TELEGRAPHIC From the New Zealand Herald.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 19, 13 June 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC From the New Zealand Herald.

WE L LI NUT J.N. Monday. The " Post*' says that it is rum >ured tnat a son of lied wood, of iSFe'son, will probably-be appointed to the Roman v.atholic Bshoptic of YVel.iugton. Tiie remaining- Alur.uous proceeded to San Francisco by the .Nebraska yesterday. None now remain. Tuesday. The u Independent" of to-day says that despatches from the Agent-General have been received via Suez stating- that lire order for piles and girders lor the \Vaiiake bridge have been completed, and that the whole of the remaining material has been shipped in the Napier tor Dunedin. That ship also brings a considerable quantity of ra'.ls and other materials for the Canterbury .Railway. The ship Ben More has sailed for Lyttelton with a cargo of rails and otLmr iron-work. The ship William Davy sailed on the 10th of April lor Dunedin, with a number ol assisted immigrants and JbGutrlisli labourers © © for Messrs. brogden, to be employed on the Picton and Blenheim railway. The Celestial Queen, with ninety immigrants for Auckland, sailed on the 19th of April. Dr. Featherston has forwarded to Wellim? X* ton 500 rooted vines, selected from some o the best vineyards on the Rhine, with specia 1 reference to the climate ol New Zealand, with a view to facilitating small settlements of vine-growers, which it it proposed by Mr Ormond should be established at Kuataniwha. The Agent-General hopes to be able to send out a dozen families of experienced vinedressers from the Rhine country, and a similar number from the wine districts of Bordeaux and Garonde. The " Independent" of to-day states that no Protestant ministers were present at Bishop Viard's funeral. The hearing of the charges against Mr and Mrs Sutherland for assaulting and ill-treating patients at the Karori Asylum was concluded to-day. Th._'y were each fined 40s and costs. An inquest held on the body of Manson, found in the harbour, resulted in a verdict ol " Found drowned." BLUFF. When the s.s. Rangitoto was leaving here for Dunedin, a man was found hanging by a rope to the gangwa}' quite dead. A -book, containing a draft in favor of John Raddon for ,£294, was found in his pocket. Deceased was unknown on board the steamer.

NAPIER. The "Hera'd" contains a report of the Hon. H. Russell's meeting', held at Pakipaki. Mr Russell state 1 he had engaged a lawyer and interpreter unconnected with the Europeans , of. Hawke'sßay, and would investigate the I land transactions of the province; those in j which insufficient consideration had been given would be repudiated. Henare Takamoario denounced Russell, and recommended that the natives have nothing to do with him. Much mischief is anticipated from the agitation both at Hawke's Bay and el. evvhere. Purvis Russell has withdrawn the action for libel against the "Hawke'sßay Herald." Tuesday. In the matter of the Hemaonga Purchase Inquiry, the Trust Commission's decision is that the lease to the Hon. Henry Russell was a fraud by Hiriki and Arihi on Gordon and others the present owners ; that the lease is against equity and good conscience, and consequently is null and'-void, and the certificate will be withheld. The decision was cheered. NELSON. Tuesday. The Phoebe left at 10 o'clock last night for the North. The local team beat Wellington in the foot-ball match. CHARLESTON. • There was a.tremendous gale last night, which considerably damaged the town and mining property. To-day, in Ibe Nile claim, a fall of earth killed a man named Jeremiah O'Callaghan, and severely injured another named Thomas Ellis. TAURANGA. 2'30 p.m. A letter has been received here from the prospecting party near Mataroa, five miles from. Wahi r stating that they have found payable gold —three grains to the dish.

Under the heading of "A row amongst the Maoris," the " Taranaki Herald " relates the following occurrence: —"A report was in circulation recently, that a Maori woman had been tnurdered by a native man, but upon enquiring of the police, we found the story had been considerably exaggerated. It appears that a man's wife had been assaulted by a brother Maori: so out of revenge, the injured husband at once proceeded to a place where the culprit's sister lived, and beat her most unmercifully as payment- for her brother's crime. The woman was at first thought to be dead, but it appears she was not so much hurt as was at first supposed. The friends of the girl have compromised the affair with the injured husband—the price being two horses." .

HIGHWAY BOARDS EMPOWERING ACT 1871. The following circular has been issued to the chairmen of the several Highway "Boards in the Province, and we anticipate a strong agitation in consequence:— Sir, —I beg on behalf of the Highway Board of , of which I am chairman, to protest against the 6th clause of " The Highway Board Empowering Act, 1871." which, unless amended, will have tho practical effect of putting an end to any futhor action on the part of the Country Road Boards in tho Province of Auckland, and request that your Honor will take the tirst opportunity upon tho meeting of the Assembly to endeavour to have the obnoxious clause repealed."—Signed, etc. But this is uot the only opposition to the measure. There are Highway Boards who have taken up the subject oil their own responsibility. The following circular will of itself explain what we mean: — Sir,—We beg to call your earnest attention to the latter seefcioo of clause 6, of "The Highway Boards Empowering Act, 1871," (herewith annexed), which will, after the present mouth, have the practical eifect of putting an end to the operations of Highway Boards in country districts. As tho time prior to the meeting of Parliament is verV limited we request you will be good enough to sign, ou behalf of your district, the accompanying form of protest and forward it to His Honor the Superintendent with the least possible delay, in order that he may be enabled to bring the matter under the consideration of tho General Assembly at an early period of the session. Fua.ncis Bethel, Chairman Waitakerei East Road Board ;; .lamics Stkwart, Chairman Waitakerei West Road Board.—Juno 8, 1872. —" Highway Boards Empowering Act, 1871," latter section of clause 6 :—Provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise the levying after the 30th Jane next, of any rate exceeding the equivalent of any vate of live per centum upon the annual value of any property, or one penny in the pound on its value for sale and any such rate imposing a contribution upon any property in excess of such amount shall upon appeal be reduced to such eq.uivalaut ami that not more than such maximum rate or smallerrates collectively amounting to a similar sum shall be levied in one year.—".New Zealand Herald."