TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 713, 29 June 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) WELLINGTON. JUD6 28. Tiie following are the leading features in the new Licensing Bill: —For adulteration, first njfence, not exceeding LSO and costs second offence, imprisonment with'hard labor, not exceeding 6 months. Anyone knowingly selling adulterated I liquors : first offence, L2O, or imprisonment one month; second, and subsequent offences, LIOO, or three months' imprisonment, and to be declared a disqualified person for not lets than two, or more than ten years ; where the person convicted iB licensed, to be liable to forfeit his license, and the premises to be liable to be declared disqualified for not less than two, or more than five years. Where the licensed person' is convicted under the Act, and the license not forfeited, the -police shall cause a placard, stating such conviction, to be affixed to the premises, to remain for two weeks ; a pwialfy of 40a a day on a second and subsequent conviction, Justices to pub-

y lisli the offenders' names, at the oifen--3 ders' expense, in the newspapers. Any ' person keeping billiard or bagatelle tables ' without a license -will be fined for the first offence L 5 or LlO ; for the second not,..less thiin LlO nor more than LSO. Inspectors of4icensed premises and liquor T will be appointed. i * [ ,» AUCKLAND. i June 28. r The recent rains brought down a numl ber of logs to Guthrie and Larnacli's and 3 other mills. I At the Board of Education it was reported that several young girls had taken ; brain fever through orer-work. [ At the inquest on Mr. Foley, the Ter- . diet was to the effect that the deceased I was illegally on the line, and that no : blame can be attached to the railway L officials. 3 ♦ > CHRISTCHURCH. j June 28. ' At the annual exhibition of the Christj church Poultry Society, held to-day, there were 370 exhibits. There was a large attendance of the public. [ The following are the Government land sales for the past 12 months : —Town land, 95 acres, realised L 14,920 ; rural lands, 554.168 acres, realised L 1,108,902. At a meeting of the Selwyn County Council to-day, a resolution was carried «i , : Ur to the one adopted by the Christ- ■; City Council, to the effect that the . • '\n Council declines to undertake the i i ; ir',i ;;s<rption of charitable aid till the ■ vorn:r-ent has placed the charitahle inocitutious on a permanent basis by legislative enactment. The Canterbury Agricultural Association have refok'tiona in favor of the establishment ot t. Isational AaTicultural Association: Tor tJ • Mitid..- Island, and have exprer -i"'! ». opinion that Christchurch should !»."• rue headquarters of the Assoc'itnou, *ud liK«w Zealand Country Journal should bo the journal of the Association ; first exhibition not to be held till 1879. '' Jnii£ 29. Mr. S. Crosse, dentist, has nret with a serious accident. While experimenting with a vulcaniser, it exploded, blowing Crosse some distance seriously inj juring hiin. It, expected he will lose the sight qf-'one eye. The Xew^<ZealandShipping Company have received advices of#ie .arrival of the Wangarfui in the Channeixjn June 27th. f The Hon. E. W. Stafford was a, passenger s by her. WAITARA. 3 Juno 283 The meeting wns continued at 3 p.m. l . to-day, Sir George Grey asked Rewi if he was willing that .he meeting shou?:' r.v take place. , Rewi replied : That is what v met for. You wish to know ;ny b 'ti- . ments. lam here before you. J Sir Geoßge Grey : When Tawhaio to me to meet him at HikuK»i)j.i, I ivunt, > and he is now considering the matter over. Rewi : I am aware you wore there, and I am now willing to speak to you. Sir George Grey : I am a friend to you, . Rewi, and to all of you. ' Rewi :I am here to listen to you, I-%am the man of evil, and this is the cause of 3 my coming here, and I should like you - and Te Ira to speak first. 5 Sir ..George fair understanding of what you mean. Rewi : My word is to return Waitara to me. ' 'Sir George Grey : Have you anything | else to say, so that we may discuss [ matters 1 > Rewi : This is all my speech, and if 1 we can come to any conclusion, railways, roads, and other matters can be talked over. Sir George Grey : I do not understand your words. It is getting dark. We will meet to-morrow. Rewi : Very well, but I will not sanction your leaving Waitara till this iB finished. June 29. Great preparations are being made for providing a free dinner to the Natives on j ; Monday next. His Worship the Mayor has declared the day a public holiday. The meeting has just commenced.