TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2038, 19 February 1876, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Fbom the Phess Agency and Exchanges.]

Wellington, February 17,

The following produce telegram was received from the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, London, Ist February : —Up to date 73,000 bales of wool have arrived. The tallow market is quiet. Mutton, £48 per ton ; beef, £46. The leather market is fiat. The Gazette this evening publishes a letter from the Colonial Secretary at Fiji, requesting masters of all vessels sailing from any Port in New Zealand to Fiji to produce billa of health. February 18. The Vogel banquet last night was an unprecedented success. A large number of people who purchased tickets were unable to Bit at the tables, and they had to drop in afterwards as they could. About 330 sat down. One fire brigade attended in full uniform. The Mayor was in the chair, and the sitting members and members of the Ministry eat at the right hand of Sir Julius Vogel. Upon entering the room Sir Julius was received with the utmost applause, also all through his speech, and upon sitting down he received deafening and prolonged applause. He touched upon what he had done at home, and on the question of abolition he said that, though it was not an unmixed good, the credit and finance of the Colony rendered it necesssary that it must be carried out, and in order to do it effectually he sincerely hoped that the ablest men on both sides would join hand in hand in working out the details of any scheme to take the place of Provincialism. On the whole, the speech was of a most conciliatory character.

Mr O'Shea reports:-—Flour, £11 10s to £12 10s per ton ; wheat, 33 6d per bushel; oats, 23 6d to 2s 9d ; maize, Is 3d ; barley, 2s 2d to 33; bran, Is ■, pollard 6a lOd ; hams and bacon, Is to Is 2d. New Plymouth, February 17. Mr Davies, Chief Engineer of Brogden and Sons, is now lying dangerously ill. Auckland, February 17. The Governor and Lady Normanby were received at the Station by the Mayor, the Volunteers, and a large number of citizens, who welcomed him cordially. He intimated his intention of remaining three months. Seventy-nine steerage passengers left for Australia per Hero to-day. They are understood to be mostly unemployed Thames miners. Blenheim, February 17. The weather yesterday was fine, but very warm. The attendance was much larger thao. at any previous meeting. Huedlb Race, of £25. Entrance £2. Distance twice round. Welter weights. Mr Ewart's b m Lulu 1 The race would have been won easily by Mr Pickering's br g Whalebone, but his rider fell off and Lulu won easily. Moose did not run. Maiden Plate, of £20. Eatrance, 30s. For horses that have never won a race when £20 of public money was given. Weight for age. li miles. Mr H. Redwoods brg John Stovel ... ... 1 Mr Neal's g h Dick Turpin 2 Mr. Stevenson's br h Sir Walter] 3 Sapling Stakes of £30. Entrance, £2. For two-year-olds only. Weights: Colts, Bst lOlbs ; Fillies, Bst 51bs. Three quarters of a mile. Mr C. Redwood's eh c Doncaster... ... ... 1 Mr H. Redwood's Songster 2 Mr Stevenson's be g Blenheim ... ... ... 3 Doncaster was never headed and won by four lengths, The Trotting Race was won by Mr M'lvor'a Sea King. Blbnheim Handicap of £25. Entrance, £2. 1£ miles. Mr Rayner's eh o Banker 1 Mr Robinson's eh g Magenta ... ... ..• 2 Mr C. Redwood's br g Haphazard 3 Banker won a good race by a length.