NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2037, 28 July 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

BLENHEIM, Monday. A smart shock of eaithqudkc was felt at a quaitcr to eight last night, considerably startling the church congiegations. It «as> piecedcd two &eumd& before by a slightrr shock.

CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. Tlic rei'ond instalment of the West Co.ist Kailuay petition was sent to j Wellington last night. Nuaily 7000 signatures have been obtained up to the ptisent time. At a public meeting in Stiinmore la^t niglit it was ioolvcd to icqucbt the Canterbury inembora to do their best to cairy tlie proposals now before Parliament.

Monday. A vciy severe earthquake shock alarmed the worshippers here last night, many of whom woie so startled that they aioae and went out of church.

NELSON, Sunday. Last evening a petition, praying that the propos.il relative to the \> est Coast Railway might be carried into effect, was prepared with a \ie\\ to its being forwauled by steamer to night. During last evening it was signed by about fifteen luhhlhal people.

DUNEDIX, Sunday. At a conference between the Mayor and Mr \V. N. Blair, u> work for the unemployed, the latter said the Go\ eminent wete unwilling to stall any telif-f works m view of the larcje woiks now proceeding on Ot)j,'o Cvnti.il Railway, but would assist tlie coipoiation in finding work for them. The Mayor will biitig the matter before the City Council, who tire expected to he able to pi ovule for the most pressing cases of want of WOlk.

WELLINGTON, Monday. I The follow uiij tlutt-ctn es oftieui s \\ ill bo drafted to Wellington for exhibition duty : — Toohy, Auckland ; Neil, Chiistehuich ; Kcily, Timniu ; (Jrace, Najuer ; HendtTson, lJimedin : chief d tective Browne will he in rh.irsje of them.