TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4359, 10 March 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Pat Press Agency.] ' .Auckland, Tuesday. The Cyphrenes proceeded to Sydney at 8.30 this morning. The schooner Tawera is insured in the New Zealand Company for £BOO. Mr. Delmore, a saloon passenger by the Cyphrenes, jumped overboard during the passage. A boat was promptly lowered, and he was rescued. : : The highest scorer in the district firing is Kelly, with seventy-two points. .! V . The nomination for the Superintendency is fixed for the 22nd instant. ; Dunedin, Tuesday. The second half-yearly meeting of the Standard Insurance Company was held yesterday.: The net balance of £2927 16s. was placed to: credit account, at the suggestion of the directors, who recommended that no dividend be declared at present! The Times, referring to Sir George Grey’s manifesto, says :—“On the proposed abolition of the provinces 'lie speaks like’a statesman, and we are 'mistaken if the .country will not cordially endorse his views.” 1 The Arrow correspondent of the' Star ’ telegraphs that a quartz-reef has been discovered between Rogers's Gully and the Twelve-mile, by Hall and McNulty. .Good specimens of quartz, not showing gold,: assay 2Jozs. to the ton. A prospecting claim has been applied for. . - "Christchurch, .Tuesday. The , cab difficulty does not appear to be settled after all, as the, cabmen say that although they have ; taken- out licenses' they intend to ply for hire under their own scale ‘of fares, and not the one included ,■ in the by-law. The whole quarrel-rested on the question of fares, and the City Council intends to adhere to those provided for,in their by-law.' Last night Miss May Howard 'had a crowded house at her benefit at the theatre.' , The Rev. Charles Clark gave his first lecture last night.! ' The hall was densely crowded. ■ , : The Girard-; troupe . leave . for: the North- today. ...liuey ■ ! ■ ■ -.c Yesterday Justice Gresson was elected Pre- . sident of, the Board of Governors : ,of Canterbury.Gollege, vice, Justice Williams, resigned. The Rifle .Association’s: prize : meeting 1 is fixed for Easter Monday and Tuesday. The Goveriimeht grain statistics .liave’jiisi been issped. ,The following are the-totals for the whole province (if holdings', 2928. Land broken-up not under Crop, 59,017 . .acres. ’Number' of acres in : wheat, 69,8-i7|. ''Estimated yield, 1,827,795 ' bushels. - In-oats, 38687 acres, yield 63,823 bushels! In barley, 8006 J acres, yield 230,369 bushels. Under hay,.. 10,701J--aorea, ...yield. 12,917 J- tons;—ln permanent artificial grasses,,-299,262J- acres. Under .potatoes, 2343 J acres, yield 13,252 J tons. - Other crops, 28,153} acres. ,Ltttelton, Tuesday. : : The New-Zealand , Shipping Company’s ship Waitangi, has cleared for London with 5108 bales of wool, 1274 sacks of wheat, and 1290 packages of sundries, ; The, cargo de valued at £100,500. The Taranaki tows her to sea, and proceeds on to the North at 4 p.m. Pout Chalmbbs, Tuesday. Arrived : Mallowdale, from London, 18th December. She brings 2500 tons of cargo, and 111 long-woolled Lincoln sheep, several of which are prize-takers., - O amaru, Tuesday. Hurdle Race.—Banjo walked over. Maiden Plate.—Sir William, Ist ; Rambleaway, 2nd. Handicap.—Exile, Ist; Unknown, 2nd. Members’ Plate.—Medora, Ist; Exile, 2nd. Butchers’ Race.—Little Nell, Ist ; Sir Dandy, 2nd. . Consolation. Unknown, Ist ; Blackbird, 2nd. Mr. Steward, M.H.R., was returned to-day, unopposed, to the Provincial Council, for the seat vacated by Dr. Webster, for Oamaru country district. ENGLISH NEWS. Auckland, Tuesday. The following is a complete list of immigrant ships despatched by the Agent-General during December:—Wellington, for Otago, 184 immigrants; BaronAberdareforAuckland, 164; Frits Reuter, from Hamburg for Hawke's Bay, 440; Dallam Tower, for Wellington, 265 ; Pern Glen, for Auckland, 179; William Davie, for Otago, 170; Tintern Abbey, for Timaru, 318; Glasgow, for Otago, 130. Total, 2170. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency’s Circular, of 12tU January, reports:— “ The total arrival of wool to 23rd December was 50,793 bales. A trial of the market for new wools of Victorian clip was made during the November and December series, by offering 1500 bales. Greasy realised full values, purchases doubtless being made on foreign account, with a view of testing the normal kindred supplies available during the opening sales of the present year. Preserved meats in firm demand; mutton, slightly declined; beef, firm. New Zealand flax dropped £5 at the close of the year; , sales of 40 bales at £2O, and the balance was withdrawn. Large arrivals of hemp give no prospect of improvement.”