TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 714, 1 July 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PEK FKESS AGENCY.) j -'. ■'-- ■■'■ ■■-■-,- » WELLINGTON. June 29. The! Customs revenue received here for the month of June was L 12,202, as against L 12,782 for the same month last year. For the financial year ending today, the total Customs receipts were L 1.85,884, as against L 167,855 for last year. During the month of June, 70 births, 15 dearhs, and 2,0 marriages were registered in the city of Wellington. July 1. The storm which raged on Saturday evening along the west coast of this Island, did some damage. In the Wangauui telegraph office a flash of lightning struck the office, melting and setting fire to all the leading wires and completely fusing all the connections of the test board and round the wall. It set fire to the office in several places, and rendered unworkable all the principal instruments. The operator, who was just entering the office, "wiis thrown violently backwards ajainst the wall and rendered s.-nseless for a time ; on recovering himself, he managed to extinguish the flames in the office. The wires across the river are down, and several poles cloae by are shattered to pieces. The mechanician left in the Stombird yesterday afternoon to repair dainagea.. Communication with New Plymouth and Waitara is expected to be open to-day.

Julyl. """•-•Ehe .criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened this morning. Among the ■■"uses are charges of obtaining goods under false pretences, larceny, sheep stealing, fraudulent bankruptcy, attempt to murder, indecent assault, horse stealing, assault with intent, cutting and wounding, and robbery. Referring to the charge against Q'Gonnor, of attempting to poison Mr. Light, landlord of Barrett's hotel the Chief Justice said as long as the jury liiought O'Connor put the poison in the glass, no matter wh»t the object might have been, they could find a true bill against him. The Grand Jury, instoad of finding a true bill against O'Connor for administering poison with intent to kill William Light, found a true bill that the prisoner .vas guilty of administering poison with a view to injure, which is only a misdemeanor. AUCKLAND. June 30. The; dispute over the Grammar School buildings is settled. They are now occupied by the District Court. . » :—. . NELSON. , June 30. Four tons of copper ore from the uowly discovered lo.Ta were sent to Newcastle yesterday for testing, -™—.—« , WAITARA. June 29. The meeting was continued at noon. Rewi said, in order to give everything an understanding, and to make things ckar, he would speak nothing but the truth. I want Waitara, this is my word, and this is why I told yau to meet me here. Sir ;George Gre.y said : I give you a fair understanding, Waitara is in our Rewi: I am agreeable to your wordß. Both our hands are now taken off. our heads, aud my question is answered. Natives and Europeans of Waitara be not afraid !to stay quiet. Sir George Grey and myself arc here, and I will noD go away till this question is settled. At the conclusion of the meeting, Rewi said : To-day our bodies have been joined together, but our laws have yet to be made. Later. A tremendous squall has just passed over Waitara, lifting one section of wooden buildings, 300 feet long, clean off .the ground. The building is completely levi-llad, and parts of it are burning from the tires lighted inside. A great number of Maoris were inside at the time, but no one was hurt. The weather is frightfully squally, and there is no appearance of its abating. The steamer Hauraki has been weather-bound since Monday.