TELEGRAPHIC. (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 302, 18 April 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Poverty Bay (yia Napier), Thursday. The Herald adTOCttet the leparaUon of the district from Auckland.

Napier, Fridny. Mr Jordon, Auckland contractor, bai made a deed of assignment to hii creditors. The Luna left here thu morning for Wairoa with Mr. Ormond, to meet the settlers, who complain at the neglect shown bj the Provincial Government.

TVellingtou, Thursday. The traffic on the Hut railway promisss to be considerably greater than was anticipated. Tho rolling stock i» said to be insufficient for tho prrsent trafDc. Mr Richard F. Le Patourel, of tho New Zealand Militia, has been appointed lieutenant and extra aide-de-camp to hit Excellency the Governor, rice Captain Machell resigned. The appointment of Colonel 11. C. Balneavis, as Italian Consular agent for Auckland, has been recognised by the Secretary of State. It has been arranged to grant free passes on the railway to members of tho General Govornment, Superintendents, and ProTincial Executives ; also members of the A»sembly and Provincial Councils during session. The Presbyterians of Willis-street Cliureb hare resolved to build % new church at a cost of £3000. Tenders ar© called for the supply of 22,000 sleepers for the Whanganui and Mannwatu railway.

Christcliurcb, Thursday. A portion of the census returns has been made public. The population of Chnstchurch is 10,265 ; Timaru, 2,009 ; Kniapoi, 1012 Those that h»vo increased unce 1871 ore— Curistehurch, 2334 ; Timaru, 591 ; Kaiapoi, 134.

Duntdin, Thursday. The cmc of White r. McKellar has been settled by the defendant agreeing to pay £500 to the plaintiff. Profcmuor Black has tent in an analyst of the water •upplied bj the Water Company. Ho confirms Dr Bakewcll'a report that the water is entirely unfit for domestic purposes. At a meeting of tho shareholders of the Insurance Company yesterday permanent directors were appointed. A first class club is being esUblnhed. At a meeting of the Rowing Clwb last night it was resolTed to hold a regatta on tho Queen's Birthday.

A gosiiper in the Melbourne Town and Country Journal relates a good story :— Did you ever hear the effrontery ? A young gentleman, who is the son of a very rich Me', bourne merchant, had the cheek to tell hia father the other day that he wanted to marry a governess. Considering that his parent had married hia own cook, it did not seem to the yovth that there were rocks ahead. But he was mistaken. "Marry the governess," cried the old gentleman in a rag© ; " I'd sooner see you run away with a barmaid ! " But isn't it better to marry a governess thau a cook ?" retorted the son rather severely. " ifo fear," was the reply, " the one would save you a lot of money, the other would make you spend it." What tru« ideas of economy !