BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3414, 30 January 1874, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

»«■ TJ- .. T . Hokitika, January' 29. , The Kamen Lake Water-race Compauy’s shares are going off well. The Borough Conncd are now negotiating with the Company for the supply of water to the town. The mining claims are being taken up largely along the line of the race. .

The Claud Hamilton, Gapt. at L a i S;^ bhe ? ort Phillip Heads at 3 p.m. on the 24th, and bungs six saloon and fifteen steerage passengers, besides 300 tons of cared for all porte. She was tendered at 11.30 a.m., and sailed for the North at noon. : Wellington, January 29., An extraordinary general meeting has been called for the purpose of winding up the New Zealand Coal Company, voluntarily. The cause is the insufficient support given to it. . • „ ■ January 30. The ship woodlark sailed from London in, December fpr Wellington with 350 immigrants. The total revenue collected by the Customs department for last year was'L96s,Boo, as compared with L 813.270 in 1872. The increase on the last quarter were Dunedin; L 26.914 ; Lyttelton, L 15.458; Wellington, L 7.507; Auckland, L 5,347; and Nelson, L 3.536. Blenheim, January 29. The Supenntendency nomination lasted 3| hours, the result being—Seymour, 45: Baillie, 14; ; Godfrey, 6.

Auckland, January 30.' Yesterday being the anniversary of the Province, was observed as a close holiday. The regatta was fairly successful. The gig race between Auckland and the Thames, for a prize of L4O, was won by the Thames, beating a crew that has won the race for nine years.'. For the yacht race there were eight entries, including Mr Street’s Dunedin newly-built yacht Winona. There was not wind enough, to try them. The favorite yacht Fleetwing won by two miles. ‘

Mr Vogel has appointed a Commission to inquire into the late fatal boiler accident at the Thames, and generally into the state of machinery on the goldfields.

■ • Christchurch, January 30. The Board of Governors of the Canterbury’ College yesterday, made arrangements .for obtaining a professor of mathematics and philosophy at L6OO a-year and fees, and a professor of classics, history, and, English literature at L6OO and fees. ’ Plans for new Colfege buildings were adopted, and it unis reported that the reading room in the Public Library had been thrown open free. -The meeting of the Spinning and Weaving Company yesterday decided to commence the manufacture of woollen goods. ; The New Zealand Wesleyan Conference yesterday resolved that Patea be constituted a separated circuit. Tim'Wesleyan Home.Misft* B *. lA3t night ( was attended by ow p'unWnß, A pubnomUbtingvpup BubSequtolfy

held, at which 900 were present. Addresses were delivered by the visiting Ministers, and the formation of one general Home Mission Fund was strongly urged by Mr Buddie, of Nelson, Mr Rigg, of Dunedin, and Mr Isitt, of Balclutha. . ...