DUNEDIN. January 30.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 6953, 31 January 1890, Page 2

DUNEDIN. January 30.

In order to gi?e him time to inspect the South Canterbury runs, Mr Fergne hM postponed hie addreea till the end of next week. Yesterday's adnuauotu to the Exhibition were orer 8000. Up t» date 181,000 have paid for admiesum, thegroes reeeipts from that eooroe being L8>88L. kt ■ meerinf nf the Exhibition CommtMkwen to^ay the qoeetion of aelling was agala onder dieeoeiioo. ▲ detective vjjT^l jjejgQM ejUiM^Bd iMv

tames wen given to Captain Espinaase o be kept oat of the building. He wrote minting out that he could not possibly k Toid taking the shilling of any person rbo offered it, especially m he did not mow the parties, who had on several Motions gained admission. After an inim&ted discussion, it was resolred to ■escind the previous resolution putting a itop to sales, and charge a license of LI per week in future. The police raided the c'ty hotel* for keeping barmaids employed after hours. Several licensees were fined L3 and costs. At the bowlers' banquj&. Mr Jeans, captain of the Victorian team, intimated hia intention of investing in property here, with a probability of eventually settling in the colony. Sir B. Stout denies any intention of seeking a seat in the House of Commons. The report of the Westpott Coal Company shows a profit for the year of L21,528, making, with the amount carried forward, a total of L28.066. After allowing for a 2i per cent dividend paid for the naif year* and writing off L8302 as depredation, the directors propose to pay a ty per cent dividend, making 6 per cent for the year, and carrying forward L7290. At the Chambers of Commerce Conference a paper re the lighthouse on the Snares was merely received. Mr A. 8. Patterson baring read a paper on the flax industry, on the motion of Mr Martin, Christcburch, it was resolved, owing to the growing importance of the industry and the general complaints as to the injury to the trade from inferior manipulation and irregular if not dishonest pecking, to constitute a sufficient | reason for a rigorous attempt to reform these evils, and call for combination among producers and shippers ; further, ; that should some practicable scheme of ' classing be forthcoming, the Government weuld be warranted in granting their sttistanee to the extent of giving the use of a railway shed at each principal port of shipment for such a pupose, and also appointing an expert officer to do ' the work. Mr Lee Smith said that with reference to die average clause in fire insurance policies it was agreed to ask the New Zealand Underwriters' Association to suspend the operation of the elauae for six months. Mr HaBenstein read a paper on Trades Unions, and the following resolution was carried, That it is highly desirable that standing representative boards of arbitration and conciliation should be established in connection with trades unions. Resolutions were also carried that the failure of efforts as to the adoption of a bill of lading of a more equitable form seems to lead to the conclusion that the remedy is to be found in legislation, sad warmly favoring a Pacific-Canadian cable. The conference then concluded. Alfred Short, Mary Ortoo, and Patrick Dyer, three publicans, were charged with keeping their barmaids in the bar after 11 o'clock. The two first pleaded guilty, and were fined L3 each with costs. Evidence in the latter ease showed that the barmaid had only gone into the bar to get a match when the police came in. The charge was dismissed. The charge of selling wine preferred against the Superintendent of the 'Vic* toruu court was struck out.