TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 629, 24 June 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Per Press Agency ,) Auckland, June 24. Fat cattle, 27s to 30s per lOOlbs; fat sheep, 2-kl to 3d. Buyers—New Zealand Shipping Company, 78s; Standard, 11a 6d; Colonial Bank, 31s. Sellers —National Insurance, 24s 6d; Colonial Bank, 325; National Bank, 765. , Grahamstown, June 23. dead body was found to-day at Kaueranga Creek. It was identified as that of one of the men lost with Gribble, from a boat three weeks ago. There will be an inquest to-morrow. A north-east gale has been blowing all day. Grahamstown is flooded, although it wants nearly an hour of high water. There was a very high tide last night, and much damage was done, the tide having invaded the Pacific and other hotels in Albert street. Tonight it threatens to be much worse. In Shortland the tide was lashing the front fences at seven o’clock this evening. Wellington, June 23. At the Court of Enquiry this afternoon into the loss of the barque Heyersham, wrecked off Tarawhiti, on Saturday, the captain’s certificate was suspended for nine months, in consequence of his not having taken proper precautions to ascertain the position of the vessel, The mate’s certificate was returned. Preliminary negociations are afoot with the view of the steamers Phoebe, Taranaki, Wellington, and Ladybird being taken over by the Union Company. It is understood these negociations will be finally completed in a few days. All the tenders for the Mokonui waterrace sections 7 and 12 have been declined as too high, Wellington, June 24. Flour, £ll 10s to £l2, for best brands ; maize, 4s 9d ; oats, 2s 6d to 2s 7d, for best milling; bran, Is to Is 2d ; pollard, £6 10s to £7 ; potatoes, 70s to 80s ; cheese, 9d; hams and bacon, to lOd. The markets are heavily stocked. Blenheim, June|23, All three rivers are up. Out in the Grove Town district tho protective embankments, which had only just been made good at considerable cost, have given way, and the country is flooded. Some few chains of railway embankment have gone, between here and Grove Town, The trains therefore will not come from Picton to the terminus, but will stop at the Grove Town station. The train came through this morning, but was fortunate in getting over without mishap, as the embankment was tumbling away then. The mail could not be brought to town, and the passengers had to go back. Dunedin, June 23. The low-lying suburbs are all flooded today. Both the up and down trains to Clutha are stopped by damage to the lines by landslips and the ballasting being washed away. A special meeting of the Council has been called for Thursday, to alter the Municipal Bid, making provision that females should only vote by proxy, when possessed of rateable property to the extent of £SO or £IOO,

A resolution was carried at a meeting of the Harbor Board to the effect that in all cases of vessels requiring piloting outwards on Sunday, the harbormaster is to decide on the necessity of the ease. The Harbor Board refuses to pay the charges for towing off the mail boat from the sand bank, alleging that such accidents are common'do all porta. Wheat continues in good demand, 4s 6dJto 4s 9d for good to choice milling; inferior, 4s to 4s 4d. Oats are less inquired for, but stocks in store are light; feed, Is 9dto Is lOd jor bright shipping parcels ; milling, Is lid to 2s. Barley continues very dull. The absence of any choice qualities adds to'the dullness ; inferior and secondary sorts are quite nominal values ; medium sells at 4s to 4a 3d. Dunedin. June 24. Wheat continues in good demand, at 4s 6d to 4s 9d for good to choice milling ; inferior, 4s to 4s 4d. Oats are less inquired for, but stocks in store are light: feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; for bright shipping parcels of milling, lo lid to 2s. Barley continues very dull; the absence of any choice quality adds to dullness : inferior and secondary sorts are quiet, nominal value ; medium sells at 4s to 4s 3d. At the Friendly Societies Conference last night thirteen delegates were present; several amendments to the Bill agreed to. So far the alterations substantially agree with those of Auckland. The conference meeting was adjourned till Friday. The Guardian urges Dunedin to take up the Fiji trade, abandoned by the Auckland company, from faults in management. The University Council has received another offer for the University building. The sum is in excess of the previous offer of £27,000. It is still raining heavily, causing great damage throughout the country. The inland railways have stopped running.