SHIPPING.

SUNSET—This evening, 5.. U. Xt::; iuse—To-inorrow morning, G. 13. Moox's Age—Full Moon, Bth, 1.10 a.m,

HIGH WATER.

.. Ape.CT.ANT-—This afternoon, 1.31; to-morrow morn nut','S.r. ' dmMM4!U: Heads. - This evening, 7.11; to-nioVrowriiioniiiig;, 7.11. Kaipara Heads. — This evening, 8.11; to-morrow morning, 8.41.

ARRIVALS.

Christina, schr., from Whangarei Norah, scow, from Pakiii

DEPARTURES.

LAST EVI-NINO. Chelmsford, s.s., for Opotiki Australia, s.s., for the South Wellington, s.s., for Whangarei Zillah, ketch, for Russell Mararoa, s.s., for Sydney Kotuku, s.s., for Thames

TO-DAY

Herald, s.s., for Grey mouth

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, Thursday,

5 p.m. Enternriso, from Thames.Thursday, 11 p.m. Janet Nicoll, from South Sea Islands, May 15 Richmond, from Sydney, early Rotomahana, from Thames, to-day,S.3o p.m. Wanaka (Onchunga), from South, Friday Kahu, from tho South, early

SAILING VESSELS' EXPECTED.

Centurion, sh., KCGT, left London Mar. 9 Rangitikci, ship, loading ab London Lutterworth, bq., loading at London Route'nbeek, bq., NTQS (via Otago), left

'Glasgow March 10 Elinor Vernon, sch., JSFK, left New

York Feb. 5, via Dunedin Nellie M. Slade, Am. bg., JPQC, left New

York Jan. 10, via Nelson Star of the East, from New York, via

Dunedin Arab, bq., to leavo New York April 2, via

Dunedin C. W. Janes, bq., left. New York Fob. 4, via

Lyttelton Victoria, bq., from Hamburg, via Lyttel

and Dunedin Reward, schr., left. Oamaru April 20 Gleaner, sch., from Dunedin Sybil, schr., from a cruise Ryno, schr., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise Myrtle, bn., from Dunedin Oceola, bn., left Timaru April 28 Cabarfeidh, bq., left, Dunedin May 2 Welcome, schr., loft Brisbane May 1

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermione, sh., for London, loading Easterhill, bq., for London, early Heinrich Bauer, bq., for New York, early Wairarapa, s.s., for Melbourne, via South,

Thursday, noon. Wanaka, s.s., for South (from Onehunga), Friday, 4i_.ni.

EXPORTS.

Vl'PeV' Mararoa--1 bear, 30 sacks oats, 20 sacks^rass seed, 14 cases cheese, 152pkgs timber, 2;. doors, 30 barrels, 20 tierces beef, 199 kegs butter, 48 sacks oysters. 5 cases mullet, 94pkgs sundries.

The Union Co.'s new steamer Kanicri is intended for tho Blenheim trade.

The barque Nanna goes hence to New castle in ballast. Passenger : Mrs Orabb stream.

The barque Mary A. Greenwood arrived at New York, from Auckland, on April 19, after a passage of 121 days.

The brigantine Clansman, wjiieh pailed for Mercury Bay yesterday afternoon, is to load timber for lveppcl Bay, Queensland. "

The three-masted schooner Reward left Oamaru for Auckland on the 26th ult. with 700 sacks potatoes and 181 sacks wheat.

The brigantine Oceola left Timaru for Auckland on the morning of the 28th ult., with 110 sacks wheat, 617 sacks oats, 100 hundreds and 320 fifties flour.

The brigantino Lizzie Guy cleared to-day for Thames with part of original cargo. She will load at Thames witli timber for Lyttelton.

The s.s. Te Anau is to be laid up at Port Chalmers for about a month, in order to undergo a general overhaul. During that time Captain Mcintosh will have charge of the s.s. Wanaka.

The barque Routeribock, which left London for Otago and Auckland on March 10th, brings a largo quantity of cargo for Metesrs. E: Porter and Co., and is consigned to that firm.

Colonial arrivals at London for 62 hor.rs prior to the 25th ult. included no less fc'ian 46 ships, representing a registered tonnage of 46,000 tons. They included 10 vessels from New Zealand ports, the arrival of which has already been reported.by cable.

Tho ship Cardigan Castle, which arrived in London on March 7, from Melbourne, S_|hted from December 13 to December IS, a huge iceberg, .three miles long and 400 feet high. During the few days following 27 large bergs were passed.

"The s.s. Mararoa left for Sydney via Russell ab 6 last evening, with the following passengers : — Messrs Hcnn, Lamberbsoir, Lewis, McNeill, Barnebt (2), Belcher, Harding, Hooper, Hampshiro, -MaxweV' Walker, McMillan (2), R. Walker, Mitcbe'ii' Walsh, Clifton, Barwell (2), Demaine' Sherrin, E. Lewis, Pollock, 0. M. Bell j' T. Davenport, Wiseman, H. VV. Gillain Newcombe, Burrows (2), Hortcra (3) g' Leitch, A. C. Walker, L. F. Stubbs F. White, Mr and Mrs J. Young, "AJ r and Mrs Pickford, Mr and Mrs Griffith.s, Rev. H. T. Robjohns, Mr and Mrs A. H._ Tmckett Dr! Taylor, Rev. and Mrs Dow"^ Mr and 'Mrs J. Smythe, Misses Noel, Lewis, Kerkharo Mrs Lewis, Mrs Riley, r )orvant , t and chil- \ Mr and Mrs Connolly, Mr and Mrs S V combe and family (5), Mr and M|-s Gallap her and child, Misses Uov/ard, Walker, _\r rs Warded, JVIr Nicho_l3on, and 50 in stay . ra g e

RED TAPE.

■Messrs Seegno'... Langgubl. *and Co., agents of tho ' o . u que Levuka, have had some cxpeir. nco 0 f tho Nci"y Zoaland " circumlo''j ll tion- office " in/ connection Wl^J * shipment of powder shipped at Hair fo^g f or Samoa. This, powder is on boarr . fc j lo barque Levuka now lying at the P°7/der grounds. The agonts communi . _ated with the Colonial Secretary asking permission to land_ tbo powder on the quarantine hulk, pending tho dis charge of Auckland cargo, after whicli the Darque is to leave for Fiji. The Levuka, unlike tho Oamaru, could not lie alongside of the wharf with powder on board because, as we before have had cause to explain, Govern ment powder and . powder consigned to private firms are two different things in ■ the eyes of New Zealand law, al though they ; are equally dangerous. The agent suggested a' very easy way in wliicli to overcome the difficulty, bub the answer returned ..was that "it was a matter for the Auckland Harbour Board to deal with." Application was then made to the Board, which in turn denied responsibility, and it was also pointed out that powder could . nob be landed on the mVa^aribtee'rhullv for fear that it might be found.necessary "to fumigate mails there shortly. ' The powder might possibly have been landed and stored in the magazine here, but then it would conic under New Zealand law.'-v a"d under. tho clause which requires that "no powder shall be exported to Samoa." Under this difficulty, the agents again | represented the matter to headquarters at M Wellington; and hope to receive a favour- V able reply early. In the meantime tho'Le 'j vska ia detained at the powder ground, 11

ANOTHER PILOT DIFFICULTY.

The abolition of compulsory pilotage is evidently not an unalloyed benefit to the shipping community, and U likely to give rise to some further discussion ot " pilots' rights " ab the next meeting of the Harbour Board. Whilst Pilot "Sainty plies his callow in the s.s. Aw-iina, Pilot Cooper and Captain Cowper (two distinct persons) Hie running tlie pilot schooner Vinclex, chartered from tho Harbour Board. Pilots Sanity and Cooper are licensed by the Board, Captain Cowper is not licensed. Captain Cowper boarded the barque Levuka, and was engaged by her master to bring tlie vessel into port, and soon afterwards tho fcugcame alongside and Pilot Sainty stepped on board. Then sonic argument took placo as to Captain Cowper's right to be in charge. Ab all events the master of the barque en gaged tho tug to tako. him into port, and the barqno was towed to the powder ground. Some people now want to know if this sorb of thing is to bo permitted, but it appears plainly enough to bo a matter between the captain of tho Levuka and Captain Cowper, and wo under stand that bhe latter will bo paid for his "services," although not as a "licensed pilot.." There being no compulsory pilotage, clearly the master of a ship may engage whom he pleases, the only difference being that according to several excellent authorities, in the one case tho Board are liable for accident, and in the other they are not. There fore, it is difficult to see how the exist ing state of affairs can be improved unless the old system of compulsory pilotage .its re verted to, and that is very unlikelyjiidced.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Mi..,.iouk.'k, May ',}. — Sailed : Mana pouri, for I31uI)'. Taukanoa, May 3. -Arrived : lona, from Auckland, via Tiiirua and Mercury Bay, 3 p.m. Tauuanoa, this day. —Sailed : lona, for Auckland, 10 a.m.

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1887.

For the caus* that lacks aaiistince, For th» -rrong that noeda resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

We wonder what excuse the Minister at the head of the Department will offer for the glaring breakdown of the administration of justice in the Polico Court yesterday, when the business of the Court, with all the paraphernalia of police, and lawyers, and witnesses, was brought to a standstill through the want of a judicial functionary to carry on the business. Mr Tole no doubt is animated by a due sense of the duty he owes to his department, and a "desire to administer faithfully the high office which he holds. His first duty, we take it, is to see that justico be done, and meted out fairly and promptly betweon Her Majesty's subjects, and, as a necessary corollary, that sufficient judicial machinery be provided to attain that end. Jt is true that, owing to the somewhat crippled' finances of the colony during the past three or four years, tho Government have been compelled to clip and cut down general expenditure, but in no department have the shears of State been moro vigorously, unsparingly and ruthlessly applied than in tho department for the administration of justice. To enumerate all the details of the shearing process would occupy more space than we can conveniently afford in this issue, but as a glaring instance, of the inefficiency of the department, we content our selves with drawing attention to the condition of the Courts in the city of Auckland.

We have presiding in the Supreme Court an able and learned Judge, who snee his advent here has shown the wisdom of tha Department in selecting him to fill the seat temporarily vacated by Mr Justice Gillies. He has gone through heavy criminal calendars and disposed of a large mass of civil busi ness, including heavy arrears, with praiseworthy celerity. Of this depart ment we cannot complain, but the busi ness of the Courts of lower jurisdiction, vl'v.., the District, Resident Magistrate's, and Police Court, is an absolute scandal to the whole colony ; and why ? Suffi cient adjudicating power has not been provided lo meet the demands of the people for justice. ~ The population of Auckland and suburbs consists of about- sixty-two thousand people,, moderately liti gious, and not altogether free, as may be naturally supposed, from a proportionate sprinkling of the crimi nal class. Contracts are made and broken, creditors are importunate, neighbours quarrel, not a few crimes aro committed, and to dispose of such cases as can be dealt with summarily,

,weha_ve, as District Judge and Re _„eof tohc most patient, pamstokm, competent, and conscientious men m the public service, the most heauiy hapdieapped and overworked magis tie in the colony, and ooouiW as aids; we have the Justices of the Peace, who discharge, to the best pf then ability the lighter duties of the Police Couft. ' But it is here that the want ot a framed" man is most M^relyte^ Mr Smith sits in the District Couit once a fortnight, and in the £;£• Court on Thursdays. The District Court work is comparatively light* but the R.M. Court work is very heavy in deed : to illustrate this, we have only .to -state that last Thursday 260 cases, including 50 judgment sum mons cases, were set down 101 hearing. The undefended cases are al ways disposed of first, which generally consumes the whole time from 10. dV a.m.Uo 1 p.m., and there arc seldom .less than ten to. fifteen defended cases long and short to be disposed of after wards. On Thursday, however, tlie. whole of the afternoon was devoted to one" case, which at 4.30 was not con cluded, and accordingly stood over till _ p.m. the following day, the forenoon of whicli was, as usual, devoted to the lieariiisr of. judgment summons cases. When" these were concluded tlie adjourned case came on and occupied the remainder of the day (Friday), all the other defended cases (nine) being adjourned to tho following day (Satur day), one only of which was taken, and all the rest now stand over "to Thursday next. The number of witnesses three days in attendance on these defended cases, we understand, was about forty. They will all have to attend on next Thursday, when in all probability many cases will be further adjourned. in addition to his judicial duties'in Auckland City, Mr Smith has to sit I frequently at the Thames and other distant places in the country, and on many Saturdays he has to sit in the Police Court in Auckland to dispose of cases relating to married women and destitute persons. Now, we ask, how can he possibly get through this heavy load of work ? And when we take into consideration the varied mental strain entailed upon him when knotty points arise, as they frequently do, we are surprised that he has not long ago collapsed under it: he is an overworked man. But" that is not our concern now. .\ - desire-to point out that the administration ol justice in Auckland is grossly'defective, and that it is the imifeMtive du£y of the Government at oyf o tb adopt remedial Ineasures so that laggard jusfcico .shall be the exception, an 4 not flie 1 rule. In these days* of " Pxpific slopers" and debtors seeking "change of air," speedy justice is _iecessary to tho wall being of every honest trader in tho • -community. It is his right, and it is theMutyfbf Jtho Government to see that it is .provided and dispensed on pay ment of the proper fees. Delay is in a large number of cases equivalent to denial, and when we recall to mind the passage in the 29th section of the Statute of Magna Charta, "Neither will we deny to any man justice and right," we are constrained to say that in Auckland, at least, justice is prac tically denied, and the statute, so far, a dead letter.

Some will say, Oh ! it is very easy to coiuplain of an existing evil, but who will suggest the remedy ? We will suggest ic. Let the Minister of Justice burn all the red tape in Well ington, let him ask the clerks of the various courts here for a roport as to tho amount of business transacted, nnd as to the truth of the matters we have referred to, when we feel assured that- he will be fur nished with some startling information. Let him refer to the official returns forwarded at stated periods, and he will find that the revenue derived from the inferior courts alone in Auckland City amounts to between seven and ten thousand pounds annually, whilst the outlay in salaries, stationery, and other expenditure would bo fully covered by, say, three thousand pounds at the outside. Having found these figures, lot him without delay appoint an additional Resident or Sti peiifliary Magistrate, whose duty it would be to preside in the Police Court on stated days to disposo of criminal business, and to adjudicate on all un defended cases in the 1..M. Court, no matter what the amount, if within his jurisdiction, and to dispose of all de fended cases therein when the claim shall not exceed £5• but let it be a sine qua rion that the man so ap pointed be a trained lawyer, who will be able to understand the arguments of trained laAvyers who come before him, so that the law may bo fairly in terpreted, and even-handed justice done.

lb must be admitted that our " great unpaid" do their best, but when it conies to the interpretation of a statute, or ruling upon nice questions of tlie law of evidence, they are bewildered and lost, and in floundering out of tho difficulty, which they manfully do, tho most* absurd decisions are recorded, and the most glaring injustice frequently done. Thus is the liberty of the subject daily endangered and the administration of justice brought into contempt. To illustrate this, we have only to mention the manner in which the handle the conservation of the peace, y The Justices of the Peace Act of 1882 contains certain clauses under which persons may be bound over for using insulting language.. Two neighbours (females) disagree, one of them uses insulting language, the other proves beyond doubt that it was used, the lawyer defending has only to raise the stereotyped defence in such, cases, " Oh, it is only d neigh bours' quarrel," and the. stereotyped decision of the ordinary J.P. is, " It is only ft neighbours' quarrel; we dismiss

die case, each party to pay her own costs ;'' forgetting all the time that the particular portion of the Act upon which they are called to exercise their functions was framed and passed by the Legislature for the_ express purpose of suppressing neighbours' quarrels, and so maintaining peace be tween people living in clqse proximity to each other, and who cannot con veniently move out of range of each others' tongues. We can only fer vently utter the hope that Heaven will forgive those unhappy justices, " for they know not what they do." The present time is favourable for ventilating this subject. There is now gathered together in the Empire City "a grand combination of legislative and political talent. There, at .£2lO at least per skull, we have the seething, boiling, bubbling, chosen brain power of the colony. It is for our Auckland representatives, among the number, to arouse into activity the dormant energies of those on whom it is incumbent to provide promptly a remedy for every wrong, and to see that by delay or otherwise there shall not be a denial to any man of "Justice and Eight."

THE MAYOR ON SPECIAL SETTLEMENTS.

Some comment has been excited by the re ported remarks of His Worship the Mayor in receiving Lord Aberdeen yesterday, especially those portions referring to the " unemployed " difficulty and the Special Settlement scheme of the Government. We would draw particular attention to the statement of Mr Devore, that the annual rental of Is per acre charged to the special settlers was " virtually, no rent at- all, as the Government were not likely to ask for it." His Worship, of course, was not speaking ex cathedra, but- was simply expressing his private conviction ; but all the same the statement is at once misleading to the general public and to the settlers themselves. It cannot be too strongly impressed that the Government policy is to insist upon pay ment of rent for all lands let on the Village Settlement- Scheme or deferred payment lease. But the" Mayor's words arc almost a direct invitation to the northern settlers to repudiate their liability to the Government. There is already too rnuchof this tendency abroad in the country. From a return prepared for presentation to the Houseof Representatives.itappears that the total number of deferred payment settlers in arrears with payment is 970, the total amount overdue being £20,240. Of this—lo,ol7 is in Otago and £5,114 in Southland. Thetotalfor Auckland is £1,200 on rural lands. The arrears on perpetual leases amount to £2,859 of which £2,247 are due in Otago. That vicious conception of a democracy, whicli consists in the idea that tlie people ought to live on the Govern ment funds, must receive a check instead of being •ncouraged. " The True Democracy " so enthusiastically described by the Premier must abovo all things have sound notions of good faith and have some respect for their mutual obligations. If people get land at a peppercorn rem., it is all the stronger a reason for the amount being ]ia.id promptly and ungrudgingly. Were tho Government to carry out Mr Devore's evident desires, and ask' no rent from the special settlers,' they would act in complete subversion of their own policy, which, is not to give away the public estate, either temporarily or per manently, without any return, but to use that estate judiciously as a source of revenue. If it is to be distributed rp-atia, every man should insist upon getting his share at once. But the whole Govern ment policy is properly opposed to any such crude Communistic ideas. Even tho bill for the acquisition and cutting up of large private estates is based upon the commercial principal of obtaining due interest for the money expended. If the deferred payment' settlers in Otago have, like the Irish at H.me, insanely run up rents to an exorbitant figure, that is good ground for a commission being appointed tc fix fair rents; but let us have no more hints of repudiation, especially with regard to lands rented at ls an acre, which aro honestly worth twenty times the money.

A Dunedin telegram states thqfc. the directors of the National Insurance Com pany have declared an- interim dividend of 10 per cent, per annum for the half-year ending 31st March.

We understand that there is a probability of Lord and Lady Carrington visiting tho Hot Lake district next summer. Captain' Gascoigne A.D-C. to His Excellency, who recently "did" the Rotorua district,, is perfectly charmed with the marvels of that wondrous region.

Mr John Milne says that the last 'Frisco mail took 38 days to reach Auckland from London, and if proper arrangements we're made at Home regarding the making up of tho mails and their despatch by the fastest of the Atlan tic liners, it should have reached the colony in 33 or 34 days.

Captain Daveney estimates that a special settlement of 1,000 Soldiers would have over £20,000 in pensions distributed amongst them every year. His. scheme is exciting great interest in India.

Mr C. C. McMillan was a passenger per s.s. Mararoa to Sydney yesterday.

It was observed this morning that the flag at the Free Public Library was half mast high. A gentleman telephoned to the Town Clerk inquiring who wits*dead. The reply received was that the halyards, and not the officials, had come to grief.- Ex pectant office-seekers aro informed, there fore, that there is no vacancy in the staff a. present.

Amongst the passengers by the Mararoa, for Sydney, were Mr J. Young, ex- Mayor of Sydney, and the Rev. Mr Dowie, of "faith-healing" fame. Before the steamer left the wharf, the faith-healer and his friends held a prayer meeting on deck, and as the lines were being cast, off, Mr Dowie in a loud voice called upon God to bless his friends in Auckland.

Yesterday afternoon the Earl of Aber decn received a deputation of eight mem bers, of the Buniß Club headed by, Mr D. B. Macdonald, vice-president, who requested His Lordship's patronage to the concert on behalf of the Dunedin Burns Statue Fund to-morrow (Thursday) - even-: ing. Lord -Aberdeen expressed himself highly ( gratified at the invitation to assist in such a laudable object, and pro mised to be present at the concert in the City Hall .on Thursday night. He had not quite completed arrange ments as to his future movements, but would delay hig departure for the Hot Lakes till Friday morning. His Lord ship asked some questions "regarding the objects of the Club, the Dunedin statue, &c.,and talked affably with various members of the deputation. Ex-Mayor Waddel, who formed one of the deputation, spoke as Chairman of the Harbour Board, and in vited His Lordship to view the harbour and dock works. Lord Aberdeen said ho would be glad to accept the invitation on his return from the Hot Lakes. The depu tation thon thanked his lordship and with drew. -

The results of ves_Z_>^^__> Takapuna Librai?tll^M • we. in the Lakeioad M©__ Robert Mackav. 3. • 7 h"aW* Edward IX M&tyarf >$£ 13; anpdwin-pa^^WM the Returning, Offi eer ?i|teM§ three gentlemen to bed u W W W John Wilson,' who "yel< - larceny at the. Police (J|p™ has spent fourteen-yeare .&Nll expiate some twenty larc._ NHIS has been convicted i n the V 1 We have had the nW„ > tion of the tables, .cHeSW__i presented to the &__&?«.. N.Z. Insurance Company atftr?^ Offices to-day. . Th r e pSgH aregoodexainp^offfil^Mß of cabinet work here,' and»_l amples of our native w"odg;HH| Mr R. Logan has received b J build a 3A-ton yacht k-» .- North Shore. The yacht?, ,S> • and well fitted out. She.iinL.Mi bow, and her dimensions»« —Length on water line. 2 _ .iS depth, 4ft. Mr Log^tag'N Timaru Naval Brigade ci> very handsome craft, andVt. satisfaction. Ust«l A generali meeting of the Bill Committee waslieldinfiX last night. Mr Gilmour p, Jft deliberation the proposed-bi^Ml It was decided -to;thoroughly.' city and suburbs. in "mi* measure. A sub - committee of Messrs T.B. Hill, F. R 2 Ogilvie was elected to carry ._[ -' ' posal.-. It was decided to.cc. with the Premier and Minister' 7 ® on the principles of the bill result of the canvass was know,' cided that the Committee'shoiilj lil together. ■; .'~ - Mr John McLachlan beliera ■ existence of musical taste in'jJnH directly traceable to the old^jraß when the townspeople rose evert at the sound of the reveille jj| \ •' ; clocks by the tatoo. A meeting, was held laa_'nilf|§ . I bers of the United Football cS Newton Fire Brigade Station,j^Ke7| (captain) in the chair. I i ciub having been accepted into. H: tion as a junior club, the raeetia"t^* by the Secretary, I.IVG. E.ShinlwjSjj 'A upon a sound basis, and thefiiitlgf' match was arrahged forSatiirdaj'Si^. that day each week the-teaniwij 3s-_i Ortter's Field, in,.a7&ak£\J™ Newton Fire Brigade Stahon 1 sharp. The following H' , the Association Cup Matches ■ Ryan, Aircy, Fenton, Gash, hp: / Head, Keir, Christie, Makin.Gilfeii Barton (2), Mendoza, V.'i'.O [ Messrs Herbert and Fitzger^JfijJ Circus was again weU.'pat. .sf*j night, there being an excepffi dance in all parts The programme was most ra||l§| carried out, and the general __!._!£'•.;. lause which greeted almo.: cr&ji proved that the spectator vfie- J satisfied but- !\]so {.'ratified _il_!_|.| "j ing's entertainment. !' Last evening the _.t\>toi Crnlß school-room was crowded'by!hsß| Bands of. Hope, who are;pi^&|y annual gathering on Qti The members paid ;crd .. conductor, and very satisfatknj was made. Judging from L.. ■ manifested, the coming gattai; - ! equal to its predecessors. , The annual meeting of Mcsi J Lake Takapuna was neliSMp|i April 25th. Mr WaiWlui, A the chair. He read tie »<. p balance-sheet, which ;*yw..jjffi| by the meeting, after ,nll |g|| tions were received for ft. H^'jj' .1 mittee, which resnlterl id Messrs Warmoll, .T.-Seai_ianJ.ifi| spear, Menary, J. Macka ; SJ_ ■ and Burgoync. Mr WarMpHp Chairman -of the Committee, 'ffiigfot J goyne Secretary and Treasure) lj "| thanks to the Chainnari'_moS^SHp mittee closed the proceeding;. N£: The annual m< i ting of & _Hj ratepayers. was held ori'Mond-j imm last at Mr Denby's (HjrJpJMffi man of the Board, pea^H after confirming - the mirinjajfßß" year's meeting the following Ws r sheet was presented by"th._fa|p_ Mr Seaman, the same hayi-,. Jeg|| proved by the Board at thoigmiiMßJ ing V—Receipts : Cash in lianiiflKi. ISSG, L2O ; rates collected, 81-5« | Government subsidy, LTl'lfeffißF: 10s 4d. - Expenditure:/..Ban. .'m; March 31st,' ISB6-.L8519311d;^^ tion, L 59 15s "6d'j'roadlaMfe^K.; gincering, LI lis Cd; advertisii.,«B and stationery, L 9 12s id; ofl \ * furniture, L 3 17s Cd;. commiss ::|K LS 17s Gd ; electoral expenses, PMf L93s : Board of Health, LL. . j terest \ L4ls 4d j suiicli-ies (wharf."-1 ■ | LI. Balance in liand/jMarphipw: 9d: total, L308.10s 4d- As . lid. Liabilities: LSS !Ss!^lvffi was accepted' by a fairly r ' - , meeting, and thanks acco'iAx. to«^. year's Board, to the ;GliaimM||«| . meeting, and to Mr Dcnby fo^Jj, his largo room. ; | The Ponsonby Football Club W%| ing to-night at the Imperial I. p. | o'clock, to revise the bye-law,e <>i § captain and to make arrange; ' coming season. All those Mf- p :,:,. the second fifteen an- invil d --: -'fi-: The first meeting of the #.*.sjS| the Gospel Temperance "Mis" ' 7 on Tuesday afternoon in the,-^ H| Alliance rooms, Victoria Arcaiiy | every member was present.- »pj_% . of business were dealt with, at!l^» being tlie renting ol o_c ot IMp, -A the _.M.C.A., Wellesley-* j oflice of the.mission, .the:estai)^fe Sunday evening meetings, p _ ,_; practicable/and the 'holding-^ ,g Temperance conversazione, ;W temperance organisation.*? 1!? " ||? assist and take part .in... , pp . By advertisement in our.:^§H| Parnell defaidters aro remind. - .-;, will lose their vote for the m« . 11 less arrears of rates/are m D j ' tings of the Court to revue tuo- %& on tho 13th inst.' ' vMM A meeting of Aucklandl A«J M Society was held at the Jfee» afternoon, when' &ere:rs«^S|lß Barstow.Presidenfc (&^c^iw| Burtt,j: Russell, and Chef en m agreed that £2 be Gobdall for conviction-obtoj ■|A Animals Protection rAct the fines paid into various■^^^■| Act then came up toi -, j|J| : being .reported M'.:M ". l reached the Society,-w^ ~.-^ £14 were known ■ . by various persoiis in « U JS Itwas decided to ask *§£&IML view tlie Minister of Jusl^J^H the matter. Letters £*>-™ m Messrs E-C. Mcysey/TlgJ^K of Bucklancl, applying J . , rainbow trout'- Dccid«i , | fiih to '.ie former w) .-V-^ -- f ; at £1 per hundred, fo' -''« lost year, equal to , Tho usual parade .ol "; ilt ,^l|M| was in command. ■-.*Wsmsm men tliroutrh a thoro uS77jjjirc.» in the fin de jmt »"a t ft manoeuvre . ' : 1

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TXTINTEK MILLINERY AND D R A P E R Y. the misses Mclaughlin ARE NOW SHOWING NEW SEASON'S GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. MANTLES, JACKETS, . : MILLINERY, DRESS GOODS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, ETE., ETC., ETC. Tho Misses MCLAUGHLIN bog to call attention to tho exceptionally Moderate Prices at which theso goads are marked, aud Invite inspection. SHORTLAND STREET, OPPOSITE "STAR" OFFICE. t^GGS ! TjIGGS I T7IGGS ! Jl-GGS! JSIiGGS! JCLiGGS ! Is Od Per Dozen. Is 6d Per Dozen. Really Good Picldod Eggs* in any quantity, can be obtained at any of tho Depots of tho LONDON DAIRY CO. Grey-street, Victoria-streot, Mount Eden Road, and Manukau Road, Parnell. '"NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. B. MELDRUM, TAILOR. Wishes to inform his numerous friends and cus tomers that ho has REMOVED to thoso moro Central and Spacious Premises adjoining W. Nome, SHORTLAND-STREET, And begs to soliet a continuance of post patron age by all old and new patrons, Suits from £3 15s. All Work done in First-class Style. N.ll.—ln attendance Wednesday and. Satur day: Nights till U o'clock.- X> E S T VALUE. DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. BLANKETS, FLAN X,__ L S, VELVETEENS, &q„ AT WILLIAM R. BRIDGMA.IS T'S. 150 Pairs Blankets, 'n all qualities and makes',. from Is lid per pair. "" Mosgicl, Kaiapoi, Wellington Blankets. 2,C00 yards New Flannel, in all makes. English and Colonial exceptionally cheap strong Flannel, 7_d ; do., 32in. wide, 113 d. In DRESS GOODS, now showing a splondicl variety for the present Season, consisting of, about 1...000 yards, having been bought In largo quantities at iv heavy discount, Thoso calling early will get the best choice., and well repay attention. Ulster Cloths, 48_n. wide, 1b 10d;. splendid assortment New Trimmings in check and striped Plushes and Velveteens: New- Umbrellas, good lines, 2s Od; Ladies' New Ulsters, Mackintoshes, ar.d Pur Capes; large assortment of Hoys', Yout'as', and Men's Mack intoshes, from 12s lid, bes'. value. A groat many job lir.es in DRAPERY and CLOTHING, which wil'i bo found much under usual value. Strong Winceys, wido width, 4Jd yard. Cretonnes, bought job, 25 per cout. under usual price. Call at 288, UPPER QUEEN STREET, and you will get tho best value for your money. ASH BUYERS FOR ELIGIBLE PROPERTY. WANTED.-A Six to Ten Aero Homestead, suitablo for poultry farm, &c, with cottage and improvements; must not be more than a couplo of hours' drive from town. WANTED FOR CASH.—A neat Cottage for £200 to £250, within five to flfteen minutes of City Hall. WANTED FOR CASH.-Comfortable Resi dence and grounds, from £SSO to £850, within twenty minutes of Post Oflice. J. 11. WI "'IIEFORD. BUSINESS SITE at Parnell for Sale, together with Building n... it now stands, damaged by the late lire'; price, .£.512; easy tonus, or a reduction for cas'.h.—Apply J. 11. .Withoford. "yOLCANIC SOII*-Gentleman'.it Resi V donee at Rocky Nook, 9 large rooms. Doublo g_Ue3, carriage; drive, beautiful] v kept grounds. £900. . J. 11. WITHEFOIKD. SIX ACR.ES at Tamaki, adjoining \-iie . , Apple Farni and Mr Ellison's Property, with substantial Cottage.—J. H. Withoford. WEDDING CARDS.-Latest Stylo afc" ■ the S'uar Lithographic Worka, Short-, land-street, y t ckland, ' '



J. H. W ITHEFOKD '- NEWB AND ADVERTISING AGENCY, AUCKLAND, N.Z. RepresontiiiK Sydney Morning Herald, Sydnoy Mail Melbourne Argus, Aiuti-alasian Otago Daily Times and Witness Lyttelton Times, Canterbury Times *• Wellington Post, etc. RAILWAY ADVERTISING. Business Notices promptly fixed at all Stations along the Line at the shortest notice. mO THOSE WHO WANT MONEY. Sums of £100 to £1000 can be had at per cent., if FIKST-O..ASS SI-CUIUTY. Sums over £1000 can be had at 7 per cent, on tho HEST SECURITIES. APP y J. 11. WITHEFORD. ■^r j. hurst* co. B. J. ESAU and A. H. GRAINGEB having purchased from the Public Trustee (the Executor under the Will of the late W. J. Hurst) the Good will, Stock-in-Trade, Book Debts, etc., of the old. established business of W. J. Hurnt and Co., Grain, Socd, Produce, and Artificial Manure Merchants, will trado under the same style and name, and will continue tho business as heroto fore. All Outstanding Accounts aro requested to bo ; paid fori with. W. J. HURST & CO. ON SALE. SEEDS- New Season's Clovers and Natural Grasses Rye Grass and Cocksfoot (in variety) Turnip and Mangold Seeds MANURES- Bonedtißl (line and }-inck) Superphosphates (various grades) Nitrate of Soda Sulphato of Ammonia Potash, Kainot, etc., etc. Peruvian Guano GRAIN- Seed and Feed of all descriptions Flour, Oatmeal Bran, Sharps Table and Coarse Salt Table Potatoos &c, &c., &c. W. J. HURST & CO., QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. DONALD JACK & 00., PONSONBY ROAD, , Aro now OPENING UP NEW GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SEE OUR STOCK OF DRESS GOODS BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. DONALD W. JACK & CO. PONSONBY BOAD. A DAM T AYBOURN & 00., '" AUCKLAND, NEW CLOVER) Best Exousir Seeds, from } James Carter & Co., NEAV TURNIP) The Queen's Sccd-unen. RYE CRASS, COCKSFOOT, and NATURAL GRASSES. Al! new Seeds. Fencing Wire at Reduced Prices. i 1 AUTUMN DIIAPERY. j , MILNE & OHOYCE Arc now Oponlnir up thoir AUTUMN AND WIN.TER DRAPERY, AUTUMN AND WINTER DRAPERY, , Ex .8. RUAPEIIU, KAIKOURA, DORIC, and TONGARIRO. j They havo been all bought in the vory best Home and Continental Markets for each class of coodg. Thoy will bo found MODERATE IN PRICE though in tho Latest Fashion. : Such Qualitios only ara kept which can be Safely Rccomm ended for Serviceable Wear, and being Marked at a very Sm all Profit, M. & C. hope that thoir endeavours to give a Good Articlo at a Modorato Prico will bo appreciated. INSPECTION IS INVITEJD. PATTEI.NB AND Pi-lOßfl SHOT ON APM-JCATION. MILNE & CHOYCE," QUEEN AND WELLESLEY STSEETS, AUCKLAND. .;■ - - TRY my 60s Suitg ! They are rail nice, . with an Extra Pair of Trousers for i\ .othing. 1 —J. E i. Dalton, Tailor. - " :



MR. HUMPHREY HAINES, L.R.G.P., Fellow (by exam.) of the Koyal College of Sun-eons, --din., Specialist for Ky<> ami liar j sllteeaw! . Pi'inecß-Bti-t,ut (at residence of Dr. O. 1L HgwTof Consultation, 10 a-"- to I P.m. A CJ-UD DR. LEGER ERSON, Parnell (late Dr. Goldabro's residence), attends for Con tuil-atioii: At Home. Sto 9 a..n., .aid 3 p.m. Aieldn's Pharmacr, Quccn-stret-i, 1 to 2 and , toßtu».: Saturday, Pannmro and Otahuhu. Teloi-hoiio I~G- ___— TS~UR E CALF LYMPH. •V supply biu boen received by mail, and children oan b» raccinatsd dally at Messrs King and Son's, C'liauilnta, Quean-street. S A L V A G E. Jv L 0 T O F y^IRON BEDSTEAD's\ // Are now being sold by \Garlick and CranwelO \ VERY CHEAP. jff y^. Rescued from the late // \\ Fire in // \queen/ S A L V A G F, Notices to Correspondents. Held Oveu.—A number of letters on Jubilee and other subjects have be n erowued out during tho last few days by pressure or tnuil and othor intelligence. Thoy will appear in duo course. Ixquihkk—Wrs Henry Wood was horn 1820; died February, 1887. Sirs Thornycroft, born 1811; married 1813. Miss Mary Cowden Clark, born ISOU Miss C. M. Yongc, born 1828. The last thruc ure, wo belio>e, still alive. ' -. Constant ItaADEa— 1. That one whose name ia entered first upon tho rate roll, providing that lioithcr i» a guardian of one -or more childrou, in which .ajo that one would be en titled to tlio vote. '.' No ; miles* guardians of children. 3. Certainly uot; non-resldjiits can not voto.