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Temuka Leader, Issue 1847, 31 January 1889, Page 3

Another nine-inok gun has been mounted | at point Halswell, Wellington. The Wellington Benevolent Institution propose to ereot an Old Men's Home if a Government tite is available. Mary Gray, aged forty-aix years, married, was killed yesterday by the upsetting of a csvt on G-reen loland road, Otogc. Her daughter eaoaped uninjured. Specimens of coal obtained on the banks of the Mar&hango, Wellington, analysed at the museum, .appear to be fair brown coal available {or domestic purposes, like the Mokau ooal. II is believed that large deposits exist in the adjacent country. Mr Ward, the member for Inverowgill, has promised the Minister for Mines to obtain a hundred weight of Stewart Island tin to to the Paris Exhibition. 2hirfcyeight applications for lessee have baen received, eaoh of t xfcy aorea. The tin vein i covers the fcie*tsr portion of the yalley h regain* Bajj

' Cook's Company have taken 15,000 copies of the Touristu' Guide, iosued by the Survey Department., and have had specially printed 3000 more in French, the French Codsul translating the book. They are to be distributed over the world. The Maharahana (Hawkes Bay) oopper mine will bo placed on the market in 60,000 iharesof £1 eaoh, but only 14,000 are to be placed at present. The promoters, including Captain Eusiell, Messrs Ormond, W. Nelson, Coleman, R. D. MoLaan, P. S. McLean, E. W. Xnowles, J. S. Gary, and others, have taken up 17,000 aharcj on tho aame terms aa the general public. Shares will be allotted aocording to priority; balance on application.