NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1554, 11 February 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

I PER PRESS AGENCY ] Auckland, February 11. Work on the new railway station will be commenced immediately. Mr Goldie has telegraphed that he will be a candidate for the City West if no other secularist in education comes forward, but would not stand to split the votes. Comp'aints are being made of the quality and taste of the w-ner from the city surply. The Royal Commission on higher education has commenced i's se sion here. They intend to enquire into the -tate of educational trusts, which have V-een much abuse i. An accident occurred on the Whau section of the Kaipira raihviv. c ntract. Several trucks were smashed and brakes destroyed. No one was hurt. Wellington, February 11. A telegram has been received by the .-ecretary to the KxeeutiveCo nmittpe of the Sydney Kxhibition, stating that full information will shortly be published and forwarded to the New Zealand Commissioners, and ad ing that at any rate plenty of space is reserved for N«w Zf aland. Promises by exhibitors are coming in from all parts of the colony he official report of the city valuation shows that the valuation for the vcar is .£241,836, as against J3207,C05 for "last year. The number of rateable properties is 5177. bein/ (187 over last year. The number of dwelling houses is 3629, as against 333 J. enumerated for last year. There arc 183 streets in the city, with a nnlenge of thirtyseven miles. Calculated upon the basis of six persons to each house, the population is put down at twenty-two thousand, irrespective of those occupying non-rateable residences, such as gaols, hospitals, asylums, &c., or ships in harbor. [from our own correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, February 11. The first instalment of 700 sheep was delivered by traiu at the Edendale station from the Levels station, Canterbury, where they were starving owing to the late drought. The fine steamer Mountaineer, over 100 tons, will bo launched in Lake Wakatipu to-day.