NEWS OF THE MONTH.

SUMMARY FOR HOME READERS.

AUCKLAND. N.Z.. December 31, 1887. Tiik first session of tho tenth Parliament of Now Zealand, which opened on 11th October last, was closed by proclamation at 5 a.m. on Friday, 23rd instant. Owing to the many petty party struggles that took place, and the great waste of time caused by " stonewalling" tactics, the bulk of the busi. nesahad tobepushed through athigh pressure speed in the closing days of tho session. Parliament Bat on 44 days, but although there were n, number of late sittings, the average working day of our legislators was nob excessively long. The average length of n sitting was 7 hour? 34 minutes, and of this 277 hours were before midnight:, and 66 hours 30 minutes after. The work of tho session is thus summarised : — 511 petitions were presented, of which 420 were from Euro peans and S2 from Maoris. The number of public bills which originated in the House of Representatives was 122, and besides there were a number brought from the Legislative Council. 19 bills were dropped in the Council and 73 in the House.

The most satisfactory feature of the session's record is the fact that the Govern ment carried through their retrenchment proposals, which provide for a saving of £300,000 per annum in the public expendi ture of the colony. The reductions cover nearly every item of expenditure, ranging from the Governor's salary downwards, and members, in addition to reducing their honorarium, have resolved that the next House of Representatives shall contain 20 fewer members than the present. The work of carry ins out in detail the cutting down of salaries and offices in tho Civil Service has yet to bo faced. It is exnected that a full Cabinet- meeting will be held in the early parh of January, when ib is understood that the principal matter to be dealt with will be the retrench ment scheme. The number of dismissals is expected to be very large.

The foliowin<r Acts were passer! by both Houses: — Public Acts: Public Acts Appropriation, Australian Naval De fence, Building Societies Act 1830 Amendment. Fisheries Conservation Act 1884 Amendment. Civil Service Reform Act 1884 Amendment, Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment, Government Railways, Governor's Salary and Allowances Act Amendment (re served), Imprest Supply No. 1, Imprest Sup ply No. 2, Imprest Supply No. 3, Land Act Amendment, Local Bodies' Finance and Powers Act 1885 Amendment, • Midland Railway Contract, Mining Act Amendment, Ministers' Salaries and Allowances, Muni cipal Corporations Act Amendment, New Zealand Loan, Order-in Council Validation, Parliamentary Honorarium and Privileges Act 1884 Amendment-, Pharmacy Act Amendment, Property Tax, Public Bodies' Powers, Public Revenues Tso. 3, Public Works Act Amendment, Public Works Appropriation, Repre sentation Acts Amendment, Sheep Acts Amendment, Sounds County Hospital Re presentation, Wellington College and Girls' High School, Weatland and Nelson Nativo "Reserves, West Coast Settle ment Reserves Act Amendment. Local Acts — Akaroa Borough Council Re serves Vesting . and ReclatnAtsiOU, Christchurch ' District/- Drainage Act 1875 Amendment No. 2, Christchurch Drainage Board Reserves, Sales and Ex change, ChriatctfiireH'* Hospital, Gisborne Harbonr Board Act 1884 Amendment, Ouborno High School Act 1885 Amend ment No. 2, Hammond. Fencing Claim Compensation, Invercargill Water Re serve, Napier Harbour Board Amend ment Endowment} Improvement, New Plymouth Borough and Harbour Board Street and Reserve Exchange, New Ply month Recreation and Racecourse Reserve, Oamaru Harbour Board Loan, Otago Har boui Board Act 1883 Amendment, Puke kohe Borough, Tamaki West Licensing District, Wairarapa North County Council Empowering. Private Acts : Christchurch Property Trust (Canterbury), Pho-nix Assurance Company of London, and Wes leyan Methodist Church Property Trust.

The Government abandoned the following measures, and they were accordingly dis charged from the order paper :—Auckland Girls' High School Amendment Bill, High Schools and Colleges Rating Exemption, Public Reserves Sale, Industrial Schools Amendment, West Coast Settlement Re serves Act Amendment, Coroners Act Amendment, Administration Act Amend ment, District Courts Act Amendment, Coal Mines Amendment and Coroners' Juries, Crown and Native Lands Rating Act Re peal. Parliament stands prorogued till Thnrsday, 2nd February, but it will not meet until two months later.

H.M.s. Nelson, under command of Rear- Admiral Henry Fairfax, C.8., Commander iu-Chief of the Australian Squadron, came into Auckland Harbour on Saturday, 17th inst. The flagship was received with the proper salute from the battery on Mount Victoria, and the Admiral on land in"- was received by Sir G. S. Whitmore, commander of tho New Zealand defence forces : Colonel Shepherd, the officer com manding Auckland district; His Worship the Mayor, and the Chairman of the Har bour Board. Government House has been placed at the disposal of the Admiral and Mrs Fairfax, who have expressed them selves highly pleased With the city and sur roundings and with the arrangements made for their stay here; The vessels of the squadron now'in port are th6Nelson,Diamdnd and "Rapid. H.M.S. Calliope is expected hourly, bub there is as yet no sign of the Opal arriving-. The Admiral and Squadron will shortiyteave hero for Sydney, via Welling ton, but will return in February, when a grand citizens' ball is projected in his honour.

As tho Calliope Dock was not finished in time to allow of satisfactory arrangements being made for its formal opening during Admiral Fairfax's present visit here, it has been definitely decided that the opening ceremony shall be postponed until February. Admiral Fairfax will bo here during that month with the Nelson and the Calliope, and he has given the Harbour Board to under stand that if they wish it, he will be happy to dock H.M.S. Calliope during his stay, so the formal opening will take place then. As the Admiral's visit is such a short one, only lasting: until the sth of January, to have hurried on the opening might have resulted in anything but a success, but ■when.he returns to Auckland preparations ■will be made to celebrate the event with eclat.

Considerable interest has of late been manifested in the subject of naval and harbour defence, partly caused by the consideration of the Austra lasian Naval Defence Bill to which nearly all the coldniea have agreed. The New Zealand Parliament passed this measure with commendable unanimity, in marked contrast to the wrangling indulged in by the AwsaA^f of Queens land and New South Wales. New Zea-, land has been moat liberal in her defence expenditure in past years, and her ineular vvktion render* it uccosßary that she should continue to give attention to this matter, A return of on interest injf nature wu* l&W ,befw>« , iho

showing the expenditure on har bour defences froth their eotafflpnc*men m 1878 to September 30th last. The following, are the totals (Shillings and pence being omitted): Material from England : Gims and carriages, etc.* 6 inch and 8 inch, *e">»f?; ditto. 7 inch and 64-pounders, *^.J»S converted 64 - pounders from H.M.&. Nelson, £4,203; ammunition, «6J»f { War oniec stores £8,805; Major-Genial Steward, military adviser, £2,530 ; torpedo boats, £10,315 ; Whitehead's torpedoes and machinery, £8,789; submarine milling stores, £872; freights, insurance, etc £7,625 ; Nordenfeldt and HotahkhJ-8jJJ £7,365; field guns, £900: t0ta1,.^4,012. Liabilities known to exiatonbep. 30,±0U,00i. Works in the colony:- Defence works generally (batteries, depots, launches, en aineerintr, and miscellaneous charges), £150,326-, piircha.es of land as eitea. for depots and batteries, £29,144: total, £170,470.

Advantage was taken by the Govern ment of the presence in tho colony ot Major-General Scllaw to obtain from that .veutleman a report on the defence works ot the colony, with recommendations as to the bettor organisation of the forces. la ins report, which is as explicit, as it is ex haustive, Majov-Genontl Schaw says i— After studying oarefully the system ot defence which has beeri decided upon at each of the four principal harbours, and having had the advantage of consulting with "the officer commanding the torceu and his staff, I have come to the con clusion that tho existing permanent force cannot advantageously be reduced in numbers at present, When all the ffuns and war material nosy ordered shall have been mounted and placed in position, as will now very shortly be the cuse, a per manent force consisting of 250 non-com missioned officers and men will bo required to keep them in good order, and to form the nucleus of the defence force. I should pro pose to unite them in one body, called the "Coast Brigade" and embracing within its ranks a due proportion of artillerymen, torpedo men, submarine miners, signal men, testers, electricians, engineers, and other artificers, and that they should be divided into four detachments, and localised at'the four ports in about tho following ; proportion, exclusive of officers : — i Artillery. Torpedo Total I .Auckland .. 63 .. 19 -• 87 I Wellington .. &8 .. <21 ■• Lytteiton .. f •■ £ ■- 5§ Dunedia ... 48 •• JL " . Totals "198 S4 252 Affiliated to the. Permanent Coast Brigade, there should be a Volun teer Coast Brigade Corps to work with the Permanent Brigade. Like the Permanent Corps, the Volunteer Coast Brigade would consist in due proportions of artillerymen, submarine miners, and boatmen, and would be drawn from Volun teers residing at the different ports in the following proportions, including ofticers :— Artillery* Torpedo. Total. Auckland .. 270 45 315 Wellington .. 230 45 276 Tota's .. W» 13U In addition to these, there nhould be a field force at each port, consisting of a batcalion of infantry, a troop of mounted infantry, and a battery of position artillery, to guard against landing parties. The total strength of the Held force required for each place, including «U three arms, would be about: Auckland, 698; Wellington, 610 ; Lytteiton, 610 ; Dunedin, 610 ; total, 2520. In addition to the above, about 560 volunteer infantry and artillery would bo neocled for Nelson, Westport. Greymouth, Bluff, Oamaru, Timaru, Napier, Gisborne New Plymouth and Wangunui. The whole defence force now recom mended would boas follows :—Permanent •(Axdusive of officers): Coast Brigade, 252; 'Rifles, 80. -Volunteers (inoluding officers): Coast Brigade, 902; field force, 2,520; honorary Volunteers, 560; total. 4,314. lhe approximate estimate of defence forces w as follows: Staff £3,069; Coast Brigado£2B,79o; Rifles £7,506 ; other charges £6,625. Total staff and permanent forces £44,991. Volunteer forces, Auckland 631; Wel lington 942; Canterbury 651; Dunedin 651; Capitation £10,646 ; other charges £10,160. Total £24,055. Summary: Permanent forco . .£44,991 : .Volunteer* £24,055 ; Stores and Magazines £3,286 ; total £72,332."

•The Governmenb have nob decided whether they Bhall act upon Major-Goneral Schaw's report, bub thoy are vigorously carrying out their scheme of harbour do fenco as formerly inaugurated. The House of Representatives passed a vote of £130,000 for harbour defence works this year. It was elicited in course of dis cussion that up to November 30th. last liabilities had been incurred bo the extent of £104,000, and that another £26,000 would complete the ucheme of harbour defonces, which had at their commencement been estimated to cost £300,000, but which, in reality, would cost nearly half-a-million. Tho Premier ad mitted that our fortifications would be use less to repel an attack by a squadron, but they would prove very useful in protecting the main towns from bombardment by a stray ship, and that was what we had to guard against. He defended the expendi ture as a simple matter of insurance. Mr Marchant tried to get the vote reduced by £24,000, but was defeated by 25 to 23.

The Hon. E. Mitchelsondelivored the Pub lic Works Statement in the House of Repre sentatives on the 12th instant. It contained the following statistical information :—The total length of railways opened on the 31st March last was: In the North Island 632 miles, and in the South Island 1,090 miles ; total, 1,722 miles. On tho 31st of October last there were open for traffic 1,734 miles, of which 632 were in tho North Island and 1,102 in the South Island. There were also at that date 176 miles of railway in course Of construction, of which 87 wore in the North Island and 89 in tho South Island. The total expenditure on railways, includ ing cost of provincial lines and purchase of district railways, up to 31st March last, was £14,082,711, and the liabilities on the 3lst> March were £486,376, making in all £14,569,087. Referring to the loan ex penditure and future loan proposals, the Minister said : —• Under Part 3 of the Public Works we had unexpended on 31st March last the sum of £679,235, and by 30th September laßb this wos reduced to £556,645, with liabilities amounting to £304,004. The net amount available for further undertakings on the 30th September was therefore only £252,641, and as this amount is quite inadequate for carrying most of tho railways in hand to points at which they would be even moder ately reproductive, it was decided to ask for further authority to raise a loan of £500,000, which it is proposed be allocated as follows : & Hclensville Northwards .... • • 25,000 Putaruru^Rotorua <■ •• ,i°'Xxn Woodville-Palmerston o'SSn Blenheim-Awatoro .. .. -•• • • ».™" GreymouthHokitika 22,00" Mount Somera .. .. '•$£ Livingstone .. - mi'nnn Otago Central « •• l«M»g Seaward Bush .. toonQ Additions to opened lines .. ■-, >• J<sf-£s{ .Surveys .. .• •• •• ■• •* o»uw Charges and expenses of raising portion of loan allocated to railways .. .. 30,000 Departmental engineering aud super- Tision .. .. .. • A0 >m Grand total for railways .. ■ •, &OO.OOQ On the subject of the North Island Trunk Railway, the Minister for Public Works made the following remarks in the Statement: —"Coming now to the North Island Trunk Railway, I find 4 with very much regret that the original estimate of this line was al together misleading ; the eoßb originally indicated havtoe been £1,360,000, whereas the present estimate, exclusive of the prob<

able cost and charges of raising loan, and the amdurit allocated to purchase of native lands, Is £2,085,000. If to this amount there is added aay £100,000 for raising .loans, and also the £100,000 already allocated for native lauds, it brings the total to £2,285,000, and taking the £1,000,000 already authorised from this, shows £1,285,000 as still required to be authorised in order to complete the whole line from Te Avvamutu to Marton. But before any further work is undertaken I think the House, should have an oppor tunity ot expressing its opinion on the new aspect whicli tho matter has assumed, and in any case I do not propose to put any newcontractinhand until alter next session. Of tho loan for tho North Island Main Trunk Railway, we had unexpended oil SLsfi March last the sum of £674,315. On the 30th September this was reduced to £615,258, with liabilities amounting to £137,474. Starting with a balance at the end of the year, viz., £674,315, the expendi ture suggested by the Engineer-in-Chict to ~o on from both ends during the present Snd next three years is £619,800, which would leave a balance unexpended on jlst March, 1891, of £54,515. T1

The total Customs returns Tor November for the colony were £101,627, the amounts collected at the chief ports being: Auckland, £21,930 16b 2d; Welling ton, £18,750 5s 8d ; Christchurch, £18,482 16s Id ; Dunedin, £23,494 12s 9d. For the corresponding month last year the total amount was £99,380 4b Bd. The total amount collected for eight ttionths is £845 3841756d,and theestimateforthesame period was £833,333 6b Bd. 'Beefduty: Auckland,£94ll9s lid; Wellington £473 10b 4d: Christchurch, £844 12s lOd ; Duuediil, £788 5s 9d; total, £4,341 16s Bd. The estimate for the month was £4,500. Tho amount received for the corresponding month last year was £4,815 6s lid.

On 30th September last the total popula tion of New Zealand as estimated by the Registrar-General was 640,731, consisting of 345,024 males, and 295,707 females—show ing an excess of males of 49,317.

There is a concensus of opinion in the colony that, in the present state of com merce and industry, it is not advisablo to stimulate immigration to any great extent. On this subject the following passage from the Public Works Statement will bo of interest: — " For the ' period between Ist May, 1886, and 30th Novem ber, 1887, 1,460 nominated immigrants have arrived in the colony, towards the cost of whose passages tho siJni of £12,161 has been contributed by their friends in the colony. During the above period 80 farmers have arrived, who latished the Agent-General that they wore possessed of requisite capital, amounting to £34,405 in all, as required by the regulations of 28th Septembor, 1885. Tho total number ot immigrants, exclusive of small farmers, introduced since tho inauguration of tho scheme by tho colonial Government is 113,953. The expenditure on immigration during the last ionr years has been respectively in round numbers £107,000, £57,000, £'12,000, and £12,000, and for this and three following yearn the expenditure proposed is respectively £16,720, £20,000, £20,000, and £14,000, being a total allocation for immigration purposes out of funds in hand, and now proposed, amounting to £70,720." It will bo seen that tho Government proposed to make a slight increase on tho vote, but by a majority of 36 to 23 tho sum sot clown for this year, £16,720, was reduced by £10,000.

Our correspondent at Samoa states that thero ia no alteration in the state of affairs there. The Germans still occupy the town with armed forces. He expresses the hope that tho colonies will not allow the matter to rest, nor be in any way gulled by the apparent quietness of the Germans, as, no matter what they promise, thoy fully intend 4to '• grab " tho Samoan Islands. The action taken ,by tho United States Consul is Raid to have been warmly supported by hlsGovorn ment. Our correspondent has _ been favoured with a glance at tho minutes of tho Conference held at Washing ton, and from them it appears that Germany asked formandatory powers for fivo years. England was in favour of this proposal, which was so strenuously opposed by America that) tho Con ference broke up without any result. Three of the Germnn warships, the Bismarck, Sophie, Carola, have left Samoa for China, via Marshall Islands, and New Guinea, leaving the Olga and Adler to protect Gorman trading interests, and bolster up the new King Tamasese.

A royal commission for the representation of New Zealand at tho Melbourne Centen* nial Exhibition has been issued. Tho commissioners are ;—Hia Excellency tho Governor (President), Sir James Hector (Vice President), tho Hon. Messrs Hislop and Waterhouse, the Mayor of Wellington, Messrs W. H. Levitt, A. K. Newman, A. E. Tolhurst, W. Cable, and C. J. forward. Mr. Charles Collis has been appointed Sec retary to the commissioners. The first meeting was held yesterday, when it -W4W determined that 8,000 feet of space bo applied for, and tho commission oblc for complete and thorough representative ex hibits of raw products, skilled industries, and arts. The attention of flock owners is also directed to the fact that two wool shows will bo hold—one of 1887 clips and the subsequent one of bhe clip of 1888. Tho two shows are to be judged separately.

ACCIDENTS.

On December 14, a sailor named Edward J. Joseph, stated to be a native of Boston, United States, was accidentally killed at the New Zealand Sugar Co. :s wharf. He was assisting to discharge coal from the cutter Spitfire, when an iron bucket foil on him, striking him on the head, and killing him almost immediately.

A very distressing case of drowning occurred on Dec. 12 at Karekare, near Manukau Heads, the viotim being Florence May Murdoch, a child of 19 months old and daughter of Mr Charles Murdoch, sawmill manager. The child could not have been long in the water when din* Covered by her mother, as the body waa quite warm when Mr Murdoch picked it up.

On December 26 Messrs John Arm strong, Alfred Seymour Bankart, George John Harker, Richard Joshua Debnoy, Herbert Monary Hammond and Henry Peroy Bankart left St George's Bay in the half-decked yacht Truant*., with the inten tion of proceeding on a ten days' cruiso to • Matakana. When the yachb got into the channel the weather was pretty rough, and at Gull Point a sudden gust capsized the boat, which instantly filled and went down stern first. All the six occu pante of the boat were good swimmers, and they struck out for the shore. Only two reached it, Messrs. George John Harker and Alfred Seymour Bankart. The other four dropped off, one after the other. Upon reaching the beach, Mr. Harker at first thought ho was the only survivor. He, however, saw Mr. Bankart coming in be hind him. The two were nearly spent, and they sat down on the rocka to rest a While, at the same time keeping a sharp look out to sea, in order to try and discover their comrades. After a littlo while, some pic nickers discovered the two survivors, who soon afterwards ascended the cliffs, and made their way to the residence of Mr. C. S. George, of Hughes and George, solicitors. Here they received every attention, and slept a little while, in order to recover from bheir exhaustion. Subsequently, about 4 o'clock, Mr George drove the two survivors into Devonpprt, and they crossed over to town and conveyed the sad intelligence to the relatives of their deceased comrades,

OBITUARY.

Mr W. D. Reeves, chief of the Department of Agriculture* died last night, . The death is announced of Mr Y\ m. Caldwell a prominent member of the Masonic body at Dunedin. & Mr William Routly, an old and respected resident at PukekOhe, was found dead on December 26. An inquest was held on December 28, when the jury returned a verdict that the cause of death was heart disease. The Hunua district has sustained a loss by the death of Mrs Kelly, the wife of Mr Matthew Kelly, who is so well-known as a ready and willing guide to the wonders of the district. '.iMie deceased was much re spected for her true Christian character and quiet and unassuming manner. Another old colonist has parsed away. On December 16 the relict of the late Rev. John ICobbs died at her residence in Beresford-street. The deceased lady was the mother of the member for Bay of Islands, Mr Richard Hobbs. Mrs Hobbs came to this colony with her husband— who was one of the earliest missionaries more than half a century ago, I» that capacity nhe had to encounter many dangers and endure great hardship. Mrs Hobbs survived to the ripe ago of 88 years, and having passed away leaves be hind her a character for having always beon equal to the requirements of whatever station of life in which she happened to be placed, in the many changes and vicissi tudes consequent upon early colonial life. Tho news that Mr P. H. Lewisson, the well-known Queen-street jeweller, expired at his residence, Wood-Btreet, Ponsonby, on December 14, will be received throughout tho city and province with sincere regret. For fully a quarter of a century his name has been associated with the city—unofficially, of course, for he never aspired. to a shnre in the regulation of public aifairs — but none the less intimately on that account. His good-humoured face and his charac teristic bonhomie won for him hosts of friends, and his popularity was very great.

MEETINGS.

At fchfe recent meeting of the Xew Zea land Sugar Company, Messrs T. M. PhH- Eon and J. Aitken Connell were appointed liquidators to wind up the affairs of the Company as a prelimary step to amalga mating with the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. At a special meeting of the National In surance Company held at Dunedin on Dec. 14, the resolutions passed at tho annual meeting to open a share register in London and Australia were continued. The chair man said that during the tirst six months any shareholder could have 25 per cent, of the shares transferred to tho London register, but after that.they.would be dealt with by priority of application, • Tho annual meeting of the shareholders of tho Cambria G.M. Company, was held on December 23 in tho Insurance Buildings. Tho directors report mentioned that during tho yeur 3,771 loads of quartz had been crushed which had ySeldou 6,3700?.8, 4clwts of molted gold or over l.fozs to tho loud including specimens. During tho year six dividends had boon paid. The "directors recommended that £160 honaiium should bo divided according to attendance amongst tho directors. The annual moeiing-of Aucklandlnduslrial and Provident Building Society was held on December 5. Tho Secretary, Mr Ban croft, road tho annual report showing that interest after tho rate of 8 per cent, per annum has been credited to investors, and after careful examination of the Society's rtocuritics and making provision for all an ticipated losses, your directors recommend, that out of tho surplus profits a bonus after the rate of 3$ per cent per annum bo cre dited to investor* and borrowers. Thomas Peacock, M.H.R.. to bo presi dent ; Graves Aickin, Esq., to bo vice-presi dent; C. B. Stone. Esa., to be treasurer; Messrs E. Bartloy, H. Brett, J. Dacre, J. J. Holland. C. Laßoeho, 5. Marshall, 1\ H. Mason, G. P. Pierce, and If. <;. Wado to bo directors ; Messrs .John Milne and R. Maria Clark to be auditors.

POLITICAL.

Christchilreh Industrial Association ap prove of non-political Rail.vay Boards but think one would be auflicionb for this colony. The Hon. ])r. Pollen forwarded his resignation as a member ofthc Legis lative Council to the Governor, in consequence of an attack made upon him on Dec. 9, when the Parliamentary Honor arium question was befoi-e the Council. Canterbury Protection Association urges immediate- revision of the tariff, and protests against the Government delay. The Minister for Lands intimated that it ■wan the intention of the Government to abolish the Stato Forestß Department alto gether. With regard to kauri forests, proper precautionary measures would be taken to protect them, and with regard to young kauri plantations, one person would be retained to take charge of the work already done. The Premier says the Government have no information of the result of Sir F. D. Bell's visit to Paria about May last, to dis cuss with the French customs authorities, certain reciprocal trade advantages, especi ally the question of the New Zealand Frozen Meat trade, for which a demand has sprung up in France, and is said to be capable of large extension but for the heavy duty recently imposed by tho French Govern ment. The Premier, at the same time, promised to make enquiries into the matter.

Mr Tanner haß given notice to move tn the House of Representative at an early opportunity next session "That in the opinion of this House it is desirable that a fchange should be made in the form of direct taxation, and that the Government be requested to repeal the Property Tax Act, and bring forward a Land Tax Act, and an Income Tax Act in licit thereof; the land tax to be on the improved value of land without" exemption, and the amount de riTbd therefrom to be treated as land re venue and paid into the land fundate ; the Income tax to have exemption and to be treated as ordinary revenue."

RELIGIOUS.

Efty. C. Worboys has been admitted a minister of the Presbyterian Church.

Rev. John Mark, late Presbyterian minister at Katikati, is dead, aged 76 years.

| The Ministers' Association throughout New Zealand are taking combined steps to petitipn Parliament to suppress gambling. There has been quite a revival amongst Tawhiuo's people lately at Whatiwhatihoe. Every man, woman and child has been re baptised in the Mangaoiwiki Creek, and services are regularly held two and three times a day.

PATENTS.

Mr S. J. Holland, Auckland, seeks letters patent for a new method of soldering tins. Mr John Runciman, of Cambridge, is ap plying for a patent for a gooseberry picker. Mr Thomas Herbert, of Auckland, is patenting a plastering lath s and a com pound flooring material to be used in combination with timber.

The Hon. H. Chamberlain haa another rabbit exterminating invention on hand; this time it is a species of trap for catching 1• bunny " wholesale.

Among new Auckland patents are appli cations by Mr J. J, Auetin,of Raglan,foran iron standard tD be used in tho ereotion of wire fencing { and by Mr Geo, Haroourt. of Thames, for concentrating tailings of drifb.

EDUCATIONAL.

In the opinion of Nelson Board of Educa tion, there is room for retrenchment in the Education Department at Wellington. Nelson Education Board have resolved, on the motion of the Bishop of Nelson, that a small stamp tax should be charged on tickets to places of amusement, bazaars, art unions, and the totali?ators, the pro ceeds to be applied to educational purposes. The Education Department at Welling ton have received a letter from the Humane Society of Australasia, intimating that the Society have decided to offer a bronze medal to ench school in tho colony for proficiency in swimming exercise with reference to paving life; also, to give a certificate for proficiency in tho theoretical knowledge of the art of saving life from drowning, sunstroke, apoplexy, etc. Each school, in order to qualify for the above, must subscribe one guinea to the funds of the Society, thus constituting the headmaster a member of the Society.

AUCKLAND MONTHLY SHARE LIST.

DECEMBER 31. 1887.

MISCELLANEOUS.

It is proposed to make Makctu a thermal resort; there arc good hot springs there. Ore found near Woodvilte is proved to contain 41 "78 per con1;, of copper. A salmon three feet long has been found in the Groy River. Strawberry-growers in Auckland district draw £200 per day during tho season. It is suggested that Hnrotonga might bo rondo a British coaling station. Mr D. L. Murdoch, manager of the Bnnk of Now Zealand, leaves for Kurope shortly. A now hot spring has been tapped nt Te Aroh&. (Strong How of water at 133deg. Fahr.

Dunodin City Council disapprove of tho proposal to make Mayors elective by tho Councillors instead of by the burgesses. Jet and coal are believed to exist on the banks of tho Waipoua River in Wellington district.

Mr A. E. Newton, a member of one of the English cricketing teatunat present in Aus tralia, intends settling at mrofctema: The New Zealand Sugar Company has resolved to amalgamate with the Colonial Sugar Refining Company of Sydney. Smali etonoa found in Wairarapa district aro pronounced by theGovernmontgeologist to be rubies. 5 The How of oil at the South Pacific Oil Works, Gisborno, caught fire on Dec. 9 and burned all day. The derrick was destroyed, but tho engine and boiler were not injured. There were 1,476 publicans' licenses issued in New Zealand la«b year. There are 115 breweries in tho colony, and during 1886 duty was paid on 4,243,768 gallons o£ beer. Tauranga Prospecting Association hav ing found coal over a large area, aro asking tho( Jovornmcnt to send a geologist to report on the field.

Captain Korr, of Panmur o, died at Ttotorna on December 29, aged 89 year*. Deceased came to New Zealand an captain of the 29th Regiment. The erection of Cuvier Island lighthouse which has beon so long delayed is to be proceeded with. The material wheh cost £7,000, is already in the colony and the cost of contraction is about £3,000.

At the meeting of Wellington City Council on Dec. 14, the report of the electric lighting committee, to call for alternate tenders for three and five years' lighting of the city by electricity, was adopted.

The specifications for the permanent lighting of Wellington by electric light are now complete, and copies will be forwarded by the outgoing San Francir.co mail to New York, London and Paris, whore tenders for the work will be invited.

Advantage has been extensively taken by the Waikato orchardists of the Freezing Company's demand for gooseberries, and something like fifty tons of that fruit have been senc to Auckland. Mr Mason, of Claudelands, forwarded .'is much as three tons.

Our Wellington correspondent states that the Committee of Wellington City- Council are so pleased with the recent ex periments made that it has been deter mined to recommend the Council to at once call tenders for lighting the whole city for a term of three or five years.

A letter has been received from Mr McCandlish, oi Tauranga, on Dec. 13, the. delegate who was sent homo from here recontly to endeavour to float the Tauranga-Rotorua railway, in which he states that thete % no chance of floating the railway owing; to the depreciation of land in New Zealand.

The statutory annual meeting of the City Council was held on December 21, when there were present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr A. E. Devore) Councillors Phillipps, Swalos, La Roche, Dignan, Buchanan, Atkin, Holland, Crowther, Kidd, James, Trenwith, Davies. The usual preliminary business having been despatched, Mr Devore read the cus tomary declaration, and took his Beat as Mayor for a second term. Hie Worship briefly reviewed the progress of municipal aflairs during the last twolve months.

On December 17 a fire broke out in Mr Ryan's dwolling-house, Coromandel, tho origin of which is \mknown. Mrs Ryan and family escaped in their night clothe?. The fire quickly spread to the adjoining houses of Mr Wells, shoemaker, who got out some goods, and Elsmore, on the opposite side, who lost a large quantity of carpenters and engineer's tools. Jones, blacksmith, and Grant's shoj>s had a narrow escape. The three houses destroyed wore owned by Mrs Mclntosh and were uninsured.

SHIPPING SUMMARY.

ARRIVALS.

December s—Southern Cross, mission schooner, from Norfolk Island ; Linda Weber, sch., from North Queensland; Mariposa, R.M.S., from Sydney; Maile, sch., from Samoa ; Eillari Doonan, brigan tine, from Newcastle. December 6—Magellan Cloud, sch., from Brisbane.

December 7—Diamond, barque, from Newcastle.

December 9—Darcy Pratt., brigantine, from Napier. December 10—Restless, brig, from Fiji; Zealandia, R.M.S., from San Francisco ; Zephyr, brigantine, from Oamaru. December 11—Mary A. Greenwood, bq., from New York.

December 14—Diamond, H.M.S., for Sydney. December 15—-Nautilus, brigantine, from Pitcairn Island.

December 16—Ashleigh Brook, s.s., from London ; Waireka, three-masted schooner, from Hokianga ; Rapid, H.M.S., from Sydney ; Nelson, H.M.S., from Sydney. December 22—Astrea, brig, from Port Chalmers.

December 26—Wild Wave, brig, from Newcastle.

December 28 — Richmond, s.s., from Rarotonga. December 29—Gael, schr., from Lytfcel ton.

December 30—Jessie, three-masted schr., from Newcastle; Jessie Niccol,- from Bris bn ne.

DEPARTURES.

December 5 — Evio Reed, barque, for New York.

December & — Mariposa, R.M.S., for San Francisco.

December 10—Jennie 8., barquentine, for Mercury Bay; Kirkdale, barque, for Bluff; Zealandia, R.M.S., for Sydney.

December 13. —Waikato, ship, for Napier; Loongana, barque, for Sydney. December 14. —Marion, schr., for Noumea; Waiwera, schr., for Norfolk Island.

December 15. —Peerless, brigantinc, for MdTdoarw, viji"Tntn^aica. " December 20.—Restless, brig, for Fiji. December 22—Maile, schr., for Friendly Islands.

December 24 — Jancb Nicol, s.s. for Hokianga. December 30—Diamond, barque, for the Kaipara; Nautilus, brigantine, forPitcairn Island; Lurline, barque, for Napier; Waireka, three-masted scr., for Hoki aiiga ; flessie Niccol, eehr., for Thames.

AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Faub axd Dairy Proditck.—Wholesale: Butter, prime fresh, 6d to 73 per lb; frozen Meat Company's Shell brand, 8d ; cheese* good factory, 4d to4|d per lb ; Canterbury, none; eggs, 8d to lOd; lard, in bladders, 5Jd; bacon and hams, 7d to 8d ; Canterbury bacon in cloth, 7Jd; equal numbers, 7|d; hams, 9Jd, advanc ing.

Ftotß Market.—Wholesale : Soubhern flour, £9 15s to £10 ss; Premier, £12 5s ; Standard, £11 ss; bran, ton (sacks included), £5 0s ; Southern da, £4 0s; local siarps, £5 10s and £6 ; Southern do., £5; c»bin bread. £15 ; oatmeal, £9 15s to £10 ss; oats, 2s 4d; maize, 3s 9d; local potatoes', £5 to £5 10s ton (kidneys); pearl barley,2os ; beans, 3s 3d; onions, £8 to £9. All grain, chafl", oatmeal, etc., sold including sacks.

Katjm Gum.—The market has improved, and is iiow firm and fairly active. Quota tions to-day are:—Fair to good ordinary, £37 to £38; East Coast (nominal), £50 to £52. Supplies for the present month to date, (00 tons. For the year the supplies have keen 6,486 tons, and the exports to date 6,971 tons.

Coai asi> Firewood Market. — Coal: NcwcsStle (ship's side), 24s to 26s per ton; yard, |8a to 34s ; Bay of Islands, at mines, 13s ;ab yards, 265; screened, 28s; Wai kato, &,123; at Auckland, 18sT to 22s ; Taupin, at mine, 8s 6d, 12s ; at Auckland, 17s 6d } ; household, 255; Wh&ngarei, at mine, 10s ; yard (steam), 18s ; household, 20s ; delivered, 245. Firewood: Uncut at Tyharf (cargo), 7s 6d to 8s 6s per ton; de livered 12s to 13s ; cut, 14s to Ids.

Mahjbes.— Bonedust: Sydney, £7 10s to £B,according to quality; boneflour, £810s to £91 Auckland, £8; Peruvian guano, £14 to £17; Long Island do., £4 10s, bags hcluded; Hurst's chemical manure, £7 15s to £15.

Buiidinq Materials, -ifrices are as follows at present r—-Timber: Boards and scantlilg, lOOfb best, 12»5 second-class, 6s 6d ; best, planed, tonn-oed and grooved, first-cltss, 14a ; medium, lls ; gecond-clasg, 9a; rusticated weather Wakrds, first-class, 148 : nediura, 11s; second-class, 9s. New Zealanl palings, sft (sap), 9s ; sfb (heart), lla 66; ti-trse rails, £3 10s per 100; puriri >osta, £6 10s to £f 10s ; shingles, 13s pei' 10J0 ; Hobarb paling sft, 17s ;6ft, 19s; Hobaivrails, 80s, selling&iotations. Bricks, at Avtpdale, 30s per 1,0(SO; town yards, 30s to 35s,delivered 40s. Djjiin pipes, at works: 2in. dftin tiles, If b. leii|fchs, 50s per 1,000; 2&in.,^)B; 3in., 90s ;|jn., 130s; 6in., 30s per 10*; 3in. socket pibes, 2ft. lengths, 6d each ; lin.,7d ; 6in.,Jtf; 9in,, Is 6d; 12in., 2s 3d;lsin., 3s 6d;*lßin., 4s 6d; 21in., 9s ; 24n., 12s.

" ROUGHON CORNS."

Ask fir Wolls s " Jfttigh on Corns. Quick re lief, complete, perratlent care. Corns, warts, bunion. At cbcniista? and drutrgists*.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

A S_?5fX ftj&fArt Park -. Hotel, the wife of | r e |^. at V le E «en _f_ born}. ,f BMluk ofa chll J M c EEACHAM.-At I '-, - >.« street. Richmondfoal 6^* -Wtom * Bcacham of a J h ? wife of WW CHATFIELD.-On|^-T ln S Wc ". t *T t^nce,EdcnV^ e te™k"l9, at her mi Chatfleld uf a son.? ™'. if We of Alfred?" the wife of J. WQ, e ?&&Pratt-strclt, 1L1.18.-0n Dccemlcr ip. -«^^ t) •• •'■ street, tho \VV Que&i HASTEDT.-On DeLbe'r 5 '_!!___»*S land, the wifo o&hVn „, ir J" eek > AS_7 Both doing well. | DmaS ,M «»* H Mi-. MYERS.—Oji Dec. Ah a* I.P -mercial Road, Gnff ffl, b^i*!.^* MUNRO.-On Dec&ber a_i v 1.., • Ponsonby,, the wf of\viWi_M daughter. f 0£ Wm i;ffl-to. l ßJ|i PATTERSON.-Oni ecember 97 «,„ .»7 ; SCOTT.—OiI Deceifter 04 n 't n-/«j Newton, the *toJ%J^&ftSsg

MARRIAGES.

BELL-UTThE.-te December 14 _# M j Homeleigh, Nortlpte AuckbYhri v • X ■** i land, by the Refl e ' lv f Mc«_£° _&*• BcH, Auchcncalrl^m rr Walt** I. daughter of the liT JS. 1 * T&E*_ W p«**B> town, Dumfriesshf . Scotland ' ApplgarU » : BROADHURST-I|!a S tj'p fd n - ; at St. Andrew's RrcS 7n?i-i? c S en l be vß. Rev. A. CarriclfS' Au c£and, bylhe Chriutchurch, lot™ seVnW hn n?' of George Fraser. eSKl^^*** BROWNEI_-SC#_onD P .» B «il« „ _J Mary's Church,¥ eß t (_____*_! P' && Slew Zealand, byte Rev Tasman 6f oLl" Brownell, of On|a„_New^SSW 4 ? ' Jessy Mary WanST-ldest _:-__*"* J» W. H. Scott. Hf3_t of ro y^r M - r New Zealand. J est Uxlord . Canterbury, CROCOMBE-DAlf _o n fiftfettiL *_. _ s__»__?%«#S_s*^ _K&-T fp&*SSfS% 5 residence of 4„S ffira'l!? Auckland, by thf p"' Mr Mcf LnL ! the eldest son plic late Taml & fett! s Janet, eldest _Ss___ to both nf Port *4__cfiS I T' l l£ S Ihomson, 1 Please cjpy! Wil f> Hot_ep-p e r_ flc'ld Andrew __£? the Ife Jfr JSmaU ?iwL«iS'fe I ™. ] ate of Coriiitf VT? n t< lr^ lan __P%nCis, secoiid d_Ste* of Mr Forbes HjEpsom, Auckl_d7 JOHNSTON-P_J O Holy TrMt* Church, Devoni* 0 _ December 14. m! Rev. Joseph Ba« George Henry, eldest son of George .Johi_ft, Estj, _tetfbffir?__E_ ' Philcox, lisq.. Dfiftnnort. 1 ; November 3J, by 3 the »f v. J. D G|bre, Charles Augustus La. Roche to Cc irgik I Morey Rowley, eldest ! daughter of ihoib Rowley, Esq., of land. JH frdveinber % 1 at the residence if the bride's parentis; by the 7 Rev. R. McKinitiy, of M-h-rangi, John 9 Dugald, youngeMßonbf the late John Morii 1 son of Walnut HM. Mahurangi, ib Eleanor I'l L.H.. eldest datf hter of A. C_t_pole, Area H Hill, Auckland, _&•* , ;,: . *H OGSTON-lirDlHHfcfin December .7. at 1 Bishopis Court.,f«Witjght Rev. the Bishop If of Auckland, a|gj $jflSW&Ve_, Archae_cbn r _ Mli, on. ifl n.??iX. ill eldestr_y»tef of the If late George Ridmgf, Esq. ' T\ :v - li POCLGKAIN-McCuNNELL.-On i l)ec__*pr IB 28, at Gisborne, by Pastor Wallm G_orge" , _r second son of Georsre Pouffiin, Eso;;;* Thames,.to Annie Guthrie, eidesßaughterof Samuel McConnell, Auckland, if QUEDLEY-LEE.-On Dewmbefk at* the Registry Office. William Ja-|| Quefliey, second son of Mr James Quwi r . farmeS! Pakuranga, to Louisa SaraMLee, eldest daughter of Edwin Lee, musisi, of A_ck : land. ■ •-■'- 1 - ' -iff - ■■•■l ■■ RAKE-SMTTH.-On Decembai. at th_ Church of the Holy SepulchraiicklanfL bj the Yen. Archdeacon DudHi Sfcahsßeltt Reynolds, second son of T. Bew|_ks, Fdrd ingbridge, England, to Sarah JB (Sen) eld est daughter ot the late RicW _f__Sib-; Smith, or Audkland. >_i . .'''. «Xl_.lll__«_.i?ft.S___Cto gregatioul Chapel, Lo wester t./'tet _bt* Jt Calvert, of Beccles, N. M Elizabeth, of the latffl_ __lpfe ot Lowestoft, and formerly of »u___vNp# Zealand. -.: . M : WHITE-RICHAItDSON'.-A». Patrick's Cathedral, by this Rev. J.lilaekett-, Ad mmiatrator. Josiah White, o»ifMt__reh i to Sarah. Rkhardson, Auckla_l| ■..,..-',,,- :

DEATHS.

BANK ART.--On Deccmbe J| 1887-, a Honry Percy Bankart, artist, youMpon of Howard and Ada. Bankart, of OneWpl late of Lon don. Drowned By the capog of tho yacht Truant off Rangitoto. X BOAG.—On October 19, at Kate residence; The Crescent, Belfast; ITO, Lady Bfa_i widow of the late Sir Robeßfag, anttttothe* of Mrs Samuel Gelston, _j_rt Road, North, Shore, Auckland, gk , BOAROMAN.-Cl Decempi, at Kilßirnl#; near Wellington;; Ellen, njpf Alfred Board man; aged4L 7 w& ■'■ : _ <■•*'■-- BRETON.—Un December at Mahurangi Heads, Goldwifc Edwafflfuhgest child of CaptainG.R. Breton; afP years. 7 ; .; CLARKE.—On Decembslp at Newmarket, Mien, the btslored daipr ofl John! and Fanhie Clarke; aged eiaßohths. DRYLAND. - On' Deceit 29, Eva, infant daughter of Heltry a_j|p-betb. Dryland, Upper Qneen-street; ajpur months. D.ISCOMBE.-Onpece_a|f. at Mount Hob sota, Renfluera, sophiaSp beloved wife of Thomas Walter Disco_il*ged 33 yeirs. ' • FOWLER.—On Decembffft at his residence. West Queen-street, MMFowler.; aged 58 years. '? ■ '- sffi " ' ' HELDT.-On Newton Rdadt Annie, the beloved mpi John A. Heldt; HIBBART.-On -teceifp. Alfred Hibbartt R ge46. - .:.■;■■ «.• -■- - ' ,^-' 1 ' HOBBS.—On October W ker residence, Ber esford'sfreet, Jane; -IP* of the lata Rev. JohnHobbsj agmillr ß -.: ,;•'■• ~i IV JENNINGS.- On DeJft? 21, at his residenoe Vincent-street, RobKennrnga * int the 66th ' year of his age.—Milf'he, T_mani_, tod Canadian papertpUPSopr* '■'■' __ • :___*". LEWIBSON.-On Diß>er Ponsonby, F. ■._ fffssdn, jewelle*, Queen streot; ageds7. i Sf, ', ~ -__'" MARB.-On Deoesil h at:_s..-re_We»^.. Katikati, Rev. jQlP ark ' formerly of Bel fast,-, aged 76. lii> a P ers J : > lease C PV& ._ MELViN.-On AufiP. a * Kooroman, North Gippsland. VictJ|*Michael Merrin, y^^ Shore, accidentiillea wMettHta*a iifce; aged 45 ye _:_||kP.-Aiistr____ pap_r MdC^TH_Y-feecember 19, at , her " a n nifl tho hfi«P wife of Henry A. Mo> Car_ev. „ter» on ? ajld g*i#ude; ag„ 3_ ye_r_, Walrn.or awJ_FM-irdooh McLeod, late Chkirmlm#tty Sessions and County Councillor. atill merl y M.P.O.torOtatoatia! v and «*«»» »«8"*g? \ tlie youngest l#vnag son of the late BAT. MCNIELY -September 21, 1887, at hi residence SlSfraand, of Which port tows Robert MoNiK a X ed S eara - AUStHWIUI Ift, at __«*«*.# dSiSjjw May, younger daughter P Mount R__»U>ad, Junes * »lm»t.nn Jlnber -5, at Mount A»ert. Janerbelov#eof Thomas Reid; aged* iStober 14, Brid«et;t|»J_)W£ est and dedP> eloved daughter of- FWW& RyanfaSSl r ears - RLP - Deepl * !; */ B_____3l- °* December 29, WaVer of Harrison Rotherb-i-i REEVE-cScernber 24, *&*&&& residenrTe ra >r S»l__3? I ®ecember 24, at MWnt Bam, _uii-.b.--un ;^n . , -j yiness borne witn SAKE Eden her £ loye A daughter of _jAi..-U__ W deuce. »?C a „d Charles John Sn_U; second soB:* 1 K f? agod 10 3#«' jbotober 4, at the Mission SymbMs, of House, British Codbul at Samoav Pendock.EJK Majesty's Deputy-Commis-. and ona oC| western PaOiflOi , r . _~ j sioners 12, at Mount Edeiu WILSON^A P^^ n rdaughter of EdWfird Annie Wfof Man Chester, England Wilson,jßfne eiemDer 23,1687, at Wsjr«r«aw S_ITH.-f Bath-street, Parnell. Jdward residenllKir of Hehty tod. EU?abei)x Henry.ejdiyea- a _d 2 months. Decembor 83rdj »V W*®» s j aged 77, ,_i ' ,' *.„•:-' ,-..■■!

THE AirrKTAND EYENI^Q STAR' SATURDAY DECEMBER 31V 1887;

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Ann'l. In ftt C'nt Rate

Companies.

BANKSr- . New Zealand National Colonial fNSUUANCE— New Zealand National Bouth British Standard .. •• Union Colonial Accident ... Loan— u , N.Z.L.&Mercantilo N.Z.Land Mortgage National Mortgage. Gas— Auckland Gaa Thames Gas.. flMHEK— Union S. and D. .. Auckland Timber.. New Zealand irtcrc'17 B'y Timber Hcionsvillo Timber] Shipping— Union Steam Ship.. N.Z. Shipping Devonporfc Forry .. Coromandol Steam. Northorn Steam .. Coat.— , Bay of Ialunds Coal Taupiri MISCELLANEOUS— Now Zealand Drug. Arch Hill Brick and Tile Anokland Fibro .. Northora Boot and Shoo N.Z. Frozen Moat .. N.Z. Tobacco

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