TELEGRAPHIC From the Daily Southern Cross.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 37, 25 July 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC From the Daily Southern Cross.

WELLINGTON. Monday. The wife of Mr George Hunter, member <,f the House of Representatives for Wellington, died this morning. The Wdlhujton Advertiser plant has been'bought by Mr O'Connor, member for the West Coast. Mr Miller is expected to-morrow. It is doubtful whether he will join the Ministry beyond the Session. Tuesday. The Hon. J. Hall took his seat in the Legislative Council to-day. \ Colonel Russell's seat is notified as vacant, through i-i- - r^,r,;;e of the office of Inspector of Native schools. • ■ In the House of Representatives the Hon W. Gisborne, in reply to Mr Rolleston, said that the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, Victoria, had been requested to visit and inspect the New Zealand Asylums, and was shortly expected here. The Government would not propose to amend the Lunatics Act until his report had been received. The Public Healths JBill was read a second time to-day. It proposes a Central .Board of Health for cach province, consisting of the Superintendent, his Executive, and three members appointed by the Governor and local district boards, consisting of municipal authorities or highway boards. Extensive powers are given, and vaccination is rendered compulsory. Mr Collins has given notice of motion—embodying the conclusion arrived at. by a meeting of the goldfields members—for a reduction of the gold duty to 2s per ounce. , CHRISTOHURCH Monday. Mr Stevens declines to stand for the representation of the electoral district of Heathcote, rendered vacant by the transfer of Mr John Hall to the Upper House.. The nomination takes place on July 30. Mr. J. S. Wilson is the only candidate in the field. ' . . Tuesday. The Coleridge election has resulted as follows :— Bluett, 106; Hart, 100 ; Jebson, 49. DUNEDIN; Monday. 679^ r aS eeu e^ec^e< i Mayor by a majority of Greville supplies the following from the " New Zealand Gazette" published yesterday : The Gazette defines the limits of the port of Auckland to extend as far as the jurisdiction of the Resident Magistrate's Court is concerned, to Kaipara, to the sum of fifty pounds. Louis Bucholz is appointed German ! Consul for Auckland.

! NAPIER. \ j Tuesday. ! Captain Seoones says the schooner ' Alice' is a j complete wreck. Most of the cargo was saved. ! Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the non-ar- ! rival of Mr Justice Johnston. Litigants and wit- | nesses from the country have been kept waiting for ! weeks in Napier. This is the. third time the sitting I of the Court has been postponed. I THAMES. Graham stown, Tuesday. ! A boat accident has occurred at Tararu, resulting in the death of the Hyam family"; mother, one girl three months old, and a boy three years old. The bodies are lying at the Imperial Hotel await- j ing an inquest. The occurrence has caused a great I sensation here. It is currently reported that a private telegram has been received announcing the death of°Mr. Manning, the athlete. He is said to have been killed on the Coa3t while wrestling. - i