NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6063, 23 April 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

: ■» - .- ... . . [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] :' "■ THAMES, Friday. \ Tide survey of the Komata Road -yriU bt completed to-morrow. The work has been executed without any further opposition from the natives. The Government will commence making the road at an early date, bul are undecided about employing native laboni upon a portion of it. ' [PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] WELLINGTON, Friday. There is a probability of a water-famine ir Wellington. The water in the reservoir ha! attained the extraordinary low depth of 15 feet 9 inches. Lady Gordon arrives at Auckland froc Sydney on Tuesday. The s.s. Hirieinoi leaves here on Sunday to convey her lady ship to Wellington. The prospects of the West Coast railwsj (North Island) continue favourable. The Duke of Manchester starts on a toa through the Manawatu district to-morrow. The s.s. City of New York, with LondcE mails of the 24th ultimo, left San Francises for Auckland on Sunday, the 10th instant one day after dne sailing date. The s.i Zealandia, with the Maroh colonial mails, arrived at San Franciseo on the 20th instant one day in advance of time-table date. \ ■ CHRISTCHURCH, Friday, j At Redwood's sale to-day, - there was % food attendance, but the bidding -was slack; Ie got rid of five colts and fillies, at a total of 1500 guineas. Ch c Mataku, 2yrs., hj Maroro—Raupo, and b c Dauphin, 2yrs., fcj Traducer — Maria Theresa, brought 401 guineas each, Messrs. Cbafie and Westraartf' being the buyers. A few ether auimals ioi! various owners were sold at small prices' among them being Longlands, which wai; bought by Mr. G. Osborne for 34 guineas. Amulet was bought by Mason anciVar lance to-day for 250 guineas. He is fcjl Traducer. • : j Hobbs and Goodwin, have been summonet under the Vagrant Act for gambling v.-iil I the totalisator. The summons does not disiy close the name of the prosecutor. Theeasf' will be heard on Monday. " The Government has determined to iritre duce a Bill next session embodying the prin, ciple of conceding land to the promoters o; railway construction in the manner proposci ; to deal with the West Coast railway. j TIMARtT, Friday. I The following are the entries fortheUcvi Zealand Grand National Steeplechase Cial- '■ Meeting, to be held on the 24th of ilayl': ISSI :— ■.-.... '. \ Maided Plate.—Sailor Boy, KaiserY Uncle Tom, Marvel, Vanguard (late Tans' o'Shanter), Stella, Winifred (lateThilo), Kosa ' iusco, Shark, Lady Mary, and Quamby. Dγ-, Htrxr Club Cct.—The Agent, Clarence p Kosiusco, Lady Mary, Quamby, Blush Rost,. (late Miss Hungerford). cS Steeplechase.—Heap, Sailor Boy, Mouse i trap, The Agent, Clai-ence, Winifred (lattThilo), Kosiusco, Shark, Lady Mary, Bluste Rose (late Miss Hungerford). r DUNEDIN, Friday :' The annual meeting of the Daily Timc.\ and Witness Company was held to-day. Tht v v balance-sheet showed the profit for the y*tobe£lSt94s. i\

On the Court re-asseinbling ttis mornicg/li the jury in Moritzson's case said there no prospect of agreement. At Mr. i> request, the Judge explained -to the jni/"/ that they need not acquit or convict on all?.> three counts of the indictment. The jurjKi." again retired for a few minntes. They said?' on their return, that they disagreed on'tßftf i first count, and found the prisoner no's\* guilty on the other two. A long di3Cii3<fe sion. between the Judge and counsel en 'J4 sued as to whether or not such a could be recorded. Eventually his decided to enter a verdict of acquittal otgjj the .'last two coimts and allow prisoner VjJC, be tried again on the first count. ThHefj Judge, in discharging the jury, told then.*;,-* they had allowed .-their sympathies, :and Jao their reason, to prevail. The three remain ing indictments, and two decided cases trer'; then adjourned till the July sitting, pendini tho decision of the Appeal Court. Counae for the defence strongly urcort 7 the prisoner, liberation on--increased- bail. The Jtsdgi said when the point was reserved after eon viction, the question of bail was within -thj discretion of the Court, but in view of;ih; numerous cases oftue Kind he declined thi