LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1047, 22 July 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

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Auckland, this daj. OUTWARD TJIISCO MAIL The Ventura has arrived from Sydney. ABBIVAL OF ITALIAN WARSHIP Tho Liguriu, an Italian warship (Duke of Babruzzi, commander) from tho Islands, was saluted by the fort this morning, PROPOSED MUNICIPAL GAS WORKS The City Council has discussed the proposal to purchase the pas works. The Company indicated that they would want full value for the property, and that the ihareholders must be placed in as good a position as they were now, The matter was referred to a committee, THE PROPOSED SINKING FUND The Council has decided to devote its share of the tramway profits, which this year was JE2OIB, to a sinking fund for the drainago nnd water loan, instead of a fund to purchase tho trams at tho «pimtion of the concession. MANUKAU HARBOUR Tho necessity for the improvement of th Manukau harbour has again been shown by tho Wainui grounding for two hours. Thero was much indignation Miiong tho passengers. OVERCROWDED CARS; HEAVY FINES In a caso where sevoral emulators were charged with nvcrcrowding the tram, cars running to the football grounds at Edsom. tho Tramway Company's counsel raised the defence that the cars being licensed only in Auckland City there was no load limit fixed for the Epsom district, Mr Blomfield, S.M., decided that the licenses applied to five miles around tho city, and that thero was no necessity for lioenses for the Epsom district, as all the oars started from Auckland. Several conductors who allowed overcrowding in tho cars running to tho Alexandra Park football matches were fined if) and cost? each,