NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1978, 12 March 1885, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NAPIER, Tuesday. Mr S. Vailk addressed a pulilic meeting last rtight on railway tarift leform. The Maytjr occupier! the chair.

GREYMOUTH, Tuesdr.y. A rather sharp shock of eartlujuake was felt here this morning at four o'clock. The Mbiation lasted five or six minutes, the dncction being nortli and south All articles hanging free swung for some time after.

BLENHEIM, Tuesday. A smait shock of eaithquake Mas felt at eighteen minutes to six last night, pieceedecl by a rumbling noise lasting for se\tral minutes.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The .Salvation Army ha\e purchased a section of land fot £1,100, near the Suptuine Court, for head-quaiters and barruik s.

WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Sir J. Vogd left for Lyttelton by the Hiiiemod at a quarter to five this afternoon. Wednesday. The hon C. J. I'harazyn has resigned his seat in tho Legislative Council, and it is undetstood that nothing will be none towaids tilling the vacancy until the ietuin oi the Gcnernmuit, and probably it Will not lie rilled then. The stables belonging to Mr Valentine, propuetor of the Marine Retreat Petone, were destroyed by tire eaily this morning One horse and four' greyhounds wei c destroyed. There was no insurance, and the loss is estimated at i2.;0.

[ DUNkDIN, Tuesday. wk The Union Company's n< w steamer, the ffaupo, aimed to day from Home. She [is sistei-\es>el to tin? Oliau, txctpt that [she has no irfngeiator.