SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 694, 25 November 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, last night. C E Pritobard, representing certain English capitalists, is examining land with » view to getting a block for •ettlement. Sir Donald McLean is suffering from diarrboß i. Produce tales to-day : potatoes, (new), 5s to 9j ; old, 4i to 5s ; onions, Id ; bacon and himi, 5d to 7d ; cheese, 6J to 7d. Ah Foo "a heathen Cbinee, was fined £11 for smuggling a bundle of o'gan athor« from the City of New York.

Timaru, Wedsesday. Sheareri are going to work «t 16i 8d por hundred, Thia ia the result of the great iuilux of Australian shearen. Great dulneu prevailt, exoept in the building tradei, which are brisk.

Tauka.no a, Tuesday. Satisfactory tiding* have been received from the projecting parties at Kaimai On makiug their appearance, the Hanhaus wore ab first obstructive, and threatened violence, but the him attitude of J C Young, William Kelly, and Firth Wrigley coifed them. The prospectors are pushing into the heart of the Kaimai, and the " Bay of Plenty Timos" Bent a special correspondent up to-day. List night. Kaimai virtually opened to gold proapeutors Messrs Tunks, Kelly, and Grant, who accompanied the prospectors, hive just returned. Tbey speak flatteringly of tbe appearance the pn speots of peaceable relations with tbe natives, and the general appearance of the country. Mr Kelly brings several goodlooking speoim»ns. Parties start again to-morrow It is ascertained that the King ac Hikurangi, and the Hauliau obstructionists have been in regular communication with each other, mesiengi-rs and lettera passing backwards and forwards. Nativo opposition to Kaimai prospectors has ceased. The prospeotora are actively engaged all over the ground, which has capital gold indications. Digger* are arriving from Ohincmuti.

Dunbdin, Wednesday. The enquiry into alleged ill-treatuaent of a girl at th« Industrial Home commenoei to-day. A •altntm trout, 121bi weight, was caught yeitnrday,

the convention "fiasco." The analysis published in the papers, shows there were 296 invitations to the Convention, and 125 attended, 29 regretied, ,31 refused, and 101 made no