BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 2896, 31 May 1872, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FROM GREVILLE’.S TELEGRAM COMFANV, reuter’s agents.) Auckland, May 30. The Governor and suite go to Waikato to-day to attend the native meeting there. Mr M ‘Lean is at Alexandra making arrangements with the Kiugites for the meeting. The Hon. Colonel Peacock is dead. Mr Sinclair, the Waikato land officer, has gone to ascertain what blocks of land will be available for settlement at Waikato, in the event of amicable arrangements being come to with the Kingites at the forthcoming meeting. A new claimant to Mr Norman’s estate has written from Sydney, He claims to be the eldest son and heir. An inquest was held on the body of Pollock, carter, to-day, A verdict of ‘ ‘ Serous apoplexy ” was returned. May 31. At a farewell dinner to Dr Graham, of Tanranga, he expressed a strong opinion that the district is the richest in mineral wealth in the world. He had seen nuggets of gold of 3lbs weight each. Intelligence from Taupo states that the Natives are favorable to Auckland prospectors. Markets.—Maize, at auction, brought 4s. Canterbury Hour, Ll4 to Lid; wheat, os Gd; oats, 2s 9d to 3s ; potatoes, LG 10s to L 7 ; cheese, 5d to 6d. Wellington, May 31. One hundred cases of ale, ex England, damaged, sold at auction at 6s Gd ; and 50 cases of porter, damaged, at Bs.