ADunedin correspondent sends the following to an Auckland contemporary: — " The barquentine 'Falcon' arrived • yesterday in splendid condition.'' She made a good passage," V the light weather considered, and behaved well. throughout. Having no ballast under her • timber cargo, the captain could not pre?s her.; Hence tlis best rate of sailing is unaacertam-. ab'e. He could, however, get ten knots out of" her. The vessel is much admired, and pro* aounced a credit to Auckland.—The Harbonr' Board propose at once to dredge the long, channel so as to enable iaterprovincial • steamers to come up to town, and to < build a dredger capable of liftiog 500 tons stuff hourly. . The Board is very dissatisfied because the Superintendent delays delegating the.powers under the 1 Marine Act. They interviewed Mr Reynolds yesterday, who said as soon as it was done tha Government will act the same as in the case of Auckland.— The i icensing Bench has steadily Bet ita face against the re-hearing of applications already r. fused, arid his notified that anyone canpioted ' of a breach of the Act need never apply.-<« Trout fiahing was cam'macced yesterday.* Large _ nambers of people weot fishing' to the Water of'Leith, and catches cif 13 and B!bs are reported. ' What i* tleave i's best gift'to maiii'' asked ! ajonng'kriy the other.tiight,.smiling'sweetly-' ,oa a pleMauO'lookiiig cleric. " A hos3l" repllQd . i yqpg maa with, gwcit pwcUaQe,
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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1910, 4 December 1874, Page 3
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