TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 433, 10 February 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Dunedin Dailies. ) Auckland, February 5. G. W. liinney reports : — Flour, £13 to £13 10s. ; wheat, ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. ; oats, new 4s. 6d., old sa. ; bran, £7 ; pollard, £7 10a. ; butter, lOd. • cheese, 9d. ; hams and bacon r scarce at Is. 3d. Mr. Bockland reports : -Inferior cattle, 235. to 255. ; fat cattle, 255. to 283, per 1001 b .; sheep, 3d. per lb. ; lambs, 12s. to 15s. ;

Sales: South British, £2 10s. 66\ Buyers : Bank of New Zealand, £18 6s. ; Beach, ss. 6d. Sellers : National Bank, £3 10a. ; Colonial Bank, LI to LI 65., paid up ; Fiji, L 2 19a. ; National Insurance, LI 7s.

An increasing number of scabby sheep is giving great concern. Twenty thousand diseased sheep are held by the East Coast natives.

A meeting of compositors is called for tomorrow to consider the action of the ■g Star " inintroducing female compositor* into their office.

Several parcels of new wheat (good samples) were disposed of at ss.' which is the standard rate. Flour has been reduced L 2 per ton this week, to meet the' Adelaide importations, and the consequent decrease in the value of the newseason's. The stock of Southern . flour has not been so small for some time, Ll2 10s. to Ll3 10s. being the quotations. Fifty tons of Californian were sold at Ll2 LOs. Provincial oats are indifferent in quality this season : cheese, bare ; also hams and bacon. Potatoes, L 5 per ton. „■ Trade is fairly active. Ohinemuri news is sfill conflicting, and most unreliable. February Bth. A large number of Australian miner? for the Ohinemuri were passengers ppi Wonga Wonga and Hero. The " Sydney Empire " states that the Imperial Government have given H.M, Pearl to the New Zealand Government for a training ship, and that ahe will be stationed at Wellingtoff. - *--- Itor. and Mrs. George Darrell arrived per Hero. . <' GHBlstc&tffcaH, February 5; Market quotations deliverable in Chri»tr, , church ;— Wheat, 3s. to Jfe: 6d. per bushel ; oats, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 9d. ; barley, 4s, to 4s, 3d. ; flour, LlO to LlO 10s, per

ton ; bran, L 6 ; pollard, L 6 ; sharps, L 6 10s. j butter, 9d. per lb. ; cheese 6d. ; hams and bacon, Is. to Is. 2d. Several large shipments of cheese have arrived from; ■ the West Coast and Melbourne during the' week.

£4520.

' ' • ■ February 6. Rosa Brogden, who met with a buggy accident at 'i'emuka Hill, died yesterday of concussion' of the brain. The City Council is not likely to agree to the cabmen's proposal to submit the question of the scale fares to arbitration. It has been decided to celebrate the anniversary of St. Patrick's Day by a dinner instead of a monster pic-nic. Jobn Anderson, proprietor of the Canterbury foundary, one of the oldest settlers, .and an ex- Mayor, being about to proceed to England, it has been decided to give him a dinner and testimonial. 'Wellington, February 6, On the representation of the Warden of the Gaol, the Superintendent has given instructions to make considerable additions to it. The Customs revenue for the week was £4520. Mr. Krull, the German Consul, who is going home for a short time, will be entertained at dinner by the German residents. The Wellington Rifle Association telegraphed a few days ago to the Thames, challenging ten men of the Otago Volunteers iff a friendly match at rifle shooting on th& return from' the Colonial Prize Firing. The challenge was accepted ; ranges 400, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each range. The Rifle Association's team are Capt. Crowe, Lieut. Thomson, Sergt. Turner, Lieut. Scott, Corpora) Nairn, E. Harp, Sergt. Jones, JSalinger, Lieut. Prouse, Sergt. M'llride* * w 3- Roxorua,' February 6. Mr. Mitchell, Land Purchase Agentj^ with Captain Mair, have just returnea from the Rangitaki country, where they have acquired five extensive blocks of forest and open lands for the Government, of over £300,000 acres. 4* The meeting which was held at Galatea was a very large and important one, and passed off very successfully. Mr. Mitchell leaves for Taupo immediately. The Natives are expecting Sir Donald M'Lean at Tauranga early. j €tßa.hamston, February 6th. C F. for the second time, has cut down Rae's store. Mr. M'Kay had Mitchell arrested. After some time f a reconciliation took place", and Mitchell was released on promising to repair damages. An order has been received here for fifteen Armed Constabulary Co proceed to Ohinemuri. The men going are those who have been employed at firing as representatives. It is supposed that the reason of their proceeding to Ohinemuri is a report that the miners were about to deal directly with the Natives. A meeting to consider this was to be held to-day, but as Mr. Mackay is on the ground it is confidently expected that no action will be taken by the miners inimical to good order and the procedure decided upon by Government. Alexandra, February 6. The Native Minister and Suite left here for Hamilton at noon." The Natives are returning.

Napiek, February 6. The total sales at the ram fair amounted to over ten thousand pounds. Routledge, Kennedy, and Co's sales amounted to £5000 ; Mr. R. Miller's to £4000 ; and there were a few other transactions. The Pretty Jane, loading grass seed at Big River, got on a sand bank. The pilot in charge, though the anchor was down, gave orders to steam ahead, and the vessel overran her anchor, which knocked a hole in her bottom. She sauk, but the passengers are all right. The vessel and cargo are partially insured. Hokitika, February 6. Superintendent Bonar- opened- tho third session of the Provincial Council yesterday. He Btated that the land revenue had fallen short of £700, but as one-third of the General Government's special, grant was still available, the total liabilities for the past year were only £2000. • During the year £18,000 had been spent on public works, against £10,000 in the previous year. He referred to the promising prospects of the Jackson's Bay settlement, and regreted that no practical benefit to Westknd had resulted from the General system of immigration. On the Provincial question, he said his firm conviction was that the time had come when the system of double Government should cease. So long as the present Provincial system continued, so long would the weaker subdivisions of the Colony continue to suffer. Blenheim. February Bth. The Rev. Charles Clarke preached in the Wesleyan Church, yesterday, The congregation included members of other churches. The place was crowded, and A<i discourse impressive. The lecture tolight will be rushed. Lytxblton, .February Bth. The Bakaia arrived yesterday, 81 days out from Plymouth, with 363 immigrants and 19 saloon passengers. She has been placed in quarantine. Eleven deaths of children and 55 cases of measles and eight of scarlatina occurred on the voyage. There are two cases now on board.