TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5008, 8 March 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

I rpsoM tub Pubs a Aqksott.] i | Auckland, March 7. i Ij;-. M&nukau County Council to-day re- c r.ot to bring the part# named in tho I K'hfdule of the Oountie* Act into c opersl-on. Tapto, March 7. a L-ltcr* arrived roitcrday from the Maori a ippmmg the friendly chief* here of 1 thThsUre Minister coming to Taupo thi* » -rcth, the object being to carry out the o ipoh.-i bequeathed hy Sir Donald M'Lean to t > ( w’Zealand, and interpreted by tho Taupo t the policy of peace and goodwill. t *“ “ Napikb, March 7. c Conider»ble naloeof itation properties have C I {Akfcrluce here lately. M’Hardy’* Pakowhai I the lot including homeetoad and 866 C for £15,970; another lot, 613 a Sk . rf ,' f 0 * £6703; total, £22,170, being an a ST( .y. f £ls io* per acre. He also sold t W&crei of James Todd's Homestead land at t £7 prr acre. Balfour’s Mohoia ran, of 576 1 ■ freehold and 9740 seres leasehold, witn s 533 iheep, sold for £1750, to ffm. Smith. Jobs M'Einnsn’s Arawapaaui leasehold, on ! ; told Lr £2500. Wellington, March 7. J aEPBESEfIATION OF WELLINGTON. Mr Edward Pearce placed his resigna- [ fi Jr ; :n the hands of the Speaker this Bomirg. The only candidates for the vacant ies:, b' jct, or likely to be, are Mr Hutcheson i (iltT. r). and Mr Travers. Mr Hctcheeon addreised the electors last rleb:. Mr Travers purposes doing so on | Triisr. PROPOSED CONSTABULARY > HE ORGANISATION. [ It i> reported that tho Armed Oonstabulary i as-i P hre will be at onoe amalgamated, but i »; fir; - , tfcej will be sworn in till Juno SO, so ; tbs*, tboie'who have been engaged under Pro- ; Ordinances may, if they think fit, retire after that date. From July 1, the I whole force wdii be enrolled for one year certain. Post divisions, numbering 850 men, will be he i &• a reeerre, anc stationed in Native Die'.r/ - .!. Theie will receive the same pay as the pretest Armed Constabulary, and will do timiiir duly. The remaining divisions, numbering ab:n*. the tame as the aggregate of the ; prefer.! police force*, will form the police for r the whole Colony, will be liable to serve in any i par! cf it, and may be concentrated, in case of f emerceney, \o defend any point of threatened i s’.tick nr.'til the force* are organi«ed, but they , | wii. rc! be required to take the field. Their v pay will be about the same as that now re- r eriird ty the Christchurch police. Inapectora vl! re moved from (tation to station, with a Lew ‘ j their arquiring local knowledge in each iatnt. Pr.babiy one Superintendent InrpetTr will be appointed, but there will bo no fpec.oi Inspector* for each I*land. The pro- ( p:*et change* will, it i* believed, effect a f sump of about £30,000 per annum. * Nblson, March 7. e Gh'Lp DISCOVERY NEAR ILu>t Saturday newswat brought to town that e psystie alluvial gold had been discovered in * ZV.rr-jr Valley. Mr Lowlher Broad, R.M., t sb-r. d for the place on Monday, and to day f ‘-ntcr.phed to Mr Carti* a* follows; — v 1 r?:ted Tadmor rush. About 40 men were ] --'e pround. The recent floods washed r svry a con*iderable extent of top *oil, j t:a*. r z a gravel bed. In thi* the prospect ] vs' Land, Briggs’ party got £3O worth of v ?-d last week in four days, for trree men. Parata’* party are making 30* g t-r man per day. Tha claim below ’e m has similar proipeet*. Briggs’ party are , V'.-i.r g a stratum of washdirt about two feet j ‘r/i, ijmg on a clay bottom. The depth of j i :t;r g u three or four feet. There are in- ( me of a rfguhr lead, but little pro*pect- f .'.at yet been done. The lead, if it exists, , ’.-'.rough a heavily timbered flat land. A ( has been taken up, and payable prosnbuined where the timber land ends —a j ny..- iwij f rom where the supposed lead enters | ihet.iLbcrland. The whole of the land is free- 1 t'-- In* holders of tho present claims washed | . ‘- T ; protp-cts for me, each one showing payable It.e place will only carry a limited p-hulnUor., unless the lead prove* of oon'•width. This will be ascertained by ■ ■ .' r.g alone. L. Broad, the owner of ~ r ■' ■ ir -, allow* occupation at one pound per men, of which arrangement tho * v . & Fpro»e. Tadmor js 40 miles from Ibe railway runs half way, and the r -i .i a good dray road. A telegram to tho ' says;—“ There is every indicaa good alluvia! lead, but miners depre- ’ 4 at present, as so very little pros- - h'- e been done.” Dbnedin, March 7. "' ' !l? Pearson v the City Corporation, '■‘••'■h the pittinliff claim* £2O damages i. .ged negligert treatment of hi* child y-c-ifi the Fiver Hospital, was commenced g.;';’ 4 Mr Mantford, R.M., today. Mr for the plaintiff, and Mr ; of Smith, Anderson, and Co., ’ l, The ease was adjourned J * k week. Ij . discussion took place at the ‘T re to day, re tho dispute heto n‘ u r, [ and Dr Stuart, in regard «j ( '‘ aor i Kaik Church. Dr Stuart said— HE r , i , lere been no discourtesy, I should HI weniioried the matter, I have no ci ifd 1n ' n ,a J' n ls that the Bishop has not Bp- , il! a Christian or a gentleman should |||§ “-.ijr Vi* 1 when 1 see him I don’t mind Eh Pr ‘o-’’ It was resolved that tho t : ;,jVr ' ri,n be advised to dieoon||p A t' 1 t 0 1,16 Nttik in the meantime. BE' >wZ h * mn ’ riliEned J« r em«»h Mahoney, H| sc, .jj 1 r,,Jt ived info the hospital on Monday, MSB D,.r J(jr ' 5 injuries received at the cJ'jv ftfV* tunnel, died at 5 o’clock jesterH| the ]j t ' Um ? )er nominations made through HR P. j ”,‘ fl immigration Office between MKL 0.!-, nv Urr 27, for free passage* to the WIS. .Vj{ i>y U '*'■ to 27 statute adults. BR Xn e IKK ANL> HIS CONSTITUENTS. BB r., to Mr Pyke, demanding his H| in,.^, er ' m < * ms received 316 signatures, and I Wm hi> Ff , . ri 'l u,6 i | ion, asking the resignation of « County Council, 166. HHk Til d .. ,