TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2039, 19 September 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

. . » .. — : — •■ :■•- :- -J ..« (Thr Anglo-Ausibaiian Pjsbss Tblbqbafh • AaBNOT.i: : -••■ '•] WBiIiINOTON, Sept. 18; • The Provincial Government have advertised for sale on October 26, 100,000 acres of agricultural and pastoral Uand. i'j One blook, ad>joining the.Kangitikei district, contains 44,000, acres ; another, on the East Coast, contains^ 43,000. 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' foundry*, and upon which the new Government Buildings and railway station are to be erected. The area is about 40 acres, and will be sold on December 21. . II J - , .1 :'/ - •' J The Post, states that the General Governmentr have, without any legal authority, advanced £5000 at five per cent, to Mr Halcombe, J forthd purpose of being expended in public^ works on the 'Manchester block, better' known: ' as the Feilding Settlement.' - During last aci- ' sion Mr Halcombe, who is colonial manager, applied to have'given back the security: to the extent of £7EOO, which the company had given the Government ".; for the due performance of - ; the conditions of the contract/ but the Provincial Government refused. : Messrs Pearce and Hunter address their constituents oh Sept. 23. ■■■••■■•■ . The Strathnavar stoll remains under arrest. Tho first proceeding in the Vice-Admiralty Court will not take place before Bept. 22. °"-'