LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2051, 5 March 1875, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Grahamstown, Marchj4.

At the Ohinemuri the prospectors' claim, or reserve, has been jumped. The 'f Gazette" notice only reserved ten men's ground, and Mackay gave the. amalgamated party fifty.; One party pegged off five men's ground last night, and the remainder was jumped to-day. Residence and business Bites have been pegged half a dozen times over in Mackay Town. \ C. F. Mitchell has lodged an* application for a prospecting claim at Waitmatune. He reported to the Superintendent haying found payable gold in December, 1873, and asked for protection

. The money received for miners' rights and business licenses is over a LIOOO, and was brought down by Inspector Bulleir to-day.

Christohurch, March 4.

Grain market . quotations :— Free on board at Lyttelton : Wheat, best milling, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; oats, 3s to 3s 3d ; barley, 5s to 5s 6d ; flour, LlO 10s to Lll 10s, nominal; bran, L 5, nominal ;; sharps, L 6; butter, lid to Is ; cheese, 8d ; hams and bacon, out of the market.

The cattle market yesterday was well attended ; warm competition for cattle. Beef, 27s 6d per 1001 b ; fat sheep, 2d to 2£dperlb; merino ewes, Id tol^ddo; cross bred lambs, 5s 3d to 8s each ; cross bred ewes, 7s to 12s each. Store cattle sold at excessive rates. Entries for fair to-morrow comprize 1990 rams, 1320 ewes. An Interprovinoial Boat Race has been arranged for on the 20th March. Another length of 20 miles, of the Southern Railway, Ashburton toßangitati, will be ready for opening on Ist May. A Snider Cavalry Match, between ten men of Cavalry and ten of Artillery, was fired yesterday, five shots each, 150, 200, and 400 yards. Artillery, 466 ; Cavalry, 437. Sergeant Fox, Artillery, made 57 out of possible 60. Wellington, March 4. The " Post "f believes the resignation of Sir George Arney, as Chief Justice of the Colony is actually iti the hands of the Government, and that a. Commission, appointing James Prendergast his successor, has received the Governor's signature. The Commissions of T. B. Gillies and Joshua Strange Williams, as Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court, have also been signed. Auckland, March 4. Robert Graham and Mr Sheehan proceeded to Kawau to-day to present the requisition to Sir George Grey for the Superintendency, and ask him to express his views. A fine seam of coal has been struck in a drive at the Wangarie mine, which has been in process of construction for 38 months. It is 1020 ft long. The drive was valued by Dr Hector as worth L2OOO, and has been carried out wholly by work- , ing men on their own account.

The Luna, which left yesterday for Wellington, will call at the various east coast settlements on the way.

The Dauphine,: from Levuka, brings later Fiji papers, but nothing important.; Measles are very prevalent amongst the natives. A discovery of coal was made at Rewa.

Two informations were sworn to-day by Captain Burgess, a pilot, against the captain of the immigrant ship India, charging him with interfering with discharging his duties, also with calling him a damned liar and threatening his head. Wellington, March 4.

A. seventy horse-power steam-tug is in course of construction for this harbor. Her owner, Daniel Moyriahan, has; arranged with the Government for a guarantee of five per cent on her cost, for three years, provided , she does not earn that amount over her expenses. ' l Dunedin, March 4. The " Daily Times " Bays it is understood that an offer of the vacant seat on the Bench of the Supreme Courtis about to be made to Mr George Cook, barrister, of this city. ! The Rev. Mr Gillies, of West Taierij has repeived.aiOallfrpm Presbyterian congregation of Timarui