SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1886, 4 November 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Auglo-Australlau Telegraph Press Agency.) Wellington, Tuesday, 6.45 p.m. A prospectus has been issued of a new steam company to provide a steamer expressly suited for the bar harbours of this province.—George Donne is the successful tenderer for the right of advertising on the following lines:-Auckland to Mercer, Kelson to Foxhill, Picton to Blenheim, and Brunnor to Greymouth.— Tbe "Victoria Insurauce Company refuse *o pay £1,000 for wbicb -the steamer ' Paterson' was insured in that office. The South British, New Zealand, and National have paid|their losses, £4,000 in all. Ekefton, Tuesday, 6 45 p.m. In No. 2 South Larry's claim stone has been struck said to be equal to the Caledonian. Napier, Tuesday, 7 pm. Messrs Dinwiddie, Morrison, and Co. are the successful tenderers for tbe right of advertising on the Napier railway lines—the Spit to Napier, Tarndon, Hastings, Pakipaki, and Waipukurau. Dunedin, Tuesday, 7.50 p.m. At a meeting of tbe Harbour Board today, a letter was read from the Government stating that they would be prepared to hand over everything connected with the harbour department to-morrow. The chief harbourmaster being the only officer placed under the entire control of the Board, the financial committee-recom-mended that the Board's account should be placed in the Colonial Bank; on the subject of debentures that mortgage forms for £50,000 be prepared. The term of the loan is thirty years from the first January next. Interest and principal to be payable at Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, or London, the first issue being £20,000. Kesolutions to give effect to the committee's recommendations were adopted. Mr J. L. Gillies is appointed treasurer. It is stated that the Board has £60,000 in band.