FIFTY YEARS AGO

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 8

FIFTY YEARS AGO

EXTRACTS FR6M THE HERALD The following are extracts from" the New Zbaland Herald of March 31, 1884: Though no room could be found for him on board the City of Sydney, T&whiao, with his party, will set out this week on his long-t-alked-of visit to England. Passages for his party have been taken by the Sorata, of the Orient Line, and to-morrow they will proceed by the Union Company's steamer Tarawera for Sydney. Tawhiao's departure from shores is an event unique of its kind. He will doubtless profit not a little by what he sees and hears at the headquarters of the Empire. The national revenue for the past financial vear, which closes to-dav, falls considerably short of the estimates. The actual deficit probably will not exceed £130,000. This will awaken apprehension in some quarters. 'lt is fortunate that during the course of the year the expenditure has been curtailed in various directions. The decrease in railway returns may be accounted for by the reduction in rates that has been made on the Southern lines. The shortcoming in the customs revenue is more alarming. The autumn race meeting of th o Onehunga Club was held on Saturday. About 1000 people attended, many being from the city. The, meeting was remarkable in that it was the first meeting in the "colony to be conducted on strictly temperance principles. There was no. booth for ihe sale of intoxicants, the district licensing committee having refused to grant a licence. On Saturday forenoon a serious collision occurred opposite the Bank or New Zealand between Kier's Mount Eden omnibus and Lendurm's dogcart, resulting in the. death of one of -tn horses in the omnibus. Mr. George Jjeijdrum received a severe ' Latest telegrams from SonaKi announce that all the British txoop_ have now returned there, and three rep ments already have embarked for £ jv land. A number of Arab s !* el , tiiiidarrived at Souakim. professing it ship for the British and declaring J have no sympathy for the Hanoi.