BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3227, 24 June 1873, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

{From th* Neu>lZe<Uand Press Association.) Cromwell, June 23. The Heart of Oak and Starot the East Companies have reduced the rates of wages from 72s and 70s to 65s per week of 49 hours. All hands (about twenty) have struck. The Elizabeth Company also intends reducing the wages. The official declaration of the poll gives Mr Mackellar a majority of fifty-five. Auckland, June 23. Foster’s dwelling house and stables at Remuera have been burned. It is a case of suspected incendiarism. The house is insured in the Royal office for L 350, and the stables for 150; and the furniture in the Victoria for L 125. A requisition is being got up for Mr J. M. Dargaville to stand for the Superintendency. Mr Mackay and Dr Pollen are both in town. Wellington, June 23. The Government have intimated their willingness to join Victoria in the Suez mail arrangements under Earl Kimberley’s proposal. Negotiations are still pending with Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co. for a connecting service. The Rangitoto will take the next mail, leaving here on the sth July. The Chief Justice, to-day, gave judgment against the appellants for the Education Board on all points in the Wanganui Education rate case. The appellants obtained leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. Auckland, June 24. One thousand fighting men are 'assembled at Te Kuiti. The Natives are convinced there is to be no war, and are acting accord*

ingly. They are cultivating extensively* the reidoubts o.i the frontier are nearly completed. The Cambridge Volunteers have been struck off patrol duty. Bluff. Jane 24. The Tararua arrived from Melbourne at noon to-day, after a passage of four day* twenty-one hours, having experienced southerly winds. She brings thirty-seven saloon and eighteen steerage passengers, 426 tons cargo, thirty-four horses, and three ponies, for all ports, and sails for Dunedin at noon to-morrow. Pasgenger list: Meadames Miller and child, Rose, two Sisters of Mercy, Leonard, Robert Campbell, Perrin and 3 children, Carr and child, Bowerman and 4 children, Snell and child, Misses Hanecte, Nelson, B. G. Cole, Rose, M. Rose, Leonard, Coneys, Bourchier, Messrs Trestrail, Blyth, Leonard, Robert Campbell, Perrin, Chisholm, Steinhoff, H. O. Debang, and 18 in the steerage.