NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6150, 3 August 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from ouk own correspondents.] CHBISTCHURCH, Tuesday. It is stated that if the authorities of one of our public institutions had not neglected to report a case of typhoid, the outbreak caused by Carter's infected milk would have been prevented. Tho report would have drawn attention to the existence of typhoid 'in his family, which at the time was not known to the medical health-officer. More is expected to bo heard of this.

[press association. ; HAWERA, Tuesday. The land sale held yesterday, was a great success. There was a very large attendance. Fully 300 persons were present in town. Very little rural land was sold, and what was disposed of only fetched the upset price, butsuburban sections at Jlanaiaarid Opunako fetched very high prices, one at each place selling for over £25 per acre. Town sections in Opunake were in greater request than those Manaia, still at some in the latter fetched high prices. Sections at Opunake which no one would touch a few months ago realised double, treble, and four times as much as tho upset price. At yesterday's auction the total amount realised was over £10,300. The Taranaki Harbour Board will be able to release some more debentures as they will receive over £2500 from the total proceeds as their share for the harbour at the Sugar Loaves. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. On the arrival of the steamer Stormbird from Wanganui to-day, Detectives Brown, Benjamin, and Chrystal proceeded on board, and made a thorough search for the box of silver which was stolen from the mate's room on Sunday, but no indication of the missing property vras found. A prelimiuary inquiry will be held tomorrow on the recent stranding of the steamer Wakatu at Patea.

NELSON, Tuesday. The electors of Nelson have requested the County Council to petition the Government against the proposed redistribution of seats. On the Council suggesting that a public meeting should be held, an expression was given m support of the petition. The largest and most unanimous meeting ever held in the locality took place. The different interests which existed in the existing electoral districts to those of the proposed new district were pointed out, and it was said the existing constituency would be disfranchised by the adoption of the proposals of the Atkinson Ministry. The meeting resolved to send the form of petition through the outlying districts for signatures. OAMARU, Tuesday. A project is on foot to start a woollen factory in Oamavu. A large measure of support has been promised the movement, which ia almost certain to be successful. A man named Simmonds was to-day committed for trial, for attempting to commit an indecent assault upon his own daughter, a child of seven years of age. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. The Jockey Club have bought the Forbury Park for £30,200 in six months, £28,000 to. remain as a loan at 4 per cent. The Jockey Club will get £500 out of the £2000 returned, in order to improve the property by planting, &c. A public meeting will be held to reorganise the Industrial Association, which has been badly supported hitherto in funds. The Customs revenue at Dunedin for July was £43,644.