Interprovincial Telegrams.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 893, 30 March 1877, Page 6

Interprovincial Telegrams.

AuckLAND, March 26. The Go Ahead has left for the East Coast with boiling down machinery, to carry out the Government contract tor the destruction of scabby sneep. March 27. Six thousand sheep will be placed immediately on Messrs Russell and Studholme's Rnglan run, which is calculated to carry 30,000. The Police have made a raid on light weights, and several tradesmen have been fined. The goods of the Rev. Father Paul, Catholic priest, have again been seised for the education rate. The criminal calendar includes one cue of obtaining money on false pretences, one for wilful murder, four for theft, one for larceny as a bailee, three for forcing and uttering, two for -indecent assault, one for obtaining money on false pretences, three fur breaking and enteiiug, two for stealing from a house and burglary, and one for arson. The Hon. Mr Whitaker promised a deputation to-day to assist in securing the separation of the East Coast sawmills from the Thames and Cororaandel Counties. Moan at ai aria sold to-day at £19 10s, ex div., but declined to £18 to-night. Gbahamstown, March 27. The Monataiari yield turned out 6L540z. of melted gold from sc wt of specimens yesterday. This morning 15cwt was broken down, one stone weighing about 501 b being enormously rich, and estimated to be about half gold. Shares are still rising. March 28. Fifteen hundred-weight of rich specimens were taken out of the Moanataiari ihis morning. Two blocks are on exhibition at the Bank of New Zealand with a band of what looks almost like solid gold six inches wide. Such rich stone was never got in the Caledonian. Shares are pretty firm at £19 ex dividend. New Plymouth, March 28. The District Prize firing rifle prize-win-ners are — 8. Mathews, 79 ; Peacock 74 ; S. Barriball, 70; C. Barriball ; 69; J. C. Davies, 69. Carbine prize winners — Oxham, 56 ; Adlam, 51 ; Hooker, 37. Napieb, March 26. Mr fi. Millar reports the sale of the Sutera Bun, of 20.000 acres leasehold, 19 years to run, rent £150 per annum, with 4000 sheep, to Stuart and Merrit, for £4000. Dr Pollen arrived from- Taupo last night, and leaves for Wellington per Hinemoa this evening. The Natives were somewhat dissatisfied at his leaving so soon atter the public meeting with the tribes at Taupo. Dr Pollen had a very satisfactory private interview with Rewi, Major Mair being present. Wellington, March 26. A man named Michael John O'Connor bai applied for charitable aid here. His story is that he arrived here tbree weeks ago in the Arawata. He was for some time a patient in the Kew Lunatic Asylum, Victoria, and was put on buard by the Asylum officers with a passage paid and £2 in bii pocket, to ihift here for himself. There is considerable excitement about the elections. Betting is about even. The Sappho will leave to-morrow for the South Sea Islands She has taken a number of men from the Sapphire, and it is rumored she is goag to assert, and if necessary by force, maintain, British rights over eoine i -.lands which, it is said, an American vewel is on the way to claim for that country. . Dr Hector has received a letter from Dr Farr, of Christchurcb, informing him that all

the white ns»h ova has been lost by being washed through the openings in the netting and carried away by the stream. The netting is the same as that used for hatching out the salmon trout ova, but as the white flub ova are much smaller tban trout ova they washed through. The banque Herman, just arrived here from New York, brings back from Philadelphia all of the New Zealand exhibits, except such as were exchanged for other articles. She aUo brings a number of show cases of American articles, and which were fitted up in America by order of Dr Hector. On Saturday morning the Hon. the Native Mmister met a large number "f friendly Taupo and P»tea natives at Poil.ipo J&unga. Manga (Kewi) was also present, as he wished to hear the decision arrived at on tho Tatiwa block. Hikari and other grantees wished the survey to be proceeded with, saying that they had given the land to the Governmentjor 21 years, and w,ere determined to uphold their agreement. Manga withdrew his opposition to the lease entirely, provided no, deduction were made from rent for spirit* i and improvement*. As Foihipi and his wife objected to some of the grantees, it was decided to hold a committee, and let the natives settle it themselves. .The Taupo natives represented that their back rents on blocks leased four years ago to the Governm°nt were still due, and wished them paid. They also asked that the balance of the money on the Mohaka purchase be paid at once. The Hon. Native Minister said : I have listened to your grievances, and will do all in my power t> set them right. The blame partly is on your own aide. Captain Mair, District Officer, will help yon in getting your lands through the Land Court, and assist Mr Mitchell, the land purchase agent, in senling all the outstanding matters which have so long been troubling you. The Government only wish to do what is just and right t > wards you. An amount of other business was gone through, when Dr Pollen started for Napier at two o'clock, amidst loud cheering from the whole meeting. Manga and; his party left at the same time/ Major Mair followed this morning. Captain Mair and Mr Mitchell are now busy arranging for surveys, &c. The Native Minister's visit will be productive of much good, and has tended more than anything to remove the feeling prevalent among the natives that they were being unfairly treated March 27. 6.60 p.m. Mr Travers has been elected for the City of Wellington by a majority of 13. The voting was — Travers, 673 ; Huicbinson 560. 7.60 p m. There has been great excitement in the city to-day over the election. Throughout the day, the betting was decidedly in favor of Butchinson, but Travers's supporters, although quiet, were confident, and his Com* mittee worked in an admirably systematic manner. The result was very close, Travers having a majority of 8. It is said a further scrutiny increases this to 14. The official declaration will take place on Thursday. There is no doubt Mr Travers is in, and Mr Hutcbinson, who had looked on the matter as an absolute certainty, is of course very crestfallen. The election was fought admirably on beth sides. When the result was known, Mr Travers was carried round shoulder high. About 100 people, friends of Sir William Fitzberbert, and amongst them many of the oldest settlers, met to-day to off*r their congratulations on his elevation to knighthood, His health was drunk with enthusiasm, and Sir William replied most effectively. March 28. Dr Doyle, of this city, intends to contest the seat for Totara, vacant by the death of Mr Tribe. Mr Win Findley, well known on the West Coast as a partner in the firm of Hall and Findiay, also intends to contsst the seat, and left for the West Coast to-day for the purpose of meeting the electors ofTotara. A proclamation in the Government Gaaette announces that the meeting of the General Assembly is further prorogued until June 15th next. Ch*TßTchurch, March 26. It is intended to have a special service inside the Cathedral walls on Easter Sunday. A landing service is about to be constructed at Amuri Bluff, on the same principle as that at Timaru. The Beautiful Star, with the necessary plant, sailed from that town on Saturday. The place is said to be better adapted for the purposes of a port than Timaru. The ' Lyttelton Times' this morning publishes a table of finanoe on which the division of funds among the Road Boards was taxed. It shows that the acreage of the County is 1,505 153 ; the value of. land sold to December 31, 1876, £740 926; Road Board grants to same period, £181,941. The pipes and mains for the Lyttelton water supply are now ready, and awaiting the completion of the works on this side of the hill*. The mains were connected with the tunnel pipes to-day. To-morrow the Ashley Council meets to apportion their funds to the Road Boards. March 27. Captain Petherbride, who for a long time was marina superintendent in this Colony for Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Co,, and who is now returning to England permanently, has been presented by the met chants of Canterbury with a purte of sovereigns to purchase a service of plate in England. The collection at" St. Andrew's Preabyterian Church on Sunday, in aid of the building fund, realised £251; •" ! The Yeomanry' Cavalry commence » six days* encampment and driU oib Saturday next. ' ' ■■ •- -."■■'_ : " ( - : * : * "■'

- A child, two yean old, named Manning, hw been drowned by falling into a- tub of water. . A cat* will be heard at the Supreme Court shortly, which will decide whether a patient in the Lunatic Asylum' ia mad or not. He claims that he, is sane, and demands to be released. The 'Times' this morning says: "We understand that the parcel of white Mauritius «og*n, about 10.000 mat*, whfcn waa pnrchued in this market about 10 weeks •go, nominally for export, hat to-day been taken npjby * local house, and re-sates to a large extent hare already taken place on the basis of late prices. We h«ve also to report tha sale of a large line of Californian hops at • satisfactory figure. The land sales yesterday amounted to £9500. , Tha Heathcote Begatta to-day was well attended, and rery successful ; there were only six event*, and the Canterbury Rowing Club pulled off most of them. The flre-belU are now ringing (8 p.m.), but no signs of the fire are to be sten yet. March 28. An enquiry— the first of its kind hereown* before His Honor Mr Justice Johnaton^mi a Jury to-day It was an inquiry in^Rfce sanity or otherwise of William Arthur Gray, an inmate of Sunnyside Asylum, w hp contends, despite medical testimony, that he is sane. The Jury decided he was not fit to be at large, and it was agreed he should be confined in a private asylum.. * The New Zealand Shipping Company have received advice of the arrival of the Waimate from Lyttelion, after a passage of 83 days ; •llwelL \ At the Heathcote Regatta yesterday, the Canterbury Bowing Club (ChrLstchurcb) won the first prize in every race. Edwin Widman,' formerly clerk of the Heathcote Road Board was brought up at the Police Court to-day on two charges of embezzlement, and remanded till Saturday. A rule »m was granted in the Supreme Court, on an application for a writ of habeas corpus to'brinjf up the body of John Hamilton, farmer, Waiho Flat, who was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for illict distillation on the ground of wrongful commitmoot. . The Acclimatisation Society are much offended with the Government for preventing them altering the date of the shooting season, and passed a long resolution censuring them lor so doing. The assessment of the Lyttelton borough this year is £25,463, against £24,540 last year. Mr C. C Bowen has not yet intimated when he will address the electors. TiafAßU, March 26. Large quantities of wheat are arriving daily for shipment. The quality generally is inferior, and prices very unsettled, varying from 2s 3d to 4» 3d Great dissatisfaction is caused by the faulty railway arrangements, which cause farmers much loss, and the old system of drays is being largely reverted to. March 28. To-day, before Mr Woolcotnbe, B M-, and Mr Hall, J P., R. A. A. Sherrin wai brought op, on remand, charged with criminal libel on G. M. Heed. On the* application of Mr Bammersly, accused was remanded, to Waimste till to-morrow.