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[4NGIO-AUSTJIALL.N PRESS TELEGRAPH A(ENCY.] 4 THE CANTERBURY RACES. Christchurch, Nov. 14. Christchurch Plate, of 150 soys, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soys. Weight for age. Winner of Canterbury Cup 71b extra. Distance, Two miles. Lurhne ... 1 Kakapo ... ... ... \.. 2 Templeton ... 3 Papapa and B.evoke colt also ran. Lurline was the favorite, even on Kakapo. Lurline won as she liked by five lengths. Time, 3min 44sec. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 50 soys, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soys. Two miles. Eight hurdles. O'Brien's Sir Tatton ... ... 1 Luna's Alice Grey 2 Campbell's Exile 3
Selling Rage, of 40-sovs, one mile. StudhoUe's Wee Lad (£SO) ... 1 Richardson's Awatea (^SO) ... 2 Hutchison's Malabar (£3O) ... 3 Webb's Ada colt (^75), and Gillett's Brogden (£so)^ w,ejs scratched. v Malabar^.was the favorite at evens. Wee Lad ledrall the, way, and won easily. Time, lmin 53sec.
At the agricultural dinner, last night, 170 persons were present. The Governor, in replying to his healthy spoke highly of the Exhibition, and of the great progress; of the Colony. He said he would do his utmost to preserve good relations and connections with the mother couutry. Yogel, in replying to the toast of the Ministry, said that railways were the great modern road, and payment of interest on outlay should not be regarded absolutely necessary by a Government desirous of opening up a country. The ball afterwards was opened by the Governor and Mrs Rolleston.
Napier, Nov. 34,
In consequence of the scarcity of labor no tenders were sent in for supplying 300,000 ft of timber for the Waipukurau line.
The Provincial Government have arranged with Brogden for the use of the Port railway, for the purpose of land reclamation.
Dunedin, Nov. 14. Another seam of coal, 14ft thick, has been struck at Cromwell.
A preliminary meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of yet another insurance company was held last night, but adjourned ; no business was done.
A thousand young salmon have been successfully distributed in various rivers down South.
A grasshopper plague is expected at Tuapeka.
Latest commercial — The fat cattle market fully supplied, prime quality 30s to 325; store cows, from $3 to L 4; bullocks, from Lsto L 6. Prime samples wheat, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; medium do, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; inferior do, 4s to 5s ; prime milling flour, 4s 3d to 4s 6d.
At a meeting of the Waste Lands Board the question of destruction of forests was brought before the notice of the Commissioners.
A new industry, that of weaving stockings, drawers, &c, has been started here.
Auckland, Nov. 14. ; The carpenters have resolved to demand 9s per day.
Both the morning papers condemn the system of allotment of shares in the National Insurance Company, as compared with the South British.
Wellington, Nov. 14.
It is reported that a public banquet is to; be given to the Superintendent and Mr Bunny by all classes as a testimony of the high admiration entertained of their abilities.
A contract has been accepted for reclaiming two-and-a-half acres of land at the price of L 3200 for the building of the new Governmentvoffices.
Painters demand an increase of wages.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1648, 15 November 1873, Page 2
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