AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3449, 14 January 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

A man named Hy. Tsargon attempted to committ suicide this moruing while drunk. With a clasp knife he sawed at his throat, and abdomen, and inflicted sereral slight cuts>on the windpipe, and thirty on the belly. None are fatal. He waa given in charge by two men, and brought up at the Police Court, and remanded for< eight days. At the Harbor Board meeting yesterday the report of thji committee on Pilot James recommended his dismissal. It was alleged by members of the Board that several other pilots had been to blame; and the report was referred back the committee for a full enquiry into the whole question of the conduct of the pilot service* Attention was also drawn to the silting up of the harbor from the unprotected reclamation works by the gale on Tuesday. It was agreed that the Government be communicated with. Mr Sheehan is expected here on Friday, and will proceed to the Cambridge Land Court. The early closing^ meeting last night lapsed for want of a quorum. Half-yearly report Hew Zealand Insurance Company. The thirty-eighth half yearly meeting Few Zealand Insurance Company, wan held, at two! o'clocK to-day, whan the following report) was read:—The depression I in trade, and the keen competition which exists hare bad their effect upon the c«n«

pany's business rendering additional caution, necessary in the selection and the amount of ( the risks which to some, extent has operated in a reduction of the profits. The fire losses have been unprecedentedly heavy, but after making allowance for the ascertained losses at the date of closing the books, there remains to the credit of the profit and loss a sum of £7523 17s 6d, out of which the directors are enabled to declare a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, leaving to be carried forward to the next account a balance of £2523 17s 6d. Profit arid Loss account to November 30: — Debtors to dividend half year ending 31st May, 1880, £10,000; Commissions, salaries, and other expenses' £22,020 2s 8d ; Fire and Marine losses, £56,771 12s 4d ; appropriation for unpaid losses, £25,053; balance, £7523 17s 6d. i Total, £121,368 12s 6d. Cr. by balance from last half year.' £11,523 ss; appropriation from last half year, £27,654; Fire and Marine premiums (less reinsurances), £71,636 15s 5d ; interest, rents, and transfer fees, £10,554 12s Id. Total, £121,368 12s 6d.

Yesterday.