TELEGRAPHIC.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 41, 22 January 1873, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

[special to the pay op plenty times PEB UNITE!) PRESS ASSOCIATION .J

, , Auckland, Tuesday Evening. Mb Philips, Mayor, intends coming forward for 3u perm tendency. The prospect of opening up the Wbangftnmta and Hikutaia block is good. Prospecting is attracting much attention. The ground is occupied by hundreds. Muokay and enables dearie them oil. = Prospector Brogan returned to Grabarastown yesterday, and reports having travelled from nikutaia to lairoa. Found very rich gold reef. . tone thoroughly impregnated, aud equal to anything at Kurunm Bill. The prospectus of the National Bank of New Zealand is issued. Premises are taken adj doing New Zealand Insurance Gompany’s offices. Experiments in iron smelling are going on at Onehunga. A rumour is current that a large company will bo formed. „ . Gbahamstowk, Tuesday Evening. Nathaniel was charged with an indecent assault upon a little native girl. On the application of Inspecl >r Builen, who said that circumstances had occurred which induced him not to offer evidence, the prisoner was discharged. Wellington, Tuesday Evening. £14,000 worth of shares have been taken up in the 1 aranak ilronsand Company, A heavy flood at Pelorus Sound, destroyed a large quantity of mining plant, aud washed away a considerable amount of timber. A special Gazette further prorogues Parliament to April 15. Dunedin, Tuesday Evening. Mr Fish, the Mayor, threatens an action for libel against tbe Times. Nelson, Tuesday Evening. A strong northerly gale, accompanied by a spring tide, has done great damage to the Beach Boad. It washed down tbe facings, and undermined the railways.