TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5491, 1 November 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PUB PIIESH AOENOT.) New Plymouth, Thursday. The survey of the Waimato Plains is being proceeded with very rapi lly. Surveyors are now engaged on tbs inland side of .the main road, aud the natives, so far from being riled at the survey, are on the most friendly terms with the men, numbers daily visiting them. Even Titokowaru and his men often come uninvited to dinner. The natives have also shown their friendship by allowing the men connected with the survey party to bail up two of their cows, aud to have the milk from them, besides showing many other little acts of kindness. One party of the surveyors is engaged cutting the block boundary on the inland side of the road near Kanre. The lino is three and ono-eighth miles straight over everything, and runs up a wooded gully ou to the high laud above the plains. Another party isurveyiug the laud a short distance from the road. Thus everything is proceeding most satisfactorily, and it will not be many months before wo may hear of the work being finished. Grauamstown, Thursday. The county nominations t'o-day brought forth a crowd of candidates. The Mayoralty is expected to lie between the present occupant and McCullough. Wilkiusoa declined the requisitiou. Auckland, Thursday. Tho Agues Donald, from Levuka, reports the collection of 900 tons cotton, bOche-de-mer, and other produce in payment of native tax. Tho planters are turning their attention to the •growth of coffee with great success. The Wesleyan mission brig John Wesley has arrived at Levuka. The John Wesley_ is making her usual annual visit to the mission stations. She brings down a large supply of, stores for the use of the missionaries aud various circuits. After discharging her inward freight she proceeds ti the mission station at New Britain, via Aotumah, for which station she carries twelve mouths' supplies, iu addition to one white clergymen and ids lady, brought from Sydney. The John Wesley will take hack tho New Britain reinforcements of native ministers and teachers from Fiji, who, despite the late massacre of some of their brethren, are hastening to fill up tho breach made in the numerical strength of tho new mission. Hiscocks aud Haymau’s Kelly aud Leon Minstrels concluded a very successful season at tho Theatre Royal, and left by tbe Taupo this afternoon tor Wellington. Joseph Newman, Broomhall’s Auckland agent, writes a loug letter to the Star vindicating Broomhall’s purchase. Ahauka, Thursday. For the last two months no copies of the Miners Act, 1877, have been procurable. At the Court House miners are hold responsible for a breach of tho regulation?, while no opportunity for their acquaintance is afforded, one loose Gazette copy at the Court House being the only one at the centre of the mining population of the Valley. Tho non-appointment of a justice of the peace for the Grey Valley is interpreted unfavorably. ChiustchckCH, Thursday. In answer to a question put by a member of tho Synod, the President replied that there were scholarships in tho New Zealand University offered for clergymen’s sons, but uot for their daughters. Tho form tho Sclwyn memorial will take will be a now stono cburch at Bhillipstowu to bo called tho Sslwyn Memorial Church. A number of the - Dunedin firemen have signified their intention of being present on tbe occasion of tho procession of tho Christchurch brigades ou the 10th December. At a meeting of tile Union Boating Club last evening it was resolved to scud home for £2OO worth of new racing boats. A requisition is being signed asking Mr. Thomson, tho present mayor, to coma forward for re-elootiou. It is expected ho will do so. Tho Synod have resolved to subsidise church pews this year with £SO, to prevent it from dying of inanition. At a meeting of tho Kaiapoi boating club ou Wednesday it was stated that an effort would be made to have the iuterproviircial regatta this year rowed ou the Waimakariri River. A meeting of tho Board of Governors this morning broke up abruptly, through tho attention of tho chairman being "called to tho fact that there was no quorum. This lias often been tho case of late through so mauy of tho members being at Wellington. Mdllc. Tasoa loaves to-morrow for Wellington ; she did a very bad season here. Walton follows the Bates’s at the Royal ou Monday ; tho latter have done a very poor business. Dunedin, Thursday. It' is stated that a little inconvenience is caused in commercial circles in consequence of a Dunedin bank calling in its advances. Justice Williams leaves for Welliugtou next week to attend tho Court of Appeal. Carl Sohutor was arrested here to-day on suspicion of having forged a cheque at Christchurch. There was a sharp discussion at tho meeting of tho Harbor Board to-day between Messrs. Reynolds aud Tewsloy; and iu consequence of tbo former saying that ho would never cease agitating iu tho wharves and quays matter until the Corporation got what the Board had defrauded them out of, Mr. Tewsloy demanded that the word “ defrauded ” should be withdrawn. Ho bad taken such au active part iu the matter that lie felt bio honor touched by ouch reference. “ I don't say," rejoined tho chairman, “that any member of tho Board has defrauded the city ; I will say that tho reserve has been wrougfully taken from them.” Mr Ramsay, who holds tbe same views as this subject, insisted that “defrauded” was the right term to apply to the transaction, , There was a scene at tho City Council moeti ing to-day, arising out of a discussion which ; took place in reference to tho action of tho Mayor in telegraphing to Wellington on his i own responsibility re water question, i It ia expected that tho review iu Porbury ; Park on the 9th will be very successful, aud , that tho attendance will be large. : Invercargill, Thursday. I At tho Waste Lauds Board, Mr - . Gardiner ■ was reheard respecting Ills application for land ■ at Wairoa, and tho decision of the Board j last meeting, in reserving a atrip of land each side of Moraby Crook, thus depriving, him of

frontage. He pointed out that the excuse advanced of coal being oa his laud was a mistake. None bad ever been found there even although lie had offered rewards from £5 to £2O to his men to find a se.vu for household purposes. The only indications of coal were'mi the Mount Linton side of the creek. He asked the Board to have the land properly examined, and he would willingly pay th« cost "f a capable;man. He said the land which had been granted him was next to useless, without the fl its in front. The Board had granted Clarke's application, on which it was known coal exist- d, and had not placed the applicant on an equal footing with him. The Chief Commissioner was of .opinion that the Board had been hasty in granting Clarke’s laud. If there was coal anywhere, it was there, and not on Gardiner's. All the laud should have been reserved as of special ▼ due. Commissioners Lumsden and Pratt vehemently opposed Gardiner. Mr. Sack was lukewarm, and Gardiner’s (application was refused. He then refused to take the land allotted him, and hoped the Board would return his deposit, which had been lying idle for five months.