INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7370, 18 November 1898, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(by telegraph.)

(per press association.)

WELLINGTON. November 17,

The rainfall of the principal centres daring October was : Auckland, 468 inches ; Wellington, 2.85 ; Christchurch, 2.13; Duneclin, 3.21, The following appointments are gazetted : E. Focke, vice-consul for Germany an Wellington ; Redmund Mason, registrar of old age pensions ; H. E. Kenny, S.M., chairman of North Island Railway Board of Appeal ; District Judge Ward, chairman of Island Railway Board of Appeal; Charles Champion Rawlin«, M.ELR. for Tnapeka. The sittings of ; the Supreme Court for the various judicial districts are gazetted to-aight. The railway returns up to date show a revenue of 145,000 mote than for the same period of last year. The department is badly in want of wagons, and though it secure i a vote for 5C3 more the officials say they could do with 15C0. A fresh compensation conrt is to be constituted to hear the Hatuma case de novoEach side will appoint a new assessor, and another judge will be appointed to act aB president of the Court. It is expected a hearing will take place early next year. November 18.

In .response to a request from the Admiralty the Customs Department is making a canvass among seamen and firemen of coastal vessels for members to form a colonial naval reset ve. Seamen, who will put in six months' drill on a warship in the colony and 28 days' ordinary drill, will get a retaining fee of L 6 per annum for 5 years. Those who cannot give the time for six months drill will receive L 3 Z '■ Firemen are not required to drill and will get L 6. Men are readily giving in their names. . The Duke of Devonshire arrived at Plymouth on the 16th. DUNEDIN. November 17. At the annual meeting of the National Insurance Company, the chairman (Mr J. M. Ritchie), in moving the adoption of the report and recommending the payment of a dividend of la 3d per share, or 12| per cent., as against 15 last year, referred to the unusually heavy losses amounting to L 12.000 more than previous year. There had been exceptional fire and marine losses. The Company had been very lucky, and found Itself with a<; loss of only LIOOD on underwriting. The dividend canie from rents and interest, and from the amount carried forward, which'was intended to be used in case of a pinch! He thought everything pointed to a further reduction in the rate of InVereatr ThTs, "he "thought, waa unfortunate. The premium income was LSOOO In excess of the previous year. The securities continued satisfactory, and they had several hundreds surplus from the 'previous writing down. It waa. decided to reduce the number of directors to seven by not appointing anyone In Mr Larnachs place. Messrs J. M. Ritchie and Keith Ramsay were re-elected. \ % Peter Grant, bookmaker, has been- sum*, monad for attempting to dissuade « person

by a bribe from giviDg cvulenco ia the rccerib prosecution for keeping iv gaming house.

AUCKLAND. November 17. The Board of Education has deoided to re-open the city public schools closed by the School Committees on account of measles.

A boat has been picked np and identified as Hartley's boat, but, though continned, tliVseaich for Hartley ia still unsuccessful.

A woman was ab the Police Court today on her 120bh conviction for drunkenness, and who had served 20 years in orison.

A.b the inquest on Matt in Hodsje, killed by a locomotive at Fallon's Gaß Company's reclamation, the iury returned a verdict of accidental death, 110 blame attaching to anyone.

November IS.

At the Remuera sftlo yards an infuriated bullock broke through the railings into a yard where the horses of persona attending; the sale we:o tethered. The bullock gored several horses fatally and had eventually to be shot-.

A man, unknown, fell off the train on the Kaipara railway and was taken to the hospital. He bruised his face and head and is still unconscious.

The successful flotation of the River Head Paper Mills is assured. The manager will leave Wellington for London on December Bfch to secure the necessary machinery. Arrangements for the opening ceremony at the Exhibition are fairly complete. The opening is fixed for Thursday, December Ist, which will doubtless be a general holiday. A procession will march through the city consisting of 1500 volunteers, permanentartillery and mounted infantry, members of the various trades unions, friendly societies, and 'ire brigades, the Mayor and members o[ the city council and harbor board, and the suburban Mayors and Councillors. At the request of the Governor the last two carriages will be for the party, Lord Ranfurly's carriage beiui; last of all. The guard of honor will receive tho Governor and escort him to ths entrance of the Exhibition, where the President of the Exhibition Executive will receive his Excellency.

INVERCAEGILL. November 17

The Borough Council io-night appointed Herbert Stewart Ky!e, o[ Ballarat, inspector of abattoirs ana dairies. There were nino applicants. Mr Kylo ran second to Mr Snowball when that gentleman was selected by the Dunedin City Council.