TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1043, 23 August 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. August 22, A prospecting party at Wairarapa Lake have sent to town a ton of quartz which will be sent to the Thames to be crushed. It is expected that the stone will yield a fair percentage. August 23. At the Police Court this morning, John Brown, the carpenter of the ship Halcione,

■was charged with stabbing the boatswain while oil the high seas. He was remanded till Tuesday. DUKEDIN. August 22. The report that Mr. Conyers, the Commissioner for the Middle Island Railways, will transfer his head quarters from Christchurch to Dunedin is confirmed. AUCKLAND. August 22. The eight natives arrested last week at Gisborne for riot and forcible entry on to lands leased by the late Captain Read, were committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. Mr. Rees defended the prisoners. A Royal Commission of Enquiry into the purchase of the South Island from the natives have examined Civil Commissioner Kemp, and asked him to give his opinion on the effect of certain clauses of the deed of sale. His opinion was that the natives would not have sold save under the belief that ample reserves would be made, and all promises expressed and implied fulfilled. Capt. Symonds, who completed the purchase of the Otago , block, and Judge Fenton, are likely to be examined before the Commissioner leaves Auckland. A stormy meeting of the Artillery Company, convened to elect a captain, owing to the promotion to major of Capt. Burns, took place. Part of the company got up a requisition to an outsider. Others thought Lieut. Payne entitled to the position. Major Burns ended the dispute by stating he would retain the captaincy himself. August 23. A paper called the Lantern was issued to-day in the Grey interest. The Native Minister leaves for Waikato this afternoon. He returns on Monday, and then goes to the Thames. Tenders for the first section of the Thames-Waikato Railway, at the Hamilton end, will be called for immediately. The route has finally been fixed to strike at the landing place opposite Te Aroha instead of a few miles lower down. Catherine Taylor, charged at the Police Court with stealing L 23 from the person of Thomas Connolly, was remanded. CHRISTCHURCH. August 22. A six-roomed cottage at Avonside, in the occupation of Mr. Wills was burned down this evening. Mrs. Wills and family were at home at the time, and have no idea as to how the fire occurred. The insurances are unknown at present.