TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1507, 2 November 1886, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Collector of Customs has revived instructions to refund the duty charged on the helmots of the fcewton Rifles. Other corps are entitled to refunds by the decision. Mr O'Meagher has been retained for the defence of CafErey by the stamen of the port, Messrs Henderson and Spragg, on behalf of the owners of the Sovereign of the Seas, had an interview with.Caffrey on Friday nt the gaol. The Government revenue schooner has arrived from a cruise, aod is to be dismantled and laid up. The Auckland City Council i 8 reducing its libor staff with a vie* to retrenchment.

In the Supreme Court, New Plymouth, Thos. G. Hollywood was found guilty of torse-stea'ing at Okiwa, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Tbos. De Norval wag acquitted. In the other case against the accused, the Crown Prosecutor entered a nolle prosequi. Mr Wright, mining surveyor, has recently returned to Nelson from a visit to the Owen reefs, and gives a very favorable account. Large quantities of quartz have been proved, and the prospects are very good. A company is being formed in Nelson to provide crushing machinery, and the field is likely to be thoroughly opened up this summer. Seven declarations of insolvency were filed last week, in Dunedin. The estates are all small.

At Greymouth the Mawhera is high and dry about thirty yards above the north whII. About 175 tons of cargo for Greymouth was landed and placed in the Cu.stoms shed. Over 50 tons for flokitika is still on board. The vessel is considerably hogged, the cabin floors and deck bulging up in the middle. Thi« is the effects of her resting for some time with her midships upon a hillock of shingle while her bow and ftern were working free. It is therefore not thought probable that Bhe will be launched again, as her condition is sure to bpcome worse. The passengers were landed dry Bhod. The insurances on the Mawhera amount to £12,000. It'ia authoitatirely announced that the Stark Purchase Commissioners will not take the evidence of Sir Julius Vogel, or anyone else, inWel'ington. The enquiry is definitely closed, and the commissioners are now preparing a report, which is to be presented by the 80th November. The Mayor of Auckland presented the Rugby Union prizes, also the bror-z* medals of the Humane Society, to C»ptnio Leman, of the ship Waitangi, for saving the life of the third mate and steward in Napier Harbor. The quarterly meeting of the United Hospitals and Charitable Aid Board Executive, Auckland, have reported that the contributions unpaid by the local bodies Bmount to £1270 9a 9d. When these are all paid and the Government sobsidy upon them received, there will be a dtScit of about £ll7O. Government have received from Auckland a larger number of applications for village settlements than they are able to grant. The applications are mostly for sections in the Hokiang* district. The breakfast to newspaper runners and street boys at Chris'cburch on Sunday morning in connection with the proposed boys' brigade was largely attended, over 100 I oys being present. The Painter Bros, again attempted to beat Duncan's record fur a bicycle ride to Huruoui and back on Satuid'iy, but failed, being an hour longer than he was. The house of McAllister, who did not join the Kaitargata strikers, was burned down on Saturday morning. It was iosured for £l2O. A pubic meeting is to be held at Dunedin next week to float a protection association. The Kaitangata Coal Company have now about sixty hands at work, and more start on Monday.