TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3767, 23 March 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

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Auckland, March 21. A Maori named Hohepa to Piri, brother of Haira to Piri, executed for the Pook murder, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing jnoney from a Native woman. Ho esoapCjf; from gaol on tho 20th and is still at large. The protest against Captain Tobin, this year's winner of Mr Clark's belt, on the ground that ho infringed the regulations by tho wfof paper sights on his rifle, has nob been sustained. A man named William Ernest Norris was riding a horse bare-backed across the Whakatane Creek during a high flood, when both rider and horse wore drowned. GnEYMouxn, March 22. The week's export of coal produots amounted to 3405 tons. The local shareholders of the Equitable Insurance Company have resolved that in tho opinion of the meeting the uompany should be wound . up, and a liquidator npyfared ;/sJSS that an investigation 'SJalHr'after the liquidator is appointed; Westport, Maroh 22.*,*. The Minister of Mines left for Recfton this forenoon. Thero is dissatisfaction at the proposal to send the Ditnedin and Ohristcburoh unemployed here to work on the Mokihinui Railway.

The coal export for the week was 40G0 tons.

The Auokland Rowing Association Regatta that was to have been held to-day has been postponed, water in the Harbour waa too d*§P7 for rowing. -The annual report of the Board of Education shows that the total averages of attendance in the town and suburban sohools during the year was £2 7s per scholar for teachers* salaries, and 4s 9d per head for school fund allowance to committees. In' the country schools the aggregate attendance was 8567, and the oost por head for salaries was £3 18s, and grants to committees 6s 8d per head. The expenditure on buildings in the town and suburban schools was 4a 7d per head, and in the country 16s Id per head. Admiral Lord Charles ScottTleft for Rotorua to-day. Deputations to tho tfinistor of PuMlo ■Works. Oamabu, March 22. Several deputations waited on tho Hon. J, McKenzie on Saturday. One had reference to the dismissal of Inspector Thomson, and asked that the Ministry should reconsider the matter. The Minister said he would caiißo the views of the deputation to be conveyed to the Minister for Defence. . A deputation also waited on the Minister asking that the Government should introduce a Bill having for its objeot the increase of members of county counoils, so that when found advisable the council could take up the work of road boards, and thus do away with a double rating body. , The proposal had the Minister's sympathy, and he said he would consider the advisability of giving it effect.