LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1666, 6 December 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Nelson, Dec. 5. Mr O'Conor, at a meeting "at Spring Grove last night, took several of his town committee with him, and received a vote of confidence by 34 to 9. -^ The vote was proposed by a nontelector. ; , pHRisTCHrxRCH, Dec. 5. : The grain market is quiet. r Wheat, 5a f.0.b. ; butter, 7d ; cheese, 6d to 7d. The Standard Insurance Company is not . meeting with favor. Some of. the leadingbusihess men have declined to 'act as local directors. ■■■■.■■■ : '. '■■■■■■ WELLnsrGTON, Dec. 5: The share list, iri the Sugar Refining Company was opened this afternoon. 650 \ were taken up in about an hour. W. B. ; Rhodes takes 259. • ■■) ' ; Mr Blackest proceeds: toWanganui for the purpose of making ,a .thorough survey of the Wanganui river,-and to collect data with regard to protective and reclamation works. " , .','■ . , .. „..., .'. It is rumoied that Dr Knight, Auditorr General, is about to retire, and that the 'vacancy will be filled by Mr Seed> Secre-, tary of Cus.tbriis.' V ■ : ■-■■■.•■■■' ■• ",'■' '■• ''; NAPiERj.Dec. 5.' ';i ■■ .Four proprietors, manager, and. editor ;of : the Telegraph h&ve been committed for ;trial before the. Supreme;. Court, fpr; an, article .on . Sealey.'s administration: of the :Land office. ThQ.proceedings occupied the : jOourt-alLday; ,;■ • ._; <; :; Ji:-> V/ j .-:■■,;■■■■;■ ; , , v lDunedinj (Dec. 5. ' ; At a meeting of the Presbytery, it was resolved to present ;a memorial to the^' Q pyernmeht to prevent .trains: running to andirom r P:ort:Ghalinera?on Sundays. >;^ ' ' The Government are about to .put ; up a j boat-Louse; for ,the Rowing. Club.: : . : : : The offers a bonus of L 250 } for tlie first whaling vessel leaving any, pprtwithin. the Province fully equipped^! and the same amount to the saitie vessel. if she ; retnrns with^a cargopf oil. . , . : \) : ThesGoyernor :will not reach Dunedini earlier than' the 22nd br 23^d. He travels • overland from Canterbury, 'ancT jdesires,' ho extensive preparations to be made ; he also particularly asks that he may not be expected to move through Dunedin in ar procession. He will make Dunedin his htad-quarters for a month, and will visit Invercargill. ; The Hon. Major Richardson :has ; re-: signed his seat in the Provincial Council. It is expected that a jnhption will^e,' made to-morrow between the Ciutha and. Port Chalmers Railways. ''- • l | 3 : . ;■ i Jnveroargili., Dec. ; 6. *"*' The immigration agent reports .that ,he sends 224 applications under the nomi-:; nated scheme by, first mail, rmaking, those ,se,nt via Suejsrlast t week, 50^. it:- : :■,-,;