NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2051, 29 August 1885, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(JrIFiIvrCHURCM. Thurwlay Tun amitial meeting of the Cantcrbiuy Chamber of CommiTce was hold today. The retmiig Vice President, Mr G. G Sttail, delneiel a h-ngthy and exhaustive address, dialing with the cause of the existing depiession, its extent, and our futuie prospects. He considered that as a penod of excoptional depression is gcneially followed by a corn-spoil ding pci lod of activity, we may be certain that the depression would not long continue. He quoted statistics to show that, notwithstanding the seveie depres eion from which individually we ueie suileiuiL', the national weakh of the colony had not been seiiuusly affected. With the supt'raiiundancc of food, the many valuable iiiineials, and tho ine.xhau.stiblf supply of taw matetial, we weic al>l< to carry on almost cveiy known mamif.u'uiing nidustiy. He did not think, if tin colonists were lojal to thpinsi lvts, th> ri' would be nny f«'ar of the futtiti- Mi Stead was elected Piesi dt-nt, and Mr J Gould Vice President lor tho ensuing year.

0 \MARU, Thursday. Cherthiee huudit'd entnes have been received for the Poulti y S!i'>\\, to be held to moirow. At ,t meeting ot tlie locil sliareholdors in the JOistC'iwst Native Lind Company a resolution was passed in favour of Minding up the comptny and the sale of tin* land.

DUNEDIN. Th'iradav. Grave's Hotel at lilucspur has been binned down Insurance, £300 in the Victora OtK c. Plight tMadtintes were presented publicly with their diplomas to night, one being a lid), Miss Freerr. in. The proceedings were much more orderly than on previous occasions, admission being by ticket.

WELLINGTON, Thursday The City Council to-night unanimously decided to biinu the Contagious Diseases Act into oppration in Wellington.

CHRISTI'HURC'H, Thursday. The Dunedin Garrison Band went through to Wellington by the Rotomaliana to day. The presentation of diplomas to the students of the Canterbury College was made to day hv. Dr. Yon ffanst. Two M D.'s, nine }$. A s— one <A the latter beint; a I uly— >rfct>i\cd tluir diplomas Tlie West Co.ist Railway Committee have druded to t- \ lend tin ir iik inbeiship to the general publio, nnil istue mudals to ini'inbcis The eutianco fee is fi\ed at 2a Cd ; 2.">00 medals file to l»e issued at once. The Committee confirmed the desirability of mtcimg into an alliance with Westland and Ni-Uon for furthering the constitution of the line.

INVKRCARUILT,, Thursday. At the Supreme Court to day Mary Tucker, arrested at Wellington, wa9 acquitted of a charge of stealing £123 and sundry articles of clothing belonging to her husband. The case was noteworthy as \w\ag the fii.it of the kind under the Mairicd Women's Property Act, winch makes provision for the wife being charged with the larceny of her husband's property, and enables him to give evidence against her.