SPECIAL TELEGRAMS,

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 700, 9 December 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS,

Auckland, last sight. The iollowing aro the Handicaps for the Interprovincial Pigeoa Mutcli to bo fired at Ellcralie gardens on the 27th Dec : 27 jia, Bisb.p and Auder*on ; 26 yds, Laing ; 25 yds, Wynyard, Ku-sell, Middleton, Trust, Masefield, Leonard, S Moirm, W B Buckland, (iodkm, X Hill, AAiken, J CSwynne, W M Hay ; 21 yds, C 0 Wood, Strele, A E Cox, Ohing; 23 ydi, F Whita<er, 21 yds, ilamuiond, Capt Isaacs, Sellers, and Capt Ellis. Messn W J Mkrks, Thos A Brown, and Jno Kirkwood, Handtcappers. At the Bale of imported stock property of Mr Buckland. imported per Guy of Auckland, tli« red roan boiler, '" Mantinilla" H snd S Momu, £336 ; strawbor>y lieifrr calf. Jtt and £ McLean, £115 10 a; roan heifer," Duchess of t'hamburg," Column and M Hardy, Napier, £462; red bull calf. " Matchom Jioy" Mr Elliott, Tamnaki, £220 10s. Tlia property of 11 aud E McLean :—: — Roan bull, "Dukr> of Hamilton," Mr Alley, Oliinemuri £115 10* ; roan bull calf, " Union," J B Brown, £63 tiome horses were offereJ, but only a few sold at moderate prices, G J£«lmind Draper, late of Alexandra, it committed to trial for forgery. It is understood th.it there it erery probability that Mr Ormond will take chargo ot another department besides those of Posl-master General and Telegraph Commissioner, anS that sweeping reductions will be made in the .Native Department.

Dunkdin, last night, Gargill'i wool cablegram says the w< ol aale* closed firmer, (iricos being as high as any time during iule. New Plymouth, lait night.. Morriti took prize lor Leicesters at th« Show.

Wellinqtov, Thursday. The HinetnoA, with the Hon. Dr Pollen an«l Mr Ormoud arrived here ytsterday from Napier. A Cabinet meeting will be held at the latter end of the the present week, wh jq the portfolio! will be dutributji'. Owiug to the rtqieit of his future collenguw, it ia now probable Mr Ormon.l will not succeed Sir Donald McLean, but bold the Public Works portfolio.

Wellington, Fmlaj. THE HOY. MR OKMOND IN A MEMBER OP THE i X CUIIVE. Yestearlay, the Hon. Mr Ormond .vas sworn in & mcml or of the Executive and to the offices of Postm^ter GciitT.il anil Telegraph Commissi ner. The Hon F Whitaker having resigned the s»id offices, he becomes Att(irney-Cjrener»l, and the Hon. Dr Pollen wil probably t»ltecb»rgo of the Native Office.