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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 991, 4 February 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.

UNITED PHKSS ASSOCIATION.! DUXEDW, lllis (lay. Pvobert Mnckay, sv. shephprfl..aqed" 19, was drowned in foortiaa'tho Waipori rivor yesterday. Mr ■Eiinciman, tho well known lnillov. of Green Island, is, sending .fiOOO: bags of flour-and wheat to Glasgow by a specially chartered-vessel, and follows himself to try: and establish a trade for grain and produce there. . : .

The XUlon Park ;C6al Company has declared a dividend of 5 per cent.-'' ' ' ' CnEiSTCHUBCH, Fehruary 3. The President of the A«ricultural and Pastoral Association sent. Home a cliedse, weighing. 701b, -in August, as an, expert raont to see what careinl' packing and choico of arliclo would do. The Cheese arrived in splendid condition, and was pronounced by the different people who sampled it as equal to the best Cheddar, It iviw packed in common calico, and placed in a deal box .with.two; inches of sawdust nmnd it. No price was quotod, as tlje sample was so small, but the result .proves that cheese can be safely sent Home, and. the .experiment is.regarded with great satisfaction. Napier, February 8. Larao mobs of sheep and cattle coutmne to leave. Hawko's Bay for tho Wellington and_ Auckland markets.' Stock is now getting scarce and rising in price, the plentifulness of feed all over tho provinco assisting tho upward movement, The exports. iwmi- ; Ha.wjcesvßay; last year, excluding conaiderahlcf".quantities of wool sent coastwise, were over LGOO.OOO, or about LBl per heiulof population. This is the largest proportion in the colony. Tho Directors of the ''National Insurance Company have decided to strengthen their'institution by issuing another hundred thousand shares and will offer.the fiamo to the present shareholders at 25s each, under easy calls. This will double tho present capital. The premium on the same (10s per share) will be carried to the reserve fund. A meeting of shareholders will be called at once to consider the proposal,