GENERAL TELEGRAMS
DONATIONS FOR WEIiINOTON ZOO. <iy Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellini<rton, Last Xight. I The Tr,il;amii. which arrived! fro,in 'London on Saturday, had oil board a handsome present of animals from the Duke of Bedford to the Wellington Zoo. I The »i'fts include several rliea, or South American ostrielics. him- sheep of Thibet, llamas and ho<; deer. The animals arrived iu excellent condition, • CIOVERXMKXT ;I'RI'XIX(! KXIFU. . Wellington'. Ust Xijjht. I lie services of several experts of the ll"parlinent of Agriculture are beiu" dispensed with, anions them bein<! \V. •I;ii|iie,. truil prerer.vinv expert (sa-larv C-HIO) -, 1). I). Ilvdc. poultry e,\iiii.rt, (salary C.lllll) : anil .1. Fulton, chief ti'bl'e expert (salary L':;nn). RKMISSinx OK UKN'T. . . .Vapier. Last N"i»lit. petition Ironi the Crown tcnuiits on lie Jiounmti scltlcnicnt w,is considered n tile llavvki'S liav Land Hoard Tin"l decided lliat it could not fore.'o a year's rent, hut determined to "ire I t lie settlers aiii extension of time" in ' W'lMi'h to pay. I
UNI) IiALLOT. N'aipier, l,a*l Xiirlit was held at the District Lands (lllhe on Saturday, anil resulted as followsSection li, block (i. Nuhaka, 1153 acres achinann. Christihurch; s'cctioii / block (i. Xuhnkn, ion.-; acres. (Maude »'»er. Man.r/itoto, (lisborne; sections, .block 0, Woodvi'llc. IS acres. P. Oor-e and \V. llorne, lloipelands. r
LMPEUIAT/ISM. Ciiristehurch, Saturday Ni-lit President the Chri>lH,incli Branch ol the Navy League is oll'ering prizes for essays written by school club dren over and under s)Xteen\ ears of age. The elder children write mi': " How can the ISritish Fmpiiv onUidi- the United Kingdom co-operate most eU'ectuallv with tile British XavvV" The vouiiger children's subject is "The expansion' of % n, P' n ' the reign of Quoe'i "\ ictoria. with special reference io (he part played by the British \ T avy." mvoiu'K conn*. Christchurch. Saturday Night. In the Divorce Courl a decree nisi was granted in Thompson against Thompson, wife's petition, on the ground of desertion. l!e»pondvnt did not appear. He was at one lime farming at Milburn and was a ship's steward. SUSPECTED IXCEXDTARTSU Wairoa. Saturday. What is believed to lie a deliberate attempt to -burn down Winter's store and bakery was discovered yesle-dav. A (piantitv of paper was burned, and the wood-work caught. but want of air extinguMiod the five, which would have been a serious matter had it got a firm hold. Winter only had a small insurance, ami held a heavy stock. NATIVE TiANDS. Wairoa, Saturday. Tt lias been decider! to hrvi'te the TTon. J. Carroll to visit thu district and to tiiU*<» some definite steps to en- | aU!e Maoris who hold individualised j );>nd toseU or lea«e >'ani'\ *o as to enable them to 'work the babrnce. The i Tnitaekuri Mode is specially referred to, '
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 116, 14 June 1909, Page 2
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