TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7960, 31 October 1894, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,

! • Wellington, October. 30. ! Mr J. E, Fitzgerald, Controller and Auditor-General, states that ho has ; not resigned, .and has no intention of doing so, 1 The Premier is expected back from tho opening of the Ngaturi bridge to-morrow, and is to go to Christchurch on Friday an foutu for his home at Kumara. I Mr Carroll is to go to Christchurck. The Minister for Mines expects to , go to Milford Sound in the Hinemoa i on Saturday, taking thither a road • p}rty. 5 The Railway Commissioners havo 1 decided to dispense with the services of Mr McGarva, Inspector of Bridges,: who'is alleged to have inspired the. charges brought by Mr Morton Tayla;, and which he subsequently denied before the Railway Commissioners of having done so. In recognition of the excellent services rendered by Mr McGarva he will be permitted to draw his travelling allowance. Mr McGarva has for some 23 -years been a valuable officer of the Department, , and had hitherto an unblemished record, but it is felt by the Railway Commissioners thai his recent indiscretion and subsequent denial render it advisable that he should not bo continued in the service. Work was started at the Wesfcporf; Cardiff Coal Company's mine yester- . day, and lias been relieving somewhat . the pressure of unemployed. Mr Hales, Engineer-in-Ohief, on behalf of the Government, and Mr manager of the Railway Comf pany, on behalf of the owners, have gone down to value the Mokihiiuji railway line, prior to its being taken over by the Government. As soon as the line is acquired, steps will be taken to have operations resumed in some of the mines. Captain Newby, of the barque Helen Denny, who was seriously ill in Nelson, is now almost recovered, and will rejoin his vessel at Timaru. Auckland, October 30. 1 A seven-roomed dwelling house at ■ Ngunguru, occupicd and owned by Mr Alex McKinnon, farmer, has been 1 burned down. The origin of the fire ■ is supposed to be a defective chimney. 1 The Crown Lands Board nave re- ■ solved to forfeit the whole of tho Great Barrier silver mining leases for non-fulfilment of the working condi* tions. Owing to the Crown Lands Board having intimated their intention of forfeiting sections for the non. payment of rent, the Minister ci" Lands, through the Surveyor-GejMral, has asked the Board to carbfully con. sider each case before enforcing the forfeiture. It is doubtful whether the English cricket team will visit New Zealand. Dunedin, October 30. The directors of the National Insurance Company declared a dividend for half a year at the rate of 15 per cent, carrying forward £14,149. At the inquest held to-day fo enquire into the fire which occurred on board the Mararoa, a vordiot was returned that the vessel was wilfully set on fire, but there wag no evidence to show by whom. Christchurch, October 30. Frederick Banks, aged 60, engaged at Miles and Co., died suddenly in the office to-day. The cause of death was - failure of the heart's actiofl. Napier, October 3Q. At the unanimous request ,of the postal officers iu the Napier district, Mr Cameron, chief clerk in the Napier officc, has come forward to contest the scat on tho Postal Board of appeal.