TELEGEAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1633, 12 February 1886, Page 4

TELEGEAPHIC.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I Auckland, Thursday. " The Auckland Timber Company pay an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, for the half-year ending the 31st of December. I The members of the Anglican General Synod Avere taken round the harbour to- ' day, and entertained at a picnic, on the invitation of Mr Henry Brett, of the Auckland Star. * At the inquest on ihe body of the child killed by the. tram-car at Ponsonby a.vverdict. of accidental death was rev turned. ' The jury added a rider to the effect that the driver was incompetent, but exonerated him from blame. Wellington l , Thursday. The regulations prescribing terms upon which leases will be issued for the encouragement o£ ; seal fisheries .are gazetted. ,-\ \ :. ' „ .; \^ Vi : 3>-.*i ; Captain Medley's appointment as aide-de-camp to the Governor is gazetted. The Hinemoa, will probably, leave, here for Kawhia on Monday next, and thence will proceed to Wa-iwera, and return to Wellington with "Sir Julius Vbgel. It is understand that Mr Ross, fruiterer, intends to proceed against the Customs authorities for condemning certain cases of fruit, under the provisions of the Codlin Moth Act, which it is alleged contained no signs of the presence of the codlin month. f-The Woollen Factory comirience active' operations m June next. . , '' Christchurch, Thursday. No Chrischureh Volunteer corps intend to send a team to. the RJfle Association meeting at Wahganm, as ' the'eosfc I would be considerable, and- few men could afford to loose the time. Some individual^ members, however, will attend the meetmg. . : D[WEpnf r - Thursday. ; The Port Chalmers Artillery sena* ja team of five , men to Wanganuii North Dunerlin will be represented by Corporal Hutchinson, Lieutenant Kichardsou, and Volunter Frederick, aud the City, Guards, | by Volunteer McCarthy. ' • ; ( •' *- !