SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 1951, 25 January 1875, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency,)

Wellington, Saturday, 5 p.m A Government Gazette issued to-day notifies that Frederick Lambert Prime has been appointed a member of the Central Board of Health for the province of Auckland, vice Henry Isaacs resigned. James Irwin Wilson has been appointed a member of the Licensing Court for the district of Whangarei Heads, Whangarei, Mangapai, and Waipu. William Anderson is gazetted captain, and John Foster founders sub lieutenant of the Auckland Engineer, Volunteers; commissions dated June 17,1874.-The ship 'Berar'from Loudon with immigrants arrived last night, 89 days' passage. There have been 21 deaths from scarlet fever on the voyage, and there are still 20 cases under treatment. The fever made its appearance the day after leaving London. The ship has been placed in quarantine, and will probably be detained a fortnight.— Captain Mitchell, who had come up from Otago to take charge of the ship ' Jessie Beadman,'was found dead this morning in his cabin. He had been many years sailing between Homo and New Zealand, and was well known in the colony. Funday. Arrived : The ' Phoebe ' from the Forth, bringing as passengers from Nelson the Hon.fi. W. Stafford, Sir Pavid Monro, Judge Richmond and families. The' Phcebe' sails South to-morrow. Plymouth, Saturday, 5.1 p.m. The Provincial Council has adjourned sine die. The Appropriation Bill shows over £30,000 voted for this year. A motion was tabled re the abolition of provinces, but it did not come off.—'l he • Clio,' schooner, got safely off the reef at Waitara, and put to sea.-Mr Hulke, Immigration Agent, has received letters from Mr Burton, the agent in England, saying that ho has received plenty of applications from monied men desirous of settling in New Zealand, but very few farm labourers.—Arrived: ' Avalanche,'

with 230 immigrants—seventy for Wellington. 92 days from land to land. All well. She left for Wellington last night. i Nelson, Saturday. ' Arrired yesterday: ' Michael 81 days from the Downs. She brings 292 immigrants; no disease. One adult and five inlanls died during the passage. —Captain Luckie was found dead in his cabin last Mondsy from heart diseas.—A seaman fell overboard and was drowned. Gbeymotjth, Saturday, 5.1 p.m. The following aro the weights /or the Jockey Club Handicap :—Tambourini, 9st 101b; Tatterina, Bst 6lb; Tommy Dod, 7st 9lb; Ngaro, 7st 21b; Septimus, 64121b; Guy Fawkes, 6st 41b; lingfisher, 6st 21b. Chrirstchiich, Saturday, 5.1 p.m. Mrßeswick.aftertbeelection yesterday, i xhorted all possessing a qualification to vote to register at once, as he intended to oppose Mr Bowen at the next general election.—His Excellency the Governor is expected to visit Canterbury officially in a fortnight or three weeks.-Justice Johnston is expected to arrive early next month to preside over the Canterbury Judicial Circuit.—lt is not yet definitely known whether Justice Gresson proceeds to Nelson, but it is almost certain he will resign.—During last week 259 young trout, were liberated in the Waiki, ¥aikuhu, and Opihi rivers.—Eleven licenses have been already issued for fishing trout in the Avon. Only a few fishes have yet been caught. They are from ten to fourteen inches long. The young salmon are doing well.—OwiDg to the depressed state of the flax industry and the want of public support, the Flax Association have decided to windup affairs. —An inquest on the body of one of the men drowned by the accident on the Sumner bar resulted in a verdict of Accidentally drowned. The evidence showed that no blame was attachable to any one. All the three men drowned were married; one leaves a child, the others none. Lytteitojt, Saturday, 5 p.m; Borough Schools, costing about £7,000, have been formally opened. Mr J. Inglis, Chairman of the Board of "Kdueation, during a speech, said-In 1863 the attendance in all tho schools numbered 1.651, at a cost of £6,700, or over 4s Id per head; in 1871, when the amended Ordinance was passed, the attendance at all the schools numbered 5.652, at a cost of £10,719, or nearly £1 18s per head. In 1874 the number of attendants was estimated at 12,668, at a cost of £19,773, or nearly £1 12s per head. These estimates included fees and Government grants for maintenance.— The ship 'Lady Jocelyn's' immigrants were landed to-day. She is only 80 days from Plymouth, and brings 559 immigrants and 38 saloon passengers. I here were four births and 19 deaths; one adult.

KAfAPoi, Saturday,

The polling for the election of a member for Eaiapoi district caused great excitement. Both candidates worked very hard. Ihe result of the poll is as follows: —Bowen, 294; Beswick, 192; majority for Bowen, 102. There was never so much interest taken in any election here before

Dunedin, Saturday, 5.1 p.m. At the Lawrence races to-day it was showery all morning, but cleared up as day wore on. The course was very muddy. Maiden Plate: Traitor, 1; Bothwell, 2; Young Boebuck, 3. Won easily. The colours of the riders were hardly discernible after the race. Lawrence Handicap: Tuapole, 1; Hight Bower, 2; Unknown, 3. District Handicap of 25 sovs: Fenian, 1; Bismarck, 2; Color-Sergeant, 3' Flying Handicap, 55 sovs: Traitor, 1; ('art of Lynne, 2; Knvoy, 3. Won by half-a length after a severe struggle. The acceptances for the Dunedin Cup are: Merriman, Tripolis, Medicius, Vatterina, Castaway, Pertobe, Kathleen, Seaking, Spirifcsail, Earl of Lynne, Atlas, Traitor, •'•'omnambula, Flying Dutchman, Bight Bower, Bothwell's Ada (gelding), Templeton, Hercules.

Invercaboill, Saturday, 8 p.m. The Chairman of the Hailway and Immigration Committee sent a cable telegram to Mr Yoeel reminding him of his promise to send a ship with immigrants every six weeks to the Bluff Harbour, There is a great scarcity of every description of labour here.

We quote the following from corres pondents of the Auckland Star: -

Alexandra, Friday. Sophia, Tawhiao's sister, who has been ill for some time past, is reported to be dying. She is a woman of great influence at Kuiti— The natives are busy harvesting, and crops are turning out well.

_ Wellington, Friday. Colonel Fielding, accompanied by Mr Haicombe, proceeded to-day by coach to the Manawatii block. A person just down from that part says that all'the arrivals are pretty generally employed, hut what with the low rate tliey are paid for their work, they just manage to scrape out an existence, but are not very likely to ever become independent freeholders. The arrangements of the company are considered by the immigrants and people in the surrounding districts to be not only illiberal but very oppressive, and calculated to end in a good deal, of misery to the unfortunate immigrants.

Dunbdin Friday. In the gold returns, Cromwell this ye,ar heads the list with 25,3050z5, against 19,9470zs last year. With, the exception of Tokomairiro and Macraes, all other districts show a decline ranging from 8,000 in the case of Lawrence downwards.—A. serious accident occurred this morning on board the ship 'Auckland,'at the pier, to the chief officer. The crew were busy dumping wool; Filzer was on deck, and had just put in two bales, the door of the press not being fastened, when the table on the top of the piston canted, and the bales fell out of the press. One fell on Ktzcr's left leg, fracturing it.—The City Council resolved to borrow £50,000 for widening Princessstreot sewage, reducing the bank overdraft, and executing necessary works.— The Wakatip Mail has heard from a private source that a number of gentlemen have chartered a steamer for ranking a tour round New Zealand. The party are said to cousist of 300 ladies and gentlemen. One of their first visits will be to Lake Wakatip via Bluff.—A presen • tation of a buggy, with harness complete, and a purse of sovereigns, was mado to the Hev Mr Bannerman yesterday by a number of Presbyterians throughout the province, as a mark of esteem, and in recognition of his long and unselfish efforts on behalf of the i burch. Pout Chalmers, Friday. Arrived, yesterday, ' Wild .Deer,' from London, with 314 immigrants, all well, after a good passage of 89 days. She experienced light moderate weather throughout. The ship was cleared at once, and the immigrants landed to-day. —Hailed, 'Eoyul Siadem,' barque, for Waogaroa, to load timber for Melbourne