DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3340, 5 September 1879, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Last night. Mrs Hardinge-Brjttain, the celebrated inspiration lecturer, left today per liinyarooma for Wellington, where she .will deliver a series of lectures. - Mr Carrick has retired from the con* test for CaTersham in faror of Mr Barren. The Star gives as anon dit thai lieeves will stand as a Ministerialist candidate for the Thames should Grey retire. The election for Port Chalmers is expected to be very close.

It is rumored that, if Macandrew is beaten, DeLautour will resign Mount Ida in Macatidrew's favor. . The Star has the following :—Several employees in the railway department yesterday received a notice signed by the general manager to the effecj that the necessary leave of absence would be accorded to all the employees wishing to record their votes at the forthcoming election, provided the necessary arrangements could be made for their relief. All hough the notice was dated September 2nd, the notices wero not received till yesterday. We leave to our readers to draw their own inference. The New Zealand Agricultural Com* pany has received advice that Sir Wm. Cunningham will arrive by the next 'Frisco mail, his mission being to report on the Company's properties as a field for immigration from England;