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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6098, 3 June 1881, Page 8

Amusements- .......... . A UCKLAND . TNSTITUTE. CONVERS A Z I ON E, To be held in tho MUSEUM BUILDINGS, PKIh'CES-SIKEET, To-mobrow (Saturday) E^^E^•l^•c.s, June 4fh. BIOLOGICAL DEPABT3IEST. (T7nder the direction of Capt. Broun, Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., and Jlr. A.Reischck). Groups of ForeJgn Birds and- Animals, recently stuffed for the Museum by Mr. A. Reiscbek Groups of New Zealand Birds, set up, Mr. A. Reischek - : Large specimen of the Bluo Shark (Carcharius brachyurus), lately added to tlie Museum. Exhibition of North American Bird Skins. Exhibition of New Zciland J3ird Skins. In the Library—Hooker's Flora Antarctica, Flora of New Zealand, Gray's Genera of Birds, and other illustrated works 6n Natural History. PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT. Experiments with the Electric tight; Decomposition of Light with the Bisulphide of Carbon Prism; Polarisation of Light with Iceland Spar; Association and Dis-association of. Water by the electric current; Experiments with rarefied air upon barometric tubes Mr. J. A. Pond and Mr. J- Martin F.G.S. Exhibition of the Electric Fire-alarms recently obtained by the City Council and lent by His Worship the Mayor, with practical illustrations.. Jlr. A. Sheath Edison-Bell Telephone (communicating with Onehunea)..Mr. Furbey MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. Self-acting, Screw-cutting, Iron-turninc Lathe. 3lr T. Herbert ° Wood-turning Lathe..Mr. T. Herbert Lapidary's Wheel—Cutting, Drilling, and Polishing New Zealand Jade (Greenstone), etc..Mr. Reynolds Potter's Throwing Lathe.. Mr. G. Boyd Numbering-and Paging Machine..Mr. Leighton Fret-work Machines, eta, ete..Mr. J Howden and Sir. H. G. Wade The above Machines will be worked by a two-horse-power Water Engine, cjiibited by Messrs. Price Brothers, Thames - SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS. Large Collection of Goodetica] and Trigonometrical Survey Instruments, Heliograph (with working illustrated), Magnesium Lamps, etc., etc..Mr. S. Percy Spectroscopes, Thermo-electric Pile, Goniometer, Chemical Balances, Electric and Galvanic Batteries! Induction Coils, Chemical Apparatus, etc., etc..Mr T. Peacock Electric Pen (working illustrated). .Mr. Ellis Remington's Type-writing Machine..Mr. Justice Gillies Refracting and Reflecting Telescopes Porter and Co., Mr. C. H. Street, Mr. Thos. Cheeseman, Mr. Stevenson Microscopes, under the direction of l)r. Eurchas Mr. Bartley, and others HISCELLAXEOT7S. Exhibition ot Rare Books and Manuscripts..Sir G. Loan Collection of Implements, Weapons, Clothintr, and other Ethnologic Specimens from the Polynesian Islands..Mr. Kohn. Mr. S. Coombes, and others Exhibition of African Curiosities, presented to the Museum by Mr. J. T. Mackelvie Collection of Kauri Gum..Mr. H. P. Barber. To conclude on each evening with an Exhibition of Scenes with the Oxy-hydrogen Lantern, principally slides of Natural History objects, kindly lent by the Canterbury Philosophical Society. SELECTIONS OF MUSIC DURING THE EVENINGS. Doors open at 7.30 p.m. Carriages may be ordered for 10 p.m. Admission: 2s. Tickets, admitting on both evenings, price 3s; may be obtained of Messrs. G. Aickin, J. A. Pond, Chapman, Wayte, Upton, and Champtaloup &. Cooper. Members of tho Auckland Institute are entitled to purchase Family Tickets admitting four members of family to both evenings, on application at the Museum Buildings. Price, ss. Building Material, Fuel, &e. QOAL I fiOAL ! £<OAL ! WHAUWHAU COAL MINES, WHANGAREI. Office—No. S, Lower Queek-street. W. SLOANE, Agent. mAUPIRI COAL MINING COMPANY (LIMITED). The Company are now supplying COAL at their Mine, Huntley Railway Station, at the following prices :— Household (lumpy) 12s per ton Steam (screened) 10s Slack 4s „ In Truck-loads of 5 ton?, .in bulk. Orders for Auckland, Newmarket, and Onehunga will be received at the Company's Office, Fort-street. Orders for other Stations, addressed to tho Mine Manager, Taupiri Coal Mines, Huntley, and accompanied by remittance, will be promptly attended to. FRANZ SCHEEFF, Fort-street, Auckland. Secretary. 0 N g A L E. BONED UST, superior quality £3 per tonTAUPIRI COAL BAY OF ISLANDS COAL NEWCASTLE COAL, house and S-illTlis' CHARCOAL TANKS : FIREWOOD POTATOES HOUSE BLOCKS SHINGLES BRICKS, LIME, and SAND W. & G. WINSTONE. AGENTS FOR G. BOYD's PIPE AND TILE GOODS. ! ! . /TIOALS ! F. A. TWIN AM E Begs to state'that he ha 3 500 TONS CO-OPERATIVE COALS To arrive per • Cabarfeidli,' now on her way from Newcastle. SST Buyers from ship's side will meet with special advantages. He has takeu Coal Yards in Fort-street, whore he will'at all times be fnlly supplied with the Best Coals of the various kinds, and also Firewood, which he will dispose of at Lowest Market Rates. He will still continue to carry on tho business of Kauri Gum Broker and Commission Agent.