GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 210, 4 March 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

LICENSING ELECTIONS. j By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Saturday. ' The. City Licensing Committee which held office last year was re-elected unopposed. Elections will be necessary at i Hutt and Suburbs. In the latter a lady has been nominated. DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES. Wellington, Saturday. The largest estate of deceased persons finally certified for stamp duty last month was that of Robert McLachlan (Southland) £24,668. The largest Taranaki estates were those of William Snell £6645, Margaret Valintine £5845, John Rendall 3911, Thomas Inch £1194, and Patrick Kelly £976. DUNEDIN BAND CONTEST. Dunedin, Saturday. For the band contest, to be hell' October 14 to 19, the following prize money has been allotted:—A Grade: £2OO, £75, £SO and £25; B Grade, £75, £3O, £ls, and £lO. Quickstep £25, £ls, £lO and £5. It is understood that at least one Australian band will compete. FUNDS FOR A NEW COLLEGE. Auckland, Saturday. At a banquet tendered to the delegates to the Methodist Conference by the New Theological College Committee last night, it was announced that the sum of oyer £7,200 had been subscribed towards the building fund <of a new college. Promises of £9OO were made in the room.