TELEGRAPHIC

Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 95, 7 December 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

From tho New Zealand Hesalis. LATEST' SO U-T HERN NEWS. Wellington, Wednsday. The Provincial Government sent a y>arty to explore for a short l'oad from Butt to' West Coast. The party have returned, and Bay that they have found a practicable l-oad through timber and agricultural land. The people saved ill the City of Newcastle boat were brought to Wellington soon after being rescued, but af.rivial accident occurred: The John Knox signalled . the Electra, bound in: The sigilal* haulyards of the Llcetra were carried awav. Delay arose; others thought that discourtesy was meant. Having a fair wind, she sailed away on her course. The Crown Prosecutor has received instructions to proceed criminally against the liite master of the City of Newcastle. ][n supposed to have gono' to Melbourne by the j.lanrdtoto. Napiyr, Yv cdnestuy. A drunken seaman last night seized the pilot boat, when he put to sea, and has not been seen since. Miss Minnie Parker, who distinguished .herself at. the Poverty Lay massacre, has beeirrecommended to rceeive the New Zealand medal. Ormoud's house, at Wallingford, was burnt yesterday. Christclnn-ch, Wednesday. Tho Provincial Council memorialised, praying that a sum may bo voted for establishing a central railway station, Christchurch. . .. The Mayor,-by his casting vote -m the City Council, negatived a motion that in future ail Mayo2*s should have u saljirv oi £300 per imniiTn. _ . Kniirht moved in the Provincial Council,-' "That £20,000 be appropriated for introducing families and single women from Great Britain,''

UIL " Dunedin, Wednesday, •it the wool sale, yesterday-: Greasy half-bred, 14>fd, which was the highest price obtained-here.; inferior memro, 11* d to 13i-d. , , t AH the Chinamen on tho Clntlia railway have been discharged, not being worth their wages. Dr Buchanan's house, in the jNorth-east Valley, has been burnt, down: , , , ... Captain Baldwin-occupied Buchanans house. All papers,, valuables, and manuscripts were burnt. Insured foriloO. A mining conferenco is sitting-at-Lawrencc; there arenine delegates. (From the Saily SouTiniiX Cross.) • LATEST FROM COROMAXDEL. Thursday. Mr ThoiUas B. Scott and others al-e actively employed obtain'm" signatures in favour of the -General Government retaining control of the police force ; but-the interest manifested one wav or another- at Coromandel in the matter ot the retention or reversal of the present arrangement is but small. Mining is the-one thought of the greater number of our residents. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. Wellington, Thursday. Tic new immigrationregulations came -into foi-ce on Xovvmber 15. , To-day's Gazette says -11 the otttcers commanding vessels in tin* service of the Government- must render all possible aid to vessels in distress.Mr Jonas Woodward has been appointed accountant m bankruptcy- . , ~ Dr Hector goes- in a day or two to superintend tho operations at the-Coilingwood coalmine. Dunedm, Thursday; At a meeting of tho - Jockey Club -it was determined to disqualify Peeress and Mackav. . , A rush has set in to Tloek Pillar, near Hyde. . Accounts dated December 2 say that payable gold has been obtained in three gullies, and that the'-earnings were- from 12 to .US per man a day. Over a hundred men were on the ground, and Macrae lias been deserted.- All the-available ground lias been taken up. The ground, is shallow a.rd- the gold coarse. Port 'Chalmers, Thursday. The Xavals beat the Dido's odicers by 286 points. GOO Iws of Oamaru wheat hava- bfeen sold at Dunedin by auction from 5s 7d to 5s 10d.—The Lawrencc Mining Conference oecuoied the whole day in.discussing the GoJdiieicts Bill. Mr Waterhoiise telegraphed that he should be glad to n ceive and entertain proposals respecting, .the matter. Star,.