Mr Allen said that if this were so he could not understand how it was they were always so hard up. The Chairman said they had increased their rentals this year nearly £3OO, and had no*doubt that shortly a larger portion of ground would be taktn up. The secretary's reply was approved. harbormaster's report.
The harbor-master, reporting for April, stated that soundings taken during the month gave the following low-water depths: -—Bar soundings : Leading beacons in line, 22£fb; beacons open to the east, 2jJAft; open to the west, 20ift; north channel, 31ft. The beat tour lines in the west channel gave 19|ft, 21ft, 21ft, and2lft respec tively ; Victoria channel, lift Bin. The shipping returns for March showed that forty-two vessels (34,745 tons) had arrived and forty-nine vessels (45,929 tons) departed during March. The Board went into committee.
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, LQNDON, April 29. Numerous applications- have been re ceived! for positions on the Adelaide Hos pital staff. The Geographical Society founders' metlal has been awarded to Sir William Macgregor for exploration work in New Guinea.
The Colonial party in the Hpuso of Commons passed a resolution recognising the great services of Sir H. Parkes, and deploring bis death ,as a loss to the Empire. The total quantity 6f wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,320,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,020,000 quarters. The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 84,700,000 bushels.
Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company's 4£ 'per cent, debentures, £BB 10s; Dalgety and Co.'s shares (4| per cent, debentures). £l2l. Silver, 2s 7 2-16 d. ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.
