GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

[riIKWI ABBOOIATIOS.I AUCKLAND, Thi» Day. For being in poMossion of six pounds of smuggled tobucco, Allan Morton, tui Auckland haiidicsKcr and tobacconist, was lined £100 to-day, the penalty being mitigated to £25 with costs. Tho Grown Prosecutor aiiid extensive smuggling wns going on, requiring tho Customs to take drastic measures. Tho Council of the Auckland Institute has accepted a tender for tho addition of a hall to tho Museum building to hold a largo runanga house, purchased two or thieo years ago. HOKIITKA, 29th January, The Hokitika Boiough Council to-night decided to go to the ratepayers with a proposal to borrow a «urn of ' £23,000 in addition to £110,000 already authorised for the purpose of carrying out tho water supply und drainage. After months of fino weather, wolcomQ rniu has set in. CIIIUSTCIIURCH, 29th January. The annual report of tho Christchurch Meat Company shows" tlmt 1,388,245 head of stock were pub through the works during the year, being n> considerable increase over tho previous year. Tho financial position of the company has also improved. The director* recommend an intorim*dividond of 4 per cent., making 8 per cent, for the year, and that £5305 be carried forwaid.