TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1110, 8 November 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

i WELLINGTON. 1 • November 8. The|ihip Wairoa has been admitted to pratiqo;. I •J." N'if'V November 7. At the3jiberal?Associai;ion last evliing, the was instructed to forrtrd a telegram tbvMr. Montgomery, M.H.R, informing him thatthe Canterbury liberal Reform Association fully agree vfcth his proposed amendment re the Qualification of Electors Bill. The nan Williams, charged with having smuggUd 'tobacco? in his possession, was finealllOO to-day at Lyttelton, or im.prisomrent until paid. Edgal Osborne was to-d.ijT'committed for attempted arson. - ... , In aniwer to Mr. Stevens' telegram, the Chamber of-Commerce has determined,on the fofowing _ resolution : —" That the Chambdr are of opinion that relief may be afforded to local industries by the remission of customs duties on articles imported and used for manufacturing purposes." The morer said that if it was thought that the Government would say they could not see their way to this he would then propose that the following should be agreed to as an addition to the ftboye motion : " And that loss to tho revenue which may be incurred by such remission could reasonably be recouped by additional duties on some of the following articles : Spirits, wine, tea, bottled beer, cigars, and sugar; the articles to be selected in the ordei as stated." The sub-committee appointed to bring up a report on the question held four meetings, but as they were by no means numerous, and could not agree on a, comprehensive report, tho Chamber deemed it best to confine themselves to a general resolution like the above. AUCKLAND. November 7. . Considerable feeling is manifested at Mr. Macandrew allowing the vote for the Newmarket railway workshops' project to lapse after calling for tenders for their erection. Athletic sports in connection with the Auckland College and Grammar School are now going on successfully in the Domain, November 8,

The Auckland Volunteers and the Artillery .go to the Thames review. The guns of the Battery have been discovered to have been tampered with. Four linchpins were abstracted from the carriages, and in one instance where the elevator screw was left in position, the pin was taken away. It was the intention evidently to disable the guns, and prevent the Battery proceeding to the Thames. The object was frustrated, for new appliances wore procured from the armoury'." Gapiain Payne ha 3 communicated with the polioe regarding the affair. At the Are, the damage done to the stock at Walker's furniture warehouse is estimated at Ll5O. It was uninsured. The building was insured for Ll5O. GRAHAMSTOWK iffiyember The natives who interfered with the survey party at Hikutai on the 4th inst., were summoned before the Resident Magistrate tordav, and the ringleader ('L'amatareti) bound over to keep the peace. The natives asserted a claim to land which was Crown granted to Alley's (the present owner) predecessor 30 years ago. TDIARU. November 7. The completion of the first section of the Breakwater was celebrated to-day by a banquet held in the Railway Goods Shed, to which about 300 sat down. Afterwards the members of the Rocket Brigade and the late employes of the contractors were entertained 'at another banquet. Previous to the banquet presentations were maclf on the Breakwater to Messrs. Allan and Stumbles, contractors. The weather was fine, and thp day observed as a lnilMioliday by all classes of the community. The proceedings passed off with great eddt.