NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 297, 25 April 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(VP.JI PB-S4 ASSOCfATIOV.I WfllinotoN, April 24. J Mr Gray, of Auckland, has been appointed shorthand reporter and type writer j and assistant private secretary to the j Premier. The New Zoaland Branch of the Australuu Institute of Engineers has decided [ to appoint a general spcretarv for the • colony, with headquarters in Wellington. Auckland. April 24. The unveiling of Rcwi's monument took place yosterdav in the presence of a large assembly at Eiliikihi. Kuropeans and Natives were present from Auckland The following is a translation of the Maori inscription on tbe monument : — In memory of Rewi Maniopoto, the last great chief of » he Ngatim una. of Ngati raukawa, Waikato, m the.c parts an upholder of good between tho Europea-> and Maori natioßS, and a constant supporter of tho Trca'y of Waitnngi. Rewi Maniopoto is still livm., Ap l! Ist, 1891 ; b;>rn in 1807 VI r R H Abb<»tt, hea.* of tbe firm of Abbott, Oram and Co.. complains that tbe statement re the firm ia misleading. He states that the arrangement entered into with the London creditors is merely a short extension asked for by tbe firm in the ordinary conrso of business Owing to Urge shipments and stringency of the money market, the firm suggested an extension of April e__tigement« until Juue or July. The creditors were so satisfied with the _oundno>e of the business that, they granted an extension for sixteen months. The nntiyes of Raratonga hare sent a ton of coffee to L>id Glasgow as a present, by the Richmond, Tbe Waste Lands Board agreed to-day to allow the gum diggers to take up hold m_s of 20 acres each to settle 00, subject to suryoy and exclusion of all marketable gum lands. N api kr, April 24. James Bissell, of the Wauderers i'.cvcle Cl"b, essayed to day tho task ol I lowering tbo New Zealand bicycle record f<r ten miles, which stands at 26min 49?ec. He failed to lower this, taking 27m in 4 sees to complete the distance, but ho cut down the records for two aud three miles, for which his times were snnn 10 2«sth tec. and 7miu 51 2 -otb sec. Palmebston N., April 24. A public meetiugis to bo held to-morrow night tocoosidorthe proposal to rai-ea loan of £1600 to constructan outlet channel for water from tho south west side of the borough. The Council are uuder agreement with the property -owners to do the work If the loan is not carried, tho work will require to bo done by direct taxation, which will increase the rates considerably for one year.