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AUCKLAND.

The Lieut.-Governor appears to lie bent on improvement at Auckland. Auckland Park and the Government Domain are being enclosed, and the denizens of Mount Eden "have been

accommodated by the construction of a footpath. The " disgraceful and hitherto impassable slough " called the Official Bay Road, is being- converted into a good-practicable road. The Southern Cross of Oct. 7, gives particulars of the Auckland Provision Trade. Di.irin«the first four months of the current year, their principal coasting supplies, borne by 21 vessels a month, stood thus—wheat 4,3*50 bushels : maize 1,400 bushels, potatoes 50 tons, flax 12 / tons, pork 4 tons, pigs 60. For the next two months, namely, May and June, there appears an increase in some of these articles, and a decrease in others ; for example—wheat 5,644 bushels, maize 1,250 bushels, potatoes 29 tons flax 6)4 tons, pork 51 tons, pigs 70 : An^l. following the inquiry to the close of September, it seems that although the average upon articles continues to vary, there is still a uniformity of figure in the aggregate amounts ; 22 vessels in July, August, and September, importing the following avenge—wheat 2,855 bushels, maize 3,038 bushels, potatoes 36 tons, flax 9^ tons, pork S tons, pigs 69. The excess of 1,790 bushels of maize during the three latter months, may be held to be a very tolerable amends for the deficit of 2,790 bushels of wheat, compared with the entries for May and June,

The Lectures delivered by the Rev. T. Buddie upon the Aborigines of New Zealand, which have been lauded and quoted by a large portion of the Colonial press, have been reprinted by Messrs. Williamson and Wilson, of Auckland, in the form of a neat pamphlet of 51 pages. The Auckland journalists complain bitterly of the provoking' astuteness of the St. Martin's le Grand postmen, who had sent their files of papers on the Canterbury pilgrimage, instead of by the Cashmere direct to their port. As if to complete the absurd and inconsiderate proceeding-, several newspapers addressed to our own office, which should have been received per Bangalore, have just come to hand, after a preliminary visit to Auckland. This is scarcely consistent with the excellent postal arrangements of the old country, and indicates great need of supervision somewhere.

Northern Missions.—The Bishop of New Zealand delivered a discourse in advocacy of Missions to the islands, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, on Sunday, October 26th. The church was extremely full, and several of the Native Youths brought thither by his Lordship, for the purpose of being educated, were seated in front of the altar. " Familiar as we have been," says the Southern Cross, " with the fervid eloquence of Dr. Selwyn, we never listened to a more impassioned or more interesting- discourse than that of Sunday; and there can be little doubt that its publication would prove as gratifying* to those who heard, as to those who were not fortunate enough to hear it; especially to such of them as account it a peculiar privilege to be placed under the ministry of such a Dio» cesan. A collection was made in aid of the funds." The election of a Common Council for the Municipal Borough of Auckland was engrossing a large amount of public interest. The most anxious question was, whether Representatives would be elected pledged to no taxation, to moderate taxation, or to'taxation commensurate with the exigencies of the corporation. The "radical" organ (we use the term in its most honourable sense) at Auckland seems to dread the results to flow from the Charter, and to look upon it as a ruse of the Government. -'Once get the corporation," says the paper we refer to, "into working order, and farewell every hope of assistance from the general revenue. Let any application be hereafter made to the general Government for the general purposes of the province, and mark the answer that will nievitably be given. You have a Municipal CorVt poration for the governance of your own local affairs. Business of local urgency is the express object for which that corporation was organised. Present your memorial there —and if your funds be inadequate to your demands —■ •. why, then, gentlemen, your Corporation can L impose the further and needful rate. Cheering ' prospects these!"

The New ZcaUinder says:—" We have been informed that coal of a promising appearance has been found cropping- out at Parengarenga Monganui, and that Captain Butler, of that port, is making arrangements to test its quality, and turn the discovery to account. Should the hopes entertained of it be realised there will be great advantages connected with this coal, from the facilities of water conveyance about the locality."

By tur Advertisement in these papers, we see that a commodious hotel has been erected at the Mauhaurangi Hot Springs, or Wai Werawera, and that improvements have been made in the baths there. It is said that the waters have been well tested, and have proved highly efficacious in cases of Consumption and Asthma, and in nervous diseases. New Zealand can, therefore, we suppose, be said to possess a y' watering place," between which and Auckland, coasters pass every day,—passage money, os. The public of Auckland were, a few days ago not a little startled to find a.sudden stop put to all discounts, —all and sundry paper being rejected by the Union Bank of Australia, wither out reference to responsibility, —not merely ■ re-jecting^-the paper of the trading community, but (if rumour may be credited) even the drafts of one of our most wealthy, and certainly most responsible, Missionary Societies. The effect of this, as may be supposed, has been to originate an undisguised feeling of disapprobation at an establishment which can so trifle with the commercial interests of the citizens, being at once most unjust towards them, and, if persisted in, ruinous to the Bank itself. For if there are to be no further discounts granted to parties whose responsibility is unquestioned, even by the Bank itself, it may at once close its door.

The first effect of such a proceeding is to impress the community with a feeling1 of danger to their interests, in trusting them any longer to the tender mercies of an establishment which has shown itself capable of so abusing their own powers and the confidence of the public ; but maturer reflection leads the observing to see, that these proceedings are not fairly chargeable against the Bank, but solely against a temporary change of Managers. Doubtless the Proprietors will take the earliest opportunity of affording the public some reasonable guarantee that such occurrences shall not be repeated. — Southern Cross,

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Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 47, 29 November 1851, Page 6

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AUCKLAND. Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 47, 29 November 1851, Page 6

AUCKLAND. Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 47, 29 November 1851, Page 6

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