TELEGRAPHIO ITEMS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1228, 22 January 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIO ITEMS.

We extract tlie following from the Wellington-Evening Post of Saturday last:— AUCKLAND. (Via Nelson), 18th January. An influential deputation has waited on the Hon. Mr Ormond, to urge an extension of the Raipara Railway to Auckland. Mr Ormond requested to be furnished with statistics of the probable trade on the line, and promised to have it surveyed. The City of Auckland has sailed for London with a cargo valued at £44,245. The quantity of wool was 445,310f1)5. Tliere was no flax. Flour is firmer—Canterbury, £l2 to £U. The share market is dull—Caledonians, £4l ; Thames, <£U ; Tookey, £l6; Aiburnia, 82s Gel; Tokatea, 85s. BLENHEIM. 19 th January. A terrific conflagration has occurred on the runs. The whole country between the Awatere and Flaxbourne has been burned, and sheep roasted in mobs. All the fences and feed are destroyed. The tire is still raging, and is spreading behind Richmond and Stafford's runs The Cape run has been burned. About 20 miles of country, near the Scarborough homestead, was saved with difficulty. Such a fire was never known here before.

PTTNEDIN. 20tli January. The stables of the White Horse Hotel, Tokomaiiiro, were burnt down yesterday. The loss is ,£6OO, of which only .£2OO is covered by insurance. The Opera Company opened last night, in 11 Trovatore, to a capital house.

OITRTSTOHUHCH. 19th January. The weather continues very hot, and the drought is so protracted that the crops ha- e been seriously injured. The drought is protracted that the crops grass feed has all been burned up.