LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 228, 24 September 1878, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[Special to the Mail.]

(Peii Press Agency.)

Wellington - , Sept. 23.

Government have received a number of telegrams relative to the murder in the Momahaki block. From these it appears that suspicion points to a Native named Hiroki, at Pahipau Waitotara, and who is said to have fled in the direction of Taupo or Waikato. All the information received points to the murder being purely a private one. A number of Native chiefs, now in Wellington, are very much shocked at the occurrence, and have sent telegrams to their people to apprehend the murderer. Active measures are being also taken by Government for the apprehension, of, the murderer. The Native .Minister is assured that the crime has no political significance whatever.

To-night's Chronicle says that at a meeting of the Government Supporters, it was admitted by the/ majority of the speakers that in view of the great pressure of private bills, the numerous colonial measures introduced by Government could not all be passed this session, some of them would havo to be deferred. After considerable discussion, the meeting indicated the following measures as those which may be dropped this session without destroying the scope and harmony of the Government policy, namely, the Friendly Societies, Judicature, Repeals, Executive Councils; Licensing, Bribery, and some other bills of .secondary importance. The Bills to be proceeded with are the Electoral, Companies Income Tax, Beer Duty, Customs Tariff, Land Tax, Public Revenues, Railways, Native Lands, Special Powers and Contracts, Sheep, and Disqualification Act, No. 2. It is understood that the Beer Duty Bill is safe, but that considerable opposition will be encountered on the Companies Income Tax Bill. It is understood that the Premier has intimated to the Ministerial supporters since the meeting that Government will at all times be glad to be en ■ rapport (Frinch) with them, and that all recommendations made with regard to the measures to be proceeded with or dropped, will be brought under consideration at a full meeting of the Cabinet. Wanganui, Sept. 23. Mr Woon has applied to Mr Sheehan, Native Minister, for authority to send a canoe with Maori constables up the Wanganui River to arrest the supposed murderer of M'Lean now believed to be en route for Taupo. The Waitotara track joins the Wanganui River about 70 miles up. Tauranga, Sept. 23. . Some buildings in town, the wharf, and a large amount of valuable property were burnt down last night. The damage is estimated at about £1000, uninsured. Dunedin, Sept. 23. The inquest on the body of Mrs Welsh resulted in a verdict of wilful murder against James Welsh.