THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

Sir George Grey at Auckland

Central.

Sib, George Grey addressed the electors of Auckland Central at St. Sepulchres School room, Symon.ds-street,lasb evening. There was a moderate audience, including a num ber of ladies.

Councillor Holland was elected Chairman. He stated that as Sir Cieorfie Grey intended to leave for the South on the following da}' it would be some little time before he could address the electors again. He then called upon Sir George to address the meeting. Sir George Grey, on coming forward, was received with cheers. He said that he was particularly anxious to again meet the elec tors of Auckland Central in connection with some remarks made by the Premier in his Auckland address, and desirous that what he believed would probably lead to mis conceptions in their minds upon various subjects should be removed. (Applause ) His own impression was that the Premier did not meet any one point upon which they required information — (applause) — and that he' gave them a very elo quent discourse upon a great many Bubjects, but traced out no policy calculated to give New Zealand relief at tho present period of her distress. (Ap plause. ) He desired particularly to remark upon one subject, viz., that the Premier had avoided touching upon many points with regard to which Auckland had a right to expect some explanation. (Ap plause.) He first desired to point out the great difference that existed between Great Britain and ourselves in regard to our public men. Tho eyes of the whole world were fixed upon the Parliament of Great Britain, and every motion of interest that was disposed was watched with the greatest interest by surrounding countries. That which took place in the British Par liament was telegraphed to every part of the world, and the result was that British statesmen took extraordinary care nob to commit any fatal mistakes in pursuance of their public career, because such would cause them the loss of character throughout the whole civilised world. (Applause.) Supposing that Mr Gladstone had made a motion with the object of retrenchment, and that when afterwards explaining his action, he had stated that tho place which 'he represented would be pretty cafe, and that York would be hit the hardest. Then suppose he also stated that the members representing York had voted for his motion ! Perhaps they did not think what would happen. (Laughter.) Why, if Gladstone had said such a thing in the House of Commons there would have been one roar of indignation throughout Europe, and the Premier could never again have -hown his face as Premier or have led the House of Commons. (Applause.) Auckland and Otago. Now, here in New Zealand we had just Buch a state of things as he had described. It was due to Auckland that an apology should be made to us, and simply this explanation was given,thacOtago had not been benefited 4b the expense of Auckland, a statement >vhicli would be maintained by some and ;lenied by others. (Applause.) It was a matter that could be discussed in a hundred .iifferenb ways, but the fact that the state ment was made that Auckland was to suffer, md that Otago was nob to suffer, was plainly shown by the language that was used. (Applause). To a certain extent that language carried with it an inter ference, with their powers of election, or -ather with their choice of candidates. tb was such as to hold up those lien to ridicule who voted for the reduction of expenditure by which Auckland had been •'hard hit." It was evidently designed to point out that it was by their members voting for reduction that the district hardest hit was Auckland, and he asked yas it right that^tfjgbva^threat should be 9l»fi« against them in the House of Repre sentatives. Such language having been used, called for full and ample apology to the inhabitants of this city. Such language must injure our young statesmen in the House, and must give them some strange rapression as to the means by which one place could be unfairly benefited at the Expense of another "(applause), and that this should not be derogatory to the dignity of Mie House that it should be avowed such a thing had been done. (Applause.) Such a course was injurious to the public welfare and to the interests of tho whole of New Zealand. ' No FoUoy Laid Down. No policy whatever had been laid down by the Premier for the future of .New Zea land. The question was r How are we to get relief from the embarrassments under which we labour? Tho situation was an appalling one,involving a large expenditure. A small standing army must now be main tained, and in every waynew burdens were thrown xt& There was a great forest de partment established, and that) expense jnust be annually met, and so on through f' nt the service, continually augmenting iirdens had been thrown upon us. It Vould have been gratifying if the Premier had given us one broad view of a system ■which would restore relief, and bring upon ns happiness and prosperity. He thought it was ;in L the Premiers power to have done this. We had great lands, great harbours, great warehouses, and no population necessary to carry out the trade of these cities, and he might; have shown how it was possible to fill the intervening land by the introduction1 of desirable ■ farmer's.1 instead of explaining how this was to be done, the Premier called into existence air imaginary Opposition which wanted to do certain things that he (the Premier) had ab all hazards to prevent being done.; ;. He told them that he would move to prevent the introduction of Kaffir laboirrj Why, ho could not have got Kaffir laliour. and none but semi-lunatics would have proposed such a thing. "' Village Settleraentß. '. Then the Premier told them that village settlements were to be abolished, and no' more land given to settle people on small blocks of land Was more utter nonsense ever heavd ? Our objection was not that people had been put on the land, but that they were put on the land in a wrongful manner, and unlaw fully. (Applause.) He (the speaker) had been told that not one-fourth of the village i settlers jujoHld remain on the land. Obhers said not oW,third of them would continue inoccupation. (Applause.) The Government had made certain terms for the purchase of village settlements, the effect of which was. to encourage them to break the law. Was he (the speaker) wrong in opposing such a thine? (Applause.) Mosb onerous condi tions' were imposed. It was said in the House by the Premier that they were most anxions to nationalise the land. Now, the greatest writers on the subject said the proper way to nationalise the land was to tax the unearned increment | — (loud applause)—and nothing but that. The increase in the value of the land from increases in population, and causes of that/ kind, Ixrtonged to the nation, and they had a right to tax tho unearned increment for the benefit of the State, and that was ,to nationalise the land. But to allow the ivint to go on increasing was not to nationalise tho land, but to make a man uncertain of his fate. It was also unjust to say that a« man should nob be allowed to divide his land, and what, Sir Robert Stout really said was that the children of the. village settlers would be come in time, hewers of wood and drawers of water to their fellow men. To himself | (Sir (Jeocgfi Grey) it was impossible to realise th'ivt Ujo Ministry intendedother than thttfcUiiiitiystemofleasiingoflandsHouldapply tt> t*oim> particular district for some piirposo «i Qlbcr, Whilst they gave two and a half

millions of land to foreigners living out of New Zealand and to some few fanners in the South, was it right to create large freeholders of. that kind, .and, ab the same time, to give small grants to ■ tenants upon the most rigorous terms? (Applause.) He believed ifc was most un just and a very strange way of nationalising the land. If of these 900 families some 500 of 600 are to throur away their labour, and we are to be taxed to pay the large sum of money it cost, whilst the Government gave to others two and a half million acres of land for wiiab it cost — if the people did not resent a thing of this kind they -would not have done their duty to their Queen, their country, or to their progeny. Between himself and the Government there was a gerious difference on all these subjects, and he believed that he would have an assist ance throughout New Zealand to put an end to these fchingsmuchstrongerthanthepresenfc Government believed possible. {Applause.) Sir George Grey also made reference to the opposition given to his Land Bill. There was laid upon the table of the House what was called a Land Acquisition Bill, and Sir Robert Stout said he told him (Sir George Grey) to tack his bill on to the end of that bill. That bill never came on (laughter), and if it had he certainly would not have required or received Sir R. Stout' 3 advice. Sir Geo. Grey proceeded to state the terms of the Land Acquisition Bill, pointing out that not a single advantage was to fall upon the community outside of the Association formed for the purchase of the land. Its terms were also such that none but rich men could have obtained land, and could never have passed. He believed not one single proposition made by the Government for pitting the people on the land was fair or right It was said that any defects could have been got rid of by another bill, .but he doubted if this would have been done. Retrenchment. He next desired to say a few words con cerning retrenchment. Sir Robert Stout had stated that retrenchment was not to take place at all. That was in point of fact nonsense. Everywhere the Premier had caused a great sensation by drawing a woeful picture of the great injury that would be done by throwing large numbers of men out of employment. He (Sir Gsorge Grey) believed that if people | were in very needy circumstances, to reduce the sums ot money in eircula | tion and by throwing people out of work would affect the whole community. (Hear, hear.) Suppose,however,lhat the whole of the great building at Wellington were filled with gentlemen who vere, in part, simply embarrassing one another, what would it benefit Auckland or Dunedin if large sums of money were spent there? (Applause.) If the money saved by reductions there vere spent in other parts of the colony, very great assistance could be given through out the country. And if these young men were thrown out of office by such retrenchment, and »ettled upon the land, there would surely be a most use ful form of retrenchment accomplished. (Applause.) To maintain useless establish ments of any kind was to entail increasing taxation upon ourselves. (Applause/) Really the cry of no reduction" of expendi ture on account of its effects was one they ! could not understand. Sir R. Stout was very angry at the proposal made to com mauce the reduction at the top and go low. He (Sir George Grey/ would try and turn every man to the "best advantage- Sir Robt. Stout had Baifl that a reduction in the Governor's salary meant that we would get a second-class Governor. On tho con trary, he (the speaker) believed that by giving high salaries we would get second class Governor*. How tho Premier could have stood up and said such a thing he could not imagine. He thought* the people of Nev/ Zealand would get a fiiflt-elass Governor by giving a salary that they could afford. Did they suppose that any first- class man would hesitate upo» a question of that sort ? He believed not (applause), and instanced a case in which Sir Charles Napier was offered a position of LSOO a year as Go vernor.anof was quite prepared to accept the sum. It Tvas the s*m© with any really iirat class man, and it was a fallacy to state that good Governors could not be obtained by payment of other than high salaries. (Ap plause.) That was an absolute fallacy, and made him determine on one line of policy. He knew that in the colony two first citizen^ and not the ablest men, had been taken and made Governors elsewhere. __ When he drafted the Constitution of New Zealand, ho reserved power to the people to elect their own Governor. It was said that the Queen would disallow the act. Of course she could disallow any act, but she would not disallow an act giving the people such power as this. By elocting out- own Go vernor, we' would make first-class men. He advised the people to elect their own Governor, and pay him a moderate salary, and treat him as the United States treated their President. It was said that this would mean cutting the painter with Great Britain, but it would not do so. The people were quito as capable of selecting a Governor as Was oiie of the Under-' Secretaries of State. Sir George proceeded to refer to the objections nex b offered to the proposal to reduce the number of mem bersi It was said that such an alteration would make the constituencies too large, and candidates could not; easily canvass them. He thought that argument absurd, and considered the people should insist on ' the reduction of the city constituencies. ( Sir Robert Stout had told his audl- I ence that we might do. away < with the Legislative Couueil, bub tluvt while we. had it we should pay members.^ Now, tha colony never possessed more efficient legis lative bodies than the Provincial Councils, but the membovs were not paid, and they did not require a second chamber to meddle with them. Si): Robert Stout thought, they could nofc reduce, the number of Ministers or their salaries and get the work done properly. Well, now, it was difficult for Siim to understand that Ministers would not do their work properly because their salaries were reduced. This was a bad argument. When he was; Premier, for instance* the re fund which he, as the recipient of a pension made, reduced his salary to L 875, and he did not perform the duties in a less efficient manner bemuse he received the lesser amount. Sir Robert Stoat said no sane man would reduce the expenditure by L 300,000, but he thought that if any sane man gave his attention to the matter he might do so. Retrenchment in Education. He would now pass to the very im portant subject of education. The maxim that the Premier laid ddwn was that if our children were not allowed to get education we would have to import our educated men, and that our children would ail be hewei'3 of wood and drawers of water. Hedidnotknowwhy Sir Robert Stoutshauld iiave raised the educetiori question, except that he wished to show that the expenditure ' should nob bo reduced. N6w, he thought that a very great saving might be made upon ifc, and that Without very great diffi culty. (Cheers.) Sir George read an extract from the Premier's reference to the excellent system of education in the poorer portions of Scotland, and pointed out that the arguments were used in a wrong sense. All we learnt at schools was how to educate ourselves, and no man ever becamo & great man without educating hirnselr after leaving school or college. Sir Robert would. have them believe that these parish Bchools only existed in Scotland, but he (Sir George) Was instructed at the age of live yeafS jin a. parish school in Sussex, where his mdinei'and other ladies taught. There was no Government system then. Tha system Was common ih England as well as Scotland.. tli'en, v and, .Sir Bpberfc should not have given his uudienc6 to understand thutrit wus peculiar to |

Scotland. Sir George referred to the enter prise of the Catholics'in erecting a splen did college at Wellington j and bringing out first-class teachers, who imparted a good education, and they did nob lay up any money for ib. He believed thafc educa tion of this kind was the result of religious faith. It was so with the Presbyterians in Scotland in the old times, aid it was so now with the Catholics of Wellington. But-we could not have this system in New Zea land, because the population -was too scattered. Our present system was the best, because the children were gathered together for simply secular education, and tho religious instruction was leifc to the parents and religious instructors. He felt certain that a reduction might, be made with advantage in the expenditure on edu cation. He -hoped that every individual who had heard him that evening would see that retrenchment was essen tial and should be earned out in every department of the Government. Laws should not be broken, either in the matter of land settlement or taking for public purposes land that, is not required* The settlement of the people on the land oh just and equitable principles was necessary, on the principle which he pointed out to them the other evening, by which all New Zealand might be turned into a guardian. We .should see also that we kept our population purely European. By doing these things we should soon find New Zealand one of the most prosperous countries on the face of the earth.

In reply to questions, Sir George Grey said the statement in the "Herald" that morning related to an Orphan Asylum started by Bishop Selwyn and which was assisted by St. Stephen's funds. There were other reserves for the same purposes, but he did not know the areas. Some of them were gifts from the natives, and three of these were in the Waikato. He did not think the total Customs tariff' should be increased. He thought the sys* tern of borrowing had been carried to ex-' cess in this way, and he thought a greii portion of the funds had been nu's applied, bub he thought the grbat works entered upon should be completed. Further than that we should not go. If his system of land settlement were car ried out, and people placed upon the land", he did nob think much further borrow ing would be necessary. He thought L.5,000 was too large for tfie Go vernor's department, and that the Legislative Council was unnecessary. He thought the Native Departineut should be done away with altogether, "fhe time had come when we ought to bt dealt with as one people. Considerable reduction might be made with great advantage in the Civil Service. He firmly believed a nation should be trained t« defend itself, and that large reductions should be made in the defence expenditure, H,e believed Auckland had been neglected in various ways, and an instance w.Vi given in thefucb that examinations of students in dentistry had to be mad© in Dunorlin. .

Cr. Garratb moved "That the electors of Auckland Central consider ifc an honour to have Sir Geo. Grey ac their representative in the. new Parliament, and they pledge them selves to loyally support afld secure his return. The elec'jors. further add that in their opinion it i J owing to his constant exertions in the past that so many liberal measures have been secured to tho public of New Zealand." (Cheers). Ho was satisfied that the motion fully expressed the views of ihe electors of the district, and of those present that evening. Mr Thomw Gee, who seconded the motion, felt *kat the confidence they were giving Sir George would not be misplaced. The motion waa carried unanimously on a show of bands, and Sir George Grey having replied, a vote of thnnks was passed to the Chairman, and tho meeting con« eluded with enthusiastic cheera for Sir Georgo. • ;

CORRESPONDENCE.

Hklessvillb axd Port Albkbt Road.— "W." writes:—"Tha man who can just now 'go down ' from Helensyille to Port Albert without sinning » a saint. To the orthodox Chmtian who sits in town at ease, the test may not be a sufficiently severe onß, but let him try it, and if he can come ' unspotted' through the ordeal, canonisa tion is his reward. Oh, you mashers, who sigh, find ding your ink at the editors, should you. happen to get a speck on your ' splt/i,' come up hem Oh. you globe-trottevs from the ends of the earth, say good-bye tq your friends, bring your guides and tepenstocks, your ropes and spikes, your Alj'ine experiences, and the latest wrinkles from Major Dane, and before tho blowings o/ the national trumpet have ceased to resound you may reach Port Albort from Holenstille via the West Coast Road." : Free Trade v. Protection. We have letters enough on this subject to fill * small volume. Mr W. E. Hay oriticisea the free trade address delivered by the Rev. Mr Hill He says: "Could Hill exchange pkees for a time with son>e of those Skilled artisans who are now Out of work, perhaps ho wpuld not when again transposed baulk to his own profession find himself such .-in ardent free trader. Ifc is capable of proof that for years past, and now more Man ever, hundreds upon hundreds of skilled artisans in New Zealand have been jjlnd from dire necessity t^o accept the most menial labouring employ ment and even this us a- rule of a temporaiy kind. and at; almost any wages, the alterna- i tive being eatiher starvation or the bread of charity." i

Me -tames Young, " as an erstwhile local manufacturer, and one who has lived for the last three yejirß in America, England and the continent,*'' Itends six propositions why pro tection shoifld be adopted:<-(l) It checks the plague ftrf low wages. (2)u England can afford to fiave a largo annual balance ■ot imports over exports because she is drawing interest on invested capital from all quarters oftho globe. (3) The scale of mechanics' wages becomes the standard for all other classes o| labour. (4) John Bull, as a work ing man, is generally, worse off than Uncle Sam or Johnny Crapand. (5) People with fixed incomes, such as clergymen, have a baseless fear of protection, a favourite cry with thftm being ' the diminished purchas ing value of their pound;' yet, strange to say, thdy agree to. have tea and sugar taxed. (6) It is idle to complain of farmers having; to'pay 6d more for their hate, when if thet don't like that, they will have to pay 6(| per acre for their land, or- 6d per ton for th^ii' haystacks. The revenue has to be raised somehow. '•*

.''Man" argues that when ah article is produced m the country, instead of being imported, we have not only the article pro duced but also the money which would have besn sent abroad to purchase it. This is a favourite argument, and has some force, but it mtisb riot be pressed too far. tb only holds good on the supposition that the per-1 son who produces the article would other- M-ise have been unemployed or less profit ably employed, winch, in the preseriS cir enrasfcances of New Zealand, is undoubtedly true of a very large class of workers.

J. Wright, Kingsland, observes .on "Clothing—if Protected:" il A thousand hands would supply with machinery all the <;lothing we require in the* colony* Then flay tihei I*ooo' mert employed represented with their families (say 5,000 people), well, theft,- for argument's cay 10,000 people are benefited by the irta'ftHfactrtrriig ■of cloth- Inff f it thon leaves ouo of our population 1500,000 people, 500,000 wiio-. bftve tea pay extra prices for their clothing to- benefit tfie ten thousand." > . MCI" ■ rfi

~" H6i;Mit ''says: " Thai United Sfcrtes far as useful im uryunieut to' {Ke iWe" trader as'

to the protectionist. Thtoiighodt the wtcole, of that vast dominion there is absolute\v free interchange of all commodities; ana. considering the immense diveisibies ox their* climate, and the extent of their population, now over sixty millions, that is a factor ot immense importance. Tha act °~ **eir supplying their own requirements in iron rails, and competing1 with England in Canada, loses some of its significance when , we remember how many B>Ute to"'6 either worked half time, or teea §llttt> down entirely, and how many ironmasters nave had to realise at any pric^"

" Junius Hibernicus " sends a long letter combating Mr With/s free trade argu ments. He says :-" No one at&s for SU(ih a prohibitive tariff as wrold create monopoly in favour of those w|» produea such com modities at home against thosowiiogonsirme them. What protectionists advpeate m, such a regulation at the import sya-tem ac may reasonably balance the local producer s disadvantages (if any) as against forest* producer!?, without so far shielding hroi from the salutary inflnenee of competition . as that, if exorbitant or negligent, his j foreign competitor might not counterweigh the balance aoi displace him. Now, I found this on the ptt>position, which appears to mo totally indisputable, that it is the duty of I every coua'ry to develop, to the utmost of its power; *ts owii industry and resources. The tendency of free trade is to localise commerce' in favoured spots. It leaves local advantages and local disadvantages to take *beir course; s^ protective policy equalises them. It is a fact which free tradett are perfectly aware of that free tradaaetually creates a monopoly in favour of same communities againsfr others of the few against, the many."

*' An Elector of Auckland North" writes: —•" The sensible and pertmeraifleiter from ,Vr T. H. WMtfl on ' Protection v. Free 7rade' is- well worth the careful con sideration of every workman in this city, whatever his calling niay be. He takes- a practical and comnaou sense view of the position of affairs, and points out forcibly and clearly th? benefits to be derived from protection. In my humble opinion this vital question of protecting our local industries is second to no other engaging the public attention afc the present time, not even the roar for re trenchment, and we should be very deter-, mined and united in this particular point in putting in candidates to repre sent us who will give us a distinct pledge to foster and promote the many industries thafc are now languishing for want of support, and thus enable employ ment to be given to the able and willing men walking about tbe streets for the want of something better to do. It is a well-known fact that we> have hero in our very midst some of the most beautiful timber for cabinetmaking to be found in the world, and have we nob also as able and skilful mechanics as in any other place, and it is equally true that the best furniture can be made in Auckland just as cheapas the imported stuff can, bo bought for. The Creator has supplied us with a country teeming over with 'milk and honey,' full of natural resources, and yet we de rive no benefit from them, so to speak, becatise our tendencies are so uncolonial that we prefer to send to far-off countries for what we want instead of keeping our money in the land we are trying to make homes in."

The Appreciation of Gold.

This subject is attracting attention. Mr R. D, L« i)uffua expresses regret that " Sir Robert Stout and all our public men are completely dumb upon this momentous question, which i* being holly discussed in all financial journals." Ho says : "Sir W. Fox justly ridiculed the absurdity of try ing to stop a gap of five millions sterling per annum by paltry cheese-paring to re duce the circulation of money, and I deeply regret that the public gave him such a cold reception, since ho alone of the candidates has, so far, even hinted at our true posi tion."

" Robinson Crusoe " considers that " it is a great fallacy to connect the depression with any metal, either gold, aih ver, copper, or iron. The exchangeable value of gold or silver is not estimated by money, but by its weight. In fact, I cfo nob sec what -we want with the v:ord money. A man has a bit of soap or candle out iv tho back yard, and says to his wife, ' That is how the money goes.' This is> so much money lost,whereas it is only so much .soft;) or candle wasted. Another says, ! I lost two thousand pounds last week,' winch turns out to be thata \ressel of his Avas .sunk, but no money was lost. Another say&, ' I loat a lot of money last week; I missed a dozen live-pound notes,.' Now, I say he lost only live pieces of paper, or five pieces of gold, as the case may be. Everyone seems to connect everything with the wovd money, until they are so blind that they fail to see anything else. Is there any less gold in Auckland now than there was before the depression" reached us ? I say no. We can all see that the people are poorer. The rich are poorer be cause the JictiliovA value set on land is no longer considered wealth, and will not ex change for the same size piece of gold it would when public opinion was blindfolded. In fact, the riches or money is blotted out of existence."

"Economist" discusses the question afc considerable length, and adduces a number of illustrations with the object of showing that, if the price of proditce in proportion to gold decreases while Wages remain ' the same, the fanner must lor;e his margin of profit. This, he observes, as was-pointed out by an English member of Parliament, in an article recently published, is exactly what has happened. Therefore, he argues, " the three factors—produce,gold and wages —should always be in a state of equilibrium with each other to ensure1 the trade of a country being steady. I particularise gold, as that is the standard by which' wages are estiniated. Two methods of effecting this equilibrium suggest tharaselves. First, to treat wages as other commercial commodities and con stantly regulate the. rate according to the supply and demand for labour. Secondly, to substitute a standard currency that would not vary in purchasing value. I leave it to ablereconomists to decide whether either of the, above methods or a modified combination of both would solve the diffi culty-'*

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAK, i gURSDAT, AUGUST 4, 1887.

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Election Notices. TI.RANKL,Mf NORTH. ■MR F. LAWRY Will Address the Electors of Franklin North: on THURSDAY", the 4th, FLAT BUSH SCHOOL HOUSE; FRIDAY, the sth, WAIftOA PUBLIC HALL; SAI'UKDAY, the 6th, PAPAKURA VALLEY SCHOOLROOM; Each Evening at 7 30 p.sr. MR R. M~O W~~t WILL ADDRESS THE WAITEMATA ELECTORS At the Devonpjrt Hall On FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, at 8 p.m. TO THE ELECTORS!^ FRANKLII7 SOUTH. . Gentlemen,— I have the honour to offer myself as a foryOtf?suffrages. I shall vidit the ! varidus settlements hi order to place my poli ? tical piogramme before you. I have the honour to fee, Ge'nfiemeii, Yours faithfully,



Election Notices. iI^TUWTON iJLKCT<RIATE. Mv EDWARD WITHY Wfll Address the Electors of tho Eden Terrace and,.,-surroundi«g- district of the above Elec toi-a be iv St. Sepulchre's oia School-room THIS (THtJRSDAY) EVENING, at 7.30' o'clock. Tyjr AN UK AtJ ELECTORATE. AlMeoting of Electors favourable- to bringing out «a second Candidate will bo held in the Lodge-room of the Public Hall, Onehunga, TO MOH:ROW EVENING, at 8 o'clock. li/TR MOSS will ADDRESS the ELEC \jjfJL TORS of PARNELL at the Parnell Hall on IUESDAY, the 9th instant, at 8 p.m.; and at NEWMARKET on a day that will be duly ! advertised. A UCKLAND-WEST. .Jx , MR E. W. MORRISON WILL ADDRESS THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND WEST l$ ST. JAMES'S HALL OS FRIDAY, THE 3th INSTANT, A.T EIGHT P.M. Committee will kindly meet at 7 p.m. sharp-, mb THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. GKS'TLEMEX,— I am a Candidate for tfie honour of represent' ing your district in the new Parliament, and will continue to address you at the various centres throughout the district. Tlue dates and places of meetings will be duly advertised. aitkeN" CONXELL. ■n DEN EL ECTOKATB, MR J. AITKEN CONNELL will have much ploasuro hi ADDRESSING THE ELECTORS OF EDEN IX THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, Henderson, TO-NIGHT AT S O'CLOCK. In the PUBLIC HALL, Avondale, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST sth inst., at 8 p.m. EDEN ELECTORATE. A Meeting of Mr J. Aitken Council's Working Committee will be held in Waite's Hall, Mount Eden, on SATURDAY,- August 6th. at eight V'm' BUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE. A full meeting requested, and gentlemen de sirous of joining tho Committee to aid in securing Mr Connell's return, are cordially invited to attend. J. AITKEN CONNELL, Candidate for Eden. T7l D E N ELBCTO RAT E. MR MITCHELSON invites all Electors of Eden who are favourable to his candidature to meet his Committee at Waite's Hall, Mount Eden, THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING at 7.30 o'clock. meT THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. GEN'TLSMttX,— I have pleasure in offering my3elf as a Candidate for your electorate, and wi|l, at an early date, do myself the honour of addressing you on political matters. EDWIN MITCHELSON. Auckland. 30th June, 1387. . imLECTO II S OF E D E N. Gentlemex,— In compliance with request of a Public Meet ing held at Three Kings School, and also by request of the Electors of Eden residing in other , parts of the district. I beg to announce myself as a- Candidate to represent Eden. R. UDY. mO THE ELECTOR S. 1 OF NEWTON. i ■ -: .■ Gkntlemex^ . . I beg to effer myself for Election as your . Representative in Parliament. Many of you have been my constituents for a period of j over eleven, years past in the late Electoral ' District of Eden, and if elected I shall serve - you as faithfully as heretofore. ' I will Addiess you at an early date. ! I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, 1 'oi Yours faithfully, j J. A.'TOLE. . mO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. , Gextlemex, Having received a numerously-signed and representative requisition desiring me to stand as a candidate for your district, I have much pleasure in accepting the invitation. E ' I am, " Yours truly, EDWD. WITHY. E. W. can be seen by any Elector at his Committee Room, St. George's Hall, Great North Road, On Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 to 7.30 p.m. j j , 1 la. , _ mO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND NORTH., Gentlemen, ■ i I respectfully beg to offer myself for Re ' election to Represent your. District in. the Houso of Representatives. , . Yduti faithfully, <,™ T. THOMPSON, Juno Id. 1887".



Election Notices. mo THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND NORTH. Gentlemen,—l have the honour to offer myself as a Candidate for your suffrages. You now have my political programme, and from time to time I sha,Uhave the. pleasure of addressii j? you, and replying to any questions you may think proper to ask me. Very faithfully yours, SAMUEL VAILE. mo THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND CITY. Gextlemes,— I regret that I am unable to offer myself as a Candidate for one of your City Constituencies' but I propose to serve your interests ia a more substantial manner. Trousers to measure at 10s may seem a fallacy to you who have been in the habit of paying 3 or 1 times that amount, but I cut out on an average 20 pairs pet day, which i 3 sufficient proof to me that they are appreciated. Black Diagonal Worsted Coats, 30s ; Good Tweed Suits, 355; Best £i 10s Suits reduced to £3 15s during my Great Sale of Winter Tweeds, as I want to clear my stock right out before receiving new spring goods. Hoping to have the honour of dressing you at an early date, I am. Gentlemen, Yours faithfully. A. WOOLLAMS, Tailor, Sydenham House, Grey-street. Business Notices. GOTO BATH to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT. COLD, AND SHOWKtt BATHS, Victoria-stkeet East. Cliarge-ONE SHILLING. Open all week days from (i a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORNINGS from 0 till 10 a.m. The bath room* ure all private, and supplied with every convenience, Turkish towels, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Select Bath-rooms (private) for ladies every day, at all hours, withfemale attendance, one Shilling and Sixpence. K'lcase note the Address—Victoria street East, .above the Greyhound Hotel, and next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart, Auckland. N.B.—Barber in attendance. Tp~A~P E eTh A N G INGS. W. PHILLIPPS & SON HAVE RECEIVED, EX LATE ARRIVALS 185—PACKAGES—1S5 CONTAINING 55,000 P.OLLS OF PAPERHANGINGS, CONSISTING OF NEW PATTERNS For Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hall and Staircase, suitable for the Mansion or Cottage. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, AND BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN PAPERHANGINGS. 916 —PACK AG ES—'Jl6 SCRIMS AND HES SI A N S PLATE AND SHEET GLASS, WiTITE LEAD, OILS, TURPS, VARNISHUS, AND ALL TRADE* SUNDRIES W. PHIL LI t P S & SON, 95 and 97. Queen-street, l^T O BURGLARY! NO BANKRUPTCY ! NO SALVAGE STOCK ! C. F. KRETSCHMAR, In thanking his friends for the liberal support of the last four years, since he has been in the retail business, announces in the meantime that he has OPENED ANOTHER SHQP, '= Next door to Messrs. B. Tonks and Coyt 110 QUEEN STREET, Where he will offer Ills LARGE STOCK OF TCTANCY p O-OD S, Mostly bought in tno home market for cash, ata GREAT REDUCTION IN" PRICE. 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 for Home. W. NORRIE, Cabinet wo rkee, In New Zealand Timbers only, TOP OF SHORTLAND-STREET- D W I N J O N EI "S (LateX and A. Jones), House, Furnishing, and Genbrae IRONMONGER. Ponsonby Road and Pompallier Terraca, Auckland, N.Z. • Agent for the PhoJnix1 Fire Office. Advertisement Agent for Auckland Evening Star. Post Office Savings* Baiik, Money Order Office. Telegraph Station, Telephone Buaeau. C<OALS, COKE, CHARCOAL, FLRE^ / WOOD. Bestßata, Titree. and Puriri Firewood ;also, first-class Taupiri, Newcastle, and Kamo Coal, at Lowest Price for Cash. Furnitnic carefully Removed, and Goods delivered to all parts of the city aud suburbs, at Lowest Rates.—Note the Address : C. PIPER, opposite the Pousonby Reservoir, and corner of Newton andKaranga j hape Roads^ ■ I.OURREZ HILLS. SURREY HILLS. ' CHOICE LOTS. FINE VIEWS. HEALTHY SITUATION. SURREY HILLS. SURREY HILLS, SUREST HELLS. TRAM-CARS FASS EVERY 10 MINUTES. One-fifth Cash, balance anj time within Five Years. Instalments received. Offices: Australian Mutual Provident Society's Build ings, Queen-street. . A. BOARDMAN. Agent P. 0.8.284] [HTGH-STKEET & CTTSTOMS-ST. \V, A R T H U R 1%/f" A S V, MANUFACTURERS' AGENT ANB WHOLESALE GLASS MERCHANT. ORDERS INDENTED. GOODS IMPORTED DIRECT. QUALITY GUARANTEED. Window Glass Plate Glass Wire Nails Portland Cement • Chinaware Havanna Cigar 3, etc. FOR SALE, 1,000 CASES WINDOW GLASS (assorted size) [a card.] \Xr E. THOMAS (Twenty-four years with H. M. Customs), CUSTOMS, SHIPPING, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, BROKER, ACCOUNTANT, and PUBLIC AUDITOR. Offices Firth's Buildings, 75, Queen-street, Auckland. VKRCOATS in Groat Variety, at J. Dalton'g. Victoria-street East. T>OTATO MANURE.-Freezing Co.'s, JL gßlpa. qfallaietchants. , ~ . TF a man tells you -he--keeps th© best JL brands just look if,he has |go|*?J -CHXiprs. If not, he has told you an untt-utb.



DISCOUNT BANiavacOMP^ HEAD OFPZCE- bI A™ *»***^f*^ MONEY advanced from £,„„, any amount required tosniflT '"^Wik. PERSONAL. FREEHOIS ufe^ any TANGIBLE SECUrSy SEH°^ way as may be arranged dS?^^ MONTHLY, or QuSSl?* W*««3 lowest current rates, ADVANCES made on FDRXrrn BB removal; also, onaUkiudsonivp^wilW including BOND WAIUUXT £?^5 BILLS DISCOUJCTEDate^^ Interviews and commiM»iKttii ~ strictly confidential. 8 WiUbah^ BANK OF EXGI,A!n> Notin P ~*~"" LONDON MORtS&tSv* 50, SHORTLAND-STR^l^,,^ (Opposite A. Clark and Sous'- ffiLAXD LOANS are advanced^ m^ M Personal, Freehold, anTLeasehnM c Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly hjU^ At Lowest Current Rate^*^ Advances made on Furniture without**™ , and all claws of Merebafi™1" " Loans granted uppn Lite PoMes. Su1 , Interests unilerWmsT^^ Bills Discounted at Cukiusst Ri t _ Loans upon Deposit of Deeds. ReranS, Ifiasy Instalments. • ' Advance on Life Policies. MONEY LENT ON PROMtsSORr notes, HouwyoasSK bills discounter-daily mortgages negotiated, JOHN W. HARDIE, D'^H MkS^Aggg^ TNDUSTRIAL AND HUWIDHn Jl permanent building, land a\d INVESTMENT SOCIETY Qg mlaM Repayments p _. Totdlamenit extending over 1U ycQ&' repayable, 1 year .. .. £2 0 0 UU 0 0 2 years ~., ~.,. 1' 9JO MS U 3 years .. '.. 011 7 "1131s 0 i years .. .. 011 8 1211 i' 5 years.. .. oia 0 T&nrr 6 years .. ■ .. Q~fr 9 13818 9 7 y;ars .. .. 0 7 II- 'Ul'S 1 ' 8 years... .. 0 7 1 U7J3 9 10years ..' .-.- 0 6.3 ,16ii6 3 The Board has power in cases of SicfcEess «• Want of Employment to Suspend Payments, Borrowers Share in Profits. ' Part or whole of the advance may be-MpiH at any time. Interest ceases on the parties repaid. A member who has obtained an advance is at liberty tQeoll his. property at any time, and to day off his mortgage; or may, if he desires, sell hi* property subject to. M UlflttMiiiP Confer of QUEEN-STREET and VUICAX LANE, Auckland. ~ ; __ „. -?;■■:■ JOHN BANCROFT, Mtajga. AUCKLAND .PERMAMJ OPERATIVE' BtJILDING & WM SCENT SOCIETY/ I OffiriCH!! Ifl QOKEffTSKT. LOANS-granted upon approved Bewnfflaoj Freehold or Leaaehold Properties in bum m £20 to £C,OOO, principal and interest betaiepv able in instalments at the following RWfUi Ratbs for repayment of each £100 to"?^ Repaymenteextenf ._,.,, TotalAmral ing over Per Week. Je^ta ■ ■*"" "'"« 8. d.:- '"•"« *f lyear „ .. 20 0 }«J 2 years i. .. 1 010 : M}l; 5 seat** .. OUT J^1 * 4 years- .. Oil 8 ..,.»!■; 6, years.., .. 08 9 ..■»}■; . 8 years, .. 07 1 L»: 10 years.. .. oft 3 ..IwML 7 And in the same proportion to M#* or larcer loaiis. a'^days-Notice, I per eggygr-gfo ; .; v 1 0 :i SecreW T^-TEW ZEALAND MORTGAGE,|| N AND DISCOUNT BANK,' ( NexttoAtkin^Priulin|OW, ; GUANTS LQAKS, £5 I<J £i,m PERSONAL^ECUBITfc"^ .FREEHOLD ImDLBASBIJOLD SECPEP? FIRST AND SKCONDMORTGAGS ANY AVAILABfE SECURE BlllaDlsWwtedatCarreatEatei Thteßaak win.«eei^WP^ tort ttof°^ Ing rates of interest:- g perca>J> 12 months .. •• ' 7perew< • 6 months .* .••. •■ fpwc'ft^ fen fr — ' ""! ' : ' 'fl GEANDPAP^SI ■ whlUovre, also iatoJfX, etc., &V 7' haad-bilU. H—■ Street.'