TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 489, 22 November 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from TUB I'll ess aubxcy.)

WELLINGTON. November 22.

The Agent-General, by telegram of the 2nd inst,, adv : ses the Government of the sailing of the Ape-lies with 218 immi- • •rants for Auckland ; the Ovniaru, with 65 for the Bluff and 190 for Port Chalmers ; and the Hereford, with 330 for Canterbury. . « ■ NELSON. November 21. Mi'. J. K. Dodson was elected Mayor, bein if the only candidate nominated. November 22. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waitar i, has arrived after a passage of S9 days from Plymouth. She brings 275 immigrants and 5 saloon passengers. There was no sickness, and no births or deaths occurred on the voyage. ♦ CHRISTCHURCEI. November 21. Mr. Von Roellin'z, late secretary to the Acclimatisation Society, was arrested todav on a charge of embezzling the funds of "the Society. It is suspect'd that he sold trout, hares, &c, and pocketed the money. It has been decided to ask the Government to proclaim December 10th, the Canterbury anniversary day, as a holiday. WANGANUL November 21. The journeymen carpenters have resolved at a carpenter's meeting to demand 12-s. per day after the Ist D ceinber. Mr. W." 11. Watt, lias been elected Mayor without opposition. AUCKLAND. November 21. The Zealan.lia sailed with but few passengers ; seven in the saloon from Sydney and six from here ; eleven steerage from here and twelve from Sydney. The Star bays, if Sir Julius Vogel retires from the Agent-Generalship he will probably be connected with tlie Colonial Bank in London. <, DUNEDIN. November 21. The Governor has assented to the agreement between the City Corporation and Mr. David Proudfoot, promoter of the city tramways. A London telegram advises the arrivals of the Wild Deer, from Duiudin, and the Otago, from Otago. * GRAHAMSTOWN. November 21. Rupa Aperatinn, a native from Te Arohura, is hi re as a representative from the Ngatirahari hapn, wishing to make Wans with tlie Europeans for leasing the Arohura block for mining and other purposes. This hapn has hitherto been opposed to selling or basing. They want to deal with Europeans directly. November 22. A public meeting has been held to consider the present political situation. Resolutions were passed to the effect that it was desirable that :he present Government should have a fa!-, trial ; that in the present eveningly balanced state of parties in the House a dissolution was the only way out of the uimculiy; that as Mr. Ro>vo has broken his election pledges he be cailed upon to resign. Copies of the resolutions have been forwarded to Sir George Grey and Mr. Rowe, the representatives of t„e district.