INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
(Per Press Association.) Auckland, July 17. A manganese reef, J2 : t wide, has been discovered at the Red Point Hill, Waltakerei rangoe. The lease of the properly for ten ytara has bean secured, and prospecting is about to commence. Another anima'ed dleouaslon took place at a mooting of tho Hospital and Charitable Aid B >ard yesterday eveulng with reipeot to the proposed new refuses. The Board bad appointed a Committee of experts to examine the variom properties In the possession of ihe Board and report as to suitability no aites for the refuges. The Oomraktee reported that the One Tree Hill aits was superior to that at Elleralia, that m the Hospital grounds, however, being euperlor to either. Some members of the Board were opposed to placing the refagua In the Hospital ■ grouoda, arid eventually the report was received. The stock Bnd goodwill of the oldestablished ftm of Owen and Graham, soft goods merchants, Q leen street, were purchased to-day by fcl»rgood, Son and Kwea for about £60,000. Porter, the Oamondge b\nk clerk, who abaoonded, has been committed for trial. Dcjnedin, July 17 The City Ooanoll held a apeo'al meeting to consider tho balance-sheet, The Auditor-General wrote stating that the overdraft exceeded, the limit by nearly £13 000. Assuming that the Council sated on a miaun ieratandiug of the Uw by overdrawing the general account, whila having balances at tho orodit of gaa and water asoount?, he did not propose to pat the l»w m force this year, but wu'd do so next. A loDg dlacnaßlon took place, m which it waa stated that the Council had been advised that they could treat their account^ as one for the purpose of the overdraft- There was a talk of resigning m a body, but eventually It was resolved to ask the Auditor to certify to tho ga3 and witer nooonnta, and refer the matter to the Flnanoe Committee. To red ace the overdraft would mean a rate of 9d m the pound.
The divorce case of McQaeen v McQieon and Malr, cf Tapaual, was before the Supreme Chart tc-day, petitioner claiming £500 drmagea from the 00-reßpoudent. The evldenoa was of rather an extraordinary character, showing that the respondent waa little batter than a woman of tho town, her husband Sending her hi a Chinese camp, and a dootor {nformjpg the haabaud that one at least of ibe children waa i>y an Asiatic father. For the co-respondent it waa contended that McQueen had connived at the edaltery, and flvad on the proceeds of his wife's oilaoondaot until .he found a solvent co-respondent likely to pay damages, The jury found that the 00-reßnoDdeaf was guilty of adultery, that petitioner had oondoned it. but wbb not guilty of craslty or wilful neglect, The petition was dismissed, with coats One wltneegj v?ho t)ad reported lmproprletiea, statpd that he had never mentioned anything until he quarrelled with tho co respondent, and lent money to the petitioner to bring the o\w.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 18 July 1888, Page 2
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