ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 18, 21 January 1905, Page 5

ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION.

PALMKRSTON >*.. thi«= day. •lohD Archibald and Hamilton Sinclair. :hf former employer] at the I'nitod Farmers' Co-operative Association, who was befo'; the Court in the early part of the wk on charges of alleged theft of money? belonging to the assrxintion. were arrested this morning on further charges of theft of money-. totalling £-1 and £65 respectively. They were remanded Lo next week, bail being allowed. The present alleged thefts represent two months' operations on the cash register. Further charges are pending. GOVERNMENT I.AN'I) I't'Rl 'II ASKS. WELLINGTON', this day. Speaking at Obarni yesterday. Mr. Sed4on said that, the amount p:iid for the purchase of lands by the (Jovernment for the nine months to Derember of lust year wns £281.171. The commitments for payments prior to March "1 this year wore £.'14.),772. WELLINGTON'S WATER SUPPLY. WELLINGTON", this day. The pity engineer has laid a scheme Wore the Council for improving the "■iter supply, at a co=t not vet made pub'ie. bm estimated at £150.000 to £200.000. to the enlargement of the city boundaries, and the taking in of popubi- I tions at considerable heights on Hie hills, j if proposes n ew- reservoirs at Waintiiomata and Karon, to hold one hundred and fifty million gallons, which, with the Present will provide for a popuimon of 75.00". wi«h b0 gallons per head wr day. For hi<rh districts pumping sta'tons are ro be profiled, and a number of i o w main- of various siz.es are proposed. I running out a, f ar as Island tiny. j DESTRUCTION OF KLKCTRICAL PLANT. i DUNEDIN. this day. j By the fire on board the Rnteshire at | tapetown. about 120 tons of electrical apparatus shipped at Home to the order ! "f the vTa l|)o ra Co.. was damaged, and ! ikely to heeotne a total lopf. The j damaged was f|ll]v j nsurpd> ; NELSONS MINK [PAL SQCABBLES. i NELSON". fl,i, day. The nty Council. I,v voles' lo rn "r. after a very lively meeting last [Mjrht. whence the pul.TTc were turned out " r applauding, rejected the proposal of ">e .Mayor and Finance Committee to disr ,p D>e will, the services ot the eitv enPneer and abolish the oflice and -übsti- "' ltP a foreman. Cii her minor retrenchffi wts entailing; dismissal-, were also fleeted. The question of abolishing the "Sice of the eitv Minevor was left to r "e incoming Council. As the public TT' leaving the chain U-r when ordered 'T the Mayor, they s, ; ,mped. hooted and filled for ten minute-. 'HAROEII WITH nKSHKPION. N-APIKR. Friday, esterday four -e-.im-e-n nl" the -iwinr Sotjih Australian were ,-hargnfi with the vessel. They -taletl they eft the usv] !„.,-,,,,:,. u.ev failed obtain extra ;i.s.si si ~„.,. al ' Napier. - pronwst,!, | >v , U|;l| U|(M w<xn „-,-|], in «, -,'.', rntUTT| •" the ship if t'itis was done. J u 'y were ordered Ui return to t.he ■*aine.r and ~jy ~,.;,. „,' prosecution. „, ]': hf>w they procured one of "« sltips boats and .-leon-d u.wav from -Je vessH. They pulled to the Petone where they landed, leaving the °°* f ' on the beach. The police are marching for the men. but ro far have ■"*• succeeded in tracing them. S HORT-WEIOHT BREAD. ASFIBURTON. Friday. • the Magistrate's Court to-day a hot!r asf,npd2n " n ''"''' h '' nar ? e " f ° r breJ J damping bread and selling *a k deficieTlt in "eight. The bread tw J 01 ™ bread - and ihe defence was f an ™ VB bread was always sold as thp l7 . cad ' did not "come under held iw • Btandaxd; but the Magistrate shmiid {t was important that bread -iv, be stamped and sold up to