TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2611, 7 August 1876, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Fbok thb Pbbbs Aobnoy.l .Auckland, August 5. The Kapanga Company at Ooromandel are driving in splendid golden stone. Messenger, a Queen street fruiterer, has been brought up on two oharges of evading the Customs' regulations,* and making a false declaration relative to tho contents of a balo of papor bags, landed from the stoamer Horo. The case was romanded. New Plymouth, Aupust 5. Mr E. M. Smith leaves horo for Wellington to interview the shareholders relative to being allowed to have a trial at smelting iron sand. Tho shareholders here paised a resolution Btrongly recommending the Wellington shareholders to assist Mr Smith in obtaining an opportunity of using the Company's furnaoo and material, to test the practicability of smelting iron Band. WKIiMNGTOIT, August 5. The Pitzreutor has brought 420 German immigrants, but as tho Continental agents despatched thorn after rocoiving instructions from tho Agent- General not to send any more foreigners, the Government; have refused to recognise them, At the request of Mr Krull, the German Consul, tho Government will probably permit them to have quarters temporarily in barraoke, but without prejudice to any future proceedings between the Government and the agonts. DtTNBDIN, August 5. The verdict in Eoberts' case was to fcho ©ffeot that ho had takon poison while temporarily insane. The Chess Club held their annual dinner last night. Taubanoa, August 5. The Wairoa Native meeting is over. It wqb decided almost unanimously to opon Kaima for gold prospecting parties, who will go out in a few days. The Bay of Plenty Times announces that a largo Native meeting will be held next week at Ohinemutu, regarding the leasing or sale of the Koro Koro country to Government.

(Fvom a CorrefyonHmt of Hie Li/ttclton Tvmca.) WHMiiNcraojr, August 6. A very nice little oomplioation has arisen regarding the Fitz Reuter, ship, from Hamburgh, with 420 statute hdults. Tho Government received so notice from the AgentGeneral of her departure till last month, when despatches were reoeived showing the following condition of affairs : — Dr Featherston, in aoooraanoo with instructions, gave notioe to the German agonts not to send any more immigrants. They said their contraot demanded longor notice, that they had passengers engaged for this ship and she must go. (They had blank authorities approving of the ehip, captain, and dootor, signed by Dr JTeatherston, and the vessel was filled up and despatched under the authority of these. Dr Featherston refused to pay the moiety of the passage money at Home, and advised tho Government that he had not authorised the despatoh of the Teasel. Her offloers and agents produce authorities with his signature, but the Government refuse to receive or recognise the passengers as Government immigrants. The ship is oonsigned to Mr Krull, who is also German consul, and Government toy that if he, not as agent for the voasel but as consul, ask them to take charge of the immigrants when landed, they will do so, and endeavour to provide for thorn as If they were Government immigrants. MrKrull at first refused to do so, but it is understood that he has eiaoo consented, and on Tuesday the immigrants will be landed and taken care of in the usual manner, but without committing the Government to anything in regard to their passage money.