LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 173, 17 June 1873, Page 2

LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

*■*• Tnurariga, Saturday, 5.40 p.m. Mr Williamson, candidate for the' 'Superintendence, will add re c * the electors on Thursday.

* Napier, Friday, 6 ».m, 3?hrcQ-year-old steers sold at £4 to £6 ; fat bullocks, £7 to £8 ; merino sheep, 8s to 10s ; fresh butter, Is 9d ; cheese, \a ',' bacon. lOd per lb.

' " " ' . Saturday, 6.40 p.m. Thp tender of tbe Union Bank of Australia has been accepted for the" provincial account. The following aro the terms :— 3 per cent, on d lily balances j 2fc per centfor fixed deposits fpv three mouths j 3 per cent for deposits for longer periods ; exchange on London, 1J per cent below current I rates j exchange on Australia and tho provinces at par.

Wellington, Friday, 6.21 p.m. The following are tlio gold discoveiT reward'conditidn*, applicable fco t!io North Lland :— Newly discovered goldfields must. Le flisranfc at least thirty miles from the nearest ffolcl.vorkiii£4. A renawl of £5000 will bo given for the first .newly-discoyproilgoldfiold that yields 25,000 ounces between the date hereof and the 31st of December, 1875. Should the yield not amount to the 25,000 ounces, the reward is to bo'reduoed according to tho following graduated scale ; £4000 if the field yiclcls 20,000 ounces before the 31st December, 1874 ; £3000 ditto, 15,000 ditto j £2000 ditto, 10,000 ditto ; £1000 ditto, 5000 ditto. No prospecting will be allowed on. nnttvo land without the consent of the native owners previously obtained,- and the approval of the Native Minister. 3?ro3pectprs going on native land without the consent of the owridn'ifijrife liable to penalties imposod by Acts relating to goldfiolds, and will forfeit all claim to the reward. Native owners to be entitled to tho rewards, provided the discovery be made on'thoir own land, and they enter into arrangements with the Government for throwing such land open for mining purposes {o the public.

Arrived : The s.s. Turanaki, from the South.. She sails again for tbe North to-morrow. Tiio Claud. Hamilton mils for the South on Monday dvemng nuxt. • 4 Xh* Gjtjyqrnov will come here in tile Luna, which wil probably arrive to-morrow. %6'ellencj has expressed a wisfj that there should be uo jirocessipn. The arrangetnenti for tbis hare therefore been abandoned. Tlicie, were t-wo shock* of earthquake hero last night.

i . , 8 p.m. As concerning the ten thousand pounds reward for the discovery of the goldfields, adopted in a resolution of the i- ,£« • Be !" oscntnt »ve»r on the 2f.tu September, 1872. &o,tm lor each islan-j, the Government has now drawn un condition* lor discovery which will be open from date till end I. l'tJisJM Lo \jnmed discoverer who first finds coW ami notify the mine m irriting, eitlier to the Superintendent orijhft prprmoe.or to the Chairman of the County of Westliii^d, or th« nvanut Warden or Resident Magistrate The discoverer «hall slate as nearly as possible tho extot locality, ond Iho dULuucß lv.»n Lhc nearest gold-workings or nenretb town. 2. If t>vo or more persons, simultaneously, discover gold in the hum local. tj, or place* immediately adjacent. aiiQ t-ach "severally comply with the conditions, the sum awarded shall be divided amongst the several persons in . suoli manner as nnvj be determined on by the Secretary for Crown Lands' or his appointee. 3. Howards only will bo given for discoveries made public subsequent to tho publication of this notice.

• , „ Saturday, 5.40 p.m. llis Stccllonojr the Oarcnior will be sworn m on Monday,