TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1010, 1 August 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Accident.. Auckland, To-day. Mr Seth Smith, Resident Magistrate, was thrown from his horse and broke his arm below the elbow. Native Obstructionists On Friday, the 26th ult., twenty natives proceeded to the camp of the survey party who had crossed the Pakouka river at Aotea. The Maoris swore that if the men did not convey their tents and ‘ other things back again to the other side of the stream they would burn them. There being only two or >hree or the survey party at this advanced part of the road, Mr Burd fbeing away at the time, they returned with their effects. Mr Burd, who was in Raglan, came out to the camp on Monday and ordered the men to return to the place where they were sent from by the natives. A native policeman from .Raglan also came out to Aotea.' The King is not at present at Kawhia, having left on Wednesday, 18th nit., for Whatiwhatihoe. A Loan. Tauranga, To-day. . The municipal loan of L 25,000, including the waterworks scheme of L 18,500, was carried by a majority of 61. Great interest was manifested pending the re•nlt. Statistics. Napier, To-day. The Customs revenue for July, is L 3.328; beer duty, L 122. The vital statistics are:—Births, 43; marriages, 3; deaths, 4. Frozen Meat Trade. Dunedin, To-day. The Now Zealand Refrigerating Company report a credit balance of L 199. Additional machinery is cabled for and the works are to be added to, so as to increase the storage to 12,050. The Company’s operations are to be confined to the Bending Home of prime mutton.