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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5348, 18 May 1878, Page 2

r|IHE NEW ZEALAND MAIL X 13 PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. By Post or Coach, Oar Cd.; Town delivery, 6s. quarterly. CONTENTS FOR! SATURDAY, MAY IS. ' . .| ..PAGE. Advertisements . . . .. • .. 1,2, IS, 28,24 Odds and Ends .. .. • • •• 3 Select Poetry.. •• 3 Ladies’ Column' The Parisian Fashions—• Fashion Fragments ‘ .. 3 The Novelist—Tho Golden Butterfly. Chapter XX. i.. .. ' .. .. .. .. i The Sketches—A Native-born Youth s view of New 4 Zealaud—Hongkong—A New Route to .Australia: .. ... •• ■ ■ 5 The Traveller—A Trip to the Lakes and Springs -f .. • 6 The Tourist—Narrative of o Walking Tour to Like Wairaraps, by tho Sea Coast .. .. 8 The Politician—Mr Baliance at Martou—ExMinisters’ Claims to Pensions .. .. . ... 7. The County System—The Crown Redress Act of Now Zealand—Sir Julius Vogel’s Address to the Colonial Institute .. .. .1 8 Telegraphic News .. .. • 9 Chess .. .. .. ... ...... 10 Tho Native Meeting at Hikurangi .. . . .. 10 Shipping Intelligence 11 The Wellington Markets . .. .. 11 Commercial News .. •• H Announcements—Births, Marriages, and Deaths 12 Leading Articles ... ..12 Talk or the Week .. .. :.. .., ■ • 13 Theatrical ~ 1.3 Town News i. 13 Conllrmation at" St." Mary’s Cathedral New Justices of tile Peace—Dinner to Mr Harmon 15 Law Intelligence. •• •• 15 Mr Pox before his Constituents .. .. ..10 Drainage of the City of Wellington—Scene in Court.. .. •• 1 1 Countrv News. . 17 llutt County.Council-Karori-Makara Highway 1 Board—Palmerston North—The Native Meeting at Hikurangi—The Native Meeting in the -iWaikato : .. ..j . .. .. 18 General News-Australian Summary—Buenos Ayres—Hongkong—Shanghai 19 Clippings—Russia’s Power of Attack on tho Ports of India and Australia—A New Kingdom—Sir William. Jervois, C. 8.. K.C.M.G.— Australian Deputation to Lord Carnarvon .. 10 Pabm and Garden—Autumn Pruning—F’ruit- ’ tree Planting—Ludlam’s Gardens, Hutt— Effect ol Draining on the Fertility of Land— - Waste Lauds Board 20 Correspondence—The Parliament of Two .. .. 21 ZEALAND INSURANCE. COMPANY. Established 1860. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. PAID UP, £200,000; RESERVE FUND, £IOO,OOO. Looal Director : George Hunter, Esq., M.H.11. FIIIE AND MARINE RISKS of every description accepted ht the lowest current rates. R. M. SIMPSON, ' . Manager. Offices—Corner of Groy-atreet and Lambto»-quay, Wellington 10LONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. FI R B .A N D MARINE. The Share List for the Wellington Province will be closed on MONDAY NEXT, the 20th INSTANT, atSp.m.- "j : • - - r£IHE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND ■. * • (LIMITED). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1802 and 1867 and tile New Zealand Act, 1, 1873. Notice is hereby given that SUB-BRANCHES of this BANK have been OPENED' in CUBA3TEEET and MOLESWORTH STREET. THOMAS BUCHANAN, • Inspector. ■