TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5679, 4 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

+ (from oUb own correspondent.) Wairoa, Monday. The Wairoa County Council met last Saturday. Notice was given for nest sitting day respecting the separation of the offices of clerk and overseer. Certain natives applied for a road through purely native lands. The reply was that only ratepayers could be dealt with. It was decided to call for tenders for leasing the Wairoa ferry for the next 12 months, the ferryman to reside in the ferry house. The clerk reported that the Government auditor had taken away the cash book and certain vouchers. The Council ordered that no books or documents be allowed to bo taken from the office without the special sanction of the Council. Mr Duff tabled a motion that no byeroads be dealt with until the main ?\nes are completed. The motion was lost. Tho formation of the Owhio-road was postpened for consideration at the next meeting.

15 V SPECIAL WIRE.) Auckland, Monday. Gunner Henderson of the Auckland Artillery has again won the Battery champion belt. Samuel Dixon, re3ently W.C.T. of a Good Templar Lodge, was brought up to-day at the R.M. Court for disorderly conduct while under the influence of liquor, and fined. At the meeting of the Kaipara Steam Navigation Company to-day the report showed a loss of £1300 on the half year. The Bay of Islands Steam Navigation Company's report shows a loss of £107 on the half year, owing to the sinking of a goods' barge. A new public school was opened at Parnell to-day for the accommodation of : 4QO pupils. Mr F. J. Moss, M.H.E., delivered an address. ; The caterpillar pest is very bad in the . districts south of Auckland. '. New Plymouth, Monday. The Native Minister is expected to leave here to-morrow or next day for Opunake. . The Armed Constabulary moved their camp to-day from Werekino three miles further south, and are now within the limits of the disputed territory. Nelson, Monday. A. great deal of excitement prevails here consequent oa a rumor to the effect that the Government have resolved to let no fresh contracts for railways in the colony. There are a largo number of unemployed who have been looking forward to, obtaining wqrk on the trunk railway, "and no tenders being accepted, and their means being expended, a feeling of great uneasiness prevails among them. Wellington, Monday. The Government have decided to open the post-office savings banks from 6.30 to 7.45 on Saturday evenings. This is to done as an experiment to ascertain what benefit working men will dorive from such extension, A boy aged about 13, whose name has not been ascertained, was drowned off the Queen's Wharf to-day. lie was fishing, and losing his hold, fell in. His cries were heard, but on persons proceeding in the direction from which the exclamations came nothing could be seen. The body has not yet been re-

covered. The new Thorndon school was opened this afternoon by his Excellency, who made a long" and interesting speech. He congratulated the committee on the stato of the schools, and advocated the reading of the Bible in schools. Hokitika, Monday. The Railway Commissioners arrived here on Sunday by special coach from Canterbury. They sat at 10 o'clock this morning. It transpired from the evidence given by Mr Mueller, Chief Bur- ' veyor, that a new route over Whitcombe Pass has been discovered, which is about 25 miles shorter than any route yet known between the Bast and West Coasts. Mr Roberts, a surveyor who has lately been \ over the Pass, reported the particulars to the Chief Surveyor, who has likewise communicated the information to the head of the Railway Department in

Wellington. The Eailway Commissioners left for Kuuiara and Greymouth ,this, afternoon. They intend travelling overland to Nelson. . .. ' . ChiusTciwech, Monday. The Drainage Board, at their meeting , to-day* discussed the resolutions passed at ~the recent public meeting, aud ap-. pointed a stlb-coninriltee td draY tip a^ feply. They show no intention of adced^ ing to the public clamor and resigning. The Customs revenue collected here during the month of April was. .£18,273 10s 2a. The land sales during the'<nionth were £9239 Os 7d. The barque Anna .Bella^ from Sidney, Bound- to London, put iii at Lytteltqii yesterday to' repair damages -sustained itl a heavy gale which "she encountered on • April 24th and 25th, during wtiicli'a sea broko over the vessel carrying away the bulwarks, and.the vessel was foUttd»to be making three leet of Water 1 an horn* during the remainder of the gale, and two feet per hour when it moderated. .-.j Soothe captain made for the nearest port.' She is a. wooden vessel, 33-i tons,, register, hailing from Banff, and is eleven years old. Her cargo- consists of tallow, copra, pearl shells, shale, ivory, and"friatd. . The Edwin Fox arrived at Lytteltdii to-day from London, 116' days out, /with 10S passengers, all well. Three ,d6# ns from scarlatina occurred at the commencement of ths voyage amongst the children. IN YE rcabgill ,■ Monday . At the adjourned inquest to-day ion tho body of, the infant found. -recently in the Giim Creek ari open • verdict was returned. The police .have no clue asl.ttf who placed the body in the. .Creek; '" j! • Oamathi, MondayV The candidates who will stand fpr the General Assembly are Messrs. Sutherland, Roberts, and Reid. . There are - many rumors of others coming : forward, but they are without foundation; > The Cdn-3 test is thought to be between Mr Sutherland and Mr Roberts. Mr Eeid wilL perhaps ■ address the electors, 1 and this will militate against him. ' : .■'"':'■"'' An accident happened to the Duntro'on train on Saturday evening at Aixbridge. The station is on an incline, .and ! '£he engine in'bved off without the carriages. On the guard taking off the break^tiie carriages moved, after the engine diicj* A collision occurred whereby two carriages were a ljttle injured;; The ; guard lljvr'aS thrown on the train, but escaped, wrihj si scratch. . .-..-/,■ ' ■ Dunedin, : Monday 1 ? During the month of April' 244 persons arrived at the port of Dunedin, and 372 left. . . -** Jas Bodgers, in the employ of David M'Keller, Tapanui, was f pund^dead inTiie Ranges on Sunday with part 'of liis blown away. He was out rabbit shooting, and is supposed to . have accidentally shot himself on. Friday. : In a case in Banco this morning Judge Williams said that no order will loe; made for the payment of. a debtor's Cost's prior .to : adjudication or in relation, to bis /implication for order .of discharge, unless it should appear either that the creditors have recommended payment, of that the' trustee, has reported that the actufn.tne 1 bankrupt took in, filing was for the benefit of the general body of creditors. John Kennedy's barn and dajrynear' Gore were destroyed by fire' on Saturday night. The insurance was in the ' Stan' dard for £100. The loss is estimated at £150. . „" T""J;r The Foresters are going to erect 'a monument to the memory of the nm'rderod Dewar family*