TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 242, 27 January 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

Latest from Ohinemuri. — 120 Men Prospecting. GRAHAMSTOWN. January 22. The Advertiser pigeon express from Ohinemuri says that Mr. Mackay is engaged laying off the boundaries of goldfields and townships, accompanied by some of the native owners. The main road is to be in a straight line from Thorpe’s Bridge, and through the Paroea township. The principal landing is expected to be at Thorpe’s. All the tents are erected and finished, and the site is a very pretty one. There are about 120 diggers on the ground engaged in prospecting. But nothing of any importance has been discovered yet. The Old Whau are cleaning up to-day, and crush specimens to-morrow. They expect about 800 oz. of gold. A pigeon express to the Advertiser says that forty men are camped at Paroa. There is not much faith in the existence of alluvial gold, but the prospects of reef gold in the creek is said to be better than the Thames was.

Reef gold has been found by Mr. Kidmore, of the Red, White, and Blue Company, who speaks well of the creek, and supplies the Advertiser with particulars o'f a reliable nature. He says the country is very rough and difficult to prospect, and thinks that Ohinemuri will never be a poor man’s diggings. The reefs will require capital to dovelope them. He does not believe that alluvial gold will be found in payable quantities. ALEXANDRA. January 21. Sophia, Tawhiao’s sister, who has been ill for some time past, is reported to be dying. She is a woman of great influence at Kuiti. The natives are busy harvesting, and crops are turning out well. DRURY. January 21. Mr. Ogilvie, a settler at Pukekolie, has been arrested on a charge of sheep stealing from Mr. Scott’s farm. About fifty sheep had been missing from time to time, and two bearing Mr. Scott’s brand were found on Mr. Ogilvie's farm. It is said ho had previously denied all knowledge of them. He was brought up at Papakura Court yesterday and remanded, bail allowed. WELLINGTON. January 22. Colonel Fielding accompanied by Mr. Halcombe proceeded to-day by coach to the Manawatu block. A person just down from that part says, that all the arrivals are pretty generally employed, but what with the low rate they are paid for their work, they just manage to scrape out an existence, but are not very likely to ever become independent freeholders. The arrangements of the company are considered by the immigrants and people in the surrounding districts, to be not only illiberal but very oppressive and calculated to end in a good deal of misery to the unfortunate immigrants. DUNEDIN. The Presbyterian Synod is drawing to a close. Yesterday, by 20 to 8, resolutions were carried in favor of union with the Northern Church. The Union Committee could not recommend concurrence in the Northern Church’s proposition to give parties an appeal in case of discipline and doctrine, and suggested that for the first five years right of appeal in such cases should be withheld. The motion to send suggestions to the’ Presbyteries for consideration was met by an amendment by the Rev. Mr. Bannerman to the effect that there was no immediate call for union. He said that union meant the introduction of instrumental music into churches here by many ministers, but admitted that this was only a question of time. A clerical supporter of the amendment termed instrumental music in church a •‘Ritualistic practice.”