LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 155, 6 May 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Wellington, Friday. The Taranaki sails to-night with thirty-five of the Armed Constabulary for the Waikato. Only seventeen will bo loft here, principally recruit* and invalid*. The men for the Waikato have been sorved with 70 rounds of Ammunition. Proposal mooted in Council for, the introduction of immigrants provineially. O'Skea quotes oats, from 4* 9d to 5« ; flour, good brands, £13 to £13 10s ; chicken wheat, 4* <kl to 4s 6d ; medium, 4s 6d ; barley for malt, none ; oatmeal, 18» ; peurl barley, 31s tid to 33a. Tlio patent slip was opened to-day with great ceremony. The barque Cyrus was taken on to it in thirteen minutes. Saturday. Advices from Kngland per telegraph are to the effect that Colonel Fielding's arrangemont on behalf of the Colonist Aid Corporation will bo immediately and satisfactorily carried out. It u not true that Mr James Mackay, jun., has gono on any mission from the Government to king Tawhiao. Only twelve Armed Constabulary left by the ntcamer Taranaki to strengthen the Waikato outposts. Dunrdin, Saturday. One of the boxes of salmon ova per Oberon was openod, and is reported to be in excellent condition, and the bent ever received. Nelson, Friday. The lion J. Vogsl telegraphed that he fears he will be prevented by gout from turning the first sod of the railway. Christchurch, Friday. Royes, Steand Co. roport : — Flour meets w ith an improred enquiry. Quotations unaltered at £11. Wheat firmer. Sales reported at Is 6d. Oats quite, out of stock, quotations merely nominal, as order* cannot be executed. Barley quiet. Gtobh wed easier. Butter improved ; demand at lOd, f.0.b. ; cheese, 7id« The pastoral ronts sent in yesterday and to-day amount to £60,000. Total receipts for quarter ending March, 6320,865. Expenditure, £78,198. A special session of tho Provincial Council was opened this afternoon « ith the usual formalities. The Superintendent, in In -]iccch, stated that the citimatcd receipts from the Male of wisn« Kind-;, for tho year ending September 30, 1873, was £130,000, but that the first seven months of tho year which haw> elapsed, they have readied an amount of a hundred thousand in excess of the amount estimated for tho whole year. lie reminded the Council that tho appropriation last session were more than a hundred thousand in excess of estimated receipts, but he has no reason to expect the land sales to fall oft' during the next five months, lie asked permission to make further appropriation to meet the largely increased demand for land ready of access, nnd suitable for agricultural settlement. The Council ndjourned to Tuesday. A fair demand for wheat for shipment to England. A large export trade is being done with the North Island. Prime samples readily realise 4j 3d to 4s 6d. Flour, steady, Cll, vith improving tendency. Barley, wanted at 4s fid. Oats, 3s Gd, readily given good milling. Butt«r, good demand at 9d. Accounts show that on tho 31st March the Provincial Government had a credit balance of £25,000. Wanganm, Friday. The cattle and sheep market remains unaltered. Drury, formerly clerk to Roberts, filed an affidavit accusing Roberts of tuning said he had lent money to Edwards, the Resident Magistrate, who was under hit (burnt). Napier, Saturday. Messrs Cable and Drummond, of Otago, have- bought Messrs Watt Brothers' run at Wairoa for £10,000. The Provincial Government are preparing a bill proposing to reclaim tho Xapicr swamp at £70,000.

(From tho SrAit, Saturday.) Tauranga. The natives of Wbarcroa are milking great preparations to open n runanga house there on Monday. They hare been preparing food all tho week, and practising eongs. Napier. The Customs revenue for the quarter ending April 30 is £2264. Tiraaru. The starhoard head-board of the brig Thomas and Henry has been found on the beach. D lined m. At a meeting of the Harbour Trust Committee the* Mayor stated that the Superintendent would propose a scheme to the Council which would place nearly £30,000 at the disposal of tho Trmt. Wellington. Tho I*utfjo*ntle>x£ ooni«3enfc?j- assorts fcliafc fclie 6oT«rnmcnt do not intend to make any demonstration against the Maoris by sending up tho Armed Constabulary, but mean limply to htrengtben the outposts in tiro TVaikato district. Samples of Ngakawau coals were ■uccestfully tested here yesterday. The laying of the city water-pipes commenced yesterday. A proposal is mooted in the Council for the introduction of immigrants under the direction of the Provincial Government. The patent slip wai opened yesterday witli groat ceremony. The baroue Cyrus was takon on to it in thirteen minutes. Chrititchurch. The pastoral rent* sent in jesterdayand to-day amount to £60,000 'Jotal receipts for quarter eliding March, £326,865. Expenditure, 678,198. The Aohburton races oamo off jestcrday. — Hurdle race : Madras first. Mutdiu Plate: Ilumcano first. Asliburton Plate : Tambourine iirst. Wnnganui. Drury, formerly clerk to Roberts, has filed an atiida\it accimng Roberts of having said ho had lent money to Edwards, the Renident Mcgiptrate, who waa under his thumb.