AUCKLAND AND THE ISLAND TRADE.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 39, 14 August 1895, Page 2

AUCKLAND AND THE ISLAND TRADE.

\\'« shnul 1 bo horry to subject the majority of tho members of the Houso of Representatives to tho scientific consideration of any of tho moiiical experts who gave evidouco in a recent murder ca«e. Tbo members are so exceedingly denso and slow of appro-heu-jiou and comprehension that \> o should be afraid of their being declared to be, on irtOs<c, congenital imbeciles, and so remitted to an asylum for care. If thoy were half alive to tbe realities' of tho political position they would tako measures to proservo tho trade the colony possesses in profcrencotoentortainingwild soliomesfor seoking extension of tvodo in new directions New Zealand has hithorto onjoved n very lar?o proportion of tho South Spa Inlands trade. This ha* coutrocl at Auokland, and it lus always boon regarded as affording promise of immense expansion as the development of tho Islands increases, and they b^como moro populated. Sir George Grey was never tired of dilating on tho great tilings thia Island ir.ide was destined to do for Auckland; and for New Zealand. Yet this trade is bein? permitted to slif) aviay from Now Zealand without an effort being made to rotain it, while onr legislators are all agug about commercial treaties with South Australia, and Canada, and Timbnotoo. Tho Island trade is a valuabls bird in tho hand, tho South Australian and Canadian Irade3 aro two birds iv the bush, which it is very doubtful whether tho colony will evor bo able ro rapture, and which even if captnrod n-otild never sing bo sweetly in golden notes as the bird alroady in hand, re. gnrding whoso retontion and safety our leßislatord appear utterly careless Sydney has for a long timo past been making most vigorous efforts to capture the Island trade, and to divort it from Now Zealand. Those efforts have to, a largo extent boen successful, uhiefly owing to New Zealand apathy, although theSyduey traders have one great a 1 vantage over those of New Zealand Thoy are enabled to carry on tiad9 in a Urger way, because they have a larger rnarkot, New Guinoa, Queensland, and tho Northern Territory all being tropical or semi-tropical lands tafcm? the farm* liescviptioni of goods as are used in tho Islands. 'IhU difficulty, however, might have been obviated or reduced to a minimum by a display of energy on tho part of No v Zealand, and proper aid aud encouragement from tlig Govornmont, Instead of tho Government doing anything, howover, to fo.-ter tho Island trade, it is now doing its best to entirely alionate that trade, and to drive it to Sydney. Wo wondor if it ha 3 ever suggostcd itaelf to Ministors or members to consider what tho offoct on tho Island trado will bo of making Sydney a freo port, while fresh barriers oE Protection aro erected against trade in Auckland ? Mr. Reid's Froe Trado policy in New South Wales will enablo Sydney merchants to annex aid monopolism tho whole ot tho Island trade. Now Zealand, hido-bonnd in Protection, will bo absolutely unablo to compr-to with Sydnoy in tho Islands, and Freo Trado Sydney will beccmc tho Island mart, to the groat loss and injury o£ Now Zealand, and especially of Auckland. Tho Auckland memberrf will do well to roahso that ono of the most impoitanr branches of the trade of theicpottis seriously tlirea'ouod aiid in great danger The really Liberal policy of Now Sou h Wales will hweop tho Island trade from Auckland to Sydney, for no country where commerce is curbed and fetteroi by Protection c.v ovor hope to compete with a Preo Trade country. And instead of ondeavouriug to placo Now Zealand on something liko equal terms with New South Waloo, onr wke legislators aro, in tbo now tariff, piopo=infr to iuoreaso tha disparity, to oar own disadvantage, by imposing further Protective duties. They resolutely bhut their eyes to the l«st-on which they should learn from the experience of Vi itoria, whose export trade haß been killed by Protection, or, to speak lmro correotlv, trinßferred to b'reo Trado Now S)U'h Wales Aud now New Zealand is offering its chief und most profitable export tradn as a .sacrifice to Protection, a tribute to Free Trade. On tho fourth page wo print our Parlia. liamontary report, an outiino of tho business done yesterday afternoon by tho Counties Association Conference, sporting news, and a lotter to tho Editor. Tho regular statutory half-yearly meeting of tbo Bank of New Zealand Iris boon fixed to ho held on 30th Augmt. 'I ho outcrop of a quirfz retf ili=rov^rpd in tbe Karori district by .Vpasrs Thompson, Haji'Mi, nnd others, is utuatcd in a gully about p''O yards above tho Corporation resorvoir, and only a few minutes' wa'.k from the spot whero a funnel fully 100 ft lonjf was put in by a party of minors about 15 years ago. At that timp some ovcollent di.sb prospcctß woro obtained, and a bordan was erected on tho odge of tho crook bolow tho reservoir caretaker's house, but aa the stone broken out proved, nftor a fair trial, to bo unpayable, the workings were abandoned and tho plant removed. Is i-i improba'Oo that the City Council will grant tin applications to work tho now reef, as it is feared that if operations in tho gully wero permitted a considerable portion of' tho dibrin wonld bs wathod down into the reservoir and thus ditcolour the water supply. Such an objection was not urged against tho operations oarried on many years a<ro, as the tunnel was put into tho hill bolow tho reservoir. A paragraph in onr morning contemporary — which sayd that tbe lato Mr. Sl'adraoh Jones " ropeatodly proved himself to be a good friend to many an old Victorian, including Mr. Ben. Farjcon, the London novelist, whom ho bad known as a compositor on the Bendigo Mercury. Mr. Farjeon at that timo had not been introduced to tho Otago Times"— is calculated to create a very wrong impression. Mr Jones waß a largehearted, gonerons man, and it is quite trne that he proved a good friend in Dunedin to many an old Victorian who nooded bis assistance, but Mr. SS. h. Farjeon waa never amongst the number. Mr. Farjeon ai rived in Dunedin to tako up the position of manager of tho Ota?o Daily Times, having bo(>n sent for to Victoria by Mr. (fir Julius) Vogel ns eoou as it was determined to establish tbo paper Mr. b'hadraoh Jones and Mr. Farjoon wero friends in Victoria, and remained so in Dunedin, but ou terms of perfect equality. Mr. Farjeon never needed any " good friends " to help him in Dunedin, and no ono could havo done so boforo ho was " introduced to the Otago Daily Times," as ho took np the management of that paper immediately on his arrival. Shopkeepors who display artioles for salo outside their shops may tako warning from an occurrence of yesterday evening, when an overcoat of tho value of £3 2a was stolen from the shop-front of J. Lush and Co , tt illis-stroet. The police have tbo matter in baud. At a meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiuors last night — Mr. 11. Warner presiding— it was resolved to send delegates to tho Anti-Chinese League, and assist that body as far as possible iv accomplishing its objeols. Constablos Moffj.tfc, Aybitobou3c, and Johnston returned to Wellington yostorday fiom the Urjwera Country — Constable Moffatt with &> orushed fingor, which he jammed when rolling logs. Constable liutler remains at Galatea. Apropos of tho reoent announcement that an order for Kaiapoi tweeds has been received from tho Princess of Wales, Mr. Chailes Cnllis has received a letter from tho manager of tho Moßgiel Woollen Company, stating that it is 16 years sinoe that oompany first had tho honour of supplying tho Queen and the Prince and Princess of VVales with Bomo of its tweeds, through Sir F. Dillon Bell, and lately it sent rugs to tho Duko of York. Mr. John Roberts, Chairman of tho company, now in»England, has a oonsignmeut of rugs, &0., with him, and tbo company frequently, reeoivos ordera from Home. The " Adverlisora' A.B.C. and AdveHisomont Press Directory " for 1895, published by T. B. Browne, Limited, London, is ]übt to hand It is an exceedingly bulky volumo, comprising nearly 1200 pages of matter, and forms a very comploto index to tlio nowapaper press of the British Empiro. Tho intormution given as to advertising rates iv distant places is of especial valno to business men. A meeting of tho ratepayers of the Makara Road District was held ou Monday evening to-disousß raising a loan of J!350 to repair the damage caused by floods to the Makara-Obaiiu-road. It was pointed out that tho present special rate brought in more than was required for the previous loan. This being available, together with a small amount from tho general rate, it would not bo necessary to collect any more, but a rdto must bo struck as security to tho Government. It was resolved that the Board take tho necessary steps to raise tho loan, and place the road in repair aB Boon as possible. An action was recently brought in tho British Admiralty Court by the owners of tbe steamer Strathord, which loaded at the Bluff last season for London with wool, &0., uuder charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. They claimed remuneration for salvage of the Shire Lino's New Zealand trader Buteehiro when sho lost her propollor iv tho Indian Ocean in Ootober last, and was towed to Mauritins, a distance of nearly 1400 miles. A settlement was ultimately arrived at, whereby tho salvors recbived -SSSOO, each side paying its own costs. At this week's meoting of Couit Lady Glasgow, AO.&\ (hiater (Kbb3, C.R., presiding), tho "Social" Committee reported that ea'isfaotory arrangements wero boing inado, and tho tiokets wero ready for distribution. Tivo candidates wore initiated and ono proposed. A lantern entertainment will be given by tbo Wosloyan Literary and Debating Sooioty in the Taranaki-street Sohoolroom on Thursday evening, whon a lecture on " A Tour to Now South Wales and Queensland " will bo delivered by the Rev. W. Baumbar, and Bongs and a recitation will bo delivered by leading amateurs. Full particulars of tlio entertainment will bo found iv our advertising columns. That melodrama " The Prodigal Son" was repeated last night by Mr Leitch's oompany. Tho audience warmly applauded tbe numerous sonsational situations, despite the faot that the story is utterly improbable, and the long arm of ooinoidonoe stretches thrdngh every aot. Mr. Cathoart's Judgo Paul was a very powerful piece of acting, while Miait Gill and Miss Phillips considerably lightened the drama. To-night tho Boason will positively oloso, as the company is bookod to open in Dunodin on Tuesday next, and must leave Wellington tomorrow. * '

A decision of ranch importance (o local hodiea was given by the Stipendiary Magistrate yesterday in the case in which Win. J. Norman was obarged by ths Karori Inspector ot Nuisances (Mr VV. V. England) with having kept his premises in suoh away as to oanse » public nuisance. His Worship said that though the information was laid under section GO of the Pnblio Health Aot, and though he was satisfied that a nuisance existed on tlio defendant's premises, the cvtn must yet fail, on the ground that the nutipo sorved on the defendant by the looal 80-ml of Health was defective.- The notice had followed the wording of the Aot, inasmuch aB in it the defendant had boon ordered " to do such things as were necessary to abate the nuisance," whereas what was required was thai the ntepa necessary {or tbo abatement of the nuisance should bo specified. The information would be dismissed, but as tin defendant's witnesses had all been called to prove that no nuisance existed, and he (Mr. Martin) had held that it did oxiat, he wonld only allow the defendant his solicitor's fee, 21s. Mr. Hislop appeared for the local body, and Mr. Skerrott for the defendant. At the same Bitting, in the defended case T. Trimmings v. M. Fitzgerald, a claim of £i 10s, the plaintiff was nonsuited, with 21s costs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pharazyn, nnd Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rhodes, are returning to tho colony by tbo Gothio. Dotoctivo Neil arrested a roan named Aloxander Johnston this morning on a charge of the theft of four nndershirts from tbo shop of 6. Goldstein, Willis-street. A quantity of colonial ammunition is coming down from Auckland by the Hinemoa. Mr. J. P. Low, Harbourmaster at Nelson, is dangerously ill. Having been granted two months' leave of absence, he was to have left Nelson on Monday for Auokland, en route to Fiji, but his condition became so serious that the trip has for the present been abandoned. In consequence of so many members suffering from the prevailing influenza, tho meeting of tho Philosophical Society adverfiscd for to-night is postponed until neit Wednesday. At a mooting of the Hcrotannga Ball Committee held last night, final arrangements wore made for the ball to be held next Wednesday. It ia intonded to moke the decorations a feature, and a sub-com-mittee was appointed to carry them out. To-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court lasted only a minute, the business being confined to the conviction and fining of one firßt offender for drunkenness. News has be-n received from Capetown of the death of Mr. H. Walters, which took place on 136h July. Mr. Waiters was ia the Wellington Customs Office for nearly 14 yeara, and resigned from the service last year, when, togother with his wife and family, he accompanied the Eugcn party to South Africa. The cause of death was inflammation of tho lungs, the illness having lasted only three days. On 22nd June, Messrs. Harland and Wolff launched at I'elfast the twin screw steamer Georgia, for the Oceania Steam Navigation Company. The vessel is intended to run in the cargo and livo stock service between Liverpool and New York, and is said to be tho largest cargo steamer afloat Hertonnage it nhont 0500 net, and 10,000 gross. She will bo fitted for the accommodation of about 900 head of eittlo on the upper and bridge decks, and will in addition have permanent stalls for a largo number of horses in the centre of the upper dcok. The machinery is to consist of two sets of triple expansion engines, and the vessel will bo lighted with oloctricity throughout. The first rehearsal of Mr. Maughan Barnett's Musical Sooiety is to be held in S-t John's Sohoolroom, Dixon-strect, to-morrow ovenintr, and as the copies of Gade's " Comila" aro expected to oome to hand by that tirao, the practice of this work and tho " Messiah" will be at once commenced. Any intending members who have not yet enrolled thoir names can do no at the robcarsnl to-morrow night. As many as 180 names havo been given in, of which over 05 are mala voices. Members of the Society who have not yet called upon Mr. Barnett are advised in another column that they will luive an opportunity of doing so to-morrow afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. m. At a nieotinsr of tho Levin milk suppliers held on Monday evening, Mr. Yonng, the new I, utter managor for the New Zealand Farmers' Daily Union, attended and gavo the farmers much useful information. He advocated improving the milking strain of cattle, looking well after the oows in the winter, and not turning them out on short food to shift for themselves. The use of cnsilago was very beneficial. He promised tho farmers a hotter system for testing their milk, which system he explicitly illustrated with a botllo made for the purposo of holding each farmer's milk. He was determined to havo good butter. The climate and pastures wore far better here than in Victoria, and yet he had always s'icci'cded in making good butter there. Tho Lavin ureamory would be opened on Ist September, and the price per gallon for the month would ho coaled up at oaoh creamery on tho Ist of each month Mr. Young roceived a hearty vote of thanks for his address and then withdrew. The snppliora proceeded to coneider their position, and a' so that of the Union. The meeting decided not to pledge its Bupport to the Union as yet, but adjourned until the 19th inst., when a delegate is to be appointed to attend the Union's annual general meeting. At the weekly meeting of the Women's Social and Political League, Mrs. Player (President) in the chair, it was decided to hold ovary 1 hursday afternoon a sewing bee in t'no League's room— No. 6, Exchange Buildings. A membor gave a sewing machine, and it was decided to ohargo 3d por week for its uso, so as to make it selfsupporting. A most successful ooncert was given at tho Sailors' Rest last evening before a fall audionc3. Pianoforte solos wore contributed by Miss Page ; songs by Mrs. Parsons, Mies Murdoch, Miss Janot Spencer, Messrs J. E. Page, M. F. Marks, G. B. Nioholls, Heafford, and tho Superintendent (Mr. Spencer) ; and tlireo recitations by Mr. A. S. Paterjon. Thrao hearty cheers for the performers closed the proceedings. A meeting of the Anti-Chinese League, for the election of officers aud the transaction of general business, is to bo held at the Exchango Buildings to-night. Tho programme of an entertaimneut arranged for to-moirow night at Thomas' Hall by the Loyal Britannia and Antipodean Lodges of Oddfellowa appears in another Qolutnu. The Bishop of Wellington is to give an address on Oddfellowship. Tbo concert arranged by Miss Medley and Mr. A. F. Hill in aid of the Unemployed Belief Fund takes placa at Thomas' Hall on Monday next. At a committee meeting of the Hibernian Society it was deoided to oolobrato the 21st anniversary at a ""sooial," which will be held on Monday, 7th October, 1895, at Thomas' Hall. Tho Caledonian Sooiety publishes in our advortisomont columns to-njght tho list of orchestral items for its conoert. Those who havo attended tha praotices of the band assure us a rioh musioal treat is in store for the public. Tho address of the Hon. W. J. Steward on the Eleotiye Exeoutivo system will bo delivered at tho meeting of the Citizens' Institute next Monday evening. At 2.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, T. K«nnedy Mncdouald and Co. (Limited) sell a small consignment of splendid nigs, capos, viotorias, and bons; niter which household furniture, to., will bo sold. . VT. F. Shortt will hold an unresorved sale of liouaohold effects, oil tho promises, Guuzueestreet, to-uiorrow, at 1 o'clock. People furnishing will do well to attond this sale, as tho late tenant has only occupied the house about fire weeks, so that nearly everything is comparatively new. Laery and Co. (Limited) will soli to-morrow, fruit. Townsoud and Paul will sell to-morrow, fruit. The last days of Pompeii were marked by soenos of agony and horror whioh tha poet and historian have depicted in thrilling narrative. What more direct contrast to those last days of darkness and desolation could be 'imagined than the time of pleasure and profit opened up by the announcement of the last days of the great winter sale at Te Aro Honse ? Fob tho remainder of this weak only will this unparalleled opportunity for securing drapery and olotuing at real bargain prices ba available. Arrangements will have to be made to receive tho extensive shipments of new spring and bummer goods whioh aro now on tho eve of arriving, and in consequenao it is compulsory to oloso at tho end of this week the enormously snocessfnl great winter sale at Te Aro House. To mark the dosing soene,' bHU further reductions have been made in lines still remaining. Dresses, Manchester, mantles, underclothing, hosiery, gloves, furnishings, haberdashery, mou's and boys' clothing aud mercery, all offer somo startling bargains, whioh will be offered till the end of the present week, at tho great winter sale, Te Aro House.— Advt. Without a doubt one of tho most magnificent displays of Elootro-pla*e Goods ever shown in Wellington is being made this week by Messrs. Wilkins & Field. It comprises a complete set of samples (amounting to several hundred pounds) from one of the best and largest manufacturers in Great Britain. As these goods have been purohasod at a heavy discount off English prioeß, they will now be sold at fully 33 per cent, below their intrinsic value. Inepootion is cordially invited, and we would recommend intending purchasers -to call at an early date, so as to scoure the firßt selection. See the display in tho window. — Advt. A Wobd About EocAliTPTua. — A great deal has been said and written about the difficulty of procuring " The Genuine Article." We wish it to bo understood that we have reoeived the highest awards whereover wo have oomoetod— including the highest award at Cbioago Exposition, 1893— beating nine competitors. The leavos of our special trees only yield about six pints of oil from every 10001b weight of piokod leaves, while the leave 3of the common peppermint gum trees and other inferior variotioa of Knoalyptua yield from the same quantity of leaves as much as 25 pints. - For influenza this Extract is an absolute gpeoifio ; in fact, it acts like magic Try Colomano's Eucalyptus Lozengoa for voioo and throat. A elr for Colemano & Sons' Gold Medal Eucalyptus, and take no other. Sold everywhere Wholesale Agouts— Kempthorne, Prossor & Co., Sharlaud & Co., and P. Hayman & Co.— Advt.