Auckland Telegrap. (From our Special Correspondent.) Departure of the Frisco Mail. Mr Turner, a Passenger. Latest Produce Quotations. Meeting of Edgecumbe's Creditors. Cattle Killed on Railway.

Waikato Times, Volume 490, Issue VIII, 10 July 1875, Page 2

Auckland Telegrap. (From our Special Correspondent.) Departure of the Frisco Mail. Mr Turner, a Passenger. Latest Produce Quotations. Meeting of Edgecumbe's Creditors. Cattle Killed on Railway.

~ x .^ l^ ' evening. The steame%M!%aBb sailed f*r San. Francisco today. \ V^ • ' - r Mr W. B. Tur\er, and Miss May, and Howard were passengers. The Taranaki brought the Southern mai'a. At the produce sales to-day, good bacon realized 9d : cheese, lljd; fowls, la Id to 2s 9d; turkeys, 2a lid to 4s ; potatoes, 4s 51. At the meeting of creditors of George Edgecumbe, of Ngaruawahia, held afe the office of Messrs Hes-i--*k „,,rj i>;nlimnnrl flirt flt.H^rnfinti showed that)

Edgeoumbe had commenced business on credit, and bad increased his over-draft at the Bank of New Zealand. It was pressure on that account that caused the meeting of oreditors. During the two years he carried on business he had realized profit to the amount of .£360. The book debts amount to £1800, which are pronounced good. Messrs Owen and Graham, the largest creditors, said they would not give mbre than 12s 6d in the pound for the estate. Mr Lewis thought that if Mr Eagecumbe were given time he would pay 20s in the pound. After considerable discusssion it was agreed that if Edgecumbe could nob realize more than 15* in the pound, the estate should be assigned over to trustees, with power to sell back to Edgecumbe, if desirable ; otherwise to realize the estate to the best advantage. Messrs McOosh Clark, Chambers, and Heather were appointed trustees. As the four p.m train from Auckland to Mercer was passing Me Laughin and Bassetts farms yesterday evening, the engine came JntoWcmtact^ith four beasts, which had sfcrt^S&^^to They were all killed, and tn^cVrWes T^ergksefe* this j morning, more or less muS^latec^Jyin^xtXn^^ide of the line. '• The railway fences are in a very bad state, and the straying of cattle upon the line is a frequent ojcurrence. v