TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, 12 June 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) BUIvEDIN. June 11. This afternoon a number of settlers from Wangaloa and Kaiuvngnta, introduced by Mr. Murray, M.H.R., and accompanied by Mr. Bastings, M. H. R., waited on the Minister for Public Works, with respect to the construction of a line of railway to Wang;iloa. They urged the construction of a lcopline from Green Island by way of Taiuri X"orth to Wangalo.i, representing that it would open up a large tract of country, relieve the main line from excessive traffic which must shortly accrue, be free from floods, and would open up a large coalfield, a considerable portion of which was a Government reserve. The Minister said in reply that the question was a large one, but he could not commit hinuclf to anything. He promised that r. flying survey should be made of the line suggested by the deputation. CHRISTCHURCH. June 11. A man named Wright was charged at the Lyttelton R.M. Court io-day with forging and uttering a cheque for :L8 10s Gd, purporting to have been drawn by one Robert Johnston, contractor. After hearing the evidence, the Bench committed accused to take his trial at the' next sitting of the Supreme Court. AUCKLAND. ; June 12. Constable Walker's son died of a gun shot wound at the Hospital. An inquest was held to-day. Austin Smith, for obtaining goods on false pretences, was sentenced to three months' impisonment. He represented himself as a. country school teacher, and tendered an order on Mr. Sullivan, the Inspector of Schools. The celebrated Okaia Block passed the lands Court to-day, and a block of 40,000 acres opposite Matamata. It will be divided into three parts by the Court.' Tha first block is Mr. F. A. Whitaker's purchase, tha aecond that of Mr. Williams (brother-in-law to Mr. J. C. Firth). The block is first-cla»3 tand. [This message is a little unintelligible ; but, as it is impossible to tell exactly what the corretpondent wished to convey, we give it to our readers as we received it. At all events, this fact may be gleaned from it—Mr. F. A. "Whitakor and Mr. Williams have "succeeded" in acquiring very nice little slices of colonial lands.— Ed. O.M.]

TIMARU. y June 11. At the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Johnston, the following person 3 pleaded guilty :— Harry Williams, stealing from the person, nine months ; George Thurins Ulan torn, forgery, two years : Robert Leo, forgery and uttering, two years ; Win. John Simmonds, stealing fn,m the person, eighteen months ; John Irving, alias Jack M'Guire, stealing from the person, found guilty, eight .years' penal servitude ; James M ; Gill, false pretences, found guilty, four years. John Daly, charged with forgery, was discharged. In the case of Arthur J. K". tioodwyn, charged with fraudulent bankruptcy, no bill was found. Sarah Steele pleaded guilty to four charges of forging cheques in her I husband's name, and was remanded for I sentence.