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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4325, 27 March 1884, Page 3

Councillor Offer to-day sent in to the Town Clerk a letter tendering the resignafon of hia seat in the Council as representative of the South Ward. Mr Patrick Gleeson informs us that he is the owner of the Aurora Hotel, which is feued to Brown. Campbell, and Co. for ten years, of which four years remain unexpired. The subject of the proposed prohibition of street assemblies will come before the City Council to-night in a dual form The Rev. J. Robertson has written a, letter w th respect to it, and there is alao a largelyfligEed petition, praying lor the excision of theobnWous cftuse from tho new by-law or, at any rate, its modification to suit the views'of the petitioners. At Arthur's auction mart to-day, several propels aituated at Mayfield, Birkenhead, Northcote, were offered for sale, but were not disposed of.

Mr Bailey, who arrived by the 8.8. Pen«uin, has in his possession samples of aunForous quartz, said to have been found in tfiji. A gentleman who has seen the stone informs as that it is a mixture of blue and white quartz, and the precious metal is plentifully disseminated throughout. Cr Devore has given notice of his intention to propose the following motions at the meeting of the City Council to night, viz :— U> " That the City Engineer prepare plans and report on the best, method of draining ?te Ponsonby Ward." (2) "That the Finance Committee be instructed toinqmreinto the present system of checking the Council's accounts, and if necessary -devise some better method of checking accounts. Go to " The Rescue of Harry Gray" tonight in Choral Hall.. Western Australia is the place for thoife who are ambitious of becoming big landed proprietors, .The PovprnmentpijthafePrown colony are leasing Umd for ten years fib the yewiv rental of 10a per 1,000 acres. Aman with «500 can rent 1,000,000 acres. Taxes fixe proportionately light.