TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

Dunstan Times, Issue 523, 26 April 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES

(Per Greville & Co.) .• — o—~* v , • 5 Dunedin, April 25, 5 r. m Melbourne. The Ranjptoto’s dates are to the ißth instant. The Section of the North- eastern Railway is opened. ■ The following is the proposed form of the South Pacific. Company—Capital of 200,000/., and to buy. up M'Mechen’s steamers. , Feeney has been convicted of the murder of Marks in the Fitzroy Gardens, and sentenced to death. Auckland. Mr. Vogel leaves for Wellington next week—nothing has been disclosed regarding the Mail negociations. The Herald's version is incorrect, and it is believed that the subsidy is larger. Hutton, the nephew of Archdeacon Williams, was killed at the Bay of Islands, duck shooting. Parties'at’Alexandra have slightly complicated matters in connexion with the new gold-fields, seventy miles from Alexandra, by endeavoring to purchase auriferous land- : LI:.-; 0' : wv.'iri.:' . r Rewi has found several fine nuggets. The Auckland police have received 500/. reward for the discovery of the ‘ incendiary fire at the kerosene store. Fiji. Burt has resigned. (; - , Mr. Thurstonf, late the British consul, has been made Premier, rjr i v ;.. The Dunedin parliament lias been prorogued to May the 29th. 101 orders have been sent homo by the Mail for nominated immigrants. Mr. Strode to day decided that the Tippling Act is still in force. The Conference of Mayors is fixed for the 29th instant. Mr. Bell addressed' his Constituents at Invercargill, and received a vote of confidence, and stated that he was not satisfied with the Immigration scheme, and believed that if vigorous efforts were made in the Agricultural Counties of England a sufficient supply of laborers could be obtained for capitalists. He favored free selection all over the colonyi r -? n- n v ;• / ;; Dunedin. The GSty J.Gpuncil offer to purchase Waterwork’s shares at 51. bonus, equal to 50 per cent. At the half-yeirly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, it was announced that the amount available for dividend was 52,CC ff/ t! A dividend equal to 15 per cent. Was declared, and a balance of 7,600/, was carried forward. , : C:; '}[ , ;i .' V At New Plymouth, European prospectors have been turned back by the natives, who refuse to allow any* search for gold until terms have been settled between them and the Government. Irom Picton, the master of the schooner Emerald reports seeing the schooner Ocean Bird, 1 of -Auckland, floating bottom upwards, tori , miles west of Steven’s Island. There was no sign of the crew. Mr. Richmond .addressed a large meeting at Nelson last night. He denounced placehnnteit generally. Declared the House arena for them • found fault with the Vogel Ministry generally; took gloomy views of the position of the colony ; condemned Dr, Featherstone’s, immigration arrangement. The meeting was more disturbed than id usual in Nelson. " ‘ , •.! • Hunter Brown .moved a vote of' thanks] hut the meeting broke up before it could be put. ■ ‘ ■ From Hokitika information has arrived tha'; Brogden has made an offer t» the

County Counc‘4. ccnstruct <o a railway from Ross, through Hokitika, to'the Grey Coal Mines,. if . the Council would give him grant of k belt of laud one mile and a iMf wide Mong.the .ybole ;line—five' hundred mHea {?).