AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3045, 21 January 1892, Page 2

AUCKLAND NEWS.

(BY TELEOIIAPH. —OWN CORBBSPOJDENT. ) Auckland, Last Night. AT the invitation of tho Mayor, a meeting of citizens was hell at the council offices this afternoon tor the purpose of preparing a programme in connection with His Excellency the Governor's approaching departure from the colony. There was a large attendance. The Mayor stated ho had received the following telegram fr.irn L'ir.l Onslow :—"As public mourning onds on sth February, I shall keep all engagements after that date.' . They could, therefore, proceed to consider how best to give our worthy Governor a very kindly send off. After sumo discussion, a commttee was formed to curry out Lho arrangements fur a suitable farewell ceremony.

Mr William Duncan. Inspector under the Land and Income Tax Assessment, returned to town to-day, after an official visit lo the Waikat.) returning via Te Aroha and Thames. Mr Duncan says lie has been checking the valuation and in most cases there has been a risu in valuation right through the district. Mr Duncan also stated that; there eeems to have been large sums spent during the past year in improving some of the estates, and the crops generally look vi'ry satisfactory, He considers thut the people in the country are in better hem tas to the future, and now thai the provisions of the Land and Income Tax have been more fully expressed, a better feeling is manifested, there nut being so much grumbling as there was with regard to thn Property-tax.

N' t'Vitbstanding the long spnll of \va m weather, the report th«t tha healtli i'f the residents within the city igood is gratifying. So far, nut min case of typhoid has bosn report'd to the Sanitary Inspector, f:>r thu present month. The r<:tm\is f'u , last year show H2 cases of infeutinu.-i disease, aa.?ain>t 92 in IS9O. The t .tal nninhor of deaths from all causes f>r IS!)I were 372.