THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PRO VIDENT SOCIETY.

The following letter, which hoa been ad dressed to the chairmen of the local boards of the Australian Mutual Provident Society throughout the colonies, has been handed to us for publication : — " Dear Sirs,—Recent proceedings on the part of some members of the society resid institution in the other colonies, in order hat they may be in a position to answer any inquiries that may be made. My re mark, will be chiefly of a historical obarao ter and I believe be sufficient to obviate the necessity for any further explanation on the p"t of the board At the.special meeting of members held in the Pro. tenant Hall, Sydney, on the 23rd February last, a resolution was earned :— 'That the granting of pensions and gratuities to retiring officers is inconsistent with the principles and objects of the society, and shall in no case be albwed without the concent of a &rxcial general meeting.' At the same meeting, a series of questions asked by Mr McElhone elicited the information that during the lMfe IS voars arutuities to the amount of fcU.AM had been paid to the officers of the society. The unnouncement of these payments was rectivod by the meetiog with strong marks of disapprobation, and many presont ap n<ared to believe the information was then impurud for the first time. What 1 desire to point out to you, and through you to the members in your colony,- is that the eentlemen who are responsible for the Saitntion which culminated in thi-s mooting havo made unwarrantable representations to their fellow-member* ; and ua i have bo fore observed, 1 shull establish this by a simple narrative of fuels To deal with tho Question of the gratuities :—-'>t the quin-. quennial investigation of 1873 a huui of £235 185 was divided among tba members as a cash bonus. The labour incident to that investigation imposed much extra work on the office staff, and the directors of that, day, iv thtir di.waion, (.bought flt to mark their appreciation of the labours of the i-talt by awarding tho members thereof a bouu*. Iv the ruvonua naoouut for tho year ending Decembor 31, 1874, this bonus it) shown a« » tiparuto item, thus — 1 Gratuity to cilicuts mid clerks,£l,s7s. On the occasion of the succtoding investigation of 1878, a ca«h bonus of £488,224 was distributed among tho members. The investigation as before, involved much extra lubour, and B bonus was again awarded to the members of the staff by the directors of that day, the payment again appearing aa v separate item in the ravfcnue account for the year ending 3Jst December, I6?0, as 'Gratuity to cilleers and clerks £-1,146 12*.' Tho abairmun of the day, the lat'a rTofessor Smith, in his address to the members (reported in the ' Sydney Morn ing Herald ' ol Ist October, 1879) referring to thi-i matter said :-'Tbo directors con cider that empty thanks are not sufficient on this, which Imay be permitted to call grand occasion, when after five yonraof unexampled prosperity we are dividing half a million of moDey among our 30,000 members. The directors havo therefore resolved to pre sent to everyone in their service a bonus which, I trust, oach will consider eati* fiidory ; heads of departments and, {hnae who h:iye taken »n aotlve tnare in the in vur-tiea'ion boitiß, of courao, xpeolaliy re membe'ert.' Mr M'Elbone and Mr Mar wick were presont at that meeting, while Mr Ft J. King was a member of the bourd vthich awarded tlie gratuities, and yet these are three of tho gentlemon who now seem co hi-IJBAB that they liuve obtained this jn formatii'ii for'tha lirit t|tno. Again, on the 0.-ci-i'in of theinvmtig --tion of 1883, when a o i»h bor.us of £1.013,233 was divided among ttiu members, thodiroctora of thedayawordtd a fuilher bonus to the members of the stuff in consideration nf tho extra labuur imp *uU '»> them. Thh bonu-^ appeared as v mparate item in the revenue account for the sfar endinir 31*t Decembor, 1884, as 'grutuiiy to officeru and clerkt, £0,23! 2n,' In the face nf theue facts, whiph every member can Verify by v reference to the published account*, it is contendea (1). That the present board is responsible for theso payments ; and (2) that M)ch tiee have lieop ponpealod from the know le.-gs -if the member«. The members of tho proaent bojrd do not hesitate to say that, they would have adopted a similar course to that pursued by their pre deoeasore, for they :lo not think it would be difficult to defend tho distribution of £11.053 143., during a period of 15 years, auinng 171 officers and clerks; wlitu, largely owing to the faithful service of these gen tletnan, a sum of £1,731,642 had been divided among tho member--, tho distribu tion of 13s 9d to the olorks for each £100 to the membors is scarcely an extravagant act.

" De-iling now with the question of fs tistod assurance and supojaunual ion scheme, which (ho board U charged with having 'purposely conetmled ' from the members, this, a« you are aware, wa^, after cureful consideration, adopted, by the tioard o{ last yeaf'on the iiird October, jlbSp The fact that puch a scheme hod b.epn eetabli-hed woa communicated to the preaa, and re vievfa appeared in its column"- I need only refer to the " Sydney Morning Herald " of 19(h November, 1885, and to the ".Aus tralasian Insurance and Banking Record " for November, J88i), in confirmation of this etatnwont. In the ;-»','t v annual report pre eel it i'd to the members at the meeting hold on 21et April, 18SG, the saheme was announced in the following words:— ' During the year the Board adopted a scheme of assisted assurance and nuporannuation fur the benefit of the society's employees. The direc tor* believe that this step will encourage habits of thrift aud prudence amongst the Hcrvnnta of the society, and will tend to attach them permanently to its interests.' In my address to the members, in moving the reception of this report, 1 said, ! The report further alludes to a fcheme of assistedassuraneeand superannuation which lias been instituted for the benefit of our employees. We require every clerk in the service to insure his life for an amount at least equal to his annual salary, and we then grant him a free polioy for an equal amount up to a maximum of £800. We main tain absolute control over both policies as long cs the clerk remains in the service, and we shall see to the disposition of the policy moneys, so that we shall prevent anyone in our service from leaving widow or children unprovided for. The super annuation scheme will only apply to such as have served the society for at least 20 years, and will be available in the form of a [ir^tuated Bcale of allowances tp relieve th-i necessities of any such who may break down in health whito they are in our employment. As our staff consists princi pally of young men and lads, and as we shall admit no one who cannot pass a satisfactory medical examination, we do not anticipate that the sohemo will become operative to any material degree for many yours, to come. Our desire is to obtain the services of young, healthy, able clerks; and we think thia scheme will do something to attract such to us, and to keep them with us after we have been to the trouble to make them efficient servants.

" Later on, at the adjourned annual meet ing held on Stb of May, 1888, the Hon. Alexander Campbell, then a retiring direo or, in addressing the memberß. said : —' You are aware that a scheme of this kind for officers and alerks has been adopted by the board. As that scheme was framed by the two principal officers, they were, for obvious reasons, excluded from the benefit of it. But the directors promised at the time to provide retiring allowances for the secretary andactuary afterwards. That has uot yet been done, and I am desirous upon retiring from the board to do what I can to redeem my share of that promise to Mr Kalston and Mr Black,'

" At these meetings, Messrs M'Elhone, Robert $inith, R. J. King, and F. Lea were present, and yet they ore among the gontlo men who now charge this board with having ' pnrpoaely concealed ' this echeme from the members. In the light o! these facts, my colleagues and myself feel that we have been unjustly assailed j. we claim both for oar predecessors and ourselves that not oDly wi h regard to the questions immediately under review, but with respect to every thing connected with the management of the society in the past, there has been no concealment, but that, on the contrary, the directors have on all occasions taken the members and the public into their entire coofidenco, and have given to tha proceedings of the society a publicity to which its unexampled prosperity linn bisen largely due." We are satisfied, as far as the past ia concerned, to allow the history of the society's progress to be the only testi mony to prove the success which has at tended our efforts in the management. But we are not content with SMb ; we can not accept the decision of the comparatively small number who attended thejmeeting of the 23rd February as the expression of the opinion of the general body of the members to whom we owe our eleption to the impor tant and responsible positions which we occupy. We have little doubt that some attempt will be made at the ensuing annual meeting announced for the 25th of April to embarrasi us, and we wish

to invite those members who have con fidence in us. and who are unable to at tend the meeting to express that confi dence, by favouring us with proxies for use ot that npeciul meeting for the amendment of the by-laws convened for 16th May next. "I felt the resolutions adopted and the conduct of the members at the meeting referred to so acutely that I determined to resign my seat at the hoard, and other members were prepared to act similarly. We feit that the only honour attached to the position was gone if we failed to hold the confidence and esteem of our feUow-polioy-holders; but when we met and considered the poßition, we found that if we resigned then we would place the society in great difficulty, if we did not bring about almost a deadlock. The standing counsel were consulted as to our resignation, and after the receipt of their opinion I felt that however distasteful it might be to retain the position, I owed a greater duty to tho members of the society who had co often shown their trust in me by electing me as a director. I therefore disregarded my own feelings rather than take a course which would have been detrimental to a society in which the interests of so many persons are involved, and which has attained a position which is justly a credit to the colonies. Unless, however, I find that the members generally evidence at the annual meeting that I still retain their confidence, I ahall take the earliest opportunity of re tiring from the board, when my so doing will not affect the beneficial working of the institution. ' I shall be glad if you communicate the contents of this letter to your colleagues on the local board, and take such steps to give publicity to them a 9 you may deem ex pedient. It is our intention to band a copy of this letter to the preae of this city few publiaution " Yours faithfully, " (Signed) John H. Goodlet, Chairman."

THE NEWMARKET WATER SUPPLY.

The Council Decide t«i Pay and l^oolt Pleasant.

A HfEWAL meeting of the Newmarket Borough Council was held last evening re garding the alleged over charges made in connection with the waterworks contract. His Worship the Mayor (Mr W. J. presided, and there were siso present : Crs. Bishop, Edgerley, Kent, Hose, Clayton, Morgan, Lumpkin, and Whisker. Mr Knox (Borough Engineer), Mr Lam bert (late Inspector of Works) were in at tendonce, likewise a number of ratepayers, who eaaiDori to take a keen interest in the proceedings. The Town Clerk read the resolution of the previous meeting to the effect that a special meeting of the Council in Committee be held on Tuesday, 2^th mat. After some bandying of words, the Mayor moved that the words " in Committee " be struck out.

Cr. Whicker objected to this. Cr. Clayton asked was Cr. Whisker's object to exclude the burgesses. Cr. Whisker : My idea was to let a Com mittee of the Council confey with the En gineer and the contactor ao that the matter might b,e broagns on in a proper form, and that there might not be a repetition of the unseemly cojduct that had occurred at the previous meeting. The Mayor said that it was only fair to iill parties that as the matter had been opened publicly it should be carried through publicly. He would not be one to allow the matter to be discussed privately. Cr. Whisker took exception to the Mayor's last remark, which he eaii was quite of a piece with the Mayor's rjrevioue cinduct at this Council. No one wished to burke inquiry. He, for one, was not going to eit under the imputation.

Trie Mayor: The door is open, Cr. Whuker.

Cr. Whisker: I will go when I ch.ooae, and not before.

The Town Clerk read a number of letters that hadi passed between the Coun til and the Engineer since last meeting. From them it appeared that Mr Jvaox had been anxious to obtain the accounts in which tha alleged overcharges bad been made- This the Town Clerk had written declining to give up, alleging as a reason the legal proceeainge taken by the con tractor, but notifying him that ho might go and copy them. Mr Kiiox at this stage handed the Mayor a letter, and requested a reply thereto. The Mayor : In due time you will receive a reply. After the reading of more correspondence,

The Mayor said he had just been handed a letter by Mr Knox, which he would read. The letter was aa follows:—''Sir,—l am here this evening in compliance \yith a resolution of the Council passed at their last meeting. Before business is proceeded with, I most request to be informed if 1 am summoned to prote.-cioimlly advise and cun fer with the Cuuncil in the matter, or whothor it is thu intention o.f the Council to prsfey ol ( ar(;eB against we resulting there from or which may now exist in the mind of tome individual member,"

The Mftyor f*ld thar Mr Knox no doubt felt it his duly to be present professionally on an occasion of this kind when the work of a contractor under his charge was tfl be gone into.

Mr Knox : But in what capacity >

The Mayor : As an officer of this Council. I presume it is the Engineer's duty to pro teot the Council : I shall ask Mr Knox to remain in the room.

Mr Knox : Answer the latter part of my question.

The Mayor : I am not in a position to do 80.

Mr Knox (rising, and pacing on his hat): Well, I wish you good evening.

The Mayor : If Mr Knox leaves X think it will be only right to move that his services as Engineer to the Borough be dispensed with.

Mr Knox (sarcastically); Please yourself about it, sir. The honour of serving New market in nothing to me. The Mayor : If Mr Knox'a services are of euch a nature, the sooner they are dispensed with the better. I now, hh Mayor of this borough, make a specific charge against you : That you have not done your duty as Engineer to this borough.

Mr Knox : Well, make it in writing. M r Knox then left the Council Chambers,

Cr. Whisker: I think that you have taken an unmanly advantage of Mr Knox.

The Mayor : Mr Knox, C.E., is a servant of the borough, and I think he having treated the Council so discourteously, any thing done in his absence will be fair; The Mayor then read several letters that hod been received from Mr Knox, asking for copies of accounts to which exception had been taken, and another expressing doubt as to the accuracy of tbe minutes of the previous meeting. The following letter was also read from Mr Cotter i-" I' am instructed by Mr Coulson, contractor, of Auckland, who on October 25th last entered into a contract with your Council for the laying of certain waterpipea and fittings, and who, in the execution of such contract, was ordered by the said Engineer to do and did certain ex tra work, to apply to you for the imme diate payment of the Bum of £107 7a 3d, being the amount of such extra work as certified by the said Engineer on February 17th last, and which certificate is now in yoqr possession, and to inform you that un less that amount, together with interes-t thereon from the last-mentioned date until payment, at the rate of 8 per cent., togethdr with £lls,coßtsof this'application, bepaidto meby 10a m. on Wednesday next, 30thiDgt,, I will be compelled to take legal proceed ings for its recovery Without further notice. I may mention that section 3 of the general condition of the Bontracfc provides for the valuation and pricing by the Engineer of all extra work, and makes the decision final in.the matter."

A letter had been sent to Mr Qoulsoh re questing him to attend the meeting of the Council, to whioli- Mr Gutter replied, " Acting under my advice he must respect fully decline to attend your meeting. The contract required him to dp the work to the satifaction of the person uppointed by you, and that person has certified to the value of the extra work performed by him."

. An opinion from Messrs Hesketh and Richmond as to the Borough's position in the matter waa read. They were of opinion that unless the Council could clearly prove fraud or collusion between the engineer and contractor they would be bound by the en gineer's certificate, and must pay the con tractor. In the absence of fraud or collu sion they had a remedy against the engineer for; negligence in i the performance of his duty, provided they could: prove negligence. To certify for rock when there -was no rock, and otherwise, as Btated in the Council's letter, went far to prove negligence and want of care. Direct proof of collusion waa rare and difficult. If a contractor claims for work not done, and' for grossly esoessiye quantities, and these are passed by the engineer, then such acts would certainly be proof of collusion. Whether they were sufficiently numerous and large to prove that they were the out oome of a oollneive agreement between the contractor and engineer waa a question of fact to be decided in a law court,

The Mayor then called on Mr'Lambert^^i} who had been inspector of the contract, and asked him if any rock hadbeen.met with in the cutting.

Mr Lambert: There were some bouK;; '"'-it ders — two or three yards of then) XiM but no solid <rock. The boulders - were rather an advantage in removing the clay ' '~': In reply to Cr. Clayton, Mr Lambert eatd '" e'' he did not recollect if any shots had been fired on the part of the contractor,-! "Boulders" were earth in the terms of the '"."'? contract. ~ ;'' Si

Cr. Whisker said the contractor admitted ' that there was no solid rock there, only bonlders. Tho Mayor : It is not what he «dmitg; ;.' it 18 what he charges tho Council. The ■.1 ''.'' Mayor then proceeded to point oat that the contractor had charged for 46.feet of '• earth and 35 feet of rock. They had the 6m evidence of the Inspector that there was no '■' B rock—they had tire evidence of their <;«»'.' iU senses that there was no rook, and if there, '.'• had been no collusion there had. been, '.'• '-''. neglect on Mr Knox's part, , V 9 Cr.- Whisker said that the Council had)'> '"j" agreed to pay the Engineer 2J petV •':' cent, for drawing the plans, *nd the, v £ Council elected to appoint a super* : i-' visor of their own. Mr Knox , re> [:J ceived the reports of the Inspector and tWr;: •. , accounts of the contractor, and if thejiiv -l agreed he would certify to them. There* -- f~ fore he did not think that Mr Knox was-so-- ■-■'.t much to blame aa some of them supposed.! ■'■' ','. The Council were themselves to blame! . ; Cr. Whisker then proceeded to question the'U 3 legality of the meeting, as the Engineer had J» not been officially notified. . ..,',„"', The Mayor said it was clearly proved t<i '■'•■ ---tbo meeting by their own inspector that there was no rock taken out of the track' ■:' •'■■ and yet they had the account initialled bo i Mr Knox that so much rock was taken • out. He then went into details of tha "•■, other alleged overcharges. The turncock had been put to his wit's end to stopthe, ■■'■'-■ leaks in the pipea. In one leak alone ■)-> 24,000 gallons were running away every 24 V g hours ) and ten yards from that there wera, iV hi,ooo gallons running away ; and so on all ■ along ths track. There had been a great •■.'«* harry in taking over the contract, but he ; i! thought they had done wisely, as a larea r- i fire had been prevented by the water being : i turned on in time. If a little judgment baaf - M beon exercised by the engineer no leaks "'« would have taken placo, AH they could ■'*(■; now do in the face of the legal opinion was. ■■■■;mi to pay the amount, or prove fraud or colh}-,; ■ ■..*";■ eior>. ■ I.i :.,!..,

Or. Rose thought that the Counoil had' ; » boon very much to blame in the matter of ■ •■■.■'. the contract. They had demanded that >! >ri the work be commenced at this end and worked up towards the water, and it was no. ■ wonder that leaks occurred. He believed ''■ «i that the Council would have to grya and; ■--"-" pay. ' ci* 9 Cr Whisker said that at the. banquet to the '-' 1 Mayor, the Mayor, Engineer, and eontrao- !- ; ' tor had ooapea eaoh other pretty well." They had said the contract was a credit to ' aU conoerned, and now it was KrossnegUi ■-■-• gence. ; ■■•■' ,»Kcf:S ".' The Mayor moved. "Thatjlhe accounts ■':'t'~* of Mr M. Ooalson for extras in connection ;T '■> * with the waterworks contract, be referred -!■''''" ; to two experts—via., Messrs Errington and J* ''''■ Lundon, to decide whether the charges are. ■ legitimate in the meaning of the terms ol ' I i the contract, and report to the Council at '"'•' * ■ I next .meeting." •" - ■•' '•> ■ | Cr. Edgerly seconded tbe motion. -•'■- " •" ** n I Crt. Morgan and Bishop took the view '''■"*' t that the Council would have to pay. It was -^ | no use throwing good money after bad. He '*■'* ■II I moved that Coulson's account be paid. If it ' was referred to arbitrators it would cost thift' ' • •'. Council more than if it were paidatonoe. J£^ ' had noticed that if a publia bcdy r.ent to • law the ctse ajwayc went against them. '■ They could consider the question of how ■■'•■' ■'■"■ tbe Engineer had treated the borongh ■ |7T'! This lap?ed for want of a seconder. : The Mayor said, with reference to what': *^S Cr. Bisbup liad said, if they allowed this to " '* go what could they expect from future con-, tractors. He bel'oyed that there was j^Qj - ;i-"i'i of overcharge the account. ■ ■'"• '■ '■'> Js*j^ Cr. Clayton, eaid that the solicitor's' 1? opinion, as he thought, showed^ that they"" *™ would have to pay the contractor,- bui',? tj||ffl| would haye t'neir remedy against-the-En- ':<lv^B The Mayor's motion regarding the ap pointment of experts was lost. Cr. Clayton moved " That the contractor Cr. Morgan eecondod. Cr. Edgerly moved as an amendment, '''■'''"' f " That he be paid if he reduces the item' of,'' si ; the pipe track." The other items were ' ",V, | overcharges, but he thought that if they1' ' '■' paid the pipe track overcharge it would be ' i a dicgrace to the Council. ' Cr. Bishop seconded the amendment, ' ■ j Cr. Cl.-.yton asked how oould the Council toko exception to. hny item when .tUp '}, j e»t;ineer certified to the correctness of all '£' ike amendment wan carried by six votea, "if j The Council then proceeded to consider, ' Porter's account. The Mayor reacl- a letter Jrom'Meears j HesUcth and Richmond, stating that if the;' <■ j» extras had beeu ordered after six monthß from April 13th, 1886, the CounclTcould ,:J not expect to got them at schedule prices and mu~t pay fair trade prices. ■ Tho Mayor remarked that as the Engl-. ■, neer had not obtained all the necessary extras within the six months, be suppose^ the Council muat pay. Tbe charges in some. „"j instances exceeded the schedule prices ,by. .-rff* 100 per cent. It was the fault of the En-. ■ ■■■^ . gineer, who ehould not have had, morei. ■•■;„'. I than f2O or £30 worth of extras. • i , V' f Cr. Clayton moved that the account bar I paid in full. , ; , ■;. - \ The Mayor moved that, the account 0^ ■ 8 Messrs Porter and Co. ba referred to Messrs '- I Errinjjton and Lundon to report on JFIJw. : ■ | was put and lost, and the motion of £*. ■' ■■:<••■ Clayton was carried. • . > ; : ,;i- The Mayor said that after baring .. s passed all these accounts, ho wished them.) .iX-^'^ to , find money to pay them witb., Theee people would want their money. , ) Then, if they did not pay for the water to the City Council they would have all the water cut off to-morrow. The aocount fori:.'; S;: water was £84, and they had only: £40; .;i»-3. '-/: to pay it with. It could not beii; -U .; taken out of the loan account. Tha:;.:; '' ) large account for water wbb dne to ' i the extensive leakage, through the defec tive condition of the mains.. They had ample money if the ratepayers would paj- " j up, There was £200 of arrears. Hepre-V: '.-* ' ■ sumed if he and the Town Clerk arranged,:/• ifiL-'i to pay the whole account their aotiop. wonl^J ».-ifJ •::, ; be upheld. : -. .•- . ■' i •-•" '■■' 'A"' ■ \ In reply to Cr, Boee, tho Mayor eaid that '.»iP . there was a.eout £120 due to the Engineer, si op account of commission. The Mayor read a letter from the man-' i' agerof the Colonial Bank requesting the ;,••'- ' Council not to increase the present overdraft I^HSj ■ until some satisfactory arrangement was. ■'> \ made regarding the working of the account..; §■ The bank would grant an overdraft of £350. ' ir " if the Couucillors would make themeelvea 'i;! personally liable, i . ~:..•;. i- It was decided to postpone the consldera- ;■ -■:-',.::•■ tion of the matter of overdraft .until nexll, > !S '-'; meeting. ■ •. r.'amaoobvna : ■'■* y In reply to Cr. Clayton, the Mayor saltjj, .:: ■- s that he proposed to pay Coulson's aocount '< ,; : by borrowing from the loan account.; It >iA g | was a roundabout way of doing it, but it could not be helped, ; Tbe Town Clerk submitted the following , ■ i | financial statement: —General accouDtt * 'i'g, | debit, £125; Interest and Sinking Fund fsol account credit, £75 14s: waterworks ac-. f, count credit, £50 11s 9d ; loan account f credit, £495 14s. , ~,: %. \ This concluded the business. .:; ■ "" '': "■"■ ":■?: f:

HIE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAEC^'BO 1887

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Bookcase, Cottage Side Board, Walnut Table Bx4, Tapestry Car- Set Rue Fender, Fire Irons.Ash Pan.Hassocks; fee& f &?« W^'eS F°HALL P-Ha St a^ttella Stand, Chairs, 1- Law Superior Hana some Wardrobe, various Now Zealand WnndH 3 coranartments. Glass Centre Door, Handsome Brass Mounted Bedstead, Hair Mat tress Mounted Kauri Toilet, Table and Wash s3. TWlet Sets, Walnut B. W. Chairs. Towel Tapestry Carpet.Hearth llug.T enae^lron Horse, Bedsteads. Mattrasses, Palliases, loilet lables, Washstands. Chests o£ Drawers, Commode &c KITCHEN, \ARD. ETC. — Dressers, Meat Safe. Clothes Horse, Bread Crock, Scales and Weights Filter, Moulds. Earthenware, Cooking Utensils,' Tubs, Cans, Lawn Mower, Shears, GT^E iI?E aAUTOTI:ULY S SITUATED RESI DENCE. well and faiihfully built tor personal occupation, containing 8 good, lofty rooms, nicely furnished, 3 flre places, iron roof, gas and water laid on; allotment 10 x 115 i feet, substantially fenced. TO-MORROW, At 11 o'Clock. FANCY GOODS AND PLATEDWARE. D. F. EVANS Haa qoen instrnctel to sill at his Mart as above, A CONSIGNMENT or FANCY GOODS, PLATE.jWARB, &c. comprising Dolls, m „ iWft-aiirps conJDasses Chuln*. KorKiun & MepaT P»nT Vases Waltzing Doll, Oft v flnf i silver -> ofohea, Plate?, N.a. Forks fni Spoons, Plated Watohca. K.P. Plcitle Jar, Jim Dishes and Holdw. Prize Cap, Knl/e Rmts, Fruit Tiblo an^ Letter IteoLß^ 2 Oreen^ult DlshaTbessert Spoons, Tea Bj oons, Forks, Salt and Mnttard Spoons. Box Cutlery. Aneroid Barometer, Marble Clock. Silver Matnh Box, Goid i.ooket. Gold RinK*. Diamond Scarf Pin, Plasted Toast Raok, Tea Trays, Parian Ornaments, &c. 91. 8. OOOHBA^BI ["3- DAOBB FRIDAY, APRIL 1, At 12 o'clock. .MASONIC PICTORB. LARGE OIL PAINTING. THE PRINCB OF WALES. The anbaorlbera have recely^BdJnßtruotipnßfrom th» nfflnial ABsimee, in the Kstate of Measts mtSSi&manTKUig. to Sell by Auction, at aeUßooms. Qneen-Btreet. on Friday, Ist April, at 12 o'clock, LARGE OIL PAINTING, in massive Gilt Frame, of the Prlnoa of Wales, in foil ■Regalia. SAMUEL COCHRANB & SON, Auctioneers. w. a. ooohkahk] [J^3- DAOM MONDAY, APRIL 4. FORTY ACRES LAND, OKAHO. Tho Snbocribers will seU by auction, at their Booms. Queon-strebt, on Monday, April 4, at 12 o'clock, SOOTH - WESTERN PORTION, 102, PARISH OP OKAHU. containing « »orefi.^ai<i to be all spl-^jd Kauri Bu-h. T?o Reserve. BAMUHL COOUKANB ft SOff Auctionoere. W. S. COOHBANE] [JAS. DAOBE MONDAY, APRIL 4, At 12 o'Clook. PROPERTY, NORTHCOTE. LEASE FOX NINETEEN YEARS. The Subscribers wUlseU by^auction, at riielr Rooms. Q .eenstreet, on Monday. April 4, at 12 o'clock, ALLOTMENTS 11, 12, and 13, contain ing about 11 acres, being part of the North ooie Hospital Reserve, partly cleared ana in £?als; has good site for an Orchard ; held under ease, having 19 years unexplred i rental £1 IDs particulars apply to 3AMUKL COCHKANE & SON, Auctioneers. B. 0. OABB] [»• D- TONKS FRIDAY, APRIL 1, At 12 o'clock. (Registered Tonnage 62J tons). FOR POSITIVE SAXF.. B. TONKS & CO. Have received Instructions to sell on Friday, April lat, at 12 o'olock, SCHOONER MARINER, with all the Gear. Appnrtenancas. Boaw. Sec. Registered tonnage 8! 4-lOOtha.- Well found in every respect, jhls wnll-kno-»n ressri Is now lying alongside Customs-ft'eet Jetty, wheie intending purchasers can ipspeot Full inventory from Auctioneers. B. 0. OABB) |B. B. UONFS TUESDAY, APRIL 5, . At 11 o'Clock. TO CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS, &c* SALE AT BOYD'S POTTERY. PRESSED BRICKS, WHITE BRICKS, T ' FANCY BRICKS, TILES, DRAIN PIPES, TRAPS, TERMINALS, URINALS, BORDER TILES, . B. TONKS 4k CO. Have been lnßtruoted to aell, at the Yards, on Tuesday, the sth April, at 11 o'clock, mHB WHOLE OF THE BUILDERS' MATERIALS. BRICKS. TILES, &c Liats of the Goods can be seen at our office or at the Pottery, at whloh plaoe the Goods can ba inspected at any time. R. O. OARB.] [B- »■ TONKS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, At Twelve o'Clock. CITY PROPERTY. BK-SALB OF LAND FOB NON-COMPLK TION OF TERMS OF AGREEMENT. EMILY PLACE and JERMYN-STREET. B. TONKS & CO. Will sell, on Wednesday. April 6, at 12 o'olock, CITY OF AUCKLAND.—Allotment l*o. 3 of Section 8 This land ie situated in Emily Plaoe, running through to Jermyn-otreet, and immediately adjoins the present place of worship known as St. Paul's. Full portioniars from tno auctioneers. Title : Land Transfer. O. HKSKBTH.J [A- AITKBN i— TUESDAY, APRIL 4, at 12 o'Clook. AGRICULTURAL HALL, CITT MABKBT, By Order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. P.AH.WAY TKRMINUS HOTEL, ONBHCNBA. The subfloribers have been inatruoied by the Registrar of the Supreme Court toeell by public auction, at tho above Hall, on Tuesday. the Ith April, at 12 o'clock noon, ALL THAT THE LOTS 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Subdivision of Allotment 9, Seotion 13 Village of Onehunga, having frontages of 60 feet to Qneen-street and 80 feet to Prinoess-flt., with the Railway. Terminus Hotel and Other Buildings thereon erected. HEBKETH, AITKEN, & CO., Auctioneers. WALTER J. DOWDEN AUCTIONEER, Q V B E N;J T R B B T,! X>RODOCa,.|^S#, ! Ey|J9f,,|f|^?AY ■ ■ ■ ,



IRON AND STEEL MERCHANTS, . Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers. FURNITURE SALE. " ~~~ — C. C BROWN AND HIGH STREETS, CITY FALLO N'S BUILDINGS, COOK AND HOBSON STREETS, AIA , M^wtnn Newmarket and SyniOndS Street. I. now holding a Sale of First-class FURNITURE and UPHOLSTER at gre»tl, AISO at NeWtOn, INewnidl « y R«duoed Prloei. Those about to Furnish would do well to call and inspect the same. "" 0. 0. B. itlll oontlnnefto~MAKEUP to Order all Descriptions ol MESSRSJLPORTER & CO. wish to draw attention to their large shipments no* ?^ m 9 £^*'^£Pli-. lll^g, which, added to their already extensive stock of Hardware they are ma position uraol «lSf^Bi"wA»AHWM>. o execute any orders placed with them, and at the VERY »-OWEST PRICES. . |II WE ARE THE CHEAPEST y/^^^^^^yj^^ JJeLu-' ' - :^^^^^S KAII&NGAHAPE ROAD THE SIMPIRX^NQE, SBLF-SBTTING RANGES. %$f | ™^T" 11 1 SS^S aSSLSL JJti'Sl* WiU open or Cose fire, ™~™2SSSSfi)BZ£.% tiffi&F*"" "** _^ _LT'T \—l—\ -""""""" E. PORTER AND CO - -'" "' Z\§t"Z £200 £37 i) 2 £11 18 0 £7 810 Jtji JO^ B2H 18 0 RASTER GRATES. THK QUEEN. TANGYES LIMITED Fiae oast, swond-nnish. ground fronta; tile checks and aiokle- J^^^^t'^^^l^^iS^^'^i^ l IXi U X -L< kj>. JU i ITi J. 4. iJ 4_/, plaUd beads. Large vanety. "Sff^^tfiMSm^SSfS^^ 119) BATH URST-BT-, SYDN EY. -^^^^^J fe. -iw^^^^ CONSUMPTION^ CURABLE! ••^^^ XV^ ' -~f" J*^ "'^S^^' 10l ». T. C»XbBVK'B TKKATMKNT k OF CX>NSUMPTIOH AMU OTHKB - ~~ „ ~Ji r-RJi^fer^-SS'-iiiLjfee??— (I (j on t| nußß fa ba mads a great bleaHic-g to nuffererg, iw and wide, In every p»ri m *nf» ■VirTORPSS RANGE THE ENCHANTRESS RANGE. ""^The world and we ourselves owe him a debt ol! gratltone. Not long ildm weplaced StherdiscovVry Inmedioal loienM from whloh the oon.umptivepatUmt may «ather »o much BpMj i^^^&» <«*W"3L_ ° The OM hundred and *hibtt-*hbb« oasbs which are recorded In Mr Congreve'j Xl |PM fes»f* »» a most convincing testimony ; but what have been long a marr»l are the omm lMkl££*3 <^^^^feS^^^^# «* •«• which have been published for .ev.ral years past in he w.ekly journals (onrow. ffMj/j*Pls m^^^r&E&SsxjjigS^ Included), on* every week." (The reader it referred to the " Christian World, "ChrU- S^ ' Jfiflß^ PSMrB^W ofßoSk Lota. P-.kh.in .London,, has been nr g .n% «r^^^^ IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE. THE •.•iUSTUBSa'1 KITCHEN RAMiB. great capacity ami con'v.M.-m-esfor"ail various of cooking: accom fr^:^yi^^s^j^^AS^^ v&as&u,**™;,™**. OPENING 0F THE NEW E. PORTER AND CO. outfitting and tailoring JSa^pj^,. ESTABLISHMENT, I'"'-:S3|) I |ffl OORISTEiR OF QTJEBK" 6c FOET STS. I^'^'v*.;;. -■V;*Wjßff ri i ' =~^~-l!!lj0** Has the pleasure to announoe the opening of the above premises with a New and Well- W^p' *¥■'*-''■ ' I||l? V ■ -jTff-j Beleoted Stock of the atprkss rangb. congress range. MEN'S, YOUTHS', & BOYS' READY-MADE CLOTHING, SHIRTS, tfor «oo.| m-oonl fug]I jft slmtov.^"J^JStoSSSSJi* llll aD<l fC'fo^Va^e'omb^h^fflc^ HATS, COLLARS, TIES, PORTMANTEAUS. TRAVELLING BAGS, RUGS, &o. ' ' moderate cost >V'e have every confidence in recommending it. tA splendid assortment of New Zealand Clothing1, made from Mosgiel, Oamaru, Kaiapoi and Roslyn Tweed, to suit the mos* fastidious; also, English and Scotch Clothing in great variety. Boys' Kn.icker Suits, a specialty, sizes from Q to |Q i Bc»ys ,^_^,^^^^^^ and Youths' Trouser Suits, the best selecton in the Colony 40:^'£~E5S!~^SS>ZdBK tf£!!S!~~t ' "-i^^^^PJ A splendid assortment of Men's Working Shirts, Flannel Unders, yy-^f^^-'i^^E^E^ CT^n""' ' ** "^^'''''rWM Pants, Hats, Macintoshes. Oil Clothing, &C, at prices that wil1 K>) -^i- r ij^ffi illP^Si^i^fetillf^l Our Stock of Gent's Mercery is the prettiest In the colony, ; ■ J- - '•& ]9|V ' l ;rj tlfj » I Mkl comprising- Gent's Umbrellas, Merino, Cashmere, and Lambs % iSM-'^i \ I l' J'l Vh4 'mmil wool Hosiery; Fashionable Collars and Ties. White, Regatta, and & ■ > 4*9 Ift^^&im^' Ir 881 Crimean Shirts, Josephine and Dent's Coloured, White, and Black p3|ll||p teaus' Bnefßass-a"devery \i TAILORING DEPABTMEKT. HE W "FO XT R RSS" RANGE, ® have to announce that this De p a rtn,ent is under the Management of an awT'nuKm^'Tha^mm'rho^a^" THE CRITERION RANGE efficient West End Cutter, and Gentlemen can select from the Largest Stock bs»»;te^^ Tht3ai ovoiscon S ,nH..cdtoc o o k ,mcicntiy, W i,hasn ia nco n s«mption of Tweeds and Coatings in 'he City. TROUSERb to Measure, from 13s. o!?ti.es»™ h%£. -\"v. ~'ij:l-!p?" whettfo,- it i s coal or wood fuel of fuel, and r,<,uiv, s , o settlngjor toUd}J* ™* "s« certain cure for a SUITS to Measure, from 50s. The above Larg9 m i Well-assorted Stock is entirely NEW. and has been boughh well in s Tlio above, are only v few Illustrations of the vai-imin Cooking Rauges wu have in stock, inspection ot our know itooms ,j e . reßge^ mar^e j f rom leading manufacturers and importers on the most favorable terms. invited, or write to us for prices and particulars, which will 1 c promptly answered. Marked I*. Plain Figures. W. G. ALLEN'S aim will be always to keap lalth with the pubJio, e»d tad«« *1U bo conducted on the mo»t togUimate and »tralgh«orward T— -\ I l(T~^ I — "} rT^TT I I—])1 —]) SI C^C^S principles. >L<«P9O*«.w.p«ctfully Invited. . /.-. „ " -, T " w. gTVllen, Furnishing i General Ironmongers taILOR clothier> H atter ( and glover, QUEEN AND HIGH STREETS, AUCKLAND, *<>. 1, Victoria amcadb, ALSO, AT AIWTOJT, NEWMABKET, AND SYMOTOS STEEET. waNBR OT *"» m*™ B™STB' m



HOW HE FOUND OUT HIS: GIRL'S AGE. She Beamed to be rather sensitive on <W« -, ■$& point, and shied badly whenever be got new It But one evening they got to working out domwJ s and things, aud he told her to put dowa tM ■ >4gß number ot the month she was born in, muinpJ* it hy 3. add 5 to it, multiply it by 50, add her agfl to it,Bubtraot 885. add US, and then tell Mm what amount she had loft Bhe said It was 817, ~ whereupon he told her that she was bprn in UW month or June, and that she was 17-years ojq» i This was followed by a sound as P»<>»>? n£.15X,' ' ' !\ I very similar to the gargling ol Clausen s I*»»; h*l , 3 I Beer out ot the naok of a botfcla onahotday, ajo , ( j .> ', the exclamation. "Ohl you clever old darling. • ,i ! And he explained to her how the two nijurerjo j : the right will always tell the age, and the othe» . -, the munth of bUth. But sue had been toerj before, and had to notion of letting him ™°w that stte was 22 and a trifle off. Aod taz^"i aolentlflo revelations were preventedby.a «™ voice from the verandah, »aying, •■yeUi-»un«j f mine leedle sohveet-bards, vhen you vhas am •■ ~ droo mid dem buzzles yon v«dohea "W SjE1., -(,- ; Classen's Lager und der doombljMVWid oen " you putader light out. Khl vhara'tia,.-• ir -;■ ' -:- .; i Always dear, sparkling, and bright «lg ■•■HIM taken the palm (or taste and flavour? It MUg tainß Its bright colour and eflbrvesoenoe. •»» «J free from sediment for an unlimited length oi time. As a beverage for the oonyaleßojn* ana for those whose dlgHstion Is Impaired, itihttßna., equal. It Is kept in aU the leadingJioteli^WgJJ1'1 f f 00*"'- - ( ■;:■ SK"your Grocers for Royal BemyJ|' Starch, lib and Jlbhoxes, ne» weight JJ la the best; wholesala.-Apply to Mr AttM[ Masy, High-street. Hole Agent for tM manutooturers. _.. fXs: