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Evening Star, Issue 4057, 26 February 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

ai ... Gketmouth, February 25 At a public meeting held last night, rcthe harbor works great dissatisfaction was expressed tokihg work. A deputation, consisting of f^M 8 KeQned y a r d Woodhouse, M.H.R.» 3 W?ri Bnd Smith » ex-Mayor, will proceed themtto?. ton t ° mtetvieW the Govei -nor about ,08 5 off the on theXOth ssLtafci- wm »

Orl^T 3 ® us E ect «d of double voting at. the Orakura Jtoad Board elections. ATr Tr;>-»-gerald, R.M., dismissed three, and the others were abandoned. The cases show serious defects b the regulations of the Election Act, by not mak.ng the Returning Officer reoord the TwS n \ C0 ’' n -??P uty (James Francis recoFectficT nothing. The Crown Pro cutor said that be must abandon the cases in wmsedjuence of impenetrable stolidity of Byrne mid of ,• Martin,, a scrutineer for MrcV.i Houlahan, but, there was not the -slfeLtea't doubt . double vo ting had taken place'evty? sively m the district. *aten-

A sort-boat, schooner Sarah and Mary, was swamped in the roadstead this morning, two boatmen, James .Bain and jDaniel Anderson beine drowned, The sleepers being heavy th e’ timber wonld not support them. One S them not ftsaiar* ca " ght lioM ot the ,otW “" j

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Messrs Reed and Brett have dissolved partnership. The latter keeps the ‘Star’ and the former takes the Dunedin * News.’ Dr PoHen is ill.

_Beliable intelligence has been received that Winata, the Epsom murderer, has reached the King country. ' , Lydia Howard Operetta Company opened last night.

Timahu, February 26. :Ab one of the boats from the George street service was putting off to one of the steamers in the roadstead, this morning, it got swamped and two men were drowned. The weather has been very unsettled .during the push week, and the steamers have in consequence been unable to discharge their cargoes. , . Qoeenstown, February 26, The first death here from typhoid fever has occurred, the victim being a young lad named Cowan, who craved a year ago. The other patients are recovering. Great dissatisfaction exists at the non-repair of the road to the Skipper’s Beefs, to which it is now impossible to transport stampers, work was promisend to be executed months .ago. ■lhe.machines are liable to stoppage. Mr Manders’s supporters propose to present him with a testimonial. The general public desire to join in the movement, which will probably prove a handsome affair. • Entries for the regatta from Invercargill and Riverton are.very probable. It promises to be ,ai great success. Horse-racing is dead this year. Quartz discoveries daily made known receive but little attention.