THE PROVINCES.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 42, 18 July 1874, Page 3

THE PROVINCES.

OTAGO. The Oamaru correspondent of the “ Daily Times” telegraphs on the 13th—“ News came this morning from Otepopo that Dr Haines had attempted to commit suicide bycutting his throat. He is still alive.” : At a meeting of the Otago Institute Capt. Hutton mentioned, concerning exhibits on the table, that they were portions of three whales, each of which was new to the Fauna of New Zealand, and had been got in Otago within the past nine months. He wished to point out the importance of having a good working Museum in Dunedin, as the Otago Museum was the most southerly situated Museum in the whole world, and therefore the best for securing whatever pertained to high latitudes. Three such additions in nine months was an augury of much more to come. „ . Eapid progress, says the “ Daily News, is being made with the reclamation works m the harbour. The enormous watcrhole that recently existed between Messrs Driver, Stewart Sc Go’s store and the railway station has almost disappeared, the steam-engine having conveyed a considerable quantity of earth for the purpose.

The “ Daily Times” says, —An almost complete skeleton of a moa, in an excellent state of preservation, has been presented to the Museum by Mr James Stevenson, of Waitaki. It was found in a cave there, and the only missing portion is the head and a part of the neck. Unfortunately, through the little space left, the skeleton cannot be exhibited for some time to come. By the Caroline, which arrived on Sunday, a number of birds and skins of tigers and other wild animals have arrived from the Paris Museum, being the first foreign exchanges received, our own Museum having forwarded a collection of Crustacea for them. The movement for the establishment of the Dunedin Sailors’ Home is progressing. At a meeting held a few days ago, it was stated that large subscriptions have been collected among captains of ships at Port, they having also expressed their intention of bringing the matter before the notice of various shipping companies, whose assistance would be valuable. Mr Martin said £2lO had passed through his hands for the object, and the secretary said he had a number of promises from various parties, whose contributions would no doubt be very good. Mr Oargill had presented £SOO, Messrs G. G. Russell £SOO, and the Harbor and New Zealand Shipping Companies were likewise going to subscribe.