NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 275, 30 March 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(PKB PBES-> ASSOCIATION 1 Uunkdin. March 29. At the Police Court, Montzeu aud Hopkins, merchants, were lined £5 for exporting butter from the Colony without properly marking the boxes. An important land sale took place at Gore to-day. About SQOO acres of (he Greenvalo Estate wero sold iv 35 allot inens. The sale realised nearly £29,000 Chkistcuurch, March 29 At the onnu-il meeting of the Canterbury Froiwu Meat Company, held ti>-day, the report stated that afler writing off £3000 for doprociatio n , th c bala oce to cred i t of tho profit 1111J los 9 account la £2447 14s 2<l. A dividend ot 8 per cent, wa« recommended, the balunco of £47 14s 2d to bo carried forward to the now account. Isaac March, of Oxford, whi was severely injured by the firo which destroyed his house on Monday, aud bj which his daughter-in-law lost her life, died last night. He was a settler of 42 years' stand* iDg. I Auckland, March 29 Audrew Moylan, arrested last night I for drunkenness and found early this j inoruiug iv an unconscious state and breathing heavily, died in a cab on the way to the hospital. The Premier left for Whakatane tonight. A deputation of tiustnitbs and range makers interviewed the Premior ro tariff revision on ceitain ariiclos imported in connection with their trades The Pre» mier stated the revision of the tariff would come before Parlixmont next session Wellington, March 29. As there are improvements in freight rates the Tyser Company has decided to despatch its steamers from London to the Colony via Australian ports, instead of every dix weoks. as heretofore ' The ss lluwke's Bay, which has been loading iq Wauaauui roadstead, has sus» tamed some accident to her refrigerating machinery, and will come on here for re pairn, instead of nmng to Picton. The agents of the Shire line of steamers have resolved to make Wellington the last port of departure from the Colony for iheir vessels intend of Port Chamers. Mr W. F Massey addressed a larue meeting of the electors of Waitemata at tlelensville. He denounced party Government, aud said he would nut pledge himself to bliudly follow any mun or party. He approved of the Upoer House being elected l>y local bodies, aud of ifc-» btiiug one hilf in nnrnbtr of the Lo>ver Hou3e, bur for a iontrm- term He was opposed to doiiiuninu! luiiitl or sectarian oducati'in. VJ r Ma^ey received a v.ito .if t'ltiifidencß ; there W3ro threa di-» setilients.