TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1282, 17 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) WELLINGTON. May 16. The Hinemoa left this evening for Opnnake, where she lands a contingent of Armed Constabulary. She takes the Railway Commission on board at New Plymonth on Tuesday, and then proceeds to Auckland, where it is probable she will wait for the members of both Houses. May 17. It is understood that the Premier pays a short visit to Canterbury for the purpose of addressing his constituents before Parliament meets. He will probably leave to-morrow.

The barque Himalaya, 100 days out from London, is signalled.

At the inquest to-day on a body found in the harbor on Saturday, it was identified as that of Peter W. Carl, who was last seen about ten days ago. He had been drinking heavily. The verdict was Found Drowned.

DUNEDIN. May 16. The old Supreme Court buildings, now used as offices by Mr, Conyers, Commissioner of the South Island Railways, were almost completely destroyed by fire this morning. All the books and papers of the Commissioner and the locomotive engineer .were destroyed, including a number of returns prepared for Parliament. Mr. Conyers is now in Wellington. .The origin of the fire is not known. The other offices burnt are the' Resident Engineer's and the but their books were in a strong room, and' were saved. May 17. A considerable deficiency in Webb's accounts with the building society has been discovered.

CHRISTCHURCH. May 15. During Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, 27,910 bags of grain were carried over the Christchurch section. The number of bags last night collected at the various stations amounted to 16,573.

The Central Committee of the Canterbury Liberal Reform Association will meet to-night to make final arrangements for the reception of Sir George Grey and a public meeting on Tuesday.

AUCKLAND. May 15. A skeleton has been discovered by a native in the vicinity of Huntley, Wai* kato. It is not known yet whether it is that of a native or a European. A memorial is being got up to Mr. A. A. Fantham, for his exertions in preventing the spread of pleuro-pneumonia in the Waikato district. May 17. Mr. Moss has written'a financial paper in one of the daily papers. He disclaims any party bias, and ascribes the origin of the present difficulty to Ministers prior

to the Grey Government 1 . He argues that the whole available revenue, including the land tax, will only be sufficient to* pay the permanent charges and leave a balance of L 265,000 for other of the Government, amounting to L 1,185,000, showing a deficit of L 820,000. L 150,000 may be reduced, leaving a deficit of L 670,000, which the repeal of the land tax will make L 768,000. He argues that taxation cannot be reduced. He advocates centralisation and return to Provincialism as a remedy. On board the Loch Dee, which arrived yesterday from London, one passenger committed suicide, and three fell overboard and were drowned.

TBVIAE.U. May 17. William Henry, a Waimate man of huge size and savage appearance, was fined two pounds by the Bench to-day for creating a disturbance in the South Canterbury Club, alarming the members, smashing a globe, and attempting to pitch the waiter down the staircase.

The men at Bruce's woodware factory are out on strike. They were offered work on, hall time with a reduction of two shillings per day in their wages, but declined the terms. KUMARA. May 16. Mr. Seddon, M.H.R., addressed a large meeting last night. He advocated the repeal of the property tax, the reimposition of the land tax, and the beer tax if necessary, and supported the abolition of local subsidies. He did not think the Opposition could form a Ministry if the present one was defeated. He would not follow Mr. Macandrew, because of his careless support of the District Railways Bill. He would follow no party blindly in future, but would give every vote as best for the district and the Colony. The present Government had dealt fairly with the West Coast, and were in details superior to their predecessors. A vote of confidence was unanimously passed.