LATEST TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1178, 8 May 1872, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[per gbevilles telegraph company, : better's agents.] , . .... .-....; .;.■;.. .. Wellington, May 7. The Provincial Government have sold the Wanganui bridge to the Wanganui Corporation for L2o,ooo.:j , ''. ; [[■] It is understood the dispute between the Government and Messrs Brogden, respecting the general conditions of/contracts, are settled, the Judges of the Supreme Court to be arbitrators in matters disputed. The workingplans of the following lines have been placed. in the hands of Brogden :— The Picton and Blenheim, Mataura arid Invercargill. The Napier and Pakipaki line, Wellington and Upper Hutt, will behande| over when Brogden arrives in Wellington. The plans of the' Dunedin and Clutba line are completed, but are delayed handing over in consequence of the absence of Mr Blair, Messes Brogden's engineer. The Greymouth and Brunner line of surveys will be ready ma few days. Working plans of Auckland and Mercer lines are handed over to Brogden. The Government will despatch the Albion or Tararua with outward mails to catch the Suez mail, leaving Melbourne on the 26th. It isunderstood that there ia a probability of > the City of Melbournej-on arrival at Auckland; bein| despatched to Honolulu. .:'"'"• ,- The Tuapeka and Beaumont Water-race Company applied to the General Government for aid to the extent of L2OOO. Thtf application will probably be granted. v DoijEMfNJ May. 7. Judge Chapman presented iMttsCargill with a" handsome piece of plate, on the occasion of leaving for England. - Mr Macandrew addressed ; his . constitunents, and received a vote of confidence. •••''•*■ : ;

_ Shires Bill taken in committee. A pro-, posal to make ladies eligible was negatived by 15 to 13. . ... Charleston, May 7, A miner, named Devine, has been found dead in bed at Brighton. - ■■"•" . . ':•. : . -;.•; -NBisoN^May 7. The wreck of the Ocean Bird has been towed in. She carried away mwt'on thj> bar, and has since righted. Nobodies were found aboard. -:•"■■• Hokitika, May 7; : A crowded meeting was held last night in the Town Hall! in re the construction! of a road hence to Reefton; A resolution was danied^iharihiEi'GoverM^i'flHould'" be meinoralised^ to recommend General Assembly to appropriate from the Loan Fund a sum sufficient to construct a road from the thirty-second mile-post on the Christchurch road, , x through.. Bell Hill; joining Reefton road to Ahaura at Napoleon's. The co-operation of the Canterbury Gk>veram6ntj with memorJalistsVtb b> Bought. ' ■■• : - ■•'■"■■•■•^ ••■ ■■'■:' ••