TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4766, 1 July 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Geahamstown, Friday. Na Tamati Tangeteruru died at Shortland to-day, after seven days’ illness. He was a chief of Ngatipaoa. The Customs revenue for the port of Thames for the month amounted to £909 Os. 9d.; for the quarter ending June, 1876, £2512, Is. Id.; and for the year ending June, 1876, £9625. The delegates of the friendly societies have decided upon a number of alterations in the Friendly Societies Act, differing in some respects from those agreed upon by other conferences, but which are unexplainable by telegraph. A cutter yacht was wrecked the other night. The crew, consisting of two Maoris, are missing, and are supposed to be drowned. The cutter has been recovered. Nature, Friday. In consequence of Andrew Young not proceeding with the contract, the coaches on the Taupo line are to be knocked off after to-day. The mails are to be carried on pack horses by the Armed Constabulary. The native people are dissatisfied, and hope some arrangement will be made to start it again. The next lowest tender to Young’s is said to be Seter’s. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. ' At a conference of the chairmen of the Eoad Boards yesterday it was resolved,—That it is desirable the Eoad Boards of this province should have an opportunity to cousiderthe new Bocal Government Bill before it becomes law ; and officers were appointed with the view of calling another meeting when the matured proposals of the Government are before the public. The Canterbury Agricultural Association have acceded to a request to appoint judges for certain classes of stock at the North Otago Association’s show, provided the latter association will do the same for the annual show here in November. The calendar for the criminal sessions contains nine cases, which include manslaughter, bigamy, arson, horsestealing, forgery, burglary, larceny, and false pretences. Dunedin, Friday. The police have commenced a raid on the horsey fraternity. Two of them have been charged under the Vagrant Act for having no lawful means of support. The Bench holds that they must prove that they get their living by honest means, and that it is not for the police to prove that they do not, On one of them “ crooked ” dice were found'. The charge against Coleman has been remanded. Invercargill, Friday. Meetings are being held in all farming districts, at which resolutions are passed that the farmers are quite able to cope with the evils resulting from the spread of rabbits without the aid of special legislation on the subject. The repeal of the duty on powder and shot is suggested, as also that every settler he allowed to keep one dog free from tax.