THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3207, 30 May 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1879.

A LA.KGE number of men are engaged tiiking tailings off the beach, under the supervision of Mr Brown, who pays to the-Harbor Board and the Moanatairi Company a monthly sum for the right to do so. These tailings will require stacking for at least two years before they are in a condition for treatment, so that a large' amount of capital will hare to be expended by Mr Brown before he will be able to get a return from it. It is eatimated that ithere is, £100^000 worth of gold; on the foreshore, but there is great difficulty in extracting it; ■•• i

Me John Beown has given a prize of £5 to the Thames Scottish Battalion, It will be competed for at an early date.

: Monday next being Whit-Monday and a Bank holiday, the Bank of New Zealand, National Bank, and Union Bank of Australia notify through our advertising columns that their respective establishments will be closed on that day. We believe this is the first time that WhitMonday has been observed as a Bank holiday-in New Zealand, although such has long been the case in the old country. It is notknown if the other Bank doing businessihere intends closing.

: Fob 1 the Native lands in the Bay of Plenty, for which Messrs Warbrick and Young are negotiating on behalf of the Government, the terms are nearly arranged, and before long avery large area will be added to'that owned by the County. Some of the blocks will be very valuable, the quality of the soil being superior..

At Coromandel yesterday, at a meeting of the Highway Trustees, a rate of one shilling in the pound was struck, payable on June the Ist.

By.telegram from Wellington we learn that the wish of Sir George Grey to have an early meeting of Parliament is likely to be agreed to, for it is reported Parliament wilt meet on Friday, the ll.th of July next, for the despatch of business, and that an official announcement of the fact will be made in a few days.

Fbom Tauranga we learn the Natives are greatly excited about the case against Mr R. Graham to be heard in Auckland to-day, and think the matter should have been investigated at Tauranga.

A special wire to the Star says Yakoob Khan is to get a subsidy of £55,620.

Fomt youths wore yesterday convicted of larceny at Chrislchuroh, and, receiving bad characters from the police, one was sentenced to a month and eighteen lashes at the commencement and .the end of the sentence, and another to 24 hours and 24 lashes with the cat. Two were seat to the Industrial School.

.A fibm of iron founders in Canterbury have sent a letter to the Lyttelton Harbor Board complaining of work being sent out of the country that could be done as well and cheaply iv it.

It'is intended to call for tenders for the construction of the new graving dock at Lyttelton, in the principal cities of the colonies.

The s.s. Hero arrived at six o'clock from Sydney and Melbourne. She brought 30 passengers and 650 tons of .cargo.: • ■; ' ;/. v -■■' <..''.;.'J.'y;

A meeting of the Eureka and Clones Goldmining Company was convened for yesterday, ia Auckland, but it lapsed for want of a quorum.

Geeat uncertainty seems to exist ac to the date the Governor will leave Wellington. The Post says His Excellency and Lady Robinson will leave for Auckland by the s.s. Hinemoa at the end of the week, when the Hinemoa returns from Taranaki. . . ,

' Messes J. W. Melton and T. Walker have been nominated as candidates for the office of Councillor of the Borough of Parnell. :;;;•; :.■ ■■ ;';-.. •:■: Ji-.V' 1

The flag directed by the, Governor's proclamation to be carried by all vessels belonging to or permanently in the service of the Government of Victoria, has been approved by the Admiralty,"; and; will appear in the Admiralty Flag Book— viz., five white star*, representing the constellation of the Southern Cross, surmounted by an Imperial crown. ; ,

The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, of Christchurch, have resolved to apply to the Government for a grant to enable them fto purchase ,50 acrei of land on which to erect a benevolent asylum for the aged and infirm, also for a grant of £2000 towards defraying the cost of the necessary buildings.

JBt telegram from Dunedin we learn that the question: of employing Chinese labour on public works will probably be dealt with by the Vincent County Council at their next meeting. From the Order Paper, it appears that Colonel Clough is to move that the introduction of Chinese labor upon the County works is to be discouraged, and with this object, that it be an instruction to.the County Engineer to insert a clause in all County specifications prohibiting Chinese labour contractors.

There is considerable excitement about the number of public-houses in Hokitika. The action of the Licensing Court will be narrowly scrutinised. It is believed there will be a slight reduction, but not to the extent warranted by the circumstances.

Father Hennebeuy, who has completed his apostolic mission in New Zealand, proceeds to Queensland, where he will make a mission tour of a character similar to that which has resulted so successfully in this colony.

Lokd Napieb, of Magdalai in the House of Lords, has expressed the opinionl that it is a disgrace to the state of things: existing before the Afghan war had been allowed to continue so long. A war with Afghanistan had long been inevitable, and he held that our bouudary, ought to bo beyond the mountains inhabited by those tribes who had been backed by Afghanistan. The battle of India, whenever it might have to be fought, ought to be fought outside, not inside those barriers ;'. andif we held the districts of Jellalabad; and Kandahar, we should, thereby, post-! pone the day when the frontiers of the two great European ' Powers which divided Asia should be brought together.

The manager of the Tokatea, Coromandel, reports the battery has been constantly going for the past nine days upon . stuff taken out from the old jstopes, with tjie same result'as crushing for the previous fortnight. Several of the tributers are pbtaining gold. Hornibrook's party lodged last week 321bs of specimens, and have had a, good haul this week.; Majury's tribute obtained 421bs specimens on Friday last. Both tributes are bring-: ing put general stuff showing gold. Bannsrman and party will put .through, sqme stuff next week from the All ; Nations leader.—Star. ..;.•.