TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4191, 26 August 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Press Telegraph Agency.] Greymouth, Tuesday. Mr. Moriarty's reporb on harbor improvements for Greyinouth was received here yesterday. He proposes constructing a stone wall for 3300 feet along the south side of the river to the South Spit, thence a breakwater extending outwards in a north-westerly direction for a further distance of 2100 feet, bringing the bend of the breakwater into a depth of twelve feet at low tide. The total cost of the works is estimated at ,£94,998. Mr. Moriarty imagines that by constructing such works, vessels drawing sixteen feet of water can enter the port. A deputation has been appointed by the Borough Council and Coal Companies to proceed to Wellington to urge upon the General Government the construction of the Greymouth harbor works, as recommended by Mr. Moriarty. The deputation leaves by the Charles Edward to-night. Greytown, Tuesday. A newspaper, the Wairarapa News, is to be started at Masterton. Messrs. O'Meara and Bright are the publishers. Auckland, Tuesday. It is feared that the barque Alice Cameron, Captain Carter, an old Auckland trader, has been lost on the voyage from Newcastle to Manilla. A presentation of jewelry to Miss Alice May takes place at the Parnell concert tonight. A tender of £1940 has been accepted for rebuilding part of the wharf. The s.s. Tartar has sailed for Sydney. Alexandra, Tuesday. Twenty-three head of cattle and three horses, the" settlers' property, have been taken away from the vicinity of Wahiau by Ngatimauiapoto Natives, and are now in the possession of Eewi, at Kuiti, who refuses to give them up, for trespass. Major Te Wheoro, through Taheu Terau, is negotiating for their return, as yet without success. Nelson, Tuesday. The s.s. Tararua has arrived at the outer anchorage, after thirty hours from Greymouth. She missed the tide, and is not yet communicated with. She sails for Wellington at 7 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday). Poet Chalmers, Tuesday. The agents of the New Zealand Shipping Company have received a telegram from London, dated August, reporting the arrival of the Carnatic and Jung Frau, from Otago. Chmstchurch, Tuesday. An additional section of the Great Southern Railway, eighteen miles in length, being from Rakaia to Ashburton, was opened for general traffic to-day. The total length of line now open from Christchurch is fifty miles. Lyttelton, Tuesday. '*■ The s.s. Taranaki returned to port last night through stress of weather. It is still blowing furiously, with a heavy sea running into the harbor. Every ship has driven, and all work is suspended. Serious damage has been done to the harbor works. The entire portion of the contractors' work on the eastern mole has disappeared.