NEWS OF THE MONTH.

SUMMARY FQB, HOSE READERS ■- • AUCKLAND,X'Z. ■ ■'■: ,,;: ;■ V T'ii ■■;.' 'Ai'KiL'23, ISS7- ',' Parltamext assembles for the transaction of business on Tuesday next, and members of the Legislature t aud now on their way to the political capital of thq . colony. ' His Excellency* the Governor lias returned to Wellington, where alii the members of tho Cabinet have also assembled, and protracted sittings of the Cabinet have boon hold almost daily, preparatory to tho business of the 'Considering that this is the last session , of the expiring 'Parliament, there has beericbnriderable interest evoked in matters i political, and the burn ing questions of the hour have been discussed at length (in the addresses of members of the House of.' Reprp* sentatives to theiv constituents and in the columns of the daily press. The session about to open is expected to be a short one, but it may do more real work and be productive of more excitement than some longer sessions have been. The departure of Sir. Win. Fit/.herbort, Sp.oaker of tho Legislative Council, as delegate to the Iraperal Conference now sitting in London, led to a, somewhat curious constitutional difficulty. It was in contemplation to appoint a substitute Speaker- in his übsenco, but after ho had left the colony it,was disepyorod that there ■was no' power to make sueli appoint ment. Tlie i difficulty has been over come'by means of cable communication with. Sir William, and that gentleman having , formally resigned the ofticc, the Hon. (I. M. Waterhbuso will be. elected Speaker on the understanding that he shall retire on the return of Sir William Fitz herbert. ' Tlie'Government policy in the approach ing l'arlianientry session wag sketched by the; Colonial Treasurer in a recent address to his constituents at Christchurch.' In his address he stated that' the measures most demanding consideration ' were the Representation Bill, a Bill to.smooth the ■working of Government loans to local bodies, and a Bill to promote settlement, re forms relating to the criminal laws, and, not least important, that-tho condition of the iinanoes shall be , thoroughly considered, and- the matter of Ration, revenue, and the expenditure of the country adjusted. , Sir Julius. Vogel- spoke further on the question' of the incidence of taxation, the borrowing policy, and other topics. He made reference" to the deficit in .Customs revenue, and indicated -that. Govern mental retrenchment was ;the rempdy to be adopted. He had givon the ques tion of retrenchment his constant atten tion since last session, and the Go vernment had laid the foundation for a cheaper service in future. As a professional service, the Civil Sdrtico was not an expen sive one. , As ari evidence that tho subject was ,not- neglected, he might mention that | a consolidation was proposed which, in the future, would have enormous efleet:' Ib was resolved to consolidate undergone do-r partment, to be called the, Treasury and Inland Revenue, the.Departments of the Treasury, Customs, Marine, l'osfc and Tele graph,, Stamps, Property Tax, and Laud, Transfer. If future retrenchment ■ was required they must look to the two great spending departments, which did .not re turn 'revenue-Defence and Education. • ■ While -speaking 'on,*lie questions beford the Imperial Conference, Sir JuliLis re marked that there had lately come under Jiis notice some facts that greatly astonished him eoTicermnjv'the very large contribution to tho taxation of Groat [Britain which the colonies were now tnajring: He found that the colony had .paid over £80,000 during the last fifteen years for stamp dues on; de- i benture's and; stock, 'independent of stamp duties of local bodies' loans ; but through the income tax much larger payments were made. < He estimated that on properties situated, in New. Zealand no le.=s than £uO,OOQ was contributed to the English in- this year,' and this was riot count ing profits' made in < England on New Zea land transactions. He estimated that from the Australasian Colonies/ the English in come tax," directly and indirectly, derived little short of "half a million. He thought it desirable to submit this .matter to the delegates for consideration, if not. in con nection with, any claim, for return, at any rate in,-connection, w.ith the question of colonial contribution to defence. • The Agenf-Geneyal had telegraphed his --warm approval of the suggestion. He miiniftatkl the • matter 1 also to, tlie Golo.nial Treasurers of Melbourne and Sydney. Tlie former intimated that it : would be con sidered by the Cabinet as early as possible. He had also suggested tliat the , question of a decimal coinage should be. brought before the Conference. '■ , , The Premier; Sir Robert Stout, visited Auckland in the early part of the present month, and after taking part in tho annual xneetino-s of the Zealand Alliance, de livered^a'political address;, wliieh however, wa's more davotedito theoretical' tb.tn to practical politic* , .He. dealt wibh/ the fuuctionsof ihe; State and the duties of the democracy—adverting also at some length to the questions of taxation, borrow ' The question of land tenure was allotted by the Premier , the; Antral j)lace in his ad; dress, arid rightly so, for all other questions are ephemeral and easy to review as com pared with the distribution of the_ soil, from\wliich all , the.;wealth of a nation : ,is drawn. .Sir: /Robert Stout avows himself. ' unequivocally a Land Nationalist. He be lieves that tho State should" remain the per manent owner of the soil, receiving for It an annual rental, subject ,to such a periodical revision as will secure to the State what is termed tho " iineamed increment of value, while giving to the holder fixity of temire.. JJpon this question, he is in harmony with Mr Ballance and probably has tlie suhport of Mr Tole and Mr Buckley; But by a singular coincidence, at the very moment when the.Premier was eloquently expounding iihe'i principle of State owneiv . ship, and calling upon the people to record • their Votes in ■ f avoir of - groat and not of men, , his colleague," the Colonial Treasurer, was declaring to Qhristchurcli electors hisunabated opposition to the doc trines of Land Nationalism and his faith m f jWehold tenure. In this view we believe Sir Julius Vogel is upheld by Messrs Lar nach, Richard.son,,arid Reynolds, th.eCabinet being neatly divided on'the-subject, four ao-ainst four. This is one of the difficulties in which the jumbled condition, ot New Zea land politics, and "the absence of distinct paity lines iii the House"and the Cabinet, jtJuco ttie elector. , /■ ) \ . / ' : V In of the interest attaching, to the Kepreseritation Bill, which.the Govm-nment are pledged to pass this session, the Premier also devoted some attention to' that question. ■ Hc-saia if the State meant to give enual iWSjicetp all then they, could give that by treating .each man as one, and one: only , Any otjier principle would simply be uniust. There was no othei-just prm. cfpl"Tpon which it could be done He, saw that one Nortliei-n : member in adJ«e«- SSSfciCuente had blamed the Govern ineVe for nob pacing the -Representation Sill, bu he could,t;ell,them that another, SbeV for the North Island had opposed: SSSrin e .:of that bil ,gguujtt. was based "F°ii popf^" 100 ' aho onl^

modification; 'whiflh he • thought niifflrt be admitted,in thg bill wa/i they must make _ some allowance-for some time, to come for people in scattered country dis tricts. Ho must: Syarji them,' despite the great mcuease of population' in Auckland,' that if they allowed some Auckland mem bers to have their own way they would not get any inorease of representation because the gain was all in the towii. Ho held that it was the duty of the State to treat one man as pne, ,They mus.t. remember that the cry of the leading members of the Opppsi tion-pMr Bryce and . Bjfij O'ymohd—was that it' they allowed this representation on a .basis of population- they would have tho four great ■cities ruling tho colony; but he had yet to learn that the four towns hud ever united upon any one question against tho remainder of the colony, nor did he believe that siicli a thing was probable. The Mayor of Auckland, in response to a requisition from the Chamber of Commerce, has called a public meeting-for Wednesday, 4th May, to consider the question of the Maritime Exhibition proposed to bo held in Auckland in IS9O, in honour of tho jubilee of Now Zealand and of tho opening of railway communication between the old-and new capitals of New. Zealand—Auckland and Wellington; ' : The Opposition leaders do not take a very Osy view of the prospects of the session. Speaking at Hawera the other day, Major Atkinson said that many useful measures were passed last session. The great blot on the session,however,was the failure which to pass the Representation Bill, a failure would cost the country a considerable sum . In what position would Parliament be in reference to the great questions now await ing settlement ? In view of tho deficit, it was proposed to re-model the taxation of the country., There were the questions of protection and free trade, tho resumption of land for settlement, and other large questions, which still are dangling before the country, Suppose^/tho Government, an seemed certain, i held to a revisiou of the tariff and were beaten, m wh'b nob impro bable, they must appeal to the country.and a second session with all its inconvenience and expense would bo necessary. He confessed he did not like to see great questions decided ,by a moribund parlia ment., Tho questions of taxation, borrow ing, and land legislation - allthesequestions — should havo been relegated to the people. Tho Representation Bill should have been passed last session,' and the Government, in tho recess, should have gone to the country on their proposals, and a new House might have met to, consider them. He should,do His utmost to avoid a second ser-slon',! but he feared it waa inevitable, and the, expense would lie at the ■, door of tho Government alone. : . This colony promises to take the. lend in legislation having, for its object the resump tion of Innds by the Crown. : Two years ago Sir Gooifco Grey initiated tho movement by formulating a scheme for the resumption of State ownership of, largo block* of land, anil hi.-) proposals have been taken up arid elaborated into a Bill which tho Hon. Jt)hn Ballanco intends, to introdueo in the coming session of Parliament. It is reassuring to note, that Mβ, violent or wholesale expropriation is intondod. Owners of property havo their interests fully pro tected ; the hind to be taken must either be wholly uiiirnprovoil, or beover 1000 acres in extent; full value is to bo paid for it;' and the amount to be expended annually in purchasing such land is iut to exceed i I £f>o.ooo. .On the. other hand, there are • safeguards against the Act being made an [ instrument of corruption iti the hiiudp of the ; Government, as no |anda can be iippropria • ted unless an association of twenty or more I persons desire to obtain possession of the land for honafuh occupation, and guarantee t a yearly rent of 5 per cent, on the. purchase ■ pribei As an experiment in Land Nationali sation tho,measure wiUb.ii dtiappointing tq tho extreme followers of Henry George; ' but it seems to us to go quite as far as " common, prudence -would allow in dealing ' with such a weighty' question. Ono effoct ' of the Bill (and it may not bo altogether an ? unintentional one) will bo to increase the ' returns underline Property A?3C?smer.t Act, ~ J as power is given to , take lands at 10 per ' cent, advance on the value at Which they " are ret.urned.forProperty Tax- purppsee, , Preparations for the celebration of Her . Majesty's Jubilee are in .progress all over j the colony; arid if our rejoicings ■vyill.npt. be i marked by tl\o lavish oxbr.aA'?igance of, pome of the more important Qolonies tlidy . will vie with the best in their warmth and . loyalty. There were about 50 gentlemen } present at a preliminary meeting called to consider the best method of celebrating Her 1 Majesty's Jubilee. The,. Mayor presided, t and formally moved,." That it is desirable 3 that the 21st of June' shall be celebrated in . Auckland, and it is also desirable to es- V tablish a permanent memorial of the f Jubilee." He then mentioned various sug -3 gestions for the 'Celebration, and'eight i different proposals,,for .a. permanent memo-. . rial. '... v The proposals ,6m braced - (I) Statue I of Her Majesty, (2) a public gymnasium,. c with '-grounds, , (3) a water fountain in the Domain,:(4) a.home, for agod people, (5.) a school of music, (6) a school of.design for '{ mechanics rtnd artisans, (7) a public recrea e tion ground, and (8) a Jubilc'o collection of pictures. The last suggestion,he explained, was his own, and he suid that the proposed 1 collection would include a portrait of the k Queen. Mr JiGi-ey Seconded thb motion, I and Mr Boardmari,in supporting it, said it ■ would be a good thing if the trustees of the > Auckland Bank could appropriate 0 £4,000 or- £5,000 for the purchase of high: c class pictures for the Art Gallery iii com- memora,tion of the Jubilee. The motion was ? unanimously earned, amd a committee v/as ■ appointed,who are io report to an adjourned •meeting next week. , ••■-,, i • At Wellington His Excellency the Go ". vernor has been presiding at meetings held 3 to consider the best inethdd of celebrating ' the Jubilee, and; mattery ; are-moving • I)armoniously, although the proposals. have P not yet taken definite shape. ( At Nelson ■ it has been-clecided to raise £.400 for conJ ' verting the reserve near Government Build-. ' ing 3; into ornamental gardens, and £100 ) for the celebration of the day.. A largo and influential committee was 'appointed 3 f to canvass for subscriptions and make ar rarigements. ( Some slight disagreement has arisen at Christchurch, -several ,mem -8 bers- of ' cbmiaittee' .objecting. :jto the permanpnt memorial agreed ujjou v * —a, Honie iov,, the aged and indigent; f but it is. expected that sufhcient f' money will be i'a,ised for that purpose, as , r well as for a deirionstra|tion of sonic sifvt. \ The citizens bf Dund4in have resolved to 1 have a display of fireworks,etc., on the 21st Juno, whioh- will be proclaimed a, general 1 holiday, and His Excellency the Governor " has agreed on that day to open a Jubilee I ; Exhibition; which : i3' : being, orgdnised at 3 Wanganui. [[ .'. ~'.''. .-..: ■'. ~ i ■•.: ;-. b- : N,o\v Zealand is evidently hot going, to be r backward .iii subscribing to the Imperial 3 Institute fund. Tho Hon. G. McLean tops • the list with £1000', and it isjjSaid,; another t gentleman will give an equal amount. The , Cabinet have nob yet resolved What sum ' they Avill ask • Pa'rliamdnb to vote towards the liisljkifco. i[ , .■ .■•■:■ b;A deputation of;'the .Eke.cufcive of the r Auckland branch ,»f, the New Zealand -In t dustdal Association, yiz :r-r-Messrs G.. » Fraser (President), Chas. Atkin, Rv Gran -3 well, J. Brame,; J. Wihka (Mayor 'of j,- Parnell), Jolin Masqn, ;A. Bell, Stei} r house,' J. Brown (New' Zealand Furniture .: Company), and T. Bell (Union Soap and ; urion , the' Premier '.' when he was :in Auckland, tp urge . upon him the desirability' ..?£■ further l jjtsibig&tictif '■•*■&>*"* "local T^ijSlv'gtwies. _. , The ■•-, branches .'■ which,. .were particularly U tioneel were coac.bb ( uild.ing;, the growth of i inseed for the productionof oil, theinanu f facture.of Btavcn, inaizena, aiid'QtKer wticlcg

which are imported largely. Of maizenn, we import about _,0001bs numerically,-and for. vcgetablooils v/o send out £57,000 a year, besides many thousands of pounds annually for starch, The Premier, who 'had taken notes of the various 'suggestions - ra'ado by the deputation, expressed pleasure at being made acquainted with the various industries that the deputation thought ' should' bo considered when the tariff, came to be re arranged^ He suggested that before Par liament met the deputation should go right through tub tariff and draw up a list of the alterations which they considered de sirable.- , ~*■

The war-ship Dnquc'sne, the flag-ship of the French Pacific Squadron, paid an unex pected visit to this port lately. Tho war ten sion in Europe was the real'cahs'e of the visit, for Admiral cle St. Hilaire, finding hjs des patches had been lost by the burning- at sea of the steam mail packet Raiatea, en route from Sii.n Francisco to Tahiti, at once con cluded to come on to Auckland, and cable to Paris for orders. The visitors were re ceived with warm hospitality, and for two weeks thero was a round of mild festivities. Having then received orders to return to Tahiti, the Admiral departed on tho 7th April- ho and his officers spending a couple of days with Sir George Grey at tho Kuwau before sailing.. . . ' -...•■

Rev. J. A. Dowic, a clergyman from Fitzroy, near Melbourne, lias reached this city in prosecution of a " faith-healing mission" which he has undertaken. He preaches disease as the work of the devil, and healing as being offered freely to all believers. Mr Dowie's meetings are being largely attended. •'

A deplorable case of poisoning occurred three weeks ago at Parnell, and the causes of it have not yeb been fully explained. Several influential Maoris from Bay of Islands district were in town, and had been invited to dine with ■ Archdeacon Clarke. Among the dishes was a beef stake pie, and all who parcook of_ it. were seized with sickness and vomiting accompanied by violent pain. Archdeacon and Mrs Clarke and Rev. Mr Walpplb were seriously ill for many days after, bvifc under careful treatment tlioy recovered. The Maori visitors, in opposition to medical advice, left town for Bay of Islands, and three of them died from the illness, the first victim being Jhaka te Tai, or Mr Hakueiic, as he was more commonly called, the member of the House of Re presentatives ior the Northern Maori dis trict. It is supposed that the po.sonous properties of the pie arose from the method of cooking, or from fcho inclusion of some tinned meat, as it is clear that no poisonous matter found its way into the dish, even by inadvertence.

The most shocking fatality it has been our lot to chronicle for a" long time past occurred at the residence of Mr Gledhill, Ar'gylo - street, Ponsonby, on April 19, the victim being Miss Minnie Glodhill, tho second daughter of Mr George Clcdhill, the Well - known cordial manufacturer. While extinguish ing (lames which had seiwd' on tiie window curtain from the gas jet the young lady's drcsa caught liro, and before effective help arrived she was burned in a most shocking manner about the body and lower limbs. Miss ' Gledhill passod "a night of most, ex cruciating agony. In the morning at eight o'clock, she was visited by Dr. Kcnderdine, and about a quarter of an hour later she ex pired.' At first tho doctor had entertained some slight hope of recovery. The imme diate cause of death was'- shock to the ner vous system.

The Rev. G. B. Monro, as Moderator of the -General- Assembly, recently wrote to Sir Robert Stout on tho matter of the New Hebrides, and the dread felt by the Church of French annexation. ' At the meet:' ing -of the. | Auckland Presbytery, a letter' was received from Sir R. Stout, which stated: "I need not say that I exceedingly regret the position into which the New Hebrides; question has drifted. I do hot see any chance of the Islands being. annexed to Britain, and' the solution, I think possible now, would be for the English Govern ment to try and obtain those islands that have been tho scat of the Pro testant English missions, leaving to Franao the other islands. Tho way in Which British statesmen have, during the last 50 years, allowed the Pacific Islands; question to drift 'shows that it is hopeless now to expect any vigorous action without pro voking hostilities from 'European Powers."

' Between 50 and 00 ladies assembled the other afternoon at the residence of Mr Justice ' Ward, in response to invita tions issued by Mrs Ward, for .the pur pose of considering tho proposed establish ment of Kindergarten schools in Auck land.- r The ladies present agreed that urgent necessity existed for such work as that proposed, arid much 'enthusiasm was displayed in the discussion that fol lowed. Mrs G. B. Lilly consented to act as honorary secretary pro tern, and about thirty of the ladies gave their names as subscribers of one guinea each per annum,',' several others promising half a guinea. At a subsequent meeting the, subscription lists produced totted up to £93 ;' but as a good -many others had not been brought it, it is believed that con siderably riioro than that sum has already been collected. The honourable Secre-1 tary, Vro tevu reac* a l<9P°rt VGl'y kindly 'fur nished, by. Sir Superintendent Thomson, respecting children of poor parents who would be benefitted by the Kindergarten. There aro 419 of such children in the city,: 300 being within an easy distance of tjfe- V.M.C.A. Rooms, and some" of the little ones are' reported to be much neglected, others running wild;' and the mothers of some have no place to leave them while they (the mothers) go out to earn the daily bread. The next meeting was fixed for Wednesday, May 4th. '.. ■•;,'■■

' Very hopeful indications of a return of brisk times are afforded by the trade and revenue l'cturhs'fortho last quarter. The volume of trade is larger than it was, imthe first quarter of 1886, especially with regard to the vafue of. exports; tind though the Savings Bank business still shows an excess of withdrawals oyer deposits, that is so slight as to prove that tho industrial de pression is/not being so severely felt as formerly. -For the/quarter ending March 31 last, the Imports to the colony amounted t0.£1,715,258, as against £1,964,948 for the corresponding period last year. The exports were £2„775;782, against £2,481,494. The gold export: was' as ' follows":—Auckland, 9,0G40z, value £38,-90 ; Marlborough, 750z, value ±280; Nelson, 1,0280z, value £3,791 ; West Coast, 30,8480;?,: value £121 ;744; Otago, 23,5010z, value £93,154: Totals, 64,G160z,/value £257;209.' Tiie amount for the March quarter, of .1886 was 59,6140z, value £238,228.; 'The ,•'revenue .collected by the Postal Department', during the last quarter-' Was £57,408, of which £11,999 came from .the. General Post Office. Tjie receipt's from telegrams were £28,604; i and the-value of Government riiessages was £6,890. The'amount of de posits in the Post.Office, Savings Bank for the tiowo:qiii»i:tt'i-w„3£3'25,591, withdrawal!; £'327,565, in both instances-'a decrease on the* amounts-* for the 1886 quarter. The largest deposits were in Christchurch and Dunedin. As Auckland was the last tOiev perience the wave of depression, it is btfi natural that she should be longer tlinn other centres before she recovers her wonted con dition •of j prosperity. That she is; so re ■ covering is certain, arid the good nows*;of reviving trade till over the. colony will tend te help on the process; ■

Sir George Grey has promised to. present the whole of his: valuable paintings to tho Auckland , Art Gallery-'., It has been suggested' that, 'an effort • should be macfo to opeh'the'Arb Gallery on Jubilee Day.

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS.

, [The following list does not include regular coasting steamers.] ,MA_CI_ 29 — Defiance bn., from Newcastle; Magellan Cloud, bn., from Fiji 31-Janet Nicoll, from Tonga •. ~ AMUL. I—Nanna, bq.f from Java; Buster, schr., from a cruise ■ ■• < 2-rZealandia, s.s., from 'Frisco ; Peer less, bn., from Newcastle : . ■'~ -■■ 3 Stanley, bn., from Lyfctelton., : 4—Loongana, bq., from Hobart; Hein ric.h Bauer, bq., from Java ; Linda Weber, I bn., from Noumea'■ , -~ s 7—Louie, schr., from Oamaru 10 * Sniargd, bn., from Dunedin 16—Gael,bn., from Lyttelton ii ■■>, 17 -Handa Isle, schr., from Oamaru 19 Ada 0. Owen, bn., from Rarotonga i 20-Atlantic, sch., from Rarotonga; Arawata, s.s., from Fiji"; Suva, s.s.,.from Fiji ,::

DEPARTURES.

MAncir. 29-Abiel Abbot, sch., for"New York; William Phillips, sch., for New York; Three Cheers,' sch., foi-Timaru; Konihvorth, sch., for Dunedin. 31—Maile, sch., for Tonga.

APRIL.

2 — Zealan'dia, s.s., for Sydney'; Sarah and Mary, bn., for Kaipara; Sea-bird,., bn, for Whangaroa. 3f—Arawata, s.s., for Fiji ; Olive, sch,' for Samoa ; Lillian, sch, for Rarotpnga. 6-Janet Nicoll, s.s., for Tonga; Celestia, barque, foi , Russell. 7 -Vcritas, bq, for Newcastle ; Duquesne, French corvette, for Tahiti. 9 - Defiance, bq, for Newcastle, via Kai para. ■ .. .■ . ~,; .: , . 10-Daisy, sch., for Samoa; Oamaru, bn., for Rarotonga ; Northern Belle, bq., for Kaipara. . . 14 -1- Lady Jocelyn, ship, for Napier; Loongana, bq., for Newcastle. > ; 18, .Ilea Vuka, bn., for Marshall Island ; Mai'tner, sch., for Rarotonga. . ,i 19-Peerless, bn., for Oamarii „ ~,

SOUTHERN 'SHIPPING.

Lyt'i-elton, March 30.— Sailed : -Thomas Bell, for Cork or Falmouth. April 2, sailed t Boric for London. April S, sailed .- Theodore, bq., for London. . ■ ,', Pom- Chamiees, April 1 Arrived: Rudolph Josephy, barque, from New York. Wellington', March 31.--Sailed : ,Huru : nui,'ship, for London, April 7, sailed: Kaikoura, for London. . ...,',! Oamaiiu,' April B.- Sailed: Dunedin, ship, for London..,.- ~'',-, , ./'.,./.

Mr J. J. Marshall the contractor for the new beacon upon thcßangitoto reef, in forms us that his work has at last been corn- Ic.ted after'various vicissitudes of wind and weather, arid the new/beacon is unfait ac compli. Mr Macgregor, tho Harbour Board'"* Engineer, take/over the work,

AUCKLAND MONTHLY SHARE LIST.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm axd Dairy , Produce. — Wholesale : Butter, prime fresh, lOd ; cheese, good fac tory, 4d to 4kl per lb ; Canterbury, none ; Eggs, Is Od ; Lard, in bladders, 54d ; Bacon and Hams, in cloth, provincial, Oid to 7d ; Hams, S^dto 9d ; Canterbury Bacon, 7d ; Bacon and Hams in equal numbers, 7£cl. Flour Markkt.—Wholesale: Superfine Hour, silk dressed, per ton, £12 ; do., house hold, £11 ; Southern da, £10 15s to £11 15s; Lamb's Premier, £12 5s ; Standard, £11 ss; bran, ton (sacks included),; £4; Southern do., £4; local sharps, £5 10s and £6; Southern do., £4 5s to £4 10s ; cabin bread, £10; oatmeal1 do., £10 15s to £11 ss; oats, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; maize, 3s lid; Southern potatoes, 13 10s to £4; pearl barley, do., £14 to £15; beans, 3s 3d; onions, £14. All grain, chaff, oatmeal, „c, sold including sacks. Katjri Gum, Flax, &c. - The market is hardening, but there is no change in prices. We quote : Papakura gum, £35 to £37 ; good ordinary, £44 to £45; superior, £40 and upwards; East Coast, £50 to £58. Supplies for April, 340 tons. Flax, per ton, £14 to i'l7 ; tow, ditto, £5 to _7 ; fungus, per lb, 2Jd to 3_d ; cocoa-nut fibre, 15s to 17s per cwt. Coal and Firewood Markkt.—Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), '24s to 28s per ton ; yard, 28s to 34s ; Bay of Islands, at yards, 2Gs od-; screened, 28s Od; ditto, at tho mines, 13s; ship's side, 20s ; Waikato, Ss to 12s; at Auckland, 18fi'to 225; Kamo, 10s per ton on loading ground ; Taupiri, at mine; 8s Od to 12s ; at yard, 10s Od to 25s ; Wliangarci, at inine, 9s Od ; yard (steam), 17s ; household, 21a ; delivered, 235. Fire wood : Uncut at wharf (cargo), 7s to Ss Gd per ton; delivered, 12s to 13s; cut, 14s to 10s.

Builui.n'G Materials.—Timber : Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12s ; second-class, Os (id ; best, planed, tongued and grooved, iirst-class, 14s ; medium, lis ; second-class, i)s ; rusticated'weather' boards, first-class, Ms; medium, lis ; second-class, Os. Now Zealand palings, oft (sap), 10s ; sft (heart), 13s ; Oft,,Ms ; ti-treo rails, £3 I.os per 100 ; puriri posts, £6 10s to £7 10s ; shingles, Bis per 10t)0 ; Hobart palings, sft, 10s jOftj-ls; Hobart rails, 100s,"sel ling quotations. Bricks,' at Avondale, 30s per 1000 ; town yards, 30s to 355, delivered 10s. Drain pipes,.at works per 100 (0 inches bore), 40s; 4 inches, 14s ; 15 inches, 9.3 ; 2 inches, £2 10s per 1000 ; socket glazed pipes, 18 inches, 4s pur foot ; 15 inches, 4s fed per foot ; 12 inches, 3s pel foot ; 9 inches, 2s per foot; C inches, Is per foot ; 4 inches, 9d per foot; 3 inches, 7cl

per foot. " Manure's:-'Bonedust: Sydney, £8 to £9, according to quality ; b'oncflour, £9 to £10; Auckland, t'B ; Peruvian guano, £14 to £17 ; Long Island do., £4 10s, , bags included; Hurst's chemical manure, £14. , ' ,

with which he has expressed himself well satisfied, about Wednesday next, when the staging .unci wharf erected by the' contractor has been removed. The design of this new work of'the Har bour Board's is taken almost exactly from Smeaton's Eddyr,tnno : Rock light, at a coat of £73,000. Stnhdihg- 72 feet in height, the same as Smeatoh's work, with a beautiful curve, the beacon, will, when its light has been placed upon it, become on&of the finest lighthouses in the colonies. Unlike the old EddyStonc light, , the first 20 feet of the tower, which is 27 feet in width at its' base, is of solid masonry. Smeaton's tower had a staircase in it. At 20 feet above the rock the tier has diminished 'to 20 feet in girth, in the next 20 feet to 15 feet, then it becomes slightly concave in line. The solid base of the tower is much needed, great green seas striking the tower us high up as 20 feet at times, the wash teaching another 15 feet. That the sea there, is pretty rough now and then, may be imagined when we learn that when the contractors had got up the outside casing to 20 feet one night, all was washed away, meaning a clear loss to Mr J. J. Marshall of over £150: Another fine addition to the Inland trad ing fleet of schooners sailing out of flu's porb has been built by Messrs Lane and Brown, and chartered to Messrs MeArthur and Co., of this port. The Daisy in many respects resembles 'the Cygnet and Olive, -previously, turned out by : the same" firni, and promises to" be a most' useful craft in the ..trade for which she is intended. BJio was laid down by the builders " on spec " in August last, and was constructed on the following dimensions: —Length of keel, Gift Gin; beam, 10 feet; depth of hold, 7ft Sin. ' !

NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

The first annual gathering of the members of the New Zealund Alliance commenced on March 29th in the Y.MiC.A. Rooms, Wellesley-street, at eight o'clock, when breakfast was provided, and about 200 per sons sat down. The tables were attended by a number of young ladies of the Women's Christian -Temperance Association, under the direction of Mesdnmes Eramb,'Main, Davis, and Gregory. The President; of the Alliunce (Sir William Fox) was in attend ance, also a number of leading citizens. At 10 o'clock, a general council, consist in"; of all the members of the Alliance,, was held, iiii the lecture-room, when there was a good 'attendance. Sir William Fox pre sided. The following gentlemen were also on the platform : — Mr Monk, M. 11. R., and Messrs Ken , , Goklie, Glover and Newman. Apologies for non-attendance were read from Sir Robert Stout, Sir Frederick 'Whit taker, Mr Thompson,' M.H.R,, Moat, MJ.T.R, Peacock, M.H.R., Hobbs, M.H.R., Archdeacon Dudley, Rev. Mi , Ward, and Mr W. S. Allen, late M.P. for. .Newcastle, England; Tlio latter gentleman also for warded a donation to the funds of the Alliance. . . ~ After a few minutes spent, in silent prayer, Mr T. W. Glover read v lengthy report, and the Secretary, Mi- H. Field, read the state ment of accounts, which.was as follows : — Dr. : Donations, £BGO 7s 4d. > Dr. :' To paying Mr Glovers expenses from England, £219 3s 2d ; ditto, salary and: travelling expenses, £402 5s 2d ; printing, etc., £lid 12s 5d ; clerkiiil, etc., £38 17s lOd ; station ery, £5 Mis 6d ; oflice expenses, £18 12s Id; grants to auxiliaries, £42 13s;2d; credit; balance, £3 2s. Mr F.G. Ewington moved a vote of thanks to the retiring officers, and on his motion fcho following officers i.weve ap pointed for tlie ensuing year :—President: Sir William Fox, K.C.M.G. Vice-Presi dents : Auckland, —Rev. A. Reid, Messrs D. Goklie, W. Kerr, Dr. Knight, 'J, New man, and R. Hobbs, M.H.R. ; Christchureh, —Revs. Archdeacon Dudley and J. Berry ; Dunedin— Sir R, Stout, K.G.xM.G., Hon. Thos. Dick ;J. Fulton, M.H.R., and Messre J. W. Jago and A. Ronnie ; Invercargill— Rev.lF. W. Isitt , and 'Mr liennie ;': Port Clialniei's,— J. A. D. Adams ; Hokitika, — Hon. J. A. Bonav, M.L.C: ;' Nelson, -Rev. W. Oliver and Mr. T. Field ; Wellington,— Mr F. I-I. Fraser and Rev. L. M. Isitt; New Plymouth, —Major Atkinson, M.H.R., Messrs Rl C. Huglies arid , E. 'Okey; Hawke's Bay, ■ Mr Jolr.i Harding. ■ Execu tive : Chairman, i Sir William Fox; Treasurer, Mr E. Withey; Hon. Sec., J. Newman ; Messrs J. Buchanan, A. Cox, J. Elkin, W.. J. Speight, J. Waymdiith, G. Winstone,, R. Neal, G. Gregory, R. J. RobertSj and J. S. Ambury. ,

OBITUARY.

Mri J. E. Brewster, manager of the New Zealand Sugar Comxia.ny, died at 3.30 a.m. on 21st inst., after1 d long arid painful illness. Tli& deceased' gentleirian lias been in a precarious state ', of'; health fot; ' some time past. The immediate' cduse of death being inflammation of /'the lungs. 'Mr Brewster was born at Ipswich,' Queensland, in 1552, his'father being one of the earliest settlers in that colony." Mr Brewster, sen., Many old colonists will regret to learn of the death of Major C. L. Green,/ Sheriff''of Auckland, which took'place at his residence, Mount Eden, on Tuesday, 20th inst. , The cause of death was a severe bronchial affection, which it is supposed originated from a neglected cold. He' has 'b'esri un well for many months' past, but was sufficiently -strorig to undertake the duties of h's office at the execution of the murderers—Cdffrey and Perm. Since then lie has been much worse! aod though attended by his deVoted wife and by Br Oobbett, he succumbed yesterday _3 already mentioned. The'decca^ed gentleman 'arrived hi the colony upwards Of 20 years ago, and first. Settled in the1 Napier district/ He subsequently came to Auckland about IS7O, where he h-Id the post of Government'lmmigration officer. He was afterwards appointed Trea surer to the Auckland Board of Education, which he retired from in ISSO inconsequence of a reduction in the establishment of the Board. Of late years he has filled thoj responßiblo and honourable office of Sheriff in, this district, .;-. .* ;;..,:,': v, -,-;

FIRES.

ArCoromahdei ■."■■'on-' Sunday night, 18* instant, a, .fire broke out in Messrs.. J. D. '• .Colebrook and Co. _ general store 4U Kawngp Flood, and in a s W ? l eW nu|_ hunctrecls.'of Willing hands were at the scone" ready .to render assistance^ fmct £ considerable;:. quantity of goods weie to moved: X report was circulated G'g a large quantity, of dynamite was stored m. one of the out-houses, arid, }?^..W caused a panic. 'This militated very mucl? against checking the flames and the hro obtaining a firm° hold, the ' buildings were, soon destroyed.. Tho fire.originated man open shed at the back of the store, arid must have been the work of an incendiary, as no fire whatever had been on the W?*W* since midday on Saturday except a kerosene lamp in the evening/ The mfnjanpS s £250, and the damage about £000.. t , • Shortly before two a.m. on I.3th insane an outbreak of lire took place on the Manu kfiii Road, Parnell, its precise location being a two-story seveh-rbbmed shop nearly op p.oHite St.: John the Baptist's' Roman Catho lic Church, 'the premises were dwned by Mr Clement Witheford, sen., of Ponsonby, and were occupied byMrs:Jißell;whocamed on there a drapery business in conjunction with a servants' registry .office. Fortunately, therewas a strong pressure of water, and by dint of energetic cxerttions, the firemen managed to restrict the scope of the fire but the building in which the fire started was completely destroyed. A destructive fire occurred on Thursday, 21st inst., at Cracroft-street, Parnell, from which a family narrowly escaped with then lives. The house where tho lire broke out, tenanted by Mr William Hudson and his family, was a seven-roomed dwelling at the corner of the above-named street and the Parnell Rise, and immediately opposite the fire-bell. It was gutted, and the next building, occupied by Mr W. Hogan, about eight feet distant, was scorched, and its contents slightly damaged (to the amount'of abou£ £5) with water. An outbreak of fire occurred at 1.50 a.m. on April 4, and resulted in the com plete destruction of a six. roomed single story wooden building at tho corner of Beresfoid and Upper Union streets. It was owned by Mrs Skeen, of Arch Hill, and was occupied by Mrs Helena Robson and her family of six children. Mrs Robson herself seems to have been the .first'person to discover the danger her house was in. She was awakened by, her youngest child crying, and at once noticed a reflection of light from the dining-room. On looking out slic perceived that the room was one mass of flame. She at once gave the alarm, and hastily got. out her six children. In about a quarter of an hour the flames had practically consumed, the building, but the brigades were successful in preventing any extension of their ravages. -..- The eight-roomed, .house of Mr Robert Milieu, blacksmith, Pakuranga, was 'burnt to the ground on the 3rd of April, and Mr Millen himself got severely bruised. Mr Millen, his wife and. children escaped in their night clothes. Fancying, that j. the baby had been left behind, Mr Millen rushed back into the burning building, and got burnt about the head and. shouldera. Driven back reluctantly, by.:; the^violence of the names, ho was overjoyed to find the cradle containing tbe infant standing in security on the roadside.'' Mr Millen was brought to town and taken to the Hospital, where his injuries were attended to.

VOLUNTEERS.

The Easter" encampment of the Volunteer forces this year was'lieldat Lake Takapuna. The camp, besides ■ providing sleeping accommodation for about 600 men,had sub stantially ; eroeted marquees for the officers, canteen tent, officers' . mess, etc. The system was presided over by Mr Henry Bennett, of tlie Clarendon, in a manner that afForde the greatest satisfaction, and ho also had the catering for the mess and the public luncheon-room. The officers in chief command were Col. Lyon and Lieut. Col. Shepherd.' The following is the approximate strength of the corps on the ground:—Cavalry : Waiuku troop, Lieutenant- :-S. Barriball, Lieutenant A. E. Barriball, 59 ; Tβ Awa mutu troop, Captain Rutherford, Lieu tenants Bruce and Storey, "59 In structor ' Carley, who. belongs equally to both troops, was also present. South Franklin Mounted Infantry, Major HaTrisf 35 Royal Dragoons, Captain Erson and Lieutenant Watkisg, 27 ; North Shore, "G " Troop, Captain C. Smith, 30. No. 1 Battalion, Naval Brigade, Captain Com mandant Leßoy in command, ,■ Adjutant Gerrard ; Auckland Naval Artillery Volun teers, Lieutenant ,Parkei , ».in, (S command, Lieutenants Smith and Moore, 50; Devonport , Naval Artillery, - Captain Fenton, -Lieutenants Duder~ arid * Dacre, 3S ; Ponsonby- Naval «*J&tfllery, Cap tain Morpoth, Lieutenant Miller, 45 ; Waitomata Naval Artillery, • Cap tain Hitctions, Lieutenants Keesing and Boyes 30 ; Onehuiiga : Naval Artillery,' Captain Hulse, Lieutenant McGregor, 35,' and,band of 20 under-Sergeant Hylahd. No. 2 Battalion : Victoria- liifles, Captain Cooper, Lieutenants Somers and Lee, 30.; Qiby Guards, Captain Waddel.-Lieutenarits Dormer and Schemilt, 35; Hobson Rifle 3;' Captain Little, Lieutenants: Dignari arid Nightingale, 28; Queen's Own, Captain Keep, Lieutenants, Bayley and Mowbray,; 24 Colonel Dignan was in command of the battalion, with Major Isaacs, Major Clifton, Captain Skinner,: adjutant, and Lieutenant Selfe .. ag quartermaster. No. 3 Battalion : Lieut Col. Mahon iv, com mand, Major Birnie and Tonks, Adjutant Houghton and Quartermaster - Gladding. Newton liifles : Lieutenant* Reid, 30. Veterans : Lieutenants Kean arid Featon, 10. Gordons : Captain White Lieutenants Faira.ahd Hay, 3C. ■ Band, 28. ; A; Battery Artillery : 3 guns, Captain Paynej-Lioiiten ants Nome, Geddes, and Ansell, 51 O Battery (in Fort Cautley): Captain Georcrel Lieutenants Wastneys and Gilmour, ?5. Engineers: Major Anderson, Lieutenants Elmes and Beverage, 35. The medical stafi was represented by Drs. Dawson,' 1 eunent, Walker, and Parkinson. , ■ On Easter' Monday ayery successful sham fight took placo v at North Shore, between' a suppoeitipus attacking and defending force. It passed off without seridus casualty In other, parts of the , colony,'.encamp ments: and sham fights took'-plac'e simul taneously,' the, occasion' r giving" ample demonstration of the' .efficiency of our defence forces, should occasion arise for them being called upori.' ! ' !

MISCELLANEOUS.

A fUBLic meeting is to<be held dnWedhes- V?y-'.;Tth £ Iay- '*« consider .the Aucklarid Maritime Exhibtiori proposals. ; . '"; nu-f m "H^ip'g 'has been elected Grand Chief I emptor of New Zealand. Globe Readers are to bo discontinued in Auckland public schools: - - The Doyonport Borough Council is being urged to take steps" to provide a proper cemetery for the district. -■-■ -P } His Excellency Sir William Jervoia has consented to open the Wanganui Jubilee Exhibition on 21st June next. ■ -. At.Duncdin .yesterday, a resolution was formally carried to wind up the Accident Association of New Zealand. • - blv, William Fox is having a house built in Ibymonda -street, next Br, Murray Moore s, where he intends residing. ■ i-fio unveiling -of- the- Burns statue at iJunedin has boon fixed for the 24th May, the Queen's ; birthday. The mayor, of; Hamilton shortly visits Eu^ rope, .and will, there': float: a company i for carrying on, tbo hoeb .augar industry in the Waikatq,-.».,,,.. ..,...... : ,. v ?-.- ; ;,/;;;---■.

m ; fieverifch'Day Adventists int end buud. inf a church on Surrey Hills ostotft.-Jbuh scfibtions to thatobject are being <f"Mfe Senry Chamberlain,, of . Parnell, is the mSeo of an invehtion for the pi^vcntion °CTho foundation stone of the ncw-Xhurch of St. Patrick,, at Greymouth, was_ laid 0 „ the afteriioon 'of! Sunday last byJfasbop Redwood! The Church, which is to be of brick, will be surmounted by d tower. 'Up to Saturday last,1 the land taken up for'special settlements; was as follows:-- North Island; 23,500 acres.taken up by 0/8 sbSors ; South Island, 4,862 acres by 231 selectors : total, 28,302 acres by 909 selec - oNotwiUistanding the destruction' of the Pink and White Terraces, more tourists passed through Napier ioi- the '^Ot^akes this aoa-on tiian' ever before. O^ffithss coaches were fully taxed to meet the de- Mr Robert Foster committed suicide at Gisborne by shooting himself. ' . ~. . At the 'annual meeting of the Board ot Education Mr S. Luke was re-elected Chair man, a proposal that Mr Upton should bo elected being1 withdrawn. ■" Mr Lennox was appointed a member' of the Grammar School Board of Governors; ",",' ■,' \„ , A melancholy fat_f accident recently oc curred at Paeroa, not far from Manngatu roto. It appears that a settler named Robert Spick, who has been residing in the district for many years, was engaged felling timber, when by some means' a tree fell on him, and caused instantaneous death. The seventh annual exhibition of the Auck land Society of Arts was opeiied on April 14 according to : time-honoured usage, with a conversazione for the members arid their friends: The Art Gallery of the Free Library building was crowded on the occasion, and thepiotures and bther artistic .prdductioris were inspected with very considerable interest. The Councillors' room had been

An action for libel brought by Messrs MacMahon and Leitch, theatrical managers, against the proprietor of the Wellington "Post," a verdict .was returned for ; , £150 dama„es, with costs'-on the lower scale. Tho libel action MacMahon and Leitch v. Press Association ended.in a verdict for the former,, damages. £200 and costs. No evidence was called for the defence, counsel contending that the statement complained of was not defamatory, and was; circulated without malice. ' , - >.:..- • ' ■:■ ti

At the session of the 1.0.G.S Grand Lodge at, Christchurch, the report of the Com mittee on the | reunion of the order was again before, the. Lodge, and adopted. The chief recommendations were that the prospects of Union woro gratifying ;■ ithat a circular on the .subject be forwarded by the. executive to t the: R. W.G/T.j that a session of ;this: j Grand , Lodge be held at Wellington next ; January to, consummate,! the union .rr-the: Grand Lodge of the other Order-having arranged to. meet;;at ithat, time Tand,.,place-; ,;that at tho meeting named, the representation be altered ,to Lodge instead of district i-eT presentation. i••:;: ..; .;.< : ■';,-, . An old man .named Donald Grant, who wandered- from the Old: Men's Refuge on Monday, 19th inst., has eluded all attempts to trace^him,-, and,his fate, stilliremains a mystpry.:' It is feared that' soriie; serious mishap has occurred,.as the oldunan'was much too • feeble to , have: wandered farj Grant was last-seen-;.iin. t ,the- Domain; and on this account it has been supposed that he has^got lost in some ;of the. retired spots, and -probably -has succumbed to ex haustion or stan ration., .The Domain-has njw been-, twice thoroughly searched, but without any signs, of the. wanderer being found." ." ~'tS ■ . -.- •. 4n -■■'" '-. '.I G-U.J ■

Thetannual soiree and general meeting , of the Presbyterian dharge was held in the church, on the 7th April', and was; a3 ■usual,a great, success!' Tea-andf other good kindly and liberally; supplied by Mesdames ;McLennan, Norrie, and ■Walters. ■ A bachelors', table was also .well supplied by t ,Mr,,R. White-... The Rev. T. Norrie presided, and opened the meeting witli prayer! ; Tlie annual ifep6rt for the past year was read. Among other church work religious instruction'hadi been imparted in nine day Echools, to a gross attendance, of 165 scholars. Seven Sabbath schools had been in operation'; attended by 225 scholars arid' taught by; 18. teachers." .A' neat and beautiful church.' had 1 just' been erecte.cl'iat WairdaL, and'was opened free" of debt. The loss "by fire' of ' the. ISrg'cand 'commodious church; at was referred to, ahd'the =leeal- congregations were* earnestly reconir .mended to insure their,, buildings, and properties.' ■" The".total ;amount received for all purposes' for " the * year was, £301 '18s lldl' The.' report , was,, -ap-, proved of ? and the office-bearers,, re appoihted for the ' current year. Suitable addresses were delivered by the Bey. .0. ,R. Hewlett, Messrs T. Campbell and 5..-H., Reid. . •'' [ .': , "';*• ."-,;':,: ■,' )r ',: Messrs Whitney and Sons have achieved another success with their cartridges ;' this; time in Diihcdin, till lately the very place of all otheraadverse to theidea-of anything good coining out. of Auckland, leasfc, of'all sucli things' as 'cartridges. Wo, will.not, trouble bur readers with the. .score attached !, to tlie,, ,follo\ying -report received from .Mr. John ," J. Atkinson,- Musketry Instructor, ' 'Garrison Hill, D,unedin, .through Lieutenant : p Cfolonel, Bailey, President, of the,. Military School, ; Wellington, but just give the. report,; which, explains , ' all ph&t is needed :—'.', have the. honour, to ,fony,ard enclosed the return 'of the practice,, 'with . the! Auckland ammunition^,, .As instructed,. I secured the services •of seven oi. our best shots, foul- rifle and three .carbines ; they fired shot for shot. As you will see, the scores are. hardly equal, and but. for, the breaking of three of tlie caps mi "the Auck; land the practice would,be i more regular. Sergeant Fredi ; ick' ; tried some of his "shots with two degrees lower sighting ,by the Vernier sight and ' ; found it was .that, much . stronger than the Kynook,; winch' accounts." for so many high rules in* the Auckland- ; scores. ~ Ton pounds of the Auckland weighs three quai-ters of,,.an, ounce, heavier °than the same number of Eynock. ' After a Mr. test'l consider the Auckland am'mumtion suDerior to the Kynock." On Wednesday, April 7th, [ the ceremony of laying the foundation of the new building of the Sailors' Honio.,was '■ per formed, by His Lordship the Bishop.; itjpon the platform with ' Bishop 'Cowie, Mrs: and Cow , le > werc ' amongst ' others, Sir William Fox- the Hon: G. Waldegrave, Col Haultain,' Rev.-J. S, Hill and Mr Britken rigg(representingthe Y:M.C:A;); tlie'Rcvs 1 .. Dr. Purchas.R: BiirroWs, J. Bates WE, Burke, and Anderson' ; and Messrs -T, ' Glover; "McMillan, E Bartley, K. E. Tell (SailSrs 1 Missionary); Captain Tilly, and others. AmongsV the ladies present were ': Mrs J. Mrs Schwartz Kisfilmg, Mrs C B;' Stone and Misses lairburn (who presided at the harmonium), Ro S krugeV.MauteelliOlive,'rJ.' } od p> Kempeallv and- others. The' Rev/ J. b.. Hill opened the proceedings"; with prayer, after.;which Bishop Cowie, Presii dent of the Homo; addressed the meetino-; n"f 'fe fT^? f u Ua remarks he ' said :- Of tho £12,lQ0,,bequeathed tous-by Mr Costley the Council of Management are abput.to expend £5,000 in (; th\,cVctSn of a suitoble building, on a site S#\Sr ?° TO oses HdmesKnfS T d .t e 4 that the .Kome shall be, for the benefit of 'the soa^ religious : teachers ■α-nhn- fW i• ■?? tHfi Pnnnr/i 'r"!\ fche direction : of drink Si ' a^ th ? t . n °- intoxicating

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

' EIRTHS.. ANSENKE.-On March 2t at im ISiiii fol wile of.James Atisemienf^v^Si^B, i Bro^o^som 0"o"^'0"^' frSHW'^ CARRICK.-At Remuera m') \|s» c- mI )t' - 29. tho wifo of A. Carrickof „Tu^t --*_Warns CKANSWICK -u.i rthe k _t h >'ll»«"fc ' residence, Eden --Creserit fe«i____JE-nnt Canswick ot a daughter 0u n 5 COUItTNEY.-On AprilTjth c U" Onehunga, the wife of c'tfWm„ Setter o daughter. v H- to< *sSfc C our DHYLAND:~On April 12; tttiJ_9_H_t* ir Dryland, Prospec i Temo^v lfc« _____V r?' a daughter. la?(?' 3l°ili)tfl|®oitho FIBLKK.-On April iS, tho^&jHEß&n of ota son. °tli__ffl_fft Co' FI,EMING,-On Aprili, 1887 atr^^_E,,-d Totura-strect. tho. wife-of' f^WS^1 v gincer, ofca daughter. ' '' -?i*HsßfflKS»s> 1( FORDER.-On March 24 an;» r'<to*ipcl si Brown-street, Ponsonby,: ;th« *S r*liWf&co Fordor of a daughter. 7' TOHIK? i ! lIAyOIID.-On April 15, at Bom-_ 'iJw 0-, Hill, the wife or Harry Havo^MWid cm and girl. dVofl, «ti ( #«k oi HOO T ON.-rOn April 3, at her mv l^Lil fti SMount Eden, 'u la V?\ %%\^ » at COr^^i|| eXS KELLY.-On April 4, 1887 th' P «7" Kelly, Symonas-strcetroUson *.tfvll»A LINCOLN.-On' .March 21'!_ni^'l^^__t A ' . Eercsford-street,-Auckland :Wl^_ll^e c ATL A l'rTHFvv^ dar?ll^ r- ? otttaoto^^pSstai 31 AI i lib \\ b.—On March 28 at ra™3s_f«_4 M i wife of F. W. Matthews of a„_!Pl_Q_L c.? MACINDOE.-At, her r?__Sffiffl» ir.s Road, Surrey Hills. 0 n uie'i*f.|SrW at Frank B. Macindoe of a son n^SS» 1 MUllt.—At her residence, PeWc>'ss ! pltt_4Sii:;,^ on April 13, the wife of A.'mS^W^» i • McLEOD-Un the 27th -___chM _^||ffl_S :ul dence, Mountstrect the ;w_i i'lI&s«fW_ing . . McLcod, of a daughter. °c! * - £*~.„, McMASTEK.-On April 9th at <£: ~' 3 .Surrey Hills, the wife of j-.?_fe" !. YSP1 daughter. - - mcaf»i !#|3l qn PROTHEROE.-On • April 7 a f i, 'Mil¥ J Road, the wife of Fred L SsHlss daughter (still-born). ' ROBH\ TSOi\\-Oii Good FridayUtiriu -' , , residence. Railway-street, PartSlSslr 110 Mr R. Robinson of a daughtSil^»c!;- ROBERTS.-.. April 5, the M Sflßle tl Roberts, Mount RoskiU RoadT»?s_l_Wi« RUSSELH-On 31st Maißtft^fSV Wood-street, Ponsonby, .l_e'^®j__H|n.tc Ru3sell of a daughter. , i'^Uff trinj ROLF.-On March 2G, at her r«_itS St., the wife of George-Rolf sflS_P'li SMITH.-On March WTatX^Sflßßr? ficld-sLreet, tho wlftjot the RevMfcfßp^ SMITH.—On April 13th, atTuaWn V. Slllllrhe A. E. Smith of^ daughter 'tfllP- I SIIEREK.-On^ Aprif at, __JH_f' ' Leamington Road, Mount-Edea .lit __3£ n,1,;1 A.G. Slrererofason. ■ -. Wlfe-c '■ TOLE.^-On April 18, at Wellington _,&Sffl§ndci Hon. J. A. Tole Of a daughter ,rae «mT TILLY.-On the Hud Mafclfat her J <f W Cracroft-street, Parnell, the wife'Sij_ffl_H?cve a son; both doing/well. . uquilf U r w t , hr WAI?SP 9^4? her residence. 'Pi&«rco .on 11th April, the wife of Mr EiSlw v 1 nock, of a daughter. .■v-SiiS& t; J WILLIAM'SON.-On April 7 Hili4,flll^ Itoad, Epsom, the wife of G. AV'S^Wi c^

MARRIAGES.

CAJIPBELL-MCAIILLAN.-Ottlte^ „!, the residence, of the bride's parent ' rl Rev. J- Nome, Hugh, third Sffifflß^ Campbell, or ' Razorback. to" BaftkS^'ss t ■second-daughter of Colin McSlilllf fflW, *T ~bauk, WhaiiEarata. •' -■ ■ [..iSSiW! 1 f* BUR'iW-fcPLERS.-On April,? -185 mmL^ " 'S 0? 1' 8 cSFP h '. Auckland, by thsffi IfefW 10 Tj Ne son, M.A. Ernest WilhW SaiSetea . nster-at-law.i-to .Ellen,- - younger' __»!» tho the late Charles Henry Spiersfof __$||I " land. , Home papers please codv ■ w*? ra " nurroN^FUß^jsni-on jpfa, ,**_■•. ■•■ - > Chnstchurch, Lancaster 6dfe'!:?_M_w_H-m ' ■ London, George Bertram, onirsfo _____$~iP , . » MVi- tonj:AwUu.,Otah_hu, to Lilli_l|p , , l eldest daughter of George H.Pur3lllEg!,e<-1- Lancaster Gardens, late of o__rin'TM_MKM r HAY \V ARD-FARRELL.-OA ?»_§■■? t r Auckland, Albert Henry HaTOarfl____g ■ Parrel), both of Auckland, r-%%________^^ e KASPER-POOL.-On rcbruarrfl^Hß*l <■'■ Registrars Office, Auckland;%T____Blre''s Rasper to Flora Eliza Pool. ■■■'Mi >M_tlsi» ,„„ LAWRENCE-BLACK.-On Mwllfflffi^f Saints , Ponsonby, by the Rev. CalfeiiKM ' v Lawrence, to Isabella Agnes, onlrtf_Si|©ri t. t t £l?r ato^?li n Black, of •On"o_nn_ffl___B__ti ■■ LOWE - GROSE.-On April litßwif" < Patrick's Cathedral, byithe Rev. Filial [i a Thomas, Richard Charles, eldesMnofe "■ > ' »il!',,( ■ Lowe, bricklayer, of'Arch'Hili'&Kite. Hi Gertrude Grose,- only daught_«vfflfS„.,, Joseph Grose, of Whangapous. <n''Tiil»* , TYVIDLE-SCOTT.-Onflm-ch io,_> H '"^ "" .:;:George Twidlc, widower, ' to''Alifflfflißssu widow of the late D. H. Scott, of Bi_%.C;K|- 1 !c ■■: Thames papcrs'pleaSe copy., < -i.li.BHHy i

DEATHS.

ASAi-iK.-on. April, 14, at her' residaafflifflHv-7 Pas j" Road, alter a long and nniM___KH' * Eliza, beloved wife of Mr T.'_MA«fHHPRri BURNS.-On April 18, at his fatheri^^^H'1" Hobson-strect, John Stuart. hnlnfa_B___." c. ■ Margaret and Andrew Boms'; agiwilfflfflr "0" asleep in Jesus. - - ; ' ' llf|Bfmat BREVVSTER.-On Thursday, -2lstlfflH|«i tv late residence, St. George's Bays _„MSH&£, •> liell,: John' 'Edward,, eldest soii/glilEil - Brewster, Esq.; Hatherley ;Hall,'C£el!«iS'"'af» , England ; aged 35 years. C__t___«H_i , please copy. | ,■,,, ~ BW)X«»OS__ -On .April __hj'i_Bil_MfflL UJ Hotel, Freeman's Bay, Charles Robiali|_ffi- 1' lat - some, of Gumtown, Mercury Bay, Mffing ( 1!? 110" of the bowels; ageSlycaal&oW^ GROvyE—Ou Saturday, the Slid ißstvalSPll'.i-., t , &&?. lllncss. John, .only, survive fc If. ~ ,( Wilham and Mary Crowe; ugeduu-r' V, oll( '" months. ■ 'EKftKe le COMBES.-On March'■2soi;l'3_'^t_JtimH_»»ii. f, Auckland, Herbert, Carl, iafanfee^ij_HiK" n<i Mal'5 r Combes; aged'amo'i^ffl^ o^u' CHEPMELL.-On Marchu■g_-'' vadls||H_K>Pte ' "Haviland Le Mcsurier ChepmifpfijHHf' Chaplain Royal MiUt_ry r .Collßg6)S_i«H aged 7G years. . -iliiSK.. W1 DA VIS.-At Howick. on thi_J_rW__f Annie Mary, tEe" b6loved daughter _.(fifflSr> Bulmer and Eliza-Ann Davis ■;r'agcd7in«HßUol< J DEAN.-On Apritlij; at the Districilffiffipse : -Jane Hastie Dean; eldosidaughfcrffift^PH'ec! -5 Dean, Pokono ; aged 23 years. '• .HHi'„ „„ DONOVAN.-On AprEJsUW.at-Oi&sfi , cv residence, Coburg-strecr, Francis ;s9__||s l Itw the second son of Eugene anllH_WW§|BlMi[<-ec .van ; aged G years and-0 months. WBfflSi -i FLOYD.-On April IS, at the father'BSW». n , Richmond-street, Thames, Aurora-M^sSt- ' (laughter •of Mr Alfred ' Floyd t|W__J&s © years and 8 mouths. ': W,_RBverv GRAHAM.-, On April 3rd.! at/hisiS_Kl n^ Wellington-street. Abel Johnstonii^Kk , , ' son of the late John Jolmstone"Gr_f»(§K£ a tc only brother of Thomas C GraßatiJ|_Hffißoitld years. Mtqiuescatin Pace ,-*,feßßßHßß_aii GItAHAM.-On April I. at fCaiiri',Poiiit_______f^ kau Harbour, Marion, the belovedl^Bßffi William Graham. ' "iiiß_Pllts; GAMBLE.-On April'"2nd, •*188?/?'_«Mpg' 1 second daughter of Mr Richard':G«M___jß|rran Kyber Pass Road;. aged 17 years wf4|M_Kf) r GUILDFORD.-On April 1. at _er/7iftr9____r. L' dencc, Unioh-strertv the beloved dpOT___S|Wl r. E. C. and'L. A. Griildford; a^ed4'm&tl«H»it 0 f GREEN.-On April 1, at LUyDaloiNiifMfficl lo Tree Hill,. Lawrence Henry Green, i«|||M_L~,_: man : azcdsl years. jt-i?/" c GIVEN-. -On.the 28th-March at "towKl^.! ,Emnia Maude, -tliobelov'jdicluMior.'SKHetKle. and-Hugh' Given; aged-1 yearo-miwramff-, i.i>* GREENSLADE.-Ori April 17, ■ residence,1 Bii-d-in-the-Hand ?Hiß^'f_S___L____ > Florence May, *nfantQaughtefc6l__Ji|__K~ Grcenslade ; aged 12 months. 1 ircllflH GREEN.—On April 19, atliis resident,<H ~ Ederi Road, Ed ward Lister G"r'eeiii^™___§ Auckland, late Brevet-Major!v26tlu|^__K - - onians. " . . /.ii ■ :..*7ss«3Mv ■ GLEDHILL.-On April 20. at lier.ifeMHHf deneo, Home Bay, Minnie\B_jJj3_9___.v,.. tho second daughter of Sarah Alia WzHgß' Gledhill ;• aged 17 years; '^9_| ... HAZ_EMAN.-6n April 19,",at-.Brigfeta»«___m , noil, 'William Frederick, . young«t: i «Mf l-'- Horace and Isabella Ha_emah'v«[ffisy____| and Bmonths. '' - *_HK- ' HILL.—On April 8, at his late resiflel!{sa___ft Roskill Road, after a long and P^.TOL^Hk : JamosHill, the clearly boloicd liuw',,... Jane Hill:-aged 57 years. ' " ~ .S§» HORNE.-On April 3, at -hor-resitf«*_fflH_} iner-street. Ponsonby, Annie.HoraoJaMß « \ c . the late William Home, Esq.i.oj jaBBO )&X Station. New South1 Wales); a£«IHBIK 1. HUNGERFORK-Oh : March- %hßM2ffll - street, Ponsonby, Kathleen Faßny_Mß__M|. infant daughter of John and"Jw&J_JEihß aged 12 months. ■''■'."--i'i'MSHßWc'ri LAMBERT.-OnMarch27,atherlflWtt_^fi toc| . " Epsom, Catherine, tiie'belovedJ "™ Smlou,. ( : liaiii Lambert;, ag^ed «..; . ~-. v^lnrj_l______Ltjrir>« MAHER.-At his sister's readencs. (»§_s_ ><■ -s Hotel, Michael, dearly belovtf song||_gli "a Daniel Maher, Castielney, Crtunt?-i!sf3__ffi_o^hl^ r Ireland; age 13. R.I.P. '£, v .-;. ' MACIQE.-Died at the HoswW. : < -r'SM|| v ') m^ / James Joseph :Mackie' bf tf''Pcr^il§/ ! street; aged 20 years. ''■-■ ;, ;-'---i^BH|'Aii «"' MILES.-On March.2S, 1887,.at-to»g|jj|lA I 1 .! dcrice, O'Neilfstreet, Ponsonby, ffij«ffiaac «1 and painful illness, Alfred Heri»&jg,.jgMi - : ' bclovedson of Robert and Eliza Mik»- «|lho'l 2lvcars. R.I.P. ,■ 1-;-:J-i^,»«llB,!? d"ri McLEOD.-On April 11, ISS7, Mlt4«W&"i U' fl Bassalena McL-eod, ago 2o rears, omywfe^jWa&icst ] of John and Ellen Mcleod. . ■■Jmßg McKENZIE.-At Avondale M^SP^B All c ( aged 28, JfcssioEva Hart Ru-_m *J» Casll - Rev. Alexander Mcltpnzio. ■ ~ M^-af&noshi POOLE;-On March ' IT, «_, MmKK^t 20s a Islands, Daniel Poole; agpdE!. , rarC sE|^» i; : . RULE.-Died, on. the. mornin^o"* «# tho residence"' of her parents.^Vriflffii : the infant daushter.of-J#m;«|i||S. T ': aged 17 months. -' -, :•- m ■$$& "■ (Coniiwmi on &$M *&' M®

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