A well-known commercial traveller, Mr Thomas Kobertson, representative for Speight and Co., died suddenly at the Ma sonic Hotel, Gisbome, yesterday, from an epileptic fit.
Dr. H. Barraclough has been appointed assistant medical officer at the Porirua Luna tic Asylum, and Dr. W. Webster assistant medicu.l ofiicer at the Auckland Asylum.
The amended regulations under the Stock Act of 1893, governing the importation of stock from other colonies, are gazetted to replace last year's regulations.
In connection with the accommodation for the expected visitors during Carnival and Jubilee week, Messrs Baker Bros, j have some 200 private lodging houses on t their register, which may be inspected at "their offices here and in Wellington, Auckland, and Dunedin, free of charge. I

Mr J. W. Mason, officer in charge of the Telegraph Department, was yesterday pre sented with a purse of sovereigns by Sir H. A. Adley, on bshalf of the business people of the city. Mr Mason is to leave for Wel lington, to which city he has bsen pro moted.
