TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 775, 5 October 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

WELLINGTON" October 5. The Supreme Court sittings will open on Monday next. The criminal calendar comprises the following cases : —Five larceny, 2 forgery, 2 perjury, 1 attempt to murder, 1 manslaughter,! wilful murder, and 1 rape. There is also a heavy civil list of cases, including the Bhmdell (Post) and Gardiner (Chronicle-;- /ibelease. HOKIfTKA. October 5. The Waipara arrived all safe this morning to the great relief of everybody here, as the great c n anxiety was felt for her safety. The Liotv s3 found" her at Jackson's Bay, where slu- '-:> d shortly arrived from Aliaura, taking in ,v„ai left there by the Maori in case the Waipara tunica up. The Lioness towed her lq) ' l ' om Paranga. At the Supreme Court, A.-.- Lack. Chinaman, for an unnatural crime, was acquitted. James Carroll, for an attempted rape at Nelson Creek, was sentenced to two years' hard Labor. AUCKLAND. j October 3" The Waste Lands Board to-day considered Mr. Broomhall's purchase, and adopted the following resolutions ;—" That inasmuch as the distinct understanding upon which this Board entered into negotiations with Mr. Broomhaii for the sale to him of a block of land at the Thames, was the introduction of a certain specified number of families, and inasmuch as it appears that Mr. Broomhaii is, or has been, in treaty to transfer the rights granted to him to a public company, wlio may not carry out in bona fich 1 Mr. Broomhall's agreements, the Board is of opinion that the Broomhaii Valuation Act, now before the JJouse, might contain a clause embracing th,e original conditions of settlement upon which .this B.o.ara .concluded its negotiations with Mr. Broomhaii Before issuing the Thames grant." '.'That a, recommendation fee i£%3e to the Minister for Lands, for authority to set oj,axt cetain lauds for secular education." A meeting of Presbyterians carried a reso-. lution in favor of establishing a sustentation fund. Buxton's Australian Circus opened last night to a good houses ~ CIS-BORNE. .October 3. Under the heading of " Maori Troubles at Waiapu," the Evening Eerald to-inght says: "A messenger arrived in town last night from Hicks' Bay, bringing intelligence that the situation is still unchanged. The two hapus are entrenched in their respective pahs, and fire at each other whenever an opportunity occurs. There has been a lot of firing, but \iu to the time of the messenger leavmg no casualties were reported. In instance a chief fired at a Mj-ori point blank, but the shot, or, more correctly speaking, the discharge did not take effect, the assumption being that a number of rifles are loaded with blank cartridges. The Native Minister is using his influence to pacify the combatants. The dispute is over a small piece of land."