SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1141, 14 March 1884, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(IROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT). Dunedin, March IS, 7.46 pma. This afternoon McLandress Hepburn and Clo.offered by auction property m Princes Bb, a lull quarter acre, known as Wise’s corner. L 25.000 was bid for it. when reserve was stated to be 1.30,000, and anyone offering LIOO over that could have it, there was no further bid Mr Bathgate addresses his constituents to-night-Tho Public Works Department have accepted the tender for foundations for new passenger railway station in Dunedin. The licensed victuallers held a meeting yesterday, when it was resolved that the time has arrived when more unanimous action of members should be taken in reference to their interest The Canterbury cricketers came down by train last night, O'ago appears to have a good chance of winning this year. At Land Board yesterday in answer to Mr Kimball's application to be declared the punhasei of section at Strath Taieri, he being the second highest bidder. The Crown Solicitor wrote as follows :—1 am clearly of opinion that the next bidder at the auction ■cannot be declared the purchaser, the Act is silent as to what is to be done with land the tight of the purchaser of which has been forfeited under section 83. I think there must be further legislation to enable the Waste Lands Board to deal with such lands. The Board resolved to forward the opinion io the Hon. Minister of Lands. The Secretary of the Education Board applied to Land Board to have section in Bannockburn reserved as site for athenaeum. It was resolved to recommend to that effect to the Government. A man named James Lambert has been «ome days lost in the bush at Opunake. Mr Charles Godfrey Knight, actuary in Government Insurance Department, has resigned. He accepts the appointment of actuary to the Equitable Life Assurance ■Society of the United States. The trial of O’Donouhue for murder at Hokitika, is still unfinished. The ’Frisco mail will probably arrive in town to-m -rrow morning at 5 o’clock. At the Oamaru races to-day Billy won the Maiden Plate ; Hazard, Trumpeter, and Holderness were the only three in the Autumn Handicap, and they came in in that order. Lady Emma was scratched. Tire lonic has arrived in Wellington after « passage of forty-three days. The inward Suez mail has arrived at King George’s Sound. Meetings are being held in the country •districts by farmers protesting against the ■grain buyers’ decision re bags.