BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 4164, 1 July 1876, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

iNVERCAEGfIX, Jun< 30. Meetings are being held in all tixC famine districts, at which resolutions are £ssea that the farmers are quite able to cop witu the evils resulting from the spread of lbbits without the aid of special legislation n the subject. The repeal of dut/ on powdr and shot is suggested, as also that everyjettler be allowed to keep one dog tax-free.

New Plymouth, Juy 1. Benney received his first fifty lashs this morning at seven o'clock.

(From our own Correspondents

Oamaru, Ju> 1

Thomas Godfrey, charged with an ssault with intent on Sophia Ferens, was serenced this morning to six months' imprisoment with hard labor m the Dunedin Gol, for an aggravated assault. The Bene held that there was not sufficient evid«ce to support the more serious charge.

Wellington, Jun3o. The 'Argus' has the following:-"We are informed by Capt. Waddell thai when the City of San Francisco was goir into Port Chalmers Harbor, drawing 20ft >in of water, she touched on the outer ba He informed the representatives of the tnedin papers of the fact, but they took mnotice of it. The pilot said the vessel did notouch on coming out again, but the first andecond officers reported that they felt her tich on the inner bar. While in port the arbor master expressed some anxiety abet the inner bar. This is another instance f the danger of large boats entering Port Chiiiers, but it is evident that the Uunedinit> wish for their own ends to preserve siltce in the matter. The fact of the papers aempting to conceal so important a matter very culpable. It is strange the capta and officers should have felt the vessel ttoh on two occasions, and that the pilot ys not aware of it."