TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 652, 5 June 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. June 4. The Native Minister has instructed Major Brown to push on with the Waimate Plains survey with all possible speed. The order for the reinforcement of the Armed Constabulary for Opunake has been countermanded.

We are experiencing the greatest downpour of rain we have had here for a very long time. It was raining all last night and is raining to-day very heavily, and as yet shows no sign of clearing up. At the annual licensing meeting to-day, very few applications were refused. June 5.

The Government have determined to sell the present Court-house on Lambton Quay, and with the money they intend to erect a new brick, and far more capacious, building on the reclaimed land. The libel case brought by Messrs. Blundell Bros., of the Evening Post, against. Mr, 'Gardiner, of the Chronicle, is now being argued before their Honors Chief Justice Prendergast and Judge Richmond. Mr. Travers appears for the plaintiffs, arid the Attorney-General and

Mr. Edwards for the defendant. The Attorney-General has raised point of demurrer on the ground that the : 'ina,tter complained of as libellous does not admit of the interpretation put on it. . After the argument this -afternoon on the demurrer in the libel action between the Post and the Chronicle, the Court said that ■ the demurrer raised by Mr. Stout must be pver-fuled, with costs, on both.,: groundsJi .Leave to appeal, was grant&d--; notice to'kbe given withja' a week, and leave to plead within fourteen days if the appeal should be abandoned.

CHRISTCHURCH. June 4. The Customs revenue for last month was L 19,059. That of the corresponding month of last year, L 14,874. The land sales last month realised L 95,534. The Governor will hold a levee on Thursday.

At the Annual Licensing Meeting today, nine out of ten applications for licenses were refused, and one was adjourned for consideration. June 5.

The Times this morning gives particulars of a series of hot springs discovered on the Ahuriri Estate, Banks Peninsula. It says that at one place the temperature of the water is over 80 degrees. Several samples of the water have been sent to Professor Bickerton for analysis.

DUNEDIN. June 4. The interim Secretary states that a meeting of the Provisional Directors of the Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspaper Company was held yesterday. It was "unanimously resolved that 500 shares should be reserved for future allocation. The Secretary reported that the number of shares applied for was considerably in excess of the number to be allotted, and a committee "was appointed for the purpose of allotting the shares. The election of the first Board of Directors, and the consideration of the articles of association, were postponed till the next meeting of the Provisional Direotora.

It has been raining heavily in town for the last twenty-four hours. Mr. Donald JReid has forwarded to the Speaker his resignation as member for Taieri.

Mr. William Macdonald, who has been appointed Rector of the Duncdin High School, is a.B.A. of Edinburgh, and was 0110 of the most eminent students of that University, having particularly distinguished himself in classics, logic, and moral philosophy.

NEW PLYMOUTH. June 4. Major Brown and Major Tulce left here early this morning for Opunake, to meet the Hon. Mr. Sheehan there.

Te AViti, the Parihaka chief, has expressed disapproval at the conduct of Ivomere, in molesting cattle at Oeo, and has sent natives to try to make his party desist from interfering with them in any way.

Sir G. Grey has telegraphed to Rewi that he and Mr. Sheehan will meet him at the Waitara on the 21st J line.

Fourteen thousand pounds worth of grass seed has been exported from here this season.