NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 7484, 25 February 1885, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

[Per Peess Association.] AUCKLAND, Feb. 24. The Treasurer's report, read at the meeting of the Congregational Union of New Zealand, showed a balance, after allowing for outstanding accounts, of .£66'. The xeport of the Congregational sites' funds showed, after allowing for all expenses, more than .£275, collected by the Rev E. Walker during his late mission in England. A fair proportion of this had already been voted for the purchase of sites at Invercargill, South Dunedin, and North Shore, Auckland.

In the course of an interview with Sir J. TTogel, Mr Joseph Banks, Managing Director of the Frozen Meat Company, undertook to experiment with tinning several varieties of fish, with the object of ascertaining which were most suitable for export and consumption. WELLINGTON, Feb. 24. The Hospital patients are improving. Mr H. M. Lyon has been appointed permanent Secretary of the Wellington Racing dub. This Club intends holding a two days' meeting on May 1 and 2. After three weeks' very fine weather, rain set in, and there is no appearance of its taking off. The Hospital patients show no change. The Colonial Secretary will hold an enquiry auto the circumstances of the woman being admitted into the Hospital. BLENHEIM, Feb. 24. Mr Larnach, Minister of Mines, arrived at Blenheim last night overland from -Christchurch via Awatere. He leaves for Nelson to-morrow, weather permitting, via Tophouse. After a month's uninterrupted fine ■weather, rain has set in steadily, and seems likely to continue. DUNEDIN, Feb. 24. Mr Stout leaves Dunedin for Wellington on Thursday. A sad case of sunstroke occurred on Friday, the victim being a little boy about three years old, son of Mr John Gullen, •who resides in Union street. The child had been playing in the back yard, where lie was found by his mother about 2 o'clock lying in an insensible condition with his hat off, and apparently very sick. She put him to bed, and Drs Eoberts and Davis were called in at a later hour, but notwithstanding every care and attention, the child expired at 12 o'clock on the following day. Both gentlemen concurred in the opinion that it was an undoubted case of sunstroke. At Queenstown yesterday an inquest was held on Joseph Mitchel, a miner, who was killed in the Invincible mine through a set of timber canting over in a tunnel on Saturday night. Deceased died on the road down, near Queenstown. He was an experienced miner and was very well liked. A. verdict of "Accidental Death" was found. _____________