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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6784, 16 February 1884, Page 3

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I PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Friday. •ff To-day a number of workmen employed by a city contractor Btruck because one Maori was employed. Mr W. Griffin, American Consul, left here to-day on a visit to the South Island. His business is chiefly on matters connected with the sealing vessel Sarah W. Hunt at Lyttelton, but he also proceeds to Dunedin on consular business. The Stella arrived to-day, and starts laying the Tiritiri cable on Monday next. Patba, Friday. A man named Cunningham was arrested last night on a charge of rape on a girl eight years of age. Wellington, Friday. By an Order-in-Council doga are brought under the operation of the Diseased Cattle Act, and rabies canina is to be considered a disease to which dogs are liable. General regulations respecting diseased cattle are also gazetted. Capaain Robb, of the Alexa, just arrived* from Mauritius, reports : — " On the 14tb and 15th January we were in company with a large French transport ship. We tried to exchange signals, but the transport being to leeward, her flags being • end on, they could not be distinguished. We endeavored to get nearer to her, but as we kept off so did she also. I think from her appearance the vessel had convicts on board, as a great display of rags of clothing were strung all over her rigging. She looked to be a vessal of 2000 tons, painted black, with a red bottom. She looked a splendid vessel ; her rig was that of man-of-war, full rig, only she had double topsail yards. She was Bteering E. by S. when last seen." It is conjectured that the vessel was bound for New Caledonia. The charges against P. K. Watty for fraud, and John Margetts for failure to prosecute, were adjourned until Tuesday. At a meeting of the creditors of Meßsrs P. Moeller and Co. to-day it was unani>imously resolved to accept the offer of Mr Jacob Joseph of 7s 6d in the £1 for the estate. Ohristchtjbch, Friday. At a meeting to-day of the Moorhouse Memorial Committee it was reported that £903 had been collected, that £100 more was promised, that the New Zealand Shipping Company had offered to convey the statue to New Zealand free of freight, and that the cost would be £1000 on board at Lyttelton. It was decided to authorise Messrs Miles and Co. to order the statue at once from Mr George Lawson, A.E-.A. TiMAßtr, Friday. The Pomeroy company closed a most successful season to-night. There is general satisfaction here at Mr Wakefield's victory at Selwyn. Dunedin, Friday. A meeting attended by nearly thirty grain buyers and a few others interested in the grain trade was held to-day in the Chamber of Commerce. Mr J. Runciman presided. The following resolution waß carried, only four voting against it:- --" That in -the opinion of this meeting the time has now arrived when it is most convenient and satisfactory, both to buyers and sellers, that all bags containing wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, chaff, &c, Bhould be weighed in with such goods free of charge, in the same manner as is done by the millers with flour and bran bags. The following agreement was signed :— " "We pledge ourselves 1 to purchase grain, &c, from those who only sell produce with bags included on and after Ist March, 1884." The dummyism enquiry into the StrathTaieri cases was on again all to-day, and will continue to-morrow. The temperance organisation having asked the ■ Mayor to convene a public meeting to consider licensing matters, the Mayor has replied that no expenditure out or>'Oorporation funds can be sanotioried j for such a purpose. Bluff, Friday. * The Waihora came off the ground at 4 o'clock aha anchored off the pilot station. -Captain ~Edie reports that the wheel chains carried away just as she entered /the tide off the lightship, and before, she could be brought astern she grounded and swung rotiad; She floated

off as the tide made, the ship being double bottomed. All the water ballast tanks were pumped out, and Captain Edie satisfied himself that the ship was making no water before proceeding. She sails to-night for Port Chalmers, docking there. The underwriters' surveyor, Captain Thompson, examined the ship thoroughly, and was satisfied Bhe was making no water.