INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS
(Pbe Prjesß Association. ) Auckland^ July 25. Dr Giles gave hia decision to-day, dismissing the bharge against W. J. Saiter, I brewer, ef evading the beer law. Hellabay Bros., on various charges of causing a nuisance at their slaughter-yards were fined m Bums, with costs amounting to £19138. Tbe annual meeting of the local Bhnre* holders of the Loan and Merbantile Company was held to-day, Dr Campbell presiding. Mr Q. B. Owen was re-appointed Director. Gibboenb, July 25. Major Lovelock and three Salvationists were each fined 16s for obstructing the public street by holding a meeting thereon, failing payment of the fines they were sent to gaol for 24 hours. Wangantji, July 25. : Oaptain Bomerviile, Chairman of the New Zealand Rifle Association, m response to several requests, ia endeavoring to get a team together for the intercolonial firing contest m Victoria, and is wr.ting to different districts to-day, and expects to get Martinis from the Defence Department, who have 150 on hand, it is believed a good team oan be got together. Wellington, July 25.
The Native Minister proposes to visit Whangarei at an early date, to effect a settlement of the Native dispute, and be will transact all his business m the House as soon aa possible, to enable him to get away. At the Eduoation Board to-day articles published In recent issues of the "New Zealand Times" and "New Zaaland Mall," alleging Immorality m the schools were discussed. All the members expressed the opinion that the allegations were untrue, and were a gross libel on the community. It wbb resolved — " That, In the opinloa of this Board, the artloles uader discussion have absolutely no foundation m faot, so far aa (he Wellington educatioaal district Is concerned, aad the Board very much regrata that the proprietors of tbe " New ZaaUnd Times " and " Mall " decline to furnish the Board with the alleged Information upon whioh the artloles were founded."
A child named Charles Oatos, aged 3, was drowned m a creek at Totnitl, Oarterton, yeßterday,
In the annual report of the Wellington Meat Export Company the directors Btate that after writing off £2291 3s 81 for depreciation, there remains at tbe credit of the profit and loss aooonut a sum of £3673 6s 2d, Including £49 63 9d brought forward from laat year. They recommend ithat a dividend of 8 per oant be doolared absorbing £1553 15s, and that a bonus bo paid to shippers during tbe laat year at the rate of 3d per head upon sheep, -l£d per head upon lambs and 3d per lUOlbs upon baef. This will absorb a farther sam of £1350 Is 6 1 leaving £769 9s 8d to carry forward. Daring the 'past year 104.249 sheep and kmba have been frcsssn at the works as against 50 001 sheep and lambs during the previous year. Owing to tho satisfactory results of the year's work it has been deolded to reduce the freezing oharga for the current ye ir from ii for mutton and beef, and 5-8 hs penny for lambs, to f ha penny f>r all Mr Jelliooa aoting on behalf of tho Italian Consul will apply to the Judt^e In Chambers on Friday next for a wrl 1 ; of habeas corpus to compel the gaoler to bring np tbe man Gasparini before a Judge of the Sup/ems Court to show nnder what authority he is held by the Crown.
GHRiSTOHtmoH, July 25. The Charitable Aid Board to-day, by seven votes to six, deolded to retain the present master and matron of the orphanage, with an injunction to exercise more disoretlon m regard to qorporal punishment, Mr Farr, the Secretary of the Acclimatisation Soolety, saw a large number of smolt In the Selwyn a few days ago. He oaughfc one whioh Professor Hutton has pronounced a genuine salmon. Dunedin, July 25 The Jockey Olub have reduced the stakes for tbe Hunt Olub meeting to £520. Mr Gresawell has been appointed judge, and Mr Katt slipper at the Waterloo meeting. Sir Robert Stout suggests that the counties m Mid-Otaso should be constituted a Board of Works, and endowed toe the bui'ding cf railways . A three-roomed house at Rothaay, owned and occupied by Samuel Robaon, woa destroyed by fire. It was Insured m the Equitable for £225, The annual repo/t of tho New Zealand Refrigerating Company shows a net profit after allowing for depreciation, of £1903, out of whioh the Dlreotors recommend a dlvlrient of 8 par cent, leaving a balance of £383 to be carried forward. 87,404 Eihoep and lambs, and 275 cattle were frozen at Bnrnside, and 61,887 ahoep and lambs, and 185 cattle at Oatnaru, Besides this 24,501 sheep were slaughtered and frczen elsewhere. This was only about half the capacity of the worki, and the dlreotors recommend their aacosssota to coneidor the question of reducing freezing charceß. The owners of the Etderslle and Flfeshire have reduoed their charges to l£i for current voyages, and notwithstanding that they are under charter at l£d, it Is believed that the freight will not exoeed that of the regular liners. |
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1902, 26 July 1888, Page 2
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