LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1718, 5 February 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[ Anglo -Australian; press telegraph '' ' ' ' AGENCY;]^ '. ; :'■'''"'•■; ? j

NEi,soN, ; i*eb..i. i The remains of the late Mr Kynnersley were buried, to-day with military honors. The Superintendent, the Executive^ and the Provincial Council were present. ExWarden Broad and a party of West Coast miners, followed as mourners. ,-The coffin was, carried from the gtm 'carriage to the grave by miner3.who- had known the deceased. '_.' "_'*_ ■;r;» • • ; • • , i .; WelmngtonJ ,Feb. 4.' : , Latest advices from home state' that! the Mongol, steamer, brings 320; souls:; for Dunedin" ; the Diibarrie '300 for .Lyttfelton,; ithe Wpodlarlc, 320 for ' Wellington ; the Racine and City of Glasgow 300. each, for Lytteltbn;; the Scimitar i 43 0: for Dunedin. f. y -/,.j s ' The 'telegraph.' liueris". '-down between 'Grahainstown arid Auckland. ; „: ■. i Wellington, Feb. 4.: The following is an outline of the special ' * settlement scheme how being- discussed by jMrf Yogel and the, .Superintendent of Westland : — A special settlement; of 100,000 acres,- 50, ; 0.00;t6 be set apart for 250 families, equal 1 1000; adulta.', The balance is to be : made a forest reserve, and Retained by' the Government; ■■ Each adult to purchase 21 abres in seven years.'; Government to find employment^fpr-jnot more than 200 adults at one time. No adult to be employed for more than •'one'! year. 'The Government;" ?is/ only to cut down timber, and in the -proper season. They offer sites to persons , to •erect-s awmills, oh condition that* they' purchase timber at' certain prices. _, The cost of placing .immigrants op land is' to> be defrayed by the Government, the Provincial Government to guarantee a refund in seyen years, unless the land be taken under the immigration and Public Works Act. ■_' ;-' " ' ',' A similar : scheme Wellington is also being discussed. ' „ '. ; - Dunedin, Febl4i Tha Good Templars proceeded against a publican who had obtained a transfer under the Ordinance since the ' Act was in force. ; The j defendant . was fined 6ne shilling. Notice, of appeal was given, i , ""; ;Th' ej ; same two^' " Justfcis; dismjk sldi a charge of abduction preferred against a !

woman of ill-fame for taking a child only twelve years old from her home and placing her in a brothel. The Justices, not being able to deal summarily with the woman, were reluctant to commit her. A couple of shocks of earthquake were ielt ygs|erday. __^ The number of immigrants that arrived ' during thd month was. 465. 7 .. 5> / -v- . - WTO „.^ y .^ Ghbisich^urch, B^b. 4.. Six men have qualified for the Colonial firing. The highest score was 94. . ...__ New Piymouth, Feb. 4. The carpenters ask ten shillings a day after Ist March. ■. )' }The Primitive Methodist distriot meeting is concluded. Mr . Dumbell was pre'Bid^n^^and^Mr^Westbrooke secretary of the Ward General Committee. The delei gate ; stations are— R. ; Ward 'for Wellington; rinsley, ! Auckland j'Thdrpe,, Thames ; Westbrdoke; Christchurch ,; ;Dean, \ Inver--1 cargill ; Ward, Timaru. r ,« t! :..h'A ; : i 1