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Local Intelligence.

We understand that large cutting intended to dram the extensive swamp lvinl to the north of Kaiapoi is progressing 4M This swamp which is below high-water level, is being drained by a cdmpanjcconsisting of the awners^f the land, aideU by a small grant from Government.; The drainage is to be effected by means of 8elfo^gfloo?.W t es '■ and wilTopen iip a very vthiable trabt of land. The work is being executed under the superintendence of Mr, Wylde. ' Specimens op Natural History>-.We have much pleasure in drawing attention to the following letter to the Colonial Secretary from Dr. Hpchstetier, who has been, perl mitted toremain for a time^nNew Zealand to prosecute scientific enquiry in this colony in connectiori^with the Austrian expedition, a portion of which lately; visited Auckland: J «™ Ttriu .4uck?and»January 13th, 1859. Sin,-With * view to make my stay in New Zealand as conducive as possible to*4oreSmleS a^uamtauce with.the Natural History KcSun! mation relative to tfielocaHty/roTwS^^ and any other remarks thatvinay be thou K ht lS fu ure reportof the Expedition would enaWe the colonwts to identify them, and to learn all that had been ascertained in reference to them by the united SfSj? in th- **& S . With your permission I would request that such oKM&v^ To the Honorable?^ &3sg£Z~rr~ <Wlf T mg A of, members the Church of Scotland and others, was held at the Court House, Akaroa, on Monday evening Jan. 24, tie Rev. Charles Frazer m the cfiair. The rlt^ at T Bid6l? ble Wth stated his reasons for calling the meeting; he wished o draw the attention of the bommunity to the grant made in the last session of the ProvmciarCouncil for church buildin?purposes; and stated that he was preparecf to double from ..tiiis- I fiind l ..miy...w«£rip4io£: which might be made for the erection of places of worship in the different districts of the province, followihg resolutions, in accordance with the rev. chairman's' susses tions, were carried unanimously •--1 L posed by Mr. Farr, secondedl-by* Mr! Ann°SS7LT**b^ Mp- &■*™£ Mr Jp 9 ,u jT 1,""4' Proposed by L£, and Mf^ohV^'r 01)()Oil"e(1 A snlwnrinS :? ** n ?arker secretary. of hi Sn^ nc^S which leave little doubt an end. The and a yoxmler cl icS lofZTV^ brother

[\ 1 end of jetty behind some trusses of hay, so %i that his brother for aiewiiiainutes lost sig'lit r' | of him. The latter, on going J;o: look for him, ■ #' could not find him, and immediately went v , ; home and informed, his-.mother, who r lost no L^ , time in instituting a search. •, The. seamen of >)% the brig Susanne, which was alongside at the r- I time, had not seen the child fall off, and did I not believe it could have happeried, but they [ had noticed a cap floating in the water, which r I corresponded with .that worn by the little I i k°y- Several neighbours, lent their assistance j to Mrs. Ford to search for the missing child, vJ>| -*and the water found the jetty was dragged,' but without: success, and., since that time I nothing has transpired - either to confirm or »^ relieve the fears entertained. The .unfortunate boy. was about ten years of age, and j was the eldest • son of Mr. Augustus Ford, :i I draper, of Canterbury-street, in this town. It has been intimated by those who have '{\ the direction 6f the matter that a sum of j £800 will be' available from the late grant J of Council for appropriation... to; Lyttelton \ church, but no official communication has t, been yet received to this effect.. As soon" as [ , this information shall be confirmed, thie.com--1 mittee appointed for t»e building will proceed } with the lauty entrusted tothem of' adapting the designiand material of the, edifice to the \ sum which :«an be calculated, upon'for its erection. A few .hundreds- only will probably J ';■ have to be raised by public; contribution to ' t enable the .design to be carried, but as origi.v\ nallyproposed. * ,:,,;: \ a l*i A Sixth Bishop porl^ew Zealand.--|l' We extract;the following'from the letter'of [ | the correspondent of the {Melbourne Argus': fe "It• is -currently -stated^ and < apparently with I truth, that a wealthy lady has consented to provide ** the endo.winent for another • hew bishopric in New V 1 1 Zealand, making six in that colony; and that the \ 1 1 Rev. John Coleridge Pattesqn, M.AiV Fellow of I I* t Merton Gol%ej Oxford, will ibe the first .bishop. ? £ The reverend gentleman, who is a son-of Sir John j! f Patteson, andra nep.heTy;.of ;Sir j; T.r Coleridge,.ex--11 £ { fudges of the Court of Queen's Bench, 'graduated | i i in 1848, when he was second class iv classics," r h . ■ .. ..

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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 652, 5 February 1859, Page 4

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Local Intelligence. Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 652, 5 February 1859, Page 4

Local Intelligence. Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 652, 5 February 1859, Page 4

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