SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5725, 28 January 1876, Page 2

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

NAPIER, Thunday. The official declaration of the poll for the Eastern Maori District has been adjourned until Wednesday Hevt. The election, most hkelj, will be declared invalid.

THE COOKS' STUAITS CABLE. WELLINGTON, Thursday. During the d.vy the a a. ' Luna ' picked up thdWhite Bay end of the cible, and made a -iplice. Began paying out, and by ,"i.3O was alongside the ' Eyurjut, 1 winch wa3 riding to the other end. The ' Tin ' was detained for several hours by the 'Luna,' no Southern telegrams being received in town all clay. At (i 30 p m. they got both ends of the cable on board the Maun,' and commenced splicing. It is expected to complete the job by to morrow mm mug eaily. The teats show the cable to be in good order throughout.

DUNED1N, Thursday. The thinl half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank was held this afternoon. The report which was unaimously adopted, showed a profit and loss account a balance tor bad and doubtful debts. The balance foi the last half-} cur was £4,723, making a total ium for disposal of £9,847 to be dealt w ith as follows : — To writing off in full the piehuunary expenses, £G,'2'2S ; to balance tan ltd forwrud to next half year, £3,619 ; to the amount of paid up capital, making it, £•284,812 The Chairman said the gross pi olits for the half j ear from tho whole of the New Zealand offices were €18,fl7<>. The expenses were £13,170, and £500 had been wiped oil for doubtful debts. A fisherman was hned this morning £2 and costs for selling oysters during the oloso season.