TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7731, 3 July 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

PBB PRHBB ASSOCIATION.

I WELLINGTON. Joly 2. The twenty-first show of tbe Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society was opened to-day, there befog a successful sxhlbitiop in rega^r to quality. There were 869 entrjejj^pim all parts of the Island. WANGANUI. July 2. ! A puolic trial of the new fire engine imported for tbe Fire Brigade took place this afternoon in tbe presence of a large nnmber of people. The engine, wbioh is the only motor engine in Australsßis, \ cost £1000, and is capable of pumping 24,000 gallons of water per hour.' Water was thrown about twenty feet above tbe r ffog pole of the Dew post jpffic* , AUCKLAND, July 9, News from Noumea state jtfiat B.M.S. Archer returned from the New Hebrides with the crew suffering fromferer. Three bluejackets were landed* and sent to the hospital in a critical condition. CHBISTCHURCH, July 2. The Lytrelton Harbour Board has decided to oppose the proposal to grant honorariums to Chairmen of Harbour Boards.

NEW PLYMOUTH, July 2. A. bazaar in aid of tbe Victoria College for Mnori GUIs was opened to day. About £140 was taken. WELLINGTON. Julj 2.

The export of gold shows an increase of £87,876 value over tbat tor the first six months of 1902.

, DUNEDIN, July 2. At a meeting of representatives of the city and subuib*, it was resolved -to form a committee for the purpose of inquiring as to the desirability or otherwise of taking steps to bring about tbo amslgation of the city of Dunedin and all or any of tbe adjacent boroughs. •. MASTERTON, July 2. The sheep dog trials yesterday were very successful.

WELLINGTON, July 2. Tbe returns for last season's, harvest in tbe colony are now available. The actual yklds are eontiderably heavier than estimated, ap, for ins' anoe, wheat* es im&ted at 28 bushels per acre, and returning actually 88 aT; oats, estimated at 85 bushels, acd returning 46; and barley, estimated at 37 •nd returning 40-69. bushels prr acre. The area of wheat for threshing was 194.355 acres, and the . total yield is computed at 7,457,915 bushjßfc. Tbe amount of whtat returned on band on October 31st, 1902, was 1,280,780 bushels; he amount cf whta! and flour import* d between November, 1902, and February, 1908, 59,520 bushels ; the amount of wheat and flour exported between November, 1902, *and -February, 1908," wss 76;940 bushels ; und. the' consume, tionln tbe same ptricd, for a population of 850,QQ0; waa rsckpnef^t Jhf'rate of 6 bushels par head per annum— l,7oo,ooo. This left atraiUble for all purposes in Febiuary Iwt 6,971,275 bushels. Tbe estimated quantity required for seed is 400,000, for consumption for tbefperiod ending with February of next |year 8,160,000, and the apparent* surplus is 1,411,275 bushel*.