TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 243, 30 January 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

TAUPO. January 21. Yesterday a flock of sheep passed through here for Tauranga. Captain Morris will send another two thousand to-day for Mr. Alley, of Hikutaia, Thames. WELLINGTON. January 21. The General Government, it is reported here, have offered to Major Palmer, of the Royal Engineers, the position of Inspector of Surveys throughout the colony, and that Major Palmer has signified his acceptance of the appointment; the object of the Government being that he shall assist them in the introduction of a general system of surveys throughout the colony. As showing the favor in which the trans-I’acific mail line is held, 3893 letters and 2790 newspapers were forwarded by the Wellington; while the Suez route, per Taranaki only carried 696 letters and 377 newspapers.

January 23. The new yacht Xariffa, which was built to go to Auckland and beat all there, and of which photographs have been sent up, turns out to be an expensive failure. She cost not less than £400; but, though a beautiful looking boat, has so many bad points that she is not likely ever to distinguish herself unless great alterations are made in her. Considerable speculation is indulged in as to the meaning of the visit of the Government revenue cutter, Ringleader, here. It is suspected that the Customs arc being defrauded seriously in some unknown way, and that she is required to detect it. A beautiful day for the regatta and continuation of the Caledonian sports. There was a good attendance at each. The Wellington Rowing Club won everything they went in for. Their new boat, the Transit —a four-oared rowing boat—won the senior and junior races. A man-of-war crew from the Rosario won the whale-boat race. The yacht race was not finished but is almost a certain gift for tlie Fisherman’s boat Garibaldi against Red Jacket and the new yacht Xariffa. NAPIER. January 23. A gathering of natives was lately held near Te Auto, at which were present Mr. Sheehan, Mr. H. R. Russell and the leading native chiefs. Tlie object of the meeting was to consider the advisability of establishing a colonial Maori journal buying the Hawke's Bay Times plant, and resuscitating that paper as an English and Maori paper, the Waka Maori not satisfying the wants of the natives who think differently to the Native Department.

At the sale of the town ship of Woodville in tlie seventy mile bush by the Provincial Government, sections realised extraordinary prices, but auction sales of Napier town lands show a decline iu value. KAIAPOI. January 23. The polling for the election of a member for the Kaiapoi district caused great excitement; both candidates worked very hard. The result of the poll is as follows :— Bowen, 294; Beswick, 192 ; majority for Bowen, 102. There was never so much interest taken iu any election here before. ALEXANDRA. January 23. King Tawhiao’s sister, Sophia, died at Kuiti on Thursday. A great number of natives have assembled there.