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Otago Witness, Issue 1191, 26 September 1874, Page 14

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Wellington, September 17th. The Agent- General, under date 3rd September, reports the following numbers of immigrants despatched in August : — For Auckland—The Hydaspes and Assaye, with 760. For Nelson— The Mail, with 330. For Wellington -The Soukar, with 415. For Tara. naki— The Houra— with 380. For Lyttelton —The Pleiades, witl/220. For Otago— The Auckland, with 360. Mr O'Shea reports : Flour, £12 15s to £13 5s j bran, Is 3d to Is sd ; wheat (chickens), 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; milling oats, 5s to 5s 3d j hams and bacon, 10£ dto Is ; cheese, 8d to B£d ; butter, Is 9d to 2s. September 18th. The Provincial Government have advertised for sale on October 26th one hundred thousand acres of pastoral and agricultural land. One block adjoining the Raugitikei district contains 44,000 acres ; another, on East Coast, 43,000 acres. There are other blocks, of which 6000 acres are in the vicinity of Wellington. The Provincial Government have also determined to sell all the land now under reclamation between Pipitea Point and Mills's Foundry, and upon which the new Government buildings and Railway Station are to be erected. The area is about forty acres, and will be sold on December 21st. The Post states that the General Government have, without any legal authority, advanced £5000 at five per cent, to Mr Halcombe, for the purpose of being expended in public works on the Manchester Block, better known as Fielding's Settlement. During last session Halcombe, who is Colonial Manager, applied to have given back security to the extent of £7500, which they had given the Government for due performance of the conditions of contract, but the Provincial Government refused. Messrs Pearce and Hunter address their constituents on the 23rd inst. The Strathnaver still remains under arrest. The first proceeding in the Vice- Admiralty Court will not take place before the 22nd. inst. The Port Chalmers tenders have been accepted. The following are the tenders :—: — Hawkins and Co. (informal), £41,542; Strachan (accepted), £47,968; W. H. Pearse, £51,000 ;D. Proudfoot, £53,000 ; J. and N. Campbell, £54,355 ; Brogden and Sons, £55,086; Matheson Bros. , £56,825; M'Kenzie Bros., £66,145 ; Hunter and Allan, £73,549 ; Bauchop and Ritchie, £84,699. September 20fch. The Messrs Brogden's schooner Clio has arrived from Oamaru. A requisition to Mr Geo. Hunter, M.H.R., asking him to become a candidate for the Mayoralty, is now being taken round for signature. September 22nd. Mr Robert Roger Strange, the first Registrar in Wellington, and a gentleman well known throughout New Zealand, died this morning, aged 79. September 23rd. Mr Borlase, the Mayor, is bringing an action against Mr Ludlam, of the Hutt, fora libel contained in certain words used at a recent meeting, and which, it is said, reflect upon his character and capabilities as Provincial Solicitor. Auckland, September 17th. The Gem has arrived from Warrnambool with 100 tond of potatoes. They were all sold during the day at an average of £9 per ton ; bags extra. The Good Templars have formed a Benefit Society in order to participate in the new proposals of the Government with respect to life assurance. September 18th. Mr Buckland reports : — Store cattle : full supply, and in request at full rates. Fat cattle : prices higher, £2 to £2 7s 6d per 1001b. Sheep : late prices sustained ; fat, 3d per lb ; ewes and lambs, £1 8s 6d per couple ; fat lambs, 10s to 18s each. Mr G. W. Binney reports the grain market improving in some lines. Oats, scarce, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; wheat, dull, 6s Id ; flour, £13 ; bran, £7 10s ; pollard, £8 ; barley, ss. Butter, Is 3d ; cheese, 8d ; hams and bacon, lOd to lid. September 20th. The Auckland, a Pacific schooner, from Samoa, reports the Albion, an Auckland whaler, at Samoa, with 150 barrels of oil. The barque Glimpse has arrived, with 540 tons of coal, from Newcastle. She met a gale on Saturday which swept away her deckhouse and bulwarks. Sargent, a seaman, was thrown against the bulwarks and had his leg seriously injured. Arrived : Bella Mary, from HobartTown. The Star of the South arrived at noon from Levuka with a full cargo of cotton,

maize, copra, and the first shipment of Fijian sugars — 100 bags. She left on the 13th. Great interest is taken in Sir Hercules Robinson's expected visit to Fiji. The Fiji Times says that the Polynesian Scheme is too absurd to merit serious consideration. Considerable depression has been experienced consequent upon the change from cotton growing to sugar planting. The Times calls attention to seriouo defalcations in the Treasury chesb of the late Government, and the immense expense of loans. A great Native meeting at Loma Loma is supposed to have important political significance. The Chiefs Maafu and Tiu Oakau are making hostile preparations, said to be for punishing the refractory tribes. War is considered probable unless annexation takes place. September 21st. The first shipment of Fiji sugars landed at Auckland has been pronounced excellent in quality and flavour. It is reported that Mr Vogel, when in England, will endeavour to obtain the passing of an fAct in the Impeiial Parliament empowering the New Zealand General Assembly to make the constitutional changes embodied in the resolutions pasßed last session. The Hero arrived this morning. She left Sydney on September 15th. September 22nd. The following are the weights for the Auckland Spring Meeting :—: — Handicap Sweepstake, 1J mile. — Slander, 9st 81bs ; Creeping Jenny, 9st 51bs ; Islesman, 9st 21bs ; Sultan, Bst lllbs ; Mount, Bst 71bs ; Warwick, Bst 71bs ; Bedouin, Bst. Hunt Club Steeplechase, 3 miles. — Rustic, b g, list 41bs ; Lurline (Blenheim horse), lOst 51bs ; Rustic, b g, 9st 71bs ; Highflyer, br g, 9at 81hs. Hurdle Race, 2 miles. — Middy Ashore, lOst; Islesman, lOst 4lbs ; Sultan, 10st21bs; Lurline, lOst ; Mount, 9st lOlbs ; Warwick, 9st 81bs ; Gaboy, 9st 81bs ; Louisdor, 9st 21bs. The acceptances are due on the 2nd October. The Harbour Board have resolved to build two additional T's to the west side of the wharf. September 23rd. There has been a very severe westerly gale blowing all day, and £15,000 worth of damage has been done to the shipping at the wharf. The vessels Thames, East Lothian, Harriet Armitage, Nonpareil, and Merahave been damaged by grinding against the wharf. The gale is moderating. Christchuroh, September 17th. Quotations (f.o.b, at Lyttelton: — Oats, 5s 3d, with an upward tendency ; wheat, 4s 6d to 5s 3d ; barley, 5s 9d ; bran, £6 ; sharps, £7 ; flour, £12 to £13 ; potatoes, very scarce, £10. Bacon and hams, in cloth, lOd ; cheese, 8d ; butter, Is 2d ; bacon, uncovered, B£d ; bams, uncovered, Is. September 21st. Mr De Bourbel reports buyers of National Insurance, £1 93 ; National Bank, £3 8s ; South British, £2 10s ; Shipping Company, 10s ; Standard Insurance, lls ; Colonial Bank, 13s. Sellers of National Insurance, £1 10s; National Bank, £3 10s; South British, £2 12s ; Shipping Company, 15s ; Standard Insurance, 12s ; Colonial Bank, 15s. Napier, September 19fch. The Petroleum Company's manager has arrived from America, and considers the surface indications at the Oil Springs stronger than any ia Pennsylvania. The Directors have issued 500 more shares at ten shillings premium. September 23rd. The Diocesan Synod met yesterday. The Bishop delivered a long address upon the affairs of the Church, and called attention to the spreading of intemperance. He recommended the consideration of the subject to the earnest attention of the Synod. Nelson, September 21st. The Governor's yacht Blanch was signalled at half-past two o'clock. New Plymouth, September 19th. The wet weather prevented the meeting at Pariaka commencing. There are 600 Natives there. The Superintendent has issued a notice, offering to buy up the Volunteer land ucrip at 10s in the pound. September 23rd. Controller Fitzgerald is now here, inspecting the books of the various Government departments. Land is changing hands at fair prices. Mr Vavasour, of Wellington, has purchased Mr Wm, Boyle's Totaramaka proj perty at £8 per acre. Mr Drake, of Wellington, has bought Mr Dwight's farm at Araroa, at £3 10s per acre. Some land in Devon street has been sold at £12 per foot, and in the centre of the town from £15 to £20 per foot is asked. Tauranga, September 19th. There has been a deluge of rain inland lately. The rivers are rising rapidly, and a rernakarble water spout was witnessed near Opotiki yesterday. Grahamstown, September 22nd. The engine and battery and plant of the once famous Shotover Company was submitted to the hammer to-day, and all sold but the battery. It is expected that the claim will be amal- | gamated with some neighbouring mine. There are letters in to-day's Advertiser from Tarapipipi and others, stating that the Piako River is closed for the future to steam launches. The Advertiser advises the owner of the steamer to proceed on his trip as usual. There will be a banquet to Mr Sheehan tonight. Moerakt, September 22nd. The ketch Glimpse, loaded with railwaj iron, drove ashore this afternoon on a reef of rocks at the south end of the long beach. The sea is breaking heavily over her. Oamaru, September 21st. There was a rough and stormy sea this morning at six o'clock. Some vessels drifted close in to the shore, but the wind sprang up from the land at 7 o'clock and enabled them to get out in safety. The brigantine Elderslie had some difficulty in escaping. The weather was fine in the afternoon, but the water still rough.