LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 20, 19 June 1875, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

PRESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. June 17. It is understood that among the measures to be brought before the next session of Parliament is one for the amendment of the Bankruptcy Law, and that Mr Bowen has devoted great care to the framing of the Bill. At a well attended meeting of early settlers held this afteroon, a resolution was unanimously carried, to the effect that pioneer settlers and members of their families who arrived prior to June, 1848, are entitled to a free grant of land, and that Parliament be moved in the matter. Captain Powan docs not accept the Adjutancy of the Dunedin Volunteers, but will remain Rub-Inspector of A.C. stationed in the Province of Taranaki A telegram has been received from Mauritius, dated May 22. stating that the cap-

lain of the White Rose, immigrant ship, is dead. That the ■ cargo had shifted and required re-stowing. She loaves early in June. The immigrants are all well. June 18. A proclamation in Government Gazette repeals all former rules regarding remission of sentences of prisoners confined in public prisons in New Zealand. According-to rules prisoner earns his remission hy attaining a certain number of marks as result of industry. 1 Good conduct is sine qua non , though it does not count in the way of actual marks. BLENHEIM. Juno 17. Election of M.H.11. for Wairau. The nomination took place to-day. Only J. Ward and Moorhouse were nominated. Show of hands—Ward, 67 ; Moorhouse, 83. A poll was demanded hy Ward him-, self, which will take place on Monday. AUCKLAND. June 16. At a meeting of four hundred Kaipara Natives, a petition to the Queen was adopted, praying for a continuance of Sir Donald McLean’s services as Native Minister for ever. The chief who prepared it, said he understood that it was necessary to petition the Queen, in order to keep a Native Minister among them. Two hundred signatures were appended. CHRISTCHURCH. June 16. Additional pieces of wreck have been founq at Long Beach, on the Ninety-Mile Beach, some of which bear the words “ Success, of Auckland,” thus setting at rest all doubts as to what vessel they belong to. The inquest on the three bodies found with the wreckage was held at Ashburton, yesterday, when a verdict of “ accidentally, drowned ” was returned. The bodies were those of a white man and two Kanakas. The white man was dressed in oilskin over-alls ; the right arm was tatooed blue and red, with a woman holding a flag, and “ Young America" and a full throe-masted schooner; ho was a very large framed man. One of the coloured men was tatooed on the left arm “ Kaphulhinlinlm Siomenth Oknpulu ; ” on the right, “Tealo Omaln Selpho ” ; the other man had a flag on the inside of his left thigh. HOKITIKA. June 18. At the Sale yards, beef was in good demand, and averaged 37s 6d to 40s per 10011. ; half-bred sheep, 225. latest Australian News. MELBOURNE. Charges of forgery are being investigated against Duncan Longern, formerly officer of Dragoons, and member of Assembly. A resolution has been passed in the Sydney Assembly, in favour of subsidisingproposed New Zealand cable. Further failures have taken place. Cargo New Zealand oats fetched 4s Id. SYDNEY. Assembly assents to subsidising ,€7,500 per annum for ten years, two-thirds to be paid by New Zealand, and one-third by New South Wales. Minimum message of ten words to cost 7s Od. Cable to be laid within twelve months ; and the Company were prepared to accept contract on these terms. The blacks attacked some Chinese on the Palmer River, and robbed their tents. They speared one Chinaman, and subsequently ate him. Six hundred and fifty Chinese landed in Cooktown from Hong Kong within the last few days.