SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 39, 30 September 1867, Page 240

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(From the Wellington Independent, Sept. 19.) CANTERBURY. Our files are to the 17th instant. GENERAL NEWS. A woman, named Martha Ann Brown, has been committed for trial at Christchurch on a charge of forging a cheque on the Hank of New, Zealand at Kaiapoi. An iron foundry has been established at Tivnuka, by Mr F. Grey. It is the first in the -'South of Canterbury. It is in contemplation to convert Latimer Square, Christchurch into a racecourse. A number of pheasants have been forwarded by the schooner Despatch, from Canterbury to the Chatham Island, for the purpose of acclimatisation. The annual Wesleyan Missionary Meet-ing-was held in Lyttelton on the 10th inst. ihe Rev. T. Huddle, superintendent of the circuit, occupied the chair, and on thtplatform were the Revs. F. Knowles, J. D Ferguson, Bavin, Campbell, A, Reid, and oilier gentlemen.

On Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning last, some stacks ot' wheat near the Christchurch -Kacecourse, the property of the Kev. J. \V.ilson, were i’ou- d to be on lire. There was a strong wind blowing at the time, and nothing' could be done to save the property. The loss is estimated about 750 bushels. The Nathan Troupe are drawing good houses nightly at Christchurch. , LOCAL GOVEKNMENT MEETING- AT TEMUKA. An influential, though not iarge meeting, was held at the Assembly Rooms, Xemuka, on Thursday, the lzth instant, for the purpose of forming a r Protection League lor lomuka ami district, having the same objects as the. one lately , established.-in Tmioru, with which it will co-operate. These objects are, not .the procuring of seperation, or the. creating'of another Superintendent. and etceteras , but primarily to endeavour by every means to obtain from the General .Government some, measure .that will secure , to that part of the

Province south of the Rangitita a fair share of the revenue raised from it; and secondly, to form an organisation by which action can at any tibße' be immediately taken in any matter; affecting the interests of the district, and generally to endeavour te promote its-progress, and welfare. - Tfie League is no party movement, but includes men of all shades of opinion, and numbers in the two committees already formed, four members of the Provincial Council. At Temuka meeting Mr W. K. Macdonald was moved to- the chair.- The .principal speakers were Mesres. Ornisby, M.P.C., Cardale, Hayhurst, and Dr. Rayner. The committee, : unanimously chosen, is composed of the following gentlemen: Messrs. W. K. Macdonald, Ormsby, M.P.C., W, Gosling, W. Hornbrook, Forward, Hayhurst, M eudelson, Parkerson, Dr. Rayner j Mr Dyson, treasurer; anp Mr C. J. Rayner, secretary, with power to add to their number. FUBLIO MEETING.

At a public meeting held on the 17th instant at Christchurch,, relating to the Timaru and Gladstone Bill, the following resolutions were passed : “ 1. That this meeting desires to recognise the just claims of Timaru and other outlying districts to a larger share of the revenue than has hitherto been appro priated to them, and in particular, approves of the grant of twenty-five per cent, of the land fund to local boards and of the votes of thirty thousand pounds.for bridging the Rangitata and Opihi, and for Timaru Harbor Works.

“ 2. That this meeting strongly deprecates any attempt to disember the pro vince, financially or otherwise, or to interfere with, the rights accorded to the Provincial Government by the Constitution Act of .this Colony.

“3. That the endeavour to carry a measure through the General Assembly bearing upon the most important interests of this Province, without an opportunity being afforded for the people of the Province to express their opinion upon it, meets with the entire disapprobation of this meeting, seeing that, if passed, such measure might be productive of very serious injury.

“4. That the Chairman draw up, sign in name of this meeting, and forward a petition to the House of Representatives, embodying these resolutions, and also communicate them without delay, by telegram, to Messrs Moorhouse, Hail, and Travers.”

OTAGO. Our files are to the 14th instant. GOLD.

The reports from all the gold districts of Otago are flourishing. The following arc the rates of wages in the district:— iVliuers, £3 l‘>s to £4; day laborers, 12s per diem ; farm servants, 30s to £2 per week ; female servants, 15s to £1 per week. The escort arrived in town on the 13th instant, bringing 6103 ounces of gold from the various diggings. ILLiC.T DISTILLATION.

The police at Tokomairiro have seizure a sfcilL iu complete working order ; and the Coliector of Customs has gone up to superintend the prosecution.

FIRE. There has been, we regret to say, another serious destruction of farm produce at the Taieri. The sufferer now is Mr James Kemp, farmer, West Taieri j and he has lost live stacks of oats (2000 bushels), of the vahn of £250. A man named John Cartwright, alias John Ferguson, alias Jack the) Wag, is in custody on suspicion of being the incendiary. AN AFFRAY. In a drunken brawl which took place at Waikouaiti on- the 6th instant, a man named WiUtam Hawkins was killed. An inquest held, and the jury returned a verdict “ That the death of Michael Haw kins resulted from a blow on the head, which blow was struck by some person to the jurors unknown.” The deceased’s mates were too drunk at the time of the affray to be able to give any information as to blows struck ; and that it is not probable that the striker of the fatal blow will be discovered, so as to De charged with manslaughter. THE NOTORIOUS MR GRANT. James Gordon Stuart Grant apparently finds it necessary again tb' force himself into notoriety, and has now assumed the the character of the poor man’s friend, or the champion of the working classes. His championship consisted of eulogising himself, abusing “ any other man,” publicly burning a copy of the Daily Times, and declaring his wish that “the curse ol God might rest upon it, and everybody connected" with it.” ACCLIMATISATION. Water is now being introduced by pipes to the Otago Acclimatisation Society’s grounds, for the purpose of supplying the pond which has already been formed by the Manager, Mr Clifford, and the breeding ponds intended for the reception of trout ova which have arrived at Dunedin from Tasmania. SOUTHLAND.

The following are the names of. the members of the new Provincial Council of Southland: Invercargill—CalderpArmstrbng,. Ross, . Lumsden. Riverton— Daniels and Hodgkibson.,./ .Waihopai— Blaekloeke ,ahd Clerkej ; Campbelltown— Longuet. LongwoodT-r-Mpuqton, -Rosalyn—Johnson and Swale., .Oreli—Butler. Aparima—Howell and Basstian. ; Oteramika Pearson. - Waianawa— Wilson. Waikivi—ilately. New River—M’ Glure. Waiau—Cuthbertßon. ■ ' ;