TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL ITEMS (By Telegraph.) ( Per Pits* Association-) Auckland, This day. Mr Abraham Boardman was installed Mayor of Auckland to day. The retiring Mayor (Mr Holland) stated that during the year the overdraft on the general account (£8,612) had been wiped out. There was now a credit balance of £l-5,000, and a total overdraft of £15,720, as against £22,616 in 1893. Wellington, This day. At Mr Bell's installation as Mayor he said from the returns he had obtained he was convinced they had an axious and difficult year before them. The overdraft would be £15,000 next March, against £10,500 last March. He intended to lay proposals before the Council which he hoped would place the finances on a more satisfactory basis. Gisborxe, This day. Sailed, ship Oamaru for London •with a cargo of wool valued at £74.818.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAST18961216.2.10
Bibliographic details
Hastings Standard, Issue 198, 16 December 1896, Page 2
Word Count
138TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. Hastings Standard, Issue 198, 16 December 1896, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in