SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2153, 21 September 1875, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

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Auokland, Monday. Arrived : The g.a. 'Phoebe,' from the South, with 18 saloon. passengers.— Sailed: The steam-launch 'Transit/ for the Thames.

At a confirmation at St. Mary's, Par. noli, yesterday, several Maoris wore among the candidates.

_ A barque and schooner aro now signalled; tho former is supposed to bo the' Columbus,' from London. The steamer'MinnieCasey'has arrived from her first trip to Mahurangi. Sho is a great success, and the passengers report highly of her capabilities. A fight occurred on .'Change this afternoon between two mining men, and caused a passing excitement. Some weighty reminders were oxchatiged. Thomas Marks, an immigrant by tho 'Dover Castle/ was drowned on Sunday whon crossing tho Huia Creek, near Gibbons's mill. He slipped from a rook under the dam, and was carried down by the current. He was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and had been employed for a fortnight by Gibbons, and was of steady habits. The wreck of the ' Tawera' was sold to-day by Mr Binney to Mr Meikleiohn for £6. J

Sliaremarket: — Sales: Caledonian (double issue), £5 os, £o7s Gd; Tairua, 655. .Buyers: Golden Calf (new issue), 5r 3d—(double), 12s; Inverness, Is; Pride of Tokatea, 2s 4sl; Union Beach, 61s; Otago, 4s; Tokatea, 143 6d. Soltors: Caledonian (doublo issue), £510s; Pride of Tokatea, 2s Gd ; Union Beach, 67s 6d; Otago, ss; Tokatea, 16s; Tairua, 47s 6d(P).'

Taubanoa, Monday, | Vesoy Stewart and party left here on Thursday to examino and select their lands at ITatikati, returning here lato on Saturday evening, ('ne and all express themselves as perfectly satisfied with tho blocks made by Stewart. Tho Wasto Lands Commissioner (MrTolo) is rendering every assistance possible to facilitate the settlers in their selections, Tho Maori vhares erected by .contract arecondemned as untenable. The selections commenced this morning, and aro proceeding satisfactorily.