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(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Friday. At the inquest on the body found drowned deceased was Identified QB John Keane, bbker, Thames, Wellington, Friday. A peoaliar oase was beard at (be Police Court to-day. A inuu named Spillnne, an applicant for admission to tbe Torpedo Corp 0 , was charged with forging a doofcor's certificate, and was committed for trial. In the Magistrate's Conrb Wilitam Morrlß, one of the witnesses in tUe £at« ivistle shooting onse, Imaid at the iaut Mttings of she Supreme Court, wss oharged with pwjnry in connection with ihe evidence given tospeotint; bis tnlsoondaot wibh tbe daughter of Eatwlatlo. Acoaeed was remanded. j Later. At the annual meotlng of the Wellington Amatenr Athletic Associitlon tonight it was resolved to aek the New Zealand Amateur Association to hold its next meeting in Wellington, and to nrge that in future the banner should be held by the association winnlDg the most championships at a meetiog instead of by poiuta ob at present. At tbe Post and Telegraph Officers' Asnoolation conference the major portion of to»day's sitting was devoted to a revision of tbe rales and amending the constitution ; maters affecting tbe welfare of the radons branches of the service were also nnder consideration. Chkistchuech, Friday. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association balance<Bheet shows a net profit of £11,692 3i Id, whloh, added to £1699 11s Id brought forward from the prevlons year, leaves £13,291 14s 2d to be dealt with as follows :— Dividend of 6 per cent and bonus of 4 per cent on oallednp capital ; bonne of 4 per cent to shareholders on pnrohaßes and on the same rate on aalaries and wageß, and a refund of 25 per oent on all oommUslouß earned ; write 10 per oent off the machinery and offloe fnrnitnre aooounte ; to carry £2000 to the reserve fnnd and the balance forward to next yoar's acoonnt. TiMARU, Friday, At the annual poultry show to-day there was a record number of entries, over 600 In all, and of excellent quality. The chief prize winner waa Mr Donohne, Kaiapol. DUNEDIN, Fciday, The National Dairying Conference closed this forenoon. Resolutions were carried warmly expressing appreciation oi Mr M'Bwan'n services, and regretting that these were no longer at the disposal of the Government, aleo that the Government be requested to reduce the rates for the carriage of dairy produce on tbe railway to equal to the grain rates. Later. In connection with the fireworks display given ou tbe Caledonian Ground tbla evening by the Chinese resident, £209 was taken at the gates for the children's ward fund, The acting-Premier informed a deputatlon of the Central Otago Frultgrowera 1 Association who waited on him with respect to an experimental station, that water rights had been secured for Irrigation purposes. He found the amount of the vote inadequate for placing the establishment on a proper and permanent basis, and ho intended to aek for the appropriation of a sufficient snm to enable the Government to carry on the work thoroughly.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10645, 26 June 1897, Page 3
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501TELEGRAPHIC. Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10645, 26 June 1897, Page 3
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