Burns, one of. the firemen of the Tainui, who was committed for trial recently for breaking into the premises of Sargood Son and Ewen, was to-day sent to gaol for six months for tbe larceny of a number of silver spoons from the saloon of the steamer.
Tbe Mount Oook School Committee have decided that tbe request to them to refrain from purchasing any of Whitcnmbe and Tombs' publications until tbe dispute with tbe Maritime Council is settler! 13 outside their province as a school committee. The differences between tho creditors m the Bangitikei Fibre Company and the directors have been settled by the Utter paying the sum of £675, and tbe proceedings have been withdrawn from the Snpreme Court.
It is estimated that the fire last night damaged the drapery stock of Mr C. Smith to the extent of £3500.
At » meeting of the Public library com mittee this afternoon it was reported that the sum of £747 bad been collected, m addition to which £3043 had been promised. There was a sum of £500 to be received from the jubileo fond, and there was a possibility of another £100 being forwarded to the fund. Outtide of the above a number of books had been offered when a building is available. The City Council having promised that a poll of the ratepayers should be taken on tbe rjucstiop of raising a loan for the creation of a building as soon as the sum of £2500 was aubicribed for books, (be committee were of opinion that the City Council should at once take the necessary steps to procure a poll of the ratepayers. Tho matter will be brought before the counoil at the ordinary meeting to-morrow night.
OHBISTOETORGH, At/oust 20.
