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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3904, 4 September 1891, Page 3

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[by telegbafh.] iUNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Carterton Boroueh CouncilCartebton, Friday. The following were nominated today Councillors to the Carterton Borough Council: —Messrs E. L. -GMTakelin, Wm. Vickerstaff, C. JTUH>Ie J. A. Dudson, T. A. Waston, and H. Calhster. Charge of Forgery, Wellington, Friday. Charles Lindegreen, who was con.victed for forgery on Monday and remanded for enquiry by the probation officer, W3B sentenced to six months' to-day, the report being unfavourable. Wellington Licensing: Bench"Wellington, Friday. The Licensing Bench granted a large number of extensions to 11 V- m M but refused all applications for lfl o'clock licenses. Mr Fraser, a memß her of the Bench, dissented from am extensions. I

The Insurance Sill- I Chbistohubch, Friday. I A largely attended meeting of raill way employes favourable to the Insur* ance scheme was held for the purpose of considering the Insurance Bill in circulation, and suggesting amendments for its improvement. Numerous communications from country stations, Timaru, and Dunedin, were received, favourable to the Bill. A reaol ution was passed almost unanimously y%rflhe meeting believed an Insurance scheme desirable and that they placed to examine the Bill clause . and make suggestions for improvements, and forward to the Commissioners. A committee was formed to report to a future meeting.

Christchurch Tramway Co. Chbistchubch, Friday. At the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the'Cbristchurch Tramway Co. last evening, the Chairman said 720,000 passengers had travelledin the c»ra averaging 400 daily. The receipts were £6834 and the expenditure £5885. 260,000 more passengers were carried than in the first half of 1889.

Th« Russian Harvest. In connection withthe failure of x the Knesian harvest and the pronßited exportation of rye, the following letter from an experienced landowner ef Kostroma, published in the "St.Petersberg Zeitung," is of interest J—"l have never yet in all my . experience seen such a frightful famine, and such a hopeless condition ef the people ia all the grain-produc-ing provinces of Russia. I would not

have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes. There is no more old corn left," and the new harvest will not suffice even for seed. Hour costs one .reuble forty kopeks a pood, and will soon be at 2 roubles a pood. The peasant has an entire year before him without hope and wi'hout means of subsistence till the next harvest. In our own province a subsidy of 2,5000,000 roubles will be necessary. At the same time the State and local. collection of taxes must greatly suffer in consequence. 'J his is the state of affairs in twenty provinces." The "Exchange Gazette " say 3 that such a failure in the 'rye crops has not occurred in Russia for many years past. While the wheat crops in some regions will be middling, the rye harvest is everywhere bad, and it must be remembered that rye forms the basis of the peasants' food.