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| ANGLO- AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH t AGENCY.] \ Wellington, Feb. 20. 1 The Government have received information by telegraph from Borne that , L 500,000 of the unguaranteed four and a t half debentures; without sinking fund, • have been sold at L9B ; also that L 200,000 : of the debentures guaranteed by the Im--5 perial Government, have been sild at L 3 I premium. ' The following ships Bailed during Jan. 1 (The names are in some cases so incorrect ' in the telegram that they can only be r guessed) :— The Annette, for Auckland,. • 300 souls \ Navvie, for Bluff, 300,; Asia, I for Otago, 'soo ; Penningtbn and another, . for Wellington, 660 ; Tarinaand another, for Canterbury, 606 souls. J The screw-steamship Atrato was to sail , on 6th February for Otago and Canteri bury direct, with 700 souls. Three were [ to sail during February, 6000 tons (query, . of shipping in all). A large quantity of 1 railway plant was to be despatched during \ February, including three locomotives , aud six carriages, s Christchurch, Feb. 20. • There have been large sales of wheat ; I no oats are offering ; barley, 4s to 4s 6d ; r butter, scarco at 9£d to lOd ; hams and - bacon, Ui. , . Blenheiat, Feb. 20. ; The Suporintendency election —Mr Seymour, 405; Mr Bailie, 217. Two re. 1 turns are. not yet in, which are expected to slightly increase Seymour. Auckland, Feb. 20. An influential deputation waited upon '. Mr Yogel to urge the construction of the Thames and Waikato railway, and ad--1 duced statistics showing the population, the amount of cultivable land contiguous, and probable traffic. Mr Vogel's personal opinion was strongly unfavorable, but he promised to bring the matter before the Cabinet. He thought quite sufficient work was proceeding for the labor available, and that the Thames passengera had ample communication with Waikatq. ' A committee is. forming to entertain. M?Y°gel at a banquet, " ■"■:■■■■ ; Dunedin, Feb; 20. Mr Haggitt and Mr Olliver are spoken of as candidates for the seat in the House of Representatives in place of Mr Bathgate, who is said to be about to resign.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1732, 21 February 1874, Page 2
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