SHIPPING.

SUN-fiT—This evening, 6.57 Sunrise—To-morrow morning, 4.40 Moon's AGE—Full Moon, December 1, 3 a.m.

HIGH WATER.

Auckland.—This evening, 6.0; to-morrow jnorning. 6 20. Manuka v Heads. —This evening, 8.40; to morrow morning, 9.0. Kaipara Heads. — This afternoon, 9.40; to morrow morning, 10.0.

ARRIVALS.

Raven, H.M.S., from Sydney. Balcarres Brook, s.s., from London, via

Sydney. Bellinger, s.s., from Whangarei Wellington, s.s., from Whangarei. Jennie 8., barquentine, from Fiji.

DEPARTURES.

Omapere, s.s., for Southern port 3 Clansman, s.s., for Russell lona, s.s., for Tauranga Douglas, s.s., forOpotiki _ _lia Pryce, schr., for Napier Mariner, schr., for Whangaroa

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, Thursday,

5 p.m. Rotomahana, from Thames, to-day, 10.30

p.m. Wainui, from Fiji, Thursday Wanaka, from South, Thursday, 8 a.m. (Onehunga)

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Lurline, ship, from London, via Dunedin ; sailed July 25 Canterbury, ship, left London Sept. 27 Waitangi, ship, from London, loading May Queen, ship, from London Himalaya, bq., from Liverpool via Welling ton

Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New York July 27, via Lyttelton Ada Stott, barque, sailed August 4 from New York Rebecca Crowell, barque, left New York Sept. 8, via Wellington Deutchland, barque, from Now York, via Wellington : sailed October 20 M. Henmngs, barque, from New York, to sail Nov. 15 Jennie 8., schr., from Fiji Restless, brig, from Fiji, early Diamond, barque, from Newcastle, early Oregon, barque, from Java, early . Welcome, schooner, from Rbckhampton, early Loongana, bq., from Lyttelton ; sailed 24th . inst.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Rangitiki, ship, loading, for London Zealandia, ship, for Napier, early. Evie Reed, barque, for New York, loading Te Anau, s.s., for Sydney, to-day, 5 p.m. Australia, s.s., for East Coast, to-day, 6

p.m. Wainui, s.s., for Wellington, Thursday Waihorn, s.s., for South, Thursday, noon Balcarres Brook, for Napier, Thursday. Wanaka, s.s., for South, Friday, 10 a.m (Onehunga)

The s.s. Omapere sailed last evening for Southern ports.

The only coaster that has put in an ap pearanco sinco yesterday is tho Paku, cutter, with timber, from Tairua.

The Clansman sailed for Russpll last evening, the lona for Tauranga, and tho Douglas for Opotiki.

The schooners Welcome and Defiance ar rived at Newcastle on tho 18th inst. from Roekhampton, in ballast, to load for Now Zealand.

The ship Waikato was berthed at the lower western tee of the Queen-street Wharf yesterday afternoon, and broke* bulk to day.

The brig Vision left Newcastle for Kaipara on the 12th inst., and tho Eillan Donan arrived at Sydney the same day from Kaipfara with a cargo of timber*, after a passage of 14 days.

The s.s. Bellinger arrived from Whangarei last ever ling with passengers:—Mesdames Payne, 'Dunwoodie, Ormandy, Misses Wes tern, Buchanan, Payne, Dunwoodie, Masters Ormandy and Payne, Messrs Cole, Bland, J. Buth., Ormandy, Hedley, and Whonkey.

The barquentine Jennie B. arrived from Fiji this morning. She was taken in tow by the tug-boat out by Tiri, and at once taken {up to the Sugar Company's Works, where she is to discharge her cargo of sugar.

The new ferry steamer Osprey went on her trial trip yesterday afternoon, and gave entire satisfaction. She was berthed at the Queen-street Wharf this morning, but will not start running for some little time, as she has to be finished off yet and smar tened up.

The _.s. Wellington arrived from Whan garei last evening with the following pas sengers :—Messrs Pu-chas, Bell and grand son, Nixon, Squirroll, Rutherford, Cliff, McKenzie, Campbell, Whitelaw, Owen, Callaghan, Lee, AJQaway, Rountree and son, Mrs Fraser, Misses McGregor and McKinnon, and three in the steerage.

■ The s.s. Glenelg went into dock yester day afternoon to a cleaning. "She is to come out this afternoon after 3 o'clock, when her place will be taken by the s.s. Wellington, which is to undergo a general overhaul. While t_ie Wellington is in dock, the Glenelg will take up the running of Whangarei.

W. Balchin, of Balchin, Johnston and Co., writes from London: "The Colonial Union Company's steamer is being opposed for Sydney by the Fifeshire taking rough measurement at 30s and weight 17s 6d to 20s; and for New Zealand ports by the sailers of the regular lines at 20s all round, the pioneer steamer of the view line having taken 64 days on her passage to the colonies."

The Melbourne " Age," in an article yes terday, directs public attention to the com plications which may possibly arise as the consequence of short supplies of tonnage in Australia. The article shows that already iron vessels of a handy size are scarce, and offers of cargo from Adelaide on account of grain and wool shippers fail to obtain a re sponse from shipowners. The natural result of the present dearth of tonnage has been to increase the rates of freight, and it is ex tremely probable that nothing under 32s 6d per ton will be accepted by owners of iron sailing vessels for cargoes of moderate size, while for steamers a considerable ad vance in rates is everywhere anticipated.

ARRIVAL OF THE H.M.S. RAVEN.

As anticipated in last night's issue, the British man-o'-war signalled proved to be the Kayen, from Australian shores. She arrived in harbour late in the afternoon, and dropped anchor in the man-o'-war ground. This is the first visit of the Raven to this port, as she has been kept busy surveying since her commission. The Raven is a small vessel, rigged as a three-masted schooner, and is of composite build, having been turned out from Poplar (England) in 1882. She is of 465 tons regis ter, and of the following dimensions :—125 feet long, 23 feet 5 inches beam, and 9 feet 8 inches in depth of hold. She carries but a small armament, consisting of two 64 ---pounder muzzle-loading guns and two 20 ---pounder breech-loading guns. She has engines of 380 horsepower, which can drive the vessel at a speed of 9 knots an hour upon but a small consumption of coal. The vessel carries a complement of 60 men, and the following is a list of her officers: —Lieutenant and commander, : Frank W. Wyley ; lieutenants, Hon. Stan- i hope, Hawke and • Thomas Brandseth ; ;J surgeon, John P. J. Coolican; assistant i pay-master in charge, Bernard J. Lloyd- i

Evans; engineer, Benjamin R. King; gunner, James Rowe. The Raven left Sydney on the 19th instant at 4 p.m., and had fine weather with S. to S.W. winds throughout the passage across. _ The Raven awaits despatches here, and it is not yet known how long her stay will ext.nd.

ARRIVAL OF THE BALCARRES BROOK.

The steamship Balcarres Brook, which arrived this morning, is the second repre sentative of the Colonial Union Company's that has visited us. The Balcarres Brook left London on September Bth, and had fine weather down to Teneriffe. From there the steamer went direct to Sydney. Tho Equator was crossed on September 27th in 8.40 W., and the vessel experienced strong breezes and heavy seas in the S.E. Trade Belt, and at times rolled very heavily and shipped largo bodies of water, but came through without damage. She passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on October 14th, and along the Southern Ocean had principally light winds and calms. For four days, however, she had to contend against a tremendous gale veering from S.W. toN.W., attended with very high confused sea. She arrived at Sydney on the 18th inst., and at once com menced to discharge the portion of her cargo for that port. She left Sydney on 22ncl inst., at 4 p.m., and had moderate S.W. winds the whole way, with fine weather, till the midnight of the 28th, when a very strong gale S. W. commenced with heavy rain. Rain took off next day, but heavy weather con tinued until arrival this morning. She anchored in tho stream and was passed by the Health Officer, and at 9.30 a.m. was berthed alongside tho Queen-street Wharf. Tho mail was delivered at 7.30 a.m. The Balcarres Brook has no passen gers for this port, but has three steerage for Wellington and the same number for Dunedin. She commenced discharging her cargo this mornincr, and expects to be clear by Thursday, when sho will sail for Napier. The Balcarres Brook is an iron screw steamer, of the cargo-carrying type, built by Oswald Mordaunfc and Co., of Southamp ton, in 1883, and is of 1306 tons net register and 2001 tons gross. Her engines, which are on the compound principle, surface con densing and direct-acting, are of 170-horse power nominal and 750 indicated, the cylin ders being of 60in. and 30in. in diameter respectively, and tho stroke 42in. There aro two steel boilers, which carry a working pressure of 901b to the square inch, and are fitted with Fox's patontcorrugated furnaces. The vessel, like most of her class, is not remarkable for symmetry, but her machinery is considered something superior to that of most engines of the kind. The Balcarres Brook is an emergency steamer, having been suddenly called upon to take the place of the Ashleigh Brook, which was laid up to havo refrigerating machinery fitted into her, and which is de scribed as a fine vessel in every respect. Tho Balcarres Brook is divided by tho bulkhead into water-tight compartments, and is doublo-bottomed, so that sho can carry 500 tons of water ballast. Sho is fitted with all the appliances for cargo haulage, and in all respects scorns to bo a creclitablo specimen of her class, and is kept in very neat order. Sho belongs to tho Bulcarros Brook Steamship Company, and is commanded by Captain William Burgess.

A FAST STEAMER.

The It.M.S. Ormuz arrived in Port Jack son on the afternoon of November 20th. She again beat tho record tor London, and can now lay claim to having mado tho fastest passagofrom London to Australia. Her time from Suez to Perth is given as 16 ■ days, or a 17 knot average straight through. Such an achievement is highly satisfactory,and tends to show what this grand specimen of naval architecture can do in tho matter of steaming. Her mails, dated London, October 21st, woro delivered in Sydney in 29 days, or two days in advance of those of the R.M-S. Car thage, which left London a week earlier anefwas passed on tho run from Albany to Adelaide. The Ormuz. it is stated, has made this fast passage in tho faco of a deal of adverse weather, and Captain Charlton is of opinion that under more favourable circumstances tho vessel will do still better. His opinion is fully endorsed by the chief engineer (Mr McDoupall), who is quite satisfied that she can beat the pre sent record. Tho Ormuz left Plymouth on October 15th, at 12.50 p.m., and reached Port Jackson on the 20th inst. at 2 p. m. after a remarkably rapid trip of 36 days 15 hours 4 minutes, including detentions en route. The steaming time from Plymouth to Ade laide was 27 days 22 hours, and to Sydney 29 days 19 hours. Tho ship maintained a speed of about 16knotsthroughouttheentiro passage and averaged 390 miles per day. Tho best day's performance waa 4_Q miles. Appended are some of the biggest runs made:—Plymouth to Naples, 391, 390, 361, 184 ; Naples to Port Said and Aden on to Adelaide, 367,, 380, 260, 392, 388, 347, 362, 391, 390, 420, 389, 364, 339, 327, 354, 374, 379, 381 and 370 ; King Georgo's Sound to Adelaide, 216, 376, 378 ; from Melbourne to Sydney, 390. The run from Albany to Adelaide and thence to Melbourne was a remarkable performance, and excited great interest at the Southern cities, and on the trip from Melbourne tho ship did splendidly, covering the distance—some 576 miles —in 36 hours. This was from an chorage to anchorage. The Ormuz brought out the largest number of passengers that has ever reachod Australia in one bottom. The total number on board on leaving home was 828 ; of these 513 were in the third cabin, the Sydney contingent in that class numbering 249, or live more than those for Melbourne.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Te Kopuru, November 26.—Arrived, at Heads : Yolande, Farvel, and Waitemata. Russell, 1 this day.—Arrived: Clansman, from Auckland.

Waitara, this day.—Arrived : Gairloch, from Onehunga.

New Plymouth, this day. — Arrived: Rotorua, from Onehunga Wellington, November 28.—Arrived : Ship Eugenic, from Hamburgh. Wellington, November 28. — Sailed: Penguin, s.s., forPicton and Nelson ; Tara wera, s.s., and Mawhera, s.s., for tho South.

Lyttelton, November 28.—Sailed : s.s. Wanaka, for Wellington.

Lyttelton", this day.—Arrived : Barque Jasper, from Newcastle.

Port Chalmers, November 28.—Arrived: Himalaya, barque, from Liverpool, via Wel lington. Sailed: Hawea, s.s., for the North.

Port Chalmers, this day.—Arrived : Manapouri, from Bluff; Hauroto, from Lyttelton; Ohau, from Auckland.

COMMERCIAL.

(reuter's telegram. )

WOOL SALES. Melbourne, November 28. Messrs Dalgetty and Co. held their weekly wool sales at their rooms to-day, when 2,400 bales were submitted. There was. a large attendance of buyers, and competition was animated. The prices for inferior and faulty wools were somewhat weaker in sympathy with the reports of the London sales. Superior greasy merino realised lOd per lb ; medium to good, l_d to BJd; in ferior, s£d to 7d ; medium to good cross bred, B|d; superfine merino lambs' wool, 10J; comb-back lambs' wool, lOd ; washed merino, Is 2d j scoured, Is 2id. 1,845 bales were sold.

Notices to Correspondents.

T.R.—There is no doubt you were badly advised in the course adopted. The matter, however, is not one which could bo discussed by means of newspaper cor respondence.

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

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the -wrong that needs resistance, For the future in tho distance, And the good that we can do.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1887.

The accounts of the Corporation of Auckland for the half-year ending the 30th September, 1887, have just been published, and show that the policy of retrenchment inaugurated 12 months ago has affected every department. All the clerical and administrative ex penses exhibit reductions, and the day labour on streets shows a reduction of about „500; stonebreakers, and asphalting, ,-£BOO. The expendi ture on carting metal was about .£7OO I greater, due no doubt to the fact that I the past half-year covered the winter ! months. The expenditure at the Ab batoirs showed a very marked decrease, while there* was an increase of J_ 115 in the fees received. There are apparently not many citizens who go conscien tiously through their morning bath in summer and winter. The fees derived iErom the fresh and salt water baths for the six months amounted to only ;£29, as compared with_£3:_9 received during

the half-year ending the 31st of March. The total expenditure for the half-year on general account was less than in the preceding six months.

The waterworks account shows a de crease in the amount of wages, but an increase in coal and most other heads of expenditure. We presume that this is attributable to the additional con sumption arising from the supplies to suburban bodies.

There is a falling off in the revenue from Waikomiti cemetery, due, let us hope, to less sickness and mor tality. Winter is disagreeable, but appears to be more healthy than the summer. About £100 was spent in planting and improving the ground, which has already lost that bare bleak appearance which is accountable for so much of the early prejudice against this burial ground.

The Ward Allocation Accounts re present the following wards to be still in debt at the close of the term for the amounts stated .-—South Ward, ,£717 ; Ponsonby, .£333; Karangahape, ;£20,7; Grafton, „164. The wards with credit balances were : — North Ward', £ 15,351; and East Ward, ; £2,284. The Hobson - street and Shortland-street works will put all the wards in about the same financial con dition, and they will start fair with respect to the last instalment of the loan.

The accounts are clearly stated, and although they still leave an ugly debtor balance of on bank over draft to be cleared off from the general account, they show, on the whole, the city administration to be in a sound condition, requiring only care and economy to bring matters straight with out further borrowing or additional taxation.

ELECTIVE GOVERNORS.

Last night Sir George Grey had oc casion to point out in the House of Re presentatives, as he has frequently done before, that one more of his proposal 8 had been adopted by his political op" ponents, viz., that for the reduction of Ministerial salaries. It is the misfor tune of progressive statesmen to be misunderstood and maligned when they inaugurate measures which are in advance of the times, and their only consolation is to see their ideas being ultimately adopted by some time serving politician who does not scruple to reap where he never sowed. In re lation to the question of, making the post of Governor of the colony elective Sir George Grey has shown the same prescient power that has marked his connection with New Zealand politics in the past. The Sydney " Telegraph," in a thoughtful article on this subject, says : —

"In giving notice of a measure to make Governors of New Zealand elective, Sir George Grey can at the most be only said to be anticipating the progress of events. That ho is unduly anticipating the requirements of the time there can be little doubt. It can scarcely be main tained that any feeling calls for the change he is proposing, and it is not easy to point to any definite circum stances making it desirable. . . . • That it is only premature musty we think, also be admitted as equally clear. It is only the condition of our youth and com parative unimportance which enables the present Bystem to exist. But • theso are conditions that are changing every day. If in this .colony instead of one million we had a population of four millions, it is hardly likely that we should be content to go to the Colonial Office with the request that it would be pleased to nominate a Governor for us. If we did it when we were four millions, it is absurd to suppose that wo should do so when we had ten. We shall then without question appoint our Governor, or whatever the head of our Executive may then be called, in some different way and by ourselves. It is all a question of time and growth. The position of tutelage and de pendence in which we stand now is one which it is our destiny to grow out of. . . . . So that it is practically certain that the time will come when the idea of Sir George Grey will be fulfilled and when the colonies will in some way or other ap point their own Governors. The sugges tion is always met by the reply that the people would not be so well satisfied to elect a man of their own to the post as to receive a man sent out from the home country. The answer to this is that | nothing accommodates itself more readily to changed conditions than such a senti -1 ment as this, the creation of mere habit. The States of the American Union seem quite satisfied with the men they elect as Governors, quite as well as though j they were nominated by the Government of ! tho'Union. And it is worth remembering I that the principle of appointing Governers by the Colonial Office has been largely 1 limited by the Canadian Constitution, under which the Lieutenant-Governors of the different provinces are appointed by the Executive Government of the Dominion." '

Our contemporary sneers at the Im perial federation idea, and appears to hint at an Australian Republic as the xpal towards which these colonies are drafting. In so doing, it drops into the error* nf looking too far ahead—thus committing, in an intensified form, the mistake attributed to Sir George Grey. Federated Australia might, on the plan of the Canadian Dominion, receive a Governor-General from Lon don, while each colony chose its own Governor; and there is nothing to mar the permanence of such an ar rangement, provided that the separate legislative independence of the differ ent colonies were fully secured. The mistake committed in Canada has been to make the bond too close. To use a somewhat ignoble com parison, hounds cannot run well in leash unless they have free play for individual action. It is amistaketo assume that to give the Australasian colonies power to elect their own Go vernors is an approach to "cutting the painter," uniting our little boats to the great British Ship of State. Like the bogey of Separation which is raised by the opponents of Home tfuie for Ireland, this cry is only put forward by ignorant or interested parties, or by those who are hopelessly allied with the "stupid party" in politics. Elective Governors will be the rule in Austral asia in the coming years, and yet the heavens will not fall, nor the British J

Crown be ih^g^^ agree with

n A i p^e^ ou _rirr^ - ; ■?i Sergeant Gamble X° D ln sf. mandel. w ou a visit to j^ A movement is «n v Volunteers and some of t\ W*& -t_ ** late <W%%*&l towards erpnt; n _ y "istitnte '__ : also to def ay sol e a D T morial Mm S committee has alreaS hi h . &* A sff*» being ehSn b Pitt secretary, f r om whom _* - *) ot &<*. connected with __?_322i!Swß With reference to ' Q_t__****i which is now visible S&fflft 1815, butt the Australian S___?*2W to the Sydney ««MorniSw l ??' **_ lows : "The ( S by observations made ____P on August 27th at Bm_ o? 11 August 30th, 2nd. The comet pltsedl October 11th, at dffiS of W° <> miles from the been slowly recedin_ from _. the earth. TwS_s_W^ within the past tS£gSSB__S been attended with serkml n„ ht . haT « Whilst engaged kicked out and sent Mm ?i. V faUing ) hefeU^ S o_ one o! the forks For a few minutes Kenny was immediately sentm? „ I tended to the sufferer, whoS'SS# avourably. Itwas at the spine was injured, but uS SSi tton it was found that he hadCy'S a severe bruise in his side. l $W The criminal sittings of tt_ _ ■" Court will be opened 2 o. _J_s_? December sth. The. pj_ife# far comprises the following oa ße^ Wfc Morton, alias Bmmg.,S £_"&' alias Charles Roberts, and larceny; RobertStorfSnSSff ing (two charges); Walter JamS£- e larceny; William Smith,, f_£ 2 tences (two charges); Henry HeusckS Bargo te, Wm. Bargotte, and jSgjg, lick, forcible entry; John Sheeny, -_t John Michael Knox andJThoWS' breaking and entermg;\P_tri c k :B ed}S and MargaretCarroll, alias Bedford, b_v from the person with wlence; Al_-__di Polley, attempted suicide; ThomasMV and bolomon Kelly, breaking and entetf/. Mary 0 Connor, manslaughter;" rf Fowler, larceny as a bailee; Charles Donald. John Brown, Edward Lumpkin, '■'__ Christmass, and Richard Hackett. killb with intent to steal; Edward Scofct, receiv ing stolen property; Robert Dtmlop and Wm. Scott, larceny. , ■ Municipal authorities are very emtio in their dealings with the 'Salvation Army, and it is difficult at' tiauaSio see the principle on which they'iot; The Onehunga Borough 1 Coubcil have, it appears, requested'the Army notto march with music through the t»tree_im Sundays, except during 'hours rf divine service, and the officer' in .icon mand has written ba_kiHidedi__g to be placed under any i rseWc-M, as there area great number of sinnersia Onehunga whose soulb ; require' savi%_ the Council must be aware, and.tittder these circumstances the soldiers of the Army must do ;„.Ir di_y}*sa Sunday was their field dayi, teij_t towns the playing during theitops worship is what is objected t."„i Goulburn, 'New South Waleß, the-fyk prohibits the Army from eariyingatew in their and the standard bearer was lately fined for -ontraraiiiis this regulation. Against bbiis cdnvi_f_bi_ _fae Army has appealed to the SupremrWt, on the ground that the; by-law''is' _!m vires.- -' ; :r < At a meeting yeet-fday afternoon'oftha Committee of the Auckland Political Finan cial Reform Association the" following reso-. lution was unammously agreed "t», and tha substance telegraphed- to Mr D. Gqldie, M.H.R.', with a requesfcithatne it to the House this eveni_g:- H That this Committee remain strongljr of the opinion that was 'expressed ;-" irk .'their telegram to their vie. • chairman, Mr Gbldie, M.H.R., on the 16th instant, that the Government financial re trenchment proposals should have prewt 1 ence of all others, and reiterates its hope that Auckland members will patriotically =upport that course which will ensure in mediate practical effect beinggiveii lative enactment'; to the, proposed, etoct ments in the departmental appropriatipns.

At the meeting of the Council last week a letter Was iw'fnn * Baber, member of the Crown I__ds», Auckland, to the following effect:. M desirable that the kauri gin* mdnetr/ should be placed under the control of county councils, the chairmen having power M orevent digging for or gum ing from such licenses to * °c. eonuty* venue. It should be remembered *» : the kauri gum is a valuable - *>*_** employing a great J^f a g& sons, quarter of;«£ng per annum, and likely to "«*£ years; also that, in am Leat damage is done to foreste,-tofflg, and private property, without W£® SsaSff tf 4Mg Sut checking it, appears tobewqg Possibly this could be dW tbmfj>f 3E_» lengthened was resolved, /'That -m_w «P this Council it is councils have control of and that the moneys coming lrom source be county revenue. , Three cows left grazing in.* pm*, Ponsonby on Sunday evening. .Mg a lengthy search and n . um^?_^ BP ; hij the owner succeeded Mount Eden. ?e ,F int^. m * l *> • _, nf the country The mineral resoles of the north of Auckland are' Wjjgg d_ Sown as yet, but ff ef covered to^.. i S^? B W>i-*»; The "Northern Advocate ;. ust beeu Sh deposit found at Wmg deposit<*»"£ ot water carriag e. V^^rfraa J amined with the , m^ n ifs ße a. to quantity,and for analysis, all of n * h SS ofthedj 80 per cent. f ew g fn"e SS-one of whom by b»»w> ■ expert, although not aiway i Kided in «_*_«**& w^SsjsS'gri _t£_Etv* ■

TiiE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, TPESDAF, NOVEMBER 29, 1887,

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SPECIAL WORTHY oTjNSPECTION. Having bought a large lot of Clearing Ware house Lines, will soil them at a small advance to clear quickly. A littlo money will go further than usual in purchasing the underniontioncd lines and others too numerous to particularise 250 Pairs New Laco Curtains, Is lid. 2s 3d, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s 6d to 17s 6d ; mostly taped edges and new styles ~ , ~ , ~. Black Cashmeres, 113 d, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is lid ; special value , . , ~ 860 Yards All-wool Jersey Cloths, Is, worth Is 6d 720 Yards All-wool French Cushmeres, Is lid ; worth 3s 3d , N.B. -Turkish Towels. 6d Black, Whito, and Cream 36-inch Flouncing Laces, cheap Large lot of Silk Broch. Lace and Cashmere Capes and Dolmans at a nominal prico, from Is 6d t 25 Boys' good Jersey Suits, half-price New White and Coloured Mattings, all widths, special value Men's Serge Trou-ers, 4s lid 70 Pairs Boys' Tweed Trousers, 3s lid Youths' Tweed Trousers, 4s 6d 100 Boys' Tweed Knicker Suits, from 3s 3d Boys' Dressed Oxford Shirts, Is lid Splendid line Men's Dressed Regatta Shirts, 2s lid, worth 4s 6d Grand line Men's Mosgiel Tweed Suits, 32s 6d Boys' and Youths' Mosgiel and Kaiapoi Tweed Suitsin Knicker and Long Trousers, at greatly reduced prices Job line in 4-button Kid Gloves, first choice, Largo lot of Remnants, etc., worthy of inspection. ™„LIAM T> TJRIDGMAN, 288, UPPER QUEEN-STREET. r<HEAP CAS II HOU SE, VICTORIA-STREET WEST. DRESSMAKING. The Proprietors of this Establishment having secured the services of a MOST FASHIONABLE & ACCOMPLISHED DRESSMAKER. Aro now prepared to oxecuto any orders with the greatest despatch. PERFECT FIT AND SUPERB STYLE GUARANTEED. Ladies' own Material made up. All Drapery and Clothing beingsold at half-price to make room. W. VAI LE, Manager, j..



SPRING DRAPERY, The wholo of their Spring G.ods having noi* arrived, ex Ruapohu, Doric, and Arawa MILNE & CHOTCE Ha vojrroat pleasure In assuring their TOWN and COUNTRY FRIENDS that tholr Homo Buyer has displayed excellent Taste and Judg mout in the .election of Goods suitable to their class of trade. Their HOME and AUCKLAND-MADE MILLINERY. It is well known, is not to be equalled in New Zealand. Immense Stock of MANTLES. JACKETS, DUSTCLOAKS, and DRESSING GOWNS In all Styles and Prices. One of tho LARGEST and MOST VARIED ASSORTMENT of DRESS GOODS in the Col ony, their purchases bolng made from the Con tinental, Bradford, .London, aad Colonial Markets. The Principal Stylos thissoason aro: PLAIN or SELF-STRIPED, trimmed Boad**. Ornaments PLAIN or SELF-STRIPED, trimmed fancy Chock "Velvet CHECKS, trimmed Velvet or Plnsh STRIPES, trlmmd Velvet or Plush CHECKS and STRIPES, worn together (the Latest Fashion) CHECKS or STRIPES worn with Plain ZEPH RS and PRINTS in New Stylos A Great Fontnro this season will be THE BoXEM EMBROIDERED CAMBRIC DRESSES In WHITE and COLOUhS. a Largo Stock has been laid in, in anticipation of a run upon them. PATTERNS BY POST ON APPLICATION. A Special Bargain of 45 DOZBN 4-BUTTON TAN KID GLOVES, at 2s 9d, worth at least 50 per cont more. Tho HOSIERY. HABRKDASHERY, LACES, UNDERCLOTHING, HOUSKHOLD. and JUVENILE BOYS' DEPARTMENTS aro all Fully Stocked. N.8.-Ladios aro Specially invited to look through the Various Departments. Thoy will not be solicited to buy, unless so disposed. Shop Closes on Saturdays at 2 o'clock. ]LT ILNE & nHOYCE, IMPORTERS, Queen anu W ___est__- Stp._sjs>



Orapery and Clothing AT REDUCED PRICES. :, .. H. A T X IN S, v In order to reduce stock and meet the times, will sell lor the next few woeka V ■ AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Attention is invited to the following ,w ---25,000 Yards of last season's Dress Goods' _.._$ to 60 per cent reduction Silks. Cashmeres, Umbrellas, Sunshades, Ulsters. Fur-lined Cloaks, &c, &c, 20 to 25 ncr Ocnt. reduction •/T New Dress Goods, Sec., &c, now being' Opened at 12. per cent, below usual charges MANCHESTER GOODS. > Lace Curtains, Table Linen. Sheetings, Quilts, Blankets, Calicoes, .Shirtings, *__~ &c, at 12. to 20 per cent, reduction CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. 500 Boys', Youths', and Men's Colonial Tweed Suits at exactly invoice price. A magnifi cent lot of Suits to select from, in all .izes, and will positively be sold at invoice price. Also, Trousers and Trousers and Teste, _0., at invoice price All other Goods, such as Shirts, Hats, Collars, Braces, Hosiery, &0., &o, at 12. to 20 per cent, reduction 150 Very best quality ever Imported Men's Tweed Waterproof Coats at 20 per cent, off the marked prices. THE ABOVE REDUCTIONS AXE GENUINE., The intention being to reduce stock some thousands of pounds, no matter if at a heavy cost, JEL ATKx Ns * QUEEN-STREBT. TT 1. PUR BR O OK, PRACTICAL ELECTRICIAN, Wishes to announce that he has RemovefiWto No. 38, GREY-STREET (two doors above the Market HotelK TO UNDERTAKE ALL KINDS OF _>_%0 TRICAL WORK. Mechanical Repair. Effect.-,. '



RECIPE FOR COOKING RAKINO SMOKED FISH. Put a cup of milk and a lump of butter in a stewpan, then peel off the s.ales and place in the pan ; stew for ton minutes on a slow fire with the lid on tight. Servo with tho milk poured over. To bo bought at the boat only. m p.IVING UP BUSINESS. CHEAP SALE! FEW DAYS ONLY! \* . ■ .. ..-.A GOODS MUST BE^SOLD! '%;*r/iM?>/■.:'?_■ '' ; - ■%■. Having decided to retire from the business, we will, for a few days only, offer our stock of GENERAL'FURNISHING GOODS ffit , At cost price and under, ;..:_.' !'■;.' FOR CASH ONLY! V,'\ THE DIRECT SUPPLY STORE, 249, Queen-street, Auckland. \ REAL, Genuine Clearing-out Sale of _ _ Wood's Drapery Stock, bought by Public Tender, six doors from Three Lamps, Ponsonby Road. T> HO TO GRAPH Y. if TUTTLE AND CO. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. W. R.~ROBINSON Has been appointed Manager for tho above Firm. W. R. R. having been upwards of two years in our employ is a sufficient guarantee that none but FIRST-CLASS WORK will leave our Studio. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. All work on hand will be completed. TUTTLE & CO., 248, QUEEN-STREET. W. R. ROBINSON, Manager. mO PHOTOGRAPHERS SCHERING'S CHEMICALS, DRESDEN ALBUMEN ISED PAPER, DRY PLATES. •• SEEGNER, LANGGUTH, _c CO., Queen-street. ■hi -i* _ . ■»■ *m ■* I '* l [CARD]. T^ - ANTED Landlords and others o know that E. BARKER Undertakes Collection of Rents and Accounts, Execution and Distress Warrants, Possession under Bills of Sale, etc., with care and despatch. OFMOB: CITY CHAMBERS. VULCAN LANE , (Top floor). ...... lT*_> . S. E. C°°p EB ' Next McArthur 4 Co.'s Warehouse, Queen Street. Spring Stock of Youths' Suits (16s 6d to 355) lust to hand direct from the largest Clothing Manufacturers in England. For wear, lit. and value these goods aro unequalled in Auckland. S. E. COOPER, - Noxb McArthur _ Co. .Warehouse, QUEEN STREET. - 00Tg j T>OOTS! X>OOTS! CHEAP SA_E OF BOOTS & SHOES AT GREAT REDUCTIONS, AT mHOMAS TCI LLISON'S. To meet the depressed times, and being largely overstocked, also to make room for largo B__pnv nts to arrive, THUS. ELLISON is now holding a Cheap Salo of Boots and Shoes AT COST PRICE, FOR ONE MONTH, FOR CASH ONLY. The following lines at much less than cost: — s.d. Babies' Shoes 10 per pair Babies' Elastic Boots .. ..1 0 per pair Babies' Elastic Boots . ..16 per pair Gir;.' Morocco Elastic Boots, 10 to 13 3 6 per pair Girls' Morocco Elastic Boots, 11 to 1 4 6 per pair •Girls' Kiel Elastic Boots. 10 to 1 .. 4 6 per pair Girls' Kid Elastic Boots. 10 to 1 .. 5 6 per pair Ladies' good House Boots .. ..36 per pair All other goods equally cheap. BOOTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS MADE TO ORDER ON THE PREMISES. THOS. ELLISON, BOOTMAKER AND IMPORTER, 74, Queen Street.



MEDICAL HALL, PONSONBY (Opposite the Three Lames). J. G. HENDERSON, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST AND SURGEON DBNTIST. Gas Administered for Extractions Would again call attention to a few of the pro prietary articles manufactured by him, from drugs of the very best quality procurable. Quinine, Iron, Sec. Tonic Mixture, Neuralgia, Rheumatic, and Gout Mixtures. Toothache Reliever. The above give Speedy Relief, es pecially in facial neuralgia. For Coughs, Colds, &0.. Cherry Pectoral. Balsam of Horehound, Chlorodyne. The above are superior to the imported article, being re cently prepared. Antibilious Pills, suitable to the climate; are purely vegetable ; glvo speedy relief. From Is per box; by post, Is 2d. Prescriptions and Family Recipes faithfully prepared. J.G.H.'s Worm Powders and Mixture are the most effectual remedies known to medical science. Try J.G.s Certain Cure for Corns. MEDICAL FEES REDUCED TO ENGLISH RATES. Dr. R. H. BAKEWELL, M.D., Member »f the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licentiate in Midwifery of the Royal College of Surgeons, late Visiting Physician to Christ church Hospital, formerly President of thf> Medical Board, Trinidad. HOBSON-St. (near Cook-et.), AUCKLAND. Fees for Consultations, including medicine,! 2s 6d; for visits, including medicine, ss. Cas ht No booking. Hours for Consultation : 9 to 11., a.m., 3 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. , . , i VENI! VIDI! VICI! THE VERY" BUTTON (Shakespear) The Latest Novelty. We have importedl a Button-making Machine, and can now supply' Buttons same cloth as Garment, OnbhunqAi Tweeds included. No extra charge. Call and! see the Machine at work. AUCKLAND CLOTHING COMPANY (G. Mcßride), Customs-strset East, opposite Coupland's Shore CHOICE DRAPERY, at Rubbish Pricde, can now be had at _x doors from Tbrev Samp., Ponflonbjr Road.



BLACK HORSE BRAND SALT Is the BEST for all DOMESTIC and CURING Purposes. Manufactured by Mr John Corbet*, M.P., at Stoko Prior Salt works, England. Packed to suit A(__ REQUIREMENTS in sacks, BAGS ALL SIZES, and Glass Jars. The BEST SALT is the CHEAPEST in the USING. Ask for BLACK HORSE BRAND SALT, and take NO OTHER. All merchants and storekeepers sell it. FARMERS must insist on their BUTTER being made with this SALT ONLY, otherwise thoy will suffer LOSS. HENRY BERRY & Co., Durham-street. Auckland. Post-offlce Box 108.] mHE "UNION" And the "SOUTHERN SPERM" CANDLES, Made by THE UNION OIL, SOAP, and CANDLE COMPANY, ~ x :,' Of AUCKLAND, Are all Guaranteed FULL WEIGHTS (16 ounces to the pound). Many of the Colonial-made Candles now in the market are Light Weights, and therefore dearer at the money than the Auckland-made Candles. TRY FOR YOURSELVES, AND USE ONLY THE LOCAL ARTICLE Jf 0 T I C X The Business hitherto carried on by KOBERT NEAL, At Wellesley-Btreet and Karangahape Road, Will be conducted from the KARANGAHAPE ROAD STORE. Customer- will be called upon as usual. Country customers please note tho change in address: THE NEWTON SUPPLY STORES, Karangahape Road. F. ROWE, Manager. pHEAP and GOOD CUTLERY? THOMAS SAMUEL Haß just received a Large Consignment of all Kinds of Cutlery and Plated Goods, consisting of— Table and Pocket Knivos, Butchers* and Cooks' Knives, Superior Scissors and Razors, Electro plated Forks, Spoons, Cruets, Teapots, etc. All tho above Selling at Very Low Prices. THOMAS SAMUEL, 162, Queen-street „. ;v. (Opposite Arthur's Mart). OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. /CHRISTMAS T^ARDS! /CHRISTMAS /^ARDS The above are a speciality, and are shown in a separate room. mENNIS "D ACQUETS! npENNIS T> ACQUETS AT KELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. TTV KEMP T, SURGEON DENTIST. Has Removed to CORNER OF ELLIOTT AND WELLESLEY STREETS (Opposite the Opera House.) Box 210] [Telephone 378 TTkENTISTR Y. Mr A. L. SMITH, OLD-ESTABLISHED DENTIST. Corner of Hobson and Weixeslky Streets Artificial Teeth fitted without extracting stumps. Other dentists' work repaired. Teeth stopped. Gas administered. Charges moderate. Tramcars pass the house. HF. WINDSOR, • 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 in prac tice at the Old Chambers, Shortland-street (opposite Post Office.) Having secured the ser vices of a tlrst-class Mechanical Assistant, and reduced my charges, I hope to merit a Bhare of their support. Box 210. P.O.] [Tf.-EPhone 377. TtfO TI C E OF HEMOVA L. Mr T. TRAFFORD, The oldest-established Surgeon Dentist of 18 years, Desires to inform his patients and friends that he has removed from Wakefleld-street to more central offices, QUEEN-STREET (over Wayte's, Bookseller), opposite Wyndham-street. , Professional hours : 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. OB ROY - !—TO-NIGHT ! TO-NIGHT ! Admission : 3s, 2s, and Is.