LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9796, 16 July 1903, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

+ (Per Press Association.) TIMARU, this day. The engine of the Fairlie train is still snowbound at Cricklewood. Two engines left Timaru at 4 o'clock last night, and reached Albury at midnight, a distance of 28 miles. One engine went on to Cricklewood this morning, and a special relief train, with men and tools, was sent from Timaru. Snow is still lying very thickly around Fairlie, Temuka, Geraldine and surrounding districts. Stock are suffering severely. In the Mackenzie Country the fall was not so heavy, and the stock there have not been greatly affected. NAPIER, this day. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company have cabled a rise of one-eighth m the value of North Island mutton, and a fall of one-tenth of second quality lamb and hindquarter beef. Quotations are : Canterbury mutton, 3|d ; Napier, Wellington and North Island, 2|d ; lamb, first quality, s|d ; second, sd ; beef, hinds 4|d, fores 2|d. WELLINGTON, this day. In the first fortnight after the arrival of the Gracchus m the colony 15,000 tubes of vaccine were issued by the PubUo Health Department. Each tube is capable of vaccinating five persons. This indicates the very large numbers vaccinated. (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) The Old Age Pensions report, presented to Parliament this afternoon, says the number of pensions m force on March 31st last was 12,481, including 892 Maoris, representing a liability of £211,504. , The total payments on account of pensions amounted to £210,140. During the year pensions totalling 1377 were absolutely forfeited.