BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1027, 6 December 1872, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

(FKOM OUR OWJf CORRESPONDENTS.) GREYMOUTH. Dec. 5. The county nominations to-day were Smith, Lahuian, Kennedy, Cooper and Fox. For Paroa, James Hami ton was returned unopposed. LAWRENCE. Dec. 5. The Mining Conference has assembled. All day yesterday was spent in discussing the Goldfieids Bill. Mr Water-house telegraphed that he would be glad to receive and entertain suggestions. NAPIER. >'>•' Michael Buckley, miising seaman, not yet discovered. iS r o search lias been made. The Luna was asked to search but refused. General indignation at the neglect. o LATE TELEGRAMS. NELSON'. Mr Joseph Shephard has thrown uo the Treasurership of Nelson in disgust at the lack of public appreciation of his services in the Assembly, and in his seat in the Provincial Executive. An influential meeting has been held to promote the extension of the railway from Foxhill to the West Coast. A committee was appointed to collect data. Mr Ligntfoot has been recently sent to make a flying survey of the country towards the Lyell, and to report as to the practicability of a road being constructed on the eastern side of the Buller river. WELLINGTON. A new departmental order has been issued that no credit will be given for telegrams. They must be paid for ou delivery. The p.s. Luna has arrived with Mr M'Lean and suit. The dispute among the natives at Waiapu has been satisfactorily seitled, and several other important matters have been arranged. The result of the tour has been very satisfactory. The Government have received a communication from the Victorian Government enclosing copies of correspondence with the other colonies regarding the Postal Conference. The correspondence reveals a very acrimonious feeling between Victoria and New South Wales about the position assumed by the former, and it is now suggested that the Conference should be held at Hobart Town, in order that the discussion may be on neutral ground. The Victorian Government state that they will not be party to any contract for a service from Galle unless the terminus be Melbourne, but will give loyal consideration to proposals for other mail services, in which other colonies have a direct interest. This is supposed to hear favorably upon the New Zealand contract via San Francisco. New South Wales objects to Hobart Town as a seat for the Conference, but South Australia, Tasmania, aud Victoria are agreeable. The consent of New Zealand is asked. AUCKLAND. Diddams, city rate collector, has been found dead in the Mechanics Hall, with his throat cut. It is believed his accounts are wrong. He has been drinking heavily of late. Later Fiji news has Jbeen received, stating that five of the Green Harp swindlers had left for Samoa, and one for Sydney. They offered large sums to be conveyed to San Francisco. DUNEDIN. The miners in the Nassby and Dun-

stan districts are suffering severely from tlio long continuing drought. Water is scarcely obtainable at any p.rico.

At a fire at Dry bread diggings, 25 miles from Clyde, two well-known local racers, Coquette and Merry Lass, were burnt in their stalls. They were valued at £3OO, aud were uninsured.

The Dunedin races commenced on tho 2nd, and were well attended, though it raiued heavily throughout the day. The results were : —Hurdle Race won by Nigger, easily beating Saladin, Medora and Pilgrim. Maiden Plate—May Morn. Haudicap—Wild Bov, 1; Miss King, 2.

The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce has resolved to call tho attention of the city members to the necessity of Government supplying better shipping information, and to urge the Government to constitute a ±farbor Board.

Mr Horace Bastings has joined the Otago Executive as Secretary of Land and Goldfields.