TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3740, 16 January 1873, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Pee New Zealand Pebss Association.] Auckland, Jan. 16. Mr Heano, one of the managers of the National Rank, has arrived. The Rev. Mr Porter, lecturing on the sufferings of Martin’s Bay settlers, related harrowing details, showing how men and women were starved, and, with children, had to live on roots, seabirds, fish, &c. The Superintendent, he said, had promised assistance, but the Executive opposed it. There was a small attendance, owing to boisterous weather; £ls were collected at the conclusion of the lecture. H.M.S. Dido has arrived from tha Chathams. Tabanaki, Jan. 15. Major Atkinson addressed his constituents on Monday, and received a vote of thanks. Wellington, Jan. 15. At the wool sale, to-day, washed fetched 12d to Is 4Jd; greasy, llfd. Nelson, Jan. 16. A strong northerly gale, with spring tide, has done much damage to the beach road; it has washed down the face, and undermined the railway track, Dunedin, Jan. 15. The losses by the fire are estimated at £4000; insurances, £1650. At the wool sale, yesterday, greasy crossbred fetched Is 3d; greasy merino, Is 3Jd to Is 4d. Binnie andM'Gill have been manufacturing steel from Taranaki and Port Molyneux iron sand, and find the latter best. The Opera is drawing good houses; the season has been bought for £I2OO. i m Bluer, Jan. 15. Sailed —Gelestia, for Wellington, with 135,000 feet sawn timber. The Tararua sailed for Melbourne at daylight this morning. , A strong westerly gale has been blowing since yesterday morning.