Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9993, 21 January 1895, Page 3

Telegraphic.

[HSR UNITED PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Satntday. The Chamber of Commerce have resolved to co-operate with the New Zealand Chambers in taking joint action to protest against the compnlßory nsi of the cable code need by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. The traffic on the Rotoroa Railway Is regarded as very satisfactory, both as regards passengers and goods. Practically •peaking, the whole oi the goods for Botorua now go by rail. The Government has reduced the price for pnrlii sleepers from 4s to 3j 6d, There is great dissatisfaptlon arriongst those who, having abandoned gnmdigging owing to low prices, have taken to splitting sleepers. In most cases they have to pay a royalty of 0d per sleeper. Nsyf Plymouth, Sunday. A nmneroußly attended meeting of farmers was held on Saturday to protest against the grading of batter in Wellingtoa. The petibioa was signed by 500 farmers asking the Government to suspend the operation of the clause making grading coropnlsory. Mr B. M. Smibb, M.H.R,, and Mr Allam were appointed as delegates to proceed to Wellington and present the petition. The farmers complain that they have suffered a heavy loss by grading the butter in Wellington. Mastebton, Saturday. Mr Hogg addressed a large meeting of bis constituents at Masterton lastmigbt. He reviewed the work of the past teeslon, and got a vote of thanks and confidence, Wellington, Satnrday. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report a slight improvement in tone and value at yesterday's wool sale. For all good sound well grown olips there was decidedly keen competition and an advance, and this was to a certain extent noticeable iv all lots. On the average valnes Bhowed an improvement of fully one sixth of a penny per lb. A nine-roomed house at Carterton, Owned and occnpied by Mr C. Label), has been bnrncd down. It was insured for £350 in the National and Commercial Union office*. Latch. The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand is to be held on February 7to. The Post says it has authority for stating that the second million nnder the Guarantee Act is invested in liquid securities, and not employed In the bank's . business. Applications for cheap money continue to come in at a good rate. About 700 bave now been received, . . .. , Sunday, At the annual meeting of the Typo-graphical-Society .last night, the report ihowed the society to be in a tound con-

dltlon, and it wus decided to register under the Industrial Arbitration and Conciliation Act. The balance-sheet showed the receipts, including £137 brought forward, to be £274 ; the expenditure £84, leaving a credit balance of £190. Nothing of importance was transacted at the meeting, Tbe statement at the end of tbe report of the Premier's speech at Napier to the effect that the instructions sent by the Press Association respecting the reporting of his addiesa must have been obtained by Mr Seddon from the telegraph office, is wholly unfounded, and was in no way suggested, nor is it endorsed by the management of the association. On the contrary, tbe Premier was openly informed how it was intended to report his speech, and the reflection on the secrecy of the telegraph departments conveyed in the report is wholly unwarranted.

With reference to tbe telegram sent on Friday that the New Zealand Times placed tbe deficit for the nine months at £84,173, Mr Ward sends the following memo, to the Preaß Association :—" I may state that the condition of the finances clearly indicates that there Is nothing in the announced deficit. The fact is apparently overlooked that in computfng my estimates for the year 1894 95 I reduced the estimated receipts by £133,538. The receipts of every department except the railways and Cub™ toms are in excess of the actual amount received last year, and I have no hesitation in saying my forecast will be fally realised. The excesses from the various departments will, I feel sure, more than make up tbe estimated sbortago from railways and Customs."

Chbistohubch, Saturday. A boy named Cowper jumped off a tramcar whilst in motion at New Brighton this morning. Be fell, and the car passed over his left arm and leg, crushing both badly and Injuring bis right arm and leg. Amputation will probably be necessary.

Snnday, The Bishop of Salisbury arrived from the South by express last night, and preached at the Cathedral this morning to a very large congregation. He will be entertained at Riccarton to-morrow.

- The boy Cow per, who was ran over by the New Brighton train yesterday morn* ing and whose left arm and left leg were amputated, died at the hospital at 10 o'clock last eight.