TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 217, 18 February 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Press Telegraph Agency.") GrAHAMSTOWN, February 17. The Star's correspondent states that Sir Donald McLean will meet the Ohinemuri natives to-day to make final arrangements. Captain Fraser, warden, and other Government officers came down the river in order to be present at the Superintendent’s funeral. Sir Donald McLean and Dr Pollen are unable to come owing to arrangements made to meet the natives. Dr Pollen, in answer to a deputation, headed by Charles O’Neill, M.H.8., yesterday, said the goldfield would be opened under the Act of 1866. He also said no concessions would be made to those persons who had broken the law, and the whole field would be open in a few days. The new regulations propose that the area of one man’s ground on the field shall be—For quartz claims, 15,000 square feet; shallow alluvial, 2500 feet; for deep alluvial, 3600 feet; and that the aggregate area allowed will be—for quartz claims, ten men’s ground; shallow alluvial, four men’s ground; deep alluvia], six men’s ground. Amalgamation of claims will be allowed. The gold returns from January 21st to February 17th, are put down at 7853 ounces, being an increase of over 4000 ounces on the previous month. It is believed that since the death of the Superintendent the Governor’s power under the Goldfields’ Act reverts to the Governor. He will be advised to retain the same, or delegate them to a Commissioner nominated by the Government. There is a feeling here and at Ohinemuri that the delegated powers would be exercised more for the benefit of the field by the Governor or by a Commissioner, than by the Superintendent and Provisional Government of Auckland. This is specially the case at Ohinemuri, where it is believed that Mr James Mackay should have the control for some months at least in view of possible difficulties with the natives. Captain Beadon is here with the view of prosecuting a land claim for over 15,000 acres in the Piako district. The transaction is alleged to have taken place in 1839. A portion of the land has since been sold t< utuer parties, lu the event of being beaten

here it is said the veteran captain intends prosecuting this suit before the Privy Council. The exodus to Ohinemuri continues at the rate of something like fifty or sixty per diem from the Thames. Wellington, February 17. It is understood that the Provincial Government are so far satisfied as to the bona fides of the Fielding corporation that they have abandoned the Hen on the block, and will issue Crown grants now. It is understood that Messrs Archibald and Soular, local contractors, are the successful tenderers for the New Zealand Government buildings on the reclaimed land, the price being £29,000, and the Government finding the materials. The Lands Office has sold during the month 3,956 acres, realising £4,400. Westport, February 17, The captain of the schooner Mary Campbell from Melbourne reports that the Victorian authorities offer £IOO to shippers for bringing the murderer Sullivan a passenger to New Zealand. Dunedin, February 17. The Board of Health resolved to-day that the single men in quarantine be released on Monday, provided no fresh case of fever breaks out before that time. THIS DATS TELEGRAMS. Auckland, February 18. At the annual meeting of the Auckland shareholders of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Dr Campbell, Messrs H. Isaacs, and Clarke, were elected directors. Captain Logan of the Hero has applied at the Police Court for a rehearing of the case against the Hero, in which he was fined £l5O for a breach of the Passenger Act regulations. The magistrate doubted Avhether he had the power to grant a re-hearing, and dismissed the application, remarking that if the application were made to the Government, the fine would probably be remitted, and Captain Logan exonerated. The ships Invereme and Warwick have been chartered by the Government to convey railway ironwork to Napier. Wellington, February 18. The Good Templars here manifest great dissatisfaction because the Hon Mr Hastings did not grant a charter for a grand lodge for central New Zealand. A meeting of the six lodges is arranged for Monday next, when four lodges are expected to resign their charters. Arrived—The ketch Rose of Eden, from Lyttelton. , A case is now going on in the R. M. Court in which Capt Whitefoord of the Wellington fire brigade, charges Capt Moss of the Central with orderinghis men to pump upon Whitefoord. About half of each brigade appear as witnesses. Advices received, show that the statement published that Mr Vogel arrived in London on the 19th of December, cannot possibly be correct. New Plymouth, February 18. Sailed —On the 17th, Phoebe, for Southern Ports. Napier, February IS. All the immigrants per Hudson, except about a dozen, have been engaged at current rates of wages. Dunedin, February 18. The commissioners appointed, recommended the octagon reserves as the best site for the new Supreme Court house. The Suez mail yesterday took 4500 letters and 900 newspapers, [FROM OUR WELLINGTON CORRESPONDENT.] Wellington, February 17. There has been a great Loo Scandal at the club here. A young man, a son of one of the members of the club committee, and a member of the club himself, recently lost £IOO to another member at 100. The loser told his father, who thereupon complained to the committee and resigned himself. He also went to the Governor, who was supposed to have some official influence over the winner, and complained of his son being led into such things. The Governor properly declined to interfere; the young man who lost being quite old enough to take care of himself, and there being no imputation of unfair play The club committee censured all the five players for breaking the rules forbidding gambling. One of the players was a high bank official. People question whether anything would have been heard of the matter if the man who lost had won, and his conduct is universally reprobated. The Go vei nment has not heard of Mr Vogel’s arrival in London, but through the Bank of New Zealand, has been informed of £500,000 being placed to Government credit. It was wanted as the funds were running short.

[FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, February 17. Mr anti Mrs Darrell have opened at the theatre successfully. They comtemplate a season of a month or two here. Remarking on the scene in the Wellington Police-court upon fining Wakefield, the Star says, “We think the people of the intellectual and aristocratic City of Christchurch must feel proud of the performances of their Parliamentary representative. We think also that the whole brotherhood of M.H.R.’s must feel honored in the evidence thus afforded of the value of those magic letters, as a stamp of worth and excellence. We say this, because of the fact that neither have the people of Christchurch called upon their representative to surrender the trust committed to him, nor has the G eneral Assembly taken any steps to purge itself from obloquoy by the expulsion of erring members, The complaint of the hon member of the non-removal of his penknife by the police is a reasonable one, and as the hon member is regarded as somewhat of a nuisance by the police, possibly the nonremoval of the penknife may have been with ulterior objects. This is more than probable now that the hon member is a houseless and homeless wanderer, the water pipes in which, on a bundle of straw, the hon gentleman used to pass his nights in repose, having been recently removed and sent to asoutherncity. Under these circumstances the difficulties of the police in providing for the comfort of the legislator must be considerably increased, and leaving the penknife has a sinister aspect. This being so it is the duty of other honorable members to have this matter sifted to the bottom, and in support of privileges, and for the protection of hon members, it should be distinctly affirmed by a resolution of both Houses of Assembly that all drunken members should have their pocket-knives removed,”