NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2454, 16 February 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

fPEB PBB3O ASSOCIATION. 1 NAPIER, February 16. Fire. A store and dwelling-house at Wallinford, was burned on Tuesday night. Nothing was saved. Tht insurances are—Stock, £3OO ; premises, £IOO j both in the Union office. Presentation. An illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns was presented to-day to Mr John Sheenan. WELLINGTON, February 16. Death of Mr. Elliott. A private cablegram received here states that Mr M. Elliott, for many years manager of the Bank of Astralasia in Melbourne, and formerly manager of the National Bank here, died last night of apoplexy. Smallpox. An official telegram received from Sydney states that there have been no oases of smallpox since the 22nd of January, and there are not any oases in quarantine, and that, so far as is known, New South Wales is free from the disease with the exception of the oases in quarantine and the sanitorium, which are progressing favourably. The question of revoking the proclamation declaring Sydney an infected port is under consideration by the Government. The Governor. The Governor leaves for Lyttelton in the Hinemoa at five this evening. The Eifle Meeting at Nelson. All the camp equipments for the rifle shooting at Nelson were sent away to-day. KAIAPOI, February 16. Licensing CommitteeThe candidates for the Licensing Committee nominated are G. H. Blackwell, R. Coup, W. Fraser, J. Hurse, Eov, R. McGregor, J. 0. Porter, F. Robins, and J. Lowthian Wilson. The nomination of J. W. Ellen was informal, one of the nominators not being on the burgess list.