TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 583, 15 March 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per pkess agexcy. J WELLINGTON. March 14. ' Mr. Larnacb's resignation is gazetted. The Hon. -lames Macndrew is appointed Chairman of the Otago Ca tie Board, and Mr. .)ohn Roberts a member of he lio srd. he nu hority to fr.uik, granted to Chairmen of Education Do rds, has been ca\celled. M •. Convers* appointment is gazetted as from Ist March. The 2Crd March is to je observe-! as a general holiday in :-ll departments of ihe Government in Otago I'mvinci d district. The Colonial -ecreiarv of New South "Wales sends a letter in reply to a telegram from the Now Zealand Government. in which he states thnt unless our Government can sav scab does not exist in Xc-w Z aland, tri'' landin -of she p fn>m th.s Colony would be precluded, except for quarantine. it is that Sir G. Grey and the Hon. Mr. i-her will a-rive in Wellington early next week, and i r is proba- le tiiar. ihey will go to Auc .land on the following day. They will be joined by Mr Shcehan at Auckland, and the thr e will proceed to Waikato. It is expected sir George will meet Kimr Tawhho early next month. It is said that at the meeting referred ;.o, Mr. Shcchat* wid communicate with the Maoris « n the Xntivc Lands Bill, which be intends to introduce at the next sitting of the Assembly. In to-night's " Gazette" the following- despatch from the y cret'iry of Srato for the Colonic* is pub ished for gen«.-i*al in onnati'«n : : owning-strect, Cfith August, I*77.—My L* >rd, —With reference to my circular despatch of this day'* d ue, 1 h ve the honour to inform your Lordship th t the Queen has bee » graciously pleased to a prove of Mr. 11. li. a7kl .Mr. H. S. Chapman, who have retire 1 from the Bench of the Mipreni" Cou-t of :<w Zealand, beiiur p'-rmittcd to bear the title o» Honorable for life within the Colony, and to take precedence next after the puisne judges of the Supxcme Court.—l have, iVc., Cakxarvok." ALEXAXDRA. March 14. It is not probable that Tawhian will meet Sir Geo. Grey this month. It appears there is some difficulty. At the Flikurangi meeting some cattle were killed by the Hauhaus, having been stolen from Walker and Parker's station. Mr. W Iker seized a bullock dray laden with kerosene tins containing the meat, and refused to £i v e up possession of the team, havi g lost LTiOO worth of'cattle. Te Xgakatt demands the restoration of Ills team ; and correspondence with the tf* »vernment has been going on concerning the matter, re Xgakau declares that if they are not returned he will drive all the cattle from the run. Mr. Walker remains firm. Sir George Grey is not likely to meet the Kingites till this matter is arranged. Some of the moat killed at the last meeting came from the same run.

NAPIER. March 14. A correspondent to the "Herald" gives an account of some li e->tonc caves which have been discovered near Te Atu. Tlicv arc described a* being of magnificent beauty, with srula tites hanging from ro >f and si-Jes. One cave that was entered was very extensive, and had many lateral chamb- r,s. There were columns strewed sibout, some whole and some broken, rendering progress mllieult. in one place there was a miniature lake, surrounded with pale green shrubs. In another place the exploring party came upon a niniher of petrified bones, some very large, and also three human figures—a man, wo i an, at:d child. Near the group, on the opposite side of the cave, thero were rude sketches o warfare. The countenances arc apparently not that of the pre ent race of Maoris. The discovery has been placed in the hands of the Government. A Lodge of Freemasons was consecrated at Waipukurau Inst night, ir. is called the Hertford Lodge. -Mr. F. J. Mos-% M.H.R., for Parnell, is about to make a stay at Napier for some time, in connection with Mr. Rees* native and law business. £—o AUCKLAND. March U. There has been an explosion of gas at the Government House. No serious damage was done. Two outbreaks of fire have occurred in different parts of the city, but they were extinguished by the prompt action of the brigades. The Hon. Mr. Sheehan has gone to the Thames with Mr. Mackay, to endeavour to settle the question of the reserves of the Aroha block, purchased by Mr. Broomfield. * CERISTCHURCH. March 15. ' A young girl, about 10 years old, was found drowned in the Avon iast evening/ There was bl- od upon her pocket-handkerchief, and also on her bonnet. The body has not yet been identified. Sir Geo."Grey is expected to arri /e at C o'clock this evening. So far as is known, no public demonstration will take place during his stay. AKAROA. Harch 14. Yesterday Miss Rowling, a governess, left home, ■ and, as she'did not return during the evening, it was thought, from former expressions, that she might have committed suicide. Search was made during the night wit out avail, but next morning -screams were heard on the way to the Head 3, and the woman was found In an almost inaccessible place, much exhausted, but safe.

NELSON. March 14. At the Police Court to-day, two well-known citizens were charged with a b each of the peace in connec-. t'on with the Joseph affair last Friday,thepolice ask-. ing that they should be hound over to Keep the peace. The Court was crowded. The-evidence of . ill-trrat-. ment. of Joseph""was very weak. -Mr. Pitt made a forcible defence, and the Bench said that-though it was clear t at the defendants had taken part in the tumultuous proceedings, to the annoyance of the Queen's subjects, they did not think they were at 11 likely to repeat the and so dismissed them with a caution. Mr. Pitt was loudly cheered by the crowd when leaving the Court. TIMARU. Manh 14. Sir George Grey and party arrived at the railwaystation, from the South, at 5 o'clock this evening, and w?'s received by the Mayor, Borough Council; and other local bodies. The Mayor presented an address. Sir George Grey made a brief reply, and was then escorted to the Grosvenor Hotel, headed by a brass hand playing appropriate airs. At C o'clock Sir Geo. Orev attended a banquet in the Town Hall. There were about eighty persons present. Several spcechers were made. Sir George Grey expressed himself as mgmy gratifled at the progress of Timtiru since he was last here. Sir George Grey is now present at a public meeting at the Mechanics' Institute. The hall is crowded. March 15. I Sir Geo. Grey and Ministerial party were interj viewed by the Chamber of Commerce and Harbour 1 Boird. After they had inspected the hospita , gaol, | and public sthool, he obtained a holiday for the scholars, and left at noon for Temuka with a large party of gentlemen, at the.invitation of Mr. Ilayhurst, and will visit Milford Lagoon. WESTPORT. March 15. Tenders are called for constructing a railway and self-acting incline .or the Coal brook J>ale Coal Com-. pam\ Mount Roehforfc. This will bean extension of the Wellington Company's line, and will open up some of the best coal in t.he district.