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[PER GREVILLE'S TEL. CO., REUTER'S AGENTS.] Foxton, Friday. The mail from Palmerston has not yet arrived. It was due here on Monday last, but no communication whatever has taken place, in consequence of the flooded state of the river. Wanganui, Friday. Mr R. S. Low reports large framed fat bullocks, £5 to £6 ; fat heifers and cows, £4. to £5 ; store bullocks, £3 to to £4 5s ; mixed steers, two and three years old, £2 to £3 ; fat half-bred wethers, heavy weights, 12s to 16s ; merinos, 9s to 12s ; light draught horses, £10 10s to £15 15s; hacks, £9 to £12. Napier, Friday. T-outledge, Kennedy, and Co. report young steers, 32s 6d to 80s; full grown, £G 15s to £7 10s. Cows, £_ to £8 ; shorn merino wethers, 6s ; half bred, 9s. Nelson, Friday. Arrived, 17lh — Kennedy and Charles Edward from the West Coast, the former having put back; Tararua, from Wellington ; Kaiuma, schooner, from Hokitika. Blenheim, Friday. The body of the missing man, Archibald Hamilton, has been found drowned on the sea beach, and also the body of Isidor Hammel, who was drowned seven weeks ago in the Opawa River. An inquest on both is being held. The Scotch Church had a narrow escape of being burnt down owing to the fall of a lighted chandelier. Chhistghurch, Friday. Lady Bowen's visit hitherto has been of a strictly private character. This afternoon, however, she attends a procession of boats on the Avon. The foundation stone of All Saints Church, at Prebbleton , was laid yesterday with Masonic honors by the District Grand Lodge, E,C. Good milling wheat is offering freely at 4s to 4s 3d. The stocks of flour are excessive, and quotations are merely nominal. Prime Canadian oats, 2s 9d. stocks low. Stocks of Potatoes are quite cleared out. There is no improvement in cheese. Butter is in excellent supply at 5d to s|d with improved demand. Hams and Bacon, 7d to 7£d. Tonnage for grain home cannot be procured at 65s per ton, for wheat, in consequence of the wool coming forward very freely now. Dunedin, Friday. Flour is in good demand at £13 to £13 10s ; little doing in wheat ; best milling, 5s to 5s 3d ; no demand for inferior sorts. Oats are dull at 2s. There is an active demand for barley at 2s Cd to 3s 9d. Hokitika., Friday. Arrived, at 12 noon, the Claud Hamilton, J. W. Clarke, from Melbourne direct. She left the Heads at 7 p.m. on the 11th. Passengers for all ports : Cabin — Messrs Field, Eccles, Evans, Smith, Cavenagh, and McCarthy, and Mesdames Smith and Cavanagh ; 30 in the steerage. Cargo for Nelson, 50 tons ; WeHington, 228 tons; Lyttelton, 40 tons ; Otago, 53 tons. Melbourne, 11th November. The Assembly passed the Railway Construction Bill. The Council made amendments restricting gauge te v _sft^ 3in. The amendments wore discussecT in the Assembly, and the battle of the gauges debated. Adjourned to Tuesday. The Permissive Bill passed the Assembly. A bill to protect the copyright of telegraphic messages was read a second time, and will probably be passed. The sudden death of Thos. Tempsey, miner, from Greymouth, is reported. There has been a Ministerial whitebait dinner, which was attended by thirty-three supporters. The chess match between Sydney and Melbourne is proceeding. Fenwick, Mayor of the City, gave a dinner to 400 persons. The inquiry into the loss of the Loch
Levcn is unfinished ; the wreck has gone to pieces ; 4,300 bales salvaged out of 6,500. Sydney, November 10. The Government send a man-of-war to exact retribution for the murder of Bishop Patteson. Wool sales not active. Sellers' values too high to allow business. Teas firmer. Great excitement about Tambaroora reefs. Chang, the Chinese Giant, married a young lady from Geelong. Adelaide, Nov. 11. The Ministry has resigned, and Mr Boncaut was sent for. He declined, but suggested to send for A. Years, who undertook to form a new Cabinet, but failed. It is believed the old team will return to harness. Jsa|*3 tto.ng'in wheat. Hob art Town, Nov. 11. The City of Hobart Town Company, at Fingal, crushed 233 ounces from 137 tons of stone More discoveries of gold have taken place on the island.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3349, 18 November 1871, Page 2
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