TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1305, 12 June 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

DUNEDDST.

June 11.

A meeting of publicans and brewers was held to-day, to consider the beer tax a,iid II ~1 w Licensing Act. It was attended by aoiiufc sixty persons. Iu the first place the brewers were asked to note definitely their intention with regard to the beer tax. All the brewers present said they could not pay. the tax, and if it was imposed they would charge it to the publicans. A long discussion ensued as to the inability of the publicans to submit to this, and a decision was ultimately arrived at that two delegates be appointed by the brewers and two by the publicans to proceed to Wellington, and if necessary to work in conjunction with other associations to secure a repeal of the tax. It was proposed til?vt the tax be reduced to threepence, but this was opposed by a large majority as admitting the principle of excise, CHRISTCHURCH. June 12. Mr. Robert Wilkin, merchant, Christchurch, has received advices that two valuable. Clydesdale stallions have been purchased for him in Scotland, at a high figure. They are named Luck's All and Chancellor. "The former has won LGOO in prizes, and was the champion horse at the Highland Society's Show in 1879. ' NEW PLYMOUTH, June 12. The Collector of Customs and Inspector Bulleu proceeded to Waitara last night and made a seizure of the Hannah Mokau on behalf of the Government, Te Whiti has ingeniously turned the road-making and telegraph-erection into a fulfilment of his prophecy that the Governor would come to him. -He tells the Tiatives that the wire is being brought to Parihaka so that they can talk with the Governor, and therefore tlie Governor was coming to him as he prophesied years ag°KELSON. June 12. An accident occurred on the railway last night. As tlie train due at 6.15, after leaving Wakefield, was nearing the road crossing, the driver saw three horses withiu the railway fence. These bolted to get over the cattle stops, and the first one jumped them, but the second fell into the stop T s apd rolled oyer on the rails, while the third went on top of the second. Though the engine was reversed, it had still much speed on, and one of the horses was nearly cut in two and thrown on the roadway. The second had his legs taken off. As the Richmond train referred to had to pass another train going down to Foxhill, which was filled with Volunteers, the Richmond passengers had to alight, while the train on to the points to admit of" shunting j but'just at the Richmond points the up-train came along, and the two engines collided. Very little damage was, however, done. . . TIMARU. June 11. Stewart Doig and Jolin Scott were found, not guilty of horse stealing, and were discharged, June 12.

The Supreme Court to-day is taken up with the Waimate arson case, in which Clark ta saddler), his wife (a milliner). Hayes (a farmer), and Thompson (in Clark's employ), are all charged with setting fire to a shop on January last. The case is likely to be a long one. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday passed a resolution recommending the abolition of the property tax, and that taxes on tea and sugar and school rates be imposed instead. It was estimated that a house tax-for education of LI per house, and os per head school fee, would produce liIIO.OOO nett revenue. The Committee favor' of a land tax, which was sturdily supported by the Mayor and other members, but eventually it was resolved that neither lar>d nor property tax were advisable ftt present.