[better's TELEGBAMS.J MELBOUBNE, April 23. Diphtheria has made its appearance at Sandhurst. Mr Thompson Moore, member for Mandurang, has accepted the position of Government whip in the Assembly. Tho prospectus has been issued of the Freezing Company under the dry air process, with a capital of £100,000. The sum of £40,000 has already been subscribed, and the company will com-

mence operations as soon as the subscrip tions amount to £50,000.
NEW ZEALAND.
[By Special Wire.] AUCKLAND, April 24. The Hon. the Native Minister has been en gaged ail day with a motley assemblage of Natives and Europeans on the subject of land survey. Some of these surveys have been stopped on various grounds, aad vendees are naturally anxious that the obstruction should be removed. The most important case is that of the Patere block, the survey of which was stopped in order to evert threatened disturb* anoe. GPhe "Northern Luminary" of to-day states that on encounter took place between Mr Jno.
