LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 18, 21 January 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INTER-PROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Thursday. The Auckland Steam Packet Company have given £6,500 for the Go-ahead, half to be paid in Company's thare?. The Company intends to increase its capital and to extend itg operations. The Mariner's Store at Kaipara has been burned. Loss, £3000. Wellington, Wednesday. A cricket match has taken place between the officers and crew of the Rosario against the Wellington Club. It was a one innings match. The former scored 54, and the Club 282, Werry making 72 off bis ovra bat. The Suez mail per Tararua consisted of 696 letters and 377 newspapers. The Saa Francisco mail per Wellington consisted of 3893 letters and 2790 papers. On the occasion of the soiree on board the Soukar on the anniversary night, the 'tween decks will be lighted with gae. ' Thunday. It is stated that the General Gove nment have offered to Major Palmer of the Royal Engineers, and that he has accepted, an appomtment to examine and report upon the state of the surveys throughout the colony, with a view to assisting the Government in the introduction of a general system of surveys. Dunedin, Wednesday. There was a great tilling off in the yield of gold in Otago last year. The escort brought down 145,024 ozs, against 114.2 14 ozs for 1872. (?) Chbistchubch, Thursday. A boat capsized on the Sumner bar ytßterday evening. Two men and one boy, 14 years of age, swam ashore, but three men were drowned. All three were working men, and two leave wives and email families. . The arrangements for a regatta at Sumner are progressing satisfactorily. It is likely. to prove a luccess.