July.

17.—Mr. C. C. Graham, official assignee in bankruptcy, assumed duty in Dunedin.

25.—Great demand for small grazing runs at land office; 291 applications for 28 runs, comprising 27,500 acres, mostly near Otago Central Railway.

27.—Banquet to Mr. Justice Ward and Mr. Justice Williams.

Foundation stone laid of St. Luke's (Anglican) Church, Mosgeil, by Bishop Nevill, with Masonic honours.