SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4741, 28 April 1877, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(BaoM our emt cobeespondents.)

:.' ,^; '.. ,'WELiINGTON, April27th. .:■ ; The Gbldfields Wardens' Conference iter« minates to-morrow. It.is understood theyj. 'will, ;recommend r ;the ;actoption of a large) number ,bf the. provisions of the Goldfielda;BiU- prepared .some years '-. ago. by Messrs 'Haggitt, Mowafc, and Shepherd; ; -: •; A man named Thomas Reedj: keeper of a •hulk, fell .overboard, whea. going off last' night, '.'and would have been drowned had Hot the sentry of the Wolverine herTd his ;cries s vandhadaboatrlowered; ,T ~.-,.■.';.,..-..• i A -young man' named,. Duff, -v a,^drapers'., assistant:, in M.'powal's, and- formerly resi-' ident iv Dunedinj has .received: notice from o£- a.i legacy ;of; 90,CDQdols.,. left there by an auot,. to be-divided between himself and two sisters.:/: ■■■'.'

Auckland, April 27th;

■j Mianutaiaris brisker this evening. A tele-, gram:has been received; from the manager, announcing the, taking of "a few pounds of specimens from.the new winze., 1 The reeft-is looking much better, and much'more mineral is showing^ ~...-'' ":./;.: '.'■■'■'■ '■': ;.': ":-.;;'-:.'.-' ;';.

'•■ -The City "West election is:be^g^r-pretty hotly contested. .Mr; Robert' Grahap -has formed a' strong committee.: VMr ; Willisi? is working more quietly. [■.': .'-V '.■.•■'' ~;" / r ■ .Father Mvard, formerly a priest at .the Thames,-and now 'a missionary- in; China,, having .'written.' for.' contributions tpwards starving1 Chiiiauien, the swri of £30 waa' eol-. lectedj and sent by Suez mail., .'... ■ ' ; r . ; -

; ....■''."'.' ;i f : /^JriOAMARC, April27th.- - i .A.disastirous fire occurred'yesterday-after; noon on the property of Mr John Reid, of Elderslie. It originated from Bparks from the railway "engiiie.' A large shed,- 170 ft. long, and: Btored with grain, was totally destroyed. -; - i-^;- ■;:-;•