FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1059, 5 August 1904, Page 2

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904.

Messrs. J. Wothorspoon and W. Mor«ap, students of tho Waihi School of Mineß, haverocjivod intimation that they liavo passed tho Government examination for first-clnas mino managers' certificates. At a meeting of tho Waihi Domain iioard, held lane eroning at tho Fire liristation, accounts to tho amount of 182 5s 2d wovo passed for payment. To Jay, tho ladies of tho Hospital JkU Oommitteo hnvo boon busily ongagod decorating tho interior of tho Acadomy of Music for tho great event to-night. Much has huon done in the way of preparation by tho ladies and others to ensure tho si'ccobb of tho hall and m look forward to seeing ono of the largest attonded functions of tho kind jet soon in Waihi, The arrangements for the important ovont are praotically complete, and a capital danco is anticipated,

A dead mun was granted bin discharge from bnnkruptoy by the Court in Welling, ton last week, The deceased principal was Mr liilbort Ilauiilton (Jmlroville, forincrl.v ol llio lirm of Dmfrovillo and Dodd, art and colour merchants. That parihcrohip was Unsolved souio yeara ago, and si.b.equontly Mr Umfi-ovitlo, when tradingaoliiH, failed, Nows win received by the Official Assigueo that Undischarged bankrupt hail died some wooks ago at Middlobum, in south Africa,

A moeting of the Waihi Gliaritable Aid Board was hold last, i.ight at tl» Fj rc Brigado Station, Thoro were presont tho Mayor (in (ho chair), Messrs. Kalz Brown, Saunders, Foster, Nnwlh, Uloviii! Donaldson, and Henderson. J. Say and Co, were- the only tenderers for tlio meat tmpply. The tondor was accoptod. There worm>tc- grocerios, and it was "■'•" , ' l' ll,a " '»« uiucru'bc placed with lu.il grocers, at the discretion of the relieving officer, The ohairman and Mossra Foster, Donaldson and Hondorson wore appointod a Bub-conimittoo to consider a baßis of calculation on which rations blioulu* bo granted, An application for relief was reported on favourably by the reliovine oftcor, and \m grnntid.

by tho results so far (July 8) tlio compulsory cloning of 87 North Melbourne liitols, as a consequent!) of tho local opi ion vole, will imyolve claims (oi compensation amounting to nonrly £SOOOO, Tho couipcnaation Comt linn been dealing with about two casos a wook on mi average, and will at that rato bo occupied for tbreo or four nioiitiis yet in hearing tko evidence and miking awards, bo far eight hotels havo been adjudicated upon, and the total amount of compensation awaniod to owners and licensees is iG10,883 163 3d, or in round figures .£ISOO per hotel. If this average is exceeded tho total will bo ovor .-£'lo,ooo. It isiHiito possible it will bo more a question of compensation to breweries, whore they come in us a third parly, will have to bo deoidid. In somn c.tscs lliovo nve several points of law and mtricncioi, (ho con»i deration ot which may extend tho sitting' of the (burl till very late in tho jcar.