BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4044, 11 February 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, Februaiy 10. Two railway cor tractors on the Wellington and Masterton railway are advertising for 400 men. guaranteeing twelve months' wo:k and tho highest wiges. Grahamstown. February 30. Sir G. Grey intimates to the Mayor that he wiil be here by the 21st, by which date it w 11 have been deteimin.d what he can do at the Thames, The unemployed sre now putt ? ng themselves in communication with the Colonial Secretary of New Soxith Wale 3, with a view of getting assisted passages to that Colony. # Timabu, February 10. Two trains a day each way are now running betwet-u Christchurcb and Timaiu, and a large number of passeng rs travel constantly. The Landing Company have reduced their charge 3 from 9s to 5s per t n; wool, Is per b.ile. The additions to the Pet and Te!egraph office are completed at a cost of 11,000. Auckland, February 11. Confirmatory information from Wakato states that Wyna d, the Ep om murderer, reach-d Kuiti, and that he there a-*e:t>d his intention of going to Tuhua, thence to Wanganui or Wellington. Two prospectors, n med Bany and Albert tValder, proceed to prospect the Tuhui district, under sanction of the Provincial Government.

A fire last n'ght in High street des'royed one of Mr Porter's stores, which was insured m the Koyal for 1500, and n other offices for LI, 000. Three other small bu ldinga in Vulcan line, be'onginging to Me'bourne and Wellington pe pie, and occupied byCampbeU, a shoemaker, M'Mi lan, a blacksmith, and Skinner, a carpenter, wera also destroyed. All the occupants of these were uninsured.