[per greville's telegraph company, reuter's agents.]

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1184, 15 May 1872, Page 2

[per greville's telegraph company, reuter's agents.]

Dundein, May 14. The inquiry re collision between the steamer Maori and the brigantine Coronet at Oamaru, lays the blame on the Maori, and blames the look-out also on the other vessel. The decision saya that very culpable blame is attached to Leys, the mate, but not sufficient to warrant a suspension of his certificate. Port Chalmers, May 14. Sailed — Margaret Galbraith, ship, for London. The Taranaki has been put in the graving dock for overhaul. Timartt, May 14, A disastrous fire occurred here last night. The whole block of buildings in Beswick' street, Main south road, was destroyed, including Taylor's restaurant ; empty shop, next ; Ship Hotel ; Gazette Office ; Price and Hartman's photographic studio ; Hutton, grocer ; Skete, sailmaker ; and Cockroft, watchmaker. The fire originated in a staircase at the back of the Ship Hotel. The circumstances are suspicious. Supposed incendiarism. The following insurances were effected on the properties destroyed : — New Zealand Insurance Company, L 70 0; London and Lancashire, L 450; Victoria Company, LIOO. The proprietors of the Ship Hotel are heavy losers. Several of the others saved nearly all stocks and furniture. Wellington, May 14. Sailed. — Celeeno, for London. The General Government have re-im-bursed England's immigrants for their clothes, &c, burnt in quarantine. Mr and Mrs Seager have succeeded to the management of the Lunatic Asylum. Nine Auckland prisoners, en route for Dunedin, have arrived here. The report of the committee of inquiry in re England is completed. The report censures Shaw, Saville, and Co., for insufficient light and ventilation. Medical comforts were insufficient, the medical comforts were insufficient, and the medical inspection was loosely conducted. The evidence shews that small-pox originated early, ' Captain Harington is praised for his generosity to passengers. The doctor is subject to epileptic fits and defective memory, even forgetting his previous day's treatment and the sex of patients. On January 15th the passengers declined the doctor's treatment.