CHRISTCHURCH.
Wednesday. Sparrows are committing sad havoc amongst the grain crop. One farmer asserts that 80 acres^ of barley on hisfarm are almost totally destroyed by, them. The City ' Council have . decided ta asphalte all the footpaths m the city half width, at a cost of £13,000. The owners of property areto contribute 20s per chain towards it. Twenty, applica^Y tions for the renewal of cab lic§rij^J were refused on tibe. grounds of nujSi^P' duct, principally m relation to brothels. Many cabmen were said to be practjfe* ally m the service of prostitutes, andxfiV Corporation determined to put a stop to this. The City Council have decided to apply to the Government for ah endowment of 2,000 acres of land. ' Friday. At the Interprovincial Cricket Match, Canterbury beat Otago by 150 runs.' Trade is dull. The N. Z. Wesleyan Conference assembled at Durham-street, Christchurch, last night, when : the Rev. W. Kirk, of Auckland, was elected President. The Eev. A. Reid, the retiring President, delivered a very able address.
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 27, 20 January 1877, Page 2
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