MARION'S UNCLE.

A Case for the Detectives

£y SYLVANUS COBB, Jcx

CHAPTEII VI

THE CONFIDENTIAL CLERK IS

ALARMED,

On Monday morning Sandy MaDougal was the first to make his appearance at the bank. He had taken clown the shutters, and dusted the desks and chairs, before another arrived. Walter Vernon and Arthur Singleton came in at eight o'clock together, having met in the street. When they had put away their hats and donned their long linen dusters, Sandy called them to one of the windows, and exhibited a paper which he had found on the floor, under one of the desks, while he was cleaning up. It appeared to him to be too important a paper to be ' kicking around.'

Walter took it, and looked at it. and then passed it over to his confriar. Arthur looked at it; and then the two looked at one another. It was a cus tomer's cheque, for three thousand dol lars, which had been cashed on Satur day. ' Walter, I gave you that cheque as soon as I had cancelled it.'

'Of course you did; and I filed it with the ethers, and put the whole of them away in the vault at the close of business. That I can swear to..'

'Do you remember what time it was V

' Yes. The clock was on the stroke of four; and I remember this cheque particularly, because it was on the bottom of the file. I think it was the first one you turned over to me.' !It was. And you are sure you put it in the safety-vault f

'As sure as I am that I am at this moment living.' Then both the clerks turned to Sandy. Where had he found the paper ? He pointed out the spot, un der the desk of the confidential clerk and acting cashier; and shortly after wards he asked :

1 Which of you two could have come to the bank yesterday ?' ' Was anybody ill the bank yester day ?' asked Vernon, quickly. ' There certainly was,1 said Sandy.

' How do you know V

' Either yesterda}', or else some time in the nighfc of Saturday,' replied the janitor. ' And the way I know is this: I locked up on Saturday evening when ■we carried home the body of Mr Wil mot. I hadn't fastened all the win dows. I came back and put things to rights, first, in master's private room, where we found him dead. I set his big chair up against the wall, aud as I looked to be sine that the gas was turned wholly off in his argand burner, I swung the bracket up against the ■wall, and set the glass chimney on the back part of the desk ; and then I put up the shutters, and secured them.' ' Well,' pursued Sandy, with a mys terious nod, 'what d'ye suppose I found this morningI?— Come in here, and I'll show you '

They followed him into the rear office. Sandy pointed them to the chair, which he could swear he had left against the wall; and then to the gas-burner, and then to the glass chim ney, the former of which he had left swung back as far as ib would go, while the latter had been left stand ins: on the back part of the desk. The great chair now stood in front of the desk; the argand burner had been swung out over the writing-ledge, and the glass chimney stood in place upon it.

' D'ye see, gentlemen V the janitor said. * Somebody's been here since ten o'clock on Saturday evening; and that somebody has been in here, and lighted the gas, and sat in this chair. Now, who was it ?—and what was it done for? That's the question.'

• Before either of the clerks could reply a footfall was heard on the outer landing, and on going out into the main room they met Stephen Wilmot. ' Well, boys,' he hailed them in his hearty, cheery way, ' are we ready for business ?'

'Really, sir,' said Walter, after he and Arthur had exchanged glences, 'we can hardly tell you. Mr lien wick has charge, next under Mr Wilmot, and he has the keys of the safety vault. Have you any idea of how our late master— your^ brother —left matters V

' Yes,' answered Marion's uncle, quickly, and with ready assurance, at the same time turning towards the inner office. ' I suppose,' he went on, pointing towards the banker's sanctum, 'that Matthew's private room is yonder, as it used to be.'

The clerks nodded affirmatively, Stephen continued:

' Yes—l know all about it. My brother left with Marion all the di rections I can possibly require. You may consider the back—' ■ His speech was brought to an abrupt termination by the entrance of Jasper Eenwick, who came in very softly— so softly, in fact, that his approach had not been detected until he had opened the door and boldly appeared. Both the young clerks thought he looked paler than usual, with the shadow of a trouble on his angular features. He saw the new-comer, and bowed pro foundly; but a close observer might have detected a quick spasm of fear and dread. It quickly passed, how ever, and his countenance was bland neas itself, and his voice as oily and smooth as ever, when he spoke. *Ah! :;Mr'*WilmDt — Stephen, I think.-^Aye,—-I remember you very well,' : '

'Your memory is good — better, evidently, than mine,' returned the visitor, refusing to see the hand which the other had offered to put forth for his friendly grasp. His- frank grey eyes, gleaming with an opah'suc lustre, were fixed upon the confidential clerk with a gaze beneath which the green eyea faltered and finally sank. Then ho went on, speaking frankly and pleasantly : ' Yes, I remember you, Mr lien wick.' And now he put forth his hand, which Kenwick caught eagerly.

' Aye, Jasper Renwick, at your service, Mr Wilmot. Perhaps you arc aware that I have been, (or many years, your brother's coniideutial clerk and helper.'

'Yes. Matthew has written tome of you. He held your services in high esteem.' ' Thank you, sir.' The confidential clerk bowed very low at this point, at the same time laying his right hand over the heart.

'You have, I think, a thorough understanding of the affairs of the bank, Mr Renwick V

'A complete understanding, my dear sir.'—His hand over his heart

again

' I was upon the point of saying to these young gentlemen, as you came in,' said Mr Wilmot, with a friendly nod to Vernon and Singleton, and another nod to Kemvick himself, 'that we would go on with the business of the bank as though the late melancholy event had not transpired. It happens very fortunately,' he continued, appear ing not to see the sudden contraction of Renwick's brows, and the spasmodic catching of his breath, l that Matthew left for mo, with his daughter, a clear statement of his business, so that we shall have no trouble.'

' Really, sir,' gasped the confidential clerk, struggling with all his might to appear calm and unmoved. 'it is very fortunate. I can only hope that the dear, good man's mind was clear and unburdened in his last moments.'

lAh ! what do you mean by that, Mr Renwick V asked Uncle Stouhen, with a look of honest surprise. ' Had you any reason to think that my brother's mind had been unwontedly affected V

The man thus questioned cast a furtive glance round, as though fearful that eavesdroppers might be at hand. Then, with a melancholy shake of the head, and in lugubrious tone, he an swered : •My dear sir, I may specie in the presence of the friends about me. I regret —in fact, it pains me more than 1 can tell —to say that lam very sure—l may say, morally con vinced—that our late beloved master was not in his right mind for at least a full week before his lamentable death. And here I must inform you of a circumstance that gave me infinite surprise and unrest. During the week last.passed Mr Wilmot—your brother, sir—did what he never , cjid. before during all the years that I have been frith him. He made cheques—four of them—payable to his own order, aild drew the money from the bank. What he wanted of that money, or what ha did with it, I have not the least idea. Considering that I for years have done all the business with the banks with which we have deal ings, I njust say that looks strange, the least you can say of it.' 'Mr Kenwick, are you sure of what you say V ' Sir I I am not in the habit of making statements of which I am not

sure.'

'Excuse me, I beg. But—-that is

strange, indeed. Was it a large sum that he drew ?'

•The cheques will speak for them selves, sir.' Heie the confidential clerk paused and bent his head Upon his hand. Presently he looked up, and went on :

11 will explain, sir, if it would please

you.' llt would please me very much, I assure you.'

' Well, thus it was : Last Saturday morning Mr Wilmot was at his desk quite early. Shortly after ho came in, he called me to come to him; and when I had entered his private room he pointed to the door, and bade me to close it, and turn the key. I did so; And I then noticed that he was look ing quite unlike himself. He seemed to be, as I thought, unhappy. 1 had never before seen such a look on his kindly, genial face as I saw then— never—never before. I thought he had been crying. ' Jasper/ said he to me, ' I am feeling far from well. My poor heart is growing worse and worse.' Then he looked at me strangely. I must say he frightened me. Suddenly he sprang up and caught me by the wrist. I tried tr> break from him, but could not. Pretty soon he smiled and told me not to be frightened. Then the old strange look came back.

!;• 'Jasper !' he said, fairly hissing the words into my ear, ' I saw you speak ing with the doctor. You asked him what he thought of me, What did he say 1 'J'e.'l me ! Tell me ! If you hide anything from me,l will—' He stopped there as though his breath had failed him. Now, it so happened that 1 had asked Doctor Vanwert, only the day before, what he thought of Mr Wil rnot's health ; and I told him the truth —told him just what the doctor had told me. Upon that he grew calm, and sat down ag"ain; and presently asked me to sit, also, which I did. * Well, he sat, I should say, with his face buried in his hands, and the backs of his hands resting on his desk, for five minutes. Then he looked up, sad and woe-begone. I declare, 1 could have cried with good relish as I looked upon his face. Another such picture of suffering — of mental anguish — I never saw. When he spoke his voice was husky and broken, his lips quiver ing fearfully

"Jasper/ said ho, 'I want you to see to it that the business of the bank, up to tonight, is settled fair and

square, Go to every bank with which | we have dealings and balance accounts, ( and take up all cancelled cheques boar ing ray signature.' Those were his words. They surprised me, as you can well imagine. However, it was a very simple matter to please him. Our own books arc always balanced on Saturdays—on every day, for that matter. I remained with him until 1 thoroughly understood him, and then left him. During the afternoon I went out and visited our correspon dent. I gathered up all our checks— we pay out a good many in the course of a week—and brought them to Mr Wilmot. t 'I had particularly noticed tour cheques that wore new and strange to me. Four distinct thunder-claps from a clear sky could not have surprised mo more. When I returned to Mr Wilmot I called his attention to those cheques, and asked him if they were genuine. At first he looked troubled, and I really expected to hear him declare them to be forgeries ; but after holding them in his hand a . few moments, he looked up at me with & strange, pained look, and said : * It's all right Jasper. I got bitten slightly, and that's all.' And then, very earnestly, he added: ' Please don't speak of these cheques. I will soon re cover myself.' ' I then asked him what he meant, I asked him flatly if he had been speculating. He didn't answer me. Twice he set cut to speak and stopped. I told him he might trust me. I would never betray him. Upon that he caught my hand--my right hand in both his own, and cried out, like one in sharp pain: 'Jasper, I shall need all your sympathy. You can help me more than you think. Nevei mind about the cheques now,' he went on. 'You will know all about them ere long.' And then ho asked me to leave him for a little time. He said he would see me again before he left the bank.

' I Baw him again, sir, but nothing more was said about the cheque?. It was just in the edge of the e.ening that I saw him last alivo. The sun had set, I think, and ho had gathered up his papers and was putting them away. I remained with him ten minutes perhaps, and then camo away ; but I should nob have come—l should not have left him—had I not known that he was expecting his daughter; I did not consider him in a n't con dition to be left alone.'

' What was the particular develop ment or symptom at that time ?' asked Uncle Stephen. 'Why, sir,he seemed to be out of his head. To speak plainly, he appeared to be in a fitting mood for the taking of his own life.' • You thought that, did you V 'I did,sir; and had I not known that his daughter was even then on her way to him, nothing should have induced me to leave him. I hope you do not doubt me, Mr Wilmot.' ' Doubt YOU !' cried the old gentle man, turning upon the elder clerk a countenance beaming with the very quintessence of conlidence and good will ; or at least that was how it ap peared to beam. ' Bless your soul! I should as soon think of doubting my own self. No, sir. I thank you very much for your revelation. You have opened to me a source of thought entirely new.' •Do you mean, sir,' queried Ren wick, with a surprising elevation of the dark brows, \ that the thought of your brother's self-inflicted death is new to you^' 'It is new to me that he had pre meditated such a thing.' 'Did no one tell you of the phial which we found under his hand on the occasion of the discovery of the dead body?' ' No. This is the first 1 have heard of it.'

'Dr. Vanwort can explain it to you. It was a phial labelled Poison ! The doctor put it to his nose, and pro nounced it to have contained prussic

acid.'

'Ah ! I shall ask him about it. And now suppose we open the vault, and see how Matthew left matters, You have the keys ?'

11 have a duplicate key to the door of the vault, Within is a steel safe for the keeping of valuables, the door of which has a.coinbination lock.'

' Do you know the combination V

1 1 do, sir, if your brother did not change it after the money, was put away on Saturday, aud I hardly think he did.'

1 Very well. We can soon know. I have my brother's figures, sent to me by his own hand. I have also his key to the outer door. I will open it.'

The confidential clerk had taken a key from his pocket, and was turning towards the vault; but Mr Wilmot stepped quickly in ahead of him, and was first at the door.

The main fire-proof vault of the bank was a chamber of massive iron, five feet wide by seven feet deep and ten feet high, set in a solid casing or jacket of brick. Within this, at the back part, was a large steel chest, in tended to 1)6 burglar-proof, for the storing of valuables, the door of which was of great thickness, with.one of the best combination locks that money could buy. The main vault had two doors—an outer door of double iron, with a packing of fire-proof quality, painted to correspond with the sur rounding woodwork; and an inner door, formed of a single plate of chilled iron one inch thick. The lock of this was supposed to be burglar-proof, though it responded to the touch of a key. It was a very small key, how ever, for so large and heavy a door.

Stephen Wilmot opened these two doors without hesitation, and entered the vault. Jasper Renwick had evi dently intended to go in next, but both Walter Vetnon and Arthur Singleton dodged in ahead of him, the pair of them going at once to the small locker wherein the cancelled cheques and drafts

of the customers of the bank were kept, together with Matthew Wilmot s own cheques, which had been cashed and cancelled at other banks. They were all deposited in the same com partment, but in separate corners. 1 Look here,'whispered Vernon, when he had opened the door of the recep tacle', at the same time touching Single ton on the arm. ' See ! Here is where I laid those cancelled papers; and I put that paper-weight on top of them. Now, do you see ; it has been put on top of Mr Wilmot's cheques. I tea you—' Evidently he was upon the point of declaring that somebody had been in the vault since Saturday evening : but he was interrupted by a call from Stephen Wilmot, who had knelt down and thrown open the steel safe. '.Here, boys! I suppose these are the funds of the bank.'

'I can tell you better about that, sir,' interposed Renwick, at the same time pressing forward, and getting down upon one knee. Mr Wilmot did not oppose him, but rather invited him to go on with his examination by moving back out of

his way. Renwick's first act, after he had knelt down, was to take from his vest pocket a small key and unlock the door of a strong box within the safe. It was in a central position, with pigeon-holes and drawers around it. His hand trembled, his whole frame trembled. The door was soon opened; then be looked into the re ceptacle thus revealed, gave but a glance, and a sharp, quick cry of agony burst from his lips.

(To be Continued To-morrow.)

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BM> OOoL.IO 2.10 1.25 5.30 6.30 .. 10.10 3.20 11.50 9.10 2.4< Ramuera . .? 180 " %B6 t0.5ff.12.13 2.15 4.30 6.35 6.35 .. 10.15 1.25 11.55 9.15 2.4* *Kllerelio anO " 73S " 06 !1i.5 11212 i 2.25 4.40 6.45J f1.45 '.'. iio'itf l'M 12.5 0.22 2.5S | J'enrow> Junction 7.isj 8.50 9.11 11.10j12.30 2.30J" 1.45 5.50J"6.52 7.30J10.30 1,10 12.10 j 9.26 ST.fi OnehSSga?. am 7.55! 0.5 9.*20j11.'20112'.k0j MO 4.85 6.0 I 7.0 | 7.10|10.k0 1.50 12.201 9.35 3.7 *Kemuem ne " 7.30 8.44j £55 10.24 12.35 {.25 4.31 5.35 '.'. 7.45j11.15 2.25 10.21 5.53 Newmarket .Tun 7.35 8.49 10.1 a10.30 12.40 1.30 5. 4 5.J0 .. 7.5011.20 2.31 10.26 5.58 Auckland, arr. . 7.45 8.58 10.10 l 10.39 12.50 1.40 5.13 5.M .. 8.0 1H.30 2.40 10.35 6.7 "Change for Onehunga. § Change for Otahuhr. J Change for Waikato stations. « Change for Kaipara Branch Btatlona t Cbaiure for Mercer and Ic.eraiediate Stations. I Change for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. MAIN LINK. 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BT-tS t!8.30 tS.SI t2.30 14.36 tG.3O 17.30 9.0 Ell cra ]lo .. 7.20 8.35 8.58 2.35 6.35 7.35 * i°muom ane :: :: :: " 7.30 8.« »*? 2.10 (!.« 7.45 • Newmarket June. 735 8.49 9.19 2.55 J5.4 6.51 7.50 9.20 ADCKLAND •■ •• arr. I "-*5 I $-® 9-2S 3.5 5.13 7.0 1, 8.0 I 9.30 t Ohanjco for Onohunga. II Chansre for Auckland and Intermediate) Stations. j Change for Kaipara Branch Stations. I Change for Otahuhu. A Passengers Arc not booked by this train to Stations between Auckland Onekunga. B Only stops to pick up Passengers for South of Penrosc Junction. 0, Runs on Mondays, Wodncsdays. Fridays, and Saturdays only, j). Runs on Mondays and Wednesdays only. E. Runs from Otoroiianga on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The9.ls a.m. train from To Awamutu runs daily. V. FranliUm Junction Cor Cambridge, Te Aroha and Rotorua Lines. Cambp.ldoE—Te Aroha and RdTOIttTA LIKES. South.—Week Days. North.-Vfbee Days. ■ ' •• ■■ A. M. A. M, A. JL. P. ti Auckland, dep. .. 8 01140 Lfchfiold. dep. .. .. ..6125 •'—. *Putaruru Junction .. .. .. * ..pm. p. m. Tanmangi * Frankton Jun., dep. .. 1 30c7 0 Oxford,dep. .. ..... 12 50 Hamilton West.. .. .. - .. 138 710 'Okoroiro * 'ilutulkonKast.. .. : .... * * -Manjawhara .... * Huakura Jun., arr. 1527 22 Matamata .. .. .. .. 13) Cambri&ge Bit.— .. .. .. | nValton .. '*. " '.'..'.'. * Ruakura Jun., dep 2 oa*7 30 *Kiwitalii.. .... . . * *Mon«uonui .. .. „ .. .. * * Mori ins ville, &rr. .. .! 235 "Tanmhero .. ... #i .... * * — . *Fencouft .. * * Tk AnoiiA Br.— •Hautapu.. .. * * Te Aroha, dep. «. .. 820 Cambridge, arr. 2 40 810 *Waihou ... * :^ — -. , , *Waitoa .. „ .1 ■" * " Ruakura Jun.,dop 2 0&730 *TatuaoHaua * •Eureka .. .. .. * • *Alun'ay's . .. . * •Motuiuaoho * * Morrlnsvillc,arrl .. .'. 9 5 1. Morrmsville, arr. 2 40 8 10 '< — , , -— —— 1 i Morrinsville, dep. .. .. 910 6250 Te Aroha Br.- *Motumaoho .. " * * Mprrinsville, dop. .. a255 815 *Kureka .. .. . , * * -iwoliaua:: :: * : yg"^.^^ j zl^l^ *Waifoa ._ * * Cambridge Br.~ •Wniljou * * Cambridge, dep. „ .. 9 15d200 ToAroba,arr. 3408 55 •Haotapu.. .. " • * jr; —j ;-; —r —*- — *Fencotutfc * * . Momnsv He, dep 62 60 ... *Tamahcre ....** *Kivvttahi.., ~.,,. ~. _....* .. "Mongaonni .. .. .. * * *Waharoft" '.'. "' ~ " " * " Kuakura Jnn, air. .. .. 3553 30 Matamata .. ". '.'. '.'. '.'. 365 V. Ruakura Jun., dep. ~~ ..10 6c3 40 K awhara .. .. .. „ ■.. * .. "Hamilton East.. .. . * * ffiT'° ~.1 - Hamilton West.. .. ..1020355 *TaumangV * " Frankron Jun- »■"". -. ..10 25 4 0 SSSKr^-i: :: ::' ::' :': a j:: Auckland>^ •■ ..Ta[Tii * Flaif Station. ' ' " ' ■"' " w iaJ?™i vn Tn^ uya> Al& da3rsl^ r!, d Sat«rday« only. 6 Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and LidaySa^dVtu^^^^^ d WSBB|E A Ituua on first Sundays in each month only. - KAIPAiIA BttANCa.— APCICtAND-HByi>EE3Oy-HEtJ:??STILI.B. AUCKLAND TO HKtmWTILLB..-WEEK I3AV«_ HgLKKSVILLB TO AUCKLAND.-WEEg DAYS. 38aWfti: : : : : : :& = ■: : : : :: •SSfti :: ;•'•?"•»«•!«: gSSL*-: :: • • :: •Wrikomia Z " • • • no SF° n">?. - •• r'w H H " 3SST." ::8-! 12-- 5 :: » » w :: SSST 1 -: :: »? "* H' ■■ ■ JSSSU :: :: ~; & 4 :: JSSu 5 " 'J 5 H h- ■■ :fi-t™ = : *• : 1 *Kewea.. 1. * * * •Ar Twl4alS •• •• «•» *-M aJ° I ♦WoodhiU „ " • * * " *Mount Albert .. •• • • J *Paeroa.. " " • * ♦ •• *M°rni,nßßid«- •• * * ! # *Ohiraniri " « * ♦ V *Ebngsland .... * * * , * •Helen*Trtlle South'" * * * Mount Kdan.. .. 8.47 2.55 6.24 5.13 Helensville .. q r r. 9.40 2,10 7>30 jj iffiand^ JimCt' n 9*3 320 I*s t& V^^J&lA^yll?^^i&\ *?"?« Bhould"^ given to the Gum' Tt J. P, MAXWSIiL, Qen«»l Manager.



Leaves Takapux* Ins „, 3 P.m.. 5 p.m. Sundajs-ift ."•« a.b, SADDLE iSl^fe * and conveyances o£ev4vrif' . Expresses meet every bna> £ — PATEIUO N^TjTtT^ LIVERY AND S T STABLES. Omnibuses, Brakes, Cabt" »n^ 0 nt , Hcnio Pamc^-^^Hi Storesand Stables:-Lotee- 3 tre^ *k « andAvondale,A U e c^a e h e d^Ro^ Hotels JOHN LYNCH Desires to inform his friends and tlw mM that he is proprietor of the aboveHo^S accommodation for Travels; fctS Luncheon Room. Best Brands of iS,*S SPJ^ Hancock Spatklifag -,>JJ«| Insurance IVTEW ZEALAND INSURANCE fOV Xl PANY (FIREAyp MARINE?. ' Capital.... , *~..£1000080 Paid-up and Reserve Punds.'.'l.i^ Protection vrom fJrEor iktAMNE tM Can- be Effected is this Compaxy^" CLAIMS MET WITH PROMPTITUDE AXn LIBERALITY JAMES BUTTLE, Mai,^. 5 Lanfl and Estate Agents FOR SALE, a superior 5-roohied Hwisa in Por land-street, Parnell, orcrlookito ih 9 I)omam There are. many convenieticeV i» this property, and the owner will sell it cheap], hoidt raxloo eavc tbocotuUrr- .. 'P-, m i Ji FT% lhose Premises known as th test," on the Whatf, opposUc^ Railway Station Gates. TO BE LET at very low rentals, Shops i| Lower Hobson-street. TO BK LET in one of the befit positions 'm the Mount Roskill Road. tLat desirable IleeMeneb lass\ l!^ o,, or£ cui)ation o£ Georg° Shirlev, Esq. £R SS V^Z' ehe n al)l Cott^es in Lome- S TO BE LET, a 2i-roomc?House•■to Kelson street, on very easy terms. I TO BE LET, a Largo House in Karangahapa Road, suitable for a Boarding-house. TO BE LET at Avondaic, On Mrs MteV estate, a GOOD DWELLLVG-tfOUSE, Tlth A-acre of Orchard and 10 acres of Land for Grazing. F. G. EVraGTOtf. Estate Agent. CHEAP HOUSES. COTTAGES, AND SHOPS To be Lex axd Fok S.u,e.



F...:G. E T1*wf ESTATE AGENT. T 0 H■ N "g'O'ili LARD Begs to inform his friends and the public (ten erallythat he has commenced busioessia Auckland,as - ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT, VALUATOR^ ETC., ; And trusts he will morit a fair shareof public patronage. J. 8., having many years' experienceim VALUER OF REAL ESTATE, ../LIVE STOCK, ETC., Is ia a position to advise bnyer and siller foe their mutual benefit. J. 8., also, having received a thprongh'igricol tural and pastoral training in the United King dom, and having 25 years' experience'ESs JmiSH in Auckland, is capable Or '■ "■' PURCHASING ALL KINDS OF STOCE, FARM SEEDS, AKTFIICIAL MANUKE, AND IMPLEMENTS, ETC.,.; !: For his farming Mends who live at a distal from the principal markets. JOHN BOLBARD, KSTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT. Office: Durham-street Wes^ iAucklaMt CH A 8.. H. 0 S $.'s.,l3s LAND AND MONETARY AGENT, Begs to notify his' clients that i&i.ha REMOVED To those central'y-Bituated and most convenient PEEMISF^ ADJOINING THE COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, Until lately occupied by Messrs J. M. and J f Movvbray. FOR POSITIVE SALE, ehea»,,and terms very easy, 650 acres good Ig With deep-wate/ frontase- Only-right «n 1« from the Queen-street .^^ff'fJ^sf Sonpet. House and Land Agent, fo, Q^ggjHrii F" OR IMMEDIATE BALEI in: Atteti SfeuSlSS^^ FOR SALE-a -fe^^ AJJS Homestead with water f and4-roomed Cottage «^^XttSd«lS &c., all securely fenced, a^^"f*r r f^fl pa ornamental trees, in a good niwtUm »r a k erarstore. Price torthe lot m- A^ John Soppet, House and Land Agent, W* street. ■ ■ ' ———-rrj owner must leave for England, • ww good Farm of 238 acres. 130 mjsg Snd fenced part wttt thoru^hedgo j, a^ balance in bush; O^11^?,',",?"!^ -Applf'9 and a very low price "f"?^'^ John Soppet, Houso and Land Agent, w %OCERYWINE^SdetaM {jC ing thoroughfare, closed Qu cw . flnopremises; ™*\££^™sftair^i&t ness: small select stock, »^ OTJ£' . round. - j/l^JlU^or^^^-j-jg; andharbour.-ApplytoJ-* -___^-- ±± Kesldenoo of jaod-streot, •>