TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5013, 14 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[Fbom th* Pbsbb Agency. 1 AuOIIASI>, March v Considerable damage was done to the B» of Islands railway by the late rain*. 3 Mr Thomas Bussell remains onlr a time in Auckland. Cort

Thomas Newton, a Waterloo hero, s?«H n died in hospital. *

The question of hanging up theCoc-iti,, Act is exciting considerable public feelin* Eden County. ra At the Waete Lands Board meeting today, Mr Yetej Stuart intimated hissceeM anoe of the Board’e term* for purchase of 10,000 acres adjoining the Kati Kali ment. The Board consented to extend the time for payment to Sept. 1, if required The return* show that 78.&1J acres i a Thame* County are under the timiniitrsH™ of the Board.

The first trial of the Waterworks Wl4 made with rain-water accumulated in Newton reservoir, to day. A jet of water w« thro« n by the Fire Brigade over a three-storey war*, home in Qaeen street.

Mr Tole, M.H.8., addressed his comtitusnu last night, and received a unanimous rote r,f confidence.

The Acclimatisation Society agreed to recommend the Governor to fix the time for (h commencement of the shooting season in the North on May 24, the season to last tiU the end of July.

Nbw Piriform, March 13. Biohard Chilman, late Collector of Customs died last night. ’

Wbiuhoxoh, March 13. A round robin baa been signed by all the merchants, shippers, and carters, urging upoc the Mayor the necessity for dismissing Beer*-, the present wharfinger, for incompetence and gross mismanagement.

Drnnronf, March 13. The half-yearly meeting of the Standard Insurance Company was held yesterday, lb report submitted showed that, although tr :■ amount paid for losses during the had been considerable, the business of' Company had largely increased. It wr- resolved, in order to increase the capital, to allow the dividend available to be carried to capital account. Some discontent was expressed at the system of distributing bonuses to insurers aud limiting the dividends to shareholders to 10 per cent, but it was not considered desirable to alter the arrangeznnt; for the present A Chinaman, named Ah Wong, hanged himself in Stafford street last night. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held to-day, at which the Hon Mr Young explained the objects of his visit to tea Colonies.

A numerous deputation from Ministers cf various denominations waited upon the Eon Mr Beid to day, asking that Government should re-oonsider its determination to dispense with the services of the Dunedin Gaol Chaplain. The reply was that they woo'd do so.

This afternoon the City Council decided Co alter the conditions for the construction cf street tramways, so as to provide for a double line and to increase the guage to four axi a-balf feet.

The Corporation has been served with i writ for £6OOO, at the instance of Mr P-. chard, for damages sustained by him during the recent floods.

At a meeting of the University Count;! this afternoon, it wai reiolred—“ Wheress is has been alleged that proposals are bang made to the Senate of the University of New Zealand, now in session at Nelson, that the standard of examination be lowered, tkii Council is of opinion that any such proponl, if given effect to, would be subversive of tbs objects for which the University was const'* tuted, and would oe a direct breach of fsith with the University of Otago, which agresd to affiliate on the understanding that the standard would be maintained.” It was &J 0 decided that the present Otago University buildings should be advertised for sale, sr! that meetings of the Council should be open to the Press in future. (PROM OUS OWS COKBBBPONDB.VT.) WaimatK. March 13. COMPLETION OF THE WAIMATS LINE. The first train arrived in Waimate at II o’clock. The line is all ballasted.