NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9991, 22 March 1898, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND.

(PSSBS ASSOCIATION TEUQRAMB.) AUCKLAND, March 21. The Hon. Jas. Carroll visited the Blind Institute to-day. He is on his way to the Huntly native meeting and leaves Auckland on Wednesday, returning at the end of the week. It is stated that the Premier will visit Auckland next month. The yacht Meteor has been shipped to Sydney by the Elingamite to race the Bronze Wing. Mies Emily Reeve, who has been proseeating her mnsical studies in Germany, has returned to Auckland by tbe Westralia. Among the passengers from Sydney by tbe Weotralia were 8. Rowley, the 100 yards champion of Australasia, and W. B. Alexander, hoc. sprint bandicapper to the New South Wales Athletic Association. Both of the visitors will be competitors at the Auckland Association carnival on Saturday. Great interest is being taken in Sydney over the contest on Saturday between Rowley, Patrick and G. Smith in the invitation scratch races. NAPIER. March 21. A. Robertson, baker, was fined £2 at the Magistrate's Court to-day on a charge of failing to carry a scale on hie baker's cart. Fortune and Black were fined £'£ for selling light weight bread, and £1 for failing to stomp loaves. WELLINGTON, March 21. The money deposited by the foreign insurance companies with the Public Trustee will henceforth bear interest at 1 instead of 3 per cent. Each company has to deposit £io.ooo. The Institute of Accountants has decided that the council of that organisation shall be empowered to grant exemption from the general knowledge examination to candidates who can show that they have already passed a similar examination conducted by a recognised University or a like body. The Roahine took Homo 137£ tons baiter and 124 cheese, also £5000 in bullion.

Ihe Cabinet has decided to grant a subsidy of £1600 to supplement a similar amount granted by the local Industrial Association for the extension of the technical school in the direction of science and cookery classes. DfJNEDIN, March 2L The Premier and Minister for Lands arrived to-day. The Premier speaks at Balolutha on Friday.