TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 30 June 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(per press association.)

DTJNEDIK June 29. A most extensive gathering of gentler men connected with mercantile and agricultural pursuits took place to-day at the homestead of Mr. James Sband, West Taieri, for the purpose of inaugurating the opening of an extensive live stock trade with Dunedin. Mr. Donald Reid occupied the chair, and spoke in eulogistic terms of the enterprise shown hy Sir. Shand. Extensive abattoirs of concrete have been built, and there was a splendid show of stall fed cattle. In the course of some of the important speeches made, indication was given that the Bell-Coleinan process of freezing meat would in all probability be veiy shortly taken up in Otago with energy. .June 30. At Weatherstones a child named Martin has been burned to death.

Satisfactory accounts have been received of the shipment of antimony sent to Melbourne from Waipori.

CHKISTCHURCH. June 29. The balance-sheet to be presented at the annual meeting of the Union Insurance Company, on July 6, shows a balance of L 15,658 16s Id. The directors propose to pay L7SOO as a dividend, place LSOOO to the reserve fund, and carry forward L 558 16s Id. June 30. At a public meeting held at Akaroa it was resolved to request Mr. Montgomery to urge on the Government the great necessity for the immediate construction of the seeojid portion of the railway to Little RivjßF. Mr. W. Hoskins, who leaves shortly for Australia, took a .benefit at the theatre last night. . At the Selwyn County Council meeting yesterday a resolution was read from the Patea Council expressing the opinion that the County Councils should be constituted land boards. The Selwyn Council decided that such a proceeding was not desirable. The last of the Norfolk's passengers were released from quarantine yesterday. There "was a unusually heavy rainstorm yesterday. The railway line at Waimate was flooded, with a trifling damage. The criminal calendar for the Supreme Court comprises 37 cases, including burglary, infanticide, horse-stealing, perjury, arson, and robbery with violence.

NEW PLYMOUTH, June 29. The Carlyle correspondent of the Taranajki JJerald telegraphs :—Mr. Hamlin's visit to the Plains has resulted in this— He will r.ep.ort to tjie House that a special correspondent was wrorjg in saying that the road had heen made int,o a pertain swamp and then abandoned. TJjo roads are expected to meet to.-morrow .(Wednesday), or before the week mioses. INVERCARGILL. June 29. It may not be generally known, says file Southland Times, that the Census Bill introduced by the Hon. Mr. Dick, will provide for the census of New Zealand being ta&en op the 3rd April, 1881, in consequence of an arrangement between! the Colonies, and other posgessj.qns of Great Britain and the Home authorities , to take on the same day a census of the entire population of the British Empire.