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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 149, 29 June 1897, Page 6

A new serial story entitled " Nerine's Second Choice," by Adelaide Stirling, is cominonccd on our pixth pngo to-day. Ilcfidera should not overlook the oponing chapter.

Ab the meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Comrnnrce yesterday a letter was read from bho Customs Deportment at Wellington sbabing that Messrs Porter and Co. had ottered to construct ft magazine at Kohimaratnara providing that no other magazine was licenced but theirs during a period of 14 years. Mr Kent thought it would be unfair to give a monopoly to any firm until those infcorosted had an opportunity of stating their views. It was resolved thab a circular letter be sent to all dealers in oxplobivos asking them to moot the Council of bho Chamber on Tuesday next ab 4 p.m.

The ordinary meeting of bhe Board of Governors of the Auckland College and Granamar School wag held yesterday afternoon in the Board's office, Victoria Arcade. There were present: Sir G. M. O'Rorke {Chairman), Rev. C. M. Nelson, Prof. Brown, Hon. Col. T. M. Hauitain, Hon. J. A. Tole, and Mosera R. Udy, S. Luke, and YV. J.Speight. The correspondence included a memo, from the AuditorGeneral, in connection with the Board's balance-sheet, tnkinsr exception to several items. Amongst these was the item of £84 paid to the Rev. Canon Nelson for services rendered as actingniaster at the Grammar School while the Governors wore securing the services of a new master in one of the departments of the school. The AuditorGeneral considered that Mr Nelson could not justifiably take tho money, aa he waß a member of the Board of Governors afe the time, and should, therefore, refund the money. It was decided to reply that the Local Bodice' Contractors Ach did not apply to the Board of Governors, and that there was nothing to prevont Air Nelson from being legally employed by the Board. An amount of routine business was also transacted.

" In all crimes look for the woman," once said a famous detective. If you wish to regain health keop your digestive organs in order by baking Nurse Woodward's gftftUh Svrup.—(Advt)