BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3379, 18 December 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, December 17. The half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company was held to-day. The report stated that after the payment of numerous losses, a balance of 1/7,454 profit would be carried forward to next half-year’s account. The Directors have increased the capital by carrying forward LIO,OOO, available from this halfyear, and the same amount from the investment fluctuating account, together with L 5,000 from the rc-insurance fund. The paid up capital now amounts to LIOO,OOO or L4O per share. The reserve fund is L 35.000, and the re-in-suranee L 40,000. A dividend of live per cent, was declared, payable to-morrow. Mr Phillips has been re-elected Mayor. Tauranga, December 17. The Native Minister and party have left for the Lakes. The Government have purchased a valuable block of land measuring 150,000 acres. Nelson, December 17. For the Superintcndoncy election, the poll was officially declared to-day. The result vraq— Curtis, 1,613; O’Conor, 1,27(3. 'Thirty-five cases of double voting had been discoveredsome on one side, some on the other. Hokitika, December 17. The nomination for the Superintendency is fixed for the 30th inat. ; poll, for January 3rd. Four candidates are announced—Hon, J. Bonar, Mr White, M. H. K., Mr C. Hoos, and Mr W. Stanton. The chance of the last named is considered hopeless. The election of a Mayor is postponed till to-day. December 18. The Governor Blackall has arrived. Wellington, December 18. Major Willis failed with the Muapoko as with the Ngatiraukawa. Take guards the Horowhemia stream, and is determined to shoot the first Muapoko who crosses. Several have already been sent back. Otaki is full of Ngatiraukawas, ready for any emergency.