SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 876, 29 January 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland last night, i THE PREMIER AND NATIVE MINISrER VISLT WAIKATO ON WEDNESDAY. Sir G. Grey, ihe Hon. Mr. Shee-" ban, the Hon Mr Fisher and Nahe arrived by the Hiunemoa, and go on to Waikato by special train early on Wedne.snay morning-, The meeting will be merely a formal one at Kopua. • Mrs Conley fell from the train coming from Pukekohe aad was uninjured. 'liie detection Comtnitieee met ami made tue following selection for the match wiih the Australian cricket team :■ — W. F. Buckland, Car; or, Cotrou, Curtis, Cameron, Dacre, Dnfaur, Gleesou, Grierson, Lankham, Lawry, Lublin, Lyncb, MuinforJ, Njkn, Phils m, Russell, Robertson, S^anson, Wood, Whitaker, Yateaj Emergency men, Wuitaker, Ist, Whewell, 2nd, and Mackay, 3rd. ■: For Papakura races, Hotspur, tips, Tom Finn for the hm-dles, Loarer, secuud. For the Maiden Plate, Staverion, with Baron close up. For the Papakura Handicap, he says, almoso all «re fancied more or leas, the favorites b*ing Don and Tin. The Thames people are sweet on Fire a1 ; others go outright for Crown, while many good judges say thai, iv spite of the weight he carries, Kingfisher will catjh the judges' eyo first. In this opinion I am inclined co coincide, and shall couple him with Tui to supply the wiuuer. The Railway Handicap and Ladies' Purse will depend very much upon the preceding events. It would b 8 useless attemptiug any prediction ojncorniug them. There was an exciting rifle contest between the Thames Scottish, and Victorias, which ended m favor cf the Victorias by 17 points. Wellinton, last night. The Intercolonial Cricket Match , continued all day. The weather, was favorable. The Australians' first innings closed for 148 :— Mar- i doch, 13 ; Gregory, 31 ; Bl.ackhain, | 0 ; Badey. not out, 83 ; Kendall, 2; Gibbs, 0; extras, 11. It is understood that Sir George Grey has iuvited Mr Hutchison, late Mayor of Wellington, to contest the seat to be vacated by Mr Buntiy m Wairarap-.i. It is s-iid he would meet with the support of the local pres9 and of a large prqportion of the electors about Greytown. A movement is .to be initiated to induce Sir G. Grey after his return from Waikato to contest tho seat vacated by Mr Travel's. "Wellington, Saturday. The last. Goverment Gazette con" tains a notification that the Hou« John Ballance has been appointed Minister to have charge of the administration of the Naval Training .Schools Act. Tho railway working account shows the revenue and expenditure per mile i'or a welvetnonthly period, for the different railways of the colony now opeu : — Kaipara : Revenue per mile (m round num. b§r:j), £193; expenditure, £271. Auckland : Revenue, £427 ; expenditure, £327. Nspier : Revenue, £374 : expenditure, 303. Wellington : Revenue, £649 ; expenditure, £247. Wanganui : Revenue, £85 ; expenditure, £192. tfew ply-

mouth: Revenue, £188 ; expenditure, 219. GreyuiQuih : Revenue, i^|t& West po^^peJ^H«e72>( 2^Sf£p&nditure, £lt4t\\ Nerab& ie|e\n^, £259; expfeaqifofre,; :£298. iraicfon.: ttevenaC;!j£2JS||/ $MfflLm £284 Ch|istchurfih/: f- ? K6igtiue^ { £604 : expe^qitiireji ; i£JPane<iin : RevefaheJ £9'*t£6tyenoßfe, £847. hfterikrgill: -- RevenrfeV^B2Bs j expenditure, £239. The results of the Westpoit and Wanganui lines am considered-abnormal. - -Neither, line is yet doing it proper traffic, and m. the following lmes the wharveaarenotiaoludei^Aftc^lftn^^ KaiLara, Foxton, New Plymouth, Ureyniouth, Pictoh, WestpKSrt.! i , At the Wesleyan Conference yesttjiday, it was stated that the to;al amount expended during ,-.t:he yeai^ m the erection of new; Wesleyan Churches was/; £6678 J 'pattsooagesii £2868, schools, £1 280/ Fourteen now sites for church purposes have been procured. It is proposed; ttr, erect ; Churches 1 as 'Soon as possible. -The Registrar repor' a ihe' value of ttie piinuexi6iiai >; Ch roL property at 4>i 13,984. } '£ixe mcoiue for the Supernuuiary and Ministers' VV iduws Fond tor the year/ f&i(7foD ; Couringett Fttbd 1 , i £<3b;&, 3Stacwti.:al returns t atio wed ' a,* consideiable^ : iijoreaatt/in ,-iall^^ departi^ep.V of the Ciiuroh. The folio «riug staustics were preseutedr-by - the secretary : Ministers, 63; churches, 161; preaching pliicW,: ?r:Sunaaydchoati t^iachorp, . 1306 j ,-., scii^ars,, 1 1,724 ; atteuclants on miiiistry 1 , 30,882; local pveaohers, 2j?ci : xjlass^ leaders, 180, There were twelve requests for new ministers. Wellington, Monday. XHE WEBLEYAK b6NKE^ENOIi. At the Wesleyaa €otifererice, totiayj* it was stated-that-theinpome-of the Church' Extension Fuu'd for the past year. ; /was .£1311.1 ; :Tiie, foilowfn|j ia £h'e.<thirii r<Sadl%,i*fithM sia^ion-slreet: for! 1 8</8/;^Ai»;k&nd : W.- Kirk, G. Bond"ji/T; Buddie, rfeoretapy ; of Ciiurch lix tension: all 4: Principal of ■the College^ Thafaresy - &. ]3nuu. ■'"■* Manuk^u r^i \Law,WaiukuV S: Gaiiiek. J Wailcafo:W. Waikiiiß, Kaipara:."WvfiiitW»i Hokianga -: T. Grflainiriondv- ; Cheisichurch, Saturday. • A letter appears an the. .^imesL to-day from Mr. jWebb^, Qhairnian; of the Match Comoiitteeof 'the t/tk'gb Associatioui denying' the 'charge, that; obstacles have. x been : = raised ; by the Ocago cricketers to the 5 annual match with Canterbury, and "asserting that the Ufcago Association -havei ' been most anxious to arrange '; a match at such a date as_w_ouLcLbe most couvenient ., 10 the Canterbury players. . . ; . CHRISTckuRCH. °" To-day Mr Rolleston addresed his constituents at Papanui and received a unanimous Vute of confidence. Mr tfitzroy addressed Ms constituents at Leestone and received a vote ot thanks tor his address. A motion asking him to resign was negatived by -.11: to 8. .■.: ;