TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3191, 8 June 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRKSI'ONDENT.) j

GRAHAMSTOWN, this day,

MINING,

The Whau got a better show of gold in the lowest level this morning. The manager reports good colours are showing for l_°iuciies across the hanging wall, and the way will open out rich tit the next breaking down or two. The crushing at tho battery is showing up for over two ounces from the face of tiie reef. The Queen of Beauty pump stopped this morning for lifts iv order to draw water from the greater depths. The pumps aud Turbine are working at the same, and doing their work well. No 3 level is drained and work may be commenced.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION

The Exhibition Committee ask the Government to send Mr Geo. Black over to the Melbourne Exhibition a3 a practical Mining Kngineer, able to give a report ou all appliances for gold-mining.

THE ROCK DRILL.

The Government advertise the rock drill to be let in this morning's "Advertiser," for sinking at 10s per foot for first hundred feet up to 500 feet, and 5s per foot up to 1,000 feet with an engineer accompanying the machine.

NAPIER this day. THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. A meeting was held here last night, for the purpose of securing the reading of the Bible in Public Schools. The Bishop of Waipa. presided, and the Revs. St. Hill, Spier, ilovell, and Penny were present It was resolved to present a petitioi'. to Parliament, praying that the Bible may be read without note or comment in our publio schools. A committee was appointed to get the petition sigued, which will be forwarded for presentation to the local members. A counter petition is going to be got up.

(PER UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION).

WELLINGTON, this day, CHEAP WINE FOR MEMBERS.

Atameetiogof licensed victuallers heldyestcrday.itwas stated that members of Parliament are in the habit of stocking with supplies of >vine and spirits from Bellamy's at a reduced price, no duty being paid. The licensed victuallers ask members that liquor be allowed to be drunk on the premises only

TAX ON MACHINERY,

A public meeting is convened in Wellington for to-night to protest against the tax on machinery.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS,

The Licensed Victuallers met again this morning. Several suggestions and additious with reference to the new Act were passed, and a deputation appointed to place them before local members of the House of Representatives.

WESTPORT, this day.

A FALSE REPORT.

'J lie report that the colliery had received serious injury is incorrect. The only foundation for tho report is that a truck broke away last week aud displaced a few slecpcis,

WANGANUf, this day, THE PROPERTY TAX.

The meeting re tbc Property Tax resulted without any definite resolution being passed. The speakers advocated cither the imposition of an Income Tax, or such modilications of the Properly Tax as would make it less inquisitorial. An amendment was proposed, advocating the abolition of the Property Tax, nnd tbe substitution of an Income Tax, but rejected. The issue was not distinctly put to the meeting, so that a large number did not vote either way.

DUNEDIN, this day.

BURNT OUT.

A young couple, married on Thursday! were burnt out at Green Island yesterday The house was owned by Mr Sibbald, of Dunediu, and uninsured. The occupauts were uninsured also.

ANOTHER PROTEST.

A large meeting held at Milton last night condemued the Property Tax.

THE CHIMBORAZO AT PLYMOUTH.

Private advices report tho arrival of the Orient liner Chimborazo at Plymouth, after a passage of 40 days.

THE CALYPSO'S CARGO.

By the mail Murray, Robeits and Co. have received advice that part of the cargo of the Calypso has been settled as a total loss. The consequences will probably take 75 per cent, from the Insurance Companies, and wait the realisation of the cargo beforo obtaining fiual settlement.

TIMARU, this day.

BREAKWATER.

At the meeting oi the committee of the Harbour Board Mr Wooleoinc, Capt. Cain, aud other old aud influential residents testified to the utter inaccuracy of tbc statement contained in Mr Blackstt's report as to the damage done to railway works through the erection of a breakwater" The members of the Road Board have passed a resolution aliirming Blackett's representations in reference to the encroachment of the sea at Caroline bay to be contrary to local knowledge aud experience. The same body resolved to prosecute further than action for having the district constituted a county. SUICIDE.

The wife of Thomas Morris (a laborer) had some words with her husband on Sunday week over Morris getting drunk overnight and left her home. Her body was fouud yesterday in the Opihi river.

ANOTHER PETrriON,

The petition against tho Property Tax has been largely signed, aud will bo forwarded to Wellington at once.

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. MEETING OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

A meeting of the unemployed was held this morning, when strong disapprobation was expressed at the way immigrants had been brought out under false pretences, and at the establishment of a soup kitchen here to make people think they were paupers, instead of laying out the mouey in finding work for idle hands to do. Some very absurd language was used, but oue man spoke well and dispassionately, aud made out a very strong case, lie said amongst other thiugs ho bad heard a«ood deal of the Weka Pass Works, and had walked fiftyeight miles thither, unknown to any of the men, to see for himself. He found that rotten tents had been provided for the men to live in ; that with the ljd per day stopped for work, and the stoppages which the speaker went on to detail, a man who lift his wife and family in town (he could not tike them there, as there was no place on the works fit for women and children to live in) would not be able to send hia wife sixpence per week out of the twentyeight shillings he was earning ; and this was what Mr Hall called providing for the unemployed. (Disapprobation.) A contractor in the North Island, with less severe weather, had erected temporary whares for his men; and, if the Government wished to do them good, they should have followed the example at the Weka Pass. He stated, in conclusion, that he would ask twelve others, witn himself, to form a committee to communicate with the other large centres of population in New Zealand to agree to a petition to the American Government, asking them to assist the people to emigrate to that country. (Loud applause.) Perhaps when they were gone the Government would come to .heir senses. The commjjitce was then formed to draw up a draft petition.

SECOND MEETING,

Another meeting of the unemployed took place this morning, when a draft of the petition to the American Government was adopted, and it was resolved that the petition be lodged at various party towns for signatures, A monster meetiug will probably bo called at an early date.

CHRISTCHURCH, this day RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE.

The operations of the Benevolent Association are proving highly successful. Yesterday over 80 persons were supplied with food. The subscribtions to date amouut to £170.

The Licensed Victuallers have held several meetings to consider the new Licensing Bill.

IN VERC ARGIL I, this day, MESSAGE TO MR GLADSTONE.

At a meeting of the Reform Association" it was resolved to send the following ad-' dress to Mr Gladstone:—" From this remote dependency of the British Empire the members of the Invercargill Liberal Reform Association desire to convey their congratulaiions on the success of their Liberal cause in the prrent couutry. They regard it as the opening of a new era of wise and beneficieut legislation, of peaceful Foreign policy, aud of prosperity to commerce, and at the same time a3 auguring the success in the land of their adoption of kiudred principles of Liberalism, whose chief exponent in New Zealand is Sir George Grey,"