TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2786, 8 March 1877, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Fbom thb Pbess Agenct-T. Auci____hi>, March . The Manukau County Counoil to-day* resolved not to bring the parts named in the third schedule of the Counties Aot into operation. Taupo, Maroh 7. Letters arrived yesterday from the Maori j King, apprising the friendly chiefs here of the Native Minister coming to Taupo this month, the object being to carry out the polioy bequeathed by Sir Donald M'Lean to New Zealand, and interpreted by the Taupo chiefs as the policy of peace and goodwill. Napiee, March 7. Considerable sales of station properties have taken place here lately. M'Hardy's Pakowhai I estate, the lot inoluding homestead and 856 acres, was Bold for £15,970 ; another lot, 613 acres, for £6700; total, £22,170, being an average of £15 10s per acre. He also Bold 400 acrea of James Todd's Homestead land at £7 per acre. Balfour's Mohoia run, of 576 acres freehold and 9740 aores leasehold, with 800 Bheep, sold for £1750, to Wm. Smith. John M'Kinnon'a Arawapanui leasehold, on the coaßt, 500 acres, with 2000 mixed sheep, Bold for £2500. Wellington, March 7. PROPOSED CONSTABULARY RE-ORGANISATION. It is reported that the Armed Constabulary and Police will he at once amalgamated, but at first they will be sworn in till June 30, so that those who have been engaged under Provinoial Ordinances may, if they think fit, retire after that date. From July 1, the whole force will be enrolled for one year certain. Four divisions, numbering 350 men, will be held as a reserve, and stationed in Native Districts. These will receive the Bame pay as the present Armed Constabulary, and will do Bimilar duty. The remaining divisions, numbering about the same as the aggregate of the present police forces, will form the police for the whole Colony, will be liable to serve in any part of it, and may be concentrated, in oase of emergency, to defend any point of threatened attack until the forces are organised, but they will not be required to take the field. Their pay will be about the same as that now , received by fche Ohristchurch police. Inspectors will be moved from station to station, with a view to their acquiring looal knowledge in eaoh district. Probably one Superintendent Inspector will be appointed, but there will be no special Inspectors for each Island. The proposed changes will, it is believed, effeot a saving of about £30,000 per annum. Nelson, Maroh 7. GOLD DISOOVERY NEAR NELSON. j Last Saturday news was brought to town that payable alluvial gold had been discovered in Tadmor Valley. Mr Lowther Broad, R.M., .-started for the place on Monday, and to-day telegraphed to Mr Curtis as follows: — " Visited Tadmor rush. About 40 men were on the ground. The reoent floods washed Away a considerable extent of top soil, a gravel bed. In this the prospeot was found. Briggs' parly gqt £30 wovfch, of igold last week in four daye, for three men. Parata'a party are making 30a per man per day. The claim below them has similar prospeots. Briggs' party are working a stratum of waahdirt about two feet thick, lying on a olay bottom. The depth of sinking is three or four feet. There are indications of a regular lead, but little prospectling haß yet been done. The lead, if it exists, trunß through a heavily timbered .flat land. A claim haa been taken up, and payable proßpects obtained where the timber land ends — a mile away from where the supposed lead enters the timber land . The whole of the land hold. The holderp ofthe present olaims washed five prospeots for me, each one showing payable gold. The place wili only carry a limited population/unless the lead proves of considerable width. This will be ascertained by prospeoting alone. L. Broad, the owner of (the. land, Alio w g a occupation at ,one pound per claim per man, of which arrangement the (miners approve. Tadmor is 40 mileß* from (ftelson. The railway runß half way, and the rest is a good dray road. A telegram tp the AEvening Mail saya : — " There is every indication of a good alluvial lead, but miners deprecate a rush at present, as so very little prospecting haß been done." Dunedin, March 7. The case of Pearson v the City Corporation, in which the plaintiff claims £20 damages for alleged negligent treatment of hia ohild while iv the Fever Hospital, was commenced before Mr Mansford, 8.M., to-day. Mr Stout appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr j J. B. Sinclar, of Smith, Anderson, and Co., for the Corporation. The caße was adjourned for a week. An aorimoniouß discussion took place at the Dunedin Presbytery to-day, re the dispute between Bishop Neville and Dr Stuart, in regard to the Maori Kaik Churoh. Dr Stuart said — "If there had been no discourtesy, I ahould not have mentioned the matter. I have no hesitation in saying that tho Bishop has not acted as a ohristian or a gentleman should have done, and when I see him I don't mind telling him bo." It was resolved that the Presbyterian Minister be advised to discontinue hia visits to the Kaik in the meantime.