TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1223, 18 March 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per pbess association.) WELLINGTON. March 17. John Knowles, Under-Secretary for the Public Works Department, and J. j Blacket, Engineer-in-Charge, were examined to-day by the Civil Service Commission. It is understood that the Commissioners, after completing enquiries, will proceed' to Invercargill. The Local Industries Commission has adjourned for a month in order to allow certain information to be received from various Chambers of Commerce throughout the Australian colonies. Telegrams . received state that Mr. Stevens, chief officer of the steamer Wakatipu, who recently received serious injury while that vessel was discharging at Sydney is much improved, and the paralysis is gradually leaving. A deputation waited on the Railway Commission for the purpose of giving evidence as to the benefit which would be derived from the construction of the Wellington-Foxton railway. It was stated that if the railway was carried through the district, upwards of 150,000 acres of land would be opened up, which would sell at from L 8 to LlO per acre.

March 18. The Railway .Commission will leave for Invercargill to-morrow.- They • will .-proceed by rail from ChristbhUTch this afternoon, and will take evidence and inspect lines in Sputhland. They will then travel northwards. .j ■ ; A telegranj received from Foxton this morning states that Hastwell and Macarra's coach} while on a journey from Foxton to Wellington, and when it reached, the road between the Manawatu river and the beach, was suddenly stopped by a party of natives, who refused to allow it to proceed until tolls for coach and'horses; were paid, and also sixpence for each passenger. The amount was paid under protest, and the coach' proceeded; It is understood that the matter has. been brought under the notice of the Government.

AUCKLAND. March 17. The Flirt, brigantine, which arrived from Lyttelton on the 11th inst., was thrown on her beam ends during a gale on her trip up, and her ballast shifted. She was ultimately got before the wind, and the ballast trimmed,

Of tb,e Lj3Q,QPQ vote for the works in the North, it has been decided that L 30,000 is to be at once expended, under the superintendence of Mr. Fairburn, engineer. A portion of the balance will be divided amongst the County Councils and highway Boards, to be expended on local works, the residue kept to rneet; oonr tingericies. Te Areinga, daughter of Manuhiri, and .whose name has frequently been mentioned of late years, has come down to Orakei to represent the Kingites at the forthcoming Parliament, to be presided over by Paul, of Orakei. The native meeting is to commence to-morrow.' It is understood ppgolutipns will be sub* mitted condemnatory of the arrest and no-trial of the West Coast prisoners; also of the appointment of Sir W. Fox and Sir F. D. Bell on - the Commission ; and the third approving of Motu Tawhaio's resignation of his appointment on the Commission.

PUMEWN. March 18. The residence of Mr. Halliwell, York Place, was entered last night, and. some money stolen, and the building fired, Mrs, Halliwell was the only inmate. The fire was discovered by some : boys, who succeeded in putting it out.

CHRISTCHURCH. March 18. A pgw evening paper, to be called the Iclio, price a fyalfppnqy, will be issued op Saturday, The proprietor is understood to be Mr. Caygill, who was formerly publisher of the Evening Mail printed some years ago. The Star to-night asserts that the; interior Canterbury line,' instead of being pojpmenced, as was understood it would be, from the Oxford end, is to be started in thp middle. The Qxford sector} would parry a large anfounfc of - traffic, and has beep earnestly asked for by the inhabitants for some time; The section for which tenders, .have been called' is contiguous to the Premier's property. Information was received in town this afternoon of the arrest of Edgar Barringer, Bank Agent at the Kaikouras, recently transferred from Leeston, for embezzling L3O belonging to the bank, It is said tfyat further charges of a similar nature will be prefepped against the p.c 7 cused. Barringer was removed from the office to Leeston two years ago, and always bore the character of a most steady and respectable man. He is married and has a family, and great sympathy is felt for him in the unfortunate pogitiQn he is placed in,-: Thacker's Hotel, at Qkain's Bay, was burnt down last night,' and nothing was saved. Mr. and Mrs. Thacker escaped with difficulty from the burning building. The stock and furniture were insured in the South British for LI2OO.

Diphtheria has made its, appearance in Kaiapoi. The whole of the tradesmen of Rangiora combined had a grand picnic yesterday, which was heartily enjoyed by all.

A bov, 10 years of age, while playing yesterday, was struck by a gtoi}§ which was thrown by some other boys and rendered unconscious. /. "When taken to the Hospital he was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain.

A pedestrian named A. Hudson has backed himself to walk fifty miles in twelve hours. The match comes cff on Monday, at the Amberley Town Hall.

The Christchurch cadet corps have njade arrangements, in conjunction with the Timaru an.d Qatnaru cadets, to hold a review field day on Easter Monday at Waimate. In the arrangements made by the Volunteer authorities for the Christchurch review at Easter, the juvenile companies were left out in the cold.

GRAHAMSTOWK March 18. Over 150 Volunteers land friends attended thp fealj gjvgn to the- carbine champion last night. The ££on, Mr. Holies ton and Mr. Maginnity, who arrived at 10 o'clock, were invited to the ball and danced all night. The Mayor welcomed Mr. Rolleston, who replied in a neat speech. To-day the Minister visited the hospital, public scjaoolsj municipal buildings, and the mines. He will receive a deputation in the afternoon, and will leave for the Upper Thames to-morrow.