LATEST TELEGRAMS (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Correspomdent. LATEST FROM AUCKLAND.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 220, 17 September 1887, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Correspomdent.

LATEST FROM AUCKLAND.

I'IIE REPORTED GOLD FIND AT MAUNIiATATAUUI. Auckland, Last Night. Hamilton fc? mi til and party, who left ll.umlton for Miungatauian, beyond Cambridge, to pro>peet the eou itiy from where sonic specimens of gold bearing stone was sud to H:ivo been obtained by Ch.uk'S Hall and LJill O'Niel, returned to ll.umlu>n late last night with two bags of specimens winch look promising. There can be little doubt but that t.ic country is aurifcrioiis, and that this LinJ bids fair to turn out a success.

VVAIPA NOMINATION YESTERDAY Waiiw, Last Night. Major Jackson was piopos<'d by J. Wright of Tuakau, seconded by S3. Davis of Hamilton. Thomas Campbell pioposed by P. Fuller, seconded by Kulmond ; Teasdale proposed by S. Bteele, seconded by fe'coit ; I). Maxwelll proposed by Parr, seconded by Sheppan', There were 213 lor the Major, one for Maxwell, eight for Teasdale, one for Campbell.

LATEST FUOM THAMES. SERIOUS MINING- ACCIDENT. Tiiamei, L»ibt Night. Hugh Hamilton, aged 05, employed by the Moanatniri Or. M. Co, • has met with a serious accident. He was hoisting some timber by means of a crane on to a tramway over 20 feet high and inisseil his footing, and fell to the ground with considerable forco on his left side, breaking his wrist and one rib ; whilst he also sustained several nasty bruised lie is in a rather precarious state.

TAUKANG4 ELECTION, Taurang.v Last Night, A correspo'ident wires as follows ; " The electors in this district are now taking gi cat interest in the coming elections ; and the general feeling is in favor of Mr [{. Gill. Mr Gill has returned from Taupo and Uotorua where he has been well received and a strong committee in support of his return been formed. Mr Kelly has stated it is his intention to remain at Opotilu during the polling day, and it appeals lie hopes to get more votes at Opotiki than in Tauranga, although the news received from Opotiki states that Mr Gill will poll equally with Mr Kellv.

A NEW UANPIDxITK j Captain Kerr, a retire-) nuvai officer it is statue! is also going to stand for the electorate, and he holds a meeting tonight to explain his views to the electors, but it is generally thought that he lias appeared too Me in the field.