TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1344, 17 September 1886, Page 2

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Jlecovor.v of §tolcu Property Ai:ckl\ni>, September 17. It hns been asce tained that altogether eight t ns of iron belonging to Morrin and Co have b?c-n stolen from their yard In Com ,n< rco street. Two tons have Veen delivered up t«. the police by Mr Masefield, foundry v waer, who had previously bought u from the throe prisoners. NEuuiripul Retmichmout. On the m of Councillor Goldie, seconded by the Mayor. the City Council last night appointed a Committee to enquire and report on the expenditure la the Town Clerk’s and Surveyor’s departments with a view to reduction in the number and salaries of officials or in any other way. The annual salaries amount to £4323 Dir Ballunce’i Kororaenti, New Plymouth, September 17The Hon Mr Ballanca yesterday visited Maiht, north of Waitara, to see the Natives there. Be has received several deputation this morning and leaves by the ‘Rotorua this afternoon far Auckland. Ike Gattsr Kucampmeut. Colonel Sir Q. Whitmore has been busy visiting d ff.srf nt spots in the district for holding 'ho Easter encampment on. He appears most pleased wfih a spot at Omata where the batde of Waireka was fought with the ' atives in 1850, the first engagement io which the Colonial volunteers were under tire There is a bill from wh'oh the whole of the movements of the force c mid bo witnessed and the spot (s not more than a mile from (he railway terminus and the harbor. PriMm Enquiry. Timaru, September 17. Contain Hume, Inspector of Prisons, held nn orqury here yesterday as to the alleged breach of prison regulations. The result was the suspension of Cotter, gaoler at Timaru, for disobedience of regulations and telling a falsehood to visiting Justice. The chargee were of a grave character and the Inspector considered them fully proved.