LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1300, 24 March 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PHKBB ASSOCIATION). CHRISTCHURCH, Yesterday Major Atkinson received a deputation from the City Council, asking for tho Pro- i vincial Government Buildings to be given to the city, which has few endowments. He promised the earnest attention of the Gov- I eminent. The Working Men’s Political Association ! also interviewed Major Atkinson re the nationalisation of land, colonial industries, free : immigration, eight hours labor on railways, etc., the abolition of the Upper House, and triennial Parliaments. Major Atkinson : pointed out that the national principle was being tested under the Act passed last session. He said the Government were anxious to foster local induntries, which w ere progressing everywhere ; free immigration was I not likely to be resumed ; eight hours was a fair day’s work ; he was in favor of an elective Upper House, but could not commit his , colleagues ; the Parliament should either sit for more or less than three years. A deputation of licensed dealers in arms i complained to Major /Atkinson of private per- 1 sons importing arms without a license, and so evading the restrictions of the law. Major Atkinson asked for a written statement, which would be attended to. AUCKLAND, March 22.

Weture, the Mokan chief who escorted Mr Hursthouse, arrived at Alexandra last night. He reports that under the pretext of going on to Mukau, he escaped from the party who stopped them. He says most of the party were stripped of their clothes while defending Messrs Hursth>>use and Newsham, whom them hid surrounded. His men, seeing ihe det.mniimtion of the attacking party, broke off their stirrup leathers and irons to defend themselves and the Europeans. Seeing the danger of bloodshed, etere called upon them to desist, when all left for the settlement, each prisoner being guarded. At pre sent the five men arc in different houses. Weterc has interviewed W-ihaiiui since at K pua, who is very indignant at the affair, and has sent out messengers in all directions in the local ty to assemble torelcaso them, or ] accompany them through Mr Bryce having : put the responsibility on him. At least 200 | natives will start from Kopua for To Wira with this object. DUNEDIN, March 22. .McNeil & Burke’s brewery at North East Valley was burned down this morning. The building was insured in the South British for £7OO, WELLINGTON, Yesterday. The Waitcngft hotel and stable® in Waira* ; rapa were destroyed l»y fire. The following are the insurances :—National, £500; Vic- ; toria, £2OO ; North British and Mercantile, I £200; C ilonial, £2on j Liverpool, London, 1 and Globe, £2OO t tmalj £1,300.