LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2740, 4 February 1890, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. Auckland, Last Night. This Orlando was safely docked today for cleaning. She leaves for Australia a week hence. The Jubilee Committee expect a surplus of £300 when all the costs of the celebration are defrayed. The Sydney cricketers left for the South t.-day. Sir George Grey has agreed to deliver a lecture on the Land Tax, under the auspioes of the Anti-Poverty Society. A meeting of the shareholders of the New Zealand Stud and Pedigree Stock Company was held this afternoon to consider a letter from the Bank of New Zealatid, asking for a reduction in the Company's account by providing a sum of £10,000 of new capital, and stating that if auch request 03 not complied with the Bank would require settlement of indebtedness. There was a large attendance of sharehoders Major George boiiitf in the chair, after some discussion, the following resolution was carried, that the assets of the Company be disposed of to the best advantage, by sale or otherivise, and that the Company be wound up. The Bay of Islands Coal Company report for the half year shows a loss of £500 on their operations during that period. At the Auckland Gas Company's annual meeting, the balance sheet shewed a nett profit of £22,95G for the your. It was resolved to pay a dividend of eight shillings and sixpence per share on fully paid shares. It was also announced that tli9 price of gas be reduced from February Ist. to o's 8d per thousand, being a reduction of 10d per thousand.