YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 976, 11 August 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, August 10. It was Messrs Fisher and Co., of Auckland, who sent sheep to Sydney by the Rotorua. The authorities refused to let them land, as legislation absolutely prohibits the importation of stock. A meeting commenced by the Trade and Labor Council have passed resolutions in favor of the Q-overnment getting material for railways manufactured in the colony. , A public meeting to consider the Education Bill passed a resolution in its favor, religious clauses excepted. The meeting considered that State education should be strictly secular, and that portions of the Bill relating to the Bible reading and prayers should be erased, [ X'EOM TIIK COKRESPONDENT Of THE PKKSS.] Dunedin, August 10. The "Tablet” understands that “bulls” appointing JDr. Chareyrc, Bishop of Auckland, have reached the colony, but it is by no means certain that he will accept the proffered see. It is anticipated that the Clutha Railway Bridge will be completed in about two months from date. Tiro “Star” has the following additional particulars regarding the Rumara bank robbery : —“ Hogg and Brown were sleeping in the Bank at the time. heard a noise, and saw a man going out of the bank door, and fired a revolver at him, but the man escaped, although be dropped most of the booty, between £.IOOO and £4OOO, mostly gold dust. Blood was found on the gold-bag. About £4OO in notes arc missing. The burglar must have secreted himself in the Bank during (he evening, when the Bank was open for gold buying. He had been under the bed and got. the keys from the agent’s clothes during the night to open the safe. He would have got away with the booty but for Hogg’s bullet.” The correspondence between Mr Proudfoot and the Harbor Board is lengthy and personal. The former charges the Board with obstructing his w r ork, and says its plant is not of much account. To latter complaint the Board make answer that it is optional for the contractor to use it. The other complaint receives a Hat denial. Mr Proudfoot simply says he is unable to agree to the agreement now drawn up, so that the dock question seems as far removed from settlement as ever.