NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7748, 31 December 1890, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND.

IPfUBSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.! AUCKLAND, December 30. The annual balance-sheet of .the Auckland Poultry and Dog Association shows a sum to credit of £12 for the year's working. Jar P. O. Bridgman has been appointed general manager to the Kauri Timber Company in New Zealand, in place of Mr Holdabip, resigned. WELLINGTON, December 30. During a picnic of the Manawatu Bailway Company's employees three weeks ago a narrow escape from collision between two trains took place. An inquiry by tbe Company into the circumstances has led to the dismissal of the driver of the engine attached to the down train. , Peter Thomasen, aged 60 yearC a foreigner, fell dead while loading wool on tie steamer Mana at FaUiser Bay yenterday. He had no relatione in the colony.A meeting of residents of the Lower Hutt decided to request to ' proclftim the district a borough. Seventy entries have been received for ' the local Bine Association meeting. : At a conference of delegates from:'the I various branches of the Knights of labor in the Korth Isl&ad it was resolved to ' form a Provincial District Assembly. DUNEDIN, December SO. Three local players left to-day for<3hrisfc. church to take part in the lawn tennis tournament. , Theethnologicalandtechnological collection, ■which .was intended for the Working : Hen's College it Parliament bad voted the necessary fundg-to assist in purchasing th<| &am portdonTofihe Exhibition building/ &M been added to tn&Museum, and is to bs\ thrown open to the public on Ketr Year's y " INVEECAEGILL, December 80. r Petitions to the Governor against the, calls to the Legislative Council have been, ia, circulation here-,since Saturday.,;and? have been eagerly and numerously slgttetL They already bear some hundreds of namea.