GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 330, 23 January 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

! DAIRY FACTORY PAYMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. ' Yesterday the New Zealand Dairy Association, Ltd., paid out £22,798 to milk suppliers, covering butter-fat supplied during December. Similar payments 'lor the same month last year were i; £17,900, thus showing y, substantial increase of £4802.

CHARGES OF FRAUD. | Auckland, Last Night. < Philip Barry, a Customs olficial, was charged at the Police Court to-dav that ■on or about May 13,1008, at Auckland, then being tho servant of the Governanent of New Zealand, he stole and 'fraudulently converted to his own use the sum of £O7 Is 'Bd, the property of the Crown. On tho application of Mr. Mayes a remand until AA r ednesday next 'was granted. It was stated that the •real amount involved is £BOO. Bail was •allowed on the accused's own bond for £4OO, and two sureties of £2OO each.

■ WELLINGTON'S ANNIVERSARY. Wellington, Liist Night. • The weather for the holiday held here ■to celebrate the anniversary of Wellington province was marred by a fierce northerly gale, though there was no rain ■until evening. The 'water in the harbor ■was very choppy for the local regatta, and some events had to be postponed. •The only other attraction of note was •the race meeting at Trentham. AIR. TREGEAR. AND HIS MAGAZINE ABTICLES. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Employers' Association lias passed a resolution directing the Government's attention to the continued contribution to certain magazines of articles on labor matters by Mr Tregear, 'Secretary for Labor. The Association urge upon the Government to at once stop such effusions or rid the country of .Mr. Tregear's services. A copy of the resolution is to be' forwarded to the Advisory Board of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, with a request for it to take further action. . NEW ZEALAND CEMENT CO. i Dunedin, Last Night, i The annual meeting of the New Zealand Portland Cement Co. was held this laftcrnoon. The net profit for the half ■year ending :)lst October was £2856 18s Hid 1 , from which had to be deducted ilehit of profit and loss account on 30th •April last of C 287 9s 4d, leaving a Credit balance of '.€2019 9s 7(1. The

'.directors recommended that the whole (amount at credit be carried forward, •mil they hoped to be in a position to llechire nn interim dividend for the halflyear ending April next.