AUCKLAND.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume IX, Issue 909, 10 July 1880, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

A new cutter named the Tokerau, built by Henderson and Spraggon,'for Mr David vVshcr, of Tauranga, was launched to-day. It is 36 tons register, and will carry 70 tons dead weight of cargo on a seven foet draught.

' At the Supreme Court Criminal Sessions Curnow, for rape on a little girl, was sentenced to ten years and two whippings ; Arthur Vincent, alias Wellosley, or Tauranga, charged with stealing from Messrs Gallagher and Ilickit, of Taupo, was discharged, the jury having returned a verdict of not guilty; Tamokora, for an assault at Whakatane, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment; Napper, for obtaining ..nioney by false pretences, was sentenced to two years; Duval, on a similar charge, to twelvo months; and Lionel Johnston, for a similar offenoo, to a like term of imprisonment'; Jelling*, for forging and uttering, was sentenced to three years ; Worms, for forgery, to three years; O'Connell, for forgery, to two years; Owen, for forgery, to throe years ; Putruan, for forgery, to three years ; Hart, for forgery, to two years ; and "Welch, for forgery, to two years' imprisonment ; Lawlor, for bigamj r , was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.. In the case of Smith, charged with shooting at "Whangarei, the second jury was unable to agree, and another will be empanelled. Tho premises of Messrs Swarm and Cochrane, at Hamilton, were destroyed by lire on Thursday. The mail steamer City of Sydney left 'Frisco on Sunday last, a day before the contract time. At the sitting of tho Waste Lands Board yesterday, a letter was read from the Chairman of the Katikati Highway Board regarding timber reserve license. It was agreed that the Board be recommended to charge £1 per tree, the amount to be devoted to fencing and re-planting the forest.