SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 978, 14 January 1881, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunedin, January 13in. (FROM OTTR RPECI AT, C iRRESPOSDENT ) Major Keddel! has been apnointed R.M. fnr the District of Otago Gold-fields, with juris diction to one hundred pounds ; also, appointeil census enumerator for Lake and Vincent Counties. The Hydaspcs with the Suez Mail, arrived at Melbourne on Wedneslay last There are no signs as yet of the P"risen Mai! which was duo last Sunday at Auckland. Mr C. K. Eoskrudgehas been appointed register of bran Is under the act fur Dunstan District. All hope of saving the Hereford which went ashore on the Australian Coast, has been abandoned. At the Land B lard yesterday the Government were recommended to grant the request of Mr Fyke for gravel reserves in the Lauder district. At the late meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company, Auckland, a dividend of fifteen percent, was declared. Harvesting has already commenced in the Oamaru district, Mr Shanks a Idressed his constituents at Invercargill last Tuesday, when a resolution was carried by a large mij irity asking him'to resign. Sir \\. Fox, Messrs O. M,Lean, Sheehan Onnon I and Richmond are spoken of as Mr Bryce’s successor The Hon, Major Atkinson is expected in Dunedin on Friday. Thu Australi in Cricketers left Melbourne on I uesday last. A large fire occurred in Sydney on the premises of Beckett, American impoiter, being destroyed. Total insurances, L 14.030. The Journal of Laichardt, Australian explorer during the whole of his trip has been discovere 1 ; also Classan’a Journal for the half of his journey, both in good presavation.