THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

BSr ©oimcSl Before the Eden Electors.

A Very Lively BlcctinjJ.

Me J. Aitken Connejj, opened the contest for Eden last nighb by addressing the electors of that constituency in St Sepulchre's schoolroom, Upper Symonds-st. The building was quite full by half-past seven, a few ladies being noticeable in the front seat?. There were also a number of ladies seated upon tho platform, and likewise tho Rev. Mr Scott, and Messrs John McElwain, John Lamb, 11. J. Duncan, Douglas (Vaile and Douglas), C. E. Button, Major Wilson (of Cambridge), and others. Mr McElwain moved that Sir John Lamb tako the chair. This was received with loud hooting, hisses, and applause. Mr Lamb came forward amidst cries of "No ! no !" " Yes ! yes !" and immense uproar. . Mr Lamb assumed the chair and attempted to speak, but the uproar was too much. An excitable individual in front sprang bo his feet and cried oub, "Tell us why you came from the old country!" This renewed the uproar. Mr Lamb then said : Ladies and gentlemen,—l am pleased to night to see a lob of ladies here. It is a •good thing to see ladies present ab these political meetings. '„ At this stage Mr Hodge rose in the body of tho hall and proposed that Mr Douglas should occupy the chair. This was seconded by Mr J? Jenkins, and was received with loud cheers. Mr Lamb again attempted to speak, but was compelled to sit down amidst cries of •' Douglas ! Douglas !" " Put the motion !" Mr j. Aitken Connell then came forward, and when order had been restored he said, " You know, lads, thab Wiis is my meeting, and I shorild like to have it a little orderly. But this is a public meeting, and a public meeting has a perfect right bo choose its own chairman. Which do you want V Cries of " Lamb ! Lamb ! " and " Douglas ! " *' Well, I'll put it to the meeting." ' • The question was then pub bo tho meob ing, when Mr Douglas was returned by a large majority. Mr Lamb then retired, saying, " Oh, very well, he's quite welcome to tho chair." ' Mr Douglas came forward amidst renewed cheers. Mr Connell said, "Well,genblemen,l may 'tell you jusb in one word that although I value Mr Lamb as a new friend, still I am very well pleased in the selection that you have made, for Mr Douglas is one of the oldest friends that I have here." This announcement was received with loud applause. Mr Douglas then said that he did not expect to occupy that position, but as they had elected him he supposed that ho must submit. He expected tho meeting to givo Mr Connell a fair hearing. They merely wanted information, for by ••ttending they did not pledge themselves to support Mr Connell. They simply wanted to hear his views upon the matter. He therefore hoped that the meeting would listen quietly, and allow Mr Connell to enlighten them regard ing his views upon political matters. "(Applause.)

: Mr Connell, in opening his address, said that there was one thing respecting which ■he was a little disappointed. There were scarcely so many of the fair sex present as Tie thought he could have managed to draw out. (Laughter.) With that exception he thanked them most heartily for the very ■fine audience they had given him. He might tell them that he was not altogether a fraud. (Laughter.) He hoped to make an interesting speech, and the audience them selves would be the judges of its ability. In order that they might have a good speech it was absolutely necessary to impose cer tain conditions. (" Give us the speech.") Unless he had the minds of every man and woman in that building consenting to something he could not say that which would really interest and amuse tftem. /Laughter.) He knew that there was always a superabundance of buoyancy at electioneering meetings, and he was prepared to meet the audience in a good-natured way. He had always taken a great deal of interest in New Zealand, had a great deal to say about it, and he wanted to get rid of it, and to engage something like sympathy with the audi ence. (Laughter.) There were three ways of delivering a speech. One way was to write the speech out and read it; another way was to speak from notes. It was not in either way that he intended to touch and interest them to-night. (Laughter.) The third was to speak absolutely extempore, and this was the system he intended to adopt. It had many great advantages. It was simply and reaily thinking aloud. If, however, there was anything like preju dice amongst the audience, or a desire to interrupt and cause con fusion, he would be placed at a dis advantage. (Interruption.) If they got no speech from him that night they would have themselves to thank, and not him. (Cries of " Speech.") He was there with a speech, and if they would listen to him he thought they Avonld say it was a good speech. (Laughter.) Yes, when they left 'the building they would say it was the very best speech they had ever heard. {Laughter.) In order that the speech should have that effect, they must pay careful attention to the conditions he was about to lay down. (A voice: " Speak plain then.") He was speaking as plain as he could (stamping his foot). They could depend upon it that he would speak as .plainly as he could. (Laughter.) He was about to say his conditions were that each one of them, in order to hear the speech, must contract with him for one or 'two things. First, he desired that what ever thoughts they had respecting himself when they c .tercel the building should be put on one si ••, find that they should allow a full and fair ■-■jighfc to everything that he said, in order 'Mint it might reach their minds and perhaps con,- ciences. (Interrup tion). He hoped they would not say they " didn't believe the fellow," and that they would give him a fair hearing, and then follow their consciences. (A voice : " There is no conscience in politics.") In _ the second place, he was going to say things to them that would appeal to their emotions (laughter), because, he repeated, he was ■going to say something about that 'which would move them. (A voice: v Take a drink," and laughter.) Mr Connell observed that this was very good advice, and partook of a draught of water, and resumed his observations as f0ll0WS: - who is He 7 He was going to occupy their time for something like fifteen minutes in speaking about himself. (A voice : ■ " Leave out the personal.") They had aright to hear who John Aitken Connell was, and he could be got rid of in fifteen minutes. (Applause.) It was impossible for him to deal with the important subjects which he intended to bring forward unless he first told them something about himsell. (Hear, hear, and laughter, and a voice : " We know all about yourself.) No, they did not ■know all about him. (Interruption.) W ell, if they were quite ready he would go- on (interruption), or if they wanted ten minute/ to ■ a bit of a blow hewasquik-, o. He was inclined to think thay 1 id not come there that night tolieuv- ' * ix , m f en , JftJ " 800 ! 800 '" m: back of the hall, and it this was to the ■..-io.s he would sit down for five minute ' let them have it to themselves. .(i~... ■-»■)• About himself, first of all he waniu- ■ ficm to endeavour to iudsre of his speeches!, urn this point of view. (Cries of "Speech!") Ho was a colonial nand—that was what he was—and he pro fessed that if they put him into Parliament ho would not. only represent Eden

well, but also the genius of New Zea land. Hβ had been in the colony for something nearly approaching thirty years. (A voice : " An Otago man.") During that time he had followed many occupations as a colonial hand. He had been a farm hand, a contract; ditcher, and indeed he had fol lowed various positions of great trust, and also very low positions indeed ; that was what most colonial hands prided themselves upon. He came before them in a new light. Ho was an aspiring politician. (Interruption.) A more aspiring politician probably than any whom they knew. Any one that read his speech should read it as the speech of a colonial hand. He did not profess to be a working-man, and they should not imagine that he wanted to get the working man vote by making any lickspittle or handshaking to anybody. (Disorder), He was going to have the working-man's vote nevertheless, and he knew the way to win him (Question), and it was not incon sistent in order to do this that he claimed to be a Christian and a gentleman. (Cries of " Oil !" and laughter). He was the son of a highly respectable gentleman—James Conncll, LL.D., of the High School, Glasgow—a gentleman whom he was not afraid to own as his father. (Laughter.) And he trusted before God that his father would never be ashamed of him. (Hear, hear, and applause). That was " who he was." Now for what he (the speaker) had done. Ho was not going to blow a whole lot of nonsense. (Laughter). There wa?, however, one thing in his colonial life of which he would tell them later on. (A voice : " The speech.") Electoral Tactics. Now ho would say a few words about electoral tactics if the audience would give a little attention. What was a tactician ? (Interruption.) Now, if they would keep quiet they would learn something. (Laugh ter.) It was this : A skilful mind and farm hand, dealing with tactics. And he would tell them what were not tactics : A tremb ling, weak hand, with no skill in it and with the schemer behind it; men who schemed about, who lived behind the scenes, and bafllcd tho mind. That man was "a dodger," of whom they saw too much at these election times. He hoped every man in their com munity would shrink from him, and if necessary, throw a rotten cgfr in his face. (Laughter and applause.) If they saw tho right man with the right stuff in him, working skilfully and beautifully, they should appreciate him (applause), and when they saw him successful they should givo him a good ringing cheer. (Laughter and cheers.) No, they need not cheer just yet. (Laughter.) In looking for a tactician in politics they should look about for force, just as did the tactician in the field. Tho political tactician saw tho position, whore were his forces, and, if ho was a man of ability, ho discerned that that thing lay in tho minds and hearts of tho people. As for himself, ho would never de scend to tho position of a schemer in order to get their support. (Laughter.) If they found J. Aitken Council scheming and dodging for tho Eden seat, he hoped they would kick him out. He intended to gei it, though. But a tactician like he was saw his end, looked about for his forces, and recognised them. Then he had to gather them to himself and move them in tho direction ho wanted them to go. Now, if lie prided himself on his capacity in one respect more than another, he prided him self upon his tactics. The mere fact that, although a stranger in Auckland, lie had that magnificent audience to hoar his Speech he claimed as a very good assurance of his success. (A voice : " Oh, we've only come out of curiosity.") They had come there that night simply from the fact that he was a tactician. (A laugh.) Oh, they might laugh if they liked, but it was true. (Mr Hodge: " We came to get some fun.") Well, perhaps they might get some fun before tho meeting was over. Still he should have thought that they had Had enough from out of that recent correspondence m the papers. He asked them' above all during this election to have their eyes open for the political dodgeayandif they found him they should shun him. What Mr Connoll Has Done. Now he had promised to tell them some thing he had done, and of which he was very°proud. He would only mention one thing that ho had done in New Zea land. (A voice: "Tell us what you intend to do.") No; he might tell them that he would jump over the moon, and that would be a lie. He pre ferred to tell them what he had done. They had in Otago—because the greatest part of his life was spent in that province—a system of land settlement known as tho i Deferred Payment system. It was brought in by one of the ablest and most honest men this colony had ever known—and this colony had known many able and honest men — he referred to Donald Reid. Under that system men gob land at £1 per acre, and they had the price to pay by 20 half-yearly instalments. It worked very well for a time, but under the pressiire of low crops and bad times a large number of the selectors under that system gob into difficulties and could nob pay their instalments. There was not one farmer in Otago that he believed from the bottom of his soul did not love him, and he loved them. He saw these men in the hands of the Government. Mr Rolleston commenced by putting these men out of their holdings and forfeiting their licenses. At that time he himself used to appear before the. Otago Crown • Lands Board, and he was thought so skilful an agent that not one member of the 'Board could plead so well for the farmers as no (the speaker) could. -That being the posi tion, he said to himself—he was only one man—" This is not right; this thing must be shown up." Then, having made up his mind upon that point, he looked about for forces. He addressed the public mind. He made one or two very firm and decisive speeches ab the meetings of the Chamber of Commerce with regard to the incompetency of the Government that wanted to turn out those farmers. The effect of his speeches was that the hand engaged in turning these men out was paralysed. He then eaid to himself, " It is not sufficient to paralyse the hand of the Executive Government in turning those men out, but I must devise some practical common sense way whereby these men's case shall be met." He drafted an amend ment of the Land Act. No lawyer did that sort of work for him. He printed his draft amendment and sent a copy to every dis trict in Otago, to every member for the province, to the Ministers of the Crown, and to every member of the House of Represen tatives. He did all that as a tactician. The effect was that the Government said that if a single man outside of the House could outdo them in printing a bill, they must take up the matter with out question. (A voice : " Good shot.") They did take tho matter up, but they did not see that his measure was the one bhab was needed. On the contrary,they devised another, and a wretched sham. Then he sent petitions all through the agricultural districts of Otago, and along with them he sent insbrucbions bhab no man should dare bo sign them unless he were a hona fide. agriculturist. Thousands signed the peti tion, and its purport was that the bill of J. Aitken Connell was the right one, and that the proposal of J. Aitken Connell was the proper proposal for them. (Laughter.) That petition and that bill went to Wellington, and of coarse he de termined to go too. He got one of the Waste Lands Committee of the House to summon him as a -witness. Ho went to Wellington, however, ab his own expense, and he received a ii.essage to appear before the Committee. He did so. The Minister of Lands was there boo with all the information that could be fur nished by his department at his back, and

when he went there the Minister said he would not have his systen. The Waste Lands Commitbee gob him before them and examined him ; Mr Rolleston also examined him. (Laughter.) What was the result? It was this: That the Waste Lands Com mittee saw bhab bhis individual scheme was right. And more than that, hunt ing about for for force he knew where it lay. He saw various members of the House, and kept it before them. He in fluenced various members of the House, who influenced others. Amongsb others he influenced the late Mr Macandrew—one of the finest men this colony had seen. He did one thing which went to his (the speaker's) heart, and which he would never forgeb. When badgered by hosbile opinions, and by bhe efforts of the Minister of Lands to break down his arguments, he gob dry and excibed. (A voice : "You had a nip.") No, he did nob send for any brandy. Mr Macandrew got up and brought him a glass of water with his own hand. (A voice : " Oh, did he ?" and loud laughter.) Hβ did indeed, and that was just the kind of man Mr Macandrew was, and tho kind of man that won their hearts in Otago, notwithstanding his faults. The Minister "at last said, " I find that you are very powerful, Mr Conncll, with the House, and I am resolved to tako your proposals." He did a very noble and a very beautiful tiling in the end. Although he had opposed him (Mr Connell) all along , , he took up his proposals and put them in the Government Bill. They were in tho present Land Act, and the colony had had the Commissioner of Crown Lands' opinion thab if bhese capitalisation proposals had not been adopted a large number of farmers would have succumbed and broken up their homes. That was only a part of the work of his life, and the only part of which ho would say anything, because it was public. Still, bhoy need not be afraid bhab there was anything in this life to be ashamed of. He had done many wrong things, but he was not aware that he ever did any living man a wrong consciously and not confessed it when it had been brought under his notice. A Members Relation to His Con stituents. He had now a few words to say to them upon the true nature of the relations which should obtain between a member and his constituents, and on the functions and re sponsibilities of each. Now, the true rela tion which should exist between a member and his constituents could only be properly exhibited when they came to consider what a consbibuoncy really meant, and wliab a member of a con3bibuency really meant. A constituency was made up of a large num ber of units. (A voice: "We know all aboub it.") They would be none the worse, however, for being reminded of it. And each one of ■ these individual intelligences exercised and bore a certain amount of moral responsibility of one kind or another. And when two or three men came before them, and asked to be sent to Parliament, if the man were of a proper sort and a colonial hand, he thought about it. He refused to be made a mere chess man to bo moved at will by a dodger. He said to himself: "I will consider this thing." What he wanted every member of bhe Eden constituency to do was that he should realise the power that he possessed. It was a great power that they possessed, and if they did not uso it rightly, then they sinned previously againsb God. (Cries of "Oh, oh!") Ib was bhab power that he wanted them to pass over to him. (Hodge: "Thank you.") Mr Connell: All right, my lad, you can give me your vote by-and-bye. (Loud laugh tor.) He meant to say to them that if they exercised that power wrongly—if they voted improperly—then they would commit one of the most tremendous sins that they could commit, and if they trans ferred that power to him and he used it wrongly, then he would commit a sin not only against them bub also against his God. Cries of " Hear, hear!" and " Oh, oh!" A. man-at tho -front-hctCr called out, "Give us politics!' I ?'"This; warmed up Mr Connell's blood, and fixing the interrupter he said, "-Politics, I sir, politics, why you know nothing about politics." This caused immense uproar. When order was restored Mr Connell re sumed his speech, lie said ho was a student and a thinker. A voice : " And a Shylock." (Laughter.) Mr Connell: "Well a Shylock if you like." (Loud laughter.) Mr Connell continued that if he was any thing at all he claimed to be a thinker. He was also ambitious, and he had studied politics in order to prepare himself for a political life for the last 20 years. (Ap plause.) And he meant to get there. (Ap plause. ) He had always tried to get at the bottom of things and when he got there.— (A voice: "You stopped there." Loud laughter.) Mr Hodge then came forward amidst great applause, and asked Mr Connell to tell the aiidienoe that there was still room ab the front. Mr Connell at once shouted out, " Come along, Hodge ! come along, Hodge !" At the same time considerable laughter was occasioned by some hoodlum giving an excellent imitation of the crowing of a chanticleer. A few minutes were then devoted to allowing more people to crowd to the front.

Mr Connell then resumed his speech. He said that he feared that they had missed that last sentence, therefore he would re peat, it as it was most important. And he could tell them thab in every subjecb which he had sbudied he had found God. (Hear, hear.) Yes !He had sbudied politics and other matters, and had no fear in saying thab he had found God in everything. (A voice : "That's right, you're a God fearing man.") Mr Connell: Yes, lam; and lam not afraid to say it. This announcement was received with applause. Constituencies. Well, he would tell them what he wanted from his constituentcy. (A voice : "You have nob got oneyet." Mr Connell: "No ; but I will have it." Loud applause.") Mr Connell then resumed : He said that there was no man in New Zealand who would take it from him, and he would win it fairly. (Applause.) A man here cried out, " We'll run in Grey."

This also caused uproar, during which a voice cried out some questions. Mr Connell again resumed: He mighb tell them that it was characteristic of old colonial hands that they did not like their hands forced, and he would answer ques tions at the close of his address, and not one minute before, for he meant to have his say. (Laughter.) At this stage Mr John Lamb made a move for the door, and the unruly members of the audience commenced to cry out, "John's going, good-night, John." Mr Connell continued by saying bhat they were there thab nighb in answer to his ad verbisemenb, and ib sbabed bhab he intended to talk about constituencies, and if they did not like to hear about constituencies then they should nob have come. In fact, he intended to speak about it, andif they did not intend to listen then they had no right there.for he would speakon each subjecbas he inbended, and would only answer quesbions when bhe right time arrived—that was at the close of his speech. He would give them his promise that he would tell them about t some things that were well worth hearing, if they would only listen. (A voice: "Why don't you try Dunedin, where your'e so well-known ?") If they did not like it they need not have come (laughter). He was about bo say that •what he desired to win himself was, with bhe consent of the electors of Eden, the complete confidence of his constituents. Otherwise he certainly would not sit in the Eden seat. (A voice : " You won'b have ft, and we do nob know you from a crow.")

An Electioneering Agent. There were two ways in which a seat could be obbained. You might win your seat, or you might buy ib. You need not buy it with sovereigns, but you could buy it in another way. (A voice : " How ?" and laughter.) A very old lady and a lady whom he esteemed highly, and loved very much (laughter) - a lady that he had known for a very long time (great laughter.) He said again—an old lady that he loved very much and thab loved him (laughter and a voice : "Is it your wife , '") said to him, " You must go round about and ask bhe electors for their votes." Well, to that he replied that he would never do so, and that if his election depended on that he would never sib in Eden. (Hear, hear, and a voice, " That's true.") lie just said to her "No," if there was an elector in Eden that wanted his vote purchased (a voice : " You'll buy it"), he gave his word of honour that he would never ask for it. He would never say to any man, "Will you please, Mr So-and-so, vote for me ? and he would regard the man who gave his vote when thus solicited as utterly debased (cries of " Oh " and general interruption). Yes, as debased as was tho man who put the sovereigns in his right-hand pocket. He told them fairly thab he would never buy a vote to attain any end. A few days since a scoundrel came'into his office and said to him, " I'm a very powerful elector in Eden, and I have a lot of votes that I can in fluence " (uproar and cries of " Name !") He said to this scoundrel in order to draw him out, "How do you like my political principles ?" (cries of " name !" and a voice : " It's a lie and a libel!") He could not give the man's name (Oh, oh !) He never saw him before he came to his office, and never wished to see him again. (A voice :"I do not believe it," and cries of " Name!") They should have patience. (A voice : " You are libelling the very seat you want to sit in," and uproar.) He repeated that this man came into his oflice. (" Name, name !" and a voice : " Can you recognise him in the crowd ?") Mr Connell, after closely inspecting the audience, replied that ho could not see tho individual (a voice : " Would you know him if you saw him ?" and another voice : "Is it Billy Hodge ?" and great laughter.) He knew Mr Hodge as a very decent fellow (hear, hear), and he placed great confidence in Mr Hodgo. Mr Hodge : " You know the man and call him a scoundrel, and yet will not give him a name. You should tell us his name." Mr Hodgo was greeted with cries of " Plat form," and mounted the rostrum amidst a great deal of good-natured chaff. He at tempted to obtain a hearing, but completely failed, and after vainly attempting to stem a torrent of hooting and hissing for a few seconds, gracefully retired. The Chairman asked the audience to give Mr Connell a hearing, and that gentleman was about to resume his speech when he was met with renewed uproar, and one of the audience insisted that he should name the scoundrel to show that he (Mr Connell) was a truthful man. Mr Connell said he would certainly give the man's name if he knew it. How, in the name of peace, could lie give the man's name when he didn't even know him ? (Further interruption.) In the name of goodness he, asked tho party interrupting to shut up. (Laughber.) Now, just to show how ho might knowamanandnotrecol lect his name, ho would relate a very curious thing. There was a gentleman on tho plat form thab he engaged as his political secretary, and he did not know his name. (Laughter.) Take this gentleman (bringing the " secretary " for ward) as an instance. He gave his name and was with him for five minutes,and he de cided to employ him,but he did not recollect his name. (A voice :' : You are very soft," and laughter.) Was he? They would find out soon onough. (A voice: "You have no right to call a man a scoundrel without being able to give his name.") If a man behaved as a scoundrel he did not care two straws about his name, bub would denounce him. (Interruption.) Mr Edwin Wood at this stage stepped on the platform with the object of settling the matter in dispute. He said that a statement had been made ivith inference to an elector of Eden. (Uproar and cries of "Sit down.") They had hold of the wrong party if they thought they would force him (Mr Wood) to sit down. (Cries of " Get down," and uproar). Mr Wood, after holding a consultation with the chairman, again attempted to obtain a hearing. He said that "lie had simply said that Mr Connell had referred to an elector of Eden," but having got so far the uproar became so great that he was compelled to retire amidst applause. What Mr Council Wants. Mr Connell, who had taken a seat during this discussion, a£ain came forward. He suggested that they should forgeb the scoundrel who had caused all this inter ruption. (Hear, hear.) What he wanted to impress upon them was that if he could obtain the Eden seat by offering a man half-a-crown for his vote, he would not do it. (A voice: "More fool you.") He was very glad that all these interrup tions had taken place, because it was under such circumstances that a man was really tried, and by testing him in this way they would be able to get some idea of what sort of a man he was himself. (Intejruption). He would now give bhem bhe terms upon which he wanted the Eden seat. He wanted every woman. (Inter ruption and cries of " Lady.") Oh, yes ;he would call them ladies if they liked, but he preferred the nobler term woman, and his 'terms were these: He wanted cerbain things very badly. Firsb, he did not care for the seat unless bhey put him inbo ib wibh honour and power (inberupbion) and bhe Eden elecbors could rely upon it thab if ever he said anything pleas ant of them they deserved it. (Laughter.) He did intend to say some very pleasanb things, too, notwithstanding tho bit of a shindy that had baken place, especially to the ■ women. He wanted the Eden scab, wibh force behind him, and he Could nob have force behind him unless he had it with their full consent— the full and powerful consent of an overwhelming majority. ("No! No!") He wanted to seat himself in Eden (a voice: " In the'mud ") as deep down as their very affections. (Laughter.) He aspired to the affections of his constituents. (A voice: " You have got none yet," and laughter.) Well, it was only loosing forward. He as sured them thab he was going to succeed, and that he would win the working man to his side. (Laughter.) He was an old fisherman himself. (A voice :" You were a farmer a few minutes ago.") Yes, an old trout fisherman (A voice: " You're not fly yet," and laughter), and trout-fishing was the sport that he liked above all things. He was not only a fisher, but an angler and a catcher, and he would get them all into his basket yet, and take his seat in the House. (Laughter.) That's what he would do, and they would be queer folk if he didn'b succeed. (A voice: " Oh, go back bo Obago.") One word wibh regard to this point-that their friend had raised. There was the feeling in the minds of some people, "Oh, this is an Otago man; we are nob going to have an Otago man—a Scotchman, an Obago fellow. We want an Aucklander." He would pub his own claim to a very practical test. He would nob claim to be specially an Aucklander nor an Otago man either. Now, he asked them to mind this, and to act upon it as fair and honourable men. He would sit down in that chair(here MrConnell suited the word to the action by sitting down) and ask every man who was in Auckland in March, 1859, to stand up. (A few persons responded to the invitation). Now, there were just eight men in that audience, including himself, who had stood up. He was here in March, 1859,

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Larad and Estate Agents. Fβ &• EWING TO N, LAND, ESTATE, & FINANCIAL AGENT, Queen-street, Auckland. [Established 20 years.] About 10 acres of Land and a comfortabloHouso at Avondale, on Mrs Major's estate. Kent, £10 a year _, Comfortable Cottages in Victoria Avenue, Eden Terrace, 3s per week Cottage at Kingsland, os per week House and Shop at Otahuhu, 6s per week Cottage on volcanic land at Bellwood, 6s per Cottage in Summer-street, Mount Eden, 8s 6d Excellent 7-roomcd House, Great North Road - House in Union-street, 12s per week; very convenient to the city -, Seven-roomed House, Ponsonby Road, 12s 6d per week , ._ Large Houso in centre street, Freeman s Bay, 12s (id per week , Ten acres Volcanic Land and a good House, to be Let for four mouths, at 15s per week. It is situated close to the Wesleyan Chapel, Xsew North Road. TO BE LET OR SOLD. For Sale or to Let, a new/woll-built Villa Resi dence, on Mount Itoskill Road, nearly oppo site View Road, on very easy terms. l*as, water, and many conveniences. JOHN TP> 0 L L A R D Begs to inform his friends and the public gen erally that he has commenced business in Auckland as ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT, VALUATOR, ETC., And trusts he will merit a fair share of public patronage. J. 8., having many years' experience as a VALUER OF to REAL et ESTATE, LIVE Is in a position to advise buyer and seller for their mutual benefit. J. 8., also, havibg received a thorough agricul tural and pastoral training in the Umtcd King dom, and having 25 years' experience as a farmer in Auckland, is capable of PURCHASING ALL KINDS OF .STOCK, FAUM a^?mpll^n^:^t^ NUKE ' For his farming friends who live at a distance from the principal markets. JOHN BOLLARD, ESTATE AND COMMISSION AGENT. Office: Durham-street West, Auckland.^ Educational- ANCING CLASH (ADULTS), THURSDAYS, Eight p.m. J. KELLY, Ponsonby Road, nearly opposite Franklin Rd. [A CARD.] MR. J. X E L L V, TEACHER OF DANCING. JUVENILE AND ADULT CLASSES. Address— , * , Ponsonby Road, nearly opposite Franklin Road MR F. B. WOODHAM, Teacher of tiik PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM. Address: Care oC Mr A. Eadv, Auckland Music Warehouse, Queen-street. MR G. OSWALD gives Lessons in Elocution- Twelve Lessons .. .. .. 21s At pupil's residence .. .. •■ 303 Entertainment' given and attended. All letters —CiiAMiTALOur & Cooper, Queen-street. All fees payable in advance. Architects. p. HEBAPATII, F.K.1.8.A.] [S. M. HEKAPATH PHEKAPATH and SO N, c ARCHITECTS, Colonial Bank Buildings. Tjl DW A iTd BABILEY, ARCHITECT, STICHBURY'S BUILDINGS, QUEEN-STREET. DWAKD MAHONEY AND SON, AR C 111 TEC TS, Queen-street, Auckland, r7~p. f. m. bUr rows, architect and building SURVEYOR. ' '■ A.iM.P. Socikty's Buildings. Business Notice?. IT" 1 V s - BOOKBINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER, WYNDIIAM-STKEET. MERCHANTS' ACCOUNT BOOKS, Insurance and Mining Register Books Specially Ruled and Bound. Music, Magazines, Public Libraries, and Sunday School Books Well Bound. BAKERS' SPECIAL RULED DAY BOOKS. Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books Re-bound. . BAND AND CHOIR MUSIC BOOKS _KULED. DAY'S ILLUMINATION OF THE FACES OF OUR CUSTOMERS. We have decided not to spend money on gas HUminations, but to give our customers tho benefit of it by making Great Reductions in our Prices for 14 DAYS' ONLY. GREAT JUBILEE FOR BOOT BUYERS. ECONOMY BOOT SHOP. VICTORIA-STREET. BONE MANURE. — JLJ' Freezing Co.'s .£3, of all merchants. ri ROUND L I.• M E. GROUND LIME FOR SALE : SOU T.H GATE'S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ROCHE LIME, In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floor, Collars, &c, (next to stone flagging is un rivalled for durability and hard-setting qualities). For tanks and other wet work it ie a first-class material. B. KE.ANE, SOLE AGENT CUSTOMS-STREET. J "JPf ° w v i • WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET, Has now convenience for making and repair ing of Jewellery and for tho 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 now and fashionable articles to order, and all the better class ot watches and chronometers receive his personal supervision. Rotherhams' Gonuine-English Levei-3 in stock. TO TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS. PRESENTS FOR HOME. Very beautiful Inlaid Table-tops, Cabinets Fancy Boxes, etc., all made from the pick o! •/,, N * tive Timbers. Other Collections carefully packed and shipped for Home. W. NORRIE, Cabinet worker, nv?£ Xl, w J? caland Timbers only, TOP OF SHORTLAND-STREET. gURRE ST HILLS. SURREY BILLS. CHOICE LOTS. FINE VIEWS. HKALTHY SITUATION. SURREY HILLS. SURREY HILLS SURREY HILLS. TRAM-CARS PASS EVERY io MINUTES. One-fifth Cash, balance any time within Five . Years. Instalments received. Officfs * Australian Mutual Provident Society's Build ings, Queen-street. A. BOARDMAN, Agent.



Business Notices- BY APPOINT- MEM TLF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. fTHHAMES CARRIAGE AND DRAX J_ FACTORY, ViCTORIA-STKEET EAST AND HIGH-STREET. AUCKLAND, Telephone, 308. JAMES MACKIE, CoACHBuaDEB, MANAGER. Builder 'of every description of Vehicles. Repairs in alllthe branches of the trade faithfully executed. Vehicles Bought and Sold on Commission. Coachbuilders' Requisites in Stock. The Trade Supplied. Country Orders punctually attended to. Cash Customers liberally dealt with. In ISH E X & CO., 1 WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND FAMILY BUTCHERS, Established 1864. By Special Appointment to His Excellency the Governor, Hir W. F. Jervois; His Excellency Sir James Ferguson; and H.K.H. the Duke of Edinburgh; also, Kosha Butchers to the J( QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND; N.Z. Families waited on in Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers in Game i Home-cured Hams and Bacon Corned Beef in Large Quantity. Importeof Sausage N.B.—Calves" Rennets. 55a. Customers Supplied witß Ice. ■|O-OTICB OF E E M;O V'AL E. liANGLEY, BUTCHER. Begs to intimate to the public that' he ha 3 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 Bame. APBBH AN G I N G sT W. PHILLIPPS & SON HAVE RECEIVED, EX LATE ARRIVALS, 185—PACKAGES—185 CONTAINING 55,000 ROLLS OF PAPERHANGINGS, CONSISTING OP : NEW PATTEBNS lor Drawing, Dining, Bed- Rooms, Hall and. Staircase, suitable for the Mansion or Cottage. BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, AND BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN PAPERHANGINGS. 916 —PACKAGES-916 SCRIMS AND HESSIANS PLATE AND SHEET GIASS, WHITE LEAD, OILS, TURPS, VARNISHES, AND ALL TRADE SUNDRIES.:' W. PHILLIPBS & SON,\ D 5 and 97. Queen-street, /The American CORN BROOM CO. EXMOUTH STREET. ' EDWIN JONES (Late E. and A. Jones), , House, -Furnishing; and General IRONMONGER, . ■'.- Ponsonby Road and Pompailier Terrace, ,\ Auckland, N.Z. Agent for the Phceiix Fire Office. ' Advertisement Agent fonA.ucKXA> T D Evening BTAt ' - ■ -- Post Office Savings Bank, Money Order Office. Telegraph Station, Telephone Buaeau. J. BUTCHER.] [J. GROOM., WE HAVE .TOE SALE: - ■ ': '. ■ Rod and Bar Iron, Wire Nails, Fencing Barb Wire, Roofing Iron, Sash Weights, Buckets Tubs, Springs, and Patent Axles, Coarse and Fine Salt. \ .. <- -, i GROOM, BU-TCHBR,• & CO., FORT-STREET. Telephone 211.] GO T,b B AT H to KOTH'S PUBLIC HOT. COLD, AND, SHOWER BATHS,-'VicfORlA-STBEET EAST. 1 Charge-ONE .SHLtLING. Opea all week days from li a.m. to 9 p.m., and SUNDAY MORNINGS from 6 till lp a.m. .The bath rooms are all private, and supplied with every convenience, Turkisn towols, flesh and hair brushes, combs, respirators, soaps, &c. Select Bath-rooms (private) for ladies every day, at all hours, withfemale attendance, one Shilling and Sixpence, tflease' hote the Address—Victoria street East, abovefthe Greyhound Hotel, and next the Cheap Bedding and Furniture Mart, Auckland. N.B.—Barber in attendance. | \ ; r WARNOGK BROTHERS, Sl Established 1862 V : ' SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTURERS, COX'S CREEK, AUCKLAND.! , % Manufacturers pf the Celebrated Extract of Soap, Disinfectant Powder, First Prize Yellow . Blue Mottled, Doable Crown, Economic, and " Household, Carbolic, and other Medicinal and Toilet Soaps, made from the purest of Tallows, j &C. ■ ■ I . .■■;.'.' •■' •' ■- 'J| Offices—DUßHAM-STREET, Auckland. N.B. — Cash Purchasers of Tallow, Wool, Sheepskins, and Bones. J. J. S#INNERTONv I WOOD TURNER, Wtodham-stbbet." | Established 1868., , '. j A reduction of 25 per cent, on all common work. _ Billiard Balls Exchanged. . / Special care giren to Re-turhing and Staining. Pool Pins, Marbles, and Chalk Pockets, 'always on hand. . T7ARAKGAHAEE ROAD , (Opposite Foresters'HallSi . TEMPERANCE"I)INING-ROOMS. fl Meals at all hours, 9d. Special facilities for a J Grilling Chops and Steaks promptly at any time. Dinners, 12 to 2. Separate room for ladies, lea (fresh made for each customer), 2d a cup. A - really good cHp O f Coftee ahvaysready, 2d cup. ~t CIOALS7~COffvE, CHARCOAL, FIRE- J I I WOOD. Best Rata,jTitree. and Pnriri Fireyood ; also, first-class Taupiri Newcastle, and Kamo uoal, at Lo west PHco for Cash Furniture careiully Removed, and Goods delivered to all parts of * the city aud}suburbs, at Lowest Rates.—Note the Address: c PIPER opposite the Pousonby Reservoir, and corner of Newton andKaranga hape Roads! ' ; A eruington, y mlinst. C.E., M. Inst. M.E., CONSULTING ENGINEER, I N AUCKLAND. h ■ - MONEY TO LEND, at current ratos of i D J>i|rost.-R. T,AISHLEY,_Queen-streot. ■m/fONEY TO.LEND, in large or small JjOL sutos, upon first-class freehold socnritlos, j. repayablo'eithor wookly or at the expiration o| a term oßyears—Aupiy Burton & Ivooslng, 6 and c, MoSlo Chambers (3 doors above Bank of Now Zealand), Queen-street, Auoklund. \ f



HEAD O WICE . bI any TANGIBLE SEcKv? ASE SOUVta way as may be arrant '•^ Payahle W^' including BOND ; :^ S HOH T SS#^^ (Opposite A. Clark anX w™*« AidLittle-Coet.S e S^| LOANS are Personal, Freehold, and Leasehold q ■ : _ Bins Discounted at Ca KRE ; T «._,„. '"' MONEY LENT ON . NOTES, HOOSES^UENIITOfSf MO«iWIfSo«t ED . ; -JOHN.W. HARDIE, ' HIGH SSSSU™! , ESTA ™ AGENT r aibrJi-STIIEET, AuciaAND. JfONEYTOLEND In Sums of from ' ; : ;■ THREE THOUSAND TO TWENTT-SIVE THOUSAND POUNDS (£3,000 to £25,000), AT A LOW RATE OF INTEREST. '* VAI L E AN D DOU6 I AS, ~.-,:, Land and Estate Agents, ■■■■,-•■■ SHORTLAND STREET, next the Post Office!' -riOHEN, LAND AND.MONETARY AGENT, .24, SHORTLAND -.STREET (Three doors pas t Stab OB.cc). .. I am prepared to value land in tie Country for intending purchasers afinoM. •eaaonable terms. All land sold byme in Aiick< and I charge 21 percent, commission. t am prepared to negotiate MorEgagesli 'siuiu, -.: frbin'£2s to £15,000 '. ,-V, ,' Having at command a large snin of money I caß advances on life Policies."*''" Having Agents ihaibparts of Australia andia 1 England, I can : make Advances upon Wills in"sumsfrbin £50t0£15.000. TN D USTRIAL ANP PROVIDENT!. JL PERMANENT BUILDING, LAND«AND INVESTMENT/. SOCIETY OF AUCKLAND SCALE OF EEPAYMENT-KBDDOm-. ing over ;;. : foe £100. . £ioo. , ' £s. a.'-" , £.s.d.) lyear " m 2 0 0 104 0 o> J years"- i. 014.7 ••USIS gi Syeari: .. 010 0 130 Oβ 1 years - ... 0 711 144 9 I ioS: ;:.0.6.,3. Ana other Periods to suit Borrowed: ■ "•. The Board has power incases of Want of Employment- to SUSPEND; PA* VIENTS. .;...:' " ! :■ ■~]:/•■' ■ BORROWERS SHARE IN PROFITS, B ST CEASES ON THE PORTlffif REPAID. ' : "'■ ' ; . '.. -;:: : ■, _ A member who has obtained an afiTanceM iberty- to sell his property at any time, m\v> pay olthis mortgage; or may, if he.desires, w. Ms property subject to the mortgage to cm Society. ' . ■• > Corneroi QUEEN S A TR S andYDLCAN ' " ; : : : JOHN-BANOROim- MENT SOCIETY. : Office: 147 Qoeen-btrket. Loans granted ?praS*2*;'£ , S!:!S Freehold or Leasehold J?d™«T. £20 to £0,000, Principal and able in instalments at RATEEfor repayment of each £100 Dorro«^_ : ;■- •-= ; —Hrntal'Asm™ P Per ; « J^* -is- :: I 1 %M 6 years.. .. ,0 8,» ujtfl §§ B.years -. ~« , 1 : , B ■10 years ~ .. 0» J - —r-> p And in the same proportion toi-mafe § or lamer loans.: :-. ; i %!» - T(B m DEPOSITS.-The pcictr^ives^l 3e P osit:-For6months.s per n it 7 days , notice, 4 per cent wrgnm» Bß . g GRANTS LOANS, £o 10 ti.w 1 " | raE FIRST AND SECOND ■ m ay.e S d^^| ' Bills Discounted^rrentKatllg This Bank will receive " I Q g rates of interest:- ; g Kg 12 months •• ■•'•■■" 7 psr* o } , [K| 6 months .. ■• " 8 months _ irrtoTriAGEf^B