YESTERDAY’S NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 3110, 6 February 1873, Page 3

YESTERDAY’S NEWS.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. (From the New Zealand Press Association.) Wi3LLiN(*TON, February 5. Tenders for the construction of the Upper Hutt Railway were opened yesterday. Five out of the six were satisfactory as to price, the sixth being ridiculously low. As some tenders were received by telegraph, the Cabinet resolved not t® come to any decision regarding them until complete tenders were received by post. Proudfoot and Co,, Dunedin, are the lowest tenderers. A telegram from Dr reports a considerable falling off in emigration, owing to the season. There were 200 shipped in November, and 400 in December, but their destination is not stated. Emigration is likely to be slack during the winter, The Government has accepted Mr Curtis’s terms regarding the Dimmer coal mine,

and the Greymouth Corporation have waived lall their rights, so as to enable the matter to be concluded.

1 The Governor leaves Auckland for Australia on March first. A fire well ball to [Lady Bowen takes place on February 20th. I The following entries have been received lor the Interprovincial Regatta :—For the lhampion four-oared outriggers : the Christlihurch representative club, the Lyttelton Amalgamated crew, the Kaiapoi club, ami [he Heathcote club. For the pair-oared lace : The Kaiapoi club, the Christchurch lepresentative club (two boats). For the lour-oared outrigger’s race: The Christchurch lepresentative club, the Lytteltm amalgamated ciew. There will be several otli r In tries from Canterbury for the pair oar and |culler’s race, as the entries do nt close till 15th February. Great regret is felt that Rockland and Otago show no sign of comlieting. Two Wellington crews will start for Ihe champion race.

Auckland, February 5,

The Superintendent has gone to the rhames respecting the opening of Whanganata and llikut na.

The miners at tho Thames, at a monster (meeting list night, passed a resolution condemning the education rate as unjust and disproportionate to the circumstances of the [working classes ; that they refu ed to sanc[ti n any more rates, and considered it the duty of Government to vote a sum from the general revenue to support destitute children, and to promote the education of the masses The Harbor Board invite tenders for a loan [of LH)0,000. j A deputation from the Northern district [waited on the Provincial Government, to [complain of the manner in which the LIO,OOO [voted by the Assembly for roads in the North, is being expended.