SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1084, 9 March 1883, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From'our own Correspondent. ) Ouxkdin, March 9, 7.55. p.m. Frisco mail arrived at Auckland last night, southern portion left tins morning. Sir Bryan o‘Loghlen has tendered his resignation in Victorian Assembly, and Mr Service has been instructed to form a Ministry. Clark, Fergus, and M‘Kenzie are elected to the Education Board. ■ At Laud Board yesterday, in answer to an enquiry, the Board stated they were willing to reduce upset price of sections iu Arrowtown, to £lO and £is according to quality. Certificates of agricultural lease were granted to J. M* Arthur, Leaning Rock, and W Bennett, Cromwell. Leases of rune passed in at late sale, will again be offered at same upset, but for 14 instead of 10 years. The Governor will formally open Morn* ingtou tramway on S iturday. The pay of police has been raiseed one shilling pc day for 10 years service men, and sixpence for 5 years service, which has given great satisfaction. ' This is the effect of Mr Pyke’s efforts iu the House last' session. Queensland has proposed to England that she is willing to annex New Guinea. The renders for the Three million and a half of Victorian Loan amounted to all but nine thousands. Tenders at one hundred and one. eighth receive in full. It is estimated that the damage done to the crops in South Canterbury during the late bad weather was close on £50,000 Mr Benjamin Smith, the well known architect, Napier, late of Wellington, was run over on the bridge at Waipapawa this morning, and was killed.