(From the Star, Thursday.)

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 136, 22 March 1873, Page 2

(From the Star, Thursday.)

„'.,., : . , ,_, Dnnediu. A deputation has n nitcd on the Superintendent to request j him to appoint, a board and deepen the harbour, to enable | Dunedin to compete \uth Melbourne i'or the internroriiichl' | trade. . «. , .

„ i,. , t» X-otltton, Jftnnary 2i. Hoar- Admiral Hormby is held responsible foy the late collision of irtniclads. - r For the quarter ending December Dr Fcalhcwtono despatched nine ships to $ew Zealand* with 1819 souls Thetotal number of immigrants despatched since Dr Feathcr«tone'b arrival in Luudon js ($99, in thirty -niiie ships. ! The New Zealand Fibre Company ha's been registered with a capital of £40,000. Nearly ".£lO,OOO of tlio capital have been subscribed by nine Liverpool men. " " A new bill of lading I, to be adopted for Australia- and Acw A'dliimt.* . . , , . „ Dr Feathcrstone is recovering from the illr.osa caused by an ohl wound- recoiTcdnTuPing tbo Maori war. The following immigrant Ahips iia\c been despatched Par>co, for Auckland, January la ; Edwin Fox, (or Canlerbur» ondOlngo, (pcndylaPMjo); Wild Tfack, for WeHineton oil January 29 ; Cauterl>ury )l on January 28, for Wellington!" I he imports of Aew Zealand meats last year bad mcrea*ed 51 per cent..of tlje -nhote liiereas^. , .At the general extra nieoTing of tlic Sow Zealand Trust and Loan Compaii3 Mr Dajg^tt\> occupied tho chair, who ' reportciltllht £1,000 liad been added" to the reserve fund ' making a total wsorvo of JC1(),OUO. Jre said he had that morning received a telegram announcing the reduction of discounts in Melbourne., ithjefc must rc'aoh ICew Zealiaul lie eai-1 they were receiving "debentures, leanng G ,>cr cent ' interest at 4} ,per cent . A .di*»4cipcl of Ss per share was dcCommenting upon ('be'leltcr of a 2few Zealand comsnondent, the Times sa^s it tdU a story almost too good to be true. It is like tlic advevtisment of a country villa to let' the only drawback being the quantity of rose lodips The Tiiiies writes strongly in favour of New Zcolajid. - Tho cTclirerios of New. Zealand hemp 'last yea*- /were only hnU those of IS7I. The snppjj slionld be kept up on a I larger scale, and more regularly. Quotations of fine are £.%' to £118 per ton. Second quality , X' 32 to £34. Inferior £30 to £32. To\\., £11 to £13 per ton. Recent arrivals brine i H,Of »o >toim: , I The total amount of New Zealand wool imported last Year »wih 10I.JWO bak-, or (T.OOO less than jn 1871 ! '""J** l • Freight ■ Lncrpool to Auc^Uuid (general), 35s lb 10s.