Telegraphic.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3169, 2 April 1889, Page 2

Telegraphic.

' The Labor Trouble. Westpobt, Tuesday. ' ■ The town is in' a. state. of excitement this morniug. The labor union are preparing to Bhip away the forty men who arrived for Messrß Wilkie's contract. All the men employed in the quarries came up. to-day to assist hi trying to get the men to goto work. Measra Willrie, the contractors, were several times hooted, and thereismuohexcitod argument,but nothing further, A Eiderless Horse. New Plvmooth, Tuesday. John Elliott, who came in from Mokau on Sunday reports coming across a piebald horse with a saddle and bridle and tether rope attached to-the saddle, It was without a rider and close to the mouth of the Mokau river. It has been ascertained that a young man named Verry, who was expected at the Awakino flax mill had not turned up, and it is surmised in trying to cross the river he had been swept from his horso and drowned, Enquiries are being made.

RemovalNew Plymouth, Tuesday, The Chief Survejor, Mr Thomas Humphries, has received notice of his removal to Auckland where he will take charge. He has been connected with the Survey Department of this district for thirty-two years! • Mining. Hokitika, April 1. The Greenaton's Sluioiug Company, formed at the beginning of the year, have had their first washing, which yielded 760z of gold, valued at £290. The local shareholders are greatly pleased at suoh a satisfactory result, and anticipate very large yiolds when they get in proper order, As [soon as the large dam is completed they will have CO Government heads of water for sluicing. Lincoln College. CniiisTOHURCH, April 1.

The Canterbury College of Governors to-day referred the report of the Agricultural School Commission to the Agricultural School Committee to consider and report, One of the members of the Board, Mr J, T, Peacock, read a letter from an old Canterbury settler, now resident in the United States, who said that the Agricultural colleges he had seen there were far inferior to that at Lincoln, and that the students got no actual practical experience of agriculture in them, Stock Report. Greyjioutii, April 1. The cattle market was dull. Wanganui beel averaged 16s, local 17s per owt; sheep, best Wauganui 18s 6d; Canterbury 10s (3d; full supply but all sold, In fat p ! gs the market was well supplied, but prices wore high; host porkers 89s, stores 275, The CrottersDunedin, April 1. Some time ago a deputation waited on Mr Downie Stewart, M.H.R., as to tho introduction of Highland Crofters, and he communicated with the Government. He has received a reply from the Government, pointing out that as Government refused to sanction the nomination systom of immigration' the Government could only give the crofters such facilities as are presented by the Land Act relative to special settlements. The Government would be glad to have the crofters settle in tho Colony, but do not think they possess such special qualifications for settlers as would justify tho Government in propounding a special scheme for their settlement, especially when the effortß made to induce them to como had only resulted in failure.

Disturbance. Greymoutu, April 2, ' Inspoctor Emerson leaves at midnight for Westport with two policemen, in view of a probable disturbance at Cape Foulwind betweeii the unionist and non-unionist laborers, of whom another baton has boon landed. ' By-and-By. Wellington, Tuesday. At the annual meeting of the Manawatu llailway Company this morning the Chairman said he hoped the Company would be in a position next year to pay a small dividend, The retiring director?, Messrs Izard and Plimmer, were re-eleotcd. The working profit for for the year was £35,162 as compared with £20,095 for the previous year.