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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 91, 20 March 1885, Page 3

It is rumored m official circles says a "Wellington paper that Dr Grabhani, the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, does not intend to remain m public service after the expiration of the three years' term of engagement under which he came out from England. •. Bishops Moran, Redwood, and Luck, have left Auckland on a trip to the Hot Lakes. The New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Rimutaka. took 6352 carcases, and 1165 pieces of mutton m the refrigerating chamber, also 409 pieces of beef, sixty tons of cheese m the cool chuntber, and 3424 hales of wool, besides tallow, whoat, and sundries ; also 14 boxes of gold valued at £61,265, shipped by the Bank of New Zealand, and 36 bags of Her. Majesty's mails. The Wakatipu Hail says the kea pest becomes more serious m that country every year. Formerly the birds used to annoy and worry, but now they kill outright. There is not a run which includes mountainous country biit is more or less plagued with the infliction, and -the Mail is informed on-g ood, authority that on one spur alone on a mountain range m the Wakatipu a ruuholder lost no less than 1000 sheep during last year. ! The fourth annual meeting , of .share- j holders, m the Wellington? iVlanawntn j Railway will be held at the Chamber of; I Commerce on Monday, 30th instant. ! Messrs Nathan, Levin, utid Lintou are < | the retiring directors. Tho.. two former : offer themselves for re-election, but Mr ; Linton retsres. Auditors will also havt; j to bo elected. ' The Jane Douglas will leave Foxtou ■ for Wellington to-morrow, at 10 p.m. j 11 Vanguard" has another consultation* ! under way, which is elsewhere an-; •nounced. We learn that the following, were the net amounts^ paid- away forprizes m his last discussion on the Wani {i«nui Cup ;~Firßt,-- £317 14s j second, £17G 8s ; third, £88 4s; and 24 otlior. prisceß, £8 17s 6d <;i\ch. ; There will be a regatta at Wariganui. 'to-morrow. r ' ' . ' , On Monday the train will run right through to New Plymouth.''' ' ' ' From the Chronicle we learn that a. female patient named Ellen Bryant, from Wangaehoj was brought m to the! Wanganui Hospital yesterday morning, and died two hours af terwavds. The cause of death is at present unknown. An excursion: train from Wanganui to New Plymouth on the '27th instant, next Friday, 'is elsewhere announced. ' The Hon. P. Buckley arrived by the 6 o'clock train last evening. A meeting of the Boating Club committee was held on Monday evening last, but no very special business was transacted. Messrs Park and Balchaum's accounts were passed for payment, and I a resolution carried tendering the4,haok» of the Club to Mr Ll G. West for the; trouble he had taken m drawing plans and for additions made to shed, and for other assistance gratuitously rendered by him. A good number of shareholders m the Soap Company attended the adjourned meeting held this morning. Mr T. King's resignation was accepted, and Mr Walton appointed sole liquidator. No ; fur- : ther business of importance was transacted and the meeting adjourned. :