TELEGRAPHIC. (From the Daily Southern Cross.) Tauranga, Thursday.

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 373, 3 October 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. (From the Daily Southern Cross.) Tauranga, Thursday.

The Pretty Jane lias just arrived from Gisborne, ten days oul.^ It was Wow ing heavily, and she was linable to 'make ho,,dway, owing to her cargo of sheep, otavhich she lodt 250. The passengers were some days living ou muttuu. Tlic Southern Cross is coining in- the Ohiwa, and leaves to-day for Auckland 1 p.m.. — TJio squall increasing has put the Pretty Jane in a dilemma. .She is in \vmt of coal. The Southern Cims reports the weather along the Coast to be frarful. Sho had a sail blown clean away by the fierceness of the gale. * She was unable to get inside Ohiwa. She bumped heavily on tho bar, but her lwi<\ fortunately swung round, and she returned to T.iur.iuga. Both steamers lemain in port until the weather moderates. Wellington, Thursday. A new morni icj pnpor is coining out in Wellington. W. PL i.diii&un, M. H. It. is to b 5 the Editor. It is tie project of a joint stock company. The name of the paper is to be the Independent. Its p'atforin is to cure the colonial policy. The daoth of Admiral Sir W'iliain Wiseman, is announced in the Australasian. He was in charge of tho New Zealand station during the last Maori war ; and afterwards with two British officers, took charge of tho Turkish navy in the Bo3phovons. He was subsequently gazetted Admiral. The rain fall here dining September was eleven inches — more thaai double the averago umount for the same month for the last ten years. Owing to the prolonged bad weather upon the pastures, butchers have experienced p-eat difficulty in getting fat cattle, and have raise J tho price of meat accordingly. There have been heavy floods in all the West Coast districts. The Wanganni and Wellington coach has been unable to travel. The tramway is damaged, and is several feet under water. Quantities of crops, sheep, and cattle havo been destroyed. The rivers are all dangerous, and travelling has heen stopped at various places. ■ Napier, Thursday. A thousand trout ova have been taken up the country to be placed in mountain streams, the exact locality of which the authorities desire to keep secret for obvious reasons, considering the fate of the last shipment, Blenheim, Thursday. * Communication with Picton is resumed, though the coach has been unable io run in consequence of the flooded state of the roads. Tho railway embankment suffered some damage in places by being washed away. New Plymouth, Thursday. The woather here is terrible. The rivers are higher than has been known for years. There is a fearful surf in the roadstead. Not a boat could leave the shore to communicate with the Ladybird. — Major Atkinson addressed his constituents on Saturday, and was greeted with loud cheers. After referring io local subjects he said he voted for the honorarium, because no man could afford to leave his business for a loss sum. He thought the colony would get the worth of its money in public works. Notwithstanding the number of immigrants pouring in, the cry was for mom The railway, when completed, would add considerably to the revenue, which he had reason to hope would increase sufficiently to meet tho burden thrown upon the colony. As Mr Llecvos had said, the Taranaki members did not represent the feelings of tho people of that province, ho wished them to paes a resolution expressing their opinion upon tho point. He compared the position of Auckland, Otugo, and Canterbury, and pointed out why the Litter should not bo abolished. He slid the Public Worlca scheme meant ultimately ilk> • Mnjjuishmont or the provinces. As long as • •• ;.t » iitees had money to take part in the settlo■i' the land they would exist and no longer. ..tswor to a question, lie t-aid tho Ministry's sciieme was Central Government. The following resolutions were then carried unanimously, only one hand being held up against tbo first — 1. " That this meeting is of opinion that Mr Vogol's resolution proposing the abolition of the province's of the North Island, and 1 1, 0 wibsliuitiou in their places of a form of Government really local in nature is wise, stalcsnumlike, and di-scrving of hearty support." 2. "That the land fund of Iho several provinces should continue to be, ks far as practicable, localised." 3. "TJuttliis meeting does not desire Io see tho ].uid fund ot tho Smithein provinces taken for expenditure in tlio North Ihloud, but ou tho cjntrary, to aw it replied locally to its

It I'ltimate purpose of opt-nin^ Mp iu>d peopling the tointry." Mr Huindish, member of t l n Provincial Executive, moved an amendment to the first resolution, to the effect "That this meeting reserves t ) it ,o]f an expression of opinion as to Major At1 ::r-ci'» action re the provincial changes until in a better position to judge on the question." The amendment did not find a seconder. A vote of thanks to Major Atkinson terminated the proceedings, Grey mouth, Thursday. The Waipara was safely got into the river this morning with very little damage. The flood is subsiding. Invercargill, Thurday. A letter by Dr McClure, published in this morning's Neivs denies that diptheria has ever! been prevalent in Invercargill. There is another letter in the same paper by Dr Cotterill, who says he has attended several cases of diptheria, of which one proved fatal last week. Dr Cotterill calls attention lo the necessity of cleaulines« in back yawls, &c. A great deal of rain hits fciUen. The up-country rivei*s arc all flooded. The strong easterly wind which has prevailed for some time, together with wet weather, is having a serious effect on lambing, the present being the middle of the season. Dunedin, Thursday. The flood in the Hutt river forced out of position the concrete protecting wall of the Hutt railway, 150 feet long and 14 feet high. The whole will have to be re-built. Other damage is confined to.a fow culverts. The revenue for the September quarter was £94,287, as against £70,454 for the corresponding quarter of 1873. The Colonial Bank opened to-day. The new directors of the Colonial Bank are — the Hon. Matthew 4 ' Holmes, A. W, Morrins W. A. Tolmie, W. J. M. Larnach, J. Reid, "(of Corner" Bush), Mai-tin Donald Reid, M. H. R., John Reid, (of Elderslie) :♦ auditors, W. D. Msars and Edmund Smith. Oamaru, Thursday. , A team of three horses and driver 1 , crossing the Wah'ikti yesterday, were all drowned. Mr Collins, an old resident, crossing at the same time in a buggy and horse, narrowly escaped by clinging to the flax bushes. The horse was drowned.