LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1488, 22 November 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY [SUBMARINE CABLE.] [eeutee’s telegrams to the press AGENCY.] London, November 19. An influential deputation, headed by Lord Lawrence, waited upon Earl Beaconsfield to recommend that Parliament be called together immediately in view of the Afghan difficulty. Earl Beaconsfield declined to receive the deputation. The committee declared that if the Province of India demanded, Parliament should be communicated with in conformity with the Indian Act, allowing three months after hostilities commenced. AUSTRALIA. [ebutee’s telegrams to the press AGENCY.] Sydney, November 21. The seamen’s strike continues. The company have determined to run as many steamers as crews are procurable for, and to lay up the others in the meantime. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [pee press agency.] Auckland, November 21. The following were the passengers from London to Lyttelton, by the ship Piako: — Messrs A. B. bhera, J. T. Buchanan, Miss Siuzely, and 300 immigrants. Messrs Conyers and Lawson, to-day, visited the Kaipara railway, to decide on the proposed alternative routes. They met the Harbor Board on Monday, to confer respecting harbor reclamation for Queen’s street railway station. Quantities of inferior kerosene are being sold, and accidents are frequent. At the annual Wesleyan meeting to-day, additional agents were recommended for the Maori districts. Geahamstown, November 21. The Premier and Minister of Works have been communicated with by the local authorities asking that Messrs Conyers and Lawson be instructed to visit the Thames, to take steps to procure a survey of the Thames Valley line. The Premier says he goes to Kawau for r- st and quiet, and hopes Mr Macandrew will attend to the request. Napier, November 21. A deputation from the Napier hospital committee interviewed Colonel Whitmore to-day-respecting tbe J. 1000 promised by the Premier towards the erection of a new hospital. Colonel Whitmore stated that had the application for payment of the money been made to the proper department, the Colonial Secretary’s office, it wo ild at once have been remitted. He had now telegraphed to the Hon. Mr Ballanee that it was very important the amount named should be paid at once. This would have immediate attention, and the Secretary was to forward to Wellington immediately a statutory declaration of the amount to the credit of the hospital building fund. Colonel Whitmore further informed the committee that, having in view that for every pound additional rais d by voluntary subscriptions, or granted by local bodies, oua pound would be paid by the Government to the extent of half the cost of maintenance, subscriptions for hospital purposes should h i invited in a more general manner. The deputation. thanked Colonel Whitmore for his prompt attention and suggestions. It is understood that a reply has been received from Mr Ballanee that the thousand pounds will be paid at once The new building will now be proceeded with without delay. Wellington, November 21. The “Chronicle” to-night says: —“The organisation of the Land Tax Department is proving, we under.-tand, a work of considerable magnitude, the time required to complete the valuation being limited, and the finding of qualified meu as valuers being difficult. It is intended to divide the colony into six districts, three in each island. Commencing in the North, the first district will be Auckland ; the second will be Hawke’s Bay, including the County of Cook; the third will be Wellington, including Taranaki. In the South the first district will be Nelson, including Marlborough; the second will be Canterbury, including Westland; tbe third will be Otago, including Southland and Stewart’s Island. Each of these districts will be in charge of a sub-commissioner.” Over 17,000 passengers were carried on tbe tramway last week. In order the better to keep down the dust, tbe city will be watered with a mixture of fresh and salt water.

The “Post” states that Sir G. Grey has no present intention of visiting the Australian colonies, New South Wales, and Victoria, on a semi-official tour. To-uight’s “Gazette” contains a proclamation notifying the temporary reservation of seven different blocks of land in Canterbury province for the purpose of gravel pits. A “ Gazette” notice from the Marine Department draws the attention of dealers in anchors and chain cables to section lbs of the Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877, prohibiting any dealer in anchors, &c , from selling or purchasing any cab e exceeding 1681bs, which has not been tested and stamped in accordance with Imperial Acts, any contravention being a misdemeanor. The Government have given instructions that the immigrants per Fernglen, (250) for Nelson, shall be transferred to Wanganui, where labor is very scarce. Ahaura, November 21. During the past tw r o months the rain has been incessant, and public works, such as bridges particularly, have been delayed on an average one day’s work in six. General depression prevails. Dunedin, November 21. The San Francisco mail will be sorted on the train from Christchurch. Applications for 2550 shares in Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.’s Drug Company were sent in to-day ; 500 came from Temuka. Mr Macandrew to-day was interviewed by the Harbor Board with reference to certain matters respecting that body. In reference to a piece of land which the Board wished to obtun, Mr Tewslcy said that Mr Macandrew had Dunedin too much at heart to let it go to the colony. Mr Macandrew replied that his position made him consider railways only. Mr Tewsley replied that Mr Macandrew must not stultjfy himself in that way, Mr Macandrew remarked that if the Board got what it was asking for, it would have a larger revenue than the Colonial Government. Walter Simmons, eighteen years old. is supposed to have been drowned in Waihohy Lake last Sunday while going to church. His coat and dingy have been found on the beach. The Albion, which left Melbourne yesterday, has been taken over by the Union Company. The Tararna, Arawata, and Eingarooma will be transferred as they arrive in Melbourne from their present voyages. '1 he Claud Hamilton is not purchased, hut the Union Company get the use of her until one of their new steamers arrive. These arc to he named To Anau and Rotoruahawai.

[IOiOM THE COEEESPONDENTS OF THE PRESS.] Auckland, November 21. John McCornish, a lad ten years of age, was brought up at the Police Court to-day, on a charge of arson, by setting fire to a house in Newton, belonging to George Daniels, nightwatchman. Hu was remanded for further inquiries. At the inquest on the body of Charles Philmore, of Onehunga, found dead in his garden cos pit, it was proved that ho was subject to epilepsy. The session of Wesleyan district meeting has commenced. The liev. T. Buddie, chairman, de ivered an address on “The past and present condition and the future prospects of Wesleyan Methodism in New Zealand ” Kori Te KTiri was recommended as ap 'obationer, and a general increase of Maori agents in the Native mission recommended. Messrs Conyers and Lawson have been engaged in settling details of the reclamation scheme with the Harbor Board. They will now examine the Kaip.ira railway extension, to settle the vexed question of inland or coast route. The “ Herald,” speaking of public works, says;—“ There is no doubt but a quiet feeling is being gradually raised against the present Government, owing to the delay in going on v.ith public works in Auckland Provincial d strict, and if many promised and necessary undertakings arc not quickly started, grumbling will grow general.” Dunedin, November 21. The Harbor Board s dill! ulties with the Covernmerit seem never ending. '1 onlay they interviewed Mr Macandrew on the subject of their endowments. In July, when the proposal was made to undertake certain works, with a view

to reducing the curves in the port line, Mr Macandrew promised that the laud reclaimed should become the property of the Board. Ihis will be ab >ut forty-eight ac es in all, and the opinion is that one of the bays, when reclaimed, will become the site of foundries and shipbuilding yards. In that ca j e it will be of very great value. The Government now claim this land. Mr Macandrew avers that when lie made the promise he only thought five acres involved, but the report of the interview, and the recollection of the deputation, are to the contrary. It appears now that legislation will be required to vest the land in the Hoard, if the Government agree to that course, which is anything but certain. The City Guards give a novel entertainment next week, in aid of the family of Johnston, deceased, who was one of the Black Watch at the relief of Lucknow. By aid of the electric light, foot and horse races, and a football match, are to be played on the Caledonian ground. If the weather is favorable there is sure to be a large attendance. At a meeting of the Cricket Association, it was decided to fix on February 10th, 11th, and 12th as the date of the interprovincial match. A resolution was carried to the effect that this association does not recognise any rule for fixing the date, and intimating its intention to appoint a delegation to arrange interprovincial matches on a different basis in future. A letter was also received from Timaru, asking an Otago eleven to play a two days’ match against South Canterbury cn route. It was agreed to reply that it was not possible to fix such a match, but the association would endeavour to arrange one. Waiau, November 21. A man, named James Mutton, in attempting to cross the Waiau Eiver, opposite the Leslie Hills Station, in a dray, was drowned ; one of the horses was also drowned.