TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 991, 23 June 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER press association.) WELLINGTON. June 21. The debris of the Opera House is still smouldering. The Government will next session introduce a Bill to impose a tax of LlO on all Chinese coming into New Zealand, and making the captains of vessels liable for payment of the money. A telegram was forwarded to the Hon. Mr. Stout at Duneclin to-day, intimating that a feeling existed in Wellington that he should not resign his position in the Ministry, and a public meeting will probably be called to urge on him this course on Monday. At the It.M. Court to-day, the Kinross perjury oase was called on again. At the last sitting of the Court an adjournment was granted, in order to obtain a reply from the Speaker of the Legislative Council, as to whether he would allow the Clerk of the Legislative Council to produce documents and give evidence in the case. The reply of the Speaker was to the effect that, having looked up authorities on the subject, he would not be justiiied in granting the permission asked for. On the point whether the appendices to the journals of the House formed part of the journals of the House or not, Mr. Rees said he had looked up a number of authorities, and though he found many were with him, others were against him, and he thought it best, under the circumstances, to withdraw the proceedings, and bring the matter before tfie House of Parliament. The information was accordingly dismissed, and the Clerk of the Court was instructed to retain all documents and exhibits, to be produced when required. AUCKLAND. June 21. Isaac Hunt and Henry Keene were fined LIOO and costs for smuggling a 30gallon keg of rum ashore, but the fine was subsequently reduced to half the aniov.nt. Mr. Albert Walker has completed the purchase of the famous Kaikau forests at Upper Wairoa and Kopura from the Ngapuhi chief Marsh Brown. It contains sixty million feet of timber. The Hinemoa sails on Monday for the Upper Thames, and on Tuesday takes the Governor to the Hot Springs at Waiwera and Kawau, J..iiie 23. It is stated that Mr. Williams, 11.M. at the Bay of Islands, is to be removed to another judicial district, owing to Mr. Bryce's report. Dr. Thornely, Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, is again dangerously ill. Dr. Young is placed in charge. Be smuggling, the case of rum, it has transpired by evidence of the Custonis officers, shipped on the schooner Madonia for tiie Friendly Islands on 31st May. It is understood that Captain Lombard will be called to account on his return for its discovery on Rangitoto Beach in addition to five kegs. The boat will also be seized by the Customs. It has transpired that Fred Plummer, during his residence in the Auckland district was kept carefully under police surveillance, and was for some time employed on the Auckland railway. He subsequently revisited his friends in Albertlaud, where subscriptions were raised for him to proceed to England, Jristead of leaving for England, as ho intimated he would do, he proceeded south under an assumed name.

The case against Alexander Neill Ogilvie, manager of the Kawakawa Copper Company, for alleged embezzlement, is with drown by the prosecutor, as the result of further inquiry into the case. INVERCARGILL. June 21. The Woodlands Estate, the property of the New Zealand and Australian Land Co., was sold to-day by Mr. G. F. Martin. The attendance was large, and the bidding spirited. Fajr prices were obtained, v WANGANUI. June 23. Mr. Albert Barnes sold by auction the hull of the cutter Annie, now lying at the Heads, for L 175, to Mr. W. G. Bassett, and the cargo of drain pipes, for LlO, to Mr. Benby.