SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (From the Daily Southern.)

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 447, 30 March 1875, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (From the Daily Southern .)

Wellington, Saturday. Clement Govett Been appointed assistant Law Officer*. Mr Re^j, the present assistant La v Officer will perform the duties of Attorney-General until the House meets. The Provincial Government have withdrawn their circular to the banks calling for tenders for provincial account, in eonseqnpnce of finding an old promise from Dr Fea.ther.ston that the arrangement would not be disturbed without twelvemonths' noticg being given. The retirement of Mr Justice Chapman will, unless the new Chief Justice arrives promptly, leave a large amount of chambeivbusiness which should be transacted before the civil sittings commence. 1 his renders the presence of a jadge necessary. There is a heavy criminal list. .^ The Provincial Government agree to give £100 for prospecting Macetovfti, the of Arrow giving a similar srara, » Mr George MaclonnfVhas placed his yacht, Jessie Henderson, at tlie-disp'og/tl of the Government, who have sent her out in search of the Schooner Euphrosyne, with instructions to cruise well outside of the track of steamers and work as far as the latitude of papier.

Nelson, Saturday. A puuse, with £122, has been presented to O'Connor, tn defray costs in the caseofJKnyvett v. O'Connor, the donors being of opinion that he was actin" in his official capacity, and should not suffer in his own pocket

' Wangjiniii, Saturday. War medals woi*o publicly presented this moniinoto M;ijor Kemp and others, Maoris, who distingufL shed p themselves in the war. ~Mr Bailor presented the medal to Keoip,_and spoke in high torrns of hia services in various actions. % Kemp, in reply, referred to the sword already presented by the Queen, and said he hoped it would renfodn hheathed, but was ready again to draw it if necessary.

New Plymouth, Saturday. Brogden's schooner, Julius Voqel, in enteiinf* Vv T :tit-xra River yesterday, touched the ground on the bur, causing the captain to lose • all command over her, vflwn she went full force into the v^reck of the Pi.tereon. Hho now Hps on tlie main deck with her bend betwopn two boiler^ l^rie accident happened at noon, when the tide wus'eb'mng.

Hokitika., Saturday. The trial crushing of half a ton of quartz from the TaijM) reef, on the Christ church roml, g t ive an averago of 6 ozs 5 dwtb ])or ton. The ' Westpovt Times ' says that the Anslow avvestv'd j»t Wiuiganui is the same one in whose premises a large fire originated in , "Weatport, burning clown a large block, and ruim7)<sf, .sever,*!.

Duneilin, Saturday. Mr Palcutfc positively declines to bhuuL for the [iWaikcraaiti. In hi* parting address to the electors

Mr J. L. Gillies said :— « I have endeavoured to do full justice to those rights which belong properly to the country in that aspect of the, question, which, in ray o t ;imon, has been so little regarded t>£ the people represented. % "! .As high as .105 bushels of oata to the acre has been obtained ill East Hawkesbury.