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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4491, 28 May 1883, Page 2

Wb hear that the Bank of New Zealand has ntima'ed its willingness to grant an increase in the overdraft of the Harbor Board proTided the personal securities of its members are given. One would almost take the Harbor Board to be a newspaper directory.

Another victim to alcoholic attraction who had been locked up since Saturday, was fined fire shillings or imprisonment until the rising of the Court by L. J. Bagnall, Esq., J.P., this morning. There was no other business before the Court.

One day's paper says:—"They are nob such hopeless lunatics in Wanganui after all. They persuaded Archibald Forbes to take 24 shares in the G-as Company." Another re* marks.- "Neither is Archibald Forbes a lunatic. He bought th se shares at a discount, and draws a dividend' of 10 per cent."

The heavy wind last night raised a considerable swell in the firth, and the Harbormaster, to make sure that the Harbor Board dredge punts would not be carried away from their moorings, this morning put an extra anohor to each. As soon as the weather abates they will be anchored close to the wharf, where the swell is not so severely felt.

Messrs Hunt and White are the successful tenderers for the Waihou railway contract, for forming only, from Morrinsville to Te Aroha. The amount is about £13,000.

Sheppbbson, who was arrested in Auckland laßt week on a charge of bigamy, has been further remanded for a period of eight days, bail being allowed.

The Coromandel oyster trade is assuming large proportions, three hundred sacks per month being sent away. The nor'weßter stopped the work of gathering them last week, as to get good ones boats have to go out into the passage. Orders, consequently, were not all executed.

Mb BtTHBiEM, who went on a diamond prospecting expedition to the Raglan district, returned the othor day. He was accompanied by another gentlemen, but the party found nothing but a series of crystals similar to those obtained by Mr Courtney, and which he does not regard as of a diamondiferous character.

The, Railway Department baa given a gratuity, equal to six months' pay, to the widow of the engine-driver Meek, who was killed lately at the Dunedin railway station.

The British Queen commenced loading frozen meat at Chrietchuroh on Friday for London. Nearly 16,000 carcases of sheep, ranging from 591bs to 801 bs, were taken aboard. In all 5600 carcases of sheep and 52 quarters beef have been frozen ready for shipment.

Dodbon, the well-known licensee of the Port Chalmers Hotel, was summoned for selling beer on a Sunday, but the case was dismissed, as the man supplied, in his evidence, said the beer was given him for going a message.

Thb Rev. M. W. Green, M.H.8., has been appointed to succeed Mr Gordon Forlong as pastor of tbe Union Church in Dunedin.