NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6149, 2 August 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAM.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRISPOXDENTS.I

THAMES, Monday. Mr. Hogg has made, application to the Government for tlio return of tho fino inflicted upon' him recently for a slight breach of the Beer Duty Act.

. RUSSELL, Monday. Tenders were accepted to-day for tho building of a public-hill. Tho want of such a building has long been felt. .

TAURANGA, Monday. Tho Ellen Curran, loaded with timber from Whangarei, has sunk at Maketu Heads; She now lies on the beach. She was consigned to Messrs. Barclay and Galbraitb, TePuke. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. J GISBORNE, Monday. , At a meeting of the Cook County Council on Friday last the following resolution waa carried unanimously:—"That a letter be written to Mr. Alacdouald, expressing surprise and regret at. hia voting against the Crown and Native Lands Rating Bill after his letter of the 10th July, as such a Bill affects the interests of the county materially." HAWERA, Monday. •; The first train with passengers from New Plymouth came through to Uawera to-day. Of the above 300 passengers availed themselves of the opportunity, and tho toira is full of people from New Plymouth. A land sale is going on. ■WANGANOI, Monday.A box containing £400, in old called-in silver, has been stolen from the Stormbird. The box, which waa consigned from tho Bank of New Zealand here to the bank in Melbourne, via "Wellington, was placed on board on Saturday afternoon, and .taken charge of by the chief officer, who locked it in his cabin, and last evening ho found it missing. Captain Dawson was not awaro the box was on board till informed of the robbery. The silver, though old, is current and passable. There is no clue at present to the thief or tho property. . ', '■'

■WELLINGTON, Monday.

At an adjourned meotiug of the, West Coast Railway Company (North Island) articles of association were pMsed, and the first colonial directors, consisting of nine shareholders, were elected.

NELSON, Monday. It is stated that the men engaged on the Matiri-road contract, between Lonford and Tyell, met with indications, which* have tad to the discovery o£ a deposit of kerosene shale. The discovery is said to be a moat important one. The vital statistics for the borough during the month o! July are—22 births, 6 marriages, 1 death,

REEFTON, Monday. Mi , . G. C. Bowman reports for the past week ending July 30, as under :—Welcome Company .-The return for tlio week is 930 ozs. of amalgam from 90 tons of quartz. Tho general cleaning-up will take place on Monday. The total quantity of amalgam on hand on Saturday was 35S0ozs. A dividend of at least 4s per share (15,000) is anticipated. Nil Disperaudum : Tributers cleaned up, resulting in 131oza. 4d\vts. of melted gold from 252 tons of quartz. The tributers pay the company 14 per cent, on the gross amount of gold obtained. A dividend of Hd per share hia been declared (23,800). Fiery Cross Extended Company have soyen men employed raising stone that will yield 2ozs. to the ton. Just-in-Time Company are driving and stoping vigorously. The reef i» the face of the drive is four foot in width. The manager of the Caledonian Extended reports that he is carrying leaders showing gold equal to 3ozs. to the ton. The latest quotations are :—Buyers : United Alpine, £1 Is ; Keep it Dark, 14s 9d ; Golden Treasure, 7s; Just-in-Time, Is9d; Eureka, 2s ; Homeward Bound, 39 Gd ; Welcome, 4s (few in the market). Sellers quote a, trifle higher

LYTTELTON, Monday. The Customs revenue for the month of July is £16,022 7s 9d.

CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The bells for the cathedral have arrived by the ship Waipa. A man named Lizaretto was fined 20s for leaving his ho.se out in the middle of a storm -without any shelter, so that it died, DUNEDIN, Monday.

Idalium, Native Cat, and Hilarious go with Harry Prince's team to Melbourne on the 21st.

The Dunediu Cricket Club has decided on winding up A subscription list has been opened here to alleviate the distress by the severe storm in the Shetland Islands, of which the news came by cable. The s.s. Taiaroa stuck on a mud bank, and could, not get away, as previously telegraphed. Notice has been given to the fruiterers and tobacconists that the police intend to stop Sunday traffic as much as possible. Mr. X>. M. Spedding offered new season's teas to-day, ex Bowen. The attendance was poor. One lot of 9Jlb. boxes was sold at -lls 3d per box, but not a single other pur phase was made.