Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 364, 13 June 1874, Page 2

Telegraphic Despatches.

itfrom oijr own Correspondent. \ DttnbiJxn, June 12th.. ; Tt was intituled by the Provincial Solicitor that me Government intended to propose the tames of Messrs. Reidind Davie as representatives at the proposed Otago Dock Bokrd. According tojjDr, Webster, ,the N«vr Zealand Meat Preserving Company intend establishing a sugar manufactory at Kakanui, if the shipping facilities at that port are increased. > : . Auckland, June 12th. An attempt was made last night to burn down a fine block of brick buildings in Shortland-street. The man waa observed to strike, a match and light something under a dborway, which on examination was found to be & quantity of paper saturated with kerosene. The culprit ran away, and is unknown. i June 16, 9.13 a.m. Mr. Reid yesterday announced in Council that the member for Kawarau Mr. M'Kellar, had consented to join the Government and represent the Goldfields. Mr. M Kellar then took his seat on the Government Benches. Mr. Reeves' District railway resolutions were carried on a division by 19 votes "to 15. They provide that no branch district railways shall be constructed unless by the consent of two-thirds of .the owners of property in the district first be obtained to the levying of a rate to make up twofifths of deficienpy- (if any) of interest on cost of construction, and the whole of the deficiency of the cost of working the line over and above the cost of levying and collecting such rate. Be petition of the Roxburgh Laud Committee. It was agreed on the motion of Mr. J. C. Brown, that the interim report of the House Committee be approved of. This Committee reported that in view of eight practical men strongly contradicting Mr. Warden Simpson regarding the charaoter of the block of land on Henderson's run, the Government should delay the completion of the arrangements regarding the land, until further investigation is made.