SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 929, 6 June 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Maketn to-d.iy, to dispute posseesion of the Papanui block. CIIRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The Otaio run, Waimate district, comprising 17,000 acres of freehold, 20,000 acres leasehold,' 24.ooo shee|, ; lias been purchased at Vuction by | Mr Thomas Teschemaker, il for £191,000. "■ ; The .Customs revenue last week' was ,£19,059 ; corresponding' week of last year, £14,874. The land sales last month realised i£98,534. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Mr Reid has forwarded to the Speaker his resignation as member ' for Taieri. ,

[press agency.] AUCKLAND,« night. THE LOAN SUBSCRIBED TWICE OVER. The three million and a half loan has been successfully floated. The Government last night received telegraphic information that the loan had been subscribed more than twice over on the first day, and that the lists would close next morning as soon as the country mails were' delivei'ed. The Auckland Museum was reopened to-day after great improvements. ■ ■ ' ■•■ ; :. . ! McGae's horse Falcon, disqualified by the Jockey Club, dislocated its shoulder at the coursing match. Supreme Court.—Judge Gillies refused the application for a new trial m the case of Arthur v. the' Waikato Steam Navigation Company, on the ground that the. matter was a question of fac,; for a jury, and he • sould not say that Arthur was not guilty of rashness m stepping from the steamer : instead of waiting for the ordinary means.,of egress.^-Lewis Bros.' deed of arrangement was overruled on technical grounds. .. The Mail Steamer. City of Sydney .has just arrived. • DUNEDIN, yesterday. Severe weather up the country. Sheep are dying by thousands, All traffic on the railway is suspended owing to the heavy rainfall, BAY OF ISLANDS, yesterday. Mr Tole appeared m support 6f , the native claims objected to, and* Mr Williams, the Registration Officer, wbo resigned yesterday, not appearing, all objections were struck out, leaving four hundred natives on the roll. , PEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Ngamere (better known as Komero, and some Aotea natives of the Taraiiaki tribe, have attempted to remove some of Captain Good's cattle. Good is m partnership with Honi Pihama, late contractor for conveying the mails by Cobb's coach ironi Hawera to New Plymouth, and who owns the old hotel. The cattle were rescued without harm. The natives threatened to return with arms and shoot them, but have beeu induced to go without arms. The whole dispute arises through a tribal boundary between the Taranaki arid Ngatiruanui tribes, but the land being confiscated territory, the Government have only recognised the claim of the latter, m the person of iloni Pihami. Any one who has has travelled up the coast and knows Honi' Pihami, knows he is looked upon as a most straightforward, honest, and energetic settler. He cannot be contrasted with Komera. Komera is the native who caused the disturbance some time since at the Opunake flax-mills. Te' Whiti, the Parihaka prophet, condemns the action gf Komera. Major Brown and Major Tuke left here early this morning for Opunake, to meet the Hon. J. Sheehan there. Te Whiti, the Parihaka chief has expressed disapproval of the conduct of Komere m molesting cattle at Oeo, and has sent natives to try to make his party to desist from interfering m any way.- . Sir George Grey has telegraphed toßewithat lie and the Hon. J. Sheehan will meet him at Waitara on the 21st June. : WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Government have received a further telegram from home, announcing satisfactory progress m the negotiations with the Bank of England for floating the £2.1-000,000, loan ot "last session, aqd the million balance of previous loans. It is expected that the whole will be placed on- most satiafactoy terms during the present week. There has been the greatest downpour of rain hero for a very long time. Ifc was raining all last night and ail day very heavily. There is .no sign of blearing up. ROTORUA, Tuesday. Peter de Fangerand died suddenly this morning. Armed parties? of No-atiwhakane and Ngatirangiwcwehi left for