LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 438, 18 January 1890, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(By Electric Telegraph) (from our own correspondent). LATEST FROM AUCKLAND. THAT PBOPERIY-TAX. AUCKLAND, Last Night. A meeting of property owners, to protest against Hie Property Tax,- held in the Insurance Buildings to-day was well attended ; and a resolution was adopted condemning the Tax. A committee, consisting of Messrs Hall, Rees, Laisliley, Reid, and C. Williamson was appointed to arrange for a larger meeting. THE PUIIIPUHI SILVER FIND. VERY ENCOURAGING REPORTS. INSPECTOR GORDON TO VISIT PUIIIPUHI AND REPORT. Considerable interest and no little excitement was occasioned “on Change ” to-day by the promising reports from the Puliipuhi silver mines, and by tlie exhibition of a number of specimens showing native silver very freely th.oughout the stone. Mr H. A. Gordon.lnspector of Mines, leaves to-morrow for Auckland, and will visit the locality where the silver was alleged to be found, and report to Government on the advisability of granting mineral leases in Puhinuhi Forest. DEPARTURE OF MR TLIOS. MORRIN FOR QUEENSLAND. Mr Thomas Morrin leaves for Sydney in the Te Anau next Tuesday, from which city he proceeds to Queensland ; taking over with him Hereford cattle for disposal.

PRODUCE MARKET. The produce market shows little change in general local produce quo tations for the past week in farm produce. Eggs have risen from 8d to 101 dozen wholesale, while butter remains at 771, s*l, and 3d to 4<l. In the flour market local bran has risen from L 3 5s to L 3 10s ; sharps, from L 3 to L 8 10s. SHAREMARICET. Bank New Zealand, buyers L 5 7s 61 (old), sellers L 5 10s (old) ; Colonial Bank, 42s 9-1 ; New Zealand lnsura ice, buyers G 59 ; South British Insurance, buyers 34s ; National Insurance, buyers 16s 61; Auckland Gas, LIO ss, 1 uyers, LlO ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, business *lone 67s 6d, buyers S7s, sellers 69s ; New Zealand Shipping, buyers 62s ; Northern Steam Company, buyers 4s 6J ; Cambria, buyers 2a 91, sellers 3s ; Saxon, se.llcjs 5s 6 1 ; N‘ j w Prince I iiperial, business dene 3s 41 ; Mannkao, sellers Is G I ; Crown, sellers 4s ; Royal Oak, sellers 8s 61, Try Fluke,

business done 4s 7*l. sellers 4s 7d. RETURN OF THE PREMIER. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Sir 11. Atkinson returned this morning. lie appears to b? much improved in health. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. The exports of the Colony for the venr ended 31st December, 1880, were Lo,l 31.373, an increase of Ll ,364.0 18 on previous year; the impoits for same period were L 6.297.097, being: an increase of L 355,197 on previous year. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. The Alameda, with the mails left San Francisco at 6 a.m., Wednesday, 15th inst,, four days late according to time table. The postal authorities have received no information as to the cause of delay, but think no doubt it was occasioned by the accident to the train at Nebraska. CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES. Christchurch, January 17. At the wool sales to-day about 6,500 bales were submitted. Prices were as follows : Merino clothing, 8d ;o 9£d ; combing, to 9£d; half-bred, 9 I to lid; fine half-bred, 1 quality. Several large clips were withdrawn for shipment.

THE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. Dunedin, January 17. Taylor, of Auckland, maintains his position for Championship.,