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Star (Christchurch), Issue 2038, 18 September 1874, Page 2

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[PEB ANQLO-ATJBTEAI-IAN FbBSS TBLEaBAPB AGENCY."! ; - Wellington, Sept. 38. The Port 1 Chalmers -Railway contract; was I signed to-day. The following are the tenders : — Meßßrs Hawkins and Co., £41,542 (informal) j MrStrachan, £47,968 (accepted)} Mr W. P. Pearce, £51,000; Mr D, Proudfoqfc/£53,000; Messrs J. and N. Campbell, £53,355; Messrs; Brogdeh, £55,086 ; Messrs Mattiiesobj Bros.j £56,825 ; Messrs M'Kenzie, Bros;, -'£66,145^; Messrs Hunter and Allen, £73,549; Messrs Beauchamp and Bitchie, £84,699.- ••' '■ r ■.•"■■' :; i Jj „:■:, ,^^-:;J ,\ Waimatß, Sept. 18. A fire_ this morning burnt Molloy'a bufccher'B shop and house, and the following sh<?ps :— i Qaßc6igne r > tobac I conißt ■• Dixon, baker; Watkiriß/ oKemisff; 'Hobbsl "tailor. The cause ■ is not known. v , „ . . . , I .r- .'''■; DrtfEDiN, Sept. lß. . : , The Bey Mr Salmbrul, lYee Church Minis- , tor, of Barry, Forfarshire, Scotland, has been offered the Professorship of Theology in the Otago University. _ ". .' ... ,* , ,',.-. ; ." . r : '. / Invtbeoae&ill, Sept, 18. Mr Cathbertsdn "aadressedliis constituents last night. Af tfer deWiliiig^the .work of the session, he entered into the question of the "abolition of the Northern provinces, explaining to his audience .that he knew something byexperience of the working of provincial institutions under adverse circumstances, and could; judge whether a continuance of impecu.nidu.B^ provinces in the" Worth would be beneficial either to the colony or the outlying districts^ of these provinces : themselves. The parrot cry of the " Middle Island land fund in danger 1 ' would not impose upon his constituency, who could see there was no connection between the' two J thirigs. It was a cry as a desperate expedient for the purpose of .eyaiistibgj the^yzbjiathieß, bf . the South. After Mr Cufkbertsou's. address, a motion was, proposed, thinking him,' Tnit regretting: his . action in supporting tjie 'Government resolutions. .. The motion met with tab support, and an amendment was proposed expressing the cordial confidence of -ttie constituency in Mr Cuthbertsori. -The amendment was carried by a show of hands, with only five f dissentients. „ :