TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1105, 15 November 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(FROM OUR O|rtf CORRESPONDENT.) 1 uJ|i)iN, November 14. For runniiigln* totalisator on the Melbourne cup. $T Pii'e, hairdresser, was fined £25, or in default one months imprisonment. '< he Star says regarding the next :'ifle Association meeting, before the representatives dispersed there was some discussion as to the locality of next years meeting, Wellington, Wanganui and A apier, were all mentioned as suitable places, but the majority seemed to think that Auckland was the place most entitled to be selected. Cublstchurch, 13. The Chamber of Commerce held a meeting this afternoon on the West Coast railway question, and passed a resolution in favor of that line, and against the East Coast route, it was decided to interview the Minister of Public Works to-morrow and present the resolutions, at the same time requesting him to lay before the Commissioners, the line via Amuri and Reefton, to Nelson and Blenheim, as one of the routes of main trunk to be reported on by the commissioners. A deputation from the Chamber of commerce waited on the Minister of Public Works this morning with reference to the extension north of the main trunk of the Middle Island railway, Mr Johnstone assured the deputation that the Royal Commissioners were entirely unfettered, and were empowered to consider all possible routes, altho' that the ' overnment are not (committed to any expenditure on any surveys) to the east line beyond the Red Post, and could not incur liabilities beyon#NEre vote in the Appropriation Act. WiLLIVOTON, 14. The Wanaka with the Frisco Mail left Onehunga at 10 o'clock to-day, she is expected to reach Taranaki about midnight, arrangements have been made with the landing service to fetch off the mails at once, the steamer will then proceed to \Y ellington direct, in that case arriving here to-morrow afternoon, but the weather at present is unfavourable, and should this continue so as to prevent the Wanaka leaving New Plymouth u^til to-morrow she will go round by r elson and Picton, in that case not arriving here until i Thursday evening. ■ Auckland 13. The three Maori chiefs are passengers by the Ringar«otna. They returned from England by the Austral. Wkllikgtox 13. The members of the Royal Commission on the South Island trunk railway route have decided to travel over the several routes and to inspect them personally with the utmost thoroughness before taking any evidence on the subject. hey are now going over the ground in Marlborough and North Canterbury, and on completing their personal occular examination they will commence taking evidence in Christchurch.