SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 609, 15 April 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Alexandra, last night Ihe King is expected hourly. The Tareaos have recaived * notice to .ittend u meetmg at tiikumugi shortly. Tbeuuiive crops ofpotntoos are splendid. la about a week Mwesliiiig pj^ratiooi will bo coinplctid.

Goud JbYiday paaaod off quietly aud plesautly enough.

Auckland, last night.. There has been a riot, at Onehunga of inen-of-warsmen from H.M.s. Pearl. Constable Green arrested a deserter, and some 30 sailors rescued him, severely maltreating the constable and a Mj Hendry, who *ent to his assistance. Wiltshire commences his pedestrian feat on Tuesday in the Lome Street Hall, walking 250 miles in 100 consecutive hours — exactly 2J miles each hour. His .rue will aluo walk 100 miles in 24 hours. The " Cross" condemns railway between Grrahamstown and Hamilton as unnecea■•a.vy.

Tauranga, last night. The Native Minister has been asked by .Vfaketu natives to remove an old man residing nur Ti'.ahoke, suspected of wiLchcruft, or they will kill him.

Wellington, last night. IMPORTANT TO HIGHWAY DISTiiICTS. It is understood ibat the Government have reconsidered the question of the payment of subsidies to municipalities aud load boards The decision tirst arrived au was to paj only on actual collections lor the financial year made within the liiiancial year, but such a course inflicted jft-eat hardship, inasmuch at it is not the practice, and, in Home cases, not practicable, to collect within the financial year the iraouuls due for that year. The decision now is to pay on actual collections within .lie financial year, oa account of the general rates not exceeding la. (whether >r not they belong m the year), provided the toUl collections do not exceed the oUI amount a Is rate is calculated to /ield.