IHTERPBOYINCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1829, 1 May 1888, Page 2

IHTERPBOYINCIAL NEWS

npHR p»KS3 assooiawo'Ki] '■•■'■•'- Auckland, April 30. The annual meeting of shareholders In the Auokland Tramway Company was held to-day. Tae profit for the year oq the working of the tramways amounted to £2034 8s 21— a elimination of £1557 6s lid aa compared with last year, whilst the expenditure is £147718) 51 leu than for ih'3 previous year. The ohalrman (Mr J. M. OUrk) satd that though the tramway aootmtß showed a credit balanoe the profit, did not p«y Interest upon the land held by the Company, and he found they were about £4200 to the bad over and above the baUnoe |biought forward list year Considerable discussion ensued, and an opinion was expressed by some, shareholders tfnt'jlt would not be Worth '>■ while oarryiug on. The ohairman said that the o>napany h»cl nothing to lose and everything to gala by carrying on. ' Eventually the report was adopted. Measra J. M. Olaru.jT. Buddie, and U H Oruiokshank wore re-eleoted Directors* Ghmstohoroh. April SO. The following team has been seleoted to play against the English football team : — Fiili back, W. Kiohards ; threequarter baoka, L Harloy, A. Hobba, and Wr-r: . W«,t.ix^ . hail-^ohm, G, -H.— N 5 Helm >re and Id, B;barta ; forwards, W. D. B^ao, J. Riley, FT. J. Beswlok, W. Sutherland, W. D >w, J. M". Turabull, J, Fnller, A, J. Weeke?, and J, Homer. Emergency, H. E Hlddleatone. The team is ouoeldeced good In all departments -: of tho game except m ooliaring. They - are stong m forwards, bat the baoks are weak. i; A man named James North died very suddenly at Spriugaton. He was of steady- hablta, and had not appeared .; unwell previously. Gbkymouth, April 30; Iv the Resident Magistrate's Oourt to-day MoFarlane, a storekeeper, was charged with a breach of the 27th bylaw made by the Minister of Publio. Works under authority of the 144 th section of Publio Worke Aot, 1882, by plaolng certain explosive goods on a railway train without specifying particulars on the oonalgnmont note. The Magistrate held that the Minister had no power under section 144 to make any by-law Imposing a penalty for anoh an offenoe, and that by-law 27 waa ultra virea. The Information was dlemlased. An inquest on the late George Steven* eon was held this afternoon. Considerable evidence wob taken and went to show that the men engagod m unloading the ooal trucks and sending empties back did their duty and exorcised all reasonable oare. . Tha verdict was "Accidentally killed," but a long rider waa added, the substanae of which Is that the jury expresses regret that, notwithstanding repeated warning reoeived from the Press and oitiz3ns as to the danger from the fl?lng empty trucks, Government persisted m allowing sq recklena a practice, and recommending that Government dee lot from so dangerous a method, which, if done by an individual or oompany, would not be tolerated m any town In the oolony for a single day. Dunedin April 30. Albert Martin, six years old, died to-day from Injuries reoeived through being jtmmed between a railway waggon ■■'■ at Greon Island on 20ch Jnst. . ' '; '