SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1051, 20 March 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency. J ALEXANDRA, Tuesday. THB APPROACHING NATIVE MEETING. Rewi left Puniu this morning to meet Wahanui and Ngatimaniapoto, who are assembling at Orotohanga, ten miles from Kopua. AUCKLAND, last night. The big guns for the Auckland harbor defence arrived here by the " Alastor." WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The big gjuns for the harbor defence were landed yesterday. The collection m St. Paul's Church yesterday for the benefit of the ( Kaitangata Fund was upwards of £25. I Chief Surveyor, Jackson has been dismissed the Public Service, and' directed to hand over everything to j Mr J. W Marchant. The * Chronicle' says Mr Jackson is the victim of an iniquitous conspiracy, and threatens a Parliamentary inquiry. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. At the Kaitangata carnival yesterday, the takings at the gates amounted to ,£4OO ; at the various shows on the grounds, £97 ; the salo of books to J270 ; the performance at the theatre to £100, and the concert to £200. These amounts, added to

what was collected privately, bring the tot.il to over £1,000. The procession from the theatre to Hagley Park marched through one dense mass of people. Country carts blocked up the intersections of the streets along the line of route. As a show procession, it was the grandest of the kind ever seen m New Zealand. Constable IJullford was fined £1 for disrespect to Colonel Brett. This outcome has caused some surprise, but the inquiry was kept private, so that the full particulars have not been made publio. OAMARU, Tuesday. The Horticultural Show on Saturday was a preat success. Fresh lists wliich have been sent m have considerably swelled the Kaitangata Fund, which now is about £330. Grain is coming m freely, and the railway is pretty well taxed. The conntry stations no ,v present a very lively appearance. The Good Templars are getting up an entertainment m aid of the Kaitangata Relief Fund. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. At the Police Court, Sarah Wilson, milliner, was fined 5s and costs, under the Employmont of Females Act, for employing two girls at work after hours. In the case, Police v. Dodson, of the Empire Hotel, for allowing Calcutta sweeps to be drawn m his house, a tine of £5 and costs was inflicted, the Magistrate promising to inflict the full penalty of £20 for future offences. In the case, Police v. Drake aud Collins, for getting up a consultation sweep, Mr Watt, R.M., inflicted a fine of £10 and costs. Notice of appeal was given.