NEWS OF THE MONTH.

SUMMARY FOR HOME READERS.

AUCKLAND. N.Z..

August 13, 1887.

The general election campaign is in full swing, although the writs are not expected to be issued until the 26th inst. The leaders of parties are, as usual, addressing the elec tors at all the centres of population, while the "smaller fry" politicians are perambula ting the electoral districts making bids for support. Sir George Grey, after deliver ing several addresses* to the people of Auckland and to his own constituents in Auckland Central district, has started on an electioneering tour of the colony. He has addressed three meetings in Hawlce S Bay district, and is now in Wellington, where he is expected to appear on the public platform. A remarkable feature of Sir George Grey's attack on the Government is the fact that he addresses himself specially to the task of con futing and opposing Sir Robert btout, who 13 perhaps the most advanced Liberal in the Ministry. Sir Robert btout paid a visit to Auckland on the 26th of July, addressing large meetings m this city and at Thames, and he has ■since spoken at Christchurch, and other ; Northern centres. Sir Julius Vogel, who opened' the campaign with an able :address to his constituency of Christ church North, has sine i gone to Dunedin, where he is at the present time. Major Atkinson,* who, in combination with Sir John Hall, is looked upon as the 'leader of the most formidable section of the Opposition, has had several stormy meetings with his constituents, who disap prove of his action in several local matters, •and he has since addressed a public meeting at Wellington with considerable success. . The 'majority of the candidates all over the country aro being pledged to oust the present Government from power, but at the same time the Stout-Vogel Ministry have a large and compact following. A feature ot the present election contest is the large number of candidates, and there is room to apprehend that the plethora of Op position candidates will lead to the election of a good many Government sup porters. Sir Julius Vogel's seat is abso lutely secure—indeed, no one has the temer ity to oppose him ; but other Ministers are not in the same happy position, notably Sir Robert Stout and the Hon. J. A. lole, both of whom have powerful opposition. If there be any truth in the dictum that «• coming events cast their shadow before,' the Ministry as a whole are doomed to certain downfall. The tone of the press, and the voice of the people as heard at the electoral meetings, clearly indicate that a complete change of Government is desired all but unanimously. In many quarters the test question is, " "Will you vote'a^ainst every Ministry that may contain Sir Julius Vogel ?" while among a large section of the-community there is a strong feeling agaiiMany of the old " leaders ' being included in the Government ofthe future. As showing in a still bolder light the " dead set" that has been made against the Colonial Treasurer, persistent rumours are afloat that there is an intrigue among the other members of the Cabinet.with the object of making him the scapegoat to be thrust forth into the wilderness, or the political Jonah to be thrown out of the labouring ship of State. The utter ances and actions of several of the colleagues of Sir Julius lend coUjgE to the story, but the allega tionll are indignantly denied by the other Ministers. So deeply-rooted, how ever, is the conviction that the Treasurer :-will,not find a place in the next, admimstra ition, that it is being publicly discussed whether he should not be offered a position of trust under the Government, and his name has been mentioned in connection *rith several important offices. These foreshadowings may prove to be all astray, but another month will throw a little more light upon the future. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on July 21st, Mr A. *H. Nathan was elected president for the ensuing year, and Mr Geo. Harper vice president and treasurer. The annual re port was unanimously adopted. As the portion of the report alluding to harbour facilities is of interest to shipmasters and merchants generally, we make the following extract:—" Your Council believe that, as the New Harbour Board are made ac quainted with the requirements and desires of the commercial community, the same will meet with the attention required, and that suitable accommodation will be made to meet the rapidly-growing requirements !of this portion of the colony, and are now 'engaged in carrying out the following new works, viz:—A shed 294 feet long by 50 feet wide, with passages on both sides, but 'in order to get this to enlarge the wharf to ■the requisite dimensions. As part of the first section to the general scheme, it is intended to extend the Railway Wharf for 420 feet into deep water and 500 feet easterly, which will give ample Berthage for direct or mail steamers, with 27 feet at dead low water. The Railway Wharf on .Quay frontage is also to be 120 feet wide overall on the top, and consisting of a rubble mole 30 feet wide on top, carrying three lines of rails between the two rows of goods sheds. On each side of the mole timber decking will be carried, and goods sheds 30 feet wide and 12 feet high placed, capable if necessary of holding an inward or an outward cargo from or for the largest ocean-going steamer ; so that both cargoes ;can be received and delivered as fast as the goods can be sent out of the vessels or stowed in her. Another line of rails, for •workino- goods which do not require shelter or storage, will run close to the front of the sheds on the timber decking, making five altogether. The length of new berthage 'to be provided by the first section is 7,410 lineal feet, having depths of water varying from 27 to 18 feet at low water, and capable lof accommodating about 20 vessels from ; 250 to 500 feet long, where the inward and outward cargoes could be handled with safety and rapidity by passing the goods through sheds capable of holding Sbout 20,000 tons in all. The following statement shows the present and proposed shed accommodation very clearly:-Rail way Wharf : present, 70 x 27, 315 tons ; Sway Wharf : proposed 600 x 30, 3,000 ?on T QuaySreet PJe%: proposed, 300 x 40 2,000 tons ; Outer Eastern T : present, SQ v 82 1 216 tons ; Outer Eastern T : pro posedl 294 x 50, 2,450 tons; Outer Wes- Sr^T- Print, 71x30, 355 tons ; Outer tfo 2. Fastern T : present, 40 x 30, 200 tons ; Hobson-street Wharf: proposed, 1,850 x 30, 9,250 tons ; total present shed accommo dation -. 2,086 tons ; total proposed shed ac commodation : 18,557 tons \ contract is also about being entered into, whereby the goods will be taken over, by a duly ap pointed person, from the slings, and receipts given for same to the ship, thus doing away with many objections aid ; complaints that iave prevailed in the past. What is likely to prove a lengthy and V ery costly struggle between the Northern StP-imsbip Company and the Seamen s UnK£been commenced and both sides have assumed a determined attitude. The directors of the Northern Company have for matter was represented to the head office of the Union at Port Chalmers, with a re<iuc.<t that thoy would meet the Company iv viow of tho present depression W the

coastal trade. The matter was in due course considered by tho Union, which de clined to make any concession. The Northern Company thereupon resolved to take a decided stand by declining to re cognise the Seamen's Union in any way. On ISth July, when the articles of the men on the s.s. Wellington expired, the whole of the men were discharged, and as they refused to accept work at the reduced rates a non-union crew was taken on. The same thing has happened on all the other steamera of the Company as the articles expired, and now the whole of them are manned by non-unionists. The Federated Seamen's Union, who have a large sum of money on hand, are arranging to run steamers in opposition to the Northern Steamship Company's lines, but are said to find a difficulty in inducing New Zea land owners to charter .their steamers for such a purpose.

During the month there have been two slight outbreaks of native trouble - ono at the old centre of disaffection, Purihaka, and the other among the Hauhau fanatics at Waihou, near Hokianga. The latter, which came first in point of time, was the more serious affair ol the two, and had its root in religious fanaticism. Hauhauism has existed in the Bay of Islands district in some form or other since the famous Kai kohe prophetess who predicted that the world would come to an end on the 31st March, 1885. That date having passed without any such fearful cataclysm, she fell into disrepute, and died in tho King Country. Her mantle descended on Ane Karo, a daughter of Hohaia Patuone, and a relative of the great Tamati Walker. This lady paid a visit to To Whiti, who con firmed her in her self-assumed office of pro phetess. She took up new quarters in Upper Waihou, where she used to have largo meetings on the 17th day of eacli month. After the manner of To .Whiti, she used to invite Europeans and natives to these meetings. This went on till last March, when a rival prophetess named Remona laid claim to gifts far exceeding Ane Karo's—among others the power to raise the dead. Ane, fully alive to tho gravity of the situation, took prompt stops to nip this heresy in the bud, but, alas for human nature ! Kemona was a younger woman, and the larger part of Ano's ad herents, including her father, went after the new light. She ordered them all to dress in white calico, and not to allow any profano person to come near their dwellings. They fixed a tall flagstaff on which was placed many white flags, round which they went in slow pro cession three times a day. They varied this amusement when it got too monotonous by stealing potatoes and killing cattle. On one occasion they wantonly killed six head of cattle belonging to Ane Karo, and threw the carcases into the river. On another oc casion they got hold of a white man, tied him up, stripped him of his clothes, hat and boots, and burnt them, besides robbing him of some money. Cannibalism was reported to be among tho coming excitements of the new religion, although its doctrines had not got beyond cremation for the dead when a stop was put to these dangerous proceed ings. Wi Katene, the Maori member for the district, repeatedly appealed to the Native Minister to interfere, but it was only when flagi-ant breaches of the law had occurred and it was evident that a very serious disturbance was brewing that the Government took action.

Mr Bishop, R.M., eathered together all the police between Whangerei and Mon ganui, and they together with 15 or 16 special constables, effected the capture of the prophetess Remona and her adherents on the morning of Friday, July 22nd, but only after a stubborn resistance on the part of the fanatics, which resulted in two of them being wounded and several of the police receiving nasty gashes from axes. They were all taken to Rawene, Hokianga, and sentenced to various terms of im prisonment, _the prophetess included. Their flagstaff was cut down, and the rival prophetess having given guarantees of good behaviour, the sense of uneasiness which has been felt by Europeans and natives in the district is now removed, and we have no doubt that the trouble is over.

The Parihaka disturbance was a much more prosaic affair—having its origin in a native habit of selling intoxicating drinks without a license. Te Whetu (not the "prophet" Te Whiti, but a follower) was convicted of that offence; but as he treated tho Court with contempt, it was determined to arrest him. Ac cordingly on Saturday, 30th July, In spector Pardy, Constables Tvvomey, Henry, Roche and Rolls and a force of 21 of the Permanent Artillery went to Parihaka to arrest the law-breaker. When the attempt was made by the constables a general rush of natives was made to stop them, Constable Twomey being thrown to the ground. Constable Roche got a severe handling. The order was given to the permanent force to fix bayonets, which checked the native men and women assisting. Te Whetu was thrown by Constable Roche, but his wife lay on him to prevent the handcuffs being put on. The natives were at last overcome, and three other prisoners were taken and hand cuffed for attempting to rescue. Te Whetu was taken to Pungarehu in a waggon, the others walking in charge of the Permanent Force. The affair lasted from 15 to 20 minutes. A later teleerram states that the Native Minister has given instructions to increase the constabulary post at Opunake to fifty men, which was its original strength, and fourteen extra men have been sent, from Wellington. - The prisoners are now in durance vile, having been sentenced to short terms of imprison ment and ordered to find sureties for their future good behaviour. Our Fiji corrrespondent, writing on the sth instant, says:—"For sometime past the feeling has been growing in the public mind that the Governor con templates making no such radical changes in the form of administration and in the native policy as will give any hope of future improvement. From time to time many colonists have waited upon him, and he has heard them most courteously as to past, presenfc and future. He has been very sympathetic in manner, but very discouraging in matter, and has sent them all away with the impression that if ruin must come it is much to be deplored, but he really does not see how it is to be averted. Therefore the alternatives pre sented have been to fold arms decorously and go down in deep water, or to strike out vigorously and see if it be possible to reach some hospitable shore. The latter course has been adopted, and at present the colony is in a state of enthusiastic agitation for annexation to Victoria. The Southern Cross is in from Tonga to day. The news is to the effect that every thing is quiet. The King refused to see the Rev. Mr Stephenson, who came on de putation from Sydney, and he went back by the steamer Lubeck, which brought him. The Rev. G. Brown and Mr Fletcher re main, but there is no hope of their doing any good."

ACCIDENTS.

A sad case of death from accidental shoot ing occurred at Helensville on July 23, the victim b.ing Nicholas Hope, a gumdigger of that place. It appears that the deceased and a lad named Thomas Mack, aged sixteen, went out shooting in the direction of Rataura, two miles from Helensville. Whilst going along, the boy's gun accidentally went oil, and. the charge entering Hope's head near tho ear, blow his brains out. The daughter of Canon Johnston, who was seriously burned at Tauranga by her clothes catching fire on the29th June, died on the 19th July from the eflect of hor in juries.

MEETINGS.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Colo nial Bank, held at Dunediri on July L' 9 Hon. Geo. McLean presiding, the directors' report was submitted showing that the net profits for the half-year amounted to L 15,194 4s 4d, which with balance from last year left L18.9U2 3s 2d available for distribution. This sum tho directors re commended to be applied as follows : —To reserve fund, which will then stand at L 48,000, LI.OOO ; payment of dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum on the paid-up capital, Ll4,000; balance to be carried forward L 3.962 3d 2d. The Chair man, in moving the adoption of the report, said he did not see that there was any thing to fear with regard to the colony. If they could establish confidence they could get on better. Tho report was adopted. Tho half-yearly meeting of the share holders of the Anckland Gas Company took place on the 28th July, Sir Frederick' Whit aker (Chairman of Diiectors), presiding. Twenty-two shareholders Avere present. The Chairman explained that the profits for this half year had been L 323 short of the amount required for the payment of the usual dividend. They had L 12.000, how ever, to the credit of profit and loss account so that it was proposed to take from it sufficient to pay a dividend at the rate of 8s 6d per share and of 4s 6d per share on new shares. That would be a dividend at the rate of Lll 6s pev cent, on the capital expended. Owing to the general depres sion, their profits nave been decreasing for four years past. The half-year ending in June was, of course, the worst one of the year. In conclusion, he begged to move "That the sum of L 9.497 17s 6d be ap propriated to the payment of a dividend at the rate of Lll 6s 8d per cent, on the capital paid up and expended on the works, being 8s (3d on the fully paid shares and a proportionate sum on shares partly paid up." Tho motion was seconded by Mr Reader Wood and carried.

Tho annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerco was held on the afternoon of July 22. There were present: Mr J. Lamb (President), Messrs C. C, McMillan, E. Waymouth, G. Aickin, A. H. Nathan, Nashelski, J. Reid, A. Bell, • . Withy, Bridgewater, W. Tait, F. Larkins, S. Vaile, L. Ehrenfried,Houghton, Ridings-,Green, J. McLachlan, Captain Daldy, B. Esam, and Dr. Campbell. The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows : — President: A.. H. Nathan.. Vice-President and Treasurer: George Harper. Committee: C. C. McMillan, T. Henderson, Archie Clark, R. A. Carr, E. Withy, J. Milne, and Jno. Lamb. Auditor :Mr J. Waymouth. — Mr C. C. McMillan moved, " That Rule 12 be altered ; that the President be elected for two years."—Some discussion ensued on tiii.3 matter, some members thinking that the change would be inadvisable. — Eventually, • Mr McMillan withdrew the motion, on tho understanding that a member should be eligible for elec tion two years in succession. Mr A. H. Nathan was elected representative of the Chamber on the Harbour Board.

The half-yearly meeting of the Bay of Islands Coal Company was field on the Bth of August, Mr Thomas Peacock presiding. The report showed that the coal sold dur ing tho half-year amounted to 1,255 tons as compared with tho output of the previous six months. The usual statement of ac counts was appended, the Profit and Loss :Accounts, showing that last half-year's debit balance of L 447 Ms 6d had been cleared oft', and that there is now a credit balance of L 175 Id. In reply to a ques tion, the Chairman said that the debts due to the Company, amounting to L 2.190, were good with the exception of one small item.

The half-yearly general meeting of share holders of the Taupiri Extended Coal mining Company (Limited), was held at the Company's offices, Fort-street, on the 22nd July-Mr John Roberton in the chair. The following report and balance-sheet were presented : —" The directors beg to submit the balance - sheet for the half-year ending Juno 30, 1887. The Profit and Loss Account shows a net profit for the half-year of £1,345 3s sd; Al though this amount is not quite sufficient to pay the usual dividend, tho directors have no hesitation in taking the balance required —viz., £154 16s 7d—from the Investment Account, which is a Reserve Fund specially created to • meet contingencies and to equalise dividends.1 The directors there fore recommend the payment of the usual dividend of Is and bonus of Is 6d—together 2s 6d per share. At a meeting of shareholders of the Apple Farm Company on July 21, a resolu tion was passed unanimously winding up the company voluntarily. It is probab)' that a new company will be formed to take over the property. The trees planted at the farm are all in a healthy condition, and next season, if all goes well, it is expected that they will bear almost 1,200 cases of fruit.

The annual meeting of the Society of Arts took place on July 28, Mr J. M. Clark presiding. The balance sheet showed a balance of LlB6 11s to credit. Both report and balance sheet were adopted and the following officers were elected :—Mr Mac kechnie as president; vice-presidents, Messrs Albin Martin and Win, Aitken. Mr J. M. Clark and His Worship the Mayor were added to the list of patrons. Committee, Mrs J. M. Clark, Misses Stuart, Home, Messrs J. L. Holland, Atkinson, Debney, Blomfield; treasurer, Mr J. Martin; auditor, Mr Upton; secretary, MrC. D. Whitcombe. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. M. Clark for his past services as president of the society. The annual meeting of the Auckland Racing Club was held on the Ist August, at the office of the Club, Durham-street. Mr T. Morrin presided. The report and balance-sheet read by Mr W. Percival eliowed that during the last 12 months the club has dispensed in stakes the sum of L 7,930, an increase of LBOO for the year. The receipts for the year have been very much less than last, especi ally in the matter of gates ; the receipts last year amounted to L 2.528, against L 1,980 this year ; there was also a falling off of L 420 in the totalisator, but an increase of LIOB for grandstands. The profits of the different meetings tot up to L 2,350 against L 4.200 last year. The retiring committee were re-elected, with the excep tion of Mr McLaughlin, whose place on the Committee was taken by Mr A. Bucldand.

The half-yearly meeting of the District Board of the H.A.C.B. Society took place at the chambers, Catholic Institute, Wel lington-street, on Wednesday, August 3rd, at 7.30 p.m. There were present: D.P. T. H. White (in the chair),D.V.P. Kearney, D.T. Flynn, D.T. O'Brien, and the follow ing delegates :—Auckland: D. Flynn, S. Fairweather, and P. Lynch. Blenheim : D. Murphy. Christchurch: C. Little. Charleston : T. A. Hockings. Dunedin : H. Mcllhone. Hamilton : H. Duffin. Hokitika: M. Burke. Hastings : W. Kane. Invercargill :W. Mahony. Leeston : W. Doran. New Plymouth : Ji Patterson. Timaru : M. O'Brien. Wai pawa :W. Young. Wellington : L. Mc- Donnell. Greymouth : P. Gleeson. New Headford :P. O'Kane. Rangiora :E. O?Hare, jun. The balance-sheet for the past half-year was of a very encouraging nature, the funeral fund having incieased by nearly LBOO ; upwards of L7OO of this amount was brought from theE.D., Mel bourne, by Mr T. H. White, who went to Melbourne some few months since for the purpose of obtaining the funeral claims of the New Zealand district.

The. annual meeting of. the Auckland District Council of the Rechabite Benefit 3ociety was held on the 9th August in Massey's Coffee Palace, Karangahape Road. Previous to business the delegates and visitors from the various tents in the province were entertained at dinner by the brethren/ o f the Hop, o| .A#s&M. Teati,

Sir W. Fox and Mr G. B. Lilly occupied the seats of honour on either side of the D.G. Ruler, Brother Foster. Mr Biggs, on behalf of the Council, wel comed the above named gentleman to the Rechabite gathering, and Sir .William Fox and Mr Lilly suitably replied. At the meeting only one tent in the dis trict was unrepresented, there being be tween twenty and thirty representatives and officers present. The discussion on the equalisation of sick payments scheme occu pied the greater part of the meeting. The scheme was rejected. The membership of the district is 521, and "the funds are in an excellent condition, averaging LlO 8s per member. Mr C. S. Wright was appointed valuer to the Society, the valua tion to be made at the end of the present year. Tho officers for the ensuing year are:—John Stallworthy, D.C.R, ; John Foster, P.D.C.R. ; John Nodder, D.D.R. ; J. G. Carr, D. Sec. ; P. Crowe, D. Treas. ; E. J. Carr, D. Guard ; J. B. Mell and R. H. Hughes, D. Auditors.

A meeting of the Auckland Shop Assist ants' Association was held at the y.M.C. A. Rooms on July 25. There was a good at tendance, and Mr E. . Wood presided. Business consisted of the revision of rules, enrolment of members, and election of officers, as follows :— President, Mr E. Wood; Vice-President, Mr R. French; Treasurer, Mr Cobbo-; Committee, Messrs Hipkins, Stewart, Cranch, and McMaster.

OBITUARY.

Mrs Macky, wife of Mr J. C. Macky (of Macky, Logan, Steen and Co.), died on the 6th August. The deceased lady was a niece of tho late Dr. Kennedy, and tho cause of death waa rheumatic fever following her confinement. , .Mr Anton Seuffert, whose many beauti ful specimens of inlaid work have been the pride of Auckland, died on the 6th of August. One of tho last pieces of work executed by this skilful cabinet-maker was the table presented to the Coun tess of Aberdeen by the Irish ladies of Auckland. Although past the al lottsd span of three score years and ten, Mr Seutfert still pursued his calling with undiminished enthusiasm and artistic judgment. Like all good workmen, he has left us many mementos of his life that will keep his memory green in the coming years. Another energetic colonist has passed avyay in the prime of life. We allude to Mr F. W. Witham, of Levuka, who died in Auckland on the sth of August at the comparatively early ago of 43. Mr Witham was in a merchant's office in Christchurch in his younger days, but has been a resident of Fiji for about 20 years; and in the group was one of its well-known commercial men. Ho has numerous friends amongst the merchants here, having done a large business in this port,, especially with the shipping interests. Captain J. R. Roberts, flax merchant, died very suddenly on the sth of August. He was a very old colonist and had charge of several vessels trad ing out of the Australasian Colonies. He was master of the Amicus, Selina, Daphne, Elizabeth ani others, and owned the last three of those named. He was trading between Adelaide "and Laun ceston so long ago as 1838, and carried on a very profitable trade. Captain Roberts came to Auckland 25 years ago, and was for many years a buyer of flax on commis sion for Messrs Forsyth and Son in Sydney. Mr Thomas Harris, of Parawai, husband of the well-known literary contributer "Jenny Wren," several of whose poems and stories have appeared in the Auckland Star and other papers, died on the 6th August after a short illness. Some excitement was caused in the city on the -night J'of * the' Ist of August, when it was reported that the well known news agent and press-man, Mr William Sylvester Pulford, had been discovered lying dead in a pad dock at Ponsonby. The body was quite warm, but life was extinct. From the position of deceased he appeared to have simply laid j down to sleep, and apparently had died with out a struggle, as there were no marks whatever upon the body. Constable Graham procured a vehicle, and removed the body of deceased to his residence in Curran-streec. Upon making the usual examination, Constable Graham found upon She body a packet of private letters, and also a packet of hydrate of chloral. This had not been touched and was labelled "Poison" in large red letters, as required by the, Act. It is known that de ceased was in the habit of taking this medi cine. Mr Pulford was about 56 years of age. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn their loss. The eldest son is Mr W. H. Pul ford, the scenic artist; the second is Mr ii. Pulford. The deceased was a nephew of George Cruickshank, the celebrated artist and Temperance advocate, and brother-in law of Creswick, the landscape painter. At the inquest a verdict of "Death from na tural causes" was returned.

Mr Charles Williams, an old and well known citizen, who has for many years carried on business in Albert-street as a manufacturer of washing fluid, fire-kindlers and other similar household requisites, died on the 3rd of August. Th 3 deceased was a very old colonist. As far back as 1854 he was the proprietor of a large restaurant and baths in Melbourne. He was one of the first Victorians to arrive at the West Coast when the diggings "broke out" there, and he came to Auck land upwards of 20 years ago, and has been a resident of this city ever since. Two children a son and a daughter survive him. Another old colonist has passed away in the person of Mr Henry Hardington, who had beeu for nearly half a century a resident in Auckland. He passed quietly to his rest at his residence at Onehunga on July 30. The deceased arrived here early in the " forties "—about 1841. _At the outbreak of the Taranski Campaign Mr Hardington was one of the first to volunteer, and was appointed Captain of the Auckland Cavalry Volunteers, which did good service in patrolling the districts around Auckland that were menaced by the hostile natives. The immediate cause of Mr Hardington's death was congestion of the lungs. Mrs Rotherham, wife of Mr Harrison Rotherham who is so intimately asso ciated with the temperance movement in- Auckland, died on , the Bth of August. The deceased lady was very widely known and held in nigh esteem by her large circle of friends, all of whom will be pained to hear of her unexpected death. Mrs Mary E. McClellan, the wife of Constable McClellan, one of the best known members of the local police force, died on the Bth of August. The deceased h«d Jwwn an invalid for years, her complaint being dropsy ; and she was nursed with the patience and tenderness of a woman by her devoted husband. Mrs McClellan lately inherited a considerable estate in Ireland.

Mr Abraham Mears, an old Auckland resident, died on the morning of the 25th July. Mr Mears mad© several trips to the islands in connection with Messrs L. D. Nathan*and Co., in whose employ he then was. On his return from his last trip he caught a severe cold, which he was un able to shake off. This settled on his-chest, so that he got worse, and finally sank under it.

Thomas Chevalier Robinson, died of apoplexy at Dunedin on July 19. He was formerly a captain in the 96th Regiment, but haa been reduced to selling newspapers in the streets.

James Crag^ Sharland, the founder of the well-known firm of J. C. Sharland and Co., chemists and druggists, of this city, died on July 23. The deceased gentleman had been in poor health for some months, back. He- waa attended by Dr. Hawes, who did aU that medical kill could

gest for the relief of the sufferer. Mr Sharland is survived by his widow, four sons, and four daughters. The Rev. John Alexander Wilson, whose obituary notice appears in the usual column on this page was the second son of Captain John Alexander Wil son, who served in the 60th Rifles through the Peninsular War. The de ceased gentleman in early life entered the Royal Navy, and served on the Medi terranean, Channel, and West Indian stations. On the latter, he was ac tively engaged in the suppression of piracy, then prevalent in those days. In 1832, Mr Wilson, who had married Anne Catherine, second daughter of Major Hawker, of the 12th Dragoons, relinquished his profession and came to New Zealand in connection with tho Church Missionary So ciety. The deceased gentleman was a zealous, conrageous and indefatigable missionary, whose enthusiasm led him to surrender good prospects and a good position to come to ;New Zealand to benefit the New Zea landers, and he had his reward, for he was ever in the van of a movement which caused wars and cannibalism to cease, and estab lished respect for human life, consideration for human sufferings, and devotion to peaceful pursuits and Christain worship, throughout* the length and breadth of New Zealand.

Captain Scott, publisher of the Auckland Penny Time Table, and proprietor of a printing business in High-street, died some what suddenly on July 30th. The deceased succumbed to an attack of congestion of the lungs, with which he had only been attacked a few days previously. Captain Scott, who was formerly an officer in the Royal Navy, came to the colony some years ago with considerable means, and purchased a farm at Papakura. The venture was, however, not a success, and he came to town and em barked in business pursuits.

MISCELLANEOUS.

There are 1,971 certificated teachers em ployed in New Zealand schools. Livingstone Railway line, North Otago, was opened for traffic on August 10< Mr M. M. Ballon, an American litterateur from Boston, U.S., is now in Auckland.

A French fisherman at Pahi, Kaipara, was found dead in the bush on Augu.st 8.

Tho Colonial Bank has on deposit over a million in sums of £300 and under.

It is calculated that there are now ten thousand men digging kauri gum in Auck land district.

Trade with China.—A cargo of 1,800 tons of coal has been taken from Greymouth by thij steamer Woosung for Hong Kong. It is estimated that during the past year New Zetland has lost by fires about L 1,500 per day, a half-million sterling in all. The cocoanut crop at Vavau this year is expected to yield 2,000 tons of copra, and the crop from Tongatabu will also bo good. A new idea in colonial loans ! Dunedin Dock Trust have resolved to cable to Mel bourne to ascertain on what terms a five per cent, loan could be floated there. Large areas of land are to be placed under wheat and oats in Waikato this season. On the Morrinsville estate alone it is ex pected that over 1000 acres will be under crop. . Tho receipts from the Wanganui Exhibi tion amount to LB4O, of which L 750 was for tickets of admission. The expenses were LSOO, leaving over L3OO to be handed over to the public library. Christchurch Charitable Aid Board have accepted the sum of L6OO raised by the public for a Jubilee Poorhouse, and will ask for a Government subsidy to help in the erection of the building.

The Hon. John Ballance recently declared his appioval of the principle of electing the Governor of the colony, on the ground that a good Governor might be got from the colonists for £2,000 per annum.

Something like "retrenchment." Pastor Spurgeon, of Auckland Tabernacle, in con sideration of the dull times has asked the congregation to knock LIOO a year off his salary.

The Government steamer Stella, Capt. Fairchild, has left for the Kermadec Islands which are to be formally annexed by New Zealand. The Stella has on board Messrs Percy Smith and Cheeseman, who are to make a survey of the islands.

The annual cost of the New 7 land Civil Service, including school teac". ~is L 2,247,284, or L 3 17s lOd per head of the population, while Great Britain maintains her civil service and army and navy besides for LI 9s (id per head.

i Encourage local industries. The Minister of Public Works says that the Government have had made in the colony bridge work costing £120,000, 67 railway carriages, 41 brake vans and 1,719 waggons, which, together with other rolling stock built or building, cost £225,000. A fir.c at Otahuhu, about nine miles from this city, on the morning of the 19th July, did damage to the amount of over L 2,000. The premises destroyed involved the post and telegraph office, Johnson and Co.'s general store and residence, and the shop of Jackson, butcher. All the buildings de stroyed belonged to Mr A. Ellingham, of Auckland.

Mr August Vollbracht, the " father " of the tobacco growing and manufacturing industry in New Zealand, is suffering from atrophy of the optic nerve, and will, it is feared, become totally blind. He is still able to manage the affairs of the! New Zealand Tobacco Company of this city, bxit a sub-manager has been ap pointed to give him assistance. Miss Florence Isabel Fletcher, of the Thames, is the first female civil servant in the colony under the new rules of ap pointment. By the Act of 1886 it is pro vided that applicants for positions in the Civil Service shall have priority according to the order of merit in which they pass ex aminations. The post of honour is now held by Miss Fletcher, who passed the last examination with flying colours and many marks. The first vacancy in the service happens to be in the Government Insurance Department, which has been offered her.

1 Mr Frankland, the Government actuary and statist, who has gone to England upon eight months' leave of absence, intends to inquire into the working of the insurance systems and the laws affecting friendly societies in Great Britain and the United States. Arrangements have been made for performing the work during his absence at no extra cost to the Department. Mr J. H. Richardson has been gazetted acting actuary and , statist, and will be assisted by Mr D'Arcy Irvine, the energetic Super intendent of Agents.

Dr. Ginders, of Rotorua, left by the s.s. Manapouri on 9th August to attend the Medical Conference at Adelaide, at the request of the Government, in order to lay before the medical men of the Australian colonies an account of tho Thermal Springs district and the sanatorium at Rotorua, with an account of the course of treatment carried out there, aud the cures that have been made since its establishment. As the Conference islikely to be attended by several hundred medical men, there is no doubt but that Dr. Ginders's mission will be of the utmost importance to the success of the Hot Lakes District as a health resort and to the North Island generally.

A fact of great artistic and general interest has jusb become known in connec tion with one of the books presented by Sir George Grey to the Auckland Free Public library. It consists of a sumptuous work on the Royal residences of England, illus trated by line steel engravings. The plates are coloured exquisitely by hand, and on Sir George Grey being asked the name of the artist he said the paintings had been done by Turner while a very young man. Sir George, added that he had in his posses sion unquestionable proofs of the authen ticity of the paintings. These books —the worjc consists of two volumes—we, therefore, of almost pi'icekse'value,

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS.

July. 16.-Routenbeck, barque, from Dunedin ; Smaragd, brigantine, from Dune din ; Lutterworth, barque, from London. July 17. — Zealandia, R.M.S., from Sydney ; Magellan Cloud, brigantine, from Lyttelton. July 22.—Maile, schoonerj from Tonga. July 23.—Alameda, R.M.S., from Hono lulu. July 25. —Parnell, brigantine, from New castle ; Seabird, brigantine, - from New castle. July 29.—Loch Naw, barque, from New castle. July 30. — Camille, brigantine, from Dunedin. August 2.—Doric, s.s., from London; Clansman, brigantine, from Rockhampton. August 3.—Wenona, barque, from Long Island. August 4.—Rangitikei, ship, from Lon don. August s.—Louie, schooner, from Raro tonga. August 6.—Elinor Vernon, from Dune din ; Peerlees, brigantine, from Oamaru. August 7.—Diamond, barque, from New castle ; Danse, barque, from Java; Defiance, from Newcastle. August 10.—Myrtle, brigantine, from Dunedin ; Syren, brig, from Newcastle; Notero, from Lyttelton.

August 11.—Wainui, s.s., from Fiji.

DEPARTURES.

July 16.—Handa Isle, schooner, for Brisbane, via Kaipara. July 19;—Zealandia, R.M.S., for Hono lulu.

July 21.—Ryno, brigantine, for Suwar row.

July 22.—Hawk, schooner, for Mel bourne. July 23.— Alameda, R.M.S., for Sydney. July 25. —Sybil, schooner, for Suva; Ada C. Owen, for Rarotonga. July 26.— Wainui, s.s., for Fiji. July 29.—Tcofer Haamia, for Tonga ; Seabird, brigantine, for Wbangaroa. July 30.—Fanny Thornton, schooner, for Fremantle.

August s.—Doric, b.s., for London, via the South.

August 5. — Smargd, brigantine, for Mercury Bay and Dunedin. August 9. — Wenona, barque, for Dunedin.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Hermione, ship, for London, loading Rangitikei, ship, for London, to follow Elinor Vernon, schooner, for New York, loaded \ C. W. Janes, schooner, for New York, to load

SHIPPING RETURNS.

The following is a return of the number and tonnage and crews of vessels which entered inwards and outwards during the June quarter : — ENTERED INWARDS. . Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland 51 38.702 1,758 Wellington 24 31,933 1,171 Lyttelton 14 11,609 290 Dunedin 10 ti r 6il 154 Total for the colony .. 146 111,229 4,580 Forcorresp. qr., 1886.. 182 121,644 4,809 ENTERED OUTWARDS. Auckland .. .... 47 31,872 1,637 Wellington 16 19,688 713 Lyttelton 27 31,393 963 Dunedin .. .... 10 6,021 159 Total for the colony .. 172 126,148 5,024 Forcorresp. qr., 1fc86.. IS6 128,480 4.939

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Faem and Dairy Produce. — Wholesale: Butteis, prime fresh, Is; Frozen Meat Co.'a Shell brand, 1b; cheese, good fac tory, 4d to 4|d per lb ; Canterbury, none; Eggs, 8d ; Lard, in bladders, 5Jd; Bacon «md Haniß, provincial, 5d to 6d; Hams, 7d to BJd; Canterbury Bacon, new cure, 7d ; Bacon and Hams in equal num bers, 7id; Hams, BJd.

Flour Market. —Wholesale : Southern flour, £11 15s to £12; Lamb's Premier, £12 15s; Standard, £11 15s; bran, ton (sacks included), £4 to £5 ; Southern do., £4 ss; local sharps, £5 10s and £6; Southern do., none; cabin bread, £15 ; .oatmeal do., £10 10s to £11; oats, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; maize, 3s to 3s 3d ; Southern potatoes, £3 5s to £3 10s; pearl barley, do., *225; beans, 3s 3d; onions, £8 to £9. All grain, chafi, oatmeal, &c, sold including sacks. Kauri Gum. — There have been great changes in the kauri gum market during the past month. Supplies from mail to mail: Total, 532 tons; and for the 12 days of present month, 283 tons. Good business is now being done at the following rates :— Fair to good ordinary, L 4 2; superior (ordinary), £44 to £44 ; East Coast, £58 to £60 ; superior, £67 to £70 Coal £nd Firewood Market.—Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), 24s to 28s per ton ; yard, 28b to 345; Bay of Islands, at mines, 13s; at yards, 265; screened, 28s ; Waikato, Bs, 12a; at Auckland, 18s to 225; Taupiri, at mine, 8s 6d, 12s; at Auckland, 17s 6d; household, 355; Whangarei, at mine, 10s; yard (steam), 18s; household, 20s; delivered, 245.- Firewood: Uncut at wharf, (cargo), 7s 6d to 8s 6d per ton; delivered, 12s to 13s ; cut, 14s to 16s.

Building Materials.—Timber: Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12s ; second-class, '|V6d; best, planed, tongued and grooved, sfc class, 14s; medium, 11s ; second-class, 1 : rusticated weather boards, flrst-class, ; medium, 11s; second-class, 9s. New /.(•aland palings, sft (sap),.9s; sft (heart), Us 6d,; ti-tree rails,) £3 >10s per 100; puriri posts, £6 10s to £7 10s ; shingles, 13s per 1000; Hobart palings, sft, 18s ; 6ft, 19s; Hobart rliils, 80s, sellingquotations. Bricks, at Avondale, 30s per 1000; town yards, 30s to 355, delivered 40s. Drain pipes, at works per 100 (6 inches bore), 40s ; 4 inches, 14s ; 15 inches, 9s ; 2 inches, £2 10s per 1000 ; socket glazed pipes, 18 inches, 4s per foot ; 15 inches, 4s 6d per foot; 12 inches, 3s per foot; 9 inches, 2s per foot; 6 inches, Is per foot; 4 inches, 9d per foot ■ 3 inches, 7d per foot.

PATENTS.

Mr E. S. Brook,of Wharehine, ispatantee of an improvement of wire measures. ■Mr Star; Hunter, an Auoklander, has invented an " automatic candle shade.' Mr Josiah Hipkins seeks letters patent for his new process of smelting the titanifer ous iron of New Zealand.

Mr W. J. Dalton, of Auckland, is the inventor of a new patent "sausage cas-

a f, i 11" • Coo Pe. r» Karangahape Road, Auckland, 1a the inventor of a patent im provement in waterproof-leggings. Mr Joseph Lamb, of Cambridge, has started the manufacture of violins from -New-Zealand timber—rimu and rewarewa ; and by altering the shape claims to get im-

™ a i W jP Ld-*a'W& machine, now being made by Messrs Geo. Eraser and Son to I™ c washdir<; discovered on the land of Mr Smith, of Waitoa, is the invention of Mr James Smden, of Alexandra. More Auckland patentees are to the tront. John Marks, engineer, has sent in a-specification for a patent for an in> proved compound steam engine, described as a compound capillary engine axle Leonard Foreman, of Waiorongomai, seeks letters patent for an invention described as a patent compass-hung carriage" John Clark, analytical chemist, for an improved method of manufacturing soda "T^ls; and Henry Oberlin Brown 01 iLden Terrace, for &n invention de-

AUCKLAND MONTHLY SHARE LIST.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

ARMISTEAD.—On August 8, the wife of A.W.

Armistead of a daughter. COWLEY.—At Endless View, Franktoti Junc tion, Waikato, on the 10th August, the wife of James Cowley, engineer, of a daughter. CHEAL.—On July 26, at her residence, Beach, Thames, the wife of Mr P. E. Cheal, surveyor,

of a son. CLARK.-On July 21, at Woodburn, Pollock, the wife of James Clark of a daughter. DENT.—On July 15, at her residence, Lincoln street, Ponsonby, the wife of W. H. Dent of a son. Both doing well FULLER.-On August 6. at Seafleld View Road, the wife of H. W. Fuller of a daughter;

still-born. GRAY.-On July 21, 1887, at View Point Road, Mount Eden, the wife of W. Gray of a son. GRIFFITHS.—On July 30, at Inkerman-street, Freeman's Bay, the wife of G. Griffiths of a

a daughter. HURL*.—On the 18th inst., at her residence, Brown-street, Ponsonby, the wife of H. J. W. Hurle of a daughter. Both doing well. JONES.—On July 24, at Jervois Road, Pon sonby, the wife of F. W. Jones of a daughter. JONES.—On July 17, at London-street, Pon sonby, the wife of Henry Jones of a daughter. MACKY.—At her residence, Hepburn-street, on July 25, the wife of J. C. Macky of a son.

ROTHERHAM.—At her residence, Curran street, on July 23, the wife of Harrison Kotherham of a son.

RICHARDS.-At New-street, Newmarket, on July 20, the wife of William Richards of a son. Both doing well.

SVENDSEN.—On July 14, at her residence, Clarence-street, Ponsonby, the wife of Capt. N. P. Svendsen of a son. W ADDELL.—At Otahuhu, on July 25,1887, the wife of JMrThomas Waddellof a daughter. WOOD.—On July 20, at Roganville, Mount Albert, the wife of N. Wood of a daughter. All well. WILSON.—At Cumberland Villa, Hargreave* street, Ponsonby, the wife of Mr Pearson Wilson of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

ADLTCR-HUTCHINSOH.-On July 28, at the residence of Mrs Kellor, Alten Road, by the Rev. A-.Carrick*Joa*A. Adler, late of Rich mond, "Surrey, England, to Isabella S. Hutchinson, only daughter of MX Alfred Hutchinson,, of Auckland. Home, .papers please copy. . .'. •;" "• " v' >->t' ' •'' ' v:"1 "•' BARKEK-SMITH.-On July 19, at St Bene dict's Church, by the Rev. Father Downey, Edward Keer Barker, Buckland, late of Suf folk. England, to Rose Anne amith, eldest daughter of James Smith, Primrose Farm, Tuakau. BEDREE — LONG. — Alexanbra Edward

Bedree to Annie Maria Long, thiyd daughter of Walter Long, of Christchurch. CARSON-DUNNING—GD3SON.—On July 20, at the Tabernacle, Upper Queen-street, by the Bey. Thos. Spurgeon, Aleo, second son of the Hon. and Rev. Robert Carson-Dunning, of Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, to Isabella Buchanan, eldest daughter of William Gibson,

of London, England. COCHRANE-STRANGE.-On July 28, at St, Mark's Church, Te Aroha, by the Rev. 3. Marshall, John Archibald, eldest son of Joseph Cochrane, Hamilton, to Ellen Mary church, eldest daughter of Frederick

Strange, Aylesbury, Waitoa. GRIGG-HENDERSON.-On July 6, at Vic toria-street West, by the Rev. J. Chew, John Grieg, to Mary Jane Henderson, daughter of Matthew Henderson, Architect. JACKSON-PULMAV..-On the 4th instant, at the Church of the Epipnamy, Auckland, by the Rev. Dr. O'Callagban, Frederic* Ernest, third son of James Jackson, to Jane, second

daughter of the late George Pulman, formerly of Manchester. JUDD—STEWART.—On July 13, at the fesi donde of the bride's parents, by the Rev. T. F. Jones, Thomas, youngest son of Mr Charles Judd, to Flora, youngest daughter of Mr Angus Stewart, both of Kaiwaka. Thames and Gisborne papers please copy. KING—McKEOGH.-On June. 29, at St. Briffid's R.C. Church, Melbourne/by the Bey. Father McKenna, Jeremiah James King to Jane Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Mc- Keogh,nieceofpr.Nihill, and cousin to Sir John Nihill, of Killalbe, Clare, Ireland. . NEWMAN-WOOD.-On July 13, at the Wes leyan Church, Durham-street, Christchurch, by the Rev. J. J. Lewis, Charles Albert, eld est son of Mr C. Newman, to Amy Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr Jamea Wood, both of Christchurch. PARSONS—JOHNSON.-On tb.3 25th June, at Collingwood, by the Rev. N. Kinsman, James George Parsons, of London, toHarriet, second eldest daughter of Edward Johnson, or Auck land, N.Z. SNOOK-WILLIAMS.-On July 29, at St. Clement's Church, Kaipara Flats, by Rev. J. Haselden, W. B. Snook, eldest son of William Snook, to Amy Mary, eldest daughter of John Williams, Kaipara Flats. Taranaki papers please copy. VAUGHAN-FERNANDBZ.-On July 21, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, by the Rev. J. J. Hackett, William Johnson Yaughan, oldest son of the late David Vaugrhan, of Manchester,' England, to Mary Augustine Fernandez, eldest daughter of A. Fernandez, Km., Brito mart Hotel, Customs-street, Auckland. WHITE-McGREGOR.-On Thursday, July 14, 1887, at the residence of the bride's parents by the Rev. Robert Somerville (brother-in law of the bridegroom), David, younger son of the late David white, Esq.. of Auckland, to Catherine Ann, eldest daughter of Captain K. McGregor, of WhangarefHeads.. WOOD--McDONALD.-On July 14, at 8t Bene dict's Church, Newton, by the Rev. J. Cuthbert Downey, Nicholson Wood to Mary Annie McDonald. Australian papera please copy.

DEATHS.

ALLEN—On June 28 (suddenly), at the resi dence of her brother, Mr J. C. Allen, Lennox- Btreet, Richmond, Melbourne, Adelaide, the youngest daughter of the late Mr James Allen, of Auckland. ALLISON.—On July 23, at Manukau Road* Parnoll, Charles Allison, blacksmith; aged 43 BELL-BOOTH.-On July 17, 1887, at her son's residence, Avondale, Mary Jane, relict of the lata George Thomas Bell-Booth, of Drum carnin House, County Cavan, Ireland, and sister of the late General Sir George Bell, X.C.8.; aged 86. Deeply regretted. BISHOP.-On August 8, 1887, at his residence, Osborne-stf eet, Newmarket, Esther Mabel, the beloved daughter of Charles and Mary A. Bishop. BROWN.-On July 27, at Dargaville* Edward Charles Brown, youngest son of W. 1. Brown ; agedfiyeare. BRQWNING.-On July 29,1887, at Codrington streot, Darlington, Sydney, W.S.W., in the 82nd year of his age, Captain George Brown ing, younger brother of Samuel Browning, of this city. C ANN.-On July 20, at Lome-street, Sarah Ann, the beloved wife of Samuel Oann; aged 53. Deeply regretted. Manchester papers please

copy. COPLAND.-On July 16th, at Kfckwood-street, i names* James Nugent Copland; aged 3o years. t CLARKE-On July 26, at Selwyn-street, One hunga, Yiolot Ann. tho beloved dftiighterj at WiD.andMatlldftOlarke} aged Byefn»p«9-

sonby, Robert!bS3^»«B McKBOWN.~On the 11th AugMM <tfii ley, H.M. Customs, Arundel; ags?T^ M ACEY.-At her residence, fiepWaiiresttt MANN.-Oh July 25.1887, at AtMi'li! Bafteralongandpainfulil]neßß.Jta«( i ■ (Flocyf MantTtt«^Wmffl _ iter of Daniel and Marearet tow Mann, of Clarence-street. Pownbr,lS land; aged 10 years and 3 months,■Ml ti| arms of Jesus. Home papers pleasee©,. McCLELL AN.-On August 8/at bet mite* Lome-street, after a Ion? and painful flhas Mary Elizabeth McClel]an;agepl MELLSOP.—On August (, at fljo'; rwifan! his son, J. T. Mellsop, foockinaroai, Wihh1 East John Mellsop, late of Dublin, Ircliii,^ the 81th year of his age. MEARS.-On July 25, athismofteriwtite;1 Mount Eden Road, Abraham Jim »w son of the late Abraham MearajaswSjaß, MORGAN.-At Gisborne, on Juw} | tid. Morgan; aged§5year* O'SULLIVAN.-On the Bth of AwfeW residence in Ederuatreet, Neufflarot, m buried on the 11th. at Saiot Mare's, Rerni,1 Jeanie Lukas, the dearly-belorea Wti \ Michael O'Sullivan; ftgedUye&re. i PATTERSON.--On August 7, if6wdW Thames, Maria, the beloved wife of An*. Patterson; aged SI years. ■ • PHILPOTT.-OnAugustS, M^tiM after a long and patlenUy^otna iffiKft , Bridget, wife of Air John PMlfott; «ed ft PICKMEREUOn tiaf S7, at if jfe Verniew Mount, Llanfalr, near wemj* Montgomeryshire, If. TMevS^w', thekteJ.R.Pickmer^soUdtqtiind» ' PEAROE.-Attheredden(»Qfher,l««*< Selwyn-street, Onehunga. Paulinej-P*, daughter of George and fit. A.PMW ■ i PULFORD. - On August t As&& William Sylvester Pufford. jOtasM.» » sith year of his age* Deeply regret^. .! ROTHERHAM.-*At fl«r laW ; ran-street, on Monday, AugurM: the dearly belored trife of lustfe«B WP ham.- ''■ =""•'.'■ ROLLERSOtf.-At his *$B&JE2 street, after a long: andJP"jW£ JB Elijah, the beloved hpoand Of Gc*-«"iJ spn;aged3B. ~J ROBERTS.-tjn AWttßt*. mrr°W*!) Roberts; aged' 79. . Seland 6; aged 65. ■ s<ime?al^f i !^L* SEUFFERT.-On Augnstfi, 'SJjJftiO' rosidonoe. Wellesley-stieet, Antoaw"- aged 72 years. «.-. .^.jiiji \V Uliam Smi^ te«» o^ra^B^el*, tonshire, England; M* » Mvm 1 Home papers plewe copy. SPICKMAN.-OnJuly^ffpj GlonardandKißyon,w»u"w, j prolonged illness. ..gj-jx^j Thames, J<"^ "1"". iJiK*' grottea. meioow /w«w«*J

THE AUCKLAND ETEMNG STAR. SATURDAY. AUGUST 13, 1887.

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No. of Shares.

Paid-up Capital

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:

Banks— New Zealand - National u Colonial INSURANCE— New Zealand National South British Standard - ... Union .. Colonial Accident Loan— N.Z.L.&Mercantile N.Z.Land Mortgage National Mortgage. Gab— Auckland Gas Thames Gaa.. .Timber— Unions, and D. .. Auckland Timber.. New Zealand /Aerc'ry B'y Timber Heiensville Timber Shipping— Union Steam Ship.. N.Z. Shipping Devonport Ferry .. Coromandel Steam. Northern Steam .. Coal— Bay of Islands Coal Taupiri Miscellaneous— New Zealand Drug. Arch Hill Brick and Tile Auckland Fibre .. .Northern Boot and Shoe N.Z. Frozen Meat .. N.Z. Tobacco ..

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814,245 100,000 100,000

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