TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1791, 6 December 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(VROM OUR OWN COKKI'KHONI.KNr.) WfTLTXGTOX, 3 Thursday was a special holiday here in honor of the cru-ket match— Aus~ j traiia v. WVlington. The match was continued until 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the game eudingi" a draw

in favor of the visitors. The Wellington team made 182 in their first innings, and 41 for four wickets in their 2nd innings. The visitors scored 475 in their first innings. There were about 8000 people jrese nt Christchukch, 3. Mr H. Allan Scott, the local manager for the Midland Railway Company, returni-d her* late last night from his trip to the West Coast. A few words regarding his movements will show wry clearly the manner in which the contractors are beginning to posh ahead with their work. On Saturday last in company with Messrs R. Oardener, Borgen, and Napier Bell he made an inspection of th** route for the section of line to be constructed from Brunnertou towards the T^rema kau. The country is fairly lev**!, well timbered, and will not be by any means difficult to work. The contractors have been placpd in possession of the land required for the track, and have accep ea a tender for 2500 sleepers. . These are to be used in completing a Rmall section of the line made by the Government from Brunnerton. The construction of the whole section of 25 miles has been divided by the contractors into 11 sub contracts, tenders for which will be called forthwith. It is anticipated that operation? will be in fall swing all along the line by February next. Hokitika, 3 The returns from the Ross United mine for the past week have been 950z lOdwt. Tho tribntors of the Prince of Waleß elevators washed np on FrWay, the 26th inst., for 1370z, of which the sum of £177 gots to tliH company, nett. A* Humphrey's Gully tin* main race extension to Mount Brown is now completed, and the, increased water supply has enabled work at the claim to be carried on during the wpek with four nozzles in full play. It is not the intention of the directors to have a washing up before Christmas.