TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1641, 29 May 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

*•! [Pbb Nbw Zealand Pbess Association.] Hokitika, May 29. Cleared yesterday — Lady Don (timber laden), for Lyttelton. Wellington, May 29. The sailmaker of the ship St. Andrew's Castle has just been picked up drowned in the harbour. The Government received the following telegram from Raglan yesterday : — The Natives held a meeting to express their views in regard to the murder of Sullivan. One and all condemned it, and the following resol* lution was passed, and signed by 84 Natives of position — " We, the persons whose names are hereunto signed, consent to become soldiers to protect the Europeans ~i the:? district, and to go in pursuit of Purakutu, because we are much annoyed with these murderers' acts.'' Assurances have also been received that .Uriweras will not again join the King's partyCommenting on an article in the Centerbury Press, regarding the probability of the Government proposing l'.rge constitutional changes, the Independent of this morning says it has authority to state that the Govern, ment have no intention whatever of proposing to Parliament any measure involving constitutional changes. It is possible that circumstances may make it necessary for the Government to submit measures for ngmedying certain defects in the constitution of Provincial Govei omenta, but they will probably be more in the direction of increasing the efficiency of existing restitutions than of impairing them. '