Lake Wakatip Mail. QUEENSTOWN, THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 1875. LATEST TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 904, 18 February 1875, Page 2

Lake Wakatip Mail. QUEENSTOWN, THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 1875. LATEST TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE

(FBOM OUB OWN COBBBBPONDKNT.) Dunedin, 17th inst., 8 p.m. The escort on Tuesday brought down the following quantities of gold : —Cardrona, 656 ozs. 10 dwts; Arrowtown, 325 ozs; Alexandra, 366 ozs.; St. Bathans, 350 ozs.; Palmerston, 24 ozs.; Queenstown, 791 ozs. |4 dwts; Cromwell, 1,040 ozs; Teviot, 247 ozs.; Mount Ida, 1,632 ozs. 17 dwts; Clyde, 150 ozs; Blacks, 508 ozs. 10 dwts; Macraes, 129 ozs. 9 dwts; Lawrence, 664 ozs. 2dwts; Waipori, 238 ozs; Waitahuna, 104 ozs.; and Tokomairiro, 151 ozs. 18 dwts. Arrived —The Oauiaru, with 280 immigrants. There are two mild cases of scarlatina, and the vessel is quarantined. Very little business of importance was transacted at the Waste Lands Board today. The Ranger's (Mr Innes) resignation was accepted. The City Council have unanimously refused to consider the offer to refer the purchase of the gas works to arbitration. At the Education Board meeting it wap intimated that the Rectorship of the Normal School had been offered to, and accepted by, Mr Fitzgerald, head master of the Oamaru Grammar School. The Rev. Chas. Clark preached twice in the Presbyterian Churcn at Wellington yesterday. Hundreds were turned from the doors before the commencement of the service. It is reported that Mr Williams, Chief Registrar, Christchurch, has accepted a judgeship, and will commence his duties in Otago. Nelson. Public feeling is strongly expressed with regard to Mr Broad, the Resident Magistrate, Mr Simmons, head master of Nelson College, and Mr M'Lean, once a minister of the Church of England and now a barrister, who were present at the recent Hibernian Society's dinner, when the Pope's health was drunk before the Quern's. The newspapers teem with correspondence on the subject. All three gentlemen have written letters of explanation. Mr Simmons admits he was wrong in going to the dinner, an 1 expresses regret. The others assure the public they intended no disloyalty. Auckland. Mr Williamson, the Superintendent, died early yesterday morning from dysentery and brain fever, produced by the heat when at Ohinemuri. His death has caused a feeling of profound regret throughout the province. He was a native of Newrv, Ireland. In 1845, iu conjuction with Mr Wilson, present proprietor of the Herald, he started the New Zealandcr. Mr Williamson was elected to the General Assembly on the promulgation of the Constitution in 1854, and has been a member ever since, and four times elected as Superintendent. In 1863, he was worth £30,000, but spent it opposing the war policy, and has died comparatively poor. He had a public funeral on Saturday. '

9 The rush to Ohinemuri which has been Opened under the Goldtields continues. Wellington. Mr Wakefield, M.H tt., has been fined in the police court for drunkenness. Arrived at the Bluff on Monday, the Albion, with Suez mail. LATEST CABLEGRAMS. '.J-. London, Feb. Ist to 6th. Mr Forster has declined the leadership of the Liberals. England has declined the invitation to take part in the conference to beheld on the 21st instant, respecting the usages to be observed in war. The death is announced of Sir William Sterndale Bennett, composer. The municipal six per cent, bonds of the City of Auckland (£100,000) have been subscribed four fold. At a meeting of Liberals, the Marquis of Harlington was unanimously elected leader. Paris, Feb. 3rd The Assembly have voted that the President shall have the right to a dissolution with concurrence of the Senate. Madrid, Feb. 3rd. At the battle of Olerga yesterday the Carlists were defeated, and Pampeluna relieved. The National troops advanced victoriously. Feb. 4th. The Pope recommended Don Carlos to put a stop to the civil war. London, Feb. sth. 'Parliament was opened today by commission. The speech stated that the Government continued to receive assurances of friendship from several powers, and trusted that peace would remain unbroken, considering tne importance of the principles involved, and widely divergent views expressed at the Brussels Conference, and the inprobability of a reconciliation of those views, proposals for further negotiations had been declined. The question of the formal cognition of Alphonso as King of Spain was under consideration, in concert with other powers, and an early decision was promised. Her Majesty trusted that, through the exertions of naval and consular services, slavery would be completely extinguished on the East African coast. The difference between China and Japan had haj>p3y been adjusted, and the English Minister has been largely instrumental in bringing about this result. The past year has been generally prosperous, and great progress has been made throughout the colonial empire. A steady advance had been made in the establishment of civil Government on the Gold Coast, and the Queen trusted that henceforward freedom would exist. The Langababele affair necessitated a review of the condition of the tribes in Natal, and her Majesty's advisers anticipate the concurrence of Parliament in a measure for dealing with the system of native administration. The king and chiefs of Fiji having made a new offer of the Island), unfettered by condition, the offer had been accepted. Independently of large natural resources of the territory, the cession offered important advances and accommodations for a Pacific feet, ample for protection of the new depencfency. The condition of the finances was satisfactory. Although the trade returns had fdlen somewhat short, they were prosperous ii general, and—supported by an excellent harvest—a reduction of taxation was pronised. Certain exceptional temporary statutes fffecting Ireland, would be brought under rotice of Parliament, with a view to their abolition. Bills were announced relative to jidicature, improvement of working men's cwellings, amendment of the sanitary laws, aid laws relating to Friendly Societies, anendment of the Merchant Shipping Act, ®d for better security against personal violence, and establishment of public prosecutons. February 6. Fiji has-been gazetted a separate colony. Very little is dcing in wool. Manufacturers are slow in operations, and private enquiry is insignificant, pending the approaching sales. latest AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, February 10. Another vessel has been wrecked on jCing's Island, the British barque, Bleneathra, )00 tons, from Glasgow to Sydney, having •an on the rock during the night of the 3rd nstant The captain mistook the Island for Cape Ottway. The crew were all saved, and Ihe cargo, valued at £49,000, is likely to be saved. Mr Tait's Melbourne won the Geelonggold cup —after a splendid race with Harricot—by only half a head. Lurline was pulled up. Calumny won the Geelong Handicap easily, beating a field of six, including Haricot. LATEST. Dunedin, This Afternoon. A report has been circulated that £500,000 has been placed to the General Government credit at home. This is officially denied ; also that Yogel could have reached London by December 19th, as published. The Victorian authorities are offering masters of vessels trading to Hokitika and Grey mouth £IOO to take Sullivan as a passenger. The Oamaru is still detained in quarantine.

Mr Rosk rage's second letter in ieply to " A Dnnedin Shareholder," is apparently a» exhaustive one, and—presuming bis proofs are correct —pretty conclusively bnngs to a determination the contention Duaedin versus Wakatip mismanagement of the Arrow Gold Mining Company. We can see little further use in continuing the discussion in these columns, but would suggest as the best cause now to pursue Would be for the shareholders to call a meeting for the purpose of full enquiry and expression of opinion. >- . < , Referring to the prevalence of measles, a writer in the Melbourne Argus contends that it is caused by the mildewed straw in the palliasses of thousands of' beds in rooms from which the sun has been excluded —the summer having been peculiarly favorable to the growth of fungi. The theory, he says, is not a new one, having been mooted several years ago by an American physician, Dr Salisbury, who actually produced measles by inoculating with mildew after the manner of vaccination. On Saturday evening, about 9 o'clock, the Red Lion Hotel, Frankton, was discovered to be on fire, and in a short time was burnt to the ground. The building—which is said to have been untenanted—constitutes portiou of the estate of P Mooney, a bankrupt, and was passed by Mr Geisow and one of Mr Hallenstein s men about ten minutes previous to the conflagration, when there was no sign of anything amiss. The cause of fire is at present a mystery, but we understand an inquisition, to be held next Saturday, will throw some light upon the subject. The building is insured in the National for £4OO. We heard on good authority on Tuesday that the Arrow River United Gold Mining Company had struck payable washdirt about 22 feet below the surface, in their small shaft near the township. We have not heard the probable yield, but it was stated the men had gone through four feet of dirt, and had not yet reached the bottom of the lead. There has been very little worthy of record in the way of farming and garden produce, beyond the fact that in both departments it is late owing to the cold afld wet season. We were, however, shown the other day a fine sample of Victorian rhubarb, grown in the garden of Mr M'Conochie, seedsman, of this town. Although the root was only four months old the weight of six sticks was nine pounds We are glad to state that the formation of approaches to Arthur's Point bridge are progressing favorably. Their construction on the Arrow side w completed* with the exception ot parapets. The men are mainly employed now on the Queenst wn end, but their number is reduced to 20 in consequence of their operations being more confined. Mr Koskruge, manager, brought down from the Nugget and Cornish claim on Saturday, a cake of amalgam weighing 164 ounces of gold, the proceeds of 350 tons of quartz —a good deal of which was rubble, owing to broken character of the reef (being near the slip) with which it was intermixed. We regret to learn that the measles hts at last made its appearance at Queenstown. We do not make this statement for the purpose of creating alarm, but rather in order that parents m*ty be on their guard and cautious as to the company their children may get into. From what we can learn the disease was imported by one of our «dult residents from Invercargill; it is also rumored that one child of this family has died from the effects, and five mo e are iying ill with it. The child of another person is also suffering from the disease. As before stated, we are no alarmists, but desire to caution parents how they allow their children to runabout. If above be the case, it is very desirable—if not imperative—that our schools be temporarily closed. At the Waste Lands Board meeting last week, E. Burrows applied for a j- tty site at Battery Hill with half an acre of beach situate between the Frankton Road and Lake It was ordered that applicant be requested to furnish a sketch, &c.. and forward his application through the District Land Office, Queenstown, in order that the Hoard might have the Land Officer's opinion as to the necessity for another fatty. The New Zealand Gazette contains the official statement of the revenue and expenditure of the colony for the December quarter, 1874. The total receipts, irrespective of recoveries, treasury bills, and advances, were £366,810. These figures, says the N Z Times, »re highly significant, especially if we consider the population of the colony. It is altogether unparalleled in the history of new countries for a community something like 300,000 men, wom?n, and children, to raise a yearly revenue, apart from local taxation of a million and it half sterling, for that is what the figures above quoted mean. It is not generally known that the timber of this district is eminently suited for the finest kinds of cabinet work, owing, probably, to the height at which it grows above the 9ea, and perhaps some peculiarity of soil. It exhibits an unrivalled closeness of texture, receives and retains well the finest polish, and takes a finish equal to the best Honduras mahogany—the only secret in the manufacture being the mode of seasoning. Mr Mitscherlich, of this town, has a book case and piano stool at hi» shopmade of this wood—that well deserves a visit. They are superior in fineness of grain, and take as good a polish as mahogany, cedar, or Australian blackwood. While the durability of totara is undoubted, we are also glad to remark the increasing demand for furniture made of red birch. Tradesmen do not like working seasoned birch, it becomes so hard; but all requiring durability in household furniture shoald insist on having it. Furniture made by the early settlers-or " old identities" as they are called—some 16 years ago, is now as good as new. This wood also takes a high polish, but requires, like all new New Zealand timber, through seasoning. , . » , . Westport, according to the local journal, is getting into good r ,- pute, as it is rumored oil semi official authority that within two years time Westport will export a hundred tons of coal for exery one sent out from the Grey, and business men are awakening to the fact that despised Westport has a great future before it. A contemporary states that Good Templarism at Tapanui has become a power in that district. The mill owners are so well pleased with the changed character of some of their hands which is attributed entirely to the total abstinence movement —that they have unitedly offered sufficient timber to build a Temperance Hall. But the benefits are not confined to the mill owners. They have extended to the stations. One of the neighboring squatters has acknowledged that, owing to many of the shearers being G< od Templars, he never before had his sheep Bhorn with such promptitude as he has this year, and such has been the favorable effect produced upon him by that circumstance that he is reported to have offered £2OO towards the building of the hall referred to. The Wanganui Herald says it is understood that the Licensed Victuallers are about to combine and petition the Legislature against the issue of licenses to grocers and storekeepers for the sale of liquors. The nature of the movement will probably soon come before the public. The ground of action is that, as the publicans pay a large sum for their licenses, they ought to be protected.