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Inangahua Times, Volume 12, 30 October 1878, Page 2

[BY ELECTRIC TEWSGrHAI'H.] [I'BB rai!3fl AH3OOIATION] Auckuni), Oolobor 20. At tho Bnnk of New Zealand hnlf. yonrly mcoting, it was dcoided to ooutinuo tho twcnty>i)vo tliousuud pounds carried to thn resorvo fund, malting it aow tUrco hundred and fifty t^pu^aqJ

pounds. Power wa« takon to issue now uliaroH, ho as to mako tho pnid.up capital ono million, but, it is not intended to issue thcoo shares bofoi-o M«roh next. Tho diroctors report wa« adopted by the mooting. A firo occurred at six o'clock this morning at tho offloos of Hughes and George, solicitors, brick building, Short* land atroett Tho flro is mipposnd to hnvo originated in tho olork'a room. Tho oi-igin is unknown. Tho innido of tho building was almost wholly destroyed. Ikkcr, architect, who occupied offioes undor tho nnmo roof lost all his plans, otc Hughes nnd Goorgo woro uninsured, the building was insured for ono thousand pounds in the Now Zealand, and ono thousand in tho Royal, and was owned by fcha widow of Hattray, Dunodin. Tho Bank of Now Zealand Imlf-yonrly mooting wns hold to-day. Tho report shows uob profit fdr tho balfryoar, after for bnd and doubtful defioionoios £83,3:50 balance of midividod profit last half-year £4, 083 } total dovisablo £88,203. A dividend of fifteen porcont wan dotcrtuined, and tho resorve I und was inoreasod by £25.p00. Kight thousund oight hundted wnsenrriod forward* Tho judge refusod a r«^ »**» to BOt aside tho verdict in tho enso of M'Goo v. the Auckland Jockey Club, Loavo was given to tako tho (^ftsfl to tho Court of Appoal. < Wbi.WNQTon, Ootober 29. 1 Mr Reeven asked tho Minister of Public Works if during the roooss, nnd beforo tho final intorooantal routo is determined between Brunnorton and Anaborly if ho will oauso a trial surrey to bo mado from I Ahaura to llcoftoii, from thenoo to Waimoa via Ruha river nnd Maruia Plains, Honry and Dillon n'vors. Tho Minister of Public Works said tho lino had been Burvoy«dB urvoy«d with the exception of about thirty milos.