SOUTHERN NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 535, 22 November 1890, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

Last night. Thu following are the acceptances for the Otago Cup Occident, Wolverine, Prime, Freedom, St. Malo, Warden, and Marine. A new scale of parcel post rates for New Zealand is gaze: led. Under 11b the charge will be GJ. and over that 3d porlb extra up to 111 b, maximum. News has been received by the New- Zealand Amateur Athletic Association that a team of Australian athletes will visit tbo colony iu February end compote at the Championship meeting in Auckland. Mr Montgomery, fui marly member for Akaros, returned from England by the lonic. Government have received a communication fre.lll the Agent-General, on phylloxera, He states that steps are being taken by him, in accordance with itistruotbns, to collect the most recent iufurmation of the moat trueiwodby kind. H.M.B. Curacoa sailed from Wellington for Auckland ihis moruiog, aud the German, rquadron steamed out into the Btrait® for target practice with big guns. The departures from N.Z. during October numbered 800. The arrivals were 1085. Seventeen Chinese arrived and Bfi went away. The total loss of population by excess of emiara iun over immigration for nine months is 3552 persons. Hales uf ths Midland Railway Company's land resulted in 11,000 acres being sold for £52.532. Prices ranged for largo blocks from 13s to £2 per acre, small blocks to £2 10t; 58 lots out-of 85 lots were sold. The unsold lots comprise 32,201 acres, aud are expected to realise the upset price, £25,000. The •preiout occupiers of runs o! which tho laud sold forms part purchased in most oases. A number of lire permanent staff of the Wellington Harbor B.iard laborers Who went on strike have'applied to tbo Board for re- engage-lue-i'. The Board raid iltey could du nothing iii the matter, as they had retained nonunion laborers in their service. The Federated Trades Council have passed a resolu'iou to the ,-fi'eot that a joint committee shoe 3 ba appoicud to each city of the Colony for ilia purpose of arbitra ion in all differences affecting trades connected with the Bipployers' Association or the Trades Council, and couoiliatory methods to prevent strikes.