TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 2947, 6 March 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Harbor Board the power which the j i Superintendent formerly possessed. j I Grain report quotations remnin un altered. Oats continue dull •of sale. No transactions in new crops. The Times says if understands that the offer of one the vacant seat on the bench of the Supreme Court is about to be made to Mr George Cook, barrister bf this city.' Tbeliev. Mr Gillie?, of West Taieri, has received a call from the Timaru congregation. A. Armstrong has been appointed railway manager, vice Conyers, resigned. He intends to visit Clutba next Week for the purpose of completing arrangements for , the opening of the through line from the 5 Chain Hills to tbe Molyneux river. He intends to run a train from DuneJin right up to the mouth of the tunnel, and from the upper end of the tunnel to Molyneux river, providing for the two miles break over the Ctiain Hills by coach. Passengers to Balclutha will reach their destination in three hours. i Grahamstown, March 5. Mr James Mackay has resigned his office as agent for the General Government at Ohinemuri. Various reas >ns are alleged by the newspapers. Amongst notifications in Gazette to-day are appointments of T. B. Gillies and J. S. Williams as Judges of Supreme Court, also orders in Council assigning the district of Westland to the juriMliction of Mi Justice Johnston, and of the Nelson district to Mr Justice Gillies Auckland, March 5. A circular has been received from the General Government, by Highway Boards | throughout the Province. It is supposed to be either in connection with the proposed constitutional changes, or as a basis of a property tax. It refers chiefly to the amount of rateable property in the district, and the taxation raised. Napibit, March 5 Two other fires have occurred in the Poverty Bay district. Poulgran's seven - roomed house was burned, and nothing was saved. Mulloley's hotel at Tologa Bay was also burned.

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WajStganui, March 5. ScheiifF's dwelling house, on the No. 2 line, three miles out of town has been burnt down. Nothing wa-? saved. The inmates escaped narrowly. The property was injured in the Liverpool and London office for £800. The fire was accidental. CiraihTCiruiiCH, March 5. At the Philosophic il Society's meeting last night, letters were read from Mr Woodfield, of Oxford, respecting the supposed moa footprints. Dr Powell said he had seen the casts made by Mr Woodfield, and had no doubt but that the footprints were those of a wallahy. Kdward Ilnyton fell into a well at Addington last night, and when extriI cated, wits dead. j Dunedin, March 5. The millers have reduced flour 20s per ton. The price is now .CIO 10s. This action is mainly due to keen competition and large recent arrivals from Adelaide. The Guardian reports that the General Government refuses to confer on the