SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Saturday (Continued).

(Before.Mr Justice Ward.) The TTppeb Thames Alleged Rape Case. - The charge of rape preferred against Charles Henry w\ghb by Hariafca Muniha was con cluded lab! on Saturday. The follow ing witnesses were heard for the defence :- Aaron Sampson deposed that he was work ing on the Thames-Paeroa Railway last April. He knew the complainant ana nei husband. Hoera had expressed great enmity against the Wight family for turning Mm and his wife off the potato field lie also said he would get Charles Wight into trouble. He remembered Hoera saying he wanted a few days off work, as he wanted to get satisfaction from the Wights for turning them off the field. On more than one occasion Hoera offered witness his wife for improper purposes, provided he was paid for it. Hoera had told hia wife aboub the offer in witness's presence.- Thomas Logan, farmer, Paeroa, deposed that on the morning of the aasaulb be passed near the potato field, about 7.30 o clock He looked towards the native house, and saw a number of natives and others stand ing outside. Amongst them were Lbaries and Albert Wight and Hoera and his wife. He had known the two latter tor upwards of 12 years. The previous night had been rainy. - By Mr Wil liamson: Witness had volunteered to Mr Wight's brother ta tell what he knew. — William John McKeogh, contractor at the Thames, deposed that on the morning or the 30th of April he was at Komata. He lived in^bhe workmen's hut near the potato field. '^Be got up about 6 o'clock,, and went over ta^theotber side of the river, between 7and 8 o'clock, with Albert Wight. They ■went to the Maori whare. Upon arriv ing witness saw Charles Wight, Hoera, and Haciata, and some other natives. They were Calking about buying a horse. Aa witness and Albert] Wighb came away they heard Charles Wight; and Hoera talking very loudly. Wifineaa said to Alberts "There mast be something up." When he looked round he saw Charlea Wighb going away from the natives. Hoera and hia wife followed him up. Two other. natives followed him. Three or four minutes afterwards he heard a man's voice " cooee " and a cry of "Help, help." He did nob hear a woman cry. Upon looking round again he saw Hoera jump the fenceand vaa across the potato paddock. He next saw the prisoner coming round on his pony.' When the prisoner arrived wit ness asked him what had been the matter. Charles Wight had his trousers on. They were nob tornl They were fastened round the waist with a belt passing through loops. His flannel shirt was ton right open. He had a cot across hia forehead like the-mark of a stick. Hia eyes were all bloodshot, and covered with mud. Hia hands were also muddy and cold. Witness noticed thia aa Wight, handed him the portion o£ the ear thab had been cab away. Witness helped to wash prisoner. He was black and blue across the shoulders.—Albert Edward Wighfc, brother of tbe prisoner,deposed thab on the morning in question hia brother gob up about seven o'clock. His brother was nob Vety welll -Witness and his brother went to thei stable. His brother then took a bridle- hi ordee to - catch hia horse across ihe creek. Witness also crossed the creek later on in company with the last witness. He saw hia brother talking to Hoera and his wife. Keruno and Honi were also there. Witness asked Hoera if lie wanted to buy a horse. Charley said no, lie was trying to-sell bim one. Witness and McKeogfr-tlien went home.- The re mainder of-nis evidence corroborated thab of the previous witness. He also stated thab he knew thab hia brother and Hoera were not frienda. They a dispute aboub.money matters.—Charles Maunsell deposed to seeing Charles and Alberb Wighb and McKeogb talking to Hoera and hia wife and some other natives about 7 o'clock on the morning of Saturday, the 30th of ApriL He saw Albert Wight and McKeogh return home. After that he heard angry words taking place between Charles Wighb and Hoera. After thab lie saw Charles Wighb leave them and go across the potato paddock. About this time he saw Thomas Logan ride along the native road. Witness saw Charles Wighb get over the fence, and the natives followed him. He then heard a cooee and a call for help. Hoera did not call out to wib ness as he came back across the potato field. —William Willet, another residenb ab Komata, also gave.corroborative evidence. —Walter Wight, brother of the accused, deposed to hearing his brother Charles order Hariata from the potato field prior to the alleged assault.—Robert Allan Wight, father of the accused, deposed that on the morning of the alleged assault hia son. Charlea was suffering from, dysentery. He saw Charles go across the creek with the bridle i» his hand. Saw him and Alberb talking with Hoera and his wife. ; He also saw;Mr Logan riding along1 the native road. He next saw Charles after the assault.—This closed the case for the defence. —Mr Cotter " then ad dressed tho jury. He contended that the case for the prosecution had totally failed on their own evidence, added to which the defence had totally refuted all the points raiaed. Kb was evident to him thab .the whole case was a gross con flprr^Sy; and that- deliberate perjury lhad foeeriNflommitbed by more than one of the witnesses;. The plot was a deep.-laid one, and na doubt Hoera thought he was surefof his revenge. JVTr Cotter then devoted some time,,;to pointing out the discrepancies In the., evidence for the prosecution. Mr Cotter concluded by asking the jury not only to return a verdict of" Not Guilby," bub also bo make some representation bo His Honor'as to the treatment of the natives, who, he aubmifcted," had been guilty of both conspiracy and perjury.—Mr William son also addressed the jury on behalf of the prosecution. He pointed out thab the natives had nothing bo gain from such a conspiracy. Money had been refused before the ear was cut' away. The only obher motive suggested was revenge. Bub that waaxif only a slight quarrel over three years ago;.aboub some conbracb. There was . also a little trouble in the potato field, bufc thete: were nob purely adequate mobives for such a brutal and savage assault. He considered bhais the very discrepancies ! in the evidence for bhe prosecution proved thab there had been no conspiracy in bhe matter.—His Honor then summed up. Efe Raid that the duty of the jury was a serious one, as they had really to decide whab party was committing perjury. They must remember bhab on both sides Borne of the witnesses were the relatives of , the principal parties concerned. His Honor then briefly reviewed the evi dence for tho prosecution, and alluded bo the many discrepancies. He pointed oub thab had the accused been maltreated in the manner described by Hoera and. his wife, ib must have beea almosb impossible for him to have mounted a bareback horse, arid, '•• withoub his brousera upon him to have ridden away. There were obher points which also were con tradicted by the witnesses for the defence. Jf they believed that the natives had spoken the crub'h, notwithstanding these discrepan cies, then they tnusb give their verdicb ac cordingly ; bub if, on the other hand, they considered bhab the .whole' was the result of a' conspiracy; then tW prisoner musb be aeqUibted.>-tfhe jury retired: for ton minutes to consider their verdicb. £.. Hisfßorior "meanwhile' directed thafe the (| 'five' Maori wibnesses-^-Hoera and his f wife MjHariaUi ! Teta" and Mdraiti (two women) 'and'Hon i, ' should : be brought into' Cpiirb, and noo altowed to leave the tfuilding.1—

Upon returning inter Courfa the jury found the prisoner nob guilty. — His Honor then said, "Leb the prisoner be discharged, and I think that I am safe xn saying that the jury are of opinion that there can be no doubt that the priaoner leaves the dock without the slightest stain upon his character as regards the offence for which he has beln charged. I also order that Hoera and Hariata be taken into custody on the charge of perjury. "-Mr Mackie, who happened to be in Court, was then brought forward. He interpreted the char|e to the prisoners. : -fli3 Honor further said that the only doubt he had was whether Honi, Teta, and Maraiti ought not also to be arrested on the same charge. Undoubtedly Hoera and Hariata were the principal ones. He then asked Mr Cotter if he proposed to make any app ication in the matter. - Mr Cotter pointed out that the charge was a very serious one. > It young men settled in the country were liable to be treated in this manner, no settler would be safe. He thought that all the witnesses should be taken hi custody—His Honor: "Very welt then; let them all be taken in custody, and aa 1 unaer stand that there is not sufficient ac commodation if or them in the- cells at the station, tha gaoler, Mr Reston, had better take care of them for the time being. —ih< five prisoners were accordingly conveyed to Mount Eden.-Before Mr Eestonleft the Court, HisHonot requested him togvveeyery attention to the native, woman, Hariata who had a young baby with her.-liie Court then adjourned, at 6.20 o'clock, until next Thursday morning, at 10 o clocto.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per R.M.S. Mariposa.)

A STKANCB CASE.

The Castlereagb-street Tragedy

We have already given somo particulars o a case which has caused a considerable sensation in Sydney. Eliza Bora boom was found dead in bed with a bullet wound in her head. She had lived unhappily with her husband, and the latter, who fe proprietor of the Great Aua tralian Coffee Palace, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, stated that hia wife had been so much influenced by jealousy that she lived apart from him some time ago. She, however, returned, but stated her intention of leaving him again, and packed up her clothing and effects for that purpoae. With the alleged intention of frightening her out of this notion, be went to the shop of Edward L. Brown, 40, Park-street pur chased a British bull-dog" revolver and box of cartridges, and took ther^ home, placing them in a drawer in hia bedroom, in the preaence of his wife. .He then told her that if she did nob abandon the idea of leaving him, he would shoot himself, but positively states he had not the slightest intention of doing so, Put only desired to frighten her infco submission About a. quarter to 6 next morning; -he lets his bedroom for the purpose of calling some of the servants (to commence their daily work), and when he returned, found nis wife aittting up in bed wMi the revolver m her hand. She said, » You need no(3 sboott yourself," and pointing the revolver toner head, fired. The bullet entered her right temple, and Todged in the head." . Borsboom was placed under arrest pendingthe result ot the inquest. Ad the coroner's inquiry, William Moaford Hamlet, Government Analyst, deposed that on the 9th met. he received from Senior-Constable Diec a por tion of a hand of a human being. The outer surface was smeared with a brownisn black substance, which- had not penetrated ihe skin, noi was the skin scorched, aub mitting the smear to chemical analysis, he found that it consisted of imperfectly burned gunpowder and fat or grease. Witness also received a large, dirty dressing gown mado of towelling material, wnicb he examined. On the leftside, at the spoo where the left arm would lie, and about at such a distance a3 the length of the arms, there was a bullet hole well defined and circular, and slightly Jessj than ttJlr-an inch in diameter. Around the hole the material was much scorched and blackened. Chemical analysis showed the presence of unburned gunpowder in the blacken ing. On the other side of the dressing gown there was no scorching or black ening, but simply a clean cut hole. Witness also received a full-sized bed sheet which had stains, smears or markings upon it, of which some were blood stains and a great many black stains. One smear was themark where the revolver had been wiped. In order to make sure witness asked the police for the: revolver, and he photographed both the revolver and the sheet side by side. He then found that the actual barrel of the revolver corres ponded exactly with the wiping smear. A 3tain juat above this corresponded in char acter and appearance to that on the hand- Examining the revolver,hefoundthe inscrip tion ' Britishßulldog' engraved thereon, and on the letters "o" and " d " were traces of mammalian blood. On the right side of the stock at the base there was a spot of candle grease, and in several portions of the out side of the revolver some white substance was discovered. On analysis this proved to be whitening or chalk ; and, indeed, there seemed strong evidence of the revolver having been carefully cleaned. By the Coroner: The smear on the sheet left by th<t revolver appeared to have been caused by the rubbing of the revolver at lease three times after it had been fired.

By the foreman of the juryr The infer ence from the hole in the dressing-gown was that the dressing-gown covered the face of the woman when the revolver waa fired. Thia was his opinion; and he thought the revolver muat have been discharged within an inch of the skin. The effect of the charge would be likely to blacken and scorch the face as described by the medical evidence, even though it had been fired through the dressing-gown. If the revolver had been fired cloße to an object there would sure to be discolouration and blackening. If wit ness were told that the revolver in the clean condition- in which it came into liia posses sion had shortly before been discharged he would not have believed it.

By Mr Roberts : The powder on the hand waa imperfectly-burned gunpowder, but that did not necessarily indicate that the revolver had or had not been uaed by the deceased. The revolver stain on the sheet could hardly have been caused by any other means than the wiping of the revolver on it, though of course it might have been painted by an artist. It could not have been caused by the revolver falling on the sheet. Inspector Anderson stated that on asking Henry Boraboom, the deceased's husband, to tell what he knew of the affair, he said, " I got up at 5 o'clock to call some of the men to do work in the kitchen, and on returning my wife waa awake, and I said, ' Let's make it up and forget these quarrels.' She said, « No, I don't want to have anything to say to you, 1 and turned round and went to sleep. I lay awake in bed till a quarter to 6 o'clock, and then got up and went to the closet, and while there 1 heard someone call a lodger who works on the railway, but I did not see any one. 1 returned to my bedroom, and as I entered the room my wife raised her head and said, ' You don't want to shoot yourself now. 1 She had a revolver in her right hand, and I ran round the bed to take it from her, bub it went off before I reached her." Witness asked where he was when the shot waa fired. He pointed to a spot about 2ft 6in inside the door, and replied, "I was there. The candle dropped'out of. my hand and the matches were spilled on the floor." Witness found some matches scattered on the floor where Bovsboom indicated, and asked if the candle

went oub, Borsboom answered in the affirmative, and remarked fchah he was nob left in the dark.as one ga3 }eb wa3 alight. He admitted that he had bought a revolver and that his wife fcaitfw thab he had done so. He said it was in the drawer when he left the room at a, quarter to six o'clock, bub when he rebu ined as deceased prepared bo shoot herself „ the drawer was open about nina inches; Referring bo the dressing-gown, Borsboor a took ib up and stabed ib wa3 on fire and he put ib oub wibh his hand. Wftness, draw Ing his attention to the composed position of deceased, pointed out that if she had gob o ab of bed to remove the revolver from bhedra iver, bhe bed-clobhea would have been disar ranged, and asked him how he accounted for this. Boraboom made no reply. Wibnc jss asked him if he tucked bhe bedclothes i ander his wife's feet, oc if anyone else could have done 90. He said her sister mighb 'have done ib ; but on witness'asking-decease id's sister she said she had not. Borsboom leaned slighbly for ward and addressing I ler said, "You don't remember." Witness. again asked bhe ques tion, but. she shook her. head and said 3he never bouched the bedclothes. Borsboom coufdT nob account; for the stains on bhe sheet. Wituesß arrested him on bhe even ing of bhe 9th ins-fi., at his residence in Caatlereagn-streeb, on suspicion of having murdered his wife. After a pause of about half a minute, on being told the charge, Borsboom said* "Me shoot 1" Witness re plied "Yes," baft Borsboom made no further remark. On the way to the station he said "Therm that's dead's best off." Charles Hemry K«rshaw, a cook, living ab bhe Great Australian Coffee Palace, deposed thats only bavinsr gone there on Monday, Borsboom an# his wife were comparative strangera to ftim. On Tuesday night he slept in a room on the same floor and about six yards from *he one occupied by them. Aboub a quarter to 6 o'clock trie next morn ing", while lying" awake, he heard the noise of the discharge- >of a firearm very near by. Previous to this he had heard some one walking about li Jke a person with heavy boots on. About two. minutes after he heard the report, he hear d a door being unlocked very near to his own, bub he could nob say what room it* was. The door than seemed to be opened and the same moment) the sound of groans—" Qfe I oh I oh!" came to wit ness's ear. Immediately after Borsboom, from whom witness had imagined the groans came, knocked at witness's door and called out, " For God's sdke come out, my wife has shot herself." Hearing this, wit nes3 hurriedly jumped out of bed, put Jon his trousers, and went with Borsiboom to hia bedroom. Some other man came inbo the room shortly after wards. Boraboom seemed greatly excited, and, approaching bhe bedside, said, " What for did you shoot yourself V The deceased appeared to be lying aa if asleep ; the bed clothes were composed, and seemed to come up to the breast. On the evening of the same day, the prisoner had some conversa tion with him with reference to the ahoot ing of deceased. Witness was telling Bora boom that it waa a very severe trial for him, and understood Borsboom to aay, " Was it possible for a man to shoot her from the door where he was standing?" Witness presumed that Boraboom alluded to bhe de ceased, bub made no reply to the question beyond the remark—" He coald not say." By a juror : Witness did not hear any talking or any other noise in, the adjacent rooms.

William Amiot, a shoemaker, residing ab the Great Australian Coffee Palace, said he occupied, in conjunction with a man named Edwards, a room oir the second floor. Being restless, he waa awake at About a quarter to 6, when he heard a voice call out the time and several volcea reply " all right." He heard a man walk from the next room and go down stairs. Within two minutes afterwards he I heard a peculiar noise in the room below and called out " What's that'»" Hia own door ' having' been opened, he heard some one moaning : " Oh, my wife haa shot heraelf; run for a doctor; go for the police." He believed the voice was that of Borsboom. Other lodgers gave similar evidence. The inquiry waa adjourned.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 20. 188?.

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Id Ginger Ale, lid „ Bread &Butter,ld Soda Water, ljd „ Ham Sand- Hop Beer, l*d „ wiches, 2d , Milk Id per glaaa Beef do., 2d „ Pork Pies, 2d TEA, COFFEE, & COCOA, 2d per pint. Open daily from half-past sis a.m. until ten p.m. ASK your Grocers for Royal Remy's Starolt, lib and ilb boxes, net weight. It is the best. —Mr Arthur Masy, High-street, Agent for the Manufacturers. Wholesale- Apply to Mr John Buchanan, Merchant, Cus toms-street GET one of my 40s Overcoats. They are very taking with the fair sex.—J,, H. Dalton, Tailor, Victoria-street East.



Business Jfotitfes. FISHER & C 0., WHOLESALE SHIPPING AND j? A.JVI I~Lj x BUTCHERS, Established* 1864. By Special Appointment to His ExceUenc? the Cfeovernor. Mir W. F. Jervois: His Ezoel^ncy Sir James Ferguson ; and H.B.H. the Duke of Edinburgh • also, Kosha Butchers to the JeQUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND, N.Z. Families waited on in Town or Suburbs. POULTRY of all kinds DRESSED to ORDER. Dealers in Game . Home-cured Hams and Bacon Corned Beef in Large Quantity, importaof Sausage Casing^ N.8.-Calves' Rennets. IS, Customers Supplied with ice. EDWIN JONES (Late E. and A. Jones). Hoobe, Furnishing, and General IRONMONGER. Ponsonby Road and Pompallier Terrace, Auckland, N.Z. Agent lor the Phoenix Fire Office. Advertisement Agent for Auckland Evening Star. Post Office Savings Bank. Money Order Office. Telegraph Station. Telephone Buaean. /GROUND LIME. GROUND LIMJB FOR SALE: SOUTHGA T E*S MAHURANGI HYDRAULIC GROUND ROCHE LIME, In any quantity, for Concrete Paths, Floor, Cellars. &c, (next to stone flagging isinn rivalled for durability and hard-setting analities). For tanks and other wet work it is a first-class material. B. KEANB, SOL E AGENT CUSTOMS-STREET. W^ L E r Sl BOOKBINDER, PAPER RULER, ACCOUNT HOOK MANUFACTURES, WYXDMAIt-STRiClirr. 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-hound. BAND AND CHO*IR MUSIC BOOK 3 IiULED. \ USE \ (JLOSE BROS.' \ BLEND OIP i/i<sr O / \ Msk sV I mm \ vQBk dmrnl \fi / PER LB. \ V&iM Pronounced the best value\ in Auckland. \ Iron Curved for Verandas (ANY PATTERN) AT SHORTEST NOTICE. George i^ ccaul Manufacturing Plumber, AND IMPORTER OF ALL TRADE REQUISITES WELLESLEY STREET EAST (opposite New Library), and BROWN 6c DAVY STREETS, -rHAMEB. HAS TOR SALE— 200 Corrugated Galvanized Tanks (assorted) 500 Colonial Ovens (all sizes) 60,000 feet Lead Edge Ridge Cap (all sizes) 50,000 feet O.G. Spouting (all sizes) 50,000 feet Downpipes (all sizes) 50,000 feet Galvanised Water Pipes (all sizes) Lead-head Nails, Lead Washers, Portable Ovens, Furnace Frames, Copper Boilers, etc., etc., etc. Awarded Three First Prizes for above lines, at Auckland Agricultural Show. Largest and beat selection of Gas Globes in Auckland. As G. McCAUL is a direct Importer for cash, he is in a position to supply tha trade tt the lowest remunerative prices. , Liberal discounts to the trade. Country orders punctually attended to. GEORGE McCAUL, Manufacturing Plumber, and Importer of all Trade Requisites, Well«sley-st. Ea3t (opposite New Library), and Brown and Davy-street*, Thames. "CINCOURAGB. LOCAL INDUSTRY. AUCKLAND PERAMBULATOR FACTORY Victoria-street (near Freeman's Bay). ' CHARLES SMITH, Manufacturer of Bassinettes, Perambulators, Invalids' Carriages, &c. The prices have been carefully adjusted, and areas low as possible consistently with quality and workmanship. The fact that I guarantee and keep in repair for one year is a sufficient proof of their. excellence Perambulators of any make repaired or taken in exchange. Price list post free.



isuisness aouces. i * SELLING-OFF! QELLING-OFF ! BOOTS AND SHOES! BOOTS AND SHOES! BOOTS AND SHOES W. WATTS, Having opened extensive premises in Queen street, has determined to close the premises in Karangahape Road, and to enable him to do so will hold a • GREAT CLEARANCE SALE, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY, During which time the whole Stock must be cleared. See our Price List below and compare with any other. Children's Part Lace Boots, size 7 to 9,, 33 64 Children's Leather Lace Boots, 7 and 8, 3» lid Children's Leather Lace Boots, 10 to 12,4 a lid Girls' Eid Button Boots, 7 to 13, 3s 6d Maids' Kid Elastic Sides, 1- and 2, 2a 61 j Ladies' Dancing Shoes, from 23 8d : Ladies' Morocco Elastic Sides, from 5a lid Ladies' Kid Elastic Sides, from oa lid Men's Lace Balmorals, from 6a lid Men's Kip Elastic Sides, pegged, from 8a lid Men's Bluchers, sailed, good, from 5s lid. All other articles at equally low prices. This being a Genuine Bona Fide Sale, no reasonable offer will be refused. Note the Addkess: W. WATTS, KARANGAHAPE ROAD, JTEXT EARLE 8c MONTGOMERY'S. P. 0.8., 284] [HIGH-STKEET A B T H U E Tt/f" A S V, MANUFACTURERS' AGENT AND WHOLESALE GLASS MERCHANT. ORDERS INDENTED. GOODS IMPORTED DIRECT. QUALITY GUARANTEJO>. FOR SALE, Plain Enamelled, and Coloured Window Glass. Wire Nails Portland Cement Royal Remy Starch Havanna and Manilla Cigara Claret and Brandies [A CABD.] TIT E. THOMAS (Twenty-four years with H. M. Customs), CUSTOMS, SHIPPING, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, BROKER, ACCOUNTANT, and PUBLIC AUDITOR^ Offices: Firth's Buildings, 75, Queen-street, Auckland. Established 1859.] GEE & POTTER, COACHBUTLDERS, LOENE and RUTLAND Stebets. Coaches, Carriages, Waggonettea, Buggies, Pony Carriages, Cart 3, Drays* and every de scription of Vehicles kept in stack, or built to order. Tho trade supplied. N-B.—Traps lent to customers whilst repairs arc being executed. XITILLIAM ERRINGTON, M.ISST. C.E., M. ISST. MJE., CONSULTING ENGINEER, AUCKLAND. TO TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS. PRESENTS FOR HOME. Very beautiful IniatoTabee-tofs, C&BmETS, Fancy Boxes, etc., all made from the pick of N.Z. rich Native Timbers. Other Collections carefully packed and shipped for Home. W. NORRIE, Cabinet wobkeb, In New Zealand.Timbers only. TOP OF SHORTLAND-STREET. yS The American COEN BROOM CO. EXMOUTH STREET. T7AEANGAHAPE EOAD ■*-* (Opposite Foresters' Hall). TEMPERANCE DINING-ROOMS., Meals at all hours, 9dv Special facilities for Grilling Chops and Steaks promptly at any time. Dinners, 12 to 2. Separate room for ladies. Tea (fresh made for each customer), 2d a cup. A really good cup of Coffee always ready, 2d cup. HO N E V! Finest Pale Bright Extracted Honey in bulk at Id per Ib, cash over the counter. FREDK. WHITEHEAD, 95, VICTORIA-STREET, AUCKLAND.. . (i ,.. SACKS. SACKS. We are Buyers of Good Second-hand Grain Sack STONE BROS> "OUTTERICK'S CUT PAPER PATTERNS Ob t All the Latest London Fashions fob Ladies, Misses, Boys, and Little Children', Can be obtained from KIDD & WILDMAN . «. Shortland-st. W. P. OGILVIE _ « «• Victoria-at. J. & W. WILLIAMS „ Newton. MUNRO & CO. „ r Ponsonby. MISS FISHER «.'«'-■•. Parnell. Fashion Sheets and Journals illustrating the above Patterns may be had from any Stationer or Bookseller. ADAM KEIR MURRAY, IMPORTER AND PUBLISHER, S3, Queen-street* Auckland. ■ Educational. TU"ELSOIS T-STREET WIGHT SCHOOL JJI CLASSES, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7.30 to 9 p.m.—G. Thwaites, Assistant. Master. ' _^ • MR J: H. SWALES, Certificated Pupil of Professor Swallow. Eady'a Music Warehouse. Lessons in Pianoforte-playing and Violin-playing. ■ [A CARD.] MR. J. X EL L V, TEACHER OF DANCING. JUVENILE AND ADULT CLASSES. Address— Ponsonby Road, nearly opposite Franklin Road MR F. B. WOODHAM, Teacher of the PIANOFORTE AND HARMONIUM. Address: Care of Mr A. Eady, Auckland ■ Music Warehouse, Queen-street,



Money. JJ/JL sums, upon flratHjWfrS9 -* a term of years.—aWv^iS'^jSSV* 3&4WV hoiaaecuritf^^^ j*K» : Freehold Security. Q Mi, WM. READ BLOOMPTFfW";- ■ JO^VictonaArca^Que^SH Money: to- lend~^7> rate of interest-Apply Hi SoUcitora^kM. ly-ONEY TO LbSTJ^ ±WL First-class FreeholdSem^fe WILLIAM OOLEMAN~t& ™< National InsurarJelS — -JMs&i SW3»jS Wm. S. Cochrane, Cochrane's HF& : 185, Queea- 9 treet. wa^ A'K%s QUEENBLAN]TMOETGAGi^> '' DISCOUNT BANKER COUp^ Dabb*-stbeei (off Queen-street), An HEAD OFFICE: Br&h^ Acencies AucklanaVSyfoey.a^jisi^l MONEY advanced from £sandw, any amount required, to suit tie bi»^^l» PERSONAL, FREEHOLD, LEaS^ any TANGIBLE, SECURPY; I6^S«( way as may be arranged, either- TO^ MONTHLY, or QUARTERLY aug^ lowest current rates. - " ;^™M ADVANCES made on FURNTECEi • removal; also, on all kinds of MEfiffff^ including-BOND WARRANTEE'S BILLS DISCOUNTED at current rai» Interviews and communicationa wm^i. strictly confidential. • ."™"*J m Office HOXTH3: FromlOtHis^ 8 Bank of England Notes Csiiaif-m LONDON MORTGAGE,! LOA?W I DISCOUNT BAMf ' I 50, SHORTLAND-STREET, ATJCKjiy, I ; (OppositeA.ClarkandSiana'iraiefefe I And. Mttle Collina-at.,'Meffioan^ 1 LOANS are advanced from £loio£iM 1 Upon • * I Personal, Freehold, and Leasefitil(I 7sw^ I Repayable by ,™ I Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly M£fU. I At Lowest Current Eates^™ Advances made on Funuturawffilw||ijLi and ail classes of Mercfianiiiaei*^ Loans granted upon Life Policies,l J ß»W il j Interests under Wllipr^?Bl Bills Discounted at Cobsetcbjj^ Loans upon Deposit of Deeds. Bepaj^s, Easy Instalments.. ;~- ' Terms Gratia. All communicatiotia'ai to, views held, strictly contidenliat; MONEY LENT OF PSOIBSoej NOTES, .MQUaESfIBEH^fc BILLS DISCOUNTED DAILY. MORTGAGES NEffqflifSft JOH3T W. HAEDIE, - LAND, COMMISSION, AND EsimWll HIGH-STREET, AucehisjT a eteup, naiu, LAND AND MONETARY AGEST, 24, SHOETLAND - STEM 1 ♦Three doors past Star Offig)^ ■ : '}■ ■ Xam prepared to value land: in Amftrii 1 the Country for intending- purcfiaaHSStEtS I reasonable terms. All land* soMbymsniKi' land I charge 2J per cent. connniSßicn* ■ I am prepared, to negotiate MbrfgagsisW from. £25 to £15,00Q • Having at command a large sttmof rnwylss make advances on Life PoliaeSr' Having Agents in all parfs of AifflS&>»tt I Ulngland, I can make Advances up«» I - in anm^from £sft'to I TNDT7STBIAL AKD PEOpESJ JL PERMANENT BUILDING, k^MB INVESTMENT SOCIETY OF: AUCffi™ SCALE OF EEPAYMENT'EEDDCIIft Eepaymentsextend-lper WeefcfpSjL&foa • ing over for £100. .~j^mr± 'm —! "^sTar" ~if£? Syears- -. 01*7 "■■fS?! 6 years,« .I;' 010 0., ,I^l 7 years- ~ 0 Til W.J 10 yeara „ tt g 3 - IS»L And other Periods to suit BorrOT^.^ The Bdard has power in cas^rf^K? Want of Employment to SUSPEMD W1 MENTS. - BORROWERS SHARK IN FEOffEE PART OR WHOLE OF .TEDB^Mffi MAY BE: REPAID A3' ml^t,S INTEREST CEASES, ONT" THE POBHW REPAID. : A member who- has Qhtafcedaaaifr 11*!^ Kberty to sell his property atany.to^^]! payottnis mongage ?or may,if-66"8311!? rjfl his property subject to the mongagß w«" Society. Corner of QUEEN STREET and "Wlo ' LANE, AtrcKXAHD. - ,; JOHNBAK^ 4 UCKL.AKD PEEMANBNJ^ j3l operative buildins &e*yj»» ment society. Offics: 147 Queen-sibbeß', - LOANSgranted.upon aPPro3sdi^^ 4 Freehold or Leasehold PropenKs^^l^. JE2O to £6,000, principal and mterffltDeims, able in instafinents at the foltowng^^.^ Rates for repaymentof each EepaymentsextenS r^najsto ing over Per Week; Jtej»)°^V 1 year - - 20 0 B\i ii=: -:W': 111 iSS: : .'H-'JlSgi.' And in the same proportion torsinal 18 or larger 10an5..„..„... ' jj DEPOSITS.-The Society receive m» deposit :-For 6 months. 5 per ««M»£ at 7 days' notice, 4 perlo^gf ; (Next to Ato^PrintiagOffl«^ GRANTS. LOANS, £o W u,^> ANY ATAIIAf" "0^ Lcansxnaybere^^^^ Thisßai^wiE^eive^posl^l^ ing rates of interest:-: . 8 petS^ •1» months -:, - ' , 7.P»«S: 6 mon«is - -• v 6 per^W. . S months » , r n l >riviA(}Ei;™T' "-sags-