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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2943, 6 July 1888, Page 2

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Chbitsohuuch, July 5. The Philosophical Institute.passed a resolution regretting tho omission of a grant for printing the Transactions of tho New Zealand Institute from the Estimates, and decided to request the kindred societies aud the Canterbury, members of Parliament to use their influence to have the grant placed on the Supplementary Estimates, , A glove fight for £ls a side between Ellis, of Wanganui, and Murphy of Ohristohurch, took place at the Theatre Eoyal to-night, and resulted in a victory'for the Wanganui man, who knooked his opponent out in about three quarters of an hour. After the.'figu't George Hopwood, of London, made a match with the wiuner.for £2O a side, to come off here within a fortnight. A list of guarantee of stock to he shipped at a freight of Id per pound, under the auspices of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company during 1889 and 1890, already represents a total of 155,000 sheep for one year, Dunedin, July 5. MrToomey, apubican, was fined £lO for allowing hazard to be played in his house. x The prosecution aroso out of the recent sporting case Doughlin, a jockey, v. Goodman. The Premier Company have washed up 2550z0f retorted gold. The delay in receiving the audited accounts was severely commented on to-day at the City Council meeting. At tho thirteenth meeting called to consider them they aronotyet to hand. The following resolution was passed: That the Council deprecate tho delay which has occurred in auditing the Corporation accounts by the AuditorGeneral's department, and strongly condemn the existing system as carried out by that department, and urge tho City members of the House of Representatives toendoavor, when the Municipal Corporations Bill is under consideration, to obtain a system of audit moro economical, more expeditous, and more satisfactory to the ratepayers of this city, Westpokt, July 5, A fire brolto out in an outhouse at the rear of the Karamea butchery, in the centre of the most closely-built business block in town, at three o'clock this morning, but it was fortunately extinguished without much damage being done. . Palmerston North, July 5. The Palmerston North Borough 'Council has rejected all tenders for water supply except Coate's and Metcalf a gravitation scheme, which it is hoped may be so modified as to enablo the Council to adopt it,