' LATBE. The trtutees never -bad the slightest fear of being able to^njeeti the utmost demands that could be made on them, ; and they gave inatruotioDß to tUe.oierks to continue paying la fall to all who desired. to Withdraw their deposits.' In -the after ' poon , the schoolboy oljutf who; had 10i or : !6i Id the. bank were.' v.ery.inueh In evl ,; d«l6»,;andjthe krioiinng maonei In which i, the nrohlDa volnbly dCeii«e4Mth, epob other the ehanoes of the ' bank ens* 'i-Midtog beoaiise they had' wlth \ ■ di^wn their utiall ,fof fanes highly .• dlrettlDg. A member qf *bo Chaikable" ■- J%W&ZBWi'BiS» '9nn?#;.^bne'4n ihe

their ohance of the lots. These kindly offers were nob accoptcd, but they ap parently proved reassuring. The run naturallyspread to the suburban branches, but was not nearly so heavy ns it was ai) the central establishment. Of course the same system of payment was adopted, and the depositors went away satisfied. The trustees in cabs accompanied the clerks to the suburban branches with gold, in order that all demands should be promptly met. The bank closed at 4 o'clock, and re-opened at 5 o'clock till 7. When It closed only a eeore of people appeared, and the panio had evidently exhausted itself. The bank will re-open to-morrow morn- | ing, ready to meet all demands which j may be made npon It, The Bask of Now Zealand kept open till 4 o'clock to oish the Auckland Savings Bank's cheques. As a consequence of the withdrawals of money from the Auckland Savings Bank a large number of new accounts were opened with the Government Savings Bank by depositors dnring the day. There is some reason to suspect tbat rumors affecting the bank were mali ciously set afloat by a number of Aus tralian spielers, who made a rich harvest among the excited crowds in Sydney and Melbourne. One spieler was stopped by the police endeavoring ta enter the bank. There were several in the crowd, and some women were stated to have been robbed. One woman in her excitement having got her money (£45) and her pass book left both on a corner of the counter, where they were found by a olerk three hours afterwards. The run upon the bank was the most senseless affair that has ever happened in Auckland. 