TELEGRAPHIC

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 31, 11 July 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

From th» Daily Sovfr.sm Cross. —« GREYMOUTH. . . . Tuesday. A large meeting last night adopted a resolution affirming the immediate necessity for a radical change in the system of administering the affairs of Westtand—-that the whole |of the West Coast should be declared a province under a Superintendent elected by the people and having a seat in the Provincial Council, which body should have power to constitute road di»tricte. The meeting also passed a rote of thanks to Mr. Harrison, for his efforts to forward the interests of the district. A committee was appointed to prepare a memorial embodying the foregoing resolutions and forward it to Government. NAPIER. Tuetdaj. .. A great native meeting wilt be netd at, Pakpwhai j»-morirow. Representatives from all the East Coast tribes have arrived. Three hundred natives, headed by Hapuku, crossed Ngaruroro Bridge to4»y, on their %ay to the peace meeting. r CHRISTCHURCH. ,:,•■■.:<. '•. ; . .Tuesday. The United Cricket Clubs have resolved to join Otago in ascertaining on what terms the All-England Eleven will visit New Zealand. The Collegiate Union has initiated a course of lectures! They are also going to employ a professor of modern languages The Resident Minister invites tenders for the first portion of the brauch railways—l 2 miles of the Malvera Hills line, and seven miles of the Oxford line. . ; ; Tuesday.

North's public-house and two cottages in Tory-street were burned down this afternoon. The Excelsior, ship, and Schiehallion, barque, have arrived from London, both bringing railway plant, and the latter 124 of Mr Brogden's immigrants.

BLUFF. Tuesday. The Rangitoto has arrived from Danedin, and sails for Melbourne at IX o'clock to-, morrow morning. DUNEDIK Tuesday. The "Times'- this morning publishes a jperies of complaints re Featherstone bungling of immigration matters. The Superintendent has written to the Provincial Agent, empowering him fo>* despatch a ship moathly: from. Glasgow with immigrants for Otago trader certaineonditions