AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4706, 6 February 1884, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

During the progress of the Newton School Committee meeting last night, Mr Wilkes said he would oppose Mr O'Donoehue " tooth and nail." Mr O'D,onoghue was an intriguing man, and bad done a vast amount of mischief out' side. He had used every means, fair and unfair, to get the position, There was the ■ " bogus " ' telegram published in the Herald ; he (Wilkes) believed that came from Mr O'Donogbue, though he could not prove' it. He proposed that Mr Q'Donoghue's jiame be excluded, from the four selected, and hoped his name would not be mentioned any moj?e that eveping. Mr O'Donojjhue had canvassed the late committee, and had come. up from the Thames for the purpose of doing so. Mr Wilkes then stated how he had been personally canvassed. He then stated that information obtained by the late committee/after it was found that the first nieeting was informal, was not at all favorable | o Mr Q'Donpjjbu3. " The Harbor Board'hf s determined ti^Qa the abolition of Jhe present system pf pilotage,i'apd j:iie substitution of s volun^ tary pysiewi.

(Pee Pbbss Association.)

Capt. Scott, of the Northern Steamship Co.'s service, was yesterday married to Miss Coghill. The Newton School Committee have requested'the Board of Education to invite fresh applications for the disputed headmastership. The remainder of the tramway plant is being discharged from the Doric. Races between the scows Vixen and Result are proceeding. The Vixen is a long way ahead. The Auckland Tobacco Company have completed premises at Pahi, Kaipara, where they have already commenced manufacturing.

St. Thomas' choir is to be surpliced The anticipated row did not eventuate.

At the Auckland Presbytery to-day, a letter was submitted from Paeroa in reference to a proposal to remove Mr Ferguson to Tauranga, but being considered disrespectful, it was not received.; After a lengthy discussion, it was resolved, in the interests of the church to retain Mr Ferguson's services at Paeroa for the present. The clerk stated that Mr Sutherland was giving supply at Tau^ ranga. : The Triumph Over-insured.

It now transpires that the steamship Triumph was insured for £55,000, while her cost was recently said to have been £45,000.