LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 95, 8 March 1876, Page 3

LAT E ST TEL EGRAMS.

[l’llKSft ACJKM’V. | dfnedin. March 3. At a mealing of Volunteer officers this afternoon, it was (Iclcnniiicil to give the chain [lion and volunteers, on thcii return from Wanganui, a reception. 'i’iicrc will he a hall. ' Bebing on Dunedin Cup —7 to 2 against Amohia ; 5 to 1 llory U’Moro ; 7 to 1 Korari ; 8 to I each against King Phillip, Tattler, and Fishhook ; It) to 1 Daniel D’llo'ke; 12 to 1 each Templeton and Tight Bower ; 14 to 1 (lamecock. NAITEU. March 3. The schooner Opotiki, from Gisborne to Napier, missed stays and went ashore this morning near Tarchi’s Bridge. The Ban gatira tried to get he-r off, but did not succeed. The vessel ia reported to be insured for £sot). Sir D. M'Lean leaves for Wellington per G reuadu. WELLINGTON. March 4, The arrangements which have been pending helweon the General and Provincial Governments lor an advance to the latter of the sum voted by Parliament, dialer the u Allowances to Provinces Act, 1v574,” and secured on certain special settlement blocks of land, have been completed, and the sum id’ .toil,ooo has been iieeordingly placed at the disposal of the Provincial Government for expc.ndite.re on the following works: —Manngupakaha road, .4:3000 ; Buimylhorpc roads, £15.41 ; roads north of Fielding, £2OOO ; Te 4 >rcore road. £2SU ; Tiituenni approaches, £251) ; Ltangitmnaii block, £ISOU; Palmerston Ho UitFiverhert, £lsbo ; Manawatn biidge, £7OOO ; Wanganid river, 431000; damage by late Hoods, .£4OOO \Vaiohine river, ,■£10(10 : grant in aid of highway Boards, £3500 ; grant in aid of Local Boards, £ISOO. Total, .£33.(100. The whole of the works mentioned above will be at once proceeded with. G RAIf AMSTO WN. y* 1 March 4. A further telegram from Header Wood to-day says—‘‘Governor’s approval now obtained to the works authorised by the •Superintendent.” This the District Engineer construes into an order to proceed With tlie works. KELSON. .March 4 After two days enquiry, John Millar, late Provincial Engineer, was committed for trial on a chtirge of obtaining money under in Ist* pretence's from the Provincial Government. He was admitted to bail, himself in £3OO, ami two sureties in £l5O each. AUCKLAND March 4. The schooner Opotiki, whitdi Went ashore hear Napier, is insured in the New Zealand office for £SOO ; valued, at £750. A case of scarlet fever occurred among, the Salisbury immigrants at the Depot, but has been isolated. March 7. _ The Superintendent has instructed his solicitor to try friendly suit against General Government ful‘ recovery of capitation allowance stopped to pay interest on llaihvaysi The Immigration agent reports demand for agriciiltural labourers and single girls in excess of supply, CIIBISTCIIU non. March 7. At yesterday’s meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University; the only business was the appointment of a committee to investigate matters connected with Tanranga and Taranaki reserves for the University, and to report as to what steps should be taken by Legislative enactment to vest these reserves in trustees, and to secure the utilisation of them for the purposes for which they were made. The vexed question of public buildings for Christchurch appears likely to be settled at last. The Hon E. Richardson has promised the City Council that,- on his return to Wellington; steps Would be taken without delay for immediate erection of the buildings, which are to cost £14;000. Narrow gauge communication direct from Christchurch to Timaru opened yesterday. Hcrertoforo there has been most inconvenient break of gauge at llolleston, sixteen miles from Christchurch.