SALES BY AUCTION.—THIS DAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1163, 6 August 1867, Page 3

SALES BY AUCTION.—THIS DAY.

Messbs. C. Aethuh and Son will sell to-day, at 11 o'clock, household furniture, photographic frames, canvas, gun, &c.; also, drapery goods, &c.; also at noon, an allotment in Sarangahapo road. Mb. Alfbed Buckland will sell to-day, at tho Triangle, at 2 o'clock, heifers, 3 year-old steers, long wo oiled sheep. Mb. S. Jones and Co. will sell to-day, at 11 o'clock, two-year-old fruit trees, consisting of pear, apple, plum, cherry, peach, &c. Mb. C. Stichbuby will sell to-day, at 11 o'clock, paper hangings, bedsteads, furniture, plated goods, &c. Messes. Tubbell & Tones will hold to-day, at 11 o'clock, a trade sale of boots and shoes ; also at noon, an allotment and two houses in West-street, Newton; also, 222 acres at Waitakerei; the property known as Cox's Flax Mills, situate" at Wangamarino ; also, several allotments at Waitakerei, Whau hotel, Pittstreet : also, Caledonia hotel, Grey-street. Bbeach of Passengebs Act.—At the Police Court, yesterday, Thomas Seon, master of the brig Hying Cloud, was charged with a breach of tho 49th clause of the Passengers' Act 1855, by not giving subsistence money to Ann Wood and her two children. It appears that the prosecutrix in this instance, who had paid the sum of £21, and received the usual ticket from the agent, had gone on board the vessel on the 22nd April, but had left with her children on the 11th July, in consequence of the provisions having been stopped. She admitted that she had been obliged to do an occasional day's work in order to obtain subsistence. This is one of the most distressing eases that have arisen out of the detention of this unfortunate vessel. Mr. Wynn appeared for the defendant, the defence apparently being so far as was disclosed that ho was not liable. The case was adjourned until Wednesday next, in order to procure the evidence of Capt. Williams, Emigration Officer, who was stated to be out of town on special duty. Police.—At the Police Court, yesterday, two persons were punished for drunkenness, and a charge of a breach of the Passengers' Act 1855, against Capt. T. Seon having been partly heard, was adjourned until Wednesday. Flax Hackling Machine Benevolent Sooietv.—We have to acknowledge a communication from Mr. J. T. Garlick, offering a subscription of one guinea towards the proposed capital of the above Society. The G-bey-steeet Fiee. —We have been requested to state that with regard to our report of the fire on Sunday last we > were Blightly in error in regard to Mr. Evitt's premises. It should have read : " The whole of tho gunpowder in the building was promptly removed to a place of safely upon the very first alarm, and even before the names bad broken eat.".

GovebnmeKt Pbinting.—The General Government agent invites tenders, receivable until noon of Saturday the 10th inst., for such printing as may be required by the General Government m the Province of Auckland, for the current financial year (July 1867 to June 1868).

Conchbt.—Madame Mohler's concert, which was postponed from Friday last through the inclemency of the weather, will take place in the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday next at 7'30 p.m._ The programme will be the same as that previously announced. Auckland and Dbuby Bailway. — Wm. Weaver, invites tenders, receivable until noon of the 81 h instant, from persons willing to contract for the erection and completion of a carriage shed on the Auckland and Drury Kailway. Wm. Guibd's Estate.—A meeting of the creditors in the above estate will be held at the office of F. M. P, Brookfield, Esq., at 3 o'clock, this afternoon,' for the purpose of appointing a trustee in the estate.

New Zealand Aqeicuxtueaz Society.— The monthly meeting of this society will be held at 3 p.m., to-day, at the Criterion Hotel. _ Diggers' Committee.—A meeting of diggers w convened for this evening, at 730, at the British Hotel, for the purpose of receiving the report of a member of the committee who is expected to return by the steamer Enterprise No. 2. If the steamer does not arrive in time,-the meeting will not be held. In yesterday's article on " The Flax Hackling Machine Benevolent Society," for Mr. Mason, of the Town Mission, read " Mr. Mason, of the City Mission." Q.C.E. —We observe from an advertisement which appears elsewhere, that Mr. J. G. Freer has purchased all the interest in the above wellknown establishment. Several important improvements are to be immediately effected in the accommodation afforded, and every effort will be made by the new proprietor to render establishment, which from its favourable position and reputation, it should be, one of the best in Auckland. Special provision, will be made for the accommodation of country visitors, and excellent stable accommodation will be provided. In fact the establishment is to undergo |a thorough remodelling, and +his, combined with the fact that the liquors are to be of the best quality, can hardly fail to secure a liberal share of public patronage.

Estate of Wm. Avert.—An adjourned meeting of the creditors in this estate will be held at tho office of Mr. Wynn, at 2 p.m., this day.

Pensioners' Settlements Election.—The nomination of candidates for the seat in the General Assembly rendered vacant by the resignation of Colonel de Quincy resulted yesterday, as will be seen by our report, in the return of Mr. Kerr without opposition. Mr. J. J. Jackson, it was found, was not yet an elector of the district, his name having been only sent in at the last registration, the rolls then compiled not being yet printed. City Boabd Meeting.—At the meeting of the City Board, held yesterday, the following motion was put and carried :—" That the Secretary be requested to write to the Superintendent at Wellington requesting him to confer with the General Government respecting a Corporation for this city." It will also be seen in what cases ratepayers have been imprisoned for non-payment of rates.

Pbovincial Hospital. — Return of sick treated during the (veek ending Saturday, August 3rd, 1867 : —Remained last return, 98; admitted since, 8; discharged, 6; died, 1; remaining 99, of whom 17 are females and 82 males. Classification—lunacy, 2; ocular, 5; cerebro-spinal, 26 ; cardiac, 2 ; pulmonary, 15; intestinal, 3; urinary, 2; rheumatism, 8; scrofula, 4 ; syphilis, 1; dropsy, 2; abscess and ulcer, 5 ; wound, 1; contusion, 2 ; uterine, 2 ; infirm, 19. The fatal case was from senile gangrene.

A Hint fob thk Acclimatisation Societt. —We heard it recently stated, or read it somewhere, that the Acclimatisation Society in Victoria were anxious to receive some pheasants from our Auckland Society, but thought they had nothing to offer in return to us. It would seem, however, from the following that they possess in abundance that which we need, hares. We take the subjoined from the Australasian, where it appears as a letter: —" There can be no doubt whatever now that hares will thrive admirably in this colony, and in a few years' time we may look forward to enjoying the sport of coursing. A friend supplies me with the following information, which will be of interest to your sporting readers. Mr. Austin commenced with two does and a jack hare,"which were placed in a three-acre plantation. The first year they increased to thirteen. The second year there were thirty-seven, of which number six died. The third year there were over 100, of which thirty escaped, and have been seen as far as Colac, at Sladen's and Timm's stations where several have been shot. The breeding season is from July to February. Mr. Austin proposes that 100 gentlemen should subscribe each £25, which sum would import any number of fullgrown hares, as no young ones should be sent. They canibe brought out very easily in boxes that have a partition, one end closed in, with a hole for the hares to run in out of sight. Samples of these boxes can be seen at King and Sargood's. They must be kept scrupulously clean on the voyage, and tho hares fed on corn and mangold-wurtzel. Some strict measures should be taken, to prevent the destruction of those that have escaped from the .preserves at Barwon-park; and in every ease the heaviest penalty under the Game Act should be inflicted on those persons convicted of breaking the law."