TELEGRAPHIC.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2498, 27 March 1878, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

COROMANDEL, this day. Matawai. —This claim is producing some good stone daily as the drive proceeds. Coromandel Claim.—l saw two dishes of stuff washed this morning, and splendid prospects were obtained. ALLEGED RAPE.

A rape case is being heard at the R. M. Court to-day.

HAMILTON, this day.

THE OHAUPO LINE.

His Excellency went over the line from Ohaupo to Hamilton in a special train yesterday. It is expected by the railway authorities that full traffic will be commenced on Monday next. RETURN TQ AUCKLAND. His Excellency and party left here for Auckland at 11 o'clock this morning. They were accompanied to the Railway station by the member for Waipa, and the Mayor and Borough Councillors.

CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

STEPHEN MASSETT,

Mr Stephen Massett, after a splendid season in Wellington, is here, and is likely to do a good business.

[PRESS AGENCY.]

FIELDING, this day.

MrHalcombehasemployedaslniciugparty to prospect Makino Creek at tbe place where gold in quartz specimens was lately found, and reported no more gold discovered. He thinks the Makino Creek is not auriferous at Fielding.

HOKITIKA,

this day.

The AUI3 rubra, which sailed for Melbourne, takes for the Union Bank 2,6360z5. gold. A great many leases for gold mining have been applied for under the Miners' Act, owing to the new quartz discoveries in Kanieri and Taipo districts.

DUNEDIN,

this day.

The Returning Officer has received a writ for the election of a member for the General Assembly for Port Chalmers, vice Hon. W. Reynolds, resigned. The nonimation takes place on the 6th April. Should there be more than one candidate, the poll will be taken on the 12th ApriL No candidate is yet in the field.

6,604 persons travelled on the Otago railways on Saturday last.

this day.

PORT CHALMERS,

Sailed: Albion Co.'s ship Canterbury, for London, with ten passengers and the following cargo :—2,881 bales wool, 400 casks tallow, 3,837 sacks flour, 4,277 sacks wheat, of the value of £66,162.

WELLINGTON,

this day.

Mr Barton Avill on Friday bring on a motion in banco to quash the order for his committment for contempt of court. The Postmaster-General has issued a stamped newspaper half-penny wrapper, which will come into force on the Ist April next. These wrappers will be sold much in the same way as postal stamps, but in parcels of not less that 18 or multiple of \t.\tgl