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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2213, 6 February 1886, Page 2

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[United Pituss Association.] Wellington, February 5, William John Renner has cabled to the Government a letter in which he says that before his company can agree to take the reductions in cable charges between England and Australia lately proposed, he wants the colonies, which do not now do so, to contribute a subsidy, and thoso colonies which make a present contribution to extend the time so as it shall run for twenty years from the present, date, The New Zealand contributions would be about live thousand seven hundred pounds He says the reduction he would make between Englandand Australia wouldbe a less charge of iialf-a-crown per word on an ordinary messages jfourand four-pence on Government messages, and five shillings and threepence on press telegrams, He lias telegraphed to the same effect to Queensland, which is another colony that does not coutri'outo In the buOsidy. Nearly 400 cases of apples and pears were seized to-day as bring infected with tho codlin moth.

Auckland, this day. Captain Savory, of steamer Herald, reports that on Thursday, at 5 p.m., he passed what he thought to be a new Island, bearing S.W. by W., 12 miles from Motuepa, S. by E. 12 miles from Cape Maria Van Diemen lighthouse. He at first passed live miles from it, but after proceeding some distance he returned to within three miles of it. Night coming on lie was iifwid to go closer. It is 30ft high and 200 ft long. The general opinion after an inspection of Captain Savory's diagram is that.it is a large ship on its beam ends.

Samuel Oarlick has been committed for trial for receiving valuable securities, knowing them to be stolen. The police are searching the coast on Wangarci Heads for the bodies of Mrs Turnbull and her children who were drowned in the wrdek- of the " Fanny Kelly." (ireymouth, this day.

A boy named .William Evans, aged 16, was drowned in tho Bounnerton Grey river yesterday. He walked out of his depth; and was unable to swim. His body has lieen recovered. Christchurch, this day. The Hon. E. Richardson speaks at Rangiora on Tuesday evening next.