AUSTRALIAN.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3220, 15 November 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

£5000 MISSING FROM THE TARARUA.

MELBOURNE, Monday.

A box with £5000 in gold, consigned to tho Bank of Now Zealand, is missing from the steamship Tararua, which arrived yesterday. It is thought possible that it has ueen loft at Dunediii, where the Tararua's cargo was transhipped from the Hawea.

THE SORATA

ADELAIDE, Monday.

The Sorata ho* been brought to the Semaphore, and will ultimately proceed to Melbourne.

SCULLING MATCH,

SYDNEY, November 14

The sculling match between W. 1 ' J<k and M. Rush took place yesterday <n the I'nrramatta River. Rush won enily by three lengths. Tho betting was 5; o 4on Trickett.

Our Wellington Telegrams.

[BY IKtEGRAPH, OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

A COMMISSION OF ONE.

WELLINGTON, this day. The Government has decided to revoke the West Coast Native Commission, which is addressed to^Sir William Fox, Sir Dillon Hell, and Tawai, and to issue a new Royal Commission of similar tenor directed to Sir William Fox alone, Mr Parris being retained aR executive oflicer in carrying out all the decisions of the Commission. Sir William Fox consents to act and Sir Dillon Bell cordially approves.

A long conference has taken place be^ tween the Government, Sir W. Fox, Sir D, Jiell, and Mr Parris, of which the above de< cision is the outcome.

SURVEY OF PARIHAKA,

It,is also decided to carry out the survey of rarihaka before any further steps are taken by tho Royal Commission.

Sir Dillon Bell goes South to-day to prepare for his departure by the Potosi next month.

Mr Oliver goes to Dnncdiu by the Rotorua to-day on a month's holiday, returning, however, for a day or two to be sworn in under the now Governor.

THE PREMIER COMING NORTH.

Mr Hall leaves by tho Hinemoa this afternoon for the Manukau, calling first at Opunaki, where he will land and proceed overland to New Plymouth, rejoining tho Hincraoa there. Mr Bryco goes with him as far as Opunake, where he lands for the inspection of various native matters. He will be away about a week. Mr Hall expects to bo at Auckland on Friday, leaving on Monday or Tuesday with the new Governor for Wellington. Mr Rolleston probably returns to Welling, ton to-morrow, as there will be only two Ministers in town (Major Atkinson and Mr Dick) when Messrs Hall, Bryce, and Oliver are gone. THE UNEMPLOYED.

Thomas Calcutt, Government Land Purchasing Agent, has been appointed to investigate and report on the employment by the Government of so-called unemployed, with a view to affecting a material reformation in the present system, which is much condemned by practical men.

The native fencers have not returned since the erection of a substantial fence with slip panal at Waipara,

FIRE IN MOUNT EDEN ROAD,

An alarm of fire rang out last night between '12 and 1 o'clock, and from the glare it appeared to be raging in the Mount Eden or Newmarket district. Superintendent Hughes and his men were at once in action and on their way to the scene of the fire with buckets arid other necessary appliances for extinguishing the flames. The fire was in an old house at the end of Water-street, Mount Kden Road, owned by Mr Wm. K. Edwards, but who had left it several weeks back for his new residence several hundred yards away. A young man named Richard Owen was in charge of the old house, and was sleeping there at the time of the outbreak, and accounts for the fire in the following manner :—Before retiring, he lit a candle for the purpose of reading the Bible and lay down on the bed. He fell asleep without putting out the light. Presently he was awakened by a cracking noise, and on opening his eyes, saw the ceiling and sideboards of the next room all ablaze, 'i he fire had taken too great a hold, and he escaped with difficulty. Mrs Dorrison, a neighbour, aroused Mr Edwards, who got up and wnnt to the place, but all efforts to save the building were vain. The house was completely destroyed. It was insured in the New Zealand Insurance. Company for j£2so. He had a mortgage of £150 upon it.~~ •