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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 115, 15 May 1874, Page 2

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:; f KiwP^iiH, May 14. Y Arrived t Wellington, from Neleon . She' sails for Manukau at 2 p.m. Ltttelton, May 14. ■■%• The Hudson, for London, bailed tbis morning with a cargo of grain and t 'How valued at £*0,000. '•'.. : y .-.' . --D ttni din May 1 4. I Mr Barr, the engineer appointed to tike the borings of the Otago harbor, reports tbat there..is.n.o. difficulty whatever to prevent .the. dredging of a deepwater channel so as io enable the largest vessels to come to Dunedin. ho rock was met with in any part of tho harbor where, the borings weie made. The Provincial Council has passed a motion affirming ;;. th£ desirability ot" .- securing the services of a competent Mining Engineer. A want of confidence motion h gainst the ■new Executive was moved in the course of lb-day, and the debate is now. proceeding. • Charleston, May 14. • At: 7i30 >last; evening, a very large and beautiful meteor passed over the towi.ship. lt ma;de its appearance from the south-east, and travelled with great velocity, being visible only about twenty seconds. The meteor was lomet-shaped, and left but little trail. It exhibited all the colors of the rainbow, and ■ eventually burst over the sea in exactly the 'same manner as a congrove rocket. The light was so glaring that a momentary panic' existed, many thinking that a firehad broken out. Everything was as visible as in broad daylight. Auckland, May li. H.M.S. Blanche leaves on a cruise to /the 'North shortly. The Macgregor was to leave Kandavau the <?ay after the Mongol. Fears are eoterta.-if d ■ that she encou tered the same gale?. The Tartar, on her first outward voyage, grounded on a coral reef at Yassewas, but got over safely.