SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 934, 18 June 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] AUCKLAND, last night. The Grammar School Governors resolved to accept the situation, and ask the Government to allow the school to continue temporarily in occupation of the building. An influential meeting at the Theatre resolved to urge the Government to construct a central railway station for the city. A. Committee was appointed to promote the resolution. TAUPO, last night. Last night the shook of an earthquake was felt, and immediately a loud rumbling was heard in the direction of Tongariro, continuing at intervals till late in the morning. The weather is very wet and stormy. All the mountains around are capped with snow. WAITARA, Friday. Preparations are being made for the acommodation of the natives at the meeiing. The Government are erecting three sheds, each about 300 feet long. Rewi is at Mokau, on the way down with a large number of natives. Another lot are expected by steamer from Onehunga, NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. Rewi will be at Waitara about the 19 th instant. DUNED 1"N, Friday. THE DISQUALIFICATION OF FALCON. The ' Australasian' ha* the following, in its answer to correspondence : "Warrigal, Auckland, N.Z.—As

Falcon won, the stewards had no power to disqualify the owner, rider, or horse. C.itting it fine in the first attempt might have been an error in judgment on the part of so unpractised a boy." The 'Star' suppo.-ts Mr H. S. Fishers suggestion that the people of Otago should make some recognition of Sir Julius Vogel's valuable services to the colony, the latest his successful floating of the new loan. It says, thousands of people have been enriched through the labours of Sir Julius Vogel. without an effort on their own part, aucl tens of thousands are living in comfort who, but for his labours, would be struggling here or elsewhere in poverty. It has been raining heavily all day, and a strong gale has been blowing, and rain has fallen almost continuously for the past four days. WAITARA, Saturday. Rewi, with aleont one hundred followers, arrived within ten miles of Waitara yesterday. Fifty shp.ep, the property of Mr Thomas Bayley, part of a flock being driven from Patea to Waitara, have been seized at Parihaka as payment for passing through the Maori territory. WELLINGTON, S.furday. CHANGED IN TIL 8 MAGISTRACY. Dr Hector has informed the Chamber of Commerce that the petroleum oil can be refined and rendered non-dangerous, by a simple method, at a loss of 5 per cent, in bulk. The following are the judicial chang3S decided on :—Judge Ward, is to sit in Christchorch, and le ' relieved of Milton, Palmorston, an<H •

Invercargill. Judge Bathgate is to sit afc Milton aud Palmers ton, and Judge Harvev afc Invercargill. Mr Watt It. M., is to sit at Port Chal mors as H.M. Mr Richmond Boot ham, R.M. at Napier, is to be transferred lo Christchureh as U.M7: aud Mr Mellish, 11. M. there, is to go to f imam in. succession to Mr Woolcombe. who retires on a pension. Mr Mansford assumes duty here as R.M. and District Judo-e on ths 2'Jth inst. The position of Oistrict Judge and Resident Magistrate at Napier is nob yet filled np. The number of Resident Magistrates in Westland will probably be reduced. In each of the chief towns the Justices of the Peace are to be expected to attend to ordinary police business, and a piopcr rota of attendance is to be prepared. At a meeting- of tho Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, on the question of kerosene, the following resolution was passtvl:—' That it is expedient that a committe of this Chamber do place themselves in communication with the City Council and the Government, with the view of devising means for meeting the difficulties arising out of the presence in the city of a considerable stock of kerosene oil which has been reported to be dangerous, and to report the result to the Chamber as soon as possible.'

Last 'Gazette' iiotih'e3 that the New South "Wales Government have brought into effect the following resolution :—' No stud stock will be admitted into this colony from any other colonies, unless a certificate by the Chief Inspe?tor of stock for such oilier coloDy be produced to the Inspector for the port or crossing in this colony at which if, is proposed to introduce such stock, that they are the produce of some of the Australian colonies, or of New Zealand, and not of any colony or country outside of these colonies.'

Rewi, the Ngatiamanapoto chief, is to be called to the Upper Mouse next Aveek.

Government are about to issue two shillings and five shilling stamps. The first issue will probably be on the Ist July. Messrs Conyers and Lawson, heads of the Railway Department for the ►South and North Islands respectively, proceed to Auckland to-day, for the purpose of examining the railways with a view to improvement. DUNEDIN, last night. A criminal information for libel was laid by Macassey, Solicitor, against G. M. Reed, Editor of the ' Otago Dailey Times.' The alleged libel was contained in an article in the 'Daily Times'—"Macassey on Law Courts," and reference to KeevS and Hislop's bills of costs in Jones's cyS3. Reed has laid similar information against Macassey for a letter which appeared in the ' Hewald.'