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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 176, 25 July 1907, Page 2

Attention is directed t« the sale of freehold properties by auction at Mr. T. Mandeno Jackson's rooms, Customsstreet, at 11 o'clock to-morrow, consisting of a residence in Portlajid-road, Kemuera, of eight .rooms, with modem eorrvenienee, and abotit six acres; 10 minutes from the car. A new house of six rooms;: at ■ Waterview-road, North Shore, with conveniences, and section 55 x 120. A freehold at the corner of Syjnonds and Alexandia-stareets, with family residence of ten- rooms and two sections; and section of 55 acres of rauinproved land two end a-haif miles from HelensviUe, fenced aQ round by a natural waJL

, The Commissioner of the Auckland Railways League -writes as follows:— "A3 the day was veiy fine when I reached the Kaipaxa Flats last Thursday, I decided to walk over the line from where the ballast train ran to, and see how the work on. the line was proceeding, and to send a report of what I saw. The ballast train can now run fully half a mile ewer the third (and last) bridge, a distance of fully one and a half miles beyond Tuhua; the line now is clear and ready for the rails as far as Wayby, with the exception-of a very small catting which, they hope to finish next week, and a slip that will take about one or two days to dear. The overseer of works told mc they hoped to be at Wayby with the rails in three weeks from date, a month at the outside, and that they could carry mails and passengers through in six weeks' time. There is one mile of road finished between Wayby and Wefeiord, and ready for the rails, and all the rest is under way.

■Mr. Geo. Katterns wiH referee in the match between Thames and Auckland at Alexandra PaTk on Saturday nest.

At a large .meeting of civil servante, held last night, the following resolution ■was unanimously adopted:—"That this meeting of civil servants earnestly desire that the proposed Civil Service Superannuation Bill shall be made law this session," and copies of this_ resolution are to be forwarded to the Government and Auckland members. A parcel J posfc sersiee between New- Zealand and Tonga was reestablished as. frail the'lst instant.