LATEST TELEGRAMS.
[per grbville's telegraph company, kbuter's agents.]
Auckland via Tauranga, June 1. The share markets show a decline. Caledonians are at L 18 0; dividend to-day, L 23. Thames quoted at L 3 5; dividend, L 4. Alburn, L 2. A boat capsized in the Thames. J. Daniels and A. Leon were drowned. G. Green clung to the boat for several hours, and was rescued, but died yesterday. The New South Wales Government has voted L 15,000 to the Californiau Mail Service. The Census shows the population of the f Province of Auckland to be 62,300. Wheat is firm. Flour, Ll4 10s ; South era, Ll4. Duxedtjt, June 3. llennie, the informant of the Clyde robbery, was discharged to-day. A new Provincial Executive has been formed — Reid, Secretary of Land and Works; Cutten, Treasurer; Bathgate, Solicitor ; H. Bastings, Gold Fields Secretary. The Queen of the Thames is lost. She i left Melbourne on the loth. February, I with 101 cabin passengers, including Mr Cooper, Agent-General of New South 1 Wales ; Mr Moore, owner of the vessel ; Mr Oliver (of Oliver and Ulph, Dunedin) ; Mr Goyden, Surveyor-General of South Australia ; 87 second class, and 20 third class pas&eugers. The balance against the Province is nearly L 96,000. Tenders for section 3 of the Clutha line were opened to-day ; twenty were sent iv, but none accepted yet. AU are under the Government esti. mate. This is the heaviest portion of the line. Tauranga, June 1. The rifle volunteers new corps paraded yesterday, under Captain Morris. It is composed principally of veteran soldiers and militia. The parade was a great success. The telegraph extension line is proceeding satisfactorily.^ Commissioner Clarke andHamliu,R.M., proceeded inland yesterday on very important business. The Lord Ashley arrived at the Heads at 9 a.m.; landed mail and passengers, and steamed off immediately for Napier and Southern ports. The mail was put on board tho cutter Wbitty at the Heads. Wellington, June 1. The case against Lemon, telegraph manager, has commenced. Mr Gisborne was examined, and the case stands adjourned till to-morrow. Arrived — Timaru, and Operator. Charles O'Neill has been appointed Provincial Govornment Engineer.
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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 889, 2 June 1871, Page 2
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354LATEST TELEGRAMS. Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 889, 2 June 1871, Page 2
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