TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1505, 13 November 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per jnited press association.) Christchurch, Thursday. The iuterprovinciai dnught match Otago v. Canterbury, was held here yesterday, and resulted as follows :— Canterbury woa 13, Ofcago won 7, draws 18. Several of Otafco's best players were absent . ' DoNiDik, Tniirsday. The Professional Board of tb^e University have reported against the weuring of academical costume by student:: or teachers. ' Invkkoargill, Thursday.. Every' effort is being made to es~tablish the waggon competition with, the Bluff- In veroafgill railway on ai permanent) footing. The merchants have asked the Harbor. Board to provide shed accommodation, arid last , night the Bluff Council accepted a tender of &LSO for metalling oae~,o;f the worst parts of the voad. The ' lnverea gill merchants have enlisted over £100 for repairing other portions, and the County Council are to bo asked to subsidise the same. The proposal ut tho Manager of Kail ways is couriered by tho merchants unsatisfactory. Auckland, Thursday. At a meeting of the I\ew Zealand Native Settlement Company, the/ Uou. D. Pollen presiding, the report; showeil that a land transfer title had. been obtained during the year for " 42,662 acres, valued at ; £14,879,. while other valuable properties had? been gazetted for the issue of titles, at a- 'shore date The expenses of management showed a reduction.; of £1000. The value of the properties stood ati£2ee,9B3, Deliautour, Bachanan, McDonald, Wi Perej, T. Buddie, and hlenare tiuru, wei& elected directpi-g, ; Th.c Chair mitn'sftidl ; the whole business of the directors would be to wind up the Company m the easiost ani best #ay visible. The scQond annual . meetinjj^ of shareholders m i\i&^, Mqs .... fclaiand Froien Meat janid- Storage! Company was held to-day(,v^ Mr' Srtih^lßul) Chairman of I?Jrec'ors,^eslded.i Tha balance was stated at -X5372^ o dividends were declared.. Sir *F Whitaker and" Mr A." Bull were reelected directors. ; The City of., Sydney left for .-San Francisco last evening. She brought from! Sydney. bullion of the value of and took from here for San Francisco 14,7790z. g01d valued. £59,117; also 10,000 soys.