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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 42, 20 June 1890, Page 3

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Parliamentary News. Tramway-Men on Strike. Golden Bar Shareholders' Meeting. It is said that Lieut.-Col. Hume has "been appointed Commissioner of Police, nn>l Mijor G-tidgeuito a Judgeship of tueNiuiv Lidd Co'urtl FdirourAble co isiiliratlm ha 9 been ri*»q bf OomiMNQfc to wda«og oabte

rates; and have also cabled to the i Postmaster-General for New South Wales, suggesting that that Colony join with New Zealand in extending the period of subsidy to San Francisco mail . service" for another twelve months, in .view! of the possibility of the United States subsidy. If the sister Colony should decline to take, part in the arrangement New Zealand will be unable to continue service alone. Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor, about thirty or forty members were present, and a dozen lords. The speech is a very tame affair. Mr Taylor tabled a motion directed against Property Tax. On the motion for the adjournment of the House Sir George Grey caused surprise to members by moving an amendment that the House resolves itseself into a committee as a whole to draw up the petition requesting the Governor to dissolve Parliament without delay. The Speaker ruled the amendment to be inadmissable in absence of notice, and after further .discussion the motion for'adjournment was agreed to. The House rose at 3.40 p.m. The third half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Wakamarina Golden Bar Gold-miiiing Company was heM at the Evening PostOhambers on Wednesday evening. Mr L. L. Harris presided, and there was a good attendance. The report read by the secretary (Mr W< Hayes) congratulated the shareholders upon the encouraging prospects'of • the mine, and mentioned that since last meeting the reef had been struck in the low level tunnel at 256 feet, when pierced the reef showed a width of 6 feet, with fair prospects in all trial crnshings. In the of driving some very rich specimens had been taken out, showing coarse gold freely. The opinions of Mr Joseph Kilgour, of Greymouth, one <>i the best mining experts in the Colony, who had been asked to report on the mine was that the Golden Bar was one of the best defined and most promising reefs in New Zealand. He had also advised further prospecting the reef in other directions, the. result of striking the reef in the Federation mine which adjoins company's property, was daily expected, and prospects of the reef at the boundary would then be proved. The balance sheet showed the expenditure up to 17th June io have been £485 Is 2d, while the receipts were £579 4s 7d, leaving a credit balance of £94 3s sd. The company's assets were estimated at £4956 10s Bd, and liabilities showed to be £ls. In moving its adoption Mr Harris said he considered the prospects .were excellent. He also mentioned that overtures had been made to directors by an. Australian syndicate for purchase of mine, but nothing definite in connection; with this matter would be known for at least a fortnight, when shareholders would be called together if directors considered the offer a reasonable one. Messrs L.L. Harris, B. Dawson, H. B. Price, G. T. Harden, and J. T. Booth were elected directors for the ensuing term, and Messrs Kember and Bishop auditors. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting to a close.. The directors of the Bank'of New Zealand are unaware of the authority of the Standard's statement that the New Zealand Government will assist the bank to weather its difficulties. Mr W. H. Smith, in the House of Commons, gave notice of resolution to resume Government bills at the same stage next session. Mr Gladstone approved of the oction of the Government Mr Smith announced that he would proceed with Tithes, Police, Western Australian Enabling, and Local Taxation Bills, and carry over the Irish Land Purchase Bill. The agreement between England and Germany over the East African question has been signed. The Press • generally applaud the conditions of the settlement of the East African difficulty. The Potuguese Government requires the burning of their flags in the Shire district to be explained. The cholera is sporadic, that is, it is occurring in siugle and scattered places and is not epidemic. The Nihilist committee have announced its intention to resume m*geuc action for the purpose of putting an end to absolutism, which in Russia takes the form of insupportable despotism. The Argentile Republic has cancelled 31,000,000 of illegally issued dollar notes. The Senate passed the silver bill by 42 to 25. The tram servants went out on strike this mnrning, but thpir places were quickly filled by others. The company have laid in a two-year's stock of supplies.