LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 266, 10 November 1874, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

INTE RPROVINCIAL. ; '• '■ Auckland, Monday, i The Star of the South from Lev uka, brings , lull, particulars regarding the cession of ■ Fiji on the 10th of October. AH ths uns occupied land?, and those not required lor. the * use of the chiefs or tribes are to become abi BMutely^hftproperty,of~.the=Queen.-_ Also all s the . lands and public buildings io use .as pabjic offices. The Queen has also kHe right > of taking any land rt quired on payment of > reasonable compensation. The rights of the , : chiefs are to be recognised as far as consistent ; witi) .the good of . the: colony. The effljers l appointed are : — Mr Layard, Vice President 1 of Che Executive Council, and administrator , of rWooverninemj'Mr Tharston, -Colonial s-- Secretary ; Mr Horton, Treasurer ; Mr ; Swanstoo, Secetary of Native Affairs • Mr i Tinnes, member of tiu : Executive Council... ;_ — _„.„, WiSTPoax^Monday.. ... Section jumpingjs active on the railway ' tl &&ftyA}s^QWfoy&n&'te(fi^emo.kt the" , l General Government-. 'declining to grant ' leases to tbe present occupants of premises . built thereon, for which rent U now received • by ihe Provincial Governme it- , „. , . r- Dunedin, Monday. s Arrived— Stranger, from Melbourne. - The ship Leicester, from London, reports > seeing a burning ship, apparently American, ■ of about IQOO tons, m longitude 2 degs. W., r » latitude 37 degs:; ori September" 7; ' There' was no sign of tbe crew. ', Wellington, Monday. ■■-■ | The Times publishes the reply of Sir J. Fergusson to Sir George Grey's petition. . The substance is that Sir James Ferguespa . declines to rep'y through the Superintendent. '-' After recapitulating the objects of the petition, , his Excellency does hot think that circumstances justify him in acting in opposition to his resptomible advisers by summoning the, General Assembly, and transmitting the petition to her Majesty. His Excellency is , aware, that the Government of New Zealand do notf intend to make application to the Imperial Government to pass an Act to destroy .the complete representative institutions inithe' Colony, nor is there any necessity to do b», as it is within the legitimate functions of the General Assembly to carry out next. sexton oyßpecifi.fi 1 legislation the constitution i' changes ' declared advisable in the . last session. It is also needless to telegraph . wh<t mu't be known to every person in the . colony that there, ;i* .no.- person "qualified," 1 . if by that is meant " at credited," to negotiate I vithher Majesty's Governmentontheaboli'ion ol Provincial institutions. While sensible of Sir George's great experience as a colonial 1 Govtrnor, lie prefers acting according to his own W;w of his duty. He cannot therefore tran«nvithe petition in its pre-ent form to ; her Majesty, as that would in some measure be accepting the premises upon which it is , based. His Excelency, in consideration of the opinions of one so highly qualified aa Sir , Greor«e Grey, vill willingly transmit any represintadon he may wish to make through him as the appointed channel to her Majesty on the attain of New Zealand. Mr TarnbuH'a 'steamers took 1100 people over to Soames' Island during the day equal to .900 adults. The trains to the Hutt were crowded also. The sports on the Basio ; Reserve were pretty well patronised, but it is reported that the receipt* w ill not pay expenses, Skellie having telegraphed to Mr Collins that t c was too unwell to undertake the ten milts running match, bo that ; most of the interest in the sports was lost. The Star of India is signalled, and expected n to-night. The nay has been beautiful, and very warm. - Judges Arney and Richmond have arrived! ! The Court of Apptai opens to-day. By the barque Planter from Sydney we have London dates to October 24. ) „ Wellington, Tuesday. Arrived— Star of India (torn London, with ''■ 375 Goyerflmenlf immigrants, after ,a passage of 103 days. Apparently all are well. 1 The brig Xtobin Hood, from Newcastle, brings later English news. '