TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1881, 30 June 1888, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

4 [PKR PEBSB ASSOCIATION.] The Ha we a Wrecic. New Plymouth, June 30 A ■urvey of the harbor yesterday was made by a diver, named Ball, nnder the Oolleotor of Customs' supervision, but Messrs J v O. George, Rhind, Captain Hoi ford, and others were out m boats looking on. All tho extent of the harbor for some distance on each Bide of the beacon line wan thoroughly walked by the diver In depths of water tanging from 19 feet to 23 feet, but not a rock oould he find. Ha states that the bottom waa uniformly level, devoid of all ridges and rockr, and that although he pierced the sand three feet m plaoes he oould not find a rocky bottom. The ateamee breakIng up so qnlck'y In Btnooth water suggests that something mnst have been wrong with the vessel or eho never would bavo gone to pieces In the manner eho has. Ad a part of tho deck and much of the woodwork and floatable oargo has been fouDd all along the coast to the south as fares Opunaki it shows tho outward current la In that dlreoTlon. Ratepayers' Meeting. Wellington. Jane 30. At a pnbllo meeting of ratepayers held m the Theatro Royal laßt night to disoueß the Wellington Corporation Leasehold and Drainage and Financial Bill, the folio (ring resolution was unanimously oarried :-— " That In the opinion of thle meeting tho provision o cf the Bill now before Parliament are oalculated to iofllot great financial loss upon the city, and the City Council is hereby requested to withdraw it from Parliament." In© Bryce Banquet* Fifty members of Parliament left by tho Manawatu train at § tLls morning to attend Mr Bryoe'a banquet at Wanganul thin evening. Cable Communication Broken* The Telegraph Department hays' received advice tj^at tb,e B/ngoe.wa.ngi cables fulled suddenly at ten pm. last night, S^ngappre time. This lntt^runil^n Isolates tho Australasian polonies fros qtb^r yari» pf the world so fay as «a,bl* >«-• — / ~ ' - .. <j goes,