TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4899, 4 December 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PEE PBES3 AGENCY.) Auckland, Saturday. The proprietors-of the Auckland .papers have resolved not to republish from the Gazette notifications respecting the Auckland provincial district or telegrams relating thereto, in consequence of the Government declining their tenders, Which were sent in at ordinary advertising'scales. The charge of indecent assault against Thomas Kingham broke down. The prisoner was convicted of common assault, and fined £3. Feildiso, Saturday, Much- indignation is excited here by the publication of a very unequal’ distribution of members for the Manawatu County Council. At a special meeting of the Manchester , High? way Board; held at;Feilding to-day (Saturday), it was decided to draw up a protest, addressed to the Colonial Secretary;, against the unequal and unjust distribution- of members for the Manawatu County Council; because the'ridings in which. Palmerston and ; Foxton are situated- return two- members each, while the ridings of Manchester return only one member, although, it has a larger ..area and larger population than- either; and has doing the last four years paid a third of 'the whole rates of the district now proclaimed a county. The feeling excited here by allowing only a ninth of the representation in the Council to a riding paying a third of the county rates, is likely to cause trouble in the county administration. - Geeytown,- Saturday.: An indignation meeting ’is to-be held on ' Monday re members of the Wairarapa West riding. • The Hon. Mr. Waterhouse, will attend, and a deputation' to the- Government will be appointed. TheGreytown riding has double; the population- 'and rateable property of the Featherston riding,, yet the first has one and the second two councillors. ; ■ i ; i Christchurch, Saturday. Mr. Rolleston -has - agreed to hand "the Provincial- Council library over to the Canterbury College, subject to its being-returned -if the proper authorities object to the transaction. - I In firing for the selection of rifle representatives Corporal Walker made 90 .' at the first stage.. ; ' -i The Board: of Governors of-the Canterbury College propose to establish a school of agri- , cultural chemistry, and an experimental farm’ of 300 acres. > - Dunedin, Saturday. • The Otago-Rifle Association matches commence on Thursdays There are prizea'valued '' at£27o. . ! “ Fritz” and “Chilperio” are drawing crowded houses, ;