TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1538, 11 January 1887, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Information lifcß been received of a fresh outburst of the little known hot springs at Great Barrier Island. Antonio Zala, the prospector, has turned up all well. He had been prospecting on the dividing line between Canterbury and Westland. The Bank of New Zealand's monthly purchases at Hokitika,including Christinas gold, are 4911 ounces, valued at £19,644. On Friday afternoon at Christchurch, a deputation of unemployed interviewed Sir Robert Stout, who promised to see if work could be found for deserving men, but said that nothing would be done for those who had wasted their earnings in drink. He cotußidered it was not the function of the General Government to find work for the unemployed, as that should be done by local bodies. A writ for £SOO damages has been issued by Mr C. Storey, postmaster at Whangarei (Auckland) against Mr N. Thompson, an auctioneer, of the same place, for libel. The cause of the action is contained in a communication made by Thompson to the Government charging Storey, as telegraphist, with certain misdemeanors. A Government inquiry was held touching the charges, and Storey was acquitted of them by the department, Reporting on the gold find at Marton, Dr Hector Hays :—'' The sample is grey and black sand with about 50 flaky specs' of alluvial beach gold weighing about .7 of a grain. If this is the result of a shovelful of wash, it would give less than Id wt per ton. It is probably derived from an old raised beach at base of the post-terti«ry formation that forms the superficial stratum at Marton. If foimd on the open beach it would not be considered at all a rich prospect." The officers of the Native Department who are retiring, so far as yet settled, are Judges Williams and O'Brien, of the Native Land Court, who "retire on pension, and Judge Brookfield, who retires on compensation ; Mr Wilkinson, native agent in Waikato, and Mr Vicars, clerk in the Native Uffice, both of whom retire on compensation. Judges Williams and O'Brien retired on pensions some time ago, but were temporarily recalled to full pay and active service. A great fire has been raging since Thursday evening in Awaroa swamp near Kainkoe, Auckland. Everything being so dry serious results are apprehended. There are some 4000 acres over which the fire haR a'ready gone and is Btill going on. A good deal of fencing is burnt. A boy named Breerly died at Newmarket (Auckland), on Friday from the kick of a horse. He was playing cricket on Tuesday, when the horse approached the wicket, and while driving it away Breerly was kicked ou the head, sustaining concussion of the brain. A large number of Maoris passed through New Plymouth on Saturday morning oh the way to Parihaka, where they expect to see Te Whiti. The total number of claims received by the Land Claims Commission was 1630. The proportion reported on favorably will not be large. In a supplementary Gazette issued on Saturday, the appointment is notified of I Mr Alexau'lor Mackay, of Wellington,' as Commissioner under the Native Lands Administration: Act of last session, for the Middle Island District, including Stewart and Chatham Islands. Some excitement has been caused in the Hokitika district by an afhlktion casa. The defend-wt was a recently-dismissed country school teacher, and the plaintiff a pupil. The information was thrown out, the'cabe being held not proved. Five infoimations for perjury have been laid, two on behalf of. defendant,'and three on behalf of plaintiff. The Australian Miners Association have forwarded a second donation of £2OO to the Kaitangata miners. Ai Christcliurch the jury in Goodwin's case (penury) was locked up rtli'lMday night and d '(in" S iturday aibn - ing without.' agreeing, A uew trial will' ißke place. ' A case was he'-rd at Mnagiel oh. Si'turday resulting from a fracas which took pace alt'-r 'he meeting ot the Mosgiel Birouuh Council . Councillor Murdoch complained' uf Councillor McKenzie monopolising time, . wheu McKenz'i6 retorted by U'llibg him not to effurvesce, which tt-rm appeared to rouse the other. A rou«h-Hnil-iumble fiffht flnsueH, in which lost a porfiou of his beard. A fine of £1 was imposed on Murdoch with £2 13s 6d costs.