NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4261, 26 March 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

* I ~ : °;'..*■,. "'- : - sa ■ JfajCftL2s^ wr ""JlrS-frsjor Croker-has" inatractld' fort, solicitor, an ectioa the* "* for* -&55$J0 f A* has and rHea'keth to defend Uno case. mM&p Member for Waipa, to induce him to explain hisjvpteCtoHllr CftrrMS'a B3& A J *'~\ 735\ I ■' k Bay of Islaaßs electoral rollJinquir/ is r :;Botbßide37aM him ting: dence. Witnesses have already sworn that their nanje3 were placM'iHJ tfie roll wifchMt their TKndwledge. -— lie* Natvre' .mealing: afc ; Tβ K6pua\wg} pro-' bably be delayed another fortnight; awaiting the" arrival of ■ the Ngatira-akaVa ccmtrilrSion c dt food. TeNgakau is threshing wheat "and-grain, •6dnVeyed-froniP'M{hia- r fgetftritirA'to Tβ A larges*nutaberiof Katives hWe already ftrriTed, and contingents froii all "fferts cif-'the cbnntry^ar&"pntHrig jn'&n 1 appeatimce ' diily; ' *FlJe : cmdfa in ■Kiickh.pi'-ste : r aw4iting Bir&.Ctidj t gettiwit, add ,»re; ifeconiV! ; ing:|iajpati6nfc. ! " '"-'-' >--'- ; ■■;-;'-"; .•-.-■■i.«;'J IJuttona, an Italian, and a -woman named Ellis were Sr«is(fe64' charged- wiih'robbery on a-i large ecale. " : ■.-.' ?Alfred SeaHe,Va"|sTSani~(loViemn\ep J t;!ESigineer at , iKawakawa,'was idrowned'vrliije bathing.-* - \Ehe tender of J. J % O'Bfitsn is accepted for rthebantracttjf {% i ' " ' ' ifVEiiiNOTdM, "Mafch*2sr : " Tlhe^atiye.LandiPurchase Department haa ieen ,'doipg = Considerable 'business ■in the jtoangwraand TVyeetVCoast.djitricfe,' Dnring The; laa£ two' months •abotrt' &'■, million and "a qnarter afires have been proclaimed as tinder ne\ gotiation.in' addition 'to thef-blo'cics '^Ire^dy gazetted , '/ Deposits' anibnnting *toV..r6?S";OCKJ. haVe been paid over to the Native 3, the 1 balance to be, paid on cqnipletion."of. the. title.. Dr.. Bnßer, i»M a general reftirifer'frtoni Goyerflnaent, and will act as connsel for the' Gtawn Jit all cases in the Native Land Conrt. It ia nnderetood that Parliament will, meet for the despatch of business ~oh the 25th July next. The Government havo concluded the. purchase 'of one million acres of land fronithe Natives in Mahawattir along the proposed line of the Wel-s -.lington-Foxion railway,-? <.-*•*- " ; l-» '\. »*.■:■ .: The German residents of_ the City celebrated last night by a ball the annirersaTy- of 32mperor William's birthday. .. .."' ...... ..The Cammißsidn on Higher Edncatidn-'wiir go io Nelson by the first steamer. The barqiie Albert arrived from 'Sew York after a passage of 137 d>ys. Fine weatherffl' the':wa'yl f. '" •-'•'■'■■- : > <~a &■■''?■ ■■.<> Bailinger, the winner, of the champion belt, ia to fee entertained at dinner. - y . „ ,~ *' . " " "■■ ; BMNHEiKj-Merch 25.An unoccupied house at Shekespeare Bay, the property of Messre'Syfis anS'Confilly, was burnt down last night. It ia insured in the Standard for £200. _ A bnsh fire has "bsen Irarningin the Deigh-j ' biurhood for some days. ■ ■■ ■' ..'":..' £pEOM OUE OWN COSSBSPONDSKT3.] ' - Gkahamstown, March Mr J. D. Byera, who, in company -with his wife, gave a , variety % entertainment here on I Saturday eight, left .his hotel on Sunday night in a very desponding Btate, and has not since ! been heard of. He had a razor in his possession at the time. Tijiaetj, March 25. A man named Brown fell into a boiling vat at the New Zealand meat preserving works at the Washdyke to-day, and was horribly scalded. He was removed to the hospital. No hopes ef I his recovery axe entertained. A man, name unknown, had Ms arm broken in several places at Pleasant Point to-day, by a. horie filling on him. At Gtsraldine Ceunly Council to-day there was a most extraordinary scene. The Council coneiste of seven members, of whom four have pledged themselTes to vote against the Act being brought into force. One or these four showed signs of: breaking bis pledge, asd consequently two" of the members immediately resigned and left the meeting, co as to quseh a quorum. After they left the resolution re the Act was

put, three Toting tor it and two against. Th? niettinjr by Jast new 3 wae fighting over the in--Wiirotition of tho Act as to the number required f<sr a quorum. OA3IAEI7, Marc a 20. KowfhSjfir? fcondroi pounds have been colleeSeaheifciaf Belief Fund. * ' DtTNBDiN, ifarch 25. Shifty j»ateed*<Pi»i>W kil'csl himself at tb.3 ■^ajfe^yeetcfd^yiflfbil' out rabbit shooting. -yfPrfffltSSjM-'esal Wire.] n■. **, ~ "> "Sww. A.CCKLAND, Miiich 25. £s*lljjWiac> i scratched for all engagements at ri-c uko lap s'r J. H. Steele, t':c actor, proceeds to Ch'i m-n/ ' t > Sydney. The B-«nU of New ZeUand refu=c3 to accept 10s in the £. on G. W. B-nney's estate, aad oe I Additions .ire to be pado to the niiral traiuing A" telegram received at tho Fublio Works at KHwaka^-a^ l^aj;,jp|:*T3l^jd^ s his assistant, AureU ifcearlej liad "teen clrpsraed iCharies r ßcrrymaii>at arrestea to-n:gh6 for sfcaliag Tariotie(-*nin*J : 4£S;aii)siey>fft>bi the XxI '■ * >^ aia (> tot M |iho-;cjaiije tofr tli? fit* (/p"-Xtho. Hotel threw -to?; furtqejf; ugfit? on , f tie* 6ngitup|.tl»e. fire, ; ftiia % retarnedi- .-.-"-,'. ?<- r fMifs miws, astrnok a reef^fchtea.feet .thii;]j, l ,shpTnpg,,good■'gold. K-'-vii '■''•*';*> ■ > ,r ";--':: J '.V'' i! ' i ' •■'' :> ; A small flat Y«*>r poorly-; - Only ■ tixo* &eri s are noV^etS' ! to tha. 'TievZ-A'syinna-.- - : - •- Li - i '"-' ; !The lelaad B.iy ffr sale toJa&y. The biddy^»-"tyßs ;i dlfll, ! 'Bntr' ! the,.i)L;icesL Jrealffea'^SO^'ftun^teyß^e.^' ' : *«-'■■§■ ■" MdS*r^> i: 'B l hDf : -alleges; ~ dis?OT|rea' < payi s -aWe & :? W«BMub^ta. i FUDey'," ! '«iSts : irjfche T G[tftisoil % th0%014.dn% : forj 'fift6«r ..yeaua ~: :r ', : "~~ :5 --" • «,' : ~"- < :! "- a^V nr; 7 -' ' aße ;f *Cbronicle" defeapda that fepnevph V«h-BespitSi" outrage be. - '"~' i ~ , ~ "V". i '' ; -"-' r "'-- '-■~" \ ¥Stm x &c*§&<M t It^MsWc^Ei^hmondJieW^ the Qißgjaorniagf£p<fc9*^-&iga.-~' X *robertsto--T.-* KtjEilla*. : Tliis" jjvolreij -JkfL djffMAse.^between 3IIL, TBqberts of the Heromme/T'elahve-'fc the discharge of tSS^TO^M^W^heal^who arfi now lS^Sosjiftah , efepoaie'l' tH&% -air referred the«(ffie3_tion to his superior" ofijjcag, Sn& £btfii&ils(AMt instrntilidnsi.rflfiied toTconstntto^l^disukarge -of-the men^.-Capt. EcSberis dßß^fid "this :ino?n^^r , OT;^!^'bt%i^Bfeßa«i%lf]i«c[ ! ftiH mahdamus, pa,Uißg'\hVTC M ,s MbS%lla/to givehift . de4i9ierfSnibotitKifer«rice We^^^E^TittgecftiV- ■ OQ - Hβ ffi'ii" 5 r ju£(^l ; ¥6§Ttio'ni'jSa ini&t *decia§ :: »hy qsft)tSSfri ; "as > t* i ffid : 3Sefe^j^of v «(^men A 'Ym- ; %isLsß , ffii» respofe«b"!i%e**Mr : *Sfsfepfi fS p« p.o^ted^ttliat^fiL^.MS-* ii *Kr ::i - ; . •dMiiibp.' 1 l givji^ K *i<idfifi%dt} JJ rafted , *fn^; J -oji> t 4h'e*r ftffidftVi* , * Thai complied with the Act, but as-<tfi§'Uffi<fimf ! was not Ji|.ed refused, M r the' coristiimtioii' iwa| idt I .ms&m y?isk 45£l»m» *ebih.e yppettn;Biropl*t:ei;>itiatii HitoJ&ff*9'»p»eefi#?aJi JiJb^sJftta.JJfttiffe metingn P«oi(9^!rifejstigei3»>iiiho,sJ(»,ti^e';JMinißt«e»!}e« Te! tWlte *fe% fpllowiCgJ ««»>*<*« *cte,Of;>fe oas| f ft*|«^ ? , !?: iWhia.irflinf^ ■ Opunake, stating that he was coming :to.seeXe %ay s part in ghe^te.ij)J»onM -not! $AiQnMM&Km» Whiti to ps,s^Sge«s«^»di a tSajsga^ee*;sfehi^.» ! Mr I'Sheehans requoat was fair. The result gtfM thai giroki--fcepfr'm-tfaorfeatst:gfßtnid- , during tfag - wliolititoi MtSteeSan waS & : Yaj®i2kiL 1C 1 25. &ntoss*s Pailley, aged eighteen, <sHasß'Bea£»f Mr Robert Paisley, farmer at Allpper?i«HDfcion;f jfatfier'a residence beewtaß—fleven and eight SEeejpj&pesea otftß.m^ u mMi, TOtk - « donble-iaS-eßei-aiiaßfel.- fle was shot itfeain seen thai moraißaSfaKheii^niiepooiigrawOin^iKi -isr xoAh fcfcp, Ifeaimfblown wu tl zu Jiazid. ...tffse ipisfel. %Bs*lwß}ffiwhi,cir"hSTfasfdnTi3 [^aVftrs. l?the* dftiSfoK'ttafr'ie-wes' MmnS&Wek % ta^# LSC S.esKs Hislop gind."tiSfafiß&i&l' o liftSn'vF * Lrji : l ff^Tgyi7^ l ijri * ""' f " r7>^r " , - i **ji*^rJrfT f ii*i **^ heafing at to,*o«dirl "Bife% Ifitf I&gna^*' ; figlit^^^^a6eJto,_.kj^ping._tinregietsred.. ana? vicibns by-ffiSfffc -1 liJUwo bojs, named Charlee-JJerry and William d#(fedie«»i's<s i !itt b«-*roeee ! ie«*gaaatan , iei i 3 dfte: adflio *l?i»faE Actf.foj£7iffilawffillftpa£Bit obs|rnction3 in tie shape of of'etoßßSpnr •t^9.r<iii!rayMinfl r at'EftTensljßuri6B. t's>M: has expressed' satisfied' . him, 'namely that ofTtha I«a.TalCadets, to ttg pjodged j placed*' i- ijhe Government hara return rtickets at amending Lin Dnnedin next *.-'*iH].Hi*' j JohniHifiKp;' r seapek£i!y to. the depidffleitt, "feas beeoJ-nninifficiiely?elected Feliow of «f ?E3iJlbffiitfci- ;^»