AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4393, 1 February 1883, Page 4

AUCKLAND.

_ * Yesterday. . The hrst annual meeting of Fisher and Co. (Limited) was held (his morning in the new offices of the company, -Queen street, Mr D, Nathan (chairman of directors) presiding. The financial report was read , by the chairman, and showed a net profit Of £6483 12s; a dividend of ,7 -per cent, was declared, *nd £2858 12a carried „.,forward. TJie report statedthat.: V.Yonr are~eqnvjnced,that. the time has :" airired for entering into the export of canned and frozen mea^on a scale that mast be of immense advantage to eirery ■took and landowner in the,colony.;' yViih this ?iew we hare decided to inerease'the capita! of the company to a t muchjarger extent, and in due course 6ur*hareholders • 'WfllbefttHyinformcdof the steps taTcen in this matter/ .Col. Tupman, chief of, the transit of i Tenuß party at Burnhatn;'was a passenger by the Zealandia for. S^n Francisco. ! The specialScorres'pbn'dent of the N.Z. Herald at Xawhia wires, via Alexandra, that a large number of natives had assembled at Kawhia to meet and welcome the Hon. Mr Bryce, the Native Minister. . No opposition to the occupation of Kawhia is-anticipated. The Kingites fear that owing to the small area of the township complications will arise, owing to resident native landowners selling land under pressure, to European residents of the township. A great meeting is to be held on Friday. The special jury case of Pierce Crosbie >T. Denis Lynoh, respecting the famous iiIOOO bill, was< on all day, and not con- *" 'eluded. The plaintiff was formerly agent of the Bank, of New Zealand at Dargaville, and defendant was a publican in /'"thfct district., The action was brought ' Upon a promissory note purporting to be signed by defendant (Denis Lynch) for £1000, which represented moneys ad- ' Vari'ced to defendant, viz., £300 in March, 1881; £250 in May, £200 in July, and , £160 .in September following, making £900—the £100 balance was charged for 5 interest for twelve months. Defendant -denies that the bill bears his signature.