NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2660, 16 October 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[fbb pekss association.] AUCKLAND, Ootober 14. The annual steeplechase and hurdle race meeting of the Fakurangi Hunt Club passed off successfully, and there were 3000 present. A petition is being signed praying the City Council to take a poll of the ratepayers before enfoToicg the ptovisiens of the Contagious Diaeases Aot. Bobert Wyles, storekeeper, Monganui, was fined for a breaoh of the Arms Aot. A new play, " Mankind," was produced at the Opera House to-night by Bland Holt's Company. There was a crowded house. Owing to the frequency of seamen making false declarations under the Shipping Aot, Edwin Arnold, a seaman, has been prosecuted and fined £,i and oosts. A proseoution of a publioan for permitting "euohre" to be played in his hotel was dismissed.

NEW PLYMOUTH, October 18. Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the steamer Lalla Rookb, which left Onehunga for Waitaia on Wednesday last. She had several passengers, but she having a good boat on board, it is not thought that any lives would be lost if she has met with an nooident.

WELLINGTON, October 15.

The opening of the boating season yesterday was a great success, the weather being favorable. The day wound up with races. A pulling race between the Naval Brigade gigs resulted in one of the best contested races that has ever been witnessed in this harbor, all the boats finishing within a length of the bow of the winning boat. It is understood that the reported breaoh of promise case will be defended. Damagas are laid at £IOOO.

The balance sheet of the late Poultry and Dog Show proves it to have been a finanoial success. The spread of meaßles in the city has bad tho effect of further diminishing the attendance at the publio schools, and in throo of them rolls show that only one half of the usual number of children now put in an appearance. TIMARTT, October 15. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association yesterday, the report showed 543 members holding 2382 shares, or a capital of £11,190; net profit for the year, £1677 ; the assets of the association were stated to be £37,054. It was resolved to carry £6OO to the reserve fund and to declare a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, and to return a bonus of 2J- per cent, on the gross purchases made by the members.

f>BOM THK "PBHSS."] WELLINGTON, October 15. A trifling change has had to bs made in the programme of Ministers' movements. The Hinemo* will be unable to loave on Tuesday next with the Premier and Treasurer. Her boiler tubes are so much out of order that some time will be occupied in repairing them to render her fit for sea. The Stella may leave about the middle of tho week, otherwise Ministers will travel by the Union Company's steamers. A oornmunioEtion was received by the Government yesterday from Mr James Fulton, M H.R., intimating his aooeptanoe of the seat offered him on the Royal Commission as to alternative routes of the South Island trunk railway. The other Commissioners, as I telegrophed before, will bo Dr. Follon and Mr Thomson. The appointment will be made at to-morrow's meeting of the Executive Oounoil. The Commissioners will be gazetted ar.d set to work as speedily as possible. Carrying ont the wish expressed by Parliament last session, the Government are about to appoint an officer to aot under tho Minister of Mines as general inspector of work on the goldfields, and in connection with mining operations generally. The Government have in view a suitable porson for the post.