CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2231, 27 February 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

(BY IiLKOTOO TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT)

Reuter's Telegram,

Melbourne, February 26.

The Board of Enquiry appointed 1 to investigate into the circumstance attendant upon the recent mishap to the Waihora, completely exonerated .the Captain and officers of tho vessel from blame. The Board farther- recommends that a survey be at once taken of the place where the Waihora struck. Sydney, February 26. Sir Patrick Jennings has accomplished the task of forming a Cabinet, The following is the official list of the now Ministry:—Premier, and Colonial Treasurer, Sir Patrick Jennings; Colonial Secretary, MrDibbs; Minister of Justice, Mr Garvon; Secretary of Lands, Mr Copelaud; Minister of Public Instruction, Mrßenwick; Secretary of Publio Works, Mr Lynej Secretary of Mines, Mr Fletcher; Postmaster-General, Mr Sutton ; Attorney-General, Mr Want. Sydney, February 25. To-day's market prices show a decline in all descriptions of grain, New Zealand wheat realised 3s fid per bushel, twopence less than last week; N.Z. oats one penny lower, 2s 4d ; maize, 561bs, 3s,' a decline of sixpence. The sugar market remains Bteady. London, February 25, The market rajo of discount has advanced to If, and is now § below bank rate,

N.Z, Securities—Colonial produce remains at last quotations. Hides, dull and slow of sale with a downward tendency. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day shows the total reserve of notes and bullion to be £15,300,000, being an increase of £400,000 during the week, The proportion of reserve to liabilities remains at 49 per cent. -

Adelaide, February 26. {p, (sfi|is,e([i|ei}oy' J of''tho' pegularifcies wlliohlijivebeeii discovered in the die-* posal of the funds of the Commercial "Bank of South Australia, the manager of the Bank has been suspended, and will be delivered up to the police,

London, February 26. In the House of Commons to-day a Bill was introduced and read the first time dealing with the question of rents and fixity of tenure of Highland Crofters. Several of the morning journals, that the Queen'sEriictqn will in'tervineni the dh'orde'oase Crawford v'Crawfbrd'an'd »,' •-••'''■•'■ "'' ■ :,; '- " ' "