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Evening Star, Issue 3736, 12 February 1875, Page 3

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JGbahamstown, February l l2. Measles are prevalent, many adults being attacked. ■ At the end of the wharf extension, 1,500 feet from the shore, a boulder was picked up Studded with specks of gold. Christchurch, February 11. Yesterday, one of the children landed'at the Quarantine Station from the ship Kakaia, died of measles. No fresh cases have occurred. The general health of the passengers is improving. A long letter from Mr Edward Jerningham Wakefield appears in the ‘ Lyttelton Times ’ of this morning, his apparent object being to show tfhat differences exist in the Cabinet on the subject of the future disposition of the Provincial Landi-Revenues, 'and* that these diffdrehces are personal in character, and are fomented by the treasonable and underhand practices of Some- of the members of - the Ministry. The * Times,’ remarking upon Mr Wakefield, says he is evidently troubled with a severe attack of the correspondence mania, and hardly a fortnight elapses without bringing them one or more of his letters bristling with facts, figures, deductions, imputations, suspicions, personal attacks, and nasty inuendoes The ‘Times’ then proceeds to say: “His letter, published to day, amply fulfils this description.” After replying in detail to the letter, the ‘ Times ’ protests strongly against the tone of Mr Wakefield’s remarks on the possible departure of Mr Vogel from the Colony, and; says : “ If Mr Wakefield hopes to curry favor with the electors Of Christchurch East by indulging his natural tendency for ■lander at the expense of Mr Vogel, we think he will find himself very much mistaken.” February 12. The ‘ Press ’ says that Mr Joshua Strange Wiljiams, Chief Registrar of Land, has aeAepted;bhe Judgeship offered him by the Government, and will- enter upon his duties in Otago. Another meeting was hekl last last in reference to establishing a peal of bells in the City. It was decided to add five bells to the three already attached to the German Church; that the lot should be under the control of a committee, three members of which shall be appointed by the German Church, and five by the City • ouncil; that the present bell tower be leased by the City Council, and that the committee have power to remove the hells to another part of the City when considered desirable. Several liberal subscriptions are pronoised. r * folded yesterday that although the Bivsr Avon is thrown open {or fishing ty ths Superintendent, persons caa-

not fish in that part running through the Domain, because the Domain Board has made a bye-law forbidding it. There is great dissatisfaction at this, as a considerable length of the best part of the river is thus closed. The general health of the passengers by the Rakaia is rapidly improving, and they will probably be liberated in a day or two. (From our own Correspondents.) Chrittchtirch, February 11. Several people were summoned to-day for fishing in the river Avon, in the part which runs through the Domain. They were summoned at the instance of the Domain Board. Those charged had taken out licenses, and Dr. Campbell, whose case was first called on, contended that the license gave him leave to fish in any stream, so long as he did not interfere with the proprietary right of the land owners through whose property the river flowed. He contended that the Domain Board had no right to the river Avon, as it flowed through public property. The Bench, however, inflicted a fine of 10s. The next case was against two men named Deacon. One of them argued for a very long time, and urged a great number of points of law, chiefly technicalities. 'The Bench, in this case, aU;o inflicted a tine of 10s. John Walker, charged with bigamy, was remanded until the Tilth to allow of a witness arriving from Dunedin. Wellington, February 11, A Royal Commission, consisting of Dr Johnston, Mr Under-Secretary Cooper, and Mr Seed, of the Customs, is now sitting on the Berar case. Another death has occurred amongst the immigrants in quarantine, namely, Florence Wright, aged two years, from the effects of scarlet fever. About eighty immigrants are still on the island, being those ill, and members of their families. The fever seems likely to run through all, so they will probably have a prolonged detention. February 12. The Trust, Loan, and Investment Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, for the year. Another vacancv has occurred in the City Council, Mr Burrett, Councillor for Thorndon Ward, having resigned, as he is going Home. . The ‘Post’ complains strongly of the favoritism shown by the Government in pushing on the Hawke’s Bay railways before most of tin Wellington lines. The former Province has sixty miles open in a few mouths to the latter’s eight miles. The Rev. C. Clark’s lecture on Dickens last night caused a perfect furore. Napier, February 11. The Hudson, from London, eighty-three days from land to land, arrived to-day, and brings 246 immigrants ; all well. There were one death of an infant, and two births during the voyage; one case of consumption also occurred. She brings numbers of insectivorous birds, which have been landed in good condition.