TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Last Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1641, 11 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Last Night.

Tw o cottages, unoccupied, ■» eie desti oyed by lire of unknown origin. Tlicy were owned by Mi' Staeey. ])y a binall majoiity, the mcinbus ot the Wellington Athemeum nave decided to throw the library open to the public, on condition that only subscribes eariy out books. This step has been taken in order to claim a portion ot the t'b'ooo ginnt voted bj' Parliament last \ear. l"iie Wellington Engineer Corps have decided not to serve uudor the new Volunteer regulations, and the members will tender their lesignation forthwith. At the first genei.il meeting ot the shareholders of the] Meat Pie&ervmg Company, the chairman stated that the business transacted during the past six months amounted to £49,721, and they could leabouably expect An uicie.ise in the output. The business had been taken over under a guarantee of £0000 profit per annum, but, judging fiom the l>in>i-in.-o-> done, might leasmnibly be counted upon. As it was quite within the scope of the company to enter into the frozen meat tuule, the diiectois had determined to t>end home a trial shipment of upwards of 500 cai cases. An influential directory was appointed for the ensuing year. The jtfijw Zealand Electric Light Company has pm chased from Sir Julius Vogpl the light tor the colony of the Aiihfcialian Elcctiic Light Company, Limited. All ariangemoutt. in connection with the pmcluibe have been settled, the first deposit has been paid, and sulndent shares have been privately, subscribed. It is not intended to offer any shares to the public until the business is more established.