COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XI, Issue 2864, 27 February 1877, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

'''- [rteß press agenov.] - Auckland, Feb 26. 1 The lion. James Young, Canadian Commissioner, is-doputcd ( ,by tho Government of tho Dominion ' to report on New Zealand" and Australia as a iUld for' the' development-of Canadian commerce. Two shipments of labor-saving machines arc now on their way to Australia. : - . i Dunedin, Feb 26.J A petition is in course of signal u re in the Ducstan district, calling on Vincent Pylie to resign his scat in the As- • sembly! on '.the ground of the electors having'loßt, all confidcuoe iv his poliiic.U ' honesty and integrity. February 27, ■ The Eon. 'Mr McLean leaves for Wellington to-morrow. Yesterday he marie a distribution of office accommodation. A greater portion of Uie Provincial Govovnment buildings has been ;. allotted to Supreme anil Resident Magisti ales' Courts and lands depart. -nients. The proprietors of the Queen's Theatre have resolved to spend £500 iv providing- a dress circle. At a meeting of the Maeandrew testimonial committee last night, £320 was subscribed by seventeen or eighteen persons th«'n present. Mr Anderson is making arrangements for the appearance o!" Lyster's opera company. The balance sheet of the Standard Insurance Company for the past six months slums that £27,789 has been received from premiums, and £1,227 from interest and transfer fees, making a total of £30,01G; Josses and expenses of management £05,012, leaving a net pro lit for the six months of .£s,ooii. The directors recommend tho j balance to bo employed as follows : — PivUeud of 9J per share, amount thereof £1,^75, to be c irried to the j credit nf tho capital account, the -ivmaining £4,01 I to remain to the credit, of the profit and loss. The capital would th'Mi stand at £33,125, reserve fund as at present <\r>,Slo,\ r >,Slo, and tho available balance £4,01-1-. Total, ■£42,5U9 or 17s 2s («ci share Hokltiiva, Feb. 26. Yesterday morning broko out vsry " fmc>, but at - ono o'clock heuvy rain j as^ain ,-jot in and continued nearly all night. The foot-bridge was xcplaced, j and a st<ut was mads at 6.30 a.m. to- J dty with the 6th Carbine Match, bur, owing fco everything being saturated | with wet some delay took place with j the (ires to dry the targets. Only the | 200 yauls was got through before ' breakfasi. At 9 a.m, tun JLliilcs took up j the ;100 yds. of their 6th Match, then fchc Carbines continued the 300, 400, and 500 j aids of their Cfch Match. Liichardbon, who has a good lead for the liifle Belt, discovered this morning that S)'ne scoundrel Irul been hammering the foresight of his rifl". He willconsoquonlly be allowed trial allots at each range. . To-day the Cth Carbine Match finished .-—McLean P9, Flill S5 ; Bell 87. CarbiDe Champion— McLean, 333 ; second— Hill, 321 ; Ihird—Sykes, 310 5 i fourth- Littlcwood, 310. Later. The teams for the carbine north and south match are— For tho north : McLean, Sykes, Litblcwooi), Cummins, Sellars; aggregate scores, 1555. For the south :"HiH, Strange, ICottle, Mini Fox ; aggregate scores, 1406. Tho, sixth rifle match is finished. Tho •winners are — Payntcr 121, Yates 116, Willocks 113, Smith 112, Gibbons ll'2'/K'eefo 110, Murriy 110, Ross 109. The following is tho result of the ehampioashipot the rifles : Lieut. P-iyn-ter, jStokc (Nelson) rifles, 373 ; ]>ri'vate Richardson, North Dunedin rifles, 370 ; private H. Harding, Oamaru rifles, SGi; Durgef.nt Acheson, River--ton'rifles, 3GI ;privitc Anderson, Clutha rifles, 301; Sub- Lieut. Willocks, Olutha rifles, 360 ; private J. Iveofe, T-Auranga, 359 ; Lieut. Mollsop, Forest Hflos, Waiuku, 353 ; private Yato-i, Forest rifles, Waitiku, 357 j' Corpl. Smith,. Dunodiu Cily .guards, 3^5; Ooiyl. Tor, in, Chmtchurch, 352; Sergeant King, Oimaru, 352 • Private Danes, ' SVestlsmd, 351 ) Sergeant Ohapmanj Engineers, Chiistchurclv '349-; Doust. Camj)bell, Tfiupo A^O., 340. Ihe weather is clearing and the ground drying. ■. - ■ - - Feb-27. The teams for the rifle north and south "match are— For the north : Keefe, Yittes/ ' Murray,' '- Mellso'p, Cimpbell, ' Hay., / Gibbons, Pftttington, Kinj? (Waiuku) and -Clarice. Their total scores in-the.champiouship' aggregate sare, 3491. For the south : Pkynter, •Richardson, Harding, Aicheson, An.-' derson, Willocks, , Smith, Pearn, King-. (Oamaru), ,and Pavies. Their total scores are, 3,599. The first ■extra rifle match • began at 8.30 this m : 6rning v , and finished at 10.30- Paynter made 60, Olrey .53, Dove 52, fFoley'46, Sunby 43) Trespider 39. The; weather is looking very threatuing again 1 , and heavy sho.wers commenced falling about U o'clock, when the rifle marksmen's- match 1( beg^n.. It?is , ]-nbw:jirogreßßmg< *\ -..„: 4 { „ , \