INTERPROViNCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1635, 13 August 1887, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Mapier. August 12. The first annual meeting of the Napier Park Racing Company was held to-day. .The rt'koa paid during the year amounted to £2707, the total expenditure being £4211. The year ended with liabilities £600, bat tbeasaeta are m excess, consisting chiefly of buildings on the racecourse. A meeting was called for to night by the Bishop m connection with the Bible m Sohoola Association, bat as only twelve people attended besides the clergy, it was adjourned. GISBORNE, August 12. W. E. Orosß haa been committed for trial for the embezz^ment of the fands of the loaal Road Board, of which ha wai Clerk. The amount unccoounted for is nearly £100. Wellington, August 12. Rose Pawaon, charged with having unlawfully interred a child m her baok yard, was fined £4 with coats. The Magistrate remarked that m the Interest of public health and morality, it was necessary to punish oases of this k'nl with severity, HM.S. Opal will leave for Auckland on Wednesday mx--W, B % Waters, who was arrested this afternoon for embez-^errent, was released later In tho day on ball, hia brother becoming surety for him to the amount of £200.

Dunbdin, Auguat 12. At a meeting of tho Committse of the Chamber of Commerce the necessity of some action being taken with a view to the colony being represented at the Co tennlal Exhibition, which Is to be held m Melbourne next year, was discussed, and it was resolyed that the Chairman interview Sir Julius Yogel as to the preliminary steps to be taken.

The City Corporation have secured a windfall from the sinking fond, the judge having deo'ded that they are entitled to a refund from the Commissioners of £10,224 This will make a substantial reductioa m the overdraft.

A deputation from master printers waited on Sir Julius Yogel to point out to him the injaatioe done them by allowing printed stationery, etc , to be admitted free, pointing out that if they imported envelopes they bad to pay duty, but if Banks i r other bodies imported tham with a line of print on them they were admitted free. Sir Julius Yogel asked the deputation to supply him with a list of materials to which this applied. fhe Poultry and Pigeon Society's annual show was very successful. The entries were muoh more numerous than on former opgaalong.