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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Thursday. The creditors of Lewis Bros, have resolved to vest the estate in trustees. Hokitika, Thursday. At the Supreme Court to-day Wm. Miller, charged with wounding a cow, was acquitted. Hamer pleaded guilty to the other nine charges of embezzlement, and was remanded for sentence until to-morrow. Byan’s trial for murder commeaces on Monday. Christchurch, Thursday. Eeplying to insinuations from various parts of the colony respecting the strictures on Dr. Somerville, the Eev. J. Elmslie made a statement at St. Paul’s, Christchurch, last night, showing that Dr. Somerville was freed, on the application of the Glasgow Evangelistic Association, from the ministerial charge of the Anderston Church, Glasgow, with the special object of devoting himself to evangelistic work in the various part of the world. The Canterbury co-operative stores being a complete failure, tenders are incited for the purchase of the stock. The census returns at Akaroa show that the population in 1874 was (545, and in 18/7, 642. At Lyttelton the last census gave 2974 inhabitants, and the new census shows 3476. The agricultural returns tor South Canterbury, comprising the counties of Waimate and Geraldine, show holdings, 730; land broken up but not under crop, 48,277 acres; in wheat, 54,759 acres; oats, 3226 acres; barley, 2430 acres; hay, 1839 acres; grass, 183,158 acres; potatoes, 676 acres; and other crops, 20,031 acres. At the Selwyn County Council meeting today, it was unanimously agreed to adopt the resolutions passed at the recent conference of the Mayors and Chairmen of County Councils. A letter was read from the Colonial Secretary stating that the whole of the funds accruing in the County of Selwyn, up to June the 30th, would be apportioned to road boards, as though the County Council had brought the whole Act into force! it cannot legally assume control of the funds till July. The Council decided to request the Government to reconsider the apportionment of the funds. : The Board of Governors of Canterbury College to-day decided to enlarge the College building by erecting another wing. The Board appointed Mr. W. E. Ivory, of Australia, master of the model farm. The weather to-day has been tremendously hot. Stephen Maasett gives an entertainment here this evening. , It is reported that the New Guinea expedition has been abandoned. Lawrence, Thursday. The weather for the past few days has been very favorable to harvest operations. In

all directions . re a pets, are busy, and the prospects of the farmers are looking better. If the .weather continues fine for another week or ten .davs, nearly all the crops will.' be' harvested. It is expected that the yield will be up to the average.

At the Blue Spur mining operations are in full swing, nearly all the claims making full time. °

■ Considerable interest is taken in the result of the election of members for the Education Board of Otago. It is considered certain the two local candidates, Bastings and Erear will be elected. ’

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5307, 29 March 1878, Page 4

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Tapeke kupu
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5307, 29 March 1878, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5307, 29 March 1878, Page 4

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