LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 895, 13 August 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Dunedin, August 13. Messrs Fish, M‘lndoe, and Garrick will contest Caversham. Mr Macandrew has definitely withdrawn from the City in favour of the Port. Strong efforts are being used to induce Messrs Turnbull and Davie to stand for the City in the Ministerial interest. Wellington, August 13. Mr Sheehan goes North on Sunday, to visit the Thames and Auckland. Ho will be absent a fortnight. [new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, August 11, A deputation waited on the Premier to-day to urge the views of the mass meeting on Saturday night against free immigration. Mr Crook, who acted as spokesman, urged in graphic and forcible language the evils of crowding the country with immigrants, whilst the labourers who were already in New Zealand could not obtain employment. He also pointed out the absolute necessity of settling the people on the lands of the Colony.—Sir Geo. Grey, in reply, stated that >: tWe Government had already sent orders home to stop free immigration of males. He said this would have been done long ago, but the Government had been deputationised to death by parties, acting in the interest of land owners, who were desirous of securing cheap labour. The Government had had no communication'from the working men on the subject, and were practically acting in the dark. If the industrial classes were desirous of seeking their views embodied on the Statue Book of New Zealand, they must send some of their own class to represent them in Parliament. The policy of the Government which had been published dealt with the evils of the laud system. He would make no promises, because he had been accused by his enemies of breaking so many. He cared not by whom his policy was carried out. His motto was measures not men. If they desired to see those measures of the Liberal programme carried into effect, they would, at the coming elections, return men whom, from their past history, they could trust to support those measures. Auckland, August 11. A man named M’Killan was arrested by the police on the Hero when she called at Russell, on her way to Sydney. The Hinemoa arrived with the Auckland members in the afternoon. There was no special train, so they bussed or walked. Seymour George and Captain Colbeck have presented handsome silver cups to the Whangarei Volunteers for competition. An enthusiastic meeting took place at the Thames to secure the return of Grey and Sheehan. Colonel Fraser, R.M. and Warden at the Thames gold-fields for the last ten yeai s, sat foi the last time this morning. He referred to the cause that induced him to resign as follows ;—“ My resignation of the post which I have occupied so long has been caused, as almost all people know b,y a rumour and accusation concerning my private conduct, which was inconsistent with my continuing usefully to hold this position if there was any foundation for the rumours. I know nothing of the accusation. I have challenged a searching examination, in the full confidence that it cannot be sustained ; but by finding that, in the meantime, suspicion might attach to me in the eyes of some, I have thought it right in your interest, as in my own, to retire from a position which is only useful and honorable while it is beyond suspicion.” Christchurch, August 11. The Trade Protection Society has issued a phamplet on Protection v. Free Trade in New Zealand reccoraraending a discriminative Protective policy.

The drainage Board, before import, ing any more drain pipes, are going to give local manufactures a chance of competing. They will be invited to send a sample oi their work, with .statement of quantities which could- be delivered in fixed periods, and costs. Out of seven cases of infectious diseases reported to the Board of Health during the last fortnight, five were diplheria. August 12. An infant child of W. E. Buchanan died last evening from the effects of scalding caused by upsetting a cup of hot food over itself. Timaru, August 11. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, Charles Walker Wood, recently arrested at Wellington, was committed for trial on three charges of fraudulent bankruptcy. A fourth charge is still proceeding, Dunedin, August 11. The Daily Times publishes a tabular statement showing the number of adult males residing in .each district represented by the members voting on the No-confidence division according to last census returns, and shows that while apart from miners themselves, the Government supporters represented a total of only 36,562 adult males, the Opposition represented a total of 62,592. The Times considers this an answer to Sir George Grey's statement that the Opposition only represented the smaller interests of the colony. The charge of forgery against T. C, Reid was dismissed. Oamaru, August 11., The Government have at length determined to remove the Maori squatters from the Oamaru run, Upper Waitald, On Saturday, Inspector Thompson, with 20 men of the Armed Constabulary Force, proceeded to the rim to remove the intruders. No intelligence' has yet been received from the party.