TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1498, 27 April 1886, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Stratford Bush Fire Relief Fund Committee have published their report and balance-sheet. The Commissioners report that the subscriptions received at New Plymouth amounted to £llOB and at Hawera to £6Bl, making a total of £1789. This was distributed amongst the applicants, who were divided into three classes, viz.:—lst, the least necessitous; 2nd, those who required more aid ; 3rd, those who required relief in full. The first received aid to the extent of 5s in the £ ; the second to the extent of 10a in the £ ; the third were relieved in full, in addition to the relief mentioned, a large quantity of clothing was received. The city of Wellington contributed a large and valuable lot. i 22 persons of all ages were plentifully supplied and the surplus handed over the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. The Commissioners (chosen from New Plymouth and Hawera) worked harmoniously together, and are satisfied that though in a few cases they have been mistaken in their estimate, yet on the whole substantial justice was done, and further that the aid so freely and generously given has been of great benefit to many deserving settlers. John Stewart, of Victoria street, and Russell Pulford, aged five years, a sm of Mr W. S. Pulford, were drowned by the capsizing of a boat, through a squat , off i the Sugar Works, Collins street* Auckland. A son of the dswared, thwart

swam for the shore, and was rescued by a lad named Win. Parsons, in a boat. The last young Stewart saw of his father was with Pulford on hia back, the boat having gone down. A man named William Stewart was found drowned in the Heathcote river on Sunday morning. He was last seen on Saturday evening when he called at the Wharf Hotel. He left there driving a horse and trap, and it is supposed he left the trap for some purpose and went towards the river into which he fell and was drowned. The horse and cart were found unharmed early on Sunday morning. The deceased was a brother-in-law of Mr Mitchell, whose carpet factory was recently burned down.