TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 272, 14 October 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.) ; : ! DuNEDIN, Oct. 12. A man named Jolin Mcßliea, working on the ianburn, m the Maniotbto county, has been missing tor a week. He left the Serpentine on hnvseback, and two days afterwards his horse arrived riderless. Search parties are out. It is feared he has met with a fatal accident.

Tima»tj, Oot. 12. The fourth annual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association was hold yesterday. The profit for the year was £408. The working capital now amounts, to, i-8269!, being an increase of £500 during the year. ' A sum of .£893, "being; 4 per cent, discount on last year's purchases, ha% \teen placed : to the credit of individual shareholders. Bad debts incurred during the year amouuted to £258, The l»*nk overdraft was £2821. No- dividend w;is declared, and; the report and balance sheet were adopted.

Wellington, Oct. 13. The Government have not received any information from Sir Dillon Bell relative ti> his retirement which is mentioned m the •In the case of Thome v. Commissioner of Government Insurance, the decision was given tar the defendant on the point raised that as the commissioner was appointed hyancl could be removed by the Governor, he could not make or assure any permanent appointment m his department. This virtually settles the case m favor of tlie defendant.