TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1318, 18 August 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

[p«R PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

The Unemployed. Auckland, August 18 About COO were present at a meeting of the unemployed this morning including many respectable parsons, and H. Farrell presided. Toe Chairman said he had seen the district engineer who could not take on more men at the railway works till raorefjsleeplng accomodati n was provided. One hundred men are at present employed and he would soon take on 50 men at the railway works when more room was per

vided. Hehadsent three telegrams to the Hon Mr Ballance re lands for unemployed and had received no reply. It was resolved to adjourn the meo'ing till the return of members from Welllrgton, when these gentlemen will be waited on to address a meeting. Bankruptcy. A happy and unexpected termination has been reached in the case of Boitan who was recently acquitted on a charge of obtaining by false pretences a sum of money amounting to £4OO. It was said it had been fraudently obtained, and was withheld by the Comt pending a decision and being claimed by A. D. Bennett, trustee under the Bankruptcy Act, Bolton being an bankrupt, it was decided by the Court that the money should go to the previous creditors A dividend of 10a in the pound has jus- been declared. £4O and private costs have been paid by Benett.

A small bailance hrs been handed over to the Official Assignee for the benefit cf the creditors in the nrw bankruptcy.

The Stark Purchase.

Mr Dargavllle, M H.H. for City Wes f , who arrived from Wellington yesterday, h?s sent an urgent telegram to the Premier t -d iy strongly urging the ap-

pointment cf a Commission to enquire into the Stark property purchase as the only means of allaying the feeling of

suspicion in aU classes of the community

Committed for Trial. Wbllin.ton, August 18, Alfred Waters hrs been committed for trial for alleged forgery and altering.