LATE LOCALS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 283, 28 November 1905, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

We are requested to remind our readers that the opening of the Bowling Club takes place at 2.30 to-morrow

A well-conditioned trout, weighing lOiflbs, was landed from the Omaka (Blenheim) this week by Mr Perrin.

A severe gale on Saturday did great damage at Carterton among orchards, an dblew down a 50ft smoke-stack at the local brick and tile company's yards.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company, held at Christchurch, Mr Murray Ayusley, the Hon. E. Richardson, and Mr F. de C- Malet were re-elected to the New Zealand directorate.

The Government has decided to grant a subsidy of £1000 to the Canterbury A. and P. Association for the holding of a four-days' show at the time of the Exhibition.

Mr Trent, Commissioner of Crown Lands, accompanied by Mrs and Miss Trent, has been visiting the Kaikoura portion of his province. . He will, on the return, meet Mr Williams, Road Engineer, at Flaxbourne to-morrow.

Christchurch (72) was the warmest corner in the colony at 9 a.m. to-day, followed by Gisborne, Tiritiri, and Timaru (70). Bluff (o2) recorded the lowest reading. The temperature in Blenheim was (iG. Rain was falling on the West Coast and at Balclutba.

What is believed to be a true salmon, weighing Hlbs, was taken at the mouth of the Waitaki last evening (says an Oamarii telegram). It is being sent to Wellington for the Department to identify, this course being taken at the desire of the Inspector of Fisheries, Mr Avson, so as to set the matter at rest. Repeated reports are made of reputed salmon being caught: but no catches are authentic. It is considered an important matter.

A Hokitika telegram says that the ironmongers, Johnston and Company, have received a circular from their New York agents which is of general interest, as showing the effect of the New Zealand preferential tariff. The report says:—" The price of wire nails unchanged, except on wire nails for New Zealand, which gives a preferential tariff on these. To moot the Canadian competition, which was entering the market, in spite of the higher first cost, the price for Now Zealand only is reduced, as an experiment, twelve cents from October 12. This will be observed as the result of the legislation in New Zealand. The foieign manufacturers carry a part of the burden, and New Zealand is thus supplied with a lower price than any other part of the world.