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Life Insurance Case-Wellington,-Thursday. • - The 1M1,., gave judgment this morning for £SO. and costs in the case Bertie v - Equitable Insurance Association'of United States. Tho The claim was for £IOO damages in consequence of tho Company professing to'issue a tontine policy payable at the end of twenty years, whereas after paying severalpromiumsplairitiff ascertained the policy.had been; made payable at death, • New Zealand Rifle Association. Duhewx, January 9. Intimation having been receivod from the under Secretary for defence that: the railway : commissioners fl'.muot see their way to grant free passes to members of rifle clubs attending the exhibition . meeting Capt. Bommorvillo- will make concessions to such members out of their entrances. : \ ■ • Let us (s)Weep. Dunedin, May, A party of six local tradesmen who invested in one of the Sydney sweeps, havo received advice that they have drawn the winner of the Carringtou Stakes, and share £472s'between them, ■ Sheep Freezing. CtißisicuuiicH, January 9. .The sheep slaughtered last year at the Belfast Freezing Works numbered 227,99*;. This number is fewer than in theprovious years but would have been 5.0 per cent greater but for tho fire at the works.- ■ Chess Tournament. Dunedin, January 0. In the chess tournament Mr Barnes" Wellington, bent Mr Smith,' Christchurch, and Mr Hookham beat Dr Stenhouse by forcing exchanges. Messrs Hookham and Barnes with 21 wins each havo only one game toplav Mr Hookham meeting "Mr Smith and Mr Barnes Mr Seideberg. Wool Sales. ; Napier, January 9. At tho second Wool sales of the season yesterday nearly 2000 bales were offered by tho' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company and Williams and Kettle, nearly all being quitted, English buyers were present and operated freely, and prices at the first sales were woll maintained. Gnasy ctoss-breds sold up to .10 5-8 d; greasy crossbred hognets up to 9|d; greasy crossbred prices, up to 7d; greasy. crossbred locks, up to j greasy liulfbrede, up lo ll|d; greasy morino, up to 9id greasy merino, pieces up to 8d; greasy .merino locks, up to sd; greasy Eoraney, up' to 9|d; and greusy-crossbrod lambs, .up to 9fd per lb. Another sale will bo held at the end of the month, Ike Meat Freezing Industry. The Lyttelton Times of the. 6th in a leading artiole on the Bolfast Moat Freezing works pays a deserved compliment to tho enegetio enterprise of men'who have been connected with the meat freezing industry throughout the colony, including amongst others Mr W. C. Buchanan. It says nothing shines out of the history with such briliancy as the self-reliance and determination of the agricultural community. Under tho stimulus of tho energetic enterprise of a few men, men like-Mr Grigg in Canterbury, whose'health was honoured so enthusiastically at Belfast tho other day'; like Mr John Eohorts, of Otago; Mr W, O. Buchanan, of the Wairarapa; the Nelson Brothers of Napier, and many others, tho freezing establishments l'oso up on all sides, and tho meat growers made haste to give them an unfailing supply,' Tho secret of success has been the keeping up of this supply at all hazards. Tho effect of the success will bo that the supply will never fail, It has been established that it pays to grow meat for freezing, We can estimate what a powerofgrowingthereiß iu tho unoccupiod solitudes ofthenortli,andthatmcultivatedwaste3 of the south. On the onehandSir John Hall is justified in his opinion that prosperity has come to tho agricultural interest, brought by a natural development with a permanent prospect—a thing better than a loan, or the result of a speculative mania. On tho other Mr Grigg is quite right when he tells the farmers to go on breeding as hard as they can. The more they produce the greater will be, aS ho says, tho percentage of increase. Tho great thing is that tho "market liaß been found, and a grind-system has grown up fitted with all things necessary for the trado which depends upon that market-, Freezing facilities and shipping accommodation aro apparently only just adequeto to present requirements. With such a trade as we have, and such a self-relying people, all these things may be depended upon to grow. Not for us' is the scandal of running to the Government for subsidies. and demanding the erection of public cool storages, Those things wo leave to the ' Australians. The business of our people is to support the trade by going on growing mM f«r it. Before many years our oxpuivwiii be doubled, trebled and quadrupled, to tho great advantage of every interest in New Zealand,

' Masterton Hospital. • The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hospital Trusteos was held yesterday. Present—Messrs J. C. Boddington (Chairman), J. lonia, W. H. Beetbam and -J. B.Keith. An apology from Rev. W. E. Paige was accepted. The minutes of the previous meeting having been reid aud confirmed, the Treasurer reported a credit balance of £IOB Is 2d, Corrospondenca was read from Mr D, C. Macquarie in reference to a olaim against Mr P. Branningan for support whilst in the-hospital, stating, that as far as lie know Mr Branningan was not iii a position to pay the claim; The;hospital diary Was read. Accounts amounting, to £SO 0s lOd were passed for payment.. The' Custodian reported that five patients had boon admitted, three discharged during the month and eight wore under treatment. The list of arrears owing by ex patients was gone through and instructions given to the Secretary,. The balance sheet for the year was read and for presentation to the annual meeting. The • Secretary read a return of the monies collected at the various hotel's in Masterton as followa j—Occidental £6l7s 7d, OJiib fil ffs iM,' Prince of Wales £los B<], Star JBs 6d, Royal lis Sd. Tho Chairman; said the amount collected at tho Occidental was more than half of the total, and

with the Government subsidy tliilrei&n -.V added would be upwards of £ls. must express their gratitude' to Mr. l'lnllips for the interest taken by him ■ in obtaining subscriptions to tbeir . institution.' Two. tenders were 'receivcd for iiie supply of bread to tiio Hospital at 7d the fout pound loaf. That of Messrs Cliaiiiberldin Bros was.accepted.- Mr 13., P. Perry was appointed visiting member for the month, and tho meeting closed. ANXI'AI, MimS'G. f ' The annual mooting of contributors ; ;.-; to the Masterton Hospital .was 1« in the Institute yestorday, ; lift Sri t representatives being; present..' Mr.-".. Boddington was voHJjft- the chair. '' The Secretary reaVTstatenient' of; receipts and expenditure for the year ended December 315t, ; 1889 which showed'receipts by subscriptions £l9l 4s 5d ; Government subsidy, £279 lis 3d; patients fees, £52 8s fid • making a total of "£520 -Is 2d.' The . < expenditure including medical atteii---dance, medioine, rations,' salaries, ' furniture, repairs, printing, and advertising amounted to J34G518s Bd. . The .year oommoncod with a credit -, balauce of £SO 4s fid aiid finishedwWi ■' £lloloa, to which would be aiwt the sum of iBB Is 8d due from Government for subsidy. The outstanding liabilities amounted to £79 2s lidand when those were paid a credit balance would remain of £69 8s 9d... The Chairman said Ihere was .-a slight falling off in the'amount sub; scribed, 'as compared with the pre-; •' ceding year, but that year included au extra ; subscription fronytke,.. Wesbyan Exhibition . and'^Suer.. Bourses. The deficiopcy amounted to ■ a little over £SO, but that was balanced by patients' . fees. collected ■ this year,'to which the' Trustees directed special attention. The Trustees compelled patients, who were ablo, to pay lor their keep, but ho one was unduly worried, nor did . it prevent the admission of destitute .. patients who required surgical treat- V mens, Their financial statement, showed a saving in the cost of rations, and credit was due to the-oustodian ~ for affecting that, without diminish-;.' ■; ing their comfort. He paid a further compliment to tho custodian for his care of patients, - and also the way in , which the grounds were looked after, : : and; invited the contributors to pay ; more frequent visits,to tJaoir valuable and ; important institution. J£he reports in the newspapers -mh time' to lime : had . shown; with what skill and success Dr Hosking had earned out his duties, and he (the speaker) could bear testimony ... to Dr Hosking's,.unremitting tion to the patients. He then rail Dr McGregor's favorable report upon the'hospital and. its management. He pointed out that they had managed to carry on up to the present without the necessity of striking a rate. He concluded his remarks: by a reference to tbp able, , manner in which tho secretary had carried.';out his duties,, thereby relieving tho Trustees of work which would otherwise devolve upon them, He formally moved the adoption of the balance sheet, which was seconded, by Mr C. 15. Bremner, aud carried. The election of two Trustees was , then, proceeded with. Messrs \V. H, Beethain and Joseph lorns, the retiring members were unanimously reelected, on thomotion of MrR. Wilsone, seconded by Mr H. Phillips. A vote of thanks to the Chairman., and the Trustees was proposed and ' duly'acknowledged, and.the meeting closed.'"• • /