NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 31, 2 June 1896, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL ITEMS. Auckland, June 1. MrH. B. Aubrey, one of the pioneer settlers of the North, died suddenly at Devonport. He «"as for some time Resident Magistrate in the Whangarei district. _ W ELLINGTON, J 11110 1 Regarding the tick scourge prevalent in Queensland the Agricultural Department think there is little possibility of its spreading to this colony. The few cattle which are imported hero fioui Australia have to undergo 90 days' Quarantine before they are allowed amongst the herds of tlie colon_\, and hides that are imported have to be well galted or chemically treated.

The amount of £923 collected from the officers of the Post and Telegraph Department in aid of the Brunner sufi't ivrs was paid over to the Public Tit.-tee to-day. The amount was colli c-'-'l free of cost and included £1 5s mu-rea earned last month. C}ii:isTeuriien, June 1. T» • Licensing Committee to-day gram, i renewals in all cases save three. Two were adjourned to allow of improvements being carried out, and a third adjourned to enable notice to be served on the licensee to whom the police objected as not being a suitable person to hold a license. Dim. din, June 1. The City Licensing Bench refused all applications for extension after 10 p.m. It is understood they will refuse all applications for bottle lieen-es. At a meeting this evening a Public School Religious Education League was formed, the objecs being the promotion of religious education in public schools during school hours on the basis of the Education Act of New South Wales. Bishop Neville was appointed president of the league, which appears to be composed of mem bers of the Anglican Church.