TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 139, 15 June 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[united press association. I Dunedin, 13th Juno. ; A five-roomed house at Mornington, owned by Mr. J. M'Donald and occnpied by Mr. Jas. Wallace, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. Tho insurance on the houdo was £200 in the Ktoth British, and on tho furnituro £70 in tho Softth British. Uih J»no. The Clutha and Mataura Agricultural and Pastoral Association have declared in favour of a license being imposed on stallions provided tho fee is paid to the local Agricultural and Pastoral _ Association, to bo offered by them as a prize for the best entire travolling tho rospoctive districts. LYTTELTtm, 14th Juno. Mr. J. E. Maroh, of the LtfneK Department, addressod a public meeting in LVttolton, on Saturday night, and explained the amended regulations under which land could be taken for settlement. The meeting was a largo one, and at the close of his address Mr. Maroh was accorded a vote of thanks, and the mooting oxpreßsod its approval of the busine&tiks manner in which tho Hon. J. M'Kenzie was 1 dealing with the land question. A man named Thos. Bell, \V\lO was (v olerk on H.M.S. Curacoa, and who has bftGii in the hospital for somo time, died on Saturday night, and was accorded a military funeral to-day. The Curacoa sailed at noon on Saturday, not waiting the arrival of the Rotorua with the Northern mail. 13th June. Two largo land sales were hold to-day, one proporty being tho Plursloy estate of 550 aoros, noar Ambcrloy, which brought J313 10s iJei 1 flo'f q,- or a total of Tho othor was 700 acFfiS: gtftato at Kirweo, which brought £8 5s por ac¥e ( or a total of .£5782 11s. Tho prices aro considofofl remarkably good, and show increasing confidoHo6 in tho future of the province. Auckland, 13th June. An eight-roomed houso, ownod by Mr. Matthew Edger, of Onohunga, was burned down lost night. It was insured for £300. Greymouth, 14th June. Tho sharpest frost for a long time past was experienced here last night. The weather has beon very cold lately. Thames, This Day. A firo occurred about 2.20 this morning, by which the promises of Wm. Deeblo, butcher and provision dealer, in Rolleston-street, were totally destroyed, together with the stock and furnituro. The loss is estimated at JJISOO, while tho only insurance is a policy of JESOO in tbe Viotoria Office.