AUCKLAND. January 16.

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AUCKLAND. January 16.

At a meeting of the Committee of the AuckUnd Rifle Association the forthcoming Now Zealand Hiile Association meeting was discussed. The president wis asked to communicate with the Dofence Minister re the quality of the ammunition to be supplied for the meeting. The Auckland Savings Bank yearly returns show an increase of deposits of L 18.634 at tho credit of depositors on Ist January, Lf>43,798 reserve fund, L 30,000 investment, fluctuation account LlO,OJ'), profit and loss L 4858, making a grand total of L 588.456. The iwo principal items of investment arc 4 LI mortgages, embracing L 220.015 and L 150,000 in Government securities. The Children's Penny SaN ings Bank has at credit L 8350 At the Hiinua nwo mg of the Jobiie Blind InsMtu oit w rt 8 stated that the institute had passed the stage of noveliy, and subscriptions did not c nn so freely as cou'd be wished ; s 'U'hern subscribers especially 6h>v\ed a fa'ling (ff Sr.swas laid on the f ct tint ♦ hough the ins i-uiion w->s in Auckland ir whs uofc a loctil one. there bti"g inmites from all puts ( f i he colony in the resid-t cc. Si-- J. F. Abbott, Speaker of tho Now Sou h Wa'es Assembly, is a p saenger by the Angliui, which arrived (o-n ght ; a'sn he Hou Dorothy Brand .daugh er of ihe Governor of N w South \Na.en), Cip An Frepm«n Thomis (private tecio ary to Loid Br.wey), <u d C.iptaiu Sl--»ne S anliy (A.D.C t » Lord Ilanpden). Sir J. F. Abbott, on b)hi f of ihep^seng ra, pres.'ntid Captain H 01, • f the Angli.n, wi h a coniDlinirtntary nddres«, thanking him and his officers fur the admirable 86'ininship d'spl <y< d under mos. trying crcuaasi" >nee". No observations were ob ained all the w-y -cro s.