NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1114, 29 April 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.l ♦ FASTER STEAMERS WANTED. Auckland, April 28 v Sir. Leo Myers, president of tito Auckland Chamber of Commerce, liar written to the managing director of th« Union Company, commenting upon the time taken by steamers in the Auck-land-Sydney service. Ho mentions that; Iho Jl'ahen'o has been averaging three days twenty hours, and urges that the limo has arrived when it is justifiable to ask the company to give a quicker service. Mr. Myers says it has been decided to hold another exhibition m Auckland, and he strongly urges tho Union Company to celebrate_ Coronation year by increasing the service between Auckland and Sydney with an avcraco lime of three days. - CENSUS RETURNS. Auckland, April 28. Census returns: —Newmarket, 2"?5, against 2342 in 1906; Mount Eden, 9380, against 6888; Eden County (in. eluding Islands of tho Gulf, but not; marine suburbs), 101,886—males ! females 50,422. . , BALLOT FOR LAND. Walmate, April 28. The Allauholm sections were balloted for to-day. The ballot resulted as fol» lows :— Section I.—Dennis O'Grady, Tima.ru J. Section 2, Dennett Moylo, St. Andrews; Section 3, W. Ashwortli, Eketahuna • Section 4, John Shannon, Chcrtscyj Section 5, Elizabeth Kirk, Hunter-, Section 6, T. Neal, Cheviot; Section 7,| A. Higgs, Albury; Section 8, M'Doiv ough, Morven. POULTRY TROPHY. Carterton, April 28. At a meeting of the South WairarapS Poultry Association this afternoon it was decided to procure a challcuga silver cup for competition at tho July show. .This is to bo awarded to the best.bird in, the show, ._ excluding pigeonsi bantams, and canaries and u to bo won twico in succession, or threC times at intervals.