LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 64, 13 September 1904, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

TJEPARTUKRS. September 13 — Juno Dmiglus, ss, 75 tons, Venilurc, for Piotuii, Oreymouth, nrul Hokitlka. ENTERED OUTWAKDB. September 13 — Takapuna, is, 369 lons, Lam. Bert, for New riyraouth anil Onnlmiißit. Pus»ci)k<t» — Cabin : Tor New i'lymoiith — Mr. Docey. For OnHiunga-tMisscs M'PhPrson, Uolpawoithy, llrown, Foster, Wnite, Airs. Luxfnrcl and child, Captain Stevens, Messrs. Morpath, Jpmrs, hnxSonL September 13—Mapourika, ss, 618 tons, M'Arthur, for Nelson, Wostpoit, nml Grryuioutii. Passengers — Cabin : For Nelson — Misses Gribbon, Moilanburgh, Meneies, Mcsdamcß Martin, Jtolcson, Munsi's. Martin, Wilson, Worslcy, East, Miller, Uollnwny, Rankin, Outrcd, row«ll, Dickson, M'Gawan, llolloway, Emms, Walker. For Wcstport — Mrs. Ilnyea, Colonel Tlolgate, Mr. J'nscoe. For Oreymouth — MeaUamca Weber, Foote, Meairn. Weber aiul hoy, Uoyd, Huillie, Kemplor, Reid, lsaalc, Junes, Rcinfilon. ARRIVAL OF THE WINFIELD. The steamer Wlnflcld, from Ihinbury. «rrtred In the stream at noon to-duy, and tras berthed nt No. 16, Jervo<B-quay, this afternoon. Captain ITollnmi, who \n ntilt in oomniaml of the vessel, reports tlmt he left Runbury on 27th August, nnd sailed from Albany at 8 a.m. on the. 30th, experiencing fresh to modprato N.E. to S. winds to Wilson's Pro- intory, whioh was pnsacd nt 4 p.m. on the 6tu September, thence moderate southerly winds veering- round to the north, with fine wctkthcr until arrival. The vessel has a cargo of 112,323 pieces, or one nnd a hall million feet of Inn ah, most of which Is for the street blocking scheme. The New Zetland and Afrioan atenmer Buteshiic, which left the Bluff on the 22nd June for West of England ports via Hobart and Smith Africa, arrived at Bristol on Tueedny last, A diver was sent down this morning to examine the bottom of the steamer Surrey which took tho ground whilst coming out of Auckland harbour last week, and it was found that tho vessel had received no damage. BY TELEGRAPH. " ONRHCNOA, loth September. failed— Rotoiti, for New Plymouth and Wellington. I'MScngcrsr— Misses Mitchell, K»toil He, Davidson, linker, Flcmming, Williamson, Sailicli, Pambor, Mitoholl, tlarrls. Gay, Huon, Pollen, M'Uenth, Tabs, Mesdameii Adams, Abbott and daughter, Stcele and ohild, Grulinm, Lindsay, Wolf, Langfoid and ohild. lliohnrdson. inncß, Smith, Perkins, Rev. Stcclo, Dr. Crcser, Captain Strong, Messrs. Young, Goodwin, M'Phail, Perkins, Raker, Faith, Fyke, Graham, hints, Prew, Fowlds, Jowett, Lord, Francis, Jones; 15 steerage. AUCKLAND, 13th September. Sailed— Wcstralla, for Oiaborne, Nanittr, Wellington, LyttrHou, and Dunedin. Pussengcrs for Wellington — Mcsdnmcs Crawford, Montague, Massis. Jowett, Dnvnll, Elltln, Crawford, Hall. Bryoo. and Bailing. WESTPOKT, 23t)i Septerabpr. Arrived— Poherua (12.50 p.m.), from Wellington. GRKTMOUTH, 13th sliitember. Sailed— Waverley 01,55 a.m.), for Wellington.

As a mark of appreciation of tho work dono by tho Municipal Firo Brigade at the firo at Thorndon last Friany night, Mossrs. Briscoo and Co. havo sent a donation of £10 LOa to tho recreation fund of tho brigade Thoro is somo litllo excitement in defence circles in Auckland at tho discovery that tho keys of Fort Bastion, Auckland Harbour, arc missing. An official enquiry has failed to produce a satisfactory explanation, and the whereabouts -of the keys is still unknown to the authorities. Tho residence adjoining tho etore of Martin and Jones, at Muritni, nnrrowly escaped destruction by fire last night. It is uttsumod that the outbreak hud its origin through the flawing up of a lamp in ono of the bedrooms. Forcnnatcly tho firo was got under before it had time to spread to any considerable extent. Tliero is only a small insurance on the property. Tho Marino Department has been notified that the idea of making a voyage in Tannor's Ark No. 3 has been abandoned for tho present, consequently Captain Smith, the shipping nwator at Wellington will not bo willed upon to report as to whethor tho boat is seawortliy. The monthly meeting of tho Jlutt County Council, held this morning, was attended by Councillors Munguvin (Chairman), Townsend, Lynch, Bould, Wakeham, Whiteimm, Joues, and C, W. Brown. It was decided to raiso a loan of £1200 for tho purpose of building v bridge and forming a road to connect Messrs. Price and Co.'s uawmi'.l at Akatiirawa with tho AkaUirawa-road. A 100 ft opan bridge will be required, and tho Engineer übtinc nbtd the cost at £550. Other smallor bridges and earthworks required, «n well an culverts, axe to bo conttructoa by Messrs.^ Price' and Co. Arrangumente are to bo ruude to secure the right to tuko menl for the road-making out of a quarry ac Pahaoionui. The into choseu by tho .Council for tho deposit of nighteoil at Trentham having been approved by the Health Department, it was decided that the lease of the lajid bo signed at ojico. Tho building bylaws, which had been before tho Council for somo time, wero finally pusscd, ordered to be duly advertised, and to com© into force on tho 20th prox. Tho Chief Justice heard orgumeHt this morning in a caso on appeal under section 55 of the Stamp Act 1882, between the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company, Ltd., nnd the Commissioner of Stamps. It appeared tiwt last December the Secretary for Stamps applied to tho company for payment of £iis, as tha annual lioonse fee payable by the company in respect of tho year 1904. Tho company declined to pay tho amount, or any portion of it, on the ground that it was exempt from the payment of «uch license fee under No. 1 of the exemptions «et forth under the heading "Annual License" in the third schedule to tho Stamp Act 1882, as the same is amonded by subsection 2 of soctiou 20 of the Stamp Act 1882 Amendment Act 1885. Tho Commissioner for Stamps decided that tho company \ras liable to pay tho fee, on tho ground (hat by tho memorandum of articles of association of the company, its business was not limited "exclusively" to tho purposes mentioned in the exemption referred to as amended, and tliat several of tho purpose©, or object*, of <,Im> company as set forth in tho memorandum and articles of association were such as did not entitle it to exemption from payment of tho license fee. Tho Court w«s «sked to decido tho question as vo whether the company wus exempt. Having heard argument, from Mr. C. Jl. Tread well, on behalf of the company, and Mr. M. Myers in support of tho decision of tho Coniniissionor for SUunps, his Honour reserved judgment Mr. Bell, who resigned tho position of hemp grader in Wellington because ho considered the salary he was roceiving too smnll, has been succeeded by ' Mr Hawkins, of Tokoinuru. Me«rs. Townsond and Paul will hold a cloorniK salo by auction at tho Tramway Stable*, Adolaido-road, to-morrow, nt 11 o clock. Thoy will off or for salo 50 hones, 30 tramcarß and 'busson, ono doublo brako, 30 nets of harness, and a largo quantity of *Üblo sundries, tools, oto., cite. This «alo will oomploto tho disposal of tho plant lately in use in Iho Wellington City Cor-, ponvtiom Tramways. Tho horgoa nro doBonbod m boinK superior to those aold at tho first »alo. Tho samo firm will (toll at tho Ilarrid-stroet Markot, on Thursday, at 11 o clock, boeon, lmin», oats, ohaJf, whoa I, and other lines. Mo«srs. Maodonald, Wilson and Co. will 801 lat their rooms to-morrow, at 1,30 o clock, household furniture, oto., an detnilod. Advertisements nlso appear of Iho sale on Thursday next, at 2 o'clock, of a building section in Molosworth-stiroot, also business building section in Mantorton, and building scotiom situate at Northland. Tho firm inserl a proliminary «nnouncomont in our auction columns of tho «alo on Wednesday, 19th Oclobor, of tho balance of tho Bmck ostnto, Petone, which has boon subdivided into somo 50 building sections. In addition to Iho room onlo an ■•"odnoßday tho firm «r ounco a «alo of oil painting* by woll-known arti»U, at 2.30 o'clock.

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