LATEST TELEGRAMS

Kumara Times, Issue 673, 23 November 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[press agency.]

Westport, November 22,

Private information to hand from the Lyell says some old Reef ton quartz miners, are passing throngh the town? ship en route for Wangapeka, where arich quartz reef is said to have been discovered.. ___.!._. ; _ :1. '

An extensive .limestone cave has been discovered hear the White Cliff's, between Westport and Reefton. The explorer describes it as a magnificent sight when illuminated. A creek tra? verses the cave yielding good payable gold prospects. . Dunedin, November 22.

At a meeting of the Otago Cricketers Association last night, the interprovihcial match with Canterbury was fixed to take place on "the lOth to 12th February. A letter was also received from the Canterbury saying that •the team to be.sent to Victoria would, if time permitted on their return, play a match at Dunedin.

_ The total number of shares applied for in Kempthorne and Prosser's Dru» Co, to date, is 9235. ° Wellington, November 22.

It is stated that a movement is on foot for the establishment of a new land and investment company on a similar basis to the present Wellington Trust Loan and Investment Company, proposed capital £IOO,OOO. The operations of the<r association would be confined chiefly to the Wellington Provincial District.

Out of 60 immigrants who arrived from Melbourne by the Edwin Fox, about half have been sent to Wanganui, the remainder with two or three exceptions remained at Wellington.

The inward San Francisco mail for Wellington, consisted of 3912 letters, 826 book packets, 10,150 newspapers, from Europe. Two hnudred and sixtyfive letters, 112 book packets, and 710 newspapers, from America.

The Chronicle says, regarding the construction of the Hutt to Foxton railway, it is the intention of the Minister for Public Works, ' to commence it at once, and action in that direction will be taken before the end of the year.

Some doubts arose about the question of "Native title." The Native Minister has csrefully inquired into the position of existing negotiations for acquirement of the land, over which the line must pass. It is believed all obstacles in the way of completing these negotiations will be overcome, ami a large area of land will pass into the hands of the Government. '

It is said the Government will make, known in a day or two what they in-i tend to do in regard to a petition some time ago presented in favor of O'Conor's sentence for attempted poisoning. The Native Minister left for Taranaki to-day, per Stella.