January.

25.—Burns' anniversary celebrated by a dinner.

February.

3.—Meeting (Jan. 19) of Otago Maine Liquor Law League. Office-bearers appointed.

March.

10.—Publication of proposed land regulations.

Letter from explorer Dr. Schmidt, before setting out on expedition to Stewart's Island and West Coast.

24.—Appointment of Mr. P. Proudfoot as Provincial Surveyor.

Resolutions of Provincial Council recommending appointment of teachers to be paid out of public funds—Teacher of proposed Academy, £200 to £300; female teacher, £100; teacher for Port Chalmers, £100; each of three others, £100.

31.—Population (European) of Otago, December 31st, 2557.

May.

26.—Fifty pounds voted by Provincial Council for clock and bells for Dunedin.

June.

2.—Custom-house at Port Chalmers broken into (31st ult.) and safe with money, &c., taken. £100 reward offered.

Public meeting convened by Superintendent to organise patriotic fund for widows and orphans, Crimean war. £148 3s. subscribed on the spot.

4.—Recovery of safe stolen from Customhouse, with money (about £1400) almost intact.

July.

28.— Discovery of coal at Tokomairiro intimated.

August.

20.—First Town Board for Dunedin elected.

September.

8.—Arrival of Gil Blas from Melbourne with capitalists and immigrants procured by Mr. W. H. Reynolds.

October.

27.—Fire at gaol (22nd), which was completely destroyed.

November.

24.—Election unopposed (17th) of Capt. W. Cargill, Superintendent.

December.

15.—Election of Capt. Cargill, John Cargill, and J. Macandrew unopposed members of General Assembly for Dunedin District.

22.—List of members of Provincial Council, now consisting for the first time of 19 members—Kilgonr, Harris, Rennie, Reynolds, and Cutten (Dunedin), Adam, Martin and Proudfoot (Eastern), Hepburn, McGlashan, and Smith (Western), Macandrew, Lee, and Burns (Central), John Cargill (Tokomairiro), W. H. Mansford (Port Chalmers), Shaw and Anderson (Southern), R. Williams (Northern).