LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 262, 11 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(PER PRESS AGENCY. WELLINGTON. Wednesday. The Post says if Sir George Crey gets in for Christeliuroli, Feldwick is to be rewarded for his two defeats by being made ono of the Government nominees for the Thames, If that fails he is to be put in the Upper House, where also, it is said, Ingles will be placed, The last of the railway material and plant will be out of the Hyderabad in another week, Joseph Farrell, who was working oil the Wellington-Foxtail BaihYay, incautiously went to examine a blast which seemed rather long in going off, when lie was badly hurt by a shower of stones being thrown out; his arm being broken in five places. The Government will grant Moore, the prospector, a similar sum to that granted by the Corporation, and efforts will be made to raise a fund by public subscription in order to get the Wairarapa ranges tested. Some hitch has occurred at Christeliuroli, as the result of the election is not through yet for anybody, In the R.M Court this morning a man named Nixon, for wife beating, -was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and on his release to be bound ovor to keep the peace for twelve months, himself in £IOO and two sureties of £SO each, Levin, recently returned for the City, intends giving a banquet to his principal supporters on Saturday next, AUCKLAND. Wednesday. In the Supreme Court to-day the case of R, Graham v. D. A, Tole was heard in Banco. This was an appeal from a decision in the Police Court by two Justices on an information under Section 165 of " The Land Act, 1877," and the provisions of the Native Land Purchase Act. The information charged appellant with being unlawfully in occupation of lands in the Rotorua district for purchase or acquisition on Which money had been previously advanced by Government and a notification ]o that effect gazetted.

Judge Gillies, after reviewing several points raised by the appellant, said the, Act did not render persons unlawfully occupying native notified lands subject to the penalties to which unauthorised occupation of Crown lands was subject. If the Legislature intended to re-enact [the Native Land Purchase Ordinance, more definite language ought to have been used. The appeal was allowed and the conviction in the Court below quashed. Costs were granted. City East election—Mr 671; Mr Clarke, 3G3—subject to revision. The returns from the Bay of Islands make John Lcindon's election almost certain. He is a Greyite. Rewi is reported to be much annoyed because he was unable, through his late accident, to record his vote for Major Te Wiicoro. WAIPA. Wednesday, Whitakcr, after the returns were in from six polling places, led by 90. His return is considered certain. NAPIER, Wednesday. Ormond is elected for Olive. He ran Shcehan well in his strongholds—Hastings and Waipukarau. At Waipa his majority was large, and decided the election. NEW PLYMOUTH. Tuesday. The Ngatiawa held a meeting yesterday and agreed not to vote at the New Plymouth election, One hundred and fifty passed through town en route toParihaka to-day, taking a present of mutton-birds toTeWhiti. CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. Mr Neilson, a well known sporting man, was assaulted on Saturday, at tho Rolleston Station, by Mr Brown, a surveyor. The latter was fined £lO at the Police Court yesterday, for a breach of the railway regulations, A man named Murphy was fined 20s for disturbing n Mormon congregation 011 Sunday evening. DUNEDIN. Tuesday. Agues Sturgeon, a servant girl in the employ of Burton Brothers, fell from the balcony of her employers' buildings yesterday, a distance of some twenty feet. She was so severely injured that it was deemed necessary to convey her to the Hospital, She is progressing as favorably as can be expected.