TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 7 February 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(TER UNITED I’RESS ASSOCIATION.) This Day. Mail Steamer at Auckland. Auckland, 6th.—The City of Sydney sailed from San Francisco on January 15th, and arrived at Auckland at 7 o'clock this evening. Besides New Zealand passengers there were 25 for Sydney, and 260 tons of cargo for Auckland, and 1021 packages of merchandise for Sydney. The steamer sails for Sydney at 3 a.m. The Great Fire at Gisborne. INSURANCE LOSSES. Gisborne.—The following particulars of fire insurances have been ascertained : —South British : Argyle building £4OO, Carr & Son’s stock £IOOO, Union s.s. Coy.’s furniture £SO, Carlow, Smith & Co.’s goods in bond £3O0 —total £1750. Victoria Insurance Co. : Argyle building £4OO, Carr & Son’s stock £1250, Carlow Smith & Co.’s goods in bond £350 — total £2OOO. Union Insurance Co. : Carr & Son’s stock £2OOO, stock in wool-shed £250, wool press £250, wool shed insurance £l5O, Pitt & Bennett building £250, McFarlano’s hall £SOO, Union Bank building £4OO, Graham A Co.’s stock £275, 73 bales wool £looo—total £5175. Colonial insurances : Carr & Co.’s stock £1250, Butt’s furniture £l5O, Pitt & Bennett’s improvements £l7O, ditto produce Ll6O, Brnssey’s buildings L2so—total L2OBO. North British & Mercantile Insurance Co.: McFarlane’s hall L 325, Carr & Sons stores LIOOO, Carr & Sons slock LSOO, Carr & Son’s woolshed Ll5O, Union Bank building L4OO, Pitt & Bennett’s buildings L2so— L 2625. National Insurance Co.: Carr & Son’s stock £2OOO, wool-shed L 259, produce L 250, Graham & Co’s store L 250, Union Bank L4oo—total L 3150. Norwich Union : Carr & Son’s store LSOO, stock LSOO, Argyle building L2OO, Finn’s building LSOO, Finn’s furniture &c. L2OO total L 1250. Standard Insurance Co.; Carr & Sou’s bags LSOO, bonded stock L4OO, Brassey’s building L2oo—total LIIOO. Royal Insurance Co.: Carr & Son’s stock LI 100—total LllOO. New Zealand Insurance Co.: Argyle stables LIOOO, Quinn’s building LIOO, Argyle Hotel stock L 250, Argyle buildings L6OO, Carr & Son’s stock L 1000total L 2050. Grand total of insurances L 22,380.

Government Insurance Lecturer. Wellington.—Mr Henry Clapcott has been appointed general lecturer for the colony to the Government Insurance Department, It is intended to revive and push the industrial braneh of the business. Musical Competitions. Christchurch.—Messrs Joubert and Twopeny intend holding a grand competitive musical festival, lasting a week, during the exhibition. There will bo gold, silver, and bronze medals for class singing, band contests, vocal and instrumental solos, school and children’s glees. The contests will be open to the colony. Found Drowend. Blenheim.—The body of a man about So years of age was found in Opari river this morning. It is unidentified as yet. Lyttelton Graving Dock. Christchurch. —The last stone of the Lyttelton graving dock was laid on Saturday.