BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3291, 6 September 1873, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Auckland, September 5. 13,365 shares in the National Insurance Co. have been applied for here.

Wellington, September 5. TJie s.s, Rangatira, which lias arrived from Jackson’s Head, reports that the wreck of the Joangitoto has ibroken into three pieces. The commission of (Militia) Major Finnimore, of Wanganui, has been cancelled. There is some probability of an arrangement between employers and employes being arrived at, for closing at six o’clock. The inquiry into the grounding of the Anne Melhuish took place to-day. The captain was exonerated. The Forest Trees Planting Act is proclaimed to be in operation in Otago, and the Regulations under it are gazetted. Mr J. B. Greig is appointed Registrar of Births, &c., and coast waiter at Stewart’s Island. Mr W. C. Ancell is appointed Deputy-Registrar of Births, &c., at Waikouaiti. Mr Saunders quotes South British Insurance shares at L2 12s 6d, Alexandra, September 5, Te Kuri, who was formerly in charge of the aukati at Orahiri, warns the Europeans who are depasturing their cattle inside the King’s boundary to remove their cattle, or they wi# be driven away. The Natives have leased the land to the Europeans, but the Kingites are determined to prevent them from occupying it. New Plymouth, September 5, A correspondent of the Herald suggests the getting up of a public subscription for a testimonial to Mr Vogel, for raising New Zealand from the position of a second-rate to that of a first-class Colony. All the Waitiara Railway sub-eontracts have been let to Auckland men. Clyde, September 6. A serious accident occurred last evening at Theyers and Beck’s brewer}. Alexander Edward Thompson was killed, and S. Simmonds had his thigh broken. The brewer Was also much bruised. The men were engaged in strengthening a partition stone wall, when the mass toppled over. An inquest on Thompson’s body was to be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon.