TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 345, 8 April 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Dunedin Dailies, ) Wellington, April 3rd. The Independent, in an article advocating the importance o£ securing the Polynesian trade of the Colouy, says :—": — " Auckland being within tonr days' steam of 2<"iji, should be made the depot for ihat .trade ; also, for many other Pacilie Islands ." A special train passed along the Hufcfc Kaihvay yesterday. The line was carefully examined by tho Government Engineer, who considered ihe w ork very creditable. 'iho line will be taken over by the Government, and open for traffic in a few d«iys. j April 4th. Messrs Sanders and O'Malley, of VVeiling- i ton, contractors, are the successful tenderers j for, the reclamation of 49 acres. The tenders | ranged from £50,000 (accepted) to £120,000. They estimate that the work will occupy | two years and a half, with a hundred haiuU j employed, and that the commercial value of the laud wheu completed will be £4000 per acre. The General Government contribute one-fifth of the contract price, so as to entitle them to land for a railway station and other purposes. The directors of the New Zealand Steam Shipping (Jo. have under consideration the question of placing one of their tieet in the i<iji and Auckland trade. The Company applied to the Government for compensation for the detention of their steamer Phoebe in quariutine at Lyttelton with immigrants, but the application was refused. The Taranaki is detained untillthe arrival of the Mongol to-morrow with the mails. The Key. J* c 3. amailey, a Wesleyan minister, has been presented with 50 guineas and a handsome uible as a farewell gift, by the Wesleyan Young Men's Improvement Mjciety, on the occasion of hid moving to .Napier. Trade generally is dull, and has been so for the last month. Flour is quoted at £Vi lUsto£i4, .No wheat in the market; no maize ; oats, 5s 3d to 5s (id ; butter, lOd : cheese, 7d to Bd. April sth. Through the N.W. gale which was blowing during the night, the Malay — unloading coal — dragged her- anchors and went ashore. She* is .not .'much* damaged. April 6th. The barque Camille, which was loaded, also broke from her moorhigs and went ashore alongside the Malay, in Oriental Bay. Both vessels broke their chains, and it is said that the precaution of dropping an anchor was not taken. No damage was done, aud both vessels are expected to got off with the first change of wiud. They are lying on a soft bank. Auckland, April sth. The Ship Hindostan has sailed for London with a cargo valued at £01,947. Store cattle are plentiful, at lower values. Fat cattle are quoted at £1 3s to £1 0s per 100 lbs, Sheep — A short supply ; fat, 4d j well-bred ewe lambs, 17s ; wether lambs, 123 to 15s ; dry cows, £1 15s to £3 15s. April 6th. The Luna returned to Auckland after inspect ing the lighthouses site in the Northern part of the province. The census returns of eight districts aj-e in. and shows an increase of 2,753 souls over the last ceusus. Six districts have yet toe onie in. AYiiikato shows the largest increase, of 1,311. Taukanga, April 4th. Mr. Stewart a Special Immigration Agent for the North of Ireland, is visiting this district to select a site for a small farm settlement, lie is very favourably impressed with the land. ■ Napier, April, 4th. The members of the jVapier liifie Volunteer Corps have resigned, and given up their arms. April Gth. Mr. Braithwaite's run of 2,600 acres, about eight miles from port, was sold to Mr. Maney for £10 per acre ; stock at valuation. Crisborne advices state that the Petroleum Company's engine has reached its destination. Qukenstown, April 61 The Skipper's correspondent of the" Wakatip Mail " writes that the river continues at a favorable level for claimholders, who are pushiug on their works. The Hibernian claim, below Grace's terrace, reckon on a rich tind anil have the most substantial machinery ou the river. lhe Shotover Terrace Company have not yet completed their alterations. Additional men are being employed. The miners have rejected Good Templarism, after serious consideration. They plead the severity of the climate in winter is a bar against its practicability. One John Thomas lost his life in crossing the Shotover at Maori Point during a fresh in the river. Peter Bell nearly lost his life in attempting to rescue Thomas, ile i aught hold of the horse's mane after being swept off his saddle, 'i homas woald cross the riverv er at midnight.

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