Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1368, 7 April 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain Unawed by influence and unbi ibed by gain.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1881.

All things considered, the members of the Hamilton Troop of the Waikato Cavalry regiment have turned out remarkably well, and show that they still take an interest in the welfare of the volunteer, cause. This is the more gratifying because we regard our volunteering in this district, not as a means of amusement, of killing time, but as a nec- , essary feature in a frontier settlement not as yet entirely free from , danger. "We are very far from decrying the' Volunteer movement in 1 other parts of the colony essentially free from dangers such, as those ( -which might at any time threaten us; we are firmly of the opinion that nothing 1 should be left undone to secure the organisation and the well-being of an efficient volunteer force distributed over the colony, 'and: capable oF being concentrated at any one given spot in case of

needf^flt is^lfewe^r^for^if "special reason that we are just now^glad to note the interest which some of our settlers take in the volunteer movement in Waikato. Bef&Ve^JT' for^-'j night shall have elapsed^taeifiower - of the Thames and Auckland Volunteer military force will be concentrated on the frontier, and we .should be indeed sorry to have to record that in an affair of- this kind Waikato was found wanting. Since the -last half-yearly drill, niem.bersof the regimenthave pretty freely expressed dissatisfaction, at the action of the authorities in withholding the pay, but if it be, as we are told, true that the Government has it in contemplation to continue to give some remuneration, to the Cavalry, there need be little fear that the institution will collapse. We must at the same time say candidly that the public, the body of the settlers for whose benefit, quite as much as that of the members themselves, the Cavalry is kept up, do not support the organisation as they ought. On looking through the ranks no. one who knows anything of the 1 district could fail to note this — that there are scores, we will not say hundreds, absent, who should be members of the Troops, or who should, at any rate, lend their influence and their aid in other ways to foster the institution. A great deal might be said upon this subject, as to the manner in which assistance of this kind could be rendered, but just now we merely draw attention to it in connection with the approaching Review at Easter. The expenses attendant upon the proper and efficient carrying out of the demonstration should not fall solely upon the shoulders of the Cavalry, the members of which have given, and are giving, in time, quite as much as ought reasonably to be expected. We know they are reluctant to ask assistance, but this is no reason why the public should not come forward with pecuniary support. We make this suggestion in the interest of the Cavalry, believing that in an affair of this kind, where the credit of the whole district is concerned, all should contribute towards it.

It is understood that Tawhao's next great meeting at Hikurangi will take place next week, probably commencing on the 16th. Duck shooting in Canterbury has turned out a failure, owing to the Bcarcity of birds. The county papers in Otago are commenting on the inonoply of the goldfields by the Chineso, who are now occupying all the available land in theDunj

stan and western districts. Captain Mahon, drill instructor under the Education Board, is at present in Hamilton. The object of his visit is the institution of a system of drilling in the various schools in the district. He will remain in the district for a week or so, and will visit the schools in the lower part of the Waikato.

Sporting ammunition of all description can be obtained at Mr Trewheellars establishment.

A valuable shorthorn bull calf, "Royal Brunswick Purple," passed through Hamilton yesterday for Eureka, lately purchased by A. B. Suttor, Esq., from Messrs Morrin and Co. "Royal Brunswick Purple" is a light roan, showing lots of breeding. Calved May 6, 18S0, out of dam Brunswick—Princess by Young Brunswick.

The ' Dunedin Star" learns that the visiting justice of Dunedin goal has sent the Minister of JuBtsce a strong protesf against certain extraordinary doings in the Dunedin goal. The matter is likely to be brought before Parliament, if not satisfactorily dealt with by the department.

Some confusion appears to have have arisen in regard to the day upon which the Thames Volunteers will arrive in Waikato. We stated a few days ago that they would leave on C4ood Friday, arriving at Te Awamutu the same night. Since then, an impression, founded on >vliat has appeared in one of our contemporaries, has got abroad that the Thames men would not arrive until Easter Sunday. Last night Major Murray telegraphed to us as follows :—"Thames men leave here on Good Friday morning at 6, expect to arrive at the camp at Te Awamutu same evening."

The butchers in the County of Waikato feel somewhat aggrieved at the high rate at which they are taxed by the County Council, and intend presenting a petition for the reduction of the fees now charged for slaughtering, at the next sitting of that body on Friday. They complain that, whereas, in Auckland the fee for slaughtering a bullock is Is, and a sheep 2d, in Waikato they are just exactly double.

No fewer than four " birds of passage," trapped by the census enumerator in the National Hotel, Cambridge, last Sunday, described themselves as "Freethinkers," while other three, apparently pretty much of the same plumage, modestly concealed their religious identity behind the " objection clause." Amongst the more orthodox, twenty-four claimed allegiance to the Church of England; whilst Presbyteriajs, Roman Catholics, and Wesleyans, wvith one solitary Lutheran, brought up the rear.

The Mayor of Hamilton has received a letter from the District Manager of the Auckland Railways, Mr A. Y. Macdonald, stating that he had been requested by the General Manager to state that in consideration of the request forwarded to Wellington by the Mayor, arrangements have been made by the Department to run a goods train to Hamilton Junction three times ■ a-week, viz., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and .Saturdays. This new arrangement will shortly be made public by notification in the press, when the hours at which the train , will arrive and depart will be made known The first train will run on Tuesday, April 12th inst.

The usual monthly Finance meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held on Monday night. Present: His Worship the Mayor, Crs. Jones, Hill, Price, McGarrigle, Tippen and Peat. The Council having gone into .committee, accounts amounting to £>4A 14$. lid, general account, and £27 5a Qd special fund account were passed for payment, an item of 10s 6d for advertising notice calling upon the burgesses to close their places of business during the Governor's visit to Hamilton, and an account of £3 5s &d foj? lamp materials, rendered by the Borough workman, being struck'out. Some 'very warm discussion on the motion to strike, out the advertising account^ 'the majority

of the Councillors urging that the sum "could not properly be charged against th« Borough funds. The voting on the cjneswas as follows : In favour of retaining the item, His Worship the Mayor, Crs. f pill and Peat; against, Crs: Jonef , <Pric,e, McGarriglejmd Tippen. ,-* ■, ™\ %

\ A high -class shorthorn bull has arrived per Oxford in' Auckland,— and should form a valuable addition to the herd of shorthorns in this country.- Hja pedigree is as follows :—: — Baron Laughton, red, calved January 2<jth, 1880, by Grand Duke 30th, 38373 Dam Tregunter Gwynnc, by Barrington Duke, *79«S gr d Oiphan Gwynne, by Duke of Gloster, 11382 q gr dJDaphnc Gwynne, by Conservative, 3472 q q gr d White Moll Gwynne, by Wallace, 5586 ff Jf (f gr 4 Dorothy Gwynne, by Murmion, 496 gSg S g c d Daphn Gwynne, Merlin, 430 SS q q 5 g T d N«*H Gwynne, by Layton,3(s6 SSgggggrd Nell Gwynnc by Phenomenon, 491 ggggggggrd Princess, by Favorite, 252 gggggggggrd by Favourite, 252 gffSgffffggffgrdby Hubback, tss) gggggggggggrd by-snowdon s Bull, 612 q q q q q q q q q q q gr d by Waistell's Bull, 669 £ffff£&gg&ffffgffg;rdby Masterman's Bull, 422 ggggggggggg'gggr d by /he Studley Bull, 626.

The flood which occurred on Sunday afternoon in the lower part of the township, writes our Cambridge correspondent, creates serious doubts as to the efficiency of the present drainage system. Had the rain-fall continued another hour, tHere can be little doubt but that the adjoining tenements would have been inundated, and a quantity of valuable effects damaged. The existing provision for carrying off storm water is a 12-ihch pipe laid from the junction of Duke-street down to the river. Enlargement of the drain, or even the laying of an extra pipe would not be an expensive undertaking —certainly not extravagantly so, considering the risk that is being run. The feeders to this drain command the fall from nearly every portion of the town, so that the town is eagerly interested in its efficiency. The subject is one the Board should take into its favourable consideration, and that at an early date.

The number on parade at the Cavalry drill at Hamilton averaged 30 the last three days. Yesterday the Troop mustered at 10 a.m. at Hamilton East, and proceeded to the rifle range, where they went through skirmishing drill and rode at speed over two fixed fences, with rapidity ball practice. The shooting was quite up to the average, both men and horses performing their work very creditably. In the afternoon the Troop was exercised for two hours in field movements, pursuing practice and charging, the whole of the evolutions being executed very fairly, the pursuing practice being especially good. To-day the Troop will go through a similar programme.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hamilton West School Committee was held yesterday. Present, Messrs Grwynne (chairman), O'Neill, Bradley, Yon Stunner, and Knox. The minutes sf the previous meeting 1 having been read and confirmed a letter was read from the head master suggesting certain alterations to be made to the perch, to prevent draught. Agreed to. It was resolved to communicate with the Education Board, asking them to defray the expense of levelling the school ground, the Committee undertook to gravel the same. The Secretary was again instructed to again write to the Borough Council, asking to have a pathway gravelled from Victoria and Anglesea-streets to the school. This was all the business.

A Meeting of the 0. Troop, (Hamilton) Waikato Cavalry was held at Gwynne's Hotel, last evening. About twenty members were present, Lieut, Johnson in the chair. The principal business was the telling off of a fatigue party to proceed to Te Awamutu and prepare quarters, and generally to provide for the comfort of the Troop in camping out. Corporal Manktelow will be m charge of this party, Trooper Cochrane accompanying as acting Quarter-mas-ter. Canvassers were also appointed to collect subscriptions from the general public to defray the expenses that will be incurred in entertaining the Volunteers from the Thames and Auckland. As the carrying out of this part of the programme will reflect upon the whole district, it is to be hoped everyone will asiist liberally, as a return for the splendid treatment received by our men when visiting the Thames last year, it was arranged that a parade take place at 9.30 on Saturday 16th, men to be sharp to time, to enable the troop to reach Te Awamutu by 2 o'olock, So that they may take part in the programme for that day.

Mr John Coleman has sustained a serious loss by the death of the fine blood mare, " Luoy," stinted to the thoroughbred " War Chief," which he bought at Mr Alfred Buokland's sale on Saturday last. It appears that by some mistake the mare was sent on by the goods train on Monday morning from R,emuera, instead of by the passenger train following, by which Mr Coleman had intended to accompany her. On the arrival of the goods train at Pukekohej the mare was discovered to be on her back in the box, having injured herself severely by struggling. She was taken out and slung, and means were taken to treat her in- '• juries. On the arrival of the passenger i train, Mr Coleman was informed of what ' had taken place, but was unable to remain, and canoe on to Hamilton. On Tuesday night, he received a telegram from the < person left in charge, saying that owing to the serious nature of the mare's injuries, he had thought it necessary to i Bhoot her.

The people of the Lake District are beginning to appreciate the advantages offered by the splendid sheet of water in Lake Rotorua as a field for aquatic exercises. .A regatta, which is to come off oa Saturday week has been projected, and, considering the influential auspices under which it is held, there is every likelihood of it turning out a success. The programme embraces 10 events, including a Maori women canoe race, and a Maori war canoe race. The latter event will be a novelty, and many persons will likely pay a yiait to tha Lukes to see the natives in full war costume, recalling- a state of things which has long passed away. This is the first regatta ever held in the, Lake District, and it is likely to be the precursor of many others.

A meeting of the Hamilton East School committee was held on Tuesday evening. After the usual preliminary business correspondence was read from the Board regarding the proposed transference of Miss Williams from the West to the East school. The Secretary reported that the Committee had a balance at the Bank of £9 8s 9d. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Superintendent, asking that Constable Murray be instructed to look after all the truantß, as is done in Auckland, and alio to apply to the Board for the proper forms to forward to the parents; Accounts amount' ing to £1 17s were passed for payment. The Secretary was instructed to write Mr Price, asking Mm if he . will complete the repairs ordered, otherwise the Committee will be compelled to employ someone dsen The Seeratary was also instructed to- write' to 'the Board again urging the necessity of the. grants applied for .in the matter of the well, &o, 'Dr Beale reported that he had attended the conference of School Committee in Auckland, which had beeu;»djourn,«d .tjlLth? k Btkinst^nt. It was resolved to instruct the head mwi

ter to clfilß^^Jjhoolj^ojnFri^Jthe, 15th, to Tuiflpay, 19thi'nciufliveffor the Easier holidays, Messrs Tippen and Lovegrove were appointed visitors to the school for the month of April. This was alLtbe business. --« «.-..<.. f - ~ -

Tb.e;tisual montWy meeting of the KiriMriroa Highway BolrcTwas held yes.terday,.when> there were.present—Messrs Primrose (chairman), Swarbrick, Giilett, M^Lernonj; .and-Coates. : The minutes of •4;lie previous; meeting having/ been read apd, confirmed, .the. Secretary. read th\ circular from the Manawatn County Council on "thesubject of local Government, and the Board decided to let it lie on the table until they had an opportunity of seeing what waVdohe "linEhe matter by the other local bodies. Mr Coop wrote, asking the Board to take the necessary steps to close a road going through his property, lately purchased from Captain Steele, on the Piako road. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with Mr Coop, and to state that the Board would take the necessary steps, provided the applicant would pay all expenses. Mr Dixon, the contractor for clearing and, forming the road dividing the properties of ICaptain Steele and Mr Seddon, wrote, saying -he had finished the clearing, and was now only awaiting the ploughing, which had been agreed to be done by Mr Seddon. He aiso applied for a progress payment. Mr Coates stated that in the present weather it was almost impossible to plough the road. The contractor was unable to complete the work through no fault of his own. It was resolved to allow the contractor £2 on account. The lollowing accounts were passed for payment: —Lovell, £11 6s 6d; E. Wright, 15s; Dickinson, 7s 6cl; Collector at 5 per cent on rates, £13 ; petty cash, £5 ; W. L. Laurie, (grass seed), £7 14s lOd; John Davis, £5 15s 6d ; "WV W. Powell; E. Johnson, £9; J. C. Booth on account, £40. The following tenders were received for gravelling on the Hokunui road near Eyre's farm : Thos Hunt, Is 7d per yard, (informal) ; J. C. Booth, IsBsd per yard ; John Kenny, Is sd, (accepted); The chairman was authorised to arrange with Mr Kenny to form the road near Mr Pig's farm for 5s per chain. This was all the business.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, yesterday, before H. W. Northcroft, Esq., R.M. and His "Worship the Mayor, Jiimes Cochrane, Wynu Bird, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and were fined 5a and costs. John Hinton and Robert Waite, charged with a breach of the Borough By-laws, by allowing horses to be at large in the street, were cautioned, Sergt. McGovern remarked that since the last Court day, there had beeu no cases of the kind, the offences in the present case having been committed on the evening before that day. Jesse Cockhead, a lad 13 years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing a boat, valued at £5 the property of Colonel de Quincy. Sergeant McGovern said the prisoner had swam the riv«r opposite Colonel da Quincy's place, and taking the boat away, had hidden it for several days, being assisted by another boy named Murray. Both lads had only been discharged from the Training School a few months ago, and since their return to Hamilton had been a perfect pest, numerous complaints having been made 'against them. The prisoner who said he had taken the boat for a " lark " .was remanded till this morning. Richard Kenan was charged with committing a breach of the Destitute Persona Act, by refusing to contribute towards the support of the illegitimate child of Mary Steele, of which he was alleged to be the father. Mr Hay prosecuted, and the defendant, through his counsel, Mr O'Neill, pleaded "Not Guilty." The evidence m this case is totally unfit for publication. The case wa3 eventually adjourned till this morning for the production of the evidence of experts as to the identification of the hand-writing of certain letters with that of the defendant. In the following civil cases judgment was recorded for the plaintiffs with costs :— Gibbs v. A. J. Hamon ; claim, £2 8s 6d (judgment summons). Ordered to pay by the 30th instaut; in default, 14 days imprisonment ; Ellis v. Hamon ; claim, £4 7s 6d (judgment summons), decision as above ; McGovern v. Graham ; claim, £6 12s ; B. and J. Coleman v. W. Henderson ; claim, £5 2s 3d; N. R. Cox v. L. James; claim, £5 5s 3d ; B. and J. Coleman v. J. Graham ; claim, £8 Is 7d ; N. R. Cox v. J. Graham ; claim, £4 7s 3d ;W. Black v. J. Graham; claim, £6 6s 7d; Yon Stunner v. Graham ; claim, £2 3s 7d (for milk).

A stupid blunder has been made in endorsing the census forms delivered in Tauranga — at least, as many of them as we have seen — the riding being entered as Waioeka instead of Waimapu. The result of this may be that in making up the returns, the Riding of Waioeka in Whakatane County may be credited with a large part of the population and stock of Tauranga, and the nourishing Riding of Waimapu may appear as almost a desert. If this is to be taken as an indication of the accuracy with which the returns are to be compiled, the statistics of New Zealand will be of little value, — Bay of Plenty Times.

The " Frisco News Letter " just received, states that the Lingards will shortly appear at the Balwin Theatre, and that Alice Lingard is handsomer than ever, th& Australian air having agreed with her.

James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the Neie York Herald, according to "Gath," can draw a cheque for 10,000dols. on his paper every week and 3till have a surplus at tho end of the year. His net profits are 750,00Jd015. a year, Mid that 3,Q00,000d01s have been vainly 3ffered for the "Herald. — New* tetter.

The, "Bay of Plenty Times" of Thursday last has the following : — "A volcanic eruption has taken place on White Island, resulting in the conversign of the flat which formerly existed on the far side of the hot lake into an active volcano. The new cratur reaches from near the landing to Big Ben, the name of one of the blow holes on the island, which is also _ showing unusual activity. The changes on the left-hand side of the island are greater than those on the right. The steam from the cratur is visible for a considerable distance at sea. The long stretch of land lying between the hot lake and the shore, on White Island has been covered with a fine black deposit from the new cratur formed on the far side of the lake. The , wooden tramway has been altogether hidden, and the change in the face of the country is .very remarkable. We are informed that there appears to be more pure sulphnr on the island now than formerly.

! Between 400 and 500 attended Mr. Stout's lecture on the " Irish Land Question," at In vet cargill on Tuesday night — the Mayor, Mr. jKT. Johnston, in the chair. He revie^d the .causes leading to the present crisis, expressing the opinion that, so far/ the Land League had been made a means of preventing, rather than of occasioning, agrarian outrages. Referring to the oppression,' that had been practised in Ireland, he remarked that if the same h&d'been done \n Scotland, the people •njouldhaire' resisted / to, the "bitter end and, tare conquered too. He hoped for better things tinder the viselegislation [Of eUadstone and Bright, »m} pointed pat that to colonists |;he position of "affairs ['gkvefy valuable lesson' avbicT'in' 'foe grpff^o^H* landlprd'.bjuws.' the ezisr tenoe of which in the oolonjr "w-is'^rie to the unwiadom of the «tfliest' ! l«giBl«tet/.

JThe lgfiitirerj&d that G|e remedy tar Jrton "unrest wa« Home Rule-~the establishment of a kind of provincial parliament and reform of the laws. ;

v.Th.ere,is SQarcely a newspaper published from ofie end of. the year\to«the pther,. that willlnot," ,if' critio,ally;%. considered, give ofience to somebody or other in the community. The politician objects to the way his speech is reported—he wishes something he said unsaid, and then tries to shove the btame on the reporter. -The-buyers -of one set of- shares ai« offended because the money column reports another set as going up or going down. Storekeepers are annoyed when their neighbours 1 prices are lower than theirs. Gentlemen who find themselves in the hands ,of the police are grieved at the license of the Press, which reports their arraignment and trial among 1 the police proceedings, and even solicitors and barristers are indignant when their rivals speeches read better than their own. "The judge or magistrate too is annoyed at the inconolusiveness of his arguments, and finds the real scapegoat is the unfortunate reporter who give a verbatim report of his judicial utterances. The farmer is annoyed if a good word is said about a distriot where he does not reeide, and wishes everything bad to be ignored about his own. The newspaper thus offends someone jusfc as the weather—rainy to-day and sunshine to-morrow is sure to displease somebody. The commonsense vie w is that the newspaper is the history of yesterday written to-day ; that it is the mirror of the time, and those who conduct it care nothing or should care nothing, for individuals, except to represent their doings fairly.

That England obtains more for her money spent on the Navy than other Powers do, seems, at first sight, & startling proposition, but it is perfectly correct, as a reviewer in the current number of the Edinburgh Review shows by most interesting figures. Dividing the annual expenditure on the Navy by every ton of armored or uuarmored shipping, we find that in Russia the sum spent is nearly £100 per ton; in France, £54 65.; in Germany, £50 6s. ; and in England, £43 18s. Italy and Austria, without foreign squadrons, cost respectively £40 4s. and £31 Bs. A ton of shipping cannot be maintained and repaired in France for less than £3 139.; whereas in England the cost is £l 4s. Coals and engine-room stores cost 18s 7d. per ton in Fronce, and 12s | id. in England. In simply keeping up the naval dockyards, a Erench admiral says' the French pay £258,000 for whst we ge6 'done for £147,000. Supposing 1 the chief object of a Navy to be the protection of the mercantile marine and ocean trade, to protect every 100 tons of merchant shipping cosrs annually, in France, £778 ; Russia, £694 ; Austria, 256 ; Italy, £187 ; England, £115. To protect overy £1,000 worth of sea-borne imports and exports costs—in Russia, about £35 18s.; Austria, £28 10.; France, £26 165.; Italy, £25 Bs.; Germany, £22 l«s.; England, £17 ss. These are very striking and suggestive figures.

A Northern correspondent sends us the following:—" Some of the immigrants who arrive at our largest northern port, Townsville, are drafted off to the smaller ports, and a few weeks ago there came to Port Douglas, an assortment of maidens fair, who for the most part were under settled engagements to residents. Amongst these was one particularly strong minded girl of 22 years, hailing from London, who declined to engage herself for ordinary wages in Port Douglas, and said she intended to try her foi tunes in the tin mines in the far west. In due course she arrived at Blankville, introduced herself to the landlady of the best " hotel" and was immediately engaged as barmaid at a good salary. For a time she went upon the northern principal of loving her customers all round, and said that her religious convictions had a freethought tendency. A young digger of Hibernian descent " made straight" for her, and on evenings, at the hotel, assisted the fair one in singing the latest London ditties, in which she was well posted. The result was a settled determination on the part o f both to get married as soon as possible. But " the course of true love," &0., and many difficulties cropped up. Hebe had no money; neither had her lover. All the latter possessed was his hard-worked pair of hands, and money earned with them went very rapidly, for courting in a shanty was expensive. Anyhow, a priest came along one day, and when to him the young fellow revealed the facts of the case it was promptly pointed out that the fair one wasn't a Catholic. But she as promptly said she would become one--that she'd always had a leaning that way. She was accordingly received into the church, and after the ceremony, performed in very primitive style had been gone through, she went and asked the landlady for her fortnight's wages, whioh were refused on two grounds—firstly that as the landlady's trade was increasing it wouldn't be fair to leave the ahanty without a barmaid ; and secondly that it would be absurd for any one to get married so suddenly, with no money, with only a tent to sleep in, and with no cooking utensils barring a sheath knife, a tin billy and a pannikin. The landlady told her that if she only waited a while she'd see plenty of better men with lots of money. But in spite of all this the girl pluckily left a barmaid's life and ©n the morrow got married by the priest. A wedding rin^ couldn't be bought on the field, so one was lent by a friend, and the priest himself—more power to him I — came out with true Irish generosity, and presented the couple with half-a-sovereign remarking that there couldn't be much luck In a weddiag where there wasn't a bottle of whisky to drink the bride's health with. The couple seem to be very happy and contented with their lot. They still stick to the calico tent, around which the young wife has since placed a shading of boughs; and the bridegroom no longer goes to the shanty, bat does his singing at home. Since this marriage an active publican has sent an order to Sydney for six colonial girls—musn't be too young or too anxious to get married, hut must be able to "string the boys on" a little longer.—Bulletin.

Mr William Kaiitray announces new winter costumes. Mr J. S. Buckland holds an extensive sale on Wednesday next,'at i o'clock, of the whole of Mr Henry Buttlc's live and dead stock at Pukcrimu. Mrs Penzolz notifies to the ladies that she has commenced business to-day at Hamilton East, in the premises lately occupied by Mr R, Harris, with a stock of fancy work, wools, silks, and embroidery. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a/great gainer. G. and C. selV their'drapery millinary, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operativesociety, without the risk of being called upon to bVaraportiohoY the loss should the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to 'retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and I are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; just the same as though'they made a personalselection. Furnishing- goods; "such as carpets, floor cloth?, bedsteads, beddjhgj and general house furniture, the largest portion of which i« .turned out at our own factory, will be, marked at - the'lowest remu&eratire prices, and a- discount ot .five per cent.' wjll be allowed to thdse who payaf 'the.timp of purchase. , G. Sc C. having realised the entire value "of tfieir stock during their, late cash sale, the present stock' is new And cheaply bought. An inspection is invited. — Garuck And Cranwill) City HaU]?iirniibingr Arcade Queeni »treet;Aitcklifad