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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 141, 22 May 1883, Page 2

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(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) : -■■-. • ; DuNBDrN^ May 21. The rumour that Mr H. Stout would stand for Bruce is denied by that gentleman. . : Mr Fulton, M.HVR for Taieri, a-1* dresssed his constituents at MosgJel pn.Saturday nisjht. He was granted a vo to of confidence. ] -"^SZ Auckland, May 21. Thomas Hamilton was killed by a fall of earth at an excavation at the Sugar-'Company's workj-Northoote. He was married fire weeks ago. ; Henry Robertshaw, lately arrested at Wellington for wife desertion^ but discharged at Waikato through: nonprosecution oy his wife, has been adV judicdted a bankrupt. The schedule of money due to the petitioning creditors shows the extraordinary confidence' reposed m country storekeepers by Auckland merchants. ; Mr Hamlin, M. H,R. for Franklin South, addressed His constituents, on Saturday. A vote of confidence was passed. Chbistchurch, May 21. : At a meeting of-the^sUaceholders m the Diamond Company, it was resolved to apply for a lease of 500 acres already secured by- a minerJa ,- .rigkt^ior j six months. . '.".".',. \ The Papahui Town : Hall, built a couple of years ago, was sold for £1075 not half it orginal cost.," '■"' VV ; Wellington, May 2J. - The follo'wmg tenders were received forthe /ManwapotH Contract, formition and permanent way, Foxton-New Plymouth : ; Rail way :—• Accepted :• jA. Nathan, Hawers, £l9,lo3. Declined: Jay and; Baynes;. .. Hawera, ,£19,416 ; O'Malley & Peperell, ChristchUrcb, £22,739^; IV/. Danaher, Hawera, £27,939 ;: Mace ,&• Ba^sett,^ Patea, £z7, 990'; J. H. Dickson, Hawera; £29, 550;" "E.^ Gallagher and Co., Manutahi,r£3oi!4s ; > Berry and' Kfewman, New Plymouth,- £31,511 ; A. Johnston, Wangan<ii, : £3 1 2;229; ; . i An Order m Council ; has beeUjprepared extending the time for the election of all Road Boards, which were not elected m the. first . week m May, to June (not only the first week, br onginallyintended, hutanyidajiri the month, which a Koad Board may fix.) The order will, shortly be gazetted. ; liie light plant for the Sou-se of Representatives is on board the lonic. The date on which Major Atkinson willispeak ab .New Plymouth h^is hot yet been fixed. The speech will be a poli* ticalone. / . ; Invekoakchil, May2li I A special meeting of the Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association; was j held •: on Saturday, ; afternoon, ; The j following resolutions agreed to by; the Committee ot Management, wereisub-; mitted:r-(I) To -the effect; that m! the present circumstances of the Association it would be advisable to voluntarily l wind up its. affairs.'? After some discusssion this was agreed to. Mr. Gardner then moved, "That ' the! Association be re-organised under the Joint Stock Companies Act, the title to be the Southland Farmers' Grain! and Produce Export Company (Limited) capital, £50,000, m shares of £5," This was , agreed to, and before the meeting. closed between 700 and ' 800 shares were taken up. ; ,