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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 913, 1 February 1868, Page 2

Major Von TEMPSKT.---This well-tried officer arrived at Wanganui by the Storm Bird, and will proceed to Patea to take up his appointment of Inspector of Armed Constabulary. — hidvpendent.

New Zealand Insubance Company.—The fourteenth half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company was held yesterday, at the company's offices, Auckland, whenaverysatisfactory balancesheet was laid before the shareholders ; the dividend for the half-year being at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, to which a bonus of five per ,cent. for dividend not paid for half-year ending November 30th, 1866, was added.— N.Z. Herald.

Bay of Islands Coal.— The Bay of Islands coal appears to be getting into favor. The Egmont, when in Auckland, took in a shipment of thfs coal for her downward trip, and the ship Siam, which sailed on the Bth for England, took a considerable shipment for use in working the engine of the condenser, and general purposes. The Auckland brig Princess Alice had been chartered to convey a cargo of the coal to Wellington. — Independent.

The Collingwood Diggings. — The Examiner says : — " "We were shown a day or two ago at the Bank of New Zealand a splendid lot of nuggety gold, between thirty and forty ounces, obtained at Gollingwood, from terrace ground lately opened there. The nuggets were of all sizes, from a small pea up to one weighing, if we remember rightly, seven ounces. We saw at the same time a fourteen . ounce nugget, lately obtained on the Sherry River, in the district of Wangapeka., For. several weeks past there has been a steady supply of gold sent from 'Collitigwo'ocTto Nelson, which makes us think well of the district, and of its yet affording profitable employment to a large body of miners. The Auckland Difficulty. — At a meeting of the settlers of. Raglan .. and Franklyn, on the 14th instant, the following resolution was carried : — " That the present form, of Provincial Government having proved totally inadequate to maintain the progressive welfare of the country interests of this' province, the meeting believes that the time has come that it should be abolished, and in lieu thereof that the landed interests of the province should be governed by acts of Parliament, direct from the General Assembly, and carried out by the people themselves, divided into counties, shires,, or districts, assisted by an officer and staff, resident in the city of Auckland."