CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3074, 21 December 1878, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Friday. The drought has been severe on the crops on the light soil, but the rains of last night will improve our harvest prospects considerably., .

The members of the Drainage Board, which dies by effluxion of time today, paid a visit of inspection to various drainage works, and expressed themselves as highly pleased at the progress being made by Mr Conyers, Commissioner for the South Island Eailway, who proceeded North by the Wakatipu to-day on a visit to Nelson and the West Coast.

Eailway tenders amounting to £25,000 have just been accepted for the supply of 15,000 tons of Newcastle coal during the coming years for the Christchurch and Otago railways. The Government immigrants per ship Marlborough were brought over from the Quarantine Station this morning to Lyttelton. ; ■„ .

The racehorse Maritana was despatched North by the Wakitipu to-day to fulfil her racing engagements.

The follpwing telegram was sent to London to-day addressed to Her Majesty's private secretary:-— " The citizens of Christchurch deeply sympathise with the Queen upon the death of the Princess Alice.—(Signed) C. T. Ick, Mayor." Two more engines have arrived by the Hurunui for the Christchurch railways. Three more are on their way by the 1 hames and the Piakb. This will make a total of 7,5 between Amberly and Iny,ercargill.