TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1349, 23 September 1886, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Tillage Settlements. Auckland, September 23. The Hon Mr Bdlavoa reotlvcd a numher of deputations this morning and, wuh Mr London, made final arrangraents in connection with the village settlement scheme at Hokiango. Important arrangenre' t were also made regarding a special settlement In the Tuakau distri t. There are 26 s-tilers willing to take land there on 31,000 acres in a block of 9500 seres The broken land is to be leased in runs , f 600 seres each, at 3i per acie, on the perpatnal system. Another block there oentaffiing 100,000 acres of agr cultur.l land, w 11 be opened for special set dement The Government will also try to acquire 3 \OOO acres of g r od land la the district ■till in Native hands. Mr BalUnce leaves Onehunger at 3 p m 10-dsy for Taranaki, whence he goes overland to Wellington

A Prophet In XronMe. New Plymouth, September 23 In the Di t.-ict Court to-day Mr Stiff, of Opunake, applied for a judgment surnm ms against To Whiti to show cau.se why ho should not be imprisoned for default in not satisfying the judgment of the Court, The Judge decided to adjourn the case till 21st Oct >ber. The Wreck of the Cleopatra. Napier, September 23 Captain Gleadow returned last night and reports htvi sold, on behalf of the under® ri cs, s ho wreck of the Oleop-tra for £2O He hr.ms back thes'ern of a boat with Cle p*tra pointed out It, and ton clotb’ng picked up on tre beach He is of opinion that the schooner o-p B : Z ed out st sea and drifted os to the rocks at Walkckopu.

Vatu! llvtslt of an Accident. Wp-lli*gt n, September 23. John Teller, who received concussion of the brain through a fall in Willis Street died 1-st niyht. Death of another MX.C. The Hon A. de B Brandon, M.L.O , died yesterday afternoon aged 76- The deceased gentleman has been suffering for some time pact from enlargement of the liver. He arrived in Wellington in 1840, coming oot In connection w th the New Zealand Colonbing Company. He occupied the position of Provincial Solicitor during Dr Festh rston’s Suporintendarcy in 1853, was elected to represent Wellington ci'unty district, and held this ■eat till 1881, snd in 1884 was called to the T sgisiativa Council. Deceased was President of the Wellington Club and Wellington Law Society. Dunedin Central Election. Writ for Dunedin Central has been made returnable by November 2. Th« Stark Purchase. The Commission regarding the Stark purchase have fall powers to enquii e in‘o every particular of the t - snsact ! on aud allowed the widest scope in investijattng the allegations which have been made of conspiracy. Alleg'd! Horse Stealing. Christchurch, September 23 Tlomrs !'o per ha* been commit ed for tri-ii for sieving two horses at S'.lt >n and C a'gale.