NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 82, 31 July 1896, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL ITEMS

Accsijum, July 80. The Mayor has been advised by the Mayor of Brisbane that £l6O has been paid into the Bank of Australasia, being a further contribution from the citizens of Brisbane towards the Brunner relief fund. At the half-yearly meeting of the Auckland Gas Company a dividend divisable of 7s 6d on old shares and 3s 9d on new shares was declared, and , £19,636 carried forward. The business increased during the half year 29$ per cent. The directors honora*rium was increased to £450. George Young, nightwatchman at Tauranga, committed suicide by hanging himself. Waxganti, July 30. The representative football match. Taranaki v. Wanganui, was played to-day and resulted in a win for the visitors by 11 to -nil. The game was well contested all through. Wellington, July 30. An Order-in-Council in to-night's Gazette prohibits the introduction from Queensland to New Zealand of cattle, horses, sheep, and also fresh meat (with the exception of frozen meat), skins, hides, hair, bones horns, hoofs, offal, or other parts of any such animal, and of all hay, straw, and fodder, and of all fittings which have been used in the transport of any such stock or things. A notification in the Gazette offers a bonus of £2OO for the discovery and working within the colony of deposits of marketable mineral manure. The arrivals in tbe colony for the month of June were 981, against 1275 who departed. The chief arrivals „ were from New South Wales «586, Victoria 229, and the United Kingdom 50. The departures were chiefly to New South Wales 797, Victoria 175, and the* United Kingdom 169. Mr H. D. Bell, M.H.R., has received a cable message from London intimating that the negotiations for the recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand by the mother lodge of Great Britain have terminated successfully. Mr Bell took a prominent part, during bis recent visit Home, to bring about this result, and Masons throughout the colony will be glad to learn that success has crowned his efforts. Nelson, July 30. At the Supreme Court, Walter Neame, a bankrupt, wa3 charged with not giving ■up possession to the Assignee of certain assets in the estate and acquitted by the jury. Three farther charges against Neame are to be tried, one of failing to keep books, one of obtaining goods shortly before his bankruptcy without a prospect of being able to pay; also for having accounted for a part of his expenses by a fictitious statement of expenditure. Cheistchit.ch. July 30. The annual match between teams representing Canterbury and South Canterbury was played on Christ's College ground this afternoon in the presence of over 2,000 people. The Canterbury players showed good ail round form, the passing among the backs being a feature of the match. The visitors were outclassed from the start, and were defeated by 89 points to nil. Larimer (2), Price, White, Kerr, Appleby, Uru, and O'Brien geared tries. Appleby placed five goals from tries, some of which were at difficult angles. Uru kicked one peniltv goal and converted one try. The late r. who weighs 15st 31b, played a pkrd d game at wing three-quarter. Dcnedix, July 30. President Gow, at the annual meeting of tbe Chamber of Commerce, alluded to Otago still maintaining pride of place for the total volume of trade, but while acknowleding Wellington's forward position, he says Otago merchants must use diligence to maintain the trade within their own border, but Dunedin has largely lost its prestige as a port, and he urged that it was of the utmost importance, no matter at what cost, to see that proper steps were taken to render the port irreproachable. He recommended tbe adoption of Vale's stage system on the Otago Central railway with the carnage of oats and wheat. At a meeting of the school committees' conference it was decided not to express an opinion on Bible reading in schools, a question which should be decided by the referendum. A resolution was carried that corporal punishment other than on the hand should not be inflicted exeept in extreme cases, and then only by the headmaster, and that in the case of girls no corporal punishment whatever should be inflicted unless under very exceptional circumstances. Walsh's flour mill, Milton, has been burned down. Insurances—New Zealand office £BBS, Phoenix £4OO. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the following resolutions were carried: —" That the Chamber is of opinion that abolishing delayed telegrams and instituting the present system of nominally cheaper ordinary telegrams has not worked in the interests of the public, and respectfully requests that the department revert to the former system." " That in the opinion of the Chamber no person ought to have a preferential claim for rent in bankruptcy." Jfe the tax on consignments, it was dedecided to recommend the incoming committee to approve of the proposal: —" The continuance of the present plan of estimating profits at 7§ per cent on net proceeds as an average rate, with a reduction where less profits or a loss are proved to have taken place." As Mr A. Burt declined nomination as president Mr Gow will continue in that position.