LATEST NEWS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]
Auckland, Last Night. Auckland S.S. Company. At the meeting of the Auckland Steamship Company, a dividend of 10 per cent, was declared. Tbe Chairman spoke of the importance of obtaining larger steamers for the Fiji trade. The Grammar School. A letter from the Agent-General, reports that an influential commission has accepted the office of selecting 1 a head master for the Grammar School. Heavy Gale. A gale was blowing acroßa the centre of the North Island from Waikato to Castlepoint to-day The places principally affected were Cambridge, Taupo, Tauranga, Napier, Taranaki, and Castlepoint. The work of the Telegraph Department was seriously impeded by it. Threatened Native Disturbances. New Plymouth, Last Night. The Taranaki Herald 'a Rahohu .correspondent just telegraphs that the Maoris are to fence near Te Parapona. The Constabulary at Rahohu and Pungarehu are under ordeis to hold themselves in readiness for immediate action. Mounted patrols have been out daily for the pabt fortnight. Yesterday about sixty Maoris made an attempt to stop an Armed Constabulaiy fatigue party from taking firewood ; but after a long korero they retired growling to Otaki. Fatal Accident. An accident occurred to a daughter of the Hey. James McWilliams, by which she lost her life. Her father was unlooding a cart, and by some unknown cause the blinkers came off the horae, which caused it to bolt, and the wheel of the cart passed over the neck ol the child who was playing in the yard, causing death almost immediately afterwards.
It ifl notified that the trustees of the Wainparo.i Road District intend to levy a rate of gd in the £ for the current j ear. A list of the trustee", auditors, and fence-viewers appointed at the annual meetings of the Waingaroa and Karioi Road Districts will be found in our Gazette notices. The Karioi Road Board notifies that they intend to levy a rate of is in the £ for the current year. Messrs Hunter & Nolan will hold their first cattle fair of the season at Papakura on Monday next, when over 1000 head of c.ittle of all kinds will be offered for sale. At a meeting of the creditors in the bankrupt estate of George Alfred Smith, of Huntley, held .it the Courfc-housc, Hamilton, jesterday, Mr Thomas Woodwall D.ivies was elected creditors' trustee of the property of the said bankrupt.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1430, 1 September 1881, Page 3
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396LATEST NEWS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1430, 1 September 1881, Page 3
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