LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1824, 15 March 1884, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

[13V TKLEOHAI'H.— ON V tOKKI hI'OXDKNr.] Board of Education Election. Al('kJ,\M>, Klld.lV Xiyllt. At the inciting ot the lionul of lvluc.i tioii to-day the ictiiins ot fie elections fiom the bclioul com mi ttce di->ti lct-^ foi tlncc m^mbeis of the Education Bond \\ue as follows — Coopi'i, 10"), Hoblis 100, Moat b.l, liuek'and 70, Lawne ."H and Poitei 1"). The (liauman dxlaicd the fiist thu-e gentlemen duly eleetod. Weekiy Market. D'utter and cg<^ have advanced in value. The foimer aie woi th J^ wholesale, and Is 3d ii' tai 1, while cgys aic bclln.g at Is 0d wholesale, and is 9d letail, a do/en. Flour has declined somewhat; supcifine silk dressed is quoted at £12 10b a ton, household £11 10s. Oatmeal is woith £lo a ton ; oats, fiom 2s (jtl to 2s 9d per bushel. Sharem^rket. The sharemarket i^ dead to day. Accident. Willia'ii Pooley, woikina on the whaif lia-1 his .urn bioUen by a bai of lion falling out ot a si ins.'. Waiorongomai G- M 0. At the animal in etui!.' ot tlie Waiorongomai (Jompmy !o- la', , tlie bilaneesheet showed that. th>' hi ipt^ Ji"ail> balanced tlie t\p. n<l tl ■ It wii <le ~ uided to m ike a |.i nis > all ai d-. 11 S')o ieoei\cd ji'im t'n' piot'j iU to be in vested in &!i.'rei in Lv jk- \ lutLei} Company. Attempted lacondiarism. An attempt to bu n down th" Mount Eden Hall was dis;'j\viul Libt night and averted. The Pacific Slope. A young man named Hua table left by the last mil steimtr whose d< faloations amounts t) ElOOO, a fne-iil named Pivebsting benij the chief victim. Divorce Suit. A divorce petition has been filed by Alexander Lamb, of Renmera, against his \s\ie, H"c Lu/ie Rjid, oi the gioumU of adultjrv wuli a baker at Riveilieid name I E Iniiuul Cosgraxe. The adultery is albged to ha^e bjen comtrrtted in Lamb's house at OiaUei. Supposed Drowning Accident A youth's clothes has b°on found on Shelly Umcli with the n rue '" C. Schmitt " on them, but no tiaco of the ownei has been found \et Incompatibility. Mrs Godwin, w ite of the landloid ot tlie TAirmei s' Hotel, Diiuy. 1m& filed a petition for a judicial sepai ation on the gtounds of continuous ciiiLlties. The Licensed Victuallers, Tiie licensed victuallers carried the elections at liellensulle.

BUILDING SOCII.TIKS IN Em.IAND.— A return beaiing on tliis subjecb, just issued, shows that theie aie 1,087 societies in existence, with a member ship of 403,271) and the total leccipts riming the last financial year amounted to no loss than £20,927, 173. Of societies making a return of liabilities theie ueie 1,525, the liabilities bcmit: to the holdeis of shaies, £20,3.3 1, (51 1, and to depositors, £10,331 Oil. Tlicio n,hit balance of unappropiiatcd piotit to the extent of £l,r>G7 t !)l*2. Tha assets .inioniitcd to ;£44,.3<57,715. fcscod nil hid nothing like the same propoition ot these building societies as England. In Scotland the total membeislnp was only 0,38b". Ilie receipts weie £412,00!), the liabilities to lioldeisof shares amounted to £074,990, and to depositois and other cieditois £208,311. The assets consisted of balance due on moitgage secuiities, £987,987 , and a sum of £07,618 imesttd in other secuiities and cash. Ireland had 9,714 tnembeisof building societies. The receipts were £775,589 ; liabilities to the lioldeisof shaies, £084,390; to depositors anil otheis, £332,050. The assets included baladcc due on mortgage securities, £1,051,423 ; and amount invested in other securities £79,902. Ihe usual Wesleyan Sunday services are advertised elsewhere. Mr FoibC'» Gordon his been appointed valuator for the Kilnkihi 1 own Distnrt, and the list will be open for public inspection at the Public H ill on the 20th inst. lhe Assessment Court will be beld at the same place on the 27th inst, The stock in trade of Mr R. Wright, builder and cabinetmaker, Lake-street, Gambndgo, consisting of <i Luge assoitmcnt of seisoned timber, and e\ cry ic-ijtiisito for c-irrjmg on the trade is advertised loi Sale. Application is to be made to Mr Keesintj, solicitoi, Cainbndgc, or Mr AVright, PO , Aiuklmd 'lhe premises in Lake-street ai e also to let, All debts nu ing 1 to Mr Wright are to be ,), ud to Mr Keeping, who will also discharge all liabilities. You will do well to furnish your house rom Garlick and Cranwtll's I hey have now fc'ie most complete Furnishing Warehouse in Auckland, {urnituie to sun all ilasses, good strc.-.g, *nd cheap. Ihev ha\e Tapestry Carpets lrom 2s 3d per yard, Brussels from 3» lid per yard. Linoleum from 3s 9d to ss, Oil Cloths from Is6dto4s6d per )ard, good 12 feet wide Oil Cloths at 3s 6d per yard. Immense assortment of Iron Bedsteads from Infants' Cots to 5 feet wide half-tester Bedsteads. Double iron Hedtteads from 255. 480 Bedsteads in stock to select from. Beddings of all kinds and sizes kept in readiness. Dining, Sitting, Drawing-room Furniture, and and a large assortment of Manchester and Furnishing Goods, including a lot of Cretonnes. Book Catalogues sent free to intending: purchasers. Garlick and Cranwell, City Hwl .Vrcade, Queea-ttreet AueW»pd;