SHIPPING.

> Sunset—This evening, 8..14. SWursis—To-morrow morning, fi. 13. Moox's Age—Full Moon, Stli, 1.10 a.ir

HIGH WATER.

AucKLAND-This ovening, 10.51; to-morrow morning, 11.22. Manukau Heads. — Tomorrow morning, 1.3J; to-morrow afternoon, 2.2. ICaipaka Heads.—To-morrow morning, -'.Ji; to-morrow afternoon, 3.2.

ARRIVALS.

lona, s.s., from Barrier Arawata, s.s., from Oaniaru Wellington, s.s., from Whangarei ftata, scow, from Waiara'

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Alameda, from San Francisco, due Coromandel, from Coromandel, Saturday,

5 p.m. Enterprise, from Thames, Sunday, 4 a.m. Janet Nicoll, from South Sea Islands, May 12 Omapere, from South, Saturday Richmond, from Sydney, early llotomahana, frgm Thames, Saturday, 2.30 p.m. Te Anau, from Russell, to-night

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Centurion, sh., KCGT, left London March 9

Rangitikei, ship, loading at London Wanganui, ship, loading Elinor Vernon, sch., JSFK, left New

York Feb. 5 Gleaner, sch., from Dunedin Sybil, schr., from a cruise Ryno, schr., from a cruise Nellie M. Slade, Am. bg., JPQC, left New

York Jan. 10 Myrtle, bn., from Dunedin Oceola, bn., from Timaru Arab, bq., loading at New York Gabarfeidh, bq., from Dunedin C. W. Janes, bq., left New York Feb. 4, via Lyttelton Ensign, bq., left Melbourne April 7 Levuka, Ger. bq., RFNV, left Hamburg Dec. 20 Lutterworth, bq., loading at London Otago, bq., JRQS, loading at London Routenbeck, bq., NTQS, loading at Glasgow

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Alameda, s.s., for Sydney, Friday Hennione, sh., for London, loading Easterhill, bq., for London, about April 30 Heinrich Bauer, bq, for New York, early

IMPORTS.

Per Madura: 441 tons coal,. TifiS bags bonedust, 15 pieces iron bark timber.

Per s.s. Arawata : 3,557 sacks potatoes, 630 sacks flour, 220 4-sacks Hour, 000 J-sacks flour.

The schooner Mariner is still wind-bound at Rarotonga.

The brigantine Peerless is to load grain, &c, at Oamaru for this port.

The s.s. Herald is expected to arrive from Oamaru on Monday next, with grain, &c.

The brigantino Oceola should have left Timaru for Auckland prior to this date.

The brigantine Linda Weber has com pleted her cargo of timber at Mercury Ray for Oamaru,

The departure of the t.«. To Anau for Wellington arid Port Chalmers has been postponed to noon to-morrow.

The s.s. lona returned from Great Bar rier at 11.30 a.m. to-day. Passengers ; — Messrs Buchanan and Watson.

The ship America will be berthed at Queen-street Wharf directly the weather permits.

The brigrfrithie Eillan "Donan haß left Rockhampton for Newcastle to load coal for a South NejV^Zedlancl port.

The s.s. Clansman, having been detained at Russell by bad weather till 5.30 a.m. to-day, is not due here, till about G this evening.

The barque Wenona i« now on the way from Newcastle to Cleveland Bay, Queens land. Thence she is expected to proceed to Long Island to load guano for a New Zea land port. '

The barque Madura, which arrived from Newcastle yesterday afternoon, experienced a succession of heavy gales with wind from N.E. to S.E., and had for the greater part of the passage to be kept under short canvas.

When the s.s. lona passed Rangitoto reef at 11 o'clock to-day, there was a very heavy sea running and spray was makin° clean breaches over the new beacon, which will then sustain a severe test as to its stability.

The s.s. Wellington arrived from Whangarei early this morning, with the following passengers :—Saloon : Messrs. Sandford, Chubb, 'Ellis, Jackson, Thomas, McKenzie; Mesdames Simcock, Simpson, Hoey and child, Hull; Misses McLeod, Moroney, and 10 in tho steerage.

Captain Ainodeo reports that there were no less than nine vessels windbound in Port Tryphena, Great Barrier, this morninc. The weather was too thick to permit of their names being deciphered. One was a topsail schooner resembling the Kenihvorth, two were fore-and-aft schooners, two ecowsj and the rest cutters.

The s.s. Arawata, 1,098 tons, W. L. : Cromarty, left Oamaru at 2.15 a.m. on the ■ 26th, rounded East Cape at 7 a.m. on the 28th, passed s.s. Suva at 3.30 p.m., and arrived alongside Queen-street Wharf at' 8.15 a.m. to-day. Experienced fresh southerly winds to East Cape, and strong easterly winds, with heaTy.sea, to Cuviel- Island, thence thick weather, with heavy rain, to arrival. No passengers.

The easterly breeze that has been blowing ■ during the earlier part of the r/eek changed \ slightly during last night, and to-day a rttsS I nor'-easter was blowing, accompanied by rain squalls. The excellent shelter aflbrde in port, however, enabled all vessels; to • re . main snug, either afc anchor or alongsii? c 0 £ the wharves, and so far as caj» be sor n a t present the only damage done is su?' tamed by the p.s. Black Diamond, th» paddle boxes of which were partially crjy'ied 'away in collision with another vessel.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

LyTOlton, Apri'. 28.-Sailed : Mararoa, for the North. . Pasaongers :-Por Auck land: Misses F_ ome ajld Horsby, Mesdames Horsbyand V /ilsonj Messrs CWie> Bloom _ field, and il amer . p or Sydney: Miss

Sydn .jy; April 28.—The Wairarapa sailed tnis f .rternoon, among her passengers beintr the jfiarl and Countess of Aberdeen.

' Adelaide, April 28.—The folkwring are the Now Zealand passengers per Lasttania : Messrs Cook, McKissick, Johnson, Rev.' Mr McLean» and Miss McKissict.

Te Kqwru, this day.—Sailed: Joliara Broderse©, for Melbourne, on Tuesday Marmvan, for tlie South, on Wednesday. '

Pobt Chalmers, April 28.— Armed • Formosa, barque, Woodhouse, 9a days from London. On March 31 she, passed large icebergs and a quantity of broken ice Russell, this day.—Tho s.s., Te- Anau sailed for Auckland at 4.45 p.m yesterday' and the Clanaman at 5.30 a, m to-day. ' Lytteltox, this day.—Arrived : Aoranrn from Wellington, 7.lua.m. °* New Plymouth, this day.—Arrived • S.nrHaoh, 7a.-m; Macgregor/ 8 a.m., from Unehunga. Wellington', this day.—Arrived : Waka 'apu, from Sydney, 11 p,m,

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Farm and Dairy Produce. — Wholesalo Butter, prime fresh, lOd ; cheese, good fac tory, 4d to 4^d per lb ; Canterbury, none ; Eggs, lfl Gd to Is 6d; Lard, in bladders, 5Jd; Bacon and Hams, in cloth, provincial, 6Jd to 7d; Hams, SJcl-to 9d; Canterbury Bacon, 7d; Bacon and Hams in equal numbers, 74d.

Flour Market.—Wholesale: Superfine (lour, silk dressed, per ton, £12 ; do., house hold, £11; Southern do., £10 ]5s to £11 15s; Lnmb's Premier, £12 ss; Standard, £11 ss; bran, ton (sacks included), £4; Southern do., £4 ; local sharps, £5 10s and £6 ; Southern do., £4 5s to £4 10b ; cabin bread, £10 ; oatmeal do., £10 15s to £11 ss; oats, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; maize, 3s9d to oslOd; Southern potatoes, £3 10s to £4; pearl barley, do., £14 to £15 ; beans, 3h 3d ; onions, £14. All grain, chad', oatmeal, &c, sold including sacks. Kauri Gum, Flax, &c. - Tho market is hardening, but there isvory slight change in prices. We quote : Papaknra gum, £3(i to £38; good ordinary,£44 to £45; superior,£4o and upwards; East Coast, £sti to £58. Supplies for April, 44(3 tons. Flax, per ton, £14 to £17 ; tow, ditto, £5 to £7 ; fungus, per lb, 2^d to 3:|d; cocoa-nut fibre, 15s to 17s per cwt. Coal and Firkwood Market.—Coal: Newcastle (ship's side), 24s to 28s por ton ; yard, 28s to 34s ; Bay of Islands, at yards, 2Gs Cd ; screened, 28s Gd ; ditto, at the mines, 13s ; ship's side, 26s ; Waikato, 8s to 12s ; at Auckland, ISs to 22s ; Kamo, 10s per ton on loading ground ; Taupiri, at mine, S.s Gd to 12s ; at yard, 19s 6d to 25s ; Whangarei, at mine, 9s Gd ; yard (steam), 17s ; household, 21s ; delivered, 235. Fire wood : Uncut at wharf (cargo), 7>» to 8a Gd per ton; delivered, 12s to 13s; cut, 14s to IGs.

Buildixo Materials.—Timber : Boards and scantling, 100 ft best, 12h ; socond-class, lis lid ; best, planed, tongucd and grooved, first-class, 14s ; medium, 11s ; second-class, 03 ; rusticated weather boards, first-class, 14s ; medium, 11s ; second-class, fls. Now Zealand palings, Sfb (sap), 10s ; sft (heart), 13s ; 6ft, 14s ; ti-trco rails, £3 10s por 100 ; puriri posts, £6 10s to £7 10a ; shingles, 13s per 1000 ; Hobart palings, . r>ffc, H)s ; tift, 21s; Hobart rails, 100s,8ollingquotation8. Bricks, at Avondale, .')ok per 1000 ; town yards, 30s to ;]">*, delivered 40s. Drain pipes, at works per 100 (G inches bore), 40ti; 4 inches, 14s ; 15 inches, 9s ; 2 inches, £2 10* per 1000 ; socket glazed pipes, 18 inches, 4s per foot ; l. r) inches, 4s lid por foot ; I' 2 inches, 3s per foot ; 9 inches, 2s per foot; G inches, Is per foot ; 4 inches, i)d per foot; 3 inches, 7d per foot. Manures.—Bonodusb: Sydney, £7 low to £9, according to quality ; bonellour, £9 to £10 ; Auckland, £8 ; Peruvian guuno, £14 to £1.7 ; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags included ; Hurst's chemical manure, £14.

The Jubilee Celebration.

The Government "have introduced'""a Bill authorising local authorities to vote money from their funds in,aid of £he celobration of the Queen's Jubilee. Tho Bill, which is in the charge of Sir Julius Vojjel, contains only one operative clause, as follows:— "Every local authority may, if ifc think fit, contribute out- of the funds of the county which it represents such sum as may be thought expedient in taking part in the celebration of the Jubilee. '■ It may assist by way of grank or subscription in one or more objects of commemoration, either in or out the colony, or in public re joicings -or demonstrations of any kind in the.colony." * i | . Some exception may, perhaps, be taken to this proposal' on the principle that ifc is infringing the spirit ,of tho present law, which limits the expenditure by such bodies strictly to ,, the : objects [ for which' their revenues are raised. But the circumstances are exceptional enough, we think, to warrant a special " indulgence." The bill will only delegate to the local authorities, who are in direct contact with their con stituents, i the right .pf deciding the

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1887.

For the oauac that lacks assistance, for tho -wTosy that noods resistance, Tor tie future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

The judgments of His Honor Mr Justice Richmond, particularly in cases involving interpretations of " the involved and intricate provisions of the statutes relating to the sale and dis position of native land, have hitherto been received, and we think deservedly received, alike by the legal profession, the press and the public, as satisfactory enunciations and definitions^ of the law in so far as it is possible to consider anything relating to native land titles satisfactory at all. . His Honor, on the 14th instant, gave an important decision in the case' of Seymour v. Macdonald, being a motion for a writ of mandamus to issue, ad dreesod to the Chief Judge of thoNative Land Court, to compel him to grant to Mr Seymour a certificate under the provisions of Section 24 of " The Na tive Land Administration Act, 1886." The motion for tbo writ was refused with costs upon certain specific grounds sot forth in the first part of the judg ment, and probably even Mr Seymour's counsel will admit that tho judgment upon tho grounds stated by the Court is unimpeachable. As they apply specially to the circumstances of this particular case only, we need not allude to them further.

Unfortunately, however, His Honor has not deemed it sufficient to refuse the motion upon the specific grounds referred to, but in the latter part of his judgment proceeds to enunciate the doctrine that Section 24 of " The Na tive Lands Administration Act, ISSG," in so far as it relates to the purchase of shares or interests of native owners by Europeans, is intended only to apply to those cases in which the natives hold under Crown grants in joint tenancies or as tenants in common, and has no application whatever to cases .whore the lands purchased have been held mider certificate of title or memorial of ownership.

Section 24 is ax follows:—"A per son who may claim to have heretofore purchased or leased the share or in 'torest of some out of several owners "f land (the title whereto was not at tho timo of such purchase or lease sub ject to any restriction precluding such purchase or loaso), may, within three months after the coming into operation of this Act, notify the fact of such purchaso or lease to the Commissioner, and also to the Chief Judge of the Court, and it shall thereupon be a duty of a . Judgo .to inquire into the circumstances thereof, and \vjio, if satisfied that there had boon a purchaso or lease, as al legod, and that the transaction was bonajida, and that a fair value as rent was given or received, may give his certificate to that effect to the person alleging himself to be such purchaser or lessee, who shall transmit the same to the Commissioner."

Section 25 provides that, " Upon the grant of such certificate, tho per son therein named, (a) "If a purchaser, shall be the owner of the share of his vendor in tho land, the subject of such purchase, and shall be entitled to have partitioned to him in severalty such part of the land as the Court may deem just," and by sub section (b) provision is made .whereby, until Ist July, 1887, he may purchase the shares of the remaining owners.

Now, the general public and the Native Land Court alike have hitherto believed that these important pro visions applied to native land whether held under Crown grant, certificate of title, or* memorial of ownership, and we confess that after a careful considera tion of Mir Justice Richmond's decision, ! and that decision to the contrary not withstanding, we think not only that such was the roal intention of the Legislature, but that it has succoeded for once at least in expressing its in tention in sufficiently exact and explicit terms. The reasons given by his Honor for holding that lands held under memorial of ownership are ex cluded appear to us to be insufficient. They consist of two,and two only. First, that it is possible to show that the pro visions will have some scope of opera tion; even it be a very limited one, by applying them to lands held under Crown grant alone. No palpable absurdity will therefore be involved undersuchan interpretation. Secondly, that the alternative interpretation would involve : the doing away Vith the "existing restrictions" upon the acquisition by Europeans of partial interests held undor certificates and memorials of ownership. { Now,' it is here that we think the learned 'Judge has fallen into error. Ho has appar ently concluded that there were such restrictions; but, as a matter of fact, at the time of the Governor's assent being given to the Native Lands Ad ministration Act there were no positive restrictions whatever against Euro peans purchasing such partial inter ests. Oh the contrary, it was done \ constantly, and as a matter of fact the purchasers in due course obtained partition of the interest purchased and a good title. It is quite true that by Sections 59 and 61 of " The... Native Land Act, 1873/' provision is.only made for an order o't' freehold tenure to issue to a purchaser whose memorandum of transfer bears the signatures of all the native owners included in the memorial of ownership; but it vis not; less true thafc Sections 65 arid 68 provide for the partition of the lands included in any existing, memorial into two allotments

in case of any contemplated sale, and the issue of'»separate memorials .01 ownership to the seller* and non-sellers. Similar P rovisisn it also madein tfie Act of 1880 (Sections 43 and 44), under which certificates of title were, sub stituted for memorials of ownership. Whilst; therefore, a European could not, until the passing of "The .Native Lands Administration Act, 18»o. S« himself to the Native Land Court and apply for a partition of the in terests purchased, it waa quite compe tent and usual for him to get the native vendors so to apply, and upon the iwue of the new memorial (previous to 1S80), or of the new certificate of title (subsequent to 1880), to register the transfer of the original " partial in terests " purchased, which by such is sue were converted into the interests of " all the 'owners." Under these circumstances, and m the .absence of any provision prohibiting the purchase of " partial interests, we •pan scarcely see that any real restnc-^ tion existed at all. . When it is remembered that sometimes twenty, thirty, or ev.cn a greater number of natives were in cluded in a memorial of ownership, some of whom were frequently resident in districts a considerable distance apart, it will become apparent that in practice only one or a few of the '• interests" could be purchased or ac quired at one time, and it is possible to suppose that 49 out of fifty natives might have been paid for their interests, and the fiftieth held out- and be unwilling to sell. To suppose the purchaser of the 49 interests to be absolutely without a remedy, and to suppose further, as His Honor ap pears to us to do, that it is incredible that the Legislature should have in tended to meet his case and enable him to go himself direct to the Land Court instead of ranking his 49 natives do so, requires on our part a greater amount of credulity than to suppose the contrary. We are aware that the Chief Judge has issued already numerous certificates under the provisions of Sections 24 and 25 of " The Administration Act, 1886," in cases where the title was held under memorial of ownership, or certificate of title, and it will be certainly a singular anomaly if persons to whom certificates have been issued permitting them to purchase further native interests up to Ist July, 1887, should hereafter be found liable to twelve months' im prisonment under the provisions of Section.33. Such, however, we sup pose- would'he tho effect of accepting His Honor's decision.

If the Native Lands Administration Act, 1886," " had been the only statute passed lasfSession affecting the pur chases of partial interests" in natire lands, the decision now undor review would have been moat awkward and unfortunate for such persont. It happens however, by a singular chance, that the very-thing which the Court cannot possibly behave was in tended to be done by Section 24 of "Tho Native L*nda Administration Act, 1886," is most certainly dono by Section 23. of /'The Native Land Court Act, 1886," assented to by t the Governor on the same day.

Neither counsel nor Court appear to have remembered the existence of the provisions of this section as bearing upon the intention of the Legislature. This section is as follows :—" Any native owner of Hand held otherwise than in severalty, or; any person who may claim to have purchased or acquired an undivided share theroin, may apply to the Court to make parti tion thereof, and theroon the Court may proceed to partition as hereinafter provided." -*•■ • Fortunately "land " is defined by the Act to be land held under

A Crown Grant -j i ? A Memorial of Ownership; * A Certificate of Title under Transfer Act ; or

Under any Act relating to Native Land.

There . are other and we think cogent grounds upon which wo think it can be shown that tha provisions of Section 24 "Administration Act, 1586," do apply to lands held under memorial; of ownership, &c.; but this article has reached ' already an unconscionable length, and we must reserve these for a future article if we return to the subject at all. It is somewhat unusual for us to criticise the judgments-of tha Court, but the one under review is of great public importance, and affecting as it does the interests of a very largo number of persons, we think it neces sary that public, attention , should.be directed to it. j S { '■:■''■ 1

We are altogether unaware whether the Chief Judge.of..the..Native. Land Court will now cease from issuing further "certificates ii)i consequence of tho decision of the .'Supreme Court or not, as we have hold no communica tion with him on tho subject ; but we shall watch with interest the course he will follow.

■US ingly- -

The Coercion Discussion in England.

Our cable news to-day includes some interesting scr ft pß of information regarding the exciting debate on the lush qu«ataon which is at present convulsing the larha ment press, and public of England Mr SSou?, Chief Secretary for Ireland has refused on behalf of the Government to de lay the passing of. the Crimes Bill until to Irish Land Bill has* been introduced, in the House of Commons, and as the coercion clebate was expected to close on Thursday St the Crimes Bill has probably by bSiis time passed the Lower House. This has not been attained, however, without it Swing been very forcibly shown that the measure is opposed to the sentiments of a large and in&ial section of the people as well as to the impartial judgment of Canadian colonists. In the Canadian House of Commons, a motion condemnatory_ ot coercion in Ireland was carried by a major ity of 88, in spite of Government opposition on the plausible ground that it was inad visable for a colony to meddle in Irish affairs. In England a pr'test against coercive measures has been signed by 3 500 Nonconformist clergymen, and then action appears to have aroused some discussion. Mr C. H. Spurgeon has written to the newipapers urging ministers ot roligion not to mix in politics, and he has been answered by the Rev. Joseph Parker. Which gentleman is considered the safer guide in the matter, is conclusively shown by the 3,500 signatures referred to above. But this protest by Nonconformist clergy mon lias had the effect further of stimng tho bile of Lord Salisbury, who is credited with having declared that "all work in<nnen would be Conservatives if Non conformist ministers would let them alone." Poor Salisbury ! How he must regret that he has not the power—for the public good,of course—to suppress all Nonconformist clergymen, and convert all working men to Toryism ! What a pity he has not the autocratic power, say, of a South Pacific Premier, to turn dissenting brethren from the errorof their ways - from Nonconformity and Liberalism to State Church and Tory ism ! Supposing Lord Salisbury's petulent utterance to be approximately true, most people will fervently exclaim •—" Thank God for Nonconformist ministers !"

Self -Sacrificing Legislators.

The desire for retrenchment on the part of several hon. members of the House of Representatives appears to be more sincere than has been the case for somo sessions, and they are prepared to show their earnestness in the matter by reducing their own honorarium. Our parliamentary reporter wires that he is assured that a majority of the House are ready to knock £50 off their year's allow ance. ..,■:•; .

Perhaps it is ungenerous to discount this liberality by any suggestion that members arc afflicted with conscientious scruples about taking four sums of £200 each out of a triennial parliamonfc, or that the self sacritioing proposition is made with a keen eye to tho coming elections?. These con siderations wore not found to weigh with a previous Parliament, whose members grabbed full honorarium for a ten days' session, and used the money in fighting their way back into the House. We think, howevar, that unlesg meant as an example to sinecurists higher up, and as a weapon with » which to cut doVvn the scale of expenditure in the ornamental depart ments of the public service, the re duction of the honorarium is uncalled for. If members put in a full session and do the work of the country well, no ont will. grumble at the moderate salary which is paid to them. We be lieve in payment of members by open public i votes, and not by Ministe rial favours or bribes. . The, honorarium in Now Zealand is not excessive. While therefor*' the. proposal for a reduced honorarium may perhaps be a good move as a means to an end, we' think the representatives of the people may conscien tiously pocket, the full vote, and still attack with vijjour the estimates for the public service, beginning at the very top of the tree.

Several,changes'.are being made in the operating staff at the Auckland Telegraph Office. Mr H. E. Griffiths and Mr W. Forrest, who have been here for the last six years, are being transferred to Wellington, while Mr T. Rankin, formerly of the Thames, goes to Christchurch. All three of these officers are .much respected among their comrades, and their departure is greatly regretted. They leave for their now, sphere of labour by the s.s. Rotorua.

There was a narrow escape from a de sfeructiro fire in Cobden-street, Newton, yesterday morning, at a very early hour. Fire broke out in a closet ,at the house of Mr Weston there, but was luckily observed and tha flame extinguished, the only damage done being the destruction-of the closet.

Weather permitting, the" following pro eramins will be performed by the Artillery Band in the Albert Park to-morrow after noon :— March, " Love's Greeting" (R. Smith); valse, " Little Soldiers" (T. Bon hour); glee, " Red Cross Knight" (Dr. Callcot); selection, " Maritana" (WallBce); quadrille, " Rosalinda" (Round) ; valse, "Britannia" (Smith); selection, "Luisa Millar" (Verdi) ; l polka, \ "Cornet Solo in Express" (Round); "God Save the Quean."—A. R. Hunter, Bandmaster.'

At a meeting of the creditors of Matthew Hooper, held yesterday afternoon, it was resolved that, &c the bankruptcy had re sulted from depreciation, of property and other circumstances over which the bank rupt had no control, the Assignee should b« instructed to take the necessary steps to facilitate his'diseharge.

A Norwegian named Jacob P.izani, cook of the steamer lona, slipped on the tram rail ai Mercury Bay Wharf on Tuesday morning last and broke one of his lews and also an: »rm. [ Ho was brought to Auckland yesterday and conveyed to the Hospital, where hols now under medical attendance. WitK reference to the paragraph in our issue of yesterday stating that the tender for the new Custom House was five thou sand .pounds above the sum voted, we un derstand that such is not the case. The amount of: the 'lowest' tender is only about £2,600 higher than the sum allowed, and .tins extra cost is .owiug-to the expensive' nature of the foundations. The design sent in by Messrs Mahonojr and Son was based upon the leyels and particulars of the site furnished to competitors, and nothing beino- said about foundations, it was understood they would be of the wm&\ nature. After the design was accepted and instructions were given to invite tenders for the builctino bonngi wei-e made to ascertain the actual depth when.it was found that the rock was over twenty feet below the street level necessitating massive concrete foundations of that depth The Minister of Public Works was informed of the fact, and he gave in? ThSf Tf fo> ha. atL° o ns ' wllich was done. Ihe lowest tender is £3,135 15s for founda tionand,£ll,4B9 Sli for the buildin- S gtetal of £14,624 15s. The actuSi cost 5 tho4esign,- putting aside the foundations $tfa Q Wforcseen^s,th e reSSiE

The City Council laved^'' ' action in the direction ofS^P to prohibit the use of barM^liii certain distance of the publi^^^ The matter is at preseSSl^ committee. It is requisite tl'Mil provision should be made v^P has a very unpleasant efFect JSp ing of passers-by in more cro&fc* fares. There was in consequent I weather, no doubt, a veryS'^fl at the free exhibition of niK 01*^!! Gallery last night. On S a fe« band will discourse sweet tT^w expect a large number of ■pcS?« . The action of the -Victorian L * in offering a bonu 3 of fsnn r«® 10,000 yds of worsted nmnZ*??K colony has induced owners' O f?# factories to order the necesaarv '*W from Home in order to startW'l^* Dr. Redwood, Roman Catfetfi Wellington, has beenappointwfiTii of New Zealand. The^S Father McNamara, who has tS sS ceived the appointment of Vica^li the Colony. -^#\ The sequel to some of ourVi "troubles" is found in the Gsw nouncement that the Aueklandm been disbanded, and that the reS Captain Hulse, of the Onehufaoa^ been accepted. . ° m Young Aucklanders will rejoice that another circus is about'to oL; Agricultural Hall, for their "deW The London Circus Company \ri won golden opinions during t]«f the colony, arrive here on %nisL steamer Australia, and intend^]! Monday next. Mr E,. H. ; Beat advance agent, has beon in town i days, and has got the hoarding'! with attractive posters, whichi^S the effect of filling the Agricultural the opening night. The first show of fruit and J-,,.. nection with the Northcote'andßii Fruitgrowers'; Association opens at» morrow in the Wesleyan Chapel Zjj. Birkenhead. This, positions can be easily reached from all p^ districts named ; but visitors fne land should go to Birkenhead !iifJ|j which there is a good road to the t|» sides being the shorte-t loute J;, pected there will be a large, andil show of fruit and flowers, and Jt has consented to deliver the opet dress. • v> The slip at the PonsoubyfßH now being repaired as quicklyiiafg A deep excavation has been maite to reach a good foundation, Ijj clay has been filled in and tafij by hand by a large gang oflfisjl progress has been made with the Hi and outlet pipes, and the contractor! pumping engine and pumps hffiiSj to put the machinery in pqsitiopS' An accident occurred in Dunediaii day by which one of the Corporai* men was killed; and the'CorincfSj deducted from the jjay sheet'.tihe|ij the man on the day he was killers he had worked up till 3 o'cloclpi been in the Borough employ iweilj Rather close shaving that! s' No less than 42 applications yrerere by the City Council for the psl assistant at the Free lilirary. li.i moved that they should be referred Library Committee to select -Ma Cr. Goldie preferred six v being!B and referred to the Council ti appointment. Cr. Phillipps'obJMp a procedure, as it would be^iinpas bring six ladies before the Cojj examination. It was jocularly -j; that if Cr. Goldie particularly wi see the ladies he could be penal attend the. meeting of the Commii motion was then adopreil. «■■ ■ Alnother performance was p* Rinkle's Variety Company ag W tural Hall last evening, "tnt|| amusemeni; will be provid'ed^t evening, when several new itas i> introduced. , , M

The statement that " evenp?^ miwht learn something fron,t fhe^M barbarous Russians" probabljri:^ smile the other day, but,-t!iere|ji doubted proofs of RussiansVpossyii inventive faculties. It is.stafUll Russian engineer has discovered a| of reducing, petroleum tb*lli^| crystals, -Mmicli may be easUyjijli transported to any distance aMjto converted into liquid form. t ,' s/I <,

The annual soiree -was held in theft! terian Church, Tuakau, on. tliejetas Tuesday, April 26th. The tablesi loaded with good things,;and r -Ssp] patronised. After the, tablesTJSi cleared away the Rev. JMr Riddlojoi chair, and the following e'xcelle§ gramme was gone through ':rfSon|,' Banks and Braes," Mrs Sharpj-co* ing, Air Comrie ; speech, Rev.j G.:;J|» (Kejnuera) j speech, Rev. %;ss? song, Miss Austin ; pianoforte' Master W. Sharp; speecpJ& H. Wright; speech, Mr.Re pianoforte solo, Miss Johnston jlf Major Harris ; speech, Mr Oldigi! " Children's Voices," Mrs $harpj! " The Better Land," Mr BrownMl under the excellent leadership Ewing, sang several pieces;idiii|! evening. Mr Comrie. in a SjjiojjJL? presented the Rev. Mr Pann wittj1 monial and a purse of sovereigns isji of the respect and esteem in whig* held'by his congregation while thart ter. Mr Comrie, on behalfof Mo tion, wished the Rev. Mr-Rung! perous voyage and safe arriwJ Old Country, to which he shorty* Mrs Sharp'sang a farewell hymncfj for the occasion. After a' vote of m tht Rev. Mr Monro.to all who M 0 a very pleasant evening was.biWgM close.—[A Correspondent]. . /, v " Musical Auckland " hadVbes!f| her laurels. . The Hon., Francis|W M.L.C. of Victoria, has decided Ml donation of £20,000 to the ; endoW| chair of music at the Melbourne IM and probably applications for the ffl, professor of music will soon beinWW Auckland no wealthy ; citizen: iF° musical enthusiast ?

Messrs Munro and ifcKay.twP «| New Zealand pipers and dancersM direct steamer Mararoa for Scoti»f Ist May to compete for;-hpnoiOT: the champions of Scotland.,** known down South as "mn^ ■ 2<" ; •■••■■.■■• -'-% A grand concert is .announces in the Foresters1 Hall next >lonf| in aid of the Primitive Methods*^ school, Pitt niuV Edwih-stveete; ** street string band will give:som^ selections, and a number of f'v vocalists and instrumentalists.??, will take part. _ One of the' most remarkaW?|| liorsecases tlmtliavc happeiiedW^ occurred : last night. ;.T«| ( Newmarket 'bus which is « in? care of Mr Smith; had come M still in Newmarket at 9 o'clock, |g thing occurred to fngW^Si they made for home, Caree«^ through .PamaU, , the ; h«*£j brought the 'bus safely down|^ road and under the raH^PESfI The vehicle and quadrupeds I|^ stopped in Lower Q«een" s Stf done the quickest .thin&on^S road. We are in a position J^; the opinion current this >»°WW loud arguments at the »||l Council last night caused the <im* before their t%.^a^|g|i ticularly quiet and .order y,DJ^-^| congratulated the CounoaiP««F B

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SALVAGE. /' \ // L 0 T 0 F jV\W& BEDSTEADS^ y/' Aro now being sold by v Garlick and Cranwell,y \ VERY CHEAP. /f^ Rescued from the late // Fire in tf \q vuce en fl . \ ST. Jr SALVAGE. .». ■•.■■' T^TIITTER MILLINERY AND DRAPERY. „' the misses Mclaughlin ARE NOW SnOWING, '• NEW SEASON'S GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. ______ ! MANTLES, ' ! JACKETS, MILLINERY, 1 DRESS GOODS, . HOSIERY, '" GLOVES, ETE., ETC., ."■ .: ETC. The Misses MCLAUGHLIN beg to call attention to the ■exceptionally Moderate Prices at which these goods aro marked, and invite inspection. SHORTLAND STREET, OPPOSITE "STAR" OFFICE. EGGS ! £% ! • TT<GGS l'\ GGS I f' ' -JIiGGS ! JIJGGS ! Is 6d Pr:R Dozex. Is 6d Pkr Dozex. Re/ally Go od Pickled EcgsJiin any quantity, can ' be obtained at any o£ tiie Depots of the i A LONDON DAIRY CO. I, ... ...... \ ■p Crey-streot, Victoria-street, Mount Edon ■' Road, and iV^anukau Road, Parnell,



A CARD] ■••■;. DR. LEGER ERSON, Parnoll (late Dr. Goldsbro'a rc9idonco). attends for Con sultation: At Home, 8 to 0 a.m., and 3 p.m. Aickin's Pharmacy, Queon-street, 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Punmuro and Otahufcu. Telephone 176. BE S T VALUE. .. ■ DIRECT FROM TUB MANUFACTURERS. BLANKETS, FLANNELS, VELVETEENS, &c, AT WILLIAM R. BRIDGMAN'S. , 150 Paire Blankets, 'n all qualities and makes, from 4b lid per pair. Moßgiel, Kaiapoi, Wellinffton Blankots. 2,000 yards Now Flannol, in all makes. English and Colonial exceptionally cheap strong Flannel "Jd; do., 32in. wide, 113 d. V ~ Tn DRESS GOODS, now showing; a splendid variety tor the present Season, consisting of about. 15,000 yards, havinpbeqn bought In larjjo quantitios at a heavy discount. Those calling early will get. tlio best choice, and well repay attention. Ulster Cloths, 48in. wide. Is lOd; splendid assortment New "jLYiinininirs in check mid striped Plushes and' Velveteens; New Umbrellas, pood lines, 2a (id; Ladies' New Ulsters, Mackintoshes, and Fur Capes; large assortment of Hoys', Youths', and Men's Mack intoshes, from 12a (id, best valuo. A in-cut many iob lines in DRAPERY and CLOTHING, which will be found rouch under usual value. Strong Winceys, wide width. 4Jd yard. Cretonnes, bought job, 25 per cent, under usual price. Call at 2SS, UPPER QUEEN STREET, and you will get the best value for your monoy. Box 229. TiCLKimoxK 135 IF YOU REQUIRE GOOD OATMEAL, FLOUR, CHEESE, POTATOES, or ONIONS, OATS, ok MAIZE, CALL ON ALFRED JO WITT. pORNQJ A C £ S FOR SALE BY W. S. LAURIE &' CO.' SEED AND MANORS MERCHANTS, CBSTOMS STREET, AUCKLAND. I BUYER'S OF BLANKETS, LACE CURTAINS and GLOVES, Come and eco T. SHORT'S WINDOWS, 4-BUTTON BLACK AND . COLOURED KID GLOVES SUEDE JERSEYS, B to 15 BUTTON LENGTH.! i COME AND SKE. NOTE THE CLEARING SALE PRICES. By order of the Executors. , A DAM T AYBOURN & £10., .';" AUCKLAND, NEW CLOVliln Best KNOuair Sunns, from V James Carter & Co., NEW TURNIP) The Queon's Seedsmen. RYE GRASS, COCKSFOOT, and NATURAL GRASSKS. All new Seeds. Fencing Wire at Reduced Prices. -vVf HANGARE.I COAL. HOUSEHOLDERS ABE REMINDED THAT THEY SAVE 15% By using this, and it coos further than most coal. ICING, WALKER, & CO.. Agents. Queen-street (Next VVaitemata Hotel). 'TJONALD •YJf. TACK & QO., PONSONBY ROAD, Aro~now OPENING UP NEW GOODS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. o SEE OUR STOCK OF DRESS GOODS BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. DONALD W. JACK & CO. PONSONBY 80-AD. T. HURST & CO. • B. J. ESAM and A. H. GRAINGEU having ■purchased from the Public Trustee (the Exocutor under the Will of the late W. J. Hurst) the Good will, Stock-in-Trade. Book Debts, etc., of the old. ■established business of W. J. Hurst and Co., •Grnin, Seed, Produce, and Artificial Manure, ".Merchants, will trade under the same stylo and name, and will continue tho business as hereto fore. ■' ; All Outstanding Accounts are requested to be paid fortwith. • W. J. HURST & CO. . ON SALE -; 1 % SEEDS— ' New Season's Clovers and Natural Grasses' f Rye Grass and Cocksfoot (in var}oty) 1 Turnip and Mangold Seeds ' MANURES- ■ .■'''■-'■ ■ ■ Boneduet (fine and.J-inch) i j Superphosphates (various grades)' ,' ■ Nitrate of Soda . ... ~, - r ■ ...,• i Sulphato of Ammonia \ ■.' Ijlptash, Kainct, etc., etc. ;- . ' Peruvian Guano ..,..' ~. ' ' I GRAIN— .•■.' . -\i ■'•■ ': Seed and Food of all descriptions ••■■"•'.'• ji Flour, Oatmeal Bran, Sharps . i , ' ; Table and' Coarse Salt Table Potatoes &c., &c.. Sec. •W, •J. HURST & 0 o.,s' QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. \rOTICE OT REMOVAL. W. B. MELDRUM, TAILOR, ' Wishes to inform his numorous friends and cus tomers that ho has REMOVED to those more Central and Spacious Premises adjoining W. Norrie, SHORTLAND-STREET, And begs to soliet a continuance of past patron age by all old and new'patrons. Surra from" £3 15s. All Work done hxFirat-elass Style. N.8.-In attendance.Wednkijdayand Satur day Nights till 9 o'clock.