TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3146, 9 May 1878, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Ll .- :-. • [PEB PBESS AGENCY.] -■' ! ,;.'" : Auckland, May 8. ft'- . The steamer Wononga has arrived with a "•j'-carpo of naval stores and coals for H.M.S. hx, Wolverine, Nymphe, and Sapphire, the latter £■■ ••; -being expected here to hold a court-martial. .k..vi A large schooner has been launched at Sims' and Brown's yard for the South Sea "•-trade. . , - . ' G-isbobne, May 8. This place has now a daily t paper, the "■■ Herald and Standard appearing on alternate -■- -days. ■ ■ : : • .' ■ •' The long-looked-for litigation respecting land titles in Poverty Bay has begun. Many ''Tmts have been issued. Mr Chambers, of the &'■ "Eepongaere run, and Mr King, of the Sawmill ~Makuri Block, are among the recipients. Information from Native sources from the Waikato speaks strongly of the decline of ,9kwhiao'B : influence. The old Maori mode of " worship, as amended and taught by him, is becoming unpopular. ■ He endeavoured to get Te Kooti to join this faith, but the latter refused. The religion taught by Te Kooti, J ' ' '.' founded ori a portion of the Old Testament, is i; becoming' inore popular every day. Many ' o;i; pilgrimages : are being made to the high priest who his return to this district — Zv oliifl birthplace— within three years. In reply to a deputation from the Natives £ '^asking for part of the Pafcatahi lands to be ■withdrawn from sale, Mr Sheehan telegraphed that he declined to interfere. ' '■■'■ * : Tapantji, May 8. A man named Henry Close was killed at (ij.Waikaiaby a tree falling on him. It is not . known whether he has any friends in the 'Oolony. ' THE HIKURANGI MEETING. .':'■ '['■■ : - .' •■■;■ Hikubangi, 9 a.m. Excepting the usual civilities extended to .. visitors nothing has been done here. Tester- . :;day food was presented to Sir G-. Grey and |- - Mr Sheehan and party, consisting of bullock, V, piga, &c. ' Tawhiao visited the Government " J .;/ party, personally, seeing to their comfort j a ' ' guard is being put over them during the night. ' „: is yet known as to to-day's proceed- '; ings. The Hauhaus are for having a war '/ "' dance. None of the Ngatimaniopoto are preVJ: 1 .JBent> which somewhat puts out the Waikatos. „ . l " ( They say Rewi feels himself in a false position V^d cannot attend the meeting in consequence ''.' of his people having sold land. f! iV •' ■'.'■■■ . ' 2p.m. r ' r ..".-' Nothing in the way of business has been '.' : done here as yet. Various kinds of Native ' '" •foods have been presented to Sir G-. Grey and I Mr Sheehan. The latter had some talk with '■' " TTau, Hara, the only Ngatimaniopoto present "° . iiere. The King has been deep in consultawith his chiefs all day. ' ! ( T''.' : Wellington, May 8. - r ,- It is reported here that in the event of war '":; being declared, Government will call out the ['['.' militia. ," , MrCleland, of the Bank of New Zealand, ,' who was' thrown out of a buggy last Sunday ' at Featherston, and severely injured in the head, is still unconscious, though said to be ■v . .^lightly better. f h. •; .-, PARLIAMENT OUT OF SESSION. >■/.!,;; ■■'■- ■ Oasiabu, May 8. lAj.-. Messrs Hislop and Shrimski, M.H.R.'s for n: ; :' Waitaki, addressed the electors Of Oamaru to- :;-, night. There was a large attendance, the ;' Mayor in the chair. Mr Hislop gave an able ii; address, being a resume of his' actions since he j!-;Waa first elected to oppose Abolition down to /;, the conclusion of last session. He said that ,1 i after the ■■ Provinces were abolished the conu, duct of the Atkinson Ministry, in giving y. • billets to their leading political opponents, ■r, :, and assisting large capitalists to acquire land o: in the North Island at ridiculously low ■/•;•■/ figures, was, such as he could not support, -rr; Therefore,, he used his best endeavours Siyi-tO: oust them. Mr Hislop then pro--ii'.ceeded to refer to the financial state I of /the Colony at the time the Groy „ra7Ministiy took office. He said that he would -m, support that Ministry if they fulfilled the promises made to bring, in Bills taxing land and reducing the taxes on imports. He convrt - cludod,his speech by hoping that the efforts I'-/: Jhe. and l his colleagues made to carry out the r!i ; /wishes; of the constituency would be looked upon as disinterested j as neither of them •were place seekers. He was applauded , f L'..i several times during the course of his speech, and at the conclusion Mr Shrimski said that after the exhaustive address of Mr Hislop scarcely anything was left him to say 5 but *' ne'woiud refer to one or two things to which . • that gentleman had not alluded to. He spoke ' of the Waka Maori libel case, the Piako Swamp purchase, the Education Act, and .-'.: other subjects, and at 10 o'clock was speaking. Dunedin, May 8. The Dunedin Insurance Companies intend presenting Captain Sinclair of the Fire Brigade with a testimonial. He has recently ■resigned. ' Dr Somerville's services continue to fill the theatre twice daily. Inveecabgill, May 8. The opening meeting of the coursing season V tookplace to-day. It was very successful, and [ hares were plentiful. In the all-aged stakes , 19 dogs entered. Two courses were run but \ ; "were not decided. Gyp, the winner' of last ''. year's stakes, was put out by Clarence. For the puppy stakes there were 10 entries ; only one course was run. [From the own Correspondents of the Lyttelton Times.) •'-..'■'' Auckland, May 8. ' . The City Corporation accounts just published show that during the year ending March 31, the Corporation administered funds amounting to £80,376, of which only £29,541 was actual revenue. On the general account during the last six months the sum administered was £37,774, of which only £4390 bus " been spent in streets and footpaths. The revenue of the city has been increased during the year by nearly £1000, the principal items being— £2os2 for Government subsidies, .£llBB from rates, and £328 from rents. . During the half-year ending March 31, the : ; iity debt has been reduced" by £3000. The "-^account generally is satisfactory, though the ' office expenses are rather Heavy. *..';• '■■'■■ ' ' Dunedin, May 8. '.":'}.... The supply* of water in the Duiicdin'reser- , yoiris very low, and if it does not .rain. ..soon \ '• iihe tfnpplie3 for machinery will be stopped. , all sources for ■V7'Pj^gb^roTdneialDi3trictj;exclusive^.bt"'Soutii-'-'■'lands''for tlie quarter ended March 3lst : last, was £37,397 8s 10d, induding.£s9ls'i6s 2d, rent from deferred 'payment' licenses, during quarter. 24,338 acres rural, and 54£ acres of town lands were sold.