COLONIAL ITEMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 158, 11 April 1874, Page 2

COLONIAL ITEMS.

' AUCKLAND. April 7. A SAfAL accident occurred here to-day. Four boys were out shooting, when one of them— Joseph Gasty,— tripited over his rifle and ahotf one of his companions through the brea-t, ki'ling him instantly. The deceased was nephew to Dr. Bayntun. WELLINGTON. April 4. Tile Independent says that New Zealand should secure the Polynesian trade. A special train ran on the Hutt railway yesterday. Mr. Carruthers says the work is very sati«< factory. The Government will open it for traffic in a few days. Messrs. Saunders and O'Malley, of Welling, ton, were the successful tenderers for the reclamation of 40 acres from the harbor. The tenders ranged from £56,000 (accented) to £120,000. It is estimated that the work will occupy two-and-a-half years, with a hundred hands employed, and that the commercial' value of the land when completed will be £lOOO per acre. The General Government contribute one fifth of the tnoney required, so as to entitle it to land for a railway station and other purposes. A hundred pounds per foot was refused to-day for land on the beach. • • All the tradesmen amongst the Woodlark's immigrants readily found employment to-dny. A large number of these are Colonel Fielding’s colonist’s, und leave for Manawutu this evening. Mr. R. Macallister, late of the General Government Audit Department, is appointed Provincial Auditor for Wellington. Six men left hero to-day in the Edwin Basset for the Palmer River diggings. Thev are to report, und if favorable many more wi.l follow. CHRISTCHURCH. Later Southern advices to the 7th inst., inform us that great interest is taken in the Provincial Council Elections at Christchurch. Montgomery is to he Chairman of the Executive Council. Mr. Fisher, Dr. Foster, and Sir Cracroft Wilson are in favor of secular education. Mr. Stafford M.H.R. supports the denominational party. The following numbers were polled, Montgomery, 483; Fisher, 315; Wilson, 230; Foster, 221; Stafford, 163. For the Champagne Stakes : Wainui, 1 ; (hands down) ; Remnant, 2 ; Emmeline, 3. Easter Handicap- Calumny, 1 ; Revoke, 2 ; won easily. Great floods have been experienced. '1 he Northern approach to the Rangitata bridge has been carried away. The Muitnaikariri flooded the town, and washed away a portion of the protective embankment. A portion of railway line suspended traffic until repairs arc effected.