NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 December 1901, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PEB PEEBB ASSOCIATION.]

New Cable Station. Wellington, December 18.

The tender of O. H. Frankham of £4,779 has been accepted for the erection of buildings at Doubtless Bay. A Munificent Bequest.

Dunedin, December 18,

At a meeting of the Hospital Trustees a firm of solicitors wrote that a former patient named William Hunter had left by his will £693 for the benefit of the hospital. It was mentioned that this was probably the best to recent allega ions. Heavy Rainfall. New Plymouth, This Day. Three and a half inches of rain fell during the night which is the heaviest fall for 30 years. Cellars and yards in the centre of the town wore flooded but no serious damage was done. There is a tremendous sea in the roadstead. Conciliation Board.

An amended regulation has been issued under the Industrial, Conciliation and Arbitration Act fixing the payment of each member of the Arbitration Court at £1 10s each per day engaged, with an extra 15s for expenses if on land and 5s per day if at sea ; the President to receive £2 2s for each day absent from home, and os each day at sea. In all cases the Government defrays the cost of transport. New Police Regulations. Wellington, Deo 19.

The new police regulations to take effect from January Ist, gazetted to-night states that every member of the force shall retire from the service on reaching the full age of 65 years.

Export of OatsA return has just been prepared by the Department of Industries and Commerce showing the quantity of oats exported from New Zealand from March to November this year. The total quautity exported to ail countries was 158,544 tons. This included 112,343 tons graded by Government graders, and shipped to South Africa to the order of the Imperial Government# The approximate valve of the oats was about £8 150 per ton f.o.b.

The Agricultural Statistics. The agricultural ssatistics published in the Gazette to-night show that, compared with last year, the area sown or intended to be sown in wheat this season has decreased *by 42,228 acres, and oats by 18,585 acres. The quantify of wheat in hand is estimated at 1,256,047 bushels, oats 1,615,978 bushels.

Mishap to the Rotorua. On arrival of the Rotorua to-day from Nelson, the bottom was examined by a diver. He found that the vessel suffered no damage from contact with the rooks in the French Pass, and the steamer resumed her running in the Cook’s Strait service again to-night. The Gold Export.. Auckland, Dec 19.

The total gold returns for the past three weeks was £59,960; the total for the year to date, £696,724, an increase of £55,573 over 1899 (the previous record) and of £61,690 over last year’s total.

Championship Swimming Meeting. Wanoakui, Dec 19. At a meeting of the Wanganui Amateur Swimming Club it was decided to accept the offer of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association to hold the Australasian championship meeting in Wanganui. The dates proposed are February 25 and 27.

Selling Adulterated Jam. Ddnbdin, Dec 19.

At the Police Court to-day A. andJ. M’Farlane, Irving and Stevenson, and the Phoenix Company were charged with selli ig adulterated jam. It was not contented that anything but pure fruit had put in the jam. In the case of M'Fiulane they had found that strawberry jam would not “set” or keep un- !'«.• pulp or other fruit was mixed. In 1.0 cases of the other defendant’s other fruits had been mixed with raspberry to the extent of from 14 to 16 per cent. The Court decided that as the jam had been sold as if made from one fruit, whereas other fruit was introduced, it was offence under the Act. It should have been labled to show the fruit it was made of. Each of the firms were fined £8 with costs, or a total of £5 14s.

Right Rev Dr Stuart.

Wellington This Day.

The Eight Eev Dr Stuart, formerly Bishop of Waiapu and now engaged in missionary work in Persia, arrived by the Monowai to-day. He has eighteen months furlough which he will spend in Now Zealand. Obituary. Christchurch This Day, Goorge Bennington the well known chemist aged 65, died last night, Returned Nev Zealanders. Wellington This Day. The following soldiers returned via Sydney by the Monowai this morning Lieut Joyce (Christchurch), Corporal Fairolough (Otago), Trooper Morrish (Marlborough) and Tatam (South Canterbury.)