NFW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 6595, 1 November 1889, Page 4

NFW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

JraSpS ASSOCIATION. jpfELLiNGTON, Ootober 31. /of all the leaal advice obtainedJßy^e Land Board has to be borne by the Government the latter have laid down a rule th t in future their authority must first re obtained before the expense of consulting a solicitor is incurred. The board decided to obtain legal advice as to the power of that body to alow one person to hold separate sections in one lease. A daring attempt was made this morning to burn down an unoccupied house in Pirie Btreet owned by Messrs G. F. Richmond and J. Anderson, and insured in the Natio al for LI 50. The fire was extinguished in its incipient stage, when a large quantity of rags saturated with kerosene was found near one of the windows. At the annual meeting of delegates from the various Courts of the Ancient Order of Foresters in Wellington it was resolved " That a circular be forwarded to the various Friendly Societies requesting them to urge Government not to m*-ke any alterations in the Friendly Societies A.ct regulating the rate of contributions until a table of erperiences for this colony 1b first obtained. " The officers of the irench war vessel Saone paid a visit to the Defence Minister this afternoon. They explained that when first instructed to visit the New Zealand Exhibition they were informed that it would open in the first week in November, and having no late New Zealand files they knew nothing to the contrary, so made arrangements accordingly. They state that as a conference of all the powers interested will shortly take place at Noumea they are compelled to return after a brief stay here. From reports received by the Minister of Agriculture, it appears that a solution of caustic Boda has been nsed in Tasmania 1 for destroying codlin moth with great effect. The recommendation of the Masonic Union to delay the calling together of the Grand Lodge for three months is in consequence of the Governor expressing an opinion in favor of delay and th<» fact that the meeting of D G M's and P G M's of the three Constitution Lodges has been convened to consider the position. Calculations have been made showing that the conversion loan will not realise sufficient to cover the amount of debentures to be paid off in November and March by a considerable »urn. One paper hare puts it at L 70,000, but Government believes this is an over estimate, and the expenses of raising a loan will not be so heavy as is anticipated. The amount of L 2,700,000, 700,000 was fixed as the Bum required by the loan agents, and by the advice of the Bank of New Zealand, and it is supposed »hey expected a better price than was obtained, or they would have made it more in order to cover the possibility of a deficiency. Whatever sum is required to mak« good the deficit It is be-Heved it will be ob f ained by floating a further small parcel o r 3£ per cent, debentures, but nobody here seems to quite understand the ex*e* nature of the poaiMon. John K»ye, of Auckland, was arrested this afternoon charged with embe^zMng money from J. M'BHde, al°o of Auckland. Accußed had booked for London in the Punpehu. which leaves this'evening, under the name John Yates. Stephfl^enn has forwarded the first deposit of LSO to cover Ream's deposit for the sculling champfon«rtfp. DrrNEDIN. Octobpr 31. The central committee of the Maunn'o Union recommand the delegates to poß^oone the cwonfng of th« G^nnd L^dge for three mon'hs Sir Warrv Atkinson cnvenes the conference of TMgtricfc and Provinc'"! Grand Maskers »t Dunedin for January 9th, to consider the position and promote unanimity. The prUc Q rh'B morning discovered the hndy of a stillborn chPd which itc parent had tnken to thn southern cemetery f^r bural. anri Bimply left it without informing the Hext^n. The Hon Mr Fergus leaves for Christfhurch nn Saturday, and on Wednesday goes to Greymnuth, accompanied by Mr C. Y. O'Connor, under secretary. The Intends 'nspectlng the Otago, West Coaßt, and Thames goldfields during the receßß. At Lawrence, Simpson and Har*. brewers at Wetherstoneß, were, fined LIOO and costs for a breach of the "Beer Act. The director of the National Innnrartco Company 'n their annual report recommend a dividend at *he rate of 10 per c»n ( , leaving L 4278 to be carried forward. The profit for the yaar pdded to the hnlanop brought forward gives a total of L 14.082 to deal with. There wan an Increase In the premium income, but the losses have bpen heavy. The P«»v. Sutherland in an Interview wUh the Hon. Mr "Fergus to-day brought under his notice the sudden discharge of 11 married men on the Wingatui section, OUgn Central, and said that no sooner hud the Commissioners taken over the first section of the railway that the men wera dismissed, and young unmarried men substitu'ed for them. The Hon. Fergus premised that a full inquiry would be made Into the circumstances of tho c"- 1 " 1 . Pr Cates, who arrived here in 1861. died to-day. He was for 17 years house surgeon at the hospital, but the last few veara o ? his life had been devoted to literature. At a meeting of fhe Exhibition Commissioners to-day it was decided to give, four pr'zen for a band contest on March Urh and I5 l h as follows r-Firar., LIOO ; B»cond, L 4 5; third, L3O ; fourth, * 20. The building is now to be closed to all but exhibitors, workmen, and season tlcke'holders. A large consignment of golden carp has aHved for the fisheries court from the Sandwich Islands. A box of green frog 9 has also been received. A* an enqulrv into the conduct of Constable Walker, Inspector Weldon decided khat he arted injactfdonaly in go'rig into f he woman's house without a warrnnt. A spcond charge of making improper proposals was found not proved, and the constable reprimanded for his offence and ordered to return to duty. Auckland, October 31. A public subscription in aid of the Irish tenants eviction fund was opened to-day by the Rev. TV her Harkett and Mr Polson, and by noon It had reached LJ24. Professor Posnett, of Auckland Univprnity Collpge, was asked to preside at. a puH'in meeting for the recep-ion of the Irish delegates, but he declined on the ground that* whilit h» lympikhlud frith

the Irish his position in the colony .wjjrnou-polltical. TWjfuckland schooner Torea has been Boldgjoli Native Chief at Raratonga for lOTOpO dollars. £ Intimation has been received by the Kauri Timber Company that the cargo of j timber sent to Glasgow has been sold at ' 27s 6d per 100 feet, and this is accom- j panied by an order for another shipment. ( A large quantity of Auckland exhibits, including mining specimens, was shipped for the JDunedin Exhibition by the s a Mararoa, which left to-day. The members of the Provincial Grand Masonic Lo 4 ge, E C, have presented Bro. W. J. Redß with a purse of sovereigns in recognition of the manner in which he has fulfilled various offices of the Order. G isborne, October 31. The statement of Andrew Graham, bankrupt, showß unsecured creditors 1.9917. Is lid, secured creditors L 5928 15s 9d. The e»timsited va'ue of the secnrities is L 7400. The assets, including the surplus from secnrities Is L 2978 4« 3d, the deficiency L 6938 17s Bd. The largest unsecured creditors is a company in Edinburgh represented by G. Ri chie,Dunedin, L 5900 ; T. Hamilton, Gisborne L 1539 ; W. Graham, Gisborne, 1607; J Or, Gisberne, L 89 0; J. H. Tarr, shephard, L 527 ; Alex. Grant, sheep'armer, Hawkes Bay, is secured for LIOOO, also the trustees of the esta'eof the late Samuel Parsons, Napier, L 1635 ; Nelson, October 31. Dredging claims have been taken up on the Aorere river, Collingwood, by \Vt.stport and Dunedin men. The half-yearly meeting of the w akatu and the yearly meeting ot the Wakatu Extended Gold Mining Cos. were held tonighr, when Messrs Fell, Merrick, Cooke, Atmoro, Saxton, Tatton, and M'Kel'ar of Chrißichur eh were elected directors The reports read showed that from the faces of stone now available it was estimated that sufficient stone was available to keep the battery going twelve months. Mr Skey's analysis of the stone gave a fraction under 18 dwtsto tbe ton, and local experts assay two ounces to the ton. The directors expressed their determination to put through a trial crushing as Boon as possible. It is expected that it will be done before Christmas to test the working value of the stone, which does not contain bismuth. ' Recognition was made of the services of Mr Brennan, mine manager, and It was resolved to offer the unallotted shares to the preseot shareholder pro rata. The shares were quoted to-day at 2s 3d. \ General satisfaction was expressed at the prospects. Blenheim October 31. \ Al9 months' old child named Horrigan i at Tuamarina last evening crawled to the edye of the river and fell in and was drowned. | The shop closing difficulty has bi«en got over mainly through the good offices of the Rev Father Lewis. All the drapers and grooers now close at Bix o'clock, the employers enterl g very heartily into the plans of the Early < losing Association. Christchurch, < October 31. The directors of the Kalapoi Wo- lien Co refuse to agree to the pr -popals of the Tailors' Union that none but Union handß be employed in the factory.