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Grey River Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2123, 29 May 1875, Page 2

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Nelson, May 28. Mr N. Edwards is appointed by the Superintendent, and Mr Wastney by the Council, as members of the Waste Lands Board. The Council confined itself last night to the Estimates, which passed to the end with two or three unimportant changes. Wellington, May 28. The Luna arrived from Pictori at 7 p.m. with his Excellency and suite. The members of the Choral Society present an address to the Hon. Judge Johnston at the Court House, to-morrow. Patea, May 28. ■ Wm. Dale reports having held sales of store cattle at Hawera and Mautahi. The weather was very inclement, but buyers were numerous, aad all yarded were sold. Store steer, 2yrs old, L 6 15s ; cows, L 6; mixed lots, steers and heifers, 2yrs old, in poor condition, L 4 7s 6d; mixed lot, average 21 months old, L 4 7s 6d. Attckland, May 28.

The Star's London shipping letter states that shipping is dull, but dead weight comes in freely. The Government is shipping 9000 tons of railway iron to New Zealand. The Shipping Company is removing into new and commodious offices in London, and intend building two new ships of one thousand tons. The Cospatrick's loss frightened immigrants. The New Zealand Government have Bince prohibited captains from taking their wives on voyages.

The Woodlark which left here on the 30th for Ofcago was run into by a French barque in the Channel, and lost her jibboom. She is now in Falmouth repairing, and is expected to leave on the Bth. The following vessels have cleared for New Zealand since the departure of the Suez mail .-—Orient, for Canterbury, 29th March, with 26 steerage passengers; cabin, Messrs Iddinell, Cameron, and Baiter, and 8 prize bulls for Russell. Woodlark, for Otago, on 29th March, with 17 second caoin and steerage passengers ; chief cabin — Messrs Bothamby, Aaron, and Campbell, William Treig ; and 2 prize bulls for Mr T. Russell, of the Bank of

New Zealand. The Collingwood, for Wellington, 7th April, with 230 adult Government immigrants. The Star o£ China, for Canterbury, on 10th April, with 200 adult immigrants. Fletcher, for Auckland, on 10th April, with 2 prize bulls for Mr Russell, of the Bank of New Zealand, Auckland.

The Steam Packet Company, meeting to-day, declared a dividend of two per cent. W, G. Maitland, of Otago, has leased a run of 36,000 acres in Poverty Bay, from the Natives, and intends to stock it and forthwith live there. The Mikado sailed at noon with eighteen saloon passengers from Auckland.