DUNEDIN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3379, 6 February 1879, Page 3

DUNEDIN.

[special]

Feb. 5

Last night two trolly wheels were placed on : the line of railway between Palmerston and •Goodwood stations. When the "special" passed this place it was too dark for the ob- : Btruction.to bo seen. The cowcatcher of the -engine, however, cleared thlo line, and no damage beyond that caused to the cowcatcher was sustained. Tho Government have offered . a reward of £100 fdr evidence which leads to ■ the conviction of the persons who committed this criminal or mad act.

A large quantity of Mr Proudfoot's tramTray plant has arrived, and a start was made in George streot this mornirg with tho work of laying tho city tramway.

.The amount of revenue on goods cleared in 'the Customs to-day was £1379.

The increase of population in Otago by immigration oyer emigration during tho month of January is 1019 souls.

Mr Bartleman has resigned his appointment in the Colonial Bank of New Zealand to go into a general commission and agency line in Dunedin.

A doputation waited on Mr Macandrew this morning from the Harbour Board re the gazetting of the site of the railway station, eheds, &c. In reply, Mr Macandrow said that the matter of gazetting fcho site now rested with the Public Works Department, and there was no reason why it should be delayed.

The Harbour Board have been alarmed at the return by the Marino Department of the plan and specification of tlio proposed harbour alteration!} and improvements, accompanied by a letter stating that the Depnrtment refused to submit them for approval of the Governor in Council, as they would interfere with the railway resorvo3. A deputation, headed by the Mayor, waited on the Minister of Public Works Department to-day, and were informed that the letter had been written in •ignorance of fcho arrangements made with the Public Works Department, that tenders for the now railway Btation would be called for immediately, and steps taken to have the harbour alterations gazetted.

A deputation appointed by. a meeting of settlors also waited upon the Minister, and represented that two runs at Waikouaiti, recently surveyed for settlement, were likely to be sacrificed through the action of the Waste Lands Board in offering sections by auction instead of by deferred payments. It was promised that tho matter would bo represented to tho Minister of Lands.

Tho Morning Herald's balance-sheet for the year ending Nov. 30 shows a balance of £640 of revenue over expenditure, but only £29 cosh in hand and in the bank.