TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4028, 5 February 1892, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

[By Telegraph,—Press Association,] Auckland, Fobruary 4. The Secretary of the Northern Railway League has received a telegram irom the Hon Mr Cadman, Native Minister, who was one of the Stratford route party, stating that he is satisfied the district which they traversed is suitablofor settlement. ' The chess champion, Mr Ffegt Siedeberg, left for Wellington to.C/, on his way home, to. Dunedin. Dunedin, February 4, Eecontly about fifty pieces of glass in the High Sohool gymnasium nere wantonly destroyed in one day or nigli t. Tho Governors have decided to offer a reward. , Chbistchdeoh, February 4, Captains Ticehuretand Gibson held a survey of the ill fated ship Everest, but neither the resuit nor the future action to bo taken by the underwriters oould be ascertained in Lyttelton, It is probable the oivners of the vessel will be communicated with before anything definite is decided,

Tho Kolson JuWleo.

Nelson, February 4,

Owing to the wet weather the Temperance Demonstration arranged for | to-day in the Botanical Sefleive bnd to bo postponed. Tho rain has cleared, and it promises fine for to-morrow, when the principal attractions Volunteer review of all the VoluTPtoera in tho district, and a bowling contest between the Nelson and Wellington Bowling Olubs. This Dav. It is again raining hard, and It is not likely that the Volunteer review will take place. The Bowling Tournament will bo postponed.

| tyttsltn Bartow Boud> ! Annual Statement of AoMunta. OnKiSTCHUROH, Fobiuary 4, , The annual statement ot accounts i of the Lyttelton Harbour Board for - 1891 bliowb reocipla—£s7,3o7 4s Bd, ' and expenditure—£Bß,79B 9s lid, 1 leaving a surplus of £18,598 4s 9d. The assets, including'the accrued sinking fund and harbour works , improvements, amount to £478,228 , 4s 3d, The liabilities are £200,000, and loan £204,265 4s fid,, the balance to credit being £269,022 19s 10d ( The wbrfage dues returns show teat compared with 1890 there wajnl 1891 a desreaso of' 7931 tons of general merchandise, 44,781 tons of grain, aud 5581 bales oflwooloa which dues were paid. There was, however an increase of 16,422 tons of coal, and 729,743 superficial feet of timber. The dock dues amounted to jEISOB| and the dock expenses to £440, leav* in# a credit balance of £IO6B. Since the formation of the Board, in January, 1877, ordinary revenuo has been £468,899 Is fid, ordinary expenditure £140,048 12a 4d, and interest and sinking fund £164,866 4s Id, leaving a surplus on ordinary account of £159,489 ss.' The loan receipts for the same period were £231,569 15s lOd, and the harbour works expenditure £372,089 5s lOd, leaving a deficit 0t£140,519 lOson the harbour works, which has been met out of ordinary revenue, leaving a credit oat * balance of £18,969 15s. •