TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 641, 23 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ai (i-si: i-i:i:ss a.;j::*v.) AUCICLAIn'D. May 22. The Hon. Mr. Sheehan postpones redressing liis llodney constituents until lifter visiting Wellington. T!ie Licensed Victuallers have convened a meeting to oppose* granting fiiii-ir-r licenses. it.M.S. Xyn'.pho proceeds to tlic Accicland Islands via Dun din. Mr. Sheehan has been two clays JioMintr telegraphic conference with Makotu Native "Obstructionists. Mr. Sheeh;>n :i:l "graphed to Judges Horde and liaise : •• Von may read this message to the natives. I regret some disturbance tool. p!aee at the Court yesterday. It was no; occasioned by discarcion on the merits o? the ease, being an attempt, by means of noise, to prevent the business of the Court going on. I am more sorry for tliis, because the Arawa people have always been loyal to the Queen an,:; obedient to the law. I enn only talk or work with yon so long as the business of the Court is allowed to proceed peacefully, because if attempts are made by force or disturbance to interfere with the proceedings of the Court, I am bound to assist the Judges in maintaining peace and good order, and I am determined to do so ; but 1 am confident that the loyalty and good souse of the Arawas will render interference on my part unnecessary." The Hinemoa, with Sir J. Coode, ! arrived at Kav.au this morning, and then i went ou to Graham3tov.ll, _ « GRAKAMSTOWjS". M*7 22. Sir John Coode arrived in the Hincraca this afternoon to maks a surrey of the harbor.

The Thames County Council replies to the circular of the Westlarid County re Conference of Council representatives tc the effect that the Conference should | assemble during the sitting of Parliament in Wellington, and suggests that two representatives be elected from each provincial district by the Councils working the Act, the cost to be defrayed equallj by the Counties so represented. ♦ GISBORSE. May 22. The sale of suburban sections here to nay beloiv.;ina to the late Captain Read) realised over LIO,OOO, being an average o about L 55 an acre. Loo,ooo have beei "Xpended in the district during the las two days in buying small holdings auc town sections. HOKITiKA. May 22. In the Grey Valley election ei«ht re turns are ive-iv; d. and give the follovrin; result : son, 231 ; B:\nv.vuian, 144. Reefton It-eves, 112; Bai-r -.vmaii, 33: Harrison IS. Boatman's : Ivcves. 33 ; Barrow man. "\ : Harrison, 2. Black's Point R.'ovks. 21. ; Harrison, 12. The fjokitika County Council have re c-ived replies from most of the Counti Councils, approving of the Conference ivliich has been fixed for July, at Welling ton.