LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1921, 2 October 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[anglo-attstralian press telegraph AGENCY.] Christchurch, Oct. 1. Quotations — F. 0.8. at Lyttelton, wheat, 6s to 5s 3d ; oats, 53 6d ; barley, the market is quite bare ; flour, LI 2 10s LI 3 10s ; bran, L 6 ; pollard, L 6 ; sharps, L 7 ; potatoes, L 1 0; cheese, 8d ; grass seed, ss. Wheat and oats continue scarce. Millers have raised the price of flour 10s per ton during the week. The market is cleared of oats. - Oamartt, Oct. 1. A team of three horses and driver, crossing the Waireka yesterday, were all drowned. Mr Collis, an old resident, while crossing a buggy and horse, was saved by clinging to a flax bush. The horse was drowned. Foxton, Oct, 1. Heavy floods all over the West Coast district. The Wanganui and "Wellington coach was unable to travel ; the tramway is damaged, and several feet under water ; large quantities of crops, sheep, and cattle have been destroyed. The rivers are all dangerous, and travelling stopped at various places. Auckland, Oct. 1. A fire at Mr Watts's farm-house, Papatoitoi, destroyed a large two-storey building, insured in the New Zealand office for L6OO, and in the Norwich Union for the same amount. Wellington, Oct. 1. The flood in the Hutt river forced out of position 130 ft long and 14ft high concrete protection wall of the railway, which will have to be rebuilt. Other damage done, confined to a few culverts. Eleven inches of rain fell here last month, being more than double the amount of rain that fell in September last year. New Plymouth, Oct. 1. Major Atkinson addressed his constituents last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. He said the aim of the Ministry was Central Government. He considered that the Provinces of Otapo and Canterbury should not be abolished so long as they continued in such a good financial position as at present. The speech throughout was of a very hopeful character. The weathere here is terrible. Rivers are higher than they have been for years. The surf in the roadstead is fearful, outward communication being completely stopped. Dunedin, Oct. 1. The directors of the Colonial Bank are the Hon. Matthew Holmes, A. W. Morris, W. A. Tolmie, W. O. M. Larnaoh ; John Reid, of Corner Bush, Marton ; Donald Reid, M.H.R.; John Reid, of Elderslie.

The Auditors are M. D. Mears and Edmund Smith. The revenue for the September quarter is L 94,287, against L 70,452 for the corresponding quarter of 1873. The Colonial Bank opened here to-day. Wellington, Oct. 1. Owing to the effect of prolonged bad weather upon the pasture the butchers have experienced great difficulty in getting fat cattle, and have raised the price of meat in consequence.