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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 72, 30 January 1879, Page 2

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(PISJI KRESS AGENCY.) Wellington, Wednesday. THE PUBLIC ACCOUNT. The Gazette to-day publishes the receipts and expenditure of the public account for the quarter ending 31st December, 1878. The total receipts amount to £4,572,219; total expenditure, £4,738,018. It included (£SOOO unauthorised land revenue. Receipts, £322,901, as against £388,714 in September quarter. Total receipts of Public Works Fund from Ist July to 31st December, £1,383,203; payments, £592,151. HOW THE WORK GOES ON. A series of athletic sports have just concluded between the Treasury and Audit Departments. The Audits won the ride, cricket, and tug-of-war matches. PRIVATE BANQUET TO HIS EXCELLENCY, The members of tho Wellington Club have invited tho Governor to a farewell dinner. His Excellency has accepted the invitation. SYDNEY EXHIBITION. Government have placed £2OOO at the disposal of the Sydney Exhibition Commissioners, as first contribution. KAPAI JACOB JOSEPH. Jacob Joseph's new brick store on Lambton Quay has just been finished at a cost of fifteen thousand pounds. SHIP SOUTHMINSTER. The Soutlmunster is reported to be rapidly sinking, the hole in her becoming much larger. CITY OP AUCKLAND WRECK. The wreck of the City of Auckland was sold to-day for £l5O ; sails for £6O ; cargo, pig iron, £12103, CITY TRAMWAY. Since tho opening of the Tramway 38,744 persons have used it, and each of the engines have travelled 0,000 miles. It is proposed by the Tramway Co, to retain £l per month from the wages of the guards and drivers, as security for damages the Company may have to pay for accidents. This is strongly objected THE HIGH COMMISSION. The Commissioners of Education have decided net to enter upon the question of religious education in schools. Foxton, Wednesday. OFF SHE GOES AT LAST,

The Hyderabad floated off this afternoon. An application has been made to Lloyds agents at Wellington to send another steamer at once to tow her to Wellington, as the Glenolg is unable to perform the service alone,

.-'..- Natier, Wednesday. JTRE AT WOODVILLE,- • An accommodation house at Woodville was'totally destroyed'by fire yesterday. •It has not been occupied since Olwandt's murder. Believed Neal and Closo, of Napier, owners of building, were insured for £2OO in the Hawkc's Bay Insurance Company. Supposed to have.caught fire from a spark from the bush, where fire is now raging.' INQUEST ON SERGEANT MAJOR THELSALL, At the inquest yesterday on the body of Sergeant-Major Thelsall, the jury returned a verdict of accidentally killed, but attached no blame to Walter Newton. A rider was added to the effect that more care should be taken with respect to signals' Bmkiielm, Wednesday. BLENHEIM MINING ACCIDENT. The Havelock correspondent of the Express telegraphs re mining accident : The miners only succeeded in extracting Dorset at dark last night. He was much injured, but is improving. Diamint was choked by tho pressure of a slab against his neck, although tho relief miners worked desperately to get at him. Sweeney's body was only recovered at three o'clock this -morning; frightfully, mangled, Robert Ncsbit had' a -miraculous' escape inside the tunnel. [REUTERS.] Melbourne, Wednesday. THE HEATHEN CHINEE. Tho Cabinet has jiist resolved to support the action, of the Queensland and Sydney Governments for the regulation of Chinese immigration, Ohrktchurch, Tuesday, CHRISTCHDRCH MORTALITY.

The present month has been the worst known in and around Oluistchurch for sickness and deatii. Up-to the present time over 90 deaths have been registered,' the average mortality being 50. It is known that several have not been registered.

, Invercakgill, Tuesday. THE TOKOHE. A curiosity of native history was discovered on the banks of the Mararoa River about a week since. It consisted of a bird closely resembling the tokolie, or, as Dr Baker describes it, iiotonoirs. The bird, which had apparently been killed by rabbiting dogs, is in good preservation, and'is in the possession of Mr Connor, manager of Captain Henkinson's station, This bird belongs to a class only two specimens of which have been discovered in the world, and they are in the British Museum. Neko.y, Tuesday. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. ' At a largo meeting of householders, under the Education Act, a strong opinion was expressed against vesting the appointment of teachers in tho District Board, instead of the local Committee Alexandra, Tuesday. - THE NATIVES. Paeroa To Haero and a Kanaka chief aro here, who proceed to Hikurangi at once to meet the King, who telegraphed for them to como up and arrange for a meeting with Sir G. Grey and tho Native Minister. Auckland, Tuesday. A NIGGER CARGO. The Captain of the schooner Frinafute, which left tlio.Bllicp,Group on. Christmas Day, and arrived by the Gale from Itotamualo to-dcy, reports' that at that time the vessel was on a labor cruise for the Hawaiian Government, and had a cargo of niggers on board, All were safely landed on the island. He proceeds to Honolulu to procure another vessel. The natives were fighting on the Kingswcll Group. CuiasTCHURoH, Tuesday. TEMPERANCE HOTEL CO. At a largely attended meeting of the Temperance Hotel Company, hold this evening, it was stated that 6000 shares had been taken, and that in all probability another COOO would be taken as soon as the Company commenced operations, The Company was then formed, and the directory™ appointed. A good deal of discussion took place on the proposed name of the hotel, and amongst those who objected to its being called tho Temperance Hotel were the Very Rev the Dean and the Rev H, C. Matson,

London, January 27. GLASGOW BANK DIRECTORS. . The trial of the Glasgow Bank directors continues. The case for the prosecution closed to-day. The charges of theft and embezzlement have been abandoned. Sydney, Tuesday. CRICKET. The Englishmen lost two wickets for 17. Charles Bannerman split his hand between the first and second finger in fielding a ball hard hit to mid wicket, and is disabled. New South Wales has two wickets down for 83 runs. A. Bannerman made 15 and Thompson 9. Murdoch andMassie are playing steadily, both not out. About 15,000 people are present. Later.—Tho New South Wales team lost five wickets for 22G runs, winning by fivo wickets and one run; Massie, not out, 78; C, Bannerman, not out, 00,