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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 187, 20 June 1874, Page 2

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PEB. AST Q LO-AUSTBALIAK PBESS TEBEGEAPH AQEN'CY. Last Night’s Auckland News. Provincial Council Prorogued. Education Bill. The Late Attempt at Incendiarism, AtrcKXAKD, Friday Night. The Provincial Council voted extra supplies in order to provide for the change of the financial year from 31st December to the 30th June. The Sheep Bill, ior fixing an inspection fee of 2d per head on all sheep driven overland into the province, as well as those sea borne, passed all its stages. The Council prorogued on Wednesday. The Superintendent in his speech promised special attention to immigration, and the appointment of agents for the province where necessary. The speech was of a formal character, with the exception of bis Honor’s reference to education, regarding which he expressed dissatisfaction at the action of the Council. He was reluctant to increase taxation in view of the certainty that the Colonial Parliament would deal with the whole question of taxation during the approaching I session, including that necessary for education. He would, therefore, reserve the Education Bill until the Governor’s pleasure was known regarding it. Alexander Brown is arrested on a charge of attempted incendiarism at Hobson’s buildings. He was remanded to Thursday, bail being fixed at £1,300. Portion of a Jewish newspaper was inside the store door. Yesterday’s Markets. Mr Buckland reports : Fat cattle, full supply, choice, 35s per lOC’Ib; medium, 27s 6d per 1001 b j fat sheep, good supply, 4d to 4|d per lb j longwoolled ewes, 14s to 20s each. Mr Q-. W. Binney reports : The grain market is fair. Stocks in importers’ hands are light. Oats, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; barley, 6s ; wheat, 6s 4d to 6s 6d i potatoes, £6 ; bran, £8 ; pollard, £8 j flour, £l4 to 14 10s ; hams and bacon, lOd to lOjd ; cheese, 8d ; butter, Is 3d.

Arrived—Phoebe. Hokitika, Thursday Evening.

The Claud Hamilton arrived off port mid-day, and was tendered at 10 p.m. yesterday. Bb© brings English cablegrams to June 6. The following are the only interesting items :

European News to June 6. [ketjteb’s special cablegrams.] Serious Illness of the Pope. Eochefort at New York. The Derby. The Home Markets, &c. New Yobk, May 30, Rochefort has arrived in this city, and published a letter in the papers justifying the burning of buildings and executions by the Paris Commune. He describes his sufferings at New Caledonia, a id denounces MacMahon. liOia>OK, June 2. On the celebration of the Queen’s birthday the Earl of Carnarvon entertained the colonial representatives at a Stite banquet. The Duke of Edinburgh was present. All Australasian securities are very firm.

The balance of the New Zealand loan has been taken at 98. The race for the Derby was won by Mr Cartwright’s George Frederick. Lord Bose-Berry’s Coronae Defer (?) second. Lord Falmouth’s Atlantic third. Twenty horses started. Coronae Defer was the favorite at starting. Acquila, Atlantic, and George Frederick were also backed. . June 4. Bank rate of discount has been reduced to 4 per cent. _ . , June 5. In the Oaks race Apology was first Miss Totts second, Lady Patrician third. June 6. The money market is easy. The corn market is unchanged. At the wool sales the competition continues vigorous and firm ; 2,224 bales are sold. The French demand is large. Home buyers are operating more freely. Obituary : Mr Andrew Lang. Arrived : Zealandia, Celeano, and Christina MeAusland. Home, June 4, The Pop<3 has had a relapse, with loss of appetite, and is suffering from strong fever. His physicians are now alarmed. June 5. The Pope is better. The doctors advise a change of air, but bis Holiness refuses to leave the Vatican, Bebxin, June 3. The German press ridicule the idea of the candidature of a Prussian prince for the Spanish throne. Government Purchase of Valuable Native Country. (teom a correspondent.) Makexu, Friday Night. The Government thi i day have completed the purchase of the Puke jßlock, having a frontage to the Eaitnna River, of 30.0C0 acres. Much of it is excellent agricultural land, with navigable water frontage. Latest from the Thames. Highway Board Elections. (fhom oub own correspondent.) The weather has cleared slightly. Business is resuming its normal condition. The Pumping Association are busy connecting a new plunge with the main lift. The Highway Districts are preparing for the annual election meetings. The Borough Council does not absorb all the interest in local politics ; three Highway Districts are still in existence, the elections for which are likely to be contested as keenly as before. A man named Maher has been ordered into custody for perjury in the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day.