COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 526, 1 November 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. L<tet night. The Board of Education has passed a resolution warning teachers against taking an active part in the e’ec'ion. Frederick Hunter, who has been out of work for some time, and was coaseque >tly despondent, cut his throat with a r«zor, although his wife tried to prevent him. He is expected to recover. Mr W. J. Courtenay is being requisitioned to stand for the Newton seat, which is now practically begging. The Assets Company of the Bank of New Zealand has finally given ordera to sell off the Sylvia Park. John R. Lundou, formerly Lieutenant of the Onehunga Rifles, is being prosecuted for retaining arms after he left the company. Sir George Grey addressed a crowded meeting last night, strongly urging the adoption of a land tax. A vote of confidence was unanimously carried. The Saddlers' Union has discontinued the strike levy on the ground that the strike is practically at an end. SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. The strike in New Zealand is quietly dying out. A central asylum for imbeciles, to cost £20,000, is to be erected at Porirua, 14 miles from Wellington. David Robertson, a wellknnwn iron founder of Wellington, has been adjudicated a bankrupt. James Murphy and his son David Murphy were committed for trial at Dunedin yosterdav, for stealing £5O worth of boots. The Riuiutaka arrived at Hobart from Homo at Sam. yesterday, and left again at 6 p.m. for New Zealand. She brings G 5 passengers for Australia, and 33 for New Zealand. Chas. Cress, occupier of the place raided by the detectives on Monday night, pleaded guilty, and was fined £2O The miners yesterday resumed work unconditionally, there being 200 applications individually, though only 70 or 80 c>n be taken ou. Many of the m’ners are incensed at tha leaders misrepresenting the true position of aff urs. Tha value of imports for the quarter ended 30th September. 1890, was as fn’lnws : Auckland £393,940, Wellington £364 466, Lyttelton £575,788, Dunedin £435 271; total for colony for quarter £1,753 799. Exports for same quarter : Auck ! and £244 165, Wellington £141,307» Lyttelton £404,087, Dunedin £244 112 ; total for colony for quarter £1,528,514.