NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 73, 1 April 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

[By Telegraph—Tress Association.] Auckland, last night. William Wallace, a miner at Waihi, has been missing for a week. He left for work on Saturday morning, and nothing has been seen of him smee. No reason can bo assigned for his disappearance. Auckland defeated Cambridge at polo by 6to 5. Kemuera defeated Cambridge 11. by 7 to 1. Wellington,'last night. It is understood that the Trentham camp of the Seventh Contingent will break up on Tuesday. Fowler, of Nelson, who was injured at the camp, is progressing well in the Wellington Hospital. There are 26 men in the Contingent who have already seen service in South Africa, 17 holding actmg commissions. A conference of Underwriters will sit as Wellington on the 19th April to finally decide the increased fire rates for the North Island. Dunedin, last night. The Premier wires that instructions have been given to Government officers .to prepare the design and plans for the erection of an arch, and the Mayor is asked to fix the site. Mr Seddon suggests that the design for a local Government arch should be the entrance tq Balmoral Castle, or something on similar lines, which would be familiar to their Royal Highnesses, and would be pleasing to the people of Otago generally. New Plymouth, last night. During March 34,i69 packages of butter and 4330 of cheese were shipped from the breakwater. The total value was £87,694. From September Ist produce of a [total value of £410,617 has been shipped, as against* £353,646 in the corresponding period of the previous year. The supply still keeps up well, grass being very plentiful,