TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 832, 22 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Agency.')

Auckland, February 21. Arrived—The Hero. A memorial by the business men has been presented to the Hallway Commissioner praying for the removal of tie railway station from Britomact to the Qieen street wharf, or some central terminus. The commissioner sat at Onehunga to day. Witnesses deposed to the excessive charges; that goods were spoilt by being let'o out all night; a package the size of a hat was charged as a quarter of a ton. A witness from Waikato complained of the excessive freight on timber.

The pumping out of the coffer dam of the new dock was resumed to-day. The leak has not yet been stopped. The Harbor Board has finally resolved not to deepen the dock, Sailed—Hawea. Passengers for Lyttelton —Mr and Mrs Winter, Mrs Hill and Froyd, Miss Motion, Misses Otway, Messrs Duncample, England, Brown. Sailed for the South, at 4 p.m, Wanaka via Napier. Passengers for Lyttelton—Messrs Owen, Fisher, Wood, Todhunter, Garwood, Leonard, Alley ne.

At Ngarawahia a man namrd Samuel Morgan was murdered by a Maori named Te Patui in the lock-up. Morgan has lived with the King natives as a Palreha Maori, but was driven out by the Kingites, and a few days ago sentenced to imprisonment by the R.M. for vagrancy. The murderer was a fellow prisoner with Morgan. The Maori escaped on Detective Doolan’s horse, which was outbids, but was recaptured near Alexandra. The gaol is said to be insecure. The Maori Patui, who murdered his fellow prisoner Morgan last night, by cutting his throat in the gaol at Ngarawahia, having been recaptured, was taken before Major Mair this morning. He confessed the murder and said Morgan was constantly cursing him, which made him angry, so he killed Morgan. Gbeymouth, February 21. Bad weather ; no play to day. Hokitika, February 21,

The 200 yards range of the Fourth Rifle Match was fired this afternoon, and won by Ross, of Wanganui, with a spleniid score or 27, out of a possible 28, at the 8 inch balls eye. The Fourth Carbine Match was then taken—Bell, 67 ; McLean, 67 ; Cummins, 66; Blake, 64, The Governor has just landed in the midst of a heavy shower. After crossing a rough bar, the Hinemoa stood out to sea. The Governor was driven to Government House. The Westland Rifles were present as a guard of honor, and thu local bodies were represented, but the intended demonstration was impossible, F 7.30 p.m.

Ifc is still raining very heavily with a falling glass. The camp is all trenched and drained. There is little prospect of any shooting to-morrow. Nelsox, February 22. The Government have telegraphed to Mr Curtis that they arc willing to allow those settlers whose was washed away by the

Motueka Hood, to select blocks of waste land in the provincial district equal in value or acreage to those’lost, without payment. iJUNEDIN, February 21.

A deputation waited upon the Commissioner of Customs to day. and complained that the Peninsula and Ocean Beach Kailway Company was not carrying out the plans in accordance with which the lino was sanehoned. Mr McLean said that the company would have to adhere to the original plans. Dr Tighe, who was doctor of the Surat when that vessel was wrecked a few years ago, has been appointed house surgeon of the Dunedin Hospital. Dunedin. February 22

The entries for the Dunedin and Port Chalmers regatta closed last night. They promise to be very numerous. A public meeting, consisting of about seventy persons, war held at the Oddfellows’ Hall, last night, re the Maoandrevv testimonial. An influential committee was appointed to carry out the object in view. At a committee meeting of the Otago Licensed Victuallers’ Association, held yesterday afternoon, it was unanimously resolved to appeal against the decision of the Resident Magistrate in the late case of the police against Air Jenkins, of Green Island, as to whether the ordinary mode of payment for the use of a billiard table, constitutes gambling. Port Chalmers, February 21.

The tug Koputai arrived to-day under canvas from Glasgow 140 days out, fifty-sis of which were passed on the equator. The vessel has great power, having two pairs of disconnecting engines 120 horse power. Sailed—l’aupo. Passengers—Misses Gudicott, Mathias, Captain Wilson, Messrs 0. Lumb, Nimmo, Bullen, and Aikman, Bluff, February 21,

Sailed—James Nicholl Fleming, for London, with a full cargo of wool and sundries.