The Hon. James Williamson M.L.C., Major Jackson, W. K.Taylor, and Messrs Walker and Parker of Wuikaio waited on the Hun. the Altorney-(General on Saturday to urge lite necessity of fixing the terminus of the Waikato Railway at To Awaniutu. Mr Wliitaker expressed himself in favour of the proposal, and would do his bu.st to have it carried into ellect. A paragraph in tlie "San Francisco Evening Post" states that the Geogia Ministrels were to open at the Opera House f Busli-strcctj on the 24th 1 )ocnibci*. The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency's circular of December 14th, (quotes kauri {Xum from 2s to :>s lower. Dust realized lfis to 18s ; chips 33s to 46s ; ordinary to middling 4!>s (id to 57s ; good c.Jean 63s to 85s ; pale selected 147s (id to 177s (id per cwt. Now Zealand hemp is quoted at £19 to£23 10s. The Auckland Savings Bank advertises in another column, an alteration iv hours' of business. The followingis for public infor mation :— On and after the iirst of February, the Dank will be open for receipts and re payments of deposits from 10 to 2 o'clock daily, and on Saturday evenings from 6 to 8 o'clock for receipt or deposits only. At Cook-street Hall a social gatherings of the. monitors ol! the Loyal Good Intent Lod^o will be held. Dancing will open at half-past eight p.m. The Temperance Variety Troupe had a full house on Saturday evening in the Young1 Men's Rooms, and the programme was executed with the usual ability. The annual meeting oC subscribers to the Whau Public Hall, will he held in the hall to moTow evening, at eight o'clock. Mr John Bollard will occupy the chair. Messrs. Hunter a.nd Nolan will hold a lai'go cattle sale to-morrow, at their Junction yards, consisting of choice fat and store cattle, calves, dairy cows, sheep, and store pigs. The funeral of Mr Park Gibbons yesterday was attended by a number of carriages, and about 100 persons on Coot. The llev. Dr. Wailis has consented to deliver a le'-turo to-morrow (Tuesday) evening1, at the request Ol: the ratepayers oi' Mount JOdcn, on general and local politics, The lecture will be Riven in the Moriungsido school-room, and will embrace the subjects of Insulor Separation, the hangin^-up ol the Counties Bill, and the want of moral principle in public men.
