Births.

PARTINGTON.-On Doc. 1, 1887, at Newton Road, the wife of H. G. Partington of a daughter.

TODD.—On Decomber 1,1887, at her residenco, Fcrnlciglvstroet, the wife of R. G. Todd of a daughter.

Deaths.

BESWICK.-On December 2, at the residence of his father-in-law (John Cole). Hobson street, William, the eldest son of the late William Beswick, and grandson of the late Barnard Keano; aged 17 years. Homo papers please copy. , , , Tho funeral will leave for Symonds-street Cemetery on Sunday, the 4th inst., at 3 p.m. Friends pleaso accept this invitation.

BRUCE.-On Dec. 1, at her late residence, North Shore, Henrietta Bruce, tho beloved wife of William Bruce ; aged 43 years. Tho funeral will leavo the Queen-street Wharf for Symonds-street, at half-past 2 to morrow (Saturday). Friends please accept this invitation.

JOHNSTON.—At the residence, Otahuhu, Francis William, second son of Joseph and June Johnston ; aged 9 > ears. Tho funeral will take placo to-morrow (Sat urday), at 5 p.m. Friouds will please accept t_is invitation.

CHIEF POST-OFFICE.

Malls will close as under :— Tnis Day. For Tauranga and Opotiki, per Clansman, at 5 p.m. For Whitianga, Gum Town, and Upper Mill, per lona, at 5 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Parua, Waipu, Whangarei, Kamo, and Mangapai, per Wel lington, 5 p.m. Saturday) 3rd inst. For Waiwera, To Kapa, and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, 10 a.m. For Katikau, Aongatetc, Tauranga andOpotiki, via Thames, per Rotomahana, at 2.30 p.m. For Thames, per Rotomahana, at 3 p.m. For Rawene and Hokianga District (via One nuuga), per Oreti, at 3 15 p.m. Monday, December 5. For New Plymouth and Southern Ports, per Gairloch, at 11 a.m. For Putiki and Coromandel, per Coromandol, at 11.30 a.m. For Tairua and Opotiki, per Chelmsford, at 4 p.m. Per Mariposa as follows :— For Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia. Central and South America, British and Foreign West Indies, at 5 p.m. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p.m. Money orders, Registered letters, and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m. Lato letters, bearing an extra fee of 6d in ad dition to the postage, will be recei* ed by the mail agent onboard tlie steamer up to the time of sailing. This mail will bo due at London January 9. Thursday, December 8. For London via Rio do Janeiro and Plymouth (por Tainui from Wellington, 10th inst.). per Gairloch at 11 am. for specially addressed correspondence only. Mail will be due at Ply mouth about 21st January. For Chatham Islands, per Oamaru, at 3 p.m. Parcels will bo received for despatch half an hour previous to the time for closing mails. S. B. BISS, Chief Postmaster.

LATE SHIPPING.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA,

ARRIVAL.

Herald, s.s., Jones, from Greymouth

DEPARTURE. Wanaka, s.s., Grant, for the South,

The s.s. Herald from Greymouth arrived last night with a full cargo of coal.

The Union Co.'s s.s. Wanaka, Captain Grant, for the South, took her departure at 10 o'clock this morning, with 128 bags potatoes, 40 cases bananas, 44 bays sugar, 1 case coffee, 6 cases drapery, 2 casks ale, 56 asesfrurt, 5 crates oranges, lleackspotatoes, 2 boxes tobacco, 3 cases vestas, 1 bale leather, 3 cases stationery, 70 packages and Messrs Bromwell Holmes, Hauken, Miss Soddcr and several steerage passengers.

Captain Hopkins, of the s.s. Chelmsford, reports having passed a barque five or six mile 3to the westward of Cape Colville at 7 o'clock this morning. She was evidently bound for this port, and should arrive in harbour to-night. A telegram reports this barque as outside Tiritiri, inward bound.

LATE CABLES.

ILLNESS OF LORD LYONS.

London, December 1. Lord Lyons, who was attacked by paralysis, is much worse.

SOCIALISM AMD SEDI TION.

THREE LEADERS ARRESTED.

London, December 1.

Mr R. 0. Graham, M.P. for North, west Lanarkshire, and Barnes, a Social ist leader, have been committed for trial on the charge of making use of seditious language at public meetings. Mr David Sheehy, M.P. for Galway, has been ar rested on a similar charge.

THE FRENCH CRISIS.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

THREATS OE VIOLENCE.

Pauls, December Ist. It is generally expected that M. Frey cinet will be elected President. The Extremist party have threatened to erect barricades'' throughout the city and resort to bloodshed, if M. Ferry is elected to the Presidency.

M. Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the "Times" predicts that M.. Ereycinet will be elected President by a large majority on the second ballot.

The Comte de Paris has denied that he forged Orleanist despatches.

ANTI-HOME RULERS.

"CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA "

London, December 1. Lord Hartington and Mr Goschen Unionists, speaking at Dublin, said that the Separatists were responsible for the delay in extending local go vernment to Ireland. They declared that they were confident of victory while the Royalists stood firm.

London, December 1. A banquet was given in Dublin last

night in honour oJ[ Lord Hartington

and Mr Goschen. The enthusiasm . which was aroused in that city by the

visit continues unabated.

GOLD MINING COMPANY.

London, December 1.

The Island Block Gold Mining Company, Now Zealand, with a capital of £60,00 is being ailoated here.

THE SUGAR BOUNTIES CONFERENCE.

London, December 1. Baron de Worms, speaking at a banquet in the city, said that the fair honest spirit displayed by the delegates to the Suga 1 ' Bounties Conference, augured well for success. Sir Henry Holland advised patience.

WAITOTARA ELECTION PETITION.

(by telegraph—press association.)

Wanganui, this day. The bribery charges were resumed this morning Murdo McLean stated that he met the respondent on the day of tho de claration of the poll, and asked him for money to pay tho expenses incurred in travelling a distance to vote at the election. The respondent gave witness a sovereign, and the latter remarked, "I will pay it you back some day," as though it was borrowed money. Though ho did not expect to have to pay it, he would have repaid it if he had been called upon to do so. Cross-examination brought out that in interviews with different people subse quently, he had said that his expenses would be lully paid if he gave evidence in the present case, and that fifty or a hundred pounds would not stand in the way of securing his evidence for the Eetitioner. He did not say that fifty or a undred pounds would be paid him if he would swear that he had been bribed by respondent, but ho might have said that he would bo well paid to swear that he told others that he had borrowed this pound and that the fools were now try ing to make something out of it, that the Bryce party had got hold of a cock and bull story about a pound. He would not swear that he did not say last Sunday that he would give evidence for which ever had paid most money for his evidence.

RETRENCHMENT IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

GRANT TO TRAINING COLLEGE

STOPPED.

Apparently the present Government have resolved to apply the retrenchment pruning knife with considerable force in the Educa tion Department. _he following laconic notice has been received by Mr V. E. Rico, Secrotary of the Auckland Board of Educa tion, and was considered at the meeting this afternoon :—"1 have the honour by direc tion of the Minister of Education to advise you that Government does not intend to renew the vote for ' training of teachers, £8,000, nnd that consequently there will be no special grants on account of training of teachers after tlie end of next month."

Another communication wus received from the Inspector of Schools, Mr Habens, to tho following effect:—"l havo the honour, bydi ~;tion of the Minister ot Edu cation, to in' *mi you that after the current quarter the payments to Boards will be calculated upon the ' strict average*' at tondanccandnot upon tho workingavorage.'' A letter was also received from Mr W. P. Moat, M.H.R., Wellington, dated 28th November, 1887, stating as follows:—! havo to acknowledge receipt of your lettor referring to an application made by the Board to the Minister of Education, sug gesting that an Act should be passed authorising tho Board of Education to borrow sufficient money, on tho security of the Girls' High School endow ments, to erect a new school building. In reply I may state that after conferring with Mr Goldie I waited on the Minister, who has promised to bring in such a bill as suggested, and also authorising the Board to lease the timber reserve for a premium or forogift instead of an annual rental." The Secretary of the Board also submitted a memo, showing the effect of the proposed retrenchment as far a3 the Auckland dis trict was concorned. (1) Reduction of capitation from £3 19a to £3 15s on 16,540, and 4s, £3,308. (2) Raising the school age to six years means a possible loss of capitation grant on 800 average attendance,which at £3 15s per head would mean £3,000, making a total reduction of tho income of the Board by £6,308. If the Government proposed to continue the grant now made for children between 5 and 6 years of age in country schools the loss would not possibly exceed £2,000. The returnsatthe end of the year would show how many teacherj could be spared if children under six are excluded. The Secretary also submitted a classification of the schools, which showed that the average number of children to each ordinary teacher varied from 21 in the smaller schools to 33 in tho larger schools, having an attendance above 500, of which there are only four. Tho total number of schools is 244, with an average attendance of 16,540 children and 621 ordinary and 59 sewing teachers. The teachers' salaries amounted to £57,382, and the incidental expenses to i? 4,050, mak ing a total of 161,432, or an average cost per head of £3 14s 3d. This is exclusive of tlie members and cost of visiting teachers. _ The incidental expenses referred to are ordinary grants to Committees and rents of school buildings, exclusive of special grants for painting, repairs, and furniture. As the average cost amounted to £3 14s 3d per head, the reduction of the capita tion grant to £3 15s would leave a margin of 9d per head to meet the # cost of office administration and inspection (esti mated at between 4s 6d and 5s per head), and such, expenses usually defrayed by the Board,such as contributions towards paint ing and repairing school buildings. This simply meant that, irrespective of any further possible retrenchment, a reduction must be made in one or more of the follow ing items : —(1) The number of small coun try Bchools ; (2) the number of teachers ; (3) the salaries of teachers ; (4) the grants to committees for incidental ex penses. The memo, alsodrew attention to the fact that in Otago there was an average of 38 children to each teacher, whereas in Auck land the highest average was 33, and the general average a little under 27. In Otago also a pupil teacher was not allowed for less than 50 children, while in Auckland one was granted to 30 and another to 60. It also pointed out that the small country schools were not self-supporting, also that except as regards the payment of pupil teachers the scale of salaries in Auck land district was less than that in other districts of the colony. With regard to the stoppage of the annual grant to the training of teachers the Secretary added a memo, to the effectthat it would involve the closing of the Training College andthedispersion of the students. The cost of the Thames Train ing classes (£IOO a year) had also been hitherto met out of this grant, therefore it will be similarly affected. The calculation of the average attendance on the strict in stead of the working average would be estimated to cause a probable loss of income to tho extent of £1,600 per annum, and if any extensive epidemic occurred the loss would be much greater.

A full report of the address of Mr W. A. Graham to the Council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday appears in the second page of this issue. Mr Graham has collected a mass of valuable information on this important subject, and yesterday's address is well worth the perusal of all interested in the furtherance of the agricultural interest.

WESLEYAN DISTRICT MEETING.

The closing ministerial session of the Dis. trict Meeting commenced ab 10 o'c lock tin morning. Hymn 618 was sung, and prayer offered by Mr George Stephenson. CORRECTION OF AN ERROR. In reporting the motion re the basis of representation to General Conference, it should have read that the proportion be in the ratio of 1 minister in every 12 ministers, instead of 1 in 8. . Rev. W. Gittos gave a very gratifying statement of the success of the Freeman's Bay Mission, which was fully endorsed by the Chairman. A long conversation took place on the subject of a " Central Theological Training College " to meet the needs of the four Con ferences. The desirability of such an. institution was forcibly put by the Secretary but no recommendation was made to the Conference. students' examination. Arrangements were made for the ex' animation of the students, which will Jake place next week. The following ministers were appointed as supervisors: — Revs. Gittos, Taylor, Bull, Garland and Carr. In answer to the question what ministers besides r,he representative, do we permit to attend the Conference ? Answer: In addition to Rev. A. Reid, Secretary of the Home Mission Fund. Rev. H. Bull, Chairman of the district who go ex-officid, and Rev. J. A. Taylor, who proceeds there as representative of the district meetingf the Revs. R. Bavin, J. S. Rishworth, J. Dukes, and J. J. Mather, received permission to attend the ensuing conferences. VOTES OF THANKS. Votes of thanks to the Rev. R. Bavin Secretary, Rev. C. E. Barley Assistant Secretary, and Rev. G. T. Marshall Journal Secretary, were heartily accorded, also to Rev. J. Dukes as reporter to the daily papers, Rev. W. L. Slater to the " New Zealand Methodist," to the Rev. J. Dellow precentor and to the friends in Auckland who had so kindly and hospitably entertained the ministers during District Meeting. The very hearty thanks of the meeting were given to the Chairman for his patient, painstaking and able presidency of the meet ing throughout the sessions. The Journal was then read by the Secretary and with a few additions and emendations duly passed. The meeting concluded with devotional exercises led by the Rev. A. Reid and the Rev. James Wallis, and tho Benediction pronounced by the Chairman. Every member retired with tho conviction that it had been about the most harmonious and enjoyable district meeting ever held in Auckland.

R.M. COURT.-THIS DAY.

(Before H. G. Scth Smith, Esq., R.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONS CASE I *.

Milne and Ciioyce v. M. Jones.—Claim £6 3s 3d.—Debtor did not appear. —Pay- ments ordered on or before 16th mat., or in default 10 days' imprisonment. J. W. Wiivn: v. D. Munho.—Claim, £2 7sGd.--Dobtor did not appear.—Ordered to pay 27s 6d on or before 16th inst., in de fault 7 days. C. E. Tennknt v. J. Kennkally.— Claim, £3 3s6d. Debtor did not appear. Ordered to pay 13s 6d forthwith ; in default 5 days. Mrs M. Reid v. W. Jack.—Claim £9 19s 6d.—Mr W. F. Buckland for plain tiff; Mr E. W. Burton for defendant.— The claim was for board and lodging whilo defendant was out of work. Ho was now earning 22s 6d per week, but contended that hft was not able to pay any thing out of it in reduction of the debt. —His Worship, who thought otherwise, ordered payment by instalments of 2s per week.

J. H. Btubbs v. J. Ctru.KN.—Claim, £2. —After the debtor had been examined, tho case was adjourned to 3rd February. F. Taylor v. R. Wood.—Claim, £2 Is 6d.■—Debtor did not appear. Payment ordered on or before 9th inst; in default 7 days'. A. T. Maginnity v. H. Williamson.— Claim, £9 3s 6d.—By consent order made for payment by the 15th inst. Hayr v. Wallek.—Adjourned to 3rd

February. Nelson and Co. v. Ellis.—Claim, £6 12s 6d.~After debtor had been examined tho case was adjourned till 2nd March.

OUR GOLDFIELDS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thames, this day.J j

Cambria. —A band of mineral is still visible in the drive at No. 3 level on the main reef, and colonrs of gold are occa sionally observed. 12lbs of picked stone were obtained yesterday from the fifth stope on No. 6 leader west. Saxon.—lslbs of picked stone have been bagged from the third stope hillward, and lOlbs from the third stope seaward. Nearly the whole of the reef stripped in the drive at No. 4 level was broken down yesterday, when about 51bs of picked stone were selected from the general dirt. Tho reef has hardly been taken down up to the face, but the drive is now only 7 feet distant from the Trenton boundary. lb is pro bable that work will be started here on behalf of the Trenton Company on Tuesday next. Saxon.—2slbs of picked stone were got to-day from the third and fourth stopes hillward, and 151bs from the third stope seaward of the rise ab No. 4 level. CoKdMANDEL, Wednesday. Royal Oak.—Since last report the reef has become more defined, and shows blotches of gold along the cross lead. From tho appearance of the ground at present, there are indications of the reef making gold at any moment. The tribute overhead is on gold on the same run. In the tribute rising on the branch lead of No. 3 they got about 30Ibs of poor stone. Altogether there is about 601bs on hand from No. 2 level and about 201bs of fair stone from No. 2 reef near the surface.—Peter Reid, Manager.

A meeting of the Committee of the Auck land Rugby Union washeld last night, when there was a very full attendance. The meet ing was to discuss Mr Lilly white's letter re English football team for the colonies. It was decided to offer the very best terms possible.

The members of the ,S H" Troop are notified to be present for their half-yearly training during the afternoons of the next three days. Instructor Carley of the Te Awamutu Cavalry will be with them. On Sunday a Church Parade will take place at Pamure, when the Rev. E. Gulliver M.A. and the Right Rev. Monsignore Walter McDonald will officiate at their re spective places of worship. All members of the Troop failing to attend the above parade and capitate will be fined and the amount of capitation recovered to the Troop.

Saxon shares more than maintain the ad vance, sales have been made at 6s 6d and 6s 9d ; Cambria sales at 8s 3d to 8s 6d with sellers, 8s 6d ; Trenton at 3s 9d and sellers, holding for higher rate's; National Insur ance are wanted at 16s 6d, with sellers, 17s 3d; South British, buyers at 33s 6d, sellers 34s ; Bank of New Zealand, buyers at £12 10s ; New Zealand Insurance, buyers at 68s 6d, sellers 70s ; Taupiri Coal, buyer at 30s.

SOUTH AUCKLAND RACE MEETING.

Hamilton, this day. The nominations for South Auckland Racing Club were received last night as follows:—Cup : Clown, Snake, Miss Alice, Lioness, Leorina, Wapiti, Ern est, Sir Walter, Britannia, Haricot, Rewi, and Don". Jubilee Stakes : Clown, Murcell, Liberator, Don, Snake, Capella, Lioness, Leorina, Miss Alice, Ernest, Britannia, Haricot, Rewi. Tradesman s Plate : Talbot, Snake, Fisherman, Capella, Lioness, Miss Alice, Boomerang, Wilfred, Artist, Sir Walter, Parcel, Britannia, Haricot, Rewi. Hurdles : Billy, Murcel, Joe, Recruit, Don, Black Joe, Boomerang' Bob Sawyer, Wide-awake, Whalebone, Coral.

TELEGRAMS.

Thames, this day. At o meeting of the Borough Council last night Messrs Danby, Wood, Renshaw, and McAndrew were elected its representatives on the District Hospitaland Charitable Aid Board, and Messrs Radford and Reid on the Hospital Trustees.

Napier, this day.

Wi Pere's election petition v. J. Carroll is appointed to be heard at Gisborne on January 13th. The annual ram fair is fixed for Feb ruary Bth.

Wellington, this day.

At the Court of Appeal the motion to strike Mr Henderson, solicitor, Dunedin, off the rolls, has been adjourned till next sitting. The case, Bennett and others v. Douglas, a Hawke's Bay caso, argued before tho Court of Appeal, is to bo carried to the Privy Council.

EXTENSIVE SETTLEMENT SCHEME.

(special to press association.)

London, December 1. The establishment of an Emigrant's Aid Society is proposed here, with a capital of one million sterling to settle 10,000 emi grants on a large tract of land in Western Australia. The Society will bear the ex penses of passage to the settlement, tho emigrants repaying gradually.

AUCKLAND TIMBER COMPANY'S ACCIDENT BENEFIT SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the above Society was held in one of the Company's buildings, Customs-street, at 12.30 today. Tho Chairman of Committee, Mr Thomas Henry White presided, and there were übout sixty members present.

The Chairman in opening the meeting' congratulated members on tho succeed! workings of the Society for the past year, j us after paying all expenses and reserving tho sum of £20 14s lid to carry, forward for next year the Committee were in a position to pay back to members a dividend of 25s for every i 26s subscribed or a fraction less than lid for every shilling so that the total cost to members for the benefits they were entitled to receive was a little over a half-penny per week. Ho reg»«itod that all the employees had not joineH "le Society and urged tliem to dosonext y*...,-. He pointed out that of the money paid away for relief more than three fourths had been received by employees who were in no way connected with tho machine department. This ho considered was due to the precautions taken by the company in guarding the employees from injury by casing up machines, loosing up bolts, Otc. When tho extent of the works was consid ered, and the large number of machines they had running. Ho thought they were ex tremely fortunato in having so few acci dents. Ho referred with pleasure to a notice that had been posted up requesting employers to call the manager's attention to any portion of the plant that might bo con sidered dangerous so that every psecaution for safety might be taken. He spoke highly of tho manner in which the Secretary Mr A. Neil, and the Treasurer Mr 11. Smith had performed their duties and considered that tho success which had attended the Society was in a great measuro due to their exertions. The secretary, Mr Neil, then read the balance sheet as follows, which was unani mously adopted : Dr. : To balance from December, 1836, £20 8s 6d ; to members' contributions, £72 Cs 6d ; to interest, £1 19s lid: total, £94 14s lid. Cr. : By paid for accident, £4 6s 6d : by paid to members leaving employ, £4 is ; by paid Secretary's per centage, £2 17s ; by paid Treasurer's per centage, £1 8s 6d ; by paid dividend to members, £61 7s ; by paid balance in bank, £20 14s lid : total, £94 14s lid, Tho auditors Messrs O'Brien and Mc- Kinstry expressed their satisfaction at the manner in which the accounts had been kept. A hearty vote of thanks to tho Chairman, Committee and audience brought the meet ing to a close.

ONEHUNGA SHIPPING.

Bad weather at Wanganui prevented the s.s. Oreti from crossing the bar outwards until this nioring. She should arrive about noon to-morrow, and she is advertised to leave for Northern ports at 6 p.m. to morrow, Saturday night.

The case of Mrs Z. Lilly v. Charles North for recovery of £2 7s 3d, amount for which defendant was held responsible to the Kindergarten and Creche was again before the 11. R. Court to-day in the form of a judgment summons. After hearing the arguments of Mr Clendon for plaintiff and Mr Hugh Campbell for defendant. His Worship ordered defendant to pay the amount and costs forthwith, or in default to be im prisoned for seven days.

As we go to press a signal on the flagstaff station notifies that a barque is in sight in side Tiri. This should... be either the Loongana, from Lyttlebon, which sailed on the 29th, or tho Luline from London, via Dunedin.

Btreeta, »n wo * -

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY. DECEMBER -2; 1881.

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A*7so, £300, £250, £70 to Lend on good rfkgr freehold security. •F. G. Ewington, Estate Agent. S~~NUG HOUSE of Six Rooms, with Grazing for a cow, 13s per wook.—Apply to F. G. Ewington or Mr Ball, Mount RoKkill JI B ONEDirsT JI FOR SALE BY Richard A* Carr, 16, Fort-street, AUCKLAND. Agent for the XT SYDNEY BONE MILLS. IT



Auctions. R. ARTHUR.] U- *"• BUDDLE MONDAY, 11 A.M. INTERCOLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION. MOTTLED KAURI AND RARE FANCY NEW ZEALAND WOOD FUR NITURE, SUPERIOR CEDAR SIDEBOARD, SUPERIOR PIANO, HANDSOME MIRRORS, Etc. ARTHUR & BUDDLE Have been favoured with instructions from Mr W. Norrio, Fancy Cabinet Maker, of Short land-street, to sell by public auction, at their Mart, Queen-street, on Monday next, at 11 o'clock a.m., THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF FUR NITURE, from his Factory, made of the Choicest of New Zealand Woods, in Beautiful Designs, most appropriate CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. A Princess of Wales Cabinet Wardrobe (ex hibited at the Intercolonial and Indian Ex hibition, London, where it was greatly ad mired by royalty and nobility) Three Handsome Wardrobes Two Handsome Escritiotc Bookcases Three Handsome Chests of Drawers One Handsome Duchesso Toilet Table v Three Handsome Marble Top Washstands $ Fancy Tables, Boxes, etc., etc. -*i Two Very Superior Pianos Iron Bedsteads Large Handsome Mirror Superior Cedar Sideboard TERMS—Cash Before Delivery. W. S. COCHRANE.] [ JAS - DACRE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, ■ At 12 o'Clock. FREEHOLD PROPERTY, STANLEY STREET. IMPROVED FARM, 262 ACRES, WAIPU. The subscribers have received instructions from the Registrar of tho Supreme Court, at Auck land, to sell by auction, at their Rooms. Quetfa street, on Monday, sth proximo, at 12 o'clock, LOTS 30 and 37 of the subdivision of Allotment 19, Section 11, Scanley-street, City ot Aucklai d, containing 2 roods and 15 perches, with all Buildings thereon erected, and all tho Appurtenances thereto r elonging, as now occupied by the Auckland Vinegar Company Al otment 50, Parißh of Waipu, County of Marsden, containing 262 acres; his large water frontage, with large dwelling-house, and all irn- Srovements, the property of Mr Murdoch IcLeod. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE. IJAS. DACRE. MONDAY, DEC. 5. VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY. SHOP AND DWELLING, CORNER UPPER QUEKN-STREET AND EAST-STREET. COTTAGE & ALLOTMENT, SUSSEX STREET. Tho subscribers will sell by auction at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Monday, sth Decem ber, at 12 o'clock (BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS IN THE ESTATE OF J. C. WILKES, uECEASE. ). ALLOTMENT 128, subclivison of Lot 6, and part Lot 7. Section 7, having a front ago of 33 feet to Upper Queen-street and 62 feet to Knst-struot. City -1 Auckland with thcLarge yiiop and Dwelling-houso of 6 rooms erected thereon. Also. Four-roomed Cottage. Sussex-street, Bailey's Paddock, erected on Allotment No. 25.; 33x 99ft :.. ■ ~. I Land Transfer Title. No Reserve. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE.] [JAS. DACRE MONDAY', DECEMBER 5. SHOP, KYBER PASS ROAD. COTTAGE, CLAREMONT-STREET. The subscribers will sell by auction at, their Rooms. Queen-street, on Monday, December sth, at 12 o clock, FIRST-RATE BUSINESS PREMISES, having 80ft 6in frontage to Kyber Pass Road by 67ft to Clarcmont-street, with the new Shop erected thereon. COMFORTABLE COTTAGE of 5 rooms, nearly new and well built; erected on allotment having 33ft frontage to Clareniont-atreet. Easy terms. SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE] [ JAS - DACRE MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, At 12 o'Clock. VALUABLE IMPROVED FARM, • OTAHUHU.; 82 ACRES RICH LAND, GREAT SOUTH ROAD, AND FRONTING TAMAKI RIVER. The subscribers have received instructions from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, at Auck land, to sell by auction, at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Monday, December 5, at twelve o'clock, ALLOTMENT 137, and part allotment 13, Parish of Manurcwa, County of Eden, containing 81 acres 2 rcods and 13 perches rich land, all fenced, subdivided into paddocks, and in cultivation; has extensive frontages to tho Great South Road and the Tamaki River the Building s consist of Substantial Brick Resi dence, and numerous Outbuildings. The above is well known as the Grange. For further particulars apply to SAMUEL COCHRANE & SON, Auctioneers. W. S. COCHRANE] [JAS. DACRE MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, At Noon. By Order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. LEASEHOLD AND BUILDINGS (Karangahape Road), DO. AND 7-ROOMED HOUSE (Ayr-street, Parnell), DO. AND COTTAGE (Charlotte-street, New North Road). The Subscribers will sell by Auction at their Mart, Queen-street, at Noon, on Monday, the 12th instant, ALLOTMENT 17, of Sub-division of part of Allotment 12, Section 7, Suburbs of Auckland, having a frontage of 33ft to Karangahape Road, held under- lease for 21 years, irom March 16, 1885, at a arround rental of £15 yearly, together with 2 Shops orother Buildings thorcon, and the Right of Removal of same on expiration of lease, the property of Mr James Dickinson. ALLOTMENT 1 of the Subdivision of Lot 17 of Sec. 4, Suburbs of Auckland, 66 feet frontage to Ayr street, Parnell with the 7-roomed House theroon, the pr p irty of Mr John de Lacy, held ander Lease fro..i St. John's College Trustees, for a term of 40 years from the 20th September, 1884, at an Annual Rental of £10 for the first 20 years, and of £15 for tho remainder o? the term. ALLOTMENT 43, of sub-divison of Allotment i. Section 5, Suburbs of Auckland, having a frontage of 50 links to Charlotte-street, New Morthßoad; held under lease .fur 50 years from April 129, 1882, at a ground rental of £3 per annum, with all buildings erected thereon, known as tlie property of Air John Hewitt. For further particulars apply to d SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. ALEX. A I T X E N, AUCTIONEER, LAND, ESTATE, AND COMMISSION AGENT. Regular Sales every Tuesday of Hides, Skins, Wool, Tallow, &c. CITY~MARKET.



Auctions. ~ TO-MORROW, at 1 p.m. ~ HILLSBOROUGH, THREE KINGS. By Order of the Mortgagee,on the premises occupied by Mr David May, Hills borough, Three Kings. The undersigned has been favonred with in structions to sell by public auction, on above premises, on Saturday next, at 1 o'clock, with out the slighest reserve mHE LIVE STOCK, Implements, JL Household Furniture and Effects, com prising: 9 Useful Horses and Mares, 40 Cows and Heifers, number of Pigs, Spring Van, Tip Dray, Corn- Crusher. Chaff Cutfcsr, Harrows, Ploughs, Harness, Churn, Tables, Chairs, Sofa, Sev/ing Machines, Bedsteads and .Bedding, etc. ALFRED BUCKLAND. OOL; HIDES, SHEEPSKINS" TALLOW, For Sale at Durham Yards, every .Tuesday, at 9.30 a.m. HUNTER & NOLAN. 1 . . '' i B.A.] [J.RB. TUESDAY. >'. At 11 O'clock. NEWMARKET. STOCK OF GROCERIES OILMAN STORES, AND PROVISIONS, COUNER SCALES, GLASS CASES, &c. BY ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE. ' ARTHUR~& BUDDLE. Have received instructions from tho Official Assignee in Bankruptcy, to sell by public auction, at the premises of Mr R. Armitage, Grocer, Newmarket, on Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock a.m. THE STOCK OF GROCERIES, OlL men's tores. Provisions, good, Counter Scales, Scoops Show Glasses, Glass Cases, Truck, Ladders, &c, Ten Half Chest Good Tea, and general assortment. Terms cash before delivery. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5. " HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. A. B. GRIFFITHS Having received instructions from a gentleman leaving the colony, will sell by auction at his residence, Belmont Terrace, Hemuera, near Newmarket Station, THE WHOLE OF HIS FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, WITHOUT RESERVE —Tables, Chairs, Iron Bedsteads, and Bedding, Crockery, Pictures, Stoves, etc., etc. Sale at 11 O'clock. Terms Cash. ALFRED bTgRIFFITHS, Auctioneer. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, At 2 o'clock p.m. Wffi W§f W88? G. W. BINNEY & SONS Will hold their SECOND SALE OF THE SEASON, at their Mart, Corn Exchange, Fort-street, on Thursday, 22nd December, at 2 o'clock. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6. EX BALMORAL CASTLE. TmURNITURE! XjINGLISH "piURNITURE ! The Unopened Portion, together with Balance of Consignments ex other Steamers. jjjfyi j- • ' - - *' ' * r- ■. GABRIEL LEWIS Has been instructed to sell on the above date, at 11 o'ciock, mHE UNOPENED PORTION, Together with ; BALANCE OF CONSIGNMENT OF SUPERIOR ENGLISH-MADE FURNITURE Of every description. Comment needless. Also, LARGE LOT OF SUPERIOR COLONIAL MADE ARTICLES. No Reserve. Public Notices. T AND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES. Notice is hereby given that the severa parcels of Land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, 1885, unless caveat in the mean time bo lodged forbidding the same, in each case, on or before the sth day of January, 1888: GERALD KEMSLEY-Parls of Allotments 79 and 84, of the Parish of Waikomiti, containing 19a. lr. lp,; in applicant's occupation. 2678 j MARY PHILOMENA HAGIX-Allotment 532, of tne Town of Cambridge West, containing one acre; unoccupied. 2682 JOHN MACKAY-Allotments 190 and 191, of the Village of Howick. containing two acres; in applicant's occupation. 2685 Diagrams may be inspected at this office. Dated this 26th day of November, 1887. at the Lands Registry Office, Auckland. THEO. KISSLTNG, District Land Registrar. R H. A BBOTT & G°- HAVE JUST OPENED UP A Second Great . JOB LINE OF CHEAP HATS. As Under:- ---3,000 at ... ... Is 1,500 at ... ... Is 6d I,soo'at ... ... Is lid This astonishing line includes EVERY SHAPE AND QUALITY OF LADIES' & MAIDS' STRAW. HATS Worn this season, and will require early attention. R. H. A BBOIT * C°" Kakangahape Road And Upper Symonds Street.;:



.Tenders will k» E ' * 8. Tenders wasted foi si_,- - E PBom. The lowest o/l ?*?* Pa <H swily accepted. Tend P J *f* Mt »S Tenders are invited f™ «. , kVer oranytenderuot^^ JOHN EARLE AND ca TEA MERCHANTS "' - (Established 1880). PORTLAND: CEMENT lit Sold in any quantity, from At lowest market rafes.-> 1 Also, HYDRAULIC UME (^- BEi(a Information free on Concrete,.' Late Advertisements. WANTED, Immediately, IJSE ~ .for the. Dreasnuiiß^AiSPS? £cn A SSSS! 1 -^ PlyD T 4^ FOR SALE £300, Two JfaSSfil lotments,EdeETenace.-_to;l)oZ and Paten, 161 Qncen-street; ~■ : ™ ai WANTED, a good strong Boy^ZS " TROOP FIRST mm N. _. CAVALRY. HALF-YEARLY~TRAININe, To-morrow (Saturday! at Onehunga, at3iu_ Class Firing: Sunday at Panmurelua3ooL Church Parade; Monday at Epsom. 3 n,_ Tuesday at Ellerslie, 3 p.m.' p '*> All absentees without leave willJijp.fliiM E. Q.MGERffISBIt* ' ActiaiiCaptak 0 LET, OR f OR SALE, oTaml: first-class land about 12 miles from «ty,il in grass and crop. 9 roomed honse,_4 good stabling for 6 horses. — Apply T. Cnme, Otahuhu. j ■ ANTED, I "Parl^Sf'fifch , 'siM?GmH established and. profitable toes. Single man. preferredt-rAddrpsa *' Business,* Star Office. . "pONSONBY CHORAL SOCp. The Annual General Meeting ofithrta will be held in sdnby, on MONDAY next, Sth i__* it 8.30 p.m. _ __ • \" '-:.,■. THOS.-SEAEELL,' •■,- : : ; ''. ••-■•• ■ , . 1, ■ • ■;■■■• '•■; „p_m WANTED, Light Tip in good ordei-. -Box _73; PosWfta, Auckland. ' | OST, in Parnell, a J Leatherrßagi eon- I__ taining ch> que Stcnhouse, payment stoppe.d.-Remim at In Strnhowse's, Cleveland lioad; PtoM; M« are cautioned not to cash this cheque. , ANTED KNO,W])fs;L;anii6#Bgpß choicest quality of Beef., &fo Sirloin Beef, 4d: Prime KibvMVOttffl™, 2d and2id: Boiling Beef, 1M; -Fore-qnarto Mutton, "Ud; Legs ■3d iuo inferior mm* 2i(l>.; Lamb, from 2s Veal, from lid: Pnrk.M*adKL Pediictd M Saturday night to clear out Q For »* poor old Trust is •dcad.-S. S. Mean, W Market. .: ■■ .'■" .-■ ■-■ ■>'>''- '<>■'- TO LET, a comfortable- Dwelling House, in lately-otoifcJ.frU B Stone. Esq., opposite the Grafton W wJp an;Ofd««g floor, f..telyoccnpcd by ft^Auckland^ way •Coriipany.-Apply to ■*. A. ■W«, m Queen-street. : -- : ,; ■■ -'' ; -- mflE SAURIAN ]yj-ONSTER!!I THE ORIGINAL! THE ORIGINAL! THE WAIKATO WONDER! (opposite Greyhound Hotel). This ton, is still beara the marks of tne aeamj ,«v . with the natives..-., ' .Anyone that lsinterestedin^ara™ should not fail of«Slfl nieiit having made arrangement • exhibition in Australia. ' Admission, 6d; CanMS^^ f«* SUMMER MEETING BOXING DAY, : -j;- ■<■■ ;.(-,. /&..*■''*■•**. ; MAIDEN PLATE of 80SOTS. GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STA 300SOVS ; . nffpnY Of 75*°" ■_3S_?SSSSS*-- , of 25080VS „. of ioosoiß i;'..:;. Y iNDK^&; NURSERY HANDIuar A fS4SStfi^ SELLING o I A^-'.Dtohvs VICTOEU HlßW__