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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1631, 24 November 1874, Page 438

Larrikinism is rife in Dunedin. In one week five boys were charged with larceny. At a meeting of the Wellington Cricket Club, it has been decided that a team should visit Napier during the Christmas holidays. At the re-opening of the Church of St Benedict, Cambridge, lately, the Bishop of Ely made a speech, in the course of which he stated that 3,520 new churches had been built in England within the last thtrty years. Nearly all the old parish churches had been restored. He spoke of the revival of the Church during that period as forming a most important epoch in its history.

The Grahamstown Star of the 19th inst. states that from a private letter received from Ohinernuri, it learns that all the money question in reference to the Ohinernuri purchase has been arranged, Te Moananui, who has been foremost in obstruction, lately withdrew opposition. A great talk commences to-day. It is expected to last a week. The principal business to settle will be the allocation of purchase-money for different lands on account of which money has been paid. Should the talk be ever so successful, it will take a month to arrange the boundaries and reserves. The presence of miners and storekeepers is deprecated as being likely to retard the opening of the country.