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Evening Star, Issue 3665, 20 November 1874, Page 3

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Wellington, November ID. The Court of Appeal was occupied all day with the case Burns v. Otago and Southland Investment Company. Mr Cook’s opening wgunient occupied the whole day. November 20. Archeaqon Stock has returned from Melbourne, specially to perfect arrangements here for observing the transit of Venus. A ‘ Gazette ’ notice intimates that the Hon. W. H. Reynolds has charge of the Administration of Naval Training Schools Act. In consequence of the rapidly increassing trade upon the Foxton tramway a deputation waited upon the Commissioner of Public Works, representing the necessity of converting the tramway into a railway as speedily as possible, and of placing two or three locomotives pn it. It is understood that Mr Richardson agreed to do so. Sent 1.30 p.m. Received 4.30 p.m. In the Court of Appeal, in the case of G-il-bert Burns v. the Otago and Southland Investment Company, on Mr Smith resuming his argument this morning the Bench stopped him, as they did not consider it necessary to hear any further argument on his side. Judgment was then given for the respondents. Mr Cook applied for leave to go to the Privy Council, but the Court reseived any expression of opinion on the matter until Monday morning. Hokitika, November 20. Two,thousand three hundred ounces of gold were shipped hence per Otago for Melbourne. The Superintendent, with a survey party, proceeds south in the steamer Waitara on Saturday, to determine On a track of country for a special settlement and a site for the first depfit. All the immigrants lately arrived in Westland have found remunerative employment. Aucklanh, November 19. A- man has been found drowned on St. George s Bay beach. The body has been identified as that of Charles Prior, an Indian officer during the mutiny, and son of General Prior He was of intemperate habits, and at the time of his death was proceeding to take charge of a country store, to get beyond temptation It is Supposed that he fell overboard, accidentally, from the cutter Diamond. The Constabulary despatched to the Quarantine Station this morning checked the insubordination .among the Hydaspes immigrants. Later accounts from the island state the reports of the resistance of authority were greatly exaggerated. Reefton, November 20. Sent ip.45 p.m. Received 13.20 a.m. The Caledonian Claim at Inangahna has been rushed; 73 ounces were got from 103 tons of stone, {From our own Correspondents.) Geahamsiown, November 20. Sent 11.58 a.m, _ . . , . Received 3.15 p.m. w* district representatives some of the 1 names Volunteers used a target two feet larger than that allowed by the regulations and the centre was a foot larger. The mistake was rectified when discovered. The ‘Advertiser’ urges that all should fire again who competed prior to discovery. It is understood that the Mayor of the district wishes to let the affair pass, Wellington, November 20. The :N.Z.S.S, Company have refused to ptidify whir epe* fojp the of

Provincial mails in connection with the San I’nir,cisco Service. The Government have therefore accepted it at L 2.300 per annum, until the permanent San Francisco mail contract is made.