NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 7315, 9 March 1892, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) Dunbdin, March 7. The annual meetiDg of the Standard Insurance Company was held to-day. The report, already telegraphed,-declar-ing a dividend at the rate of 7£ per cent was adopted. John Reid, Chairman, in moving its adoption said that the losses aggregated L 34.404 or 62*82 per cant on the net premium income. The heaviest lobs was L3OOO oc the Wallarah, a new steamer wrecked on the way to Australia The premium income was well mainlined. The expense ratios were 27 96 being well within the mark. He regarded the future hopefully. A considerable improvement had taken pla:e in full rates ia Victoria, and in this colony business was on a satisfactory footing. M. Secular and A. B. Begg were reelected directors, and a rote of thanks to the directors and staff was passed. At the annual . meeting of the Employers' Association the report stated that very little has ocourred during the year to require active intervention. Reference was made to the conference at Wellington to consider the labor bills, and to the strike at Auckland. It was considered of the utmost; importance to the employeis of labor that the organisation of the Association should be continued. The retiring directors were re-elected. It was reported that the Earl of Meath, at present at Qi^anstown, has purchased the Kawiiraiu Fdl's station. Ashbtjrton, March 7. At the annual meeting of tha Permanent Building and Investment Society the report showed a successful year's operations A dividend of nine per cent was declared and the directors were reelected, j Before two Justices to-day, Mathew Patterson, farmer, was sentenced to two months' hard labor for assaulting his brother Robert, by knocking him down from behind apd. kicking him savagefy when down, rendering him unconscious. The occurrence took pace during a regular family row, in which the mother, an aged woman, was assaulted by a visitor. Wellington, Maroh 8. 'Nothing further has bean elicited as t) the assault on the man Anderson. The patient la still unconscious and unable to say anything. The Senate did not Bit this morning. The Government have granted three three months' pay to Mr D'Arcy Irvine in addition to his compensation. The difficulty in connection with tha local members, Hempton and Batger, of the New Zealand A'hletic team for England, has been satisfactorily arranged, and the former In a wire to the manager states that he leaves the matter to the good sense of the New Zealand Athletic Association. Hempton strongly objects to the regulations sent from Cbrletohurch, and wired as follows :— " Sac no necessity for raguletions and wi 1 not go under the to. Object Btrongly to rule 6 and final rule; also absolutely refuse to be dictated to on all points by the manager " He has received a reply stating that the managers had written to Bell, President of the Wellington Athletic Club, and asking local members of the English team to see him and reply, bo that if tha team is to be stopped the passage money may not be paid. The rules which Hempton object to are, — "The manager shall make such regulations as he shall think fit for ensuring the health and efficient training of the team, and io particular it shall be in his power, to enforce regulations regarding hours at which members . shall . retire to sleep, and their diet ; although in details of training he will consult the wishes of individual members of the team and also be goiiei by the trainer of the team for the time being." The final rule reads— " In the event of any dispute arising out of any matter not provided for in these regulations, the decision of the manager shall be final and shall be acted upon." Batger also objects to the rulec, and both he and Hempton will interview Bell this afternoon. Auckland, March 8. News from Samoa states that Mataafa, being now satisfied that he cannot Obtain the kingship, is trying to obtain an important place in the Government, but unconditional surrender is insisted on. The quarrel between the Chief Justice and the Land Commission continues. The Bixth annual meeting of the New Zealand Alliance is being held to-day, Sir W. Fox presiding. The Traasurer states there is a deficit of Lsl.