CANTERBURY ITEMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume 21, Issue 3059, 5 June 1878, Page 2

CANTERBURY ITEMS.

Christohtjeoh, June 4. A man named Walker ' picked up a bottle on the New Brighton beach containing a paper with : the following writing : — "Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. — Ship Lurline wrecked ; all hondß,lost,; Captain n C.IL" . . ...... .... ■ Thi& Ofcago riirij' in the Waimate district, comprising 17.000 acres freehold, 20,000 acres leasehold, and 24,000 sheep, has been purchased at auction by Thomas Teschemakei- for L19i,006. : The Customs; -'revenue > for, last month was L 19,059 ; corresponding month of last year L 14.874. Laud sales last month realised L 95,534. The Governor will hold a levee onThursday. At the annual licensing; meeting co^day, nine out r of ten new. applications. for licenses wei?e refused' ; 6h 1 e I Waa j adjourned for consideration, ; „ fT ..„,.,,. l At the annual meeting '6f (!h*e Ly tteltori J Harbor Board, the treasurer's statement showed receipts for the past year L 26,732, and ,. , rprdinary , ; : expenditure ,144,7 M; during the year ' Peacock's wharf anil Hwo sections o.f lan id, had been purchased, at a cost of L2i,900. 'The' traffic paßsing over^ the'"wEarveß ""Ka'd* ' been~--geh'efaT*go6"ds, •" 135,868 tons ; .timber, 16i922,241 feet; sheep, 603 score ; wool and skins, 53,005 bales ; hdraes and cattle, 1j530. ' The assetsof the Board, after deductinef liabilities amounts to L 29 7 :,459. The cost ; 'of dredging during i he year, had been a.trifle ess than 57.8 l pence per cubic yard. Since lMaylß77, upwards of 612,000 to/ns of stuff had been remove'd.f.rpm the; harbor by the dredging apparatus'. l .