LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, 22 February 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Wellington, Wednesday. Tho Taranaki turned back last nis^ht, o\\ me to a slight dorangemont of her machinery. This wai repaired, and she u«;in/l aniif.li to-day.

Thursday. A' proclamation lia* boon issuer! prohibiting the importation of any animal aflectcd with the foot nnd-mouth disease Duncflin, Wednesday. Railed : May Queen, for London. She take* with hrr 3380 bales of wool and nine passengers, including Mr Elliott, of Auckland. It is reported that cases of measles were on board t lie Charlotte Oladsione on her pa«sage out. She is detained in quarantine. . , Three additional represcntatnres— Messr?. Jamieson.Shand and Pell— proceed to Nelson at tho ftoTernment expense. Dr Barnes resigned his seat in the Board o/ Health, owing to tho Charlotte Oladstono being so soon admittecVto pratique. The captain of the vessel says his immigrants scarcely underwent any medical irspaetion at London, and that thay were diseaocd when shipped. The car^o of sugar ox .Tfessie Ivis has been auctioned. The whole of the yelUnv, comprising half the cargo, has been sold at full prices. Only one lino of white sugars was sold at £58 15s. Good yellows brought £33-7 i Gd to £33 15s 5 • jellow crystals, £31 7s Gd to £35 10s ; tho Client ditto, £35 17« fi#l tn OSR' 2« Gd.

Thursday. The 21 years leases of Corporation sections in tlio heart of the city were sold by auction to-day, and realised au.avcrago rent of £,7 3a 6d per foot. Tlio agricultural statistics for tho province show a yield' of wheat of 1,500,000 bushels, giving an average of thirtytwo bushels pep acre; oats, 1,137,500 bushels, giving an average of thirty-five bushels per acre ; barley, 72,000 bushels, giving an average of thirty-three buahols per aero ; potatoes, 13,000 tons, giving an average of six tons per aero. The Oaptoin of the Christ ian McA inland denies writing to tho Government respecting the immigrants by his ship. Tlio University Council is making arrangements for cstubliahinff luw ami nicdiiml classes

New Plymouttt, "Wednesday. Arrived— Go-ahead, from Sydney. Tlic Sidney papers announce that the S.N. Co. intend to run a lino of "steamers to the southern ports of Now Zealand, and that New Plymouth is to be the first port of oall. The c,^,i oi ....,i»,. itliru'VLotnriu !h (.n ifMivn in l\lnroli.

Christ-church, Wednesday. Tlio snlc of Mes*rs Kermodonnd MooroN Nation property to-day bv Messrs. Mnson and (Jo win largely at tended. The Olenmark station, including 35,781 iicitb frcohold and 11,500 acres leasehold, together with 25,000 sheep, was aokl for £18,500 to Mr J. 11. Moore. The Dean's Teak btatiou, including -4,099 acres freehold and 7,850 acres leasehold, and 5,000 sheep, was sold for £13,500 to Mr Frnnk Courage. The Waikan utation, 3,000 acres freehold, nnd 3,000 sheep, was sold for ,£(>'s9o to Mr G. II Moore. Tho Black Hill btation, 31,G70 acres leasehold, aud IL',OOO shc^p, wa3 aold t Q

Mr CI 11. Moore for £1115,000. The Doctor's Hill station 3 1,670 acres leasehold, and 12,500 sheep, was sold Mr (*. 11. Mooro f0F,fi11.750 Tho Aahbnrton station, 7,000 acre, freehold, 66,000 acroa leasehold, and 40,000 sheep, was sold to Mr. a H Moore for £52,000. Tho Hon. G. H Stafford bid £61,500 for the latter pooporty, and after»ariU offered Mr Moore £500 for Ins bargain, but w«w refused. Sorer* small lobs of freehold property were also sold, and the total «.im lvuhacd at Lhc aale vrB3 £188,G'il. __

Timavu, luursday. Tho Hon. Mr Stafford 13 to address lm constituents next Wednesday.

(From tho Star, Wednesday) v Tnuranga. The refractory nptivc 9 from Ratorua say that Mr .TonUn, the contractor, oks them £70, and that woa tbe cause o£ the

,ecc.iL ui»vu. „».». Wellington. The Independent to-day belicw- flint tho Intercolonial Conference will terminate without any practical result owing to the jealousies of the colonies. PlvmO uth.

The members of the Provincial Council interviewed the Hon D McEonn vctferday relative to immigration and cuttine a f track (,o Tama gridfiell. He promised te ommLcate th«r w»! .. to We Minister of It wns suggested that the Provincial Government should tclcß-«pli to England for i nm.gmnts to bo sent bytha vessel Spnfgrnihvavn-onfor the Wa.tara ra.l«ay Regarding the Tuhua goldlield Mr McLean said it was not advisable te cut a track there. It was doubtful whether there anj Sd in that district. Mr McU-nn. met the natives again, lI U att.tudc tiiu firm, and 'the natives acquiesced mhu views llis visit is considered satisfactory. The Olaqo Dagjf Tunes, commenting on the native meetin X at Maungatautari, of which it gave a full report Bay. hat if »c are to judge of the effect* of the meeting by the report before us wo must conclude that Bewi and his coll^ueswereendeavouinngto strengthen Hmr harndt before making a now demand upon us. They may not want to fight, but they still want to coerce. us into returning the confiscated lands, and the difficulty » no nearer •ettlement il.-.. :»■ « ou li>Titr nrrn.

New York, February 6. A-Woshington despatch states that a series of reflations prepared by General Burnside, and founded on the basu FaTd P do«n in correspondence *ith Sir Charles Cowpor t provide a San Francnco mml service-, have been submitted to Congress, and thrown out. The resolutions proposed to establish a service between England and- Australia with qhc Inman line of first-class steamers, and an annual subsidy ol $100,000 was required from .Csngress. General Bunuide and Tom Scott were the chief movers, and used their utmost influence to secure the passing of the i rceolut om, whicb "ere opposed by the supporters of Mr Webb. The rcsolui.:«_. ««v«- o wo.mii <1..1.at0. were defeated on division.

uuu » u.uw « •• . Newcastle There are 73 vessels now awaiting their turn for cargoes of coals, .ncl.ul.hs the Xorliam Cns'.le, Bulwark, and other vessels from Auckland. Two * easels have sailed for Auckland, and three for Southern port* The expert of coals for the week ending February 7, was 55G5, tons front Lainßton, andWOO from Anvil Creek. The lock-out is at an end both masters and men having agreed to a compromise. Masters accept the 10* hours as a daj's work, the men being quite ng Flfcabotb Day has been committed to take her trial for murdering her infant child. Sconrcelios been fully committed for trial for the wilful muider of Mis Lee in Sydney harbour. He received the verdict very ieeringly? . The termination of the collieries strike has given general Sa The a t°que3t on the body of Mrs Crook who was fo.nd hanoinc to a door in her house, was adjourned. Ihe cvi.fence given stiongly criminates her husband as being •11.. .f 4.1. „ munlor

gunvy »v tuu —v,. Queensland. At the inquiry into the cause of the wreck of the Fol6dun, CftpUm Soaw*rd said that, oa getting te » sej he foun.l his own chronometer moetj" miles out, and the ship a

(From the Star, Thursday.) ■Wellington. The ImUpevimf to-day severely attartw the Xcw Zealand Herald for complaints made against the Press Association. Thto Tost yeiterday sa>B it often smid there wu one law for the Maoris and another for Europeans, but hitherto the practice has been to pamper Maori* and snub European* It docs not know on what grounds Maoris sentenced for participation in the Poverty Bay massacre received a full pardon, and compares their casa to that of Tucker, who vas hCfltonceJ for murder, and afto.-w.mb found innocent. The latter vra*siill a criminal m the ejes ° f The 'non-arrival of the Saei mail was due to the latter leavine Gallo kte . „ A farewell ball to the Governor will be given in the PI S)X-S h layathat there is little doubt .hat the chief ground of attack against, the Ministry next session will bo their management of immigration. At a meeting of the directors of tiro Coal Company it ww resolved to fend home to purchase a steamer or -sailing vessel of about 200 tons. Sixteen hundred shares m the company have already been appl.ed for. Mr W. 11. Johuston h» bw>n elected chairman of direciors , Tenders for the Brunner line will lie sent m to-day. The cariro of the Jessie Keadman is valued at hW,o\®. m :n __M «,UV, +^<» first. n<vrt,h-V/£st Wind.

auu w.u »-v » ~ Wanganui. A grand national Steeplechase Club has-been formed. Mr Low sold half-bred ewes at 83-JOd ; half-bred lamtf>, «a . wnHiPrs In • rams. 37s 6d to £8,

' Cunstchurch. A trial of McTvern Hill coal has giveu a satisfactory result It is rumoured tliat a. company to WOlk it Will be

lulureu ll " ' J Dunedin. Tho Otano DaUtf Times, aavs tliat, although the crops-of Otagoliavt. proved unequal in their yielclthte harvest has been satißfactory to farmers. There will be a scarcity of barley both in Otago and Canterbury, which will necessitate a much larger importation of malt than asuai.