GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11826, 2 December 1901, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

[iir TET.KCRAIMf. —Fit ESS ASSOCIATION.] i»i Kit, Saturday. The ITuwke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society have decided to hold their •next ram fair on January 30. From the inquiries already received it is probable the fair will be the. largest yet held The first general meeting of the Ilawke s Bay Woollen Factory Company was field last evening, wuen a board of directors was elected for the ensuing year. It was announced that 56 girls had already been engaged, that good progress was being made with the building of the factory, and that work would be started in February next. 'JtiYKniN*, Saturday. A meeting of the Otago executive of the Farmers' Union was held on the showground, when ii was decided to accept too tender of the Commercial Union Assurance Company for insuring farmers under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents and Employers' Liability Acts, and liability at common law. People's day at the show brought out a record attendance, estimated at 16,000. the gate yielded £518. The Governor and Countess of Banfuriy and suite, and tiie Premie'i and Sir Joseph Ward, were present. ( iitEYiioiTTir, Sunday. Exports for the week were: Blackball Company, 652 torn; 18ewt coal: Prunner, 07 tons 2cwt coal, 24 tons scwt coke, and 7 tons scwt bricks. Wksitokt, Sunday. The coal output foi last week was 8511 tons llc.vt, of which 8196 tons 18cwt went from the West port. Coal Company's mines, and ol'i tons loewt from the Westport Co-operative Company.