DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3479, 18 February 1880, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

I*ast night.

A terrible fire, which commenced on Sunday afternoon, has been raging at the Kaihiku bush, destroying Potter and Doull's old sawmills end two hundred acres of very valuable bush, the property of Mr Moffatt, who had bought it for £6000, and fully £500 worth of sawn timber, chiefly for mining purposes, was on the ground, and sold ; delivery to be given in a few days. The Bruce Herald adds that Mr Moffatt's dwelling house, which fortunately stands near a creek, was only saved with the greatest difficulty and under great exertion. This is a sad loss to Moffatt.

The Minister for Public Works left for the North this morning by express train. The Hon. Mr Bolleston nrrired in Duuediu this afteraoou.

A number of valuable greyhouuds from the very best strain of. blood in North Britain arrived today by the To Anau. Among them are a slut (with six new-born puppies), four saplings and six full grown puppies. All of these dogs are by the celebrated prize-takers in the old country, and their owner, Mr Smith, an old Nelson resident, is to be complimented on the introduction of such a fine breed of dogs.

A cable message received in Dunedin, dated London, February 16th, gives the following information re the advance in iron fencing wire:— No. 8, £14, or B galvanized corrugated iron, 26 guage, £23; Walker's ditto £24,.

... - - ~ ' \ s Additional extensive blocks of land are to be thrown open for settlement in Southland Otago, district.