SHIPPING.

6-irNSET—This evening. 5.39. Sunrise—To-morrow morning, 6.17. Moon's Age—Last Quarter Sept. 11,2.42 a.m

HIGH WATER.

Auckland—This evening, 9.8; to-morrow morning. 9.25. Manukal' Head3.—This evening, 11.43; to morrow morning, 0.5. Kaipara Heads. — This afternoon, 0.48; to morrow morning, 1.5.

ARRIVALS.

Waihora, s.s., from Sydney Te Anan, s, s., from the South "Wellington, s.s., from Whangarei

DEPARTURES.

Clansman, s.s., for Russell lona, s.s., for Mercury Bay

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, to-day, 5 p.m. Enterprise, from Thames, Thursday, 4 a.m. Rotomahana, from Thames, Thursday, 1.30 p.m. Whampoa, s.s., from Foochow, due Koranui, from South, Wednesday Wainui, from Fiji, Thursday Wahaka (Onehunga), from South, Thursday Mariposa, from Sydney, September 11 Balmoral Castle, from London, via Sydney, sailed July 20. Zealandia, from San Francisco, September 15 Aorangi, from Plymouth, September 17

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Piako, ship, left London July 2 Waikato, ship, from London May Queen, ship, from London Lnrline, ship, from London Margaret Galbraith, ship, left Glasgow July 1 Rosedale, from Middlesborough, for Kaipara Zealandia, ship, from London Evie Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttel ton ; sailed June 20 Star of the East, from New York, via Dunedin, sailed June 7 Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New York July 27, via Lyttelton Grecian Bend, schooner, left Newcastle August 22 Jennm 8., schr., from Fiji_ j Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji Ricavdo, bq., from Java, early Mimiha, schr., left Lyttelton August 29 Orpheus, schooner, from Dunedin Marion, schooner, from Rarotonga Maile, schr., from a cruise Lonio, schooner, from a cruise. Ityno, schr., from a ci'uise Torea, sch., from a cruise Olive, schr., from a cruise

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermione, ship, for London, loading C. W. Janes, schooner, for New York Oh-au, for Dunedin, Tuesday, noon Australia, for the South, Tuesday, 6 p.m. Eoramii, for Greymouth, Wednesday To Anan, for Sydney, Wednesday, 5 p.m. Waihora, for Melbourne (via the South), Thursday, noon Wanaka (Onehunga), for the South, Friday

IMPORTS.

Per Waihora: 5,600 bags sugar, 100 cases whisky, 1,227 sacks chaff, 30 case s Old Tom, 221 half-chests and 20 boxe.s tea, 1,233 sacks bonedust, 345 sacks bones, 18 coils rope, 714 sacks potatoes, 133 cases fry it, 20 sacks onions, 32 sacks barley, and sundries.

General Schaw was a "passenger from Sydney by the s.s. Waihoi.tu The barque Wild Wiwe left Newcastle for Auckland on August *2?. Mr Cooper, chief officer of the barque Altcar, died afrNeweasfclr: on the-30th ult. The brigantine St-anl* gy arrived at Bris bane, from Sydneyj on 21. . John Alfred Brain, of Parnell, settler, has been adjudged a ban) .i'upt upon his own petition. The brigantine Se<*/'bird arrived at Sydney from Whangaroa on. August 29, after a 16 day's passage. The barque Johli Knox and brigantine Fftinz arrived at S<ydney, from Mongonui, on the 27th alt., fourteen days out. The Union Ccpnpany's steamer Taupo left Newcastle fin August 22, for Lord Ho'Vfc and NorfcAk Islands, with mails, pas se_ vers, and ca'.*ga schooner Rio, for Napier; brig Vision, for Kaij>ar.a ; and barque Northern Chief,, for Fiji, with 412 tons coal, left New castle on the 31st. ult; ..The s.s. Whampoa is now daily ex pected with tea from Foochow direct, and will probably pvit in an appearance very shortly. • The barque Devonport arrived at Sydney from Formby,. Tasmania, on August 22 with a freight; of potatoes, and left for Wellington," via. Newcastle, on August 26. The followinjg small coasters have ar rived :—Dungarven, scow, from Cabbage Say ; Jane, cut ter, from Mahurangi; Elsie, ketch, from Thames. The ship Crusader has part cargo for Napier, and after discharging Auckland consignments) she will proceed thither and will load there with wool for London. The Duchaffaut, Dives, Caledonien, Gui-! chen, Scorff, and Loyalty were io Noumea [ on the 16th ult.; also, H.M.B. Diamond, j The' latter sailed again on the 18th ult. for | th*' New Hebrides.. . i

The s.s. ■Wellington arrived from Whan garei last evening, with the following passengers: — Messrs Grant, McLennan, Chadwick, Ross, Rice, Porter, Geary, Mc- Lean, Marshall, Whitelaw, Captain Worsp, Misses Mair, McKenzie, and 10 in the steerage.

The s.s. Janet Nicoll left Oamarir for Auckland direct, with grain, etc., early on Sunday morning, and is expected to arrive here to-morrow evening. After discharg ing cargo she will be decked for an over haul.

All hopes for the safety of the barque Celestia, now 125 days out from Russell to Hobart, have been abandoned. The South British Insurance Company have paid £450 insurance on cargo. The hull was insured for £750 in the Equitable.

■ The schooner Orpheus arrived at Dunedin from Mongonui with timber on the 29th ult., having been delayed on the voyage by very heavy south-west gales. The Orpheus occupied 21 or 22 days on this trip, and the barque Wenona, now 29 days out from this port for Dunedin, has probably been detained by similar weather.

THE WAIHORA.

The s.s. Waihora, 2,003 tons, T. Popham, from Sydney, arrived at 10 a.m. Passen gers : — Saloon : Mesdames Anderson, Curtis, Greenville, Mr and Mrs Thornton and child, General Schaw, Rev. Mr Jordan, Messrs J. Sellgren, J. French, R. Barends, G. Spicer, .J. L. Bannatyne, C. Smale, T. Ledingham, W. J. Beale, and 21 steerage. For Wellington :Mr and Mrs R. Wight; 8 steerage for Southern ports. The Waihora left the New Zealand Wharf, Sydney, at 6.35 p.m. oh Ist, and cleared the heads at 7.15 p.m. ; passed Three Kings at 2 p.m. on sth, rounded the North Cape at 6 p.m., "breasted Tiii Tiri at 8.45 a.m. on 6th, and arrived in Auckland at 10 a.m. Experi enced fresh unsteady winds, veering from S. W. to N.W. for two days after leaving Sydney, followed by strong westerly winds with high, confused sea, and squally weather to the North Cape; fresh S.W. winds and fine weather down the coast.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Pesr Ai_e&F« ihte day,—flßw Saij-lA

Isle, loaded with timber for Adelaide, was towed down the river this morning. Wind, S.W. moderate. Russel, this day.—Arrived: Clansman, from Auckland, 8 a.m. Wanoanui, September 5. — Arrived : Stormbird, from Onelmnga, 10 p.m. Wellington, this day.—Arrived : Haur oto, from Sydney, 9.50 a.m. Waitara, this day.—Sailed : Gairloch, for Onehunga, 9.55 a.m. Opotiki, this day.—Sailed : Douglas, for Auckland, 7 a.m. Wellington, this day.—Arrived: s.s. Hauroto, 9.30 a.m., from Sydney. Had strong southerly and westerly winds and heavy sea throughout.

Notices to Correspondents.

Anxious Enquirer. — The information' published re Mr Milson's new yacht was quoted from a Sydney paper as printed in our issue of tho 31st ultimo. The dimensions of tho s.s. Bellinger are 125 x 22.1x87. J. A.—The account given by our reporter and others who were present at the time of the occurrence represent it as a trivial affair not worth discussing.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1887.

Fcr tha cause that lacks assistance, For the wron& that needs resistance, Por tho future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

A question of very great interest- to all the colonies ia growing out of the movement for Imperial Federation, which has attained so little in the way of practical result. It is the idea that the bond between the mother country and the colonies, which 'may more easily bo broken than tightened by an unwise effort to harness the colonies in to an Imperial team, could be rendered more secure if Eng land would recognise in her trade deal ings that her children are something more to her than the sons of the stranger. The Hon. J. A. Tole alluded to this subject in his speech at Kings land. He said:—

In England, free-trade was now on the most severe trial —the trial of want and depression.— and the traditional verdict hitherto obtaining on it would in the im pending struggle be reversed or altered. Better would it be for Britain and her Empiro if she would study her colonies more ; it, instead of regarding lihem merely as repositories for her overflowing popula tion, she were to protect her home markets from the encroachments of foi eisrners, and preserve them for the commercial inter change and benefit of her colonies. This idea "lie (Mr Tole) believed should and would form an important element in the great question of Imperial Federa tion. Our Exhibitions, both in England and all the colonies, had revealed an enor mous wealth of agricultural, mining, and manufacturing resources, and had in nolittle degree generated this idea of national reci procity between Britain and her vast colonies, and he hoped the idea would soon attain reality. (Cheers.) As a recent writer had put it: "In the colonies of the Empire there is an overgrowing conviction chat some kind of federation favourable to Great Britain and our colonies as distinguished from foreign nations, would be of mutual benefit in trade, and promote the extension of those institutions generally assumed to be most advantageous to the comfort and elevation of humanity."

A few figures relating to England's foreign trade will show what an enor mous stimulus would be given to the development cf her colonial posses sions if a tariff cordon like that which encircles the federated States in the American Union were drawn round Great Britain aud her colonies. The average imports of wheat, barley, oats, pea.-', beans, naze, flour, and meal into the United King dom for the four years ending 1883 represented a value of £03,282,000 a year. The dead meat supply imported into the United King dom 'in 1886 totalled up 6,362,377 cwt, and the live animals imported for food numbered 11,379,440. Now, what proportions of these vast food sup plies, ' which the untilled lands of the British colonies could easily furnish, are actually drawn from her own possessions ? The figures were furnished in a paper on Federation read by Sir William Fitzherbert at Exeter College, Oxford, aud they are perfectly startling. Of her wheat importation, Great Britain draws 69 per cent, from foreign countries, and on'y 31 per cent, from her own pos sessions ; of wheat meal and flour, 94*89 per cent, from foreign lands, and 5' 11 per cent, from her colonies : of live animals for food 98^ per cent, from foreign countries, and l'J per cent, from British possessions; of preserved and frozen meat 93 per cent, cf»om foreign countries, and 7 per cent, from the colonies.

If this vast body of trade were di verted from the United States and other foreign nations fo the colonies, there would be no need for schemes of State aided colonisation, and the colonies en joying such vast advantages and such a continuous and reliable stream of wealth would willingly enough consider reci procal tariff arrangements. Free traders speak of the vast free trade which ex ists between the States of the American Union, and say that the caso of America as a Protective country is not ana logous to that of any single colony because of this internal free trade. When England offers her colonies terms equal to those guaranteed the Ameri can States by the Federal Government, in'ieturn for unhampered exchange trade, the colonists will doubtless give weight to the argument that is drawn from the inter-state trade of America. But while the mother country, gone daft with political theories, turns the stream of her custom and surplus population away from let' own children and her own territories, and builds up foreign nations with her own life's blood, the colonies must do their best to protect themselves. We shall watch with curiosity the effect of the announcement made in a cable despatch published in our issue of Saturday to the effect that the Argen tine Republic has resolved to pay an export bounty of twenty dollars per ton on exported beef, six dollars on mutton, and three dollars per head on cattle. Will England see her agricul tural industry finally ruined, as her sugar refineries and tropical colonies were by the continental export bounties 1 Will her free trade faddists go on assuring the nation that cheapness is everything, and that if the lands of England be driven out of cultivation by subsidised competition super added to the paßtoral advantages

of the Argentine territory, the people at large will be gainers? We shall see. But this determination of the Argentine Government sounds the death-knell of the meat export trade of New Zealand, already sick unto death from the fierce conflict with the fo reign wares that are shot without restriction into British markets. The colonial share of the British ex penditure on food supply, as we have shown, has already been insignificant, and it bids fair to become still less if these foreign conspiracies against Bri tish producers are tolerated.

POLITICAL PARTIES.

That acute observer of New Zealand affairs, Mr Brodie Hoare, made one truthful remark in his article on the colony, when he declared that the only distinction between opposing parties in its politics was the difference between the ** ins " and the ■•outs." A somewhat striking testimony to tho accuracy of the statement has just been furnished by tho experience of the Auckland Radical Reform League. That body, with a view to influencing the legislation of the colony in direc tions which it deemed to be wise and patriotic, framed a series of test ques tions to be put to candidates for elec tion to Parliament, hoping, no doubt, in this way to provide the electors with a ready means of separating the wheat from the chaff, and choosing the men who were most likely to prove genuine Radical Reformers. But the politi cal aspirants refused to be ■■differ entiated." At the meeting of the League last night it was announced that the whole of the candidates had adopted the Radical Reform platform, and the League, foiled in its efforts, had per force to resolve not to champion or op pose any particular candidates at the forthcoming general election. Of course, the Leaguers may claim that, so far from having failed in influencing the elections, they have succeeded far' beyond' the wildest dream of tho most sanguine mem ber. Instead of having got only a few candidates to subscribe to the advanced political creed promulgated by the League, every man-jack has swallowed the whole dose—the only difference being that some took it easily, while others made a few wry faces. Could a more "radical reform" have been possibly achieved than the con version of men of all shades of politics to the only true faith 1 Verily, no; and yet, somehow, there is a sus picious character about this uni formity of political profession. Are the candidates sincere in their con fession of faith? have -they really had their political understanding en lightened by the League % were they afraid to encounter its opposition, or was their uniform adoption of its plat form simply due to a dread of being told off into separate parties and labelled Liberal or Conservative? We incline to the latter view, but shall be ready to accord full credit to the League for its value as an educational agency when the candidates come rightly out of the practical test. It is symptomatic of new countries that political parties are in a state of constant activity—combination, disin tegration, aud fresh coalition, following each other in rapid succession. Only in old settled communities are men content to be ranged in rows like museum specimens, and- permanently ticketed with descriptions of their, poli tical composition. The. impatience of constraint manifested by New Zealand politicians is therefore not altogether a bad thing; if it places political obedi ence among the subsidiary virtues, it gives a great impetus to progressive legislation, and favours a condition of amenability to popular pressure, which are both wholesome and desirable.

As between the "ins" and the "outs" of New Zealand at present, there is a complete lack of distinct lines of demarcation. Sir Robert Stout has been making the integrity of our educational system a kind of rally ing cry for the Government party • but Major Atkinson holds equally pro nounced views, and he and many of his followers are opposed to interfering with tho vote for education, either pri mary or higher. The present Govern ment, in proposing a saving of .£5,000 per annum in the cost of education, are only consistently adheriug to their former policy, for iii V 1.584" they proposed a similar reduction in the House, hut were defeated by. the votes of members of the Opposition, some of whom are nOvv loudest in the " roar " for retrenchment to the extent of £150,000 in the Education Department. So, on questions of land policy,, inci dence of taxation, and almost every conceivable subject, theoretical or prac tical, our politicians are intermingled in " most admired disorder i" and the wisest thing the Radical Reform League has yet done, is the abandon ment of any attempt to Salsify them. The great tiling for the electors to keep in view is, that honesty and capacity are'the real tests of a mail's' fitness to represent them, and that these are of in finitely-greater importance: than the ability to pronounce any party •** Shib boleth."

PROGRESS OF VILLAGE SETTLE MENTS.

We have before us a statistical table show ing the position of the several village settle ments in this provincial district, which has been prepared by Mr Kayanagh, an official of the Crown Lands Department, during the past few weeks. It gives in a concise form tho population, agricultural statistics and value and extont of improvements in the several settlomonts, and as the figures given disclose a niost satisfactory condition of things, thoy will be studied with pleasure by our readers, Tho total population of those Bottlomentfl is 1,084 souls — 296 men, 180 women, and 608 children. Tbev own amongst thqm 80 horee-i

and foals, 172 covs-T^T^^ Pigs, 867 poultry, JJTLX^ * at £1,000. The setll^t S?_2 acres of bush A,t£^'-W8 and have erected vk -P-^'S&W There ™J*^*g__**3S houses, while2shousesfiin? Wtcfi tion. The total sum Sh settlersis£2,63nS,whfa^n _S_Tf Valued afc *Bb3?f*S siiredthatanexceptionairWv.r^as. been placed on tfie improvZ t*^ adding the value of t_3Eßfr»ftJ between the advances paid tj and the valuation of their imnl he *®** may fairly say that theseSSS £2 000 to the mater _h^£*3B The older settlements*ar« „ft^ more prosperous. AtHerckiT l l^ of bush has been felled, 2' 2H-** fencing done, and 73 wharT. T?* «f erected. The principal fit^S the larger settlements are .-M^T*** *» 108 i acres of bush felled 122WKa*-*: 67 chains fenced, and fe*^ Omaha: 115 acres of bii ffe^ grassed, 18chains fenced, anS Vt ** lleted. Hukerunui: 50 acres of w6B^' 37J acres grassed, 25 dffi££*-**■ houses erected. Tahelce- wT ed' a,«U felled, 53 chains fenced* 33T^H whares erected. .pSti2.fr >* forwarded to the several «m follows : - o___^S^B ~il, H 4,000; Hukercnui, 750 Paroa t ms Patau, 350; Motiikaraka. So^kS' 350; Motatau, 300; HerekL ■_> Takahuc. 700; Swauson, m% M > nahia, 150 ; Te Aroha, 500: KaiW^ Tahcke, Auckland, Pa'menWdtl?' endowments 1,000. Mr Havana*S_ that during Ins recent visit toX£S ments he found everything ._Z3r sat isfactorily.aiid the settlers Ujgjj

The Hon. Mr Tole has given instm^ to remove^ the.barbed W 4S ffi m& account the Supreme Court, and has? directed that the fence be put in pre»? pair The acute corner has been fiS off also, which will be more sightly and afl_ greater street space.':'..' We are, informed: that the Union in suranoe Company had no risks on aw of the buildings destroyed by fire at DeL port on Friday evening. - :i ■ Auckland consignments, ex Arawa, v. rived here bytheT* Anauthis afternoon Messrs Crmckshank and Co; a»ent" » quest consignees- to pass entries°and take delivery of goods without delay;

A misprint occurred in our report of Mr Justice Ward's charge to the Grand JW yesterday. In referring to the marriam declaration case, His Honor said _t Mannix, one of the accused, would be charged with" forgery," but the'word was erroneously printed " perjury." We aw informed that Mannix will be charged with forging a "consent'to a marriage "inone indictment, and with " making a false entry in the marriage register" jointly with John son, in another indictment. The Auckland portion of the Ar__| mail was forwarded overland to Waitara toj catch the Gairloch, bound.for Onelnmgv sever.il. days ago, but the steamer was de- tamed' by bad weather, and-did not cross] the bar until 9.55 a.m. to-day; The Gair loch should 'arrive in the Manukau this afternoon, and the mail should be delivered early to-morrow. '

. An extraordinarymeetingof theNewZea-i land Stud and Pedigree Stock Company was held yesterday afternoon, and ivas well at tended. Mr Thomas Mdrrinpresided. _ra» resolved, on the motion of Mr ; R, L O. Bar stow, seconded by Mr W. F. BuckW, "That the capital of the Company be re duced from £250,000' in 50,000 shares of £5 each to £50,000 divided into 50,000 share of £1 each, and that such reduction be effec ted by cancelling capital which ha* tee paid up to the c-tent'of £2 per stare ip each of the 36,1358 shares, which hareki issued and are now outstanding, and by-e ---ducing the nominal amount of all the "hats in the Company's capital from £5 to ii" At a meeting of the Committee,ol,.™ Queen's Fund, held in the Mayors, ropui at 3.30 yesterday afternoon, the Mayoress (Mrs Devore) presiding, the members handedia their subscription lists, which .showed » total of £50 or £60 collected. Some other lists and small sums have yet to cpmein, however. After, some discussion as.toiM, best means 'of dealing with the money, it was resolved, ■'•" That owing to the small sum collected for the .Queen's Fund.tie amount subscribed (the subscribers consent in°-) be paid to the Auckland Benevoent Society, to be appropriated by the eociety for the relief of all classes of women in dis tress, thus carrying out as i nearly,» circumstances permitted' the .prtgtnw intention of relieving women in distim Any subscriber, wishing: his subscnption, refunded or paid to another object w society is requested to communicate w wish to the Mayor, or any lady .ofj» committee, not later than thisjres* month (September). It was felt that U» Queen's- Fund was ..originated rather w late, as prior to its being jS fear ed in;. U* land a public meeting had decided mfavon' of a Jubilee collection of J»«l««jJ£ paying to the Benevolent Society themoneys collected, the Committee hope to give m Society the benefit of the proportion.^ Government subsidy on the amount to D» paid over. ;,,, ■„ A snellin-r bee was held last »W» » dirt. Mutual Improvement Soff^ though the attencfanpe was sinalkth « J no lack of interest in the meeting. *» first round did not occupy the ftJMgg second start was made, when Miss .niliw

son came off victorious. Mr Edward Parsons again' to the City Council at the ban** * Grafton Ward electors. Tliere ca. doubt but that ho, will be returnea Methodist Mutual Improve*enk **J wishes, to rectify an errorjb*h>e^ reporting a "-^ggtf„ t^ was given on The .Cultrj au^ serving Faculties. ."/J" JT^,,-* that '%ingssceivand ? r^g .. would be for ever fixed in th e ■*m c J ■ Owing to the late arrival of gjgfcjj* from,thf Soutlrto-da,,Mgs has been specially chartered. bj™ menbof&Mn»^lg2J llll ..ij their engagement at *« sbprfr faithfully carried out Jhejiy nesd(iy)r scasonatThamesito-mghfcand£ returning m time» tojPJ * House on i Thursday, that ton aWft date on which the theatre iaj* • The Secretary of tteP^^ety Methodist Mutual &£»s_„*»* wishes to rectify an error^wrncn « f reportingk ™*gfS_^«S was given on • ■ I*?."' eaga yist«4W» Observing Facalt.es. , Jjj,^ that »things n^a^Seniory'' would be forever fixed » the m The last of the series n oiw of | err . Concerts, ™^£HSfe^ Tutschka, -"lltakepkceattae on Thursday, from the increased "Station,th?* have excited since el^%wded s»*gj one should command, a crow „** Hen- Tutschka is to be congm jg the success he has met * ;thstaD ai» a forward high-class »^tages. many difficulties and disocn" w The Union-street Gospd W meetinV-vas^asg^^ e^eladlrts_t^^ Croshcr, who the attendance of tn? r> sto0 d in 8,% ndghbourhood-yho mos^sW tenfperance teaching, drinkers and drunkards.

THE itJCKLANfi EVENING STAR, TUESDAr, SEPTEMBER 6, 188T, •-,

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A UCKLAND MINING ASSOCIATION NEW SYSTEM OF WORKING THE GOLDFIELDS. I The Public of Auckland desirous of engaging in Goldflcld Operations on the Non-liabi.ity system, now so popular in Australia, are in vited to TAKE SHARES in the above As sociation. SHARES, £12 EACH. Payable £1 Monthly. Experienced Minors employed at £1 per week with a Share in the Profits after wages and cxDcnses have been deducted. Full partxulars as to tho Management and Method of Working on application to J. H. WITHEFORD, Short'and-street.



THE THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL Have deposited at Mr J. H. WITHEFORh'S OFFICE, SIIORTLAND-STll X ET, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF TUB THAMES GOLDFIELDS, Together with particula- s of liberal concessions the Council have decided to make, with a view to encourage tho introduction of English capital. Mr Witheford, having been identiiled with the Auckland G'olcUiekls since their first open ing, and having for some lime past been collect ing mining information for English clients, is in a position to advise any representative of Homo huvers w'*o may be in Aiickland as to tho merits of the various eligiblo Goldfield Properties. PLANS, REPORTS. AND THE FULLEST RELIABLE INFORMATION Of ANY MIN ING PROPERTY may be obtained on app.ica tion at his olflce. Startling announcement. MONSTER SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES AT GARRETT BROS.' Previous to Stock-taking. GARRETT BROS, havo decided to offer the whole of their immense Stocks at Wakoneld-street and Karangahape Road at COAT PRICE, for a few weeks only, and also to make ro m for two large Stocks from their Southern branches, about to be closed. Now is the opportunity for those feeling bad J times to purchase these great necessaries at j genuinely Wholesale Prime Cost. The superior I character of our stock is well known throughout j New Zealand, therefore pufling is unnecessary. It only remains for the Proprietors to say THE SALE 13 TRULY GENUINE. Many thousand different lines are offered. A very few only can be quoted here :— s.d. Ladies' House Boots .. ..reduced to 211 Ladies' House Boots .. .. reduced to 3 9 Ladies' Carpet Slippers .. reduced to ii 9 Ladies'Bull'Slippers .. .. reduced to 3 3 Ladies' Prunella Slippers ..reduced to 3 9 Ladies' Fur-bound Slippers .. reduced to 3 G Ladies's to 7 Shoes, assorted .. reduced to 4 9 Ladies' Button Shoes .. ..reduced to G <i Ladies' Levant Lace Shoes ..reduced to G 6 Ladies'VValkingPrnncilaßoots reduced to 4 6 Ladies' Levant Elastic Sides .. reduced to 5 9 Ladies' Button Boots, 510 7 .. reduced to 6 0 Ladies' Hygienic Lace Boots . reduced to 8 G Ladies' Prunella Shoos ~ .. reduced to 4 9 Ladies' Superior Button Boots reduced to 9 6 Ladies' Levant Elastic Sides .. reduced to G 9 Ladies'Kid—lasuc Sides .. reduced lo Gil Children's .Felt Hoots .. ..reduced to Oil Children's Butt on Boots. 2to G.. reduced to 1 6 Children's7tol3assortedE.S.. reduced to 2 6 Children's Laced .. .. .. reduced to 1 6 Maids'KidElastic Sides,land2 reduced to 4 11 Children's Strong Elastic Sides reduced to 3 6 Men's Elastic Sides .. ..reduced to 7 11 Men's Bluchers, tips, nails, etc. reduced to 5 6 Men's Watertights .. .. reduced to 8 6 Men's Balmorals ~ .. .. reduced to 10 G Men's Shoes.. ... v.. ..reduced to 6 C Boys' Boots reduced to 4 6 Boys' Lace Boots reduced to 311 Women's Leather Elastic Sides reduced to 6 6 Women's Laco Boots .. .. reduced to 8 0 A Job Lot of Ladies' very superior Walking Boots, assorted, from 8s lid to 13s lid. Most of those Bargains will be cleared quickly, therefore come early and secure the best. /"X ARRE T T T> RO THE RS, WAKEFIELD STREET AND GARRETT'S BUILDINGS, KARANGAHAPE ROAD, AUCKLAND.



mo THE LADY ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND. VOTE FOR EARLE & MONTGOMERY, KARANGAHAPE ROAD, Who are selling Groceries and Provisions as under :— TEA—New Season's, in lib fancy canisters, at 2s each. 1 ut'o in ha f-chests of 401b each, at IsCd per lb SUGAR—Beat White Crystal, in Mb bags, for Us yd. each COCOA-Fry's Extract (equal to Van Houten's), in jib tins, 9(1 each Fry's Homueu jsatliio, in ilb tins, !>'<d each RAISINS—Finest Muscatels and Sultanas, 6ft per lb BOTTLED FRUIT Morton's finest, 10' d per bottle. Thames Peaches, Apples, Pears, and Quinces, lOd per tin SAUCE—Pew's English Sauce, 7yd per large bottle CH^COLATE-Fry's, 4d per packet (JQ COFFEE AND MILK Is !d per tin LEMONPEEL-Best, lOd per lb FLOUR-5S Gd, Cs, 6s 'd per 511b bag; 10s Cd, lis Cd, 1_ (id per 1001b bag OATMEAL -Best. 2s JOd per 2olb BACON—GUI per Ih in side :7d per lb cut CHEESE—From best factory in the province, IJd per lb POTATOES-os Cd per cwt FRESH BUTTER AND EGGS-At wholesale prices . ' • . OATS, SHARPS. BRAN, MAIZE, & CHAFF —At Wholesale prices. TEEMS : CASH WITH ORDER. Delivery in Town FREE. TJIARLE AND "tyrONTGOMERY, CO-OPERATIVE STORE, KARANGAHAPE ROAD. Wholesale Warehouse--ORT-STREET. Telephone No. 168.]



A SK Your Grocer for the Candles and •?&- Soap made by the Union Oil, Soap and Candle Company, and insist upon having wha yon ask for. Cheap makes give light weights and inferior quality. Best brands are "Unions," '* Standards," "Northern Lights," " Southern Sperms," " Carriage," and " Self Fitting." m HANK S. E, bT~Wi L L Tenders his sincere thanks lo the numerous friends who so kiwi.}* assisted at the Jute tire in Eden Terrace. a»d/also to the Medical Pro* fession einiwj opening his establishment, and kindly m#*»&e9 that until re-opening in tho above Alemet ma business will, do carr-jctt on as ii.s»_ at Mr T, B. Hills, Chemist, Queon ifltreet.



mO WHEAT-GROWERS, Etc. W S LAURIE & Co. Have for Sale: Winter and Spring Seed Wheats __t___ Oats-Black, White, and Dun Bonemeal and Boncdust of various descriptions (Analyses may be inspected). Nitrate of Soda, Ammonia,. Potash Guanos-Island and Peruvian Wire, Sacks, Twine, &c, «c. . CUSTOMS-STREET, AUCKLAND. W A T E ft We wish our name connected in your mind with TEA, because wc arc the only firm in Auckland dealing in nothing but TEA, and at our Establishment, 207, Queen-street, may be seen samples of TEA from every Tea-growing Country in the World. We have TEA from India— TEA from Cli ma TEA from Japan TEA from Java TEA from Ceylon iEA from FIJI TEA from Formosa TEA in Cheats TEA ill Half-chests TEA in Quarter-chests TEA in Boxes TEA in Caddies . TEA in Tina TEA in Packets. And as we devote our whole time to TEA and TEA-TASTING, we can give tea-drinkers belter value for their money than they can get any where else. Any storekeeper may of course mix his teas according to the price paid for thorn and the profit ho requires, but only tho skilful ten ox derfc can properly proportion tho peculiar characteristics of each tea. and so produce a Genuine Blended Tea. grateful to the. palate and refreshing to the nervous system. This wc claim to be able to do. and our Pure Blended Teas have beconio a source of plea3uro to our numerous customers all over New Zealand. Post Office Box 206. Agents wanted where not alroady represented. JOHN EARLE & CO., TEA MERCHANTS, 207, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. Established 1830. [card]. y^ A N T E D. Landlords and others to know that E. BARKER Undertakes Collection of Rents aud Accounts, Execution and Distress Warrants, Possession under Bills of Sale, etc., with care and despatch. OFFICE: CITY CHAMBERS, VULCAN LANE (Top floor,'.



CLEARING SALE. MILNE AND CHOYCE Beg to state that, though they have now discontinued selling the WHOLE of their goods at reduced pkiohs, still, in view of the space being required for tho NEW SPRING GOODS, now on their way from Home, they have decided to CONTINUE THE SALE FOR A SHORT TIME LONGER, OF THE BALANCE OF WINTER GOODS AT THE SAMB IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. ALL REMNANTS LEFT OVER FROM THE SALE WILL BE CLEARED OUT REGARDLESS OF COST. . N.B.- SATURDAYS, the Shop Closes at 2 p.m. i MILNE &, CHOYCE, GENERAL DIUPEUS, AUCKLAND



mHE UNDERSIGNED SUPPLIES:- A Good Rasher of Ham A Bottle of Delicious Sauce A Cup of Hefreshing Tea A Piece of Prime Cheese . At oundot Good Fresh Butter A Cup ot First-clas - Coffeo Also, Tarawera Buking.Powder to Blow up the Scones With anything else you require if you bring the cash; and let it bo understood the effect of rhe Goods ou the purchaser will be .inst the same as the effect of the Cash on me—that ig, to effec tual y remove all feelings akin to niolancho y or depression. My Sauce and Bilking Pnw r will, in future, be know as " TARA WEItA," by which name both have been registered, that being my Trade Mark. FREDK. WHITEHEAD, 95. VICTORIA-STREET AND PONSONBY ROAD. Terms-CASH. TT|ONALD W. JACK AND Co. PONSONBY ROAD, Are Selling - Ladies' well-made Ulsters at 5s lid each Fashionable Jackets at half-price Extra-wide Coloured Cashmere at Is per yard, or 8 yards for 7s Cd Ladies' Straw Hats at 3d each Corsets, ]s lid per pair, worth 3s6d Ad-wool Shirting, Is per yard Our Ladies' Stockings and Gloves, at Is per pair, are extra good value Other Goods proportionately cheap. DONALD W. JACK AND Co., >>! Ponsonby Road. REMEMBER, if you leave your order at J, B, Dalton's for a Suit, you got a choice of three tilings-an Extra Pair of Trousers, Waterbury Watch, or 10 per cent. Price 50s, 60* "</b.



THE "MELBOURNE AGE." Circula tion. 03,000 daily. The largest Commercial, Advertising, and General Newspaper in tne Colonies. Price, Id ; 0s tid per quarter. The " LEADER," 18 pages. Wie best Farm ing Agricultural, and General Weekly.News paper. Price. 6d :6s 6d per quarter. PThe "ILLUSTRATED AUSTRALIAN NEWS" (New Zealand Edition). The lcadmg Monthly Illustrated Newspaper. Single num bers 6d; double numbers, wkhcolourcd plato, is. Agents : Messrs Kidd and Wildinan, Upton and Co., and E. Vvayte, Auckland; and all Wows Agents. Post free.



TO-ARE HO USE SAMPLES. WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN Has just purchased m Men's, Boys', and Youths' Tweed. Soft and " Hard Felt Hats at about half warehouse price, and will sell them very cheap to clear quickly Job Lines in Boys' and Youths' Long Trousers Tweed Suits from 12s Gd ; splen Jid value Large lot of New Long Lace Curtains, choice patterns, from Is lid per pair Splendid stock of New Cotton Shirtings from ijd New stock of Llama Prints, Combination Prints, lli-illctt.es, Camelines, Checks, Lace Prints, and Fancy Prints, in great variety, choice in style, and marked low Great variety New Cretonnes from lid Nico assortment Printed dc Lainc3 New Dr< ss Goods in great variety Beautiful lot of New Dress Trimmings New Umbrellas from Is 9d to His Gd Job lot of Coloured C.oth Tablecoyers, half-price Splendid stock of Oriental and other Laces in variety Splendid line Men's Cotton Shirts at 2s, worth 2,9 d Boys' Cotton Shirts at 9d, worth double Large lot of Remnants and cheap job iines. 288, UPPER QUEEN - STREET. ' ' | ; ' OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. New Season's - . Tennis Racquets Tennis Balls, &o. c.rickb t w a re Croquet All Games AT KELS EY' S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK.



mEAS ! ' mEAS! mEAS ! R E W' S CELEBRATED BLEND OF CHOICE NEW SEASON'S m E A S At Is lOd per lb. Is the Best and Reaeey the Cheapest ix the End. .-. ALL GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE PRICES. f R E W'Sj VICTORIA-STREET,



Box 329. Telephone 135 \ IF YOU REQUIRE UOOD OATMEAL, FLOUR,' . CHEESE, POTATOES, ok ONIOHS, OiLTS, ok MAIZE, CALL ON ALFRED JO WITT. PUBLIC NOTICE. —If you want a Waterbury Watch go to J. H--Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street East, and order a Suit, and he will give you a Watch for Nothing. BA N X R U P T C Y. i wing to a wronr; impression that prevails, and to prevent fnrthor mistakes. I !.cg to .'state that, the Bankruptcy of Messrs Pirtington Bros, of the Western Springs I'ionr I ills, has no con nection whatever with my Business or Property in Syuiond3-street,, known as the Victoria Wind and Steam F our Mills. . . .JOSEPH PARTINGTON. Victo ia "T md and Sttan. Flour Mills, Symonds-stroet. Auck and. DR. J. MURRAY MOORE, M.D., M.R.C.S. Hours for Consultation: 11 to 1 p.m., at Pond's Homoeopatltio Pharmacy, 153, Queen-street; 2 to '' p.m., antd 1 to s p.m. at Residence, Lower Symonds-sffrcet. Telephone 130. Vaccinations at Pond's, I p.m., T UESDA _T and FRIDAY MEDICAL HALL- PONSONBY (Opposite the Three j jumps). J. G. HENDERSON, Proprietor, in thanking the residents of Ponsonby and .surrounding dis tricts for their support ana c ontidetico .for tlie past eleven years, would iiguii : _H their atten tion to v few of the proprictairy articles manu factured by him iroin iltu o 's of ihe very best (■unlity procurable. Quinine, Iron, &c, Tonic Mixture, Neuralgia, Rheumatic and Gout Mixtures, Toothache Reliever. The above give speedy relief, es pecially in facial neuralgia. For Coughs, Colds, „c.'—Cherry Pectoral. Balsam of borehoumi, Chlorouy_e. Tho above are superior to the imported urt_Je, being recently prepared. Antibilious Pills, suitable to tlr.e climate: are pureiy vegetable ; give speedy relief. From Is per box ; by post. Is 2d. Prescriptions and Family Rcwipes faithfully prepared. . J.G.ll.'s Worm Powders and "Mixture are the most effectual remedies known to ■medical I cience. _____ MEDICAL FEES REDUCED TO ... ENGLISH RATES. . Dr. BAKEWELL regrets that, owing to the rush of patients in the afternoons and oven.'rigs, many liaVc had to wait a longtime. He would therefore advise those requiringlengthy coiitiil lations, examination of tlie chest) etc., to come in the mornings from "i. to 11. Saturday after noons and evenings will in future be reserved for male patients only.-Address: Hobson 6TKEET, 2 BOOUS 11KLOW COOK-STEEKT. Hours: | S) to 11, 3t01,7 lo 9. Fees : Cash invariably ;no I I hooking.. Fo" advice and medicine, _s u'd ; for j visit and medicine, os. ' ' ~ DR." \V ILKI NS, In the present depressed times, has I reduced his fee to os for advice and medicine ' both in general and spucial practice. P.S. -Arranges Spectacles for ad kinds of bad sight. iV«if v, J\ X E M P T, SURGEON DENTIST. Has Removed to CORNER OF ELLIOTT AND WELLESLEY STREETS (Opposite the Opera House.) Box 210] [Telephone 373 TI ii WI N ~B~S OR, ____• SURGEON DENTIST (by exam.) (Late of the Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) I beg to intimate to the public of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue m prac tice at the Old Chambers, Shortland-strcet (opposite Post Offke.) Having secured the ser vices of a first-class Mechanical Assistant, and reduced my charges, I hope to merit a share or their support. Box 210, P.O.] [Telephone 377. HOLESALE PRICES at REW'S— Jams, lid per tin; Sugar. 2_d per lb- Tea Is Id per lb ;Rice, 2'dperlb; Marmalade. GJd per tin; erervthing at Wholesale Prices for Cash.—Rew's," Victoria-street,