SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 900, 30 March 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

I [press AdHtfcr.] AUCKLAND, last night. Small and Barlow, witnesses in the expose of abuses in the old Waikato Engineer Navvy Corps, received £105 each for expenses ! recommended by a Parliamentary | committee. - Government has determined to closetheNewmarlcetSlaughterhoi.se. The Wolverine, Commodore Hoskins, bus arrived. A deputation from the 3Vf an ul.au County Council wailed on the Colonial Secretory, and represented the bad conndition of the South Rond and dangerous state of the Maungatawhiri Bridge. Col Whifcmore paid the Government was disposed to spend .£OOO on the bridge if an equal amount was given by the Waikato C»»vintv Council. GRAHA MSTOWN jast night. The Hon. Mr Sheehan interviewed Tukokino re obstruction to roads.. Mi Sheehan informed a deputa. t. on that, if a special settlement of Thames residents, similar to Broomhull's were formed, it would receive e*ery encouragement. Hiram* was sentenced to five years' for ingenious frauds on the Bank of New Zealand, amounting to J.3C00. ALEXANDRA, yesterday, 7 p.m. Arrangements are being made for a speed v meeting between Sir Geo.

Grey and the King. Mr O'Connor arrived to-da}'. WELLINGTON, Weduesday ' It is stated that there iwillshbitly bo the retirement of several leading officials from tho Engineer Department of the General Government. S oth era! is drawing good bouses. Mr Barton will on Friday bring on a motion in banco to quash the order for his committal for contempt of Court. The Postmaster-General has issued a stamp newspaper half -|penny wrapper, which wiil come into force on the Ist April next. These wrappers will be sold much in tho same way as postage stamps, but in parcels of not less than 1 8 or multiple of it. A meeting of Urder-Sccretaries was held yesterday, to consider the articles which have appeared in the ' Otago Daily Times ' regarding the Civil Service. The proceedings were strictly private, and. nothing about them has been allowed to transpire. It is currently reported that the Hon. Dr Pollen will assume the editorship of lhe 'New Zealand Times ' on the Ist of next month. ' Thursday. Mr Higginson, Assistant Bailway Engineer for the North Island, andMrKnoopp,holdingsimilaroffice for the South Island, have received notice in terms of agrcemeement that their services will be dispensed with. Other officers of 'the same department have been similarly notified. Sir Geo. Grey remains seriously unwell. He has been in bed for three days. lie will leave for Auckland immediately he is able.