THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume X, Issue 3722, 15 October 1873, Page 2

THE SOUTH.

[FBOII OUE SPECIAX ;OEEE3POhDE>TT.] Justdik, Tuesday; The Southern escort-ias just arrived with 13,310 ozs. of gold. The whole of the ,'emale immigrants pec Dover Castle hare ben engaged at from £35 to £40 per annum. The demand is sufficient to employ ten timers many. Most of tho immigrants per tb Otago have also found engagements. A man named iracey was thrown from his dray this afternoct and killed. fFEOiI THE Aff tLO~AT7STHATiT.\y P3TES3 TELEgiaph AGENC?.] Chbisichtech, Tuesday. Another that of Ellen Hayes, aged fifteen years, ibs occurred among the Punjaub immigrats. There are thirty-three casea still in fie hospital, twelve being convalescent. 'sro were discharged yesterday. The Int'-proYincial Kegatta, which the United Rovng Glub decided should be held in February ed. March next, promises to have a liberal profammo. The feeling is sti»ngly favourable ) it.

WBiiEtGXOK, Tuesday. Lady Fgusson is advancing towards re.covery rapily. The Clicsaila for Portsmouth on Thursday. Commodoj Q-oodenough will then hoist pennant on bard the Pearl, which leaves for the Fiji on Jiday. A ball is to be given on board th? Pearl to-morrow afternoon,, and a ball at tS Governor's to-morrow night.

A csgo of sugar from Mauritius has arrived;

To-dy, the Provincial Government' paid the C-onial Treasurer £25,000, being the total iJount of liabilities of tile province to tbo Oneral Government. This payment, induing £21,000 paid some time ago, waa out cthe proceeds of the reclaimed land, and mab- a- total repayment since IS7I of £5600.

J'Wanganui Kail way : For the first sectidijStrachan, of Dunedin, is the lowest teDerer. I Lie contract is cot yet decided; awJing the settlement of sureties; Amount noyet disclosed. he inter-colonial rifle representatives will beielected by competition. Jhe local papers are not satisfied •with theanointment of Air. Brown a3 BegistrarGrieral.

| Tuesday. The Guardian opposes the expenditure on cast defences, and says it is a ■waste of lduey and will provoke attack. If England ■as at war, our real safety lies in an absence t all defensive works. Commercial towns, it sserts, are never bombarded in modern warare.