TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2423, 11 January 1882, Page 3

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

SECOND EDITION.

SEW ZEALAND. [PBB P3IBOS ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH, January 11. 1-O.G.T-The Grand Lodge of Good Templars commenced its eighth annual session last evening, Mr Johnson presiding. Representatives were present from Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurch, Timaru, Napier, and Taranaki. The Auckland representatives are expected today. DetainedThe steamer is detained through the bad bar at Mannkan. THAMES, January 11. The Native Land Court; The Native Land Court is sitting. Mr Gill, Under Secretary, is in attendance. The Government are securing several valuable blocks. Mr Sheehan, M.H.R., left this morning, and proceeds immediately to Napier. AUCKLAND, January 11. Insurance. At the half-yearly meeting of the New Zealand Insurance Company, the directors’ report showed :—Brought forward last year, £9725 ; net premiums, £78,563 ; interest and rents, £11,146; expenses, £22,477,; losses, £52,855; balance, £24,102. A dividend of 15 per cent, was declared, absorbing £15,000. The Mails.

The Government »re attacked by the bulk o£ the papers for continued inattention to the representation* by the postal authorities and public for better fumigation appliances here. The papers state that although the mail steamer arrived at noon yesterday, the fumigation of the mails will probably not be completed till midnight. A steamer has been delayed for the Southern mail. Great public inconvenience and Joss will be suffered throughout the colony, which might be avoided by a trifling expenditure upon a proper smoke-house. When the English mail steamer was last quarantined two clear days elapsed before the mails were delivered in Auckland, and yet no attention has been paid to the representations then mode to the Government about the inadequacy of fumigation facilities. WELLINGTON, January 11. Nautical Inquiry. The magisterial inquiry into the oiroumstances connected with the Wakatu’s striking on the Toms rocks is proceeding. AquaticThe yacht Xariffa arrived from Lyttelton this morning. BEEFXON, January 11, Fire A fire broke out at fire o'clock this morning in an unoccupied building adjoining Eater’s Exchange Hotel, Broadway. The fire got a gocd hold of the building, and extended to the Exchange Hotel, and, with the latter, was burnt to the ground, together with all the contents, the occupants of the Exchange Hotel losing everything. Eater’s Hotel is insured in the New Zealand Office for £925, but £SOO of this amount is believed to be re insured in the Victoria Office. OPTJNAKE, January 11. The Constabulary. Two old abandoned stations at Ngakurnikurui and Eaikahu are to be occupied by the, Constabulary for road-making purposes, and

to facilitate settlement on the land* about being opened np. DUNEDIN, January 11. Fire A six-roomed house in Manor place, belonging to J. M. Jamieson, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The building is insured in the Union Office for £350, and the furniture in the same office for £2OO. The loss is £2OO above the insurance. The Otago Runs.

The Land Board sat till midnight discussing the runs question. The Board received a a deputation from Waikouaiti,also a memorial from the South Canterbury members suggesting the expediency of limiting the currency of the leases to one year, in order to allow a revision by the new Parliament of the conditions. Mr Stout moved a series of resolutions altering the conditions, which were negatived, the Board deciding that it was not advisable at present to discuss the amendments of the Act, bnt considered the limited time at their disposal would bo more beneficially occupied in administering judiciously the Act as they found it. Mr Stout next moved a fortnight’s adjournment, which was lost. He then moved that the high and back country not near the railways, and not likely to be required for settlement, be let at an upset price of one shilling par head of its sheep-carrying capacity for ten years, and that land likely soon to be required for settlement bo reserved ; that rune near settlement and Otago Central bo leased from three to seven years, the rental to vary according to the situations at from one to two shillings per head of its sheep-carrying capacity. This was negatived, the Board agreeing generally with the views expressed in the motion, but considering it preferable to deal with oach run on its merits. It was determined not to re-lease the following runs;—Nos. 171, 171 B, 205, 244, 250, 255, 307, 171 A. The following blocks have been taken up for settlement: 1170 acres out of run No. 204, 2600 acres on run No. 248, 1760 acres on run No. 219, 4300 acres on run No. 226, 990 acres on run No. 210, 7200 acres on run No. 247, 1100 acres on run No. 206 A, 530 acres * i run No. 224,8300 acres on run No. 261, 610 acres on run No. 325, 3900 acres on run No. 222, 5000 acres on run No. 213 B, 15 COO acres on run No. 254, 9800 acres on run No. 185, 730 acres on run No. 218 ; the rest of the runs to be subdivided and offered for terms of from two to ten years.