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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 153, 21 February 1874, Page 3

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FEE anglo-aubtralian pbess telegbaph AGENCY. Last Night’s News. Mr Vogel favourable to Tauranga Railway.

, . , . AUCKLAND, Friday Night. ak innuential deputation waited on Mr Vogel to urge the construction of the Thames and Waikato railway. They adduced statistics showing that P o P' i^a * ; ’ o i n benefited by it numbers 17,077 ; that several million acres of land would bo opened up • that the consumption of coal and food at the lhames, which Waikato could supply, amounted to £7,342 tons. Vogel spoke unfavourably of the work. He said Government could not undertake the construction of branch lines as all >ho available labour was already fully employed. He thought a railway from Auckland to J.auranga, via the Thames and Ohinemuri, would be more important than the work proposed. Mr Jogei is to be entertained at a banquet on -Ihursday next. A. committee has been appointed. The Suez mail arrived by the steamer Murray to-day. 7 Wellington, Friday Night. ihe Government have received a telegram from home stating that £500,000 Inaugurated 41 per cent, debentures, without sinking fund, have been sold at £9B ; als©j that £200,000 of tho debentures guaranteed by the Imperial Government have been sold at £3 premium. The following ships sailed m January;— Annette, for Auckland, with 300 souls ; Navvie, for the Bluff, with 300 souls ; Asia, for Otago, with 500 souls ; Pennington and Pother, for Wellington, with 66 souls ; Bavions and Pother, for Canterbury, with 600 souls. The Atrato was to sail for Otago and Canterbury direct with 700 souls, besides a large quantity of railway plant. Ddnedin, Friday Night. Mr Haggitt and Mr Oliver are spoken of as candidates for a seat in the House of Represen - ■tives in place of Mr Bathgate, who, it is said, is about to resign. , Hokitika, Friday Night. The Albion arrived this afternoon. Later English Cablegrams. London, February 7. Discount remains firm. France is importing gold. Australian securities dull. Subscriptions invited for £400,000. Tasmania railway certificates are at 70. Wool remains unchanged. Corn market is languid. Flax depressed ; parcels sold at 17s to 18s 7d. The death of Baron Meyer Rothschild is announced. j February 9. Gladstone’s resignation is inevitable. 500 elections completed. The Conservatives have gained 70, and the Liberals 27 seats. Numerous Home Rulers have been elected. Ireland, author of “ Ginx’s Babyis elected. (i’SOit ODE own cobeestondent.) G-bahaytstown, Friday Night. The railway deputation has returned. Mr Vogel is not favourable to the railway. It is expected ihat a grant will be made towards the deep drainage of mines. A child fell off a tramway, and is not -expected to survive. A bush fire is raging in close proximity to a valuable battery. The heat was registered at 96 ° in the -shade to-day.

(PEOM A COBKESroiTDENX.) Botoeua* Friday Afternoon. The Superintendent and party arrived here at .9 o’clock last night. His reception was equal to a Governor’s.