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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 230, 25 September 1908, Page 2

At a conference held recently between r preventative of the I'ity Council, the Harbour Board, and the, Parnell Borough Council, it was decided to request the hospital Board to pay one-fourth cost of LOO l'eet extension of tin.- Stanley-street &i;\yit to low Hater. At the meeting ot tbe Harbour Hoard in committee this aSternoon, a letter from the Hospital Board was read, statin:,' that the latter bor'\ oomd not see Us way to contribute ;is suggested. On the motion of Mr. A. .:. hntricnri it was decided (hat the C'it.V ("uuncil and the J'arnoll I'.orough I ounci! should Ik- asked to appoint representatives, who will. uilli the Harbour l'.nardV representative (Mr. lOntrir.in in this cane), wait on t\ie Hospital Board to lirjtt , that, body to contribute accordinji to the request. Mr. Wntrican was endowed with power to act. Tlmm;]? King rrf.taurn.nl keeper of Auckland, has viled a petition iv lianknipt.cv. The lirsl meeting will lie held at the Official Assi<jnre"s office o-n Otobor ± Mr. .1. Strauclion. I nmxnissioner of Crown Lands at Aiii'kland. left, for W'ellitipton I.v tin- 'J'akupuini to-day on a Itusiness visit. He will bo abse.ut about U'.n days. J-red Ceorpe bricklayer, of drey Lyun, has couipiletl his stateiueut in bankruptcy. He sets out his liabilities at iiS'l 17/' i, and assets nil. ■" The reason,'" he says, ■ 1 tiled my petition is on account of legal j)rm - cediugs taken against mc liy <<np of tlie uioditors ta iirm), aud threats made by t hmu of further prouo.cduigs. The whole position was worrying my wife iDto a state of severe illness, and' I am informed by a doctor, one of my creditors, that she is extremely ill. She is to he piaeed. if possible, in a sana.tori.iTn at CambridKC otherwise he will not giro any hope of her ultimate recovery." The American fleet in Auckland Harbour. Beautiful 1-rge picfcnre for fraMing. Price 6d. All itationera and Star