TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 596, 30 March 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[per pkess agkncy. ] o WELLINGTON. March 29. The City of New York left San Francisco for Auckland on the ISth inst.. with the London mails of the 2Sth February. The Zealandia, which left Auckland on the sth inst., arrived at San Francisco on the 27th, one day in advance of contract time. The Wellington railway is expected to be opened as far as Featherston in four months. The prospectus of a new morning paper to be called the New Zealander is published. It will make its appearance on the 29th prox. It appears that the Corporation is not satibfie.i with the supply of water, although everything is now complete. The City Engi neer reports that the watpr in the main reservoir decreases njue inches daily, and that iu the storage basin it. decreases at the rate of a foot per day. It was generally agreed that the present supply is wholly inadequate for the growing wants of the city, and a scheme to bring in a larger supply to the city, and involve a total outlay of LIOO,OOO was discussed, but no definite steps have ytt been taken. The railway station at Kaitoki, Upper Hutt, was broken into and robbed ; of a quantity of money in the safe, and a lot of tickets. March 30. In receiving a deputation from the Education Board yesterday, the Hon. Mr. Ballance said that he considered the sum voted for education purposes Was inadequate, and that the Government intended next session to ask for a vote of LIOO,OOO for educational purposes.

DUNEDIJST, March 29. ' The body of an infant has been found in a water-hole on the Town Belt this afternoon. The face was discoloured, but there were no marks of viole ice. The body appeared to have'been recently disposed of ; and, so far, the affair is wrapped in mystery. The census returns for the district between Taieri ani Waikouaiti Counties, with the exception of Caversham and the Waikari aud Kaikorai ridings, show a total population of 43,668, 20,506 b<ing females. The census in 1574 gave a total population of 39,503, showing an approximate increase of 4165. In 1872 the total was 31,371.

CHRISTCHTJRCH. March 30. Mr. Ivey, recently appointed manager of the Canterbury model farms, *is/;at"'present scientific superintendent and director of. the Farm Reserves in Victoria. ~ - ; Messrs. Guthrie afyi- Larnach, haye .purchased a' little over a; quarter' of an acre of land, ttear therailway station,:forthe sum of JLsooo;'for a Branch establishment. The. rimes shk morning says that regular shipping linesare quoting, and getting,-40s. jjer.fqiilfor to Jiondon, and at thjßJrate the'liichgreen, lately.amved at Calcutta, will be chartered by the grain merchants, who advertised to sub-let her tonnage space at 305.; and also announce that the Cicero, which has been on the berth in Sydney for London since last Di • jjf.mber, is to f0110w.,...1t is supposed that "these exceptionally low rates are quoted to influence the gram market.

AgCKLAJO). March 29. The flagship Wolverine has arrived in harbour. Mrs. Warren has been committed for trial on charges of larceny and arson in Waterloo Quadrant. Mr. Buekland quotes beef 22s to 27s ; fat sheep lower than last week,. Share Market.—Bank of New Zealand, L 24 to 1.25 ; National, 72s 6d to 75s ; Colonial, 51s 6d ; Moanatairi, 62s 6d to 65s ; Alburnia, 56s to 57s ; Kurunui Hill, 9s 6d ; Cure, 5s 3d to 5s 9d ; Gas, LIP. NAPIER. March 30. The Arlington estate, cut up and sold, realised over L 12,000. The suburban sections ranged from L 6 to LIS per acre. A sale of small farm settlements realised from L 3 10s. to. LS per acre, and brought in

L 46.000. As the land was of very ordinary quality, the prices obtained excited surprise, and several other runholders contemplate cutting up their .lands,- and offering them for sale on deferred payments. There is some talk of constructing a tramway to enable these large runs to be brought into the market as small farms.

GRAHAMSTOWK I March 29. The Fon. Mr. Sheehan was. interviewed by a large deputation a.ppoiuted at a public meeting to urge the Government to open lands for the people, and abolish the gold duties. The Broomhall contract, which it was alleged will absorb the whole of the good land in the upper Thames, for which the people have been waiting here for years, was denounced as a great injustice and swindle. Mr. Sheehan informed the deputation that, for the credit, of the Colony, \tr Broomhall's contract would have-to be respected, unless some fresh disclosures were made. Mr. Preece, Land Purchase Agent, had now carte blanche to complete the purchase commenced by Mr. Mackay, and as soon as the blocks were completed, they would be opened, some on the deferred payment system. lie gold duty, he had voted for its repeal since 1870. and saw no reason to alter his opinion. The Premier was also in favor of its repeal, but he could notanswer for all the members of the Ministry. Mr. Sheehan left Ohmemuri early thid morning.

ALEXANDRA. March 29. There was a meeting at Hikurangi to-dav, the Wakanui and a, large number of Ngatimaniapotos having arrived there. Another meeting will be held, on the 7th proximo, when all the tribes will be represented. Nothing definite has been settled as to Sir G. Grey's meeting at present.-

INVERCARGILL. March 29. At a special meeting of the Waste Lands Board, held tliis afternoon to consider the case of one' Gumming, who was alleged not to have complied with the deferred payment conditions, Sir John Richardson took exception to the course pursued by the Government in charging Hanger Campbell with partiality in the discharge of his duty. Sir John said, as the case stood, he for one, as a member of the Waste Lands Board, hesitated to accept the ranger's evidence in cases then before the Board. He thought the charge against the ranger should have received investigation, as the Board had depended in a great measure upon the evidence which he ave. Under the cbenmstanees he had no option but to resign his seat as a member of the Board, which lie accordingly did.

RIVERTON. - r March 30. A five-roomed house, the residence of John Arnett, was burned down at the Eastern Bush early yesterday morning. The property is insured.in the South British for L2OO.