First coach (Hastwell's) weekly line to Palmerston leaves Mastei ton on the Ist June. A public meeting 1 took place at Fea therston on Saturday, when it was unanimously resolved to establish a local Board.
Christchurch, May 13.
Hundreds of people have been dis franchised for this year, by the careless manner in which the Road Boards have made up their lists under 1 the Act 1874 In several districts the 1 lists have been thrown out altogether as informal. 1 The City Council are about to .erect a large building- for the Fire Brigade, with accommodation for unmarried members of the Brigade to live on the premises, in order to facilitate getting" out the engines during fires. The founuation'stoneto be laid by torchlight on the evening of the Queen's Birthday.
REUTER'S SPECIAL CALOGRAMS. LATEST AUSTRALIAN.
i . + Brisbane, May 13. Eighty- six diggers from Cooktown, have been imprisoned for 14 days for illegally obtaining passages. Many look as if they had suffered very severe hardships on the Palcner diggings. Nearly 500 diggers have returned from the rush to Townsville. Sydney, May 15. Melbourne statistics slioav a large increase in tho yield of wheat last year. Two attempts to throw the train off the Government line are reported. Arrived — Arawatu ; also tho Nor thumberland, from London. Sailed — Otago.
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
_ * Monday, May 15, 1876. (Before Dr Giles, E.M.) RAPE. • Owen Kane was brought up on sus picion of having committed the above offence on a girl of the age of seven yoara named Emily Morrow, daughter of Mi ll. Morrow, licensed victualler. Sergt. Eoid applied for a remand till Wednesday, iv order to produce medical evidence. The application was granted.
