INTERPROVINCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2419, 30 July 1891, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

AitasxANi), July 29. At a meeting of; tlie ' Aucfckud Gas Company to-day a'dividend of 7s 6d was declared on paid up shares and 3.* 9d on £2 lO.s shares', };he balance £'2270 13s ldcl Wm cau-jecl foFiyardj The receipts from

a&s for the La'f year was £16,209 lO.s SJ. A special mo.ting of the Chamber of Commerce lias boen convened to consider the Government taxation proposals. One of the largest sailing vessels yet. placed on the loading berth for the ■United States is the .ship Piako, which the New Zealand Shipping Company annoui.ee to load here for New York with flax and gum. The Torres Straits pearling fleet is lo he reinforced by eight luggers, the orders y>v which have: been placed with the ship-buiMvr-s at Kaipara and Wangaroa.. More orders are following. The approaching, collapse of the Kaikawalvn ooal naihe has induced the settler**'to offer io raised £3000 for further exploration, i;he company to contribute a like amount, and the Government £600. 4 Gisborne, July 29. F. J. Piesse, Secretary of the Gisborno Building Society, It ft for Auckland on 12th inst,, add did not return when expected. An examination of his accounts showed a. deficiency of £310. It is thought Piesse proceeded to San Francisco last boat He was seen on board the .-toanier at Auckland. Steps are being taken to bring him back. He was also ageuc for the Australian Mutual and Norwic'i Union, and Secretary to the Park Club and the local school committee. Wellington, July 29. The Rev J. Still, incumbent of St. Paul's, has resigned and leaves m October for England, where he has been offered a cure by the Bishop of S dishury. The Governor has written to the Secretary to the Hunt Oiub aski-ig for a full explanation of Saturday's hunt, and it is expected the whole matter will now Le cleared up. Dunedjn, July 29. The case of the Robinson family came before the Benevolent Trustees to-day. The woman, who had been charged with larceny, had asserted that she stole the articles to procure food for her children. The chairman said that the family had received some assistance some time ago, and when the woman had approached him he had sent her to the secretary to get an order for relief, hut she never went. It was shown that both the husband and wife were given to drink, and quarrelled and fought. Robinson, who was present, pleaded fer one more chance before the children were taken away, and as the matter ha t been taken up by some outsiders, who were providingfurniture, food, and clothing, the case was adjourned for two weekly, to see how they behaved. Robinson ackel that a prohibition order be taken out against him, but he was recommended to act like a man. Invercakgill, July 29. At the Magistrate's Court to-day Lindley Bowerman sued Thomas Lambert, hotelkeeper, for £2o l(ss, damages sustained m consequence of the loss, on the 13th of May, of a buggy.from defendant's premises while plaintiff was a lodger m the hotel. The bugtry was m defend mt's custody, and lie negligently suffered it to be stolen. Bowerman was engaged m celivering the " Picturesque Atlas" m the district at the time, and it was supposed some irate subscribers made away with the trap, t>o trace of which has since been found. Mr Moore, owner of the buggy, reeovi red the amount now sued for from Bowerman. Or the application of defendant the case was adjourned to the 12th of August.