LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 847, 18 June 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press ■ AGENCY.] Wellington, June 18. Dr. Hector, at the last meeting of the Philosophical Society, exhibited several samples of very valuable iron discovered by Mr Mackay, of the Geological department, towards Takaka River, and one sample near the town of Nelson. An attempt is about to be made to get the Corporation to relax the byelaws, so that burnt-out properties may be reerected of wood and iron, instead 'f brick and concrete, as required by law.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christchurch, June 17. Another fire epidemic has been this evening. Mr W. Hoskins’s house, in Tuam street, caught fire, and was completely gutted, at half-past seven this evening. It was raining at the time. Very little was saved, and that damaged. The house belonged to M r Albert, and was insured for £3OO. Hoskins wid be a heavy loser. A breeze was blowing at the time, and, luckily, from the right direction to save a row of cottages. Blenheim, June 17. Last night the flax mill on Davis’s property, which was the issue in the ejectment case Davis v Both well, and decided against the defendant last Friday, was burnt down. The cause is involved in mystery. Value, £l5O, uninsured. Inquiry on Tuesday next’ Wellington, June 17. The Chronicle says Mr Stout has been prevailed upon not to resign. It is stated that the Hon S. Lyttelton has resigned the office of Private secretary to the Governor, and the Rev C. R. Mesy Thompson, late chaplain of H.M.S. Wolverine, will be his succesor. Mr Thomas Mason, Chairman of the Hutt County Council, has issued an address announcing himself a candidate for the Hutt seat. His address urged further borrowing for public works, facilties for settlement by means of defered payments for Crown lands, and that property should bear a fair share of taxation.

THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY. Gisbokxe, June 16. A great meeting of Poverty Bay natives was held on Friday re land sale. They wanted all disputed titles contested in the Supreme Court, and said that Mr Rees was foully slandered by a section of the Press. They do not want to fight, and will thoroughly support Grey. If applied to by the Government to go to Taranaki they will respond, but heard Grey did not wish bloodshed, a desire reciprocated by them . If the tribes wishing war persist, they would unqualifiedly support the Government. In reference to the land, they suggest that a committee of disenterested Maoris should arbitrate re the Wainiate. They resolved to support Henare Matua, who is a candidate for the House. New Plymouth, June 16. A Carlyle correspondent of the Taranaki Herald wired that Katene, a loyal chief, had written to Major Brown stating that the Ngatiarnanui chiefs would not allow fighting at Katamari or on the Plains, and that the war, if at all, would be at Parihaka under To Vv hiti and Whakakaki. Katene says that the Government should erect a fort on the Plains, and fetch Hiroki and Te. Whiti away from Pa' ilnki. The chief Tauroa was in Carlyle yesterday, aim saw the man Read, who was reported to have been turned back by the natives. He says Read must have misunderstood his meaning j he meiely told him that the men would get drowned if th w atternp'ed the river till the flood tide, and he advised them to stay till the tide turneb Jhe Maoris are still making their way to Parihaki, about 1()() of them on horseback. They were without arms of any description.