Tho Rev Mr Morley says that in half a century Metlnsdism in Now Zealand has wised a quarter of a million of money. According to the Wangsnui Herald £4fi;ooo was lately ofli'rcd and. refused for'the plant and : goodwill of 'the-Wel lington'Pose, ••'■.-.■/'■■ Mr D P. Lnasby has finally failed to obtain artosiau water at Groytown, his w.oll sinker haying perforce to ceaso driving at forty-five foot. Tho present Carterton attempt is hopeful so far. The total amount of money which [passed through the machines worked at the Hutt racecourse yesterday by Messrs Hill and Poole was £3443, .which is exactly 1243 niore-tlwu was handled at tlij Just steeplechase nieetir.?, ' The annual show uf tho Wollinptnn Poultry Association is to be held on the 24th, .25th, and 26th July, We under stand th;it tho penalised at this showare to bo. procured for the Masterton exhibi tion.'

The return match between the Mas terton and Red Star Fuoball Clubs, to be played ou the Park Oval on Saturday next, will be one (if tho most interesting of tlin season. -Each teamVin aotive trainingj- and a.well-contested game should result. '.,

; Referring torailwrays, SirßoborfcStout, in an interview with the reporter of a Wellington piper, said ;-"There aro several lines that I think will have to be faced, J bolieve that the Bketeliuna, Woodville line should ie connected-in fact, I think that that connection should have taken place before the (Jorge lino was constructed."

Sir Hercules Robinson is chairman of the Imperial-Colonial Finance and Agency Umioratiun.recently launched in London with a capital of two millions, Mr Ueethaiii, Mr Lewis Vincent, and Mr John Reid of Oamaru are tho advising directors for New Zealand.
