WELLINGTON.
May 6
The civil action brought by the Government against Whitelaw relative to Mrs Kettle's (his mother) salary as matron, which, it was alleged, had been received by Whitelaw and not acconnted for, has been dropped, Mrs Kettle having signed a document giving a full discharge for the same. Whitelaw stands committed for trial for the ill-treatment of a patient, but to-day obtained the necessary bail, and was liberated.
The Government having recently imported a quantity of new silver coin of all denominations with the view of the withdrawal of all worn silver coin from circulation, it is notified that new coin will be given in exchange for worn coin on application at any of the branches of the following banks .-—Bank of New Zealand, National Bank, Colonial Bank, Bank of New South Wales, Union Bank of Australia. Bank of Australasia.
Dr, Skae's iull reply to the report of the Royal Commission has been received, but it is understood that the Government have not yet decided on their course of action in regard to him. The administration of the Naval Training School Act has been transferred to the Hon. Thos. Dick, vice the Hon. Mr Rolleston, resigned. Numerous applications have been received for the vacant post of Medical Superintendent of the Wellington Lunatic Asylum. The Gazette contains the following returns of imports for the quarter ending 31st March : -- Aucklaud, £324,503; Thames, £2469; Rnssell, £776 ; Kaipara, £181 ; Poverty Bay, £2872 ; New Plymouth, £64*36; Wanganui, £11,048; Foxton, £654; Wellington, £248,311; Napier, £40,512 ; Wairau, £4814 ; Picton, £1688 ; Nelson, £50,728 ; Westport, £1591 ; Greymouth, £26,021 ; Hokitika, £18,529; Lyttelton, £335.957 ; Timaru, £22,065; Oamaru, £12,579 .;> Dunedin, £638,436; Invercargill and Bluff Harbor, £35,543; Riverton, £1069; Chathams, £7 ; total, £1,788,819. The amount for thercorresponding quarter last year was £1,577,918. The following are the exports for the quarter ending 31st March, 1881:—Auckland, £200,344; Russell, £2,097 ; Whangaroa, £2668 ; Mongonni, £37; Hokianga, £695 ; Kaipara, £6475 ; Poverty Bay, £13,058 ; Wanganui, £238: i Wellington 1 £278,426j Napier, £136,467';
Greymouth, £43,551; Hokitika, £19,186; Lyttelton, £485,226; Timaru, £9583; Oamaru, £44,353 ; Dunedin, £687,186 ; Invercargill and Bluff Harbor, £158,705; total, £2,088,295. The amount for the corresponding quarter last year was £2,236,789. The following are the bank returns for the quarter ending the 31st of March :— Total liabilities, £10,334,147 2s lOd ; total assets, £14.028,605 10s 4d. Liabilities.—Government deposits, £784,542 6s Id ; deposits bearing interest, £4,620,996 17s 4d ; deposits not bearing interest, £3,887,958 4s Id ; notes in circulation, £938,603 13s sd; bills in circulation, £74,589 17s 4d ; balances due to other banks, £27,456 4s 7d. Assets.—Coin, £1,943,586 8s 2d ; bullion, £156,782 9s Id; notes and bills discounted, £4,241,770 12s ; Government securities, £80,000 ; good debts due, £6,791,224 12s Id ; other securities, £815,241 8s Bd.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3076, 6 May 1881, Page 3
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