The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4288, 28 September 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1882.

.'. ♦ . Me .Geobgke Wiison, of the Warden's department, has been appointed Keceiver of Goldfields' Bevenue and Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts, Te Aroha, in place of Mr Burgess, whose engagements in this district are ao numerous that he would be unable to do justice to, both. The Te Aroha miners are, to be congratulated upon the selection made, for Mr Wilson has the respect of all who are acquainted with him, and he is a thoroughly efficient officer, being well versed in the working of the Warden's office.

Thb Insurance Association yesterday resolved to make a reduction of 25 per cent on the old rates.

„ At the mreling of ladies held at Auckland yesterday in the rooms of She Young Men's Christian Association, there were 200 present to protest agajrfst the enforcement of the Contagious Diseases Prevention Act- Thirty-three petitions are in circulation, and are being extensively signed. A meeting of clergy is being convened for to-day.

Thk: case heard in the Court *o-day between two volunteer officers resulted in the -junior being bound in his own recognizances to keep the peace towards the senior. This is not to be, we believe, the last of the case as, it is said, one if not both of the parties has made y a report against the other to the officer commanding the district. The case to day was decided from a legal point of view. The usual practice is to throw the volunteer drill balls open. to the public afc large during inspection parades. It seems a somewhat narrow proceeding for officers and members of other corps to be excluded from witnessing the parades. Mr Kenrick was right in saying that the public shonld not be allowed to impede drill exercises, but it is quite another thing to exclude an officer of another company, ereu though he-were'suspected'of an intention not altogether friendly.

Br advertisement in another column it will be seen that DrSchwarzbaeh, the eye, ear, and throat specialist^ will arrive here on Monday nexCwhen he maybe consulted at the Pacific hotel, .

The adjourned meeting of the Eureka Licensed Holding, Otunui, was" held last night at the Pacific Hotel. A large number of shareholders were present.. The business from last meeting, re battery, having been settled, the consideration of forming the claim into a company was again brought on the tapis, and tbis time carried. It was dtcided to form a company, under the Limited Liability Act, in 18,000 shares at £1 each, under the title of the Eureka Gold Mining and Quartz Crushing Company.. Mr George Harcourt was elected legal manager ; Messrs J. Pearce, Or. Sherlock, Fred. Woods, W. Arseott, and B. Bateman directors ; the Bank of New Zealand bankers, and Mr Miller solicitor -Mr C. Stephensan was elected auditor. The rules for the guidance of the company were read and adopted,

At Dti"edin yr?Btrr ;iny tVe report; of thp proceedings at the two meetinga of shareholdero in Guthrfe and Larnach's Woodware Factories' Company, at wbich a resolution agreeing to liquidation was passed, and then confirmed, Mr Larnach (Chairman) said: Hero is v statement of the interest, discpunt, and exchanges paid to the Bank of "New Zetland since the-ebmtneneetnont of the company down to the end of last month: The interest, discount, and exchange paid to the bat.k up to the end of December, 1881, was £79,279 19e 8d ; that is from the Ist of September, 1877, to the 31st December, 1881. From tbe 31st of December, 1880, to the 31st July, 1882, there has been an additional amount of £37,990; so that during the company's existence there' has been Bomttfoing over £1.17,000 paid in discount, interest, and exchanges. Iho amount passed through the bank books by the company, paid in the Bhape of bills and cash, amounts, fi oin Ist September, . 1877, lo 31sfc December, 1880, to £1,841,688,.0ut: of which over £452,000 of cash luia been paid in. There has also been paid in by cash over £326,000 and additional in bills ot over £650,000, so that the account has not been without profit to the bank, but has been one of considerable value.