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[Phk Pukss Agency.] WANGANUI. March 13. The Annual Race Meeting of the Jockey Club took place to-day. There was a largo attendance, and the result of the first day’s sport was very satisfactory. The meeting was a thorough success. The following is the result of the first day’s races : Wanganui Hurry, of £100: J \ miles. Queen of the Vale ... ... 1 M amain a ... ... ••• 2 Wanganui St.vkks, of £GO ; weight for age ; two miles. Elsa ... ... ... ••• 1 Perfume ... ••• ••• 2 Scurry Stakes, of £2O ; miles ; catch weights. Flora McDonald ... ... 1 Railway Pi. ate, of £2O; 1|- miles. May Moon ... ... ... 1 Flora McDonald ... ... 2 Ladies’ Purse, of £3O ; 1-j miles. Opawa... ... ... ... 1 Resolution ... ... ... 2 AUCKLAND. March 13. Sailed—Rotorua, for Sydney, with eighty ]) ass en g<;rs. The German war ship Augusta steams fourteen knots, and is armed with ten Knipp guns. A large number of passengers are hooked per City of New York, including Air Emmett and family, and his Chinese agent. Considerable damage has been done to the Lay of Islands railway by late rains.
Thomas Bussell remains only a short time in Auckland. Thomas Newton, a Waterloo hero, aged 77, died in J lospitak 'The question of hanging no Counties Act is exciting consiilerai.de public feeling in Talon County. At the Waste Lands Board meeting held to-day, Vesey Stewart intimated his acceptance of the iTun'd y terms lor tin; purchase of 10,0(11' acres ot laud adjoining the Kati .Kali settlement. The Board consented to extend time, for payment to the Ist September, if required. lleturns show that 7<S A acres in the Thames County was under the administration of the Board.
The first trial of the water works, made with rain water accumulated in the Newton reservoir, was made to-day. A jet of water was thrown hy the Fire JJrigad e over a three-storey warehouse in Queen-street. Mr Tolo, M. H.R., addressed his constituents last night, and received a unanimous vole of confidence. The Acclimatization (Society has agreed to recommend the Governor to fix a time for the commencement of the shooting season in the North, on the Aith May to the end of July. WELLINGTON. March IJ. A Hound Robin has been signed by all the merchants, shippers, and carters, urging upon the Mayor the necessity Jor dismissing the present wharfingers, for incompetence and gross mismanagement.
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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 201, 14 March 1877, Page 2
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