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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 151, 26 April 1873, Page 2

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Dunedin, Wednesday. A carrier named Billy McKenzie committed swieido at Waikouaiti this morning by lianging himself ut Shnnd's .u.-conuiuxlutioii lint. At tlio inquest the j.ury returned a \erdtd. that deeea.sed committed suicide w lnlo in u htatc of temporary insanity, caused by drink. Livid in Urorgo-itri'et has been fold nt, '22^ per foot. The Otutjtt JJmh/ Tnne* sajs there are no fimdidiiActt from Otago tint) u-nr for tho Colonial Scholarships. Tlniminj . iff Mncandrew is to address his constituents next wJek. Mr Dougla*, of Dunedin, at Lawrence, and on behalf of a Dunedin capitalist, ih endeavouring to purchase the whole of the Ulue Spu». At. Diner's lint sivlo 200 bales were catalogued. The attendance was imall. Tho bidding was moderately spirited. Greii"j, Id to lid j do., cross-breds, Gd, Is id, lid, 3s 4d ; wished, lOd to ts 6d, Is id. Air Keid addres»ed the Tivieri const itiwiitH yesterday, and received u unanimous voto of ffonlidence. A "Jtoriny dufuesion ocetimed m tho City Council regarding tho purchuso of Uie Water Works. A majority mm faronrof ercctiiig new works, anrl n»king Parliament to withdraw from the present company Uip conipiilnor^ powers. Wellington, Wednesday. Captain Tucker, of the barque Camilla, ■nell-known in tho New iJealaud trade, died yesterday. Mr E. T. Wrights tonder for the railway from tho Rneefour^e to Southbridge, Cantorbur^, has been accepted for Jm,:t73. The Ifoti William Fox has sddrcsicd hit constituents at Marton. A vote of coafideuca was pasted. Thursday. A despatch from Lord. Kimberley is publishtd in reply to tho memoriahits from tho Otago and New Zealand UniTersities for Royal charter to confer degrees. He does not question but that tho ttaiidard of education in those institutions is such as to entitle them to gjvo degrees ; but, looking at tlic populatiou and circumstances of tho colony, he refuses to advise the Queen to grant chanters to two or an indefinitely larger number of Universities in one colony. He urges Uat to do io would bo to lower th& value of the degrees, and refuses to give a charter, to cither until, by uddrcw or othcrwiso, ho is in possession, o£ tho vicwi of tho Legislature as to which University should have tho charter. The Queen's assent to 77 Acts passed at last session by tilo General Assembly is gazetted. The Nitive Assessors for Maketu and Tauranga, under the provision* of tho Outlying Districts Sale of Spirits A«t, are gazetted. Reefton, 'Wedncsdaiy. '. Mr O'Connor addressed hit constituents. A voto of confidence n'iis piiHsed. Thunida?. Andersons claim for six weeks yielded 9130z. from GGO tons of Btono. Xapior, Wednesday.. Mr Auckland, M.H.H., purolia«cd 13,000 acrct at Taupo, part of tho Oinauui itluck, bordering on the Lake and Waikato lliver on tho west. Also, 30,000 acres adjoining;. A Napier linn is negotiating tho purchaso of 14i,000 acres (surrounding tha townsliip of 13owcn. A boilmg-dovcn biul meat-preserving- e*t«blishmcnt is likely to be startoii at Uliio shostly. Canterbury, Thursday. The Deep Sea ffihhing Company have mirchasod the bchooner Kesult.