YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1216, 26 January 1878, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [BBUTBB'B SPECIAL TKLKGKAMB TO THB PBESB AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Rninstatement of Officials in Victoria Sydney, January 25. Brandies unchanged. Kerosene, Is "lOid to Hid. Rice unchanged. Tobacco, sugar, New Zealand wheat and oats, unchanged. Belmont sperms, 9|d to 9£d. Adelaide flour, £l4 ss. Wheat, no buyers. Melbourne, January 24. All the Judges of the County, Mines, and Insolvency Courts, and the Chairmen of General Sessions, except four, have been reinstated. Eighty-five further removals in various departments have been gazetted today. INTERPROVINOIAL. [PEB PBESS AGENCY.] Mastebton, January 25. Sir George Grey and party arrived this afternoon. About 150 Europeans and a considerable number of Maoris were present. Addresses in English and Maori were presented. Several deputations are to wait on the Premier during the afternoon. NAi'iEß, January 25.

The opening of the extension of the Napier line to Kopua to-day was made the occasion of a general holiday in Napier. All the Bants and places of business were closed. An excursion train, at five shillings return ticket, took a very large nnmber of passengers. It consisted of twenty-two carriages, which were quite filled.

Wellington, January 25

At the Wesleyan Conference to-day it was stated that the total amount expended during the year in the erection of new Wesleyan churches was £6678; parsonages, £2866; schools, £I2BO. Fourteen new sites for church purposes have been procured. It is proposed to erect eight new churches as soon as possible. The registrar reports the value of connexional church property to be £113,984. The income for the supernumerary and ministers' widows' fund for the year was £730; the contingent fund, £363. The ship Mataura sailed for London to-day. Her cargo, wool, tallow, and sundries, is valued at £84,369. The last Government " Gazette " contains a notification that the Hon. John Ballance has been appointed Minister to have charge of the Administration of the Naval Training Schools Act.

The railways' working account shows the following as the revenue and expenditure per mile for a twelve-monthly period for the different railways of the colony now open : Kaipara—revenue per mile (in round numbers), £193 ; expenditure, £271. Aucklandrevenue, £427; expenditure, £327. Napier —revenue, £374; expenditure, £302. Wellington—revenue, £649; expenditure, £547. Foxton—revenue, £233 ; expenditure, £247. Wanganui—revenue, £BS; expenditure, £192. New Plymouth—revenue, £IBB ; expenditure, £219. Greymouth—revenue, £715 ; expenditure, £678. Westport—revenue, £102; expenditure, £ll4. Nelson—revenue, £259 ; expenditure, £298. Pioton—revenue, £232; expenditure, £284. Christchurch—revenue, £604; expenditure, £491. Dunedin revenue £987; expenditure, £846. Inver cargill—revenue, £285 ; expenditure, £239 The results of the Westport and Wanganui lines are considered abnormal, neither line yet doing its proper traffic, and in the following lines the revenue from wharves is not included:—Auckland, Kaipara, Foxton, New Plymouth, Greymouth, Picton, Westport. Mr Travers, to-day, sent in his resignation to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Invebcaegiii, January 25. The Hon. Mr L irnach returned to Invercargill this afternoon, and received several deputations on local matters. A Muff Cricket Match was played this afternoon in aid of the funds of the newly established Benevolent Institution. Messrs Larnach, Carruthers, Blair, Conyers, and a number of the leading men of Invercargill, took part in the game, which was most amusing. There were about 400 people present. The banquet was postponed till this evening.