TELEGRAMS.
(From the Dunedin Dailies. ) Auckland, April, 17. James Crawford, , maSter of the cutter Ellen, endeavoured to take a cargo up the Piako River to Mr. Peacocke's farm, at its head The natives civilly refused to allow him to go up without paying " black mail." The vessel returned, Grahamstown, April 17. The " Advertiser " states that the specimens used by the Thames police to secure a conviction against Manning were supplied by the Auckland Association for the Protection of Mining Interests. April 18. Major Gordon has been here making his annual inspection of the Volunteers. He passed a severe stricture on the No. I Royals, one i of the oldest companies in the district, in con-sequen.-e of which the Company is going to disband. Cheistchubch April ] 7. Narrow escape of the heart of the city this morning. The roof of Spensleys music shop caught fire, and was extinguished with difficulty. It was damaged to the extent of £50. The fire brigade assembled very expeditiously. Wellington, April 18. Mr. Bancke, whose claims have been before Parliament frequently, entered an action at the Supreme Court against Mr. Yogel, as head of the Government. The plaintiff conducted his own case, and he has just been defeated upon all points. April 20th. An attempt is being made to float a Railway Carriage and Waggon Factory Company, with, a capital of £50,000 ; half the amount to be cplled up. A prospectus is to be issued in a few days. Timabu, April 18. The following are the results of the second day's racing : — Handicap Hurdle Race — Alma, 1 ; _Ivanhoe, 2. Maid of the Mill came in
first, but was disqualified f or, J^uuaag rotm^ * hurdle. Hack Hurdle. Ka&fcJSfiiP 11 ' ; Bushman, 2. South Can&S^uSryrSwicap — Malice, 1 ; Tambourini, J^J^re^Sjjffdicap • Tambourini, 1 ; Malice, 2. Co^rolation Handicap—Madras, 1 ; Malabar 2%?s\ A large number of' strangers wfPf-" 11 101 0 " 11 to-day to apply for'laM-,'pn ]&'4§f*'? ""*' and to attend the sale "of-jepofa in the Waipahee and Glenkjsnich distncW Ninetynine applications w^re.- receive«H>n deferred payments for a 1 block on! M^Nab's run. Thirteen sections at Waipahee, Glenkenich district^ realised £4100, or an average of about £2 4s per acre— the lowest price was £1 sb, and the highest £3 11s. The Otago and Sotithland Investment Company bought all the sections", with the exception df one which fell to Mr. Roberts.
Another correspondent telegraphs :—96: — 96 applications were sent in to-day for the land on M'Jtfab's run, being 25 sections, or five thousand acres. Considerably more applications would have been sent, but the crowd, seeing the number of folks round and the inconvenience of returning to ballot, would, not apply. Twenty men from the Clutha railway — among which were some of the Germans of last year's arrivals per Palmerston — were among the applicants. The Conioal Hills land sale was held to-day, andfrom £1 9s to £3 11s. per} acre was realized. The principal buyers were the Otago and Southland Investment Company.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 349, 22 April 1874, Page 2
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