General Account.—To general coarse expenses, £96 8s ; balance, £31 3s lOd; total, £127 lls lOd. By balance a3 per lasb statement, £6 10a 3d ; -profit Summer and Autumn Meetings, £121 Is 7d ; total, £127 lls 30d. Liabilities : Account owing, £3 3g lOd ; guarantee by members, £150; bank over draft, £53 6s lOd ; balance, £31 3s lOd ; total, £237 19s 6d. Assets: Arrears due, £154 9s 6d ; grand stand coupons bought, £40 103 ; cash in hand, £27 15s ; plant, £15; total, £237 14s 6d. Ib will bo seen from the above that the Club is in a prosperous condition, and in the course of a year or so should bo atill more so. Up to tho preseub time expenses have been very heavy on the course, many impi'ovements being necessary, but now the course .'is made and t.hing3 generally are in good order. Ib is proposed now to raise the annualsubscription from one to two guinea?, a3 the Club have three days' racing during the season, so that the privileges are worth a lob more than they were at first. The resolution is likely to be carried. The show ground in front of the grand-stand is in fine order, and the yard and sheds are now being arranged for the show next October.—(Waikato Corre spondent.)

Kaoo, Whangaroa, July 24, 1892. Messrs L. W. McG&ashan and Co., Palmerston Buildings, Auckland, Dkak Sirs,—Several years ago I was gored in tho foot by a bull, which ulti mately turned to blood poisoning, and for a long time 1 persevered in using many so called remedies, which proved of no avail; bub the poisoning gradually increased until ib reached my body, and I became a fearful sight,' so much so thab my friends began to" think thero was no cure for mo, and as a last resorb I went up to Auckland1 You will understand how bad I wa3 when I tell you that 1 had bo be assisted on board and off again into tho cab. I was ta''en to the hotel, where I intended to stay, and whero, fortunately, I happened to meet Superintendent Hughes, of the Auckland. Fire Brigade, who recommended me to try Kitchens; and he very kindly sent righb away for thab gentleman. 