TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 250, 25 August 1874, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[from our -own correspondent.]

■■■■ ‘ ' D UN E D I-N: “■■■■• ‘ Mono Ay,,3 p.m. A destructive fire broke out on the premises of Guthrie and Larnach, timber merchants, bn Saturday morning, about four •o'clock. Most of the building and an immense quantity of the stock and material were completely destroyed, • as 'also were Haworth’s premises, and the Spanish restaurant. The total amount of Guthrie and Larmach’a insurance is a little over £20,000. Insurances New Zealand, £3OOO ; National, £2500; Norwich Union, £2000; Victoria, £2OOO ; Standard, £ISOO ; Australian Alliance, £IOOO. Haworths' are insured in the New Zealand for £SOO, and in the Royal* for £SOO. The Spanish Restaurant is insured in the New Zealand for £609. Gibbs and Clayton, who occupied part of Guthrie and Larnach’s premises, lose £2OOO. The Times' Wellington correspondent telegraphs that a Government caucus was held on Saturday, and attended by forty-four members, who pledged themselves to support the Government on the Abolition of the Northern Provinces Bill next session.

The Ward-Chapman. Committee report that the disclosures made are so extraordinary that they must recommend suppression of the evidence pending further inquiry. The Tararua is at Hokitika with the European mails. The principal item is that, Sir James lergusson has resigned the Governorship of New Zealand. He is succeeded by the Marquis of Normanby.

ROXBURGH. Tuesday Morning. Yesterday, Mr MacKellar, Goldfields Secretary, visited the disputed Millar’s Flat block, accompanied by Mr Warden Simpson, In the evening he was interviewed by the Progress Committee, relative to the same matter. _Rg attended a public meeting of about sixty of the inhabitants, convened to impress him with their local grievances. Mr MacKellar. alluded to and remarked upon each particular grievance as put forth, but beyoUd promising that the matters would have the earliest attention of himself and colleagues, did not commit himself by any definite promise. This seemed to surprise some of the speakers, who said they were in the habit on occasions like the present of having everything promised, and afterwards getting nothing performed ; and they appeared sanguine that the result of this-course on the part'.pf Mr MacKellar would prove an agreeable surprise in the opposite direction.