NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8089, 9 February 1887, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Fib Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Feb. 8. Williams’ steam laundry at Epsom was turned down. The stock was insured for £l5O in the Eoyal. The building was owned by Mr Peters, of Wangarei, and the insurance is unknown. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bay of Islands Coal Company, the report showed the sales of coal during ths past half-year to have been 16,637 tons, an increase of 5074 tons on the previous half y£ar. Owing to the slackness of the demand for the last few months little was done towards reducing the debit on the profit and loss balance, which now stands at £447. H.M.S. Nelson arrived this forenoon. At the first annual meeting of the Woollen Company, Mr B. C. Barstow in the chair, the report showed that of the total capital of £IOO,OOO, in £1 shares,3l,6B4 had been subscribed, and £14,802 10a called up. The retiring Directors were reelected. The Chairman expressed a strong opinion that the case referred to the Appeal Court would be decided in the Company’s favour. NAPIEE, Feb. 8. A fire occurred in a cottage in Hastings street, this afternoon, endangering several blocks of buildings, as a high wind was blowing, but the Fire Brigade was very quickly on the spot, and. with the highpressure water supply, all danger was soon over. The cottage was owned by Henry Williams. It was gutted, and was insured in the New Zealand office for £SO. It was occupied by a cabinet-maker named Beeb, who loses his furniture, tools, Ac., to the value of £l6O, on which there is no insurance. V The annual meeting of the Gas Company <^^ x -held to-day. The report for the year

ending Deo. 31, recommended a 10 percent dividend, and £SOO being placed to the reserve fund, after deducting *SOO tor depreciation. . In the telephone case, Regina v. Hoadley, to recover value of an instrument destroyed in the late fire, the R.M. gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff. WANGANUI. Feb. 8. Mr Gilbert King, for some years Manager of the Bank of New South Wales here, who has just returned to the Colony from a trip to the Old Country, has been appointed Assistant Inspector of the Bank for New Zealand. ... , The up-river Natives are interfering with snagging operations. The District Engineer is going up to investigate. The Union Boating Club has adopted the Wellington Star Club’s definition of an amateur oarsman. WELLINGTON, Feb. 8. The inquest on the fire at Arrowsmith’s will be held on Thursday. Another attempt will be made shortly to raise the sunken steamer Tui, at Chaffer’s passage. Mr C. Spencer, son of Dr Spencer, of Napier, is the only candidate this year for the Gilchrist scholarship of J6IOO for three years at the London University. The examination is proceeding. It is stated that a Wellington resident has written to the Minister of Justice, offering to act as hangman to Caffrey, Penn and Hall. The report of Captain Preece upon the charges against Sergeant O’Qrady, of Napier, exonerates him from making a false statement, but says he was guilty of some equivocation. For the Lambton Ward Licensing Committee, five nominees on the combined ticket were elected without opposition. DUNEDIN, Feb. 8. Not much interest is taken, so far, in the licensing elections. At Caversham today not one person was nominated. A body has been found on the beach at Kuri Bush with the head, arms and legs missing. It has been recognised by Haghan as that of one of his sons, drowned in the , early part of December off the Taieri mouth. His Excellency and suite, with Lady and Miss Jervois, and Judge Williams, leave in the Hinemoa to-morrow for the West Coast Sounds. The whitefish ova brought down by the Hinemoa arrived in good condition. The greater portion was at once sent away by train to Lake Wakatipu. INVERCARGILL, Feb. 8. At the annual meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board to day, the balance-sheet showed that, although the port is now available for ships at rates lower than any other in the Colony, except Auckland, its financial position is improving. The Board again resolved to call for tenders to create a deep-water berth at the wharf for large steamers.