NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8789, 10 March 1894, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND.

(FUSS ASSOCIATION TBLXORAMS-l AUCKLAND. Maroh & A largely attended meeting ot the Auckland accountants was held to-day, Mr S. Clark Johnstouo in the ohair. The objeot i of the meeting was to lay before the accountants of Auckland as a body the points of difference between the Auckland aud Wellington Committees in regard to i the memorandum and articles of association submitted by the latter, and to obtain thtir collective opinion thereon. After a | lengthy discussion a resolution was passed ] endorsing the action of the Auc'-land Committee, thanking them for their efforts in the matter, aud also requesting them to continue their functions with a view to obtain acceptance by the Central Committee of the amendments proposed. Attheß.M. Court, at Wangarei, C. W. ! Mortyn, alias Carrel!, was charged with forging a cheque for £11 8s 6d, purporting to be signed by D. H. Munro, and also for altering a cheque of A. Turner's from £8 12s 9d to £80 12s 9d, which he cashed, obtaining the money from the Colonial Bank. The prisoner was committed for trial. To-morrow by the Glenelg a representative team of the Auckland Polo Club, consisting of Dr. Purchas, Mr W. A. Bloornfield, and Colonel Grove, leave Onehunga for Wanganni to take part in the Savile Cup Tournament, to be held there next week. Mr E. D. O'Rorke will join the team at Wanganui. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 9. During the last four weeks 155 tons Bcwt 3qrs of butter have been shipped from the breakwater en route to London. WOODVILLE, March 9. The Woodville Borough Council finds that owing to its financial position it is necessary to get in the funds, and at a mseting last night ib was resolved that all works stand over till next meeting and that summonses be issued immediately for outstanding rates, the Magistrate to be asked to fix a special sitting of the Court for Monday week to deal with the cases. WELLINGTON, March 9. George Harris, for attempted larceny from the City Hotel, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The experts who have been engaged in examining the electric tramway service and telephone service at Dunedin will, it is believed, make recommendations which will render it unnecessary to have a return circuit for either the telephone or tramway service. ' The Gothic took away ten boxes gold, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and five by the National Bank, of the value of £46,000. DUNEDIN, March 9. The representative of the Shire line of steamers complains of the depth of water in the lower harbor, and says that unless the big dredge is immediately pub on so as to give 26ft on the top of the tide, his vessels will no longer complete their loading at Port Chalmers. The University Senate adopted the Medical Committee's report in its entirety. INVEKCARGILL, March 9. The waather, which has been unsettled for some time, and delayed harvesting, now shows sigus of improvement. Wheat wUI be in shorter supply than usual in this district.