NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4416, 25 September 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

____ra naass AQiaror. WELLIKG-TOK, SeptambsrSi The" ninety-live fathoms of chain lest by tiVe Metilda is right in the fairway of vsas.'j coming into the ns?bo- c and stearaera wili ds well to hug the eaatora shoro in comisg b. It is unaerstood that there will be nootk-; candidates for the Spaa&ership andChsbssishipof Committees but Messrs O'Sorßeaat Seymour. The Opposition hold a c-assaathli afternoon to arrange preliminaries resp«clis| their Parliamentary action. It is reported that Mr Halcoms is aboat to enter a criminal action ag.-Jnst the "Chronicle."

DUOTDIff, September 2t . In. hatuie t Judge Wiliiams gave judgmitnt in the case of the JTew Zealand £si*d Company v. McGregor, allowing tbo demßrra. The plaintiffs gave'notice of fippsaL '.- Mr Watt having decided to liola a Safegtsterial inquiry re the Are, Inspectbr Mallard intimated that he wouldhsvetoeosßulttb Crown Prosecutor.

, [Fress ®peei@i! Wlre»J ~ - AUOICLASBv September 24. An important) report on *&a prevention ok fires was submitted to the Council to-mybj Inspector Hughes, of the le* Brigade, sis expressed the opinion thtfc success in £c& prevention of fires is kvrgily dspsndent da the proper administration of the building laws, so far as tho laws thsmselres ap ose* oerned. A dangerous class cf hntt&kp, with walls so insecure that they will scarcely .sustain their own weight, in one.active apfit , in spreading flames, while at the same lias they threaten with instant death any fiwsas who may be venturesome enough W wttf. He spoke of iron columns as being excefs* ingly dangerous unless cased in ess{&\> because in case of firs}, as scon M the flames become strong enoagh to tet those iron columns and cold water steiisi them, they will snap like a carrot, end Ssm comes the structure, burying thesa in tns : premises beneath the burning delris. &s ' sited a ease.in which the inability of osstfea to resist the actios of Are was aaaemtstiei, (gaoling the opinions of Fairbnra and Oapteb Shaw on the subject. Befc-rring to TJuisdia fire, he thought if the wells of tho building had been otherwise constructed, so &* So eel as a fire preventative, tho aielanoholy eaaa* quenoes of the fire would not have earned. •A concert company, under tho managing of Frederick Lier, of which the leadiag &■>' fraction is tho lady £tom whom it teksJ & designation, Madam© Cannella, a femes* violinist, were passengers by the Asutraja. At the oonoluaion of the Aostralins «9*33 th»«ompany return to Hew Zealand, nm ™ make the tour of the colony. ■-~-■'■ ©B AHAMSXOWN, Septesaba? B*. ;. A yery strong effort is beiag mads to iaae«* Mr Brodie, the county chairman, fes o*% himself for elesiaen in fefia Grey intsresfc .•■'"■'■■ •■'■■"• "HAPIBB, Septembers-*-, : The country right throujh tag prorinesa looking splendid, and feed wm nsrer^wj* abundant. The recent long drought has CJiasa* ah unusual area to be ploughed up, nofrnw* standing the tightness ia the nwnoy minr*All along the railway line ploughs rajfE* seen at work on new land. Hest yetf will # a a very much larger production of wflifo 13 theprovines. :; . LambsDg ®j ngpr nearly over, ssa -"■ increase; baa bees very large. At S^j 05 ? and Fatangata She inesease in several Jwe» is 120 pur cent., and further up country ft** 90 to -160 per ©rat. KoSwithstsndisg p 3 wefc weather there ha* been.ns? foot tst, |»^ on the plains. The wool Is thisk «fl *- f exeeßsnt Quality thi» year. The &? **? f largely exceed last year s. .„»> [ She- ranges && tha bast of SaUrou** «? probably be projected for coal. ; aoel have been washed down the hills affi^s resent heavy aasnßy and it is thongbt tt" :' sassy be considerable deposit;. -. • - Mr Joseph Chicken, watchsssier, of. w» i paws, was ia the railway faslc, P ?<KaS st; c :^ home oa Monday morning, vihsn he k- ;^ in the lef oy a ka«po spider, tbs aaiy P^ . senons ossKal in Hew Zesland. Th& P,' was intense,:find he felt co nawcll "»***•& Woipara and retsxnf*i to town* *£ called in a®3 ev*ry stten«* B y"'' mid' |g>. tin suSersf, who is now »«*&£_?; SSieaaiiaal which etucg hies is a r *-%J^fr r-sjiaer, wit&abteoh shisaag body w®*^,*;^ ; i»g* M m fortunately twv, and tt •WjJji!ifrsquanli only the ssa shore, bmg S* El _^ jfonid ia theiana. The lbe»l0>« » g5. jifear of tfsStiMofV'-tai tiwj fevsr that i» 8l »• ia fatal,

Mr Ormond .intends to move at an early date for a return showing in detail the expenditure on the Napier-Kopua railway Soring the last two years. He thinks that, unless there has been great extravagance, the EHjney alleged in the Public Works statement to have been spent in the "provincial district OKQisot really have been expended. The return will be looked for with some curiosity. Henry Anderson, editor and part proprietor of the "Chronicle," has instructed his .solicitor to commence an action for libel .against the proprietor of the "B&ngitikei Advocate." A new racing club is to formed here. The ■ programme the club lays down for itself is to .give two days' rasing of five races each day and a consolation race, but the amount of ,priza money not to exceed a £100 for any one trace. The proposed new post-office and telegraph 'buildings are to be erected on the site on which toe present offices stand. The buildings are to consist of three flats, and a clock tower -rith four faces is to be a prominent feature in the design. The total cost is not to exceed £17,0007 exclusive of architect's fees, clerk of tk» works, and other like contingencies. The j__terials to be used are Portland cement, concrete foundations, and brick walls. _3» Naval Brigade are ordered to form the guard of honor for his Excellency the Governor on bis opening Parliament to-morrow. Patrick Sullivan, alia* Daniel Barry, was committed for trial for stealing from the dwelling-house of William Henry Parnell, Holland street. The following letter appears in to-night's c Post":-"Lsvuka, Fiji, September 7th.— To the Editor of the ** Evening Post"—Dear .-^—Having lately left Wellington, I was asked by several persons in the building trade, principally carpenters, to write, and let them ■ know how times are in Fiji. There is no work at all going on here, ana no prospect of -any so far as I can see. Every one seems to • be afraid to do anything until the question of the removal of the capital is settled, and any one with £1000 would do well here at farming. By publishing this you will oblige mc, , and perhaps save others heavy expense in - coming here. I am, &a., C. Shbbidak." A supplement to last Thursday's "Gazette" notifies that the sheep districts of Marl. • borough, Nelson, Westland and Canterbury are amended. The operations of sections 23, : 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of the Sheep Act, 1873, are suspended in Marlborough and the Amuri until the 31st December, 1830. It is ' further notified that the Governor has declared the sheep districts of Napier, Canterbury, and Otago to be clean, and the sheep • districts of Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, kelson, Waiau, and Marlborough to be infected sheep districts. The expenditure on the Hinemoa is said to < be £5000 mere than was authorised.

It was reported about town to-day that the "Newt Zealand Times " had been sold to some person in the South. WANGANUI, September 24. The inquest on the fire resulted in an open verdict.

DTJNKDIN, September 24-

At a--meeting of the Otago University Council to-day, a committee was adopted to consider the report of the Commission on education.

At svtmeeting of tbe Otago Medical Association, held this evening, the motion was carried, most of the medical men present speaking strongly in its favor:— ■ "Hist in view of the proposed legislation -Iffacting tbe'TJnivcnitv of New Zealand and its allied Colleges, this association petitions «.. theiHouse of;' Parliament representing—(l.) •That is desirable (hat the different classes of ■ She comxnuißty specially interested in the TJni- - versity should be represented in the Senate, acd that until*-school of medicine has been instirtated a fair proportion of the members of tbe Senate should be selected from the medical

profession j.(2) The Council'of the TJniver- . sity of' Otago should contain, in addition to ■the present nominated bodj, representatives of the medical association, the law society, - ths educational institute, the Chamber of -Commerse, and the court of graduates; (3) That the legal powers and functions of the annate and the council respectively should remain as they are at present; (4) That members of the senate of tbe council should be appointed for a period not longer than three .- years, members being eligible for reappointment." A copy of the resolutions is to be test to the parties concerned. At the Band Board, Mr Beeves* motion for asking Government to allow the Board to do 14ts own advertising, was carried.