TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5032, 10 May 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Wednesday. Thirteen bakers met last night and determined to maintain the price of the 21b. loaf at fivepenoe. Alexandra, Wednesday. Tawhaio, with his whole family, are still at Kapiti, lie being unwell. 'The party, with Takereiterau from the Thames, arrived here yesterday. 'The late rains have caused the Waipa Eiver to rise rapidly, which will enable produce to come down. Lyttelton, Tuesday. The A.hion Company’s ship Auckland cleared for Loudon to-day, with a full cargo of wheat and 11 passengers. Christchurch, Tuesday. Tamhourini, the well-known racehorse, has been shot. He met with an accident some time ago, and has lately been so bad that Dan O’Brian was compelled to shoot him. Tam- 1 bourini won over thirty races, including the Canterbury Cup and the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap when six years old. The City Council has imported a steam road roller. At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society yesterday it was resolved, —“ That application ne made to the Auckland Society to join in importing 100,000 ova, 50,000 being salmon ova and 50,000 sea trout, and if possible 50,000 brook trout as well.” The discussion on education at the meeting of the Canterbury and Westland Presbytery last night, resulted in favor of urging the Presbyterian Assembly to petition the Government for a religious, but unaectarian, system of national education. Oamard, Wednesday. Tbe Mayor of Oamaru (acting in conjunction with the Mayor of Naseby) has called ft

public meeting of residents of the district, to be held on Wednesday evening next, to take steps to promote the construction of line of railway from Oamaru to ivychurn. ihe project is in great favor with the residents of the district. If carried out, the line will open up the whole of the interior of North Otago. Same of the large landholders say they are prepared to give the land through which the line will pass. There are no engineering difficulties. Balclutha, Wednesday. A strong gale has been blowing for the past two days, accompanied with rain and much cold. The Kaitangata colliers are still on strike. The company is procuring other men. Dunedin, Wednesday. Macandrew has given notice that ho will move, at the next meeting of the University Council, that competitive designs be called for new buildings, to cost £20,000 ; also, that a sum of £IOOO be set aside out of the University funds, for the establishment of scholarships.