NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6062, 22 April 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FBOSI OtTB. OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] ALEXANDRA, Thursday. Wetere, the Mokau chief, was here today, and reports that" Tawhiao's meeting is postponed until July next,-about the 7th. The natives who arrived at Hikuranga some time since are awfully disgusted .at this. Two thousand sharks, which have been perfuming our beach, during ■ this last week, were taken up yesterday by the Waiuku natives. ' . A concert comes off here to-night in aid of our church. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ■ NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday.; He the privacy of the census papers a correspondent writes to the Herald that he found some papers forwarded to the office amongst some goods sent to the carpenters ■who were employed building a home for him near Stratford. Everyone of them were complete. No names were cut off, and they belonged lo the census taken in 1867. Ten were found by him. "Most of them he destroyed. Two are now in the possession of the Editor of the Herald. ■ "WANGANUI, Thursday. An architect named Thomas Peake was found dead in his house last night—supposed to be a fit. He leaves a widow and family in Christchurch. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Native Minister, accompanied by Mr. Parris and Honi Pihama, leaves for the South iu the steamer Hinemoa to-morrow. Their visit is to select the Maori prisoners who are to be released from custody. The Wellington College Governors to-day determined upon giving Mr.Mackay, the new principal of the College, a four years' engagement, and to place the whole control of the establishment in His hands, and to allow him to choose his own staff. The charges against Frederick Marsland Hadfield for alleged aiding and abetting Joseph Hadfield to steal 1000 sheep from the Tauerei run, Wairarapa, was dismissed, it being stated that the charge had been preferred under a mistake. Whitelaw has been dismissed from the Civil Service of the colony, and applications are called for a resident medical superintendent for the Wellington Asylum. In consequence of the dangers attached to passing through the French • Pass, the captains of vessels in port are drawing up a petition to the Ministerial head of the Marine Department to take immediate steps to have suitable lights erected there. BLENHEIM, Thursday. The Marlborough Agricultural Show held yesterday was the most successful one for years. Exhibits were excellent and numerous. At a dinner in the evening the Lyttelton Times' correspondent, who responded to the toast of "Visitors," described a recent visit paid by him to Picton coalfields, describing their extent so far as discovered, and predicting a grand result from their discovery. He says that since visiting the field he had met Mr. Blair, engineer in chai-ge of the Middle Island, and directed his attention to the samples brought to Blenheim, and that Mr. Blair expressed the highest opinion of it. Lionel Browne, journalist, died this mornCHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Rice Foulkes, a butcher, of Christchurch, has been missing for several days.

At a meeting of the Board of Education to-day, the following resolution was carried': " That in view of the opening ot the Boys* High. School on May IS, the boys holding scholarships under the Board be required to attend the Christchuroh Boys' High School, or the Ashburton High School, provided that such schools are subject to inspection by ihe Public School Inspector, according to the provisions of the Education Act, 1577, and girls holding scholarships to attend the Christchurch Girls' High School." OAMARU, Thursday. An inquest was held to-day on a child aged four years named Lamnans, who diedsuddenly on Tuesday. The verdict was to the effect that death was accelerated by neglect on the part of the parents, and the jury, in cautioning them, said they had narrowly escaped the charge of manslaughter. A good deal of dissatisfaction is expressed iat Mr. Watts bein? appointed R.M. here, and it is proposed to petition the Government against his transfer to Oamaru. DUNEDIN, Thursday. The City Council have effected retrenchment to the extent of £3000 annually. An important intimation was made known at yesterday's meeting of the Laud Boardthat there is a scheme on foot bv the Education Commissioners for the sale of largo education reserves in this province, and funding the proceeds for education purposes. This means opening a vast extent of laud for settlement. In Moritzon's case, the Judge intimated he would reserve for the Appeal Court the point whether the evidence showed the Commission of the technical offence of embezzlement.