Telegraphic Despatches.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 379, 5 August 1874, Page 2

Telegraphic Despatches.

(From our oion Correspondent.) Dunbdin, August 4. At the Education Board 'meeting today, a memorial from the residents of Tuapeka Flat, asking for the establishment of a school, was referred to the Lawrence Grammar School Committee The Northern and Southern Escorts "arrivd this evening with the following quantities

A smart shock of earthquake was felt at Napier, at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. The report on excise duties brought up in the House sugge&ts in view of the loss of revenue from colonial distillation, the Government should try to arrange with distillers in equitable terms. To-day the committee appointed reported on Taiaroa's claims, that if the original intention to award the natives one-tenth is fulfilled they will be entitled to 240 properties consisting of 60 town acres, 240 acres of suburban land, and 12,000 acres of rural land, 14,640 in all representing a total value of year's interests (?) to be calculated on the basis of a fair rental for the land according to its real value. August 5, 9.50 a.m. Wiltshire still continues his pedestrian feat, but at a quarter past ten last night, after completing his rounds, he became exhausted, and had fits. Dr. Bakewell was called in at once. At 4 o'clock this morning, after a sleep, he re-commenced walking. A Wellington telegram states that the division on the Forests' Bill is likely to be very close. There is likely to be a great row regarding the breach of privilege by the publication in Auckland of evidence given before the Ward-Ohapman "Committee,

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