TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1205, 8 December 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

I — -^ ■ — (from our own correspondent.) Christchurch, 6. A meeting fif the shareholders in the Southern: Gross Petroleum Company was held last night, 12,000 shares being reprei sensed. It was resolved to protest ! against the proposal -by the directory, to ■ let 50* acre* of Utfjonipany's ground on tribute, aud Mr Wilson was appointed to represent tte^hafcehjblders at a meeting to be held shortly wFtlisbourne. Auckland, 6. The Waikato natives are availing themselves so readily of the Government offer of land through Judge Fenton that the difficulty now is to find enough suitable blocks for them. Nelson, 6. The "Royal Commissioners for the railway have been taking evidence all day: Messrs W. C. Traves, Jno. Kerr, M'Gregor, J. Brough, J. F. Richmond, J. Blackett, H. Pilkington, J. Rotchfort, Greenfield, 0. Curtis, and J. Browning were examined: The evidence was overwhelming that the climate and the country to go through the central line would prove no hindrance: The professional ' evidence of Mr J, C. Richmond and Mr ; J. Rotchfort, C.E,. was Btrongly in favor '■ of the ceutral line. The cost of this line per mile was estimated at £8000, including rolling stock, and that of the East Coast line, £9000 per mile: The Chief Surveyor stated that between 40,000 and 50,000 acres of agricultural land would be available by the Central line, in the immediate vicinity of mich line, and considered that if this country were laid off blocks of one part agricultural laud to four parts of pastoral, settlement would follow: Mr Botchfort's evidence regarding the Hast Coast route was that it was excessively difficult: Christchurch, 7. For some time ifter sunrise this morning light cirrus clouds proved an obstacle to a clear definitioh of the transit of venus, but during the latter stages the atmosphere was perfectly clear. Immense uumbers of people were watching the phenomenon. The operators of the English Observatory at Burnham were highly successful: Auckland, 7. The American Observatory Party report that their observations of the transit of venus tnis morning were very successful, seventy-four photographs were taken to the time. o( its disappearance, when a thin haze intervened Duxedin, 7. The transit wai well observed here for quite three-quartlrs of an hour, the Government observers say with excellent results: Wellington, 7 Excellent views of the transit were obtained here '