SUMMARY FOR EUROPE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3686, 27 November 1873, Page 2

SUMMARY FOR EUROPE.

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His 'Excellency the Governor, after •remaining' in Auckland a short time, returned to Wellington, and, about three •weeks ago, he proceeded to .Canterbury, accompanied by Lady ■F'ehoussox, ■wh© has recovered her recent indisposition. The Governor's visit to Christchurch, where lie still is, has been made-an unusually gay time j both the principal race meeting of the year, and *he annual stock show, having taken place lately. Both events were unusually successful, and Sir James, in a speech delivered at the 'Agri-cultural $tnd Pastoral Association's dinner, expressed liis 'gratification at the signs 7. of progress which nuinifested-theniselves 'everywhere. The Hen. Mr Vogel, "who spoke on the same occasion, "was euthusiasticaliy received. In referring to the' Public Works scheme of the -Colony, he, like Mr Stafford ©a. a s-ecent public occasion, gave Mr W. S. Moorhouse, the foiiner-Stiperaitemlent of Canterbury, credit for being the father of the railway system of Isfew Zealand. • It is understood that i&e Governor wilfremaia in' ©Jiristchurcti 'until the middle of next month,' wfeen 'be "will proceed to ©fcago. The Premier is expectedittEKmedmsometimeckuingthe present week The Hon. Mr Mr Seed, and Captain Johnston, will leave Wellington sfc-ertly on c, month's trip. At Port '■Gived mers they will pick up Mr -J.. M'ELerrow. the Chief Surveyor of ©tage. The object of the trip is to determine the siGes of new lighthouses. Several •Su^emntendency ■ contests Ibave been going on during the month, «nd the elections are not yet all over. 11l Auckland, three candidates presented themselves for >tl>e office, Mr *ToHN WlLBI&MSO-V, Ml' DaKOAVILLE, and Mr Ijusjc. The .former is a mem- ■ her of the Kouse of sihd had at one time beea Superintendent of the -Province. He is said, however., to have failed *a health., and to he wanting in eneigy,, both mental and physical. He had not very formidable opponents to with, however. Mr Daim?avji.le worked ' very hard, and succeeded in obtaining second place, Mr Wiiosiamson beating Mm by about five hundred votes. The "* Superiritendency election in Taranaki • «Iso brought forth three candidates.—H&r CAEKasFGyFON, M.HiR., Major Atkinson, M.H.iR., anH Major Brows. The first has held the (SSaee during th« last four years ; .the last was the first Superintendent of.-the Province, an'! lieid office during the"«&i'. The contest ■was.keerrJy fought, and resulted in the areturn of Mt'OARRiJfGT©N. In Nelson Mr Curtis, the present. Superintendent, isbeiaag'op.posed byMr^sOoNdK, M.H. R. by the speeches of the candidates on the day of ;aaomiiiation and ißbewhere, •as reported in the local "papers, the fight appears to be an imbitter^one. -Personal recriminations have been freelyiaduJged in,.and instead of laying down>ssme useful programme for theifuture, the candidates seem, to have done little else than rake *ip everytbing disagreeahle which: has •occurred in the. .past -osrinected with tjheir political careers. Mr Curtis is •likely to be elected. >3Tor Westlaml. .7«rtdch.hj—m3: Act of the General Assembly will shortly become the tenth Province of OSFew -Zealand, and will, -Sooii require a Superintendent, already ■several candidateis are spoken of. These include Mr Wmite, MiH.R, the Hon. Mr Bokajr, and the iHon. .Mr Lahmax. Hon. Mr Sewell hasrresigned his aeat in the Legislative ;.Couacil. . The successful^floating off the National Insurance Company has;led to ,the for. anation of another insuraaoe company in .©aaedin. The .prospeefcas of this aaew undertakings the Standard Fire aiul Marine Insurance Compsaiy. of 'New JZea^aad, appears in; ;our ; advertising columns. Firorn it -it will be seen that the nominal capital of «f the Company is£s»cl«t made ajip-of 100,600 shares i-at £10 ■'- each, fe is intended <bj .the j^omoters, 'JiOweVer, -that oHlj "SOjOOb shares shoold "hie i issued .atlfirst, ,ija,nd thattwenty per ;^iare-slKKald be ' payable. 01 that uainiber,-20,GCjO mil h& allotted amongst ((Dtfeago applicants, tiie i^m^^der will fee apart if or' allotment ia the No»ultei;n Pr.ovH.nces. tJinicia Steam. Sluge iCompaiiy of JSeir Zealaad (limitedf), ias tthe »a*ae of another Company which, ihas been put Jbefore the witiiin Ahe; last ffoi'taoagkt. ' Its capital is ,£2so,(i)i©iGi in ,25,000 sliaiflas of £1® teach. It is iproposedj hawever, that1 <«mly! &4: jper Share shovilil be called up. fEkis -will £100^000, as a farmer earn 'of £50,000 mikl *>c .-required for the purposes rftf the < Company, it is .proposed to ibousrow that amount on debentures beaiaßg a <kw irate of Interest.' To use tibie' words oT ■.■-the profipectas,; the Com-pany •*'itias 13beea foriaed fbrutfae purpose <bf|>rovid-: ing more; efficieiit steam eonaaaunica-j <tioa between thefdifferent parts q£ Jfewl Zealaaii^-'&ie vwajn4 of which ias:been; ,; felt for some time jpast, and is ibeGom-i ing.more. pe»cespj6ible as the •growing! of theC^oloay is developed." Xt;isj intended that (ifeee iirst-class Bteaaaaers: capable of cawying 400 to 50© (fc«ns ■of caigo shouSd be '^uilt in" ©uu©pe, . tljat ;these' henfa ■■ should he 'employed in the Me.w Zealand' dQatstal trade. A. fourili .steamer of saadSar csapacity and ligtab dxa-nght of water -wliicb. is io be built, & io be employed .-on-the trade with ike West Coast of the Middle Island. In order that tlae 5 opei-ations of the Conxp«^ may coni- ' riience at' once, tlie jpL'O'Hiotei'S '. have ;aiTanged to' take -'over djfe Harboiu* /Steam Company's, fleet, .as. well as its ; Taew steamer, which is .e^ipfcted; from ~-the .Clyde in Febi-uary>» -The list of Provisional Directors in & certain • •guarantee that the xxndertalsfcig will yjbesuccessfully^floated, and aa additional .■<cjECurnstance iii favour of the Company's I'^ture prospects is, to be found iv the -^ofc that the Company has secured the services of Mr James Mills, of the; Mwfe our Steam Company, as its oeae.iral J^anager. The Mo^giel Woolen factory Company lias been successfu%ilpat*ed during the present month,. *rhere are 8000 shares ia the Company., 7.2,^7 were applied for. ; |it()-da,y's issue we publish an address by the Rev. Dr Begg, of Edinbijrgb, who has been residing in Ofcago last two months--. The rev. gentjkanan gives the impressions he has formed of the Province duriug his visit, and his lecture, winch was an »?J(iqiTcnt one, will well repay perusal "Uy our iisme readers.