TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Auckland, Wednesday. Mr. F. J. Moss wag elected without opposition ns member for Parnell to-day. Taupo, Wednesday. There were three smart shocks of earthquake felt hero to-day. These shocks are becoming very frequent of late. Pate a, Wednesday. The natives occupying the Waimate Plains, under Ti'okowaru, have harvested over fifteen hundred, sacks of cocksfoot grass seed, for which quite £OOOO have been obtained. Titokowaru and bis followers have been working hard ail the season, but the price they obtained has made them somewhat bounceable as to the ownership of the plains. They, however, received European pm chasers most graciously, and it is thought that this intercourse and trading will have a beneficial effect. Mr. Taplin, of Patea, was the most successful purchaser. Blenheim, Wednesday. At the races there was au unusually large attendance. Hurdle Race : Grey Momus, 1 ; Septimus, 2. Maiden Plate : Redwood’s Flirtation, 1 ; Redwood's Omaha, 2. Cup : Redwood’s Rata, 1 ; Manmnia, 2 ; Treason, 3. Sapling Stakes : Redwood's Araminta, 1 ; Raupo, 2 ; Blue Peter, 3. Shearers* Purse : Riley’s Half-caste, 1 ; Phoebe, 2. The winner was sold to Mr. Bolton for £ls after the race. On ursTCii uucii, Wednesday. Roth the Times and the Press deplore the election of Mr. Barton to the Assembly, and say it will bo a bad thing for the country in general, and Wellington in particular. At a meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company yesterday, the resolution passed at a previous meeting to borrow money on debentures was confirmed. Twenty schemes have been submitted for the Christchurch water supply. A railway fire brigade is about to be established. At a largely-attended meeting at Rangiora yesterday a resolution was passed condemning the system of mixed schools.
Westport, Wednesday. Sir George Grey and party landed here at half-past nine this morning. There was but a small concourse of people, and not a single cheer or hat was raised. Eeefton. Wednesday. 450 tons of quartz from the Welcome Company’s mine at Boatman’s Creek yielded 1432 ounces of gold. The crushing is still going
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5276, 21 February 1878, Page 2
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