The Governor visited Taranaki last week, where he was well received. Tub Golden Crown crushings. Thames, have yielded at the rate of 30 ounces to the ton. Ma A. A. Catomobe has bejn admitted a solicitor of the Supremo Court Dunedin. Mil Alt-xb. Cakrick, of Dunedin, has been appointed a Justico of the Peace for the colony. • Woodruff's American Gla-s Blowers havo ar rived in Dnnedin, and are giving entertainm-mrs to crowded houses. Two hundred and fifty-one new Acts have been passed in the General Assembly of New Z; aland during the last, three years. The Hobart Town ' Mercury ' says, there are more peoplo in that island upwards* of 70 y. ; ars of age than in any other country in the world. It adduces this circumstance as a proof of the healthiness of the climate. A block of 2500 acres, being portion of run 215, held by Mr W. J. Clarke, now known as block 11, Benger survey district, has been taken by the Provincial Government, in accordance with the terms of the Goldfields Act. Mb William Bkcjnton, C.E., of Ohiia Station, Toi Tois, Mataura, is at present engaged on a preliminary survey of the propo edPort Chalmers railway line. We are informed Mr Brim; on has had very ..considerable experience in the construc tion of Indian lines. It is not Dr Borrows lato of Tokomairiro who has been appointed resident surgeon <o theDunstan Hospital as has been currently reported. We understand the gentleman whogoesto the Dunstun has only recently arrived in this province from Wellington. On Saturday last, while some children were amusing themselves with the dobbins standing on ; the brink of Bell Hill, Dunedin, one containing a i little girl, seven years of age, was pu-*he:l over i.he ' precipice to the reclaimed ground. The girl, who was much cut and bruised, was emveyed to the Hospital. A bed of guano iy reported to have been found by some Chinese a short dis'aucc from Alexandra. John appears to be making a pile of his find, as be lias a ready market for the gu mo at LIO a ton. What shall be the next valuable substance f=>uud within the Province ? i A MEETING of the Sixpenny Readings Oom ! mittce was held in the office of Mr R. R. 