AUCKLAND NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1374, 8 February 1905, Page 3

AUCKLAND NEWS

(Per Press- Association.) Auckland, yesterday. At the Police Court a solicitor’s olerk named William John Finlay, aged 18, was ohargod with assaulting Constable Daniel McGlone, the evidence for the prosecution alleging that a brutal assault had been committed by accused and throe other men. His Worship commented upon the evidence that Finlay was Bomewhafc under the influence of liquor whon ho was arrested. Ho usually refused to give the alternative of a fine when a brutal assault of that- kind was committed, but in view of accused’s -respectability he would be Gned LlO and costs, end bound over in his own recognisances of LIOO and two sureties of LSG each to keep the peace for 12 months. As it was evidently not a safe thing for a man like Finlay to take liquor, a prohibition order would bo issued against him. At the meeting of the Auckland Gas Company the report was adopted. Professor F. D. Brown and Mr John Brown were re-elected to the directorate. A dividend of 7s 6d for the half-year ended December 31, 1904, was declared.

The following sentences have been .passed in the Supremo Court—" Walter Wrexham Hawkins, thsft of a bicycle,etc., two~years ; August Broscahenske, assault and robbery at Raglan, three years. The Star is officially informed that the -statement in the Press Association’s message from Auckland in reference to the services of H.M.S. Penguin being dispensed with was not correot, inasmuch as the Minister of Marine informed the House last session that . the Government had given notice to terminate the arrangements with the Imperial Government. The Admiralty has a very large amount of survey work requiring its attention. During- last year the attention of the Government was drawn to the desirability of the Now Zealand Government starting to resnevey the coastline. Thisiß believed to be the intention of the Government. About the same time notice was given of a desire to terminate the arrangement with the PeDguin. Under survey agreements with 'his Majesty’s ships, the Admiralty retains in its own hands the decision as to what places or waters shall be surveyed. There are, no donbt, many places on the coast of New Zealand which are of importance locally, • and should have some attention. The arrangement, with the Imperial authorities is that New Zealand pays one-half the cost of maintenance of the ship, which also includes repairs. So far the co3t to the Government has been about L7OOO per annum. It is thought tihat a substantial saving can be effected :by the Colonial Government having the work of surveying done under its own supervision. , ■ - .. -- - -