LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 172, 14 June 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Tauranga, Wednesday. Two bund red and fifty immigrant! are to bo stationed in the district within six monfcbi. Cobba coach oornmences running from Taurangato Napier through the Lake district on the Ist July. A Government native mcisengw arrived from tbe Waikato. Ho stetcs tliat Pumkutu is horror-stricken for fear of the vengeance of the pakehn, and is afraid to sleep in ono place for two nights consecutively. A public meeting was held 'last night at which plans for a new Church of England church were approved of. The estimated cost is £500. Nearly £300 wa« subscribed in the room, several subscriptions amounting to £25.

. , Thursday. At auction, draught hors«s brought from £17 to £20 : hacks, £7 to £9, Mr Williamson addreaies the electors on the 19th instant.

Wellington, Wednesday. The Hon Mr Vogel has written a memorandum to the {secretary of State for the Colonies eip laining the reason* which induced the New Zealand delegates to rote for the removal of the Suez mail terminus from Sydney to Melbourne. Jn the last paragraph he says, " Ministers respectful ly urge the claim oC the colony to pnvment during the last tin ee and a half yours for San Francisco oervico on the principle now conceded :" that is the principle embodied in the late proposals from the Home Government wilh respect to the mail service. Ifc is to bo regretted that only by reason of quarrels in Iho other colonies can New Zealand obtain assent to its modest Gorernor.Fergiwon is coming here in the' Claud Hamilton, via Hokitika, and is expected on Sunday next, Hie recopti. n arrangements include a grand procession, iireworta and torch-Jight procession, &c. In the Appeal Court, the Attorney.(Jener»l is replying for tho respondents to the Whanganui Education-rate case.

Thursday. Me Thoraaa Binsell telegraphs to the Government vi& Melbourne, announcing his arrival at San Francisco." Ho was to proceed to New York. Mr William Gray, who accompanied him, is too ill lo stand the railway journej. The steamer with the now Governor comes directly hero without calling at Nelson. A diflicultv has arisen between the Freemasons and the Catholics regarding the procession on the arrival of the new Governor, The Catholics decline to take any part in the procession if Freemasons are to march in regalia. There is a warm correspondence on the subject in tho Press. The Catholic clergy refuse to permit children to attend the ceremony unless Freemmons abstain,

Lyttelton, Thursday. Arrived : Wanganui and Taranaki arrived at 4 p.m. j sailed Norjli at 6 p.m. A portion of tho remains of tho late Captain Elgar, brought from the Amuri, has beeu identified by his clothes.

Port Chalmers, Thursday. Arrived : Albion, at the Bluff, with the Suez mail. She •ails North to-morrow afternoon. A brown sea trout has been caught.

Bluff, Thursday. The steamer Victoria was advertised to leave Sydney and Auokland on the 16th instant.

weymoutb, Wednesday. The first sod of the Brunner railway was turned to-day by Mr Harrison. Three hundred persons wore present. Dunedin, Wednesday. Mr McDermott was returned for Port Chalmers unopposed ; Mr McLean the same for Oamaru. For Tokomairiro, Mr Gillies was returned by a majority of fifteen. The Council is summoned to meet on the 30th. They will TOto supplies and adjourn till after the Assembly. The first scrutiny resulted in a tie between Turnbull and Da vie of 907 each.

Greytown, Wednesday. At a public meeting held last night Mr Fharazyn sj-o'ce for nearly two hours. He said the Wellington men ridiculed the Whauganui separation movement, but he believed they would succeed in getting a board of works on the Timaru model, and would like to see the Wairarapa district unite in the effort to get a similar measure. Mr Beetham also freely addressed the meeting, and said he could not agree with the reinarl ■ of Mr Pharazyn resj ojting a financial separation, which would imperil the proposed provincial loan. He regretted his inability to give more support to the measure. The Government last- session thought they were subject to a tyrranieal majority of the town party. A resolution moved by Mr Pharazyn in favour of separation was carried by a small maj jrity.

Nelson, Wednesday. The proposed amendment in the Education Act, proriding for the reading of tha Bible in Government eo'aools, was rejected by the Provincial Council.