SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1058, 5 April 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[press agency. I AUCKLAND,, last night. Fraser and Tinnia's tender is accepted for raising the Tanpo, Dr Campbell resigned the chairmanship of the Board of Education, and was pressed to premit his reelection, but declined. Col. Haultain was proposed, but declined It was resolved to give the schools an Easter holloway from Friday till Tuesday. • GRA.HAMSTOWN, last night. THE PROPOSED EASTER REVIEW". Gevernment now find they cannot gi-'e the use of the riinemoa to take the Volunteers to Auckland, nor pay for a steamer,but they have unanimously l'esolved to pay for one themselves and carry out the proposed review. The Waitemata County Council has resolved to take Mr Whitaker's opinion oa the liability of Maoris for rates. Arthur's produce sale : Fowls, Is Id to Is lid; geese, 2s 7d to 3s ; potatoes, 3s to 6s ; onions, l£d ; pumpkins, 4s 3d ; fowl wheat, 33 to 4s lid ; oa!.s, 4s; maize, 4s 9cl to ss. THAMES, Wednesday. Major Murray wired to the Government to the effect that if men were required for active service on the West Coast, a strong body of picked men could be raised heie in a few hours' notice. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Mr Ballance and Mr Macandrew started yesterday afternoon on a visit to the West Coast. They will go over part of the proposed new railway line to the coast, and visit Mauawatu, Rangitikei, and Wanganui. They also coutemplate going over the Patea country up to the Waingongoro River, on crossing which, they will visit the seat of the Wairaate difficulty. They will probably be absent about 10 clays. Sir George Grey had an interview with hi3 Excellency the Governor yesterday at Government House. The Governor's levee to-day was the largest ever held in Wellington. Fully 300 gentlemen were present. The Governor was supported by the Premier and the members of the Ministry in Wellington. It is understood that at a long interview between the Premier and the Governor yesterday, satisfactory and cordial relations were established. NEW PLYMOUIH, Wednesday. An urgent meeting of the La:>d Board, called by request of the Go. vernment by telegram, was held this afternoon. The Government desire to offer a third of the 15,000 acres of land in the Waimate plains on deferred payment. The remaining two-thirds will be sold by auction for cash, at Carlile, on the Gth April, as land of special value, the upset price being £5 per acre for cash, and £7 per acre on deferred payment. The Government request the Board to pass a resolution to the same effect as particulars sent in telegram, which was done, aud the sale will be gazetted to-morrow, WELLINGTON, Wednesday. ! It is stated by the Government j that the removal of the survey party on the Manawata River by ■ the natives was the result of a mis- ■ apprehension on the part of the Maoris, the survey party not having given the Maoris notice of their instructions to survey the block. The Maoris express regret at the mistake, and have allowed the party to return to work. THE WAIMATE PLAINS DIFFICULTY. WELLINGTON, Thursday, The latest official news from Waimate i3 very satisfactory and re-assuring. James Mackav is still at Paiikaka with Te Whiti." There is little doubt that the surveyors will speedily be re-iustated pn the plains with the assent of a vast majority of the natives, The ( Evening Post', to-night, says the problem before the Ministry in relation to the Waimate affair is similar to that which presented itself to the English Government recently of securing peace with honor, and it \n\% littlp doubt qf aq equally satisfactory rqsults. TELEGRAM FROM MACKY. PAKmAKA, Thursday, '^e Whiti and all the natives here received us very well. We are having discussion oa the question.

So far no conclusion has been arrived at. We go on with tha korero otter dinner. 1 shall remain here to-night and probably to-morrow.— (Signed) James Macky OHRISTOHURCH, Thursday. Tbe grain carried on the Southern line is as follows, for the four weeks ending February 28 —Canterbury bection, 3547 tons; Danedin section, 2174 tons; Invercarg-ill, 377 tons : total, 6634 tons. For the four weeks ending March, the totals are :— Canterbury, 17,461 tons; Dunedm, 2735 tons ; Invercargill, 379 tons: total, 20,578 tons— grand tetal, 27,213 tons. The total for the corresponding periods of 1878 was 20,998 tons. Pinfire, Sinking Fund, Lara, and Bribery arrived safely from the North to-day per s.s. Southern Cross.