LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 901, 23 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

. * [PBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NAPIER. . This Day. An inquest was held to-day on the bodies of three men who were killed on Saturday by a fall of earth m Ohencer Road. The verdict was to the effect that death was accidently caused ; but a rider was attached blaming the contractors for the slight construction of the tunnel, and recommending that the Municipal Council should look into the present system of excavating practised iv Napier. The Muncipal Council have taken m hand the matter of raising subscriptions for the widows and children of the victims of the accident, and no doubt a good sum will be collected. A meeting of members of the Small Farm Associations was held last nighty at which a petition to Parliament was adopted, praying for modification of regulations respecting residence and time of paying the deferred payments. WELLINGTON. This Day. A deputation from the Working Men's League waited on the Premier and Minister for Lands yesterday, to urge the necessity for providing working men with meana of settlement on the country lands. The Premier said the Government intended to reintroduce a Bill framed last session which would answer the purpose the deputation had m view. { The Bill would reduce the price of land : on deferred payment, fixing it at 30s. ; but leaving it to the land Boards to increase the price for choice lands. Another proposal was to take powerß to survey lands m the vicinity of Public Works, and sell them under orders m Council, fixing the terms of payment, and making the size of 'sections from a quarter-acre to 40 acres, the majority to be ten acres to meet cases of men employed on publio works, who could spend half their time m improving their land. AUCKLAND. This Day. Tlie surveyors at Rangiriri have received instructions to desist surveying at Waikare Lake, for the present, and to go on working m the higher district. Some of the Natives at Rangiriri say it is not their people who are causing trouble, but the Natives from the King country, who came down to Rangiriri for the express purpose of stopping the surveyors. Taipara has gone to Piako to warn the Natives there of the consequences of joining the Ngatihako's. The Thames authorities advise the Government to arm the Waitemata settlers for self-protection. GRAHAMSTOWN. This. Day. Arms have been served to the Waito settlers and other outlying districts. The upper Thames steamers "have been warned not to go up the Waiton river, as it is believed the Ngatihako's are building a pah. Election matters are exciting great interest. The Grey candidates are awaiting a choice to be made by their party. NEW PLYMOUTH. This Day. Edward Evans was brought m yesterday from the German settlementcharged with attempting to murder his wife and children off Saturday night. It happens he went home drunk, and fired a pistol at his wife and children ; but missed them. He was remanded. NELSON. This Day. Nothing further is known about the wreck of the Messenger, or of the boats that were seen to leave her. Search is being made for the latter by the Lady Buckley steamer and Naval Brigade's boats. The heaviest rainstorm on Sunday that has been experienced for years. DUNEDIN. This Day. William Waters has been remanded for a week to enable the R. M. , to look through the depositions taken at the inquest on the late five and decide whether it is necessary to hold another inquiry. TIMARU. This Day. A heavy galo sprung up Saturday nifht accompanied by a perfect downpour of rain.