SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 976, 24 September 1878, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PIIKBS 4GBNCY.I AUCKLAND, last night. The .Agricultural and Pastoral Association propose to ereot a permauentshow building-, 150 feet long, and 700 feet of sheds, to cost .£I2OO for the Show on the 9th November.' A fire at Pukekohe, oausod by a child capsizing a kerosene lamp, destroyed a grocer's store. It was m. sural for £2,000 m the South British, and was re-insured for .£SOO. Thos. Smith, alias JVJassey, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing various articles belonging to Thos Chapman, of Onehunga, m connection with the elopement 3 with Chapman's wifo, The weights for the Pakuranga Hunt Club Steeplechase are as toU lows :— Buok land's I* obi nson Crusoe, aged, 12st; J. Edwards' Sea King, aged, 12st ; Smith's Jonathan Wild, 12sb; Weight's Cossack, 0 years, list. 121bs: Peicival's Mulcahy Brothers, 5 years, list lOlbs; Donnnelly'.s Tear A way, aged, lUt 91b; Hussell's Lottery, aged, list Jib] Gillard's ltocket, aged, list 3lb. Hurdle Jtace i Morrin'.s Don Juan, aged, llsb XOlb ; Smith's Jonathan Wild, aged, list 101 b; CiiiUtott'B Tregeagle, G yrs, list

101 b; Smith's Mail, ft ged, lOsfc 121b^Russell's^ottfiry, aged, lOst "41b" j^Tonk's Minette, 4 yrs, lOst. TheCornmiUee'liave added a Pony Rape) of .10 sbvs. : : (£pAH;AMS rOWN, last nighfc. A.': fatal ; accident occured at Tararu.y Last night a bushman named' Joues- was falling a large kauri tree, when it fell m the wrong direction on the top of Jones, who was crushed to death immediately. TAURANGA, last night. The warehouse of the steamer offices, on the town wharf, were burnt l»«t night. The rats eat into and set alight to a box of matches. Damage £1000, uninsured. WELLINGTON, last night. Later telegrams have been received m reference to the murder of McLean, cook to the Waimate survey party. The Government have not received intelligence of the captuie of Heroki. The pursuit is being redoubled. Mr Boon, of Wanganui, has applied to the Hon. Mr Sheohan for authority to send a canoe, with native constables, np the Wauganui RiVer to arrest the supposed murderer of McLean, suspected to be en route for Tuupo. A telegram from llewi to the Hon Mr Sheehan says, " I have just received your message, m which you inform me of the discovery of the body of a European at Waitotara, supposed to have been shot by a Maori. lam stricken with grief a.t this news. Let me have fullest possible particulars as soon as you can." The Native Minister received the following telegram from the Waitotara natives, stating- that they had held a meeting, and considered that Heroki was the murderer, and have taken steps to vindicate the law. The Hon Mr Sheehan, Major Kemp, and Taparahiri replied, thanking tho natives for their action. A telegram from Waverley settlers states that they held a meeting to endorse the verdict of the jury, that the murder was committed by a Maori. They asked the xTative Minister to take steps to arrest the murderer, and to offer a reward. The Government sent, a telegram Inst night to Rewi To Wheoro and Major Scannell, and all officers on the line of country through which the murderer is likely to pa3s, with instructions to apprehend him if possible. 'PARLIAMENTARY. Sir George Grey has informed his supporters that the Government will willingly consult them as to fcueir policy, and will take an early opportunity of laying before the full Cabinet their as to the Bills to be dropped or pressed forward. At a Cabinet meeting to-day, opinions were expressed^favorable to dropping the list of Bills appended, but no definite conclusion was come to. . The Friendly Societies, Local Judicature, Licensing, Bribery, and other Bills of secondary importance I may not be proceeded with, according to circumstances. li, was resolved *v press forward the following measures : — Electo-al, Companies Duty, Beer Tax, Customs Tariff, Land Tax, Public Revenues, Railways, Native Lands, Special Powers, Contract Juries, and Sheep Disquali6cation (No. 2). The Beer Bill is said to be safe, but the Companies Duty Bill very doubtful. Mr R. R. Hunt, of the W.S.ft. Company, is interviewing 1 Ministers.