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Kumara Times, Issue 416, 25 January 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency,! , Ahaura, January 24. William Day, charged with a criminal assault upon a ©laid, was discharged. ! The libel case, 3£6ung v. Jjavery, is not concluded, adjourned till ten tomorrow. January 24 The Hippocampus, Isaac Walton, will be shipped Hawea.. tomorrow. Hippocampus is still favorite, for the Duuedin Cup. Odds against h»m do not exceed four to one. •■-.. %. , The Auckland Timber premises had a narrow escape from tire ' •to-day. The fire originated in the boiler I house, hut was promptly extinguished j by the employees ; ! j F. J. Moss will probably be elected , for Reader Wood's seat. j Private intelligence says : Sir Julius ' Vogel has retired from the directory of i the New Zealand Land and Agency j Company. He promises to serve again ) if he resigns the AgHiu-Gen'eralship.' The Union Sash and Door Company J have declared a dividend of twenty per /cent. % : ' : j | Wjotganul, January "24. | Mr Bryce has addressed his c »usti- | **uents. After xeicmng to various

local matters, he said the Atkinson dbverntnent had been removed from office as a punishment for their sing. When Abolition was. settled, that Government had no principles left, no principles they were not prepared to change to secure their retention of office. They reversed front ,in the Charitable Institutions Bilt» Native Lauds Bill, Woolcock's motion re incidence of taxation, and had violated the principles of responsible ment in taking as colleagues political opponents. Fair play wag. due to any Government which might have succeeded them; and he knew ho reason why it should have beeja denied, to Sir George Grey. Majo? Atkinson had rushed at the Government Benches with unseemly haste, - after -aa urihtfly combiriatipn with members Vrho *Un> days-before hadiurned 1 theft* <rat K of office. Major Atkinson , 'lbsfc^'wa , 4|t of confidence motion by accident, which served him right.' Sir. George Grey's speeches indipated an extreme line of politics whicli his coUeagiles 'might moderate. Hei (Mr Brfce) baft always been a moderate poKticiani arid would not join in a crusade agamßJfc any one class. There were difficulties <befdre the Grey Government,' or. any Governwhich solved the difficult ;>p'rd'bleta of dealing with native.:lanfij*! The financial position of the Colony overshadowed that and every Question. He believed the Colony was rapidly approaching a financial crisis, which would try its resources to the utmost., He had, however, foith that it would come out of the trial in a sounder position than it>waj9 present, and one good result would ne that administrative economy would be M necessity. : . '• • .-.!■.' t A vote of thanks and confidence affsis carried unanimously! J 'ASiitfe*r

LATEST UNPUBLISHED^ Wellington, JanUaryi i2sii • According to the report of! Mr>A>tnes, city valuator, not yet published; >thers are 4390 rateable properties an theJcityi being an increase of 354 over Jast'year. Three thousand three :hundred!Tand thirty-four of thesearedwelling>house8 fc The number of dwellings in she,fcity last year was 2903; oraii incr£asfc,.of 421. There are 29a stores, braveries, offices, and other mercantile premises against 257 last year.i TJe €k>veranienb buildings, churches, schools, police barracks, hospital, >gak -afid college are not included in tffe 'Safe citegi iry. He estimates the population at 20.000, or six persons Id eacfrhocfee, which he considers npt a high average, as hi* frequently found as many ; as/sjree families occupying cottages of fontanel five rooms in consequence of the high rents. By adding the occtpants of public institutions, s\ich-'as r gaoli? and hosp.tals (aliout 500} and the crews of ships in harbor,. ,th« valnator.b'riugs the population up' to 21,000. Mr Travers goes home: He will ba absent about eight months.-. v r J*-,. Iff understood that Mr Pearce will beLa. candidate/or the vacant seat.