TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9336, 29 January 1892, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press Association.)

Auckland, January 28. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company a dividend of 12-i per cent, was declared. The sum of LIOOO has been added to the reinsurance fund.

Wellington, January 28. The Defence and Railway departments have promised that in addition to the usual free passes for volunteers and members of rifle corps (whose corps were disbanded to be formed into clubs) attending the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association in March, a similar concession will be made to civilian members of the association, provided their names with addresses are submitted previously to the Railway department. The names are first to be sent to Major . Sommerville, chairman of the association, who wili forward them to the Defence department, ■which will instruct officers in charge of districts to issue the necessary pass. Each volunteer district mus6 appoint a local secretary, from whom all information can be obtained. The Auckland Ammunition Company has offered a prize of L 25 to be competed for with Sniders The association will add L2O, and a match will be fired at 500 yards, 10 shots. It will be included in the book programmes and called the Auckland Ammunition Company's Match. Major Sommerville estimates that the number of competitors at the annual gathering will be

A deputation from the Benevolent Trustees waited on the Premier this afternoon to ask that a piece of laud, the unused part of the Asylum reserve, be given them on which to erect an old men's refuge with the moneys they have in hand and specially bequeathed. The Hon. Mr Ballance very strongly expressed a. preference for the location of the destitute upon the land in the country rather than in workhouses like barracks in the cities He promised to look into the matter and see what could be done.

The mayoral bjuiquct to his Excellency the Governor takes place in the Parliament Buildings on Friday, 12th pros. The list, of invited guests will include the Premier anil his colleague:; of the Ministry, members ol (he Oil-'-Council ami Hai-1 our Board, and luciil mwvbers of Parliament, ■ - ■

The names of Buperintendent collectors of agricultural statistics appear in to-night's

A proclamation issued by the Governor of New South Wales prohibiting the-importation ".* w Zealand sheep into that colony is published m the Gazette. To-night's Gazette contains a list of officiatKage A^ fIBB0 h ''CUrreUtyCar ""*» "The

n , Nelson, January 28. Great preparations are being made to celenumbers of visitors are expected