At the Police Court to-day John Earl was charged with, haviug disposed of a horse by means of'a raffle. Defendant did not appear, but had forwarded a letter to the It.M., in which he said he desired to plead guilty, but asked that a lenient view should be taken of the matter, as it was the first time he had ever been before a Court. He also stated that he would have been present to-day but for illness. Sergt. Gillies explained the cir cumstances of the case, stating that the licensee of the Wharf Hotel had recently been con victed of allowing the same horse to be raffled. Mr Northcroft imposed a fine of £l 10s and costs 13a.
The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. George's Church wa3 held in the School room last evening. There was a moderate at tendance, the chair being taken by the incum bent, the Rev. Dr O'Callaghan. The annual report and balance-sheet showed the position of the church to be eminently satisfactory, the bank overdraft on the building account being only £80 10s 4d, and that on the general account £1 11s sd. On the motion of Mr Gil lespie, seconded by Mr Coney, the report and balance-sheet were adopted, as were also those of the two Sunday Schools. The vicar nominated Mr A. Gerring as his warden for the year, while Mr E. G. Boon was unanimously re-elected as the people's warden. The whole of the outgoing vestry were re-appointed, as was also Mr H. C. Gillespie as auditor. The usual votes of thanks terminated the pro ceedings.
