LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 381, 11 December 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Agency.) WELLINGTON. December 10. The New.Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has received the following telegram, dated London, December 7th: —Greasy wool is unchanged; combing', washed, and cross-bred, 'firm ; scoured, firmer. Up to date 100,000 bales sold. Sale will close on the 14th instant.—Wheat market fiat ; foreign arrivals heavy ; Adelaide is worth 50s per quarter; New Zealand, 44s. —There is fair trade demand for fallow; mutton 37s fid, beef 355. Leather market easier: best sides 9d. The Chronicle is informed that Government do not contemplate holding the next session of Parliament at Christchurch. No vote having been taken, they decline to take the responsibility of the expenditure upon their own shoulders. It also says it is rumored that Government intend taking active measures to prevent the influx of Chinese into the colony, and it.is probable Government will bring in a Bill , next session imposing a poll-tax upon them of £2O per head, Mr Stout, who goes South to-day to address his constituents, will very probably make Some statement in reference to the matter.

AUCKLAND. December 10.

The brigantine Meg Merrilies arrived at 6 o’clock last evening from The Islands. Considerable excitement was caused when it became known that Captain Moller, well known in Auckland, had been murdered several weeks ago, and that McArthur and Co.’s trader (Thomas Reynolds) was arrested charged with the crime. The circumstances are alleged to be as follows —The morning after the brigantine airived at Butavalleva, they began taking in copra for McArthur and Co. The captain and Reynolds could not agree. Capt, Moller went ashore for the purpose of bringing off trade. Reynolds was walking about the shore with a gun loaded with shot. The captain was about to take off a cask of beef, when Reynolds said, “If you touch that you are a dead man.” Then he fired at Captain Moller, the shot taking effect in the left arm. The vessel proceeded to Ebon, in the Marshall Group, to find a doctor. Next morning the captain was taken ashore to the American Mission, where he expired in great agony. Reynolds was arrested .after the shooting by Messrs Breven, Disney, and Grant, and brought to Auckland, wheie he was handed over to the police. He Will be charged at the Police Court to-morrow. On the arrival of the vessel, M oiler’s wife was ignorant of his death. She ; met the vessel in the stream, when there was a~ harrowing scene.

rhe. Rev Father Henneberry has closed his mission. He collected £l,lOO for Church purposes.

The mail steamer Australia has arrived with the outward mails for San Francisoo, after a passage of four days eight hours.

TELEGRAMS FROM THE HON.: J

SHEEHAN. On the Patea Deputation waiting on the Hon; Mr Sheehan on Thursday last, telegraphic replies were promised oh several items. The following refers to the Gaol:—

Wanganui, December 9. Sherwood, Esq., Patea. Following copy of telegram received by me yesterday, shows present position of Gaol question:—“ Police Department is arranging to put a Police Station arid Lock-up at Patea, on Block 37, as suggested by Captain ’Wray. I understand there would be room for a Gaol on same block. There never were plans or estimates. R. G. Fountain.”— Will enquire into the matter further when I get to Wellington, John Sheehan.

Mr J, Nicholson waited on Mr Sheehan as to the. erection of a wharf at Patea Heads for the Boiling Down Company. In reply, the following telegram has been sent to that gentleman, an exact copy having also,been forwarded to Mr Sherwood: — Wanganui, December 9. Sherwood, Esq., Chairman Harbor Board, Patea. I am directed by the Hon. Native Minister to forward, for your information, the following telegram;—“ Wellington, 6th December. To Hon. Native Minister. lie application Patea Boiling.Dovvn Company, the Solicitor-General states there is power under Marine Act of 1877 to grant permission to erect wharves (see section 6). A Hko lo in n<v,v Harbor Act, which comes into force Ist Januarynext. The permission is given by an Order-in-Council. Mr Reid is, however, of opinion that all facts should be carefully enquired into through the Marine Department, lest any rights should inadvertently be created. —H. T. Clarke.” T. W. Lewis.