NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 224, 27 January 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PEE PBEBS ASSOCIATION.) Hastings, January 2C. Puces wore fairly good at the Earn and Ewe fair. Mr D Grant's were all gold his stud rams averaged £12 Bs, the high« est price 14 grs , and flock rams ayeraged 4j755. Chfistchubch, ,;anuarr26. Mrs W. Gebbie, a very old colonist died yesterday. She arriyed here with ber husband in 1843, several years before the landing of the Canterbury pilgrims. The Industrial Association haa passed a motion, congratulatingMr J. L. Scott, a prominent member, on his appointment as Railway Commissioner. Nelson, January 26. At the inquiry to-day in reference to the fire at Central school, Mary Do deposed that she saw a young man coming from the fire and spoke to him, whom she identified as William Barker, one of the contractors. The jury returned a verdict that there was no evidence of the origin of the fire, but expressed the opinion that there was evidence to warrant the police in making further investigation. DrNEDiN. January 26. The Dunedin Surveyors' Institute dis* cussed the advisability of adopting a general scale of charges for the colony and decided to work on different scales now established. General regret was expresed that tbe Suiyeyors' Bill did not become law, but it is stated steps are now being taken by the Suryeyor>General to establish a uniform system of examina* tion. Wellington, January ?,6. The charge against Henry Wilmore, of ha ring unlawfully used the racecourse on Monday last for tbe purpose of betting, was heard to-day, and the decision re served until the charge against McMasters is heard. Martin and Heinbow, two pork butchers, were fined £2 and £5 with costs, for not giving their ass:stantß the statu« tory half-holiday in the week begin mag January Bth. The latter's case was aggravated by his telling the Inspector he did not intend to comply with the Act The R.M. observed that defendant would find it a costly game. Auckland, January 26. Win Bennett, of Newmarket, contractor, was committed for trial for a breach of the Bankruptcy Act in unlawfully failing to keep proper books. Bail was allowed, himself in £100 and two sureties of £30. Tbe enrolment of names to ycte at the licensing election in March next has commenced. Six hundred names ware handed in, it is stated, principally of those interested io the trade. Burns' anmyersary was celebrated with eclat by the Auckland Burns' Club.