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Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 85, 12 April 1901, Page 2

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.—« 1 [uy TELEGRAPH—OWN COUBESI'ONDZNTS.j DUNEDIN, This Day. 1 Mr, A. L. Denniston,. sou of City Couucillor Dennisftou, has been' appointed Associate to Mr. Justice Deuuistpn. Who will do\\y tljafc New Zealand is a working-man's paradise P In a case for maintenance before tbo Magistrate's Court yesterday a return from the Union Steam Ship Cotnpanj''s office showed that the-de-fendnut, a lumper on tlio wharf, earned £5. .18s in one week, in each of two other weeks £4, and more thati £3 several times. The shareholders in the City and Suburban Tramways Company received a welcome surprise yesterday afternoon, when.it was announced that us a result of the sale of the company's concessions and properties to the city a dividend of 10s per share* would be paid, or say 60 per cent, more than had been paid per share. It speaks Well for the coivf mercial morality of the city that the excellent dividend to bo refunded was kept so close a secret that there had beau absolutely uo trafliciug in the company's shares. I know of oue shareholder, arid a journalist to boot,, who would have readily quitted his shares 24 hours ago for a mere souy. The Cardrona Valley Company contemplates goiug into liquidation, and selliug its pontoons and machinery.