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Evening Star, Issue 3671, 27 November 1874, Page 2

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Tu rvu. o • } v ’ ELHNQTON i November 26. 1 he City Solicitor has given an opinion upon the question submitted to him by the Council m reference to the powers of the Provincial Government to sell the Thomdon. unreclaimed land. The effect of the opinion is that, under existing Acts upon the subject, the Superintendent does not possess the power of giving a valid title to the whole or any part of the land if not sold. * L In the Court of Appeal, Mr Gook concluded his argument for the respondent in the case of the Otago and Southland Investment Company v Burns. Mr James Smith replied at considerable length, and the Court reserved its judgment. Auckland, November 26. Ihe Cyphrenes, with the inward mail is expected to arrive at Auckland in a fortnight hence. 9ne of the Hydaspes immigrants—a child —bos been seized with scarlet fever. This will likely cause the detention of the immigrants at the Quarantine Station considerably longer. November 27. ' Tbe Governor’s yacht has been t old for L 2,000 to Messrs Owen, Graham, and Co.; and it is understood they have purchased her on behalf of Captain Young for the South Sea trade. Gbetmouth, November 26. It is reported here that Mr Vogel tried hard to negotiate short-dated debentures iu Sydney, but was completely unsuccessful. . Foxton, November 26. The Natives nave stopped the surveyors taking the levels of the Orona Swamp in the land sold recently to Mr Douglas.

Taobanoa, November 27. t Sir Kelly, M.H.R., addressed the electors last evening. He denounced Provincialism as another word for neglect of out districts, the money being principally expended in Auckland and suburbs. When the question of abolition was before the Honse nearly all those opposing tbe measure were members of Provincial Go detriments. He received an unanimous vote of confidence. {From our own Correspondent.) , _ Auckland, November 26. The instructions received, per Mikado, that Sir James Ferguason must leave the Colony before his successor arrives, caused some consternation, especially to the Auckland Mite, who were preparing to amalgamate the reception and farewell celebrations. The ‘Star* suggested that the letter of the order might be complied with by putting Sir James into the Domain railway tunnel, where, being underground, he might be considered as defunct and buried. The first idea entertained by the Governor ivas to go for a cruise in his yacht until the day before the Hero was ready to go; then to come ashore and attend the citizens’ ball, in honor of himself and the Marquis of Norman by ; thereafter to bid farewell to New Zealand. Subsequently he thought the dignified course was to detain the Mikado, and go via San Francisco. This was done. A document addressed to Te Whiti Pana Pa, a chief, urging, him to oppose the sale of the Ohinimqn lands to the Government, has been intercepted, and will probably form the subject of Government inquiry. It purports to come from a newspaper man, and was written by Mr R. A, A, bnerrin, who was endeavoring to get it translated when it was-seized bv the interpi eter and forwarded to Civil Commissioner Kemp. The City Council is preparing the .basis of a loan. The ascertained area of the City is 625 acres, being less than Wellington, Nelson. Christchurch, and Hokitika, although the population is larger. The realise of the rateable property is estimated' at L1,680,QQ0, its annual value'at L120,00\). The nature of the soil and its hilliness render the formation of streets in Auckland dearer shan in any City of the Colony, except Dunedin. The suburbs are now more populous than the City. ’ LATER ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN. ( Via Hobart Town.) T , _ , Melbourne. Judge Barry has sentenced ten larrikins to six years imprisonment with hard labor, for assault. This sentence has been universally approved of as a step in the right direction for the suppression of lairikinism, which is now so rampant in Melbourne. f J he Rev. Mr Ewing has determined to appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Presbyterian Assembly refusing to receive him as a minister. The 'Press, ’ in discussing the Marquis of Itipon ei conversion to Romanism, regards what he has done as the termination of his Loidship’s public career. Sir Wafckin Williams (Liberal) in addressing ms mends at Denbigh, predicted that before Easter there would be a complete re-conetruc-tion of the Cabinet. Sir J. D. Astley (Tory), member for North Lincolnshire, indulged in such vulgar vituperation of the Irish members, as to be called to account for his language. He was compelled to apologise and withdraw his insulting remarks. r -rL n ZZ T nter garden and aquarium, costing LIOO.OOO, have been opened at Southport. Encouraged by the success of the Shaftesbury Park Estate buildings, eighty acres of land have been purchased near Harrow Road for the erection of a workmen’s city. Sites for a thousand houses have been already applied