INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1743, 18 January 1888, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

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Auckland, January 17

A meeting of the collapsed Auckland aad Norn Shore Ferry Company- wss 1 ed to-day to consider tbe finanoial position of that b^dy Tbe balance-sheet showed over 10 000 shares unallotted, and a Bank overdraft of £8967 19s ii, whilst the lots of £756 4s 3d bad beon sustained on aotual working expenses daring the time the Company had been m existence Tbe proceedings were somewhat animated, but eventually a Corneal, tee was appointed to consider a feasible scheme to lay before the shareholders at a meeting to ba held on January 24th.

Samnel Jaokron, Jan., was adjudicated bankrupt at tbe Supreme Court to-day H. Kohnand J. Fisher were the petitioning creditors. The defendant, a well known solioltor, left by the Mariposa en December 6tb, and hss nob since returned, His liabilities amount, lt is said, to a large sum.

Mr J. A. Smi'h, of Waltoha, has common'cated with Inspector Sbearmm witb reference to the reoent salting bosinn . .. Wbixinoton, January 17

The Exhibition Commissioners have over five thousand feet of space m tbe Melbourne Exhibition already applied for.

In the slander oase, Soott v Klrkoaldie, a verdlot for £300 and costs was given. Notice of appeal was given.

Dohrwn, J.nuary 17, At tbe annual meeting of the City and Suburban Tramway Company, the Chairman stated that tbe Directors were ob* taining every information wifh regard to using electricity as motive power, a r >d he bolievad npxt meeting if might be found necessary to submit proposals oo the Sub* jeot to the shareholders At a meeting called to take t-teps to have the distriot properly represeated at the Melbourne Exhibition only about a dozen attended, and il was adjourned lt was stated that a number of firms have notified tbeir intention of exhibiting goods.

Tbe Land Board met to-day to fie tbe uppet for about twenty-tbree runs, the leases of whioh fall m m Maroh. A reduction of about £150 m rental upset oo the whole o r the ru s, as compared with the upset prioe when previously sold, was made. As compared witb rentals whicb the runs brought, however, the difference is about £'4800

In the Supremo Court thiß morning. Thomson v tJni»n Steamship Oompany was heard, m whioh the plaintiff, a gardener, claimed £200 for injuries sustained on board the Omapere m April last year, owing to an explosion of gas m the hold, eaid to have been caused by tbe nefclisrence ot a seaman m taking a naked light into tbe hold. A verdict for £125 waa given.