TELEGRAMS

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 656, 29 April 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(United Press Association Telegrams.) Maniototo Station has again changed hands at an advance of £1250 on the original figure. Messrs Bathgate and Buchanan are the purchasers. The 'Daily Times' suggests that the txovernment should erect a suitable monument m the Tararua Cemetery. At the Land Boaad yesterday Mr Maitland threw out a suggestion that the Land Act should be altered to allow blocks of about 600 acres*:o be purchased without residence being required. This would give persons an opportunity of settling their sons ; on the land. The Board agreed to discuss the suggestion next week. St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Oamaru, has decided for instrumental music by a large majority. From Tapanui it is reported that a child was knocked, down in a turnip field by a dray, and the wheel passed over its neck without doing it injury. Te Whiti and Tohu ; were landed in Addington Gaol, at Ohristchurch, yesterday. The Hon. John Hall, with his family, . also arrived to take up his abode at his home in the Selwyn district.

A big divorce case is coming on in Auckland—-Evans v. Evans and Mirfiin. The latter is Public Works : Inspector, and is now cohabiting with Mrs Evans. The former claims £IOOO damages from him. For the defence the adultery of the petitioner with a servant girl is alleged. ..; A publican named G-allagher ; has been committed for trial for the manslaughter of a Maori at Manutuki. By a steamship collision, at Wellington, the steamer 1 Wakatu was seriously damaged by the Ladybird. The former was lying at the wharf, and the latter ran into her.

A telephone exchange was opened in "Dunediti yesterday, "with 60 subscribers. Business men may now communicate with each other all over the city without leaving their rooms.

There was £l2O in the house at the Burns' Statue Fund Concert las night in the Garrison Hall. At the Timaru Races yesterday Libeller' won the South Canterbury Handicap, of 150 sovs ; Tasman, 2nd ; Sir Modred, 3rd. Ten started. Mokarakara won the Hurdle Race ; Vanguard the "Winter Oats Handicap; and Luna the Consolation.-

The following business was before the Land Board yesterday:—An application to purchase by James Hore and Silas Hore, Mauiototo, and James Fraser, Budle, were recommended for Governor's approval. The issue of the deferred payment, license to John Law, G-immerburh, was granted. Messrs. Connell and Moodie, for J. Pottinger, requested the decision of the Board on his application to purchase Section 21, Block 11., "Maniototo district, under the 28th Section of the Land Act, he having complied with the conditions required. Approved, subject to evidence of the consent of the runholders.