NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9835, 18 September 1897, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION' TKLKCTRAMS.) AUCKLAND, September 17. Sh- ft. .M. O'Roi'ko and moat of the Auckland tiiPiubcni. it is stated, intend to leave for Wellington by the Gairloch on Monday. Other nicnihisi-s ate arranging to go by tbe Tak->r»*"- v ll ~U' ° later * ]SVdhnm. the lawyer's clerk charged with pealing £107>, was remanded. t \ slight check of earthquake occurred at Tai'iv> ~]-tf- r evening, followed by earth tremors till midday to day. Some of the volcano vents arc now active. Tho Military Tournament Committee has (leciclci to bunk (lie proceeds of tho jubilee sports pending the final settlement u9 to what form tho citizens desire the memorial in take. The amount is about £400. WELLINGTON, September 17. flic Cabinet voted £2700 for additions to ihe Rangitikei railway bridge to enable it to be used for road traffic. The Premier states, with respect to Mr fVßegan's statement that in an interview at Sydney he expressed himself as favourable to the'Tauranga tramway scheme, that this j s a misconception, as he did not give any opinio" on the subject. What ho did nay wn stl-at, if tbe Act of 1894 was not found suitable, tho piomotera might consider whether tbe Railway Construction Act of 1881 would meet their purpose. I>U N RDIN, Sept ember 17.

Peter Grant and his assistants were charged at tho Police Court to-day with keer' n £ a co,mnon K am,n g house. Thoy were remanded on the application of the police till Thursday in order that the stipendiary Magistrate may hear the case. All tho books removed from the premises when tho raid was made have been ordered to be returned to Grant on his promising to produce them at the hearing. The Directors of the New Zealand Drug Company have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum. Only Messrs Scobie Mackenzie and Millar, M.H.U.'e, attended the conference with the members of the Otago Central Railway League, the object of which was to urge that the railway should not be allowed to stop at Eweburn. Mr Millar said he had the wwurance of. the Minister of Public Works that there was no intention of stopping at Eweburn when reached.