LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 1771, 25 July 1873, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

1 Auckland, July 24. Arrived. — Wellington. Sailed. — Phoebe, and Lady Bird. Tattbanga, July 24. The yield of wheat this harvest is expected to be double that of last year. ■Wexi/Dtgtoit, July 24. The New Zealand Gazette contains a proclamation of the following bonuses for Colonial Industries : — lron : £5000 for the first 1000 tons of pig iron produced of a marketable quality ; no bonus for less than 100 tons. Notice of the intention to claim the bonus must be lodged before the end of the year, and the bonus must be claimed before the end of June 1875. Where there are two claimants, the first producer will be entitled to seven-tenths, and the second to three-tenths. Sugar : a bonus of £2000 for the production of 250 tons, manufactured in the Colony from beetroot. The dates for giving notice and claiming bonus are the same as for the iron. Fish : a bonus of 4s per hundredweight of fish, dry or pickled, exported from the Colony. The claimant is to produce account sales, and the exporter to enter into a bond not to reland the fish in the Colony. The bonus will be payable on exportations between August 1872 and November 1879. The total Customs revenue of the Colony for the quarter ended 30th June was £231,262, being £29,000 over the corresponding quarter of 1872. The total for the year ending 30th June is £855,813. The total gold export for the quarter ended 30th June was 95,639 ozs, of the value of £379,563. The Independent to-day says that the Government intend to propose a measure which will absolutely fix the right of the Provinces to borrow, without the necessity of Parliamentary legislation, each Province being allowed to borrow money upon its own credit and upon specific security, the Colony not being liable for interest or sinking fund of the debt. Wangantti, July 24. The schooner Meteor, from Dunedin, went ashore on the south spit last night, and is likely to become a total wreck. Her car^o, which consisted of flour and grain, can be landed, but will be badly damaged. The pilot signalled her to go to sea, but the schooner stood on. Hokitika, July 24. The County authorities have been served with a writ at the suit of the Hokitika and Grey mouth Tramway Company for a breach of regulations under which the Company commenced operations. Dunedin, July 24. The Council has decided to set aside 30,000 acres of land for settlement under the deferred payments system. Mr J. L. Gillies has been returned as member for Waikouaiti in the House of Eepresentatives by a majority of 60 over \ Mr Pratt, the local candidate. A warm discussion took place in the Council to-day in reference to Hospital management, and some important disclosures were made.

We are indebted to a Dunedin contemporary for the following intelligence, which reached Auckland by the Phoebe from Sydney. Sydney, July 14th. The revenue for the past half-year exceeds the corresponding period of 1872 by £100,000. Mr Chisholm, a merchant, has become insolvent, with liabilities to the amount of £50,000. He has been committed to take his trial for fraud. Melbottbne. A barmaid named Ann Flynn, being disappointed iv a love affair, attempted to commit suicide. She is, however, recovering. The dead body of a female child was discovered, and the mother has been arrested for infanticide. A man was found hanging from a tree in the Sandhurst district. There was 16s in the pockets of the deceased. The Cape News states that large parties are being organised for gold prospecting purposes. A most disgraceful scene occurred at a meeting held by a Spiritualistic medium. Hennessy's case brandy is at 29s 9d ; maize is dull ; breadstuff's are unchanged. Adelaide. The Coorong has arrived with 500 ozs. of gold from Port Darwin. A steady

How of minors is expected. Splendid alluvial di^in^s have been discovered in die Northern Territory. Wlipnt.i.-i oasy, at 6* ; flour is dull, at from £13 153 to £i 4 10& " «;, London, July llth. The Duke of Edinburgh has been formally betrothed to the Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of the Czar. lv Spain, the Carlists were surprised by Republican troops under General Caltrinet, and 1000 insurrectionists were killed and captured. The London wool sales opened yesterday, and the number ot bales submitted was about 7000. There was a large attendance of home and foreign buyers. From the first, the bidding was active. An advance of a penny to twopence ia firmly established by the latest quotations. Metals show a reduction in price. Pig iron ia quoted at 112s, and copper at £90. Arrived. — Agnes Koae, from Sydney j Atrato, 8.8., from Melbourne. The Bank rate of discount has been reduced to 5 per cent. A New Zealand Fibre Company, with capital of £10,000, has been started for the purpose of establishing a Colonial factory.