TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5390, 6 July 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(t’ER PRESS AOESOI’O , Auckland, Friday. Mr.‘ Vesey Stewart has chartered the ship Haioione to bring the second batch of Belfast special settlers for Klatikati. He has sold out all his properties in Ireland, realising £II,OOO. He brings a printer to start a small paper at the settlement. There is a large assemblage of natives at Opotiki waiting the arrival of Jndge Halse, who is to open the Native Lauds Court there on the 12th iust. Seven hundred thousand acres will be, submitted for investigation of title. Napier, Friday. Last evening the Bev. Ha Berdt HoveU, the new incumbent of St. John’s, was inducted, in the presence of the Bishop of Waiapn, by the Eev. Samuel Williams, as deputy for Archdeacon Williams. There was a large congregation, and the ceremony was very impressive. WaiTARA, Friday. Kewi is still here, and intends remaining for some time. He is sending Wetero to Wellington. Ho stated distinctly this morning that ho will not accept a scat in the Upper House, nor accept any gift or otherwise from the Government till the whole mattter is settled. " Haweua, Friday. At the Normanby land sale yesterday 200 people were present. ' Forty-six sections sold at from £8 to £72, averaging £l6 15s, per quarter acre. Forty acres of rural land in the vicinity realised £2l 10s. per acre. The sale is considered a great success. • Nelsox, Friday. Richmond Hursthouse, M.H.R., writes to the Chairman of the Education Board asking Ids opinion, regarding the voting powers given

under clause 65 of the Education Act. Mr Hursthouse says : “lean hardly believe that 18 men, myself included, could let such an extraordinary provision be made law.” Christchurch, Friday.

The Government having informed the Road Board Conference by telegram that the balance of land revenue for distribution among the Canterbury Rond Boards is £47,688, the conference has telegraphed for a list of deductions which reduced the £315,000 in hand in December last to £47,688. No reply has yet been received. Mr. Richardson will address the Christ-, church electors on-Tuesday next. Txmaru, Friday.

Allen and Stumbles’a obtaining the contract for the breakwater has given general satisfaction here, they being well known as successful contractors for railways and other large works. Dunedin, Friday.

On the cases Macassey v. Reed and Reed v. Macassey being called this morning the Attor-ney-General said that he appeared not as counsel, bub as a friend of both parties, and had to state that through the intervention of friends it had been agreed to withdraw both informations. He asked therefore that they should be withdrawn, which was done accordingly. The evening Age has been served with a writ for £SOOO damages at the instance of a money lender named Benjamin, in consequence of remarks made by paper on a case recently before the Court, At a meeting held to-day it was resolved to take steps for the construction of a railway line down the Peninsula side of Dunedin harbor.