LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1102, 24 September 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(Special to the Dam Tblkobaph.)

Auckland this daj,

THE TAKAPUNA

Tim Tekapuua kept out to soa on account of tho heavy weather. Yestorday morning tho soa smashed tho ports in tho steorago i>ud caused soaio alarm, but otherwise there was no causo for fear. Tho Vontum was kept back for tho 'Frisco mail. A PROPER SENTENCE A sentonco of twelve months' imprisonment was prised :his morning by Mr, Kctllo, Magistrate, on Charles Clark, labourer, convicted of indecently exposing himself to schoolgirls. DEATH OF MAYOR'S SISTER Mrs, Mary Ann West, sister of tho Hon, E, Mitcliclson (Mayor of Auckland) died a*, "inroiib', y-s'crdny, at tho ago of 61) years, E3 h THE PiUuE OF COAL

In reference to tho statement of the Premier, that " ho know a coal trust existed in tho Auckland district, and that the working of it had been to the advantage of tho coal mine owners within the trust," it is strenuously denied that a cool trust exists in Auckloud, It is stated (hat on arrangement was mado by which tho whole output from the Taupiri mines was t ikeii by the firms of Craig, Winstonc and Carpenter, who undertook to supply the smaller dealers and tako t'm vivta. Tint nrrungemont, howcver,no iu. ;;c: exists, and while it did the highest dividend paid to shareholders was only 10 per cut, which is not rnrorsonable in an industry that annually diminishes its assets in the soscrves of con!. Prior to that arrangement, tho Taupiri was the only Company that paid a dividend,

THE MATAMATA ESTATE Addressing tho Auckland Land Board yostorday, Mr, H, J, Qree uslado si'id that everything was progressing satisfactorily, At the homorteod about 00 cows wcro boing milked, and the herd was being increased to 105, while it was anticipated that this season tho recently oponcd cream-, cry would receivo the milk of from 000 to 700 cows. Ho would not bo surprised from what he had learned if noxt season 1200 to 2000 cows wore iniikcd. Tho erection of a suitablo school building was urgenlly'ncedod, but this matter was now receiving attention of tho Board of Edueatian.