TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1292, 28 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

|pfj | I ' i - Si" F' m* it 3s membe/foi Grey wUl / niov6 the address' in reply' -His Excellency s speech in the HdUse of Representatives. •• " May 28. p'olock/i>y. the Goven^rinrperspn.. affendance of memihers wafr vfery smalfiil" In the W; Fox was | DUNEDIN. May 27.

- - At the request of a deputation the Mkyor promised to call a public meeting to' discuss the Property Tax.

CHRISTCHURCH. 1 May 28. !The Canterbury Philosophical Institute celebrated its 16th anniversary last night by a conversazione and exhibition of Articles illustrative of the constructive art, at the Provincial Buildings. • The Mandeville and Rangiora Drainage. Commission Bat at Rangiora yesterday, ahd heard a large amount of evidence respecting the .present systenjroftdrainage .there. ~ ' f~

J .The,- Acclimatisation... Society, have resolved" to ask the Gdverhmeiht "to legislate for presenting the use of nets, which would interfere with the salmon re-enter-ihg rivers.' ; '•<' I Tl^ J Woi%iptilturHr their ahnual meeting last night. The - report was very satisfactory. ; The toweU ? anto r Sumrfer yielded 440 gallons of oil. ; At the R.M tp ,Court. this. morning '} Wicked" Mark's,'fruiterer, was fihed i ss : for selling on Sundays. , The Mayor is'"receiving towards the establishment of a soup kitchen, and a public meeting will be called on Monday to establish one.

AUCKLAND. '. t ■ May 27. At the Waste Lands Board, sl letter was read from Mr. Higgins, asking the Board to assist him in utilising the machine he had invented for finding kauri gum. - Mr. Tonks was apprehensive that the invention would have a demoralising effect'on gum diggers. At present they only made a rise at rare and when : such an event did occur they invariably went in for a lengthened spree, but if this unerring machine was" to assist them, half of them would be in ; their graves in a few weeks. After a short-discussion, it was agreed that the Board could do nothing in the matter. - ' ~ r :