TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3421, 29 January 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Off to Melbourne. Wellington, January 28, ('apt, Russell one of the New Zealand Delegates at tho Federation Conference leaves to-morrow for Melbourne, via soiilh going by tbes.s. Tekapo at the Bluff on Friday,

/.'; ' Bankruptcy. Auckland, January 28. At a meeting of tho creditors of A, Daybourno to-day, it was resolved "That the bankrupt bo instructed to file an account of his trading, commencing at such times as the Assignee may direct, and ending at the date of bankruptcy; such acoount to comprise a balance sheet, profit and loss account, goods account and cash .account; and that the Assignee be requested to pay from the funds a dividend at tho rateof4dintbo.£. Mr Lawson. oxplamod the'present position of tho estate as follows, The liabilities proved amounted to £13,610 and the items not proved, practically : those of. English and Australian oreditors, wore £2972, It was estimated that £5846 would be realised, and of that they bad already got £8798. The tosh in bond would pay 4s 2d in the £, and the total dividend would probably be 7s 6d.

An Society. Dukedin, January 28. In the annual report of the Otago Art Society, after referring to the favourable reception given to the President's sohome to secure an art collection for tho Colony, it states that the council has-under consideration a scheme for augmenting the aooioty's present collection, and already the promises of support are so encouraging as. to" lead to tho belief that as soon as thespheme is made public adequate assistance will bo given l -It was decided to incorporate the Society, . Wesleyan Conference-

CiißisrcnußCU, January 28, The Wosloyan Conferenco to-day dealt with the Jubilee proposals, It was heartily and unanimously reaolyed to inaugurate a Jubilee movement.wljich, should bo conditional in its pharaoter, tho funds to bo administered by the central committee. Tho amount mentioned to ho raised by the movement was £15,000, the effor|i to oxtond over 'tbreo years, Tho objeots aimed at by the fund are a special'branch of fho hqum mission fuud for aggressive work, a special branph. of a loan fund for the relief of embarassed trusts and the purchase of sites, and the increase of the loan mnd capital to £10,000., It was resolved to seta imiilisier apart -as secretary of'the jfund.aiidthofiov'W.J.Morleywafl elected to the office. The report, on oimriib property showed the total income for the year to bo #5,218. and the expenditure £18,9C8. The het'reduction of the debt during the pw is £1,492, Theloau fund report showed that 'sjneo its inception a total amount; of £II,BOO had been loaned.' The local'contributions to meet this had been at least £16,000. The' children's fuiid income jyas £1710; arid: the. .expenditure £1729. The' levy is to remain as at last year,