NEWS ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4898, 28 July 1877, Page 2

NEW S ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from oun OWN COI'.KKSI'OSDENTS. j THAMES, I'rMar. Care Tribu!ers.—MeAllan 30 2vo. 0 [■»••! gave 45-W!. Siltrtg. gold : W,-:!:/.-," 10 t !!•.< from No. 7 reef, 2 ii',-; s ' gold. Kurauui Uill Trihuter?. — Dury 9 tons for 280z3. lOdwtg. gold ; r.:.'i bell realised from 15 tons, from thi Nations section, the excellent yi'H ..; 1770z3. gold. Black Angel Tribute.—Wilcock'e, 10 o:. s for Ooz?. lOdwts. gold. Little Maggie. —Melvin'.ie, 6 to:; 20z3. odwts gold. The R*d ljueen have started a ri-<s v » tk slide to cut No. 5 reef, which carri-:= ; v<in of gold. They have tea foel cut through to the raef. The Crown Princess winzo is d.-v:: : r;:: the bottom level '20 feet, and i.h _■ s little gold ; the country is light. Siiaremark-.-t. — Sales : Alburni. 1 .. 'ISf Piako, 0i 6d ; Youiig New Zealand, 7-.0 Sellers : Alberuia, 57.-1 G 1 : City o" 1. ■: 15s; W aitokauri, 12s CI; Welcome. 5i CI: Young New Zealand, 7s SM. CORU-MANOEL, Fri.%. || The manager of the Royal Oal: re;,-f that a large parcel of specimeas h:< obtained during the week, and a gM-.-l of gold is fcu bci seen in various fac-.":. 1..; contractors for the low level are rapidly with the work. The project; the mine are much improved. Tokatea.—The manager report? thit vc-rr little change ha? occurred during the v:»vi. Cold i 2? Sv-eit in r:!nall quantities in ditT-.r.-.: ' faces, a'' omall quantity of picl:-;d sv;;.; hai i' l : obtained. the 'JVaim; dif.-t will meet to consider the vrop.-i----tio ' «' • put up machinery in conj:it.c:i:: with the Bismarck Company, in or-Ur sink from the Van level on the bcm.<i;ry o: the two companies. The Coromandel Highway Boarii held its tir»t meeting since the .new trnsUci elected, to-day. Mr. T. J- Tiern-.y eiectod permanent chairman. Dl NKDIN, Friday. A photometer of the best des:rh.'ti":i i'r registering the pressure and tcb:::;; zi~ quality of gas has been fitted up in Ounuiiz. and shows the gas to bo generally cf i'-z: seventeen-candie quality. The Municipal Council 1: the city and suburbs took place to-duy. h Dunediu there were contests in all :he " bill: one, aud there was no evidence o: -tsjnation of trade. I The committee on the Town Hall thy.p. are now sitting, and will rei>ort-shoi tiy. •Judge Johuitou left for Christehurcavday. Judge Williams returns to Duc/il* A.next week. Mr. Stout, the last Ofcago member, loft 1.: the to-day. A donation of fifty pounds made to the Duuedin Hospital, thr.-i: :!• Mr. Strode, by the widow and mother of thvy JOnglishmau who died in the institn' i-j:?. : • ! the care and attention best-nved uv ii hi~ There are over seventy applicants f-r:": appointment uf ranger of the cducat:.c::l r.serves. A pplieatioiis for the Union topany'a shares are still flowing in nuii:e.v":vThe following petition, to be preserrtboth li ouscsof Parliament, ha- ti^v.-:.: almost every householder in the Ciuthi iU:trict: tJ That j'our petitioners, importance of children a-.-quiriog at ae. a knowledge of the holy e.iruestly pray that in any edac?.Ci'>:i 7 .i ;■:» which may be under the your honourable Houses fur the 4 Vc\v Zealan-.i, the fullest provision, bfor the daily reading of the .Bible lie schools as the tirsfc part of the oruiairj course of instructions, even it such rc.v.: , must be given without note or comment. Jy The members of the Harbour Btar-i |j voted au honorarium of two ■% sitting, proviih-d no member rccuivo \ than liftv guineas- annually. »

A strong attempt is being made be T: members of the Harbour Board to •-• resolution of the Board, which resoh'.tivu quested the Assembly to re-cotivey wharfs and quay reserve* to the G. Council. Objections r.ro made on the -i"- 1 - 1 that a member was absent when the nc - mendation was made, and that the was carried by Mr, Kej'n»>lds (who Jia-i <■;" posed giving the Boird th-' reserves ia - Assembly ), aud by the members of the Couueil. The reserves eoosist or -1 v?--: j acres, aud are of great value. . Another attempt is being made to n-' : the steam express at Riverton. [rEtESS AGENCY.] KUMAR A, Mclloney, <me of the men injured in : - mining accident, died shortly alter released. A verdict of accidental d-.M.-returned. GKEY-MOUTH, Frid* The Grey County Council Commits pointed to draw up suggestions ior meat of existing gold regulations. agreed by a majority of one to sugg^* 1 -;' the gold duty should remain as as pre?- • The counter-proposition was to that the duty be increased to 2i otrounce ; miners' rights to be reduce-;: • iU ' ami to be available over the whei- 1 ' Middle Island. CUIUS retiUKCH, FrMsv., The laud sales yesterday realised London advices received by the >"e-y laud Shipping Co. state that the which left Lyttelton on May loth, prior to July '25th, thus making a under 7~ days; also, that the sailed for Auckland, and Pareros. for Chalmers. The Press this morning warmly cClUlb :*~' the Government fur the- rcadiness «h>,*; 1 -. in bringing forward important public noss. i'he Timn* does the same, - papers congratulate the Lion. Mr. the general features of his Education LYTTKLTOS, The water from the Lyttelton _ at Ileathcote Valley was turned on town tor the lirst time to day, pipes and the height to tvhioii would rise. The trial was in satisfactory, the water reaching tJ<> u ' 3 " levels. DUNKDIX, in During the last three days tSOOO s . . the Union lusurauce Compauy ha\ - plied for. The total number apphe the province is 80,000. ... Applications for shares in the Company close ou the olst. App li have been made freely.