NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1494, 29 November 1878, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Special and Urgent to the Globe. Wreck of the Taranaki. Auckland, November 29th, 9.50 p.m. The steamer Far an ah , Captain Malcolm, with sixteen passengers and a quantity of cargo has been wiecked on Karewa Island near Tauranga. All li nds were saved. A steamer has been sent to her from Tauranga. [PER PBESB AGENCY.] Wellington, November 29. The laud fund during October reached the unprecedented total of 191,000. 1 lus was, however greatly due to the fact that the squatterof Southland and Canterbury were buying up their runs, being afraid of their rents being largely increased at the expiration of their leases, 'i he total received from the land sales up to October 31st was .£600,000, being the largest amount ever received in any corresponding pei’iod. 'I he November sales showed a large fad ng off, being only 15.000 acres. The Waimite Plains will be sold during the present financial year, and are estimated to produce £8 per acr •; 20 per cent, of the lot goes to Patea county. Whitlock,who was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment in connection with the Wanganui illicit distillation case, has been released by order of the Miop-ter of Justice. Mr Barton distinctly denies through the “ Post” the rumor of his resigniug. He will meet his constituents shortly, but awaits an answer from Government as to whether they will on their own responsibility institute an inquiry into his charges against the judges. The reply is mw under the consideration of the AttorneyGeneral. The general impression is that it will be unfavorable to Mr Barton. Nkw Plymouth, November 29. The TTauraki is at present hard and fast on the north bank of Waitara river, about a quarter of a mile from the point. Everything has been got out of her. At midnight last night she floated, and moved about hex own length. Capt. Dale says she will be got off when the spring tides set in, which wall be in about ten days time. Wellington, November 29. The director of geological surveys, Dr. Hector, who is one of Sheehan's party, wdl, if possible, work his way through to the Waikato in order to gather information as to the geology of that comparatively unexplored part of the country. _ Wood, who was charged with keeping his lunatic sister under restraint so many years, was brought up at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning. The case will occupy some considerable time. The Government have invited the Wellington Benevolent Institut on to take overcharge of all charitable institutions in the city, but the committee decided not to entertain the proposal. Invercargill, November 29.

Mr Wood, M H.R., has held meetings at Wynham, Mataura. and Invercarg 11, which weie well attended. Votes of confidence were pa std unanimously at each. A banquet is to be given h<me to the Southland members, Messrs Wood, Joyce, Hodgkinson, and Feldwick to-night. It promises to be a great success. Oamaru, November 29. Transactions in the grain market are limited. Wheat is worth 3s 8d to 3s lOd; oats, 3s 6d to 3s 8d per bushel ; flour, £lO t j £io 10s per ton; o ttmeal, £2; pearl barley, £4; bran, £1 10s to £5 ; pollard, £5.

[from our own correspondents,] Dunedin, November 29. At 4.40 this morning a fire broke out iu the rear of the premises of Schott and Walton, photographers, George street. Owing to the strong S. W. wind tha, was blowing at the time, and the buildings being old wooden ones, the fire spread with astonishing rapidity. In a few minutes it had communicated with Drearer’s, drapers, on one side and Murphy’s, bootmaker, on the other. The fire brigade were yery late in putting in an appearance, and the flames had possession of the entire block before water was brought to play on the premises. The following buildings were totally de-troyed: — Brown’s, plumber; Drearer’s, draper; Millichamp’s, sawmaker; Doodeward’s, general dealer; Murphy’s, bootmaker (who is the captain of the fire brigade); and Tondut’s Rainbow Hotel The heat and the body of fire was so great that at one time it was feared that Inglis’s fine four-storied building, in which the carnival was held, would go, as_ it was considerably scorched, and all the windows on the ground, second, and third floors, the first being of plate glass, were destroyed. It will take £2OO to replace them alone. The insurances on the premises destroyed by the George street fire aie: —New Zealand <'ompany—Tondut’s stock and furniture, £250; Millichamp’s sto-k, £209; H. Richardson’s stock, £350; total, £BOO. South British Tondut’s stock and furni ure, £SOO , the buillinginthe name of Matheson, £100; wines in cellar, £200; total, £i!00. Standard— Drearer’s stock, £3OO. Union-Drearers’, £4OO. Colonial—Murphy, £100; Brown, £200; the Rainbow and other buildings, stock, and furniture, £550; total, £360. Norwich Union —toiilichamp, £300; Uoodeward, £200; building, £150; total, £650. Neither the Victor a nor the National Companies are involved. Walton, the photographer, on whose premises the fire originated, allowed his policy to lapse last month.