NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7269, 6 March 1885, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAM.

[FilOM OUK OWN COKKBSFONDENT.] WAIORONGOMAI, Thursday. The Te Aroha Domain Beard, thanka ia the efforts of Mr. J. B. Whyte, our energetio M.H.R., have just had another £200 granted them by the Government for tbe purpose of iacreasing the accommodation at she baths. With this monty, aud that now being expended by the Board from thiir own funds, great improvements will be before another summer, by which time the railway will be opened through from Morrinsville, and a consequent increase of visitors may be expected. Large additions to the present hotel accommodation are also contemplated by the several proprietors*. ISAPIEK, Thursday. A return presented to the C'ham/j.sL- of Commerce to-day, ahows that the exports of wool for the firat nine months of the fiscal year exceeded by nearly six thousand bales tke exports of the same period last year. Nearly a quarter of a million sheep wero exported during that period, including 72 y 000 frozen carcases. . There was also a Jarge increase in tallow, tinned meats, and other exports. Tom Long, the hangman, had a narrow escape to-night. He was lying drunk on the railway hue, when the special excursion train returned to Napier. The cow-catcher threw him off, but the step of the engine cut hi* head severely. The first cheap excursion train to Tahoraite to-d«y was filled notwithstanding the heavy downpour of rain. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Harbour Board have decided not to light the wharves with electricity as it is too costly. At the Thorndon Licensing Committee meeting to-day reference was made to Sun* day trading by the Chairman of the committee. He quite believed that difficulty was experienced in convicting publicans of Sunday trading, owing to the number of loop holes of escape which existed. Inspector Goodall remarked that the present Licensing Act was not nearly as good as the one previously in force, his experience being that it was about a hundred times more difficult to secure a conviction now than under the old Act. The Gazette notifies that Charles E. Tennent has been removed from the office of coroner within New Zealand. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Messrs. W. Montgomery, G. Booth, and T, H. Anson were elected membere of JSorth Canterbury Board of Education to-day. A number of volunteers from Dunedin and elsewhere left by the Manapdari for Wellington to-nk<ht to take part in the interprovinoial rifle contest. The steamer also took an unusually large number of passengers for northern ports, consisting, of tourists and visitors to the Dunedin races. DDNEDIN, Thursday. Inquests were held to-day on the bodies of John Harrigan, of Oamaru, and Samuel Green, of Fernhill, who died suddenly. In both cases, verdicts of death from natural causes were returned. The Mayor has at the request of a number of the citizens telegraphed to the Premier requesting him and Sir J. Vogel to address a public meeting in Dunedin at an early date. INVERCARGILL, Thursday. The local industry of sheep dip manufacture is progressing. Hatch and Co. have secured orders of several large flock owners. They have just completed orders for 255S and 800 gallons for the New Zealand Land Company and Agricultural Company. The last will dip a quarter of a million sheep. The dip will be used on all the company'* estates.