LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 804, 25 April 1871, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(per greville's telegraji company, reuter's agents). Taranaki, April 20, Via Patea, April 22. Keeling, land agent, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour for converting £2OO worth of debentures to his own use. Chilman, Collector of Customs, has received two years' leave of absence. He proceeds to England by the first boat to arrange for. the formation of an Iron-Sand Company.

Dunedix, April 22. The Emulous lost a man overboard on Tuesday last. The " Star" is authorised to announce it doubtful whether the contractors will take advantage o.f the clause enabling them to go on to Sydney. They are permitted to make one trip, and it will probably be on the second trip to New Zealand that a boat will proceed to Sydney.

The contract time has been extended from 57G hours to GOO hours, out of which the boats may remain 4S hours at Honolulu. The Pacific Company offered to undertake the service, but were too late. Timarf, April 23. Trooper Kennedy was despatched yesterday morning to search for the remains of the men supposed to have fallen overboard, while quarrelling, from the Ottawa's boat, on the 14th instant. Two miles north of Timaru be picked up part of the" backbone of a man with the thighs and one leg bono with tbe boot attached. The boot has been identified as having belonged to the seaman Webb. The bones are perfectly denuded of flesh. The search was continued to-day but nothing further has been discovered. Hoeitika, April 24. A fatal accident occurred at the Greenstone yesterday. A large boulder gave way, killing one miner, George Taylor, instantaneously, and breaking the leg of a miner, named Sandy Stewart, which has been since amputated. Mr W. S. Eeid, of the firm of Button and Eeid, has been appointed First law Officer of the Crown. He will leave for Wellington shortly. The Honorable Mr and Mrs Sewell arrived by coach yesterday from Christchurch.