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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8663, 4 September 1891, Page 4

Our cable messages to-day state «, » reports are current in Chili 'that Balm coda, the fugitive President,, ha, been ,W" At Concepcion and Coronal fearful ,int ' 0t ' accompanied by brutal atrocities 0 , w n U% occurred. Herman warships ar« L eu tec tiny: the latter place. At Sant£ W !'°" has been restored. It is etate.l °, rdep Russia and Germany are about to aSI 111 A steamer off the cuat-t of Novi,* w• loail ' been capsized and eight uersons h ' Russia is anxious to obtain the and is reported to be willing tn , i " chu Bessarabia for it. L t0 exchan 2«

• J ,° * how > says the Australasian Pashm- , ists r Review, hat the m torah>ts have done for Australasia (wjff," of course, includes New Zealand at .It " 1 mania), it may be stated that the- ,• ' ' have now about 110,000,000 sheen h'"";' ;S "bout 10,000,000 cattle, and the,, l.Udh * hesitation in saying that if it i.vl not h" for the expenditure of vast sums of m^" Q m making improvement* (which m, '?' estimated at nor. less : lnu. £50,000 000' It, li"g), m the sir, jit* of fences, 3' water, and oi wis o reclaiming £'! I interior, tin, numbers of sheep and ca, would not, amount to more than nna ( what we now have. As slm.--vast importance of the industrial 11 "' 18 represented by the pworalS ) U control of which, it is thought h„ ' might, with advantage be t»K ' of our hands, we estimate that th" ° Ut of management alone of the vast UncK sneep depastured on the freehold *1 Crown lands of the colonies necessitS the paying away annually of not less ti,„ £10,000,000 sterling, lwt „ ,£j? u l *» pended as wages, for shearing, and W stores. The above sum, moreover is ii fl r pendent of the largo amount still annul ,® spent in making improvements. It is a fai, Mnng to put down the number of Jconstantly employed on sheep tuition, t 50,000. Shearing, which lasts for a . silerabie period of each year, taking the early and late sheds, will ii„d emulovm J for 25,000 shearers, supposing each man shews on an average 4300 sheen, and the extiu hands required in connection with thi* wort will not be less than 10,000 or 12 ooo" 1 1 nay be estimated that tho fr.:ehoki'i am i' with improvements, on which stock h depastured, at say £2 per acre, renre-enu £200000,000 ; the value of sheep and ph!t with improvements, on the Crown-leased lands, ic., is quite £100,000,000- tou> capital invested in sheep and' run« £300,000,000. The income from the pro! perties may be put down as follows •- From wool, say £22.000,000; from surplus stock, Bay 15,000,000, at 7s, £5,250 000total _ income from wool and stock £27,250,000. And the outgoings will be For wages, shearing, carriage of wool stores, &c., £10, 000; interest- on 200 million capital, at \fjj per cent., would amount to £17,250,001) ; total, £27,250,000. It will be seen by this, statement, which is a fair one, that the returns are small takin" the whole of the properties together. ° The Auckland City Council decided last nigh; to erect an addition to the Art Gallery for the accommodation of the Mackelvie collection, and competitive designs for the building are to be invited. Although a long discussion took place, it was confined mainly to questions of detail, the advisability of carrying out the proposal being almost unanimously affirmed. " The charge of indecent assault preferred against W. V. Bindon again occupied the Court and jury the whole of yesterday, The accused and Mr. Bait gave" evidence, and counsel addressed the Court- at considerable length. His Honor's summing up was strongly against the prisoner. The jury retired at half-past five o'clock, an at eleven they had not arrived -.it a unanimous verdict, nor was there any prospect of their doing so. They were therefore locked up for the night, and His Honor will receive their verdict, if they arrive at one, this morning, otherwise, of course, a new trial will have to take place. The two women, Rowe and Kenny, who were charged with stealing and pawning certain bedclothing, etc., the property of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, pleaded guilty, and were each sentenced to three months'imprisonment. The sittings of the Court will be resumed at ten o'clock this morning. The s.s. Rotomahana, which left the other day for Dunedin, will be fitted up there with 50 extra berths, so as to meet the new passenger trade in which she will be engaged, namely, Melbourne and Launceston, and also to provide for the extra tourist traffic through the opening of the Launceston Exhibition next year. She will replace two steamers at present running in the trade, and will make two trips a week. A serious complaint was preferred against some ol tho Auckland cabmen in a letter read and considered at last night's meeting of the City Council. This letter was from the Trades and Labour Council, and it stated that some of the drivers were in the habit of levying blackmail on their passengers and on a class of unfortunate women, a practice which led to discredit being thrown upon the more respectable and peaceable cabmen. The Mayor having explained that the Council had exercised a very careful supervision in issuing the cabmen's licenses, it was decided to ask the Trades and Labour Council to supply information as to any specific cases which had come under its knowledge.

Mr. Joseph Mills, the Australian manager for the investment of funds for the Scottish Widows' Life Society, left Melbourne for ngland by the Onnuz, oil August 8. Mr, Mills is expected to return to Australia in December next. It is the intention of the society to open an otfice in Melbourne, in addition to the one in Sydney. Mr. George S. Graham has been particularly unlucky in his Court experiences this session. He was a witness for the prosecution in the charge of indecent assault against Bindon, which has been before the Court for the last two days, j- he subpeena was served on him i" Wellington, and he telegraphed to know whether na could not be dispensed with. An answer that he would not be require'! was telegraphed to him, but unfortunately it did nob reach Wellington before Mr. Oramitil had sailed for Auckland. Ho arrived in due time, and was examined on Wednesday, and, thinking lie was released, M completed his preparations for returning to Wellington, and left yesterday morning catch the Manihapua nt OnehungH. It so happened that when Bindon was £? lV "'" his evidence as to his motive for f-' ol ', 1 ", the upper storey of the building, whicn n said was to find Mr. Graham's ofbee, judge said that Mr. Graham had not been I examined on this question, and he sliouia recall him. Subsequently he read a m ' gram which he had received fro" 1 •• ' Sinclair, stating that Mr. Graham ha( for Onehunga to catch the 11 " 18 . 1 . Wellington. He stated he should call ->»• Graham, and if he did not appear he in - take the consequence. Fortunately gram caught Air. Graham at One hung before the steamer's departure, am > turned to Court and f»nve evidence, explaining to the court that lie mean disrespect, he said that he had a h P n to attend the Supreme Court in W 0 ° _ and also to attend the Ki'snleiit - ? trate'a Court there on Saturday, « j not now do this, but he would have • a telegram to explain his absence. asked His Honor to boar him out that fault was not his. His Honor pi - communicate with the A'f Mr. at Wellington. But the d.flicu ticso • Graham are not yet over. H ilnt- if the proceeding to Wellington to cay, & neW jury disagree in Bindons cais ba fur . trial is necessary, he will no do o>v bether detained, as his evidence has come material. . There were in the lock-up d l ' l^i?euness. one person on a charge ot d^mkMartha McManus on three in 10 enness, assaulting Constable, \\ in execution of his .duty, «"J .1 Hut , ler , guage. wo men, Folk s t,| lo pro. larceny of 221bs lead, value r perty of Mr. Charles Roskiu o e,

Mr C. C. McMillan lias been elected \i lustee of the Auckland Savings Bank vice Sp 6. i l ' Pierce deceased. ,\ it a meeting of the Auckland Liberal Aiocintion last evening, the question of Jha vacancy in the Waikato electorate cftim up for consideration. After a general discission the following resolution was paWl in connection with a letter received from Mi". Parr, Hamilton " That Mr. l'arr, (Hamilton) of the Waikato Liberal Association, be informed that this Association ln.s not, nor ever had, any intention of dictating to lie Liberal Party in Waikato the choice of a candidate for that constituency, Lint this Association will bo glad to co-operate with tho Waikato Liberal Assocint ion. Another resolution was also carried in reference to tho Legislative Council to the following effect" That this Association places on record its earnest protest against the action of the Legis liitivo Council in throwing out Liberal measures sent up from the House of Representatives." The Otago Daily Times, referring to the Friendly Societies Act Amendment Bill of Sir Oeorgo t« roy (which has just got " tho happy despatch " in the Legislative Coun- : cil), ■. nays:—The extent of the tyranny sought to be imposed by the Bill has not vet. been measured. Although Mr. Earnshaw and his fellow Labour members profess to see a new departure in the Union Company's benefit, society scheme, they 'concealed the fact that such societies are already very numerous. In order to thwart the scheme it was necessary to make the ■Hill retrospective, and there was not su(H cieni hardihood to expressly name the single one'dined at. Wo quote one instance out of many which might be adduced, because of its convenience. There exists in the otlii'e of the Otago Daily Times and Witness a fMek and Funeral Benefit Society, metu bership in which is compulsory There are no conditions of entry beyond employment in the otlice; no medical examination, no restriction as to age. The contribution is small, but it has been found ample to meet claims upon it and permit of the accumulaI tion of a reserve fund. Usually the managing director is president, being elected annually with the other oflicers. ym, will any reasonable person suppose for » moment th.it the fact of the managing director taking an interest in the affairs of the society makes slaves of the members? Uivi would it not be insufferable tyranny Si, the instigation of (lie labour unions, Hit alteration 111 the law were to make

the society.-an illegal and criminal one unites it abandons its simple machinery for the comparatively cumbrous and alto-s-i'tber unsuitable provisions of the Friendly Societies Acts? And if it did come under the Acts referred to, would the employes consent to inflict the humiliation of dis-j trustful exclusion from office of those wild reps (.■sent their employers ? It would seen) that" not only large landholders, but- enV plovers are " social pests" according to tly l.itv.ur creed. There .are many othsf similar societies of which the conditions if membership are quite suitable for i/ie Jtf.-ired purpose, but are not contempla/ed by the Friendly Societies Act at all. / There is a great deal of feeiing among jLij'p-M'tefs of the women's /ranc,'iise in lKmedin about the proposed compact to richer the measure from going .iito operation til! after next general eleeion, and an indignation meeting is corvenod. Miss Morrison, secretary of tie Tailoresses' Union, telegraphed to the l'emier that the Federates! Tailoresse?'Coundl, representing 20W working, women, indigiuntly protested again.-t the proposed suspension of the women's franchise, whicl as a matter of right an I justice should ;ome into effect, at once. They hope the Ministry will justify it* 'claims to liberality, ly immediately confetring this right on thwe who have so far loyally supported then. The Union also protest against the Council's action re increasing the number of persons in a factory as tending to ancourage sweating.

Tho unfortunate woman Mrs. Hill, of Tiiltiipnna, who attemoted her life, is still lying at the Hospital ii a precarious condition, and is not out- of danger. Tiie honorary choiriraster of St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, ijignor Squarise, has received the following communication from the administrator of the Cathedial:—"l ain directed by His Lordship Bishop Moral) to say that ho is sorry be cannot, longer avail himself of your services as honorary choirmaster of St. Joseph's Cathedral. The profession of Catholicism is not consistent with adhesion to the Masonic body. It does not concern i:s what line of conduct non-Cat holies may wish to puisne, but a Catholic who figures prominently - as a Freemason cannot con-■i.-cent!v hold the position of Catholic :v.'.iiedral choirmaster. lam very sorry to have the exceedingly unpleasant duty if making this announcement to you. We have learned to appreciate your valuable services. During your short term of ..Sice you have given unremitting care and attention to St. Joseph's Cathedral choir; under your baton the members havo marie good and steady progress. His Lordship is -orry to lose your services, but under the :ircu!ti.«taticv)s there is no altera itive. Perotially, 1 feel sorry that you will sever your •onnuction with us as choirmaster. I have ■ilwavs found you courteous and most • bliui in everything that concerned the •io|r rendering of the musical portions of 'lie services. On behalf of tho Most Bov. Moran, I have to thank you heartily or your services as honorary conductor of ii* cathedral choir. While expressing my ;r;itittidt! for your courtesy and kindness to 'ij'solf, permit me to wish you the greatest ?uc"e , -s and happiness."

The M.mawatu Times, referring to cor.fin beer-duty cases ' that have recently been tried in that- district, says :— " Wo do not propose to discuss the merits of tho beer duty eases, further than to remark that any system which encourages espionage, and Hirni-iiej rewards to informers, must be based fin wrong and injustice. If it is necessary' for Government to derive revenue from the beer produced in the colony, why is this not collected by means of licence fees instead of by the present system ? The point we wish to direct attention to is that this Act places those "ccu-yd of breach of its provisions in a position in which no one accused of any offence should be placed. At the outset it assumes the guilt of accused, contrary to tin: accepted plan of assuming innocence till .guilt is proved. The penalties are heavy and oppressive, and tho accused is called on to prove that he did not do what lie i-< accused of doing. It is held to be ira-tos-ihle to prove a negation, yet this Act practically demands that accused shall do » very similar thing. It ii easy to see that /Hell a provision gives an enormous advance to tho accuser, and the principle introduced by this Act is certainly a danger"ik* one to the liberty of the subject. . In our columns will be found an advertisement by the enterprising firm of Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son, announcing 1 special tour through the Holy Land, '' j s'ypi, and up the Nile. This is a now jopurturo as far as New Zealand is concerned. The tour is specially arranged wt-n a view to comfort, and affords an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to v 'sit the interesting countries in question, Wl tli a minimum amount of trouble. The ■.prices of t he tour include steamer travelling, "otoln, camp equipment, and dragomen, in fact, all reasonable expenses. The time of depart ure is so arranged that the party will reach Egypt and the Holy Land 111 the best time of tho year. The hotels Hl 'l not be overcrowded, and, more imjwu still, the climate is at its best, the W weather being avoided. Egypt, the ' ~ 1' ""d Palestine toem with Biblical and J !c K ' : "l°gical interest, and we have plea*utoi" drawing the attention of our readers t( > l ha tour in question. l or some time past tho Newton continsent of he Salvation Army bus been making J-' mined efforts to raise a -sufficient sum money for the erection of a barracks. |:"i purpose about £100 has been col- *' en, mid promises have been received for rpf o " -1, As a considerable sum is still in M-'ti ' musical evening was indulged 'U the Foresters' Hall last night in ordor a ''""lent the funds in hand. There was t.-im-"i 1 "' tlnt, ''usi)istic attendance, AdjuTiie J.' S 'op being the officer in common j. 1,,1 Newton Salvationists were assisted by , P r estntat'ives from Auckland and One!iv'" a ' result being a varied and the'o rn,ls ' c programme. In addition to e large lor admission, a collection was en up on behalf of the building fund. s nu l tllu '' of tho students of the Otago tool of Mines has obtained an appoint* l„ abroad, Mr. F. F. Baldwin having by nif'i t"'" rw;eive( l offer of an appointSl i lV \ ,' l " -Assaying Institution in India, cce - ,e "tly tempting to induce him to

, The Rev. E. Neilson, Scandinavian missionary, g-ive an evangelistic address last \ evening, in the lecture hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, from Matthew xi., 28. There was an excellent attendance, the audience listening attentively to his Earnest discourse. Miss Neilson contri- ; buted two solos (with harp accompaniment), MCome Unto Me," ana " Queen Mary's grayer." This afternoon, at three o'clock, J it the same hall, Mr. Neilsen will doliver an \ address to ladies, when Miss Neilsen will si»g some saored solos, with harp accompaniment, n'e have to hand the Monthly Record' (Young Men's Christian Association) for September, from which we quote some iteijis of interest. Mr. Hind Smith has reached home. " Our, London Letter" states, under date June 29, that Mr. F. Battley is not able to rpfjort very encouragingly concerning his health, owing to the anxiety and strain onhis nerves during his mother's last illness but the doctor assured him it was Only temporary. The doctor, on his consu/ting him, peremptorily forbade his going/to Amsterdam to the World's Convention of tho Young Men's Men's Christian Association. Ho was leaving London and ioinir into Cornwall and Devon, and wculrt probably be live to six weeks in the ve-it country. Mr. and Mrs. Battloy proposed returning to New Zealand by the October steamer. The following refers to the Vrung Men's Christian Association :—"Numbers increasing in luncheon room. Social not so well attended as we could wish. The want of music is much felt ; this will be done away with when we get our piano, which we hope will soon be. Tlx Rev. R. Scott West hakindly promised to give a lecture some time this moi'th in aid of the piano fund." There are kiinly in tnemoriam notices con cerning thy late Revs. A. Reid and W. Tebbs, bocft warm friends of the Association, and /fte latter a vice-president. The general intelligence concerning the work of the Association is full and interesting. The editor *k.s opens his leading article :— " To-d.f we issue the first number of the second/olume of our modest little periodical. Ii the groat army of agencies in operayon in this busy age we believe there is a sinere whioh can be usefully occupied by tip Monthly Record. We are obliged to tJose friends who have recognised' this, and'given us their assistance in different wufs. There sire very many who heartily sympathise with the objects of the Young M/n's Christian Association, but who are oiite unable, from various causes, to give tAm or personal attention to the work. By (bUiining copies of the Record, and circu'rating them among their employees, or ( other young men in whom they may bo interested, thoy will be rendering material service to us, and at tho same time sowing seed which may bear an abundant harvest in duo time."

There is on view in tho show window of the office of Messrs. Hayr and Cook, tourist agents, a greenstone mere (called Wharekauri, from tho name of the island from which To Kooti escaped), which was used by Te Kooti at the massacres of Poverty Bay and Mohaka. '1 he "divine Sara" made a careful inspection of it, i.ut was unwilling to give the figure (£45) demanded for it by Mr. H. J. Paton, the gum worker, in whose possession it is. The highest offer yet made has been £40. Mr. Paton has made a head of Tawhiao, in gum composition, by a special process of his own. He has an order to mnke six casts of Tawhiao's head in gum for the Chicago Exhibition. A programme of unusual excellence was carried through at the meeting of the Burns' Club last night in the Masonic Hall, New ton. There was a large attendance of members and friends, Mr. Geddes presiding. The items were as follows Pianoforte duet, Misses Adams; song, "Come '. nder my Plaidy." Mr. Carter: song, " Afton Water," Miss Dean ; recitation, The Edelweiss Gatherer," Miss Knight; duet, " Come Where the Flowers Lie Sleep ing," Misses McCrae and Logan ; reading, "The Lazy Wife," Mr. McNab; song, " Allan Water," and in response to an encore, " Willie's (Jane to Melville Castle," Mrs. Writrht; song, "Jessie, the Flower of ' unblane," Mr. Carter; reading, "The Vulgar Little Boy," Mr. Patter-on ; song, " Auld Robin < •rey," Miss Brook ; recitation, .'■" Our Folk," Mr. Sandall ; song, " Bonnie Prince Charlie," Mrs. Murohie. A very pleasant evening's entertainment was brought to' a close by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne."

A large audience assombled in the Onehunga Wesley an Schoolroom on Tuesday last, when a lecture was given by Mr. S. Peeler, entitled " Notes on a Holiday Trip," under the auspices of the Onehunga Mutual Improvement Society. Mr. C. C. Fleming occupied the chair. The lecturer described a rather rough voyago from the Manukau to the Holtianga Heads, and referred to the principal objects of interest at Kohukohu, Waima, and the surrounding district. The lecture was vividly illustrated by a series of about 50 limelight views. At the conclusion a very hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Peeler was passed for his highly interesting and entertaining lecture, and also to Mr. F. Will for his kind and able assistance in working the lantern. The proceedings were closed by the singing of the doxology.

In the Thames Advertiser of the Ist inst., a correspondent, in advocating an application to Government for aid in prospecting, gives as a reason that the May Queen was prospected with Government aid. The statement is without foundation, Jacob Rcinolett, a sailor belonging to the W. F. Witzemann, has been cutting a queer caper lately. On Monday last he deserted from his vessel shortly after midnight, taking with him the ship's boat, some provisions, and a brace and bit. A search was made, and the boat was discovered some miles up the river floating just level with the gunwales. The man had evidently gone ashore somewhere after boring a hole, with the brace and bit. The man evaded pursuit until last night, when Mr. Astley, of Mangawhare, upon returning from the library, found a man in his bed at Mr. Torringt-on's house. On pulling the bedclothes off him with the intention of helping him to depart, Mr. Astley found that the man was in a 3tate of nudity, with only a belt round his waist, on to which was fastened a watch pocket, which was afterwards found to contain a sovereign. The man's clothes were nowhere to be found. Mr. Astley locked the man iu, and went to get Constable Carr, while Mr. Torrington kept a watch 011 the man, who evidently thought he was to be detained, for, having put on a pair of tailor-made black cloth trousers, he made for the window, and was getting out when Mr. Torrington seized hold of the trousers. The man struggled violenty, and after biting Mr. Torrington twice, got out of the trousers. He was. however, secured and tied up in the wash-house till the arrival of Constable Carr. The prisoner appeared before Messrs. J. A. Walker and T. Webb, J.P.'s, this evening, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour on a charge of being unlawfully 011 the premises of Mr. Torrington.—[Aratapu Correspondent.]

About two months ago, the settlers of block 15, known us the Jordan settlement, petitioned the Board of Education for the establishment of a school, as there were a number of children in the block of school age, and the nearest school is at lltikerenui South, fully six miles from here. The Board, after being supplied with full particulars as to the number of children, age, etc., referred the petition to the committee of Hukerenui South school, who did not report favourably on the site proposed by the petitioners, but recommended a site 011 block 14, fully four miles distant, by a bad road, or to be more correct, by no road at all; for our so-called roads are not worthy of the name. On being notified by the Board of the Hukerenui South committee's recommendation re site, the settlers held a meeting on August '24, at Mr. D. McLeod's residence (Mr. J. McLeod in the chair), when it was resolved. on the motion of Mr. D. McLeod, seconded by Mr. T. Ellis, " That the settlers offer to find the timber for a building 24 by 10 feet, with 12 feet stud, if tire- Board will erect the same on the site first proposed by the settlers." It was also decided, oil the 'motion of Mr. 0. Sutherland, seconded by Mr. Yeartury, " That the Board be ; requested to send an inspector to report on the proposed sites" We hope the Board will accept this offer, as the site proposed by the Hukerenui South committee, though it might be nearer for a I few children who attend that school, would be much too far for the majority in block 15. —[Hukerenui North Correspondent.], A Native Lands Court has been sitting in Whangarei, presided over by Messrs. Yon Stunner and Barton. About 100 natives are attending- the court, but an old hand who remembers the Land Courts of twenty years ago will remember seeing four or five times that number. They have become very orderly and well-behaved of late years, and it is a great pity they are dying out so fast. At present their numbers are recruited by the mixed race, but the full-blooded Maoris are getting scarce, ami it seems as if nothing would save them but a mixture of white > blood.

! Everything here appears to be in a state of gradual decay. There is a kind of apathetic indifference displayed by all I come in contact with when the conversation flows as to the future of the North, and the settlers are beginning to despair of ever obtaining that 1 justice which they assert the Vogel - policy | and th»» ten million loan should have given | them. This loan was acquired (so the people I assert) for the purpose of opening up th.6 ! whole colony, from the cxtemc North to the extreme South, by the construction of a Grand Trunk Road to connect those points, instead of which the money has been frittered away, with many more millions added, , in making side lines and loop lines to goodness knows where, for the sake of obtaining for our funny Ministers the amount of political support required to keep their respective Governments in office for the time being. _In this continuous fighting among the politicians of the colony for place, this portion of 'our country has invariably been squeezed out through ratting and other devices the professional politicians of the day know so well how to perform.—[Kawakawa Correspondent.]

This day is the last opportunity the public will have to obtain bargains at Fenton's sale, commencing at 11 o'clock. The annual meeting of the Consols Gold Mining Co. will be held in the New Zealand Insurance Buildings on Monday, the 14th instant, at three o'clock. A grand variety concert will bo given in the City Hall on Wednesday next, by Amy Vauglian'a Amazons, assisted by the members of the late Wnitemata Minstels, in aid of the widow and children of the late Mr. C. F. Hamilton, who are left in destitute circumstances. A grand concert and entertainment will be held at St. James' Hall this evening, the proceeds to be devoted to Si. James' choir fund. Tho programme is an excellent one, and will be fo ind in our advertising columns. It comprises vocal and instrumental music, and a series of historical tableaux. The object of the concert is a praiseworthy one, and there will no doubt be a large attendance. A grand recital of sacred music will be held in All Saints', Ponsonby, on Wednesday, the ifr.h ilist., when a very attractive programme will l>e submitted. Among other items, songs by Mrs. Burgess, Miss Rimmer, Mr. Percy Dutatir, violin solo by Miss Freda Marsden, and trumpet solo by Mr. Gribbin, will be given. Full programme in Saturday's Herald. \ -