LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 126, 25 February 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS .

Wellington, Friday, 8 p m. The furcncll ball to Governor and Ladj lion en last nmht wm only attended by 120' persons The Few Zealand Steel and Iron Company have issued their prospectus; capit.il, £30,000,' in CIO shares. PVovisiounl Directors . P. Buckley, \V. Turnbull, U. Mills, Xt. Gibson, Andrew Young, -and W. Scott. Tlio Cabinet, to-day, decided ■« ltb. regard to Eyes, that hib resignation of present appointment would bo aecopled, and tliat his future employnierft in the Tubhc Service would depend upon the. legal proceedings ho lias taken for libel against soino of the complainants. Brogdeu's tender for thb Oamaru and Moeniki — a portion of the Wnitaki railway — ha» not yet been finally dooidod on. A question has arisen b&tweeu the Government and the dolomal Arelutect upoii tlio subject of )n'ivate practice. Government insists th.it he shall i.ot roceive any private encouragemeuC in uomicction with any Government contract ; whilst Clayton considers he haa a right to do so under the terms of hia agreuntcntj and especially becauso his appointment is of uncertain tenure on account of politick differences. Ho qUoto's aminutft of Gillies, whilst he was Colonial Treasurer, to the effect that a Colonial Architect vaS atr unnecessary ofllcial. Claj ton oifers to go back to the old arrangement, namelj, paymonts by commission, and in the meantime tenders his resignation.

ChrisLuhuYuli, Friday. Ch-ain not offering freely. Farmers hokf back for a 1 rise, wlulo buici'3 arc not eager to purckaw at rate* demanded. Fow sales. Wheat with immediate drlitcry, l'opdrteil at Is Id ts W. Buyers, generally, refuse to giVo tuort! than 4s. hurley wanted at Ga Ui 6s (xl fof good" indting. O.i(b, in nlow demuid at lis. Clteesd iiv gt-etft dctHund at 7d to 7i<l. Butter in better inquhy at 7iil StiUl Hlibep imported j)or Cissy, liy the Hon. Win. Robinson , tillccf aVid bin icd jo'-tordny, poino of the (lock having died of the foot iind inontli disoiisc on the voingi 1 out Thp l'rovmcial ftoveriiient puy an uqunl cost out of pudict for sheen destroyed.

. Dunedm, Friday Markets — Flour, good donmiiv!, £13 Wheat niarLi-t full, •Is Od No barley. OUt.iufc.il, 12s ; barley, la Id j bcaiid. -is , brau, Is.

Saturday. Munro addressed ha CuustilucilU on Thursday. __

At a niOLvmg i ft, le mil) s»uitlers it was decided to hold & monster pu-nie ou the anniversary of the pro\mco, and a'io to cstab.uh an nsio.'iation.