TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 273, 19 May 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. May 13. The City of Melbourne proceeds to San Francisco at noon to-morrow. Among the passengers are Sir George Arney, Mr. Seymour, Superintendent of Marlborough, Captain Petherbridge, and several old Auckland settlers. A large meeting was held last night to promote the revival of mid-day prayer meetings. Ministers of all denominations took partin the proceedings. In reply to a question in the Provincial Council to-day, the Executive stated that Sir George Grey considered the police should be handed over to the Provincial Government, but if the Council was still favorable to their retention by the General Government, he would reconsider the matter.

May 15. Hugh Hart Lusk has petitioned the Superintendent for redress re damages by Siddons, saying that he suffers loss in fulfilling his duties as a public officer. He puts the case strongly, and claims that the money be repaid by the Council. The Superintendent sent petition to Council, last night, in a message winch ordered that it be considered on Tuesday-(yester-day). The canvassing 'that is going on amongst members will not, unlikely, be successful. The correspondence laid before Council shows that Lusk, formerly Provincial Secretary of this province, has been cast in damages and costs to the extent of £44 3s, in an action brought against him, in the District Court, to account for acts done in his capacity as a public officer. The Superintendent after considering the circumstances of the case, believes that Mr. Lusk had a difficult and unusual duty imposed upon him, and that he performed it well. The Superintendent submits that when public servants perforin, honorably, and well, duties of an unusual character, involving serious personal, and pecuniary liabilities, they ought, as far as possible, to be protected from loss, arising from the very exceptional circumstances in which they are placed, and recommends the case to the consideration of the Council.

May 17. The Provincial Council recommend the appropriation of £lOOO for the benefit of the late Superintendent’s widow. Beader Wood made financial statement on the 14th inst. Income for half year ending 30th June, 1875, £17,550, expenditure (estimated) £16,752. For half year ending 31st December next, income was estimated at £25,800; expenditure, 34,295 ; but how the deficit was to be met he did not know. The Education system was a financial failure. Mr. Wood said it would be necessary for the General Government to make some provision for carrying on the government of the province, as the above would compel an alteration in the relations subsisting between them and the council. WELLINGTON. May 13. The cable arrangement for guarantee by the Government of New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand terminated a fortnight ago. A telegram to that effect was received from Siemans in London. Mr. Audley Coote is a passenger per San Francisco mail to make fresh arrangements in London. In Sydney the Government is favorable, but is negotiating for better terms. The cable will be taken from Botany Bay to Cape Farewell, in Cook’s Straits. Mr. Coote is also arranging for a cable of 700 miles from Cape Moreton to New Caledonia with the French Government. May 17. Parliament is prorogued to 30th June. Mr, Vogel was to have left London last Friday, if his medical advisers permitted him to do so. NAPIER. May 17. A report has been received from Wellington to the effect that the Supreme Court sittings at Napier have been postponed until the 10th June; also that the Heretaunga case will not come on for hearing this sitting. The abstract of receipts and expenditure for the province to 31st March is published. The balance to credit at the Bank amounts to £35,182 2s 9d.

The sisters Duvalli will appear in Napier on the 24th instant. Beef is at a high figure, and it is expected to rise still higher in price. Under new Insurance Tariff, rates on detached buildings and small blocks, are altered, if anything, in favor of insured. Large blocks average rise 5s to 10s per cent. Uniform rate of 90s struck for large blocks in Hastings street and Shakespeare road. A memorial is in course of signature to M’Lean asking him to use his effort to get the bridge over the harbor at the Spit constructed by the Provincial Government. May 18. Clive election resulted as followsBennett 39, Buchanan 17, Orr 13. State of poll at Waimarama not known yet, but it cannot affect result. The Duvalli troupe are passengers by Rangatira, which left Wellington yesterday. Borlase, thejate Mayor of Wellington is dead. A branch of the Colonial Bank opened in Napier to-day. The Rangatira will leave for Gisborne to-morrow evening. Next week the Manawatu takes the place of the Rangatira and will not go to Poverty Bay. Opotiki schooner sails for Poverty Bay on Thursday. A large barque is in the Bay, supposed to be the John Norman from Glasgow 122 days out. WAIROA. May 18. The cricket match, married v. single, was won by the latter, single, 58; married, 41. TAURANGA. Mav 17. M’Lean promises to give confiscated lands back to the Ara was, or else equivalent. &