WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3407, 22 November 1879, Page 1

WELLINGTON.

. Last sight. t The fruit importer! held a meeting last oight to discuss the imposition of a d»tj of*ls per cent, on fruit, when it wu argued it would be unfair to assets doty on the amount of fruit consigned as con* siderable quantity was lost in transit. A deputation was appointed jo wait on the Collector of Customs expressing the Ttews of tho meeting. The deputation accordingly waited on. the Collector this

morning,who replied that all damaged fruit would be assessed ou arrival here. The importers held a meeting this afternoon, when a. resolution was carried , complaining of tho injuries the trade would suffer by being subject to such an imposition of duty as proposed, and also asking that grapes and all stone fruit should bo exempt from duty. Another resolution was carried, that members of the trnde wait on the Tariff Ccmmitteo to give evidence should the Committee require it. Both resolutions have been forwarded to Mr W. H. Levin, member for tho City.

The funeral of the victims of the late tragedy took place this morning. Archdeacon Stock ppformed the burial service.

At the Appeal Court to-day, Ihe case of Regina v. Ileid was heard. The. defendant was manager of the Colonial Building Society, and was convicted for embezzling moneys. This case' was Bubmitted to determine several law points raised. The Court sustained all points on which he had been convicted, with the exception of two, which were considered to be bad.

The Government have refused the services of the Fusilier Guards, a now volunteer company intended to be formed here.

Arrived : Taiaroa, from North ; Waitaki, from Auckland, via East Coast; Ringarooma, from Melbourne, via South. Sailed: Wanaka, for the South, with the 'Frisco mail.

The second meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association will be held at Nelson on Monday, the 2nd of March.

At a largely-attended meeting of tobacconists this evening it was decided to raise the price of tobacco and cigars in consequence of the recent increase in duty ou those goods. The meeting then adjourned for a fortnight. A German named John Francis WillliofFc was arrested this evening for larceny at Oamatu.