LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.
Dunedin, Monday. John Gibb, aged 17 years, was sentenced to live years for rape. Ryans tiial is piogressing. Mr Bathgate will address his constituents in a few days. The General Government is negotiating for the purchase of the BlulF and "Winton railways. j A splendid country for settlement is reported to exist en route from Queunstowu to iMartin's Bay.
Tuesday. The jury in Ryan'a caw, after an hour's retirement, nt 7 o'clock wore brought into Court, and gave a verdict of Not guilty. Sailed : Wellington, for the North. So\ernl firms jesterday took up leases of the whole of tho remaining unlct portion of the reclaimed land here. Tin- Rev. J. C. Andrews ha« been appointed by tho University Council inspector of affiliated institutions. The University Council declined to entertain the application from the Principal of the Auckland College for affiliation o that institution.
Christchurch, Tuesday. The New Zealand Shipping Company received a telegram from their London representati\e to the effect that he has concluded arrangements with the Agent-General for the conveyance of immigrants and cargo by their first vessel, which will leave in May.
Wellington, Tuesday. Advices from tho Agent-General state that ho has vailed for tenders for a ship to comoy 1200 tons railway material fiom Hartlepool or Sunderland to Littleton. Two temlcis wore only received —one for 70s, and the other for (57s (id per ton. Neither turned out buna file, and the Agent-Ge-neral has since arranged with Shaw, SaviHe, and Co, lor fir«t-clasi ships, to snl on the 3lst March, freight hoing 53-t. Tenders haic bien accepted for additional rolling stock, wlujh will be ready ior shipment in Juno. Further miclnnery for ropauuig ships lias been shipped on board the Parsee' imd Woodl.uk for Auckhmd, and Michael Angelo fiv Dunedin .Mori- iihudeii foi Waitiiki bridge have also bo n shipped m tin' List vcs-el, ,tnd 'Jo i.nU for the Dunedin and Clutlii K.uh\.iy ln\e been jiuL on b'mrd tlic Miuhm;l Augvlo and Glengarn for i'url Chalmera.
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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 150, 24 April 1873, Page 2
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332LATEST S0UTHERN NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 150, 24 April 1873, Page 2
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