Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7621, 20 December 1886, Page 2

Telegraphic.

[PER UNITED FHESS ASSOCIATION.] ' Auckland, Saturday. . The Auckland Rowing Association's Regatta took place, this afternoon.' The West End Club men took fourrace3, the Waitemata Club two, and the North" Shore Club two races.

A lad named William M'Lerinan, aged ■ 16, was killed to-day . at Coulthard's sawmill, Papakura. His head got jammed by the machinery. . A native named Thomas, Petenri was' sentenced by the magistrate to-day ' to ' bread and water for seven days for bad ■ conduct in the Mount Eden gaol. 7 Tho case of Finnamove Leo v.^tlie '■■.->' Equitable Insurance Company, a claim of £500 on an insurance policy, has been adjourned to the January civil sittings. '• .•.-"■ Wanganui, Saturday. Mr John Buller, a brother of Sir . "Walter Buller, was found lyings dead at the door of hia stables at Mount Desert.". Deceased left town for Mr Abbott's residence 1 at .midnight on a vicious horse, and,, as the . animal was found this morning saddled and bridled it is evident Dr Bufiev had been thrown at the stable-door. When dis r covered at 5 o'clock deceased had evidently been dead some time,- Deceased . was about 43 years of a<*e. • '

Wellington, Sunday. ■..'• Sir Julius. Vogel ivlll leave for Auckland : in the Hinemoa on Wednesday next; • ' ;• ; ; , : . Tho intention of the Union Company to suspend working the Koranui coal mine . has been brought about owing to the out- ..• put of the Westport Coal Company anil the Koranui Company being in excess of - the carrying capacity of the vessels ■ engaged in the trade!- Termshave been. • arranged between the companies by which the output at Kommii Hill will 'lie suspended and the Westport Company's mine .:. , be worlced 'so as to supply cargo for a]l the vessels. The export of coal from Westr ':/ port will in no degree be lessened, and if .' - iri time an increased demand and improved „ harbor facilities for shipping justify, the : step, operations in the Koranui Company's ■'■ niine will.be resumed, if .'the Westport '] Coal Company's pits cannot siipply what „ is required. ' ■-' ,• The Governor will leave for Auckland ,

in the Hinemoa on the 28th inst.

The Minister of Justico will probably ,'■ ' go North in a few days. ' . "■' !, ' ■_ Tlie ' Executive Commissioner for this , . ' colony lias forwarded to the Governmenta report of the sub-committee of the to- ' bacco trade section of the London. Chani-' [ ■'-' berof Commerce. on the' tobacco exhibits.,, ; at the Colonial and' lndian Exhibition.-' '■-•' New Zealand 'does riot appear, to/have ■; been an exliibito'r in this department, and . ''.'-. Australia was represented by New South •" Wales alone. The report on its exhibits '■■ ' .■'. states that they were similar to American , '. (Kentucky), in. growth and appearance •"•■';" generally. The committee think that the" ,■' exhibits show that with ' cure and cul-. '.; tivation the British, colonies ,'and' pos- ' : sesions can produce even the highestand;. • best' qualities of tobacco. ■ • ;" . Thoshipping in 'the harbor yesterday, ;!•; and to-day lowered their flags to half-mast., as a mark, of- respect to the late J. S. Coster, formerly managing director of the ""■'.'• New Zealand Shipping Company. ■;,■-:'' The following have been chosen to, re-/ ;" present Wellington in the cricket, raatch'^ against Canterbury on 'the 27th and 28th instant, and Nelson on the 29th and 30th :'■' ■■■' '• —A Blacklock, B. Blackloek, T. A. Cox, : '-.- C. Dryden, A. Gore, G. Heenan,\Vi .' M'Girr, S. T. Moorhouse, A.'.Motloy, H. "' ; Roberts, and W. J. Salmon. The team is, . considered to be a good one, but Lawson, -, Wellington's' best trundler, is unable to obtain the necessary leave to take part in these matches, ' ' ' ;' ' '

. Dunedin, Saturday. "' ; ' . Three deputations waited on the Premier . , to-day, The first one -was from the Pres-" ';-'■ byterian body, who represented the hard*'. • ship, of having the widows' and orphans'. .;• auct aged niiuisters' funds subjected to the . ' property tax. ThePremierpointed outth'at ,-, „' the Government had no control over the' - property tax officer, who if he neglected to • .' collect the tax where it should, be collected "' could beheld personally liable by.tho andifc officer. The second deputation represented. „ ' the. hardship of small freeholders' oeing debarred from' selecting ' land under the ■• homestead system. ; The Premier said v/, the Government 'could not alter, the law •.• without Parliamentary sanction. 1 vHe ■••'• thought that for people with small means the village settlement system offered far ; more facilities than the homestead system,' . .'- --as the Government helped the settler to '■ . build a house up to' £25, and- employed ', him in doing it. He (the Premier), was " in favor of extending the area under the vil-' . lage settlement system so that a family- ■ could have as much as lOO.or 150 acres'of ,. rough land, but he would not' agree to any ■". .'. modilication of the homestead system, as ■ he did not think any good could come out of the system. The- third deputation . 'asked that the immigration barracks be. *? handed over to. provide additional accom-v ■ \ modation in connection with the Benevolent Institution, pointing out that they were at their wits' end to supply accom-. modation. The Premier said he Was -. . against giving over, the barracks, as they , •'. ,. did not know when they would be wanted "' . for immigrants. He suggested that they. : v .. should adopt the boarding-but system, or :■ ' if the Charitabie Aid Board raised half . the cost of a lmfding the Government would give the other ha'f. . \ ' ' ■' It is understood that, if a change .of venno from Christchuroh is applied for in/ ,' the charge of- the murder ot Captain Cain : . against Thomas Hall the Attorney-Gene^;' .. ral will not oppose it.