GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 294, 21 January 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

CIVIL SERVICE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. By Telegraph.—Press Association, i Christchurch, Last Night. A meeting of civil servants decided to form a horticultural society, th--; membership of which will consist of .persons in the employ of the Xew Zealand Government. Mr. S. P. Stevens (Chl*f Postmaster) was elected the first president.

GROUND FOR i)A\TS CUP. Christchurch, Last Night. The Domain Board intend discussing the desirability of approaching Parliament for authority to charge for admission to Hagley Park, in view of the possibility of a contest for the Daws Cup being played on the United Club's •tennis courts in Hagley Park. 1 — , SWEET PEA ASSOCIATION. Stratford, Last Night. At a meeting of sweet pea growers held here to-day, it was decided to form a New Zealand' Sweet Pea Society, and a committee consisting of Messrs C. Goodson (Hawera), E. A. Osmond (Stratford), G. Holder (Porirua), W. B. Scott (Kaponga), W. C. Armstrong (Hastings), E: C. BradfieUt (Palmersto.i North), G. AY. Plummer (Auckland), and Dr. Carbery (Stratford) were appointed. CABINET AI'TII'ORISATIONS. Wellington, Last Night. Cabinet to-dav. authorised th? expenditure of £34,d/D on railway construction, £5220 on rolling stock, and £72'J5 on roads and bridges. POPULATION MOVEMENTS. Wellington, La*t Xiglit. The number of persons who arrived in the Dominion during the last month was 5(130, and the number of jlcparturcs 2303. The for December. 100 S. were: Arrivals 5012. departures urn' CHEAPER MONEY. Wellington, Last Night. An arrangement has been entered into by the building tful pending companies of Wellington, and it is now in operation that the rate of interest, on fixed deposits shall be reduced from 4'/, per cent, to 4 per cent, per annum. It is understood tliil this step is utribntable to the amount of mo nev oll'ering oil investment in Wellington at the present time.