At the last meeting of the Otago Harbor Board, Messrs D. Proudfoofc, aud. A. J. Smyth placed before the Board two alterna tive offers for tho cou.struotion of the Harbor works within eight years. The amount in one case being £688,000, and in the other, namely, with concrete wharf added, £836,000*

Judge Kenny delivered the first of a series of winter lectures at Taranaki a few nights back, taking for his theme the history of thb East India Company under the title of " The House that John Built."

For selling intoxicating liquors without a license, the E.M. at Taranaki recently fined a man named Robert Cotter Gray £d 5, with casts 19s.
Richard Chilman, Esq., has resigned his appointment undor the General (xovernruont as Collector of Customs and Acting Pay master at New Plymouth.
Mr BarJow, proprietor of the Circus, who, since his arrival at Taranaki, nearly a month ago, has boen laid up with a sovero rhouma tic attack, has now so far recoverocl as to bo able to get about in the open air without as sistance, and to advertise his appearance again on the Queen's Birthday (yesterday.)

HIE WANG-ANUI HERALD, THURSDAY, JVTAY 25, 1< O »7(5.
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WIND AND WEATHER.
PORT OF WANGANUI.
SHIPPING INTE L LIGENCE.
Tlii.s race was won by two lengths.
The Jockey Club lias decided to warn Murphy oft" the Course as a defaulter. The}' also passed the following resoltr lions — I'liat (J. J. Club will gladly cooperate with other racing 1 club? in promoting meeting for the adoption of general scale of weights and uniformity of rules.
At the Football Match Christchurch v. Timani, the former won. Score for Clirisichurch 21 ; Timaru.
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
EXPECTED ARRIVALS.
Manawatu, p s, from Wellington, to-mor row.
