LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 82, 4 March 1884, Page 2

LAST NIGHT’S WIRES.

[Per United Press Association.] Christchurch, March 3. The following are the nominations for the N.Z. Cup, published at 10.30 on Saturday night:—Mischief, Envant Colt, Grip, Sir Bedevere, Rotero, Ike, Spanker, Trenton, Carlton, Marion, Wilind, Siesta, Helena, Dune, Holderness, Leodogram, Leopold, Nonpareil, Krupp, Takemiss, Princess Royal, Leonora, Escopeta, Tigridia, Korellee, Gold Coast, Tale Bearer, Charmer, Fusilier, Captain Webster, Tenaroa, Hazard, Tasman, Rubina, Johnny Faulkner, Trumpeter, Digby Grand, Thenge, Wave Filly, Ugly Buck, Welcome Jack, Ingomar, Armourer, Turquoise, Salvage, Otupapa, Tim Whiffier, Hippodamia, Cheviot, Vanguard, Nonsense, Oudeis, Liverpool, Eskatos, Lady Emma, Lady Evelyn, Gorton, Matanaka, Mokoi, Poet, Minerva, The Jilt, Becky, Flat, Nelson, Wapiti, July, Sou’wester, Matakau, Watersprite colt, and Necklace. For the Plumpton Park Coursing Meeting, on April 2 and 3, for the Derby and Oaks there are sixty-four entries. Last year there were only thirty-six. Wellington, Ma rc h 3. Geo. Duncan, steward of the brig Sarah W. Hunt, was arrested on the arrival of the steamer Wairarapa from Lyttelton as a stowaway. He said he came to Wellington to try and see the American Consul, as he had serious charges to prefer against the captain of the Sarah W. Hunt. He was fined £5. The four City Licensing Committees have decided to close all hotels at 11 p.m., and to rigidly enforce the Adulteration Act as to impure liquors. It is understood that his Excellency the Governor, with his family and suite, will leave Wellington by the Hinemoa on the 12th instant for Auckland. His visit is expected to last about two months. The various rumors circulated as to the Civil Service changes are incorrect, Ministers having decided nothing in the matter yet. The Education Board have discontinued the Normal School. Mr. James S. Furniss. who was drowned at Nelson, is an old resident of Wellington, having arrived here in 1842. His Excellency the Governor has presented the Star Boating Club with a trophy for a sculling race at the autumn regatta, to be rowed on Saturday week.

The following are the Customs returns for Feb. 1, 1884, and corresponding month last year:—Auckland, 1884, £29,116 13s sd; 1883, £32,730 5s 2d. Thames, 1884, £76,818; 1883, £316 0s Id. Russell, 1881, £136 16s 2d: 1883, £309 4s 2d. Mongonui, 1884, £29 2s Id; 1883, £24 17s 100. Hokianga, 1884, 6s 8d; 1883, £lOO 13s 9d. Kaipara, 1881, £l4B 19s; 1883, £6B 9s. Tauranga, 1881, £226 19s Id; 1883, £4Ol 13s lid. Poverty Bay, 1884, £1,094 18s 2d; 1883, £847 16s 3d. New Plymouth, 1884, £444 I3s 4d; 1883, £674 5s 3d. Wanganui, 1884, £1,050 Ils GO ; 1883, £1,227 15s 2d. Foxton, 1884, £4 7s lid ; 1883, £6l 10s 9d. Wellington, 1884, £23,902 Ils 8d ; 1883, £18,455 17s Bd. Napier, 1884. £3,GOG OsGd ; 1883, £2,999 6s. 2d. Waiau, 1884, £G3B 7s 4d ; 1833, £359 4s9d; Picton, 1884,£1 7s 10; 18S3, £3l 17s2d. Nelson, 1884, £3,735 15s 8d ; 1883, £5,827 IGs 4d. Westport, 1884, £695 14s 8d ; 1883, £6BO 9s sd. Greymouth, 1884, £1,G25 2s 7d ; 1883, £2,018 4s 7d. Hokitika, 1884, £1,471 15s 7d ; 1883, £1,347 13s 3d. Christchurch, 1881, £15,886 3s 2d; 1883, £19,462 6s 9d. Timaru, 1884, £1,875 14s 6d ; 18S3, £1,324 Ils sd. Oamaru, 1884, £1,091 4s 3d ; 1883, £953 16s 6<l. Dunedin, 1884, £33,222 19s Id ; 1883, £36,238 6s 2d. Invereargill, 1884, £3,525 10s Id ; 1883, £2,875 10s 9d. Riverton, 1881, £166 Is lOd ; 1883, £3BB Ils Bd. Total, 1884, £124,498 18s 9d;

1883, £129,606 3s Id. The following is the amount of beer duty for February 1884, and corresponding month last year, Auckland, 1884, £1,025 10s; 1883, £937’'l3s9d. Thames, 1884, £96 9s 7d ; 1883, £136 11s 4d ; Poverty Bay, 1884, £B9 6s; 1883, £67 10s 3d. New Plymouth, 1881, £44 13s 5d ; 1883, £B5 16s. Wanganui, 1884, £220 10s 4d; 1883, £233 13s 7d. Wellington, 1884, £463 3s lid; 1883, £382 13s lOd. Napier, 1831, £237 18s 8d; 1883, £l9l 9s 6d. Blenheim, 1881, £B7 3s 6d ; 1883, £B5 13s 4d. Nelson. 1884, £172 12s sd; 1883, £156 Is sd. Westport, 1884, £35 2s 6d; 1883, £33 4s 9d. Greymouth, 1884, £56 7s; 1883, £44 15s 6d. Hokitika, 1884, £66 13s lOd; 1833, £l7 13s Id. Christchurch, 1884, £8558 3s 9d; 1883, £1,116 2s Bd. Timaru, 1884, £64 2s 8d; 1883, £97 18 lOd. Oamaru, 1884, £29 7s 6d; 1883, £44 6s lOd. Dunedin, 1884, £1,142 3s 8d; 1883, £1,390 6s. Invercargill, 1884, £223 16s 8d; 1833, £228 Ils Ud. Total, 1884, £4,913 6s 3d ; 1883, £5,279 6s 9d. Dunedin, March 3,

The first annual meeting of the shareholders in the Equitable Insurance Association was held this afternoon, Mr. E. B. Cargill presiding. The balance to credit as the result of the year’s transactions was £3,350 13s. 2d., and the directors recommended a dividend of 8 per cent, to be paid out of this. Some difference of opinion was manifested as to the wisdom of this course. Mr. Campbell, after saying that many shareholders thought the amount of the dividend should have gone to form a reserve fund, moved to that effect. The chairman explained that the directors had well considered the matter. No doubt it was desirable to carry as much as possible to the reserve fund, still there was a kind of mark put against companies which did not declare a dividend. After some discussion, Mr. Campbell withdrew his proposal, when the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The tenth annual meeting of the shareholders in the Standard Insurance Co. was also held this afternoon, Mr. John Reid presiding. The profit and loss account for the year showed a credit balance of £4,420, from which the Directors proposed a payment of seven and a-half per cent, dividend. A shareholder asked if any steps had been taken to arrange with the other Companies a reasonable rate of premiums. The Chairman said the Directors had used their utmost endeavors to arrange a proper tariff, but without success. There was very little prospect of a Colonial tariff being brought about, The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted, and customary votes were passed. Auckland, March 3. All the immigrants by the Ruapehu got immediate employment. The Shipping Company intend to give a banquet on board to-morrow evening. The weather was again fine to-day, but a fresh breeze was blowing dead across the range, and, being steady, the shooting was not so good as previously. Great interest was centred in the Union and Marlborough matches, as they were the last competition before the selection of the twenties to fire the final stages for the Championship. Churton, of Wanganui, continued to shoot in his usual excellent form, and, increasing his lead, he won the Champion Rifle Belt, with a score of 298, being 23 above Purnell, of Wanganui. Hughes, of Wanganui, also improved his position, and was placed third with a score of 264. For the Champion Carbine Belt there were several changes. F. France, who had held the lead since the opening of the meeting, fell away altogether, and was only placed eleventh, the belt being won by Lieut. Ross, of the Napier Artillery, with a score of 283. Stitt, of the Wanganui Navals, was second, with 278; Bell, of the Auckland Artillery, third, with 273. The following are prize-takers in the Union Match for Carbines, 300 and 500 yards, ten shots : —Bell (Auckland), 79, £10; Lukey (Thames), 75, £8; Lumsden (Auckland) 73, £6 ; Parslow (Auckland), 72, £4 ; Dixon, H. (Wellington),6B, £2; H.Brownlee (Thames) 67, £2; Ross (Napier) and Webster (Auckland) 67; H. Williams (Napier), Payne (Auckland), Weir (Thames), 65; Henderson (Auckland), 63 ; Perry (Wanganui), Stitt (Wanganui), 62, each take £l. Tne following is the result of the final stage for the carbine championship : Ross (Napier), 283 ; Stitt (Wanganui), 276 ; Bell (Auckland), 213 ; Webb (Wellington), 271; Parslow (Auckland), 271; Perry (Wanganui), 267; Payne (Auckland), 266; H. Dixon (Wellington), 265 ; Lumsden (Auckland), 263 ; Frayes (Auckland), 263; F. France (Wellington), 263 ; C. France, (Wellington), 263; H. Williams (Napier), 263; Leevers (Wellington), 262; Gill (Thames), 262; Weir (Thames), 261 ; Luckey (Thames), 261; Hunter (Nelson), 259 ; W. Williams (Wellington), 257; Barriball (Auckland) 254. With the champion belt, Ross takes £25 and N.Z.R.A. gold star; Stitt, N.Z.R.A. silver star and £10; Bell, N.Z.R.A. silver medal and £6 ; Webb £4, and Parslow £2 10s. The following is the result of the final stage for rifle championship Churton (Wanganui), 208 ; Purnell (Wanganui, 275 ; Hughes (Wanganui), 264 ; Cooper (Wellington), 262 ; Hay (Auckland), 261 ; White (Auckland), 255 ; Flyggev (Wanganui), 254 ; Downie (Thames), 253 ; A. Thomas (Thames), 253 ; Buchanan (Auckland), 247 ; Watt (Nelson), 217 ; Foster (Wangarui), 242 ; Gibbin (Nelson), 241 ; Arnold (Wanganui), 241 ; Harding (Blenheim), 239 ; Wells (Taranaki), 239 ; Paynter (Nelson), 233 ; Kennedy (Otago), 230 ; McGonagle (Wanganui), 230 ; Haslet, J. H. (Auckland) 218. With the belt Churton takes the N.Z.R.A. Gold Star and £25 ; Purnell, N.Z.R.A. Silver Star and £l2 10s. ; Hughes, N.Z.R.A. Star and £8 ; Cooper, £5 ; Hay (Auckland), £3 ; Churton also takes the National Rifle Association Medal for the highest aggregate in the matches which count for the championship. The competition for the Union Steamship Co.’s Cup, between the twenty highest in the Nelson, Canterbury, Auckland, and Wellington Matches was won by Churton, of Wanganui. The Citizens Match Team Matches and Civilians Matches have yet to be fired. It is expected the meeting will close late to-morrow afternoon. The Wanaka will be detained until three to-morrow afternoon to take Southern representatives.

Mrs. Gillies, wife of Judge Gillies, died yesterday. She was one of the founders of the Auckland Benevolent Society, and treasurer for twenty years. The flags are half-mast-high on the shipping. A quantity of the Triumph’s cargo still remains on the rocks at Tiritiri ; but Mr. Fraser, the owner, expects to recover it all. The steamer Annie Millbank again proceeded to the scene of the catastrophe this morning, with the object of securing another load. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club the accounts showed a small debit balance. Mr. A. E. Isaacs has been reelected President of the L. G. C. F. Olathan, Commander of H. M. schooner Lark, and his first lieutenant, left for Tititiri this morning, for the purpose of taking soundings where the steamship Triumph recently went ashore. An accident happened to the goods-train from Waikato, near to Papatoitoi, on Saturday afternoon Seven trucks in the centre of the train ran off the line, and were badly damaged before the engine could be stopped. The accident blocked the line and damaged the rails to such an extent that traffic was suspended for some hours. The engine and passenger - carriages were not injured. The cause of the occurrence is unknown ; but an investigation will be made. The Ruapehu was thrown open yesterday to the public, and 6,000 persons visited her. • The collection made for the fund inaugurate! by Capt. Crutehley for the relief of the widows and orphans of the seamen in the employ of the New Zealand Shipping Co. amounted to £9 10s. The publicans have finally decided to lodge petitions to upset the city licensing elections, on technical grounds. Mr. E. Hesketh, sen., has been retained for the case. If successful they vzill at the new elections adopt 11 o’clock closing and non-Sunday trading as their ticket.