1873.

January 1.—Eleventh Caledonian Gathering and Games.

January 6.—Citizens' Ball to Governor and Lady Bowen.

January 13.—Signor Cagli's Opera Season opened.

January 14.—Fire in George street.

January 15.—Meeting of Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland.

January 17.—M.P.C., Waihopa: Wood, 29; (Wilson.)

February 21.—Meeting of Settlers, who arrived prior to 1856, to form Association. M.H.R., Waikouaiti: Munso.

March 10.—First sod of Moeraki-Waitaki Railway cut.

March 13.—Royal Horticultural Society's Show.

March 14.—Mayor of Naseby: George, 93; (Basch, 51.) Dunedin Bowling Club formed.

March 24.—Twenty-fifth Anniversary. Jockey Club Races, Forbury.

April 1.—M.P.C., Dunedin: Fish, 609; (Prosser, 520; Reeves, 155.)

April 15.—Fire, Cumberland street, Gibbs & Clayton, &c., £10,000.

May 1.—Third Session Otago University inaugurated.

May 5.—Salmon ova ex "Oberon," landed at Invercargill.

page 137

May 6.—Thirty-first Session of Provincial Council. Schooner "Mary Ogilvie" stranded at Oamaru. Brig "Moa," at Allday Bay.

May 10.—Schooner "Margaret Campbell," total wreck, Oamaru.

May 14.—Foundation of new Post Office, &c., laid at Milton.

May 22.—Provincial Council dissolved.

June 4.—Nomination for Superintendency: Macandrew, Gillies, and Graham.

June 10.—M.P.C., Dunedin: Davie, 897; Turnbull, 897; Reynolds, 828; Fish, 690; Turton, 619; Haggitt, 559; Bathgate, 549; (Cargill, 523; Prosser, 510; Reeves, 502; Walter, 331; Cutten, 315; Barton, 283; Isaacs, 244; Millar, 121; Rossbottom, 82; Graham, 72.) Oamaru Town: M'Lean. Riverton: Daniels. Port Chalmers: M'Dermid. Milton: Gillies: (Cunninghame, 67.) Wakari: Driver. Waihola: Mollison. Oteramika: Kinross, 64; (Hamilton, 57.) Taieri: Shand, 330; Reid 312; Allan, 294; (Prain, 136; Webb, 80.) Tuapeka: Bastings, 433; Brown, 373; (Pyke, 228.) Waitahuna: Brown. Waihemo; M'Kenzie. Clutha: Richardson, 206; M'Neil, 150; (Thompson, 140); Waikouaiti: Mills, 84; (Orbell, 70.) Matau: Clark. Oreti; Rodgers. Mount Ida: Oliver, 254; De Latour, 189; (Armstrong.) 152; Mervyn, 106.) Waihopa: Wood, 139; (Perkins. 96.) Oamaru County: Webster, 68; (Waddell, 41; Aitchison, 16.) Invercargill: Lumsden, 154; (Tapper, 132.) Peninsula: Tolmie; (Cutten.) Moeraki: Teshmaker, 56; (Hutchison, 55; Murcott, 45; Steward, 9.) The Lakes: Hallenstein, 295; Clark, 220; (Innes, 215; Mauders, 168.) Mataura: Menzies. Blueskin: Green (Howorth.) Caversham: Stout; (Leary.) Aparima; Oummings; (Basstian.) Duustan: Hazlett, 244; (Shepherd, 97.) Mount Benger: Ireland. Waitaki: Sumpter. Makarewa; Wilson, 104; (M'Arthur, 99.) Cromwell: M'Kellar, 170; (Colclough, 115; Pyke, 1.) Kaikorai: Roberts, 75; (Barr, 50.) North Harbor: M'Glashan.

June 18.—Election of Superintendent: Macandrew, 3,902; (Gillies, 2,759; Graham, 26.)

June 27.—Taieri Ploughing Match.

June 29.—Ship "Yorkshire," from Melbourne, for London, put in for repairs.

page 138

July 1.—Thirty-second Session of Provincial Council. National Bank opened, taking over business of Bank of Otago. Ship "J. N. Fleming," arrived from Clyde, 69 days 11 hours land to land; 72 days, port to port.

July 4.—Tokomairiro Farmers' Club Ploughing Match.

July 6.—Ship "Cospatrick" arrived from London.

July 11.—Foundation of South Dunedin Episcopal Church laid.

July 17.—Wakari Ploughing Match. Mayoral Elections—Invercargill: Lumsden. Waikouaiti: Pratt, 36; (Smith, 26. Milton: Cunningham, 79; (Capstick, 46; Goodall, 28.) Dunedin: Mercer, 970; (Thoneman, 630; Barnes, 500.) Cromwell:. Fraer, 62; (Marsh, 43.)

July 23.—M.H.R., Waikouaiti: Gillies, 102; (Pratt, 74.)

July 28.—First donkey (in harness) seen in Dunedin, arrived from Melbourne along with H.M. Representative.

August 7.—Port Chalmers Railway purchased by Government £175,000,

August 8.—Storming of Masonic Hall.

August 12.—Trout hatching successful at Young's Pond,. Palmerston.

August 14.—First Canary and Poultry Society's Show. M.H.R. Lake Wakatipu: Pyke.

August 21.—Public Meeting in Theatre on Terminus of Northern Line. National Insurance Company projected: Provisional Directors appointed.

August 28.—Schooners "Emille" and "Scotsman," wrecked at Oamaru.

September 10.—St. John Branigan died.

September 17.—Schooner "Oreti" ashore at Oamaru.

September 24.—Ship "Wild Duck," from Adelaide, for London, put in for repairs.

October 9.—Annual Meeting of Manchester Unity I.O. Oddfellows.

October 10.—Mosgiel Woollen Factory (Limited) projected.

October 30.—Fire in George street.

November 3.—Fire in Princes street.

page 139

November 14.—Standard Insurance Company (Limited) projected.

November 20.—Oamaru Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. French Republic s.s. "Vire," in Port Chalmers.

November 23.—New First Church opened.

December 14.—Southern Trunk Railway opened to Green Island, by Premier the Hon. J. Vogel.

December 15.—Launch of Submarine Boat. Fire in George street.

December 19.—First Meeting Caithness and Sutherland Counties Association. Hallenstein & Co.'s Clothing Factory started.

December 22.—"Redcliffe" wrecked at All day Bay.

December 23.—Arrival of Governor Sir James Ferguson.

December 30.—Royal Horticultural Society's Show. Wreck of the ship "Surat," from London to Port Chalmers at Catlin's River: First serious casualty to a passenger ship bound to Otago.