LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 238, 10 July 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington, July 9,

The following, instructions regarding the immigration arrangements for the current year have been sent to the Agent-General. He is to send out 5,000 immigrants altogether, the distribution to be- as follows:—Auckland, 400 j Taranaki, 120 ; Wellington, 400 j Napier, 400; Otago, 1,700, including about : 350 for Invercargill; . Canterbury, 1,700 j Nelson, 100 ; Blenheim, 100; and Westland, 100. In each case there is to be as large a .proportion as possible of single* women ; balance being ploughmen, farm laborers, shepherds, bricklayers, and carpenters. He is not to send any large families of young children, unless nominated. The first ship should arrive in October, noue after February; nominated immigrants to be preferred. Portion of the above will be sent from the Clyde as formerlyThe total number for the year is not to exceed the 5,000.

July 10.

At the second meeting of the Con ference on liquor trafiid, held last'night there was a large attendance and number of speakers. Among the suggestions were the following by the Mayor. " That no more licenses be granted till population has increased to a thousand for every public house," ""that £IOO per license be charged and £SO for country houses." The following resolution was carried with only three dissentients. That this Conference approves and recommends the principle of the Local Option Bill." Rev. Mr Patterson moved the adoption of another draft petition, to be submitted to parliament, but the mo. tion was negatived and an amendment carried " that a committee be appointed to draw up a petition to parliament in accordance with the general principles of the Local Option Bill." The Con. ference then adjourned for a week. It is currently reported this morning that a Civil Servant was to-day dis. missed from the service for committing an unnatural offence.

Maggie Baker, a well known character here, who was pointedly referred to in the Reformer newspaper last week, called at the office this morning and belabored Mr Hooper, the Editor, with a riding whip, then jumped into a cab and drove off.

Grahamstowst July 9. At the last meeting of the County Council a letter was received from Mr Whitaker offering the control of the Mining Inspector's department to the County, which was accepted. Some indignation was expressed at the action of the Government, and a counter petition is in course of signature, asking for a special meeting to protest against the power being given to the County Council to appoint officers having jurisdiction within the borough.