BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3058, 6 December 1872, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(From the New Zealand Press Association.) Lawrence, December 5, The Mining Conference did not meet today, The members viewed the mining operations of the district. Lyttelton, December 5. Arrived —Bertha, from Dunedin ; Ben Nevis, barque, from Newcastle. Wellington, December o. Dr Hector goes in a day or two to superintend operations at the Collingwood coal mine. Arrived—Lima, from Napier. The new Immigration Regulations come into force on the loth inst To-day’s Gazette says that all officers commanding vessels iu the Government service must afford every possible aid to vessels in distress. Messrs T. Garvey of iS'okomai, and Joseph i rocombe of Waikouaiti. are appointed Registrars of Births, &o ; and Mr Jonas Woodward, Public Trustee to be Accountant in Bankruptcy. December 6. The case in the Native Lands Court now going on at Fox ton, is postponed for a couple of months by mutual consent, in order that the parties may go and plant food; otherwise the Government would have been compelled to lind a thousand natives in provisions. Mr Parris has communicated to the Government that Te Kooti has been disturbing the minds of the natives at Mokan by his old tricks of prophesying that the evil agents of the Government arc about. His movements, however, are well watched. VVi Parata was formally sworn in ns a member of the Executive on Wednesday. In ihe Appeal Court, tbq case of -inclnir, appellant y. Regina, respondent, the judgment of the Court below was confirmed, without costs. Auckland, December 5. The Native meeting held at the Day of Islands, to (iccide the land dispute, passed off quietly and satisfactorily, Mr Katcne was present. Sailed—The Wellington, for the South. The Lyster-Cagli Opera Company are passengers. December 0. Breadstuff* firm ; Canterbury flour, LI4 to LIG; wheat, (is 3d to Gs Gd ; oats, dull at 2s lOd ; produce well supplied. Mr Walters writes to the Southern Gross, relative to the disqualification of Peeress. He says it was well known that Peeress was for sale ; several persons offered to purchase her, but believing his horse had a good chance he purchased Peeress, intending to to run Yattcrina for the Cup, and keep Peeress for the Handicap ; he at once scratched Peeress, thus saving anyone from losing on her. He says she could not have won the cup, and her admirers must have lost on her if she ran. He attributes her qualification to jealousy on the part of the Canterbury owners! He says he has owned racehorses for ten years, and always acted fairly—running to win. The new Education Ordinance which proposes a household tax of 20s in addition to the children’s capitation tax, has pissed through Committee Bn tf, December 5. Sailed—Jessie, for Dunedin. December G. Arrived,—Albion and Storm Bird, from Dunedin. The Albion sailed for Melbourne at three p m.