Mr GUTHRIE informs us that the rainfall at TUTIRA LAKE for December was 71 inches. Messrs C.B. HOADLEY and CO. report the sale of the vacant part of HASTINGS town section No. 248, corner of MARKET street, with 33 feet frontage to HERETAUNGA road, for the sum of £900. Mr Charles CANNING's yacht, ATALANTA, which has been receiving an overhaul on the slip, is now ready for sea, and will sail for Wellington as soon as the sea moderates and fine weather again sets in. She will take part in the WELLINGTON regatta, and it is hoped she may succeed in annexing some of the substantial prizes to be competed for.