BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3484, 23 April 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, April 22. Mr Travers did not move yesterday in Banco for a dissolution of the injunction against the Provincial Government. He demurred to the information on which the injunction was founded on several grounds, one being the locus standi of the Attorney-General, whose action in the matter is contended to have been ultra vires. A demurrer will be argued before the Court of Appeal in May.

Auckland, April 23. Tho Star of the South has arrived from Fiji. Her news is unimportant. Mr Benson, a planter, was drowned while returning from the Star of the South in a boat.

April 23. The Governor and party arrived at Cambridge last evening, and have gone to the Taotora block.

A block of land has been purchased by the Government from Mr Hood. It is about four miles from Cambridge, and contains several thousand acres of magnificent land. The following are the handicaps for the Autumn Eace Meeting ; Autumn HandicapLurline, 10st 121b; Calumny, lOst 51b; Parawhenua, 9st 51b; Batter, Bst 51b; Golden Crown, Sat 51b ; Tattler, 6st 121b; Discord, 6st 101b. Autumn Handicap Steeplechase—Quicksilver, 12st; Kuoh, list 71b ; Boy in Blue, lOst 71b ; Sultan, lOst 71b ; Mount, lOst 51b ; Pharoah, lOst 51b ; Sam Weller, lOst 51b ; Cortello, lOst 51b ; Sam, lOst 51b ; Rarey, lOst 51b. The Star of the South brings particulars of a devastating hurricane at Yassawas Group. Nearly all the plantations suffered and many buildings were blown down. Tauranga, April 22, Governor Du Cane is visiting the Hot Lakes.

Napier, April 22. At the annual licensing meeting, all the licenses for Napier were granted. . New Pltmouth, April 22, At the Licensing Court, ail the old licenses were granted. A , ~ r- • Timaru, April 22. At the Licensing. Court yesterday, three petitions from the Good Templars were all rejected, as there were not enough signatures. Only one petition had at all near the required quantity. Two-thirds were not properly witnessed. ' Wanganui, April 23. All the new applications for publicans’ licenses were refused, and several publicans cautioned. Mr Chadwick sold Mr Brown’s stud yesterday. Lochinvar fetched LIBO ; Policy, LBO ; Hatcatcher, L3O. The Peer was (bought in for LSO.