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Evening Star, Issue 3183, 3 May 1873, Page 2

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(From the New Zealand Press-Association,)

Clyde, May 3Eliza Main, the wifenf a miner, died rtiddenly, and under auspicious circumstanced, on Thursday evening, in the houile of Me Atkins, a' carpenter. An inquest wag; held on Friday, and concluded this morning. The evidence was unfit for publication. 1 A ver. diet of manslaughter was returned against Atkins, who is committed for trial

Wellington, May 2.

At a conference of the Chief Surveyors it was reported that the present state of the surveys in most Provinces is unsatisfactory, and recommended the adoption of a uniform system of triangulation, the major triangles to be done by the Colony, and the minor by the Provinces.

Auckland, May 2

Atalargely attended meeting at the Thames it was resolved not to interfere in the Waikato dispute, and the meeting denounced the murderers.

Mr Vogel is confined to his bed by gout, and consequently is unable to visit Nelson to open the railway works.

Christchuboh, May 2.

The Provincial accounts show that on March 31st the Province had a credit balance of L 250.000. At the Asburton Paces the Handicap Hurdle Race was won by Madras, Mystery being second; the Maiden Plate by Hurricane, with Starlight second; and for the Ashburton Plate, Tambourini walked over. The Special Session of the Provincial Council was opened this afternoon, with the usual formalities. The Superintendent, in his speech, stated that the estimated receipts from the sales of waste lands for the year ending September 30. 1873, were Ll3O 000 ; but for the first seven months of the year which have elapsed they have reached an amount of LIOO.OOO in excess of the amount estimated for the whole of the year. He reminded the Council that the appropriations last session were more than Lioo,ooo in excess of the estimated receipts; but there was no reason to expect that the land sales would fall off for the next five months, and he asked the Council to make further appropriations to meet the largely increased demand for land ready of access and suitable for settlement. He expressed an opinion in favor of the construction by the Province of branch railways from Ashburton township to land underlying the hills in the Mount corners district—the line to be similar to the three lines now in course of construction to Oxford, Malvern Hills, and Pleasant Point; and also an opinion in favor of a complete chain of road communication along the foot of the hill country through the Province by bridging gorges of rivers. For this purpose i,he Council was asked to vote sums r,o put bridges over the gorges of the Waimakariri, Rakaia, and branch of the Ashbnrton, and be recommended a grant for boring tests at the Malvern coalfields, fie Mid the Council would be ashed to press

with Westland through district oiftfae said fco Bring the subject of cornmumcatioh between we Canterbury lines and the proposed Nekon andGreymouth line ijuder consideration at a future time. Appointed of the General Government to promote immigration to the Province had fallen short of its requirements, recommended the subject to the consideration of the Council, and expressed the opinion that the attempt to bring exclusively under the Central Administration those works and colonising operations which have hitherto been carried out more immediately with the sympathy, and under the supervision and direction of those most closely interested, and by whose taxntion funds are supplied, , will prove * costly experiment. The Superintendent also stated that an Ordinance would he submitted for the establishment of a college, and for a pjrtlic library. The Council adjourned till Tuesday. : - ’ - ' f