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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7197, 24 June 1885, Page 2

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- . :_ «^_ ... ; •■ 3 [PBB UNITED PRBBB ASSOCIATION.] /fc ! _ Auckland, Tneaday.: v'j Col. Haultain, who represents Neiwi^ Zealand in connection with the NeWvj South Wales contingent, is acquainting # himself thoroughly by personal inspeetion and enquiry with the various jv charitable institutions of New South - Wales. He has visited the Sydney^ Benevolent Asylums for old men 'at y Liverpool and Paramatta, the Randwiok : Asylum, and the various houses provided 3 as charitable institutions. Ha intends visiting the Goulburn district, where 160 Si children are boarded out. He will Hef-3| vote some time to similar inquiries, io^ Victoria, where 2000 children are. now .5 , placed under this system. 1 . '•■■_, r* . A Maori named Te BLuni accidentally „ shot himself to-day while cleaning ay^ loaded gun. He did not know it whb '„ loaded, and after taking off the stock he : i put the end of the barrel'in the fire and the muzzle in bis mouth to blow the" dirt out. ' : "■/■ Captain Munro, of the barque AUair,;/ was to-day fined £50 and. costs 'for '•£; making a false declaration, in ; the.!|; barque's manifest. . .'.':. .": Afire broke out at 5.30 o'olock to- i;x night in the top story of Mr Alfred ''_';•: Buckland's Queen-Btreet buildings, .00-t cupied by John Allen, wholesale warer «-£ houseman. The compartment was dam- . : -i pletely gutted. The iusurance ob'Mr'&! Allen's «kock is £2200 in the Colonial; ."..-!? The building is insured by Mr Buckland ■? i for £600 in the South British. ;Messr« Hesketh and Aitken, seedsmen,' who'?> occupy the ground floor, had their stock' %* damaged by water. It is insured fbr~* £200 in the South British. Mr'AHen?^ closed hia place at 5 b'clook, apd he;% cannot aoeount for the ocigia of !the^4 fire. ' " '->' ■■' . ... ■'■'v.^V:^ WehingHON, Tuesday! . #1| The divorce suit, Fordbam v. Ford* s?e ham and Boyd, has been amicably settled. ■ • .... - ■',-." . ;■;. ->iSfs Two hundred cases of oheese arriyedf^ here to-day for transhipment Home. : *\ f'^ ',' Diplomacy" is drawing orpwdedMV^ houses. The Governor was presentlastt^ .nighty .~ ".. - ■'•. ..'•.' '■'•-.'.■'.■■'' ' s'gj.'C'l^ George Hill, a farmer at the Loy&rym Hutt, died suddenly this morning. •■ i -?'/ j^ . ! A , sad accident, resulting in deatti»;T% oocurred this afternoon to CharlesSeed,'^ aged 14, second son of Mr. T^m. 7S&eci;*C>% Secretary of the . Customs I)epartm6n%S^ It appears that, the decease^ albng.wftfe^^ another lad named Y© n nfiH» afned / 'w|J ln^^| a revplvejr-and a b'reech-l<)acHag' fos?liji^^p| piece; '-respectively, 3 went fdr^h to "desjfrdj^^ a:cat;th'atih k ad-;;kilied|'a->p'et^ notr-cpminff iMrhaa i'tHe '^e^^^H f^ny^umed;:thejch^raot^-^

; ;v" S*? 1 *hd- bushranger, each presenting ':- : , • -■•; ;>- His' weapon at the other, when suddenly a •:;. the. weapon held by Vennell exploded . and the oharge entered young Seed's . heart, 'Death of course was instantaneoaa. Vennell's gun had a Morris ; tube inaertedj and was charged with a ,- -, bullet. The greateat sympathy is ex- \;•_-. pressed for Mr Seed At the death of his !£.;. son, who was a very promising. lad. ■t ; Mr Booth has concluded his .teraperance mission, and has been presented with, a oheque and a silver- mounted emu egg inkstand as an acknowledgment of hiaVservices in the temperance cause during the past, three weeks. He mentioned that during his mission 1873 pledges were taken and 3704 blue rib,, bons distributed. The choir presented Mrs Booth, with a portfolio o? New Zealand Bcenes, painted in water colors by Mr Barraud, of Wellington. A meeting of representatives of the Wellington branches of the various inaurance offices, whether colonial or foreign, was held to-day to consider the bill now before Parliament relating to insurance companies. Mr E. Pearoe '/.. occupied the chair. The following resolution waa passed :— " That in the opinion of this meeting it is not de- . sirable that the Fire and Marine Insurance Companies Bill now before Parliament should become law, except . so far as relates to the limitation of liabilities of shareholders in local companies, for the reasons given ait a meeting - of the Chamber of Commerce held on July 20fcb, 1880, whioh are as follows : (1.) It has not been shown that such a measure ia required, there being no instance on record of a fire and marine insurance company doing business in . the colony having failed to meet its engagements. (2.) Neither the general .publio nor the mercantile community . have expressed any desire for legislation in this direction. (3.; The guarantees provided by the bill are too small to afford any real protection to _insurers, and are calculated to mislead those whom , it is proposed to protect. (4.) There is reason to believe that many of the large English and foreign insurance . companies which have done . business in the colony for many years, .; .^ and have deservedly enjoyed the confiT dence of the publio, are by their acts of : incorporation precluded from complying , with the provisions of the bill, and < must, if it is.passed, withdraw from the ", : colony., (6.) The Chamber considers that such a measure should not have

, been .introduced without reasonable .;/ notioe, so that those institutions chiefly aftleotod by it mighthave had an opportunity to consider its "provisions. (6.) It appears undesirable to impose restrictive which must have the I, effeot," by limiting the number of competitors, of raising the rates of insurancethroughout the colony." A deputation was appointed to wait upon the. Treasurer acquainting him with the resolution arrived at by those present. \A meeting of importers of drapery, clothing, &0., and of manufacturers, was held in the Chamber of Commeroe . to-day to conßider the new tariff. The various items affecting the trade were fully considered, and a general feeling was expressed to the effect that the new ■ tariff was of so complicated a character as to cause endless" annoyance and trouble to importers. The different items subject to different rates of duty would be ho difficult to disaeofc in the' invoices that it was felt each importer would require at least an extra clerk to undertake the work, and the Customs would also have to employ a large extra staff of experts. Instead of being able to . dear goods immediately on the arrival of a steamer and get them to the warehouse, it was pointed out that large shipments would require such careful examination as to cause considerable . arid vexatious delay, as well as extra --charges for wharfage and storage. It was also pointed out that the new tariff imposed 15 per cent, ad valorem on many , classes of trimmings and linings used _. in tailoring manufactories, and therefore duty free, while checked cotu. tori shirtings, which were now largely &made up in the colony, and used, by the \ working classes, would also have to pay this duty. One large manufacturer present stated that in consequence of these .duties he would have to discharge 30 workwomen who were now earning fair wages. The general conclusion arrived at by the meeting was that there ought to be a list of goods free of duty, but with alterations from the present one, and more clearly defining the* several

..articles., The meeting expressed it- .. .self : .ready to suggest several lines .of .goods now admitted free which they thought might fairly be charged .-■with duty,. such aa white sheetings, ■grey and twilled sheetings and prints, but that all duties should be at a uniform .rate v If more revenue had to be raised they, 'would be willing to submit .A;:tp Btich duties, but they wanted the la.atieß, whatever -they were, made dear "s'i^an'cl simple. A committee was formed up a list of articles which they should be admitted free, and of ■ fhose which should be dutiable,, and it, was decided that the Colonial Treasurer be asked to fix a time when he , wowld, receive a deputation from- the meeting. The following telegram has been received by the Premier with reference to the" new tariff :— " Dunedin, June 22. / The directors of this company regret that the Government has seen fit to pro- ; ' pose increased, duties on woollen goods) x ; as the wool industries in this' colony, in -. their opinion, do not require it. — J. H. •; Mobeison, manager Moagiel Company." ; - \ ' ' Chbistohttiich, Tuesday. " ' At the Eesident Magistrate's Court .'this morning Wm. Mohr and Alexander •: .*■ Frederick Douglas were committed for v s trial on a charge of assaulting an old man named Tegressen on the Madras (jt/'railway bridge at midnight on Saturday >\'« last, andjrobbing him of a parcel con- : taining; a suit of clothes. Pharoab. ?;'■- Douglaa, who was accused of being concerned in the affair, was discharged. ~^ "1 ; A concert given in the Theatre r\.'\R6yal to-night in aid of the funds of the Jewish Synagogue was an Immense : : success, every part of the house being '.^-crowded. >/.. The Drainage Board have abnegated •■■/..," their position as the district local •; v : Board of Health, and have delegated J... /their powers in this capacity to the '\ ,: various local bodies within the district. t . ■•-. A proposal to ask the Government to -.' 'place £1000 on the supplementary estiry / mates to relieve the drainage ratepayers •■:■':_ .from their financial difficulties waß f:-\ /negatived. . . %~ 'V? / '■■■■ Timahtt, Tuesday. ' :f'j- 'lAioliildnamedßatchelor was setting -<;• .f &VQ - to some tussocks yesterday, when i»is ; ; clothes' caught fire, and he was ;^.? .badly, burned. He was removed to the i-ipspital. I 5 , ; f-At the Magistrate's Court to-day i\ -'-yy] -Jane' Cpstegan, the, plaintiff in the late f ;, . :''breach.of promise case, was ordered to h;?fy.''lixi&' £2& security to keep the peace, ; \ ;l9B iiecially^in regard to the defendant •|fe^ s slspuglaßi ; V■ ' '.'"'','. |^ ; tf'<S^l "■ C--'*'. '■■>■■' DuNßDisr, Taeaday.' Offa'gerty, storekeeper at i .'-Hfaidon, was killed yesterday by the up|g|feEte;tttng:of:adray.- j •••.•• |^§*4clntelligenc»haß been received here of "while on the passage on. March 16, of John Gray, a ex-resident of this city. IS®#|The ; f>locai insurance : oompanies are |#S^p^csVd to the clause in the Insurance providing for the depl%f;6fk£2o,ooo with the Public urging the withdrawal bill.O ';.']-• •■"-.■- ■-.'-■' ;j£istfaa i.iip:fljpted ; to-day on l-^^&^^^y^*?-^.*?'®''. where 1 - a message H^^p^^{p¥jHi v o:^^wj£\ : ajnu;Bement went " to K|lsiiihe^nnuai;:meeting to-day of the and Agenoy

Company the report stated that the profit and loss account, after writing off all * expenses, showed a net profit of £492 3s Id, and an interim dividend of 6 per cent, per annum was declared. MrW, Heslop and Mr W. H. Reynolds, M.L.0., were re-elected directors. A football matoh, Lawyers v. University, was played to-day. The Lawyers won by 2 points. Professor Brown played with the University. The Choral Society was stated at its annual meeting to-day to be £240 in debt. __ mmmm _ m^_ mmt __