LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1506, 2 June 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN SUCCESSFUL IN THE SYDNEY MARKET.

PROPOSED LODGER FRANCHISE.

ALBION COAL COMPANY SUCCESSFULLY FLOATED.

AUCKLAND ISLANDS LEASED

ENGLISH AND NEW ZEALAND COAL CO., CAPITAL £100,000. SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.

MURDER ON BOARD AN AMERICAN WHALER.

WARRANT ISSUED (TO BE EXECUTED BY NATIVES) FOR THE ARREST OF SULLIVAN'S MURDERERS.

WRECKS AT NORFOLK ISLAND.

PROPOSITION TO CREATE ONE PROVINCE FOR THE WHOLE OF THE NORTHERN ISLAND.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, May 31. m When the Hero left Sydney L 139.000 worth of the 4 per cent, debentures had been taken up at L9O 10s A petition in favor of a lodger franchise is being extensively signed here. The share list of the Albion Coal Company is closed. 4069 shares are taken up in New Zealand, 1276 being distributed in Auckland and Taranaki, 1135 in Dunedin, 400 in Westport, 263 in Nelson, 235 in Wellington, 150 in Christchurch, and 500 to the original promoters. George Turnbull, Dunedin, has also applied for about 700 more, which, with 1000 reserved for Victoria, completes the 6000. Mr Beetham, managing director, left today for Ngakawau to complete arrangements. The s.s Luna has gone to Auckland to bring Saul Samuels, : Esq., PostmasterGeneral of New South Wales to Wellington. The Tararua leaves here with the mail on 3rd June. Dr Monckton's lease of the Auckland Islands has been signed ; he intends establishing a sheep and cattle station there and to supply whalers. He will also carry on sealing. Auokland, May 81. Advices from England state that threefourths of the LIOO,OOO capital coal company ab Miranda Redoubt,! opposite Graham stown has been subscribed in London, and the remaining fourth reserved for New Zealand. Working coal there will be commenced immediately. There are also large deposits of iron on the ground, and blast furnices to work there will be erected. Joseph Epwright and William Foster, seamen of an American whaling barque have been committed for trial on a charge of murdering Wm. Henry Garrity on board the vessel at Russel. It is stated that Mr Searancke, Resident Magistrate at Hamilton, has been instructed to issue warrants for the; arrest of Sullivan's murderers. It ,is believed the execution of the warrants will be entrusted to the natives. News has been received of the wreck of the barque Mary Hamilton and the schooner Diahpt, at Norfolk Island. Grahamstojjjn, June J. The Tliames Advertiser asserts that after Mr Stafford tabled his want of confidence motion last session, Mr Yogel proposed to the Cabinet to introduce a measure to create one province for the North Island, under a nominated Superintendent, leavthe large provinces of the Middle Island intact, but the other members of the Cabinet disapproved.