MAIL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6738, 19 September 1883, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

(Per United Pbess Association.)

Auckland, September 18.

The New Zealand Herald's London correspondent bas the following Colonial items: —

Emigrants continue to be sent out-at the usual rate. The Taranaki is en route for Canterbury with 300 emigrants (130 of them being single women), and the Nelson for Otago with 300 more. The Westland will sail almost immediately for Wellington with a complement of 300. On the 22nd inst. the British Queen will takeout 200 for Otago and Canterbury, and the lonio an equal number in September. Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's chartered steamer Triumph, 2570 touß, will take out emigrants to Auckland, sailing on September 25. The New Zealand Shipping Company have had to refuse nearly 100 persons who were anxious to take passages by their last two' steamers. They sought permission to Bend forward some of the nominated emigrants by Bailing vessel*, but it was not granted. It is reported that Mr Vesey Stewart has arranged for the construction of a railway from Tauranga to the Hot Lakes, a firm of ironmasters having undertaken the work, probably in hope of selling to a company en completion of the line. Mr Stewart has arranged to send out a batch of settlers to Tauranga by one of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's ships to sail next November. ,

There is no New Zealand meat in the market just now, the cargo ex British Queen having beon cleared. The mutton was good, and sold at between 7d and 7Jd per Ib., A few of the sheep were too fat for the proportion of lean they carried. Some carcasses were stained about the legs, and cut up dull, owing probably to some neglect or baste during the process of chilling' Other carcasses were rather out of shape, or showed indications where the log or neck of another sheep had lain against them. During a good: trade these slight defectß are* of little consequence, but if the market is dull they arouse a prejudice against tho Colonial mutton, and make trade even less brisk. The John Elder brought a consignment of merinos and beef from Sydney, but they were very small and of inferior quality, and only averaged ojd per lb. . , 900 cwt of Australian and New Zealand hops, which arrived a few weeks since, is still unsold. This is unfortunate, as the new season's hops from Kentish grounds are coming on in the market. The Morning Advertiser, the organ of the licensed victuallers' trade, has favourably noticed the consignment, and expressed a hope that brewers would'test the hops on their merits, and if they are satisfactory, encourage Colonial growers to send future shipments. Mr Alexander Boyle, youngest Bon of Viceadmiral Boyle, -was married to Miss. Fanny, Studholme, eldest daughter of Mr M.. Studholme, of Waimate, Canterbury.