NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6147, 30 July 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

'• ' «' r. .'-J> - *»' --' [fBOJI OUB Q\tS <'oantKPO>-I>EWT9O. THAMES, Friday. The Government hav« granted £3000 to he ' divided between .-the local bodies, to be expended in repairing tko damage done by i the lato flood. This grant has been mado pending a fuller report from Mr. Hales, when it is almost certain the Government will give still further assistance. I [TIVe.SH ASSOCIATION.] , ; . CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. & ' The report of the .New Zealand Shipping r Company, to bo prj-eented at tha annual meeting, on August 12, tihovra a profit for ''' tho year of £40,95G On 10d. Of this £25 000 will., be appropriated.: to tho reserve fund, bringing that up to £10fl(,000. A dividend pf 10 per cent, will absorb £12,550 ;. of tho balance, £3450 6s lOd Mill be carried for■ward. The isuranc'i fund has at its credit io-4—G 17s 9u. '■'" .' J CBKISTCHUIICH, Friday. Dr. Prins Overdon successfully removed the jawbone of si man suffering from cancer. !■ ■■ " At a meeting lailt night it was resolved to form a club to combine: cricket, tennis, bowls, and other kindred sports, under tho title of the Lancaster Park Club. At tho annual meeting of the Biblo Society last night; it -was reported that 2364 copies of the Scripture were sent out from tho central offico during tho year, being 1264 more than iu the previous year, and £500 had ,been remitted to the parent, society. The police bavo veeiived orders to proeccuta people catchiiig, having, or offering for sale flounders or soles under nine inches lou s- ■:. ;.-. ■ '■■■ • ■ . .

Great complaints arj mado about tb. wholesale destruction of young n;ih in Lake Elleemere. : ' ■■■■■■■■ -TIMAEU, Friday. At;the Magistrate's Court this morning William Byers, charged with stealing a silver watch, valued at £9,-at SVaimate, was remanded till Wednesday. ...;.- William Brown, charged on remand, with committing an unmentionable offonce, was remanded to Temvika, for Monday. ■. I : . ; DUNEDIN, Friday. Sergeant Provo, of the City Guards, will be tried by court martial on Wednesday, for causing a. local fc» be inserted in tho Daily Times damaging tho company. ■ A deputation of Oddfellows and Foresters waited on Mr. Stewart, M.H.R., this forenoon, and brought under his consideration several important alterations proposed in tho law affecting Friendly Societies. Mr. J. B. Bradiiihaw reports Bank of New Zealand shares, £24; National Bank, 755; Colonial Bank, 455, cum div.; New Zealand lusuraiice, 755; National Insurance, 31s; Standard Insurance, 14s 6d; Union Insurance, 22s 6tl ; Colonial Insurance, 11s 0d; South British Insurance, 60s; Hardware Company, '20s; Drug Company, 22s Cd to 235. •

Numbers of siamples of tea have been purchased in Duuedin- by the police, with the view of tivicirig the epurious teas reported to have come from Melbourne, for forwarding to the ano,lyst. Nothing aa yet has come to light, however.