(Per United Press Association.)

Wellington, November 20. The proclamations respecting the pro hibition of the importation of stock from Australia are revoked, and fresh regula tions substituted. All stock, animal manures, bones and hides 'from Queens land and Western Australia are still pro hibited. From other colonies they may be landed under conditions specified m tbe Gazette. The, rinderpest is pro claimed a cattle plague under the Stock Act. Regulations are gazetted for prospect ing licenses nnder the amended Act of last session.
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
(Per Unitod Press Aesooiation.) , Dunedin, November 20.
At the annual meeting of the National Insurance Company the directors' rt-pnet recommending a dividend of 9d per share, making Is Gd for the year, was adopted.
Mr Kamsay, in reviewing the balance sheet, said the Government tuxes in all amounted to £2432. Referring to the State Fire Insurance Bill, he expressed his bonesfc belief that it cannot fail to end in disaster. Aa the present liability was divided among a large number of offices represented in the colony.it was not to be supposed that these companies would continue only to take np what the State declined. These companies in one waj and another contributed over .£IO,OOO a year towards taxation. It was sometimes Raid that the dividends of insurance com pnnies were too large. The shareholders of the National were awaro that two thirds of the dividend was paid oat of the interest of investments.
Messrs R. Wihon, A. Burt and tho Hon C. M, J. Larnach were re-elected directors.
THE BOOTMAKERS' STRIKE.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

THE WANGANUI HERALD. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1896.
