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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 274, 1 May 1873, Page 9

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(from the Xcv> Zealand Prat Am>ciation.) * AtJCKL&VD, April 21. The t*tal number of shares of the new use in the South British Co. applied for is $000, including 9.000 for Auckland alone. A case of typhoid fever h%s occurred, and £c Board of Health are taking active ateps »bate the nuisance. The Nebraska put back, owing to a heavy pie, and sailed again last night. ) ; ? Three seamen nave been committed for {rial for scuttling the ship Alsager. Willtngtom, April 22. A Dunedin firm has taken up the lease of ill the remaining un-let portion of the re(Jsimeii land. Advices from the Agent-General state that ho called for tenders for a ship to convey 1,200 toDS-of railway material from Hartlepool or Sanderland to Lyttelton, and there were only two tenders received, one at 70s, the other 678 6d perton. Neither turned out to be lona fidt, and the Agent-General has since arranged with Messrs Shaw, Saville, and Co. for a first-class ship to sail on the 31st March, the freight being 55s per ten. Tenflrrs have been accepted for additional roll- j ing-stock, which will bo ready for shipment in June. Further machinery for repairing shops has been shipped on board the Parsee and Wcoilark for Auckland, and the Michael Angelo for Dunedin. More cylinders for the Waitaki Bridge have also been shipped in the last-mentioned vessel, and 350 tons of rai's for the Dunedin and Glutha railway put on board the Michael Angelo and Glenaray for Port Chalmers. Messrs W. Hepburn, James Smith, and T. S. Graham are the Dunedin gentlemen who have taken up the thirty-one remaining sections of the reclaimed land. Auckland, April 22. Applications for 20, 3f 0 new is«ue of the South British shares have already been received. WstxiNGToir, April 23. Capt. Tncker, of thel»rque Camille, died last night. The deceased was well known in the New Zealand trade. Mr E. G. Wright's tender for the Rakaia to Southbridge railway in Canterbury, has been accepted. His tender was L 11.373. The Hon. Mr Fox addressed his constituents at Marton last night. A vote of coufidence was passed. Reifton, April 23. Mr O'Connor addressed his constituents, and a vote of confidence was passed. Auckland, April 23. The Rangatira was driven by bad weather as far as the Poor Knights, and had to burn her boate and fittings to get back. The weather is still boisterous, and a large number of vessels are.wjndbound. The steamer and ten other vessels were lying for refuge in Kawau yesterday. . , A large Native meeting washeldatTdkan,gamutu on the 28th uit. Napisr, April 1 23. I Mr Bucklaud, M.H.8., has purchased; 13,000 acres at.Taupo, and leased 30,000acres adjoining. " A Napier firm'w also nego>. tiating for the purchase of. 14,000 acres in the same district. Wjbllingoow, April 24 A despatch from Ewrl Kimberley is published in reply to memorials from the Otago and New Zealand Universities for a Royal Charter to confer degrees. His Lordship does not question but that the standard of education in their institutions is such as to entitle them to give degree*, but looking at the population and the cirenmstances of the Colony, he refuses to advise, the Qaeen to grant a charter to two or an indefinitely larger number of in one Colony. He urges that to do so would be to lower the value of degrees, and refuses to give Charter to either,- until, by address orotherwise, he is in possession of the views of the Legislature as ti which University should nave a: charter. AtTCKLiND, April 24, At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank ot. New Zealand to-day, an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annuui, with 2\ percent, bonus, was declared. . . RsnrroN, April 24. ' '"Anderson's claim, for »x weeks, yielded 913 onnces from 600 tons of stone Wellington, April 25. Intelligence hai been received that a. European was killed on the Waikato frontier, seven miles' inland' from Cambridge; by a patty of Maoris, four in number. No reason, for the outrage is known ; but it is susnected to have been ,done by a small section of Hau-haus wha recently assaulted some men when ditching for Mr Walter. ' Farther information states that the man murdered in the Waikato was named Sullivan. He and three4>thers were working on Walker and Douglas's station jWhen four Maoris appeared. Sullivan was shot in the back while ronoiag a.w*y. The others escaped. ' Soon afterwards two other , men were fired »t near tiie same place, but were not hit. Sullivan's body was recovered by the Constabulary. The bead had been cut off, and the heart torn out. Two of the murderers are known to be Poutururu and Wiri Tarapatihi. They; hare fled to Aratitaha. The leading chiefs of the district deny all connection with the 1 murder, or having any idea of hostility ; and the Government regard the affair as the isolated act «f the individuals coucernei. , \ . JSelsowJ April 2ft ; The Colonist to-day suj gests- that Mr Yogel should be asked to turn the sod of the Foxhill railway, 'oh Wednesday next. A large number of his friends wish him to a* cept the invitation, if sent. «.,'.,. Of the three candidates for the Suburb's seat, Messrs Elliott, Kelliug, and Andrew Richmond* the last" ninfcd is likely to be elected. ; . „, , Mr Acton Adams, solicitor, is likely to obtain, without opposition, the seat in the Provincial Council for the city, resigned by MrLuckie. Christchttrch, April 20. . Mr Reeves, M.H.B. forSelwya, and Mr Bluett, M. H.B. for Coleridge, - addressed a joint meeting of their constituents last night. There was a large attendance, and votes of confidence in both were unanimously carried. The Interprovmcial champion crew were entertalnel at dinner last night, and presented with trophies. Napier, April 25. Th» Superintendent has written to the Government, complaining that no immigrants have arrived since September, and that single women are especially much wanted. He asks that Dr Featheraton be instructed by telegraph to send a shipload of immigrants immediately, and another to arrive in November. A German settler recently went Home, intending to return with several families of beetroot sugar manufacturers. Mr Ormond gave iim a letter to Dr Feathemton, to, if necessary, advance Tiim mosey for the purchase of the necesiary plant, the Provincial Government becoming responsible for prepayment.

Melbourne, April 19. The Government are preparing measures lor Parliament, which meets on the 13th May. Fresh electoral and Police Bills are to be introduced, . ' , . Governor Bowen is obtaining great popularity. H« ha« visited most of the public uutitutioo*. and was present at the Baiter ipc— HWMnttortwodayi,

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Tiwwathtr- proved favoraW»-for the Easter helid^ya, all 'of which pasted off satisfactorily. ' ' ""''" Mount and Morris, for the Carl murders, have been sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude, where the Secretary of State directs. Mr David Moore has been elected President of the ( Chamber of Commerce. (Mr Lord, the retiring President, advocated the Californian mail service with the terminus at Melbourne, as being more advantageous to New Zealand and America. An accident occurred at Chiarini's circus, , on Easter Monday night. A portion of the seating gave way, and several persons were injured, bnt none seriously. Felix Kabat, for forgery, has been committed for trial. O:her cases are pending. The French Communist transport Lorme, with 650 prisoners, en route for New Caledonia, put in for fresh provisions. She had 419 caseß of senrvey aboard. Tho German immigrant ship Alardus. from Hamburg, bound for Brisbane, with 340 immigrants, having had twenty-eight deaths during the voyag«, put in here. The captain jumped overboard on Thursday morning, and the mate has been incapacitated since January. Joseph Credit, steward of the Tararua, died yesterday from fracture of the skull, caused by a fall f rum the gangway. Tho ship Calcutta, just arrived, reports falling in with an abandoned ship of about 1,000 tons, in December last. . Smith and Grady were sentenced to death in the Beechworth Court yesterday, for the Wooragee murder. The ship Atrato sailed' this morning for London, full of passengers. Commercial. — Very little business is doing ! owing to the holidays. Wheat* and flour unchanged. The .former sells at 5a 7d to 5s Bd. Prime oats are in good request. Good feeding aorta sold at 3d 7dL Sugap are very firm. j Private telegrams from Mauritius .announce lan advance of L 2 lO|3 a ton. The 1 market is quite bare t>f fine whites ; in consequence the rise it fully L 2 per ton. Kerosene is in better demand. Shifpixg.— Melbourne : Arrived, 10th, Gleaner, from Greymouth ; 14th, Zephyr, from Hokittka.- Sydney : Sailed, Island City, for Ljttelton. Newcastle : Arrived, 14th, Eleanor, from Dunedin; Pet, from I Lyttelton ; sailed, 19th, Eleanor, for Dunedin. _ Sydney. The Assembly agree 1 to go into Committee on the Californian mail service. The Government will not grant a subsidy to the Suez line if Melbourne is made the terminus. The Hon. Capt, Towns is dead. , Tho last quarter'a gold j hid shows a decrease. The revenue returns for the quarter show a large increase. A new colliery has been opened at Newcastle. The Randwick races attracted great attention and caased great excitement. The Ledger. was won by Commodore in 3min. 19isecs, and the Sydney Gold Cup by Vixen in 3mio. -40aecs. ; Patriarch and Ace were second and third respectively. . • ■ , - ' Adelaide The barque Springbok, that left for Port ■Darwin on January 16, with 83 passengers, has not been heard of. The war vessels on tiie coast have been instructed to search for her. Favorable returns have been received from the reefs in the Northern territory. Large exports of wheat continue. I . HOBAKT ToWff. Sir Robert Officer report* a large shoal of I salmon rathe Upper Derwent. .