TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 10438, 17 December 1896, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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[Per United Press Association.]

Wellington, Dec 16.

At Mr H. D. Bell's installation as Mayor he said from the returns he had obtained he was confident they had an anxious and difficult year*before them. The overdraft would be £15,000 next March, as against £1050 last March. He intended to lay proposals before the Counoil which, he hoped, would place, thd finances on a more satisfactory basis. Auckland,- Dee 16.

Two hundred applications Were received for the post of caretaker of the Litfclo Barrier reserve at a salary of £160. Sayeral shipmasters were among the applicants.

AsWm. Percival, secretary of the Auckland Racing Club, was driving down Weliesley street to his office to-day, the horse fell and Percival shot from the sulkey on his head on the metalled.road. He is suffering from internal injuries to Ms head and other bruises. After being examined by Drs Darby, M'Kellar and Gvrdler he was removed, to the hospital in an ambulance.

The present dry weather shows no signs of breaking up. The thermometer reading showslthe hottest December for ten years. Garden hose licenses were cancelled by the City authorities. Chbistcuurch, Dec 16/ To-day was a close holiday in honor of the 46th anniversary of the Canterbury settlement. The weather was fine but cloudy. The principal holiday gai&efifltfs were the Christchufch Bicycling Oltib^s meeting at Lancaster Park ; the Christchuroh Racing Olub's- race meeting ai> New Brighton ; and the Akaroa regatta. -All were well attended. Steam excursions to Akaroa were largely patronised About 3000 passengers over the average were carried on the different railway lines. ■ • y