BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3194, 16 May 1873, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

{From the New Zealand Press Association.)

Christchurch, May 15. The Provincial Council passed a resolution asking the Superintendent to place L 150,000 on the Estimates for the Lyttelton harbor works-LIOO,OOI to be raised pader ibe Lyttelton Harbor Works' tda'n Act, and thfe to Be provided £rßni tile Provincial revenu£. ' Eflfdrta are being made to amalgamate the tjiree Christchurch poating Clubs, so as to form one strong Club.

May 15. Sept 3.3f)p.pi.; received p.m. is furthefc prorogued to June 5. The Provincial Council has voted L 2.000 as rewards for the discovery of gold and coal fields in the Province! May 16. T|ie Superintendent sent a Message to the Provincial Council recommending a vote of L 2.500 to purchase land as a gift to the Hon. J)r Featherston in recognition of his past services to the Province.

iNVERCAf (JILL, May 15,

The curator at the salmon ponds reports that several of the ova have hatched out, and a good many more are showing signs of vitality.

Wanganui, Mav 15. The Wairoa Settlers’ Association has endorsed the separation movement, and meetings are being called in the Patca and Rangitikei districts. Delegates from Wanganui arc invited to attend.

Auckland, May 15. The Te Kuiti meeting is over. There is no chance of getting Sullivan’s murderers Rewi declares ho will not go against the Go vernment, and Purukuru declares ho will fight first against the sellers of land, Wahimai has returned to Mokau. Large numbei t of the Kingites declare they will come to tlu Pakehas’ side. An answer to Mr Mackay’r demand will be given on Tuesday, There is no further news from Waikato Tawhaio’s reply is expected on the 20th. In the Police Court, judgment was given against a defendant who refused to pay th( education rate. Subscriptions are beini raised to take the case to the Appeal Court Upwards of 60,000 rounds of ammunition have recently been added to the large stock previously accumulated at the Waikato Con ifabnlary lUtioiiftP

Mr David Graham, a very old settler, is dead.

Naseby, May 15. Achild, while being conveyed by its mother from Hyde to Naseby for medical opinion died in the, coach yesterday. The father, while returning to Hyde on horseback, was thrown from his horse, near to the place where it is alleged the child died, and re ceived serious injuries, several of his rib; being broken. Ho is not expected to recover, and was taken to the Hospital.