DUNEDIN, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1708, 16 June 1883, Page 2

DUNEDIN, Thursday.

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce aud consignees interested in regard to the goods-shed fire, several speakers, including the Hon. Mr Reynolds, expresed the opinion that the Government «ere liable as common earners, and also through having; neglected to take pioper precautions against fire. A committee was appointed to ascertain the position of the consignees in regard to the fire, and to take legal, advice, if necessary. The following resolutions were also carried :— "That our representative, Mr H. S. Fish, junior, be required to apply to the Government to have all wooden sheds in the railway department how erected, and about to be' erected, removed at once.andstrongstone building substituted, for the protection of merchants' goods." Last Night. s Mr James McDonald, proprietor of the Milburn lime kilns, i8 announced as a candidate for Bruce, in opposition to Messrs Gillies (brother of Judge Gillies) aud Mosely. ' I A deputation waited upon Mr Pish, M.H.R., this afternoon, and requested him to question Government, on the first opportunity, as to whether it was their intention to revert U 1 he nominated system of licensing benches. Mr Pish stated in reply that he would table a notice on the subject on Tuesday.