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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5366, 8 June 1878, Page 2

If the returns of Savings Bank afford a; certain test of the general providence and prosperity of that' section of the people, the working; bees of the social hive, for whose use;and .advantage they are supposed to ho especially . intended, those who J take ‘ a‘ * brOad ‘ view of. the public interests in this ‘colony will' have reason to. be satisfied in this particular,,. ’‘"There are’two’classes of public institutions of this kind in New Zealand—the Post-office Savings-Bank, and those established at an earlier period, and regulated, : by; .the;; Sayings Bank t Act > of:! 3185$ and the amending Act of 1860. Of these latter there is one bank at Auckland, and one,at New Plymouth inth.e..North; Island j'nn’the'Sohtli'there 'are banks ( at Nelson, at Hokitika, at Invercargill; and s’at'i Dunedin. The accounts 1 of‘these banks are made up annually, and the balance-sheet * is I 'required :! tb : be trana’- 1 milted to the Governor for approval, and after approval, for publication in the New ■Zealand; Government; f f. Gazette.” X The accounts for the year 1877 have been sp •published. " " ' I . .A.recent .article in the ‘fNevr Zealand' Herald ” hails attention to the last qilaf-, terly statement, pf the of the Auckland Savings Bank, and the: Penny Savings -Bank in connection* with it, as showing a prosperous condi-' tiohiamongetlhetWOrking 7 classesliii that district, notwithstanding the complaints frequently made‘of the'times being dull, work being scarce,and trade unprofitable. ’ The returns are a* fallows : ,

Excess 01 deposits over - i withdrawals .. .. 262, 7 S, ~.,u2 4® ,. 4 ■ The Operations' of ' this savings bank during the' last 1 quarter were,’ as "-the “ gorald ?, ~( . pqlqto.il , ojit,i . greater,-than-fOr any corresponding period since tlie establishment I of'’the ‘institution, 1 except for a short time during the Maori war,, when the balances in the Military Sav- ■ togs Bank were deposited to the Auckland Savings .Bamk. Atthe, present,,time,' money is being' deposited in the ' bank at -the rate of 1 £loo,ooo' a- year)'" and the net savings of,- the, last,,quarter - were at the rate, of ,nearly .£17,000 r .a year,? being considerably in excess of those 1 of the corresponding quarter of 1877. - The historyiof [ this-bank hasrbeen ifor -some years past, one of steady .progress/.and. 'Wheri" it‘ :, is J taken‘ into - account that: the GfOverhinent ■> Savings ’ Banks have -always , in, their „hands very; Jarge amounts on deposit, there can bo no doubt wliatever-' that ■ the -working men and small tradesmen of Auckland, who. forni the -bulk of the depositors,'are on '-.Vj' >:V "" ' 1

the road to prosperity, if they have not already attained it'; Auckland is not generally Considered the most flourishing portion ,of the. polony from a financial point of view. The statement of the receipts and at the private savings banks of the'colony for the year ended 3lst December, 1877, are as follows

The Government returns of savings banks transactions in the several postal districts of the colony for the quarter ended on the 31st March last, and also for the year terminated on the 31st December last, are also before us. The total returns for the quarter shovv that there were 141 savings banks existing; 3305 accounts were opened; and 2857 closed. The number of deposits was 17,278’; and of withdrawals 9904; The amount of deposits was £192,649 11s. Id., and of withdrawals £186,530 -15 s. 3d. The excess of deposits over withdrawals was £6llß 15s. 10d. For the corresponding, quarter of 1877 the returns are as follows Number of savings banks open, 129; accounts opened, 2857; accounts closed, r 2263 ; number , of, deposits, 14,824; number of withdrawals, 9654 ; amount;.of. deposits, £170,211 17s. Id.; amount of withdrawals, £178,106 3s. 2d,; excess ;of /.withdrawals ■ over deposits, £7894 65.; Id, The returns for the year 1877 give the following results:—Number of savings banks open, 137; accounts 'opened, 11,235; accounts closed, 11,255 ; number of deposits, 60,953 ; number of withdrawals, 39,363 ; amount of depesits, £681,294135; 23.; amount of withdrawals, £667,023'75, 5d.; excess of deposits over withdrawals, £14,271 ss. 9d. For the year 1876 the returns .were Accounts opened, 11,255 ; accounts closed, 9472 ; number of deposits, 57,295’; ’number of withdrawals, 39,486; amount of deposits, £664,134 12s, 6d.; amountof withdrawals, £698,281 7s. 4d.; excess of, withdrawals over deposits, £32,146 14s. lOd. The balance to ; the credit of depositors on the . 31st December, , 1877, was £767,375 17s. Bd., and the number of ,ac-j counts was 28,761. At the termination, of 1876 the credit balance was £723,910 17s. ( 6d., and the number : of accounts 26,117. The business transacted at these banks increases ’ steadily., A much larger number of ■ accounts are being ■/opened than are being closed, and there is evidence of a very prosperous state of things throughout the community.. The funds of the private savings banks are invested at the discretion of the trustees on mortgage of real , property,! or otherwise. . The, : deposits of ’ the Government Savings Banks are shown in the public accounts as “.trust funds,”, and in connection, .with this: subject; the f following > return of securities I held . against the public trust funds, laid on the table of the House of Representatives on the 7th, November, 1877, will be read with interest : : “ RETURN Op THE SECURITIES HELD AGAINST. THE , , ; 'PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS. ”■ !

0. T. Batkin, • Secretary to the Trotwury. Examined and found correct. . . James Edwaud Fitz Gerald, ■ Commissioner of Audit. Treasury, Ist,October, 1877. .'At the end of thlo year 1877 tlio amount to the -credit of the depositors in the several Savings Banks in the provincial districts and in the Post Office Savings Bank were' as follows :

Making a total to the credit of depositors in the Government and Private Savings Bunks, 1877, of £050,209 8 AuckliindVwaa .the .first among the citie of ‘the colony to'establish a Penny Saving Bank, and as .the experiment appears ti have been very' successful it is ‘to b( hoped that the " good example will hi followed in other districts. ■ ■

NEW ZEALAND TIMES, SA ISHJPPINO. Victorian dull. Wo report the sale of 100 tons of Ramsden's mills at 411215s. per ton. i (T1HE NEW ZEALAND MAIL 1 is , PUBLISHED EVERY, SATURDAY. NEXT FORTNIGHTLY LAND SALE al g< • Tn the nroducc market prices ate unaltered., »h» ; POET OF WELLINGTON. High water .. 0,30 ».m., 10 p.m. little trade doing. Flour, Canterbury and - Gamara brands, auoted at £13: oats. 4a 3d to 4s Cd per bushel; By Post or Coach, 6s. «d.; Town delivery, 6a. quarterly. • Will be held in tho p ( maize In lull supply at 6s Cd to 0s per bushel i P.o^E X C H A N G E LAND MART, p arrived toes very scarce and wanted; sales at 70s. pet, tu u *.-.i’,; Mr. George Thomas reporta produce prices a8(pilowaAdelaide flour, £18; colon!al| £13 ; Sd, in demand: bran, la 2d ; wheat, 4s; hams, vd» bacon. Bid ; maize, (Js 6d ; cheese, 7d to Bd; pollard, ' CONTENTS FOE SATURDAY, JUNE 8. Jiruit 7.— 'Wakatlpu, s.s., 1600 tons, Cameron, from ; ; . PAG K. Grey and Featherston streets, gs ON MONDAY, I7th JUNE, 1878, ' el Sydney. Fassmgers—Saloon: Mias I’ayten, Mrs. Cox, Mm. Hamilton. Mias Simpson; Mrs. Humphries, ilevs. Messrs. Eeid and Richardson,. Misses Allen Advertisements •• i, 2, 25, 29, 27, 28 roETnv-I Shall bo With Theo .. .. 8 riuOk. Tatcham. Miles, and Cox. Jjpr Lyttelton . £7 lOs; potatoes, £3153; butter, lOd to Is. At 2 o’clock p.m. i. Mrs. Hoskins, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, Messrs, racker, Snooner. Niven. Thompson, Revs. Morley and Cramp. Dress of Ladles—Queen Victoria s Ladies— BY TELEGRAPH. For Otago: Messrs. McNeill. Norman, Dunn ; and 24 AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. The Novelist—The Golden Butterfly, chapter . should -be supplied as early as possible. In Chinese. Levin and Co., agents. ■ Talaroa; s.s,. 228 tons. Wheeler, from South. Pas(FROM OUR OWN COItnESrONDKNT.) ' AUCKLAND. Friday. . XII. .. ...» . • 4 The skrtoiier-— Bv Rail • from • Palmerston sensors—Saloon ; Mcsdatnes Stanley, Robinson, and r Simons, Messrs. Henderson, Farrell, Robinson, Luxford, Stacey; and 7 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. North to AVanganul—The Gulf Country 6 rietbf Wellington. H Bank, 77s; Colonial Bank, B3s: AucklandGas, £1010s; Review—Transactions and Proceedings of Now fTiHE UNDERSIGNED begs to inform the Public ii 1 ■ ■■■■ D Rose of Eden, schooner, 80 tons, Botliam, from 05s • Corby,32s: Thames, 30 s; Kuruuul, 13s; Cute.Os 6d. cientific—The Platypus in Northern Queens Relorus Sound. Compton, agent. - Aspasla. "Schooner, 45 tons, Moore, from Pelorus landThe Importation ol Humble Bees Into that he has opened the premises lately occupied by Sound. EUahy. agent. , , , V INVERCARGILL, Friday. Obituary—The Late Earl Russell—I he Late Messrs. Rowlands and Co., with an entirely new and > - Taranaki, sjj., 223 tons, Malcolm, from Nelson. Passengers—Saloon t Mr» and Mrs. Leichfleld, Mrs, In tho grain market good ln 4ll d ?“*? 8 ' 1 T. S. Mort, ol Sydney u Colonial Defence—-Governor Weldon Colonial well-assorted stock of Adams and child, Mrs. Tempcrlay, Mrs. Gibbs, Messrs. Pole, MentUeaou, Reid, Hellridgo, and Major wanted for shipment, and get « aa .L s *’ e f “‘ ??'IS fpftfl and 3b 4d to 4a for stout milling,_f.o.b.,, t good Defence .. '* .. . % Colonization on the Sands of Time 7 ' Watches, Clocks, Jewellery Heaphy; 14 steerage. Levin and Co., agents. ' Poneke, schooner, 70 tons, JSJUs, fiom Kaipara. Waddell, agent. i . , ' Sarah Pile, brigantine. • 117 tons, Knowles, from Kaipara, Waddell and Co., agents. samples of malting barley aro enquired for. hut very lew are olfering. NAPIER, Friday, i The Governor's Despatches .. . / CoitBESPoKOKNOK—Railway to the \V est Coast— Francnlse and County Chairmen Conference— ; Sterling Silver and Electro plated ware tl 0 Bronzes, Musical Boxes Education in Bohemia—Mr. Ballances* Land * / ■ Barometers, and Optical Goods, &c. ,; y SAILED. ■ , Ahnura leasehold property, 8300 acres. In the l olog* Tax—Immunity of Non-combatants .. : ... 8 Junb 7.—Taiaroa. s.s., 273 tons, Wlieoler, for NelBav district, with 3500 sheep and cK) head of cattle. Law Intelligence .. .. J son. Passengers—Saloon : Mr. and Mrs. Richardson rm> (.ifliK) tn Mr. Charles Clark, of Kalkoura. ihq Teikorai'iiic News “ Intending Purchasers are invited to inspect the and Mr, Donne. Levin and Co agents. ■ ■■ lease has seventeen years to run. News by Cable .. Jj above, which are of tho very best description, and Sound. Master,, agent. ■ TIMARU. Friday. _i Chess ' •• •• •• contain all the newest designs and novelties in the g ENTERED INWARDS. Nothing is doing, and tho grain market Is very dull lor the lime of year. Farmers are busy ploughing: though the recent heavy rains will retard operations for a few days. Wheat, 3s lOd; bats, 3s; barley, 3s 3d The Wellington Marketh «. •• .. w trade. c Having engaged one of the best watchmakers in 1 June 7.—ttobln iloddj 1-rig, 207 tons, Patou, from Commercial News .. .. .. •• •• J8 Announcements—Births, Marriages, and Deaths -14 Leadino Articles .. .♦ •• •• J 4 to 4s lid. ■ j Weekly Resume ..... .. : ■■ }* Tbeatbiuals ... .. ■■ •• •• "I® Town News .. ... .. .. •• J” Additional Mail Nows .. - . . • • •• Te- A o Foreshore—Wellington Teachers Associathe city, ail repairing 1 Is guaranteed, to give the Luna, p,3., 217 tons, Eascand, from Grcymouth. Wakatlpu, s.s.;15u0 tuns. Camoron, from Sydney. Taiaroa. s.s.; 223 tons, Wheeler, from Lyttelton. ’ ' Taranaki, s.a., 223 tons, Malcolm, from Nelson. CLEARED ODT. Junk 7.—Reward, schooner, 41 tons, Westlake, for flora Ray.' „ , CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. { Farmers aro now busy will, -seed sowing, ami there is but little grain offering at .first hand.-,Wheat is slightly easier. Best milling is worth 4s 9d to_4s lOd f nil. Miller's stocks being light,,no material dogreat t satisfaction. ( . . , / ;■ tj JOHN MARKS, WATCHMAKER AND J EJW ELLER, -J ciino is anticipated. Flour is firm at £12 to £13. Stocks are low. Bran and sharps £5 to £0, respeoiNTBltPROVINCUI. NEWB .. •• (Next the Bank of .New South Wales), Reliance, ketch, 05 tons. Swede, for Kaipara. Uvnlv. and there are no stocks on hand; Oats. 3s 3d Libel Case-Funeral of the Late Te Hapuku 20 Willis'Street. c to 3a Od. Barley, 6s Gd to C»,* and scarce; good samples aro * in demand. Cheese, C£d. Butter, 10d, IMPORTS.' Awards at the Ballarat Juvenile Exhibition .. 21 T CAN AND DISCOUNT COMPANY, 1 1 i BAMBTON-QUAY. - . The proprietors of this company are prepared to g offer advantages to persons in town or country in want of accommodation, i >' i f , SUMS FROM £5 TO £5000 j ± Advanced on personal security, repayable by weekly, ) monthly, or quarterly instalments. . Money advanced upon deposit of deeds, either free- O hold or leasehold, bills of sale/ bills of lading, bonded o Wakatlpu, from Sydney: 585 sacks maize, 0 tip ■ drays, 2 coses books, 04 do. Order; 1 do plants. 1 64 blue glum felloes, 21 pieces do, 6 pairs shafts, Dawson; lease maize,"2 pagS: Levin; 1 bale bags, .8.cases ' Barrett: 7 do; 1 crate, Dutton: 2 cases. Isaacs: 11 Hams and bacon, 7Jd. "AUCKLAND, Friday. Tho Lorraine’s homeward cargo Is valued at £00,000. Wool. £12.019: gum. £13,364; gold. £14,660; silver, Tbo Cable Conference .. , .. .» ’*,.“5; News’by tub Mail v. r ;♦*. -r CLivpiNG3--Rallways for France—The Future of i; 'l*urkey—Terrible Scenes at the Burning of a . i £5784; leather, £4022; the remainder miscellaneous. Mr. Buckland quotesFat cattle, 28s to 35s, and averaging S2s per loolbs: sheep, id lower, prices , coses, 1 hhd. Mosa; 1 pci, Johnston; 1 do Pierce: 1 1 case. Taylor; 1 do. Lindsay ; 1 pd, Bragg; 2 cases. Farm .and. Garden — Hawkcs.Bay Sheep Jn- ’ specter's Report—Clydesdale Horse Society— NEW Zealand Tjmjw; 7 do, 234 bags sugar, 50 cases salmon, 200 bags; Beck and Tonks; 290 pkgs. field; 1 case books, Sheridan; O do do, Pilcher; 1 crate. Mountain; 20 qr-chests, 30 cases, Logan; 37 do, 20 half-chests, B0 boxes, Jameson ; 83 cases, Beauchamp; S3 ingots, Robertson; 2 cases,! bag, 1 cask. Fyfe: 68 cases fruit. 2 pieces. Barlow; 149 cases from 2Jd to 3Jd; pigs, dull of sale. . Mr. Blnney quotes:—Canterbury flour, £13; oatmeal, £20: bran, £610s; oats, 4s to 4s Od; maize, Os ; potatoes. £310s to £4 ; bacon, English, lOd ; Canter- ’ Share market--B ink of New Zealand, sellers, £23 !9s; National, buyers 78s; Colonial, buyers. 53s; Sonth British, Insurance, sellers 72s; Union, sellers Detection of Disease—American Mode of Salting Butter .. •• , ••. f 24 ■VTOTIOE TO AGENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS, vn’ t The NEW ZEALAND TIMES and NEW ZKAcertificates, shares, insurance policies, or any other „ tangible security. ' Trade bills discounted dally at current rates. Loans v can be obtained for any period, and renewals arranged fruit, Marshall;-42 pkgs .Miss Featherston; 1 dp, Mrs. LAND MAIL are now • despatched from this office every morning for transmission by coach and railway to each township and station along the line of route AU transactions entertained and advances made * 2SnkR9. Oleeaon ;15 qr casks, Moss; 2cases,Banka Loan snd Mercantile., old issue, sellers £6 2s 6d; and 0oV.”2 pkgs, Moxham; 1 case* Fraser; 1 bale. Guthrie and Lamaoh, call paid, sellers 67s 6d; Moanabetween Wellington, Foxton, and.Wanganui. . All Lyon and Blair; 1 case, Dutton: 37 do fruit, 2 bags. talari. 65s: Tookey; Tribute, 12s: Alburnia,' buyers, A rants and Subscribers are requested to communicate ; CORRESPONDENCE. ' Curtis: 40cases. Beauchamp: 1 case, Gardiner. 52s 6d. sellers 66s ex. dlv.: Corby, sellers 34s: Cute, with the Manager, N. Z. Tikes and Mail office bjr Taiaroa, from Dunedin; 2 sacks oats. McFarlane; 20 cases, 12 boxes, ! pkg.T cask; 0 bogs, 2 half-chesta, Scott; 1 pkg, Simeon; 100 sacks, 2d half-sacks, flour. Order; 6 cases, 1 hhd, W. and G. Turnbull and Co.; 15ffiecea/MlIIa: 4 nkxs.CCoombes; 1 case/Rankin; 1 sellers 7s 8d; Caledonia, sellers 55s. 1 r telegraph Immediately if they do not receive copies of the papers punctually/ r 1 ' - ■ proper expression of 'opinion upon the topics of the 7 .day, whether social or political, which have general ■, ’interest. 1 .'We must notbe held as coinciding necessarily with the views of writers I whose letters we < insert. i ; T>AUjY memoranda. Saturday, June 8. ’"O' T h 1 I; 1 C ' E. do. Gray; 3 do. Bishop; 1 do, Levy ;JL do, Villott; 9 MEETING— , . ,, 1 . i NEW ZEALAND MAIL • ; > nach: 1 cases. Toombcs:,! truss, Defence Department; Wellington Typographical Association, at the Is how ENLARGED to TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES, ieakiri Cimes c ! . . (PUBUSUBp DAILY.) , 19 coses, 2 boxes, 2 bags, Morton ;1 parcel, Taylor Bros.; 14 cases, 3 trusses, 1 roll, 3 cases, 1 bag, Shaw; 6 bags, 1 pkg.Dnthle: 1 cask, 3 cases. 4 trunks. Undsay; 1 pxg, Thompson. From Lyttelton; 9, bags, Hannah; 10 bags. Gandy; 2 coses, Jameson; 1 pkg, Badman ;,! case Pierce; 6 blocks stone, Wilson and Co.; 1 case; Telegraph Department; 22 sacks flour, 10 bags. 1 case, Order. . Reward, from Olova Bay: 29,000ft. sawn timber, ’ Compton. Aspoalfl, from Polorns Sound: 28,85Gft. timber. SALES BY AUCTION- , : Mr. Geo. Thomab—At his rooms, at 12 o clock---Maize : on the premises, Cuba-street, at 1 o'clock and contains a. variety of , useful and . iatereating reading matter, prepared especially ' for ‘country readers. The large and increasing circulation of the Mail renders it an excellent j medium for advertising. Messrs. Beauchamp. Camphell, , and . Co,—At theirrooma, at 11 o’clock—Fruit, honey, potatoes; at the Nag’s Head yard, at 2 o’clock—Horae*, vehicles. ,, ■ ; AT OTIC If .—Advertisements of Births; Deaths, and ll Marriages, properly vouched with the signature and address of the sender, will he received at this office, and published: at the rate of One Shilling for each advertisement, payment being made in cash, or, . when the advertisement.is sent from tho country. In postage stamps., When payment is not so made, the advertisement 1 will be ciiarged for at the rate now current. *■ i .' - - * c. ■ SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1878. ■ 7 On a former occasion, when calling alienlion to the' necessity'of making i some ; provision in the new electoral law, proPOST OFFICE NOTICES. Order. .,■.*■ a. 7. - , , Bose of Kden, from Pelotin Sound: 26,000ft. timber, . Order. ■' ' ; Taranaki.'from Nelson: 1 bdl, McNeill; 3 rolls, .Williams; 1 case, Nathan; 3 pkgs, McNab; 2 boxes, I roll. Mills; 2 kegs. Hoskins. . . Poneke, from Kaipara; quantity of sawn timber. ’ • Mails olosb at the Chief Post Office, Wellington, os follows:— / % For Picton and Nelson, per s.s. Wellington, on posed to be introduced in the next session of the Assembly, for the representation;, of minorities,' we pointed out that what is known as .Hare’s system had been in operation’: in Denmark.’,: As this Monday, at noon. / For Nelson, per s.s. Ringarooma, on Monday, at 3 p.m. For Napier and Poverty Bay; per Rangatira, this rpHE NEW 1 ZEALAND TIMES 'AND X .-'MAIL. ■ * Waddell. - Sarah Pile, from Kaipara: quantity of sawn timber, For Wanganui, per Stormblrd, this day, at 5 p m. < For Kalkoura and Lyttelton, per Tul, on Monday, Mr. R. BURKETT, Bookseller and Stationer, will' receive advertisements’ at the Thorudon end of the City for the New Zealand Times.and Mail, and will continue to act as horetoforo, Agent for these papers. 'question has "for hs now a . .very great .i- EXPORTS. • Taiaroa, for Nelson: 20 cases gin, 5 do old tom, 5 do brandy. Krull and Co.; 7 coses. Griffiths ; 2 pkgs, For Nelson, Westport, Greymoulh, and Hokitika, per Charles Edward, this day, at 11 a m* ■ j For Lyttelton. Port Chalmers, and Bluff, per Waka-, t}pu, this day, at 1 p.m. . ■ ■ 1 For Lyttelton; Pott Chalmers, Bluff, and Australia, :vla Melbourne, per Ringarooma, on Wednesday, results of stump oratory,' and of the' jChances !( of ,:a .senseless “.ory,”f which 'would suit the Tadpoles and Tapers of the ■ Government . party, being got ■ up at a general' election, we think, , it,.' our ,i duty, / to ;; keep the . sub-.. . Piimzuar. r ‘For Manukau0 pkgs, ■ Railway DepartIVfR. L. T. BOWDEN, Bookseller and 1VJL Stationer, Athenaaum Buildings, will receive advertisements for the .New Zealand, Times and ment. .Reliance, for Kaqtara: 1-ton sugar, Pearce. . ' " ! EXPECTED ARRIVALS. London.—Cralgie Lea, Cralgmnllen, Pleionc, Frith For Australia, via Sydney, per. Eashy, on Monday, at Mail, ‘and orders lor printing of all description. , *f - . Forth, and Caitloch,'early. _ _ _ _ • ! • 10 a.m, ‘ • ' Mr. Bowden will also act as Agent lor these papers. ; ;jebt before the eyes of people. In another column of our issue, to-day A N K HOLIDAY . [ Melbouiuik Via the Socin.—Ringarooma, Oth. ; gUN TIRE OFFICE, LONDON. Established 1710. will be found an' abstract of ah ‘article PROJECTED DEPARTURE. ./London.—Uhasca • and Chaudiere, early. Fiction and Net-son.—Wellington, 10th; RingaAll the BANKS will be CLOSED on MONDAY, 10th Inst. (WHIT MONDAY). , , on the subject ot the system of Proportional Representation as it exists in Den-: rooma. 11th. . 'mark, which appeared .in a. magazine Wanganui.—Stormbird, tills day; Manawatu, loth. : Cahtlwpoint ’and ■ Napikh.—Kiwi, 11th ; OoINSURANCES EFFECTED upon almost every June 0, 1878. ; called the “Nineteenth Century,” pubdescription of Property : at the current rales of -yy7"OOL, TALLOW, AND PKODTJCIj. lished " at' Copenhagen, for "a translation , * Noktiikun Poj;th.—Hawea, early. ' Premium. ' Total sum-insured In 1876, £248,086,367: .of which wp are .indebted to Mr.- Monbad. : 'We' hope, in' a few’ days, to P -.bp. able to give,,, a, ..continuation ot the paper, in’which suggestions are made by the author ( for; improvements in the details of the system which experience of its working have shown to be necessary. If Mr. Ballancb’s'policy of allowing to a single individual the possibility of oxer- . cising seven ty7one Votes in the election of. members bf the House of Representatives^ Foxton.—Jane Douglas, to-day. MELBOlmN,B, : .nA TUK South.—Ringarooma, 12th. Blenheim.—Lyttelton, oth. • ; Southern Ports.—Wakatipu, to-day; Taupo, 10th. Sydnuy.—Easby, 10th. 1 Napikii and PovEim' Bay—Rangatira. to-day. Nrlson and Hokitika,—Murray, early; Charles 'Edward, 10th, - Kaikocra and Lyttelton.—Tui. 10th. Claims arranged by the Xocal Agents, and .paid with promptitude and liberality. The jurisdiction of local tribunals recognised.: J. H.’BETHUNE .& CU, Agents. Corner of Featherston and Brandon streets. Parties hitherto,effeclinglNSUltANCE in England. can make ARRANGEMENTS on lequal' terms to cover interest at any of this Company’s offices In New Zealand— • 1 • WhUe in Shed Or Factories, by rail, dray, lighter, or other conveyance, and ship, till delivered in London. , BY TELEGRAPH. GA3TLEPGINT. Friday. - Anmvxn: 0,15 a.m;, Kiwi, from Wellington. rtlHE FIDELITY AND ACCIDENT GUARANTY X COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND is prepared to issue policies guaranteeing the fidelity of employes on moderate tonus.. For rates of premium and forms of proposal, apply From ports in New Zealand to London direct, or transhipping at ports here or in Australia* From stations or factories, to terminate at Wellington, or coastal port, if need bo. . Claims payaole in London; “ Ahriv*ed: 10 a.m., Wellington, from Plctou. at the Company’s Office, Lambton-quay. 9.' CARROLL, ■ . Secretary. ; is to triumph'over that of the Premier, which would give-every adult male one BLENHEIM. Friday. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. vote, and only one, ( then the adoption of such a system’as that of proportional. AnniVEiB: Noon; Napier, from Wellington. T|£- O N E Y TO L E N D liX On Mortgage of or apprevod LeaseB. BRUCE WALLACE, i .. ■ Manager, Wellington* : LYTTELTON, Friday. ; representation, as described iu the paper The harquo’Cabeifeidh,' schooners Rosanna Bose, 'Jane, and Hannah Barratt,. bound South, are lying at tho Heads, owing to the southerly weather. "'Advances on’ Buildings In course of erection. CHAS. POWNALL & CO., Financial Agents. Grey-street. ; rjTO THE MEN OE EEATHEESTON ■ ■ . !...■ '' ' AND' • ■ ■ '" :l j noV in question, would be impracticable. -.But, as it has been officially intimated that Ministers are graciously pleased! to admit that minorities have' some; claim, although not,much,Lto their consideration, another,..mode ,of attaining .that end may. Tile s s. Wakttipu, which was anximsly looked for: on Thursday night, did not pat In an appearance until yesterday forenoon, through having experienced rough'and "dirty 1 'weather oft the. cast. She left , Sydney on tho 1st instant at 3 p.m:, and after clearing the Heads encountered strong head winds, with a ' nasty cross sea. The first three days were charaoCROWN OF MANY LUSTRESNothing' crowns a gracefal -woman or a man of jptll.nibearinglike a lnstrona head of natural hair. W A IK ABA PA; / ! V j it is the poet’s ‘‘ Crown of many lustres.’* Nothing will so certainly produce and preserve a luxuriant, glossy, growth of hair upon the human head as LYON’S KATHAIUON. OVEll NINE MILLIONS-OE MONEY .pbssibly .be. adopted.,, .In any case, how;ever, good will result'from .tho ventilaterlaetl by heavy downpours of rain, and from that time experienced head winds and thick foggy weather. The Wakatipu sails to-morrow, taking the mails South, ex Stella, should the latter vessel arrive la time. ... ! Were offered in London to New Zealand tiou of a question so’i’raportaiit, and from banished all inferior preparations from the toilet table, and has steadily grown in popularity.. . The Kaxhatron dresses the hair beautifully, renders it soft, tractable, and luxuriant, inclines it: to curl, and keeps it Per days In any desired position. It IN ONE DAY. ' , showing that tho objections, which havp boon raised to Hare’s sebome’ for tho RAILWAY TRAINS WILE BE RUNNING representation of ■ minorities, on tho before 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. She reports Icarlng Fort Chalmurs at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, arriving;, at Lyttelton at 1'p.m. the next day,' having experienced head winds, with thick weather, up tho coast. Left Lyttelton at p.m. on Thursday, arriving here as aboroj’i The same dirty weather was expert-: ,euced across tho Strait as from Port Chalmers. - • The barque Aastrallnd, coal-laden for Wellington, left Newcastle on the-16th. She was spoken by the . .BETWEEN', trroundof its impracticability, have been’ removes dandruff, cleanses the scalp, stops the hair from falling out and turning grey, and if the roots are not dead, Itwill core baldness. ■ ■ The Katuaiuok Is wholly vegetable, and docs not dye tbo bair, but by Imparting new life, brings back the oririnal color, , ‘ . i Lyon’s Katliairon ia sold in large bottles at every EEATHEESTON AND WELLINGTON On or before - SEPTEMBER' 1. 187.8. ,■ ' DUNCAN’S, GREAT LAND SALE proved, by practical experience in Den-, mark, to be without.foundatipn.r: ,:f Ir the returns of Sa:vinga Bank afford a; certain test of the general providence and Robin flood on the 24th ult. She will, in all probaprosperity of that section of. the people, tho working boos of tho social hive, for , whose use and advantage they are «upposed to bo especially . intended, those who J take ‘ a’ * brbad ‘'view of the public blllty, show up to-day. .. . ■ ■ ■ -The schooner Shepherdess, for Pelorus Sound, left yestenlay afternoon. - - -■■■*■ ' The collier N e pfcune arrived at Newcaa tie, from T\yTR. RA WfcON, DENTIST,Bolton-atreot, Terrace JitX next to Dr. Kemp’s. , / - Mr. Rawson Isa present on a visit to Wanganui. ; ■ ’ TUESDAY,:11th INSTANT,' At half-past 11 o’clock, at Wellington, of . , ’THE EXTENSION . OF FEATHERSTON: Wellington, oh May 25th, after a fine passage of seven •days; Ti/TR, MOFFIT, Dentist, [opposite Mr. Dimmer's ill -new HoieL • ‘ Xho barque Caimiorc broke ground yesterday moruinterests in this'bblohy will' have reason , to be satisfied in this particular., j, . ing; and left <with: a fine whole-sail -breeze for .ValINStTEANCB COMPANY \J /; OF NEW ZEALAND. f BE;IN TIMK. r •')/ j The ship for Newcastle, which has been IT IS lidw oB NEVER. ■’eAsV terms; ■’ . . at anchor In Worser Bay for the last 38 hours, got under way yesterday afternoon. iMr. Duder's yachb Contrabandiere is in the market FIRE AND. MARINE.' tions of this kind in New" Zealand—the Post-office Savings-Bank, and those estabfor sale." Tho price asked for,her la, wo understand, Capital .. .. .. .. £2,009,090.; jit.-- • .r.i.n • *,■;, . ■ very reasonable. It ia to ba hoped that so fine a little craft wilt find an owner In Wellington, a» she comes HEAD OFFICH—WELLINGTON. '} i-/: ■ ; : -DELAYS ■ABE' DANGEROUS. ' • ;byr ,the;; Savings Bank , Act i of:! 3185$ here with, a flue, reputation; and it would be a pity to let her go out of our fleet of yachts. ' ' ■ ” DIRECTORS:- ‘;:. i; ,;.: . MAY IT3ATHEBSTON FLODRISH;!: .V and the amending Act of 1850. Of these latter there is one bank at Auckland, . and one ..at New Plymouth in tjre.North; Islan'd j'An'the Sohtli’ there ‘are banks ( at Nelson, at Hokitika, at Invercargill; and The brigantine. Sarah, Pile and* the- topsail schooner Poneke both arrived hv harboryesterday evening from The Hon. C. J. Fiiarazyn, Chairman. ' f . - ' » , -j' j Kaipara with full cargoes - of sawn timber. Thick weather,,with nasty cross seas,.were experienced along coast. ‘ . The steamer Taranaki, from Nelson, arrived here The Hon. G. Randall Johnson,. Vice-Chairman. The lion. Dr. M. S. Grace. A. de B. Brandon, Esq. . |( ’ AVai.teb J. Nathan, Esq. : s’at'j Dunedin.' >THe ( accounts ! of ,”these last nighti at .half-post, 7 o’clock. - Captain Malcolm E. W. MiLLa. Esq. . r ■ ‘'Jacob Joseph, Esq. ■ r ■ ' ■ — r -s- ■— ; banks are made up annually, and the balance-sheet* ik:required"tb : be traha- 1 • - ■ ■ , ; again at 10.30 a.m. the same day, and arrived at Nel- ' General Manager: G. S. GnAUAM,-Esq.' TVTEW ZEALAND CLOTHING IM ■/ EACTORY.: milled to the Governor for approval, and Temporary Offices, Panama Chambers, Panama-etreot: after approval, for publication in the New Wellington as above. Thick weather, with a smooth ,.. —— - . se$,~was experienced on tlm run down. She left again The. Company- hi now taking Fire arid MarisciRSsks of every description, at the Lowest Current Kates. SEE THE STOCK. OE WINTER i , CLOTHING . accounts for the year 1877 have been so ... ■ JUST RECEIVED.' •published. - - j come in/here weather txiuml, raode a fresh start yesterday afternoon with a spanking breeze. The schooner Aspasla, from Pelorus Sound, sailed up from the Heads yesterday morning, where she was anchored, during-Thursday nigiit. -iShe reports leaving the Sound on Saturday morning, and had not gone far before'rife felt In with a heavy gale from the N.W., • with a treiriendons sea, which compelled her to bring up;^■.-in- Queen; Charlotte Sound,; which place she reached the same night. She lay there until ThursThis Company , being compelled :ttr ife Articles of A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLESALE :PKICB.' , • ' " 'BLANKETS, FLANNELS; & HOSIERY, BEST HOME GOODS' A.ND. NEW . ZE ALAND MADE,. A SINGLE ARTICLE AT WHOLESALE . ,-A.recenfc in the * |Npw Zealand ) Herald ” balls attention to the last qtilif, terly statepient, qf the : transactions of the Auckland Savings Bank, and the. Penny Savings -Bank in connection* Association to Reserve 100,000k Sftares (half the Capital) to be alloted from tiroo; to time to‘AcUut.1 Insurer* , only, in - proportion to» tile.- aniqunc premiums paid, offers to th.e-. pnblifc; generally, and particularly-to men of small means;, tiro twofold adZealand has hitherto offered, that of security against with it, as showing a prosperous coudi-' losS' from fire combined'with participation in tkse*. profits of one of the safest and most lucrative kindsoC WELLINGTON BRANCH :ii; r ’ tioh amongst the working ’ classes liii that day. when the gale moderated, and she continued.her LAMBTON-QUAY, J. FITZSIMONS, ! i ■ - •'-■'■■■ Manager, district, notwithstanding the complaints coarse with a south east breeze.. Tho schooner Reward, alio from Pelorus Sound, brought up at the head of the harbor yesterday morning. Similar weather was experienced os that. of the An insurer with this Company, being a shareholder,, in effect reduces ihe wtecharycd on htauwn properly frequently made‘of the'times being dull,’ work being scarce, and trade unprofitable. ’ the Influence bo exerts to induce others to insure with’ The returns are as follows':— the Company.. l t -.■ •-.n:; ■ . i.’ 1 ii i AUCKLAND SAYINGS BANK. ’ | . i.', - I j- > ■■■ • March qr* ' March qr.1873. r 1877. i - Douglas. forFoxton, left here to-day. - . The s.a. Stella, with the San Francisco mails, arrived at Napier at half .past 3 o'clock yesterday. She is expected -here about 1 o’clock: to-day, when she will tranship the southern portion of the moilaon board tho Wakatlpu. • i . The brig Robin Hood hauled into the wharf yestcrTO GENTLEMEN, ZEALAND, INSURANCE , 00, Established 1569. , , , „ opened »• •• 413 359 \ ’ •Numberof deFMlts i, SIMM* •’ MM i Number of withdrawals .* 1459 1407 . junMarch quarter,:‘-..March quarter/ day morning, and commenced discharging her coats. The topsail schooner PeUuau has made good pro- ■ ! WILSON * RICHARDSON CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. - - , 1877. Amount deposited. .£24,277 : 12 -2 . 1 2 Amount withdrawn 20,077 6 10 17,646 16 11, gresi In putting out her grain, which i» being landed PA11> UP, £200,000; RBS1SRYB FUNP, £100,000 in first-rate condUton. i : , The 'LyUsAtQn, Ttnie* ot. like Oth lust, aaya f/ The Are now showing their Excess of deposits . ; 1 over withdrawals 4200 5 4 3031 4 3 slilfis TroveTyan and Western Monarch (Scared the . NEW TIES .AND SCARVESPENNY SANK. .... i Customs yesterday/ The Trevelyan has a full cargo Geokojc Hunieii, Esq., M.n.R. . , , £ A T-S U.Vi /i .! JMbroh qr.id ' March qr. of wheat Valued at -£12.813; f - .-ThU ship will call at ... NEW SHAPES'IN HATS' ’ 187/. | either Cork or Folmouth fororders as to her final port of destination. - She will be towed out Into the stream'- to-day;' and probably proceed to sea. The Western Monarch cleared for London direct with a NEW WINTER ilOSIERVT ' ; PORTMANTEAUS, i fire AND MARINE RISKS of every descrlptlor , accepted at the lowest cnrxent rates. nTMps(W | Number of new accounts v - • ' opened .. .. .. 157 215 Number ot doposltal.. .. 2287 2649 Number of,withdrawals ,;,o 188 . 3 W ) * cargo of wheat and a few bales of wool, representing a total value of £13,144.. Of this amount, wheat to the value ofi;£524P; was shipped ’ In Dunedin, The ship also takes three saloon passengers. > . The Monarch is IkUUS, H MbltKas; SHIRTS AND JWSSEN COLLARS ' Odiees—Corner of Grey-street and Lambton-quny Wellington ' March quarter, March quarter, 1878. 1877.”- ; .Amounts.®! deposit <..(B467(14 ■A/,.r / . ,e ??3 11 -? Amount of withdrawals 215 0 11 107 .■ 8,10 ALL THE VERST BEST MANUFACTURES.- . TTNION INSURANCE COMPANY

Deposits ; . Received. Deposits Repaid. Excess of 1 Deposits. Hokitika .. Invercargill. N. Plymouth Duncdlu .. Nelson Auckland .. £ s. d. 3052 10 0 8513 18 10 572 0 2 25,892 18 7 6390 4 1 79,678 6 0 £ s. <1. 3383 3 2 7706 9 4 916 1 2 27,766 16 10 6310 9 0 71.241 6 9 £ ». A. 124,700 4 2 116,323 4 9 S376 19 5

i A \ ■' .. y • Investments., v - ■ tfominal;Value • Cost. - '■ Kate, of Inte-' rest per Cent. : On Ordinary Trust Fund Account : . Bonds of the Consalidated Loan, 1867 ■ i .. .. *•. •• ‘ Immigration and PublicWorks Loan, 1870 • ” Defence and Other Purposes Loan, 1870 .. ; ' General Purposes Loan, 1373 .. . -- • ” ‘ North Otago District Vublic Works Loan, 1872 .. „ "Westland Loan, 1873 .. .. .. .. •• : „ Wellington Debts Act 1871 Amendment Act, 1876 „ Canterbury Rivers Act 1870 Amendment Act, 1873 1 Treasury Bills, Financial Arrangements Act, 1876 . .. Patea Mortgages . ... .. .. .♦ Oamaru Harbor Board Mortgages .. .... * On Government Insurance Account: Treasury Bills, Extended Currency Act, 1873 .. „ Financial Arrangements Act, 1876 On Nelson. Rifle Prize Fund. Account ; ; Bank of New Zealand Deposit Receipt .. .. £ , s. d. 13.000 0 0 173,200 0 0 14.900 O 0 75.000 0 0 5.000 0 0 142,600 0 0 ■ 5,200| 0 0 43.900 0 0 50,000 ! 0 0 53.000 0 0 4,600 0 0 110,800 0 0 1,003 7 0 10.000 O 0 35,000' O 0 130,000 0 0 14,100 0 0 1.000 0 • ' £ s. d. 12,480 0 0 160,272 O 0 14,527 10 0 72.000 0 0 5.000 0 0 i42,coo; 0 0 4,342 O 0 43,900 0 0 50,800 0 0 63.000 O 0 4,500 0 0 110,800 0, 0 1.001 O 6 ■ 10,000,0 0 35.000 0 0 180,000; O 0 ; 14,100 O 0 , 1,000 0 :V •" 4 >•. ■" 4 - . - : : a ■ - - 4 a.. - ' 5 ■ h" 6 ■ 33d. per diem •r .6 : ’6 ‘ . -5 h - 3|d. per diem 3£d. per diem £932,203 7 £921,322 10 6

Private Savings Banks— Auckland 1 .. ■ . Now Plymouth ■ , .. < Nelson .. . ... .. , .. • Hokitika .. ■ .. - Invercargill .. ; i ,'Dwnedln ..£108,070 14 6 i s 2,480 8 11 .. 16.140 0 6 : i.. 0,374 4 3* .. 6,808 0 7 , .. 48,860 13 1 Post Office Savings Bank £191,833'6 10' .. 707.375 17 8