PER ANGLO-AUSTRAUAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 3 February 1875, Page 2

PER ANGLO-AUSTRAUAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Auckland, This day. All the Jnvererne's female servants i were engaged within twelve hours after landing. The South British Insurance Company lost £2000 and the New Zealand £1000 by; the wreck of the Miranda on the Australian coast. My F. C. Leggett, Clerk to the Provincial Council, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling £70, amount of the vote for books for the Library, drawn by him a year ago. Mr T. B. (Gillies has signed the requisition to Sir George Grey. Wellington, This day. It is stated on good authority that a Royal Commission will be formed to inquire into the circumstances connected with the sickness on board of the Berar, and the state of immigrants when shipped. INblson, This day. At a meeting of the City Council last night all the members but two resigned in consequence of a resolution passed by a meeting rf ratepayers that the Council had lost their respect and confidence. Everything is at sixes and sevens. The Corporation has an overdraft of £1700 at the Bank, which dishonored their cheques yesterday. Christchbch, This day. During 1874 twenty-four vessels, containing upwards of 9,000 immigrants arrived in this province, against twelve vessels with 2163 in 1873. John Mercer has been formally committed for trial for the murder of Isabella Thompson at Lyttelton. .