THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

MR MOSS'S SECOND ADDRESS.

Mr F. J. Moss- M.H.R. for Parnell, ad dressed a meeting of the electors of that constituency last night in St. Andrew's Schoolroom, Symonds-street. There was a crowded attendance, a great number being unable to gain admission. Mr John Reid was called to the chair. Mr Moss said that he had first to ex press his thanks for the use of the schoolroom. He already at the Par nell Hall referred to the leading fea tures of the past session. ' He found, how ever, such persistent misrepresentation of the position he had taken up on the Customs Duties Bill thab he would ask their atten tion bo ib. On the motion for the second .reading, bhat is to say, for considering the principle of the bill, Major Atkinson moved an amendment, " That in the opinion of this House the tariff and other financial proposals of the the Government are unsat isfactory." Now mark the Extraordinary Terms of this amendment. Not only the financial proposals in general, but the tariff in par ticular was unsatisfactory. Tho principle of that tariff was protection to native Industry. The second of tho Bill was to settle that principle. The amounb and nabure of the duties to be levied were in the schedule of the bill, and would of oeurso be afterwards dealt with in commit tee. Tho words used in the amendment ■were nob hastily inserted. They were de liberately adopted to catch the free-traders on tho Government side, by whose secession the amendment was ultimately carried. Major Atkinson was himself an avowed pro tectionist, but his party included all the free traders and so few Protectionists that he (Mr Moss) could not at the moment re call one. Major Atkinson always did what his party wished. He never acted on his own opinions against them. That was the Avay ho had got power, and that was the ■way he had keptit. If the Ministry were defeated, and resigned, or were refused a dissolution, Major Atkinson must have suc ceeded them and protection been thrown into the political background for many a year. That was tho position, and his own course seemed to him quite clear. Caring very little for cither side, and caring a great deal for protection, he at once announced thab he should vote straight against the amendment, and had done so. That was tho explanation of the whole affair. Had he dono otherwise, he should have been justly charged with insincerity. He would have allowed the gratification of his known dislike to a coalition Ministry to prejudice the cause which he professed to. support and serve. (Applause.) His Own Position throughout the last Parliament had been one of perfect disregard for either Government or Opposition. He long ago saw that the counbry waa in very serious danger, and had no heart in the struggles of the Opposi tion to get into power, or in the efforts of the Government party to retain it, which occupied nearly all the time of Parliament. Ib seemed to him like fiddling while, tho city was burning. When, by circumstances which they all knew, he was relieved from party ties, he had resolved not again to attach himself to any party until one was formed—lie did nob care how few in number—bent on an earnest effort to extri cate the colony from the dangerous position in which a succession of bad Governments had placed it. That was impossible in tho old Parliament, but he trusted that in the present roused state of public feeling it would not be impossible in the new. (Ap plause.) On the Government Side there was first the Ministry itself, as motley a mixture of Democrats and Con servatives as could well be got together. Its supporters included all the Democrats in the House neutralised by a strong ad mixture of Canterbury Conservatives whose sole bond of union with the Government was the great Midland Railway. The Opposition was BtDI more mixed. Its leader, Major Atkinson, was an avowed Democrat and Protectionist. His supporters were almost entirely Conservatives or Liberals of a mild, "Whiggiab dye, and free traders. Their great object was bo detach from the Go vernmenti the . Canterbury vote, and so get once more the control of the country. To do this, they must either take Sir Julius Vogel with his Canterbury sup porters, or pay his disputed claim for com missidh and so get rid of him altogether. The Canterbury members believed in Sir Julius, and would nob deserb ; him and thab was. where the difficulty of the Atkinson party came in. . The Politics of the last Parliament were largely moulded by this consideration, and by thi* intriguing and scheming that re .auilted. It could nob be otherwise while P.arliamenb and country were both demoral ised by the rapid and continued expendi ture of great, sums of borrowed money. Happly that had come to an end, but no thanks to" their Ministers or members. It had come to an end only because our de bentures would no longer sell in the London market. He had done his best to warn his constituents at every meeting for years past* and had protested and fought on every occasion in the House against this rotten and ruinous system. He bherefore took no blame to himself. Let other members answer for themselves. They were all wak ing up now, but not tiR their constituents had woke up before them. They had now raised a tremendous cry for retrenchment. will be in .power, retrenchment must come, because they could get no more money from London, it was equally neces _aryy__o3s_gOj; and to make it ia a panic now would intens-fy the distress, and create general despondency. The position of af ji_x_ -was bad enough, but thoy ■ra-fc shoTs- a firm front, and not suffer those who bad brought about this position to create a panic by exaggeration, and to rush themselves into power again as the| Bavionis of the country. That ought to j have been played out. They had been taken in by it too often, and ought not bo be taken in now; In 1880 the same tactics -were used. There came a message then from /"',/,.. Sir John Hall, who sent hi_ compliments to the people of New Ziealand, and begged to inform them that Sir George Grey's Government had ruined the country. He and his colleague, Major Atkinson, had just got in in time. They found a deficit in the treasury of nearly a million, and the new five million loan had been nearly all forestalled. So.they said in the loudest tones, but did they retrench ? A mere sham. Thoy abolished the unimproved land tax, put on additional property and customs taxes to the amount of L-50,000 fobcommand of acoupleof hundred thousand yaltering the Treasury system so as to leave the last month's expenditure of each year a floating liability, and funded the deficit. To crown all, while they were' crying out so loudly as to bhe cohvplebe exhaustion of the Treasury, they brought down the first pro posal- for purchasing the notorious district railways,. These, proposals were defeated then, but by persistent log-rolling, aud by the connivance of the Opposition, were :cairied through by the present Government, six years after. ■ - - Sir Robert stout, ■ Ig.lOs.tqrn. trreserited Jus and Sir-Julius Vogel scomdhnents, and found there wa ft deficit onMajor Atkinson's last year of with a. temble and threatening • foten_'before them. Did they retrench? A? 5 *.-®_&JsSE'f«nd'mstead-:ftud fa '■-• »Lw!_! ~_& g^e M PP* beingrfillM blinded' Jy. the bomwed gmM shtmered upon them. That haa come

to an end, and with it has also come to an ond the power of blinding the people any longer, and he (Mr Moss) hoped it was the beginning of A Better and Brighter Time. The first essential was a complete and thorough change in the representation. Members must distinctly avow their creed and convictions, and be made to stick to them. Then there would be a change so thorough that they need not fear the old Continuous Ministry again getting control of the country. If they looked over their list of Ministries for the last fifteen years they would find dancing in and out in a perpetual maze, Vogel and Hall, Hall and Atkinson, Vogel and Atkinson, Atkin son and Pollen, Pollen and Vogel, Vogel, Cisborne, Pollen, Atkinson, Richardson, Rolleston, and a few others. All of these gentlemen had been repeatedly each other's colleagues. Under all of them the same wretched system of borrowing and waste had gone on until the London money market would stand it no longer. That was - whab the old Continuous Ministry meant, and he earnestly hoped that they would never get the control of the Government again. They had always governed tho country in the interests of particular interests and classes, and in that respect the Stout CfOvemment, with all its faults, was infin itely better than any of its predecesors for many years. They had sought to settlo people on the land, relieved the over crowded ranks of labour by their system of village settlements, and had generally shown sympathy with the great struggling masses of the people. Tho greatest thing to his mind they had done, however, Was to bring into the political field in a practical form, the policy of Protection to Native Industrie-. Where these industries weresuitable. where thoy were natural to the soil, whero our great stores of coal and raw material ren dered it certain that we could supply cheaply all our homo demand, it was to him plain that effectivo protection (cheers) should we given through the Custom-house. Thero Cas no other effective way. Imagine the bustom-house closed to-monow, and how many of our factories of any kind would bo open in a year ? How many of our people would have to leave or starvo on the mean est wages, and whab would become of our farmers when they wanted buyers for their produce ? Customs duties on all articles suitable to the country were as necessary to build up our manufactures here as they had been found all over the world and in all nations without exception from the earliest days of history. Look at Victoria. In 1805 she adopted a protective policy; every thing was in a state of the deepest de pression ; her population was about whab we now have in New Zealand; the output of her manufactures was less than 1_ million altogether. In 1885 ib had, under protection, increased to over 24 millions. In 1865 Victoria exported less than L 90.000 of flour and other agricul tural products, while she imported 1$ millions. In 1885 sho imported L 885,000, but exported of the same products LI, 125,000. She supplied all her home wants, and had nearly a million to spare, while New South Wales had to import three times as much as she did ten years ago, and shows as great a deficiency as Victoria did in 18C5. Who can say after this that protection is not a farmer's question ? To the workmen it means varied employment, without which they could not have good wages or a prosperous country. Then dame the greatest of all questions—whatshallwe'do with our children ? That made protection a mother's question, and the mothers would, he hoped, see to it for their children's sake. As to protection increasing the cost of pro duction, all experience wont against that idea. Look at Victoria again ; sho manu factures for all her own people, and yet ex ported' nearlyL37o,ooo of agricultural im plements and machinery, and other 1 ; of her own manufactures in 1885. With a steady and increased demand the manufacturer turns out his work-very much cheaper. He regarded protection as a winning cause. Every candidate seemed how to be for it, and those newspapers that were strong against it a few months ago were toning down considerably. Bub it would nob be won unless, thoy sent down; men who were in earnest, and did not make it merely an election cry. (Applause.)' Hq did hot think it necessary bo take up their time <m the Unimproved Land Tax and other questions, on which he had so often addressed his constituents. His opinions oh these points were well-known and did nob require repetition, but he would be glad to answer any questions about them. As to the .',";,. ."-";■</ ?" | Reduction of Expenditure. There was nob a session since 1880 that he had nob moved in that direction.' Mr Moss quoted from Hansard 6 years ago, in ,1881, in which he denounced' the Hall-At kinson Government for misleading the House as to the true condition of the colony, which " never was in a position \yhen it demanded more thoughtful consideraf tion." He had then pointed out bhab w? were depending largely on the export Of our debentures, which sooner or later musp cease. The concluding words of his speech on that occasion were as follows :—" In my humble opinion, the Government are doing a wrong and a rank injustice to the coun try when they come down bo this House and seek to persuade us for one moment that we are now arrived at •&'■ bime of prosperity when we need no longer think of the future, but were tobecontent with the wretched savings shown in the estimates now before us." In 1882 he had moved in ,the same direction, and urged that if we waited to reduce "ex penditure till a time of adversity came, we should find thedifliculty infinitely increased. And on every occasion he had proceeded in this direction to the utmost of his power, and standing frequently almost alone. With this record, the knowledge that he could refer to what he had so persistently pressed upon them in the House and ab every meet ing wibh his constituents for years past, he need not assure them that reduction oi ex penditure was in his opinion abaolutely necessary. But it must be wisely and care fully done, and those who soughb to excite them into a panic movement were doing so for bheir own purposes, and not for the good of the country. . As to ~.,.,, ... -L..J The Property Tax. He believed that with a proper system of finance and local government the General Government ought to impose no direct tax beyond an unimproved land tax, and that not go much for revenue as to deter people from speculating, in land, and so giving it a fictitious value. A very small tax would answer that purpose, with the knowledge that it would be increased if found necessary. The General Government ought to depend almost, if not altogether, on the Custom-house, Direct taxation should be used to get at absentees if possible, but otherwise confined to the local Government, in whose*'hands it lost much of its odious inquisitorial character, There was no reason why with ~ Efficient Local Government. They should not manage as they did formerly all their local affairs, including their railways and their education, then; police arid their local institutions. There .were men enough, and able enough, in the Auckland province to do it, and lie w&s cerbain that it would be better done, and cheaper done, than by the Assembly hi Wellington. Then they mighb give' Mr Vaile a chance, which . tie for one would be extremely glad to see him have, for he had devoted more time and thought to railways, and kuew more aboub bhem, than any other public man in;the colony.j lS3 >■'■■■ -p^rty.Government : had a ffti,lu-e so in New Zealand, because it had ceased to be genuine

party, and had degenerated ;, into faction and intrigue. . This .was unavoid able while the borrowed!j money 'was flying about, but he had great" hopes we should now revert to a more healthy'con dition. He wished we could separate entirely the Executive from the Legislature as they did in Democratic countries. It would effect ah immense saving, simplify our government, and save the consbant fights of ins and outs which played so large a part in our political life. They could nob do that unless they had an elected instead of a nominated head. Meantime the only check was to see that their members did not play with them — promising all things and doing none. Let them insist that they should be true to their pledges and convictions, never mind whether their party was in office or out. If they did this the wretched Coalitions that had ruled the country so long and brought it to its present condition would be impossible. In that spirit and with bheseconvicbionshe had acted throughout his political career. He had, he could fairly say, thought only of his duty to the country, and had thrust aside all thoughts of personal advancement unless compatible with that duty. The attempt to ; make this contest one of " Vogel in or Vogel oub," or a mere fight between Government and Opposition, was a petty party manoeuvre through which they could all see. The Opposition and it leaders were as much responsible for the present condition of the country as the Government. The true question for the electors was, how to extricate the country from that condition, and to send, down the men they believed most likely to do so. Those 'men, if true to bheir principles and their pledges, would care for neither side, but banding together would form a party having the good of the country, and that alone, as its great object. To such a party, if they did him the honour again to return him, he would bo proud to belong. (Loud cheers.) Questions. In answer to questions, Mr Moss said : (I) That no members of the Civil Service who hod joined it since 1872 were entitled to pensions. (2) That he would prefer to get at the rich through tho Customs rather than by means of an income tax, and ab absentees by direcb taxation. (3) That he would do his best to get justice done in respect of any unsatisfied military land claims arising out of tho troubles of 1863-7. (4) That he believed in schools being opened with prayer, but be did not think the reading of theHiblo in schools would increase the chil dren's reverence for thobopk: Unless aclergy man or some other devote person read it, it was better not read at all. (5) That he was strongly impressed with the value of petty juries, as they were the guardians of civil liberty. (6) That he was no. in favour of Hare's system of voting, as he had never yet found the man who thoroughly understood it. (7) That he regarded the Village Settlement Scheme as one of the most Deneficent ever originated (applause), and tho incidental liability would probably turn out to be largely a paper liability. (8) That he was in favour of the Law Practitioners' Bill. (9) Thab he was nob in favour of anything beyond a slight tax on the unimproved value of land. (10) That he would abolish plural voting. (II) That he believed in only eight hours' work -it was quite enough. (A voice : " Thank God !") (12) that he had voted against female suffrage, as he did not think women had tho necessary experience, and if they had it would not benefit them. (13) That he did not think children should be sent to school before six or seven—■(" Hear, hear")—except to a kindergarten. (14) That he was nob in favour of Sir G. Grey's land scheme, because if ib were passed he feared that numbers of the big estates would then be pushed off on the public, as the district railways had been. (15) That he had done his best to get a railway station at Parrtell, but without re sult, owing to tho steepness of the line. (16) That he was not in favour of Ministers in this country when they accepted office, going back to their constituents for re election. Mr Taylor then proposed, "That this meeting tenders a vote of thanks and confi dence in Mr Moss as our representative in the future." -..."'•>. The motion was seconded by Mr Tizard and carried unanimously, amid loud applause. ' Mr Moss, in acknowledgment of the compliment, could only say that if elected he would, do his duty to his constituents and to the country. Ho warned them to see that they were registered, and that their names were transferred to bheir proper districts, as there was every risk of a big mess in that respect. . " Oi ' A vote of thanks to the Chairman termi nated the proceedings.

ADDRESS BY MR BRYCE.

Vote of Confidence Carried-

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Patka, Wednesday. Mr Bryce addressed.the electors at the Harmonic Hall - this evening. There was a very full house, and the; hon. gentleman met with an enthusiastic reception.

Mr Bryce said he only proposed on this occasion to make a short speech, and to touch on very few- subjects. He should have to deal with the financial position of the colony, which was causing much anxiety. He should refer to the necessity of retrenchment and economy. He was sorry to do this, as those who derided his advocacy of economy were how,the most vigorous in urging retrenchment. The financial question overshadowed all other questions. He would not trouble them with many "figures; He found the debt-of r the colony, including the public debt, local bodies' debb, mortgages, and uncovered debb, amounbed bo nearly L 90,000,000, and bhe interest, taking, lepal bodies # s_, mort gages at 7, and uncovered debts "at 8 per oent., amounted to L 5,930,000. Allowing L 1,400,000 for money borrowed hi the colony L 4,000,000 interest hkd to be sent out each year, • The colony mighb well stagger under suoh a strain. Sir Ji Vogel contended that the wealth of the coloriy enabled it to bear bhe necessary taxation with ease. ' Dealing with the public debt of the colony, he said that last March it amounted to L3l,6Bß,_Oo,andtheintereßtwa , sLl,'76_,Ooo; Would it startle them to be told that the whole of bhe Customs duties, beer duty, property tax,- and three other heads of revenue wera required to pay interest on the public debt. The financial con dition of the colony was not fully dis closed last session. No indication had been given as to further borrowing, nor how services hitherto paid from loan were in future to be met. The Treasurer had been silent, but ,the Premier, jn January, in Dunedin, declared againsb borrowing. As an example of. the difficulty of retrench ment, Mr Bryce referred to the reduction of police inspectors, afterwards undone. Pre vious to last sessions the Government de clared that | great retrenchment had been made, but this wasfound delusive. Economy waa necessary, and men must be found to carry it out. It waaauunpopular bask, bufc bhe whole system of government must be 'cheapened., Salvation would nob be found in protection fads or spoon-fed absurdities. He had" always preached and practised economy,,and the colony must give up some things.it values. He was an admirer of education, bub it: would have to; suffer ourtailmeribalong with other luxuries. He should not s_y much about.protection, butspme pf bhe arguments ■ were' obviously It was'generally admitted thajb the population, of ,bhe .cities .relatively to the country was tod large, yet protection

tended: to increase bhe town population. Speaking of bhe land Mr Bryce alluded to the letter by Sir R. Stout in the '_Aus braliasian," and contended thab in view of bhe large land sales, for which Sir R. Sboub was responsible in 1878, and the anxiety of the Governmenb to convey territory to the Midland syndicate, he coidd nob claim con sistency in land policy. The village settle ments, as an electioneering cry, was being ridden to death. The Government claimed to have put a large number of settlers on the land, but Mr Ballance said they were mosbly engaged in roadmaking and bush felling. ' The Government said bhe people were pleased and were satisfied. But in a year or.two roadmaking would cease ; they would have received all the money they are to get for hub building and bush felling,and Would be called on for inberest on the valu ation of land and§bhe money paid; then what could they do but leave their holdings and return to the ranks ofjthe unemployed ? The present was no time to make ducks and drakes of the colony's resources. Mr Bryce, in conclusion, earnestly appealed to all New Zealand electors to return good men to Parliament to carry out the rebrehch menb proposals, for the colony was iv dire need of the besb services of bhe best men. He concluded amidsb deafening applause. A vote of confidence was carried by an over whelming majority!

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, THUBSDAY, JULY 7 1887.

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Election Notices. ■■■> mo THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. Gentlemen,— I have pleasure in offering myself as a Candidate for your electorate, and will, at an early date, do myself the ho»wir of addressing you on political matters. EDWIN MITCHELSON. Auckland, 30th June, 1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF PARNELL. Gentlemen,— Opposed alike to the present Coalition and to handing over the country to tho Hump of the old Continuous' Ministry, to whose mis- Rovcrnment so much of our trouble is due, I ask a renewal of the trust you havo for ten years been pleased to place in mo. A great issue is for the first time practically beforo you. I refer to the effectivo Protection of overy suitahlo Homo Industry. I am strongly in favour of this as a policy, and believe that it will also lead to tho re-construction of Parties necessary to rescue Parliament from the con fusion and weakness caused by the profligate expenditure of millions of borrowed money. Against this expenditure and Its attendant evils, you are all aware that I havo never ceased to fight. On all other points my political opinions are too well known to need recapitula tion. Whether I have in any way been unfaith ful to them or to your interests, it will be, gentlemen, for you now to say. Yours faithfully, F. J. MOSS. mO THE ELECTORS OF NEWTON. (Jkkti,emen,-I am a candidate for your suf frages at the next General Election. I pledge myself to do my best endeavours as follows:—< . 1. Protect the industries of the colony. 2. Nationalise the land. I regard tho Village Settlement Scheme as the thin end of the wedge to nationalise the land. 3. To impose a Land Tax, and, if required, an Incomo Tax, in lieu Of a Property Tax. 4. To keep onr present education system intact, trimmed economically to produce the best results. 5. And one vote for one man. I am for measures and not for men. . . - • Yours truly, HENRY R. JURY. mO THE ELECTORS OF FRANKLIN NORTH. GE-ITLEMEN,— I have the honour to be a Candidate for your suffrages. In due course I will address you at the various contres of population, and lay my views fully beforo you. I am, and always havo been, a most determined opponent of the present government. '' W. F. BUCKLAND, Remuera, July 5,1887. 1%/r R DAVID GOLDIE. Sik,—We, the undersigned Electors of City West, appreciating your noble endeavours to secure Economical Management, in our Local Bodies, of which you have been for years a trusted member, earnestly desire at this im portant crisis in our country's history that you should allow yourself to be placed in nomination as our representative for this elec torate, and Wo pledge ourselves to do all in our power by.our votes and influence to secure your return. TO THE ELECTORS OF CITY WEST SIGN ING THE ABOVE REQUISITION. GBNTIiEMBN.—In reply to your numerously signed requisition.—Recognising with you in tho present juncture of public affairs, che necessity for the adoption of a vigorous system of retrenchment, I accede to your request with that end in view. Yours truly,. D, GOLDIE. July 6th, 1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF PONSONBY. I have the honour to intimate that-1 am a Candidate for election to the House of Repre sentatives for tho district of Ponsonby. I shall take an early opportunity of addressing you in Public Meeting. lam, ' * Yours faithfully, . THOS. PEACOCK. O THE ELECTORS OF THE DIS TRICT OF AUCKLAND NORTH. • Gentlemen,—Haying been requested by a large number of tho Eleotors of your District to become a Candidate for Election as a Member of the. House of Representatives for it, I have the honour to tender you my. services in that behalf, and am'prepared to contest the scat against all comers. . In consequence of Sir George Grey intending to hold a meeting at the City Hall on Thursday evening next, and also because of the alterations in the boundaries of this Electorate, the meeting heretofore advertised to be held at the Temper ance Hall on that day is done away with, and in lieu thereof I invite the Eleotors to meet me at Abbott's Opera House on FRIDAY, the Bth instant, at 8 p.m., when I.will lay my political views before them. , I have the honour to be. Gentlemen,- Your most obedient servant, JAMES MACKAY. Auckland, July 5,1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. "Copies of my first and second Addresses to you and of my Letters ou Party Government and on Sir George Grey's Speech may be obtained at each of the following plaoes :— R. H. Abbott's Drapery Establishment, a; . : :. Symonds-street • r» Smoaton Bros' Store, Mount Roskill Rood i Smoatbn Bros.' Store, BeedeU's Buildings, .< .-EdenTerrace A. Oueksey's Store, Mount Eden Road, ''" mJ. AJTKEN CONNELL, ;_ Candidate for T.?> r„,'



: Election Notices. mo THE ELECTORS OF PARNELL. ! Gentlemen,—As an opponent of the present Government, I have the honour" to offei myself as a Candidate for your suffrages. I advocate a thorough retrenchment, so that our expenditure may bo brought well within our revenue; the settlement of tho people upon the land; the foster ing of local industries; the abolition of the property tax, and the substitution of a Land and Income Tax. Yours faithfully, , ' SEYMOUR THORNE GEORGE. mO THE ELECTORS OF MARSDEN. Gentlemen.—l beg to announce myself as a Candidate for the Marsden seat; at the forth, coining Election, and should I have the honour to bo returned to Parliament as your represen tative, I pledge myself to oppose the present Government, and will do everything in my power to stamp out VoEtelism and all its follow ing of corruption and extravagance, and will support a vigorous policy of retrenchment in every department of the Public Service. I will advocate the abolition of the honorarium to Members of the Upper House, and to give local industries every legitimate assistance to foster and encourage them, and will uphold the principles of local self-government to the fullest extent. I shall take an early opportunity to address tho electors in the various centres as soon as the electoral boundaries are published, lam, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, R. THOMPSON. mO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. MR J. AITKEN CONNELL will have great pleasure in meeting any gontlemen who are favourable to his candidature, and who are willing to act as Members of his Central and Local Committees, and to work heartily for his return, in Waite's Hall, Mount Eden, on FRIDAY, the Bth inst., at 7 o'clock p.m. Mr Connell expects the attendance of gentle men generally favourable to his candidature and who are willing, if thoroughly satisfied on any matters, upon which they may desire further'information, to act upon his Com mittees. 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Flour, Tea, and. Sugar at lowest wholesale prices. Retail Stores: KARANGAHAPE ROAD. Telephone .66. CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN GOING to Auction in purchasing for cash fresh stores, and having them delivered free. Our prices, until further notice, are as follows :— Best Canterbury Potatoes, £3 per ton, in single - Baoks. 3s Gd per cwt. Flour, 50lb bags. 6s. Brace's Silverdust, 501b bags, 6s 6d. BSbs Flour for Is Oatmeal. 2olb bags, 2s lOd ; 71b bags, lid Best Fresh Butter, lOd per lb; Best Salt Butter, Gd Splendid crystallised Sugar, 22s per cwt., 2Jd por lb Condensed Milk, Milkmaid Brand, 7s per dozen, ■ 7id per tin Nestlo's Milk Food, Is 6d per tin Fry's Cocoa, Mb tins, 9d English Boti led Fruits, only lid per bottle, iCs 6d per dozen - Thames Pie Fruits, best quality, lOd per tin Bacon, finest in the city, 7d per lb, in sides 6M, Hams, B<d per lb Sardines, 5d ; Mullet, 5Jd ; Fresh Herrings, 6d per tin Gray and Co.'s Scotch Marmalade, 7_d per tin English Sauce—Large Bottles, 8d Pickles, 6d per Bottle Candles—Call and see the quality and learn the prices Best Rice—s6lb. bag*. 10s 6d; 51bs. for Is Teas—We have now on hand a splendid line of pure Indian Teas at 2s per lb.; samples free; the Paoillo Packet CompanyV selected Teas, Is 6d, 2s, 2s Gd per lb.; our own blend of China and India Teas, Is Id. Is 6d, Is lOd. 2s 4d per lb.; 61b. Tins. 2d per lb. less. SEND FOR A COMPLETE PRICE LIST. CALL AND SAMPLE THE GOODS. Retail Warehouse— , KARANGAHAPE ROAD. Wholesale Warehouse— .-,-'.. FORT STREET. Telephone. 466. J H-.0 WHEN, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET, Has now convenience for making and repair ing of Jewellery and for, the repairs of every description of Watches, Chronometers, &c, &c., and to further increase his repairing and manu facturing department, he is disposing of the remainder of his PIANOS at and under cost. Persons having old gold jewellery can have it made up into new and fashionable articles to order, and all the better class of watches and chronometers receive his personal supervision. Rotherhams' Genuine English Levers in stook. W. L E V s > BOOKBINDER, PAPER RULER ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, W-NDHAM-STKEE.. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS Insurance and Mining Register Books Speeiallv Ruled and Bound. Music,Magazines,Public Libraries, andSunclav School Books Well Bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED DAY BOOKS. Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Re-bound. . BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS RULED. Q. ROU N D LIM E. GROUND LIME FOR SALE: SOUTHGATE'S . MAHURANGI o HYDRAULICGROUND In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floor Cellars, &c„ (nextto stone flagging is un rivalled for durability and hlrd-setting ■ qualities). For tanks and other wet work it is a hrst-class material. B. .■-K Y E AN E, SOL E AGENT . CUSTOMS-STREET. TITILLIAM ERRING TON, /,: ~.; M.lnst. 0.E., M.lnst. M.E., ,OOK[SULTING ENGINEER, AUCKLAND.



Business Notices. BY APPOINT- iE ™ MJ^"i E*'Wi-_ r MENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. THAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAY FACTORY, VICTORIA-STREET EAST AND "" HIGH-STREET. AUCKLAND. Telephone, 308. JAMES MACKIE, Coachbotldek, manager! Builder of every description of Vehicles. Repairs in all".the branches of the trade faithfully executed. Vehicles Bought and Sold on Commission. Coachbuilders' Requisites iv Stock. Tne Trade Supplied. Country Orders punctually attended to. Cash Customers liberally dealt with. lil ISH £ R & C 0., 1 WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND FAMILY BUTCHERS, Established 1864. . By Special Appointment to Hi 3 Excellency the Governor, Sir W. F. Jervois; His Excellency Kir James Ferguson;-and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh; also, Kosha Butchers to the e QUEEN-STBEET, AUCKLAND, N.Z. Families waited on in Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER Dealers in Game Home-cured Hams and Bacon Corned Beef in Large Quantity. Imports of Sausage Casings _ , . i| The Trade Supplied N.B.—Calves* Rennets. »j__ Customers Supplied with Ice. TT O T IC E OP REMOVAL E. LANGLEY. BUTCHER, Begs to intimate to the public that-he has re moved to new and commodious Brick Premises. Hobson-street, and begs to tender thanks for past favours, and hopes, by strict attention to business, combined with good quality and moderate prices, to merit a continuance of the same. J. BOTCHER.] . '[_. GROOM. WE HAVE FOR SALE:- Rod and Bar Iron, Wire Nails, Fencing Barb Wire, Roofing Iron, Sash Weights, Bucket- Tubs, Springs, and Patent Axles, Coarse and Fine Salt. GROOM, BUTCHER, & CO., TORT-STREET. Telephone 211.] X>APERHANG IN G S. W. PHILLIPPS & SON ', HAVE RECEIVED, EX LATE ARRIVALS, 185—PACK AGES—IB 6 ,' > CONTAINING j 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPERHANGINGS,; CONSISTING OF V ' : NEW PATTERNS For Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hall and Staircase, suitable for the Mansion or Cottage. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, AND BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN PAPERHANGINGS. 916 —PACKAGES—9I6 "'• mk \ SCRIMS.AND H E S SI A 1? -;s1 PLATE AND SHEET GLASS, WHITE LEAD, OILS, TURPS, VARNfSHES. AND ALL TRADE SUNDRIES W. P HILL IPP S & SON, . 95 AND 97, QOEEN-STREET, t/. ThE A.MERICAN CGErN BROOM GO; ■ EXMOUTH STREET. ED WI N JO, OSE' S (Late E. and A. Jones),: ' House, Furnishing, and General IRONMONGER, Ponsonby Road and Pompallier Terrace, Auckland, N.Z. _~ ] Agent for the Phoenix Fire Office. Advertisement Agent for Auckland Evening ■Star. ..-;], - v " Post Office Savings Bank, Money. Order Oflice. Telegraph Station, '-Telephone Buaeau..- - , RICHMOND HOUSE,! PONSONBY ROAD. >;. „ AUCKLAND. W. COCHRAN, Sen.., ; FAMILY BUTCHER. ,' GO T O B A T H to ROTH'S PUBLIC HOT. COLD, AND SHOWER BATHS, Victoria-street East. Charge—ONE SHILLING. Open aU week; days from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORNINGS from 6 till 10 a.ui..~.The bath rooms are all private, and supplied with every convenience, Turkish towels, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Select Bath-rooms (private) for ladies every day, at all hours, withfomale attendance, one Shilling and Sixpence, flease note the Address—Victoria street East, above the Greyhound Hotel, and next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart, Auckland. N.B.—Barber In attendance. -'; WAR NOCK BROTHERS, Established IS62]_ _,„_ SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTURERS, cox's creek:, Auckland. . Manufacturers of ! Uie Extract of Soap, Disinfectant Powder, First Prize Yellow Blue Mottled, Double Crown, Economic, and Household, Carbolic, and other Medicinal and Toilet Soaps, made from the purest of Tallows, &c. ' ' Offices-DURHAM-STREET, Auckland. N.B. — Cash Purchasers of Tallow, Wool, Sheepskins, and Bones. J. J. SWINNERTON, WOOD TURNER, Wyndham-street. ; Established 1866. A reduction of 25 per cent, on all oommon work. Billiard Ballß Exchanged. ' Special care given to Re-turning, and Staining. Pool Pins, Marbles, and Chalk Poqkete, always on hand. 77 AEANGAHAPE EOaD ; 4>V (Opposite Foresters' Hall). - TEMPERANCE DINING-ROOMS. Meals at all hours, 9d. Special facilities for Grilling Chops and Steaks promptly at any time. Dinners, 12 to 2. Separate room for ladies. Tea (fresh made for each customer), 2d a cup. A really good oup of Coffee always ready, 2d cup. i~IOALS, COKE, CHARCOAL, FIRE \J ; WOOD. Best Rata, Titree, and Puriri Firewood ; also, first-class Taupiri, Newcastle, and Kamo Coal, at Lowest Prico for Cash. Furniture careiuuy Removed, and Goods delivered to all parts or the city and suburbs at Lowest Rates.—JSpta the Address r C PIPER opposite the Pousonby Reservoir, and corner of Newton andKaranga hape Roads. ; i TO TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS. PRESENTS FOR HOME. Very beautiful Inlaid Table-tops, CamnbtS, Fancy Boxes, etc., all mado from the pick ot N.Z. rich Native Timbers. Other Collections carefully packed and shipped for Home. W. NORRIE, ' "cTbINE-WOBKBB, In Now Zealand Timbers only. , -. TOP OF SHORTLAND-STREET.



QNEY T6lS?~^s*«_S!t" : 5 " ' iVI " tto, "sa_ffe s f* DISCOUNT COMPANY * HEAD OFFICE: Brisbane. - A ™ ES ey ,^ M^ MONEY advanced from £5 anfl , any amount required "»!»««--.• ---PERSONAL. JttEikoLD S^ flr any TANGIBLE SECURITY rp E ? OLI) '« be.rraS^E^wfe: S_S;_T R^L^s^;; ADVANc ES ' removal; also; on all kinds o including BOND WARIUNT 1^ B-LLSDISCOUNTfibatc-rrentrateg. an 5 o'oiock. Bank of England NoTH7r^i*^T~"~ 60„ SHORTLAND-STRE_^fiTJ • (OppositeAClarkandSons' W_SSif D And Little ] LOANS are advanced from' £10 to £5 000 Advancesmade onFurnitoe without remLi - an 4 ajl classes of Merchandise! — Loans granted upon Life PoUbieTLelacies''__." > InterestsunderWiUs es,an * BtttS DkcOTJCTED AT CUME-VT RifER-t Loans upon Deposit of Deeds. Repaymenteh* „, _.„. Easy Instalments. mments V Terms Gratis. All communications 'aid h__, views held strictly conflden-n^g"* MONEY. LENT, ON.rPROMISSriRV NOTES,'HO^ITDtoSiSS-: BILLS DISCOUNTED DATLV - M 0 RTG AG E£! "n EG OTIAT.JJft. '- JOHN - W,, HARDIE, - -?">' 1 LACT ■■.!■ QOHEIJ - ; LAND AND MONETARY-jCWNT.' - ■ 24, .SHORTLAND ," ■-i•,- - > (Three doors past StabOifice..' I ' 7' lam preparedto value'lald in Auckland©? the Country for intending purchasers at ma reasonable sold by land I charge 2. per cent. commisßion. ■■'■■'< ? I am prepared to negotiate Mortgages in suma --'■'; ..... from £2sto£ls,ooo Having ait command a large'sumof mdhey I ca_ make adyanqes on life policies.;' -.« >r Having Agents In- all- parts of; Australia a_din England, I can.make jAdvances upon Wills. in sums from £60 to £15,000. Industrial' and. provident PERMANENT; BUILDING, LAND AND ' EN VESTMENT. SOCIETY OF AUCKLAND. SCALE OF REPAYMENT RmJpCEPt. , • *iri_6ver w: * for;ai00; ! " BPB |^ ,lot ' " ~.,£. ; .-.,-, ! ~.:■ ' " fi.'fc.-di.i.i ■■' ~& .Bid, i '"■ I year « -.2 0 0-, ,104 o,oi 5 years - 2 014 7•. 11315 0: • 6 years _,-.<; ■ - 010 0 130 ~ 0 ,; . -7 years-..'>. 0 711 1419 7 ;10 years .. %. 0. 6. 3J: 162j6____, •- ■" And other Perio_B to suit Borrowers. -.-:.: ' The'Board'has power -leases of .Sickness ot , Want of- Employment-to SUSPEND PAY MENTS, _-. " -"-P BORROWERS SHARE IN PART OR.WHOLE OF '"• tM-ADVJUJCB MAY BE REPAID AT'-ANY TIME INTEREST CEASES ON, THE. PORTION : REPAID., ■ ,:• ' ■'. . r * A member who hag obtained an advance isM iberty to sell his property at anytime, ana to pay olt his mortgage; or may, if he desires; w_J his property''subject,to the mortgagee *?* , Society.. ~ . _.'.... '..■ -~,:-:V.«_" . ' '' Corner of^^QUEEN.-T-a-ETandVULC-Jf'. . ■ LANE, AucK__ND"."i." ; 'r--i...f,r JOHN BANCROFT^! ._-,.,"..,.;",;•>;:.-!,.,■/-• ,;- ;C-y..--l_a_ageßl -. An CKLAND. OPERATIVE BUILDING &, INVESI' MENT. SOCIETY. , ? : // ..":•, ' ~7-tfi Office:'-I*7 Qrr_EN-STK__T.,';, LOANS granted upon approved'."secnritiM of Fi?_e^-r^a-ehold'Prop_«.M^s^^ i 7 f'"" '-.'■-. "' & D. _.■"■"" ! .;**'& : 3 years—, —,0H J ..ii?i« « ..years-;. > 'K» 6 years ..i —«, 0 8 - ijHrhjr; 8 years— - - 0 7 1... .-;, I.| 10 years.. , 3 „ y!62 16 g__ And in the same'proportion for smiille^;^ '■ < - or larger loans:, - ,'. .Vi-t-j DEPOSITS.-The' Society; deposit :-For 6 months."s per cent.- Clays' notic e ,_p_rcen^| A^fc; '•■ {■■'-■:" ■• Secretary^ ZEALAND MGRTGAGErtOAN, •N 'AND DISCOUNT BANK ~ '-*- 1 . \'. " ... HIGH-STBBBT- -"j . 7: x : : C _s_»_SSffS«Bik ,i_i_i__W_fl-S-S&*# FIRST AND SECONBMOR-GAG-E, ANY availa^Ml^M 8 * Loans on Furniture without Loans on of Merchandise. ; :; ,,g Loans may berepaidl^M^ jj.au, -feet in the Pound. _._,.._ ,- Bills Discounted at Current Rates. ''• This Bank will receivel)eposits at the fg) J tag rates of interest: — ' ; -"-a tjeroont f 12 months .- ••'• ••'. - _ ero ent ! .: 6months - 1 •• ;•• g per oent'Cl NBW m 2&AND U)AN, ~__ND DISCOUNT BANK, -. B3G*BTREET_- -^ Mirg ro Atkin-3 PaM-Drc Ogjaw^ GONG AND CO., V TEA and CHINESE GOODS. PURE TEAS A.SPECIALTY. . , w- G, * Co. are^paredP mM a f ola__ -rtiole aTlowesVpfe for cash. Two Doors abova M-jket »>w« i