Look out for the Thames Naval Band promenade concert (first of the season) in the Miners' Union Hall, on Thursday, April 20th. Grand programme -selections songs, dances, <fee. Admission, 6d.—Advt.
Wanted known.—That Geo. Martin has opened a branch shop at the corner of Pollen and Willoughby street?, Shortland, with a complete new stock of winter drapery, &c.—Advt.
We have *o acknowledge receipt of a number of Parliamentary papers from the Government printer. Among them we notice a return showing the daily cost of Parlia ment during the session. The cost per day of the Legislative Council is £28 19s 8d and of the House of Representatives £106 3a 84 —or a total daily expenditure of £\35 3s 4d. This doea not include the average cost of printing Hansard, which is £48 11s per day. As the session usually occupies three months, and the Houses sit four days a week the cost of a session would ba about £9656 (including Hansard), or £7 13 Id r« hour.
A meeting of the Hauraki Rifle Volunteer 8 will beheld in the orderly room at 7.30 thiß evening. All membsrs are requested to attend.
The cutter Tay is at present at the Maga zine Wharf at Tararu discharging powder, which is being stored in the magazine.
A man fell off the box seat of the Waite kauri coach yesterday morning, and narrowly esoaped being killed. He apparently f cli on his head, with his legs between the wheels, and though the wheels passed over his body, he was only severely bruised. He was un conecious for some time, but Dr. Forbes, of Faeroa, examined him and found that no bones were broken.
