NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2348, 25 September 1880, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[Feb “Times” Special WTbe.] The Unemployed. Aucklaxg, Sept. 25. Ton more of the unemployed luive applied to tlic Council for stone breaking. Unfortunate Shareholders. The New Zealand Prudential Assurance Society held a special meeting last night. The meeting adopted a resolution for a levy of 50 per cent upon the present contributors, extending over six months, in order to liquidate outstanding claims. The meeting was very lively. Someof the shareholders advocated prosecuting Mackunc. In the course of the discussion it transpired that the old cash book in use before the Society was resuscitated was stolen. Several members expressed regret at being connected with the Society. A Contumacious Auctioneer. Wellington, Sept. 25. MacDonald, auctioneer, continued bis sale of jewellery last night and the police have laid a second information for broach ef the ordinance. The eases will be beard on Tuesday. Alleged Xlltreatment. A public enquiry into the charges of illtrcatiug a prisoner by constables will be held on Wednesday morning before the police magistrate. Volunteer SEeview. At a meeting of officers of the volunteer corps it was decided to hold a review on the race-course on the Prince of Wales’ birthday. A letter was received from the town clerk asking the co-operation of the volunteers in receiving Sir Arthur Gordon. Tramway Meeting-, A meeting of the shareholders of the Wellington Tramway Company was held last night for the purpose of considering the following proposition from the purchasers of the line : —‘“The purchasers offer to pay all the debts of the company, and to refund to all shareholders who have actually paid up their shares to the extent of Tf or more in cash, a sum equivalent to the sum which such shareholders would he entitled to receive, if the whole of the capital of the company was paid up, and if the whole sum which on the most favorable estimate could bo recovered from tho promoters had actually been recovered and paid in cash, and if certain shareholders who are alleged to have wrongly surrendered their shares were placed upon the list of contributors for the full value of the surrendered shares.” Curried unanimously. An Indiscreet Suicide. John Watson, a lamplighter in the employ of the corporation, attempted suicide this morning by taking two and a half ounces of Jaudnmn, The close was too strong, and acted as an emetic. Watson is out of clanger, j

! Destruction oTa Store. I)ux i 1! v, ho t. 24. A small store and dwelling house on Anderson’s B ly road was burned down last night Pit on Fire. By a lire at damson’s Pit, Green Island, several miners have been thrown out of employment. The lire was caused by the subsiding of the bottom strata which engendered heat and subsequently caused ignition. A Manufactured Balance Sheet. At a special meeting of the Colonial Clothing Company yesterday it was decided to wind np voluntarily, and a committee was appointed to investigate the circumstance under which the late secretary produced a credit balance sheet, when it has since been proved that there was at the time a debit balance of £SOO. Hot Monkeys "STet. Invercargill, Sop). 25. The Southland branch of the New Zealand Institute has refused to join in the congratulations to Professor Darwin on coming of age of the origin of species. Railway Memorial. A mcmoiial asking for a return to the August time table for the Southland railways was despatched this morning. A SoriSrs. An advertisement calling a meeting to arrange for the burning of Mr Oliver, the Minister, and Mr Conyers, the Commissouer’s effigies appears in the local papers.