TELEGRAPHICS (From the DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 280, 26 February 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHICS (From the DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS)

J'aurangH, 'lueminr. The p ». Southern C'rosu sailed lor the i'wune§ latl uight with the (superintendent 1 ! party, and others. A petition to the Goyernor to remit »ho lentenue agaimt IT n rle y. for brearh o* the Arnn Art,, rer-eiTed thirty-nino si^nuturoa, and mure rufiuglo. Now Plymouth, Tuesday. 'Ihp Provincial Council has been called together tor the 'Jtli MnrWi. A meeting called bi the liquidators of the Pioneer Steel CVuiijany «at buld yr»trrdnv for tbr purpose of tho sbiireli»li «vi passing a retolution that to avoid litigaliou, the liquidatoi 1 "- be anthorwed t/i mnke » null of l"i per share 'ipuii holders ot uupaid iuareit, the prooeedi, with the other int.. M fo Jin Hp"M mimng the ihirrholdors in pr<ipo>-hon to tho amuuiit puid up. Ibe meetni" got uoi»y, und wua

Hiij.juruod tor a foi tmgut. Tue p.ud up *liareholders are the original promoters, who hold three foait'isof the «hnrea. T'loothfr-i hm-eptiii hulf t'Mjralue of tlunr shares, an! a« tbe company u m liquidation, tho obiert is to pay more as a d<vwbn of the proceed. The promoters will receive the greater ptr of the fund. Wellington, Tuesday. Mr B S mth hua resigned his apootnt-tneiU as Provinoml Au htor, and there is gome inconvenience to tradesmen in oonjequenco . The foremast hands of the Albion struck last night before willing South. The ooolci and stewards had to as»iit to take the vessels out. ]ti th« Wellington Cup the following hordes hare ftccejf. ci :— Mr Waft* Hatred, Mr Watt's Butter, Mr Camp- I bell's br t oy Tradueer, Mr Brown's Lochmrar. Hokitika, Tue»d»y. The Provincial Council met at 3p m. Mr White, M.H.ft. was nnanimou«ly elected speaker Ttie Superintendent in h m addsess alluded to the important ehun :e from oountry tn province and the necessity for kfepin* the legislative and > Yfvutire tunotions in the district Hi approved of the cli i-e enabling the Superintendent to sit with the Council. Th* finances far the past half ytar showed a surplus oi receipts from ordinary revenue to be lourteen hundred and ten pounds including the amount due by Nelson for the roiimtenanea of prisoners of this province. Taey had not ret recened auy portion of the fifty thouaa d pound* authorised last soasion, but an-angometjtt were beiug made by the late chairman to carry off certain liabilities by an advance from the bank. He felt justified in Bajm^ that the province commenced its oareer free from debt, so far us the ordinary accounts go Tne working cf the districts by two Wardens only, proved most satisfactory, ulio the maintenance of the | Christchurch road by Girernment Irrangeraents were | concluded for purchasing the ■i'um i bri^lic, now in private , bauds, *o as to be placed und.-r t'le control of the province. It was idlp to conceal the f.ict that Wi-stltmd was uot sharing 1 in the general prosperity, mid had not yet received a fair mrasurc of consideration to which it waseutilled in tarrying out a line of mlwnv from tlip Ent to tho Wi-st Coast It would scoiiro the pormauerit proujifril v, &c , of the province, and it wut also necessary to construct a line from Hokitika an 1 Groymouth to iTspeoial settlement in the South. It was ako desirable that Mie completion of the Waimea Race ph< mid be completed by the Government, and the Kainien X.ice by private enterprise. It would contribute to settlement and future prosperity. It was very desirable to make the Mikeunui Race. The state of the finances only «dmits of the payment of current expends therefore a loan was necessary of such a sum as could be, probably, obtained for such works. The present ■cssion wouM be a short one, and the Council would meet again before the next session of the General Assembly It would be necessary to vote supplies, and ptss au ordinance for the administration of the Government. He would not allude to the tramway law, as a suit might be subjudtce. The Council adjourned till to-morrow night. Christchurch, Tuesday. Mr De ßourbel reports on the ilmreinarket as follows: — Sellers: National Insurance, 24t ; National Bank, 66s 6d ; South British, 445 ; N. Z. Shipping Company, S* ; Ghs Company. £19. Buyers : National In»urance, 23s ; National Bunk, 66s ; South British, 435 ; Gas Co , third issue. 60s. A meeting of the United Boating Club it to be hpld on Thursday next to make final arrangements for the interproyincial regatta. No crews have as yet been solooted to repiesent Canterbury. It is doubtful whether moro than one really good crew can be obtained. There is a great influx of people from the Auckland province to settle here. Dunedin, Tueadav. The nominations for the Dunedm Jockey Club R ices, took place last night. The entries made for the seven races were nineteen entries for the Dunedm Jockey Cl'ib Handienp, including little Mick and Newbold, two Australian horces. The 12th of March will be the day for entry. Mr Bathgate the new Resident Mngistrate took Ins seat upon the bench to-day. He leaves a vacancy for the Hou»e of Representatives. Mr Barton, barrister, is a candidate for the vacant seat.