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Dunstan Times, Issue 992, 22 April 1881, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM ot;r special correspondent ) Cromwell, April 21. Mr Vincent Pyke’s meetings at Bannockliurn and Bendigo wore very successful, tntluoiuial Committees were tonne I ns branches of the Lml League in both places. Dunedin, April 21. Vt ster.lav the iea«e< an i effects of the Shotover GoMmiaing Co wore sold by auotioM, and realised only £4l, to Gown anil Cope, jun. L 30,000 lias been spent on the mins. Instructions have been issued to the Propertv Tax Commissioners to summons all dof miters. [ J. Hill and Christina Good win wore, yes- ' tor.lay committed for trial at Dulls for i chil l murder. a verdiet of manslaughter Ins been retnrne 1 against Kona ami Mary Ropoma for : earning tlie .loath of the Maori Ropoma. The Sydney GoM Cup was won by Pro- ! grass, Str.ithorn secoml, Wandering Jew till ml. j The jury last night brought in a verdict of “ V iky ' against Moritzon for embezzling money of the Standard Co. Other ! charges am being heard to day. | The report of tiie Australian Mutual Pro- | vid - it Society for the past year is very ■ saiskntny. i A memorial was rend from Messrs Coli clough, Drown, and Marshal', of Cromwell, !at yesterday’s meeting of the Laud j Board. A long dismission took place, Messrs I Bathostn an 1 R eves warmly supporting ! the subdivision of the runs, eventually, i the subject, was deferred till topographical I maps of the County (now in preparation) j are ready. It is expected they will be ! read in a Week or two, Whitolaw lias been committed for trial. P, >il was lived at L6OO, which be could not oVim. so hj" was conveyed to eon'. Trick-D. be it Kirby in a sculling match at S iulh ninton mi Tuesday ; Tlv> w-dgn at;n of ! b nry B : shop, school - 1 nvi-tw. Bald Dill Plat, was accepted by the ■ Kdac.a'ion Bo r-1 to-day. He lias been ap- : p lintod to Blacks. The app'ica'ion for a pupil-teacher for Cromwell was refused. The Bank of New Zealand’s half-yearly meeting was held to-day at Auckland. The report showed a nett profit of 1.7(5,4(54. A dividend and bonus together of 15 percent was recommended. The report was adopted 1.24. SOI was carried forward. A modest request was made to the Land Board yesterday by Mr Mason, of Queenstown. to lease the whole of Lakes AVakatipu | and Mayes for ten years ; and also a few acres on the shore, for the purpose of establishing a trout fishery. He proposed to catch the larger trout by netting, and then canning them. The very “fishy” request was declined.