CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Various] Interesting Topics

XDisscussetl

THE quarterly meeting of tho Chamber of r linerce was held at the Chamber at 3 ' lock on Tuesday afternoon. Mr John Tamb' President, was in the chair, and fi ni-e was a large attendanco of members of the Chamber. The Secretary read tho quarterly report, da circular containing the reeommenda +.nii3 therein. , . ■■ The Chairman intimated that the circular • f read by tbo Secretary bud been sent 3 US ' r y member in the Provincial Dis t0* i and also to the local members lf the House. The matters contained ?Lrein affected tlio merchants specially 1 every other member of the com ity Our local industries required n'utl fojtet'ing caro of the Govcrtime.it tenable them to meet with any com rition that they might meet with outside. foAi-e-v that iv America tlicy inatlo great .L.« to increase tho export trade, ho X recently bad 40 per cont. off dJ\ for goods less than be could ° toe *n America. They looked it be had no doubt, that the circulation of i-Ib was a great doal ol good to tbe ntrv Re.-.'rmo to tbe mining in f\Lhe said that it was a matter S t deserved the cordial assistanco fL chamber, although some of their S'leiaßV.not to think so. If any _ \U_{ trado languished, then commerce taS*.'^ ? / hf y -coulc/ assist • nrocuivng t»e introduction ot a pro- W-, to t.eivt those refractory ores of « theywonld be doing a great, service. Sdto ,isurpvisccl iuloolt*in K ovor the ' if.llwn reti™3 to see how far they re behind other countries in tho Sc-ioa'."of ore. Alluding to the Ifaritimo Exhibition, ho said that, a meet -* ffa3 to be held on Wednesday re- S&jll the matter. The Council had en feavouretl to obtain the names of a numbor oftrentlemen to act on the committee.but ko farW had not been very successful. He reo-retted this/as he believed that the Exhi bition would bo of immense advantage to AucHand, and he hoped that evory mem . her of the Chambor would attend the ' meeting He moved the adoption of the ro- jl. Lodder seconded the motion. Mr A. H. Nathan said that with regard to the Maritime Exhibition, the matter had been fully reported by tho press, and as a public meeting was to be held to-morrow, he did not think it necessary to say anything about it ju;t then. He, however, regretted that a number of leading members of tho Chamber had declined to permit thoir names to be placed on the provisional committee, but he trusted that despite thab a committee would bo formed. Ho believed that Sir Julius Vogel was bent on having • this Exhibition, and if the matter was taken up with apathy by tho citizens of Auokland bs'irpuld transfer it to some other city. The President then expressed the - pleasure be felt, and the Chamber also felt, at tbe presence of Mr YVaymouth. He was glad |hat he was spared to be amongst them again, * Mr .waymouth, after acknowledging fe' C-toptimerit- ..aid he was nob aware if any scheme had been laid before the __Chamber,-but ..this he knew ;•--that the - ship building trado of Auckland badly required a iillip. At the present time there was not a single vessel being built on either side of the Waitemata. This state of aSairs had been brought about through the cMin£.t.onof shipwrights in a trades union, and so keeping up prices that it was not tibia to build a vessel here payably. effldusion Mr Waymouth urged thab te should invite experts to assist him in stadjiigoiit definite proposals. MrMder spoke in a similar strain re |an%ilß present indetinitene33 of the eMs-4 and Messrs G. Aickin and F. lafl-ijhaving spoken- in support of the Exhibition idea, the portion of the report -Mug to the Maritime Exhibition was idopfed. Mr J. Beid moved the adoption of tho j_rtfen of the report regarding the mining* industry, in the course of which herecounted at the recent lecture by Pro fesor Brown, at which a committee had been appointed to endeavour to raise tbe necessary money for an espetifiental plant," and he might say that the committee had received promise of sup pwtandbad on thewholebeen fairly Success ful..

Mr McLachlan having mado a few re marks, the clause was "adopted. The President then moved the adoption oi the clause relating to Mr A. J. Vogan's fateting report regarding the opening of the trade with New Guinea, am) also to &c Stab's remarks relating to a trade with Russia.;, -. .-

These clauses were adopted. At the invitation of the President, Captain Daveney explained the steps he ™ taken regarding the emigration of retired Indian Officers and soldiers and read extracts from letters he had received from distinguished officers in India approv wgof the scheme. The immediate proposal fas to settle 1,000 men on the Waimarino Plains. These soldiers would have pen fiWa amounting to £27,275 per annum gold and silver. They would not be a tain, on the labour market, and some of themwould be employers of labour at once. ***** eloquently urged his scheme on the meeting likewise as a means of providing a •Mftbdq.defence for the colony. Here •wed them that since 1562 every man in tte «my had been compelled to learnatrade ■J«the conclusion Of Captain Daveney's ™&r_a Mr Aickin moved a resolution en wcaiig Captain Daveney's scheme—the R*tiorit6 be forwarded to Government. .*« McLachlan seconded, and asked «pam Daveney if the Government would jjPjjS expenses of the emigrants. ?MM Daveney explained that it was Red that the first batch of these men Thorne from England, and consequently IpSs? for their wives and childron taL rec*uire to bo provided for. He that the Home Government would Withe, expense. ,:; v/aile said that from the busi- JT ot Ms firm ho knew that there MllffilS feeling in India in favour of Si to this colony. Thoy had re "WsevtSral letters from officers in that SffiJPl!for information. Mi y ' Wno M recently been in ttatwiJ 301' 0 testimony to the interest mm g takon rc_?arflin? tl"s colony J^.^t'on was carried, and a hearty ttks was accorded to Captain J,fe Brs J* Bridgewater, G. White and B. cit^S^'^unanimously elected members tie [vf h Milne asked if the attention of §tw_u had been drawn to the recent achanJr Trii-eo mail service.which was WT, the wor-se* Instead of the mails ¥'6n W.? P on Thursday they were made | the ■ifr^nesday, and were sent across : vhat*7l in the small steamers of IJailtrio_ n?in*?tholnmanline. The last sSbB f ays t0 come oufc- If pr°Perly tlml,;™ service should not take more i(W«* days-lle did nofc want to l'aise I! 0w. but if the Council wished '■t.tW a _' ltm on tbe point he would give jagg at.any time. teW?r e»t said the matter would nofc then separated.

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ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

ENGLISH WARSHIPS.

Exposure of Admiralty Failures

Some startling facts have been brought out in the'debate in the House of Commons on the navy estimates. It was shown that much of tho mohey spent by Great Britain on the navy has been, worse than wasted.

The officials admitted that the whole of tho belted cruiser class draw too much .water to render their armour belting of much use. This admission from Lord George Hamilton was explained by Mr Sutherland to mean that these vessols,' with 400 tons of coals on board, would havo only h\-e inches of the protected belt above the water, while their full complement would make it six inches below. lii other words, these vossels, which cost an enormous sum of money, are of no use for the purpose for which they were constructed. The Ajax, which cost the nation £552,000, is said to be, on high authority, unfit for sea.

_ When to theso gross failures in construc tion are put tho mismanagement .which squanders tens of thousands in poor and careless supervision, going very near to cor ruption, one has a picture of the way things are done at the Admiralty.

SIR GARNET WOLSELEY.

To Hold His Position of Adjutant-

General for Some Timo,

A London despatch of March 22nd says: — " It will bo fivo years on the Ist of April next since tho timo when Lord YVolseley took hold of the office of Adjutant-General to the forces, and fivo years are usually the limit of staff employment. In Lord \Volso ley's case, however, nn exception is very properly to bo made, as he has twice vacated his appointment to proceed on service—in 1882 and again in 18S5. The time bo was absent in Egypt and on the Kilo is not to be reckoned. Ho is to continue in undisturbed enjoyment of the emoluments of tho olliee for somo time to come. It is most fortunato for the army that it possesses such a vigorous Adjutant- General the present moment, and so sensible as Lord Wolsoloy is of our military shortcomings, for, low be it spoken, Lord Wolsoley's views as to the rate of our army aro not to bo gauged by his utterances at public banquets.

PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR.

WHY HE WAS ORDERED ABROAD,

A Royal Love Story.

A Los'DOS despatch of March 26th says :— " Some of the society papers have hiuted at a scandal in high London society which affected directly one of the members of the royal family. Everybody here understands and talks freely about what none of the papers here have ventured to more than hint afc. Tho story, stripped of all its im probable features, relates to Princo Albert Victor of Wales, eldest son of the Prince of Wales, who is said to be infatuated with Lady Churchill, and whose attention co her had given rise to much talk.

The young prince, who is regarded as tho next English king, as everyone thinks that the Qtleen will outlive tho Prince of Wales, is a youth of very feeble mind and the con stant butt of the radical papers. He i 3 only 23, and as such is a typical dude in his manner and dress that is known among radjeal writers as " collars and cuffs." The young Prince has been ordered to Malta. He was detached from the Prince of Wales' Own (Tenth Hussars) and ordered to tho Sixtieth Rifles. He left last week under the guardianship of Colonel Greville and one other equerry. -'• •■■■'•■■ This is tho first time, it is said, that the heir presumptive to the throne has been sent off on a foreign duty. The young man has -evidently "been put through a severe course of discipline. He has been lectured by'his grandmother, the Queen, and his father arid mother. Tho malady of the young prince is regarded simply as a severe case of calf love. Lady Churchill is blamed by no one. Tho proof that there i 3 not the slightest blame to be attached to Lady Churchill is shown in tho very gracious reception given to her by tho Queen at the last drawing-room, and by the very marked attentions have been paid to her by the Prince and Prin cess of Wales. Lord Randolph has since returned to England..

Slore Probable Version of the I_ovo Story.

A London despatch of March 28fch says': —"The reason, it is stated, why Prince Albert Victor was sent to Gibraltar was that the Prince of Wales found his son taking a great fancy to the gaieties of Lon don society, and also that he bad fallen in love with the Princess Mary ofTeck, the prettiest princess in the royal family, but who was disapproved of by the Queen and by the Princess of Wale 3."

The New Railway to Merv.

The official opening of the Merv-Tchard jou'i Railway, which has recently taken place at Tchardjoi', had been the occasion of great rejoicings. The Russian " Official Messenger" publishes tho following details of the festivities, whidh seem to havo attracted a largo number of natives. ". When tho laying down of the rails was completed to Kilto-Minar, the Bek of Tchardjoi, accompanied by his ohief func tionaries, came to congratulate tho builders of the railway. .General Annenkoff received them in his carriage and invited them to breakfast, during which the train began to move, to the greatest astonishment of "the Bokharians, who had never before seen a railway train. In recognition of tho amiable reception which had been given to him, the Bek sent* the soldiers'of the 2nd Railway Battalion several sheep and a quantity of rice, on which they feasted for two days. On December 12th tho first train arrived afc the paved platform of fche Tchardjoui station, with fcho Military Governor of fclie Transoaspian Province and 160 invited guests, among them several ladies. The festivities commenced by a native collation, ottered by the Bek, in tents near the station ; in the evening a ball and supper were given in the country house which the Bek had pub at General Annenkoffs disposition". Next day the General and suite paid a visit to the Bek, and the festivities were continued for several days. On December 15th, after a religious service and fche blessing of the river, two steam cutters and a long boat (chaloupe) were launched on the Amu Daria. At the moment of the' launch ing of the vessels rain began to fall, which was taken for a happy omen by the spectators. During the time of the festivities crowds of natis'es were always pressing round the trains, deeply awed by the marvellous spectacles in which they saSv a new proof of the Russians, who in their "fiery carriages" have penetrated the sands which hitherto had been con sidered impenetrable. The material advantages of the railway have been evident from the very beginning. Russian travellers pay afc once for the goods which they buy afc the Tchardjoui bazaar, which has never before done so much busi ness. The inhabitants andlocal authorities have been able to convince themselves de vim of the amiable and pacific inten tion of the Russians. They understand at present that, the new railway, will give them immense advantages. The absurd ideas of the nativos, who did nofc under stand the scientific undertakings, that Bokhara was to be annexed, are entirely dispersed, ar.d the arrival of the fii'st train and the festivities on fclie banks of the an cient Oxus have been a great success.

THE AUCKLAND- EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1887.

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OF J^EOEIPTS' AND EXPENDITURE OF THE £)OKOMANDEL £JOUNTY For the YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 18S7. •fi s. d. £ B. d. £ s. d. £' s. d. Mercury Bay Riding— By Balance .„. » « « -, • SOU 12 5 To County Kates .. « -. ~ 233 010 . ■ ' „ „ Publicans'Liconses 102 0 0 Mercury Bay Riding. ---„ Mahakieau Road 400 0 0 By Roads, Wharves, and Bridges „ „ 93 15 5 „ Aid to Prospecting 10 10 0 „ Mahakirau Boad 512 3 (j „ Hawker's Licence 3 3 0 , „ Aid to Prospecting .. .. .. 21 0 d ..Subsidy . _ _, 82 12 11 „ One-third of General Expenditure .. 2*27 15 10 , 851 6 9 859 14 9 Harataunga Riding— llarataunga Riding— To Sundries . ~ » 3 10 0 By Sundries .. .. ™ .. ... 16 15 6 „ County Rates 518 2 4 „ Coromandel Wharf ..•; .. .. 11l 7 8 „ Gold Fields' Revenue 97 1 G „ Coromandel Pound 10 5 G „ Gold Duty 26111 8 „ Dog Registration .. 4 14 6 „ Publicans'Licensea 321 0 0 „ Cabbage Bay Boad 291 5 0 „ Pound Fees 3 7 0 „ Pukewhaußoad ... 17 12 0 ~ Doe-lic-fistration 14 5 0 „ Golden Belt Road.. ... .. .. 39 8 0 „ Cabbage Bay Road 359 0 0 „ Vaughan and Vizard s Road .. .. 4114 C „ Kennedy's Bay Road 333 6 8 „ Kennedy's Bay Road .. .. .. 01 4 G „ Manaia .. .. .. 200 0 0 „ Glover's Bridge Road .. .. .. • 1m 0 „ Kikowhakariri .. .. .. ... 2 0 0 „ Matawai Road .. .. .. .. 10 8 0 „ Aid to Prospecting S9 10 0 „ Waikoromiko Rood .. '.. .. G 4 0 „ Waiau Valley 400 0 0 „ Manaia Goldfields .. .. .. IS3 011 „ Beep Level Prospecting 353 7 3 „ Triumph Tramway 5 0 0 „ Fines. Fees, etc. .. .. .. .. 10 0 „ Awakanau Road .. .. .. .. 3 12 0 „ Vaughan and Vizard 70 0 0 „ Kikowhakariri 41 18 0 „ Paul's Crook .. .. .. SO 0 0 ~ Collin's Culvert .. .. .. .. 10 10 8 „ Hawker's License 33 0 „ Waiau Valley .. 293 13 6 „ Subsidy ....... .. 165 511 „ MeCall's Creek .. .. .. .. 15 9 4 3,009 10 4 „ Beep Level Prospecting .. .. .. 353 7 3 To Balanco ..„_,_-*• 273 10 9 ~ Coromandel Hospital .. .. .. 100 0 0 „ Broken Metal (10 6 10 „ Kapanga Road .. .. .. »_. 11 18 7 ~ Success Road .. .... .. 2 8 0 „ Beach Road 13 7 0 „ Paul's Creek 10 IU 0 ' „ Aid to Prospecting .. .. .. 171 15 0 „ Two-thirds of General Expenditure _- 455 11 7 2,273 910 Main Roads— Tairua Road .. ». .. .. -. 9G 5 0 Thames Road 89 3 0 Cape Colville Road .. .. ... .. 50G 810 691 16 W GiSNEKAI. EXPENDITUniC— By Printing, Advertising, and Stationery .. 2G 18 3 „ Salaries .. 220 16 8 „ Offices' Expenses.. .. ... .. 19 14 0 , Interest .. .. .. .. .. 62 11 3 ~ Travelling .. .. .. .. 11 10 0 ~ Charitable Aid .. .. ... . .. 51 1 9 „ County Offices .. 281 5 (j „ Engineer's Plans .. ._ ... .. G 10 0 ', £683 7 5 £1,191 13 10 - : ~" —— i — £4,191 13 10 Examined and found to be correct, J. H. HARRISON, .!... A. DURRIEU, Auditor. County Treasurer. STATEMENT OP THE ASSETS and LIABILITIES OF THE COUNTY, IO MARCH SIST, 1837. ct. s. d. , _ & s. d. To Unpaid Rates, year ISSG 101 11 8 By Wages, Contracts, and Accounts 695 14 7 „ 18S7 .. .. .. .. 401 Ifi 5 „ Bank Overdralt .. .. 273 16 9 !) Offlco Furniture.. .. .. .. .... 20 0 0 „ Tools, Implements, etc. .. .. .. .. .. 43 0 0 £029 8 1 £309 11 4 QTATEMENT OP THE PUBLIC DEBTS OF THE COUNTY. Nil. Nil. ' ... . . . ___ i QTATEMENT OF THE RESERVES AND REAL ESTATE OF THE COUNTY. Allotment 40 by 80, Block Papaporoa, value £300. 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CONSUMPTION CURABLE!* "MR G. T. CONGREVE 0!" COSrSUMPTIOI" . AND ITS SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT. Showing that direful disoase to be curable in all its Btages-; with observations 6r» ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, ETC." From the " Christian Herald," March 31, 188 G. MR G. T. CONGREVE'S TREATMENT OF CONSUMPTION AND OTHER CHEST DISEASES " Continues to be intnlo v great blessing to sufferers, far and wide, in every part of th& kingdom." "■The world and wo ourselves owe him a debt of grati.i.c..v Not long since we placed a young lady under h.b o_«re, who has recovered her health, pV. we need only point to the cases (Mr Congreve is publishing one ever week), many of which had. been given up aa past all hope." " There can be no doubt that for Consumption and otht.. Chest. Com plaints, Mr Con greve is a specialist of the first order, aud'stands unrivalled. Certainly there has been no otherducovery in medical science from which the consumptivepatient may gather so much hope as from his." " The one HO--Ti.ir.Eu and thirty-three oases which are recorded in Mr Congreve's book are a most convincing testimony; bat what have been long a marvel are the cases of cure which have been published for several years past in the weekly journals (our own included), one every week." (The reader is referred to the " Christian World," " Chris tian Age," "Christian Globe," &c, &o.). The author (Mr Congreve, of Cooiabe Lodge, Peckbara, Loudon), has beon urgently entreated to make his treatment known in all the British Colonies. The price of the Book is- SIXPENCE, OX SEVENPENCE, POST FREE. Pcbi.is.ied by UPTON AND ;CO., ATTOS.I.AND. And may bo ordered through any Bookseller.