The Outward Mail.— The sailing of the Nevada has been postponed till Sunday.
New Rate.— The City Council, at its meeting last night, struck a rate of Is. 6d in the £ for the year 1872.
Telegraphic. —The want of telegraphic communication witn Dunedin is much felt in too Taieri plain, and the Bruce. Herald recommends a branch line from Saddle Hill to Mosgiol. We feel sure it would pay.
A Nice Lawyer's Bill.—lt is stated that the costs, the main part of which have to be b cne by the Provincial Government, in the Southland Railway arbitration case, come to LG,OOO, or a fourth of the award made.
New Map.—Mr Thomas George, lithographic printer, George street, has sent ns a map of Otago and Southland, shewing the boundaries of Goldfields, Hundreds, &c., corrected to 1872, It is neatly got up, printed in colours, and is a convenient size for reference. This map is an admirable illustration of the advantages of lithography over letter-press ; the key stone being well prepared, and the colours registering with great accuracy. We have no doubt this map will receive the attention it de-erves from the public; and will reward the publisher for the expense and care he has been at in producing it.
The Wakatip Election. —Canvassing is going on very actively in both Qeeenstowu and Arrow, but Messrs Macassey and Miller are as yet the only candidates to the fore. We learn by private telegram that a scandalous statement appears in yesterday’s Wakatip Mai’-, to the effect that Mr Miller has, for a consideration, retired in Mr Macassey’s favor. There is of course not the slightest foundation for the statement, which has been publicly refuted by Mr Macassey, who does not intend to allow this “ weak invention of the enemy” to pass unnoticed. Ho has intimated, that unless the publisher apologises and discloses the paper’s informant, he will prefer a criminal charge of libel against him. Roslyn —The Roslyn and Ivaikorai Literary Institute held the first meeting of the session on Friday evening last. A lengthened debate took place on “ the causes of Irish poverty and discontent.” m®st of the members holding that the laud laws were the source of all the Irish grievances. The debate was adjourned until Friday week, and the President promised to open the debate by proving that land tenure had little to do with the political discontent and chronic poverty of the larger portion of the Irish people. As will be seen by advertisement in another column, the members will celebrate by a soiree to-morrow night, their re-union. All the available talent of the district in oratory and vocal music is engaged for the occasion. Colonial X ? ropucts. —Good nows for our squatters and farmer’s continues to arrive from the old country. The mail telegrams indicated the state of the wool market; the papers chronicle the condition of the produce markets. We read of preserved meat continuing in high favor; that it is to be met with in almost every village and town in tbc United Kingdom ; is a regular article of sale : and that one shopkeeper in Liverpool reports his sales as reaching LIOO per week. First hands can quit their parcels before they arrive ; the meat is now a regular article of consumption in many private families, and even paupers and prisoners arc content to acknowledge its excellence. Great tilings are expected from the shipments of butter, due when the mail left, and ifrom 70s to 80s at that time was obtained for good samples. A home contemporary tell us if proper care be taken in classing and packing there is no reason why Colonial butter should not realise 100s or 120s per cwt.; and the same authority recommends that attention should be given in the Colonics to the condensation of milk, as the market for it in England is constant and continually increasing.
The Goodwood Estate. —We learn that this fine estate, the property of ffm. Jones, Esq., comprising 2,s')oacres, of which about 500 acres is magnificent forest, has just been leased for twenty-one years by Mr Thomas Calcutt. We believe the beauty of the scenery, comprising as it does hill and dale, forest and sea, together with the house, stables, garden, and orchard, ten acres in extent, is unsurpassed in the Province, ard perhaps in the Colony, A portion of the estate was originally purchased by the late Mr Suisted. A portion of the large house was also erected by that gentleman, and enlarged at great expense by Mr Jones. It is, we believe, Mr Calcutt’s intention to furnish suites of rooms for the entertainment of visitors during the summer months. A fine sandy sea beach, with perfect security for sea bathing, is within five minutes walk from the house. This of itself should form a great boon to visitors, and when to that is added the extensive walk obtainable through the forest glades, and the free use of an unlimited quantity uf all kiuda of fruit, wc
have no doubt that under proper management “Goodwood” will, in time, become the most favorite resort and retreat for those who seek a week’s leisure, to be found within the Province.
Colonial Intelligence. —The gossip column of the II ,me News contains a very few items of interest to colonists. Dr. Featherston’s arrangements are for sending out at least twenty thousand persons every year for a good many yen's to come. The great want he has observed in his travels was that of information as to the resources of New Zealand; and in order to remedy this he has had a handbook prepared, filled with simply told and authentic informa- , tion, and this he proposes distributing' among the people upon whom he desires to operate. In this matter he is being well assisted by the Norwegians, who emigrated last year. Nearly the whole of these have written to their friends at home, telling them of the plenty and comfort they have found in New Zealand, and expressing surprise at any one remaining in the cold north, whilst the islands of the South are ready to receive them.—A telegram from New Zealand reached the Doctor, in London, on Nov. 27, twenty-five days after its desf atch from Wellington.—Mr 0. Thome of Dundee, who is indefatigable in his endeavors to utilise N.Z flax, has at length so far succeeded as to be able to furnish Dr Featherston with a piece of sail cloth, made from the fibre. The sample has been forwarded to Dr. Hector, chairman of the flax commissioners. Mr Thorne hopes to produce good simples of towelling and sheeting before long.
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Evening Star, Issue 2807, 15 February 1872, Page 2
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