[rER PRESS A33OCIATIOK,] AUCKLAND TBA.MWAY COMPANY, Auckland, May 1. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Auckland Tramway Company was held to-day. The profit for the year on the working of the tramways amounted to £2034 8s 2d, showing a diminution of £1557 6a 4d compared with last year ; whilst the expenditure is £1477 18a 5d lees than for the previous year. The Chairman (Mr. J. M. Clark) said that though the tramway account showed a 'credit balance of profit, it did not pay inte rest upon the land held by the Com pany, and he found they were about £4200 to the bad over and above the balance brought forward last year. An opinion was expressed by some shareholders that it would not be worth while carrying on. The Chair man said that the Company had nothing to lose and everything to gain by carrying on. Eventually the report was adopted. Messrs J. M. Clark, P. Buddie, and D. B. Cruikshank were elected directors. STEALING BOOK FROM PUBLIC I LIBRARY/. A man named Arthur Swett was sentenced to six months' imprison ment, with hard labor, for stealing a book from the public library. The accused took the book to the police station, stating that he stole it for the purpose of being locked up, so that he might have food, not having eaten anything for some days. WELLINGTON OPERA HOU^E ■Wellington, May 1. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Opera House Company, last night, Messrs. E. Seager, S. Gilmer, J. K. Hamilton, J. Thorburn, J. McDowell, J. Baunders, and A. Young were elected as new directors. It was decided the directors should obtain information as to the cost of rebuild ing, and report at a meeting to be held on 13 th May. WHARF MACHINERY. All machinery in connection with the wharves here will shortly be driven by hydraulio power. The plant, which is very extensive, arrives shortly.
