VILLAGE SETTLEMENT SCHEME.

Mr Jdo. Ihndoh's-1 Explanation-

Tkerß' was a large audience at the Tem perance Hall last evening in response to an invitation issued by Mr Jno. Lundon, who had promised to explain his aqti.on in con nection with the Village Settlement Scheme, and*also exoneratehimself from attacks made upon him through the papers. The chair was occupied by Mr Win. Duncan, J. P. Mr LundoujTafter expressing regret that MrHobbs, M.H.R., was not present, said he wanted to say a few words about the Herekmo Block. Tho "New Zealand Pilot' said Whangape harbourhad 30 feet of water, and was safe at any time. For position it could not be beaten in the Waikato. H c had the block proclaimed,and thcrewere 2'J men, 27 women, and six children on it a month afterwards. Nobody had suffered any hardship in getting to their land, unload it was by itelaylit.the Onelmuga Wharf. With tho Herekino settlement, ho asked for a special vessel, and Mr Waller offered to take ' the settlers down for £100. Tenders, however, were advertised for, and Mr Waller tendered at jM'2oand got it. He had told them previously that no one should go to Hcrekiuo unless they had a mouth's stores, and that it was the centre of a large Maori population. It had been said that he (John Lundon) had more in fluence than all the Government oltioials put together, and he quoted some incidents m proof of the statement. Alter landing at Hokianga he went, to sec Bowman at Ahipara, eight miles away, and Jjowman gave him the use of a store for nothing, and an hotel wiui,'also put at his disposal for the women and children. He also got a raupu house, and every man ixnd woman was housed that night. Tho goods were also housed. Everyone did not see their lots that night, but a day or two afterwards they asked the surveyors to show their lots, and they were uuubieto doso. Some of the settlers wore accordingly dissatisfied, but botoro he (Air Lundon) left all had seen their sections. All were not on yet, but they soon woulu bo. When he came back to Auckland he found others wanting to go, and he got Mr iiul lance to put on another steamer, and the NorthernL'ompany tendered ut £120 and got it, and Mr Waller £130. However, it was a mistake totsend settlers from Auckland right round tbe North Cape. With reference to the want of provisions he recalled tho fact that, he said that none should go without Hour. Besides this, he advised those who had no money to go to tho gum holds, which they could do for a shining, and earn money. There had been three large stores for the past eight years not tun miles from the settlement. He took several men who had no money to the storekeepers and arranged that they should got goods as their ground was cleared, and ho had never heard any complaint from them. The third lot of- settlers wero taken to Whangapo by the Stati'a. Tho Stati'a belonged to Gapt. afacgregor, and she was kept at Qnehunga because, three men would not pay a sum of money as arranged. The StaSft did not go to Whangapc, but next went to Ahipara, and tlie Government had to pay a largo sum of money to move the people on their land. He had written to tho Government on the subject. When ho was at Whangapc ho tried to induce all to cluav fchoiv ground rather than go on road work> Ho thought a-man, should clear an acre a weak, and tho Government gave £2 for doing this to buy tea and Hour. Tho roan who threatened to shoot hfrs (Mr Lundon) had not donp this. He had a let tor from Herskino, stating that every man had paid up to date. [(Applause!) He knew one man who went from Auckland and" left his wife at the Star Hotel. (Laughter.) Ho was a storekeeper, and had all his goods-earned free. Another man had a large quantity of goods for sale carries! froc. ■ (Shame.) He (Mr LundouJ told Mr Ballaiiqa that they would require to make some 'provision lor the Bottlers during the winter, and Mr Ballance told him to do what he liked. Ho arranged with Mr Waller to send the Oreti to Whangape for £40, and then got IS of the Papakura gnnidiggers to go-down, one of the iincst iot of diggers ho had seen out of Victoria, and they went down. : Then he sent with them a quantity of ten and fiouv. He said this to show that not Mr Hobbs, but John Ljindpn and Mr.Ballanco, had done this for the settlers. It had been stated that people had bebn starving, but John Lundon did not put any man on land unless he had a guinfield alongside of him. He said that if a man starved in Herekino ho had a right to starve, for it would bo on' account of want of energy and knowledge. There was no reason why flour should be £1 a.cwt. Ho therefore asked tho public and press to exonerate him from thoattacks that hud been made on him. He He had directed Mr Smith to put men to make a road, and the credit was due to himself (Mr Lundon). Ho told Mr Smith to get the.road made so that people could get their goods up, and that a lady might got her piano up. (Laughter). There were fifteen'settlers on the Puli'ata end of the block, aud he gave them an order for IHcwt of flour! on condition, that they made a i-oatl, with which they wore delighted. When they presented rat order to Berrigan for the flour ifc was not available, bat it had fceeirseut down from Auckland since. He found this was a mistake of their own. and not of ' Jrio. Lundon. It had been stated that the nearest stores were at Ahipara, 14 miles distant, an<J that men could not be expected to 'travel"that distance' for provisions ; also tlsi> people had'been starved off their prbperties.' These were men on the Puoata Block, they were" not to expect any road work till the winter, and this was how they ban behaved. One of those who signed the eqm.pMst; had/ arranged for his mother to/com'o. 'd:own, vranc.rlkTcHU "ifot think he wouftfdo that if.fjissatified, ~ -An agitator named' Steed 'had written , a leiter to the " Herald," and it' was' said that Lundon bad dictated it,; but when-it was written Lundon.was a mile away. Steed had fur ther written a letter expressing his satis faction with the land. Tho Can terbury settlers had selected a piece of ground at Wha-ngamuku, and the balanca was open' for settlement. Th'erewas 3600 acres in the bloclt onct fti guMeld: alongside of, the block... It wos a' fine pounti^, and it was open'to anyone to §q, and/make an independent living. It lies It^^Kei-ekind.ahd: Victoria, Valley, with land' very iine, and money for making a good' road was on the/Estimates that'he touia get' proclaimed wheii' 10 or 15 men would make appHctition for it. On the Herekino block'; there was any aniount of pu riri, and th.9vp.wqß 119 reason why men should starve when they co'iikr get 4s for sleepers. There was noplace in New Zealand iti which forget long piles like Wliongapei, and there was no reason for any man to starve tliere. The.y had the gum lor nothing, aud the,har bour abounded with fish. He did, JW$ a P" priivVbi putting h,ajf-a-do?en in differeivt places, hut if lie put 200 or 300. men on one place they soon, got a church, a school, and a public horise" (laughter), and why should the place not become as populous as Hpwick ojs \ tyiy Qthftc place T All classes of people hfjfd. gone, down,, and there.! would be a generaj , ejection next November, and he would be very "much surprised if they did not know how to work th.j thing. To .okviate.. t-hft possibility of any scarcity of provisions arising in the future. The .steamer Oreti had been chartered to call regularly at Whangape for C4O a month. If the. men cleared they1 fiQund and built their houses, they were blind tv get on. A man could work at Harcki.:u. f'uf. eight anda-half months of tho yetiv 1 .-r.ii'i .!':■;; bis house and clearing land, and 11' - Government would find, wqrii :,..• ,i..-;ireinaining. three months. He

spoke with the authority of Mr .Ballance, and-he expected the Government to pay him for what he had done if the settlement was a success. (Hear, hear.) Now he came to Mr "Bvxgpyne. He took up a lot 15 miles from Herd's Point. There was not an inch of land in- the endowment, and he never went to see it. He- surrendered this lot,and took up another. Then he,came up to Auckland and got other lots for his friends, and he got married and took his friends down. A-sid this man was the only dissentient voice. Burgoyne wn<? an Adam, and he found himself in a, pa^adiso, and he wanted an Eve. He got an Eve and he sinned, and ho went to Mr Ballanco for absolution. (Laughter.) Now he wanted to shoot John Lundon.- In Irelaud ho might have been shot for putting a man ofl' his land;- but here he was to be shot for putting him on it. ■ Ko (ls\v Lundon) had put 400 families, on jn-nj Northern settle ments, and not ono of tliQin dared to come back and say that they had not good land. Mr Lundon then proceeded to sketch the political career of Mr Hobbs in a manner not very flattering to that gentleman. , Last session M.r Hobbs denounced the .special Settlement Scheme right and left, because Mr Lundon .was in it. Tho Settlement) Scheme had lont a great deal by the death of Mr Macandrew (Applanso). PK; concluded by thanking the audience for tho kind and patient hearing accorded him.

One of the audience hero rose, and said that Mr Lundon was quite a stranger to him. But it had bg;::i) said that Mr Lundon was a fraud, and ho called 14)011 them to stand forth aud repeat their (statements. (Applause).

Mr McManus proposed, "Thatany man who opposed the village settlement scheme is an enemy to New Zealand.I '^ ifo said that Mr Bra mo was not put up by the In dustrial Association, but by a Queen-street ring, whiohpaidliim.fr; stump the country in their own interests. (Applause aud dis sent.)

Jll reply to questions, Mr Luiiclon said tiiere were 000 faiuilics on village settle ments in Now Zealand—probably clo.~o on ■2,000 people.

Mr ('. F. .lames said that he- folt a great interest in the settlemciit scheme. He saw men.coming from fcho old country with mouoy, ;nui luui to lay cub every penny in tlie purcha.^o of homesteads. Ho wrote of this and spoke of it, and tlneo years from that time we had 2,000 souls settled down on what might make a great nation. Speeches Jiad been made in New Zealand to the oii'ect that it was dosirab'e to keep, the land at large prices to keep the common people oil it. Yet the village settlement scheme had been carried out successfully. Only four or live complaints had been made, and a man who qould do this was deserving of the applause of all. The scheme, unfor tunately, would have the opposition of all large landowners, and of the Bank of New Zealand, which smothered every industry ;n tho country. fApplaiiSO.)' Why? (A voice : " Because they can't pawn it.") Yi.-r-, because they could not make money out of it. ff the scheme was quashed ifc would bo a misfortune to every working wan, ;md wvul-i deptroy every prosjM.-i-t of' New Zealand becoming a demo cratic community. Mr Otto also spoke in favour of fcho se| tlement scheme, and observed that if the City Council would spend moriev in this di rection, in*toad of in .Art (-flUlerics, they would (^0 better for those whom they repre sented.

Mr Worburton seconded the motion pro posed by Mr McManu-. Ho considered the scheme one of the best ever curried out iv any part of the world. Mr Lundon said tho land was good, and he believed it was good. Ho desired to add to the resolution " thf&tlie-thanks of tim: v.veoting Ijo given to Mr Lvindon and feUance fur tlte action they have taken in ,cp.i)necuon with the Village Settlement scheme./'

Mr Wiikihson'^uafearrivecl from Hcrokino, said that the Government deserved credit for t'ao scheme,which was. a noble schc-me ; :;o did Mr Lundon. Bu,t if- ho were Mr Lundon lie would have the roads to tho.settle ments before ho brought tho people there This w.M.s why tlw [.Hjople- starv^tL- It was true that) the people, had hardship.-:, and he had hihi'sclf given many of them a iced. With rcfcror.ee to the road referred to by Mr London, the settlers worked llk.o alavea, and they were two days getting their things there. Had the roads been in ;.do, tlicy would not liavo. eaten nil their food and bc_n threo wcclfs before they got on the lan:i. They wero well satisfied with the land, aid with the scheme, but they lind r.o l'iglit to go down Ixjforo the roads wero made. (Dissent). He did not w:\nt to throw co!<l water upon the atiair. >T. .rvAy hoped the scheme would be carried on success fully, and that the settlors would do to the Ooveruineut as well as tho Government, did to. them.. Ho next referred to the settler who stopped at his houso, and, crying, asked for assistance; -to carry his things on. The distance to t)ic guuiiiiOid' was .10 or 1«"> mile.i. In answer to questions he stated that he occu pied a section, and had been on it for two months.

-Mr Those Reed (Waiuku) said he had known Mr Lundon for ."52. year's. In his neighbourhood "23 years ago they had imnii crant spttlemeijfcsi and fcho imiiiigrants wore poor people. He bought his lui\d himself and settled on it. They talked here about houses to. livo in, but he. and another man took two sheets and hoisted them over some fern, and they lived on it. Any man who was not prepared to rough it had no. right to take up land. It was better, however, to hang a man than .put him on bad land, but on good land he would surely succeed if he womd worfc and deny himself of luxuries. The times were good, for goods, cattle, arid, cows could pc .purchased very cheaply. . Why, in Australia, ha had put in six months lying under his cart and uarrying goods to the diggings and looking1 out fqr the bushraugers. (Applause.) He looked on politics, however, its a sort of trade, and the bone and sinew of the country was not represented. Mr MeManus's, motion was then put and carried unanimously.

Mr Lunclon said that he could not pi\t the sc'ttlers on tho lands before they were sur veyed. The delay was the fault of the sur voyor«, ftn'd not his. A man Avho took down stores to sell to tho ttigguin was ft c3»o»b, and. Mr Wilkinson did that. (Hear, hear.)

Mr Hay said that as Mr Burgoyne, who mad©'serious charges against Mi- Lundon, wrfs not present, ho filiould be ceiißured, and it was decided " That Mr Burgoyne's absence be taken as evidence of the1 un truthfulness of his statements." (Ap plause.) On the motion of Mr W^arburton, a vote of tluuiks to the How. Mr Ballance and Mr Lundon was. passed unanimously, whicli brought the proceedings to a close.

The entertainment given in the City Hall on Monday evening by Ellis Newton drew an au,cUence that .filled the theatre aboye and. below stairs. The building, in fact, has seldom held a larger audience, and cer tainly never a more good -tempered. rQcrry, orderly, and yet critical one,.' The inn was-fast and furious all the evening,and the people enjoyed the free and easy style prevailing to the top of their bent.' Con certina-playing, step-dancing, bun-eating, and baby show competitions took place. The last-named created much amusement by the troops of mothers atid their squall-' iug babies appearing on the stage.

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POLITICAL SPEECH BY MAJOR ATKINSON.

(BY TELEGRAM!.— PRESS ASSOCIATIOX.)

H-awera, \Yediesday.! ' Major Atkinson addressed his constituents this evening After referring to various matters of local'intercst, he spoke on general subjects to the following effect:—Many use ful measures were passed last, session. The great blot on the session, however, was the failure to pass the Representation Bill, a failure would cost the country a consider able sum. In what position would Parlia . ment be in reference to the great questions now awaiting settlement'? In view of the deficit, it was proposed to rc-modeJ the taxation of the country. There was. the question of protection and free trade, tho resumption of land for settlement, and other large questions, which .still are dangling before the country. Suppose the Government, as seemed certain, held to a revision of the tariff/ and \yere beaten, as was not improbable, they must appeal to the country, and a second session with all i its inconvenience and expense would be necessary. Ho confessed he did not like to see great questions decided by a moribund parliament. The questionsoi taxation, bor rowing, and land legislation - all these ques tions - should have been relegated to the people. Tho Representation Bill should have been passed last session, and the Government, in the recess, should have gone to the country on their proposals, and a new House might have met to consider them. He should do hia utmost to avoid a second session, but he feared it was inevi table, and the fault and expense would lie at tho door of the Government alone. Dealing with FINANCE, he said the position was nob what he would have liked it to be. The Government now admitted that their finance had entirely broken down. Xot one of their promises had been fulfilled.: All the hopes they had held out had failed. Instead of extensive borrowing bringing with it progress' by leaps and bounds^ theGovennneiitonlysnoko of economy, retrenchment, and thrift, and pointed out to colonists the paths for following which tho preceding .Ministry were ejected from office. After three years of financing4 without success the Go vernment had taken to praising the methods which their prece'dessors had followed. No doubt tho present financial position was difficult, and people, judging by the tone of the press from one ■ end of tho colony to the other, wore awakening to it. It almost seemed as if the Government wero awaken ing to it for several reasons. In the first place, Mr Ballanco spoke lightly of increased taxation, and told the people thac they were taxed no more heavily than in 1809. In the next place, tho Government were giving too much promi nence to various schemes for distracting public attention, instead of concentrating their thoughts upon the all-important ques tion of finance, and the restoration of tho credit of the colony. Nostrums were out of place in the present crisis, and protection and free trade, resumptionof privato estates, nationalisation of the laud, and female, franchise, important as each was in its place, were n.Qt pronounced questions. Look at tho condition of our credit on tho London market. 1% cost the colony at least £10,000 when tho last loan was llbated, when bonds honestly worth from 100 to 104 brought a shade over !)7. What \va3 tho cause? Not Fronde's slanders; not the " Standard's " articles ; not oven the deii^ ciency in the revenue ; but the statement of the Treasurer, who in his official position in Parliament told the people the colony could not afford to carry out Us .engage ments, and that the colony must, instead of paying sinking fund out of revenue* pay it out of loan in order that it might borrow seven millions more without fueling the bur den. Froude's book and the "Standard's" articles set English capitalists inquiring,but it was the Treasurer's action in breaking en gagements that had done tho mischsef. Tho 'money taken out of loan to meet sinking fund was not saved, but. employed for pay ing interest on further loans. The facts of our debt being enormous, and of £2-K),000 previously paid out of revonue being sud denly taken out of loan to meet sinking fund wova quite suliicicnt to account, for loss of credit. Orir position then was that we had a debt of 32 millions, and our credit was low, and there was a deficiency in revenue. Even after the removal of tho sinking fund charge of 1240,000 a, year from tho consolidated revenue, the deficiency j lie rougniyestimatGdwanld-be from £100,000 to £130,000. Ah for tho lftptl fund, it was less than nothing. The charges exceeded l-evonvto by something like £20,000,' The position was therefore difficult, but afforded no ground for lack of confidence. The first thing to be done would be to restore our credit, and that could only be done by not merely making both entls meet, but by securing a substantial and bonajidv. surplus this year. It was the Treasurer's business to do this; but in general terms he would say there must bo retrenchment, not only in the Civil Service, which had been, it was said, cut down as closely as possible, but also in general expenditure : and he should not be iv fault were he to say that it ■would bo passible to escape further taxation through the strictest retrenchment, though he would certainly bo prepared to support such increase of taxation as might be neces sary, to restore the credit of the colony. As to ■'■'.-

PROTECTION AND FREE TIRADE, he should bo glad to be' in either the one camp or the other, but lie could not. Such cries were misleading, for the colony could not at present afford to be eithor pvotec? ironist or free trade; because it nujst have revenue; but, in imposing , tax ation for revenue purposes, they could, as had been clone in the past, assist local industries. He should, in; voting for increased taxation,, not vote on any abstract theory, .but should consider the items separately, in view of the interest of the consumer and of the producer; but, above all, in the interest pf the State re garding revenue required for maintr.ining the national credit. As to the question of BORROWING, he was glad td. see a general feeling in favour of tapering off. By some it was held that bqrrpwirig must cease entirelyj but ho rlid podt'i'iUi^ Mi<rt was practicable. A large number of men were determined to reduce borrowing, a,nd to be^ih the reduction at once, He was one of them, and thought it would be a fatal mis take if it were not done. ' Biit there was a distinction between that and abso lutely ceasing. At present'we'bpnwed for railways, roada and Bridges, purchase of native lands, public buildings, iucluding lunatic asylums, gaols, school buildings, lighthouses, telegraphic extension works, in goldfields, subsidies to,local bodies, and loans to local bodies under the legisla tion of last session. How was it pos sible to cease borrowing ; entirely-for these purposes ? How was it possible to raise the money for these purposes any other way but by borrowing ? Taxation could not be increased sufficiently to enable the'con solidated fund to brmr U>p change,' seeing that with the utmost economy and the utmost retrenchment tho present taxation would not meet" ordinary charges. We must.borrow moderately for some of these purposes. We muK,S" cease borrowing gradually. He should not be a party to any loan being authorised next session. The Government, ho believed, had .wisely and rightly held their hands as tp expendi ture to a considerable extpn^ during the past year, but, they had not expressly^ dis claimed a loan bill during the coining ses sion,and if they would not praposo^ tapering oirtoa consideLableextcntduruigthe .coming session,he should be in favour-qf a repetition of Captain, Russell's motion, .whjch had. had.

none of the dire consequences foretold, but which had prevented the expenditure, of gome £5.00,000. He thought Parliament should step in and say. that Public Works expenditure should be something like hair ! what it had been during the past two or three years. This should not be done rashly but firmly. As to LAND .SjBTTLEIMCEJNT, it was second only in importance to finance. Mr Ballaneo was an enthusiast, honestly doing his utmost, he believed, to ! get the country settled, but doing a great deal without knowledge. He was afraid a great disappointment was in store for the country, and for many of the unfortunate settlers who were put on land undor Mr Bal lance's scheme. It was simply impossible for many of the settlers who had gone on the small tots in out-of-the-way places to make a living. They might stop so long as the Government paid them for improvements, but it was hopeless to expect that they could maintain themselves upon land by growing fruit in outof-thu-way places. He said this as one who had practical experience of the difficulties of settlement,; and was anxious that the question should not be treated from any party point of view. He complained Unit the Government had not recognised tho necessity of establishing a Rent Courtin con nection with perpetual leases. It was ut terly impossible to arbitrarily fix a rent which would be fair for any length of time, either to the Government or to the tenant. The experience of all countries seemed to show that it was advisable to introduce a more satisfactory tenure than that of free hold. He had a strong preference for the perpetual lease, and he believed that it would work well, but a necessary condition precedent was a system under which rent might be proportioned tothepriceof produce and the profit of the tenant. It was again3t the policy of the country to see men holding land at rack rents, and if the system was to be a success, it would require to regulate rent in accordance with tho value of produce over an average number of years- Ass to NATIVE AFFAIRS, the Government were taking great credit for what they had done for the natives, and had informed the colony that the natives now loved them. The love of blip, natives for the Government was cup board love. Tho natives loved the Go vernment for what they could get out of them, and they seemed to be getting pretty much all they asked. He re: peated all his former complaints that the Government had neglected to take steps to acquire land before starting the Central1 Railway. At the present time not an inch of land had been obtained on the line proper. The large blocks whjch had been recently spoken of were under negotia tion long ago, and land in the King Country proper, so called, had not been touched. No,t an acre had been obtained, and his in formation was that Wahanui had not the leastintention of allowingtheGovernment to have any of it; in fact, the Government ad vised the natives to lease it. The Govern ment rather approved of large block native landlords. It was only tho white man who should not hold more than a certain quantity of land. The Maori might hold unlimited areas, which were tp be subject to neither taxation nor rates, but they weve to have railways made for their improvement. Some settlers, it was said, in. the old days had talked of petitioning the Government to be de clared aboriginals, and he believed that a good many people in the colony would be better off than some land-owning Europeans if they could change places with some of the landowning natives. After referring to the interest he felt in the Imperial Confer ence Major Atkinson then went on to speak of WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE. He doubted whether it could be dealt with, believing that it, with other matters, would be forced on ono side by a majority of pressing "matters, "au'ch as finance. As far as he was concerned, he was strongly in favour of it. Women already had large power in the State, and he did npfc see why they should not bear the responsibility. Ho was aware that many very capable women, perhaps the majority, might not care for the franchise at present; bub so far as argument went, there could bo none against it except the old arguments, in times jxisfc, which confined the franchise to limited classes. ;

In conclusion, he again impressed upon his heavers tho gravity of the financial posi tion, font said that only an honest effort was required t> put the colony in a sound com dition. For two and a-half years finance had been simply drifting, and tho Treasurer, with all his great abilities, had lU'ver grasped the real position. Ho had, Mieawber - like, been waitt ing for something to turn up. That something was a considerable rise in wool and wheat. If such a rise had oc curred then tlie Government finance might have been possible for a time, bub only for a time, boeauue borrowing would never bring the colony out of its difficulties. The people had determination, he believed, to acquit themselves like men in the present .state of affairs, If the Government would only give thecolonyan honest lead the ship of State would be steered past the dangerous rocks which now seemed to threaten her into the safe haven of prosperity.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Valley BfoaU.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—Will you permit me to make a few vomarks concerning the disgraceful con dition of one of our roads in, I may say, the most delightful suburb of Auckland, viz., Mount Eden. The road I refer to is that of Leamington Road, off Valley Road. This road is about 10<» yo,rds in length, and out of twenty-six allotments there are twenty houses erected thereon, from which rate's are received. After suffering patiently and 1 putfcip.g un, without complaint -the danger of breaking limbs, etc., for the past three years, myself and neighbours do not think it unreasonable to ask the Road Board, not to mrdce tho road by metal; ing and channeling, &c., but simply to lay say 20, or 30 loads of scoria to cover the loose stones and boulde,rs no\f lying about, thus making it passable for pedestrians, as ix\ its present stato it is; not only disgrace ful but most clangorous, -rl am, etc.', : A. G. SIIERER.

A Disappointed Matron.

(To,the Editor.)

Sir,-My. husb.an,d has at last received his so-called. bonus from the Government Life Insurance Company, and I am in con sequence a disappointod matron, having looked forward to this, thinking that it would arrive in hard cash with the mana ger's blessing (which costs nothing), and be a help, to a mother with a large family in these hard tunes, thus helping us mu tually. I know of a great * many wives who, on seeing'the advertisement announc ing the " bonus," persuaded their husbands to, insure, as they were under the same im pression as I was. It appears to me to bo a trap for the unwary ;" also, a misinter pretation of the word. If you, Mr Editor, made anyone a present, and then put it out of their reach, what would be the advantage gained by their possessing it ? ' I suppose if a man finds that he is too poor to continue to pay his premiums, he not only forfeits his. policy, b, u t ( his bonus, also.— lam,&c, Bonus. [The bonus is either payable in cash or added to t;ho policy. The cash bonus, however, is trifling compared with, the amount payable p,j> death,-^gd E,S,J.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, THURSDAY. APRIL 21. 1887.

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Public Notices. ; _ /GENUINE REDUCTIONS: in every. G arUclJat-T. "hortfsWatClearance Sale, by order of the Executors. _—__--— SMOKED FISH, •wMgJ* JOi in is parcels, at the Boat, on T£ nrsd.»r* Fridays, and Saturdays. Fisb delnerei*. <^ Mcamersandrailway free. -jr — purchasing Clothing; for yourself or sons, at T. Short 3. By ordcj^fJ_____££^PiJ:— — WEDDING CARDS.-Latest Stylo at the Star Uthoßraphic Works, Short land-street, Auckland. —■ "OSIERY ! Hosiery! Hosiery.!- Sale, by order of the Executors. , _ ASK your- Grocers for Royol. *Wfc A. Starch.ilb and Mb bo«a,net weight It ? the best: Wholeaalo.-Apply to Mr » Masy, High-street Sole Agent for the -Manu ip c Hirers. .. ——p; P" LUSHES! Plusher! Plu?^J^y All shades at 2s lid par yard ; Imm Wisely reduced in price-At T. Short's Great Clearance Sale. By order of the JExccutorifc__________- THROSHER'S Coffee Room, No. '%££& \J (oria-street East, two doors from Queen BEST Cup of Tea in AuckJo^ng fresh for each customer.-No 2, Victoria street Kaat.—Croshcr's Coffee Room. • ■_ BEST Cup of Coffee in Auckland, made by the patent Rotalocrepproccsa.-No i, Victoria-street ]tost,-Croshi_^sJ^ojEeJ_oon__ COLOURED Kid Gloves, Black. Kid \J Gloves, 4-buttoned at Is 0d per pair.not oSi quarter their value.-At 'J\ rfhorta treat Clearance Sale. By orden__t____gg2 ui°£g^-. mHE Biggest Literary Shilling's Worth TinAtisttSldala-Bretrt Auckland Almanac, Illustrated^ — "VfELVETEENS ! Velveteens ! Velye- V teens 1 One Shilling per yard, at 0. Short's Great Clearance Hale, by order of the lixecutore. ____— ■ rnifE Best Gift for Home .friends is J_ Bretfs Auckland Almamie, containing a PkJtorial Representation of Queen street. De scription pf the Provincial District, Now Guide to Mot Lake. &c, &c. MANTLES, Fur Capos, Fur Wraps, Cashmere Cloaks, Waterproof Cloaks now being offered in the Show ltoom at r. Short's Great Clearance Sale, by order of the Kxticutora. j __ /COUNTERPANES, Quilts, Towels, \j Towelling. Shoetlnpr, Tickings, in fact evcrv article in the Manchester Department, at Enormously Reduced Prices, at ri. blurts Groat Clearance Sale.by order of tho Executors, "OLANKETS ! Blankets ! Blankets !! ! Jt> Buyers of Blankets should conio and ccc T. Short's window. Noto the quality and see reduced priqe^-By order of tbo Executors, Tjios, abort s Great Clearance Sale. JUBILEE UMBRELLAS! JUBILEE UMBRELLAS !! A now feature in Um brellas with unique Handle, Sword, Crown, and Hj. Majesty's bust. The only new styie of Umbrella in Auckland, formmg a handsome present for a lady, for 20s only, at T.; SHORI S Great Clearance Sale, By ordeJ of the Exeeu tprg; ■ TOATERSON'S 'BUSES B START From Victoria^strcet to Mount RoskiU —8, 8.4§, 9J5 (via Stbnoyhurst), 10.30, 1145 (via Stonpy hurst), 12, 1 (Via Stoneyhurst), i.<s, ?,30 (via Stpncylmrpt). 345, 4, 4,30 (via. gttineyhurst, 5 (via Stonpyhnr^t), 5,15,5.30 (via Stqncyhurst, 5.45 (via Htoueyhurst), 0.5. 7 (via Stoneyhurst), 8.30, 10-(via Stoneyhurst). Saturday—l 2.39, From Mount Roskill—7 (via gtoneyhurßt), 7-20, 8 ivia Stoneyhurgt), 8.25, 8,45 (viaStoneyhursii, 0.30, 10.30 (via Stoneyhuret), li.lv, lilo (via Stpneyhuret), 1, 1.40 (via Stoneyhurst), '.'.30, 3.l.V(viaStoneyhurst), 4, 4.45 (viaStonoyhuret), 5.30 (via Stoneyhurst), 6.15,7,9.15. Saturday 4 1.15,2,6.30,8.45. From Queon-street (opposite Wyndham-streot) to Mount'Eden—B,B.3o, 9, 9.30, 10.15, 11. iJ.SO. 12.a0, 1.15 (omitted on Saturday), 'J, 2.15. 3.45, 4,15,4.30,5,5.7. (omitted on Saturday), 5.30,; 6.5, 9, 10. aat\irday-l, 1.30, 7, 8,15, ? t 10, after opera. From Mount Eden-7.30, 8, 8.30, 8.45, 9,9.30,10.15, 11, 11.30, 12.15, 1.15, 3, ?.45, 3.30,4,4.15,5,5.30, 5.45, 7.8,30. Saturdßy-6,8,0,0.30. • y ' From Union Bank to Mount Albert and Avon dalo-8.15,10.15,12.15,2 (omitted on Saturday), ■3 (omittuit on Saturday), 4.15 (omitted on Saturday), 5.15, 6.15 (onijtted on Saturday), S (Jlount Albert only), $0.15 (omitted on Satur day). 5aturday—1.15,2.30,3.15, 9,10,11. From Avondale and Mount Albert—7,3, 9,10.15, 11.30, 1.30, 3, i; 5.30, 9 (Mount Albert only). Saturday^-2.ifO, 5, (3.30. From National Bank to Now Lynn—lo.3o (from Avondalo only), 1.30, 5.30. Saturday—lo.3o. Sundays, weather permitting—lo.4s, 6. From New Lynn —8.15, 12.15 (from Avondale only), 3.15 (omittedon Saturday). .Saturday— 5.30. Sundays, weather permitting—9 a.m., 4.30. Special 'Buses put on should sufficientinduce ment offer. AT EBS O N AN D CO;, GRAIN MERCHANTS. LWERY AND BAXT STAB.LES. Omnibuses, Brakes,. Cabs, and Saddle Horses for Hiro at lowest rates. . . : Special arrangements rnado -with Evening and Picnic Parties.- Store 3 and Stables:— Lornp-?treet, Mt Rqskill, and Avondalc, AUjbkland, yt.Z. js' X>IUTUrvE - FRAME MANUFAO ; 3 XT' TORY, 2 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WARE, k*.. ■■'■', " ifoysE. ~'* g£j BS, VICTORIA-ST., AUCKIjAXD. feg" T. E. CARTER, ££ TEACHER QF MUSIC. I VIOLIN, PIANO.~CORNET, &C. o —: — ... < Musical Instruments Tuned akd g RPPAIKED. ■YflT- 1 hLI AM E R B,"I-N GT O 2s, M. INST. C.E., M. Inst. M.E., CCNSULTING ENGINEER, AUCKLAND!. T^OWARD _, MAHOS?EY AW SON, ARCHITECTS, <" QUBEN-STHEET, AUCKLAND, I C H.M O N D . H O U S is' PONSONBY ROAD, , Ayl&sivtfD. ' W ', O. O.CH^Jn, ■ Sen b., FAMILY BUTCHER, v.r ; . Jgl DWA It D BARTIE V:, ARCHITECT,. STICHBURY'S BUILDINGS, QUEBN-STREET. EP ( :fl A R <A |p CO., ' DYERS, Established 1861. "'' [H Still Dyeing to Live, and Living to Dye. and Gentlemen's Wearing Amjarel Cleaned, Rpnewed.or Dyed any.opiomr, HimjuK Cui'taiiia Or Table Qoyors Cloahod, Renewed; or Dyed. Feathers and (JroYesTJle'aned"and Dyed any sha^e. ,Lacq or pjher, Curtains 'B D G AE, DY-E n, WEI^LEY-S.TRF.ET EAST, AND ( RICH MONP, COX'S -CKEEK.'--' ': " "TO" HiTS1 '1^ N* -A": ■■ 'WA ME ? Try "The Economy Bqot Shop." There you will hnd own-niado Boots, suitable (these times) for all ppoketg.. Ifetrufttoitsnjum.ft, L :; ' Women's Leather Slippers.. , 0 2 n Women's Kid Walking Boots: 3 '.'. 0« 9 Men s K.S. Boots . 0 9 6 Boys' Strong Nailed Bopti*... j '.',/ '.'. 0 6 9 Children s School Boots to size 'IS'" . 0 4 0 Children a Copper T9O Balmorals. 5 to. g p 3 11 Q. ,-R QV-K D LIM E. GROUND LIME - * FORSaTb: ' S OUTH GATE'S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND . ROCHE LIMKi In any quantity, for Concrote Paths, Floor, rivalled for durability wd harH-settin{j' . qu.n-li'ios), .For tanks and other wet' work it |, a llm^lass material, B. KEAN E, gOl, E AGENT



FuWic Notices. _ l^puTLlC NOTIFICATION." 1 £g!fcm|_fK§sjS^ Crown Lands Qfßoe, Auckland, 31st Maieii, *BS7. Tho following Land ß wlh be open for seJec t4 on Wd after FRIDAY, 22nd day of April nßit' D.A.TOLK. ' Commiß<ji'<per Crown Laiog_. TTmtBRENOI. 8.D.-Blocl,: VL: "i-ctfQO 3,_93, muifi rantal.iu 5» ; Section 11, 25*. 41 Ss ; Seo finnlß $?« ss; Section 2?. 25a. £1 5e ; Section iS« O2srils7;fceitU>aßSi!»a;« 6.-; Section 28. JJ.Hnn S '6a Or 1(5". £2 Ca 6d ; bec-tIOD 8, 2oa, fil >~. HrJ-rion 11. 4o» lr 7p, £2 6*« d ; Section Id 48a ■Or Sld tf» » 6d • Section 21. 27a, £1 7» ; Section <\Vbananaki>. - Block V?? S«ao«. a SOa, annual rental. £2 10s. Bimk: IX.: Section 2,50 ft, £210 a; Section 3. 50*. Pakish of Maungataxiwha Bast (Fern FlaU.-Lot&U.6oa. *2j03. Takahue, S.D.-Block XV.: Section 33, 19* £2 83 2^2ss^a«h«on2e,42a3riap. £2 3s. Block IX. ■ slction 26, 36a 3r, £U(ia cd. Punakitebe, S.D. (Taheke Block).-Blook V.: Seotion 11, 50a, £3 2a Cd. Punakithke. S.B. (Auckland Endowment) - Biock V.: Section 1. UK ?o, 50a, £3 2s 6d. r>..T=ir ow Waipa Firewood Creek". Lot 0 2 r«a. £2 10-. ik^tea: Lois 98 and 100, 50a each, #2 His each, _^ "N 1" Q * S X jtpLANTS.-Rants and Seeds of every descrip tion both Vegetable and Flower, to bo naa ai E. BAILEY'S, 3(i. City Market. * JT CJWINNERTON, • . tJ a ft WQOD TURNER, WyXDIIAM-gTBEKT. Establishedlß6o. of 25 per cent, on all common work. Billiard Balls Exchanged. Special care given to Re-turningand Staining. Pool Pins, Marbles, and Chalk Pockets ' always on hand. ED WIN JON ES. (Late E. and A. Jones), House, Furnishing, and General IRONMONGER, Ponsonby Road and Pompallier Terrace, Auckland, N.Z. Agent for tho Phoenix Fire Office. Advertisement Agont for Auckland Evening Star. Post Office Savings Bank, Money Order Office. Telegraph Station, Telephone Buaeau. . riOALS', COKE, CHARCOAL, FIRE \j WOOD. Best Rftta, Titree. and Puriri Firewood ; also, flrst-classTaupiri. Newcastle, and Karoo Coal, at Lowest Prioe for Cash. Furniture carerully Removed, and Goods delivered to all parts of the city aTid suburbs, at Lowest Rates.—Note the Address: C. PIPER, opposite the Pouson by Reservoir, and corner of .Newton and Karanga hapeltoads. '. ' v - ■ [Established JS59.] GEE & POTTER, COACHBUILDERS, LORNE and RUTLAND Stkeets. Coaches, Carriages. Waggonettes, Buggies, Pony Carriaares, Carts, Drays, and every de scription of Vehicles kept hi stock, or built to order. The trade supplied. N.B.—Traps lent to customers whilst repairs are being executed. C. E. PA.GET.] [A. M, D. RALSTON. -XT '" 0 T I C E. Messrs PAGET & RALSTON having leased the premises lately occupied by R. J. Carbines;. Auctioneer, etc., will commence business as Auctioneers, Land. Estate, and General, Com mission Agents, at the abovemeiitioned premises on iho 15th'instant. '• ■ Parties haying Furniture, Produce, or Goods of any description for'sale, are requested to send them in not later than 10 o'clock on 15th inst., when their first auction sale will be held. Accountsalcs promptly furnished. '■ April 13,1587. mO CONTRACTORS 'AND OTHERS. ON APPLICATION TO E. PORTE.R AND co.; agents for nobel;s explosives company, The services of the Company's Travelling In structor can be obtained, without charge,-to advise in th,e use of Nobel's Dynamite, Gelatine Dynamite, and Blasting gelatine, and Superin tend Blasting Operations. ■ It is requested that applications be sent in as early as possible to .■•--■- E. PORTER & CO., 1 '• ■'. : ~;:;•-! : Queen-street MO N U MEN" T. fe * IN ITALIAN AND VERMONT MARBLES, AND ABERDEEN &MANITE HEAD " stonks in marble and stone. Ikon Tomb Railings at Moderate Prices. Prices and ucsigns sent post-free. Country orders carefully packed. ' , TAIT BROTHERS, Monumental Corner of Rutland and Lome streets (near Queen-street Junction), •' Auckland. JOHN .M IT C HEL L^ ARCHITECT, St. Mungo Chambers, Quoen-street, and at / ~ Otnhuhu. i Special Work undertaken for the Profession. Perspectives in Best Styles. Patent Drawings arid Specifications Carefully Prepared at Moderato Charges^ MR P. P. M. BURROWS, ARCHITECT AND BUILDING SUI^YFYOR, ! ■•■■;'■ A.M.P. Society's Buildings. ARTHUR ■;,.'& DA Wi Arohiteot, :','-.. Slason's Buildings, Karaxgahate Road, HACKS.' SA CX S. SAO XS. We are Buyers of Good Second-hand Grain Sacks. ' . . , •■"• ■ STONE BROS. P. HERAPAT-IT, F.R.1.8.A.] [k M.'HERa'PATH PH ERAFA TH Md S Q N,; • ARCHITECTS, Colonjal Bank Buildings: " MRS WigiG'S .NIJWTQN"LAUNDRY; GREY-STREET (Near the Tor). Established 1880. - : Visitors to, andßesidoi\taof, Anokland are requested to observe thas this Lauridry is the best in the town. All articlos carefully washed by hand and nnisf»e,d in the most miperidr stylo by thoroughly practicaUiands.:. Gents'Clothos cloaned and thoroutchly. pressed ; Lace Curtains redressed: Ladies Dre^eg lyashed and ironod These last items are § speciality at this Eatab lishment. , '..' *' ';:, , ''. jHL Villa of H rooms, built with great care and specia]!y. selected timhc.rsj, wa§}i^ouse with oonorato floor, coj)per, tanks; gas laid on Nice Harden, fpuit tyecs, largo aflptment. Owner having'to leave would give satisfactory^ terms an,diinmeftiatep(?ssession.- Price £500 ■ - r J. H.; WITHEFORD,, UM3?a.^A coifej JLI able House, two frontages. "Vervcnean at «250,.as a.recent addition cost «200 P J.H. WITHEEORD. T donee; a.t l^clcy Jiook, 9 largo rooms Jrou bnds gaS^ m- gC -m** 'V^fa^ ' J. R. WITHEFORp;: ■■A- TWO^TORY HOUSE, on leasehdd jCX, grp-iTOd. (the freehold can be secured) Can be had cheap, OverlopHs Harbour. '" J t H. WITHEFORJfc; TSt^^f iegailly^uiit Kwse, balcony; -L" «o.',alato roof; in the moat-oonvonion ;and ■ ' J. H. \Vmmm>r£ Tj Arm. t ?) Ult!li? sV Lace Cu«ains, . Laco



Sporting. \ J r"ELENSViLLE TUR?c"i"> (Registered under the: 4^.C,CnuW-h( ANNUAL MEETING, ■ |s SATURDAY, A P^lll L SSt.^,* PROGRAMME:- B MAIDEN PLATE oJ 30sovs , . i SELLING HURDLE RACE of MsSySS-JI lIELEXSVILLE CUP HANDIGA^^I PONY NOVEL HANDICAP Q^SjW ponies Uh. L'in. and under '"• ' T«"<W HANDICAP HURDLE RACEot3Oa«., ' HANDICAP NOVEL RACE of 30sm a ' ' t Nominations for all Handicaps closp n» wll DAY, April 1, at 8 o'clock witb-Mf V?- Robinson, Auckland, or the Sec.;, HeJeS» Weights to be declared on orabout'totSS Bth April. ■ ' ■ . ÜB'H - Acceptances, and general entries PRi|jS 15th April. G>HfeRBERTLpDIiOff^t Moaey. ~~|| ONEY" TO: LEND, at currew^l interost.-R.LAISHLEYyQn^| MONEY TO LEND, at cuiTenb^^ interest.—S. Jackson, ,iv n., Queen »\ M~~ONEY TO LEND, in large~w3 sums, upon first-class freehold ?i ,. Dh y repayable either weekly or at the expbsHg' a term of years.-Apply Burton & K e 2! u-nd C, Mercantile Chambers (3 doowaWJe of New Zealand), Queen-street, AuckJai^™ ONEY -TO LEND, on fwdST current rates. ARCH. BUCHANAN, Solioitwj: Queon-st. (opposite Bank ot ONEY TO LEND on F§tfl Freehold Security. '"?& WM. READ BLOOMFIELD, Solicit,. ■ IPS. Victoria Arcade, Queen-street. . jl' ONEY TO LEND at ai^ rate of interest.—Apply to *. •: r|*| . ■ JACKSON & itUSSEELf I Solicitors, Shortlandjsai| MONEY TO LEND on ]\lm 1 11 First-class Freehold Securities,' f 1 WILLIAM COLEMAN, Solicitor, ;, National Insurance Buildings, I 85, Qaeoqjj_|j JTSQ/\/feA T0 LEND in:7^j?" *OWVV- not less than £500, hold security.— Devoro and Cooper, Solids Queen street. : ___ < J&£s£k A i\ T0 LE^} in niS| i gg/iJSiLPV'V from £50 upwarii^y Win. S. Cdchrane, Cochrane's "AuctiblSjra 185, Queen-street. ~,; ; ^g|§ MONEY LENT ON '} PROMb NOTES, HOUSES, EURNITUHK,^ BILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY.-**1 MORTGAGES MEG O T f&Wj, JOHNW. HARDIE, Land, Commission, anu Estatij AGRst HIGH-STREET,-AuqaAND,^ /QUEENSLAND MORTGAGE,^ M ! ; AND .Jg DISCOUNT BANKING COMPA^f Dabby-street (off Queen-street), Auce|h| HEAD OFFICE: Brisbane,-V s Acexcies: Auckland, Sydney, and ll^^W MONEY adTiinced from £5 and ngrjßH|i any amount required,, to suit the-bQrrogeMj PERSONAL. FREEHOLD. LEASJ^pj,|j a.ny TANGII3LE SECURITY, repayabie|j way as may be arranged, either MONTHLY, or QUARTERLY instaln^S'i lQ>vest current rates. ■ ■ ■ ADVANCES made on FURNTTURB^ removal; also, pnallkindsof:MEßpH4|t^| including BOND WARRANTS, &c- | ,| BILLS DISCOUNTED at purrent r^[^ Interviews and qommvjnicatiQna wilful strictly confldentiai. ■ • ; kii^lm ■• Offick Hours : From 10 till 5 o'clock?1 Banic of England* Notes Changed,^ ,TTr ONDON MOBTGAGtE, LOAnII Jlj discount bank, ' * "Jm 50, SHORTLAND-STREET, lAUClrife (Oppositq Ay Clark and.Sons' WaroJioyP .. And Little Collins-st., MelbOTiri^S LOANS are. advanceis frpjn £1Q to {M Upon • Personal, Freehold, and Leasehold' gssffi Repayalile by ' ,1" Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly InsfaHi ; At Lowest Current Rates. . fj i Advances made on Furniture without reOT1 ■ and all'classes of Merchandise.'!'K' Loans granted upon Lifp'Policies,'Legaaei| * ■ Interests under Wills. Bills Discounted at CuKKENTRiS Loans .upon, Deposit of LHisds. Itepaxta^jil Easy Instalments. • ■. i;j-- Terms Gratis. AH comrctiiiiDationg end.ia views held strictly confidentin . ■ TNDUSTR IAJj AN S> P RO^TDBj: X PERMANENT BUILUIKQ;-LAMSJ; INVESTMENT SOCIETY OFtAJJCiOT SdALE OF REPAYMENT EEDUCEy Repaymentaextend- Per Week np^^wli ing over UJT« -,-.fdr. £100.^', p^| ■.-.- ■■•■-.-.. ■-. ■■ ~■■ £s. &.■ ■■->■ msiM 1 year 2 0 0 lMOil S.year? ..... 0U 7 , r]l3#tjj 5 years ... ... 0,10 0 '~ ■ I%'fi'! 7 years .. .. 07 11 UOi] 10 yeara.... , .... 0 6 3 lmtSM '- And other Periods to. suit Boxrcwer^i The Board hns power in cases of SclaiM Want of Employment to SUSPENP:?A MENTS. - 0 -I U' "t ?'# BORROWER? SHARE'IN PRO^_M PART OR WHOLE OF THE>kM| MAY BK ,REI>AIO,, AT '*£glsßm INTEREST CEASES ON TIIET'OEI? REPAID. DEPOSITS.; ■ The Society receives* Deposits tisTinderiS 3.months :.. «.'. '< i.^ • 6 ,pbrcaft|f 6 months CJ- per cent, Special arrangement for longer periwp Corner of QUEEN STREETaiid $W& .., : .- LANE, AucKLAXQ. .-.» JOHN BANCROIT.; f j|g_u A UGKL'AND i'PERMANBNT-a J\ ■OPiiHATIVE 'BUILUING & INMj MENT SqCDiTY.,, ; . , | Office: 147 Queen-street. ; I LOANS granted upon approved 'seeiiiwi Ffcolidld or Leasoliohi Properties in|W| £20 to £0,000, principal and interest bein|ffli able in instalments at the followinglj^^a Rate's for 're payment of each Repayments exfend-~ , ; ,• Total ADSI ing over PorWeek. J___S| '..■■' ; ■ fife 1 year .. .. 20 0 . .lOtvg'Ji 2 years .. .. '■ 1 010 ■ W 1 3yoar^ .. .; 0.11 f, >■■:■«.■}'?Til 4 years.. .. Oil, 8 Z ■■.': imaJ-'JI ,; 6 years .. .. 08 S% ■*\sMi B.years .. ;.. 0 7 1 ■■■•. jMJ.i 10 years .. ~ a And in the same proportion ror sirril* '■ •;:, qp larger Jqan^. ''' ' J DEPdsiTS.-The Societ.v jeceivea*n|J| deposit■:^J'\>c 6 months, (ii per. cent, B«P*S| at. I.oayji' m&S&, Stfifit cent., UCtSESm^i JOHN xiAitf »'>m V( ,,,,; Mr , v , ~. ~,.v ■ ■"■■.'■^lpl I^TEW ZEALANDi'MOUTUAtfiSSI 111 : AND DISCOUNT JJANK, ' }f . ■ • ' ' liIGH-STKKET i (Next to Atkins I'rintins Offlcoi,vv,-B GRANTS LOAN.S QF'io To'£l,^| PERSONAL SECUmTY, f FREEHOL'I) AND LEASEHOLD SiS«^ I FIRST ANI^ SKQQND MORTejffiw ANY A VAIL ABLE SE C XJ'Ahw WEEKLY OR ; Orin any w.ny to suit the Bor^w- ■ ■ Loans on Furniture \viUiQut icmpval. | J' , ■ ;,:,'* of J|erch!Mi4»s> jV| Loans may bo ropai'd at tlie rate of $W ween in the pouod, fe' I Bills Discounted at Current R«t» jp , Sank of England Notes and Australia? Wm ' :■.•■:"■':■' Notesßou&Ut v ' -j..^, si All communications s.trlQtly confirm j ■JJPW ZEALAND MORTGAjJEi ||| AND DISCOUNT BANK, j,; HiGH-S'Wti:i:i' , ;cz j/- r (Next to Atkins Puimino O'»« .