LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1245, 12 January 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per united press association]. WELLINGTON, This day. The complete returns of the Revenue of the Colony have not yet been audited, but it is probable that they will appear in the Supplementary Gazette this week. The stamp revenue for the quarter is £108,047. In December 1805 persons arrived i» New Zealand; and 710 took their departure. Advices have been received from London of the departure of the following vessels for • New Zealand: —9th Nov. Firth of Forth, for Canterbury, with a German family; 22nd Nov., Brahmin, for Auckland, with six immigrants; 25th Nov., Bevan, for Otago, with only immigrants ; and on the 26th Nov., the Opawa sailed for Canterbury with only two or three immigrants. The ship Crusader has been laid on in the place of the Halcione, and she was to leave for Lyttelton on 13th Dec., with about 350 souls ; of this number 110 are single women. Vessels have been engaged for voyages both to Auckland and Wellington, to sail on 24th and 25th inst.; and it is expected that each vessel will carry 250 immigrants. The immigrants for Hawke’s Bay will embark in an Auckland ship, and those for Nelson, Marlborough and Westland, by that which comes here. Arrangements are also being completed for the despatch of ships from the Clyde; one for Otago, and the other for Lytttelon. The former was to sail yesterday, and the latter about the end of the month. It is estimated that fully 1500 immigrants for the Colony will leave during December and January. A large number of single women are making application to come to New Zealand. The whole of the immigrants are referred to as being most desirable colonists. Heavy rain set in to-day, and it is much welcomed by the farmers, whose crops were suffering severely from the continuous draught. An accident of a serious nature occurred at Kaiwarra this morning. The victim being a man named Casey. It appears that the unfortunate fellow was working on the railway contract near the magazine, and was struck on the head by a boulder, which became detached from the recent land slip. The stone, which was about 201bs in weight, penetrated his scalp and seriously injured the brain. Casey was removed to the Hospital where he now lies. Little hopes are entertained as to his recovery. A handsome silver salver has been presented by the passengers of the ship Lady Joeoelyn to the mate, Mr Boorman, the chief officer who took charge of the vessel after the death of Captain Jenkins, as a token of their respect and esteem of him as commander. The Tambour Major Opera Company concluded a successful season last night. They proceed South to-night. The payment of the Property Tax through out the Colony amounts to £60,000. The tax is not due until the 25th inst. WANGANUI, This Day. Tawhiao arrived here yesterday morning. A great tangi is being held at Putikl pah, at which about 400 Natives are present. DUNEDIN, This Day. In Massey's case Mr Stout prosecutes, and Mr Fitchett defends. Mr and Mrs Massey have been charged jointly with stealing Waterworks debentures. Mr Stout opened the ease at great length. He said a number of Waterworks bonds were prepared in duplicate for exchange, and handed to Mr Massey, who was then Town Clerk, and who retained them. After Mr Massey left the Corporation employ the books referring to the Waterworks debentures could not be found, and when he was written to he replied that he had kept no books. After his arrest this book was found at his house. The duplicate bonds were sold by Mrs Massey in Melbourne, and to show that her husband was aware of her action counsel read memoranda of sale, the results taken from i Massey’s pocket-book, found on him when arrested. The case for the prosecution was this :—Massey obtained the bonds ready for exchange; that he left the Town Clerk’s office without delivering them up to Mr Gibson, and that these bonds, which were intended for exchange, were afterwards sold in Melbourne by Mrs. Massey with his knowledge, and that he reaped the reward of her sale. The case is exciting great interest here.

A fourth candidate is announced for the Peninsula, in the person of Mr James Wells. Great interest has been evoked in the contest by Bishop Moran coming out. He addresses the electors to-morrow.

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At a meeting of Christchurch shareholders in the Southern Cross Petroleum Comr pany last evening, it was resolved to cooperate with the Napier shareholders in shifting the head-quarters from Gisborne to either Christchurch or Napier. Archibald Forbes will dme with the members of the Press on Saturday night. INVERCARGILL, This Day. Last evening, at a banquet in honor of Sir Julius Vogel, a large company assembled. The Mayor presided, and proposed the health of Sir Julius Vogel, who in response, acknowledged with much cordiality and feeling the compliment paid to him. He dwelt on the introduction of Government Insurance and the reasons that he had in initiating it. He also gave a sketch of his several loan negotiations, and referred to the fact that on that very day a loan for £1,000,000 would be put in the London market, and expressing confidence that it would be successful. The Inscription Stock Act aud its beneficial consequences were then en larged on. Sir Julius, with much animation insisted on the necessity for further immigration and declared his conviction that the increase in value of property in Otago and Southland alone through public works and in immigration would equal the colonial debt. He assured the audience that only the inroads upon his health were caused by his exertions in the public service. It had led to his leaving the Colony and accepting the Agent-Generalship. NAPIER, This day. The long outstanding dispute between Sheehan, ns trustee for the late Karaitiana and Douglas McLean, son of the late Sir Donald, concerning the Natarawa Blocks, was settled this morning. The difference between the amount offered for the purchase of

the land, anil which was demanded was £lOOO Mr Sheehan proposed, and Mr McLean agreed, that this sum should be given to the Napier and Waipukurau Hospitals, £5OO each, for the endowment and maintenance of the Maori Ward, to be called the McLean and Karaitiana Ward. PATEA, Thta D»y. William Dale; recently manager of the Patea Permanent Building Society, charged at the R.M. Court yesterday; the instance of the Directors, with The actual offence was altering the pass-book, to make it appear, that £271 15a was in hand, whereas toe correct amount was £lll 15. He was committed for trial to the next sittings of the -Supreme Court, New Plymouth, bail being allowed, himaelf for £5OO, and two sureties of £250.