the dominion

The Dominion.Vol. 1, No. 163.] WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908, [OWE PENNY.

•■SHIPPING.

JJUDDART pARKER Jj1^FAVOURITE PASSENGER SERVICE. '

Sailings (circumstances permitting):—FOR LYTTELTON AND DUNEMN.

tJlimaroa* • Thursday , "April 9 . 4 p.m.• Wimmera Friday V ,

..April 10' Ip.m.Victoria / 'Friday '. .'April,,24 ;.4 p.m.

Wimmera . , Friday , f r May' B>, . 4 p.m..FOR MELBOURNE, via : iitTTELTON; .DUNEDIN, BLUFF, and lIOBART. .

riim-.rsa* : Thursday...... April 9. 4 p.m.FOR NAPIER, GISBORNE, AUCKLAND, •

AND; SYDNEY.Wimmera* ■, '•; Thursday/-. April 1G ' -4'p.m.

■ Victoria Thursday ' April 1SO ' 4 p.m.*Takes no' Napier.cargo. : '

. FOR SYDNEY DIRECT.Ulimaroa* Friday"' •'; '..May' 1 : 4 p.m.

| *Twin screw. ..

Cargo: must be alongside steamer one hourbefore sailing !timc.v- :

All Tickets are available, also for Stop-overor Return, by ANY of UNION CO.'S STEAM-'ERS, and holders .of tho U.S.S. Co.'s Tickets

' may travel by above-named'vessels.Head Office for, New Zealand—Queen's .Cham-bers, Wellington. ' [■-- ' . ;C520

. gHAW, -igAVILL AND:V'■ 1 company (Ltd.). .

'. .THE DIRECT LINE: OF STEAMERS FOR. PLYMOUTH AND.LONDON, via MONTE

VIDEO, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND; .

'TENERIFFE. . ,

■ SPLENDID UP-TO-DATE PASSENGER. ACCOMMODATION. , 7 ,

.BOOMY ' CABINS AND SPACIOUS DECKS.Sailings' (circumstances permitting): '

■;• : . , Date ::( , Name.' Tons 'Com- \ or. Final■ • V ' Reg. mander. Leaving Port '

•tMAMARI GGSfi Moffat Apl. 23 Wel^t'n•tIONIC ' rJ232 Carter May 21 Wel'gt'n•ATHENIC 1223-1 Kcmpson June 18 Wel'gt'n*CORINTHIC 1223] David July 16 Wel'gt'n

. *ARAWA' 937: Uurton Aug. 13 Wel'gt'n

•Twin. Screw.• • fCalls at Rio do Janeiro.All Steamers are now being fitted with'the

. , 0.0. 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARA:■" 1 rus. ;; - • ;-- 0, For .full particulars ''apply'"to 'the agents. .'■'

." LEVIN AND CO. (LIMITED)."

.... DAI.GETY AND CO., LTD.... ,MURRAY, ROBERTS :• AND;'.CO. '■•'

.TPHE-undermentioned STEAMERS Trill leavej. -a-.. (circumstances permitting)as. follow:—. '

-V3OR KAIKOURA AND LYTTELTON, via '

O COAST.-. WAKATU—EARLY. '* v-

; ' FOR FOXTON.QUEEN OF THE SOUTH,. SATURDAY, at 4 p.m.

N 1 FOR BLENHEIM. ..

■." OPAWA—THIS DAY, at Midnight.f .

FOR WANGANUI.> HUIA—THIS DAY, at S p.m.

For Freight;or Passage apply to ■• ■ . . LEVIN AND CO., LTD., Agents.

' C523

JOHNSTON. ;,-/AND ' CO.,' LIMITED,SHIPPING AGENTS. .

; Sailings; (weather. .and., circumstances.; ,> ; r • 'permitting).-. •••'

'FOR WANGANUI'S.S. Stormbird .....Saturday April.4.:. / •

FOR EAST COAST-S.S. ICahu . : Monday; April 6 4 p.m'

, FOR BLENHEIM.S.S; Blenheim ■ This day 10 p-m-

FOR MOTUEKA, ADMIRALTY BAY,FRENCH: PASS, AND WAIKAWA BAY-

S.S. Manaroa . Monday April 6 , 0 p.m.

; LINE OF STEAMERS.

Direct Cargo Steamship Service.'

NEW ZEALAND PORTS TO CANADA.

<■ S.S. DEN OF RUTHVEN, '

About 15th April.For -Freight, etc.,: apply to— '

JOHNSTON AND CO.. LTD.,5199 ...• . Agents. ~

EAND A. MAIL LINE:■' " To :

MANILA, CHINA, AND JAPAN,Via Queensland, Port Darwin, and Timor.Steamer. Tons. .. Commander.

•"

? ■ ' ■ : bydney.EASTERN 3600 W. G. M'Arthur Apl. 8.ALDENJEIAM 4000 St. John George May 9EMPIRE .4500 P. T. jjeli'ns' June'6

Sp":o for Frozen Cargo.' ■ :. THE PICTURESQUE ROUTE TO,'EUROPE

Through Bookings, .via Japan, CaiiaJd, 'i:. and the U.S.A.Saloon Accommodation~siiips.-j LarteCool,: Cabins,', all on the DpperDeck, and fitted with Electric, Fans. . '

Lineo Washed on Board.EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. CO. ;LtdW. and G. TURNBULL and CO., Agents

Wellington.• "\

Telephonel2C. ■ , 'CTii

' N. D. L;\iTUPERIAL IIAIL STEAMERS from Sydney'

' A . a? d Melbourne to Southampton, Antwerpand Bremen/via Adilaide, Fremantle, SuezXsaples, niid Genoa. ,

0,

'_

t'rom From Mel-Steamers. Tons. Sydney. : bourne.

3,ia? ,'aii' Fares from New Zealand Ports to.London —First, bmgle, from £i 7 to XSB; Second; Sincle-:i°G m

to iif. 10 MANILA, CHINA!, AND JAPAN

Regular Four-weakly Service ofSteamers from Sydney, via" NEW GTTTNPa' to UONGtOVG

comiectni™ at with N.D.L. l'ovt'.tightly Lxpress Mail Service to EuropeFARES FROM WELLINGTONTo Honc-kong—lirst, .£43 17s; Secon-I,' ,£3O 17s 'v0London—First, /;95; Second, £U. •

' Steamer. '." ' Tons. ' , ,Sy<ln^,, PRINZ SIGISMUND ' £300

~

7J~• MANILA ■/,' .2000 *la s■■ f"IMZ WALDEMAR 3300 ■ j c I

'Twin Screw Steamers., •:

T ,

L!nen cashed on boaril by expert "laundressFor passage and full particulars, apply tocastendykand.foc.ee,'

'. 7.Harris'Street, Wellington. /■ Agen ||S 3

p AND 0 COMPANY'SROYAL MAIL STEAMERS TO LONDON.

.. Following nro the proposed dates of departurefrom Austwlnn ports for London-— XFIRST AND SECONU SALOON ONLY.';

Steamer." Tons. Sydney. Melb'iie.. MOLDAVIA*! " 10000 Mar.Si Mar 31. HIMALAYA! GSOB Apl. 8 \nl uMONGOLIA*! 10000 Apl. 2 An! o«INDIA. ...

7911 ■ May 9 jfay 12

�Twin screw. !Calling at Hobart.RATES OF PASSAGE MONEY TO LONDON{including Saloon Passage to Sydney) s—SINGLU TICKETS, £i 7 Cs. to £SB.BET URN TICKETS, JE7S 18s. to J8132.

JOHNSTON AND CO.. LTD., AfenU

.SHIPPING. :

3. "IJNION . STEAM SHIP. COMPANY

NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED).

(Weather and circumstances permitting.)

i_,

- • . LYTTELTON.'Mokoia Friday April 3 5 p.m.

j" Maori*. Friday April 3 8 p.m.Pa teena ■ Saturday April 4 11 p.m.Maori* Monday April G 8 p.m.Waikaro Tuesday April 7 5 p.m.

. Pnteena Tuesday April 7 8 p.m.l. Maori* 'Wednesday April B'-".- , 8 p.m.• Pateena Thursday April 9- B,pim.

Maori*' Friday April 10 8 p.m.. Pateena Saturday April 11 ■ 11p.m.j' Maori*. . Monday Ajjril 13'. 8 p.m.

*Turb«ie.'/ ' DUNEDIN, via LYTTELTON.

... Mokoia •• Friday. April-3 '5 p.m.

.' Waikare Tuesday ' April 7 5 p.m.LYTTELTON, DUNEDIN,'BLUFF, HOBART,

r "

' AND MELBOURNE. .Moeraki Tliursday April 1G 5 p.m.

• SYDNEY, via NAPIER, GISBORNE, andfr. r .'.' AUCKLAND.3 Mokoia ' Thursday April 9;: sp.m.[-'. NAPIER, GISBORNE, and AUCKLAND.0 Monowai Monday April ,G 4 p.m.J 1 Mokoia ' Thursday April 8 . 5 p.m;

SYDNEY DIRECT.Moeraki . Friday April 3 ; 4 p.m.

1 Wairuna* • About Monday April 6, ,: Maitai • Friday -.April 10 2p.m.

' ' *Cargo and stock only. >\ NELSON,- via PICTON and BLENHEIM.

Rotoiti* Friday April 3 9 a.m.Penguin • Friday .April 3 12.45 p.m.

. Arahura -Saturday April -i .12.45 p.m.Penguin , Monday April .6 12.45 p.m.Penguin Wednesday April 8 12.15 p.m.Penguin Friday April 10 ,12.15 p.m.

... *Picton only. . ." NELSON DIRECT.

Rotoiti- Sunday April 5 10 p.m.i Mapourika . Tuesday April. 7 ' 5 p.m.

1 NEW PLYMOUTH and ONEHUNGA,FOR AUCKLAND.

! Connecting at New Plymouth with through• trains from Wellington on Tuesdays, Thurs-

days, and Saturdays. :,

ißotoiti* ..-Sunday ' April 5 '10 p.m.

! Takapu'na . Wednesday April 8... 5 p.m.• : *Calls Nelson. . ■ ■

: NELSON, WESTPORT, GREYMOUTH, and... HOKITIKA.

■ArahuraJ .Saturday . April 4 .'12.45' p.m.Flora* 1 Monday , April G 1 , noon.

no' Nelson cargo..!• ■ 'Calls Picton and Nelson.

' TONGA, SAMOA, and,FIJI.(From Auckland).';

Atua ■ ' Tuesday April 28 ,RAROTONGA' and TAHITI;

. ~ . ' (From Auckland). ■. ,

. :Manapouri ? Tuesday,, April 11, ,

SUVA and LEVUKA; (From Auckland). • ■~...

Taluna Wednesday. April 15 i.Tickets available for stop-over or return, by

Messrs Huddart, Parker and .'Co.'s steamers. '

. Berths will only, bo allotted: to passengers onproduction of passage . tickets at'' Company'soffice. ' ■ ■ , " ■Passengers;;will only be- allowed . aboard onproduction'.'of passage tickets.' ''

: ''i.' '.Latest ,timo ior receiving "cargo can be had

on application .at Company's: office.

SHORTEST ROUTE' TO- AUCKLAND, VIAONEHUNGi ,

" / train • ...■ Wellington.

STEAMERS . leave . New 'Plymouth'' as under(weather: permitting) .V ■ ,

Takapuna , - .Shturday "April .4, -8.30 p.m.' Rotoiti-.'-'- i Tuesday April 7 8.30 p.m.

• iTakhpuha': -Thursday- April . 9 , 8.30 p.m."■ -'Takapuna .;. ; Saturday ( April ll; 8.30 p.'rn;

-' '■ 1.- 1 • /••'''' Passengers can embark at, Wellington on

■Mondays, and -Thursdays, proceding' through-by steamer to Onehunga for Auckland.'UNION STEAM' SHIP/COMPANY OF NEW"

, ZEALAND. LIMITED. :., 0527'' NORTHERN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD..

WELLINGTON-AUCKLAND SERVICE.

THE Twin-Screw; Steamer •RARAWA; 1072tons, leaves New Plymouth, for OriehunKa.

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, connect-'ing with through train from Wellington, andleaves Onehunga for New Plymouth, SUN-DAY, TUESDAY/THURSDAY, connectingwith through train to Wellington.

Return Tickets, available for return by'. Union Steam Ship Company's steamers if de-sired; -. i ' ■ ■Passengers can secure berths on application' .to . • -.. .

' . ' LEVIN;. AND CO., LTD.; Agents., '. •

ANCHOR SHIPPING AND FOUNDRY;' 'i COMPANY, LTD. '

WEST COAST STEAMERS., ..

QJTEAMERS will be ' despatched as underO (weather and circumstances permitting):FOR NELSON,: WESTPORT, GREYMOUTH

AND HOKITIKA. •'

WAVERLEY-THIS DAY, at 5 p!m. •

; . ' FOR PATEA.': DAY', at 4 p.m. -■

For, Freight' and; Passage apply ' . 'N W. AND G. TURNBUIi AND CO., ....<■

Telephone No.'. 432.' -'Agents..

PO R , . 15 LENH EI M.

WAIHI—SATURDAY, at Midnight.,W. AND G. TURNBULL AND CO.,

', • . i Agents.

TOIOR NELSON, MOTUEKA, TAKAKA, COL-JL1 LINGWOOD A,ND PUPONGA. ■, TASMAN—SATURDAY, at 2 p!m.

For Freight and passage apply—-W. M. BANNATYNE AND CO., LTD.,

Telephone. No. 1510. • Agents.

FEDERAL-HOULDER-SHIRE LINES(Under Contract with tho New Zealand- Gov-

ernment.):Direct service to West Coast United King-dom-ports. Taking Wool, Skins, Geueral andRefrigerated Cargo at Lowest Current Rates ofFreight, for Avonmouth,. Liverpool, Manches-ter, Glasgow, Continental, and American ports.

'. m Sails.Steamer. Tons. 1908.

AboutSURREY ' ,9000 May 1DEVON SOOli May 1G

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR FIRSTAND THIRD-CLASS PASSENGERS.

. . i'ARES: .

First-class... 40 guineas.'Third-class.... . j£l6, iCIS, .

.Fitted throughout with electric light.Surgeon and 'Stewardess carried.For Freight and Passage, apply to the'

Managing Agents for N.Z. \

N.Z. AND AFRICAN STEAMSHIP CO.,. LIMITED. 0777

THERE'S MONEY IN IT.

FOR . SALE, as a going concern, a GOOD,SOUND GROCERY BUSINESS, in one ;of the soundest country towns in the. North

•Island; a good investment. Apply "Fortune,""Dominion" Office.

_

8238

« JCGO DEPOSIT., .

WE will Build an up-to-date C-ROOMEDHOUSE, with all conveniences, on agood section at Hataitai for i!700,

I'lans and specifications atWM. H. TURNBULL AND CO.,

5 Panama Street. 7510

SHIPPING.

If npHE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COM-JL PANY.

ROYAL MAIL LINIT~OF STEAMERS TOLONDON,

Via MONTE VIDEO,' TENERIFFE, andPLYMOUTH.

l. Best Accommodation for all Classes of'• Passengers.'• Specially Fitted with Clayton's Patent Fire

Extinguishers.,! Toils I I'robable I To 6ftil

i. Steamer. J Reg. J Final Port. I (about)

• RIMUTAKA*! 7GOO Wellington Apr. 9- TONGAIMRO't 77G5 Lyttelton May 7TURAKINA* 8210 — June 4

PAPAROa* 6533 - JunePA J'A N'U I G582 - July 2

; RUAPEHU* 7885 - July 30, . *Twin screw.

!Makes Rio an additionalport of. call.Passages . from London may be arranged at

end. ,For Freight or Passage apply to—THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING

• COMPANY, LIMITED.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

WANTED, by superior Young Lady, Fur-nished Room; will do sewing in return

part Board. 1 Address "Vera," "Dominion"OUice. . ,125

WANTED,. three Young Men Boarders;every'convenience; good home; h. c.

water. Apply 268 Willis Street. ... 74

WANTED, two Young Men Boarders, in.private family; (piano;' bath. Apply 25■ Picton Avenue, Newtown. • 8309

SUPERIOR Accommodation for two Gentle-. men, in private family; Oriental Bay;

terms, 255. Apply "Oriental," "Dominion". Office. , 42

for Married Couple; comfortable» home; every convenience. Apply 2GB

Willis Street. - 73TSTACANCIES for Gentlemen Boarders at 2Ga

v Murphy Street, opposite Staples's Brewery.31

TO LET AND FOR SALE.

r LET, Furnished Rooms; also Single Bedsfor. respectable Men. 59, Corner W illis

and Ingcstrc''Streets. ' ■ 97TO LET, four-roomed Cottage, stable;

•' Maranui; rent, 12s. Apply Pickerill'sStore, or 41 Adelaide Road. 106mO LET, new five-roomed House, central,A all' conveniences; rent 19s. week., Apply9; Garrett Street. '■

.. ... . ' 134

J'jnO LET, in Hill Street, part of . a .well-fur-JL nished House.

...Address "A.M.," "DoT

minion" Office. . .. -V ; . . ■ 141

TO LET, Furnished Bedroom and Dining-' room; h. and c. water; piano; gas stove.

Apply 4a Aro Street." ; : . .109TO LET, three comfortableRooms (furnished),

with uso of all conveniences.- Apply 11>Rintoul Street. , : - ; 115mO LET,.2 Rooms, furnished or unfurnished;,JL suit lodgers ,or married couple. -No. 5Toiik's Grove, off Cuba Street.- ! . .110TinO LET, Front Parlour, Bedroom 1 ; separate.JL.'.- entrance; veiandah; fireplace; bath; con-veniences; ss. weeklr. "Kilbirnie," "Dominion"Q3':ce.' ; ■■. ' ■ ; . ,113

TO LET, First Floor in ; new three-storyBrick Building, corner Dixon and' -tjnin

' Streets,42. x.,-77- feet, 'lighted''on-.three sides.;rent' 'moderate. - •,-Alsd,'-;One' -lloom -in MannersStreet, .12 x 20ft. ■ - Apply 'Jamieson .'Bros,;'-. Man-n'ers Street., ■ ~ ■:•. .- 807

.IJjnO LET,, comfortablb'-six-roomed... House, .'JL Rosfineath,-'li : acres ground, ten minutesfrom;,tram, good, view,'.healthy locality,-could .kep.'.cow :;or r quantity : of .poultry'l;, rent, '16s. .week to good, tenant. . -Easson's, 'opposite Te."Aro' .Railway - -. 1 -

TO LET 'you'lknow 'that all who' try; Bourn-. ville Cocoa like it, and prefer it; to all

others. The delicious distinctive flavour, itshealth-giving invigorating qualities, make it:the ideal beverage. , ' '. .

EOR SALE,. 10 Acres Freehold, Hutt; suit-able poultry farm,; J2lO ■ p.a. Apply, atonce, .Pearce Graham, Hunter Street... . '70TT'Olt , SALE, Gas Hood, for Fletcher Stove,.JO with plato-rack all fixtures. , Address'

' "Dominion" Office. 1 140"HJIOR SALE, Seveu-roomed House, half min-JP uto Newtown' Post Office. 'Dr. Black,Dentist, 110 Willis Street'. . ■ ■' 939T7IOR SALE, Good Strong Horse and Baker'sJO Cart. Apply Diamond ConfcctioncryCo., Abel ..Smith . Street. . , ; ' . 92"|7\OR SALE, a Small- Grocery and FruitJD Business in a thriving Borough in Tara-naki, with good lease of Shop and Dwelling.Apply "Grocer," "Dominion Office: BlSlFOR SALE, 25 horse-power Tangye Gas

Engine, in first-class order, nearly new;easy terms, if required. Easson's, oppositeTe Aro Railway Station. CGS7T7\OR SALE, 1450 Acres, some of tho bestJC limestone sheep country in the North'Island, carrying 2 ewes por acre,, highly im-proved, lies well to the sun; price jell 55.,about .£4OOO cash. To Lease; for 10 , years,2300 Acres; rent 9s. per acre; a splendid pro-perty., Further' particulars from ,G. B.HARE AND CO., Pahiatui. ;

]i7\oß' SALE, in North .Kilbirnie, beautiful£? new six-roomed Dwelling, with dargo sec-tion, : close to tram .(penny section), mirrorwardrobe, gas, city, water, pantry, linen press,and every convenience; a ,real bargain. .6100deposit, balance as rent. Easson's, oppositeTo Aro Railway Station.,

OK SALE, Brick and Pipe Works, at/ Palmerston North, fifteen horse-power

boiler, twelve horse-power engine, brick machine,pipe machine, she.ls (room to hold one huudredthousand bricks), two good down draughtkilns, ten acre: of laud, eight feet clay, aronow making glaze pipes for i sewer, a" goodseven-roomed house, and good outhouses; busi-ness good ill Palmerston, with good connectionup and down tha line.' Apply J. Prentice,Brickworks, Boundary Road, PalmerstonNorth, near Hospital. 761

BARGAIN BOOT SALE.2s. to :2s. 6d; in the X discount. Inspect

window for Genuine Bargains. Men's BoxCalf Boots, 14s. Gd„ now 12s; 4d.;" 16s. Gd.,'now14s. 4d.; 19s. Gd. for lGs. lid.; 215., now 17s.lid. ?Jace Kid Boots, 16s. Gd., now 13s.lid.; His."??: ,vor 15s. lid.; 215., now'l6s. lid.;225. for 18s. - lid. Hundreds •of Bargains foreveryone. Potter and Son, Lambton Quay. ,

: ■ - . 8308

MISS '.

WHITLEY JACKSON, N.Z.R.N.PRIVATE HOSPITAL,

19 Kensington Street.(Late Nurse Cable.) 271

BRING YOUR FRIENDS.LADIES! Bring your friends along to the

Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Asso-ciation Buildings, Lambton, Quay, any after-noon (or morning) this' week, and sample ourfamous BAHIA COCOA, the great winter bev-erage. 8290

GENUINE CYCLE CLEARANCE.

OWING to Dissolution of Partnership andClosing of our Wellington Branch, all Cycles,(new and secondhand), Cycle-Sundries, Tyres,Lamps, etc., to value of <£1200, will bo clearedat absolutely English wholesale prices.New Cyclcs, £7 12s. Gd. Chains, 3s. 9d.Secondhand, from 15s. Pedals, 3s. 9d;Tyres, 4s. lOd. Tocclips, 4d.Tubes, 13s. lOd. Pumps, Is.Oil Lamps, Is. 9d. Oil, 4jd.Gas Lamps, 4s. Bd. Handles, Gd.Saddles, ss. 3d. Parcel-carrier, Is. 9d.

In Lots from 1 only to 1 dozen. *

Tho Only Genuine Cycle Sale Ever Held.

THE NONPAREIL CYCLE COMPANY,GHUZNEE STREET. 7947

LOST AND FOUND.

FOUND— That "Bournville Cocoa" has atruly delicious flavour, different fromother cocoas. Besides, it is very sustainingand strengthening; most wholesome and pure—just tha beverage you need. Order Bourn-ville Cocoa to-day.,

' WANTEDS.

Sixteen Words for Sixpence.Situations Vacant or Wanted, Proper-

l tics to Let oi" For Sale, Lost or Found,and other Miscellaneous 'Noticcs will b9inserted under this heading at thsstrictly in advance rate ofSIXTEEN WORDS FOR SIXPENCE.

( (If Booked, Is.)

WANTED, first-class Plumber; must be, good hand; Apply VV. Parton and Son,

2-1 l Jirie htre'et. 107WANTED, a good Window-dresser; also,

smart Draper, and Message Boy. E. J.Welch and Co., Willis Street. 122WANTED, first-class Porter, Waitresses,

Housemaid (Wauganui, ,£1), FemaloCooks 305., Rouseabout (able millc). ltoyalRegistry, NVillis Street. 11G

WANTED, Partner with .£3OO to JGIOO fora Country Store, established in a Grow-ing Farming District, on Main Trunk Line.Business at present, &M 0 per month; can bedoubled easily. Apply at "Dominion" Officefor address. • ■. : 910

WANTED, Gentleman, travel countrytowns; must have £100; good situation.Apply "A.J.F.," "Dominica" Office. 11l

rANTED, by new arrival, Situation asChef, Second Cook, or Baker; or anyposition of trust; extellent references. Apply•'W.8.," "Dominion" Office. lit

WANTED, a House-Parlourmaid. ApplrMrs. At. Myers, 219 Wellington Terrace.

127

WANTED, Two Capable Girls (sisters pre*ferred) to act as Governess anil Help,respectively in family, three children, com.Ist May. For. further particulars.

af-l)ly> giving references, Box a), Vavorley.. 7751''OSTANTED—Young Lady, musical, desires to"V go to New York (America), would give

services as Companion or Nursegirl, in returnlor Passage. Apply 23 Marion Street. 121

WANTED, by Lady, Position in Office,Bookkeeping; g00d.., Typiste. Address" Urgent," Post. Office, Napier. -137

WANTED, Situation by competent General;plain cooking; good references; goodhome. Apply to "Lizzie," "Dominion" Office.

' ' ' ' .. ■ ' ' " . 11l

W"ANTED, Ladies' Nurse disengaged; regis-tered. Addrees "Nurse," P.0., Island

Bay. ' - ■ ■ / . ■ 105

WANTED, .£SO, photographer's country busi-ness, no opposition, grand opening; for

sale, fashionable millinery business, heart city,or would take partner, .£100; for ..£25, confec-tionery business'and stock,heart city, showing,£l5O clear profit; lor .£25, ladies' business, city,showing excellent living. Lingard, LambtonQuay, .Wellington, v . 120

WANTED, Price for Brick-Dividing Wall;labour only.. Apply, on job, (Ha Hanson

Street, Newtown. 1 ' 81)10'WITANTED to Let,' one Unfurnished ant! oney,v Furnished Bedroom, to gentlemen only.

Apply -li Brook Streot, Thorndon. 112"OTANTED to Let, Furnished Bedroom,» v '.suit two mate';. Apply 33 Majoribank

Street. . : . ' .. (17

WANTED to Let,,Furnished,-a largo FrontRoom, .two 6ingle beds; also one Single

liooln; suit gentlemen. 'Apply 15 Vivian'Street.■ -■■■- ■ ' ■? ■. 103

WANTED to Let, Hardy Streot, Nelson,Shop and Dwelling oi'i; rooms, the oldest

established .tailoring and. morcery business , inNelson; stock can 'be taken-at valuation, ifclosed at once; owner leaving for England. Ap-ply Phillips, Wilson, and Coi, Harbour Street,,VVollingtoii:'' 'A ' ■ ...

. 7(J-

WANTED. Known.—Cadbui-y's .are giving'■' away- Handsome Jewel Caskets -contain-

i|ig their highest-quality Chocolates to, users,of Bournville.;.Cocoa. .'Ask your grocer lorparticulars. . ' •

WANTED Known.—Have you tried Skeritt'sOyster Suppers? Lunch ..and Teas,* best

in town. 55a Manners Street. 83

WANTED. — Owners and drivers of motorcars TO send for our free circular on'automobiles. Information on economy of fuel

.and lubricants. International CorrespondenceSchools, 00E -Dixon Street) Wellington. 8219

WANTED Known.—The terms are excep-tionally easy for Sections in Buckeridgo

Estate; to be solil by auction in MutualTrading Co.'s Rooms, High Street, Carterton;to-morrow at 2 p.m. ... 8311WANTED >to Buy, Piano, suit beginner.

State lowest cash price to "A.G.," "Do-minion" Office. ■ . . 71"TOTA.'NTED to Purchase, Second-hand Mnn-Vf clbline. Particulars to "Walker," P.0.,.

Upper Hutt. .13!)

WANTED Purchase, 3-size Billiard Table orBagatelle. State price, "Marker," Man-

gataineka. . .. 831b

WANTED to Purchase, Good Second-handSet • Snooker Balls. Apply letter,

"Snooker," "Dominion" Office, PalmersronNorth. i %. S2SI

ANTED ft) Purchase,. Child's Cot. Par-ticulars to "Baba," P.0., Upper Hutt.

■. ' i' - ' 133

WANTED, Sell, large Show Case, G by Cft.;also, 'Small Chest of Drawers. *• Mrs.Cousins, 58a Taranaki Street. . 118

WANTED to Sell, Potato Peeler; price .£710s.; nev,\ Apply Carroll's, Willis

Street. 128

WANTED. Sell, 1-h.p. Electric Motor and.Fittings, Circular Band Saw, Lathe.

Address "Dominion" Office. . .19"SLANTED to Sell, > a Gent's Bicycle, in»? first-class order; pi'ico ,£G IDs: cash."13.T.," Box 175, G.P.O. lui

to Sell, Small Poultry FarmT» near Johnsonville; House and Fowl-

Run.. Apply •'Thompson," "Dominion"Office.

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WANTED to. Sell, a Fruit and Confec-tionery Business, with Cart Bound, incountry town; splendid business. 'For particu-lars, apply. "Lucrative," "Dominion" Office' ■■ 129

WANTED to Sell, Horses, Cows, Sheep,Lambs, Pigs, Fowls, Geese, Hav, Imple-

ments; farm sold. Apply,F. Beethain, High-held; Ohariu Valley. Not Fridays or Sundays.; ■ 101

to Sell, an uP-to-dato Hair»v Specialist and Massago Business; splen-did opportunity; lady taking over businesswould be taught the profession. "Masseur "■" Dominion", Office. 123"SKTANTED Known—Cadbury's are giving»»■ ..away Handsome Jewel Cnskots, contain-ing their highest-quality Chocolates to users ofBoiirnvillo Cocoa. Ask your grocer for par-ticulars.

WrAn

T ?D'-,

Buye Jst 0 sccure Sections in' ' Buckendge Estate; Auction Sale to-morrow, at 2 p.m. Mutual Trading Co.'sKooms, Carterton.' • 33'u

"SATANTED KNOWN—Memorandums, ]n~Vt voices, Social Tickets, Programmes

Counter Books, etc. City Printing Company'Singor Avenue. 'Phono 978. -

'

WANTED 10s.at Radiords Great Furnishing Salenow 011 at 31 Manners Street and Potohe'will bo presented with a Bamboo Suite ofJFurnituro for the kiddies. See then in win-dow. Owing to the wonderful success of thisSalo it will be continued for two weeks longer."OTANTED, Buyers to attend Auction Salo*» of Buckeridgo Estate, to be held in

Mutual Trading Co.'s Rooms, Carterton, at2 p.m. to-morrow. ■ ■ ' 8311ANTED Known.—lf you have not- triedBournvillc Cocoa you havo missed oneof the greatest pleasures of life. Once you

havo tasted it you will agree that it is themost, enticing, tempting, and delightful bover-ngo you know. .THSTANTED Known.—The Greatest LandiV Sale ever held 111 Carterton takes placoin Mutual Trading Co.'s Booms to-morrow,at 2 p.m. Buckeridge Estate. g3H

WANTED Known—Radford's Great Fur-nishing Sale is now 011 at 31 Manners

Street, and I'ctone. Bargains in every depart-ment. Brooms, (id.; Frypans, Is.; Poles andFittings, Is. lid.; Quilts, 2s. lid.; Curtains.2s. Gd.; Bamboo and .Rattan work at halfprice.- 912

ANTED, Men and Boys, to Sell "The Do-minion." Earn a few shillings easily

before 10 o'clock. Apply, for particulars, Pub-llahor, 2£> Wlllin Street, botwcoa 3 and 5 each

. afternoon tola jr.eoL

MISCELLANEOUS.WANTED—FURNITURE PACKING.

ESTIMATES GIVEN for PACKING nndFORWARDING FURNITURE and EF-FECTS to any port of New Zealand, or l'oi

Storage of same.

Ring up Telephone 23.MUNT, COTTRELL AND CO., LTD.,

• Queen's Chambers, Wellington.' A MARRIED Couple, without Children, re-; xl quire a Four or Five-roomed House; good

, locality; will take suitablo place for term ii. desired. Apply Box 277, P.0., Wellington. 135' A UTUMN and Winter Suitings, just 'ar-, -fi*. rived. Call in to-day. A. Paterson and

1 Sons, Gent.'s Tailors, 19a Ingestre Street. C79Sj A COLD Night is nothing; you can affordxa. to laugh if you have one of Wallace's Hotr Water Bags.

A LTERATIONS.—J. Mollier's . Up-to-dateHairdressing Saloon, 71 Willis

• Street, has in attendance three first-class, artists, and is always under distinguished, patronage. Has it yours? CBOS

ARCHITECT QBAL Draughtsmen who wishto improve their position should write

? us. We have frequent inquiry from employers5 for competent men. International Correspon-' donee Schools, GOE Dixon Street, Wellington.

• ■ - ' 8219' TTSAKEEY, Palmerston North.—To Let or

XS Lease, commodious premises; splendid; opening for good man; bread sold, new cash

i system, 21b. loaf, 4d.; all conveniences. For; address, apply "Dominion" Office, Palmerelon

, North. ■■ ' - S2l

BOOTS, Boots.—Great Clearing Sale at theBoot Emporium, Willis Street, next

Albert Hotel. 131

EOURNVILLE is not only the narno of thebeautiful Garden City founded by Cad-

! bury's, but -also of the most delicious: of1 flavoured Cocoas. AVholesale—Cadbury Bros.,

Parish Street. Retail—All grocers.

CANVASSER—Young .Lady wishes to hearof good line to Canvass.. Apply to "En-

ergetic," "Dominion" Office. . 119

CHARACTER Rending Extraordinary! Send13 stamps, with date of birth. "As-

-1 liologer." Box 277, P.O., 1 Christchurch. "21

COMPOSITOR.—Wanted, Jobbing Hand;knowledge machinery preferred; good

! wages capable man. "Provincial," Box 22, To! Aro. . ■ ' ' 103' ipOSTUMES.—Ladies' Tiiilormado Costumes'O from 1 155.; Skirts' from 30s. H. Shep-

-1 herd and Co., 15' Ingestre Street. CBOO: /nYCLISTS! Genuino B.Sy'A. Cycles," .£9 12s.

, Gd., cash, for ono week only. The Non-; pareil Cycle Company, Ghuznee Street. 7912

DANCING.—Miss Violet WarburtonisDancing Classes for Jtivenilcs begin on

• Saturday, 4th April, at 19G The Terrace. Evcn--1 ing Classes forbeginners, also a special Finish--1 ing • Class. Private. Lessons by arrangement.

Address 19G Wellington Terrace. - 7991

BEERHOUND Pups—For Sale, DcerhoundPups, from champion dogs. Apply to

■ 'Lloyd, 30 Hankey 'Street. ' ■ , ' ■ -11COONLAY'S Orange Lily, and Dr.

; JL' Miles's Heart Cure, 'can be bought at1 Gordon's, Abel Smith /Street. 1 133

; "JjIASTER Tournament.—Fresh supply of' *J2j Dohcrty and E.G.M: Racqueits, just lauded.

Geo. Denton, 53 Willis .Street. - - 901

EDWIN J. KING, Teacher of piano (30s;),Pianist. E. J. Kiug's String Band gives

good value for your money. Ca Ingestre Street.

FREE !—Handsome Jewel Casket? containing' Cadbury's finest Chocolates given ,to all

'■ users of "Boumvillo Cocoa." Ask your grocer1 for particulars;' Wholesale—Cadbury Bros.,

'■ Parish Street. - 1' TjIOURTIiEN-AND-SIX Buys theLargest,-and. Eight Shillings 1tlie Smallest'Hot' Water;Bag, at ATallace's, Chemistl .Willis Street..,C( EO.V DENTON'S for Footballs,. , Ho'ckc-yv3T- goods, Boxing Gloves. 58 Willis. Street.

■■■ ■ ■ i, . ' 901(HOOD Sunday Boots for Working Men,'l3s.\X' Gd.; English, made,.', at .'.Lecce's,. WillisStreet, next Albert Hotel. "

- . .130f'\ ORDON'S Cash Store, -Abel Smitli Street,

' SJT one door from Cuba Street, for i tho bestbrands of Tobacco, Cigars, and Cigarettes;■ .. . . .. , 133

MAIRCUTTING Sixpence, as formerly, atGilbert's.Saloon, 50 Manners' Street. Try

Royal Sedl Tobaccos, excellent for cigarettesor pipe. ■ CBO9HOCKEY,—Large range of Hockey .Clubs,

Pads, Balls, etc;, at Geo. Denton's, 58Willis Street -.

. ■ ' 90iMOT-WATER Bags,' 7s. Gd.- to 13s. Gd., at

Abel Smith Street, 0110 doorfrom Cuba Street.. Guaranteed 'New Stock.

. " ■ v .133■O"0T Water Bags, from, Ss. to 'Us'. Gd.;abso-jLJL lutely new stock. W. S. Wallace, Chemist,\yillis Street.

JL. MARTIN, Metaphysician, 3 Harper• Street,-2 doors from Daniel Street, may

bo consulted daily. t-245']yrOTOR Cycle.—Minerva, 11-h.u., thoroughlyIvJL overhauled and in good going order, forimmediate sale; will accept .£lO 10.*. cash. Ill-quire 2G Victoria Street, Wellington. 117■S/jTRS. i'ATES, Metaphysician, AdelaideItJL Road, Beriiampore, can bs cousulted onNervousness, Dyspepsia,, land all ChronicDiseases. . ' 241

POSTCARDS a Speciality at Gordon's, Abel. Smith 1 Street. Cheapest in town. Best

variety. , 133"jpEOPLE of the Twentieth Century, it should'X be remembered, are wisely 011 the lookout for the Best Value in Pianos and Organs.Mr. F. .J. Pinny, of Cuba Street,-is holding lii.sGenuine Yearly Balance Sale, during whichevery.' line will bo reduced. Anotner greatattraction to this. Sale should be that lie isoffering Pianos by most ;of the leading makersof the world, and the celebrated Mason andllamlin and Dominion Organs, for whicli Mr.l'inny is Sole Agent. 8205]rjRSFESSOR VEAR, Mental' Scientist,1. ■ Phrenologist,-. Physiognomist; Mrs. Vear,Scientific Palmist, 55 Ingestre Street, until7th April only. . ■ ■ 1 99

PATENT Medicines, Stationery, Toys,Drapery, and Fancy Goods, at Gordon's

Abel Smith Streot. ICS

EUBBER Boots are outof date. Leggings,from 55.; boys'/ from 45.; long side leg-

gings, from 15s. W. H. Nash, 51 Cuba Street.-■ CBO2

TEMPORARY Engagement—Position Trust,relieve another taking holiday;

or travel; references. Address at "DominionOfficc."ITIHE Last Word in Cocoas'' is BournvilleA —the most delicious of flavoured Cocoas.It's delightful flavour will appeal to you.Wholesale—Cadbury Bros., Farish Street.¥ERY Necessary, both for supplying warmthand relieving pain: a Hot Water Bag.The best place to buy them—Wallace's,Chemist, Willis Street.W'INDOW, TICKETS aro wanted every dayand good prices paid. Particulars re-garding this branch of work will bo promptlysupplied without charge. Writo for specialcircular. International Correspondence Schools,60E Dixon Street, Wellington. . 8219

YOUNG Man desires Employment, evenings,from G; good penman, and "quick at

figures. Apply "Penman," "Dominion" Office.■ 91:'

The standard sewing machine,with its Rotary Shuttle, does work easier,

quickor, quieter, than any to and fro machinecan ever liopo to. Commonsense indicates this,expericnco proves it. Also the most durable,nnd, in-every way, the best machine made. F.J. W. FEAR, Solo Agent, 83 Willis Street. CG6I

■ . FOR SALE,' CONFECTIONERY BUSINESS,

"

BAKERY and TEAROOMS, in largo centre,doing splendid business; long lease; nogoodwill; good reasons for: selling, Applysharp to

THE RATLIFF LAND AGENCY,C79C • Feilding.

TO COCOA DRINKERS.

A CORDIAL invitation is extended to try asample cup of the famous "BAHIA"COCOAi being dispensed tit the WairnrapaFarmers' Co-op, Association, Lambton Qunv,4ai »>>& seek .onl£, 5200

AMUSEMENTS. — '.,-

Q P £'B A; . E;' o:,'o S r.B.,d Lessee ME. HERBERT FLEMMING." Business Manager W.' 'EDOITIN BRYER.->r ,

EVERT EVENING AT B. ..' .'

HERBERT FLEMMING'S ■ •

NEW ENGLISH-COMPANY,Including the Brilliant Actress—'

> • BEATRICE/DAY, .

if TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY)' and SATURDAY;, ■S . ' LAST 2 NIGHTS OF 1 .

r- PETER'S MOTHER. ■d PETER'S MOTHER. •» • PETER'S'.MOTHER. ? \

(I A New Play by Mrs.-Henry de la Pasture,it Twice Performed by Command beforo_

THEIR MAJESTIES THE;KING-&'QUEEN'.;° MONDAY AND. TUESDAY NEXT;

' ' FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY,d ■ THE RED LAMP.13 THE RED LAMP.h A Four-Act Drama, l),v W. Outram Trisham,e By Arrangement with J.. C. Williamson,•s WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. and 2 FOLLOWINGi- - NIGHTS, ■

"THE MORALS OF MARCUS." ..

I Stage Manager Mr. H. W. Varna.r Box Plan Open at Holliday's,' Day Saled at Abel's. " '

h PRICES—Ss., 35., and Is: Early Doors tor Family Circle (7 to 7.30), Is. Extra.') Touring Manager... CLAUDE IL- WHAITE.1 ■ .. 8316

:t ' - BALLROOM DANCING;' : ! '

U MRS. H. B. MASON'S CLASSES for Be-„ IVJL ginners aro held on MONDAYS andI. WEDNESDAYS in her Private Hall, at 811

Ghuznee Street, next St. "Peter's Church.Mrs. Mason's method of tuition ensures pro-ficiency in Six Private or One Quarter

- at Class. ,r Telephone 2016. . ■9 ■

~~~r..

tl : MEETINGS.1

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; THE NATIONAL MUTUAL, LIFE ASSOCIA-o TION OF "AUSTRALASIA; LIMITED.

0 MOTICE IS HEREBY-rGIVEN" tiiaFhFEX::7' TRAORDINARY'GENERAL'MEETING.

of The National Mutual Life Association', of2 Australasia, Limited, will"be;'held, at-the As--3 scciation's Offices, Corner. of Collins and

1 Queen Streets, on FRIDAY,' APRIL 3, 1908,at 3 o'clock p.m., "

' .; 7',' -v , business-

• - To'Receive' the Report- of /the. Actuary ;'onthe Investigation of the. . Affairs . of the:

J Association as at -September' 30, 1907, and;■ tho Report of tho- >j By Order-of-the Board;''•'• Z~ v Or -Z..\:.. v.i.',3 ; E. J.'STOCK,':'' ■

f ,-i ' ; Actuary.; -. Mclliourne; March'2-i,-190S.- ' v - 07' : 'V

? MAYORAL'-ELECTION.- -•

| AITKEN wiil -aidress'-'iiiß''supportersr ,ot the following..places:— ' '■

' THE lIALL, PALM GROVE, BEItUAJIPOREj '.-TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), at 8 o'clock. '■ :r WESLEYAN 'MISSION HALL'',-ARO''STREBT'

" TO-NIGnT. (FRIDAY),»;at 8.30 o'clock.; ;

T"■ ■- : : ■! ■■ 8238i •■'... ' MAYORAL ELECTION..

npHE HON. T, W. ■ HISLOP. will' Addresss -11- Meetings of Supporters as under:—0 O'Donndi's.Hall, ICilbirnie,.THlS EVENING,8 o'clock.- .

' New Century Hall, Kent Terrace, MONDAY,8 p.m. •

0 Brooklyn Committee wiir'mect in Masonic? -llall at 7.45 o'clock TO-NIGHT.t Wellington Central;Cbmmitlec," lit Richards's

>• Hail, 73 Cuba Street, TO-NIGHT, 8s o'clock.„..

'.

3 Newtown Committee, at Crown Studio,' 3" Riddiford Street, on MONDAY NEXT atj. . . . 7.30 p.m. . ,

1 Ladies and Gentlemen,wishing to join'any ofthe above Committees are cordiallv invite!' to

' attend. • ■ 1 .• •*r J. G. 'W. DALYRMPLE, V. '3 Secretary..

1 ' THORNDON HOCIvEr CLUB!\

'' , '

THE Annual General "Sleeting of the-Tliorri-'ilon Hockey Club;.-will .bc'.'h'eld. in' Bat-kin's Rooms, ouvFRIDAY, lOtlr

April, at 8 p.m. BusinSss:, Annual-Report and: Balance-Shcet, and Consideration of Proposalto enter Team for Senior Grade.' ". '

' A...W.:CLOUSTON,- 8313

... „ ■ , -' Hon. Sec.

; - 1 ' WANTEDS. . . '

1 , ,■'■■■. TO GKOCKSIS. ; ""'

j QMALL Business foV'SSIS;' -iehtral; capableI D of being much oniarged; 110 agents. Ad-

j dress "Grocer," "Dominion" Office." :" 36

! WANTED' TO .v'. ~ .;

A ITKEN Street, is tile' brightest and snn-: •<£&:'■ niest slreet in Wellington: 'Aitken Street

is opposite the Parliament House, and I have1 the iiest Bargain in the. City to offer, viz.-.—; Two Freehold Sections for Sals in this fine5 City Street, lor Cash or ■ Terms. • -For further; particulars, apply or.'w'rito to ..G. .Aiiyon, CSb1 Hanson Street, Newtown- (Wellington South):

i , . . 8112: ' . WANTED;' ~~

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j GOOD. JUDGES OF FRUIT, TO CALL ATI . UIN T O N'S, •"

i FRUIT IMPORTERS.42 CUBA STREET. : . . ' <

' ■ ■ C7C3! . BRUNSWICK .-RESTAURANT.

WANTED F. Kniggo is stillcatering for the General Public; also

vacancies for Boarders at 18s.--per week; Mealsfrom 3d. Special' Heals. at Is. ou Sundays.1 Note address—3la Willis Street (next door -"Dominion" office).' WANTED KNOWN. ~7T OUISE Millinery School and Shrowroom,JLi over Godber'B Tea Rooms, LambtonQuay. The Art of Smart Millinery thoroughly

, taught. ' Individual tuition, 1 10 lessons,- ss. 'Hats smartly remodelled at moderate cost'.

TO HOUSEWIVES.'WANTED Known.—A cordial invitation is

extended to ..try a sample cup of thefamous "BAHIA" COCOA being dispensed atthe Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Associa-tion, Lambton Quay, for one week only, 8290

WANTED -KNOWN. ' •' '

WJ.- PARSONS (lato of Parsons and• Brown), Builder, Air-tight Showcase

Maker, Shop and Officq Fitter.Joinery,.Stair-case, Shaper, Band-saw Work, and Jobbing a 'Speciality. The trade supplied. Office and •Jobbing Shop—Bl WILLIS STREET. Telephone t2522. Joinery Works and Staircase Factory— nNo. 3 MEIN STREET. Telephone 1553.

ENGLAND v. NEW ZEALAND.WANTED Known-A. -DIMDORE, GeneralMercer, has • just imported 750pairs of the best English Football Boots -(honestly -worth 17s. ■6d. and 18s.. 6d.), whichare selling at Gs. Gd. and 7s. Gd. a pair, also, 'largo"shipment ordinary boots and shoes atequal reductions. English Oilskin .Coats for10s. Gd., Boys' at Gs. ,6d.; Rainproof; Coats,from 225. Gd. A. DIMDORE, Direct-Importer,48 Manners Street, near Opeia House. 787G

REMOVAL NOTICE.

TURNER'S NEW HAIRDRESSING SALOON 1will now be found at HOTEL WINDSORBUILDINGS,' Willis Street. Patrons vrill finditho New Saloon modernly. equipped, and canrely on th« very best eare and ■ attention.Finest Brands oi Xobaccoß, Cigwettej,:andCigars stookedk •'

- ■■ AMUSEMENTS. ''

EVA LEE AND HER PICANNINIES BOOM' IS INCREASING NIGHTLY,m H E'. A' T R B ROY A h.

Props., John' Fuller and Sons.FULLER'S ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE AND'v. . MODERN.BIOGRAPH.CO. , .In a Mammoth Programme of Mirth, Merit,

: . and Marvels.A Big Sensation Caused-by

• -EVA LEE-AND HER PICANNINIES.. ' "EVA. LEE AND lIEB PICANNINIES, -Une of the Funniest Acts ever introduced to N.Z.;

„

~ ' A STAR'PRESENTATION. :. .

.. A Novel:, and. Artistic Act;' . : THE ; HARMONIOUS■ HUXHAMS,

•-. -THE - HARMONIOUS HUXHAMS,. .

■J- M.elodiqus Merry-makers. .~.,;;Ncw and Startling Biograph Pictnres.: • ■•■ ■THE FOREMAN INCENDIARY. , - . • ,

tShowing Magnificent Fire Effects. 1JACK WILLIS, Clever Caledonian' Vocalitia.

t1 nad Someone to Love Me."

LA\ INIA" TYSON, in Illustrated Ballads.An Immediate Hit of JAMES OPIE.-FRANK-MEL'VIN and FRAWLEY—VI,In their Clever Singings, Savings, DancingsRUPERT CHRISTIE, -Gold iledal Soprano,'

,I and Is. Boxes. One Guinea.■ Plan Dresden. Doors, 7.30. ,

HIS MAJESTY'S. THEATRB:THE ROYAL PICTURES.'"THE BEST IN THE WORLD."Our Programme a Startlini: Success.

See THE INCENDIARY FOREMANSee THE HAUNTED HOUSESee WILD BIRDS AT HOME ' '

•See TRIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC."PRIZE MATINEE, SATURDAYAFTERNOON.•Every Child Receives a Present. • 13S

ZEALAND POLO ASSOCIATION,

~ TOURNAMENT AT-MIRAMAR. ' :

' MATCHES—FRIDAY, 3rd APRIL'.SAVILE CUP-FINAL, at 2 p.rn.-.... RANGITIKEIfv. HAWKE'S. BAY.

HANDICAB-.GUP—FINAL, at, 3.30 p.m.-' : '

F-ERN rLATS v. MANGAHEIA. :.

' C. ',T. CRAWFORD,8320..': .' Hon. 'Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTiCES.SALVATION. ARMY,' VIVIAN STREET, '

. H.-VRVEST FESTIVAL.SUNDAY, APRIL 5-11, 3, 7.

Brigadier'Albiston and' Staff. ' '

MONDAY.—Musical/ Programme. 'South Wei-: lington Band. - • .

TUESDAY.—JIusicaI Programme. City Bandarid"'Songsters.' •' . '.

: Sale Produce,. Fruit,, etc. Choice Assortment.Pot Plant,-,. " - '

.... Silver .Coin Collection: Each Meeting. .102' MUNICIPAL' FRANCHISE. ..

DISTRICT- ELECTORS'. SUPPLEMENTARY '

"V; ." LIST.

NOTICE .TO.,RESIDENTIAL'" ELECTOEBi I' ' TENANTS AND 'SUB-TENANTS.

THILECTORS are reminded that although-lha ■Jll'* Main Electors' List -closed on' the' sthMarch, there is- ample-time for Enrolment on.the Supplomcn.tary List, ;,,-The List WILL NOT CLOSE tTntil :WEDNi:SDAY". thc-15th .APRIL..-.:-" . • 'v.-. Po.rms .may be. obtained._at' the. Town, Hall.■■-Bolh'Hiisband. and Wife/.Tciiants, and Sul>tenants are - equally entitled to Enrolmen)under the qualifications possessed by cither.

• The ' qualification .. for ' Tenants and Sub-tenants is'three months', residcnco_ in the City,aiid'the payment of avrent of jCIOJper aiimihi. ?

, ,The Main,,Roll 'may be inspected- at the Officein the;basement of tho.Town;Hall.

' R. TAIT, •

• .Acting Town Clerk.'31st March, 1903. ' ' v:' '; ' 8315

STRINGER :AND rROBERTS, LTDj( (In Liquidation).

LL Outstanding Accounts owing to the >j-3. above Estate/must be paid to the under-signed IMSIEDIATELY to avoid LEGAL PRO-CEEDINGS. 1 - ,

WM. H. SUCKLING,. Official,^Liquidator,

NORWICH CHAMBERS, 8 CUSTOMHOUSE ■~ QUAY, CITY., . >8278

SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF WOMEN1 - . . . AND CHILDREN.

THE Secretary, will lie -in attendanco at tho ,Rooms, Bridge's Buildings, 102 WillisStreet, on TUESDAY' and FRIDAY MORN-

'INGS, from'lo-to; 12.30. .All communicationsstrictly conlideatialv :

The Sub-committeo, will be in: attendance on ■'Monday and Thui'sday mornings to give advice ■to. mothers. will be weighed on'Thursdays- -. .'. ~.. ~ . •

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; IMPORTANT TO'LAND BUYERS.

WR.;WEAVER,'of 'MESSES. SCHOLEFIEOJ,-; -GOdSALL, and WEAVER, Land Agents,'

Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Queensland, is nowtouring Now Zealand for the purpose of . dis-tributing -literature .bearing upon land matters .

throughout Queensland, 'and would bo pleasedto give FULL PARTICULARS of all CROWNLANDS and PRIVATE ESTATES available for. ..;settlement' 'on tho • far-famed ■ DARLING-DOWNS, .and other parts of QUEENSLAND,awl will aitord any information that may bedesired regarding Queensland lands generally.

'~l'iooklets,-. catalogues, etc., may bo had fromMr. Weaver; who will be at the Royal OakHotel, Wellington on SATURDAY, and MON-DAY NEXT, and will, bo glad to meet:any ;

farmers or' others who may be on the look-outfor, or interested in, rich farming and grazinglands in Queensland, which is now recognisedto bo the coming State of- Australasia; Full.particulars wili also be posted upon application. -

• 8321' i

U 0 TEL, I N ,D SO R.-This Magnificent Now: and Commodious

Five-storey-PRIVATE HOTEL, . .

-Situited in tho very Heart of.the City (Witlis-Street), and'"commanding an Uninterruptedpanoramic View of Harbour ami surroundingport-hills, will be READY TO RECEIVEGUESTS as from-APRIL 2, Jliftß., v .

HOTEL WINDSOR will be found, one of ■.the best in the' Dominion, and tho accommo-dation superior.in all respects, every room be-ingfurnislied with a view to tho comfort and 'convenience'of'.tlie settler and his family, alsotourist and traveller by sea or laud froni anypart of the world.

■TARIFF, FROM Bs. DAY. 'PHONE 2873. .

EDWARDS AND BOULTON,CSIG Proprietors.,

fire.

E KILPATRICK, Grocer, has Opened• TEMPORARY PREMISES next to Rouse

and Hurrell,' Coachbuildcrs, COURTENAYPLACE (opp. liis old 6hop). 8312

BARGAIN SALE,

Ig GREENSTONE, Brooches, Hearts,Watches and Chains of all kinds.

Ladies' and Gents' Underwear, Toilet. Requisites, etc. •

F. KHOURI. lot LAMBTON QUAY.

' " ' . SEE THE"TOTNDOW DISPLAYS OF AUTUMN

FOLIAGE at "

EVANS AND SON,Hotel' Windsor, ii-Wims STBBKT.

SliZ. :

THEFARMINDUSTRY.NEWS AND NOTES FOE THE MAN Ofr THE LAND.

MORE ABOUT BUTTER.

CAN AUSTRALIANS COMPETE?A SINGULAR STATEMENT.

. In this column yesterday we pointed out.the imminonee of air early fall 111 the localprice of butter, and gave as ono reason, amongseveral, tho serious risk that Australianswould ship butter .over to New. Zealand, andget a footing in our local 'market! It is, ofcourse, entirely against tho interests of thogenuino dairy farmers that, just .as they arefree from their exporting contracts and ableto share tho local winter prices, there shouldhappen an Australian "clump." But thatis'just tho disaster that the'prolongation'oftho high prices now maintained may precipi-tate. Wo showed yesterday;'by.-figures, thattho Australians could sell butter to ,Welling-ton grocers at Is. Id. per.pound, with allfreight and other expenses paid. Thus. •

'- ' ; - Per lb.Price for best butter in "Sydney IOJd. 'Freight, eto, ... ... ... Jd.Duty at 20 per cent-.', say" ;

... 2d. '

Total cost to Wellington grocer, Is. Id. J:A rather astonishing reply to this has

boon contributed to a contemporary by "awholesale merchant." 'Ho said tho.idea was

.not feasible, and ho gave these reasons:—(1) Australian butter does not suit tho

New Zealand palate!(2) This has been demonstrated over and

over again! ■(3) Tho duty and charges would renderits importation unprofitable.

(4) Tho- cost of the Australian butterlandod in Wellington would be Is. 3}d.,"with no profit to the merchant"!

Hero are tho various charges which makeup this merchant's total:—

. . . Per lb.Price in Sydney..-• lOd.

' Duty ....

... ■ 2sd:. Insurance, interest, and freightjd.'

Freezing ,...

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....

...' id.

. Local expenses, (including, pattingand delivery) ...

.... ...

lid.';.

Total cost to grocer ... ...: .Is. 3jd.His addition is faulty. We, mako the

total come to Is. 2|d. .But even then thecalculation has no weight, because the hypo-thesis is all 'astray. '/To begin with; if theAustralian butter factories wanted "to ' outinto thetrpdoof the' Wellington' merchants,'they would not engage the merchants to actas their- agents. . What could-' very" easilyhappen ;s . that factories would arrange 'witha Wellington grocer, or a -combination ofthem, to send - a fixed quantity of butterd ory week. ; According to , tho merchant'*figures, Quoted, tho factories would acceptlOd. per lb. Tne grocer's here would receivethe butter, pat it thcihsclves .(or -arrange ,-apatting centre), and sell it straight to their

,'riistomers at; tho' usual thrcc-halfpencoprofit. There would be no more need forstorage . than . :w7th , .butter received weeklyfrom:a :New Zealand, factory,-..and as .grocers

..possessr theiri own...:car,ts, it :.is .difficult to.follow; the rhiglr allowance for - deliv.ery.•• On -

the whole,' in the light - of the calculationspublished in reply to our own. wo may evon.have. . over-ostimated -the .cost. It. mightbe;— ~

' _.. .. , .. . - Per lb.■ Prico tin .Sydney ... ' ... ... s lOd.Freight, etc.;. .... ... id.Duty at 20 iper 00nt..; . .... ... 2dv. ' Cost:.to .crncers '■ ...- Is. Oid. ■ ■

; Add grocers';profit.for.patting.and... ■' ■:celling^-.':'etc:y -irtv io »w:JUo<4f, s:lid.' , ;.;i:;RgtaiL'jMyja 000,StS iwsnsos l?ic?d. -

■ i Pi-went : refraiK'tirico". - «•<•..1«i,Jsdv•

. iThW argument that Australian butter doesnot .suit - 'Ne-'w Zealand './palates'"- is " hardlyworth considering; and'"tho statement''tlifttthis, has beenrprov.ed ' 1 over, and over again •wjll be 'real news to.tho ;New Zealand- butter'oat-ors.' , As 1a 'matter .'of .•faqt,; Australianbutter sells in'Great.Britain' at an averageof only-2s. per cwt. below the prico of'-Ncw.Zealand : butter. '•■The -. Australian.-_ butter,which would be imported would certainly befirst grade. On thewhole, it will bo ap-pdrcnt to all-thoughtful dairy factory direc-tors' 1that tho 'present situation is one - of,-interest. It is'lict" pleasant for. tho farmeror hutlermerchant to contemplate New Zea- ■land as- a dumping -'ground- for Australian'■butter even temporarily. . : • ;;

.The" dancer *is fully' realised by - a 'number'of the "\V<?ll in sfcori merchants-..thejpsejvos; andVery urgent representations -are- being made•by 'tbom to .their fellow-members-of tho, Wel-lington ibntfcer. committee in ,f.-' our of •aninstant reduction. In tho end "no doubt.'wiser'counsels will' prevail.-; It is tobe hoped,it will not then bo too lat-e.V 1

GOOD NEWS FOR WAIROA.

TOP PRICE'FOR BUTTER.A Press - Association message states 'that

the Wairoa Dairy Factory has received goodnews.from tho London market. ,-A parcel fatoiO of its .butter fetchcd 1505.j. which is saidto have been the highest prico' ruling at thetime. More land, is. wanted . close to thofactory. ' ■ •

THE FASHION IN CHEESE.

WHAT WILL MR. CUDDIE' t\DVISE ?

Judged from remarks which have,recently,been made to. our Wairarapa correspondentby some cheescymakers, the result of Mr. D._Ouddie's visit to Great Britain will be. aconsiderable 'difference in the flavour of thocheose.required for the overseas market. Our

'correspondent was informed thatthere werecases in which cheese graded under. 90, atWellington had .fetched record prices..duringthe present season. ..' The obvious .conclusionwas thatwe in the Dominion were far', from,being cognisant of the taste demanded by'tho- English- people... . In making thissan-nounceniont, it is not to be implied that our'graders,have, been: greatly..at,fault,. because,their opinion has been ,upheld by, the makerstherasolves. The cheese in question,was verystrong, and not at all suited to the-.-NewZealand taste,, but it is evident that; the.English people lilio• sohiethiiig with" a bit of'body in it. They like to taste some of thestuff which costs tho money,: and. they: areprepared to pay - for the .privilege. It isquite possible, therefore, "that one of Mr.:Cuddie's -recommendations when he returnsto New Zealand will be for a much morostrongly-flavoured cheese.

PASTURES MAKING- HEADWAY.

In reply to a query by our Wairarapa cor-respondent, a representative of tho LandsDepartment stated that ; the. new pastureswero shooting splendidly in the districts re-cently traversed by fire.and afterwards sown'with grass seed. In some areas, especially inthe Bush Districts, it Was difficult to believefrom the sight of the richly green.carpetsthat theso blocks of land had been.''only ashort time ago sheets of blackened wastes.Farmers were themselves as wellsatisfied, and tliere was littlo room for dotobtthat the big bush fires will result in'an in-direct benefit' to the districts wherever theytouched. That was so far as the pastureswero concerned. .Loss of stock by flro was,of course, a direci loss to producers.

ECCS.

SCARCE IN WELLINGTON, ABUNDANT' IN AUCKLAND. '

• Tho acute scarcity of eggs in Wellingtonis apparently not reflected'in Auckland. APress Association messngo says that • the:Auckland poultry depot during tho. year'endod Marcli 31 put through over two and a.quarter million eggs—one hundred per oent.increase on tho previous year—and 14,491birds, a 70 per. cent: increase on tho pre-vious year. ' _This does not necessarily infer'.' an''in-creased-output..- It is. not compulsory foroggs to go through tho depot, and tho mes-sage may have no furthor weight than this:that more of the egg farmers are making useof the depot. Apparently the depot is.appre-ciated.

THE SHEEP FLY.

MARLBOROUGH SHEF.I'OWNER'S- ■ EXPERIENCES.(To tho Editor 'of Tub Dominion.)

Sir,—I received a pamphlet written by 'Mr. J. Gilruth,' Chief Veterinary Surgeon,on tho sheep maggot, and T also saw yournotice of tho pamphlet" in The Dominion. 'Tho sheep maggot 'is such a scourge -tosheepownors that I'think it would be wellto have'different practical experiences onthe subject,-and in writing this I am onlystating' that which I know to be correct .in.parts of Marlborough.- The maggot has beenbad in this province for. six or soven years.Somcl time 'since'l Vished to identify' tho'-fly which was causing' the trouble. There-,'-,

fore, when crutching:, lambs' I took. 1 thomaggot from fivo different sheep. Each of •them had only just been struck. The patoh'of maggot was not larger than'a'shilling inany 'case. : I did this because there werovarious ' opinions ;' on the kind' of Jly : thatcaused tho mischief,--some being that a nowfly first 1 blew-tho sheep and that the-blue- 'bottlo' camo'after- the- sheep'was affected.1 kept the maggdts iiv a tin box'with earth v

on the bottom and fed them: , In tho spring,when tho fly hatched' out of tho chrysalis,there'were only two.kinds of. fly—vizM-.the>\.common bluebottle and : tho brown fly,- or V,'brown bottle. There was not ono single.l fly ';'of another kind. Tho. best- preventive I -

know is to crutch before aiiy wool becomes ?stained or dirty ; also to. dip tho ewes and .lambs'. together in January, and to , putplenty of raw sulphur into the dip at tho

that when the sheep'goes-out of tho.dip it rises through'- a.'bath ' charged, with 'sulphur. The. simplest,.way-.t0.., mix tho;'sulphur, is .t-o have a 'o6uple;,of tubs near ;your dip, nijx up with water' Into, a '.thick.,paste, then throw a bucketful'.of this, mix-;ture .into the dip—say, ono *bucketful- r to, ;over.y fifty, shoep. I use about one cask of'•sulphur to' 1000' ewes, l with -their- lambs. -1-have used Highland dip for about tori years,"and, though it is * a 'poisonous dip,. I 'hrt'O.never'l«t'a lamb,, dipping the lambs with-'.-their mptliers.; If a lamb or sheep is: badlv •affected,.i-fheaf tho 'wool about two," inches,/beyond tho .affected part, and then rub drydust on tho patch. I know of no quicker,way of getting the . maggot to leave tho.sheep. About four years ago I' had quite -40 per cent, of lambs struck by the: fly, andas soon as I dipped, with tho. sulphur added,; ''the nuisance ended, . though sheep, that hadnot; been-dipped . continued to bo =•

I amV etc.; '" j ! ,: > ' ■':

; ; Q; G/TESCHEMAKER-SHCTE.' *Avor.dalo Stptioii,. ' . .' . '

Renwicktown, Marlborough.

DAIRY OUTLOOK BRICHTER.

The manager of one of the Ballanco DairyCompany's creameries informed our Vai-rarapa, correspondent ...that, now,, that sonie

. splendid rains' had; .fallenin the: Pahiatua . :district, there was a chance of the butter. .factory continuing, all. through, -the .-.winter,.It would depend a. great ideal,: however, on :

whether tho autumn was mild. .' Supplies ofmilk in March .had, held, their' owii': both as.regards . quantity. and quality, although :;

earlier in the : dry season., the . tests werenot so good.'-! Some of tho milk had'shown,a certain amount pf' water. .

AUCKLAND FRUIT.

IMPROVEMENTS REPORTED. ' " .',

Mr. W. A. has beengiving a good accountindustry in 7Aucblari3.',.,SpSakmgthe control' of tho: codliu moth' (which haslately 'been the subject:of :. a duel of news'-',paper interviews -between the; Hon. R.M'Nab and .-Mri.-W. ,R,Mijssey,,..Jl.K..), hatold , our 'Auckland' correspondent that

'arsenate of lead,,.cither-as"; Swift's in pastaform or as disparene 'in"''powder' form, has

:been : extensively' used for 'the' codlin mothwith "excellent .results;': ; Many- growers, who ;'

made' an 1 early start with' their;-.. spraying,and followed it up consistently and tlior-' !'

ouglilv throughout the season,., are "enthu-siastic as to the .results! In many, instances, ' '

although the season has been exceptionallyfavourable .to'the propagation'of the. moth,

'crops 'have "been/'almost'entirely free-from ;;

infection. On. tho other band.,: where; spray- .■ing was'started too, late','and not sjfstema-.!.,'.tically, followed- up,;.the moth, infection has .

'been 'considerable,, and unnecessary' loSs .has"..- .ensued. There cani.- he- says, be. no doubtthat these less- .fortunate . growers will intlie future'bo, more persistent and thorough \

in,their spraying ,o|)Crati6hs' for the''control,;of the' coalingriiothJ; Arsenate-of lead has ,been, to a.'certain extent, '■ effective, against ',

tho bronze' beetle, but not nearly so much'as was desirable. . The use of the Bordeauxmixture in the early part, of the -seasonin conjunction with the'insecticide (arsenateof load) has given good "results in checkingapple and pear scab, and much of. the fruitthat- has been marketed this season has been;free from blemish of, any, kind.- For mussel,scab ,tho lime,: salt, and sulphur preparation .is still,giving the best results, .though variv' -ous other .insecticides arc under •-?

LEGHORNS AGAIN VICTORIOUS.

1 A CLEAN SAVEEI\ AT BLENHEDI.A-Press Association message says that tho .-

third egg-laying '.competition at .. Blenheim. >.

'closed -on Tuesday, The liieceago gives thenhme" of tho .first :prizo winner as C.; ;Hart,-:Christchurch, P-.L; ,(•?); £10. There.. is .110such competitor in tho lints, and: tho firstprize winners are obviously C. TriechartV .whitoJeghnrns.f We-ooiTCot it accordingly,,and give tho- other names as telegraphed.

Total: Egfjs. :

weeks1 ' Breed. Pec. 4 days .

1. C. Triecbart (Christ-. ■ ' -church) ; ... Vi.lt. £10 1190

2. H. Hawke. (Greytown) W.L. £6 11S4iB. F. Edelston (Motueka) W.L... £5 1180 .

4. E. Scott (Dunedin)... W.L. £4- .1178Sileock (Waii-

ganui) ... W.L. ' £3 - 1173:.6. J! ' Law-.(Tuamarina, ,

~Blenheim) -. .• i.iW.L. £2 1144

";-'A. R. Brown (Napier) W.L. £1 1138s.'Miss M. Shaw (Blen- '

heim) '..W.L. £1 11259. A. and P.-Association '■ ' ••• ■

(Blenheim) ... W.L. 10s. ', -110710. Master 'R-i Smalo

...W.L. — 110111. "Marlborough '"Her-'

aid " (Blenheim) ... W.L. . — 1095 ,

,It is only fair, to _fay. ; that 57 out.'of tho- -hundred pei)s competing wero white leghorns,but nothing but superior _ merit can - explain \"

the entire absence"of tlie other "43 pens fromthe top ' ten. As a matter 'of fact, there i>has been only , one other pen ill tho top .thirty. . That was Miss Alice'Dodson's black;:orpingtons. .These competitions are rapidly V ..

settling tho question'which; is.tho best breed....

CLYDESDALES.AN ANIMATED SALE.

roroTUNOA stud dispersed."

Messrs. .-Wright,Stephenson, and Co.» .'

Ltd., instructed by Mr. J. It'. Mackenzie, ,who wished to reduce'his stud of Clydesdalehorses prior to taking a tripto the Old,Country, offered b.v public auction Inst week -

at the Popotnnoa Stud Farm, near Clinton, ; .tho whole of liis Clydesdale mijros 'and. fillies,;.'colts and stallions, with the exception of hisimported stud horse "Abbot." Mr. Mac-kenzie's reputation• as a' judge and breederof Clydesdales is .known throughout Aus-tralasia, and,, as was to be expccted, therewas a splendid attendance of buyers, every .part of, the Dominion 'being' represented.There were also present two or three Aus- . .

traliah buyers, who competed mainly for the Ventire colts. The North Island buyers pre-sent secured a fe\v mares, but the highest ■priced animals were purchased by. Sotitll •

Island stndmasters. ■ vMr. Mackenzie's continued' success in tho V

THE DOMINION, FRIDAY, APRIL. 3, - 1908.2. EDUCATIONAL. v

EDUCATIONAL■ ■ - O . 'ARK../..; . o

. I YOU • i: EARNING- -A.'"G OpD' 'SALARY? "

JP, iioti enrol 'with*"us for a'Coui'se in' one'i- ■ more of .the following .subjects,.which a;

• taught by experts. .GRi;GG SHORTHAND—The Leading Systei

: TOUCH,TYPEWRITING—Iie' Modern/ Scieii ivr':.

; ; BOOKKEEPINQ.'aTidrBUSIN'ESS'.SYSTBM,■ Simple UniversaTlahguaij.

COACHING for Civil Sorviea-!Anil":Uiuversvt. Exams. .■»••• •.••••- <*

IT PAYS to'attend fho LRADnG.COAniEICIAL SCIIQOL with "Up-to-date MethodiSuch a School is the ■

. ' QREGG. .■ '' |NS?ITUTI

6 CUBA STREET (opposite, Tawn- Hall).. ; ■ Term commences.at any time. C72

- i.COMMERGIAL COLLEGE,"n ' u,GßEY,,street,-ton TUITION IN ACCOUNTANCY.

TSUSINESS,J METHODS, Tpownt'i'ng, am■ JIJ ' .Coadhin;

"'/ j "j' tor' University'' and '.-CivilServico' 1Exams. -"' 1; VSon(b: JflC-:aji?Xospe(!!tU9iîcia

!-K-y v, ■ jvV.O-, r,

CROYDON ~ RCHfeot-''•Hoarding mul Day School for-Boys'fafide]

'--13'years;-' Special.Class for Boys trader-G-years• 'Miss' somCryille:, -

: . 2 llill £tien'tV'- / CG2!

r- elocution"!^MRS. 'MARGARET SUTCLIFFE,« Gold

Medallist, New, Zealand, is prcparalrtcv. ■ Receive -r'Pupik Accepts'. Con.

• certs, Afternoons, etc.; ~^'v■h:''FAißyifiw;f. [ :X)■'asf" ,'k ,"V S&nfi-'SPECIALIST,

_

v'v>: ■■ v'-iK ■MR. LEO- BUCIvERIDGE, pupil of Signor

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Miss'. : "ji'uRI BL : • 11. VAIt E,' (A M115..V.C.M., Eng.),

3 I'IRIE STREET.Tcflcbfr of Piano Theory, Uarmoox Conn-

: ' tcrpoint. Vaita\ Pibduetfou"'ariaßinging."

" ~ anB 1 N J O,

v -VTS/TR. -A.. E.. VARE,' teacher, of Banjo; Chiverp'a

. .Music Store, : Lhmbton'..Quay.. "■ :COSIy^frvLvi

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LEARN SHOUTIIAND.'m .

1^; : ■.. ' aiAN o~*by the ■ btst. methods ' for."enßtiriiig'•:•••• £ 'round and rapid progrsw. Pitman's'Sliort-

hand isi used .'by !.'o piT cent.- of (ho: -Reporterfi;and "SS .por cent, 'of '.'t'liis' Shol:t-

---hand*;-.Clertoiiv...':-v-,^_H.'dj \?ry/

lEARN TYPEWRITING 1" , "7"]" ( '■ ' 04!_;.''tli'e//r,,'Lafojst; Cand.-ii^Most 1 >A3ap'taKleMachine;: ;on:-tlie/:.JIarket..', i ;j;carn-"tp. "usethe REMINGTON TAI)(JL\TING andBILLING jMACUINE..,Invoices and

; ' . B^gk''Enthtfs/ar; aiie- 1 'UJAR^'^BOOKIsEEPi^Gû

And fiuahfy Youfp-tf""for the HIGHESTPOSITION! 1) and'S\LAIUES a ■ -

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gTO T T A-J? D JJ 0 i R"E' S,BUSINESS, w- ,f,

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business' noticeso- 0 c •

l>f ACiNDItBW'AND HATES,'s V ■ •''i v'WeUlngtoaVATt^lDeppt"^.V.'..^.i^^J,jBarrett's Buildings, Lambtbu Quay- *•«

■bi'A :irO i

Just j'vO^n^tl—^Beautiful- Judian SilverWare;, suitable .vfomawredd-tag'.•:• tiresonts'Neck faces ,i?nd " .Charms,, huubd; . Rugs,a; Tablai:and rOosUooCoverp;-,C!iicon.-.jyorkv«.QuiHfi!i«4»(l'.Pa»tKirrM'«

v:.- 1 absolutely.' fasi/coloursr..ll3. .«d.;i.NovclL;Brasi:.v Candlesticks, and.'Finger Hoivls,. etc.'

,Splendid. l«t,x>E'.<Re(|uisib<lfor D0115.... Houses, : Dressed/nDdils, i'roiii Cdupwards. ■ i . •

COMMERCIAL JWfIQÂ NCE COII-■ V LTD., IONDON. ~- ...

: FIRE,' IIA.RINE,. A.CCIDENT.

;iy CA?iTAi : V.....v rJE2,'3SOJ)OO.ACC U2njL A TED FUNiD sc00 d...,'^l2ôoôo'

HEAD OFFICE: .Lambton Quaj*, Wellington.. , t j CIUS A EWEN,

. . . I'-',"l- --General illauager J foi- ' N.Z.'..

■ v ■''' ■ I■' 'COMPLETE THREE-STORY BUILDING --

to LL,I! ,f

.. LAERY AND..QO., XTD., Allen•. ..Street, , havo, available. TO LET, -as a

;y 1 whole or in flats, an Up-to-date, First-class. • Lighted ' and Well-equipped 3-story Building,V:, ; situated in' Victoria;;Stree.t v (opposite ..To Aro

Railway Station)... . . .

Storage. Accommodation'-also-available.

C7S6

. . . rjpOII.ET .gALON. ..., ,

MADAAIF. MiLI..E 'bci!i'to Ihnt'she has Removed to more conveuiont and

ee»fraH^•iMtnat(^(':l>«'ffl^^,',lttlthe^ i;J^, ;' r t'yT'' ;

" IXCE BUILDINGS, -

Comer of Mannoifl and \Vllll3 Stroet9,■VTliero patienU will receive the moat up-to-duts

.■ : ' • .treatment. '• •

Enldness permanently cured by the latei; np-to-date sciontifio uiotliqds,'( Largn stookiof

' requisites on hand, . Toilet massage 6oa J i .acpecialty. > •.. ••. ' >.. ■• Shampooing for: Ladies and Gentlemen, v 2s.

.. Faco-Maspage, 35,. ■ .

Hours' to U p.m. Evening appointmentsby arrancement. y C6lO

>■'fREEZING-,'SHEEP AND: LAMBS.; v.v,

THE: WELLINGTON* . MEAT BXrOBICOMPANY, LTD., '

Is prepared to —

PURCHASE FAT SHEEP AND LAMBS •.■ by weiglit or at per Bead- . ,

The Compaiiy also olients every facilitytor freezing on thoir-own-accoauL

Prices can 'bo obtained on application at thaCompany's offices, or from any of the.Bnjwt uthe coiiatrj.

Csai'-. : Mansgiss Dueotob

: ~.S;j'MT.IIiIG. '

a i J CLUB. .li;.:-. . AUTUMN MEETING. . ! .

J, | APRIL 2a.r_ANI2ijMAY,. 2, 1908. . , .

9 p.m. TO-NTGHJ ' "Avondali' Handica;X, A\itiifflir"'"Hand(if!f^' , "''St®plechnse .'•Handica;i,' an(tJilßaiKvaj ;-,''Ha''iiidiccip;11~ -

,^' ! H, H.AYR,, Sfyfc" \i'~T : ■ Stcrethry.

.r*/:-AsUcp ,

,-crtcJ.RUS),NESSj«OTICES.9 |

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:

S' ;J^ EIR 'S FOR.WARDING . AGENC'iji'v n-jji v. HAVE" REMOVED.

' "■ ■'■;TO.|iTHErR 'NEW'' PREMISES, ''

y 4 ' No. 38'.'jBR.VOIS QUAY. , 82G

l'-•"■. "<•'•—

!; AND . GOODER;i f: ' -.1 nGENERAL; 1PIiINTERS,

: '• i lithographers, bookbinders,r JERVOIS-nQUAY,"WELLINGTON.

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", ! . ' ' "V- "SS'Xsibtr. ■■ : i' j "T I -vvM OA N A,*;

' MUftrgAl.1 QUPERIOR Homo is offered to Visitors re'O .quiringv X9st and clmngo of air. Term:

• reasonable ,-r'■«'-V,.'! T0"',,',;.;,' MISS HALL..,

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v'ÔMiNipji;-'., . mercantilejLV' A GEN'CA'..Confidential Trade Reports,Deyftn gpflcte'i jyfifffi'"Assignees, General

. ' < •Businesso Advisers. ■• .•ROOM*S-8 »nd te-'JCOLONIAT. MUTUAL

BUILDINGS, CUSTOMHOUSE QUAY.■P.O. Box 2CI, Telephone 1880. Bankers'

" rßfinli' of:. 'i■ v, ' .

r ,! ' A. SYDNEY WATSON,i CCEO . ! Manager.

10RIE NT A L TE A MAR T;

TENDERS. ,

IN BANKRUPTCY;'

ESTATE OF E. LAUGIER.

TENDERS will be received at the Office ofthe Ofßcinl Assignee, Christchuceh, un-

til Noon on MONDAY, APRIL G, 1908, for' the STOCK-IN-TRADE of the 'above 'Bank-

rupt, valued at about -£2000, and consisting of.lirnshware, Basketwaro, Cutlery. Cigarettes,Leather Goodn, Hatsj Hosiery, and a large as-sortment of • Fancy ' Goods; now at the N.Z.Colonial Carrying'Go;'s Sample Rooms, Willis

T Street, Wellington.lV Detailed Stock I.ists will be available on

WEDNESDAY MORNING NEXT, ,at my Of-fice, and at the above Sample Rooms.

Each Tender must bo accompanied by a Dc-•' posit of Ten Per Cent, of the amount of the- Tender; balance payable on delivery of

. goods.■ (Signed) G. L. GREENWOOD,

. Official Assignee.Il Christchnrch, - March 28, 1908. 8213

WELLINGTON GAS COMPANY, LIMITED.

5TENDERS FOR CARTAGE.

mENDERS are invited up to WEDNESDAY,•*• the 3th instant, for the conveyance of

approximately 1009 Tons 'Ironwork' from theQueen's Wharf to the . Company's Section atMirnmar.

Particulars and Conditions of Contract aroobtainable at the Engineer's Office, CourtenayPlace, 8319

AINL AN D AND BAR R,BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS,

; SHOP AND OFFICE FITTERS.' .' Telephone 1881. .

Office Address-WARING' TAYLOR STREET./ Shop-LAMBTON QUAY.

Store—AßO STREET.Speciality.—Highest Grade Air-tight Show.

'Cases, of"which we are the largest, manufac-turers, and of which for workmanship M. aiid1 B. are famed.

ARbnts for N.Z. LTMMER MINERAL, .ASPHALT. Flat Roofs, etc., and the FamousCALMON;S ASBESTOS SLATES for Roofingand Walling purposes.. • ■ •

'Note—We hold a three-years' record of. workand materials 011 our many contracts withoutcomplaint of leaks or of faulty material. Com-petent workmen. CBl4

TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS. 1

THE BELMONT GRAVEL CO. bee'.to not! fttha trade that they can deal aireet witli

tho above at. their offices, THOMPSON BROS.'BUILDINGS, , ( FEATHERSTON . STREET.

. Telcphono 2718. 'Tho Company has ■ secured a lease (for a

Storage Depot) from tho City Corporation iitBnllnncc Street.It is.'.intended-to . keep ;'n largo , Eton!;" of

Gravol and. Sand ,' aliyays :on -hand. Orders'promptly atlejuled' to. lCSSG : : ; ' ; PvH/ GOSSE; Manager.

NEW. EXPANDED METAL FOR , REIN-FORCED C'ONCRE'II3 CONSTRUCTION,■ EXPANDED STEETj LATniNG

'For Fireproof Walls and Ceiliugk-''KAHN TRUSSED STEEL BARS .

•' For"Reinforced Concrete Construction.' 1'""RUBEROID DAMPCOURSERUBEROID ROOFING . ! •

ROBEROID FLOORCLOTH ■ •? ■"GIANT BUILDING: PAPERS'- '

RATNER SAFES and STRONGROOM DOORSROCKH'S ART METAL CEILINGS '

OREGON TIM HER and LATHS.|

'''■" ITHE ;STEV/ART TIMBER, GLASS AND

HARDWARE ; COMPANY, ; LTD...Courtenay Place, Wellington.•?. ' : . . :, •'

..C525

business motic'es. ' ) «.v.PRIVATE MATERNITY HOME.

. -a'/J-RS.; STARlvi E, '.'pRACTisiN'G 'iiIDW iFE,!9 HOME STREET, Kent Tcrraco '

v■ ■ ' - V'.- \ C712.' ' EXPERT DYEING.

J- ADIES' Costumes, Gents.' Suits, Feathers,J Furs, Gloves, and Sunshades Cleaned or

Dyed at'Estall's Dyo Works, 8 Vivian Street(opposite 1 Army;barracks).' . Note address.

FOR SALE. :

ACRES,' Manakau; 180 .in grass,OJ4 :A , balance, bush. Price, dB3 : 10s.;' Very; easy terms. 'Apply ,W,

Gillies, iManakau. • 487-'

COACH' service!' Time-'JD table—Lcavoi Foxton : 6.30 a.m.,'..arriveLevin 8.30 a.inl ; lc'ave : Levin 10.30 a.m., arrive.'Foxton 12 noon; leave Foxton 2.30.p.m., arriveLevin 4.30 p.m.; leave Levin 7.30 p.m., arrivoFoston (1.30 p.m. .

Leavo Foxton 11 a.m., arrivo Shannon 12.30'p.m.; leavi Shannon 2.50 p.m., arrive Foxton1.30 p.m. :.

5832. C. F. JOHNSTON, Pioprietor.

THE WELLINGTON TRUST, LOAN. ANDINVESTMENT . CO., LIMITED, has

REMOVED TO' NEW OFFICES. 219 LAMB-TON QUAY.

Deposits',Received:—l2 months, 4i per cent.;0 mouths,;;Hi per cent.,Second and Third Floor OFFICES TO LET.

Apply .'

7651 R. E. RAWNSLEY. Secretary.

THE WELLESLEY- :■LUNCHEON ANDSUPPER ROOMS • '

(Late., tho / Club);:JOUNSTON STREET.. , .

MR. J. JACKSON has taken over these cen-trally-situated premises, where lie hasmade most extensivo alterations 'dud additions,where patrons can be supplied with everyluxury.

Meals obtainable from 1 12 till midnight; HotLunches 12 till 2 (livo courses),. Six Lun-cheon Coup'.M for live shillings. , '. ,

WHAT IS VIBRATORY MASSAGE?

ESPECIALLY good for curing falling andweak hair, baldness, without the use

of lotions. Also, it is the surest and quickostmathod of breaking up • stiffness of jointsand muscles: Tone 3 up weak and wastedmuscles and nerves. Revitalises tho wholophysical system—a most delightful treatment,uo electricity. At Vibratorium, 13 Kent Ter.

RARE OPPORTUNITY OF ACQUIRING•FIRST-CLASS '.

QOACH AND CARRYING iBUSINESS.

Splendid run, subsidised service. Takingsover .£llOO por annum. Present owner ninoyears in possession.

Price (to include Freehold, Stables, Coach,Waggons, Brakes, Gigs, Harness, and 12 pickedHorses), .8750.' , .

VERY EASY TERMS.Apply ,d

A. H. ATKINSON AND CO., LTD., *

FEILDING. C696

CHEAP DAIRY AND SHEEP FARM.

WAy) ACRES of tho best Dairy Land in aiUI Dairying district, situated. IJ milesfrom Cheese Factory and School, and fourmiles from Masterton. 01 Acres under oats

, and'turnips; 19 Paddocks, carrying two shoepto the acre; eight-roamed Houso and outbuild-ings.

Price, £i 2 per acre. Easy terms.

R. E. HOWELL AND CO., LTD..Auctio icers, Land, and Estate Agents,

, MASTERTON, : C6M,

- W CAMPDELL,grocer aNirprovision' merchant,j ~f : ;.2IUfA^NE^'^BBT/-.!; V'A '

r - '| VffiblffdfffiM'BKßTp::!.''', -ttftn . ..

k H ?rKBBr.,■ . '■!..! ' ■- •

>. 'V' . .ffiHR FOUNDKY.!) • 'i , Rovans Street, Wellington South,i ■'. ■ i ■ • , .. ■ .'l ' SnOS., LTD., .

viclkANUFACTUEBIIs % ""Star" Wrought, -uX Iron Pulleys, Steam, Hydraulic, Gas,■j: jijtl Printers' E^gj.nwJ.S',"Agents.. f°r Victor1 Folding Machines iind"" Reliancn Wharfedalo'■j Machines. ;Jl'llDfii)p2lG. COMSi U. ;.. .;■■ ■■

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..; ;j "';:\vATrvXTD"i'ATu\ri''ou 'sAT.E.7: ■■'■gTiMiS-Vii'i'- : 'v-'v '' '•'■lit iioga ACRES First-class Sheep.nnd Cattlee XiOtJvV improved, v -neare Railway nnd Creamery™*^l ■:d' . Price, .i' 3 10s. pei'.3itfe,,'iClto. cash required;? or' exchange for City Property. . \ .

'I V,'--,.W. .CiUMUEiu.AIN. ,

£ ; ■ Domiffidii'litjritl ViytJiieyf'NVoodvillß. C7OOUiiiV uJ *.v'' |'- .

n ;S g';;IT^PHcSoLQF e- i Q.vai'.: ■V i:b RUGH DOUGLAS, .ittraboKßiNS^felîHfe.liULEK, ' AND2- JCp . ACCO "ipLNUKACTUEEIt. .

"Loose-Leaf ■ n, i , ■'•.v*?PSc'dßlaif-"Baskg.'51 i, '

'Factory.; STREET,..

-y\- ■■'■■'.'dio/i

' :j. ..but--"W ..,:C>£.bt,§;E|!sll ,.;a.l?D}' .SONS,

v r '

j> "" • Manufacturers"of~Uigh-clas»§ ■ v.;. 1 .»-■{ •••.<<* X «.,4C\V" t {

in > bawrailr jJacmn&rjr avid Los' -if ■ ' ■. T^Hauleri

: CITY FOUNDRY, EVA STREET.- , '

C5Ti

. I ;rSBÎCE,-:.i

VAWTI •' and. ■'i RANGnVAHIA Coaches,i.Tbturning in time for

; ' -Sv ;

i r^'*; .. ' .

'• V-.A' liXVtiiilCS-, ■ Practical 'Watchmaker, 35v Z3Lt Willis., Street, >.Wellington.. Every de-, fCfiiîpn;.of.;'\^'atês,-<vloe!{s,< and. Jewellery

th6fo'ughly!r.\clri»ieac.ran(lyr.opaired at popular. piiqcjj. .' 'UtHi'oX'if AV'iritltcs' idjaned from-lis.- (id.; ;I.dv«r:''. Watches. ..clc.nne.d..: liom 3a."; ,t Watch- .

lilasses, (id. . AH other repairs at equally lowpnees.. All ..Note-'.

! 35 WILLIS STREET "(over May's Cafej.

SPECTACLES.'iSfe'iar'e Specialists and Op-Si'EC'i'ACLES ticians./iouly. All patternsSPECTACLES ;:s|:ji?lie(lv .yu'ality high, pricesSPECTACLES low.i. Consultations' tree. Buy■ StfECÂCL^S.. li'oiii't"|hs. t will, pay you.

0'''JJONNELL AND'jiROWN, Consulting •Opticinhs.i 'Jt Manners Street, Wel-. j jiiigtpnr;: J'.'dpo.rsL froni'jOperii House (samo1 i ,bldc;" Look.for-;llie; Eye.on. the Window.

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1 jifilfcßnL' . A<jL:;civ-

' Generii ' Advertising ninlv. Theatrical', Agenti

. j/iloai'diiißS^^J'rppranijiii'fl^,Catalogues, Mows- •'»-

- i '"'" '' ' ""-paper" Advertising.: .'

Hoom';' S' COLONIA t II'DTUATV BUILDINGS,' "- CgitomlipdseeQnay.

% SYDNEY V/ATSON,K ! (Late Advertisings J4nuager M.Z. Times), -

� ■'.iV'l.iiv.n'i;'m' ,*■ ■ Manager,f "telephone: IS3O. .P.O. ..'Box: 2M. " C677

' IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

B YARROW> (Lato of - Wanganui)

i "OEGS,.to;,annoijiiice _

tha,t ho has opened

TEE STAR CArE, 11G LAMBTON QUAY,J;,, ii v. rA.av.a ;Fitst;-cl(is8; Restaurant.

, OTOTBBs'* AND" MSbTa. SPECIALITYv'

ii.* A Trial Solicited.!'. :. . 'ii '"4 1 ■ I '' —i-y— '. — —

' TO BUYERS.

YOD WANT TO MAKE MONEY...

I SURVEY Buildings, and report upon thoircondition...and.,,coßS,trHfftion. Call if you

contoiiiphto.-..))pyvng's.^^sis^'property. I may'bo a^lo'to save you pouiida.

[ ! 5; jj 3 SO Mannora Streou "•

SHOES: FOR DAINTY WOMEN !

_

In lliis autumn weather. Ladies, you mustn't forget your feet;Th'o weather is at best uncertain. While maintaining your stand-ard nf style, you can afford to run 110 risk of chill. You need sounda"d trustworthy Shoos. The D.I.G. stock 110 others. Here are 0110'or two lines specially commondcd, as combining sterling quality withan 'amazing cheapness:—

: Ladies'" Special GLACE KID WELTED SHOES, smart last, patentcaps, button or laco 15s. 9d.

Ladies' Special GLACE KID WELTED'"BOOTS,' patent caps, buttonor lace 21s'. Cd.

Ladies' Special GLACE KID SHOES, very stylish,' patent caps,'button or lace ....

... 12s. 6d.

— JJI grj J „' _.__J

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! . HANDSOME-CHIMING CLOCK'SWhich strike the quarters and hours (Westminster Chimes) on five soft-toned Tubular Gongs. Oak Cases; height, 19.inches; widtb, 12 inches;Brass Dial with Silvered Circle, best 8-day movement. Perfect time- :

keepers. Aro about the best value we have ever seen in chiming clocks.These aro very suitablo clocks for dining-room or hall. "Price, .£5 10s.each. Only-a limit&rl number just opened up. . ,

Also a few 12-inch English Dial Clocks, suitable for large hall oroffice. Piico .£5. Alarm Clocks, Marble Clocks, Travelling Clocks, BoudoirClocks, and Fancy Clocks of all descriptions. Come in and' see them, or.

. send for catalogues, i . ..

.: STEWART DAWSON & CO. "The Treasure House,"WELLINGTON.

TP; ■ WAIRARAPA' MRMERS''CpP/ ASSN.,; tf0., . PRODUTE , AND PROVISION MERCHANTS,'STOCK AND

" STATION AGENTSHEAD OFFICE, MASTER-TON.

GENERAL STORES AT WELLINGTON, GREYTOWN,. .. .

..CARTERTON, PAHIATUA. iAND EKETAHUNA.'/.

' MANAGING DIRECTOR, M.-Casclberg. '• ■ .■ ■ - ■ ,H' ■■. : csig ;

THE OCE AN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LIMITED. •.' .GROSS ASSETS?,. ISO? .... '£2,343,727 RESERVES, 1007.'' ...

....

431,651,4X2INCOME, 1907. ... 41,480,715.Head Oflico for New Zealand:—! CUSTOMHOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON..

BUSINESS TRANSACTED. BY *1*1133 CORPORATION.—Accident and 'Sickness Insurance,WITH WORLD-WIDE. TRAVEL; Employers' Liability, Workers' Compensation; Mort-f gage Indemnity; Public Risk; Plate-.Glass; Fidelity Guarantee.

LOWEST CURRENT. RATES, ' 1 CHARLES M. MONTEFIOKE,CC27 . / ..... General Manager and'Attorney for-'New Zealand.

■r-'.'-vri-f -:.f 1:50^." PIECES^,.. J ISO,, ■. (Face Cloths)' ' '~™

,

EXTRA CHEAP.

i WAKNOGK &

400 at 16s. 6d.; 400 at. 19s. 6c1.; and 350, at 295. 6d.

800 Newest JACKETS AND COSTUMES -800Eflnssaa CBCGBU

:: KINDLY'SEE TBESE V■ '• "

..AT ':

;-r WARNOCKi-'' y.i ■.■. y, ...,

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.-. ■■ u,,:;.. v. ; -, ~;..C553.,

; UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT.' .

TITO';.ACTAMBRA HOTEL.• MR..',GEORGE A. ADAMS ...

: Proprietor. - •

THIS being one of tho few FREE HOUSES in thß , ; City .of Wellington customers andpatrons are assured of being supplied with ONLY the BEST and purest, Ales, Wines,

and Spirits.A feature ..will be SPEIGHT'S SPECIAL BREW OF. ALES. ' ■ % >

: IJAIDOTTE ■* • ••

..

' ; RECULTO OF THE fiIAROH COMPETITION.■ FIRST 1PRIZE;'-,£3;• SECOND PRIZE,- J3l:

'MRS. HAROLD M. BENNETT, v ,r.MR. A.'WILSON, .

Dannevirke. i. .1 ■ Kingsln-nd, i Auckland.> . . CONSOLATION PRIZES, ss. EACH.Mr. 'F. Wolfgang, Wellington. 1 '• Miss M. Eglin, Dunedin.Miss R." Morris, Christchurch. Miss K. Goodrick, Featherston.

WYANDOTTE is obtainable from Storekeepers, Painters, . Ironmongers, and DairyFactories. . Retail: lib. Bag, 0d.,; 51b. Bags, 2s. Id. .

£5 IN CASH PRIZES will bo again awarded on 80th ;April. , Look' out for New'Limerick; which will.be announced shortly. ;

LANKSHEAR'S for all, mannor of Plain andl'ancy Stationery.

LANESHEAR'S for all manner of LeatherGoodi

LANKSHEAR'S tor all manner of Printing,„• tt Lowest City Prices.'

LANKSHEAR'R.for-Pictorial Post Cards, and' General Stationers' Novelties.

Only Addiess—A R.

GENERAL PRINTER AND STATIONER.LAMBTON QUAY

(Opposite Bank of .v Zealand).y ' ; CoGS

GAS RADIATORS.

lift SMOKEralj DIRT1«U SMELL

CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER GAS FIREFROM 325. 6d.

MORE ECONOMICAL AND MOSTEFFICENT. ,

. COSTS id. AN HOUR.

Call and see our Largo Variety^

WELSBACH LIGHT CO. OF AUSTRALASIA,LTD.,VICTORIA STREET,

WELLINGTON. Mil

, .(By. Appoint-THis,E™

Bl, ? n^! ment ; to Ilunket.)

T4/S"ISS MURRAY, Vice-Regal Florist.M SACKED RESURRECTION PLANT,

"ROSE OF SHARON/' V'.

Only one address:21 WILLIS STREET, Near Grand Hotel.'Phono 2G5. i *-'771

. ; A BARGAIN. . ? '!}

FOR SALE, a splendid new G-roomed VillaResidence, Clyde Street, Island Bay; ex-

cellent position, near school and tram. Willsoil on exceptionally easy terms. Price, andall particulars from : ,

C. AND A. ODLIN, TIMBER MERCHANTS,CABLE STREET.. -

.... . C628

ROTHERHAM'S WATCHES. •

I HAVE just received a parcel'of theso cele-brated WATCHES in Gold, Rolled Gold

(10 and 25 year cases), and Silver. I don'tknow of any watch I can recommend morostrongly. And I also have a full supply ofmy well known Hall-Marked Wedding Rings.L. -W- LUDWIG, Watchmaker, Jeweller, andOptician, 2H Lambton Quay.

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COULLS, COLLING, AND COMPANT,LIMITED.

COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURINGSTATIONERS, .

WELLINGTON AND DUNEDIN,Warehoufio: PANAMA STREET.Faotory: EDWARD STREET.

Telephones s 2505' and 2521.CS3I

g . LUKE AND CO. {LIMITED).

/ MARINE. HYDRAULIC, DAIRY, ANDGENERAL ENGINEERS.

: BOILERMAKERS. IRON AND BRASSrOUNDEES.

Estimates Given For Every Description ofMachinery. Uu'lders' and Contractor! 1ironwork.

FOR SALE:New and Second-hand Engines and Boiler*Pulleys, Bearings, Shaftings, eta

MANNERS STREET, WELLINGTON.C62t

show-ring lias been due ,in a great measure; to his determination to l;ocp only ;tho truesttypes of .tho 'Clydesdale breed/ and 'to his

importing from time to time from Scotlandsiresof tho most fashionable- strains of blood.

- imported sires have left their impresson.tho Popotunoa sfud, and wo would direct

: attention to high prices obtained for thostock of Abbot (11987 C.5.8.) and Baron

■ Graceful C.5.8.). Theso sires aroboth by that great breeding''horse Barori'rPrido, and thoir producel:arc strong vin thechief characteristics of that farhous family,being -.handsome,, gay,-upstanding, and fullof style, ' ' v .:.

..;/. .

The crack three-year-old- Baron Gracefulfilly Baroness and her stable com-panion Violet II (1511), foaled 1904, werethe only mares not sold. Tho former, amagnificent , mare, commanded much, atten-

I -tion, .and.for her bidding was most animated,s leading North Island buyer,, entering tholists,, with'a Canterbury studmaster as riin-nor-up. . She .soon'reached' 175.guineas, atwhich, figure she'-,was passed '"in unsold. ( The

-highest-priced mare -sold was Nell •• (1'464),foaled. 1902; sire Glenkenich'(4Bß). dam Jess,by British

/Lion' (imp.). This mare Ims igood .Siowyard record; slio was secured byMr./Jnmes ..Wyllip, ■ Sefton, . Canterbury, at101 guineas.' Two high-class yearling fillies.Flower 111 (1471) ; and, Koi; (1472), -by Ab-

■; bot, out .of mares ,by Wallace .(imp.), wentto well-known, Taieri studs; being secured by•. Messrs/ 'James W. Blair and James,Patrick.

Theso two fillies,have already taken .show-yard, honours,: and, as .thoy, showed realiyexcellent -. qualities, , they,, elicited 'splendidcompetition, bringing 95 guineas each. De-tails of .the sales.'aro appended

'mare's and fillies. • v-Nell (1464), foaled 1902; sire Glenkenich (488),

dam Jess, by British Lion (imp!); served, byAbhbt~lolg. ' .

Flora (1163),'.'' foaled;' 1301; sire Crown Prince(430), dam Nanny. ty Lord Haddo; served byAbbot—96g. • "

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Flower 111 .(1471),'■ foaled'-1906,sire' Abbot(11987. C.5.8.), dam Flower 11■ (1225), by Wal-\lacs, (imp.)—9s|?.; -' '.

- Ivoi (1472), foaled 1906; sire .Abbot (11957C.5.8.), danv Lady Wallace.(1470 V by Wallace(imp.)—9s?. -... , : ' . v '■■! i,

Violet 111 (1508), foaled '1900; .siro' Hatfield,dam- Violet 11, by Pride of Galloway (imp.);served by Abbot—7sg, : : ' ' '■ ';•Bell (1510), foajed. 1904; sire Glenkenich'(4Bß),'dam Chance; by Lord Lyon; served ; by: Abbot

Maggie (1513);:-: foaled-1903;/sire-' Glenkenich(488), dam Darling.lV,'by, Wallace (imp.): ser>ved. by :Abbot-772g.. v

' Lady iWallaco (1470), : foaled"1901; sire Wallace(imp.), dani Polly, by Royal Charter: servedby Abbot—fiSir. ; '

Queen of Glenkenich (14GG), foaled 1904: sire; Glenkenich (488), dam Blossom, by Silverstream',(248);; served'.by Abbot—s7g. ;.

' :Ladysniith;- sire iHatfield,.;dam>by-.Pride of.Galloway;-served\by Abbot—46g.' "...s

" rBonnie .Lassie, foaled in, 1905,. sire MarechalNiel, dam Jess, by Lord Lyon. (367)f-42pr. : ,Miss llacgregor,, foaled' 1905, sire wee Mac-gregor, dam Jean,' by-'Salisbury's; '

Nell III," foaled 1905,' sire Clydesdale Laddie,' dam Nell 11, by HerpT^Og.' ■Bell 11, foaled'l9os, sire Clydesdale Laddie,dam Bell, by Duncan Gillies (imp.)—4og.. Molly Macarthur (1509), foaled 1900; 6ire Mac-arthur II (329)/dam, by Extinguisher (174)-^

Filly foal, by Aabbot (11987 C.5.8.),' dam MollyMacarthur (1509)—20g. 'r .•

Filly foal, by Everlasting, dam by MacarthurII (329)—IGg. 1 .

ENTIRE COLTS.Baron Junior (864), foaled ' 190G; bv' Baron

Graceful (11259 C.5.8.), dam by:' Crag'ievar. (imp.)—Bog. • '.

Farmer's-Glory• ,(G59/; sire Glenkenich. (488),damr Young Rosie^bv-Lion' King—79g.'.Lawrence .Drew (G62); siro .Glenkenich (458),dam.'Jess, by British-Lion' (imp.)—6Bg.y' . A ,

Border Knight; sire Royal* Knight (imp.)', dam-Flora,,by King o', the Clans—4l;*.Noir 'Year's Gift. (6GG), foaled 1908;. sire Ab-bot' (11987" C.5.8.), dam Lady Wallace' (1470)—'

4Gqr. -V ; 1;'Baron Irvine (665), foaled' 1907 sire Baron

Fyvie (imp.), dam Violet 111 (1508), by Hatfield—298- •'/ - ■- Lochnaw; sire Allandalo-Omp.), dam Nell, byPrince of■ Albyn (imp.)—2Gg: /

x GELDINGS I -

Four geldings at :uo to £M: ? • - '>

SlTlil'tiys' "ROMNEYPlockiram lambs,at up.to 4g- -■ • ..v..,

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BURNT-OUT SAWMILLERS... SHALL THEY GET' STATE AID?It has . been reportedto: our Wairarapa

irirrespondent, that' a) number of sawmillersare -'thinking "''seriously-.of theGovernment. for > help in consequence of tholoss sustained by them through'the destruc-tion of their sawmills by. fire. The, suffererscOntepd. that, tho aid .should be, dispensedby loin in somewhat the•'sane ■: manner.-. asin the .case of the help given ,to 'burnt-outsettler?, the,only difference;beingi, that theGovernment : should provide • money for"neiysawmills, and the- purchase of standing tim-ber, repayment to be-'made oyer' a courseof years.- .This: suggestion-(writes , mir ror-respbndcnt) has been uttered in:all serious-ness insome.-' quarters. ■ 'If. cannot bedoubted that the, scheme, is" worthy"of / sup-port, .but tho possibilities of such. a prece-dent are such' !\s ;might. prematurely age anyCabinet Minister who niight- tire" the. matter'thought. ...

: ' .

WHAT THE RABBITS COST.THE POISON BILL.

Some ,idea:of. the-amount- of work done,and money spent in-the control of the livelyrabbit, :is obtainable from •• these'"-figures,which/represent the amount and -value bfpoisoned pollard distributed:during the pastyear in the Wellington district from theGovernment depot at' Masterton:—. , .

Poison 'distributed, 17,0001b.';',valued at',3d. per ..pound,,,£17-14s J 2d.;, area poisoned"at five acres; per-- pound, 85,000 acres; dis-, tributed toareas, outside"' the'district (ad-ditional),- about-. 60001b., t • J:I■

• .This quantity ■ of: poison, is, slightly in ex-cess of the' amount."distributed in tho pre-ceding year.:'" ■. Possibly - the increase was a.result:of'tho drought and. fire, which, brokoup some .' or the' rabbit ' colonies, ':and; scat-tered "the inhabitants - into territdries*''notpreviously in'fest-cd. ; " ■ K:>:■ V'";:; -, -I

WAIONE NOTES.It was very nice to see such splendid feed

along the river (says our", travelling ■ corre-spondent, concerning Waione). These allu-vial flats stand drought very vwell/, and theslight- showers had freshened up the. grasswonderfully. _ xTherb-is some excellent-.sheepla/id out this way. I don't know: when Ihave seen better.'' Of coiirso,-it is hilly,'butthat' does"not matter. Several farmers toldme . they carrj three sheep throtigh; tho win-ter; That is heavy stocking.- ''I- wouldrather do , with half a sheep less: . .But thesemen < say they; have no difficulty in carryingthree." One thing about Waiorie is that thehills carry rye well. They get : a .very earlyspring, and only a short period, when thorois liot much growth; and they do not haveso much rain as other districts.' Sheep aronever , wet for weeks at a .time, as in someplages, so that they - do, well'even .in what,in s'oine districts,' is. th&' worst "season of-the year. . " ".'v-':'■•.

HARD LABOUR.

PIONEERING NOT YET FINISHED."I heard much shouting and cracking of

vrhip'. ' I pullc'd; up; to see what it. was allabout, and soon I saw a team of bullockscoming over the brow of a: hill. They weresledging post 3 out. to, the road." ThusT/rote our travelling correspondent from a 1hill-top in' the interesting county of Akitio."One of the settlers who'; had purchased asection of Akitio,; Mr, | F. Burling, told molib could not get a mail to get: the postsout, moil being unprocurable, and lie had towork 'the' team himself.' He Was getting outover three thousand posts, and by:the timeho! had got them in the fence line, theywould cost him £7 10s.'a hundred; That isoighte'enpenco a post.' A;pretty stiff.price!"

OUR DIARY.

'.STOCK SALES ADVERTISED.Friday,, April 3.—Dalgety and Co., Stock,

at Levin, -1 p.m. ... : 'Wednesday, April B.—-Dalgety . and Co.,

Horse Sale, at Wellington, 2 p.m. >

Friday, April 10—Dalgety and Co., Stock, ,at Levin, 1 p.m. •

Friday, April 3.—Tho Mutual Trading Co.,Stock, at Carterton.

WOMAN'S WORLD.MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAE

(BY Douscioa.)

TO-DAY'S DINNER.(Specially Written/ for Tnu Dominion.)

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS BY AN '

. '. '. ' EXPERT.;FRIDAY. '■ 7

Cold Beef. '. Salad. " Mashed Potatoes.Mashed Turnips. Manchester Pudding,

'' t MANCHESTER PUDDING. .77/' /iPour.a pint of hot milk over a cupful of

breadcrumbs.; When it is cool, add- the., yolksof two eggs, the, prated riiid of a lemon,' 2ozs.of tutter, loz. of sugar, and''put it into, apiedish to bake slowly for about half an houror until firhi./Whip the whites of the eggs with3ozs. of add gradually 'the juice, of thelemon, spread a ' little l(?mon honey over thepudding, and then put .the whites of egg \on'top of it._ Bake it lightly. .This pudding, is

. .best eaten when .it is cold.

' FOR TO-MORROW. \

, Ingredients.—Veal, thyme, parsley, rice,peaches, potatoes, cabbage;,.

SUNDAY.Ingredients.—Salad, _ tomatoes,, apples, ■ pastry,

junket, quinces, cauliflower,! potatoes. , 7

/; ''

" SUPPER.Stale strip of sponge cake from which seve-

ral rounds about 2 V inches across may'be cut,half; cup •whippet) cream; crystaliscd fruit orflowers and angelica, boiled pig's cheek, celerycheese., 77.-7 . ' ,•'/,' ' ■'j

THE LITTLE WORLD.

What does my baby see ■As he lies here, with me?

Children" at. play under a high green tree,Roses running wild and free,The curve of a woman's throat—these threeCan a, baby see from his mother's'knee,'

-When love and sunlight chance to beIn a world, that's smade for him and me,.

. Just him and,me! ■•- /

What docs my mother see. '

..When I lie. 011 her knee? 7 '

I thinkshe sees 110 high green.tree, '.'

No'rambling .rose's,' wild, and 'free.To the, gates of, death she went for.' me,,'.When love and .sunlight chanced to be;So I am all. that she can see, . . 7:A little,. world .'am I sho

Holds 011 lier knee.7—Evelyn Sharp,' in-the. "Westminster,/

, ' Gazette."

A WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION FORREFORM.

. Mrs. Herbert Cole, of •Christchurch,: presi-.dent'of, tho New Zealand ChristianTemperance /Union, is visiting Wellington on-her way 'home from therannual convention -ofthe Union; "which has just been held in-Auok-

land, and; '' Dominica '!■< .waylaid-'her-!for.< alittle 'information',with regard totlie, Unionitself, and tho result of 'tho.convention:../ '-. -• The main object of the Union the .worldover is the abolition of the liquor traffic, andit keeps this steadily in mind, but at- ihe sametime'concsrns.iteelf with many-other reforms..For instance, the,New Zealand Union had .agreat deal-to do with the; agitation for theenfranchisement of - women,' and it is, nowurging-the abolition of tho totalisator. -c-Lastyear a. petition circulated by it in favour ofthis reform secured 36|000 signatures,;.!andthough'the' reform was not: effected,-1 there.-is"no doubt,.that, the petition had it's due weight-in scouring the.passing,of tlie Gambling-Bill.'/ Another - ,work: undertaken by . the Union.'during several - months of' that and the pre-?ceding;year was,the maintenance of a crechoat the '• Exhibition,• where -2000. babies were,

i looked'!after, while their mothers visited thoi. Exhibition. It is recorded that one day there

• .were' no fewer' than seventy lusty/infantsi in" that creche, and. the attendants felt by;

the end.of the day .that those hours had noti been wasted in idleness.' "The•TJiiioii -through-

[ out tho Dominion numbers fifty-four branches; and ,1500-members, 1 and whenever any,new; work calls" for women's

Lnotice,'. some; of those

i members aro ready to attend to-it; The list• of departments under the direction" of the

• '.Union s officers'^'a: long and comprehensivei one/and it comprises such things as-th'e, sond-

■ ing of literature to men on stations and'onGovernment; worksj and. in" tile' back-blocks,and, includes .the..'management. 'ofseveral-

■ '"SailorS-'fiests.".-"' ■' ' ' ■ •

The Women's Union acts on the brofld prin-,ciple that it is woman's duty,to oppbso>overy-thing that is.likely to.injure the home ; orthe interests'. of the. home. . It js a. soundprinciple, but,one ' which• wemen in generalare slow to adopt, and it leads those,;who dohold it int-6.;far - fields, ''..which' 'ihay at firstsight" soem' to Ikj beyond the '-provinco' ofwomen. For instance, in their opposition to.lhe; liquor traffic, .they usO. indirect methods,'as well lis tho most obvious, and>the last con-.verition decided to make a special departmentfor, providing"temperance.;booths' on" showgrounds,'where otherwise there iuight be onlyliconsed' booths, and: by the same- depart-'

' irient an effort will bo made to.dis'courage'theacceptance by various athletic club's, of tro-phies and, money -prizes ' offered.f by liquorsellers. ' i. One' of the most interesting of the conven--

.tiorimeetings at Auckland, saidMrs; Colo, was. . 'one they discussed the legal disabilitiesof'wonion and; the,economic' independence 'of-wives. Several of the members feel 1 verystrongly that'a wife should not only be pro-vided her. husband, .'as the. law, allows,withthe" necessaries 'of ' ' life;. but, .that . sheshould' ,bo\| /allowed a:' certain'. sum ■ofmoney, '.' varying, 'of course,' according tothe ' husband's ; income, for ' her "

privateuse,' that she. should not' be : obliged ..toask'him fpr-every pjMin'y. she wishes to spend.

.Most women,- if this private puiso' were al-lowed,'would spend' tlie' money On the homeor the-children,' and whether, they did so orriot, they are entitled to be aliowed to judgefor themselves. M... •

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LEGAL DISABILITIES' bp •WQMEN. -It-was not'generally understood, said.Mrs'.'

Cole, to what an extent the women, of NewZealand, who have an equal : vote, .are underlegal 'disabilities,/but -here, .as in. loss. fav7loured British countries, ; a womaji nolegal'right.to her child. The -husbandrmaytake- his children from - the care of ; the wife

! and placo them in- a home where - she maynot bo. allowed to see ,them,- and as long as he

: places them in a respectable home, she canget-no redress. -A woman.might Spond herown money giving her . daughter a speciallygood education, with !a view to her- becominga teacher, and if . the father chose-.bo couldmake that; daughter, become a . milliner orshop assistant instead.. If he chose he qpuldprevent , her learning any subject 'that hermother, might wish to have her ,tau£)it. Ho.'could send her, to a school her mother-dis-liked. He has.absolute control, and dn hisdeath he can give tho same rights to a.'dhoseuguardian. Another thing a cantankerous hus-band could do would be to sell his homo with-out giving his wife any saj\ in -the mattor.Mr. Seddon brought in a Bill making it neces-sary for the wife j;o acquiesce in such a-sale,but it did not become law. .

"There are other legal disabilities," saidMrs. Cole, "but those are, all I have time tomention now."

WHEN EGGS ARE SCARCE.

'• Now', when eggs-are expensive, or, in fact,when ono hasn't an egg at all, make a thinbatter (about the consistency of cream), offlour and water, and a little butter meltedblend these thoroughly well together, andinto the mixture dip outlets, fish,' brains,.tripe, or, in fact, anything in the nature ofa cutlet, and then roll in breadcrumbs, and'you will find it will answer the purposequite as well as any beaten egg. I alwaysplaco my crum.bs (previously browned andcrushed) in a picce of soft tissue paper, andthen toss the cutlets to and fro in them,when thoywill be thoroughly well and evenlycovered.—"Buw Bco."

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

On Wednesday evening, a- dance was givento Miss Violet Warburton by soiiio of herpupils, .past nnd present. It was held in thedancing-hall belonging to the house, wherethere is a perfect floor. Between sixty andspvonty people- attended it, and a most en-joyable time, extending into tho early hoursof tho-morhingj was spent by all. Amongthoso who ivero present were Mesdames War-burton, Moyes, and Grant, tho Misses V.Warburton, Moyes (2), Bluiulell, Cormack,

. Richer,' "Facke,' 'Fleming, Dimant, Ross,Doughty, Holmes, Hill, Meek, Smith, Gray,Lo Sueur, and the Messrs. Beviin, Wix,Pownall,, Munro (2), Hyams,. Bey, Young,Cooper, Carr, Williams, M'Kenzie, Blumlefi,King, Smith, Flower, Major, and A. Holmes.

Miss H. -Vallanoe, of Mastcrton, is visitingellington at present. ■ ■Miss M'Dougall, of Pirinoa, is" staying in

nelhngton for a few days.. •

The polo tournament, following, as it has,on several socially dull weeks, 'has stirredpeople up, and there have been various din-ner parties and other forms of entertainmentin honour of the Visitors. Most of the visi-tors are staying at tho Royal Oak Hotel, in-cluding, tho Rangitikei, Hawke's Bay, Gis-borne, and Christchurch teams. On Wednes-day night, Mrs. J. G. Wilson, of Bulls, hada small party, and on the same evening Mrs.R. Levin entertained a number of young peo-ple at a dinner at the Empire 'Hotel, takingthem afterwards to the Opera House. Mrs.Walter Strang gave a, large dinner at - thoGrand Hotel, and after dinner adjourned'withher party to West's Pictures.

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Johnston, of Orua•Whare, Hawke's Bay, aire staying' for a fewdays at tho Royal Oak Hotel. ■

Miss Flora Brandon, who is leaving to-dayfor England, has'been much" feted by her'; :friends, and-has been the guest of honour at'various farewell parties. On Tuesday Mrs.Jacob Joseph had a large luncheon party inher honour. >0n Tuesday ovening,,Miss,Doris'Johnston entertained her at 'a dinner party,and on Wednesday Mrs. Joseph Joseph gave,hor a luncheon party. ' \

On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Duncan, senr.,gave a delightful tea at her homo in HobsonStreet. "

• Miss L. Richards, of Webb Street, willleave by the Moreaki to-day on a trip toEngland. 1 -Miss. Richards, who is travellingwith Mr. and Mrs. Willis,, of Kelburne, willjoin' the Persicat"Sydney. .

Mf. and Mrs.jC.- B. Russoll are leavingon Friday next for a; six:'months! • trip toEngland and America.- They are'travelling

: by the Mongolia from Sydney. A series offarowell afternoon teas are being given forMrs:' Russell by her Wellington friends.' , The members of the Terrace ~ Con'grega-'tional Churchv Youhg' JVomen's Guild gavpa'concert yesterday/evening at tho Mission'111 Tory- Street.- Tlie womenfolk of, Wellington had. theirsharo in the festivities with which the Wind-sor .Hotel celebrated its opening yesterday,and in, the afternoon several hundred ofthem were entertained: there at' afternoontea. They'climbed scores of ; steps, in,.-thefour flights of -stairs, and they walked whatsoomed miles of corridor in their tour of in-spection, and tJJioir determination.-to carryawaya clear idea of thespacious bedrooms, themany J)athrooms, the pretty drawing-rooms,and the admirable kitchen. This last] is 'atthe tip top of the lofty: building, so that noguest .-coming iri--at" the 1 front' door .will bo

; assailedWith a smell of fried fish'and roastmeat, and it was in <tho kitchen that thevisitors who- attained, to that! height : took,most interest, adniiring various contrivances,most' of all perhaps tho, largo, safe which'stands in tho ; airiest place'.', ; It>wbulcKbo.algrand idea if the housewives of i Wellingtoncould " follow the example of tho Windsor,and keep their safe and larder on the roflf.Thore is something inspiring and delightfulto the feminine mmd-in the; sight'of-a well-equipped and largo kitchen. It is moro-fas-cinating than the.most complete doll's.houseis! to ,a child,,perhaps becauso each woman(has a mental picture of what she oould do ifturnod looso to play thore: Onepoint about thebedrooms that impressed the 1 visitors ,'wasthat each was well rcntilated. There are nosky-lighted . or corridor-aired • rooms. . Theguests were ,so , scattered that; it was noteasy /to know' who Svoijei ther6;!'but' amongthem, were IKsdahies T. W." Hislop, M'Ewan',Seaton," Samuel, Russell, Robertson, ,Winder,and.Harris. c;, ';'-.ii,-

HOW THE SUFFRAGISTS RAISEDFUNDS.

'; . WOMEN CROSSING-SWEEPERS.' Tho "Daily Mail " gives an interestingaccount of ono day of the suffragists' self-denial campaign. The enterprising ladieswith the'.little white "Votes for Women "buttons were here, there, 'and everywhere,demonstrating their extraordinary schemesfor bringing grist to the suffragist'mill.

'Quite: early in the day the railway stationcollections ..werb, pronounced to be a greatsuccess. -The crowds of fashionable womenwho went to Kensington High Street to

{study spring millinery for'l9oß found them-selves; assailed by - four.!'elegantly dressedladies, who politely but insistently ■ rattled"Votes, for Women " oollccting boxes.• Not even tho opponent of the claims of ,ad-i/aiicwl womanhood could resist the' smilesof Miss Evelyn. Sharp,. Miss Violet Hunt,Miss May Sinclair] and Miss Clemence Hous-•manj though'but few of the passers-by whodropped silver and copper" into the collect-ing-boxes recognised in the collectors ' four.distinguished women writers. .

At tho Brompton Tube and dotting HillGate Stations there were more collectors, andanother highly ' successful , stand " .was-Liverpool Street Station..'. At" the headquarters'_ of the ' Women'sSocial and Political - Union, fresh', schemesmatured every hour. "To-morrow night Iam going to sing outside the West Endclubs," one young lady: who is the possessorof a very fine voice remarked. "I shall'tryPall Mall and, Piccadilly, and possibly theWest End squares. I shall sing Abide withmo,' and other songs likely ;to appeal to thopublic, and, of courso, " I. shall 'liavo collec-tors with mo."' , ' /

Several announced their of sing-ing in.front of the theatre'queues,: and othermeans adopted, said Mrs; Pothick'Lawrence,were organ-grinding,''-crossing-sweeping, andboot-blacking. The street artists : are await-ing fine weather to begin their efforts. Onoenthusiast was living' On prison .diet for aweek, devoting tbe'< difference-=:in': cost be-tween that and her': ordinary- fares t-o thofund. , •

. The object at first .was, to .raiso £ipoo, buta quarter of this' sum: was realised on thofirst day. _ Several thousand'collecting cardsworo distributed among' tho' various branchesof the Union all over tho country.

THE DOMINION, FIiIDAY, APRIL "3, 1908; 3

To Mako Grelots.—Making their owu drosstrimmings is a popular occupation just nowwith girls obliged to dress well on smallallowances. At little outlay save of time andpatience some of the costliest of the hand-mado trimmings may be' duplicated by any-one clever with a needle. The first step fortbo amateur trimming maker should bo thomaking of tho little swinging balls, orgrelots, as tho French call them. 'Eachpendant is_ in fact a little globe of pannevelvet, satin, or whatovcr may be the trim-ming of tho dress. The material is gatheredup, and into the bag thus formed is stuffedn little soft cotton wadding. Tho hag isthen drawn up tightly and finished with aloop of heavy twist of the same shade. Theselittle grelots are then strung at 'intervals ona self-toned silk braid.

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods's Great.-?epp#miat Cum. Is. od. and 2s, Ed. 0813^

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Pis an age of imitations—some mischievous,ne parasitic. Thus the famous and originalPROVED GOVERNOR collar has been imitatedIy, the public has been misicd, and to thatthe original makers and establishes of theive suffered. The public can avoid all suchs substitutions in future by the exercise of are in purchasing -. AH original IMPROVEDOR collars are branded inside thus—

I Accept only those bearing this symbol. It is the .8 : symbol of exce'lence and unvarying quality. It is the| sign manifest of thorough workmanship and perfectI style. You will find that it stands invariably for

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' IRISH LINEN TABLE'DA MASK,2s. 6d.,25. lid., 3s. Gd., 4s. 6d. per yard.MEN'S PYJAMA SUITS made from our own. Flannelettes and Ceylon

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v.., i| VTHE FOLLOWING ARE SOME SPECIALITIES WE ARE IVIAK- !fl''INC/THIS SEASONf—' ' / 3

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Upper ok Lower Sets, perfectly fittino. feom £2 2s. 1

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A LL tho .Advertising in tha world will notgive sustained sales to an article which is

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Each machino carries our guarantee—o\irreputation for fair dealing is based on an ex-perience covering half a century arid tho saloof moro than sixty million machines, dealingjiiwH? with tha juuwia jf tlia ImbU?,

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All MILOS goods are sold to you withthe guarantee of satisfaction or yourmoney' back. Price 3s. 9d. at yourChemists, or post free from me on re-ceipt of price.

A MILOS MASSAGE CUP used alongwith the SKIN FOOD gives quickerand more lasting results. Price 3s.

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Is made in Wellington, and is madewith such care, skill, and. cleanliness:that.

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LAW REPORTS.COURT OF APPEAL.

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREETS ?

> The sittihgs of tho Court of Appeal wcro. resumed yesterday morning.

liK the unavoidable'.-absence.of thet-

Chie£-.. . , Justi.co (Sir Robert Stout); Mf/'Jiistifid'Wil*-

. liams presided. ,1 here wcro also present:

. . >Donnistbn, Edwards, Cooper, and' Chapman 1 s

> Further argument was hoaftl relativo td-. , . the action between tho Groy Lynn Borough

/•..... Council and the Assets Realisation Board,'i a .eliiim .for ;£63 for Aol-J; done, m JPrm-cops: Street; and. Firth ltohd, .lyhich'Hrt ■Sit-'

nated within tho boundaries ofHlio borough:Mr. Hoskingt K.C. (with htm Mr. Reed),

appeared,on bohalf of tho plaihtifts, and Mr.-Skorrfltt, K.C.. (with him Mr.- Hanna)r for: the defendants. ' : ,

'i v;iy, f ■ The'.case fdr the plaintiffs was. that: the'..streets';in'question had never been;.Idedicated,whilst, defendants contended that theypublic roadnayd '* "

■The Court >reservctl its decision. *.......

', v-'\y A FEILDINC ACTION. •

CORPORATION v, GAS

validity- or an agreementArgument was then heard relativo to tho

special caso between tho Borough of Feild- ;. , -ing and: the Feildmg : Gas'Company,

] 0 . j .■ itatedfor/thopiiiion'of,' tho- Suprein6Bb'iirfr' 1r . . pursuant to Rule 241, and removed into the. -; Court of-Appeal

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Mr Bell, li.CMr Skerrett, K C (with; them- Mr. Prior, of' Foildmg),.'appeared-on:

• ■. J ■behalf of tho plaintiffs, and: the Attorney- .A Genoral,-:Dr. K.C;:-(with

' - -...viiuHaast), for the.defendants.'. "-The .statement :of. tho-:c4so set ont. that-.oil;"November 5,- 1896, : an agreemeut'waseX-couted- by ;'thss -plaintiff: corporation of- :;ilicone ,part, and 'Walter Fell and John Moore

,Richardson, carryings oil 00.-partners'under„tho

.-partners'under„tho stylo of "Tho Gas Light■ and < Power Gfffifjfany,",- ef part.

, In. accordance with the Messrs;: Fell and .Richardsoh.fdractcd on -.a. site ap-

k:: -; proved by tho plaintiff corporation -suitable'/ buddings and works -for—tho-manufacture■ and supply of- ghs throughout1 tho town- of

:.- Feildmg, and for the -.pUrp&&S&o(< the caseit was admitted that-such-works were thenof sufficient magnitude and capacity to sup-ply the inhabitants: of the' boroughuaccord-

. jng to tho dOmand at that timo:'- On iNovember. 21,' .1898, Messrs. Foil and

Richardson 'sold ,toi.tho defendant company-.their property aiid» business' together -withall concessions' conferred., by;-.tho

: was .duly given to tho plaintiff corporation 1on Decemboi: 12, ,189sI,'1,' and -tho*plaintiff- cor-: poration-treated the assignment as valid and

. ,' effective, and "dealt solely with -the defen-dant company, -all accounts* for. tho supply■ ;'/j r -.- of gas' and bther-: tliings:.to, tlio cor-

■ poration under- theagreement - being ren--j ; dered by, the . defendant: company, to , the

. . plaintiff-corporation, from, time to timo, andpaid the lattei, and all coiWspoiidenco

■■••V . relating to,the :supply of gas, and all -othSfi. -c: ' matters referred to.in?the-agreement-being

carried on. between, the, defendant- company. . ,'arid • the. -"plaintiff; corporation. " After' the-

v , .date,; of.the new assigntiient'.tlio defendanti ; , company expended largo sums in '.extending■i-Mf. their ■ plant'and' ''" :>•

■i ;V It .was - admitted - for.,', the : purpose. of the■ case that 'Messrs. Fell and' Rifihiirdsoii, upr:,v.w.;to the dato assignment, and thereafter

• the• dofendaht observed ,and per-formed all'tho conditions and agreements toI. observedf and, potformcd'-by the conipimy.. ..under -the agreement.. . The defendant com-:■ -,pany intended..to continue its.operations,"iind'.dbirfg'.to-observo,;tho;.>termS'.-aird-'coitf- T

■: . ;■ ditiottg -,'alul,. restHctions.;- of - .the: iagrciiMeirit;Various '<fucsTiion3!?littd -iansen'4betw(!e)i- ihb■ ■ plaintiff: corporation ,and the defefidaiitipany

■ ~. ■ Tho questions for the determination-of theCourt'were— 1 ■(1) Is tho agreement.of November 5, 1896,..valid or:nlvalid: in. wliolo or ill. part, and if

.. ■./■.v. in part only,-tlion in, what part'Srr.-w' ,■ (2) Assuming that tho defenflaqtij companyi'has.fulfilled and 'all-t-ho,con-'

. iditionS of tho agreemont, ; ia'the'plaintiff cor-'poration now entitled to: ail ■'injtiiictioli re--Istrauunp the defendant,company from mter-feruig m any maimer with tho streets "of; the..bprough.for,jthe purpoao (a) of

and.. renewing ' mains. 'and-i-(xmnec'tioiiSj or (b) for the purpose of laying fresh

;mains ;and'cohnecti.on's':;,'6rtb':.- ■ remedy, or decree ostablishingp

■: an})(of jthe 'plaintiff. . ■ . ... •

(3) Assuming tho" defendanVciiiajfariv has?. s -'. fulfilled}-.,a cpnti n •. .hereafter,; to^'.'fulfil,

■ . all ■tho conditions bt' the agreement, , i&'fit.\ . •; - entitled during'tho •.term'i arid', the. extension

thereof• providedt in; ,tho, said agreement to:tho exclusive right of supplying gas (a) for'

I' ;of ■publie,:lighting'.:iii.,,theThor-:; ■: 'fertile-purpose:-'ofj;private' :V-if /; lighting :to: the 1inhabitants:]of • .tho'i ljordncH.?''

~ -i(4); Was, the assignment 'by the . original. licensees to the .defendant-company,'valid-finV-'V■i/--/-;/;-- 'W-'*'' ,

>(o),CIf/nofc,ois.;tho.plaintiff ,cbrpprhti6i,r'SibHv '>•'. "estopped fronr.denyinfe":tho' validity ofi-tho

;. assignment-? :.:■) Jj,,j'j :Mr. 8011, on behalf of,tho plaintiffs, stated■ ,-tliat the case .was a .special, case, stated, for, .the opinion of .the . Court 011: an important

. vpoint of law. r *llie-dcfendalit company., had *no?private': parlikmeiitary i. powers ;;Jiti-':basedits,'title;on; an .agreement' ;pkintifc corporation , and -Messrs.. li'ell ivn'd

':;: -llicha'' dsou -: on November 5,. - 1886. - .That; '!),. agrfcemenV-rit was- .submitted, did /notour- :

• port-to .-bonferi;.i;any-/right on -the., -assigns.'1. ilio term stipuln*'d"in'the"'agreement Wiis'■.%:•:twentyône:. years,-1 withthe :right Jto H'-rre 1- -■ ne%yal ftir: a furtheri-term'-of'twen'ty-ono'years,;, V nnle'ss the ioption""to': purchase: !was"excriisf6d'

: hy','.'tho';plaintiff ;fcbrporatioh;, ; Vi''tT!'. - agreement, ' the:;, defendant/'company . don-.' : t'racted' :to 1supply "tho Streets'Vwitlb •';to 1 gas ~to V'thdv: inhabitants.' Tlio":. ': '. point: was: whe.ther'ith'O/'pliriUtifE.cor-,:,.poration ;liad" the right to. niako: (a; 'contract

in respect . to' the supply'of ■gas' fe'.'tho r'esi- ,:■ vrdents., He' (counsel);-Svoiild contend that'tE'e.;.:y.;corporation could-riot legally-:grant tho right

of nscr of the. public,;.'streets. ' It was, pro-/ 7. ; vided by statuto that -a ''corporation itself. ■'

a.- might' do all, the nccessary.-things", in -con-'; y hection, with:,tho'lighting,of.ii ..borough and- .

the supply of . gas to the inhabitants. ' The: corporation might:contract..: in respect of the-. ■ lighting of the streets and public places,

but no power was vested in it to contractin regard to tho'supply-of gas to tho iri-■ habitants. Incidentally, die,might mention

;.. thati'th's corporation^-hadl .'goffered. ovej'/.fopG]); .foi;. the/business,butthp;cpmpany,worp.i}.sk^.ing '£l(s,soo.' 'The argumont- dif

i the. corporation was divided into threebranches. On its, behalf lie would : aslf the

; :Court to:examine'the general powers of;,a■ corporation tri grant-the franchise of tho

. public: ■streetsrsec'piitljy, yto:.l6olc :. "into" "au'th-. : ; orities ;iri":'wHien 'it Chad beeiV .'decided 'thq't

. the 'person •hbldift^.:'subh;'']icoii*sc'sdetn'toits 'a nuisance by interfering'..with the s str'6etS-j -

: to go into as to what :was the:proper remedy; and also to decidetho subsidiary question'as! .to 'whether the 'license- in question v/as capable of. assign-inent.. . : '

At this stage tho-Court adjourned until ',this morning. ; '. , 1

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.' / POLICE CASES. '

. (Before Mr. W. G.-Itiddoll, S.M.)^

A MILK-RUNNER IN TROUBLEI ■ A young man ■ >namod AVillinni Oughton

>leadod. guilty, to two . separate charges oflaving received suras of.inonov on terms re-quiring him to.;account >for the samo to his

..employer, Clias.. j\lbeii-! -Jolly, and having■ fraudulently omitted to'account for tho same.Dhjcf Dutuctivc M/Gratli stated that defon-

. lant, who was oiily:i22 years of age, hadjbeen employed by'the"3Vcllington Dairy Com-'pany, delivoring.milk aiid: collecting ac'cotuits.About fourteen small' sums of money weretaken by defendant during...a period>..of i a

: week-V-Nothing was known against lilin pr&'viously. Mr. Cook/ for-.tho-'defoncci',"'askedthat- defendant should be treated ~a8:ra; fifst

offender. Ho was willilig- to make good tliodefalcations, and would .agree that any wagesaiifLcommission due. to him should bo set offaga,mstr;tliQ'.amouht. was livingwifli, Ills'/pareiU'siVantlVlnul employment to got0,,; so, counsel suggested that a convictionsljould bp. enured, :;(nd. defendant ordered tocomo-up for sentence when called upon.' ;H(s. .Worship. agreed. To adopt 'the courso9Ugge's£iod,'on'l!cortdltioh: ''fliat tlio sum; of £3lte'Gd.'w'as .'ftftih'diSd -.Within-,fourteen days.

'OLD 'MAN'CHAIiGTCI) WITH THEFT.!:■fji" Wltifc-hairwTriiian lft'med Frank DelaneyLawi6r'pleadbc^^\iiltji' lt(i' :ii charge of .theft ofono suit length of tweed, valued at £2 2s.6d., tlio property of Alfred Wat-kins. ChiefDcteotivo M'Grath stated that 'defendant,

'.whoMVas- 7fj; ybars 'of" age, camo down fromintention of try-,

-ing'to get into tlio Old Moil's Home, Init lind'nqFgo'Oli&'o,.sl'', D'Afiiliilaiit was seen by, a

'(i-'pkfCel along, one of thecity '''st'rfcfits.V On • being j-'asked where ho got

| it, defendant said ho had purchased it ut To;Aro",House, and intended giving it to his'wifoz , A few inimites later ho apparently for-gbl.-.'tliaKMlm hadu !>Afd"this,, and told the de-tective';'that" 'Ms! .wife'.'had, died soma, .years:agQV,^l|iq^h'iei.'froro; made, and it was found

had-been stolen. ~ A l'emaiid•wiip .;gfaiited' tintll ' this '.morninjg; to seo, if.sometnuVg eoiVltt'hot' bo'diino for/defendant.'' .-ri.vitjn' ',iv, "7^7^' ; . V v "

( i, , MISCELLANEOUS. ,' remanded until April'8"Ml- Jr clmrgo 'of 'brealtiug and entering the

known as the ralaco Hotel, and'committing . theft of two rings, valued at£2 13b. , , r1 )dle-iged ' wonianv Mary Walsh,iplead.etf-jnbt^sinlt^lo-'a'^-'charge of having usedoWiSiio'language m '/Jlmziitie Street. Afterthe.case luid been partially heard, the policoworo graiTted-a-i'emiiml-until this morning, toonablo a witness to lie present.

One first- offender for drunkenness was con-victed and discharged. ■ ' ■

CIYIL BpSINESS. .

! . -;(BeforoiMr; W. S.M.). •

;, ' UNDEFENDED CASES-'Judgment;was-entered for ..plaintiff by de-

I. :fault of' clefdiildatitUin..tlio' following ; civili cases:—Young's Chemical Co. v. J. DonovaniV :and : ,Co./ 'f 9.95. 1()(1., costs £1 3s. 6d.; Wel-

lington Gas Co., Ltd., v. Joseph Lewis," £1i 4s. 6d.,'costs os.; John Duthio''and.Co.', Lt3.,

V. Patrick Kearney, • £12 10s. Gd., costs 175.;Jas, Keit'l) rri-Edmund' Georgo. Poin-tott',\'£l? Is. St!.", "costs' '£1,105.' 6d;; Welling-ton Mutch factory Industrial Union ofWorkers v. Winnie Whclan, 135., costs 75.;

• G. W. Wilton awl Co. v. Minnie Welsh, £i10s . 2d., costs 10s.; Goo. 'J'.,Harris' v. Victor

; Abraham, £9 10s. 2(1. v costs £} 3s. Cd.

JUDGMENT ppiMON&ES■ No' 'ift the following judg-

ment' ■ "smpnioiis" xa3esGreynidufch and£oiut Elizabeth-Raihvay arid Coal Co.', Ltd.,v: David ClarkV il'-debt of £4' Is.; Scoullar'and Co., Ltd., v.. 'Ihos. J. Gnvdiner, £5 Cs.6d:; same r. Wni.- £20 13s. lid.;Rousb.'and Building Col,.Lt'd.fU-. George Dryden; £28 95.;, Tlios. A.BlaplS .jiljristic, £3,l6s;Wai-rarapa 'Farmers'Co'-bpferative • Association,Ltd., Masterton,, v. Win. Aubrey, {£24 7s.'

■ '88;

'Concerning a magician's assis-v --\'rTANT;-,; ■

AN ACCIDENT ON TIIE &TVGE1LilyuG.iij)ifli:.waitresl.:;(by') her. next friend,

. iTcresK* Girinrtj sucHÔharles' 'Carter, ma-jgiciarip t-, ' • ■. i :

. i.l,:Plaii!tllt'£ *sfat&!&hfiJrbf claim ! alleged that,'oh ;Febhiay'J2^'; l9oS/ slie ;had .been cm-,'ployed ' do, de.i'tain workat ' the- Where (~Ke was ap-

>'pearing Magician."... Partof' .her; dut|e|' ;boiiig;.suspendedabout-;teiftfjflie..'floor;,iii:-.-in iron

•,fcageJ'-; frjAni tlib: roof:.The .claim;toTlPg®r-tlia|ji|his: chain, by the;

'iiegligence;' of''*'the I ;dcfendant,;.;with detec-

•tivp'..'and''-impi^'^^Rtcridli\'i Was inaii/unsafe • unfit .-.to bo used.for used,which I ;fapt\:.: ffib-S^«n^4?kndß^*'C'bu(j', ofwhibli, - By

|reason- •of tlip'ôfegdiTig^.Vhilst''the■ plaintiff.I was jemployed: in. the; cagc,'- the chain. broke,'■ and 'the to the ground,' beifig work', 'arid;put to.oXjifcttjse to hor • ankle,

shock to;; tlic.-'systofilS' caiised -hy-'-tlip - violent fall and

' -plaihtiffihcrcforo•:claimed• £40,'madd'.up' as follows Loss of-.

Wg^s'.as '.waitress• at'£1 10s;; adifciioji's lees, 1->£2 j2s.;' carriagelu're, vlOs.; and the;, bajance,' general dam-ages. ■ ;■ - i -

{•jjMr. Levyoy' askdd/fbiva further ,adjburn--irieht of the..casfc,;ion. account of the absenceof the v defendant aiul . a material witness.Mr, Sharpe .'oppbscdctho; application, whichwas refused... - ,

.opening': the ciise. detailedl.tne' facftSjj/asûlitiiiidd' in -the statement ofclaim.- - • 1 >-

•" 1 i'i i I■ The-'plaintifTr Lilv.l Gilpin. ; stated thatshe was 19 .years of aco v and' .had -beenengaged ju the /Arcadia Hotel.-Along .with her '.sister,' sho was, engaged byitfeo- defendant "£o »sotl?.one; of his'illusions.All' went;yVell tffr. : iintir the matineeiperfei'manô^Qfi1 February 22, when-the .chain. broko,; and .rthe'. cage; in:, whichwitness was 'was .precipitated Violently to the'floor.-.;-.. DivHislop watf .called .-'ihy and ex-ft'illiiifd;/lierJ-''As'i.soqjijias the doctor 'had1left' camei -in, and feave plain-tiff .and'her sister £2 : each, theii 1 wagesfor, tho.past ,<>;6<jlj? and ,tlio, week: following.After .she- ha(l-'-signed.-for this money the'defendant saidi. 1 j'Girls,'Ellis' is a littlo morethan'sighing it's'■■ exonera-ting...'inc. from'.'all blame.'' '

Oroßs-ojsamincd by "Mr./■Levvey, plaintiffstated: Itlmt./wlieh sho-twas living at the Ar-cadiivMe'iv '6m'tflo}'or was'jiot aware that shewas working at tho^theatre at- night. Shewas not down -at tlio Arcadia. for. her clothesabout ,a~fm-tiijght. after,. hei\ accident; but-might have" been down'within threo weeks.Tho the one she had 'signed. " She,_ did :notknow- at .tlio timewhat it contained, as, she! was _ under theimpression; that'she was, merely signing for.hoi 1 ages Her bi?ter:jalso signed it. Shodid -not -rememboipseeing Miss rice, whowittiesfeecK-tHpajeigiiatui'e, in the room whenthe document was signed. V

Doris.iGilp^v.-vsistor.'fof, the '• previous wit-ness, stated.'-.that'.vshoi was:engaged at thetheatre'loli .'Satlird^.aftornooii,. Eebriiary22. ant^-'îxtf fall about Bft:When _witness•jaw.JieKLmstpr she; was quiteinscnsiblev 'iii"tlie''arms''*of a; fireman, whowas-taking her- into-addressing room. Afterthe ' to,i witnessand ihor/ receipt for their

'.signed, defendant'.'I-want you to.

sign ihiS'fi'risjjt is ailittlo more thanmonoy.It oxoilfcrates"!,me;irom'jA]l blamo.'! Witnesswas jc6i;tain .she signing 'fori'her wages6nly.;i> She'.did-noil;.rb'Sd the'receipt.

Samuel'Murray, engineer,'ialso-gavo evi-dence; '• 'Aft&r hcaririg-logal.-argumont, His .Wor-ship judgment:-jfor plaintiff, for £9ind costs, £5 os fld fill Sharpo appearedior tlio plnrnt-ifi/'tttid -Mr. Levvey for defen-

dant.'.;; : ■ '. ... ;

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Tracers, Russell', "and 'Campbell, solicitors,£79 lGs. 10d., be-

ingrondero(],,ônd; : £lo n7qh?y advanced at de-

After.'hearing | several! that, • on the; evidence^'.defendantadmitted tlmt the ser-vices';liad-been rendered, and that lie 'had•racciVed to. have been' lent4 f lie.'.for .plaintiffs: for tn^|(nH& .amorafr;cta;?mc<l and costs, £7.;Mr. l'.eacock. plaintiffs. ■S ..tewri' Board (Mr. Bunny); (Mr.. AVcstoii) for•£2o,r't!io item iii dispute being a fence near!tho Itoereation .flrorfiul, which, it was al-: grilled dovrn and re-! erected elsewhere. • Aftqj: hearing argumenton lôth'Nicies,- His > Worship reserved hisdecision. ■ ■ /

Jorgenson Bros.. b.uilders' (Mr. Lovvey),i sued;-Bifiaget-Mottiilfiif+ (Mr,: Wilford) for

£0 16s. lOd. for work and labour down inconnection with extras involved in a eon-tract for the erection of four houses in thecity. After hearing tlio evidence, judgmentwas given for defendant with costs, £2 16s.

RESERVED JUDGMENT.

AN EXCAVATING CONTRACT.Judgment was given by Dr. - IfArthur,

0.A1., in the case, George . Garner (Mr.Morison) v. the Wellington Biscuit Com-pany-(Mr. D. M. Fiiullay). Plaintiff claimed.to recover £29 145., made up as follows:—Jiahmco of progress payment of £1412 dueunder a contract, which progress paymentwas certified by tbo defendants' architect,

■ . > 'work and labour done byplaintift at defendant company's request,vi/.., the excavation of 18yd.. 24ft. at .'tliorate of 4s. per yard, .£3 ]ss. 6d. Defendantscounter-claimed for £25' IBs. 6d. for certainspecifications. , It was admitted that theexcavation had been, made wrongly, the con-excavations, which, it was alleged, were notperformed in accordance* with tlio plans andtent-ion', being that this was duo to instruc-tions, from tlio clerk of works. His Worshipriot understand aiiyoiie making a. mistakeabout them. ' The error was due to wantof reasonablo caro on the partof ono ofwas of opinion that tlio plans and speci-plaintiffs*. - servants, and defendants werecompelled to make alterations to the workfications were-perfectly clear, and lie couldat a cost ol £25 18s. Gd. Judgmentwouldbe for'plaintiff on the claim for £26 Us 'lOd-i and costs £5.1i5., and for 'defendanton the counter-claim for £25 18s. Gd., andcosts £o Bs.' Security for appeal was fixed.

QUARTERLY RETURNS.

- SUPREME COURT. ■The_return of cases, criminal and civil,and of all the business transacted in-tlio

various jurisdictions of the Supremo Courtand Court of Bankruptcy at Wellingtonduring the quarter ended March' 31, 1908,has been compiled. Following, aro tho mostimportant details,, and. in parentheses* tliofigures, for the corresponding period of lastyear:—. - -| ;■; . ,-. ... ' ,

Criminal Cases.—Sitting days," 10 716) ••indictments, 13 (23)'; : indictments thrown9ut by Grand' Jury, 1 (4)convictions, :in-cludmg. committals for sentence, 27 (28) •acquittals; .4,(8)/ . /'

Civil .Cases.—Sitting days, 14 (30): writs,ordinary, 33 (20); writs, bills of exchangelo (8); : trials by common jury, 1 (11); trialsoy.spooia l jury, 0 (U) ; trials by judge,' 6

i judgments.entered, '23 (6); 'executionsissued,'.4' (4);.taxations,.s9 (63)i iln Chambers;—Sitting days, 38 (35); mo-tions,' 187 ,(94); . summonses, 1 34 i(44); peti-tions, 9 (7); orders, -219 (136).o P anoo -~~Sitting days, 18'(16); riotions,8 . (16) j. rules ,and orders, 14 (16): appealstram inferior Courts,-6 (5) ; special'cases, |1("/•-. - .

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In Divorce and Matrimonial Causes —Sit-ting days, , 2 (10)'; petitions filed, 16;(22) •answers filed, 2 .(4); motions in, Chambers,0, (10) ; orders, 5, (10); trials,.9^(l7); decreesnisi, -(lo); decrees -,-absolute, 10 (11):taxations, ,1(0):,iPrpbatos. and Administration. — Probates,(71); administrations, 100 (84); exempli-

fications, 7 (5). . ; ■ • ' : : ■ -,'

.Registration.—Bills of sale, mortgages ofstock, 'bailments of .- stock land chattels, woolsecurities, and agricultural liens, 306 (236) •attorney,- 5 (0).; other matters,'

u (72);; '•

; diys> .3 "(6) I';,' ddbtors'petitions,. 6 (8); crcdito^s, petitions, 2 (1)';deeds of ■ compositiohj 1 (0) ; discharges; 12k motions ■in Chambers, 2.'.(6);. hearings,4 (2); taxations, 0. (2). 7 . ' '

Fees.—Mortgagesales, U. 6s. ,10d.. (£lO25../6 d ).; bankruptcy,. £55 6s. (£72:165.);other than,'bankruptcy, £817s. 6s. 6d. (£BO7

,

fines'-*- (£2);. totals, £876 19s. 4d.

MAGISTRATES' COURT.■ The ■■return. of ''tho criminal.• cases ..broughtbefore the - Magistrates'. .Court ~..during the

,quarter ■ ended ■ March 31 shows that • 1331males and-; 110 females .were .taken .into cus- 1tody, summoned, or apprehended; '128' malesand 7 .females 'wore dischargiid for Want of,ovidenee; or; want of prosecution4l casesagainst ■ males arid; 1 against- a femalo weredismissed on the merits, and 20 males and 2females',; were; committed, for ..trial or sen-:fcenee j 1142 males' :and 100 .females wer6summarily convicted, 26 males; and 2 femaleslined, /37 males and 34 imprisonedih lieu; of. fine-:or;surety, 111 males and 10females sentenced to 'peremptory, . imprison-ment, and 13 males : were, ordered t'o- bewlnpped. . , !

DANGER OF PAGANISM.

ST VTEAIEKT by bishop neligan.. (BY , TELEdltAl'II.'-—PjtESS ASSOCIATION.)

' ' , • •_ ■' Auckland, April 2. .Jli. L. J. Bagnall, .chairman-'of tlio Auck-land;: Education Board, strongly resentsBishop' Neligan's remarks in -an .addross inEngland, suggesting there :is danger ■of

•paganism in the' country districts' of NowZealand and blaming the- State '-secularsystem of education for it. He states thatthe are a gross exaggeration.

Preaching to a crowded congregation atSt. Stephen's Church, West-bourne. Grove,London, .the Anglican- Bishop of Auckland,(Dr. Neligan) took m his subject. '' ChristianImperialism." _ In the -courso of his sermonthe Bishop- said there was a real danger of,the country man becoming-pagan. It wasnot unfair to .toll tho .story: at; Home, andto ask the> Mother- Church to help herdaughter Church with men-and prayers andmoney; for a few years-longer.' J.t' might boasked: Why .should there bo any danger-ofrelapsing;into.paganism? Thero were three.reasons'.;'. Tho chief—" and imark itfyvell

I was a, : Stato system of secular - education."Oh, my God! " the Bishop exclaimed, "ifyou could only seethe heathenism which is■tho'result, of secularism.l' God-forgive thomen and women -in England who -want tosecularise tho. schools of England! If youcould'only live in tho Dominion, arid seewhat I hayo.seen." 1

• .'Proceeding!' Bishop Neligan said that''in0110 instance in his diocese, out of forty-threechildren only 'fivo know tlio Lord's Prayer.The first reason of, the whit-o man being indanger of paganism was" undoubtedly Statesecularism in the' schools., Then thorft wasthe loneliness. and isolation of.tho countrysettler, and the third reason—-strange-to say—was tho prosperity of'the country. • BishopNeligan went on to draw graphic pictures oftho . New Zealand sottlers lite in tlio back-blocks, and said' tho women'who,, went tlferowith their husbands were . the . grandestwomen..ono could find. They were womenwho made one feel proud that 0110 owed 1alle-giance to tlio, British Crown.' How couldthese women attend to their children ? | Theyoould not. •

THE NEW ELECTRIC GUN.: ' ■. ' • »

■. , '

. 'far TEr.EGIUPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) '

Auckland,; April 1:Professor. Brown, of Auckland UniversityCollego, who has just returned . froih Eng-land, hoard nothing whatever whilo at Homoof the ojectric gun invented by Mi'. Simpson,a . Scotsman. The Professor considers it';isquito. possible, that such velocity as statedin tho cablo (30,000 ft. per 'second) could beobtained on tho. urinciplo of an inductivocoil. With -a' coil ,100 yards long and asufficiently powerful dynamo,,' thoro was iio|reason why feet a second,, or oven'ihigher velocity, might not bo obtained. . Iftho gun ,wer<y worked on that principlo, anyother nation might easily adopt it, and itwas doubtful whotlior.it would bo of benefitto 8ritain........ , ' v

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

SALVAGE OPERATIONS.. k'l'; It was stated in Tom- columns thismorning, on tlio authority of tho "übiqui-tous eye-witness," that "tho crowd in 'sal-vaging tho eflects of Mr. Tester, tobac-conist,' last night" literally.wont mad, anddestroyed everything that camo within theirrcacli. This statement needs modification.Mr. Tester, assisted by those engaged in thoplaco arid 1 by myself, spent somo ; time inpacking away goods in readiness ,to getthem, out, whenever the progress of tho fireshould render that courso necessary. Thoappearance of somo of tho Brigado, followedby tho crowd, was tho signal for ah indis-criminato hacking, and, I regret to say, ofmuch pocketing.on tho part of,the crowd. —

I am, etc.,March 31. A HELPER.

THE COST OF LIVING., Sir,—ln your 'columns this morning I read

| a remarkable statement by "Economy " tothe effect that ho knows of four adults wholived at tlio rate of iis. 9d. each per weekfor twelve months. Of course, I presume,the payment of ront was out of the question.How the'so four managed to. exist ;on tha'amount mentioned, 'considering tlio highprioo of tlio necessaries of life, is astound- 1ing.' Did they wear- clothes? But surely-clothing rimst b,s. excluded in' this calcula-tion: Perhaps their living was like the pro-verbial Chinamen's -" rice eternally "; butit is stated that tlio chief food'taken wasfruit. In view of the cost of : this in, Wel-lington, I am in a dubious state of- miiid,unless the persons concerned wero fruiterersand-- lived on a diet of bananas and coldwater. Tlio'ease seems .to be.so truly econo-mical that I think, in tlio; interests , ofhumanity, -" Economy" should supply a liill-of-fare dot-ailing tho daily course of food par-taken of by thoso concerned.—l am, etc.,

April 1. ' - ' APPETITE. ;

Sir,—Your, correspondent, ".Economy," 1 isby way of posing as a' public benefactor : i.f h(!will only trot out his formula for keepingthe breath in tho bodies.,of four..adults.,on 3s.

,9d. ,per-w'eek.each. (Is this quotation, forChinese,- though, or other aliens,' who canliyti oil' rice and tho.smell.of."an oiled, rag?He to 2s. "6dV worth of meat and.plenty of fruit. Can anyone buy inWelling-ton plenty' of 1 fruit—and vegetables—for fouradults.-for .loss than 10s., weekly? I doubt it.

Sir, all'the practical; housekeepers of'ourcity will recogniso' tho following as' muchmore likely figures -for .'.the keep . of four-adult persons for',oho Week: —

LOWEST POSSIBLE ESTIMATE.......■ , £s. d.

Meat ... ... <■ .V.' ■ 0 4 0Groceries (not including soap, ,

etc., to',clean tho liouso) ..'. 0 5 "0Milk . ... .... ,

/ •„ 0.2 .'4'"■ Bread... .. , .

... 0, 20JFruit and vegetables!-.-;' . v ... 0 10 .0 ■Total

"

...... '... £1 34J

Or. about ss.' ! lOcl. each. . ; .Tho cost of "Dominica's" ver.y economi-

cal dinners—seven for,". 2s. lid.—subtracted'from '"Economy's ". -total Would leave .lOdl'-with which to purchase tho-other "fourteen:meals for tho'week.: Perhaps "JJconomy.'s,"'letter was -intended 11s a Ist of .' April :joko,after all? If wo take".it that 'way, it .won'tbe-the first time we women have' been madofopls of, aiid I' don't, suppose it will bo thelaS't.Hopiiig you will: squeeze this in somo-wliero,—l am, ete., ; ECONOMICA. .

CO-OPERATIVE ROAD WORK.Sir,—ln your issue this morning is a reportof- Mr.. Miir.tinV;,(Oppbsitioii Organiser) ad-,dress in Carterton last, night. In tfio latter,

portion Mr. Martin, .in condemning the co-operative system of carrying out' publicworks, says: "Tho ,niost striking exampleof tho co-operativo system was'the expendi-ture' of '£120,000 oil n road in 1. Stratford, ',regarding jwhieh awijll-known contractor.'hadstated; that:instead, of, filling up holes, wi'diblue : .nibtal.the Government, had used..' goldensovereigns." . This would ,give people at adistance from Stratford tho idea th.at therehad been a very extravagant expenditure onsome.unimportant piece of road,: leading' no-where. when, as a matter of (. it, tho roadhe refers to is, I presume, tV.i; mainOhfiraroad, connecting; -Tarunaki . V,h Auck.'and,-which is .108 miles long, ringing 'through•some hilly country, an.\ formed 16feet wido for 90 miles, a> V." 10 i Jalanco isa 6-foot- track. Thirty dim I -Of. tho:, 90is metalled. . A 'larg" jort' iVof ''thb road ,runs thrOUgli improved' fn a and . specialsettlements. Most ,of these settlers worked-oil the ,roads to earn money to farm ■ theirlands, u'hich woro loaded for - : reading—for.this: samo work. ~ i i .' ;:y

'Some; of those samo farmers;are' indepen-'dent toon now; who, only a few-years ago,:were on the labour market." This" would have:beoii impossible'.under Mr. Massey's methodof carrying out public works by contractsystem and settling the land on : the..freeholdtenure. Sir. Martin should have been fairwhen criticising, as'; everyone knows,, whotakes an interest in politics, that the co7operative system of carrying out' publicworks gives every man, no matter how oldoi' r.unsuitablo ho imay . be for' tlio, work, achance to earn a fair day's pay, laud oill.vwhat Ikv earns. It; is impossible'to put 1000yards of clay in a 1 cutting whero in reality;there is only, 800 yards in it, the quantitiesbeing made up miles from the works. I havedone business on,the road.Mr."Martin refersto this last-13'years,' .and can Jioncstly/ sayI do. not think this work , would have"'been,done ns -cheap by : contract as it .wasldonpunder the co-operative.system. . Then, agaiij,.as I have said, it has'been ain'-helping several hundred settlers oil: tlieland "between.Stratford'and Ongarue; which,indirectly, is' an asset to tho Dominion —

1 am, etc.,' '

JOSEPH M'CLUGGAG.April 2.

TAILOR-MADE., Sirj—WitJi. your kind' permission"!' would

lileo to reply to-your'correspondent of; lastFriday's issuo ro Arbitration Act justicie,signou_"'l'leceer'' or "i''leeced.". From thebeginning ho either' cannot know what hisgnovanco is, or still 'wants to' go on mis-leading others by his statements as (.by hiso\ra<confoSsion) lio.inust do in his trade. 1 Inthe first caso tho argumont 'centreing on whatwas, and what was not said by the assistant

.referred to, .when taking, an order for 'aso'called tailor-niadosuit, is really out oforder, no argument at'all, merely '•quilling"

I, to see bow. hue a lino can be drawn to evade( tho Act: Rdw can a draper, merely becauseho stocks tweed, and has a few pattern books,with a little knowledge as to how to takea measurement, call himself a tailor. • Toput the whole thing plainly, certain drapersand others, not content to keep L« their'owntrade must needs 'enter 1into unfair competi-tion .with 1 tho tailor,. and ■by deception andmisleading statements, obtain orders whichotherwise must go to tho "bona fido" tailor..

• Does;"Mr. "Fleeced" think 'he is actingfairly .When ho entices a man to.givo him anorder for; a suit implying, by taking hismeasurements; otc., that" ho/is getting-atailor-made, and then, goes straight away andgets tho order given mado up in one of themany "slop" factories in the. town, for Ican. asstiro all it may concern, thht is whereall drapers "tailor-riiadds". 'are usually puttogether:(I cannot say made). That is thegrievance of tho tailor—tho genuine ones,and yet when'we make an attempt to stopthat we here talk about justico! Where isit? Is it right that we-should have to go totho troublo ami expense of proving thesecases or breaches which really should hobrought by the polico under somo "corruptpractices Act." • ITake a comparison: I go to a grocer's shop,'ask for butter, am givenl "margarine." Jtlooks like and is wrapped up like butter, per-haps has a label on ' it. What happenswhou I.give information against that grocer?Can ho escape a line bec.iuso: his assistantdid not tell me it was butter. ' deferringfurther to your correspondent: Wliat. em-ployer has been lined "heavily'' 1 or throughignorance, of the law.., 1 ,Is '£u ;. n heavypenalty for a second or ,third conviction forthe samo breach, and can there bo any igno-rance there.

In regard to tho quostion- of a deaf anddumb waiatant, lie., would perhaps' work for

loss Wages than another, and altogether hovery handy (to evade tho. Act), not commit-ting. himself to anything. I might say 1would lie pleased to answer any conundrumsmight bo put forward later. In con-

; elusion I must say that I am thankful tohave the ehuneo of making public the unfair,i might say dishonest'v:ay, in which a greatnumber of the public generally are treated totho detriment of the tailor ,and incidently totheir own loss.—l am, etc., .

ONE OF THE'EXECUTIVE OF THEW. T. U.r March 30.

,-£'r> Thcvo a somewhat ambiguous, letter ro lines inflicted o-n .a draper, who

signs himself "Fleeced." He states , thattliero is a clause in tho. tailors'' award some-what on tlicso lines: "A 'taiior-mado suitmust >made in or on the premises ownedor. occupied h.v whom tho order is taken."J ho reason why that clause was given by thoCourt was bc-causo it was proven'that tlierowas, mid aro. at tho present, time, unscrupu-lousdrapers who gull-the public they aregetting a tailor-made suit, knowing at thosame time that it is going to' bo made intho slop factory as a special where there arono, tailors employed. Then .'ho goes on tosay: "If a man asks for a tailor-mado suitto moasure, even if it is going to bo madeb.y a tailor, tho assistant must tell a' de-liberate lio, and say it-is not tailor-mado."'

. N0w,.1, .maintain that'tho assistant would bospeaking the truth for once, at. any rate, be- Icause a tailor-m-ido,, suit is ono that. ismeasured for and cut by a practical leuttor,who . fits oil and instructs tho tailors-as totho way lie wants the suit made. The reasonwhy "Fleeced" panders to tho slop factoryis because ho can get the suits rondo'at asmall .cost, and a big profit, thereby by under-cutting tho.legitimate tailors.

Thou ho further,'states: "That by nottolling the customers where tho 'suits'-aremade it .is.'loading tho customers astray, amdmeans' .a "fine 'of £5 and costs." • New"Fleeced blows as well as, I doI 'that acustomer would not givo £5 or £0 for ftsuit of clothes if lie was told that'-it wouldbo mado in bno of tho slop factories. Tomy mind, the fines aro-not largothey should be fined ?o as it would not boprofifablo for. them to' continuo 'fiecciiig thepu,blic.",l have it on good-authority that acertain 'draper' fleeced','tiio' public, to the tuneof' £.18 per ■weolc for- just? measuring thocustomers-ai\d 'sending tliiv suitfs: to tho slopfactories te be madb. So'.milch: 'for Mr."Fleeced." Ho' further.,states ho . is. adraper, . taking orders for- two classcs-oftailoring—l-'iz., first, and ■second quality, Thoformer'all aro tailor-made, but. not- in or onhis premises.' /I; think Messrs.; Tregear ahdCo. should try 1, arid find-''out. who . this"Floeced " is, and bring him' befo.re.' :Ju?ticoSim for a.broach of tho tailors' award. Thenho rambles about a doaf and,, dumb.-muteas an assistant draper, and has to keep a

.boy to-do all thq talking. Now,-cananvonoimagine a draper, aboye all.persons, employ-ing a deaf and dumb mute When' lib can'always got .v qualified draped for so Jittloper, week ?. / Why,. his remarks aro absurd! —

I am, etc.,' .. , . -\v 'WILLIAM WATER WORTH.

; April .1. >"■ ■ ■ ■

"HONEST DOUBT, IS THEBEACON OFTHE WISE." —Shakespeare. • •

, ;5ir,777-ln,last Friday's.issue of your. paperappeared ...a;/report .of .a lecture/ given v b; yLCanon- Stephens .'(Victoria)' /on.''''Democracyandi Character," and' as thereIs imuch' need.for, independent thought in these days (so .many yield to tli6 opinions of others- withoutmeditating on their bearings),-I ask you to .publish a few remarks of mine... ' -vThe lecturer said, "On all. great moralquestions which, underlioI .legislation, oil allquestions of justice'between:class and. class,tli'o judgments of; tho working classes' aremore be sound than those of -the■ educated,. becauso'. less exposed to the 'in-, ,■fluenco"of;:' sinister interests.' Nowjv.sir, .it-is no mere scholar's fancy,-but what allgreat writers'and philosophers have taught—that only the wise should rule; a direct cdli-tradiction to Garion! Stgph"mis''g6pinion.'i'.'This :is one of tho things 'm'ost. of-us .taket forgranted; ; \Yo admit that special kn'owledgo-gained by study < entitles its. possessor toconsideration, if--does -'not occur to-us jthat, a vote .at the. .ballot, on tho question] !that bears so largely on-human welfaredemands a trained intellect also. Yet, what •do we see .everypoll day? Matters which re- : 'quire prolonged and disinterested study left jto people, who are mentally' idlo, with libreal education,, and too many of: them en-slaved to, opinion, especially in political-;'mat-ters. ■ "• '

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.Tho art °f. thinking is not a spontaneous■gift of .natliro, as. too many itre tickled iiitoassuming it is,. -Take away , thought' fromthe iito of man, and. what remains? .': 'TheJncK of thinking is ono:of tlio great'dangersof the ago, and; without;it wo are renderedsubservient to tho.will' of' othere>; who relieve:us of the tr'oublo of. thinkings for' ourselves,and -Ave .take?:for 'granted-tlmt'.Such -a-'theafclo£ibal .yje.W of. things must:be correct:"Nowbeorge.;Eliot declared-. that people; of broad!strong- sense have' aii'r instinctive, repugnanceto-maxims, the reason-being that life is toocomphcatod- to'be hounded by inflexible-for-mulas. Jheirii'an .of' maxims-comes' to relvupon general rules 'to such' an extent'that.discrimination proves to be. difficult and well-nigh impossible. • ,

:'i then,. :'is . tho .great': miracle-workoi'r and only m active leisure (for heshould '.be a-man.'of -leisure)minds gam the'insight which frees the heartand life from dependence upon 'shalioiv max-ims _of worldly policy. - The lecturer , saysfurther a real democracy, must be aristocra-«n:•lt ■ splls ? °i tho word;" Looking.,up. tho. dictionary, I .find is' ■ ?&.' : ' f "T '■ government' by iiobles •

lis. the finer ■ portion of our mind and'heartiiiT ' iSomt! tliinß still diviner', '■Ilian mere language can:impart: - '■"■ V. fiver prompting—ever seeing 'Some improvement-yet to plan:' -•lp.-:uplil't'oiuvfello«' being; - ''

\Antij- liko nifui,- to for mnn! - ■ >' ;Tho real- .democracy must be—Not lio, wlimo ,view is bounded-by- his isoil- -, jNothe, - whose, narrow heart can only slirinoIhe iaud-tlio people that ho ealloth mine- -

w-h°' w i ° '? fet thnt land-on-high,-"."'' ' • w ° nations bleed; whole nations?> 7p!-ho-it is tho genorous soul f' i

mindrom ,rea' m to realm his spacious

And guards the tweal of all the human, kind, 'This-is true democracy! ,No man need fearto be governed byf . such an orifc!—l am, etc.

: March-30. '. ' COSMOI>0LITE.

"ANTI-CODLIN CRUSADE"Sir, Will you kindly allow mo somo ofyoiir valuablo space to controvert the state-ments made lii a letter under the abovo titfom your issue of March 25. I have not thopleasure of Mr. Marsh's acquaintance, there-

fore any expression of opinion'on this subjecton his part would havo passed \unnoticed;but .When such , opinions are endorsed ifcorrectly reported, by a ~ person of Mr.Massey s position in tho Dominion ifc bccomcsa Very 'dilferent matter. Mr. Marsh ques-tions tho. efficacy of tho regulations of theOrchard and Garden Pests Act. 'I'-repre-sent a. body of fruit-growers,'Who have'thisseason exported from Hastings to all-parts of'tho Dominion over 60,000! cases, or 000 tonsof clean fruit, of all descriptions, aiid whoare- building up olio of tho iinest industriesof closer settlement in. the Dominion whollyand solely under:tho protection given by thisAct. •' Such- a production of lruit in oneseason I rom .a small district like this wouldho an utter impossibility unless all tilelatest methods of fruit culture were closelyfollowed. Our orchardists hero would nomore think of trying .to grow apples or'peaches without spraying their orchards thanwould our-flock. masters oxpect to. get goodreturns-without dipping their sheep.

• Mr. Marsh-complains of-the fruit being"enormously,dear." That surely is a mattergoverned by' the law of supply 'and demand,ami one' only wonders what tho prico offruit would bo to-day - in tho Dominion ifonly tho old system were in vogue. ' Now. asregards the extract from Mr. Mit'ssey's let-ter, that tho Agricultural Department failed"to keep ail: orchard elojtn.". 1 only know ofono such experiment, in the Auckland dis-trict, viz., at Otiiliului, and this ' was apronounced success iu spite, of most ui>-fnvpurnblo surroundings, vide the Now Zea-land. Year Book to which I would respeot-

fully refer Mr. Masscy before he makes suchstatements.In conclusion I will only say that on be-lialr of the Hawke's Bay Fruit Growers'Awciiiton wo offer'a cordial invitation... to

both .Mr. .Massey and Sir.' Marsh to visit ourdistrict, when wo shall! .bp.-proud'-to showtncin the only way clean sound fruit-can bopayaoly produced in tho Dominion, viz., byfollowing tho regulations laid down undertlio Orchard and Garden Pests Act—l am,eta., ' ' ■ ; ; ,v. , '

i) -W: HENRY SMITH,. . 'J. resident H.B. Fruit Growers' Association, !Hastings,;March 30.'

PRESENTATION TO MR. R. B.WILLIAMS.

Members of tho legal profession-musteredin goodly number at tho Empire Hotel yes-terday aftcijnoon to express their esteemfor Mr. R. B. Williams, and to drink a part-ing glass/with him prior to his departure'on a trip, to America." Mr. C. B. Skerrott"ii.O., who presided, communicated,apologiesfor absenco from ■ the Attorney-General (the;

m Ji' alu' other gentlemen.ii ' Skerrott then proposed 'the health ofthe .guest. He said that Mr. .Williams had'come ,hero .many; years ago in',another pro-fession, and as a comparative-stranger,' aridwith, no .outfit for his. p'fcsent.positioii: otherI .l ]a" ? Sood University education and a pre-''dilection for tho Jaw. \'- By ability , a'nd, in-domitable industry he had. built up a-vervsuccessful practice, and won. the high esteemof- tho eiitiro legal profession-, in, Wellington.''luey all knew him as a man in-whose honourthey, could place tho, fullest confidence,' andone whose voice was always to. be ,raised'for those needing.help.. Ho .-wished .him, onbehalf of tho legal fraternity.! a pleasant

journey iand a safe return'. Finally,' Mrokerrett presented the guest with a'hand-some travelling rug and cigar case!. The Hon. T. W. Hislop (Mayor, of Welling-:ton; added <■). few'.appreciative words;' I'I'S-to tho porsonal arid professional quali-ties of Mr. Williams. - ' Ho, regarded theirl.rioi'd s. career as perhaos the nio!st -romanticamong, tho !members- pf .their' profession inthis city. It was a 'career wlp'ch bbre elo-quent.testimony,to the'grand results of'that '

of- America many years ago,' aijd'. they,"worevery glad to have liini amongst tlierii as oiiowho had been an Ambricnh: citizen.' '*'•* ,'••••Mr. Williams suitably . acknnwled|i!«dv 'thotfifts and the compliments-paid liinV, and spokofeelinglyof the kindness thafhad bom shown'him by tho legal profession hero'. He wouldlook ..forward .eagerly-to his -return, sixmonths hence;' for-.bo-: was. leaving his' heartlnlNew Zealand, ' (Applause.)!' -i

TRADE WITH CANADA.

.. MR.. LARKE IN CHRISTCHURCH■■',-i- fur. TEi.EGitirH—pressAWs'ociiribsr.V'.' ' ; Chnstohurch,'April 2.

. The.promotion of-reciprocal;trade -relationsbetween: this /country :and : Cariada': - is themission of ''Mr;.'j:..S: Larkqi Gaiiadian TradoCommissioner, who;'ig at-, present toutingNew!' Zealand, 'and'who arrivedViri' Christ-church frpiti.thc .[VVes.t Const.'lasVnight:' Mr.'Larko has;, had, his<headquarters It Svdney,-

and' his : territory ' dovbrs'QueeiVsjatid* NewWales, and. New 'Zealand! > ! He' liasbeen in New Zealand;', on previous occasions!

in furtherance of:his work.Vand tlio presentis .'one: of'his -.periodical ■ tour's:.-.' •Mr'.' Larkohas already visited; Alicklaiul;'and 'Welling-ton; antj - discussed ■ trade matters! with'thebusiness' p.ebplo there, and 'he took' iir. theWest Coast .of tlio South' Island pfirtljf-for;thq, of the* tim-ber "resources/of;that ,-partof' 1the 1 country,sand ; partly to /ciijoy,the'fine scenery'oharac-:tqristic.of '-the ;coast: The;,timber 'MiSiness,' lso lie informed' a Wes'S nylfo waitedoil .him. last night, i was. carried-' clif-fpc&iitly, tfttlfe' dnte"du ffiI', CAliada','ditions, and tlio sawmill; proprietors '.knewwhat they, were 'about.' v Ho 'did not fthink-'that there would bo\*uiy oxpbrt:'of : tiniber'from. J(ejv_ Zealand, tq -Canada for, the 'reasonthat t-no latter • required!'only-" hardr'woods, and none: were''grown here. TheNorth Island -kauri ' Was now-available' insuch small quantities that) , it could ■ hardlybe regarded as, in export 'article., ;

Mr. Larko is 'very .much , impressed withthe .-.rapid .and solid, progress ,■ of /New: Zea-land since -his !.-lastj--visit, ::and, considers the 1possibilities iof, trade?, between! t-hO ,;.two Do-minions very encouraging! : v !■!,';.*

Mr. Larko. will remain in Chnstohurch fora. few days. -' ■ .-. ■

A SAD STORY.

(BY TEI.EGIUIUI—riiESS ASSOCIATION.) ■ :Auckland, April 1.1 ■'A.' young/, woman, named. Hay , Cu'rtin ap-

peared'.before Miylvettle/S.M.;', at tlu\" PoliceCourt,-'• on ,';variouS..fcliarges ''oftheft.'/Apathetic story, was unfolded. /Accused- is anoriilian, and came out. as..an/iiiimigrarit to'take: a .position! as'. ladj':'help iiv'.iiii ,Aucklan(lfamily,

;a fellow .immigrant induced heron/arrival-,to : live ■ with liim': "as'-" his '.wife.'..Shortly -afterivards' .he^deser,ted' heiy/and'sliowent to;Thames as- a: barmaid,' subsequentlygoing to Napier. ,

Mr,' Singer, who appeared-for. .the' girl,maao an: appeal for .'her, to 'be, Handed over,to; fridrids,,: who'.- were 'anxious -to ,look.-afterher, .and where s'no would bo free'from, thosei.wllo had-, ruiriecl 'her;' ' ,v ;

■. Tho Magistrate: ," M'oiil'd to'.God I had-the;power to: deal with tho men who haveruined- her:: ' -Ho' addetH-.ho would .decide, asto What should bo,done, with',tlio..girlper-haps it would be: best .to hand hor over,.totho; I)poi; of Hope, 'if room l could' bo .madeto? her.' .• •- • •

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Auckland, April 2.Gtvmg. his 'reserved decision, in, tho caso ;of'

May Xhirtm, thegirl immigrant who had beenabandoned'," by, a, mail; to .whom"; • bd-como attached; and now stood charged withtheft' ofJewellery,;' Mr. Kettle; S.M., said lie!liad decided to give her. a chariee. tb reformon- friends,entering into,athey would without," fee or reward;.agree tomaintain- the girl ■ for//six";months.,. 1 v ' ./•'

ARBITRATION COURT.9

;. : (DI TEI.EGRAI'It.—PRESS ASSOCIATION V■ ' I, ' . Palmerston North, April' 2:' Tlio iArbitratioh!| 'CoUrt' sat' here 'to-day;before Mr. Justice Sim and Messrs. S Brownand J M'Cullough

Several eases of. alleged. broaches of theFlaxniillcrs' 'Award wero heard, the. follow-ing millers being proceeded against by'theInspector,- it being alleged. that they hadcharged 15s. for ;board instead -of 145.,' asspecified in the award :~L. Seifort, Geor«eCraw, Ross and Bradshaw, F. Easton,' and1). Porter. The defence in each ease was.that' the catering contracts had been' let toa cook,, who paid so much rent for the useof the cookhouse. Judgment was reserved ineach caso. ■ . i • '■"

An application for the reopening of tlioWellington' Typographical' Award in regardto the.' clause affecting thb'hours of Simplex'operators' was refused. "

A caso against Bevan.and M'Donald, flax-.millers,1 for an alleged breach of the award inrespect, to ' paying- Wages weekly or fort-: ■nightly was dismissed, as was-a'ease anainstthe Manawatu .Fibre Company .for allegedwrongful dismissal of an employee.... '■The Court , will'- Sit ' again 'to-morrow, tobonsidcr the . bakers'^'dispute,! and to. 'hearseveral, more applications-.for enforcembiit ofawards., : -

MASTERTON SCHEMES.WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE.

REPORT BY MR. LAING MEASON.Ml-; G. Laing'Meason/ M.LC.Ei, ill th«course of'an interesting report to tho Mas ,

torton -Borough Council on its proposed 'w&tcr supply and drainage scheiiies, states!.

, WATER SUPPLY. 'I made three visits .to Masterton; onJanuary 14, again on January 28, and finally'on 'February:. 10. I had' 1therefore tho ad-vantage iof seeing ' tho "river, ■ ofeek'sj'and" .subsoil water•at their' lowest • levels.The consumption ,of -water per head-ofpopulation in Masterton,-although high, ,i3not...withou_t paralleljn. some .other towns in 'tho Dominion. 1 .The,works were designed tosupply (ultimately) 21,000 people at ' fifty

gallons .per head per day,-or a" total of; 600,000 gallons, .with a: maximum'draft at•the, ratoi of 900,000 gallons for part of'tho'day.' Tho .'present populations connectedwith; tlio water mains numbers'.' 5000,:- .and ■this number, has: been using tho whole ioftho "water arailable.'.," And apparently therflis a demand; for more if. it were forthcoming.Tlio following particulars/--which-.I haro/ob- .

' tamed', will contrast, the .conditions, existing!at Masterton!with towns .of soma-what; similar size and importance,..

■ Petorie—Population, about 6000; corisump- .'bead,' 4o gallons; 'capacity, of- to-' /

servoir,- 275;000 gallons;r head, 166ft:dia-mctor':.of conveying . main; Oin:'; length ofconveying -main. chains.;

,-

■' Palmorston-" North—Population, 10,000 j .consumption per head,; "3 gallons; ; capacity !of reservoir, - 250,000 gallons; ■ head,' 194ft. 'diamoter of convoying main',' 9in!; length or -conveying main,,<22o 'chains..' Timaru:'—Population, about.' Sooo.;'.oon* -sumption per head; 100 to 150 gallons;; capa.Jj'M'Of. reservoir, 5}- .million '.gallons; head,240 ft.-; diamoter 'of-' convoying, main,, 18in„reducing: to 14in., 12 in.',- uiid lOin., . v

oilding".—Population,ûOO;,'"ebnsumption,'.'.100 . gallons intho .-summercapacity of re-servoir, 250,000. gallon's; diameter, of con-\ oymg maim, - lOiri.; : length'', of coriveyinemain', 390. chains. ; _ .'.'!,-''v

: Masterton. —. Population -fusing :."'Wat«r,'u,000; consumption, ! 150 capacitVof. .reseryoir'.y; 240fl)00'.gallons'; 1, hiia'd, !.'!22oftr:diameter; !pf ''convoying niain, "iCKn. ; vleiigth ;ot "convPMiig nmn, 520 chains '

thb Timarn,>it-will:;bo.that'ill regard'to 'capacit!s'V; of y'reiervbir yarid 'head - of■ convo.viiig' maiu 'A:tho other" tflwris approximate ncarlv enoughto Mast-ortonl. In! consuniption jwf'head Po:.toi.io is. the: least- with oiily 45 gallohst : \

: North; comirig' next!!THth~7s gallons,,whilst' Timaru and Eoildihg equal!Masterton., By .t-liQ prevoiltion of leakage and'"cai-elcsoarid with.';tho; addition.;of''dircctf: in-!t'ako from the river: th<s.existiiig '-Eyst-om'' is "

capable of supplying .the present population •ot .Masterton: -syith '150 gallolis !per-,d!iy.perhead. ' Wheii tho , number . "6f cdhsumers '

'reaches'' 6000; tho 'worki' slicultl; '!provide "130gallons per-^hcadj/at.Sooo'tho supply-wouldi-bo 100 gallons; !and when the: population- is l"12,000, it) gallons' per"! head ; in all cases '. leaving;an available - head ' of,! lOOft. f iihvays ;i.iv tlio. pipes >Hen, niak-iiiium' rate" of dr'aw-bff 'i.is takinir place, j!. ; ! •':'- -'... Should, it.,ba decided not'.to.increase' tli,apresent ' yolunio!: oiF! -supply,. : tlio vfollowing , .work's ,n;iil V bei' -roiiuirc^lv'-l'!':". - : u

> Sohoind/No,'^^(aJ-.Tho,construction-.of a :I,new.. jntako;^direct' V from'vtiie' 1 river. ,'(thia •'

work is ill; hand, arid well oii fo.completion) ; ,, (b) '.the constriction'.'of' 'inspebtita 'siimps along tho-line of! tho"'eaftlieiiwaro!,pipo. between', intake .arid..reservoir;','as>!dc- ,'jtailed ahpve;_ (c)"the.!.,'putting viri . of,.'the . \additional sluice arid .'vcour, raVcs"' as eiiumel-- on. aHachcd list..,. ' y'. '

.. In-the ofrciit;of "its'being rtefciilod to-acquire".!>v-.J ai'.Ser. supply, 1 niakei the: following rcconi- ■mendations':-- . , '■'-../SchemeJVo. 2.--i:aj Tlio coiistrutftion of a '" eTSnlieme

>\.(uX tiie duplication ,of cli-b"pipes front •-Cc)" -tfib'->of; twelve.Ynspcctioit tfumpk qiitho'liiib .of;;the '.eartlicuwarc•pipes' betyreon. -intake aiid^reseryoirâs,'iiii 'ScWta'iTNd. vr';

(cl); tho.duplication#. tho'lOim Min; fromreservoir' to^towri.-anilthe'laving of 1ah Sinhtoel. mailv.from' Renall IftiroeVdong- Chapel •.

Street,,, ahd :.Perry.','Street' to/Qtifcin Street;.'(6) | the additional.' sliiico. ' and scour ■valvcc,as;iu Soheme.No'.-■

By 'No.'2: tho'daily delivery irito ' '~tho- .reservoir _wpuld : ara'ount .Ito/'lje'oO,ooo 'gallon's; Avliicli isthe, measure *of-.;tlie supply,.in town./ -With/the. present.riunib&r of userf,the available supply per head in'round num-bers/would; bo 300-gallons;.with 8000 people,200 gallons; and.with. 12,000 people,: about \ ;100 - gallons". For many years to como thissupply would; bo much' greater than anyhouselwld ■ o'r.;"Vfatering.\.requiremonts, and ,a

. considerable quantity ■ of "water would :bo '

nvaikble. for .manufacturing 'purposesI;';'■'•Tho-'.qstima,tes_of cost; are lj,-£900; . .-

'/ Scliemo N0:.;2,'£10,860.'• /'' /,. './.

SEfl ERAQE *

" ) '•;I'.\mad6'ii,

ati,: the' /? arii seivaô'disposal works.'

The , area \of.' the Borough .' 'at 0 present •Z sewered'is Yobut' !4so acres;' AH 'tho,remain-I nig part .of : tbo'towiv...td the southward can-' '

li'ot .be'.carried/by;gra.t'it'atidu 'to -the.: site'.* of; tho'^xisting'treatmentworks,: and all the./•' sewage'.from'any; exteiisidiis/in : .that, jdifec--3 tioiv fh'ustj'therefore; bo lifted if the present

site'is to be-'re'ainrrl.. A ':'■/■Although tho treatment; work's'. are jnow' at'> a. considerable distance, from' 'ahy dwellings, ;■5 ydt' tbo; sobii arrive when the land'r !" their • immediate'viciiuty-'wiU''becbm'bbuilt ' .' en. and thd". proximity'-' of tli© works, will -ho. objectionabk. .Considering/these , aiid the" .L ' other objections T .ha'vojneritiohedy and ihav- ;

; .ing regard to nl) tho circumstances, I, am5 .the;opihipn tliat. the.'preserit sito '. ,

'■ of r.tho'.-.sswage; 'disposal works;:' shbuld'. bo;''1 abandoikd'.^.and^thatinew'Works.shouldbe'" '

? established in a, mbro-suitable'pdsitibu..., PROPOSED EXTENSION OF SEWERAGE.' .

• I, .havox.vdry),;carefully.i jnybstigatcA'/the/'. sewerageextension . formulated.....by. -/Mr,.

Douglas DobsonVA.M. liist.C-.E., and,l.eon-,-: side'r" tliat ,hist:general.arrangement :caiinot :,

'. . L-i)v|iniproye(l::|upoft..:v;l.;;iiispected:itlw-. sito;•'; shown; near ;tJjo' junction- ot~ tlief AVaingawa' and Ruamahanga Jlivers. This - proposed'

1 ■ site is-.oil afterraco:' 13;0r .20 feoti.high,;.and';■ at, the foot of tho terraco is a largo accumii- '„

.latum- of , fino 1; shingle.i and: saud,,:;which ia ;

excellently- suited for. sub-irrigation ishould •'

it bo //required.,-;'. Tho , nearest. house.; to; .tlii^-';■ sito/is. not ? less/than/half a mile,,,to'. tl.\, South: and: tho nearest^point-of tlio Glad-V,

stone Itoad is. about,the samo distanco to tlio'.. ,eastward.

" There, would be threo: tanks., each; -110ft. ,by ,3oftv' and: / Gft.,.;.;dcep'; , .antl. each\

cflpable 1' of holding ,-150,000" gallons.of. sewage).Thus, at':50 gallons of'sewage per head,'two'". '

"of.■ the,. tai\l:s wouild / serve '• apopulation: of' .•

GOOO-iwith. a.'! sl4y." of 24 hours in the' tank,\ ;

whilst' tho' thrfee' tanks:.woukl .similarly serve;. .. 90(10-people. . Tlio filters, would have a sur-' -

: face area ,of, 500 square.yards,'which is 4su(fi-

..

cient': to: -.dea lwith i the ■ sowage ,'of. 10,000'peSple. - 'v.i ■

. > Rcticulat.iofi—lotal,,; ,£12.235. Outfallsewerj £5310. Sewage-disposal works, .totalsewerage, .022,800.

/ CONCLUDING'REMARKS:- ■" ,So far'. as;'the:.:sewjgo' is . concorncd,' ;:the:

, problem ,adrii'its... of '.n'o';:other!.sohitioii;' tliah,,, ,tiiq oiio, I havo.,detailed; i.The' execution of'. •the; sewago. disposal; work's annot. bo. longdelayed,- and', the extension • bf,.the.^sowers.to' tho, southern part of tho, town.' is .

■ urgent . The,'. cS^ditur^'-.^V'lhes.e'ôrksi'.. .amounting, to the total '0f;'£22,6C0, : is,.heavy/-.:but..uniiTOid,able. 'v' : . :On tho, other ,hant)> • n<S.'.such.',jjears t<i' mo_to bo neccssary ,in respect:'.fco:'. V'increasing the', water 'su'pjjly.'; Ifc the supply':.-' •

| is .angmente<l,' it; would, in-.my 'opinion,-vbe-i;I more.of-a luxury than a.uectssity,.anil* t1i0,..prico of the luxury would be ( C10,000..; Mr. Meason summarises,his recommendation',as follows:—(l) .jThe aliandoiiment .of the .•

sewage .-'disposal work's. " (2) T!m -,staunching . of' all leakage ' into! the.' sowora "' .

and manholes . in Liiicoln: Read. Pine andColo. Streets.v ; (3); ;The extoilsioiy. of. the re-.,ticiilation '-.to,.the' 'sptitliwai'd ;,of ,:,.ji'rescnfc!sewe.rocl ~a'rea.' ;as shown oil'' Miv! Dobsoii'?: ; ,pb'in. (4) TJib-adoption; rif': (lvo ;.iiew ont-fnll -'as oil Council's, plan.-': (ol.Thq-mstnt,;lation of new .sewagiv!!.w|x;t;arwores, as de- :: ;scribed,/near the juncti\v.i of, Uio'-Waingawav • .and:' Ruamahansa llivors. ;■ ■■■■•

4 THE POMXWON, 'FRIDAY, APRIL '% 190$

"Woods's Peppermint Cure appears to brin.™Your trado amongst- thc>- smt(»'esl, ■■

I 'sposo it won't cure everything;""Well, no," replied the .Jlriißitist. '

"It', won't cure everything, at least,Unless I'm inut'h mistaken!"

"What,-won't it cure in man or licvtst,'"Said he; "It won't cure bacon!"

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A coloured man from tho Oswestry Grangefalling foul of some firemen from the samovessel, furnished- an. exciting scene on tho•No. 7 -wharf at Lyttolt-on:on Saturday, savsthe Christehurclr "Press.V Tlie son of. Hamwas .struck in -tho face; without provocationby-ono of ; tho firemen',, but was more.'thansuccessful iii. holding his own and-exccuting.reprisals. Tho aggressor's comrades weroinclined to espouse his cause, and one of themventured to do.so, but immediately' after- 1wards, indulged in brisk pedestrian oxercisowith the coloured inaii following closely:.ih Itho wnlio. .Tho appearance of a !tlio s.cono.- however, applied the closure to thoanimated pi'oocodings. .Woods's Grc.it.-l?p-ppcrmint Cure for Ceogbaand Colds never fails. Is. 6d. aud 2e. 6d. ; CBU-

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PROVINCIAL NEWS." (FROUv ODH BPECIAL CORHKSPONDEN7S.).

-; '-j;/--VPALMERSTON. \

■ :It is stated , that over 100 hands will boemployed, in: draining operations at the flaxswamps' around Shannon:during: tho wintermonths; ••..Farmers. state, thatsince tho. rcrcent; rains tho. blight- has bcen-very.,severein. tho potato-.cr0p5.,.'... ."'.'J.. ■

Mr. Andrew Collms has definitely dccidcdt6\cbhic3t; thePalmerstbn'.'scat,......

Tho' Palmorston Hospital statistics for thopast month are as follow:—Patients in hos-pital on, March 1, 31; admitted during

53; discharged,: 46; deaths, 1, in

' hospital on April 1, 40. .Tho mills reported closed ,down at Shannon

aro thoso of. Messrs. Warron, : Saun(lers, andHonncssy.

Tho vital'statistics for the month of March: aro as . follow rßirths, 38; .12; and.

marriages, 12. The statistics for the quarter-- ending .March.-31: are:—Deaths, 37; ~births,

. .141;; -'

■ The monthly Toport of, -.tho.- Inspector,,of' '' Factories states tliat owing'to;'the 'flaimills

closing ddvn: there has) been a considerableinflux of labour into the -town., .This wasvery -noticeable: about the ibeginning of thomonth- At tho present timo tho,number ofapplicants-is about, Private registry

• o|sc6'.keepers,report havingbeeh. able to.placoa considerable' number-of applicants,-,.and

~ state -:that :' to within ,a few, days ago' Ithe,supply of labour was greater, than the de-mand. .ThcrtVare, however, still, openingsfor scrub cutters and stumpers (contract),and milkers and; boys for. farm work. Thelatter aro offered 10s. to 15s. per. week andfound- Housemaids,:waitresses, and generalsorvants 'aro in demand.- During tho period

i- .under review '41? men appliediat the.l'almors-i ■ ton offico for employment, and 36-. were as-

sisted, 23 on. to co-operative works, nn.d-13to private , Oftlio above,. 5were- married, with 13 dependents. ■ - . .

, MASTERTON• Tho No-License • supporters here considerthat-Masterton.is likely.to go,very close:to

, carrying No-License this election.■ .'The-present Major, Mr. J. Coradine, -islikely: to: oppose Mr. Hollings for, the .Mayor-

•i alty,'and: the polling is sure to-be..close.- ■Threo candidates are out. for tho vacantseat on: the-Council caused by. .the resigna-

V tioii-of Mr.'F. W. went Homo aWeek'.or two back—Messrs. E. M'Ewen, Eli

, Smith,' and J. Huntor. .(.. x > .On the Trust- Trust three,-mombers

- Tetiro — the chairman} Mr.-T., B. , Mitchell,x. 1 and Messrs. E. M'Ewen and J. Hossey—and

all'aro offering forre-election, "and as no:newcahdid3tes''.are'. yejb: tho.vfiplcl, :itlis; safe;,to

. assume, that., all will i.be'.r^nrhei.-.r/v'j.:'..!;. /:■; At : a v meeting: of the, Joint of

the Star and' Mastorton: Football Clubson Wednesday night:a delcgate .was' author-ised to approach the A. and P.-Associationv.-ith a .view .to securing the ,option of •rair-chase of ten, acres of,.the old Bhow.gromid,including-the stand,-and it was,resolved, to.ask the New:.-Zealand Rugby Umon.if;it waswilling to assist the clubs fmancially m-tlioir

' efforts'to- secure' the. ground,l as it was be-,coming, a vital'question- locally. : It wascided-to -instruct.-.local, delegates {attending,

. the'■ annual*^mcotmg..of..:tho.-)New..-'Zealand■ Augby. Umoh that'm futurelocal Unionswilli send theinown.-delegates'-to^represent;.thom.

on;tho'-N:Z.R:U:, and will not be representedby Wellington, indents,,as has hitherto beentho practice 1 ,

-The" sunshine record fbr i.March was ex-ceptionally smalls The total -averaged: 4hr.:4min^'2lseC."per day. The record for Maroh,1907,,was 151hr. 30min. Sunshino was only

.' recorded on-15 days last, month.Members of'the A.-and.P.-Association,are

displaying, the utmost interest m tho'Solwayshow grounds. .. It-is probable, that.the uliolo

- of tho ploughing necessary for the ■ requirc-mentp of't'ho Association will,be:dono gratisby members, several-of. .v/h'om have alreadyjirofTered the loan-of; ploughing, teams: Other

- work-which can be'.dono by working bees of.members:will also:be taken in hand..■

r 'A meeting f.was" hold- last night with theobjectof forming a horticultural, society.,-A.

'■ large number present dccidcd to form a hor-ticultural and industrial society.. -Mr. W. H.Beetham was electcd president,.and Dr: Cook

' ind Mr-' J. C. Alpass, : vice-presidents; Mr.V H James, secretary.• Delegates have.been appointed to a meet-.

• -ng of National Defenco Leacue representa-•ives in Wellington on April 21. .■ /- .r

FEILDIXG.:!'Dr. ,Willis, of; Feildmgj -has Accepted thoposition bf 'hon. 'siirgeon- to'tlio 'Minawatu

v.Rugby:-Union.'. ••_' /' '/ ./,.. :/, '•:■/ yUwk .//-.;. ,Th'o committee of tho Feilding Chamber I

' of Commerco' .appointed' to: bring pnder thoGovernment's notice the 'reasons .why

. ing should be' ohe 'oT/ the. stopping-placcs",fortho" through ..express on,' tho Mam Trunk',Lino is hot;allowing. the.grass.to' groiv under .-;it_s'vfeet.' Letters''have.' beien.; sent;' to .thochairman of each of tho surrounding CountyCouncils,'.' branchy ,ofth'o, /Farmers'; Union,

. and.; other' bodies,"..inviting /thorn to s.upijort .the. deputation . which, js to wait on thoMinister. .'Sdin'e/imprcssjyo' figures/have,alsobeen obtained to-lay-before tho Minister:

; /'./Feilding,;which''nettedj£2o,o;.on;its exhibittion in March, 1903, is/ proposing, to hold '. ; ariother' -indtistriak .exhibition;,,in ■: the /near.

• future. .-Tho proposal is now, beforo tho A.and P. Association: ■; <

' MARTOJS". !vC/.or, 150 school cadets have, been m campat Marton .^during-:-theivweek, | add,„tho.:2eal

: • and enthusiasm' of ', all; ranks 'must. bo very....gratifying'.-to .-the commanding, officer:(Major

. Saunders). :.■•■ ' i. ■ , •.....:..-, Battalion sports were held yesterday, and.8 word of : praise is due to the company-and

, ■' detachment ofEcefs- iyho- uridortook/ the orga-nisation of' tho meeting. They.'gavo 'thcpublic 'a; really- good >;'time. / TTib- results '.ardas follows7s yards—^Tidswall; (Taihapo, -T;J. M'Donald, Marton, 2; W'. Peters, Manga-•weka,-.. f3. ■ Wrestling, bantam—M'Donald;'Mangaweka. l; Taylor, Taihape, 2. Wrest-ling, .middle weight—Garratt, Taihape, 1;Mooro) ;'Mangaweka, 2/ "Wrestling, heavy,

; weight-1-Jacobs, ■■ /Hunterville, 1;: W. ■ Car-'■ . modyj Taihapo, 2. . 1.100 yards—J.;. M'Donald,Marton,' ■: l';,''Tidswall,'' Taihapo, i .2 ;V Peters/

, Mangaweka, 3. Olio mile—C.,Stafford, Mar-ton, 1; W. 2 ; W; Hano,:Huntorville, 3. . 220 yards—M'Donald, Mar-

: ■ ton, lPeters,; : Mangaweka, '2: Stafford,./.; Marton/;3. '440yards—Pijtors, .Mangaweka,

l';-,M'Donald,"Marton,, 2;- Garratt, Taihapei,8. ', ;Tug-of-ivar—Marton,; 1;' Taih'ap6/>;2.LloydTLiridsay-oompetition, for/team/of fourfrom'each company—Mangaweka,' pbints r1'; 'Taihape,;23 points, 2; 'Marton,-22 points,

: .3; • Hiiiiterville, .18$ : points," 4.;/'The .'aboveeverite ; .'score/ for . battalion/. championship.'

v". The'aggregate.scores were'as'-follow':—Mar-ton,' 30' pints,/ 1;'/;Taihape,' 30 ogints,,'2;

, ■ Mangaweka,.'2s points,/3; ■ HuntervilleiT 7;' ' • points: /;-/':'-'- ' -

' A special meeting ' of ' Marton ■ Borough■ Council was held yesterday to consider Mr.'.Leslie' Reynolds's report on an improved

• waiter supply, for' Marton. 7After a full, dis-Hussion it was rosblvcd.'that.th'o Borough En-be instructed;to prepare an estimateof. what amount !of pipes will beI:required, to-7,ether with the cost of extension- of thosamo, so as to place the matter beforo the

• ratepayers'- in some/ definite, form';; also.;that'h<)' be askcxl to furnish separately the costof. raising''and 'strengthening 'the, concreteembankment'of tho.present reservoir. (Itwas also resolved that'.a-deputation,ing of/the Mayor, find'Councillors Lyon andGibbons, wait on Mr. Stevens, M.P.;/with a

- view to approaohing• the. Minister for liail-, ways, to grant a subsidy of £ for £ in an

oxponditurd the Council would inake.'up to£500, in-prospecting for artesian ' water-'at

, Marton, and also to ascertain if tho Govern-;ni'ent would;grant the; use' of their/modernhiring plant for tho purposo. ' ; '

At the 'I'araOkarotu sports Mr. Hartley'sVend-etta won tho Ladies'. Jumping Competi-tion', and Mr./Horhbropk's /Lena/won theOpen Hunters'; Competition,' Vendeta/being

- second ,after a keen contest: ; Tho 'Ladies'-Bracelet was. won by Mr. Thurston's Spur.

. The ' open pony race ,'went toMr. Utiku'sMiss Whatu, Gayhoy being second; Thelocal lrace was won by Mr.. S. Green'sSpearmint. The maiden jump went,to Gay-boy .and tho pony jump to Mr/R. Ham-mocd'6 Little Wonder.- ' /

rAHIATTJA.i At: a meeting of the stewards 'of the Pa-

hiatua Jockey Club, held on 'Tuesday night,the tender of Messrs. Hathaway and Fitz-gorald was. for-stumping and clear-ing the course. : Tho sum of £88,. held "overin connection with tlio Rosegrovo inculont,

■was voted .to. Mother Mary Joseph;Aubert'sHome for Incurables. ■

CARTERTON.: Deer-stalkers are ,finding; Cpr.hirtoir. a,, con-venient' centre "from .whioli to- pursue 'theirsport.' , Guides,..with. a-'knowledge' of thehaunts their'quarry, aro .available. .Deerare/reported as plentiful'.

Tuesday night s meeting of'tho,;,BoroughCouncil was 'doyfiid* if"life:'. Tho' t.Ttial re-ports .were- adopted,, and chagrin expressedat .the report that-, a-'faniily returning fromStratford had brought, measles with them. Asum of £14 was. devoted, towards,tile Leauti-fymg- of.Carririgton Park,<tounder.. the supervision. -ofV a' '.practical; - gar-dener. A good , deal of adverse cpi'iion wasexpressed at the taking over of Broadway bytlio Cbuiicil,. and: the'opinion that,n'axinium,arid ..'nbt 'minimum,;conditions :. for; streetsmust be 'enforccd was freely expressed.

WOODVILLE,' iMiss Cameron, ■ from tho ' Wanganui dis-trict; is acting ■as. relieving ; teacher hero :inthe Stare school. .

The 1 Rev. Mr; Maslin,. who has bcen.incharge 'of' tho Wesleyan circuit here, wastendered a farewell, social on Monday night,prior to his leaving for:th©.Sputh. • Mr. Foil-liell,' on : behalf of the f members of tho con-gregation, presented Mr.-Maslinwith' a purseof sovereigns. :

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.' .'• Tho Rev. Mr. Evans, of the Presbyterianoliurch, is 'also to: leave'.for ; the South thisweek,- haying accepted-'.a call from the In-yorcargill'. district. . ' !.,. '. .

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levin'.-,;A,meetingof 'the.committee-of tho'Horti-cultural Society was. held/'on/.Tuesday night,when' the following ' judges -were , elcctcdFruit,. Tj' Hortoii ;• .vegetables -and - farm pro-duce, Mr. Behefibld'; decorative, .Miss Main-yard; "cut•'blooms,' Mr. J.YVeightman ;, ,potplants, Mr. Mayo;: domestic;. .Miss,lyey., ~

A spocial'feature, of the*Levin. Hortic\ilturaiSociety's' forthcoming' show; will bp. cookery,classes for mcii only.. Two trophies•have- already: been, presented,fqr;competition;in ■ these:classes;'.and,.:',on jthoywhole,.tlie"ex-hibits'-should.,prove very':interesting. '.

( OTAKI.Tho Revs. -James ■ Wrigley. and. P. ~R.

Paris, who ;, are to leave' for Waihi andInvercargill 'respectively, .were; given a fare-well social; lield in .Town Hall, on Wed-nesday. night... ■ There -was; a; .very ; large at-;tendance,'.'.chiefly of .Methodist; .friends of the'rev- gentlemen: -'After a' ,muSie'iil:programme,Mr" Pcnn (chairman) :presented tnp two'witha- number,'of: suitable-arid'/'valuablb j :booksi•Ho' referred 'in 'glowing .torms Ho: the... goodwork,, accomplished,byj the Revs.. Wrigleyand :Pttri^;i;.:The ' recipients ,-iiftowards, -re-turned.'thanlcs.;!,' who,/ has/been'five years'.Ut';''Levin,';;>ill.';not.' leave -for ,aweek ■ or.;so;:; :but,Mr.Paris,;.;lefti ;'yesterday.afternoon:; 'en; 'route'. toi ":his.iibiv:,..hQmer^; : ':':-v.v i'V ~

■ At'.th'6'rno,n{.hl}\meeting.of: ths'S.M. Court'' ybstprday' only;.Wo,cases wero.dibard, one adefitVcase';'';''M;;:vA.i.!Ai4ld;;!y2v:R6h'u/.Hapen/.achinuforV£3':;l9s-," in: which'judgment went

• by :default::}■As.charge,:';bf fusing../indecent:l'a'nguagb; -w'as,',, preferredvagainst.- a ..Native,named "\Vhingf,'.wlio .pleadGdf dr,uiikeniiessas 'an exc'JSQ.' - - He was-£1 Is',' .' hours' being ,given/in . : whicli, to1pay the fine, in default stive,n days'ment. ,•! V,".'..:; VIt-is probable, that'tb.e.Hprowheriua/Hbrti-.iciiltii'ral/'Spciety willvwiiicl'.upVtlio,:year,witha credit balance;.of, '£10,''a; satisfacfory, :re-siilt; v.The'.credit,is';cliie(ly diio';,te*a«'.en9rgfr,tic committeb;.'','..^v/'. .</nc uomjuii'W.'Ui-.,.' • • t. rv

: •"A.building 3Q,'ifpes|Mis to.tcrbefor-'agri-cultural', ahd'cookingVpurposes. .' It is .utiderr,stood, theWork, of Jer.ection will commence inabo'ut'a' fortnight's /time.• '

The Matron of' the local,hospital and sana-torium . acknowledges• tho.' receipt' of severalbundles 'of -vegetables, 'fruit; etc;, from.. ex-hibitors'/at <■ the'recent/, show.:

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SHANNON.,■ Hotelkeepers and tradesmen, aro complain-ing of the quiotness of the town, consequent

■on ;the closing • down of; so '.many . fla'xmillsin the district.'. ;: V/-';VVJ'- 'I''.'. ; Mushrooms are;|y'ery. plentiful in this dis-.trictJ : v, .

Miss M'Carthy. is sufficiently ;recovered .tobe.able...'to '■ det out 'offloors .hoW,

;The approach-to.tho Railway Station hasfbe6n' considerably;,improyed;'with-mctal.!.;; j

, FEATHERSTON.MThbro ' was; -a. .good.: attendanc6';of..: Voluri:

.teers .-otf-iiarade; .oh/.-Tuelsday."night, whenSorgearit. Bilby::put vtho.men-through various■mcl/enients:' --.'' ,' V... 'During' the,: pastVfow- dny's'.;fourteen'.acresj 'of land in this town'have'changed :hands, the'prices ranging -from £25"t0'.£50 'an -aero.';,; ' ■' , Mr,.;R.- Bennett;. cadet;.at: the,local railwaystation; his- been transferred; tov-'Wollington,•andMr. ; 'GilißoreV'{of'V/ellington, : replaceshim hore. • . ■

Tho, vital'.statistics ,for the, past monthwore:'4-Births,-; .7 'Imarriages', 2.•Tho: figures/foH..tKe.QuarterVarei^Birtlis;'14 marriages), 7;;'; deaths^'2;■. '■_?v'A'.'mWting ~.was'';held on - Tuesday /evening

amu'se-, mentis the' ' winter! months.V A ;cqra-.mittbe comprising Corporal Walker," Prii/atoSymc-s, Sheen'; 'ahd'V Crawley 'wis' elected, .ontho- committee:-to arrange a:ment. fof',a:,future' date,;'and -.thejholding' of'a , church 'parado- at vGreytown- on. Sunday ,next.; .: ,j

MISSION WORK IN CHINA.

Last night, -'in-, the.-Terrace Congregational 'Church/- the Rev:.Howard .Smith, ' Chinese

lecture on his 1 experiencesduring the . Boxer >Riots of 1900, and showeda number'of limelight pictures of Peking, andsccncs'of Chinese life. The whole trouble, Mr.Smith.- said, began when, after '.the 'war . withJapan, areaction set in in favour : of reform, butthis movement 'went too. rapidly and. conse-quently thore wasa again areaction in favourofconservatism,: when the /Emperor was ■ tlirustaside "by-' the Empress. Dowager, • who took; thereins'of,power.-; The: leaders of this reactionarymovement.'--incited r the :'people against, theforeigners, saying- that '.the * Empire would /goto - :ruin' if the-reformers' were, not , checked,and' so .the ' extraordinary - sight ' was' seen ' forthetfirst time .ini'historjv off foreign '.-legationsbesieged- by. the . people' of thecountry.' Mr.Smith'said that-, the missionaries-ill the lega-'tions, aided 'by ..their' Chinese converts, organ-ised .'the. commissariat, 'hospital,.-.sanitation,etc., and it was • those, converts who dugtrenches,:and' built fortifications,and defences:Those rinside tho legation walls;'who. sonearlyfell ■ into the - hands -of ■■ the infuriated.; mob,had' to thank 'the' ; for -theirpreservation. - Conditions in Chiha.had alteredvery" greatlysince; the riots, 'and:, now -theeffects 7 of-Sixty years- of■ mission work ..werebeginning to be seen very clearly. The Chris-tian doctrine had.begun to leaven .the massesand reach the root of.: the. nation. • There wasnotthe hatred of the; foreigner that used tobo so evident; The Boxer riots had crystallisedevents and brought them'to a'climax. Anotherreason for this broader outlook and greatertolerance was the education of the Chinese athome and abroad.', There-were to-day 15,000

.Chinese students in Japan,, and their influ-ence' when they return to China would tendgreatly, to ' break ' down prejudices. The mis-sionaries felt, however, that there • was adanger in this wider' education, unlets con-nected with some religious influence, and, infact,' the revolutionary' ideas inibibed by thoChinese abrond had been the cause of a good

'deal of trouble. It was recognised by mis-sionaries that a very important work mußtbe done by them in providing a good educa-tion in missionary colleges, and to this'workthey were now addressing themselves. One ofthen1 colleges, which had turned out 150 gradu-ates, was proud to say that every one ofthose graduates was -also a professed Christian.

THE HOTEL WINDSOR

OPENING LUNCHEON.

SPEECH BY THE HON. J. A. MILLAR.Tho> completion and opening of the largo

arid handsome' five-story' hotei which lias

been built for.Messrs. Boulton and Edwardsill Willis Street was signalised yesterday by

a luncheon, at which a number of leadingcitizens were present, by the invitation ofthe proprietors. His Worship tlio Mayor(Hon. T.. W. Hislop) presided, and amongstthose present was the Hon. J. A. Millar,Minister for Labour and Marine. Apologiesfor absence were received from' the PrimeMinister (Sir J. G. 'Ward), tho Minister forthe Interior (Hon. Dr. Findlay), and othergentlemen^. ' , • .

.■■.The toast of "The Parliament" was pro-posed by the Chairman.

' The Hon.- J. A. Millar, in responding,said.that if Parliament gave way in-regardto some things, which it was said outsidethey ought to do, they would' be assumingalmost the powers of tlio Tsar of Russia.People thought that if they wanted any-thing done they only had to persuado theGovernment,, and it would be achieved. OurParliament had been fortunato in having asmembers some of tlio ablest men in NewZealand, and indeed some of the ablest mentho world had ever seen'. Some of 'the oldpioneers of. Parliament were men of stand-ing, integrity, and brains, and it was there-fore, no wonder that the Parliament and thecountry, held such a high place to-day. Par-liament was still endeavouring,to carry;ontho business of .the country on the samesound .lines. : The present P/irliament, whenit /was concluded, would, show, he though*.,as good a record as its predecessors.' Inregard to every Parliament there' were threeclasses of persons—those who ..had . beenmembers, those who were now members, and;those'who wanted to be member's. .'.-Thoseoutside • wore, of course, by far the mostimportant section, because, if only theyj woreinside, the world would be. quite a differentplace.' In conclusion, Mr. Millar congratu-lated tho gentlemen who. had shown theirenergy and.;.their confidence in. tho futureof' Wellington by putting up that fine-build-ing; in which those present, had spent, sucha; pleasant': hour. He .wished them everysuccess in their venture.

/:• ,Mr. A. Corrigan proposed, "Success-to theHotel Windsor." Mr. Edwards .was knownak a business man possessing many highqualities, including plenty of .push, and go.Associated'with'him. was Mr. Boulton,whom. th'-T 'speaker had known as being in -controlof; a very large hotel venture in the , BluoMountains of . New South Wales. The HotelWindsor brought back visions of thatplace—a' magnificent establishment, .fit only forkings'and tourists. . ' ' r ,

/'.Mr. Boulton' acknowledged' tho . toast onbehalf, of his partner and himself. He saidthey, intended to conduct tlio house onfirst-class lines, catering for the general pub-lic,, tourists,, "travellers, and others. Heinvited the guests to inspect thehotel; whichthey.r vfould find. iip-to'dato in every respect,aii'a' constructed throughout in. the,best man-ner. 'v' ■'; • ■.'■ '.

D. Sieywright gave "The Architect,Builders, and Contractors," upon whom hebestowed high upraise. ._ Tlie owners, . of. tly3Hotel. Windsor had paid the city ' a, , highcompliment. in erecting h, .building costing£30,000 iiponi.land leased from ,ihb .Corpora-tion.The;pjvners liopcd.,tlie..civic,authori-.ties'.wbuld proceed as spoii as possiblewithth'a.tfideiiihs of the street; and. the.architect,;buiidors, and. contractors would/then, .doubt-

i lfiSS,:have:furtKer opportunities of adding tothe beauties of Wellington.

■ Mr- J- C- Maddison (architect) and Mr. J.■Trevor (contractor), in responding, spoke ap-preciatively of the-assistance rendered themb\v their associates and-staffs. ..

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' Before leaving;,a number of_ the , guests'foiihd.tinio 'to visitrothor portions, of- thohutldtnc. Its structural and dccorative fea-tures, .furnishing,.'and .'arrangements for. thecomfort of guests were emphatically praised.

REBATE OF RENT.

INTHIESTING DISCUSSION.. ', tsv 'TX.LSCKArIt—SFBCUL eoKItKSI'UNI>ENT.| ., . • Auckland, April\2.

There was an uimsnaltjr.animated discus-sion 'at the meeting 01 llio Crown bands-.board yesterday on th'o. .important questionojxtbe'.rebate of rent; umjur. tun 13usli andSwamp Act. ,# A number, or Opc.tilo. settlers,who.had transferred their land,'asked-thatth'o;:inuoniing'tenants,:sUoula p;et,;t;ie full-re-bate..-that' would/, liavo been jiJovvud to theoriginal selectors.■: ine Commissioner (Mr. J. Mackeiu-.jp) tookvery' strong .exception. to this-:.beiug done,contending that:the Act;,was mainly iinvji-,ded to.'liiiiptlie pioneer .to pull-through tBofiisfc.-year •on His ; holding ■wijen ■ not .a pcilh v

was coming-in prior to the seotion being re-'productive. . 'i'ue, privilege, under, trie uusliand. Swamp Act- never intended to beapplied;when- a. settler' transferred hold-ing at a profit, and when the holding hadbeen ■ improved sumciencly •to give tue ■ "in-coming man a good stirt and enable liim.tomake a hying. The'Act.was,really intendedto'-relieve-the pioneer from paying rent andrates for . the period that .was '.necessary to.get his bush aown and get the land madeproductive. If ; the settler elected to partwith, his holding, particularly, at a large ad-vance, it became , optional with - the Boardwhether that rebate "siiould bo, continued tothe incoming,man,'.and except in eases wherethe conditions;of the'holding were somewhatsimilar at the* date of the transrer to whatthey were at the dale ot selection, particu-larly with regard to road access and generalreproductiveness,,ho reb.ato should be allowed,-in. fact; it .was only'aij incentive to specula-tion. in the cases under notice at Opotiki,land had recently gorio up to' an immenseprice, and although-blocks that had beenputon-tho market by the Crown had fair rentsput ;iipon' them (in some cases double and-treble'what they were a, few, years ago), still>a few months after the ballot people werefound . willing to give large advances..; Be-cause .of this advance they wished a rebate oftlio very reasonable rents that the Crownwas ,'charging. He contended that many ofthese rates did:not exceed what the ordinarylocal .rates, were in most districts./' /Whilsthe had great.respect for the class of settlerwho had gone into the back blocks, and atOpotiki, ,'he'thought it was most unreasonablethat :becauso -they .had. placed-a millstoneabout,their,necks by giving unheard of-pricesti the first selector the Crown should suffer.He did not say. there 'was any. speculationiri'the original selector parting.with his land.At' the beginning nearly every man. was agenuine;settler, but they got prices, that paidthorn* and : probably, .would take' up- farmselsewhere. . ; ■ .

\ Mr. Harris took an entirely opposite view,holding that the incoming: tenant' 'was asmuch .entitled to rebate as the outgoing. Infact; in many cases, more :so,-as he had hadto pay .often.a large amount to go on theland, and he was the man who,-in. the end,had, so to speak, to'" nurse the. baby." .Itwas'quite true that the rent's charged bythe: Government were reasonable, and it wasnot the rentals so charged: that in any, waycrushed the settler. At, the same time, .hodid not say that the Board " should riotgrant"'the rebate to the incoming man.Ho thought the inference was that it wasreally, intended to do so.

Eventually the.Board decided to allow therebate to the incoming tenants for the bal-ance of tho full period (five years).

SWIMMING.,

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The Wellington Amateur Swimming; Clubcot off the final distance—140 yards—for thoW. B. Missen Cup at To Aro Batli6 yesterdayevening. The water was rough, but eight com-petitors lined out on the starting board. Therace resulted N. J. Gandy, 118sec., 1; C. Aston,lOOsec., 2; and L. Bridge, 62sec., 3. The otherstarters were G. C. . Crawford, 150sec.;' B.O'Neill, lOOsec.; D. M'Leod, (Msec.; C. Morse,50sec.; C. Ward, lOsec. Time, Bmin. 23eec.There was a great race home between Gandyand A6ton, the former gaining the verdict bvii touch. Bridgfi was some distance behind,and just managed to beat Morse for thirdplace. Gandy thus wins the cun with 10points, Aston and Bridge tving for secondplace with 3 points odch, and O'Neill comingnext with 2 points.

TRIP TO AMERICA.4

WELLINCTONIAN'S IMPRESSIONS.

INTERVIEW WITH MR, T. W. RAPLEY.Among returning Wellingtonians by the

W.irrimoo oil Wednesday was Mr. T. W.Raploy, who has been combining businesswith pleasure on.tho "Pacific slope" forthe past three months, taking in tho Ame-rican idea for what it was worth.

Mr. Raploy landed at Vancouver—ho didnot like Vancouver—which ho found wasmarking time after its reccnt boom, andhe went on by rail'to Portland (Oregon),Seattle, and Baker City, of' which threoplaces he gav cmost time to Seattle, thehustling city that is supplanting, if it hasnot already supplanted, SanFrancisco, as thechief centra in the West that romancistsused to term "golden." Things were "boom-ing" on solid lines in.Seattle; buildings oftho skyscraper type wero reaching out forthe stars, and all round were evidences ofa commercial activity good to sec. Seattleliad, five years ago, a population of125,000, to-day it had a quarter ofa. million,51 and was growing faster than,ever. There is. a big scheme on thereat present which is to give Seattle an in-land waterway ..through to Puget Sound byway of Lakes Washington and Huron. When'one . can grasp the enormous dimensions ofthe lumber trade of Pugot Sound he willrealise what a big thing the Seattlers havoon. Mr. Rapley found the value of city landprodigiously high, and yet building was goingon all round. ■A Big Exhibition.

Seattle proposes to hold a big exhibitionnext year, and is inviting Australia and NewZealand to send along their very best. Now,qn the Slope, Mr. Rapley found quite anumber of people interested in New Zea-land, particularly in regard to its laws, andthey regarded the Dominion as the ideal, thoultimate thing in. self-governed countries,and, if a smarter service wero provided be-tween'New Zealand and any of the Americanports ,he was sure that'thcro would be aninflux of Americans into this country.

A Subsidy from Congress.Mr.' Raploy travelled as far ,as Honolulu

on the return: voyago with Senator M'Laugh-lin, a member of Congress, who had informedhim that -there .was a disposition "on

. tho partof the Government to subsidisea ■-20-knot service to Australia. . For' thoreasons stated,: and others ho could mention,he hoped New Zealand would be .representedat the Seattle Exhibition. " It would pro-mote the movement for a subsidised service,and would strengthen the bonds between'thiscountry and | Western United States,

The Irritating Jap. ,'The Japanese trouble camo finder his

notice. When he was in Victoria (8.C.),Ottawa had takon a hand in the affair, andthis interforonce was causing intense bitter-ness, Victoria resenting the dictation of thoCanadian Government, which was advisinga'policy of pacific, toleration.. The Japanesewore there in numbers, and he did njot seehow -thoy could stop thorn going into thocountry, except by imposing a poll tax, with-out friction with <fepan. •'

A Modern City.Mr. Rapley. says that the-hotels in Seattlo

are open all nigiit-r-keep open from Mondaymorning until .midnight on Saturday, but itwas after midnight on' Saturday 11that morodrunkenness .was, noticeable than at' anyother time during the weok. Sunday was theday of. rest and heavy drinking. The shops

j are brilliantly lit with electricity evory even-ing—there is no.Shops Act there—and tho,-population .parade /tho. - illumined streets,giving the city a very animated air. The usothey, make "of electricity astonished him—itwas everywhere /and was used for every pur-pose under the sun.

A Poll Tax. : | 1It ; is. not generally known that everyoneentering the-United'States, no matter how,has to ; pay a poll-tax! of two dollars. Mr.Rapley. had to pay for himself and his wifeat Sumas—tho border town between Canadaand the United States, in addition, had

.to. present immigration papers (obtained onboard the steamers or at immigration offices);sotting all , personal particulars." , .

'Comic Optfiy, Law. •The traveller went to Portland (Oregon)

one .day orjl.'purprise to seo a murder trialthat was to l. vheld-in that, city, but camo

■back convifcststri that there is no law likeBritish law'- 'XheVvcaring-in of the jury wasto him almO'l-ffarcical. Each, juryman as howas called was actually examined: by tho;irosecutor and cross-examined by. defending

Hewas asked his name,'age, occu-pnr ; . whoro .lie had beon before,had ho read .of til*; ease, -was he prejudiced

; one way or -the other by what lie: had read,■md so'on, until one would imagine.that-ho

• v.r.i, out- <>f tin- principal witnesses. It'tookthe;.' best part «f a, week to select a jury,but ho r cei tahivii .: "tenvards that the pri-soner ; w<. s nmvirl- America had somesplendid lacs. !m wore not enforced,and tho conti.irt. n:. their courts was. toofunny for word's-, . •

WELLINGTON HOCKEY CLUB.c— • 1 -> -

The tenth annual meeting of'.i'icton Hockey Club was. held in the .Y.M.C.'.A. jrooms on "Wednesday evening, Mrl\N. K;jSmythe in,the bhnir. There were 20 \jbrs' present. Ten new members were elecu-j iannual report stated that the mem-bership roll showed a decrease of. 12 f-'>mthe active list'of the previous year. TheCommittee placed on record its appreciationof the services rendered to the club by Mr.C. Blackwell, who'had resigned. The finan-cal position of the club was not regarded assatisfactory, the small' credit balance; £23s. 4d. comparing unfavourably, with pre-vious balances. : „

It was agreed to take over the old .groundat Miramar. Practice will commence onSaturday week, ,

Oflicrs for the ensuing , year were electedas follow President, Mr. J. H. B. Coatcs;'vice-presidents, Messrs. E. D. Bell, C. :H.Izard, M.P.; A. M. Do Costa, and A. S.Biss; Captain, Mr. 1). A. Brower; Commit-tee of Management, Messrs. H. V. Walton,13. Caldow, W. Morrah, N. K.' Smytho;Senior. Match Committee, . Messrs. N. K.Smythe, D.' M. Beere, E. A. Brewer; dele-gates •to the Welington Hockey Association,Messrs. H. V. Walton,;- J.-Price; lion, trea-sury Mr. R.'A. Brewer; hon. auditor, Mr.R. ; D. -Jlonzies; hon.; secretary,. Mr. H.Lambert. 1 -;

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BRITISH LADS AS IMMIGRANTS.

The Immigration. League of Australasia isbeing convinced from . two quarters, that amovement to bring large.numbers of lads fromthe Old Country to Australia .would be attendedwith great success. From every sido (says theSydney '"Daily Telegraph ) there conies a de-mand from farmers for lads between the agesof 15 and'lß years,- to work in the country. Ifhundreds were available they could all boplaced at onco at fair wages. Oh the otherhand, every mail brings a number of lettersfrom lads in tho British Islesy stating theirdesiro to follow a life on the land in Australia.Some of these, have already farming experience,while others have none. Even tlioso withoutexperience could bo foundplaces in thecountry,or sent for a month or two to the Pitt Townfarm "to learri the rudiments of agriculture.Dr. Arthur, tho president of the League, willintroduce a deputation .to the Premier, atwhich this matter will be specially brought be-fore him, and the suggestion made that re-duced passages should be offered to such ladsas are prepared to work on farms. It is be-lieved that the shipping companies will beprepared to co-operate in this proposal.

IN OTHER CENTRES.(BT TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

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AUCKL'AND.April 2.

Addressing a mass meeting of women atthe Choral Hall yesterday, Her ExcellencyLadyPlunket said that in the last 10 years15,905 Infants under twelve months of agohad died in New Zealand. Including these,20,309 children under five years oid hadbeen lost to the country. Referring to thebooks- which, Her Excellency said, manyyoung mothers with delicate babies werecompelled to consult, she declared thatnearly all of them used the term "generallyspeaking." They did not lay down a hard-and-fast rule, the authors knowing thatevery infant form - differed in internaleconomy. Lady Plunket made a strong pleafor support for the Auckland Society forthe Promotion of the Health of Women andChildren, which, she said, the Governmentwas subsidising to the extent of £ for £ .upto £100. .

Nurse Cliappol will in Aucklandunder the auspices of the Society on Thurs-day. next.Research Scholarships.

Tho publication of the joint report fromProfessors Scott, Evans, and Chilton, re-garding the proposed scientific researchscholarships, has caused some surprise at theAuckland University College, which has notyet received a copy of tii.o report. Pro-fessor Segar stated yesterday that tho pro-fessorial board hero had not been .forwardedparticulars of tho scholarships, • but;■ whensuch was done a meeting, of the boardwould be called to consider tho question.

The Csupcn System. ,

In connection with the coupon system,which tho bakers of Auckland are consider-ing, an interesting statement has beeu

■made by a gentleman intimately connectedwith the trade. It might, he thought, suitthe cases of bakers selling for delivery overthe cou itor, but bo' was doubtful of itotherwise. He stated that he knew a largebread company which had tried the systemin Christchurch about 16 years ago. Itworked all right for three or four months,until the novelty wore off. Then the com-pany's carters would come in after theirrounds,. and say that Mrs. So-and-So wasout when they called, but. she had left amessage. asking them to leave three , loaves,and woujd give them the coupons next day.The same thing happened daily, not in thoease of one' customer -only, but about 50 or60 of thorn-. • ; Thbii vthe carters began toget muddled. They forgot who owed themcoupons,-and who did not. When thatstage 1 was reached the bakers gave up, tho'coupon system. , They found they wero giv-ing away about a cart-load of bread a weekwithout booking.

Juvenile Offenders. .

The increasing number of Juvenilo criminalcases, being : 'dealt; with,'in tho Courts ledMr. C. M. Kettle, S.M.y to reluctantly pass asalutary sentence on two lads who ' werebrought' before him yesterday. The lads, |both of respectable parentage, had been re-manded; on icharges of .breaking into themotor 1 launch Rawa, and stealing therefromone tin of benzine, also with breaking intoother launches and. stealing various articles.The probation officer had been asked toreport on the past conduct of the larls, andhis report was favourable.-' Mr.- Singer, onbehalf of defendants' guardians, offered tomake good the damage, which totalled some■£6 or £7. The boys boarded various launches,purloined a number of; fishing lines and ben-zino; then went aboard the launch Rawaand endeavoured to set the mechanism going,the intention being to set out on a grandfishing excursion. A considerable-quantityof benzine was wasted in the'endeavour toset. the launch's engines working. Mr.Singer suggested that a birching should bqordered. Mr. Kettle agreed that a whippingwas tho. best thing that could bo done forthe boys. It was the first, time ho hadordered such a "punishment, and ho greatlyregretted having, to do so, but juvenile crimewas becoming so frequent-'that it was im-perative that steps should bo-taken to deterit. Matters wcro going so far. with youngpeople in tho ' dominion ,that 'unless- theCourts resorted to'some severe methods crimowould become alarmingly common. The boysin this ca'so were lads of respectable parents,with nothing previously known against them.Committment to an industrial school was not,ifi. his opinion, • a desirable remedy undersuch circumstances. Tho order of the Courtwould be that each of the boys receivo 12strokes with tho birch, to bo de-livered by ' a"" constable, - in the ' -pro-gene, if so desired, of the boys' parentsor guardians. So .many young, people hadbeen before, the Court for various offencesduring the last few weeks that the timo:had arrived when whiopiiig seemed to bethe only suitable remedy, and if that werenot effective, something else jnust bo tried.Water Polios. .

In connection with the charges against twoboys yesterday of breaking into and stealing

a paunch,-Mr. Kettle, S.M., com-mented upon the . urgent and absolute fleces-sity of a polico launch for use in the har-bour. Not only was it required for guard-ing vessels lying in. port, and, 'for readyassistance; in the.event of an accident, butequally for the carrying out of the-harbourregulations, 'and for tho better security ofthoso who had property anchored, in the

- waters of the harbour. Tho matter, is taken\if> ,by 1 the "Herald," which , says'; in tho.-'i/'"vivof a leader:—Tho matter is constantly.Hmnjw iweed:upon public attention in'an in-finite t.y of ways, but tho police authori-Hc? -look - tlmly onj "'and are not', stirred.Ui '' Hon i.'. u"\y ovidenco of tlio necessityto.; fatablis'mi;: s\wa'fer. police. At the . lastHarbour Board mnHiiig . tho .question camoup again, and at yesterday's. Polico Court

• Mr. Kettle spoko very strongly 011 tho mat-ter, but experience hr.« that theGovernment will not stir unless' the localauthorities insist that t-lv cshtmg 'intoler-able state of affairs shall continue 110 longferrThere should be a polico motorjauv-h ami ,a small detail of suitable mec s; .: -n-.- l tothe special work of harbour patr-l uu itection. Tho expense would be only. a (V«t-hundred pounds annually, and ..the mull'would be immediately seen in the restorationofi a 'security which has* been' practicallythrown away. It is not only a danger toshipping property, but a. danger to the com-mon woal, that this extensive maritime dis-trict of Auckland should ..become the haUntof thieves'and the training ground of ' law-breakers. The- seven- .or eight members of_Parliament who represent constituencies'directly interested in this question shouldbe requested by-the Harbour Board to pressit upon the attention of tho Government, andto take no ambiguous answer in a matterof such urgency and simplicity. There havebeen thefts without number, seriousassaults, .frequent ac'cidents, constant viola-tion of regulations, and all the other inevit-able. features, of a policelesa area, 'and therecan be no doubt as to the shoulders uponwhich responsibility lies. v . V ■Technical College.

The application. of the. Auckland Educa-tion Board for a special allowance of £410for the rental of additional building in con-nection with the Technical College in Rut-land Street has not been as favourably re-ceived as was at first anticipated. At themeeting of tho Board yestorday, a letterwas read -from the Inspector-General of.Schools, stating that a grant of £200 onlyhad been approved. "It is considered.' ,pointedly pursued the Inspector-General,"that the difference between .the sum ap-.plied for and that granted may well be metout of the interest accruing from the con-tribution of tho Auckland 'Savings Bankfor the Auckland Technical College, on whicha £' for £ subsidy was paid in February,1907." Tho Board decided to reply stating

a course was inadvisable, and theydid not think it could legally be done, asthe money was donated solely' for the pur-pose of building a new college.

DUNEDIN. .' April 2.

It is said to be the intention of the masterbakers to approach the Arbitration Courtwith a. view of being released from theUnion rate of wages on account of the wit-ting, that is taking place.. The present cut-.|

ting prices, they say, mean a serious loss toall ongaged in the baking business.Rabbit Extermination.

About a fortnight ago the Chief. Inspectorof Stock (Mr. Bruce), .in company.with theagents for tho " Suddeth" and'"H.'D."rabbit exterminating machines, . visited theLakes District, where .highly successful trialsof tho machines were mado. , The "Sud-deth," an Australian, invention, treatedfifty holes in sixty", '-minutes, and the'"H.D.," a contrivance of Mr. Hunter Wes-ton's (Middlomarch),operated upon 13S holesin fifty-five minutes. 1 ' So'satisfactory werethe results that the. "Star' 1 understandstliat the Stock Department has bought bothmachines.Presentations. 1 ;

Mr. F. G. Cray, who leaves Dunedin to-morrow by the Monowai to, take up hisresidence in : Wellington, after a connectionwith Dunedin extending over twenty-four,years, has been presented' with tokens of.respect by the Firo .Board, the residents ofRavensbourno, and .others...Price of Eggs.

The egg market is - firming.' on account ofinquiries from the North, especially fromWellington, where it .is, said., the bakersmissed putting down..their, winter .supplies,hut there seems no likelihood that eggs willbecome dear in Dunedin. Pullets arc'layingvery much earlier than usual owing to the.mild weather experienced, and if the quan-tity of eggs coming forward" from the coun-try is not as large' as in, former.years, .thereis, by way of compensation, a large supplyin cool storage. ' I. '

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Harbour Board.The Otago Harbour Board this afternoon

authorised the expenditure ,of, £20,000 fordredging and '£3750 for. widening RattrayStreet "Wharf. , ;

5THE DOMINION, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908:

A man (says a London contemporary),willbe Jess inclined to lay aside'capital for thebenefit qf those who :aro dependent uponhim when he knows that the interest derivedfrom it will be treated by-the authorities asunearned- ,

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LAND NOTICES.

FOE SALE.

MILLING TIMBER.

CHANCE FOE SAWMILLERS.

30,000,000on 1200 acres Freehold, Land; good rollingcountry.

Every tree can be hauled to the mill on aneasy down grade. .

This is Undoubtedly y ' .

THE BEST TIMBER .MILLING "SPEC." IN/ .... NEW ZEALAND.

Excellent Reasons Given for Selling.

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TIMBER VALUERS,. . , - HASTERTON.'

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FARMS.FOR SALE. . '

(IAA ACRES,; all plougliable, good Hocsa.• and outbuildings. Price JEIS. : 153

ACRES, all ploughable, 12-roomed •' .

House; close to town. £16 10s. Would '

entertain good exchange.>

-» aAO ACRES, half in" grass, 100 Acres'Flat, balance good hills; good build.* f

inga; winters 2 sheep. Price M 7s. 6d, pej. acre. ", ' \ . ..

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Thero is no development of tho north-eastcoast shipyard dispute, beyond further dis-charges of men not required owing to thestrike of shipwrights and . joiners (reportsthe Durham correspondent of a London con-temporary). The men directly affected num-ber botween 7000 and 8000._ Adding to thesethe men out of work owing to depressionof trade, there are nearly 20,000 shipyardworkers now idle on the norUi-eaet-coast.

--TSLANS of Subdivisions, Forms'of TentiejjConditions 'and Terms of,.Sale: of tW

1 GRAND PROPERTY, to be obtained fronuMr.B. DIVE (Eltiiam), or ,'f;' ; - f .•' ,

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TT'EASE, 3J years to run, per acre,J-J .142 acres, closo to school and creamery,'all 'in and subdivided: llouEO.'and out-buildings. Price, including' .30 'cows, dr3y,cans;; plough,, etc:) .etc.,' JC225. .•

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Gold Reef at Russell has been discovered; ourclient is more than satisfied.,' Wo haye'severSl•other.; properties to sell,, same district", "dirt. ■cheap. VYliy not invest. before owners have ' '

time-to :;aiso. prices? ::l '''■■■ACRES adjoining"Railway. Taumarere':B.

■ SV; of Is.",' and 'splendid tidal- inlet.X"yachtings and . fishing,' ring-fenced and divini 1into paddocks, several ■well - vitli lVis-palum','.from whjch, of baj-. ifannually made. Two -houses, on-! V'^wki,five "'rooms ,'ahd verandah, • c roha-il, •'ere.'.Yielding. J570 ve?ily

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fern. Will carry! 3o to 40 co~.< well, watered;! mostly ; ,ploughablo. ..Price, dCSSO; J5250' 'casb,.

balance 5 per cent.' ' (4SG)

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: PARTLY IMPROVED COUNTRY. .

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ACRES OF. EXCELLENT BUS2,41/uU ' LAND. •'

50 Acres in Grass,. balance; Busli. Situate oathe -..banksv of tho AVauganui River, 30 miles-from: Wanganui.'' CO .Chains frontage to.-river.Steamers can call at any-point. • •

Healthy Sheep Country; will ran 2Jj dry..sheep per acre. . . . - .

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TheDominion.FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.

MR. MASSEY AT WHANQAREI.

if Although Mr... Massey s .Whangareiaddress, a summary o/ -which .appearedin - yesterday's.', kmc, was 'wigi-liy, aswas inevitable from fclie Hvi,ie range-ofsubjects dea; I villi;. H makes interest-ing leading, i-.-v.l wJiaiever 'criticismmay be hrought against it, it is at•least secure from tlie charge of vague-.ucs?: ov unreality. -To our mind the"yjiiAt useful, portion of the speech was illiat in. .wliicli Mr.. Massey came toclose.-quarters . with the Government'sxaitude towards Socialism; and al-though, in an age of cheap educationi.nd'slovenly, thought'his warnings ofthe dangers l,of Socialism will be widelydisregarded, it is impbssible to believe,that tlicy will not set many peoplethinking about the matter who neverthought of it before. Mr. Massey hasevidently _ discovered. that the processof education will be very slow if: he andother ; Individualists confine them-selves to abstract logic. Much morecan be i accomplished by such shrewdanalyses of the actual situation as thatwhich distinguished this part /of his.speech. It cannot be too often in-sisted that Socialism is none the lessSocialism for coming in instalments.As Mr. G. K. Chesterton once put it,with his inimitable! lucidity: "It isnot against the thing that it is swift,or in its favour that it is slow. Onthe one hand,, energy is all the finerif it is sudden energy. On the otherhand, paralysis is not anj J nicer 'be-cause it is creeping paralysis." Thisis a fact the more to be rememberedbecause, by dint of disclaiming anysympathy with " revolutionary Social-ism," the Government may hypnotiseitself into the belief that "evolutionarySocialism" is a thing different inkind, and so lead the country towardsa situation from which there must bea long and painful process of recovery.

Of much timeliness, therefore," isMr. Massey's contention that, as thegoal of the "revolutionary Socialist" 1is " the, nationalisation of the land,the nationalisation of all industry,and, as far as possible, the limiting ofindividual enterprise," " Sir JosephWard, whether he knows it or not, isbeing made use ot by tho Socialisticparty in Parliament, .by. men in the

Cabinet and outside the Cabinet, whoare wore politically astute than him-self. The more clever of the Social-ists are well content with the "evolu-tionary Socialism" of the Government.,know that tliey cannot get allt-fiey want at once, " but they ask for

•what is likely to be given them in onesession, and then they increase theirdemands the following session." TheSocialistic drift of the Government ismost clearly _ observable in the landpolicy, of which Mr. Mnsscy had muchto say. Nobody who keeps in touchwith realities ever dreams of doubtingthat, the best way of obtaining the fullefficiency of the land as a wealth-pro-ducing factor is to encourage the en-ergy and ambition of the landholder.There is no greater, incentive to energy,than the prospect of ownership, and'the Government's policy of land nat-ionalisation is, therefore, antagonisticto the best interests of the country.Although the Premier denied at One-hunga that lie was in favour of landnationalisation, which lie defined a-sthe " taking of ' private land' by.confiscation or otherwise, and vestingit m the nation," Mr. Massey pointedout that under the Land for Settle-ments Act the Government, in thestrict terms of the Premier's own de-finition, is nationalising the land atthe rate of half a;'million pounds perannum. The point, however, requiresno long demonstration. It is satisfac-tory to find that the Leader of the Op-position does not intend to relax' his■advocacy of .the freehold with limita-tion of area for Crown tenants. Wecan only touch briefly upon Mr. Mas-sey's array of examples to demonstratethe readiness of j/.the'. Government, tocompromise.' It is the fashion nowa-days in sonle quarters to regard as evi-dence of fairness in an Act its unpala-tableness to'extremists on either side, 1as if two wrongs made a. right. Theobject of the / Government's • compro-mises is not the discovery of the gol-den mean, but to avoid making troublefor itself by-, an abandonment ■of con-sistency and principle.

In the past, the Opposition, has suf-fered from the neglect of its leadingmembers to give a categorical list of

■the chief items in its policy. Mr.Massey has wisely bowed to the. popu-lar insistence upon a list that can/beread at a* glance, and while the Gov-/eminent is still confounding the morecandid of its allies by declining tostate a, policy, the Leader of the Op-position has laid down a clear ? pro-gramme for his party. The freehold,an elective TJpper House, local govern-ment reform, economy, in administra-tion, a real Native land policy, a fair'allocation of public works expenditure,and the encouragement of , industryand freedom from unnecessary restric-tions—these make; .up,,a definite andvaluable | whole; . .With the energeticco-operatioh of his colleagues, Mr.Massey should be able to exercise awholesome educational influence* on-public opinion. So. far he has beenleft to, carry on alone' the business ofcounteracting the influence of the/Min-isters, who are spending the taxpay-ers' money as nevei- before in theirceaseless travelling,; throughout' the.Dominion') for; electioneering purposes.It is timethat-lie received the assist-ance of his_ colleagues,' rind we hopethat they will.bestir; themselves. Thespeeches of their, leader should putfresh heart into moderates throughout•the country, but even a good case maybe'.lost by default. ''

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

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The Wellington llugby FootballUnion on .Wednesday embarked on its'Tight against tlie. professional move-rment. The professional team ■ whirUtoured the Northern - Counties of E in-land with a-fair degreed of success bothfinancially and in the. playip.'. -jiuiJp,is well 'on its way. back tr. iho .Do-minion, /and < those who f., out ama-teur sport; are : wise 'in ■ .■kinir : notionto prepare a defence ' i: the amateurposition in readiness -jr any. onslaughtwhich may bo mar 1 , tippiv it. The chiefdanper to (he game is Jniis-managemeiiK " i."is-.ivoi so much a.ques-tion of wb; n'iayer may be out. ofpoci<«;ttin- ,esulfc.-of taking part inii- voiiv, as. -it is the treatment playersa l!cJ eltibs' .receive from the provincialunions.;', and the treatment these un-ions in turn receive'from the govern-ing body. No doubt some players can-not afford to go on tour owing to thefinancial sacrifice, entailed; , and itshould not be difficult to:meet suchcases by means of a fixed travellingallowance. The Wellington Union onWednesday evening decided against aproposal whicli went in this 'direction;and expressed approval of a hard andfast rule preventing any, amateurplayer receiving payment in any formfor playing football. A rule to thiseffect would any- possibility ofabuses creeping in, and the voting onthe question gave plain indication thatthe great majority of delegates holdthe opinion that there can be no halfmeasures. It is just as well that theUnion should have made its positionperfectly clear in the matter; but atthe same time .we cannot believe thatthe bogy of Professionalism is quiteso threatening as it is depicted. A fairproportion of the returning team willprobably abandon football, and the re-mainder will find it a difficult matterto promote professional Rugby here solong as the amateur game is reason-ably well managed. ■

LOCAL AND GENERAL.' -—: *

The Customs revenue collected at Welling-ton yesterday amounted to £3015 10s.

The arrivals in New Zealand during lastFebruary totalled .4507, and the departures2966, as compared with 3610 arrivals: and3176 departures in February, 1907.

It is directed by an Order-in-Council, nowgazotted, that the valuation- rolls for thoboroughs of Miramar, Karori, and Onslowshall be revised by tho Valuer-General as atMarch 31, 1908. - >

The polico havo been advised that a five-roomed houso occupied by Alfred Rolstou,of Judgeford, was totally destroyed by firoon Tuesday. The building was owned byMr. Wm. Galloway. The cause of the fireis supposed, to have been a defective chim-ney. The building was insured for £100,and tho furniture for £40, both in tho Com-meroial Union Office,

The Cabinet has decided to publish therecords of the recent expedition to the sou-thern islands.

Detectives Williams and Kemp arrested aman yesterday on a charge of theft from thodwelling of Dr. Hamilton Gilmer, WillisStreet.

Regulations aro published in this week'sGazette regarding the powers and duties ofarbitrators, and other matters under theI/and Laws Amendment Act, 1907.

By Gazette notice it is declared that thenumber of councillors for tho ridings of theDannevirke County shall bo as follows:—Oimondvillo Riding, one; Nrirsewood, two;'Dannovirke, two; and Mangatoro, two.

, Messrs. James Trevor and Soil aro aboutto erect a substantial four-story brick ware-house on the vacant section in Lower CubaStreet (next to the State Coal Department'spromises). The section, which has a front-ago of 30 feet to Lower Cuba Street, isowned by Mr. James Trevor.

On and after January 1, 1909, every candi-date for a certificate of competency, eitheras master or mate, will be required to showto the Marino Department a certificate thathe possesses a knowledge of first-aid to thoinjured. The Department is arranging withtho St. John Ambulance Association 'forspecial facilities for the instruction and ex-amination of candidates.

An engineer named Robert Sommerville, re-siding at 10 Roscommon Street, Petone,met with'a serious accident while working atMessrs. Whitcombe and Tombs's new buildingyesterday morning'. . Sommerville was acci-dentally caught in a" lift, and was badly in-jured about! the head. On inquiry at ;tlie.Hospital last night wo' were, informed ■■ thatSommerville was in a serious condition.

. A member of the Hon. T. W. Hislop'saudience at; Wadestown last evening asked'him whether, if elected again as Mayor, howould be in favour of placing a few seats onthe Wadestown road.] A'woman going up

; with a parcel or two and. a child or two in apram on a hot day found it hard: work toget to the .top without a rest. Tho candidate.had no hesitation in giving a sympatheticanswer to this moderate request." .» .: I

Dr. Mackin/who has just completed athree months' post graduate course in. theLondon hospitals, considers that tho Welling-ton Hospital; is well up-to-date as comparedwith the English hospitals 'he "walked.!'The one ithing• that struck him .was: thatelectricity was becoming a great therapeuticfactor. Nearly every hospital in London hasits ; electrical department, which: certainlywent to show that there is an increasing 're-spect for electricity as a .curative .asent. >

In regard to the appointment of two ad-ditional inspectors under the Orchard andGarden Pests Act, the Hon. R. : M'Nab(Minister for Agriculture) states: that -theappointments are being made in consoquenoaof the great additional work entailod by thenew regulations concerning the inspection' offruit coming : into the colony; It wasthought that the work would !be carriedout with the ■ ordinary; staff, but this hasbeen found ' impossible. The appointmentswill bo made almost; immediately.

While touring tho Old World, Dr.lMackinmade one of an excursion to tho. Norwegian'fiords in the steamer Midnight Sun, sailingfrom Newcastle-on-Tyne,': Askwl. for an opin-ion as to how tho West Coast Sounds.com-.:pared .with /those ,of ; Norway, Dr. Maokin,said that they were hardly'comparable.: Ho"would call them the weird and natiirai re-;spqetively, but, personally, he tho-natural boauties .of tho'Otigo Smmils. Thedoctor remarked on the- lit-tle-known J««t in-teresting fact-that- the nvmgc- depth' of'theNorth Sea Was r.buv,; 50 vatlt'Tii"-,, but on.entering tho fiords there, was n .sudden dropto ISO fathoms, which js certainly a-weird,attributr.

The position uf Trades .Unionists -underSection 15 of the Conciliation and Arbitra-tion Act v.'ivs'jiK'ntioned at last night's meet;.'mg of (ho Trades Council. It was submittedby that Section 15 was against'thepnac'plfj-inteiided by tho original .framers oftj'"' A°fc> and the,opinion of the Councilwasvhat a Union ; skould be allowed .to resort to<:>|her methods when that Union: failed to', getjustice from the Act. TJhe following resolu-tion in this connection was carried:—'' Thatthis-Council, . after,. reviewing the .present.position of the industrial law of the Domin-ion, considers that Section 15 of the Con-ciliation and Arbitration Act of '1905 is ; ablot upon such legislation, and. demands thatth'is section of the''Act be immediately re-pealed.'* - ,

Under regulations appearing in theGazette, tne secretary or the . Wellington Ac-climatisation Society,-* or'any person or per-sons duly; authorised by him in writing, may,-during the period-from April. 1 to June 30,1908, kill red deer of either sex and of anyags; which, in the opinion of the ,secretaryor of the authorised persons, should be de-stroyed either by reason■ of age, deformity,or other physical, imperfection. . A Teturnshall ,be furnished to the Minister for In-ternal Affiairs by the secretary, within onocalendar month aftef the expiry of theaforesaid period, stating the number andsexes of all red deer so destroyed as afore-said,, the dates,', and name of tho porson bywhom, and the locality in' which, the deerwere destroyed. It is provided that nothingin the regulations shall extend to author-ising any person to sell (deer. Any.,personwho commits a breach of these ■ regulationsshall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20.

Mr. C. M. Gray, M.P., of Christchurch,passed through' Wellington yesterday on hisreturn home from a .trip over tho Mainirunk line. Speaking to a Dominion'repre-sentative, he said that, he does not think itprobable that the line can be finished by thoend of the year. / From present indicationsthe conclusion ,of the work is likely to bedeferred until this time next year, but it isnot impossible that Mr.*Hall-Jones.may bo*ablo to fulfil his assurance that 1908 will seethe completion of the line. Mr. Gray did notthink,that the construction would bo delayedon account of. the Makatot© Viaduct, forwhich/Messrs. Anderson and Co. are contrac-tors. Mr. Andrew Anderson informed himthat after one or two more spans have beenplaced in position, the work will be of avery simple nature. Mr. Gray thinks, thatother portions of the railway will still beunfinished when tlio Jlakn toto Viaduct iscompleted. When lie went up the lino, fivecrowded coaches, made tho journey betweentho rail-heads. Coming back-, however Mr.Gray had to ride in an almost empty coach,and the jolting which ho experienced duringthe four hours' journey was not at all plea-sant. It was raining hard on tho occasionof both coach journoys.

Mrs. Etliol E. do Costa, LL.B. (nee MissEthel R. Benjamin, of Dunedin), after practi6.inR for some years in that city, has com-menced practice as a barrister and solicitorin No. G Nathan's Buildings, corner Grey andFeathcrston Streets, Wellington. Mrs. De Costahas the distinction of beine the only ladypractising at tho Bur in the Dominion, In-tt'noinp ollonta oan depend on prompt andcareful attention at Mm Do Costt'a banda.'

A proclamation constituting tho Town Dis-trict of Upper Hutt is published in lastnight's Gazette.

There is at least one Chinese laundrymanwith a sonso of humour in Wellington. Thename of his firm, prominently exhibited ontho premises, is Wall Shing and Co. '.

Tho postal authorities advise that theWimmcra, which left Sydney on April 1,has on board Australian and English mailsfor Wellington. 'The mail is due in Welling-ton in tho-ordinary course, by the expresstrain from New Plymouth next Tuesdaynight.

The Public Works Department has ac-cepted tho tender of Mr. W. Ward, of'Napier, for renovations to the Napier Court-house, which will'cost-from £400 to £500, vand the tender ,of Mr; Alderton, of Whan-garei, for additious to the, Court-house inthat.town, to the value of about £350.

In regard to the restrictions proposed to beplaced on code words by .tho InternationalTelegraphic Conference to be,held at Lisbonon May 4, a member:'of the Chamber ofCommerce is of opinion that a protest shouldbe made against the barring of any wordsnow in use,'(pronounceable or otherwise), asany alteration in a code would cause endlesstrouble and expense, to those concerned. .

. When the annual balance-sheet was pre-sented for adoption, at the meeting of theMiramar Borough Coilncil last'night, the

' Mayor pointed out that tho Treasurer, ought,to be heartily congratulated on the fact,thattho whole'of the,rates had again been col-lated. "Year after year'," observed theMayor, "there has not been a penny out-standing. The position is, I consider,unique." : . •

At the next meeting of the City Council,Councillor Hindniarsh will movo" That itis desirable'that tho'citizens of Wellingtonshould immediately acquiro ,250 acres 'of land-in the Wadestown' district , on which to erect

. houses 'for ,'suitabla; tonants, arid i that thoCity Council endeavour to arrange;with theWellington Harbour Board means of .pro-viding 1 wharf employees and others with de-cent homes at rents reasonably proportionate"to earnings." '

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;"The tipping system: is one of the horrors

of travelling ,in America," says Dr. Mackin,who has just returned from a world's tour.-"You can't have a meal in i a dccent hotelwithout having to tip your waiter 20 ,or, 25cents. If you offered him 10 cents (5d.) he.would "pitch it at, you.- If you order a glassof ice water to be .brought to your bedroomyou must tip tho man, 10 cents, the same totho man'who cleans your boots, oir who shiftya trunk. . If you'don't tip voluntarily theyask for it bluntly without any false delicacy.•It is iniquit-oiis, but you cannot get on with-out it,; Tips must have cost mo not muchshort of £200."*. Mr. Robert Parker's publio addressesare almost , invariably flavoured1 witli,humour. : They had all heard, he ob-served to his audience in tho Sydney StreetSchoolroom, last. evening, on, tho occasion of■the Parker-Richmond lecture-concert, of thepretentious lady who asked Mr./:-W., S. Gil-bert whether Bach ' (she pronounced it"Batch ") had./been ; composing '.anythinglately, and of the humorist's crushing reply,'" No, madam, he has been decomposing for aconsiderable time past." "I. have had,' 1concluded Mr. Parker, an almost identicalexperience, relating to the same composer,in this onlightonMl Dominion' of 'New Zea-land." ': . ; .• ; ■ j..' At' last* nigHt's meeting":'of the''.Trades-Council severali instances .of ; what delegatesalleged to be deliberate discrimination againstTrades -Unionists were brought under notice,ai) d it was decided to call the attention ofthe Labour Department to what, in the opin-ion of the meeting, .were two cases requiringinvestigation, ,'tho- action. of: theStewart Timber' Company in dismissing, threeof- its employees who'gave'.evidence 'beforetlio. Arbitration. Court, .arid, the dismissal by.the directors of the Kaimata .Dairy Factoryof a prominent member. of tho ButteriWorkers' Union, who,had beon'in the employof the firm for ten^ years. ■; In addition, -aCommittee was set up 'to draft a. report ofthe various cases 'of discrimination that havebeen brought under the notice'of tho Coiincil.

The Melbourne "Age," referring W Mr.Wade and the Victorian' Wages' Board sysltern, now world-famed as ,the furthest ad-vance science has made in the peaceful ad-justment of 'industrial differences," saysthat the New South'Wales Premier hasdivined tho secret of its efficacy. The paper,goes on to say. " that secret maybe relatedin ii few/words.' Our system derives all itsvigour and its . virtue from "fact that,instead of.j separating the of. em-ployers and .employed- and opposing : theni,like irreconcilable before a. legal'tribunal 'having ' no inherent knowledge ofthe matters, at, issue—and therefore obligeddepend .on. extrinsic evidence: for "itsguidanceiT-it ' draws the; antagonists toge-ther in the persons of - their,.chosen repre-.sentatives,, who have ah-expert knowledgeof the industry in all its bearings and thocause of trouble.; They, .meet and discusstheir differences, and come to an agreement.Thej parties are* their own court. Their;judgment is a-mutual .'decree, arid honourand ; intorest alike .'prevail"upon them t-Q re-spect it." : ;

Dr. M. M'lntyre Sinclair, in a report pre-sented to subscribers in Sydney last week,stated that the table of rosults of the year1907 at King's Tableland Sanatorium illus-1

trated particularly the very marked benefit,of sanatoria; in early' stago.'cases as coin-pared with the results in t)ie intermediate'

, and more advanced stages ,of consumption.Of 34 early oases admitted' not one failedto improve under treatment,, and every onewas discharged from the institution eitherwith full restoration of Working capacity, orwith the capacity for work but slightly dim-inished.', With, tho completion of the newGovernment hospital for'advanced consump-tives at Waterfall, it was to be-hoped theQueen Victoria Honies 'would be able to de-vote themselves more and! more exclusivelyto tho treatment of curable eases, for whichthey were primarily 'intended, andl for whichthey aro pre-eminently .suited. The "open-air " or sanatorium method Still'held thefiold as the main basis of all treatment. Atthe same time, in - suitable cases, observa-tions hnd been continued on the use of var-ious tuberculins and serums as adjuncts totreatment. .The latter have been regulatedin their application by-'the use of both lab-oratory and clinical methods, and had un-doubtedly proved of valtio in many eases;Wright's Opsonic method had proved of lessValue than anticipated.in pulmonary tuber-cle, and in its present form could;not, it wasthought, - yet • replace the clinical methodselaborated by various authprities during re-cent years. ,

For Hair and >aco Treatments visit MrsRolleston r Hair Physician, Face Specialist amiMasseuse, certificated, who lias tho distinctionof medical training, being qualified under DrRenlei 'E. Roth; M.R.C.S., Eng. Courses oftreatment, including necessary lotions, from80s. ... free. Personal attention only.Evening appointments arranged First Floor,3 Willi* Btroot (ovor CarrollU Telephone1580, 7152

The annual synod of the Wellingtondiocese will be opened on July 7 at theSydney Street schoolroom.

The Hospital authorities advised last night'that the man M'lntyre, who was admitted tothe institution last Saturday suffering froma gunshot wound): had takon a slight turnfor the worse. Motorman Barton was statedto be making good progress.

The negotiations instituted by the Wel-lington Rugby Football Union with the Ath-letic Park Company for a lease for a.furtherterm of the Athletic Park will be completednext week. It is understood that- the Unionwill be granted a lease of tho property forseveral years on terms almostthose on which they now occupy t' l ® ground.

PERSONAL ITEMS.

To-dav tho Prime Minister (Sir Joseph! ,AVard) will be in Christcluirch; the Hon. G.Fowlcts in Duncdin; the Hon. J. Carroll inthe King Country; the Hon. W. Hall-Jones,tho Hon.; J. M'Gowan, the Hen. It. M'Nab,the Hon. 1 J: A. Millar, and the Hon. Dr.Fiwllay in Wellington.

Dr. R. C. Earle har beei: appointed PortHealth Officer at Wanganui. ■

The Hon. J. M'Gowan will probably makea tour of the northern gold mines within a

.week-or two..Mr. D. Carmody, of the Duncdin office of

the Labour Department, has been appointedto tho charge of tho Gisborno district, i

Mr. Stephen Franklin (Dannevirke) has vbeen appointed by*the Government to the, 'position of assessor for the Hastings Bor-ough. • '

At St. John's Churoh, Laiinceston (Tas-mania), on Maroh 21, Mrs! Annie T. Gould,of Launceston, was married to Air. DavidLang, of Wellington.

Yesterday the Cnbinet re-appointed Mr..John^Hislop; to the Tarauaki Land Board, ■and Mr. Andrew Cumming, was re-appointedto the West .Coast Land Board.

The Hon. R. M'Nab had suddenly to alterthe date of his for' tho South.Instead ,of leaving; last night, he "will now ,•

remain in Wellington until -Monday night. - '•;

Judge Johnson, of the! Native Land Court, '

and Mr. P. Sheridan, Superintendent underthe- Maori Lands Administration;Act, 1900,

have returned from a visit to Mastertoamado in connection with Native Land Hairi*business. ' . " - "

Mr. Paul George Hart, eldest son of Mr.,G.R. Hart, chief, reporter. of the. Christchurch"Press/' died in London last week; in his.43rd year. Mr. Hart was a sea captain tillhe married and settled down in London. Ho .-

leaves a widow and family of fouj;. : 'Sir Joseph Ward left for Lyttelton-last •

evening on, tho Pat-cona. ; Tho; Prime'; Mini-'.-ster spent a busy day yesterday,' holding a;,.Cabinet meeting in the afternoon-.; Ho, wasengagedin important matters up to the time ;of his departure. Sir Joseph'will be absent;about throo weeks. .

At a special mooting of the Wellingy-n ,Guards, held after; parade , last ovening,:Liejatonant J. Rdache, of the Post and Telo-

.graph Rifles, was, oh, the motion;of Private. ,

C. H.i Aamodt; seconded by ! Colour-Sergeant _

BouldJ' '.unanimously elected'las: subaltern.''officer of the company. ",. i ' ■ V

Mr. David Thomson Stuart is gazetted a.member of, the Courts'under theGovernment 'Valuation of .Land 'Act, 1906; for'-■ .the boroughs' of Miramar, Karori, and On-slow. Mr. Donald John ,Cameron, has beenappointed, as gazetted, to a,similar-position!in regard to tho borough of ■ Carterton and's;the counties of Kkotahuna and Woodville. '

Sir. J. J. Sinclair, well known in businesscircles in Christchurch, and for many years;a Blenheim, died atClinton on Wednesday. . Early last Novem-ber, says 3 Press 'Association telegram,' Mr.Sinclair left by motor-car .to visit a' run inSouthland in .which hoi was interested, buthe had two severe attacks of rheumaticfever, arid: after, many weeks' illness; he'suc-cumbed. ;He was the eldest son of the lateMr./'Jas.',. Sinclair, of' Caithness, Sootland,and. a brother of Mr. William Sinclair, soli-citor, Wellington,' and of Mr; D. P. Sin-clair, solicitor and Town Clerk, Blenheim.

THE GENERAL ELECTION.-V; ; � ,vr / v

•'-• PALMERSTON NORTH'SEAT. ' ;•(BY ; TELEGRAM;—PRESS . ASSOCIATION.* .'•} .

, Pairaerston Nortii, April 2/ '■Mr.' Andrew . Collins, a member of the

Wellington: Conciliation Board, informed ' aMariaivatu "Standard" reporter this,: morn-",inß'that he liad definitely decided .to contest'the.Palmerston North seat at tho genera' :election. . "

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f iCUSTOMS REVENUE.

:• (BY- TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) "''

. ' Now Plymouth, April S. ■. ■■■

The total Customs recoipts at this portfor' the year- just • closed wore .•£41,093, asagainst £34,657 the previous yoar. Tho.'revenue collected on April 1 was also arecord for a: single day, being £789.

" " 1 Gisborno, April 1.The' duties paid at the Customs House,

Gisborne, for the. past three months show .

a large increaso over any previous quarter,amounting to £11,683, as against £9431 for '

the same period last year. ■

TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES' DEMANDS

THE; POSITION MISUNDERSTOOD. 'The Mayor (Hon. T.. W. Hislop), told a .

Dominion reporter yesterday 1 that Mr. W. 1T, .Young had- apparently, mistaken :the; real y;nature of: the document- which had reached ,him from the)' municipal offices in regard to /the- 1, tramway omployeos' demands/ ■ / Mr. r •Young,, as shown by his statement to Tub 'Dominion, treated the communication as tlieCity Council's reply to tho demands, whereas >

it was really the Electrical Engineer's re-"port on the'subject, and had not yet beenadopted, by the Tramways Committee: It ,

was merely, forwarded to Mr.- Young in orderthat lie nnd tho Tramway Employees' Union :

(of .which ho is, secretary) might have an- .opportunity of considering it before theconference,Vliich is to bo-hold on Mondaynext... ..

GOLD EXPORTS.

The gold oxports of. the Dominion ,duringtho quarter just concluded exceeded those ofthe same-quarter last year by 15,081.ounces,valued at £54,897.'.' The "(inures for tho two- ■periods are:—l9oß, 134,100 ounces (valuo£.r >25,069); 1907, 118.119: ounces (valuo£.173,472).'. " ■/,[ v

Tho oxports. of gold: last month- totalled41,585 ounces, valued at £16(5,276, as com-,pared with 50,573 ouncos, of the: value of£203,673 in March, 190 G. Last month's ox-',port- was made up as ..follows;—lAuckland,22,788 oijiicos; valued at, £90,583; Dunedin,11,779 ounces, £48,000; Invorcarßill; 2938ounces, £11,662; Gravinouth, 2GOO ounces,£9931; Wostport, 1510 ouncos,"£6loo.::

Tho oxport of oilver last month totalled89,055, ounces, as compared' with ,101,550ounces in March of the preceding year.

THE DOMINION. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.6TWEED AND CLOTH COATS.

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j RAINCOATS AND MACINTOSHES.

. The need for these garmentswill be impressed upon .women presently, and, ;there will thenrbea. rush upon , the part of the dilatory t»' secure the needed ,

garments. Prudont shoppers are making their selections now, knowing fullwell that the choice is excellent. ■

. .. . Just a word about our prices. Wo believe our pricos are lower thanv ■ anywhere else, that is, having regard to the, quality of the goods,. You oan

v test the valuo of this statomont by instituting comparisons.

TWEED COATS, swing back stylo,. ' ■ ■ ; :

'At 22/6, 28/6, 29/6,, 32/6, 35/8, 39/6, 42/-, to 87/6;' - i ! ,CLOTH'COATS, in Moss, -Resula, Bronze, Brown, . Navy Blue, Fawn and

Cream fittings,> and swing backs, ■ •

At 46/8, 47/6, 49/6, 52/6, 55/6, 59/6, to £7/17/6i , i

v .. ; ;. ,; , SWING BACK COATS, in Fawn, Green, and Navy. Blue, with large Beaver■ .collars, . • At £6/10/-

■«'.NAVY CLOTH ANDSERGE COATS, fitting and swing.back styles, •At 29/6, 33/6, 35/6, 39/6, 42/*, 45/0, to £5/15/6

iv. V.. ■ KID MOTOR COATS,, in Green, Brown, and Black, >' , At £8/18/6, £9/9-, £9/19/6, to £13/13/-

! , TWEED LINED KID MOTOR COATS, very serviceable,At £6/16/6, £8/18/0

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>■ ?: i - •: . i,RAINCOATS, in seven-eighths and 'full-length styles, m Grey, Green and -.Fawn' mixtures, also in Navy Blue and Blackj ■,

At 22/6, 24/6, 27/6, 28/6, 32/8, 35/6i : ■ MACINTOSHES, a splendid assortment,

At 27/6, 29/6, 32/6, 35/6, 39/6, 42/-, to 84/-

ik'i'ii''V:' 5 -I/,'' ••

handsome fur coats.SEAL COATS, At £6/10/6, £8/13/6, £11/11/-, £16/16/-

' PERSIAN LAMB COATS,' At £7/7/-, £7/17/6, £8/8/■, to £10/10/-i-A '. A-tMIRMbT, Sable Marmot,and Sable.Musquash Coats, ■ -

j" s/s /S £8/10/-, £8/18/6, to £18/18/- ' .' ' , REAL SEALSKIN COATS, At £37/10/-, £52/10/-, £55 to £73/10/-

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A BEAUTIFfo ASSORTMENT. ' 'THE LATEST SHAPES AND SHADES.1 ' THE VERY BEST VALUE IN THlf CITY.

r - AT \' (GEORGE & GEORGE'S, cuba street.

we thoroughly satisfied with the 'really' -splendid lot :of; FUR NECKLETS AND:. ; . ■•< tV MUFFS-just opened up,'and noiv.-.showing, in our.,Faricy ,and> Window.'

■ - .:,We invite, inspection of the following. Novelties:— •, . ,i

MARMOT NEUKELT3."7s,-'Gd.,' 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d,, 17s,' 6d. to 7 guineas.'

' MUFFS TO MATCH, 7s 6d. to 255.~'. : ;, u: . 'i.V.THE : DUCHIESS"Iis, the 1 favourite; style. We:havo. teome miceI FURS in this shape

is' prices to suit all pockets. i 1 ->

• :■?. ;■■:-w "STOLES"I are 'also muoh. worn, and..we have> some-, - "CAPE" Shapo, suitable for '

:s.'i f l.. elderly-ladies,.'at> very low. prices, and. beautiful, qualities., .y. Un ■■

7..o'^.v':':;'v.>:.:.':'.-BEARS;-rTliese''.Purs.,are all the rage in London,, and.iouri.buyer'has sent us a choice! assortmeit; in. "Canadian," "Isabella," r and "Brown Bear."; MTJPFS to match, ISs. 6d, to4 guineas.' l 1 ,

/V -■ •.•White ''Hare/' 1"Foxaline,"'and "Thibet,": we Btock from 2s. 11d. to 455.""IMITATION STONE," "SABLE FITCH HARE, and "RUSSIAN HARE "-We have

■■■• - ■ some beautiful, goods jln thoabovei m choico shapes— ,'v .» CHILDREN'S SETS, White or, Gfeyßoaver," at 2s.> Gd.'

. i "WHITE FQXALINE," 7s. 6d j "WHIfE THIBET," 15s. 6'd. the set.

GEORGE & GEORGE,( THE POPULAR CASH DR VPERS,

CUBA STREET. RIDDIFORD STREET. PETONE.

FOOTBALL, BOOTSsSfigS '. ,'v'.:;' i

ARE TO BE FOUND AT HANNAH'SAT PRICES BELOW ALU OTHERS. '

FOR RUGBY— j .< '

i.... v;„ ALL 'BLACK .CHROME, -Hard Box.Toes, Light Soles.:. 83. 11d.

- ■ ALL BLACK CHROME, Hard: Box Toes, Double'Soles'... 10s. 6d.' WHITE SPORTS CANVAS Tan Facings, .Hard Box Toes Bs, ed.

FOR SOCCER— , '

RUSSET CALF "CERT," .English Make,' Unbreakable/ Toes, Anklo P.ids, Chrome Soles and Buttons • 12s. ed. - i

RUSSET CALF "CERT," English Make, Unbreakable■■ iToes- nnd Backs, Ankle '.Pads, ..Cane Shanks, etc.'::. 15s, 6d.

1 SECRETARIES OF CLUBS PLEASE CALL.

R. HANNAH & CO., LTD.,-. j ?!HTA!L STORES—LAMBTON QUAY AND CUBA STREET.

BARTtETT'S ' Are

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thoV:/,:' " INDIA PROOF !1 EE3T ;, :

■,■ . Are synonymous with PUotogruvalo.i'ixceilenco.

gAETLETT, pHOTOGRAPHER ' ' i r' (Of Auckland). ■ ■ ; ■

v : . : Wellington Studios—7 WILLIS STREET .. ■ ■Tel. 1233. : . j ' (Between Carroll's and' Grand'Hotel).

VIOLIN. ' '

mOWRY PIPER, late of the Crystal Palace- ' A „ Orchestra,;and pupil, of the late Carl

. Jung, is prepared to Rcceivo. Pupils for the■ Violin/ Attendance at residence,, if- required.

'AddreSß, for terms, etc., c.o'. Wellington Piano-forte Co.; L'ambton Quay. ■■■-... ; -.COS!)

/' I VARIETY FOR MEN'S AUTUMN DRESS. ,

. fiENTLEMEN' who want to see the Latest'Suitings-should , visit- the ENG-

. ■ LISH- TAILORING ROOMS in'KELBURNE..AVENUE. About ,£2OOO has been, expended in

. . jeeuring.a .wide range: of styles to eater , for■ all-tastes and requirements for day or evening

■ - dress.. MR. D. ' MILLTGAN invites his clients■ 1 to make an early solection from tho now goods.

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'COMMISSION AGENTS.

■ :'L i1" ' iTO LET.—Offices- on ;the first , and secondfloors of Bank Chambers, Bank of >.New South

, Wale l!, Lambton Quay. ■ -The rebuilding of the Bank since the fire has

' just been completed, and these offices ure thomost up-to-dato m the City.

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• PORTS OF CALL.Br TELEGRAM—I'ItESS ASSOCIATION—-COPYIUGHT.'■ (Rcc. April; 3, 0.80 a.m.) •

Sydney, April 2.Information has been receiv'ed>that an ar-

rangomont has beon concluded by-Messrs.Charles Barrio and Son; of Dundee,- ownersof tho Den Lino of steamships, and : thoIndra Line, of '•Liverpool,'",to', take over thoAlloy Company's contracts with tho Canadian

and New Zoaland Governments, and to jointlyoonduct a regular lino of steamers." Tho sorvico is to be two monthly at pro-sent, tho vessels leaving Sydnoy and Van-couver simultaneously, and. calling at Auck-land ,and Wellington or other: ports as in-ducements offer.

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HOME AGAIN.

DR. MACKIN CIRCLES THE GLOBE.

THE' JAPANESE 'POLICY, OF." OUST." .Dr. Mackin; of this' city, • who has been

- »bsent from Now - Zealand for over a year,.retur'nod to Wollington.by tho Warrimoo.on- W«fdnosday, having toured round the; world.Ho loft Wellington on Marcli.22 of last year,.

v.: y arid_ caught the ..Nikko , Mara at ' Sydney,,which vessel's itinerary enabled him to havo'

. a look at Thursday Island, Manila,'and Hong-Kong. - Tho steamer' romained 'a sufficient

, ■■ length of time at, tho ■ British port to enablo"him to .visit Canton,: ' which ho christens- "tho

city .of smolls." ■He took in the. motley■ Orientalism at-Macao—the Monte Carlo of

the East—arid speaks'well.'of'the European." settlement; or. quarter on Chaneeri .Island,the entrance gates,to which aro closed at

■ nightfall each evening; Aiv interesting hourw;as spent, in tho •'-Hong-Kong .cemetery(quaintly, called Happy .Valley).Japan Visited. 1

From Hong-Kong ho proceeded on to'Japan,-Nagasaki-being the first port of call.

'; At-that placolie: saw the famous oak planted-• by Gen. Grant, and was shown theplace whero

' .' the . .Christians, under. St;i Francis Xavier,wero driven over th 6 hill, into the sea; Dr.

. Mackin travelled on to Kobe by tho steamerthrough the: wonderful, island-sprinkled inland

• • . .one of the -most'-picturesque trips. in tho'world; "

■ From Kobe-ho passed !on to busy, bustling."Osaka, -i. ths ' great:, manufacturing ... centre,,'

■ whero he Baw the cherry tree 3in bloom, andheard tho geisha sing , their . tuneless songsto \the';nionoton(nis: tinkle; of tho- sanisen.Li 'Dr. Mackin's. opinion, the geisha as a

- vocalist is ,a . frauu, but her - dancing - and.posturing ' were::artistically; graceful to '.a-

---: degree. Then Kiota—a'city of; more dignity,.. "j ,j- with fine building's and good hospitals. The:

latter,:aro-conducte(l,on European-;lines,';thomethods beirig'-based. on German ideas,. .For-merly tho hospitals were in charge of ;,Ger-'man, doctors' and professors, :but- tho■ * Japanese students,had been to Germany andr - qualified 'in .Borlin , or. 'Heidelburg, they hadousted out all, thoGermansfrom those posi-tions. It was-tho same in every profession

, and. trado'--',including tho 1universities and tho: mercantile, marine. ; v:After.,', sucking .', their.

.;Brains.'they had ousted,'them all.. . • \

Born Imitators.,".;Tli6 Japanese: are .born imitators," said

. . Dr.-..-Mackin,| withoutra.scrap of originality :in•their composition. -. Thoy had. a steamer called

, the Koanu Maru >built on -the Clyde andbrought out.-to .Japan,, and 'thero at: tlio,

1 'Mitsu dockyard-built one exactly like her. • •"No one, not oven if thoy lived a lifetime

in ,the. country, would, understand tho Jap-anosc. "Ho is a liar from the stArt, andwhen he. says Yes" ho generally means

' something nearer/."No,',' - and; as .business 'is., . placed :'upon; the,.lowest;scale, sooially;hq'. con-:ssiders -it his 'business;',to cheat as i much -as■ho can.'. A. Europeanised'Japaneso will go

. down to his business in a froclccoat, wi]lhavo his, telophono and.typewriter, and every

. Western convenience, yet, on going homo,.will ■ make'; a'/completo, chango of' cos'tumo,

' and will go, back 200 years in his stylo' ofliving; Tho avorago Japaneso has no'ro-ligion. Ho laughs'at-the faith of his ances-

/tors—Shintoism and Buddhism—and is-allow-';irig: their .'temples: to fall/into dccay, arid, attho samo timo, keeps', a wary bye on',the mis-sionary."•

Fii:a Cities.•• .-. -Nara,-'. the :capital; ;and its saoredgroves, wstb visited; ?and Nagoya, Yokohama.- and -Tokio,-, all :fino,-, cities, .were explored,

and their temples and shrines formed tlio, objective"bf /many/ ; interesting excursions.!

• They ■ propose holding .a jgreat' international,exhibition'at/;Tokib' in'l9l2.'j :• The hospital in:th! ; v'and Dr..Mackin ,wa3

.. Shown every courtesy by Pro-fessor Kondo when- he visited tho place, 'ilio

.wftrds' werb'diyided iiito three clashes—No. I- for ; full-paying ; patients, No. 2 ..for partly-

. paying)patients,-and No.'3 for free patients.'Through America.

■v .Dr. Mackin-. travelled, from Yokohama to: San Francisco,'\via /Honolulu;'by' the Coptic

(formerly, in tlio New Zealand trade), whichvossel, despite herage, averaged 16 knots an.;hbur;thrbughout-:the voyage.V Sail-Franciscowas in. a state of chaos. There was a strike

: of . tramway employees, laundry hands, : and, tolopnono girls on' at , tho' samo time.. There

was ; a pile : of Jdebfis, . bricks, mortar, .old-. etc.,. eight miles; long,• still :on view, anilpmunicipal:altairs wero in a state of demoral-isation. From San Francisco lie proceeded to

. tho Yosemite .Valley and Big Tree - Grove;/ one afternoon passed from/a tempera-

.. turo of 28.. degrees near the Big Tree Groveto 82 degrees at.Raymond. Ho was charmed, which ho considered.,ono

of the finest cities in, tho United States, arid■ was;,very'interested in Salt Lake City, whereho inspected the Hugo circular temple of the-• Mormons..- This huge placo seats. 8000people; arid has such marvellous acoustic pro-... perties that.a pin dropped-'at ono end can bodistinctly, heard;at tho other... There is not

a nail usod, iii -its- construction.' Nails werevery ,dear >at . the: 'ti<no'of; its erection,' sostrips of cowhide' wore used -to string theboards.. together. : -.J-A visit to the' Colorado

/ Springs .followed, and there an ascent wasmade to the top of Pike's Peak in . awheeled railway—a height of over. 14,000ft.It was, sweltering' Hot when - he started, but.there was eight feet of snow,at tho:top. iMoat Works.After a brief visit toDenver thedoctor passedon; to Chicago, and was shown , over Arrii-

. our's- great meat works, on a day . when10,000 pigs- and 800 head of cattle were "putv, through.". Armour's employed 10,000. work-

men, 2000 fomale packers, and 1500; clerks.Ho-found everything scrupulously clean, soclean that manicurists were kept on tho pre-•.-wises to .manieur'o the nails of the' girls en-,

gaged ;in packing-moat.';'-Ho: saw -8000 car-casses of. beef in cool chamber—a wonderfulsight. ' After Chicago ho visited-Detroit,■ Buffalo, the Niagara Falls, and then NewYork, where, lie rested from strenuous daysof sightseeing, on.-'a sixteenth story., .

Tha Old Country. 1The doctor crossed to' Plymouth on theKaiser Wilhelm'Dcr. tirosse, and after ashort stay in, London left,on a three weeks'

'. trip to .the Norwegian fiords.- On returningfrom Norway he; crossed over to Ireland, saw: the.great,horse showand exhibition at Dub-ilin, andpaid a visit to,his homo at Rostrevor,'County .Down. T'noii after a short: spoil inSqotland and u ,weelc iit the'.Harrogate' Spa,ho settled down -to'post graduate-work'at tiio

- West .London and;- other metropolitan hos-pitals,, which occupied his close attention forbetween .three and four months.' Dr; Mackinreturned via Suez and Australia; and resumeahis Dractico .from to-day» '

A VOLUNTEER ARMY....

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THE TRANSFORMATION.NEW TERRITORIAL FORCE.

MOST OR THE MEN : RE-ENLISTING.BY TEIiEORAriI—PRESS ASSOCIATION COrYIUGIIT,

Louden, April. 1. ,Under the Territorial Army Act, all the

yeomanry and' volunteer regiments • havebeen disbanded. Tho majority of tho menaro enlisting in tho territorial army.

The evont was celebrated by -flinnors, eon-oerts, mopk funerals,.and.in most oases theceremonial blowing of "The Last Post."

PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHEME."I havo seen vour Volunteer force, and how

in it.that yon (to not make fuller use of thatmagnificent material?" This remark, madeby. the Kaiser to,Mr..Haldano. (Secretary for.War), when tho latter v,-as oh a', visit to Ber-lin -nearly two: years ago',, was quoted by Mr.Hahlane in a recent speech. The result of the•English lawyer-Minister's pondering on tlio:problem is'tho project now being initiated.'AsMr. Haldano puts it, "At a given-signal on'March 31 everyone moves up one"; the Mili-tiaman becomes a Kogular, .the.' Volunteer atrue Militiaman. • The 'Minister'quoted anarticle bythe Goneral Staff at' Berlin—''per-haps the most'competent-scientific militarybody that exists on the face of tllo earth justnow"—to the effect "that, given, a voluntarysystem, Britain •'had reached •an organisation'which,-would 'put its army alongside, in pointof quality, any.: army in. tho world.. TheFrench General Staff, too, was studying withAppreciation' the neworganisation;' so worethe Italians. : But friendly, criticism must notmake tlieni think everything was accomplished,for, they'were just-at the beginning.

Mr; Haldano also expressed pleasure that thecounties had responded so magnificently as theyhad in forming the Associations. ■ But theVolunteers had got'to come 'in bflforp the",neworganisation was a; success. With tho County-.Associations would, rest the responsibility, orraising' the' men, and of, saying how- and where!thoy. : should' serve. : Having once handed over'these duties'■'to.'the -Associations, .the WarOffice was going 'on the principle of meddlingwith them; as little as possible; -.-The Associa-tions would depute a good- deal to the head-quarters of the-units, which, would.ensure de-tails being dealt.-with :on tlie ' spot by peoplewho: understood them;. ' , > : '

MR. SEDDON'S MEMORY.I 'VICTORIAN ADMIRERS INDIGNANT.j:by TELEGUArH—FIVESS ASSOCIATION—COrYRIGUI

V ; ■ (Rec." Apnl 3, .1.4 a.m.) . .

, Melbourne, 'April 2. .

; A .tablet subscribed by tho men of tho Now-port railway workshops to the . memory of ,:Mr.' Seddoiv has not been erected, accordingto promise, although. it has been m NewZealand over twelve months. As a result,there is much feeling .on the matter,' . ■"'/*<;. -

The secrotary has written to. Sir JosephWard soveral times, and on each occasion hasreceived; a reply that thoro-had been notime'to do.: anything, vbut-f that the' matter-would receive attention as soon as possible..

Tjio'secrotary: has now written to tho sec-retaries of kindred Unions in New Zealand,asking them to urgo Sir Joseph Ward totako action. '. ■

ARRESTED AT ODESSA.,V-— -i -

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, , ' MATTER FOR INQUIRY! ' :

■ AT TKr.ECEAI'H—mI!SB ASSOCIATION—COI'TEIGHT.

Odessa, April 1. i/ /.Nicholas I; Luxenburg, >; a ; naturalisedyßri-■tis)ier iand. boot manufacturers' agent m l■London,; was arrested, ns a. political suspectat Odessa, and > was dotainod for a fortnight,in a filthy.prison.

Ho appealed to tho British Consul. , and.was. released, but! tho. authorities retainedono-third or 'his', money? /Ho", claims , an.!in-demnity.■, Questions -/'-regarding • the,:matter will ; boasked in Parliament. , ~ y -

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.-'I ■ i 1 —— '7. ■ I.

; BY TELEGIUPH—TRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYHIGHT.■ ' FINANCIERS.AND ANARCHISTS.

(Roc.' April 2, 9.58 p.io.)New York, ApriJ 2.,

. All exchanges in New ,Yorkhavo closed ' fcho visiting gallovifs. It •isboliftred ihat Anarchist, threats' rendereditadvisable to osoludo stra'ngers: . ; V /■.

PRIME .MINISTER'S HEALTH. : :Lcmion, April 1.

'• Sir Henry Campbell-Bannehiian slept well |■last night. : general. condition is• morofavourable: ■ ' : ■ : 1 ■

' RAILWAY CLERK ABSCONDS.. i Rome, April 1.,

■ Giomatta,; a railway clerk at Chiasso, intho canton of Ticino, Switzerland, abscondodwith'£7ooo. ' ;; ' ' ;

SUCCESS OF' A COLONIAL ORGANIST.; London, April 1. ,

Mr. Sidney ; Nicholson, a Sydneyitoj' and■son/o{. i Sir > Charles Nicholson, formerlySpeaker of tho'New South Wales Assembly,has been appointed, organist! to CanterburyCathedral out' of orio hundred candidates.

OBITUARY.London, April 1.

Mr. Prideaux Selby, n,_ director •of tho.Bank- of Australasia) is dead. '. -

. CHARGES OF CORRUPTION.- :

• Melbourne, April 2.'Select oommitteos havo been appointed by

both Federal Houses to inquire into chargosthat, 1 in connection with the,oil duties, thevotes of • somo members were'bought duringtlie course of the tariff debate. '

FEDERAL TARIFF.Melbourne, April 2.

Tho Fodoral Sena.to'has finishod debatingthe tariff, whioh will bo sent'baok to theHouso with 350 .requests.

' SUBSIDISED SERVICE: SYDNEY TOSINGAPORE."

Sydney, April 2.As 'a result of increased , subsidy, tho

North-German Lloyd steam service' betweon •Sydney : and Singapore, abandoned someyears ago, will bo resumed.

. HIDES MARKET. ': Melbourne, April 2.

'In the hides market all classes are veryfirm.i

A CHALLENGE.■ ■»

' LICENSING BILL.

FRONTAL ATTACK IN THE COMMONS.

MINISTRY FIRM.BY TELEGRArn—rRKSS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT

(Rcc. April 2, 10.28 p.m.)London, April 2.

In tho House- of Commons on Monday, Mr.G. Cave, Unionist member for tho Kings-ton division of Surrey, will move the rejec-tion of the Government's Licensing Bill, ontho ground that it will fail to promoto tem-perance, and will violate tho principlo ofequity. ! . ■ ■ . .

Mr. Asquith, Acting-Premier, addressingthe London United Liberal Association, saidtho Government accepted the challenge holdout with 1regard to the Licensing Bill, andwas quite prepared to faco tho clamour thatwas being made. lio doclarcd that gilt-edged securities had risen in valuo sincethe'Bill had been introduced, showing thatthe Government's policy was not consideredto be rapine and plunder. •

TIME-LIMIT AND CONFISCATION.The day after tho Licensing Bill was intro-

duced, tho "Financial' Times " declared thattho nominal marking-down in values of brew-ery and .allied stocks represents an aggre-gate shrinkagoof £32,000,000.- Bankers andbrewers have since figured in a remarkablecampaignj the-upshot of which is that , thecampaigners apparently . feel themselvesstrong onough now to make a direct frontalattack on tho Bill in the Hous'o of Commons.Lord Rothschild has declared that /millionsof: shareholders and, policy-holders in insur-ance societies would ue injured by the Bill,'and if it passed tlie question of tho". insufDci--ency of tho gold reserves would be reopened.

As . against this, .• the Acting-Promior,- into-day's message, throws tho weight of hisfinancial authority :on the opposite side. Hohas, on repeated occasions, in connectionwith the.,',land' and other questions, empha-sised his intention to protect-, the lights ,ofproperty and existing contracts. Deputution-lsed, prior to the introduction'of. tlie'Bill, bydebenture-holders, whose security is breweriesor liconsed properties, lie said that " the Go-vernment would keep in view tho legitimateinterests of; all • who had 'ii vestedtheir money'in this trade, investors in whichoughtto bo secured lilto investors in etherforms of commercial or financial undertakingsagainst unreasonable or'confiscatory legisla-tion." But tho debenture-holders heard withmixed feelings the sentonco that followed. " Isay thaty', continued: Mr; Asquith, "withoutprejudice to the. question, and subject to, Ihave no doubt, tho.groat differences of opin-ion, that may bo found to exist ;'as to tho prercise point whero' legitimateTiitorferenco endsand confiscatory, action begins."

Losses at the by-elections, according to ro-cent'.Oablograms, far from intimidating, havohardened up tlie Liborals to earrying the Li-censing Bill.. Miv Lloyd-George, in. his v ehe-ment speech following the Peckhain poll, de-clared .that: :the't Government i was -..ready ,-,to:stako its existence on the stand it takes .be-tween tho liquor traffic and homes'.that havoboon desolated;. As /against- Mr. ;Asquith's guarded utter-ances and disclaimers of confiscatory;, legisla-tion,' opponents of the Bill aro making a good'doal out of a remark attributed to Mr. Iler-'bert Samuel (Under-Secretary for Home■Affairs) that ''.thoy, need not,have too muchregard for' the financial position 'cf com-panies which had bought largo numbers oflicenses at spcculativo/ prices and with in-flated capital.I' . • ■■ ■ .

-Sir..T. IV Whittaker, .Liberal member forSpoil Valley (Yorkshire),. an admitted author-ity, writes thus 1 of"'." time-limit" • legislationwith' regard' to licoiises"ln' view of thofacts—(l) That all prudently managed brew-ery; companies have/provided 'already for, a■large writing down of. their ilicbnse-value's.;(2) that, a large reduction in the number ofpublichbu'ses j,"will very appreciably increasethe profits of' the remaining ones and (3)that, oven if every penny of the'licenso.values had.'to be provided during tho tiinolimit, it is quito'a mana'geablo financial ar-;rangement-j-it is perfectly, clear that tho re-adjustment lof their - financos which brewerycompanies, will hnvo to face is quite feasible.Thoy will only bo compelled by ciroumstancesto do what ordinary;prudenco required thornt() doiii the years which aro past; and,- ifthey only have tho .'wisdom and courage toifaco the, position as cap'a'blo, business .menshould, . the net result,willprob.ably bo that,.so far as 'their: finances are concerned, .they'will; at-tho -end of tho time-limit, bo, in asounder position than,they havo. been , for' tholast it'wdnty they will have got■rid of tho inflated and precarious item inthoir ass'ots which is now • a : burden and anightmaro to many of them."

CANNED MEAT SENT BACK.AN EXPLANATION. . : ' V

BT lELECnAPU—riIESS ASSOCIATION—COPYmanT.Melbourne, April 2. .

Tlio Federal Government recently cabled toLondon making inquiries as to, a cablegram■which was received from;London 1 oil March27, arid whicli stated Twenty' tliousandpounds' worth of canned,goods. has been re-shipped back to New York, by a . firm ill-London; There is a considerable shortage ofmeat in America; and . greatly, increasedprices for -both fresh and canned mpat areoxpectod until new supplies are; on. tho mar-kot in June. If tho stringencyconsignments from Argentina and Australia"may bo expected.", ,

The Federal Government is now informedthat tho canned meat reported as' havingbeon re-shipped to America was stocks with-drawn, by the Admiralty, the Governmenthaving sold a surplus,; of; old stock ;'at lowprices.

The Minister for Customs (Mr/ Chapman)'says the facts do not disclose any additionalopening for Australian preserved meats.

THE WOMAN VOTER."SILENT, SENSIBLE, SOBER."

BY TELEGRAPH—FREES ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.( ' London, April'l.

Tho South Australian Premier, Mr. Price,;''interviewed, said: "Tho women's vote inAustralia lias purified politics. No man ofshady . reputation can hope for; return toParliament. Moral and social quostions re-'coivo. serious' attention, and education issteadily watched. All this is duo to thosilent, sensible, sobor influence of women."i

Y.M.C.A.

At the wcokly meeting of the Junior De-partment of the Y.M.C.A., hold at therooms on Jervois Quay, there wus an attend-ance of 136 luds, ■ which constitutes-a-rooord.Mr. H. Osborne (oonvoner of tho. i SocialCommittee) occupiod tho clmir. A pleasant,ovening was spent, an' enjoyablo programmebeing provided by a squad from tile Wes-leyan Musical Helpers. After tho entertain-ment members were enrolled for thoEaster citiiip, to be hold nt Otaki, and freshlads joined for tho new building nearingcompletion.

THE LABOUR PARTY.

GROUPS TO CO-OPERATE.

POLITICAL WORKING ALLIANCE.

'NO VOTE-SPLITTING,or lELEonArH—riiuss association—coriiiionT.

(Rcc. April 2, 10.28 p.m.)London, April 2.

Tho Labour groups in tho House of Com-mons liavo formed an alliance, limited to tholife-timo of tho present Parliament, forunited action on Labour questions.

Thoy also uudertako that no group shallinterfere with another group regarding sit-ting mombers or selected candidates at by-elections.

ENGINEERS NOT TO.ATTEND TRADECONGRESS.

London, April 1.. Tho Amalgamated Socioty of Engineers

will not be represented at the Trade UnionCongress at Nottingham in September.

TRADE UNIONISTS AND SOCIALISTS.Acoor'ding to tho "Daily Mail Year Book,"tlioro aro 55 Labour members in the House

of Commons, excluding Mr. Burns. Of these55, 30 aro paid bv tho Labour Party, and donot accept tlio Liberal whip.. Mr. A. Hender-son is their ohairman, and Mr. RamsayMacdonald is their secretary. . This group"represents 998,338 workers, of whom975,182, are Trado Unionists, and 2271 aror Co-operators."

: . The "miners' mombers" form a group offourteen in the Labour following. Tho"Daily Mail" places Mr. Richard 801l(genoral ' secretary iof tho AmalgamatedSooioty of Railway Servants) and ten others,inoluding .'Mr; Grayson, - in a "Liberal andLabour group.. While tho Labour party group of'thirtyis chiefly representative of Trade Unionists, ;many of .its members are individuallySocialists. Many of tho Trade Unionists aroalso., Socialists, but .in tho ibody of TradoUnionism as. a whole tho purely Trade Unionand tho Socialist wings are liable to comointo conflict/ snch. as occurred at the HullConference of tho (Labour party, in January.

At Hull, a resolution seeking to alter tlioconstitution of tho -party; by puttingSocialism into it was lost. It "was arguedthat thisWould drive'out; of tho party TradeUnionists' and Co-operators who, woro notSocialists. ■At tho same' conference a day ortwo later a motion-was carried, by a narrowmajority, calling. on the . ParliamentaryLabour party to declare, in favour' of 'So-cialism! Somo of tho Trado Unions thattook 'part in the Conferenco resented tliopassing of this motion as being a coup bytho Socialists. ' Tho mover was a delegate(Mr. Stephenson) of tho _ AmalgamatedSociety of Engineers, which, it is now an-nounced,' will not be represented at thoTrade Union Congress next September.

EXHIBITION SITE.

REPAIRIMC THE DAMAGE.

MATTER DISCUSSED WITH HON. G.FOWLDS. ;

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(JIY TELEGBArn—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) '

Christohurch, April 2.. Advantage was tafcon of tho presence in

Christohurch of the Hon. Gooi'go Fowlds,Minister in charge of the. Exhibition, bytho. Christohurch Domain Board'to seo himwith rcforonco to tho question of restoringthat soction: of Hagloy; Pnrk used for ex-

hibition purposes to its original condition.Tho Minister .inspeckd'Jhat pnr.t of. tho park'

; nffeotcd,- and. was" shown, tlje damago causedby exhibition, operations.. lii reply, lie saidthat'the Hon. 11; M'Nab had told him thatthe work of putting the park in orderVcouldho oarried out for £100 or £150. Ho

•thought, however, it would, oosb more thanthat, and also considered it would bo hotterfor tho Domain Board to do tho work.Nothing that tho; Govern'mont could, dowould be considered satisfactory.

Mr. Boswick (chairman) said that all thoBoard wanted was that the work' shouldbo done in a reasonable way. Ho added thatthe Board had also lost about'£loo in , rentcaused,by tho condition of tho'park,

~; ■Tho Minister said: that he would grant'

£350, and ho thought that was a full' andliberal offer. :' _ ' '■' Mr, Beswick said tho; Board could "not dotho . work for that sum; Experts to;whomthe.matter had been referred,had estimatedthe minimum cost at ; £500, and . that' waswhat the Board wanted.

: Mr. Ell, M.P., suggested, that the Gov-ernment should grant £140 compensation forloss of rent, and £300 to put tho. park inorder. ' ■

Mr. Fowlds replied .that lie could not dothat. .' - .

! Mr. Beswick said that tho Board hadmade a fair and roasonablo offer of £500.Thoy were trustees for. the public, and thopublic were very'joaloim about the park.The smallest'amount tho Board could acceptwas-£500.' As .it was, the use of thopark'had been lost for two years. 1Mr. .Fowlds: You havo 2ot to bear, inmind that you. have had a better uso\ oftho park than you would liavo had-if thooxhibition had not been held there.

Mr. Beswick: T don't know. ■.

Mr. Witty, SI.P.: Thq peoplo paid, forwhat they got out of tho exhibition. ,

Mr..Fowlds :'Thb Stato paid' £80,000."< Mr. Davey, M.P.: Tho Exhibition cost tho

Christcliuroh peoplo ten times what it costthose from other parts.

Referring to tho matter of restoring thepark, Mr. Witty pointed out that immedi-ately the ground was touched for. levellingpurposes'tins' and rubbish iwero found,' andthey would have to be removed, the workbeing made very expensivo in consequenco.

Mr. Fowlds: I will go up to £400. Icannot go beyond that.

Mr. Davey: It was not the members ofthe Board who put the estimate on whatis required. Wo had nothing to do withthat; as individual members: of the Board. 1Wo appointed outside exports. ,

Mr. Fowlds: And when thoy found thatthe Government had got to pay they werereporting on a great many improvements.

Mr. Diu ey: We are not asking ■for anyimprovements. .

Mr. Dunlop (a Domain member): I wouldnot haggle over the matter. Let the Gov-ernment do the work themselves. '

Mr. Fowlds: I can quito recognise thatif we spent £1000 on it we would not givesatisfaction. ' ■ :■Mr. Beswick: If you put us down £1000we mil hand you back what is not properlyspont. The work qan bo done untlor yoursupervision. All. that we want is that thopark shall bo put in a reasonablo conditionagain, and wo do not ask for a penny more.

Mr. Fowlds: There would be no finalityif tho Government wero to do it.

Mr. Witty: I.don't seo how £400 can doit. If you can do the work for less than£500," you are doing very well indeed.

■ Mr. Beswiok said tho Board would muchrathoF-"that the Government' did tho work.

Subsequently tho Ministor made tpi ad-vance on his offor, aiul tho mattor will boconsidered by tho Domain Board, at a specialmoeting to bo hold to-mprrow.

WHARVES DISPUTE.

A CRITICAL STAGE.

UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS UNITED.

SETTLEMENT Oil FIGHT?by Tr.LEaaAPn—rnnss association—cornuGnT

(Rcc. April 3, 0.30 a.m.)' Sydney, April 2.

Tlio confcrenco between tho Employers'Federation (on behalf of tlio Coastal Steam-ship Companies) and tlio "Wharf Labourers'Union did not conclude to-day. Its delibera-tions were adjourned till to-morrow.

The Trades and Labour Council decidcdto-night that, if the conference is abortive,all the Unions will support the strikers.

The South Australian Employors' Federa-tion has expressed sympathy with the NowSouth Wales(Federation in the stand it hastaken to uphold freedom of contract.

Tlio strikers indignantly deny that therewas any interference with tlio North CoastCompany's steamer Bundah, whoso depar-ture was delayed through alleged tamperingwith her machinery. .

A CRITICAL POINT/'HOW THE COMPANIES' COURAGE •

' REVIVED.'"The Sydney Morning Herald," of March

26,.publishes an interesting summary of howthings stood after the failure of the-firstconference. Tlio' paper says:—

■ "The strango thing is that, during thonegotiations which have just ended, eachsido threw overboard the principle overwhich'tho two arc now fighting to the'death.The Unions had agreed to' admit just somuch free labour to tho wharves as was thcrobefore tho trouble—and no more. The threocompanies, _ for all. their adherorico to thovital principle tliat labour is freo to offeritself and the employer' to engago it whereand as they wish, had agreed to dismiss allexcept somo 80 of'.tho 300 freo hands whohad served them from tho beginning 1 of tliostruggle. So far as tho Sydney wharves wproconcorned 80 free labourers wore to bo re-gained as; permanent hands; but the re-mainder of the 300 find no place whateverin tho settlement. Whatever happened tothem, tho threo companies and the wharf-labourers—each sido conceding a great partof its principles—wore very near indeed toan agreement on Monday."

But then a change occurred—tho onlychange, and it explains ovorything. Thooompanies, it appears from tho "Horald's ".

romarks, had offered' considerable concessionsbecauso they were small and weak com-panies, pitted against tho wliolo force, ofunionism, without "a single substanial sup-portor." The changb sot in when the NewSojith Wales Employers', Federation passedsome . strong resolutions to. support them.".Wlieri the Unions' terms -.wore. handedthem and before they gave their.answer, thocompanies consulted: tho committeo of thoEmployors' Federation, which includes repre-sentatives of iho P. and O. Company, thoMaster Carriers, the Chamber, of Commerce,and other/powerful bodies.; They. obtainedfrom them such assurances that thoy folttheriisolvcs strong enough .to defy the'Unions, and bring on the battle. At thosamo time, tho conduct. of • tho war wan.handed ovor by. them to tho groat, mer-chants of SJdrioy—tho Employers' Federa-tion. " ' ' V::

The fighty therefore, is all" concerned| with one straight'issue. It is as well toout away side issues from the very outset.And there are .two of those, which may beabandoned from, .the start... Firstly, the fighthas :;nothing to';do with' tlio negotiations,which, led lip to it'. It was not bocauso thoconditions asked for on' the Newcastlo wharf.were 'so much harder to grant than thosew;hich they conceded on the Sydney wharfthat tho Newcastle oompnny refused them.As a' matter; of fact, tlioy were easier togrant. It -was , because '.yesterday the conirpanies felt themselves.'strong enough, to de-fend what they have'wished to' fight, forall along that thoy stood fast. Tlmt' 0116thing "is-rlho right to employ free labour.

"Secondly, whatever tho country, may'bofighting for, it is olenr that tlie three com-panies are not fighting for the right of frcolabour to bo-employed. Tho 300 free handson their Sydney wharves, ns it turns out,

,woro not to have' been' retained • under, termsto which every company had agreed. ,It is astraight issuo; but the right of ■ the 300 tobo omployed is not the issuo.. It'is the rightof tho omployer,to employ them:," Tho fact that each sido'partially aban-

doned its principles during the. talking . wilj.not make the struggle less fierce now that ithas como. to the 'fighting.' Each side is most,powerfully supported. There is a' vcritablomass.of reserves behind each of them. Only,amongst tho support of tho employers thereis one 'groat'gap. The inter-Stato companies.are absent."

SHIPPING RATES.! EVIDENCE BEFORE A COMMISSION.BY TELEGRArn—MESS ASSOCIATION—COrYKIGIIT.

. ; . (Rcc. April 2, 9.58 p.m.)London, April 2.

Mr. Sanderson, manager of tho WhiteStar Lino, gave evidence boforo tho Royal.Commission' on'Shipping Rings that the pre-ferential rates chargod on 'Amorican goodsshipped from Now York to ~Australia viaLiverpool were duo to tho fact that differ-ent interests were mutually'fighting in theindirect service between Now York and Aus-tralia,"and were unable to come to an agree-ment. Al strong point in ,tho •shippers' fav-our was the tendoncy to increaso the sizeof vessels. Rates would bo : graduallylowered in ordor to draw cargoes fromsailers. ■ ; ,

GERMANY AND TURKEY.

t A TRADE TOURyBY TELEGEAPH—ritESS ASSOCIATION—COPYIUGM.

' ' ; / Berlin, April 1. '

■ Ninety loading merchants and. nianufac-of Berlin • hav© started on a tour, of

tho Balkans, Turkey, Groeco, and AsiaMinor,- seeking openings for trade.

LABOUR LAWS.' :—• '

(DY TELEGRAM—ritESS ASSOCIATION.)

- ' Dunedin', April 2..A mooting of the Trades and Labour Coun-cil to-night-endorsed tho Workers' Compen-sation Bill-. With regard to the amondmontto the Arbitration and Conciliation Act thofollowing motion was agreed to:—" That tlioGovernment be urged to nmcuid the constitu-tion of Conciliation Boards to provide for (a)the election of ono, member by tho "Unionsand one by the employers, tlioso io appointa chairman; (b) that when a dispute is filedtho Union and employers concerned appointtwo representatives to sit with tho othermembers of tho Board; (c) the Board tohave all the powers conferred on it by thoproposal in tho Bill introduced by Mr. Millar."

Westpol't, April 2.'Tho result of the ballot taken by tho Den-

niston Coal Miners' Industrial Union ofWorkers on Tuesday night means that thoUnion will withdraw from tho jurisdiction oftho Arbitration Court.

A YELLOW BOYCOTT.

CHINA'S ; fiRIEYANCE. ; r

SYDNEY MERCHANTf ACTIVE.,

JAPAN INDICTED.fIY TELEGRAPH—PItEBS ASSOOIATIOK—COPTBIGIT,

Sydney', April 2.Tho seizure of tho Japanese steamer

'i'atsu Maru off the Portuguese'port 'of Macao;in China, aiid China's subsequent release ofthe steamer and apojogy to. Japan, formedthe subject of a mass meeting. to-day. ofChineso merchants and'residents of Sydney.

Tho meeting adopted tho series of resolu-tions previously cabled, to the effect (1)that Japan's action- is-a., violation, of- treatyrights, and that tho demand for an apologyis an insult which must be' resented; (2)that tho Chineso of Sydney.withdraw.all sup-port from Japaneso steamship lines; (3) thatChinese merchants refuse to transact busi-ness of any description with, Japaneso mer-chants in Sydney, and .-decline''to handle-altkinds of Japanese goods; (4)'that'Chineso soagreeing sign a bond providing for a-penaltyof £50 for breach of ag'reeiiient.''' v'\ .

In addition to these, the-following resolu-.tion was carried: "That tho Chinese bear noill-will towards their Japanese friends."

Two rival Chineso factions e.o-qperated intho moyomont: Patriotic ;.speechcs were, de-livered. • ' ! • "

Tlio chairman road a cable \message fromCanton asking for the'dispatch of no goodsby Japaneso steamers and the purchase' of'none. He said the Chinese . realised,that the only instrument of war they pos-sessed at present in their relations with' therest of tlio world - wasJapan not having played the game, the.

Chinese , were determined to, enforce the bbyrcott until' the humiliation inflicted uponthem was removed. "He demanded tho im-peachment of- Ynan-Shih-Kai, PrGsidont oftlio Wai-wu-pu (Board of Foreign Affairs),for yielding to, a case of gross, .injustice,,and

unreasonable demands. ?*

HOW THE STEAMER VtfAS SEIZED;"We have not a sufficient army or navy,"

recently remarked a leading Chinese citizenof Sydney, "until which to assort our rights,-otherwiso wo should not take'thesopuriitivo stops by way of retaliation."

"Tho Chinese. (says; the" Sydneyi'.f'DailyTelegraph") interpret-the; action* of theJapanese steamer in running into Chinese'waters with arms and ammunition as a breachof international law. j Artkjp': 3: of the, com-mercial treaty between .tlifcvtwo' .nationstinctly states that they shall not'carry arms,or ammiinition into one another's territorywithout the eoh'sen&pf. the other 1" sido."'/.Tho;alleged breach took place at: Macao, a'' Portu-guese port,'but held to be in Chineso waters."

"When - tli'e Chinese■; intercepted' theJapanese, the Portuguese sought to block tlioformer, -and help the-'latteri 'but- t-hat'; bluffwas not gopd 'enough'for tho .commander' ofthe.Chinese cruiser,- whoti&'ari'excelltent'Efig-lish scholar, and - an .ox-studont'orHhijlisli and American naviesV,Ho,produced'maps 1to the PortugueseJaps, wore in Chinese waters, which justifiedthem in seizing the tramp steamer. The ex-cuse of. the Japanesolcaptajil wasthat tlio

.arms and ammunition were not consignod 'totlip Chineso,' but, to Portuguese Anns 11; inMacao.: . - - . .

..... ~, *"'■*'■

"When the Chinese commander took upa determined attitude, towards., th'jj.t Japa.nesQtramp, the.Portuguese 'assulned 'afbfelligereritfront, and prepared to'slibw their'teeth. -Butthe Chinese commander was not to be fooled.The Japaneso commander was ordered tb pull'down tlio emblem of .the -Rising Stiri-; and ruriup tho Dragon. The compliance with this 1order scared the Portuguese, who got outof harm's way as-fast as they; could."'Tho Tatsu Maru, when seized, had onboard 1800 rifles and about 50,000' rounds ofammunition, which, was byChina, . 'was meant' ,ftr Hfie use ' of Chineserohels. : The steamer was preparing to uiuship tho arms into fishing,' junks' whon tlioChineso cruiser, arrived.' :"As..tho,.stoamoriis'of 1948 tons not, it is apparent' tlio big craft-find,profit in tho { >,f

Burns, Philp, and Co: 'are managing agentsin Australia'for tho Nippon Yusen Kaislia,tho Japaneso lino. Mr. A. G, Baxter,.of thatfirm, questions the■advent,''of 'a' .Chinesesteamship service to Austrnlia. insido thonextdccado.: The Chinese" merchants iof, Sydney,on the ..other-hand, are' sh'rtguin'd- tliat' it willsoon come, and some.'of them emphaticallyassert that tho N.Y.K.. will not'get'asinglppassenger for the '' FJowory'L'aiid., 1Yuan-Shi-Kai is reputed to be'an'advocateof reform; and: \vas formerly'the hopo'of tlie'anti-Manchu party, lint', tho ,national■uity sooms to have clvarfcd other con'sitlera-.tions. He became head of thi' inSeptember last-.

DUBLIN CASTLE JEWELS.

A RUMOUR DENIED.l!V TELEGRAPH—PRESb ASSOCIATION —COrYMGHT.

(Rec. April 2, 9.58 p.m.)London, April 2.

. In- tho Houso of Commons .tho Secretaryfor Ireland, Mr. Birroll/r" indignantly ' de-nounced tho authors''of'"'a oowardly, base-less .i falsehood" associating .with tho DublinCastlo robbery -Lord lladdo (oldestsou of tho sovonth Earl, of .Aberdeen, 1 -'andborn in. 1879). ;

A LEGAL DIFFICULTY.' "*— '—$ —;

COLONIAL COMPANIES AT HOME. !BY TELEGRArjI—I'IIESS ASSOCIATION—COrrjUGET,

(Rec. April 2, 10.38 p.m.) -

London, April 2. >

1 A deputation representing varkms largocolonial insuraiioe oompanies • interviewed'■the Board of' Trade, and, urged that coin-,

panics '-which are unable•< to -'rogistor -hdro! under the.Companies A.ot 1 should bo allowedto hold land without the inconvenience ofgetting a license under the Tormain (?. Mort>main) Act for each-transaction. ,

■ Mr. H. E. Kearley,'Parliariifintary -Under-Secretary - to the. Board, on behalf of thePresident (Mr. Lloyd-Ge<jrge), : while"' sym-pathising with tho .request, ( expressed dbubtas to the .possibility of legislation to relievehampering restrictions being passed this ses-sion, unless tlio Board'of Trade is .-'satisfiedthat.there will bo no opposition.'

BLACKBALL STRIKE.. r

position unchanged.

SPEECH BY MR. PRITCHARD.

ORGANISATION 'AND FEDERATIONNEEDED.

'(81, lELEGBAFH—SPECIAL CORBESPONDENT.fiCrcymouth, April 2.-

Matters in connection with the strike ro>main quiet. .

An important meeting,of the Union wiltbo held to-morrow. ; . ,

, .Mr. H. M. who..has, takensuch an octree part in connection .with the£'strike, left for Wellington by tho s.s; Ahura.,on Tuesday night. -.

, Dur.edin, 'April 2.Mr. D. K.- Pritcliardj .speaking at Groen!j

Island; last'night, said they had been told! ..

that .Justice Sim, had put the'only in-'terpretation possible on the' Act. . If that'- -

were.so,,workers should realise the useless-V • jjiess of their, unions.' Thoy, wanted orgariisa- . ,tion and federation of, the- unions'. ;of workers, and they could , thon'get capital iin 1 their clutch and squeozo it right out. He'■had been told by the Press that lie had no' '

right to criticise Mr. Sim,' but if . he was'|wrong the. speaker claimed, tho right to chal-i ilenge 'him and criticise him. -Ha was going 'to criticise Judgo Sim to the beßt of his in- >■tellectual;ability, for;lie;:did not see whylie shouldn't. \ The speaker went on to pointi .■•'■■■out ,a number of anomalies in the Statute (

Book, saying that the only remedy for , these i, iwas' 1 organised Trades Unionism, and th« 1

sending of their representatives to Paflia-imont, riot sending figureheads. Hej then roi '.ferred to/the Uppor Hbuse, saying jthat1, one 1 : :of.,the • latter was very prominently before 1 ,;theirieyes at' present; What had they donofor labour? They were thereto support,that;Government—Govornmont figureheads, , no-ftiling less. .ij'i..]'"" '•

..' - ' .•" '

G.FOWLDS.■ ~ TOUR IN THE SOUTH.

"INTERVIEWED AT CHMSTCHURCH; ' :

' (or TELEGItirn—rilESS ASSOCIATION,) :

'" Christchuroh, April 2. .

:: .The: Hon. Geo. Fowlds, Minister for Edu« •.jcation, arrived from tlio North this morning, iand was engaged during the day transacting « !

Departmental business. : ;

Scientific Research. .r In. cbnvorsation. with: a representative ofi ; ■ -

"Truth," the .Minister .made a referenco tol ;.' the.recent adoption of research scholarships. « iThe Department, he : said, - proposed - to■.! offer!;one of thesi> scholarships annually' to each; \

of tlio four. University. Collogoß, . the idea. V :•being: to' encourage; original research thatwould, bejof economio 'value to country:in* connectipn Avith 'the, loadinc industries.!The'/proposal had been very . heartily ,ap- :■■■■.. >firoved !D,y„ thosd ill the, best position ;to ,jiidge' of its value. J The /Professorial' Board!of : Victoria, Co)lego had sent'.him a, letter , -y >expressing appreciation,of-w'hat 6alled ' ' 1"a well-devised system 'of, .research scholar- . -

ships." He . thought .it ''very,: likfely.', that! /; y;great:benefit would result from -the:'stshdlar-ships; because; tho 'work :of tho students-would become the property of the.Dominion, 1 ;i and'be <iwdo availabio fpr tho ■pisoplevwho •> !

,?weA'-cßhccrned- iii: tho 'Afferent ihatis'tnesj'•?. , '

i which l wero the subjects-of^Special investiga- ,tions.;/" " '' ; 'A-v!

l Te. Oranga Home. - '

5 . iTlic Minister stated that the report of thol To'Pranga Homo Inquiry. Commission had-: - .' been received, and> forwarded to HisvEx-v:t ccllenby tho Governor,'and it would bo pub-! ■-j< lished .when .it-..was returned. In the mean-; . - -

■t time ,ho p£efeifre4'hotitb "disoußs any matter- ,=i, connected with tlie inquiry. 7 . .;-j; rj j

■ Charitable' Aid Dill. I!. ii 'i'he Minister was, voiy strongly in favour: .. iof 'the proposal made in: tho new HospitalI .iandj Charitable ;,Aid! 13ill'that the appoint-:

' 'riionts'to hospital staffs made by the local.1 authority should bo reserved for Ministerial| approval..; It was considered that as half tho i ■ '

monOy'came 1directly out of tho consolidated"- A' fund it <wos a reasonable provision. There.. - i

' liad •jboon for a good many years a very ■strong 1demand throughout tho Dominion fori i- :<; some greater potter of '<supervision*

exorcised; b,*-tho control .Government, and/] .n.there hadbeen.' a • oases whera'j; , v.-;trouble had : arisen in connection with tho 4 •

management of -tho .hospitals,, that would; .

' .certainly': havo been avoided if. tho Local • iboards had availed themselvos of the advico - J1which ' tho ' Inspeator-Goncral of Hospitals !

was in a special' position: to give. .Manyunsuitable ■ appointments had been ' mado- - :■.

. which had led to trouble: that would never . ;

' Jiave"been' caused !,if the Boards had -first . , 'consulted, the Department. They could, not . , : ji shut:their 'eyes- to^'the'fact'that 'there w-aa ...)

a very strong feoling that tho present con- .

dition of: affairs . was unsatisfactory. , lio 1; wanted to got tho very best provisions cm- •• t- . J.bodied in tho Bill, and;to : assist- in- that.-.direction it. was. proposed to: hold a con-: - Aforence of. the representative's of Hospital., vjand Charitable Aid 'Boards in Wellington . , 1oai iy in June. . . Tho Department would then .be able to'hoar ;ol)jcotions to tho proposals. \

submitted in .the Bill introduced two years ■■■■■■.- iago by tho Government.: ■.. 'j: ':.VvThe School Journal. j ■ i 1

'■Mr.' 1' Fowkls speaks liighly of the " Sohool ■ ;

Journnlj'.' ;and ;says it is .making excellentprogress; - 'Ho fonnd during his North Island ~ .-;

• tour that tho "'Journal." was very popular :with ,toachers. ;- -The. lioxt- issue will contain ' ..jillustrations. Tho full valuo of tho " Jour- ..'jnal "wiirnot bo realised till the, Boards havo

: examinations at the end of tho year.. If;thatVworo .'dbne,"'the schools would bo able*\irio follow tlio plan of work adopled by tho« ?

"Journal." ' I 1 V.5.V..A.V" ' I' ■: -..>■<Programme of Engagements. V . I -t

The Minister procoeds to'Duiiedm by tho - :, •'

first express to-morrow,- and will thereenter > oon a vor.v extensive programme of .engage- .■? , imouts. .He is to attend, a.Collieronco. of.. 1Local Boards in regard to a", diamago diffi-culty, and will also visit a: number, of in-- . •• •-istitutions'undor the' control of'his Depart- -!

mont,.;which lie. has not/previously had anopportunity, of inspfcting.'-'. Othor engage-ments are tho opening of tho now dental . 1sohool in connection with the University, :• Italcing part in-tlio corbmouy of laying thoifonndation ' stono of the Training Collego,. >.iand laying the foundation stono of the Pres-byterian Residential Hall, in connection with • -:the,University. The Minister' may also visit . jGoro, .w.horoV'there'; is a High; School .question" ■" -"ithat- requires attention.-- Ho will probably ?

return to Christclmrch about the. 13th-mst.,. ■and remain,a few days in this city. ;

THE DOMINION, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, < 1908V 7

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Messrs. W. 11. Morrnh and.Co., land, agents,auctioneers and finanulnl agents, Willis Street,advertiso.several enticing' bargains in proper-ties in the;city and- suburbs. ; .

It-is notified that mi-extraordinary: genejralmeeting of the National Mutual Life Associa-tion of Australasia,' Ltd::' will bo held ht theAssociation's offices, Melbourne, - to-day. :■

The Business and Real Estato Agency, King'sChambers, Harbour, Street,/advertiso severalexcellent property bargains to-day. 'Refer-onco shouldbo made -lho.advertiainonti'

Special harvest festival services are tobe held '■at tho Salvation Army Barracks, Vivian 1Street, on Sunday, and for the two succeed- 1ing days gatherings are announced. -t'

Readers will find full particulars of tho 'Wyaiulotto Limerick competition in tho ad-vertisement columns, and will note that thenut eompotiton closes rOn'April,; So. "Wyan- ;dotto" is not a soap, but a pure ' wnita ;powder,

- ENFIELD 15 n.-P. MOTOR CAE. 1To discriminate is to decide. This well-known

model is 1 replcto with all' tlioso refinementswhich road . experience can suggest, and •

which critical'drivers desire. Gate System of' '~jChango' Speed Gear. ' Metallic Multiple Diso -' ■:-Clutch. Simple Control Unique Accessibility, 'v.;Provisions for Basy Adjustment. A Car of tho iFirst Class, Popularly Priced. Now Zealand ' ■>AgentsINGLIS BROS., Willis Street, Wei- ■ ; j

'lington. Telephone Nos. . 1019, 2411, 2714, P.O. " <■■'<'Box' 68.' .-Garage, Harris Street, Wollington; / "«

Branch Depot at Christchurch.—Advt. ' ■v. . ladies- tailoks. 1

i Tho oldest, best, and largest, firm :In Austra-lasia. Eton Gowns and Costumes from.£s 5s ; •

Skirts frbm'iEl'lOs. Nodino and Co., 30 Wei-lington Terrace. C731 1

Spccitil harvest thanksgiving • services will ■ib oliold .iu .tho.Salvation Army-Citadel, Vivian "

.Street, on Sunday at li; 3, and, 7, l?v Brigadier 4Albisto; nan dstaff.;: A salo' of-, projnee,' fruit,- - ■'■and pot plants will :tako place oil Monday ■■'and Tuesday evenings. Ako a musical pro- !gramnio each evening..

Warnock and Adkin announce a special show:of a largo stock of;, face clothe for winter ';gowns i'.'filso a groat- stock of new costumes . - i«»d. jackets. . - . ■

THE MAYORALTY.

MR. AITKEN'S CAMPAICN.

; MEETING- AT ISLAND BAY.- ' .In pursuance of his Mayoral campaign,

vi Mr. J. G. W. Aitken, M.P., addressed meet-ings at Island Bay and Kilbirnie: last even-ing- '

v i' . Tn the Island Bay Town Hall (where Mr.:; : F". G. A. Stuckey presided), Mr. Aitken rc-

. minded his hearers that tho water supply,' Bchemo now in operation in that suburb was

, initiated during his Mayoralty. Tho , nextthing Teqnired.was sanitation, and if re-

• turned he would do all in his power to,carry■ i out,,-ai.proper drainago- scheme; .The culvert:

running through, the middle- of - Island Bayi ■ should be closed in throughout its entiro

<length, and the adjacent low-lyingland shouldbe drained by means,of side drains running

: into the central one, which would need to bo.lowered. The.whole suburb would benefit bytho carrying off of the surface water by 'sucha scheme. Tho proper upkeep and improve-

i^.;, merit' of the,streets and footpaths also' heeded'more attention, and ho would advocate- tree-planting on both sides of the roads.. ■ -

v On the motion of Mr. H. Mackay, the can-:-. didate was accorded a vote of thanks., Leav-i - - ing those present -to form a committee, Mr.'; ■ Aitken went on to Kilbirnie. . ,

SFEECH AT KILBIRNIE.At- the meeting in Heginbotham's Hall,

Kilbirnie, Mr. Heginbotham presided, and,expressed appreciation of Mr. v Aitken's sue-'

• oossful efforts in thepast.to advance the in-. terests of :that suburb.•■ He'stated that-more1had .been done for Kilbirnie: during Mr.'

. Aitken's Mayoralty. than in recent years.,I:, ; Mr.- 'Aitken, in his recalled with jir ■ satisfaction the amalgamation •. ofj (as a portion ' of Melrose) r with the city—a-

happy marriage, at which he had,teen,.thej i . officiating, clergyman/ .The ' Kilbirnie'"? water£supply dated its inception from^his' Mayor- |i alty,, and if,returned ne would set about prot

viding drainage,fdr Kilbirnie. and other sub-/: •;';•■ urba., Mr. Aitken,;also' foreshadowed v

■- ■ planting operations •at Kilbirnie,' and , theforming of a laTge.iiecreation ground-at thehead ,iof -the bSy. ',The .existing recreationground had not been limproved as activelyas it should.have been. of Jate.';.Gasw6rks.andsimilar services'should;be of the

: ' . municipality, and it was high .time the citi->; "■ zens' shouldauthorise the Council to: take

steps whereby the supply of gas sh'ould bo' intile hands-of the municipality.' . Ho. li'ad no

!, v ■ interest wh'atev.er in the Gas Coinpanyj'.'andthe company ,had piledup;such large re-'

• : serves as had, boen stated, the -money ha'd.-: . vbeen taken/from the pockets' of 'tho;pebple 1

• by charging more than a; fair and reasonablei price for: the gas./ One of the things that any! Mayor and Council would, haro to/face was\ tho question of acquiring the 1plant and.busiT

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j': •.■;■■■ ness of the Gas Company,' and, if returned;j. - : ... he would take what steps were necessary, so

that tho gasworks might bb taken.over by.. the city,' and any;'profits or goodwill: that

might be'heaped up in; the future would then.. belong to the community, and not- to/pri-'

f ' vato persons. > .special; reason why, the• ,gasworks should be taken overby tho Council

J was tho osistencejof ,Gas' Company's largei .■:■■■. i powers, in breaking up tho streets,,and the" consequent: injury to'tho formation, a'nd'fie-j' . quent- conflicts apd' disagreements' between[i tho Corporation and tho company..!;.-, A ,vote of thanks to tho candidate was

passed, and a • committeo was• subsequentlyj formed.I 1 —

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| MR. HISLOP AT WADESTOWN.

• ; V' ' GAS "WORKS MUNICIPALISATION. ■i, ■ The Wadestown schoolroom. was crowded1, last evening at a meeting of Mr. .Hislop'st •, • - supporters. Mr.( W.'Lambert presided,.'';tj. .

. Mr.. Hislop thoughino.haiiaêry,j.::■ formidable opponent';, he 'tnought-thai' his'f could show very good reasons why they,,|. . , should retain his services as Mayor. The,f- gentlemen'who had waited on.Mr.-Aitkeil'iri

f tho Chamber of Commerce, and . who' rc-f . garded themselves, as tho elite of the com--1: . ■ munity, whose example all would,follow; hadf: .' <■ said that'-'tt^/wmîa.vj... the office. Well, he had no hesitation incomparing his , administration ,wit^''-"'thatf. ~ Df Mr. Aitken_in regard to business'methods!i ■ /rl'ho, Council in his'predecessor's time had] j . tried to build a ,tramway oyer a drain thatj■ . ■ would not carry. it, and. their ; route; for'

another line had to be altered during.his own[_.•. '• lerm. During'the present mayoralty works:. jad always been carried out . within the;.ex-v :. ; .v oenditure'.set '.dpwnj.'or with the i full "know-'| ledge of where the money ,was to come from.'| • He.denied that. he had : accused' Mr. Aitken|: jf being interested in tho Gas Company.'1 -.Mr. Aitkeri, in"his term of office,-had failedI ■■■■.• to carry1, through a number of schemes which

' required fight. Thero were the two Miramar:- . : v s'chemes,i: one for the purchase of. the wholei : ... of Miramar for £75,0b0,iand the other,' under

which y 500 acres would have.. been

given _ :to - the\ Council,' on ' conditionthat it, constructed two tramways.'' -Mrl-Hislop referred to his own achievementsin respect, of the 'provision- 'of

r,grounds;* and the taking over of'the elec-:trie-lighting, service'.; "îth'regard to' tholast ; matter, Jlr.; Aitken had received V.an

, ,Dffcr, but had done nothing.. At.tho. end: "of' the' present -year, the "Council's , income'

'From the Electrical Department would haveexceeded tbe income of the syndicate'by atleast. (£4OOO. . They : were . likely ;to' earn' at-

; ■ least', £22,0.00 net. by the end of the -year,and, after' paying £6600, for ' sinking fund

. ... and they were, likely to have ,a( : .. . surplus of-£15,000 for the purpose of carry-.l'-' t ing 'on other wofks' in addition: Each year

they would enlarge the money-making capa-i city of tho concern.' 1 He thought that tho

-people who had invited Mr. Aitken to bea candidate for the Mayoralty vwere afraid.

I' : , that he (the speaker) would be as successful..1 in. regard to the gas. works, scheme as hoi had been with the .electric/lighting. If thef: ' Vv present/Mayor .was still in office- they',would| aavo a very tough fight to prevent munici-i ■ ■ palisation, but if Mr. Aitken, was 'Mayor'i - they would;not have anything liko the same!; : V:' - fight.'.; Mr. nislop also 1, suggested that poli-j-' : tical, motives underlay his opponent's can-

didature, and deprecated such motives .in a!• - municipal contest; /There was an extremej Tory party in .'the community, the extreme.'j '-"- part, of:the.Conservative.party,and the pre-j , . sent Opposition, which could only look on

things from a property pointof view, andj resented ' anything in the ! nature . of treat-,i■ ing- people' simpiv : on tho broad lines ofi" . humanity. He believed that, tho gentlemen[. . who had come forward to nominate Mr. Ait-J: ken were actuated very much by the feeliugC .■■■'. that during his (Mr.' Hislop's) term of[ : office he had been too ready perhaps' to re-

cognise leaders of,humanity as apart fromleaders . of, the property side lin : politics.Nothing of a valid nature had been advancedagainst his administration, duiiDg the past

: i three years. During tho last-year of Mr.Aitken's term the General Account showed

<■ an overdraft of £12,000. -'Was .that a busi-ness method? His own Council had man-

-1 - aged each' - year "to keep -their expenditureI .- -. about £2000 .within their- income. There

i >. were no differences of opinion- between" themj on the subject of public) works. The ques-

i tion of. .a J tramway to Wadestown, whichi Mr. Aitken had : referred to, .had already1. been under consideration for some' time, andi. the'reason for.'delay'was that new sugge's-

! tions as to route were continually beingj made. .'lt was desirable that every possible!suggestion should be considered on so im-: portant a subject. The Council were doter-

i mined that Wadestown should bo providedj with: all modern services, but the question

[ • was how to do it. As regards a water , sup-ply, they wanted to bring up asfar as possible by ordinary gravitation to■ ■ avoid expense. . The Engineer had beenworking on a drainage' scheme, and in ro-

- gard to both these . matters they hopedvery soon to lay proposals before the rate-

l" . payers.'., ' , ■ ' ' . , .' After various questions had been answered,r a vote of thanks and-confidence in Mr.'His-

i lop was carried with acclamation,f . ' A committee was then set up to advance'r the interests of'the candidate.

of,the Trades Council. After somo considera-tion of the matter, the'following resolutionwas carried'unanimously

..That of the' two candidates for theMayoralty, Mr; T. WvHislop is the more

; pronounced in; favour of the niunicipalisa-'tion of tlie gas arid , milk supplies, and

. . definitely .declared for municipal■ markets, :;,and . tnis/ jCounoil recommends• all 'workers the favourable consideration' of his candidature.

: It was expected that the Order-in-Councilauthorising' the ' amalgamation of portion of■'Karon with' the',city of Wellington would.bo' gazetted this week.' It does not, how-river", appear in last "night's Gazette. :Afterthe 'stetement made by the Minister for theInterior, it may confidently be looked for

,hoxt' Thursday; which will; still be in timefor tho mayoral' elections.

In answer 't<j atjuestionthat many peopleare asking just now, it.'may.be stated thatlodgers and boarders; .'as such, have no,.vote.Jor ..mayoral .and municipal elections.The roll will close on, Wednesday, April 15.

Mr; :Aitken will address'his supporters asfollows .-—The Hall, -Palm, Grove, Berham-pore, 8 to-night; Wesleyan Mission Hall, Aro'Street, .8.30 to-night.

" Mr.' Hislop will address meetings of. Blip-porters as > follow.-—O'Doniieirß Hall, Kil-birriie, ;,8 - to-night; . New Century Hall,Kent, Terrace', Monday, 8 p.m. Committeeswill meet as follow:—Brooklyn Committee,in.« Masonic ' Hall, . 7.45 to-night; Wel-lington Central Committee, Richards's Hall,Cuba Street,'-8 to-night; Newtown Com-mittee, at 3 Riddiford Street, Monday; 7.30p.m. • .'

"PETER'S MOTHER."

THE HERBERT FLEMMING ' COMPANY."Peter's pother," the play by Mrs. Henry

do la Pasture, produced by the FlemmingCompany at .' the Opera House last night, i»an,-exhibit that would carry weight in de-fence against the charge that play writingas an/ art is deteriorating.. It is positiv-' 'refreshing'to witness the development of iauthoress's - excellently planned scheme ' in-comparison with the artistic roughness whichmarred' the 'opening play presented by thecompany, and though.it is perfectly ■ reason-able ,to. suggest' that tastes ; 'differ,-as theyalways must', none ;can deny the skilled work-manship that'renders,-sp. acceptable a story

for its theme the relationship ofmother: arid " soil\ under circumstances dis-tressingly, sane and logical;"' The lines arecrisp and not infrequently epigrammatic, aiid■the''language'used in, their composition a'd-'.mijf.-ofy the .finest, shade's of;meaning.', Theplay" may bo ranked- as - one of the problemorder, linvolving, .as' it does,,.tho bearing ofa naturally: selfish son .towards a widowedmothor, still in -tho 'prime of life, whosemarriage '"to,! an austere, convention-loving,pleasure-scorning guardian has been tho re-verse of happy. "It..i's in this way:—On theday of his death,' the son, Peter,haa, without his parents, leftEngland to,participate in the South Africanwar. He returns' three years later;exhibiting aigood, many of those traits that•were ;objectionable . 'in .-the' .narrow-mindedfatherj'and rather, shocked to find his reallyyouthful mother a blither being than hohad over'known her -to.'be. .He :thinlrs sheought , still -tg y.be sombre-gowned and sad,'aiid.' is,,rather-. pained '.to, hear _her sing—for

- She hasbeen cabined, -.cribbed,- and confined underherniate' tusbahd's' ifrigid regime ; life, sincehis death','has jbroadoned out into a brighter,sunnier .aspectpfhi, loves ,again! The boythinks .this,is positively preposterous, ridic-ulous—holds ,v,the; opinipn that her . life, asa : ;woma'n ;bf feeling,','of/tehder emotions, jsfinished,- and,'imagines, that her duty lies inplaying thß:.role_.of the.,retired, subdued mo-ther j: living only in his interest, and in con-,fining -herself t to-i a.,,mptherly solicitude forhis slightest behest. ' His moth&'s guardianand her. accepted lover, a middle-aged Q.C.,,is'the first to brave.,the, boy's unfeeling ar-rogance, and scrape : the scales from hiseyes, and. his ,view; ,is -[endorsed by Peter'sclear-ininded fiancee,- whose championship "ofthe natural rights .of. her' sex is the convinc-ing point in'Pe'ter's submission to the claimsof tho,natural—from 1his mother's point of.

■ !-: Such a play could-not fail tobe intensely in-teresting, and with: .the ,' capable interpretationgiven ;by Mr.; Flemming's talented company,it was iill,that.;Miss. BeatriceDay gave a de-lightful performance as.Lady Mary Crowys, acharacter, so diyerso in/tho conflicting .erno-tions'.eyoked by her'dual position of mother''and-,lover, "as to .'make -.the' fullest demandsupori ;thej roost' experienced 'aotress. Shewas. iri the early sceneswith her husband, where the keynote of theunsympathetic ■ alliarice iis ; struck; was deli-,ciously; naive land sorious ;in mood in collisionwith, jier..,,son's didactic iseritiments, and wasquite 1charming'in her ; scenes with her cousin-

Day is refreshingly natural inher methods, and cheap theatricalisms dopot:,enter:. into tho scope of her histrionicunderstanding.', -She i.w'ears- somo beautifulcostumes'.as.they: should be worn—without a.suspicion,of the:untoward in any, particular., Mr. Aubrey Mallalieu makes Peter a: breezy,unconsciously' selfish young, snob, dictatorily.glib,-and aggressively; up-to-date in. every-,thing bjrt .consideration of''other.-people'sfeelings.1- Mr! A. S. Homewood was quietlyearnest as John. Crewys, 'QiC., and showed afine-dramatic; discretion in his big scene withPeteri'. where. he,'giyes,the:boy his''first lessonin ,; natural, deduction. Another strikingly,good performance was. that of' Mr. WinterHall'as.SirVTimoihy 'Crewys, the husband ofth^;^^'"^t^ft'cold; ascetic ofimmovably, wrong ideas.: Admirable, too,was!the Dr. Blundell of Mt. W. J. Mont-gomery;'a 'actor, whose perform-ances of other years. are-.remembered withrespect.:' . Miss Nellie' Mortyno .rather exap-■gerated the emphatic comedy of Lady Bel-stone, but both that actress and Miss JoanBlair as Miss Georgina Crewys, an old-fashioned ; / acid-drop, supplied excellentcomedy, arid Miss Guilford Quin lookedcharming,'and acquitted herself well: asPeter's outspoken -fiancee. Mr. John Fordowas well placed as Canon Birch. ■There'are three acts to "Peter's. Mother."Two aro enacted in a nice .'hall interior,'and one—a charming : set—on a garden tor-;race,' with a fine vista of countryside inadmirable perspective.- The.noxt change ofbill will bo "Tho Red Lamp," to bo pre-sented on Monday'evening. :

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.—0— !—.

WELLINGTON' :SECTION".' The traffic returns ;for the month ;of Feb-ruary giVeHhe following particulars'for thoWellington-Napier-New Plymouth section ofthe railways land comparative figures for Feb-ruary, 1907

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. . ' 1908 . 1907' ' 'Passengers— ' '

Ist class . ... "'48,692' 44,4982nd class- 222,673 ■ 201,100 /

|. -Totals .... 271,365 245,598 ■

/ Season • Tickets, , 6,040. 4,649Cattle ' 3,510. ' 2,992; Calves ... ' ,387 318

Sheep • ... .... 380,004 - 325,200Pigs ... ... 13,998 7,939

Tons.' Tons. IChaff, Lime, etc.' 3,286 3,028Wool ... .... 2,359 2,246Firewood ... 3,938 '2,890Timber 11,400 1 14,934Grain ... ... 11,089 11,203Merchandise . ... 18,435 17,645Minerals ... 13,436 11,850

Revenue—£ /s. d. £ s. d.

1 Passengers ... 27,518 1 5 24,957 17 4/ Parcels, Lug-

gage, and "

.' Mails ... 4,789 4 6 4,088 12 fiGoods ... 38,168 18 0 36,254 10 2Miscellaneous . 1,546 13 6 , 1,034 IS 7i Rents and .

• Commission• 479 0 4 565 4 10« Total ... £72,501 17 9 £66,901 3- 4

PETONE NEWS.

PETONE JUNIOR CLUB.The annual report of tho Fetono Junior

Club, which has been prepared by tho secre-tary (Mr. R. Greenwood), states that thoclub now has a membership of 116, and newmombers to the number of 63 wcro intro-duced during tho year, whilo 30 resignationswere received. Mr. W. L. Jonness's trophyfor the member introducing tho most newmembers during the year has been won byMr. C. S. List, who introduced eight. Vari-ous changes have takon place in the personnelof tho. executive since last annual meeting.Mr. W. H. Olson, who was elected secretary,had to resign, as ho had left the district, andMr. R. Greenwood was elected secretary inhis stead, Thirty committee meetings wereheld during the year. An orchestra hadbeen formed, Mr. R. L. Martin acting as con-ductor, and the committee ■ hopes to revivepractice during the winter. The committeewish to congratulate tho promoters of the•Athletic Club for their enthusiasm and thoimpetus- it has given to tho parent club. Adebating-society was formed, and held somevery good meetings during the wintermonths. Visits wore paid by tho club toSt. Peter's Club, Wellington, Petone branchA.S.R.S., Poneke Lodge (Druids), ;-.nd Pe-tone Catholic Club, these bodies returning thevisits. A ladies' evening proved a great suc-cess.

Negotiations were opened up . for tlio leaseof the Social Reform Hall, ' bub satisfactoryterms could not be arranged, and the matteris now in' abeyance. A concert was held inaid of, club funds on July, 5, and the sum of£11 was handed to the committee as a re-sult. The library has been well catered for,some fifty volumes being added during theyear, and tho number of books totalling 500.A suggestion was received from a number ofmembers that the price of billiards should boreduced, and this was given effect to.Various: tourneys have been held duringthe: year, the following being the prize-winners Quoits, A. Selwood and J. B.Bowman; cribbage, W. Taylor and J. D.Eraser; euchre, J. Thomson and E. Grant;billiards," E. Grant, P. A: Mason, M: Ryan,

Hebbend, E. Starkey, and R. Pointon.The Club was represented in tho Crystal

Cup tourney by Mr. W. "White. Tho an-nual football match with Petone WorkingMen's Club took place on September 28,and was won by 10 points to 8.

Tho committee wishes to thank Messrs.,Lynsky; Lodder, Taylor, Priest, J. W.Walker, Hardham, and Hickson for trophiespresented during tho'year. , •

PETONE LADIES' HOCKEY CLUB..The third annual mectijig of tho Petono

Ladies' Club was held last evening in St.Augustine's Hall, Mr. ; J. W. M'Ewan pre-siding. A very creditable balance-sheet waspresented.. The .secretary, - Miss ,E. Fleet,said that, after deducting £6 19s. lid, forexpenditure, there was a credit balance of£7 4s. 9d. ' The. secretary congratulated themembers' on , last season's, play.' Ten cham-pionship matches were played, and tho'Clubhad .-won six. Tho committee;-desired <tothank -Mesdames Bonthurno. and Ellis, andMessrs. Pirani (patron), -Saunders, M'Ewan,and War.ies (vice-presidents), Mr. Nicliolls(coach), and' the Petono Football ' Club 'forthe nso of-..the. gymnasium. During theseason a : pleasant garden party was heldat Mason's, Gardens. The election "of : offi-cers. resulted - as follows:—Patron, Mr. F.Pirani; president, Mrs. R.. C. Kirk; vice-presidents, Mesdames Perry, Bonthorne, andEllis, , andl Messrs. '.- Warncs, Pringle,' Saun-ders, Ciidy (all re-elected), f)a;ul J. W.M'Ewan; coach', Mr.' W. Har'dham, V.C.;captain, Miss Eva Fleet; vice-captain, MissTaylor; secretary, Miss L. Bolton; assistantsecretary, Mrs.' M. Ford; fo'easurer, Miss-J.Scrimshaw ;' selection - committee, •.tho cap-tain, secretary, and Miss, Hunter; auditor.Mr. J. W.> M'Ewan.'.. ' ,

...It was decided;to open the season to-mor-row, on the Recreation Ground, and to liavoa social early in May. \

i.o.g.t.The weekly session of the Hopo of PetonoLoijgo of 1.0. G.T. was hold in the Harifurly

Hall last evening, Bro. T. Townsond, Chief.Templar, presiding. , Mr. Bongreerir Mrs.Ballard, Mr. Ballard, and Mr. Shirley Bal-lard wore initiated into tho Order by thoChief Templar. Two new members wore pro-posed., Tho item was Brothers' Surprise,"and the brothers, presented oach sister witha' small brooch : and 'handed round refrosh-

iments. Tho following contributed to theprogramme:—Bros. Jowett, J. W. M'Ewan,Martin, J.„ M'Ewan,. Chamberlain',W. M'Ewan, Kerslake, Robertson, andTownsond.'' Next week there will lie an opennight,. to which tho > public is invited.'

Captain. Lepper, of tho Petono Fire Bri-gado, who was asked' to test tho efficiencyof; members of the' local railway workshops'brigade, sounded tho workshops' fire' alarmon'i Tuesday evening. Mr. Lepper was;verypleased .with, the way they responded to thocall,-thu3 proving that tho brigade could',berelied on. to moet any emergency, althoughsome of its . members lived a good distancofrom, the shops. .

A young fellow named Hickling, employedby Messrs. Dimock and Co. at Ngahauranga,had twoi ribs broken yesterday by fallingthrough a trap door. A doctor was called,from Peton'e, and , attended .to the injuries.

A NATIONAL DELUSION.v \

LORD ROBERTS ON POSSIBILITY OFINVASION. •

Lord Roberts presided at a meeting, heldat the Grand Stand, Ascot,; on January 11,under , the auspices of the National ServicoLeague,' for the purposo of considering thosubject .of universal military training. Howas, he said, erltirely in accord with Mr. J.L. Maxse (who had, just spoken) as'to tho fu-tile results o' fthe Hague Conference.'Anyono who read tho proceedings could riot helpfeeling that the delegates contemplated therocurronce of a great war. The timo had notcomo for 'a general disarmament, and ,womust, in the near future at any rate, bo pro-pared to have international disputes settledmuch in thesame wayas in the past: In orderto rbnder'theso shores absolutely safo from thoinvader, said/Lord Roberts, and also to main-tain the integrity of our Empire, wo must

have, not only a strong and powerful. Navy,but also an efficient and .sufficient Army. Hohad no desire to see this country burdenedwith a large Regular Army. ' A large Regu-lar Army, in. the first place, was expensive,as-'all armies based on a voluntary systemmust be;'and again, the size of the, RegularArmy was measured by tho number of men oftho .proper .stamp who would voluntarily

como forward to fill its ranks.' Notwith-standing all that had been dono for the sol-dier, the fact remained that the standard ofheight, chest, and weight, had to be reducedto 'such-an extent that we were now takinginto the Army men who were utterly unfittedto undergo thehardship's of a campaign. Hewanted to make it quite clear that tho Regu-lar, Army was only just sufficient to providefor the garrisoning of India and tho coloniesin peace time, and putting a, very small strik-ing force into tho field. Many people enter-tained tho belief in which they were broughtup, that an invasion of these shores was im-possible, and in this thoy were oncouragedby those who might know better. It was intho past immunity, from trouble and in thoastonishing apathy and ignorance of our peo-ple- that tho great danger to this countrylay. They know nothing of tho horrors ofwar, arid thoy seemed quite willing to letmatters slide so long as thoy imagined thatno danger could como to themselves. (Cheers.)But we ought not to wait for some great na-tional calamity beforo adapting ourselves tomodern conditions.- If tho country wouldstart by lotting all "boys have o oertainamount of training and rifle shooting, then,whei at the ago of 18 or 19, they, in camp,put in two, three, four, or five months' drill,they would tun out useful soldiers, and afortnightly training in the three followingyears woull probably make them all thatwas required.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

CHAMBER MUSIC.

AN EVENING WITH SCHUBERT. :

The Sydney Street Schoolroom was fairly wellfilled last evening on the occasion of the firstof a series of lecture-recitals, arranged by Mr.Robert Parker, L.T.C.L., and Miss BeatriceRichmond. The idea is to arrange from thoworks of a particular composer a short' pro-gramme of tho most characteristic of his com-positions, prefaced by a brief biographicalsketch, and interspersed with references to theparticular numbers to be interpreted. Theaudience is thus .placed on a more intimatofooting with the composer. It need hardly bosaid that a recital of this class docs not, un-fortunately, attract moro than a very 6mallsection of the community..

The entertainment began last ovening withan interesting biograplnal sketch of FranzSchubert (1797-1828), by Mi'. Robert Parker. Itwas probably as a song-writer, said Mr. Par-ker, that Schubert became most widely knownto tho general public. Beautiful as were hisinstrumental compositions, it was in the de-partment of song-writing that he was-first inorder of time as well as of greatness. It wasreserved for Schubert to practically create thoart-song, and to set a model for succeedingcomposers to follow, a model 1 which served 'astho starting point for Schumann, Brahms, Rob-ert Frauz, and the rest of the splendid galaxyof nineteenth century song-writers. Two ofthe very finest belonged to tho da.vs of his boy-hood. Of those, the one called "Margaret atthe Spinning-wheel" had been placed on thoprogramme. The two songs, "WitheredFlowers" and "Impatience," on tho programme,were from a delightful song-cycle Dased on ,agroup of twenty-five poems. The former seemedto have been struck off in a white heat ofinspiration, while tho latter was an, exquisiteexample of Schubert's felicity in colouring thowords with tho must appropriate,music. Thonext group of songs included "Hedge Roses"and "Slumber Song," in lighter vein, and fol-lowing these caine three songs, masterpieces ofthe composer's last'and finest period. Theywere: "The Linden Tree," "Her Picture," and"Tho Organ Man." Tho concert which followedwhs a most enjoyable one. Mr. ,P. Hockleysang "The Wanderer," "Withered. Flowers, '•

"Impatience," "The' Linden Tree," "Her Pic-ture," and "Tho Organ Player." Miss MayNewman, whose singing was excellent, sang"Margaret at the Spinning-wheel," "IledgoRoses," and "Slumber Song." "Tho Wanderer"fantasia (pianoforte) in 0 major was capablyplayed by Miss Beatrico Richmond. A 1 seriesof selections from tho shorter pianoforte com-positions of the composcr was played by Mr.Parker, and tho concert concluded, with a quin-tette, "Tho Trout," playbd by Miss B. Rich-mond (piano), Herr Max Honpe • (violin), Mr.H. ■ Tombs (viola), Mr. A. Hamerton (cello),and Mr. A.. F. Robertson (bass .viol).

■ WEST'S'PICTURES.West's Pictures concluded a very successful

season at. the Town Hall last night, when, an-other large gathering assembled to' witness ahexcellent series of film's;

HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE;The Royal Pictures! • which are being pre-

sented nightly at His Majesty's- Theatre,\con-tinue to draw large and delighted crowds., Thecurrent series of films is a. particularly fineonel There will be a prize matinee on Satur-'day.

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THEATRE ROYAL.' .". ■ /'V ;

Tho attendance at . the Theatre Royal, lastnight was as numerous as -usual. Among thochief attractions this week nro the Franklyns,who cleverly, present comic sketches; the Har-monious Huidiams, who"aro' particularly ..wellworth hearing; the Banvards, acrobats'; JackScottish "comedian; ..Eva. Leo and.- herpicarinies; besides' other '.artists ./.who* 'also.possess great ability. To-morrow "evening therewill bo a new; programme.'- " ■ 1

WELLINGTON DRAMATIC SOCIETY.Encouraged by tho success of their first pro-

duction ("Dr. Bill"), tho Wellington DramaticSociety has. decided to stage another clevercomedy, entitled,'"Tragedy." Wellington play-goers will have an opportunity to judgo ot thoquality of both the performance and tho playat tho Opera House on June 17 and 18 next.The initial performance (the first in Austra-lasia) will, however, tako place at Mastertonon June 3. Included in the cast .are the fol-lowing Messrs. Hubert Fairweather, F. W.Millar, C. Ben tley Russell',' D'Arcy,' and HUx-:ford, and Misses Mollie Marshall, M. Bedford,Ivurz, and Sinclair.

THE ROYAL PICTURES. . . ,

A large attendance witnessed tho programmeof now pictures at His Majesty's -Theatre lastnight. /The main feature of the entertain-ment is the excellent manner in which , theprogramme is arranged. The pictorial appetiteis not "allowed to get satiated with' one classof subjects, judicious placing enabling patronsto enjoy tho programme. "Wild Birds atHome," "The Haunted 'House," and "The'Incendiary Foreman" are the "star" subjectsof tho series. Tho same programme will - boi epeated to-night. On Saturday afternoonthere will be a matineo, at which every childwill receive a present.

At the Boys" Instituto last evening, an en-joyable concert, was given by Mr. Hankins,assisted by Misses L. Hanton, E. Moran, andE. Strickland, and Messrs. 1L.; Moran, V; Gib-son, B.'Galloway, F. Moran, D. M'Williams,Armit, and J. Major., Between- 90 ■ and 100boys and their: friends 'Were present. .

CHILD MILLIONAIRES.—-—

FEAST - WITH NEWSBOYS; IN LODGING--1 , 1 HOUSE.

.Quito oblivious, apparently, of the fact thatoach is the: prospective owner of a fortuneestimated at' £10,000,000) Kat-herine Living-stone Hammersley, and her .brother, LouisGordon Hammersley,, niece and' nephew ,ofLilian Duchess of Marlborough, widow ofLord William.Beresford, were lately the lifeand soul of a party of newsboys whom,to the number of over 200 they entertained'at the Newsboys' Lodging House. ■ .They sangcarols and laughed heartily at any streeturchins' stories told by elder, people for theamusement of their ragged guests. .

Katherine , Hammmersley, who . recentlypassed hor seventeenth year, is a-young wo-man with bright eyes, a clear-cut counte-nance, and sensitive mouth. She was prettilythough plainly attired. Accompanied by hernurse and friend; Mrs;: Lowrie, she was shownover the building, and displayed becoming in-terest in the domestic arrangements of thonewsboys' home, bestowing high words ofpraiso at the clean, well-ventilated'dormito-ries and excellent laundry department. Alto-gether sheexhibited extraordinary knowledgoof domestic scionce.

■ Her brother, who is shorter ,in stature,spent most o! his time in the gymnasium,testing tho smoothness of the floor, exercisingon tho rings, and comparing them with thefittings of his own private gymnasium in theHammersloys' magnificent home in FifthAvenue. Hischief interest appears ,tohe en-gineering, for he disputed at . length with'ascientific member of the party regarding theworking of the laundry machinery. .

If-England loves a lord, America is pas-sionately fond of a millionaire. The first ap-pearanoo of these young people, who areheirs to such enormous wealth, is accordinglywatched by New Yorkers with intense curio-sity.,- At tho conclusion of a gorgeous feasttho newsboys greatly embarrassed their .hostand hostess by bursting into round , afterround of cheering in their honour. •

They are the orphan sou and daughter ofMr. J. Hooker Hammersley, whoso fortunethey inherit, besidos that of their uncle, Air.L. ,G. Hammersley.

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.(DI TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.J

AN EMPLOYER'S GRIEVANCE.

INDIGNATION AND SYMPATHY. ...

Auckland, April 2.A largely>-attonded public meeting was

held in the Drury Hall on April 1 to ex-press sympathy with Mr. W. Dixon, whohas been committed to Mount Ed on Gaolfor two months for disobeying an orderof the Magistrate's Court arising from anArbitration Court award;' also to expressindignation that;a free-born citizen of theBritish Empire and of the Dominion of NewZealand should bo hauled off 16-prison forsuch a cause. It seems that last May Mr.Dixon was cited before the Court for em-ploying a journeyman at less than theaward wages. The man was allowed to giveevidence upon' oath, while Mr. Dixon (theomployer), although he requested' to besworn, was not allowed to give evidence,though he says ho has a. good defence.. Hewas fined £5, which was paid. The manwas fined 10s. The man then ■ sued' andgot judgment for £21 back wages, whichMr. Dixon refuses to 'pay, hence his im-prisonment. The meeting appointed Mr.J. Flanagan to seo a'solicitor in order thatsome proceedings may be taken to procureMr. Dixon's release*, and, if possible, re-open the case. Another .meeting will boheld on Saturday evening. ■

CAPTAIN COOK MEMORIAL.

COMPETITIVE.DESIGNS.'■ ' Blenheim, .April, 2.At a meeting;of the Captain Cook Me-

morial Committee last night'it was decidedto invite competitive designs throughoutNewZealand for monument to; be placed onCook's landing-place at Ship Cove, QueenCharlotte Sound, at a cost of from £200 to£500. An-offer was received, from t>ha Ad-miralty of an old cannon to be placed onthe monument, and this was,accepted. Itwas decided to ask the Minister for-Landsto suggest_a suitable emblem to typify thescientific side, of Cook's:.character. It w;asagreed to extend tho movement beyond thobounds of and, the secretaryis to to the editors of the'leading news-papers throughout New Zealand asking tfiomto treat tho subject as a national op -i andinviting them to;v join the Committee aridassist its aim. . '■■■.; •'•. .

ALLEGED "TWO-UP."T . ; Cliristchurch, April 1.,

..Yesterday evening,. a posse of police jour-neyed out. to Islington, with.a viow to raid-ing an alleged," tyro-hp school;!' which theyhad ipason to believe was infull swing oij..the side of a road there. Posting themselvesbehind hedges and handy cover,/'they , sud-denly emerged out of-the night'upon a smallgroup of young,men,. who[ were playing.somegame with .coins by the.aid of tho Nljght of-alantern. The result was. that Matthew. Wal-ters, Andrew. Miller, Chas. Walters, FritzSutherland, and Edward Erskino were; placedin. the dock ■at .the Police'Court this morn-,ing,' .charged with, playing ;a" game of; chance,to wit, V two-up," at Islington;;' chargeagainst : Erskjno was', withdrawn, at'"the' re-quest of' Sergeant \Johnston; who masked.-ioraremand.of .tho others, till Sa;turday.

Mr.' Donnelly, .'.who for, thei four'accused; asked ' that, bail' be'fixed, -as' it Av'asabsurd -, to mako; tho young men go Cto . gaolfor three'days; just because .they, had playedthe "atrocious" .game' of pitch and' toss,aftor their day's work, "

was :done. .. ;He'thought they should be liberated on theirowhrecognisances, ,and .he .protested agiinst .thepolice. not .proceeding with thi> case,, insteadof ronianding.it. . . . \

The Bench remanded accused till Saturday,fixing bail-in £20 in each casV and one suretyof £20. '

, MISAPPLIED WATER. . •

Cambridge, April 1.An important decision .was given theMagistrate (Mr. Cutton) in a local; case. Aborough employee, was, watering 'streets,;andthe water, came in contact with a. lady, who.was drenched,., and lier clothing isppilt. Judg-ment was given against the Borough Councilfor £5; and costs £3i.

CHRISTCHURCH VITAL STATISTICS;Chrlstohurch, April ,1: 1

• The births from January to March, 1908,numbered 570. In 1007 there' were; 564..Deaths,' in 1908, threo months,'l9l; in 1907,354. Marriages, in 1908, 203; 1907, 274.'

ALLEGED FALSE! CERTIFICATE. - :

Invercarglll, April 1.Ernest William Clempson.' was . charged.with, forgery•: in making a;false certificate of.education, in regard to a youth applying foremployment!, on therailway. Accused re-served . his . defence, and was oommitted fortrial. . i ... .... ~.

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MORMONS AND THE MAORIS. ■■

Hastings,. April 1.■Mormon_ agents have-purchased* 100 acresnear Hastings for the purpose of establishinga farm for the training of young.Maoris inagriculture and fruit growing'.' ■ y-t

, EXPORT OF DAIRY PRODUCE.. V. Now Plymouth, April 2.For' .the seven months of, the' . present

dairying season,: 120,085 packages of;butter,valued approximately at " £291,178, i and24,317 cases: cheese; valued at £84,121, havebeen shipped from New;, Plymouth.'- .Duringthe'-same period there were shipped at Patea48,374 boxes 1 of butter,, valued at.£131,663,and 63,865 boxes of cheese,. valued at£178,317, showing totalexports of Taranakidairy produce to date's to, the value' of£685,274. There is estimated-' tobe about£30,000 in store..SALE OF PROPERTY AT AUCKLAND.

Auckland, April 2.Mr. T. Mandeno Jackson sold by auctionthis afternoon a Queen Street froehold,namely, allotment. 4 of section 32,'. havinga ( frontage to Queen'Street of 33 feet bya depth of 82 feet. Oh the section -! aretwo shops," each 25 x 14, with, large'showwindows and five living rooms. With thiswas also sold allotment 21 of section-32,with a frontage of 33 feet to Lome Street,and a depth of 82 feet, with a large brickwarehouse. Both properties were sold inone line for' £9560, the purchaser being Mr.Maurice Casey.'

I CHARGE OF CRUELTY,' TO ANIMALS.I . „ Chrlstohurch, April :1. ..

An [ information has been laid 'against' thecaptain of the steamer Ripple, charginghim with' cruelty to animals. ,• The Rip-ple arrived at Lyttelton, from Chat-ham Island on March' 21/ after arough passage, with a: load of -sheep. Be-tween 60 and 70 of the sheep were 'iost,some on the passage, and some after, theywere landed. It is alleged they were over-crowded and not provided with sufficientfood.' The case will be heard at Lytteltonon April, 15. .

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SHEEP-OWNERS AND SHEARERS.Chrlstohurch, April 1.

A conference . between., representatives ofthe Canterbury Sheep-owners' Union and theCanterbury Shearers' Union was held atChristcliurch yesterday. A lengthy discus-sion took place:on the conditions of laboursubmitted to the meeting by the respectiveparties. .After the conference had lastedsoma threo hours it was dccided, as thereseemed no chance of coming'to an agree-ment. on several important points, to bringthe-proceedings to a close and to refer thewhole conditions-of labour to the Arbitration'Court for settlement. •

CASfa TRADING IN AUCKLAND.Auokland, April 1.The ooupon or cash system was brought

into practice by local bakers to-day. Inter-viewed, ' a leading baker stated that' cus-tomers were, taking kindly to the innovation:-He hnd oommonced with 6000 coupons iiihand, whioh he found insufficient to meetyesterdav's demand.

NO-LICENSE CAMPAIGN.Christchurch, April 1.A. ten days' canvassing campaign by the

Christchurch 'Prohibition * League formallycommences to-morrow. The object is to raise£1500 as a fighting fund for the-no-licensomovement at tho 1908 polls; Tho sum- of£120 has already been paid or promised.

PRISON'LABOUR. "

k . Auckland,: April. 2.•A large' meeting -of market' ' gardenerspassed a resolution... strongly,- protestingagainst the Preriiier's ' proposal; to ' utiliseprison labour for the production of- vege-tables, : urging that such a policy would bedetrimental to. a large number of Europeansengaged in the industry.

. TRAIN DERAILED. '

Tlmaru, April 2. !The. first express from- the North to-daywas derailed at Orairi, and* delayed for anhour. ~ ; \

FOUND IN A BOTTLE.', . Wanganul, April 2.A bottle was picked up ,on .the 'beach atthe mouth of the Wanganui river, contain-

ing a message on a piece of ship's shelvingpaper. The message; as far as it can be de-ciphered (the paper having become .stainedby sea water) is:—" December; 23rd,-,1904.Star; of England. Boat sinking. Taking totho rafts. ~ Send help.' Off Island of Terradel Fuego.—Janies P. . Steward, ' S. of E."The final name is indistinct; 'but appears likePaters,on! It .has. been ascertained ;that the

of England, which, at present is inWellington, was between Sydney and "Wel-lington on December,: 23, 1904. From • theappearance of the bottle it is evident it hadhad a long immersion in the .water. ■

CART STRUCK BY A TRAIN., . Dannevirke,,'April 2.An elderly man named John Foster Smith,

• tea; dealer,, who travels_tho district in a

springcart, met with, a severe;accident to-day at the ; Piri Piri Crossing, where hisvehicle w-as .struck, by the midday express.Smith was brought to Dannevirke by thetrain,' and at . one© taken to the hospital.Hteis severely injured about the head, butthe full extent of his injuries is - not; known.

CRUELTY TO, A HORSE. /

,. ; . Glsborne, April 2...

. At Port Awanui on Monday, a Native. was;sentenced to throa' months':, imprisonment forcruelty to a horse'.... Ho set dogs on thoanimalj and. they.'- .tore its. flesh. ' Afterwardshe allowed; it .to''fall' over .a-,cUff,and- subse-quently tied it up'ina Native settlement allnight. -

DUNEDIN. HARBOUR. BOARD. /',;

• . Dunedlri, April-2.At a meeting of'.the Harbour/-Bokrdto-

,day .tho AYorks Copimitteei'-reported; that itestimated the. /revenue -/for. /'. the 1 i ; year;; at£75,000; to-which' .had to. be added- a/creditbalance of:£5929 at Jamiary ljlgfc;-makinga .total of £80,92?.y The estimated expendsture was .£78,900; 'leaving a credit balanceof £2029.'' " The estimated cost* of .'dredgingwas £20,000. 'In moving the .adoption"of.thereport,: Mr. Bullock, said; it was .proposed.towiden : Rattray-' Stree.t. wharf .vat.';- ai' cost/of£3750;., It to pro-vide additional: berthage' for .stei'mers. ' Thecost -of dredgingwas ' estimated 'at;''£2oAooo.'The•; report was; adopted. The,Fiiia,ncc Com-mittee/recommended that-;.as ~}t.was unlikelythat the' whole of the .works.contemplatedcould be finished during the present'financialyear, debentures, to .the:amount;'of.:.£2o,ooobe. 'issued. to meet toDecember 30..This \vas; agreed to.'.' '.. V/■

' ' OLYMPIC GA3IES. •>, ::

. / ciiristoiiurch, April 2.• The Council of the N.Z/A.A.A. to-night

discussed the question of sending representa-tives, to the Olympic games .' to be.'held iiiLondon .in- July next::, •It was'.,pointed outthat the Council .had. no fuiids for the pur-pose, a bu£:> it.? was. decided -j if moneywas subscribed by tho; public to iSerid : Kerr(Wellington) and. Murray' (Christchurch)the accredited representatives .0f... the-. Do-minion. - Tho Council-: also;/,decided towrite.'- to. Mr. ' Guy Hoskins, .of - Philadel-phia, 'U.S.A.,'.'an •ex-New Zealander; .arid askhim to represent the Dominion-at .the 'games.

DUNEDIN-'CITY LOANS. '

Dunedlhj.': April li,' City ' loans,; amounting. to £435,800, fell

due to-day. 'Of, this amount £312,200' car-ried sinking fund. The '-'fund:-com-missioner's ..estimate the" amountapplicableto these, loans at £197,000' .'appfoxiipatel,Y..'They lodged with the 'Bank' of 'New' Zealand,'to the credit •'of' the' city,:redemption loanaccount,' the sum of £183,619, arid " expectto pay the balance within' .tfe'riext'-few, days.Of- the total amount which fell due,-£314,200'is: payable;in London',- the balance being pay-able. in'New. Zealand.... .;

; : CHALLENGE SHIELDOamaru, April 2.

The .Primary, Schools' Challenge ; Shield,which has been won by .the North School'Cadets,' .was presented' ■ on' TakaroPark, at a parade' of the North Otago CadetBattalion. The; presentation; wasfniade/by

Mitchell, who represented the .OtagoEducation Board.. The Mayor and :the Hon.T. Y...Duncan also all congratulatingthe team on its success thisyear. The North.SbhOol'Cadets"previously won' the shield.

• WOMEN DRINKERS. ~.■:■

: ,'v...., Auckland, April 1.-The Auckland • ■Council passed

a .'resolution expressing appreciationoorf r theaction of .the . Minister, for Justico in uphold-ing thepolice as inspectors undek- the,Lic'ens-.ing Act. . The'Council regrets thero is ampleevidence' to.support.t|ie report that, drinkingamong. wonieri'-is;;on', the' increase.arid', consti-tutes'a'menace to public welfare.

• THE PRICE OF FLOUR:, ■'• v■■'•■''•/. '■ Auckland, April 1.Inquiries made ' amongst local millers in

connection' with ithe telegram.' from;Dunedinannouncing a rise of 10s. per ■ ton in thoprice of flour, elicited the' information thatthere will be no rise in Auckland.:

NEWS IN BRIEF. 'Cisborne, April' 2.

For permitting drunkenness; on /his prermises during the. Waipirbr;race meeting, thelicensee of the. Te Puke Hotel was fined £5and his 'license'.was., endorsed.

' • - Napier, April-2;Stamp duty totalling £27,628 6s. 4d.-■•has

been paid on' the -.estate of 1 the late Arch-deacon'Samuel Williams. ' . . '

ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLEOF ORAKEI.

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(BY IEIiEGBArn—PRESS;'ASSOCIATION., I. ' Auchland,'April 2. . ,

Mr Joseph"Neylon, lato;of; the 18th.RoyalIrish Colonial Forces, writes.:—" To-uay is 'the forty-fourth anniversary ;6f .the. Battle ofOrakei. the last stronghold of the ,Maoris inthe Waikato, who. fought: very, stubbornly.In reply to Mr. Mair, the iiiterpreter sentbyGoncral Cameron, K.'C.B.', to inform tliernthat their pa was sapped, .and that unlessthey surrendered they would bo, all bldwnup they said that they would never, neversurrender, and would all die together, ratherthan give lip their women .and children.Tho losses were heavy on both sides. -TlioMaoris.had-about.. seventy-;killed and fortywounded. On our side we lost' the gallantCaptain Ring, of tlio 18th "Royal Irish, whowas mortally wounded-on March 31 j and diedou April 2. His remains were buried iii theAnglican Cemetery in Symonds. Street, and amonument was erected over hisgravo by thoofficers, non-commissioned officers, and menof his oorps. Major Hereford; of the Militia,also lost his life, whilst gallantly leading'hismod. I believe this-was the first time thatthe Imperial and Colonial troops fought ina general engagement: together." . . . .

FROM OTHER PAPERS.

, A itoiyir man, who decided to purchase acheap goat up-country at one of the sales,had a surprise the other day,' according tothe : North Canterbury correspondent' of theChristchurch'"Press.' 1 After'paying 2s. for-Nanny, and le. 6d. for a case to convoy herby train,, expecting the balance of a ■ fiye-shilling piece would see tho goat landed >athis suburban homo, he was taken-all abackby tho Railway Department, which conveyssheop at •a. few. penco per head, demand-ing 9s. ■;' .Somo few weeks ago a boating party dis-

covered what was, supposed to be .a- Maoricanoe on Lake George (says the "Western 1Star") . From . inquiries- made, . .hovverei 1,.thero .is every probability that J the'canoe istho one. in which John Fryatt and ThomasIntz met their death,by drowning some :32years ago. The boat in question, which , wasfashioned out of a' white, pine ;tree and.; is,somo 20ft. in length,l was used by the,minersnamed in crossing, the .lake to avoid .Walk-ing the old track,-'which-was in abad'stiito.On the day of - the fatality, (a few days bo-fore Christmas) Messrs. Fryatt Bros, andIntz were proceeding to -Rivertqn. .to spendtheir s holidays, and when crossing: the .lakethe boat filled and capsized. -The occupantswere wearing gum-boots..at .the time, andthe only one to reach the. shoro was' CharlesFryatt. They,had a large' quantity of goldwith them, andthis .was recovered oh thebodies.. - When: news was received at. River-ton about 50 volunteers made their way toColac-to assist in tho search. -The bodieshad,. however, been •recovered in the mean-time,' and conveyed: to the house of JohnBoko, at Colac; thence they' were conveyedthrough tho bush to the Narrows, thence toRivortbn by boat. ; . ;

' It is stated that' a traveller'-through-theCatliris Bush cannot help this year noticing"some great'changes;on thoV conditions of- afew years ago, . remarks. tho : "LytfeltohTimes.'.'; The ;. most v regrettable is-:- thedecrease in native birds! . Tho ' prettylittlerobinstliat'used'togather''EO.interest-ingly;round. visitors to' 'the bush : are •now'hardly ever seen, says the "Brace■Herald."'Residents' say it.is; .tho same in. all parts ofthe'bush, onlyan occasional .robin being seen.Thero is also a marked diminution ■ in tho

numbers of parrakeots,.kaka's,Vandtun's.. Therearo'a few tomtits'and pigeons,

these,". awayback , from •; settlements,aro by no means .so<plentiful as they used tobo. The cause of this:dearth >of .bird.life" in.tho bush .is set'down ;by.; tho• settlers, .to thoweasels, which are.becoming .very.plentiful,arid which play, havoc with tho birds which 1build near the ground,and in; the. hollows! .oftree's, the.'youhg ones,-, and\t,'on tho/. full-grown'birds. fall: aii easy preyto the natural'enemy.''

: A very, interesting observation,with;;regardto mosquitos/was montioned .to a. Zea-land Herald' reporter by the District Health'

; Officer, Dr.. J.;S/. Purdy, in /that the insectaselect'certain, colours aid thecolour, they-have a; decided : aversion .to ;s

. chr'omo\ yellowj .while' white,- is not, altogether•to 'their; tasfe' •' Tho ■'- colours of attraction,aro :.black, .deep,blue," and' light; blue,. red;and.

; groans /Consequently .the/ new- style ...of ;,tentto ,he/.used ..by the. army is. to-chromo yellowyand,in,lndia, where;tligtentsaro indigo. msidej .it.is. proposed tochange' ■this:.to ;the! :yellow which' is. distaste-ful .to .the-nerves- of the. discriminating-in-scot.'. ■ ■ ■''/'".■.• ■'

■' -A domestic event—thearrival of:a son andheir—m which Mr. D. Jones, one of thefarmers' representatives on the . farm labour- . vots'; dispute, was interested; was referred, to *

by Mr A'cjand/ori. the Cbnciliatibri-'Board'at:Dirfield (says the. Christ-church ".Press").'He':'saidv that.he would, like.-'to offer .tKe'cph-gratiilatioris of 'the Board to Mr/Jones.' At.th'is\'^ct^'..;Mr:.;'';'J^^ : good hisescape :.fr<qm tlid, hall. " GontmuingVi Air.., Ac- . 'land suggested /that'a-.very gobd name, fortho now arrival would be."Conciliation," andsuggested- that the Board5,might soo its ,way .•

■clear to.-Ullow him' to 'appear on behalf of/tbafarmers.: The. Chairman'' (Mr. \Y. /Minson)remarked that;-tho- Board felt -pleasure / incongratulating..Mr.; J.onos/on;. the'occasion.' ■V A,'licensed' auctioneer:in it&city .(says the"Otago. Daily Times")' wroio to; the'COuncil!lately: complaining of the. ' conduct:of-In-spector-Donaldsony who .visited their • auc-.tion ' rooms: as their auctioneer; was 'in. themiddle of: a sale, and j demanded that he.should .'show'his, license.. ;Mr/'Dpnaldson was'

:not satisfied 'with.'demariding the-license,. butsent two policemen to him to ask for it.: Thiasort: of 'treatment' was" .very Iannoying.'' ' In-'spector 'Donaldson .later on apologised; i-as '.tbe insult'. was made ;. m. public■;'a,.-'publicapology was duo to tho firm.- The matterwas referred to the General-Committee for - a;report.:'?:'

■ The Native mutton-birders-are .now-(saysthe '"Southland Times") resorting .to theislands, in.- preparation for. the season.. TheRakiura'had'.been ■ chartered to; .take ;tHeNatives from Cblac-Baj; t. Riverton,. and theBluff, .but;' 'diving to a;mistake, about a :dozea.of: the Bluff Natives we're left.behind. /' TheMayor/of . CarapbeUtpwh isin communicationwith ;the.. Marino Department in 'order to, ob-tain permission for* the Kekeno to take thesebelated Natives down'to the islands so thatthey may not lose what is to ,ttiem an annualharvest..',.. ' -. . • v

./During a'recent tour of the King Country,Mr. W. T.> Jennings, M.P.,, came .across 'twofarmers'from-, the -..Old. .Country, who.-werelooking for ,iand;m- the Dominion (says the"Hawke's Bay Herald"). ■ One of them, aMr. -Smith, who . comes: • from. Lincolnshire,.told: him that he had experienced great;diffi- (cult}' in getting suitable land, on which ■tosettlo, as tho price . 'asked was too.-high;. .Heand his friend had each brought £2000, butfelt that they could do no gpod, at the.pricesruling.- ■ Mr. Jennings advised them to go. to .tho Lands, Office at.Auckland to enquire about

jsome of the blocks of land, that,are open forselectibn, ■ more, especially-as, they, said .thatthey'did not, care ' much- about-the remote .

chances of th'o ballot but preferred , buying \

land. . They had, ,they 1said, been to thoWellington, and ■ Hawke's .Bay districts,; butfound- the price of land thero • prohibitive.

■Mr!: Smith, also' stated -that before .leavingEngland ho made'enquiries at the offices of-:the High Commissioner-, in London, and was• given books- 'containing J particulars-.of land-suitable for .taking up m the Dominion.When he arrived here ho found to his dis-appointment. that" the information: contained■in. the .books was* obsolete.:' ' . .f

Something like a-surprise! awaited;-Mr. A.S. Orbell; Chairman:of the Waikouaiti CountyCouncil,: oh'! returing: to '■ the';.chambers. afterlunch, rwently, says the "Otago Daily Times,''He found a large deputation and tlie assem-bled' Council wearing expressions of. .well-simulated 'wrath. Tlio chairman sat-, downwith, a sigh! Then: the assembly wreatliod:itself' iii smiles, and presented the astonishedchairman with a silvor>gong and a caso of.fish carvers,on the' occasion of his approach-ing .marriage. The .recipient was too muchtaken'by surpriso to say so, but made twoneat little speeches; and said afterwards:"Well, you. might me-the tip."

In consequence of ; the . extreme platformand constitution of , the;i Political LabourLeague, the Dunedin • correspondent of theCliristchi>rch'"Press" states,-it.is felt by ?avery large number of labour people in thiscity that they aro unrepresented .by anypolitical labour, organisation.. Steps aretherefore being taken: to' induce either -theLiberal and Labour .Federation, or .the. La-bour Reform Association,'winch-has'its hi?ad- •quarters in Canterbury, to form' a branchin Dunedin. ■ ■ ; '

We are informed by .a correspondent inBlenheim, says the ■■■• Pelorus Guardian,"-that an employee in the-post'office/there

lias confessed to?opening letters '(containingcheques. sent from • Havelock by Messrs.Orsman and Hunter,-and finding the cheaucs '

not negotiable, lie put>them in-the fire; The;same individual has also admitted opening aletter containing money-seijt from Blenheimhy Mr. M'Guiro, of the Okaramio. Hotel, andhaving spent tlio: money. This ought to 'satisfy the public that ;the integrity of theHavelock . staff: is \unquestionable.: .- ' "i'

8 THE DOMINION, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.

TRADES COUNCIL VIEWS.The question of the advisableness of sup-'

porting Mr. T._ W. Hißlop for the City Mayor-alty was considered »£ Jast nifcht's. meeHOgj

. The Waldorf, the latest addition to Lon-don's hotels, has no fewer than 176 bath-

over a mik pi corridors.Experience is a grindstone; it is lucky for

tis if we get brightened by it, and not'

"Why," asks a correspondent of tho"Otago Daily Times," should the "BritishMedical Journal " ask the Government, as itdoes in tho current number, to spend amillion pounds to find a euro for influenza,when a simple remedy'exists, which anyone'may prove to his own satisfaction withouttho expenditure of a penny. I have just hadinfluenza, and have been cured without anydrugs. The treatment consisted in going tobed, taking absolutely no food, drinking hotwater, and having a hot-water bottle inbed. Tho attack came on last Sunday week,and. I was able to keep an appointment onthe following Tuesday. It is, of course, diffi-cult to make the female head of the house-hold believe that one is not going to dieof Bheer starvation because one goes 40 hourswithout tasting food, as I'did. As soon asthe body needed food, I felt hungry, aridvery light food—chiefly milk and toast-sufficed for my requirements. The great fact,however, remains that within 36 nours,. byabsolute starvation, and causing my skin toaot, I. was- well."v.

- Mr.' E. Kilpatrick; . grocer, elsewhere an-nounces that ne has secured' temporarypre-mises in Courtenay Place (directly oppositethe old premises, recently burnt downy andr»xt door to Messrs. Bouse and Hurrell's.

MAYOR V. COUNCILLOR.4

CONSIDERATION OF TENDERS.

* •/ A WARM DISCUSSION.,'A:recommendation from tho Works Com-

.- Jnittee ''witli»roferchcb;-to ■ tenders' for the'supply:of metal gavo' riso to ft -heated dis-

■■■.'. meetihg'.of ftho.Mira-.'.mar.-'borough. Council, tho principal paitici-

pants Mayor (ifr. C. J. Crawfoid)and Councillor Chase-Morris.

: ■/, .-The, Committee, which reported that it hadaccepted Mr. A. D. Crawloid's. tender for

■ tho'.'supplv-of motal and blinding.: fpr \the. - Seatoim ,-Tramway and- 1Princ.?s 'Street;:-re-

commended that Mr.' -Crawford's^tendor-fortlio "s'lijiply of metal .'and 1-blinding for Matar

:■ - Road 1 -' and Rim.i-Strect bo accept-ed_ in-ac-cordMicb- iîth-'.thb'.'roport:oftlie -engineer. r :»

■ :' Tlio ;Maybr ppinto'd'out.thatoas-Ws brotherwas.one-of the'itenderers,!and as Councillor-

• Chase-Morriswas: chairman of directors .oftho v other 'tenderer; .t.Miramar, ,;Ltd., . hothbu<?ht"'th!lt Councillor . Chase-Morris . and,himself ; should' not;voto-on:- the: ;-mfttter. i,.

: 1 Councillor-''''Chaso-Morri -'.subinittd - that• the question as'to whether 'ho and/the Mayor:

should- -matter-for.. thomselyes.Councillor East thought tho Council

' phould discufs'tho mattor m.committee, - butCouncillor,/ Chase-Morris ,-opposed itho pro-,posil ' - }

-■The Mavor-"remarked thatia-good deal of-' • feelmg had lreoii' displayed: at tho.committeoI.meeting .iuVfluestion. --, : i'o;

■ -. ' Councillor -.that .'hb,- re-servt'd ' his riftht aR' a Councillor, to act in

; tho - interests of the ratepayers; • \ -At : thocommittee maetingrjip'reebmmended that,the,opinion of- outsido experts should-bo obtainedon tho.fiunlitv- offtho metals offered.-Messis.Maxwell• and 1 w ere: of .opinion,that •

thoiWo ' metals' were --identical.: - - .

The Mavor : 'I 1 -admit; that: good ,quality.■ metal, has been t supnlied ,hy-..Miramar, Ltd.,

■ hut. Ido iipt,-: class, qunlitj' remains^'• :;

Gouncdlor Chai;e-Morris.:,,Wo have a thou-:sand vvards readv: for delivery. • I don't think:

I'.'; tlies other, tpndorbf ;h.as twenty./yards^'eady.1.;The Jijayor;. .Yoy.have c.omo hero-.as-- f J:.,'_savâgain^^jth.P^-"rOTatte'r.. "should..■ he ilcft-.to thp othor Councillors; ; It, is tliodut'y:;pf:;the 'engmcer:.tQ'/ilip-;bo'^.into; ;tne :; matter-'- of / and. -hp, .has.

■ . .

CPuhcillpr-iphase-jMorris:' The Counci- has.:a- -before: fit. . ~,. _' , .

. ' ,CoiinciUbr,ißrbd;b:-T/.inteiid ,£o. bd. guided-'.lby-'VthejvtepoA/qfiiOtirêngmeer...^^

Councillor.,Chase-:Mprris.rbse ,*(it'. but;'- ias,';.ponnoillor,,Brodip had. tho:- floor, -.lio',

: wai;Jfpiiiiested-;.tp;':Ke :scaied...;v,;:;^Councillor Brodie: I .object to: the quali-

• . ficatibisSof;.our,, engineer, -beiiig: tjuestioned;I havp. every confidence in him

■Councillor: Chase-Morris ,t\gaiu;.roso. ■ ...

Tliq Mayer :'\You have- already spblceh;Cptincillor. Cliase-Mori'is":: I.'am "entitled:to:

'iipeSk'',ha]£a;aV,db7'ori''itimes, -,if- -I 'like. '• ,-Tlie'Slayor:-' Thore''is no motion. f,: si'--;^tlnc{nor:'. ,C^'a^Morr!g'^lîiitod;.^'mov&-.

.; , V,; that'vtlie -qu'estipii-'of:.the"', quality ■ pf'.'':thp<- ■ ' reconsidered.;y/-'• ':KiCouhbillor ouri

. crigiiioer:chancedP ';; i'rf."f"; ' Councillor Chase-Morns: If 'Mr. i Maxwell

' lio-•: wp'gyohaiiged.-v:' Of "Coursey. -if:?his is' :

substantiated bv r- " >

■ ■ Tho'Mayor-:"?Mr.':jVfortbn'has. substantiated;- V;;-lt^

Councillor Chase-Morris In> wutinc; 5 r:Thoi Jlayor i - Noi.' The four ~ Councillors

" bfsides ourselves aro quite capable of solvingthe. mattor. '

'■ CouncilloriChase-Morris:..They'arenot.ex-i; '..'i ;perts^v'":^..'-'V;: ' - :i j.r:,'.>j{, The; Jla'yo'rV..'.î'yp ; lsjitu:ding"va?; in;, px-'" : ir. '-l

: Councillor. Chase-Morris: No, but. I con-,ttend; 1 outside..expert''.idyico'.':

'v."' I - propose 1.to * liavb'fsub'mitted; reports about '' j'iho ,b"y,'Mira-r',

.I, can coyto the. .Press. . ColmcillorS: are

" it. i';':,Thp', Mayor i-.f-trjinteitd:,. to'.-iiibye 1: tMt'"-the,

;• ;,' MlLeodj';; |to'act^-f;:; : ' y,'-fft ( , f.''J.■ ■ Councillor Chase-Morns::Tho motipn.seeks

■ to relieve' the and myself •of " res- 'i'•:'.-vV;ponsibilitV:'-:,'''.r.'objetoV':to';that:Vvv..:, ;.j' \tl'ha Mayor :":This .is inothing, more ■ than, atrade dispute ' i ,:Councillors ChaserMorris: •,You:.-are -quite

■ rght; ■ 1 1 -Ifc.-is -ai quostioii'of£ :s. 'd.'.!"., ■ Tho Mayor: -Tho. .wlioloiofitho.'committeo

so Councillor.Brpdie moved;' and: fseconded, th'at the mat-

■ - tervhe.',referred ,to tho Counoili-with -a- re-• ;commendation- ;that-,the - engineer's -rcconir

mcndntion,bo;carried into effect. vMv ownionis £hat-.tf)o;'Courioii,; fwith the''exception-bf,

, Councillor. ChasorMorris.-.and 'inyself, jshould?:• ; dispo&)of:thb' ,has,;be

made out of vcjy little , - 1, -Councillor Chase-Morris: -Ifis a very .big;■miittpr;^^;';:'i J :.

-' '..Tho.Mayor: You-ljavo already sppken..Councillor Chase-Morns: I have a right

to bo hero —:—■■■■■.

, Tlio Mayor: Not to defy the-chair.l rule,' you. have'-said enough.'

f, '[■ CotmciHor:Cjiase^Moirisrlrani'- fend .the --interests; of 'the •ratepayers:

'V • '. motloli?.Bf'"";C6ync,i_llbrf'.llasfj'^'fthb^'.mattef'. be.'v''roferred'''tb a''cbm'niiftco',bf;sthP whole'Coiin-

■i 1 '

PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE.

"ATTACKS AND THREATENED' ENCROACHMENTS "

> THeyfdllowirig'Ccircular-lias been' -issued; to ;til chemists-intho Dominion by ;tho- Prcsi- >

aon-{Mr. L. M'Kenzio):—•••.- ''/At of. the/Central - '.'-

Pharmacauiical. iAssocjatiouc it , :ivas- de-cided to hold a;confereuco;of-Now■ ldnd'ohemista at.AV.ellingtou ,aboi)t- tho .■niiddle!.'of ithe>ye'ar>/,pnor/.t0.-thp:;nipet-,

>, ing/of ■ tho v.-.i'his ~do-/,;oision-has'.',beenvrondcred-'nccessary: l>y ;the/'attack^-Valid; threatened U iments from mauy quarters on-our time-pstablishedrights and.privilegoß. Hitherto, v.

a conierenco so as-to-combat these .successfully:/. Wo: deem, : *

itadvisable .now- that; so tmauy ■, matters ,;:.

vital' to out-calling have arisen .to hayq, '' thomadjustedinthpmost; amicable; man--. ,

. msti.possible,- and to' obtain this;result.a ,, unanimous opinion of' tlio. pharmacists of, /; the Dominion is imperativo. It';is ;t?spo- >1%

cially 'desired not': to: encroach '-the...

' rights [of '.various' -Pharmaceutical Asso-- ., ciationsJ,:iu..Ne\V;,;Zealand,.; i but,

i thp. fact.: ■ thit /some* cliemibts, .belo'n4 to.;:'no';'asso- '...

ciniioii.,h'a's!r'endered individual comniiinii';v.catjbn .be-'.ijg-''."''

,' nyc'd'from 'parly,'arid'united' 'action;aro v,Eo lliat .wo'; earnestly; suggest ,'

yoii .yohfer' :.the chemists, in your 10-Jlcality'.qh'this subject'.without"'ijlelajji'. Slat- : : '•te'rajfor qiseussiori , at ,a conference of ":-this .kind•;'ar.e ,'so' ,diyerso?;in.natiire/that :in order to cover'as .mucn ground as pbs- ' 1si.blo'i'wo';shall bo'glad _to: receive' j'our'i-

' views befprb April ! 18. • "It; is suggested ;'' the': .following- subjects,'be : Hpalt 'with,

,'• viz:, .Commercial, 1'Educational,!>-Scientific,arid tegal;''"Tile latter witlre'special' re- :,.ference to the Poisons Act,',Anti-Quackery/

' Bill,: : 'and the .protection-.' ofpharmacists'''from f■:tbo ;. encroachment of.;/othervtradesln' conclusion,' wo.' takc%Jpleasure-in handing you;this preliminary Vnotice.nyitir-the hope that' before: sub-mittii'ig • thd"- final■»programme, :•wo; shall ';

hear that-: you-.will 'attend in person and ,

thus help-to assure its success.'? , • '

VANCOUVER SERVICE.. '. •• v- "

WHAT IB THE POSITION?

RUMOURED -MOVE, BY '''EXPRESS": 'i ■ LINE." An articlo in the. "Pacific Marino Re-viow" on tho All-lied route contains a ,pas-sage . which may perhaps throw soinb lighton tho; infcentioiis of Canada, with regard, tothe-'Vancouver sorvice. y i : •-■■■. •• . .

On Tuesday, it will bo -■ leinembered, acablo jmessage stated:" The Canadian PacificRailway Company is building two new largerand faster Atlantic steamers of. tho Empressclass,', and. is establishing a wbekly service.In tho: event" of the Motherland's: renewing

tho , mail 1, contract :in connection .with - the:East, new. vessels will bo.built for the Pacifictrade." . The present - "Pacific trade" ipftho Company: ii^ I ..'with the~' East/ .:lnit thearticle , referred vto . seems to -presage somenew.: developments. ;It says «

■- ]

. , "While the rolo of' a prophet'' ;'s ■ a.y''dangerous 1one, :'we yentui'o to predictthat the final. Tesoliition; of 11 the: v an-

''coiiver-Now Z'eiilaiid-Aiistralia.-passenger - .

service will be-as follows::—T'h'e.Canadiau: Pacifid"'Railway;/Coni!)any;;;; :when : it .' .lias -'plaiced' its new.steaincrs ih.'tho, trans-. i.

■ Pacific. service, ' will assign two of- itsEnipfess' steamers at 1 p'reseht. running' in

. that trade, to the Australian-New Zea- :

I land sprvico. . ih;| conjunction''.'ivith .thesteamers- of the L'nion Stc-ain Ship Com-

•: .'-pany 'of.'.New 1: 1-Zealand, which 'now : run '•. "to and ' from • Vancouver ( 8.C., undei! tariff: agi'eeirioiit; with : t-lio*: 1 Canadian

Ppcilio Railway/Company., and- which,.with its'transcontinental' railway service,

I; . wields, al.-mighty .influence at this end,'- while, tho 'Unibii.'Steam ..Shin Coinpany :.Ms-''eym .relatively'"fttbrb powerful■ on",tho;New. Zealand and ,Australian coasts. It

'; is, tlierefpr'e,..improbable, that both com-, '' panics would .liiaintain ._fei^,.ihdepe)Kleiit.

service, -but' far. ,m6re.' likely.., .that" they' 'will umte. npon a joint 'bi-monthly ser-.,.

: vice running tho.C. P. R. Etiipre.sj ships'■}. at.'a- 'sea- speed7-ribti' to' exceed ,16;,prob-,,, ;

ably. 15 knots."TIIE EMPRESS "STEAMERS.

What is known as the Empress line, atliree-wopkly service between;'Vancouver, andJapnii' and China,, was .established in:;<1891by tlio'Canadian Pacific Company; 'A: con-,

tract exists between tlio -British' Gpyem-ment and the co;npany under which--mails-arc carried Trom Liverpool -iu thb ' following:time —To Yokohama, 22,J- days;Shanghai,'27i.days; Hong-Kong, 29} days. 'The Empresssteamers aro. fast, and "splendidly,':.fittod up.Tho Empress ..of, Ireland is of 14,'500- tons,ajKl; 18,000'h'orse-powcr_.Slip niade a. record

.passage. Livorjiool to Quebec', of6 days 13 hours, Vlido tlip Empress ofßri-taiii "made'fa;record 1East-bound .voyage, from,

.Toint to ,'LiyerpOpl,' qf ;S; dayi.'l2s-:hours. Mails and passengers aro carriedin,."Empress". .Atlantic steamers .from Liver-,is"'niado:;witli--:'''thb, . >'"Overôasi'-'. l'Limitcd.'V-,.'t!iq;

:fastest'.:,.long-distance tlie world,';wliich;,caySrs"'thc.'distanceribotv.'eony.tlio' tivooceans, in .about .88,"hours. ..'ifDurihg'-1903 '13largo Atlantic,steamers, l 94,026,tbns;f a/ere' 'piirchascd .:'from .;Medgr's;.,.'.:iElder,,Dempster, .ând Co;.- tlio".Atlantic Ocean services.'include, the R.M.S.Empress of Britain and Empveas ot. Ireland,14,50.0'.'t0n5,'. 18,000 h.p. and -fastest:to ■ Canada). . , -,

, .: .

I \ A PREVIOUS MESSAGE. On januiry ll ittst:it'! ivai.cnble'd' 'tliafc'Sir•Wilfrid Lauriei- ■had'.'stated,that tlio! Cana-dian Government 'had ''renewed- thrt contractfor the barnago of mails -.between Vancouveriand 'v Australia ; by. the Uriioiw SieaimO Ship"" 1Company':of'Now Zealand"-;-and.ithat'." the.•Government :■ of theseterms'by.'Konv2®akrtn,butohadfir&eiyed.-jki:'icpl.v'.'-' s&rs*t Art'£(••.*?">:fcwsQ 'f-'w t i' Qucstiontftillatlftli&6b'rmdj \S«w.ToßophiWarm-

'said,''Jitrdditioiirt^the.;Fact-'tliat':\ve-liavc,not\.receivod''this communication,, wo-arfl\not:

;parties the 'contract','i;referred-:-' r.to,-. aand,! there as-

: a matter" of- courtesy.;-- -l?assume thero1 .lias-,hristoke -,ih; ;;tho.. ,.cable;'<'. ;The

"contract,, he added,,was'ontireli'.-between the;Australian Government and the Union Com-pany. j. .Welvgaye nov contnbution, -for thereason.-that the;.seitnco/ did not .como' to

: this'-cbuntry. -'' ,;scryice referred to,",concluded ,'tlio. Premier, ■''has'nothing; to : do.with'the proposed'All-Red routo which I

| and iSir.':Wilfrid; Laurier advocating.'.' V}'- A tew 1davs later- tho answer, fcamo . from'.Sir .'WilfHd.'Laurier,and.. ran' as;follows!'Tlie; statemeiit'. was; incorrect.. If saidIwasll tliat..;,the ;cbhtract' for .therenewal, '.ofthe:,,Canada-Australia-New .Zealand service•liad'hcpn prepared and; signed, here; by thb;MiniisteKioi:" - Coismisiif»,;;a#dto;; -tho'' cbhtraptbiv' for signaturo^til!;-has not yet been receiyed back'."/' The inclusion of Now Zbaland in the Prime.Minister's-dispatcli'.still.'left' caustf'.for won-dcrmcnt.-' . .

MIRAMAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ThoV' Mirainar.,Borough i Council mot lasti:hight.*< v-'There '• were 'present:—Tho. 'Mayor:(Mr-' C- ; 'J- Crawford), : and ..CouncillorsHell, 1■■ M'Leod, - Brodio, Chase-Moms,,>andEast,'. ;

i . The Town' Clerk was instructed to make ;provision (for tree-planting when 'making upthe for tho year. _ '■ ' ,■_on, the motion ..of.[Councilor' Chase-Morris;;' that tlio' TramWa'ysEngineer, be Jristructed to. have the stopping■place, oh: Matai ,Road.' lnovedi/southwards' as - ;inear'.'th'o bend as' possible. \. . • . '■'■•

!:..'33io,':Pistrict Health ,Officer .recommendedithat;tho'.foundatioii3.of a h'oudo at Seatouri-,in which 1, a' case; of ..enteric; feyer''liad";6o--.

:curred, be. ventilated, -etc';'"'.' Tho'comniurii- 'cation was' referred to the Town Clerk.

. 'It was' agreed; oil tho-'motion 'of_ Coun-cillor ChaseSlorris:.:"That-thoresolutiongiv- :ing. Football. Association; per-mission -.to .use Seatouri.Pai'k this season bo i,reconsidered. 1" .The. WellingtonßugbyFoot-.'ball .TJni'oh wrote, stating, thatthey liad had■the use of the Park for three, years.-. They,luid not played many games oh tho ground,so that the grass might, obtain a good,hold.

■A deputation" from tho 'Wellington FootballAssociation waited upon the Council on tho

j subject,'-'' After -hearing -the,, members, . Mr.Chase-Slorris moved, and .Councillor, - Eastseconded, .that tho previous resolutionv.; be;rescinded, and that the Wellington... Rugby;'Football Union-be granted the'use .of tho■Park this 'season. :,Tho- motion -was. carriedvby four,votes .to-two, the .dissentients, beingthe ' Mayor and '.Councillor;' M'Leod: .'

Accounts •''were, paid 'for- payment', as fol-low:—District Fund iAccount, £318 12s. 10d.;.Tramways Loan Account, £13-os. 7d.; Im-provements- 'Loan - Account, £326 3s.

COUPON SYSTEM.' ; ' ;;i "

,> VADOPTED BY - WELLINGTON BAKERS.: Tho: meeting of the/Wellington ■ -MasterBakers'- Association,- •held, in the (rooms-" of

;thc: secirotary'(Mr. H.)F;:Allen) last' evening,was' fully 'attended:. " -Mr. A.---Kellow.(president) occupied tho chair. ; Aftcr : a-dis-cussion, and tho production of;' correspond-ence "from Poverty:: Bay; the Manawatu-district'(including PalmcrSton North),. Wan--gamii,,and .Irlvercargill, places • whero the

• system has, it is stated, already;been adop-ted.; successfully, the meeting-, decided: toadopt the cash-coupon system -with respcctto the sale of bread yin Wellington, ,and acommittee-of seven members (five to forma quorum) was sot up to report'upon thebest method of putting tho system ■ into:

, operation.•: The . committee is 'to meet . itn-.imediately, the only question to-dceide being

the fairest way of meeting tho public underthe now system. ~ • -• It. was reported ..that the. butchers-, of Pftl-

•morston--North had followed- tho.lead of tho'bakers by charging -cash. for.meat,/which is•'an indication of what a' far-reaching elfect-

the decision of the' New Zealand- -MasterBakers' Association, at their last annual

'meeting-in N T° W Plymouth, may have on alltrades devoted to everv-day food-stud's. •

PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES

POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICIALS.

i STATUS or PALMERSTON northi ■ . OFFICE RAISED,

The following changes in tho Post andTelegraph Department arc announced by thoPostmaster-General: —

■ Mr. J..L. ,H. Lodger, Assistant Controllerof Money Orders and. Savings Banks andAssistant Accountant, General.Post Oflic<yWellington, to bo Controller of. MoneyOrders and: Savings Banks and Accountant,General Post Office, Wellington. ■

, Mr. H. A. 11. Huggins, First Clerk andAccounts .'Clerk, Gloneral Post Office, Wel-lington, to bo Assistant Controller ,of MoneyOrders'and Savings Banks.and Assistant! A-ccountant, General Post Office, Wellington.; .

.Mr. R.:, B. Morris, Assistant Postmaster;:Wellington, to bo 'Inspector of. SavingsBanks.

■ Mr. E; C. Ganuaway,, Chief: Mail Clerk,.Wellington, to bo Assistant Postmaster, Wel-lington; ■' •••

'Mr. A. Alexander, Mail-room Supervisor,Wellington, to bo Chief Mail Clerk, Welling-ton/ ''■ ' -

Mr. W. "Gee, ■ Accountant, Chief PostOffice, Christchurch, ,to b9 _ Assistant In-spector nf! Savings Banks.' .;Mr. H.' 'A. Giller,' Sccond .''Money Orderand Savings Bank . Clerk," Christchurch, tobe Accountant, Christchurch. V ,■

Mr; A. M. Jones, Accountant, Now Ply-mouth, to be Second Money/Order and Sav-ings Bank Clerk, Christchurch.\ Mr. A. J. W. Johnston, Telegraphist, NowPlymouth, to bo Accountant, New Plymouth.

Sir. W. Chegwiddcn, 'Sectional. Clerk, Ac-countant's branch;. General Post Office; to boFirst Clerk and • Accounts Clerk,. GeneralPost'Office; Wellington. : • ■ . : .v : .: Mr. Rsvßootlu Senior- Check-Clerk, Auck-land, to'bb Assistant Offioerin Charge, Tele-graph Office,- Nelson. ■■'■■■ ■'> Mr; .A. W. :0::ley, Postmaster, Milton, tobe 'Assistant Officer in C'hargo; Tolegr'aph-Office, Napier. • v •'- Mr. P." D. Magiiire,- Telegraphist, Dun-cdin; ■to be Postmaster;■''Milton- 1' --

v- v«■' j■' Jlr; W. - Bailey,' ' Senior ' Telegraphist,HaweraV to;bo 'Postmaster", finglew'o'od.* Mr.: ' Mooro; • Telegraphist', Master-'"ton,'to ; bo Senior Clerk, Hawera;'

Mr. TI.'G. Turner. Second Clerk, Thames,'ici b'o"Postmaster,' Devonport. -

i- ]\1 r : M. B. Esson, Telegraphist, Danne-virke,-' to be Senior Telegraphist, :Thames. :i Mr. R. Martin,' Telegraphist,to bo Relieving Postmaster, Auckland . Dis-trict. V" 1 "-' L

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i <Mr---C- Anscll, Check Clerk, Wanganui,to ..be' Senior Telephqno 'JSsc|mngo:; Clerk,'Auckland.': . ..

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Mr!. G. Ormsby,, Telegraphist, Christ-church', to, he Postmaster,.Webev.";' ,The' Invercargill Post . Offico is' raised; totho. First' Grade. .

Mr." W. M'Hutchosion, Chief Postmaster,Tiriiaru,' toj'be promoted to' Chief Postmas-ter, Invercargill,. and; Mr. H. f\V. Capper,Chief' Postmaster,' Invercargill, tb, be trans-,furred: to _35mar.it, which offico' is .also being'

-raised, in status . ■ ':.'--

-'•' - ;TKo status, of .the Pahnpriston North'PostOffico lias been raised,. and under the . iiew.arrangement- Pajlhierstoh North..will ..be :j a:

/Savings '-.baiik ceiltro.'..-.qnabling' ,to.■ !draw-itheir', money.'"directironi.tjjat,'.pffi'c'e.' :.'r';• W. T. Ward,,. Postmaster,,'E)un-.edin', to, be Postmaster',; Palmerston North. i;

!S.; liiderj ,Postmaster, Palmer/it,oil .North,to,,be Posfmast-br'- Jlasterton; The 'grade,.oftho .Masterton. office' has been .raised. 1• , T.: 'Hester,' Postmaster,' Mastertoii, .to hePostmaster,:Lichfield Street,^Christchurch;.

T.,, Kirkcr, Postmaster,- Street,to ho, Postmaster, Sumner. . .

Miss i Stewart, Postmistress, Sumner,':"_tobo -relieving Postmistress,' 1 Wellington.; .dis-

li: 'pnrton, AfCfluntant,.. Chief, Tost'Office, DuncdiiVj 'to' bo Assistant" Postmaster,cDuneam. ...

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F. S. Stokes,. Chief Clerk, Invercargill, tobo Accoimtnnt'at': Chief Post Offifao, Dunedin.,

J G n.nlfr. second money order and sav-"•

•.: to .be rCliief

Clerk, Invercargill. . ■' v Mr ■ Dalo's ■ successor will -be announcedilatcr.-\Y. /i :;: <r\'

MOVEMENT MOVEMENT.

, LEAGUE formed at pltea. '■'(bv TELi-ORArn—rness ; .

H&wern, April 2.; ' A*- meeting of lio-licenso i delegates . from•all parts ol . tho: newly-formed: Patea elec-'to'rate was held at Patea yesterday. A■League was formed, with Mr. 'B.iGi. Robhins

iaß president. /..Gratification Avaa expressedPat -tho declaration ! oi:''the., Mayor of Inver-..cargill iio-ljcexisg''therein ""The principle5 ;of"; tbfr;ba;wîn' local' option 1 arid' a Dominion 'voto;,. w'asr-approved.' 7lt was' resolved that in. no-,.license'areas- it be ail' o^fonco: to pur-'

L chase drink- except by the police for con-"viction purposes. •

' TheRev. F. W.Jsitt, -generalsecretary of thoNew Zealand:Alliance, returned to. Welling-'

■t6ir.',-;'oP','. Wednesday .evening • after a.< two.months', absence.. Interviewed by ;)i,Dominionrepresentative",' Mr.• Isitt-- said lie had during:;the past six months visited some sixty!cen-tres' 'of no-license .activity, with'Nelson. 1 ' Ho |had 'then proceeded to theWest ; Coast towns, ..to Southland, Otago,Canterbury, .■Marlbofoiighy'an&i-.t-.0. Aucklandand- tho' far. North, .'returning . through 'theKing CoiintrjV, and closing the. series witha meeting at' Taihapo on March 30. He hadriot indulged.' in ;SO much. coach-, travellingdaring, the past.-twonty-fivo: years. Mn-Isitt'is greatly impressed with 'the mado,in;.tho hack country' districts. "'Tho"enthu-siasm and'', determination,-'shown.' by "the nb-licenso workers-throughout the Dominion is,.he,- states;: verysatisfactory .to", tlio 6a'use.;;In every place visited expressions'of' opinionWere obtained from the• workers as to tho'■immediate policy • of- the, party.:.-■ '-

A meeting of tho'. executive of -tho NewZealand . Alliance wab. held 'yestprday,after-noon, when a considerable number of im-portarit matters submitted .'from' >11 "partsof tho'Dominion wore dealt with. It wasagreed that a letter shbuld seut'. to theHon.'- j: M'Gowari expressing appreciationof his reply to tho Auckland liquor-sellers,and.that.the Christchurc'ti:No-License partyshould..b"6 "congratulated .'on :'its;;groatfforward movoniont.'. The executive agreed torecommend , that. Mr. T.'. E,'. Taylor's, pamph-let'on tho bare majority shoukl.'..,be exten-sively. circulated. A resolution' wan carriedexpressing hearty approval of the manifestoissued by' Invercnrgili residents as "to thebenoficial ,effects of no-license.

VITAL STATISTICS.

During . the month .of ■ March Welling-ton maintained, its reputation for .possessing.'tho lowest doath-rato of the. four, chief cep: :tres. The' proportions "of deaths 't'o .'tho. 1000of population were .as 'follow:—Wellington.02, Auckland 1.03, Christchurch .65, Diui-edin .04. , Tho -births.in tho four centres;wero as follow:—Wellington,.l7s, Auckland176, Christchurch 129, Dimedin 124.'

;(BY ' TEIiKGIt-AI'II—PIIESS ASSOCIATION.)

1 Auckland,' April, 2.Tho; vital statistics for Auckland for tho

past - month > are • as-; followßirths 259,deaths 105,' marriages 112. The statisticsfor tho quarter just.onded are:' Births 780,as -against'*640' in tho corresponding-quarterlast' year; deaths 360, compared with 270;

■ marriages 338, as' against £67. •••Tho "increaseof births for tho past quarter was' 140.Deaths--" increased by 90, • and marriages by'51. The excessive mortality is attributedtOi the cpideinio of sickncus which had beenprevalent', -

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. HAWKE'S BAY.

HOME TEAM MAKE 198 FOR SEVEN■ . WICKETS.

(l V MLEGKAriL—I'UESS ASSOCIATION -.)

Mapicr, April 2.The inter-provincial cricket match Welling-

ton v.Hawke's Bay iras commenced, on therecreation ground to-day. The wicket wasin splendid order. Lusk won tiio. toss, andsent in Macassey and Bailey to faco thebowling of Monaghan and Cobcrpft. Macas-sey's life was a short one, he being neatlycaught behind tho wickets by Hodge in Cob-croft's first over.' I—l—l.

Hawke filled tho vacancy. Slow and care-ful play followed until Bailey was cleanbowled by Monaghan. '. 13—2—8.

Hindmnrsh partnered Hawko, and runscamo steadily until tho first 20 appeared onthe' board for 25 minutes' play. Hindmnrshimmediately afterwards scored tho "first 4hit in'the match, with a nice stroke to leg.Ho,then gave a.somewhat easy catch, beingmissed by one of the Wellington fielders.Things then began to liven up a bit, Hind-marsh scoring freely. Brice took up thebowling at Monaghan's end, and Monaghanrelieved C'obcroft. Tho chango soon provedeffectual, Monaghan scattering Hindniarsh'sstumps .with the third ball from his newposition. 45:—2—24. TLusk-was next man, and. a little later 50went'. up, for 40 minutes'. play. With thescorciat 69 Tucker took tho ball from Mona-ghan, .5 off. his first over, and■Hickson relieved Brice. Just before 80 ap-peared-on tile board, tho first extra, a legbye, was' scored,, a fact that showed thoquality .of Wellington's wicketkeeper'(Ho'dgc)'.' Lusk and' tiuwke. continued toscore steadily,, both playing good, cricket.Tho first/century was posted for an hourand twenty-five minutes' play. At this stageMonaghan'went on to bowl again, replac-ing Tucker at the Carlylo Street end, Tuc-ker changing 'to . the , otliei' wicket. Withthe score. at 116, Cobcroft'relieved ■ Tucker.Wheu.Lusk's score stood at 61 Hawke hadreached 50, but the end of this very usefulpartnership, was close at . hand. Having■added a single; Hawko. attempted a shortTun, . hesitated for, n moment,', then ' justfailed to get home/ . 153—4—51. The part-nership hadi added 10S -to the score, andHawko was; loudly applauded as he retired;from thoifield. - ' ;' G'nto, joined Lusk, and Brice went on to

bowl; iiisteai:!' of Cobcroft, i Tucker shortlyafterwards relieving Monnghhn. C'ato hadadded 10 to the total .when lie-was'caughtbehind tho wickets by . Ilbdge oft' Tucker.167-5-10.

Fenton took'the place.rendoijed vacant by,Cato's .dismissal,; but did not' have a longlife, however, one of Tucker's, rebounding,froni tho wicketkeepor's pads and hittjng,tho wicket when lm had played forward,missed, and ,w;';s .out of: his;oi'ease. . 187—6—0-'' '' V"' •■-•r.' '■ i''' Fu)tou:;.was next man, t but - .fell :.a. victimto an off-break-'from Tucker when ho hadonly made 2. 191—7—2. •

'■-■White followed, and after, ho had ,addcd3, and Luslt a;siiiglo, Monaghaii wont on.in place:pf.ißrico ,at tho railway end. By,thisitime'thb light' was bad, and both bats-;mor>-7ad'or>tcd 'camions tactics.- . At 5.25 p.m.the: "stumps ■ w6re: drawn byi consent rive'minutes'before ■ tho' appointed ' time,- whenHawko's Bay'sscbro stood-at 198 for .sovonwickets, tho two 1 liot-'out.'men 'being Lusk(oi) iand White '.('l).

The fielding of the Wellington., men. wa*.always good, and occasionally brilliant, oi,■probably, tho score of thoir. opponents wouldhnvo bcoii considerably'greater. •; The.wicket-keeping' .oft-Hodge,' clean, : confident,' and ao-curate) Wft's particularly admired, and it is-'to. -his. credit .that only."oho' ball got pasthimi for which' 2 was counted to..the otherside. Tho.iolloivins are the scores:—, •

: ■; ;■ lIAWKFAS BAY.. Fins? Innings. ■

Macassey, c. b. Cobcroft ~ ... 1Bailoyj b,-. Moha<;han ; -... . ■?.Hindmtlrsh, b...'Mouoghau • ... ■', ••• -24.Lusk, not out' . . ' •••

Hinvke,: run out ■ ... ••• 51Cato, c. Hodge, b,N Tucker ... ... 10Fcnton, st. ,Hodge, b.. Tucker ... 1 ... 9Fulton,-.' b.- Tucker ...

'••• ' 2White, not -out ■ ...' -,•;. 4,

Extras ... '■••.•:■■' •••.' ■ 5

!,; /./ •'■Total, for..seven .wickets ...193

CONSERVATORIUM OFMUSIC.

A CHRIBTCHURCH PROTECT.I , ■■• (lIV MLIiGU'ADU— FUESS ASSOCIATION.')

-■■ ■ ■ - • ■ Chrisichuroh, April 2.A deputation representing; the different'So-

cieties pf1 professional musicians in Now 'lea-.land and members of tho"music-teaching pro-fession generally waited upon tho Hon. Geo.Fowkls'. to protest against the proposal, toestablish a'-<fonseh;atorhim of, 'music -in theDominion as suggested;by the .University ofNew Zealand, and of subsidising in any waysuch an institute. Thedeputatioii was intro-duced/by the Hon. Charles liouisson.

Mr. Max Herchburg, who headed tho de-said that the promoters.of the coii-

servatbrium scheino. had'approached the Go-vernment with a view to receive State'assist-'ancej ; and had lhado public their-views on thematter,; and tho members.of tbo'teaching .pro-fession'throughout-New:Zealand-consequentlythought that'it would be as Well for the'Go-vernment,to becomo > acquainted with bothsides of the question beloro a decisionwas'arrived at. A petition; against the proposalhad be'en prepared,- and, had been largelysigned,;by.-,tho members-.of the profession"'throughout New-. Zealand. .. , J '.- .The petition was then read by Mr. H'irsoh-burgi- It stated that - tho advocates for tiio'conservatorium claimed ■

, (1) That 'a conservatorium would bo atraining ground for music, teachers/ ;

'(2) That it 1 would have a radiating ,

and illuminating influence in tho country. '

(3) That it would produce 'a musical '" atmosphere. ' ; :" \ ;' '(4)'That if would'stimulate the desire'for tho. cultivation of music, that tlierowould be more work for private musicteachers than there had been beforo, andthht it would not interfero with -tho pri-vate teachers iii the slightest. ■ •'

In-opposing tho scheme,''in: toto,-attentionwas .drawn to (the following points:—

(1), The'establishment of a conserra-.torium liy.' tlio University of New Zea-;'land was premature. . ' ;'. 1(2) Such a conservatorium would notexercise any radiating and illumina-ting" influence throughout tho Domin-ion. - 1 - ' '

(3) The plea that a conservatorium' [

would'produco a "musical atmosphere "

was not only wrong but misleading.(4) Tho conservatorium would not

' benefit .private teachers.'. .(5) Objection was takoh to State'aidbeing granted.

(6) The conservatorium examinationswould not be largely supported.Tho' Minister replied that tpo representa-

tions of tho deputation would receive carefulconsideration by tho Government.

THE TURF.(Bt GI.F.NCOIi.)

RAGING FIXTURES.

April .4.—North Canterbury J-C Hack.April' 4.—Wellington Polo Club Annual.

Races.April 7 anil S.-—Manawatn R.C- Autumn.April S and 9.—Southland R.C. Autumn.April 10 and 11.—Rccfton J.C. Autumn.April 13 and 20. —Wairarapa R.C. Autumn.April 18, 20 and 21.—Auckland R.C. Aut-

umn.April 20.—I'atea R.C. .Auiiual.April 20.—Waipukurau J.C. Annual.April 20.—Beaumont. J.C. Annual.April 20 and 21.—Riverton R.C. faster.Aorii 20 and 21.—Kumara R.C. Autumn.April 20 and 21.—C.-J.C. Autumn.April 20 and 21.—Fcildius; J.C. AuturoiiiApril 23 and 24.—Westland R.C. Autumn.April 29.—Taicri Amateur T.C. Autumn.April 29 and May 2.—Avondalo J.C. Au-

tumn. . -n r.April 29 and May 2.—Wellington R.C.

Autumn.,

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May 6 uiid 7.-—lJawko's Bay J.C/. Autumn.May G and 7—Marlborough R.C. Autumn.May 13 and 14.—Ashburtou County •R.C,..

Autumn..T

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May 23 and 25.*-Wanganui J.C. Winter.May 23 and 25.—North Otago J.C. Winter.Juns 3 and 4.—Dnnedin J.C. AA nicer.

WELLINGTON POLO CLUB. '

The annual races of the Wellington PoloClub will be held oil the .Miramar Race-course on Saturday afternoon. An excellentafternoon's sport will bo provided. The pro-gramme includes the Polo Cup, Polo Hurdles,and several other raceSj and some first-classponies will bo competing ill theevents.; A special tram_service has been ar-ranged, so that, in addition to the. ordinarytramsy cars will lca'vo Courtenav Place at fre-quent, intervals from 12.30 p• m. Rook-makers desirous of doing business-at themeeting arc notified'in this issue , that theymust apply for licenses on the Miramar.

course some time before noon on Saturday.The ,fee, for betting is-£5 for. the inside and£3; outside. '

REMINDERS.

Owners and trainers are'reminded-thatnominations for several events at tho Avon-dale Jockey Club's -Meeting eloso this even-ing. These events are:— •' ; '

Avondalo Handicap, of 200 sovs. One mileand a quarter.

' Autumn Handicap. Ono mile..Steeplechase Handicap. Three miles.. Railway Handicap. Six furlongs.Sir. Harry Hayr, the Club's secretary, will

bo at his office, Auckland, to rcceivo. tele-grams up till-9 p.m. this evening. The Avon-dalo Meeting takes.place the week following,tho Auckland Easter fixture, and', owners whointend sending their horses to Ellerslio shouldnot overlook tho Avondalo entries. '

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Harry"putts passed .through' to, Awapuniyesterday with Do Witte, Clanchattan, SisterAnne, and Husbandman.';'- : He., also had atv.o-year-old , colt. ■by Nelson—J) lulu, whichwas: recently • purchased' by ,!Mr;-;' Hook, ;ofFeilding. . ; :.. •

Weights , for tho Fcilding and ; WairarapaMeetings will be declared at tho conclusionof the Manawatu Racing Club's' Meeting: .

Peruvian, who. broke his neck at Fcildingon Wednesday; was an aged gelding by GipsyKing—Alpaca. \Ho raced very succes'sfidly-•last yeav, winning on tho six occa-sions ■ho was . started, while lie was ;oiicesecond and onco third. / Tho previous: yearho was not raced, but in')the 1901-1905 seasohhe won on four occasions;

Resel-yoir went on .to AwapunLat thoiccn-clusioii 'of the Masterton ■ Meeting,: and. isquartered in J. Mailer's stable. , .

: ; 'H. 'l'elford has three ,horses ,in work atAwapuni—Truganini', Advantage, and.:FirstMate.. The latter successfully' represented,■tho stable-at'the Nelson Meeting. .

'. Pcarlie (Royal Artillery—Margot), winneri.of' the pHnoipal handicap 7at tho-ManaiaMeeting, js'nominated!at tlie.Patea Eastor

': Meet-iiig.,: ' ' ';, ". ''

The Patea Racing Club .'received ( eighteennominations for their Easter Meeting. Baga-telle, Compass, and Black Squall aro amongthii number.. ~ ■, -

\The Foxton team, presided over by SiMessena, will shortly be submitted to publicauction. , ■- ■

R. Barlow .has entered. Nukutihi for 'acouple of events at Patc'a.. JiriiI 'Hathaway has still got Rosegrove\in

worlc : at' Palmersfan North, but i'uriclerstaud.thai', his lease, will : expire this month,-.aiidthat the Rangipuhi gelding:will be returnedto his owner at Rata. Hathaway has hadthe chestnut, very well' ever since November,but he has. beeii nither unlucky .'with liitn.Oakley, and H'atley are tho other, members•of tho Paimerstou trainer's team. , Thesetwo aro only modol'ates. but should pick up arace if well.placed.- . ..'.■■

Lady. Isabel (dam of: Flingct and Bourras-que; has been prolific as a brood mare,- for;in addition to',tho two horses mentioned, shehas had live more foals. , Four of thorn arein the caro of T. Clarko, who trains Flingotaiidylipurrasquo at Awapuni, and the fifth.is,a foal at foot by'Ciptain.M'ebb. The othersaro 'a filly by The Officer, a 'filly by Con-queror, a/colt by The' Artist, and a colt byMusketry (sire of Flingdt)., > l| . /■. • ■

Jack Malier, has' a useful trio ,under hiscare, Prospector, Tangaroa, and 1 Defeat.Prospector ",is engaged in the, hurdles at-theMauitwjatu Meeting next week, -where, ,-IUnderstand, ho .is to bo' ridden by.C, O'Neill.Defeat has liot been much of a success on. thoilat; but ho -proved useful wiieiv placed, judi-'ciouslyt "He' is shortly.to be schooled overtho hurdles, and will, no doubt, : prove- suc-cessful in this department, as ho is a halfc.brother to" that, really, good- hurdlo ~niaroTrumpery. ■

■ J: M'Conkey, who. trains Lady Stockwelland Investment at Palmerston North, alsohas in work a chestnut filly by Conquerorfrom Laurestina' (half-sister to Loreli andAdvance). ..

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In addition to Rangipapa, Tangimoana.Dream, and Nethcrby, R. King has sovcralpromising stwo-year-olds in'work for Mr. D. ;liuick. One is- a nioe-looking filly' by :Am-phion—Anser Anser, by Natator—Goosander(own";-sister. to Merganser). Another is abrown colt by. Field,Battery from'ail ownsister ,to Prospcctor. The dam :of thisyoungster was never raced._ A full-brotherto Rangipapa is coming on'nicely,;and shouldbe .heard of before long, as should, a coltby Papakura from Miniature by Medallion.Miniature is, best known as the dam ofSandia. Slio was the only candidate tooppose Multiform when the Hotchkiss horsewon the C.J.C. Champagno Stakes in 1597.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN'

MEETING.(BT TELEGIIArU—PRESS ASSOCIATION.).

Auckland April 2.' Mr. Geo. Morse ; lias declared the follow-ing weights for ovents to be dpcidod onthe first day of the Auckland Racing Club'sAutumn meeting

TRADESMAN'S HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.One mile ami a .quarter.—Leonator,'Ust.: ;

Arc Light,' Bst. ,121b.; Scotty, Bst. 101b. ;

Carl Hosa, Sst. 91b.; Advocate, Sst. Sib.;Delegate, Bst. Clb.; Sweet Alico, Sst. Gib.;Lucrece, Bst. 'lib.;. Lady Huno, gat. 311).;Moutigo,' Bst. lib.; Karawaka, Sst. lib.;TJenuku, 7st. lolb.; Lord Seaton,. 7st. 21b. ;

Syren, 7st. lib.; M'oodlioy, 7st. lib.; Sta-rina,'6st. 131b.; Port Light, Cst. 131b.

KDEN- HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Sevenfurlongs—Mahnta. 9st; . Uranium, Sst.llib.; Veronica, Sst. 71b.; Lucrece, Sst.611).; Celtic, Bst-.. *111).; Tui Cakohau, Sst.lib.; Miss Winnie, 7st. 121b.; lioongana,7st; 121b.; Nortb_Hoad, "st. 121b.; Land-lock, 7st. 91b.; Lochbuhic, 7st. 81b.; Jlann-pouri, 7st. 71b.'; AVaihuka,- 7st. •lib.'; Ma-beno, Gst. 131b.; Taitoko, fist. 121b.

TRAMWAY HANDICAP, of 150 sovs.Five furlongs.—King Billy, _ 9st. 31b;; Cam-brian, Oat. 21b. j Miss \Viunio, ,Bst. 71b. ;JBlack and Gold, Sst. 31b.; Tamaiiiupo, Sst.

21b. j Gold Thread, '4;b,j "iijjb;j :(-Lpbngana,

Bst.' lib.; G uidwifo, y&t-vi. •«j&9eqrriNorth Head, '.7st. . 13lftT;■.'*Npt"eqrmi o _.7st.101b.; Lochbuhie, 7st? Sp*4,

,81b.; Waihuka, 7st. .;411),.;';'. :]forcmpstv m;41b.; Wauchopo, 7st.° iibV;' 'lliad'iV/Roibinaj7st. 411).; Duart; 7st. 31$jFrederick, 7sfc: 21b.;''QlujilfpCiji, 1 ilK'jStylish, Ost. 111b.; Hafdano; &st.._llllj,;Waihoihoi, Gst.'lllbl "

, i-. jV-' NELSON HANDICAP-,-of-100-sovs. Seven <Nfurlongs.—Freemount,, S)s<jL; aSftt'lJ?Ssfc. 121b.; Uai-clamis,; Ssfc. KTb; cBst. Oil).; Aristocrat, ?'Sst. .711),; Dogger ■6il).Ssfc. Gib.; 83t;^m'jr'Tfl1 hsst.rol!SAuldearn, Sst. 41b.; tCast Adrift, Bst. 41])';,,p.JVfe; pk\u'a ):fM-.-j.411).; Baltimore, Sst. >tlib.; Cyrona, 7st. ,0iEscamillo, /st. <lb.; Tera, / st. fib.; lua yKitua. 7st. 71b.;' Epsom Lass, 7st. 31b.English, 7st. 31b.; K.o{ikiy.n7st. i'3lbi.«>,iu V,'. VICTORIA HANDIQAPr/bf ;lfurlongs.—Master . • tmontl Star, Bst. 81b. ;f•Chanteuse, Sst. 51b.; &anYa"Rosa, 'Sst.' 6ri)."f 'iRarata, Sst.; Talepitcher;' 7st. 121b.; Wai- imangu, 7st. 81b.; Lady.;Mini!ie, ,7st.t;,:-B«lic [Clair filly, 7st.; CqtfWiaijrtfll; ftW -lDlbiJ. "ilRimlock, 6st. 101b.; £ .;.ri; ;•<

. Acceptances arc duo'on;:Fjidai''-jiCXt...-S :i<i;]

NELSON. JOCK EY {

I (pv TELEGKAril—Eh'E_SS't^î'AtlO^.),VW"^-jl

.The Nelson; Jockey ,Jconcluded to-day, in glo#oris>'[email protected] a largo attendance.-,ffolloKlOßtho results :— • 3 ! ir»*ii£fri£ Z ii I

HACK HURDLES. One and three-quarter Imiles.—Voucher, 10st.',"rpJ611y';Roger, lOst.91b., 2; Lerida, .^.|ing, t.3nun. 3Usec.

HANDICAP TROT.''Two and'a~iialf miles. 5 "Glen, 2-isee., 1; 2; LadyDickons, .55sec;, 3. ; ThycQ- Qthej;B-started.y--Time, 6min. 42s'cc/■'V''-"; j:-;-1 ■

'RICHMOND PARK%STASEIS.' ;—Hiro, Sst. 111b., l;-6oldbh-d,.Gst.--:71l3.,.?2;':Lawn Rose, 7st. 101bC',r.3i.r.fAlsp 1I rarapa, Bst. Won o.tEWj.iiW.i;48o0C. \ nn' '

TROl\ One and .sw,"li^î».âktiep,;.;47sec., 1; Ljlli Huon, "pQsceTtddv,..24sec., 3. 'Nino others"Wiftedv Woir cGni;._fortably. Time,' 4min.> 19-'B»6.tßs.:sco.':

" WAIMEA I-lANDIcXf;; Blessbok, Sst. 91b., 1 ;V:Gold%d;<:6st.'.l2lb:Ji ::2; Lawn Rose, Sst:', 3. ,:TlireoTime, lniiu. oOcecV <

HACK SCURRY. FK)nri4nrlcngsii:rS;wee,tT. (hill; lOst.' 41b.', 1; 1 Hillspriisg,;lost. : :9lb.>; 2j.Glen, 7st; 91b;, .3. . Twoy: others'>-start«d;, .Time, u"scc. .' r-'Jrr: ;

FAREWELL uurlqngS/—Hiilspring, ,7st. Jib.I ;'' <W!ly: RegePy'Bsk*41b., 2 ;■ Rose Petal, 9sf.';3lK, :3.--7flifeo otliefl';lstarted; 'Time, lmin.

' .. • •:< ii r.i .sruvtimii (

FOOTBALL.

NEV/'ZEAiiANn^RSiff^v-'tiitoitnfo.'?-■ ■ vvaoMlvy.ny:. •• ,«<•

A I'LEA FOR■ A meeting o£-the..MaW<pi^BVlof the Now' Zealand Rugby ;Uiiioiv'wiis 1lield ;■lust evening, Mr; 'GooA'DiwnVocoup'ying.the'clmir. ; The Otago Unlbn. fortfat'ded; sWbi-hl'notices of. motion to 'b(Jh 'btd(igl(t'.'fbij,vft?d-iat'the annual, meeting .oP'tlfe Union...iiohei»6f«tho motions has; ot-'test matches to bo .i}KyE"(^J)^..tl!s: *EJfKHslr :team. '.. Tho Southern Vnifewintor-island matches should, sba*''substituted;by tost games., .They also'''pYopo3¥-that' j' ; thcrrules of the ?.».lCT!r v ;

their'iu^srovonientY,.'aiu?'tli<w!; t:ho «u||jesti(jn6bo forwarded to tho English Unionyj-Tt. WitK<also asked: that. tlioAssociation'.be asked itf rcftttdV^tthgiAjjsq'iialil;fication imposed on- •tlle 3:tjrreeu' l!stail .Club-

; last season. ; "^3r :-':l" The proposed inter-G&WRS] eompet'mpn t?aSi"nppi'ove'd on dohditioft: '.'tliafc',-'t-He'1ci'iiteeht'l "or:all Unions < concerned db'tiiheU.>'n A; The 'Wellington.. lloticesiotmotion; in referenco '4S".co i iii'Ogfessioniilism,' and sskMlhat''- tlio'-'matteiv be,brought up at the 3

riVfi©tirig. .'Tho following lotter, .ltselfi

was received from .th'ffij&retary'- of. the RedStar Chib,.Mastert-on -,®6 -Red Star Clubof Masterton have decided to make applicationto your Union for the fdmo?a3's£thsdisqualifi-cation imposed upon E?Wj%l§yi7,Wei-■submitthat your IJipon wouldby so doing, and wo' are'^T"opirir foii;'tlMt!; if'theUnion removed, allabsolutelybring about {h§dd\vliTfilt; Or. profes-sionalism. \ Wrigley.and was anxious. to Ho iStoffeiPthusiast' in, tho :gamepSn3?®if»®rtiart9d,-.bjyour, Union ;from'lose a ;promjsing\,rcprc^®ti^yr ffiid'i,rit'StlMsame time debar infrom taking part •iu:'tße c•fore, '-pray' that .your UnT6li"<\WU bififiagltiml-•mous,' and. extend,, '"bfagain; donnitag. tho - jsrSg; fyv,6tii\ /Slid yourranks." >' .'•■'" t• It.iwas pointed 6ut:"£Ti'at,tVaS ,r 4^ma'tt6r-'}otcourtesy,' the letter'sbiSijU lilive cphfife'tlftttTghthe ■ Wa'irarapa;Uniqn.: SYtf'tj&JtfmeUnion.under it3.rules.hM'lio"power t-o" rih\ibyothe disqualification;;

■•.A ■■ ~/ . • • nf.Vv-

. "". ;; k.'.;; . - ; vßOVEß^&rarprr^-p^sa

. Last. iiighfc ;. the: :'imual;%eqtmß:I Rovdrs Asspciation FpotbalrCM,,.waS -heldin ArmitV Robins..

• siding.' •-Tho<'-anriual?%^g,the':senior tcam.'-on its towinning the Charity. Cupnpoorlyin :the'- +£lr ub.was'-' roprtesentcd': lastby Messrs.- C. o,'Shea,: St;■ ReliaijiVa,na J•:Reid. , The thanks-•dcred; to , Messrs. ; C. JS1U '-Kirk-wood fort-heir lielp past" season.,■The"report 1and balani^^fe,ô..>dopM'v,Tho following. word; electelyfpr cthe .'ensuing j;oar.:—Fai'ibn,.;Mr..A\--. J.. Ati-.hot; * prc-sidont, Mr/'J.'BVdents, Messrs. R. G.C. Godbeiy-M. Q.„S6eyen?tH; L. Godberj F. 'Williams;. T-vE/.-Roynoldsj .11. Roy, and T.. ShieliK;;:.'sepre^yrMav.;-'S.,Martin; .treasurer', Mi;i; Gi/,Ma'r,tiji,;merit committee, Messrs. ; TJJhitp^Duignan, JCing, and ;Peniingtori-j- club- eap;.tain,, Mr.. 6'. Martin.selection committee,..Messrs. &.[.Martin, T. D.uieiwn> Sud-,;A,;, S, •Pcnlington.. /' '.;o

LACROSSE.

The first- annual ■ gciVefrtil'McdiiagY'of thonewly-formed J3hibi washeld last evening.'and adopted, and .ituniform of : tho Chib.'shpii.lil.'"js.hJrK,white knickers,' and Hack"' withrubber-soled' white boots. ;

The following offKers'woresecretary, Mr. W. • N„...Chilman; lion, ;'surer, 7 Mr. 0. ,0. .captayi^l|^-J;.T./ Horn ; vicfi-captam; Mr. A. 11. ' Casey;management comniitteer-'tbo foregoing offi-cers,' "and . ,Messrs. 'W'.'"B.'"Esfcourt,, S.Nicholls, and A.Renard; selwtipn,jcojujnit-;toe, Messrs. J. T. Horn, A. H. C se\ andC. C. Webb.

BOWLING PRESENTATION.- -,- / :

Ml?: THOS. BUSripHONOURED,A great gathering: of '"bowlers• tookiiplttco

in tho Wellington Bowling Club's.paviliOii.-ftnWednesday night on ;ths'. occasiorf?offlfl?te&;well to the president (; Mir . Titos'. •15ush),« wlioleaves on an extended visit to the Old-Go'ini-'-try to-dav. Tho chief'feaftiro of tho eveningwas the presentation ttf 'Mr:-handsome pair, of field glasses and''an; clalra-rately-fitted dressing casc.fqr M'rs.'"Bnshpvhois to'accompany her htfs'fynnd on his traVels,Tho presentation, was CjinafJe -by Mr.Grundy (vice-presidentp'in -aspeech, ,in-■which he refe,v.i;ed tomanner in which"Mr.'-Blish had '-'iSiitt-iSl'onthis duties as-, president 'during the sen-son. He concluded, liis "remarks- by prS'pbs-ing 11 r. Bush's liealth,Mvhicli''Tras-drmik with

POLO TOURNAMENT.I HANDICAP'-CUP .CONTEST. ■j Play in the Handicap Cup contest was re«. isnmed yesterday/afternoon,'when Fern Flats

beat .Chfistcliurch'" .by ,5 goals' to 3,. andby's goals to 2. .Th6"fifist'"spcll''bf the'Fern Flats v. Christ !'. jj

church' match-valid*''tho: sixth , spell of the• ■Mangalicia. v. f Manawatii furnished ilie ■mo?V, [.

exciting-play. of. the .afternoon, the. going beSV ]

i Jig".fast;'.,aiid' spmo very flue gallb'piiig rushes' , . :vforjs tfitjffc&sctl."- TlieVMdroes' wero Messrs ' . iD.WJi'A. Cob'p'fer'alid 'Williarilsoiv.'' '!

• £ " -

t $jristchurch.—ljl J.', D.Half; 2," H. 'Little: 3, TrL.' Cowlisliaw: 4, A: Clark. -■jFei'n-Fiat|;—l;?R''M/ Rickman; 2i- H:-

Oainerbil'; '3pA. Ckmorony'^•Goleru'in; Tho iirst:.spe!l' opeiied-with. a:.Binai't gallop' , i

d'o.wjirfield,..by ~Cameron (Fern Flat3)j: who;broko,.hisLSticiv.atitlie critical nipment. Rick- . ~•>

;njah','.' liowevei'",' jeseiied' the' bill 1 and scored .. .i.first'TißHd te'.'Fctn'Flats.,' (Most of Hie scor-:; ■ 1. jing^was'done:duriiig: tliis spell.) .AYitliiiv tho> ■ jnext' i'nw.i-rairiutcs, Cowlisliaw: (Christehurch) , :

gave .thoi ball,-a lusty smack, which sent it , :

mxWg.,4wi;:tliC-ficla./-''JtlnH .followed it' up >

;ajid_ -scoYeiljfor.Cbristfchurcii'.; 1 ' Soon after: •'h-, .' jiHugn' Cameroii;'who was 1'playing ai;fast and abVilliaiif'- gamei -srtired for' Fern Hats,

- --retaliated : immediately after- . : ' j.-the vhqnoiirs of - tl-.o

jii'ext.goal. ,'.Hn :.Caiiieroii, wlm had .tho .advanv... ;an- .

„oj:keV" spurt;tiowrt the-field; scored, and-the v-■

ifirst spell ehded vf; -- ~-v ; : : . '!■*" : 'Z ;Fern FlafSi'-T:".;.';..''. ...i. 3 ;

t I 01\jjstchurch., : V -..,T':' : ... .. .... , 2. ■ . .■.->■

j The npxft,fcwo.sp.ens-;wt;r<> dcyoicl of interest, ,njo-igoafesbeing' scored; -:l)unng.'the

.consider-.-:awy.-mHall ; (OhristcUnrcli) . liiti tho ball, -feari •* .maftcfiitiiaurl:'-..rode.;.Cplenian\,(Fern-Flats).off,i -leaving-.topni:for.Clark to wheel;bis pony in ...■::'!•"aiid-.score.:;:.Goleman soon after got nold-, of; ; i:t)ioiWllMil>tid%>ras-nMldng;gaQd' time aown tluu.i, -

niissed'tlie Mil'and fotchccl ; >

-pojiy: a-.heart-re.nding: swipe on,tlie leg., Tro*-;- .' .IjW;tli-\'spell-.- ended ' ' ;Vv .' : '

j Fern-Flats .... 3*f Ghl'istchurcli/i 3J.Ii"■ i»j Tlie" fiftlv spell->'as'a: f*irly; :( ' ..gallopi befiig"' nfa'de.'.by ,Hugl r Gffliferpn (Fe'rii', ■.;; ... : :iEIStS), ' HnTr (Cliristchurali)';i'''alid .Clai'k '■;

a flying-''"st;aft:, : ''arid; niade* the fpace very liot for. a' V; j'"fCW-'iniihite'Si' „QMieffiO£folfriian -'(Fern Flats),. -

-"opening- given -l'iitt: v'; " 5;fiy?5.Rickni'a'ni ,-'hil'! tlie-;ball- and- scored.-j ' ' '. \Fem 'Xrat^ 1" 1 : . •:ClinstGhurHr" r

j;.')-v••• 3 t -j' •'Duiw-"l:So- concluding- spell,_ solno! good ,! ; • ; .cehtl'jngj'Mibts. w;c-ro.made .by'Ric_knian, .who. .. >

• sMpportidlliy. Cameron's :fast rushes. : . : ;j :jKfc, ktt6r;; snicked 'the.'ball out of his own. y ■ '.yiii'ltho'Viiclc-'ot time..iThe last gofll;J.- ■ -

,(piusJiaiiflioaijS);:—>/ v.: 7 ■?'.<y scores. Hep.'Tvr::;:Y^. ' Fern Flats . 5 '6 —2' ,'. y-!": Gliristotiiiroh'; 7: .;;. :.|; '...: /3 Vy. 8

' , MAXAVi'ATU v. MAXGAHEIA. ,

,I Manawatu.—7l, ,H«-< G'fford Moore; .2, ; :W« ..•B. Gicsen'; 3,, \V. Strang; 4; -R. L. Levin. y-i

Murphy-,.. 4,'. J.' % • j'; ,V "'"i ■- '--r " -v.ry.v' ;:y'i ■ •

' ;i'' • round, the Manawatu;.y."Mangay, ;. -heia /match affordeda,.'more varied exposi-, *

, c not; .■ c jbiig begun, \vheiv iVReynolds (Mangaheia).. :!

• lifted,-the:;^*infe;.'ihe\:air.,^li;%.'vig<»pU9tho posts.'j. , i.- rtSe\'eral "goo'd"gallops folloWeS "sbon after, -'and y;3, pome very ■ godd. . riding . .was . witnessed. l-: y■("'Strang"' (Manawatu), :Re.vnokls '(Mangaheia),; vj■ iniid LorinY(Mari'aWatuV..were: in .good 'form, ,'■and made the pace very- fast. Towards;tlia : ■,"lend of. the first spell, Levin ..scored JarJus y; .■;

J -i'-yj 'Slanawritu--"'" ' :' 'y;

ii q;jMffi^heja'---. - »"*'. : f•'i. ; 1The- seiner ;#>ar£e' in\=tho/-ffl';! i r : j1 ihiietetive'Vositions- oftho. tUoTjohoura , *

-r of t-lio liiiine'at-this'stage we're 1-vv-ith Rfeyholds ;'■i CrMurphy,rof. Managah'eia. Murphy.;: .• . y;;

: scnVecl -lor his. sido, hut-brokfyliis5 'sticU aftVr/dpiiiK yy

1 the.'goali*'; -!'; i'-- "j'! .'Dlifihg'tjifi thi^d'.spel!,:;Mangaheia scoredanother AVilliams s'eiit';tlie ball" smack

i °® ;"'ji, in b.otiyise'iijf•"t : ; y-'y.fy: ''-"jl 2 ,>

• ;Mjiua^tu''l'.'.lf, Strang.W" firler-ethe;;)eadiu^^spirits of' tho.fourth ;spdl. .j

I -gaUop. ••..He,;,jr. r 'fepqulâ.fiter.; lpsb..liis 6ti^în-a;'meloo; Rey- •" "iifaldsv Y?jy .-'nearly{cafried •, disaster ltito • the ; r \'bnem>?afcousiry;V ljut .was;cleverly stopped,by,,n;|jStrangv'.' ' -)vho\,was:- on.: a very-fast;r. ,'Winji'-'ftid hiUing/during-.thi.v !

|3, <V,; ;',l?! 'scored.by-Reynolds.'- - - • ;

iMaiigaheia , 4 ('Y^/jMantwilfu^fi 0 fifth' lspell,."Strang'scored for Mima.' . -

v.jjeja?; 1';... .'. -ryvv v>::V'^f'.: •. v:. . 2 .■':.-.-1I I " !Xho final-spell was a fairly.fast one, Strang, .j'''"îlKamsi ,iand •Reynolds;.putting in some.good.\, ~'- j3' Vork;;'.*The.last score>vas'; made by Rbynolda,L':' -J -,'•5

iv 1.-I ' ,■ Score., Hop. TI. :'! ••.! JMangalicla • jj.. ,J ~~ ''f '.

::iManawatu •, k 2 *— a

' - ilphis"iiftei'irotin"tho.'Savilo Cup "final (Rangi«? ciikci; vi; jHawfe's7i3ay).aiid tlio'Handicap.Cup j

1 f ;Mang:al\oia). will bo ;..,-.-3V -plaiwd" 'The first:match' mil commence'at. Jy i;

MAIL NOTICES.

under.:- '! Ki

1!N(w MahaYrata'';?.-train; Gwd' aim.I '.'' •' . w •.■.*• ..';; •■; ■/> ■. !..•-. v-:0 i\WMsdf tf'ie*"K'tiku,-4;.p;m.•: % • ; '

- AVestuovl,- per rTnvium, 4' p.m. -■-. ~■•■■ \:y-?!?;;, ;■- >

Tlviclon.'-per-Kotoiti'-.9.20 a.m.-. . ' ; ~ r ■■ y ':!•( piUoji.'lilciih'einrv'ircnch 1 a«S, WaJKawa Bajr» j : v..;;i

i'enguiii, 11.50.a-.m---.-r 1 vi:; Ccvlaii - .India,";China;-. Straits Settlements,:S6utli -Africa, also.' Continent; of.Europe, andi'UnitaJ-Kiiigildm;,.via London, :s V; -'i3la'v 12),"per,'Moeraki,.2 p;m. Vs

:- ■(States, (duo Sydney, April 7),poi»Jfooraki;-3 .p.m. '•

' y-'•'■ ;•' Southern- offices of New Zealand, per; Mokoia,. i' •.■ ;|

offices:!of; iNew-,-Zealand,-' also Aub- -. j- /:-!

h:alii»\!)States, to cpnncet/ witU; AXarrimoo.-at ;v AG.p.m: .-'.v..--,-. V

SMbItDVY MTILI!ncw f'Tviioiitli ?and. 'Auckland, dlso Auslriiiiaa <i: w

: States,fltf'Coniieot vritli '.Victoria at ; -!■ ;■■ • :iW'Minawatft ••••*Hi i: aI'iciori,' '.Blenheim', •YV estport-,' Grey.;;:. .-, v>|

•'mouthv.-aiid--,Hokitikn; per-Arahura, 11.50 ■ a.m. ;'spnfyfcftt. ifficep-of pevPateeua,.-;; •

- 7 - ':i•*•' 'JncKquvi per,Rotoih, ,i.**o;p.m.,. ...

!- 'We&tyoft;, per:-Taiuhc,;.;4.2o p.m. -

• v tos^ 4d&natth' for :Continent of , ;.,i>Europe' and- -United '.'Kingdom :.-will - bo, via n ,

NaftlesV leaving -Wellington, - ;Pn-.' j.Jdiv"'April'3 (due;London,;. May 12).lifeKnexfc-' dsspatchV-'for.- Civ'na<la.and: United ■: >.«,*

States .of. America- jvill;ho ..via: Vancouyer,'.leav-inif t.H. .ta»Pi 1uesday, ;;,V- .i

■

niift;: pircols-p6H: packages, inrist bo handed in jahfVmoiioy-o'rders obtained:one-hour beforo;tha. ;v-' -.!

ordinarj".mail closes..' , • . • . ...

t J A IUTION,*l * 'r"'v.'-' : '-Chief' Pogtmdster. ■JApriJ'.tflOM.; ;;.y r

, r MAILS TO ARRIVE1

tTh&.; " Aeon, left-i .San'' Francisco, - for ' Auctc-' ■landi- on' March 47, and, has:;oii''hoard a-lai%'9 .Aiuorioan mail for., New Zealand. Tho mail .

ia eipco'ted;to..reaeli about Aprils. •' /

; .9 1THB: 'DOMINION, FKIDAT, ' APRIL' 3, 1.908.'

Tho. bar'Darip;' wearer undor-irtaiidirigs apparently love's to hear.tho sdundof his own footsteps. . , Kaffirs often ask for"boots - and are oven -willing, topay; ei'ira.- for ' tlio.'luxury'.—"Stipe ;Manufac-

'

An- amus:iig"?:story, .is.'." told '.of , thocoachwhich used "to run' between .Edinburgh amiBerwick/-., ..Af passenger complained' bitterlytliSt " tho, cushion, on- Avhich.-he •sat' was .-WeiIt appears-thati!;hore;

was a.hole iiu. tlie roof;.and through it the rain was pouring-copious-ly. -The . passenger' callkl the-guard, and ingredtwrath roproachcd him;J. All'tho satis-faction ho got; :liowevei",: -was the quiet andtypical Scottish-reply.'""Ay,,mony.:a".aue has-GomvJeencd aboo't that hole "

French roads.-.aro generally recognised asthe host ,and moct complete .in tho world.Tho..highways of France are good, not be-cause of any special talent for road-building,but-..because of the constant, intelligent su-pervision of the department having chargeof them.

For Children's' Hacking. Cough-..at night■ Woods's Great Peppermint Cure. ■ Is. Gd. and

2s. Gd. CSU

TO LAND BUYERS.' Attention'is 'drawn to the advertisement• ofMessrs. Schoh'fiold, Gotlsnll, and "Weaver, Jnmlagents, of Toov/oomba, Ihu'lini; Downs, Queens-land, who are at present represented inNew Zealand bv the principal of thefilm, Mr. .Weaver, now ' making atour of this country in order to placethe particulars of crazini; and l'anniug areassuitable for purchase and closer settlement

before! any Nov/ Zealanders ou the look-out for.first-class, country at low prices. Mr. Weaverhas several estates to niter in both large andsmall areas at prices raiißinc. from ,£:3 JOs. to,£t per acre cm loiir and lil;eral. terms.. ThisL'enticnian is in a measure also representingthe Queensland Government, anil can supplytiie verv fullest information, rei;anlini> Crowii

i areas which are available at wonderfully .lib-eral rates. .Mr. Weaver.will be at. the .Rov.nlOak llolel, Wellington, on Saturday and-Mon-day next,, and is not only .anxious to meetIhoSe who may have tlie time to call uponhim. but in-nlso prepared to drive out and in-I tprview prospective, load buyers by appoiut-

enthusiasm. o.h j', . iai. Oil B*o7 .sif-v,w k .V

Nominations, for cortaiiciuzejits-jjii: tho-\Avoa,;d&lB Jockey ClahV mooting cloea to-night. '

{Tire: ijalronr "party .-at.Hull, liasj formulated'':"fits views' about,/old-agppensions'- (observes-'; '

tto >-I«nd.«n, It .asks that pen-sioiis should bo'.riin.iversal,and that, they.--,should begin at Go. They are to cost 23 mil- • • •lions, and tho money is to be found somehowor other outVofttho" national-revenue. ■ Tho ■sum.is ;st)ipendpits; yet .it is nino.millions.fclie tptiiLjid'ditioiialV.burde'n which -, •

taxpayers' duriug, '[ tno 'last ton years, '

'

FINANCE AD COMMERCE

'■■'■'■■ ■■:»■' THE SHARE MARKET:- -: - -

' Yesterday , was a strikingly, dull ; day, with• tho sharcbrokers, for:not a: single?! .' ' : was"' reportedon' ''Change. • Values: show qio

h:\ material change,' the quotations 'being: -o&nK

of Newi Zealand, -bityefti;■>s?;• Itegfe: *fW*-• V -14s.;V■•National' Banks;; sellers-'^s^ -EquitableBuliding, sellers ,£lO 2s. 6d., Loan and

' Mercantile; sellers.ss. IS.; Wellington Deposit,sellers 9s. 6d.; New Zealand and River Hate,buvers il.lls. ,6d„: sellers £1 12s 6d. ; National

-Insurance,, sellers 285.; New Zealand Insurancesellers £3 175.; Christchurch Meat, sellers #10

"V •■- 10s.:: Gear .'Meat .(XI paid .up), buyers .£9145.;U sellers .£10;: Gear' Meats -',(.£l.paid ;up), buyers'

:: M '95.«.3d.Y-selleMs; je2.;los.-.Bd;;'. Wellington,Meat ■Export; third issue, sellers .£3 t>(l.; Mana-watu Rails, buyers 475., cum dividend r Union ,Steam,. sellers 345. 6d.;buyers .63, sellers JE3 35.; Westport .Coal,buvers £6 16s. 6d., sellers J7;

' t ton Coal, sellers 10s.Leyland-O'Bnen Timber,' sellers -445. j'-New. Zealand<«-Portland ,Cement,

buyers 305., sellers 32s'.Y New Zealand ;Kpei' Mills, buvers 225. 9<L; isellers. 235. 3d.; Ward*

• and Col Brewery; shares; buyers .04 12s. Gd-;';■ Taranaki Petroleum,»buyers ss. 3d., sellers 6s.

B'~ '.-C: :: '.y

THE MINING MARKET.. No :;busmes6 was done. in. mining scrip.

•- ' . Talismans nrid Wailiis wtre' firm 'at latelrates;? but-there-Ms a wide difference of, opinion be-

tween the :buyejs.>nd sellers of Wailii Grand'. 1 Junction, . ''.yesterday's 'quotations were as-• • . under:— . : ' 1.-w'-' >, -~.- r

. : gellorars. d. £ s. d.

Talisman 1 2 12- 9 mtr& 13d(3iWaihi 9 7 0 '9 8 6,N Z Crown . , .i. 0 7 3 , 5 11• Wailii' Grand Junction. ;.. .1- 2n G... 1,14.. 0.e • Tairua Broken . Hills- .- .- .. —. ,0 ,3. 6Big Elver .. . i ». Oil j —

THE WOOL SVLES /

'The'closing hours' of the L/ondon wool^ sales. ' have been made' cheerful by -the.-operationsv " - of buyers, apd :best crossbreds have

■ • had the benefit of situation. jaljies..' • ! are said to be hardening,' but *apjarentlyjthers'

' .is no quotable advance". "The difference be-. - tween values, this year and last seen.

,'. in ,'the prices realised for the "Titi" clip; lastyear this clip made 12Jd., and this year 7|d.,

'■ a fall of 4!d. The wool -mjrket can "stand" a\- lot of ■ improvement.

i v According'.to'a'correspondent-of.ithosavEconOri■. mist" ! (Condon),j the crisis in; '■ shipbuilding,-' \ - ■: trades :on itho; northteastern coast ''SilcP-onbthe: ■ Clyde, -adversely : affected .

. woollenf-godds/.-.with-.the result; that niatera at: . Leeds andilffiuddersfield, wero not. all their "looms going;, V. . ' '

i::'TV. : r .':; TAV?■ ' ' > '

/NATIONAL "MORTGAGE,v:' At the a'niiutfl meeting'of of. the:>;: 'National,/Mortgage,'atid iiiAgency.-.;Company,.-of-■ New : Zealand,"*;: heldîii''London on Februaryri- 19, the 'chairmatijstated. .th'at' the. profits were;as good.-aa.thbs'c 'of .the, previous-year,,-jv;hicli.

was" a satisfactory one. The. Reneral pi-osper--v , ity of iNe'w ;: Zealahd had hot' idiminislied; in-'J--.'' '.' ■ appeared to /have -been

in an upward' direction in'reycrytliing.,. Prices-! ■■■: ■ for prodned' of all kinds.'liad' been maintained,:V. ' :.'an d - land, had considerably"'increased in_ value.

The. company's, business had'-'also"'iilcreTiseOiu,. •' "'volmnei -•'\TEere !-'had:,''beia'-;:ft;' :.gr«ttffe M'^f'

. activity in' land sales, and they had tempor-'< arily financed the buyers of several large es ;.

tates, ;with-a satisfactory-profit to themselves;-<~ ;. These transactions had; ca.used a -rumour- that

they had been speculating : in iarid; but therewas no foundation for : any such report.,

■ Whilst there had been a reamrkablo improve-luent in ;tlie,..-condition of .'.farmers ~antl..'pas-i

; loralists, it could not be denied that the; prjecGof their main exports had been-pushed to'ex--treme figures,, and -some reaction must bereckoned on. The directors, therefore, had

iy, f • thought it'advisablef to',''make: very fulir, pro";, 1• : vision for contingencies. ,

Mr. W. S. Davidson, who. recently, visited the,f Dominion, stated that'the company was in aj much ' stronger position that it was four or

. .five years ago. ■ '• ; 1 ■ ■ .

If ■ BRITISH EE VENUE.r ':The financial year vof"the• United.KingdomI - v terminated on Tuesday, March 31, and on,

i ' following day the revenue .for the year .wasI-' 'made public. New Zealand's financial, yearS". closed .on, the.sanio .day, and. just how -600n

! ■; the puhlic will he told of their, financial affairs.; depends upon the goodwill of Ministers ratherf>«" 'than upon the.-quickriessand business,, promi>ti-L tude of the .treasury..''officials.." 'The IBritish :;.. .system is much'-'to. be-.preferred. -The-'reVenuej: of the UnitedKingdom for the year just closed

. " as, according'.to- a . cabled message■' this morning, '.£156,537,690, or c53,703,000,-in ex-

cess of the r estiniates. As the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer-estimated that the year wouldclose with a small surplus; of it is.,

• obvious that mth'-the . increased • revenue "the-•' surplus/will be'."over>£4,ooo,ooo,' assuming that

the expenditure ,'for the year has been fullylip to the .- estimates.- ■ The revenue of-tho

'■>','United. •Kingdsfe..:'for.)each year since, 1898;'is'.ehown below:—'.

' Year. '-'Revenue. Expenditure. "

�. £ '•

• p.1897- ■ ...

> 103,919,835 •101,476,669 '■ "

i "1838 ...>' A 106,014,00-1 . : . 102,935,994"' '

'

• '1899 ..." ;■ 103,330,193 '■ 108,150,238-■1900 ... ■ ; 119,839,905 ■ 133,722^107.i>■■■■

1901 •• . 183,592,2G4.1902 ....

- 112,997,999' 195,522,215. •. ' 1903 ...

.'■->,151,551,698 '' 184,483,708 I; .1904 141,545,579 . 140,961,136".

/ 1905 ... 143,370,40* 141,956,497 -

! - ' 1906 .... :-'143,977,575 140,511,955 .

•; 1907 144,814,000 139,415,000.'1903 ... 156,537,690 ''' 152,501,690 „•

In 1897, 1898,'and: 1899 there wore substantial\ surpluses, but ;; in tho-following year, and up■ to--March 31, '1904, which" were.' the;, years.; affected by the Boer ; War, there being heavy.

1 " deficits. In 1905 there wasa surplus of ,£1,413,907,V in 1906 .£3,465,620! in 1007 .55,399,000,' and thisI.'-' ' year about -.£4,00,0,000.' The figures-for .1907-8!. are apparently:'adjusted to give effect, to. sec-,

tion 17 of.the. Finance Act, 1907, with respect: to local taxation: grants. . /

K • THE WORLD'S RAILWAYS.f ' A report issued by ; the Bureau of StatisticsK ' of the U.S. Department'of Commerce and Lab-r our shows that" in' ;1905 the railway mileage'[ - of the world was 567,000.,\ Allowing, conserva-I • tivelv for subsequent "inprease,.,it'.is,..6ife tof eav that it is now approximately' 609^000,

of which ■ two-fiffchsi" 225,000 miles, is in theUnited. States. , By world grand divisions thechief distribution is:— /1 Miles.

North America ... ... •J. • 260,000.*,• i'Europe""'*"• ... .190,000

Asia v' ' 1... -*'.''... I '' ...- ' 52,000

Africa ' ... ■ ... »• 17,000-■■—Australasia ... 17,500

South America.;? ... .... ... 15,000Of tho''practically : GOO.OOO \ miles of railway,

in the' world, uHo 'more than' 15 per cent, iswithin - tropical.',;and,'subtropical areas., i'Tliegreatest,".length.."of- railway <in any tropical„coiiritry,. is,'.that, (including Bunna)."30,000 f miles ; While' 1 tropical ; and subtropicalSouth America,' lias 15,000 miles; tropical and

: subtropical; Africa,-1-1,000 miles, Mexico ,andCentral'America" 13,500 'miles, the West- Indian

■Islands 2500 miles, the Dutch and French pos-sessi6ns in the tropical Orient about 1500 mileseach;, tropical and, subtropical Australia; about1000; imiles,-iSiain the Philippinesabout, 200 miles, and Hawaii territory about

rIOO -miles.. ..' . ,

MOTES.Sharebroker's , experienced ,a\very dull day

yesterday.- .There was no'business done inor, mining scrip.'

,The revenue of the United, Kingdom fortho year ' ended March 31' is given as

or —£3,703,000 above the estimates..J\<'i1 ; '}r

.The annual . Congress of - the Associated1 ChambsM1,6f 'C6,mmerc,'o' I'6f 'the,'Commonwealthwill be'held-in Brisbane ,next month.

'■, •:• ■- '•

'-'-'-■At" the'-Eondoii^wooll'-sales on- T-uesday -a■ more cheerful ;• tone' was'" displayed, owing tothe operations l of American buyers, who •werocompeting for. "best orossbreds.

' The revenue of" the "Commonwealth of Aus-tralia ' for the nine months ended March 31amounted to ,£9,072,000, or <£1,757,000 A'ore than

. for the..corresponding.period of the l'ast finan-' ' Yi.-H-i'' '': ,; -■: vi - .

' "The" dVeWa'tradeI 'ii'f -Victoria in Februaryshows ' that the imports of ■ merchandise

or an' increase of■£179,236, and. the exports-to .£1,566,247, or a

!• -.with:^February,l, ~1-r

' : ' /'■■■!■" DîngiilsOT;'ti'e"%9iotlier • Country, - imported2,2ff1^4p,92()'t.eggs;;\ 1 v^^(i..; ,ie7,134,533,. -.the-value

feeing a • shadedover Jd. Here' eggs arelid., or double thovpnee they are in England,though we grow our own, and England mostlyimports; ii.Butlwelhaye'?an import duty of: fiu.a -dozen (|tl. each), 'and our • consumption of

; 'thai;.usefulfiarticle,,of(-,diet is cut down 40 per; Sifcr;--

A ; zinc trust -has'recently been formed in-Germany, u embracing nail manufacturers and.dealers in,' zinc ..thrpngllout the country,' withbut "^ne ; exception 1;' Tliff trust has determined'that 'the' total annual production shall fco

■ limited-.;to :200,000, metric' tons,' 'of which thework's . tliemselves. will:" use some 70,000. .tons. JoiuinonufAtteing'purposes, whiliith'e remain-.. ' for. 'sale., ■ ..The

' prices: .-The'Belgian, French, and English zinc industriesare to be .'approached with a view 1 to formingan, int.erijatjonal,, syndicate. . ' . , . ■. ■ V

-••• MINING. ■, . i . \BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ■

. .x.lV.c;.. -

• Aucklaxd, April 2.During March the Komata Reef Gold MiningCompany crushed and treated 2100 tons of, ore,~f0r,.a., return, of .bullion worth £3027, qom-pared with'tho return forFebruary'(,£24oo from2400/tbh's).'.''This'shows an increase .both upon■ 'the gross amount and in the average value. Thetotal amount won from tho mine to date is■£280,831.../-

During the period ending March 21, theyVaihi: Grand ,'Junction ''Gold Milling Companycrushed-and -treated" 3375 tons of ore, for areturn of bullion valued at =£1357 Is. 2d. Thisis- a-slight decrease upon the return for Febru-ary, when 3527 tons yielded The totalnmount'wjif fi'o'm 'th'6'faino to date is .£101,311Is. Id.

BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.i- r-vji'i- jGreymouth,-April 2.

|':,Th<s''3?ibtblug dredging Company- is paying,a--2s/-"dividend; and 'Keep-it-Dark, a dividendof sixpenco.

.......'.(Br.'telegraph.—press association.). ; - .i Hoicitika, April 2.:Eossf Goldflel;ds,iLtd.i; has received intimation

■that Maben ;and * Welsh. contractors, havo or-'dered'pumps' and coippleto plant in' England.The unwatering and opening up of the mino.'will, cost" ,£50,000.

STOCK EXCHANGE.(BY TELEGRAM—PRESS ASSOCIATION.")

Donedin, April 2.'Stock- Exchango ■ sales:—Molyneux Koliinoor,ls.- 7id.; -.Waihi, -.£lB. 7s. 9d.

:,;:r .v r live stock markets.'-'Mr- XI-' Erneit'Leighton reports:—At my

Lower Hutt stock sale, "held on Wednesdaylast, yardings wero heavy, and I succeeded in■disposing of springers at from .£3 to ■£■! 7s.Cd.j.co'wsînmilk, .from JC2 10s. to ,£3 10s.; drycows, from ,£1 10s. to £2 7s. Gd.; heifers, from17s. to""JS1 155.; fat cows, from JU/to jCI 10s.;stags; '£1 18s.; bulls, £1 15s. Woolly lambsmade--up to ~95.. 9d; I ' passed, iu; a line of.,ewes,/as, the ..price offered did not reach.the

• owner's estimate of their value: Brake horsesmiide" to X2G;.light,.harness 1horses,' from JU2s. . to <88:10s. 'Pigs made from \Bs.i Bd. to . 12s.lid.' A large number of fowls : were'also sold-iat good- prices. ; - . : . • . : ' '•

" Messrs". Dalgcty .and "Co., Ltd., report thati-at their- Palmerston sale yesterday there wusa good entry of sheep and n fair yarding ofcattle. .There was fairly keen competition for.the whole yarding of) sheep, which wis dis-I'posed ;of J'at.'the' '.following .prices Four-•tooth - V-wethers,' 12s.- -10d. to 13s. Id.;small, 10s. 4d.; two-tooth wethers, lis. 4d.;ewe lambs/-small,'-'ss. Bd., Gs.; medium, 6s.gd, ; cull "lamb's. 7 SiJ" jnixed r.ulin- r^pe

lambs,'Bs.' to 10s. 3d;; fnt''and forward lambs,10s. 9d. to lis. 9d.'j fat bullocks, mediumweights, £1 10s., £7 lis.; fat cows, £i 195., -£-5Vs. 6(1.; storo cows, 30s.

[ur TEi.Eanirit-rr.ES3 association!Dunkdtn, April 2.

At Burnsido stock market 2227 sheep werepenned, a heavy yarding, of which there wasa preater proportion than usual of fat ewes.Prices all round showed a decline of Is. toIs. Gil. per head. Best wethers,. 18s.- to 19s.6d.; extra, to 21s. 9d.; medium to-good, lGs.Gd. to 17s. 9d.; best ewes, lGs. to 17s. Gd.; extra,to 20s. Gd.; medium to good, 12s. to 15s. 9d.

Lambs, 1117 penned. The entry was .slightlybelow the average in quality. Prices-for primelambs were slightly easier than last week,but poor quality showed u decline of Is. perhead. Best lambs, 15s. to lGs. 9d.; medium,lis. to lis.' Pigs, 90 yarded.. A small yarding,comprising mostly porkers and baconers, withhalf a dozen pens of small pigs. Good suckersand slips sold at a slight advance on laterates, whilo porkers and baconcrs were firm.Suckers, 10s. Gd. to lis.; slips, 15s. Gd. to 17s.Gd.;'stores, 19s. to 2-ts.; porkers, 31s. to 385.;light baconcrs, 40s. to 495.; heavy baconcrs,535. .to 635.; choppers, up to GSs. Cattle, lityarded. A medium yarding of inferior qual-:ity. All kinds sold at a shade firmer thanlast week. Best bullocks, &9 10s. to ,£lO 10s.;medium, .£8 10s. to .£9 55.; inferior, .£6 15s.to £7 10s.; best cows and heifers, J2G 10s. to£1 10s.; oxtra, to .£8 ss.

, FROZEN MEAT.(by TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Napier, April 2.The Colonial Consignment and .Distributing

Company, London, cables the following quota-tions for frozen meat Canterbury mutton,41d.; Napier, Wellington, and North Island,3jd. Lamb, first, sfd.; second, 's|d. Beef,hinds, 3Jd.; fores, 2jd. .'

REVENUE RETURNS:

' BRITISH QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL,FIGURES. ■ .

BY TEMX3RAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT

.London, April 1.The quarterly revenue amounts to ,£58,039,810.

Customs contributed JC7.760.000; excise,.£8.870,000;- stamps, ,£1,970,000.

The year's rovenue totalled .£156,537;G90, anincrease of .£3,703,000 above the estimates. In-come tax yielded',£32,380,000.

. ' ■ : COMMONWEALTH. ~

, :'V ■

INCREASE FOR NINE MONTHS. N ■Melbourne, April 2.

, 'The Federal revenue for the nine months was.£9,072,000, an increase of' J31,757,000.'

. ' ; . Queensland/ ...

/ Brisbane, April 2.The revenue for the nine months increased

by ,£191,559. .

' LONDON WOOL SALES..BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.

London, April 1.;■ Brisk sale, with more general competition.All values arc hardening. 1 i Americans' areoperating in best .crossbreds. vTiti soldat7Jd.;Okania, G|d.; To Apiti,' G|d.:, J

Later.—Demand .brisk, with 'a hardenintftendency for crossbreds.

Messrs. Abraham • and* Williams, Limited,have-received the following cable from London,under yesterday's date"The. sales have-closedfirm for crossbreds, and prices aro Jd. to Id.per lb. higher. The total quantity held overis 80,000 bales, of wliioh 30,000 aro New- Zea-.land."" ,

THE METAL MARKETS. . ; .BY TELEGRAPH—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.

London, April 1.Copper—On spot, .£59 17s. Gd.; "three months,

«£GO' 7s. Gd.; electrolytic, J361 ss.Tin—On spot, £lii 55.; three months, .£ll3

7s. Gd. ■ ' . . - '

Iron'; 51s. 9d. j <'

Silver, is quoted at 25$d. i. • \

; TALLOW.BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.

London, April 1.. ;, .-At the tallow sales 1070 casks' offered" arid '918'.sold. Mutton: Fine, 335.; medium, 295. Beef:Fine, 30s. '.Gd.; medium, 28s. .

.' WHEAT.The American visible' supply is 51;134,000'

bushels.' - < J '....

OUR YORKSHIRE LETTER.THE LOSS ON WOOL IMPORTS.

BUYERS HEAVILY HIT.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)' .;'j. . Bradford,-Ecbruary-21.

'■ Wool importers this season have been hit.Jioth hip and thigh' on colonial purchases,and especially on tho large quantity of : bn!"s'they, securedl ' last ' September,.- October, aiuV'November in the premier selling centres ofAustralia.' To say that both Yorkshire,French, German, and American importers know•'it;Ms stating a very'common-place fact, andat the tho trade is in the veryof.landing these dear purchases. .The counten-ance of < some shows'how chagrined' they are,and'it is as yet too'early to say what is goingto ;he the upshot of it all. It has led to morethan one family disturbance and dissolution ofpartnership, in England and on the Continent,'■while'-[the head of ono leading American im-porting house committed suicide a few weeksago, disgusted and ■ worried to death with theteiriblo legacy, of. the-last few months.- Ofcourse, this" is a question looked* at from'twoopposite points by the grower and buyer, but-as a rule what docs well for the latter docswell for tho former,.and vice versa.' .-A vastchange will have to come over ,the' minds ofimporters to what exists Jo-day, otherwise theywill make a bold bid, to get back "out of. thepockets of growers; what they , have, lost 'thisseason, and some unforeseen factors, will haveto obtain if'buyers'pay the same figures againthe next time they go out to Australia, SouthAfrica, and Buenos Ayres. A time like thepresent puts everyone strongly on the defen-sive, and it iB certain that importers to-davseo the serious mistake they have made, andat their first opportunity they will try, to re-coup their losses.

BRADFORD LOSSES.It goes without saying that woolgrowers who

have sold this season in, their . own markethave done well, and pocketed all tho profits.Repeated warnings were given to importers .in.the public Press of this district as far backas last September that prices were dangerous,hence they have only themselves to thank fortho unpalatable harvest they are now reaping.I maintain that the interests of both growersand users would have been best served if/buyershad gone slowly in tho early days of Octoberand awaited developments rather than haverushed in and bought heavily'as manjr im-porters did. Even the financial • crisis inAmerica, which proclaimed from the house-tops what was sure to follow, did not in theleast prevent the majority from pursuing theirmad career. To-day, with burnt fingers andmuch lighter pockets, a good many are smart-ing keenly under their own lash, and wo areafraid that banking ..establishments in theneighbourhood of Bradford are to-day exer-cising considerable pressure upon some of theirclients. It is certain that many firms are nothaving such a comfortable time as they ex-perienced a year ago,' and losses anywhereranging from JB3'to <£•! per'bale are having tobe faced. A few salient facts arising out ofthese uncomfortable circumstances are wellworth noting. 't

Tho ball was really set rolling in the colo-nies at the first Adelaide, sales, which tookplace last September 2G, and the first threesoles in that centre wero practically red hot,notwithstanding a deepening commercial hori-zon in England, on tho Continent,, and' Amer-ica. Both at Melbourne and Sydney wool wasbought with great zest, the programme ofmany buyers no doubt beinsj fixed up and de-termined by some orders irom ITome where"future" sales had been made. Yorkshire wasparticularly active at Adelaide, due no doubtto the well-grown, shaft.y, deep combing char-acter of many of the South Australian clips.Adelaide wools aro' strong favourites withBradford topmakers, several firms producinggood standard super 60's tops largely buyingthese wools, nml blending same with shorterstuff to carry it through. In the tablo belowwe present some unique figures, showing thoquantity of wool bought in Adelaide at thofirst four sales. • The most significant fact toobserve is the number of Bradford- firms whobought 2500 bales and over. The figures do notinclude "star" lots, but coinprifo tho regularand larger lots:— \

Biggin 9G33M'Gregor GGt2Buchanan ■" G275Masurel 5655

• Kcttlewell 5307Haughton ... ... 5275Provost 5215Balthazar 4479Ayrton- ■lIM2

Playoust 3201Anderson 2532

< . Extpn ... 2791Lnmcrand 2G83'Mitchell ... ... 2128Assemaine 1778

Dewez 1615- Laycock 13G2

Caulliez 131!)Do Wyn 932riccker ... BCO

BUYERS MISTAKEN.It will be seen from the above that several

Bradford firms figure at the top of the list,along with one or two from Roubaix. Buyershero admit readily to having mistaken theirbearings entirely, "for not only have they paidhigh prices, but several have exceeded theirlimits in estimating the cost of tops, some be-ing out over a penny per lb.Let us turn from Adelaide to London. It isno uncommon thing for an Australian squat-ter to sell half his clip in the colony and halfin Coleman Street, and in that way eitherhalve his loss in case of a decline, or increasehis returns should there be a rise during thetransit of his wool to London. The bulk ofthe South Australian growers sold their lastclip in Adelaide, but some consigned a portionto Coleman Street. The following are a fewparticulars respecting well-known clips whichwere sold last September and October in Ade-laide, and .which were also offered at the re-cent series of London sales :—

BELTANA., ' London . Adelaide

!' Prices. Prices.: ■ : d. d.. . d. ; d.■' d.

.Greasy super combing 10 9J( lli .10}Greasy Ist combing

... 91 '10Greasy Ist combing,... 9 8J 9i 9J 9Greasy Ist pieces ..... B■' 9-J 9Greasy bellies ... ... 7 ' 8j ' Bi. 7j

YJ/BOOMCOOMATTA.Greasy hogg'ots ... ... 9 lli' 11$ 10JGreasy A. rams 6 8Greasy ewes 8 10 9J

'! LAKE TORRENS.Greasy. Ist combing. ,

; ewes ... ... ... 8i 93Greasy Ist combing . - \

,- hoggets ....

''... Sf. . 9J .Greasy combing ewes:.. ;• -.71 9j 9'Greasy combing

...7 8\

Greasy . Ist pieces ... ■ B,' 9J 9Greasy B. pieces ... G 8.

. The above shows that an average, of lid. perlb. moi;e has in Adelaide over Lon-don prices last series,-and we are confident .we

are understanding the case when we say the samewas paid for wools bought both in-Melbourneand Sydney. Add to this lid. per. lb. anotherpenny for freight, insurance charges,' etc.'vwhich 'the buyer has to pay to get the woolHome, and'.this brings up the loss to 2Jd. perlb. An average Australian fjreasy bale of wool.will weigh fully 3501b5., which'at 2Jd. per lb.'means a of £3 13s. per bale—a very seriousthing indeed. The Australian papers whichhave conic to hand during the past fortnighthave naturally rejoiced nt the large quantityof wool which has been sold in Australia forthe. first .half of the wool year, and the, follow-ing figures show Avhat'were the actual sales,at the various centres from lost July 1 to'December 31-

1 Bales. ,-. Sydney .. 1 ' ....,

J 385i261-\ .Melbourne '....... ,234,926 ,:r ■ .'Adelaide ... 119,053 ; , -1

. ; . Geelong' ...'83,852' :

.Brisbane 59,511•. . . . .Total ...

.... 882,G03 '•!

We have no desire to exaggerate the un-palatable facts, so we 'will estimate, the loss onimports at J63 per bale instead of <£3.135. as'conclusively shown above. It only needs aschoolboy Jo multiply 882,603 by £3 to that'thero is an all rdnnd loss of .£2,617,809 qrilthe.''wool bought in Australia up to the end oflast year. Wo are. well aware that the pur-chases in December will not amount to i 3 perbale; but those mado previously .will be nearerJ3-t'• than. anything, consequently in approxi-mating the loss -at GOO,OOO we are below themark." If - it. was' pokible'. to obtain the cor-'rect amount we are certain it-would come toconsiderably oyer three millions sterling. We-aro happy to think■ that .the .above loss willbe fairly equally' distributed between the-Home, Continental, and American trades, and'if. anything France, and Germany, will bo called-':upon to divide the heaviest portions; but what,we contend the most is that with reasonablecare such a lo6s could have been largelyavoided. ;

, ' FINANCIAL PRESSURE. '■In view 9f tho above facts thero is no wonder

.that the present state'of the wool trade should-be disappointing,, crossbreds especially beingdembrahsed.' It is common knowledge that inBradford a good/40's top has been sold forwardfor May delivery as low as lljd., and somesay Hid. Merinos aro steadier, but wo hearthat some; importers are rather keen sellers,!and it is quite easy to secure a" good..super60's top at 25d. The' wool has never beenbought in either Coleman Street or Australia'to produce a combing, at anything like that'figure,-and unless 1 we .'are .'greatly mistakeuthero is' financial pressure being .brought to'bear upon somo w'ho fare endeavouring to turn'their holdings into harcl cash.; It 'looks like,somebody being either ' lamed or killed, i' V-Those colonial growers who did not pass bya good market either in Australia,'.New Zea-land, Capo' Colony, or. even. Buenos..Ayres areto'<be congratulated- on their' Stroke of goodluck, for we are certain that they have gainedan average 2d. per. lb', all round on their bestcombing lots. If the buyers at the time soldforward. . "futures" they will not loose' asheavily, as those who have not (lone so, butmany/being so. badly bitten over their futuresales from January to'' Juno, 1907 (the. resultof is'elliiig forward in August to October' pre-vious, at very low prices) ditf not adopt lastautumn .the same tactics. The result is thattheirHosses are air the greater, becauso fromthe time, the wool .was, bought to.;its arrivinghere prices declined somewhatl sharply;

CROS3BREDS DEMORALISED.The last week lias, been productive, of very

littlo good iu connection With the Bradfordend of -the wool trade,'and things , are depres-sing. There is no gainsaying the fact thatbusiness is completely off, and prices are any-thing but steady. Only in tho case of aboutail odd firm i who have'sold heavily forwardand who want 110' moro fresh orders are merinossteady, and with perfect ease a spinner canbuy a real good super 60's top:at'2sd-. Whetherthey, were made ;at;tho price or-no-is anotherthing altogether, but'tho fact,■nevertheless re-;.mains that among one or .two''importers therois a little'pressure to sell. Some take a verysanguine view over the future of merinos, butothers equally as strongly contend that priceswill bo -lower before higher unless businessmends. Everybody is sihiply working off oldoulers, and there seems a total/lick-.of.'con-fidence, and new business is. very' conspicuousby its absence. Commission ,woolcombers aremaking deliveries as fast as possible,,and thisis about the healthiest sign that at , presentobtains in the wool-'-.trade.'. Of course, it istopmakers -who are making ■ delivery';-on oldcontracts, and it is some, satisfaction; to knowthat the tops are being wanted. , 7 ,

Crossbreds are simply.' demoralised/ andquotations-are very irregular.. Agood manyidle and ridiculous statements'aro, being maderespecting the low prices .whichi have been ae-'cepted for 40's, and lijd.' is freely talked about.This I do not, for a'moment believe, lljd. be-ing taken in one or two cases for a somewhatinferior top. Good- standard makers are stillwanting 12jd, though a shilling would, I dare-say, purchase the same. The fact of the mat-ter-is trado is about.at a"standstill, and top-makers find no business at all offering. Spin-ners are finding great difficulty in meeting themarket, there being at present so many second-hand yarns knocking about., Thero is as muchas lid. to 2d. per lb. difference between spin-uers' quotations and what the same count andcharacter of yarns can bo bought for else-where, and until theso yarns are out of theway little now ■ business can be expected.Thero has been a good move, in Turkey mo-hair, something' like. 1700 bales of super qua-lity having been-bought in-Constantinople 0:1a basis of 18J-d. landed in Bradford. A fewlittlo lots of Cape have been shifted at un-changed prices. Generally speaking there is alack of confidence, and trade is much quieter

| all round.

METEOROLOGICAL.« :

WEATHER AT 5 P.M.Castlepoint.—N.W., light; barometer, 29.70;

thermometer, 0". Cloudy; sea moderate.Wellington.—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.70;

'thermometer, GG. Fine.' ,•Westport.—West, light; barometer, 29.74;

thermometer, 70. Fine; sea considerable swell.Knikoura—N.E., light; barometer, 29.55;

thermometer, GO, Fine; sea smooth.. Bluff.—West,'fresh; barometer, 29.50; ther-mometer, 58. Fine.',

WEATHER FORECAST TO 5 P.M. APRIL 3.Generally strong winds to gale from (ho west-

ward.• H. A. EDWIN.

ApriJ. 2, 1208. i'

SHIPPING NEWS.. . 6

PHASES OP THE MOON.* 1'—:—

APRIL.Day. Hr. m.

New Moon 1 4-32 p.m.'First quarter 9 4. 1 a.m.Full moon ... ... 17 4.25 a.m.Last quarter 24 6.37 a.m.

HIGH .WATER.To-day, 5.25 a.m.; G.20 p.m.To-morrow, G.55 a.m.; 7.17 p.m.

SUN.Sun rises to-day, G. 7 a.m.; sets, 5.41 p.m.

ARRIVALS.THURSDAY, APRIL 2.

OPAWA, s.s. (12.20 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas,from Blenheim.

NORA NIVEN, s.k (3.40 a.m.), 56 tons,"M'Allister, from Cook Strait.

I'ATEENA, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 1212 tons, Hun.ter, from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon-Misses Imrie, Hurlstone, M'Fadgcn, Burns,Brosnalian (2), Young', Glen, Mesdames Hart,Hammond, Murray, ' Mackie,Baldwin, M'Lean (2), Hopkins (2), Tol-ley, Ivirk, Stephens, Hart, Shand, Ambrose,Hammond, Nutt (2), Neill, Murray, Mays,Clarkson, Hay (2), Phillips, Morrison, Pol-lock, Maher, Mackie, Renton, Whyborn, andBlue Moon Company; 35 steerage.

VICTORIA, s.s. (7.25 a.m.), 29G9 tons, Ent-wistle, from. Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passen-gers: Saloon—}l'isses Carson, Woulfe, Rule,Winteringham (2), Mesdames Stone, Barrett,Winteringham, Dr. Maitland, Messrs. Butter-worth, Storlo, Shillito, Wallis, M'lntyre, Gray,Cutts, M'lntyre, Adamson; 9 steerage.

HUIA, s.s. (10.10 a.m.), 127■ tons,- Dowell,from Wanganui.

TASMAN, s.s. (10.30 a.m.), 179 tons, Cox,from Nelson and Motueka. .

TALUNE, s.s. (11.40 a.m.), 2087 tons, Bur-gess, from Suva and Auckland.

PETONE, s.s. (G.30 p.m.), 703 t6ns, Dillner,from Greymouth.WAVERLET, s.s. (7.5 p.m.), 157 tons, Wild-man, from Foxton.ARAHURA, s.s. (5.5 p.m.), 1596 tons, Lam-

bert, from West Coast, Nelson, and Picton.Passengers: Saloon—Misses Parker, ICellar,O'Brien, Duncan, Phillips, Carmane and child,Austin, Henderson, Peart, Mander, Hanrahan,ICershaw, Collins, Caulfield, Richardson, llosk-ing,Howard, Kinder; . A.'KilgOur, Toswell, Phil-lips, Mesdames'.Parker, Watts and child,. Kel-sall,. Shin, Coleman, Austin and child, Shin,Plumpton, Mander, Robertson and 2 children,Peart, Boundy and child, Allanson, Williams,Corrigan, Forsyth and child, Mcyrick; Tingey,T. Smith, Gregg, Simpson, Watts, Nancarrow,and 2 children, Hale, Franklin, Howell, Wil-liams, Fcrrall, Walker, Smart, Pike and 2children, Howard, Mahori;'Messrs. Nicholson,Ogg, Orr, Yotnig, Dixon, Jones, Stevenson,Kennedy, Kelsall, Lomas, Maxwell, Ballin,Flynn; Colviu, Linsted, Greenland, Young, J.Martin, Nutall, C. Nutall, Griffiths, Macfarlane,It. A. Miller,. Bush, Cooper, Robertson, Hon.

. Reeves, ■ Angus, Merrie. Plumpton, Spierling,Mathers, Meyrick, Robertson, Prankish (2),Madill, Keogli, Ash, Peart, Gow, Robinson,'Coeman, Rev.- Allanson, Stobie, G.'Bush;, Wil->liams, Hanrahan, Armstrong, . Andgey, G.Simon.' H. Melville, Glasgow, Smith,' Wilson,Howell, , Powell. Chalmers, Ferris, Gregory,Richards, .Fletcher, Jackson, Rogerson, Bur-roughs, Lord; Bull; 40 steerage. . ..

;r : : DEPARTURES. •!.

v " THURSDAY, -APRIL 2. : •

ORARIIV:s.s. (6.20 a.m.), 7207. tons, 'Fersdick,for Monte Video, Tenoriffe, -Gibraltar', andLondon..'

KAPITI, 6.5. (6.20 a.m.),-242 tons, Sliaw, forPicton.'!- ;

OPAWA; s.s. (noon), 110 tons,- Nicholas, 'forBlenheim.'

Vv'A IPOIU, s.s. (12.10 p.m.), 1919 tons,' Bead,for Westport. , ' \ :

KIRIPAICA, s.s'. (3 p.m.), 133' tons, Dixon,for Patea. .' -' '

TASMAN, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 179 tons, Cox, forNelson and Motueka.

RURU., s.s. (5.15 pim'.),'1 65 tons, Nelson, forNapier. ] m •' . /

WARRIMOO, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 3529 'tons,M'Donald,'for Melbourne, via Southern portsand Hoßart. Passengers: Saloon—For Lyttelton—Misscs'-.Higgic, Hagfearty, 'Barrio/. Jackson,.Mesdainfes Beauchuirip/Booth, Kellicki Cole, Balt-rop, Millar and 4 children,'Castle, Messrs. Gray,Turnbull, Elder, Kent, Ackland, Loughnan,Willy, Shaw, White, Barrow, Jamison,Beau-champ, Booth. For Dunedin—Misses Nancar-row Kirklnnd, Hutton, Wood, MesdamesWilson and child; Nancarrow,. Mr. Gibbs,,Captain.,-.Watson.' For' \:Mclbourne—Misses''Poulton (2), Wills. Smiles, Mesdames Wood-house and child, Morrison, Messrs. Brockman,Ingram, Morrison.' - ' •

STORMBIRD; s.s. (G p.m.), 217 tons, M'ln-tyre, for Wanganui.PAREORA, s.s. (G.30 p.m.),„G50 tons, Black,,

for ' Greymouth. ■VICTORIA, s.s. (7.5 p.m:), 2969 tons, Ent-

wistle, for Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, andSydney. Passengers: Saloon—ForMiss Brinsley, Mr. 'R. R. Jamison. For' Gis-borne—Miss Hurry, Mrs., Hurry, Messrs. J.Chickster, Hay. 'For Auckland—rMisses D'alton,Smith;, Joivitt, Campbell, Clifford;' MesdamesSmith and child, Edmonds, lowitt, Clifford,Hubbard, Dick,- Peacoa, Atkinson,' Atkinson,Messrs. Clifford, Jowitt, M'Callum, C. Low,Wishaw, Ower, Atkinson, Master Peacoa. ForSydnoy—Missjs Wilson, Hjbbert. '

PATEENA, .s.s. (8.30 p.m.),' 1212 tons, Hun-ter, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloons-MissesWale, Wall, Thompson, Mesdames Ryan,Souter,' Watts, Parker ! and child -CofemelDavies, Messrs. M'Lean (2), Reeves, Holmes,Davidson; Hill, Walts, Black, Kemp, Paris. 1

WAIHI, s.s. (10.30 p.m.),. 92 tons, Carey, forBlenheim. "' . . '1 - •'<•

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.Wakatu, Kaikoura, April 3. 'Opawa, Blenheim, April 3. jTo Anau, Westport, April 3.Star of England, Dunedin, April 3.Mokoia, Sydney, via Auckland, April 3.'

- Rotoiti, Onehunga, New Plymouth, April 3.Moeraki,. Melbourne, via South, April 3.. 'Maori, Lyttelton, April '3.Blenheim, Blenheim, April ,3.

1 Aorere, Patea, April 3. ' - iMaori, Lyttelton,. April 3. .Penguin, Pictori, Nelson, April 3.Mana; Patea, April 3. • " ■ •:

Patcena, Lytteltou, April -1. '. , ■Tasman, M'otueka, April !.

Waihi, Blenheim, April 4.Whakarua, London, via Auckland aind Na-

pier, April 4.Stormbird.'Wanganui, April 4. 'T'orgauten. ICaipara, April 1.Queen of the South, Foxtail, April 4.Mapourika, West Coast, Nelson, April i.-'VIvahu, Napier, via Coast, April 5.Kapiti, Lytteltou, April 5.Manaroa, Havelock, April 5.Defendor, Karamea, April S.Haupiri, East Coast, April-5.Monowai, Dunedih and Lyttelton, April 5.Rimutaka,'Waitara, April 5: 'Flora, Southern ports, April 5.Waikare, Auckland, Gisborno, and Napier,

April 7.lilimaroa, Sydney, April 8. '-

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.. Rotoiti, Picton, April 3. ' - ■ ', 1■ Wavcrley', Nelson'and West Coast, April 3.Opawa, Blenheim, April 3.lT.uia, Wangauui, April 3.ICotuku, Westport, April 3. ',

Taviuni, Westport, April 3. ' , •

- Moeraki, Sydney direct, April 3. | '-'.Mokoia, Lytteltou, Bnnedin, April 3.Penguin, Picton, Nelson, April 3.Aorere, Patea, April 3.Blenheim, Blenheim, April 3.Maori, Lytteltou, April 3.Queen of the South, Foxton, April 4.Araluira, Pictou; Nelson, and West Coast,April i.I'ateena, Lyttelton, April 4.Taslna.ll, Nelson and Motueka,- April 4."Waihi, Blenheim, xVpril -1.Slornibird, Wanganui, April 4.Mana, Patea, April ■!.Rotoiti, Nelson, New Plymouth, Onehunga

April 5.. *

, Wairuna, Sydney direct, April G.Kaliu, Napier, via Coast, April-6.Manaroa, M'otueka, April G.Monowai, Napier, Gisborno,- and Aucklaiid,

April G. ' '' Penguin, Picton and Nelson, April G.Flora, Nelson and West Coast, .April G.'

Wakatu, Kaikoura, April G.Waikare, Lyttelton, Duncdin, April 7.Mapourika, Nelson and West Coast, April".Takapiuia, Now Plymouth, Onehunga, Aprils!Penguin, Picton and Nelson, April B.'

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE.STEAMERS TO AIIIUVE.

WIMMERA, s.s., left Sydney, April 1, forWellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, andNapier.- Duo \YOHIIII3tOII April 10. Leavess same day lor Lyttelton and Dunoilin,

MOKOIA, 5.5., left Sydney, March 25, forWellington, via Auckland, Gisborno, Napier. 1Duo Wellington April 3. Sails samo day forLyttelton and - Dunedin.

MOERAKJ, s.s., left Melbourne, March25, for Wellington, via Hobart and Southernports.-Due Wellington-. April 3. Leaves forSydney direct same day. Due Sydney April 7.MAiTAI', s.s., left Melbourne, April 1,for Wellington, via Hobart and' Southernports. Due Wellington April 10„ Leaves sameday for Sydney direct. Due Sydney April It.

MANUKA, s.s., leaves Sydney, April 8, forWellington, via Auckland, Gishorne, . andNapier. Duo Wellington April 17. Leavessame day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. \

ULBIAROA, s.s., leaves Sydney, April 4, forWellington . direct. ' Due April 8. LeavesApril 0 for Melbourne, via Southern ports andHobart. Due Melbourne April 18.

OVERSEA SHIPPING.STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

From London.WHAKAItIiA (due Wellington about April

•1), sailed- on January 31, via Melbourne, Syd-ney, Auckland, and Napier.. (Tyser Line,agents.)

MAORI (duo Wellington, about April 10),sailed on February 13, via Auckland. (Shaw,Savill, agents.)

TONGARIRO (due Wellington about AprilR). sailed on" February. 20, Plymouth 22,. viaTeneriffe, Capetown, and Hobart. (N.Z. Ship-ping Co., agents.) .' ' ' ' ,

NIWARU (due Wellington about May 15),sailed on February 29, via- Australian ports,Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.)

. lONIC (due Wellington about April 21),sailed on, March 5,\ Plymouth March 7, viaCapetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill, agents.)

TURAKINA-(dueWellington about May 9),sailed on March ,14, via Auckland. NowZealand. Shipping Co., agents.) ' < '

PAPAROA (due Wellington about May 9),sailed on March 19, Plymouth, March 21, viaCapetown and Hobart. (New- Zealand Ship-ping Co., agents.)

From Liverpool.. DEVON (due Wellington about April 17),sailed on February 8, via Australia and Auck-land. (F.H.S. I.inc. agents.)

■ INDRAGHIRI (duo Wellington about April20), sailed on February 28, via Auckland.(Tyser Line, ugenrs.)

MORAYSHIRE (due Wellington about May14), sailed on March 7, via Melbourne, Sydney,and -Auckland. (F.H.S. Line, agents.)

WII.AKATANE (due Wellington about May22), sailed on March' 21, via Auckland. (NewZealand Shipping Co., agents.)

STAR ; OF JAPAN (due. 1Wellington aboutJuno 2), sailed oil March l 24, via Australia,Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Ljne, - agents.)

From New York.STRATI! AVON (duo Wellington about Anril

17), sailed on January 18, via Melbourne, Syd-ney, and Auckland/ (A. and A. Line, agents.)

BY TELEGRAPH.OVERSEA.

NEWCASTLE. . ,April 2.

• Sailed—lvomata, for Bluff.

COASTAL., . THURSDAY, APRIL 2. -. ..

' ' AUCKLAND. ' . '.

Arrived.—Waikare, from Southern.-ports.Sailed.—Tokoniaru, for London. .

; ONEHUNGA.' Arrived.—Rarawa (8.45 a.m.), from New Ply-

mouth., •' Sailed.—Rarawa. for New Plymouth. Pas-sengers: -Saloon—Misses. Lummis (2), Motcalf,Dupi'e (2), Kniglit,' Morris, Mesdanjes Tiley,Cole, Hayward and 3 ■ children, Brown, Cole,Sanders, Messrs.- Keys;. Skinner,, Lees, Aic-ken, Pettie,' Farmer, Laughlin, Aicken, Bow-les; M'Donald; Boucher, Rev. Blair, Col. Love-day. . ''

- ■- V, NEW PLYMOUTH.

" ', Arrived!—Rotoiti (3 a.m.), from Onehunga.' Arrived.—Taka'puna 1 ' (9.15- a.m.), from; Wel-lington.

Sailed.—Rotoiti (noon), for Wellington.JSailed.—T,akap,una,(9. ;p.in.), for Onehunga.

'"

' ' PATEA.Arrived:—Aorere (11.50 a.m.), from-IVelling-

tpn. ■'" ■

Arrived.—Mana.(r p.m.), from Wellington.'".NAPIER/'' : "'B ; v.-

Sailed.—Mokoia (5.50 p.m.), for Wellington.To Bail.—Ayrshire (10 p.m.), for Bluff.,. •

1 ." BLENHEIM. '

Arrived.—Blenheim (8 a.m.), from ;Welling-ton. - . • . ' :.S.-. r.-;' ■'

Opawa crossed bar inwards (G.20 pirn.), fromWellington.

To sail.—Opawa (3 a.m. Friday), for Weirlington.

; PICTON..- Arrived.—Queen of the South (6 a.m.),-fromWellington.' '

Arrived.—Arahura {1.15, p.m.),- from Nelson.. Arrived.—Kapiti (1 p.m.), from Vrtllington.' ' ' . KARAMEA.

Arrived.—Defender.-'(9.45: a.m.s, from Wel-lington.' . : : .

. ■ NELSON \\ 1•' 'Arrived:--ÂlexanderV-.(G:is':: a.m.),. from Wel-

lington.. .'... . -

Arrived.—Penguih (6:45',a.m;), from Picton.' Sailed.'—Arahura (7-.^"a.m.), 1' from Picton.; Sailed—Penguin .(6.35* p.m.), for Picton.

• i ; , . WESTPORT. - ■ ;\Koonya (10 p.m. Wednesday), from

-Wellington. . ' ' .- -Arrived.—Mapourika (1 a.m.), from Nelson.Sailed.—Mnpourika.(7 a.m.); for Greymouth.

, - . greymouth;.Arrived.—Mapourika (noon), from Westport.To sail—Mapourika (10 p.m.), for Westport.

LYTTELTON.Arrived.—Maori (7 a.m.), from Wellington.1

- Sailed.—Aratapu, brigantine, for Kaipara.. Sailed.—Falcon, 1 schooner,' for Havelock.Sailed.—Mamari, for ;Timaru.: Sailed.—Wakatu and Cygnet, for Ifaikoura.

Sailed.—Maori (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington,with 163 passengers. ,Sailed.—Moeraki (5.20 p.m.), for Sydney, viaWellington. Passengers—Saloon: For Welling-ton—Mesdames Graham, ' Lawless, Beale andchild, Messrs., Graham,. Lawless, Salmon, andM'. 'Brown." -For ' Sydiiey—Miss:s German,Longdin (2), Dean, Brandon, Fox, Donohue (3),and Benjamin, Mesdames Shaw, M'Millan (2),Bailey, Walker, German, Woolf, Longdin,Smith, Buchanan, Fairfax, Remington, andButton and 2 children", Messrs. Allen, M'Mil-lan, . Shaw,. German, ; Walker, Woolf, Smith,Buchanan,-Fairfax, Remington, and F. J.Jack. - ,' '/■ DUNEDIN.' Airived.—Monowai, from Auckland. . j

PORT CHALMERS.SaOed.—Star of England (4.10 p.m.),-for-Wel-

lington, '

... TYSER LINE.

Tho Tyser liner Whakarua, from London,via Australia, Auckland, and Napier, is ex-pected to reach Wellington to-morrow, TheStar of England left Dunedin at 3p.m. yesterday, and should arrive here 'thisevening.

...

: THE RIMUTAKA.The New Zealand Shipping Company's stea-

mer Rimutaka is expected to arrive .here, fromWaitai'a, next Sunday. The vessel will com-plete Homeward loading at Wellington, andis timed to.sail finally on April 9, for MonteVideo, Rio do Janeiro, Teneriffe, Plymouth, andLondon. j

• SAN FRANCISCO CARGO STEAMERS.Mr. J. C. Spedding, the Auckland afjent for

tho Weir Line, has .received information sta-'ting that the steamers Suvcric (G235 tons) andthe liiveric (7489 tons) are to be placed on thoSau Francisco-Auckland-Sydney trade. TheSuvcric leaves San Francisco for Island portsand Auckland on April 10, and will bo followedby the Inveric on May 9.

THE TALUNE.The Union Company's steamer'. Talune, from

Suva, via Auckland, arrived here yesterdaymorning. The vessel brought a large shipmentof fruit from Suva, comprising about 5300cases and 1700 bunches bananas, and GOO casesof oranges. The Talune is to load tranship-ments ex tho Surrey, for Westport, when sliohas discharged her. cargo of truit from theislands. She will probably leave Wellington .to-morrow. v

THE ORANGE BRANCH.A large turret-deck steamer, supposed to be

the Oralige Branch, from Australia, passedthrough the Strait yesterday. She was off theheads at noon, but her signals were not'dis-cernible. Sydney files to hand report that theturret-dcck etoamor Orange Branch was trad-

ing timber in Australia for New, Zealandporta,but calls first at Auckland. The Orange 'Branch, 3135 tons, Captain M'Clelland, was ',

reported to be in Sydney on March 12, but60 far no word of departure for New Zealandhas come to hand.

THE TOKOMARU.A Press Association - message received fVbmAuckland yesterday ' states ; that the Shaw,'

Savill and Albion Company's steamer Toko-n-.aru, which sailed from; there, for London,shipped a large general 'cargo at Auckland,in Addition:-to heavy freighting from thesouth. The steamer's cargo from Auckland 'includes shipments of specie, valued at JE4-1.250.-The .National Bank shipped 13 bars .Of bullionvalued at and the Waihi Gold MiningCompany six bars and eight boxes of gold, •valued at £34,350.

A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE. - '

The Auckland "Star" reports that the scowWaikonini arrived at Gisborno from AwanuiNorth .last week, after a prolonged passage. V"It's the worst trip I've ever experienced,"reported Captain M'Dermott. "We've beenabout five weeks from Auckland." During thorun from Auckland to Awanui, the Waikoniniwas weather-bound in Whangarei for 6oma ■days, when a gale of exceptional severity pre-vailed,'and tombstones and trees were blown .down all round. Similar weather was experi-enced at Awanui. They left there a fortnightago, and had a fair run down to the Barrier,when the;pale came on. again, from the S.W.,and Captain M'Dermott stood his vessel out,but the wind changed round to S.E. Duringthe of the gale the fore' and main 'jib were blown away, and the 6cow-had tomake Mercury Bay as best she could. She layin Mercury Bay about a week, and left againon Sunday- week, and had a fair run down thecoast.-

SIIOAL OFF CHEVIOT.The Marine Department has received a ra<

port from of. the Tutanekai, onthe shore, oil the Cheviot coast, -

which he has surveyed. He gives the following'bearings to indicate its position, viz.Kai-koura extreme, N. 13deg. E.; AmuriBluff extreme, N. 9deg. W., and Point Gibson. ',

extreme, S., 20deg. W. (all bearings magnetic).This places; the shoal 2 miles' N. -20inin'.'i W. ,of its charted position on AdniiraltyiChart No. *2529, Small Corrections, X CO, and 3 miles S. '

80deg. E. of Medina River. The shoal extendsfully half a mile in a north and south direc-tion, 1 and is also of- good ; width., The least?water was four fathoms in one spot; and•varying depths up to ten in other,places, while the whole area is covered withkelp growing from the bottom; which couldbe Seen from a vessel's deck for some distance.Between the reef and tho shore'22 fathoms

■ were obtained. It is a splendid fishing-ground '

for 'blue-cod and trumpeter.' While theTutanekai was at anchor over the shoal anumber' of '.fisli were caught, some of whichweighed. 201b. ■ v ,■ ' t. / .■IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.

News was received by the last English imailthat Captain, John Grant Moore, founder,.'and.,organiser of: the ' Imperial Merchant ServiceGuild, established in 1593, was dead. CaptainGrant , died quite recently, at the : house ofhis . son-in-law, Commander Atkin,~late of/theWhite Star Line,-and more recently superin-tendent of the. Great Western Line of steamers.

Few men ever ranked so highly in'the esteem • ■of marineofficers as Capt. Grant did, for the Im-Serial Merchant Service-Guild has done a great"eal for them, and has now a membership of

9ver 12,000 .masters and , officers. The Guildis also on a very solid basis, and has. a reservefund ,of ,£25,000. The 'deceased captain will .be. greatly missedby marine .officers throughoutthe world, for most officers are members of theGuild. Amongst other things, the late. Cap-tain Moore, undertook and'carried out success-fully .was. the promoting of a steamship com- ,pany.. ' "In a small way, he commenced the ••union Lino oi- steamers, which, under his - 1 :capable management, rapidly; grew,, and isnow a powerful organisation. He also aided:the formation of the Nautical .Academy,, which,like, his other ventures,': met' with great. sui>'cess. . ' ' ; \ V. ''

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~' THE SURREY., / V;-;'

, The , Federal-Hqulder-Shire ' liner : : Surrey, ■which arrived in the Stream, from - Liverpool, via -•Australia,,via Auckland, late on Wednesdaynight, wasberthed yesterday morning. ,The vessel ■left Liverpool on January-18. Captain'F. W.Cornerin command, and he has with himas chief. ipfiicer 1Licut>GaniV,V;R,'N!R.;' second .officer, MK' E; Mprphett;'.'third' officer, - Mi-. 0. 'Williams; fourth officer, Mr.Srunn; and medi-cal,, officer, DK . Gordon.Amongst the .passen- ■■■•

gers. Mr., jr.. 1 Morris,..,is .-the ~only; -.pne in-., the. -,

salo'qri ! for ','Wellirigtori. 1- Third-class', passengers . ibooked to; this' port are as follow •—MissesCossey, R. Moore, Mesdames Cross; Harris, ,C. •,Saville, Shaw and 3 children, Messrs.: Cossey,J. W. Thornton, Wv J'.' Jennings, H. Chilton,H.-Gordon, Jones (2), P. Robertson,''C. Cross? .T. L. Holden, P. Harris, Thompson, H. Wil-kirs, Shaw. The Surrey .lias a cargo, consistingof about 2700 tons, to unload at' Wellington.Erom.heire she will proceed '.to' Lyttelton 'and.Port Chalmers To complete her discharge.

IMPORTS.'BY-THE STRATHAVON./The following .is; the .New .Zealand cargo, by

the steamer Strathnivon, which is due at Auck-land shortly, from'New-York and.Australia13,759 packages,' iron, 82 packages' , wood, 38packages printing paper, ,!! packages steel, 10packages emorj% 24 packages lamp goods,, 32packages bec-hive material;. G4 packages print-,ing material, lot packages,woodwork, 100 pack-ages roofing; material, -28- packages organ' ma- -terial, 11 packages"bicycle material, 18 pack-ages engine material; 15 packages plough nia- '~

terial, 11,0001b. manufactured ioba'cco; 14. pack-ages .shoes,; 20 packages chairs, '14 < packages 'cttsings,' -12 packages, paste, „ 380 puckages.diard-ware,-116;packages rollers, 71: packages drugs,.18 packages-marble, ;21 packages saWs, 25 pack'-- .'ages stationery, 21 packages clocks,- 41 pack-,ages; wo'odenware. 3115 packages nails,, 90 bar-rels glucose, 150 barrels -resin,; 59,7041b:" grease, 4

73G5 'gallons lubricating , oil/ 3014 gallons lin-seed .oil, 13-packages slocks, mid dies, .50 pack-'ages agricultural- implements, . 14 packasns'wringers, 28,518 ft. timber, 93 packages.snndnw. ...

The Strathavon is timed to arrive in Welling-'.ton about April 17. , !

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: The barque Daniel hasbeen chartered to loadcoal at Newcastle, for Auckland.

Mr. it. C. Mills, who has just passed' his mas-ter's examination, joined the Warrimoo in Syd- .ncy. as second officer. ■ ; > • ' '

"" 1The wages of sailors, firemen, trimmers, arid,

greasers oiu-the Government steamers Tutane-"kai and Hinbmoa- are to be increased by 10s. amonth.. . ■ (

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;

During 1907, 780 new vessels of 1,379,534 toUs,. -

have been classed at Lloyd's Register; of theso733, of 1,367,90S tons; were steamers,- and' 47, of11/566 tons, sailing vessels. ; •

,The. Union Comp.any report that the Rotoitiwill make a special trip to Picton direct, to- :day,.; leaving here at 9 o'clock this morning,and returning again; this evening.,- . :

Tho Union ■ Company's steamer Wairuna,which is advertised - to- leave- Wellington onMonday, for Sydney direct; is expected to .leave'Timaru to-morrow night, for Lyttelton.

The tiarquo lnvermay, at present at Dunedin,■has been chartered to load coal at Rockhamp-ton,' for a Continental or Home port. _ She isexpected to leave Dunedin about- the middle,ofnext' week.' ' .'

The turret steamer ICoromiko, now at Port'Chalmers, .is to be docked for cleaning'andpainting, after which the vessel will probablyproceed to Newcastle to .load-coal for NewZealand ports.

......•/.

The Mapourika, which 'left Wellington on. -Tuesday,' for Gi-eyniouth; via usual pbrts,reached her destination at noon yesterday, andwas-timed to sail on ,tlie return journey at 10o'clock last: night. ,

■ lifJtmuary last, 50 vessels, aggregating 19,121tons gross, were.built, in' the United States, of,. .

which' seven,'of 2107 tons; were wooden sailing ~vessels, 37, of SOS.;tons, wooden steamers, ana •• •

six of 14,358 tons, steel steamers.. /

The coastal steamer'Defender arrived atKara-men. from Wellington, yesterday. . The vessellias been unable to cross the,bar there for somodays, on account of. the .heavy weather,prevail-ing. She is expected to. reach Wellington oil

'Sunday' with a cargo of timber,'v alid will prob- -ably.s'ail'ior. Grcyinouth' next Tuesday.

Commenting upon" the subject of ship-owningand the assertion that it is unprofitable, aHome oxchange" -says"Sonictir.ies. however,there coma to light pleasant exceptions to' therule. Thus, a steamshipowned by' a single -.company :at Cardiff hiis in two years and-203 .days earned a net'profit of .£20,515. Of thisthe shareholders have rceeivcd .£14,250 in divi-dends, free of income'tax. .On' tlie original :cost "the. net profits averaged' J515 2s. 9d. percent, per aimuin.'-'

Since her'arrival in the,'Dominion; from New 'York, via Australia, the local agents of "the"Tyser Company's steamer England (saystlie "Otago Daily Times") have worked hercargo night and day at the various ports, sothat Dunedin, the last port of call, should bo ''

reached before the tarilT alterations under 1preferential duties;come into operation. -Thosteamer's passage oil our Coast lias, therefore,becn-a race to beat."the Customs, in which the,vessel has been victorious, having come intoport a day before Uhe uew. duties take, clFefit. --■ ■Despite the unexpected delay at - Sydney, theStar of England arrives here seven days aheadof1-her tiine-tablo date. -' '■ . v

THE - DOMINION. FRIDAY, 'APRIL 3, 190S;/10

WELLINGTON SHARE U8T.

Llabll- riilCES. ' TieM. ■ COJTPANT. ;■ Balanc#.; SEEK,"-.3? ••" , . . rrjp ,0-r-..,• ».;/ - PaidUp.. p orwan? faliar*' 'rtfl ' Buyer. Seller. Kal9_ Investor.

V '-' ' ■>pavttcs' ' .p £■.'■£' £ ' i 8. d» J '£ l/d. ' £ 8. d. - £ 1.3.: • KewzXnar . . tmm-. ™ . I -fr ■i.J-1! 2 J 1? ? . 2,2 5

. national . -, 875,000 ,.

«. 13.7" 6 s 6 67 6 :'6 0 612 3

: ■ K«,ti^tr EANOa ■ ''« 9*3r'' ''V 'nSita: .'«/'' i"!' o . in

« • JSfSS-. ■**»&*•/■ 315 0 3 IT 0.

'. . : . Ptanriard_

- . • . 15,000 87,383 «ltd - :10 . 13 9

i-v.- JEanifaW^BuUding'■ *',*50,00j' v':* ' s ■'J 1 .J,"';' 10' 6 io I I. I I IH' MetropolitanBulletins : 49,561' ,V, i i 7 ' h Hi ' 0 n il r, s i i, i.Wemnstoalnvost, - 60,000 ' «g» ..f •. | 6 J? » J" 5 « < 1

'WerstonTrnsUtLoaa 101.250 -uo'ia -- | =

!•' « • 2 ? J « l n \ I , s \ iRational Mortgage * - ;';S<XM*» ' "RjSm ' • l

" -JO - 3-1 0 " ? in 2 ,*,?'! *f .f,?;v K.Z, and Eivcr Plato " '300,000 ' • \ 51 , 7 J"-'J ■ n ? 5 Jsn J "

'A.;;',.f Loan and Mercantile 135.2S3 :315;1J3 ...» 1 ' < 0 6 0. 0 5 1 0 5 0 10.0 0

:•. - 1S0.373 JJ'jjS jj IS ■ . .

:Christchurch . - 3B2.000 1 f' Si} '" 10 " '''"" ! ' 10 0 0 5 J 1; . GiSa .: : ; :l?$i & ■.».» 9' ■«» 0 '210 0 6 io 0

.' 'Hnrat '• • .. 8,263- )' I .j;V. ' 10" V' i'J *'.' .

i';:-. New Plymouth - • . 18,000:; H .g ?»!}- 10.. ■ - .: : : <9,9571 ®'133

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• 2i_ 8 : 3 5 6' 3 5 0 6-9 3. . Wancannl ," .45,850 I1 '431 . 6 ' «" "

170,033 Jtm" ri -no. ,-,.L 3 ? A. „170 » ° C

K.Z.Bhippini • • 4i3.8ll S'A' ' ' f, 5^9.v.'-V Union Steam' - . 600.UUJ 17-oJj .J : °

; 7i . 1»6 ," ' Vg>.Bteami;etry • . . . W® ) . • w 1 B'u 6 ,V •

• :Wi stport°Ar-' SSO.OO) « - £ ? li 124 6 IS 6 70 0 . ' » « 0 6 0 0

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THE FEATHER FANCY[Notes by "Domino."]

POULTRY SHOWS.. Juno 3.—Woodville. ' ,

June'll. 12.;—Ekctahuna.'. Juno 17, 18—Hawera; '(Juno 18, 10,-20.—Auckland.

• Juno -23,• 24, 25, 26.—Palmerston North;July 2, 3, 4.—Wellington.

; 'July 3;;4.-rNewton.. ■ v/ '

' , JiJy. 7,' : 'July'B,':9.—Wanganui. •

• ' July 8'; 9,' 10, 11.—Waikato.July 10, 11.—Wairarapa.July 15, ,16.—Pahiatua.,July 17,' IS.—Hastings.'

• July 21, 22.—Napier.July 23, 24, 25.—Taranaki.July 28, 29.—Marton.

. August' 6, 7.—Taihapo.

: v.Tho South Island Leghorn and MinorcaClub's first show will bs'held m conjunctionwith tho Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon, and.Canary Club's fixturo in Juno ne?vt. ~.■■■

'••At the sarao. fixture!;.tho' following SouthIsland; PoultryAssocjat-ion ■. Championshipswill, be competed for:—Magpie, pigeon, owl,and canarv (other than Norwich).. ■ Thesechampionships, are worth ■>£■<)•each, and aroto be won twioo.

•"••'ln-'' a recent, issue of the;'" Feathered'World," it is stated that. Mr. Geo. N. Bell,lats poultry, manager to that successful gamebreeder, Mr. R: 6. Heaton, is leaving Eng-land 'shortly, to take up Ins residence in Now,Zealand. I am sure that-Mr. Bell will re-,r.oive a cordial welcome from New Zca-landers. 'v : ,

...

■ ,'A Canker Cure.—Six parts, of glycerine,-one part turpentine, ono part perchlondo ofiron: . Apply lightly. If the mouth ls.thq

■ affected ;nart, apply a> little olivo oil aftereach application of "cure."- , This proscrip-tion was gleaned .from "The FeatheredWorld," and has been tried with success by,tho writer;- : ■ : '■ -■■■■•:

From :the; Range Poultry Farm, Queens-land, thero "arrived -hero last week a trio of

■■ White Leghorn pullets, to the order of aJohnsonvillo fancier./

• No less than 222 modern Game werepennedat; the last big show at Birmingham, in De-cember last. Black-reds headed the list,-with100.in four classes. '.

'-In !January last, Mr.- Geo.rLappin, ia pro-minent-'Scottish breeder of Long-faced Tum-blers,.: consigned ..to■ -Australia the ■ followingbirdsl9o4! red-mottled cock, i-winner ofmariy prizes, including first Palace Novico

1 Class, ;1905, sccond: Palace open,: 1907 (thisbird. is full-brother to Mr. Lappin's red-mot-

: tie;- twice first .at tho Palaco); also a hen to, match; and a pair of,yellow boards,

7

■"Mr. John Wharton, of. Yorkshire, England,owner; of' the- celebrated :"Wharton, strain "

ning Palace cockerel, for-.£loo. ;. . ,

'Five..hundred arid thirty.-six pounds is, thelarge' sum' Mr. • J'/ Highamâl -rioted 'Englishshow Homer fancier, obtained for five.-showHomors; the individual prices£105,;£115'lOsl, £115 IQs., and ■ £100/ - .The

; "same gentleman (says ani'English; paper),' fused/an''offer of .£IOO fof'.a ;squeakerJ /eight. weeks old, which has since created a sen-sation. ■

■The above notes will -no doubt put a little■heart into Dominion-fanciers, who arestruggling along in the fancy. There is .notelling when their turn will come! y ->■ „

fhe secondy homing- ,i'acev for young birds,flown by the' Wellington doming Society, un-.dor-the auspices -of .tho' Wellington Poultry

. Society., 1 : from 'Hunterville,• on ■ Saturday last;was.-very. successful. v;-Somb v- sixty, -birds; 'fcom-petod; and a fifie velocity' was put. up. >Th©/esult; was ?.'.'.C.:Lamb • (velocity,r 1264yd5.),-1; F. Williams (1211yds.), 2; E. Griffiths(1209yd5.), 3; ,W. Alters (1206yds. 4; J.'Ellioit (1204yd5.), C; - J.H. Clar£ (1202yd5.),6.6.

Schedules'; of coming. shows are now; due,-. and I .would thank secretaries to send them.-.along't'o "Domino," for.perusal. A list of

judges,officiating at,their shows'-will also boacceptable. 1 . • ••• ■

THE BOY FOR THE FARM.

> , NOT TOTVN-BRED.-.. (BY -r«t»OEAPH.r-PBl»8'• ASSOCIATION.)

. Chrlstohurch,,April :1.A-witness in the form-labourers''dispute

yesterday went to some pains to show theusfeldsshess ofva town-bred ' toy,.' .compared,■with'/'a 1 country.; boy,at 'farm work.: /Hosaid that a _boy from town, who had at-tended- a; primary- school, and, had been"topped oft." at a high school, .would bo a,

, v6ry.: unprofitable, employee'to a farmer, while:a- boy broughtup in the country was invalu-able. To keep ja boy 'at;school until he wassfiveriteenVbr eighteen, .and then send, him i'to

■ a*'farm';- was simply to ruin'. him.. : T6';illus-trate the varying values of :boys, he instancedthe case of 011 c of his own employees, whowas "a good boy in evory way.;" but ■ one,-

. to ~ whom he would, never dream of paying. 6d! ;in' wages. . Another boy, only, two yearsolder, was'receiving 2os. a' week., .

Surely you do not condemnl education?''-.said tho chairman. .

- .''..l think,"r replied- .the witness, • " that■we are, a little, wrong in our education ■ sys-tem. I would like a boy when he has passedthe Sixth . Standard, instead ■ of' going, intotowij, to lose to go into, thel coun-:tiy,!.\yherc he will be practically attending atechnical /school.' - The-. town' boy-loses anyamount of time.- in the ; morning,- ;when liecould be picking up hints on the farm.- If-hocould be on tho farm between 7 and 9 o'clockin "the morning, and then to: a 1 high .schoolnear: at hand, it would be all right:"

NEW ZEALAND MADE GOODS.

' \ PROPOSED EXHIBITION ATAUCKLAND.

■ (BY' IELEGIIAPn —PRESS ASSOCIATION ) '

• ; Auckland, April 1. '!

In connection with tho. Auckland Indus-trial,'Association's movementfor.' an exhibitionof New Zealand mado goods, it has been de-cided to inaugurate ■■the; same as ; a M. NowZealand industrial week." 1Circulars havebeen' sent out, to tho various shopkeepers inAuckland asking them to state which of thethree following proposals they approve:— ■

(1) A shop window display only. : .(2)A shop window display in conjunction

withra collective exhibition in a hall.(3) An'exhibition in a hall, only.'

4-Tboso circularised have been asked, sup-posing , they favour oither of the first twoschemes, whether they will allow their shopwindowsto be used, and if. so .what spacowill be' available. . To-morrow tho commit-tee;' of-., the 'Association intend visiting the"principal shopkeepers to coufcr on tho sub-jects;■ So far the replies to tho circularshavo been, favourable. So far as can hegathered, the idea of; holding tbo exhibitionin oiio form or another <is being heartilytaken up, and'there is every prospect of oneof . the proposals eventuating. The localAssociation is in communication with theWellington and Canterbury Industrial Asso-ciations iyith a view to concerted action be-ing taken. ' The local exhibition would notbo- confined to Auckland goods, but wouldembrace all classes of .Dominion manufac-tures.. . •

Mr.'J. H. Mackie, secretary of the Auck-land Industrial Association, is already receiv-ing'inquiries from the south as to tho formtheexhibition-:will take, and it'would ap-pear that the only question. that will needto be faced will be how to keep the displaywithin'a reasonable limit .

11THE DOMINION. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.

lEESI EES ST3 MT 1 Has been sold for tlie past •.

.1 20 Years WITHOUT COUPONS.The Sales to-day are GREATER

TP* A ggaa THAN EVER. The Quality and..- o Value is in the Tea.

Telegrams, "MONITOR." Machinery'Phone, 2510.

• E. :W'ivMtLLS'-'& CO., .LTD.,..- ■ <„ Machinery Mereiiaßts.. :

WELLINGTON.

- WOODWORKING MACHINES /FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. ' :

AMERICAN" TENONERS,: with scribers 'and cut- off saw attachment. '. .

BANDSAW MACHINES,; all: attachments, and Itdller, Guides, 20in., 24in., 30in., 32m„ 36in.HAND MORTICING ■'MACHINES, with; or without Boring attachment. .CHAIN MORTICERS,;.from. ioO up; all.attachments; all extras. We have sold over.4o .of

' , these English-made Chain-Morticers since the'Christchurch Exhibition.BUZZ PLANERS and JOINTERS,, 9in;, 12in„ lain., ISin. Low prices.

ROLLER FEED SAW BENCHES, 38 and 42 inches.SANDERS. POWER and. FOOT FRET SAWS. WOOD TURNERS' LATHES. •HAND and POWER FEED' PLANERS and THICKNESSERS, ISin. and Mn.' x 7|in.3 and 4 Glitter PLANERS End MOULDERS, I2in. x 51n., ISin. x Bin., 241n. x 6in.HEAVY MOULDERS, Sin. x fin/- American.PLANERS and: THICKNESSERS, 12in.':x Gin., 24in. x Gin.UNIVERSAL WOODWORKERS.- PENDULUM SAWS, from .£l7 10s.SAW ' and, 'DADO MACHINES. MACHINE.KNIVES, all kinds. 'EMERY GRINDERS, from 425. 6d. to .£G. DISSTONS'S SAW GUMMERS.AUTOMATIC EMERY GRINDERS', 32in., complete with'22in. x lJin. wheel.MITREING MACHINES, Hand and Foot, 'MITRE SHOOTERS.ALL'''BARNES'.,-FOOT- POWER MACHINES; also No. 3 Wood Lathe (Barnes').

HAIGHS'S SPECIAL 12In. x Gin.'-'High Sjjeeil RLANERG and MOULDERS.AUTOMATIC ' CIRCULAR SAW GRINDERS for OOin. Saws.BOX-NAILING .MACHINES. 'CIRC, . SAW GUARDS. ' , .

CIRCULAR SAW BENCHES, ISin., 24in„ 30in., with Boring Table.SPINDLE MOULDERS, Doublo and Singlo.

society JouiilLS; ::; ! : I;I , 'Unite' In.- proclaiming that'the.' fabric -for this : ; \

■ I season is Velveteen. In Paris, London, and |

• | • New York the run on this material has bpen|phenomenal, with the result that prices have ■ |

■. ;■ .|;. .. hardened considerably. ' | ;

J \ Anticipating that Velveteen would be |

J wanted this season we ordered heavily; and . || can sell at the old prices. All our.Velveteenk' 1 ; I\ are chiffon-finished, and are made for us byr .

-Alfred. Louis, the only manufacturer, of, the 1!jj , famous Louis Veivets.. jL

' ? ■ 22Jin. CHII-'FON FINISH VELVETEEN in all shades Is.'9d. ■ \I 23l!ii. CHIFFON FINISH VELVETEEN in all .shades 2s. ,3:1. || 23£m. CHIFFON 1'FINISH' VELVETEEN in all shades 2s. 9d. i .

...... jj '24 in. Our Special VELVETEEN in selected shades . ... 3s. Gd. j -

j! upon, receipt of. a postcard.'. | •' '} , ■) I H !.:• >l\ v,"". 1 '

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GOOD TEETH MEANS GOOD HEALTH.V/OUR TEEJH <arc -intended. .for a'.

■ double purpose—to be useful and orna- ,

\ ; ""'menial. If your teeth are'bad j our health' -

miisl suffer,. but;wh ,' suffer when -we .can ....

willyoiir .teeth; paialealy. AVe.'ain' ". .' ' supply you with o'jr .wonderful "contotir"

. . .dsniure v/ith porcelain gu'iffs.,'' Open All Saturday till * 9 p.m.

Full Sets (Upper and Lower), £4/4/- ... . .v. Single Tooth 5/-Extraction. I/- ... ' PainlesJ Extraction, 2/6

' . Any number, of teeth up to thirty-two easily extracted with one , application of'gas—the safest of all anaaalhetics.

BEST ENGLISH GAS (FREE) EACH EXTRACTION, 2/6.

1 FROST & FROST,: ; , SURGEON DENTISTS,

■ - WILLIS STREET (50 yads above Manners St.) WELLINGTON../

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ROYAL DOULTON POTTERY;A Specimen Piece of the latest triumph of Art and Scienco from the above now

.... ■ • on view. . . .. ~ ' y, ' REMBRANDT ROYAL DOULTON WARE.

THE' namo has been given to this delightful production by the Director of theDudley l Gallery, where the first specimens were recently exhibited. It iB a

' pure-lovo child'of . Charles J. Noke's fertile brain, created and evolved out of thecommon Staffordshire marl with its impregnated' iron stains utilised to unhancoits rugged beauty, and-.give charm and variety to its inwrought shadings of glori-ous greens and browns.. ' ■ ' ,

CRYSTALLINE. ■.. A few pieces .of • CRYSTALLINE, the chemist Potter's fantastic evolution;-of

• riii<: crystals by fire' and smoke into accidental effects of beautiful forms. No.' .genuine collection can bo completo without a specimen, every piece of which isabsolutely unique.

ROUGE FLAMBE.ROUGE FLAMBE .ware, painted with Cobalt Landscapes, blazing with ran*

set effects moi'o 1 brilliant than tropical after-glota. .Altogether our windows and showrooms will display a collection of Art .Wares

surpassing iii variety anything yet exhibited in this city.

EDWARD ANDERSON & CO.' LTD.iX and 13 WILLIS STREET, WELLINGTON.

ESTABLISHED 50 YEARS.'

| CLOISSONME GLASS. '-sns-TTB HAVE pleasure in introducing for the first time in New Zealand a choice assort-'VV . ment of Goods, in which this magnificently artistic glass decoration is the leadingfeature, comprising,

TRAYS, FIRE SCREENS, OCCASIONAL TABLES.LANTERNS, ASH TRAYS ETC., ETC.

SOMETHING NEW. SOMETHING ORIGINAL.In.Keeping with Artistic Taste.

Also made for Door Panels, Sidelights, Fanlights, Vestibule Lights, Staircase Windows,etc. This form of Decoration is quickly Replacing the Leadlight and Embossed Glass.Its introduction into New Zealand wiJV be a revelation. .. .

WE CORDIALLY SOLICIT INSPECTION.

THE STEWART TIMBER, GLASS & HARDWARECOMPANY LIMITED,

L COURTSNAY PLACE. • , SOLE AGENTS FOB NEW. ZEALAND.

I CLOSING DAYS of the |

GREAT FURNISHING SALE 1...AT... S

THE SCOSLLM COMFII'S,I LAMBTOty' QUAY. ' \| Take advantage of this Filial Opportunity and secure somo of tho |t GENUINE BARGAINS still obtainable. . 4 " ■jj Whilo Evcrvthinp is REDUCED thrmifrhout OUR SPLENDID STOCKS «

Several SPECIAL OFFERS aro noted below:— J11000 Yards' COTTON' FRINGES at 3d. per yard.. Usual price, Is. 6d. it

•600 Yards Coloured Frilled MADRAS. MUSLIN, 2s. 3d.,. 2s. Gd., 2s. lid. \

Usual prices, 3s. 6d. to ss. per yard. JBEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY CURTAININGS, 9s. 6d. per yard. Usual price, . S

' 13s. 6d.. REMNANTS, REMNANTS, AT UNHEARD-OF PRICES. ' • |CARPETS, Short Lengths, Reduccd 50 per cent. |LINOLEUM REMNANTS at Less than Cost. | '

■ CRETONNES from. 6d. per yard. . ' ' !J 'CUSHIONS, at Ridiculous Prices., £

FURNITURE. BEDSTEADS. AND BEDDING AT GENUINE SALE \PRICES, FOR CASH ONLY. • , ! ■.

Sale Positively Closes Saturday, 11th April, at 1 p.m. |

IE SCOULUK CSUFII LidI■ LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON. '| .

: J.fIELBICO'S laif-YearSi Quriig.-Sak fI • COMjMENCED TUESDAY, 3rd MARCH, 1908. j-K Astounding Reductions in nil Departments for SPOT CASH ONLY. All §K goods entered during sale will bo charged at usual prices. Air Goods. <kJ marked in Plain Now is your chance to 1-urmsh hconomic- C

5 • ally. ' Sec tho Show .Windows for. Sale Bargains.#

E FIEMEI & ©©,> Maaucrs St., •Weffiagtoa. I5 ' N.L.—Country orders .receive prompt attention. Our Stock. consists of jy

.€ ' llouss '-Furnishings .throughout—Fancy Goods, E.P. Ware, Crockery, Cutlery, ■ » •6 etc., will, in most cases, be marked under lauded cost to make room tor ■ y

. $ new shipment now on water. ..• 8

ft : ¥,TD-

: J .1 JL JLeJ:© ® |.

,| ' 'CUBA STREET ■ v "' ;' 1

I ; | '. j \,'. NEW GOODS ARRIVE- TO-DAY- .' |•'

' 1 More New Hats to show, you to-day. No small J| measure of the notable success in our Millinery Dept. |

iT ; is due to our policy of 'frequent.incoming of New..Goods.. | •••

• f■; j; ,-;:GdME;AT ONGE AND J ' j.;J : '.'SEE OUR EXTENSIVE; l';

jWRIGHT,. ROMISH & Goi -•'•••• '. . SPECIALISTS. IN HIGH-CLASS . . ,

BILLIARD TABLES & ACCESSORIES and ART FURNITUREmoil EST AWARDS. - LOWEST PRTCL'S.

I3i and 136 WILLIS STREET, WELLINGTON.j-ftmyrrrrTllfnrT*—wmmnn.l. IJI JUTr-nvrq-.TjycA —.wmnrTiPiTn.'.iv,lil'-i <?»«rT7.*»wr«;.-.r|.Ti;. r7r- .

I ■ ' Cool in Summer. Warm in Winter.Everlasting. Pictnreßqne. . Guaranteed Waterproof. '

More Economical than Iron.

la . The Wiinderlich Patent '

j -Miefal -'Ceiling: v?-| .Artistic, •; Fireproof. Endless Variety; ;

PATTERNS AND PARTICULARS FROM— .-

BRISCOE & GO, LTD.,WELLINGTON, ' 50LE AGENTS.

. BABdOGK WILCOX :

PBTEHT JSTEniIBE BOIL®6,s6o,oool!orse=Power Stationary Type in use in all Industries/

1,300,000 Horsepower Marine Type Installed. ;

FURNACES FITTED FOR ALL CLASSES OF FUEL.SAFE AND ECONOMICAL,

APPLY FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES TO THE SOLE NEW ZEALANDREPRESENTATIVES;

JOHN CHAMBERS & SON. LTD.,JERTOIS CIUAY, WELLINGTON:

r—AndAUCKLAND, CHKISTCiJIJECH, AND. DTOEDIS*

LAND NOTICES. ' - , |

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WHAT?.'• ' j

for sale,

nnHB | <pj;i ,ecre'' • wia' 18 ' Iyears lease unexpired; at. a.rentaljf 255. per-year (Miner's right tennrp).

_ . jFor tho Hotel, Lease,-and Furniture, XI2OO .is asked,: with terms if required. , , . - j

Eoss is the TerminUof itv£e Hldland'EailWiiy.. A. Ilaihvay Station is to b# ierected there at a cost of The V Flats 'Drainage Co. is to ex», >

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pend JESO.OOO, which'is'subsidised by fhe.Governmentlto the extent of .£15,000. ,Vl .(

Eoss is a large titaber-gettinV and dairying District.''- � : !- . Ross has a Town"Hallj Borough! State ; and^Catholic: :Schools, ;.'v j

Hospital, Convent, Gaol, and Bank' , i'- ; • ! jRoss, in less than twelve months,"will be the: busiest-Town in tb» Do- . ,

minion. i C , i c. i : ' ! i ; . , . . ■■■::..■ . ■i The: Sola Agents-are (recollect this) — i

LUND6N:: I fROOKS,

, 4 FEATHEKSTON STREET/

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NEXT:TO OPERA HOUSE, -WELLINGTON.. r.. J.'!

A. TEEGEA.* 1 J- THOUPSOSL

r.ROOMED HOUSE, all conveniences, .work- 10-EOOMED HOUSE, h and o wateJ.fitiop, Pirie Street; 2'miuutes from tram; wasbhouse, eculleiy, outhouse,-• . =.

: Land 35 x 90. « :: : ; ; ; ; , .'•ROOMED HOUSE, all modern conveni-: banks Mount Victoria. j .'j: cncce. Land 40 x 70; Roxburgh Street. (•••- ' >• n : . ,'i

.£1150., •• ,„

• !•*'' i» i < 615 6-EOOMED HOUSE, h. and o. water. >all. v1 , r modern conveniences, lioulcott Street.. /V."•ROOMED n.OUSB, all modern convoni- j;iSOD. ' - ' Q2J> ■ 'ences; harbour view; ICelburne,'s'minntes • .'J. • Li.'" '!■'from tram. £1250. , : TiyoU-ROOMED HOUSED scullery, etc.

4-ROOMED DOUSE, scullery! etc,; .Rona ' ' land !6S s ICO, . ,• Bay; tea froutago. Price .£125. train. •:

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.EXCHANGE. , . ;'" :v '- ; -G6lMfe COWCERN. :. /•_> ; ■

' HA w KE'S'.BAY* FARM.-■ ' ; ■ "

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,y 1 (-q: ACRES GRAZING RUN.' «.-Sea_r»'-ir.ease at.'3s."per acre.. Convenient to tail way : j1100 .by Rood road. Eing fencad-L3.'i,nd docks.. . Permanent "iter. All grassed. Lasy- .lying country. Good homestead,''outbttilllitigsl'ya tds,etc.' .,1700 sheep,. 150h'eiul catt|e,' 7 draughts, . , •3' hacks, .3 colts. 400 posts,-,1 •;iloi^,Wirei:imater'ial; ;dip.-,-, 1.12 bags Kngliah - rye, .besides, ■■: : . •• jof cocksfoot and dantbonia.'. ;£7M, cent, ou; land, • EquityJss3oo. O:230».; . i .( ~

cash' required.' ... 00,31 ;'i.Cv\

... WOULD.:EXCHANGE,-

• ' DON'T DELAY: .WIBE'M'E.AT ONCE! I AM AT YOUR DISPOSAL

•. , Ti-'. G A N N ON, . V '.LAND, VVGENT, .

STATION STREET. • HASTINGS.C7lB '

::cmAifcWANiaiM :LEASEHOLD FARM of- from. Post School,, ana -.-.v:

Creamery*, and. 10 miles'fown.Wahganpi..-.-"Good roads. -Leasedhas 17 years to run at. "'jannual rental of 4s."per acre.' AU m grassland carrying 700 breeding ewes, besides 15flhead of cattle. Good house ofTrooms, with washhouse,-' cow, shed,- sheep yards,; etc. - y

water laidôn from district and desires quick-sale. Pried.-.for Goodwill and rcduced*--to JCIBOO. -Cash reqmied, 1.'i800; .balance arranged ■ ;;with vendor. i-vhtoou 1 V, ' ' 1 ■' "... .

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iaao-A GOOD RELIABLE PLACE. i'

Further particulars may jbe obtained and inspection arranged. for .on application to . . 4

HARTSHORN' AND WELLWOOD,PRqis®Ty;„ i.i". ""

'j"rAUOKiT'■iWMaafeag^^^î^-|"'keß^firstAiiass?.voioahieâßd- l- 'm- ,**

? -iQ.paidocto j 'flOPj-acrcsv «^lg(Q*n|]}|[pZ

* p"loushed,.,2So acres in gMsV; nc}v;,Bixr . j|| "*'■.■ ■ • .robmcdi-! .,hqusetV'.'Loutbuildinë;..-.good ' . JaM;Sp. i/jib{$"

14' jes«o cash

/ VROBERf'Î®M,::t;LIMITEDr'17 MANNERS STREET. ' '

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST I'CACE' TO BUY YOURj.WALL-PAPERS, CEILINGS,-: ; iFRIEZES, MOULDINGS),"ETC

. WE HAVE AN ENDLESS VAETHTX QF ERAMED- ASD UNFRAMED. PICTURES,BEVELLED'MIRRORS,. ETC. ■ -

.. • ■SMIA'BIfB S- E' A 'S 4 O N'S GIFTS.

ARTISTS' AND STUDENTS'.-OUTFITS.-(English'- Prices). LE FRANC'S PASTELS, .1WINDSOR AND NEWTON'S CANVAS'STRETCHERS, .COLOURS, ETC. - . ;

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PICTURfe-FhAMING ft' SPECIALITY. ' , . , : ,1Sf , t ... ; . V-... r . t'.N.-.'--•.'•'•j

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/ JOHN DUTHIE'&CO.Ltd. | :

iTHELEADERS IN

'Football, Hockey, Golf I ■

..'.Requisites..: 8Pmching Balls, Boxing Gloves, Striking • ■ ' ...

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Gilbert and Bryan's Rugby'Balls..'Byan'3 ;-:Woodstock Association Balh. Iw• Extra .Bladdersj!iEargnards, ;]jacing Awls.

— HOCKEY STICKS ' ' ®In all lengths and weights. g®

Shin-guards, Hand Protectors, Rines, '; Club.Oil, etc... .. '

.• '' best . ' ' lip 1, ;.;-Cleeis;; Ifons; Dijiveirs, Brassies; Lofters,,Putters; 6tc; • " p®

Pneuniaiie, Dot, Rod Dot, V ® ;Springyale, Hawk,

UTp>s, Ball Cloanerß. •IP■ ibik-jz.wal Rubber Grips. . -.. - '

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• '.r-- -Lowest'pnces ati-■■! •• - JjjJJfjl

JOHNWo.m m JB-WILLIS STREET, r "

Printed by William Hauoi.d Munko, ot 61Fitxherbert Tcrraco, and published byMaqntis W. Johnson, of 19 Hmrkor Street.Wellington, for Thk Wellington PoßUaa»Uia Comi'any, Lihiteo.

Fbidax. ATBIX, 3, 1904.

THE DOMINION, .FRIDAY, 'APRIL 3", '190&12AUCTIONS.: , '

LEVIN SALE.

- ■ TO-DAY, ■ -

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1908.

DALGETY AND CO.,- LTD.;. will- Bellasabove— . .... . ■.

. i' 400 mixed lambs . ■ <". - r- ■;..400. woolly..lambs - —

250 shorn lambs "

r '.v..,.100 4-tooth wothors" ■ ■-

100 breeding ewes . ..

. ■ ■150 P.B. Romney ewes (4 years) :•

. .. GS 3-year steers • r-.,

•; 20.18-month : mother-reared ...Shorthorn,

j*.y ■ • steers: , 30 20-'month' steers r j.a ' 203 2-tooth wethera

150 2-tooth ewes ' • ■■■

> 150 store. ewe 3 -•■■'•-. ■■yr. 100 good lambs

50 18:month steers, ;

I 40 2J-vear steers (Shorthorn)10.bullocks ... .- ...

10 springing heifers • . .10 cows in milk - ... ..... .

'.. V SO s.m.-ewes •'• '. ' '

■■■■•■ ■>■-■ •-.

160 lambs ■ - . - ■ • '

850 2, "4,' and G-tooth forward ...wethers?' • mostly halfbrcds'

■ DALGETY AND -CO., LTD.1 -- - CARTERTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

TO-DAY (FRIDAY), 3rd APRIL, 1908. *

The' mutual trading company,: LIMITED, will Sell, tas above, in- lines

-to' suit buyers' fOn account of Messrs. Anketell brothers, their

flock of pure English Lcicesters, comprising—j 80 empty 2 and 1-tooth ewes

TO.emptv f.m. ewes10 ram lambs ■

; ' 40 ewe lambs . ; ....... *

On other accounts—. ■ SHEEP-

, 120 Romney-Lmcolu ewe lambs •

50 f.m. ewes-, . 200 shorn lambs■ 25 cull ewes . .

CATTLE—';8 yearlings

[ • 28 mixed-calves[.. ; 4 store cows ■

HORSES- •

, . 1 half-draught gelding , ...

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WELLINGTON' HORSE SALE..

WEDNESDAY, Sth-APRIL, 1908,\ ■■■■■■■■ ■ At 2 p.m.

T>ALGETY AND COMPANY, LIMITED,X/ , will sell in Mr. Keir's Abel Smith. Street

'■ ■" ■ . Stables, >'''. .. .<On account of Mr. J. V. Dyke—. - -

i .10 first-class van and delivery horscs, 3"*to]■ ; (i vears r ' 'y""Further entries, invited. ■

...... 8234

; UPPER HUTT STOCK SALE.

THURSDAY, 9th APRIL, 1908, \

, " . At 1. p.m. ,■ ..••

DALGETY AND ' COMPANY/.LIMITED,will Sell, in their Yards, as above—

105 2-tooth wethers '< ',v 40 lambs v ■•'-■•'■

! 70 shorn lambs .7. ..

"' 250 shorn lambs50 store ewes ' .

",f .80 shorn lambs •'•. ■ .; ._ ..,: ■ 50 forward wethers ..■"!: -

20 mixed.lambs ._'.

H 1 forward springing heifer1 yonng forward springing cow,: guaran-

' . . teed ■■. -

WAIKATO DISTRICT. ---

~i AOl ACRES heavy land, 7 ,'milesv fromJLuwi .Cambridge; 700 grasSj i'in.crops and rough feed; new 7-roomedrHouse,

" outonildingsV 2'miles from Schodr/.'CreJiniery,and Post Office; 2 sheep to acre. Price J25per acre, _ half cash. Adjoining there is 500acres Native;land, can bo used free.rAA . ACRES. 4 miles from- Cambridge, ?

, Oyu paddocks, well watered, 11 acres ini turnips, new 4-roomed-House, cow and trap

6heds. Price £3 15s. per acre. Give mortgageJEB7O cash above mortgage. Apply ■

! A. WHEATLEY,; .f ' HAMILTON. • ■ 8280

TO SPECULATORS. ■

•you. ca!n have this bargain on-.

... YOUR OWN TERMS.

, FOR SALE OR-EXCHANGE.

' QTflrt ACRES, 3} miles from • good, solid* "Vtown,.: Bay of Plenty, by first-class

roads. About. 5000 acres in grass; 3000 acresin good milling bush; balance scrub, flax, and

. rough feed., .Half the property is plonghable, and. balance

rolling to easy lulls. Well fenced, wellwatered, fences (post and wire) in good order.6-roomed Homestead, also a G-roomed and 5-roomed House. Up-to-date woolshed, fitted

••'lwith oil.engine and shearing machines.Having personally inspected this, we can

thoroughly recommend it. ••

Price, \£4 103;-per Acre; equity, .£23,000.Terms, ilo,ooo cash, balance at 4} per cent.,

Or would exchange fcr first-class city pro-perty. ■

|W. LAMBERT AND CO.,• i • Land Salesmen,

PALMERSTON 'NORTH.

J. W. BRASTHWAITE,'. 1 A UCTIONEER, , VALUER, LAND, AND.

'' FARM AGENT, .' ; '■.' JOHNS ON'V.ILLE;

' Poultry Farm—s Acres L.1.P., with nice Cot;tage, X350.'

Porirua—li-Acres, 5-roomed House, £575.,£3oo—Nice Four-Room Cottage,, /.'closeto

station. J ' ■ - ■ •

-'JE6so—New Six-Room: House). .all conveniences;. genuine'.bargain. J

'<£355 for -H'.Acres, new Cottage, washhonse,'. 1 shed, ..fowl-house, cow-bails, etc.; only

JSISO :cash; 20 minutes . Ngahauranga or. 1 Johnsonville1 Station. . • •

One-of the- prettiest J Acre Sections in the. place, i!125. Building sections, from £65.

: Secure and make money. '.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

ON EASY TERMS. ;

OWEN STREET—Advantageous , position, very' • desirable residence of G rooms, bathroom,

all conveniences; ' let'"at" 255. per. week.\ price JSS2S. ■■ I

! PRINCESS STREET—S Rooms, bathroom, allconveniences, detached washhouse. ,Price.

. £700.:. .

ARO STREET.—Land, 42ft. x 280ft„ 6'largerooms,' bathroom, and all conveniences,washhouse detached. Land planted with

, .' fruit, trees and flowers. Price £1000.lAURESTON STREET (Mount Victoria).-

. Land, 42ft. ; x 132ft., 9 rooms,, bathroom,all conveniences; a very fine property;plenty of sunshine; good garden. Price£2000.

EOLLBSTON STREET.-Land 42ft. x 226ft.. 5rooms, bathroom, all conveniences; the'residence is exceptionally 1 woll built, andhas attractive appearance.

! ■' I have other ATTRACTIVE PROPERTIES,particulars of which will bo supplied onapplication. ' . '

H. ERNEST LEIGHTON.AUCTIONEER, LAND AND ESTATB

■ *- AGENT,7 FEATHERSTON STREET, WEIiE^GTON,

. 'AUCTIONS.

' TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.

. >TO-MORROW. AT 2 P.M.• GREAT "AUCTION SALE

. GREAT -AUCTION SALE: GREAT AUCTION SALE

of.CARTERTON* TOWN SECTIONS,CARTERTON-TOWN SECTIONS,CARTERTON TOWN SECTIONS, .

' ' On ." TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.

TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.•TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.

' TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.

The mutual i trading company,LTD., of Carterton, in conjunction with

; MESSRS. 'DWAN;;BROS., will sell by Public■Auction! at their SAMPLE ROOJIS. HIGIISTREET, CARTERTON, on SATURDAY,

: APRIL.i;. 1?08;.;at; 2 p.m.—

About-GO'SECTIONS in the CELEBRATEDBUCKERIDGE ESTATE, which . has

been-reserved > from sale for tho last 15■ - years.

• ADJOINING'"CARTERTON STATION.. ADJOINING .'CARTERTON STATION.

: ' '-"ADJOINING. CARTERTON. STATION.

"-"■DRJSST POSITION IN BOROUGH.- .-DRIEST- POSITION IN BOROUGH..

, DRIEST ,POSITION IN BOROUGH.

jSUBDIVISION" OF- BUCKERIDGE ESTATE.SUBDIVISION OF BUCKERIDGE ESTATE.SUBDIVISION OF BUCKERIDGE ESTATE.

- 'WITHIN WATER AND GAS AREA.WITHIN WATER AND GAS AREA.

-.WITHIN WATER AND GAS AREA.

ABSOLUTELY . THE BEST RESIDENTIAL" POSITION;,IN CARTERTON.

CELEBRATED BUCKERIDGE ESTATE.CELEBRATED BUCKERIDGE ESTATE.■; CELEBRATED BUCKERIDGE ESTATE.

AUCTION SALE AT CARTERTONAUCTION SALE AT CARTERTON

' AUCTION SALE AT CARTERTON. On

. TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M." TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.

TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.' ' DON'T FORGET AUCTION SALE

........ At '.

MUTUAL TRADING CO.'S SAMPLEROOMS,

HIGH STREET, CARTERTON,TO-MORROW, AT 2 P.M.

Jillow'reserves and easy termst~liOW reserves and easy terms

AT THE SALE OF■ ; BUCKERIDGE ESTATE, CARTERTON.'

BUCKERIDGE ESTATE, CARTERTON.PLANS ahd':FULL PARTICULARS can be

obtained from the: MUTUAL TRADING CO.,LTD., Carterton E. BUCKERIDGE,Carterton;- or. .

..' ••~ MESSRS. DWAN, BROS.,

8241' Willis Street, Wellington.

• ...HAWKE'S:. BAY '

....DAIRY FARMS.

• A S a Rich Dairy Farming District, thispart is> only , becoming 'known, and asthe;;exces^iycly.,Ihish;' prices of; other districts

' .have ;iiot!.yet,been reached here-rNOW. ANDHERE are the Jtim? and place to Buy.

. 34 ACRES, i-mile from; Railway Station', P.0.,- - and .Townshiiy. fiat and ploughable; 12' ' aflres,ploughed, Very best land,.C paddocks,

G-roomed. House, cowshed, etc., etc. Ani ideal place. £23 per acre. Terms.94 ACRES,-1 milo .Railway Station, close to

P.0.,. .Creameryr l' etc.,, nearly all flat orploughable; -2. acres ploughed. A good■farm. £16 10s.,- £350 cash; '

184 ACRES, all grass, good buildings, all goodorder. £17 per. acre. .

200 ACRES,; L.1.P.;. rent, 9d. per acre; un-dulating and hilly, but not steep. A cheap

, place at £8 per acre, £500 cash.20 ACRES to ; Lease, all in grass, with '4-

." roomed House, } mile from Railway Sta-. tion, ;4 .years to; run. Rent, only 10s. per....week. Goodwill; £25.

WE HAVE FARMS OF ALL SIZES, PRICES,AND TERMS.

WIRE US NOW.

' WRATTEN AND SPENOE,-The ■ Hawke'6 -Bay Land Salesmen, ' 1

-DANNEVIRKE. '.

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',',::-: ; .:-ioR ' SALE.

•J■ A SPLENDID FARM,

• SITUATED" BETWEEN OHAUPO ANDCAMBRIDGE, '

ON THE MAIN TRUNK LINE.

fIQAQ ,ACREs ;°f REAL GOOD LAND(drained . swamp),'- including an up-

, to-date G-i'o'dnied'/"House, with ' all necessaryconveniences '-andoutbuildings. - -,

PRICE ONLY £3 15s.' PER ; ACRE.This is a first-class investment,, and a farm

that , will double.) its value in a very shorttinie. It is also ,suitable for cutting up intosmaller. holdings.,-Apply, '.sharp,

PAGE AMD AiyDERSON, '

• DOMINION LAND- AGENCY,' 49 WILLIS STREET. - C 620

NOW, THIS IS TO TELL YOUA HOUSE WE HAVE HAD

• PLACED IN OUR HANDSFOE SALE.

READ, : '• MARK, .LEARN,And .

. INWARDLY'DIGEST; THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS.

' IT .WILL BE- WORTH YOUR WHILE!

.THE HOUSE IS SITUATED AT THE CITYEND OF OWEN STREET.; Stands High and Dry, commanding a GoodView of the, locality.

It'■ contains 6/LAROE and LOFTY ROOMS,and has, ALL POSSIBLE CONVENIENCES,with Wardrobes, Linen Press, Pantry,. Book-case, etc. .

■ The SECTION is 34 x 82, and thero is afour-foot iiight-of-way to Mein Street.

The Property ■ is,yours for £275 Cash over' Mortgage. (6002)

BARR, LEARY, &WSLLIAMS,- LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

FEATHERSTON STREET,CSB?

AUCTIOMS.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.WEDNESDAY, Bth APRIL, 1908.

AUCTION SALE..Of

HORSES. CARTS,FARMING IMPLEMENTS,GARDEN TOOLS, Etc.

ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVE.(PRIFFITH AND Co 7 LTD., have been in-

structcd by Mr. Sun Yins Leo to Soli byPublic Auction," on the premises, Lower Hutt—

Tho wholc'of his plant as above.FULL PARTICULARS IN LATER ISSUE.

8203

; DALGETY.AMD CO., LTD.,WELLINGTON,

Havo -in their hands tho following

' PROPERTIES FOR SALE :-

103G ACRES, G miles from Silverstream, 88Gacres in grass, balance bush. Good fatteu-

, ing country. Well watered. When clearedwill carry about 2 sheep. 8-roomed House,all improvements.

GO4 ACRES, G miles from Silverstream, all' grassed. Well subdivided and improved.

Easy terms, £10 per acre.2758 ACRES, 1 milo from Otaki, 800 acres

grassed, 152 acres being felled, balancegood milling bush. Carrying capacity, 1Jsheep. Price £5 10s.

93 ACRES, well improved, li miles fromShannon Railway' Station, carrying GO cowsand' other stock. A model dairy farm.As a going concern, £38 per acre.

1-150 ACRES, Poliangina, lindulating country,370 acres bush, balanco English grasses.Well watered; subdivided.. Substantialimprovements.

, 285 ACRES, 3 miles from Manakau, 185 acresgrassed, balance light bush, 80 acres flat.Well subdivided and watered. Good sheepcountry. . £14. / .

5768 ACRES, 3 miles from Ohau, Manawatu,• 210 acres well' improved, 150 acres recently

felled and grasfecd, balanco good mixedbush. Price £2 ss. Very easy terms.

■ 520 ACRES, near Waikanae, 380 acres grassed,balance bush. Carrying capacity, l| sheep,including stock. Price £6 10s.

Apply to—

6 CUSTOMHOUSE QUAY,WELLINGTON. CBl5

POST ■ OFFICE BLOCK. •

, HEART OF KARORI.*• c.cAfmts stsioinii « s.muuiMJ icrcuc£

F R I E H D "S STI U U I I I I I I I I II I'

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31 31 s EASY01 -H S S

, '• ™ n-r , -TT"" TERMS

! 31 = 254 ; 3 2 i Ii » °sMAI N ;■ K A R O R I

; ' 1 R!, tounil cut wisLEYAn i? [ | ™

I CENTRAL, SUNNY.> BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL.

1 SITES FROM £3 10s.I Apply to

J. G. RAINE,NO. 2 HARBOUR STREET, CITY.

'Phone 1280.Or

, W. V. NEWCOMBE, KARORI.

BROOKLYN, the Nearest Suburb!BROOKLYN, tho Healthiest Suburb!

BROOKLYN PROPERTIES and SECTIONS,. . are tho Cheapest of any Suburb.

HOUSES from £400. SECTIONS from -£2per foot

£50 CASH, with Easy :Terms' for Balance,will secure you a good home. ■ ■

J. H. . WOOD AMD CO.,, LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

BROOKLYN.- Agents—&TATE FIRE INSURANCE..

■' . . C 682

2G ACRES FREEHOLD, WITH GOOD NEWHOUSE, 9 MILES FROM WELLINGTON.'G CHAINS FROM RAILWAY STATION.

FOR QUICK SALE. .

PRICE, £1050; EASY TERMS.THE 30-Acre Block adjoining this Property,

' and previously advertised, having metwith a ready sale, tho owner lias been inducedto offer a further 26 Acres of superior land,a good portion of which is very suitablo forsubdivision. If desired, a larger or smallerarea of land can bo sold without house, or anExchango for an approved City property wouldbe entertained. As a convenient homo for keep-ing a fow cows and raising poultry there isnothing to equal these properties around Wel-lington. Abundance of. water. v' Note.—To show tho great prospective value

of this property, we' may mention that land1 adjoining was recently subdivided and sold at£300 per acre. . .

LEONARD AND CO.,4 FEATHERSTON STREET. C605

MAIN TRUNK LINE.

BARGAINS.

1 ACRES Grazing Run Lease, nil inJL/vDI/ bush, good hill country., nice home-stead site, eight' miles from good stock contre,road being formed. Goodwill 6s. peracre. Terms cash. . ' ,261

' 1 A (TiA ACRES 0.R.P., 2J miles from rail-way; 300 acres in grass, balanco good-

milling timber; easy country, lying well tosun. Price £5: per acre; terms. 253

OA AA ACRES Milling Timber, close toiVUuU railway. Price £5 per acre/ Don't' miss this opportunity..

Apply

- C. SNOW AND CO.,BOS U, PALMERSTON N.v C791

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.[ T7IIRST-CLASS STABLES, in largo town,) JL comprising. 5G stalls, 18 loose-boxes, 12

horses, 6 gigs, i buggies, cab, etc., with har-ness complete for all. Lease, 3J years, renew-able. Rent, £3 10s. a week. Turnover, £140

i a month. Price, £720, or Exchange for Farm.Apply—

ORBELL AND CO.,LAND AND ESTATE:AGENTS, ' '

SAIMEBgrON UOaiH, ' C 725

AUCTIONS.

WEDNESDAY, 15th APRIL, 1008.

njiHE' MUTUAL TRADING COMPANY,-p- LTD., have been favoured wiffi iiwtruc-tions from Mr. 11. H. Wolters, the Adininifi-trator of the Estate nf the late Francis GeorgeTully, to sell by Public Auction, at the

FORESTERS' HALL, GREYTOWN,on WEDNESDAY, the 15th APRIL, .1003, at2.30 p.m., all. those higlil.v-clesirnble aiul eli-gible properties situate in or near Greytown.

1. The Freehold in Fee Simple of the P.ura-knu Block, • containing 170 acrcs 1 rood 10pevchcs,, subject to n mortgage of JCISOO at 5per cent, per annum to May, 1011, title LandTransfer Act.2. The Goodwill of the Lease of the. CollegeReserve, Papawai, with all the buildings andimprovements thereon, containing 385 acres aiulG perches at a rental of £433 3a. 4d. per annum,payable half-yearly. Lease for 21 years fromthe Ist. day of 1December, 1901.

3. Part of Section 5, Small Farm Settlementof Greytown, containing ] rood, having thelarge frontage of 14S links to West Street,with tho commodious Dwelling-house and out-buildings erected thereon. Now in tho occu-pation of Mr. John Tocker as tenant.' [. Part of Section 5 Small Farm Settlementof Greytown, containing one rood, and having

a frontage of 1181 links to Kuratawhiti Street,with the comfortable Dwelling-house and out-buildings thereon, noiv in the occupation oftenant.

The Auctioneers can confidently recommondthese properties to the investing public asfirst-class lines in their several classes, andas the object is to realise consequent upon thodecease of the owner nnd the necessary dis-solution of partnership between Mr. WalterGeorge Tully, buyers can rely on beingFrancis George Tully, buyers can rely on beingable to secure high-class properties at reason-able prices.

REMEMBER, 15th APRIL, 1008,■ - . AT FORESTERS' HALL, GREYTOWN.

FOR SALE.imOUR-ROOMED HOUSE; Also FIVE-A 1 ROOMED HOUSE,

IN SOUTH KILBIRNIE(ljd. tram section).,Just being completed and arc fitted with every■ convenience.City Water. Gas. Mirror Wardrobes.

Marseilles Tile Roof. Largo Rooms.EASY TERMS ARRANGED.SPECIAL NOTE.—South ' Kilbirniu is Wel-lington's most rising suburb.. Values : must

rise here, witli reclamation scheme and otherlargo works that are in hand.

• EAS'SOiil'SOPPOSITE TE ARO RAILWAY STATION.

PIRINOA ESTATE

P I [U N 0 A ESTATE

' FEILDING.

ONLY THREE OR FOUR 'REMAININGSECTIONS FOR' SALE AT THE AUC-

TION RESERVES UNTTL SATURDAYNEST. . ■

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Call early and procure plans and particulars

from

1 PANAMA STREET.C520

'ELLIOTT AND DUNCAN^ ;

■ LAND AGENTS,' ,8 GREY. STREET, WELLINGTON.

KARORI.—S rooms, etc:, land (about) 40 x, 120 feet. Prico £650; £250 cash. 22

KELB.URNE.—S rooms, ctc., insurance ,£330.Price ,£525. ,

~. 120

KELBURNE.—7-roomed House, hot and coldwater, shower, ono story; laud, 40 x 120feet (about). Price £1075; £20(1 cash. 13J

BERHAMPORE.—Wooden House of 5 rooms,hot and cold water, scullery, bathroom,gas throughout, and all conveniences. In-surance .£4OO. Land, 30 x 132 feet. Price.£7OO. Further particulars on applica-tion. 153

BERHAMPORE.—6-roomed House, all on onefloor. Land. 33 xOO feet. Price .£725.Only a 6mall. deposit required. 133

KILBIRNIE.—4 rooms, scullery, bathroom,copper and tubs, gas "and gas ring. In-surance £350. Price ,£050; .£IOO cash, bal-ance as arranged. 188

KAIIORI ROAD (opposite tho Botanical Gar-dens).—s-roomed double-fronted House, in

'perfect condition, liot and cold water, andconveniences. Land, 50 feet by 130 feet.Price .£BSO. Terms by arrangement. Fineview of Botanical Gardens and Harbour.

CS7S 376

VALUABLE SHEEP AND DAIRY FARM.

FOR SALE, SHEEP AND DAIRY FARM.

1 AAA ACRES, no? carrying 1800 SheepIWV and 100 Cattle.

JOO .ACRES IN GRASS.

.WELL .WATERED THROUGHOUT.

CLOSE TO BUTTER FACTORY AND.SALE YARDS,

TWO GOOD ROAD FRONTAGES,

COULD BE CUT UP INTO THREE FARMS.

Six-roomed House, Woolshed,. Sheep Dip andYards, Cartshed, Men's ' House.

PRICE ONLY £8500; of which -£4500 can ro-. main ut Five Per Cent: for Four Year's.

Easy Terms arranged for balance to suitBuyer..

. THIS PROPERTY IS -A BARGAIN!And can be Highly Recommended as being

Extremely Cheap and Profitable,

• 'Apply—

WILLIAM SINCLAIR,NATHAN'S BUILDINGS,

0 GREY STREET, WELLINGTON.

MARTON AND MARTON JUNCTION LANDAGENCY.

Also—

J. HARRIS AND SONSIssue their "Excelsior Land Guide" overy

month. It includes a large choice of Freeholdand Leasehold Properties of all sizes and de-scriptions. Sections at Marton Junction, andMarton• Extension, etc. Stay over a train at'Morton Junction and see them, and send forfiopies of-pur "Land -Giuic. - C721

LAND NOTICES.

BEST PART OF BROUGHAM STREET.

A SECTION containing 35ft. frontage, bya depth of 100ft.. surrounded by the best

of residences; sun all day. The above iswithout doubt tho choicest site in allBrougham Street, and is only a few rtcorsfrom the tram.

ROXBURGH STREET.SIX-ROOMED nousc, all on one floor, land

40 x 100. No reasonable offer refused.

DEE STREET, ISLAND BAY.nnWO Sections to bo sold a great bargain.A This is one of the best positions inIsland Bay. being right opposite the recrea-tion grounds now being formed, and has thesun all day.

DAIRY FARM, WHANGAREI, FOREXCHANGE.

QQ"J ACRES, the best Dairy Farm in theOOi WhangaM District for Sale rightout at .£8 lis. per acre, or will Exchange forWellington Properties.

Apply for references and particulars to

THE BUSINESS AND REALESTATE AGENCY,

7a THE KING'S CHAMBERS, HARBOURSTREET.

Telephone 2207.

W. H. MQRRAK AND CO. r,

AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS, AND

■FINANCIAL AGENTS,

WILLIS STREET. • Telephone- No. 10.

SPLENDID SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT.—51 ACRES Land at KILBIRNIE; closeto tram. v To be sold. A bargain.

3 SECTIONS, RINTOUL STREET. Bargains..£ll per foot..'

KELBURNE.—I-voomed Cottage; land 40 x 100.City side. Cheap at ,£SOO.

Section BROUGHAM STREET £20 ft.7' Rooms, KELBURNE, city sido £17505 Rooms, BERHAMPORE '. £7005 do., BROUGHAM-ST. ' ' JGSOO7 do., ROXBURGH -ST. £13507 do., off AUSTIN ST. £11507 do., ELLICE ST.' ' £15507 do., CROFTON £900G do., ROLLESTON ST. £SGSG do., MACFARLANE ST. ,£6505 do., HATAITAI . £650C do., KILBIRNIE .£BBO5 do., KILBIRNIE \£GSDG do., LOWER HUTT -£GSOSections, ROSENEATH : . £10 ft.Section,;, KELBURNE, good city and

harbour view; cheap £4505 do.,,DANIEL ST. . £5956 do:, SOUTH ROAD ■ £750-7 do., HIROPI ST. £925Splendid Section, HATAITAI' £215G Rooms, TARANAKI ST. £G2OFactory Site, off TARANAKI ST., 60 x 74ft.,

and 2 Houses; rents 41s. Gd. Prico £1350.

TERMS ARRANGED. . "

MONEY TO LEND ON MORTGAGE.

W. H. MORRAH AND CO.

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WISE AND KNIGHT,LIMITED,

LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS,

EKETAHUNA.

TO LEASE.(jnn ACRES,' 170 acres in grass, 40 acres./WUU. flat,fwell fenced, good house. Rent,7s. ..per. acre.. Right of purchase, £8 per acre.•Price- for, owner's interest, £130. , No. 221.

00<Tb ACRES, all in grass, to be leased for,4/vU a term of years at rental of £120 perannum, with right of purchase; good houseand outbuildings, good roads, 5 miles fromtowfl, 2 miles to cheese factory, creamery, etc.

a ACRES (about),, all in grass, all goodrich. flat, 6-roomed house and, sheds,

close to creamery, school, P.0., and railway.Price, £700; terms, £100 cash; or will leasoat 18s. 6d. per week. No., 250.

A SPLENDID SHEEP 'FARM.

1Tflfi ACRES, all in grass, all ploughable,X»250 acres in turnips, well fencedand subdivided; carrying capacity, two sheepto the acre; situated on good road, half-milefrom station; good 9-roonied house and allnecessary outbuildings. Prico, £7 10s. peracre; very easy terms. Full particulars Onapplication. ,

f i)A ACRES (about).' A nice dairy farm onJL/VU1 very.easy terms. All-in grass, exceptlittle shelter bush; four acrcs ploughed; nicoundulating country; good house and outbuild-ings; situated on good metalled road, half amile to creamery,. school, etc. Price, £15 per'aore. Terms,, £350 cash to reliable man.

No. 20.

TOlfi -ACRES, all splendidly grassed except4 l/W about two acres 'shelter .bush, 100acres flat around the homestead, which con-sists of two good houses and other buildings ;now carrying 1200 sheep and 100.head of cat-tle; situated within easy distance of Eketa-huna; half-mile to school and post office.

Price, £12 per acre;.terms, 270.■ 1 '' ' C7ll

BAKER BROS.

HAVE ; FOR SALE-

A GENTLEMAN'S MODERN RESIDENCE,containing 8 large Rooms,- 12ft. stud,

7ft. Entrance Hall, Bathroom (specially fittedup with enamel bath, and lavatory basin withhot and cold water), washhouse, copper, tubs,coalhouse, and servant's room. .

The house was built under the supervisionof well-known architects, and is in splendidorder.-

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There is also a trapshed, and man's room,two-stall stable, lift, etc., on the property.

The land is planted with Valuable Nativeand other Shrubs, and a fino Vegetable Gar-den. Two never-failing springs of water areon the property. Tho property con bo boughtas a wholo (nearly 3 acres to two main roads)or can be subdivided to suit any intendingpurchaser.

Tho homo is splondidly situated on a nicerise, commanding a fino view, and iB withintwo minutes of the tram,

A Gft. verandah runs round two sides ofthe house.

UAK E B 880 B„

LAND NOTICES.A CHANCE FOR SPECULATORS.

WILL EXCHANGE FOR GOOD TOWN PRO-PERTY OR FIRST-CLASS HOTELPROPERTY.

"jl KA ACRES, adjoining most FlourishingJLtly and Go-ahead Borough in Manawatu,surrounded by thriving Dairy population;handy to Post Office, Railway Station, andimportant Stock Market. Land adjoining soldrecently in 30-acre blocks at JEIOO per acre.This property, being suitable for BuildingSites, should give splendid return in shorttime.

PRICE, J!GO PER ACRE.Terms can bo arranged.

R. HARRIS,LAND AND COMMISSION AGENT,

MASTERTON. .

, Numerous other Properties for Sale or Ex-change. Particulars on application. CSO3

' HARCOURT AND CO.,HOUSE AND LAND AGENTS, AUC-

TIONEERS AND SIIABEBEOKEES.

gPECIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE.TARANAKI. '■ SHEEP AND DAIRY FARM.

PA A ACRES, old bush country, CO acres ofOv/l/ which have been stumped andploughed, 15 acres now in Swedes. This pro-perty wintered last winter 1100 sheep and .100cattle and 20 horses. Good fencing. 12 pad-

' docks. Permanent water. Loam soil on papa.4-roomed house. 12 miles from railway, post,and freezers. Price J!8 10s. per acre. Terms,1;£1500 cash. ... 7052

MOUNT VICTORIA.Commodious RESIDENCE, 10 rooms, 2 con-

servatories, storeroom, and domestic of-fices; land CCft. x 100ft.; superb view cityand harbour. Prico .£I7OO. 8324

ORIENTAL BAY—6 Rooms, modern through-out, <£875.

BIDWELL STREET—2' Dwellings, rentals £78per annum. .£IOOO.

CROSBY TERRACE—6 Rooms, up-to-date,.£875.

LLOYD STREET—G Rooms, one floor, .£1350.CARDELL STREET—6 Rooms, one story, ,£650.HANSON STREET-7 Rooms, modern, .£875.

: M'FAHLANE STREET—7 Rooms, . speciallybuilt, .£ISOO.

HAY" STREET—7 Rooms, one floor, JEIIOO.MEIN STREET—7 Rooms, one story, .£BSO.THOMPSON STREET—7 Rooms,- one floor,

; ;ABEL SMITH STREET—8 Rooms, almost new,

•I'&iO. .BROUGHAM STREET—8 Rooms, on level,

,£1550.HAN KEY STREET—B Rooms, one floor, .£IOOO.PORTLAND CRESCENT—B Rooms, modern

,£1675.THE TERRACE—B Rooms, specially ,designed,

<£2300. * '

i ' LOWER nUTT.Near Post Office, exceptionally well-built Villa,

, . 6 Rooms,' hall, h. and c. water, pantry,etc.; land 50 x 230ft. Prico .£973. Ideal1 . home. .' 8323

1 BOTANICAL GARDENS (alongside),i Superior new and. highly-finished G-roomed

; . Residence, having most modern require-' . ments; land about 50 x 120ft.; perfectview; adjacent to tram. Price easy

' terms,.

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, SELLING RAPIDLY.-£50 SECTIONS. JES DEPOSIT.

"MORNiNGTGN ESTATE,"SOUTH WELLINGTON.

' rjpllE CHEAPEST LAND IN WELLINGTON,JL approached from Brooklyn and fromBerhampoie by the Electric Tramway Systems,• off Britomart Street.

liiokt [ healthful and delightfr localityto» reaitiiintial purposes, Bunshine from morn-ing to night. . Those in. searci of a sit; tobuild a liume should not tail to inspect thes«sections. . iy, ' ■■

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Roads are now formed complying with theCity Council's requirements. , I'o=tpathicurbed and channelled. Visit the land, andyo>. will find sections that cann'ut be equalled

) tor size and beautiful surroundings. '

PRICES FROM .£SO PER SECTION.•£5 DEPOSIT.

. [.I O R N I N CTO N.Easiest terms ever offered to purchasers ol

Uu<l. -So deposit will put you in possessionof ono of these;beautiful sections.' For plaincud all other' particulars, apply, to uebecretary,

; THE SOUTH WELLINGTON LAND CO.;E. M. BOULTON, Nathan's Buildings;

) DVVAN. BROS., Willis StreetjE. V»\, WILTON, on the property;

p Or any jLand Agent.

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: ■' A MODEL FARM.

I ONLY .£SOO CASH REQUIRED.' have for immediate sale,'a Model FarmJ VY of 200 ACRES, situated intone of the

besf districts iu ivorth Island. Suitable loreither . sheep or cowsi Three-fourths plough-able, when stumped bush has been down a lungwhiie, therefore, maKing stumping an easy

[ matter; 50 acres ploughed, (i acres in. crop,' 100 acres flat, balance ' undulating and easy

hill country; well teheed, and subdivided iUo13 paddocks; permanent streams, 1J acres or-chard, present occupant took six first prizeslor' fruit and vegetables trorn tha Farm, atleceht show. ■ /

THE ONLY FARM THAT STOOD THEiiEC'ENT DROUGHT.

Buildings consist of a new and up-to-date10-roomed house, woolshed, stable, G bail cow-

' '6hcd and largo loft,. l'owlhouse, first-class in-cubator house, whare, trapshed. Carrying 3sheep and cattlo to the acre, and doingthem•well; i mile from school and post office, 4miles. Irom rail. Plenty of good timber onthe property. Creamery on corner of-section.

THERE IS A FORTUNE FOE.YOU INTHIS. '

INSPECT IT AT ONCE. j

O'SULLIVAW AND CO.,65 WILLIS STREET,

PRIVATE HOTEL FOR SALE,/ NAPIER.

GOODWILL OF LEASE OF A PRIVATEHOTEL. '

ESTABLISHED 23 years, in a Central Posi-tion, having 13 years to run at a rental'

of .£l2O per annum, plus rates and insurance.Tho building contains over 40 ROOMS .in

first-class order and condition, with all con-veniences for carrying on tho business.

ANNUAL TURNOVER OVER .£2OOO. >

Price for Goodwill of Lease,, ,£IOOO. Furni-ture at Valuation.

Apply,-W. J. TABUTEAU,

LAND AGENT,8242 TENNYSON STREET, NAPIER.

\ FOR PRIVATE SALE.LOWER HUTT.

S E-L'E C T LOCALITY.A GENTLEMAN'S Residence of 6ix large

and lofty rooms, with all latest modernconveniences; gas in every room, h. and c.water, large whito. enamel bath (plungo andshower). All furnishings .aro of the' latestdesign throughout. Tho land (00 x 150) iswell planted, and only requires a little atten-tion to make the placo perfect. There is astable at tho rear of tho property, and allthe appurtenances necessary for a first-classhome.

PRICE, ,£IOOO.Terms can be arranged. Apply early.

GIBSON AND CO.,K MANNERS STREET. WELLINGTON.

LAND NOTICES

EAST AND EAST,

GEEY AND FEATHERSTON STREETS*. r . WELLINGTON.

. GHS.fIP FARMS,

TARANAKI.

150 /® sce 'len' :' Dairying .Land, situated 7 miles from

New Plymouth by a good metalledroad. Tho property is all in grasslandexceptionally well watered. Tho farmis well situated, being J-mile fromfactory, J-mile from school, post office,'and all splendidly fenced and subdi-vided.. ,

WILL CAR.RY 50 COWS.The Buildings comprise five 5-roomei

House, trapshed, cowshed,. and , allnecessary outbuildings. 1

Good orchard.PRICE, m PER ACRE.'

JCISO CASH.A - RE A L SNI P.

WELLINGTON.IJg ACRES—A. Splendid Little Farm,

situated close to a Station intho Lower Hutt District. Mostly allflat, with tho exception of some slightly,undulating land. Nearly all in grass,balance manuka scrub that can' beeasily cleared. Good road to property,which is approached off .the Mainround to . Wellington. All fenced,and exceptionally well watered.

•Tho Farm possesses two , excellentorchards in full bearing; the profit.,from the fruit alone will'almbst payfor upkeep of 'the farm. Three-quar-ters of the whole is ploughable; 20—25u:res have already been under thoplough. The soil is excellent, and willgrow cocksfoot 3to G feet high, i

Five-roomed House,-' cowshed, wash- .

house,, barn, trapshed, stables, pigstys,etc., etc...

This place will carry 10 cowsit stands.

School on almost next section.Tho Farm is for Salo as a Going

Concern at . "

.£ISOO. .£SOO CASH.The Stock comprises 5 cows, 2 heifers*

'2 calves, 1 trap horse. Plant,'trap,harrows, etc., gardening tools, dairy,utensils, etc., etc.,' etc. 1.

OR WILL LEASE FOR .£275, •

which purchases 6toek and plant as.above. Rent only 255. per week. '.•

■ NO GOODWILL.'" THIS IS A BARGAIN. '

Call or send for further particulars'to

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EAST AND; EAST,

LAND AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS,' '

AUCTIONEERS, and SHAREBROKEBS-

.WELLINGTON,And at

AUCKLAND AND CHRISTCHURCH.i, * •

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FOR SALE.

SYDNEY STREET.—7 rooms, all conveni-ences. Good position. Price .£1350.

ROLLESTON STREET.-5 rooms (large), wellbuilt, J-acro of land. • Prico JCIIOO.

NORTHLAND.—S rooms; house, four yearaold. Price. .£650.

MARANUI.—G rooms, land 50ft. x 160ft. Prica.£6OO. i ■ : ■

RINTOUL STREET.7-6 rooms, land 36ft. x310ft. Prico i ,

EILBIENIE—We have several new houses in.this suburb for sale, from 4 rooms up-wards.

We have a client desirous of exchangingTown Cottage Property, (well let) and unen-cumbered Sections in good- Hawke s_. Bay town,for City Properties.

ALLEN AND MOORE,LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS.

YORK CHAMBERS, '

84a MANNERS SiIrEET,' WELLINGTON.

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FOR LEASE OR SALE.

ACtCi ACRES, situated 3 mile 3 from thaiOJ important Town of Carterton (Wai-rarapa). This excellent farm consists •' of 178acres of tho richest fattening flats in tho dis-trict.. These flats carry G slieep to the aeroduring summer. A splendid crop of rapg(despite tho drought) is now to, be seen onthis farm. Tho remaining 299 acres is goodhealthy 3-sheep country. This farm winteredlast winter ISOO sheep, a number of cattle andhorses. There is a good cottage on the place,largo woolshed and yards, and the propertyis well subdivided. The main road runs roundtwo sides of tho property. The proximity olthis farm- to Carterton Sales, and. also -ifbeing close to a dairy factory, makes the farmvaluable for 6beep, dairying; or mixed farm-ing. The owner, through ill-health, havingto abandon farming, offers a rare opportun-ity to get 6uch a place at the: low price o{£18 per acre . Terms arranged,; or will leaaa{or a,term at 18s. per acre.

H. BAKER AND CO.^No. 3 CALEDONIAN CHAMBERS,

..WILLIS STREET. WELLINGTON.Telephone IGJI-

- B. CHENNELLS & CO. aAUCTIONEERS and ESTATE AGENTS,

MASTERTON.Tho Oldest Established and Principal Agency

iu Wairarapa.

TO LEASE FOR TEN YEARS.:A SPLENDID DAIRY AND FATTENING.

: FARM, ■Comprising'.

nrrr ACRES of absolutely the finest, fatten- .ODt ing, dairying, and cropping land inWairarapa, situated close to railway, town-ship, creamery, and school. Carries practicallya bullock to tho acre. Half of thp land canbe ploughed straight away, and will growcrops of any. description. Very nice Homo-stead, and all liccessary Outbuildings. Rent,30s. per aero, payablo half-yearly in advance.

Full terms and conditions on application. ■.

Copy of our Laud Guide and Business 'Register, containing particulars.of Real Estatethroughout Now Zealand, posted free ou ap-plication toriHENNELL'S A XI) CO,

MASTERTON.C675

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