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Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. As the Premier has left for the South, and the Minister for Railways will follow him this evening, another full meeting of the Cabinet will not be held until Thursday afternoon next. The appointments of Auditor of the Bank of New Zealand and Manager of s lhe State Firo Insurance Department huvo not yet been made. There were- ten days on which rain foil during tho month ending to-morrow, the total fall being only an inch and n half, na compared with 2.270 in on thirteen days for Jauuary, 1903. The temperature was also pretty high on several occasions, reaching 82.3deg or- tho 21st, 82deg on tho 22nd, and 80deg on the 25th. The Depiivtment of Industries and Commerce has arranged with tho Now Zealand and African Steamship Company to offer &paco to intending tenderers for tho supply of hay requited by the War Ofh'co for South Africa in the steumor Norfolk, loading next month, and to civo a special rebato of 5s per ton of 2240 off tho schedule rate of freight. The. funeral of tho late Mr. W. L. Sievcrs, who was for fourteen years on tho staff of tho Harbour Hoard, look place yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. Amongst those present were Mr. W. Ferguson, Secretary and Engineer of the Harbour Board, and all the