NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 August 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

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Heavy rain in Weatport.

Wkstport, August 29. Heavy rain has been falling and the river is in a flooded state, and there is every indication of a much needed improvement at the bar being effected. The Welcome pontoons were successfully launched at 3 45 to-day. Shipping Liability. Wellington, August 29. The case in which Robert Martin claimed from Captain Evans and the Shaw Savill and Albion Co. £SO for damage done to goods,' came before the 8. M. Court to-day. It was explained that out of a cargo of 40 kegs of white lead shipped from Home by the Aotea 19 wer*e not delivered, though they appeared in the bill of landing, but were found in a smashed and almost unrecognisable form. The vessel had met with a hurricane after passing the Cape, and had received a severe buffeting. Plaintiff contended that the damage was the result of bad stowage, whioh was not provided for in the bill of lading. The case was dismissed. Action for Damages. At the Supreme Court Henry Wray sought to recover £250 damages from the Union Steamship Co, for an accident met with whilo in the employ of the defendant Company. The statement of claim set forth that plaintiff, while employed as a

painter on the Takapuna at the patent slip on the 6th June, fell through a hole and sustained severe permanent injuries to his loft hip and right leg. The hole was newly made while plaintiff was working on the steamer, and he was not informed of it by any one in the employ of the Company, and superintending work, and insufficient lighting. The accident occurred at nigh i, and other gounds of negligenco were alleged. The defence set up was that defendant was well aware of the position of >he bunker hole, and that all precautions were taken by defendants, and if plaintiff had used ordinary care the accident would not have happened, The jury returned a verdict for £l3O damages. Judgment was entered accordingly with costs. Stay of execution was granted for 14 days. Institute of Accountants. The annual meeting of the Incorporated Institute of Accountants was held to-day. The following were elected members of the council; —J. Scott (Wellington), W. Grundy (Christchurch), W. Bruce (Auckland), W. Brown (Dunedin), G. Hirsch (Palmerston North), E. Lifllton (Wanganui). Messrs S. T. Leury and B. Duncan were promoted from associateship to fellowship of the Institute. The meeting of the Institute of Accountants concluded this morning. The principal business was the adoption of a I memorandum to Parliament setting forth the need for postponing the present Companies' Bill, with a view of haviDg a consolidating Act prepared for next session.

The Council of the Institute of Accountants has made the following appoint

menta to the Executive:—President, W. H. Gundry (Christchurch); Vice-presi-dent W. H. E. Holmes (Auckland); Treasurer, C. P. Powles (Wellington); Secretary, 0. D. Morpeth (Wellington). English Mails. The Sonoma's mails, which left Auckland on 27th July, arrived in London on July 28th inst—four days late. Run oyer by a Train.

New Plymouth, This Day. A well known old settler named James B. Lawson, at one time clerk to the Superintendent of the Province, and for many years clerk of the County Council, was knocked down by the 8 o'clock train from New Plymouth this morning, and died a few minutes afterwards. He was driving his cows to a paddock and is supposed to have been caught by the train while trying to get them clear of the level crossing.