WELLINGTON NOTES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11480, 13 January 1903, Page 6

WELLINGTON NOTES.

{SPECIAL TO "THE I'RESS.") WELLINGTON, January 12. The largest estates of deceased person certified during IX-cember w-ere: —Welling ton —Rawina Tukeke £11.811, Frederic Hobden £1547, Annie MoWilliam £8209 John Moilat £1260, Gto. Hogwell £172] Donald NicoLson £1950, Ann Parker £440: Thus- Ste-vensun £6420. Auckland —Jame Vogan £7073, Jas. Me Andrew £4682, Thos Lee £3216. Chnsujhuxe-h—Jo&liuu. £250 0), Francois E. LeKevre £22,753 iiwiiard Dawson £4406, Chas. W. I'urciia £4&D2, John Stewart £6880. DunedinMichael Kett £4662, William Dana £4773 Nelson—lsabella Rasa £5706. Napier— Julin liegg £13,b94. New PlymouthTh<n. .SouU £4015. Among the ivoent visitors to New Zea land is Mr-Henry Markwald, head of the large Australian importing luni-e bearing Iris name. .Mr Markwild .md ianiily ri'turntd j. ft'w montlib ago frvm an f.vtiU-.ltd tour through Europe and! India- It is the lirst time that ho had visit-ed New Zealand, and he takes th-a opportunity of inspecting iiis various brandies in Dunedin, Christchuroli, Wellington, and Auctkland, and to make himself ac*juaint«d villi the lvquirtment-s of trade in New ZealandIn a c;ise of g-.vau arriving by oik- of t-ho ct>a«Uul steamers to-day, the birds were terribly cramped, and tli&re were about 25 per wait, too many in Uμ box. It is understood that tlie police have taken the matter in hand. Cabinet has sanctioned the expenditure of £2292 (part of the Parliamentary vote for technical education) ;us y, grant to the Auckland Education- Board. The money is for littinpTf. tools. <>>te., for school classes in woodwork and cookery at the ceiiitree to mvet the notds of seventeen large schools in tho city and sulmib.?-. A private cablegram from Melbourne ste.t<« that Plunkc'tt, of (whose ohanoea for the rane were much favoui'od) was obliged to retire from the Austral Wh«cl Race on Suturday owing to the puncturing of one of his tyre. , ?. MrChae. E. Adams, B.Sc, of the Wellington Survey Dcpartinont, has been elected a Fellow of tho Gt'ologieal Society of London. Mr A. L. Leafcluun, tliei veteran of Lord Hawke's cricket team, will remain in the colony at the d'.oae of the tour, though he has not yet definitely decided ■wlwther his residence will be permanent in New Zealand. Mr I.farham last year enjoyed some deer stalking in Otago. At the rcqupsrt of tlie Wellington Cricket A-ssociaticn, Sir Joseph Ward has consented to close all tho departmental offices on ThiTsd iv aflei-noon, on tlie orrasion of the cricket match between Lord Hawke's team and tho Wellington representative team. The dairy industry is at length getting a footing in Hawke's Bay, and there is reason to believe tliat in certain parts of the province, tho river valleys 371 particular, it will be hisrhly rSuccesKful. Mr G-. P. Don-ne-lly is havrn.g a cremmieTv and large shed erected on his property at T/urimoe.