TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4144, 2 July 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Press Telegraph Agency.] Auckland, Wednesday. The City Improvement Commissioners’ £50,000 loan has not been floated, only £SOO being applied for at par. Tadranga, Wednesday. There was no Napier mail by the coach yesterday, probably owing to the state of the Napier and Taupo Eoad. The District Engineer shortly proceeds to Grahamstown to commence the survey of the Thames and Tauranga Eoad. Over 500 Maori claimants’ names have been struck off the electoral roll for this district. Grahamstown, Wednesday. The Bright Smile Company’s suit against the Waikaraka mines for drainage contributions was withdrawn in the Warden’s Court this morning, in consequence of arrangements come to with the United Pumping Association. New Plymouth, Wednesday. The mountain road is now open throughout, bridges and culverts only requiring to be completed. ■ • Te Wetere has written to Messrs. Webster Brothers, advising them not to take a steamer into Mokau. He says it is a bad year. Mr. Burton, Immigration Agent, loft yesterday on his way to England. Napier, Wednesday. The Provincial Council is expected to close to-morrow or next day. The Estimates have been passed, appropriating over £BO,OOO for the current financial year. Yesterday afternoon, at tho invitation of Messrs. Brogden, the contractors, there was a railway excursion of members of the Council and their friends to Waitangi and hack. About 150 persona, a largo proportion being ladies, availed themselves of tho opportunity of travelling by rail for the first time in the Province, and, in tho case of some of tho younger ones, for the first time in their lives. A champaguo luncheon was provided. Mr. Dunbar, in proposing tho health of tho Superintendent, who was unavoidably absent, referred to the great services His Honor had rendered to the Province and the Colony in connection with public works. Christchurch, Wednesday. In tho Provincial Council last night, a motion that Sunday trains ho run on the country lines of railway, was negatived by 19 to 12. An opinion was expressed that no necessity exists for Sunday trains except between Christchurch and Port Lyttelton. Notwithstanding the large influx of immigrants, they are finding work pretty readily, but gT-eat difficulty exists from want of house accommodation in the country districts, and the Provincial Council passed a resolution last night requesting the General Government to erect more immigration barracks.

Six Bank of Now Zealand shares were sold at auction yesterday at £l6 12s. 6d. each. Dunedin, Wednesday. Tho 12,000 shares in the now Colonial Bank, which were applied for on Juno 29, makes tho total over 100,000 applied for in Otago alone. Eogular traffic has been commenced on tho Green Island railway.