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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 264, 13 September 1879, Page 2

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(PHl! PRESS AGEXOY. WELLINGTON. Friday. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report under dale London, Sept 9:—The wool market is unchanged, Up to date 180,000 bales have been sold. Wheat: The foreign arrivals have been lie:ivy. The French crop is deficient. Adelaide is worth 19s per quarter.; New Zealand 495. Tallow is in g<-od demand. Stocks of all sorts are 11,000 casks. Mutton, 355; beef, 32s per cwt, Leather nnrkct firm Best sides, 7kl. On Wednesday a vessel was seen noith of Jackson's Head drifting with her s*i \ partly set. Thought possibly to be the Laurie, schooner, abandoned a few days ago in the Straits. The little steamer Torea has gone in search for the direlect. The Australia, with the inward London mails of August 14, left San Francisco on Ist Sept., her contract date; and the City of Now York, with the outward Now Zealand mails of August 19th, arrived at San Francisco on Sept 9th, two days in advance of contract time. The Colliugwood election resulted, as follows: —Gibbs, 145; Huddlestono. 131; Armstrong, 12. The stabbing case at theKaiwarra election yesterday was adjourned. The Premier arrived this morning, The volunteai'3 turned out to receive Colonel Pearce, on his return from England. The Jane Douglas has returned from her search after the schooner Laurel, without seeing any sign of her. DUNEDIN. Friday, The evidence of Hall, proprietor of the City Bye Works, and a servant girl to-day gave a mysterious air to the origin ot the fire. They swear positively when they saw the fire (and they were the first to do so) the flame was confined to a room on the sec; nd floor. A man fully dressod was attempting to put it out, There was a sudden subsidence of flame, and the man disappeared. Immediately afterwards the flames burst out all over that floor. None of the inmates in the building know anything of the circumstances above narratud. The inquest on the bodies is still, proceeding. Nothing fresh has come to light. The City Surveyor is strongly of opinion that all the bodies are recovered, The nomination of immigrants for the current month number 122 souls, equal to

112 statute adults, only 60 per coat, of the number received for several months past WESTPORT. Friday. Henry's supporters are endeavoring to upset Fisher's election. They now raise the question of disqualification on tlio ground that Fisher holds a' place of emolument under the Government, but such is said not to be the case, he having ho appointment, although he receives the rents for the Native Reserve Commissioner, for which ho receives a commis-

AUCKLAND. Thursday. A man named Colesen mis arrested tonight, on a charge of stealing a gold watch and jewellery, GRAHAMSTOWK Thursday. For the Municipal election, Messrs Osborne and Bowden were returned. A young lady named Jervis, daughter of H, M. Jervis, Esq,, J. P., had the tips of of her fingers blown off, through carelessly examining a dynamite cap. The Maori runanga at Ohinemtiri has closed its examination of the witnesses in the shooting case, and will take to-morrow to sum up and discuss tficir decision. The sub-inspector in charge is present, with a warrant to arrest as soon as the decision of the chiefs is made known : but it is supposed he will be at a loss to know what to do, if the decision is averse to surrender the men to justice. He has communicated with the Native Minister for instructions. INYERGARGILL. Thursday. At the meeting of the Town Council tonight, in reply to a question as to whether there had been any truth in the report which had got sbroad, that an attempt had been made during Sir George Grey's visit to ring tho fire bell, the Mayor stated that he could not be responsible for what the newspapers said, but the facts were, they knowing there was to be a public meeting, at the theatre, he had communicated with the police, and a man was stationed at the tower, tho fire brigade having also two men there. There was nothing political in this—it was only a precautionary measure. A proposal is being considered by the Oreti Board, as to merging with the Wallace and Southland counties. DUNEDIN. Thursday. At a meeting of the Otago University to-day, the Rev Dr Stuart was elected Chancellor, vice the Hon S. Chapman who declined to stand again. Mr Justice

Williams was elected Yico-Ohancell or i place of Dr Stuart,

At a meeting of the Dunedin Jockej Club last night, the disqualification o Albert Lyford was removed. Mr \V,

Hawkins, accountant was committed for trial this morning on a charge of embezzling the funds of the Union Permanent Building Society.

At the office of the Harbor Board today, a working model of Messrs Havrorth and Aloe's patent silt elevator for reclamation purposes was exhibited. It is a beautifully constructed one, on the scale of Hindi to the foot, and is intended to

raise silt from a punt previously filled by the dredge to a height Of about thirty feet, and to discharge into a hopper connected with'the horizoutally-moving set of buckets, which, travelling along an aerial railway, conveys and deposits the silt wherever necessary. At the Education Board, Mr Fulton tendered his resignation of the office of Chairman, he having been elected a member of the House of Representatives. It was decided that the resignation be not be accepted, but that leave of absence during the session of Parliament be granted to Mr Fulton, A report, altering the rates of salary and bonuses to school teachers, was adopted, At the Harbor Board meeting to-day; on its being reported that accounts for £10,252 had been passed for payment, a discussion arose as to the financial position of the Board. Eventually it was decided to instruct the finance committee to bring up a report on the Board's financial condition. The following memo from the Engineer was read :—" The soundings of the cut channel, through part of the sandbanks, taken yesterday and to-day, are shown on the longitudinal section in the Board-room. Upon inspection, it will be apparent that the channel is silting up rapidly. I cannot but reiterate my former advice as to the absolute necessity of carrying on the half-tide wall, concurrently with dredging operations."