TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 6 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[BY ELECTItfC TELEGRAPH.]

[PEB PBEBS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLiNGTON.^September 3. The Post to-night states that it in understood that a preliminary sale of land at Waimate will be opened on the 251h of nest month. The block which is then to be placed in the market contains about 7000 acres of some of tbe Gnest land in the Colony. Tbe price has been fixed" at £4 per acre cash, or £5 on deferred payments — [.he latter cx s tending over 10 years. At least one(bird of ihe block will be strictly set aside for sale on deferred payment only, and several village settlements be laid out. The new form^unrter the Property Assessment Act has beeu adopted, and will be is«ued next week. J t is probable Hint the lime for sending in ret. turns bo extended to the middle of next month. -i Tbe demand for Bpy of Islands coal continues to increase^ no less than six steamers having calfcd in last week, taking a thousand toiis of coal. Intimation has fceen received from Melbourne that one-sixth more space than was originally allotted, has, at tlie request of the Executive Commissioner (Dr Hccter), been giroa by tbe Mel* bourne Inhibition Committee, for tbe extension of the New Zunlnnd court at (be Melbourne Exhibition. The mombovs of the iifiuis'ry intend taking a brief holiday after their labors of the session. (Major Atkinson leaves for TaiannlJ tp«nij>lit, and Eolleston, Whitaker, and TJiclf go south to- morrow.