STAR TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1864, 23 December 1874, Page 2

STAR TELEGRAMS

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Auckland, This day. Conley, a waterman, for having possession of 261bs of tobacco, was fined, £100, or be imprisoned till the fine be. paid. The Licensed Victuallers have given a Christmas bos of £32 43 towards the Auckland charities, to be divided as follows :—Old Woman's Eefuge, £7 10s; St. Mary Orphanage, £7 10s; St. Stephen's, £7 10s ; Neglected Children's Home, £7 4s. The Cure meeting lapsed for want of a quorum. Wellington, Yesterday. . The Post publishes Mr Travers' reasons for declining the appointment of Attorney General. He states that when he accepted the offer made him he was not aware that the Attorney-General was " under the direction" of the Minister of Justice, and in effect treated as being a civil servant within the provisions of the Civil Service Act, 1866, and "unless the position," he says," be admitted by the Government to be such as is evidently contemplated by the Attorney-General Act, 1866, I should not feel myself justified in making the considerable sacrifice of income which my acceptance of ike office would entail opon me." * The following are the ships and irami-: grants forwarded to New Zealand by the Agent-General during September:—The Assaye, for Auckland, 419 souls ; the Cospatrick, for Auckland, 429; the Geraldine Paget, for Canterbury, 395 ; the Clarence, for Hawke's Bay, 348; the Carnatic, for Marlborough, 297; the Crusader, for Canterbury, 374. 150,000 acres of the Fielding block, town and rural sections were sold by auction to-day. There was keen competition for the town sections, especially among people from the district. In several instances the upset price was doubled, £40 being paid for quarter acres. Rural sections were in less demand, the great bulk being withdrawn. The prices obtained all round were considered very high. Dttnedin, This day. At a meeting held last night a committee was formed for collecting subscriptions for a testimonial to the Hon. Mr iieynblds. ■ CiiBiSTCHUECH, This day. The programme for the autumn race meeting on April 23 and 24 includes: — Trial Plate of 100 soys, If- mile; St. Leger Stages, 100 soys, one mile six furlongs and 132 yards ; Champagne Stakes, 100 soys, six furlongs; St. George's Handicap, 100 soys, one mile ; Handicap Hurdle Eace, 50 soys, two miles; Great Autumn Handicap, 300 soys, l£ m^e 5 Selling Race, 50 soys, one mile ; Flying Handicap, 150 soys, f mile ; Consolation Handicap, 40 soys, one mile ; Hack Race, 10 soys, £ mile.