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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1248, 30 July 1872, Page 2

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[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, July 29. Sailed— Alhambra, for Nelson. The first sod of the Hutt Railway will be turned by the Governor on the Ist August. New quarantine buildings are to be erected at the station. The Roman Catholics are about to build new residences for the bishop and clergy. A man named Sim was drowned at_the Hutt on Saturday night. Lyttelton, July 29. Sailed — Garibaldi and Isabella, for Greymouth. Auckland, July 29. The annual meeting of the Thames Quartz Mining Company shows receipts L70,17i, dividends paid L 54,000, equal to 180s per share. The electors will in future be annually elected ; they were formerly permanent. The country districts have protested against the Highways Board Impowering Act, as it is that half of them would soon cease to exist if the Assembly does not alter clause six. The people are williug to rate themselves heavily, but they have not the power. Dunedin, July 29. A Congress of Pastoral Societies met on Saturday, and agreed to form a General Association and hold a Provincial Show. • The Hydra, from Newcastle to Otago, coal laden, foundered oh the 24th, fifteen miles south of We3t Cape. Her distress signals attracted the attention of the Ottawa, bound to Timaru, which rescued the captain and crew. The Ottawa was towed in to Otago heads, and was relieved by the Beautiful Star, inward bound, by which the crew was brought to Dunedin. The cargo was consigned to G. S. Brodrick, Dunedin, and was insured for LI2OO, and the vessel for LIOOO, both in the New Zealand Company. Chhtstchukch, July 29. I In the polling, to-day, for one city seat in the Provincial Council, S. P. Andrews, a working man, got 344 votes j Cracroft Wilson, X.C.8., 300. Mr Wynn Williams will oppose J. C. Wilson for Heathcote for the seat in the General Assembly. Mr Williams was formerly opposed to the. Ministry, but will support them now. Mr John Hall joined because he think

it better to chance public works being carried out judiciously and equitably. John Henry Murphy, rnnholder, died from the effects of a fall during a recent paper hunt at Christchurch. Wellington, July 29. A meeting of -Superintendents and Provincial officers, sitting in the Assembly, has been held. All the Superintendents except Mr Ormond were present. A programme was drawn up and submitted to the Government, with the intirration that it would be insisted on. The chief feature of this demand is that the Superintendent appoint Government agents to carry on the Public Works under the powers of delegation provided by the Public Works Act, and that the Resident Minister for the Middle Island be abolished. The Ministry, it is. understood, will not accept these terms, or consent to entrust the delegated powers to all Superintendents, although willing to retain the discretionary power do so when advisable. The Cabinet is now considering its reply. If the Provincial party insist and defeat the Ministiy, the latter will probably ask for a dissolution. The Independent's London correspondent writes that on the 12th of April Colonel Fielding's Emigrant and Colonists Aid Corporation had only 1205 of % its 250,000 LI- shares taken up, and that only L 1240 of calls' had been paid. Auckland, July 29. , The Provincial Surgeon, by order of the Provincial Executive, examined the children alleged to be suffering from variola at Newton, and reports that both are perfectly well, and there is no appearance of sraal!-pox.