TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 601, 5 April 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. April 4. A number of railway employes haye received increase of salaries. Sailed.—-Martha Beid, for Oamaru. WANGANUI. April 4. The wind has decreased, and the sea gone down, and the steamer Wallace is now riding at anchor easily. The passengers can be seen walking about on deck. _ AUCKLAND. April 4. An unexpected hitch has occurred in the BroomhaH negotiations, which will probably upset them. The AttornevGeneral advises Government that by the 29th clause of the Waste Lands Act all negotiations are invalid. It is contended | that though power is given totheGovern- ! ment to sell the lands of the Colony Iv private contract, those lands under negotiation were never the property of tin Crown, the Native title not being extinguished. The Government have thmatter under consideration. The Governor, Commodore Hoskins. and Colonel Whitmore intend visiting tin ship at Kohimarama to-morrow. T'n Governor proceeds to the East Coast oi Monday Mrs Warren was found not guilty oi arson, but sentenced to six months on tin charge of larceny in stealing Mrs Harrisclothing. Russi 11, "hose clothes were found oi the shore of the harbor, was arrested oi three charges of embezzlement. He ha been living on Hay's farm. The Hero, for" Sydm y, took sever.-, passengers for New Guinea. Sir G. Grey is in bad health at Kawau

A fire in Fort street was extinguisher" hy the promptitude of the Wolverine Bin. Jackets. Mr Sheeli.in has received a teleirr.ni! from Alexandra, reporting that Tawhia« is seriously ill. He had to send a speci;: messenger to Alexandra for medical aid. «. CHRISTCHUIICH. April 4. Mr. Clarke, C.E., disapprores of all th 25 schemes sent, in for the water snppl of the City. He recommends that tli premium should he withheld, and th LIOO distributed equally among than thors of the various schemes. In the Supreme Court- J. J. Riordai was acquitted of larceny. John Sim mauds, for forgery, was found guilty, brr a point was reserved for the Court o Appeal. Amos James Tudha.ll, forgeri was sentenced to four years' penal serv tnde. The following sentences were ah.passed :—Robert M'Fnrlano, junior, for iiery, s ; x months' hard labour ; Henr; Richardson, forgery, nine months' liar labour ; James Mills, forgery, eighteei months' hard labour : Charles Smith, .'ar ceny, six months' hard labour ; Cliarh M'Gudigall, iud'-eent. assault, two yearhard labour ; George Stevens. l-<rceiiy twelve months' hard labour ; Williai Phillips, larceny, twelve months' liw labour.

NEW PLYMOUTH. April 4 The census returns show the popnlatioi of Taranaki County to be 7305, liavin nearly doubled itself in four years. T.'. town of New Plymontli shows a population of 2680, being ar. increase of 640 ii four years. The Grev and Bell distric four years ago had 180S souls in it. Tin census returns now show 3807- Ther. are 1559 houses -in the County, an increase of 515, and in New Plyuioutl 599, showing an increase of 10. GRAHAMSTOWN. April 5. The census returns are as follows : Borough—population, 2880 males ; 2575 females. Thames county - population. 4960; Pinko coiintv. 447 ; total population i.f the Thames district, 10.425. In 1874 including Coromandel, the population was 2,272. Coromandel returns are not yet completed.