TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1430, 13 December 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Major Atkins an. New Plymouth December 13 Major Ateiuson has completely recovered from his late accident. Mre Atkinson’s health howet* , hasj’a r o wry improved. A Reduction. Wellingt ir. December 13 Dr the compe cad n con , J. 0 Cranford has been awarded £6OOO, inclusive of interest, for land t ken l y the G varnment fo> defence pu p ses. The r iwr has also bam ii at meted to mainlain the fanca en Cranford’s property and the defe; oa works. Collingwood’c. Mineral Resources. Mr Price Williams is greatly impres.ed with the mineral resource! of he Colling wood district, and it is possible ha will endeavour to form a company for working the iron deposits, and building rolling mills on the spot. All the ingredients for making steel are found closa together In the dis riot, and Mr Williams thinks it quite feasible to supply the colony with steel nalle The coal la of the b 'st quality. The attention of Mr Williams and those backing him was first drawn tthe resources of Col ling wood by a reference to them In the Mines Statement, and goldfields reports. Mr Burnetts Mission. Mr Matthew Burnett, having concluded his New Zealand tonr, has left f< r Hobart by the Wairarapa. During his tour 30,000 pledges were taken and 34,000 blue ribbons issued. 2000 Maoris have taken the pledge of whom sixty were chie f e. Praise from Howard Vincent

Mr Howard Vmcen> M..D., ha-, wri te' to Mr Tole, applaud'ng the- Pr bat'o Act. More Gold. Dunedin. December 13 The monthly escort brought do*u £25,000 worth of gold. National In Urauce Co. Shareholde>sintheNational Insurance Co a-e taking concerted action with the obj l ct of getting the diiectors to consider the proprie y of returning t; the sharohol ers the extra capital subscribed at the time of the new issue to shareholders. A year old s m of a farmer named Croxton, at White Sow Valley, near -aseby, was crushed to death by a stone roller passing over him. The weather is distressingly cold, and yesterday there were frequent h. avy falls of hail all day.