shipping.

evening. 6.7. morning. 5.26. 7.1 oWs AtiiS— Last Quarter, October lOtn, 4.36 p. hi,

HIGH WATER.

Auckland-This evening, —; to-morrow morning. 0.38. . Manukau Heads. —This evening, 2.40; to morrow morning, 3.18. . Kaipara Heads. — This evening, 3.4U; to morrow morning, 4.18.

ARRIVALS.

October Bth,

Balmoral Castle, s.s., from London, via

Newcastle „ Suva, s.s., from Wellington find East Coast Saucy Kate, schr., from Mongonui

October 9th. Janet Nieoll, s.s., from South Clansman, s.s., from Tauranga lona, s.s., from Mercury Bay Bellinger, s.s., from Whangnrei Chelmsford, s.s., from Opotiki

TO-PAY. Zealandia, R.M.S., from Sydney

DEPARTURES.

Oh.iv, a.s., for Grey mouth Sharpshooter, bqe., for Newcastle.

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, Tuesday, 5

Rotomahana, from Thames, Tuesday, 1

P.m. r 1 1 C Enterprise, from Thames, Vi ednesday, b a.m . . . Alameda, from San Francisco.?, 13th inst.

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED. Waikato, ship, from London May Queen, ship, from London Lurline, ship, left London for Kaipara July

25 Margaret Galbraith, ship, left Glasgow

July 1 Himalaya, bq., from Liverpool % Rosedale, from Middlesborough, for Kaipara Zealandia, ship, left London July 23 Evie Reed, bq., from New York, via Lyttel ton ; sailed June 20 . Scar of the East, from New iork, via

Dunedin, sailed June 7 Mary A. Greenwood, bq., left New York

.1 lily 27, via Lyttelton Ada Stott, barque, sailed August 4 irom

New York Rebecca Crowell, barque, from New York Jennie 8., schr., from Fiji Kirkdale, bq., from Java, early- Orpheus, schooner, left Dunedin Sept. 4 Louie, schooner, from a cruise.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Rangitiki, ship, loading for London Sharpshooter, barque, for Newcastle Maile, schooner, for a cruise, 15th inst. Zealandia, R.M.S., for San Francisco, to

day, 6 p.m. Waihora, s.s., for Russell, this evening Suva, s.s., for East Coast, Tuesday, 6 p.m.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Janet Nicoll, from Southern ports : 150 cases hop bitters, 2,569 sacks Hour, 1,172 sacks potatoes, 455 sacks oats, 380 sacks wheat, 70 sacks oatmeal, 73 sacks barley, 193 snoks bones, 91 casks rosin. 82 boxes soap, 19 casks ale, 66 packages tea, rtoO packages sundries.

jSVr Opotiki : 228 sacks maize.

Per s.«. Balmoral Castlo, from London 200 cases corrugated iron, 1,403 bars ' ; Xetlieifon Crown" iron, 220 bundles "Xethevfcon Crown" iror, 349 tram rails, 15. "Mistress" rnngf* 4 "Trnfford" mnges, 3 " Victorr.-s " i*an'ges, 8 "Enchantress" rnnjfcs, 3 "Congress" ranges, 2 "Fortress" 6 "Queen" .stoves, 7 casks stove fittings, 1 ease table cutlery, ""fl casks Loekwood':? files and rnepp, i case horsi-j clippers, 4 cises h'on and brass screws, 2 cases cotter pin« and sleigh rivets, lease bolts and nuts, t-> caises liorso nailn,'9-cnska coil eluiin, ■}. ,-fise Infcho chucks and tool holders, 90 kocr-s Ewbnnk nails, 200 reels barb wire, 10 bundles -ruin spear steel, 17 bundles cast, steel, 134 bundles wire net ting, 75 boxes ooko tin plates, 30 boxes charcoal tin plates. 4 oases steel tin sheets, 3 casks charcoal irons, 10 anvils, 1 cask black.*ini!>h vices, 1 cask tinned wire, 2 casks assorted socks, 1 cask latches, keys, pencils, knobs, etc., etc.. etc., 1 case cottin furniture, 4 cases oak varnish.— E. Portei and Co.

Per ship Piako, from London : 100 cases corrugated iron, 10 rolls lead, 4 cases kitchen ranges (4 to 5 feet), 51 bars Lov/moor iron, 4 bundles Low moor iron, 2,200 sash weights, 31 patent mail axles, 30 kegs deck spikes, 118 bars angle iron, 03 bars convex iron, 8 bundles iron, 3 bales brown paper, 5 casks plumbago crucibles, 35 cases horse nails, 1 case Tack's engine packing, 2 cases grubbing adzes, 2 capes axe handle bush hooks, I case E. P. table forks, spoons &c., 145 kegs wire nails, 4 hogsheads tinned holloware, 1 hogshead enamelled holloware, 160 drums lin seed oil, 6 barrels linseed oil, 160 kegs white lead, 120 kegs red lead, 1 cask patent dryers, 1 cask lampblack, 3 casks sulphate of copper, 6 casks I blue and red raddle, 2 casks putty, 2 casks mixed paints, 24 kegs patent dryers, 2 casks white lead, 2 cases I. R. belting, 3 cases rim locks, 1 cask copper rivets and washers, 1 cask copper wire, 4 bundles wire seives, 2 cases enamelled ja\y boxes, 1 case enamelled sinks, 1 calf" mortice furniture, 1 case brass cabinet furniture, 1 case blind furniture, 1 case fish hooks, sail and packing needles, 1 case cattle bells 1 case chamois leather, 1 case butcher's knives, 1 cask carpenter's rim locks, 1 cask patty pans, dinner and soup plates, basting spoons &c., &c., 1 cask egg whisks, sheaths and belts, &c., &c., 1 cask tower bolts, barrel bolts &q., &c, 5,200 feet galvanized tubes, 2,000 feet black tubes, 1 cask tube fittings 1 case mower fittings.—

E, Porter and Co,

The barque Sharpshooter sailed early this morning for Newcastle.

The barque Loongana left Brisbane on September 30th for New Zealand ports.

The Jubilee S. S. Co. have chartered the Planet to act as a tender to their steamers at Whangarei.

The barque Kentish Lass left the Knipara for Melbourne on Saturday morning with a cargo of timber.

The schooner Camille arrived ai Sydney on the 2nd inst. with a cargo of timber. She had a good passage across.

The following small coasters have arrived: Tamaki Packet, cutter, from Cabbage Bay, ■with firewood ; Morning Light, cutter, from Cabbage Bay, with ship timbers ; Eleanor, cutter, in ballast, from Tauranga.

The s.s. Clansman arrived from Tauranga early yesterday morning, bringing as pas sengers :— Messrs McGough, Conway, Fox, Mrs Cliffe, Misses Killian and Graham (2). She leaves again this evening at 7 o'clock on her weekly Northern trip.

The s. s. lona arrived from Mercury Bay on Saturday night with the following pas sengers :— Messrs Wigmore, Wigg, Mc- Leod, Walker, Gill and one steerage. She leaves again this evening at 7 o'clock for Mercury Bay, Tairua and Tauranga.

The s.s. Suva arrived on Saturday even ing at 7 o'clock from Wellington and East I-'oast ports, and was berthed .alongside the Q,ueen-street Wharf to dischai'ge her cargo. '•ihe brought as passengers Messrs Thomas *nd Bell, Mr and Miss Stephens. Captain Spinks reports thdfe the Suva left Welling ton afc 3.45 p.m. on the 4th, arrived at Napier at 5 p.m. on the. 6th ; left for Gis frorne at 5,20 p,m, on the 6th, qniyed at

Gisborne at 4.30 a.m. on the 7th ; left again at 10 a.m. on the same day, and arrived i n Auckland as above. Experienced strong S.E. winds and heavy sea from Wellington to Gisborne, and variable winds and smooth sea from Gisborne to Cape Runaway, thence N.E. winds and moderate sea to arrival.

The s.s. Janet Nieoll arrived at a quarter past eight yesterday morning, and was berthed at the Railway Wharf. Cap tain Hutton reports having left Dunedin on Thursday, 29th September, and Port Chalmers next day, arriving at Oamaru on the Ist October ; left for Timaru on the 3rd, arriving same day ; Lyttelton was reached on the sth, and Wellington on the 6th. Leaving the latter port the same evening at 5 p.m., rounded the East Capo at 6.30 a.m. on the Bth, and. Cape Colville, at 2 a.m. on the 9th, arriving as above. Experienced very heavy sea and rain from Dunedin to Timaru, and from thence to the East Cape fine light airs and heavy easterly swells. From the Cape to arrival strong breeze and thick weather, She brought the following passengers :—Messrs E. G-i-imsby and .). Smith, Mrs Johnstone and 3 steerage.

The chief otiicerof the Cairnbulg, which arrived at Sydney i'lvin London on the 3rd inst..states thatat 3a.m. on the 27thultimo when the ship was Hearing Bass's Straits, he and the second oflioer sighted something which appeared to them to be the hull of a small vessel floating bottom up. Wickham Light, on King Island, bore south, about 15 miles, at the time. The derelict appeared to be painted black. The ship Cormorant, from London for Brisbane, with immigrants, would probably have had a much better view of the wreck than the Cairnbulg, as she was about 30 miles astern, and would most likely have seen it in daylight. This wreck will in all probability be that of tho schooner Magnolia, which left Melbourne for Gippsland Lakes on July 14th, and has not since been heard of.

ARRIVAL OF THE BALMORAL CASTLE.

The Balmoral Castle—the first of the Colonial Company's line of steamers —ar- rived in harbour at 9 o'clock on Saturday night from London, via Capetown, Sydney, and Newcastle, and anchored otf the Rail way Wharf. She will take the Zealandia's berth when the latter steamer leaves for Sydney this evening. The Bal moral Castle is a stranger to these waters. She was built expressly for Donald Currie and Co.'s line, and for many years was a regular trader to Capetown. A few years ago she was purchased by a Spanish firm, and, known as the San Augustine, spent some time trading on the coast of Spain. Her career under the Spanish flag was brought to an abrupt ter mination by her taking tire off the coast of Spain. On that occasion some 300 of her passengers, principally Spanish emigrants, perished. Messrs A. McMillan and Sons, of Dumbarton, took over the ship after the lire, and having litteel her out for sea again placed her at the disposal of the pro motors of tho Colonial Union line. The Balmoral Castlo is an iron screw steamer, of the cargo-carrying type,34s feet in length, l>9 feet 6 inches in breadth, and 21 feet 1 ! inch depth oi hold, her net register tonnage I being 2,058 tons, and the gross 3,198 tons, ! and her carrying capacity being about 4,000 ' tons of dead weight. In a wooden house ' aft there is accommodation for about '20 i saloon passengers. There is an extensive i bridg , * Vnidsiiipg and a topgallant forecastle. J The \ '.Kiel seems well supplied with winches, I etc., tor loading and di. o'uirging cargo, i boatj, etc. She is steered by steam, tho i engine being one of Mathcw Paul's of Dumbarton/ The fore and after holds of I the vessel are fitted up with refrigerating I machinery, so that ahe should bo aminontly I adapted for the frozen meat tw' Rigged las a topsail schooner, the Bali. iv ,, »i Castle ! lias a rather attractive appcanuico aloft, and generally seems to be a superior vessel of her class. The stoamor left tho docks on July 23rd, Gravesend on July 24th, and ex- I porienced light W. W. winds to 41' N., and I moderate winds thonce to Laa Pnlmas, I where.she called to obtain a supply of coal !on August Ist. Leaving again same data ! she had X.E. trades fco'~22; N., and strong iH. W". monsoon from there to 12' iN T , where j the S.E. trades set in strong, .CrOijsirig I tho Line on August 10th, tho vessel had to j contend against strong S.E. winds and n heavy sea all the way to Capo Town, where she anchored on August 25th. After coal ing she left again the same night, and in coining along tho Southern Ocean, on a mean parallel of about 38' S., met with no thing but moderate to strong gales from W.S.W. to N. W., with very high Koas, all the way along. The decks wero constantly flooded, but no damage was done. The same night, after leaving the Cape, a steer age passenger for Sydney, Mrs Bullard, died from natural causes, leaving a family of five children. Her husband and children are passengers by the ship. Tho body was buried next day. A birth took place on 23rd September, and mother and child are doing well. The Balmoral Castle arrived in Sydney on Sept. 24, and after discharging cargo left on the 27th for Newcastle. After landing cargo she took in coal and cargo, and left Nowcastle last Sunday, the 2nd inst. She sighted the Three Kings at 4 p.m. on Friday, passed the North Cape at 10 p.m. on same day. Had Tiritiri abeam at 5 o'clock on Saturday, and arrived as above. Experienced etrong N. and N.E. winds the whole passage with heavy seas. She brings the following pas sengers for this port:--Mr and Mra Gill, Misses Gill (5), Masters Gill (4), Miss Copc petts, Misses Alice and Amy Lidington, and 8 steerage.

ARRIVAL OF THE ZEALANDIA.

The R.M.S. Zealand ia arrived here this morning at 7 a.m. from Sydney. The purser (Mr McLane) reports thafc the steamer sailed from Sydney, October sth, at 4 p.m. Passengers: 8 cabin and 6 steerage for Auckland, 18 cabin and 27 steerage for San Francisco, SO tons of cargo for San Francisco. Arrived at Auckland, October 10th, 7 a.m. The weather experi enced was fine. On October 9th, at 3.30 p.m., sho passed a steamer bound, west. The Zealandia brought the following pas sengers :—Sydney to Auckland — Cabin : Dr. Vernon Bell, 0. J. Albrechfc, C. H. Taylor and wife, Brickenridge, H. Thoms on and servant, J. Lanford; 6 steerage. Sydney to San Francisco-Cabin : J. E. Pickels, A. New, J. F. Boulton, W. G. Rice and wife, J. ,S. Rice, Mrs M. A. Norton. Mrs May Roberts, J. B. Hamilton, Wm. Millan and wife, Miss Cora Mitchell, Miss Kate Lassam, J. M. Harding and wife, Wm. Morgan, Mrs E. J. Smith and infant; 27 steerage. The Zealandia sails for Hono lulu and San Francisco with mails at 6 p.m. to-day.

ARRIVAL OF THE RIMUTAKA.

VVellington, Sunday.—The Rimutaka arrived at 6 o'clock this evening. She left London on the evening of the 25th August, and after embarking mails and passengers at Plymouth, left at 1.30 p.m. on August 27, the weather being fine. ■ Amongst her passengers from Plymouth to the Cape were the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon. His

ordship stated it was his intention to

follow to New Zealand by the next steamer. The Rimutaka brings 256 sacks ' mails. The Southern portion left by the Wanaka thie evening , . Among , her passengers is the Hon. E. J. C. Stevens, M.L.C. Passengers for Auckland : Saloon : Mr and Mrs Samuel Jagger, Major Walmsley, Miss Binke, Messrs G. A. Gill son, J. 11. Lee, W. G. Lucas, and H. Tapp. (Second saloon: Mrs and Master Alexander, Mr and Mrs S. Eastham, Mesdames Thou, W. E. Morrin, E. Brown, Rev. M. Egan, S> Gillon, Misses Sutton (4), Messrs A. Freeman, G. McCall. Third cabin: Mr fihq Mrs" Jj F. TNewton and, phildj Me,a.daroes

Wells and family (4), A. Baggatt Misses S. Gilmore, P. Gilmore, Liesons, Messrs B. S. Bingham, J. Slacfcley, J. A. Bwulstrect, J. Duncan, KelUnffs, \Y. Johnson, and J. Moore.

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Whangakei, this day.—Sailed at noon for Auckland: Wellington. Sydney, October9.-Arrived: Tarawera, from Auckland. . Wellington, Sunday. - The lekapo sailed for Calcutta late last night, with 200 horses. r . ~ , r , Lyttelton, this day. — Sailed : Lady Agnes, barque, for Sydney. • Arrived : Aorangi, from Port Chalmers. Westport, this day.—Arrived : Orowaiti, from Auckland.

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Aktiiijii awt> BuddleV WEEKLY Report. —Business for the week lias shown an improvement, and we have to report well attended sales, and in most instances, very satisfactory prices. Sale of drapery, etc., at the mart. on Monday. Good at tendance, and all lots were well sold. The sale at the residence of Mr Caldwell, Devonnorfc, on the same day, passed off most euccesefully ; attend ance pood, and bidding brisk :—Suites sold for £13 ; piano, £26 ; timepiece, £4 ; chests of drawers, from £2 to £3 2s 6d : and the remainder of the poods at prices satisfactory to the vendor. Tuesday's furniture sale at the mart was moderately well attended, but bidding wns languid, and not much business eventuated. On Wednesday we held a sale at Mr Scutt's residence, Mount Roskill. A large attend ance of buyers, and good competition for all lots:—Suites realised £9 and £10 5s ; bookcase, £6 12s 6d ; hall stand, £3 lls; duchess euite, £8 12s 6d. Thursday's drapery sale at the mart was fairly well attended, and a number of Hues found buyers at pood prices. On the same day we said furniture in Albert-street. Attend ance good, but bidding nob up to the mark - — Piano realised £23: horsehair suite, £8 ss; sideboard, £4; mirrors, £1 7s 6d to £2 15s. Produce lias come in in greater quantity durini* the week, and all of good quality has sold well. There is still an unsatisfied demand for good cheese and butter ; new potatoes are coming in, and we quote for them |d to Id per lb ; Southern, from £2 to £3 per ton. Good onions realised ljd to lid, and are in demand. Island fruit per Wainui has roW well: Bananas, l£d per lb ; pineapples afc 8s to 9s 6d per do/en for the best, and 3s Id to 4s 6d for inferior. No local apples in. Lemon? sold better than last week. Friday's market sale was largely attended and good business was done in all departments. Poul try : An improvomentin numbers and quality on previous week, and trood prices. Pipe realised high prices, suckers from 7s 3d to 9s 3d ; fowls, common, Is 3d to 2.s 2d : Spanish, etc., 2* 5d to 3s Id ; ducks, 2» to 2s 6d ; turkeys, 4s to 4s 9d ; pififa, 4s to 5s 6d ; pifre, small, well-bred, 7s 3d to 9s 6d. Produce: Pumpkin?. 2s 2d to 4s ; potatoes. new, Jd ; potatoes, old, 2s to 3h ; onions, hd to 2d ; oats,- 2s 3d ; bran, 4s 6d per sack ; oatmeal, £10 per ton; ohecso, 2J to 3d ; ham, 3£d to 6Ad ; bacon, 3d t.o6Jd : butter, fresh, 4Jd to 8^1; honey, 2d to 3d ; mixed biscuits, 4.} d : rice, 2d ; lemon ]>oo], 10d per lb ; lomonst, bid to 9Ad : U'obart apples, b?. 3d per case; Scotch mixed lollies. ; conversations, 6Ad ; box ten, 20s : Wood's flour, 6s; pine apples, 3s Id to 9a tdper dozen.

Messrs Paoet and sale of poultry, produce, otc, on Friday Inst, was well attended, and their report bhowe fair business done, Poultry : Common fowls brought Is 3d to 2s 3d each ; duelcH, 2s 5d ; turkeys, 3s lOd ; β-eeso, 4e 6d ; email pigs, of pood breed, 8b 3d to 8s 6d each : pigeons, Iβ ; Brahma fowls, 3s 4<l ; game fowls, 3s. Produce : Lapstone seed potatoes, £6 10s and £7 pot" ton ; Oamaiui tablo potatoes, ±'2 5s to £2 17h 6d ; carrots, £2 10s ; 'onions, and l?d per lb : oata, 2s 3d and 2a 4d per l)ushcl ; maize, 3s 8d and 3s 9d ; wheat, Sri lid j bran, £4 17s 6d pov tori; sharps, £5 5s ; chaff, £3 10s and £4 ; fauns, 3d to per Hi ; bacon, 2d to 5d ; wilt butter, ljd to 4d ; lard, 2Jd ; s/uifago casings, s?d and 6d; coined beef, A pmall con signment of groceries, confectionary, etc., drew together a large audience, and met with a ready sale at good prices. Mr Edwakh Leyoon Rkfobts : Business for the wfiek brick. Potatoes very plentiful, and realized email price*. (Jood hams ami bacon rather scarce, and commanded a fair price. Taranaki buttor sold well. The fol lowing is a list of Haics: —Tuesday's sale of furniture was well attended, the bidding was fairly good, and a laigo amount of busC ness done. Piano fetched £10 ; suit, £13 ; chests drawers, 25s to £4; couches £2 to £3 ; choff'onier, £1 Iss to £2 10s; bentwood chairs, 6s 6d ; rookers, £1 4s; washstand and dressing tablo, £1 2s 6d per pair; bedroom ware, 10d 6d to £1 2s 6d; kitchon tables, 6s 6d to 10s. Thero was also a large lot of small lines sold at very good prices. Wednesday's sale of drapery and fancy goods was well attended; bidding was rathev slow. Some of the lines were hard to quit, but the major ity brought average prices. At Friday's sale of produce and furniture there was a large attendance. Potatoes, £1 17s 6d to I£2 5a per ton ; onions, Id per lb ; hama, 5d to 7d per lb ; bacon, 4d to 6d per lb ; fresh butter, 5d to 6d pov lb ; (salt butter, 3jd to 4d j:>er lb ; fowls, Iβ 6d to 2s each j ducks, 2s to 2s 3d each ; tea, 16f< per box, etc. There was also a quantity of furniture sold at fair average prices. Saturday's sale at Cracroft-street, ParneJl, the attendance waa large. The building material sold very cheap, but the furniture brought very good prices.

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For the eaußS that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that -we can do.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1887.

The Ministry formed on Saturday has many points of weakness in its com position. It is radically weak in its provincial distribution. The preponder ance given to Otago representatives in the Cabinet may have motives of policy to support it, but it palpably relies upon the complaisance of Auck land. Otago and Southland combined are entitled under the readjusted repre sentation to 24 members, and of that number 13 members are Oppositionists. Of these, three have been awarded port folios—Messrs Fergus, Hislop, and G. F. Richardson. Auckland returns 20 members, aud 17 of them are support ers of the party in power, and we have been allotted one portfolio. Otago has nearly half the membership iof the Cabinet. It may be very patriotic and self-sacrificing on the part of our representatives to stand aside and let the Southerners take the lion's share of the loaves and fishes, but we cannot see anything else to commend the proceeding. Mr Moss and Mr Peacock are quite as capable of administering a Department as any one of the three Otago mem ; bers, and Mr Peacock's personal and party claims were fully as strong or stronger; on what principle then, was the marked preponderance which lias been granted to Otago arrived at'? It is idle to say that Provin cialism is dead, and no weight is given to it in the construction of Cabinets. That is untrue. In this Cabinet, as in all others, there is a very palpable attempt to conciliate Provincial feeling, and apparently it has been thought that Otago was loss' reliable in Opposition than Auckland, and hence its prejudices must be conciliated. There is, of course, the one other excuse for the adjustment — namely, that Canterbury goes minus, and it was necessary to giv<j the portfolio which should have got- to that Pro vincial District to Otago, because of the community of interests and to keep the balance fair between the two islands. Proportionate to representa tion, four members for the South Island and three to the North Island is not, perhaps, unreasonable. But all tho same, Otago's division of its membership pretty equally between Government and Opposition seems to York very well. It had a preponder ance in the last Ministry, and it has maitttffed to secure the same in this. The new Ministers are practical rather than brilliant men. Mr Fergus was District Engineer of Otago, and has been » successful contractor. Mr G. F. RichaTilson is a surveyor. Mr Hislop is a solicitor of great ability at Oamaru. Mr; fisher's appointment is a remarkable example of the truly de mocratic character of our political in stitutions. A few years ago he was sitting in the press gallery of the House reporting its debates for "Hansard." His immense popu larity in Wellington was shown by his repeated election as Mayor of Wel lington, and we are quite sure that among the members of the new Cabinet none will justify his selection more completely than Mr George Fisher. The Hon. Mr Stevens, the representa tive of Canterbury in the Cabinet, was a prominent mercantile man in Christ church, and, before his elevation to the Upper Chamber, took a leading part in the Houss of Representatives. He will carry great weight with the people of Canterbury, and under the circum stances probably no better choice could have been made. Major Atkinson and Mr Mitchelson are so well known that it is scarcely necessary to refer to them further.

In their views on the burning ciues tion of Free Trade v. Protection the Cabinet is divided. Messrs Atkinson, Mitchelsot), and Fisher are Protec tionists, and Messrs Hislop and Richard son are pronounced Free Traders. We are not quite sure what the opinions of Messrs Fergus and Stevens are upon tho subject, lfc is not probable, how ever, we imagine, that the present Government will bring down anything in the shape of a Protective tarifi", and this question is a rock ahead, which, unless the navigation of the new State ship is conducted with extraordinary skill, will surely lead to its destruction.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

It is reported that Responsible Go-

vernment is to be conferred upon this large, , importaut, but sparsely, populated: colony, and most people will agree that it is about time for it to got out of Imperial If, Western Australia is still chiefly a "geographical expression,": it must bo admitted that it is an ex_ pressiou not to be made light of, A territory of a million square miles, a climate, of unsurpassed salubrity, pas toral, agricultural, arboreal, and mineral ivealth untold, all these are embraced Jn the geographical expression Western

Australia. A glance at the map shows that it includes all the Australian con tinont to the westward of the 129 th parallel of longitude. Although a European population of 35,000 is vory small to suph a vast extent of land, it is sufficiently large to be entrusted with self-govern ment. Western Australia has made rapid progress in the past; but it will make far greater strides once it starts out. unhampered by the incubus of Downing-street administration. It was first settled in 1829, and being chiefly a penal settlement it made little pro gress in population for the first twenty years of its existence. In 1850 the colony had no more than 6,000 in habitants, but in other twenty years the number had more than trebled. The convict trace still remains, it is true ; in 1877 there were no fewer than 1,470 prisoners in the gaols or working depots of the colony ; but that is a constantly-decreasing number, and its proportion to the whole population is inconsiderable. The colonists of Western Australia, labouring under many difficulties, have proved their capacity for self-govern ment. They have brought about 100,000 acres under agricultural treatment; they have covered the country with sheep runs, they have about 31,000 horses, 70,000 cattle, and nearly 2,000,000 sheep ; and their import and export trade combined is about£Bso,ooo per annum. Hitherto only 124 miles of railway have been opened; but new lines are now in course of construction on the land-grant system, and will give an immense impetus to the settlement of the country. The public revenue amounts to and the public debt is only /1,288,100, so that with her vast resources Western Australia is bound to make progress.

It is not improbable that the recent dispute between Sir F. Napier Broome, Governor of the colony, and Chief Justice Onslow has something to do with the reported desire of the Home Government to rid themselves of the responsibility of governing Western Australia. The Chief Jus tice, who has popular sympathy with him, addressed a petition to the Colonial Oflice, in which he says :—" I ask you to consider whether Sir F. Napier Broome is a man in whose hands may safely be trusted the very large powers which are vested in the Governor of a colony. Surely, Sir, I am not still in vain to appeal to you to put a stop to the state of things, which have for some time past been alto gether intolerable." The readiest solu tion of this would naturally be to free Western Australia from the yoke imposed on a "Crown colony of a severe type." Western Australia has had an exciting history. Sir George Grey has told the world something of the difficulties that beset pioneers in that wild tp-vitory ; but its past will prove to bo a nothing compared with the magniheent future that is now opening up before it.

Lord Shaftesburyand friend returned from Te Aroha on Friday, and lefb for the Hot Lakes this morning. Messrs Hayr and Company, tourist agents, have booked tho distinguished party right through, special, to Wellington.

Queen-street Wharf was thescene of some excitement last iiight, two men falling over board within a short space of time. About half-past eight a respectable-looking man named Walter Stanton fell over the wharf, but was fortunately observed by Mr J. Leydon, who threw him a life belt, and he was soon rescued minus his hat and umbrella, but otherwise none the worse. About . half-an-hour after wards one of the firemen on board the s.s. lona, named John Smith,stumbled over the wharf while in a state of intoxication. A young man named Denis Conroy was passing at tho time, and he at once plunged in and brought Smith safely ashore. Con stable Itowles.who was quickly on thescene, took Smith in charge and brought him to the station, where he was soon made com fortable.

The Mohawk Minstrels are announced to open at the Agricultural Hall on Saturday next. The Company concluded a most successful season of 18 nights in Wellington last Saturday. Mr Williams, scenic artist, and assistant arrived from the South to-day, and will commence work at once. Tho hall, when finished, will be able to seat 800 persons.

The cricket match between Hamilton and Paterangi which was to have been played at Hamilton on Saturday _ fell through, owing to only four of the visiting team putting in an appearance.

Mrs Journing,of Arch Hill, has beaten the record of big duck eggs, one of her ducks having laid an egg weighing fully sozs. This knocks out of time the one sent down from Papakura. The performer of this prodigy is merely a common cross-bred.

In the paragraph in our Friday's issue re lative to the accident to the young fellow Bray, who was admitted into the Hospital, it. was stated that tho operation of re moving the arm was done by Dr. Scott and the House Surgeon. As this might create the impression that the Honorary Staff were not attentive to their duty, it is right to fctate the facts, which are as follows,:—Dr. Scott accompanied the lad from Onehunga, and on his arrival at the Hospital, seeing that the injury was so serious, Dr. Lindsay telephoned at once to Dr. Haines, the surgeon for last week. Dr. Haines was in attendance within a very short time, and he performed the operation, with Dr. Scott s assistance. '

Another successful entertainment took place on Saturday night at the Temperance Hall, the programme being provided by the Ponsonby Baptist Band of Hope. Mr J. C. Robinson, Chairman, opened the meet ing with some well-chosen remarks, and the following items were given":—Piano solo, Mr W. R. Grigg ; recitation, Master C. Shep pard ; song, Miss Violet Plummer; recita tion, Mr 0. Crafts ; a very able address by Mr Leyland ; recitation, Miss Laura Guest; piano solo, Miss Plummer ; dialogue, Misses Fear, Exton and Hampton; song. Miss Rosie Guest; recitation, Miss Annie Robm sou ; recitation, Master E. De Courcy j re citation, Master Willie Anderson ; reading,, Mr J. T. Bigelow. The entertainment concluded with* the National Anthem.

The members of the Onehunga Bifle Corps assembled in good numbers on Satur day afternoon on the Railway Ground, One hunga, for the purpose of taking part ma daylight parade. Captain Sir W. Waste neys and Acting-Lieutenant Lundon were in attendance with 42 men. To-morrow, at 12 o'clock, Mr G. Lewis will sell some valuable shipping interests, which are paying well. The vessels will be sold on terms excepting one, that no dou,bt there, will be good competition for them.

Wales enco U rag6 ment to ¥"&*** >sS called for a few mill ders: *X I{ » doe-exterminaS^ofhia'^jJ from Court was pS&H4> •ecsts to the extentofffl? ■*«««?A doubtful aspect services was well time _ had been devoted to?}^ 1, interior of the evergreens, and pleasing. A platform on which were .seated choir and the this was an orchestral barfli-1 **M" an additional duSS^^fc! , Throughout the dtf-flj*!«% were rendered in amann® '■¥* Themormng servioe a. j. Lewis who preached W 22nd chapter andffS^^ chid mt&e way afternoon the Rev. C. H «**• theschokrs on the « iSfe 1 basing his remarks o Luke. The pastor of M> sided at the evening text Proverbs 50th cK'SW verses, inclusive. SS ?* been decided to repeat CeS next Sunday evening. ; : ; ■ .""' Mr A. G. Darnells, S. D. A. n^ preached last night to a good hou2 subject of "Baptism." Atthe i!& meeting 10 or 15 came forward and im baptised. The mode practised by Pastw Darnells v somewhatdifferent fothakf Z Churches. Asimilarceremonywilltakepk to-morrow evening, when Pastor 'Ba* will more fully speak' on the necesabd baptism to. all believers. , • Tin? , Greatest pure, harmless remedy, tnat cures mrrM and prevents disease by:-'keettog the W pure. the. stomach regular, kidneys MS active, is the greatest bles-ing evercori upon man. Hop Bitters is that American Co., the genuine manalactumiii' being blessed by thosuands, who haw W cured by it. Try it. See

To the marker of .the American Wstd Repairing Company, Karangaliape m\- AJlowme to thank you for: the Amafeuiw lever watch, won by me, with one of ypnrjrw coupons (No. 18) presented by yorito7onrc& tomers during tno month oJ Septemia te bringing their repairs' to - yonr i establishmeat My watch, repaired by yourflrniiliasgiflSie jrrcat satisfaction. I think this is due to you, v I was not at the drawibg, \?iich took placea October 6th. — Jlb JONE3, Bond-strwt, M Hill,-(ADVT.)

LATEST SPORTING.

From late papers to hand 'by the oil steamer Zealandia, we take the folljirij' items:—• ■ .■; ,; ;Y\-; -■;■■ ■ : -~'h;l ] -, : - ~■'.:■ At Flemington on the ; 3rd of Otbkt, J Abercom had Trident to keep him cpiiaij in a couple of moderately fast tarns on tin tan. Abercom looks a trifle fine,- bat Trident is very lusty.- Volcano eported: half-a-mile on the taw? .bounding alongin a most taking manner.; Lava; and*Eaigm* cantered separately, "but. Cranbrooi d Carlyon were extended'pver.amile and». half on the tan. At Caulfield, hsb* d Teddy Yuille were the first stripped, and were sent a useful gallop oil wctW: Eocket, Vinaigrette, and Mirella wfW*, stricted to a canter and spurt home on W tan. Spade Guinea came down after brsfr fast for cantering exercise.; Silvermineui Niagara did a mile and a-half oatbecootse, winding up with thelast-haH ; mile fa* Bohemian was given a couple of Huh" the tan track, and .polled.np;«n ngbt Emerald went a mUe and,a-quarterg accompamed sticcessirely-brMiister JP, signs of great improvement. ~..«, Sipiiii beenconsistentlyeupportd. W Jjju Derby Abercbrn has been backed aM wj> about, Jepusite. ,xoi »™ j«n, M i A®- Silver Princef-Mfl been m dmand, I wafers, 500 to 35 and 1,000 ™w, - noted Thand^^-^gfJSS, booked horse Honeydeir, by .Wfl»»J^for $&££&&*** internally that Toistmaster, Cracker, Miss V — \

WAIKATO NOTES.

BoWh Council *-£>** clared &»* W**&r t < elected.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAST, OCTOBER 10. 1887.

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• 0 - T I C E. The Business hitherto carried on by ROBERT NEAL at Wellesley-slreet and Karangahape Road will be conducted as usual from the Karangahape Road Store. Customers will bo called upon as usual. Country customers please note the change in address: THE NEWTON SUPPLY STORE, Karancuhatb Road. v ■ j^ , [CARD]. "W A NT ED Landlords and others to know that E. BARKER Undertakes Collection of Rents and Accounts, Execution and Distress Warrants, Possession under Bills of Salo, etc., with care and despatch, office: ' CITY CHAMBERS, VULCAN LANE (Top floor). Iγ OTI C E OIHr, EMO V A L.' Mr T. TKAFFOrtD, The oldest-established Surgeon Dentist of 18 years. Desires to inform his patients and friends that' ho has removed trom Wakcfleld-street 13 more central ofllces, QUEEN-STEKET (over Waytc's, Bookseller)* opoosito vVyndham-street. Professional hom-s : 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. TTV E N T I~S T~~R y7. Mr A. L. SMITH, OLD-ESTABLISHED DENTIST, Corner of Hobson and Weixeblry Streets Artificial Teeth fitted without extracting stumpa. Other dentists'work repaired. Tootu stopped. Gas administered. Charge* moderate, Tramcars pass the house. <



s' XT F - WTND S0 R, JLjL» SUItGEOX DEXTIsJT (by exam. J , (Late of the Firm of Kempt and Windsor.) I bee to intimate to the public of Auckland and Provincial District that I continue In prac tice at the Old Chambers, Shortland-street (opposite Post Office.) Having secured the ser vices of a first-class Mechanical Assistant, and reduced my charges, I hope to merit a ishuro or r their support. , h Box 210, P.O.] s [Tklki'HQNK 377. > 3 VTT ANTED KNOWN. \ OUR SPRING AND = SUMMER , SPECIALTIES i , i Ark Now Ox View, 1 ... f ■'-■ ' %•■■':-■ "THE PRTDE Oij , THE SEASON," 1 B A Special Ltne Ov B 9 SPRTNtt AND SUMMER 5 • WORSTED SUITINGS, 3 AT S s £ 3 10s PER SUIT. s Sixty Beautiful Patterns to select from, r ! a. W OOI ' LAMS * C O,, >- HIGH-CLASS TAILORS AND WOOLLEN r DRAPERS, 3 Sydenham House, 1 TOOT OF GREY-STREET. i 1 «, . »•>*■* ••-j:: ? b I I ') TN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DEATH ; ov 3 Mb ALEXANDER IKGLI3, : Tho only surviving partner of tho Finn, • TENDERS ARE INVITED YOn THAT ■ "well-known & old-established ; . .business , (Successfully carried on for tho last 24 years by ; ' Messrs a. and T. Intilin, at George-street, Dunedin), I AS A GOING CONCERN, IN ONE LOT. J THE BUSINESS COMPRISES ' General Drapery. Clothing, and Mehceuy Boots am> Shoes ' cabpet3 and fubxißhingß . Furniture, Crockery » Ironmongery. Undertakinc Boot Man-ukactuiuno, Cabinet and j FUBNITCKE MANUFACTUniNfi. , For particulars an to Leases, Ground Rents, Buildings. Book Debts, Stock. Turn-over, etc., ' apply by letter to " Tho Executors o£ the iato ' air Alexander Inglie, Gooricc-streot, Dunedin;' • or on tho Premises to tho Manager. I Tenders mnsfc ton attho Office of the Firm not - lator than THURSDAY, Vho2oth day o£October, 1837, at 12 noon. ] Tho highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. ' Each tondo" must have attachod a Marked Cheque for 10 per cent, of! the umount of tho tender. i•/., ■ : ■, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK New Season's Tennis Racquets Tennis Balls, &a Cricket ware Croquet LL fjTAMES AT XELSEY'S, OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK. STARTLING A NNOUNCEMENT. JLjL. MONSTER SALE. OF BOOTS AND SHOES AT GARRETT BROS.' Previous to Stock-taking. GARRETT BROS, have decided to offer the whole ot their immense Stocks at Wakefleld-strcet and Karangahapo Road at COST PRICE, for a few weeks only, and also to -.a ako room for two large Stocks from their Soutkern branches, about to be closed. Now is tho opportunity for thoso feeling "bad times to parcnaso theso great at genuinely 'Wholesalo Prime Cost. The superior character ctf our stock is well known throughout New Zealand, therefore pulling is "unnecessary. It only lomains lior the Proprietors) to say THE SALE 13 TRULY GENUINE. Many thousand different lines are> offered. A very lew only can bo quoted loei/o :— s. d. Ladies' House Boots .. ..reduced to 2 11 Ladle*'.lfouse Boots .. .. reduced to 3 9 Ladies' Carpet Slippers .. reduced to 15 !) Ladies,'Bu/t'Slippers .. ... reduced to 3 3 Ladies' Prunella Slippers .. reduced to '.i !) Ladiefj'Fur-bound Slippnrs .. reduced to 3 (i Ladies' sto 7 Shoes, assortod .. reduced to 4 SI Ladifas' Button Shoes .. ... reduced to li 6 Ladies' Levant Lace Shoos .. reduced to t> 6 Ladbea'WnlkingPrunella Roots reduced to 4 (i Ladies' Levant Elustic Si.3cß .. reduced to 5 !) Ladies' Button Boots, sto 7 .. reduced to <> (> Lacliee' Hygiunic Laco Boo) a _ reduced to iS l> Ladies' Prunullu Shoes .. .. reduced to 4 1) Ladies' Superior Button B( iota reduced to 0 U Lad|3s'Levant Elastic Sida 3 .. reduced to « 9 Ladles' Kid Elastic Sides ..reduced to till ChUlilren'B Felt Boots .. .. reduced to Oil Children's Button Boots, 2to 6.. reduced to J U Children*7 to 13as3ortedE.i3.. reduced to at 6 Chiiireu's Laced reduced t« 1 (i MasrLs'KidElasticSides.lamlS reduced to> -t 11 Dhiliren's Strong Elastic S £d»33 reduced to 3 C Men's Elastic Sides .. ..reduced to 7 11 Men's Bluchers, tips. nails v etc reduced to 5 6 Men's Watertiprhta .. ... reduced vo 8 e» , Wen's Balmorals reduced to 10 C I Men's Shoes.. ' ... " „ .. reduced to (i (J Boys' Boots ...... .. .. reduced to 4 (5 Boys' Lace Boots reduced to 311 Women's Leather Elastic Sides reduced to <> 6 Women's Lace Boots .. ..reduced to S 0 A Job Lot of Ladios' very a aptorior Walking Boots, assarted, from Si ■ tid to 13s tid. Most of theso Bargains will be cleared quickly, therefore come early and ac ouro tLV best. A R RETT T>KOTHERS, WAKEPIELD STREET O-.ARRETT'S BtTILDXNGS. KOAD, AUCKLAND.