NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4205, 20 January 1879, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

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Atickland, January 18. Mr _3a___n goes to Mongouui to-day by the wisa. SteUa. and is expected to be absent anwaldsys. \'.' : WKLLiNaTON, January 18. ihe second New Guinea expedition is being SSt___er-*t_y rapidly. Abont thirty applicafea have been received. It is proposed to take * maple ot borued cattle- two horses, and a Ess-er of goats, and an endeavor will be made •a .scare the representaUves of the different iss__k-_fts. Pr-Hmi_ary arrangements have bsa asad- for obtaining land for a European -*t&»»>_Bt. The expedition is to start in 4s_«4 tood that MrWerry, chief clerk of the railway departmfmt, wilt shortly be ap--s.*£_. tu-der secretagy of the same depart-JBffi-t, < ths"New Zealand-r" says—" Govemm-nt warni a petition in favor of commoting the seate&esof Walsh, the murderer, signed bya Muabara. people in the South: also a report that the prisoner is suff-r---->a_ fa» »»___.. A comaus-ion, consisting of tsree aoctsra, will be appointed to make an inve*tagfc_ia_, __, j- jj{ s &itJie -f miad." »aive cw_ers between Otaki and Foxton »re giwea _. ______ -r__e of ____ in order to «wls _» Gcvernment to form the railway through their property. Public Works Department experience S*__Kl_-___- in obtaining the necessary rj* B 6* railway works iv hand. It is feared ____ft to the di£Sc_ity the Government wiD XJJJB* te send large orders out of the colony. *___?*__* applying a million sleepers from r**® B6l * have been received, and, as a tern the absolute stoppage S°*W two works approaching completion, ?v SKJsaaad have, meanwhile, been orderei A i-aßatstioaj en _$__.__£ of the police farce, *_***» to-day to Mrs Atcheson, by the oldest the police force. The present eoaZyf I . o * a handsome casket, with a hundred ■""Sagas enclosed. • __ . Kd_i_J-4, January 18. _3 fire broke out last night in the _g_g street. The following- houses were hotel. Dungan and .Zj?**f ht&d, and the Beehive store. Owing St* *•___ exertions of the local brigade the "™*»afa__«t_ the whole street being in danger _It_i os _._- ,a ' To« insurances are:—Beef ton ; the South British; Dungan and _S_fp*»». jE4O_ in tha South British; Beehive o%» not known. m_ . Hositisa, January 18. . Mahm-pua is likely to prove S"___3*f»-:*lfl0 miners are on tbe c-om-d. 2**_*_aai*s bottomed, and obtained sdwts. to «**»& The gror__d U takm up for one mile. {ISOX OPE OWS CO-U-B-POaUKIO-l "* w "'" -- DmJEDIK, Jsne-ury 18. tliathebAg any intention of *5™5- %as *eai for Port Cha-aers, c2«<fef__«-3 0»y-cird vCarrnth-rs is thai J* •fqged' _B-K_ise of marriage waa obtained by false certifiWma*%lo be by » pedkal man. A

large number of witnesses have been called on both _id<_. Fome fine pretms-s in High street have been purchased for over .£BOOO for club purposes.