Equitable Insurance Association.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 112, 13 May 1891, Page 3

Equitable Insurance Association.

MEETING OP WEST COA.ST SHAREHOLDERS. ; J&JFQRTANT RESOLUTIONS, IBt Telegraph,! , | united pkkss association.! 1 HoKtTiKA, 12th May. At a largo anrl it flaential moating of shareholders of the Kqnitable Insurance Aeaocia- . tion, representing' over fourteen thousand 3 shares, bold last night, the following j resolutions wero upammoualy parried : — 1 "1. That this meeting is of opinion that ) the action of the directors ia refusing to ) call a meeting of shareholders on a r equisition so numerously signed and in perfect ordor, representing 30,750 shares, for the purpose of appointing inspectors vindor t^o Act, ' ia deqorylng flf Bayero oenau.ro.'^nd fraught with • the grayest suspicions that the affairs of 2 the Association will not bear a atriotly legal 9 and orucial pxamination, 3. That in oase • the directors do not conform with olaase 32 7 of tbo Artjoloa of Aesooiation immediate c stops be taken to get inspectors appointed with fall power and authority [j uiider the provisions of the Companion Act, 1883, and that anch inspeotors be 2 Jamos Gore and John Bo van. 3. That a D Bub-oommitteo consisting of Messrs. Miohl, Holmes, flluher, Jack, Raphael, and Be van bo authorised to take all such legal proceedings as may bo deemed neeeaaary for the appointment of the said Inspectors 8 under clause 32 of the Articles of Aeßoaia- '■ tion, or by movincr the Supremo Court for the purpose. 4. That the Bub-eommitteo i< be requested to commnnio.ito with the shareD holders of Grey month, Westcort, jNelson, 1 Wellington, Christcbnroh, Dunedin, In0 vercargill, and throughout the colony for 0 the purpose of securing united aotion 0 and obtaining & satisfactory statement of the enormous losses of the last four years, amounting in the aggregate to .£BO,OOO, and which the "balanoe■j> sheets never disolosed. 5. That Mr. filaxwell's telegram stating that he is jj prepared to give full information to any ■3 committee appointed representing th.c share- • holders as % whole, is oonsidered a. mere 5 oham, and judging from past experience and :fl the promises made by that gentleman and the direotors generally, this meeting has no 2 oonfidence in any further promises, and ■ 2 prefers to stand upon their legal rights for 0 the future.

0 ====== £ [Br Telegraph. I 5 Auckland, This Day. The Governor and Lady Onflow left foi j Wellington, V' a Taupo and Napier, this morning. 1 Oastlepotnt, This Dat. Arrived, 11.30 a.m.— Kiwi, from Wel9 lingtou. • Blenheim, This Day. 5 Arrived, noon — Neptune, from Wellington. I ===============

The Native Land Laws Cummission me) ' the Otaki natives in the local runanga house k on Monday and held a loutf kororo witt them in regard to the laws. Ho.mi Taipua [ M.H.R., was one of the principal speakers . Yesterday the Commissioners commenced [ their Wellington sittings in one of the com mitteo rooms at the Parliamentary Bnildingß ' Messrs. H. D. Bell and M. Chapman, solicitors, were the first witnesses. This morniua ' Messrs Ernest 801 l and N. Owen (Nelson), ' were examined. Sir Robert Stout will <jiv< ' evidence to-night, and Mr. Cumin, of Crowr ' Liw Office, to-morrow. The work of taking ' evidence will be completed thiß week, anc the Commissioners' report will be presentee to the Governor very shortly. * Legislation will be initiated by the Go * vernment in the coming session for tho pur f po3e of returning to simplo ways of voting ii tot ol 00 tion of School Committees. The Ministei > for Education is satisfied that tho methoc f tried for the first time in last month's elec i tions waa unnecessarily oumbroua, Althongh it is a matter of notoriety tha' some additions are about to be roads to thi Commission of the Peace, and a number o gentlemen bave been oommnnioated with ti c ascertain whether they are willing to serve g we have authority for stating that ni n list of names haa yet been submitted fo 1. the approval of His Excelltncy the Governor if with whom, of course, the appointmen 1. rests. r> Argument in the case of Glceaon v. Ebren 1° fried is still proceeding in the Appeal Cour '• to-day. *c n The sub-committee of the Parnell Memc I, rial Fund, Mr. F. C. Millar being Jn th p ohair, held a meeting last evening in th ■y Evening Post Chambers, when a number c dotails in connection with the oarnival to b i- bold in the Basin RoEcrve, on the night of th a 25th instant, were considered. It wa ie decided to carry out the electric lighting c is the ground on the night in question, accorc n ing to the plans and specifications furnishe in by the Gulober Electric! Lighting Company te Tho question of arranging the side shows an booths was left in the hands of the Seen tary for him to dotermine whether th privileges shonld be let privately or put v to auotion. The Secretary was instructed t write to the City members, preferring , request tbat they should deliver ehoi 01 addresses on the Reservo on the benefits t °" be attained by the eight hours movement i y also, to the Hon. the Premier and the Mayc '? and Councillors, asking for their patranagi *• Communications were reoeived from tl Star and Royal Gymnastic Clubs an the Boselle Surprise Party, intimating the intention to give performances on the groun on tho night of the oarnival. By odvertisi ment elsewhere it will be observed that tl members of the various Friendly Societii are invited to occupy positions in the torol light procession, which will parade tt streets prior to the entertainment in tl Basin Reserve taking plaoe. 3 0 The Orchestral Society devoted its usu: je practico last night to the rehearsal 1 re Mendolscohn's First Concerto, for piano at 0. orohestra, whioh is to bo porformed at Mil tie Medley's ooncert to-morrow night. The fa n . pianist acquitted herself ao splendidly of hi be share of tho work as to rou3e tho enthusias at of the orohestra, and the result was oue 1 ia the finest rehearsals ever held in this cit lio The overture to Schubert's •'Rosamond se and Brahms "Hungarian Dances" we; us also rehoarsed. Mr. Robert Parker coi ed duoted the two former works, and Mr. J. 1 ud Connolly the latter. Mr. Parker, in retun to ing thanks on behalf of MiBB Medley to tl h, Orohestral Sooiety for their ready assistanc at took occasion to remark that ho had rare' ry folt bo much pleasure in conducting r to orchestra, and he mast confess that since I rk last had the hononr of conducting the Sooiel or ho must admit that the improvement, bol to in attack and expression, was somethii en wonderful, and Mr. Connolly, the Sooiety conductor, might well be proud of the resu of his work. ize Messrs. Harford and Roberts, two Ne tat Zealanders who have recently obtaim to letters patent in this colony for a ne 39, Venetian blind apparatus, have taken atoi to through Mr. A. S. Paters<m, patent agon >c to protect their rights in the United Stat of Amerioa.

The ease of the Attorney-General v Edwards has been definitely Ret down for - argument in the Appeal Court on Monday noxt. Messrs. Parkinson, Spraggand Leslie, members of the Hansard staff, are to report the proceedings in lull, for the purposes of the publio records. The following prize* won at the Orphanage Bazaar are waiting to be claimed:— Tioket \ No. 3, Mrs. Tuck; 30, Miss O'Shp a; 60 I R. E. Cross ; 21, Mr. Caeey : 40, J. Brown : * 2, J. Casey ; 1, E. Kane ; 3, Mr. O'Brien ; ],' ' J?. G. Curaten; 11, Mr. O'Brien; 2 Mr * Chorleyj 16, Mr. Scanlon ; 80, Mr M* 3 Kennedy; 24. H. Murphy; 4, W. Soutt- 7* " M. Bohan ; 20, M. Bayley ; 34, Mies FitzX? r S# J 5l Mrs - B "mner; 18, P. Slattery; ' 90, Miss Crow. , A stowaway fonnd on board the s s , Eototua w*s banded over to the charge of a ; coaatable on tho arrival of the veßsel in port * fro* Lyttelton to-day. The name of the 1 offender is Thomas Trudgeon, who will ap- [ pear before the Resident Magistrate in the usual course. t A very aoocessful moeattl&j? was held at the Congregational B»n^ of Hope, Courtenayplace, las,t o-yoa^Dj?, when a series of magic ' lantejfa views were exhibited by Mr. Helliwell, Secretary of tho Band of Hope Uniem, There was a largo attendance, and. tic. pioturea were much appreciated. The directora of <Ue 'thilon Bank have decided, in v\ev? ox' the incruiimj commercial impojfiauoa of Wellingtan, tD make this oity their head quarters, and with this oV jsot in viow they have recantly been effecting extensive alterations in their hanking establishment in this city, whioh have bc.n satisfactorily cDmple^d by Mr. Eose, contractor. T(ia a£artment3 which have hitherto been appropiiatcd tD ta tbo dc inestio accommodation of t>-e resident rmnajjer have been altered with a viow to making them suitablo for the headquaiUrd staff, whioh, together with tlr. G. R. Tol. hurst, who has been appointed Feaident napectov hero, arrived this afternoon, tlr. Toljiurat takes charge here to morrow. The statement that the Bank o? Now Sauth Wales also proposci to make its New Zealand headquaiters in W9llin?tDn is premature, as the matter is atill under the considera • tion of the Sydney Board of Dircotora. The directorata of tho Pconix Fire Inauranoe Company bavo aluo decided to toike Wellington tho locale of tho head office, the fact baing notified by Mr. R. Simpson, the general manager of tho company for the colony. Aa a still further proof of th« fc>ot thut this oity 13 rejardod by Home as well as colonial mercantile people as likely ta become preeminent the commercial ns wall aa geographical centre vi New Zealand, it may be monti'nel that Mr. F. H. Pickerintfjthegeooi'al mann»erfor theoolony of Ihe ImpevJal Insuvanoe Company, has pnio.haned tho freehold promises in Feather-atqn-street opposite tho?e of the Union Bank. For tho present the ground flcor will be devoted to requirements of the Imperial office, but should the business of tho company still progreas, and the city still oontinuo to advance, it is the intention of tho company to pull down the present edifioo and ereot a handsome brick or stone building in its stead. The Imperial office issued its first policy in this colony in Auckland on lat October, 1854. The members of the Woykia^ Men's Club Chess Club cqmm^noed a taurnoy, whioh is confined to. members, on Monday night last. A ge«os of gamea have already been played in connection with tho tournament, and othor games will be continued during tho remainder of the weok. Tbe games co far contested are as follows: -Rait beat Chatfield; Donaldson beat Falkiner, and Edwards beat Dawson. The Mercury's Awahuri correspondent writes :— Major Campbell was out shooting, and in firing at a pheasaut doso to the high road lodged souio of tho oontentn of his gun in the face of a <W"n who was driving a dray along the road. Tho force with whioh the ma,u wa? struck knooked him off the dray and ha fell beneath tbo wheelß. Fortunately the re^ns were attached to the pruardirons, ■ and hi* weight rolling upon them stopped the horses, otherwiso he mußt have been crushed, as tho dray was loaded with metal. An action for damages '9 spoken of aa the probable outcome. Japan has jußt effected a reform in matters theatrical. 'I he Emperor has aignod a deovee authorising women to act in plays at tho fume time as men. Hitherto, aotors of both sexes could oflly show themselves one after the othei on the sta»e. When the woman appeared the man disappeared, iuat aa in the weather indioator of a Swis* clock. Henceforth the Japanese will have a chance of Beoing what "Othello" and " Komeo and Juliet" are like. Stone, Sou & Co. have an advertisement in tod»y in reference to their Directory George Thomas 4 Co. will sell to-morrow, fruit, &c. for continuation 01 reaa\ng tnattir tsejourlh vaae.