NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5408, 26 January 1883, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

JPEB P—sßß A—O——TOH.l AUCKLAND, January 25. At a meeting of the Union Sash ana Door -Company, a dividend of 20 per cent, was •declared, and .£2500 was carried to the reserve fund, which now Btands at —42,300. _99_ was carried forward. Mr Rj Baling —as re-elected director. The body of the boy Frank Merret, who —as drowned at Helensville, has been recovered. it _eWesleyan Conference to-day, the Rev. Mr _orley was appointed to advocate a loan fund, a junior minister being appointed—his assistant. Messrs Abernethy, D—ow, Hudson, Isitt, P. WUIb and Murray were admitted fully as ministers. Messrs Lowrr, Bothwell, Newbold, Wallis and Dean were received as candidates for the ministry, and finally were made supermunerary for one ypear. A deputation from the Temperance Societies of Auckland was received. A deputation was appointed to ■convey a friendly greeting to the Primitive _e—(K—t District Meeting. The Primitive Methodist Conference was formaUy opened to-day i delegates were present fromh—rly.—fl the Churches in the colony. The Rev. C. E. Basley of the T__a>^araß President. NAPIER, January 25. Forty desk— have been sent—.for the Harbor works. They go to England, by the first P. and O. steamer, for the decision of the judges, Sir John Haw_ihaw and Mr Ahp—lethy. It is now practically certain that the Tolunt—r corps will not collapse, though they will be largely composed of new and very young men. o—of the oldest settlers, the wife of Mr Tfl«v_ Petane, died to-day. She arrived in Wellington in 1840. The Harbor Board have resolved to ask the Government to appoint one Valuer, and to allow the Board to appoint another, to settle the long-standing dispute with the Auditor as to the value of the Board's en--dewments. WELLINGTON, January 25. The Australia, with the December English . mails, left San :Francisco for Auckland on the 16th inst, three days later than the time—ble date. The: City of New York, with the January colon—l mails, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the 22nd inst., three days earlier than time table date. The appointments of F. W. Pennefather, ' LJL.M., to be his Excellency's Private Secretary and Major C. V. Eccles, Rifle Briga—, to be Aide-de-camp, are gazetted to-day. His Excellency wfll hold his first levee on Jamiary 3_t. The. Hon. Mr Bryce leaves Wellington to-for-the West Coast of this island, -j He will inspect various Constabulary posts j the coast, and after a short stay in Tara_—. will proceed to Bawhia for the j purpose of making needful arrangements in connection with the opening of Kawhia Harbor. _r Bollestanis expected to retorn from the South next week, and wfll then go up to Kawhia and join Mr Bryce j The Premier wfll visit the South as soon! as he can conveniently leave the seat of uovernmmt, and it is not improbable that His. EjeeUency will make a tour »f the South la—nd before long. A mysterious disappearance is reported. A i—n iv—ted Jas. MeMahon, a bottler, lost *s child while at the Druids* sports on *° n< My»and the same night he went in •earen of it. Nothing has been seen of him «—c, and it is feared that he has met with «Hne accid—it. ~ total amount of property tax paid *—onghont the colony up to to-day amounts to about This amount, however, cues not include amounts paid at post —ices.

•431 the Wellington Volunteer Corps, with ™ exception of the Engineers, have denT to serve under the new regulations. Bundoora is scratched for all his engage?»—s at the Wellington Summer meet- - . DUNEDIN, January 25. , lac charges against Mr and Mrs Mas—y on with the Corporation frauds *we advanced another stage this morning, ___" jnore witnesses being examined on «half of the Corporation. An adjoinn- _«« for a week was then granted, but it is *Merstood that it will be afortnight before TOcaseog resumed, as that time will nearly *"_Be.before the necessary witnesses can Melbourne.* North-easter has been blowing Harbor Board to-day, it waa reincrease the Engineer's salary _. *OpJV to AOUO. Principal evidence in the _urder _T Seattle to-day was given by _ L- Lautour, T _ o expressed a firm 2S»that the woman died from the Jrr_« blows inflicted on her by some inThe counsel for the defence wu_eagher) addressed the jury for upwards of two hours, settingup the theory AA__&;. The C<rart ***** adjourned. _^*«> c wubams sums up to-morrow morn--fe_S3?*^ nel y successful picnic was given to about 4590 school children. They Jws-s_ Woollen Factory was thrown open I '^--^S 1^ 8 -;, Lai & > numbers of adults I -ebusine-p_ces in sa'J^ rt 5 e ,_ lut for the occasion. Pos*\?.W ? d - lt3 were Present. It will give -V tw &•$* ""W-itude of the affair to *""* were *consunled. 80-M-TH B**8 ** Manager of the *_S£__J ns P ance A-odation, will *""

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