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Evening Star, Issue 4137, 31 May 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

~ r v: ~ Cambridge, May 30. To-day. the Native informed a deputation of settlers that the result of his interview* with Tawhiao was highly satisfactory. ■ They could rely upon his assistance " in the: future.in carrying out beneficial mea ; sures. Hie King had promised to co-operate with the Government. The future Waikato looked better than ever, and jsettlers need be under no apprehension in sealing in the district. ' ' - - Christchurch, May ,31. The New Zealand Shipping Compapy have received the following shipping intelligence from London, under date 23rd April ; **■ Arrivals' from the Colony: Columbus, from Auckland; British ; Empire, from Napier; 'Border Chief, from Wellington; Mataura, from Port Chalmers ini eighty days. Departures for the Colony.: EngGlory and Vallejo, for Auckland; of Dunedin, for Canterbury t West . York, for Otago,” : The Acclimatisation Society have voted < Ll5O for co-operation with Auckland in introducing salmon ova from America, and it was decided that the Auckland Society be recommended to introduce a proportion of ’ trou£ova,' if possible. It Was aflsd decided to take immediate steps to procure prairie - hens from-America. • ' A stabler at the bach of the. Bank fof New South Wales was destroyed* by fire this morning. The ,4 Press ’ office and other buildings had, a parrow escape. The stable was uninsured.'. r Further correspondence connected with the. Timarn land sale, just published, shows that Messrs Sealey Bros, decided to accept the Superintendent’s recommendation to give up the section in dispute. Wellington, May 31. A published despatch from Lord Carnar- . von to the Marquis of Normanby states that Her Majesty, will not be advised to exercise her power of disallowance in respect to the . Act providing for the abolition of the Froyi|uees. . . ’.. \ ’ r * . {Frvm mrown Correspondents.) ■' ' ; Napier, Mdy 30. , ! ’ ' ' Mr Milleif'reports having received information from the Hon. G. M.. Waterhouse * : * thStT he haS disposed of, to Mr Walter , J .M.10C.R,, his Castle Point Station, ; : hj of ; 16,000 acres of ireehcfid and. ■ MOO i«eresr..isaMheld, > with about 1 13,000 rf *, i, *heep;apda few; cattle. * and horsfes, for M’ •<!.vLl9,sflosterling. An infomiitiou to-day kgainst Chas. Mitchell, by the General Manager of

Railways, for using abusive and disgusting language at the railway station yesterday. Mi&hell is ah old settler.

Mr Geisbw, District Engineer, advertises ' for fifty navvies to finish the railway r contract te Waipawa, taken'away by the Government from Tray and Allan, they not having completed' 'the work in contract '-time,.•' ' ■ ’ The ‘ Telegraph * points out the similarity of the land case at Timanr, rethO’ clock question, to that which occurred at Napier, over which that, journal had an action for libel, Mr Ssalyv of Timaru, is a nephew of the Napier Grown Lands Commissioner. Reference ismidato history repeating itself. Oamarv, May 31, , . ?A uamed. Manf Ann (Stone, was severely burned at Reidstdn yesterday. She was . playing near ( a fire made to. consume spine rubbish, when her clothes caught fire. They were Uterallyburned off her, and she rim 300 yards quite naked to an hotel close by. She was conveyed to the hospital,: but died this morning at 9.30, She was actually roasted to death.'