SPECIAL TELEGRAMS To " The Waikato Times." (From the Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.) AUCKLAND. Monday. WELLINGTON. Monday. CHRISTCHURCH. Monday.

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 326, 16 June 1874, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS To " The Waikato Times." (From the Anglo-Australian Telegraph Agency.)

AUCKLAND. Monday.

WELLINGTON. Monday.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday.

An enquiry as to the origin of tlie Queen street fire has been held. Kerahy, baker to Water?, who cleared the box m which the lire originated, said he supposed he had left some ashes in it and this had caused tho conflagration. Verdict— The fire was caused by the accidental ignition of a prooymg case, in tho management of which gross carelessness had been manifested. In the Provincial Council the interim report of the Gold Committee has been [presented, in which it is stnted that nothing important has resulted from the enquiry, and that further time was required to continue them during the recess. Tins was granted. A message has been received from the Superintendent, acknowledging the receipt of a petition from the legal profession in favour of establishing a criminal reformatory for juveniles> requesting power to carry out this desirable object. A Bill to enable the erection of t> block of buildings on the old Supreme Court site has been read a first time. Considerable discussion has taken place in reference to grant of £1500 to Thames Municipality. An amendment by Shepherd, dissenting from the proposed grant, was carripd. A fire has taken place at Opotiki. The Wharf Hotel, 1 onus's store, and Faher'i store. Insurances— New Zealand o'ttce. £1050 ; National, £250. The following additional estimates have been brought down :— Criminal Reformatory for Juveniles £500; Inspection under Public Lealth Act £600.

In consequence, of some editorial comments in the Post 01 Mr Dranofieid, former Mayor of the City, the W.M. of tin Pacific Mnjonie Lodge wiotc to E. S. Giilon-, editor of Pott requesting, tlinft in consequence of his personal attack o< Brother Drnnsfield, he would not attend the banquet to b< held in the Mu*onic ll.ill, on the 24th, as his presence woulc mnr (he enjoyment of the evening. Ghllon has published the correspondence, and in Ins reply stigmatises the letter fu at a piece or' gross importcnanco and i» subversion of the principled of Masonry He dtelines to be responsible to nnj association lor uhafc npj-enrs in the columns of the Post ITe s-ivs he w ill forward a statement of the whole case to tin Grand Lodge of Ennland, to show how Masonry hat beer prostituted in t)ie matter. The riiicbo has brought from the South Hemi Te Hira, who some -wars ago was sent to Dunedin along with Plutnmer and Haley for safe keeping. Te Hira is en route foi Auckland, where ho was sentenced to death for murder, which was afterwords commuted to imprisonment for life It is reported he wiil be released upon arrival. The Luna arrived last night from the Manukau. She brought Lndy Fergmson, Captain and Mra Fergusaon, Ren Mr Haro and suite, in number 32.

The Museum wns opened for the first time on Sund»] (yesterday). The doors were open threo hours ; over Ihrei thousand people attended. The greatest decorum and gooc behaviour was observed. 'Iho Registrar has stated that 50 women married during tlio last ten weel« deieribcd themselves as domestic ser vants.