TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 20 December 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER press association.) ] WELLINGTON. December 18. The Government have received a telegram re the sale of the Waimate Plains. The sections in the township of Manaia and all the Manaia suburban land sold. The highest prices were—Section 13, block 15, Manaia town, LB6 ; section 72, Manaia suburbs, LJ9 gsperagre. All the Qpunftke town and suburbap geptions were sold. The highest price in Opunake town was for section 11, block 32, LBl. It is understood that the Government do not intend to fill up the vacancy in the Civil Service vacated by Mr. Maginnity, Secretary of Telegraphs, but that the duties of that office will be placed on Dr. Lemon and Mr. Gray (Secretary of the Postal Department). A re-arrangement will subsequently ttike pla9e ip the manage? ment of the postal and Telegraph Departments, together with some change of official designation of the chief officers, rendered necessary by the amalgamation of the two departments into one, that Pr, Lemon, who is the senior officer, shall be entitled Superintendent, and Mr, Gray Secretary of the Postal and Telegraphic Departments of New Zealand. Telegrams received by the Government relative to the Parihaka meeting state that Te Whiti and Tohu, while condemning tjie action of the Government in selling land on the Waimate plains and the survey of Parihaka Block, urge their foU lowers to continue their course of patient forbearance and abstinence from all violence. December 20. A large boarding-house, known as York House, had a narrow escape from destruction this morning at 4.30. The fire was discovered in an unoccupied bedroom, but extinguished before it got a firm hold of the building. DUNEDIN. December 19. The man killed at Mosgiel, by a blast on Friday, was named Luke, The prisoner Edw#rds, who gallantly rescued the girl from drowning at Port Chalmers, has been pardoned, AUCKLAND. December 18. The Auckland Society of Arts will offer prizes for competition throughout the. Colony. A Maori named Ihaka, under sentence in gaol, has died from bronchitis. A female Evangelist has arrived, and will preach to-morrow. Mr. Proctor's lectures are largely attended. Garrard, the labor agitator, held a meeting last night, but was unsuccessful. Jle was youghly handled by a rival workr ing-jnen'p champion,

B. N. Gaflahd) ft Settler of Cambridge, . "was cotnolitied for'trial on a charge of sheep stealing. He was admitted to bail. December 20. Mr. Stuart, of Timaru, will ,be appointed English master of the Auckland Grammar School, if he can produce satisfactory testimonials from 1870 to 1878. Intelligence received by the Auckland Stud Company states that Sir Hercules Robinson has bought seven choice mares in England for stud purposes from Lord Falmouth's Middle Park stud, five being ia foal to crack sires. A boy, on Saturday, picked up a dynamite cap,- and endeavored, to prick it out with a steel instrument, when it exploded, shattering his hand. The Wesleyan Conference will meet at Nelson on the 21st of January. The discovery of an auriferous reef is reported near the Waiwera Springs, and I a ton of stone has been sent to the Thames for test. An inquest into the. fire at Coromandel. ended in a verdict of accidental fire, caused by children playing with matches. NEW PLYMOUTH. December 18. At the Parihaka meeting there was only a small attendance of natives. Te Whiti's speech was. of no political significance, and so far as can be learnt no allusion was made to the Te Ngamu murder. The meeting was of short duration, and the few natives who had visited Parihaka soon dispersed. Only one or two Europeans were present. Mr. Blackett proceeded to Cape Egmont to-day for the purpose of inspecting the work of the erection of a lighthouse. NELSON. December 18. Mr. A. S. Collins addressed the suburban electors at Richmond last night. There was a full attendance. He said he would not pledge himself to support any men, but spoke in favor of the present Ministry, deprecating the conduct of Sir G. Grey's Government. He advocated retrenchment, but said the ten per cent, reduction all round was but a bungling attempt to do right. He spoke warmly in favor of the Royal Commissions. There was much applause during the speech, and a vote of thanks was accorded. December 20. The Supreme Court opened to-day. Judge Johnston commented, on the lightness of the calendar. Charles Williams, for stealing a watch, and Frederick Nelson, for a similar offence, were sentenced to seven months' imprisonment, making in each case twelve months altogether, as they had been five months awaiting trial. A grand juryman named Eraser, who was detained by important business, was fined L 5. The Caledonian sports privileges realised L 242, BLENHEIM. December 19. The case of Griffiths v. Johnston, for libel, which has occupied two days, terminated last night. The jury retired shortly after three o'clock and returned at 6.i5 when the foreman stated they could not agree, and asked for refreshments. The Chief Justice granted the request, and ordered them back at midnight ; still disagreeing, they were discharged. HOKITIKA. December 19. Several ratepayers petitioned the Resident Magistrate to upset the late mayoral election through a supplementary Burgess Roll being prepared and used at the election. The case was heard and decided at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday in favor of the petitioners, the Magistrate stating the allegations of the petition to have been sustained, and declaring the election void. A fresh election is to take place. GREYMOUTH. December 18. The rptupns from the top plates of the Golden Fleece Extended Co., Reefton, for the week is 251 ozs. of amalgam from 138 tons stone. The number four level still carries three feet of a lode. December 19. The big blast of 3000 pounds of powder was fired yesterday evening, and was completely successful. About ten or twelve thousand tons of stone were brought down. No damage was done tq property.