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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2747, 6 December 1871, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(from greville’s telegram company, REUTER’S AGENCY.) Wellington, December G. A collision between the Napier and Enterprise occurred, through the former endeavoring to get alongside to hc.p the latter after she had missed stays on leaving her anchora„e- Tho Napier was dismantled and the Enterprise considerably damaged. Mr Ormond was to day sworn in as a member of the Executive, and appointed Minister of Public Works.

Auckland, December 4. The Council voted i/200 for a female reformatory. Important evidence has been published in reference to extensive goldfields in the Waikato. The Government are going to test the ground. Share Market.— Caledonians are quoted at L 72 ; Thames, 33s ; Alhurnia, 12s Cd; Tookey, L4l. General Markets.-Beef, per 1091b5., 30s; sheep, 14s to 21s per head. Canterbury flour, LI2. Fiji. News to hand states that the natives are much exasperated at the labor trade. Several murders have taken place. Captain Sinclaii, of the schooner Cambria, was killed while collecting laborers. The vessel then came to Levuka with two labor men in irons. During the night the natives boarded the vessel, released those men, and killed Thorpe and Palford, who were in charge of the vessel. They then ran her ashore in the harbor and escaped. The Harreller Traveller (?) schooner, was also attacked at the Solomon Islands. None of the crew were killed.

The Police.—The two paragraphs which appear in this morning’s Daily Times are calculated, without explanation, to lead to the inference that members of the police forcehave been guilty of the thefts referred to. From enquiries made we learn that the man who was brought before the Mayor’s Court for theft, was received into the force as a probationer, as he brought good testimonials of service in the Hong Kong Water Police, but not suiting Mr Weldon he was dismissed; and the robbery took place afterwards. As to the robbery of money in the barracks, there is reason to believe the loser is much to blame ; and suspicion attaches to a person who visited the place on busiuess, and not to any member of the force. City Council.—At u meeting of tho City Council this afternoon a memorial was presented, protesting against the proposed sale of the Bath Htsorve. The decision of the Counsel to sell was adhered to by the casting vote of the Mayor. The Cemetery Committee recoiinnende I that the services of the present sixton < f the Southern cemetery should bedispense I with on the ground of old age, and another person appointed at a salary of LIOO. The retrenchment committee recommended the following reduc» tions in departmental expenditure: lnsp» ctor of Nuisances, L‘2oo, instead of L 219 ; Inspects of Works, Ll5O, instead of L2OO ; sexton, LIOO instead of L 15 0; regular daymen, 7s instead of 8s a day; Mayor’s salary in future L3OO ; clerk of the Mayor’s Court to be instructed to perform the extra clerical assistance, for which assistance has been hitherto employed ; and the lown Bolt ranger to take charge of the horse and cattle maikets at no increase of salary ; the total tions amounting to LJSO. —Ihocab license of James Hill was cancelled for misconduct. —ln connection with Mr Hankcy’s oiler to light the City lamps at LIO each, the Mayor said the proposed reduction amounted to LGO. The offer was referred to ike Lighting Committee.—The Water Woiks Company wrote asking for an exp'essioxi of the r ouucil’s opinion of the reduction of valuation, which the Council dee inod to give.—Mr Barnes made some ohservat ons on the giving away of the grass grown on the .Southern llecreatiou Giound, aud the Mayor deprecated strongly the conversion of the cricket pavilions into “ mere drinking bars.