STATISTICAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 173, 25 July 1887, Page 4

STATISTICAL.

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

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

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

"irTpiantation Darkies gave arepetiThe:' ■«« °» d entertaining protion °f «fthe Lunatic Asylum on Tuesday pamme ay programme was g°f efenlll?' or.d was well received by the through, w avea hearty invitation to audience, >*» fl chan£je of pro g ram me, to with a promise to toaUn early date. \ f the largest logs ever brought to One n Saturday broken down at the town was on • of fc , ]o New Zealand Free I man rompany. The log- contained ttUerS feet (HoppnsYi measure), l3) 000 supm and havh an average b6if A feet. This log is about 3,000 feet b than any log previously cut here. ]arg er than an> ,^ Company have T^ *e*,ifS large logs in their booms, """rftiS. Scl. longer, but of smaller 60106 These will also be cut up at once to gpply orders for long timber. !. •*„ ti^ dem-essed times, the manuJ)63p nf woo Hen Roods appears to be faeture bftwouenj? Edendale SSt ingC-pany, under the able JFanuiaw, „ Nome and kern been engaged in «£, of woollen hosiery of all P;0^ 1O and encouraged by the success dfrr/aVha mm their eilbrts to Sbli'ha local industry, have lately ext Stheirmanufacturestosurtsandunder Sb* The company confine themselves m I t exclusively to tho colonial makes of Sns and flannels, to, the well-known Sty of which ensures a general satisfacfn7of soods produced therefrom. AlEU there are many objections to the Ses-wooUen hosiery in summer, as well as winter Yet the fact is being recognised St generally that, for health and comfort, woollen goods are superior to eitner cotton nrmerino It is only necessary, therefore, in order to ensure success, that the public should give the preference to our locally manufactured articles, which we are sure ,rill give equal satisfaction as the imported. The football match Links v. Saracens (Association rules) was played on Saturday in Dihrorth's paddock, Remuera. The ground was in a very heavy state, but notwithstanding this a very fast and scientific match resulted. The game commenced by Massey, and for a short time play was concentrated in the centre. Mcllwrath and Naylor were the first to assume the aggressive, and it was not long before the Saracens' goal was in danger. Upfill and Sl-L-Pspeare. repelled this incursion, and eav^the "leather" over to Harvey and jjjassey These players brought it again into" the Saracens';.half, and Greenway, as half-back, now put himself in front, and annexed the " sphere," givinf it over to Gould and Owen. A fast passing run was now made into their opponents' half, and Heather was now prominent for a piece of good tackling, who wrested the possession of the ball from these forwards and again returned into mid-field. By a fast rush Harington, Owen, Gould and Norton brought it down into the Links' portion, and the backs being passed, Norton had no difficulty in dribbling the ball through the goal the, goalkeeper making no attempt to keep it out. Half time was called shortly afterwards and after the usual" interval operations were once more resumed, and ends being changed, the Links closely pressed their opponents, but were unable to score, and the match ended in a victory for the Saracens by 1 goal to nil. Reports of other matches appear in another colunt n.

The cost of the Native Department and the ease with which that Augean stable might be puritied were referred to by Mr Gill, a candidate for election for Tauranga, After quoting the statements made by Mr Ballanceat Wanganui on the Native Department, the speaker went on to say that he (Mr GUI) knew something of that Department—a good deal of it. (Cheers.) The statement of the Native Minister was jose a little bit disingenuous when he said that the Estimate was only L 4,000. Mr Ballance knew that beyond the vote for the Native Department last year —which by the way was not L 4,000, but 13,665-that there was a vote of L 7,000 over and above that amount, and knew that this was spent through his otfice, and that the whole of it was spent last year-yes, more than L 7,000. The amount spent was 18,797 in addition to the sum alluded to by the Native Minister. It was Mr. Bryce's intention to reduce the Native Department until he had brought it within this L 7,000, and that there should be no other money spent on native affairs. During the time the Imperial Parliament had control of native affairs the sum of £7,000 was annually spent for native purposes, such as presents to old men, medical comforts, hospitals, &c., and this sum was taken over by the new Colonial Government, and provided for under a special Act. Mr Bryce intended that this amount should be the limit of expenditure, and had he remained in office no doubt he ■would have carried out his intention. He had no hesitation in saying the Native Department could be swept away altogether. (Loud and continued cheers.) It was a nuisance. There was a time when the Native Department had work to do, but^ that time had passed away. The Native magistrates had been done away with, the native police had been handed over to the Justice department, and there was nothing now for the Native Minister's Department to watch over but, the Native lands Court, and the sooner it was taken out of the Native Minister's hands and Placed in the hands of the Minister for Justice the better for the . country. (Cheers.)

To the Editor: Sir,—Permit me to make Ismail correction in your report of my address to the electors of City North on WedJ*% last. lam reported as having said, ■ Was ib from natural causes that, we saw in this colony men rich beyond the dreams of avarice, and, on the other hand, thousands Of people who were starving ?" What I said *as > "Is it from natural causes that we snoultV already see in tins young colony, on the one hand, men rich almost ■rayond the dreams of avarice, and on the other hand thousands of men, able and wiling to work, only half employed, and many unemployed, and even, as we had already sen, me n falling down in our streets from wnanshon, and dying for want of the comT n Wsmes of life ? Has this come purely natural causes, or from GWSffithatAve could have controlled ?" I X2L m been B^y'rf a sfcllPid and wipardonab c exaggeration had I said though were dying in this colony from starvaJo the Editor: Sir.'-rAn article upon Borl> o gUn} ln y°ur morning contemSELS^T, Me ?> eifcher throu Sh S r cn?r °f facfcs uP°n th' 3 Part of the aon rL m clumsiness of expresasem?? yS an lmP«»Hon that a general fflS* t m°- ng gum merchants has been S^ P Pnces down- Now, sir, this is noS c"onC°- US- Such an agreement is CTo"STW but ' ow&g to there Sle i d f °f equalib y'is *MkZ. "d ,lf attemPted, would not "SttSrt smf le day- The fall in the «»w olln^ th,° Ut a"y compensating inartiScSi sti ™ E? bmation of Wers or other tho?"! 38.^ 0 Provide the Pr°Per ■WnwdyaSTß *c application of that SSffl^ es be delayedb y«»- - buyers' as has 011 an adverfcisement ? the BoSiin n- ann°Uncing the removal detect b y mJ rvffpe,nsary' formerly conSPWtegidenfw n ,' toPremises on the **•■ Cfi! yellesley-street East. Dr. fntofftVrvunder th* manage-

At the District Court this morning the! case of O'Callaghan v. Holder was further adjourned until the next sitting of the Court on the Bth of August, and other cases were also adjourned, owing to the many engagements of the District Judge. In the case of Carpenter v. Cairns the special jury has been compelled to attend the Court two successive Mondays for no purpose. Such facts as these show the absolute necessity that existed for the appointment of the assistant R.M.

The brakes carrying the Ponsonby and Graf ton football teams home, after the match on Saturday last broke down, but luckily, with no serious results to any of the players.

" Young Colonials " may require to be reminded of Mr J. A. Connell's address to them in the Choral Hall this evening. The subjects to be treated of are most interesting, and there should be a large attendance of those to whom the lecture is to be specially addressed.

The Devonport Navals are warned by advertisement to muster to-morrow evening at Torpedo-shed at 7.30 sharp, when Major-General G. S. Whitmore will meet and address them on special matters connected with the corps.

The members of the Amateur Opera Club are requested to attend the annual meeting to be held in the ante-room of the Choral Hall this (Monday) evening.

Attention is directed to Messrs Smith and Caughey's advertisement re clearance sale. At the end of each season this firm makes a point of clearing out all surplus stock remiianls and oddments at greatly reduced rates. Economists will do well to take a note of this.—Advt.

C. and R. Rawlings announce that they have taken over the well-known champagne hop beer business from Mr C. Brookes, of Ponsonby. They are prepared to supply the trade on favourable terms.

Recently great improvements have been made in the illuminating power of kerosene lamps, which will no doubt be the means of bringing them more into use than they have ever been, and kerosene will now become a great competitor with gas, especially as the latter is so costly in this city. Messrs E. Porter and Co. some months ago introduced the "Rochester lamp," which is a great improvement on the old style of lamp, and has been admired by everyone for its. great .brilliancy in burning. And • the same firm, are now introducing ' another new lamp equal to the " Rochester," but which has the adrantage of being perfectly safe; it is the Defree's patent safety lamp, and is so constructed as to avoid anyexplosion if accidentally knocked over when burning. Messrs E. Porter and Company have for the last few evenings; had their retail shop in Queenstreet lighted up with two of Defree's hanging lamps, which give sufficient light for the gas to be turned off. We have no doubt there!will be a.ready sale for these new lamps.

Smith and Caughey are selling a wonderfully cheap line of Men's Waterproof Coats, Sewn Seams and Ventilated. Sale price, 39s 6d.—[Advt.]