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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1594, 29 December 1885, Page 2

The Hon. Mr Laruach, Mr J. E.Fitzgerald, and Mr T. K. Macdonald have beeu appointed a board to Judge the> prize essays on the present condition and future prospects of the industrial resources of New Zealand.,and the bast means for fostering their development.. Oue gold medal and twenty guineas, one silver medal and ten guineas, and" one bronze medal aud five guineas* will be awarded, provided the essay* reach a sufficient deserving, standard of excelle»ce. There are at present two hundred and forty-five men employed on r tb* Porewa contract of th« Central Railway, and Messrs Howe and Bell are carrying on tlte work with a vigor which compares very favourably with the slow proceedings of the previous contractor. Tha tate General Sir P. Seratchley wav insured m the Mutual Ptcvt ident Society for £7,500. A new Theatre, to be called the Bijou is to be erected m Sydney at a cost of £23,000, T^pod fever is very prevalent to Sydney. Mr Service, the Victorian Colonial Treasurer, stated that owing to additional estimatea his surplus Valance at the end of the year would only be a £i972 instead of £50,000. Mr Boucicatilt, when interviewed m Christchurch by a reporter, m reply to a question said : "If you wish to know what I shall say of New Zealand when I get Home, I shall say — You havew big show, but; you don't know how to manage it." Governor and Lady Camngton ar» making themselves very popular. They have already made several appearance* m public. They have expressed themselves roach pleased' with the place. G, A. Sala is not drawing! such large ' houses m Hobart as bo expected. In the garden of the town residence, m Park lane, m London, of the late Sir Moaea Montefiore, is a "small pillar of stones that were brought by Sir Moses from the Holy Land t having been collected m the valley., of Jehbaaphat. By his will the stonoa are constituted an heirloom, and will doubtless • always be regarded with especial veneration. An Association of woolgrowers of ftew South Wales has been formed to promote wool trade with India, China, and Japan. It is probable that the first step towards this end will be the | dispatch of capable geutlemen to the countries named to gain partieulara of the best means of introducing wool and opening up a trade: