New Zealand Telegrams.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1154, 18 November 1879, Page 2

New Zealand Telegrams.

WELLINGTON, Friday. The Divorce Court commences its sittings on Monday. Four cases are set down for hearing. Mr James Mack&y leaves fop

Westport and. Greymouth this evening, to temporarily assume the late Warden Broad's duties as warden and resident magistrate. GREYMOUTH, 'Friday. The f-moral of the' late Mr Cbas. Broad was largely attended, there beitig between 300 and 400 present. TIxVIA.RU. Friday. The weather during the last fewdays has been exceptionally cold and wintry. The crops all over ohe district are looking magnificent, but warm weather is required. CHRISTCHUItCH, Saturday. The Governor and suite left this afternoon, m the s.s. Hinenioa, for Wellington via A karoa. The settling took place this afternoon, on the Metropolitan M«3ting. The following amounts were paid over, as stakes : — H. Goodman, .£717 10s; R. Ray, £796 13s; W. Walters, £142 15s; Mason and Vallance, £205 10s ; H. Prince, £338 45. ; E. G. Griffiths, £570 ; J. W. Mallock, £256 18s; D. O'Brien, £190 ;H. Redwood, £20 ; J. Lonn an:l S. .Powell, £10 each ; C. H. Owen, £15 ;P. Barter, £5. A special train leaves for Dunedin tonight, at 9 o'clock, with the return visitors. At the sale of racehorses, to-day, Fish-hook was sold for five hundred and twenty guineas; Tera for one hundred and seventy-five guineas. Both were bought by Mr Jobberns. AUCKLAND, Last Night. The best cattle sale ever held m Raglan was by Messrs Hunter and Nolan on Thursday. Two hundred head store cattlft weie yarded, and all found ready sales at high figures. There was a larger attendance of Waikato buyers, partly owing to the fact ot the new road making travelling so much easier, GRAHAMSTOWtf, last nighfc. Mr Ebentreid is the only person nominated for the office of Mayor.