TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1552, 4 September 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Government is making enquiries as to the best means or! eradicating rabbits and small biro's pest. It is fctaled that the Hon. Captain Kenny, M.L.C., will accept the position of commissioner to enquire into the claims of old soldiers, and the first meeting of the Commission will be held at Wunganui on the 16th inst. An examination of the account* of the Foresters,at Weliington, shows that by the. departure to Kimberley of one of the Society's officers they have not suffered. It was alleged that the Society had lost heaviiy. * Michael Driscoll, employed at the harbor railway works', Westport, was killed by a falling tree The Auckland iron workers are protesting against the City Council importing increased pumping plant for the water works, holding that the work should be done in the local foundries, where work is scarce. The Government have received the following cable message from the AgentGeneral, relating to the Midland Railway: "Midland. First contract signed, twenty-five miles, Stillwater to Teremakau. First issue shares placed. Hoare leaves end September via San Francisco." The Mr Hoare alluded to is one of the direstors of the Midland Railway Company, and also a director of Lloyds, Barnet, and Bosanquet's Bank, London.

The Union Steamship Company have decided to forthwith put the Mararoa in <» he intercolonial trade to resume the weekly connection with Sydney and Auckland. The whole of the Melbourne steamers, instead of each alternate one as now, will proceed through to Sydney. Pending the Mararoa's return, the Hauroto will bo employed in the Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne trade, taking up the running on September 9tl). Her place in the Sydney trade, Cook Strait route, will be taken by the Tekapo leaving Danedin on the sixteenth in3t. There were only four iays in August on which rain did not fall in Dunedin. Eegulntiooß under the New Zealand Forest Act 1885 were gazetted on Thursday night. Clause 4 provides that all timber and other produce within any State forest may be disposed of either by auction, appraisement, or license to fell upon such terms as the Commission of State Forests shall prescribe, and all monies which shall be payable for such timber or other produce shall be paid in such manner as the Commission shall direct.-;'■■The remaining clauses are pena ! clauses providing for fines for infringement of the regulations. Out of 80 applicants, Professor Kirk on Thursday engaged 26 to go to Rangiriri (Auckland) Forest planting. Re cable subsidy and rates, a resolution was forwarded by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to thn Auckland Chamber. It was decided to leave the matter in the hands of Government, who are understood to be makiog other arrangements, which they are hopeful will eventuate in a reduction of rates. Wm. iNorton, a baker on board the Riroutaka, died of apoplexy on Thursday night. He had been suffering for several days. Another battery of six-pounders is expected shortly. Two guns will be supplied each to the Lyttelton, limaru, and Oamaru batteries. The Engineer-in-Chief loft Wellington on Thursday'to inspect the damage to the Oamaru breakwater in the late ga'es. The Evening Po3t says it is understood that Judge Gillies has applied for extended leave of absence on account of illhealth, and it is probable that District Judge Ward will be raised temporarily to the superior Bench to fill the vacancy. Ralph Kamsden, youngest son of the Manager of the Wellington Woollen factory, got his left arm into a machine known as the "scribbler" on Thursday morning, and had the sinews stiipped off*. He was taken to the hospital.