LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 738, 10 February 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND TRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, February 8. Dignan is gazzetted to the Legislative Council.

A report is published that a man named Cooper lias found a good gold prospect at Wainui-o-mita, near Wellington. A. M. Smith Assistant Under Secretary, has filed his schedule.

Detective Brown replaces Farrell here.

G. C. Bowman and B. Nanearrovv, of Greymouth, are gazetted J.P.'s. Christciiurch, February 8. The interprovincial cricket match commences on Monday. A proclamation has been issued by the Government inflicting a fine of <£10() on any person taking s.tlmoil from any river, stream, or tid-tl way.

Borings were commenced on Tuesday last in the Waimakiriri River bed to te it the capability of supplying Christchurch with water from that river. The experiments were made with a two-inch pipe after five hours pumping the water became as clear as artesian. Another experiment was made with a one and a half-inch pipe, by w]ii-!i twenty gallons per minute Were supplied with the aid of an American pump. Auckland, February 7. Denipsey's tender of £33,000, f .rthe reclamation of the new railway station at Queen street wharf, is accepted. It is alleged that a deserter from H.M.S. Blanche has been remanded for the tenth time, n->t\vith -t tnding that counsp] was employol by puMio siibsciiptien to defend him. Febi-ttarv 8. Nine thousand three hum I red children are attending public scliols as agains! 83G0 List quarter, The Auckland Savings Btnk returns shew the increase in depose* during the past year to be nearly .£23,000.

Arrived—Eudymion, ship, 99 clays, from London.

In the sailing ni itch, for the champion ship of the Colony Transit came in a L 8.20 a.m., Torea at 12.4. Wln-n rounding the Watchman, off Cape Colville, the Transit was Smin. ahead. As the breeze fiesli-ned the Transit increase 1 her distance, as it died the Torea lessened it to 4min. Practically the Transit beat the Torea by 5 miles, as being that distance to windward she caught the end of the flood tide and came up the harbor. The Torea was too late round the North Head, anl got j imbed with the ?bb in the Rangitoto Channel, and remained in the doldrums till far on in the for nooiv.

Father flenneb-ry proceeds to Gisborue on a mission next week.

Duxedin, February S\ The inquiry into the drowning of the boy Wm. Taylor, from the barque EasUn-hiil, commenced before the Commissioner of Customs on Saturday. The evidence of the captain and oiil ;ers went to show that the boy must have been di ad when he struck the water and that the body sank too rapidly fit anyth.ng to be done to recover it. The steerage passengers say they s-->.w tinbody floating for several minutes. They admitted that the officers were not unkind to the boy, nor was he ordered aloft by way of punishment.