New Zealand Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4881, 13 November 1876, Page 2

New Zealand Times. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13.

The business arrangements of newspapers, like their quarrels, do hot afford subjects of general interest to the; public, and that journalist who least obtrudes them'’.on the notice of his readers is most likely to satisfy the public taste, as he most ceT: tainly satisfies the dictates of, good, behaviour. But though the above is the case, it is equally true that no rule is without its exception, and therefore occasions may on which it, becomes necessary to, mention'and comment on what are after all merely the business arrangements connected with journalism. Such an occasion- has just arisen, as will be seen by the matter we. are about to mention. It is known that the Press of New Zealand relies in the main for its telegraphic intelligence on what is .known ; as the Press Agency, aninstitutlon which, without any political bias, collects and distributes the news of the colony and that from other places by telegraph to the different newspapers of different political tendencies. During the session of Parliament/ too, the : agency sends put reports of pro: ceedings which we may say, without hesitation, have been in the past models of impartial condensation;/ Of course, the agency, like all, institutions,: is not' perfect. Its sub-agents at the smaller towns in the colony will at times, in excess of zeal, telegraph the particulars of a dog fight, or the speech of a town councillor ; but these are minor faults—and on the whole ; the agency has done its work remarkably well, because whilst serving the Press of the colony, it had no connection with any individual journal, and therefore acted without influence from any. quarter, and having a constituency of all types and shades in politics, it has recognised the circumstance ’ that strict impar-

tiality would best suit that constituency. An institution in opposition to the Press Agency was started some years_ ago, 1 but as it depended for its intelligence on the co-operation of certain newspapers of varied dispositions, in fact as it was not a simple business concern, it came to grief, and was merged in its older rival. A fresh effort to start a similar rival is now it seems about to be made, and when we give the particulars of that effort, we believe our readers will see that it is one on which the New Zealand Times has every right to speak. We have received a circular from a friend to whom it was forwarded, in which it is proposed to initiate a reciprocalsystem between certain newspapers mentioned to form]} a Press Telegraphic Association, each newspaper in the Association to forward telegrams to the others, and for the purpose of obtaining the European cablegrams to engage the services of some person in Melbourne at a salary of a pound a week to copy them, or more properly to steal them from the Melbourne papers, and then forward them to New Zealand. The Otago Guardian is to distribute these telegrams received by cable. It is proposed to exclude from the Association the Otago Daily Times , thc Canterbury Press, the New Zealand Times, and the Daily Southern Cross. '■ Now, we have not one word to say against the absolute right of the proposed association to make its own' business arrangements, provided such are not unfair, and we feel rather honored at being excluded from, it, because as a matter of fact it _ will only include a very few papers in the colony, and for causes above mentioned must break down. But since its business arrangements are most unfair, we might go further, and say dishonest, we have no hesitation in criticising them. The Melbourne Argus, by means of enterprise, secured a monopoly of European cable news, but acted most fairly in regard to that monopoly by permitting any newspaper that chose to pay a fair share of the expense to obtain its telegrams in time for simultaneous publication with it. An enterprising country newspaper in Victoria, however, declined this, and employed an agent in Melbourne to steal the Argus news immediately after publication, and ' to' telegraph the same to it. A court .of law decided against this enterprise. When the cable was laid between this colony and Australia the Press Agency entered into the arrangements of the Argus, and by paying a handsome sum secured the right to have its European news sent direct here without waiting for publication on the other side. ; Now, mark the enterprise of the proposed . new , association here. It will pay some poor devil £l a week, in Melbourne to do its dirty work by stealing the telegrams on publication there, and forwarding them here, as. owing to the difference in time between New Zealand and Australia, it l frequently happens that telegrams are not receivedhere until after publication there. It follows that unless the law prevents.it, the two or three enterprising newspapers that would exclude the leading journals of the colony will simply endeavor by unfair, unjournalistic, and dishonest practices to obtain that for which the Press Agency and Melbourne papers pay highly. This trick fortunately we believe has law against -it, the only check likely to be appreciated by its would-be perpetrators. It may be noticed that whilst the circular we have mentioned excludes certain papers directly, it also by implication excludes quite a number of others, as only one paper in each town is to be brought within its folds. That, as we have said, means under the circumstances an honor which we believe several papers applied to have gained by returning an unfavorable answer to the circular. This blight only have been expected. For the collection and distribution of. the New Zea-. land news the proposed system will be simply utterly bad, whilst for the obtaining of European news by cable it will bo, thanks to the law, quite useless. We should not, as we have stated in our opening remarks, have alluded to this matter, even though the circular gives us a right to speak,' but as we desire to protest against the contemplated unfairness in regard to the Argus and the Melbourne Press we have not hesitated to write what we have written.

On one occasion in the earlier days of his new political life and ’character as the friend of the human race and the advocate ot “ all time,” Sir George Grey drew for the benefit and encouragement, of young New Zealand, a picture of a colonial youth in the “ finest of all possible uniforms,” he did not add and “with a pipe in his mouth,” who would or might some day, as ambassador from, or representative of, the colony, be entitled to drop in when so “ dispoged ” upon Queen V ictoria, and ■ open that “ poor creature’s ” eye generally upon colonial affairs and upon the wrongs of Auckland in particular. Sir George traced the growth of this possible nuisance from the typical embryo, whom he found flattening, his nose against .the. windows of a toy shop in speechless admiration of some miniature brass cannons, up to the time when he was to become the* Resident Minister of New Zealand at the Court of. his Sovereign, and he did "his limning so -skilfully that the hearts of scores of young mothers were touched, and,/the seeds of hope or jealousy sown in as many smiling families, as to which of . them , contained in esse or in posse this prodigy of the future.

Mr. Sheehan did long ago, we believe, with characteristic modesty, disclose himself as being the bhoy ” for this place, but somehow his estimate of his own fitness appears not to have met with general acceptance, It may be that although the man is here the hour has not, yet come, orthat he has failed to manifest himself to the Jacobites of Otago; but the fact remains that, not; young New Zealand, but very old New Zealand is held by the late Dunedin Convention to be the proper representative of liberty and-pro-vihcialism. Sir George Grey, Mr. -Mac-, andkbw, and the Hon. Captain Frazer, M.L.0., are to carry the great petition ot .right to the foot of the throne... / r ■ I As the mountain has produced no more than this, wo have reason , to bo satisfied and thankful, and wo venture to express a hope that: the subscriptions to defray the cost of the mission may be liberal, that there will be a handsome margin for uniforms of the most gorgeous description, and that delay in the shipment of these old identities for the Mother Country will not give time for the cooling of the existing “enthusymoosy ” or check the promised flow of the bawbees for their necessary expenses. i It is- hot -worth while now to speculate upon,the;probable results of the mission of these honorable and distinguished gen-J tlemen, upon whom the hopes of provincialism rest; each one of thenl -no doubt knows very-well what he is about, ahd may get just what ho wants. After , all their tall talk, it is incumbent on Sir George Grey and Mr, Maoandrew,

Superintendents dejure, as they assert, of provinces which have now been, abolished de facto by the people of New Zealand—rto do something, if 'only for their reputations’ sake, and it appears to us that N the easiest and best thing to'do, and the safest for themselves, is' just te-go'«.way for a season as proposed by their friends. Should calm reflection on the voyage, or the logic of facts when they arrive in England, convince them that to do nothing more is their wisest course, they will on their return to New Zealand be welcomed by many, who, in view of former services to the State, will be willing to forgive and forget recent party follies or offences.

The railway traffic returns for the four weeks ending October 21 are published in last Friday’s Gazette. The total amounts received on the railways outside the. Wellington province are as follows ;—Kaipara to Riverhead railway, £219 ss. sd. ; Auckland to Mercer railway, £1458 10s. lOd.; Waitara to New Plymouth railway, £223 11s. Bd. ; Napier to Waipukurau railway, £1641 14s. 7d.; Nelson to Foxhill railway, £392 ISs. Id.; Picton to Blenheim railway,. £416 os. 9d.; Brunner to Greymouth railway, £389 3s.' 4d.; and Westport to Mount Rochfort railway, £56 12s. 9d. The returns for the railways in the Wellington province are as follows:—Foxton to Manawatu railway—Passengers: 1064, £206 17s. 3d.; parcels, &c., £ll 125.; season tickets, £2 55.; freight, 180 tons, £367 18s. lid. Total, £588.35. 2d. Wellington to Masterton railway—Passengers, 9,003, £SBB ss; 4d.; parcels, &c., £3O 11s. 7d.; season tickets, £l4 ss. lOd.; freight, 1156 tons 2 cwt.; timber, 103,138 ft.; carriage, 1 ; calf, 1 ; sheep, 20 ; bales of wool, 60. Total, £875 18s. 9d. The report of the Registrar-General on the vital statistics of the boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika for the month of October, 1876, is of an interesting nature, particularly as it shows that Wellington has by far the heaviest death rate of the towns mentioned, and that the cause, above all others, is zymotic disease, distinctly traceable to the defective drainage of the city. The following is a summary of the report

In the report ,the deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all oases, and the population has been estimated by adding the excess Of births over deaths since March 1, 1874, to the then-census population. The births were 48 more than in September, and the deaths were 10 more in number than the deaths in September. Of the deaths, males contributed 60 ; females,-43 ;■ 35 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 33/98 per cent, of the whole number; 15 of these were of .'children under one year. There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over; 4 of 1 these persons were males and 4 females ; of these, 2 males aged 70 and 75 respectively, and 1 female aged 67, died at Auckland ; 1 female aged 65 at Wellington ; 1 male aged 74, and 2 females aged 69 and 72, atNelsonj.and 1 male aged 70 at Christchurch. The total number of deaths (103) in October were 10 more than in September. There has been a large increase in zymotic and constitutional diseases, and a decrease in developmental diseases. The deaths from zymotic diseases increased from 16 in September to 31 in October/ Of these the deaths from scarlatina increased from 7 to 11, of which 5 occurred in Wellington, and 6 in Dunedin. Among the constitutional diseases, there were 6 from cancer; none in September. Diseases of the respiratory organs were much less numerons'(the deaths having been 11 in October, against 20 in September), owing no doubt to the warm dry weather. recently experienced; ’The average temperature in the ahade waa 'from- two to four degrees higher than for the same month in previous years, and the rainfall far less. -In Wellington, the rainfall was less than the. average on the same month in former years by 3’3 inches; in Christchurch, by -I’4 Inch ; in'Hokitika, by 5.0 inches; in Dunedin,.l'B inch. The reduction was but little, more than half an inch on the similar average in Auckland and Nelson. ” There were; 7 violent deaths, of which 1 was that of [an adult accidentally poisoned by an overdose of chloral, and 1 female from sunstroke at Christchurch. The deaths in October, .1875, were by 23 more numerous than during last, month. Zymotic diseases were slightly'more numerous last month; the deaths having been 25 in October, 1875, and 31 in October, 1876. There was only lease of scarlatina in the former month, against 11 last month ; on the other hand, typhoid fever cause’d 8 deaths in October, 1875, against Tin October, 1876. The deaths from constitutional and local diseases were more numerous In October, 18.75. ; Of: the local diseases, the diseases of the respiratory organs caused 22 deaths in October; 1875, against 11. in October, 1876. .

The Melbourne 'Argus of Octoberthe 7th pub-' lisbea some interesting comparative vital statistics of the different Australasian colonies, from which it appears that New Zealand compares most favorably with the" neighboring colonies. Our contemporary says The most interesting column-in a newspaper to many persons is that which records the births, the deaths, and the marriages of a community,' To this portion of the journal it is that the feminine mind ds invariably attracted; And as extremes'meet, nothing affords the sage and the statesman ibetter food for reflection than precisely ; the ■ same information - collated, classified, and arranged. , Very much of the welfare of a nation is < involved in marriage:, birth, and death-ratesy a,hd ! we are indebted to the Sydney ''Momingl Herald for embodying some suggestive information on these - subjects in a comparative statement. The following figures are given to show : the ratios in question for each one thousand of the persons living in the various colonies ;

On the whole, New, Zealand shows to the most advantage, the marriage . and the birth-rate being of the ; highest proportions, .and ’ the death-rate lower than any in the group. Indeed, it ~ would he difficult. t» . name any place in the world where the mortality is so small, and certainly it be impossible to point to any European country that would bear comparison. The hero of Looksley Hall breathes an intention to—- , , take some.savage woman; she shall roar my dusky race. • , ; It would be much better for any gentleman in his position to turd his thoughts to the sister isles of the Pacific, where apparently he can, rear as large and as healthy a family as he pleases. ‘For"every person who leaves the World in New Zealand, three are born into it, and such a fact speaks volumes; to the student of vital statistics.ln .‘Melbourne last year, According to return's publishedby Mr. Girdlestone, the city health officer, the proportion three deaths, tbifour,births, and the differ-, ence is startling. In semi-tropioal Queensland, marriages are ns numerous and children are as plentiful as in ; ;New Zealand, but then

the death-rate is the highest in the group, Western Australia alone »excepted.. New South Wales and South Australia preserve the happy medium in all things, and as for Victoria, it must be written with mingled feelings, that the colony has ceased to be a good marrying country, the matrimonial unions being the lowest in proportion oh the list. Fewer children are born here also than in any other colony except Tasmania, and on the continent itself Victoria has the smallest average. The marriage rate is universally regarded as a test of prosperity, and the fact we place on record of our rapid declension in this matter is afflicting to the ladies and a warning to politicians.

A severe storm—perhaps continuation of that experienced in Auckland —occurred at Porongahau on Saturday. The telegraph station there was struck by lightning at about 1 o’clock ; the wire being fused, and a quantity of telegraph forms in the offices were set on lire in the office. The occurrence was of a most extraordinary character, nothing of the kind having been experienced before. Napier was visited by a severe gale; and the s.s. Eaugatira had to take shelter under the Kidnappers. The most remarkable amongst the various changes that have taken place of late has been the passage of a thunderstorm of large area. The phenomenon occurred first at Bealey in the Southern Alps at a late hour on Saturday, and visited nearly all places between Hokitika and Auckland, within an interval of about 12 hours. It is generally described as asevere storm with unusually vivid lightning, and heavy hail and rain. The little Falcon was in the Strait during the thick of it, and her worthy skipper describes the affair with true nautical gusto. He considers that the hail stones were almost equal in size to those that were noticed on board a late arrival from Australia, and we recommend those who desire further particulars to have a yarn with him, and satisfy themselves as -to the quality of the refreshment he considers appropriate to the subject. Warnings for southerly gales were issued on Saturday afternoon, and so far as information has been received at present they have been generally verified. An accident happened to Mr. J. Sutherland on Saturday night at the Upper Hutt,by which his right leg was broken close to the ankle. He was brought to town by the first train yesterday morning, and placed in the hospital, where his leg was set. The arrivals of vessels in the port of Wellington during the past week were 36. Of these 18 were sailing vessels, and the remaining number steamers. The tonnage of the sailing vessels was 980, and that of the steamers 8358 tons. The departures during the same period comprised 19 sailing vessels of an aggregate tonnage of 1551, and 16 steamers, whose carrying capacity reached 7247 tons.

The Boulcott-street Hall was well attended on Saturday evening, when Mr. Martin Powell gave the second of his attractive entertainments, assisted by Miss Harper and some local amateurs. The performance of Saturday night was if anything an improvement on the first he gave in the town, which was acknowledged by those who witnessed it to be exceedingly good. ' The usual monthly meeting of the Wellington Teachers’ Association was held in the Sydney-street School on Saturday. last, Mr. Mowbray, the President, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer gave particulars about the financial state of the association, Letters were read from Marton respecting sick fund, and the Treasurer intimated that he has a net amount of £124 in hand. The Secretary read a letter from Blenheim, containing suggestions respecting teachers’ conference; also from Dunedin Teachers’ Association, declining to identify themselves with the proposed teachers’ newspaper further than to become subscribers. Considerable discussion took place respecting the intended conference, and it was finally resolved to leave the matter in the hands of the standing committee. There was a good attendance in the pit and stalls on Saturday night, There were not many visitors to the dress circle, but that portion of the theatre is never so well attended on Saturdays as on other nights of the week. The drama of “ Belphegor ” was the piece of the evening, and its representation was undoubtedly a success. , Mr. Collier, who has been reengaged by Messrs. Bates and : Howard, acted in fine style, and met with due appreciation, as did Mrs. Bates in the part o£ Madeline, her acting in parts being brilliant, and fairly winning the hearts, or at least the good opinion, ofe the audience, who were demonstrative in their expressions of commendation. Mr. Oily Deering and Mr. Sam Howard were very good in the parts allotted to them, and the other members of the company engaged in the representation oL “Belphegor ” succeeded exceedingly well.

The following description of the condition of the people of Cooktown is taken from a letter received by a gentleman in Melbourne:—“ A stranger unacquainted with the many miseries of Oooktown, coming suddenly from the most populated part of the diggings, would think that the day of resurrection had arrived,-all the men looking as ghost-like and supernatural. You cannot find a middle-conditioned man on the diggings, all being so thin that their bones' actually protrude through their skin j in fact,although I have been in the army, and almost every cpuntry in the world, I never came across such wretched-looking people, nor ever lived in such a wretched country as that north of Queensland." The Otago Daily Times, speaking of the Acclimatisation Society, says that it has been very successful this season in its endeavors to obtain a good supply of trout eggs. Already about 11,000 have been distributed, as follows: —Acclimatisation Society of Hawke’s Bay, 2000 ; -J. McKenzie, Te Anau district, Southland, 2000 ; Queenstown, 1050 ; Timaru Society, 1050; Auckland Society, 1100 ; T. Clark, Wairuna, 1000 ; Greymouth Society, 2660. All the eggs despatched were impregnated. The society has still about 20,000 eggs and young fish- at the-Opoho hatching depot, and the work of. distributing the fish will probably commence this week. A considerable number will befiforwarded to. Mr. James Wheatley, Kakanui, who, is one of the most active supporters of the society, and fie will see personally that the young fish are liberated in the most suitable streams in the, district. The society will make every effort to stock all those streams in which there are no trout during the present season ; and residents in the country would do well to intimate to the society where trout are most wanted without delay, ■ A Cleveland commercial (says the Leader), was in Elyria a few Sundays ago, and-while sitting in his room heard, from the next room, the mysterious question and answer—- “ Whose duckey are you ?” “I’se your duckey !” A few moments passed, during which he sat in open-mouthed wonder, and the i silence was again broken. “ Whose duckey fire you ?” “ I’se your duckey I” Unable to stand it much longer alone, the Clevelander hurried down to the office, learned that a newly-married couple were in the house, invited three other commercials to hear the fun, and tiptoed back to his room. The wicked quartette crammed their handkerchiefs in their mouths, and during the next quarter of an hour heard that fond conundrum put and answered no less than four times by the unconscious rustic and his blushing bride. At dinner, as luck would have it, the bride and groom were seated between two of the commercials, while the original discoverer of the bonanza sat opposite. The table had been cleared of the substantiate, and orders for dessert had been given. At the moment a spirit of mischief took entire possession of the Clevelander. Leaning across the table he looked [archly at his nearest friend, and in dulcet tones propounded the conundrum, “ Whose duokey are you?" The other chap was equal to the emergency, and in a tone of affected sweetness gave his answer, “I’se your duokey !” Two scarlet rustic faces, the flutter of a white dress through the doorway, two vacant seats at the table, and four crazy commercials laughing till the tears ran, flashed across the vision of the spectator as. the curtain fell.

There will be a sitting of the Court of Appeal this morning, commencing at eleven o’clock. The annual match between the Star and Wellington Cricket Clubs will be played on the Basin Reserve on Saturday next, the 18th mat. Wickets will be pitched at 1 o’clock. In a paragraph on Saturday regarding the prizes at the Philadelphia Exhibition it was stated that Mr. W. S. Grayling, of Taranaki, had received a prize for “ wood exhibits.” It should have read for “ wood extracts.” Mr. James Ransom’s tender for the erection of the new Athenaeum building has been accepted. The tender was for £6359, the building to be completed within nine months. O. E. Haughton has resigned his appointments as a Justice of the Peace, Under-Secre-tary for Crown Lands, and Under-Secretary for the Goldfields, and his resignations have been accepted. An extensive sale of town and country pro* perty will be held by Mr. Beauchamp at his auction mart to-day. Two freehold cottages will be offered, besides a number of town sections and some lots of land at Petoni. ' There was only one case on the criminal sheet at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. A man named Henry Jones was charged with deserting his wife. The case was withdrawn. A woman named Mary Anne Day was brought to town on Saturday afternoon, on a charge of stealing one shilling at the Hutt. She |was taken before the Bench and remanded till Monday. The number of passengers who arrived in Wellington by sea during the past week from porta in the North Island numbered 97, and from the South Island 95. Australia and other ports contributed 67, thus making the total number of arrivals in Wellington for the week 261. In reference to Signor D’Albertia’s expedition, a correspondent of the Brisbane Courier says:—“The natives of the party complain of being half starved, and say if they had not robbed the plantations wholesale they would have been wholly starved. I know he took scarcely any supplies with him. Future explorers will be looked upon as marauders, and there is little chance of establishing friendly intercourse if these tactics prevail.”

The Auckland Herald states that it was reported on the arrival of the City of New York that Captain Caverly had said that he would ' not go South, but would remain m Auckland till the mails were brought up. As the company have shown a; disposition to take matters into their own hands in this matter of the contract, not much surprise was manifested. However, the difficulty, if there ever was any, was overcome, and the City of New York proceeded on her trip—for the last time, probably. At a murder trial in Memphis, wherein an attempt to establish insanity was made on the part of the defence, Dr. J. K. Alley was called as an expert, and testified thus briefly and rationally :—“I have been a practising physician for nearly thirty years. I have had some experience in cases of insanity, having been for nearly ten years medical superintendent of the Kentucky Lunatic Asylum, and during that time had over 2000 crazy people under my charge. I have heard the hypothetical case read by Mr. Phelan. lam here as an expert, and before answering the question would like to say that the more I study the question of insanity the leas I understand it ; and if you ask me where it begins and where it ends, neither I nor any physician in the world could tell you ; in fact, on occasions like this, lawyers make fools of themselves in trying to make asses of doctors.” The frankest professional testimony ever given in Court. Among the-most interesting events that celebrated the Prince of Wales’ Birthday might be included the picnic and ball given by Mr, E. W. Mills’ emploj ees. Everything that could be thought of was done to make the affair a success. The weather was all that could be desired. The railway authorities kindly acceded to Mr. Mills’ wishes by arranging the carriages, so that the party went out and returned without discomfort or confusion. Conveyances were at the. Lower Hutt Station te take the party to tip fine paddock kindly lent for the occasion by E. J. Elddiford, , Esq., which proved admirably adapted for‘the requirements of the employees, their families and friends amounting to nearly 400. There was every available amusement—archery, cricket, croquet, football, quoits, auntsally, rounders, and a number of minor sports. Soon after arrival the whole party were scattered about at the various games, which were supplemented by races,. for which some handsome prizes were. provided. An excellent band, • the Artillery, was on the ground, and dancing parties were not long forming. All the amusements were gone into with spirit, and the scene was one of true enjoyment. The company were refreshed by luncheon at noon and tea at five o’clock, after which the party returned, to town. Mr. Mills and his family were' loudly cheered on their arrival and departure. The whole picture was one worth looking at; and we trust to see more of these reunions, which tend to fester • mutual good feeling , and esteem. A ball in Mr. Palmer’s warehouse, which was tastefully decorated for the . occasion, wound up the pleasures of the day. We heartily cqngratuMr. E. W. Mills’ employes oh the great success of their picnic and ball, and have no doubt that this good example will have many followers.. ' ,

Borough. ' Total Births. Total Deaths. Proportion ot Deaths to the 1000 of Population. Auckland 43 18 1-35 Thames 26 4 •47 Wellington 78 ' 24 ■ 2-07 Nelson . . 22 9 1-51 Christchurch .. 60 16 1-48 Dunedin 99 29 , 1-46 Hokitika .. 1 .. 10 - 1 3 •85 Total J'338 103

. '' 1874.', Persons Married 1 per 1000. Births per 1000 Deaths per 1000. New South Wales .. ;» 15-2 38‘9 15-2 Victoria .. .. .. 12'2 30-6 153 Queensland .. .. .. ; 17-2 41-1 180. South Australia .. .. 160 S8’2 17-0 Western Australia.; .. 140 33-7 18-7 Mean of Australia ■ .. 119 37T 10-8 Tasmania .. 13-0 29-7 10-2 New Zealand .. ■ . .. Ii 17-7 403 13-0 Mean of Australasia .. ;‘X6-4 36-7 1B’3