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Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2018, 11 January 1876, Page 4

I.O.G,T—The Grand Lodge of New, Zealand North wili open at New Plymouth to-day. A number of representatives from Wellington passed through Nelson yesterday, by the s.s Pheebe. It is proposed to amalgamate the two'existing Grand Lodges. A Gjebman statistician has been at the trouble to calculate the salaries of the different monarchs of Europe. Among the best paid potentates in the European division of the globe the Czar, Alexander 11, takes first place. His salary is £1,825,000 a year, or £5000 per diem. This daily pay is very nearly equal to the yearly income of the Iri»h Lord' Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench. The Sultan comes next, with £1,800,000 per aunum. Francis Joseph stands third on this splendid roll, with an income of £800,000 a year, or something over £2000 a day. Frederick William of Germany is obliged to content himself with £600,000 per annum, or £1640, a day. Victor iflm'manuel supports the kingly dignity on something short of £500,000 per annum; or £1386 per diem. Queen Victoria's yearly earnings.as a Hoyal personage are £440,000 a year, or £1245 , a day. King Leopold draws in wages an annual sum of £120,000, or something like £330 per day. In addition to these salaries each of the Royal individuals named has lodging free and other perquisites. „ The Gjpps LandMercwry (Victoria) relates , that " a few days, ago, while two gentlemen were fishing iv the .'long waterhole' near, the Jlili Top, they were astonished to see an animal oi a curious shape on the bank.. They had hardly perceived it when it, darted into the water, and swam rapidly to,the.Qfcherside of the morass. They had time enough, however, to note its appearance and., thisj is ~the• description,.given.. It is about the size of a large calf, is covered with hair, and has on. its back just at the shoulders, two large, its motion on land,appeared as .if the /tail was the propelling power. The peculiar phenomenon I caused the fishers, to make,inquiries, and they ascertained, that.sometimes.'night was made hideous by; the.- roarings of animals frequan ting { ,tbe,. lagoon. The ,;• noise : { waa described as .being lijke the roaring;qf acalf, and further.they iWerejtoid .jtbajb the, :blackshave been afraid to appJQach the waterhqle for a.long 7 .time past. ; ; ,A;gentleman, who was a resident - ( ,in ; -~Queensland,( - for•, some time, hating, Ijeais the,, descripjtion^of the, animal, thinki itißidentical with the [bunyip." i ,v ( <.■■■ iii.iV o'Uiij ,n::{). ",'!<.oi/ -nh '< .'■ ii■ j■:i-< k|-:!;