TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 200, 21 August 1873, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS. (From the Daily Southern Cross.)

ISapier, Mouday. The petition for the Municipality liao been numerously signed.

Wellington, Tuesday. [t is proposed to add £500 to the Governor's salary, and reduce his establishment bv a similar amount. The National Bank of New Zealand Bill comes on for third reading to-morrow. .Returns laid brfoie Parliament show the expenditure on the civil service list tor J872 to have been about £324 P7S. A cause has been heard in the Supreme Court, at this instance of Judge Uogan, to 3how cause why a eummal in-

formation should not be lodged against Mr Ballance, of the Wanyanui Herald, for libel. The ship William Davie was refused clearance at the Customs to-day because the chief officer lias not a mate s certificate. This was the first case under the new Act. The enquiry into the distutbance on board the ship William T<ipscott, under the " Evtiadition Act,' 1 was held before the Governor to-day and adjourned.

Nelson, Monday. The Supreme Court whs opened to-day with a blank calendar. His Honor JuJgt> Richmond del. \ tied n charge on the duties or rights of grand jurm Mnry Ann Woulda»», convicted of inuudliiughtor ln>t st'->3ion, whose unso wni» IV-tiTved for the Court ol Appeal, wis eontenutd to one u 1u 1 - il'i 1 '- ii'iprUnn iTiilm .idviittun to thescnteiiee slieis alreivly '11 illMi;olll ( (

J)uneclin, Monday. Messrs Marshall and Coupland's loss by the fire at their bivwery is estimated at £1,000. At tho liom ni'ions ut the Lale» on Saturday the show if lia.ids wns m <"i\onr of Mr Mandem, Mr Fish not being lKunmated. Specimens of ironsaud from Stewarts Island, tested b\ Mr Bluck, ju'Klpd 3 per cent, more of pure metal than that obtained fr m\ the Taranaki sand.

Tuesday. The Lakes election lias resulted as follow* : — Queenstoun — Mnnders, 30 ; P\ke, 63. Barton, 30; Inness, 9. Arrow — Inness, 96; P.yLe, 76 ; Baiton, 10; Manders, 7. T)ie tailoro ha\e voted £30 to support the men ou strike at Chmtclmrch. The Masons have decided to support the directors in the proceedings to declare the sale of their hall lllegul. King is in custody pending an inquiry into the quarrel on board the lighter Clutha.