NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5759, 3 May 1880, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondents.] HAMILTON, Sunday. Last night, at the meeting of the Hamilton Cavalry Corps, Lieutenant Whitaker was appointed Captain, Sub-Lieutenant Johnson was appointed Lieutenant, Sergeant W. Hunt was appointed Sub-Lieutenant, Corporal James Wood was appointed Sergeant, and Trooper Limmer was appointed Corporal. TE AWAMOTU, Sunday. Considerable annoyance is felt here at the action of the South Auckland Cattle Board in turning back Jones and Gregory's fat cattle, on the way to Ohaupo station for Auckland market, notwithstanding the inspector's permit. [UNITED press association.] WELLINGTON, Saturd ay. It is understood that Hia Kxcelieney leaves for Napier early next week for a week's shooting. The Hon. F. Whitaker arrived in the Hinemoa this morning. Mr. John Sawyer 3, manager of the Bank of Australasia, leaves for Sydney to-night to take charge of the Hcid office there. A reduction in the price of coal will take place after Monday. Two hundred tons of coal were sold by auction to day for 30s a ton. Several experienced men leave on Monday for the purpose of examining the locality in which -the recent discovery of copper was made. A very serious accident occurred at Palmeraton yesterday. A man named Patrick Maxwell was driving on the railway lino, when the engine overtook him, and struck his horse, killing it instantly, and seriously injuring the man. Paint hopes of hia recovery are entertained. At the annual meeting of the public Hall Company on Monday, a dividend of ten per cent, will be declared. The balance sheet shows a profit of £1,189. CHRISTCHrTRCH, Saturday.' Sir George Grey is expected to be in Christchurch the week after next. A telegram has been received from him saying that he will, if well enough, leave for the South during the next week. INVERCARGILL, Saturday. The vital statistics for April aro :—Births, 48 ; deaths, 12 ; marriages, 6. In consequence of an informality it has been found necessary to commence a fresh proceeding in connection with the floating of the waterworks and other loans. This course was agreed to at a special meeting last night. The Council passed a resolution to the effect that the proceedings re the two loans, amounting in all to £120,000, be commenced de novo, and the assent of the ratepayers be at once asked to the proposal to borrow that sum for the waterworks, town improvement, and gas works extension. The sale of the West Plains estate, the property of Mr. McCaughan, M.H.R., today, was successful considering, the time, ; and that some of the land is Bitaated four miles from Invercargill. It brought as much a3 £28 per acre.

DUNEDIN, Sunday. A fire occurred on the premises of H. F. Bench, Port Chalmers, on Saturday morning, and totally destroyed the building and furniThe inmates had a narrow eseape. The insurance was—£2oo on the furniture, and £200 on the building, in the Union Company's office. The loss is estimated at £150. The holder of the mortgage on the property had another insurance of £600 in the New Zealand Company. Professor Parker, assistant to Huxley, of the London University, is appointed Professor of Natural History and Curator of the Mnsenm. A fire at Broad Bay destroyed a fiveroomed cottage. The insurance was £400 in the Union, furniture, £600 in the New Zealand. It belonged to Mr. Deach, junr.