NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 66, 13 July 1896, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL ITEMS. New I i ti, July 11. The escaped < svere seen at 10 o'clock this nor i n i. the Beaconfield road, near V tin r- . Thre constables are in pursr.it. Wki.lingtov, July 11. The wool shipments from New Zealand for the ended June 80th came to a total of 306.05 5 i.a[- ~. an increase of 10,571. The principals ports were : —Wellington 90,71i1>, Nupier (50.596, Lyttelton 76,170, Dunedin .-55.607, Auckland 16,205, and Timaru 22, r>i With the exception of Ti:u > ira the Bluff, and Picton all the places show an increase. The dtc e t the ports named in ascribed to tue unusually bad weather. ("inu-r.'H,July 12. At a meeting called by the Surplus Labor League held "n C'th'dralsquare on Saturday night re- dutions were carried :—l. " Proti ->tirg both central and local governments on account of their beard'-- • inhumanity in refusing to trrapple with the temporary 'aspect of the surplus labor difficulty when it was known so inoch distress existed." 2 " That it was the duty of those in authority, whether local or central, to deal with a great necessity of this kind in such a way as not to pauperise the people by doling out chariry." ;t. ■■ Tiiat it was the duty of the Mayor to lay before the Government the actual condition of the distress among many x-f the unemployed and the number of people who have no employment whatever." iNvißcui.ni.r., July 11. A meeting of the Ward Fanners' Association was held to-day, nearly 800 members being present. The following resolutions were carried unanimously : —(1) " That this meeting regards the liquidation of tin V >sociation as most disastrous to Southland, and if continued will cause a great amount of distre s and i eaa i lur t > t agricultural and pi-,to" J and is of opinion that every euort should be made to re-form the company." ("2) "That the shareholders resolve to support to their utmost with their business the various agencies connected with the V iui :>n and thank the several princq iU \ ho have signified to Mr Ward m, i itention to continue their ag in i v.: h him." (8) " That, recognising the immense sendees to Southland rendered by Mr Ward, we record our sympathy in his misfortunes and continued confidence and are not going to desert him because of his misfortune"', but wish him a speedy recovery, and will afford him ever;.' assistance to establish his business, and a committee of sixteen inUluential farmers be formed to consider the best means of reconstruction."