand as a candidate for your district, I have much pleasure in accepting the invitation. I am, Yours truly, EDWD. WITHY. TO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. . Gentlemen,— I have pleasure in offering myself as a Candidate for your electorate, and will, at an early date, do myself the honour of addressing you on political matters. EDWIN MITCHELSON. Auckland. 30th June. 1887. mo THE ELECTORS OF - NEWTON. Gentlemen, I beg to offer myself for Election as your Representative in Parliament. Many of you have been my constituents for a period of over eleven years past in the late Electoral District of Eden, and if elected I shall serve you as faithfully as heretofore. 1 will Address you at an early date. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, J; A. TOLE.. Hotels VyHARF HOTEL, QUEEN-STREET. JOHN LYNCH Desires to inform his friends and the public, that he is proprietor of the above Hotel. Good accommodation for Travellers; first - class Luncheon Room. Best Brands of Wines and Spirits. Hancock's Sparkling Ale always on draught. Architects. P. HKRAPATH, F.R.1.8.A.] [S. M. nERATATII "O HERAPATH and SON, -*" • ARCHITECTS, Colonial Bank Buildings. TfiDWAKD BARTLEY, ARCHITECT, STICHBURY'S BUILDING* QUEJKNSTRKET. TTIDWARD MAHONEY AND SON, ARCHITECTS, QOEEN-STKEET. AUCKLAND. MR. P. F. M. blTrlTows" ARCHITECT AND BUILDING SURVEYOR. 317, VICTOKIA AKCADE, ■YJTTILLIAM ERRINGTON, M. INST. C.E., M. INST. M.E.. CONSULTING ENGINEER, j AUCKLAND. l



M ONEY tolS^ —-^ mterest.-R, lak'iS," of New Zealand), oS^^t&il DISCOUNT BAN^ 6Co¥p HEAD DFFICE.T , ACB.CZKS Auckla^^^.^ MONEY advanced from £5 an / any amount required, tosulttt^ BDWa*t) PERSONAL. FREEHOLD &?**«» any TANGIBLE SEcffiv or way as may be arranged c'S^n'"^ MONTHLVr, or QUAuSSt.nEISS« lowest current rates, ""Wflmems,« ADVANCES made on WJHNITDP»' BILLS DISCOUNTE atcu^tr^; Interviews and communication,. »sn,. stnutly eoutidential, T*^uoaa<>»B WiUba hSI Owre=-HoinH:lw otuloo'cd : Bank of KNQtA3rbN O *,K, p rf , iV . -— T ONJX)N MORTOAffltevn JU DISCOUNT BANK - ' ANB 50, SHORTLANU-STREKT | npi?r ,„ (Opposite A. Clafk and W \vi&W . And lilUo UoiUus-iU, 81' LOANS are advakced from WksM Personal, Freehold, and Leasah o M a M . ., Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly In,talm. ntl At Lowest Current KatosT '^ Advances made on Furniture without »m,.i and all classes of Merchandise ™ Loans granted upon Life Policies, keacia.n) Interests un-ier Wills. ■ l' ail' Bills Discounted at Cdkrrnt Ratm Loans upon deposit of Weeds. Kepaj-uieaaj* Advances on LU'o Jfolicies. M~~ONEY LENT OW PROJCSSOEf NOTES, HOUSES, JfUltNff UKJUb BILLS DISCdUNTEU DAILY. MOKTtiAGEtJ NEUOJ'UTJSB, JOHN W. HARDIE, Land, Commission, and Estatk Aoest HIUJbi-STRKET, AUCKIahd. INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT PERMANENT- BUILDING,'iMD AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY: i)l AlfClOlVI), Repayments p Wwt t Total amount extending over rm- *vee~ repayalik 1 year .. -.. £2 0 0 £1M 0 0 2 years .. .. l 010 108 t-t 3 years .. .. OH 7 11313 0 i yeai'3 ..• .. Oil g 121 (Ii 5 years .. .. 010 0 190 0 4 6yeara .. .. 08 9 lSilB 9 7 years .. .. 0.7U Hi H 8 years .. .. 07 i MBS 10 years .. .. 0« a lgJßj_ The Board has power jn eases of Sldaw « Want of Employment to iSuspeml Payiufflli 'Borrowers Share in Profits. Part or whole of the udvauce may bst«s«li at any time, interest ceases on tlie P*» repaid. A member who has obtained ad'Sfltana'fa it liberty to sell his property at any time, aw «j day off his mortgage; or may, if ho desira,^ his property subject to the mortgago to,™ °Corn^r of QUEEN-STItEET ana ViaCAK AUCKLAND PERMANEOTM; OPERATIVE BUILMNG & W» MBNT SOCIETY, _ Offick: 147 QuKBN-STBira LOANS granted upon approved momJ** j Freehold or Leasehold Propertiea in sum « £20 to £6,000, principal and intent be W •^^■■^ -1 jg sd. ■■*■■■ h % 1 year - - f0 0- jjjjj 2 years- .. 1 J lO -|gj|J 3 yeara- ... OM7 {"'J, 4 years- •• .011.8 «j, 6 years.. „ 08 9 »„-, And in the same proportion for smaller or larger loans. ■^AND AND MONETAIiy AGKNf, . fThi-ee door _pastjTAK Office). ANY > VAl£^vWig^fi This Bank will receive U6t^ W *'