CORRESPONDENCE.

Re Shop Hours Closing Bill

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—" U.S.A." would like to ask the pro moters why others than those at present con templated are nob included in the benefits of the above bill. It may be,- sir, ' that they do nob wish to have the monopoly of inaugurating needful social reforms. This omission leaves room for " U.S.A." to get up a petition asking that liquor shops may be included in its provisions : and that overworked domestic servants may be in cluded . iii Sir George Grey's Eight Hour Bill. Both petitions would receive con siderable support, and would do much good. Perhaps it would bo the: .'highest wisdom not .to attempt too much at once. If you succeed in freeing shop assistants at feo'olock, no-doubt Betsy Jane will wish to Vso free at seven or so—what more natural ? •' U.S.A." omitted tho interesting fact that the following amendment was refused to be put at tho London, meeting: "This meeting is of opinion that the present number of hours in which shopkeepers and their assistants engaged is excessive, unnecessary, and prejudicial to their moral and -physical well-being, and inasmuch as voluntary eilorb has failed to secure any appreciable relief in the earlier closing of shops, ap- E roves the ollbrts of the Shop Hours Reform eague, and pledges itself tosupportSir John Lubbock's .Bill now before Parliament." Will. U.S.A.'1 inform us what are some of the " many absurdities already enacted " in the way of State protection from the ills of competition 1 I trust your 'correspondent not bo unduly depressed by tho monster meetings hold in London, it is a tidy- Bized village, and can support nior.o than one monster meeting.-—I am, etc., N.Z.

(To the Editor.)

Silt,—ln your issue of May 12th there ap pears a letter (signed F. Whitehead) full of egotistical inconsistencies re early closing, which, in the interests of tho grocers' as sistants (and, in fact, of tho grocers them selves), ought not to go unchallenged. Firstly, ho quotes from tho '•' (iroccrs' Gazette," not a paper, by the way, from which to expect a very disinterested view of the subject, especially if written by men who hold Mr Whitchead's views. He, after condemning Sir .1. f.ubboek's Early Closing Bill,goes on io say, " So long as tho movement went only to regulate the hours of labour of youths, .say up to IS, all light-minded men could approve ;" but al low mo to .say that all right-minded men .■would not only like to see the youths under JS, but the men over .18 have leisure for mental improvement, healthy recreation, or perhaps to attend to their gardens, or to interest thomaelvea in. tho 'lessons and pro gress of their children, or, as Mi' YV. says, every man does with his own time, viz., •please himself. But tako his view of fair Lours, viz., 8 to 8, and see what time the victim of his selfish views would have to himself. ITirst, he must bo up at G a.m., breakfast at seven, and be down to tho shop •at eight. However methodical and sharp he may be, this will not allow any waste of time. Then, say he leaves tho shop at 12, ■lms to walk home, swallow his dinner, and ibe back at one o'clock. 'INo spare time here you will find ;" the same at six. Then say eight is the so-called closing time, it is ■ oftoner nine by tho time the shutters are up, and the straggling customer served, who makes it a point to leave the pur chase of slxpennywortli until after closing time, thereby detaining all omployed to Buit his ncgligtmcc. Now, allowing time lor walking home, it is realty time for a man who has done a fair day's work (and 1 think that most grocers' assistants do) to rotire to rest I..see, no time (to do as he likes with) in this programme. Then eomen i..f 1 ...J.,, v , 1 ,,« i ,;( ; . ! iu. u t1,,,.ut1«>. o)aiuin.wl>ou ?iot only Mr Whitehejul's, but most 'grocers' .assistants get home, not haying had during the week one hour t/iftthccould.call his own. Tho result is that Sunday, instead of a day of rest, becomes'a'day when all the littb jobs for which there has, bean no time during the week, things that a wife, a sister, or a mother can not do : a nail to drive here or a screw wauted in something ;-but I need not enumerate, cveiyono knows the many little jobs that .- man alone can do. Mr Whitehead next quotes tho .publican as an illustration of long hours. lie must surely be aware of the fact that they employ in most eases a double set of barmen and barmaids, who in turn relieve each other, or they themselves tend the bur part of the day, to enable their employees to get away ; thus I see no com parison between the two. But why quote or question further a letter from which everyone who reads can at once form a very true estimate of its spirit self ? There are, however, some tradesmen in Auckland who, I I notice in my walks, close their shops at! six every evening, and who iwoukl willingly ' do the same on -Saturdays if others were j compelled to do the Mine, but can scarcely j see the point in closing whilst the grocers in K.ide streets and suburbs do all the trade. | Thiii is tho same sort of tljing that the best j shoplcofipers in Edinburgh objected to, ' being anxious to close provided all shared alike.—Yours, &c., Fellow Man.

(To the Editor.)

Slit,—Some important considerations respec ting the compulsory closing' of places of business afc G p.m., for which a petition has been round for signature, must not be over looked. In the first place, it should be recognised that shopkeepers ; are on a different footing to mechanics, labourers, and others, whose excellent principle of eight hours should be jealously guarded as the national limit to a day's labour. From tho very nature of things, however, no such ruio can applyCp business. What do shop keepers keep open for ? For the accommoda tion of tlie public. Who are the public Tho entire population, three-fourths of whom arc engaged in their occupations from S a.m. to (5 p.m. If these are thus engaged during these Hours, is it not a .great convenience to them that shops near their homes should be open during the evening "' Is not the evening the only con vonionS time that the work-a-day popula tion of Auckland have for shopping ? Dropping the "its," I can say with cor tuinty tiiai. this is so, as evinced by the fact that from' one-third to two-thirds of the money taken in the suburban shops is taken in the evening. JFoi: exact infoima tion I may state that 51-120ths of our .own trade 13■ done after G p. m. This is nearly ii half, and I know I am very near the mark in saying that taken nil round one half of the total volume of suburban trade is done after, ii p.m., showing the immense con venience evening shopping 'is to a groat mass of the population whose occupations deprive them of any other opportunity of making their purchases. Tho suburban shopkeepers arc a humorous class, .whose own interests too should command some consideration, liovv would' they be allectod V Their present evening trade would be forced into a day trade, and fully oiie-ha.lf ox, it would go to Queen-street.. Their returns would be affected,, in my opinion, to the extent of about 2.J percent. A reduction of this nature would effectually ku-jck on the head about one-half of tho present number of suburban businesses,;the present large number of empty shops would: be trebled; and in the face of tho present critical times, would it be .wise- to revolu tionise trade so disastrously, to both traders and property-owners ?• Again; ' who are affofeted .by the complaiuod; of "late hours which is tho solo given reason of the movement ? Suburban1 businesses being generally .small, tho number of owners who, who.'.' ' </■ i:i jiaitj ilo the work tLonisdlvcs, out::, . l.'j,' the .assistants., by 2 fo"l; ithd the:'.. -' itfhip falls piuoiffaiijf pa tLjoac who

reap the benefit (if any in these times), and whom.it would bo unjust to deprive of the means of making an honest living. The report of the party getting,ud the petition, that the majority of the shopkeep ers were favourable and had. .signed, is, to put it mildly, sheer nonsenae. I chal lenge the supporters of the movement to Show that one-third of tho shopkeepers in any one street in Auckland, save Queen street, have signed the petition, and will undertake to secure a petition signed by an overwhelming majority of • those afleebed praying that trade hours be loft alone. Tho present movement) may be regarded as a clever attempt on the part of some Queen- Streets people (into which a few suburban shopkeepers have been injudiciously drawn) to secure an Act of Parliament which, will benefit their trade at the expense of the entire community. If they find our Legis lature soft.enough to pass an Act of a kind which no Government in the world has yefa ventured to onacb, placing auch astonishing restrictions on the hours of trade, then I shall regard our Queen-street friends as being clever indeed. — I am, sir, obediently yours, Robert H. Abbott.

[Mr Abbott is mistaken in saying that no Government in the world has ever passed such an Act. A law similar to the one pro posed by Sir John Lubbock is now in force Jin Victoria. The fact that the Act is mado permissive, and only to bo en forced upon a vote of tho majority of trades that would be affected by it, ,meets many of the objections that might otherwise be urged against the' bill. We confess that we can see no,great hardship or danger in.a bill which would empower a two-thirds majority of the tradesmen doing business in any ward of tho city to regulato for themselves by law the hours of closing. No early closing law ought, in our opinion, to go further than that.—Ed. E.S.]

The Dream of " Colonus."

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —In the New Zealand " Herald " of tho 12th inst., I observed n somewhat pro t:*nsicus article by"Colonus,"in the heading of which he professed to have discovered the magic koy which could easily open to us the floodgates of prnsperit>y,and speedily make tho financial depression, of which wo are all so heartily sick, a thing of the past:. 1 began reading bis' Statement in breath less hu.ste and anxiety, but you muy imagine my disappointment and indigna tion whon 1 found myself cruelly hoaxed. The truth gradually dawned upon me that the fertile brains of tin's would-be Solon could positively suggest nothing better than wasting public money in these hard timos in the most lavish and reckless manner imaginable, to pay the luxurious passages of all those.monied men in the Old World who may feel inclined .to visit these colonies on Ike cheap. "To make a free bridge," as he says, " between England and New Zealand, by which the capitalist settlor can travel 'in a manner becoming his rank and education'" by giving him a " first • class

saloon passngo" for hinißelf and family at tho expense of tho ratepayer. "Tho State," ho tells us, "is bleeding to death from depletion," and this further wholesale squandering of public money i 3 his wonderful panacea for all the evils caused by a world-wide depression and our former extravagance. Sucn is the nostrum which this wise doetoi1 assures us would so resuscitate out^ languishing industries that " the colony would bound in a year or two into a prosperity and a progress that it never knew before/ Is

".Colqiius " fondly yearning lo embrace sonic wealthy old uncle who is too prudent to travel ufc his own expense ? Or can ho possibly bo so psr | vorsely blind that be cannot, coinpi'ehond | the palpable fact that it is not capital, but remunerative oinijloymmit for i-»iiitul. that. is now most required here? Our business men arc racking theirbraius and searching in vain in every direction to fi id gjife opening's for industrial or commercial enterprises, or for thoso willing to borrow at reduced rates of interest on reasonable security, for such purposes. As an example of .this the-: ! directors of the Bunk of No* Zealand, ouly last month, attributed their reduced divi dends to tho fact that they had between two and three millions sterling on hand for which they could find • absolutely no safe or legitimate outlet whatsoever. An you frankly said in commenting upon that instructive fact in your leading columns; of tho 28th ultimo, "It must bo admittedj that if asked how money can be pro ductively and profitably employed in tliisj cominunifcy at present, the question would not be easy to answer satisfactorily. If; wo except what are called financial in stitutions, hardly any enterprise .is paying, and it is in evidence that oven these are j beginning to find that if the industries by i j which they are Kiipportod are unprofitable, I } loss to the*) is unavoidable." Sliowj busi-S ! ness men a remunerative market for the j products of local industries, end capitalists, will spring up amongst, us in every direction, and pour in from the four wind* of heaven to talus prompt advantage !of it, without waiting -to be adopted by a (.lovernnicnfe st.ep-mother, and carried from place to place and nursed find |»m ---peied at th» expense of others, Hive parish 1 pauper*. On the other hand, if by bribery j I and. false protonces we induce tmnftalista to come to a depressed and steadily-falling market, instead of "planting. themselves here to scatter their. covotcd sovereigns broadcast, according to the bright but delusive vision of our now prophet, they will most assuredly .fly from, our shores in disgust, just a.s fast'as they arrive, and leave ua to mourn at our leisure the folly wo have committed in giving up the bone for the shadow ; for ho estimates £200 a family as tho wholesale cost, of im porting such high bred but unprofit able stock Tf that, then, is his mar vellous "open sesame to prosperity," I am sadly afraid that " Colonus" may ciy " open sesame " in vain for o« indefi nite, period, or till ho is morrifully culled hence, to enlighten other worlds by his now and mysterious philosophy, which is evi dently quite- unmnted to terrestrial beings. After reading an effusion wit!)-such a high sounding; title,, but so sadly disappointing, i.f not tempted to use stronger language,, one may well exclaim with impatience, par turiunt montet nascilur ridiadus tmn.—- Yours, etc., Tjtrikt.

The Kindergarten System.

(To tlib Editor.)

Sir, —To become convinced of the goqd re sult? obtained under this? system, it.is only nccesisary to obsorvo the effect of. such a training' on tho little ones. What efforts they will make to bo considered clever, after they have looked afe and touched an object, and told, all. they know about it! When their ideay of thoir .'uirroundiugs are drawn out.they become frank, sincere, and truthful. Age, has not taught them "to j)lay a part." The " Bym'patfiy of numbers" seems to correct their (nhtn'itetl dispositions - their fantjisiesajid Hulleimcesard.banislied: As an example Of putting a meuning in whatthoy 00l oticerapidly skotched the head of a dog to illustratcuh eager earnest expres sion ;. they exclaimed, " Oh, do not let ub have our dog made without paws and a back; its head is cub oft." If their limbs are ren dered straight and supple, their. growth promoted by exercise, vigilantly, cared for and amused, they will bo unlikely to display tbe vicious or inano charac ters of tho neglected and: oppressed. When belling thorn a -story the method of-, omitting an important word hei'o aud there is calculated to givo them .accuracy';of thought and oxpeession, 'f for as.the twig is boj)b so is tho tree inclined."—Helen GLARKsoy,- I'ukekohc.

School Inspectors.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,— With your kind permission "I.woiild like to say a word on the fight for power be-"" tween the School Board and' Inspector. T.ie Board clocked the salary of ah inspector, and immediately there followed a reporb condemning the whole system as crumbling. There was a timo when the Board wus-fcha Inspector ; but that time has now passed, and it is to be hoped tho attempt'i .to bring it back may be übterly'frustrated , If we had an Inspector incapable ot" go verning his feelings, and should give him1 the power of placing and removing teachers, it must'be granted that the poor nnfortu-; nate teacher who might) fall' under his cits-' pleasure would have a warm time of it>. He could place him in a miserable district,;: could report unfavourably of hie school, could give a difficult) test for examination, and then remove him ; allthia with »he ap pearance of justice, bub yet with,ail under current of ill-will.

I contend it would be wrong, and con, sidering that a good many men are only human nature, i'o would bo otiijusb to our teachers. The inspectors have yob a great power—quito Bufliciont to destroy the teachers' reputation if they aro disposed to use it for Eucli a purpose. Something more than bi» hour or two pneo a year should bo required to form a judgment. 1 would suggest that the Com mittees be. required to furnish an annual ; ror. port, on the head teacher, and tho head toucher on his staff. This, taken together with the Inspector's,Vpport, would .be, more reliable! Tho Committees, if they do their duty, can do this well. The work of inspectors, seems to bo well marked out, and the presonb members of the Board ap pear willing to do their work. While writing bn tT)iB matter 1 would like to ask if inspector.l! have been singularly successful teachers, or if nob, what qualities a man for that position ?■•-.$ am, etc., Fair Plat.

(To tho Editor.)

Sip.,—ln your isaue-of-.Saturday I,notice' .under tho heading of "Parliamentary itjQS/jip," from Wellington, that Sir Robert iStout has been credited with an expression (1 presume us Premier) that " tho weakness of our education eyjitem is thc^ want of' teachers being properly trained." This, I consider, endorse* our Auckland In spector's "report1." Following upon this 1 have had my attention drawn to v letter in your morning contemporary, columns signed " Aucltlander," which ia significant!, and which eeema to me, as woll as to others 1 have conversed with on this subject, to be in accord with the knight now holding sway over New Zealand poli tics Why should such things be ? For haps, as yon have always done, you may deem it not only expedient, but a justice to an expectant public to further ventiluto tlu.B subject. —Yours, &c., Voktex,

Re Boot Manufacturing and Proposed Tariff.

(To theEditpr.),

Sir,—ln your last night's issue,. I notico a " Representative of the Boot and Shoe In dustry" is credited with Having that " girls' and children's boots and shoes nrd not made here." This must purely bo a mis print, or the " Representative ' must have been misunderstood, for it is a well known foot that although too many of these goods aro still imported, yet thousands of pairs aro made if) Aucklnnd and other parts of the colony. As to the first-part of his statement, that the,proposed tnrifl will cause an advance in prices, I only gave n.ry opinion upon the proposed tariff mb relating to boot importing and boot manufacturing1, ond still atlinn the pro posed tarid' on leather will imfc materially affect tho-,price of. colonial Ijcots,.. as the ordinary lines of goods'.made here will not Iju itffccletl by it/ 10 liny luryo extorib Yours, etc., WrUiMlM.'n. Hoskins. May 13th, 1887. \

SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.

On Friday evening an entertainment took place at Nelson utreet School. Pai-onts of children attending the school had been .in vited by circular from tho Head Mastor to inspect the drawings exocuted in the school during the yearincluding tho work recently exhibited at the Art Gallery, and to attend a Concert held in another room ondor the presidency of Mr W. Oorrin, Chairman of City Schools Committee The rooms were crowded with parents, who appeared to take a deep interest in the maps and drawings, which wore tastefully arranged in the senior scholar*' room, and the com ments on tho work were highly flattering to children and teachers. Tho subsequent concert was given by .the pupils ami teachers, with the valuable assistance of Mr ft. NY. Dennis, tho celebrated banjoist. At the termination of thp concert tho Chairman of the' Committee (with whom wercsMeesr.-! Me Maxtor, Furrcll and Batty) acldreswed (ho yxirent^ upon the .efficient ,<tate of the school, calling attention t> the

fact thafcNelwn-atrcet had t-akc:nthtt leading ! p'laeeamongoi ty schools for drawing. lie Lbetii j presented tliseighb certificates awarded by tho fSociefcj of Arts to fcho followingjmpile. — Lilian Armstrong, 2 ; Edmund Armstrong, '2 ; Pansi'e Goldicutl, Annie -Mac-key, Alex ander Wright, and Robert Groen ; and af terwards presented two consolation prizes, ''each consisting of 5$ worth of books, tho gift, of Mr Hart, to Thomas Todd and Potor Smith. After some valuable remarks from Mrßatty on tho .importance of drawing as a technical educational subject, Mr Hart thanked the parents and Cp.mmitteefor their presence,' nnd npoko in lu'gh torms of proiso' of tho''valunb!o services 'rendered. by th'o teaching ' staff, particularly of the zeal an,d energy of Mr ThwaitoH1. A vote of thanks to tho Chairman terminated the proceed ings, and many, were the expressions of praise., fi'om th'o patents as they left tho room; Tho. following is bhe programme, which was 6iiocessfully carried;. ont :— Duet (piano), Misses 801 l and Bottrill; song, "To the Woods," Miss Henderson-; recitation, " Tho Last Minstrel," Flora Mc- Millen ; song, Miss Harris ; duet (banjo), Mr Hart and Master E. Hart; song, " Blue Bolls of Scotland," children ; recita tion, "Tho Boy and the Bird," F. Pickard ; Song, "Blue Bolls of Scotland," E. Thwaitcs, A. Edmonds, and M. Lacon;" song,','1 Ella Bee," Messrs Denm'aand Hdrt; song, "Children's' Voices/ children ; recitation, (from " Marmion "), T. Todd ; solo, (banjo), Mr G. W. Dennis; song, "Jessie's Dream," Miss Harris, i Accom panyist, Miss Peachy, Childrori's-'ooncluub r-ess,-M'iaa 8011.

■TOE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR^_MONDAY, fMAT 16, 1887.

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Kaipnra, do hereby Kivo uo tice that I dosire to obtain, and forthwith apply (o the Licensing Committee to bo appointed by His Excellency theGorernor. orOrdor in Council, to have' said license transferred temporarily to M IV: THO MAS 8. DUGAR I), who has purchased my interest in tho aatcl honso and premises, the ratepayers of tho District in which the above hotel is situated having: failed to elect a Committee. Dated tho 3rd day of May, ISB7. ' .18A JlVKh PULLBNO;.; .TVTOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR* j3l TRANSFER OF LICENSE. r, 9/mukl Pvhitatti, of Point Curtis, bolng the holder of a PilbllCftn'ii Liccnso in respect of the house and prcmloos nltunte at. Point Curtis, do hereby give, no! ico t hat I desire to obtain and will at the next Licensing Heeling: cf Commis sioners to bo appointed by order of His Excol eney thfl Governor (the Ratepayers of the Licensing District in which Point Curtis is sluuitoil. having 'ailed to elect a committee) to be holden '-where di'ectol, by said" order, on tliu day to be appointed, apply fo- a transfer; of the said licenco from myself to lhomas a. Dufirard, my appointee. Dated this third duy of Alny, 'BS7. SAMUEL PITLLENG. THE Annual Meeting of the Licensing Court for the Harntniinfja District will bo hold at tho Court-houn<\ Coroniandcl. at noon of FRIDAY, Juno 10.1857. J. 13. OATLANP, Olerli of Court. R.M. Court, CoromanUel, May 5. JBB7. H1 AItATAUNGA LICENSING DISTRICT. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE. 1. PATRICK O'nRIEN, of Coromandol. beinc the holder of o. 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Auckland, I'ublicau. j. i .. ~,.,., , , j -ftTOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ±1 TRANSFER OF LICENSE. I. GEORGF, HENRY EASTOX, of New market, Hotel-keeper, beinff tiio holder of ». Publican's License in respect of tho house anil. premises situate At Nowmnrk^r, do lieroby rivii notion that I desire to obtain, and will/at thi>, next Licensing Meeting to bo holden lit PnWiu Hall, Newmarket, on the 7th day of Juno next. I apply 'or a transfer of tho e.itd license from my-olf rr> Sydney William Buck, of Otuhubu Jlotcl-kwpi.T. my appoint cr^ "s Dated the J3lli day of M«y. J?^. 5 CKOJIUE EAS'I'ON. » R. Jackson. Jun.. Soliciter 10 applicant.! Auckland. • < CHOICE TARANAKI BUTTER. REGULAR BUPi'LJES COMING FORWAII" 1 s WKE.KLY. . /' Apply JOILN T; BUCHANAN. J^trßJ 1, EX I L L iFm iWa fj O JT S MAUR RY F. 1• F 0 R S■ ■ T E R, . ■ (Laio Branston and Forstor). ALCBItT-STIIKCT, AND MILLS L.VNB, 'I'olepHono US. COPPERSMITH, PLUMBER, BRASS FO UNDER, G ASFITTER, !'' " '■■ :A?fb • ■ .. ■ .;','■ i HYDRAULIC ENGINEER. Etimates Glvon' fd'r fill Branoboe of the Trade. Steam and Vaccuum Gauges Tested and Adjusted. .BRASS CAST'TJA.irjY AT.LOWEST KATES. >To Chargo Made for Use'of Pftttorng cm Uand. F. F. being personally a. Practloal Tradesman csi,n Guarantee' Good worktnaiiahip. /"IHAMPTALOUP AND COOPER'S MECHANICAL WORKS, &c. Ason. W., Tho Mechanics' Friend. Ro- ' I ceipt*i Sic. • .-, .. .... 5. 0 BnK M. P.. Stono Working; Machinery ..10 0 Oal vert's Mochanical Almanac, 6yon ra ..8 6 Cmnpin, F.. Details of Machinery, for Fit linscShop, &o. . ... .. ..4 0 , Hiind-TiirniiiK in Wood, Ivoiy. Shell, &o 7 0 Colyer, F., Management of Steam Boilers ■ andKnglhes;;. '.'j .; ..; ■.;.';!. ', ~ 3 c X)onipaoy&; Claris, The Locomotivo Kngiuo 4 V 0 ]':a\vardH. X., Fracticnl Steam Knijinoers' Guido lAmoricun) ... .. .. U 0 Forney, M. N., Catccliigm of t!ie Locomo? .UyolAinorican). ... ..'. .. 12 0 Greenwood, T., Turners" and Fitters' j Handbook .n; ... :... ■> „ 1 5 Hobson, A., AmateurMoehanicfi' Practiciij Handbook .. ~ ;. .. 3jj j Reynolds, M., Tho Modol Locomotjre En prinoor .. .. .. .. fl 0 LocotuotiroEngino Driving .. ..5 0 EtißijioDrivijiff Life •.. • .. ..2 6 Rose, J.. Coiiiiileto Practical Maehisist (Amorieun) ... .. . ..HO Smith; C. A.,1 Steam Making or Boiler '! Practice lAmiirican) .. .. 10 0 Spon, X, Sinking iuid Boring Wells . .■ 12 0 Temploton & Huuon, "Workshop Com panion, ... ....,•,. ..30 Engincors' and Maoliinista" Practical As sistant ~ .. ■ ~ ..3 0 Trubnor'a Amal cur Moohanic'3 Workshop 5 0 Young Moehanlo ( or lioys) .. 7 0 Wanabrough. W., Tho Portublo Engine, Conatruction and Mtmagement .. 4 0 Watson, I£, Manual oC Hand Lathe (American) .. *.. .. .. 7 0 J 'champtal6up~'& cooper. v rjIHE Best Gift, for Honio friends is JL Brett's Auckland Almanac. • obnta nlnir'a' Plutoriiil Representation of Queen-stroet fits- Bcrlution of tho Provincial District, New Oulde to Hot Lake; &c, &c.



0 I Business Kotltes. ■■\^->.- WOLF E'S SCHNAPPS is a lief in rhcmatisoi, infinitely superior to brandy or whiskey,", •■■ ''^ -'.•■",■ UITS b border from 50s, with aui extra pair or.Trousers for nothing.—J. EL, Dal ton. Tailor. . ■ . . .•■■ !i[ \ .• ' ; r.< ED)DING CARDS.-Latesb Style at the Star Lithographic Works, Short la ad-street. Auckland. • • G~TET 6ne of my; 40s ■ Overcoats. They W are very taking with the fait sk.;.—J. H. DaJton, Tailor, VicWria-strect gast. ... ■■■■■■■ I (Til U 0 N D H OVU S Ej i PONRONBY ROAD, • AUCKLAND. W. COCETBAtf, Senr:,': FAMILY BUTCHER. ' MO N D MB N. T. S IN ITALIAN AND V fcRMONT MARBLES, AND ABERDEEN GKAN/TE HfcAD STONKS IN MARBLE AND STONE-.. Ikon Tomb railings at .Mopkratb Piuces. Prices tind JJesigha sent post-free. Country orders cwxcfulfy packed; . TAIT BROTHERS, Monumental Worki. Corner of Kutland and Lorno streets {near' Queen-street Junction). . Auckland. ••; ; n ■ In isif c r & * c 0., 1 WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND <: FAMILY BUTCHERS, • ESTABIVSIIKD 1864. By Special Appointn *nt to His Excellency tho Governor, tfir VV. If. Jervois i Hij Excel ency Sir .lames Fcreus-an; and H.R.H. tho Duko of Edinburgh: a Vso, Kosha Jiutchcra to the AUCKLAND, N.iJ. Familios waited on iv Town or Suburbs. POULTRY o£ all Idnds DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers in G8 me . Jflocic-oured Hams and Bacon Corned Beef in Largo Quantity. Imports of amsage Casiugs _ The Trade Supplied '.V.B.—Calves' Rennets, ta. Customers Supplied with Ice. ? W-A R"XO C X BROTHER S, [Ksiablishfd 1802] SOAP AXV> CANDLE MANI!P"ACTUnERS, COX'S ORKKK. AUCKLAND. IfanAit'ncti u'crs of ihu Celebrated Extract of Ponp. Disinf.«taut Pov/der. First Prize Yellow Blue Mottled. Double Crown, Ecoininic, and Household, tiarbolic. and other Mcdicinul and Toilet Soaps, made fro/n the purest of Tallows, 'offices-DURHAM-STREET, Auckland. N.B. — Cash 3 Jurc);aser3 of Tallow, Wool, Sheepskinu. nntl Boms. 3. BUTCHER.] [J; GKOOM. WE HAVE rOII SALE:- Rod and Bar Iron, Wire Nails, Fencing Barb Wire, Roofing Iron, f?ash Weights, Buckets, Tubs, Springs, and Patent Asles, Coarse and Fine Salt. GROOM, BUTCHER, & CO., FORT-STREET. Telephone 211.1 'tithere can we get MASEFIKLD BROTHERS STAR BRAND MULLET (Hi.ok Labels) ? ; At their FRUIT DEPOT, KARANGAHAPE ROAD, Wboro you can also get their , TINNED FRUIT. JAMS. BKEF. HONEY, And all tho other preparations manufactured oy them. 'I C7~ PELHAM; LafhldrT~Step, and Xr « Barrow UaUi'r. Carpenter, Joiner, and Hhop nnd i IMcu Kitu>)\ Al hurt-street, nodi* thai i> in.'bell. F.vcrr deucription of Lnddnrs. Steps, I Burrows. '.Totheß Boxes. TrnvcJlUiß Chests, and Cl'it'ios yiyrscH, in Stock. Ba tie Pin'i Poles, fi om 22 to 55 feet long, suit ablu iOr Uca . Spara ana flag Poles, on salo. N.lV—Lac'aers, Stops. Barrows, Screw Jacks, a»d >loor Cntmp-i on Hiro. - Ws TliT"bk^lo milk bread. ■""tILL'S iVVRM-HOUSE MILK AKU HOME-MADE BREAD , Can how ho obtained at THE-, BURLINGTON RESTAURANT, VICTORIA ARC'ADK, , And athisSliop. Eden Terrace, or, at the Bakery, ixJy's Kuril). Mount Kden': also, at Cuckwey's Btore. Mo\mt Kdeii. Orders by poat promptly attcmlod to. m 0 HAG C.OA TOBACCO!! I -*• TOUACCO!!! sfl Boxes of Gcnuino Cameron's Long Ts'to Pound, at us. 2d, per lb. for Cash, weigh guaranteed, at * FREDK. WHITEHEAD;S, «5. VICTORIA-STREET. | PA TE,II S O~N A N'T) CO ,! URAIN MERCHANTS. LWERY AKP BAIT STABLES. Omnibuses, Brake's. Cabs, and Saddle Korses 1 for lliru at lowest ralus. Special arrangomoHls.inadu with Evening and Picnic Parties. '§toresand StaWcßi-Lorne-streft, Mt, Koakill, and A vonriale. Auckland, N.Z. EsTAntisiiKD 1850.] X r~ GEE & POTTER, COACHBUILDERS LORNE A.vit HU'I'LANJj'SruEETS!I' Coaohos, Carriages, Waggonettes, Ruggies. j i'ony CaiTlaF-cs, Carts. Drays, and ovorr do-' Bcriptioii o( Vohicle« kept, in slock, or built to oifjer. Tluiirudoauppllei). ~ ;■; N.8.--Triiv i lent to customers whilst repairs' are beluff en cured. J. J, SWINNERTON, WOOD TURNER,,VVv.NpiiAMSTU^iiri'. Eafablished 18U!>. A reduction of 25 per cent, on all,common work, Milliard Balls Exchanged. ' , Special en.ro klvou to Re-taming hnd Staining. I*ool fins. Marbles, and Chalk Pockets, always on hand. TO TIUVE.LLERS AND TOU'IOSTs" PRESENTS FOR HOME. • ■ VoryTieautiful Inlaid Table-toi'S. 6\\btnbtS! F*N.C\*.-.-aoxife», etc., till niado from thupiuk of N.A. Hcl) Native Timbers; Other Collections carefully wicked and shipped for Homo. • ' 'W. "rJORRIE, Cahin ct w on. keu In New tfoaland Tim.hors only,' TOP OF SHORTLAND-STREET. gAGK&...'S.AjC'JKA sTcTkT We'-are .Buyers'of Good Second-hand Grain ]_i '_..; ' .-■ STQXK'-jn^rjfi gACKS V . SACKS'! // ' .^ACKJ^ Tho Uhddrsj'enb'ji iB a Cash Buyer of Good Secoud-hand Grain Sacks'.. , ••.•,. S GKO. V. JAKINS, i Customs-street. jf^OALS, COKE, CHARCOAL, FIRE \J WOOD. ' '< Bosfcßata. Titr^arid l>uriri Fircvootl ; also flret-class Tauplri.•Newcastle; and Kimio Coftl, jil. Loweat Price for- Cash. Furniture carefully ltOJDOvcd, und Goods dolivorod to all parts of the city and suburbs, iiZ Lowest Hates.—Not» the Address : C. l'il'lCU, opposite tha Pousohby Reservoir, and corner of Newton andKai'anga liapo Roads. : ■ v .> i : ■ i-■ -r ED~W I N ~J ONES (Lato'E. and A. Jones), House, Furnishing, and Generai. IRONMONGER, ■!■ • Ponsonby Road and Pompallier Terrace,' , Auckland, N.is. ■; ; , i>gcn t for tho I>licßnix Fire Office, i Advertisement Agent for Aucki.akd Evening .;,.;, :', , : .STAlt.'', •'■ ■, • :,'.'- ' Post Oftlco Sav'lußs ,Bivuk, IVloney Order Office. : : Telegraph StaUoß,.Tolcphcrae Buaeau.



to^ Public Notices- Wolfe's Schxapp3. ■."• '■-'''- —■■ I Bibios, Prayer and Hymn Books BAND AND CHOUIjMUSIC BOOKS RULED. - •-;. "o" 1 T 0. B A'.;T:...H to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT. COLD, AND -HOWE BATHS, VrcrOlUA-STKEET EAST. Chßree-ONK; SHILLING. Upon «>k^wcok S^Dcnce P case note the Address-V>ctona street last above tlw Greyhound itatoL and next the Ciieap IUMMIng and Furniture Mart, Auckland. N.8.-Barberm attendance, RUSSELL'S COFFEE /PALACE .. .. LUNCHEON ROOMS,, , NEXT BAKK OF NEW ZEALAND, Opposite Aickin, the Chomisfc. * Best Cup of Cofeek - - -2n Bkst Cu p of Tka -' - - :. gP,.,, ... Best Cup of Cocoa - - -So C OLD L FNC HE ONS AT : ... MODERATE PRICES, .; T 0 SU I T TH E TIMES. S: v T> APE P« HANG I N G S. w. phTllipps '■'& son . !>■ II WE KECEIVED, EX LATE ARRnrALS, 185—PACK AQ ES—lB5 COXTAfNIXfJ ' ... \ 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPERHANGIXGS, CONSISTING OF ' . .'' NEW PATTERNS ' For Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hall,and Staircase, suitable for the Mansion rjj.or Cottage. . ~,, BEAUTIFUL DErfIGXS; AND BEST VALUE EVEU OFFERED IN PAPJiiaiANG[NG«. 916t-PACKAGESt-916 i ,v i SCRIMS AN D HES3IA N S PLATE AND SHEET GLASS, WHITE LEAD.'OILS. TURPS, VARNISHES, AND ALL TLtADE SUNDitllirf, W, PHI L LIP P S & SON, ~.95 and 97. Queen-street, ' > • qURREY HILLS. SURREY HILLS. 'CHOICE LOTS. JFINK VIEWS. ■" ' lIKALTnY SITUATION SURREY HILLS. \ ■ SURREY HILLS, ~....•• SURREY HILLS. TRA3J r CARS PASS EVERY 10 MINUTES. Ono-flfth Cash, balance any timo within-Five Yuare. Instauneuls received. ~ ~ ■ Officib: '.'.'.]., j.-i ... Australian Mutual Pro vidon t Society's Build ' . '■ ■ iiißß, Queen-street. . ■ , i/.u'j ~ A. BOARDMAIf, -Agont." GR OU!N T> L L Mi'iE.! GROUND LIME FOR SALE: '.. ~ S 0 U T H G A t E'S i MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ■: !'ROCHJS BtME,, , .?;, . In any quantity, for Concrete Piitlis,-Floor, ' Cellars, '&&., (next to stone flagjKing is uh , ! rivalled for durability arid haxa-seUing ' . qnalliics)'. For tanks aTid other wet work, it ij a Jirst-class ,'matcriiiL. '~, B. R'E'a'JT.E. HOLE AGENT CUSTOMS-STREET, V • GLAZING! GLAZING! ! Every description of Ginzinp. The Cheapest in AuukJund. A. H. MOKRIS, DIRECT IMPORTEIt OF GLASS, Karangahai'e Road. Sashes sent for and delivered free. ; TD> UTTERICK'S CUT PAPER ! JL? . , , ■' '' '. ■ -.'. ■'.-.: PATTERNS. :.' ' , ~ PATTERNS FOR; . - ; ; Ladies, Misses, Boys, and little children of ootli sexe.«. , ' • ... : Comprising all the latest London Fashions, ' . , , Together.with . , Sheets and journals illustrating same. i ' " Uiin be obtained1 from M. BACON":. c, QU.EEN STREET. 3.-1& W.WILLIAMS i.; :■■NKWTON-. ''' -' | MUNRO & CO. ".',".1 i>OXSOX]}V UOAD.' :H.O. OSWALD. .. PONSOXBV. ■ MlrfS TUpitNTON .. NEWMARKET. ci»3 MISSKISIIKII.. ..V ;PAUN> LL'. ; ■ W.V. OUILVIE • ~., VtC'rORlA-ST. > or " G. J. JACKSON, Stationer, Onuhungu. " i I Any of ouk Aqknts THuouGiioUa' Tins' I ■'■■'' COUN'l'iiy.■■'. : NORRIE & kEM^L4% 21,/eLltott; street, afckmnd : Sole Wholesale AGCnis for Acw Zealand. , T B R I:D%'ki YXA TE II & C 0.l e> • acucnw - ;CON SI ft N X KB,: AN i) FAC T O R S,; AUCKLAND. X.Z. ■ . Office: UmnrSTuwirr (opprjßitp City Council l ",' :'■ ' chuiDbcrs). ■•; ■ :■••' :. ■ Cambric Hand fa, l'ms, Needles, &c, Chromo- Luhojd-api s. .hnncyiteoaps ana ocema, Leeds iieddiiiKs, - I'u-.iiings.. Jlanehester Cot Towels, Leuqrund Invoice Bjudors, India-rnbbor Goods Iron BedsUincis. . i' • ■ Onli-rs andl _i ndcnls prpiuptly executed. , ■;: r :: ;!{ liisnriiniw '. ''•*™"~rr ~'~ ±X yAX* (KJUK AND MARINE). ,i\ .:, ; ''•ar<;tft!; ■'''■••••■•■-i:.-v......£i,«)6.0::0. •Paid-up and Roscrvo Funds £135,000 ! Protection .^{om, J?^k"oi; MARINE LOSS' . . Can- mc EKinocricD iSf"Th'sfe Company. j , CIJA'ISia!MET: \yrFrrpROMPTIT?JDE AND ■—.;-, LIBERALITY.1 ■ ''''. ' -I— l^ IKS litj;'"''r'K Mnnagor. rjiIIE STANDAKD IN'suIUNCE -Cp.; ; OF -NEW;,■ZEALAND,; ;, .r g . ••■ KIRE; MARINE, AXD GUARANTEE^ Capitjil .. "'.'. '/ .. £1,000,000 '' ' :. .;".With Uiiliraitcd Liability of SharcSiofdcrl HEAD OFFICE: PUINCKS-St ,: DUNKDIN. FIRE and MARINE INSURANCE- accepted ut lowest, current rates. * F^Di uarantefed per3ons in o£ Trust Prompt Settlements made, »'.'. • Office;. COLQNTA^^UALBUILDINQS, J, " ■"'.■ ■".• '•■■';rHEDERICiC NUTTER. ,'''■".'.'' v :' Managor^Auclilanaiiranch.



. , - s^«%^pSSS£; MONEY TOIJNiyP« iXfi. sums, upon flrk^lijiiW btwj repayable either waS^UK^**? a form of yoars.-Appry jV,^bo KpiffiH and 6, AlorcantileChim£eant51 >1 & H?l of New Zealand), QuZS^««j current rates, ' ■■*«tfcljji ARCH. BUCIlTvi«.'?-•-. I¥JL Freehold SecHritA S^JSjEft' IPS; Victoria Arca^to^^y^' ■jVfONEY TO >Ll^S-^ hold-t>cciirity.wDevore and G^Ak Queen street. ,: ■ ... .■ \ TOWr;'Bpi2 .cs&\J\Pvr\r fro m £«,,... J9 slum j Wm.S. Cochrauoi Pod>MJß&ij{ 13a, Queen-street. '■-A : ?^ ufli»c MONEY LENT~:ONniov^ , JOHN-W. HARBIE 'I Land, Commission, and isSrttm I QueenslanFmsSga(;c '. ■ ■ ~,,-. ■;'A>iC'::' l--:'nlc':l ; DISCOUNT BANKKfI COMpg DARBy-BTREfif' (off,QueenVtr^t!, W I HEAD OFFlCEV'Brisban" 1 Agencies : itUcklSiia; .Sydney/i^^l MONEY ad rancod from £3andr ahy amount'rcqutftid.-tOßliitthVhomSr PERSONAL.'FREJ3IIOED.';LEA»| any TAKGIBIJi SECIJItITY;'riIS way ns.niay Jjo.tjirranged.ifiitlMr & MONTHLY, or QUAUT-liliLY^lnswS lowest current rates.'•' w'f ADVANCES made .on FUliNitUfif; s fc removal; also, on all.kincla ofJMERCHIK iucluding BOND WARRANTS, h, " DILLS DISCOUNTED at currcntraia. Inter vi ews and; comraunioatfcßniiS W strictly eoutidcutial. •"'■ i Office Ho PR3:,:Fron)IQ til'l'so'^;' 13» n'k of ExaiXxo iiifiea C-tiM X ONDON MOKTGAGE^LOfeii JU DISCOUNT'fiiXK, - -L. 50, SHO'RTIiANO-STItliETi AUCKIiSI ;' (Opposite A. Clark and Bota'.MfiiSto And LitUa Collius-st,, Melbw^-' ■LOANS are advanced'from'i'lOMl ' Upon ">■• Personal, Fro'eholrl, ■ and. Leaselwld Sks Repayable by Weekly, Monthly, or' Quarterly ImWm "■ •:.-, AtLowestCurrentlUlgs,,,; Advance.3 made on Km-nitnrewithoutres and all niasscs of -STfrrc]landfet-- Loan 3 granted upon Lif6 PollcieiL^il Interests under WillJ. Bills Discounted at Gywxt Para .Loans upon Deposit of Uucds V payitss '"■ ' ! ■ • Eusy instil'menis, Term's Gratis. All comnninlcations'idri 1 views held strictly tontidebliti, 'a rthu r 'W§M, LAKD AND MONETARY AGKJ 24, SHOBTLAND • STEEBT ';].•■■, (Three.doors,pastSm(WW lam prepared to valuo laaiiu AufVnI * | the Country for.intending purctamslMs j reasonable terras. All land sold bjrMli* land I charge "J per i;ent f ,ooaiffiiission.,:.' ' : I. em prepared to negotiate Mortjaps 'Jd - f 'Oni £2o to h)M-T-;'r-j Havlng at command> a>largojflniflotpw"!l'a '■■■/■' make ad vaiicos'on Life iV|ci*..,, Having Agents in all pa-rtxof'Aii'i»^ JliWglaridVl'eaii' niakeiVdraiiccßiir©^ ' iirsums'froaiMtoilSi*'; ■: IN OUSTRIAL' AK! D PHOVIg FEHMANfcvf BtfIWMW j '■■BOAI.E-QF REPAyiIEXTjI^ ' Repnfriientsfexlend- f*pr, TVicob ,p eil6 titeS | injs.pyer '';;:for'l)00.. |.; : lli. -— -^'ird~(T|- 1' 3 years .. .. 011 £■ ■ '"« r:r,-.-,l years;.. :.. rO.^H » ,;|j 10..years .. J i;! o:fALll3^ ri" And other iVriofis.toß!Jit\J^«fe ( The Boairi lu:b power, m fi Wsml of Kiiiployineiit to Soblßf 11KNT.S, ' ' -• ' - '■"''':':'l'-^n: BOH'UO.\VERS SH.A R^'lN- PHf IXTF.HI-.oT CHASES.1 ON '!_"!*• '-* 1 Ivn'ieni'iicr uiid'linJs;on't!iin]^»!!^Sl liberty to sell his property AW 'il'-,,. P»y ofFhis inucteiifre: ormax.it «| his property subjefet to iho ii'WV ililifil MI?NT SDCU'.TY. Frochold rV;l.n«soh<jl«i ftb!6Tiriiisfu'Miitr.isW'the'if(>sW«^|l : IIA-m? for.ix-uuyiiit.-utpfMP*j*!®,;., ~ JRcpaymciDFPxtcml- , V .J^ ')#»!» ing over lor >vii>^ '_l^-. '"' l.vrar ' l\ \' t \ jjlf :,ISi 3;>.'ui-9 .. ... !0 1 7 , jn < vt-.irs... ... .0 !1 p----p S yuiirs ;.:■.] .>-,; O/fl.T' ■■• ■.* gl'i 10 yews- • JL __j^_:?;!? v''ii-^r--*' A nd in the 6:1111- I'rripnriiiin f°f snj, r'\ ;•;;;'■■' ' t?.r.hVr«<:f"" >nll!i- ,%,Si| I 'lißPosn's. 'iv ?M<njm%^ at 7 day*' notice,s, pet.ccn),p;r » /M |(j I. ■■■ -: r'- i ♦ ■'■' ■ ':■ i■■ w :>'Jsffl> I'LoansonJ^ilu^l^^;-. I Loans may ' f -- :.- BilisDiscowitod'a^'urW 11, •. , .Ea,kofEn ? :apag^^ , -'. AUoominurilcatl^tricu) , NEW ZEALAIt^OKj^