SHIPPING.

StrxsET— This evening, 5.2. Sunrise—To-morrow moraine, 7.9. Moon's Age—First Quarter, 28th, 2.9 a.m.

HIGH WATER.

Auckland—This evening, 10.2: to-morrow morning, 10.26. Manukau Heads.—This afternoon, 0.42; to morrow niornhifc, 1.6. Kaii-aka Hkads. — This afternoon, 1.12 ; to morrow morning, 2.G.

ARRIVALS.

Parnell, brigantine, from Newcastle Clansman, s.s., from Tauranga Seabird, brigantine, from Newcastle lona, s.s., from Mercury Bay Australia, s.s., from the South Ohau, s.s., from the South Una, scow, from Tairua Moehau,- scow, from Omaha Kauri, scow, from Kennedy Bay Violet, ketch, from Thames Nellie, cutter, from Whangapoa Lancashire Lass, cutter, from Mercury Bay Wanderer, cutter, from Mahurangi Progress, scow, from Mangawai

DEPARTURES.

Sybil, schooner, for Suva Ada C. Owen, lnigantine, for liarotonga Novval, schooner, for Russell

STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

Coromandel, from Coromandel, to-morrow,

5 p.m. Rotomahana, from Thames, to-day, 8

p.m. Doric, from Plymouth, due July 31 Richmond, from South Sea Islands, Aug. 12 Wairarapa, from Sydney, Tuesday Wanaka (Onehunga), from South, Thurs day Balmoral Castle, from London, via Sydney sailed June 20.

SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED.

Crusader, sh., left London on May 27 Rangitikei, sh., left London May 3 Piako, ship, from London Wm. Turner, barque, from Fiji Sharpshooter, bq., from Fiji Elinor Vernon, sch., J»FK, lefb New York Feb. 5, (at Dunedin) Star of the East, from New York, via

Dunedin, sailed June 7 Arab, bq., left New York April 3 (at Dunedin) Dante, bq., to leave Java April 16 Ricardo, bq., from Java, early Victoria? bq., from Hamburg, via Lyttel ton and Dunedin, sailed March 29 Oceola, bn., from Dunedin O. W. Janes, schr., from Lyttelton Camille, bn., left Dunedin July 10 Myrtle, bn., from Dunedin Wenona, bq., from Dunedin Olive, schr., from a cruise

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

iiermione, snip, tor .London, loading Elinor Vernon, sch., for New York, early Wainui,. for Fiji, Monday, 5 p.m. Australia, for South, Tuesday, 6 p.m.

IMPORTS.

" Per Olian: 42 boxes soap, 50 boxes candles, 245 cases jam, 038 sacks oats, 1,040 sacks flour, 960 bags flour, 10 sacks barley, 244 sacks oatmeal, 2,253 sacks potatoes, 20 sacks bones, 2,125 sacks wheat, 79 packages sundries. .

Per Parnell: 500 tons Newcastle co operative household and smithy coals.— W. & G. Winstone.

The schooner Julia Pryce has been taken on Mr Gouk's slip for repairs.

The brigantine Ada G. Owen, bound for Rarotonga, and the schooner Sybil, for Suva, lett port yesterday. The Sybil is in Charge of Capjt- T. Fernandez.

Captain Perriman, of the barque Loch nagar, has been promoted to the ship Crusader, and",' Captain. Scotland is now in charge "of one of Tyser and Co.'s new steamers.

The s.s. lona arrived from Tauranga at 11.30 p.m. on Saturday. Passengers : — Miss White, Mrs Mason, Mr Hallop, and Mrs Gedye.

The R.M.S. Tongariro left Capetown for ]STew Zealand on the afternoon of Friday last.

The s.e. Clansman arrived from Tau janga on Sunday with the following pas sengers :—Messrs Suiter, Menzies, Dur rani, Clark, Harley, Matthews, Gibbons, Witt, French, T. T. Kirr, Catman.

The brigantine Seabird arrived from Newcastle yesterday after a bad-weather passage of eleven days. She brought coal for the Sugar Company, and berthed at the Company's wharf to discharge. The Sea bird had weather similar to that experienced by the Parnell, but escaped with less dam ages. She lost part of her bulworks, but otherwise appears to have escaped with little injury. The s.s. Ohau, Captain Bernech, from Dunedin, arrived at 8 a.m. to-day. Passen ger :Mr Dobbie. The Ohau left Dunedin 19th July, arrived at Oamaru 20th, left same day, arrived at Lyttelton 21st, left same day, and arrived at Auckland 25th at 8. a.m. Experienced from Dunedin to Lyttelton fresh southerly winds with moderate sea, hence strong head winds with high sea to arrival. Wo are indebted to Mr H. C. Seigel, purser, for report, etc.

The s'.s. Australia, Captain Crawshaw, arrived alongside of the Queen-street Wharf at 5.30 a.m. this morning. Left Wellington on the 19th inst., calling at usual coast ports en route. Arrived at Gisbornc on the 23rd at 3 a.m., leaving again at 10.30 a.m., and arrived as above. Experienced strong head winds and heavy sea from Wellington, and all along coast until arrival. Passengers : — Saloon: Messrs S. P. Smith and Hart, peerage: Four. The Australia brings rQm Wellington, ex Kaikoura, some ; 280 tons of general cargo for this port. We are indebted to Mr G. Martin, purser, for re port, etc.

THE TAINUI.

Lyttelton, Sunday..—Sailed, last night: The Tainui, for London. Passengers :— First saloon: Mesdames E. Martin, H. Ewart, Can-ell, Young, Misses Favon, E. M. Ewart, Hon. J. W. Wilson, Major Pollock, Messrs H. M. Buchanan, G. M. Buchanan, A. Green, Leaves, A. Shillitto, A. Bellingham, J. A. Mullens, E. Earp, E. Montgomery, A. S. G. Carlyon, H. Young, Martin, and Young. Second saloon : Mesdames Stewart, Burgess, Haworth, Misses Stewart, Bruce, Haworth, Messrs Barrett, Burgess, Moller, Scott. Steerage L: Mesdames Bernard, Wright, Faulkiner, Rogers, Miss Faulkiner, Messrs Paxton, Bernard, Quinlan, Mackle, Garnett, Ewing, Loach, Faulkiner, Meikleham, Gibson, Harriett, Thorogood, G. Rainey, C. Rainey, Moir, Mantell, Thorpe, Taritt, Rogers, Satchell, Masters Wright, Rogers.

A STORMY VOYAGE.

The brigantine Parnell arrived from New castle on Saturday evening, after a stormy voyage, during which some damage was sustained. Captain Melsaac reports naving left Newcastle on the 10th instant, at 5 p.m., with light westerly winds and clear weather, which lasted until the 17th at 11 p.m., when the wind began to blow hard, with thick squally weather, and attended with heavy lightning, heavy cross sea, and hail. On the 18th the wind increased to a gale, and at 11 a.m. a'sea broke over the vessel, smashing the starboard boat into matchwood. At 8 p.m a terrific squall struck the ship, tho wind flying from W.N.W. to S.S.W., and lasting but rive minutes, during which it blew away the main trysail, middle staysail, and about four feet square out of tho upper topsail.The damage was all done so quickly Uwfc Captain Mclsaac thought the vessel

had been struck by lightning, as at times heavy thunder and lightning prevailed. At this time the vessel was in long 161 • lat. 34" 15 S. The wind then backed into the W.N.W., and at 10 p.m. another heavy sea broke on board and stove in the tank,and almost washed away all the lining on the front of the poop, also the guard boards round the rail. On the 19th, the gale still continued with such heavy seas that the decks were constantly flooded, and at 1 p. m. a heavy sea broke on board which bilged the second boat. The next day the weather began to improve and the wind to moderate down, veering to the S.S.W. On the 21st, wind light from the N.W.,and next day at 6 a.m. passed the Three Kings, and at noon the North Cape was rounded, wind at the time being from the S. W. Cape Brett was abeam at 9 p.m., thence to Auckland, S.W., veering to northerly winds.

LAUNCH.

The new schooner built by Messrs Sims and Brown at Devonport, and recently pur chased by Messrs Donald and Edcnborough for the King of Tonga, was successfully launched on Saturday last, and chriutened by Miss Baker the " Toafa Haamia." The new schooner is a handy vessel—6l feet keel and 70 feet overall; beam, 18 feet; and depth of hold, 7 feet v inches. She is well built on a nice model, and should prove a very serviceable crafb. She is well fitted out, and has two cabins painted in white and gold, and upholstered with crimson velvet. One cabin is intended for the captain and chief officer, and the other will accommodate ten passengers. The new schooner will leave this week for Tonga in charge of Captain Mincham.

THE RUAPEHU.

The R.M.S. Ruapehu leaves Lyttelton for London on the 2Sth inst. The following passengers have booked at Auckland : — Second-class :Mr R. Sturdy. Steerage : MrDonneldy, Mr L. Hadland, Mrs Had land, Mr J. Coventry, Mr C. W. Bucke, Mr A. Barnes, Mra B. Barnes, MrR. Wise, and Mr J. S. Fitz-Gerald.

SHIPPING RETURNS.

The following is a return of the number and tonnage and crews of vessels which entered inwards and outwards during the June quarter : — ENTERED INWARDS. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland 51 38.702 1,758 Wellington 24 31.933 1,171 Lyttelton 11 1J .609 200 Duncdin 10 (i.Gll 151 Total for the colony .. Hti 111,229 4,581 For corresp. qr.,IBSG.. 182 121,511 4,809 ENTERED OUTWARDS. Auckland 47 31,872 1,637 Wellington 1G J9,(iSB 713 Lyttelton 27 3i,393 963 Dunedin 1U 0,921 159 Total for the colony .. 172 12G.148 5.021 Forcorresp.cn-., 1836.. ISO 128,480 4,939

PORT OF ONEHUNGA.

ARRIVAL. Gairloch, s.s., Me Arthur, from Waitara Rotorua, s.s., Neville, from the South

DEPARTURES. Gairloch, s.s., McArthur, fer Waitara Rotorua, s.s., Neville, for the South

The Gairloch arrived from Waitara on Saturday evening. Passengers :—Messrs McVey, Hodgson, Andrews, Myers, and three steerage. She left again for the same port tit 1 o'clock to-day.

The s.s. Rotorua, Captain Neville, from the South, arrived at 10 a.m. yesterday after experiencing a very rough passage. Pas sengers : Miss Farrant, Mesdames Dunn, Williams,< Messrs Sheen, Paton, Hunter, Berry Dunn, Washbourne, Herles, Mackay, Warnock, Armitage and seven steerage. She loft again at noon to-day. «,

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

Wellington, July 24.—The China and New Zealand Company's steamer Woosung arrived from Foochow yesterday afternoon, after a passage of 23 days. She had line weather till the 19th of July, when she ex perienced a heavy southerly gale with high cross seas. No damage was done. She brings 1,850 tons of tea,and GOO tons general cargo, principally:sugar and rice. Portions of the cargo are for Napier, Nelson, Auck land, Greymouth, Lyttelton, and Dunedin.

Arrived : The brig O. P. Olson, Captain Jacobscn, 120 days from New York.

Albany, July 24.—Arrived, to-day at noon : The ss. Valetta, from London. Passenger for New Zealand : Miss Farrell.

Rio Janeiro, July 24.—The New Zea land Company's R.M.S. Rimutaka, from Lyttelton on June 30th, loft on Friday morning, homewards. The cargo of frozen meat is in good condition.

London, July 24.—Arrived at Plymouth : The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Clyde, from Melbourne.

COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star Office, this day.

Messrs Arthur and Buddies weekly report: —The weather has been very un favourable for business the greater portion of the week ; therefore the supply of pro duce, etc., has been below the average ; still a good business has been done. A large number of auctions have been held, and all have been well attended, with satisfac tory results. Potatoes ; Not a large supply ; all to hand sold. Other root crops have been in tair demand, and prcttly well cleared out. Butter :. No good quality to hand ; the greater portion of the large stock of second-class has been sold at low prices. Bacon has come to hand freely ; all of good quality has brought fair prices - still a large quantity of in ferior, which is difficult to sell at any price. The same may be said in reference to cheese. The supply of poultry has nob been large ; an improvement in price has taken place. No live pigs. Fruit: The supply has been small. A slight improve ment iv prices. Thursday : (Sale of 100 kega of second-class and inferior butter, bananas, etc., ab Mart. The butter brought Id to 3d per lb ; bananas, £to Id per lb. The sale of drapery, etc., at Mart, was largely at tended : fair competition, and a good busi ness was done. Friday : Market day was well attended ; good competition for many lines. Poultry was in good demand, j and realised better prices. _ No geese entered, and no live pigs in. Fowls, Is Id to 2s sd; ducks, 2s to 2s lOd turkeys, 3s 9d ; geese, 3c 7d ; pigs (dressed) 3|d. Produce : potatoes, 2s to 3s Gd ; pump kins, Is lid to 3s 6d ; carrots, 2s to 2s 4d ; mangolds, Is Id to Is 4d ; onions, Jdto l£d ; maize, 3s 2d; wheat, 3s lOd to 4s; oats, 2a 3d ; bran, 4s 6d per sack ; chaff, 2s 3d to 4s Gd per sack ; cheese, Id to 4d ; bacon, Id to (iAd ; hams, 3d to 7d ; fresh butter, 9d per'lb; apples (local), 2Ad to 'S^d,— apples (Hobart), 2s 6d to 9s 3d per case ; lemons, 4d to 5d per dozen ; orancres, 4sd to 5Ad per dozen ; honey, tin, 3d,—do, keg, l;,'d ; tea, half-chest, Is 2£d, —do, box, 22s ; Hour, £9 to £12 ; biscuits, 3d to 4£d ; coffee, Is 2d ; Scotch mixtures, 6Jd ; candles, 4d to 4£d; butter, 2d to 4|d ; fencing .wire, 10s Gd per coil; oatmeal, £10.

Messrs Paget and Ralston report; the following prices as obtained by them on Friday last at their market sale :—Poultry : Fowls, Is 3d to Is Sd each; ducks, Is 7d to Is lid j turkeys, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; geese, 3.s 9d ; small pigs, 3a (3d to os 3d ; pigeons, lid; game fowls, 2s 9d. Produce: Pota toes, Oamaru, L 3 10s per ton ; pumpkins, L 2 10s to L 2 15s ; parsnips, L3; carrots, L 2 10s to L3 j onions, £d and Id per Ib ;

salt butter, 2d to 5d ; bacon, 2d to 4d ; hams ; 3kl to 6d ; cheese, ljd to 4|d ; maize, 3s per bushel; oats, 2s 3d; bran, L 4 15s per ton; sharps,^La 10s; corned beef, Id per lb ; tea, 14s* per box ; sugar, 28s per cwt; flour, Lll 15s per ton ; oat meal, Lll 10s; candles, 4d to 6£d per lb ; soap, 10s to 21s per cwt; honey, 2£d per lb; chaff, L4 to L 5 per ton ; biscuits, lfd to 3d per lb ; kerosene, 13s 6d per case.

Mr Edward Leydox reports business for the week satisfactory. The furniture mar ket is somewhat dull. Drapery was in good demand. There was also a large de mand for good bacon, cheese, butter, onions, and potatoes. Second class stuff was hard to quit, and realised small prices. At Friday's sale of produce, furniture, etc., potatoes fetched L3 5s to L 3 10s per ton ; onions, L 8 per ton ; bacon, 4d to Gd per lb; hams, 6d to 74d; Taranaki butter, sd; local, 3£d to 4d ; cheese 2£d to 4d ; tea, 18s per box. There was also a large quantity of furniture sold at very fair prices.

Mr D. F. Evans reports no change in business of any note. A consignment of Taranaki butter, though of good quality, only realised 4kl per lb., the market being apparently overstocked. A consignment of tinware was offered, but only a few lines were quitted at low prices. Several lines of local manufactured furniture were put through at fair prices, such as kauri chests of drawers, from L2 5s to L 4 10s ; spring mattress, LI ss; patent wire-work mat tress, LI Is; suites of rive pieces, L 3; where as, Austrian bentwood chairs, cane backs, went at 8s (id each. Half-tester double iron bedstead, L3 5s and a Bord's piano in good order for Lls. The land sales were well attended. Tuesday's sale: The Mount Albert property comprising house of 8 rooms stables, etc., and 54 acros land, started at LSOO, speedily rose to L 670 at which price it fell to the bid of Mr Wasteneys. The Albert-street property was bought in at LI, 100. The 75 acres at Papakura creek, subject to a mortgage of L2OO, was reserved for private sale. Wednesday's sale : The leasehold property comprising house of four rooms, etc., on allotment leased for CO years at a rental of 15 per annum, was sold for Lssto Mr Lawrence. At Friday's sale, the small farm of 10 acres and house, etc.,situated at Otau,\Vairoa South, started at LIOO. and aftersomekeencompetition was knocked down to Mr McPherson for Ll7l Is. Trees, shrubs and plants are now coming in in large quantities, and those desirous of forming plantations, shrubberies etc., should take advantage of present low prices. Friday's sale realised as follows :—

Quinces,"2d each ; apples, 2d; native shrubs (assorted), Id each : roses 2s 6d per doz. ; vSuding orange 3d ; guavas 4d ; silver tree 6d ; clyanthus 4d ; camellias from Is 3d to 2s 9d ; daphnes Is Id to Is 9d ; lemons Is 3d; sweet lemons (large trees), 4s each ; pinus inmgnus 16s per hundred; hedge privit, 4s per hundred.

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and Echo.

MONDAY, JULY 25, 1887.

For th« caus« that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do.

For a good while past it has been the occasion of not a little curiosity in the commercial and shareholding world to know how banks maintained their profits. Droughts, the rabbit pest, loss of sheep by the million, disastrous laud and sugar speculations, might ruin many once rich people ; commercial depression might be widespread, money hard to collect, . bankruptcies and liquidations numerous, other share, holders might have to go without divi dends, holding themselves lucky if they escaped calls ; but fortunate bank shareholders seemed to have estab lished almost a prescriptive right to their ten, fifteen, or twenty per cent. Not a little grumbling has been evoked. Overweighted trade and industry have been keenly feeling the half-yearly addition of that fatal " interest " to the overdraft so hard to keep down; and, not altogether un naturally, banks have come to be re garded us a sort of financial blood- Slickers at once relentless and in satiable.

True, we heard some time ago of trouble in Adelaide, where the de pression seems to have culminated, and of reduced bank dividends, and even of one or two banks going to the wall. But these were minor local con cerns. Nearer home one of our New Zealand banks some year or two ago felt' constrained to admit the

loss of one-third of its capital. More recently our big local institution had to dip into its reserve fund, and now we observe that the Union Bank of Australia, quite a pattern establish ment among Colonial banks, of, we suppose, fifty years' standing, the very acme of respectability, and taking more or less of the cream of the busi ness in every colony of the Australasian Group, has further curtailed its divi dend, which was not long ago sixteen per cent., reduced lately to fourteen, and now to twelve. Though we con fess to the human weakness of just a little envy of the sixteen per cent, as a hardly decent exhibition of flaunting prosperity, we hope we shall not be supposed to find matter for gratulation in the circumstance that any section of our fellow colonists have to suffer a diminution of income. We merely note the fact that the effects of the de pression are reaching to the very top of the commercial tree, as it seemed inevitable they would : for there can be no suspicion of mismanagement or reckless trading on the part o£ so con servative and highly proper a corpora tion as the Union Bank. Pure mis fortune and the hard times sufficiently account for dwindling profits.

Some banks, indeed, have not suf fered, so far at least as is disclosed in the rate of dividend declared, and the traditional 15 or 20 per cent, continues to be divided. There will always be lucky or preternaturally clever people, banks whose customers never break, or only in properly regulated measure, and whose securities are unaffected by drought, rabbits, falling prices and the like. It rescues our faith in financial humanity to find that while so many concerns feel called up on to face lessened profits and abnor mal losses, there are yet some who assure us they have nothing of that kind to trouble them. Whether there may be in this any discounting of future profits we have no means of judging; we know that there are those who are " strong in faith " in the

future.

This " future " is now, as it ever has been, a puzzling enigma. How long is this depiession to last 1 Or is it not depression at all, but simply a collapse of that abnormal inflation of the last forty years? Is it that the enormous development of humanity's powers of production during that period by means of machinery has permanently lowered the value of capital % Unquestionably the depres sion has fallen most heavily on capital. The great fall in the value of the com modities they consume must obviously have benefited the working classes, who in the older countries ot the world are not suffering from ex ceptional scarcity of employment, or enduring any material reduction of wages. We are,of course,not speaking now of the local condition of trade and employment, which is exceptionally, if not unprecedentedly, bad; but the statistics of pauperism and the report of the Royal Commission on Trade Depression in England bear out the statement that although there are now, as always, plenty of unem ployed, there is no exceptional dearth of employment in England, notwithstanding the great diminution of profits which has resulted in wide spread commercial disaster. That the value of capital has fallen is patent. Individuals, as well as the State, borrow at a rate of interest one third lower than they had to pay some years ago. English railways, English banks, and even a monopoly like the Suez Canal, as we observe by recent papers, are earning lessened profits. We think, therefore, that our colonial bank shareholders need hardly have hoped to escape the general lot, always barring the exceptionally fortunate few whom we have already held up to pub lic envy, and we may perhaps add that larger number whose modest dividends have never ex ceeded five, six, or even seven per cent., which nobody thinks too much. And, after all, seeing that the cost of living has fallen proportionately, the capitalist has no just ground of com plaint that his income is reduced. The high rate of interest has been a crush ing weight upon every class of industry, and in the colonies at least capitalists can hardly expect the downward ten dency to be checked, unless a revival at Homo causes a reaction in re lation to the interest on capital which we can see no reason at present to ex pect. In New Zealand, no doubt, the people are in a large measure deprived of the compensation arising from the reduced cost of living by reason of the taxation in which our policy of "progress " has overwhelmed us. We cannot expect, however, to escape without paying for our whistle, nor should we grumble because our rash ness has lost an advantage which more prudent people have secured to them selves.

THE THAMES TESTING PLANT.

Prior to the advent of Mr J. D. Lamontthe majority of the miners work ing at the different mining centres on our goldfieldswere under theimpression that all the gold and silver contained in local ore occurred in the metallic form, and that the loss of bullion by the ordinary battery system of reduction was comparatively trifling. Since then nofra few of the most stubborn ones have had reason to alter their views, and the prevailing opinion now is that gold as well as silver occurs iv Upper Thames quartz in forms other than metallic, and that the battery process does not save more than 25 per cent, of the assay value of the bullion contained in the ore. At both Waihi and Kar angahake stone in which there .was not acolour of gold nor a vestige of silver visible has yielded an average value of £\2O per ton by the fire test. By

way of illustrating what we mean, we append—from a record furnished to us by our Ohiuemuri correspondent of work done by Mr C. Ehodes, assayer, Bank of New Zealand, Paeroa, during the past 18 months—the results of a few assays of ore in which there was not a particle of gold or silver visible to the unaided eye, and wherein no evidence of the existence of either of the above mentioned metals, could be detected without subjecting the stone to the action of the fire :—

No. 1 sample was taken from a reef averaging 4ft in thickness in the Crown mine, Karangahake, and it gave a return equal per ton to 6660z of bullion, which on being separated proved to contain at the rate of lOoz of gold and 6560z of silver per ton. No. 2 sample came from the Rosemont mine, Waihi, and its treatment resulted in a return of 5070z 6dwt 6gr of bullion, which on being parted gave gold 320z, silver 475 oz—or at that rate per ton. No. 3 sample was obtained from a reef 3 feet thick in the Woodstock mine, Karanga hake, and the following are the results at per ton obtained therefrom according to assay value:— Bullion, 2,6780z 13d\vt 8 gr; gold, 208oz sdwt; silver, 2,4700z Schvt Bgr. No. 4 sample was the product of a reef about 12 inches thick in the Adeline mine, Karangahake, and upon being subjected to the assaying process it gave a return per ton equal 6150z lodwt Bgr of bullion, which proved to be gold 4260z sdwt 4 gr ; silver, 189oz 9dwt 18gr. No. 5 sample, which was brought from the Union mine, Waihi, and was described as " barren stone," gave a bullion result at per ton of ore equal to 2490z ldvvt 16gr. This was composed as follows : — Gold, 16oz 6dwt 16gr; silver, 2320z lodwt. No. 6 sample was taken from a private claim called the Comstock, situated at Karangahake, and it yielded at the rate of 7090z of silver and a* slight trace of gold per ton. No. 7 sample was obtained by a party of prospectors who were operating on a large reef at a place called Parakawai, near the East Coast, where an auriferous belt of country was discovered about 12 months ago. This stone, when tested, gave a bullion return equal to 272 ounces per ton of ore, and of this 36 ounces proved to be gold, and the balance of 236 ounces was made up of silver. No. 8 sample was composed of tailings, being the residue of a parcel of rich ore. Treated at the Martha battery for the Silverton mine, Waihi, it gave a return equal to 282 ounces of bullion per ton, and the bullion was worth 52s per ounce.

No. 9 sample was from a reef 6ffc thick in the Imperial mine, Karangahake, and it gave a bullion return at the rate of 455 oz, 7dwt llgr per ton. When this was parted, the results were :—Gold, 260z 12dwt, llgr; silver, 4280z sdwt to the ton of ore.

Altogether, the book contains a record of three hundred assays, and the larg est bullion return on the list was obtained from a sample of quartz treated for the Woodstock Com pany, and the bullion results of which have already besn quoted. This stone was broken out from the reef known as the Maria, and in general character and ap pearance it was not unlike a piece of the ordinary broken road metal, which is used for macadamising purposes.

Now we think these results will make it clear to the least skilled in min ing matters that the future of the min ing industry in the Auckland district at any rate and no doubt in many other parts of the colony, turns upon the . introduction of processes for the profitable treatment of refractory ores. With free milling ores, the bat tery process will, no doubt, notwith standing the loss of gold, still be the most profitable, because of its cheapness; but there are mines rich in gold which cannot be worked at a profit Unless other processes are introduced. It is with the object of obtaining a plant which will prove the actual value of the varied samples of Thanie? ore, and indicate the proper method of treating it, that an effort is now being made to obtain subscriptions from the mining community; and the object is one of such importance to our whole mining industry that many who are interested in it would, we believe, be willing to sanction a small call rather than that the project should fall through. The suggestion we made some time ago that the Government might offer a bonus for the discovery |and introduction of a plant for the treatment of these ores is still worthy of consideration. But as the Minister of Mines has promised to bear half the cost of the testing plant, which will confer an immediate benefit upon our mining interests, we hope the project will not be allowed to lapse for want of a little enthusiasm and liberality ex pended at the proper time.

STATISTICAL.

Statistics, they say, cannot lie; but they sometimes aggravate people more than the most consummate liar is able to do. The returns just issued by the Colonial Governmentforthequarterend ing June last are aggravatingly candid in enforcing the truth that the " de pression " has not yet ceased to brood balefully over the community. The total Customs revenue for the quarter was 1.297,705, against L 310,156 for the corresponding quarter of 1886, and the total colonial exports for the same period were valued at L 1,284,942, against L 1,299,835 for the June quar ter of last year. The telegraphic and postal revenue of the colony for last quarter show decreases of about Ll,ooo and LSOO respectively. It is well to face these disagreeable facts; for when they are looked at squarely it is seen that the falling off is, after all, but slight; and when we look further at the returns bearing on trade and interchange they are of a most cheering description. Thus, the total value of postal notes issued during the quarter wa5L10,639, an increase of over L 2,000 as compared with the June quarter of 188 C, and the value of postal notes paid shows a similar increase. Money order business has also increased by over L 2,00 the figures being: —Orders paid June quarter of 1887, L 119,787 Is 7d; is sued, L 138,693 18s 4d. June quarter of 1886: Orders paid, L117.23111s 9d ; issued, L 136,597 Bs. These statistics when examined comparatively with a vierw to show

their bearing on j,i<* "*^^. of thecojyife,^ aggravating to tho » &% people for whom the "W^ when it persistently assert, «. land's trade is / ec S **M "Empire City" goin *^;* % miraculous rate of D rn<m, - **» Ottttpm. revenue cdlKffij * cipal ports last quarter -Auckland, 1,68,739 *wJff Olt| > L 51.129 •-.Lyttdtoi I*l *s?*^i dm, L 69.031. W »** business m Auckland SZrrJ** agair, Si ] ; 324inWelli n g i ; a n SL5 l oife pai d in Auckl4 \'o ß > Wellington, L 16,713. In t u losli items Auckland tops theli ? twi colony. Auckland Post Offi" 111 ' was Ll.ooomore than thaton??' ton last quarter. Even S2. ofhealth,the Queen of fttrtff 1 tains her superiority. ThS^ inAuckland^nearlythea^ colony) waa tut quarter WS.pJSjJ m^ellt n g^n.;x^ 8 . wer? s r2 in Auckland agunst J1 iiAv o iv "5 Ifthatisthe^bwl^S?^ makes progriM.Hfl^aificijS; where she irtl] end The f ■ these 3 wiui effiore^|; when it is remembered tkt «S quarter is no exceptional one, but f5 represents the relative positioS progress of Auckland £ J^Z with the rest of the colony. ? ■ , Amongst th^naines of the iS^d thess. Alamedawe noticed tSS bj; Mrs Stone and two children, tffiriT 8 ° children of the late-Mr Arthur 2^ of the late Mr C. J. Stone o f t £ *f*. w^gath^k pl^ at I* s The young man Charles AickiitSl charged wzth offering^. disnSl^ cheque on the Bank of New Seffiuji £60, was brought up afc the.p£S again to-day. At the rennet' A f?r wL'K^J Monday next, in order, thab 4eße7i<W Magistrate, who tad taken a pirft the evidence, might continue theSd the case. >". _, A fact of great artistic and general interest has pat become known bS tion with one of the boob presented bS' George Grey to the, Auckland Jree-P* Library -It consists of a raraptnoS on the Royal residences of England, iIW trated by nne steel engravings. ThepW are coloured exquisitely by hand, andm Sir George Grey being, asked the name rf the artist he said the paintings hadW done by Tlirne^while a1 very ybnfig Sir George added that he had-iniis poss* sion unquestionable proofs of-fteauC ticity of the paintings.. These boob —the work consists of two volumes-ate, therefore^ of almosb.price.less value.' Mr E. H. Colbeck, son of Captain Golbeck ha 3 jusb taken his.B.A. degree atftiuSC* lege, Cambridge. He graduated lstckasm the Natural .Science .tripos with, honoon Captain and Mrs Colbeck reached England in time to be present at the ceremony which attended the conferring oLthe degree. . An entertainment that "should oomntfid itself, to favourable notice and supporttakes ; place next Thursday evening atthe local Hall, North Shore, for which a inosfc ibi* ing programme-has..beenprepaiied, consist ing of choice vocal and instrumental selec tions, interspersed with readings, etc. lie entertainment is in aid of-a most worthy object, namely, funds to carry on with suc cess the newly - erected Devomwrt jfej I'ablic Reading Rooni;; whiehj it wulbe» membered.wa^ one good result of the late Jubilee rejoicings. . It may. be mentioned £hat many ladies and gentlemen from1 Ami- Lind have volunteered their a^rvices.includ ing'Mr Harper, who will execute a Scottii national dance. Councillor Evans has given noticeto move at the next meeting of the City Council: " That whereas Sarfield-street is likely to be seriously damaged hy the large quantity of storm water, now accumulated oa k southside (embankment fronting Sage's property), the Engineer be ins;riictedto take immediate steps to prevent,'if possible, any such damage.."

The unsafe condition into \rhioh tlie maiii road at Epsom has been allowed to fall hi become notorious, and if the local bodies ia terested do not speedily take the matter h hand the .thoroughfare betweeiu Auckland and Onehunga will become impassable. On Saturday afternoon, on the way to thefoot ball ground, no fewer than,- four ■ 'buses and brakes came to grief, two of the ."bras downs " being caused by breaking of w axles; A meeting of the creditors in the estate ofR. H. Bartlett, photographer, was 1«1 at the office of the Official .Assignee tta morning, Mr Nashelski (P. Hayroan »d Co.) presiding. It was resolved'that * Williams, who had been gardener to tie bankrupt, should live on the property^ it is" sold, and receive, ssper,weein muneration for looking after the garden. This step,,-it, may be mentioned, w> taken by the creditors, as the bank#< private property at Remuera^ *f up for auction did not elicit a I* It is thought that if the prflperty^ W over for two'or three months it wW« advantage.' The mortgage and tob»a on the property is 11,400, andit«^ at L 2,000. There are four acres of land*" 8 a ten-roomedhouse. , , . '' V Amono-ithe cases called.at the*-* Court, Tauranga, on 19th inst r , i wasfl?; in which Te Puke Road Board sued Mr v V. Stewart for L 43 7s 6d, ratesiu^ J J mentwasgivenforLl7l7s,thebalancelian been due over .two years. Mr, J^ Stewart is now on his way out from H land to contest the'Tanranga-seat' The news of the sudden death of Capta Ralph was received in Aucklandbn W^ from Dunedin. The deceased ,ge« who was well-known as Myrtle, was accompanied:oW tas m ™r« by Mrs Ralph, and on leawngW^ was suffering from a bad cold, boo i from the South had' since mfonnji friends here that both Captam.ana Ralph were quite well. *£*..& therefore, is » sad ""P^L-to the vessels in Dunedm:MrU^ had flags flying half-mast high w, , 0 of respect for the deceased g****^ particulars have vet been MJl®?^ Sause of death. Thedecea^l^ mats of the Maile and had been w*, for some years in the about 30 years of age, and had b«n two years, leaving no family. JL^ in-law of Mr Spinley,.of V**wr Road. . Q U ggn- The "Hunyadi" exhibition i* street attracted large crowdsj» a The audience seemed!perfecwy w* this remarkable phenom eno^ j, examined the head # '•' and asked questions,- which.J^^ {U satisfactorily. It will be exhj m rest of this week in Queen-st'^. 30 taken South. , , jjjUoJ The skating rink in the V n "Spat# Saturday afternoon was agfl *Jj* ised. The Auckland s™™*^M. Mr J. Impey, was in This rink has been so well atgJJl^ ? opened that the V^^ll to "&£ quested to add another nigt* for tl gramme, and they havei deciJJ rest of the season t9s«£&«tf evoving, in addition to Wedne»W...... and Saturday afternoonf. LiJ fcl - ; %<■

THE AUCKLAND EVENIHG STAR, MONDAST, JULY 25, 1887.

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TT> E W'S CELEBRATED TEA, is lOn PER POUND SIX POUNDS FOR TEN SHILLINGS, Is a high-class Blended Tea, combining the Teas of India, China, and Ceylon— thick, rich, and mellow, with fine refreshing qualities. TRY RE W'S FAMOUS COFFEES, Fresh ground daily. j WHOLESALE GROCERY STORES, I VICTORIA-STREET. i • TUBILEE COUPON •Jz O Anyone cutting out this Coupon and taking it to _ T. E. CARTER'S m. Picture Frame and Musical '"^ ■ Instrument Depot, 88, VICTORIA-STREET. AUCKLAND, , Will be given for Is one of his > BEAUTIFUL PACKETS OF SCRAPS [ Worth ss. Q1 Post free to any part of New Zealand for Is 2d in stamps. 1 BETTER BUY NEW GOODS at our prices than faulty ones at auction. G A It L I C X GARLICK & CRANWELL'S C B ■N W E L L •s IS THE CHEAP FURNISHING HOUSE. EXAMINE our Fifty-five Shilling '' Com bination" Double Iron Bedstead and Wire wove Mattress. "T7IXAMINE " our"~Thirty-cighT~Shillinp n'i " Combination" Single Iron Be ds cad and Wirewovc Mattress. IREWOVE Mattresses for Double Bedsteads, 40a, 30s; cash, discount 5 per cent. IREWOVE Mattresses for Single , Bedsteads, 22s (jd, 30s; cash, discount 5 per cent. " Double Iron Bed \j stead and Upholstered Spring Mattress, 50s and 70s. " jMOMBINATION" Single Iron Bed \*J ' stead and Upholstered Spring Mattress, 35s and 60s. ■• JMARLICK & CRANWELL have \Jf Reduced Prices to meet the hard times. R.USSELSand TAPESTRY CARPETS in great Variety at Reduced Prices. V *> pIURS of Wliite~lind~Ecru Lace OO Curtains just received, and will be sold at half price ; sumo class of Koods our last lot were that we sold at half price. BLANKETS ordered from Manufacturer before the rise iii wool; cheap. I"' RON BEDSTEADS aud~Bedding of all kinds ready for delivery; cheap. Strong cane chairs from 33 m. PATENT ROLLER BLIND (complete), 3s Gd. LINOLEUM, from 2s 3d per yard. /~\ILCLOTH from Is square yaid. ARLICK & CRANWELL invite you to inspect their stock before purchasing elsewhere. Furnish your Houso from GARLICK & CRANWELL, Cabinetmakers, QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND. /GRANDPAPA'S MAGIC SALVE VJT Patkntkd. Prepared by MRS VIALOUSE, Kyber Pass. Is. 6d. PER TIN. A certain euro for all wounds, sores, sprains, corns, burns,"scalds,bruisescarbuncles, boils and whitlows, also inflammation caused from bites of iuisquitoos, sandilies, etc., etc., etc. A siuglo trial will give satisfactory proof of its efficacy. Sold by Chemists. For testimonials see hand-bills. MASEFIELD BROS.' STAR BRAND. BLUE LABEL MUL L E T Can be had either direct from tho'Factorv BATLEY KAIPARA, *tt"ory> Or at the following Wholesale Merchants in AUCKLAND :- J. BUCHANAN, H. B. MORTON, T. H. HALL & CO.. BROWN, BARRETT & CO.



mO ADVERTI SEES ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE. The Proprietor of the above has decided to Let a few Valuable Positions inside Abbott's Opera House for advertising purposes. For particulars as to price, Dosition, etc., apply to J. H. WITHEFORD, ;, Shortland-street. mO THOSE WHO WANT MONEY. Sums of £100 to £1000 can be had at per cent, if FIRST-CLASS SECUIUTY. Sums over £1000 can bo had at 7 per cent, on the BEST SECURITIES. Apply J. 11. WITHEFORD. FOR SALE OR TO LET, afc Remuera, top of Green Lane, a G-roomed House and scullery, good well and tank, quarter-acre Allotment; all fenced and planted with choice fruit trees. Magnificent view from property.— J. H. Witheford. Shortland-street BLOCK OF SHOPS in V . the City for £5,500. £2,000 to £3,000 cash, the balance cs.n remain at Gi percent.—Apply J. 11. Witheford. -fcTORTHCOTE. — Two Acres of Level JJI Land adjoining the school, all laid down in orchard, Strawberries; 300 feet frontage to main road, very easy terms.-J. H. Witheford. O LET, 8-roomed~House (new), St. Mary's Road, rent, 11s.—J. If. Witheford, Shortland-streer^ TO LET, nice Homestead, near Birken head. on main road; nine acres : rent. 15s per week, with purchasing clase. —J. 11. Withe ford, Shortland-street. ]7K)R SALE, at Onehunga, near the _ Woollen Factory, about 3V acres of Vol canic Land, with House of four rooms, out buildings, etc. Price and particulars at J. H. Witheford's, Shortland Street. AKE^TAICAPUNA. — For Sale, 10 Acres of Land, near Ilurstmcre, sea beach frontage, steamer passes twice a week, close to main road to Devonport. Price, £150. Land in the immediate neighbourhood sells at £100 per acre.—J. H. Witheford, Shortland-street. Robert Re w, In gratefully acknowledging the liberal patronage of his customers since the establishment of the City Tea Mart, takes this opportunity of stating that in order to meet the growing tendency of late towards SHORTER CREDITS AND CASH PAYMENTS, has arranged to give his customers the full benefit of this syntem. R. R. therefore begs to intimate that a substantial reduction will be made on all goods paid Cash. The price thus reduced wi 1 bear favourable comparison with any of the wholesale houses orlocal cash establishments. The high quality of goods, which has been a leading feature in this business, will always be maintained. R. itEW trusts that his readiness to adapt his business to the requirement of the day will meet with the approbation and increased support of his customers. Victoria-street, June 23,1887. "DONA-FIDE AT LESS THAN ENGLISH COST OP JE W ELLER V, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELECTRO-PLATE, AND SILVERWARE. H. ~K OHN Having purchased the Bankrupt Stock of A. Aley at a heavy discount, now offers the whole of the same at a large reduction ofFflr3t cost Being about to relinquish his Auckland business, and having purchased the old established busin ess of B. Peterson & Co., Christchurch, he has determined to in clude inthosalo the whole of his largo and valuable stock at a DISCOUNT OF THTRTY PER CENT. OFF MARKED PRICES. Thi3 is a good opportunity for acquir ing really good articles and High-clas.9 Jewellery for Wedding and' Birthday Gifts, considerably under original cost. H. KOH N, JEWELLER, QUEEN-STREET. THE "MELBOURNE AGE." Circula tion. GS.OOO daily. The largest Commercial, Advertising, and General Newspaper in the Colonies. Price, Id ;6s (id per quarter. The " LEADER," iS pages. Tfle best Farm ing, Agricultural, and General Weekly News paper. Price, Gd ; Gs tid per qiiarter. The "ILLUSTRATED AUST KALIAN NEWS" (New Zealand Edition). The leading Monthly Illustrated Newspaper. Single num bers, 6d; double numbers, with coloured plate. Is. Agents: Messrs Kidd and Wildman, Upton and Co., and E. Wayte, Auckland; and all News Agents. Post free. BOND (late Resident Surgeon Auckland Hospital), ICarangahape Road, near corner of Upper Queen-street. Hours of Consultation—At Residence : 8 to 9 a.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 7 to 8 p.m. At Edson's, 200, Queen-street: 11 a.m.,, 12.30 p.m. Telephone 132.