TELEGRAPHI

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 39, 9 July 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHI

[BY ELECTIiIC TELEGRAPH.] OfEB PHEBS ASSOCIATION.] Kujif aha, July 7. A serious mining accident occurred 'on the lead yesterday. Four men have been buried through ground caving in. The claim was being worked by Cooney Kelly; Eiley, and Quinlevan, near the I prospectors' claim, Dillmau's track, i Whilst working in the mine, a set of timber gave way, causing an immense fall of earth, which completely enveloped the men. The occurrence was not known till evening when the men should have 1 left work. An examination of the tunnel | was made and immediate steps taken for their rescue. Eelays of miners have been working most energetic/illy . Quinlivan was got out at three this morning. He is not seriously hurt. K-elly can be heard speaking, it is expected he will be released this afternoon. It is feared that Cooney and Ei ( ley are dead, and it will take a long tyme to recover the bodies as the air in the tunnel is very foul, and it is with great difficulty the rescuers can work. One of the, men, Cooney, baa a wife and family. PuNEO.m, July %. Mr Bums, member hr Roslyn, addressed, his constituents to-day at the appointed hour for commencing fie pro* ceedjngs, only five persons were present, but when- the chair was taken the number increased to 2a. Mr Burns referred to § (he leading questions which engaged ths attention of the Assembly lust year, also those likely, to be brought fprwa^-d at the, ensuing session. He. considers the party to. which he was allied to last year is broken up, and without, consistency. |wm his remark's it appears, doubtful which party will have his support at the forthcoming session or parliament, lie 'declined to pledge himself until he. had ascertained what, the views of the Government are. We^ixgton, July 6. Mr Munro, Mayor of Westport, yes* terday concluded arrangements with the GoTornment as to leases of town sections at Westport forming part of the Colliery Reserve, and in reference to which a Royal Commission reported last year. The following are ihe terms :—Leases to be issued for 21 years from the Ist instant ; rents for, the first seven years to be £5, 50s, and 2pa per section, according to position ; second seven years, one-third more ; third seren, years, double the rate ,for first term : arrears, of rent to 30(;h ult. be calculated on basis approved by Mr Curtis, • ex«Superjntendent of Nelson. These, arrangements entirely upset the recommendations of the Eoyal Commission. July 7. The G-jovernment baa received a tele* ' : gram from the Agent-General, dated July 5, which; reports that the Waimate, the first immigrant ship of the season, has left London with 405 ; immigrants for Wellington, Nelson, Blenheim, and the W«st Coast. The New Zealand Times this morning says:—" A number of gentlemen have Jbeen named in tie Otago Times a3 about to be called to seats in the Legislative Council, but we have very good reasons for stating that no further additions ti°. the roll of Legislative Councillors, beyond that of Sir P. Dillon Bell, will be made during the present year, i AifCKiiAMD, July 6. i The Rev, Mr Monro has been inducted :at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church. The members, of the Presbytery have adoptedj a petition^ to the Assembly emibodyjng a permissive licensing principle. All the three, men charged wjfch rape o.n an old woman were acquitted at \the Supreme Court yesterday, the evidence of'the.prosecutrix being unsupported, and the evidence, for the defence showing her to be intemperate, wjth a bad memory. When discharged, Hugh M'Eenzie, one of the accused, knelt in, the dock and publicly thanked God for his deliverance. A. L. Cox, M.H.E., addressed his constituents at Awamutu and Waikato. A vote of want of confidence was passed by a lurge majo:i*y.