WELLINGTON NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5457, 8 January 1896, Page 4

WELLINGTON NEWS.

[Per Pbess Association.! , WELLINGTON, Jan. 1. :: The Hon E. Blake left by this morning's Srain for Auckland and Sydney. Passages have been booked in the Tasmania from Auckland to Sydney for Mr Blake, Sir jßnice Burnside and Mr Burchell, all of

-whom have been connected with the Mid-

, land railway arbitration. Mr Blake in',.„.tends leaving Melbourne for London on ■•■;■'.'. 'j^n.. 27. .At a meeting of shareholders and Creditors of the Longburn Slaughtering 'and Freezing Company, a representative of the official liquidator stated that after all

the capital was called up the creditors ' -would receive about eight shillings in the ,pound and shareholders nothing. It was, decided to offer the whole works and properties of the company for sale. The resignation of Dr Ewart aa medical . superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, was laid before the trustees of the institution to-day. It was decided to make an effort to induce Dr Ewart to remain by offering him an increase of salary 'and the use of , the residence which it is proposed to build for the medical superintendent, at a cost not exceeding ,£BOO. •';'• At the annual meeting of the; Gear

Meat Company to-night a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum was carried. „Dr NewmAn, Messrs H. Beauchamp and '^ N. Eeid were re-elected directors.