The Waikato Times. UNKNOWN. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1873

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 136, 22 March 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. UNKNOWN. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1873

The tollou in:* r . ? olutii)in were ;i lope I at .1 meeting of the r.itcpauTi of lliimUjii Wo=t , in tic •ord.inc with an al.erbticnieubwluc'.i .i^'ire.l m the W'vik vro Ti\ii:-> of the 20t!i nut. -',1 } Prjpo,ed b> Air fSl.iter, seconded by Mr Hunt • ' Tiuit this meeting desires lo express its sympathy with Mr llaiikuid in flic peculiar ciivumstuute-i m whVi lie is placed, in con-rt-quein'c of being lvinoml from (lie ferry.'' — Carried. (J ) Proposed by Mr Kuox, seconded by Mr C'.ildenvood : "That as llje accident to the fet-ry was one o\cr which neither the fern man nor his -.ureties could have any cpnlroV the ratepnuM-s here presint respectfully request the lioarjl to rc-insUte Mr Hankins without am unneees-iarv deli} ;, and to take the expenses of all vepairs rendered nevssary by the aceulciit on themselves." — Carried. (I) Pivjpojc^ by Fj.ieuten.int John wn and seonded by Mr I'e.irsm. "That this nvctiug de-m-es to impress on the Highway Hoard the iinperati\e neecs-Uy of having a boat lvmg ut the Mliarf, rf«d> to put ofl' to the assistance of am person or persons wlio might tune the misfortinw to b/ p.-ccipiUtcd, Mito the riu-r, as well us to (ale tlie place of the j>ii))t^ if reiimrcd; and aUo, impress ni>on the Board the fii -Hier neppsiity for two life-buoyi being utlaelio.l to tlie ferry in re.nl ues-» (o be dropped immodiatelr in eabe of accident." -Carried (I.) Prop tseel by Mr lia-uer, scco'ided b) Mi 1 Wood-.: "Tliat in the opinion of (his meeting the femin'ah in future be held irresponsible" for am unfor»een or extraonlitur) UL;ci(knt lo the- fern not brought about by his own negligence or carblessnes.*."— Carried. (5 ) Proposed by Mr Moith, v seconded by Mr Wools: "That the chairman of this meeting bo requeued to" forward to tlie chairman of the Town IJjard copies of all resolutions parsed he.ro this evrimi * " ' .1 Tiic, dc\p]opmeiit of the coal resource-) of this colour is of the ill ino^t importance, mid n coal deport in tlie neighbour- , hood of a practicable harb mr would lindoiibfedh pro*e of j iiumen-.j ad\antago to the colony. In tlie ucinity 'of' (laglan harbour coal, according to l)r ilector's anaKsin, of a un (,'o ».l ileseiiption has been diso^ered. The discovery hiiH been made k)iiio little distance inland. A borni" uiaeliiiie is much required t.^ te-it the la id* in the nciglibjurliood ol the eo.iif. Tlierc arc very few settlers as yet p.bnit It i^l hi , Ihfu are o )ine(iuently unable to pu>"ch«v«p a boring maelmie Wo would suggest to the (jrou'rnment tho ad- i \ istbiliU of iiroriiring one and lending it , tho mnchiuc to be under the -upon moii ol a competent peison ' We are also uvdibly niloimed tlmt iron cti->I-« in' close proximity to lb,c i e-i.il It tine be the ease, we cm predict that'Uaglun within , a wn leu u-ars \ul\ become a large aiid'tlirii'ing eitv. I The Hun Jfr Justice .F.»lin-.on loik In- -,t-at in tlie Su- ! premoCmirt. liieklmd, on rhui-Mlu. One or other of tlm r Judges will nave to «it for Sir U -orgo Ai-ii-y, till he is re- [ lic\ed, by thearrnnl of our C4u\enior eleit. from the nspon- ! sibilities of the vice-regal oflicc ! We not tee by adiertiseinput m the column* of our Auek I land contemporaries that Lieut -Colonel hum has tli.mked, ! on behall of the Lite O)\irnor, tlu Volunleer-, who took part m the parting demons! rat urn i A noliVe inforpnting to nil ill-in.'ttf'ii'<t jiain appears in a recent Gazelle, to the rflect tint three or u> >iv judges \»ill Bit in Wellington on the 18th rla\ of May next, to hear and deto'inine petition-) lor the dissolution or for a sonteiue of )iullil\ of njairiiiire 'liikv \» iiii.nu id. xekcolding \u\esand tli iiii!.< n 'li "lnl. lm~li,m<l

Tlio Wjiiiutima Dridge we k. arn will s l IO rU% be nude passable Gical nieonu'irciice and lOl Oj a has becndit.i.ledon the •jfltln-s iioid its unsatisfactory stale for some (into pa»t Sir Jenus For OMi 0 Mis s oi] l.as Win <ra/etled «im«rnor of >~ew Ze.il.ind 11 e u ill not , ho it over, leavo England before June " Regulations for examination of candidates fojf the Cnil .Service' and " Forms of application to bo examined" can be obtained fiom the Clerk of the Bench, AuckLmd. A writer in the Times thus eunuiuiriivs faels witL regard to nvn .lonit Stock l'ompamednud Foiciga Lunik, cpnlnicted in the Knglish inoncv market during the > ear 1M72 .- -"'lhu capital nulhori-ed for new companies amounts to 00 millions., oi which It millions luitcuchi oileied foi subscription, and the dopositi thereon amount to 1 L millions. The analysis shows the number of and capil.il required for each class of companies. TJio larger -proportion are manufacturing, trading, and mining companies. Out of n total of 23 1 companies, there are 88 manufacturing and trading, uith a total capital of 1(3 million?; 81 mining, with a total capital of 8 million's; mid- 10 bunking, .with a capital of I2i millions. The new issues of capital by pro\ iousij e\.Utiug companies amount to :J1 ( millions, of w Inch the amount actually called up h 23} millions. The foreign loans for the jear amount to 227 millions nominal capital, and the Amount nctualh called up to' 93 millions. Included in this is .the, Frendi National Loan of KiO millions (131 millions called up), which was not all issued in this country. A statement of the fluctuations in: the raluo of money during tlio year is also an noted. The variations iw the liank rate of discount have been 1 1 in number— the lowest rate being 3 per cent, on June 20, and the highest 7 per cent on No\einber 9."