TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 707, 22 June 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(fki: l-KEss Acr.Ncy.) », WELLINGTON. June 21. The allotment, notices for the C<>U>ni..\ i:,s:!vaiic» Company will be i.ssued or. AJiMlli-lV eVi liiit.; liOX"-. The City of New York t'v.jni Auckbu. '. on thu 28th ul,\, ■•.'.•!! a cite May Colonial m-iiis for L«!(l"ii, arrived at San in-ao-cikcii on Wednesday last. lOrh inst.. one ;!av in p.dvi'--CB <>? eer duo d;ti>.

It i=; iv.>.h;rs:o >d that "-io Governim-tr -v:',: ii'.-rrly cnil t<» the Upp»r Hres.'ir. P. Js... Buckley, of Wel!iJUto; solicitor.

Mr. Hush Bb'-r-k, the well-known rspor.er, dhd t.)-l;p , "f consumption. A Gazvite issued i"-d.;y contained pro-■•lr.niati.-ius denning the boundaries of the District Court <;* hTawke's Bay, Wel-iiti'.'ts-.u, and Christ ohurGh, Regarding " Delay telegrams," an Ordwr In Council is published which s+«' » that: the nt-.w regulations shall take cti'a.a. and remain in force-, for three months, from and after Ist July, All telegrams presented for transmission under this v.eithnon must have the word "dulay.d" -.vritten under the head of _" instructions" when presented, otherwise it will by treated as an ordinary teh gram. June 22. A Gazette extraordinary lias just been issued containing a y.roc'.ama'ion Galling "P-rhament together for the despatch of ,:,i.-.ines3 on Friday, the 26th of July next.

Notwithstanding that the Corpora+iot; of Wellington have been Jed to br;,ii ve hv tlu> Government th-t. so s-ioii as the Thorndou reclamation was completed, it would be handed over to the city authorities upon equitable terms, a letter was received last night from the Minister for Public Works, in which it is stated that, as soon as the reclaimed hind is out of the contractors hands, the Goverum ut_ themselves purpose placing the land in the market, and that plans are now being prepared for the erection of a railway '.vharf, to be connected with the main line whenever the traffic shall warrant the erection of the wharf.

CH.RISTCHUHJH. Jur.e 22. The second coursing match of tit, Canterburv C<mr=.ing Club took place at Hagley Park y-sterday. It was very successful. The Puppy stakes were won bv ilolsor's Crac!: Shot, the Ctvistclnii'c'i Stakes by Wynn Williams' Borgia. Tiiere was a snowstorm last nig at, which was the heaviest known here since ISO 3.

A telegram from Wellington states that the balance of the Land Fu: d due to cite Canterbury Road Boards, will b■■• paid over at the end of the month,, and that the delay was caused by the non-floating of the ban.

•"iCKLAND. Jnr.- 21. Mr. Jagger, landlord of tha Wharf Hotel, has been fined L 5 for selling liquor on Sunday.

Mr. MacMmn who contest the "Waipa seat atroi-i.it Mr. "Wlmaker, jun., declares himself a litmng Grey it e. Tite'ine- Mug to promote a Temprance Hotel foiled iu i-a object. Tiie committee appointed to it-go » central pass-.ngor station for Anekiand reported : n T:\vc r of comhniing *oe line to tin.- ; . ' •'-?, i»)-:-i thence to some central pla" - ii- tee <;:-}-. A mc°nng of shareholders in the Auckland S . - ii Packet Company declared the Company finally '"O'nid tip and dissolved.

WAITAUA. | June 22. j Sir George Grey, with Messrs. Sheshan, Fisher, and stall, arrived here at 7 p.m. yo- .li-day by s]ieei;!l train. The meeting wii. be poorly attended, not more than 300 Natives are pies nt, the continuation of the wet weather being, in a great measure the cmr>e. The Govf-rnmont houses, built for the reception of the Natives, ai'o this morning under water. Itevvi remains at the pah 0:1 the east bank of the river, and is much annoyed at there K.-ing no accommodation for himself and '■d- ""- its. Tcva Wanaka strongly romon-ml.-i' .d with the Civil Como-dssioiier as to r-u. .-eitddeness of the present position for the biddings, and suggested the advisableness of building them on the hanks of the i river. Had thisV-en done., all nnplcasantI nesß on tl'.is account would liave been ! ob.iated. Everyone is disappointed at t ! ;e small attendance of the Natives. F-'i-ty n-nts have been tele-rap"n-d for, and are . vppcted lure by the noon train. A banquet is to be given to Sir George Grey on Monday. It has b.ien raining for the las'- 24 hours, and a heavy storm is now brewing. NAPIER. June 21.

It is stated that litigation is about to bo recommenced in relation to tee Horetaunga block. A memorial of lis pendens lias been registered Ji.tjn.in3t all the land ia the block, im-hr'nig the township of Hastings, by Xariuana Takamoana in a suit against Gordon and others. HOKITIKA. June 21. Mr. Seymour George had n o-'ml-:} meeting at the Town Hall las:t ey.mhig, the Mayor in the chair. He was m- st favorably received, and whit a strong hand upheld the policy of the Grey Mbr'-'-y, and referred to a great many I !oe;-; requirements which had com>-> under I his notice. On the motion of Mr. Par-k-;ss. Solicitor, seconded bv Mr. Mdfroy, miil-o.vner, a resolution that Mr. tieoi.•■■■.was a lit and proper person to repeeni -."• d'strke, was carried. A .yros; • Coniiiiittee was formed on his behalf, and '-: working vigorously. J! is cxp''-.'' ed to he tiie keenest eorir- sr ever h- Id lure.