SHIPPING.

Sunset—This evening, 4.45. SuNRiSE-To-morrow morning, 7.13. Moon's Age—Full Moon, 6th, 10.17 a.m,

HIGH WATER.

Auckland - This evening, 7.59: to-morrow mMAi"uKiu°-H E ADs.-This evening, 9.39: to morrow morning', 11. . mo o.«« Kaipara Heads. - This evening, 10.39; to morrow morning, (—).

ARRIVALS.

Wellington, s.s., from Whangnrei Una, scow, from Coromandel Waipu, scow, from Coromandel

DEPARTURES.

Ohau, s.s., for Greymouth Clansman, s.s., for Russell lona, s.s., for Tauranga

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, to-day, 5

p.m. , Rotomahana, from Thames, to-morrow, 1

p.m. Enterprise, from Thames, to-day, 11 pan. Wanaka (at Onehunga), from the Jsoubh,

Thursday Richmond, from Sydney, early Wairarapa, from Russell, Thursday

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Centurion, sh., KCGT, left London Mar. 8 Raneitikei, ship, loading at London Lutterworth, bq., left London April 7 v Routenbeck, bq., NTQS (via Ocago), left Glasgow March 10 . Elinor Vernon, sch., JSFK, left New York Feb. 5, via Dunedin Star of the East, from New York, via

Dunedin ■ . Arab, bq., to leave New York April 2, via

Dunedin Dante, bq., to leave Java April 16 C. W. Janes, bq., left New York Feb. 4, via

Lyttelton Victoria, bq., from Hamburg, via Lyttel

ton and Dunedin Smaragd, bn., from Dunedin Oceola, from Dunedin Rebecca, bq., left Newcastle May 30 Ryno, schr.,. from a cruise Fleetwing, schr., from a cruise Mariner, schr., from Rarotonga Ada C. Owen, bn., from Rarotonga Oamaru, bn., from Rarotonga Lookout, brigantine, from Newcastle Olive, schr., from a cruise

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermione, sh., for London, leading Easterhill, bq., for London, early Heinrich Bauer, bq., for New York, early Suva, s.s., for the South, Tuesday, 6 p.m. Wairarapa, s.s., for Southern Pores, Thurs-

day, noon Wanaka, s s., for tho South (from One hunga), Friday, 1 p.m. Wairarapa, s.s., for Russell, to-day, 5 p.m.

IMPORTS.

Ex. Fleetwing, from Rarotonga : 159,000 oranges in..prime condition. —Hart and Tobias.

Tho schooner Welcome arrived at Kai para from this port yesterday morning.

The schooner Mimiha arrived at Port Chalmers from Pelorus Sound yesterday.

The schooner Three Cheers, which left Oamaru on May 25th,arrived at the Thames on Saturday last.

■' The s.s. Chelmsford was detained in port by a heavy N.E. breeze. She leaves for East Coast ports this afternoon.

No less than seventy three shoremen were employed on the Union Company's steamers Wairarapa, Ohau, and Suva, discharging at this port yesterday.

Repairs to the s.s. Wallabi at Onehnnga are being pushed forward with speed. Mr D. Gouk is the successful tenderer for caulk ing the decks, and Mr R. Reid for the build ing of a new lifeboat.

The steamers Awhina and Tam-o'-Shanter claim £10 for picking up the ferry steamer Eagle, which dragged her anchors on Sun day, and towing" Her back to her moor ings.

Ab Whangarei yesterday the schooner Atalanta and cutter Rose were loading, and the schooner Christina was loaded and windbound at the Heads.

The s.s. Oreti, which was to have left Onehunga this afternoon, is to go as far South as Lyttelton,to be shipped and fitted with a new screw, after which she will pro ceed to Oamaru and load potatoes, grain, etc., for the Manukau.

The barque Glenlora, Captain R. Kelly, was to have left London for Nelson and Oamaru on April 28, and the ship Crusader, Captain Scotland, was to have left London for Auckland on June 2.

The s.s. Wellington arrived from Whan garei last evening with the following pas sengers :—Messrs Loram, Longdill, Bull, Hooper, Vantper, Campbell, Wolfe, Bell, Stroud, Charz, Kneesham, Tomlin, Rev. Jones, Mrs Tebber, Messrs McKay, White", Hamiin, Cole, McLeod, Blagrove, and nine in the steerage.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

THE SUEZ MAIL.

Adelaide, June 6.—The Orient Com pany's Iberia, with mails from London to the6thult., arrived to-day. Among the passengers is Archbishop Carr, of Mel bourne. The following are the new Zea land passengers by the Iberia:—Dr. Pitt, Messrs Harris and Corbett.

Port Cha'lmei*S, June 6. — Arrived : Otnapere, from Auckland. ' Sailed : Roto raa,- for the North.' Russell, this day.—Arrived : Clansman, from Auckland,-8.30 a.m.

New Plymouth, this day. — Arrived Gairloch, from Onehunga, 6.15 a.m.

Notices to Correspondents.

' R "—The Auckland Grocers' Associa tion's quotation for butter was raised from lOd to Is per lb for the week ending May 26th.

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1887.

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

A warm debate took place in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon on the subject of the ex penditure incurred by the Government in promoting Village Settlements. It seems to us that the Opposition will act injudiciously if they elevate this matter into a party question, in view of the approaching general election. No doubt £62,000 is a large sum to spend in a time of depression, but it must be remembered that the depression is to a certain extent the cause of the expenditure. The scheme of settling people on the land was adopted chiefly for the purpose of relieving the centres of population of surplus workers, and thus reducing the expenditure on chari table aid. Another view which will strike most people is that the disburse ment of ,£60,000 for that purpose is much more defensible than the item of ;£40,000 or so which the country will be called upon to pay as tho cost of the second session contemplated this year. This expenditure is totally unnecessary, or would have been so had our legis lators shown a spirit of patriotism and forbearance instead of forcing on a dis solution; and it is not advisable to force the electors to institute compari sons of the kind indicated. Ministers deserve t commendation for having placed a thousand people on the land at a cost of ,£SO a head, and though it may be necessary to sound a note of warning with regard to the need for caution in incurring further liabilities of that kind, no party or Government can ig nore the popular feeling in favour of the Village Settlement scheme, or can reverse the policy inaugurated by Mr Ballance.

As proving the popularity of this method, of opening up and improving Crown Lands, it may be noted that a movement is now being vigorously prosecuted for extending the benefits of the system. In tho Bay of Plenty the Government own 4,000 acres of land on the margin of the Oropi Bush, and it is suggested that this block should be cut up for special settlers. The soil is of very good quality, and fuel and water are abundant. The Minister of Lands has promised every, assistance, to the project, which is in a fair way of being realised. The settlers are to be allowed 25s for clearing fern land, 50s for bush land, and £20 to wards the erection of a cottage. The interest charged will be only four per cent. Men settling in that locality would, it is said, be able to live well by dairy and poultry farming, coupled with fruit growing, and would be able to get occasional employment at bush and sawmill work. The suitability of the land for the pur pose intended, and the prospect of oc casional outside work, should be well ascertained before the projected settled ment is formed. It is not many partS* of the colony that can offer such ad vantages as the North of Auckland, where the gumfields give ready means of supplementing the income of the set tler, and care must be taken that an excellent system of settling the land is not discredited by even a par tial failure in any quarter.

In favour of the Bay of Plenty, how ever, its advocates urge that one of the chief elements of success in the history of a special settlement is the means of communication between its produce yielding pastures and some centre of a food-consuming population. They de clare that the Northern settlements will be handicapped in the race against those that are established in the Bay by the difficulties and cost of transit. The freights to Hokiauga are 27s Gd per ton, and 30s to Whangape. Moderately bad weather will also close the Northern harbours, leaving the set tlers unable to send away their produce, whereas on the Bay of Plenty side lihere is a series of harbours from Tauranga to Upotiki into which steamers can, and do, call in almost any weather. The freights there also compare very favourably with those of the West Coast just quoted, as follows:—For maize, 10 sacks for 12s 6d—or, in other words, about 11s per ton—and for pumpkins, potatoes, and such like, only 10s per ton; while to the heavy West Coabt freights must also be added a further charge of *6s 6d for the transit of goods from One hunga to Auckland. The Bay j of Plenty people also claim that another good point about the Bay as regards1 its settlement by small settlers is that the large employers of labour—the run holders of the Bay of Plenty, and of the easily accessible parts of Hawke's Bay—^ofi'er during the shearing seasons of November and January a ready and sure means of earning capital wherewith to help on the grow ing homestead of the settler. The roads of tha Bay are also made —not so those of the Northern settlements— and the land is equally good. These arguments,which are advanced by the Tauranga people;constitute a fair case in favour of a share of future settlements under this system being given to the Bay of Plenty. When the good people of the Bay petitioned some time since with, the ject of drawing attention to the

facilities of their part of New Zealand for special settlement, they were answered that the Government could not purchase the. required lands on satisfactory terms from the natives. The settlers reply that there *« plenty of land to be got if the Government will only go the right , way about it, and that there are plenty of good settlers both at Home and in this colony who would be only too glad to settle in. the Bay were these lands available. Why not, good people of the Bay, form a settlers' association to push this matter for ward?

THE REFUGE BUILDINGS.

The Hospital, and Charitable Aid Board yesterday resolved to reverse the decision previously arrived at for the erection of new buildings for the Old People's Kefuge. The decision, yre understand, is the result of an infusion of new blood into the, Board since it was first agreed to spend six or seven thousand pounds of the Costley bequest in putting up a palatial building for the old men and women. Now, although we sympathise most heartily with the appeal from the Builders'Association — an appeal only too well supported by painful facts—in favour of pushing on works, we think that the second thoughts of the committee are bet ter than the first. The expendi ture on this building would only circulate a comparatively small amount in labour—not a very great deal more than the work necessary to somewhat enlarge and put in a state of thorough repair the present building ; the bulk of the money would go for materials. But tha withdrawal of such a large sum from the revenues available for the support of the distressed must have one of two effects.. Ifc would either limit very seriously the resources of the Board for the relief of the class on whose behalf the money was set apart by the benevolent donor, or it would throw a greater burden upon the rates. At the present tima it is most desirable that neither' of these things should happen. The present buildings are convenient, inasmuch as they provide a large number of separate rooms, and a comparatively small expenditure will make them serve their purpose for many years to come. Meanwhile the money can be put to better use in providing for the physical needs of the old people who nave legitimate claims upon the Trust. We feel sure that it is more in harmony with what must have been the wishes and feeh'ngs of the late Mr Costley—whose own habits of life were simple enough—that, say i» ) hundred old people should be well fed and comfortably clad, than that one hundred should have a v.cry fine house to live in.

The registration of electors still goes on merrily. Mr S. Y. Collins had another busy day yesterday at his offica: behind; the ILM. Court, and received no less than- 200 claims to vote.;- To-day also he was kept busily engaged.

In our reporter's brief notice ;of i the funeral of the late Mr J. P.-Oxley yester day, one or two inaccuracies occurred. The services at the houso were conducted by the Rev. R. F. Macnicol, of St. James's Pres byterian Church, under whose ministrations the deceased gentleman had sat for nearly twenty years. The funeral cortege, num bering between two and three hundred friends, left at four o'clock, the chief mourners being the deceased's sons, Messrs John W., Daniel, and George P. Oxley, Mr Thomson W. Leys, three of the .de ceased's grandsons, Mr.W.. Leys, Mr J. Mi ißrigham, Captain Near ing, and Mir: A. tMcLeod. The services at the grave were conducted in a most impressive .manner by the Rev. R.-JF. Macnicol and the Rev. D. W. Runciman. The remains were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Symonds street, side by side with those of his wife, who died seventeen years ago.

The Ray. J. S. Hill lectured on " The Best Means of Taxation for New Zealand " at the V.M.C.A. Rooms last evening. The weather militated against the attendance. In the course of his remarks, he proposed the substitution of an income tax for the property tax. ' His'objection to tlie pro perty tax was that it discouraged invest ment and left extravagant people, while it also taxed the source of production. He objected to an increase of the ad valorem duties, but would like to see an increase of Id perlb. on sugai. On' the whole scheme of duties, he believed it would meet all re quirements if they taxed tea and sugar—the' latter 2d per lb. —which, together, would produce £180,000, while, with, a little addi tional taxation on liquor, they, could raise another £50,000. He believed, .in Free Trade, as the protection qf_a particular in : ; dustry meant taking money out of jthe. pockets of the community, and tho. result would only increase national poverty. Alfter some discussion'on the points raised by Mr Hill, a vote of thanks was accorded to him, and the meeting terminated.

. A meeting of creditorsin the bankrupt estate of Ebenezev Hadrill and Thomas Markwick;: was held ;at .;;11 ;; o!clock this /mornings at.the v Official, Assignee's office. Present: The debtors and .Messrs Garter, Buckland and Clayton, creditors. Aftersome discussion.it wastesQlved on; the motion of Mr Carter, seconded byiMr Clayton, " That this meeting considers' the debtors carried on longer than they were justified in doing so. tut all things con sidered, have no objection to their charge being granted in due course." ; ...

A football match, Rocky Nook y.! Mount E den, was played atGlenmore oh; Saturday. The latter, won by 9 points to. nil; ; -. .

.An unfortunate.,man named; Samuel Wolf, who was inraga and tatters, was ar rested on Friday'night as a."vagrant, at Cambridge. He.was, brought;' before 'Mr G. W. Russell, J.P.| on Saturday morning, and sentenced to 1 a fortnight's imprison- f menb in Auckland.Gaol. The unfprtunat'e man, who. is evidently well-educated, hiad' been reduced'to tho verge! of starvation, having walked overland from" \yanganui. He stated he had money waiting'...him at Auckland, .and begged to. be sent to gaol as a means of getting to town, saying he was without shoes and could walk no further.-

The play shown by the Hornets Football Club on Saturday in their match against the Carl ton Club was .really first-class, !the team in every respect playing well together. They beat their opponents by fivo goals to one, showing that though lighter, they are a much stronger team. This club, by the form shown on Saturday, bids well to be come, under the able leadership of their captain (Mr WestjVice-president of the As sociation); one of the leading Association Clubs of Auckland, '

_ AiM next nieetinkfWl^^ Qr. GarratfcwiU tt 3 » Cit» street between PHt-Xf I^'A^ street, aleo for th» bSS^lrfft!* dings last evenina success. Th^mitT-¥^£^ games are expected. ' h^*i2 The numbers dniwr, t ''"■':% ■-'■* Public Buildb^euT %M^ were 236 ; 105, A «?{g^'#S There was a W e »J", audience at the Opera T^H^iqui,, night to hear, th e Eife aj^ oves of Tom Ynß;Jft«K comic opera" The ilikS^B^ stand,.or even properly to ak ?.*% charming music of iff TU WW "flu necessary to hear it sovLTV&i night the audience bS U first not understandSiK^ musical xdeaß presented to ♦?* i only here and the* Jff'M applauder was.,.to. b«' W»^ as those present got more iiS l «i the composer's thoughts an? Jgj* hardly so well received as tha ot W m & contributions of less beauty'bS^ catehv nature.Mr-H^K^ and the three little beautiesXW Miss Osborne, and Miss Ada Walw^' yrith Mr Woodfield (Nanki P( / o fffij ites of the evening. . . * " At the sale of thoroughbred W yesterday the result of 4^ JJj :: in last nighb'B issue, the prices reaS only be said to have paid the ■ wjft penses. The brown colt, by MiiskoS fetched 220 guineai ySfe chased at the January sale forki m; Th a chestimtb y ieo% sc Se 310. guineas, cost 265-gt&eM.^Tti«X: nut Leolinus filly fetched 60 gurSa'iS 75 guineas giren for hor.-: iTh« brovniS Piscator (on ßj of the grand PishetimS the surprise of many onlyfetch^sogw against 60 paid for himi eS colt was knocked down for 35 euifiisSS L3l 10s paid for him. i-TbWffi by the sala being 705 guineas, /against If guineas expenses, toWh'ieh iriust%9 added about LI a week each for keep, makaaloa of some L2O odd; At the sale Mr f Walters, of. fapakura, s had '.an vimr:tn fillies from his famous stablest b'rtnra bi Muskbt out of:Hipporina,-an'd'adiMtai by Leolinua pub of Rosarina. We havo been requestedi'by^^ man of the Radical Leagde togivemiui. qualified contradiction'"' to .the skfeiai made yesterday by Mr Hursthouse, rmk for Mobueka, that-Mr Hodge went|>W. lingtou under their auspicesi;: Mr Hfflia is not oven a"member of th.9;Leagniaj they have never-^ employed/Limi la am capacity whatever. . (

Written tenders for the purobasnoftha revenue 6chooner Hawk are called fain advertisement, and will be received byftj collectors of customs at the port np i the 15th insfc.-

Constable , McDonnell,. ~.:..'mt«t«l fe evening" John Lehnard, alias "Uuioy,1 on a charge of failing -to appear 'v answer ■to ■a summons ehareing tin with assault at Papakura.^.^hsirat stable and prisoner travelled to "Papakaa by train this morning, as the local court ra sitting there to-day. t ' -"',; Mr W: C.Kensington, of the3nrtstf partment, is now on a tour of inspectioai the Northern Special Settlomants, which he will report to :the Gevajj^, upon his return. As the wef*lsS®ti set in, Mr Kensington will find it rat moist travelling in some parts : wh«?i|i rain has made the rivers "big." Another addition has been made p ranks of the "Association" (as diatiujtw from tho "Rugby :>) Football Cljihs. A; North Shore last evening a club Was fow to play under th«. Association rum ta bo called the "Devonport Football W The Club colours are ,to be-royal/M^ members will make their first appearanwit the Clip matches on Saturday nwtS'W Logan wasjippointed Secretary pro to. The stage at the Agrioultural'Mu now. being enlarged, ana 'fitted up* atrak New scenery is being -painted ; by JrlW, H. Pulford and his stafl'of assistant At tention is also being given to'tb?: corop of the visitors in the shape of the areoton of new seats, and tho gallery is TMSivm' especial attention in this mattw^Msi tinkle is to open in this hall on. Mm next with a Jubilee Burlesqus and .Panto mime Company. A meeting of th« Selection ,Cp:#jW« recently appointed by the I Auctoaw bailers was held yesterday, whmW9»' ing players were chosan as probable «F sentotives of Auckland in:; th9,conuii? interprovincial match with R. tusk, J. Braund, Mays, «* Snow, L. Meldrum, T; Brown..M«W. W. Wynyard, A. Braund, ,S, : gJ Pritchard, Stapl.onson, Ducqn,; W Arneil, £:WJ M^'drum, ;J*/W Crowe, P. Gould, Spencer,.V^Twi* Murphy, .Marshall, Otway, Stone,« Keefe, Stewart (Waitema.ta)and jjg»j As time will not permit of-^co^ systematic training,the Committee,.ng tLb each of the abovoplayers *£«f^ to becomd : as fit as possible toj« eg^J a representative th9™afc^|ißt practice match mU be on Saturday, 8«J instant, after which' th« final selection wiu be mads. ' V ' ' i'" . Sunday afternoon to,.a|largOvaudg», the Ci&HaU; arid the,;various^sg^ mu.ch' appreciated.I'-Madame J« rendering ;«Angel^ver i:^;aDd Fair " was musicianhko :#■ ,|r?*^w pa^,.thos 9 present ( b^^^|ff Q !: the ■temptation to applaud. ftX^ lowed the prayer.fi^^j!, «<Angel«s,»: sung by fcwiA Bush sang. "Arm, .^>WSsM fine effect, his rich voice admuabiy^ the declamatory .character oi Mr' Burnham'B rendering oi_ jj^ai tho Lilies v was .pleaaing^je^ nature of style, and- the sermon, bearingalesson^to^ X ffas a behind it impressions^forgw ey .^ most agreeable change.^J«r x^ two solos on tha organ with his ability. ' ' mbarkl" In this colony, : ; ta( j^ Letters like the fpllwiD|,J fl lwb igyj continually » The Farmer "is valued^ :rf JVa become subscribers. .^^.M mate, Canterbury, writo.. is of use to.a rg9.nS& knovrl« my year's subscription, I]offi n g . (*w Jam*

riTO ATTOKLAND F™tM STAB. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1887.

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IN the'tnatter of the assigned estate of the late Charles Gibbs, deceased, of Auckland and Coromandel, NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All claims against the above estate, with stat uory proof of debt, mnst be lodged with the •undersigned not later than the 28tn day of June next, otherwise the claimant will be shut out from participation in dividends. J. AITKEN CONNELL, .".-. . Fort-street, ' Trustee. TV. IV 1 D E N D. •R. T. CHATFIELD & CO. IN LIQUIDATION. A First and Final Dividend in the above Estate is now payable at the office of Arthur H. Nathan, Customs-street West. .. i A. HEATHER 1 C. HESKETH A. H. NATHAN.I "]%/T I S :'S S M I T H, JJVJ.- CORSET & BANDAGE MAKER. Has • always on hand a Good Supply of Stay . Material. STAYS MADE TO ANY PATTERN. Riding Stays, Stays for Invalids, Bandages, and Shoulder Braces on the Most Approved Principles. STAYS CLEANED AND REPAIRED. Ladies waited on by sending address to JESKBANK COTTAGE, GUNDRY STREET; NEWTON, by New Epiphany Church. THE JUBILEE KINDERGARTEN AND CRECHE. A GRAND JUBILEE DINNER of Roast Beef, and Plum Pudding will bo given to the Children on Jubilee Day, 2ist June, at half-past 12 o'clock, at the Kindergarten (late Free Library), High .street. It is requested that parents and guar dians who propose to send children to the Kindergarten will'bring them on MONDAY AFTERNOON, the 20U> instant, to have their names enrolled. 2. LILLY, Kon, ffoerotory.



■m/H-ISfcJ ALICE BARNETT, OF THE Royal Comio Opera Company, Is prepared to give LESSONS IN SINGING During her stay in Auckland. Addkess-IMPERIAL HOTEL. ■^TILLAGE SETTLEMENTS. Inquirers after information respecting VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS should cull at Crown Lands Office, behind Supreme Court. Mr John Lundon and others will attend daily from eleven to twelve, for the purpose of giving nforumtion. CJPLENDID Winter Tweeds at J. H. k) Datum's, Tailor. Victoria-street Kast. T)ONA-FIDE S ALE AT LESS THAN ENGLISH COST OP JEWELLERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELECTRO-PLATE, AND SILVERWARE. H. ~K OHN> Having purchased tho Bankrupt Stock of A. Aley at a heavy discount, now offers the whole of the same at a largo reduction off first cost. Being about to relinquish his Auckland business, and having purchased the old established business of B. Peterson & Co., Christchurch, ho has determined to in cludo in the sale the whole ot his largo and valuable stock at a DISCOUNT OF THIRTY PER CENT, OFF MARKED PRICES. This is a good opportunity for acquir ing really good articles and High-class Jewellery for Wedding and Birthday Giita, considerably under original cost. H. X 0 H N, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET. -i i » ■ - - - — ' '■'■' ILLUMINATIONS. JAPANESE LANTERNS AT KELSEY'S, opposito tho Town Clock. Also, JUBILEE NECKLETS, MEDALS, QUEEN'S LIKENESS, FLAGS, &c, be, &o. AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. XUBILEE ANNOUNCEMENT." All loyal subjects of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queon Victoria ought to purchase a One Pound Parcel of Groceries, and rcccivo as a present a Tin of Bycroft's Beat Mixed Biscuits. Prices as usual, fully ton per cont. lower than any other houso in the trade. , . ■ EARLE & MONTGOMERY, KARANOAnAPE ROAD. T7INLARGEMENT OF PRESSES. Hi __ JOHN WHITE, TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, 39 and 41, Victoria-street (noxt Union Bank), Inviteß inspection of his now premises, which are now the most convenient and central in the city. Ho has just opened up a Choice Assortment of Season's Goods ex s.s. Arawa, embracing the newest designs in Fancy Coatings, Tweeds, and Worsteds, &c. - OVERCOATS in Great Variety, at J. Dalton's, Victoria-street East. EVERY LADY HER OWN DRESS MAKER. BUTTERICK'S CUT PAPER PATTERNS to suit present Fashions. Invaluable for Teaching Girls tho Art of Dressmaking. With their assistance tho least experienced dressmaker (if she be only a deft hoedlowoman can shape and make a garment that when finished will appear the work of an accomplished modiste. Metropolitan Fashions, illustrating the above (8 pages), monthly Id, 2s per annum, post free to any address. : ;• . Agent>-VV; P. OGLIVIE, Draper, Victoria street West, and at EDGAR & Co., Dyors, Wellesley-street, from 2 to 5 p.m. : j ( : \. , ,:'. SPECIAL ."VT O T, ICE. WILSON, WILLIAMS, AND McCULLAGH Bog to announce that thoy havo purchased tho Stock of Mr William Rattray, Draper, 180, Queen-street, will offer tho samo to tho public in a. few days, of which duo, notice will be given. just' published, "calamo currente, OR: Casual Sketches on Things in General," including THE FINDING OF NOAH'S ARK, &O. By G. M. REED ("Pollex.") PRICE-ONE SHILLING. To be had of all Booksellers. [A CARD.] TVTR FREDK. E. BAOME, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Vulcan Lane, AUCKLAND. TTJ EQISTER YOUR VOTE. GENERAL ELECTION APPROACHING. Voting Forms to be had at Stab Office, , M" ACINTOSHES,TBwiwnV-At~j;rH,' JDalton'a, Tailor, Viotorltt-.stroet East,



JUST OPENED ( ' LADIES UP £aJ JERSEYS BY THE 5 For 3s lid, EXECUTORS P^ Worth 7s 6d. Of the'late A LADIES' THOMAS SHORT W JERSEYS A Large ■ W And Varied UW From Lot of LT^n 3 s lid LADIES' . m, 2 T s °s. JERSEYS £}Q Each one In all At" ■ Colours, "^ HALF-PRICE. Which. Ugj Purchased JERSEYS Under f^H At Peculiar W HALF-PRICE. Circumstances, Cl mh „ ™ , JERSEYS 'Uiey aro u^ At ' Pr| o p|/ u od pQ HALF-PRICE. At paj JERSEYS flnn Ilnlf At Their Value. _ HALF-PRICE. T> ES TV A L U E. DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. BLANKETS, FLANNELS, VELVETEENS, &c, AT WILLIAM K. BRIDGMAN'S. 150 Pairs Blankets, >"n all qualities and makos, from lid per pair. Mosßiel. Kaiapoi, Wellington Blankets. 2,000 yards New Flannel, in all makes. English and Colonial exceptionally cheap strong Jb'lannel, 7Jd ; do., 32in. wide, lljd. Tn DRHSS GOODS, dow showinf? a.splcntlid varioty for the presont Season, consisting of about 15.000 yards, havinp been bought 1n larso quantities at a heavy discount. I hose culling early will get the best choice, and well ropay attention. Ulster Cloths. ■JSin. wide. Is lOd; splendid assortment New Trimmings m clicck and striped Plushes and Velveteens; New Umbrellas, good lines, 2s Gd: Ludics New Ulsters. Maokiutoshes. and Fur Capes: lanje assortment of Boys1, Youths', and Men s Mack intoshes, from 12s t>d best value. A Krcat many job hnc3 in I.RAPERi and CLOTHING, which will be found much under usual value. Strong Wiucoys. wido width, ftd yard. Cretonnes, bought job, 25 per cent, under usual price. Call at 288, UPPER QUEEN STREET, and you will get the best value for your money.



\. ■;•■■■ /-"■■ NEW WINTER DRAPERY 1%/riLNE AND riHOYCE Havo now received tho whole o£ their shipments for tho Winter Season. Being the latcstfashion and of their usual well-known quality, they can bo confidently recommended for stylo and durability. • DRESS GOODS. An immense variety to choose from, and Ijeing bought from tho Manufacturers, prices aro very moderate. DRESS TRIMMINGS To match in great variety. A LARGE LOT OF CURTAINS, INCLUDING THE NEW ANTIQUE LACE, Very fashionable. GLOVES, HOSIERY, FURS, ASTRACHAN, Etc., In great variety. Tho following Goods having been sent in excess of our orders, wo shall clear at a great reduction :— 1 CASE GIRLS' and MAIDS1 ULSTERS 1 CASE UNTRIMMED HATS 1 CASE Child's and Maids' STOCKI NETTE and other COSTUMES. N'.B.—Shop closes every Saturday at 8 p.m. until Monday ■inbrniny. . MILNE &CHOYCE, QUEEN AND WELLESLEY STREETS rY A T M E A L. ASK YOUR GROCERS FOR MOIR & CO.'S. PRONOUNCED TO BE HE BEST OATMEAL Jin the market. "JjlOR WELL-MADE DRES.SES AND STYLISH MILLINERY AT , MODERATE PRICES, * TRY D, W. J4 C X AN D C 0,, .:: a &;•; \ ;, v. ■■.■.. ~, :..., \v..;.\, PONSONBY ROAD, J



TO ADVERTISERS. _ ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. The Proprietor of tho above has decided Jo Let a few Valuable Positions inside Abbotts Dpera House for advertising purposes. For particulars as to price, position, etc., apply to J. H. WITHEFORD, Shortland-strcet. lIAS • REMOVED TO THOSE CENTRAL PREMISES IN THE . VICTORIA ARCADE, Bhortland-strect (between tho Post Office and Queen-street) J. H. W ITBE*0EI)> NEWS AND ADVERTISING AGENCY, AUCKLAND, N.Z. Representing Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Mail Melbourne Argus, Australasian Otago Daily Times and Witness Lyttolton Times, Canterbury Times Wellington Post, etc. RAILWAY ADVERTISING. Business Notices promptly fixed at all Stations along tho Lino at the shortest notice. FOR SALE, at Onehunffa, near tho Woollen Factory, about 3i acres of Vol canic Land, with House of four rooms, out buildings, etc. Price and particulars at J. 11. Witheford's, Shorlland Street. MX Q AU N D E R S Is showing a Large and Well-assorted Stock of LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HOSIERY BEST MAKES. manukau road, parnell. "vtewZealand timber company (LIMITED). NOTICE. From tho Ist July, proximo, our Prices for Staves will be advanced Ten per Cent. FRANK JAGGER, MANAGER. Box 329. Telephone 435 IF YOU REQUIRE GOOD OATMEAL, FLOUR, CHEESE, POTATOES, or ONIONS, OATS, on MAIZE, CALL ON ALFRED JO WITT. O WHEAT-GROWERS, Etc. W. S. LAURIE & Co. Have for Sale : Winter and Spring Seed Wheats Tartarian Oats—Black, White, and Dun Uonemeal and Bonodust of various descriptions (Analyses may be inspected). Nitrate of Soda, Ammonia, Potash Guanos-Island and Peruvian Wire, Sacks, Twine, &c, &c. CUSTOMS-STREET, AUCKLAND. EDICAL HALL, PONSONBY (Opposite tho Three Lamps). J. G. HENDERSON, Proprietor, in thanking the rcaiilenta of Ponsonby and surrounding dis tricts for their support and confidence for tho past eleven years, would again call their atten tion W a few of the proprietary articles manu factured by him from drugs of tho very best quality procurable. Quinine, iron, &c, Tonic Mixture, Neuralgia, Rheumatic and Gout Mixtures, Toqthacho Reliever. Tho above give speedy relief, es pecially in facial neuralgia. For Coughs, Colds, &c—Cherry Pectoral, Balsam of tiorehound, Chlorodync. The above arc superior to the imported article, being recently prepared. Antibilious Pills, suitable to the climate : are purely vegetable ; give Bpeedy relief. From Is per box ; by post, Is 2d. Prescriptions and Family Recipes faithfully proparcd. J.G.H.'s Worm Powders and Mixture are the most cirectual romedies known to medical science^ R. HUMPHREY HAINES, L.R.C.P., Fellow (by exam.) of the Royul College of Surereons, Edfii., Specialist for Eyo and Ear Dlsenses, Princcs-strcet (at residence of Dr. C H. Halncs). Hours of Consultation, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. DR. WILKINS (Private Consulting Rooms) treats all Mcdicnl and Surgical Diseases; also, Specialist for Eye, Ear, and Throat Complaints. 20 years' cxperionco in London and Coloaial Hospitals. Has Electrical Hot Baths and all Medical Electrical Appli ances. Fees moderate.—Queen-street, opposite South British Insurance Auckland. R ALFRED WRIGHT, PHYSICIAN, (Late of Cavendish Square, Loncion), Has returned from To Aroha to Auckland, and may be consulted daily (except Sundays), be tween 4 and G p.m., at Mr Aicken's Pharmacy. Queen-street. DR. J. MURRAY MOORE, M.D., M.R.C.S. Hours for Consultation: 11 to 1 p.m., at Pond 8 Homoeopathic Pharmacy, 153, Queen-street; 2 to 3 p.m., and 7 to 8 p.m. at Residence, Lowor Symonds-street. ■ felephon 130. Vaccinations at Pond's, 1 p.m., TUESDAY and FRIDAY DR. BOND, (late Resident Surgeon • 'I Auckland Hospital). Karangahape Road, near corner of Upper Queen-street. Hours of Consultation—At Residence: Bto 9 a.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 7 to 8 p.m. AtEdson's, 200, Queen-street: 11 a.m., 12.30 p.m. Telephone, 132. < A CARD. U DR. LEGER ERSON, Parnell (late Dr. Goldsbros residence), attends for Con sultation: At Home. 8 to 9 a.m., and 3 p.m. Aickin's Pharmacy, Queen-street, 1 to 2 and 7> to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Panmure and Otahuhu.: Telephone 476. EDUCTION OF MEDICAL FEES TO ENGLISH RATES. In the present depressed condition of the colony it is both absurd and unjust to maintain Medical Fees as they were in times of pros perity and when tho purchasing power of money was much less than now. As a matter of fact an enormous proportion of medical accounts aro never paid. Now, in England thousands of qualified medical practitioners rive advice andmedicine for half-a-crown. The linderaizned, therefore, will, from this date, charge for cash only : For Consultation (in- Undine medicine required), Halr-a-Crown; ;for vftita fincluding me<ficlne). Five Shillings. 'No J/pnnnta booked.--ROBERT HALL BAKB- Member of the Royal College of onmonnq of England, Licentiate in Midwifery fsueciaUip omafof tho R.C.S.. late Hon. Visit mc Phystoian to the Christchurch Hospital. ' HOBSON-STREET (Two doors from Cook-street). ;•■ Tn the days of Galen it was supposed that rheumatism was caused by wind-at tho joints. Cn tho derivation, from rheum wind. Latter dar science has dispelled this fallacy, but left "3 Httlo wiser as to the origin of rheumatism. Gout, its twin brother, is heredi £w beyond doubt. The relief of these painJul dtaHMM puta the skill of our best doctors to tho most severe tests, and it has been found t at remarkable relief is afforded by.theusoof snako root, tho Aetea racemosa (cunicifuga) or black cohosh. Tho compound-" Fluid extract & snake root." as prepared at the Pharmacy, «ueen'Btreet, is an infallible gout and rheuma tlQicmedy. Price, 6a per bottle, |