LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 211, 26 July 1878, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

{[Special to the Mail.]

[PER PRESS AGENCY.]

Auckland, July 25.

The returns for Raglan, which complete the Waipa election, have arrived, :giving M'Minn a majority of 41. The Returning officer declared him <duly •elected to-day.

A conference of School Committees proposed to petition the Assembly to •define the powers and privileges of Committees. Complaint. is made that the Act provides that Committees shall : be consulted in the appointment of teachers, =and this is not done by Education Boards.

James Diliworth" declines a seat in the Legislative Council owing to ill health.

Wellington, July 25

Seats in the Legislative Council have teen offered to, and accepted by, Patrick Alphonsus Buckley, Solicitor, Wellington ; John Martin, and Thomas Henderson, Auckland. A similar offer has also been made to Barnes Dilworth, Auckland. It is understood that Sir Geo. Grey's health is much impaired during the last few days. Market quotations.—Flour, Adelaide, £17 10s ; colonial, £12, market overstocked, no business doing ; hams, B|d, ready sale for good ; bacon, 8d ; Christchurch wheat, _s 6d, much wanted; butter, lOd, nominal'; potatoes, £4 10s, none in the market, two shipments to ; arrive bei.ig sold at the price quoted ; cheese, 7d _o B£d, market stocked. j Captain Humphries has been ap- j pointed Usher of the Black Rod for the Legislative Council. Lyttelton, July 25.

Cleared—Duke of Argyle, ship, for London, with cargo of wheat, wool, tallow, gold,-Ac., value £68,000. ■■■ She also takes two passengers.

Dunedin, July 25.

The nominations for Roslyn took j place to-day. Driver and Ross were the only candidates proposed. Thei show of hands was largely ha favor -ofi; Driver. 1 Mr Watt, R.M., compiled a roster of' Justices of Peace to take the business in the Police Court for the next three months.