NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 118, 29 May 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

[By Telegraph—Pres3 Association.] Napier, last night.

A meeting at Hastings last night decided to petition the Government to establish an experimental poultry farm in their district, on the lines of those in the South Island and at Wanganui. Wellington, last night.

The Government are having platforms erected at the four centres to enable old ago pensioners to witness the Royal reception. The harbormaster at Okarito reports the finding of a ship’s rudder on the beach south of that port. The lowest tender for the erection of a magnetic observatory at Christchurch is ,£6OO over the estimate, Tho specifications will be altered and fresh tenders invited. The Premier sent a telegram of greeting to Admiral Korney, of tho American warship Brooklyn, welcoming him to New Zealand.

Arrangements are being made for tho conveyance of Wellington and West Coast volunteers and cadets to Christchurch after tho reception of Royalty at Wellington, to take part with the Canterbury and Otago troops in tho great review in Hagley Park. The Government have decided to establish an institution for training cadets in veterinary work.

At the New Zealand Racing Conference in July, Mr P. E. Baldwin, a steward of the Wellington Racing Club, will move to amend tho racing rules so as to give stewards of racing clubs power to review, if they thought advisable, the. running of horses just prior to competing at their meetings.

Mr Singleton, the new cheese expert to the Government, arrived at Auckland by the Sierra yesterday, and will visit the principal dairy factories in Taranaki on his way to Wellington. The San Francisco mail agent reports that again a bag of letters from London for New Zealand has been left behind somewhere in the United States. The Sierra was detained an hour to enable tho mail authorities to endeavor to find the missing bag, but it could not be located, and the steamer proceeded to sea. The bag evidently contains ordinary letters, as tho registered letters as advised by London have been received. Mr Stephenson Smith is now in the Eastern States, and will, no doubt, enquire into the recent delays to mails. It is announced that • Mr Gale, of Dunedin, becomes Chief Traffic Manager of Railways, filling the place of Mr Hudson, who goes to Tasmania. Mr Waite, Chief Clerk in the head office, goos to Christchurch as District Traffic Manager. Mr Grant, District-Superintendent of the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth section, takes a similar position at Dunedin, and Mr Arthur, District Traffic Manager at Christchurch, succeeds Mr Grant in Wellington. In connection with the railway changes, Mr Grant will be Traffic Superintendent for the whole of the South Island, and Mr Arthur for the North Island.

Dunedin, last night. The annual report of tho Perpetual Trustees’ Estate and Agency Company states that the profits for the year was £1584, which, with the balance brought forward, gives available £8657. The directors recommend payment of a dividend of 124 per cent., leaving £2641 to be carried forward.

During the week-ended to-day, returns were reported from 41 dredges, tho total yield being 834 ounces, or an average of 20 ounces per dredge. By a fire at Mr A. H. Fisher’s, St. ciany early this morning. -a stable, washhouse, and other out-buildings were destroyed. The insurance was £IOO on the stables and £4O on a phaeton. : The loss is more than double. ••• tReefton, last night. H. A. Lucas, Clerk'of the Court at Reef ton, aged 28 years; died to-day of diabetes. His relatives live at Nelson. Auckland, last night. The Agricultural Department, through Mr Clifton, have 'purchased _ eight fine horses for tho Duke aod suite pn their landing at Auckland. They are thorou°hly good, staunch, handsome, and well-bred, and are being exercised daily so as to behave well on State occasions. After doing duty here, tho horses will be sent to Christchurch for the use of their Royalties there. Mr Stevenson, F.R.A.S., states that the occupation of the'•'bright star Virginius will take place on the . evening of May 29th. The star will disappear at the dark edge of tho moon at 6.22 p.m.,.and reappear at 7.87. ■ , Admiral Remcy and the officers of the Brooklyn were entertained at dinner by the Mayor. Admiral Hemey, in responding to the toast of his health, said he had received a telegram from the ActingGovernor giving him a cordial welcome to the colony. For that he felt grateful. He assured the citizens of Auckland that all on his vessel appreciated the manner in which they had been received, and he would' have much pleasure in reporting the facts to his Government.