THE TARIFF QUESTION.

MEETING OF PROTECTIONISTS,

MOSS WILLING TO FORCE THE

MINISTERIAL HAND.

(TELEGRAPH —OWN KBPORTER.)

Wellington, this day. Attention is now being so generally directed to a revision of the tariff as one means of removing the prevailing depression that some fuller information of tho proceedings at tho meeting of protectionists than was telegraphed on Saturday should bo received with interest. There were present: Messrs "Fish, Kelly, Levestam, Frasor, Seddon, Jones, Larnach, Steward, Dr. Fitehctt, Messrs Lawry, Percival, Joyce, Goldie, Monk, Downie Stewart, Feldwick, Cad man, Buxton, It. Ileoves, W. P. Reeves, Kcrr, Taylor, Ward, Taiwhanga, Pratt and T. Thompson. Apologies were received from Messrs Loughey, Blake, O'Callaghan, Ballance and Turnbull. It was stated that 58 circulars had been sent out.

Mr Moss again occupied the chair. Mr Downie Stewart was the first speaker. Ec said they were met together to deter mine whether they should insist upon a revision of the tariff with a view to foster ing local industries during this session. He moved a resolution to that effect.

ilr Goklie thought it should bo dis tinctly understood on tho part of the meet ing that whilst he was very anxious that this should be dono during tho present session, ho would not be prepared to force it by his vote in event of the Government making it a party question. He was" sent there to do three things—first, to obtain drastic retrench ment ; secondly, to get protection, and if possible get it this session ; and finally to assist in keeping Sir Julius Vosrcl from getting back to power. If Government conid not sco their way clear to revise tho tariff this session, and would give a ■pledge to call tho House together early in the year, and would then submit a tariff revised in the direction of 'assisting local industries, he would forego tho immediate realisation of his desires in the direction of protection, fro that tho re trenchment which tho country needed and which was shadowed forth in the Budget submitted by Major Atkinson should be obtained by the country. Sir T. Thompson spoke in the same strain. Ho gave the meeting to understand that whilst he was as strong - in protection as any of those who were present, he though t the first duty of Government was to give effect to tho cry of tho country in the direction of retrenchment. Ho would like further to give the meet ing to understand that ho was not going to be used as a tool to allow the late Ministry to get back to power. If tiiO tariff was not brought down next session ho would be found in Opposition.

Mr Moss, on tho other hand, .said ho was quite prepared to take a definite stand •upon this question irrespective of tho question which party occupied the Treasury Benches, as he looked upon tho subject as of greater importance than was the per soniiel of the Ministry. If only twenty would stand by him, he was prepared to force the question to a vote. Mr Catlman had no doubt in his own mind that Government would take it as a no-coufidenco motion, but if Government supporters who were protectionists would wait upon the Ministry and urge thorn Lo bring down a revised tariff this session ho believed they would comply. Mr Ward believed there were in thellouso fifty-three protectionists, and they were therefore in a majority. They should face this question without any reference to Sir Julius Vogel at all. Hβ personally was determined to vote against any Govern ment which would not give tho protection the people desired. He concluded by urging protectionists not ib be half-hearted on this question.

Mr Goklie asked whether the Opposition ■would bo prepared to give a written pledge that in the event of the Government taking Kp this subject during tho present session they would .give them support. Those present expressed their willingness to do .so.

Mr Monk declared himself vory anxious to see this revision-of the tunff, and suggested that that mooting , should appoint a com mittee to.wait on the Premier and ascertain from him what he eonsiclei-ed to be the ehorfcesfc time necessary to prepare a tariff on the lines they .desired .: but he did not feei that they wero justified in forcing , Go vernment to do what bo, riter all, a moral impossibility. He would bo satisfied if the Premier would give a promise that the House should be called together early in the new year, and if Government) failed then to submit a tariff ho would be found in opposition. Mr Percival said it appeared the difficulty was the fear of Sir J. vogel getting back to power. Ho thought protectionists should fight this question entirely clear of all such considerations. If Government wore de feated there was no certainty of Sir J. being placed in power again, but so farlia they were concerned Sir J. Vogel had been selected as their fighting leader, but it did not follow that in the event of victory he should be their leader in ■the Hou.se. He thought) that Atkinson did not intend to revise the tariff in the direction they desired, or else ho would have affirmed it more definitely in the Financial Statement, and would have appointed a .select committee to work up the Information n'ecessaiy. Ifc was no secret that if Sir Julius Vogel were out of the way Government would not stand a moment. He thought the meeting should not funk the question for fear of Sir Julius Vogel. Major Steward said nearly all the Opposi tion were protectionists, and on the Govern ment side there were many protectionists. If they would coalesce they could force pro tection this session. Mr Taiwhanga declared his belief in pro tection, and said he had no faith in either Atkinson or Vogel. They were both bad, both making promises and promises, 'and in the meantime the country was sinking. He thought what the country wanted was an entire change in the Ministry. He could not support' tho- present Ministry because they were too severe upon tho Maoris.

After some further discussion a com mittee was appointed to interview Major Atkinson.

tf The Premier's Reply. " The Premier, in his reply to the deputa tion, said that at present he was engaged at Government cilices from 9 o'clock in the morninf, and the work was not finished till between twelve and one next morning at that. Ib would be an impossibility for him to prepare a tariff suited to the requirements of. the country in less than, two or three months. It was just possible, in the preparation of a tariff, that whilst going strongly in the di rection of assisting local industries it might bo necessary to make ib assist revenue as .well. The economy of the people was causing continuous shrinkage in the Customs returns, but he hoped to be able to avoid this by making-even larger re ductions than he had submitted to the House. He also said the reason that the tariff of the late Ministry was nob accepted by the House was because it had not been sufficiently thought out. He re ceived from Canterbury a pamphlet-con taining what they considered a perfect tariff, put he was satisfied that neither the House nor the country would accept it. He assured the deputation that he would en deavour to call the House together early in April, and would then, as soon as possible after the House met, submit to them a I

tariff Whloh he believed would be acceptable to free traders and protectionists alike. The reply received will be laid bofore the adjourned meeting to-day.

CORRESPONDENCE.

RAILWAY REFORM.

"CHARING GROSS "IK 'fiEPLY.

WILL MR VAILE'S SCHEME PAY?

MOST EMPHATICALLY NO!!!

(To the Editor.)

Sill,—Your limitation scarcely affords space to do so largo a subject justice, but I will endeavour as briefly as possible to deal With the chief points raised in Mr Vaile's letter. Permit n.c, however, first of all to remark upon the extreme difficulty of pinning Mr Voile down to any one of his numer ous utterances concerning thia scheme. In previous statements of his upon the subject, I find such'remarks as these, "I believo that the railways of the world ought to be made to act' as distributing, and not as concentrating agencies ;" " The doing away with the great evil of massing large numbers of people in a few centres ; _ " The creation of numerous inland towns, ' and so on. What was my surprise then to find exception taken to the remark that " Mr Vaile claimed for his scheme that it wouM result in the rapid migration of tho town population to the country,' ,: followed by an emphatic denial that ho ever anticipated such a result ; yet before closing even this letter he asserts that tho " im mediate " result of adopting his system would bo chat " all tho land within the tifteen-niilo radius would speedily be sub divided and taken up for residence sites. The value of city and suburban land is on the average in proportion to tho concentra tion of population ; it iy obvious, therefore, that if Mr Vaile's scheme realised his pre dictions it would enhance tho value of country land by diminishing tho number of competitors for city land, thus reducing the price within the more limited city area. In promising these "immediate" results, Mr Vaile bars tlioso imaginary thousands who aro to fioek into the country as soon as tho news goes forth that his scheme has been adopted. Personally, I must decline to tako any such shadowy factor into account, and cannot assent to deal with the scheme on any other basis than that afforded by our present population. His assertion that "people who corno hore with the in tention of settling on land aro unable to do so owing to our ridiculous transit system " may be passed over as rhetorical embellish ment. Our transit system is in principle precisely the same as tho transit system all tho world over, much moie liberal than the average, and tho people who run away be cause they aro denied the happiness ot jolt ing up and down on our railways at a speed of Is miles an hour for 4d a «tago, ought to bo settled on laud in tho vicinity of Avon dale. And now a word or two with regard to Mr Vaile's chosen examples of cheap rail way travel. 1 should have been very much of a Rip Van Winkle indeed had I quoted tho JSew York elevated railway as an in stance in which passengers aro carried a dis tance of 32 miles for 2kl. Tho elevated rail way of New York simply performs the work of a tramway by moving passengers from ono part of tho city to another, with a population of about 1,500,000 for its cus tomers. It runs in and about the city within a radius of about five miles, ter minating at tho original starting point. There may bo a stray lunatic or two who gets in at the chief depot and goes the round, but although I huvo not the traffic returns of this lino to hand, I will under take to say that tho avcrago journey per passenger for his 2£d is not throo miles. Tho comparison instituted between this railway and the 50-mile stages in anparsoly- SOttled country liko New Zealand is a fair example of the arguments and comparisons, without, any of tho elements of true analogy, upon which Mr Vaile has built up his scheme.

Mr Vailo mentions a faro of 2d for 16 milfcs on the London Metropolitan ; ho care fully omits to state, however, that this is the charge for the workmen's train, running at a vory early hour in the morning. Speaking from memory, I believe the time is from sto 7 a.m. The ordinary fares on this line were quoted in my last, and are as high as suburban rates at present charged on our railways. With the Metropolitan, as with tho New York elevated railway, it is sheer nonsense to comparo such purely tramway traffic in tho most densely-popu lated cities of tho world with our country railways ; it is equally misleading to speak of the fare charged on the workmen's train in London as 2cl lor 16 miles. One of the longest runs on the Metropoli tan is from Bays water to tho Mansion House, passing through Notting Hill, Kensington, Brompton, South Kensington, Sloanc Squaro, Victoria, Wostminster, Charing Cross, and the Temple, and the distance is 6 miles 8 chains. It would be a' high average to estimate tho distance travelled by each passenger on workmen's trains at 5 miles. In mentioning the Metropolitan in my last letter it was not with any thought that there was an analogy between the traffic on such a line, and tho railways, or even the city tram ways, of New Zealand, but merely to show the large percentage of the receipts absorbed by the working expenses on a passenger line under the most favourable circumstances.

With regard to the Indian railways, they can only have been quoted in support of Mr Vaile's fares through that little know ledge which is so dangerous a thing. Take as an example the fares on tho most fre quented line in the Madras Presidency, viz., Madras and Arconum, 43 miles, farce— Ist class 7s 9d, 2nd class 3s lid, 3rd class lid. The first and second class afford rather poor support to Mr Vaile's fares of 6d and 4d for 50 miles, and as to the fare of lid third class, Mr Vaile is evidently un aware that the carriages are open (like trucks) without seats, constructed for the very poorest and lowest caste - natives, earn ing perhaps 6d per day, who squat on the floor, when necessary, packed'as closely as sheep are packed in a pen. During several years' experience in India I never saw an Englishman travel third class, nor will any respectable native shopkeeper or high - caste native himself to the degradation and discomfort of this class.

Fares lower than any Mr Vaile has ever quoted are now offered on our railways to suburban residents und»r a season ticket. They have nob produced the results which Mr Vaile claims for his system. How does he evade the logical deduction from these facts ? He says:—" The reason of the failure of the present season ticket system will be very apparent to anybody who will take the trouble to think. The head of the family takes a ticket, but how about the wife, the children, the servants, the friends. All these want to go to and from the city, but who could afford to supply them with season tickets or pay the present single fares ?'' Now, Mr Vaile must be well aware that a man may take out a family ticket at $rds the rate of a single ticket per member of his family. Or, if he does not care to do that, his children may travel to school at an almost nominal rate, and his boys come in to their work at half the low season ticket rates charged for the head of tho family. Does the tramway hold out such advantages, or is Mr Vaile's reply in (■ ( he face of such facts ingenuous ?

I am very much obliged to Mr Vaile for his table showing the passengers carried on the Auckland lines for tho year ending

March 31st, 1886. It more than bears out my figures, arrived at in another way, that the proposed stage system would bear more than twico as heavily upon settler* resid ing between Auckland and Drury than upon settlers between Pukekohe and Hamilton. According to this table five fares for ono would be required at the 50-mile stage under Mr Vaile's system, to obtain the present revenue. It is manifest that there is no probability of getting this "greased number, nor of recouping tho loss from tho short-distance fares, so _ that the deficit must bo paid out of taxation. _ But tho most extraordinary thing con nected with this table is Mr Vaile s com ment on it:-» My assertion has always been "-he says-" that two (not three ) of my fares would give a better unancial result than wo obtain now, and this table conclusively proves that tion has been sound and correct. V\ liy, tho table proves exactly the reverse. It shows clearly that if twice the number of passengers that were carried by the go vernment had made the same, journeys at Mr Vaile's fares, the railway revenue would have been «J:, one-fifth less than.was received under tho present tariff. Mr Vailo should study tho ABC of averages. tho detailed figures given further on in his letter expose the fallacies of Mr Vaile c calculations in even stronger light ancl -J must confess that if I had desired to hold up Mr Vaile'H system to ridicule, I should have hesitated before attributing to him such absurd suggestions as aro contained in tho following paragraph :—• " The governing load of a tram for this stacre, Pukckoho to Hamilton, is with a J engine 125 tons going out, and 105 coming in, average 115 tons. The cost of running it at 4s 3d per train mile for tho 50 miles would bo £10 12s 6d. After making ample provision for the weight of rolling stock it would carry 440 passengers. iheeG at, 2s Gd would givo £65. It will thus be seen that if my carriages were only ono fifth full there would bo no loss, while it they were a quarter full this dreaded 50-mile stage would yield a handsome Pl To'begin with, a train of 115 tons will only carry 320 passengers, not 440. But let that pass. I owome, from the fact that Mr Vaile puts the average laro down at on 6d instead of his 6d and 'Id, that he means these passengers to bo very accommodating people" who will resign their seats to a now lot of passengers at intervals ot ton miles throughout the 50-milo stage. tVhatdooe , that mean ? Why, that allowing Mr Vaile his 6d fare, 2,200 passengers will bo required to earn tho £55. And yet Mr Vaile assures us that he thinks " it would bo a moderate calculation to suppose that taking both classes it (the fare) would at least reach an average of 2s 6d." , . ~ Observe, on Mr Vaile's oWi showing it costs CIO 12s 6d to run a train of 115 tons fifty miles. This train will only carry 320 passengers. Now, allowing Mr Vailo 6d a fare for the 50-mile stage, it will require 42j passengers to earn the working expenses ot tho tram, and these 425 people nrust travel by each train. Yet, Mr Vailo assures us that ho has ,; no fear whatever as to the financial result!" Great is tho power of faith. To my mind it is as clear as that two and two make four that there woulaj.>e a very heavy loss on every passenger enrnort 50 miles at these rates, and that tho deficit would have to bo recouped out of taxation.

Bufc I fear, sir, 1 havo trespassed too much already upon your indulgence; just let me crave a few lines moro to epitomise two or tlireo points which, if space permitted, I ahould like to discuss move fully in response to Mr Vailo'e challenge, " Let Charing Cross unset my calculations if ho can." Mr Vailo says : " Roughly speaking, the man whoso liouko is 100 miles from the mar ket pays 100 times m much for the transit of himself and hi* produce as fche man who is only ono mile out." Now for the facts :— Agricultural produce for ono mile is curried for 2h 3d per ton ; for 100 miles it is carried for 12s 10d por ton. Mr Vailo s " rough calculation " makes the 100 mile rato XII 5s per ton ! Tho fare first-class for ono rnilo is 6d, for 100 miles ib is 20s lOd. According to Mr Vailc'a "rough calcula tion "it ought to bo 60s. Then ho goes on to wiy that under his system the man who is 106 miles away would only pay 6 times as much instead of'loo times as much : Pre sent rato for agricultural produce, one mile, 2a 3d x 6—l3s 6d ; actual rato, 12s 10d. The farmer would thus lose 8d if charged according to Mr Vailo's scale. "it should bo borne in mind (says Mr Vaile) that under the present system all that can be earned by a seat in a carriage is tho through fare." If Mr Vaile will take out tho fares from station to station between Auckland and To Awamutu, he will find the total to be 28s 9d; tho through faro is 20s 9d. . In Mr Vailo's communication to tho " Herald " dated Auckland 24th May, 1887, his constant cry is, " I require an increase of;" but with our present small population very widely distributed.outside its centres, ho cannot possibly get. tho increase re quired. If he wished to benefit the largest numbers —that is the townsmen —he would have started his M stage system by establishing his first ticket station about 5 miles away, say at Whangamarino and his further stations at 7 miles distance to Hamilton. He would then, for a time, have got a large increase in passengers, but even that would soon pall on public taste, as it is not the height of enjoyment to be jolting in a i-ailway carriage, even if it only co-sts you 4d. Some other inducement must bo found to cause a busy people to travel. With reference to the equity involved in the differential stage system, the rail ways being in the hands of the Govern ment should be worked on such a principle as will treat every man alike. Now, I fail to see tho justice of charging one man only 6cl for travelling 54- miles, and charging another 2s 6d for the same distance.

Mr Vaile is fond of quoting the postage and telegraph systems as supporting him in ignoring cost of transit. It will be news to me to learn that Mr Vaile gets his letters delivered outside the city for Id, or that his telegrams and letters to Australia and Eng land are not charged in proportion to the cost of forwarding them. False analogy and mistaken average have been tho_ causes of fatal error in many plausible theories and schemes besides Mr Vaile's. —I am, etc., Chaeing Citoss.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—ln Mr Vaile's reply to "Charing Cross," dealing with that portion as to the number of tickets required outside the seven-mile radius, he offers a table pro pared by the officers of the Department as conclusive- in his favour, and says: "My assertion has always been that two, not three, of my fares would give a better financial result than we obtain now, and this table conclusively proves that my calculation has been sound and correct. There is no speculation here, nor question of ' average,' but the Department has proved that if any system had been running in 1886, instead of theirs, and the passenger traffic had been doubled, we should "have had a very considerable increase of revenue." .

I have only taken a very vassing interest in this question, bub I have long thought Mr Vaile was playing with- figures in a manner he does not understand. It is often asserted they can be made to prove anything. That the table does not es tablish Mr Vaile's position I unhesitatingly assort, and call on him to justify his state ment. If all his other figures areas unreli able as these, it will weaken his position very considerably. From this table I could make the sentence quoted above read thus: " this table conclusively proves that my calculation has been imsound arid incorrect. There is speculation here, and question of • average,' and ike Department has provod that if my 'system had been running in 1886 instead of theirs, and the passenger traffic

had been doubled, we etiould have had a very considerable loss of .revenue. —i am etc Ewston Sqvakl. Auckland, November 11.

THE PERFUMERY RECIPEBOOK.

(To the Editor.) era-Some little time ago considerable prominence was given in your columns to an action, Pieese v. Barnett, wherein the plaintiff sued criminally fep the recovery of a certain formula book, &c. Mr Piesse was at the time, and previously thereto, unuu. engagement to us to manufacture perfumes, and our name appeared in the matter Although no evidence was produced that wo had anything to gain by the successful issue of the caso, tho pre siding justice thought fit to assume that we had, and availed himself of his brief authority to pass certain remarks reflecting discredit on our firm. The case was quasheri, but Mr Piesse immediately afterwards instituted • civil proceedings for the re covery of his goods. We, trusting that the matter might still bo fully ventilated in CouU't, refrained from engaging in » wordy warfo.ro in the newspapers, more espe-cialiy a 9 in common justice to both parties, wo considered that no action to influence cither one way or the other should bo taken before the caso was heard. Mr .bar nett, however, in the meantime, ietfc Auckland before the civil writ coula tie served. As the affair died a natural death, we simply allowed it to drop, and for our part would have been content to > .consign it to a merciful oblivion, particu- j ferly°as the slanderous report_ obtained little or no credence from our clients. In fact, our known standing enabled us to safely treat the calumnies with contempt. By last 'Frisco mail, however, we notice that fcho caso has attracted attention m tho leading English Drug paper, " Ihe ChomißtJ and Druggist/ of October Ist, a copy of which wo .forward tor your perusal. It must be evident to all that Messrs Piesse and Lubin were the parties most interested in tho matticr, and you will observe that they speak of our conduct as fair and straightforward. As we havo not written them on tho subject, their statement may be regarded as strictly impartial. Wo pre sume that they heard from their late partner and other relations in the colony, as well as from Mr Barnett and hiss friends. Let us add that wo could, at any time, havo disproved any personal object to be gained if Mr Piesse had succeeded in re covering possession of tho book, as, from tho very commencement of that gentle man's engagement, wo were in possession of conies of all the principal formula?; and we afso wish to say that an entirely ficti tious value has been attached to the book, as in tho hands of any but an experienced and practical man liko Mr Picsao it would bo comparatively useless.—Wβ are, dear air, yours faithfully, Shari,a.m> & Co.

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Business Notices. TjiIEEWORKS! r .... 1 17IEEWOEKS! ' ;"X -piEEWOEKSI D, EYITT ■■/ Offers as usual a large stock of James Patn'g Fireworks, imported direct from the maker. Selling cheap for cash. CHINESE NOVELTIES. Guss, Rifles, Revolvers, axd Axmwmojr Of every description. FISHING TACKLE. A Now Invention for Sportsmen :•*. Johi£s__Patent Automatic Spouting Shrapnell Shell* FOR FOWLING-PIECES. t WILL KILL AT 140 YARDS. REPAIRS and overy description of Gunwork done at Uio lowest possible prices, £nd " satisfaction guaranteed. D. B" l T T  GUNMAKER & IMPORTER, ! .v,. ! 254, QUE EK-STEEET, AUCKLAND (Opposite the Market House). ... . " EDWIN JONES (Late K. and A. Jones), House Fi'mxihiiin'o, Atft> General ;; i ' IRONMONGER, Fonsonby Road and Pompallier Terrace, Auckland, N.%. Agent for the Phoenix Fire Office. ' , Advertisement Ageiit for Auckland EvSsnsa Star. Post-offlce Savings Hank, Money Order Office, Telegraph Station, Telephone Bureau. "-jfaST T ANDED, ROLL BACON ' : and hams; CHOICEST TEED AND CURE. Fkedk. "Whitehead, tea importer, VICTORIA STREET , ' \ p AND PONSONBY ROAD. Friends who declined other brands can be supplied now. J o J e SWINNERTON, WOOD TURNER, Established 1866. A reduction of 25 per cent, on all common work. Billiard Balls Exchanged. Special care given to Re-turning and Staining. Pool fins, Marbles, and Chalk Pockets always on hand. K--3. XS7ICKER CJKIRT QTANDS. ICaV/vM USEFUL, DURABLE, CHEAP, BROS.', Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers of Wicker Furniture, Perambulatoi'3, and every description of Basketware. THE AUCKLAND BASKET FACTORY, ALBERT STREET (near Y.M.C.AJ ~ .KSTaBUSHED 1559. GEE & POTTER, COACHBUILDERS, LORNE and RUTLAND-STREETS. Coaches, Carriages, Waggonettes, Buggies, Pony Carriages, Carts, Drays, and every de scription of Vehicles kept in stock, or built to order. The trade supplied. N.B.—Traps lent to customers whilst repairs are being executed. j GO TO BA T H to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT, COLIX AND SHOWER BATHS; Victoria-street East. Charge-ONE SHILLING. Open all weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORN INGS from 6 till 10 a.m. The bath-rooms are all private, and supplied with every convenience, Turkish Towels, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, etc. Select Bath-rooms (wivate) for ladies overy day. at all hours, with female attendance. One Shilling and Sixpence. Please note the address—Victoria-street i-ast, above the Greyhound Hotel, and nextthe Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart, Auckland. N. 8.: Barber in attendance. j \ USE \r|LOSE BROS.' ifpP\ BLENDS'OF /jyl I\pUEE AT \ HPT? A Q / \ AND / \ H / PER LB. \ $ifm Pronounced the best value\ in Auckland. \ (JLEDHIIiL'S iERATED WATER AND CORDIAL FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EAST (Late Shakland's. J. BTJTCHEK.] [J« G KOOM> WE HAVE FOR- SALE: ---■ ■ 'i;j Rod and Bar Iron, Wire Nails Fencing Barb Wire, Roofln?? Iron Sash Weights, Buckets, Tubs Springs and Patent Axles Coarsb and Fine Salt . _. *,» alO h.p. nominal Portable Engine, oy Wall is and Stecvens, with duplicate wearing parts _ . m , t *, HoistJng Engines, from 3 to 5 h.p., vnm reversing gear. GROOM, BUTC HER, & Cd,j> FORT-STREET. f j TELBPHON3S 211.] " , i'



MS •** *■*•—*. a won of yea^wA^L,i"«><;9ahßiiS J *Nttsflrfflttw£ M QUEENSLAND I i DABBTHBtrEEßrfoffQaeai*,), Head Office: Brsbake, i Agencies:. Auckland, SyJnoy, and Mrikm Money advanced from £5 and jpro&tn any amount required, to suit the bcasre, upon Personal, Leasehold, ot nj Tangible Seciirify/ropayjiie in an;-mjre may be arranged, either Weekly, Manft!j;e Quarterly Instalments, at lowest cnitmtfe Advances made on Pnrnitare v&A > moval; aleo on ail kinds of Meniaife including Bond Warrants/etc / Sills Discounted at tfirrent rates. Interviews and mi fe tel strictly confidential. '■ .. 'OfficetHottracFrora 10tfllSp'oloA.; AvRTHUB-- riOHEJ' LAND AITO !wfeMAßii(lit, iv..- ■ ■' • ' ■:■ ■ ■' ' ' ' (Three Soo'rlr^St^tffld" I am prepared to ralae land ii ! AtrMl thecountcj for tat^ndinjjpurchMtrsi* reasonable terms. \iUl land aoia byiiaintoi land I charge 12ipetf cent ' I am prepared Jα ftom£2sto£ls,(X!Q. : Advances made on Colonial and EagEW ■> .■ .Policies. i Having Agents in*U -patS of Anstelis.^ England, • I- can Safce : WiMttßUffi»tom#otoSls.a& , I\TBW: ZEALANt) MOBTGAGE,M^ j\ ' AND DISQGUNT BAffi, ■ - , , {NexitoAttißfß?rittjM(toi4i ■ GRANTS LOANS,£S TOW '■•,■■• ■'.' ■ '• .ON. , FIRST AND SECOND MORTGAGE, ANY AVAILABLE SECURITY, Or.in anyway tosuifrtheSMioW' . 1 ' iiCnrrentßate Thisßinkwai^celtlDepositoattiji* 1, ingrateßotinterest:- r.-awrja* 12ra6oths- ». - '--i/feiieSt ■' -,:,:,',] :6monthß ■• .•• "fjmr^!. -- ■ - HIGH-STREET. . (NEXT TO ATJ^PBIN^^U Bep&y'ftießts ■ per Week. ■ rt psjaSt -■ ■ extendlflgoy, __j__i_ ——T^ -.=ssss.=. =-:g.-j •« 6years.. « g 711,, fc 7.years -~.».. g«, i/i, lftg] . 8 years ••■ - 0 j 3 JS^^\ ■^T^eara>. ) :,, i :.:Jf', :: "^Bolrd^offeHn^e^^ ». . QUEB K.STEEET»nd W "sn in li 8 yean- ;:lj^J^r^ tf