LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1906, 23 September 1884, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

The United States and the Mails. Auckland, Monday Night. News was received by the mail that Congress lud passed a tiilJ placing ,\t the disposal of the Postin ister-General the sum of §00,000 for the conveyance of the Australian mails.

Importation of Apples. The mail steamer brought 2500 cases of apples, the largest cirgo of green fruit ever brought from America.

The Wyn-iham-street Fire. The insurances ov the YVyurtliam-streefc firo are: to Obee and Fischer, £170 on the stock, in the Colonial Office; Firth, £200 on the stock (negatives, photographic apparatus, &c), in the South British. The loss of the owner of the building is coveied by a policy in the Royal office.

Mr Buckland and the Miners. The tmneis at Waiorongouiai have resented the olTcusive lemarks passed upon their class by Mr W. F. BuckliftKl, who is reported duting a debate in the House to have imputed to them the charge of wasting their time in riotoii3 living. An indignation meeting was held on Thursday, at which the effigy of the member for Fianklin North was liied by juiy in solemn stite for slander, and sentenced to be hanged by the neck until half dead, and then blown up with dynamite, the remains, if any, to be afterwards buried. The noble diggers executed the sentence with alacrity.

The Tauranga Special Settlements. The Star's London correspondent writes, re Ye»y Stewait's party : — "Mr Yesey Stew nit, who, I regret to say, id at present ill in bed, buffeting from rhenmntic gout, lias issued a, circular and pamphlet announcing that his 'fifth party' will leave for Auckland by the Not thunibei land, on November loth, and that lie intends to go out in the ship himself, and personally conduct them. The pamphlet contains glowing references to the magnificent piospects of the fmitful lands surrounding the Bay of Plenty, and refers, in affectionate terms, to the rapidly rising city of Tauranga. The llotorua liulway, and the cxtiaordinary effect which it is going to h.a\e on the districts it passes through, has of course been touched upon. The 'No. 5 Special Settlement Pamphlet' is, indeed, fully equal to its piedecessors. Of Mr Stewart one may s>.iy 'age cannot wither, nor custom stale the infinite variety ' of his resources. I ftar, though, our English fish do not Vise to these dainty cojonial baits as ficely as in the good old days of ' Katikati No. 2 paity.' Mr Stewart has been a long time ab Home, and yet done nothing very &tattling. The last time I saw him he appeared worn and troubled. This No. 5 party looks like an cxpning effoiton the part of the veteiau cmigiation agent. I shonld like to sec him succeed, for, with all liis faults. Vescy Stewart has done New Zealand 'yeoman's service,' and deserves well fioin his brother colonists. I am afiaid, though, there is not much chance of his getting together many settleis. At present I can hear of none. The Northumberland will in all probability be full, for p.istaee rates are specially low, but those who voyage in her will not be bound tor Tauianga."