NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11484, 17 January 1903, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

(PEESS ASSOCUATIOX TELKGBAMS.)

-DUNEDIN, January 16.

The allocation of the £1000 received by the ' Otago Patriotic Committee from Lloyd's Fund, has been made as follows:'— Auckland £206, Canterbury £185, Hawke's Bay £10, Nelson £10, Otago £215, Southland £35. Wellington £330, Westland £20: total £1010 (including interest). Forty c;t«es were dealt with. The highest individual cum paid was £100, and the lowest £10. The body of the suicide who ehot himself at the Sussex Hotel has been • identified as George Mclndoe, a farmer ai Wainina, it is believed tho deceased made an attempt on his life at Palmerston a few; years ago. WELLINGTON, January 16. The steamer Kent will load at New Zealand ports for South Africa under Government contract during next month. me four loading ports are not yet nominated by the contractors, and in any caee will not be approved by- the Government until the 25th inst. This gives every safe port xn New Zealand an opportunity of securing a call from the steamer, provided shippers will combine and place a guarantee of AOO tons of cargo in the hands of the JJepartment of Industries and Commerce before the 25th. To encourage shipments of timber, for whioh it is leported there ie good demand in South Africa, a specially lowrate of freight has been fixed of 6» per hundred feet (superficial. NEW PLYMOUTH, January 16. At the Harbour Board meeting to-day, the Committee reported that it is absolutely ivecesiwjy thai the extension of the breakwater be proceeded with, but that the mode of carrying on the work Should be left to the new Board. The Board decided to grant an all-round increase of wages to employe**.